| | WELCOME TO ROWVILLE SECONDARY COLLEGE! | Rowville Secondary College is a community that aims to equip young people with the education, skills and values necessary to ensure a fulfilling future. Rowville Secondary College is not simply a place of learning but is also a place of growth and experience. Exciting, diverse, and innovative, RSC provides a multitude of pathway options for every student, ensuring that each individual is provided with the opportunity to fulfill his or her potential.
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| | | | Congratulations to RSC's VCAL students | .jpg) | Congratulations to Rowville Secondary College's VCAL students, who were recently nominated for the Knox Environmental Heroes award. Under the guidance of teachers Jane Zaal and Melanie Wright, the students have been involved in environmental initiatives such as land revegetation, with their work helping to protect more than 25 different plants and enhancing the environment for animal life.
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| | 2008 Rock Eisteddfod | .jpg) | Congratulations to everyone involved in the 2008 Rock Eisteddfod. RSC competed in the heats during August, with Adele Smith, Carla Pincombe, and Claire Travers coordinating their efforts. The group were thrilled to take home three awards for choreography, costume and use of the stage.
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| | Farewell Motoyama Students |  | The College community has enjoyed an outstandingly successful visit from our Japanese sister school, Motoyama Junior High School. Eight students from the school and four of their teachers took part in a wide range of classes and activities at the college. Our students have truly benefited from exposure to these events too and have shown a genuine interest. They have been attentive, respectful and involved, gaining educationally and culturally from the experiences.
The visitors have been very fortunate in being made a welcome part of eight of our families. They have undertaken a wide variety of activities with them, and in six short days amazingly strong bonds have been formed, which are likely to last well into the future.
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| | Rowville Students Among the Happiest in Victoria | .gif) | The recent Attitudes to Schools Survey demonstrated that Rowville Secondary College students experienced extremely high levels of satisfaction with their education, with student morale and learning levels significantly elevated. Student confidence and teacher effectiveness were shown to be among the highest in the state.
Survey results indicated that students felt connected to their peers, confident in their curriculum, and stimulated by their learning environments. The Attitudes to School survey is an annual student survey for Year 5 to Year 12 students offered by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to assist schools in gaining an understanding of students' perceptions and experience of school.
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| | SPORTS ACADEMY NETBALL COACH ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 | Rowville Sports Academy is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kristy Keppich-Birrell as the Head Coach of the Netball program for 2009.
Kristy brings to the Sports Academy an extraordinarily successful background in coaching and competition. Kristy coached the Victorian Under 19 team to victory in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and last year she was recognised with the award of VicSport Coach of the Year Award. Kristy is also a Netball Victoria Talent Identification Coach and was the Victorian Secondary School Sports Association (VSSA) coach from 2000 to 2004. Kristy comments “I am very excited to be returning to the area in which I began my playing and coaching careers, bringing with me successful experiences at association, regional, zone, state league, national, and international competition.”
The Rowville Sports Academy Netball program will add to the exciting program on offer in 2008, which includes Soccer, Basketball, and Golf, under the tutelage of elite level coaches including Stuart Munro, Warren Dawson, and Michael Harwood. Principal Glenn Fankhauser comments “We are implementing a program that will foster and develop elite athletes, and we have sought out the highest possible calibre of coaches to make this vision a reality.” The Sports Academy is affiliated with the peak bodies in each sport- Football Federation Victoria, Victorian Golf Association, Women’s Golf Victoria, Professional Golfers Association of Australia, Basketball Victoria, and Netball Victoria.
The addition of Kristy Keppich-Birrell to this already impressive line-up of coaches will strengthen and extend the program in 2009. Kristy comments “The implementation of the Netball program in 2009 is a fantastic development for young netballers seeking elite opportunities. It provides players with the opportunity to develop the essential individual and team skills required to achieve success at a high level.”
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| | RSC ONLINE | DID YOU KNOW...
Click on NEWS AND EVENTS (above left) to access your copy of the school newsletter online.
SEE BELOW for the links to download your Rowville Sports Academy and Rowville Institute of the Arts Information packs and application forms.
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| Rowville Sports Academy
Offering Elite Opportunites
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| | Please SEE BELOW to download your copy of the Rowville Sports Academy Information Pack.
Launched in 2008, the Rowville Sports Academy aims to foster and develop talented young athletes, providing them with the highest possible standard of coaching and sporting opportunites, whilst facilitating their pursuit of academic success. RSA currently offers Golf, Soccer, Basketball, and Netball (launched in 2009.)
Applications for the 2009 Netball program are due by 29 August, 2008. Please contact Simone Cook, Sports Academy Administrator, on 03 9755 4651, or email cook.simone.m@edumail.vic.gov.au. | |
| | | | PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE | The RSC Performing Arts Centre is now available for hire at a very affordable price. Why not hold your organisation's next event at this professional facility and take advantage of the many additional features on offer?
Whatever the event, the Performing Arts Centre will provide a professional platform to deliver an outstanding result.
We welcome your interest and will be happy to arrange a guided tour of the facility as well as answer any questions you might have in regards to hosting an event. Please click on 'About us' (above right) and go to 'School Facilites' for more information, or contact Simone Cook, PAC Manager, on 9755 4651
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| | | | Rowville Institute of the Arts (RIA) |
| | “Offering unique opportunities in the Arts” | | Rowville Secondary College is proud to announce an exciting and innovative development in education with the establishment of the Rowville Institute of the Arts (RIA) in 2008. | |
| | The Rowville Institute of the Arts offers a full-time integrated academic and arts program incorporating visual and performing arts.
Students are encouraged to pursue their love of the arts through this program based on current research and best practice. Through their engagement in the Arts, students will learn to be creative, reflective and critical thinkers. In addition to specialist training, students will also build skills in all areas of the arts.
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| Beginning in 2008, this opportunity was offered to students commencing year 9.
Vacancies for 2009 will be available in Years 7, 9, 10 & 11.
A wide range of artistic pathways are offered at VCE, for example:
• Art
• Music Performance
• Dance
• Studio Art
• Drama
• Theatre Studies
• Media Studies
• Visual Communication and Design
Please call Amelia Grevis-James, Communications Coordinator, on 9755 4528 for more information about the program.
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