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Term 1, Week 9, 2018

NEWSLETTERGUNNEDAH HIGH SCHOOL

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 School Photos

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Good Start Assembly

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 Disco of the Decades

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Last day of Term 1

MONDAY, APRIL 30 Staff Development Day

TUESDAY, MAY 1 First day of Term 2

IMPORTANT DATES

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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY HARMONY DAY 2018

On Wednesday, March 21 Gunnedah High School cele-brated Harmony Day.

Students and staff were encouraged to wear orange to show their support for cultural diversity.

A morning tea was held for staff, with many sharing food from their heritage/culture.

Harmony Day is a day to cel-ebrate Australian multicultur-alism, based on the successful

integration of migrants into our community.

It is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic back-ground, united by a set of core Australian values.

Harmony Day occurs on March 21 each year and coin-cides with the United Nations' International Day for the Elimi-nation of Racial Discrimination.

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SAFER DRIVERS COURSEPCYC Gunnedah is running a safer

drivers course for learner drivers. Completing the course will reduce log book hours by 20.

It is available to learners that have accrued at least 50 log book hours.

The course will be run on the Thursday, April 12 from 11am to 2pm at a cost of $140.

If you know someone who might be interested be sure to mention this course to them and share with your friends and family.

Bookings can be made online at https://saferdrivers.org.au

For further information, please contact the club on (02) 6742 1586, email gunnedah@pcycnsw.org.au.

YEAR 7 ADVISOR 2019Miss Tash Constable has been

appointed as the Year 7 Advisor for 2019. An information night will be held early in Term 2 for all prospec-tive students.

ANZAC DAY MARCHStudents and teachers are invited

to represent our School by marching on Anzac Day, Tuesday, April 25.

Students are required to wear their full uniforms, skirts if possible for girls.Gunnedah: Please assemble at Mitre 10 at 10.15am. Boggabri: Please assemble outside the Post Office at 8.15am. Curlewis: Please assemble outside Commercial Hotel at 8.45am.

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The region’s Lions Club members were treated to a memorable perfor-mance from Gunnedah’s Haylee Mur-rell at the Lions Club regional Youth of the Year finals.

Competitors from across the region gathered at Wee Waa to battle it out for a spot in next month’s district youth of the year finals in Gunnedah.

After claiming the Gunnedah Lions Youth of the Year in November last year, Haylee put on another strong showing to finish runner-up in the highly competitive finals.

The Gunnedah High School student told The Namoi Valley Independent she was pleased with her performance.

“My impromptu speaking didn’t go so well in the first round (in November) so I was a bit surprised to win,” Ms Murrell said.

“But I was really happy with how I went at regionals, really happy.”

Ms Murrell gave a speech at the competition about women in agricul-ture, a topic very close to her heart.

“I spoke again about agriculture because that is absolutly what I love,” she said.

“More specifically the speech focused on women in agriculture and what has changed and what is chang-ing within the industry at the moment.”

Gunnedah Lions Club president Nev Adams said Haylee should be proud of her performance throughout the competition.

“Her entry form for the Gunnedah competition was a classic,” Mr Adams said.

“It was a little disappointing Haylee didn’t get the nod at regionals but us as a club, as well as her school and family are extremely proud of her efforts.”

The Gunnedah teenager is encour-aging all interested students to get involved in the next youth of the year competition.

“It’s a great way to get more involved with the community, work on public speaking, practice your interview skills for jobs later on, even if you don’t get through it’s a beneficial experience,” she said.

“It’s such a good experience and Nev and Robin are inspirational people and I couldn’t have done it without them.”

Haylee claims runner up in Lions Club Youth of the Year regional finals

Students are complet-ing the Tell Them From Me surveys this week.

The survey is a chance for students to give their opinions on things that matter at Gunnedah High and it will help teachers and the Princi-pal identify changes that can improve our school

It is confidential and voluntary.

If anyone has any questions please con-tact Mrs McInerney or Mrs Hertslet on 6742 0155.

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEYS

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The Girls Academy at Gunneah High School will benefit from a new partner-ship with Bis.

Girls Academy was established at the school in 2017 and provides in-school programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls.

Bis chief executive officer Brad Rogers said the company was proud to partner with the academy, which “helps thou-sands of Aboriginal girls overcome some of the common barriers, which keep them from attending school”.

“At Bis, we foster an inclusive culture which embraces difference,” he said.

“We also provide a range of oppor-tunities in our business for women and Indigenous Australians to build a career in the mining industry.”

Girls Academy chief executive officer Ricky Grace said private sector support was vital to the organisation’s efforts to close the gap in education outcomes.

“Our aspirational funding model includes one-third from the business community and partners like Bis are vital to the work we do,” he said.

“We have grown significantly in recent years and now work with more than 2,500 students across Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and the North-ern Territory – but there is still much work to be done.

“The Girls Academy encourages the girls to see they are somebody important and capable who can help themselves and help others as well. When these girls believe in themselves, they can achieve

anything – and they will be the commu-nity leaders of the future.”

Bis’ Arron Johnson visited Gunnedah High School on Tuesday to meet Girls Academy’s Kylie Milsom and Blanche Biles and some of the students.

“Bis believes in empowering our local workforce through community engage-ment activities and we are glad to have the opportunity to support this powerful initiative in Gunnedah,” he said.

Ms Biles and Ms Milsom said they were grateful to Bis for supporting the pro-gram, which focuses on school attend-ance, academic performance, health and well-being, post-school planning, and cultural connection.

www.nvi.com.au

BIS PARTNERS WITH GIRLS ACADEMY TO HELP INDIGENOUS STUDENTS

Bis' Arron Johnson (centre) with Girls Academy students Lillie Bird and Zoe Fleming and program coordinators Kylie Milsom and Blanche Biles at Gunnedah High School.

YEAR 11Nautica EatherAshleigh Mills

YEAR 10Blake Bridge

Josh EganJordan Hollis

Adam McGuirkDebbie Stead

YEAR 9Emily Garner

Lachlan MooreCruze MorleyKursty Silver

YEAR 8Claire McGuirkDakota Milne

Chloe NewmanBrooke Rennick

YEAR 7Toby Bartlett

Josie GallagherBen HeywoodIsabelle MooreJaxson Welsh

SRC MEMBERS ELECTED

SRC Committee 2018: Back row, from left, Blake Bridge (Treasurer) and Lachlan Moore (Secretary). Front row, from left, Dakota Milne (Junior Promotions Officer), Emily Garner (Junior Chairperson), Adam McGuirk (Senior Chairperson) and Debbie Stead (Secretary). Absent: Ashleigh Mills (Senior Promotions Officer).

SRC Coordinator, Miss Jenny Sullivan with the elected SRC members for 2018.

A training day for newly elected SRC members was held on Monday, March 19.

Students learnt the skills necessarily to successfully lead the the student body.

Planning was also an important compo-nent with plenty of ideas on how to fund-raise and raise awareness during 2018.

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Students at Gunnedah High School are continuing to learn the importance of a Growth Mindset at morning assemblies

Source: http://blog.connectionsacademy.com/the-growth-mind-set-how-intelligence-can-change-and-grow/

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GUNNEDAH HIGH'S GOLF DAY

Gunnedah High School's Golf Day was held on Sunday, March 25.

It was a highly successful day with a full complement of teams for the 11am shotgun start.

Players refuelled with a delicious barbecue lunch and hot donuts.

Raffles, auctions and 100 club were on offer. The final amount raised is yet to be determined.

We would like to thank everyone who supported the event by attending and sponsoring. An event like this is impossible without your support.

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School photos will be taken next Thurs-day, April 5.

Students have received their personal-ised photo envelopes. These envelopes MUST be brought in on photo day.

Students are to hand in their envelope on photo day whether they are purchas-ing photos or not. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED.

Students in Years 7, 9 and 11 will receive new ID cards so it is essential that they have a photo taken.

Parents can prepay online for photo packages. See information sheet on the previous page.

If parents prepay, each student is still required to bring their envelope back to school on photo day. This includes family envelopes.

Spare envelopes are available for any students who have misplaced their enve-lope, or for any new students without a personalised envelope. Family envelopes are available from the Front Office.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Congratuatations to two of our Year 7 students, Cody Macaulay and Blake Kemsley-O'Connor for being selected as semi-finalists in the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. Cody and Blake are in the running to win a digital camera plus a certificate of merit.Winners will be announced on May 8.

PHOTOGRAPHY SEMI-FINALIST NOD FOR TWO STUDENTS

GET A TASTE OF LIFE AS A UNE STUDENT

UNE Open Day gives you the chance to explore UNE and find out everything you need to know about studying at university.

Every year UNE hold information sessions, individual course advice, tours of the academic campus and colleges, live demonstrations, free food and activities.

This year's Open Day runs from 9am-2.30pm, so there's plenty of time to explore, talk to course advi-sors and get a taste of university life.

Some of the activities include;• Free breakfast in one of our

colleges• Academic advice and informa-

tion sessions• College and Campus Tours• Free games and entertainment• Free Morning Tea & Lunch

Visit www.une.edu.au/info-for/for-high-schools/open-day-schools for more information.

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PARENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION EVENING

TUESDAY, 15 MAY, 20186.30PM - 8.30PM

PETER SMART HALL, CALROSSY ANGLICAN SCHOOL140 BRISBANE STREET, TAMWORTH

bond.edu.auCRICOS Provider Code 00017B

Parents and senior students are invited to attend an information evening hosted by special guests providing important insight about the university admissions process and the future world of work.

PART 1: UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS PROCESSThe University Admissions Centre will be hosting an information session on how to apply for university, key dates and critical information for students and parents leading in to senior years.

PART 2: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE WORLD OF WORKKirsty Mitchell, Director of the Career Development Centre at Bond University will be providing important insight on the changing careers landscape and how students can prepare for the changing world of work. Reality is careers are rapidly changing, with young people needing a different set of skills to thrive in a technology rich, competitive job market. A job for life is no longer the norm and individuals will most likely change jobs, even careers, several times over their working life. The key question is how do we prepare students for this changing landscape?

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THE ART OF FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

Year 10 Food Technology stu-dents are currently studying a unit that investigates the secrets of food photography.

Armed with enthusiasm and their knowledge of photography tricks and

current food trends, students had to make a Chicken Pie and photo-graph the item in a styled setting that would be appropriate for a food magazine cover.

Delicious!

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CEP WORK PLACEMENTStudents in Year 10 CEP (Career

Engagement Program) class have started doing their work placement on Thursdays at a variety of Gunnedah businesses.

The school is very appreciative of local employers who are providing the oppor-tunity for these students to transition to the working world.

Some of the placements are: Madisyn Rumbel at Addicted to Hair, Tyson Bower at Lawrence’s Garage, Braden Burns at Gunnedah Auto Care, Justin Thomson at Gunnedah Automotive, Connor King at Brown’s Tyre Service, Matthew Cavanagh at Gunnedah Mechanical and Crane and Lachlan Lane at Gunnedah Auto Disman-tlers.

WORKSHOP: SKILLS FOR LIFEEarlier in the term, students in the pro-

gram participated in workshops that will help them in their life after school.

Some of the topics included Anger Management through the RAGE initiative, Healthy Living and Hygiene, Respect and Alcohol Awareness.

The school would like to thank Josh Boyd, Emma Costello, Clinton, Courtney and Sr Constable Trevor Roberts who gave up their time to work with the stu-dents.

CAREERS NEWS

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ANZAC TRIBUTE

CONCERT

Musical performances by Gunnedah Shire Band &

Gunnedah Conservatorium  Spoken word performances of poetry and wartime letters by

Gunnedah community members

From 4:00pm - 7:30pm

Sunday, 22 April 2018

Pensioners Hill, Gunnedah

Gunnedah Shire Council's ANZAC Working Group Proudly Presents

Bring along your own chair & outdoor picnic or a BBQ will be available hosted by Rotary Club of Gunnedah West

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ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

Applications are now being accepted from students who wish to spend 2019 living over-seas as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. Exchanges are avail-able to the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Fin-land, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

Students must be between 15 and 17 and a half years of age at the time of departure (January 2019). More information and the application forms are available at https://www.rotaryyouthex-change9650.com.au/. Appli-cations close on 8 May and interviews held on 19 and 20 May.

If you are interested in apply-ing you also need to contact one of the local Rotary Clubs listed below:

Gunnedah West, Kel Walls, President 0427423315

Gunnedah 2380, Stacey Cooke, President 0467422447

Gunnedah, Wendy Marsh, President 0459577056

Tune in the GHS Facebook page every Monday night to see our SRC publicity members chat

about what is happening at GHS.

SRC Weekly Chat

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For more information on how your family can help these students find a place to call home, please contact Nicolle on 0418132137 or email 

personals_01@hotmail.com ASAP. The students need to have homes secured by the middle of April but don't actually arrive until 14th July 2018 until around the 30th April 2018 and there is another group arriving 11th August, 2018 and departing 30th May,2018 . Even if you're not able to host, please continue the conversation ‐ for the sake of these students.  

It's an experience of a lifetime!

Attention!

July/August 

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Student EXCHANGE Scholarships!

there's a whole

world out there!

WEP.ORG.AU for more info

txt 'exchange' to 0428 246 633 for a free info pack!

A WEP high school student exchange provides a unique opportunity to spread your wings, leave your comfort zone and become a confident and capable citizen of the world!

Get creative and you could win $2000 off your year-long 2019 WEP student exchange program with WEP's There's A Whole World Out There Scholarship.

Don't miss out, submit your video entry by April 29!

SMS 0428 246 633

For A Free Info Pack!

UNIVERSITY ROADSHOWThe University Roadshow, con-

ducted by the University of New England, Charles Sturt University & Southern Cross, was held on Thurs-day, March 1 at St Mary’s College.

Information was provided on the application process, university life, early entry schemes, scholarships, costs and accommodation.

Students in the Year 9 Animal Studies elective have welcomed some new critters into their classroom. A variety of fish and snails will be cared for and observed by the students.

ANIMAL STUDIES

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RDA HIGHLIGHTS

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The last month for Zoe Fleming has been, in a word, busy.

The Gunnedah High School student has played in three separate carnivals in the past month, representing a range of teams.

The hectic period culminated last week with Fleming playing for the NSW CHS Second XI side at the NSW Schoolgirl Championships in Bathurst.

The Year 11 student played alongside fellow North West players Lara Graham and Deni Baker for the NSW side as they claimed one win and three losses at the championships.

“We went pretty good, I think we’re stronger as a batting side,” Fleming said.

“We batted alright against [similarly skilled teams] but struggled against our [NSW] first team.”

Fleming was only required to bat once at the carnival but said she still managed to learn a lot about game awareness and choosing the right times to play big shots.

“I think I ended up with 13 but I stayed out there for a while which was the plan because we were sort of falling in a hole,” Fleming said.

Fleming, Baker and Graham were selected in the NSW Second XI side after performing well for North West the week before the NSW Schoolgirl Champion-ships.

But before that carnival, Fleming was helping NSW claim an 11th consecutive

National Indigenous Cricket Champi-onships (NICC) at Traeger Park in Alice Springs.

The NSW side scored a big nine-wicket victory in the final against Queensland.

NSW flew past Queensland’s total of 6-135 in just 12.5 overs.

ZOE FLEMING REPRESENTS NSW AT A RANGE OF CARNIVALS

Congratulations to Beattie's Ag-Spraying Touch team on winning their B-Grade Grand Final on Saturday, March 24. The team is made up of Year 8 and Year 11 students as well as teachers, Mr Proudfoot and Mr Ireland. Well done!

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GYC YOUTH W E E K H Q@ GUNNEDAH SHOW A free event for youth aged 12-25, featuring Just Dance Tournaments, Youth Week Promos and information

stalls giveaways and prizes to be won!

TOURNAMENT OPENS 12.00PM - 2.30PM WITH FINALS TO TAKE PLACE AT 4.00PM

10.00am - 5.00pm | SaturdayNorth Power Shed (opposite Griffith Pavilion)

South Street, Gunnedah

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GYC YOUTH W E E K H Q@ GUNNEDAH SHOW A free event for youth aged 12-25, featuring Just Dance Tournaments, Youth Week Promos and information

stalls giveaways and prizes to be won!

TOURNAMENT OPENS 12.00PM - 2.30PM WITH FINALS TO TAKE PLACE AT 4.00PM

10.00am - 5.00pm | SaturdayNorth Power Shed (opposite Griffith Pavilion)

South Street, Gunnedah

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ALL FUNDS RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO MOTOR NEURONE RESEARCH

AT THE GUNNEDAH SERVICES AND BOWLING CLUB FROM 6-9PM

DRESS UP FROM YOUR FAVOURITE DECADE

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GUNNEDAH HIGH SCHOOL’S SENIOR COUNCIL PRESENTS THE

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PHONE 6742 0155WEBSITE www.gunnedah-h.schools.nsw.edu.au EMAIL gunnedah-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

GUNNEDAH HIGH SCHOOL

Dear Parents/Caregivers,ANNUAL GOLF DAYWe have just had our annual Golf Day. Thank you to the Gunnedah community for turning up in larger numbers to sup-port the day. Also thanks to Head Teacher PDHPE Adam Mooney, the Communities Team and P&C for all the work they did in organising what was a very well run, successful and enjoyable day. Again, best steak sandwiches ever.

YEAR 7 ADVISOR 2019Congratulations to Miss Tash Constable from the Science faculty who has been successful in applying for the position of Year 7 Year Advisor for 2019. We will have

our transition night, which was a major success last year, early in Term 2. The date will be posted on our Facebook page shortly.

SRC TRAINING DAYJenny Sullivan SRC co-coordinator and DP Bec Maybury held an SRC training day which is part of overhauling our stu-dent leadership structure. The students involved had some very positive ideas for school improvement.

FAST FOOD NOT WELCOMELastly I have made this request previous-ly. We are extremely fortunate to have Mrs Gai Bowen as our canteen manager and the food and service provided by the canteen is the best I have ever encoun-

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Shane Kelly Principal

tered. Any profits raised by the canteen are returned to supporting students by the P&C. Again, can I put to the commu-nity DO NOT bring takeaway food such as McDonalds or KFC to the school. Not only is this robbing the canteen of income, this fast food is often delivered to students outside of break times. This sets up stu-dents for truanting and conflict situations with staff.

Gunnedah High's golfing superstar, Taryn Maher, played in our annual Golf Day on Sunday, March 25.