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Careers Update – October 17, 2019
Careers Update – Mr Anthony Meehan 7 Movies about Work That Can Help Your Career Usually, trips to the movie theatre are all about overpriced popcorn, soft drinks, choc tops and blockbuster thrills; two hours of escapism, essentially, where you can forget about work and immerse yourself in the drama, laughs or shocks of alternative…
Construction Works – Sturt & Wanliss Rd
Regional Roads Victoria is currently upgrading the intersection of Sturt Street and Wanliss Road as part of a significant project to improve traffic flow and road safety in the area. Work along Sturt Street, near Wanliss Road, will begin in late September, during the school holidays, and is expected to take four weeks to complete….
Where are they now – Scott Murphy (2009-14)
The College recently reconnected with Scott Murphy (SPC 2009-14) who became the inaugural recipient of the Henry Sutton Award, which is awarded to the Federation University student with the best innovative final Engineering project. Scott is currently working as a site engineer on the eastern entrance of the Metro Tunnel. Well done Scott! Where has…
College Shop Report – September 19, 2019
We are now taking payments for the upcoming Basketball Dinner, cost $30 per head Boys are back into shorts for Term 4, $37 each. The College Shop will be closed the first week of the upcoming school holidays and will reopen on Monday 30 September. We are quite happy to accept donations…
Middle School Report – September 19, 2019
In the final Crest report for this term, I would like to acknowledge our Japanese exchange students from Linden Hall. Rinto Morinaga and Masataka Saruwatari have been exemplary students who have been embraced by the Year 9 cohort thereby enriching both our school life and their experience of being truly international students; who can respect…
Boarding Bulletin Board – September 19, 2019
‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T3 20/9/19) News from around the Boarding Precinct The end of Term 3 is always a busy time for the College particularly as a number of the College’s departments hold their celebration dinners. One of the many advantages of Boarding is being able to immerse yourself in all the opportunities that are…
Careers Update – September 19, 2019
Should you drop VCE maths? This is what you need to know… Maths is a compulsory subject in the Australian curriculum until Year 10. After that, you’re free to drop it – indeed, more and more students are ditching maths as soon as they can. For students who dislike the idea of numbers and graphs,…
Mission Report – September 19, 2019
Spring looks like it may finally be here after a long and cold winter. It is Ballarat so I most likely speak too soon. One of the casualties of winter can be our sense of wonder as we endure bitter low temperatures, the constant interruption of clouds obscuring the sun that make us bow our…
Pastoral Care Report – September 19, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for Parents Both educators and parents can benefit greatly from maintaining a currency of knowledge in regards to the wellbeing of our young people. One way this can be achieved is through reading the latest research and/or ideas presented by leading professionals in the field of wellbeing and mental health. One…
Director of Sports Report – September 19, 2019
Please click on this link for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb.