01 June 2018 Edition 4 – 29 March 2019

Edition 4 – 29 March 2019

Edition 08 – 01 June 2018 DiamondDiamond Valley Valley College College 165 165-179-179 Main Main Hurstbridge Rd, Rd, Diamond Diamond Creek Creek Phone: , Phone: 9438 9438 1411 1411 Website:, Website: www.dvallcoll.vic. www.dvallcoll.vic.edu.auedu.au

Important College Term 1 is drawing to an end and I would like to congratulate all members of our community on a very Dates successful term. 2019 TERM 1 Term 1 is always a busy one with the following selection of events occurring: - 4th Apr Yr 7—11 Parent/ Year 12 study camp, assemblies, Year 7 camp, school photos, inter school sport carnival days, College Teacher swimming carnival, College athletics carnival, school for leadership selection, Year 7 welcome barbe- Interviews que, numerous meetings, excursions and parent/teacher interviews. All of this has been done through - 5th Apr Last day of a very hot summer. Well done everyone! Term finish Diamond Valley College has been involved with the Leader Newspaper in their Tomorrow’s Leaders 2:10pm project. Olivia Stewart, College Captain, has represented us proudly. I encourage you to read Olivia’s Term 2 response to the focus question on her hopes, dreams and aspirations for the future which I have in- - 26th April Curriculum cluded below. The responses by all of the College Captains in the Leader Newspaper is very impressive with the amount of thought and creativity that went into their responses. Day - 29th April Yr 7 Im- munisation

Articles In this edition

- Athletics Carnival: Fashions on the Track

- The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Author visit

- International Wom- ens Day

- Doctors in School Program

- Year 7 Volleyball

- Italian News

- Music News During the week I have received a letter from the Spine Society of Australia. (An affiliate of the Austral- - Library News ian Orthopaedic Association). They have written to recommend that all schools with girls in Years 5-7 - RSL ANZAC DAY participate in the National Self-Detection Program for Scoliosis by downloading their self-detection Appeal fact sheet. The fact sheet is accessed directly from the Scoliosis Australia homepage at www.scoliosis- australia.org and provides information on how to self-assess for scoliosis. - Student Pick Up/ Drop Off Today I am writing my last newsletter article as Principal, as Allison Bennett will be returning to Dia- - Bus News mond Valley College to resume her leadership role on Monday 1 April after recovering from her acci- dent at the beginning of the year. I will now be taking my Long Service leave for the remainder of the - Art News year and would like to wish everyone all the best for the future.

Stephen Chapman

Respect Excellence Responsibility

FASHIONS ON THE TRACK: ATHLETICS DAY

What a fantastic effort students put into preparing their costumes for this year’s Athletics day. Yet again, we had a col- ourful fashion parade. What impressed the judges was the enthusiasm students displayed as they dressed in character. All the senior and junior school ‘Fashion on the Track’ competitors acted out their characters with gusto and entertained all who witnessed.

We agreed that the costumes are getting better each year. To the Year 12s: Congratulations on the fun you provide at each event. What a fabulous way to remember your final year!

This year, a special mention goes to the Shrek group: there were NINETEEN members: How wonderful that you were able to co-ordinate this very unique group. You maintained the essence of Shrek characters. Well done!!

For some interesting statistics this year: 68 students received points for their houses just for putting in the effort to dress up. 12 competitors/groups participated in the Junior fashion parade 9 competitors/groups participated in the Senior fashion parade

The judges were particularly impressed with those students who made their own costumes. Well done, and keep creating and inventing a new look for next year’s Swimming and Athletics carnivals. Congratulations to all who entertained us with unique and very eye-catching costumes. Remember, that just for being dressed in your House colours provides your House with instant points.

These are this year’s winners of the ‘FASHION ON THE TRACK’ Fashion Parade. Awards are given to students who attract attention for their eye-catching and innovative costumes and how they portray their character in the parade.

FASHION PARADE: JUNIOR SCHOOL

FIRST: JAL Ava Waterson 8.4 Gold: Wilson Larni Bullock 8.4 Red: Hubbard Joshua Long 8.4 Gold: Wilson Jayme Larkin 8.4 Blue: Peers Jonathan Webb 8.4 Blue: Peers

SECOND: TUTU GANG Isabella Blackney 8.1 Blue: Peers Alanna Thwaites 8.1 Red: Hubbard Mia Ball 8.1 Blue: Peers Sarah Eastaway 8.1 Green: Bass Chelsea Palmer 8.1 Green: Bass Dylan Jablonski 7.1 Green: Bass Wallace Trippett 7.4 Gold: Wilson

EQUAL THIRD: MARTIAN MAN: Jacob Wood 7.1 Red: Hubbard

BOXING SANTA: Jake Champion 7.1 Red: Hubbard

FASHIONS ON THE TRACK: ATHLETICS (Cont)

FASHION PARADE: SENIOR SCHOOL

FIRST: TROPHIES Maddi Duffy 12.1 Red: Hubbard Jaymie Ayton 12.1 Blue: Peers Chelsea Davis 12.2 Blue: Peers Ella Davis 12.4 Blue: Peers Kara Pilati 12.2 Red: Hubbard SECOND: DISNEY VILLAINS Mikaylah Numa 12.4 Blue: Peers Declan Duffey 12.1 Red: Hubbard Kate Purchase 12.4 Red: Wilson Emily Eaton 12.5 Red: Hubbard Layla Hendy 12.1 Gold: Wilson THIRD: SHREK Holly Marriott 12.4 Green: Bass Angus Jarram 12.4 Gold: Wilson Tara Duffin 12.2 Green: Bass Shannyn Ashby 12.3 Blue: Peers Briony Dixon 1.2.2 Blue: Peers Jazmyn Cartledge 12.1 Gold: Wilson Mikaylah Darroch 12.1 Blue: Peers Max Taylor 12.4 Blue: Peers Adina Walsh 12.1 Blue: Peers Adam Vickrage 12.4 Blue: Peers Ollie Greenall 12.2 Red: Hubbard Daniel Pontefract 12.3 Gold: Wilson Jemma Hall 12.3 Red: Hubbard Amelia Bahlen 12.3 Blue: Peers Abbie Pearson 12.1 Red: Hubbard Kiera Hunter 12.1 Red: Hubbard Aleshia Fealy 12.3 Red: Hubbard Sam Temple 12.4 Gold: Wilson Nick Currie 12.3 Blue: Peers

SPECIAL MENTION: LET’S GET PHYSICAL: Teagan Nash Blue: Peers Paris O’Day Red: Hubbard Chylah Rogers Green: Bass Claire Manning Blue: Peers VILLAGE PEOPLE ‘YMCA’: Olivia Stewart 12.1 Blue: Peers Emma Watson 12.3 Red: Hubbard Jess Dunn 12.2 Gold: Wilson Hayden Swift 12.3 Blue: Peers Aaron Stuart 12.3 Gold: Wilson Beth Thomas 12.1 Red: Hubbard

FASHIONS ON THE TRACK: ATHLETICS (Cont)

YEAR 12: OTHER PARTICIPATING GROUPS:

WINNIE THE POOH Brydie Clapton 12.4 Blue: Peers Vy Nguyen 12.3 Red: Hubbard Aimee Swift 12.2 Blue: Peers ANGELS: Madeleine Nicholson 12.4 Red: Hubbard Kaylah Peterson 12.2 Gold: Wilson LIZZIE McGUIRE: Bella Pamich 12.3 Blue: Peers Shaye Clancy 12.2 Gold: Wilson SUMMER HEIGHTS HIGH: Shaylen Wellington 12.4 Blue: Peers Jordyn Crawford 12.2 Gold: Wilson Abbey Mijatovic 12.2 Gold: Wilson SCHOOL GIRLS: Ryan Putto 12.1 Red: Hubbard Jay Watson 12.3 Blue: Peers Talen Rees 12.5 Blue: Peers Riley Evans 12.2 Gold: Wilson Ethan Taylor Dylan Addis SNOW WHITE & PRINCE CHARMING: Aaron Hart Jacob Hart PIRATES: William Ezard 12.1 Blue: Peers Callum Parker 12.1 Red: Hubbard

The following students will receive encouragement certificates for making an effort to wear the house colours. They also received instant house points on the day.

JUNIOR SCHOOL ENCOURAGEMENT CERTIFICATES

YELLOW: WILSON HOUSE: Ella Robshaw 7.1 Kiana Sheenan 9.2 Lachlan Lakeman 7.1 Tiana Richmond 9.3 Charlie Bone 7.2 Poppy Strickland 9.3 Scarlet Jackman 7.2 Dusty Evans 7.3 Hannah Nelson 7.3 Archer Raus 7.3 Hudson Walker 7.3 Molly-May Dillon 7.5 Deakin Leppard 7.5 Kiana Eygelaar 8.2 Olivia Robinson 8.3 Angelina Borg 8.4 Gordon Hughes 8.4 Felicity Donaghey Janaya Jones 9.2

FASHIONS ON THE TRACK: ATHLETICS (Cont)

RED: HUBBARD HOUSE: GREEN: BASS HOUSE: Issy Carboni 7.3 Annie Bothe 7.1

Tayla Chapman 7.3 Randal Clayton 7.1

Corey Jones 7.3 Mia Young 7.1

Ella Kendrick 7.3 Ashley Graham 7.2

Jaye McGrath 7.3 Alexis Baillie 7.3

Stephanie Andrin 7.4 Josie Beattie 7.3

Joshua Hennuyer-Williams 7.4 Jessica Hodgson 7.3

Lucy Snell 7.4 Noah Jablonski 7.3

Lily Alaniz 7.5 Charlie Marriott 7.3 Brodie Chapman 7.5 Laura McColl 7.3 Cade Howerth 7.5 Layne Purcell 7.3 Diesel Lane 7.5 Jack Smith 7.3 Siara Melbourne 7.5 Jessica Smyth 7.3 Jacob Michael-Burslem 7.5 Mikayla Dinessen 7.4 Jocie Birthisel 7.2 Talia Ruyter 7.4 Jasmine Fox 8.1 Ben Wilson 7.5 Jasmine Roberts 8.3 Saxon Yarosz 8.1 Madison Patania 9.1 Molly Flint 8.4 Zahn Agosta 9.2 James Grima 8.4 Zoe Campbell 9.2 Zoe Templeman 8.4 Rhianna Kirwan 9.2 Fletcher Clayton 9.1 Grace Mansfield 9.2 Trent Sinclair 9.2 Emily Sutton 9.3

BLUE: PEERS HOUSE: Keilan Bryan 7.1 Paige Fuller 7.1 Taryn Tierney 7.1 Aliki Yiannoudes 7.1 Darcy Andrews 7.3 Brianna Cowley 7.3 Angelina Guariglia 7.4 Mariah Guariglia 7.4 Aliya Karitsis 7.4 Wil Ludlow 7.5 Kiahna Oppermann 7.5 Lexi Webber 7.5 Ryan Cook 8.2 Alyssa Payne 8.2 Charleze Macpherson 8.3 Erin Taylor 8.3 Grace Davidson 8.4 Lukos Stamatopoulos 8.4 Harrison Solly 9.1 Jenna Sharp 9.3

FASHIONS ON THE TRACK: ATHLETICS (Cont)

SENIOR SCHOOL ENCOURAGEMENT CERTIFICATES

YELLOW HOUSE: Mia Green 10.2 Elysia Modonesi 10.2 Mia Warren 10.2 Deakin Clarke 11.1 Maureen De Los Reyes 11.3 Emily Quinton 11.3 Molly Crompton-Guard 11.4 Laura Olson 11.4 RED HOUSE: Jacob Boothyoyd 10.1 Barbara Rodriguez 10.3 Aiden Dower 10.4 Tara Robertson 11.1 Tara Carstairs 11.2 Lachie Fowler 11.2 Jess Dunt 11.3 Jordan Henderson 11.1 Megan Tung 11.3 Anjali Watson 11.3 GREEN HOUSE: James Eastaway 10.1 Elly Synan 10.1 Harry Caine 10.2 Andrew Elward 10.2 Ruby Kent 10.2 Jack Marriott 10.5 Shelby Purcell 10.5 Jesse Smith 11.3 Sabine Hicks 11.4 Adina Walsh 12.1 Jacob McEwan 12.3 Chloe Roberts 12.4 Natalya Rudeforth 12.4 Jamos Stephens 12.4

BLUE HOUSE: Mitchell Ayton 10.5 Willow McFadzean 11.1 Eden West 11.3 Elise Reuter 11.3 Amelia Sharp 11.4 Brock King 12.4

I would like to personally thank Jo Poulter, Richard Fox and Fiona Casson who assisted me in the judging. Congratu- lations to all students. Keep creating!! I look forward to next year’s events.

Barbara Chiodo

THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ

Guest Speaker – Heather Morris author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

th On Thursday 28 March, Heather Morris visited Dia- mond Valley College to speak to Year 10, 11 and 12 History students.

Heather highlighted the importance of preserving stories, including Holocaust stories. Heather recount- ed her special relationship with the subject of her book, Holocaust survivor Lale Sokolov, and the hor- rific and joyful experiences he faced. She also dis- cussed the importance but difficulty in preserving oral history, particularly when trying to record stories about traumatic events.

Heather related the 75 year old stories within her book to current day themes of toler- ance and understanding. Students were given the opportunity to ask Heather questions about the book, Lale Sokolov and the Holocaust in general. The students were moved by Lale’s story and that of other Holocaust victims and survivors. Heather was able to provide the students with a unique and unforgettable learning experience, that brought their historical studies to life.

Amanda Leveridge

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

This year’s International Women’s Day event was held at Eltham Community and Reception Centre where over 120 people from across Nillumbik came together to honor and celebrate the wonderful work women are doing in our community. These amazing women are leaders, business owners and entrepreneurs who have overcome many bar- riers and faced many challenges in order to achieve great success in their chosen fields.

This year, 6 students from Diamond Valley College were invited to attend the event and assist members of Nillumbik

Council in planning, coordinating and running the event. They assisted with much of the background work involved in event management such as catering and waiting tables.

This was a wonderful opportunity for these 6 students to not only gain valuable experience in the event management industry, but also to network with some important and high profile guests.

The 6 students (Jasmine Gill, Ebony Morris, Leah Contebardo, Alana Beaini, Emily Eaton and Heidi Nihill) received glowing feedback from people such as Danielle Green – State Labor leader for Yan Yean, Mayor of Nillumbik Council

Cr Karen Egan, High profile dignitary and guest Bev Brock and many more.

These 6 students did the most amazing job, volunteering their time to help with an event that has become very important in our community and I could not be more proud of their efforts.

Ben Strickland

DOCTORS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM

Last week our Year 10 Drama students attended an event at Melbourne University where they helped to support the training of doctor’s who will be going into schools as part of a government initiative. This program plans to provide 100 low socio-economic schools with access to doctors one day per week so students can seek medical advice without having to take time off school.

Our students were invited to assist with this training by role playing a character and have doctors practice asking them questions around issues of drugs and alcohol. The students then provided these doctors with advice on how they could improve. As you can imagine, this was a very daunting experience but all 13 participating doctors could not thank our students enough. They were exceptionally grateful for the opportunity to talk with young people and the advice they received from our students extremely useful for their training.

From a teacher’s perspective, I could not be more proud of what our students were able to achieve. Seeing them sitting down with professional doctors and assisting them with their training was extremely satisfying.

Not only was the program itself rewarding, but while we were there, the students were given the opportunity to tour the University grounds, including a building that is usually restricted to high level academics within the Uni.

I would like to thank all of the students who attended on the day and look forward to returning in May for another event.

Ben Strickland.

YEAR 7 VOLLEYBALL

Three teams of Year 7 students competed in the Interschool Volleyball Sports day, at the Eltham Leisure Centre. There were two teams of girls and one team of boys.

Interschool sport gives students of all abilities the opportunity to give it a go. The boys' team was a mix of a few who'd played competition volleyball before, some who vaguely knew the rules and some who'd never touched a volleyball! There was a dramatic improvement as the day wore on. The boys practiced between matches and got some encouragement and playing tips from the experienced volleyball coaches at the venue. The boys worked together and supported each other and managed to win their final match of the day, winning 2 sets convincingly. A great achievement.

The girls' teams put in a consistent effort against some more experienced teams and our DVC girls also improved as the day wore on. Good job!

ITALIAN NEWS

STUDY TOUR OF ITALY

Ciao, mi chiamo Tanisha. I have been lucky enough to get the opportunity to go on the 2019 Italian Study Tour. We will be departing on the nd2 April, only one more week until we go! I am so excited to explore and learn many more things about Italy!

Ciao, mi chiamo Barbara. Hi my name is Barbara. I am excited to go to Italy. I am looking forward to making gelato and getting the chance to see famous Italian places.

Ciao, mi chiamo Madilyne. I have been counting down the days until we leave for Italy only 8 more days now! I am looking forward to exploring the Amalfi Coast and meeting our pen pals, it will be exciting to see how different the high school is in Italy.

Ciao mi chiamo Bridget. I am very excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the 2019 Study Tour of Italy. I am looking forward to learning more about the Italian culture and having the opportunity to see the Colosseum.

BY YEAR 10 AND VCE STUDENTS STUDYING ITALIAN MUSIC NEWS

Hello from the Music Program!

Our new music learners have begun lessons in a range of instruments here at DVC. We’ve got students learning trom- bones, trumpets, clarinets, flutes, saxophones as well as pianos, drums and guitars. If you have just begun learning this year, a reminder that you will join a band next term. This year has seen the largest number of enrolments I’ve seen since starting at the school, kudos to you enthusiastic Year 7s!

All students enrolled in instrumental music are required to be in an ensemble. We get funding for each student only if students are enrolled and attend ensembles so make sure you are checking Compass and attending your weekly re- hearsals for these groups. Ask your instrumental music teacher if you are unsure about which ensemble you are sup- posed to be in.

Our first concert for the year will be in Term 2 on the 30th of May. Bands and solo performers will show off what they have been learning this year and it’s a great chance to play to family and friends here at the College. Keep up the practice and do get in contact if you have any questions about lessons or enrolments! Pictured: Myron Mitchell practicing some Bach.

Jim McGuffie Instrumental Music Coordinator

LIBRARY NEWS

We’ve had an exciting fortnight in the library with library orientations running for our year 7 students. They learned about the different services and activities we offer in the library – it’s more than just books! They learned how to use the library catalogue online, how to access the library pages on Moodle, and had an introduction to digital information skills. The best part of the session for each group was our activity called ‘If I Was An Author’ in which students searched our shelves for a book that could have been written by them. Almost everyone found a book with the first three letters of their surname on the spine label, although a few had to make minor alterations to their name. Who knew we had so many published authors in our midst! It was a fun way to learn about book classifica- tion and they also had time to browse the shelves and borrow a book.

Our new ‘Featured Author’ and ‘Start a Super Series’ book displays have had a lot of interest and several students have borrowed books from these displays. We encourage students to come in regularly and look at what’s on dis- play, it’s a great way to discover new things to read!

A big thank you to Megan in Year 10 for her donation of books to the library. Megan really enjoyed these but didn’t think she’d read them again, so she donated them to us and we’re really pleased! These two series got great re- views (check them out on Goodreads.com). We’re looking forward to getting these onto the shelf, ready for bor- rowing.

RSL ANZAC DAY APPEAL

With ANZAC Day fast approaching you can purchase your ANZAC Appeal items from the DVC General Office c/o Diamond Creek RSL.

- ANZAC Day pins - $2, $5, $10 or $30

- ANZAC Day Wrist Bands - $3

- ANZAC Day Bag Tag—$4

LEST WE FORGET

STUDENT PICK UP/DROP OFF

For the safety of our students, parents are asked not to use the school car parking areas for dropping off or picking up of students – as clearly indicated by the signage at both car parks.

Please ensure your child/ren are aware they must meet you outside the school gates.

BUS INFORMATION BUS INFORMATION TERM 2 FEES

Firstly I would like to thank all parents who have returned their Application to Travel Forms and / or paid the appro- priate fees owing. It has been an amazing result for this Term with minimal following up. There are however a few applications still outstanding. If you are unsure if this is relevant to you please contact me to check.

Next, please be aware that Term 2 bus fees are due by Friday 29th March. Once payment has been received, your child's pass will be emailed via their College email account early in Term 2. Some students have had issues accessing their emails via Compass, please have your child use Outlook to download their pass to their mobile phone or iPad, if easier.

Please contact me as soon as possible should you have any questions regarding your child's bus travel.

Roz

ART NEWS

TOP ARTS EXCURSION 2019

On Monday 25th March, the Year 12 Art students went on an adventure into the city to view the current Top Arts exhibition, at NGV Australia, Federation Square.

The day included not only a viewing of the exhibition, but also a talk by curator David Menzies and a folio viewing. Students were inspired and took many photographs and notes throughout the course of the day.

Top Arts is part of the VCAA’s Season of Excellence. Showcasing A+ student work across the Arts from the state of Victoria.