Wellington Journal
News from Wellington Secondary College
Edition: 24 October 2014
VCE Exams
VCE exams will commence
on Wednesday, 29 October
Wise Words
‘There are things known and things
unknown and in between are the doors.’
- Jim Morrison
Wellington’s Got Talent Final
The 2014 edition of Wellington’s Got Talent wound up last
week after months of heats. We would like to extend our
warmest congratulations to our winners for 2014.
In ﬁrst place (and receiving a $100 gift card), was the senior
band K5VIBES (Sam Livera, Josh Leeson, Huy Nguyen,
Eddie Taing, and Adrian Frichittavong). Soloist Sandy Ouch
of Year 10 took out second place (winning a $50 prize).
Rounding out the podium was the up and coming Year 9 band
(Khalid Barelvi, Alvin Yan, and Bradley Rich, ably supported
by Callum Kelly) who secured the third prize of a $25 gift
card.
Congratulations to all who performed this year! The standard
was incredibly high and we look forward to uncovering new
talent in 2015!
Ms Barb Wandoch
Principal’s Report
In true Wellington style the last two weeks have featured many activities in addition to regular classes.
Students at this College value the opportunities presented to them as they strive to achieve their best in a
wide range of endeavours.
The Visual Arts Expo
The Visual Arts Exhibition ofﬁcially opened in the evening of 14 October, highlighted the creativity and
depth of talent of our senior students in the various art forms that they have worked in throughout the year.
It was a wonderful exhibition and all who viewed the displays were indeed impressed. Congratulations to
Mr Bare and the other members of staff involved in coordinating the event, and to the students whose
work was on display, well done.
Spring Concert
The breadth of talent amongst our Instrumental, Dance, and Music students was showcased at the Spring
Concert held in the evening of 15 October. Students from Years 7 to 12 performed a variety of items to an
appreciative audience. The sound and lighting crew, together with several staff, put in many hours of
preparation. Well done to everyone involved, but in particular to Mrs Tunnicliffe who coordinated the program.
Relay for Life
Congratulations to Mr Whyte and our House Leaders for the organisation and running of the event, 'Relay For Life', during Thursday 16
October. It was a very successful event, despite the early inclement weather, both in
terms of student participation and the amount of money raised for the Cancer
Council. Thank you to all involved on the day, both students and staff.
Farewell to Year 12 Leaders
Last week I had the privilege of hosting a 'thank you' lunch for our Student Leaders
(right). On behalf of the College we thanked our Year 12 Leaders for their
wonderful contribution and service over the year and wished each one of them
success not only in their upcoming exams, but for the years that lie ahead.
Cultural Luncheon
This week I, together with some other members of staff, had the privilege of
enjoying a Cultural Feast Luncheon prepared and served by the Year 11 Food
Technology class. The variety of food on offer was not only very tasty but colourful
and professionally presented. Well done and thank you to Ms Rivans and all class members.
Farewell to International Year 12s
On Monday 20 October, Ms Tzelepis and Mr Rowley-Bates hosted a lunchtime BBQ to farewell our Year 12 International students. Staff
and all other International students also enjoyed the BBQ. Together we thanked the Year 12 International students for their involvement
in the Wellington Community and wished them success in their upcoming exams and also best wishes for the future.
Future Leaders
In the second half of this week a group of Year 9 students involved in our Future Leaders Program are on their 3-Day Camp.
Congratulations to all involved with a special thank you to Mr Diaz who led the group, together with Mr O'Bree, Mr Wilsmore, Ms Fry
and Mr Kavanagh. A second group of Year 9 students will leave next week for their camp.
Farewell Class of 2014
The ﬁnal day of VCE Classes for our Year 12 students was Wednesday 22 October. The following day was a time of celebration for all
Year 12 students with their special 'Dress-Up' Assembly during the day followed by their Valedictory Dinner in the evening.
Congratulations Year 12, your Valedictory Day was indeed the highlight of the week. Thank you for your contribution to Wellington over
the past 6 years. Best wishes to all, whether as a VCE student preparing for your exams that commence next week, or as a member of the
VCAL class completing ﬁnal work outcomes. On behalf of the Class of 2014 and all other members of the College, well done and thank
you to Ms Lavin, Mr Gekas and Mr Rowley-Bates.
Finally a special thank you to the following ladies who ensured that the Valedictory Dinner was the success that it was – Wendy
Burkwood, Sharon Graham, Christine Jakovincic, Annie Adilian, Lyn Bourke, Kerrie Sanders, Anne Hayes, Susan Mathews, Sia
Gibbon, Leanne Carruthers, Desi Ayton and Charlene Alvarez. The College is indebted to you for your overall support and work both
before and on the night.
Dulcie Commons
Assistant Principal
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LOTE News
Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded French and
Mandarin Students of Term 3 Certiﬁcates for their diligence and positive approach
to the study of French and Mandarin. We recognise their efforts in their application
to work, perseverance, initiative, participation, and co-operation. They also earn 10
points each for their respective houses.
ALEXANDER:
Stephen Ly 7G, Leeanne Tan 7C, Stephanie Orn 8E, Dilara Tek 8F, Anna Yu 9B
Total points earned for Alexander House in :Term 1 = 40 Term 2 = 20 Term 3 = 50
SIRIUS:
Serina Eng 7K, Jimmy Vo 7I,
Total points earned for Sirius House in Term 1 = 50 Term 2 = 40 Term 3 = 20
PENRHYN:
Yasser Ahmed 7D, Karen Tang 7D, Sandy Ha 8D, Jenny Tay 8B, David Nguyen 8I, Jennifer Smiglewska, 7K, Amy Le 8J, Adam Abdulle
8L, Lisa Perretta 8A.
Total points earned for Penrhyn House in Term 1 = 60 Term 2 = 70 Term 3 = 90
BORROWDALE:
Teylahne Beniamina-Katu 7A, Maja Stijacic 7B, Sabahat (Subah) Taiyebah 8I, Qali Ibrahim 7I, Ian Giang 8K
Total points earned for Borrowdale House in Term 1 = 40 Term 2 = 80 Term 3 = 50
Mr Bushan Sookhareea
LOTE Domain Leader
Victorian State Spelling Competition
On Tuesday 16 October, our two top spelling students went all
the way to Moe (along with Mrs Scott) to compete in the Vicspell
State Spelling Competition Grand Final. Both Leeanne Tan of
Year 7 and Junior James of Year 8 had already won the Casey
District ﬁnals back in August. We are so very proud of our two
students just for qualifying for the state ﬁnal.
We are extremely proud to announce that our very own Leeanne
Tan won the Year 7 State Championship title for 2014! Leeanne
received a large glass trophy for her efforts and a large Oxford
dictionary. There was some strong competition from many
schools and some extremely difﬁcult words such as
“restaurateur”” and “ricochet”. To add to the nerves, the WIN
news team were there ﬁlming the event, along with the
Department of Education.
Junior James also achieved a highly commendable 3rd place in
the Year 8 state ﬁnal, winning a large Oxford dictionary. His
mother had travelled all the way to Moe to watch her son
compete and was very proud of her son's efforts.
Wellington Secondary College is extremely proud of both Junior
and Leeanne. We can't believe we have a state champion at our
school! We look forward to entering our top spelling students in
the competition again next year.
Ms Tracey Scott
Teacher-Librarian
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Health and PE Week
Last week was Health and Physical Education
week and we had some fun activities and guest
speakers to help celebrate. On Tuesday lunchtime
we had a Basketball 3 point shoot-out that was
hotly contested across all year levels.
Congratulations to our winner Rustem Ameti of
Year 8. On Friday lunchtime we had an open beep
test for all students with our highest result from
Jack Scott-Smith also of year 8 with an
outstanding achievement of 13.4.
The Year 7 students on Wednesday had the
privilege of listening to our guest speaker Melissa
Tapper of the Victorian Institute of Sport. Melissa
was the ﬁrst Australian Paralympian to make an
able bodied Commonwealth Games team. She
was selected for the Glasgow games this year and
won a bronze medal in table tennis. The students
really appreciated her words, and Melissa was
kind enough have a hit with some of our lucky
staff and students.
Ms Louise Cheing & Miss Michelle Newey
PE Domain Leaders
Student Engagement
Did You
and Know?
Acceleration Programs
As part of Acceleration Program, Jessica Diaz, Marcus Lee, and Kanishka Nirmalan of 9K were
invited to take part in an unique experience at the Swinburne University of Technology. The
program was designed to extend their interest in science and further develop critical thinking
skills. Here is what Kanishka has to say about the program.
Mrs Rangarajan
On 16 September Jessica Diaz, Marcus Lee, and myself had the pleasure of taking part in the
ConocoPhillips Science Experience which concluded three days later on 18 September. This
experience gave us the opportunity to extend our scientiﬁc knowledge and meet passionate
individuals who shared a mutual interest in
developing scientiﬁc skills and abilities. This
program was hosted by the Young Scientists of
Australia (YSA) who showed enthusiasm and
encouragement.
Australian Maths
The program consisted of a wide range of interactive
activities where we learnt about the different aspects
of Science over the course of three days. Some of the
activities we took part in were applied mathematics,
Lego robotics, chemistry in action, astronomy and
constructing an electronic die.
We would like to thank Mrs Rangarajan, Mrs Gibson,
as well as the entire school for organizing, supporting
and selecting us to take part in this fantastic program
in which we all enjoyed, learned and developed from.
Kanishka Nirmalan 9K
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2014
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Mandarin
Club
Did
You Know?
Mandarin club happens in M8 every
Monday during lunch time. Students have
been doing a variety of activities and
showing great enjoyment in doing some of
them. Activities have been very popular in
Semester Two so far are handicraft such as
Father's Day card and Halloween Haunted
House, games such as Monopoly (Chinese
version and Ipad version), movies such as
Totoro, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
Recently we have sourced more interesting
movies that will help students to broaden
their knowledge of Chinese culture and to
help improve their skill in reading Chinese
characters. Please come along and join us!
Ms Haijin Zhuang and Ms Zhiyan Ren
Immunisation
Did YouProgram
Know? 2015
Tetanus/Diphtheria/Whooping Cough permission cards were distributed to all students in Years 7, 8, and 9 last
week. These should be returned to the school by Monday 27 October. If your child DID NOT receive a permission
card please contact the School Nurse as soon as possible on 9547 6822.
Please note that these injections will be given in 2015.
Eastern
Metro
Athletics
Did You
Know?
Today we celebrate a number of great performances from the students at
Wellington Secondary College on the Athletics Track.
On Friday 10 October, twenty students represented Wellington and the
Monash Division at the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) Athletics
held at Knox Athletics Track. I would like to congratulate all members
of this team (our largest ever at this level) for their efforts in reaching
such a high level of competition. It is important that we personally
acknowledge students who performed exceptionally well on the day
and were rewarded with a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal. These students
were Natalie Wagan, Sandy Le, Declan McBean, and Brian Ong.
Together they collected 8 medals.
Declan McBean (left) won two events at the EMR competition which qualiﬁed him to represent the college at the
State Athletics Championships at Albert Park on Friday 17 October. Declan performed extremely well again with
6th place in the 13yr male Discus and a magniﬁcent 3rd place in the 13yr male Javelin.
As the Director of Sport & Houses I would like to congratulate the student body for the great support they have
shown the Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics school teams in 2014. All of these teams at the Monash, EMR
and State levels of competition have been our largest in over 6 years and as a result of this increased participation
we have seen improved team spirit and motivation which has resulted in some great performances at all levels of
competition.
I encourage you all to become a member of the Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Teams in 2015 so that we
can continue to improve participation rates and celebrate the success that comes with being a part of these teams.
Greg Whyte
Director Sport & Houses
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Food Technology Recipe of the Week
The Year 8 Food Technology students participate in practical classes every week for Semester
duration. A well-received recipe was 'Shepherd's Pie'. Students with speciﬁc dietary needs are
always catered for and our dedicated team prepare alternative recipes with modiﬁcations made to
the ingredients so that successful outcomes are met by all our students at Wellington. Our Year 8
students were also required to preview an online video tutorial on Moodle in their own time, which
demonstrated step by step instructions on how to make Shepherd's Pie.
This tutorial gave students an insight of the use of ingredients, application of processes and
cooking methods. Students had the ﬂexibility of watching the tutorial at their own pace and
prepared them for making the recipe in their designated class time at school. An online quiz gave
their teachers an insight of the prior learning taking place. The tutorials enabled students to come to
class with conﬁdence fostering independent lifelong learning. Other online video tutorials in the
Year 8 curriculum include, Salad Roll-Up, Fruit Kebab, Fruit Scone Roll and Pizza.
Ms Rivans
Food Technology Domain Leader
Shepherd's Pie
Serves 2
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
Serves 2
Filling
2 teaspoons oil, ½ onion, ﬁnely diced, 125g minced steak, 1/3 carrot
(grated), small handful parsley (ﬁnely chopped), 1 tablespoon
tomato paste, 1 tablespoon tomato sauce, ¼ cup beef stock (1/4 cup
water + ¼ teaspoon beef stock powder), ½ teaspoon Worcester
sauce, ¼ teaspoon mixed herds
Filling
2 teaspoons oil, ½ onion, ﬁnely diced, 1 carrot (grated), 4
mushrooms (sliced), ½ can kidney beans (drained), ¼ cup frozen
corn, ¼ cup frozen peas, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon
tomato sauce, 1/3cup vegetable stock (1/3 cup water + 1/2teaspoon
vegetable stock powder), 1 teaspoon Worcester sauce, 1 teaspoon
soy sauce
Topping
2 large potatoes, 2 tablespoons milk, 2 teaspoons butter, ¼ ts salt
40g grated tasty cheese
Topping
2 large potatoes, 2 tablespoons milk, 2 teaspoons butter, ¼ ts salt
40g grated tasty cheese
Method
1.
Peel potatoes and cut into even sized pieces.
2.
Place potatoes into a medium sized saucepan with
sufﬁcient water to cover them.
3.
Boil potatoes with the lid on medium heat until potatoes
are tender, approximately 15 minutes. Test with a skewer.
4.
Prepare the vegetables:
Method
1.
Peel potatoes and cut into even sized pieces.
2.
Place potatoes into a medium sized saucepan with
sufﬁcient water to cover them.
3.
Boil potatoes with the lid on medium heat until potatoes
are tender, approximately 15 minutes. Test with a skewer.
4.
Prepare the vegetables.
Peel and dice onion.
Grate carrot.
Chop parsley.
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Prepare stock - combine hot tap water and beef stock
powder in a small metric jug.
Whilst potatoes are boiling, heat oil on low-medium heat
in a large saucepan. Add onions and sauté (lightly fry) till
slightly soft.
Add the minced meat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon
and cook till there are no juices.
Add the carrot, parsley, tomato paste, tomato sauce, beef
stock, Worcester sauce, mixed herbs. Simmer on LOW
heat for 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens slightly.
Pre-heat oven to 200ºC.
Drain the potatoes using a sieve. Mash potatoes in the
saucepan and add milk, butter and salt. Stir.
Place meat mixture in 2 foil containers evenly.
Spread mashed potato on top evenly.
Sprinkle with grated cheese.
Bake on a tray for 10 minutes or until cheese is a golden
brown colour.
Bon Appétit!
Peel and dice onion.
Grate carrot.
Slice mushrooms.
Drain kidney beans.
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Prepare stock - combine hot tap water and vegetable stock
powder in a small metric jug.
Whilst potatoes are boiling, heat oil on low-medium heat
in a large saucepan. Add onions and sauté (lightly fry) till
slightly soft. 1-2 minutes.
Add the mushrooms and cook till soft.2-3 minutes.
Add ALL the remaining ingredients- carrots, kidney beans,
corn, peas, tomato paste, tomato sauce, vegetable stock
and Worcester sauce.
Simmer on LOW heat for 5 minutes or until the mixture
thickens slightly.
Pre-heat oven to 200ºC.
Drain the potatoes using a sieve. Mash potatoes in the
saucepan and add milk, butter and salt. Stir.
Place vegetable mixture in 2 foil containers evenly.
Spread mashed potato on top evenly.
Sprinkle with grated cheese.
Bake on a tray for 10 minutes or until cheese is a golden
brown colour.
Mulgrave Country Club Scholarship
The Mulgrave Country Club has been awarding
scholarships to local secondary schools since 2001. In
that time, they have donated more than $200,000 to assist
students with the cost of their senior studies. On Monday
13 October, Miss Dickson and Ms Mann accompanied
Anthony Chau of Year 11 to accept the 2015 Mulgrave
Country Club scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to
a Year 11 student who has demonstrated a conscientious
commitment to their studies throughout the year.
Anthony received a cheque for $2000 to assist him with
his Year 12 education costs. The College congratulates
Anthony and extends our thanks to the Mulgrave Country
Club for the enormous ﬁnancial support they provide to
schools each year.
Premiers’
Challenge
DidReading
You Know?
This year 240 students in Years 7 and 8 completed
the Premiers' Reading Challenge. These students
read over 15 books in seven months.
Congratulations to student's in Forms 7B, 7D, 7E,
7I, and 7L, who had everyone in the form,
completing the challenge. They were rewarded
with a pizza lunch last week.
Wendy Peacock
Teacher Librarian
Access Monash
Graduation
Did You
Know? Dinner
Wellington enjoys a close partnership with Monash University. Included in this is
the Access Monash Mentoring Scheme. Year 10 students are invited to apply and go
through a selection process, with those chosen being mentored by a Monash
University student throughout their VCE.
Mr Blaikie and Ms Huffer were very pleased to attend the graduation dinner for
three of our Year 12 students – Krissi Ear, Yuan Jong and Jessica Tran. The event
was held at the Monash University Caulﬁeld Campus and celebrated the
commitment made by our students, who have participated in the program for the last
two years.
The College wishes Jessica, Yuan and Krissi all the best with their exams and with
their future studies.
Ms Lucinda Huffer
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know?
Did You
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papa (dad’s beard).
mayors that ceased to exist 92 years ago.
from the United States terror watch list until
2008.
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who refused to have their children The Hebrew world for candyﬂoss is searot
were in the Boy Scouts.
inoculated.
savta (grandma’s hair).
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never seen snow.
spookasem (ghost breath).
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a passport. The mummy’s occupation was slang for ‘coward’. It means someone who
homosexual is older than the use of the term
wears gloves to throw snowballs.
given as ‘King (deceased).’
‘homosexual’ to mean gay.
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MonashDid
Immunisation
You Know? Update
In 2015 three major changes to the vaccine program will impact on parents of secondary school students:
1.
The Monash Council's immunisation service may contact you about the secondary school vaccine program. Schools have been
authorised to provide parent contact details to local councils for this purpose. Contact the school via the Compass parent portal
or by phone on 9547 6822 by 28 February 2015 if you do not want your contact details given to the Monash Council.
2.
In 2015 only, the vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough will be offered to all students in Years 7,
8, 9, and 10. From 2016, this vaccine will be offered to Year 7 students only. This will provide earlier protection from these
diseases.
3.
The time-limited human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for Year 9 boys was completed in December 2014. HPV
vaccine will continue to be offered to all students (both male and female) in Year 7 from 2015.
Look out for the vaccine consent form/s coming home from school with your child. You need to read, complete and return the form/s
regardless of whether your child is being immunised at school.
To learn more about the changes, the diseases, the vaccines, or how you can prepare your child for vaccination go to
immunehero.health.vic.gov.au
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