Bulletin 2 - February 12th - Drouin Secondary College

NOTICE OF ELECTION AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONAn election is to be conducted for members of the DrouinSecondary College Council.Nomination forms may be obtained from the CollegeGeneral Office and must be lodged by 4.00 p.m. onMonday 25th February, 2013.Following the closing of nominations, a list of thenominations will be posted at the College. The terms ofoffice, membership categories and number of positionsin each membership category open for election are asfollows:The ballot, if required, will close at 4.00 p.m. on13th March, 2013.Membership Category Term of Office No. Of PositionsParent MemberParent Member1 st April, 2013 - 31 st March, 20151 st April 2013 – 31 March, 20143 (2 Years)1 (1 year)DEECD Employee Member 1 st April, 2013 - 31 st March, 2015 2 (2 Years)KEY CONTACTSTo assist parents and students as to whom to contact with regard to your child, our leadership team consists of the followingmembers:POSITION STAFF MEMBER POSITION STAFF MEMBERPrincipal Mr S Wainwright Maths Coordinator Mr D HillAssistant Principal Year 7 Ms D Gentle English Coordinator Mrs C BackmanAssistant Principal Year 8 -9 Mr R Monk SOSE Coordinator Mrs C MackeyAssistant Principal Year 10-12 Mr M Wilson Science Coordinator Ms A RampalYear 7 Learning Culture Leader Mrs R Allen PE/Health Coordinator Mr S BaxterYear 8/9 Learning Culture Leader Mr R York Arts Coordinator Mr S NicholasYear 10 to 12 Learning Culture Leader Mr A DiFabrizio Technology Coordinator Mr J King & Mr K ThorpeYear 10 to 12 Learning Leader Mrs D Croft LOTE Coordinator Ms T FanningYear 10-12 Assistant Learning Leader Ms J Brauman VCAL Co-ordinator Mrs D CroftYear 10-12 Assistant Learning Leader Mr D Sharpe Year 8 Hands onLearning Co-ordinatorMrs G WalkerYear 10-12 Assistant Learning Leader Ms L Clapperton Careers/Pathways Mr P DowtyStudent Wellbeing Leader Mrs A Wilson Careers/Pathways Mrs K WainwrightStudent Wellbeing Co-ordinator Ms C Kamphuis Careers/Pathways Mrs H MaloneSchool Chaplain Mr D Hobbs Instrumental Music Mrs J RonaldsCurriculum Leader Mrs L Godwin Reporting Mrs M TyrellCurriculum Leader Mrs R Williams OHS Representative Mr B GriffinCurriculum Leader Mrs H Daldry Bus Coordinator Mrs M HickmanCurriculum Leader Ms T Fanning D and I Coordinator Ms L GoldsmithSport Coordinator Mr A Marks Librarian-Literacy leaderLiteracy Support OfficerMs J DaviesMr G Donoghue3Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

Progressive Scores All Stars above 85(Semester 2 – 2012)Student’s effort, behaviour, organisation and academic achievement is tracked through progress reports. Each semester you get a progressreport mid-term and end of term. For each subject the scores are tallied and averaged. We then calculate the Progress Score.Each area of the report is allocated a score based on the level of performance as follows:Excellent- 100, Very Good- 70, Acceptable- 50, Needs Attention- 0, NA- Not Assessed (Does not affect the Progress score)The highest possible score of 100 would be achieved by a student who is rated ‘Excellent’ in every area in every subject.Students listed below have an progress score of 85 or above. They are our Progress Score All Stars.First Surname Yr LevelLouise Allen 7Tara Bagnall 7Holly Barton 7Chelsea Beca 7Thomas Blakey 7Michael Boyles 7Casey Bradbury 7Teisha Brebner 7Sally Campbell 7Shannen Cole 7Taylor Cornford 7Brooke Dorling 7Imogen Fisher 7Courtney Freeman 7Sara Haddock 7Daisy Hastings 7Anthony Hayes 7Chloe Henderson-Carbery 7Tameka Hojnacki 7Emily Horsburgh 7Bryce Howell 7Darcie Hower 7Brayden Hunt 7Chloe Jans 7Lee Joyce 7Hayley Kortholt 7Molly Larsen 7Jemyma Lieshout 7Scott Loughridge 7Tiffany Maas 7Romu Mallett 7Todd Mcconville 7Shannon Mellings 7Jessica Mills 7Jye Mitchell 7Maya Naprelac 7Morgan Pateman 7Abbey Robb 7Teagan Ross 7Reanna Ruppell 7Isabelle Russell 7Danielle Sampson 7Jemima Shearer 7Olivia Skinkis 7Ashlee Smith 7Ashlee Sykes 7Zac Trewin 7Bethany Urbon 7Shaylah Ward 7Amanda White 7Molly Winters 7Kellie Wouters 7Katlin Wright 7Rachel Arldt 8Elise Barratt 8Adam Barton 8Natasha Blackwell 8Tahnae Blight 8Tiana Broadway 8Zack Buckingham 8William Bunker 8Andrea Cameron 8Caiden Clayton 8Michael Cook 8Olivia Cross 8Keenan Davis 8Kym Diston 8Kesha Flower 8Branton Fry 8Stephanie Glasscock 8Dylan Griffiths 8Katrina Guy 8Ella Henderson 8Megan Jackson 8Dane Johns 8Harvey Langford 8Will Luke 8Peter Mascadri 8Georgia Mckay 8Joel Mclean 8Alanah Murphy 8Bobby North-Richardson 8Taylah Roberts 8Maneisha Rogers-Trickey 8Rex Roldan 8Heidi Simpson Brewer 8Samuel Stewart 8Kristen Taylor 8Ionie Thomas 8Shannon Thoonen 8Rhys Turner 8Julian Wainwright 8Paige Watson 8Jacob Wells 8Kieran Wiadrowski 8Molly Wilson 8Emma-Lee Winters 8Natalie Zoljan 8Casey Azzopardi 9Matthew Biondic 9Chelsy Blakey 9Jayla Blew 9Tahlia Bow 9Taylor Brown 9Jaimee Brown 9Gerard Chaplin 9Thomas Collins 9Lincoln Cousin 9Lachlan Crampton 9Trinity Dalziel 9Nicholas De Boer 9Brittany Donnelly 9Jessica Earl 9Edward Edmonds 9Georgia Fisher 9Shakira Gade 9Elizabeth Gorman 9Melissa Griffin 9Courtney Hempenstall 9Matthew Henry 9Shania Hill 9Emma Juratowitch 9Andrew Karlis 9Daniel Kortholt 9Toni Kurrle 9Melissa Lane 9Tamara Loughridge 9Aleisha Maas 9Casey Mallon 9Selina Meehan 9Michael Modaffari 9Jessica Monk 9Melissa Morris 9Sharna Murphy 9Aaron Oakes 9Montana O'donoghue-Kent 9Brooke Pickering 9Molly Power 9Jack Rinehart 9Rick Salce 9Siobhan Salt 9Molly Sempel 9Gavin Sempel 9Alexander Skinkis 9Rebekah Stear 9Loryn Sykes 9Jade Talbot 9Jessica Walker 9Kimberley Warner 9Emily Webster 9Bradley Williams 9Meagan Williams 9Maddison Andrews 10Taylah Bott 10Chloe Bourke 10Benjamin Bowering 10Catherine Boyd 10Molly Boyles 10Kyesha Charleton 10Annabelle Clark 10Teaghan Cutting 10Emma De Haan 10Britney Edwards 10Jessica Fenner 10Katie Fenner 10Nathan Guy 10Chloe Hadkiss 10Katherine Howard 10Hayley Knersch 10Wanyi Luo 10Lauren Mascadri 10Jye Mason 10Abbey Mc Nally 10Luke Mccormick 10Aleasha Mihokovic 10Cyrus Monk 10Shanead Montgomery 10Erin O'brien 10Codey Orgill 10Rachael Parker 10Courtney Pascoe 10Gemma Phillips 10Jessica Richter 10Justin Rieschieck 10Amy Rosewarne 10Yanik Scheidemann 10Bobbie-Lee Sedgman 10Kate Shearer 10Jacinta Tuimateo 10Maddison Van'thof 10Sarah Watson 10Hayley Wildes 10Kate Bradford 11Olivia Brown 11Alana Cameron 11Thomas Campbell 11Glenn Carvosso 11Nicholas Derrick 11Kylie Di Carlo 11Tara Earl 11Andrea Giovannini 11Patrick Gorman 11Grace Henderson 11Todd Hicks 11Ashlee King 11Kaelah Lewis 11Bethany Malcolm 11Kirstie Mclean 11Breanna Ralston 11Kaylan Riggio 11Jemma Rinehart 11Meg Robinson 11Sharalyn Smith 11Lauren Thomson 11Lauren Wainwright 11Georgia Wiadrowski 11Laura Wood 114Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

DSC Uniform2013All Yr 7 – Yr 11 students should be wearing thefollowing updated uniform items in 2013:Girls: dresses, shorts, pants & shirts.Boys: pants & shorts, shirts.By the start of 2014 these items will changeover to the new uniform:woollen jumper, spray jacket and girl’swinter skirt.So by 2014 all students should be wearing thecomplete new uniform.If your child hasn’t changed over to thenew uniform yet ….Please contact Deb Gentle or Anne Wilson at theCollege to discuss this.Arrangements need to be put in place for thistransition and to ensure your child does not incurdetentions.Assistance with cost:Lay-by is available at the Uniform Shop. Uniformcan be put aside and paid off gradually. This isflexible to suit your needs.Parents who have a current payment plan, or whowould like to start a payment plan, can apply tothe DSC Business Manager for a Uniform CreditNote. This can then be used at the Uniform Shopto assist with purchases.Yr 12 students can continue to wear the olduniform this year, but may choose to changeto the new uniform if they need to replace uniformitems.The Phys Ed uniform includes the “Buxwear” or“Knights” brand DSC tops & navy blue shorts.Students who have black shorts should changeover to navy blue by the start of 2014.Please note that students must change into sportsshoes for PE.The College also offers financial assistance tofamilies in need. Please contact Anne Wilson(Student Wellbeing Coordinator).DSC Uniform Shop5Drouin Secondary College - Parents BulletinNormal Trading Hours for 2013Thursday – 10.00am – 6.00pmThe DSC Uniform Shop is located towards theback of the College on the roundabout in front ofthe Auditorium.Second-hand uniform & books can also be sold &purchased at the Uniform Shop. Items may be leftat the Uniform Store or at the General Office.Please note only current uniform items can beaccepted.

Dads ‘N’ Lads Weekend23rd & 24th February 2013Need an excuse for a boys only weekend? Join us for Dads ‘n’ Ladsat Phillip Island Nature Parks – the perfect bonding session for bigand little fellas.Ditch the plasma TV, computer games and shopping centres, andget back to basics at Phillip Island Nature Parks during this funweekend created especially for dads, sons, granddads, uncles,nephews and mates!Designed for the ‘boys’ to spend quality time together in the greatoutdoors of Phillip Island, the ‘Dads ‘n’ Lads’ weekend, offersgenuine bonding time, plus boys-own challenges and activities forboth young and old.To give you an idea of what is happening over the weekendhere are a few things we will be doing;• Building animal homes• Rockpooling• Camping and camp fire (if there are no restrictions)• Shearwater walk at Cape Woolamai• Games• Activities and moreAll you need to do is gather the boys, make your booking, throwthe tent and sleeping bags (hey – who needs to wash!) into thecar, and gear up for an entertaining weekend….without mum orthe girls in sight!Dads ‘N’Daughters20th & 21st April 2013Pack up the Barbie and the heels, ditch the texting, put away the make-up and lipgloss, escape the brothers and pack the overnight bag with some warm but coolclothes! It’s time to spend special time with your dad or granddad - and get back tonature!PO Box 22 Poowong 3988President: Lorraine Connell – 5659 2295Secretary: Paula Warriner – 5659 9132 / 0431 772 604Autumn Basketball Season Starts 22 February!!Registration forms available from School office and also fromPoowong, Nyora, Loch & Lang Lang Post OfficeRegistration forms due Monday 11 February6Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

SURFF’s UpFREEHome BushfireAdvice ServiceBook the home bushfire advice service toreceive expert fire safety advice withoutstepping past your front gate.Our experts take into account your location, time and level of risk togive you tailored advice on:• Managing vegetation around your property• Maintenance options to protect against ember attack• Practical planning to stay safe on fire risk days• Making sure fire trucks can access your property• Water supplies, tank fittings, pumps and other practicalconcernsTake the opportunity to have a fresh set of eyes look over your fireplan or get help with starting a new one.This is a free service available all year round.Contact Rachel Allen: 0400 696 382SURFF’s up at Drouin Secondary College.SURFF (Silent Uninterrupted Reading for Fun) isaimed at improving students’ literacy and thusincreasing students’ capabilities in all subjects.It also provides an opportunity to keep up todate with reading required for subjects.The SURFF program takes place after recess with Years 8 and 9classes reading on Mondays for 45 minutes and Years 7, 10, 11and 12 classes reading on Wednesdays for 45 minutes.Students are required to bring reading material, choosing from thefollowing: fiction (novels, short stories); biographies; and/or classtexts eg. SOSE class text, Legal Studies class text, Science classtext. VCE students may also choose to bring reading material fromnewspapers that is relevant to their studies.Assessment will take place during SURFF – this will be forwardedto the English teachers to include in students’ reports.Please support your child(ren) by encouraging them to be preparedfor reading, to have a positive attitude towards SURFF and to readregularly at home. Organisation for the school day can be madeeasier by having a copy of your child’s timetable on the fridge,ready to check for bag packing the night before. Ensuring a goodnight’s sleep and a healthy breakfast will also help concentration inall subjects for the day, including SURFF.“Once you learn to read, you will be free forever.” – AbrahamLincoln“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ looton Treasure Island.” – Walt Disney“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” –Joseph Addison“The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” – DrSeuss“Reading is like a key – it opens doors for you.”An informal Support Group for parents.We meet for a cuppa and chatevery Wednesday(not school holidays)at 10:00amat Indulge Café,Hope Street, DrouinSupporting Parents OfAsperger/Autism KidsFor more information, contact Janice on 5625 3075 or 0407 554 080,Jill on 0438 183 539, or Joy on 0408 359 694 or 5625 3075or 0407 554 0807An Informal Support GroupDrouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

Canteen Encouragement AwardPhoenix ScreenprintingMusic AwardCorey JinnetteDrouin Cricket ClubAward Georgia FisherCreative Arts AwardChloe Bourke, Kesha Flower& Ashlee SykesYear 12 students Presentation EveningCongratulationsto all award recipientsDunlop ScholarshipsKristie Carnegie & Michael BoylesSRC Awards8Drouin Secondary College - Parents BulletinMaths Scholarships Adam Johnston & Harry Hearn

Yr Award Student7 SRC Award Bryce Howell7 SRC Award Jemyma Lieshout7 Dunlop Scholarship Michael Boyles7 Literacy Support Program Award Troy Horvath7 Literacy Support Program Award Chelsea Beca7 Canteen Encouragement Award Tara Bagnall7 Canteen Encouragement Award Kurtis Ronalds7 ARCC Award Louise Allen7 Accelerated Reader Achievement Award Cody Dalton-Simonetta7 Accelerated Reader Achievement Award Arran Jordon7 Accelerated Reader Achievement Award Trey Dekker7 English Excellence Award Jemyma Lieshout7 Drouin Lions Award Teisha Brebner7 Drouin Rotary Club Award Anthony Hayes7 Aust Ed Union DSC Branch Award Shannon Mellings7 Baw Baw Shire Indigenous Scholarship Christina Rose8 SRC Award Tahnae Blight8 SRC Award Julian Wainwright8 Literacy Support Program Award Georgia McKay8 Literacy Support Program Award Aidan Willmott8 Canteen Encouragement Award Kieran Wiadrowski8 Canteen Encouragement Award Taylah Roberts8 ARCC Award Molly Wilson8 Drouin RSL Award Ionie Thomas8 English Excellence Award Tahnae Blight8 Drouin Lions Award Emma-lee Winters8 Drouin Rotary Club Award Emily Starvaggi8 Warragul Bus Lines Award Kristen Taylor8 Phoenix Screenprinting Award Cory Jinnette8 William J. Bloye Award Katrina Guy8 Chris Humphreys National Award Elise Barratt9 SRC Award Samantha Cummings9 SRC Award Nick De Boer9 Canteen Encouragement Award Molly Sempel9 Canteen Encouragement Award Daniel Kortholt9 Canteen Special Encouragement Award Braydon Monroe9 ARCC Award Emma Juratowich9 English Excellence Award Loryn Sykes9 Community College Gippsland Award Jessica Monk9 Drouin Cricket Club Award Georgia Fisher9 LOTE Excellence Award Selina Meehan9 Chris Humphreys National Award Loryn Sykes10 Drouin Cricket Club Award Taylah Bott10 Landmark Award Matilda Simpson Brewer10 Drouin Apex Award Courtney Pascoe10 SRC Award Bobbie-Lee Sedgman10 Dunlop Scholarship Kristie Carnegie10ADF Long Tan LeadershipTeamwork AwardBen Murphy10 Kwong Lee Dow Scholars Program Teaghan Cutting10 Kwong Lee Dow Scholars Program Cyrus Monk10 Phillip & Terry Dent Achievement Award Cyrus Monk10 Phillip & Terry Dent Achievement Award Jessica Fenner10 Canteen Encouragement Award Molly Boyles10 Canteen Encouragement Award Jye Mason10 ARCC Award Katherine Howard10 English Excellence Award Courtney Pascoe10 Human Services Scholarship Kyesha Charleton10Materials Technology AwardMetal/WoodJack Baylis10 Dick Senini Scholarship Gemma Phillips10 Excellence in VET Award Ashlee Porter10 CFMEU VCE Support Scholarship Kyesha Charleton10 Drouin Lions Award Kate Shearer10 William J. Bloye Award Abbey McNally10 Aust Ed Union DSC Branch Award Katie Fenner10 William Rea Award Catherine Boyd11 Drouin Apex Award Alana Cameron11 Monash Gippsland Achievement Award Lauren Wainwright11 VCAL Award Todd Hicks11Smith McCarthy WilsonAccounting ScholarshipNicholas Derrick11 GippsTAFE Award Jemma Rinehart11 GippsTAFE Award Grace Henderson11 GippsTAFE Award Sharalyn Smith11 GippsTAFE Award Lauren Thomson11 GippsTAFE Award Alana Cameron11ADF Long Tan Leadership& Teamwork AwardLaura Wood11 Shane Vandeligt Memorial Scholarship Tara Earl11 Canteen Encouragement Award Charnel Bos11 Canteen Encouragement Award Patrick Robinson11 ARCC Award Andrew Miller11 SRC Award Olivia Brown11 Bob Rogers Award Breanna Ralston11 Bob Rogers Award Tom Campbell11 Maths Scholarship Harry Hearn11 Maths Scholarship Stephen Homicki11 Maths Scholarship Adam Johnston11 English Excellence Award Adam Johnston11 Drouin RSL Award Sarah La Franchi11 Drouin RSL Award Kylie Di Carlo11 Blackwood Phoenix Scholarship Kimberley Martin11 Longwarry Food Park Award Glen Carvosso11 Drouin Rotary Club Award Messi Rasoli12 Baw Baw Shire Scholarship Lukas Willig7 Creative Arts Award Ashlee Sykes8 Creative Arts Award Kesha Flower10 Creative Arts Award Chloe Bourke12 DSC Senior Art Acquisition Award Erin Cousin9Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

LAST CALLNew Caledonia 2013It’s almost too late! This is your last chance to sign your childup for the New Caledonia trip!It’s in September this year and it’s an excellent opportunity for students ofFrench to use the language in real-life situations. They’ll participate in intensivelanguage classes and perform tasks designed to get them using the languagein authentic situations. In addition to these benefits, pre-trip preparation classesand post-trip evaluation classes will be provided to prepare the students forand capitalise on the learning potential of being in such an environment.Students returning from this trip will perform much better in their French classesand in external exams, as well as exhibiting higher confidence with theirwritten and oral French, and their studies of LOTE in general. During their stay,students will have the chance to tour both the city of Nouméa and surroundingcountryside, getting to know the people and the culture.The estimated cost of the eight-day trip is between $1890 and $2350. This depends on the number of students involved.This includes:• Flights• 7 nights hotel accommodation• Transfers from airport• Breakfast daily• 4 dinners• Guided tour of Nouméa• Full-day excursion to Amedée Lighthouse, with lunch andshow included• 3 one-hour French lessons• All applicable taxesThis estimate does not include:• Passport costs• Travel insurance costs• Additional meals and transport costs• Personal spending moneyIf you are interested in having your child participate, pleasecontact me via email or phone and pay a deposit of $300 tothe Office before 15th February.Yours truly,Teresa FanningLOTE KLD Coordinator & French Teacherfanning.teresa.t@edumail.vic.gov.au10Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

College DatesTuesday 12/02 College Presentation Assembly12.50pmYr 7 Parent Meetings 4.00 – 7.00pm– MoondahWednesday 13/02 VET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.30pmMonday 18/02 Photo Day – No excursionsTuesday 19/02 DSC Swimming Carnival- No excursionsParents and Friends Committee –7:30pmWednesday 20/02 Finance Committee – 5.00pmVET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.30pmMonday 25/02 Cosi Performance –Yr 12 VCE English – 1.45 – 3.30pmTuesday 26/02 College Council – 7:30pmWednesday 27/02 VET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.30pmMonday 4/03 Year 7ABCDE campTuesday 5/03 Year 7ABCDE campWednesday 6/03 Year 7ABCDEFGHI campEducation Policy Committee –5:00pmBuilding and GroundsCommittee – 7:30pmVET S&R excursion 1.45 – 3.45pmThursday 7/03 Year 7 FGHI CampFriday 8/03 Year 7 FGHI CampStudent Exchange– Memories and Skills for a Lifetime!Give your child the opportunity to gain internationalexperiences and language skills to kick-start a future career.Along with distinct language benefits, exchange studentsmature, gain confidence and develop a much more worldlyapproach upon their return to Australia.World Education Program Australia (WEP), a not-for-profitstudent exchange organisation registered with the educationdepartments, is now accepting applications for studentsto live overseas in 2013/14 as exchange students for asummer, semester or year.WEP is offering two $3000 scholarships towards semesterlongstudent exchange programs to Argentina and Chinacommencing in 2014.Find out more!Visit www.wep.org.auAttend one of WEP’s information evenings and opendays.Call 1300 884 733Upcoming Information SessionMelbourne12 February 2013 / 7:30-9pmNorthcote Town Hall189 High StreetNorthcote19 February 2013 / 7:30-9pmKingston Arts Centre979 Nepean H’wayMoorabbin13 March 2013 / 7:30-9pmKew Court House188 High StreetKew11Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin

SECONDARYCOLLEGEAddress:Main South RoadDrouin, VICPostal Address:P.O. Box 338South RoadDrouin, Victoria 3818Contact Hrs: 8.15am – 4.30pmPh: (03) 5625 1002Fax: (03) 5625 1297Email: drouin.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au12Drouin Secondary College - Parents Bulletin