Community NewsMartial Arts – free trial!
By Fitzroy High School on Sep 01, 2022 01:04 pm
Dominance is a Martial Arts School in Abbotsford. They run Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes for kids ages 5-13 and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA and Muay Thai classes for teens ages 14-18+ for both recreational and competitive students. They are looking to run a free intro week sometime early next term for new students (see flyer for code)....
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Book Week
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 31, 2022 02:43 pm
What a wonderful way to celebrate Book Week last week! The library was abuzz with creative energy when two teams set themselves the goal of writing a book in a day. The Write a Book in a Day competition has become a staple of Fitzroy High School’s calendar, with students from Years 7-10 volunteering to...
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Making a Difference project
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 31, 2022 01:28 pm
In Term 4, Year 8 students are completing the ‘Making a Difference project’ as part of their Advisory program. During this project they will be completing a range of activities around the school around the theme of ‘Inclusion’. The Year 8 Advisory team are currently seeking donations of tiles, wool and coloured bottle tops (plastic &...
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Senior VCAL students are currently involved in creating a short film
By Louise Speirs-Bridge on Aug 31, 2022 01:22 pm
Senior VCAL students are currently involved in creating a short film focusing on healthy ageing, and challenging stereotypes about older people. On August 19 the class visited Rushall Park retirement village to conduct a full day of filming. With the support of a production team from Healthily, students were involved in interviewing, camera work, data...
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School Council President’s Report – Term 3, 2022
By Ralph Saubern on Aug 31, 2022 01:02 pm
Term 3, 2022 Dear Fitzroy High School Community, As we move towards the end of Term 3, it is great to see more and more community life coming back to our Year 7-10 Campus and, of course, the exciting development of the Wurun Senior Campus. Hosting a voting centre at Falconer St for the May...
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Where to Now? 2023 Your guide to senior secondary school pathways in Victoria
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 26, 2022 11:27 am
As you will now know, Victoria is moving to new senior secondary pathway arrangements from 2023. We will be launching two new senior secondary pathway options: the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) and the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM). 2022 is the final year for the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). Attached is a brochure...
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The Fitzroy Flavour food magazine – Issue 2, 2022
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 26, 2022 11:09 am
Attached is a sample from the latest edition of The Fitzroy Flavour (The Unofficial Magazine of the FHS Foodie). The contents of this magazine have been prepared by XL Food 8-10 and XL Food 9-10 students. XL Food 9-10 (What’s The Beef?) students at Grill’d Collingwood, 18 August 2022. The plant-based Impossible Burger got a resounding...
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Engage in 2022
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 24, 2022 03:20 pm
Beginning in Term 2, Fitzroy High School ran a specialised program for a group of Year 7 and 8 students. The program was called Engage, and its intention was to reinforce, complement, and extend the range of physical, social and emotional development programs implemented across the school. The program was initially designed to address some...
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Cross Campus Music Concert – Live @ Wurun
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 23, 2022 11:47 am
Showcasing the talented student musicians across our three campuses, Collingwood College, Fitzroy High School and Wurun Senior Campus. Come along and enjoy ensembles, classroom group music performances and some fabulous individual acts as well. The concert will take place in the Amphitheatre at the new Wurun Senior Campus. We would love to see as many...
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Wurun VET Hospitality and Kitchen Operations students
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 12, 2022 10:28 am
Year 11 and 12 students from the Hospitality and Kitchen Operations VET program were ‘on duty’ at a recent staff event at Wurun Senior Campus. As part of their VET studies students need to complete 40 hours of work experience, with this event contributing to those hours. Thank you to students for excellent food and...
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Write a poem, plant a tree for National Tree Day!
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 12, 2022 09:05 am
To support sustainability and celebrate Schools Tree Day on 29 July, we’re inviting all students and teachers to enter the POEM FOREST Prize. For every nature poem received, we’ll plant a native tree at the Australian Botanic Garden. What: Write a poem, plant a tree. Who: The POEM FOREST Prize is open to young people...
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‘The World of the Book’
By Fitzroy High School on Aug 12, 2022 09:02 am
On Thursday, August 4th, the two year 11 English Language classes from Collingwood College and Fitzroy High School visited an exhibition entitled ‘The World of the Book’ at the State Library of Victoria. This exhibition coincided with our current study of the history and development of the English language. Students had the opportunity to view...
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