College News

Newhaven College Welcomes New Board Member

Last month the Newhaven College Board welcomed its newest member, Mr Damien McKenna.

Damien is a Principal lawyer of Duffy & Simon and acts for numerous clients in the property and commercial areas. In addition, he has provided advice over the years for numerous independent schools, focusing on compliance, contractual and policy advice and guiding them through various legal challenges. Damien is also involved in local community, providing ongoing legal advice to local sporting clubs and not-for-profit organisations, and participating actively on several committees. Damien is married to Jade and is the father of Tilly, currently in Year 11, and Angus, who will be joining Newhaven next year.

College Principal Tony Corr stated “we are thrilled to welcome Damien to our already high calibre Board. Damian’s legal background and strong connections to our community will make him a great asset. The College is very fortunate to have a Board with great expertise and skills to govern our school. Their efforts are greatly appreciated”.

We thank Damien and wish him all the best in his Board tenure.

Updated Uniform Guide

The College is thrilled to announce that our updated school uniform will be available during Term Four. While the change-over in our uniform shop will take several months, the following is a guide to the updates that will take place.

Please note there is no need for families to replace the existing uniform. Our updated uniform will be phased in over time.

The new uniforms will become available throughout November.

For more information:

Updated Uniform flyer

Parents and Friends Association Report

You will no doubt have heard by now that our annual Newhaven College School Fete will be held at 3.30-7.30pm on Friday, 8 November 2024 and promises to be bigger and better than last year! There is plenty on offer, including:

• Lots of food on offer with food trucks such as Twisted Potato, OMG Decadent Donuts, The Jersey Milkshake Van, and delicious arancini balls from Isola di Capri
• Various food stalls including fairy floss, popcorn, snowcones, our canteen, BBQ sausage sizzle and what will become our famous Newhaven College preserves and lemonade stall
• Five amusement rides including Chair-O-Plane, Rockwall, Tea Cup Ride, King Croc Slide, Jungle Adventure, and a petting zoo
• Various games such as Lucky Bottles, Lucky Dip and Chocolate Coin Toss
• Various stalls such as crazy hair, face painting, showbags, second hand book and uniform stalls
• Musical entertainment from our students and teachers
• Bar stocked with the best local beers and wines
• Market Stalls
• Silent auction with amazing offerings!
• Local CFA and police
• Teacher Sliming for students that won a PFA Colour Run award!

Things to know

• Junior school students will wear free dress and middle/senior school students will wear blue for 'Wear It Blue' day during school on the day. We recommend closed comfortable clothing and closed toed shoes for rides and the animal petting zoo.
• As it is an after school event, children will need to be supervised at all times
• The late bus will be available
• Eftpos facilities are limited, so please bring cash or consider purchasing a cash passport!

Tickets

Entry to the fete is free, however, you may consider Pre-ordering via TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/CVRJV

• Cash passports in $10 or $20 denominations to allow children the ability to purchase items or play games at school operated stalls only (i.e. not and third party vendors)
• Discounted ride wristbands for $15 to allow for unlimited rides and entry to the animal petting zoo. The prices of wristbands will be $20 on the day.
• $10 entry into the Newhaven College Stars Lotto for entry into our annual raffle for the following amazing prizes:
• 1^st Prize: $500 Cash Gift Card & 3 Park Super Pass (Penguin Parade, Koala Conservation Reserve & Churchill Island) from Phillip Island Nature Parks
• 2^nd Prize: Amaze'N Things Family Attraction Pass
• 3^rd Prize: Wild Coast Family Cruise
• 4th Prize: A hamper from Engaging Engraving
• 5th Prize: Family Pass to Grumpy's Golf

You have the choice to collect at the fete, or alternately, to have your purchase delivered to a student at the school on the day of the fete. We highly recommend the latter option to avoid queues and ensure that children can make the most of rides and the stalls as soon as the event starts!

With only weeks to go, we need your last minute help!

Donations

We desperately need donations to support our various stalls

• Uniforms and coat hangers for the second hand uniform stall
• Second hand books (e.g. picture books, novels, cookbooks, etc) for our second hand book stall
• Blocks, bars and share packs of chocolates for our Chocolate Coin Toss stall
• 300ml clean, empty jars with lids and lemons for our preserves stall (before Friday 25 October)
• Bottles for the Lucky Bottles stall (for junior school students- the class that accrues the most bottles will win a pizza and icy pole party)!
• Cake stall (plates will go home with students shortly)

Donations may be dropped off at the PFA tubs located at the main and subschool receptions.

Preserve Stall Working Bee

Have a fun time drinking wine and eating nibbles while making our famous Chilli Onion Jam and Tomato Relish. Please let either Pip White, Kelli McDonald or Steph Thornborrown know via SEQTA if you are able to attend one of the following sessions:

• Friday 25 October 4-8pm
• Sunday 27 October 10-4pm

Volunteer

As always, we need parents to volunteer their time to help set up, man stalls and pack up. Every hour is greatly appreciated and we have many vacancies to fill. While we have allocated certain classes to various stalls, you are welcome to volunteer for any available succession. To volunteer please visit: Newhaven College Fete 2024 (signup.zone)

Questions

As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to the PFA by email at: newhaven.pfa@gmail.com

Angel Chambers

President | Parents and Friends Association

Jason Scott Honoured

Throughout his tenure as Head of Senior School at Newhaven College, Jason Scott was not only a respected educator but also a passionate advocate for Rotary Youth Programs, significantly enhancing opportunities for students to engage with these transformative initiatives. 

Jason’s support for a range of Rotary programs has left an indelible mark on the Newhaven College community. He was a strong proponent of the Rotary Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA), where students debate global issues, honing their diplomatic and critical thinking skills. Additionally, Jason championed the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), which focuses on developing leadership potential in young people, and the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program, which educates students on safe driving practices.

In recognition of his unwavering commitment to these programs, the Rotary Club of Phillip Island and San Remo recently honoured Jason Scott, congratulating him on his retirement. The club expressed deep gratitude for his role in ensuring that Newhaven College students consistently participated in these valuable programs, which Rotary trusts have significantly enriched their educational experience and personal development.