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Nhulunbuy High School

2012 Swimming Carnival

NHS Cross Country

Wednesday 20

June 2012

Semester Break

Monday 25 June to

Friday 20 July

2012

J U N E 2 0 1 2

This Issue

Principal’s Desk

Important Information

Term Planner

Sport Events Calendar

Swimming Carnival

Opportunity of a

Lifetime

Year 7

NT Thunder Visit

Rural High School Visit

His Rosy Cheeks

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NHULUNBUY HIGH SCHOOL DATE

Principal’s Desk

Swimming Carnival

The Inter-House carnival was held at the Town Pool on Wednesday 6 June. I was very impressed with the

excellent support shown by students at this important whole school event, through their attendance and

participation over the entire day. It was great to see the positive interactions between students, staff,

parents/guardians who were able to attend and members of the general public. Congratulations to the Champion

House, Latram and to all of our age champions. Please see this Newsletter for more details on what was a

MAGNIFCENT DAY for our whole school!

Newsletter

As readers may know, we have a team of students who work on and contribute to the publication of our monthly

newsletter, through the leadership of Jasmine Body, year 11. Of particular recent note is the work that Declan

Heath Year 8 has been doing in support of the publication with his work on article submission, article standard

and completing tasks on time, every time!

The BBQ - GAT Production:

What a GREAT production! We acknowledged and congratulated members of our school community who were

in the play during assembly on Wednesday 13 June – Lawrence Walker, Jason Dyson and Year 10 student

Lauren Ritchie.

Staffing Update

A number of our valued staff are going on study leave at the end of this term: Lorraine White, Lorraine Loftus,

Don McKinnon and Debbie Lines leave us at the end of this week. Lorraine White and Lorraine Loftus are on 12

months study leave; Deb Lines and Don McKinnon are on six months study leave. Replacements are being

finalized at the present time and I will update our readers in the first newsletter of Term 3.

I would like to wish all of our students and staff all the very best for the coming ‘winter vacation’ and advise

that school re-opens for all students on Tuesday 24 July. I wish to further advise the school office is open

throughout the holiday period 7.30am-3.30pm daily.

Frank Greene

Principal

End of Semester Student Reports

Reports for students in all year levels will be posted by

Friday 22 June. Comprehensive reports are provided in

each subject studied by a student, as well as information

about attendance at school and comments to explain

grades awarded. Please do not hesitate to contact the

class teacher, via the school office or email if you need

any clarification.

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Important Information

Up to Date Personal Details

If your personal details have changed recently could

you please ensure you notify the Front Office.

Communication is very important to us and it can be

very difficult to contact parents/guardians if we don't

have the correct details. Please ensure we have your

correct postal address, phone contact, emergency

contact and email address. You can call the

Front Office on 8987 0844 or email

[email protected] .

Term 3 Student Planning

We ask parents/guardians to advise

the school as soon as possible if

your child will not be returning to

Nhulunbuy High School for Term 3.

Please call the Front Office on

89870844 or email

[email protected] .

Please Note

Nhulunbuy High School will be closed to the public on

Monday 23 July 2012 for all staff compulsory

Professional Development.

The school apologises for any inconvenience.

Students resume Tuesday 24 July 2012 at 8.10am.

Please meet in the Gym for an assembly

Nhulunbuy High School advises that unauthorized

persons are not permitted on school grounds during

the following vacation break:

23 JUNE 2012 to 22 JULY 2012

TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED

Direct access to Nhulunbuy Community Library only.

mailto:[email protected]

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Term Planner

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

JULY

1

23

Pupil Free Day

24 25 26 27

Darwin Show Day

2

30 31

AUG

1 2

Australian Maths

Comp.

3

Athletics Carnival

3

6

Picnic Day

7 8 9 10

4

13

Science Week

14

Science Week

15

Science Week

Council Meeting

16

Science Week

17

Science Week

5

20 21 22 23 24

6

27 28 29 30 31

Daffodil Day

SEPT

7

3

Immunisations

4 5 6 7

8

10 11 12

Surf Carnival

Council Meeting

13 14

9

17

18

19

Outdoor Ed Camp

20

Outdoor Ed Camp

21

Outdoor Ed Camp

10

24 Stage 2 Trial

Exams

10B Work

Experience

25 Stage 2 Trial

Exams

10B Work

Experience

26 Stage 2 Trial

Exams

10B Work

Experience

27 Stage 2 Trial

Exams

10B Work

Experience

28 Stage 2 Trial

Exams

10B Work

Experience

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SCHOOL SPORT NT

2012 CALENDAR & CONTACTS

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Swimming Carnival

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2012 NHS Swimming Carnival Results

1st Latram 3467 points

2nd Roper 2906 points,

3rd Giddies 2758 points

Age Champions:

U13 Girls 1st Cassie Body 2nd Marika Dobell

U13 Boys 1st Will Heath 2nd Jack Pitkin

U14 Girls 1st Grace Chamberlain 2nd Ashley Verrall

U14 Boys 1st Finn Russell 2nd Caleb Epiha

U15 Girls 1st Charlotte Piper 2nd Isabella Marrable

U15 Boys 1st Declan Heath 2nd Morgan Hill

U16 Girls 1st Rachel Dunn 2nd Meagan Morris

U16 Boys 1st Jesse Chamberlain 2nd Alex Parfitt

Open Girls 1st Jasmine Body 2nd Madelaine Barnett

Open Boys 1st Saille Frumenzi 2nd Bingtang Daly

Congratulations to all participants!

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A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

A Transit of Venus Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences

dating back to ancient Chinese and Babylonian

civilizations. It can be defined as the Science that

deals with the universe beyond the Earth.

Nhulunbuy High School students were treated to a

wondrous and rare event as Ian Mclean from Gove

Astronomy, availed his expertise and love of

astronomy, for all students to share. Thank you.

For the transit of Venus on 6 June 2012, Venus took about six and a half hours to travel across the face

of the Sun. The transit was our last opportunity to observe a transit of Venus, as the next event occurs

on 11 December 2117.

A Transit of a planet occurs when the planet passes directly between the Earth and the Sun so that as

seen from the Earth, the planet appears to pass across the face of the Sun. Transits can only occur with

planets whose orbit is between that of the Earth and the Sun; that is, Mercury and Venus. A transit of a

planet is similar to a solar eclipse but the planet appears to be much smaller that the Moon so it cannot

cover the Sun and looks like a small black disc slowly crossing the Sun.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun as it passes between the Sun and

the Earth. On 14 November 2012, parts of Queensland will experience a total solar eclipse and the best

position will be our own “Blue Mud Bay”.

The following are tips for viewing these rare phenomena safely.

1. Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection. It is possible to suffer serious and

permanent eye damage by looking at a solar eclipse the wrong way, even for a very short time.

2. Always use solar eclipse glasses, or filters that have been made specifically to attach to hand-held

glasses, telescopes or binoculars for safe solar eclipse viewing.

3. Look for filters that have been appropriately certified against the European Standard for personal eye

equipment (EN 1836:2005+A1:2007) or the Australian Standard for welding shields and goggles

with a lens category higher than 12 (AS/NZS 1338.2:1992 & AS/NZS 1338.1:1992).

4. Before using solar eclipse glasses or filters, check to see if they are scratched or damaged. If so, do

not use them as they will not fully protect your eyes.

5. Do not use solar eclipse glasses or filters that do not show compliance with the Standards listed above

- they may do you more harm than good.

6. Do not look directly through binoculars, telescopes or camera optical viewfinders. It is not safe to use

regular sunglasses, exposed film or x-ray film to view a solar eclipse.

Ian Maclean

Presenter, Writer & Astronomer

NightSkySecrets Pty Ltd.

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Year 7 Science 75 Year 7 students, weather, BoM and a scientist….

a recipe for success!!

Nhulunbuy High School students from Year 7 have been exploring the natural phenomena around weather and

learning how and why predictions can be done. They have gathered data generated from a dated Stevenson

Screen (BoM Gove) and compared their result with the computerized results from the local Bureau of Meterology.

With expertise from Joshua Hoffman (SiS) and Cassie Duykers (Teacher), students are gaining a greater

appreciation of the science involved and the natural world.

His Rosy Cheeks By Liya Alahakoon Year 9

Squinted eyes from the night’s cold dust

He forced a stand that held him strong

His arms were stiff against his waist

He took a breath and continued on

His parched lips crackled in the wind

His rosy cheeks began to fade

His stomach moaned and groaned with hunger

Slowly wasting, in mud he had laid

His ruffled hair was unwashed for weeks

His worn out boots squelched in the ground

He regained a stance that slowly weakened

Listening closely for his heart to pound

Left with only a glint of light

He turned his eyes and watched ahead

He fell to his knees and looked below

Only to see a glimpse of red

He took a breath…. And stopped……

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NT Thunder Visit

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Rural High School Visits

Northern Territory rural high school students will be encouraged to consider a career in the health care sector

during a program of school visits in April and May. The Rural High School Visits (RHSV) Program is coordinated

by NT Health Workforce (NTHW), a unit of General Practice Network NT (GPNNT). Now in its 10th year, the

program sees university students from around Australia visit NT high schools to promote opportunities for further

education and health care career opportunities in a variety of disciplines. RHSV is underpinned by research that

indicates that students from a rural background are more likely to return to a rural setting to practice after

graduating.

The 2012 RHSVs will visit local high schools and deliver health careers workshops in Darwin, Palmerston,

Humpty Doo, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs, Hermannsburg and Tennant Creek.

On Friday June 1st six university students representing their rural health clubs visited Nhulunbuy High School in

order to promote Health Careers in the Northern Territory. Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Para medicine,

Psychology and Nursing were the areas of study presented, with the speakers coming from Sydney, Bendigo,

Darwin, Canberra and Broome.

The university students discussed university life, the path they took to get there, the nature of studying in their

chosen field and the things that sometimes get in the way of successful tertiary study.

The session was informative, interactive and well received by those students who attended.

Rural High School Visits Program

Northern Territory rural High School students were encouraged to consider a career in the health care sector

during a program of school visits in April and May. The Rural High School Visits (RHSV) Program is

coordinated by NT Health Workforce (NTHW), a unit of General Practice Network NT (GPNNT).

Now in its 10th year, the program sees university students from around Australia visit NT High Schools to

promote opportunities for further education and health care career opportunities in a variety of disciplines.

RHSV is underpinned by research that indicates that students from a rural background are more likely to

return to a rural setting to practice after graduating.

The 2012 RHSV visited local high schools and delivered health careers workshops in Darwin, Palmerston,

Humpty Doo, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs, Hermannsburg and Tennant Creek.

On Friday 1 June six university students representing their Rural Health Clubs visited Nhulunbuy High School

in order to promote Health Careers in the Northern Territory. Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Psychology

and Nursing were the areas of study presented, with the speakers coming from Sydney, Bendigo, Darwin,

Canberra and Broome.

The university students discussed university life, the path they took to get there, the nature of studying in

their chosen field and the things that sometimes get in the way of successful tertiary study.

The session was informative, interactive and well received by those students who attended.

Sue Clark

Careers Advisor

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