Last year in Year 7 Italian one of our projects was to research a region of Italy and present it in whatever form we liked. After studying some geography and uniqueness of the regions of Italy, I decided to research Liguria because it looked beautiful and interesting, with its beautiful food, wild forests and colorful…
As an ex-student, it was an absolute pleasure to come back to Spensley Street and see all my primary school teachers. I haven’t been back in a few years and it was great to see how things have changed since I’ve been gone. Connect is a class that all Year 9 students complete at Fitzroy…
Our Year 12 VCAL class spent a day in Wood Technology building a large wooden storage box which will be used to store tools and equipment for our community compost system. The class sought local community input when designing the box, and worked collaboratively to identify and cost required materials. Year 12 and Year 11…
Dear Fitzroy High School Community, After four years serving as President of the School Council, Kath Boyer has “retired”. Kath has done an amazing job as President and member of School Council. We thank her for all of her commitment, energy and effort over many years. Kath leaves an important legacy, including long term support…
Dear families, As we are nearing the end of Term 1, I would like to highlight some of the events that have occurred and the projects that the school is working on. The House Athletics Carnival was a couple of weeks ago and, although the participation of those competing was fantastic, there were a significant…
Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians, The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2019 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be held on Tuesday 14 May, Wednesday 15 May and Thursday 16 May 2019. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and…
Are you interested in participating in Fitzroy High school’s next Respectful Relationships project? Do you feel strongly about everyone’s right to feel safe and respected? Do you feel passionate about everyone being equal? Do you feel comfortable sharing your opinions and ideas with a group of people? Are you comfortable missing a whole day of…
We’ve had some wonderful new staff join us this year. Here’s a little bit about a few of them: James Hardie: 7-10 Food Technology Hi everyone, my name’s James and I’m a food technology educator. I come to Fitzroy High School after a 15-year career as a commercial chef. I’m passionate about the role that…
On February 22nd, the Fitzroy High School Feminist Collective held its sold out ‘Your Voice’ conference for 300 secondary students at RMIT University. The conference — programmed for and by students — was the first of its kind in the country. The idea for the event began to bloom almost two years ago, in response…
The VCE Season of Excellence 2019 has officially begun, with the inaugural Top Talks taking place on Friday 15 February at State Library Victoria. The inspiring sold-out event, showcasing four outstanding VCE Extended Investigation students from 2018, was a fitting way to begin this year’s program.
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