Josiah Duncan

Hannah Frank

Suzanne Plant, Harry Ruff,

Mike Stevens

Tony Jacobs

8872-6300

Principal’s Report

Vermont College News Excellence Integrity Responsibility Respect Tolerance

Conclusion of First Semester and Welcome Back Thank you to all staff and students for their significant contribution throughout the first half of the 2017 school year. Thanks also to the parents and guardians who continue to contribute to the broader College program in areas such as the upcoming College production, VSC Community Association, College Council, volunteering in the school Canteen, attending and assisting at sporting events and through a range of other support mechanisms. The support of the school community is always greatly appreciated!

With so many families, students, teaching and support staff involved in the running of the College I am always proud of how such a large educational institution can successfully run so many purposeful activities in a 20-week semester. These activities are running in association with the extensive Learning & Teaching program aimed at continually improving student outcomes. Welcome back to Term 3, Semester 2. I would like to congratulate the student population on how well they have settled back into the school term following the holiday break. Already all classes, the Year 8 City Camp, inter-school sport and College Production rehearsals are all up and running! This term runs for 10 weeks and will conclude on Friday 22 September. At the end of Term 2 there was a significant retirement with Ken Trollope retiring from teaching. Ken was with the Department of Education & Training for some 40 years and arrived at Vermont in 2006. Ken was a Science/Biology and Geography teacher in his time at Vermont and was also one of the Leading Teachers for Learning & Teaching. Ken’s expertise, educational knowledge and his ability to work across so many fields with aplomb, will be greatly missed. Ken’s contribution to the Leadership Team has been significant and we wish him all the best with the next stage of his life! I would also like to welcome a new staff member of the teaching staff to the Science faculty, Tim Wallace. A reminder to all parents/guardians and students that the Cycle 2 Progress Reports were released electronically at the end of Term 2 and can now be accessed via the Parent Portal.

Parent Opinion Survey 2017 Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training (DET) that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at each school. In the past the Parent Opinion Survey has always been mailed out, however this year, for the first time, the survey will be completed electronically. The survey is designed to assist our school in gaining an understanding of parents’ perception of school climate, student engagement and relationships with our parent community. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday 7th August to Sunday 27th August. Approximately 430+ Vermont parents/families will be invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey are anonymous. The online survey is available in English, Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (Hakha) and Hindi. Electronic survey language guides will be provided in a range of languages including Albanian, Bengali,

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Issue 10

27 July 2017

26-28/7 Year 8 Stirling Camp 27/7 Senior Boys EMR Soccer Australian Maths Competition Pd4 28/7 Year 12 Studio Arts Excursion - MGA Under the Sun 31/7-4/8 Year 11 Ski Trip 31/7 Junior & Intermediate Boys EMR Netball Finals 1/8 Year 7 Boys EMR AFL Final Senior Division Round Robin 2-4/8 Year 8 Hotham Camp 2/8 Year 8 Girls EMR Soccer Year 12 Maths Methods SAC - Period 3 & 4 Regional Final of the German Poetry Competition Year 8 & 9 My Kitchen Rules Stirling Competition 3/8 Year 12 English Performance - Lunch - Period 4 Year 8 & 9 My Kitchen Rules Macedon Competition Year 10 Immunisations 7/8 Year 12 PED401 SAC - Period 3 Year 11 & 12 Immunisations Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Exc - Bellbird Dell Lunch - Period 4 8-11/8 Year 12 Outdoor Education Camp 8/8 Unit 4 Drama Excursion - Malthouse Theatre

Principal: Tony Jacobs

Assistant Principals: Suzanne

Plant, Harry Ruff & Mike Stevens

School Captains:

Josiah Duncan

Hannah Frank

Phone: 8872-6300

Postal Address: PO Box 138,

Vermont Vic 3133

Website: www.vermontsc.vic.edu.au

DIARY DATES

CRICOS Code 00861K

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Continued

Burmese, Cantonese, Dari, Filipino, Greek, Gujarati, Indonesian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish or Urdu. The survey results will be reported back to our school at the end of September and survey results will be communicated to parents via College Council and through our 2017 Annual Report. Last year we used the survey results to assist us in writing the new Strategic Plan (2017 – 2020) and the 2017 Annual Implementation Plan (AIP), both available on the College website. For further information from DET please visit: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/improvement/Pages/performsurveyparent.aspx

Reminder - Department of Education and Training (DET): Student accident insurance, ambulance cover arrangements and private property brought to schools Parents and guardians are reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance or transport as well as any other transport costs. So parents/guardians are reminded that:

parents or 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 or transport as well as any other transport costs; and

parents or guardians can purchase insurance policies from commercial insurers. It is the responsibility of parents or guardians to look into their preferred options in this regard. The Department cannot provide advice to parents or guardians on the purchase of individual student accident policy or ambulance cover. Parents/guardians and students are also reminded that private property brought to school by students or visitors is not insured and the Department does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage. 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, students should be discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.

Tony Jacobs Principal

During assemblies on Tuesday 25 July a representative from Educational World Travel spoke to the students about an upcoming opportunity to attend the 2019 VSC G’Day USA trip. The trip is held during the January school holidays, and any students who are interested are asked to return the expression of interest slip from the information pamphlets handed out by FRIDAY 28 JULY to Kylie Reeves. A parent information night will then be held in approximately 2-3 weeks time for any interested families. The date and time will be confirmed at the beginning of next week depending on interest and numbers. If you have any further questions, or would like an information pamphlet, please contact Kylie Reeves at the College.

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Student Voice Included in this week’s newsletter is an opinion piece by Emma Muscatello, of 11M. We hope that this will raise awareness amongst students of current issues relevant to them, and will also stimulate discussion and further contributions by students. Ultimately, we hope to publish regular student newsletters. We thank Emma for her contribution and her leadership, and invite student responses and your feedback. Please read this opinion piece on Page 11 of this Newsletter.

SOAR Students in Years 7-9 are currently undertaking the Speak Out Against Racism (SOAR) surveys. College staff will also complete a survey, and input will also be sought from senior students. We will provide more details to the College community once we receive the data from the surveys.

Respectful Relationships A small staff team is currently undertaking professional development around the Respectful Relationships initiative and related curriculum. We will provide further information over coming weeks.

Coming Events

Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 July – Year 8 Stirling City Camp Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 August – Year 8 Hotham City Camp Thursday 3 August – Year 10 Immunisations Monday 7 August – Year 11 & 12 Immunisations Friday 18 August – Staff Professional Development Day – Student Free (no scheduled classes)

2017 Term Dates Term 2: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 30 June Term 3: Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September Term 4: Monday 09 October to Friday 22 December

Suzanne Plant, Harry Ruff & Mike Stevens Assistant Principals

HISTORY OF VERMONT Excerpt from ‘This is Vermont - The Green Hill Where I Live’ by Tim Shambrook

Dr L L Smith married twice and had a total of 15 children and he was also devoted to his four farms. His showpiece farm named L L Vale was described like this: ‘It is well fenced, waterholes are made, and there is a running creek through it to Dandenong Creek. The orchards have 2000 fruit trees, including oranges, loquats, cherries and chesnuts; there are also gooseberries and raspberries. Paddocks are sown in English grass, oats, marigolds, Belgian silver-beet, peas etc. There is also a plantation of the newly discovered food plant, prickly comfrey, yielding 180 tons to the acre. The homestead is a six-roomed cottage set in a fruit and vegetable garden of three acres, with stabling for six horses, piggeries, hay produce, and sheep sheds, which all have floors of asphalt. There is about six acres of vineyard and vines in good order.’ His wine won him medals in an international exhibition in 1880 and about 1880 L L Smith decided to sell his showpiece farm. In 1910 he died at the age of 80, and with a man of his character around, it was no wonder Vermont was initially known for many years as L L Vale.

Suzanne Plant

Harry Ruff

Mike Stevens

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International Students at Vermont Secondary College The International Student Program commenced in Victoria in 1994 with a small intake of fee-paying students and in 2017 there are over 4,300 International students enrolled at primary and secondary schools in this State. China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, India and Korea are the countries of origin of the majority of students, with smaller numbers from Europe, Japan, South America and other parts of South East Asia. The program is overseen by the International Education Division at the Department of Education and operates under State and Commonwealth legislation. The Department of Education markets the program internationally and introduces Victoria as “The Education State”. Victoria is seen as a safe and welcoming place for International students, with a high quality education system, based on improving student outcomes and setting high academic standards. Intending International students apply to the Department from their home country, listing their preferred schools, and the application is forwarded to a school , which can accept or refuse the student depending on factors such as whether there is a vacancy in the requested year level. International students who have not studied in English-medium schools for an extended period of time, complete 20 weeks English Language study at Blackburn English Language School or another language college before enrolling at their Victorian school. The program is run to strict quality guidelines which are listed in the International Student Program Quality Standards. Compliance is expected in areas such as pre-enrolment information and engagement; providing safe and welcoming homestays; helping students to adjust to life in Australia, helping students to access appropriate resources at school and in the community; and generally being pro-active in ensuring International students have the best possible experience. Comprehensive administrative work is also completed to make sure all required information is complete and up-to-date. Every school which accepts International students undergoes a regular audit which Vermont Secondary College successfully completed in 2017. Here at Vermont we have 19 International students from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Cambodia and Switzerland. Three of those are living in homestay; the rest are with parents or relatives. Our International students bring more cultural diversity to our school community and will become increasingly important as we encourage all our students to become aware of their future as global citizens. I look forward to introducing our students in future editions of the Newsletter.

Jenny Abraham, International Student Coordinator Suzanne Plant, Assistant Principal with responsibility for International Student Program

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM

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YEAR 9 REPORT 2017 Australian Junior Table Tennis Championships The 2017 AJTTC was held in Hobart Tasmania at the State of the Art Kingborough Sports Centre from 8 - 15 July. I competed in 4 events at the Nationals - Teams, U15 Singles, U15 Doubles and U15 Mixed Doubles. I medalled in 3 out of the 4 events, a bronze in the Mixed Doubles, a silver in the Singles and a gold in the Teams event. My main achievement was making the finals of the U15's, a stage I had never reached in any age group. After nearly losing in the group stage of the event, I won my round of 16 match, 4-0, won my quarter final match 4-3 and won my semi final match 4-0, before losing in the finals 4-0. I received an Order of Merit ranking of 4 in U15's, a ranking determined by performance in the singles and teams event. Despite winning fewer medals than previous years, Tasmania hosted my best performance at a National tournament in 6 years.

Ethan Lim 9.0

Shaun Gillespie, Kathryn Binks & Kristy Arthurson Year 9 Student Managers

Shaun Gillespie - Hotham

Kathryn Binks - Macedon

Kristy Arthurson - Stirling

Vermont Secondary College will be participating in this year’s Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school. All you need to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths. Commencing Wednesday 26 July and running until Tuesday 19 September, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Either place the stickers you receive directly into the Collection boxes or place completed Earn & Learn sticker sheets into the Collection boxes located here at the school or at your local Woolworths at Brentford Square, Forest Hill Shopping Centre and Eastland Shopping Centre. Family and friends can also place the stickers they collect directly into the above collection boxes. 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 and some fantastic Arts & Craft, Sport and Library supplies. If you’d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

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YEAR 8 REPORT Year 8 Macedon Camp Last week Year 8 Macedon was fortunate to enjoy three fantastic days in the city. Students and teachers travelled by train to the city where they all stayed in the CYC group accommodation in Collins Street. Students enjoyed some tours based on their city investigation topics and gained a lot of new knowledge on the city they live in. Other highlights included a guided tour through Etihad Stadium, a fun water session at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, a ride on the spectacular Melbourne Star as well as a visit to the Queen Victoria Market. Both students and staff enjoyed themselves and had wonderful experiences in the city. Stirling and Hotham will go on camp next and can definitely be looking forward to a great time.

Kelly Bruce, Ines Lehmann & Bill Duiveman Year 8 Student Managers

Congratulations to Hailey Ferris Hailey of 8M4 was lucky enough to get selected into the U14 Australian All Star Cricket Team and spent 12 days over the school holidays playing intense cricket at the Eastern Cricket Metro Academy, as well as, the National Indoor Championships. Hailey played for one of the two Victorian teams and they actually won the tournament. Great effort, Hailey, and very well done!

Kelly Bruce - Hotham

Ines Lehmann - Macedon

Bill Duiveman - Stirling

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Year 7 Digital Technologies This semester, the year 7 DT classes have been discussing Coding. As an introduction, 7H4 used plasticine and feathers in an attempt to "code" using the ancient form of writing, called cuneiform. It's harder than it looks!

Tamara Green Digital Technologies Teacher

YEAR 7 REPORT

Alex Nevins - Hotham

Kelly Stals - Macedon

Cara Macfarlane - Stirling

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YEAR 7 GERMAN Year 7 Learner Certificates for German Congratulations to our Year 7 German students who have received their Learner Certificate in Semester 1 in the German language! The certificate has been produced by the Association of German Teachers of Victoria to celebrate the achievement of students in their first half year of learning German. It involved assessment tasks and students’ self-reflection on Communication, Language and Culture, and Learning behaviours. Checklist for Learner Certificate is on Page 9 of this newsletter. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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YEAR 7 GERMAN LEARNER CERTIFICATE

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YEAR 12 GERMAN At the end of Term 2, we attended the German Model UN Conference on Climate Change at the Treasury Theatre in the City. In attendance were 19 other schools from around Victoria. Prior to the event, we had to research our given country, being Canada. We debated possible future actions to combat climate change with the delegates from other schools representing other countries. We were able to practise our public speaking skills and improve our German language capabilities. They also provided us with traditional German delicacies and desserts during our lunch break. We also gained lots of knowledge about environment and global efforts to combat the issue. This experience will certainly be an invaluable resource to our Detailed Studies. We would like to thank Frau Ankenbrand for organising the excursion, as we will benefit highly from the day.

Kate Brien, Maxwell Hendrianto, Annalies Oppawsky and Matthew Liddle

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Opinion Piece: We Should be Investing in University Education By: Emma Muscatello

In May's Budget 2017 the Federal Government outlined plans to increase university fees by 1.8% each year between 2018 and 2021 for a total of a 7.5% increase. In other words, prospective university students will have to pay between $2,000 and $3,600 more for their tertiary education. For young people and prospective university students alike, this unpalatable proposal is compounded by the lowering of the repayment threshold for student loans from $55,000 to $42,000. The Education Minister Simon Birmingham assured the masses that the government's ostentatious multibillion dollar cuts to university funding are "measured, modest and balanced". Arguably, cutting university funding is in diametric opposition to any 'modest' higher education reform, and contradicts the government's claim that there is a need to get the cost of higher education under control. Governments irrespective of leader or where they fall on the political spectrum, should be investing in human capital - or at least attempt to muster bipartisan support for increases to funding for higher education. This sentiment is founded on the basis that tertiary fee decreases are long-term investments in human capital and intern our economy. For instance, in 2014 Germany's 16 states abolished tertiary fees for undergraduate students at public universities. Similarly, France's tuition fees vary from 190 to 620 EUR per year for degrees such as Engineering and Medicine at all public universities. France and Germany's decision to encourage university enrolment through the abolition of student fees, shows their understanding of the correlation between investment in higher education and subsequent economic growth. Germany is after all the largest economy in the European Union and the fourth most prosperous in the world. These cuts are beyond "regrettable", as Belinda Robinson, the chief executive of Universities Australia put it - they are simply counter-productive. As a prospective university student myself, I am inclined to agree with the belief that, "We should be investing in our universities" (Tanya Plibersek). This reform directly effects students who plan to attend university in the foreseeable future and runs counter to our aims to develop the knowledge and skills required for informed, active and reflective citizens with the capacity to participate, shape and sustain life in increasing complex, prodigiously advancing and interconnected world. As the Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use change the world". Disclaimer: The views expressed in this opinion piece are my own and NOT the school’s. Through this piece I aim to encourage debate and discussion, so feel free to send in your responses on the issue. What do you think about this issue and why? Do you disagree or agree? I am looking to start a student magazine with a ‘global’ focus. Do you have any ideas for the publication? Would you like to contribute? Email mus0001@vermontsc.vic.edu.au with your responses.

STUDENT MAGAZINE

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YEAR 8 & 9 FOOD STUDIES New groups of Year 8 and 9 students got off to a flying start in Food Studies this semester. Year 8 students have familiarized themselves with the kitchen and started cooking with bread wraps, Hawaiian muffins and pikelets with jam and cream. Year 9 students sampled a range of fruits and applied different cooking/heat applications, choosing, describing and justifying the optimal methods in their written report.

Megan Hatfield, Food Studies Teacher

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YEAR 8 & 9 FOOD STUDIES Continued

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THE TASK Choose a team of 3 people (2 cooks and one kitchen hand) All students within the group must be from the same house and same year level.

Groups will be chosen based on who EMAIL their application form to Ms Molloy first.

Each heat will include teams from both year 8 and 9

Choose your signature dish to prepare – this must be an item which serves 2 people that can be prepared in 75 minutes

Decide how you will plate up the food

Purchase your food prior to the competition and on the morning of the competition give your ingredients to Ms Molloy in the Food Studies room to store until the lesson.

During period 3 you will prepare the dish and present to the judges

One year 8 group and one year 9 group will be chosen to represent their House in the finals.

THE PRIZE Points for the House cup will be awarded: First Place = 3 points Second place = 2 points Third Place = 1 point NOTE: If you need any specialist equipment, please check with Ms Molloy. Do not assume that the school kitchens have all the specialist equipment you require.

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Students from Vermont Secondary College recently received their results when they participated in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) – Digital Technologies on Tuesday 23 May 2017. Students were awarded with Certificates of Par-ticipation, Merit, Credit, Distinction and High Distinction. The ICAS suite is developed by Educational Assessment Australia (EAA), University of New South Wales Global Pty Ltd (a not-for-profit provider of education, training and consulting services and a wholly owned enterprise of the UNSW). For over 30 years EAA has been delivering ICAS to Australian students. EAA is a leading international educational assessment organisation specialising in large-scale measurement and assessment pro-grams in Australia and 21 countries globally. EAA has been involved in educational measurement in Australia since 1967 and is the largest independent provider of school competitions and assessments in the region, with almost one million entries received each year. ICAS are developed for students in Years 2 to 12 and are sat annually. Each ICAS test is designed to assess student’s academic ability in aspects of Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Writing. The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools are independent evaluations of students’ skills and knowledge in core learning areas and provide insight into students’ understanding. The skills and understandings tested are important indicators of suc-cess in school and beyond. ICAS allow students to monitor their progress from year to year and identify individual strengths and weaknesses. Students can collect their ICAS Digital Technologies Competition result sheets, certificates and booklets from their Student Manag-ers. Certificates and Awards (P=Participation, C=Credit, D=Distinction, HD=High Distinction) go to:

Year 7 7H1 Ishaan Chandel (P) 7H1 Ryan Choong (C) 7H1 Jack Robinson (C) 7H1 Alexander Tan (C) 7H1 Sunny Young (C) 7H3 Xavier Chan (P) 7M1 Jakob Hailes (C) 7M2 Jack Beavis (D) 7M2 Joshua D'Silva (C) 7M3 Abhi Kakaiya (C) 7S1 Prabhisher Puarr (P) 7S2 Rhiannon Johnson-Clarke (P) 2017 ICAS Digital Technologies Principal’s Award goes to Thomas Pugh 8M1.

Donald Hew Computing Leader

Year 8 8H1 Vincent Liow (P) 8H3 Shanon Chong (P) 8H3 Jeremy Garlick (C) 8H4 Oliver Carse (M) 8H4 Felicity Siegenthaler (C) 8M1 Prisha Chandel (C) 8M1 Isabella Fias (C) 8M1 Riley Nancarrow-Brookes (D) 8M1 Abby Neoh (P) 8M1 Thomas Pugh (HD) 8S1 Reuben Saldanha (P) 8S1 Timothy Wong (C) 8S3 Angel Leung (P)

Year 9 9.0 Lachlan Rae (C) 9.1 Lily Tan (P) 9.2 Jasmine Tuvey (P) 9.4 Damon Gibson (M) 9.8 Leo Zhan (C)

Year 10 10.3 Matthew Siegenthaler (C)

The following table summarised our results:

Number of VSC Participants VSC mean score Australian mean score

Year 7 12 24.6 23.6

Year 8 13 27.5 25.7

Year 9 5 26.2 25.7

Year 10 1 34.0 27.7

SPORTS REPORT State Cross Country On Thursday last week, the State Cross Country was held at Bundoora Park. Alicia Casey of Year 7, Tessa Baynard-Smith and Alex Jones of Year 8 competed in terrible conditions. Not only was it freezing, but during Tessa's race it began pouring rain, turning the entire track into a mud pit. Despite the horrible weather the students performed admirably. Alicia came 41st in her age group and Tessa came 70th but a special mention must go to Alex Jones, who not only finished 10th in the State, which is a remarkable achievement in itself, but managed to beat his personal best by over a minute AND didn't fall over once. Thanks to all the family members who attended to cheer their children and siblings on in the awful weather, and, ensured that Tessa and Alex got back to Year 8 camp safely and somewhat dry.

Senior Boys Football Our team recently competed at the EMR ¼ Finals, trying to win their way through to the EMR grand final. Team: Dylan S, Ben N, Lachie C, Luke R, Matt A, Will Z, Josh B, Matt E, Callum R, Matt M, Bailey N, Matt R, Nick A, Josiah D, Lachlan P, Michael O, Justin R, Harry F, Damian V. Results: VSC 3-3-21 def by Balwyn High 6-6-42 Goals: Josiah - 2, Lachlan P – 1 Best: Will, Lachlan P, Josiah, Justin & Matt M. VSC 8-0-48 def Ringwood 6-5-41 Goals: Lachlan P – 3, Josiah – 3, Nick – 1, Matt R – 1 Best: Lachlan P, Callum, Matt A, Justin, Josiah, Matt E, Michael, Harry. An outstanding effort with an undermanned squad. Well done lads. Special thanks to Matt M for playing with the big boys and doing so well and to Gezz P for boundary umpiring. – Mr Henderson, Coach. Thank you to Mr Henderson and Mr Duiveman for coaching and looking after the team on the day.

Senior Girls Football On Monday of this week, I had the pleasure of coaching the Senior Girls AFL team at the Eastern Metropolitan Regional finals at Box Hill North following their Division win last term. The girls played extremely well in all three games, showing real ability, hardness towards the ball and great sportsmanship throughout the day. Our first match was against Canterbury Girls and we came away winning 3.5-23 to 1 point with Mikala scoring 2 goals and Casidee 1 goal. Our second match was against Norwood Secondary College and they were clearly the side to beat in our pool. In blustery conditions, it became a real battle of the defences with Norwood finally winning the game, 1.4-10 to our single point. Our third and final match was against Mullauna College. The Vermont girls rose to the occasion winning this match 5.4-34 to 1 point. Mikala again scoring with 3 goals, Casidee with 1 and Brooke also with 1 goal. Overall it was a very successful day and congratulations to the girls on the way they played and how well they represented themselves and the College. Thanks also to Alice for being the team captain! Mr Jacobs - Coach Thank you to Mr Jacobs for coaching the team.

EMR Football Finals

Both our Year 7 Boys and Intermediate Boys AFL teams have made it through to the EMR Grand Finals, which will both be played on Tuesday 1 August at East Burwood Reserve – good luck to both teams!

Southern Cross Classic Champion

Congratulations to Ella Winder who competed at the Southern Cross Classic late last term with

her results as follows: 1st - AA (All Around State Champion) 1st - Bars (State Bars Champion) 1st - Floor (State Floor Champion) 2nd - Beam 3rd – Vault

Kylie Reeves Sports Co-ordinator

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Kylie Reeves - Sports

Co-ordinator

VSC 10-14-74 def Mullauna 0-0-0 Goals: Josh – 5, Matt R – 2, Nick – 1, Ben – 1, Josiah -1 Best: Josh, Ben, Matt E

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Rock Concert Late last term saw the Contemporary Program host its annual ‘Rock Concert’ in the Fallon Centre Auditorium to a packed out audience of students. The opening act KORR featuring Jeremy Garlick (guitar/vocals), Zachary Hong (Drums), Timothy Lim (Guitar) and Jamie Tsang (Bass) played some

extraordinary versions of some Muse songs which brought the house down and raised the bar really high for the following acts. A really polished and well-rehearsed ‘The Culture’ played second. Our newest performing Contemporary band featuring Sarah MacDonald (Vocals), Emily Chea (Guitars), Nathan Pan (Bass) and Gobin Singh (Drums), wowed the audience with their versions of songs by 21 Pilots and The Cranberries. And last, but certainly not least was a great performance by well-known Vermont Rock band NOXIA. Featuring Edward Page (Drums), Gezz West-Plant (Bass), Felix Dean (vocals), Bailey Eastwood (guitars), Jacob Briant (guitars) and Ebony Giatras (vocals), this great band gave the crowd a great rendition of some classic songs by Foo Fighters and Metallica. Though our panel of hard working and dedicated judges gave the decision to KORR as being the best on the day, all three acts were superb and were accepted to go through and represent the school in the inter school ‘ROCKFEST’ competition, which was held on Friday 21 July.

Rockfest All three bands fought through some nervous energy to put on some great performances. With material the bands had worked so hard on in the lead up to ROCKFEST, KORR (minus their singer/guitarist) played an incredible set, as did both ‘The Culture’ and NOXIA, in the junior section of the competition. Throughout the day, we saw some inspiring performances from other schools and we left with some great ideas on how to improve for next year’s festival. While Vermont didn’t progress to the next round, some of our students were awarded with some very prestigious accolades from the judging panel. Jamie Tsang (KORR) was awarded ‘Best Junior Bass Player’ for his amazing groove and solid performance. Edward Page (NOXIA) was awarded ‘Best Junior Drummer’ and Bailey Eastwood (NOXIA) was awarded ‘Best Junior Guitarist’. These are awards which our students should feel extremely proud of as the standard of musicianship throughout the day was quite high. Well done to all involved and we really look forward to next year’s ROCKFEST.

Music Support Group Sausage Sizzle It has been so great to see so many parents getting involved in our weekly ‘Sausage Sizzles’. Raising funds to assist the Instrumental Music Program with instrument purchases, helping to fund excursions and creating other various community opportunities for our students is something that all of our hard working volunteers have provided for us. If you would like to be involved in our Music Support Group or can offer an hour or two per term to help us run our BBQ’s, our staff would love to hear from you. Please contact: Khristian on 8872 6300.

Royal South Street Society Competitions We are fast approaching our much anticipated road trip to Ballarat for our Senior Bands with the annual Royal South Street Society Freemasons Festival of Bands Competition held in early September. This year we are entering three bands for the competition. Mr Shannon’s Senior Concert Band, Ms Barkla’s Vermont Stage Band as well as our wonderful Senior String Orchestra lead by Mr Mogilevsky and Mrs Green will travel to Ballarat by bus to perform amongst the top music students in the State in their sections. More details of this very exciting excursion will be sent home to parents within the following weeks. Here is the information we know so far.

SECTION 855 VSC String Orchestra – FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER, 2017 (2:20PM Registration)

SECTION 832.2 VSC Concert Band – THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER, 2017 (5:10PM Registration)

SECTION836.2 VSC Stage Band – FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER, 2017 (3:50PM Registration)

Peter Martin Memorial Jazz Competition We are also very excited to have both Lachlan and Adam Rae representing the College in the Peter Martin Memorial Jazz solo section of the competition. Both Lachlan and Adam will perform pieces they have chosen on Trumpet and Bass respectively, in what is one of the most prestigious awards in solo musicianship and performance in Australia. We wish them both the very best of luck.

MUSIC NEWS

Khristian Mizzi - Music

Administration

More photos on Page 16

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Book Review Club

Book Reviewed: Dorothy Must Die Author: Danielle Paige Reviewer: Sue (7S1)

‘Dorothy Must Die’ is a twist on the Wizard Of Oz, in which Dorothy has been crowned queen of Oz and is addicted to power. She becomes a bit of a maniac and takes control of the entire country, setting strict rules and killing anyone who dares to defy her. It features another girl from Kansas named Amy, who is believed to be the only one that can save the kingdom from Dorothy’s reign - aka kill Dorothy. It is the first book of a duology. This book was packed with plot twists and had really interesting characters which I'm very curious to know more about. The idea of the so called ‘sides’ of Good and Evil being switched is fascinating, and I enjoyed the way the author set it up. I think the book built up to the climax quite steadily and left me with even more questions in the end. Overall, I think it was quite a good read and I will be on the lookout for the second book in this series.

DUE DATES FOR PAYMENT AND RETURN OF FORMS FOR UPCOMING EXCURSIONS/CAMPS

MONDAY 31 JUL to FRIDAY 4 AUG

Monday Jenny Hansen (R), Catherine Reidy (A), Sharon Reid (L), Kim Balocca (L), Julie Cleary (R)

Tuesday Genevieve Frostick (A), Angela Edwards (L), Emma Bulfin (A), Simone Howe (R)

Wednesday Andrea Tilley (L), Heather Shepherd (R), Debbie Sebbage (A), Cynthia Lucchesi (A), Andrew McGrail (R)

Thursday Lee-Anne Adams (R), Nikki Collins (R), Kim Twomey (A), Sue Leavold (A), Lucy Wong (L), Melissa Richardson (A)

Friday Wendy Calder-Kayal (A), Melissa Weller (R), Suzanne Cottren (R), Anne-Marie Jefferis (L), Elissa Schmidke (L), Veronica Reid (A), Irene Grant (R), Christina Watt (R)

MONDAY 7 AUG to FRIDAY 11 AUG

Monday Jenny Hansen (R), Julie Miskin (A), Janine Antcliff (R), Beate Kuerachner (L), John Wang (L), Marg Buchanan (L), Yoanna Linardos (R)

Tuesday Helene Renner (R), Shelley Mesfin (L), Krasimira Tyers (L), Allison Brown (R), Sue Harwood (A), Fay Khor (L), Nicole Vernal (R), Stephanie White (R)

Wednesday Carolyn Bonner (A), Narelle Harvey (R), Kerrily Jose (L), Traci Perez- Clayton (A), Mary Tong (L), Sally Smith (R)

Thursday Michelle Gee (L), Karen Pedrotti (R), Kiri Roe (R), Mian Siew ( L), Bhavana Kaku (L), Jody Shanks (R), Andrea Acevedo-Napier (R)

Friday Carolyn Dobay (R), Amanda Jackson (A), Rick Durra (L), Lisa Vosinthavong (R), Chrissy Edis (L), Sue Kennedy (L), Robyn Lyle (R), Christina Watt (R)

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EDUCATIONAL STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

DUE DATE EXCURSION / CAMP / INCURSION / COM-

PETITION COST DATE OF EVENT

ASAP Year 8 High Resolves Program $35.00 Various March & August

ASAP Year 10 Building Capacity Program $49.00 1 May & 18 July

ASAP Year 9 High Resolves Program $100.00 2 June & 5 September

ASAP Year 10 High Resolves Program $100.00 2 June & 5 September

1 June - ASAP ANCQ Competition $6.00 1 August

19 July - ASAP Year 12 Studio Arts Excursion - Monash Gallery of Art $20.00 28 July

20 July - ASAP Year 12 English Performance - Bombshells $20.00 3 August

21 July - ASAP Year 9 Drama Excursion - ACMI $26.00 26 July

27 July Debating Competitions – Melba College Nil 1, 8, 15 & 29 August

1 August Year 11 VCD Excursion – Ringwood Town Square $ 5.00 15 August

4 August Unit 4 Drama Excursion – Malthouse Theatre $35.00 8 August

4 August Year 11 Studio Arts Excursion – McClelland & Mornington Galleries $24.00 11 August

2 August (Final Instalment) Year 10 Central Australia Trip $340.00 16 September

18 August (4th Iinstalment) 2017-18 German Hessen Exchange $900.00 2018

15 Sept (5th Instalment) 2017-18 German Hessen Exchange $900.00 2018

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