PB22

Parent Bulletin 22

Friday 11 November

Civics and Citizenship

Year 9 & 10 Pilot Program Convention

On the 27th of October I had the honour of attending the 2022 Civics and Citizenship Year 9 & 10 Pilot Program Convention. 103 students from across Australia gathered to discuss Australia’s compulsory voting laws.

The event consisted of several professor's presentations regarding the history of voting in Australia, the pros and cons of compulsory voting and voting arrangements in other countries. With the other delegates I discussed the arguments for and against compulsory voting in a soap box session. A ballot was held on the matter and the overwhelming majority agreed that compulsory voting should be kept. A communiqué of the event was presented to the President of the Australian Senate at the conclusion of the conference.

The event was a very informative and inspiring experience for me and a valuable opportunity to connect with my peers. It was a privilege to represent Strathmore Secondary College on the national stage.

Bonnie Green 9C2
Supervised by Humanities Teacher Mr Henry Parham

Riding to Fight Kids' Cancer

Sharky of 7D2 and his younger brother Shardya finished their Cycle Challenge last Monday.

Their goal was to ride 100km, they raised $1,292.67 "Riding to Fight Kids' Cancer".

Well done to the boys for supporting this worthwhile cause.

Rock bands @ Essendon Primary

Students in the colleges two contemporary rock band groups featured as guest performers on the weekend at Essendon Primary School’s annual Fete.

Both groups performed a mini set of four songs which were well received by all present.

Congratulations to the student performers, and thanks to their teacher Ash Griffin for his support in getting the students performance ready.

Year 8 Girls Basketball

Year 8 Girls basketball team played in the western metropolitan finals last Thursday at Altona Sports stadium.

Our first game was against Williamstown HS and was a comfortable win for us. Game 2 against Brookside another easy win by 31 points, great shooting by Hollie and Jada both shooting 3-point baskets. Game 3 was a tougher game against The Grange, they played without a bench and made the best of their opportunities and we lost by 7 points.

Well done to all members of the team who played well on the day and many thanks to Ava Britt and Kayley Kavanagh for coaching the team.

Year 10 Jewellery Design

Year 10 Jewellery Design students have been designing and making laser cut jewellery.

The brief required them to design jewellery based on a famous artwork. They used Adobe Illustrator to draw up their design drawings and then cut them out using the laser cutter.

Students used paint markers to add colour and added findings to finish off pieces.

Year 7 Art

The Year 7s have been creating clay monsters inspired by the drawings and artworks of the famous Australian Author and Illustrator Shaun Tan.

The students have worked well to design interesting and unique ideas and are having fun making those ideas reality. Great work everyone!

Senior Girls Cricket

After two years of no Cricket for this team, we finally were able to get out there and play. Throughout the year, the team was dominant, and it is a credit to each player who is a part of the squad. Unfortunately, our captain was unable to play due to injury, however this gave others an opportunity to play a role. The state semi-final was against Northcote High School which was a close fought contest. We won the toss and batted first and made 105 off 20 overs. Yasmin Welsford top scored and we had others contributing to the total. After a slow start with the ball, we identified we had to field tighter to keep their score down. We were able to defend this total which saw us through to the state final against Balwyn.

In the final, we won the toss and batted first. Balwyn’s opening bowlers bowled very well and with some added pressure from them, we lost a few wickets in short succession. Two costly run outs meant we didn’t post a score as high as we would have liked. Georgia Egan was batting well and Sarah Byrne batted for most of the innings to enable us to post 104 off 20 overs. With that score, it was going to be very important to bowl well against a very good opening pair. The Balwyn team got the runs with 5 overs to spare.

The team should be very proud of themselves, and we are confident we will be very competitive again next year.

Year 7 Food Technology

Year 7 Food Technology students have been working through the design process to create and produce their own flavoured Swirly Scones.

We had both sweet and savoury flavouring combinations. All students needed to hero either a fruit, vegetable, or nut/seed in their design.

Well done Year 7’s.

Year 11 Product Design & Technology

Year 11 Product Design & Technology students working with timber and resistant materials, have been working collaboratively in small design teams this semester, developing seating solutions for the school yard which reflected particular historical design movements. They have been busy researching the context, end user needs, materials as well as historical movements including De Stijl, Bauhaus and Minimalism. Each group has created a range of working prototypes which could actually be used by students in our school yard during recess and lunch times. The sun came out this week giving our students the opportunity to relax back in their designs and test them out.

Well done to all of the students who worked on this unit. They have exemplified our school values of PRIDE - perseverance in their efforts to problem solve and keep going when the solution has not always been straight forward or easy, respect in their approach toward group members, as group work and having to work collaboratively can be very challenging, integrity in their ability to stay honest to the design movement they chose as well as in their interactions with others in their group, diversity in being considerate and respectful of each other’s differences and ideas, and excellence in developing concepts and producing work that we can all be proud of.

Great work Year 11 Product Design!

Year 9 Textiles

The Year 9s are currently making excellent progress on their tie-dyed pyjama shorts.

Students have been tasked with making a pair of shorts that are tailored to their measurements and their style. They are learning how to follow a commercial sewing pattern to sew their shorts from scratch and how to use the sewing machine to create a professional finish.

This week they have conducted research into different tie-dye techniques, testing various colour combinations and binding methods. Now with their shorts full of colour, many have moved on to construct their elasticated waist - which can be a little fiddly! Everyone is looking forward to seeing the finished product and wearing their new shorts throughout the summer.