think so- laser skirmish

COMING EVENTS
Volume 19/ 2015
FRIDAY, 26TH JUNE
LAST DAY OF TERM 2 - Early Dismissal
at 1:45pm.
MONDAY, 13TH JULY
FIRST DAY OF TERM 3
WEDNESDAY, 15TH JULY
YEAR 10 & 10H HOLOCAUST DAY
TUESDAY, 28TH JULY
YEAR 10 JOB SKILLS EXPO
FRIDAY, 14TH AUGUST
YEAR 7 INDONESIAN EXPERIENCE
DAY
TUESDAY, 25TH AUGUST
SENIOR INFORMATION EVENING
(For students currently in 9H & Yr 10)
19th June,2015
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TRAFALGAR,
Phone: 5633
56331733
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Phone:
Fax:
5633
2378
Fax:
5633 2378
www.trafhi.vic.edu.au
www.trafhi.vic.edu.au
Principal:
Principal:
J. Mersey
Ms.Ms.
J. Haustorfer
A reminder that our weekly
newsletter may be accessed
via the Trafalgar High
School home page on
www.trafhi.vic.edu.au
Our email address for any
concerns regarding
bullying is
bullying@trafhi.vic.edu.au
Our email address to report
a students absence is
absence@trafhi.vic.edu.au
ADVANCE NOTICE
 PUPIL FREE DAY
FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST
Students not required at school
 SENIOR SCHOOL FORMAL
FRIDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER
SENIOR COURSE COUNSELLING DAY
14TH - 17TH SEPTEMBER
YEAR 9 CITY SURVIVAL CAMP
THURSDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
4-8PM
LAST DAY OF TERM 3
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
9AM—1PM
FRIDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER
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8TH & 9TH OCTOBER
YEAR 10 DEBUTANTE BALL
THINK SO- LASER SKIRMISH
Students from THINK SO, who have
spent the term planning and running
a range of activities for their group,
ran their final activity, a Laser
skirmish session at the Summit in
Trafalgar East. The Students who
had planned the event displayed
fantastic team work and
communication on the day. Thank
you to Billy and all the staff at the
Summit for supporting the activity,
Ms. Gleeson and David for driving
and supervising and Ms. Mersey for
the transport support.
Reports will be issued next Wednesday online via our
Compass system. Please see the instructions on this page
of the newsletter. If you have any issues accessing these
or still require a hard copy of reports sent home, please
notify the office.
I would like to encourage parents to have a look at the
document which will accompany the newsletter on
Compass. This document is based on mindsets and how
promoting your growth mindset is not about continually
providing constant praise in an artificial way. Please have
a read of the article to help clarify what Positive
Education & Developing Growth Mindset is and isn't.
Jane Mersey
Principal
POSITIVE EDUCATION
“ If you keep doing what you’ve always
done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve
always got. Everything you desire is
outside of your comfort zone,
otherwise you would already have it”
Zan Perrion
BEACON WORKSHOP
This week, the Beacon student leaders of Trafalgar High
School met with the Beacon Leaders of Leongatha
Secondary College for a workshop on communication and
leadership skills. The students workshopped with Lisandra
Purton from the Trafalgar High School Careers team
where she provided them with a range of new skills and
useful tips for the business world.
GREENLIGHT DRIVER EDUCATION
On Wednesday, 17 Year 11 students participated in the
Greenlight Driver Education course. This event was
sponsored by the local Bendigo Bank Community branch
and provide students with an opportunity to learn about the
“one-percenters’ that make a big difference to road safety.
The team from Motorvation had their simulator bus on site
for students to practice braking and driving in icy conditions
in a safe environment. A lot of emphasis was placed upon
the importance of safe tyres in preventing road accidents.
THS & Leongatha Beacon Leaders
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On Monday evening a group of approximately 28
students performed a wide variety of songs in a small
one hour rock show held in the PA Music Room.
Members of the Year 10 Elective Music class opened
the show with a great rendition of ‘Smells Like Teen
Spirit’ by Nirvana to set the tone for the evening. They
were then followed by Traf High bands, The Fender
Benders and It’s Mel’s Fault! who rocked out a
number of songs such as, ‘Pretender’ by the Foo
Fighters, ‘Dani California' by the Red Hot Chili
Peppers, ‘Better’ by the Screaming Jets and ‘Mess Is
Mine’ by Vance Joy, to name only a few. The Year 7
Elective Music class performed a rendition of ‘Price
Tag’ and the Year 8 Elective Class played ‘Shut Up
and Dance’ and ‘Survivor’ by Destiny’s Child,
amongst other songs. Some of our instrumental
students performed musical pieces as well. It was a fun
night with lots of great performances and could be a
sign of things to come in Music at Trafalgar High
School. Thanks to all of the students that rocked up to
perform and to all of the parents and friends for
coming to support this group of young
talented musicians. Rock on! Mr Smith.
This week we have had an abundance of sporting
activities taking place with round robins in badminton,
soccer and netball and the second round of cross country.
We had a variety of results, with some teams moving onto
the next round, while others worked extremely hard, but
were not able to defeat the stronger teams.
A big thank you to the many staff members who
supervised their teams, and in some cases braved some
chilly weather conditions. We wish those students who
made it through to the next round all the best - Good
Luck!
Intermediate girls soccer team beat Lowanna 3-1 to qualify for
the regional finals.
Intermediate girls badminton
are through to the next round
Year 7 junior girls badminton team
THINK PULP FICTION
This term a group of year 9 THINK students have been
working hard to develop their own picture storybooks. After
8 weeks of drafting, developing, illustrating and publishing
their works, the group was ready to go over to the primary
school and read their stories to some Grade 1 students.
Everyone had a great time and many thanks go to Miss
Board and LA6 for their time and enthusiasm.
Intermediate netball girls team
Boys junior badminton team
are through to the next round
defeating Drouin SC
Senior netball girls team
Cross Country
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Careers News Continued…….
EVENTS IN BRIEF

Discover Deakin - get a taste of university life; When/
Where: Tues 30 June at Burwood campus & Wed 1
July at Geelong Waterfront campus; Register:
www.deakin.edu.au/discover-deakin.

Experience ACU – get a taste of life at ACU; When/
Where: Mon 29 June (Melbourne campus, Fitzroy) &
Tues 30 June (Ballarat campus); Register:
www.acu.edu.au/uni-experience; Info: 1300 275 228.

Experience La Trobe – get to know the La Trobe
community and be a uni student for a day. When: 9 July
(Bundoora); Register: www.latrobe.edu.au/experience.
MELBOURNE CAREERS EXPO
Another careers expo is coming. It will be a large and
comprehensive careers event, encompassing all career
opportunities from employment to education and training
in the trades, corporate and professional sectors. There will
be vast array of career advice, and university and training
representation. When: Fri 24, Sat 25 & Sun 26 July; Where:
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Clarendon St, Southbank;
Info: info@careersexpo.com.au, Phone 9620 9920, obtain
free ticket and get information: www.careerexpo.com.au
OPEN DAYS
Remember that Open Days are coming up in August. Open Days
are a great opportunity to see the campuses that interest you,
attend information sessions about courses and careers, and get
your questions answered. Here is a reminder of the dates:
Sat 1 Aug – Monash (Berwick & Peninsula campuses)
Sun 2 Aug – Deakin (Warrnambool); Monash (Caulfield &
Clayton); Swinburne (Hawthorn)
Sun 9 Aug – Australian Catholic University (ACU) (Fitzroy);
Deakin (Geelong campuses); La Trobe
(Bundoora); RMIT; William Angliss Institute
Sun 16 Aug – Melbourne; Monash (Parkville – Pharmacy); La
Trobe (Bendigo)
Sun 23 Aug – Box Hill Institute; Deakin & MIBT; Victoria
(Footscray)
Sun 30 Aug – ACU (Ballarat); Federation (Ballarat & Gippsland)
YEAR 10 AND 11 STUDENTS – Monash is offering the
following holiday programs:
Year 10 Independence Day - learn about the importance of
prerequisites, subject selection and key considerations when
choosing courses, university and career. When: 11am-3.30pm,
Thurs 2 July; Where: Clayton campus; Cost: Free (lunch
included); Information and bookings: http://destination.monash/
year10-day.
Year 11 Inspiration Day - students will be inspired to make the
most of their final school years, and learn about resources and
research strategies when considering study and career options.
When: 11am-3.30pm, Wed 8 July; Where: Caulfield campus;
Cost: Free (including lunch); Info/bookings: http://
destination.monash/year11-day. Faculty-based workshops will
be available to students. Upon registration, your preferences for
workshops will be made (first-come first-served).
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DRAMA WORKSHOP FOR YEAR 12’S – Monash Centre for
Theatre and Performance invites interested Year 12s to a one-day
drama workshop. When: 10am-4.30pm, Tues 30 June: Where:
Clayton; Cost: Free; Register: Nicholas.sofos@monash.edu or
9905 8737.
COMPUTER GAMES BOOT CAMP (CGBC) is an
opportunity for students to learn more about areas of computer
games such as graphic design and 3D animation. Workshops,
industry leaders, games tournaments. When: 9.30am-6pm, 7-9
July; Where: Monash Clayton; Cost: Free; Book: Melina
Talanis, Ph 9902 0108, melina.talanis@monash.edu.
FLIGHT
ATTENDANT
PRE-TRAINING
COURSE AT WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE
Do you like the idea of your office at 32,000 feet and the view
from your window changing daily? Then the lifestyle of a flight
attendant could be for you. William Angliss Institute in La Trobe
St, Melbourne is offering a nationally accredited Cert III in
Aviation (Flight operations) AVI 30208 course including units to
ensure that your flight attendant application and interview stand
out. The course will provide insights into the life of a l flight
attendant (it doesn’t guarantee you a job). For information ph
1300 ANGLISS or email study@angliss,edu.au.
OBTAINING AN APPRENTICESHIP –
Well and truly gone are the days when a 15 year old could easily
obtain an apprenticeship. The employer would assist with
transport to the work site, would teach the apprentice from
scratch, and the apprentice would often leave school with little
idea of what the trade involved. Nowadays, employers generally
prefer the new apprentice to have completed Year 12 (either
VCE or VCAL), be at least 18 years old, with a driver’s licence
and a vehicle, and to have completed a pre-apprenticeship in
the trade involved. Sometimes the apprentice will have
completed the pre-apprenticeship while at school in a VET
program (eg VET Building and Construction), or alternatively
they will have completed it at a VET provider after completing
Year 12 (taking about four months). Pre-apprenticeship courses
are available in many trades such as automotive, carpentry,
electrotechnology, furniture making and plumbing.
Once these requirements have been met, the would-be apprentice
must find an employer willing to take them on to complete the
apprenticeship. These can sometimes be found among friends,
relatives, sports associates and so on. Alternatively, Group
Training Companies employ many apprentices. See:
www.grouptraining.com.au. It is also interesting to note that
many apprentices these days are well over 18 years; they are
quite commonly well into their 20’s, after leaving another career.
COMPETITION REMINDER
The annual Trafalgar and District Historical Fiction
Competition is currently running. All stories are due in on the
21st of August. See the posters around the school or your
History teacher for details. Cash prizes are up for grabs!
The Spirit of ANZAC competition for 2016 is open. The is an
annual competition held to select Year 9 or 10 students for an
overseas study tour of sites where Australians have served in
war, centred on Lemnos, Gallipoli and the Western Front.
Applications close in September. For further information go to
http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/index.php/veterans/premiers-spiritof-anzac-prize/premiers-spirit-of-anzac-prize-2015-16
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