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THE BRUNSWICKPersonalGlimpsesYear 10 Health Simulated Babies ProgramThis term in Health class we have been learningabout teenage pregnancies. Because of thesubject of teen pregnancies Ms Goss gave us theopportunity to take home a simulated baby.At the start I was very excited, the baby seemedso cute and interesting to observe. It would gigglewhen it was happy and cry when in need have anappy change, feed or when it needed its mumor dads’ comfort.This was a great chance for me to see for myselfwhat looking after a child would be like.However, it was also a bit of an interference withschool. I couldn’t focus in class and when it tooka long time to calm the baby down it made mevery tired. It was also disturbing at night.My baby woke up on three separate occasions.I’ve realised that being a parent is a full time job.You can’t just want to have a baby because it iscute and cuddly. You actually have to willingand able to fulfil all its needs.Meron Merles, Year 10BeachedYear 10 and 11 Drama students enjoyed the opportunity to havea combined excursion. We had lunch at Southgate and then saw theproduction “Beached” at Melbourne Theatre Company.The play satirised reality television and incorporated some creativemultimedia. For many students, this was their first time attending thetheatre. Back at school the Year 10 students are writing reviews of theplay, and VCE students are completing a SAC analysing variouselements of the production.Sarina Barkho, Year 11Global Citizen Finalist – Rashi SinghCongratulations to Rashi Singh, year 12, a finalist inthe International School Student Awards presented bythe Hon. Martin Dixon MP, Minister for Education,at Parliament House on 21 May. Rashi was nominatedfor the Global Citizenship Award based on her workin last year’s Cultural Diversity week and her generalfriendliness and inclusiveness to all students. Rashi,who has a very positive view of Australia and Australianeducation, was later interviewed by SBS Punjabi and SBSHindi radio.Legal Studies and Australian PoliticsIn term two Victoria University held a lawworkshop called Legal Studies and AustralianPolitics program (LSAP) at the beautifulVic Uni campus located off Little CollinsStreet in the city.Students from a variety of different schools areput into mixed teams and participate in a rangeof activities including mock trials, mock UNSecurity Council, debating, film-making etc.The programme went from 9.00am-5.00pm overthree Saturdays and allowed students to developtheir appreciation and understanding of the lawand its formal procedures.The workshop also pushed students to step outof their comfort zones and improve their publicspeaking ability. Younis Yehia (pictured left) andI are glad to have been given the opportunity toattend the programme. We definitely recommendit to future Legal Studies and Politics students.Belal Hassoun, Year 12Vic Roads Scholarship AwardeeI applied for a scholarship throughVic Roads, I had to get my parents to writesomething, I had to write something and I gotMs Sanza to write something about how I amgoing in school. I had to explain how thescholarship would help me at school.This scholarship will help pay for school booksand materials like drum lessons and text books.Chase from Vic Roads came last term andexplained how the scholarship works and askedme send a copy of my reports to prove that I wasdoing well in school. This term Chase came toschool and awarded me the scholarship.Jordan Hood- Murphy, Year 10