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Friday, 28th July 2016 Issue 9- Term 3 - Week 2
School Development Day
Day one of Term 3 saw our staff in two venues. 14
staff headed over to Hay to spend the day learning
about ALARM (A Learning and Response Matrix) to
assist students to improve their extended writing
responses. The remainder of the staff, along with the
staff of 10 other schools attended a session at
Deniliquin RSL Club looking at behaviour
management. This was run by Ian Luscombe and
focused on ways of working with students to improve
their learning outcomes. A session was also
presented on the impact of foods on the
development of children and the impact of certain
foods on behaviours and the ability of students to
learn and concentrate. All staff walked out of the day
with some new ideas and an increased awareness
of the impact of additives on students and their
learning.
Catering
Monday night saw our Year 11 Hospitality students
cater for the Rotary Christmas in July event that was
held at the Deniliquin Golf Club. Under the watchful
eye of Kendl Cramer the students spent the day
preparing the meal for the Rotarians and their
guests. Catering events such as these provide the
students with first-hand experience in catering and
allows for a number of their course requirements to
be assessed. The students did a fantastic job and
represented not only the school but also themselves
with pride and all those who attended certainly
enjoyed a lovely meal.
Education Week
Deniliquin High Schools much anticipated Variety
Night is almost upon us once again. Wednesday 3rd
August will see our students once again showcase
their talents. All music students will perform
(including all of Year 7) and there will also be dance
and drama performances on the evening as well as
the great cook off. It promises to be an amazing
evening and one not to be missed.
Defibrillator
The school now has a defibrillator in the front office.
This has been purchased to support not only the
students and staff of the High School but also any
visitors to the school. All the staff of the school have
been trained in the use of the defibrillator.
Welcome to Vicki Hutton
With Peter Astill enjoying some well-earned time
with his family, Vicki Hutton has stepped into the
Deputy Principal position. Vicki has worked as the
Learning and Wellbeing Officer at Deniliquin Office
and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and
experience. She will be relieving in the Deputy
Principal role until the end of week 1 next term.
Glen Warren
Principal
Deni High News Principal: Glen Warren Deputy Principal: Peter Astill
Harfleur Street, Deniliquin NSW 2710 T: 5881 1211 F: 5881 5115 E: [email protected] W: www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 9 Term 3 - Week 2 Friday, 29th July 2016
CALENDAR
Week 3 Term 3
3rd August 2016 Variety night
4th August 2016 Regional Athletics Carnival
Week 4 Term 3
Monday-Friday Year 11 Work placement
Homework Centre - Library
3.10pm—4.10pm Wednesdays
3.20– 4.20pm Thursdays
Students put their name down at Henry Street Office Great fro revision and homework
All students welcome.
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ENGLISH STUDENT GALLERY Year 8Red have been learning about refugees as
part of their study of the drama, ‘Boy Overboard’.
Students composed a poem about the hardships
refugees from Syria are currently facing.
Refugees
All around the world
Abandoned by governments,
Dead in their heart;
No family,
No money,
No home.
All they seek is safety,
Asylum from the armies
Who devastated their community,
Tore their homes with bombs.
The long, lonely journey
Is harsh, and they are fed up.
Still hungry, sad and disturbed,
But no sympathy
For their depression and their mental illness.
The clouds block their sun,
Like the governments block them.
By John Holschier, Ryan Borella-Holschier, Tim
McDonnell, Chandler Bydder, Blake Knight, Dylan
Bassett, Laine King and Marlin Heke.
SCHOOL FARM NEWS At the end of last term, the school exhibited at the
Deniliquin Poultry Club Show. We were quite
successful and pleased with our achievements. All of
the birds that we showed were bred at the school
farm and students washed and prepared them for
the event.
We entered 4 breeds of fowl in 8 different classes
and were awarded 7 First places and 5 Second
places. We also won 2 Best of Breed ribbons. Well
done to the students involved.
I would also like to pass on the thanks of the Poultry
club to the Year 10 students who cleaned and set up
all the show pens at the Poultry Pavillion in
readiness for the event. The club were very
impressed with their co-operation and efficiency.
Well done!
Peter Humphries
YEAR 9 EXCURSION UPDATE A reminder to parents and carers that the second
instalment of $50 for Year 9’s Howman’s Gap
excursion is now overdue. Please contact Ms
Forner, the Year 9 Adviser, if you have any concerns
about payment.
DENI DRAMA NEWS The Deni Drama Squad have had a busy semester!
During Term 1, students studied improvisation and
created their own performance for our Bullying No
Way Action Day assembly. This piece was written by
students who dedicated their own time to writing the
script, designing their props and rehearsing their
performance for the big day. I think their hard work
paid off!
Political theatre was the topic for Term 2, and
students created their own politically-inspired
individual performances for their assessment.
Tallulah McKenzie and Olivia Duffey spent Week 8
at Drama Camp and brought back some new
knowledge and techniques to share with us.
There are plenty of exciting things coming up for our
Deni Drama Squad for the rest of the year, including
being involved with community projects with Outback
Theatre for Young People and Yarkuwa Aboriginal
Corporation. They have also been working hard
during their lunchtimes to plan a dramatic
performance for Variety Night in Term 3. Watch this
space!
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NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT
DENILIQUIN HIGH SCHOOL On Wednesday the 20
th July, Deniliquin High School
celebrated NAIDOC Week. As part of the whole
school awareness, Adam Hansen from AIME met
with school and community members to discuss
options available to support and enhance Indigenous
students’ education.
After a whole school assembly, a group of
Indigenous students prepared and cooked a
selection of Australian Native food tastings including
kangaroo meatballs, lemon myrtle cookies, wattle
seed and chocolate biscuits, bush tomato scones
and jonny cakes with a selection of bush jams.
All Indigenous parents and carers were invited to
Deniliquin for the annual Parent and Carer Morning
Tea. We had three guest speakers. Vicki Hutton
(relieving Deputy) presented information about
Tirkandi Inaburra Centre for Indigenous boys aged
12 – 15 years. Des Morgan Police Liaison Officer
discussed his role in Deniliquin. Adam Hansen
spoke about the AIME program and how it will
enhance all students’ ability to succeed in life both at
school and in the community.
Indigenous Education Team
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TAS NEWS Technology Mandatory
The Year 7 and 8 Technology Mandatory classes
have just completed their semester in either Timber
or Food. Each semester the students complete a
major design task. For Timber they constructed a
Bird House and for Food they prepared and served a
dessert for their family or a teacher’s family.
Ella (above) installing her birdhouse. Her Birdhouse
had a chimney, deck and fencing added to it to
create a unique design.
KITCHEN FIRE DEMONSTRATION On Monday 27
th June Martin Smith, Glenn Carr and
Clint Free kindly donated their time to demonstrate
what to do in the case of a fat fire in the kitchen. All
students enrolled in Food Technology and
Hospitality observed the demonstrations to assist
them in their knowledge of safety and hygiene in the
kitchen.
12 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY STUDIES VIDEO
CONFERENCE On Wednesday 29
th June the Year 12 Community
and Family Studies class were involved in a video
conference with the Big Issue in Melbourne. They
were able to have a person who has experienced
homelessness tell their story and gave the students
a good insight. This will be beneficial in preparation
of their exams as they have researched homeless as
a ‘Group in Context’ as part of the HSC syllabus.
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STATE CROSS COUNTRY 10 students competed in the State CHS Cross Country Championships at Eastern Creek on Friday, 22 July. All students were fantastic ambassadors for the school as they contested against the State’s best runners. In the individual event, Emma McCallum finished 30th and Zach Noonan 96th. The places for the 13 year old girls’ team were, Rachel Crockart 41st, Ella Harvey 45th, Sophie Strong 52nd and Molly Shaw 94th. In the 15 boys’, Ryan MacDonald was 40th, Will Shaw 48th, John Bowie 54th and Adrian Laverty 75th. Students are to congratulated on their performances.
RIVERINA TENNIS REPRESENTATIVES
Bree Collins and Georgia Denny were successful in gaining selection in the Riverina Tennis Team. The girls will compete at the State CHS Tennis Championships in Grafton on 13-15 September. This is an outstanding achievement and we wish them the best of luck.
RIVERINA LAWN BOWLS REPRESENTATIVE
Ty King will compete at the State CHS Lawn Bowls Championship in Wallsend on 9-11 August. Ty was selected in the Riverina team. We wish him the very best.
OPEN GIRLS NETBALL The Deniliquin High School Open Girls team will compete in Wollongong in September after winning their pool in the Riverina Secondary Open Netball Knockout at the Equex Centre in Wagga Wagga. The team were victorious in all five of their pool games - Game 1 DHS defeated Narranderra 34 -7 Game 2 DHS defeated Murray HS 20 - 10 Game 3 DHS defeated Barham 30 - 9 Game 4 DHS defeated Griffith 23 - 7 Game 5 DHS defeated James Fallon 22-15 In the grand final, DHS drew with Billabong HS 11 all. Extra time of five minutes each end followed which enabled the DHS team a two goal buffer,17-15, at the final whistle. The team will now represent the Riverina at the state tournament in Wollongong in September.
All players were exceptional in the high calibre competition. Lucy Seale, Jamie Henson and Jackie Thorpe worked tirelessly in the mid-court where they applied constant relentless pressure on their opponents which eventually wore them down and created smooth passages into Deni's arc. Kate McCalman and Emily White shared the goal attack duties and were selfless all day in their endeavours to create goaling opportunities. In the GF, it was the defensive combination of Emily Mildren, Ella Park and Jaime Blake that created turnovers. Positioning themselves against very smart and agile opponents the defence got their hands to many passes that were delivered out of defence with poise and precision. Maggie Parsons also had a great grand final game where she drew the contact of her opponent and shot at a high percentage of accuracy. Team umpire, Leah Blake and scorer, Bridie Howe, should be recognised for their generous efforts in supporting the team on the day.
PARENTS ONLINE PAYMENTS It is now possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a payment Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions, excursions and sales to students. There is also a category called Other, this is to cover items not covered in the previous headings, Other can be used to make a complete payment of a school invoice. When you access the $ Make a payment you must enter:
The students name, and
Class and reference number OR
The students name, and
Date of birth
These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the payment system. There is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice number if you are aware of them, these are optional fields. This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner, these details are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed. Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be issued by the school. Please note that permission notes and medical forms for excursions are still required at the school. For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process
please contact Lisa in the School Administration Office.
Wanted Donations of Senior school jumpers would greatly be appreciated. Please drop them to the Henry Street
Office.
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NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF
DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY
– 2016
Our school is participating in the collection of
nationally consistent data on school students with
disability.
We will be collecting information already available in
the school about the support that is being provided
to students with disability. Better data will help the
Government plan for students with disability.
The data collection will have no direct impact on
your child and they will not be involved in any testing
process.
The NSW Department of Education and
Communities will provide data to the Australian
Government from all NSW public schools in such a
way that no individual student or school will be able
to be identified. In this way, we will ensure the
privacy and confidentiality of all students.
All information is protected by privacy laws which
regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of
personal information. Information about the
Australian Government’s Privacy Policy can be
found here: http://education.gov.au/condensed-
privacy-policy. Information about the NSW
Government’s privacy policies can be found here:
http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/
If you do not want your child to be counted in the
data collection please contact Head Teacher of
Special Education, Margaret Blake and she will
withdraw your child’s name. A decision to exclude
your child will not affect the support they currently
receive.
Further information about the data collection can be
found on the Australian Government Department of
Education website:
http://education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-
collection-data-school-students-disability
If you have any questions about your child being
included in the data collection please contact the
school.
If you need help with English to make an enquiry
contact the Telephone Interpreter Service on 131
450 and ask for an interpreter in your language. The
operator will call the number you provide and get an
interpreter on the line to assist you with your
conversation. You will not be charged for this
service.
Variety Night 2016
Wednesday 3
rd August
DHS Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC)
6:45pm for 7pm start
$5 single | $10 family
GET FIT WITH MARTIAL ARTS
If this sounds like something you would like to
do the school has a gift certificate to give
away courtesy of the All Stars fir free karate
classes for a term valued at over $200
Place your name in on this sheet and return it
to the office by Thursday 4th August to be in
the running to win this gift certificate.
Name:___________________________
Class:____________________________
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CAREERS NEWS Year 11 Mock Interviews
Due to the overwhelming requests to have their
appointments on Wednesday evening, for the first
time on record, all Year 11 Mock Interviews were
successfully conducted in the single evening. The
evening was a great success with over 50 generous
community members attending to give our students
a valuable experience of sitting for an interview.
Without the support of these highly regarded
community members, to add authenticity to the
program, we would be lost. Our sincerest thanks go
out to all who helped on this worthwhile event.
THANK YOU ALL!
Year 10 Subject Selection
In Careers classes these past weeks, and in the
weeks to follow, we are looking comprehensively at
student options. Students should be considering
their options carefully for senior studies and
discussions should be taking place at home too.
Students have been shown a range of resources
and one such resource is very informative for
parents http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/
homework-and-study/planning-for-the-future/year-10
-subject-selection . It explains the rules of the
Preliminary and HSC years. If parents are having
difficulty accessing this site, ask students to log in
through their portal, as it is a secure site. Be sure to
check out the UAC Website - Year 10 Resource
http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/publications/
year10-booklet-18.pdf . Individual Universities also
have Year 10 subject selection booklets.
Turn Your Hobby Into A Career At RMIT
Melbourne plays an integral part in Australia’s
vibrant and growing animation, games and
interactive media industries. It is home to
independent start-ups and small gaming and app
development studios, and is a hub for award-
winning animation and VFX companies – like Iloura,
whose team has worked on Hollywood blockbusters
like Mad Max. Be immersed in a culture of
animation and design, where staff are practicing
artists and designers. Collaborate on projects
across year levels and in real world studios.
Through studying games and animation at RMIT
you will become skilled in producing interactive
experiences by developing your conceptual design,
storytelling and specialist art skills – perhaps turning
your hobby into a career.
Check out the courses and studios at RMIT Open
Day, 10am-4pm, Sunday 14 August.
EducationUSA General Advice & Sports
Scholarships
Would you like to study at an American university?
EducationUSA offers free general advising and
sports scholarship sessions at the U.S. Consulate
General Melbourne on a regular basis. Open to
students, parents and teachers, the session is
divided into two parts - general guidance on U.S.
undergraduate study, including university
application procedures, financial assistance, and the
new SAT (released May 2016), followed by an
information session for student athletes interested in
undergraduate sports scholarships.
The sessions about last 90 minutes - the first 60
minutes are dedicated to general advising, and the
last 30 minutes for those interested in sports
scholarships. Attendees are welcome to depart after
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the first 60 minute general advising session, but all
guests interested in sports scholarships must attend
the entire 90 minute session. For information on
when these sessions are held contact the American
consulate at: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, telephone: (03) 9526-5900. Or alternately log
on to https://au.usembassy.gov/education-culture/
study-usa/
EA Ski & Snowboard Training - Instructor
Internship Opportunity
EA Ski & Snowboard Training specialise in full
season job placements through their popular Ski
and Snowboard Instructor Internship Program. Over
the past 10 years EA has put over 3,000 young
people through internationally recognised
qualifications and into jobs all over the globe.
A second recruitment stage has been opened for
the 2016/17 winter season. Interested students can
email for more info.
Successful applicants will receive:
A GUARANTEED offer of employment as a ski or
snowboard instructor which includes uniform, full
season pass and discount deals
Early season orientation, instructor training and
accommodation package - Everything sorted so all
you have to do is ski or ride!
International Instructor Association membership and
level one ski or snowboard examination
Training, support and further qualifications
throughout the season
Assistance and support with obtaining Working
Holiday Visas, flights and insurances (in partnership
with STA Travel)
EA are looking for school leavers who:
Have a passion for skiing or snowboarding (Low
level intermediate to advanced ability welcome)
Have a willingness to learn through training and
working
Have an interest in travel and adventure
Are available between December and April
Will be 18 years of age by November
Are looking for a life-changing experience
Have the financial support to participate -
internship placements start from US $6,975
Limited positions available: Due to limited instructor
employment positions it is very important that
students apply now. Almost half of the placements
are filled already and programs will fill in the next
few months. Interested students can email for more
info and they will be given online access to an
instructor starter kit – with handy information on
becoming a ski or snowboard instructor. Locations -
They work with partner ski resorts in Canada, USA,
Japan, New Zealand and Switzerland. Programs
start in November each year. You can download a
FREE Instructor starter Kit at http://
www.easkiandsnowboard.com/starter-kit-2?
utm_source=School_email&utm_medium=Sendblas
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Due to the ease of obtaining working holiday visas
Japan is a popular choice for Australian students. It
also provides a fun cultural experience and the
world’s best snow. These English speaking
instructing roles are very popular with school
leavers because they provide students the
opportunity to obtain work and qualifications,
something which is tough for anyone trying on their
own terms to get into the industry straight from
school. All ski schools are run by English speaking
teams and they offer full support to recruits from
around the globe to help them settle in.
Interested students can email
[email protected] for more info
and gain online access to an instructor starter kit –
with handy information on becoming a ski or
snowboard instructor.
For general information about internship programs
around the world, check out the website
www.easkiandsnowboard.com
Open Days Victoria 2016
We encourage all students to give some thought
about attending Open Days. This is a terrific first-
hand experience for Year 10-12 students and it is
usually in Term 3 where all institutions hold their
Open Days. For information on open days in other
states students are welcome to speak to Mrs Van
Lieshout or Ms Sinha.
Sun 31 July – Swinburne University (Hawthorn)
Sun 7 Aug – Deakin University (Warrnambool); La
Trobe University (Bundoora); Monash University
(Caulfield & Clayton)
Sun 14 Aug – Australian Catholic University
(Melbourne), La Trobe University (Bendigo);
Monash University (Peninsula); RMIT University;
William Angliss Institute
Sun 21 Aug – Box Hill (Lilydale campus); Deakin
University (Waterfront & Waurn Ponds); University
of Melbourne
Sun 28 Aug – ACU (Ballarat): Box Hill Institute (Box
Hill); Deakin University (Burwood); Federation
University; Victoria University (Footscray campus)
Au Pair in America
Au Pair in America is a GAP YEAR of caring for
children, travel and fun. It is an exciting opportunity
to have a 12 month experience caring for the
children of a carefully selected American host family
while seeing the world. Flights, insurance, 24hr
emergency contact and a 4 day orientation near
NYC included. For more info please visit http://
www.aifs.com.au/aupair-america
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Deniliquin Introduction To Coaching Course (ITCC)
Take your first step into "event specific" athletics coaching! All practical...No exam...No previous experi-
ence necessary! Learn from the Little Athletics experts!
An ITC is a course specifically designed for parents, beginner coaches, especially teachers and other inter-
ested people who want to coach/teach beginner athletics. It is a (event specific) track and field course
designed to give people the abililty and confidence to coach basic level athletics to children aged 5-15yrs.
The course covers; Coaching Young Athletes, Warm Up, Running, Relays, Hurdles, Walks, Shot Put, Dis-
cus, Javelin, High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. The majority of the course is low intensity practical/
physical activity, with some theory. To "see and do a skill" has proven more beneficial than theory alone.
Online registration for the Deniliquin Introduction to Coaching Course is now available.
See: http://www.lansw.com.au/Education-Training/Coaches/ITC-Introduction-to-Coaching-Course.
Come and participate in an ITCC and learn from the “grass roots specialists”.
For an information flyer, please click HERE.
Date: Sunday 14th August 2016Location: Rams Oval
Time: 9.30 to 4.00pm
Cost $95 per person. Cost includes a coaching manual and a ATFCA certificate
Age Applicants must be 16 years of age