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Principal: Phil Rogers
Assistant Principal: Jennie Ward
www.rutherglenhs.vic.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02 6032 9483 Fax: 02 6032 9185
Absence Line: 02 6032 9818
Sheridan’s Bridge Road (P.O. Box 84) Rutherglen . Victoria . 3685
Rutherglen High
School Newsletter Friday 6th September 2013
Regards, Phil Rogers Principal
School Production – RHS Factor
This year’s Production was a variety show
designed to showcase the talents of our
students. It certainly achieved that aim
with students shining as actors, dancers,
musician and singers.
I was lucky enough to see the matinee
with many primary school students and
they loved it! The evening performance
was equally well received by a very sup-
portive audience mainly made up of family
and friends.
It is great to see students from all year
levels getting involved, bravely stepping
into the spotlight and then performing so
well. I am sure you will see much more of
some of the performers in future years.
Special thanks to Peter and Meagan Scott
who put the show together with the support of other volunteer staff mem-
bers. Peter Harris, an ex-student, provided a lot of the technical equipment
and then operated it as a volunteer. Likewise, parent Brendan Smith was
instrumental in setting up and running the lights etc. Productions simply
cannot happen without support and commitment from a range of people so
thank you all.
School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the
Year
Dan Martin recently attended the GTES
Apprentice and Trainee of the Year
Awards for 2013. He was announced as
one of the three finalists and then was
announced as the Winner of his category!
The nomination read: “Hosted with Bor-
der Express, Dan has been an eager learn-
er since starting his apprenticeship in
March 2013. Dan has proven his commit-
ment to his trade and host employer by
attending work one day per week, TAFE
one day and school the rest of the time.
Dan has a great work ethic, he takes pride
in his work and listens well to instruction.”
Congratulations Dan! I also thank the
many businesses who take our students
for Work Experience, Work Placements as
well as School Based Apprenticeships and
Traineeships. For many students, this ex-
perience in the ‘real world’ is a very valua-
ble part of their education.
Subject Selections
This Term we have held Information Eve-
nings for students going into Year 11 and
12. All students have had individual coun-
selling sessions to ensure their selections
match the preferred pathway. Students
have submitted their selections and we
are working through the blocking process.
On Wednesday 11th September we will be
running an Information Evening starting at
7:00 pm for students going into Year 10 in
2014.
Independent literacy consultant, free-lance speaker and writer on film and English curriculum designer. Literacy Consultant - Department of Education and Early Childhood Learn-ing, Victoria, Australia. Gary works in schools throughout Victoria on request, usually supporting the teaching of screen texts at Years 11-12. This term he has also presented at the Methodist Ladies College (MLC) in Kew. On Friday the 23rd of August Ruther-glen High was fortunate to have Gary Simmons present to all VCE students on the films ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘Skin’. Gary has worked as the education programmer at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image for 9 years. In this role he was responsible for devel-oping and delivering both screen-based lecture and workshop programs for students from primary to tertiary levels and professional development for English, Literature and Media teachers. In that period he spoke to 50, 000 students and 2.000 teachers in the context of lectures and workshops. Gary has extensive experience in work-ing with teachers and students over many years and his key role at ACMI was to critically explore the mandated screen texts in detail at Year 12 and encourage teachers to introduce new screen-based texts in Years 7-11. He has introduced ways into film, games and television providing a framework for teachers and students to under-stand the language of screen-based texts and the ways in which this lan-guage opens up meanings. Gary was received enthusiastically by VCE English students who attended the lecture in preparation for their end-of-year exams.
Denise Stewart
English Department.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT VCE GUEST SPEAKER
Gary Simmons
ABC RADIO
VISITS
RUTHERGLEN HIGH SCHOOL
On the 27th August ABC radio pre-
senter Warwick Long visited Ruth-
erglen High School to have a look
at the Agriculture Program and the Farm to Table sub-
ject that is part of the 9Alive Program.
Warwick interviewed Mr Webb about the Agriculture
Program at the High School. In particular the focus was
on some of the processes that occur to get the steers and
heifers ready (feeding, brushing, leading, washing). Mr
Webb also spoke about the Welsh Black Society and the
fact that they as well as others (Leon Martin Le Martres
Stud, Rowley Bennett Fernhill Angus Stud, Peter Man-
gels Riverview Belgian Blue Stud) donate steers and
heifers that we will show this year in the Carcase Com-
petition.
Mr Webb also spoke about the about the enterprises of
the VCE Agricultural students which include students
breeding chickens, running steers and lambs, growing
vegetables and growing crops.
Warwick also interviewed two students from Year Nine
about the Steer Handling experience. These students
(Georgia Lowe and Harry Taylor) provided an insight
into their feelings about steer handling and what they
have learnt about the feeding, grooming and leading
process.
If you are interested in listening to the report or viewing
the ABC webpage in which the Rutherglen High School
Ag program is highlighted, this can be done on the fol-
lowing links:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-29/
agricultural-education/4921984
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-29/4921640
(It is the last story of this report)
Farm to Table
Year 7 Text Studies
Performance
Last week, our text group with
Mrs Nancarrow performed
scenes from the book we were
reading, “Goodnight Mister
Tom”.
The book was about a little
boy called Willie. Willie was an
evacuee from London in World
War II, who was moved to the
country to stay with an elderly
man called Tom. It is a story
about Willie’s life in the coun-
try and the strong, growing
bond between Willie and Tom.
To perform our scenes we split
into small groups. Each group
had a different scene; every-
one made a script and learnt
their lines. We all dressed up
according to our characters
and included props to match
our scenes. It was a bit nerve-
racking performing in front of
the rest of the Year Sevens,
but I think everyone did very
well.
by Zoe McLeish
Brett Murray.
What is bullying? Why do people bully others? Why do some people allow themselves to be bullied? These were some of the questions asked of our Yr7, 8 and 9 students last week by visiting guest speaker Brett Murray. Brett is a nationally recognised, Youth Motivational Speaker who has a passion for campaigning against bullying. More importantly, however, Brett advocates that your past is your past and simply that – not your future. Coming from a background of adversity himself, Brett spoke of how important it is to have dreams and ambitions and to not let others dictate the direction of your life. Many students spoke of how powerful they found this event. Hopefully Brett will inspire some of them to achieve goals they may otherwise not have met.
GA
LLERY
The R.H.S. ‘Bake Off’
Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students were
given the chance to show off their skills last
week in the ‘Rutherglen High School Bake
Off’.
The Bake Off ran from Wednesday 28th August
to Friday 30th August. The students were giv-
en five periods to bake any cake of their
choice, decorate the cake and present the
cake ready for judging.
The ‘Bake Off’ started very well with most cakes baked dur-
ing the allocated time of one double period. When it came
to the decorating stage, the students soon realised the
time, precision and effort it takes to decorate a cake. In the
end, all students assembled their masterpieces ready for
the anonymous judging panel. All cakes looked fantastic
and presented really well. The final score resulted in 1st
place to Alex Cooke and Rhiannon Wills. The creative duo
created a white chocolate strawberry swirl mud cake cov-
ered in white chocolate & strawberry ganache, topped off
with fresh strawberries. In a tie for 2nd place we had Emma
Krautz and Taylah Wagner with a seven-layered rainbow
cake minion paradise cake; and Emma Mitchell and Eliza-
beth Argent with a four-layered rainbow cake, filled with
cream and a blue lagoon icing. All the Hospitality students
worked really to complete the Bake Off in the time allocat-
ed, and produced some outstanding results.
- Justine Simkin
7D Fathers Day Cakes..
Prize winners:
RArchibald Prize -
Marie Mirbach
Packers Prize -
Allie Strange
Peoples’ Choice Award –
Chloe Stanton
The Archibald
Prize for portraiture is one of Australia’s oldest and most pres-
tigious art prizes. Each year, thousands of artists from around
Australia enter in the hopes of winning fame, accolades (and
the $75,000 prize money!). The subject of the portrait must be
someone who is distinguished in the arts, letters, science or
politics.
Year 11 Art students have been studying the history of the Arch-
ibald Prize as well as produc-
ing their own portrait entry
in the ‘Rutherglen High
School RArchibald Prize’. Students had to choose as their sub-
ject, a person who has been significant or influential in their
own lives. As with the real prize, they had to work from real life
as well as from photographs. Students used a variety of materi-
als such as pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, watercolours
and acrylics.
In keeping with tradition, there was much controversy and
spirited debate over the merits of each work! Although not
unanimous, the judges were able to finally reach a decision.
Congratulations to all of the Year 11 Art students on their efforts
and thank you to our judges and to everyone who voted.
(More ‘Bake-Off’ & Fathers’ Day cakes & their
bakers in your ‘Warriwillah’, RHS School Mag…
Also features all works entered in the RArchibald
Prize…..Don’t forget to pay $15 @ the Office for
your 2013 edition, before the end of Term 3....)
ARCHIBALD PRIZE
Left: RArchibald Prize. Middle: Packers Prize. Right: Peoples Choice Award
Career Development happenings
(www.rutherglenhighcareers.com )
Our latest Weekly Careers
News has a focus on food
science and nutrition, as
well as school holiday
opportunities. Check it
out on the above website
under the Important Info
tab.
Congratulations to all
year 10 and 11 students
for submitting their sub-
ject selections for 2014.
The school is currently
processing this infor-
mation to give maximum
number of students their
first subject choices.
We look forward to see-
ing as many students and
parents at the infor-
mation evening for Year 9
going into Year 10 next
Wednesday 11th Septem-
ber. The students will
have a preliminary infor-
mation session on Thurs-
day 5th with Mr Dutneall
and Mr Webb.
Earlier this week our Year
9 students also had a ses-
sion with Ilena Young,
from Future Moves. They
heard about career path-
ways that many celebri-
ties took and played an
interactive ‘Career in a
Bag’ game. This session
will be followed up in the
last week of term when
we run ‘Coaching for Suc-
cess for Young People’.
Students will have the
chance to identify values
and interests that will
help them identify some
future career possibilities.
For those Year 9s looking to apply for 2014 Work Experience with Zoos Victoria, you need to sub-mit your application to me by the end of term. The closing date is during the holidays and applica-tions must be submitted by the Careers Adviser only (www.zoo.org.au/ ). Similarly, Victoria Police
have an application that
must be submitted by me.
Please submit an email or
letter to me expressing
why you want to apply,
before the end of term.
For any girl over 15, you are invited to apply for the Air Force Technical Camp for Girls held in the school holidays (1st – 4th Oct) at the RAAF base in Wagga www.defence.gov.au/workexperience . See the poster or Mrs Leverett if you require more infor-mation.
Year 12 students are re-
minded to complete Uni-
versity, TAFE and scholar-
ship applications prior to
the holidays if possible.
Timely VTAC and UAC
applications close 27th
Sept and VTAC SEAS clos-
es 8th Oct. Please note
that Wodonga TAFE has
scholarships available for
Certificate and Diploma
courses through a Princi-
ple recommendation
scheme.
I encourage all students
to continue seeking ad-
vice and assistance on all
career development
matters.
Mrs Leverett, Careers Adviser
Rutherglen Tennis Club
Parent Support & AGM
Wednesday September 18th
7pm at Clubroom
Tennis season will be starting in October….
Teams & Team Managers will be required
*** Saturday Morning Juniors
……….. U12’s & U 15’s age groups
*** Saturday afternoon senior competition………….
Expressions of interest or any enquiries can be made with Lyn Lumby 0429 809584 [email protected]
Rutherglen High School
completing
‘Cows Create Careers’ Again
Once again students at Rutherglen High
School are taking part in the ‘Cows
Create Careers’ program which is run
by Dairy Australia as part of a promo-
tion of Dairy Farming as a possible
career path.
The projects involve four teams of four
completing various tasks in relation to
calves which will be housed at the
school for a two week period. These
teams will then complete a variety of
tasks including a scientific report, let-
ters, posters and a short movie.
The teams will consist of eight students
(two teams) from Year Seven and eight
students (two teams) from Year Nine.
As part of their role, these students will
feed the calves, clean out the areas and
weigh the calves each day. This infor-
mation will be recorded each day and
will become part of the data which will
be included in the Scientific report.
This year there are eight other North-
east Victorian schools including Coro-
wa High School, Wangaratta Galen
Secondary College, Tallangatta Sec-
ondary College, Murray High School,
Corryong College, Frayne College and
Batlow Technology School.
Once the calves have left, work will be
submitted as part of the competition
and there will be an awards ceremony
in Wodonga which students will attend.
So stay tuned as an update will be pro-
vided in the next RHS Newsletter.
Thank You Charlie!
A big thank you to Charlie Bruce and
Pam who donated some gear to the
school after listening to the Ruther-
glen High School feature story on
ABC radio.
Charlie presented the gear to the Year
Nine Steer Handling Team and stayed
and shared his experiences on his life
in the Show Ring. Charlie explained
that he showed Poll Herefords and
showed the students a photo of himself
in the ring at the Royal Sydney Show
in the 1960’s.
He also stayed around to talk to the
students about steer handling and was
impressed with the Farm facilities and
the Year Nine Program in general
(Community Service).
For the record, Charlie not only iden-
tified the Belgian Blue but also felt
that the Belgian Blue was in the best
condition of the steers and heifers and
he also liked the Welsh Black heifer
(No 22).
Thanks Charlie for the equipment you
have donated – it is greatly appreciat-
ed by the students and Rutherglen
High School.
The photo above shows Charlie and
Pam with the equipment and some of
the Steer Handling Team.
CANTEEN ROSTER
SEPTEMBER
Mon 9th— Kaylene Lumby
Tues 10th—Simone Battison
Wed 11th—Debbie McMahon
Thurs 12th—Elida Rogers
Fri 13th—Louisa Dunne
NOTICEBOARD
DATES TO REMEMBER…
SEPTEMBER
Fri 6th—Yr 11 Writing Lectures
Wed 11th—Unit 4 Biology; Melb.
excursion
Wed 11th—O&M Athletics
Wed 11th—Yr 9 into 2014 Year 10
Info Eve
Mon 16th—Whole School Assem-
bly
Tues 17th—Yr 7&8 Sports Day
Thurs 19th—Yr 9&10 Sports Day
Fri 20th—Pay $15 if require
School Mag
RHS POSTCARD RECOGNITION
Has your child received any personal mail lately, in the form of a Postcard from the school? Hopefully they have, as we have been extremely happy with the response from our Postcard initiative, which allows us to send home messages to students and parents recognising various achievements throughout the school. We’ve even been able to send some home to a few parents, thanking them for help with various programs. Please be sure to acknowledge and praise your child if they do receive a Postcard as we would love to be able to send many more!
Mon 16th—Maryanne King
Tues 17th—VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Wed 18th—Jodie Sorensen
Thurs 19th—VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Fri 20th—Anita Arnold
‘WARRIWILLAH’ 2013
RHS ANNUAL SCHOOL
MAGAZINE
A reminder to all that a charge of $15.00
per student for the School magazine is on
all students’ statements. If you wish to
purchase a copy you will need to pay this
before the end of this Term (20th Sep-
tember) as this will be our cut-off date to
place an order with the printer. It will be
assumed, if payment has not been re-
ceived by this date, that your child does
not require a copy of this year’s School
Magazine. Thank you
The Junior Registration Day
for the Rutherglen Unit-ed Cricket Club will be
held on Thursday September 19th at Barkly Park Ruther-glen from 5pm-6pm. The Rutherglen United Crick-et Club has teams in the Under 12, Under 14 & Under 16 Age Groups of the Wangaratta & District Cricket Association. Matches are played from 9am-11:30am on Saturday Mornings. Training is held at the follow-ing times: Under 12's 4pm Thursday at Barkly Park Under 14's 5pm Tuesday & Thursday at Barkly Park Under 16's 5pm Tuesday & Thursday at Barkly Park. Registration Fees for the Season are $90 Under 16's $65 Under 14 & Under 12 (Discounts apply if you have more than one child.)
For more information, please come along on the night or phone
Junior Co-Ordinator, Wayne Cooper on 0439 494 027
OCTOBER
Mon 7th—VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Tues 8th—Simone Battison
Wed 9th—Helen & Gerard Whelan
Thurs 10th—Kaylene Lumby
Fri 11th—Shelley Marx