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Music Performance Showcase
WHAT CAN MUSIC DO FOR YOU? Music significantly influences learning by enhancing cognitive functions, improving memory retention, and reducing stress, making it a valuable tool in educational settings. Cognitive Benefits of Music Research indicates that music activates various brain regions involved in cognitive functions including attention, memory, and emotional regulation. This activation can enhance learning processes by engaging both hemispheres of the brain, which maximizes cognitive performance. Specifically, music can help improve memory encoding and retrieval, particularly when associated with specific events or information. Come along to see and hear our magnificent music students at a performance night, Tuesday November 11th. 6pm-8pm. There will also…
Lacrosse Antics
Year 8 students were lucky enough to have Deanne Montague-Buchanan, from Lacrosse Australia and Travis Mitchell from Gekko Sports in attendance to teach the finer points of the game. Lacrosse…
It’s Over (almost!!)
Today was the day for our Year 12’s to let their hair down. The students “decorated” the school last night with a Halloween theme. This morning after a bacon and…
Greg Gonzales Senior Wellington Shoot
This week a team of 20 shooters joined 76 shooters from schools in the Wellington Shire, to compete in the Greg Gonzales Senior Wellington School Shoot. Although not winning overall,…
Year 12’s Final Week
Our Year 12’s are letting their hair down this week (well sort of!) as they prepare to sit their final exams. Now part of the final tradition, Each day is…
$20 Boss Success
After a very successful $20 Boss day last Friday, students were able to make a donation to Yarram Neighbourhood House of $392.80. On Thursday, two of the students delivered the…
Wellington Youth Art Exhibition
Looking for something free and inspiring to do in the holidays. Get up to the Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale and check out the many entries in the Wellington Youth…
Rewards for Values
Students again had the opportunity to trade their values stickers for prizes at the pop-up shop and the race was on!. Stickers for Committment, Integrity and Empathy are give to…
Cooking with Maths
Do you know how to cook for 4 visitors, but then more visitors are coming at the last minute and you have to adjust the recipe? Our VCE Foundation Maths…
Certificate of Success
At Yarram Secondary College we believe in celebrating success, both academically, and as valuable citizen of our school community. Students were nominated, bystaff from the middle and senior schools, as…