Formal 2013 - Drouin Secondary College

drouin secondary college newsDATE: FRIDAY, 20 TH SEPTEMBER 2013GTACEXCUSIONPAGE 9SPACEMISSIONPAGE 6SECONDARYCOLLEGEEDITION: 10TREEPLANTINGPAGE 5Formal2013PAGE 4We value: Achievement, Respect, Commitment, Community

Mr S WainwrightPrincipal’s ReportThe weather is beginning to warm up and theYear 12 students can see the end of 13 yearsof education in sight. Yes, it’s the end of Term 3.The third term can often be a long and hard termthrough the middle of winter but this term hasbeen punctuated with some beautiful days andsome great College activities. The College hassuccessfully completed our School Production, arange of sports, won a Maths Games Day andattended many excursions. As I write this ourFrench students are about to depart on an 8 dayinternational trip to New Caledonia.PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWSThe Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on theevening of Thursday, September 19th and the morningof Friday September 20th. Bookings can be made onlineusing eworkspace or contact the General Office. The finalProgress Reports for Term 3 are also on eworkspace forstudents and parents. You will notice one difference to theseProgress Reports which is an interview column. The columncan be filled with one of two entries – “Interview welcome”and “Interview required”. We encourage all parents tocome to interviews to discuss their child’s progress andwhere “interview required” it is very important for parents toattend to discuss progress and possible supports.SPORT RESULTSGIPPSLAND ATHLETICSThe College had a strong team of competitors andhelpers attend the All Gippsland Athletics at Moe lastweek on Wednesday. We have some great results andcongratulations to all of our competitors. A big thankyou tothe VET Sport and Recreation students for their great workon the day organising and marshalling. Some of the greatresults are listed below with eight students qualifying for theSchool Sport Victoria State Athletics next term.Medalists, Gippsland Region Athletics(Students who finished first in any event, and first or secondin the 1500m will progress to the all high finals)Harrison Phillips – 1st - 12 to 13 YO boys 1500m & 800mLuke O’Brien – 2nd 17 YO boys javelinTiana Broadway – 1st 15 YO girls 1500m & 800m, 2nd400mJess Earl – 2nd 15 YO girls high jump, 2nd shot put, 2ndhurdles,Codey Orgill – 1st 17YO boys 1500m, 2nd 800mJessica Mills – 2nd 14YO girls high jumpDane Johns – 2nd 15 YO boys long jump, 1st Triple JumpCole Cook – 3rd 16 YO boys 100mSean Russell – 3rd 15 YO boys 100mJoshua Lewis – 2nd 12 to 13 YO boys 1500m & 400mTanika Moore – 2nd 12 to 13 YO girls 800mAlana Rippon – 1st 12 to 13 YO girls 800mKane Oldham-Barr – 2nd 14 YO Boys 200mSean Russell– 1st 15YO boys 400mJustin Sempel – 3rd 18 to 20 YO boys 400mBen Bowering – 1st AWD Shot Put & 100m (ProgressionTBC)2nd 15 YO boys 4x 100m3rd 12 to 13 YO boys 4 x 100mBASKETBALLA number of our junior, intermediate and senior basketballteams competed at Newborough last Thursday and asalways we had a mixture of results but all students playedwell and enjoyed the day. Well done to our Intermediate BoysBasketball team who have won all four games on the day.CUP DAY MONDAY ARRANGEMENTSThe Monday of the Melbourne Cup weekend which isNovember 4th will see the College conduct a specialprogram for the day. We are informing parents earlybecause the College understands that many families takethe opportunity to have some family and holiday timebefore the Christmas rush. The special program will besimilar to previous years and consist of three 100 minutesessions for students at each year level. Year 7 to 9 studentswill complete activities which include sport, swimming,computer activities and a movie. Year 10 and 11 studentswe complete study hall sessions to help them complete workand study for their exams. Year 12 students will already becompleting their VCE exams.Parents who elect not to send their students on the dayshould follow normal absence procedures by providingparent permission via a phone call. If you have anyquestions or queries regarding the special program feel freeto contact the College for clarification.2DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

UNIFORMSHOP NEWSDear Parents,Just a reminder that the Uniform Shop willonly take any second hand books thatare the new uniform as students areno longer wearing the old uniform. Anysecond hand books you would like to sellneed to have your bank details with them soBuxwear can directly credit your account forthe sale of them. The Uniform Shop has theappropriate form to complete, just see Tina.The Uniform Shop will have extendedtrading hours in Term 4 which we will adviseyou of shortly. Also don’t forget they that theUniform Shop is open on the first Saturdayof the month from 9-12pm, as well as everyThursday 10-6pm.crêpesfor us!On Friday August 30th, we werelucky enough to have a mobileFrench-style crêperie come toDSC to make crêpes for us!They stayed all day and servedcrepes to over 300 students!An excellent time was had byall, watching the traditionalcooking process and tastingthe delicious crêpes! Chocolateand strawberry was a popularflavour combination!VCE HOLIDAY CLASSES 20131 ST WEEK OF HOLIDAYS (23/9 - 27/9):• CT – PDT Mon 23/9 & Tues 24/9 9.00am – 3.30pm Open Workshop• PC – SYSTEMS Mon 23/9 & Tues 24/9 7.00am – 3.00pm Open Workshop• CT – VIS COMM Mon 23/9 & Tues 24/9 9.00am – 3.30pm Open Studio• WS -– BIOLOGY Mon 23/9 9.00am – 12.00pm• RW – ENGLISH Tues 24/9 10.00am – 1.00pm• SL – ENGLISH Fri 27/9 10.00am – 1.00pm• EG - History Fri 27/9 2.00pm - 4.30pm2 ND WEEK OF HOLIDAYS (30/9 - 4/10):• CT – PDT Mon 30/9 & Tues 1/10 9.00am – 3.30pm Open Workshop• CT – VIS COMM Mon 30/9 & Tues 1/10 9.00am – 3.30pm Open Studio• SC – FURTHER MATHS Mon 30/9 2.00 – 3.30pm• HR – ENGLISH Mon 30/9 11.00am – 2.00pm• CB - LIT Wed 2/10 2.00pm - 3.30pm• PRACTICE EXAMS Thurs 3/10 & Fri 4/10 9.00am – 5.45pmEmergency First AidSeptember 5th and 6th students in Year 9 had theopportunity to receive First Aid Training from St.John Instructors. The topics covered on the daywere: legal responsibility, patient management,CPR and applying slings and bandages. Studentshad to complete the CPR and a short test to achievea pass in emergency First Aid.3DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

2013 FormalIt was a good night for a Formal onFriday 6 th September. Everyone lookedwonderful, the girls dolled-up and theboys clean and tidy (for once!). Thehighlights of the evening kicked off witha wonderful first course of roast meatand vegetables, followed by the choicebetween scrumptious sticky date puddingand lovely lemon pudding in their ownrespective sauces and cream. Laughswere had and awards were givenout. Bailey Forbes received “The Stud”award, Sarah Watson received “BestAccessory”, “Most Likely to be Famous”went to Cyrus Monk who lookedabsolutely overjoyed to receive his awardwhile Abbey McNally and Nathan Guyreceived the coveted “Most Likely to GetMarried” award. The “Cutest Couple”award went to both Luke McCormickand Annabelle Clarke, who were swiftlycuffed together and whisked back totheir table. “Best Dressed Male” went tothe suave Jack Baylis and “Best DressedFemale” went to the gorgeous ChloeBourke, while in a landslide victoryNicholas Bagnall won “Formal King”and Aleasha Mihokovic won “FormalQueen” for the night, the two beginningthe first official dance which happened tobe quite the crowd favourite in ‘NutbushCity Limits’. The rest of the night flew byin a flurry of dancing and socialising,photos were taken, selfies were frownedupon, and all in all we as the studentshad an absolutely wonderful night andwould very much like to thank everyoneinvolved in making the night happen!Harrison Tomkins 11C4DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

KEYS P L EASEMonday 26 th of August the Year Ten students of Drouin SecondaryCollege were lucky enough to have Andy from Keys Please,associated with Vic Roads come and talk about driving safelyon the roads. He spoke about the vital steps when it comes todriving and that there are no shortcuts. Andy also said that themost important thing when it comes to passing your driving test is“experience, experience, experience” and how to remain calmwhen learning to drive with parents in the car. There is no needfor a domestic disturbance while someone is supposed to beconcentrating on their surroundings. He also spoke about howimportant it is to get the learning hours in as the most casualtieson the roads are due to P platers and in-fact that learners are thesafest drivers because they are concentrating more on what theyare doing.Monday the 26th of August, all Year 10 students had a visitorcalled Andy from Vic Roads who gave us a presentation in theAuditorium about getting our license and how to keep it. As year10’s, the presentation was very helpful as we have either just gotour Learners or are about to go for them. We got a couple ofgood tips about driving such as getting as many hours up as wecan as well as starting off in a quiet place so it’s not as stressful.We were also told what we have to prepare for such as drivingon a busy highway or down a bumpy dirt road. It was a helpfulpresentation recommended for all Year 10’s.Jess Walker 10DAmy Pugh 10DMission to theOrbiting Space LaboratoryEarlier this term the students from the Year 10 elective,Science For Scientists, went on an excursion to the VictorianSpace Science Education Centre. The full day experiencetaught the students many of the aspects involved in life at ascience laboratory in space. What effects does it have on thehuman body, how do scientists cope living in microgravity,what do the scientists do in space? The students got to ‘dressup’ like astronauts. They had to perform physiological testson themselves to measure fitness and strength. They tookon particular roles and were given many problem solvingtasks and had to complete a short scientific research task. Itwas a fun day and a very stimulating way to learn about anamazing application of science and human endeavour.Roger Matheson6DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

MATHEMATICSRESOURCESTo ensure each student reaches their mathematical potential, avariety of mathematical resources are required.To simplify and support instruction, all students require the sametype of mathematical resources, though the resources varydepending on year level.Students undertaking the following coursesrequire a Casio fx-82 AU-plus II and OLMMathomat:• Year 7-9 Maths• Year 10 Standard MathsThe scientific calculator should be kept, and will be required bystudents studying VCE Science subjects and students completingany VCAL Mathematics units.Students undertaking the following coursesrequire the Casio Classpad 440:• Year 10 Advanced Maths• Year 10/11 General B Mathematics or Math Methods orGeneral A Mathematics• Year 12 Further Maths or Math Methods or Specialist Maths.Prices: Casio Classpad 330 CP400 -$215,Casio fx-82 AU-plus II is $25, OLM Mathomat is $15To support our students, Drouin Secondary College purchases theseitems in bulk to ensure a low cost which includes delivery.This year the school has arranged for direct purchase through thecompany website that we purchase the calculators from. To orderyour calculator just go to the link below and place your order.The school will then be given the list of orders and calculators fordistribution in the new school year in February 2014.If you have any questions about mathematical resources, pleasecontact Mr Don Hill, Maths Coordinator, at the College on(03) 5625 1002 or via email at: hill.don.w@edumail.vic.gov.auTo purchase mathematical resources through the College for the2014 academic year,For delivery in FebruaryORDER and PAY ONLINE by 21 st DecemberWEBSITE LINK-visit the website below and type in the code to order.www.abacuscalculators.com.auEnter the code: DROUINAcceleratedREADEROver five million words were read by Year 7 studentsbetween 17 th August – 11 th September and 130 quizzeswere successfully completed.A special mention goes to Georgia Henderson who has read1,659,386 words and also to Brianna Hope who has read1,170,480 words, both since February.The 130 quiz takers were:Brodie Ardley, Zack Baguley (2), Mary Barnett (2), EbonyBartlett, Brandon Bickle, Jackson Blackledge, BradleyBolch, Samuel Booth, Darcy Boskell, Kasey Broadway (2),Madison Burrows, Megan Carew (3), Britt Carter (6), BrookeCase, Aidan Chaplin, Lauren Cheetham, Jack Christie (2),Lochlin Clarke (2), Rachel Cook (4), Gabrielle Crampton,Nicholas Cunningham, Daisy Drake, Bridie Farrar, BrittanyForrest (2), Benjamin George (2), Jacqueline Glasscock,Darian Gyan, James Harris, Georgia Henderson (2, AliciaHeywood, Regan Hodge, Megan Hogbin, Brianna Hope,Chloe Hopkins, Eliza Humphrey (2), Madason Hvala,Karly Jans (2), Cayleb Jinnette, Jessica Keem, Benjamin Kift(2), Rachel King, Finn Langford (2), Jordan Lee, BraydenLeggett, Hannah Lynn, Aaron Marsh, Drew McLean, TanikaMoore (2), Chelsea Morgan (2), Jessica Murphy, CameronNewitt, Maverick O’Donogue-Kent, Bevan Olsen (2), JarrodPearson (2), Mikayla Phillips (2), Isabelah Reid, Kiana Reid,Alanah Rippon, Christian Robertson-Edgar, Amy Rolls (3),Corey Rosewarne, Amelia Runge-Hill, Jessica Rusell, AllySever, Taryn Shipway, Ashley Siekman, Jake Sikorski, JacobSilcock, Eboni Simonic, Hayden Smith, Hannah Smithers,Brodie Stokes, Philip Storey, Riley Szulc, Ryan Taylor, RileyThoonen (4), Kiera Tilling, Mitchell Van’Thof, Tex Vass,Elizabeth arriner, Michael Wayman, Cameron Webb, ChloeWerner, Blake Wilkinson, Dylan Wolsgrove (3)7DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWSThe target for each semester is to read at least three books inthe Accelerated Reader Program and successfully completequizzes on each.Thank you for supporting your child’s reading.DSC English, SURFF and Library Staff

Year 7 Maths Games DayOn Monday, 2nd September Ms Campbelltook eight eager and nervous Year 7 studentsto the yearly Maths Games Day at WesleyCollege in Elsternwick.:Maths Games Day is a Statewide Competitionthat involves students working in a new settingfor solving maths problems. Students in teamsof 4 from 20 government and independentschools across Victoria partake in novel andchallenging problem solving and maths gamestasks. It encourages students to be creativewith their skills and use thinking process thatencompass a range of cognitive, affectiveand metacognitive knowledge, skills andbehaviours which are essential for effectivefunctioning in society both within and beyondschool. The study of thinking enables studentsto acquire strategies related to inquiry,processing information, reasoning, problemsolving, evaluation and reflection.Both of the teams finished relatively closetogether: Team 1 (Rachel Cook, RachelKing, Harry Phillips and Riley Thoonen)finished 20th and Team 2 (James Harris,Alicia Heywood, Lochlin Clarke and AlanaRippon) finished 26th out of the 40 teams thatcompeted. The challenges they completedincluded rebus puzzles, tangram puzzles,problem solving and relay problem solving.The winners for this year’s Statewide GamesDay were the runners up from the competitionin 2012 Camberwell Grammar, closelyfollowed by Box Hill Secondary College andMethodist Ladies College.The eight students that represented DrouinSecondary College worked extremelywell together and were positive all day.Considering we had no rehearsal time andmany of them hadn’t worked with each otherbefore their team work was exceptional anda real credit to them. They were fantasticand had such a fun day, all leaving with bigsmiles on their faces and a different view andattitude towards mathematics.Congratulations to all team members:Rachel CookJames HarrisRachel KingHarry PhillipsAlicia HeywoodLochlin ClarkeRiley ThoonenAlana Rippon8DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS

Unit 4 BiologyUnit 4 Biology students have experienced the excitement ofapplying biological theory to real-life situations in two workshopsrun by GTAC (Gene Technology Access Centre), based atUniversity High School in Melbourne.In August, we travelled to GTAC to unravel the mysteries ofchromosomes & inheritance by exploring a DNA mutationthat results in the genetic disease, Phenylketonuria (PKU). Weperformed a variety of techniques including a Guthrie test (usedto test all babies for PKU at 2-3 days of age), a DNA digest andgel electrophoresis (cutting DNA into fragments and sorting itto investigate inheritance) and used the results to construct andanalyse a pedigree.In September, five GTAC staff came to DSC to assist us to exploreDNA homology, where DNA sequences from different organismsare compared to determine their degree of relatedness. Using thisinformation we could construct phylogenetic trees to present ourfindings. We also looked at model skulls of recent hominids toexplore the trends in the evolution of humans.We worked with young scientists, many of whom are studying fortheir PhDs in a wide range of scientific fields.AN INCIDENT OF HEAD LICE HASBEEN REPORTED TO THE COLLEGEWe recommend that you check your child/children and if head lice are found you shouldimmediately seek treatment and notify the school.Further information, on identification and treatment lotionscan be obtained from the Baw Baw Municipal Offices,Civic Place, Warragul.Have you ever thought about fostering children or young people?Anglicare Victoria is looking for couples or single people who have experience with parenting and can provide a safe and secure homefor children aged 5 – 15 years needing care for weekends, short term and long term.Our next Foster Carer training is being held on:Saturdays 5 th & 19 th October and 2 nd November 201310am – 4pm65 Church Street, MorwellBookings are essential. For further information and to receive aninformation package please contact Anna Jones on 5136 9189or email anna.jones@anglicarevic.org.au

SCHOOLFINANCESEMA – Semester 2, 2013Please note that the EMA payment for Semester 2 has beenprocessed. If you opted to have this payment put in yourschool account it will have been allocated against outstandingessential charges.FAMILY CREDITSFamilies with credits in their accounts, and who still haveoutstanding charges, will have their credits allocated tothose charges at the beginning of Term 4. If you do notwish to have your credits used in this way please contactthe office staff.OUTSTANDING 2013 FEES & CHARGESPlease note that all outstanding 2013 fees and chargesneed to be finalised this term, unless a payment plan hasbeen arranged with the Business Manager, Josie O’Connor.You may contact her during business hours to make thesearrangements. Family statements will be sent out next week.If you require a balance before this please contact theGeneral Office.2014 CAMP DEPOSITS:Just a reminder that if your child will be attending noncurricularcamps/activities the college policy states that unlessfees and charges have been paid the student will be unableto attend this activity. If you have organised a payment planwith the Business Manager the camp will be covered. If youwish to make a payment plan please contact the BusinessManager to arrange this. People already on a payment planmay wish to also increase the amount being paid to coverall costs as the camps can substantially increase the amountowed to the college.COLLEGE PHONE SYSTEM ISSUES:Please be aware that at present we are having sometechnical issues with our phones which is affecting the amountof time that you have to leave a voice message and alsopeople calling in not being able to hear us. This is beinglooked into and hopefully will be resolved shortly. If you needto leave a message and the message isn’t fully recorded,please contact the General Office and we will hand write amessage to give to the appropriate person. Thank you foryour patience in this matter.COLLEGEDATES TERM 4WEEK 1Saturday 05/10 Uniform Shop OpenMonday 07/10 Whole College Assembly -end p1 – 10.23amOctober Performance andLanguages Oral ExamscommenceTuesday 08/10 VCAL Year 12-Afghani Cultureexcursion-all dayThursday 10/10 Uniform Shop OpenWEEK 2Monday 14/10 Year 7 and 9 immunisationsTuesday 15/10 Parents and Friends Committee– 7:30pmThe 39 Steps Performance –Yr11 Drama – 8.00pmWednesday 16/10 Finance Committee – 5:00pmYear 10 Science Excursion –all dayUniform Shop OpenThursday 17/10 VCE Music Concert – Audo -7.00pmFriday 18/10 Year 10 Presentation BallSaturday 19/10 Year 10 Presentation BallWEEK 3Tuesday 22/10 College Council – 7:30pmYear 10 OED campWednesday 23/10 Year 10 OED campEnd of year Instrumental MusicConcert – Audo – 7.00pmThursday 24/10 Year 10 OED campUniform Shop OpenFriday 25/10 Year 12 Celebration Day.WEEK 4Year 10 OED campWednesday 30/10 October/November WrittenExaminations CommenceSaturday 02/11 Uniform Shop OpenSECONDARYCOLLEGEAddress: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.au