By Ember “The Excellent” (Year 8) & Oscar “The Outstanding” (Year 7) Towards the end of Term Two, Junior English students worked hard on a ‘Passion Project’. Why? Well, Dylan, the main character in our film study, ‘Paper Planes’, was passionate about designing, creating and throwing paper planes, which he did successfully in competitions. He […]
The last day of Term Two was full of excitement! We began with a whole school meeting, as per usual, but this one had a bit of a twist. At the very end of the meeting, the Junior class walked in with seven cakes, each decorated with 10 candles, singing happy birthday in Latin, as […]
One the second-last day of the semester, Alia had it’s biennial Alia Expo(sed) event. An opportunity to display what students have been working on and the skills they have picked up over the semester, Alia Expo(sed) functions a bit like White Night, though on a much smaller scale, of course. There are displays, interactive exhibits, […]
Information nights at Alia College have always been different, and over the school’s 19-year history, have developed into a tradition that students look forward to being a part of. The standard preparation for an information night begins at 5.00pm, when students who have volunteered their time to stay back come together and sign up to […]
by Jess K (Year 12 Theatre Studies) Over the past three months, Alia College students, teachers and Alia community have been working extremely hard on producing a play called Masquerade by Kate Mulvany. The Year 12 Theatre Studies class had to each choose two stagecraft elements. Elise did props and acting, Emma did set design […]
Over the last term Alia College has participated in the Coles Sports for Schools program. This allows school community members to collect vouchers when they shop at Coles, and give them to the school which can then receive new resources in exchange for them. In 2017, through a similar program rub my Woolworths, the school […]
by Francesca Bracewell And that’s a wrap, folks! Another term ends and with all endings come new beginnings. There have been quite a few newbies join the Alia family and some familiar faces we would like to welcome back. Firstly, welcome to Ember (Year 8); Amie, Declan, Noa and Quentin (Year 9); Ashleigh and Jonathan (Year 10); and Maria (Year 11). […]
What else has been going on at Alia College, and what more is there to look forward to? Early in March, a few Year 10 students put their hands up to participate in the City of Boroondara’s Leadership Program. The program focuses on building and developing the leadership skills that students already possess. Bob and […]
Late in Term One, Alia College held its second Respectful Relationships information session, and the first for 2018. The information session aimed to bring together parents and staff, to let them know what the Respectful Relationships initiative is and why the school is part of it, and to discuss the sorts of activities and content […]
The 2018 Alia College Trivia Night was a terrific success, with the highest turnout in recent years. 2017 saw such a big number of people participating, that we had to move the venue to the roomier Augustine Hall, at the Augustine Centre in Hawthorn. After Bob kicked off the evening by welcoming everyone, Scott took […]