Newsletter 2016 - June - Bundoora Secondary College

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, as the traditional custodians
of the land on which the College is built. We pay our respects to the elders past, present
and future for they hold the memories, traditions, the culture and the hopes of Aboriginal
Australia. We must always remember that under the concrete and asphalt, this land is,
was and always will be traditional Aboriginal land.
Issue 2
17 June 2016
Congratulations Cast, Staff and Crew of the 2016 School Production
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Reconciliation Week 27/05-03/06/2016 Our History, Our Story, Our Future
Bundoora Secondary College Balmoral Avenue Bundoora Victoria 3083 Telephone 9467 1511 Facsimile 9467 7370
Email [email protected] www.bundoorasc.vic.edu.au
RESPECT - RELATIONSHIPS - RIGOUR - RESILIENCE - RESPONSIBILITY - RESPECT - RELATIONSHIPS - RIGOUR
FROM THE PRINCIPAL—Sue Muscat
As term 2 moves along quickly there is much in this issue to which is really about engaging in learning, giving everything a
go and always doing your best.
celebrate.
I am proud of the energy provided by staff to deliver a variety Here’s a part of my speech.
of programs to ensure that students are engaged in their … This is consistent with the schools’ values of Resilience learning. The students are very lucky to have such a depth of to persevere and to overcome challenges and setbacks. You
experiences on offer.
show your Resilience by:
Continuing to try, even when the task is difficult or you
This issue is full of the exciting programs that have happened
make mistakes.
in the last few weeks. The College Production for 2016 –
Accepting
difficulties and disappointment as part of your
Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory - has just finished its run,
learning
process.
what a great show! I’m sorry if you missed out.
Learning from the mistakes you make.
Accepting you can’t control everything and seeking
support when you don’t.
And Rigour - when you consistently and tenaciously try your
best at everything you do. You show Rigour by:
Challenging yourself to achieve higher goals.
Attending school every day.
Submitting work to the best of your ability, all of the time
Demanding more of yourself.
Remember being smart is not fixed, we can all be smarter by
Planning is in full swing for our Germany trip in 2017, putting effort into our learning. How smart we are is directly
hopefully we will have the numbers for the trip to go ahead.
related to how hard we try.
At our last assembly we celebrated our inclusive culture. We
If I take the Production as an example. The students who
acknowledged National Sorry Day which was on Thursday
26th May. On this day in 1997 The Bringing Them Home signed up to take part in the Production back in early March
Report was tabled at Parliament. The report concluded that were not actors, technicians, costume makers, set designers,
during 1910 and 1970 up to 30% of all Aboriginal children dancers or musicians. But, after they worked at it for 3
were separated from their families and community – no months, learning new things, rehearsing, making mistakes,
Aboriginal family remained unaffected. We remember the receiving feedback and trying again with a tremendous
apology given on the 13th February 2008 by the then Prime amount of effort from everyone, they were then able to put on
Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd.
four performances of a lifetime. They had all become actors,
The College took time out to remember and to say, we are musicians, designers, technicians and dancers.
sorry.
Every class you go to can be just like that. It won’t always be
Friday 27th May was the beginning of Reconciliation Week. as much fun but you can always learn just the same.
This week was established to promote healing, to focus on
building respect in our community for our Aboriginal people, Our focus will continue to be the teaching and learning
the first people of Australia, and to respect their history and environment with a consistent approach to program delivery
culture. Reconciliation Week concluded on the 3 rd June which and high expectations; that every student will achieve 12
is another key date on the Indigenous calendar (see Year 8 months growth (improvement) in 12 months.
student, Elli Harvey’s article on Reconciliation Week and
activities).
I encourage you to make the most of your learning
At Bundoora we have made an effort to raise awareness of opportunities here at Bundoora Secondary College.
Indigenous culture. We proudly fly the Aboriginal Flag Enjoy reading this edition of the school newsletter.
alongside the Australian Flag. We do this every day
confirming our respect for Indigenous Australians. We take Sue Muscat
the opportunity to celebrate and embrace Koorie culture; we College Principal
acknowledge, embrace and support our Koorie students
ensuring inclusion in our community and in our curriculum.
At this assembly we also took time to hear about Daniel
Andrews’ apology to the LGBTI community and celebrated
the fact that the Victorian Premier was the first politician in
the world to say sorry to this community. A community that
saw people punished for who they loved.
I concluded the assembly by talking to students about the
current changes in education and having a growth mindset,
FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL—Annette Jenkin
School Uniform – Lets have uniform Uniform
Our school uniform is an important part of the school’s culture. All parents have a responsibility to ensure
their sons/daughters are wearing the correct uniform every day they leave for school unless a nominated
‘Free Dress Day’ has been advertised or your child is on community service for the day (this will be on their
Compass schedule). As the mornings are becoming a bit cooler, it has been noticed that some students are
wearing a non-school uniform item over or under their uniform. I would like to remind parents and students
that the school has additional uniform items available to assist our students to stay warm during the colder
months. The spray jacket is now thicker, students may wear a long sleeve dress shirt and/or a blazer can be
worn. These are all optional items but if warmth is an issue then they are the only layered options
acceptable. This is true even when students are walking to and from school. In preparation for the cooler
weather I would recommend that you place an order now, otherwise a waiting period for selected items
may exist. All items are available from Buxwear (New Trading Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm &
Saturday 9:30am-2:00pm).
If for any reason your son/daughter is not able to wear the full uniform, please write a note so they can
present this to their Team office before school and receive a uniform pass. Thank you for your support.
Checking the Compass/Parent Portal
All parents of students have access to the Compass Parent Portal and it is an excellent
and efficient way for parents to keep up to date with their son/daughter’s progress at
school. Through the Parent Portal, you can:
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view your son/daughter’s Learning Task results/comments throughout the semester;
view up-to-date class and school attendance information;
approve past or future absences;
access your child’s semester reports;
book your Parent/Student/Teacher conferences;
access information regarding upcoming events and news.
Parents are reminded they must not share their Compass Parent Portal password with their son/
daughter. If you have had any difficulty accessing your Compass Parent Portal account or using
it, please contact the school on 9467 1511.
Before school and after school supervision
Students must be supervised for a minimum of 10 minutes
before and after school. At Bundoora Secondary College
supervision at the beginning of the school day will
commence at 8.50am. This supervision will include the
monitoring of entry points and designated drop off areas.
Supervision at the end of the school day will be provided
until 3.25pm. This supervision will include the monitoring
of exit points and designated pick up areas and
supervision of the departure of school buses.
RECONCILIATION WEEK
Elli Harvey - Year 8
The theme for Reconciliation this year is
“Our History, Our Story, Our Future”.
Reconciliation week is framed by two important dates. May 27 marks the anniversary of the 1967 Referendum, in which more than 90% of
Australians voted “YES” to change clauses in the Constitution to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. June 3 is Mabo Day
which commemorates the 1992 Australian High Court decision, which overturned the notion of Terra Nullius (meaning land belonging to no one)
on which British settlement was based.
At Bundoora Secondary College we re-created the Sea of Hands, which was first held on 12th October 1997 in front of Parliament House in
Canberra. The Sea of Hands was an art installation used as a visual representation of the Citizens’ Statement, a petition in support of Native Title
and Reconciliation. Each of the hands, in the colours of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, carried the name of a signatory to the
petition.
The Bundoora Secondary College’s Sea of Hands was placed in the garden to show the College’s commitment to Reconciliation. The school
further acknowledged Reconciliation Week and National Sorry Day, by holding a whole school assembly.
We also celebrated Close the Gap day by having new students and teachers sign their name on the banner which is displayed at school. The
banner is used by teachers and students as a symbol of their commitment to Closing the Gap.
CURRICULUM—Jim Tsakmakis
Jump into German!
Did you know that German is the language of inventors and innovators?
A large percentage of the world’s most impressive achievements were first
conceived of in German: - Gutenberg's printing press (which revolutionised
book publishing), Hertz' discovery of electromagnetic waves, Ehrlich's
development of chemotherapy, Einstein's theory of relativity, Brandenburg's
creation of the MP3 digital music format. Throughout history Germans have
proven themselves time and again to be great innovators. That trend
continues today. Four of the world's ten most innovative companies are
located in Germany. Two-thirds of the world's
leading international trade fairs take place in
Germany.
Max Keith of Coca-Cola Deutschland invented FANTA when no Cola
syrup was available during World War 2. FANTA (short for “Fantasie”
meaning imagination) was produced using available local ingredients.
The Gummy Bear (Gummibār) also originated in Germany. Hans
Riegel, a confectioner from Bonn, started the HaRiBo company in 1920.
In 1922 he invented the small, affordable,
fruit-flavored gum candy treat in the shape
of a bear for both children and adults.
Click on the link below to see and hear the Gummibār song!
http://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=Ich+bin+dein+Gummibar
Profile of a German at Bundoora Secondary College
Moin moin!
Mein Name ist Sabrina Wehrs und ich bin 26 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus Kiel in
Schleswig-Holstein. Kiel ist im Norden von Deutschland, in der Nähe von
Dänemark.
Dieses Jahr bin ich die Fremdsprachenassistentin für Deutsch an der Bundoora
Secondary School. Ich helfe in vielen Deutschklassen von Jahr 7 bis Jahr 12.
Ich liebe es eine Lehrerin zu sein.
In meiner Freizeit tanze ich gerne Tango, Walzer und Cha-Cha-Cha. Ich mag
Fahrradfahren und ich reise gerne in viele Länder. Zum Beispiel Italien,
Mexiko und Australien.
NEWS
Ever wondered how you can help your child achieve in Maths? Simple
things help like getting your child to estimate the total value of your
shopping trolley, or get them to keep a running total estimate (rounding to
the nearest dollar) as you go around the supermarket.
At BSC there's a couple of other specific ways you can help. If your child is
in Year 7 or 8 they will have their own Maths Pathway login with work
assigned specifically to meet their needs. Feel free to help your child
complete a module. They can show you how, and the answers are available
so you will be able to do it! (in fact we actually encourage students to look
at the answers for guidance).
In addition you can keep track of work your child should have completed by looking at your child's Compass
Learning Tasks. Each task will have a due date so you can help your child get organised. Please don’t hesitate
to email your child's teacher via Compass if you need some extra work or information on the best ways to
help your child achieve in Maths.
Colin Trevaskis
Be a mentor to primary school students
Earn a 5R certificate
Learn about Robots , Plants and Insects,
States of matter, Earth & space
We need enthusiastic and motivated year 7 science students, You must be up to date with your
work and catch up missed work as well as miss out on some Recess or lunchtime…
Why we should pick you to be in the BSC/BPS science mentoring program?
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Tell us why you like science
Tell us how you can help the primary school kids to like it as much as you do
Tell us how you would be the best ambassador for BSC Science
Email your application to Mr Goddard through compass BSC email or hand it to
your teacher or Mr Goddard in person.
JUNIOR TEAM– Chelsea Power
Melbourne Museum – Year 7 Humanities
On the 13 of May 2016, the years 7’s went on an excursion to see the fascinating Jurassic World
exhibition. The students were told to pack their recess and lunch, come to school on time and be ready to
go. Many year 7’s came along and brought the things they were told to bring, including food and their
bags. At about 10:30am the years 7’s waited outside the library for further instruction from the teachers,
who explained what was going to happen and how they expected us to behave at the Museum. Everyone
started to head towards the bus loop and we were off to the Melbourne Museum.
The bus trip to the Melbourne Museum took about 30 minutes and once off the bus, we were eating our
lunch before going to see the exhibition. Once everyone had finished it was finally time to go in and
explore the world of the dinosaurs. As the groups headed to the front entrance, the doors opened and a lady
on the screens talked about the things we were about to experience inside the rooms. As we went inside the
first thing we saw was a looming dinosaur just above, it was a spectacular view. The students went through
many rooms including the lab, and saw more dinosaurs and heard some facts and information about them.
At the end of the tour, we still had some time left so the teachers let us look around, but only near the
dinosaur exhibition. After the instruction was given everyone bolted off to look around for anything
interesting they could learn. When we finished looking around we grouped up outside the exhibition. After
names were called out we were all ready to go back on the bus and head straight back to school. Louis Ma
YEAR 7 SOCCER
On Tuesday 24th May the Year 7 Bundoora boys soccer side ventured to
Banyule Flats for a day of soccer.
The side consisted of: Darien Beleski, Kyle Cogley, Jordan Ellery,
Bhanu Kugam, Finn Mattern, Arjan Perona, Ilir Perona, Adam Raad,
Roger Robertson, Rania Savia, Billy Stanley, Sam Talarico,
Brody Workman, Emily Tilev and Jordan Yannakouras.
Scores were:
Bundoora 0 defeated by Charles Latrobe 2
YEAR 8 SOCCER
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On Wednesday 18 May the Year 8 Bundoora boys soccer side
ventured to Banyule Flats for a day of soccer.
Blake Anderson, Blake Brooks, Kyle Carmichael,
Ricky Chesswas, Tyson Ferguson, Kallum Graljuk,
Connor McCall, Leo Okello, Jye Rees, Andrew Steffensen
and Jack Warren
Bundoora 0 defeated by Greensborough 4
Unfortunately the team couldn’t get on the score board. They tried hard
all day and had many close calls. Adam and Roger did well in goals and
stopped many forays.
Better luck next year.
Scores were:
Bundoora 0 defeated by Viewbank 7
Bundoora 1 defeated by Charles Latrobe 7
Bundoora 1 defeated by Macleod 6
Goal scorers for the day were Kyle x 3 and Connor. The boys
tried hard all day and put in a great effort. Better luck next year.
Dan Carroll/Sport Coordinator.
YEAR 7 CROSS COUNTRY 2016
Place BOYS
1st
TIME Place GIRLS
TIME
9.52
1st
Erin Roberts
11.54
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Jaydan WaddingtonCoustley
Sami Talarico
Matt Joyce
Bhanu Kugam
Roger Robertson
10.48
10.49
11.09
11.10
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Teagen Bell
Angelica Martin
Rania Savari
Elda Ponari
13.39
14.10
14.49
15.20
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Jake Farrer
Jordan Ellery
Adam Raad
Darien Beleski
Ilir Perona
11.34
12.48
13.27
13.40
13.54
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Alex Latina
Emily Tilev
Jakayla-Lee Hall
Alyssa Aquino
Georgia Thow
16.20
16.21
18.04
19.00
24.00
YEAR 8 CROSS COUNTRY 2016
Place BOYS
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Connor McCall
Leo Okello
Nick Clayton
Kieran Hristov
Jack Warren
Ben Farakos
Joshua Roberts
Jye Rees
Ricky Cheswass
Blake Brooks
TIME Place GIRLS
11.05
12.32
14.38
15.35
16.07
17.02
17.06
17.18
17.22
19.20
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Kasey Petrovic
Mia-Rose Desmond
Shiran Abdul Kadir
Sonya Stassinoulias
Marli Fisher
Penelope Hope
Hayley Ozimek
Serah Bentley
Kiera Laing
Olivia Kirby
TIME
16.20
16.30
16.36
16.42
18.24
18.25
19.45
20.47
21.58
23.44
Year 8 Netball
The Year 8 netball girls went out on Wednesday
18th of May to compete against other schools in
our league. We went to Banyule Stadium in
Macleod to play indoor netball. Over all it was
fun and exciting to play. The Year 8 girls did very
well, we lost 2, drew one and the won 5.
Thank you to Mrs Carroll for training us and
getting us ready for our matches. A big thanks
to Ms Strange for taking us out on the day. We
can’t wait till next year to go out and compete
again.
By Sonya Stassinoulias
Year 8 Drama
Over the last couple of weeks 8Y have been studying Greek theatre in
drama. A part of this topic was to perform the play of Oedipus. Oedipus
was a Greek king/leader who was told he would marry his mother and kill
his father.
Our whole class enjoyed it and had a big laugh about our
costumes.
By Marli Fisher and Nikita Cressey 8Y
YEAR 8 HUMANITIES
EXCURSION TO
KRYAL CASTLE
A bleak, grey day was the perfect setting for students visiting Kryal Castle on June 9 th. The castle, a
medieval replica, sits on the foothills of Mt Warrenheip just to the east of Ballarat. The castle is elevated and
as students entered, they could envisage how it must have felt to stand on a drawbridge in medieval times,
and survey the surrounding fields being worked by the peasants.
‘Lord Lawrence’ and ‘Lady Lana’ welcomed the students who then formed into two groups for some
information sessions. One group sat at the Round Table and learnt about life in the Middle Ages – the feudal
system, nobles, the very short life of peasants, and other aspects of life such as food and clothing. The other
group learnt about punishment and torture in the Middle Ages. The visit to the Torture Dungeon was a
definite highlight. In fact, it was an absolute scream!
During lunchtime, students were given some free time to explore the castle and also enjoyed an information
session on falconry. The session on falconry was fascinating. Students learnt about Australia’s smallest bird
of prey, the Nankeen Kestrel, and the falconer spoke about training methods and the importance of falconry
throughout history. He also had a Barn Owl which was able to be petted at the end of the show! Those
exploring could visit a graveyard, a stable area with a variety of livestock, make their way through a maze,
and ‘play’ with a number of punishment and torture devices spread around the grounds.
After lunch students learnt about the development and changes in castle design over the centuries, and
were able to examine a trebuchet, a type of catapult which was used for slinging rocks, or sometimes, dead
cows, over the castle walls. They also faced off in two groups and fought to defend their king or queen from
the marauding knights attacking them.
All too soon it was time to board the buses and head for home. Our students had had a great day. They all
actively participated in the day, showed a great deal of curiosity and demonstrated all of the school values.
Comments about the day included:
“I learnt that peasants only lived till 35 and they had their children very young.”
“I learnt about the castle, how it was built – first it was made out of wood but it evolved and they built them
out of stone.”
“The executioners were criminals; they would offer the criminals jobs to torture or kill other criminals instead
of facing torture or death themselves.”
Well done, year 8! Staff hope you enjoyed stepping back into the Middle Ages!
YEAR 9 GREEN
This term was one of the longest in the year, being 11 weeks long, so we had a lot of time to learn about a very large
variety of topics in every one of our classes. In English, we studied World War 2 and the Holocaust, we studied the
novel “Gazing at the Stars” in depth which is a memoir written by Eva Slonim, a holocaust survivor. We have been
discussing themes that were present throughout this novel such as family, hope, religion, genocide, race and
discrimination. As an extension of this topic, we went to the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Elsternwick where we saw
artefacts from the time, had a person talk to us about the various aspects of this period and we were lucky enough to
meet a holocaust survivor.
In Humanities, we looked at WW1 (causes, propaganda, conditions etc). Currently
we’re studying worldwide food security where we learn about what causes food
insecurity and how this varies throughout the world. In German, we’ve learnt about
households and we’ve been designing and describing our dream homes in German.
PE has been busy since we’ve been doing our winter sports such as netball,
badminton, archery and soccer. In our theory classes, we wrapped up the skeletal
system and now we are looking at the circulatory system.
Overall, a busy, but good term.
Ishrat and Nataša—Class Captains
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS FOOTBALL
On the 28th April the junior girls football team ventured to St Helena to partake in a day of football.
With a mixture of year 7-9 girls we had a range of abilities. Considering only a couple of the girls actually play for a
team, and most of the opposition played for a team, the girls put in a great display. They tried hard all day and had a
great experience.
Eltham 20.10.130 defeated Bundoora 0.0.0
Best: Sasha Pecanac, Kaitlin Moller, Paris Piilua, Jayde Knight
Viewbank 18.7.115 defeated Bundoora 1.2.8
Goals: Kiera Laing Points: Cherylyn Robertson, Mia-Rose Desmond
Best: Kaitlin Moller, Paris Piilua, Alex Latina, Elli Harvey, Jayde Knight, Sasha Pecanac
Overall a super effort. Fantastic effort to see so many girls playing girls football which is a sport which is developing at
a very rapid pace.
Well done girls and hopefully we can build over the next couple of years.
Dan Carroll
P.E. Teacher
JUNIOR SCHOOL 5R AWARDS by Jonathan Tomlinson
Each month a Junior School Assembly is held. During this time we like to recognise the efforts and achievements of the Junior School students. To receive an award, a student must be nominated for demonstrating one
or more of our 5R’s – rigour, responsibility, respect, resilience or relationships.
Rigour is when we consistently and tenaciously try our best at everything we do.
Responsibility is taking ownership of our actions and being accountable for them.
Respect is valuing every person in the community regardless of difference, including myself.
Resilience is preserving to overcome challenges and setbacks.
Relationships are positive bonds that are formed with others based on trust, respect & connectedness
Adam O’Keefe(x2)
Anab Ahmed
Arjan Perona
Ben Farakos(x2)
BJ Piilua
Chase Foster(x2)
Darian Beleski(x2)
Elli Harvey
Hayley Ozimek
Ishrat Zaman
James Morello
Jessie Nguyen
Kaitlin Moller
Kristianna Kocev(x2)
Kyle Martyn
Leonard Kappel
Lloyd Pastrana
Matthew Joyce(x2)
Makayla O’Keeffe
Pariz Piilua
Serah Bentley(x3)
Sunny Nguyen
Theo Vardatsikos
Victor Dam
Adam Raad
Andrew Bradbury
Aylwin Doyle
Bhanu Kugam(x2)
Caitlyn Bellingham
Cherylyn Robertson
David Do(x2)
Emily Tilev(x2)
Hivan Duhoky
Jackson Pollock
Jaydan Waddington-Coustly(x2)
Jye Rees(x2)
Kiera Laing
Kyle Carmichael(x2)
Kyle Wheatley
Liam Baressi
Mohamed Macallim
Merylin Muteswa(x2)
Muno Hassan
Renad Alfadel(x2)
Shirhan Abdul Kadir
Taiha Carmichael
Tim Jordan
Zak Sankari
Alyssa Aquino(x3)
Angus Walters
Baran Caliskan
Billy Stanley
Carolyn Robertson
Connor McCall(x2)
Demi Galanis
Erin Roberts(x2)
Ilir Perona(x2)
Jake Farrer
Jayde Knight
Kaed Dawber
Kobe Harper
Kyle Cogley
Laurissa Tzanopoulos
Linda Gifford
Mahmoud Alameddine
Mia Desmond(x2)
Natasha O’Brien
Sam Talarico(x3)
Sonya Stassinoulias
Taj Morel
Trae Massey
Coordinator’s award is given to student/s who consistently demonstrate the College values to staff, peers
and the wider school community. This time it went to: Sam Talarico, Serah Bentley and Alyssa Aquino
In teg ra tio n New s
On Tuesday 24th May we had interschool sport, it was held at Montmorency. I played Badminton
against Macleod College, Diamond Valley, Charles LaTrobe & Montmorency and 5 other
schools. Out of 9 schools we came 3rd. The setup was really good because they had 6 courts,
3 for the boys and 3 for the girls, and every game was 15 minutes long. The girls played doubles
and singles, the boys however only played doubles. My partner was Joel, we played 2 matches,
both however were against Macleod College but we played against different people. Our first
match we won by 1 point with 2 seconds left, the scores were 19-18. Our second game we
versed really good people, they dominated throughout the entire game. Even though we didn't
win both games the team did really well to finish 3rd and we all had a great day. Kaed Dawber
I went to Cross Country with all the Year 7 boys and girls. We ran
around the oval with Mr. Carroll and through Gresswell Forest. I
was feeling a little nervous, but I came fifth place. I was really
proud of myself! Elda Ponari
SENIOR TEAM— Natalie West
Banquets were full of Rainbows and foods from
around the world
This term our wonderful Food Tech classes in Year 11 and the Beginners class in
Years 9&10 produced simply wonderful foods.
Belinda decorated the rooms to make the whole experience sensational.
A huge thank you to Judy Liddy for supplying so many wonderful pieces of
equipment and decorations over the year, we will miss her in retirement.
Here is a taste of what we did this semester….
SENIOR GIRLS NETBALL.
On Tuesday 22nd May the Bundoora senior girls netball side ventured to Nets Stadium in Macleod for a day of
hard fought netball.
The team members were Chloe Rowan, Chloe Daniels, Aleisha Nicholson, Anastasia Torbett, Allyssa Fellows,
Felicia Taylor, Charlotte Delaney and Chloe Spotiswood.
Scores were:
Bundoora 3 defeated by St Helena 19
Bundoora 2 defeated by Macleod 10
Bundoora 1 defeated by Montmorency 16
Bundoora 5 defeated by Eltham 12
Bundoora 6 defeated by Diamond Valley 7
Bundoora 3 defeated by Viewbank 19
The girls put in a solid performance all day and
tried their best.
PROGRAMS—Martin Cook
STUDENT LEADERSHIP with Rotary Club Bundoora
Featuring in their April Edition of the Bundoora Burbler Rotary Club Newsletter
were our very own Caitlin Steffensen and Keisha Healy.
We sponsored Caitlin & Keisha of Bundoora Secondary College, to attend a Leadership weekend
at Nillahcootie
(- where is it ? Ask Andrew and Jan who drove them home from the camp, or Ray and Jeanette
who drove them there) . Our club sponsored the girls to be among other young people from other
Rotary clubs.
As our guest speakers April 20, the girls said they had early reluctance about the unknown, but
soon connected with everyone at the camp. Their main bring-home lessons included: To realise
that leaders are not alone. That leaders are in a team. And every team leader has a role to play 'the more hands the better.'
Leadership, they said, was about Observing and about Gaining Confidence.
They are trying now to bring what they learnt about Leadership, back to their school, and to the
School Leadership team. They found that Rotary gave a Sense of Community.
We were impressed by the Maturity of Caitlin and Keisha. They said their parents and teachers
were happier with their response. Gordon presented them each with a Pen, & the magazine The
Rotarian, and our Bundoora Burbler from acting Editor Len.
Debating and Public Speaking
Debating has been rather quiet over the last two months as we had a bye in Round Three and Round Four is coming
up next week. Our position on the ladder is a very respectable eighth place out of fifteen teams. It has been great to
see a lot of interest in debating from those who haven’t done it before and we welcome anyone interested to make
enquiries and to come and watch one of the debates in action. It has also been wonderful to have a number of parents
coming along to the debates and encouraging our team members; the support is very much appreciated. Debates are
held at 7pm on Monday evenings at Loyola College and the next one is on Monday 20 th June. It is a secret topic, which
means we don’t know what we’re debating about until we get there. We then have an hour to prepare (without any
electronic devices!) and at 7 o’clock, the debate begins.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Keisha Healy for being an outstanding representative for the
College in the Plain English Speaking Award. This year, the regional finals of this competition were at Northcote High
School, where Keisha competed against ten other finalists. Other representatives in this region were from Northcote
HS, Parade College, Castlemaine SC, Marymede Catholic College and Mill Park SC. Unfortunately, the final this year
coincided with our school production’s matinee performance, so our other representative, Molly Edwards, could not
attend. She was a great Charlie Bucket, though, so I don’t mind losing her to the production!
Keisha delivered a very engaging presentation on the topic “Safe Schools?” There was quite a breadth of topics, from a
plea to save the European Honey Bee to a call to stop the tax on women’s sanitary products! Students also had to
give an impromptu speech of 2-3 minutes on the topic, ‘True Wisdom comes from Experience.’ Students were given
four minutes to prepare this speech and again, Keisha demonstrated some great critical and creative thinking skills and
excellent communication skills. As a Year 10 student, Keisha was one of the youngest representatives and I
congratulate her for speaking with great confidence, clarity and maturity. The winner of this final was from Parade and
delivered a very complex speech on mandatory detention in Australia. It will be interesting to hear of his progress in the
semi-finals next week. The grand final of this competition will be held on the 22 nd July at Treasury Theatre in the city.
I look forward to next year’s competition and encourage others to also think about representing the school if you’re in
Years 10-12 from 2017.
Helen Holland
DIVISION ATHLETICS 2016
On Friday the 6th May, 50 students from Bundoora Secondary College attended the Division athletics at
Meadowglen Athletics Centre. The students all performed very well. Special congratulations to the
following students who made it through to the Northern Metro Region Finals in September.
Karina Pope
100m
1st
200m
1st
High Jump 2nd
Girls 16 Relay
Matt Joyce
Karina P
Izaak Long
Bek Mills
1st
800m
2nd
1500m
2nd
Javelin
2nd
Shot Put
2nd
Vicki S
Carolyn Robertson
Long Jump 1st
Sandra R
Cherylyn Robertson
High Jump 1st
Hannah S
Nick Pearce
Discus 1st
Shot Put
2nd
Dan Carroll — Sport Coordinator
“Best show that I’ve seen!”, “Loved it!”,
“Amazing talent”
These quotes came directly from our audience straight after the show, and we can
agree that this year was definitely one of
our biggest and best shows! We would
personally like to thank all the staff involved in this year’s school production
including Michael Lynch, Simon Berriman,
Lizzy Wade, Abbi Ho, Maddison Duncan
for all their hard work and persistence to
make this show successful. We would like
to thank the students for all their contributions to the show. We would also like to thank the BSC staff members, parents
and community members for attending the production performances and supporting the students. The show could not
possibly go on without our brilliant audience.
Valerie Tsiflidis and Sue Craw
Being a part of the 2016 production Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory was an amazing experience. It was so
great to work in the dance family with all the girls. All the
hard work and stress was definitely worth it at the end. We
had amazing teachers who helped us through the
process. All the students did such a wonderful job and it
was a great production! Stephanie Farakos Year 11
As a student who has been participating in production for
so many years, I never thought it could be what it is to me
today. I started production in Year 8 and this year was my
final show, as I am in Year 12. Production ends up being
something that all the students look forward to, the three
nights we perform on are nights we will never forget. This
year’s production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory has been one of the best so far. A lot of work went
into pulling off such a large show, being at school two out
five days a week until five o’clock for over a term. Holding
lunchtime rehearsals to ensure that those who were away
were caught up. The cast was full of amazing people, we
all got along like no year before. We share memories we
will never forget, from singing and dancing before the
shows and before rehearsals, to the last minute rushes to
get everything completed. This year was big, funny and a
production that will stay with us all. At the end we are a
family, crazy but somehow it works. Kira Elliott Year 12
My name is Nick Evangelinos and I was a part of the 2016 production “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory.” My role in this year’s production was backstage tech, controlling sound effects, video and band/
stage microphones. Being a part of the tech team consists of three main roles which include Lighting, Audio/
Visual, and Spotlight. Running the audio/visual takes a lot of persistence to make sure your timing is spot on for
sound effect cues, ensure that music for the dancers is ready without delay, ensure stage microphones are on
and at an appropriate level to hear actors on stage, turn on band microphones for scene transitions and
ensure they are off during all other performances, play and pause video scenes, and everything else in
between to ensure a smooth running production. Being a part of the production is great fun, with many laughs
and always make new friends. You open opportunities to learn many new skills throughout the production,
whether it be acting, tech, backstage, band, or any other role, being a part of production is a great
experience and would highly recommend giving it a go if you’re keen on being a part of the production next
year!! Nick Evangelinos Year 11
Staff
Dancers
Director/Script Writer- Sue Craw
Jayde Knight
Producer/Director’s Assistant- Valerie Tsiflidis
Mia-Rose Desmond
Musical Director/Arranging- Michael Lynch
Alicia Lazarovski
Backstage Manager/Set and Prop ConstructionSimon Berriman
Helena Bow
Costume designers/Hair Make up- Lizzy Wade and Abbi Ho
Dance choreographer- Maddy Duncan
Band Staff Members- Sean Nihill and Lou Rossini
Cast
Willy Wonka- Brodie Haranis
Grandma Jo- Kira Elliott
Charlie- Molly Edwards
Augustus Gloop- Jaylen Skeen
Mrs Gloop- Alex Madzevski
Veruka- Megan Drummond
Veruka’s mother- Ishrat Zaman
Varinka- Natasha Jevtic
Violet- Cailtin Steffensen
Mrs Beuregarde- Courtney Joyce
Velda- Amber Morton-Iddles
Georgia Carroll
Kaitlyn Pollock
Stephanie Farakos
Sarah Griffin
Jeen Duangthong
Kiera Laing
Cyah-Jai Leaupepe
Serah Bentley
Band
Taylor Murray
Bryce McGennisken
Patrick De Santis
Cameron Bentley
Ayden Sanford
Jesse Murray
Backstage
Mike Teevee- Tia D’Amico
Meghan Burkett
Mrs Netflixr- Amy Bott
Chloe McDonald
Slugworth- Victoriarose Perez Mauga
Rebekah Mills
Reporter- Samuel Roberts
Vy Nguyen
Boy in shop and camera man- Josh Roberts
Sunny Nguyen
Oompa Loompa’s and ReportersSara Tupsunthia
Marli Fisher, Olivia Kirby, Erin Roberts, Makayla O’Keefe,
Jorja Kane, Alexia Galanis, Chase Foster
Natali Sofeska
Emili Sofeska
Nikita Cressey
Tech
Marcus Kirby
NIRODAH COUNSELLING SERVICE AT BUNDOORA SECONDARY COLLEGE
Bundoora Secondary College uses a counselling service provided by NIRODAH whose primary goal is to
provide exemplary services and training to enhance the physical, social and emotional health of people in
our community.
NIRODAH’s ADVANCE Program provides an easily accessible service to the community by utilising the
Medicare Mental Health Rebate System to place psychologists/social workers into schools and provide a
service that can be accessed by all members of the school community.
With a referral from a GP, psychiatrist or paediatrician stating a Mental Health Plan in place, a client will
have access up to ten individual sessions per calendar year through Medicare. Group sessions are also
available.
This is at no cost to the family.
NIRODAH offers counselling for individuals with a range of presenting issues such as depression, anxiety,
grief/loss, social skills, sleeping difficulties, trauma and many more. The service provides significant
benefits to the school and its community:
School setting is a safe environment for students to access psychological services
Little disruption to school attendance as the sessions are timetabled within the school day
Qualified and experienced psychologist or social worker(s)
Behavioural and emotional issues within the school are targeted with professional guidance
Commitment to provide communication with the referring doctor, client and/or guardian and school staff
No travel and time issues for parents
Alexandra Ehrenberg is currently working at Bundoora Secondary College weekly and is a very
experienced Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. She has extensive experience providing counselling
services to a broad client group including children, adults and those with special needs. Other programs
that NIRODAH OFFER INCLUDE THE Respect Ambassador Program (Primary and Secondary) and Be
The Hero (Secondary) that aim to educate staff, students and parents about the factors that motivate violent
behaviours.
NIRODAH also are facilitators for White Ribbon’s “Breaking the Silence” school based program.
To access this service contact your school welfare team. Also check the website www.nirodah.com

Newsletter 2016 - June - Bundoora Secondary College

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