Principal's Message
The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence was celebrated on Friday 15 March. Key themes of this day included Bullying No Way! & Take A Stand Together! The key messages of this day reinforced respectful communication, as well as highlighting the fact that everyone has a role to play in stopping bullying, including bystanders.
Important dates for the calendar. Click the link below to find out more information.
Port Macquarie Campus parents and carers can now book their parent teacher conferences via the Parent Portal.
Free Birth Certificate Sign-up Day
A free birth certificate 'sign-up' day will be held at Port Macquarie Campus on Wednesday 27 March 9.30 am to 2.00pm.
Parents/over 18's bring essential ID:
- Drivers License or RMS ID Card
- Medicare/Centrelink Card
- Credit/Debit Card
For ID info go to: https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie bestow a Paul Harris Fellow on Mark White
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie recognised the outstanding achievement of Hastings Secondary College student adviser Mark White with a Paul Harris Fellow on 6 March.
Year 7 Camp
Seventy three students and four teachers ventured out from Port campus for 3 days of fun and adventure at the Great Aussie Bush Camp at Tea Gardens.
The trip was only 2 hours so we arrived for an early lunch and were then ready to hit the activities.
Police Liaison Visit
Hastings Secondary College Port Macquarie Campus, Years 9 and 10 students participated in drug awareness workshops as preventative approaches that are being rolled out by the police to combat the issue.
Girls Can Too - Try a Trade Day
Year 9 and 10 girls from Port Macquarie campus participated in ‘Girls Can Too - Try a Trade Day’ at Kempsey TAFE .
Film by the Breakwall
There is an exciting event coming up to mark on your calendars...
Film by the Breakwall is a Hastings Valley Community of Schools event that aims to spark creativity and imagination in students through visual literacy and film.
If your child is involved in this exciting opportunity, you will receive information soon about the premiere event in early Term 2. A star-studded affair not to be missed!
Young Endeavour Youth Scheme
Aged 16-23 and interested in increasing self awareness, developing teamwork and leadership skills and creating a strong sense of community responsibility?
This scheme allows 24 young Australians – the youth crew – and nine specially trained Royal Australian Navy crew, to set sail on an eleven day adventure at sea along the Australian coast.
Bell Shakespeare Work Experience
Applications open 6 May & close 8 July, 5pm. WORK EXPERIENCE WEEK: 4-8 November. Students in Year 10 and 11 are invited to apply for one week of Work Experience at Bell Shakespeare HQ in Sydney from 4-8 November 2019.
Students from around Australia will be selected to join the Company and go behind the scenes to discover how a working theatre company operates.
Robotics Success
Team 6508 had a bumpy start to the weekend with a few adjustments needed to autonomous vision driving which had us ranked fairly low after the first game.
Once the problems were overcome by our pit crew and mechanic team, Team 6508 soared to the top, ranking in the top 8 for most of their games on Saturday.
Health Careers Forum
Students from Year 11 and 12 travelled to Taree in Week 7 for the 2019 Health Careers Forum held at the Manning Education Centre of the University of Newcastle.
Careers Excursion - Year 11
The Footnotes 2019 Careers Rural Roadshow will be held at Mackillop College, Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie on Thursday 4 April 2019. In this Roadshow students will have an interactive look into career exploration and planning. The school will provide transport with a bus leaving the campus at 9.10am and returning at 11.45am. The expectation is for all Year 11 students at the school to attend this excursion. There will be no timetabled classes at this time.
Breakfast Club
The Port Macquarie campus runs a Breakfast Club each morning from 7am till 8.30pm.
Shelby selected in north Coast Netball Representative Team
Last Thursday the Open Girls Netball team travelled to Macksville to participate in rounds 1 and 2 of the State Knockout Competition.
Calling for IRONMAN Volunteers
Port Macquarie Campus are looking for student volunteers to help run the drink and food station at the old 'Food For Less' car park. Come and put your name down at the PE staff room if you would like to volunteer. More information will be given out closer to the end of term 1.
Swimmers excel at Zone Swimming
Hastings Secondary College was well represented at the Zone Swimming Carnival at Macksville. Congratulations to all of our team who participated. A special mention goes out to Kayle Enfield who was the 15yrs Boys Age Champion.
Purple Day Epilepsy Fundraiser
Port Macquarie Campus will be fundraising for epilepsy on Friday 29 March. Come dressed in purple and pay a gold coin on entry to the campus. Cassidy started Purple Day in an effort to get people talking about the condition and to let those impacted by seizures know that they are not alone. She named the day Purple Day after the internationally recognised colour for epilepsy, lavender.
The Annual General Meeting of the Port Macquarie Campus P & C took place on Tuesday 19 March. The new office bearers are:
- President - David Boswell
- Treasurer - Kylie Sherwood
- Secretary - Aaron Sherwood
- Vice President 1 - Jenny Nalder
- Vice President 2 - Drusi Megget
See what is happening in your community. In this newsletter we update you on the registrations open for Breakers Junior Rugby League, Port Macquarie Magpies Junior AFL, Indigenous Marathon Foundation Running and Walking Group (IMF RAW) plus Safe Driver Training and Bus Safety.
Ever wanted to know what TV or film acting and presenting involves? Here's your chance to learn from people in the Industry and get a taste for acting for camera!
Join us for the Screen Actors Workshop
Saturday 6 April- 9am - 5pm
Featuring:
TV Actor/Director - Rachel Bristow (AUS/NZ), Mid North Coast Talent Agent - Nicola Ruitenberg from Talent Depot
Schedule includes: Acting Basics 101, Acting on screen versus Acting on stage, Industry talk, Workshop a script for camera with optional showreel.
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