School Meetings

Mar Thursday 23rd School Council 7.30 pm May Thursday 25th Parents Club 10.30 am

Principal’s Report:

C ongratulations to all our interschool swimming team who ventured to Echuca on Monday to compete against predominantly larger schools. Once again,

Rochester Secondary College won the overall handicap and the intermediate handicap. Age champions Rachel Johnson and Zahra Hayes deserve special congratulations as do Mr Geoff Ringin, Mr Harris and Mr Millard for their organisa-tion. Well done to all students involved. Any new parent to the school who would be interested in nominating for School Council, could you please contact me for further details. As there are only four weeks of term one remaining it is timely for me to remind students and parents that Interim Reports will be written and distributed over the coming 2-3 weeks. All students should be asking their teachers if they have any work still owing or what they might need to do to “Raise The Bar”. Parent/Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday 30th March at the College. These interviews are an excellent opportunity for all parents and students to “touch base” with their teacher to discuss progress, especially Year 7’s. Keep in mind that on average students in years 7-10 should be doing about an hour of home based school activities per night. (this includes reading for pleasure). As always thanks to parents for your ongoing support and again as always, contact us if you have questions or con-cerns. Bernie Altmann Principal

The Rochester Review

Rochester Secondary College exists to provide quality learning for all in a challenging and nurturing environment.

Volume 578 Issue 1, Thursday 23rd February, 2017 www.rochsec.vic.edu.au Phone: 54841 844

Fax 54842 348 rochester.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Important Dates

March 2017

3rd (Fri) - CAS Excursion Echuca 3rd (Fri) - Avalon Airshow 9th (Thurs) - Studio Arts Excursion Bendigo 13th (Mon) - LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY 14th (Tue) - Immunisations 22nd (Wed) - Courage to Care Year 9 & 11’s 26th (Sun) - Indonesian Tour departs 28th (Tue) - Careers in Health 30th (Thurs) - Parent/Teacher Interviews 31st (Fri) - Last day of Term 1

April 2017

18th (Tue) - First day of Term 2 25th (Tue) - ANZAC Day no school 28th (Fri) - RSC Athletics at the College

Some of the winning students that represented Rochester Secondary College at the Interschool Sports in Echuca

on the 24th February.

SSV Swimming 2017

O ur super swimmers returned from Echuca victorious

on Monday 27th February, taking out the overall

handicap for the 5th straight year and the intermediate

handicap for the 3rd year.

Led by age champions Rachel Johnson and Zahra Hayes, our

team competed strongly all day filling most events.

Mardi Ryan and Mitchell Burgoine were also successful in

individual events on the day and will be joined at the LMR

swimming carnival in Swan Hill by the Open Girls 4 X 50m

freestyle relay team.

Well done to all competitors who contributed to another strong

Rochester Secondary College performance and to all the par-

ents who came along and supported. Our team will be compet-

ing in Swan Hill on Thursday 23rd March.

Avalon Airshow

S tudents attending the Avalon Airshow tomorrow 3rd March MUST be in full school uniform.

Remember we depart Echuca road at 6.25 am. Bring lunch from home or can be purchased from the show.

BPay Is Available

I t is possible to pay any charges owed to the College by BPay. Statements were posted out last week, there is a BPay

logo along with the Biller Code and Reference Number. Each family will have a unique number to identify your pay-ments to the College. If you are paying for a number of different charges and wish them allocated in a specific order please contact (email or phone) the College to convey your wishes. This is just an-other option to use. Payments can still be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS or Direct Debit to the College’s bank ac-count. Any queries – please contact the College on 54841 844 or rochester.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

Biology Books

S tudent textbooks for Biology arrived early this term. They were not on the booklist, so an additional pay-ment is required. Students in Year 11 and 12 Biolo-

gy have been given an explanatory letter and payment envelope. As the students have received their book, payment is now due: Unit 1&2: $30 Unit 3&4: $90

CAS

I t is great to see such a large number of eager and dedi-cated CAS students attend our Tuesday morning training sessions. The last three weeks have been challenging

and our students will soon be noticing the physical and men-tal benefits of attending our CAS morning training sessions. Please note - there will be NO Tuesday morning training next week. CAS payments: There are still some outstanding fees for 2017 which need to be paid A.S.A.P. Year 7 and 8 students - $100 Year 9 students - $150 Year 10 students - $200 Our CAS uniforms will be arriving very soon. The prices are as follows: Shorts $41 Tee $36 Singlet $35 Once payment for the uniform has been made through our office, students can then collect their CAS uniform from Mr Woodfine. "I do today what people won't, so I can do tomorrow what people can't"

Around the College

Strive For Progress, Not Perfection

Pictured left is Rachel Johnson and Zarah Hayes

Around the College Year 7 Camp to Kyneton - Snippets

I think the funniest thing that happened to me was when I went on date night with Jai. It all started when we were lining up for dinner outside and Jai wanted to ask Tanzin but he was scared she would say no. I said “fine go with me” and PS: I don’t like Jai he’s just one of my really good friends. I had also set up Cayde and Jake so we sat with them and Jai started to push

in my chair and all that stuff you do on a date. It was the funniest thing. By Tegan. What was the funniest thing that happened to me? Well that was when Cy wore a nightgown and hung a clothes hanger from it to hold it up. By Aidan. What was the best thing? The swing because when you pull the string of the latch you go really fast but it gave me butterflies. I liked it because I went with Miss Whitworth. By Caitlyn The funniest thing that happened at camp was when I was doing low ropes with two other people. When me and one of my part-ners and I were spotting, the other one was doing these triangles that you’re supposed to step in to get to the other side. My part-ner, got all tangled and flipped and fell on the ground. It was so funny, the other spotter were in stitches, it was by far the funniest thing on that camp. By Patrick. The funniest thing on camp was when we pushed our raft into the water. It just fall apart and we all just swam to the other side. The worst think about camp was the food. It was dry, disgusting and cold. It was just awful. By Koby. The activity I liked was Aeroball because it was new to me and I like trying new things. The scariest was the giant swing because I am afraid of heights. By Cy. I think the food would be the worst. The fact that we had to cut open our chicken balls to see if they were pink is disgusting. By Georgia. An activity was “Passport to the World”. We did this one at night and it was kind of like a treasure hunt. We had to find flags and answer the questions. If we got questions right we received a point and which ever team had the most points won. That was a great activity. By Ruby. What was the scariest thing? It had to be Abseiling, because when we had to lean back I felt like I was going to fall to my doom and every time I looked down it did not help. The instructor said to take both hands off the rope, I did and I fell a little bit but the instructor was just laughing. By Harley.

Around the College Duke of Edinburgh Update

T he Duke of Edinburgh class has been organising the four sections involved in completing the award. This year see 21 stu-dents undertaking the program. Volunteering, Physical Recreation, Skill and Adventures Journey are the 4 sections students need to complete to receive the award. Students are to pick a major section which will be going for 6 months and the others

will go for the 3 months. Most students have chosen to have their physical recreation as their major. Recently the class has participated in two physical classes, the first one being water aerobics and the second body attack HIIT (high intensity interval training), both taken by instructors from the Echuca War Memorial Aquatic Centre. The students were challenged to the best of their ability. In upcoming weeks the class will be involved in boxing, yoga and strength circuit training sessions. Shanae and Cassie

Music - Guitar Lessons Term 1

G uitar lessons with Tyson Hodges will commence on Tuesday 7th March and run for 4 weeks during Term 1. We request payment for these lessons before the end of the term. Fees will be 4 x $30.00 at a total cost of $120.00. If your student is absent with approval on that day you will not be charged for this lesson. If you miss the lesson or absent without reason

you will have to pay. Lessons will be half an hour and on a rotation basis. If you require further information please contact the office on 54841 844.

T his March Rochester Secondary College is participating in National Youth Week, an annual weeklong celebration of young people throughout Australia. On Friday 31st March, our school will be running a festival themed event, called ‘a Summer in Hawaii’.

This event will be held during lunch time from 12:50pm to 2:00pm on the school oval and invites all students to dress up in their best Hawaiian themed costumes/attire. Along with this, there will be a range of activities for all to enjoy, including:

Zorb Ball activity, Live music performances from students and local youth Summer inspired food and a Photo station with Hawaiian themed props and decorations

Any student musicians passionate about music are strongly encouraged to come and play at the live music stand. All talents are welcome, including:

Bands Guitarists Pianist’s/ keyboardists Singers Dj’s

For anyone who performs during the event will receive a music voucher up to the value to $50. As the event only runs for just over an hour spots are limited, so please sign up on the signup sheet available at front reception. If you would like further information on this please don’t hesitate to contact either of the following:

Crystie Ballard Maddie Adams Email: maddie_a24@hotmail.com Email: cballard@redhs.com.au Phone: 5484 4457

VACANCIES

Apprentice Spare Parts Interpreter – Bruce Hocking Motors (Rochester). They are looking for someone reliable and organ-ised to take on for this position. Contact Bruce on 5484 1455 for more information. Engineering Apprenticeship – Local Rochester business is looking to put on a full time apprentice in heavy metal fabrica-tion. Must have completed Year 10. Call Eldred on 0438 842 386 for more information. REDHS – Traineeships (see other section of newsletter for information about these). WHAT IS A CAREERS EXPO? As a rule, career expos have representatives from universities, TAFE’s independent training providers and employer groups (eg defence force) in attendance to provide information and an oppor tunity to ask your questions. Ther e are a number held throughout the year, some large ones running for a few days (eg the VCE and Careers Expo 4 May – 7 May @ Caulfield Racecourse), while others are smaller regional expos (eg @ Lilydale). Career expos are of a general nature and are a good starting point for some career exploration. WHAT IS AN OPEN DAY? Universities, TAFE’s and some independent providers open their doors, usually once a year on Sundays in August, for the public to see facilities, attend information sessions, talk to staff and current students, and to check out clubs and societies. These are useful for obtaining a more in-depth experience of a par ticular institution and its courses. Dates will be published soon (for your diary). ARE YOU INTERESTED IN AVIATION? The power of military aviation will take centre stage at AIRSHOW 2017. See the latest heavy metal put through its high oc-tane paces at this event. Combat jets from home and abroad, bombers, heavy lift aircraft, military display teams and rotary winged warriors will strut their stuff. There will also be historic aircraft from the classic years of aviation, along with displays of the latest innovations in aerospace, aviation and defence products. When: Public sessions: 10am-4.30pm, Fri 3 March – Sunday 5 March; Where: Avalon Airport Geelong; For bookings and further information: www.airshow.com.au. MONASH UNIVERSITY NEWS - WHAT IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS UNDERGRADUATE MEDICINE AT MONASH UNIVERSITY? Monash has both an undergraduate medical degree (at Clayton) and a post graduate medical degree (at Gippsland). Applicants for the un-dergraduate degree must sit for a multiple choice test known as the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Ad-mission Test (UMAT), with a testing time of three hours. Applicants must register for this test, with applications now open, and closing at 5pm on 2 June. The test is on 26 July. The registration fee is $250.00, including access to online practice test 1). The UMAT Information Booklet is also available online at http://umat.acer .edu.au. The application process for the undergraduate medical degree at Monash also involves a multi-mini interview and also requires a very high ATAR. In addition to Monash, the University of Melbourne and Deakin (Geelong) offer post graduate medical degrees. HOW CAN I FIND OUT ABOUT COURSES AT MONASH UNIVERSITY? One way is to attend an ‘Inside Monash’ seminar. Get the inside story of what it’s really like to study at Monash. You’ll hear from a current student, a past stu-

dent and an academic. It’s the best 90 minutes you could spend researching your course. When: 6.30-8pm March 7th Arts, 8th Business, 9th Science, 28th Pharmacy; April 6th Design and Fine Art, 11th Architecture, 12th Interior Architecture; May 2nd Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, 4th Nursing and Midwifery, 9th Education, 11th Psychology, 16th Medicine and Bio-medical Science, 16th Education, 17th Law, 18th Health Sciences, 18th IT, 23rd Biomedical Sciences, Radiography and Nutri-tion, 25th Engineering; June 14th Business; August 15th Music, 31st: Education, 31st Science and Careers; September 5th Educa-tion. Register your attendance at: www.monash.edu/inside-monash; Other Information: Call 1800 MONASH.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY NEWS –GENERAL INFORMATION - At a recent career practitioners conference at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) campus of Deakin university, delegates were in-formed that the university now has 54,000 students, 25% of whom are ‘cloud’ or online students. The university has received some excellent ratings in surveys recently, such as having the most satisfied students for 7 years in a row for Victorian univer-sities, rated in the top three Australian universities for graduate employment, and having the world’s best Exercise and Nutri-tion Science School. INDUSTRY TRENDS IN THE COMMERCE FIELD – at the conference a Deakin staff member talked about employers wanting to look at the ‘whole package’ when searching for employees. It’s no longer sufficient to have a degree and to have had a part-time job. Employers want employees to have an under standing of industry standards, to be a ‘cultural fit’, to have soft skills, broad life experiences, and technical skills. They need transferable skills and an ability to handle diversity. Some forecasts suggest that today’s graduate can expect to be retrenched three times in their working life, they will have sev-eral careers, and they will need adaptability and flexibility to remain employed. Jobs in the commerce field that are disappearing are in entry-level accounting, routine contract writing, financial planning entry level jobs and in routine data entry jobs. An ability to interpret and analyse will be impor tant, and ar tificial intelligence will be used increasingly. NEW CAREERS WEBSITE - https://www.careers.rochsec.vic.edu.au/ Careers Newsletters with additional information can be downloaded on the website from ‘Important Info.’, then ‘Careers Newsletter’. For further questions about these activities or other careers issues, please contact Colin Huddy, Pathways Coordinator

Careers

Rochester Junior Football Club

Rochester Junior Football Club 2017 season has commenced. Training for under 14's and 12's is on Wednesday nights Under 16 Training Tuesday and Thursday nights. New players needed and welcomed. Further information Leisa Evans Secretary 0428 842 157

Community News

Colbinabbin Lap-a-thon In support of Melanoma Institute Australia

Join Us 11 March 2017

A small town determined to make a big dif-

ference

The inspiration behind this event is the beauti-ful, unstoppable, strong and brave Lucinda Ryan. Lou is currently receiving treatment for Stage 4 melanoma. We are hosting the Lap-A-Thon at the Colbin-abbin Recreation Reserve on Saturday March 11th 2017. You are invited to participate as a school team, to walk or run the number of laps that you set yourself. You would be seeking sponsorship form your family, friends, neigh-bours, teachers, colleagues and anyone who crosses your path to raise funds for the Melano-ma Institute Australia. This day will be a fun filled day with other fundraising activities - de-tails of which will be soon posted on our Face-book page. This fundraiser is an all ages event. Registration packs will be available from the Colbinabbin Store or by emailing colbolapa-thon@gmail.com

Save the date and start fundraising! Love the Colbo Ryans

Rochester Driving School

Brian Crockett Accredited Driver Trainer is offering driving lessons in a Manual & Automatic car in the Rochester and District Area.

For more information he can be contacted on 54842 182 or 0438 095 651 or

www.rochesterdrivingschool.com.au

Rochester & Elmore District Health Service Careers @ REDHS: TRAINEESHIPS ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATION 2 year fixed term, Fulltime -76 hours per fortnight 12 month fixed term, Fulltime -76 hours per fortnight Primary Care Ref: 11138 Primary Care Ref: 11139 Contact: Kelsie Macdonald on 5484 4465 Contact: Stephanie Gray on 5484 4465 PERSONAL CARE WORKER 2 Traineeships, 12 month fixed term, Part-time -40 hours per fortnight Aged Care Ref: 11146 Contact: Jenny Putna on 5484 4461 Applicants that have a qualification at Certificate III level or higher will not be eligible for the traineeships. Applications close – 13th March, 2017 Apply online at: www.redhs.com.au – Working at REDHS

Careers