Labour Day Public Holiday

Monday 10th March

Compass Parent Information Night

Tuesday 18th March

Parent/Teacher/ Student Interviews

Thursday 3rd April - 4pm - 8:30pm

Parent/Teacher/ Student Interviews

Friday 4th April - 9am - 1pm

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WORTH READING
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Swimming Sports!

Awards Galore!
A Proud History, a Bright Future

Principal's Report
When I spoke about the concept of leadership with students I emphasised that all staff and students have the potential to be a leader every day in a variety of ways:
1. Leading by example: students can be role models by acting out our CARE values of Community, Achievement, Respect and Effort in their day to day interactions within the school. Students receiving 40+ on their GPA are examples of this leadership by example. 2. Leading through decision making: to be successful takes courage to make tough decisions. Often taking the easy way is a short-cut. Being popular in the short term can lead to the wrong decisions being made. Effective leaders make good decisions based on what is right rather than doing what is popular or what is easiest. 3. Leading improvement: I often say to my staff leadership means see something, do something. That means dont walk past something or think thats not my job everyone can be a leader by stepping up when they see something that is not right or needs to be xed. For students, this could be as simple as picking up a piece of paper rather than walking past or as powerful as speaking up when someones behaviour is out of line. Importantly students should also feel empowered to make suggestions about how the school can continue to improve to make it the best organisation it can be. On behalf of staff, students and parents we congratulate our student leaders for 2014 and particularly thank Baw Baw Shire Councillor, Mikayla Power for her support in recognising our student leaders. Colvin House Captains Jackie Wall and Jay Engellenner display the Swimming Sports trophy.

School Council Representatives

Congratulations to Jodie Wadley and Tracie McDonald who have been nominated to ll two parent vacancies on School Council. As there were no further nominations, I am pleased to be able to welcome Tracie aboard for her rst stint on Council as well as welcoming Jodie back for her second term as a parent representative. In terms of staff representatives, again two nominations were received for two vacancies so Ken Spragg and Ann Humphries return to council for their second term as staff representatives. Thank you to both Ken and Ann for continuing your important work on Council. Finally, if any parents are interested in joining Council SubCommittees in an area of their expertise/passion, we are always delighted to welcome additional participation in these committees: Curriculum: focused on student learning Well-being: focused on student physical and mental health Facilities: focused on buildings and grounds Chaplaincy: focused on support and fund-raising for the Chaplain Uniform: focused on a review of the current uniform If you would like to be involved in any of these Council SubCommittees please contact me on 56239900 or alternatively via email at juratowitch.robert.f@edumail.vic.gov.au

Rob Juratowitch Principal

2014 House Captains
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Assistant Principal's Report

Firstly, might I say it was nice to see my new house, Colvin, on the top of the table after the swimming sports last Tuesday. Congratulations to all students that participated in either formal races or novelty events, but particularly to my fellow housemates in Colvin. Keep up the good effort and we will see if we can remain on top!
It is widely recommended that children have less than two hours recreational screen time per day. This includes watching TV, playing computer games and surng the net for entertainment purposes. It does not include the computer time spent doing homework. Guidelines such as these are set by organisations such as the CSIRO to encourage children to be more physically active particularly during daylight hours. Children spend more time in front of a screen than any other activity apart from sleeping. Watching television and surng the net can be educational but they all involve sitting still. Compared with children who have fewer than 2 hours of screen time a day, children who have more are more likely to: be overweight be less physically active drink more sugary drinks snack on foods high in sugar, salt and fat have fewer social interactions. While at school we encourage students not to use their laptops at recess and lunchtime and instead use the daylight hours to participate in other activities. The school often runs special events and activities at lunchtimes throughout the year and students are encouraged to check announcements, and the Newsfeed for information regarding when and where these occur and how they might become involved.

Care of Laptops
All student laptops from the latest order should now be distributed. For those students that ordered bags, many of these have also now arrived and will be distributed shortly. Clearly Laptops are an essential tool for learning in the 21st Century. At Warragul Regional College students are using their laptops to access the learning tasks teachers have created for them submit work and communicate with teachers and peers. Students require technology to communicate, collaborate and create as well as receive information on the daily operations relating to school-life including, class timetables, assemblies, excursions and special events. Looking after a laptop is a signicant responsibility for students and in order to be ready to work and ready to learn at school, it is essential that: The laptop is brought to every class. The laptop is taken home and charged overnight. Students have access to the AC charger at school in case the battery runs at. Students have earphones for working with multimedia resources. Finally, like any piece of sophisticated technology laptops are susceptible to damage if not being cared for and maintained appropriately. Students are encouraged to: Keep their laptop stored in a safe place when now using it, such as in a locker (locked). Try not to place other items in the bag that may cause damage to the screen. When travelling, take care that the bag is not stepped on or thrown. And when not in use for signicant periods of time, shut the computer down.

Compass Information Night 18th March.

Parents and guardians are reminded that in order to help support you to support your child in their learning, the school is running an Information Night on the 18th March, beginning at 7:30PM in the Flexible Learning Centre. The information night will cover the basic functions of Compass in detail and highlight some new tools. Technicians will be on hand to assist any parents with password difculties. Compass parent portal provides live, up to date information regarding your child's progress and we encourage as many parents as possible to make a commitment to check the service at regular intervals that suit you circumstances and your access to the web. Smartphone users might also like to look at the Compass App which is available to download for free.

Parents visiting the college

In a previous edition of worth reading I wrote about the expectations we have of visitors to the college. It is essential that any visitors report to Main Reception before visiting any other part of the grounds. It is not acceptable for parents/ guardians to directly attend staff workspaces ofces, classrooms, or locker bays. For the purposes of health and safety, and DISPLAN procedures, visitors are required to register their attendance at reception after which you will be issued with a visitors pass. The visitor pass issued is to be worn at all times throughout the duration of their visit to the school. We thank you for your assistance in these matters. We look forward to seeing parents/guardians and encourage you to visit the college any time of the year.

Screen-time outside of class-time

Most students were very excited to receive their new laptops at the start of this year, particularly our year 7s for most of whom this is the rst computer they are responsible for maintaining. It has not been surprising therefor, to see a number of students exploring their machines during recess and lunchtime. While we are happy for students to use their computer outside of class and at home for social or educational purposes we strongly encourage students to consider the amount of Screen-time they are experiencing in a day.

Cameron Nicholls Assistant Principal

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Swimming Sports
On Tuesday 25th February Warragul Regional College held our annual inter-house swimming sports. It was a warm sunny day with around 430 students and all staff attending the fun day at the Drouin Outdoor Pool, with a very positive atmosphere. Unfortunately, half of the Year Seven students could not attend due to a clash with the Year Seven camp (resulting from the previous weeks weather forcing the postponement of the swimming). The days events ranged from traditional freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and relay races to the exciting novelty events including the coin/cork throw and fun relay races. With usual announcer Jai Law on camp, our last minute replacement Steve Wigz took on the role with relish, in fact becoming not just a roving reporter, but a microphone hog! But he did the give the day great atmosphere. Again this year a great job was done at the BBQ by members of the Student Union led by Mr Braddick. Colvin was a runaway winner and leader all day on 970 points, backing up from their win in 2013. Lyall was second with 705 points, Swinburne third with 634 points and Haines in fourth on 595 points. The following students should also be recognised as the overall champions for their year levels. FEMALE CHAMPIONS Yr 7 EBONY LINFORD Colvin Yr 8 MADISON MCDONALD Swinburne Yr 9 COBIE POLMAN SHORT Colvin Yr 10 SOPHIE SMITH Lyall Yr 11 JACQUELINE WALL Colvin Yr 12 MAHARLIA PAKOTI Colvin MALE CHAMPIONS Yr 7 JOSHUA MCLEAN Haines Yr 8 JESSE BROWN Colvin Yr 9 REECE CAMPBELL Lyall Yr 10 JESSE WADSWORTH Haines Yr 11 JACOB ORLICKI Haines Yr 12 CHARLIE THOMS Colvin

The staff student relay produced a surprise result against usual form, with the students winning strongly. Some questions were also raised about the judging of novelty events, but as sports coordinator I just want to say that me being a member of the Lyall house had nothing to do with them having some success here! In fact, Colvin was notably well represented at both the results table and among the judges (only kidding!)

Melissa Taafe Sports Coordinator

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School Based Traineeships

Twelve WRC students have begun their School Based Traineeships with Peninsula Food Alliance in Seaford. These students will be completing a Certicate II in Warehousing during the rst year and if they choose to continue on in the program, they will complete a Cert III in Community Services. Peninsula Food Alliance was founded to serve the education and employability needs of Victorias Peninsula region, while simultaneously working to end food insecurity in Victoria. Our vision is to supply local charities with access to fresh, nutritional food while providing quality training for job-seekers, disability students, high-school students, and community members looking to up-skill themselves or develop their careers. Through theirholistic educational training program, they offer apractical working warehouse experiencethat helps the trainees to be job-ready, with a high level condence, self-esteem and an eagerness to enter the workforce.

e Learning News
International Computer Literacy Survey
Last year 20 year 8 students were randomly selected from our school to take part in an international survey of computer literacy skills. These 20 students contributed to the international study by completing a variety of computer based tasks for 2 hours in the Lab in D1. A couple of students from the ACE group lled in and Mrs Coleman would like to thank them even though they didnt get a certicate. The following students did get a certicate from the ICILS survey group and will be awarded their certicates at the next school assembly.

e Learning Team
The eTeam is up and running for the second year at Warragul Regional College. At this stage it only involves year 7 and 8 students. The role of eTeam members is to support their classmates and teachers by learning about ICT applications important to our school, and then helping to make sure that all students and teachers can use the identied software. The eTeam members will have a one day training session later this term to be inducted into the program. They will then meet twice a term for more training. Today we are happy to be able to award these student ICT leaders with their eTeam Badges.

Year 7
Kieran Jones - 7-1 Alex Roberts - 7-1 Jayden Webb Ingram - 7-2 Josh Kriesl - 7-3 Ebony Butler - 7-3 Lachlan Hand - 7-4 Stephanie Hudson - 7-4 Emily Teasdale - 7-5 Ethan Mills - 7-5 Tarly McCormack - 7-5 Caydn Pearce - 7-6 Courtney McDonald - 7-6

Year 8
Chevy Criseld - 8 -1 Bella Sluga - 8 -1 Riley Harris - 8 -1 Dylan Llewellyn-Jones - 8-1 Gus Mather - 8-2 Laura Young - 8-2 Michael Rowlinson - 8-3 Travis Reid - 8-3 Alex Mazza - 8-4 Tayla Horwood - 8-4 Cooper Salmon - 8-5 Chloe Hammond - 8-5 Benjamin Farmer - 8-5
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career news
Reminder At Monash seminars. Coming up (6.308.00pm): Business and Economics; Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Health; Science; Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy; IT; Pharmacy and Pharma-ceutical Sciences. See other dates and register: www.monash.edu/ seminars. Info: 1800 MONASH.

Parkville), Swinburne Uni & TAFE

Sun 10 Aug Australian Catholic Uni (ACU) (Melbourne), Deakin (Geelong), RMIT Uni & TAFE (Bundoora, Brunswick, City) Sun 17 Aug La Trobe Uni (Bendigo), University of Melbourne Sun 24 Aug - Box Hill Institute, Deakin Uni (Melbourne), La Trobe (Melbourne), Victoria Uni, William Angliss Institute Sun 31 Aug ACU (Ballarat), Federation Uni (Ballarat & Gippsland)

MONASH UNIVERSITY NEWS AT MONASH SERIES

More Seminar dates for your diary: Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences), Tues 25 March (Clayton) Design and Fine Art, Wed 26 Mar (Cauleld) Teaching, Sport and Outdoor Recreation, Thurs 27 Mar (Peninsula) An opportunity to check out courses; more dates to follow. See: www.monash.edu/seminars
MONASH OFFERS

Criminologists examine how those accused of crimes are brought to justice, reasons for crime, and how crime rates can be reduced. Deakin now offers the following: Bachelor of Criminology along with several double degrees with B. Criminology: Information Technology, Law, Psychological Science NOTE: Criminology can also be studied at Federation (formerly Monash Gippsland campus), Monash, RMIT, Swinburne and Victoria Universities; it can also be studied in the Diploma of Justice at several TAFE Institutes.
STUDY SPANISH AT DEAKIN

VETERINARY SCIENCE & HOSPITAL OPEN DAY

Step behind the scenes at the University of Melbournes Veterinary Hospital. This Open Day is for the wider community and prospective students to tour the facilities, discover the range of animals, attend lectures, and see interactive displays and demonstrations. Speak to veterinary staff, current students or members of special interest groups. When: 10am-3pm, Sun 16 March; Where: 250 Princes Hwy, Werribee; Info: www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/openday.

Monash has announced that offers of places made this year increased by 4.4% to 9749 on 2013 gures. This reects the strong demand for Monash courses and underlines the universitys commitment to expanding higher education opportunities, said Vice-President Prof Edwina Cornish. The biggest increase has been in courses related to biomedical science, education, science, and business and economics.
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

INTERESTED IN PHYSICS?
To coincide with International Womens Day, the University of Melbournes School of Physics and the Laby Foundation are hosting a free public lecture. The speaker is Dr Alicia Oshlack who took a PhD in astrophysics and is head of the Murdoch Childrens research Institute. Hear about the growing eld of bioinformatics and how studying physics led her there. When: 5.15pm, Thurs 6 March; Where: Hercus Theatre in the David Caro Building, cnr Tin Alley and Swanston St; Enquiries/regn: Jacinta. den@unimelb.edu.au. Note: although the talk is to encourage young women to study physics, the lecture is open to all members of the public.

New to Deakin in 2014, Spanish offers a unique opportunity to learn about the history and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, whilst equipping you with increasingly sought after language skills. Spanish is the ofcial language of 21 countries, including Spain and the nations of Central and South America. After Chinese, it is the largest world language in terms of the number of native speakers. Thus, the study of Spanish can open doors to new experiences and interests not accessible without a knowledge of the language. It can be studied in the B. Arts, the B. International Studies, and the Diploma of Language.
OPTOMETRY AT DEAKIN

Monash has a site for those wishing to help children transition from school to uni: www. monash.edu/study/options/parents. It also looks at the reasons for studying at university, choosing courses, costs, and so on.
PHYSIOTHERAPY AT MONASH

As indicated in the last newsletter, the UMAT (domestic students) and the ISAT (international students) will no longer be required for students applying for the B. Physiotherapy for entry in 2015 and beyond. Applicants will still undertake an interview. Applicants will be ranked for interview eligibility based on the academic record (Year 12 equivalent studies or GPA) and demonstrated completion of prerequisite subjects. Applicants must be available for face-to-face interview at the designated time. Info (after Feb 2014): www. monash.edu/physio/index.html.

KEEPER FOR A DAY AND VET FOR A DAY

Thinking of a career involving animals? Then attend a Keeper or Vet day to nd out the realities of these careers. Werribee Open Range Zoos Keeper for Day program on 8, 10 and 14 April. Find out rst hand from keepers, the skills and experience helpful in gaining a position as a zoo keeper. Who: 13-18yo; Cost: $103; Book: 9285 9406, www.zoo.org.au/ werribee/whats-on/keeper-for-a-day Healesville Sanctuarys Vet for a Day program on 9, 10, 16 & 17 April. Work alongside vets on real life cases at Healesville Sanctuarys vet hospital. Who: 15-18yo; Cost: $125; Book: 9285 9406 www.zoo.org.au/healesville/whatson/healesville-sanctuary-vet-for-a-day Healesville Sanctuarys Keeper for a Day program on 8, 9, 15 & 16. Get close to precious and endangered animals; help the keepers, and learn about a very rewarding job. Who: 13-18yo; Cost: 4103; Book: 9285 9406.

Deakins B. Vision Science/Master of Optometry will be offered from this year as a combined course. Students wishing to study optometry will be able to apply for the combined course via the usual VTAC process. It is offered at the Geelong campus, providing students with purpose-built facilities. By taking advantage of the trimester system, this course makes it possible for students to obtain a professional optometry qualication in just three-and-a-half years. See: www.deakin.edu. au/study-at-deakin/nd-a-course/optometry.
CREATIVE ARTS AT DEAKIN

OPEN DAYS FOR 2014

Attending Open Days at universities and TAFEs is a great way of gaining information about courses, facilities, location, and generally considering whether you would like to study there. They are mostly held in August, however their dates are included here so that you can get them in your diary and treat them as a priority. They generally run from 10am till 4pm. You need to allow perhaps a couple of hours per visit. Sat 2 Aug Monash University (Berwick & Peninsula campuses) Sun 3 Aug Deakin (Warrnambool), Monash University (Cauleld, Clayton &

The School of Communication and Creative Arts and Education has outstanding creative and performing arts facilities, including animation labs, editing suites, sound studio, lm screening rooms, wardrobe and costume department, green room and performance studios. Students may work collaboratively on major projects, developing project management, communication and collaboration skills required by creative artists and creative technologies industries. Students have access to the Deakin Broadcast Centre, a full high denition TV studio. Photography students work in both digital and chemical formats, with access to high quality dark room facilities. Students also learn in the Motion Lab, Australias largest and most sophisticated optical motion capture facility. Info: www. deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/nd-a-course/ creative-arts.
DEAKIN STUDENTS SAY

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY NEWS CRIMINOLOGY AT DEAKIN (BURWOOD)

Those thinking of studying criminology at university will be interested to know that Deakin University now offers this major at the Burwood campus as well as at Geelong.
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The new YouTube videos may help you satisfy your curiosity about what it is really like to study at Deakin. Get a student perspective on courses, overseas study, and work placement opportunities by visiting www.youtube.com/ user/deakinuniversity.

Badge Presentation Ceremony

This morning we presented badges to over one hundred students who have taken up leadership positions in the school. It was wonderful to see such a diverse collection of students being elected to take on a variety of leadership roles across the College from School Captains to House Captains, from e-Learning Leaders to Peer Support students and GPA Silver Award winners. The full list is as follows:

School Captains
Amie Wadsworth Evangaline Clough Good Zac Murfet Nathan Macfarlane

Peer Support
Adam Bainbridge Samantha Barson Jye Burke Michaela Cann Anton Cross Julia Davies Jemima Dunham Isaac Haymes Brett King Brielle May Nicole Mills Darcy Nielsen Nick Ollington Charlie Park Melissa Polglaze Claire Rogosin Timothy Stoll Abby Taylor Rebecca Wooster

Bus Captains
Jake Pierre Humbert Angela Aitken Katelyn OConnell Hannah Headley Stephanie Kleinitz Courtney Durham Brandon Allan Ben Jones Indianna Baker Mathilda Clark Brielle May Victoria Burdett Thomas Hartnell Britney Pompei

GPA Silver
Madeline Baker Victoria Burdett Shelby Driessen Paige Easton Samuel Harkess Rebekah Andrews Emma Bates Kayne Best Jacqueline Wall Bradley Hefford Chelsea Kleeven Jacob Orlicki Keera Addison Zac Herdman Kaysie Michelmore Zac Murfet Madison Dixon Jeynelle Mills Charlotte Clarke Erica Glass Katelyn O'Connell Danielle Proctor

Student eTeam
Kieran Jones Alex Roberts Jayden Webb Ingram Josh Kriesl Ebony Butler Lachlan Hand Stephanie Hudson Emily Teasdale Ethan Mills Tarly McCormack Caydn Pearce Courtney McDonald Chevy Criseld Bella Sluga Dylan Llewellyn-Jones Gus Mather Laura Young Michael Rowlinson Travis Reid Alex Mazza Bailey Kleeven Tayla Horwood Cooper Salmon Chloe Hammond Benjamin Farmer

House Captains
Colvin
Jackie Wall Jay Engellenner

Haines
Tom Axford Lachie Hannah

Lyall
Josh Bloink Liz Campbell

Swinburne
Steph Kleintz Jacynta Kettle

From the Chaplain...

The community of Warragul Regional College have the opportunity to access the up and coming parent/ teen seminar that will be held at the college for 4 consecutive weeks. The seminar will be run by Martin Gillespie, who is the Pastoral Minister at Warragul Church of Christ, a Counsellor at Chrysalis Counselling Centre, and a Chaplain at Koo Wee Rup Secondary College. Martin is married and has two adolescent children. Martin brings with him years of experience as a parent but also as a professional working in the eld of families and adolescents. The seminar will look into the world of parenting teens in our present culture, it will be helpful in understanding what it is like for teens today and will help build effective strategies to add to your parenting toolbox. The seminar will run on the 12th, 19th, 26th of March and the 2nd of April in the Flexible Learning Centre starting at 7pm.
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FREE: Parent/Teen Seminar

I believe it takes a community to raise a child and as a community we can work together to help our young people become the best they can be. There will be no cost involved so you have nothing to loose and everything to gain by coming along. If you would like to come or want to nd out more, please ring Donna Hunter (WRC Chaplain) at the school on 5623 9900 and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Donna Hunter Chaplain

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It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau

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Tues 18 Mar Compass Parent Information Night @ 7:30pm School Council & Finance Meeting @ 6:30pm RR Tennis/Volleyball/Softball/Baseball Wed 26 Mar Chaplaincy Meeting @ 5:30pm Yr 7 Cricket Knock Out Competition Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews 4 - 8.30pm Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews 9am - 1pm

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Chaplaincy Annual Dinner

Saturday 22nd March 2014 6:30pm for 7pm start Warragul Regional College Hall Guest Speaker

Captain Eric (Eric Wieckmann) CEO, CHIPS (Christians Helping in Primary Schools). Eric is a dynamic speaker who will present the CHIPS innovative programs for children who have experienced trauma, grief or loss or are from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Silent Auction Three Course Meal - $35 per head Musical Accompaniment
Auction items: meals, food, cinema tickets, golf vouchers, haircuts, travel vouchers, coffee vouchers, 'Baw Baw Resort' weekend!!

For bookings contact Chris Hannah - 0423 190 436

P.O. Box 213 | 55 Burke Street Warragul 3820 | Ph: (03) 5623 9900 | Fax: (03) 5623 4473 | Web: www.wrc.vic.edu.au E-mail: warragul.co@edumail.vic.gov.au | A.B.N. 19 320 417 831 | CRICOS Provider Code: 00861K