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PARENT BULLETIN AUGUST 2012

Elderslie High School Educating all students to achieve their personal best

FROM THE PRINCIPALTerm 2 ended with another successfulschool musical. It was great to know thatover 70 students were involved in thisyear’s production of ‘Singing In the Rain’.Congratulations to everyone involved!

We start this term by welcoming somenew staff members. Ms C Golden wassuccessful through merit selection inobtaining a teaching position in our TASHome Ec faculty. Ms Golden comes toour school with a wealth of experience inthe Textiles and Design field. Mr GStanley was appointed as our schoolchaplain as a result of our successfulapplication to the Commonwealthgovernment. Ms Crossingham was alsosuccessful in gaining the head teacherPDHPE through merit seleection and sheofficially started in the position at theend of term 2. As a result Ms Chanter hastaken up the role of Year 9 Year Adviser.We also welcomed back Ms Symkowiak,our Year 7, 9 and 11 Deputy Principal.During her leave Mrs Amos and Mr Burkeshared the DP role, and we would like tothank them for all their hard work anddedication in completing all the tasksassociated with this important role.

There have been a number of events,since our last bulletin, within the Region,State and Interstate where our studentswere selected to showcase their skillsand talents. I have had feedback fromDEC staff and community membersexpressing their appreciation andrecognition of our students’ behaviour,commitment and performance. Thefollowing students have been recognisedand are to be congratulated: KaraValente (selected as EHS’s PublicEducation Ambassador); Todd Thurlow(NSWPSSA Hockey Trials umpire andselection as the NSW umpire for NationalTrials to be held in August); Jamie-LeeTurner (who performed at the SouthWestern Sydney Regional Awards Night

for the NSW Training Awards), AndrewLoomes (selected as a member of theSWS Region Student RepresentativeCouncil), and Erin Middleton andLachlan Macdonald who were SchoolEducation Directors for a Day duringEducation Week shadowing Mr P Smith,School Education Director, Macarthur.

We were also very proud of our Year 12debaters, Kahli Bailey, SuzannaMoschetti, Alicia Sullivan and MitchellChristie, who competed in thePremier’s Debating Challenge. Theirachievements to the State semi-finalswere recognised by our RegionalDirector, Mr Dizdar. I have included hiscomments that were part of recentmessage to all schools in SW Sydney:

“Premier’s Debating Challenge Years 11 &12 – Elderslie High School

Congratulations to Elderslie High School onreaching the last four of the Premier’sDebating Challenge. There are manybenefits of debating programs in our schoolsfor our students including: Development of rigorous and critical

thinking Development of mental and emotional

maturity Effective communication and persuasion

skill development Fostering analytical and research skills Enhancing listening and note taking skills

To progress through several knockoutrounds to reach the final four schools inNSW is a great achievement and one thatour staff, students and Meredith Fawcett,Principal, Elderslie High School shouldrightfully be proud of.”

Elderslie High School was alsorecognised in NSW Parliament. Noticewas given on 31 May 2012 by ChrisPatterson, Member for Camden inrelation to our Royal Easter ShowAchievements. The notice as stated inparliament is on the next page.

PARENT BULLETINAUGUST 2012

Upcoming Events

14 August P&C Meeting 25/26 Aug Penrith Show 26 August Rural Olympics 26 August Dance Blitz

Eisteddfod 26 August Tournament of

Minds 29,30,31 Aug SWS Drama

Festival 31 August Mind Marathon 4 September Yr 10 Vietnam

Performance 5 September D of E Bronze

afternoon 6/7 Sept CHS Athletics 7 September Dance Spec

2012 10 Sept Yr 11 Prelim

Exam Week 11 Sept P & C Meeting

See back page for more details

Inside This Issue

Principal’s Report 1-2Student Premier’s Award 3Pat Farmer Visits 4Textiles 5School Musical 6CAPA Update 6-7SPORT 8-9Careers 10Welfare 11Almost Famous 12Science Week 12Proposed Calendar 13



Trade Training CentreThe Construction facility (part of the Macarthur TradeCentre) was handed over to the school during week 1.

Shortly our Students will be using this facility, along withstudents from Elizabeth Macarthur and Camden HighSchools. This state-of-the-art facility is a valuable asset forour school communities and I would like to acknowledgethe work of Ms L Kenny (SWS VET Consultant and ex-EHSstaff member for her hours of commitment and supportin the application process), Ms A Hughes (SWS QualityTeaching Consultant, Vocational Education), Ms M Allan(Principal Officer, Trades Training Vocational Education inSchools Directorate), our staff (including Mr Buckley, MrClipsham, Ms Wheeler) and the Principals and staff ofCamden and Elizabeth Macarthur High Schools. Here aresome photographs of the new facility.

SED For a DAY Phtotographs

Erin Middleton (Year 10) and Lachlan Macdonald (Year 9)with Mr Peter Smith, School Education Director,Macarthur.

Mrs Fawcett, Principal

P&C MEETINGATTENTION PARENTS

Our next Parent Meeting will be held on Tuesday 14August 2012, 7.30pm in the School Library.

At this meeting we hope to reform our Elderslie HighSchool P&C.

Please come along and give your most appreciatedsupport.



The Premier’s Student VolunteeringAwardNow is the time for all Year 9 and Year 10 to get on lineand register all of their volunteering hours. During theexams if you were a reader or writer, get those hourslogged. Did you referee or umpire at the Primary Schools’Gala Day? Get those hours logged. If you mentor, tutor,SRC or raise money, get logged on. Are you involved inany activity which you donate your time to help others?Get registered and log the hours.

Two students this year have achieved their DiamondAward, 80 hours, 2 have reached the Gold standard, 2 theSilver and 4 the Bronze. Many others have not registered,it is easy and it will look great if you are keen to apply fora job in the future.

So if you are in Years 9 or 10 see Mrs Rouen, Ms Zammitt,Mr Kafartaris, Tim Hiron or Lachlan Arundall to sign youup and get your hours counted.

Meet Our School ChaplainHi, my name is Gary Stanley, and Ihave recently been appointed in therole of chaplain at Elderslie HighSchool. Let me introduce myself, I am25 years of age and originally fromEngland, I have been in Australia since2007. I am married to Lauren and

together we live and work at Teen Ranch Australia – aChristian campsite just down the road in Cobbitty. I haveover 7 years’ experience in working with children andyoung people in different contexts; church, sport and inoutdoor education. I am currently working towards adiploma in theology. I’m really excited about combiningthe two roles, both at Teen Ranch and chaplaincy atElderslie High School.

What will I be doing?Chaplains have long been involved in the Australianlandscape, through emergency services, hospitals, thedefence forces and even professional sports teams. As aschool chaplain/youth worker I am there to offer theschool community an additional dimension of care andsupport. I will be available to students dealing with issuesranging from family breakdown and loneliness to drugabuse, grief or other crisis situations, to access thesupport they need. I am at the school to provide alistening ear and a caring presence for students in crisisand those who just need a friendly chat. I am not there asa counsellor but am able to provide referrals toprofessionals such as school counsellors. My role will alsobe to provide a reference point for addressing social,religious or spiritual issues.

Gary Stanley, Chaplain

SOCIAL SCIENCE REPORTThe Social Sciences Faculty would like to congratulate anumber of students who received Certificates of Merit inthe recent Australian Geography Competition. Thecompetition takes place in three levels, Junior for Years 7and 8, Intermediate for students under 16 in Years 9 and10, and senior for students over 16 including Years 11 and12.

Mara Aplin, Joshua Coleman, Mai O-Regan, Emily Burden,Lauren Caines, Emma Creasey, Georgia Mazurkiewicz,Matthew Murphy, Brooke Murray, Jordan Pieri, TaylorKrmac, Paulo Locano and Abby Moroney received Creditcertificates; Jordan Berrell, Christopher Mazurkiewicz,Oscar Dell, Sean Lewis and Emily McCarthy receivedDistinction certificates; Andrew Gardner and AlexO’Flynn received High Distinctions.

Congratulations to all the students who participated. Theschool had a large 45 percent of students who attemptedthe Australian Geography competition awarded withMerit Certificates.

Last semester two groups of students took part inFieldwork days for Geography. Both days were highlysuccessful and enjoyed by the students. Year 10Geography students went to Warilla Beach to examinethe management of a Coastal area and Year 9 studentsvisited Pyrmont Ultimo to examine a community that has,and is undergoing rapid change because of Globalisation.All students gained enormously from being able to see inreal life what we have been teaching in class. The value ofthese experiences cannot be underestimated in helpingstudents to understand how the world around them ischanging and what role they can play.

Below are some of the photographs taken on the day,including a beach managed to protect houses from stormdamage rather thanfor recreation.



PAT FARMER TO VISIT EHSInspiration and Motivation Speaker will be speaking toYears 11 and 12 on the 13 August 2012.

Pat Famer has transformed his interest of ultra-marathonrunning into a professional career – setting and breakingworld records globally, while simultaneously raising fundsfor charities and medical research programs.

On 19 February 2012, after 20,919 agonising kilometres,Pat completed The Greatest Run in History – an incredibletrek from the North Pole to the South Pole. Aftercompleting the North Pole he ran through Canada, USA,Mexico, Panama, the Darien Jungle and deserts of Peruand Chile, prior to commencing the final leg runningthrough the Antarctica onto the South Pole. Pat ranthrough 14 countries, completing 2 marathons per daywith no days off, for a total of 10 months and 13 days.Pat recorded his journey in “Pole to Pole: One Man, 20Million Steps”. It shows not just his remarkable physicalresilience, but his exceptional mental strength to refuseto quit and the ability to overcome pain day after day.

CONGRATULATIONS

Gabrielle Plain, Year 8, whocaptained the Sydney Metro Teamthat participated in, and won theAustralian U/15 RegionalChampionship in softball held inRockhampton in July 2012.

Year 11 ITT Excursion to the SydneyWood ShowThis excursion was provided to enrich the knowledge andexperience of students studying Industrial TechnologyTimber. It provided a unique opportunity to investigatetimber working tools including the latest technologiesavailable, the Intech display of the HSC major projectsfrom 2011 (note our student Jack Cavanagh was invited todisplay his work at this prestigious exhibition) and thechance to purchase timber for their next project.

During term 3 students will complete their Yr 11 majorproject, a personally designed and crafted wall mirror.The unique timbers available will provide them varied andchallenging opportunities. The photograph attachedshows the students standing in front of ANZ Stadium atHomebush Bay with their timber purchases. Now inspiredwith this unique opportunity we anticipate fabulousresults.

G Clipsham, A MillsIndustrial Technology Timber teachers

Year 10 Child StudiesYear 10 Child Studies have been studying a unit called“The Learning Curve”. As part of this unit the studentshave had the opportunity to take home “Ellie” thecomputerised baby.

Some of the students share their experiences about howthey felt when the baby cried and they had to hold thekey in until she stopped crying.

“I was annoyed, I like sleeping”“I was confused”“I was angry”“I was tired, frustrated and impatient”“I was happy that she cried”“I was proud”

Only one student so far has wanted to take the babyhome for a second night!

Mrs R Ulrich



Year 9 TextilesStudents have finished making winter onesies (all in onepyjamas). Our onesies were made from polar fleece andwere very warm and cuddly. A designer touch was addedto make them original. Some students stitched on hoods,pockets, names and even a duck beak!

We had lots of fun making and wearing our new pyjamas!Peter Alexander look out!!!!

Rebecca Roe, Tonille Reynolds

Year 11 TextilesThe girls have just completed their toy creations. As aclass we experimented with many new techniquesincluding fabric dyeing, fabric manipulation andembroidery. The projects included teddy bears, stuffedtoys and childrens’ play mats. The class has producedsome outstanding projects including the yo-yo monkeysand a very creative owl.

Well done on all your efforts!

Public Speaking Update 2012The Quota Student of the Year Competition is an annualevent hosted by the Quota Club of Camden. The localFinal was held on Wednesday, 27th June, 2012 at CamdenCivic Centre. This year William Bancroft and LaurenFranek from Year 11 represented Elderslie High School inthe competition. Both students presented informativeand entertaining speeches and were a credit to ourschool.

The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award is an annualevent held by The Arts Unit. The competition was held onWednesday, 25th July, 2012 at Leumeah High School. Thisyear Alexander O’Flynn and Lachlan Macdonald from Year9 represented Elderslie High School in the competition.Lachlan won the event and will now compete in theRegional Final on the 16th August, 2012.

Brooke Murray and Lachlan Macdonald from Year 9 havebeen selected to host the VIP Showcase of the SouthWestern Sydney Drama Festival during Week 7 of thisterm. Congratulations to Brooke and Lachlan!

Ms Dennis



Debating UpdateCongratulations to the Year 12 Debating team, consistingof Suzanna Moschetti, Alicia Sullivan, Kahli Bailey andMitchell Christie on their win over Orange High School inthe State Quarter Final. The Year 12 team went on tocompete in the State semi-final against Sydney Boys HighSchool. Unfortunately the team was defeated at thislevel. Congratulations, top 4 in the State!

Congratulations Year 11 Debating team, consisting ofClaire Meikle, Clair Garrity, Jennifer Freeman and IsabellaWisniewska were narrowly defeated in Round 3 againstHurlstone Agricultural High School. Well done, girls!

Congratulations to the Year 9 and Year 10 Debating Teamson a successful campaign in 2012. The Year 10 teamconsisting of Elizabeth Knowles, Kara Valente, MadeleineNewcombe, Lachlan Burke, Zoe Martin and Todd Thurlow,won their Round 1 and 2 debates against ElizabethMacarthur High School, as too did our Year 9 teamconsisting of Andrew Loomes, Lachlan Macdonald, RyanMalcolm, Alex O’Flynn, Stella Kowalick, and BrookeMurray. Round 3 saw Year 9 take on Year 10 with Year 9winning the debate and the zone. The Inter - Zone Finalagainst Bass Hill High School will be in the next twoweeks. Good luck team!

The Year 8 Debate Team consisting of Mara Aplin, JanayeFarrell, Tayler Buckley, Emily Morgan and Jonathan Khalilwon their Round 1 Debate against CampbelltownPerforming Arts High School. Unfortunately our Year 7Team consisting of Hannah Trethewy, Gillian Kowalick,Ava Whatman, Lillian Ralston, Amber-Jayne Mathews,Gabriella Price, Chloe Williamson, Brianna Milburn, CaseyWalsh, Ashleigh McMurdo and Natalia Rimceski weredefeated in their Round 1 debate. Both teams are lookingforward to their round 2 encounters next week.

Best of luck to all of our teams in the coming weeks!!

Ms Dennis

Mock Trials UpdateOur Mock Trial team consisting of Claire Meikle, IsabellaWisniewska, Brad Pearson, Jennifer Freeman from Year 11and Tianna Bell, Lachlan Burke and Erin Middleton fromYear 10. The students have been working hard duringlunchtimes and after school to perfect their knowledge ofthe legal system, court processes and the case they arestudying. The team competed strongly in Round 5defeating Mt Carmel Catholic School. Congratulationsteam!

Ms S Dennis

SCHOOL MUSICAL

Congratulations to all of the students whoparticipated in the presentation of Singin’ In The Rain tothe school community on the 29th – 30th June, 2012 in theSchool Hall. The EHS Orchestra, EHS Stage Crew, Cast andthe CAPA Faculty worked tirelessly to present one of theall time classic musicals of today. Over 450 people viewedthe three evening performances and students fromElderslie Public School, Cobbitty Public School andMawarra Public School viewed the Matinee performance.Lots of people who attended commented on theenthusiasm and talent of all involved. We would also liketo thank our kind sponsors: Café Cruizin2u, Blockbuster,Runnymede Technologies, Centre Stage Dance Studio,Barbara Easton Dance Studio, R Newman & Sons, SWSTraining, Campbelltown Theatre Group, MacarthurAwards and Macarthur Fancy Dress. Thank you to all whosupported our School Musical in 2012. We hope to seeyou back in 2013!!

Creative and Performing Arts Faculty

CAPA UpdateOn Tuesday, 31st July, 2012 the Year 12 CAPA studentspresented their HSC performances and projects to anaudience of parents and friends. The students would liketo take this opportunity to thank all of the people whoattended on the evening for their support. We also wishthe Year 12 students the best of luck in their upcomingPractical Examinations.

The next CAPA Evening will be Year 7 on Tuesday, 18thSeptember, 2012. Please some along and support theMusic and Visual Arts classes, as well as the DanceEnsemble and Junior Drama Ensemble.

This year we will be compiling a Dance Calendar for 2012that will be on sale at Dance Spectacular. The studentswere photographed for the Calendar on Friday, 10th

August, 2012 in the school grounds. Make sure youpurchase one, they make a great Christmas present!

On Sunday, 26th August, 2012 the Year, 8, 9, 10 DanceElective classes and the Dance Company will becompeting in the Dance Blitz Eisteddfod at AmbarvaleHigh School. Permission notes are due to the box in theStudio by Wednesday, 22nd August, 2012.

On Sunday, 29th July, 2012 the Dance Ensemble,Transition Dance Ensemble and Dance Companyperformed in the Sydney Eisteddfod at the ScienceTheatre, University of NSW. Congratulations to all of thestudents who performed and thank you to all who cameto enjoy our performances! Also a special thank you to MsFairweather from Mawarra Public School, Ms Gallowayfrom Elderslie Public School and Ms Winslet from CobbittyPublic School for their support with the Dance TransitionProgram.



The Dance Company, Dance Ensemble and the Junior andSenior Ballroom Dance Ensemble are also looking forwardto performing at the Australian Dance Challenge onSunday, 9th September, 2012 at Rooty Hill RSL. The time isto be advised.

Isabelle Robinson from Year 7 was accepted to attend theJunior State Dance Camp, which was held at the SydneyDance Company studios. The Dance Camp included avariety of workshops in different styles of dance taught byindustry professionals. Isabelle attended Camp 2 on the25th – 27th July. Isabelle thoroughly enjoyed theexperience.

Our State dancer, Kara Valente of Year 10 has performedthroughout the year with the State Dance Company. Kararecently performed at the Sydney Regional Dance Festivaland as part of the ‘flashmob’ piece that coincided withEducation week. Kara is thoroughly enjoying her timewith the State Dance Company.

Elderslie High School’s Dance Spectacular will be held onFriday, 7th September, 2012 in the School Hall from 7.30pm. Tickets will be on sale at the door. Our FeederPrimary Schools will be invited to see the show duringPeriod 3 on that day and the whole school will be invitedto attend during Period 4. This is an event not to miss!

The HSC Dance Practical Examinations will be held onWednesday, 15th August and Thursday, 16th August, 2012in the School Hall. Good luck to all of the studentsinvolved.

The HSC Drama Practical Examinations will be held onTuesday, 21st August, 2012 in the Studio. IndividualProjects are due on Monday, 20th August, 2012 by 9am.Good luck to all of the students involved.

The HSC Visual Arts presented their Practical ExaminationBodies of Work in progress as they work towards thecompletion date of Sunday, 26 August. All works must becompleted by that date and brought into school byMonday, 27 August – no work can be done on them afterthis date. This year, the works will be sent away to themarking centre during that week. If any students haveconcerns about sending works by the Board of Studiescourier please see Mr Baylis or Mr Burke as soon aspossible.

The HSC Music Practical Examinations are alsoapproaching. Music Practical Examinations, including VivaVoce Presentations, will be held at the Camden UnitingChurch, John Street Camden. The date will be released tothe school very soon.

The Junior Drama Ensemble and Year 8 Drama class arelooking forward to their Theatresports Workshop comingup later in the term. More information to be availablesoon.

The Year 11 Drama class has been working tirelessly toplaybuild a piece for the South Western Sydney DramaFestival, 2012. They auditioned on Monday, 23rd July,

2012. They were successful in gaining selection for theFestival to be held at the Campbelltown Arts Centre fromthe 29th – 31st August, 2012.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank theElderslie High School Stage Crew for their hard workduring Terms 1, 2 and 3. These students give up a lot oftime and put in a lot of hours behind the scenes at all ofthe major school events. Well done to all!!

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all ofthe parents who assist with aspects of the performingarts, without your help the students would not achievesuch excellent results or experience as many fantasticopportunities. So during 2012, come along and enjoy theperformances of our talented CAPA students.

The Orchestra Performing at the Recognition Assembliesduring Education Week

CAPA Faculty

Gifted and Talented ProgramAt Elderslie High School there are many programshappening to enhance student learning in faculty areas.The Gifted and Talented program is designed to supportwhat is already happening in classrooms and to offerstudents some extra opportunities. Fifteen students fromYear 7 have been identified by staff for the program andwill now join the fifteen Year 8 students and twenty Year9 students already participating in the program.

The Year 8 Gifted and Talented students have justparticipated in a History Workshop with Mr Raeburn onTuesday, 7th August, 2012. All of the students were reallyengaged in this workshop. Both the Year 7 and 9 Giftedand Talented students will be participating in a workshopin coming weeks.

There are many exciting events coming up for the Year 7& 8 Gifted and Talented students at Elderslie High School.The Mind Marathon will be on the 31st August at East HillsBoys High School. This event is for our talented boys.



Tournament of the MindsIs up and going for 2012 and the two teams from ElderslieHigh School have until Sunday, 26th August, 2012 tocomplete their challenges. Both teams will present at theRegional Final at the University of Western SydneyMilperra Campus on Sunday, 26th August. Good luck toboth teams!

Stay tuned for more exciting things happening for theGifted and Talented students at Elderslie High School.

Gifted and Talented Team

Aboriginal Numeracy ChallengeLast term on the 14th of June a group of aboriginalstudents attended the Aboriginal Numeracy Challengeheld at Ingleburn high school from 10am-2pm. We hadtwo teams entered, Josh and Kimberly Rouland, MatthewLambeth, and Brock Humphries were in the senior teamand Georgia Eggert, Lori and Eden Craker and I were inthe junior team for our school.

We completed many activities throughout the dayincluding an activity where we had to construct a tablemade of straws that could hold a certain amount ofweight without collapsing. We were given a deliciouslunch before we participated in on last activity and foundout the results. We competed against a lot of otherschools and we managed to come third overall. Bothteams won their pool divisions and we each got a prize forwinning. We had a great day competing against otherschools, learning new skills and making new friends. Wecan’t wait till next time where we hope we can do just aswell or better!

Catherine Lambeth Yr 9

SPORT

CHS Cross Country

The following Elderslie HS students were selected toparticipate in the CHS Cross Country Carnival

12yrs Girls Hannah Wright, Jamie McMurdoBrearna Palmer, Stacey Kearns

13yrs Boys Troy Chauvin14yrs Boys Jordan Cracknell15yrs Girls Taylah Nasko, Jessica Liardo

Alley Hanagan, Karlee Franek15yrs Boys Connor Powers, Adam Story16yrs Girls Josie Talbot16yrs Boys Jake Schot17yrs Girls Tayla Merrick

Congratulations on an excellent effort by all thesestudents. Well done!

EHS AthleticsThe Athletics Carnival was held on the 29th - 30th of May.The Carnival was a great success with many studentsattending to enjoy the competition.

EHS ATHLETICS - AGE CHAMPIONS

AGE Boys Girls12 Lucas Prismall-Webster Reese Bacon13 Nathan Campbell Breanna Welbourn14 Jordan Cracknell Jessica Elguindy15 Connor Powers Kristy Jackson16 Corey Sarcia Brooke Thomson

MACARTHUR ZONE ATHLETICS RESULTS 2012

School Overall Points PlaceElderslie 2703 1Mt Annan 2118 2Elizabeth Macarthur 1913 3Picton 1771 4Camden 1626 5Robert Townson 818 6Thomas Reddall 723 7

The EHS Athletics team then participated in theMacarthur Zone Athletics Carnival on the 27th and 28th ofJune and was again crowned Zone Champions, winningthe carnival by nearly 700 points. An excellent effort fromall team members can be attributed to their resoundingsuccess. Well Done!The following students were Zone Age Champions at theCarnival:



EHS Macarthur Zone Athletics Age Champions 2012

Sydney South West Secondary Athletics – 1/8 - 2/8/2012SSW Secondary Athletics ChampionshipsCampbelltown Athletics Stadium Results

Zone Pointscore 20121. Macarthur 10922. Westfields 9953. Bankstown 7504. Bernera 687

School Pointscore (Top 10 Schools) 20121. Elderslie HS 4082. Picnic Point HS 2403. Macquarie Fields HS 2394. Picton HS 237

Congratulations: Elderslie High School as a result of allour athlete’s hard work we were successful in defendingour Regional Athletics crown by winning the Schoolpointscore again in 2012.

Well done to all our athletes (a full set of Regional resultscan be found on the Sydney South West School SportWebsite) as we had a number of outstanding individualresults including Tayla Merrick being crowned 17yrs GirlsAge champion.

Elderslie High has now won all 3 regional carnivalpointscores in 2012. That means we are the championschool in the Sydney South West Region in Swimming,Cross Country and Athletics.This is an outstanding achievement considering we arenot the designated “Sports High School” in our region. Bigcongratulations must go out to all our students who havecompeted to the best of their ability at the championshipsto help us achieve such a fantastic result.

It must be noted that Macarthur Zone has also been thechampion zone at all 3 championships as well.

Tayla Merrick was the 17+yrs Girls Age champion withTaylah Nasko coming 2nd in the 16yrs Girls Age Championpoints. Well done girls another excellent effort forElderslie High School.

Elderslie was again crowned the Champion School in theSSW region by 150 points. Well done to all the EHSstudents who participated and congratulations to the

following students who have made it through to the CHSAthletics Carnival to be held at Homebush in September:

Brearna Palmer: 100m, 200mHannah Wright: 800mReese Bacon: High JumpJessica Elguindy: 100m, 200m,Abbi Church: 200m,Samantha Moore: DiscusTaylah Nasko: 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000mKristy Jackson: 90m HurdlesBrooke Thomson: High JumpTayla Merrick: 800m, 1500m, 100m HurdlesSamantha Jackson: Triple JumpAbby Moroney: DiscusCraig Porter: 200mConnor Powers: 800m, 1500m.

The following 4x100m relay teams also made it through tothe CHS Carnval:12yrs Girls: Brearna Palmer, Jasmin Sultani, Reese Bacon,Jamie McMurdo.14yrs Girls: Jessica Elguindy, Abbi Church, SamanthaBoyce, Brittany Stoker.15yrs Girls: Shayla Badger, Kristy Jackson, Taylah Nasko,Emma Creasey.17+yrs Girls: Jordan Bates, Tayla Merrick, Tori MacDonald,Samantha Jackson.

We wish all the athletes luck and hope they once again doElderslie proud!

Touch footballThe EHS Girls open touch football team travelled toGriffith to play Wade HS, It was a tough game with bothteams displaying a high standard of skill and fitness.Unfortunately Elderslie were defeated 4-2. We wish themmore luck next year, well done girls.

Other Sporting NewsCongratulations to the following students:

* Brittany Stoker, who participated in the School SportAustralian Swimming Championships for the NSW AllSchools Team. She participated in the 50m Freestyle, andreceived a Silver Medal in the Girls 13-14yrs 4x50mMedley Relay.

* Mitchel Dawson, Sarah Jones and Adelle Mitchell whowill be representing the SSW Area at the NSWCHSGymnastics Championships.

* Tiani Smith will be competing in New Zealand Nationalsfor Kyokushin Karate in September as part of theAustralian Kyokushin Karate Association. We wish herluck.

AGE Boys Girls12 Lucas Prismall-Webster13 Nathan Campbell14 Jordan Cracknell15 Connor Powers Kristy Jackson

17+ Tayla Merrick



CareersThere have been a number of events in Careers lately.

Year 12 attended the Careers Expo at Centennial Stadiumrecently. Students had the opportunity to speak withpersonnel from the different universities, both public andprivate from around the state, TAFES and privateproviders. There were also group trainers for studentswho were interested in apprenticeships as well as somelarge employer groups, councils and the Health Service.They had the opportunity to attend seminars on TAFE anduniversity. Those who attended the day collected a wealthof information which they took home to discuss with theirparents.

University of Western Sydney paid a visit to Elderslie HighSchool prior to subject selection time. Presentations weregiven to students in Years 10 and 12. Year 10 wereinformed about subject choices and university in general.Year 12 received information about university, courses atUWS, early entry and scholarships.

The photos show the UWS adviser speaking with Year 12students Caitlin Hooper, Alana Kane and Angela Le.

Alana Kane with Alyssa Tilla UWS Advisor

Angela Le, Caitlin Hooper with Alyssa Tilla UWS Advisor

Alana Kane, Caitlin Hooper with Alyssa Tilla UWS Advisor

Close on the heels of the Year 12 Trial Exams saw theUniversity of Wollongong visit Elderslie High School.Students from UOW spoke with our Year 10 and 12students and gave them a student’s perspective ofuniversity life. UOW’s Prospective Student Adviser ranworkshops with Year 12 students on Early Entry and onsuccessful scholarship application writing. Students foundthese workshops helpful and well-timed. Term 3 is thetime when a lot of these special schemes and scholarshipsare due. Students commented that these workshopsshould give them an advantage over students from otherschools and were extremely worthwhile.

Seek2b.comA fantastic new website has been developed forgovernment school students and their parents.Workshops were held recently for students in Years 10, 11and 12. Students found the site extremely easy to use andnavigate. They found the information pertinent no matterwhere they saw their career direction. The workshopswere extremely successful.

Feedback from the students:“It was great…”

“I went home and spent the weekend working throughthe various sections…”“Ï worked through the website with my parents”

“I now have several ideas where I am headed and myparents and I are discussing my options”

With teachers commenting;“ Fantastic! I can hardly wait to go home and get mychildren started on this website. “Rating: 5 stars.

Congratulations go to one of Elderslie High School’sschool-based part-time trainees, Erin Worger of Yr 12.Erin capably balances her studies with work. She has beennominated for Vet awards for Business Services. Erin hasmade it through to the Regional Vet Finals which areannounced during September – we hope Erin issuccessful.

Besides the Vet awards Erin was asked to appear in apromotional DVD for Sydney South West Region. This DVDwas launched at an event recently. The photo belowfeatures the School Education Director, Mr Peter Smith,Mrs Fawcett, Erin Worger and Caitlyn Sims.



WelfareThank you to parents who have returned updated medicalinformation to the school. It is very important with thewelfare of your child. A reminder as well that it isimportant for the school to have your latest contactdetails. If yours have changed please have your child pick-up a “change of details form” from the student office.

VaccinationsMonday, 6th August saw both Years 7 and 10 updatingtheir vaccinations. Year 10 had boosters for dTpa whileYear 7 continued their series of vaccinations withVaricella. For Year 10 this was their only requiredvaccination for the year.

The next vaccinations will be held on 19/9/12 with Hep Band HPV vaccinations for Year 7. I am certain that Year 7will feel relieved as this program moves towards the end.

Recognition AssembliesEducation Week this year has seen the celebration ofstudent achievements. During this time Elderslie heldRecognition Assemblies for Years 7 to 11. It seems thatmany students have worked extremely hard this year. Thenumber of students attaining awards has increased overthe past year. The following students received specialawards within our Merit system:

Year 10Senior Bronze: Raelene Carter, Elizabeth Knowles, ErinMiddletonPrincipal Citation: Tianna Bell, Kate DawsonDeputy Principal Award: Nicole Ascaino, Bronte De SousaAchievement Portfolio: Kari Craig, Ani Hoxha, DarcySharp, Emily WalkerGold Award: Jessica Cumerlato, Jordan Pieri, BrittanySmith, Jesse Smith, Wade WhittakerSilver Award: Christie Anderson, Dana Gowan, RachaelHardy, Taylor Levanos, Charles McDermott,Bronze Award: Kathryn Newnham, Richard Thackeray

Year 9Deputy Principal: Jessica Liardo, Georgia MazurkiewiczAchievement Portfolio: Sean Lewis, Andrew Loomes,Brooke Murray, Mitchell DawsonGold Award: Douglas France, Erin Hoffman, Laura Killen,Alexander O’Flynn, Katherine RussellSilver Award: Samantha Burgin, Oscar Dell, AlleyHanagan, Breanna Humphries, Claire Jamieson, LachlanMacDonald, Ryan Malcolm, Lucy Powell, Zoe RipollBronze Award: Jack De La Mare, Abbey Endres, CaitlinHope, Nicholas Trethewy

Year 8Gold Award: Janaye Farrell, Emily McCarthy, CourtneyMartin, Mai O’ReganSilver Award: Jack Allen, Georgia Burnett, Brianna Doyle,Rachel Lewis, Gabrielle Plain

Year 7Silver Award: Gillian KowalickBronze Award: Reese Bacon,Madison Bloor, Bradley Bogg,Christian Bono, Elise Brown, Danielle Cazalet, AnnabelleChristie, Natalie Christie, Natalie Jonak ,Emelia Laria,Stephanie Lockwood, Madison Logue, ShannonMcAlleese, Jamie McMurdo, Brianna Milburn, JessieTanner.

Congratulations to the above students on achieving theselevels and to all students who received recognition on theday. A big thank you to the performers who providedentertainment. All the acts were of an extremely highstandard. Thank you to the school band and to the vocalgroup for your items (it is good to see your performanceof the items you practice in Roll Call), and to the stagecrew who contributed to the smooth-running of theassemblies. The large amount of work by the YearAdvisers and the Assistant Year Advisers ensured theassemblies ran smoothly.

Photos of the recipients will appear in the next bulletin.

Keeping Up-to-dateDuring the assemblies it was announced to parents thatMrs Chanter was relinquishing the position of Year 11Assistant Adviser and was taking up the reigns as Year 9Adviser. Mrs Crossingham has relinquished the roll as Year9 Adviser as she has become PE Head Teacher. Ms Woohas returned to the roll of assistant Year 10 adviser afterfilling in as Year 10 adviser during Term 2 whilst Mr Millshas been away with an illness. We thank all of thesepeople for the hard work and care they have shown withtheir students over the time they have held theirpositions.

Leadership DevelopmentSelected Year 11 prefects were invited to join the ElevateLeadership Program with the University of Wollongongrecently. The program is run over 3 terms with thestudents attending the university, participating in forums,listening to motivational forums, participating inworkshops, learning about the practical skills andpractising them in group situations. Even though theprogram is a big commitment, given it is during schoolterms and the students have to catch up on work missed,the students have a lot of fun while they learn, arechallenged and are taken out of their comfort zones. Lastyear’s students commented that it was a fantasticexperience for them and was a great preparation for theirquest towards captaincy.

Jordan Bates, Joel Berrell, Kyle Taylor and Claire Miekleare the students involved in the Leadership program for2012.



SCIENCE WEEK: 11-19th August, week 5

National Science week is an annual celebration of Sciencein Australia, an opportunity to join together and explorethe wonders and benefits of science.The 2012 school's theme for National Science Week is'Energy Evolution' taking the idea from the United Nations“International Year of Sustainable Energy for All”. The“Energy Evolution” is a concept about getting more fromour existing resources, to increase global resourceproductivity, create new economic growth, and reduceenergy costs for all citizens on our fragile Earth.

Students at Elderslie in year 8 & 9 are currently carryingout a major assessment piece of work. Their “ScienceResearch Project” encourages innovative thinking,research and scientific investigation and is due by the endof term 3.During DEAR, a crossword competition based onalternative energy sources will be held. The first correctentry drawn during assembly will be in the winner ofmovie tickets! So be a part of Science Week and don’tforget to always “Recycle, Reduce and Reuse”.

J Woo

Friday September 21st 2012

(last day of term 3)

3pm -7.30pm

170 Lodges Rd, Elderslie

Come along and join the family fun festivities

The Creative and Performing Arts Faculty proudlypresent…

“Almost Famous” launches @ Elderslie High School

Classes at Elderslie High SchoolHilder St, Narellan

Ph: 46581110

Thursday Night5.30 to 6.15pm ZUMBA7.30 to 8.15pm

Ballroom/Latin/New Vogue

$8.00 per classBridal Couples available upon request

$15 each/45 Minutes

All profits made through“Almost Famous” support

Performing Arts at Elderslie High School

EHS REUNIONClass of ’83 Year 12, ’81 Year 10

When: Saturday 10th November, 2012Where: Camden Sports Club – (in upstairs room)Time: 6pm

All details are on the facebook link.

This is an external event so please, do not contact theschool.

Thank You!

Dance classes catering toAdults. “It’s time for the parents

to have some fun!”



PROPOSED CALENDAR EVENTS

Wk MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

5A13 August 14 August

P & C Meeting 7.30pmSchool Library

15 August 16 AugustHSC Dance Prac exams

17 August

6B

20 AugustHSC: S & C, PIP’s, T & D

projects to BOSHSC Drama projects

handed in

21 AugustHSC Drama Prac exam

UWS PBL testing in Hall

22 AugustHSC English Ext 2 major

works to BOS

23 August 24 August25-26/8 Penrith

Show26/8 Rural Olympics

26/8 Dance BlitzEisteddfod

26/8 Tournament ofMinds

7A27 August

HSC D & T / VA majorworks handed in

28 AugustYr 10 Geography Coastal

excursion

29 AugustSWS Drama Festival 2012

30 AugustSWS Drama Festival 2012

31 AugustMind Marathon

SWS Drama Festival

8B

3 SeptHSC Music submitted

works handed in

4 SeptYr 10 Vietnam Performance

5 SeptDuke of Ed Bronze

Information Afternoon

6 SeptCHS Athletics

7 SeptCHS Athletics

Dance Spectacular2012

9/9 D of E bronzesail training

9A

10 SeptYr 11 Prelim Exam week

HSC Music submittedworks due to BOS

11 SeptP & C Meeting

12 SeptMacarthur Sustainable

Expo

13 SeptYr 10 Maths Ass Task

14 Sept16/9 D of E bronze

kayak training

10B

17 SeptYr 7 Vac’n

18 SeptYr 7 CAPA Evening

19 Sept 20 SeptYr 12 Final Assembly

Yr 12 Graduation Dinner CamdenCivic Centre

21 SeptLast Day Term 3

Hilder StreetNarellan NSW 2567

Phone: (02) 4658 1110Fax: (02) 4658 0219

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