On Friday 19 April four VCAL students, Regan Stead, Will Ingrouille, Andrew Noble, Michal Porto ,along with teacher Mrs Peters, and bus driver Les Allison went to the Blazeaid community service event.

The Blazeaid meeting was held in Heyfield and from there students went to Richard and Dianne Dennis’ farm in Seaton to take down a fence that had been damaged in the Aberfeldy bushfires. VCAL students then put up a new fence. The old fence was pulled down, rolled up and put on a bonfire to be burnt at a later time. VCAL students built a 600 metre fence made up of steel star pickets, 2.5 mm wire and insulators. The owner of the farm, Richard Dennis, taught the students how to tie all sorts of wire knots that the fence required. His wife Diane, son Scott, bus driver Les Allison and teacher Mrs Peters all helped out on the day.

This was all done for the Blazeid cause and part of the VCAP school curriculum.

Regan Stead

Science continues to offer great opportunities to all students completing junior or VCE science studies. Many of the opportunities are ongoing or upcoming. Students are encouraged to speak to their teachers to find out more about these opportunities.

Year 7 and Year 9 students will undertake the NAPLAN national testing on the mornings of Tuesday 14 May, Wednesday 15 May and Thursday 16 May. Please refer to the timetable attached for room allocations.

Students who are absent on test days will be able to sit individual tests on Friday 17 May 2013.

The sun did not shine on our Touch Footy teams at the 2013 Victorian Schools Touch Footy Championships on Friday, 3 May. Despite a positive attitude and impressive display of effort, speed and skill by both teams, Gippsland Grammar did not bring the Mixed Title back to Sale this year.