ARARAT COLLEGE

Rehearsals for this year’s production, Buffy The Vampire Slayer the Musical have started in earnest this term. Students in the cast spent all day on Wednesday this week working through each scene under the direction of Ms Poole. They’re also rehearsing at lunchtimes, and on Wednesday and Thursday nights after school. The students have been learning their lines, Mrs Lugg is working hard on the sets, Kim Barratt is busy sorting out costumes, and Ms Pace has choreographed some

This week our Year 7 and 9 students have completed their NAPLAN testing in Writing and Reading. It has been great to see students entering these tests ready and willing to do their personal best! Testing will continue next week in the areas of Language Conventions and Numeracy. We will also be following up with students for catch up tests if they are away for any of the assessments. It is important to remind students that while they need to approach NAPLAN with a motivated a

Last week Mr Andy Reynolds attended a ceremony in Melbourne with Mr Sherwell where our VCAL team were recognised by the VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) for their excellence in creating a VCAL partnerships program. Congratulations to our VCAL team! This program would not have been possible without the support of AME Systems who have actively supported our school and our programs for many years. Our VCAL program has developed into a wonderful pathway for ou

On the last day of Term One we held our House Athletic Sports at Alexandra oval. The day began with the now regular costume parade of the Year 12 to the grandstand, before the House leaders took charge of their teams. Competitors throughout the day did the right thing by either successfully displaying their level of skill or fitness, or participating for House success. Disappointingly there were a number of students who failed to attend on the day despite attendance being com