BE BOLD, BE HEARD

The Be Bold, Be Heard initiative is for girls in the middle years of their schooling. This program inspires girls to feel empowered to tackle change and reduce the gender gap. It starts with a discussion about the student attitudes to school survey and girls from years 8 -11 analyse the data and highlight their perspectives on what needs to change. The girls will then pursue change guided by four inspiring forums. The photos below show the students hard at work to shed some new light on the target areas for 2025. Ms Solly is the coordinator leading this program at the College and is always looking to include others who are keen to improve their voice, school, class and community. The girls meet once a week so bring your lunch and join in if you are keen.

International Women's Day/Week

We celebrated this day broadly across the week. Students spoke at the Soroptimist International of Geelong breakfast, and we held a morning tea with staff and students celebrating together.

In addition to this Be Bold, Be Heard kicked off in an awesome style this year and found us on the Bankfirst website talking about the value of the program to celebrate International Women’s Day. The video can be seen via the link below.

Boldly speaking up and being heard Bankfirst video

Bankfirst website

“This program provides a sense of community and empowers us to help other girls. I’m a lot less hesitant to try new things” - Rushneet

“Through Be Bold Be Heard, I’ve felt so connected. It’s a great way of having a voice, even if you feel anxious or timid at first.” - Thoma

“Be Bold Be Heard has really helped me in my speaking abilities, and I now feel more confident going for opportunities.” - Sarah

School Values in the spotlight: Caleb Stephenson

Mr Headlam took one of our students to the Interschool swimming sports during the week. Caleb Stephenson had one event, and to minimise impact to his studies, was taken to the sports for that race only.

The report back from Mr Headlam was glowing in how Caleb epitomised our school values. In addition to this was how Caleb positively interacted with his swimming counterparts and was eager to pursue opportunities to support the schools’ development through any way possible and will nominate for SRC and School Council. 

We treasure these moments in the Middle Sub School and are so proud of the students in the pursuit of their own endeavours.

Year 10 News

Year 10 has had a busy start to the term with new classes and programs on offer in the pursuit of various pathways. 

A couple of our students have also had success outside of the classroom:

• Congratulations to Darcy Berry for making the 2025 Geelong Falcons Coates Talent League team
• Congratulations to Thoma Kacprzak who was part of a group showcase at Pink Gallery in Melbourne

Geelong Tertiary Futures Program & A Special Student Achievement

In recent weeks, our Year 9 students had the opportunity to participate in a presentation from the Geelong Tertiary Futures Program (GTFP). This invaluable program is designed for students in the Geelong region and focuses on guiding them through the process of understanding and developing their post-secondary pathways. By aligning their aspirations, interests, and capabilities, students are better equipped to make informed decisions about their future educational and career paths.

In addition to this, we would like to celebrate a remarkable achievement by one of our students, Noah Anderson. For the past five years, Noah has been growing his hair to support a cause close to his heart — helping children battling cancer. Through his efforts, Noah has contributed to the creation of wigs for children, provided financial assistance to families in need, and funded paediatric oncology hospitals across the country, ensuring that every child facing cancer receives the care and support they deserve.

Noah set an ambitious goal to raise $1,000, and we are thrilled to announce that he not only reached but exceeded this target, raising a phenomenal $1,286!

This incredible achievement would not have been possible without the generous support of the North Geelong staff and community. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to this worthy cause and helped Noah make such a meaningful impact.

We are incredibly proud of Noah and all of our students for their dedication, compassion, and commitment to making a positive difference in the world.