Friday 3 August 2017 COMING EVENTS - Grant High School
Transcript of Friday 3 August 2017 COMING EVENTS - Grant High School
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Hosking Avenue, Mt Gambier SA 5290 PO Box 8221, Mt Gambier East 5291 T 61 8 8726 3100 F 61 8 8725 0173 E [email protected] W web.granths.sa.edu.au/ Newsletter compiled by Paula Foote
Issue No. 11 Friday 3 August 2017
COMING EVENTS
9 August
MASA Quiz Night
10 August
Tertiary Information Evening for
Parents TAFE 11 August
Rotary Career Expo 14 August
Student Free Day 15 August
ICAS Maths Competition 21 August
Governing Council 7.30pm
IN THIS ISSUE From the Principal 1
NAIDOC Week 2
Sister School Exchange 3
Commitment Awards 3
Academic Awards 4
Design & Technology 6-7
Meals on Wheels 8
GovHack 9
Career Corner 9
KO Hockey 10
Pedal Prix 10
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Families
Term 3 has started in a flurry with students from our Sister School in Japan arriving last Thursday evening. We conducted a welcome assembly on Friday and it was terrific to see our school community create such a lovely atmosphere in which to receive our visitors. As usual, the music provided, this time by Gajanan Frost, was a highlight and augurs extremely well for the quality of our musical production, “Spectrum”, later this term.
Over the weekend, several staff gave up their time to Pedal Prix and GovHack – an initiative that encourages young people to use government data to create an app that might be useful to the general public – and it is fantastic to see our staff continue to go above and beyond what could reasonably be expected to support a myriad of activities for our students.
We are continuing to work on timetable reform and a detailed proposal will be published to families separately to this newsletter. Please keep an eye out for that document and return any feedback you may have to the school via the email address provided.
Two further visits from people related to the STEM build occurred towards the end of last term. One was from the person who does all the costing and makes sure the money available will actually cover the plans that have been made; the other was from the architect to go over final-ish plans. We are still well on track in terms of both of these elements of the process and it looks like work will begin at the start of Term 4.
Students are voting this week on the long-term names of our Communities. The SRC decided that Communities would be called Buganditj names of native animals. Students have been give ten options and Community Leaders will draw from a hat one of the five most popular after voting has occurred. We will be able to let the school community know the outcome in the next newsletter.
In the meantime, the busy-ness of school
life will continue. Please remember that the
Homework Club is available Monday-
Thursday after school until 5pm as we
continue to support students in their
academic pursuits.
Fleur Roachock
Principal
GRANT HIGH SCHOOL ABSENTEE LINE
For all absentees Phone 87263105 Please leave your child's name, home-group, your name and the reason for the absence. Thank you.
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NAIDOC WEEK It was wonderful to be able to celebrate NAIDOC Week due to this important event falling within the school term. Grant High School students attended a number of activities throughout the week including: - the NAIDOC Awards held at Pangula Mannamurna - the inaugural Bochara Football Carnival - the launch of Seasons of Boandik Country - the NAIDOC Community Day - the first ever Bunganditj language workshop at GHS BOCHARA Football Carnival The sun shone brightly on the Vansittart Park oval, as the first ever Bochara Football Cup Carnival was held in celebration of NAIDOC Week.
Organised by the amazing Cody Millard along with a dedicated team of community members, local businesses and neighbouring organisations, this fantastic event was an opportunity for our young people to get active and get dirty while playing our beloved national game.
The game featured a team from Berrin (Mount Gambier) and a team from Winda Mara in Heywood, who travelled over the border to join our community for the first time in a football game. The atmosphere was bright, energetic and friendly as people called out encouragement to the players on the field. Players as young as 8 years of age to more senior players of 16 years joined together and supported each other to have a great time.
Berrin won the cup with a score of 5 goals and 9 points to Winda Mara with 3 goals and 8 points.
The community thanks the incredible effort of Cody Millard and those who supported her to make this a wonderful day, including big thanks to Mark Lovett from the Mount Gambier City Council and UniSA. We also thank Winda Mara for coming over for the start of an outstanding annual event. This could not have happened without the community coming together, with Community Connect, Centacare, Kalparrin, SAASTA, North Gambier Football Grounds, Sportscene as just a few of the organisations that have helped make this an outstanding community event. Also special thanks to Aunty Penny and Aunty Val, Uncle Steven Wanganeen, and Uncle Michael Bell, Aunty Val Lovett and Aunty Laura Bell for their support and encouragement.
Launch of Seasons of Boandik Country It was in a cosy corner of Mount Gambier Library, against a backdrop of beautiful native flora, that the book Seasons of Boandik Country was launched on Tuesday the 4th of July. Seasons of Boandik Country is a collection of poems and felted artworks depicting the seasonal changes in the South East. This outstanding result of collaboration between Grant High School students and community is testimony to the enthusiasm and support of these wonderful people. Boandik woman and Bunganditj teacher Brooke Joy read the poems in Bunganditj language, followed by the English translations, which were read by the students. We are very proud to be part of a wonderful community, which brings richness of learning to the lives of our students. Seasons of Boandik Country is available for purchase through the online publisher Blurb. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please contact Sarah McCarthy on 8726 3136. NAIDOC Community Day On Wednesday the 5th of July Grant High School students delivered a needle felting workshop for children from local primary schools and kindergartens at the Pangula Mannamurna NAIDOC Community Day. The student authors and artists of Seasons of Boandik Country showed the children how to create a needle felted art work using cookie cutters as templates, and for the entire 2 hours were held captive by tens of enthusiastic participants. Bunganditj Language Workshop It was a lovely experience, as our students demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and community engagement. On Thursday the 6th of July Boandik Elder Aunty Michelle Jaqueline-Furr and her daughter Brooke Joy came to Grant High School to deliver the first ever Bunganditj language familiarisation workshop to the students of 8SA. The students learned basic greetings as well as food and drink items, and engaged in a café-style role play, which was a lot of fun. Students also conducted a tour of the school, with the class divided in two groups, who each took our guests for a walk to see where future Bunganditj language signage could go. The list of locations and words has been submitted for community consultation, so stay posted for this exciting development to our school! Sarah McCarthy, AET
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COMMITMENT AWARDS TERM 2, 2017 Congratulations to the following students who achieved Commitment Awards from Term Two reports, based on high achievement in studentship categories of organisation, persistence, cooperation, initiative and completing homework.
YEAR 8
YEAR 9
YEAR 10 YEAR 11 YEAR 12
Ameliya Jordan William Scanlon Catherine Pickin Mitchell Little Darcy Hunt Katie Whitworth Scout Elshaug Alex Jolley Violet Webber Harry Robinson Lucy Davis Jayme-Lee Schultz Lachlan Matheson Aiden Cameron Cooper Holmes Tyson White Jenna Hutchesson Tyler Ackland Hannah Spencer Rachel Curtis Caitlin Clements Bradley Harry Tess Babolka Tameka Coppick Samuel O'Donnell Keean Ferguson Teagan Blok Aaron Ramsey Ella McKinnon Claire Redding Caitlin Letizia Keyarnah Smith Amber Christy Pacey Keppels Riley Groenveld Jemma Walters Zara Blackwell Georgia O'Donnell Rachael Kelly Yashen Sharma Ryan Henke Darcy Williamson Piper Killick Kayla Shepherd Kellie Wallace Joshua Stafford Gemma Box Tannah Solly Kloe Donhardt Ellie Seaton Ella Coclonis Daniel Saunders Maia Naismith Piper Storck
Brayden Burston
Shakeira Hewson
Braydon Eberhard
Ashleigh Elsworthy
Zoe Simpson
Nicola McMillan
Maddie Sage
Jimmy Wallace
Nicola Bowditch
Laura Coscarelli
Abigail Cottell
Dylan Fishpool
Olivia Lamble
Georgia Bald
Angie McDonough
Todd Johnstone
Cassie Sullivan
Dane Heemskerk
Kaelan De Nys
Sierra Young
Madeline Hosking
Alix Schwarz
Ellie Harding
Adam Todd
Jessica Earle
Abby Egan
Caitlin White
Kirsty McLean
Faith Rees
Hugh Winterfield
Jack Donehue
Manon Finch
Jacob Hutchesson
Kelly Ryan
Georgina Norman
Madison Nisbet
Jennieva Burn
Joel Ramsey
Emilee McNaughton
Mitchell Tye
Shanae Neale
Skye Robertson
Georgia Lusty
Rylan Ward
Brooke Marcus
Jas Poel
Abby Little
Daisy Thornley
Sean Fergusson
Brodie Jackson
Ryan Harry
Amelia Johncock
Jessica Geraghty
Ella Davies
Wade Blatchford
Sharnee Rebonds
Josh Wilkinson
Zac Cameron
Annie Rasmussen
Jarrod McGregor
Joshua Weedon
Claudia Edmonds
Holly Baldock
Tyler Overmaat-Pohlner
Stephanie Klaassens
Jayde Revill
Georgia Monkley
Jaimee Ryan
Simone Morony
Brayden Coppick
April Cooper
Brianna Scanlon
Noah Minto
Rachael Hamilton
Meg Wilson
Charlotte Foote
Cody Hood
Braeden Burston
Ella French
Alicia Trahar
Caitlin McMahon
Chelsea Whicker
Joel Williamson
Faith Monger
Emma Knight
Sean Vinko
Harrison Dowie
Gemma Hunt
Jessica Stafford
Holley Pickin
Maisie Hart
Riley Burn
Shanae Coppick
Cody Lewis
Amelia Harris
Jackson Cook
Dylan Redding
Willow Wiese
Renzo Ocampo
Annaleise Pople
Jade Risely
Renee Henke
Jake Robertson
Marran Thompson
Natarsha Wayth
Kobie Thomas
Lucy Clarke
Karissa Coulson
Amber Cottell
Sophie Donaldson
Sophie Monkley
Hope Hinton
Caitlyn Lockwood
Caitlin Barrett
Joshua Kranz
Brady Cooper
Chloe Pendrey
Lorraine Verwey
Brianna McKinnon
Mia Osmond
Cooper Ferguson
Emma Ryan
Hayley Murphy
Thomas Connell
Sam Callaghan
Abby Heemskerk
Shenae Gartside
Kara Zeven
Ella Hale
Bree Thomson
Karli Earle
Finn May
Thomas Redding
Taylah Martin
Anthony Doll
Abbey Patzel
Ellen Masters
Ella Firth
Melodee Meehan
Emily Brown
Shanita Bruttomesso
Rosie Pike
Lily Anderson
Hayley Edwards
Tom Widdison
Hayley Hamilton
Brodie Clark
Kaycee Rodda
Lauren Pike
Liam Stevens
Jolie Case
Lauren Lunsmann
Georgia Schipp
Kelsea Fox
Bhavani Frost
Jack Spooner
Ashleigh Johnstone
Cody Jackson
Tayla Wilkinson
Hannah Thompson
Jess Bowd
Lauren Newman
Gemma Ballintyne
Annelies Rombouts
Lillian Foote
James Lassaline
Jessica Huebler
Matt O'Loughlin
Erin Stevens
Dylan Andrae
Mikaelah Coclonis
Zoe Holden
Nicholas Graham
Courtney Holmes
Rhys Vinko
Jeremy Merrett
Mitchell Sims Erin Jordan Shelby Ryan Abbey Dyson Edward New
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ACADEMIC AWARDS TERM 2, 2017 Congratulations to the following students who achieved Academic Awards from Term Two reports, based on achieving a majority of A grades.
YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 10 YEAR 11
YEAR 12
Shanita Bruttomesso
Rosie Pike
Lily Anderson
Hayley Edwards
Tom Widdison
Hayley Hamilton
Brodie Clark
Kaycee Rodda
Lauren Pike
Liam Stevens
Jolie Case
Lauren Lunsmann
Georgia Schipp
Kelsea Fox
Bhavani Frost
Jack Spooner
Ashleigh Johnstone
Cody Jackson
Tayla Wilkinson
Hannah Thompson
Jess Bowd
Lauren Newman
Gemma Ballintyne
Annelies Rombouts
Lillian Foote
James Lassaline
Jessica Huebler
Matt O'Loughlin
Erin Stevens
Dylan Andrae
Mikaelah Coclonis
Zoe Holden
Nicholas Graham
Courtney Holmes
Rhys Vinko
Jeremy Merrett
Yashen Sharma
Kellie Wallace
Rachael Kelly
Caitlin Letizia
Shelby Ryan
Alex Jolley
Claire Redding
Ellie Seaton
Abbey Dyson
Joseph McMahon
Riley Groenveld
Lachlan Matheson
William Scanlon
Zara Blackwell
Angus Langsmith
Tannah Solly
Brayden Burston
Brooke Marcus
Kelly Ryan
Emilee McNaughton
Laura Coscarelli
Abby Egan
Jennieva Burn
Maddie Sage
Joel Ramsey
Georgia Bald
Jimmy Wallace
Rylan Ward
Jacob Hutchesson
Kaelan De Nys
Madeline Hosking
Manon Finch
Nicola McMillan
Melody Battye-Whitwell
Claudia Edmonds
Jessica Stafford
Georgia Monkley
Holley Pickin
Holly Baldock
Ella Davies
Charlotte Foote
Emily Cook
Faith Monger
Jaimee Ryan
Braeden Burston
Maisie Hart
Abby Little
Caitlin McMahon
Joshua Weedon
Annie Rasmussen
Chelsea Whicker
Rachael Hamilton
Brianna Scanlon
Ellen Masters
Cody Lewis
Hayley Murphy
Sophie Monkley
Amelia Harris
Cooper Ferguson
Ella Firth
Kirby Hunter
Sophie Donaldson
Mia Osmond
Bree Thomson
Lauren Pike
James Lassaline
Mikaelah Coclonis
Rosie Pike
Tayla Wilkinson
Kelsea Fox
Courtney Holmes
Annelies Rombouts
Lauren Newman
Erin Stevens
Georgia Schipp
Jeremy Merrett
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MEALS ON WHEELS TERM 3 GOVHACK 13 Grant High School students took part in GovHack Open Data Competition, a 46-hour event that promotes the marketing of data collected by local, state and federal governments, from the 28th-30th of July at the Mount Gambier Library.
The students competed with adults and teenagers from across the southeast in a public event that embraces the ideals of collabora-tion and STEM, both of which are strongly promoted within the school.
Competitors in the youth and adult ‘nodes’ are challenged to cre-ate innovative concepts that integrate data collected by govern-ments and market it in a video that goes for no longer than 3 minutes.
At the event, Grant High School students formed four teams in the youth competition and developed ideas and shared their skills sets to complete the task.
On the final night of the event, Braydon Eberhard was awarded the Spirit of GovHack in the Mount Gambier youth node as well as overall. The award acknowledges competitors who embody the spirit of the event. Braydon was acknowledged by organisers for the way he helped other teams to use certain software. As a re-sult, he has been invited to attend an event in Adelaide later in the year.
Competitors included: Hayden Pawelski, Mason Bartlett, Dane Heemskerk, Ethan Little, Brodie Jackson, Tyler Ackland, Joel Wil-liamson, Everton Ashcroft, Declan Turner, Tyson van Dyk, Made-line Hosking, Braydon Rantall, and Braydon Eberhard.
The students competed well, developed interesting concepts, and spent a weekend eating pizza, pouring tea, and strengthening friendships.
The competition is run yearly and is open to all students that wish to participate, as well as the public.
Students are encouraged to speak with their teachers, particularly
Mr McCulloch and Mr Goodfellow, if they would like to participate
next year.
Liam Goodfellow, Supervising Teacher
Photo credit: Cassidy Farrar
A selection of Year 10 Students have started to take part in the Meals on Wheels program this term. Grant High School has a long standing relationship with Meals on Wheels and the students continue to have great experiences from this partnership. Abbey Marston-Kleemann, Meals on Wheels Coordinator
Week Student #1 Student #2
2 Jayde Revill Chelsea Whicker
3 Kayrel Magsayo Simone Morony
4 Amelia Johncock Kaila Pawelski
5 Shelby Crane Cara Day
6 Chloe Murphy Alaura Stephens-Edwards
7 Meg Hudson Ebony Sherrard
8 Holley Pickin Jaimee Ryan
9 Emma Knight Keeley Jones
10 Jess Geraghty India Syed Ahmed
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CAREER CORNER
SATAC guides have arrived in the school and are available for all Year 12 students from Mrs Fisher
Monash University
If you are interested in studying at Monash University (Victoria) I have received a set of their 2018 Course Guides. Please see me if you wish to borrow a guide. Alternatively you can download them at https://www.study.monash/why-choose-monash/information-for-schools-and-teachers/publications
Art and Design Education Resource Guide 2017 (ADERG)
The 35th annual edition of a reference for tertiary courses in art, design and the full range of creative arts subjects.
It contains valuable information for students wishing to select a course of study at a University, TAFE/VET or Private College.
Please see Mrs Fisher if you wish to borrow the guide. Alternatively you can download it from www.aderg.com.au
Job Jumpstart provides a one-stop-shop of practical, independent and free job search and employment planning advice. The website helps students explore types of work, the skills needed for different workplaces and what employers are looking for. Visit jobjumpstart.employment.gov.au
University Open Days
UniSA Mt Gambier
Open Day, Wednesday 9 August, 4.00pm to 7.00pm.
Mount Gambier offers students undergraduate programs in: Business, Education (Early Childhood), Education (Primary), Nursing, Midwifery (new 2018), Social work, Foundation Studies and Indigenous Participation Pathway (IPP).
UniSA City West and City East campuses, Adelaide
Open Day Sunday 20th August 9am – 4.30pm
Brochures for Open Days are available at school or visit www.unisa.edu.au/openaugust
Adelaide University
Open Day Sunday 20 August, 9am – 4pm.
Brochures for Open Days are available at school or visit https://www.adelaide.edu.au/openday/
Flinders University
Open Days Friday 18 August and Saturday 19 August, 9.30 am to 3.30pm.
Brochures for Open Days are available at school or visit https://www.flinders.edu.au/study/events-key-dates/open-days
Residential Colleges in Adelaide are also open on this weekend. Check their websites.
Victorian Universities have a variety of Open days for their different campuses starting the first weekend in August – please refer to their websites.
Deakin University - Warrnambool
Open Day Sunday 6th August 9am – 3pm
The University of Melbourne
Open Day 20th August 10am to 4pm (Parkville and Southbank Campuses)
Visit openday.unimelb.edu.au
Jo Fisher, Coordinator Vocational Education/ Career
Education
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KO OPEN BOYS HOCKEY PEDAL PRIX
On Monday of Week 2 the Open Boys Hockey team played St. Martin's Lutheran College for a place in the State Finals to be played in Adelaide (in Week 5). From the start, the boys were able to press forward to lock the ball in their attacking half, however, a strong St. Martin's defence were able to prevent our forwards having space for a shot-on-goal. Connor Bartlett finally broke the deadlock with a beautiful flick from a short corner. The boys were awarded a second short before half-time, with Bartlett finishing off a deceptive pass from Brady Cooper to take the lead 2-0. Some structural changes in the second half meant the team found more space in attack. Rylan Ward controlled the ball through the midfield, which lead to a number of chances on goal, particularly from Aiden Cameron and Angus Widdison. Tim Boxall was eventu-ally rewarded for his persistence on the ball, scoring an unlikely goal from congestion. St. Martin's found a second gear late in the game, putting the defensive line under pressure on numerous occasions. With some excellent defensive leadership from Connor Cooper, and some hard-running from Jarrod McGregor, the boys were able to limit St. Martins to one goal. Bartlett capped off his hat-trick with a stunning tomahawk late in the game to seal a 4-1 victory. Adam Dunn, Hockey Teacher
At the end of Week 8, Term 2, our pedal prix teams travelled to Adelaide to compete in the 3rd race of the HPV (Human Powered Vehicle) super series. Both teams raced really well with “Fluro Is The New Black” finishing 8th in category and 24th overall and “Green Hornet” finishing 26th in category and 71st overall. Both teams also improved their number of laps from last year. “Fluro Is The New Black” improved by two laps and “Green Hornet” improved by ten laps. Prior to the race, the students trained and organised for longer stints in the trike, which improved the number of laps and decreased the time in the pit stop. All students enjoyed the race and the trip to Adelaide and are now preparing for the next race in Adelaide commencing on the 30th of July. Holly Baldock, Pedal Prix team member