PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Opening of the Flexible Learning Centre

Richard Bolt Secretary of the DEECD officially opened the Flexible Learning Centre

(FLC) on Wednesday last week. Thank you to everyone involved. To Huw

Derwentsmith and the FLC team, to Steve Garro and Belinda Wilton and the Hospitality

team who provided the food and to everyone else who had a hand in making it such an

outstanding success. Richard Bolt, Sonia Sharp and Peter Greenwell greatly

appreciated being invited and spent about double the time allocated talking to students

and teachers about what they were doing. They were greatly impressed by what they

heard.

Opening of Student Art Exhibition - Kaleidoscope

A sincere thank you to Bianca Acimovic, Curator of Visual Arts at the Albury Gallery

for officially opening the exhibition on Friday night in the Library. The calibre of the

work is exceptional. On display is work representing all facets of the Arts Faculty. The

facilities represented include; Year 12 Art (General), Studio Art (Photography), Visual

Communication and Media. Students work, along with their folios become part of their

submission of work for their final assessment.

Congratulations to all the

students and their teachers

Alicia Wall, Mike Dow,

Jenny King, Lorraine

Mitchell, Michael

Rosenbrock, and Eric Saros

for assembling the exhibition.

Thank you also to the VET

Hospitality students and staff

for catering this evening.

Finally thank you to the

Administrative and Library

staff for their support.

The College has chosen two

students artworks to add to

our collection. They are:

Molly Hodgson and Sarah

Street.

Pictured is Molly Hodgson with her

College Acquisition pieces

Vern Hilditch

Principal

ISSUE NO: 31

Wednesday 5th

November 2014

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CALENDAR

Thursday 13th November Year 10 & 11 Exams Commence

Friday 21st November Year 10 Formal 6.30pm - 10.30pm

Monday 24th November Headstart Commences

28th November The College will NOT be closed School as per normal - local Wodonga Cup Year 10 Formal

Friday 5th December Last Day for Year 10 & 11 Year 10 & 11 Presentation

Monday 8th December Parent/Teacher Interviews 4.00pm - 8.00pm

YEAR 10 & 11 THE WORK CONTINUES

A letter to parents will be forwarded this week outlining the program

between now and the end of the

year. It includes important information about exam timetables

and the importance of the Head

Start program in preparation for next year.

It is important that students fully understand what is required for

them to successfully complete the

year. Students are encouraged to use their time profitably over the

next five weeks.

Head Start is an important part of

the preparation for 2015. Students

are expected to be at the College for the entire two weeks. Meaningful

work will be provided and students

should leave at the end with a clear understanding of what will be

required in each subject.

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