College Highlights
Highlights from 2011 are listed below:
- The “Ready for Learning” focus has lead us as a College, sustaining high expectations of effort and achievement accross all year levels
- Parents, students and teachers have established a new College vision, with its core values that relate to all areas of the College community
- Student Leadership Inauguration Ceremony, where over 90 students have been recognised for their leadership positions in 2011
- Year 7 Celebration Evening
- Beau represented the school at the National Schools Constitutional Convention in Canberra
- Successful College swimming, athletics and cross country sports were held
- Jarryd, Jaimee and Alanna sucessfully made it through to Eastern Zone. Alanna, winning gold in three events.
- Alanna won three bronze medals in the state swimming finals
- Year 8, Intermediate and Senior Baseball teams all won their group finals and progressed to Eastern Zone
- Year 8 Girls Tennis won and progressed to Eastern Zone
- Intermediate Girls Volleyball won and progressed to Eastern Zone
- Year 9 Netbook Program “Heathmont Connect” was launched in Term 2 and extended to Year 10 students in Term 4
2010 was a great year for the College with many achievements. The following list is a credit to the hard work of many staff and students.
- Significant increase in Student Leadership Programs.
- Harrison (College Captain 2010) was awarded a three month scholarship to travel to Germany in December as part of the Society for Australian-German Student Exchange.
- A year 8 student placed first in the state at 13 year old cross country
- The Wizard of Oz Production was strongly attended over three nights in August at Karralyka. A cast and crew of 60 students did a splendid job performing and helping run the weekend
- On August 18 Heathmont hosted a mock United Nations General Assembly, professionally run by the Australian United Nations Association. Students from 10 schools converged at the school for a day long gathering. Working in teams to represent countries from around the world and formulate solutions to the issue of refugees. As a result of Heathmonts performance on the day we were invited to participate in the 2010 School State Constitutional Convention in October
- Facilities upgrade including refurbishment of classrooms and lockers