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COLLEGE PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

A very warm welcome back to all our Learning Community for what I know will be another challenging year in our endeavour to achieve the best possible outcomes for all students at the College. If past success is one of the strongest indicators of future success, then we are in for another successful year! Those of you who were able to attend the end of the year Awards Night would be aware of the outstanding performance of our year 7-12 students. It was particularly pleasing to acknowledge all of the year 12 students.

2015 College Dux was awarded to Hydes Catallo with an ATAR score of 90.8. Overall 98% of all 2015 graduates have a tertiary placement and a pathway they and their families can be proud of. Congratulations and thank you to all staff who have supported their education and success thus far.

Our staff in partnership with families are continuing to meet and plan to further implement programs that engage and challenge all learners. Our focus in learning this year is particularly on further development of independent learning; stronger homework practices; feedback and assessments that will provide clear goals for learning, intervention and extension for all learners. Our Teaching and Learning coaches will be working to develop expertise in the above and build the capacity of all staff in teaching and learning practices. A continued focus on School Wide Positive Behaviour Support will continue to align all our learning community with productive learning behaviours that will ensure social, emotional and academic growth for all students whilst at the same time strengthening the cohesiveness of our learning community.

PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER CONVERSATIONS Our first Parent/Student/Teacher Conversations for all students will be on Tuesday 16th February, 12pm to 7pm.

I look forward to your support and the successes of our Learning Community over 2016. We do need all our parents and guardians to support their son/daughter’s learning by attending the various parent/guardian (Campus based) information evenings and parent/student/teacher conversations planned for Years 7-12. These are important meetings to plan how we all can support each other to ensure our educational programs are challenging and successful over 2016. The first of this was held on 3rd February at Town Park by the Year 12 Team. It was well attended by both students and parents – an excellent way to ensure that students feel supported to meet the challenges ahead with parents and teachers working together.

COLLEGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS – MARCH 2016 Our College Council and those at other government schools in Victoria perform a very important role. They bring together parents, College staff and the broader community in planning and decision making, and provide genuine opportunities to contribute to the educational vision of the College.

There are 3 possible categories of membership:

A mandated elected parent category. Department of Education & Training (DET) employees can now be parent members at their school.

A mandated elected DET employee category. The Principal of the school is automatically one of these members.

An optional community member category. Its members are co-opted by the decision of the College Council because of their special skills, interests and/or experiences. DET employees are not eligible to be in the community member category.

The term of office for members is usually two years. Normally, half the members retire each year and this creates vacancies for the annual School Council elections. There are 6 Council positions vacant for 2016, 4 parent members and 2 DET employee members.

Nominations must be in writing and on the official nomination form. If you are interested in standing for election to College Council, then please nominate. Nomination forms are available from the Campus Reception at all 3 Campuses or on the College website: www.humecentralsc.vic.edu.au

Edition 1 February 2016

Two Years of Learning in one for all our Students in 2016 COLLEGE VISION

Our College Vision is to develop and encourage in our students a love of lifelong learning while equipping them with the skills, qualifications and personal

attributes they need for a purposeful and fulfilling life beyond school.

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Nominations close for parent members (4 vacancies) and DET members (2 vacancies) on Friday 19th February 2016 at 4pm and completed nomination forms need to be returned to Town Park, Blair Street or Dimboola Road Receptions. If there are more nominations than positions available, an election will be conducted: on the 26th February 2016, ballot papers and candidates’ statements will be available at Reception on each Campus for parents, and students can pick them up on their behalf. It is a secret ballot and voters are asked to return their ballot papers in sealed, unmarked envelopes to the Campus Receptions.

You may lodge your ballot in person between 8am and 4pm from 29th February to 4th March 2016 or post the envelope to the College Principal to arrive before the close of ballot, 4pm Friday 4th March. The declaration of the poll will be on Tuesday 8th March 2016. If I can assist please do not hesitate to contact me on 9066 3600.

ACCIDENT INSURANCE I wish to remind Parents/Guardians that the Department of Education and Training and our College does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents/Guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport and ambulance costs. Student accident insurance policies are available from some commercial insurers and these cover a range of medical expenses not covered by Medicare or private health insurance.

PRIVATE PROPERTY Private property brought to school by students eg: mobile phones, Ipods etc. is not covered by school insurance, and that it is not the responsibility of the Department of Education and Training if that property is lost, stolen or damaged.

ATTENDANCE BY ALL STUDENTS - Key to success All our College staff will be focused again on regular school attendance this year. As we know it enables our students to maximise their full educational potential and to actively participate and engage in their learning. It is important that students maintain habits of regular attendance to maximise their educational and social development. Hume Central Secondary College requires that Year 7-12 students attend no less than 90% of the College program without a medical certificate. Students who fail to meet this requirement will jeopardise their chances of successfully completing their year of study. All of the Learning Community at Hume Central Secondary College is responsible for attendance: Teachers, Students, Educational Support Staff and Parents/Carers. As a College our focus is on providing more opportunity for all our students to successfully complete Year 12. The College has high expectations regarding the full time attendance of all our students Year 7-12 and we will seek support of the Learning Community to ensure our success in this important goal for 2016.

STUDENT FREE DAYS FOR 2016 Term 1 Wednesday 28th January Staff Return - PD and planning Term 2 Friday 3rd June Professional Development for Staff Friday 10th June Report Writing Day Term 3 NIL Term 4 Monday 5th December (TBC) Report Writing Day (To be confirmed)

Looking forward to a successful year

Irene Iliadis COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

BELL TIMES 2016

Blair Street Campus

Dimboola Road Campus Town Park Campus

PERIOD 1 8.45am to 10am PERIOD 1 8.45am to 10am

PERIOD 2 10am to 11.15am PERIOD 2 10am to 11.15am

LUNCH 11.15am to 12.15pm LUNCH 11.15am to 12.15pm

PERIOD 3 12.15pm to 1.30pm PERIOD 3 12.15pm to 1.30pm

RECESS 1.30pm to 1.45pm PERIOD 4 1.30pm to 2.45pm

PERIOD 4 1.45pm to 3pm

*Please note students at Town Park Campus will be finishing at

2.45pm in 2016

TERM DATES 2016

Term 1 27th January 2016 to 24th March 2016

Term 2 11th April 2016 to 24th June 2016

Term 3 11th July 2016 to 16th September 2016

Term 4 3th October 2016 to 20th December 2016

16th February 2016 Parent/Student/Teacher

Conversations - 12pm – 7pm

9th-11th March 2016 Dimboola Road Year 7 Camp

16th-18th March 2016 Blair Street Year 7 Camp

14th March 2016 Public Holiday – Labour Day

25th March 2016

Public Holiday - Good Friday

11th April 2016

Term 2 Begins

Thank you Our College Learning Community is very appreciative of outside businesses/organizations supporting our important work. Thank you to Powernow Electrical who provided donations to support educational encouragement for our students through the Awards Program.

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DIMBOOLA ROAD CAMPUS Campus Principal: Vivienne Caravas & Assistant Principal: Selen Atilla

2016 so far has seen 200+ students begin their school year wearing our Academic Uniform respectfully across Years 7, 8 and 9. We welcome Ms Rebecca Price, Mr Bill Panas, Ms Reem Mostafa and Ms Emily Angelopoulos to our Campus and Mr Thomas Sullivan and Ms Naomi Maes to our College. Congratulations to Ms Selen Atilla on her new appointment as Acting Assistant Principal at Dimboola Road. We also wish Ms Snezana Veljanovski all the best in her new school.

Our staff is as follows and can be contacted at Campus Reception on 9099 1000.

2016 Dimboola Road Teams 7-9

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Katie Davies - Team Leader

Matthew Bediaga - Coordinator

Debra Kimpton - 7A Mentor

Naomi Maes - 7B Mentor

Funda Ramadan - 7C Mentor

Emily Angelopoulos

Phil Beadsmoore

Michelle Garvan

Mark Hynes

Sarah Tabone

Rebecca Price - Team Leader

Ray Borg - Coordinator

Georgia Russell - 8A Mentor

Justine Johnston - 8B Mentor

Renu Sharma - 8C Mentor

Thomas Sullivan - 8D Mentor

Reem Mostafa

Teacher Aides:

Michelle Kirk & Nuran Kurt

Jo Dillon

Belinda Howard - Team Leader

Tom Hurle - Coordinator

Mary Kardamitsis - 9A Mentor

Bill Panas - 9B Mentor

Carole Pyers - 9C Mentor

Jasmine Almatrah - 9D Mentor

Selen Atilla

Marissa Ferraro

Amitha Menon

Other Staff Members on Campus:

Joshua Pike - I.T Technician

Doris Cartwright - Campus Reception

Kerrie Headland - Office Manager

Maria Radoslovic - Social Worker/Youth Worker

Alex Robinson - School Nurse

Sam Rushiti - Maintenance

Rosemari Alvarenga

Library Technician

Mary Mesquita - Resources Coach

Penelope Calcutt

Instrumental Music Teacher

Robyn Dix - Administration Leader

Richard Rocek

Instrumental Music Teacher

Mark Daniell

Instrumental Music Teacher

Bronwyn Templar - Food Technician

Rose Dona - Laboratory Technician

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

At the end of Term 4 last year, at the Clock Tower Centre in Moonee Ponds many students were acknowledged for their high achievements in 2015 and a number of scholarships were also awarded. We congratulate our students and wish them the best for the 2016 school year. All students should continue to strive for academic excellence.

HOMEWORK CLUB Homework Club at Dimboola Road Campus continues to provide additional academic support to students. It is open to all students from Year 7-9 and runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the library between 3.05pm to 4.30pm. Teachers will be available to assist students with their homework and classwork generally. This is a free service to all students. Permission notices must be signed by parents/guardians and returned to school. The first homework class commenced on Tuesday 2nd February 2016. If you have any

queries please contact Ms Renu Sharma on 9099 1000.

Please continue to support your students to:

Arrive at school at 8.35am in order for classes to start promptly at 8.45am as Time Counts

Undertake 30-45 minutes of homework daily at Year 7 plus a minimum of 20 mins of reading 3 times per week

Undertake 45-60 minutes of homework at Year 8 and 9 plus a minimum of 20 mins of reading 3 times per week

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Student Voice

Dimboola Road SRC Leaders 2016

Captain

Benjamin Bilotta

Captain

Alexa Riccardi

Year 9-Mason Thai, Vanessa

Garcia, Haydon Harres, Dilini Patabendige

Year 8 – Robert

Hodge, Alex Raffone, Nusrath

Nasar, Ashoor Shamoon

SL – Student Learning

Dimboola Road has commenced 2016 with a strong focus on student

learning. Year 7 students have completed their On Demand testing for

both Reading and Numeracy. Students have been placed into Reading

groups and have commenced the Reading program. Year 7’s are currently

also undergoing testing for the RMIT SNMY (Scaffolding Numeracy in

Middle Years) program. Students will participate in hands on Numeracy

learning every Friday. They will be working with their collaborative groups

to improve their multiplicative skills as well as their understanding of real

life Numeracy applications.

Year 8 and year 9 students have commenced 2016 with a strong focus on

‘growth’. Each student has set and recorded their academic learning goals

in their student diary. They will be able to track their CAT data, attendance

and overall learning in their student diary.

Homework is a big initiative this year. Each learning space has developed a communication homework board. It is extremely important

that students further practice the skills learnt in class so they can achieve their goals. Teachers across the College have been developing

homework tasks that are meaningful, purposeful and achievable. Please support our HCSC students by providing them with a quiet

learning space at home to reinforce their school learning. All homework is recorded in the student diary. We also encourage parents

and carers to use the diary as a communication tool with teachers.

As can be seen from the photos, students are happily lining up and waiting to enter their learning spaces. Teachers are using various

tools and methods to check for understanding regularly in the classroom to identify strengths and improvement areas. Support in the

areas of Literacy and Numeracy is being provided by specialist teachers at least once a week for each mentor group. Homework tasks

and due dates are visible in learning spaces….and there is an overall positive vibe for learning.

Welcome to

2016!

Ms Atilla Assistant Principal

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SL – Student Learning

Technology- Foods @ Dimboola 2016

Technology is about problem solving and following the four steps of the design process:

Investigating, designing, producing and evaluating

Year 7A and 7B are discovering the fun of the design process by creating a quick and healthy breakfast.

After investigating what is a smoothie they then designed different options and decided their preferred option was to produce a

healthy smoothie for breakfast.

We would also like to thank Bronwyn our kitchen Technician who purchases and prepares all ingredients to make this such a fun

learning experience.

Ms Kimpton

SEW – Student Engagement & Wellbeing

Welcome to all our new students at HCSC and hello to those of you who we know so well.

As the hot weather continues it is recommended by the Anti Cancer Council that we all take care

when in the sun.

Every time you expose your skin to UV radiation, changes take place in the structure and function of

your skin cells. You can’t always see the damage, but it is irreversible and will worsen with every

exposure.

There is a HCSC cap available through Lowes which has the full school logo.

Great idea to add this to your uniform!

Well done to Mohit Shrivastav from class 7A at Dimboola Road Campus for being sun smart and

special thanks for allowing his photo to be taken.

Immunisation Program 2016

It has been a fantastic effort from our Year 7 students at both Blair Street and Dimboola Road with their immunisation cards being

returned. We achieved a card return rate of 100% success rate in both Junior Campuses in 2015 and looks like 2016 will be another

successful year.

These immunisations are for Year 7 only and are the last of the child/adolescent immunisations required. Students in other year

levels were part of the National Immunisation Catch Up program in 2015.

If you have any questions with regards to the immunisations or any other health concerns please feel free to contact your Adolescent

Health Nurses: Jacinta Lenehan @ Blair Street Campus and Alex Robinson @ Dimboola Road Campus

Jacinta and I are both available to see students at Town Park Campus by appointment.

Alex Robinson

Dimboola Road

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BLAIR STREET CAMPUS Campus Principal: Kate McArthur & Assistant Principal: Nick Bakatsoulas

FRONT CARPARK AT BLAIR STREET CAMPUS The STAFF car park in Blair Street is very congested and dangerous at the start and end of the school day. The car park is for limited staff parking and for legitimate visitor parking. IT IS NOT for dropping off/picking up children from school. We ask parents to make different arrangements and drop students off/pick them up at the side of the school in Belfast Street. There

have been a number of near misses involving students and cars, and visitors to the College being unable to leave the carpark because of illegal parking blocking them in as well as staff not being able to get to meetings at our other Campuses. For the safety and wellbeing of all we ask that all parents support us and not use this car park as a pick up/drop off area.

2016 Blair Street Teams

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Sylvia Said - Team Leader

Dee Soric - Coordinator

Sione Falefata - Coordinator

Helen Dunn - 7A Mentor

Rachael Marks - 7B Mentor

Rachelle Kaddis - 7C Mentor

Pamela Budge - 7D Mentor

Natasha Guantai - 7E Mentor

Sangan Vellore

Tagi Sooaemaleagi

Lorraine Hak

Hanni Harb - Team Leader

John Hussey - Coordinator

Kate Plieger - Coordinator

Phillip Adams - 8A Mentor

Simon Black - 8B Mentor

Charlie Williams - 8C Mentor

Christina Tosios - 8D Mentor

Kate Plieger - 8E Mentor

Virginia Horne - 8F Mentor

Chris Breen Fikret Guclu Aaron Cook

Viola Rofaiel

Andrew Musgrove - Team Leader

Nick Barclay - Coordinator

Nurdan Tabak - Coordinator

Mayra Jamall- 9A Mentor

Nick Barclay - 9B Mentor

Nurdan Tabak - 9C Mentor

Hasibe Khodr - 9D Mentor

Elizabeth Bruce - 9E Mentor

Rob Heywood Mark Hynes

Bindu Saba Alex

Wayne Wilson-Wong

Other Staff Members on Campus:

Peter Chryssikos - IT Technician

Joshua Pike - IT Technician

Nahla Messo - Campus Reception

Maxine Revere - Campus Reception

Kay Rigby - Campus Reception

Joy Williams - Office Manager

Michael Mawal - Social Worker/Youth Worker

Nicole Lowe - Library Technician

Ms Mary Mesquita - Resources Coach

Victor Cruz - Instrumental Music Teacher

Phillip Beadsmore - Design & Technology

Mr Mark Daniell - Instrumental Music

Bronwyn Templar - Food Technician

Ms Rose Dona - Laboratory Technician

Jacinta Lenehan – Nurse

Teacher Aides:

Gabbi Lori

Emma Garcia

Celia Soares

Greg Condello - Maintenance

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE STAFF

Christine Pipka Irene Jong Amanda Palmer Elizabeth Tedge Nagiba Yako

Judith Hulme Eva Alshakro Diana Tsahouridis Catherine Andriopoulos Najat Jackson

Vivian Ly Evie Skazas Helen Vassiliadis Helen Vlemmas-Kandias Jacqueline Chryssikos

Student Voice

Congratulations to the following students that have been elected to be a part of Student Leadership 2016. Each of these students have shown the characteristics of a true leader, whether it be they are high academic achievers, resilient learners or respectful and responsible students. We have already set out goals and plans for the year to come and are looking forward to achieving greater outcomes for all at Blair Street.

YEAR 9 YEAR 8 YEAR 7

Jermaine Tui - School Captain

Ajay Brennan - School Captain

Alaa Hafda Shaqkhan Taurima

Aisha Begum Mohamed Jafar

Tabatha Cenamor

Sherry Singh Akaysha Mitchell

Michael Huynh Oase Ahmad

Emre Yorur Nahrin Adam

Samet Oskan Miray Semirli

Amber Hilmi Marie Mafua

Paris Halls Nada Rajab

Eman Abdou

Mayra Jamall - Student Leadership Leader -Blair Street

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SL – Student Learning

Celebrating the Cultural Diversity at Blair Street

Students from 7D, Blair Street Campus - Photo by Wayne Wilson-Wong

Students at Blair Street Campus recently installed an exterior bench seat that they made in their Design Technology woodwork class. The seat displays a unique design feature that celebrates the cultural diversity of the students at Hume Central Secondary College. The word ‘Respect’ is stencilled in English and Arabic because it hopes to inspire peace, understanding and tolerance.

The Arabic writing is symbolic of one of the largest ethnic demographics in Broadmeadows, people with a Middle Eastern connection. The English writing represents the student’s place of learning, Melbourne Australia. Respect is also a key component of the ‘Matrix of Positive Behavior Expectations’ consistently taught at HCSC.

This outdoor bench seat is thoughtfully placed under the shade of a tree, a perfect spot for students to enjoy their food with their friends during lunch and recess. There are plans to build several more similar seats this year. Many students have remarked on the accomplished ‘finish and character’ that these seats bring to the schoolyard environment.

The woodwork teacher who organized and supervised the construction, Dr Wilson-Wong, said… “it was great to see the students working together to create such a positive project, cool to see students feel good about themselves and who they are through woodwork”.

Students installing the bench with Assistant Principal Mr Bakatsoulas - Photo by Wayne Wilson-Wong

Story by Dr W Wilson-Wong

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SEW – Student Engagement & Wellbeing

WELLBEING STUDENT LEADERSHIP

This year we have two year 9 students have been appointed as student wellbeing leaders. Ozhan Bolatcan and Lilian Yaqo will support the welfare team by providing feedback on welfare and anti-bullying initiatives and through the implementation of wellbeing events.

NATIONAL DAY AGAINST BULLYING

On the 21st of March students will once again participate in engaging activities that will allow students to develop a sense of

community. Staff members will offer a range of sporting, cultural and creative electives. Students from years 7–9 and the Language

Centre will spend time together developing important interpersonal skills. Students may wear their PE uniform for the entire day. In

the weeks leading up to this day students will be developing an understanding of the causes, effects and remedies of bullying and

how we can live in a safe and inclusive community.

SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION

Safe Schools Coalition Australia is a national coalition of organisations and schools working together to create safe

and inclusive school environments for same sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse students, staff and families.

It is funded by the Australian Government and, in Victoria, by the Victorian Government. We will be implementing

some of their initiatives throughout the year.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club will be running every Monday and Thursday Morning from 8am to 8.30am, students can come in and have some cheese toasties, Milo and cereals. As well as make their own jam, vegemite or honey toast if they like. We also make yummy pancakes every now and then.

RU OK DAY AND OTHER SPECIAL DAYS

We will again celebrate RU Ok Day, as well as, a number of other special days related to

our school and students throughout the year. We will keep you informed.

Welfare Team Blair Street Campus

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TOWN PARK CAMPUS Campus Principal: Lisa Robinson & Assistant Principal: Parris Sloan

SEW – Student Engagement & Wellbeing

2016 Year 12 Information Evening and Jacket presentation

It has been a great start to Year 12, on Wednesday 3rd of February, we had our

information and jacket presentations evening. The purpose of the evening was to

welcome Year 12 students and parents to 2016, introduce the School Captains,

Leilani Tologata and Dylan Narat and to provide an explanation of the structure,

procedures and rules of VCE and VCAL, and to suggest some strategies which the

School, from its previous experience, believes

will help make this year successful in every

sense. There was also reflections from two

former students, Jayden Gunn and Tanisha

Tognolini, of their Year 12 experiences.

The evening was well attended and enjoyed by

students, parents and staff. After the presentations parents, students and staff were able to mingle,

while enjoying a light supper provided by the College. The Year 12 students were also very excited

about being presented with their especially designed 2016 rugby jackets. We think they look great!

Mehtap Gunes, Andi Vlahos and David Shields

SL – Student Learning

What’s cooking at Town Park

The kitchen at Town Park has hit the ground running this term with all Food

Technology classes preparing all sorts of delicious dishes. The start of the term

has had a focus on personal hygiene and food safety as well as allowing the

students to show some of their culinary skills.

So far students have prepared Anzac Biscuits, Filo Apple & Dried Fruit Fingers,

Stir Fry, Monkey Bread and a Summer Quiche. If

you would like one of the recipes, talk to some

of the Food Technology students and they can

walk you through the steps.

Jessica Flew

Senior Food Technology

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2016 Town Park Teams 10-12

Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

Jesikah Johnson - Team Leader

Mansour Rahme - Coordinator

Molly Perese - Coordinator

Ramazan Tirli - 10A Mentor

Elizabeth Popovic - 10B Mentor

Rebecca Quigley - 10C Mentor

Molly Perese - 10D

Natalie Velkova - 10E

Nola Pascoe - 10F

Dajarra Golding - 10G

Jaclyn Friebe - 10H

Ashleigh Bulmer

Maylin Evanochki

Anthony Bottino

Mahendra Prasad

Timmie Timotheou

Maillie Ross

Bianca Jones - Team Leader

Johny Varkey - Coordinator

Geoff Dean - Coordinator

Mandy Nelson - 11A Mentor

Vanessa Draper - 11B Mentor

Dianne Williams - 11C Mentor

Geoff Dean - 11D

Lisa Howell - 11E

Jessica Flew - 11F

Merdiye Kizartici - 11V

Penny Samartzis - 11Z

Elizabeth Grech

Kathryn Hammond

Chris Sluice

Raghad Sayegh

Laura Marks

Indira Sharma

Boon Soo

Allan Semmens

Mehtap Gunes - Team Leader

Andi Vlahos - Coordinator

David Shields - Coordinator

Angela Jabaseelan - 12A Mentor

Yibo Zhao - 12B Mentor

Silvia Quaine - 12C Mentor

Lisa Robinson - 12D

Sally Stevens - 12E

Merdiye Kizartici - 12F

Merdiye Kizartici - 12G

Elizabeth Popovic - 12V

Lou DiGregorio - 12Z

Esther Alexandrakis

Tony Bui

Vim Narayan

Other Staff Members on Campus:

Joshua Pike - IT Technician

Peter Reidy - IT Technician

David Bozikas - IT Technician

Alvin Prasad - IT

Alison McLaughlan - Campus Reception

Samantha Skaftouros - Campus Reception

Raisa Day - Campus Reception

Melanee Jardine - Office Manager

Alyshia Green - Social Worker/Youth Worker

Noemi Garcia - Social Worker/Youth Worker

Greg Condello - Maintenance

Fiona Rankin - Business Manager

Sonia Shelton - HR Manager

Jo Norton - Finance

Doreen Cassar - Food Technician

Mary Rostan - Laboratory Technician

Nora Alberto - Library Technician

Ms Mary Mesquita - Resources Coach

Rachel Edwards - Instrumental Music

Richard Rocek - Instrumental Music

David Sutton - Instrumental Music

Sam Rushiti - Maintenance

Celia Chang - Smith Family

Kim Ho - Smith Family

Teacher Aides:

Helen Knower

Janet Lewis

Manal Nasta

Lisa Powell

Ragdah Sayegh

Careers & Pathways

Year 10 WORK EXPERIENCE: 14TH JUNE – 24TH JUNE 2016 Work Experience needs to be organised as soon as possible, so that you get a

good job experience (before the end of Term 1).

Ask an employer if you can do work experience with them

See Career Team on Level 2 to get a form

Make sure you complete your OHS Certificates before Friday 19th

February

o General Certificate

o Industry Certificate (ie Retail, Hospitality) depending upon where you work

Any questions, students can see the Career Team on Level 2

Dianne Williams & Sally Stevens Careers and Work Experience

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The Smith Family at Town Park Campus

Give it a Go! - Public-speaking workshop For Year 10 and 11 students When: Wednesday 17 February, 3.30pm to 4.30pm Where: Conference Room at HCSC (Town Park Campus) This taster session is a peep into the 8-week Toastmasters International Youth Leadership Program where you will learn to:

Overcome nervousness when speaking and presenting in class

Write and present your own speech

Develop your communication and leadership skills

To find out more please speak to (Town Park Campus):

MS MOLLY PERESE (Room 1.14)

or

CELIA CHANG (Room 1.23)

2015 Toastmasters Graduates

Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 March and

13, 20, 27 April, 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Graduation Night – Wednesday 4 May

from 5pm onwards

iTrack online mentoring program For Year 12 students Tuesdays, Period 2 - Term 2 and 3 During mentoring class

Do you have an idea of a career or job and want to explore how to get there? Looking for support and advice on how to manage your hectic VCE year?

This is your chance to explore study and career pathways with a volunteer mentor from our corporate and community partners.

To find out more please speak to (at Town Park): MR ALLEN SEMMENS (Room 2.1) or

CELIA CHANG (Room 1.23)

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Broadmeadows Shopping Complex

Visit our College Website

www.humecentralsc.vic.edu.au

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COLLEGE NEWSLETTER - Keep up with the news

The College Newsletter is being distributed electronically. Students will be able to save the Newsletter on to their Netbook/Laptop during Mentor classes every three weeks, to take home for parents to read. The Newsletter is also available on the College Website: www.humecentralsc.vic.edu.au Parents who would like to have the Newsletter emailed to them every three weeks need to email the address below, with your son/daughter’s name and Campus and we will organise the Newsletter to be sent to you electronically. newsletter@humecentralsc.vic.edu.au

STUDENT DETAILS - It is very important that Student, Parent/Carers ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS and Emergency contact details are up to date and current for ALL STUDENTS at Hume Central Secondary College. If any of your details have changed please contact your child’s Campus and Administration will send you a “Details Change Form” to fill in, sign and return back to the College.

MEDICAL DETAILS - IMPORTANT - Medical health information – important to let the College know if your child/children develop or have any medical issues that teachers need to be aware of and also if a student’s medical details have changed - please notify your Campus office.

PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE & AMBULANCE COVER - The Department of Education & Training 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 / transport and any other transport costs.

EARLY LEAVERS - Parent/Carers are reminded to please notify the College in advance of early student pick up. As there can be

NO announcements during class time you are encouraged to send a note on the day or alternatively call the office in advance

to arrange pickup of your child. This will avoid any unnecessary delays.

ATTENDANCE - Parents are sent SMS messages daily via mobile phones if students are absent, please notify the Campus office if your child is absent and provide a note or medical certificate to explain their absence. Student attendance is very important to successfully complete their year of study.

STUDENT NETBOOK/COMPUTERS - Parents are asked to share with their children the importance of caring for their

Netbook/Computers and to be responsible and look after them – damages to Netbooks/Computers could cost anything up to

$100.

EXCURSIONS - Please return Excursion permission forms promptly with the correct money - A receipt is always given.

YOUTH WORKERS - The College has Youth /Health Workers on each Campus. Youth /Health Workers are a part of the Student

Engagement and Wellbeing team and provide vital support to students and families when required.

LOCKS - Locks for Campus Lockers are provided – Students to see your Team Co-ordinators or Mentor Teachers.

COLLEGE FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/humecentralsecondarycollege

College Phone Numbers Dimboola Road Campus - 9099 1000 Blair Street Campus - 9302 6000

English Language Centre - 9302 6011 Town Park Campus - 9066 3600