Parent Bulletin 27
Friday 25 October
Student Excellence Program: Supporting High-ability StudentsMinister for Education James Merlino and Member for Pascoe Vale Lizzie Blandthorn visited Strathmore Secondary College yesterday to announce the Student Excellence Program.
Strathmore already offers advanced subjects across the curriculum for our large number of academically able students. Under the guidance of Mr. Matthew Roberts, students demonstrated two of these subjects. Year 9 students Luca Tasevski, Eleana Ktenas, Jackson Jusufi and Jade Leahy demonstrated the Year 9 Project Based unit CanSat. Joshua Dawson, Mel McCabe, Mia Cardamone and Victoria Filis demonstrated the Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle unit. The Minister and Ms Blandthorn enjoyed discussing with our students more detail about their learning and the advanced subjects they are studying at Strathmore. The funding announced will provide valuable resources to further support the development of our programs for high-ability students and in building staff expertise. Jillian English College Principal Channel 7 News (Facebook video, click to open) Channel 9 News (Facebook video, click to open) Bologna – Strathmore ExchangeThankyou! Grazie!
For the past 7 years Strathmore Secondary College has had the pleasure of hosting Italian students from our sister school in Bologna, Italy. From the 6th to the 18th October, we had 22 students and 2 teachers take part in our Italian Exchange Program. Our Italian guests were welcomed to Melbourne and our school by our Principal, Mrs Jill English and the President of the Dante Alighieri Society, Mrs Mary Marcuccio. The Italian students took part in Science based workshops at VSSEC, day trips to Phillip Island, the 12 Apostles and Healesville Sanctuary. Other activities included guided heritage walks through the city and gardens of Melbourne and classroom based activities here at school. All 22 students were billeted to families within our school community so they could have an opportunity to experience a typical “Australian family” lifestyle. The program owes its success to the generosity of Strathmore parents and students who host an Italian student each year, and to the hard working and dedicated Italian teachers and VSSEC staff. Therefore, we would like to extend a warm thanks to the following families and students who made the Italian Bologna Exchange not only possible but a memorable experience for everyone involved. A warm thanks to the following Australian Host families:
Thank You from Liceo GalvaniA big and heart felt thank you to all the families, teachers and members of staff who with their dedication, generosity, kindness and flexibility made this exchange program once more a unique experience for our students and us alike.
For most of us, it is a once in a lifetime experience and we are sure that students made the most of every single moment they spent with their host families and in class. The lessons and workshops were all extremely engaging and thought provoking and the places we visited were simply magnificent! Therefore, it is definitely not a good bye but simply… un arrivederci a presto!! Zoe Papakonstantinou and Maria Alboni |
Year 12 Celebration DayState AthleticsOn Friday the 18th of October we had 12 students compete at the State Athletics Championships at Lakeside Track. Aside from some wind the weather was perfect with the sun shining all day. It was a long day for some of our athletes with their events spread from 10am to 7pm. Despite this, all of the students represented our college proud and were all competitive in each of their events.
It was the most successful State Athletics teams we have had for a long time with our school finishing 9th on the overall leader board! Our team of athletes collectively won 9 medals; 3 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. Special mention to three girls who won their events and now hold the title of State Champion in their chosen events- Amanda Williamson (90m hurdles), Katie Baynes (Triple Jump) and Maeve Bousie (High Jump). A big congratulations to Amanda Williamson for a breakout season finishing with 4 medals from 4 events! Below is a list of our competitors and their results: Katie Baynes - Triple Jump 1st, High Jump and Long Jump 6th, 4x100m Relay 2nd
Amanda Williams - 90m hurdles 1st, 100m 2nd, 200m 3rd, 4x100m Relay 2nd Ben Williamson - 110m Hurdles 6th, 200m 3rd Phoenix Davey - Long Jump 3rd Maeve Bousie - High Jump 1st Samuel O’Toole - Triple Jump 6th Elijah Michael - 100m 3rd, 4x100m Relay 4th Kayley Kavanagh - 4x100m Relay 2nd Charli O’Brien - 4x100m Relay 2nd Jed Snowden - 4x100m Relay 4th Flynn Cristofaro - 4x100m Relay 4th Ryan McConnell - 4x100m Relay 4th It was such a pleasure to watch our students compete and thrive at the highest level in the state. A very proud moment for the Athletics coaches indeed.
Lastly a big thank you to Graeme Baynes for volunteering to be our photographer on the day, the action shots are amazing. Angella Davis, Heather Campbell and Rebecca Williams Important Dates
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21 October
22 October 24 October 24 October 28 October 29-31 October 30 October 4 November 5 November |
Last Day of Year 12 classes
Year 12 Celebration and Graduation College Council Year 11 Performance and Drama night Chamber Concert Year 10 Outdoor Ed Wilsons Prom Camp Year 12 Exams commence at MV Racecourse Student Free Day, Staff PD Melbourne Cup Holiday |