Central Camp PAGE 14

EDITION: 54

drouin secondary col lege news

SECONDARYC O L L E G E

DATE: MONDAY 31ST JULY 2017

We value: Achievement, Respect, Commitment, Community

Shrine of Remembrance visits Year 9 PAGE 12

PAGE 16

Central Camp PAGE 14

Principal Team ReportVALE LYN CRAIG

I begin this newsletter on a very sad note. In the first week of this term on Friday 21st July, our staff and students past and present were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Drouin Secondary College teacher Lyn Craig. Lyn has taught with us for 24 years sharing her passion for Food Technology with generations of students. Lyn made significant contributions to the pastoral care

of students as a Level Coordinator and Learning Group teacher. She was also a great promoter of extra-curricular programs, enthusiastically organising and participating in numerous camps, sporting and community events. Lyn was a long-term member of College Council and was very committed to the leadership and development of DSC. Lyn has been receiving treatment for breast cancer and although she has not been able to teach for the past 18 months, she stayed connected to DSC, most recently participating in this year’s Mother’s Day Classic.

The College extends our sympathy to the Craig family – Greg, Jane, Kate, Michael, David and Anthony.

NEW SEMESTERAt our first assembly for Term 3, I spoke to students about the importance of taking the opportunity of a new semester to commit to a change, which will improve their learning. I hope all students have thought about a plan to change one or two things to improve their organisation, task completion or communication with their teachers.

COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION EVENINGWe have a busy few weeks ahead. Course Selection Information Evening will be held on Thursday 3rd August. This is a valuable opportunity for parents and students to learn about this process, speak with subject teachers and Pathways Advisors and to plan for 2018 and beyond.

POPSTARS!A large team of students and teachers have been rehearsing for many hours to bring our musical production “"Popstars! The 90s Musical" to life. The first two shows were held on Friday and Saturday night and next weekend’s shows are on Saturday 5th August at 2pm & 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased from the library, at https://www.trybooking.com/QQGW or at the door.

MIKI-KITA SCHOOL - JAPANAlso for the first time we will host students and teachers from Miki-Kita School in Japan from 4th to 8th August. This is an exciting opportunity for our students.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYOn August 18th our staff will have the opportunity to spend the day focusing on work important to our learning and student learning. We will begin the day with an information session on the Respectful Relationships Initiative for all staff. Education Support Staff will work on positive communication skills and conflict resolution. Teachers will continue developing their teaching practice, working on selected areas of the DSC Teaching and Learning Model.

STAFFINGWe have welcomed new teachers Madeline Stanton (Art) and Peter Brown (Instrumental music, drums). It is also good to have Heather Daldry, Rhonda Martino and Kerrie Wainwright back from leave.

There have also been some goodbyes: Jye Burke, one of our Trainees has moved to Melbourne.

Damon Jay (Duck) has also decided to move to Melbourne. Damon has been teaching drums at DSC for 15 years, and has contributed enormously to our music program, providing inspiration and excellent tuition to many drummers and bass players over this time. We wish him well in his new career, based in Melbourne.

Duck (second from left) and the Drum Crew

Deb Gentle Rob MonkMichael Wilson Rebecca Williams

2DROUIN SECONDARY COLLEGE - E-NEWS



https://www.trybooking.com/QQGW


We will also be saying farewell to David Hobbs (Hobbo) on 11th August. David is resigning from his Chaplaincy position at Youth For Christ and is taking up a position as Chaplain with Gippsland Power. It would be an understatement to say David will be missed. He has been a valued member of our Wellbeing Team supporting our students, staff and families for the

last 6 years and prior to this as Chaplain at Blackwood Centre for Adolescent Development for 17 years and he will certainly be missed. We know David will continue his great work with the young people of our wider community and hopefully he will stay in touch with DSC.

PARENT SURVEYThe Department of Education conducts an annual Parent Survey. The College values the opinions of parents and we look forward to the feedback we get from this survey. This year the survey is on-line for the first time. Parents are randomly selected to participate in the survey. We encourage parents who receive an email invitation to participate in the survey to respond.

AMP BUILDING PROGRAMOur building program is moving along with the Detailed Design being approved. We hope to be seeking tenders from builders by the end of this term.

We now have two new relocatable buildings in place providing us with four new classrooms. Students and teachers are very pleased.

DOCTORS IN SCHOOLS UPDATEThe Doctors In Schools building is now complete. The next task is to select a Partner Medical Practice. In the meantime staff will be completing training and we can use the facility for our needs. The Wellbeing Team is currently prioritising how the facility will be used on the 4 days/week the doctor is not working.

CONGRATULATIONSThe Minister for Education James Merlino has congratulated Andrew Marks at a special ceremony to recognise Andrew’s forty years of service as a teacher with the Victorian State Education System. Andrew has taught Physical Education and Mathematics at DSC for 36 years. It is not uncommon to hear him talking to current students about when he taught their parents. Andrew has contributed to almost every aspect of learning over his career, but his passion for promoting, facilitating and developing sporting participation and excellence at DSC, across Gippsland, State-wide and nationally is unmatched.

WELL DONE TO:Year 10 students completed a successful week of work experience at the end of Term 2. Thanks to the Careers/Pathways Team for your organisation of this program.

Well done to the Year 11 students who participated in the Central Australia Tour. Thanks to the staff for their hard work and care of the students.

DSC had eight students competing in the State Cross Country at Bundoora on 20th July. Congratulations to the Senior Boys team: Harrison Phillips, Josh McNally, Bailey Quaife, Jacob Silcock and Garry Hallam who won a silver medal in the teams event.

Girls Hockey Team who won the West Gippsland Senior Girls Hockey Competition on 24th July.

Senior Girls Hockey Team

Back row - Ash Hutchinson, Maddi Shaw, Alisha Major, Holly Andrews, Taylah Ward

Middle row - Ella Hurst, Chelsea Beca, Shaylah Ward, Kate Rinehart, Alice Horsburgh, Laylah Embleton, Ebonie Mcaskill

Front row - Sarah Lynch

Deb Gentle (on behalf of the Principal Team)

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Aristotle.




Course Selection for 2018Course Selection Evening Program - Thursday 3 August

TIME PRESENTATIONS

6.00-6.20pm Year 7 into 8 Presentation - Moondah

6.30-6.50pm Year 8 into 9 Presentation - Moondah 8 HOL Presentation - E10

7.00-7.20pm Year 9 into 10 Presentation - Auditorium 9 TPP Presentation - E10

7.30-7.50pm Year 10 into 11 Presentation - Auditorium VET Presentation - Moondah

8.00-8.20pm Year 11 into 12 Presentation - E10 VET Presentation - Moondah

8.30-8.50pm Year 11 VCAL/VET Presentation - Moondah

COURSE INFORMATION EVENING

Years 8 to 12 in 2018 Thursday 3rd August 6-9pm

At Drouin Secondary College, students are offered an individual learning program to suit their personal learning needs. Students can choose from a

range of elective units including Early Access to Year 9, 10, VCE & VET. Current and prospective parents of students entering Years 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12

in 2018 are invited to speak with subject leaders, Careers & Pathways Advisors, TAFE & Training Providers regarding courses and pathways.

Contact: Mrs Kerry Wales, Mr Jaydyn King or Ms Jen Rolls on Ph 5625 1002 In order to facilitate planning for the 2018 school year it is important that new

students intending to enrol contact the College by Friday 25/8/2017.

Proud to be your Community College valuing Achievement, Respect, Commitment & Community

VCE Homework Help for all VCE students

Term 3 Wednesdays after school 3.40pm to 4.30pm

Senior Study Centre

Students will be informed about the Course Selection process during LG sessions this week.

• Year 7, 10 & 11 students Monday 31st July

• Year 8 & 9 students Wednesday 2nd August

2018 subject choices will be made online through Webchoices. If students are recommended for early access subjects, they will be available for students to choose. Webchoices will be open after the Course Selection evening and close on Friday 18th August.

Once students have finalised their choices, they will be required to print a copy, have it signed by a parent/guardian and return to their LG teacher by Monday 21st August.

Course Selection Interviews will be required for:

• All Year 10s going into Year 11

• Any Year 9 students going into Year 10 who are choosing to do a VET course or early access VCE subject.

• Any Year 11 students going into Year 12 who plan to change from VCE to VCAL or change two or more VCE subjects.


Nossal CHESS TOURNAMENTWE DID IT!The last Tuesday of Term 2, our Chess Team of 10 students travelled to Nossal High School in Berwick to play in the Casey Chess Tournament. The team had a goal of improving our overall team score from the Warragul Tournament. To help achieve this goal, we have been practicing our end game strategies. Everyone was looking forward to putting his or her new knowledge and ideas into action.

In the first round, six of our players (Matt Gade, Zarkara Smith, Bree Gavory, Josh Braithwaite, Connor Douglass and Jacob Fankhauser) were given difficult draws and were against highly ranked and accomplished players. Consequently, the game scores did not look promising leading into the second round. Fortunately, Deklan McLachlan won his first game quite convincingly, and Tylar Austin and Sine Salt managed to play for a draw.

As the tournament continued, the players relaxed, took their time and started to consider carefully every move they made. By the end of Round 3, all of our students had scores on the board and their confidence was improving. Round 5 was a great round for Drouin, winning 7 games. Unfortunately, the player’s stamina began to wane and in Round 6, Deklan was our only winner, with Jacob managing a draw. However, Zarkara Smith played some of her best chess during this round and really rattled her opponent – she is lethal with rooks!

After the set back of round 6, our players spent some time airing their frustrations and replaying their mistakes. Fortunately, they all managed to take a deep breath and

regroup before the last round of the day. There were lots of encouraging words, last minute tips and high fives as they walked to their final game boards. In the last round, Drouin finished strongly with seven wins and one draw.

The team was elated to learn we achieved our goal of improving our games scores! Our practice had paid off! To top it off, we managed to achieve a BRONZE medal and Deklan was announced as our best player and received an individual medal for his achievement. Well done team!

Our players and their game scores are listed below:

The chess club would like to thank Bruce Bowering for volunteering his time to help us learn more about this wonderful game and to share with us valuable coaching tips. We would also like to thank our Technology department who has donated a chess set, made by our 3D printer, to give to our best player at the Nossal Tournament. Congratulations Deklan McLachlan!

Chess Club meets EVERY Thursday lunchtime and we are looking forward to playing in our new venue, MOONDAH! Everyone is welcome!

Deklan McLachlan 4Ethan Swan 3½Zarkara Smith 3½Jacob Fankhauser 3½Bree Gavory 3½

Tyler Austin 2½Sine Salt 2½Matt Gade 2½Josh Braithwaite 2½Connor Douglass 2½



The College Training Restaurant, Food 4 Thought is open to the public every second Wednesday during the term from 6.00pm. The restaurant provides students from across West Gippsland with the opportunity to hone their culinary skills by planning, preparing, and operating the restaurant for the local community.

By attending a dinner at Food 4 Thought, not only do you partake in a great 3 course meal for around $35, you are helping our students gain an excellent understanding of the joys & challenges of working in hospitality. Children’s meals (under 12YO) are also available from $10.

The next restaurant night is Wednesday 9th August. Bookings can be made by emailing [email protected] or by phoning the general office 5625 1002.

Kevin Thorpe, Hospitality Trainer

Caught between words?Don't be confused!

Learn how to make the right choice!!


mailto:[email protected]

Year 7 Reading & LiteracyYear 7 students read over six million words between 17 June and 23 July and the following students successfully completed quizzes:

Cameron Allen, Phoebe Allgood (2), Cailey Ancilleri, Tyisha Baxter-Farrant, Bailey Bell-Janke, Beau Britton (5), Nicholas Caddy, Jamie Carter, Ezra Cini, Zachary Clarke (2), Harrison Colvin (2), Lauren Comber, Shelby Craig, Jack Cross (2), Jye Curtis-Smith (4), Alexander Dijkstra, Christopher Diston (2), Christian Downes, Ruby Drake, Ally Dunn (3), Laylah Embleton (2), William Fairly, Isabelle Fankhauser, Isabella Fernandez, Jazmine Fitzgerald, Brittany Gardner (3), Jesse Garner, Katrina Gavory, Madison Gray, Bonnie Gregory, Aaron Hallam, Conner Harvey, Kobe Henderson (2), Alice Horsburgh, Darcy Hulbert (2), Jay Humphrey (2), Wesley Hunt, Jamie Kawecki, Hayden King, Kira King, Jacob Kleeven (3), Iesha Knight, Kyle Kruizinga, Brianna Lawrance, Ben Linnell-Starvaggi, Lola Males, Ryan Maric, Kirra-Lee Matheson (2), Ebonie McAskill, Katrina McCabe, Mikayla McDonald (2), Charley McKenna, Shyan Mitchell (4), Ellie Moore (2), Sian Nauta, Tyneal O’Dwyer, Patrick Opie (2), Hayley Parkinson, Tamsyn Pearson, Hailie-Jade Perkins, Will Pickering, Jessica Powell-Cavalar, Isabella Quaife (2), Laura-Joan Roberts (6), Briley Robertson (8), Connor Robinson, Jackson Saunders, Monique Simioni (3), Riley Simpson, Holly Stephens, Joshua Stephenson, Ashlee Storey (4), Ethan Swan (2), Toby Talbot, Declan Thomas, Grace Thorpe (2), Isla Thorpe (5), Kye Thorpe (2), Millicent Tomkins, Taj Vass, Henry Wallace (7), Hannah Warren, Thomas Young (2).

Students need to be supported at home with a routine of regular reading. The target for each semester is to read at least three books and successfully complete quizzes on each.

Progress can be tracked at https://auhosted1.renlearn.com.au/1458054 using the student’s username and password for Moodle.

Thank you for supporting your child’s reading.

DSC English, SURFF and Library Staff

Book of the Month'Shadow & Bone' (Grisha Trilogy) – Leigh Bardugo

Set primarily in the fictional country of Ravka, there is a form of magic that exists known as The Small Science. Those who can wield it are called Grisha, powerful practitioners considered to be a part of an exclusive class. Those who do not possess this power are called Otkazat'sya, and function normally as shopkeepers, labourers and soldiers.

Main character, Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend Mal, is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha... and the secrets of her heart.

This series quickly became cemented as my favourite. I love all the action, conflict and banter between the characters. You will soon want to devour everything that Leigh has written! Miss Taylor

Action, Conflict, War, Fantasy, Survival and Magic

5 Stars



8HOL: Up to the challenge...The 8HOL team concluded Term 2 with an enormous team challenge at The Summit. The course we completed was called the ‘Monster’ and we very quickly found out why.

We were challenged physically and mentally as we made our way as a team through the course. The ability to encourage, motivate and inspire each other was essential and on full display.

We had prepared ourselves all term for this course and we can now say that... “We came, we saw, we conquered!”

Great effort team.




Just want to do homework in a quiet, friendly place?

Homework ClubEvery Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursdayat 3.45 to 4.45 in E3

Supervised by tutors and teachers to

help support your learning


STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCEAMBULANCE COVER ARRANGEMENTS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY BROUGHT TO SCHOOLParents/guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any other transport costs.

Parents/guardians can purchase insurance policies from commercial insurers.

The College cannot advise parents/guardians on whether to purchase a student accident policy / ambulance cover, or which policy to purchase. It is recommended that they seek assistance in this matter with their insurance broker or find a suitable personal accident insurer in the Yellow Pages or online.

The Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and it has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property.

Personal property is often brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This can include mobile phones, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises. As the Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property, we discourage bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.

Year 10 French Excursion to Bon'ApOn Friday, 23rd June, the Year 10/11 French class caught the train into Melbourne for a cultural experience.

We caught a train into Melbourne then a tram up to Fitzroy to Bon’Ap, an authentic French bistrot. We interacted with the staff in French (and strangely, the VLine conductor too!) putting into practice language we have been learning over the years and getting a taste of French culture.

We shared entrées – ratatouille and goat’s cheese, charcuterie platters and bread – then had a choice of coq au vin or boeuf bourguignon with pommes frites (fries!) and finally had either mousse au deux chocolats or tarte tatin. It was delicious! The bread was amazing!

We enjoyed our excursion – we had a lot of laughs, we saw some interesting things and we learned a lot.



The Shrine of Remembrance visits Year 9 StudentsLast week The Shrine of Remembrance visited DSC to present a session to all Year 9 students related to the conditions and experiences of World War I. The presenters included Carolyn Argent from the Shrine, Noel Tucker from Warragul RSL and Brett Kersten from the Light Horse Infantry. The sessions were very much hands on as students were given the opportunity to dress up as soldiers, nurses, light horsemen and Western Front fighters. They could touch and see the articles from the time (ration packs, candles attached to tins, periscopes, trench diggers etc.) The talks were very informative and gave students a good perspective of what life would have been like in the trenches and on the boats. Respect, Community, Commitment and Achievement were certainly as relevant then as they are now. Thank you to the Shrine and the presenters for a wonderful insight into the hardships of war and the plight of the ANZACs.

Gita Walker Year 9 Assistant Level Leader



YEAR 10 Work ExperienceAcross Victoria and locally, our determined Year 10s participated in Work Experience in a variety of careers and industries. The purpose of work placement is to give students the opportunity to experience career paths they would like to pursue post schooling. Year 10s got an insight and a taste of different industries in the final week of Term 2 this year. Individuals were given the opportunity to gain skills, knowledge and experience in new and challenging environments that interest them. Students were involved in the following industries: cafes, the magistrate’s court, nursing, teaching, construction, childcare, marketing and plumbing. Many students discovered their passion, while others are re-evaluating their goals for the future. Year 10 students are highly appreciative of the work and support they received from the DSC Careers team, our local community and all the businesses involved.

By Scarlett Moore & Ayva Thomson



The last week of Term 2 saw 61 of our Year 11 students embark on a two week tour of Central Australia. Here are some of the student's reflections on their outback adventures.

“In order to see the beautiful sun rise upon Uluru, that day we had an early 5am start. We took the short bus ride down from our camp site at Yulara to the sunrise look out for Uluru. From the lookout we could see the sunrise upon Uluru and also from Kata Tjuta in the distance.

Later that day, we took a drive to the culture centre, where we were given a short presentation on the native Anagnu people. After this, we went to the base of Uluru to start the 9km base walk. The hike was on flat terrain and easy compared to the previous St Mary’s peak and King’s canyon walk.”

“Our experience at Central Australia was surely an experience we will not forget. Our bond with each other grew as we became a tight community in both the good times and tougher times for some. We were all looking out for each other. Every night we had awards for Hero, Heroine and bone-head, where we acknowledged both the outstanding people of that day as well as laughed at the stupid things that some people said and/or did, all in light spirits of course. Overall, these are memories that we will not be forgetting anytime soon.”

“8-hour bus trips; no reception; 5am wake up calls; continuously assembling and separating tents, tours, hikes and walkabouts. Central Australia Camp wasn't just cold food and drop toilets, it was positive vibes, new places people had never seen and the plain enjoyment of seeing what our beautiful country consists of. The history and native cultures became new knowledge for some. Yes, camping isn't for everyone, but it is what the camp was all about. Altogether it was a great experience; I would do it again.”

CENTRAL CAMP


LEOS NEWS...This year at DSC we have 60 Leos, more than ever before and they are doing wonderful service in and around the community. Over the last semester the Year 8H and 9 Dukes Leos have raised $3000 doing service at the Debutante Ball, the School Cross Country and various weekend Bunnings and Coles BBQs. They have been out and about doing service at Heyfield wetlands, the Drouin Lions activities, in the school vegetable gardens and more recently collecting toiletries for “The Crossing” a Drouin based help service. The staff at The Crossing were very thankful for the large box of toiletries (soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo etc). Last month, a donation of $600 was also given to “The Variety Bash” to help young people.

The executive of Luke Evans, Xavier Van Langenberg, Manu Johnson, Emily Warren and Chloe Kirkman recently attended the Drouin Lions Club Handover Dinner and presented their report. All enjoyed a lovely dinner at The Royal Hotel in Drouin, thanks to the Drouin Lions.

This semester there are many services organised starting with a regular commitment to Amberlea Retirement Village where students will be visiting weekly, cleaning up the Drouin Station gardens, a Lions Club BBQ at Coles and an Animal Shelter blanket drive running now, where students are seeking donations of old clean blankets to give to animal shelters to use for stray and rescued dogs and cats. The major event for the year is also fast approaching, the Lions Garden & Home Expo at Lardner Park on 14th – 15th October, where all the DSC Leos will be helping run various activities for children – potting plantings, giant Jenga and Connect 4 games. Fantastic effort Leos – keep it going!

DOVE CAMBODIA 2017 STUDENTS ARE STILL GIVINGLast term, three DSC students travelled to Pakenham Rotary to give a speech related to their experiences in Cambodia with DOVE last year. Meg Miller, Lucy Tomkins and Daisy Hastings were invited to a Pakenham Rotary dinner as the main speakers. The students gave inspirational speeches and as many Rotarians commented after; “they had a tear in their eye” thinking how wonderful and life changing their experiences had been. The girls will also present to Drouin Rotary in August this term.

The new DOVE Cambodia program is just beginning as students have applied for the 2018 experience. Many of the DOVE students from 2017 have been presenting at information assemblies to promote the 2018 program. Another wonderful opportunity to “change lives and open eyes”.

Well done everyone.

Gita Walker (DOVE Cambodia 2018 Co-ordinator)




It's boyband vs girlband in this hilarious musical, packed with pop smash hits from the 1990s by artists such as the Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, MC Hammer and many more.It's set in a school in the 1990s where Mark (Ben Fenner) is head over heels in love with his girlfriend, Shannon (Chloe Werner), the most popular girl in school.When Shannon learns that pop-band producer Simon Austin (Josh Stephenson) is the surprise judge at the State Talent Show, she dumps Mark for her chance at showbiz stardom.Mark rapidly goes from High School hero to High School zero. His garage band buddies rally around him and soon a plan for revenge is hatched to change their grunge band to a boyband and snatch the Talent Show title from Shannon’s Candy Girls.There’s just one small problem...the boys can’t dance. Mark enlists the help of the ultra-talented, new girl, Ella (Dayna Tampaline) to help with their boyband make over and sparks soon fly.Can Mark get the girl, get the Grand Prize and get even with the scheming Shannon closing in? It’s anyone’s guess as the countdown to the Grand Finale begins. It’s sure to be one to remember.In the words of Dayna Tampaline, “The production is gonna be so good! The cast and crew are incredible to work with! Come and see it!”Two shows have already been performed. Don’t miss your chance to purchase tickets for the 2pm matinee and 7.30pm evening performance on Saturday 5th August.Tickets can be purchased at https://www.trybooking.com/QQGW or at the Drouin Secondary College library during school hours, as well as in the DSC auditorium foyer, just prior to the show.

Facts You May Not Know1. Christina Aguilera’s song, “Genie in a Bottle”, was the

most popular song of the summer of 1999 in the USA.

2. Heard of Miley Cyrus? Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus was famous way before Miley. Watch out for “Achy Breaky Heart” in Popstars! It was the first single to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. (Over three million singles were sold.)

3. Only a few years after Smash Mouth released “All Star”, it was used by the Shrek franchise to promote the film. For several years, it was in the DSC concert band’s repertoire.






VCE Theatre Studies Excursion: Noises Off!Students studying VCE Theatre Studies are required to see a production chosen from the VCAA playlist. On Friday 21st July, theatre students travelled to the Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne to see Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Noises Off! by Michael Frayn.

Here’s what students had to say:The Melbourne Theater company played music from the 80’s before the play began and during the interval. Not only did this create a mood for the play, which is ego static or outgoing, but it also fits into when the play was written.

Between the first and second act, just after the interval, darkness and a bright purple light behind the set which revealed its silhouette, with the song ‘Tainted Love’ by Soft Cell playing, very quickly recaptured our focus. This was an effective way of engaging the audience as the 80’s retro feel was a great contrast between the calm, naturalistic lighting and show tune 80’s style music we had been exposed to in Act I.

Inside the play, there was another play – ‘Nothing On’; during the Third Act the character of Tim came on stage and directly addressed the Noises Off audience as the Nothing On audience. This helped engage the audience but also emphasized the disarray backstage as Tim was improvising, this set up future comedy and was funny in itself.

Lighting was used to help the audience distinguish between when the actors were performing in “Noises Off”, the play we were seeing, and when the actors were performing in “Nothing On”, the play the character Lloyd is attempting to put on. They used the white florescent “house lights” for when the characters broke their character of the play within the play and became the characters we knew them as in “Noises Off”; and the bright and warm “Stage Lights” when the actors were acting their characters for “Nothing On”.

In Noises Off, minimal exaggeration of caricature was shown throughout the whole performance whilst using a comedic element. The egos of the characters made the audience able to observe all of the stereotypical characters such as the inexperienced and ignorant new girl & the highly authoritarian director.

In the first Act, we were engaged in the play from the perspective of the Director, Lloyd. The show opened with a booming voice over the theatre, the director’s voice, the “voice of god.” Lloyd referred to himself being god and made reference with few jokes throughout the show. The “voice of god” was included as it told us (the audience), what was going on and how to think.

Flavia’s costume is very flamboyant and almost peacock like. By wearing her bright blue sparkly flowy costume and turban shows that not only does she have a lot of money, but that she also likes to parade around her riches through her expensive clothing

During Act Two, the play was in the actor’s perspective, the use of mime was used to portray what it is like backstage during a performance. By using mime it brought out the comedy in the interactions between the characters, an example of this is when the actors were waiting for Selsdon to climb up the stairs and they would use body language and gestures to show which section of stairs he had climbed to.

Exaggerated movement was evident especially when it came to the idea of slapstick within both “Noises Off” and the play that the characters were a part of “Nothing On”. An example of this was Act Two when we were exposed to backstage and we could see the tension, which was expressed with physical violence, especially by the character Gary.

During the performance, the actors utilized their own exaggerated focus towards a target in order to draw attention to specific situations on stage. During Act Two, a number of different things are happening onstage: when something significant happened, such as Gary banging his head against the set in frustration, all actors turn to look at him; making him the main focus.

By dimming the lights on the stage and rotating it to show Tim’s climb up the stairs to meet with Poppy, an emphasis was placed on the romantic tension between the two, placing the audience in a position to be a part of the character’s mood of the moment.

In the play stillness and silence were used to increase the comedy and show embarrassment on the part of the character, like when Gary was caught on stage when he shouldn’t have been. Everyone stopped and stared at him as he froze and looked at everyone else before slowly walking away after a minute.

When the storyline became more hectic and characters more flustered, there were groups of three and four actors grouped closer together in certain spaces, rather than six actors standing apart on the stage, giving the audience a feeling of anxiety and helping them to understand the characters’ feeling of being overwhelmed. As the play progressed, serenity did not occur often: when there was calm it came from the actors being more evenly spaced and less huddled; in this way, the spacing was vital to the MTC’s performance and the messages of frenzy that they wished to convey.


This year the Year 8 Hands on Learning team are driving our participation in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school – and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.

From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school (located near the student window at the front office).

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science, Art, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Thank you for your support,

Bernie Walsh 8HOL coordinator


http://www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn



COLLEGE DATESWEEK 3Tuesday 01/08 Year 8 LEAP into a Career Incursion

Year 9 Job Skills Expo

Thursday 03/08 Course Selection Information Evening 6pm-9pm

Year 10 Fed Uni

Friday 04/08 Japanese Sister School Visit

Saturday 05/08 Japanese Sister School Visit

Popstars! The 90's Musical Production - 2pm and 7.30pm

Sunday 06/08 Japanese Sister School Visit to Healesville Sanctuary

WEEK 4Monday 07/08 Baw Baw Skills Centre Open Day

Japanese Sister School Visit

Year 12 Incursion - ABC of Applying for Uni

Tuesday 08/08 Japanese Sister School Visit

Thursday 10/08 Celebration Assembly - Semester 1

WEEK 5Monday 14/08 Milking Our Genes - Biology Incursion

Unit 4

Friday 18/08 Course Selection Webchoices closes

Staff Professional Learning Day - Student Free Day

WEEK 6Sunday 20/08 Year 11 and 12 Outdoor Ed Ski Camp

Monday 21/08 Year 11 and 12 Outdoor Ed Ski Camp

Return signed copy of Webchoices to LG Teacher

Tuesday 22/08 Year 11 and 12 Outdoor Ed Ski Camp

College Council

Thursday 24/08 The Big Read In - Incursion

WEEK 7Monday 28/08 Year 12 Incursion - ABC of applying for Uni

Wednesday 30/08 Year 9-10 Japanese Restaurant Excursion

Thursday 31/08 Free Dress Day - Footy Colours SRC

Friday 01/09 Year 11 Formal

WEEK 8Tuesday 05/09 Year 10 Immunisations

Year 7 Vaccinations

Wednesday 06/09 Year 9 French Excursion

WEEK 9Thursday 14/09 VCE Theatre Studies Performance Night

@ 7pm

WEEK 10Thursday 21/09 Gippsland Athletics

Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

Friday 22/09 Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

Year 12 Practice English Exam

Final Day of Term 3

SECONDARYC O L L E G E

Contact Hours: 8.15am – 4.30pm

Ph: (03) 5625 1002

Fax: (03) 5625 1297

Email: [email protected]

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS (REGULAR HOURS)Thursdays -10am to 6pmFirst Saturday of Month - 9.30am to 12.30pm

2017 TERM DATESTerm 3: 17 July to 22 SeptemberTerm 4: 9 October to 22 December

FRIDAY 18TH AUGUSTSTAFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY

STUDENT FREE DAY


Central Camp PAGE 14

Documents

Transcript of Central Camp PAGE 14