Principal's Page
The Fortnight In Review
It has certainly been a busy final fortnight leading into the term break. A range of activities have taken place across many areas.
At a glance we have had a number of teams participate in year 7 and 8 sports, with the following teams making it through to Regional finals:
* Year 7 Girls Volley Ball coached by Michelle Galli
* Year 8 Boys Volley Ball coached by Ryan Joyce
* Year 8 Boys Cricket coached by Max Ellis
Well done to everyone who participated and to the staff who coached the teams. Congratulations to the above teams on making it through to the Regional Finals.
Last week we were privileged to see the Unit 1 and Unit 3 students present their VCE Theatre Studies performances. We recognise each and every students effort and hard work in making these productions an outstanding success. Congratulations to Genelle Lentini and her team for their work in supporting our students to shine!
We have also seen several excursions take place over the recent weeks:
* Year 9 Humanities went to Port Phillip Bay
* Unit 3 Legal Studies went to Supreme Court and Magistrates Court
* Year 10 Legal and Economics went to Dandenong Magistrates Court
On Tuesday March the 26, the Middle School Team hosted a year 7 afternoon tea for year 7's and their families. Thank you to all the staff and families that attended on the evening and to Ben Shepherd for organising the afternoon.
Open Night 2019
This week on Wednesday 3rd April, the college held its annual open night where perspective students and their parents were able to find out more about our great school. The evening commenced with the Principals address, or in this case, the Acting Principal's address, in our fabulous gymnasium. Parents and perspective students were then guided around the many displays hosted by each domain area. The night was well attended and would not have been possible without the outstanding organisation efforts of Elisa Baldwin and Gemma McMahon. A sincere thank you to each and every staff member who either attended the evening or who helped prepare for the evening and last but not least, a very big heartfelt thanks to our student volunteers who supported our staff during the evening. Thus event really reflected a team effort and once again was testament to the wonderful, supportive community that is Wheelers Hill Secondary College.
Staff Movements
I would like to share the following staff movements with the wider community:
*Judy Baxt will be leaving our college for the rest of the year to take up a position at Bayside College
*Peter Allen will be away from the college during term 2 as he will be taking up an Acting Assistant Principal role at Carwatha College.
* Andrew Dixon will be away from the college during term 2 as he has been seconded to DET to work in the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy Unit. Claire Hanley will pick up the role of Assistant Principal during term 2 and will oversee the Middle School, while Judy Anderson will oversee the work of the Senior School during term 2.
We wish all our outgoing staff all the very best in their future pursuits. Please rest assured that any teaching loads affected by these departures are currently being addressed to ensure that consistency and high standards of teaching and support continue for our students.
Building Works Update
This week saw the completion of the VCE centre. Efforts are now underway to fit the spaces out and ensure the classrooms are fit for purpose. We anticipate that classes should be able to return to this space by week 2 of term 2.
End of Term Message
Every year it continues to astound me how busy each term is and how in the blink of an eye we are suddenly concluding yet another school term. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the college community for their work this term and on behalf of the Principal Team, wish everyone a safe and restful break. Aaron will be back on deck in term 2 upon his return from his long service leave.
Judy Anderson
Acting Principal