Well it has been a busy start to the year so I want to start by just acknowledging all of our staff for helping our Year 11’s adjust really quickly and for getting the Year 12’s straight down to business.  Can I also take this opportunity  to recognise the hard work that Ms Maguire put into the Year 12 cohort as the Year 11 Coordinator last year. Thank you so much.

Friday Period 1

Year 11 students have been assigned a meeting period on Fridays period 1. This is a scheduled class and so students are required to be in their classes as part of their attendance. This period will be used for things such as workshops, seminars, OLNA support, careers information and study support sessions

Year 12 students will be provided with a range of workshops and seminars across the year. These sessions relate to relevant WACE information, skills for productive study and careers information, along with strategies for time and stress management. Information pertaining to these sessions is distributed through Mentor and via Connect. All Year 12 students are expected to attend the sessions that are scheduled. If they’re not required for Friday period 1 then the expectation is for them to be here well in time for the start of their respective period 2 class.

The event schedule will be placed on Connect and updated regularly.

Mentor classes

It is really important that in Year 11 and 12 all students attend mentor class. This is where the majority of information will get disseminated and mentor teachers a really valuable resource for all students. Please make sure you get to mentor class each day.

Award Winners

We had a Year 11 and 12 assembly on Friday February 14 and one of the highlights was acknowledging the 2024 Semester 2 Year 11 Subject award winners and the Dux. Congratulations to the following: 

Subject	Winner
Design: Dimensional Design (Tech Graphics)	Alex Short
Children, Family and Community General	Alyssa Kelly
Mathematics Methods ATAR	Annalie Gibbons
Outdoor Education General	Archie Winter
Materials, Design & Technology: Metals	Blake Orr
Drama General	Brianna Thompson
Materials, Design & Technology: Textiles	Cassidy Mander
Biology ATAR	Charlotte Hulcup
Science in Practice General	Chloe Jacobs
Food Science & Technology General	Dezley Stevens
Human Biology General	Emily Buttsworth
Psychology General	Emily Buttsworth
Visual Arts General	Emily Buttsworth
Materials, Design & Technology: Wood	Erin Murton
English General	Eve Hinderaker
Health Studies ATAR	Filippa Broido
Mathematics Applications ATAR	Jasmine Barton
Mathematics Specialist ATAR	Jasmine Barton
Physics ATAR	Jasmine Barton
Economics ATAR	Kaylen Reynolds
Chemistry ATAR	Kieran McGlinn
Physical Education Studies General	Lachlan Todd
Human Biology ATAR	Lilly Ajduk
Outdoor Education ATAR	Lilly Ajduk
Visual Art ATAR	Lilly Miller
Mathematics Foundation	Lucas Manser
Psychology ATAR	Maali Sampey-McKenzie
Career and Enterprise General	McKenna carroll
Modern History General	Noah Hookham
Mathematics Essentials General	Sarah Spratt
Design: Graphic Design (Fashion)	Zuri Matthews
English ATAR	Everest Jozus-Leitane
Modern History ATAR	Everest Jozus-Leitane
Literature ATAR	Everest Jozus-Leitane
Media Production & Analysis General	Everest Jozus-Leitane
Dance General	Maddy Steward
Dux	Everest Jozus-Leitane

I would like to just remind everybody that Year 11 and 12 can be a really demanding so as well as working to the best of their ability, it is crucial to have a good life balance. This includes things like including strategies to relieve the stress and pressure of senior schooling, being  mentally and physically healthy to manage the demands of Year 11 and 12. Please feel free to contact me if things are getting on top of you so we can work out a plan,  sooner rather than later. 

“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off of the goal.” ( Vince Lombardi)