than Year 7 because I am actually taller than a lot morepeople now and I am excited to be in Year 8 because Iam in a new class and I am looking forward to it.Thomas Clarke, Year 8From Year 10 to Year 11I most enjoyed Work Experience last year. It was nicenot to follow a timetable, and you could be moreindependent. You were forced to use your own initiativein situations that were completely different to school. Iliked how we got a chance to choose the assessmenttask topics we worked on, for instance with the NationalHistory Challenge in Humanities. I would have to say Iam looking forward to doing subjects that I want to do,like Literature and Music. I am really interested in thesesubjects. I really want to do well in them because Ihave a real interest in them. Having private study ispretty good too!I think thebiggestdifference fromlast year to thisyear will bePrivate studybecause youhave all theteachers andresources therefor you, and it’san environmentwhere you have to work. At home, you can get easilydistracted because there are so many other things youcould be doing.Maize Wallin, Year 11From Year 8 to Year 9I enjoyed theelectives in year8, my teachersand, now that Ithink about it, allmy subjects. Iespecially likedSOSE, it was fun.Medieval Day wasfun, educationaland exciting. OurMedieval feastwas also very From Year 11 to Year 12delicious, especially the food Kimberley Crowley, ourteacher, made. Sport was also cool because we mixedwith different classes once a fortnight. In year 9 I amlooking forward to Bushwhacked, the camp and theexcursions for the Special Projects in Term 3. Ourproject, Mission to Mars, will be good because I reallylike science and space. I think the biggest differencebetween year 8 and 9 will be the Special Projects andthe new electives. It will also be interesting to get toknow different teachers and classmates.Josh Holt, Year 9From Year 9 to Year 10I enjoyed City Life andbushwhacked the best inyear 9. I liked it how we gotto be independent within ourown groups. We got tochoose our own researchtopics; we chose sportingvenues. We got to interviewpeople which I like becauseI’m a good talker! I am mostlooking forward to WorkExperience this year. It willgive me an opportunity tolearn about what it takes to International Studentwork a full week and what itwill be like when we leaveschool. I’m also lookingforward to finishing a littleearlier this year. I think the biggest difference betweenyear 9 and 10 will be exams. I’m not looking forward tothem, but I have to learn how to do them. If I don’tlearn, I’m not going to get anywhere.Dominic Dean-Spagnolo, Year 10It turned outthat year 11 wasnot as hard as Iexpected it tobe. I worriedthat it was goingto be stressfulbut privatestudy provided alot of help ingetting workdone. It feet abit dauntingcoming into year 12. It was easy to choose mysubjects. I am doing English, Further Mathematics,Psychology, Physical Education and Health, all subjectsI am really interested in and enjoy. Being in year 12feels a little weird because we no longer have anyoneolder than us and when I look at the younger students,it makes me remember how intriguing it was looking upat the big kids. So far I have enjoyed year 12 and willcontinue to do so throughout the year. However, I willalso be happy when it is the end of the year and I haveworked my best to achieve what I want to achieve.Amy Mulder, Year 12In year 11, I enjoyed thesubjects. I enjoyed Mathsand basketball with myfriends, especially friendsfrom other countries likeI am. This year I amlooking forward to gettingthe best out of myselfbecause it is my last yearat school. I’m lookingforward to making evenmore friends in widercircles. I think the biggestdifference will be thepressure as it is muchhigher in Year 12 becauseeverything you do countstowards your ENTER score. At the same time, you wantto be with your friends because it is your last year, soyou have to enjoy it as well.Taemine Song, Year 12
The following photos, taken by Gordon Davies in Year 7,show some of our Year 7 students settling into<strong>Brunswick</strong> <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>College</strong> in their first week ofschool.<strong>BSC</strong> Rock BusIn December last year, a group of incredibly talentedand committed music students spent the dayperforming rock concerts for local primary schools. Eachsession was well-received, with captivated andenergetic crowds spending most of the time on theirfeet dancing and singing along. Our students, led byMusic Captain Jessica Trevena, were a very professionalunit, eagerly helping each other set up, rehearse,perform and dismantle for the next show. Even whensome students were not required for a particular set,they were off dancing in the crowd – making many fansin the process.In 7N, Jack and Adrina learn about the safety proceduresthat need to be followed when they are working in ascience lab.In 7W, Parissah,Rita and Andrealearn ways to makedivision lessconfusing. Theylearn the differentsteps they can takewhen working ondivision.The Rock Band performing at <strong>Brunswick</strong> South West PrimarySchoolSome of these students also gladly gave up a day oftheir holidays in order to participate in these rockconcerts. Considerable thanks must go to the musicteachers who made all of this possible, Suzanne Kurickand Wayne Simmons. The professionalism, dedicationand enthusiasm our students displayed were a credit toall. Many thanks also to Warren Evert who, as our‘Roadie’, drove our bus and trailer around the entireday.The Girls Band performing with enthusiastic students at<strong>Brunswick</strong> South West Primary SchoolIn Hayley’s 7S maths class, students are learningabout indicesKimberley Crowley, Student Leadership &Enrichment Coordinator