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Volume 4 Issue 11 | Week 6 Term 4, 2014

NEWSLETTER

McPherson St, Moonee Ponds

ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

Professor Suzanne CoryAC, PhD, FAA, FRS

Matthew Lagamba2014 School Captain

Isabelle Cahoy2014 School Captain

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6:30PM

TUESDAY

MOONEE VALLEY RACECOURSEMCPHERSON STREET MOONEE PONDS

BY CARPARKING IS AVAILABLE FOR GUESTS ON SITE VIA

GATE 1 ON MCPHERSON STREET

BY TRAINCRAIGIEBURN LINE FROM FLINDERS STREET

STATION, STOPS AT MOONEE PONDS STATION.MVRC IS A 10 MINUTE WALK DOWN PUCKLE

STREET.

BY TRAMNO. 59 TRAM FROM ELIZABETH STREET ARRIVES

DIRECTLY AT MOONEE PONDS JUNCTION.MVRC MAIN ENTRANCE IS A 200M WALK.

GETTING THERE

SUZANNE CORY HIGH SCHOOL PROUDLY PRESENTS

DEC 27PM START

SPEAKERS

AWARDS NIGHTMOONEE VALLEY RACECOURSEMCPHERSON STREET MOONEE PONDS

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R e s p e ct A s p i r at io n C o nt r i b ut io n

From the Principal

Our Year 12 students have completed their final VCE exams this week and can now enjoy a well-deserved break at the end of four years of hard work at Suzanne Cory High School. Students who have studied Unit 3 and 4 subjects will receive their results on Monday December 15th. The school community can be very proud of the efforts of students and

staff in this first year of Year 12. Students in Years 9 to 11 have now completed their formal assessments for semester 2 and are beginning their transition program for 2015. Students will be engaged in a variety of learning activities over the next week to prepare themselves for their studies in 2015.

Awards NightThe Awards Night for 2014 will be held at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Tuesday 2nd December. Awards Night 2014 is the most significant celebration in the school calendar—it is an evening to recognise and celebrate student achievements, contributions and efforts throughout the year. It is also an opportunity to hear from Professor Suzanne Cory and there will be special student performances during the evening.

All students are expected to attend Awards Night and we encourage parents and families to attend this evening with students. An invitation is included in this newsletter. There is no charge for this event. Please note that students are required to wear their full school uniform including blazers and badges to Awards Night. Students are not required at school on the day of Awards Night, Tuesday 2nd December but students are required to arrive at the venue by 6.30pm that evening for final arrangements and seating before Awards Night commences at 7pm.

School CaptainsI am pleased to announce the School Captains for 2015. Congratulations to Ricky John and Erene Sakabetis. Ricky and Erene will be formally presented with their School Captain badges at the Awards Night. I also wish to acknowledge the students who nominated for the School Captain positions. All students should be proud of their efforts and we hope these students will involve themselves in leadership opportunities during 2015.Student Leaders for 2015The Student Leadership Program at Suzanne Cory High School is now well developed with a model established

that will create a strong tradition of student participation across leadership domains at the school. Congratulations to the students who will take up positions for 2015 and a special thank you to Ms Timmee Grinham and Ms Marissa Chui for their passion and dedication this year and for their work in coordinating the selection of leaders for 2015. The names of students who will take up leadership positions for 2015 are included in this newsletter.

Class of 2016 Kwong Lee Dow Young ScholarsCongratulations to Sofia Pacheco of year 10 for being accepted into the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program. Over 1900 applications were received from students across Victoria and adjoining border regions. The Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program will afford participants the opportunity to mix with like-minded peers and future leaders. A tailored program of events and activities will support and enhance their secondary studies, inspire their career plans and provide opportunities to interact with the university community. Sofia will attend a welcome event in December as one of 700 selected year 10 scholars. Students will be officially welcomed into the program and participate in a number of information sessions on the day including an address from former Vice Chancellor Professor Kwong Lee Dow. Sofia is a worthy recipient who has already been an outstanding leader and ambassador for Suzanne Cory High School. Kay Peddle Acting Principal

Semester 2 Reports

Parents will receive Semester 2 reports in the week beginning December 15th.

Second Hand Books

Suzanne Cory High School has appointed Campion Education to manage the sale of second hand books. The collection of books will take place on Thursday 27th

November and the sale of books will be held the following day, Friday 28th November. Parents are free to make their own arrangements prior to the sell day; the sell day is provided as a service for parents who wish to source second-hand books. Further information will be emailed to all families.

McPherson St, Moonee Ponds

ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

Professor Suzanne CoryAC, PhD, FAA, FRS

Matthew Lagamba2014 School Captain

Isabelle Cahoy2014 School Captain

w w w . s u z a n n e c o r y h s .v i c . e d u . a u

6:30PM

TUESDAY

MOONEE VALLEY RACECOURSEMCPHERSON STREET MOONEE PONDS

BY CARPARKING IS AVAILABLE FOR GUESTS ON SITE VIA

GATE 1 ON MCPHERSON STREET

BY TRAINCRAIGIEBURN LINE FROM FLINDERS STREET

STATION, STOPS AT MOONEE PONDS STATION.MVRC IS A 10 MINUTE WALK DOWN PUCKLE

STREET.

BY TRAMNO. 59 TRAM FROM ELIZABETH STREET ARRIVES

DIRECTLY AT MOONEE PONDS JUNCTION.MVRC MAIN ENTRANCE IS A 200M WALK.

GETTING THERE

SUZANNE CORY HIGH SCHOOL PROUDLY PRESENTS

DEC 27PM START

SPEAKERS

AWARDS NIGHTMOONEE VALLEY RACECOURSEMCPHERSON STREET MOONEE PONDS



In the weeks prior to exams this term, SCHS was abuzz with the events surrounding elections and appointments for leadership positions for 2015. The students who will represent their peers, and create and run activities in and around the school in the coming year, stood for election or were interviewed for their roles.

Below is a list of the students who will occupy positions of leadership for 2015. We offer congratulations to all of the newly-elected leaders

for 2015. They are a great team and we’re really excited about the coming year at SCHS - with this fabulous group leading with purpose and enthusiasm. (Please note: Students are designated by their 2015 Home Group and Year Level.)

Student Leadership 2015



Below is a list of the students who will occupy positions of leadership for 2015. We offer congratulations to all of the newly-‐elected leaders for 2015. They are a great team and we’re really excited about the coming year at SCHS -‐ with this fabulous group leading with purpose and enthusiasm. (Please note: Students are designated by their 2015 Home Group and Year Level.)

School Captains HG House

Ricky John 12E Kororoit Erene Sakabetis 12G Blackwood

Student Representative Council Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Joshua Cordina 10F Kristine Carlos 11A Raymond Ly (SRC Secretary) 12E Matt Enriquez 10D Tristan Gaga-‐a (SRC Chair) 11D Lyn Nguyen (SRC Chair) 12B Swara Samudre 10F Danny Hou 11C Thao Tran 12H Liang Xue 10H Angela Setjadiningrat 11D Oshan Rupasinghe 12G

House Leadership Position Blackwood HG Cottrell HG Kororoit HG Rothwell HG

House Captain-‐ Male Ravee Pathya 12F

Rhys Berry 12A Luke Mannix 12E Amanuiel Taddesse 12B

House Captain-‐ Female Bao Yen (Jenny) Tran 12G Lisa Pham 12A Jingni Tang 12E Alicia Lim 12C

Deputy Captain-‐-‐ Yr 11 Sofia Pacheco 11D Zein Alhamdani 11A Maria Jacob 11H Christian Meletis 11B

Deputy Captain Yr 10 Tarra Co 10E Lyn Tran 10G Akshi Malhotra 10D Kristopher Kewish 10H

Sports Leader 1 Ashvin Ranjan 12F Kritik Dube 12D Emmanuel Kifle 10D Sarah Ng 10A

Sports Leader 2 Megan Le 11D Sahan (Luvis) Hennedige Fernando 12A Tori Kovach 12E Lachlan Kempson 10H

Debating Leader 1 Joseph (Liem) Nguyen 12F Elena Demosthenous 12D Henry Hulstrom 11H Neha Devarakonda 10H

Debating Leader 2 Devika Nair 11E Kristine Carlos 11A Alana Stepanovski 10D Lyn Nguyen 12B

Music Leader 1 Chaturi Tennege 11D Alex Kim 12A Sarah Cao 10D Charlotte Simons 10A

Music Leader 2 Jemma Shirra-‐Gibb 11D Tiffany Chan 11C Lahiru Welgama 10F Junjira Brown 10H

Citizenship Leader 1 Arushi Sethi 12G Caroline Alchin 12D Heidi Le 12E Becky Su 11G

Citizenship Leader 2 Sharon Zaman 12G Jennifer Nguyen 12A Kirti Kishor 11D Nikhilesh Navani 11G









































School Captains

Student Representative Council

House Leadership

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On Tuesday 18th November, all of the newly-elected student leaders for 2015 attended a Student Leadership Training Day.

The day began with congratulations and a welcome from Ms Goodridge-Kelly, followed by a session conducted by Project Rockit. Using a series of creative exercises, Project Rockit provided the opportunity for students to examine their values, vision and personal strengths, as well as testing what it means to stand up for what you believe in.

In the second session of the day, leaders worked in groups based on their role. They spent time reflecting on what their role will entail and thinking about their vision for their area of responsibility in the coming year. The different House Domain Leaders met and discussed plans for their particular portfolios – Music, Debating, Sport and Citizenship. Each group then created a job description for their particular position.

In the final session of the day, leaders met in their working groups. The School Captains met with the Principal to discuss key events for 2015, while the SRC met as a group, and the leaders met in their respective House leadership groups. Each group created a vision and strategic plan for 2015 – including outlining their key priorities and assigning responsibilities.

Overall it was a fantastic opportunity for the new leaders to meet each other and to begin planning for their roles and responsibilities in 2015. We believe it has begun to equip them with the skills and vision to embrace their roles and get them off to a flying start next year.

Ms Martha Goodridge-Kelly House co-ordinator Ms Marissa Chui and Ms Timmee Grinham Co-ordinators of Student Leadership

Student Leadership Day



Student Leadership Day



Congratulations to our creative Year 9 students who entered a poem in the Red Room Poetry Object Competition this year. The competi-tion involves writing a

short poem about an object that is significant to you. The poems are published online at the Red

Room’s website at http://redroomcompany.org/poetry-object/poems/

Well done to Halam Nguyen of 9B. Halam’s touch-ing poem was shortlisted as a winning poem in the competition – the winners will be announced this month. Year 9 English team

Year 9 Poetry Object Competition

Mr Turtle was a present from my dadReminding me of all the time we spent togetherTime goes too fastUnity is something we once hadRuined by the real worldThe money troubles and deathLight so dim

Ended with closed eyes and no pulseI feel the patternsSo many memories as I close my eyesMaybe if I pray he’ll come backIn the end it’s just wishful thinkingNever am I going to feel his warmthEver after without my dad

Mr TurtleHalam Nguyen 9B

Christmas is coming and what better way to share the goodwill than with a freshly cut Oxfam Christmas tree delivered right to you! By purchasing a Christmas tree, you’ll be helping to bring

about positive change in the lives of people living in poverty. Trees will be delivered by our amazing volunteers to the Southern and Eastern sides of Melbourne on Saturday 6 December (from the Heatherwood School in Donvale), while delivery to the Northern and Western sides of Melbourne will take place

on Sunday 7 December (from Princes Hill Primary School in North Carlton). Phone and online orders close on Friday 28 No-vember and supplies are limited. So be sure to purchase your tree soon! Visit oxfam.org.au/my/christmas_tree/vic to place your order!

Oxfam Christmas Trees

To see how you can get involved, visit www.suzannecoryhs.vic.edu.au/parents-and-friends-association



China TourDuring the September school holidays 8 students and 2 staff traveled to China to spend some time at our Sister School, Shanghai Foreign Language School. The students from Years 9-11 spent 6 days at Shanghai Foreign Language School including a weekend with host families who showed them what living in China is like. Before returning home we spent 5 days in Beijing taking in the sights of the Capital. It was fascinating to see the two very different cities and experience the food and cul-ture. This was a fantastic opportunity for the stu-dents to practice their language skills and immerse themselves in the culture.Ms Jacqui Ladd Going to China was a great experience for me, es-pecially since it was my first trip overseas. I found it extremely motivating to be able to use my Chinese speaking skills on people who spoke no English

and to hold a basic conversation. The trip was encouraging for me to continue studying Chinese in year 12, and hopefully others will continue with their Chinese too. My highlights were seeing both the cities (Shanghai and Beijing) at night and stay-ing with my host brother. I think anyone studying Chinese would benefit from the trip as it placed me in situations where communicating in Chinese was a necessity. Louis Devine At the end of the tour I didn’t just simply gain activities to fill the time in during the holidays with, but insight into my culture. The experience gave me an insight into their valued history and the way that people who speak the same Chinese language live out their daily lives.Liang Xue



Premier’s Reading Challenge 2014Congratulations all Year 9 and 10 students who successfully completed the Premiers Reading Chal-lenge 2014. Certificates will be sent home to suc-cessful challengers in their school reports. The Premiers Reading Challenge is also a House competition at Suzanne Cory High School, where students who meet the Premiers Reading Challenge are each awarded house points. The house with the greatest number of successful challengers wins the house competition for the year. Blackwood was in fourth place this year, followed closely by Kororoit in third place, and Cottrell sec-ond place. The winning house for 2014 was Roth-well, who have been awarded the Premiers Reading Challenge trophy for the third year in a row. Success-ful challengers who are also members of Rothwell will also receive individual achievement awards. Well done Rothwell and thank you everyone who participated in the Premiers Reading Challenge 2014.Ms Fiona Starford iCentre Manager

‘We are looking for the best young writers and graphic storytellers in the west’The Young Ada's Short Story Prize and the Young Ada's Graphic Short Story Prize are two new writing com-petitions for students in years 10 – 12. If you’re interested in writing

and / or drawing, this is a great opportunity to make use of some free time over the school break. Ms Bradwell will run a workshopping session in the new school year to help you to prepare anything you write for the competition.The Williamstown Literary Festival and Hobsons Bay Libraries have organised the annual Ada Cambridge Writing awards for the past 12 years. This year they

have created two new ‘young Ada’ awards. The prizes are open to writers and graphic storytell-ers, aged from 15 to 18 years on 1 March 2015 who live, work or study in the western suburbs of Mel-bourne. There is no entry fee and entries close on Sunday 1 March 2015. Winners will be announced at the 12th Williamstown Literary Festival on 13-14 June 2015.

For further information please visit http://willylit-fest.org.au/writing-prizes/the-adas/

The Young Adas Short Story Prize – $250 The Young Adas Graphic Short Story Prize – $250

Ms Helen BradwellEnglish PLT

The Young Adas Short Story Prize & Graphic Short Story Prize – $250



ARTIST: My Linh DoTITLE: Self PortraitMEDIUM: Acrylic on paper

ARTIST: Yashoda EkanayakeTITLE: Self PortraitMEDIUM: Acrylic on paper

ARTIST: Benny NguyenTITLE: Self PortraitMEDIUM: Acrylic on paper

ARTIST: Siantelle JohnsTITLE: Self PortraitMEDIUM: Acrylic on paper

ARTIST: Alexia HumphriesTITLE: Self PortraitMEDIUM: Acrylic on paper

ARTIST: Ian WangTITLE: Still life with drumsMEDIUM: Mixed Media

ARTIST: Kirti KishorTITLE: Beach HouseMEDIUM: Foam board and balsa wood

ARTIST: Adam TurnerTITLE: Beach HouseMEDIUM: Foam board and balsa wood

ARTIST: Jemma Shirra-GibbTITLE: Beach HouseMEDIUM: Foam board and balsa wood

ARTIST: Dinushi TilakaratnaTITLE: Beach HouseMEDIUM: Foam board and balsa wood

ARTIST: Darcy MorganTITLE: Still life with chairMEDIUM: Gouache on paper

ARTIST: Michelle Tran 9FMEDIUM: Ceramic

ARTIST: Zoe Day 9EMEDIUM: Ceramic

ARTIST: Ana Elefterescu 9EMEDIUM: Ceramic

ARTIST: Sidney Brun 9FMEDIUM: Ceramic

ARTIST: Lyn Tran 9GMEDIUM: Ceramic

ARTIST: Eddy Yao 9HMEDIUM: Ceramic

ARTIST: Liang Xue 9HMEDIUM: Ceramic

The students below have been fortunate enough to have their art work selected for a local exhibition. The exhibition, titled YOUTH, is on display at the Wyndham Art Gallery until January 4. Congratulations to the following students for having their work publicly recognised:

YOUTH Exhibition



SAFEMinds Comes to Town! headspace – the National Youth Mental Health Foundation will be presenting a FREE session in Werribee for parents to learn about early detection and support for young people through the SAFEMinds mental health training currently being introduced for schools and families across Victoria.

Time: 7pm to 9pm

Date: Monday 8th December, 2014

Venue: headspace Werribee, Shop 13 5 Duncans Road, Werribee

Parents interested in attending can register via www.eventbrite.com.au/o/safeminds-7552791023



Social media is more ac-cessible than ever – with the rise of smartphones and tablets, it has never been easier to jump on-line.

For young people, it means being more con-nected than any other generation – friends are

never more than a tweet away.

Unfortunately this has also led to a rapid increase in cyberbullying – to the point that at least one in 10 children are cyberbullied each year.

Cyberbullying can be very different from tradition-al bullying, and many parents can feel ill-equipped to respond if their child is being cyberbullied.

Susan McLean (pictured above), a former police officer and Australia’s leading cybersafety expert, said even if parents have no experience with social media, by following a few basic steps, parents can effectively support their children to be safe online.

'Parenting in the 21st century requires you to be able to parent in the digital space,' Ms McLean said. 'Technology is firmly entrenched in our lives and that of our children so we need the tools to deal with issues as they arise.

'It’s really important that if your child is being cyberbullied, you don’t cut them off from social

media and take their technology away - the vast majority of kids won't tell a parent if they are bul-lied and harassed online for fear of losing access. They would much rather put up with the bad to keep the good.'

Ms McLean said when confronted with their child being cyberbullied, parents should follow the cy-berbullying quick response checklist:

• Reassure and comfort• Don't respond• Block and delete bully• Report to the site• Keep a copy• Tell school (or relevant place) and seek action• If ongoing inform police• Support your child as they have done nothing wrong

The Department’s Bully Stoppers website has a range of advice for parents, students and teach-ers about how to respond to all types of bullying. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/default.aspx

Susan McLean is Australia's leading cybersafety expert and was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years. She was the first Victorian Police officer appointed to a position involving cybersafety and young people. She was one of several experts who authored the Bully Stoppers Resource and is a pub-lished author. Her book Sexts Texts and Selfies - how to keep your child safe in the digital space is available now.

Expert’s tips for parents to stop cyber bullying

Cover Art

This issue’s cover art was created by Leanne Lim of 10H

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