The Rowville Times

Term 4 Issue 16 

Rowville Secondary College 

The Rowville Times 

Monday, November 18th 2013 

A Rowville Secondary College publication 

Edition 16 

Last month saw the fifth, highly successful visit to 

our Japanese sister school – Motoyama Junior High 

School. The visit provided great experiences for all 

involved with host families, at the school and in the 

wider community. Highlights of this time were 

Welcome and farewell assemblies 

Teacher and student presentations to groups of 

Japanese students 

Participation in Sunday morning working bee, in 

readiness for the upcoming sports festival 

Tea ceremony and kimono wearing at nearby 

temple 

Principal’s Page 

Motoyama Visit 2013 

After one week with our sister school, the group of 

three teachers and five students then undertook 

independent sightseeing. For the first time, 

Hiroshima and Miyajima were added to the 

program before travelling to Tokyo. 

Students have unanimously voted their homestay 

experience with Motoyama families as the highlight 

of the trip, while also commenting on the 

significance and impact of the Peace Park and 

museum in Hiroshima. 

Continues on Page 2... 

Our intrepid travellers on their trip to Japan, more pictures on Page 3! 

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Principal’s Page continues... 

Particular comments made were: 

“We were all shown great hospitality at Motoyama 

Junior High School. The students and teachers were 

very nice and helpful. I found it great while we were 

there because the school was so clean and 

organised. Everyone from the school was very 

dedicated and I had a great time.” 

“Motoyama JHS was really clean and tidy. Everybody 

was really nice and friendly. I really enjoyed the 

school lunches and my time there.” 

“I had a great time with my homestay family. They 

were nice and liked to play around. It was easy to 

communicate with my family because they all spoke 

English. I was excited to meet my family because I 

had already met one of them.” 

“I really enjoyed Hiroshima because I learnt a lot 

from there. Miyajima was very fun and enjoyable 

because it had a great atmosphere. I liked Tokyo the 

most because it was fun and had the most to do.” 

Patrick Thomson 

Head of Music 

On Thursday 7th November the RSC Music 

Department held their annual Semester 2 Music 

Night. It was a fantastic evening that saw all of the 

RSC Music Ensembles perform along with the Year 

“I liked Hiroshima the most because of the Peace Park. 

It was really interesting and sad finding out about 

what happened. I really liked Tokyo as well. I liked 

looking around and seeing all the different sites.” 

As Assistant Principal, on my first visit to Motoyama 

Junior High School, I was so impressed by the kindness 

and hospitality of teachers, students and their families 

at the school. I will long remember and treasure this 

experience, just as I will the joy of witnessing our 

students as each day they faced life changing 

challenges and so readily absorbed the life and times 

of Japan. They developed a world view, and their 

place in it. In particular they have learnt about 

accepting differences, not to judge too quickly and to 

recognise and accept diversity. They too have 

developed independence and confidence as well as a 

willingness to challenge themselves in new and 

unfamiliar settings. 

Daphne Clements 

Assistant Principal 

Semester 2 Music Night 2013 

11 VET Band and a trumpet duo of Mr Smith and 

Jason Yong (Year 11). The Music Department also 

said goodbye to the year 12 students of 2013 and 

finished the evening with a combined concert band 

playing Raider's March from Indiana Jones. The night 

was the culmination of a year’s hard work and all of 

the ensembles performed amazingly.



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Principal’s Page continues...



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Year Ten Formal 

Mrs Moretti 

Year 10 Formal Coordinator 

On Monday the 4 th November 2013 the Year Ten 

formal with the theme of ‘Casino Royale’ was held 

at Merrimu Receptions (near Chadstone). Students 

enjoyed a three course meal as well as dancing, 

awards and many opportunities to strike a pose for 

photos. 

The Year Ten Formal provides an excellent 

opportunity for East and West students to come 

together, celebrate with friends and take part in an 

enjoyable evening amongst their fellow peers and 

have the chance to celebrate and let their hair down 

before the next two years of secondary school life. 

Merrimu Receptions was filled with over 220 

students and staff from both campuses. The girls 

arrived in their stunning dresses and high heeled 

shoes and the boys were handsome in their suits 

and ties. A fabulous evening was had by everyone. 

Congratulations to the winners of the following 

categories ‘Best Dressed’, ‘Best Personality’ and 

‘King and Queen’ from both East and West campuses. 

I would like to give a huge thank you to Ms Semple 

and students Bryce McGeehan and Zac Clifford (DJ) for 

their assistance in helping me make the Year Ten 

Formal a memorable evening. I am sure that all Year 

Ten students that were present will agree that the 

formal was a milestone in their secondary school lives, 

it was an event to be treasured and happily 

remembered forever.



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Year Ten Formal



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Sports News 

Michelle Aumann 

Physical Education Teacher 

Year 7 Baseball & Softball 

On the 29th of October the Year Seven baseball and 

softball teams played in the Eastern Region final at 

Gilbert Park. The girls softball team won their first 

game but lost their next two. The boys baseball 

team had a more successful day winning all of their 

matches, including the grand final, which means 

they progress to the State Finals in December. The 

boys played against Mount Waverley, Koonung and 

Ringwood Secondary Colleges. The best players for 

the day from both teams were Leah Santomaggio, 

Declan Williams, Liam Evans, Nick Clifford, Ben 

Suited and Stephen Prior. 

Baseball 

Daniel Bannan 

Nick Clifford 

Luke Mackay 

Angus Jones 

Daniel Lawrence 

Dylan Lowe 

Liam Evans 

Stephen Prior 

Ben Suisted 

Brayden Vaughan 

Declan Williams 

Jai Giuliano 

Lestyn Maloney 

Ryan Momtazi 

Softball 

Ekala Diver 

Jordan Lew 

Madelene Gyi 

Tahlee Mackay 

Ellana McGeehan 

Daisie Noonan 

Leah Santomaggio 

Bronte Schultz 

Saara Wasmuth 

Year 10 Skills and Coaching 

Coral Bentley 

Skills and Coaching Teacher 

During November the Year Ten Skills and Coaching 

students at the Western Campus took the entire 

Grade 5 students from Rowville Primary School for a 

coaching session. There were five different groups 

spread out around both the Secondary College and 

Primary School participating in many sports including 

Soccer, Football, Basketball and Kickball. The Year 

Tens had been preparing their lesson for the last term 

and the excitement couldn’t be wiped off the Grade 

Five students faces. The listened intently as the 

students gave them drills, coaching points and a lot of 

encouragement. They laughed, played and didn’t want 

to leave when their time was up. It was fantastic to 

see the Year Ten students being leaders and 

representing the school in such a wonderful way. 

Thank you to the Grade Fives who gave up their 

writing time to join us and to the Year Tens who did 

such a wonderful job.



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Uniform Policy 

At Rowville Secondary College the wearing of College uniform by all students is compulsory in response to the strong and clear 

preference of parents and the community for such a policy. Students are expected to be in full school uniform travelling to and 

from school. All parents and students have signed an agreement as a condition of enrolment in support of the College uniform. We 

look forward to your ongoing support in an endeavour to ensure all our students represent the College well and wear their uniform 

properly. 

In 2013 Rowville Secondary College commenced the transition to a new uniform. There is a two year phase 

in period. All year 7 students and students new to the College in 2013 and 2014 will wear the new uniform 

with the whole College transitioning in 2015. This means there will be a period during 2013 and 2014 

where both the “old” and the new uniform will be worn by students. 

PE Uniform: 

2014 will see the introduction of the new PE uniform. There will be a transition period of 2 yrs. All year 7 

students and students new to the college in 2014 & 2015 will wear the new PE uniform. The whole college 

will transition to the new PE uniform in 2016. 

During these transition periods parents/guardians of current students should feel no obligation to purchase new items until the 

year of full implementation. PSW, the College uniform supplier, will also be clearing stock and reducing prices. 

School Shoes 

All parents/guardians are advised to purchase black polishable leather lace up school shoes with a small heel. 

T- 

bars will no longer be part of the uniform in 2014. This decision was made by College Council in the interest of student health and 

safety as an alarming number of students wear T-bars unbuckled. 

N.B All parents/guardians/students were advised of this in the 2013 packages distributed Term 4 2012. 

*** Please check out the new uniform on the College website. Parents/guardians are encouraged to contact the College if you are 

in any doubt about the College Uniform or uniform policy. We would prefer that you contact us rather than incur the expense of 

purchasing the wrong item. 

Jewellery – Watch, studs and sleepers are permitted. 

Process to follow if a student is out of uniform 

In the event that a student is unable to be correctly attired in school uniform the following procedures must be followed: 

An explanatory note written and signed by parents/guardians must be provided in order to validate a request for a short term 

uniform pass. The note must be dated and specify the item of uniform for which the pass is being sought, the reasons why, and 

the period of time for which the pass is sought – this should be for a short time only. A medical certificate must be provided for 

students who need to have a pass for an extended period of time for medical reasons. 

All students (Years 7-12) who require a short term uniform pass should obtain such a pass from their period one teacher or the 

teacher of the first class they attend, the teacher will record this on the student dashboard. 

Students who are out of uniform without a short term uniform pass will be issued with a conduct on their dash board and will be 

required to attend a work session when they accumulate 3 conducts in the same category .Parents are notified when their child 

receives a conduct and need to check their child’s dashboard to ascertain the reason for the conduct being issued and when a work 

session will occur. Parents will be given at least 24 hours notice if their child is required to attend an after school work session. 

The Head of School or Assistant Principals may contact parents/guardians if they are of the belief that the reason for the student 

being out of uniform is inappropriate or unreasonable. In such circumstances, the student may be sent home for the offending 

item to be rectified or the parent/guardian may be requested to bring the required item of uniform to school so that the student 

can be correctly attired.



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Philosophy Excursion 

Beata Clark 

Year 11 Philosophy Teacher 

During the first week of term, the Year Eleven 

Philosophy class went on a Buddhism 

excursion. One of the Areas of Study is called ‘Other 

Traditions of Thought’, and the students elected to 

study Buddhism. This will give a really good 

grounding for their study of the two Buddhist texts 

in the Year Twelve course. Many people say that in 

order to really understand Buddhism, it must be 

experienced and not just studied from a distance, so 

we spent a day visiting different kinds of 

temples. We started out at the Tibetan Rime 

Institute in Belgrave, had some lunch, then drove 

down to the Yun Yang Chinese Buddhist centre, 

finishing up a the Sri Lankan Mahamevnawa 

Meditation Centre in Narre Warren North. 

Few of us had had much exposure to the ideas or 

practice of Buddhism, so it was definitely an eyeopener 

and heaps of fun. Our hosts were really 

welcoming and entertaining. Thanks to Alycia Faife 

for helping out with the driving. 

Below are some impressions from the students who 

attended… 

Jaime-Lee 

Tibetan Rime Institute, Belgrave - Tibetan - 

Rinpoche 

Although at times Rinpoche was hard to understand 

all that I did correctly hear was very informative. He 

spoke about why people meditate and the power of 

the mind which will be very helpful for my SAC. He 

answered all of our (Andrew’s) questions and was 

very helpful with helping us understand. He was 

very kind and calm, he was super lovely when he 

laughed. 

Yun Yang Monastery, Narre Warren Nth - Chinese - 

Albert Chang 

The monastery itself was beautiful. It was really 

lovely to walk around and see the meditation hall, 

and the temple. Albert spoke very well and 

answered all of our questions. He told many stories 

which were irrelevant but funny! He also spoke about 

how our mind is like muddy water, and as we 

meditate the mud goes to the bottom and the water 

becomes clear, as do our minds. 

Mahamernawa Monastery, Narre Warren Nth - Sri 

Lankan- Dhanesha 

Dhanesha spoke very clearly and well about 

attachment and greed. I wasn’t able to focus and give 

much attention to Dhanesha as I believe the Chinese 

tea made me tired. 

Morsaal—I thought all of the places we visited were 

fantastic. The Tibetan Rime Institute in Belgrave, and 

Yun Yang Monastery in Narre Warren were 

particularly engaging as I learned that Mayhana and 

Zen (my topic) were related heavily. The Yun Yang 

Monestary was my favourite because Albert was just 

hilarious and full of knowledge. The Mahamevnawa 

Monastary was kind of boring though, but maybe I 

was just super tired. Anyway, Zen in relation to 

Buddhism and the whereabouts of Zen coming from 

China going to Japan was what I got out of the day the 

most for my SAC. However the attitudes and social 

culture surrounding the temples was very unique, 

peaceful and brought on a feeling of belonging. So I 

think that has a lot to say for the culture/philosophy/ 

religion.



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Philosophy Excursion 

Kym—I really enjoyed the excursion, especially the 

Tibetan Rime Institute in Belgrave. It really helped me 

to understand Buddhism as a whole in a more in depth 

way and made my interest in Buddhism increase 

greatly. I gained a better understanding of the basics 

of the three jewels whilst listening to Albert Chang at 

the Yun Yang Monastery which I believe will assist me 

with my SAC largely. 

Lucy—I thought it was really interesting and I learnt 

that by ridding ourselves of suffering we are able to be 

clear minded and reach enlightenment easier. 

Hayley—I thought that the excursion was really 

interesting and I have a much better idea about the 

beliefs that Buddhism involves and the different types 

of Buddhism. I really enjoyed the Tibetan Rime 

Institute and the Yun Yang Monastery. Rinpoche was 

really interesting because he didn't force his beliefs on 

us while the Yun Yang Monastery was really beautiful. 

It helped me with my SAC when Rinpoche at the 

Tibetan Rime Institute in Belgrave, talked about the 

doctrine of self and said that the idea of self is 

relative truth and not absolute truth and the idea 

that you cannot locate yourself and therefore cannot 

say that a "self" exists. 

Ines—I thought all 3 monks were very single minded, 

although I acknowledge that these are their beliefs. 

I enjoyed the Yun Yang Monastery the best because 

of the peacock, the temple itself and the tea. 

This has helped me with my sac due to the 

information gained at the last Monastery, which was 

about the four noble truths. 

Andrew—the Rinpoche was the best, I learned the 

most from him particularly on the subject of 

cosmology, Albert Chang didn’t really talk about the 

philosophy more about personal experiences and 

how big a part gender plays in Buddhism. I couldn’t 

really understand what Dhanesha was saying. 

From the Production Coordinators 

Kacey Hocking & Julia Duke 

Earlier this year, we entered our school in a local youth 

theatre awards called ‘The Lyrebird Awards’. The 

Lyrebirds awards are a community theatre awards, a 

lot of amateur companies enter the competition but 

they do have a separate youth/school section. 

We decided to enter as we are really proud of our 

shows and would be great for the kids to be 

recognised. 

The students involved didn’t know we were entering 

as we thought we would keep it our secret, in case we 

didn’t get any nominations and we didn’t want to put 

pressure on them at all. 

We have recently been advised that we have received 

8 nominations for various awards!! This is amazing 

news!! We are up against schools who have been 

doing productions for years and also have a big budget 

on their shows, so it’s really nice just to be considered 

in this playing ground. 

The awards afternoon is on December the 1st and we 

will update the College community when we know 

the results. 

We are nominated for: 

Best Set 

Best Lighting 

Best Costumes 

Best Musical Director 

Best Choreographer 

Best Director/s 

Best Ensemble in a 

production 

Best Production overall 

We would also like to take this opportunity to 

announce our show for 2014. We will be bringing 

HAIRSPRAY to the Rowville SC next year, which is 

really exciting!



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Italy Trip 

Sarah Loosley 

Student 

During the Term Three holidays on Sunday 22 nd 

September, Mrs Moretti, Mr Torrisi and 14 students 

left Melbourne to take part in a wonderful and cultural 

experience in Italy for 15 days. 

This year the Italy Study Tour went to places people 

normally only dream about visiting. We discovered a 

new culture, new food and made new friends on the 

way. 

We travelled to Pisa and conquered the climb of the 

Leaning Tower then we headed to Florence. 

We ate amazing and scrumptious food everywhere 

we went and shopped till we needed an ATM to refill 

our pockets. 

We discovered some amazing cities and islands such 

as Milan, Venice, Capri and Cinque Terre. 

While travelling through Italy we saw some amazing 

sites like Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii and found out 

about the history of everything. 

We went everywhere and did everything. We started 

our trip visiting Rome’s world famous Trevi Fountain, 

Spanish steps, Colosseum and St Peters Square seeing 

amazing places and looking at picturesque views. 

The trip was a once in a life time exploration, that 

taught us all life lessons, we made friendships that 

will last for years and was probably one of the best 

experiences we have ever had and it is something to 

treasure and love and relive everyday.



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Tom Fay 

Maths Coordinator 

fay.tomas.m@edumail.vic.gov.au 

VCE Exams: Best of luck to those 

students still going and to those 

that have finished, especially the 

Maths exams, everyone hopes that 

you did everything you could to do 

your best, you are satisfied with 

your effort and your results will 

bear that out. 


Maths Corner 

The Farmers Market at Rowville 

Primary has been a good addition 

to Knox. It is still in its infancy but I 

like the idea, I like the location 

and I like the jumping castle so I 

hope it does really well. It was a 

bit strange to go on holidays on 

the Friday, and park in the same 

work car park on the Saturday, 

although it is probably something 

that important people do all the 

time. 

A big thanks from me to the whole 

Maths faculty who helped Year 12 

students at any stage but 

particular thanks to Martin 

Buchholtz, Melissa Fraser, Lisa 

Geysen, Amy Henry, Domenic 

Lucarelli, Heloise Martin, and John 

Wright, the Year 12 Maths 

teachers for this year. 

Out and about... 

Tim Sugumar is a RSC Year 11 

student who I have a very high 

regard for. He is starting his 

second season for Bayswater 

Cricket Club where I grew up 

(although I played for a different 

club). Anyway a few Saturdays ago 

Tim had told me he was on 30* 

over-week. I turned up to see him 

still in and the score around 3/150. 

I chatted to the Captain who told 

me Tim was on 87. That is not a 

good number for cricketers so I 

was very happy that a catch just 

dropped short with three runs 

scored, and after some time, and 

two wickets at the other end, Tim 

brought up his maiden 1 st XI ton. 

Perhaps I will be seen again at 

BCC, although a game at Melton 

for a Saturday/Sunday fixture is 

not my idea of fun, at least not 

anymore. 

My family ended up at the 

museum a few Saturdays ago. It 

was better than I remember and I 

saw very little of it. Dinosaur 

bones are always good, and the 

animal exhibit behind that was 

every better. The bug area was ok, 

but the buzzing sound out of the 

speakers (is that 4D?) made me 

feel like the glass was not as 

secure as it looked. At the 

moment Geology is part of the 

Year 8 curriculum and the rock 

exhibition peaked my interest, but 

I think a dinosaur took my kid’s 

teddy toy that I had to retrieve 

(Ben Stiller’s movie has a lot to 

answer for). Memo to self, look 

into museum for an excursion 

next year. 

A few things coming up... 

Not sure when this is going to 

print but another Kiosc excursion 

is being run for Year 8’s the week 

after the Cup. Will do my best to 

get a few photos and comments 

of students to add to the next 

newsletter, hopefully in their own 

article. Third term can be tough 

with no public holidays and it 

seems to stay cold for months. 

Fourth term is always good. 

Similarly with the Adventurescope 

Incursion for Year 7 & 8 students at 

the end of November on a Friday 

afternoon. I am a big fan of 

something different and this will be 

that. 

Scienceworks forms for Year 8 

students are out and need to be 

back ASAP (or Tuesday 19 th Nov, 

whichever is first). The excursion 

will run on Friday 13 th of December. 

Friday the thirteenth is a fun sort of 

date, although my parents were 

married on that day, so who 

knows? 

Head Start 

The Head Start VCE orientation 

program is excellent. My only 

experience is with Chemistry and 

Maths but the effort to run two 

weeks of extra classes is well worth 

it. For Maths students will be 

directed on how to access the 

chapter work from their teacher. To 

all students please make the most 

of this opportunity, if it is not the 

best thing that the school runs, it is 

very close.



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From the Library... 

Teachers and Teacher Librarians at Rowville are 

aware that reading for pleasure gives students an 

advantage in all areas of their education. Both 

campus libraries stock thousands of books written 

for teenagers and young adults, and the libraries’ 

reading program aims to connect each student with 

the right book that will absorb them and switch 

them on to the pleasures of reading. The following 

article on reading was published in a number of 

Fairfax papers in October this year. 

Children who read for pleasure are likely to perform 

significantly better in the classroom than their peers 

who rarely read, according to a recent report 

published by the University of London's Institute of 

Education. 

According to a story published by the institute, its 

research examined the childhood reading practices 

of 6000 teenagers from similar social backgrounds, 

comparing their test results at ages five, 10 and 16 

in the areas of vocabulary, spelling and maths. 

“As parents, teachers and the whole 

community, we have a job to 

demonstrate to young people that 

reading has value for them 

personally.” 

"It may seem surprising that reading for pleasure 

would help to improve children's maths scores, but it 

is likely that strong reading ability will enable children 

to absorb and understand new information and affect 

their attainment in all subjects," Dr Sullivan said in the 

institute's report. 

Jo Padgham, a school principal in the ACT and national 

vice-president of the Australian Literacy Educators' 

Association, says students who read a lot become 

learners who are risk-takers – who will have a go at 

learning. "Those who find reading easier at whatever 

The researchers concluded that children whose 

parents regularly read to them performed better in 

all three tests at age 16. 

It was also determined that children who read often 

at 10, and more than once a week at 16, also scored 

higher in the same tests than those who read less 

often. 

Lead researcher Dr Alice Sullivan reported that 

although vocabulary development was found to be 

the most affected area, the impact on spelling and 

maths was still significant.



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From the Library 

age will read more and thus increase their vocabulary," 

she says. "Increased vocabulary is closely related to 

comprehension as children move through school." 

The study also concluded that reading for pleasure was 

a more important factor in children's cognitive 

development between the ages of 10 and 16 than 

their parents' level of education. 

"The combined effect on children's progress of reading 

books often, going to the library regularly and reading 

newspapers at 16, was four times greater than the 

advantage children gained from having a parent with a 

degree," Ms Padgham says. 

Children who read often for pleasure are exposed to 

more complex language structures and vocabulary 

than they are exposed to in oral situations alone, she 

says. "This building of a rich language and vocabulary 

from books from an early age is crucial to reading 

development," she says. 

Teacher librarian Olivia Neilson has noted that young 

children appear to have a natural enthusiasm for 

reading and borrowing books. "As students move up 

the grades and become more independent readers, 

they usually voraciously devour whatever they can get 

their hands on, as they enjoy the feeling of reading to 

themselves." 

Encouragement is crucial, however, particularly for 

reluctant readers. Ms Neilson says reading aloud from 

a variety of authors and genres, and offering children 

a range of reading materials including magazines and 

graphic novels, is critical in helping to meet their 

reading interests. 

She explains that to support children in finding the 

success and positive self-esteem that reading can set 

them up for, we need to live what we teach. 

"As parents, teachers and the whole community, we 

have a job to demonstrate to young people that 

reading has value for them personally. Lectures and 

speeches about that won't do it for them, but 

modelling slow reading of great books and articles 

will." 

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/ 

education/reading-gives-kids-an-edge-study-says- 

20131011-2vcfv.html#ixzz2jRMk7Uqj 

Eastern Regional Libraries (there’s a branch at Stud 

Park) also have an enormous collection of ebooks as 

well as print. In under a minute, students can 

download an ebook for free if they have a current 

card and a PIN. Ask at any branch for help with 

getting started.




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Important Dates 

Year Twelve Graduation - Saturday, November 23rd 

Senior School Presentation Evening - Monday, November 25th, 7:00pm 

Junior School Presentation Evening - Monday, December 2nd, 7:00pm 

Only award recipients are required to attend Presentation Evenings and are expected to arrive at 6:00pm 

wearing full summer uniform, invitations have been mailed to all recipients. 

Book collection date & times 22 January 2014 9am-12noon & 2pm-4pm 

YEAR 7, 2014 

An Information Evening will be held at the 

Performing Arts Centre, Eastern Campus, 

Humphrey’s Way, Rowville, for Year 7 

students and families in General Excellence 

and Maths Science Academy. 

TIME: 7.00pm – 9.00pm 

DATE: Wednesday, 4 December 2013 

(No bookings are required for this evening) 

This evening is for parents and students to gain information concerning transition to 

Secondary School – Orientation Day, First Day 2014, Year 7 Camp and also an 

opportunity for questions.




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Gingerbread Houses 

Gorgeous Gingerbread Houses, from top left by Emily McIvena, Molly Ippolito, Amy Hinton and Jessica Cardona




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SECOND HAND BOOK & UNIFORM SHOP 

Important changes to Second Hand Book & Uniform Shop Trading Hours… 

Run by parent volunteers at the Western Campus (Next to room 20). 

Mondays from 9.00am – 11.00am, and Thursdays 2.00pm – 4:45pm 

Special Orientation Day opening hours: 

Tuesday, 10th December 9:00am-10:30am 

Final Date for the year is Monday 16th December 

9:00am—12:00pm AND 2:00pm—4:30pm 

First date of 2014 Wednesday, 22nd January 

9:00am—12:00pm AND 2:00pm—4:00pm 

Please note that the New Uniform Shop is Run by PSW at the Western Campus on 

Wednesday mornings 8:30—11:30 and Friday lunchtime 12:45– 1:30 

PSW Pty Ltd – 9809 5477 Unit 2, 10-12 South Link, Dandenong South 

When shopping at Ritchies and by using your 

community benefit card or tag linked to 

Rowville Secondary College, Ritchies will 

donate money back to us. These cards and 

tags can be used at ANY Ritchies store 

throughout Vic, NSW and Qld by staff, 

students and their families, grandparents, 

neighbours and so on. Use the card/tag 

every time you shop, even if you only 

purchase a couple of items, it all adds up. 

This is an easy way to raise funds for our 

school with no costs involved! 

So if you would like to support Rowville 

Secondary College then get a community 

benefit card at the registers next time you 

are at ANY Ritchies store. All you do is 

nominate Rowville Secondary College, it’s 

that easy! 

So far our College has received over $23,700 

from Ritchies by customers shopping at 

Ritchies and by using a CB card linked to us. 

Go on shop at Ritchies so 

that Rowville Secondary 

College can continue to 

benefit!




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Career News 

Kindly provided by the Careers Advisor Ms Jenny 

Evans-Hayes. 

Visit http://www.rowvillesc.vic.edu.au/whats-on/ 

newsletter for the latest edition... 

Victoria’s Most Awarded 

Office 

The Good Guys Bayswater Supports 

Our School 

Rowville Secondary College is pleased to support 

“Bayswater Bucks”, The Good Guys Bayswater’s exciting 

community program. 

With every $25 spent you will be presented with a $1 

Bayswater Bucks voucher that can be passed onto the 

school. The school can use Bayswater Bucks to purchase 

school equipment or products for upcoming school raffles. 

To take advantage of this offer you need to mention 

our school before any payment is made and you will 

receive your Bayswater Bucks vouchers. For example, if 

you purchase a Coffee Maker for $139 you will receive 

$5 Bayswater Bucks vouchers. 

Three easy steps to follow: 

1. Visit The Good Guys Bayswater, located at 

224-234 Canterbury Road and make any purchase 

greater than $25. 

2. Mention RSC before making your payment 

3. Receive Bayswater Bucks vouchers and return 

them to the school. 

Rowville Secondary College would 

like to thank Barry Plant, Rowville 

for their support as our major 

sponsor since 2007. 

For further information regarding this program please 

contact Michael Clarke at 

The Good Guys Bayswater on 8727-9400




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Safer School Leaver Week Celebrations 

Information from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 

Main Points 

After finishing Year 12, many young Victorians celebrate by joining in on ‘Schoolies’ 

events between mid-November and mid-December each year. 

While it is important to celebrate this significant achievement, it is also essential to 

make sure students are safe and aware of their surroundings. 

In Victoria, some coastal areas offer organised services and activities. Students 

attending events at any of these locations should register with the appropriate Shire 

via the links below: 

Surf Coast Shire (Lorne and Torquay) 

Bass Coast Shire (Phillip Island) 

Mornington Peninsula Shire (Sorrento & Portsea) 

By registering, students will have access to free community transport, water bottles, 

welcome packs, a text messaging service and discounts and offers from local 

businesses. In some cases, students will also be provided with free access to 

activities, BBQs, breakfasts and entry to “chill out” zones. 

It is also a timely reminder for students on the risks associated with drug and alcohol 

use. There have been recent reports of overdoses in young people aged 18-25 related 

to GHB use. 

GHB is a drug that many young people will have limited knowledge of. Information on 

GHB can be found at: http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/ghb 

Critical Dates 

Registration with Shire Councils closes in late November/early December depending upon 

the Shire. 

Additional Information 

The Youth Central website provides important information for students, parents and 

teachers, about celebrating safely. It includes useful links and information about helping 

students stay safe, and the risks associated with alcohol, drugs, sex, sexting and social media. 

Students, parents and teachers are encouraged to visit the Youth Central website for further 

information at: http://schoolies.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/ 

Fact sheets on a range of licit and illicit substances can be found at the Australian Drug 

Foundation website: http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/fact-sheets/fact-sheets




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Monday, November 18th 2013




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