NEWSLETTER VOLUME 25. ISSUE 12 EDITORS: MS. C FORSTER & MR. D BERTSCH 11th August 2017

RSC NEWSLETTER Ph: 03 5986 8595 rosebud.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

CREDIT CARD PHONE PAYMENT AND BPAY ARE AVAILABLE

THROUGH THE ROSEBUD SECOND-ARY COLLEGE OFFICE

At Rosebud Secondary College, Teachers are on bus duty from

8:05 to 8:30am and 3:15 to 4:00pm. The yard is supervised from 8:20am in

the morning until 3:30pm in the afternoon

WHAT’S ON AT RSC

AUGUST:

9-11: Yr 11 OES Mt Baw Baw

14: Snr/Int Girls Netball

14-16: Science Week

14-15: VET Sport & Rec Melbourne

15: Intermediate Sport

16-18: Yr 10 OES Mt Baw Baw

18: Presentation Ball #1

21: VCAL Expo

21-25: Book Week

22-23: 9D & 9E City Exp Melbourne

24: VCE Theatres Studies Exc

Malthouse Theatre Melb

24-25: 9B & 9G City Exp Melbourne

25: Presentation Ball #2

All Saints Trivia Night

7pm Chaplaincy Fundraiser

29-30: 9C & 9F City Exp Melbourne

31-1: 9A & 9H City Exp Melbourne

SEPTEMBER:

11: P/T INTERVIEWS

12noon-7:00pm

14: Yr 7 Sport

15: Yr 10 Formal

Mornington Racecourse

6:30pm-11:30pm

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Year 9 LORAX students enjoying fresh powder at Lake

Mountain. Turn to Page 8 for more pictures and article.

COLLEGE INFO

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

TUESDAYS: 8:30AM-11:30AM

THURSDAYS: 12:00PM-4:00PM

2ndHAND BOOKS….

A REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS WHO PLACED

BOOKS IN THE 2ND HAND BOOKSTORE TO SELL. PLEASE CONTACT THE

BOOKSHOP on 5986-8595 OR DROP IN TO COLLECT

CHEQUES OF ANY SOLD ITEMS.

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HOUSE OR CHANGED

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OF ANY CHANGES TO FAMILY

DETAILS, OCCUPATIONS,

QUALIFICATIONS,

ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS

& EMAILS ETC.

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STUDENTS WHO ARE UNWELL

A REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS. IF YOUR CHILD IS UNWELL PLEASE KEEP THEM AT HOME UNTIL THEY ARE BETTER.

IF YOUR CHILD BECOMES UNWELL AT SCHOOL, THEY ARE TO GO TO SICK BAY FIRST

STUDENTS ARE NOT TO PHONE THEIR PARENTS. STUDENTS WHO DO WILL BE IN BREACH OF SCHOOL RULES AND THIS

WILL LEAD TO CONFISCATION OF MOBILE PHONES

THE SICK BAY COORDINATOR, WILL CALL PARENTS IF THEIR STUDENT IS UNWELL AND NEEDS TO GO HOME

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE, AMBULANCE COVER

ARRANGEMENTS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY BROUGHT TO SCHOOLS

This is a reminder to parents and guardians of students:

if you do not have student accident insurance and/or ambulance cover, then you are responsible for paying the

cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any oth-

er transport costs.

Private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors is not insured and the Department does not accept

any responsibility for any loss or damage.

Student accident insurance/ambulance cover policies are available from some commercial insurers. Should you

require assistance in this matter contact an insurance broker or find a suitable personal accident insurer in the

Yellow Pages or online.

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

It’s been a busy couple of weeks at the College and I have continued to enjoy get-

ting to know the community. Some of the activities have included course and path-

way information sessions which are important to help young people and their fam-

ilies make informed decisions about subject selection as they move through their

senior years of schooling.

I was able to attend my first RSC production ‘Revolution’ which was outstanding. I

have received correspondence from a number of community members congratulating the writers,

performers and staff who brought the show to life. The content was topical and well researched

and highlighted to me the focus on learning to be able to present such powerful performances.

As I write this our Wakakirri team are putting their final touches to their performance at the Frank-

ston Arts Centre. Having seen some rehearsals I am confident the team will represent the College

with great pride and skill.

The past fortnight has seen a number of students representing the College in the community and

showcasing their learning. The VCAL students are continuing to work on the mural at Ti Tree Lodge,

our VET Sport and Recreation students have umpired Auskick at Etihad Stadium, and some of our

Year 9 students have been to Eastbourne Primary School to read with Grade 3 students. On top of

this we have had a number of sporting teams experience success, and this week the student lead-

ers launched their King Ball competition. This competition is designed to give different year levels

the opportunity to participate in lunchtime activities together.

This week also saw the launch of our 2017 Active Minds program, which brings together 75 Grade 4

and 5 students from our local primary schools to have a taste of secondary school. It was great to

see so many excited faces and I would like thank the College staff for facilitating these sessions

over the coming weeks.

Finally, I have included below a small extract from my speech to the students at the assembly last

week.

“I expect you to show commitment to your learning, I expect you to respect yourselves, our school

and the staff. I expect you to be kind to each other. I also expect you to be an active participant in

your education, ask questions, seek help, provide thoughts about what type of school you want this

to be. It is your school, it is our school. Together we want to be the strongest learning community

that we can be.

So what can you expect from me? You can expect me to value yours’, the staff’s and my

own learning. You can expect me to be respectful, kind and fair. You can expect me to have high

expectations of you. You can expect to see me around, visit your classes, and talk to you in the

yard.”

Lisa Holt

Principal

COLLEGE NEWS

REVOLUTION: SEEDS OF CHANGE

COLLEGE PRODUCTION WOWS AUDIENCES! Last week, Revolution: Seeds of Change, an original musical written by Rosebud Secondary College students, wowed audience members who laughed and cried their way through three powerful performances. Approximately 40 singers, dancers, musi-cians and backstage crew were involved in the production which told stories of resilience and resistance, looking at pivotal moments in history where disenfranchised and discriminated groups of people have risen up and said “No!”, demanding equal rights for all.

Students involved in the production worked tirelessly for six months to bring these stories and songs to the stage. Writers Sa-rah Ennis, Alice Schlipalius, Lydia Swift, Annabelle Wemyss and Taylah Williams, as well as the entire ensemble, are to be con-gratulated on their outstanding achievement. As many audience members remarked afterwards, “With these kids in charge, the future looks bright.”

SCIENCE WEEK This year Science Week will be running August 14-16 with a Science fair run by the students. Years 7-9 will each have a day where representatives from each class will present a self directed experimental report they have completed in class. A champion will be crowned for each year level. It will be running in the Science foyer at lunchtime and students, staff and parents are encouraged to attend and see the great experiments students have been completing.

COLLEGE NEWS

UNIFORM Our new uniform is looking great on all of the Year 7s and others who have made purchases. A reminder that our old uniform will be phased out over the next year and by the beginning of 2019 all students will be in the new uniform. A reminder that we now have a great looking and warm black jacket with the Rosebud emblem. These are the only black jackets that are allowed. A remind-er also that there is to be NO hoodies to be worn and that we don’t have a uni-form beanie. Students have been reminded that they can wear layers of clothes if they are cold, making sure that they have plain white shirts as an un-der garment.

It has also been decided by the Uniform Committee and endorsed by the School Council that students who have PE periods 5 and 6, and are in the cor-rect PE uniform (correct leggings – new Rosebud leggings now available at the Uniform Shop or shorts and correct shirt) will be allowed to go home in that uniform. This has come about by the student voice meetings held with the Principal last year.

All Uniform items are available now in the Uniform Shop.

Hours: Tuesdays 8:30am-11:30am Thursdays: 12:00pm-4:00pm

SCIENCE WEEK This year Science Week will be running August 14-16 with a Science fair run by the students. Years 7-9 will each have a day where representatives from each class will present a self directed experimental report they have completed in class. A champion will be crowned for each year level. It will be running in the Science foyer at lunchtime and students, staff and parents are encouraged to attend and see the great experiments students have been completing.

LIBRARY NEWS

PAST STUDENTS RETURN TO SHARE THEIR

REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND STORIES

The Library team are now busy preparing for the College’s annual Book Week celebration, which this

year runs from Monday 21st – Friday 25th August. One of our most popular activities is the Living

Library, where people from our local community come in as living ‘books’. Small groups of students

then ‘borrow’ each book for a short period, to talk to them and hear their story. The Living Library

provides our students with an opportunity to connect with different people from our region through

conversation.

This year nine former Rosebud Secondary College students, who have achieved success in their ca-

reers, have generously offered to share their wisdom and interesting journeys with current students.

The guest list includes Ahron Young (Journalist), Alex Dellaportas (Director of Spark Youth Dance Co),

Michael Marmina (Owner of Training studio), Dr Beth Forbes (Research Scientist), Matt Bennetti

(Marketing, Social/Humanitarian work), Georgia Walker (AWFL Collingwood player), Mahidiya Monis

(Community work with refugees and SBS radio broadcaster), Mitch Skvor (MKR 2016 contestant and

paramedic student) and Laura Skvor (MKR 2016 contestant and Commis – Junior Chef)

There will be also be a range of competitions for students to enter. In addition to this, our very spe-

cial guest author this year will be a former student and current English teacher at Rosebud Second-

ary College!

MR MURRAY - AUTHOR

Brendan is a former Rosebud Secondary College student who has been writing for as long as he can remember and has twice received National Literary Awards from the Fellowship of Australian Writers for his short stories. With Brendan Murray’s second novel, ‘Venom’, due to be released next month, we are thrilled that he has generously offered to be our guest author for Book Week. Brendan will be providing insights into an author’s life and the writing process and will also conduct workshops with groups of current students. His first novel ‘The Drowned Man’, which is a true story exploring the al-leged murder of a gay man aboard the HMAS Australia during WWII, was launched at Robinson’s Bookshop in Frankston last year. ‘The Drowned Man’ can be purchased online, through Antipodes in Sorrento, Farrell’s in Mornington and Robinson’s in Frankston. We congratulate Brendan on his achievements and look forward to reading his new book ‘Venom’, which will be available in Septem-ber.

SPORT NEWS

In the second week of term each of the Yr. 9 LORAX classes headed on day trips to Lake Mountain to experience an environment and a new skill explored in class. Mr Morrison’s class headed up on Thursday July 27th to find a good base on snow up high on the mountain top. While it did take a walk of a few hundred metres to finally get to the snow up on the higher slopes of Lake Mountain, when the ski’s were engaged the class was quick to get sliding amongst the snowgums half covered in regrowth post the 2009 black Saturday bushfires. The group was challenged by patchy cover at times on steeper slopes but by the end of the day all of us had big smiles after learning how fun cross-country skiing really is. Assisting staff Ziggy and Mr Coombes were up to the challenge and both looked natural in the snow environment. Mr. Marsland’s class headed up the day after on Friday July 28th and were met by 10cm of fresh powder! This allowed them to ski from the resort village and gave a little extra cushion for the inevi-table falls while learning to ski. Mrs Picot and Mrs Summer were also involved in one of the days of the ski season with blue skies and fresh snow. Both days were challenging and full of excitement for all involved. Post trips, the students now have ample experiences to reflect on while completing their Lake Mountain Research Assignments back in class back at RSC. Woohoo for LORAX OES!

YEAR 9 LORAX CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING EXPERIENCES AT LAKE MOUNTAIN

SPORT NEWS AUSTRALIAN GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Taylor Hutchins OF Year 11 has recently returned from the National Gymnastic titles.

Taylor competed extremely well after spending the week before the titles on crutches.

The amount of time and personal sacrifice that goes into Gymnastics, makes it one of the more diffi-

cult sports to achieve well in.

Taylor is quite tall for a gymnast, which also makes the discipline even more difficult.

The photos BELOW show the incredible athleticism required to perform the routines required.

Taylor should be incredibly proud of her achievements at the national level. A great effort and enor-

mous reward for her efforts. Well done Taylor.

Pat Egan

Trivia Night 2017

Friday 25 August

All Saints Anglican Church Rosebud,

1157 Point Nepean Rd Rosebud, Commencing at 7:00pm

$10 a head, make up a table of 8-10 All proceeds go towards Chaplaincy and its programs at Rosebud Secondary College.

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