Dedicated to Morisset High Students for 40 years

5 Minutes with... Mr Victor

Have you ever wondered what inspires our teachers, or what they enjoy most about teaching at Morisset High School?

As Andy Warhol says, everyone deserves their 5 minutes of fame. So to get to know our teachers and staff a little better, we have introduced a new section to the Morissetian - Five Minutes With ……

Introducing our longest-serving staff member, Mr Ron Victor, who this year we acknowledge for his commitment to our school, in his 40th year of teaching at Morisset High School.

What is your role at MHS?

I am currently Head Teacher of the Science/Agriculture Faculty. I also have a variety of other roles associated with and outside of the Faculty. I am a member of the PBL Band, co-writer of songs, and its Promotions Manager. I am the PBL Celebration Assemblies Organiser. I am the Vivo Rewards Promoter/Harasser and am currently the WHS Health and Safety Representative for the school, a role I have had since about 2003.

I am the Teachers Handbook Author and Supervisor of the School Farm since 2000. I also manage the School's Playground Duty Roster and Morning Tea Roster. Organising all School Examinations (Trial HSC, Preliminary HSC, Stage 4 & 5 yearly exams) is also on my 'to do' list. I also assist with timetabling and daily organisation of the school issues.

Together with our Site Manager, Nick Steel, I also look after the school's injured wildlife and relocate unwanted classroom visitors (ie snakes, birds, possums, lizards, bees, etc.).

Apart from all of this, I also teach Agriculture and senior Chemistry.

How long have you been teaching at Morisset High School?

I was 'loaned' to MHS for two weeks at the start of 1981 to cover their HSC Chemistry Class and guess what, I'm still here. So this is my 40th year of teaching at 'Motown'.

What do you like best about teaching at Morisset High School?

Being part of a team of staff who understand what it is to be a member of the 'Motown family'. It would be also be all of the Motown students, who I have had the pleasure to teach and or get to know over their journey to maturity.

What is your fondest memory of your time at school?

The crazy impact that PBLB has had on the school to get the PBL message across.The number of successful students that MHS has produced. Being able to make a difference both to student and staff lives by just being me. The number of different school-based projects that I have been involved in and have been allowed to complete.

Why did you decide to become a teacher?

The holidays! No, not really! I was too young for the police force and scored a Teaching Scholarship that paid me to go to university to get a Science Degree, which I was really interested in at the time. My reason now is that I hope I am and have made a difference to students' and teachers' outlook on life and education.

Who inspires you?

Bruce Willis as John McClane in the Die Hard franchise. Because no matter how bad things get for him, if you work at it, you can always find a solution to any problem no matter how impossible it may seem. It just takes time and experience.