Norwood Secondary College

Wellness Wednesday! ❄️💙

Feeling a little tired, unmotivated or “blah” lately? The winter blues can impact our mood, energy and motivation.

A few simple ways to give yourself a winter wellbeing boost:
☀️ Get some sunlight
🏃 Keep moving
💬 Stay connected
😴 Keep a routine
💙 Be kind to yourself & make time to rest

This weeks Wellness Wednesday treat was vanilla & chocolate mud cake 🍰

Remember, if the winter slump is sticking around, reach out and talk to someone.

Happy Wellness Wednesday!!

This week, students enjoyed a savoury and sweet trail mix 🍿🥨🍫 alongside some fresh fruit 🍊🍐

A simple reminder that wellbeing is all about balance, not perfection. 💛

A big thank you to our amazing student helpers!

🎉 Congratulations to Jayden and Abby on proudly representing Victoria at last week's AFL National Championships!

🏅 Jayden’s Team Vic side went undefeated across five games to claim the Gold Medal, with Jaydon playing forward and midfield, kicking goals, and earning a Best Teammate award.

🥉 Abby competed across five games in six days, helping Vic White secure the Bronze Medal in a thrilling four-point win over Queensland, while also kicking her team's only goal against Vic Navy.

We are incredibly proud of both students for their achievements on the national stage. Well done! 👏🏉

📣 Catch up on the latest Norwood Secondary College Newsletter!

From student achievement awards and NAPLAN updates to camps, wellbeing initiatives, music programs, STEM activities, sporting success, and important school dates, this edition is packed with highlights from across the college community.

Read all the latest news and celebrations here: https://newsletters.naavi.com/p/6M1Bbq5/latest

Norwood Newsletter - Term 3, Edition 1 A Premier's Award - We are delighted that one of our Year 12 students was recently recognised with a Premier's VCE Award after achieving a perfect study score of 50 in VET Sport and Recreation last year as a Year 11 student. This is an exceptional accomplishment and a reminder of what can be achieve...

The Senior Girls Hockey team put on a dominant display at the Regional Championships, earning their place at the State Championships in three weeks' time!

Led by sister duo Hayley and Leah, the team was outstanding throughout the day, winning all four matches with impressive scorelines of 4–0, 8–0, 1–0 and 11–1.

The most dramatic moment came in their third game, with the winning goal scored in the final five seconds to secure a thrilling 1–0 victory and keep their unbeaten run alive.

Every player contributed to a fantastic team performance, showing skill, determination and great sportsmanship. Congratulations to all of the girls on an incredible achievement, we wish them the very best of luck as they represent the school at the State Championships!

Dress for Success Clothing Drive

Just a reminder that we are running a donation drive for Dress for Success. This is a charity aimed at helping women get back into the workforce after an illness, motherhood, or an abusive relationship. If you have any female business attire in new or gently worn condition that you don’t need anymore, we would really appreciate the donation.

The donation drive is running for the first 3 weeks of this term, so you have until Friday the 31st July to get your donations into the General Office.

Thank you so much to the families who have already dropped off your donations!!

What an incredible achievement for our Norwood students who competed at the State Cross Country Championships at Yarra Glen Racecourse today! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
Reaching State level is a remarkable accomplishment, and we are so proud of the dedication, perseverance and commitment shown by all five of our representatives.
👏 Congratulations to:
🌟Isla J – 6th place
🌟Fraser G – 33rd place�🌟Chloe L – 40th place�🌟Raff H – 48th place�🌟Isaiah P – 73rd place

A special mention also goes to Harrison P, who qualified for this elite level of competition but was unfortunately unable to participate on the day. Making it to the State Championships is an outstanding achievement in itself, and we are incredibly proud of Harrison's efforts.

Well done to all our runners for representing Norwood with pride and determination. Your hard work and resilience are an inspiration to our school community! 💛

The Amazing Race at City Experience

Our Year 12 VM students recently took on the challenge of planning and running an Amazing Race for our Year 9 students during their Melbourne CBD City Experience as part of their assessment.

The Year 12s were responsible for designing each checkpoint, creating fun clues to lead teams to their next location, and organising engaging challenges that had to be completed before the next clue was revealed. Challenges included co****le, a putting challenge, unlocking a mystery box, a scavenger hunt, and more!

The event had our Year 9 students exploring Melbourne's CBD, discovering landmarks, working together, and having plenty of fun along the way.

A huge congratulations to the 12PDS class. Your planning, teamwork, leadership, and organisation were outstanding, and all of your hard work paid off. You should be incredibly proud of the fantastic event you created.

Congratulations also to our winning teams (pictured)! We hope everyone had an amazing day, and thank you to all of the Year 9 students for embracing the event!