Swimming Success
Congratulations to our students who competed in the Division Swimming Competition on Monday 4 March and won the overall shield (for the seventh time in eight years), after beating Vermont Secondary College by 39 points to take out the title.
Our students’ determination throughout the day to create this slice of history is a credit to them and their willingness to step outside their comfort zone and compete in every event to gain points for our school was incredible. Special congratulations to the following students who were awarded as Year level champions.
Year 8 – Zoe S
Year 9 – Zachary C
Year 10 – Aleisha C and Isaac C
Year 12 – Patrik D and Edolie R
Mount Waverley Secondary College also won the Junior and Intermediate shields and narrowly came second in the Senior shield. Well done to all involved and thank you to Mr Danny Gwynne and Mr Jay Newport for overseeing this event.
School Council Election 2024
Congratulations to our new and returning members; (Ms Lauren Kelly, Mr Ian Davidson, Mrs Kristen Nolan, Dr Joanne O’Mara, Mrs Ruth Woodgate and Reiya L and Anshal P) who were successful in their nomination for College Council for the term March 2024 to February 2026. They will join our other parent, staff, student, community representatives and the Executive Team on our College Council with the first meeting of the new council to be held on Thursday 21 March.
2024 Parent Members are:
Mrs Chelsea Eow
Mr Fabian Kohlmann
Mr Ian McKindley
Mrs Kristen Nolan
Dr Joanne O’Mara
Mr Awais Ur Rehman
Mrs Ruth Woodgate
2024 Staff Members are:
Ms Sarah Chase
Mr Ian Davidson
Ms Lauren Kelly
Mrs Asha Vazirani
2024 Student Members are:
Reiya L (Year 10)
Anshal P (Year 11)
2024 Community Members are our College Captains:
Madeleine D
Georgia K
Morrisby Interviews
The Morrisby Careers Counselling Interviews for our Year 9 students ran over the past two weeks. A total of 286 students completed their profiles and participated in individual online meetings with external Morrisby-trained careers consultants. These interviews offer a valuable opportunity for students to identify future career options and pathways. Thank you to our Careers team Mrs Victoria Tortopidis and Mr Phil Newnham for supporting our students in this valuable program.
Year 7 Welcome Picnic
It was lovely to see many families attend the Year 7 Welcome Picnic on Thursday 7 March. Thank you to Mr Matt Sheehan and the Junior School team for hosting this event.
International Women’s Day
On Friday, 8 March we celebrated International Women’s Day by holding a breakfast event to celebrate the social, political, economic, and cultural achievements of all women globally. This year’s theme is ‘Inspire Inclusion’ which is about inspiring others to understand and value women’s inclusion, to forge a better world.
Encapsulating the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’, staff and students heard from Fathya P, a Year 12 College Prefect who gave a captivating speech on building inclusion and guest speaker Olivia Roberts, who gave an exciting insight into her role as an RAAF pilot. Thank you to Ms Tahlia Briggs our Student Wellbeing Programs Coordinator for organising this special event.
Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences
The focus for students at Mount Waverley Secondary College is to achieve their very best and to continually improve their learning. An important part of this focus is the partnership between school and home, between teacher and parents/carers and student. Parent/student/ teacher interviews play a key role in this partnership where all parties meet to discuss the student’s achievements, progress, and strategies for improvement.
As per the notice that will be sent out on Compass, Parent/student/teacher conferences for semester one will be scheduled on Wednesday 27 March between 1pm and 7:30pm. These conferences will once again be held online via Webex links. Wednesday 27 March is also a scheduled student free day. No classes will be running on the day.
Please note the following dates and times:
Friday 15 March at 5pm – Conference bookings are due to open to parents/carers via Compass.
Monday 25 March at 9am – Conference bookings are due to close.
Monday 25 March by 3pm – Confirmation email to parents/carers to be forwarded, noting selected conference times and Webex teacher links.
Mrs Karen Wade
College Principal