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worth readingISSUE 8

A Proud History, a Bright Future

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School ProductionAlison @ 8pmThursday 21st JuneFriday 22nd JuneSaturday 23rd June

Year 10 & 11ExamsFriday 8th June -Thursday 14th June

Queens BirthdayPublic HolidayMonday 11th June

SUccESSUl School GardEnS

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Report Writing Day /Year 12 EnglishPractice ExamFriday 29th June

This teacher workshop was held onThursday 24th May with 15 peopleattending.

Warragul Regional College hosted thetraining with Sue Jenkins providing awonderul garden walk and talk, ablyassisted by student Blake Currie.

Despite the rain, the group enjoyedbeing shown through the garden withthe wonderul hot house, shedding andnumerous garden beds, herb gardenand orchard. Vines, indigenous plants,ruits and berries have been sown andtendered by the students or over 4years. Sue has been instrumental inencouraging much o the work and thegarden program is a credit to her.

Following the walk, Blake, who is inyear 12, spoke o his experience with thegarden program and how it has impactedon his career choices and school

attendance. His presentation was reallygreat and reminded us o the real reasonschool gardens are so importanttheoutcome or our students!

The session then ocused on identiyingavailable teacher resources ollowedby an interactive discussion on what isworking and the challenges o embeddingschool gardens into curriculum. LisaBenn rom ResourceSmart AuSSI Vicpresented on this resource and Bethtalked about the links between school

gardens and the new community gardenconcept. There was active discussionand some o the teachers travelled romLatrobe and Wellington shires, just to bepart o the group.

There are some passionate schoolchampions out there and a number oschools who are doing great things!

The group decided to hold regular eventsand discussed the possibility o a bustour to local schools who are runningsuccessul school garden programs.Meetings will be organised each term. Iyou are interested in being part o thisgroup or just want to be kept in the loop,please contact Beth Sheeld(Ph: 5633 2868, 0419 556 427 oremail: [email protected]).

The next session to be held in Latrobewill be at Newborough East Primary

School on Wednesday 1st August. Detailsto be sent out closer to the date.

A big thankyou to Sue Jenkins, AngelaGreenall, Nola Anderson and LisaBenn or their help and support withthe workshop and or making it sosuccessul, and also to Warragul RegionalCollege or having us there!


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Their bodies kick into overdrive. Theynd themselves disoriented, scaredand alone. They become moody,secretive and sarcastic. You dont

recognize your own child. What happened to the child youused to know? The answer: esee.

In the teenage years, young people begin their quests oridentity. To help you understand your childs adolescence,Les Parrott, Ph.D., a proessor o psychology, oers theve most common ways in which teens demonstrate theirstruggles with identity:

tug sus sybsAdolescents try to establish themselves through prestige wearing the right clothes, having the right possessions,rom stereos to sunglasses. These symbols help orm teen

identities by expressing aliation with specic groups.

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Teens oten eel that appearing mature will bring recognitionand acceptance. They begin engaging in practices theyassociate with adulthood tabooed pleasures such assmoking, drinking, drugs and sexual activity.

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Rebellion demonstrates separation. Teens can show thatthey dierentiate themselves rom parents and authoritygures, while maintaining the acceptance o their peers.

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Celebrities may become models or teens who are lookingor a way o experimenting with dierent roles. They mayidentiy with a known gure, trying to become like thatperson, and in eect, losing hold o their own identities. Thisidentication with a well known personality gives teens asense o belonging.

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Teens oten can be intolerant in their exclusion o theirpeers. Since they are constantly trying to dene and redenethemselves in relation to others, they do not want to beassociated with anyone having unacceptable or unattractivecharacteristics. They try to strengthen their own identities by

excluding those who are not like themselves.

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Establishing an identity is not an easy process. There aredicult and conusing choices at every step o the way. Youcan help adolescents discover the most stable aspects otheir identities by becoming aware o what they are goingthrough, the ways in which they attempt to mold their

identities and by being patient. Dont worry eventually it willsettle down!

Lee Tilley

School Chaplain

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PrIncIPalS rEPort chaPPYS cornErSike dy

On Thursday 7 June we will seeteachers rom across the state takestrike action as part o the AustralianEducation Unions dispute with the StateGovernment. Unortunately at this stage

there does not seem to be an end in sightor this dispute. We hope that matterscan be resolved without uther industrialaction in the uture.

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Exams begin on Friday 8th June or students in the seniorschool. The exam timetable was distributed in the last editiono Worth Reading. At our most recent assembly, Mrs Parkand Mrs Ridsdale, spoke to students in Years 10-12 aboutexam rules and expectations. A reminder to all students andparents that any classes on the exam timetable or any studentscheduled to sit three exams in one day should seek analternate exam time. Please see your Year Level Leader or MrsRidsdale i this is an issue or you or your son or daughter.

reps

This semester we will be distributing Semester 1 Reports inthe rst week o Term 3, rather than our traditional time o thelast week o Term 2. The two key reasons or this are: rstly,it enables parents and students to meet with teachers wherean issue arises rom a report. This is currently not possibledue to reports going out prior to Term 2 holidays. The secondreason is that it gives VCE teachers a chance to thoroughlymark Mid Year exam papers and give students eedback on

their reports. I you have any questions about this new date orreport distribution please ring me at the school on 5623 9900to discuss.

Rob Juratowitch

Principal

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The Year 10,11 and 12examinations arenow in progressand the end oTerm 2 is rapidly

approaching.VCE students willbegin Unit 2 andUnit 4 work during

the last two weeks o this term. Hal ayear has gone very quickly and the Year12 students in particular will be undersome pressure during Semester 2 inregards to completing Unit 4, makingcareer decisions, completing VTACapplications, preparing or SACs and nal

examinations. Many subject examinationswill test the entire years work so it is vitalthat all Year 12 students start preparingnow by summarising Semester 1 notesinto a manageable size over the holidayperiod. It is very dicult to do this at

the end o Semester 2 when you willhave double the notes to summarise.Think about it. Planning is paramountduring Semester 2 it will go very quickly,the nal examinations will be upon youbeore you know it.

The Year 10 and 11 students will alsohave to make some very importantdecisions over the duration o Term3. What career path will you ollow,have you done any research into entry

requirements or university courses,TAFE courses, apprenticeships,traineeships etc. Seek advice rom ourcareers people, check the websites,and speak to your teachers and amilyregarding your intended pathway. Find

out as much inormation as possible sothat you can make an inormed decisionabout your uture.

Les Ponton,

Senior School Principal

SEnIor School PrIncIPalS rEPort

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What is ice?

Ice and base are methamphetamine, part o the amphetamineamily o drugs which also includes speed. The dierencebetween ice, base and speed is that ice is the most pure orm,ollowed by base then speed. The 'high' experienced rom ice

and base is much more intense, and with intense reactionscome powerul responses including comedown, the potentialor dependence (addiction) and chronic physical and mentalproblems.

Ice is known as a variety o other names, including: crystalmeth, meth, crystal, shabu, batu, d-meth, tina and glass. Baseis also known as: speed dexedrine, dexies, dex, shad, go-ee,glass, tina, paste, oxblood, shabu, yabba and crank.

Dependence on ice and base can be physical,

psychological, or both

People who are physically dependent on ice or base develop

tolerance to the drug. This makes it necessary to take more othe drug to get the same eect. They can also nd that theirbody has become used to unctioning with the drug present. Asa result the user needs to increase their dosage as they developtolerance and require ice in their system to eel normal.

People who are psychologically dependent on ice or base ndthat using these drugs becomes ar more important than otheractivities in their lives. They crave these drugs and nd it verydicult to stop using it.

I a person who is dependent on ice suddenly stops taking it,they will experience withdrawal symptoms, because their bodyhas to readjust to unctioning without the drug. People may

experience withdrawal symptoms or a couple o weeks.

Ice or base withdrawal symptoms may include:

cravings or ice or base

disorientation and poor concentration

decreased energy, apathy and the limited ability toexperience pleasure

irritability

depression, anxiety and panic

paranoia

extreme atigue and exhaustion headaches

general aches and pains

hunger and increased appetite

disturbed and restless sleep, oten interrupted bynightmares

Physical effects of ice

Ice produces a very intense 'rush', and depending on howmany times it is consumed this eect can last between ourand twelve hours. Ice users experience a eeling o exhilarationand increased arousal and activity levels. They eel more awake

and it suppresses appetite.

When ice or base is used, the receptors in the brain arefooded with monoamines. As more is taken, these receptorscan be destroyed and prolonged ice use can lead to a pointwhen the user no longer eels pleasure without urther ice use.

Studies have shown the use o ice and base is associated withbrain and mental health conditions, including ruptured bloodvessels in the brain, memory-loss indecision, depression andpsychosis. These drugs can cause paranoia and hallucinationsand the user may also become aggressive and violent possibly requiring sedation and physical restraint or policeintervention.

Rosemarie Vary,

Adolescent Health School Nurse

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BUllYInG rEPort

Target Parent/Family Sta Other

It is vital to all concerned that Bullying Behaviour is reported. Reports can be made by the target themselves,parents and/or amily members, College sta or another witness to the incident

Trust is imperative, so we have assured our students that all Reports o Bullying will be ollowed up.

StEP 1

antI-BUllYInG ProGram @ WrcIn response to our college communitys attitudes about Student Saety, Warragul Regional College has launched an intensiveAnti-Bullying Program in 2012.

This Anti-Bullying Program involves ve very important steps (as you will see in the below fow-chart).

Iain Luck

Assistant Principal - Student Services

InvEStIGatIon

Target Parent/Family Sta Other

The Investigation will be initiated once a Report has been made. The Report o Bullying can be made to anytrusted member o Sta.

The Investigation will normally be conducted in the rst instance by the person who the Report is made to.This may be a Home Group Teacher, College Chaplain or Nurse, Classroom Teacher, Learning Level Leader orManager, or an Assistant Principal/Principal.

The Investigation involves the collection o evidence rom as many witnesses as possible.

StEP 2

aSSESSmEnt o EvIdEncE

Physical Verbal Covert Psychological Cyber

When all Witnesses have been interviewed, and all statements taken, the evidence will be assessed.

It will be determined as to whether Physical, Verbal, Covert, Psychological or Cyber Bullying has occurred.

StEP 3

IntErvEntIon & rESolUtIon

TraditionalDisciplinary

Strengthen Target Mediation Restorative Support Group

Recognition o Parental/Family Responsibilities

Various intervention and resolution approaches will be utilised depending on what type o bullying has beenound to have occurred.

Sometimes a Traditional Disciplinary response may be used in resolving the bullying issue, but quite oten

this approach will be used in conjunction with others, such as Mediation, Target Strengthening, RestorativeJustice and/or orming Support Groups.

Parents/Families o both the Target and the Perpetrator will be involved in the establishment o theappropriate response.

StEP 4

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Confrmation rom all parties that the case is closed

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Assess outcome - make adjustments i necessary

At this point we seek conrmation rom all parties that the case has been resolved satisactorily.

All parties are required to put their signatures to the Agreement.

The outcome will be reviewed at a later date and adjustments made i deemed necessary.

StEP 5


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YEar 11 rEPortThis time o year in VCE can be a dicult time to manageor students, teachers and possibly parents as well. Weare trying to nish work, complete SACs, do some revisionand sit exams, have them marked, provide eedback, write

reports and begin the next semester. This all takes place inthe space o a ew weeks.

Even as an experienced teacher I nd the whole process adicult one to manage and I am not the one doing the SACs,revision and exams. Students during this time need to bevery organized and prepared to work hard i they are going toachieve well. It can be a stressul time and your son/daughtermay need extra care and understanding during this time.

Added to these pressures mid-year also means that studentsbegin Unit 2 work. We change to semester 2 on June 18th(two weeks beore the end o this term). We do this because

semester 2 is shorter than semester 1 and we want oursenior students to have an idea o what Unit 2 subjects arelike so we can get straight into it on our return in term 3.

Students in Year 11 are able to make changes to their courseselections or Unit 2. They may want to try another subject ormay not have enjoyed or been successul in a Unit 1 subject.These course changes are happening at the moment

so please discuss any proposed changes with your son/daughter so that everyone is aware o what is happening.

te ieie Ye 11 is:

Exams 8/6 to 14/6

Report Writing Day 15/6 no school

Begin Semester 2 on Monday 18/6

End of term Friday 29/6

As I said at the beginning, this is a challenging part othe school year. Over the years people have oten madecomments about the holidays we have but I can assureeveryone that students and teachers at VCE need anddeserve the mid-year break!

Graeme Miller,

Year 11 Team Leader

Rehearsals are still underway or our production

this year. The musical is a light hearted look at

a young lady trying to nd her way in this crazy

world. There is a romance and a villain and a lot

o enjoyable music that you can sing along to.

It promises to be a un show.

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Seese 1 reps willbe given to students at a

special Homegroup meeting

at 3:15pm on Thursday

19 July. Please remember

to ask your child or their

Semester 1 report when

they arrive home.


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1. YEar 10 InormatIon EvEnInG at

dEaKIn UnIvErSItY

Start to plan your VCE, university and

career options. Find out about Deakin

courses, hear speakers talk about their

proessions, meet students and enjoy

pizza! Where/When: Melbourne (Burwood)

campus Tues 5 June; Warrnambool

campus Wednesday 6 June; Geelong

Waurn Ponds Campus Tuesday 12 June;

Register: www.deakin.edu.au/uture-

students (go to Upcoming Events)

2. What IS thE mElBoUrnE UnIvErSItYBachElor o EnvIronmEntS?

It gives you the chance to shape the

world, explore ambitions and sync your

personal interests with career pathways

in areas like architecture, urban planning

and design, environmental or social policy

and construction and property (A Focus

on Melbourne event). When: 7-8.30pm,

Tues 5 June; Where: Prince Phillip

Theatre, Architecture Building, Parkville;

Registrations: www.uturestudents.unimelb.

edu.au/ocus-2012. Other events in the

series still coming: Commerce, 31 May,

Conservatorium o Music 7 June, Law 21

June, Science 26 June and VCA 28 June

(see web address above).

3. thE UnIvErSItY o mElBoUrnE JdShoWcaSE

This Showcase is designed or school

leavers interested in pursuing law at

university (sample classes; participate

in a dispute resolution case). When:

9.30am-4.30pm. Wed 4 July; Cost: $65;

Registration: www.jd.law.unimelb.edu.au/

schools.

4. IntErEStEd In contEmPorarY dancE?

Deakin Uni. has a 3-day course to give

prospective students a taste o the

program. Take a contemporary dance

class, then a choreographic workshop,

refecting some approaches the course

oers. When: 9.30am- 1.00pm, 2 4 July;Where: Room P1.29 (Dance Studio, Building

P), Burwood; Cost: $150; Registration:

Rebecca Chang, ph 9244 6450.

5. Ind oUt aBoUt rmIt coUrSES

Not sure what courses involve? Then,

these will help: medical laboratory visits,

sessions on art and design, computing,

animation and IT, aerospace, mechanical

and manuacturing engineering, electrical

and computer engineering, advertising,

marketing and public relations, community

justice day, health and medical sciences

and nuclear medicine lab visits.

Inormation/register: www.rmit.edu.au/

experiencedays (Yrs 10-12).

6. carEEr WEEKS at thE IntErnatIonal

collEGE o hotEl manaGEmEnt

Explore the hotel management industry

and uture career options by attending a

career week at ICHM (Adelaide), the only

Swiss Hotel Association school in Australia.

Career weeks are 2-6 July and 24-28 Sept.

Cost: $695; Ino/register: www.ichm.edu.au or ph 08 8228 3636 or admissions@

ichm.edu.au.

7. What aBoUt a carEEr InvolvInG WatErconSErvatIon and thE EnvIronmEnt?

Concerned about the environment? Aboutwater supply into the uture? About eedingthe ever-increasing world population?Then, have you thought o studyingagriculture? The Bach. o AgriculturalScience is NOT about being a armerit is about being a proessional scientistin a service industry. The B. AgriculturalScience at La Trobe University movesrom a 4-year to a 3-year degree in2013 (2011/12 ATAR: 54.40). It can bestudied on its own, or as a double degreewith a B. Business (2011/2012 ATAR:72.85) or a B. International Development(2011/2012 ATAR: 73.15). There is a bigshortage in the eld, with as many as vejobs available or every graduate in areaslike land management, agribusiness, grainbusiness and with seed companies. Around3,000 jobs in agriculture are advertised eachquarter. It is about yields, ood security, water

scarcity, energy scarcity and land scarcity.The only prerequisite subject or the singledegree is Units 3 & 4 English (any).

8. monaSh UnIvErSItY nEWS

YEar 10 IndEPEndEncE daY

You can support your independent

educational decisions by spending time

discovering a world o possibilities at

Monash University. This event will give

Year 10 students a chance to discover their

options at Monash and lie at university.

When: Wed 4 July; Inormation (shortly)

at www.monash.edu.au/study/options/

schools/events.html.

ParEnt InormatIon EvEnInG

Parents o Year 11/12s can attend

this event to nd out about the VTAC

application process, scholarships and ess,

course options and graduate outcomes

(held at Albury, Cauleld and Geelong).

Register interest: www.monash.edu.au/parent.

PEnInSUla camPUS tErtIarY oPtIonS

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Several presentations available tertiary

study; parent inormation and special entry

schemes; return to study and alternative

entry pathways; When: starts 6pm,

19 June; Register: www.monash.edu/

peninsula.

monaSh art dESIGn & archItEctUrE

WorKShoPS Workshops or Year 12 students interested

in studying creative disciplines. Aimed

at assisting you develop your university

entrance olio and introducing you to

various disciplines; explore tertiary options.

When: 10am-5pm, 3-5 July; Where: ADA

studios, Cauleld Campus; See: www.

artdes.monash.edu/study/workshops.

nEW SPEcIal EdUcatIon dEGrEE atmonaSh

Monash (Berwick) has a new Bachelor o

Education (Special Education) program(pending university and VIT approval).

Commencing in 2013, it will oer studies

or primary and secondary education.

Inormation: [email protected].

comPUtEr GamES Boot camP

CGBC is an event run by the Monash

Faculty o Inormation Technology or Year

9-12s to experience everything connected

to computer games. I you are interested

in becoming a proessional gamer, building

and designing games this event is or you.When: Sat 7 Fri 13 July; Where: Clayton;

Register: www.it.monash.edu/cgbc.


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YEar 9 haPPEnInGSTerm 2 has been a long term and manythings have been happening or our year9 students.

The WWW program is well and trulyunderway with all students now intheir second rotation o subjects. Bothclassroom Melbourne groups have hadthe opportunity to do a tour o the MCG,Parliament House and Urban Seed.

The Environmental class has been onexcursions to Powerworks and also toCeres in Brunswick East where they haveexplored ideas and innovations in thearea o environmental sustainability.

Our Warragul groups have been busyexploring and getting to know their localcommunity better and the Pathwaysgroups have been busy exploring theiruture pathways and working hard toearn their Food Handling certicates.

Students need to be aware that electives

will be changing over next semester.Students who do not have an electiveor have any issues will need to see MrWilson by the end o this term.

With only 3 weeks let until the campto Tasmania, excitement is beginningto build! However, students need toensure that they stay ocussed and haveall o the required work handed in totheir teachers. Students not attendingcamp will have work let which will be

accessible rom the internet and thoseunable to attend school during this weekwill still be required to complete the setwork.

Chris Wilson

Year 9 Team Leader

On Friday May 25th the Year 12 Legal Studies class had

an early start as we ventured down to the County Court

in Melbourne as part o the Court Education program.

Unortunately our visit coincided with the wettest May day in

Melbourne or 17 years and a soggy assortment o students

and one very wet teacher can attest to that. A ew people

were smart enough to wear waterproo jackets, the resto us struggled in the torrential rain and gutters running a

meter wide! Fortunately our experience at the Court made

up or the poor weather. We were lucky enough to spend

40 minutes with His Honour Judge Chris ONeill giving us a

rundown o the role o the court, his refections on being a

Judge and a discussion o the case he was currently

presiding over. We then sat through

the rst session o the day, the highlight

o which was watching the Prosecution

examining a witness who gave the

appearance o being a little bit dodgy!

Judge ONeill was antastic, he answered

everyones questions and chatted happily

with students, even letting us pose or

photos wearing his 100 year old wig. He

really made the experience worthwhile and

inspired many with his enthusiasm and

passion or the law.

Jan Park

Year 12 Team Leader

a coUrt aPPEarancE or YEar 12 lEGal StUdIES


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