Our small Gold group of students attended this activity and completed some excellent work full of respect, responsibility and excellence.

Peer Support is off to a great start this year with students getting to know each other and developing friendships.

The Year 12 VCE students kicked the year off with gusto on the annual Soaring Start Camp. Staying in the residences of Melbourne University, students sampled life on campus, and learned some valuable study skills to prepare them for the year to come.

What a class of stars! Everyone applied themselves throughout the camp, whether it was helping with equipment, supporting others over difficult parts of the hikes, supporting friends when cooking or working around camp.

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, James Merlino, as well as MP Harriet Shing came out to our school to undertake a sod turning ceremony, which officially kicked off the start of construction for our Sustainability Learning Hub, Sports Gymnasium and Town Centre.

2019 has been another busy and productive school year. It is difficult to believe that this is the final newsletter for the year. December has been very industrious with students engaged in classroom and extra-curricular activities. While the College is busy preparing for the 2020 school year, many programs and activities have continued to be prepared and delivered to students still at the College.

Students in Year 7 learned about 'Onigiri', one of the most popular snacks in Japan.

As part of Community Outreach Week, a group of students visited the residents of Lilydale Aged Care.

Staff have been having fun and getting fit each Wednesday through participating in boxing classes.

A cold start to summer for our trip to Funfields as a part of our alternative week in Year 9. The chill factor did not stop us from making the most of the day, going on water slides, wave pool, go-karts, pirate ship and voodoo 360 roller-coaster.

We had a very successful day at the Bunnings BBQ. The sun was shining and many people were hungry. After heading out three times to purchase extra supplies, we raised over $800!