Newsletter Term 2 2012 - John Forrest Secondary College

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Term 2 - 2012 Students and teachers have completed a very busy term with a strong focus on completing work for final Semester 1 assessments. For the first time all year groups, Years 8-12, have completed exams, a new initiative to prepare students for all important final exams in Year 12. Teachers and students are working together to discuss results and setting improvement targets for Semester 2. Year 9 students have completed their NAPLAN assessment in Mathematics and Literacy. NAPLAN results will be made available to parents in late August. Parent Reporting Evening Our first semester reports were mailed home at the end of term and provided important feedback about your child’s progress. We were delighted with the number of parents who took advantage of the opportunity to add to the information in the report by meeting with teachers on our Parent Reporting evening. Teachers and parents working together, setting priorities to support further improvement is one of the most effective and powerful ways to improve the learning outcomes for your child. After School Online Homework Centre Students can now access MyTutor on line at home. Our new ‘online homework centre’, generously supported by Edith Cowan University, is designed to be flexible around after-school music, sport and travel commitments. There are no appointments needed and it can be accessed from home. The Online Homework Centre is staffed by Australian teachers and tutors in maths, English, sciences, online research, study skills and business suites for help with writing feedback and other questions. Students have received their personal access card. When students have a homework question out of school hours, they should sign in at ecu.edu.au/yoututor. Students and parents can also sign into the online homework centre and ask the teacher for a quick tour of how it works or watch the how to video at yourtutor.com.au/watch. P & C Many thanks to the parents who attended the Annual General Meeting of the P & C on the 22 May. A Quorum was successfully achieved and the following office bearers were elected for the next twelve months: President: Sandra Melling, Vice President: Charles Ellis, Treasurer: Sue McHugh, Secretary: Belinda Jamieson, College Board Representative: Monique Bosshard-Curby. The valuable service provided by the P & C in the management of the College Canteen and the College Uniform Shop is enjoyed by all parents and students. More parents contributing just a small amount of time will assist the very hard working few to maintain these services. The P & C meet once per term and this meeting is held on the fifth Tuesday of term at 7.00pm in the Staff Room. Please consider coming along or providing feedback through the representatives listed above. The College and the P & C extend their extreme gratitude to Mrs Nola Steiner, the resigning Chairperson, and to Hennie Botes, the resigning Treasurer of the P & C. Both Nola and Hennie have given an enormous amount of their time to the College and have provided important leadership to the P & C. College Board Update Judy Edwards, after many years of valuable service to John Forrest Council and Board has resigned. The college community is extremely grateful for the enormous support Judy has provided in lobbying for improvements to our buildings and grounds. We welcome two new Community Board members: Lisa Baker, MLA, Member for Maylands and Dr Megan Lloyd, Scientist/ Microbiology and Immunology at UWA. Staff Farewells This term we are saying farewell to Mr Stephen Bauer who is retiring after 30 years at John Forrest. I extend our thanks and best wishes from all members of the college community for his outstanding career in science teaching and contributions to the Bush Ranger Cadets and to our college. Farewell, thanks and best wishes also go to Ms Jemima Flendt (Home Economics) who is taking up a position in a small business and Orysia Ford, Library Officer, taking up a new position at Mercy College. Judy Silsbury, Principal Students commence school—24 July. Assembly—2 August. Year 8 Lightning Carnival—14 August. College Production—17 August. WA School Band Festival—18 August. P & C Meeting—21 August. College Board Meeting—28 August. Student Free Day—31 August. Cricket Academy Day—6 September. Bush Ranger Camp—6-7 September. Athletics Carnival - 11 September. Junior Music Concert—14 September. Assembly—18 September. River Cruise (Year 11) - 21 September. Year Assemblies—24 September. Public Holiday—1 October. Year 12 Examinations—27 September-5 October. DATES TO REMEMBER (Dates are Subject to Change) Please check the John Forrest website for recent updates (Important Dates/Dates for Parents) John D’Orazio Memorial Scholarship Bendigo Bank recognises Georgia Nielsen, a 2011 Year 12 Leaver, by awarding her the Bayswater and Noranda Community Bank’s inaugural John D’Orazio Memorial Scholarship which supports local students with tertiary study costs. Georgia was presented with $5,000 towards her journalism course at Curtin University. FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Transcript of Newsletter Term 2 2012 - John Forrest Secondary College

Page 1: Newsletter Term 2 2012 - John Forrest Secondary College

Term 2 - 2012

Students and teachers have completed a

very busy term with a strong focus on

completing work for final Semester 1

assessments. For the first time all year

groups, Years 8-12, have completed exams,

a new initiative to prepare students for all

important final exams in Year 12. Teachers

and students are working together to

discuss results and setting improvement

targets for Semester 2. Year 9 students

have completed their NAPLAN assessment

in Mathematics and Literacy. NAPLAN

results will be made available to parents in

late August.

Parent Reporting Evening

Our first semester reports were mailed

home at the end of term and provided

important feedback about your child’s

progress. We were delighted with the

number of parents who took advantage of

the opportunity to add to the information

in the report by meeting with teachers on

our Parent Reporting evening. Teachers

and parents working together, setting

priorities to support further improvement

is one of the most effective and powerful

ways to improve the learning outcomes for

your child.

After School Online Homework Centre

Students can now access MyTutor on line

at home. Our new ‘online homework

centre’, generously supported by Edith

Cowan University, is designed to be flexible

around after-school music, sport and travel

commitments. There are no appointments

needed and it can be accessed from home.

The Online Homework Centre is staffed by

Australian teachers and tutors in maths,

English, sciences, online research, study

skills and business suites for help with

writing feedback and other questions.

Students have received their personal

access card. When students have a

homework question out of school hours,

they should sign in at ecu.edu.au/yoututor.

Students and parents can also sign into the

online homework centre and ask the

teacher for a quick tour of how it works or

watch the how to video at

yourtutor.com.au/watch.

P & C

Many thanks to the parents who attended

the Annual General Meeting of the P & C on

the 22 May. A Quorum was successfully

achieved and the following office bearers

were elected for the next twelve months:

President: Sandra Melling, Vice President:

Charles Ellis, Treasurer: Sue McHugh,

Secretary: Belinda Jamieson, College Board

Representative: Monique Bosshard-Curby.

The valuable service provided by the P & C

in the management of the College Canteen

and the College Uniform Shop is enjoyed

by all parents and students. More parents

contributing just a small amount of time

will assist the very hard working few to

maintain these services. The P & C meet

once per term and this meeting is held on

the fifth Tuesday of term at 7.00pm in the

Staff Room. Please consider coming along

or providing feedback through the

representatives listed above.

The College and the P & C extend their

extreme gratitude to Mrs Nola Steiner, the

resigning Chairperson, and to

Hennie Botes, the resigning Treasurer of

the P & C. Both Nola and Hennie have

given an enormous amount of their time to

the College and have provided important

leadership to the P & C.

College Board Update

Judy Edwards, after many years of valuable

service to John Forrest Council and Board

has resigned. The college community is

extremely grateful for the enormous

support Judy has provided in lobbying for

improvements to our buildings and

grounds.

We welcome two new Community Board

members: Lisa Baker, MLA, Member for

Maylands and Dr Megan Lloyd, Scientist/

Microbiology and Immunology at UWA.

Staff Farewells

This term we are saying farewell to

Mr Stephen Bauer who is retiring after 30

years at John Forrest. I extend our thanks

and best wishes from all members of the

college community for his outstanding

career in science teaching and

contributions to the Bush Ranger Cadets

and to our college. Farewell, thanks and

best wishes also go to Ms Jemima Flendt

(Home Economics) who is taking up a

position in a small business and

Orysia Ford, Library Officer, taking up a

new position at Mercy College.

Judy Silsbury, Principal

Students commence school—24 July.

Assembly—2 August.

Year 8 Lightning Carnival—14 August.

College Production—17 August.

WA School Band Festival—18 August.

P & C Meeting—21 August.

College Board Meeting—28 August.

Student Free Day—31 August.

Cricket Academy Day—6 September.

Bush Ranger Camp—6-7 September.

Athletics Carnival - 11 September.

Junior Music Concert—14 September.

Assembly—18 September.

River Cruise (Year 11) - 21 September.

Year Assemblies—24 September.

Public Holiday—1 October.

Year 12 Examinations—27 September-5 October.

DATES TO REMEMBER (Dates are Subject to Change) Please check the John Forrest website for recent updates (Important Dates/Dates for Parents) John D’Orazio Memorial Scholarship

Bendigo Bank recognises Georgia Nielsen, a

2011 Year 12 Leaver, by awarding her the

Bayswater and Noranda Community Bank’s

inaugural John D’Orazio Memorial

Scholarship which supports local students

with tertiary study costs. Georgia was

presented with $5,000 towards her

journalism course at Curtin University.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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STUDENT SERVICES NEWS

Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is held in the Kelso Quad every Wednesday

morning and has been a big success this year with an average

of one hundred students participating each week. The

breakfast consists of a variety of foods, including pancakes,

cereals, yoghurts, toast, cheese toasties, flavoured milk and

milo.

National studies consistently confirm that students

concentrate, think, behave and learn better when they

routinely start their day with breakfast.

It is a credit to the students that our volunteers serving the

breakfast are commenting on how well mannered the

students are.

Many thanks to our volunteers Emma, Graham, Shirley, Carey,

Pam and Phil from the Salvation Army in Catherine Street who

are doing a great job cooking and serving the breakfast. The

Breakfast Club could not function without them. Thanks also

go to Foodbank, who supply most of the breakfast through

their School Breakfast Program, and to MLC Roof Services for

their generous donation to support the Breakfast Club.

Breakfast Club is between 8.10 and 8.45am each Wednesday

in the Kelso Quad and all students are welcome.

Phil Glossop, Chaplain

Luke Adams Foundation speak at Whole College Assembly

Luke Adams and Brett Warner from the Luke Adams Foundation

spoke to our students at the College Assembly this term. The

Luke Adams Foundation seeks to reduce anti-social behaviour

and violence within our communities by raising awareness about

the prevalence of violence and anti-social behaviours, the

repercussions of such behaviours and the need for immediate

action.

The presentation, delivered by Luke and Brett, was based around

choices made in society and the consequences that occur as a

result of these choices.

Luke discussed how his assault has changed his life and affected

his AFL career. He also spoke about the struggles he has had to

overcome his life threatening injuries as a result of his assault.

Luke and Brett spoke about how the negative impact of peer

group pressure, anti-social behaviour, binge drinking and

senseless violence can impact on family and friends’ lives.

Luke and Brett were well received by the students with many

questions being asked of Luke during the presentation.

Phil Glossop, Chaplain

College Uniform

We have been extremely pleased with the efforts of most

students and the support from parents with regards to

college uniform. With the colder weather now upon us it is

important to maintain our high dress standards. In particular,

parents are asked to ensure that only college jackets or

windcheaters are worn (no hoods are allowed for security

reasons) and only uniform items are worn to school.

John Forrest Secondary

College entered the WA

Schools Table Tennis

Competition this term

with eight students

representing the

college from all year

groups. The day was

run very well by the

Table Tennis

Association of WA with

some very good players

attending, including

some State

representatives.

Our college performed

very well. Two of our

teams played against

each other for a place

in the finals with Tyson Cooper and Luke Allymamod winning.

Congratulations to Tyson and Luke as they went on to win the

finals for their division.

Thanks to the students that participated and to

Mr John Campbell for his support and help with the event.

Phil Glossop, Chaplain

WA Schools Table Tennis Competition

LIBRARY SUPPORT

The library is open from

8.00am-4.00pm and at

lunch times for all students.

The recent upper school

exams saw many students

using the library to study

individually or to form

small study groups.

Homework help is available after school on Monday with

Ms Trees and on other days with Mrs Hammond. During the

school holidays the library will be open during the first week

for studying and borrowing books from 8.00am-3.00pm.

Bindy Hammond, Librarian

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John Forrest 50th Anniversary Concert

The college has such a long and rich history of music that it only

seemed fitting to have a concert as part of the 50th Anniversary

celebrations. Past and present students were invited to be

involved in a concert held on Friday 25 May 2012.

The past (from the classes of 1973 to 2011) and present students

and staff generously gave up their time over the three weekends

preceding the concert to prepare performances by a concert

band, jazz band and choir. Many other past and present staff and

students were able to join us in the audience for the concert.

Ex student Ashley Smith (2001) who is now studying at Yale

University, having previously completed studies at UWA and

NAMA, happened to be in Perth for the concert and wowed the

audience with two fabulous pieces for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet.

On the night we were privileged to hear from past staff members,

Les Peirce and Ted Lewis, who recounted their experiences at the

College to a captivated audience. Some of Ted’s ex students also

shared their stories of their time at John Forrest.

It was a fabulous night of music making and a walk back through

the music history of the school courtesy of photo boards and

reminiscences of our past students and staff.

Congratulations Raureti ...

Raureti Engelen (Year 10), one of our very talented percussionists,

has been invited to join the percussion ensemble of Perth Modern

School. Raureti is one of only four external students who have

been invited to join. The ensemble will be performing in this

year's Opus Concert. The concert is intended to showcase the

best ensembles from the Department of Education at the Perth

Concert Hall this July.

Stephanie Parr, Specialist Music Teacher

MUSIC NEWS

SURVEYING THE COMMUNITY

Thank you for taking the time to complete our Community Survey. Please return it to the Front Office Student Foyer by

Friday 3 August 2012 together with your Raffle Ticket for a $50 Voucher prize. The prize winner will be notified in the next

newsletter.

2012 BOOK WEEK: CHAMPIONS READ

Does your world need more awesome?

Come and meet Derek Landy with the latest in his

Skulduggery Pleasant Series at the John Forrest Secondary

College Gymnasium on 20 August at 6.00pm.

Bring your siblings, parents and friends to this free and

exciting event. You can also get your books signed by the

author.

THANK YOU TO BUNNINGS MORLEY

On 5 June the Manager (Julian Page) and the Activities Officer

(Kirsty Green) from the Morley Bunnings store visited the

College and the students in the Step Up Program. As a thank

you and token of appreciation students and staff presented

them with a Certificate of Appreciation for their recent donations

of soil, fertilizers, plants, tools and their skills to assist the Step

Up gardening project to change

The certificate was

presented by our

Principal Judy Silsbury

in the garden where

the students were keen to point out the vegetables that are being

grown. Following the presentation an informal morning tea was

enjoyed by all before Kirsty gave the students a lesson on

compatibility planting and assisted them to prepare and plant 48

jiffy pots with a variety of seeds; marigolds, capsicum, tomatoes

and carrots.

Greg Joyce, Step Up Program Coordinator

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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION LEARNING AREA NEWS

SOCCER

This year John Forrest has a Senior Boys Soccer team competing

in the School Sport WA Champion Schools Soccer Competition.

In preparation for the season our team played a scratch match

against the Guildford Grammar Second XI and in the competition

to date have played two home games.

On 16 May

John Forrest

played

Ellenbrook

Community

College. At

half time the

score was 1:1

but with few

substitutes on

the bench John

Forrest was not able to match the Ellenbrook team in the second

half and were defeated … we will not mention the score. Our

second game against Mt Lawley was a much better performance

and even though this game was of a higher standard John

Forrest was defeated 5:2.

On the 27 June the boys enjoyed their first win of the season

playing in a very competitive game against St Andrews Grammar.

The score was 3:1—a very confident performance.

The boys have one game left to play and they intend to get

another win. The most important ingredient in this team has

been their incredible sense of humour. They just enjoy playing

soccer and represent their

college well! Diane Papas, Physical Education Teacher

NETBALL NEWS

Netball students have been

competing in the most

important inter-school

tournament for 2012

throughout Term 2. Five

teams have represented

John Forrest in the WA

Champion Schools

Tournament this year. Two

Year 8 teams, two Year 9/10

teams and one Open Team.

On 11 May our teams

competed in the first stage of

Champion Schools at

Wanneroo Netball Centre.

Three teams progressed on

to the second stage of the championships, the Inter-Zone Finals.

On 14 June Year 8 Team 1 played Mercedes College at Mercedes.

This was a very challenging encounter and unfortunately our

Year 8s did not win. However they played extremely well against

a team who has played together for some time.

On 25 June Year 9/10 Team 1 and 11/12 Open Team were

victorious over their respective rivals Helena and Matre Dai

Colleges. Both teams enjoyed convincing wins in their Inter-

Zone Finals. Now these two teams will progress on to the third

stage of the Champion Schools Netball Tournament in Term 3 –

the Elimination Finals at Fremantle Netball Centre.

Congratulations to all Netball students who competed in this

tournament. You are wonderful ambassadors for our college.

TENNIS NEWS China Stars International Friendly Games

Match Play Days Tennis

Match play days this term were held at the Robertson Park

Tennis Club and Sorrento Tennis Club. The matches were played

on hard courts and synthetic grass and students competed in a

round robin format, with each match lasting about 20 minutes.

There were some great matches and some incredible shots

made. We also had a special guest attend the Match Play Day at

Sorrento when former student Jake Hawthorne came along.

Jake played in the event giving some very tough matches for the

students. Jake currently plays Division 1 Men’s pennants and

coaches at Bayswater Tennis Club. He has also completed his

Bachelor of Event, Sport and Recreation Management and is a

great role model for the Tennis students.

The divisional winners for the Sorrento competition were: Finn Keady, Hamish Sykes, Sateki A’Vard, William Cook, Ke Wen Lim,

Steff Colley, Maddison Cooper, Nikita Hill, Brock Harper, Harshard Hirani and Alex Downey John Campbell, Specialist Tennis Teacher

Ten students from John Forrest Secondary College’s Specialist Tennis

Program and their coach, John Campbell, took an eight day trip to

Beijing to take part in the China Stars International Friendly Games

during the Easter holidays. 250 students from Australia, New Zealand,

South Africa and China took part, the largest number of participants

since the games started. John Forrest was the only Public School

present at the games.

The students each played five matches against Chinese teams and

were able to play at the National Tennis Centre at the Olympic Venue.

Alex Downey didn’t lose a match and the girls played some of the top

Chinese players.

The trip also included great cultural visits to The Great Wall, The

Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, The Summer Palace, The Temple

of Heaven and of course shopping in the markets.

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CROSS COUNTRY

The John Forrest Secondary College Phys Ed staff would like to thank all the

students that took part in the first ever John Forrest Cross Country event held on

the 2 May. Many students took part in the event and had to run a 3km course

around the college grounds. From this event a team of 24 competitors were

selected to represent the College at the School Sport WA Cross Country

Championships held at McGillivray Oval on 25 May. The team had solid results on

the day with many participants running personal bests, with the course ranging

from 3km for lower school runners and 6km for the upper school boys.

A big thank you goes to Mr Campbell who brought muffins and fruit for the

competitors.

Sam McShane, Phys Ed Teacher

HOT SHOTS TENNIS

This term the Year 11 Tennis and Cricket Certificate II students were

introduced to the Tennis Australia Hot Shots Tennis Program. The students

were involved in a two and a half hour course run by Tennis West. The course

took students through basic coaching techniques, games and activities that

children aged between three and seven can do in order to develop basic

tennis skills. The Hot Shot Program is a modified coaching program and uses

small racquets, soft tennis balls and reduced count size to ensure the young

tennis players develop the appropriate skills and have fun.

John Campbell, HOLA—Health & Physical Education

AFL FINALS

It has been another big year for the junior and senior boys AFL teams. The

senior boys finished off their competition in week 7 and finished second

on the ladder. For the Year 12s, this was their last chance to represent the

College in AFL and they thoroughly enjoyed representing John Forrest

with pride. Betta Tran, Brendan Campbell, Mark Vader, Jacob Willcock and

Ben Lynn led from the front each week.

The junior boys have had an outstanding season so far. They recently

won their last pool game against Ballajura Community College to finish on

top of all schools in the district and will now progress through to the next

round to play against Trinity College. This is the first time it has happened

in five years and all the boys are extremely proud of their efforts and

excited for the next challenge. The game will be held on the 5 July. A big

thank you to all staff and parents who have come down over the duration

of the season to help out and cheer on the team.

Reece Phoenix and Sam Davis, Physical Education Teachers

YEAR 12 CERTIFICATE II COACHING CAMP

During the last week of Term 1 43 Year 12 students visited Corrigin District High

School, Kondinin Primary School and Kulin District High School to showcase

their coaching skills.

The students used their excellent coaching skills in the areas of AFL, soccer,

netball, cricket, basketball and tennis to coach students from pre-school to

Year 10.

The country schools look forward to our students offering their expertise and

from the Deputy’s Desk – the Kulin District High School Newsletter quoted “The

visiting students were fantastic and inspiring. It was a great chance to be instructed

by some serious and talented up and coming coaches.”

A special thank you goes to the Netball girls who coached Kulin’s netball teams

and to the Tennis students who had a hit with the local tennis club members. Thanks also goes to William Kirk and Hazwani Raymond

who had the Kulin students hip-hopping during the lunch break!

The Camp gave the students an appreciation of country life, away from fast food outlets and electronic gadgets!!! Peta Verco, Specialist Cricket Teacher

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The world of work hit home for our Year 10 students during the

period May 28 to June 1. The week after they concluded their

first taste of exams they found themselves allocated to one of a

number of employers across the metropolitan area. With the

administrative help of SEITA (Swan Education Industry Training

Association) 63 Year 10 students were sent out to some very

interesting locations. We had students at the Forrestfield

Marshalling Yards, a powder coating firm, fitness clubs,

restaurants and cafés, veterinarian clinics and a variety of retail

situations.

We at John Forrest passionately believe in the work experience

program. The students are prepared thoroughly through their

Careers lessons undertaken in Society and Environment. The

Work Experience Program is not so much about getting the

students a job but more about them enhancing general

employability competencies.

We hope that the Year 10s will demonstrate: an ability to follow

instructions, an ability to work independently, the ability to work

as a member of a team and the ability to work in a safe manner.

In class our students are thoroughly briefed on the latest

information on occupational health and safety. Further, we

expect our students to show initiative, to be able to problem

solve and think on their feet.

On the whole, our students did their College proud. We received

a great deal of complementary feedback from employers. A

number of students have been offered casual employment, and

some have been offered apprenticeships/traineeships.

Parents can rightly feel very proud of their sons and daughters.

Not surprisingly, after having very sore feet for a week and

getting very tired, some of our students have decided that

staying at school for a bit longer is a pretty good option.

Vic Grzejszczyk (Head of Learning) Society and Environment.

YEAR 10s JOIN THE WORK FORCE!

A letter of thanks has been received on behalf of the uniform shop for

donations made to the children of the Sunshine House, an orphanage

in Cambodia. Thanks also go to Doug Chisholm, our Faults

Coordinator. Doug has a close relationship with Sunshine House and

has visited Cambodia several times. Having seen the needs of the

children Doug coordinated the non-current items from the uniform

shop to be donated to Awareness Cambodia for use in Sunshine

House. The children of the orphanage also wear navy skirts and

trousers for school so our old uniform items are perfect for them!

It is wonderful that the clothes that are no longer current uniform can

be put to such a good use to help the children in the orphanage.

UNIFORMS FOR CAMBODIA

John Forrest Secondary College will be

hosting a group of Japanese students

from its sister school Koshigaya Nishi

High School in August 2012. We are

looking for friendly supportive families who are willing to host a

student during their stay in Australia and be a part of this

valuable school program.

When: Saturday 4 to Monday 13 August 2012 (9 nights)

What is needed: Apart from friendship, host families only need

to provide a bed (a mattress is OK) and meals for the students.

Shoji Australia act as guardians for the students during their stay

and offer 24 hour bilingual support to students and host families.

Families will be given a financial contribution to cover the

student’s living expenses. The students will

attend John Forrest Secondary College with

your child(ren) for ESL lessons and do other

activities during normal school hours.

Why: It’s rewarding and fun for families to experience another

culture, share their experiences learning about Australia and form

international friendships. This is a beneficial program for the

college so we hope you will be involved.

If you are interested in being a host family please call Shoji

Australia on 9385 6911 for more information or email Jenni at

[email protected] or simply complete an

application form online at https://shojiaustralia.com.au/

hostfamily_application_select.html.

2012 YEAR BOOK - Students love to look back on their school years and reminisce. Each year staff and students work

towards providing a glossy full colour brochure comprising

highlights and accomplishments of all our students.

The Year Book contribution covers all costs of producing and

printing this brochure. If you have not already paid for your

2012 Year Book and would like to place an order ready for the

end of the year please complete the payment slip enclosed.

Please be aware that only students with photo permission can be published in

the Year Book. If you would like to change your child’s photo permission status

please contact the front office on 9473 4000.

FRIENDLY REMINDER

COLLEGE CHARGES for Years 11 and 12 are now

due. Year 8-10 charges are due by the end of

Term 3.

Please contact Fiona Bode to arrange for

payment (T: 9473 4017,

E: [email protected]).

Alternatively visit Fiona at the Front Office.

COTTAGE AND STAFF CAR PARK—A reminder

not to use the cottage or staff parking areas for

dropping off and picking up students.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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BUSH RANGERSBUSH RANGERSBUSH RANGERSBUSH RANGERS

Adventure CampAdventure CampAdventure CampAdventure Camp!!!!

We’re at it again! Taking time off school to have fun in the great

outdoors. Challenging our fears, adrenalin pumping, team

building doesn't get any better than this. The Bush Ranger

Program educates cadets not only about our environment, but

also in personal growth. At Ern Halliday, Suzi Houghton and

Liam Vu, overcame their personal fears

of heights and achieved the conquest

of their first abseil.

Heidi Strickland overcame her fears of

the dark and claustrophobia to take

part in the 220m artificial caving system

challenge.

And ... Tylah Williams, normally the little angel, quiet as

a mouse, sailed through the air upside-down

screaming "yee ha" as she flew down from a double

storey tower on a flying fox.

Other activities included volley ball, archery, The BIG

Drop, movies, a sing-a-long, eating and more eating,

walking in the bush and heaps more. The cadets

worked hard as a team to stack milk crates, building a

tower high enough to 'nearly' touch the roof of the

gymnasium and to ascend the swinging log challenge

of Jacob's Ladder. At night we played spot light and

shared a campfire.

I have been a Bush Ranger Instructor for eleven years

and every year in the program I believe I have had the

most fun and enjoyed the company of the best

students that our College has to offer - I am happy to

say each year I am proven wrong! Bush Rangers is an

amazing program that offers students personal

growth, in knowledge, in character and in friendship -

and did I mention its all free!

Life just doesn't get any better than this !!!

Kevin Fletcher

JFSC Bush Ranger Unit Coordinator

Ten openings exist for Semester 2. These will be filled on a first come first served basis. Further opportunities will exist in February 2013.

See Mr Fletcher for application forms.

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John Forrest Secondary College

180 Drake Street MORLEY WA 6062 T: 9473 4000 F: 9272 6504 E: [email protected] www.johnforrest.wa.edu.au

Congratulations to Rhys Hopper who was recently selected as a member of the Hockey U16 State Schoolboys Selection Tournament

Team and went on to win the The Bevan George Shield. Well done Rhys.

Congratulations to Nikeya Leonard on your selection to the Western Australian U18s Girls’ Junior Indoor Cricket team. The team will be

competing at the 2012 Australian Indoor Cricket Junior National Championships to be held in Brisbane this July. Well done and good

luck Nikeya.

Congratulations to Keanu Pinder on your selection to the WA 2012 State Basketball Team to compete at the National Schools

Championships in Melbourne this August. Well done and good luck Keanu.

Congratulations to Raureti Engelen, Rachel Fallon, Kimberley Millar and Nefeli Perdikouli who were elected as Year 10 Student

Councillors for Semester 2 2012.

BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE Recognition of Outstanding Achievement at John Forrest Secondary College

Year 8

Hilmi Abdul Hanif ................................. Mathematics

Kevin Carlson ......................................... Cricket

Mackenzie Edmonds ........................... Physical Education

Blake Gale ............................................... English (ESU)

Rebecca Harris ....................................... English

..................................................................... Italian

..................................................................... Materials Technology

..................................................................... Society & Environment

Jasmyn Hesford .................................... Media Studies

Finn Keady .............................................. Tennis

Erica Ketterer ......................................... Drama

..................................................................... English

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Science

..................................................................... Society & Environment

..................................................................... Specialist Music

Thien Y La ............................................... Physical Education

Ke Wen Lim ............................................ Instrumental & Ensemble Music

..................................................................... Visual Art

Michael Lockyer .................................... English

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Music Awareness

..................................................................... Science

..................................................................... Society & Environment

Denzel Mahusay ................................... Dance

Patricia Negro ........................................ Physical Education

Quoc Nguyen ........................................ Health

Maithili Patel .......................................... Design & Technology

Theodore Ransel Rondero ................. Japanese

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Science

Ashley Rowe ..........................................Computer Literacy

Year 9

Emily Anderson ..................................... English

Emmanuel Carandang ........................ Metals & Motion

..................................................................... Woodwork

Elizabeth Cartledge ............................. Woodwork

Tonia Curby ............................................ Instrumental & Ensemble Music

..................................................................... Media Studies

..................................................................... Science

Brianda Delgado ................................... Visual Art

Alexander Downey .............................. Mathematics

..................................................................... Science

..................................................................... Technical Drawing

..................................................................... Tennis

Jarrah Duckett ....................................... Drama

..................................................................... English

Jarrah Duckett ....................................... Society & Environment

Lyric Duckett .......................................... Drama

Carly Fallon ............................................. Society & Environment

Jenny Huang .......................................... Computing

..................................................................... Japanese

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Science

..................................................................... Society & Environment

..................................................................... Specialist Music

Sheldon Kitto ......................................... Football Studies

Merissa Lekhoathy ............................... Craft & Clothing

..................................................................... Physical Education

Mayman Mang ....................................... Health

Jehovanis Manirakiza .......................... Physical Education

Shaely Martin ......................................... English

Mitchell Parker ...................................... Italian

Hamish Sykes ......................................... Mathematics

Isabella Ward ......................................... Netball

Jeffrey Willey .......................................... Cricket

Year 10

Madeleine Bradford ............................. Netball

Madison Cooper ................................... Society & Environment

Annisa Duncan ...................................... Health

Raureti Engelen ..................................... Instrumental & Ensemble Music

Rachel Fallon .......................................... Computing

Corey Henneberry ................................ Society & Environment

Nikita Hill ................................................. Visual Art

Harshad Hirani ....................................... Football Studies

Arunmaniraj Kamaraju Shanthi ....... Cricket

..................................................................... Japanese

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Specialist Music

Michelle Mack ........................................ English

..................................................................... Society & Environment

Kimberley Millar .................................... English

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Science

..................................................................... Tennis

..................................................................... Woodwork

Nefeli Perdikouli ................................... Celebrating with Food

..................................................................... Dance

..................................................................... Drama

..................................................................... English

..................................................................... Mathematics

..................................................................... Media Studies

..................................................................... Science

Wayde Tomlinson ................................ Science

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS—SEMESTER 1

Congratulations go to the following Year 5, 6 and 7 students on their selection into the John Forrest Specialist Sports Programs:

Cricket Academy

Reece Abrams, Lane Berry, Liam Brooks, Zac Cawdron, Jake Clune, Isaac Daniels, Connor Dimech, Jacob Gittos, Izik Jaarola,

William Ketterer, Jay Meghani, Cameron Todd, Liam Walton, Zac Webb, James Whitehurst, Taylor Williams.

Specialist Netball Program

Helen Abreha, Caidi Anderson, Amber Cannon, Amie Clamp, Courtney Clements, Rachael Davies, Tanya Johnson, Alex Killick,

Chelsy Loveridge, Lucy Pacino, Candice Ratana, Abbie Roberts, Kiana Sharp, Rachel Simpson, Megan Taylor, Katie Teao, Taylah

Tomlinson, Chelsea Wortley, Chloe White, Samantha Wiggers.

Specialist Tennis Program

Alfie Adams, Kevin Banwell, Nikola Dotlic, Daniel Downey,MacKenzie Epps, William Harrison, Isaac Karafilis-Smith, Benjamin Mok,

Ryan Needham, Jason Poole and Paul Tu.