Prinipcal’s Report

Karadoc Avenue, Irymple, Vic 3498. Phone: 50 245407 Fax 50 246631 www.irysec.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report

I returned to school last Monday from my period of leave. I would like to thank Mrs Symes for all of her work as Acting Principal during this time. She was well supported by the members of the College Leadership Team. Congratulations Mr Sauer – 35 Years Service Last Tuesday evening Mr Bill Sauer attended a special dinner awards ceremony where he was recognised for 35 years of teaching service to the Victorian Department of Education. Mr Sauer has spent a significant amount of this time at Irymple Secondary College. This was a very fitting acknowledgement for a very dedicated and highly regarded teacher. International Award to Mildura Rural City Council The China Central Government through the China International Friendly City Association has recently announced Mildura as the International Friendly City of the Year. This is a significant award and Mildura becomes only the third city to receive this honour. The other two recipients are from Switzerland and Vietnam. The sister city relationship between Mildura and Dali in China is very special. There is no doubt that the Student Exchange Program between the 3 schools in Dali and Irymple Secondary College and Merbein P-10 and Red Cliffs is a contributing factor to this award. My thanks to all in our school community that have assisted with this Program. Irymple Under the Stars – At the Mildura Arts Centre The performers at Mildura Arts Centre have been going extremely well and are a credit to the talents of our students. A full report including photographs will be included in our next newsletter. Garry Costello Principal

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Assistant Principal's Report Welcome back to Mr Costello and Ms Jaques from their respective leave. Already in Term 4 we have had many reasons to celebrate student achievement and endeavours and this week is no different with more than 120 students involved in Irymple Under the Stars, with four performances scheduled over Wednesday and Thursday. VETIS Awards 2014 Sunraysia’s VET students were recognized for their excellence at the Mildura Arts Centre on Tuesday, October 14 at the 2014 Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETIS) Student Excellence Awards. Seventy nine students were nominated in 28 categories. Congratulations to all of our nominees and their teachers and well done to the following

Important Dates

November

Tue 4th – Melb Cup PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

Fri 7th – GRIP Leadership

Mon 10th – Pre Driver Ed

Fri 14th – Casual Dress Day

Mon 17 – Thu 20th – Yr 9

Outdoor Ed Surf Trip

Mon 24th – Pre Driver Ed

Wed 26th – Peer Mentor

training day

December

Mon 1st – Pre Driver Ed

Mon 1 – Wed 3 – Yr 10

Exams

Thu 4th – Yr 10 Graduation

Ball

Fri 5th – Report Writing Day

– PUPIL FREE DAY

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Assistant Principal's Report …cont… students (pictured) who won their respective category:

Jasmine Kontrec – VET Animal and Equine Studies Travis Redman – VET Building and Construction Lucy Mae Anderson – VET Retail Congratulations to ex-ISC students who were also successful on the night: Kaila McLean - VET Furnishing Liam Lyall – VET Integrated Technologies Antonetta Mammone – VET Information and Communications Technology Nikolas Blekic – VET Avionics Nicholas Moore – VET Engineering (also C0- Student of the Year runner-up)

Jessica Dowdy –VET Children and VCAL Koorie 2015 School Leaders We are currently underway in our process to select College Captains, House Captains and Peer Mentors for 2015. Year 9 students should have brought forms home to discuss with their parents/guardians. This is an exciting time for our students who have spent the time to update their resume and complete the relevant application forms. Any inquiries should be directed to Mrs Symes, Mr Morrish or Mrs Doolan. Year 10 Students Mildura Senior College staff came out last Wednesday 22nd October to assist students in completing their 2015 subject selection forms. If for any reason students did not complete their form or wish to make a change, then they should follow up with their form/pathways teacher, Ms Corless or Mrs Doolan urgently. Sport It has been a big couple of weeks with school sport. Mr Morrish accompanied our team of students down to the State Athletics in Melbourne. Congratulations to all of our students who reached this level. Well done to Brodie Jackson, Lochie Lloyd, Kurt Kerr, Jacob Phillips, Kelly Rayner, Mebal Kadian, Alex Bacon and Lachlan Monaghan on their achievements. This was then backed up with our Girls Yr 7/8 Table-Tennis team and Boys Yr 7/8 Basketball team competition last Friday at Bendigo. Thank you to Mr Horkings, parent Donna McLean, and student Mitch Undy for supporting these students on the day. Anne Symes Assistant Principal

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SRC Fundraiser Day Friday the 14th of November is a casual dress day. All students are asked to bring a gold coin donation on the day. All money raised will go towards the new lockers for 2015. Please keep your eyes open in the next newsletter for the dress-up theme. Just remember no thongs or singlets can be worn to school. Enjoy the remainder of spring and hope to see you helping our cause.

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Cake Decorating Success Our Year 10 Cake Decorators have had great success at the Annual Mildura Show. Students have been making and decorating fruit cakes from scratch, learning varying skills and techniques to create their individual masterpieces. It has been a lengthy process and much pride was taken in the end results. We had two classes who produced a spectacular show of colour and skill. We had 13 students enter their cakes in the Show. Congratulations go to Georgia Pettet 1st, Jasmine Kontrec 2nd and Shannon and Molly Jenkins = 3rd. In the Novelty section, Courtney Nesci 2nd and Eliza Searle 3rd.

Well done to all of the students for all of their hard work. Mrs Pongraz and Mrs Impey.

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Loddon Mallee Region Junior Basketball championships were held at Bendigo on Friday 24th October 2014. Our all-star basketball team of Angus Cole, Connor Irwin, Dre Kirby, Deklan Loveridge, Riley Mathews Connor Mensch, Ricky Newey and Joel Trevaskis as well as our super coach Mitch Undy left Mildura at 4.50 am for the trip to Bendigo to take on the other regional winners for a day of head to head basketball. Our team performed very well during the day winning games against Mackillop College and Charlton College. We fell just short in our other 3 games but put up a fantastic fight in all 3 games. The boys are to be congratulated on the way they conducted themselves during the day. They took all games on at a flat out pace and had a smile on their faces all day. Voted our best

player for the day was dynamic Deklan Loveridge. A big thank you to our coach Mr Mitch Undy for his cool and calm approach during the tournament. We would also like to thank Phil Newey for scoring all our games and the other parents who made the trip and cheered our boys all day. Kel Horkings

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9 General (Trigonometry) Excellent

Tylar Ginn

Hayden Stone

William Ross

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Dekota Medley

Nicholas Zappia

Nathan Turley

Madlen Fitzgibbon

Bronte Stone

Natasha Watkins

Makenzie Anderson

Callum Evans

Emily Waters

10 Advanced (Index Laws ) Excellent

Alexandra Bacon

Dylan Winslade

Georgia Brinsmead

11 Math Methods A

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Cameron Cornell

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Intermediate Cricket Report On Wednesday the 22nd of October the Year 9 and 10’s ventured down to the “Old Aero Ovals” to contest the T20 Blast competition for all schools in our area. It was a sultry day with the mercury pushing up past the 36 degree mark, making conditions challenging to say the least. It was a fiercely contested day with all teams trying their best. It was great to see that sportsmanship and friendly competition were a focus of all the teams and everyone had a great day. The results were: Game 1: Chaffey defeated ISC - 115 to 100 Game 2 ISC defeated Robinvale - 181 to 98 Game 3: Merbein defeated ISC- 78 to 57 Game 4: ISC defeated Red Cliffs-110 to 79 The team members were: Jake Barker 9A, Nathan Turley 9E, Bryce Thomas 9A, Kwan Kinnersly 9A, Lachlan Rowett 10D, Dom Price 10F, Brayden Phipps 10F, Lewis Fisher 9B, Thomas Moore 9A and Brodie Jackson 10G. Gregor Allan Coach --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 9/10 Girls Cricket On Wednesday the 22nd of October 10 girls from a mixture of years 9 and 10 travelled to the Aerodrome Ovals full of excitement and enthusiasm. Their first game was against Coomealla and the girls came out all guns blazing taking wickets and making plenty of runs, however some sideline cheering from the girls wasn’t enough to get them over the line. The girls’ next game was against Red Cliffs Secondary where unfortunately they again lost in a very close scoring game. Their final game was against St Joseph’s College in a playoff for 5th and 6th position. This was by far the best game the girls’ played, which showed their improvement as the day went on, however a few big hitters from the opposition were just a bit too much for our girls. Although the results didn’t go their way, all the girls had fun and great team work and spirit was shown. ISC vs Coomealla Best Player: Alex Bacon. ISC vs RCSC Best Player: Marianne Fiorillo ISC vs St Joseph’s Best Player: Leah Geering Tyson McLean Coach --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 7/8 Interschool Cricket On Wednesday 22nd October the year 7/8 girls interschool cricket team headed to Aero Ovals to compete in a super 8’s round robin tournament against the other schools in the region. The girls were super compeitive in all their matches and improved as the day went on as they adjusted to the format of the game. Their first match saw a 4 run win over Merbein P-10 College with Kendall McLean and Tarsha Hawley leading the way with the bat. Next ISC took care of Red Cliffs Secondary College with a 52 run win thanks to Emma Martin smashing the ball around the field and Jessemy Thornton and Bethany Curran taking some vital wickets. The third game of the day resulted in the teams first loss to the hands of St. Joseph’s College by 29 runs. The game came down to the final two overs, where SJC managed to take two wickets and restrict ISC scoring ability. The final two games of the day resulted in a confident win against Coomealla High and a narrow 2 run victory against Trinity Lutheran College, Courtney Ransome and Aleisha Schreiber scoring impressive runs in both games. The girls are to be commended on their overall effort, behaviour and sportsmanship while representing the college.

Mr Hughes Coach

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SSV (STATE) Athletics Championships

Following their success at the Loddon Mallee Regional Athletics, Mebal Kadian, Lochlan Lloyd, Brodie Jackson, Kurt Kerr, Lachlan Monaghan, Kelly Rayner and Alex Bacon (all pictured below following the boys relay run), competed at the State championships at the Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park on Friday 17th October. We travelled down the night before, together with students and staff from Red Cliffs S.C. and 1 student from St Joseph’s College. We stayed at Bendigo overnight before travelling down to Melbourne for the first event on Friday morning. Mebal was our first competitor at 10:30am and while not performing at her best, still threw a very credible 29.80m to come 5th in the 15 Yrs Girls Discus. In Mebal’s Discus event, the winner broke the record by over 3 metres with a massive throw of 43.32m. Lochlan also did not perform to his best, but still ran a very good time of 1:03.65 in the Boys 13 Yrs 400m. The winner of his event also broke the record with a time of 55:10 seconds. Alex was our next competitor and ran a very structured and controlled race in the 16 Yrs girls 1500m to come in 5th with a time of 5:21.42. The winner ran an excellent time of 4:52.62, while 2nd, 3rd and 4th place getters ran around the 5:12 mark, so she wasn't too far off the pace. Our last event was the Boys 16 Yrs 4 X 100m relay at 6:15pm. After a long day of waiting and sitting around, our boys were keen to perform, and perform they did. With excellent changeovers, and a fighting spirit, the boys fought off a strong finish from Balwyn High School to claim 3rd place and win themselves a bronze medal behind first place Frankston H.S who also broke the record by nearly 2 seconds! The bronze medal is a wonderful achievement and one the boys were and still are extremely proud of. We then made the arduous return to Irymple arriving home at 2:00am, all tired but well satisfied with our efforts. All competitors must be congratulated for their performances on the day, they were certainly up against some formidable competition, but acquitted themselves very well. Congratulations to all 7 competitors to qualify and perform so well at the State Titles. Thanks also to parent Sarah Jackson for her assistance and support on the trip.

Mr Morrish (Sport Co-ordinator)

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Irymple Secondary College – MOBILE TECHNOLOGY POLICY 2014 –

This Policy will be implemented as of Monday 3rd November

PURPOSE:

Mobile Technology (eg. mobile phones, iPods) is increasingly a part of our 21st century lifestyles. As such, members of our school community will own and use these devices. As for all tools, they have a purpose and value, but can also be used inappropriately. The purpose of this policy is to clarify the use of these technologies in our school setting so that they are used for positive purposes and not as a disruption or distraction to learning.

AIM:

The aim of this policy is to recognise the importance of mobile technology in society and to support the positive use of mobile technology in learning.

Protocols:

The school does not take any responsibility for the loss or damage to mobile technology brought to school.

Mobile phones are not to be used during class time unless specifically directed to do so by the teacher. Appropriate use during recess and lunch is accepted.

Mobile technology should only be used in a classroom for educational purposes under the direction of the classroom teacher.

All mobile technology use should have a volume set which does not disturb others and enables the user to still hear the human voice.

All students and parents are encouraged to participate in “Cybersafety” information sessions as offered periodically by the college. Students are expected to adhere to the Student User Agreement presented at these forums.

Mobile technology devices are to be placed in the “valuables tin” during PE classes for safe keeping.

Overnight excursions and camps – during an overnight excursion or camp it is expected that all mobile phones will be collected by the teachers in the evening to ensure that sleep is uninterrupted. The same protocols, procedures and expectations, as outlined in this policy, apply for students while on an excursion or camp, which will be left to the discretion of the teacher in charge.

Procedures for inappropriate use of mobile technology:

Issues of ‘cyberbullying’ or ‘the transmission of inappropriate materials’ will be dealt with seriously and if appropriate may be referred to the police.

Photos, audio or video footage must not be taken of another person without their expressed permission. Such issues may be referred to the police.

Irymple Secondary College MOBILE TECHNOLOGY expectations:

IN CLASS, students must have their phones: o Turned OFF and OUT of sight. o If a student needs to use his/her phone in class – they must ask the teacher’s permission o If a student uses their phone without expressed permission from the teacher they will be asked to

report to the Student Manager’s office where the device will be placed in a sealed envelope and locked in the phone cupboard for safe keeping. The device may be collected at the end of the school day.

o If a student has to hand in their device three times during the term, the student’s parent must collect the device from school.

o Teachers and staff are strongly encouraged not to confiscate mobile devices from students.

Evaluation and Review: December 2014

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Melb Cup

Student Free

Day

GRIP

leadership

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Year 9

Outdoor Ed

Surf Trip

Pre-Driver Ed

12:30-4:30

Year 9

Outdoor

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Trip

Year 9

Outdoor

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Trip

Year 9

Outdoor

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Pre-Driver

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Pre-Driver

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Pre-Driver Ed

12:30-4:30

Yr 10 Exams Yr 10 Exams

Yr 10

Exams

Yr 10

Grad

Ball

Report

Writing Day Pupil Free

Yr 6

Orientation

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Yr 6 Orientation

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SRC

Casual

Dress

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Chances for Children is inviting applications for its

second funding round of the year. The funding round

opens from September 1st & will close at 5 p.m. on

Friday 7th November 2014. [NB The Keeping Kids in

Secondary School & Connecting Kids with Community

Funds are open all year round for applications.]

Chances for Children, commonly known as Chances,

is a fund that aims to remove financial barriers for

children and young people in the Mallee to achieve

their potential - be it tertiary education, sporting,

musical or cultural pursuits.

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Players Required For Current Junior Cricket Season

The Mildura Settlers Junior Cricket Club urgently requires players to bolster numbers in under 14’s

and under 16’s age groups. If you are interested please come along and train and play at the best

facilities in Sunraysia.

Training nights: Thursday from 4.30 – 5.45pm at Madec Drive off Deakin Ave.

(Mildura Senior College). Contact: Brendan Rodgers 0439 201 333 or Shane Noonan on:

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Struggling with Homework?

We’ve got the solution –

Homework Classes

Where: ISC Library

When: Weds & Thurs nights,

3:30 – 4:30 with Mr Hill, Mr Symons, Ms Maryann & Mrs Kee.

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Irymple

Secondary College

kindly

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following sponsors

Irymple Secondary

College kindly thanks

the above sponsors

Irymple Secondary College kindly thanks the following sponsors: