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Indigenous design marks final year
from Loddon Herald 2 March 2023
by Loddon
THE symbolic final year top of VCE students has a unique design for this year’s Wedderburn College cohort.
Former student and indigenous artist Rebecca Wearne was asked to create a special piece of art for the “23” on their tops.
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Student Neve Nisbet said the college had 21 per cent of its students identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander.
“Recognising indigenous culture is a big part of the school and through (student support officer) Kerry Walker we made contact with Rebecca to come up with a special design,” said Neve. “We then worked with the manufacturer to accurately have Rebecca’s design and its colours included on our tops. The design has been really popular among all 12 VCE students and also with teachers who have ordered a top.” Rebecca’s design has also been framed and hangs in the VCE room.
Quartet toys with fundraising
AN ENTERPRISING Inglewood
Primary School quartet is looking for old toys as they plan a fundraising sale this term.
William Canham (left), Thane Bull, Jack Canham and Jayden Smith hope their toy sale will raise funds for scooters and helmets to build their riding skills, fitness and teamwork. The boys said they were aiming to raise enough money to buy three or four scooters for the school.
Students in Years 4, 5 and 6 were forming groups to run projects that could make school and community a better place, said principal Lex Johnstone.
Students are drilled in fire safety
FOUNDATION students at Tarnagulla Primary School have experienced their first fire drill.
Principal Leigh Mellberg said: “Whilst we hope we are never confronted with this scenario, it is still good for students to learn about emergency routines so that if they are at home or in any public building, they will have some understanding of what is happening.
“As our new Foundation students have not done a drill before, the teacher talked them through what was going to happen, where they needed to go, and how to stay safe with the group. The older students were not warned,” he said.
