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25.01.2022 It has arrived, the final day of classes for year 12!

25.01.2022 What a wonderful achievement for an extraordinary young lady! GWSC student Jeneath Wong announced as female ambassador for the Adidas Junior 6s. Awesome effort Jeneath!

24.01.2022 We would like to introduce our community to the 2021 Middle School Captains. Congratulations to Leviana Lawrence, Anuk Ratnatunga, Trisha Bhand and Hugh Edwards We know they will make fantastic role models for our Glen Waverley Secondary College students in 2021.

23.01.2022 We would like to introduce our community to the 2021 Senior School Captains. Congratulations to Saipriya Prakash, Gaurav Gupta, Jess Stevens And Tynan Pereira. We know they will make fantastic role models for our Glen Waverley Secondary College students in 2021.

22.01.2022 Due to remote learning the Year 12 Food Studies class weren’t able to cook much this year. Their teacher Miss Tsourlenes created jars full of yummy ingredients for them to make Chocolate Chip Cookies at home!

21.01.2022 Shortlisted to Top Arts!! We are very excited to announce that Beth Albrecht’s acrylic painting on canvas from Unit 3/4 Studio Art has been shortlisted for Top Arts 2021!! "My final artwork, The Waiting Room, aims to explore the concept of the ‘liminal lifestyle’; living life in a way that where every moment is focused on having to move from one thing to another. By depicting a woman and her surrounding furniture suspended in a state of falling, I hope to create the impression of a lack of control as she is unable to orientate herself within the commotion."

21.01.2022 NAIDOC Week celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognises the contributions made by Indigenous Australians. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation who are the traditional custodians of the land on which Glen Waverley Secondary College stands. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek

17.01.2022 Loving Life! GWSC Duke of Edinburgh Award students strapped on their hiking boots and headed for the beautiful Mornington Peninsula National Park this week. Students trekked the wonderful overnight Two Bays walking track as part of their preparation for the awards' Bronze level. Well done Year 9s - what a fantastic elective opportunity!

15.01.2022 Year 12 have missed out on so much this year, one thing they didn’t miss out on was the Glenny tradition of uniform signing!!

09.01.2022 ‘’ Congratulations to the following GWSC students - Nicholas Lum, Kanon Mizumoto, Surabhi Tharmaseelan, Ellyce Trinh and Austin Truong - who have all attained 'Creativity in Research, Engineering, Science and Technology' Awards from the CSIRO for the collaborative research inquiries that they completed during their Semester 2 studies in 'Year 9 Research Science'. Our GWSC ‘CREST’ Award recipients have been recognised by the CSIRO for their excellence, commitment and perseverance within the classroom and also the laboratory. Well done on receiving this award from the CSIRO, you should all be very proud of your endeavours and achievements!

09.01.2022 This year's World Teachers' Day theme 'Teachers: leading in crisis, re-imagining the future' reflects the incredible contribution teachers have made in 2020. World Teachers' Day is an opportunity for our community to say 'thank you' to the teachers who continue to make such a profound difference to young lives throughout the state. #WTD2020

08.01.2022 Today is the big day that many of our students have been waiting for - the release of the 2020 VCE results. Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2020! No matter the numbers, you should all be very proud of how much you have accomplished at Glenny!

07.01.2022 Pitch 2 Panel: Innovation Winner! Students eager to develop their own project had the chance to enter into 'Pitch 2 Panel: Innovation'. This was an opportunity for entrepreneurially minded students to present their projects and ideas to real-world industry panellists. Through the competition process, they gained mentorship, connections and real-world skill development. https://shoutout.wix.com/so/ccNNDwonn

05.01.2022 Attention Glenny Community! Our Fundraising and Community services committee welcome you to donate to our virtual tin shake for the Good Friday Appeal this week! https://www.virtualtinshake.com.au//glenwaverleysecondaryc... Students are also welcome to attend our food stall on Thursday at lunchtime near the fake grass area, everything under $2! or feel free to just donate at lunchtime. All proceeds will go to the Good Friday Appeal. The Good Friday Appeal is a charity that raises money to enable The Royal Children's Hospital to continue to provide world class care for our children as well as ground breaking research, state of the art equipment and patient and family centred care programs. Please give so they may grow!

04.01.2022 On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes’ silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. We honour all members of the Australian Defence force who have made the ultimate sacrifice. We Remember Them For those wanting more information about the significance of Remembrance Day please go to https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/WeRememberThem

04.01.2022 Our Fundraising and Community Service Committee have made a giving tree opposite the Middle School Office. We are looking for donations of non-perishable food, gifts, toiletries etc to support people in need in our community. Please see attached a list of item ideas (anything donated of value, ie gift cards please give to Ms Jenes in the Art Dept to be safely locked away).... Our Giving tree will be taking donations until Thurs Dec 17th (last day of School) Christmas can be a wonderful time, but when a tragedy or crisis hits it can be terribly hard. Children, people struggling alone and families battling to keep food on the table are the hardest hit. This Christmas, we want to give hope to Australians battling tough times. Your donation means that the Salvation Army can offer shelter to people with nowhere to sleep, gifts for kids, who would otherwise get none, hampers for people struggling to afford basic meals, and support for those struck by disaster. Every Christmas, The Salvation Army provides around 160,000 meals and over 64,000 hampers and vouchers to individuals and families in need. As COVID-19 continues to impact individuals, families and communities across the country, your support now is more important than ever. By donating food or gifts, you can help us make sure we leave no one in need this festive season.

04.01.2022 This week is Trans Awareness week. One of the easiest things we can do to support our LGBTQI community is to make sure we are using the correct pronouns and making ourselves as informed as possible. For more information please click on the following links: How to Be a Trans Ally: https://www.minus18.org.au/articles/how-to-be-a-trans-ally... What are pronouns and why are they so important: https://www.minus18.org.au//what-are-pronouns-and-why-are-

04.01.2022 2021 'AFL Unity Cup' Carnival - GWSC GIANTS Representative Teams The 2021 'AFL Unity Cup' was held on Saturday the 27th of March, with nineteen of our GWSC GIANTS Multicultural AFL Teams taking the field at Ransford Oval in Parkville. We had 229 students play in the AFL Unity Cup Carnival this year, alongside 31 GWSC staff members acting as coaches and support staff. We were again the largest AFL Unity Cup hub in the program, with students from many different cultural and lin...guistic backgrounds coming together to celebrate diversity whilst having a kick of the Sherrin! In addition to competing in games of AFL 9’s against fellow multicultural teams, our GWSC GIANTS also had the opportunity to engage with exciting activations and education programs run by the TAC and AFP. A highlight for many of our players and coaches were the free food vans, which provided nutritious meals to all in attendance throughout the day. Our players also received a range of AFL-themed give-aways from the AFL and their associated sponsors, with many GWSC GIANTS walking away at the end of the day with a bag full of footy freebies to share with their family and friends! There were many hard-fought matches played throughout the day, which culminated in some fantastic finals to decide the deserving winners of the AFL Unity Cup trophies. Our U14 Boys Team finished in third position, just going down by 5 points in the Semi-Finals. Our U16 Boys Team played in the most exciting AFL Unity Cup Grand Final in memory, narrowly going down by a couple of goals. Our U14 Girls team led from the front all day and played an exciting brand of AFL 9’s to take out the U14 Girls Division of the AFL Unity Cup! Our U16 Girls team then backed this up with a dominant display of rapid-fire handballs and precision kicking to take out the U16 Girls Division Premiership! Kudos to all of our Premiership winning players and to all of our GWSC GIANTS teams as well, who competed valiantly throughout the carnival. We would like to send a GIANT thank-you to the AFL and TAC for organising and running this event, greatly appreciated. Additionally, we would also like to acknowledge the time and incredible efforts of our 31 GWSC staff, who kindly volunteered to help support our program and Unity Cupper’s. #STAND-TALL-GWSC-GIANTS!!!! Yours in footy, Mr Mark Robinson

02.01.2022 Here it is! Last Friday saw the senior school students return to the track in full swing for the annual house athletics! It was a fabulous show of colour, vibrancy, skill, grit and laughter. An awesome day for all involved - check out the pics for a small insight into the days' fun and frivolity!

02.01.2022 Good luck to all of our Year 12 students who sit their English and English as an Additional Language Exams today! We want to take this time to remind parents and young people of the importance of maintaining good mental wellbeing during this time. Performance in Year 12 is only a measure of your ability at a specific point in time - not your future success. ReachOut.com Australia has compiled many great resources and stories for parents and students to use to help them at ...this time. To watch these stories or if you’d like to reach out to a student, visit: https://au.reachout.com/everyday-issues/exam-stress Parents can find advice and information on how to support their children with study, at exam time and when results arrive by checking out the Byond Blue Supporting study webpage https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au//supporting-study

01.01.2022 UPDATE: SOLD OUT! The second hand lab coat sale was very popular today. See compass newsfeed for more information regarding lab coats for 2021

01.01.2022 Our Year 10 Studio Photography class was excited to get back into the studio today. Over the next few weeks they’ll be experimenting with light