The Italian trip at the end of last year was fantastic. We were submerged in a different culture full of history. I loved the whole trip and think everyone should visit Italy at least once in their  lifetime. I especially loved the serenity of Venice. Ricky, Year 12  

I’m studying horticulture this year. I found an interest in gardening from an early age, due to it running in the family. I am also now working at Brunswick secondary college as the gardener. I find it to be a very big opportunity for me to apply and develop my skills and to learn more. I also think this job is a great way of giving back to my school. Jesse  

In the Year 9 Bushwhacked class, I completed my Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. To achieve this I played tennis for my physical recreation, reading as my skill, and helped out at my local tennis club for my service. It was a great experience, especially the camps. I highly recommend it.  Hassan, Year 10 

Last year I was involved in my second year of the Duke of Ed. Having completed Bronze level in Year 9, I did my Silver level in Year 10. Throughout the year we went on camps that were really fun, but also quite challenging. We completed a service, skill and physical recreation component of the program. It’s a lot of hard work but in the end is definitely worth it.  Kim, Year 11   

I have been accepted  into Massage/Myotherapy. It was my first preference and I was very excited when I found out that I had got in. It is an eighteen month course. I am looking forward to the course and to the career that will follow.April   

Congratulations to Blaine Broomhall and Alex Penman who won Swannie Awards in the 2007 DAV competition.  A Swannie Award is given to the student in each region and each grade that achieves the highest overall speaker score during the year’s competition.

I am very excited about my tertiary destination. I am doing a Bachelor of Design (Games Graphics Design). This means I'll be working with students who are Designers and Programmers to come up with ideas to make and create video games! I am thrilled because it will get me one step closer to working in my dream career at Nintendo.  Chuong  

Competing in the Internatiional Maths Olympiad  in Spain was a great honour. Special highlights were winning a Silver Medal and winning the Ashes! The Australian and British Olympiad teams have a special competition. Once corrected, the solutions to the problems are burned and the winning team takes home the Ashes.  Andrew Elvey-Price, Year 12 

Congratualtions to Rebecca Schot- Guppy, 2008 College Dux. Rebecca, who obtained a teriary rank of 96.95 is studying Bio Medicine at the Universtity of Melbourne and will apply to do Graduate Medicine in subsequent years as the New Melbourne Model allows. Another feature of the New Model is a breadth subject. Rebecca has chosen Politics.

The Italy trip last year was really good. It showed me how to cope without my parents help and be more self sufficient. I enjoyed all the day trips, all the amazing places we stayed, and also learning about another culture.  I was lucky enough to be able to extend the trip by staying with family members at the end.  Rocco,Year 10

In circus we are learning how to juggle and how to be confident in front of people. We have only had a few lessons so far. Our teacher Mr Hall is really nice. Next we will learn to tumble and do flips. I'm very excited. Ella, Year 7

My favourite thing about my first day of school was science class because I learnt what geology, physics, biology, astronomy, astrology, anatomy, chemistry and botany were. I’m really looking forward to learning more about all of these branches of science during the year. Timothy, Year 7

I am going to RMIT this year and doing a Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication). It's a degree that will give me hands on skills in media production, journalism and public relations combined with a strong scholarly understanding of communication theories and practices, and critical thinking. I am really looking forward to it.
Ruth Spackman-Williams    

In the Brunswick Secondary Environmental Collective, we discuss environmental issues such as saving water, solar panels and global warming. We did fund raising and wrote multiple grant applications to raise money so we can build a Year 9 Learning Centre Garden. We also had a visit from Kelvin Thomson to discuss solar panels in schools. Cassie ,Year 8  

I was scared, nervous and shy on my first day of school. As my mum dropped me at the front gate I had 100 thought going through my head. I was worried I might not fit in here but as I made new friends and met the teachers, I became more confident.David, Year 7

In 2008 I was part of the Bushwhacked class. We learnt lots of different skills, including rock climbing, swimming, orienteering and much more. I completed a season of Netball training. I also went with three of my friends to work at St Vincent’s Hospital for three months.  Alinta , Year 10