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1 Issue 33 Tel: vermontsc.vic.edu.au/newsltr Fax: October 23, 2003 THE WEEK AHEAD FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER Yr 10 METEC course Yr 11 OES Camp EZ Yr 8 Girls Tennis SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER VSC WORKING BEE 9am 2pm MONDAY 27 OCTOBER EZ Yr 8 Boys Tennis TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER Staff/Student Soccer Match at lunchtime Education Ctte. CANCELLED WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER Yr 8 Excursion to "Holes" Yr 8 Girls Table Tennis THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER Yr 11 English Exam FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER Yr 12 Exams commence EZ Yr 8 Boys and Girls Basketball EZ Intermediate Boys Hockey DIARY DATES November 3 - PD Day 4 - Melbourne Cup Day 5 - Community Involvement Morning Tea Yr 8 Camp Creative Arts Exhibition Official Opening Yr 8 Camp Yr 8 Camp 3 December 8 - Last day to leave uniforms at General Office for Second-hand Uniform Sale 11 - Second-hand book sellers to check in books am Theatre 11 - Second-hand Book & Uniform Sale 6-8pm Theatre 18 - Collection of cheques and unsold books from Second-hand Book sale Morning 9am 12 noon Evening pm FROM THE PRINCIPAL S DESK VALEDICTORY DINNER Last Monday evening saw a celebration and recognition of the magnificent achievements of our Year 12 students and their outstanding contribution to the life of the college. Around 560 students, staff, parents and guests attended the function at Rembrandts. Students were presented with their Year 12 certificates and many students were recognised for their individual achievements and contribution to Vermont Secondary College. Awards announced at the Valedictory Dinner were: 2003 Best All-Rounder ALISON FRY 2003 Citizenship Award CASSANDRA LESLIE 2003 Student of the Year RYAN WOOD-BRADLEY We are very proud of these most deserving winners. Congratulations to all award recipients and to our Year 12 group overall for their excellent conduct over the last few weeks especially on their final day last Friday, as well as at the Valedictory Dinner. They are fine young people and we wish them well with their forthcoming exams. Congratulations and thank you also to Mr Dwyer, Mrs Lowery and the many staff and students who were involved in the planning, organization and participation in the final weeks for our Year 12 students in particular the Breakfast, Concert and Valedictory Dinner. WORKING BEE Next Sunday 26 Oct If you could find an hour or two next Sunday morning to come along to our Working Bee we would really appreciate it! Our school relies heavily on the terrific support that we receive from parents at our working bees. This Sunday we have a number of projects we would like to undertake but WE NEED YOU! Come along, meet other parents and enjoy a sumptuous morning tea and lunch put on by our Auxiliary. The work is not too strenuous and the sense of satisfaction at helping out your child's school is most rewarding. If you are able to attend please complete the form attached to last week's newsletter and return to the General Office or ring Mr Kim Fallon on I look forward to seeing you there on Sunday morning, commencing at 9.00am. VSC promoting Innovation & Excellence VSC has been successful in its joint application for funding in the Innovation and Excellence program. In conjunction with Vermont Primary School, Rangeview Primary School and Livingstone Primary School we will seek to develop over the next 3 years and beyond, a joint approach to the teaching and development of Thinking skills and Literacy in our school. Associated with these is a renewed focus on student engagement and the building of resilience in our students. These aims are in line with our new Charter. It is hoped that our school can develop a seamless continuum from P-12 so that children entering VSC will be building on the foundations of learning developed at our feeder schools. Our schools has a proud history of working together and this joint project will assist us to strengthen further our professional ties. To assist us in facilitating the goals of this project an educator at "Leading Teacher" level will be appointed in the near future, funded by our Innovation and Excellence grant. This is a very exciting project and provides our schools with an opportunity to co-operate closely in improving student outcomes in our cluster. AIM TEST RESULTS Vermont Secondary College students in Year 7 have performed very well in the recent Statewide AIM tests. Whilst we all have serious reservations about relying on only one measure of student achievement they nevertheless give us an interesting and relevant snapshot of student performance at the time. In all areas reading, writing, spelling and mathematics our students have outperformed their like school counterparts. As expected they are also

2 Page 2 a long way ahead of the state mean. This is not surprising given the very close link between socio economic background and student performance. The AIM tests also provide some substance to other data which indicates that across the state, student's extended writing skills need to be a focus for sustained attention, particularly that of boys. Whilst our VSC boys do very well compared to their peers across the state and in like schools, this is an area where work needs to be done. It is also important to note that this test is done in mid Year 7 indicating that students across the state are coming to secondary school with lower skills in extended writing compared to the other English strands. SPORTS SUCCESS Once again Vermont Secondary College has won the Eastern Zone trifecta of Swimming, Cross-Country and Athletics in the one year. This is an outstanding achievement and reflects the magnificent talents and dedication of our students as well as the commitment and enthusiasm of our staff and the many parents who assist. Mr Stevens has again demonstrated his superb management of College Sport, ably assisted by Ms Hailes has been a very successful sporting year for Vermont. Congratulations to all our students who have participated so enthusiastically in our Sports program this year and have been so successful in their performances. Well done. Rod Williamson Principal EMA CHEQUES A reminder that EMA cheques are available for collection at the General Office The Year 10 Community Involvement class will host a Christmas Morning Tea on Wednesday, 5 November in the College Library ENGLISH REPORT e University of NSW English Competition Students at the college participated in the Australasian Schools English Competition, which is run by the University of New South Wales Education Testing Centre. The Competition assesses students abilities in reading comprehension, language skills, spelling and punctuation. It is beneficial to students and teachers as it is an independent assessment tool with detailed diagnostic reports on individual students. The diagnostic report enables students and teachers to: Identify personal strengths and weaknesses Compare their achievement with the rest of Victoria Monitor individual progress from year to year Celebrate success through receiving a Certificate The best achievement came from nine students who received High Distinction Awards. Sixtyeight students received Certificates of Distinction, one hundred and forty students received Certificates of Credit and four hundred and seventy eight students were acknowledged with Certificates of Participation. On behalf of the English team I would like to congratulate the following students: YEAR 7 High Distinction Melissa Closter Aaron Lam Hannah Tricker Distinctions Elisabeth Barber Eioin Bosley Jessica Crossett Nicolette Duncan Tara Englehardt Gemma Hamilton Kathryn Lipstine Clare McDermott Lucy Meer Jacqueline Mills Charles Tricker YEAR 8 Distinctions Tom Abraham Kimberley Blake Sean Bourke Owen Chatelier Kelly Goodwin Leonie Hoskin Jessica Italiano Shauna Phoon Christine Smoley Benjamin Westwood YEAR 9 High Distinctions Elise Harding Chris Plumridge Teresa Gray Kimberly Reynolds Jessica Barling Amanda Cohan Emma Darcy Tara Dunshore Simon Greenwood Ryan Harding Lauren Mann Campbell McNolty Melissa Miles Holly Tampling Lochlan Anderson Corey Bosley Dillan Burchall Lauren Constable Madi Holdsworth Andrew Huang Vanessa Li Natalie Rogers-Sultana Katrina Stopinski Lily Zhang Jacqui Pavey Distinctions Frances Barber David Bryden Peter Cox Leigh Fawkes Katie Gaut Timothy Johnson Catherine Lexuan Nicola Munzel Jacqui Staunton Tegan Webb YEAR 10 Distinctions Christopher Andrews Victoria Creswell Cathryn Joy Michael Llewellyn Samantha Truong Jason Wigg YEAR 11 High Distinction Carmen Wong Distinction Laura Churcher YEAR 12 Distinction Daniel Jackson Jessica Bastiani Teryn Callaway Sonya Cronin Caitlin Garth Caroline Hunter David Lacey Katherine Mills Aaron Solla Lisa Warner All students are to be congratulated on their efforts. Marcellene D Menzie English Coordinator You are invited to VISION 2003 an exhibition of Art, Design and Material Technology by Year 7-12 students November 10 th 14 th Opening Event Tuesday 11 November 6-8pm in the Link Gallery & Library Food and drinks provided JESUS GENERATION Don't miss next week's special guest speaker from Crossway Baptist Paul Crothers Youth Pastor Monday lunchtime in C14 Don't be late you won't want to miss it.

3 Page 3 THE AUSTRALIAN MATHS COMPETITION RESULTS 2003 This is a continuation of the results from last week's newsletter. YEAR 7 Credits Emily Choo Sharnee Cooper Cameron Dore Anthony Rendall Thomas Craine Holly Jarvis Campbell McNolty Aiden Carroll Daniel Crossley Alexander Love Holly Tampling Michael Trosky Niolette Duncan Teresa Gray Ashley Wells Jonathan Cheong Christine Dalton Tara Dunshore Bonnie Law Alexandra Mellas Aaron Slater Jared Elliott Kimberly Reynolds Max Stevenson Jessica Morris Tara Engelhardt Karina Herbu Ross Northwood Rob Gyarmathy Matthew Kok James Linton Nathan Persich Rosemary Stanton Mark Stockden Alex Bull Damian Jordan Jared Lopez Emmett Saul Eoin Bosley Liz Haggith Rebecca Leighton Yvonne Poon Stephanie Welser Alexander Chin Canel Gunceler Kirsty Hope Miriam Selton YEAR 8 Credits Andrei Kazatchek Jason Paino Eliza Miller Nathaniel Leslie Callum Brown Charlotte Maskell Janie Kerr Shaun Henwood Aaron Kop Judy Phuong YEAR 9 Credits Michael Leveleky Rachel Engelhardt Alexandra Chow Jessica Crossett Matthew Kilbane Mathew Rivett Samantha De Haas Benjamin Keung Jacqueline Mills David Chai Lauren Leo Catherine Smith Jo-See Tan Melissa Bull Jessica Barling Jake Lugg Lisa Beilharz Luke Clark Bryce Dryburgh Clinton Jones Emily Meates Veda Mitchell Rachel Travis Travis Mahoney Mitchell Rickarby Caitlin Haynes Edward Thea Cain Hallam Samara Melder Geoff Fry Gemma Hamilton Kuan-Ju Li Melissa Miles Nicholas Stait Rhys Davey Marie Ankenbrand Amanda Clark Lachlan Joy Tarryn Mallick Seth Corbett David Bytschkow Elie Koullacas Daniel Mealings Tyler Sherlock Karl Wennagel Sarah Devries Sarah Hadziomerovic Lindsay Polkinghorne David Pagotto Vanessa Li Jessica Grant Ingrid Beilharz Shane Petrie Andrew Avanessian Lucy Clarke Gaynor Borlase Madison Holdsworth Nathan Mann Emma Philpot Ralph Rio Andrew Lieu Rex Hedrick Andrew Schwab Alysha Middlin Charlie Chan Frances Barber Kathleen Dawe Nicole Gadsby YEAR 10 Credits Michael Llewellyn Lynette Phuong Sonia Thai Sonya O'Flynn Adam Toye Shane Quintal William Hammersla Rebecca Mallison YEAR 11 Credits Kimberley Styles Chris Kam Jeremy Kacew YEAR 12 Credit Kellie Foster Hannah Ambrose Emilia Michael Monica Philalay Arun Sri Nanthakumar Kenneth Chan Katherine Mills Amanda Lam Andrew Saunders Maddison Price Ronald Trieu Steven Ngo Zea Wyatt Jodie Taylor Samantha Truong Grace Lengkong Daniel Mahoney Jenny Cheng I would like to thank all other participants who took part in the competition. Without your support the competition would not have been a success. Ms K. Quintal Maths Enrichment Co-ordinator YEAR 8 BALLARAT CAMP Year 8 students have been given a notice for the Ballarat camp. The students will attend one of three groups as follows: 8.1, 8.2 & November 10 & , 8.5 & 8.6 November 11 & , 8.8 & 8.9 November 18 & 19 The students will travel by bus, and will leave Vermont Secondary College at 9am on the day of departure, and return at approximately pm on the following day. Students attending the first and second camps will be accommodated at the Cardigan Lodge Motel and the third camp at the Golden Sovereign Motel. The students itinerary will include a visit to Sovereign Hill, the Ballarat Fine Arts Gallery and the Eureka Centre. The students will attend the Sound & Light show in the evening at Sovereign Hill. A detailed itinerary will be distributed to students at a later date. This is an across-the-curriculum camp, which includes the areas of English, SOSE and The Arts. The cost, which includes motel accommodation, dinner and breakfast, transport, and entry to the activities, will be $ per student. This was paid by a deposit of $50.00 on Friday October 10, 2003, and the balance of $55.00 is due by Friday October 31, 2003 We would like all students to attend, and, if the payment schedule is a concern, please contact Mrs Francis or Mr Zotos so that alternative arrangements regarding payment can be made. Mrs D. Francis / Mr B. Zotos Year 8 Co-ordinators

4 Page 4 WOLLANGARRA A Unique Camp Experience for students LIKE TO SEND A KID AWAY FOR A WEEK? And you all enjoy the experience? Well read this! Wollangarra is a camp for students and it is situated on a small remote river flat of the Macalister River, halfway bet ween the towns of Heyfield and Licola. Wollangarra is actually a combination of two aboriginal words. "Wollanbin" meaning high places and "Koolangarra" meaning young people. The camp is a unique and simple place. It has no electricity, is accessed by a flying fox and has been built by hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers using second hand recycled materials. Over two and a half thousand second-hand old railway sleepers were used in the construction. FORMER STUDENT RELEASES NEW SONGS VANESSA WAINGENT LIVE ON RADIO Since leaving Vermont Secondary College in 2002, Vanessa Waingent has quickly established herself in a career as a full time singer, songwriter, choreographer and dance teacher. She represented Australia at the Beijing Song Festival in 2002, and is off to China again in late November as one of our National representatives at this global song-fest. Vanessa, who performs under the name Vanessa Tara, has had some interesting assignments over the last 12 months, ranging from planning, choreographing, arranging the music and performing in a 15 minute floor show for a Latin themed black tie function for a major Australian company at the swish Park Hyatt Ballroom, to the Nationally televised Royal Children's Hospital Concert. In between she has been involved in a host of work for charities, in particular the entertainers charity, the Variety Club, where she has become the face representing young entertainers in Victoria. As well as a fast growing career in singing, Vanessa is also an elite level dancer and currently teaches funk and tap dancing. As well as heaps of performances, Vanessa has been busy writing and recording in the studio. She is especially excited about a new number she has written and recorded titled 'Give a Little Love' a moving ballad inspired by a visit to the Port Phillip Special School which caters for kids with a range of disabilities. The theme of the ballad is "Give a little love and it'll come right back". These are excerpts from the Wollangarra newsletter 'The end of Autumn' '.. We are waking (it seems) every morning to new born lambs, lots of little jobs awaiting their turn, a vegie garden ready for its winter crop, a mouse (or 100) and Scotty's (one of our staff) new mullet. Our little river flat is changing and we are privileged to be a part of it.' 'Wollangarra allows young people the opportunity to discover the heart of Victoria's high country in small, supervised hiking groups, and shows them practical and important ways in which they can help the environment.' 'Vermont students have been going to Wollangarra for many years but the camp has not run over the past 2. It is intended to offer the camp to Vermont students in Years 9 and 10 in Senior students are also encouraged to attend after completion of their exams.' 'Over the years I can honestly say that every student who has been to Wollangarra has said that it has been the most memorable experience of their years at school.' 'I had an awesome time. I shared some great memories with people I've never bothered to get to know. I met some great people that are so different from me and I won't forget them ' (Mark Year 10) 'I think "Woll" is the best place on earth. At first it seems so tough not to have TV, or a radio, or my phone(!) but when I spent a bit of time I forgot to miss it! There's so much to see and so many unreal places to walk and cool people to meet ' (Kasey Year 9) 'I see Wollangarra as a wonderful opportunity for Vermont students to broaden their horizons. It sounds exciting, challenging, rewarding and most of all fun.' (Mr Williamson, School Principal) A meeting will be held early in 2004 for those interested. A. Parsons Camp Organiser To coincide with the first airplay of this potential best seller, Vanessa will be interviewed live on Radio 3RPP 98.7FM on Saturday 25 October at 2.30pm. The radio station will also be playing another of her own works 'Touch', a sensational dance track which is generating a lot of interest in music circles around Melbourne. Vermont Secondary encourages students and teachers to tune into 98.7FM on Saturday afternoon and lend their support to Vanessa Tara. If you like the new tracks, ring the radio station on and let them know! Somehow, Vanessa is still finding time to study some VCE subjects. She recognises the importance of continuing with her education despite her meteoric career in music. Host Families & Exchange Students We are still hoping to be able to place a number of exchange students, boys and girls aged from Germany, America, Japan, Italy, Belgium and Brazil, with voluntary host families, which will then enable the students to come here next January February. If you and your family would benefit from and enjoy a new member of the family and international friend whom you choose, have a spare bed, share room or own, and can afford an extra person at mealtimes, please call Klaus Schumann on (03) Your call would be very welcome and appreciated. Students are here for 3, 5 or 11 months. Should you wish to go overseas yourself as an exchange student, please phone. Klaus Schumann Community Co-ordinator

5 Page 5 SPORTS REPORT STATE ATHLETICS 4 GOLD, 5 SILVER, 4 BRONZE Last Tuesday 16 students from Vermont competed at the State Athletics Finals at Olymp ic Park. All students did an excellent job just to reach the State Finals, but there were some outstanding performances on the day. In awful conditions, Vermont achieved 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze medals. Vermont came 5th overall in the schools competition. Results Ben Toomey (12) 3000m - 2nd 1500m - 2nd Byron Bonner (12) Triple Jump - 2nd Daniel McConnell (11) 800m - 5th Melanie Kitchin (10) 1500m - 9th Hayley Malt (10) 100m - 1st 200m - 1st 400m 2nd Bevan Hui (10) Discus - 4th Leigh Fawkes (9) Walk - 2nd Ashleigh Vandelaak (8) 800m - 3rd Chris Brennan (8) Hurdles - 3rd High Jump - 1st Matt Bayley (8) 1500m - 3rd Monique Black (8) Long Jump - 6th (injured) Alex Chow (7) High Jump - 6th Jordon Holdsworth (7) 800m - 3rd 1500m - 4th U/14 Girls Relay Ashlee Bunevicius Rachel Watts 1st Andrea Tofari Rachel Smart Monique Black (injured) EASTERN ZONE FINALS Year 7 Girls make State Last week the Year 7 Boys and Girls Basketball A + B, Year 7 Boys, Year 8 Boys and Intermediate Girls Cricket teams played their Eastern Zone Finals. All teams were extremely competitive with the Year 7 Girls Basketball A winning through to the State Final to be played next month. Illness and injury robbed the Year 7 Boys team, but they still fought out all their games. The Year 7 Boys Cricket team also won through to the next round and the Year 7 Girls B Basketball team were runners-up. Well done to all teams and special thanks to Mrs Hubble, Jarryd Barrah, Alisha Middlin, Kristine Potter, Mr Bertram, Mr Trippett and Mr Sutherland for coaching and organising teams. Year 7 Girls Basketball A Coach: Mr Stevens Results A. Chow Vermont vs Canterbury Girls S. Ivanov S. Lim Vermont vs Scoresby T. Honeychurch J. Fry Vermont vs Mt Waverley P. Taheri 20 8 B. Ryan Grand Final T. Dunshore Vermont vs Emerald Year 7 Girls Basketball B Coach: Alisha Middlin Results Kristine Potter C. Smith Vermont vs Kew J. Zmood R. Bennett Vermont vs Wantirna K. Lipstine K. Hope Vermont vs Glen Waverley M. Selton 18 4 L. Meer Grand Final Vermont vs Lilydale 6 18 Year 7 Boys Basketball A Coach Mrs Hubble T. Ahon illness Vermont vs Balwyn D. Chai J. Lugg Vermont vs Wantirna R. Harding T. Mahoney Vermont vs Glen Waverley M. Serpell injured T. Forster S. Corbett K. Kahn Year 7 Boys Basketball B Coach: Jarryd Barrah M. Pascale Vermont vs Brentwood M. Rickarby M. Eadon Vermont vs Balwyn S. Greenwood M. Kilbane Vermont vs Wantirna G. Richardson Year 7 Boys Cricket Coach: Mr Sutherland L. Davis Vermont vs Warrandyte T. Ahon 3/147 10/51 M. Rickarby C. Jones Vermont vs Balwyn C. Dore 3/103 4/100 J. Wilson S. Corbett A. Bull M. Trosky D. Wansbrough D. Kealing N. Persich J. Stevenson S. Cameron Year 8 Boys Cricket Coach: Mr Bertram A. Cook Vermont vs Doncaster D. Fitzgerald 5/92 8/95 R. Mangidis L. Kitchin Vermont vs Balwyn L. Rizzuto 7/102 9/105 A. Boone J. Gardiner Best Players: D. Kwong L. Kitchin (35 runs) B. Loughland D. Fitzgerald (3/15) M. Munson D. Hardisty M. Lyons M. Cunningham Intermediate Girls Cricket Coach: Mr Trippett S. Bartling Vermont vs Doncaster S. Stevenson 5/67 all out/64 A. Lyons J. Gardner Vermont vs Canterbury Girls S. Weichert all out/71 3/99 C. Polkinghorne E. Harding E. Pryor R. Engelhardt R. Smith T. Tyrrell C. Gover

6 Page 6 EASTERN ZONE FINALS A large number of Eastern Zone Finals will be held over the next few weeks. See your coaches for training times and competition details. EASTERN ZONE FINALS TERM 4 Friday 24 Oct - Yr 8 Girls Tennis Ms Gerbing Monday 27 Oct - Yr 8 Boys Tennis Mrs Bower Wednesday 29 Oct - Yr 8 Girls Table Tennis Mr Bussu Friday 31 Oct - Intermediate Boys Hockey Mr Francis Friday 31 Oct - Yr 8 Boys & Girls Basketball, Mr Sutherland, Mr Stevens Thursday 6 Nov - Yr 7 Boys Basketball Mrs Hubble Friday 7 Nov - Yr 8 Boys & Girls Volleyball Mr Stevens Friday 7 Nov - Intermediate Boys & Girls Basketball Mr Lamande / Mr Stevens CORRESPONDENCE Junior Pennant Badminton, Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, Albert Road, South Melbourne. Lawn Bowls - Sunday 23 November Victorian Under 15 Singles Tournament 2003 Mike Stevens Sports Co-ordinator INTERMEDIATE GIRLS CRICKET TEAM Eastern Zone Final Wed 15/10 Last week, Vermont s Intermediate Girl s Cricket team contested the Eastern Zone Metropolitan Final at Macleay Park, Balwyn. Our first match was against Doncaster SC, who had won through convincingly in their own District event. We were in to bat first, and despite a poor start with Sarah and Simone out early, we managed a competitive total of 5/67, with Rachel Englehardt scoring 29 n.o.. Doncaster then went in to bat, dropping two early wickets to be 2/13 before consolidating to be 3/31 then 4/34, 5/44, 6/56, 7/56 (at this stage, the Doncaster coach admitted that they had underestimated us, and that we still had a slight chance!) then they were 8/57, 9/64, and with only three runs to make with six overs to go, Sarah got her fourth wicket to leave them stranded and all out for 64, three runs short of our total. A fantastic effort, and a huge shock to Doncaster! Vermont 5/67 defeated Doncaster all out/64 R. Engelhardt 29 n.o. S. Weichert 4/3 C. Gover 11 R. Engelhardt 3/26 S. Stevenson 5 C. Gover 1/8 S. Bartling 4 A. Lyons 1/10 A. Lyons 3 E. Harding 0/4 R. Smith 2 n.o. S. Bartling 0/5 S. Weichert 0 We then reached the final against the traditionally strong Canterbury Girl s SC, who regularly reach the State Finals. We won the toss and sent them in to bat first. They had scored 2/138 in their first game, but were shocked to lose their key opening batter first ball to Chelsea, recovering to be 2/39 then 3/52. They then began to get away with their score totalling 3/99 at the end of the innings, a reasonably good result for us. Then it was our turn to bat, with Chelsea showing complete disrespect to their bowling, hitting consecutive 4 s off the first two balls of the innings. Unfortunately this didn t last, as she was caught out wide trying to hit a 6 off one of the next balls. Sarah went cheaply again, followed by Rachel, leaving us 3/13 early. Elise, Sophie and Rachel S combined with Simone to lift our total to a competitive 7/58, before Chantelle, Keira and finally Emma added some vital runs to finish our innings all out for 71, some 28 runs short. Canterbury Girls 3/99 defeated Vermont all out/71 S. Bartling 18 n.o. C. Gover 2/13 C. Gover 8 S. Bartling 1/20 C. Polkinghorne 8 E. Harding 0/9 R. Smith 3 S. Weichert 0/21 E. Pryor 2 R. Engelhardt 0/32 R. Engelhardt 2 J. Gardner 1 E. Harding 1 S. Weichert 0 S. Stevenson 0 K. Tyrrell 0 A great effort from the girls for the day, well done to reach the final. Thanks to Aidan Fawkes for scoring and assisting on the day. Mr Trippett VSC Auxiliary SECOND-HAND BOOK & UNIFORM SALE Thursday, 11th December, pm 8pm in the Theatre Full written instructions and a list of books suitable for sale will be issued to students before they finish school. Every effort will be made to provide Year 11 and 12 students with a booklist before completing exams. Year 12 students should get their list on the day of the English Exam. Booklists for all year levels will be available at the General Office for students who miss getting a list before that. IMPORTANT 1. VSC student I.D. numbers are to be entered on book sale forms. This number is listed on the student s library card which must be brought with you when handing in books and collecting cheques. 2. There is only one day for collection of cheques and unsold books (Thursday, 18 th December the last school day of this year). The morning session is 9am to 12 noon and the evening session is 7.30pm to 8.30pm. UNCOLLECTED, UNSOLD BOOKS ARE NOT KEPT OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER - they are donated to Student Welfare. 3. Books left at the General Office will NOT be accepted they must be brought to the Theatre from 8.30 am to 11 am on Thursday, 11 th December. More information regarding procedure is included with the booklist. Booksale organiser is Vicki Box ( ) or vailbox@bigpond.com UNIFORMS for sale should be handed in at the General Office by Monday, 8 th December. Please sew a label on each garment showing name, address, phone number, type and size of garment and price asked. More information regarding uniforms is included with the booklist. Uniform sale organiser is Heather Evans ( ).

7 Page 7 Music Notes SPRING CONCERT Thank you and congratulations to all involved with the Spring Concert last week. It proved to be a great night, with a wide variety of items and smooth production. Our Principal, Rod Williamson, wrote to me as follows: It was an excellent performance which really showcased the outstanding talents of our students. I was particularly pleased to see the number of students involved across a range of bands and ensembles. The Irish Band was a real hit with me! Congratulations to you and your Instrumental Music team on a wonderful night. Highlights of the program included Reel Fiddlin played by the Folk Group and Emily Wiltshire s and Ally Munro s Highland dancing to Swallowtail Jig, The Sea of Berries and Volta Do Mar by Paul Jarman sung by the Chamber Choir, and Sally Pottenger s rendition of Sway by Bic Runga. Also featured on the program were two original compositions premiered at the concert: Mr. Peter Graham s Fanfare followed by his arrangement of Gershwin s Strike Up The Band, and Tulips composed by Michael Llewllyn (Year 10) and played by the String Quartet. Special thanks to our hard working stage crew: Helen and Rob Jackson, Sue and Doug Terrill, and Michael Plumridge. Thank you also to the Front of House Team: Christine Ingram, Vicki Box, Judy Tricker and Ruth Hoskin; to Margaret Uren, Kim Fallon and Diane Francis for supervising students in the auditorium, and to the Music Support Group for sponsoring and organising the concert. MUSIC FROM VERMONT NEWSLETTER The October edition of the Music Newsletter was distributed at the Spring Concert. Our newsletter is published twice yearly and contains a variety of articles and photographs about the Music Program. Additional copies are available in the Music Office. If you did not get a copy at the concert, please stop by the Music Office and collect one. Many thanks to the students who contributed articles and photographs, and to Mrs. Vicki Box for organising and editing the newsletter. SUMMER BAND Summer Band started last week with a characteristically wild rehearsal as our Year 10 and 11 musicians tried out their new instruments! However, despite the eagerness of the older students, many of our younger band members did not attend. Please stir them up and encourage them to participat e. All instrumentalists in Years 7-11 should attend Summer Band rehearsals. These rehearsals will be held Thursday afternoons 3:30-4:30. Concert Band rehearsals will finish after the Spring Concert. Junior Band members are invited to attend the Thursday afternoon rehearsals as well as the Junior Band rehearsals on Tuesday morning. DONCASTER ROTARY JAZZ FESTIVAL SATURDAY 18/10/03 Members of the Stage Band performed at the Doncaster Rotary Jazz Festival last Saturday evening to a small but enthusiastic audience. The band played a 45-minute program that featured solos by our graduating Year 12 students John Hoskin and Daniel Jackson, and our up and coming soloists Jason Wigg and Peter Newmarch. Also working hard were Michael Llewellyn, who covered both piano and bass lines, Jack Thomas, who did an excellent job of drumming, and Jack Bourne, who held down the trumpet line on his own. Special thanks to Rob and Helen Jackson for transporting music and equipment to the venue and return. VALEDICTORY DINNER MONDAY 20/10/03 The annual Valedictory Dinner was held at Rembrandt s Restaurant Monday evening. Two ensembles provided entertainment for our graduating Year 12 students and their families. Cory Mollison (guitar) and Claire Andrews (voice) performed a number of contemporary ballads, and a band consisting of Jason Wigg (saxophone), Peter Newmarch (guitar), Will Hammersla (trumpet), Jack Thomas (drums) and Victoria Cresswell (bass) played a program of jazz standards. The music sounded very good and attracted considerable attention and many compliments. Congratulations to all! MUSIC BANQUET The annual Music Banquet will be held Sunday evening 23/11/03 at the Emperor Court Restaurant (Mitcham Rd. and Victoria Ave., Mitcham; Melway Map 48 K8) from 6:00 PM until 10:30 PM. This evening of mayhem and madness will be an anything goes event and will be a great way to celebrate the end of the musical and academic year! Students should prepare a solo or ensemble item to perform as part of the general entertainment program. Each music student should bring at least one family member to the banquet, and each music student should play (or sing, mime, act, dance) in at least one item on the program. We hope that all music students and their families will consider attending the banquet. The cost is $24.00 per person (children 10 years old and under = $16). Soft drinks may be purchased at the venue, or you may bring your own. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, PLEASE!! If you wish to book for the Music Banquet, please complete the form below and return it with a cheque for the total cost of the booking to Mr. Wise in the Music Centre by Friday 7/11/03. (Payment may also be made by credit card.) Music students should also write their contributions to the program on the sign-up sheets posted in the Music Centre Corridor. J. Wise Instrumental Music Coordinator Booking Form: Music Banquet, Sunday 23/11/03, 6:00-10:30 PM, Emperor Court Restaurant (Mitcham Rd. & Victoria Ave., Mitcham) Student Name...Form... Telephone:... Number of ADULTS...at $24.00 per person (inc. GST)= $... Number of STUDENTS...at $24.00 per person (inc. GST)= $... Number of CHILDREN (10 years and under) at $16.00 each (inc. GST)= $... Total enclosed $... Please list names of MUSIC STUDENTS included in this booking:... Please return this form together with your cheque for the total amount of the booking to Mr. Wise in the Music Centre by Friday 7/11/03. Please make cheques payable to Vermont Secondary College. (Payment may also be made by credit card.)

8 Page 8 CANTEEN ROSTER MON 27 OCT FRIDAY 31 OCT DELTA SAFETY GLASSES $7.10 Mon 27 Tues 28 Wed 29 Thurs 30 Fri 31 - Chris Holdsworth, Kaye Cameron, Pam Bellis - Judi Minett, Sue Lawrence, Fiona Montgomery - Denise Buckley, Katrina Booth, Leng Leng Haggith - Wendy Owen, Tracia Lewis, Kris Anderson - Sue Terrill, Kerry Grey, Vicki Lark Glasses will be a compulsory purchase in 2004 for all students in Science classes Glasses meet Australian Safety Standards. Fit ALL size heads and have adjustable arms Payment to be made at the General Office VOLUNTEERS FOR WORKING BEE STILL URGENTLY REQUIRED PLEASE RETURN FORM BY FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER AS WE NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS ATTENDING FOR CATERING PURPOSES