congratulations year 12 debutantes
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Date: 1st of April
WEEK 10 1
Dates to Remember: Don’t forget to put in your
calendar……… Thursday 1st April Last day of Term 1
Monday 19th April First day of Term 2 and Year 8 Camp, returning Friday 23rd
Friday 23rd April School Vaccinations Y7&Y10
Wednesday 28th April Hume Volleyball Round Robin
Friday 30th April SSL Applications Close
Friday 7th of May House Athletics Carnival
Contact Details [email protected]
Phone : 035770200
Absence Text:
0437 684 508
Congratulations Year 12 Debutantes
Our gorgeous students were treated to a delicious brunch of hot cross buns and hot chocolate this morning. A big thank you to our Year Level Coordinators for
organising the tasty treats.
Wishing all our families a very happy Easter break from all of the Staff here
at Alex Secondary College. Winners are Grinners….. Our Parents and Friends Group
would like to thank everyone for their support of our Easter Fundraiser. We would like to thank Reddrop Footwork's for generously donating some of the Easter eggs in our “Guess how many eggs” competition. Pictured left is our winner Kate Mullins. There were 411 eggs, and Kate won with a
guess of 409! We raised over $500.00
Principals’ Report
Our Year 9s had a fantastic time at their camp in Angelsea last week. This was the traditional surf camp they were meant to enjoy last year. This camp really helps cement the bonds in the year level, as well as being great fun with many opportunities to enjoy coastal activities such as surfing. Thanks to Naomi Kenner, Mark Davies, Phil Kim, Maree Boliancu and Con Crowley for generously giving their week to look after our students. Many
thanks to Naomi Kenner and Sarah Ough for their superb organisation of the Year 9 camp.
Last Saturday night was a night of glitz and glamour for our Year 12s at the postponed “2020” Debutante Ball. Our Debutantes danced wonderfully. The organising committee of Michelle Jack, Anne Baird, Karen Armstrong, Christy Snow, Jodie Coward, Eliza McCarthy, Michelle Christie, Jude Cinerarii, Larnie Arnett, Kirsten Humphries and Kelly Wilkinson did an outstanding job, in trying covid conditions to give our students a night they deserved and will always remember. Whitney Connaughton and Lucy Whitehead did an amazing job preparing our dancers,
effectively twice, for the Debutante Ball.
The “Deb Ball” and the “Year 8 surf camp” are two big events that our students look forward to in their lives as an Alexandra Secondary College student. It is fantastic that our students have not missed out on these great
events, events that are a natural rite of passage. Our thanks go to the many people that made them happen.
Our staff enjoyed their virtual conversations with families on Tuesday night. We hope that the Student/Parent/Teacher Evening and the Interim reports will help students refocus their goals and strategies to make Term 2 even better than Term 1. We would love to receive feedback from families regarding how they found the virtual
interviews.
Steve McIntosh retired today, our current Narbethong bus driver. He has driven students to our school for 35 years with McKenzie’s’ buses. We wish Steve well in his retirement and thank him for his cheerful and caring
service to our school and students.
We hope you all have a wonderful Easter break.
Every day of learning makes a positive impact. Well done to Bainbridge who have won the House 100 points for
attendance this term (they have the greatest percentage of students with over 90% attendance), Long were 2nd
and get 60 points, Weinberg came third and receive 40 points.
Nigel Lyttle Sue Malcolm
[email protected] [email protected]
Percentage of students with 90% attendance and above
Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week
10
Year 7 92% 92% 88% 80% 76% 73% 71%
Year 8 83% 86% 81% 78% 70% 75% 73%
Year 9 83% 91% 89% 87% 74% 75% 74%
Year 10 80% 85% 80% 80% 73% 73% 69%
Year 11 75% 81% 75% 77% 74% 74% 70%
Year 12 71% 74% 61% 55% 58% 63% 61%
We are off to bright on the Easter
holidays to celebrate my Grandads 80th
Birthday. I'm also really looking forward
to catching up with my Cousins.
REBECCA WILSON
Easter Holidays
OUR STUDENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT …..
I am really looking forward to our mini
holiday this Easter Break. We are heading
off to Tamworth with some family
friends.
ANNIKA HUNTER
I’ll be working on some of the holidays,
however I will get a break when we go
down to Warrnambool and visit family.
I'm also looking forward to Mums roast
lunch on Easter Sunday.
DANIEL COLLETT
I haven't got a lot planned for these
holidays, I will definitely be catching up
on some homework, but I’ll also make
sure I make time to head into the city
with my friends.
AMANDA MCDONALD
And for our Parents……
As our climate cools we ask our parents to use the holidays to ensure students have warm uniform for the autumn and
winter terms. Cold weather is not an excuse for being out of uniform. Wearing layers is important eg College Shirt,
College woollen jumper, College jacket. Also students can wear a long sleeved plain white, grey or black skivvy/shirt under
their College T-Shirt – no hoods allowed. Students can wear any layer under their uniform that we cannot see,
e.g thermals. Students may also wear gloves, hats and scarves of their choice outside of class.
PATHWAYS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Currently available apprenticeships and traineeships:
Cert 3 in Engineering Apprenticeship – Tatura (NS280121) Cert 3 in Business Traineeship – Bright (PR050221) Cert 3 in Agriculture Traineeship – Karramomus (NS040321) Cert 3 in Business Traineeship (Medical) – Shepparton (CC100321) Cert 3 in Carpentry 2nd or 3rd Year Apprentice – Shepparton NS170321) Cert 3 in Business Traineeship – Wangaratta (PR190321) Cert 3 in Electrical Apprenticeship – Melbourne, Shepparton & Surrounds (NS250321)
Young Leaders Program
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service or YDAS runs the Young Leaders Program.
You can apply if you:
are aged between 14 – 19 or 20 – 25 years old and
live in Victoria and
identify as having a disability, health condition, chronic illness, being blind or
vision impaired, being Deaf, neurodiverse and/or having lived experience of
mental health issues.
YDAS accept any and all types of disability. If you are not sure whether you are
eligible, you can ask, but the answer is probably yes.
What will you get out of participating?
Grow your leadership and advocacy skills
Gain confidence working in a team
Get opportunities for jobs, volunteering, and other ways to continue
It's free!
Here’s what people who have done the program have said:
“I was able to meet people who wouldn't judge me and I was able to become more
confident.” – Jasmine
“Fun, great people and the opportunity to understand more about myself and those who also experience challenges of disability.” – Natasha
“At the start I didn't talk much, but then I got better at answering the questions. Less shy.” – Chelsea
What will you be doing?
Take part in 4 workshops designed with and for disabled young people.
These workshops will all be online using video chat.
These workshops will support you to:
develop your leadership, teamwork, communication and project skills
improve your understanding of access, inclusion and advocacy
learn from and work with other leaders with disability.
You will be with up to 15 young leaders in 4 half-day workshops. Apply now: Youth Affairs Council Victoria | Young Leaders Program (yacvic.org.au) 14 to 19 years old: There are 2 Young Leaders Program workshop series running this year for young people aged 14 to 19 years old. Click the links below to apply for
the June/July or September workshops.
Apply now for June/July workshops Apply now for September workshops
June and July workshops are held on 29 and 30 June and 6 and 7 July 2021. Applications close Tuesday 1 June 2021.
September workshops are held on 21, 22, 28 and 29 September 2021. Applications close Tuesday 24 August 2021.
Contact us
Got questions? Please visit: Youth Affairs Council Victoria | Young Leaders Program FAQs (yacvic.org.au)
Or see Felicity Wilmot ([email protected]) in the Careers Office.
Administration Trainee Albury
Administration Trainee Albury
1st Year Heavy Diesel Mechanic Albury
Spare Parts Apprentice Albury
Business Administration Trainee x2 Albury
Hospitality Trainee x 4 Albury
Administration Trainee Chiltern
Carpentry Apprentice Wodonga
Small Engine Mechanic Wodonga
1st Year Civil Apprentice Wodonga
1st Year Roof Plumbing Apprentice Wodonga
1st Year Bricklaying Apprentice Albury
Logistics Trainee Albury
Apprentice Chef Albury
Apprentice Chef Albury
Warehousing Trainee Albury
1st Year Mechanical Services Plumber Albury
1st Year Refrigeration Mechanic Albury
2nd/3rd Year Apprentice Chef Albury
Trainee Arborist Wodonga
1st Year Apprentice Butcher Wodonga
Electrical Apprentices Wodonga
Carpentry Apprentices Wodonga
Plumbing Apprentices Wodonga
Casual bar and gaming Albury
Casual receptionist Albury
Check out your answers to last week’s Letters and Numbers TV game show MATHS QUIZ below:
Target 997 ... 100 x 10 = 1000, 1000-3 = 997
Target 498...50 x 10 =500, 500-2 = 498
Target 107… 50x2 = 100, 100+7 = 107
Target 282…3x75= 225, 225+50= 275, 275+7 =282
Target 294 … 50x4=200, 200+100=300, 300-6 = 294
This Weeks Round….
Remember…….
Each of the six numbers can only be used once.
Only Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division are allowed.
No fractions or decimal values.
No Calculators or computers allowed.
Time Limit – set yourself a fair and reasonable period (eg 90 seconds- 30 seconds on the TV show)
CONGRATULATIONS to Noel Karunathilake, who used an algebraic method to solve the Challenging Problem for the Year 9 Maths Extension
Group last week.
Here is the problem:
What happens when 1 is added to the product of four consecutive numbers, for example
2×3×4×5+1=121.
Try this for some other sets of four consecutive numbers. What do you notice? Is this always true? Can you prove your conjecture?
His answer: A perfect square! The rule he found is: (x2 + 3x +1)2
75 50 7 6 9 2 342
50 75 2 2 6 8 276
3 5 8 4 25 75 746
Coby and Venus some of our year 11 chemists calculating how many moles of chalk (calcium carbonate) it takes to
write their names.
Year 11 Physics with Mr Davies
Walking the rail trail with Mr Nadj
Mr Nadj’s Year 9 fitness class on their end of
term walk.
Year 12 Chemistry with Mr Higgins
SSL Reminder
Applications for SSL are due Friday 30th of April, and will close at 3.30pm.
This is the second Friday in Term 2.
