Fun Run ...

Huge thank you to Ms Williams for 100s of photos of the Fun Run.  Link below.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3lBZTLHkqJsWjkwekVrQ0xiWXc

Former VCE Award winners ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH8CGwReM0g

Ameya's original song and video for 3/4 Media (2015 Award Winner)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JUOCCev2g0&list=PLRXOBbI8ogOsgrnZF1A3CjF5cFXsoCDzN

Scrap the ATAR?

https://theconversation.com/should-we-scrap-the-atar-what-are-the-alternative-options-experts-comment-55501

Recent article in the Herald Sun ...

Link below to a very interesting article about someone you may know ...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/melbourne/vce-leader-tackles-bats-bullies-and-builds-community-links/news-story/3a423910832834723da0734b6b3beb25

Fun Run ...

Thanks to Ms Pride for this photo and to all the year 12s who turned out to participate in the Fun Run today, 31/8/16 ... the last day of winter.  Kav, Jenny and their team did a great job to make it all happen.  Charlotte was the first over the line (new record of 17 minutes & 26 seconds) and Margaret was the 2nd year 12 to finish:  Georgie W was the 3rd year 12 to finish.  So many others followed.  I think 12B were the best represented form.  Send in photos.

Thank you Amanda and Faith ...

The music department do things differently at MacRob!  The leadership handover has just happened so we formally say "thank you" to Amanda and Faith for their successful management of the music program at MacRob over the last 12 months.  Time goes so quickly:  this photo was taken 12 months ago by Olivia.

Is our Parliament representative?

Interactive activity to see if the Parliament is representative of our community.  

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2016/aug/31/are-you-reflected-in-the-new-parliament-diversity-survey-of-australian-politics

Even more Gillard photos ...

Thanks to Priscilla for these photos.  Link below as well.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_JmE4Cy1qHqM2dJQzMwUTdWTWM

More Gillard photos ...

Thanks to Amanda and Sharon for these photos.

Joan Kirner ...

Joan Kirner was the person who inspired Julia Gillard:  she reflected on that during the session.  Joan Kirner was the first female Premier of Victoria.  Links below for more info.

http://nfsa.gov.au/collection/film-australia-collection/program-sales/programs/teachers_notes/8926ausbio_kirnernotes.pdf

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1212-joan-elizabeth-kirner

Ducere Global Business School ...

This relates to the course information at the Gillard session.  Link below.

https://www.ducere.edu.au/

Julia Gillard session ...

Please email in any good photos of this session.

who will it be?

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Federal Parliament resumes today, 30/8/16.  Which student from the Class of 2016 is most likely to become a politician?  It is a coincidence that Julia Gillard is in school today and she is in the bottom photo as well as PM.

Good chill music ...

http://www.buddharadio.com.au/

University Rankings 2017 ...

http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/rankings/

Julia Gillard ...

Julia Gillard was once a high school student just like you.

Links to biography information:

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~carve22r/classweb/eightwomen/jgbiography.html

http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/gillard/

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=83L

Monday, MacRob Week ...

Harry Potter games in the gym.

Georgie recognised for the Pierre de Coubertin award. Elite.

Badminton Champions ...

Congratulations to Janice and her badminton team for being State Champions.

Jenny & Kav give entertaining report on Adelaide exchange ...

MacRob Week ...

How much do you know about Sir Macpherson Robertson?  Links below.

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/robertson-sir-macpherson-8237

http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1188260.htm

http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/macpherson-robertson-sir

Not all students achieve their ATAR goal ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/27/blight-childrens-lives-five-good-gcses-exam-success

Citizenship Awards ...

The school captains, Georgie and Monique, have informed us of the recipients of the recent Citizenship Awards.  Thank you to G&M for organising this award and congratulations to the following year 12 students for their award.  Well deserved. 

Olivia Jones, Cynthia Nguyen, Shelby So, Christina Yang, Esther Khor, Margaret Tran, Janice Au, Charindya Janakantha, Macy Greene, Janet Chhean & Natasha Rasaratnam.