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25.01.2022 Maddison Temelkovski (Western Heights College Class of 2009) did a live online Q&A with Business Management students to talk about her post-school pathway and share her experiences as the successful entrepreneur behind The Aesthetic Skin Clinic. In this clip, Maddi tells us how she found a passion for skin treatments and the early days of setting up the clinic. Thank you, Maddi, for giving up your time to help and advise our current students last term. #businessmanagement #alumnipride #proudlypublic Ourschool Western Heights College

24.01.2022 ! We're excited to welcome Stuart Minchin, Director General of Pacific-Community-SPC, into our Year 11 Biology class tomorrow. Stuart is from the Class of 1988 at Bell Park High School, which is one of WHC's foundation schools. He studied aquatic chemistry and aquatic biology after Year 12 and held a number of senior roles including at the CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, before heading overseas to take on a new career challenge.... He'll be joining our students through Google Classrooms - all the way from his office in New Caledonia!

24.01.2022 Jennifer Chiu, Ourschool alumni program coordinator at Western Heights College, chats with Jordan Love, mental health advocate and strength & conditioning coach from the Class of 2016, about his story since leaving school. Since it's Men's Health Week, it was perfect timing for Jordan to share some mental health tips with us.

22.01.2022 A bit of Friday positivity to bring in the weekend! Western Heights College alum Mallory Armstrong (Class of 2006) joined us via Google Meet earlier this month for a lunchtime Q&A with about 40 students and staff. A police officer with the Geelong Crime Investigation Unit, Mallory shared some invaluable advice with us, including this gem! Other key take-aways included: ... - Take every opportunity available to you; your career pathway doesn't have to take a straight line - Get a few years' life experience before joining the police force - Treat everyone equally and with respect Thank you to Mallory for taking time out of her busy day to share her wisdom with our students! Do you know any WHC alumni who'd make a great guest speaker? Please contact us at [email protected] or tag them in the comments.

20.01.2022 THROWBACK THURSDAY 1988 was a year of firsts for the newly formed Western Heights Secondary College. That year's Debutante Ball was a highlight, with the largest Deb set of 50 and a record number of guests! Do you recognise anyone in this photo?

19.01.2022 We're looking forward to welcoming Maddison Temelkovski (Class of 2009) back to speak with WHC students in a live-stream Q&A in a couple of weeks! Maddison is the Director and CEO of The Aesthetic Skin Clinic and will speak to students about her career journey, the beauty industry, starting a business and lessons learnt along the way.

19.01.2022 Western Heights College welcomed back Maddison Temelkovski (Class of 2009) as our special virtual guest speaker today. Maddison spoke with the Y12 Business Management class and other interested students about her career pathway so far, which has included studying beauty therapy at the Gordon and starting her own business, The Aesthetic Skin Clinic. Our thanks go to Maddison for passing on plenty of valuable tips and providing an uplifting end to the term. Stay tuned for a hig...hlights vid to come next term! If you're a WHC alum and haven't reached out to our Alumni Coordinator yet, please email [email protected]

18.01.2022 More than 100 Western Heights College students and staff caught up with Magistrate Peter Mellas (Bell Park High School, 1979 year group) last Thursday in our very first live alumni Q&A session. Students were engaged through the hour-long session and inspired to ask plenty of questions about Peter's experiences in court, study choices and tips, and the legal system in general. "I took away the fact that no matter what school we go to, we can excel and make our ambition, goal o...r dream happen! I loved being able to understand more about the law system, and see what it really it like being an ex-student of WHC." - Year 9 student Jesse said. Peter said he enjoyed the session and thought it was a great learning experience for him to beam into our virtual classroom. "My high school education was the stepping stone to further education and where I am now. I’ve always wanted to give back in some way and I thought this would be a good way to do it. Hopefully I was able to address some universal and timeless themes," he said. Our sincere thanks to Peter for generously offering his time and expertise for our students. In this 5min snippet, Peter shares his career pathway and fields a question from a student. Get involved with our alumni program! Email us at [email protected]

16.01.2022 The first edition of the WHC Alumni newsletter is out now! See the link below for the latest news on our program, opportunities to get involved and other ways to support your old school. http://ow.ly/Fwiv50ALWaC

15.01.2022 This Anzac Day will be like no other in our history. Western Heights College felt it was really important to continue with our planned Anzac Day Service at today 10.30am. This service will be conducted by our school captains and live streamed via Google Classrooms so that our students, staff and parents can tune in and respectfully acknowledge our returned service men and women and those who have unfortunately died during their service. The first photo is an Anzac banner which is currently on display at Vines Road, thanks to Colleen, our library manager. The second photo shows former school captains Jamie Cooke and Rebecca Tucker paying their respects at a ceremony in 2000. Lest we forget.

12.01.2022 Western Heights College is excited to announce our next Alumni Q&A on Monday will feature Senior Constable Mallory Armstrong! Mallory attended WHC from 2001 to 2006. Her pathway since school has included a psychology degree, plenty of travelling and part-time jobs before joining Victoria Police. Our students and staff are looking forward to hearing from Mallory and asking some questions about her experiences.

11.01.2022 - ' . Some timely words of advice from Western Heights College alumni Jacque Worpel (WHC Class of 2019) for R U OK Day. Jacque, a veterinary science student, was among six WHC alumni who agreed to be interviewed for the school's online Pathways Fair to help current students choose their subjects for next year.... In this highlights reel, you'll also hear from freelance designer and visual communications student Bailey Pilgrim (WHC 2016) about his uni experience; and psychology student and Lifeline crisis supporter Courtney Carruthers (WHC 2016) speaks about jobs in psychology and managing stress in Year 12. Thank you to Jacque, Bailey, Courtney, Jack Herd, Jordan Love and Jude Drew for participating in our Pathways Fair!

11.01.2022 Alumni can be inspirational, relatable role models for students of Western Heights College. Our alumni program is part of a wider movement to raise the aspirations of public high school students across Victoria. Check out this video to see how you can make a difference at WHC. If you'd like to get involved, please get in touch with [email protected]

11.01.2022 Congratulations to Simone McKinnis (Bell Park High School alum) and her Melbourne Vixens players on bringing the Super Netball premiership to Victoria!!

11.01.2022 Trawling through old school photos is a great way to pass the time while on weekend iso. Here's a flashback to Kakadu 2011! We'd love to see some photos of school trips and activities - inbox us with what you find and we'll share them on the page! You can also email photos to [email protected]

10.01.2022 A career in science can lead to opportunities to travel the world and make a real difference! That was one of the many takeaway messages from our Year 11 Biology class's Live Alumni Q&A with Dr Stuart Minchin (WHC Class of 1988). Stuart moved to New Caledonia this year to head up Pacific-Community-SPC, a large organisation which looks after science and technology for development on behalf of the Pacific nations. Stuart's first job after school was shovelling lead in a factory...! This led him to apply for university and pursue a career in aquatic science. In this video, we've put together a few of Stuart's thoughts about his career progression, what his new role entails, and the importance of "soft" skills like communication and empathy. Many other topics were covered in the session, including ecology, climate change and challenges facing the Pacific nations. Our thanks go to Stuart for making time in his busy day to talk to our students! #nationalscienceweek #careersinscience #alumnipride

10.01.2022 Today the Western Heights College Class of 2020 are celebrating their last official day of school. They enjoyed a breakfast with staff and have a fun day of adventure planned. Enjoy the day and welcome to the WHC alumni!

04.01.2022 Our alumni program is only a few weeks old, but we already have an exciting announcement to make! Our students will take part in a live online Q&A with alum Peter Mellas next week. Peter (pictured third from right in the middle row in Year 12) graduated from Bell Park High School in 1979 and has become a highly regarded magistrate. We're looking forward to welcoming Peter into our virtual classroom and hearing about his journey, in what we hope will be the first of many alumni talks. Please inbox us or email [email protected] if you know someone who'd be great for our students to hear from.

04.01.2022 It was #FaridFriday at WHC today as teachers joined in on the dress ups. Paying tribute to our longest-serving teacher on #WorldTeachersDay!