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LEADERSHIP By the end of this week we will have announced our 2012 school captains. In introducing our students to plans for continuing the development of opportunities for leadership at Suzanne Cory High School, my address to a recent assembly asked students to reflect on leadership and what it means to them. My aim was to encourage students to view leadership more broadly in the con- text of personal decision-making. Through the lenses of Respect, Aspiration and Contribution, we can see leadership as a personal practice, as reflecting commitment to improvement and as a means of taking responsibility, representing others and encouraging actions and thoughts in the right direction. I asked students to consider those figures who are universally admired for their leadership. Great figures such as Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Ghandi, Mandela. These people mastered them- selves first, understood themselves and modelled for others. My suggestion to students was that leadership starts from within through a personal commitment to doing what is right. We can all be leaders in this sense. Others who observe us may then join or follow as part of their journey of self-discovered leadership. Respect, Aspiration and Contribution, our core school values, are like a compass to us in this school community. We refer to these values in our decision-making and practices. We test our actions or intentions against this values framework. These values give us direction and those who accept formal leadership positions have both the opportunity and responsibility to model and publicly support and promote these values. In 2012 we have plans to greatly expand opportunities for formal school leadership. More students will have the opportunity to seek leadership roles. This is as it should be as it is im- portant that schools are places for leadership development. However, it is our expectation that all students exercise leadership in their own lives and many do so in quiet and modest ways. I see students assisting each other with their studies, volunteering for school teams, and helping in other ways at the school. I am aware that many of our students are active contrib- utors to the broader community through their participation in community service organisa- tions. I watch as some step forward to support and lead others in situations of both chal- lenge and play. So as we approach the end of our first term, I invite all members of our school community to reflect on the achievements of the term. For some it will have been a new and exciting op- portunity to meet new friends and teachers. Perhaps to take responsibility for travel to and from school. For others it will have been a new experience of learning, no longer always in familiar homegroups but now with other students who have chosen a shared study of interest. We have maintained a full and active school life, embraced by students and staff through- out the term. We have our first elected school council and very positive signs of commitment and active support from a growing number of parents. It is my hope that all members of our community can look back over this first term with a strong sense of achievement and confidence that we have begun well in 2012. Please enjoy a restful and safe term break. FROM THE PRINCIPAL AYCC RELAY FOR LIFE 2 TERM 2 CALENDAR 3 ICENTRE NEWS 4 OZCLO COMPETITION NETBALL 5 SCHOOL COUNCIL STATE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS 7 PFA TRIVIA NIGHT 8 ACMI HOTHOUSE PROGRAM 8 Inside this issue: Volume 2, Issue 3 Week 9, Term 1 2012 Location: 255 Hoppers Lane, Werribee, VIC 3030 Postal Address: PO Box 531, Werribee, VIC 3030 Tel: 8734 2800 Fax: 8734 2880 Email: [email protected] www.suzannecoryhs.vic.edu.au Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15am - 4:30pm What is Going On at Suzanne Cory High School Dates to Remember Mar 30 Term 1 concludes Apr 16 Term 2 commences Apr 23 Year 9 Parent Teacher Interviews Apr 25 Anzac Day Public Holiday May 1 Year 10 Parent Teacher Interviews May 3 Rio Tinto Big Science Competition

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Page 1: Volume 2, Issue 3 Week 9, Term 1 2012 Volume 2... · I asked students to consider those figures who are universally admired for their leadership. Great figures such as Aung Sang Suu

LEADERSHIP By the end of this week we will have announced our 2012 school captains. In introducing our students to plans for continuing the development of opportunities for leadership at Suzanne Cory High School, my address to a recent assembly asked students to reflect on leadership and what it means to them. My aim was to encourage students to view leadership more broadly in the con-

text of personal decision-making. Through the lenses of Respect, Aspiration and Contribution, we can see leadership as a personal practice, as reflecting commitment to improvement and as a means of taking responsibility, representing others and encouraging actions and thoughts in the right direction. I asked students to consider those figures who are universally admired for their leadership. Great figures such as Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Ghandi, Mandela. These people mastered them-selves first, understood themselves and modelled for others. My suggestion to students was that leadership starts from within through a personal commitment to doing what is right. We can all be leaders in this sense. Others who observe us may then join or follow as part of their journey of self-discovered leadership. Respect, Aspiration and Contribution, our core school values, are like a compass to us in this school community. We refer to these values in our decision-making and practices. We test our actions or intentions against this values framework. These values give us direction and those who accept formal leadership positions have both the opportunity and responsibility to model and publicly support and promote these values. In 2012 we have plans to greatly expand opportunities for formal school leadership. More students will have the opportunity to seek leadership roles. This is as it should be as it is im-portant that schools are places for leadership development. However, it is our expectation that all students exercise leadership in their own lives and many do so in quiet and modest ways. I see students assisting each other with their studies, volunteering for school teams, and helping in other ways at the school. I am aware that many of our students are active contrib-utors to the broader community through their participation in community service organisa-tions. I watch as some step forward to support and lead others in situations of both chal-lenge and play. So as we approach the end of our first term, I invite all members of our school community to reflect on the achievements of the term. For some it will have been a new and exciting op-portunity to meet new friends and teachers. Perhaps to take responsibility for travel to and from school. For others it will have been a new experience of learning, no longer always in familiar homegroups but now with other students who have chosen a shared study of interest. We have maintained a full and active school life, embraced by students and staff through-out the term. We have our first elected school council and very positive signs of commitment and active support from a growing number of parents. It is my hope that all members of our community can look back over this first term with a strong sense of achievement and confidence that we have begun well in 2012. Please enjoy a restful and safe term break.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

AYCC RELAY FOR LIFE

2

TERM 2 CALENDAR 3

ICENTRE NEWS 4

OZCLO COMPETITION NETBALL

5

SCHOOL COUNCIL STATE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

6

UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS 7

PFA TRIVIA NIGHT 8

ACMI HOTHOUSE PROGRAM

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Inside this issue:

Volume 2, Issue 3 Week 9, Term 1 2012

Location: 255 Hoppers Lane, Werribee, VIC 3030 Postal Address: PO Box 531, Werribee, VIC 3030

Tel: 8734 2800 Fax: 8734 2880 Email: [email protected]

www.suzannecoryhs.vic.edu.au

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15am - 4:30pm

What is Going On at Suzanne Cory High School

Dates to Remember

Mar 30 Term 1 concludes Apr 16 Term 2 commences Apr 23 Year 9 Parent Teacher Interviews Apr 25 Anzac Day Public Holiday May 1 Year 10 Parent Teacher Interviews May 3 Rio Tinto Big Science Competition

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Principal’s Report continued TELESCOPES IN SCHOOLS PILOT PROGRAM Through the initiative of Mr John Trajanovski, one of our Science staff, Suzanne Cory High School has accepted the offer of a telescope to be placed in our school as part of the University of Melbourne Astrophysics Group Telescopes in Schools Pilot Program. We are the first school in the state to be provided with a telescope under this program and science staff have already commenced their training in the use and curriculum application of the telescope. Funded by a private bequest to the University of Melbourne School Of Physics, the program aims to provide resources to stimulate the interest and experience of students in astrophysics. The program will enable the school to provide opportunities for students and parents to view the night sky, utilising the sophisticated telescope provide by the pilot project. Firm dates are to be finalised but the plan is to provide night viewing opportunities regularly across the next two terms. The Telescope and accessories are valued at almost $10,000 and is a tremendous piece of equipment capable of locating and tracking over 145,000 objects in the night sky. In 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of Jupiter‟s larger moons using a telescope with less than 30x magnification. The School telescopes can offer over 300x magnification and far clearer images. Please stay tuned for further notices. SHANGHAI FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCHOOL TO VISIT — CAN YOU HELP? Eight students and two staff from Shanghai Foreign Language School are to visit from May 10-17. This visit follows the establishment of a Sister Schools Agreement between our two schools. The visiting students will be about the same age as our students and I am seeking homestay accommodation for four female student visitors. If you can assist or would like to find out more, please contact me at the school. As visas need to be organised for our visitors, finalisation of homestays is quite urgent. Peter Starford

AYCC Casual Dress Friday and Bake Sale Fundraising to Repower our School

Earlier this term at an assembly the school‟s environmental team (Australian Youth Climate Coalition representatives) presented to the student body on green initiatives planned and underway this year. With the endorsement of the school, our team is organising a BAKE SALE and CASUAL DRESS DAY on the last day of term 1, Friday the 30th of March. This means that students have the opportunity to come to school in neat casual dress as long as they make a GOLD COIN donation this Friday. During recess and lunchtime we will also be selling delicious pastries and confectionaries to raise funds. Funds raised will go toward the purchase and installation of a wind-powered generator and solar panels at the school. The AYCC team is Abdullah S, Kevin T, Julia T, Alyssandria L, Henry Q, Sanjiv R, Jack T, Vivian N, Sothee B, Isabelle C, Tiffini T, Patrick L, Kristian L.. We invite and encourage other students to join the team and help out too. Start the Switch!

Relay for Life For 24 hours on Saturday April 21 to Sunday April 22 a team of students and supervising staff will be repre-senting Suzanne Cory High School in the Cancer Coun-cil “Relay for Life”. This is a relay-style walk or run to

celebrate the survivors of cancer, remember those who have been lost to cancer, and to raise funds for the

Cancer Council. Relay for Life begins at 11.30pm on Saturday afternoon and continues overnight through to

noon on Sunday. Numerous students have expressed interest in joining this team and information about the

event has been provided to them. We commend these students and encourage the school community to

support this initiative. Thank you to Ms Kerrie Blain, House Program Coordi-

nator for her coordination of this event.

Calendar An updated version of the term 2 calendar is included in this newsletter. Please note that Week A is denoted by Yellow shading and Week B is denoted by Blue shading. Exam week will have a slightly different timetable and this will be distributed to students and parents early in term 2. Parent Teacher Interviews Full details and booking forms for the Parent Teacher In-terviews in term 2 will be forwarded home shortly. Interim Reports Some students will be receiving interim reports this week – these progress reports will be mailed to parents.

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Premier’s Reading Challenge 2012 All Year 9 and 10 students are now registered for the Victorian Premiers‟ Reading Challenge, 2012. All students who meet the challenge will receive a certificate signed by the Premier. In addition, house points, individual and group prizes will be awarded to participants who complete this year‟s Challenge. Students can log in to their individual reading record by entering their username and password through The Premiers‟ Reading Challenge link on the iCentre homepage. Students can list any books read from January 1st 2012, until the close of the chal-

lenge on Friday September 7th 2012. English class texts will be entered into all students reading lists. Further books may be chosen from the Year 9 & 10 challenge list, many of which are available in the iCentre. Students may enter books of their own choice under the „My choice‟ category. The April holidays provide an excellent opportunity for students to catch up on some reading , develop individual reading lists and join the public library, if not already members, to explore the benefits of membership. Parents are encouraged to discuss their child‟s reading list with them and to be involved in the Premiers‟ Reading Challenge verification process, which will occur in Term 3.

More information about the Premiers‟ Challenge can be obtained through the website at:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/prc/

Congratulations David Tran 9H who has been invited to join The Signal Express, a program of monthly workshops that helps young writers develop their skills in arts/entertainment/cultural journalism. Signal is a new arts space near Flinders St. sta-tion. At these workshops, writers usually discuss story ideas, and find out how to how to write a first-rate article, how to contact editors, pitch stories, conduct interviews, and so on. Guests from the industry come in and talk about journalism too. http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Signal/Pages/AboutSignal.aspx The program was first launched last year with a team of 13 writers and was originally developed by Express Media as a sort of sibling project to complement the Age's Under Age website (http://theunderage.com.au/). The Under Age is geared more to-wards "hard" news, i.e. politics and the like, whereas The Signal Express is more culture-based. Writers get to interview local and international bands and comedians and artists, preview new films and games and music before public release, and write on all manner of topics. The results are published regularly at thesignalexpress.com.au When you read David‟s restaurant review of the Rose garden, which he submitted with his application, you may realise why he was selected to join a group including many much older students, and you may want to join the queue !

Competition Writing News

A Rose Garden you can eat! For the past decade or so, a dainty, no frills shop has been the

go to place for fast and furious Chinese food fare. Dwarfed by

the towering skyscrapers and mammoth residential blocks

which share Elizabeth St, this is the Rose Garden BBQ. While

walking down Elizabeth St, you may bump into the mass

hordes of students and curious tourists queuing outside for a

seat. This how many recognise the Rose Garden, as it is the

only restaurant on Elizabeth St that has a line in front. For

those who are able to get a seat, what is not awaiting them

is an elegant and enchanting experience. Instead you are

treated to multicoloured paper menus plastered on overly

vibrant walls, laminated menus and wooden tables and chairs

covered in a worryingly uneven polish. Awaiting you inside is

traditional Asian clamour, where waiters are weaving in and

between tables at a million miles per hour and the constant

jangle of crockery against porcelain dominates. Personally, I

love this atmosphere but some may not like this hustle and

bustle. With my family I was first wowed by the selection of

dishes. There is a dish for everyone here including quintessen-

tially Cantonese dishes like black bean beef, Wonton soup

and Char siu. I was then wooed by the fantastically low pric-

es; $9.50 for Honey

Pepper steak, rice

included on a huge

plate! One thing I no-

ticed about my very

first Rose Garden dish

(black bean beef) is

that food is steaming.

And once you begin to

eat you begin to see

why; no mushy vegetables, no beef charred to a husk. Every-

thing is fresh and busting with flavour. Resulting juices are

also rich in flavour and texture. Soups, I have to say, are lack-

ing in flavour but the mostly delicious menu will always bring

you back. One more gripe I have is the lack of legitimate des-

serts. With only soft drinks and milk tea, there is something

you can drink to wash down a heavy lunch but without fried

ice cream, I am left a little disappointed. But this is quick in,

quick out food service, so I can understand. Overall, this is

fast, inexpensive and truly scrumptious Cantonese cuisine at

its very core and would recommend anyone to drop in for

lunch or dinner.

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On March 15 Suzanne Cory High School fielded its first teams in the national OzCLO competition. The online Olympiad required students to use their logic and analytical skills to find patterns within a diverse range of languages. These included Welsh, Haitian Créole, the Tibeto-Burman language of Yalmo, and the Australian indigenous language of the Bardi people. The teams collaborated very well throughout the course of the two-hour competition, and are to be congratulated on their efforts. All teams scored highly, with Team 2 of year 10 achieving the school‟s best result. Well done Frank, Patrick, Brandon, and Dimitri. The Languages faculty looks for-ward to overseeing the competition in future years. Perhaps some of this year‟s participants will one day find themselves competing in the National or International Olympiad! Thank you to Ms Kristine Saunders for her technical support. Miss Tamsin Moran.

OzCLO

(Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad) 2012

The following students took part in OzCLO 2012:

Year 10 team 1 Year 10 team 2 Year 10 team 3

Zoe Agius 10B Frank Du 10F Michelle Au 10F

Adithyan Natarajan 10A Patrick Lacerna 10F Cindy Ho 10F

Bill Nguyen 10B Brandon Tran 10F Vivian Nguyen 10F

Abdullah Sheriffdeen 10B Dimitri Tsiaousis-Piripitsi 10F Nhi Tran 10F

Year 9 team 1 Year 9 team 2 Year 9 team 3

Prasanth Kapilan 9H Danielle Amazona 9G Anooshree Katwe 9C

Sarfaraz Nouri 9H Erene Sakabetis 9G Mykky Luong 9C

Hassan Mughal 9G Sharon Zaman 9G Aishwaryaa Suresh Babu 9G

Jaiden Muscat 9G Elise Zsidai 9G Rebecca Wong 9C

Four strong competitors from 10F reflect on their experiences… “Amidst the heavy tension, our group of four battled against the ticking clock. Eating free food, looking out the window, doing handstands… Nothing appeared to help us with the seemingly impossible questions, until some secret switches in our brains finally turned on. Oz-CLO was a challenging competition, a test full of difficult tasks. Intense discussions and tan-trums were quite unavoidable, but they did nothing but further strengthen our friendships. The two hours were fun and rewarding, granting us much more than what we expected.” ------ Dimitri, Patrick, Brandon and Frank

The interschool girls and boys netball was held on 15th of March at Werribee Recre-ation centre. Students played in a round robin competition against The Grange, Tar-neit, Hoppers Crossing, Baden Powell and Manor Lakes. Every one played fairly and the teams worked well together. The girls‟ team came third overall and the boys made the grand final, but unfortunately were defeated. Thank you to everyone who represented our school on the day, especially our coor-dination teachers Ms Habgood and Ms Fenby and our captains, Bailey Allen, Ginny Croke, Matt Lagamba and Sam Davis. A big thank you also to the large numbers of students who tried out for the teams. The girls‟ team comprised: Abbie James, Alicia Lim, Tori Kovach, Eilyssa Carlos, Ginny Croke, Katie Turner, Chavini Kodituwakku and Michelle Trinh.

The boys‟ team comprised: James Kearney, Wahid Abdul, Joshua Jaraba, Kelvin Quach, Nico Ocampo, Ravi, Pathya, Rehan

Tissera.

Ella Byrne 10A

Netball

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I am very pleased to take up the continuing role as School Council President, a position which is a 2 year appointment, and sincerely hope I can continue to represent the parents of OUR school effectively. Also on 2 year appointments I would like to commend both Marty Oakes our Vice President and David Blake for their ongoing commitment to council and willingness to put themselves forward again - many of you will know the very friendly Marty and David as being instrumental in organising the Parents & Friends Association. Of course, a very big welcome to Sarita Dawhale and Danielle Perrott who are both Year 9 parents and join SCHS School Coun-cil for the first time. All our parent members are here to represent you and we act as your voice in many school issues at a governance level. I would also like to thank Mr Bob Fairclough, Wyndham City Councillor who acts as one of our Community members on council and has taken up the very important role of Treasurer. Bob has many years involvement at both the school and tertiary level in finance matters and we know his input will be so valuable with such vast experience. Our staff members are of course Mr Starford as Chief Executive of Council, and Ms Muollo and Mr Milner. This year on our first fully elected Council we will seek to establish some sub-committees to de-velop our school community and to work on some pressing issues such as transport, master plan-ning and our future development, as well as how we can encourage our extended school com-munity (yes you, parents and carers!) to become more involved. We are not a neighbourhood school, so establishing a connected community with our school families across Melbourne is very important. Because we represent you, we would like to hear from you if there are any issues or ideas you wish to discuss or think that School Council can help you with. Please do not hesitate to contact me on the below email, or contact the school office should you wish to make con-tact with one of our Council-lors. And don't forget, if you see any of us at school, we'd love you stop to introduce yourselves and say hello! Tina McCarthy School Council President

School Council

Tina McCarthy

David Blake

Sarita Dawhale

Bob Fairclough Marty Oakes Danielle Perrott

On Tuesday 6th March 25 students departed from SCHS on their way to the Werribee Outdoor Pool to complete in the Wyndham Divisional Swimming Carnival. Our students proved to be strong competitions coming away with many place getters. From this 10 students qualified to complete in the Western Metropolitan Region Swimming Com-petition on the 19th March at Oak Park Pool. All students did extremely well on the day, both in their events and supporting each other. Students achieved 1st place in the following events: Daniel Nguyen 15yr 50m Breaststroke Tori Kovach 15yr 50m Freestyle Tori Kovach, Rebecca Chau, Emily Lew & Javiera Varela 15-16yr Medley Relay These students will be competing in the State Swimming Finals at MSAC on Thursday 29th March. Good luck, team!

Ms Gannon

SCHS Students Are Making a Splash to the State Finals

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University Open Days and Career Events

University and TAFE Open Days are a great source of information as attendance at these provides the opportunity to speak to staff and see facilities. Sat 23 June Holmesglen Sun 24 June Victoria University Sat 4 Aug Monash University (Berwick, Gippsland, Peninsula) Sun 5 Aug La Trobe (Albury Wodonga); Monash (Caulfield, Clayton, Parkville) Sun 12 Aug Australian Catholic University (Melbourne); Deakin (Warrnambool); Melbourne (Parkville & Southbank); RMIT (University and TAFE) Sun 19 Aug Deakin (Geelong campuses); La Trobe (Bendigo); Swinburne (University & TAFE) Sun 26 Aug – Australian Catholic University (Ballarat); Ballarat University; Box Hill Institute; Deakin (Melbourne Burwood); La Trobe (Melbourne Bundoora)

Career Events

At Monash Seminar series

• Design & Fine Art (18 April)

• Psychology (19 April) • Science (8 May) • Performing Arts (15 May) • Law (17 May) • Engineering (28 June)

Info: 1800 Monash/9903 4810; Register/ locations: www.monash.edu/seminars

Get real experience at RMIT. Undertake interactive workshops in environmental engineering, urban planning, environ-mental science and geospatial science; When: Thurs 5 April; Cost: Free (including lunch – a bargain); Info/register: www.rmit.edu.au/experiencedays; Call: Clare, 9925 3699; What Really Happens After High School? Find out by being a university student for a day at La Trobe Uni. which is opening its doors, inviting Years 10 - 12s and parents to ‘Experience La Trobe’. Join in workshops, find out about student life and check out the campus. It‟s free, entertainment and lunch provided. When: Fri 13 April and Tues 3 July (holidays); Where: La Trobe (Bundara); Register www.latrobe.edu.au/experience.

The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine is holding a Career Information session offering insights into career op-

portunities in the forensic sciences. When: 12:30 - 4:00pm, Fri 13 April; Where: VIFM Lecture Theatre, 57-83 Ka-

vanagh Street, Southbank. Registration form located at: http://www.vifm.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/

Registration-Form-13-April-20121.pdf.

For info. visit: http://www.vifm.org/events/16/vifm-careers-information-afternoon/. No seats for parents.

University Open Days

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© Suzanne Cory High School, 2012

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ACMI’s new Hothouse program for student gamemakers – entries now open Do you have creative talent and a passion for games? Are you a Victorian student in Year 10 to 12? Apply now for the ACMI Hothouse; where creativity and skills are cultivated. The very first ACMI Hothouse focuses on creative game development. If selected, you will spend the first week of the July school holidays working together in a fast paced creative „game studio‟ to create a computer game proto-type. You will develop your talents through hands-on experience with leading international and Australian game makers. You will meet visiting international gamemakers associated with ACMI‟s new Game Masters exhibition, learn about career pathways and produce folio content. How to apply: Visit http://www.acmi.net.au/hothouse.aspx to register and download the application pack. The application includes an original game idea and a „to camera‟ pitch so get started NOW! Previous game making experience is not essential. Does it cost anything? No! The Hothouse is free, though limited to applicants who are selected. Application is also free. Applications Close Fri 18 May 2012 This is an initiative of the Victorian government and ACMI (The Australian Centre for the Moving Image).

The Parents & Friends would like to thank those families who participated in our “ Living Fundraiser” by selling the herbs. The funds raised will be allocated towards purchasing new classroom equipment for the school. We will let families know the final total in the next newsletter once the counting is complete. In order to maximise the fundrais-ing efforts though it is very im-portant that all proceeds of sold or the UNSOLD PACKETS be returned to the school prior to Term break. We appreciate your support. PFA

Saturday 19th May 2012, from 6.30pm – please mark this date in your diary. A night of fun, making friends and fundraising for the music de-

partment.

…… Planning underway. Details to follow early next term ……

We are looking for donations for prizes. All donations can be

dropped off to the school office.

If you would like to help, please email: [email protected]

Genaaleen, Trivia Night Co-coordinator, Suzanne Cory High

School, Parents & Friends Association

Trivia Night