Book Week is happening next week, from Monday 21 to Friday 25 August and we have lots of different activities planned!

Our lunchtime activities for Book Week are: 

• Monday: Quiet reading space (Room 10 & 11)
• Tuesday: Book Lovers – bring your favourite book to recommend to other people! (Room 10 & 11)
• Wednesday: Dress Up & Fundraising BBQ (Middle School Quad)
• Thursday: Book Trivia Competition (Room 10 & 11)
• Friday: Secondhand Book Sale & announcement of Writing Competition (Room 10 & 11)

We are raising money for Reading Out of Poverty. You will need to bring gold coin donations for: 

• BBQ on Wednesday
• Dress Up Day on Wednesday
• Secondhand Book Sale on Friday (books $1-$3 each)

Remember we are still taking donations of secondhand books, so keep bringing them in!

SEAL Application Process 

Note: Only students who have applied for AND accepted a place in mainstream enrolment at Lilydale High School are eligible to apply for the SEAL program.

Applicants for the SEAL Program need to follow the process as outlined below:

• Apply for enrolment at Lilydale High School through the application form provided by their primary school.
• Accept offer of enrolment when received from Lilydale High School
• Register to attend the SEAL Testing Day at Lilydale High School to be held on Friday 8th September 2023 – REGISTER HERE
• Bookings for the SEAL Testing Day will CLOSE on Monday 4th September

Note: a $30 registration fee will be payable via trybooking at the time of registration.  Confirmation of times and further details about the Testing Day will be provided to applicants after 21st August, but prior to the Testing Day.

On the Testing Day applicants will need to bring:

• A copy of their 2023 mid-year Grade 6 report
• Grade 5 NAPLAN results
• Completed application forms –  SEAL 2024 Getting to Know  SEAL Parent Questionnaire 2024

PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE THESE DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE TESTING DAY

After the testing has been completed and the applications reviewed (including the Grade 6 report, NAPLAN results and application forms) applicants will be selected to progress to the individual interview stage and will be required to attend an interview at Lilydale High School with members of our SEAL teaching team.

Applicants will be notified after the Testing Day of further details of the interview process. Interviews to be held in the first week of Term 4, 2023.

Kelly Farrell

Select Entry Accelerated Learning Program Coordinator

kelly.farrell@education.vic.gov.au

The Year 12 Valedictory Dinner celebrates graduates’ academic achievements and dedication to their studies over 13 years of schooling.

Lilydale High School takes great pleasure in inviting Year 12 students at the school and their guests to the Valedictory Dinner at Leonda By The Yarra, Hawthorn on;

• Thursday 7 December

• 6.15 pm to 11 pm

A Professional Photographer will be available on the night for single and group photos.

We are very excited to have 3 very talented LHS students performing in this year’s show ‘Happy Travels’:

• Erin Allison (Year 12) Orchestra – Oboe
• Madeline Coxhill (Year 11) Principal Dancer
• Tiarna Jones (Year 7) First Nations Ensemble

Happy Travels, follows an intrepid group of hapless tourists as they traverse the globe in a cavalcade of circus mayhem. The arena audience will be amazed by giant puppets and a dazzling circus fairground with awe-inspiring aerialists, while the score will deliver music from the Pacific, Japan, Britain, Italy and Australia’s First Nations. 

Tickets for Saturday 9 September at John Cain Arena can be purchased below.

Lilydale High School are thrilled to the announcement that 4 of our students have been selected to represent Team VIC at the 2023 School Sport Australia Competition.

Hunter Ryan: AFL (15yr) Tasha Holly: Basketball (15yr) Tia Crossland: AFL (12yr) Georgia Gow: Spring and Platform Diving (13yr).

The future is very exciting for these young athletes! We wish them the best of luck at the upcoming National SSA Competitions in July/August.

Showcasing our bands and larger ensembles, our MID-YEAR concert is set to be a ripper

A light supper will be provided from 6pm in the PAC Foyer.

Come along and check out what our musos have been working on this semester ♬

This National Reconciliation Week, LHS’s SRC and Student Leadership are running a range of activities. Reconciliation Week begins with the anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and ends with the anniversary of the Mabo Decision. 

The activities throughout the week include:

• Colouring Competition with the winner’s design forming the back cover of the Salamander this year
• Music by indigenous artists being played as our “bell music”
• Home Group activity creating statements of harmony

On Wednesday 31 May, students will hold a Celebration Day, which will include:

• Wear a touch of yellow for Children’s Ground for a gold coin donation
• Sausage Sizzle $2 for sausage in bread and $2 for cans
• Face Painting for a gold coin donation

The money raised on the day will go to Children’s Ground: a charity that has a community-led approach to changing the future for First Nations children. They work with each child in every community to develop personal learning, health and cultural development plans. They also support the families that wrap around that child through flexible employment and community development initiatives.

We would like to encourage our wider school community to donate to this cause. Your donation will enable First Nations communities to become places of safety, hope, and opportunity.

Please donate here: https://wearityellow.org.au/o/lilydale-high-school 

Wednesday 5 April – On your marks, get set, GO!

This year’s course was a 3km loop around Lillydale Lake, starting and finishing at the school.

Well done to each competitor who made it across the finish line, trying their personal best and supporting each other! Huge CONGRATULATIONS to all our Age Croup winners listed below.

Thank you to LHS staff for supporting the students and helping with the event!

AGE GROUP WINNING RESULTS

Please find information attached regarding 3 Way Conferences for Semester 1 to be held on Thursday 6^th April 2023.

This semester, these meetings are to be held on site at school. To allow teachers to be available for the conferences, there will be no formal classes on this day.

Bookings are to be made on Compass and will CLOSE at noon on Wednesday 5^th April.

Please note a booking is required prior to meeting with your child/s teacher.

 School Map 3 Way Conferences Sem 1 2023
 Parent Information 3 Way conferences Sem1 -23