check the College Website for all updates & further informaon 24th November 2017 Year 12 Graduation 24th November 2017 Year 8-10 English Exams 27th-28th November 2017 Year 8-10 Core Exams 27th-28th and 29th November 2017 Year 11 Exam Feedback 1st December 2017 House Celebration Activities 11th December 2017 Year 7 Country Orientation Day 12th December 2017 Year 7 Orientation Day 12th December 2017 Pupil Free Day Years 8- 10 15th December 2017 Final Assembly Years 7-9 18th-21st December 2017 End of Year Program Years 7-9 IMPORTANT DATES Issue 18, November 2017 Graſton Road, Warrnambool Vic 3280 Ph: 5564 4444 email: [email protected]www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au Parents please note: Students are supervised between the times of 8.45am until 3.45pm daily Warrnambool College is a Child Safe School. 10am, Wednesday 15 th November 2017 marks an auspicious moment in Australia’s history. The moment that results of the same-sex marriage postal vote were revealed to the Australian public. No maer your personal view on the maer, the fact that 80% of eligible voters took part in the survey suggests that the 61% Yes vote well and truly represents the wider opinion of Australians collecvely. Our own electorate of Wannon essenally mirrored the naonal averages with 81% vong and 61% of those vong Yes. This may surprise some, but it is reflecve of the mindsets of the vast majority of our students who when asked, roll their eyes and say, “what’s the fuss about? surely love is love.”. At Warrnambool College, we have taken significant steps over the past few years to be more inclusive of all parts of our school community, including students who idenfy as LGBTI. Our uniform policy changed to allow students to wear any part of the school uniform, regardless of their gender – we did this 12 months before the government mandated that all state schools must allow all students to wear pants. We introduced individual unisex toilets and will provide more when student toilets are further upgraded next year. We have provided training to all staff in how to use inclusive language in the way they teach and support all students within our student body. We have been part of the Safe School Coalion for the past two years and while we have not used their resources as part of our curriculum delivery, we have used their extensive advice to support students who are part of the LGBTI community. And support them we must for it is a tricky me to be both an adolescent and lesbian/ gay/bisexual/transgender/intersex living in regional Victoria. Young people who idenfy as LGBTI are five mes more likely to commit suicide and twice as likely to commit self-harm. It’s a worrying stasc that needs to be addressed. We are hopeful the vote cast last week will go some way to improving the mental health of all people from the LGBTI community. Inclusivity is at the core of what it means to be a public school in the 21 st century. It is echoed by our school’s vision that ‘All Warrnambool Students Thrive’. On Wednesday aſternoon, just hours aſter the postal vote was announced, I was privileged to sit in the school auditorium and share in the celebraon that is the Clontarf Academy awards night. Mick and Luke do incredible things for the indigenous boys in our school, seng them up for successful lives beyond secondary schooling. I had a tear in my eye as I listened to the story of one of our students who expressed (with some disbelief) that he’d made it to the end of year 12. I am sure he will thrive in the traineeship he has now begun. At the same me our Kalay Warriors were off-site on a three-day camp, developing their own self-confidence to thrive in whatever they take on next. Our Western Bulldogs Leadership project this year has allowed many of our Pacific Islander students to take on responsibilies as well as community based projects to develop their capabilies and skills - in ways the standard classroom cannot replicate. The Hands on Learning program connues to go from strength to strength, providing junior students with the ability to engage in kinaesthec approaches to learning one day a week. Our wellbeing team works relessly to provide ongoing support to students who might otherwise struggle with the daily grind of life. And our staff volunteer themselves to run sporng and music academies, homework club, specific tutoring and house based acvies for all students. All of this (and much more) happens outside ‘normal’ classrooms as we strive to include all students in the learning and life of our school. As the days warm up and (hopefully) your spirits are liſted, I invite you to reflect on what makes for an inclusive community and an inclusive school. There is much, much more to be done. I trust that you will connue to work with us in partnership to bring this vision into a daily reality for all. Kind Regards, Dave Cliſt Principal
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check the College Website for all updates & further information
Parents please note: Students are supervised between the times of 8.45am until 3.45pm daily
Warrnambool College is a Child Safe School.
10am, Wednesday 15th November 2017 marks an auspicious moment in Australia’s history. The moment that results of the same-sex marriage postal vote were revealed to the Australian public. No matter your personal view on the matter, the fact that 80% of eligible voters took part in the survey suggests that the 61% Yes vote well and truly represents the wider opinion of Australians collectively. Our own electorate of Wannon essentially mirrored the national averages with 81% voting and 61% of those voting Yes. This may surprise some, but it is reflective of the mindsets of the vast majority of our students who when asked, roll their eyes and say, “what’s the fuss about? surely love is love.”.
At Warrnambool College, we have taken significant steps over the past few years to be more inclusive of all parts of our school community, including students who identify as LGBTI. Our uniform policy changed to allow students to wear any part of the school uniform, regardless of their gender – we did this 12 months before the government mandated that all state schools must allow all students to wear pants. We introduced individual unisex toilets and will provide more when student toilets are further upgraded next year. We have provided training to all staff in how to use inclusive language in the way they teach and support all students within our student body. We have been part of the Safe School Coalition for the past two years and while we have not used their resources as part of our curriculum delivery, we have used their extensive advice to support students who are part of the LGBTI community. And support them we must for it is a tricky time to be both an adolescent and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/intersex living in regional Victoria. Young people who identify as LGBTI are five times more likely to commit suicide and twice as likely to commit self-harm. It’s a worrying statistic that needs to be addressed. We are hopeful the vote cast last week will go some way to improving the mental health of all people from the LGBTI community.
Inclusivity is at the core of what it means to be a public school in the 21st century. It is echoed by our school’s vision that ‘All Warrnambool Students Thrive’. On Wednesday afternoon, just hours after the postal vote was announced, I was privileged to sit in the school auditorium and share in the celebration that is the Clontarf Academy awards night. Mick and Luke do incredible things for the indigenous boys in our school, setting them up for successful lives beyond secondary schooling. I had a tear in my eye as I listened to the story of one of our students who expressed (with some disbelief) that he’d made it to the end of year 12. I am sure he will thrive in the traineeship he has now begun. At the same time our Kalay Warriors were off-site on a three-day camp, developing their own self-confidence to thrive in whatever they take on next. Our Western Bulldogs Leadership project this year has allowed many of our Pacific Islander students to take on responsibilities as well as community based projects to develop their capabilities and skills - in ways the standard classroom cannot replicate. The Hands on Learning program continues to go from strength to strength, providing junior students with the ability to engage in kinaesthetic approaches to learning one day a week. Our wellbeing team works tirelessly to provide ongoing support to students who might otherwise struggle with the daily grind of life. And our staff volunteer themselves to run sporting and music academies, homework club, specific tutoring and house based activities for all students. All of this (and much more) happens outside ‘normal’ classrooms as we strive to include all students in the learning and life of our school.
As the days warm up and (hopefully) your spirits are lifted, I invite you to reflect on what makes for an inclusive community and an inclusive school. There is much, much more to be done. I trust that you will continue to work with us in partnership to bring this vision into a daily reality for all.
Kind Regards,
Dave Clift
Principal
At Warrnambool College we achieve success through persistence, resilience and mutual respect
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Dan Lee
Adam Matheson
Emma Miller
Warmer Weather and Sun Smart Policy
There has been a spate of warmer days – apparently more than we have experienced in over fifty years. The College grounds can be a warm place so we urge all students to take sun smart precautions by staying in the shade where possible, wearing a hat, applying sunscreen and staying hydrated. All House offices have free sunscreen that is available to students and should be reapplied during the course of the day. Yard duty teachers will also be roving with sunscreen and requesting that students take precautions.
It has also come to our attention that a pocket of students are exiting the campus after period two – some with parent support and some without – to spend the afternoons at the beach on hot days. Whilst time in the sun is pleasurable we would like students to maintain their focus on their studies. We ask that parents access Compass to check attendance data for their child. Whilst the end of the year is approaching it is still imperative that all students are present and accounted for.
Student Leadership camp
The House Student Leadership camp took place on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. It was great to see the students giving voice to the future direction of the College. Much of the first day was spent reflecting on staff, student and parent opinion data. This was then discussed amongst the student cohort as a group and also within their respective House groups. Each House student group will be identifying two key areas of focus for the coming year. We look forward to the implementation of their plans and the fruition of their goals.
Headstart and End of year dates
A reminder to families that Headstart 2018 classes will be commencing on Monday the 4
th of December. This will involve two weeks of classes for all students in years 8-12
2018 ( 7-11 2017). On the 12th of December State Wide Orientation will take place; on
this day all 2018 year 7 students will attend the College. This day will be a pupil free day for years 9, 10 and 11. Students in 2018 year 7, 8 and 12 will be required to attend normal classes for the day. The final assembly for students in years 7-9 will take place at 1.30 on Friday the 15
th of December. The final assembly for years 10-12 will take
place on Monday 18th December at 7pm.
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BELFAST REPORT
REPORTS
A huge congratulation to all Belfast students, as nearly every tute improved their attitude & effort in the last reporting cycle! Well done!
2018 BELFAST STUDENTS LEADERS
Please see below the table of Belfast Student Leaders for 2018. Well done to all students who have applied to be a leader and were successfully selected as a Belfast Student Leader for 2018. Belfast Junior House Captains are Molly Morrice and Ethan Best. Belfast Middle School House Captains are Tara Elliot and Claudia Sextus. Our Senior Belfast House Captains will be appointed after the Student Leadership Camp this week to Port Campbell. Mr Dowie will be observing how our student leaders perform at the camp before making any appointments. 2018 Year 7’s will also be added to the Belfast Student leadership group in term 1, 2018.
2018 BELFAST HOUSE CELEBRATION
-Friday December 1st
-Walk to Lake Pertobe, Minor Games, Pizza & Drinks & Prizes, then bus back to school.
-12.15pm-3.15pm
-Australian Superbike champion Ted Collins live on his bike!!
-Please get permission to attend approved on Compass!
-FREE!
Junior Year 7 & 8 Middle Year 9 & 10 Senior Year 11 & 12
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CHILDERS REPORT
Student Leadership Team for 2018
Congratulations to the successful candidates for the positions and well done to all those
who participated. Childers has a vibrant leadership team with strong input from all year
levels.
The positions are as follows:
House Captains: Clare Jenkin and Ryan Cooke
Senior School Leaders: Meg Reuel, Jasmine Shears, Caleb Stewart
Middle School Leaders: Anna Barker, Hollie Burgess, Ellen Holdway, Samara Howie, Ali
Rowe, Cassidy Jamieson.
Junior School Leaders: Kayne Hallinan, Tess O’Connor
SLIC representatives: Sarah Wallace, Cassidy Jamieson, Sophie O’Brien, Sam Cargeeg
These student leaders have just been on their leadership camp and together with Rob
Dart, Meg Lumsden and Sandra Skillbeck will continue to build a house with courage and
compassion as core values.
Staff Changes
In the house office, Meg Lumsden will become an Assistant House Leader and C6 tutor. Ollie Hodson is going part time next year, so is stepping down from both those roles. Erynne Ewenson will be stepping into C7 to replace Kelvin Bell as tutor there. Thanks to Kelvin and Ollie for your efforts!
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Warrnambool Clontarf Academy’s Night of Nights!
In what was a wonderful culmination of the year, Warrnambool Clontarf Academy celebrated with their annual ‘2017 Presentation Ceremony’ night on Wednesday 15
th November.
The night was extremely well received and included proud parents and families, representatives from Brauer and Warrnambool College, various Primary Schools, Partners and Business Associates who have all directly or indirectly supported the boys in the academy and the program itself.
To start proceedings for the night Jordan Gould completed the ‘Welcome to Country’ in language for everyone.
Like all programs our success is only possible with the huge network and support that surrounds us. It was therefore
imperative to thank the necessary people and businesses who have helped us deliver our program and more importantly played such vital, positive roles with the boys this year.
The next part of the evening was dedicated to acknowledging each boy within the academy and their success over the year with framed certificates. The official presentation then took place with the 2017 Award winners and Year 12 Graduates being recognised.
Our 2017 Award Winners
Attendance Award Xaen Billinghurst 98%
Education Award Jirra Clarke
Respect & Integrity Award Josh Hrabar
Training & Games Sam Biasol
Leadership Award Tie – Joel Campbell and Isaac Dalton
Clontarf Champion Latrell Campbell
With everything completed for the formal part of the evening it was now time to sit back and view the DVD of the year’s events, activities and highlights. The slide show captured the year in photographs and movie format that was an excellent way for the boys to review their experiences and the rest of the audience to get a grasp on what the program and initiatives entailed.
Congratulations to all award winners and to everyone who attended to help celebrate on what was deemed another successful year for the Warrnambool Clontarf Academy.
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Upcoming Sports Days
The list below provides dates of upcoming sporting events, please ensure consent and payment has
been provided via Compass by the due date.
Event Date: Event Details Consent/Payment Due Date:
Monday November 27th 2017 State Final—Table Tennis Intermediate
Boys 22/11/17
Second Hand Uniform
If anyone has any uniform items that
they no longer need can you please
donate them to us for our Wellbeing
Centre. We are in VERY short supply of
all uniform items but in particular
jumpers . Please donate any items you
have to our front office.
Thank-you!
Warrnambool College Blazers
Can any families who have
Warrnambool College blazers at home
please return them to the front office as
soon as possible.
Thank-you!
The Department of Education & Warrnambool College does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education or Warrnambool College for accuracy of information contained in advertisement or claims made by them.
Principal: David Clift
Assistant Principals:
Adam Matheson Emma Miller
Dan Lee
School President: Leanne Williams
House Leaders: Adam Dowie – Belfast Robert Dart– Childers Colin Payne – Flagstaff
Andrew Thomson – Hopkins David Alger – Logans
Ewen Burt – Merri
School Captains: Eden Agnew
Emily Duncan Zoe Colson Huw Jones Liam Stow
Charlie Locke
Business Manager: Christine Dickson
Accounts & Family Payments:
Alannah Clifford
Careers: Peter Bollard
Snr School Co-ordinator Brad Henriksen
Music Department: Kristyn Cram
School Counsellors:
Nicole Rock
Jayce Dufty Robyn Steel
Nicole McCarthy Anita Bounds
Parents are urged to download the Compass App to their portable devices, so that they can access Compass on-the
-go. Parents can use the Compass App to approve student absences and to view learning tasks.
Leaving school? Taking a gap year? Koroit & Dennington Bakehouses have positions available for Traineeships in Certificate 3 in Hospitality with potential for ongoing employment. Please forward your resume to either Bakehouse.
