Welcome back to the second term and a special welcome to the Campus Co-Director Lisa Modd and our new language teacher Mr Bournik Kabengele.

Our campus continues to be a hive of activity with the recent cross-country event, SIS sport, Rally Days and camps. The Aspire9 programme held its first Focus Week which involved half of the Year 9 students familiarising themselves with a university visit (RMIT & Monash) and a city camp whilst the rest of the students were involved in a variety of camps exploring the outdoors. In this edition are some reports from several Year 9 students and their latest experiences. Thank you to Mrs Cummins for her tireless energy in ensuring the smooth running of all camps and activities and to Mr Forsyth, Mrs Paton, Mr Smith, Mrs Tyler, Mrs Clayton, Mrs Paxino, and Mrs Pugh for attending the camps and helping to facilitate a great experience for the students.

Work Experience Opportunity

The Rosebud Campus Library is offering work experience for any students who may be interested in learning how the library operates. This work placement is open to any Year 7-9 students. They will learn how to use the Dewey system, shelving, cataloguing and other necessary skills to assist in this field of work. All participants who complete the experience will receive a certificate which could be used for part-time job applications. The sessions will run from 3.15pm – 4pm and will be staffed by two of the Rosebud Campus Library staff. If your child is interested in being part of this experience, please encourage them to register their name at the library.

Sporting News

Thank you to Ms de Longville, Mrs Logan, Mr Voss and Mrs Goldsmid for supervising the Friday morning swimming training. Their hard work contributed to the success of our SIS swim team who were once again victorious. Visit the Sports page for more photos.

Our recent cross-country carnival was contested with all students displaying great competitive spirit. The overall winner was Goold House and the students first over the line were:

Year 7: Sam Gee (McAuley 2) and Adele Tomkins (Goold 3)

Year 8: Oscar Skehan (McAuley 4) and Tahli Browne (Goold 3)

Year 9: Jett Robertson (McAuley 4) and Phoebe Merrison (Teresa 1)

We have commenced our junior and intermediate SIS sport which includes junior girls’ netball, junior boys’ volleyball and soccer, and intermediate boys’ and girls’ football. We thank all students involved and wish them all the best as they continue to have fun working as a team and representing the college with pride and sing the Padua song when victorious.

ANZAC Day

Thank you Mrs Tyler, Mrs Goldsmid and Marg McInnes (parent) for accompanying our students at the recent ANZAC Day ceremonies held at Dromana, Rosebud and Sorrento. Marg reported that the ANZAC observance at Sorrento was a wonderful day with a record turnout at the dawn service and noon service. Padua students represented the school at both services and certainly made our College proud.

Thank you to the following students for representing the College: Rosie McInnes, Ruby Pattison, Emily Bath, Shelby Fayle, Harley Hanafi, Will Dewar, Noah Fayle, Steph Baker and Kaer Piper.

Aspire9 Student Reports

On the city camp we were responsible for getting ourselves around and making it to events on time. The camp was fun overall, but staying in such big groups made free time a drag. However, it was interesting navigating the city taking trams and busses around to explore.
Lucas Grbac

On this camp I got experience riding horses and downhill mountain biking. Over the time spent in Howqua I learnt that doing stuff outdoors all day is actually really calming. On the middle day we woke up early and started the trek to Camp Howqua. From our accommodation, we walked 12.7km over three mountains. It was kinda gruelling but my friends and I overcame the challenge.
Kane Atkin

To start the camp off we got acquainted with our horses. We brushed and saddled them then got ready for our first ride. It was a steep learning curve and you had to learn how to restrain your horse. Overall, most of us got the hang of it pretty quickly. Later that day we cooked our own meals and ate them around a campfire. It was a good time for bonding and getting to know one another.
Jet Angus

I went on the City Camp up to Melbourne, we took the train up and stayed at the Miami Hotel. We did some fun activities with our group like a group challenge where we had to go around Melbourne looking for clues and riddles. We also did a ghost tour, where we went around Melbourne at night and got told stories about haunted places that happened in the early days of Melbourne. We visited The Shrine and in our free time we went around the city, did shopping and ate food. I really enjoyed going up to the city as I have never really visited there a lot. It was a very fun experience.
Amber Robinson

I went on the Murray Canoe Camp, and it was really nice during the days whilst we were paddling, but at night it got down to one degree. I was in the mixed group of green and gold, and something that I really enjoyed was getting to know people from all of the different campuses. In my group on Wednesday, we paddled 28km in one day which took close to five hours.
Evie Donnelly

I went on the Howqua trip and I am so glad I did because I made a lot of friends. Activities included: bike riding; a massive bush walk; and horse riding. I was not only challenged physically but also mentally as there were times when I wanted to stop but kept pushing myself and in the end I made it. I also enjoyed playing Murder in the Dark and Cluedo. The accommodation varied between sleeping in a small hut, camping and staying in a larger lodge. Thanks to all staff who helped run and supervise the camp. It was a great week.
Emily Underwood.

I selected the Murray River Canoeing Camp because my friends were going and I knew I would be challenged. The paddling was at times pretty hard and I had to push myself. Thankfully we did not have to sleep outside under tarps and instead got to sleep in a tent. There were no showers or toilets so that was an added challenge. We had to cook our own meals on a Trangia stove, and my group dined on burritos, pasta, curry and stir fry, all vegetarian of course.
Lilly Gaul

College Production

The following interview is with Edith Hickson and Dean Rizzardo, members of the College Production* cast and crew.

Welcome Edith and Dean, how are you both?

Edith: Good

Dean: Good

How is the production going?

Edith: it is going really well. Next Thursday and Friday are intensive days where we do Act 1 and Act 2. It is coming along really well, it sounds fantastic and the leads are amazing.

Dean: Yes, this is my first production. I have always wanted to be a part of a musical. I am enjoying it but there is a big time commitment involved. I love watching the leads do their stuff and there is a really cool dance that all of the male cast perform.

Edith, why did you join the production?

Edith: I really enjoy drama itself and love singing, performing and acting. Being part of production is also really good because I get to hang out with my friends and have fun. I also really enjoy being part of an ensemble. It is great working together without the pressure of being a lead.

Do you have production tops?

Edith: Yes, we have them, and they are pretty cool. We look forward to wearing them to school during the production week.

What else is happening at rehearsals?

Dean: We had a pyjama rehearsal where everyone wore pyjamas.

Edith: Yes, everyone had to parade as if on a catwalk and there was a prize for the best outfit.

Who won?

Edith: I won, thanks to my lion onesie and my white fluffy slippers.

With six school weeks of performance left, all the best and good luck!

Dean/Edith: Thank you

* The name of this popular production cannot be shared on this platform due to licencing restrictions.