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Year 12 EnglishTest Period 1Monday 26th August

WWW Week 6Group C6Wednesday 28th August

Beacon SpeedCareersThursday 29th August

WWW Week 7Group C7Wednesday 4th September

A Proud History, a Bright Future

THE HUNT FOR CHEESY COMESTIBLES!On Thursday, 25th July a small band oadventurous Yr 11 students and teachers setout on the hunt or cheesy comestibles. Ater atorrid day o measuring, churning, steeping andcoagulating we nished up hooping ten cheesesand a good time was had by all.

You may well ask, Why were we seeking/makingcheese? The answer is that we were engagedin the preliminary stages o a competition run bythe Dairy Corporation, under the banner o Cows

make Careers. The cheeses (in this instanceCamembert), produced by our students will beentered into a taste competition on September9th. The cheeses need 10 days o turning to helpdevelop the traditional white mould rind, andthen 4 weeks maturing in the ridge.

Along with cheese making, our students have todevelop a 60 second multimedia presentationon the topic, Dairy oods as an essential parto our diet. This is judged separately rom thecheeses and is related to student understandingo promotion, marketing and advertising.

The cheese making incursion will become anintegrated part o the Yr 11 Food Technologycourse so that more o our students canexperience a ood pathway they may not havethought o beore.

I want to congratulate the students who wereinvolved in our rst plunge into the cheese vat,(Annaleise Quinn, Brooke Williams and DanaKilgour; pictured right). I would also like toexpress my appreciation to Mrs Burton, who

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PRINCIPALS REPORT

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

Polish Year 10

I was ortunate to be invited toattend the 'Polish' program runby our Beacon program at Clayton

Utz Law rm in MelbournesCBD. Twenty-one o our studentsparticipated in workshops aimingat getting students ready or theworld o work, ocussing on a rangeo skills such as: grooming, how

to tie a tie, job interview techniques, creating yoursel asyour own brand, networking, building on your strengthsand how to sell yoursel. It was an extremely well run dayand the presenters Daz and Fran are to be congratulatedon their knowledge and humour. I know the studentsgained an awul lot rom the day and it was terric to

see them interact so condently with our lawyer guestsduring the lunch break. Thank you to the Beacon SchoolAmbassadors and Sarah Taylor or their organisation othe event.

First Aid Big Blokes BBQ Year 9

It was great to receive support rom the Big Blokes BBQTeam who have promoted and paid or First Aid trainingor all Year 9s across West Gippsland. As the rst schoolin West Gippsland to receive the training I can saystudents were very positive about the course deliveredby St. Johns with their emphasis on practical and hands

on skills. We hope that students never have to use theseskills but should they have to save a lie these skills will

be invaluable. A big thank you to the Big Blokes Team,especially Michael Grogan and Craig Debnam who haveinitiated, organised and paid or this program or the nextthree years as part o the health promotional aspect o theBaw Baw Big Blokes BBQ Committee.

Undercover Area

Our Facilities team led by Chris Borlace have done awonderul job upgrading and renovating the undercoverarea between A and B blocks. Next Monday Gecko willbe laying articial grass to completely revamp the space.A big thank you to Chris, Tony and Rick or their eortsin the undercover area. Thanks also in advance to DavidSkewes rom Gecko or his excellent service in workingwith us to improve the quality o this space.

Senior Advisor Casey and Cardinia

I have been asked by the Education Department toundertake the role o Senior Advisor supporting schoolsin Casey and Cardinia or the next our weeks while thecurrent Senior Advisor is on leave. While I am undertakingthis position Les Ponton will be Principal o WarragulRegional College. Les and the rest o the team did amighty job while I was on leave at the end o term 2 andI am sure they will have your support while I am workingdown the highway.

Rob JuratowitchPrincipal

Why I love working at WarragulRegional.

I have now been at WarragulRegional or ve years, whichis the longest I have taught atany one school. In 2001, my

amily and I immigrated rom NewZealand. In NZ, I taught English atWaihi College in the North Island, arural school approximately the size

o Warragul Regional. Since arriving in Australia I haveworked across a number o locations in Victoria. None othese schools elt just right until I came to WRC.

So why do I love working at WRC?

Firstly, we have amazing students who are passionate andcommitted. They are good citizens. As an educator anda mother, I value young people who have a conscience,

who are kind-hearted and who care about others. I seeexamples o this every day at WRC.

Secondly, we have a abulous community with accessto lots o resources. Having lived in Indonesia as an

exchange student, I have experienced rst hand poignantexamples o poverty. Many people in Asia do not haveenough ood to eat, clean drinking water and adequatehousing. Education is something they can only dreamabout. In comparison, we have so much more: top classhealth care, schooling and job opportunities. We also livein an environment which is relatively unspoiled.

Lastly, I am lucky to work with a talented and dedicatedgroup o sta. At WRC good enough is never enough, weare always aiming to do better. Schooling has changed.Once upon a time in the dark ages o education studentswere expected to ail, now we want to ensure all studentslearn. I am very ortunate to work with a bunch o stathat are passionate about improving the lives and learningo young people. How many people can say the same?

Thank you too, to our parent community or allowing usthe privilege o working with your children every day. I amcondent that graduates o WRC will do us proud.

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Helping your kids thrive at school

Most parents want their kids tothrive at school. But thriving is not

just about academic perormance

or whether or not a child is goodat sport or can make riends easily.According to the authors o Thrivingat School, Dr John Irvine and JohnStewart, current research showsthat our children's success in lie willdepend less on their 'traditional' IQ

and more on their emotional intelligence. "Ideally", sayIrvine and Stewart, "children need to develop attitudes,values and good habits in their early school years whichhelp them to become happy and eective learners. Whilehighly important or a child's intellectual development,

the original 3Rs o reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic are notenough on their own to ensure children will thrive aslearners. In addition, they need to learn the values orespect, responsibility and relationships the new 3Rs."

What are some of the main issues that children faceat school, which parents may not be aware of orconsider?

I think we orget just how social and emotional schoolis. Children are placed in age-cages, where one daycan determine which 'year' you are in, who you mix withand what you will learn. Children need to mix and eel

connected. This isn't always going to be a smooth andhappy journey. Learning can be dicult learning socialskills and emotional intelligence means there can beupset. But they are just as important in the developmento kids as learning the traditional 3Rs reading, 'ritingand 'rithmetic. These new 3Rs respect, responsibilityand relationships - are important or our kids' utures.In classes, parents sometimes orget that their kids arebeing cared or by adults who are neither amily nor closeriends and these people are proessionals. Sometimeswe orget just how much experience o children ourquality teachers have they have a history o hundreds

o children. Where parents see the world o their child,teachers see the world o 'their' children. I also eel thatparents are much more ocused on 'success', which canbe based on how my kid is doing against other kids in thesame class. You hear some parents say "he has to catchup, he is slipping behind". This makes learning out to be arace. But it isn't. A plant that grows quicker doesn't have a

better fower.

What are the personal qualities that can help a childsucceed at school?

This is really entering into the world o emotionalintelligence the personal growth and development o a

good and happy learner. These qualities are not just orschool they are or lie; ater all that is what we are reallytrying to develop in school. This is the domain o socialemotional well-being. We nd that the real qualities arethe new 3Rs:

Respect -Everyone has the right to be respected.Respect comes rom appreciating something or what it is not what it can do or us. Respect means having regardor others by accepting that other people are dierent butjust as important as you are. Respecting yoursel meansthat you stand up or yoursel and don't let yoursel be

talked into doing things that you know are wrong or makeyou eel uncomortable.

Responsibilities -We must take responsibility orour actions - or our learning, or possessions, or ollowingrules, and or being kind. We become responsibleby gaining satisaction in knowing that what we do isappreciated. Parents must respect that schools have toassert rules to ensure all kids act responsibly.

Relationships -Once respect and responsibilitiesare understood, good relationships ollow easily. This is

probably the most important element or happiness in lie.The most important relationship we should strengthenis the one with ourselves. How we relate to 'us' isundamental or social and emotional well-being. For itis this relationship that oers us the greatest platorm onwhich to build success, to increase our condence, totackle change.

Excerpts taken rom Thriving at School: A practical guide to help your

child enjoy the crucial school years (2nd Edn), by Dr John Irvine and John

Stewart.

Uniform

The College has a strict uniorm policy in place and it isexpected that all students ollow this policy. I seek parentsupport in this issue to ensure that your son/daughterwears the appropriate uniorm to and rom school. Inthe uture students who continuallyattend school outo uniorm will be sent home to change into the correctuniorm.

Year 12 countdown: 38 SCHOOLDAYS LEFT BEFORE FINAL EXAMS.

Les PontonAssistant Principal

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Last Wednesday, I had the privilege o meeting Joy Ryrie

and Pamela Lyons, who presented a cheque o $300towards the chaplaincy program at Warragul RegionalCollege. The money was donated jointly by two localorganizations. Firstly, Karawah is a group o ladies whohave been meeting together or over 30 years, oeringriendship, care and support to each other, and who otenraise unds to support local causes. Secondly, 'The Diner'is organised by local churches and the Baw Baw Shireto supply low cost, nutritious mealsto the disadvantaged within thecommunity.

Both organizations are

worthy o recognition ortheir eorts in caringand providing muchneeded supportor others withintheir community.The donation wasgiven in lovingmemory o MarilynDawson, who wasa valuable membero Karawah, andwho was passionateabout investing in theyounger generation tobuild a better lie or all.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Karawah

and 'The Diner' on behal o the Chaplaincy Committeeand Warragul Regional College or their generosity, andour condolences or the loss o their riend and member,Marilyn, and our blessings or their endeavours in theuture.

Donna HunterChaplain

DONATION FOR CHAPLAINCY

Do something real to ght global hungerand help people who are chronically hungryand living in poverty donate to the 40Hour Famine!

40 Hour Famine is one o Australias biggest youth events,raising community awareness and much-needed unds tohelp ght global hunger.

This year the 40 Hour Famine will help support projectsthat ght hunger in Malawi, Ethiopia, East Timor, Nepal,Tanzania, and Uganda and helps World Vision respond to

emergencies and other needs around the world.Students can help support our team o students who aregiving something up so others may have something theyneed, by coming along to the BBQ, held at lunchtime onthe 6th September 2013. By doing so we will be making

a collective statement that we do not agree that otherpeople should live in such extreme poverty and you will behelping us reach our target o $3000. Over the past yearsWarragul Regional College has done exceedingly well atraising donations to support World Vision, and it wouldbe great to see this continue into the uture. There will beburgers available or vegetarians.

We also have a school page on the World Vision site whereyou can go and donate directly online and support one ormore o our team members, or join up yoursel.

$40 can help eed a amily o six or a month! Together we

can raise the bar and lower the gap...Blessings, Donna

HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS"giving something up so others may havesomething they need"

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Theres a phrase you should avoid if you want to maintain a goodrelationship with a child or teenager.

Its a phrase that was so often on the tip of my tongue when my kidswere younger. It was so tempting sometimes to blurt out...

These are the best years of your life.

Think it, but dont say it.

Heres why. (I wrote about it a recent blog post and I thought Idrepeat it in Happy Kids.)

Young people today are experiencing more pressure than ever.

The DOLLY Youth Monitor 2011 survey, for which I was a contributorand spokesperson, revealed that there has been a spike in anxietyand stress levels in 14-17 year olds.

Three in five young people felt a great need to reduce stress, withgirls more likely than boys to be stressed.

The greatest source of stress for todays teens is the pressure theyput on themselves. Teen girls especially seem to believe that they

have to succeed at everything they do, and seem to have createdimpossibly high standards: 75% of girls want to be fitter; 65% wantto get better marks; and 60% want to be more confident. Fear of notfitting in and of social isolation is a big worry for girls. Boys alsoworry about not fitting in, but not to the same extent as girls.

Teens also worry about their families. One in five worry that theirparents will divorce. This is obviously concerning when their saferefuge is unstable at a volatile developmental stage.

The pressures of being a teen todayIts easy to think young people today have never had it so good, but they also live with stresses that pastgenerations of teenagers didnt have to endure.

1.Maintain regular contact through family mealtimes. There is acorrelation between families that have 5 to 6 meals together a weekand good mental health. Mealtimes give you a chance to monitor yourteenagers moods and also to talk, which is therapeutic.

2.Help them get plenty of sleep. We underestimate the impact ofsleep. Its vital for good wellbeing. Teens need plenty, but often getless as they get older. Learn more about good sleep hygiene so youcan assist them to get a good nights sleep.

3. Make sure they have someone to confide in. When life is tough,girls are more likely to talk to a friend, and boys are more likelyto talk to a family member. Help them identity or find someone totalk with.

4. Let them do something unproductive every day. Doing nothingis good for your mental health. It takes many forms: surfing the net,watching movies, talking to friends, playing with a pet, strumming aguitar, listening to music...

5. Encourage volunteering. The Positive Psychology movementstrongly advocates volunteering as a way of relieving stress as ittakes young people out of themselves, letting them do things wherethey dont have to excel. Helping releases endorphins, which are thefeel-good chemicals which affect kids moods. The same thinghappens when they are hugged. That leads me to a sixth idea...

6. Hug them. Being told by people close to you that you are loved andloveable has always been good for your wellbeing. Sometimes in theendless striving for good parenting strategy we sometimes forget thatits the heart things as opposed to the head things we do that makethe biggest difference.

How do young people relieve pressure?

Young people relieve pressure in healthy and unhealthy ways.

More than one in four teenagers turn to music as a release, which issomething that teens have always done. Sport, exercise and hangingout with friends are other healthy ways teens use to de-stress.

On the unhealthy side, some young people eat too much, some usealcohol even at this relatively young age, and others get totally lostonline. (Theres nothing wrong with escaping but you need to be placed

firmly in the real world).

Next time you feel like blurting out that your kids have never had it so good,stop and think again. Todays kids have lots of advantages but they also livewith pressures that kids of previous generations didnt have to contend with.

Here are some others ways you can help young peoplemaintain good mental health:

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August is proving to be a busy month in the Library.

So ar we have hosted a Year 9 World War One History morning presented by Mr. Tim Whitord, an Education Ocerrom the Shrine o Remembrance. He spoke to our students about his personal journey searching or The Lost Diggers

o Fromelles. He was an inspirational speaker who captivated students and sta with his story. We are currentlydisplaying a number o photographs, medallions and service histories o past teachers and students who served duringWW1. This display will soon move to the cabinets in the reception area.

National Science week has been promoted and lots o new resources displayed.

Childrens Book Week starts next week under the theme o Readacross the universe. This has tiedin nicely with Scienceweek. Our Library hasa copy o all the titlesshort listed or awards,but our display o these

books are dwindling asstudents quickly borrowthem.

This week we arehosting sessions o theYear 7 Health Expo.Related resources will bedisplayed and books willbe available or studentborrowing aterwards.

Penny Jewell

Librarian

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

Congratulations to the Logo Design winner,Sharni Miller. Her logo is shown here andwhilst there were a number o creativeentries, this design showcased Sharnisskills in using technology to create a logo

that is simple but very eective. The logois now being printed on vinyl stickers to goonto eTeam olders.

Coming up in the next ew weeks, eTeammembers will

help review the 'Acceptable Use Policy'or the College

assist with planning an inormationnight or parents to be held in term 4

design posters showing how to keepschool work les organised on studentcomputers, and how to back up to theschool server

learn how to create a google survey.

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On Wednesday the 14th o August, Grace Saunders,Tom Commadeur, Hayden Young, Kristen Coster, KaitlynBlack and I were lucky enough to be chosen to go to theMonash Maths Madness Challenge.

Mrs Coleman kindly drove us to the Monash Churchillcampus or the event. The challenge involved the six o usworking as a team and competing against other attendingGippsland schools. We had to complete a series oquestionnaires and puzzle solving rounds to count towardsthe nal ending score. We had spent many lunchtimespractising with Mrs Coleman and Mr Bott.

The day was split into ve separate rounds. Problemsolving, Maths relay, Maths crossword puzzle, the solochallenge and 'Geos question'. The day was verychallenging but we all had a great time and a nice lunch.

Our group including Mrs Coleman were extremely pleasedwith our eort as the Year 8 Warragul Regional team, the'Regional Randoms'. Regional's nal result was that wecame 5th out o 12 schools. Great work on our rst Maths

Challenge at Monash University.Written by Bradley Murray (8-3)

MATHS MATTERS - YEAR 7-9

On Thursday, 15th August, 48 year 10 and 11 studentsattended the exhibition Courage to Care at CatholicCollege in Sale.

Ater arriving at our venue the students were shown a

DVD on The Holocaust giving them a solid introduction orthe rest o the session. Students were then spoken to bya Holocaust survivor, Herbie, who spoke o the terror hisamily aced when his hometown o Vienna, Austria wasannexed by Germany.

Herbie was only 13 when his amily fed to Brusselsto escape but soon ater Brussels was also deeatedby Germany. His ather was interred in France and theamily later ound his name ona transport list to the Nazideath camp, Auschwitz,where he most certainly

perished. Herbies storyisnt all sad thoughand he speaks lovinglyabout Australia, thecountry that saved himand his amily.

Ater hearing romHerbie, students werethen invited to lookaround the exhibition tolearn about the dierent

heroes that helpedsave people during TheHolocaust, all with asignicant connection to

Victoria. Students then broke into small groups to discusswhat they had learned during the day.

The main message o the program is to speak up whenyou see any orm o injustice, big or small, taking place.

To be an upstander, not a bystander is a powerulmessage that can be carried through all aspects o ourlives, particularly at school.

The organisers at Courage to Care all complimented us onhow well behaved and enthusiastic the students were andthe students all are to be commended or representing

WRC so well.

Tracey Collie

BE AN UPSTANDER, NOT A BYSTANDER

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CAREER NEWSReminders

Open Days

Sun 25 Aug ACU (Ballarat); Ballarat; Box Hill:

Deakin (Burwood); La Trobe (Bundoora); Monash

(Gippsland); Victoria; William Angliss Institute

Sun 1 Sept La Trobe (Albury/Wodonga)

Occupational Therapy information evening;

5.30-8pm, Thurs 12 Sept; Austin Hospital,Studley Rd, Heidelberg; Register: email

[email protected]

Medical Radiations tours at Peter Mac; Sun 15

Sept; Information: ph 9656 1375, RTEducation@

petermac.org, www.petermac.org.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY NEWS -

Discover Deakin Deakin Universitysschool holiday program is running at allcampuses. Meet with current students, ndout about courses, and experience whatuniversity lie is like. When: Mon 23 to Fri 27Sept; Ino: www.deakin.edu.au/discover.

Open Day Check out this address

beore attending: www.deakin.edu.au/openday/#start; it will help you to plan yourvisit to the Burwood campus on 25 August.

WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE OPEN DAY Trial a Trade -

As part o the day, William Angliss will providea hands-on look at what careers could entail.Aspiring ches will learn their way around anindustrial kitchen, while budding patissiers andsugar lovers will learn some tricks o the tradebehind the creation o some o their avouritetreats. This behind the scenes look is anopportunity or students to ollow their passions,discover career pathway or even realise a talent

they didnt know they had. Sign up beorehandat www.angliss.edu.au/Open-Day.

PRAHRAN CAMPUS OF SWINBURNE

Swinburne courses oered at this campuswill move to the Hawthorn campus in 2014.However, with in-principle support rom theVictorian Government, Northern MelbourneInstitute o TAFE (NMIT) and Swinburne havesigned a Memorandum o Understanding towork to ensure the continued delivery o tertiaryeducation at the Prahran campus. NMITsvision or the campus is to progressively developthe campus as an educational precinct with

a ocus on training in the Creative Industries.Programs would include a wide selection ocreative disciplines rom design and music totheatre arts and sound production. It is hopedthat programs will commence by the start o the2014 academic year. For updates see: www.nmit.edu.au/prahran.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART(NIDA)

NIDA (in Sydney) is an internationally acclaimedinstitute or education in theatre, lm andtelevision. NIDA is searching or talentedstudents who have a desire to work hard andbecome successul artists in the arts and

entertainment industry. All application, audition,interview and project requirements or NIDAstertiary programs are now available on theirwebsite, and applications must be made directlyto NIDA beore Mon 30 Sept (www.nida.edu.au). There will be an inormation night on Thurs

22 Aug which will be broadcast live onlineand will be available to stream online later orstudents who are unable to at tend. Registeror the online streaming at www.nida.edu.au/ino2013. Auditions and interviews or 2014 arein November. Ino: 02 9697 7600, [email protected].

FINE ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

MELBOURNE - SOUTHBANK CAMPUS (VCA) -

Those planning to apply or the Bachelor oFine Arts at VCA in Southbank are advised tosee www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/ba. For detailsexplaining the application process or domesticstudents go to the specialisation o interest,click Domestic, then go to the Apply Nowtab. NOTE: applicants or Fine Arts (Filmand Television), (Dance), (Animation) and(Screenwriting) must complete and submit aSupplementary application orm. This orm isonly available to applicants via the link includedin the VTAC application acknowledgment

email or in the VTAC user account messages.The Supplementary application orm must becompleted and submitted by 5pm 30 August.Applicants must pay an additional assessmentee o $65 with their Supplementaryapplication orm.

FASHION CAMP Want to cut it in ashion?Get a glimpse behind the seams o thiscreative industry with instruction on everythingrom illustration and construction to stylingand visual merchandising. Over ve days ointensive ashion you will learn rom industryexperts how to turn a passion into a proession.When: 23 -27 Sept (holidays); Where: KanganInstitutes Centre or Fashion and CreativeIndustries, Cremorne St, Richmond; Cost:$785; Ages: 15 18 years; Book: www.kangan.edu.au/short-courses-melbourne/ashion-camp/aosc/tashn12/

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERINGSUMMER SCHOOL

The Faculty o Engineering and InormationTechnologies at the University o Sydney will behosting this event, unded by Engineering AidAustralia. The program gives 20 Indigenoussecondary school students rom acrossAustralia, who are entering Years 11 and 12in 2014, the opportunity to come to Sydney

and explore the possibilities o studying andworking within various areas o engineering.The week-long program will involve site visits atkey Sydney locations, curriculum exercises andparticipation in cultural activities. There willbe networking opportunities with engineeringindustry representatives and the SydneyHarbour Bridge Climb. The program is ullysponsored with al activities, accommodation,fights and meals covered. Indigenousstudents with high aptitude or maths andscience, and interested in engineering areencouraged to apply. When: 12-18 January,2014; Ino: 02 9036 6571, [email protected], www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/iaess,

www.engineeringaid.org .

GUARANTEED ATARs AT SWINBURNE

Many o Swinburne Universitys degrees willhave a guaranteed ATAR in 2014. This meansthat students who meet course prerequisites

and achieve an ATAR rank equal to or abovethe published guaranteed ATAR, and list thatcourse as their highest successul preerencethrough VTAC, will be guaranteed a place inthat course. Students who achieve an ATAR

just below the published guaranteed ATAR maybe eligible or bonus points through middle-

band and SEAS consideration. For a ull listo courses and scholarships with guaranteedATARs see: www.uture.swinburne.edu.au/vtac/atar.

MONASH UNIVERSITY NEWS -

MONASH YEAR 11 INSPIRATION DAY

Be inspired about your uture tertiary decisionswhile discovering a world o possibilities atMonash. This event will give you a chance toexplore options, lie at university, as well asprovide the opportunity to discuss your uturewith sta. When: 11am-3pm, Thurs 26 Sept;Where: Cauleld Campus; Register: www.monash.edu/year11-day; Ino: Eddie Oates, ph

9903 1613 or [email protected] provided.

SCHOLARSHIPS AT MONASH

Year 12s who list Monash as a coursepreerence when applying or courses throughVTAC will automatically be considered or mostmerit scholarships. For more inormation see:www.monash.edu/scholarships/merit.

SIR JOHN MONASH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM2014

For students who have excelled, Monash isoering a very generous scholarship program.See: www.monash.edu/scholarships/sir-john .

MONASH GUARANTEE

Monash has a new admissions program or2014 the Monash Guarantee. Students whoare nancially disadvantaged, IndigenousAustralians or completing Year 12 at a Monashunder-represented school could be eligibleor a guaranteed place at Monash, even itheir ATAR is below the clearly-in. See: www.monash.edu/study/options/guaranteed-entry.

EQUITY AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS -

All Year 12 students should apply or Equityand Merit Scholarships via VTAC. VTACscholarships applications or domestic students

close on 18 October. For tips on applying:www.vtac.edu.au/applying/process.html.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE HOSPITAL VISITS

What is nuclear medicine? What do nuclearmedicine technologists do? Get answersto these questions by joining a ree visit toa nuclear medicine department at a majorteaching hospital. When: 26-27 Sept; Ino:[email protected], see www.rmit.edu.au/medicalsciences/nuclearmedicine.

CADETSHIPS IN LOGISTICS The VictorianTransport Association has a successulCadetship program, with cadets enjoying the

program and looking orward to bright uturesin the industry. It is a tw0-year program whichhas young people employed ull time withlogistics companies while studying or the CertIV in Logistics and a Diploma o Logistics. Ino:Kristie, ph 9646 8590, see www.vta.com.au.

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DEBUT NOVELIST - AARON MCDONALD

Forever Bound:The Beginning is the debut novel oyear 12 student Aaron McDonald. The rst instalmentin a our part series, Forever Bound: The Beginninglaunches the adventures o Isabelle Elle Stephens,a high school student with supernatural abilities.Aaron began writing the novel in Year 9 or his skillcomponent o the Duke o Edinburgh. Inspired by anumber o his avourite TV shows, actors and novels,Aaron was able to create a world like no other.

Forever Bound: The Beginning was published at thebeginning o August. The novel will be available inNeed 2 Read, Warragul and online via www.xlibris.com.au/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=504582

CONGRATULATIONS MADELYN!

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Congratulations to all students who attended the West Gippsland Eisteddod. These students represented our school inGuitar Ensemble, Year 10 Music Group, Percussion Ensemble and Solo Classical Guitar, which Rhain Bateman took out3rd place. Students demonstrated proessionalism and perormed at their best.Angela Aitken, Rhain Bateman, Oscar Bateman, Connor Beggs, Nick Bell, Nick Clark, Sam Coulter, Josh Craword, PatDavies, Sean Haynes, Jayden Hedrick, Ryan Heord, Riley May, Tait Watson and Paige Wishart.

WEST GIPPSLAND EISTEDDFOD

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ConnorBeggs NickBell

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RileyMayRyanHefford

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ter JoshCrawfordNickClark

On Tuesday the 13th o August Mrs Burtons year 10 Healthand Human Development class were very privileged to haveidentical triplets pay a visit. The class has recently been

looking at multiple pregnancies.

Meagan Harris has a son, Riley, in year 7 at WarragulRegional. She recently gave birth at 27 weeks and 6 daysto identical triplet boys who had a 1 in 200 million chanceo existence. The triplets are particularly rare due to theact that they developed sharing only one placenta. Theboys, Cooper, Declan and Spencer were born by caesareansection at Monash Medical Centre with a team o 21proessionals including 3 doctors or each baby. Each babyweighed approximately 1kg when born and remained inhospital until they were developed enough to go home. Thebabies actual birth date was the 18th o August.

Meagan is supported by her mother, Diane, whoaccompanied her on the school visit. They explained thatone o the major diculties is making sure that they dontget the boys mixed up. They have coloured rugs, bands and

T shirts with their names printed on them to help keep themsorted correctly.

The year 10 students were incredibly excited and grateulto have the opportunity to see the triplets and nd outinormation about multiple pregnancies and the issuesinvolved. As a thank you git, the class presented the boyswith their own colour coded toy.

IDENTICAL TRIPLETS PAY A VISIT!Year 10 Health and Human Development

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What Is Your Navigator Course?An adventurous journey that will help you discover, develop and achieve your potential - physically, socially,intellectually and emotionally. As you learn new skills your condence will soar and you'll be better able to ace the liechallenges that school or the work place will throw your way.

The Navigator Course is not a camp. It is designed or young people aged 15-17 (inclusive) and you will be part o agroup o up to 14 young people or 12 days.

What You'll Get Out Of It Sel condence

Lie long riends

Fun and adventure

Leadership skills

Clearer sense o direction

What's Involved Adventurous activities

Personal challenges

Learning by doing

Going places you've never been beore

Improving your tness

Stepping outside your comort zone

Opportunity to make your own choices

Being part o a team

Time alone to think about your lie

Itinerary In base activities

A 2 and/or 3 day expedition

Daily hiking to new camp site

24 hour solo (alone time)

A variety o activities - dependent on location

Team building initiatives

Outward Bound Australia is oeringWarragul Regional College students a number

o 1/2 scholarships or this 12 day course,

commencing on 23rd September 2013 - an

amazing opportunity or young people aged

15 to 17.

To be eligible or these scholarships certain

qualiying criteria needs to be met. Thecourse is normally priced at $1875 or the

12 days; the 1/2 scholarship reduces this to

$937.50 per participant.

Please don't hesitate to call Iain Luck

(Assistant Principal - Student Services) i you

need urther inormation.

The number of places is limited as arethe scholarship opportunities.I you are responding by email:

[email protected] please include

a contact number.


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Thurs 29 Aug Beacon Speed Careers

Wed 4 Sept WWW Week 7 Group C7

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