This year’s ‘Annual Concert’ will be celebrating 40 years of instrumental music at the State Secondary Schools in Maryborough. It was 40 years ago that the School Band was formed and it now is recognised as the longest running band in the state. The Band has been awarded many 1st placings in regional and state competitions (including this year’s win at Bendigo). Former students will be attending the concert as players and/or as part of the audience. MEC Band will start the concert and the MEC Jazz Ensemble will conclude the evening. Featured between these two different styles of music ensembles will be woodwind performances, and a range of individual soloists. The concert will be held on
Tuesday 17th November commencing at 7.30pm in the PAC.
E v e r y o n e a t t h e Maryborough Education Centre congratulates the winners from our school community who received awards at the Inaugural Central Goldfields Shire Youth Awards. A number of our students and two staff members were acknowledged for their outstanding efforts as individuals and as team members. T h e Ma r y b o r o g h E d u c a t i o n C e n t r e acknowledges the Central Goldfields Shire on this initiative and the excellent work carried out by Central Goldfields Youth and Family services Coordinator, Cara Barnes. Congratulations to the following MEC representatives who received individual/team awards on Friday night: Brylie Earl, Kahlia Dix, Yana Dellavedova, Zoey Kerr, Giuliana Sutton, (Team Sport Award), Hayden Wilson, Alternative Sports Award; Lachlan Roberts, Photography Award; Elkie Belcher, Individual Sports Award; and Caitlin Chapman, Individual Academic Award.
Last Friday, Elkie Belcher Year 12, Braydon Poole Year 8 and Jayden McDonald Year 10 participated in the State finals of the Secondary schools Cross Country. Students participated from both private and government schools across Victoria in slippery cold conditions.
Braydon competed in the Under 14 boys and completed the 3km course with a strong run to the finish, coming in at 67th place.
Jayden, participated in the “Athletes with a Disability” category and was placed No 1 across the State.
Elkie was the final MEC student to race and narrowly missed out on a bronze medal finishing a commendable 4th.
Cassie Holmes was also selected to race on the day but was a late withdrawal from the team.
The students can be extremely proud of their achievements and were excellent ambassadors for our Centre.
Thanks to Mr Griffiths, Ms Cossar and Helen Ritchie for all their encouragement.
