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The Newsletter of Ringwood Secondary College
Issue Number 9 Online address: www.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au/newsletters June 19 , 2009
‘ROAM’ - EMR
CONCERT IN
MELBOURNE
RINGWOOD’S
NETBALL
STARS
Phone: 9870 2002 Fax: 9879 5414 Email: ringwood.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au Home Page: www.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au

Newsletter Number 9 June 18, 2010
Quick Calendar
Term 2 - 2010
Week 11
Mon 21 - 25 June
Friday 25
Week 1
Monday July 12
Tuesday July 13
Wed 14 - 16 July
• Yr 10 Work Experience
• Sporting Hall of Fame
Induction
• School Dismiss 2.30PM
Term 3 - 2010
• School Resumes
• Second Hand Uniform Sale
Room 411 7.30PM
• Production Camp
From the
Principal ...
Another busy term 2 is nearing completion and I am looking forward
to presenting awards to many students across Years 7 – 10,
early in the new term celebrating their academic successes.
Week 2
Monday July 19
Wednesday July 21
Thursday July 22
The Next Meeting:
PCTA
Council
Heritage
Music Association
Ladies Auxiliary
Policy & Education
• Production day Rehearsal
• Yr 10 Central Australia
Parent Evening 7pm
• Yr 7 - 12 Parent teacher
Interviews 4-7 PM
Tue 20 July
Wed 21 July
Mon 19 July
Mon 21 June
Tue 13 July
Wed 28 July
The next Newsletter will be issued on 23 July
Bookings are now open for this year’s College Production, ‘Crazy for
You’. The online system can be accessed as follows:
www.trybooking.com/FUB
In term 3 we welcome back Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs Lahtinen and Mrs.
Keown from leave and thank Mr. Trotter, Mrs Ecksley, Mr. McKenzie
and Mr. Houben for their efforts throughout the past semester.
I am looking forward to assisting in judging the student design
competition for a new college sculpture to be commissioned next
term.
Good luck to our netball teams who are competing in an International
Competition in the coming school holidays. There have been
many practice and pre competition sessions held to prepare the
students for this event. Finally I would like to wish everyone a safe
and productive term break.
Michael Phillips
Principal
STUDENT ABSENCES
Please phone the school
on 9845 7519 if your
child is away
PSW – Shop Times
Ringwood SC Uniforms will be available from the PSW East
Store
18-20 Railway Ave, Ringwood East 3135
Ph: 9879 5500
Email: ringwood@psw.com.au – Website www.psw.com.au
Shop Hours:
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm
Saturday – 9.00am – 5.00pm
LAPTOP PROGRAM - CHANGE OF SUPPLIER
Please note that from Monday June 21, 2010, all warranty and insurance
repairs will be undertaken by Conneting Point
Should there be any m,atters in relation to laptop repairs or supplies
during the holidays their contact details are
www.connectingpoint.com.au
From Mrs Ward ...
LADIES AUXILIARY
Second Hand Uniform is available Tuesday 13 July from Room 411
at 7.30pm. For term 3 we focus first to managing the canteen during
production. Parents of students in “Crazy for You” are invited to
assist on a date suitable. Production dates are:
Thurs. 5th August -8pm, Fri. 6th August – 8pm, Sun. 8th August
– 2pm, Wed. 11 August – 6pm, Thurs. 12 August – 8pm, Fri. 13
August – 8pm and Sat. 14 August – 8pm
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To manage the canteen efficiently 8 people are required for each
session, 45 minutes after the commencement of a show. Please
contact Dominique Hockey at: hockeyclan@optusnet.com.au
with your availability
New faces are most welcome to join the band of committee parents.
VCE
With Semester 2 starting, the focus for independent learning
and self discipline accelerates for all VCE students. Congratulations
to Year 11 as reports from the examiners credited behaviour
and attitudes. I look forward to reading all reports this term. With
Central Australia on the horizon students are reminded of the expectations
for behaviours. Also attendance in class and respect
for uniform are integral parts of the college programme.
Year 12 students face a hectic time in Semester 2. Undoubtedly
this coming vacation is not one as revision of Unit 3 is imperative
re learning and goals whilst Unit 4 warrants extra motivation,
inquiry and self determination and accountability. Study periods
must respect the needs of all and attendance and good health
are major factors of a successful Unit 4. Consider timelines and
ensure you communicate clearly with teachers. To those involved
in Production, Sport and other events we are pleased and trust a
balance of time and energy does you justice.
MAROONDAH DAYLIGHT LODGE – KEITH HOLLINGSWORTH
SCHOLARSHIPS
On Monday 14th June the Masonic Lodge acknowledged the
learning and leadership of two of our middle school students,
nominated by the college. To recognize the contribution of local
identity, Keith Hollingsworth, in the field of education and his
belief in helping young people achieve, two awards of $250 each
are granted annually to worthy students of our college.
We congratulate Luke Thomas and Naomi Sheath.
From Mrs Hughes ...
SEMESTER 1 REPORTS DISTRIBUTION
Year 11 and 12 – Friday, 25 June at 2.30 pm
Years 7-10 - Friday, 16 July at 3.10 pm
Mrs J. Ward
Assistant Principal
Please note that reports will not be available earlier. Parent/
teacher/student interviews will take place on Thursday, 22 July
between 4.00 pm and 7.00 pm. There will be an early finish on
the day with all Year 7-12 classes being dismissed at 2.30 pm.
As with the parent/teacher interviews earlier this semester, PTO
(Parent Teacher Online) will be available for families to organise
interviews. Once arrangements have been finalised, families will
be notified when they can access PTO.
Mrs J. Hughes
Assistant Principal
From Mr Salisbury ...
What a vibrant and busy term it’s been and most of the school
community is looking forward to a well-earned break. It is important
to finish the term off in a positive manner and students need
to ensure all set work such as assignments and projects are submitted
and sufficient preparation is undertaken for assessment
tasks. Teachers are currently writing reports and we look forward
to many outstanding student performances.
YEAR 10 STUDENTS - LAPTOPS
During the first two weeks of Term 3 your laptops will be getting reimaged
to put new software, software updates, and to create more
space on your laptops.
It is your responsibility to have all your work backed up and saved
onto a different hard drive or USB.
It is required that you all have your laptops reimaged, to ensure all
students have the same software.
Students will be without their laptops for the duration of 2 periods
or a period and lunch. Students will be informed at the start of next
term when their class will have their laptops reimaged.
All students are required to have their laptops at school every day
Some other points:
to ensure this process happens quickly and efficiently.
• Year 10 Work Experience - Best wishes to all our Year 10 stu-
Mr Langford and Ms Rafferty
Laptop Services Coordinator
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dents who are on Work Experience during the last week of term.
We are confident they will perform outstandingly and thoroughly
enjoy this exciting opportunity. A big thank-you to Mrs Allison for
her enormous efforts in organising such an extensive program
• Facilities -Some exciting work is occurring around the college and
the school environment is continually improving. We have recently
cleared the back and sides of the school boundaries in preparation
for fencing, completed the tank surrounds and commenced work
on the Hill St bank.
• Exams - Congratulations to all students who have recently completed
exams. From all reports the preparation, approach and attitude
of students was exemplary.
• Traffic report - Please encourage your children to be careful if
when crossing Bedford Rd they use the traffic island east of the railway
line. On several occasions it has been over-crowed and groups
of students are spilling dangerously onto Bedford Rd in front of cars.
Thank-you to the many parents who are parking a little distance
away from the college to facilitate traffic management before and
after school. We encourage more parents to utilise this practice.
• Sculpture Competition - Please see the last page of the newsletter
for details on our upcoming sculpture competition. All members
of the college community, including parents, are encouraged
to get involved. Be part of history!
Mr C. Salisbury
Assistant Principal
School Council Report
Ringwood Trade Training Facility: The department has agreed
to assist with transition funding for establishing the centre over
the next couple of years. Swinburne and Ringwood are currently
exploring student training options
Sporting Hall of Fame: Penny Brown will be inducted on June
25th. Guest speaker – Chris Wardlow. Commences7.30am in college
hall – all welcome.
Staffing: Mrs Wilkins is returning term 3 and we look forward to
her return.
Policy and Education: Planning has commenced for the 60th
birthday of the college in 2014! It was exciting for the college to
launch the Ultranet during the month of May. The Thailand trip will
probably not go ahead this year.
Design a Sculpture Competition: This exciting competition will
be running for the next few weeks. Watch this space!
Mr C. Salisbury
The Year Levels...
Middle School

Newsletter Number 9 June 18, 2010
Subject Reports
PLAIN ENGLISH SPEAKING ASSOCIATION (PESA)
SEMIFINALS
Ringwood Secondary College May 27 2010
PESA is a Department of Education funded public speaking competition
for senior students in Australia. We hosted two sessions last
Thursday and had students from Aquinas College, Glen Waverley
Secondary College, Caulfield Grammar School, Mt Lilydale Mercy
College, Whitefriars
and Avila College. Our
entrants this year were
Julia Matthews and Andrew
Amos.
Each student had to
speak for 6 minutes on
a topic of their choice
and deliver a 3 minute
speech on a set topic
with only 4 minutes of
preparation. Andrew spoke convincingly about the value of international
friendships drawing upon his recent experiences on World
Tour. Julia’s speech, titled ‘The Last Day on Earth’, presented a very
clear case for the need to address the issue of climate change before
it is too late for our world. She made us all think about how we
use the world’s resources in our daily lives!
In the first session, we heard speeches about terrorism, domestic
violence, bullying, refugee rights and the concept of Australian nationalism.
The secret topic
was the very difficult phrase ‘
The Jury is out’. The variety of
approaches to this topic was
fascinating!
Julia and Andrew each delivered
two great speeches
but in the end Luke Martin of
Lilydale Mercy College won
this semifinal with his very interesting
speech on the rights
of refugees.
The second session also had an interesting range of topics; xenophobia,
the misuse of the English language, Melbourne’s public
transport problems, the Iraq war, Real Men and Peak oil. The secret
topic for this session was ‘ The end of certainty’. Most students
found this very difficult but Estelle Petrie, a student from Aquinas
College, spoke very capably about how the world is always pursuing
the end of certainty with
wars and constant change.
Both her speeches were excellent
and she easily won the
second session.
There are many people who
helped make the day such a
resounding success!
A special thanks must be
given to Liz Matthews, Julia’s
mother, who was a fantastic
Master of Ceremonies for the day. Her assistance was greatly appreciated!
Mrs Gillam did a wonderful job helping me with the preparation of
the secret topic speeches, the setting up of Room 807 in the Technology
Centre. A thank you must also be extended to the ladies in
the Canteen for the catering of food for our guests.
The Year 9 debating team consisting of Mitchell Pirera, Makayla Fra-
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ser and Harry Frith were wonderful timekeepers over the course of
the day. It was a great opportunity for them to hear such interesting
and varied speeches, as they are eligible to enter this competition
next year. Thank you very much for all your help on the day!
Finally I must thank Joe and Kathryn of the Australian Technical College
for their permission to run this excellent competition in Room
807. It was a great venue for this event as it is a lovely big room that
is not affected by noise from the rest of the school!
Mrs Christine Saunders
Debating and Public Speaking Coordinator.
Performing Arts
EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGIONAL CONCERT ‘ROAMS’ ALL
OVER THE WORLD!!!
The annual Eastern Metropolitan Regional Concert at Hamer Hall
on Tuesday May 25th was again a fantastic success with a sellout
performance. The concert theme for this year was ROAM and the
show transformed the concert hall into a Airbus 3000 and took the
audience on an imaginary flight around the world ending, appropriately,
in Rome! The highly successful show which has been directed
for the last decade by RSC Director of Performing Arts, Mr.
Motton again featured RSC performers in many of the ensembles
and in the transitions between them.
To keep the story line going RSC students were Cabin Crew and Pilots
of the aircraft, a Chinese Official teaching the audience Mandarin,
Irish Rovers, an English Music Hall troupe, a Swiss Watchmaker
and a Hollywood Production Company. Congratulations to all of the
RSC students who were involved in this exciting event that showcases
the talents of students from the entire region.
The transition group were
Shaun Dickson
Stephanie Ray
Christie Lay
Kirsty Gayther
Carly Dennis
Hannah Monson
Michael Dodd
Riley Pullen
Ashleigh O’Donoghue Ben Nichol
Megan Gills
Matilda Edwards
Verity Brown
Ryan Smedley
Tess Rodda
Brendan Giang
Laura Ridler
Katherine Godwin
Makayla Fraser
Berni Harrison-Gouge
The Sports Pages
NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Robert Motton
Director of Performing Arts
The Waverley International Schools Netball Championships
(WISNC) is held annually at the Waverley Netball Centre, hosting
schools from across Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
and South Africa. Ringwood Secondary College has been competing
in this competition for the last 5 years, this year entering
4 teams, 1 senior girls, 2 junior girls teams and a Boys team. The
championships start on June 29th, with the finals being played for
all divisions on the Friday, July 2nd. Previous campaigns have seen
some terrific results including last year when the junior girl’s first
team did a terrific job and made it to the grand final and came up
against tough Williamstown. They finished 2nd overall. The junior
girl’s second team also did a great job and finished a proud 7th.
The senior girls were undefeated throughout their rounds, and
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wood also sends a Boy’s team, which is always a pleasure to watch.
The finished a happy and entertaining fifth. It is a wonderful week
so please get along and support our students over the four days
at Jells Rd Waverley. A special thanks to Jenny Newman from
Century 21 Bedford Rd Ringwood for her continued sponsorship
of our teams.
Sharlene Agnew
First Aid
SLEEP
In the last newsletter our principal gave some tips for the students
going into the exams and the first tip stated ‘keep your regular sleep
routine’. This is because sleep is VITAL to your well being.
Not getting enough sleep can:
• Limit your ability to learn, listen, concentrate and solve problems.
• Make you more prone to pimples.
• Lead to aggressive or inappropriate behaviour such as yelling at
your friends or being impatient with your teachers or family members.
• Cause you to eat too much or eat unhealthy foods like sweets and
fried foods that lead to weight gain.
• Contribute to illness.
Solutions:
• Make sleeping a priority – establish a routine, set a bedtime and
a wake-up time and stick to those times. Decide what you need to
change to get enough sleep for you to remain healthy.
• Make your room your haven, keep it dark and cool and free of
distractions.
• Naps can help but if they are too close to bedtime they can interfere
with your normal sleep.
• Try and have quiet time before going to bed – no computer, TV,
phone etc and you will go to sleep much more quickly.
• Set a routine that you follow each night.
• 20 – 30 minutes physical exercise in the late afternoon.
• Avoid caffeine too close to bedtime so no tea, coffee, coke etc.
Studies have shown that most teens require 8 ½ - 9 hours sleep a
night to perform at their best, by following some of the above suggestions
this may be possible.
Shirley McInnes and Nancy Davies
Welfare
NEW TEAM MEMBER
Hi my name’s Casey: 25yr’s old, studying community welfare development
at Swinburne University (Croydon Campus), just finished
my first year and really enjoying it! Very
excited to be accepted to do my first
year placement at a School, which is
where I would like to be when I finish
my Diploma.
My interests/Hobbies are Restoring my
1991 Toyota Supra which I have been
building over the last 8 months’ should
be finished soon. I love Summer and
the beach, which goes to show I prefer
the warmer weather anyday and enjoy
a good joke and comedy movies. Massive
Movie buff, as well as Computer
Games and High Performance Vehicles.
I am quite clumsy at times and have a bad perception of corners
so if you see me walk into the side of a building/pole please laugh
with me.
I am always there when people in my life need that extra hand to
step up in the world and will try my best to assist for as long as
needed.
Regards
Casey Hall
From the Office
EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE CLAIMS FOR 2010
The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is provided to assist
eligible families with the costs associated with the education of
their children. To be eligible for receipt of the EMA you must:
• Be either a parent or guardian of a primary or secondary school
student up to the age of sixteen; and
• Be an eligible beneficiary of a Centre link pension, allowance or
benefit within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004 or be
a Veterans Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be a foster parent.
Consequently parents/guardians are able to access the EMA if they
have a current Health Care Card or Pension Card.
The eligibility criteria must be met as at the first day of Term 1 (27
January 2010 which is the first day for teaching staff) and Term 3
(12 July 2010).
The EMA application must be submitted to the school by 26 February
2010 for the first instalment and
6 August 2010 for the second instalment.
The EMA provides an annual amount of $450 for secondary students
and is paid in two instalments. This amount is split evenly
between the parents/guardians and the school.
Students turning 16 years in 2010 will be paid on a pro rata basis,
please check at the office for the correct amount payable.
Parents with continuing eligibility, who are paid the first instalment
of 2010 through this school, will not be required to complete a new
application for the second instalment. Parents, who transfer children
to another school after 26 February 2010, and prior to or on 7
August 2010, must reapply at the new school for the second instalment.
Further information and EMA Applications forms are available from
the school office.
Canteen News
Due to our suppliers increasing their prices we have to follow suit.
As of the first Monday of term 3, please note the following chang-
es:-
Sausage Rolls $2.80
Donuts $2.20
All Cakes and slices $2.70
A big thank you to our Year 11 Canteen Helpers – Eleanor, Erica,
Rachel and Dylan. Your help enables us to open another window
and the students have more access during recess and lunch time
Thanking you in anticipation
The Canteen Girls
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Newsletter Article No. 5 June 2010
In 2010 the MEC is continuing to work collaboratively
to improve the educational outcomes for all coalition
students. The following schools form the Maroondah
Education Coalition (MEC).
• Croydon Community School
• Croydon SC
• Heathmont College
Term 2 Activities
• Norwood SC
• Maroondah SC
• Parkwood SC
• Ringwood SC
The MEC ‘No Regrets’ Pilot Program
‘No Regrets’ is a school based violence prevention
program funded by the Victorian government, in
partnership with the Step Back Think and the
Foundation for Young Australians (FYA).
Students from Croydon SC, Heathmont College,
Maroondah SC, Parkwood SC and Ringwood SC and
Aquinas College are progressing their social action
projects through regular combined meetings and
school based activities.
Local business representatives from Ringwood NAB
and ‘Fist2face’ have volunteered their time to assist
our students to develop skills relevant to sponsorship
and event promotion. Students are now on task to
produce a ‘No Regrets’ project booklet that will assist
them to gain sponsorship from local businesses.
2010 MEC Values Project
The MEC has received funding from the state
government to continue the work initiated through the
2009 Values in Action Schools Project. This project
Youth Voice – Fostering Respect, Tolerance and
Inclusiveness promotes the objectives of the DEECD
Global and Multicultural Citizenship Strategy.
Some of the objectives include:
Building the capacity of the school community to
identify and address overt, subtle and institutionalised
racism, stereotyping and other forms of prejudice.
Building and sustaining inclusive and participative
school–community partnerships that prepare all
students for global and multicultural citizenship.
Enhancing the engagement, wellbeing and sense of
belonging for all students in safe and secure learning
environments.
On May 20 th MEC teachers attended a Values
information session presented by Libby Tudball from
Monash University. Libby explained the objectives of
the DEECD Global and Multicultural Citizenship
strategy and highlighted websites and particular
resources that would be useful in the classroom.
KEY
MESSAGES
MEC Teachers at the May Values Session
David Warner from NAB with the
NO REGRETS student team
Students work in cross school groups
to compile their ideas on local
community sponsorship.
Violence can be avoided
through planned
decision making
Respectful relationships
prevent violence
Alcohol and drugs impact
decision making
MEC Unit 3 Exam Revision Sessions
From May 25 th to June 3 rd afterschool revision
sessions starting at 4.00pm were offered to all
coalition students. As in previous years these
sessions were well received by students.
Thank you to the following coalition teachers
for preparing and delivering the revision sessions.
Psychology: Mark Fuller & Chayna Dight-Stone
from Norwood SC
Accounting: Graeme Fox from Ringwood SC
Physics: Andrew Hansen from Ringwood SC
Chemistry: John Baston from Croydon SC &
Julie McDonald from Heathmont College.
Psychology revision
session at Norwood
Secondary College
Lyn McGoldrick – MEC Lead Learner
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Community Announcements
The Department of Education and Ringwood Secondary College do not endorse the products or
services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education
and Ringwood Secondary College for the accuracy of information contained in advertisements
or claims made by them.
Personal
& Group
Training
Indoors & Outdoors
Call Roy on 0425 835 333
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Loss
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RINGWOOD SECONDARY COLLEGE
PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT
PRESENTS
Dates are August 5 - 14 2010
TO BOOK TICKETS VISIT:
http://www.trybooking.com/FUB
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