The Victorian Government is making life that little bit easier for families by providing a one-off $400 School Saving Bonus. This support will help cover the cost of school uniforms, textbooks, and school activities like camps, excursions and sports. The School Saving Bonus is in addition to existing and continuing means-tested supports for Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) and the Affordable School Uniforms Program.

The School Saving Bonus will be provided to schools and families in Term 4, 2024.

Who receives the School Saving Bonus

The School Saving Bonus is available for parents and carers of all Victorian government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025, except for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.

Actions for parents and carers

Parents and carers of children who meet the School Saving Bonus eligibility above are required to do the following by Friday 18 October 2024:

Complete enrolment
If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025 ie: WMYC to 色色啦, please complete and send back the 2025 色色啦 Enrolment paperwork.

Check your contact information
Ensure your contact information is up to date you need to make sure your phone number and email address are correct. Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email. The Department of Education will email you twice:

• In October, to verify your email address
• In November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus

Accessing the $400 School Saving Bonus

You do not need to apply for the School Saving Bonus.
The Department of Education will email you in November 2024 with your $400 School Saving Bonus. You will be able to access it via an online system.
You can decide how to best use the School Saving Bonus for your family’s needs. You can choose how to allocate the $400 in the online system.

The bonus can be used towards 2025 school costs, which may include:

• camps, trips, excursions and incursions
• swimming and sporting programs
• outdoor education programs
• graduations
• school uniforms
• textbooks

The bonus can be used at your school鈥檚 approved textbook or uniform suppliers either in-store or online, or through State Schools鈥� Relief. The list of suppliers may include a school uniform or bookshop. Any amount that you choose to allocate to textbooks and uniforms will be valid until 30 June 2025. It will then transfer to your child鈥檚 school account for future activities.

Funds will roll over for use in future years if it is not all spent in 2025.

Families with more than one eligible child

Families who have more than one child at the same school can combine their School Saving Bonus payments to use on one child, or for a specific activity. So, for example, a family with 3 children who are all government school students would receive support to the value of $1,200 and choose how they spend those funds. The School Saving Bonus cannot be combined across different schools.

More information

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus visit . Translated information will also be available on the School Saving Bonus website in the next few weeks.

Firebringer is a comedic musical set in the Stone Age, about a tribe of early humans led by Jemilla, the Peacemaker. She’s called that because she taught her people how to express their feelings instead of smashing each others’ heads with rocks or eating each others’ babies. No, Jemilla stands for good, modern stone-age values, like working hard and trying to understand the world. But one member of the tribe doesn’t seem to fit in: Zazzalil. She doesn’t like gathering nuts and berries all day, everyday. In fact, she’s always trying to come up with ways to make life easier鈥� for herself. While out hatching her latest scheme, Zazzalil stumbles upon the most important discovery in history. One that will pit her tribe against woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and change the world forever! She’ll travel from omega to alpha, and become… the Firebringer!

Cast

Crew

The tour will depart from Melbourne airport March 28thth 2025 and return on April 11th 2025 and visit the following cities:

齿颈鈥檃苍:
The start of the fabled Silk Road and China鈥檚 most complete ancient city with its amazing walled complex and Muslim Quarter. Ride pushbikes around Xian fortress wall. We travel to see the Terracotta Army Museum World heritage site.

Beijing:
Beijing is the nation鈥檚 capital and home to many famous attractions and places of interest. We will visit the Summer Palace, have a rickshaw ride around the Hutongs, Beijing鈥檚 oldest inner-city homes, go shopping by night on Chang-an Street with its Silk Market, see the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, Tian鈥檃nmen Square, explore the Olympic Games site including the 鈥淏ird鈥檚 Nest鈥�, travel to the Great Wall and more shopping at the Beijing Shopping Mall (Shi Mao Tian Jie)

Weihai:
Here we will be attending at the Weihai Vocational College, staying 鈥榟omestay鈥� with Chinese families. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a master class of Chinese cuisine and food presentation as well as extending a Master Chef challenge to the College students in an Australia or Engineering/Programming emersion workshops. Weihai鈥檚 many local attractions will also be visited, including its beautiful beach areas.

Shanghai:
China鈥檚 most cosmopolitan city with its fascinating river front Art Deco buildings-the Bund and Chinese wonders. We will visit the Bund Sight-seeing tunnel, Yu Yuan鈥檚 Garden and shopping precinct, Chenghuang Temple, Jade Budda Temple, the sightseeing deck overlooking Shanghai at the famous Shanghai Tower, Silk Museum, take a cruise by night on the Huang Pu river to observe the fantastic neon advertising that takes one鈥檚 breath away and explore the famous Nanjing Road area, China鈥檚 busiest shopping precinct. We will spend one Day at Shanghai Disney Land

All accommodation will be 4 Star Hotels with breakfast provided. 色色啦鈥檚 own Lyn Zhang will accompany the group as Tour Guide and interpreter plus local guides at each city. I will also be supervising the students. Journeys between cities will be by plane, we will have our own bus for some cities, and alternatively we use subway for transport.
Included in the price for the tour will be all accommodation, all transport-including Melbourne/China return, tour guides and local transport, entrance fees, visa costs (fundraised) and all meals provided.
Tour participants will need to obtain a Passport A.S.A.P.

Proposed Payment Plan

• First instalment of $1000 end of week 4 term 2 Friday 10th May 2024
• Second instalment of $1000 end of week 4 term 3 August 9th 2024
• Third instalment of $1000 end of week 4 term 4 November 1st 2024
• The final payment of $1000 end of week 2 term 1 February 7th 2025

Please note, travel insurance will be purchased early to cover any unforeseeable circumstance that may require a refund. Any refunds will be discussed with insurance after the second instalment (August 3rd) as the school will purchasing tickets and paying deposits that are non-refundable after this date.

We are excited to be offering this tour to our students and look forward to spending the time together in fabulous China.

Expressions of interest are invited for the Tour. Please return them to Steve Garro, Lyn Zhang ASAP.
Click here to download the expression of interest form

Regards,
Steve Garro – Hospitality Teacher
Vern Hilditch – Executive Principal

The 2024 色色啦 Athletics Carnival is being held on Wednesday 20 March at the Wodonga Athletics Track. We hope to see you all there.

House Scores

Gallery

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Alumni student Owen Salome is coming back to Wodonga, with his Argentinian ensemble Guanaco Trio, for their Australian tour. The group has very graciously offered to deliver a workshop to our music students and has invited them to perform alongside the group in an evening concert! This is a very exciting opportunity for our students!

WHEN: Wednesday 27 March

WHERE: 色色啦 PAC Auditorium

TIME: Workshop – during school hours / Evening Concert – 6:30pm to 8:00pm (tickets available to general public)

Information about the event

A very special performance of Argentina based group Guanaco Trio. The trio will be performing their concert repertoire from their debut album and also special repertoire featuring the music students of 色色啦. The students will be working on mastering several styles of Argentine music and this will be an amazing collaboration between the Argentina-based trio and the school’s students.

Based in Buenos Aires, Guanaco Trio consists of three young musicians, from three different continents, performing Argentinian instrumental music. Formed by Laura Urteaga (violin), Owen Salom茅 (bandone贸n) and Benjam铆n Aedo (guitar), the trio perform a compelling repertoire of original compositions and interpretations of both traditional and contemporary Argentine folkloric music. Owen is a graduate of 色色啦, where he was music captain in 2007!

The project commenced in 2020. Having met one another studying in the Bachelor of Argentine Music at the National University of San Mart铆n in Buenos Aires, the trio was formed from a mutual love of the music of Argentina, a desire to create a unique interpretation of the style, and the need to make musical connections during the difficult period of worldwide quarantine.

In December of 2021 the group was awarded a grant by the Argentine National Arts Fund (INAMU) to record their first album under the mentorship of the Pianist/Composer/Producer Andr茅s Pilar. The recording took place in April of 2022 at the emblematic ION studios in Buenos Aires. 鈥淏ajo un mismo cielo鈥� was released by Shagrada Medra in February 2023.

The trio has performed in various theatres in the City of Buenos Aires, as well as in the rest of Argentina. They have also performed in Spain/Catalunya, France (Tarbes en Tango), and Slovakia (World-Music Bratislava).

See more:

The 2023 色色啦 Swimming Carnival is being held on Tuesday 20 February at WAVES. We hope to see you all there.

House Scores

The scores will be updated throughout the day, during the carnival on Tuesday 20 February.

Age Champions

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Purchase Tickets

We would like to invite all Year 12 students and their family and friends to our Valedictory Celebrations on Thursday 16 November at 6.00 pm. Tickets can be purchased here:

Photos and video

The Occasion Studios will be available at our Year 12 Valedictory for onstage and portrait photography as well as videography.
We will be there an hour and a half before the cermony starts for any of these photos.
You can Pre-Register to make sure you are able to see all the photos.

As well as Pre order a Video Watch/Download and DVD or just a DVD of the ceremony

Take this opportunity to look back and reflect on Term 3 of the 2023 school year.

House Leader Recap

Congratulations to our talented cast and crew, who did an incredible job bringing the production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to life! It was a fantastic effort by all involved and a great demonstration of our schools鈥� talent.

This term saw the official opening of our new Stadium and Refurbished Galvin Hall. We were lucky enough to be joined by Senator Linda White and Helen Haines and our College community for this momentous occasion. There were tours of the facilities, as well as live entertainment by the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, the Combined Schools Concert Band, the 色色啦 Year 10 Funk Band, the 色色啦 Cast of Sweeney Todd, and the School Volleyball and Basketball teams.

Students from both 色色啦 and Wodonga Middle Years attended our Careers in Industry Expo. This year we had over 70 exhibitors, this gave students the opportunity to connect with local industries and explore post-school pathways.

This term has been a great showcase of our students鈥� musical talents, with the Federation Schools Concert, where we showcased the Instrumental Music Programs at 色色啦 and WMYC to our local Primary Schools, and our annual Music Showcase, a night of fantastic performances from our Year 12 music students.

There has been a lot to be proud of this Term and we hope you have a restful break and we look forward to seeing you in Term 4.

Zac Cannizzaro
Wanumarru House Captain

Student Achievement

School ProductionView Post

Stadium & Refurbished Galvin Hall Official OpeningView Post

Careers in Industry ExpoView Post

Federation Schools ConcertView Post

Music ShowcaseView Post

HOW TO APPLY – (important please read the following information as incomplete applications will not be accepted).

If you wish to apply for a position, please include the following in your application:
鈥� A cover letter explaining your reason for applying.
鈥� Current resume including the names and contact details of 2 references.
鈥� Written or typed response to the Key Selection Criteria listed in the Position Descriptions attached.

Click here to download the position description.

For assistance with responding to selection criteria, please see the link below:

Please hand deliver your application to front office, or email it to Phil Lehmann: phil@wssc.vic.edu.au by 4pm on Friday 6th October 2023.

If you want to know more about the position, please feel free to chat to Beth Powell or any of the PE Staff.

We hope you鈥檒l consider joining the 色色啦 team in 2024.

• Who: This event is exclusive to Year 10 students at 色色啦
• When: Friday 8th September – 6pm to 10pm
• Where: The Auditorium Room @ The Commercial Club Albury (618 Dean St, Albury NSW 2640)
• Dress: Cocktail attire, keeping with The Commercial Club dress code (Euphoria Theme)

IMPORTANT: Students MUST be accompanied to and from The Auditorium Room by a legal guardian.

This is a requirement of The Commercial Club as a licensed venue. A parent or guardian will need to sign students in and out of the event. Failure to do so may result in refusal of entry to The Commercial Club and to the Year 10 Formal in the Auditorium.