Principal's Report 

Face Masks Update

As directed by the Victorian Chief Health Officer, from 11.59pm Friday 26 February, face masks are no longer mandatory in all indoor spaces in the broader community. Masks are still required in limited indoor settings, such as public transport, commercial passenger vehicles and large retail settings.

At schools, this means that face masks are no longer mandatory in all indoor spaces for school staff and secondary school students aged 12 or older.

Requirements for the use of masks are outlined below. Visitors and parents must also observe this guidance.

• Face masks are recommended, but not mandatory, for use by staff, students and visitors when physical distancing of 1.5 metres cannot be maintained.
• People aged 12 years and over must always carry a face mask – unless they have a lawful exemption.
• People aged 12 years and over must wear a face mask when on public transport, school buses and when in taxis or ride share vehicles – unless they have a lawful exemption.

Welcome to New College Council Members for 2021

VSC Council comprises four groups:

Parents (6), Department of Education & Training (DET) employees (4), students (2) and co-opted community members (up to 4).

The term of office is two years, half the members must retire each year and this creates vacancies for the annual school election.

Nominations for College Council closed at 4:00pm on Monday 15th February 2021

There were three parent, two staff and two student vacancies available for 2021/22.

Parents: Congratulations to Steven Siems, Luke Low and Chirag Patel duly elected for the next two years (2021/2022).

Staff: Congratulations to Cara Macfarlane and Kelly Bruce duly elected for the next two years (2021/2022).

Students: Elections are currently underway for the two elected student representatives (from Years 7 to 12) representatives and the results will be known before the next council meeting.

Community Members (Co-Opted) - School Captains: Ellie Ryan and Mike Yong.

Continuing Council Members

The following Members will continue to serve on School Council throughout 2021:

• Principal/Executive Officer               Tony Jacobs

• Parent Members                               Frank Drost, Wendy Calder, Kathlyn Moynihan

• DET Members                                  Brigitte Ankenbrand, Mary Zervos

• Community Members:                      -

INFORMATION FOR VCE PARENTS/GUARDIANS – VCE PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 

The VCE Parent Information Evening is scheduled for Thursday 25th March in the Fallon Centre Auditorium. All families and students will be contacted in relation to the structure for the upcoming evening. The session starts at 6.30pm and is finished by 7.30pm approximately.

Any further questions please contact Brigitte Ankenbrand Head of Senior School Compliance and Assessment.   

VSC DIVISION SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Friday 26th of February I was fortunate enough to support our students competing in the Division Swimming Carnival held at the Oakleigh recreation Centre. The competition is held against Mount Waverley SC, Highvale SC and Glen Waverley SC. Every year it is an extremely tight contest particularly with Mount Waverley Secondary College. 

This year with another extremely capable and enthusiastic group of swimmers Vermont Secondary College took out the Senior Division while being runners-up in the Intermediate and Junior Division to Mount Waverley SC. As a result, when the points were tallied across the three age divisions Mount Waverley SC was successful on the day.

Congratulations to them and congratulations to all our swimmers and to the many Vermont students who won their events and will be competing at the Region Finals on Tuesday March 23rd at Aquanation. Refer to the sports page in this newsletter for further details about the day!

A big thank you to Amy Malander and Sean Gillespie (Sports Leaders) for all their planning leading up to the day and for their work with the team on the day. Thanks also to the staff that helped out on the day - Mike Stevens, Karin Hubble and Leanne Callegaro.

THE ANNUAL YEAR 7 BBQ - PARENT EVENING – ‘DINNER ON THE DECK’ – FRIDAY 12TH MARCH!

A reminder about the upcoming ‘Dinner on the Deck’ next Friday 12th March, commencing at 6:00pm for Year 7 students and their families. 

The venue will be on the Year 7 deck and the lawn in front of the Fallon Centre so BYO chair or picnic rug. We envisage the event will conclude by 8:00pm. Information has gone out to all Year 7 families via Compass 

We look forward to your attendance at the ‘Dinner on the Deck’. 

Any questions about the event please contact the appropriate Year 7 Student Manager.

REMINDER – PUBLIC HOLIDAY & TERM DATES

This Monday the 8th of March is a public holiday. 

A reminder also that Term One concludes on Thursday 1st April with a 2:30pm dismissal time. 

Term Two runs from Monday 19th April until Friday 25th June, 2021 (10 weeks)