This week in The Vine…

• From the Principal – Benefits of a K-12 culture
• Devotion: Excercise for over 40’s
• Senior School & Junior School News
• What did you do at school today?
• End of Year Packages
• PFA Second Hand Book Sale
• Year 9 Mock Elections
• Careers Info
• Sports Update
• Interhouse Competition Results
• LMC Market
• Download: The Vine – Vol 17, Nov 5

Oxley is a co-educational Christian School, located in Melbourne’s East, Victoria, Australia.

James McFadden delivers his passionate speech during the Mock Elections

Liberal Victory!

Last week the Year 9 area was transformed into a colourful political arena.  Each of the four Home Groups became political parties and spent two days making badges, writing speeches, decorating the party rooms, producing press releases and propaganda and campaigning to the staff and the Year 5 students.  The Year 9 students hosted the staff at a special morning tea, where the students impressed the ‘swinging’ voters with their knowledge about their party’s policies over delicious refreshments.

The program culminated with the staff and students voting for their choice of political party overseen by the Australian Electoral Office.  Rooms S8 and S9 became an electoral centre, complete with voting booths and ballot papers.  After the secret preferential votes were tallied, the Liberal Party (Home Group 9.21) gained office via a third preference count.  Congratulations to all Year 9 students for their enthusiastic and excellent participation in this program.

Thomas Wright trains with the Oxley College Basketball Academy

The Kilsyth Cobra’s Representative Basketball team recently held their presentation night, awarding the best players from each of their teams.  Regan Grimwood received the Most Valuable Player Award and Michael Baldwin received the Coach’s Award.  Both boys played in the 18.3 team as bottom age players.

From the 16.1 team Thomas Wright won the Most Valuable Player and Jamie Cubitt received the Coach’s Award.  Each of these boys are Oxley College students and members of the Oxley College Basketball Academy. These are fantastic awards to be awarded and represent many, many hours of hard work, admirable character and commitment. Congratulations boys!

Members of Oxley College Concert Band

Last Saturday members of our Senior Concert Band, Lodaré and the boys from the Senior Choir took part in a community concert for ‘The Dining Room’, a Croydon community meal service for struggling families and homeless people.  The purpose of the concert was to raise funds and raise public awareness about the issue of homelessness and poverty, and needs in our own community. The evening included a presentation from David Knoop, the Director of The Dining Room.

The groups from Oxley College were joined with traditional jazz band, Maurie’s Jolly Rollers and the Sunbury Divas who were seen on The Battle of the Choirs television show.  The manager of the Divas, Adam Przewlocki, said before his Choir performed, “I just want to congratulate the Oxley choirs, they were just outstanding.  It’s fantastic to see the quality of what is coming out of the secondary school system in Victoria at the moment. It’s an exciting sign for the future.”

This week in The Vine…

• From the Principal – Farewell Class of 2009
• Devotion: Trip to Woolaning
• 570 Shoe boxes collected for Operation Christmas Child
• Senior School & Junior School News
• Presentation Evening
• What did you do at school today?
• Pupil free days
• End of Year Packages
• PFA Second Hand Book Sale
• Resource Centre News
• 2010 Instrumental & Vocal Enrolments
• The ‘Dining Room’ Concert
• Careers Info
• Sports Update
• Download: The Vine Vol 16, Oct 22

Christian Schools – Oxley College is a co-educational Christian School, located in Chirnside Park, in Melbourne’s East

A number of Oxley College Junior School students recently participated in the Zone and Regional Athletics Championship at the Bill Steward Athletics Track in East Burwood. On a cold, windy, wet day Oxley College students produced some outstanding results. The top performer for Oxley College was Year Five student Ella Van De Velde who placed 2nd in the 800m and 1500m at the regional level and has qualified for the Victorian Primary Schools State Athletics Championships in both events. Fellow Year Five student Caleb Taylor also had an outstanding day placing 10th in the regional final of the 1500m and 6th in the regional final of the 800m. Mathew Smith in Year Four qualified for the regional final in the hurdles and Ben Papas and Jacob Bell both finished third at the zone level for their respective events.

Oxley College warmly invites the Oxley College community to attend a live broadcast of Light FM’s breakfast program, live from Oxley College on Friday October 9, 2009 from 7.30am.  Competitions, Mr. Balloonatic, student interviews and free Coffee will make this a fantastic morning for parents to attend.  Tune in from 6am to hear the full broadcast.  Make sure you tell all of your friends and family to tune in!