Another Great Week - 3, Term 2

Important Dates 2014

NAPLAN (Years 7 & 9) - Tuesday 13 May
College Athletics - Friday 23 May
College Production - Thursday 5 June - Friday 6 June
GAT - Wednesday 11 June
Report Writing Day - Friday 20 June
Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews - Tuesday 2 September

Some useful links

FHC Website

Compass Parent Portal

FHC Moodle- Student Learning Portal

Remember you can use Compass to approve absences

Dear all, welcome to week 3 Term 2. It has indeed been a very exciting week at Forest Hill College with the announcement of Mr Rogers to continue as Principal for at least the next 5 years.

College Assembly

This Monday we held a whole College Assembly. The College value the students focused on was "love of learning." Our Year 9 Captain Dom led the students through a detailed explanation of this value. Following that the College Council President officially announced that Mr David Rogers has been appointed as College Principal for the next 5 years. Council President Mr Cheah explained that the College is embarking on very exciting times.

Mr Rogers brings a wealth of experience leading this College and explained he was proud to be able to continue the momentum the College has been developing over recent years. He stated that the College would continue to focus on the strengths of each individual student and work hard to develop the talents of all individuals within the College. 

He said that his work would be directed at ensuring student achievement in a College that sets high expectations and provides support to assist all students in their quest to achieve their own personal best.


Careers News

Welcome to Term 2.

The Careers Desk is now receiving the 2015 Course Guides from Universities and Tafes. These showcase the courses that will be offered next year, for our Yr 12 students to investigate. It also means that tertiary providers are now preparing for their Open Days, that are taking place this term and next term. I encourage all students in Yr 10, 11 and 12 and their families and friends to visit as many Unis and Tafes and private college providers as possible

To assist parents/students to plan visits to the many Open Days, seminars/workshops/expos offered for 2014, I am pleased to inform our community of Forest Hill College, that we now have a Careers Website that is a “one stop shop” to browse all things related to pathways and transitions.
Please follow the link below, which can also be accessed via our Moodle Page, under the Staff and Student icons; “ FHC Careers”
There is loads of information for you to access, which is current and applicable to Victoria and other Australian states.  Don’t waste any more time, explore the website and I welcome your feedback.

www.foresthillcollegecareers.com

A reminder that “The Age VCE Careers Expo” is currently happening and will end Sunday 11 May, at the Caulfield Racecourse.

Mrs Kamvissis
Careers/Pathways Leader

Vocal Tutorial 

This Thursday we were excited to have vocal coach Veronica Lees do some training in a workshop exclusively for talented vocalists at FHC. She worked with 13 of our students in the new recording studio in M12 to develop their skills. The students enjoyed the session and it is yet another example of how the College music program continues to grow.


Mock United Nations Assembly

Last week-end, Scott F. and James W. represented Iraq in the annual Mock United Nations Assembly at Parliament House in Melbourne.  There, resplendent in their Thobes and traditional Islamic headscarves, they met with students from all around Victoria who represented 40 other countries of the United Nations. Scott and James argued alongside other Eastern Block nations, against legislation to protect women from all forms of abuse, stating that this resolution would impose Western values on a society that has long held historical traditions, some of which may breach the proposed legislation. They voted for the amendment of a resolution for the protection of refugees.  They argued against a resolution to abolish the death penalty, voted to eradicate piracy, voted against capping population growth at two children per family, and against economic sanctions on Russia for its annexation of the Ukraine.  

Forest Hill College is proud that the weekend gave the students a terrific opportunity to meet like-minded students, to debate ideas, to learn about  global politics, as well as the intricacies of United Nations debates.  As James put it, “It is something I will always remember.” Forest Hill College would like to warmly thank Rotary for organising the event, and the Rotary Club of Forest Hill for sponsoring our team.”

Division Cross Country

The Division Cross Country was held this Friday and when our Principals visited the course they were inundated with students who had placed extremely well in their events. Although the full list of  results will come in to next weeks Blog, we can tell you that Anna C won her event, Holly T came second in her event, Kuda D placed second, Mitch M came fourth and many FHC student placed top 10 and top 20 in their races.

VCE Arts Excursion

Unit 3 Art, Media and Visual Communication Design students traveled into the city to see the VCE 'Season of Excellence'. Every year 'Season of Excellence' presents the top student work from around Victoria in the fields of design, art, technology, multimedia and the cinematic. Our students had the opportunity to view both the development folios and the final works for each, this has given our students a important visual example of what lies ahead in Unit 4. 
While it was at times overwhelming to see just how much work goes into these master pieces our students came back enthusiastic, motivated and inspired. Our students now have an even clearer understanding of how they to can achieve outstanding academic success.

Global Leaders Convention

On Thursday this week a number of Forest Hill College Impact leaders joined other school leaders for the Global Leaders Convention at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The students worked through global issues and discussed how as young leaders in their communities they can make a difference to world politics.

World Challenge 2015

A big thank you to all students and parents who attended Tuesday nights information night about the World Challenge Program to Java in 2015. A reminder also that application forms are due in by Friday 16th.
If students and/or parents are still interested in the program, but could not attend Tuesday's meeting, it is not too late to apply. Please come and collect an application form from Mr Webb. Java 2015 here we come.

Capture Whitehorse Photography Competition

Forest Hill is proud to partner with Box Hill Community Arts Centre to become involved in the  ' Capture Whitehorse' competition via Instagram. All entries are eligible for the MAJOR prize of $1,000 there is also a $1,000 cash prize for the school that has the most geotags. All entries are submitted on ONE day only - 16th July. For all the information of how to enter please see Miss Robinson.


Central Australia Camp Information Session

On Wednesday Afternoon we ran an information session for Central Australia Camp 2014. There was a great turn-out of excited students and their parents/guardians eager to hear more about the camp and what it has to offer.
The staff are looking forward to this being a great experience for all involved, they are planning lots of activities to keep everyone entertained on the bus and in the evenings.There are a limited places still available. Anybody interested or considering attending the camp please see Ms. Cook. For further details pleaser refer to Compass News Feed. 

Soda Wednesday

Every Wednesday Soda works at Forest Hill College by entertaining and calming students who come and visit her or take her for walks. This has been a great success with students forming friendships with Soda and with other students they chat to while playing with her.




Mother's Day Crafts

Over the past 3 weeks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, studnets have been creating cards, crafts and potting plants in preparation for Mother's Day celebrations.