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OAKHILL eBULLETIN—9th June 2016 : Oakhill.nsw.edu.au

On Friday the

College staff will

all be

participating in

our Spirituality

day. As a

community we

will journey to

the Cathedral at

Parramatta. Staff will have the

opportunity to view the holy door and

our guest speaker Br Sir Pat Lynch will

talk to the staff about Pope Francis’s

year of Mercy.

We were shown mercy yesterday for

the College Athletics carnival, held

under a cloudless sky. It is a wonderful

spectacle to see our young men and

women so invested in participation on a

day like this. Congratulations to those

students who broke records and all

whole participated. Our winning house –

Turon took the lead though the

exceptionally high levels of student

participation.

In stark contrast Gala Day must have

been a day of penance. Though again

such a powerful sense of how our

community is engaged and supportive

even in adverse conditions. I would like

to thank all of the families that donated,

wrapped, worked and attended on the

day. A special thanks to the hundreds of

students that where present to watch

the 1st XV’s play. It was an occasion to

be proud of.

Tonight Starlight Express opens, we wish

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

10 JUNE

Staff Spirituality Day—Student

Free Day

7.30pm Senior Musical

11 JUNE

College Debutante Ball

13 JUNE

Queen’s Birthday Holiday

14 JUNE


15 JUNE


17 JUNE


18 JUNE

ISA Sport


19 JUNE

ISA Rugby U16s and Opens Fixtures

20 JUNE

Year 11 Legal Studies Excursion

Year 9 Community Service (9.7)

21 JUNE

Men of Honour Day

Principal’s Reflection

TERM 2 Volume 4 9th June 2016

the cast and crew a hearty showbiz

“break a leg”. I am looking forward to

being in the audience this evening.

All of these incredible achievements

reflect and affirm the strength of our

community and our engagement, I

would now like to make an invitation.

Over the course of the last year the

College has been working through a

process where we access the capital

infrastructure requirements (buildings)

that will be required to support strong

teaching and learning into the future.

I would like to invite all families to

participate in a stakeholder forum

where the College will be collecting

data to inform the building of a Master

Plan which will guide the development

of a building program into the next ten

years.

There will be two opportunities for

families to provide insight into

perceived needs of the College.

Description

Parent Seminar for Master Planning

as part of P&F Meeting. 7pm 21st

June

Venue - P J Walsh Library

Oakhill College

Castle Hill, NSW 2154

Booking via trybookings on the College

website.


Events & Information

GALA DAY SHINES DESPITE THE RAIN

Once again, Gala Day was a roaring success last Saturday despite the heavy rain, thanks to our Oakhill community of sponsors, families, students, staff, volunteers and the Gala Day organising committee.

Undeterred from the rain and muddy conditions, our sporting teams went on to play in true Oakhill spirit. Equally undeterred were our stall holders, volunteers and families, students and staff who braved the weather in support of this wonderful annual community event.

An integral part of the day has been our on-line raffle and this year was no exception with tickets being sold right up to the last minute. Our winner, Mr Nick Gooley, a member of our community, was overwhelmed as he was handed the keys to his new Hyundai, provided by Hyundai Castle Hill. Through the efforts of all involved, funds raised from this year’s Gala Day reached close to $35,000, a great result considering the wet weather conditions. These funds will go directly to the benefit of our students.

On behalf of the College and the College’s P&F, we thank you for all that you contributed to this great day. A big Oakhill thank you to Hyundai and all our sponsors.

Chris Moyon, Gala Day Coordinator THE COLLEGE WILL BE OFFERING A

FURTHER SCHOOL FEES PAYMENT

OPTION VIA SCHOOL EASYPAY

STARTING FROM TERM 3. A

DETAILED LETTER WILL BE

INCLUDED IN YOUR NEXT FEES

STATEMENT OUTLINING HOW

THIS WILL OPERATE. PARENTS ARE

ENCOURAGED TO USE THIS

OPTION.

Left to Right: Acting Principal, Mr Jonathan Byrne, Winner Nick Gooley, Dealership Operations Executive at Castle Hill Hyundai Beau Scott, Gala Day Co-Ordinator Chris Moyon, and Vice President Oakhill P&F Mark Rider.

OAKHILL COLLEGE WINTER APPEAL 2016

Term 2 - Weeks 8 and 9

Collection points at the College Gates every morning

We Need -

Blankets, Doonas, Jumpers,

Jackets, Beanies, Scarves, Thick Socks, Sleeping Bags

ANY ITEMS OF WARMTH.

Towels, Hand Towels and Washers are also required.

Gold Coins will gratefully accepted to purchase new items

1 in 200 Australians are Homeless

Let’s help to give them a

FUTURE full of WARMTH and HOPE


Events & Information

STAFF SPIRITUALITY DAY

REMINDER

STAFF SPIRITUALITY DAY

FRIDAY, 10 JUNE

Invitation to Farewell

Sr Catherine Maddock CHF

On Sunday 19 June, Sr Catherine Maddock CHF

will be farewelled from Christ the King Parish after

43 years of service to the community and various

schools in the Diocese of Parramatta.

All are welcome to attend the special Mass at 10am at Christ the King Primary, Statham Avenue, North Rocks, followed by lunch in the Parish hall. Sr Catherine will return to Ireland on 30 June.

SR CATHERINE MADDOCK CHF

26th July, 4pm-8pm, Benildus Hall

Skype Q & A Session with Dr Karl at 6.00pm

To make a booking, click on this link or visit our website

www.oakhill.nsw.edu.au and click on the Trybooking tab.

Required from 3pm to 5.30pm Monday to Friday

during the winter sport season to assist with first aid

at sports training. Job description and application

details will be available on the parent portal from

next week. Current Advanced First Aid qualification

and Working with Children

Check required. Nursing

experience an

advantage. Enquiries Mrs

Pauline Hunt during office

hours on 9899 2288.

CASUAL FIRST AID ASSISTANT

https://www.trybooking.com/LLTU


Events &

Interested in flying over an

active volcano?

Want to see where they develop

NASA rockets?

How about experiencing the

Le Brea tar pits?

The Oakhill College Science Department is organising a

USA Science tour to do all of these things and more

during a 13 days scientific trip to the West coast of USA

and Hawaii.

The USA Science tour is open to all students currently in

Years 8-11. This would be a fantastic academic

opportunity for the Senior students and any student

wanting to study Science in the senior years.

There is currently a party of 24 students with 4 staff

attending the tour, but there are only a limited number of

places available.

The USA Science tour will depart on the 8th December

2016 and return on the 21st December 2016.

If you are interested in your son or daughter

attending, please email Mr Jeremy Powell

[email protected] WITHOUT DELAY.

mailto:[email protected]


Dates and Canteen

Monday

13 June

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday

14 June

S Tsakos, V Abood, K Hargreaves,

C Moujalli, P Mobilia,

A Schweikert, A Tongue (Micallef).

Wednesday

15 June

M Dao, A Everton,

C Martin, N Ogilvie, J Di Staso,

R Bonnici, L Fitzgerald, K Mindham.

Thursday

16 June

T Cowling, K Brennan, A Catanese,

A Papadimatos, N Joseph,

L Watters, F Moc, S Papallo.

Friday

17 June

J Lawrie, J Joseph, L Dolores,

C Gracie, M Catania, M Foster,

D Hemming, C Smolinski

Monday

20th June

N Elliott, S Haber, L John, R Axam,

N Kazzi, V Maroun, K Parkes.

Tuesday

21 June

K Bolster, L McKenzie, S Barone,

J Hoff, T Dooley, M Street, B Dooley,

T Unwin.

Wednesday

22 June

M Barton, T Costello, L Kumulla,

R Saab, N Takchi, S Rajczyk,

A Wright, J Tavner.

Thursday

23 June

C Helsham, K Byrnes, A Vaughan,

V Lynch, L Rider, J Williams,

E Briggs.

Friday

24 June

J Fitzhenry, R Wilson, C Kim,

A Henao, D Austin, J Debelak,

A Montgomery, T Berger.

CANTEEN ROSTER

ASSESSMENT HANDBOOKS Did you know you can find ALL current

Assessment Handbooks for your child in your Parent Portal?

You can also see the Assessment PowerPoints

used by Ms Garofano presented to each of the year groups.

In addition, your child’s Diary contains essential

information about procedures concerning Assessments.

REMINDER

THE COLLEGE UNIFORM

SHOP IS OPEN

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY,

8.00AM—11.30AM.

DATES TO REMEMBER

10 JUNE

STAFF SPIRITUALITY DAY (Student Free Day) 11 JUNE

DEBUTANTE BALL 13 JUNE

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY 24 JUNE

TERM 2 ENDS 18 JULY

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY (Student Free Day) 26 JULY

SCIENCE FAIR 1 AUGUST

HSC TRIALS COMMENCE 8 AUGUST

YEAR 10 SUBJECT CONSULTATION EVENING 9 AUGUST

YEAR 11 HSC SUBJECT SELECTION 10 AUGUST

VIETNAM 2017 INFORMATION EVENING


Solidarity@Oakhill Report

Social Justice Evening at Mt St Benedict's College

Tuesday 31st May saw several concerned Oakhill students attend the social justice evening held at Mt St Benedict's. Best described as an evening to showcase various charity organisations and their contributions in our society and how they can be implemented into school life. Some of these organisations included Recognise, RREP, Caritas and the organisation that saw its founders win Australian of the year, Orange Sky Laundry. Two that really stood out for me were Recognise and RREP. One of my passions is sport so RREP really interested me, they source fair trade made sporting balls and school uniforms. This is something that I thought was extremely fascinating to be able to further understand Fair Trade and how the choice of balls used in schools can really make a difference. The Recognise Foundation however was the one organisation that I felt Oakhill as a community could really get behind. Recognise is an organisation trying to raise awareness to the flaws in our constitution which in 2016 still allows for discrimination. As I myself approach legal voting age it is definitely an area we can make a difference. To also see what other schools like Barker and Mt St Benedict's are doing in regards to social justice was very interesting and provided great insights and ideas. Thank you to Bennies for a great evening.

35th Annual Oakhill College Debutante Ball

Saturday 11th June, 2016

As the long weekend approaches the College send their

best regards to the Debutante Class of 2016. Thirty –one

young women from Year 12, supported by their partners

and family, will participate in this very traditional event

to be held at The Epping Club.

The Debutante experience is offered to all young women

in Year 12, expressions of interest for 2017 will be sent in

November 2016.


Year 11 Student , Team Ronin and proud Solomon House member Georgia Wiggins has

reached the live rounds of The Voice, Channel 9! Live rounds mean that the public are

able to vote to keep their favourite artists in the competition. By downloading the

Jump In now app, by following the competition on television, via Twitter and Facebook

the Oakhill Community will be able to show this young star our support. Cast your vote

for The Voice, 2016.

VISUAL ARTS NEWS

Artist of the Month – MAY 2016

Each month we look for a student who has shown exceptional application to their studies within visual arts. We identified Aaron Kustandi a year 9 Photography and Digital Media student who has shown dedication and enthusi-asm towards his work. This term students have been developing their Stop Motion Animations.

Setting the scene for Aaron’s stop motion animation:

In sport, two captains are picking teams. One guy never gets picked however, one day he does get picked and he is the strongest in the team. Here Aaron Kustandi is revisiting a popular fable ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ but chang-ing the narrative to reflect the world of a Year 9 Oakhillian. He is using Lego for his Stop Motion Animation and using backgrounds of the college campus.

These six images form .5 of a second of a 30 second animation.

Congratulations to Aaron for being awarded Artist of the Month for May.


Its Official Turon are Champions!

Oh, What A Day! Turon were victors, winners are indeed grinners. Others

well, they still did swell. 2016 Athletics Carnival in the Sun and we most

certainly had a tonne of fun. Those that jumped, ran and gave it their all

have shown with Oakhill Spirit, you can have a ball.

Mr Jonathan Byrne, Acting Principal with Turon House Captains Cameron James and Kaitlyn Noble and the

Winners Cup.


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