Students voraciously consumed stories over the summer break, logging minutes and learning about the world for the Summer Reading Challenge. As we know, reading is excellent for mental health, contributes to understanding viewpoints of others, and can transport us to another world. As Stephen King once said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic”.
Three students stood out of the pack and took home some significant prizes.
1st place - Benedict Raphaels Glow Year 10 B09
2nd place – Nathan Drazic Year 9 L16
3rd place – Orlando Pettinella Year 11 T07
The staff member who read the most minutes was Jill Bovaird. Well done to all who took part.
Students are currently able to log minutes for the current 2025 Reading Challenge with even bigger prizes. Keep an eye out for additional challenges on Bean Stack throughout the year for more opportunities to win prizes.
It has been a very busy start to the year, particularly for the Year 7 students who have been navigating the school and all that it offers. Many of these students have found the NLC to be a haven to make friends, play games and generally find a place they feel safe and comfortable. The Fire Carrier Room upstairs has been set aside for Year 7 students so they can join groups and chat, but many have ventured out into the general areas and chatted with students of all year levels, played games and generally enjoyed the atmosphere. Many students have joined the current suite of clubs on offer at the NLC including Board Game club on a Monday, Tabletop Role Playing Game club on a Tuesday and Card Players club (mainly Pokémon) on a Thursday. Additional clubs starting in Term 2 are Juggling club and Podcasting Club.
There have been a few new additions to the NLC with a weekly Puzzle Wall challenge where students are required to complete a Target Word, a Rebus Puzzle, a Maths Puzzle and a Riddle in order to win the prize for that week. The communal Jigsaw Puzzle is up and running for another way to just chill out and connect.
The NLC has booked three dates this year to attend the Schools On Air program at the Banyule Nillumbik Tech School where groups of students spend the day planning, rehearsing and recording a radio show that is then played on SYN 90.7FM. This marks the second year of involvement in this program and this year proves to be even bigger than the last.
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