Blues News Gosford High School & Community News Find us at: Racecourse Road, Gosford 2250 T 4325 2048 F 4323 3175 E gosford-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Issue No 2: March 2018 – Term 1 16/03/2018

BREAKING NEWS

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” ― Henry Ford It is with very mixed feelings I write as this is my last Blues News as Deputy Principal at Gosford High School having been successful in gaining appointment as Principal at Lambton High School commencing next term. While I am determined to stay young (as Henry Ford would have it) I will miss working with you all at our wonderful school which has meant so very much to me as a Deputy Principal, teacher, colleague, parent and former student. I’m so proud of our school and community and its focus that all of us continue to learn in our rapidly changing world (one that Henry Ford could never have imagined) and strive to reach our potential successes at school and beyond as part of our lifelong learning journeys. As I continue on my journey I can’t thank you enough Gosford High School. Best wishes. Gary Bennett Deputy Principal

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

Making Learning Meaningful For too long our education system has been founded on a ‘one size suits all’ model of learning and, with our continued focus on students needing to meet requirements of external examinations, schools must continue to prepare students for those ‘exit credentials’. But education is much more than learning for a specific purpose such as an examination or assessment task. Learning is about understanding and applying knowledge in a range of contexts. Providing students with an authentic audience to whom they can present their

work helps them understand why their coursework is worthwhile. Authentic audiences assist students to connect their classroom learning to the real world. They provide a sense of buy-in for students and bring attention to their work. Work becomes more than just something to be marked by a teacher. As educators, we have an understanding of what life is like for both students and teachers, bringing outside experts into that learning space helps them understand about the role of the school in its community. Even better, taking students out to showcase their learning opens the eyes of the student to the context of learning in the real world. Over the last twelve months, we have seen numerous examples of our students showcasing their learning to the community. In English, students wrote short stories and worked with Gosford Public School in presenting those short stories to students in infants’ classes. Our History faculty do a wonderful unit on the ‘History of a Decade’ where students research and live the life of that decade through events, music, fashion and dance. In Social Sciences, students research alternate energy sources to power our school and present their findings to an audience. These are but a few examples. Most recently, our Year 7 ‘Cooties Project’ was a magnificent example of making learning meaningful. Students were asked to research an infectious disease of their own choosing. They were then assigned roles to play within their own group – the roles of doctor, patient and researcher. Students were required to research their chosen disease from the point of view of their assigned role within the group and present their findings to an authentic audience. We were very fortunate to have had Associate Professor Chris Scarlett from the University of Newcastle Ourimbah Campus, Dr Bill Munro, a surgeon at Gosford Hospital, Ms Kylie Downs a former GHS student and now the Executive Director of Clinical Governance with Central Coast Local Health District and Chair of the Healthcare Quality and Infection Control Committee, Mr Graham Dickson from Central Coast Local Health District, Ms Mei Zheng another former GHS student who is currently studying a Bachelor of Applied Science in Immunology and Bachelor of Mathematics and Ms Lynne Bailey, the former Principal of Gosford High and currently the Education Adviser to the NSW Minister of Education. This group of ‘judges’ viewed each of the student presentations, speaking with each about their findings on the disease and the impact on society of that disease from the view of each students assigned role.

Gosford High P&C News P&C Annual General Meeting: Tuesday 20th March at 6:30 pm

Staff Common Room – Admin Building All parents of the school welcome.

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With the school currently finalising our Strategic Plan for the years 2018 – 2020, we have a clear direction on providing future focused learning where connections in learning will provide innovative curriculum and curriculum enrichment opportunities such that students engage in contemporary learning experiences. These experiences will more and more involve sharing learning with community partners such as universities, business, industry and government agencies. This year, faculties have been challenged to modify at least one learning experience across Year 7 – 10 to include an authentic experience involving a sector of our community. It is through experiences such as this that we will increasingly make learning meaningful. Congratulations to Mr Gary Bennett It is with very mixed emotions that I pass on my most sincere congratulations to Mr Bennett on his promotion to Principal of Lambton High School in Newcastle. Mr Bennett is an outstanding Deputy Principal and thoroughly deserves this promotion in recognition for his exceptional work at Gosford High School. Personally, I am very cheerless to see him leave but know that he has had a significantly positive impact on the lives of many students at Gosford High and will continue to do so in his new school. He has been a magnificent Deputy in supporting me in my first year at the school and I will personally miss him greatly. Professionally, I know this is the right move for Mr Bennett and he will lead Lambton with great poise. We are currently moving towards the final stages of appointing our new Deputy Principal to replace Ms Cooper and I will apply to have Mr Bennett replaced early in Term 2.

P&C Thank You Thanks must go to our wonderful P&C Association for hosting the Meet & Greet evening for those parents new to the school on Tuesday 6 March. In a well-attended event, parents were able to mingle with the many new parents and current P&C members to meet the parents of their child’s new classmates, share stories about the transition process and

just get a ‘feel’ for the school. It is always such a pleasure to attend this event and gauge the excitement of our new families and hear the warming stories about how well so many settle in to our school. This is just one small way in which the P&C supports our school community every day. We are very grateful for their ongoing contributions in so many other areas. While speaking of the P&C, don’t forget that this coming Tuesday, 20 march, the P&C will be holding their Annual General Meeting in the staff Common room from 6:30pm. Year 12 Celebration Assembly It was my absolute honour recently to be able to recognise the outstanding achievements of so many of our Year 12 students at their Celebration Assembly. Students were recognised for achievement in areas of academia, the Arts and a range of external competitions and programs across the school and community. At the assembly, I spoke of students continuing to strive for their personal best in all that they do. It is very easy for our community to judge our school on academic results etc reported on in the press, and please don't assume I place little importance on those results. More importantly, if our students are happy, healthy and strive for personal best, those outstanding results will almost come as a by-product. This has been a very coherent and collegial Year 12 group and they will graduate from Gosford High as proud citizens who will contribute great things to our society.

Interestingly, it was only on Wednesday of last week when I met a former student of the school who had graduated in 2015. Maddison Stocks is currently studying a Bachelor of Internal Engineering and International Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney and her message to me portrayed what I have written above. Her view of her own HSC results were that, no matter what ATAR she achieved, as long as she did her best that she would be happy. She had set herself a goal at the beginning of Year 12, knowing that to achieve it would be her best. In achieving it, she had done her best and meant that she could move on and then make decisions about her future in a positive frame of mind. Celebrating successes such as we did today is a small part in reinforcing the importance of personal best.

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Student Hits the High Notes Congratulations to Year 10 student, Johnshu Myers who has been selected as part of the orchestra for the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music production of ‘Opera in the Arboretum’ on Saturday 24 March. This concert is one of the major highlights of the Central Coast Conservatorium events calendar where Johnshu will have the opportunity to perform alongside opera singers of international quality. Johnshu has also made significant contributions to Music and Drama programs at our school and we wish him well in this production.

CHS Sport Competitions Thank you and congratulations to all of those students who have represented our school so well in recent weeks as we begin our CHS knockout sporting competitions. We have had basketball, tennis, water polo, touch football all begin their competitions recently. While it’s always nice to win, the fact that we are able to enter teams into such an array of sports is testament to the dedication of so many of our students to simply ‘give it a go’. It is this attitude that will see our students succeed in whatever they undertake. AgGATS Program Congratulations to all students who have also represented us with distinction through the AgGATS program. These students have had a busy few weeks, most recently at the Newcastle Show. They are now in final preparations for the various events at the Royal Easter Show. Congratulations to all students and thanks to both Ms Henry and the loyal band of parent helpers who make these experiences possible. Combined Dance Party Our student leadership team organised and presented a very successful Dance Party recently. Held in conjunction with the students from Henry Kendall High School, those students and staff in attendance had a wonderful evening socialising and getting to know each other just a little more than they had previously. Despite some early scepticism by some, the evening ran very smoothly with students from each of the schools showing great respect to the organisers and staff. This once again proves that if we hand over some of the responsibility to students, they rise to the occasion and ensure the success of programs. I would like to pass on my personal thanks to the student leaders of both schools for making this Dance Party an outstanding success.

Selective Schools Placement Test Students seeking entry into Selective High Schools in 2019 sat for the Selective Schools Placement Test on Thursday 15 March. Gosford High School hosted one of those examination centres, having approximately 180 primary school students sit the exam in our hall. We are in a very fortunate position at Gosford High School, with an increasing number of students applying for our school as their school of first choice. This is due to the wonderful reputation that has been built by our current and former students and the hard work and dedication of staff. We look forward to yet another group of wonderful young men and women starting with us in 2019. Yes, we’ve just started one year but are already planning for the next – and beyond. Weekly Principal’s Update Thank you to all who have provided feedback on the weekly Principal’s Update that I have been producing. This was in response to the views of our community that they wished to see more regular communication from the school. I hope that it has gone some way to filling this apparent void. There will be no Update this week due to the publication of this newsletter. Tony Rudd Principal

Coming Events

March 2018

Mon 19/3 Tasmania18 (19-24 March)

Tues 20/3 P&C AGM

Thurs 22/3 Year 12 Assessment Week (22-29/3)

Tues 27/3 Year 8 Royal Easter Show

Wed 28/3 Sydney North Swimming Carnival

Fri 30/3 Good Friday

April 2018

Tues 3/4 Year 11 Assessment Week (3-6/4)

Fri 6/4 Religious Seminars

Sun 8/4 NSW CHS Swimming (8-10/4)

Wed 11/4 School Cross Country

Fri 13/4 Harmony Day and Anzac Assembly

Last day of Term 1

Mon 30/4 School Development Day

Tues 1/5 Students return to school Term 2

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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS

Deputy Principal Gary Bennett (7. 9 & 11) Relieving Deputy Principal Sue Daw (8, 10 & 12) With Term 1 well under way we have seen significant transition across all year groups as students have settled into their 2018 year of study. Many students have taken on new subjects and have made the transition look easy. In particular Year 12 are well into their second term of their HSC year and with assessments fast approaching, we urge them to follow a regular study plan, seek advice from their amazing teachers and rest well in order to achieve the best that they can. That’s all anyone can ask! We also thank the Year 12 Leadership team for showing intuitiveness and responsibility during the weekly running of the Wednesday assemblies. They have all been able to display incredible maturity in their management of time schedules, show respect to visitors, teachers and their peers. Further, the Year 12 Celebration Assembly last week was a testament to the Year Groups’ abilities to respect a formal occasion and we thank the leaders and their Year Adviser, Ms Ferguson. Year 11 are off to a great start with their preliminary year of study. All students have settled in well and are approaching their first assessments in this course. It has been great to see both Year 11 & 12 students taking advantage of the study afternoon facilitated by Mr Rudd in the Library on Tuesday afternoons. This is a great opportunity to form study groups and share information in a relaxed atmosphere. A reminder that the Assessment Booklets for Years 12, 11 & 10 are online if you missed the paper copies your children were given. In the back of these you will find outlines for the procedures that must be followed in cases of illness that prevents students completing assessments on the prescribed day. You will also find the Misadventure Forms that need to accompany the Doctor’s certificate in cases of illness during assessment periods. Year 10 have been enjoying some wonderful excursions this term and are working hard towards meeting their outcomes across KLA’s in preparation for their Assessment Tasks. We hope all students participating in the trip to Tasmania next week will have an incredible time exploring another part of the world we live in and enjoy the opportunities that our teachers and their families have given them. We are excited to hear about their experiences on their return. Years 7, 8 and 9 Assessment Booklets can be accessed on our school website at: http://www.gosford-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/for-parents/assessment-information-booklet Years 8 and 9 have settled in well and are becoming used to their new classes. For Year 8, they are well into their study of a language. Teachers report that all students are becoming confident in their study and we are excited to report that students at GHS will experience the company of both Japanese students and students from New Caledonia in our

school this year as well as a planned trip to Japan in September for some students who are studying Japanese. Year 7 have experienced a program not experienced before at GHS. The ‘Cooties’ Project placed students in a situation of collaborative learning that is not usually ideal for gifted and talented students. Encompassing all Key Learning Areas, it stretched their capacity to work with others and share control, whilst encouraging students to communicate with others and take turns in listening, problem solving and critical thinking. The final product was a display of learning that was outstanding. The professionals that attended to ‘judge’ the displays were amazed with the quality of what they witnessed. We thank them so much for giving their time to talk to students and engage in what they had been doing in their study. We also thank you, the parents for attending this event. You all contributed to the success of this project and we look forward to the next one. Until next time,

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you. Barabra Sher

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL Absence from school is notified using SMS on the day of the absence. Parents are reminded that if your child is absent, a note must be provided immediately on return to school. Absences for part of a day, including late to school, are also required to have a note of explanation submitted.

YEAR 7 VACCINATIONS

Your son or daughter will have been given vaccination documents for this year’s School Immunisation clinics. First visit: 9

th April, vaccines to be given are:

HPV Gardasil dose 1 and dTpa+Year 8 catch ups.

Second visit: 30th

October, vaccines to be given are: HPV Gardasil dose 2 and ANY Year 8 catch ups.

No vaccinations will be given without the correct signed forms returned to the Front Office before the set date.

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TAS

James Dyson took to the stage this week in New York launching his new range of design ideas. The new Dyson battery powered V10 and his innovative range of cleaners will now be cordless. He stated “mains power will now have no place in his greater design plan” and “breaking with convention is a brave step for us”.

Students studying a TAS subject engage with design thinking whilst learning to manage large projects over a significant amount of time. Design thinking allows students to gain an insight into the problem, ideate possible solutions, experiment, and prototype to make choices whilst evaluating steps taken. This design mindset is not always problem-focused, it is solution focused and is characterised by skills in collaborating and critical thinking in order to gain a solution. Like James Dyson, we encourage our design students to take risks for a creative solution, often breaking with convention to gain that creative or innovative idea. Time management skills are also crucial for a successful project development. All stage 4 technology students have begun their first project for the trimester and should be aware of working consistently to achieve good results for both the research and reflection and the design solution or practical project. All versions of the folio, electronic or hard copies should demonstrate an understanding of the design brief, research and evaluation of the results of experimentation. Better examples of student work demonstrate creativity, individuality and an awareness and practice of good time management. I had the pleasure of sharing with Charmaine Liu and Monet Potter their success in the 2017 HSC for Textiles and Design on March 8th in Sydney. It was such a huge compliment for the students to have their major textiles project chosen as one of twenty five from the state’s candidates for inclusion in the exhibition. The exhibition of exceptional and creative HSC work was held at Rosehill and Charmaine and Monet were presented with their certificate and congratulated by NESA representatives and the Technology Educators Association.

Year 12 and 9 Textiles and Design students visited The Stitches and Craft Show on March 9th to view demonstrations of contemporary and decorative techniques and also gain inspiration for their planned creative practical projects. Gaining and manipulating inspiration is part of the design process and students will produce both a design folio of fashion drawings and experiments combining the elements and principles of design. I look forward to working with the design students and seeing their ideas reach realisation.

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It was a great day out for Textile students. The day started with the movie “The Devil wears Prada” viewed in our luxury coach and finished with a stop at McDonalds and chatting about the results of our textile shopping.

Year 7 Design students have been busy designing their individual logo design for the Cooties project. The results of

collaborative ideation and peer feedback were on display at the launch of the Futures 2.0 Project. Fabulous design logos were generated. Year 10 students across the faculty have settled into their design challenges for the trimester. Year 10 Engineering students are designing a truss bridge in class. They are applying trigonometry to calculate their lengths of timber required in order to meet the brief of a lightweight but strong bridge. Bridge efficiency will be calculated as students load test their structures in the next few weeks. Year 10 Food Technology students are currently studying human rights in the global food industry and their recent practical work incorporated staple foods from around the world. Design and Technology students have been working with Arduino sets and coding to understand systems and relating this to real life examples. In the coming weeks they’ll apply their skills to create a design solution. Information Software students have been working with thinkershields and solving coding challenges using different coding languages and the same algorithm.

Ms Hadley explaining a Fibonacci Flow Chart

Creating an algorithm using a real life example

Engineering Students

Calculating

Engineering students

preparing their technical drawings

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Food Technology students

after evaluating their practical work Our faculty’s major excursion for the year is to TASmania. A group of 82 Year 10 students will leave March 19th for six days travelling by air and coach to visit over twenty sights of great culinary and engineering interest to our design students. Engineering students will be keen to hear Mr Shelley and Dr Brooker’s engineering principles behind the suspension bridge in Launceston, the famous Richmond Bridge and the Tahune air walk cantilever. Food Technology students will spend time at a boutique chocolate production centre and sample the results of research and product development for local, national and global markets. We’ll also visit an orchard and a ‘paddock to plate’ café where students can also pick their own apples and sample the results of creative recipes. I will be keen to show students the magnificent ‘silk art works’ and also walk the students through the famous Salamanca markets Saturday morning before we head to Port Arthur to experience early colonial life. Students on this excursion are encouraged to keep a photo journal and upon their return to class submit their best photo that captures ‘Technology in TASmania’. Parents please visit the School’s website for the latest information on the excursion. Arrival time to Sydney, Saturday 24

th March, is

6.25pm on flight 1535 (Virgin). A coach will be waiting for our travel back to school leaving approximately 7.30pm from the Domestic Airport.

The UNSW Global education ICAS international Digital Technologies competition Exam date: 8th May, 2018

ICAS Digital Technologies assesses skills and knowledge in the areas of:

Databases

Graphics and multimedia

Internet use and email programs

Networks and other communications systems

Operating systems and computer hardware

Programming and scripting

Spreadsheets

Word processing

The papers cover content on:

Digital Systems including hardware and software, operating systems, cloud computing and data representation.

Basic and advanced operations and formatting in word processing, use of tables, style sheets, animations and referencing.

Presentations, integrated multimedia and data

visualisation.

Use of search engines, emails, web design, social media, online collaborative projects and applying social and ethical protocols and practices in the use of digital technologies.

Use of operations to maintain and manage data and databases.

Programming principles and concepts which includes block-based coding, flowcharts, sequence, loops, pseudocode, algorithms and desk checking.

To find out more about the areas assessed, download a PDF copy of the ICAS Digital Technologies assessment framework.

Maxine Johnson Head Teacher TAS

LANGUAGES

Memrise Homework is part of the formal assessment process in Year 8 Languages (5% towards each report) and is a requirement for successful completion of the course. Homework is an important part of learning a language as repetition and repeated exposure is the key to success. We understand that students lead busy lives and so in 2017 we adopted an online vocabulary program called Memrise. Feedback from students using this program last year was overwhelmingly positive. Memrise awards points for correct answers and supports students with extra exposure to words that they are having trouble with, thus ensuring success for all students leading to greater confidence in language lessons. Students receive instant feedback on their answers, reinforcing their understanding and catching mistakes early before they become entrenched. Each language has set courses on Memrise which students have enrolled in. The amount of homework required is equivalent to less than 30 minutes a week and can be done in 5 minute blocks using a computer, phone or tablet – the app is free. Access: www.memrise.com (or via free app for iOS and Android). Year 8 are settling in well to their Language studies. Our expectation is that all books are well-maintained and all work is legible and kept up-to-date. Students who have not experienced learning a second language before this year are beginning to appreciate that little bits and often is the key to learning a language. As well as homework tasks, revision each day, including Memrise, will help students remember what they learn in class. Keep up those efforts, Year 8! Japan Study Tour Update Our students are looking forward to meeting the students from Kokubunji Metropolitan High School who will visit us from 18

th-24

th March. The Japanese students will attend

Gosford High School for the week with their host brothers or sisters so please make them feel welcome. Meanwhile, for

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our seventeen students participating in the Japan Study Tour in September, excitement is beginning to build. New Caledonia Update Thank you for all the expressions of interest in either participating in an exchange visit to New Caledonia or hosting a student. Final details have yet to be worked out, so please continue to watch this space.

Au revoir; さようなら; valete ! Tschuss! Mrs Heinrich, Ms Brownlee and Mr Anthony

CAPA

Visual Arts Visual arts students in Years 10, 11 and 12, including PDM, are invited to our annual ArtExpress excursion on Tuesday 10th April, Week 11 of Term 1. All students have been issued with permission slips and invoices for $25 to cover the cost of the buses. Could I ask that payment be made promptly as we have paid for the buses. On the day students are to wear full school uniform. Worksheets will be issued and lead pencils are required. Lunch is by the Parramatta River near the

Armoury Gallery. Students are strongly encouraged to bring food for breaks with them. The kiosks, at both the Domain and the Armory, are very expensive and do not cater for large groups, we have been advised not to use them. Bring food and drinks from home. Why not get a group together and plan a picnic? A highlight for us will be seeing the work of Ryan Lee and Ellora Srivastava, who are both exhibited at the NSW Art Gallery. Later in the year Gosford Regional Gallery is hosting ArtExpress and we are thrilled to announce that the magnificent still life paintings of Jade Jiang will be shown. So mark the date in your diary. Opening Night is Friday, July 20, 2018 - 6:00pm.

Dobell Drawing School We are also pleased to announce the acceptance of two Year 11 students, Indy Vaynman and Yuting Zheng into the prestigious Dobell Drawing School, the National Arts School. We wish them well as they collaborate with students across NSW, gaining valuable practical skills with experienced artists. Follow this link for more information; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn9U_ioS3rQ

Don’t miss... A Central Vision

24 Mar -25 Apr 2018 Gosford Regional Gallery

The annual exhibition celebrating the achievements of high school visual arts students from public Central Coast secondary schools. Every year the best work from students in Years 7 - 12 across all artwork mediums is submitted for consideration. A panel of local teachers and gallery staff select the exhibition and a variety of prizes are awarded to acknowledge the outstanding work of these emerging artists. Now in its seventeenth year, A Central Vision continues Gosford Regional Gallery's commitment to providing opportunities to young artists. Image credit: LP, Swim, collagraph print on paper, Girakool Educational Unit

Year 7 Art Writers We pride ourselves in CAPA for fostering student creativity and expression both in imagery and text. Following, are two samples from Year 7’s Songlines unit of investigation, capturing personal journeys. Two examples of a short reflection on memory, describing

the sights, sounds, smells and feelings, are represented by

Oliver Gibbs from 7VA8 and Adeet Mahadik 7VA5. They will

soon translate this journey into a gestural drawing using line,

colour, symbols and patterns.

I journey wearily to the canyon, soaked to the bone with only

a chocolate bar to live on. I hear the gentle pitter-patter of

rain. I can smell the subtle scent of tree sap and the damp in

the air. I keep walking, panting and hear the squelch of my

shoes on the mud. Finally, I hear the roar of the waterfall. It is

as majestic as a lion on the hunt and just as ferocious. I grip

the rope down the cliff, rubbing my hands on it, and feel the

warmth. I slide down, stepping on glossy moss on the cliff

face. At the bottom, I am greeted by a hot cup of milo and a

dry set of clothes.

By Oliver Gibbs

As I left my burgundy house, the aroma of the Belgian

chocolate cookies enveloped the neighbourhood, joined by

the melodic chirps of rainbow lorikeets, gliding through the

air. While trekking past the gateau shops, the azure lake and

the cedar trees, I felt the wind propel me along the footpath.

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Tasting the fresh air luxuriated my subconscious as I arrived

at my antiquated high school.

By Adeet Mahadik

Drama

We Will Rock You Congratulations to Miranda Michalowski, Tayla Glason and Breanna Redhead for their outstanding performance in the Gosford Musical Society Production of We Will Rock You the Queen musical. What’s happening in class? A big welcome to the new Year 9 Drama students who are well into their improvisation unit. Year 10 are working on their production of As You Like It and bringing the play to life on stage. Year 11 are hard at work on their monologues and group performances stretching themselves to experiment with new theatre styles and techniques. Year 12 are readying themselves for their Verbatim performances on topics such as Shelley Duvall and Obesity.

Zeal Theatre Coming to GHS on Wednesday 2

nd

May. Years 11 and 12 Drama workshops

Music

Reprise Congratulations to ex-student Monique Pym on her performance at the Reprise showcase, Newcastle Conservatorium. Well done also to her supporting musicians from Year 11 and 12,

Miles, Breanna, Mahni and ex-student Keegan. Students from Gosford High Year 10 and 11 elective music classes attended the excursion and were highly impressed with the standard of music on display. Elective Music: Year 10 elective music students have been hard at work composing original blues compositions as part of their Jazz unit. The task is due at the end of the term and requires students to create and notate their own blues melodies with a rhythm section of piano, bass and drums. Encore: Year 12 Music students attended Encore which showcased Band 6 HSC performances and compositions. The repertoire and ensembles selected represented a variety of styles and provided the students with helpful suggestions for their own projects.

STATE JUNIOR AND SENIOR MUSIC CAMP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Talented music students join together for one week each year to receive expert tutelage and develop their performance skills. Participants rehearse and perform high quality repertoire culminating in a concert for families and friends on the final night of the camp. Musical activities at camp include participation in a major ensemble (symphony orchestra, symphonic bands, vocal ensembles, stage band) as well as a number of elective ensembles and activities. Elective activities include brass and woodwind ensembles, jazz improvisation, composition, music theatre, percussion ensemble.

Dates for 2018

Junior Music Camp (Years 5-8): Sunday 22 July - Friday 27 July (week 1, Term 3)

Senior Music Camp (Years 8-12): Sunday 1 July - Friday 6 July (week 10, Term 2)

Venue: The camps will be held at Sydney Academy of Sport, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen.

Cost: $495.00 inclusive GST.

Applications and more information: https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/state-junior-and-senior-music-camps

Important CAPA dates for your diary

Saturday 17th

March at 7.30pm the Year 10 Drama class will be attending a production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple at The Wyong Art House Theatre.

Friday 23rd

March Opening Night A Central Vision Gosford Regional Gallery at 6.00pm.

Friday 23rd

March Year 7 Visual Arts Assessment Task 1, in-class writing task. (7VA4, 7VA5, 7VA1, 7VA2, 7VA7 & 7VA8).

Monday 26th

March Year 7 Visual Arts Assessment Task 1, in-class writing task. (7VA9, 7VA3).

Tuesday 27th

March Year 7 Visual Arts Assessment Task 1, in-class writing task. (7VA6).

Tuesday 3rd

April Year 12 Drama and Visual Arts Assessment Task 2 due, in class.

Wednesday 4th

April Year 10 Drama will be performing their rendition of Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It. It's sure to be a fantastic show!

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Tuesday 10th April Years 12, 11 and 10 Visual Arts/PDM classes to ArtExpress. All day.

Friday 11th

May Central Coast HSC Music 1 Study Day at Narara Valley H.S.

Friday 18th

May University of Newcastle HSC Music Day at Newcastle Conservatorium.

Wednesday 27th

June, Year 12 Drama will be attending a performance of Stolen by the Monkey Baa Theatre Company.

Blues News proudly brought to you by the CAPA faculty GHS. Music : Matt Kelly, Judith Partridge and

Beth Schirmer. Drama: Meg Gatland Visual Arts: Susan Ainge, Elizabeth Courtenay

and Wendy Mortimer (HT).

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PDHPE

It has been a fantastic start to the sporting year with Gosford High excelling in many areas! Swimming Carnival: On Thursday 15

th February was Gosford High School’s 90

th Annual Swimming Carnival. We had perfect conditions, with students and

staff displaying enthusiasm and sportsmanship throughout the day. Congratulations to Kingsbury House who were the winners of the total point score! Well done to all of our Age Champions and Runners Up in each division for 2018.

Girls Age Boys

Age Champion Heidi Kaeser 12 years Blake Downs

Runner Up Kaitlyn Hehir Miller Robertson

Age Champion Zali McGann 13 years Ryan Vesper

Runner Up Amalia Paterson Daniel Bovis

Age Champion Izabella McBurney Grace Kwon

14 years Lachlan Duggan

Runner Up Lili Anthes Mitchell Maddick

Age Champion Courtney Schell 15 years Tom Rodham

Runner Up Indigo Ditterick Cooper Hunter

Age Champion Ellie Richardson 16 years Jason Jeon

Runner Up Jessica Pollard Ian Jeon

Age Champion Christie Kwon 17 years Lachlan Blake

Runner Up Annika Ryan Matthew Hancock

Overall Point score- 1

st place- Kingsbury- 854

2nd

place- OSU- 841 3

rd place- Rowe- 751

4th

place- Wheeler-736

Gosford High School took a strong team of over 60 competitors to the Brisbane Water Zone Swimming Carnival on Thursday 8

th

March. Although final point scores for the day are yet to be released, Gosford can be proud of their excellent performance on the day. Congratulations to Lachlan Blake, who broke the seven year standing record in the 17+ 100m Butterfly. Lachlan now holds four of the six records for this event at zone level! Furthermore, our 12x50m relay team displayed another champion performance, moving on to defend their 1

st place at Sydney North. Many of our students will progress to the Sydney North Carnival on the 28

th March at

Homebush for individual and team events. Good luck to all involved! Knockout Sports: Congratulations to all teams involved in the Sydney North Knockout competitions so far this year. We have had first-round wins from our following teams:

Open Boys and Girls Basketball

Open Boys Cricket

Open Boys Tennis

Open Girls Touch Football

Open Girls Football.

We are looking forward to seeing how everyone performs in their upcoming rounds. Cross Country Carnival: The school Cross Country Carnival will be held on Wednesday 11

th April (week 11) on the school oval. Junior students are currently

practising for the event in their PE lessons. We encourage as many students as possible to get involved, gain some points for their houses and have fun! Miss Malone Sport Coordinator

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www.jobjump.com.au

Dear Parent, Your future Career is here.

We would like you to be able to use all parts of the JobJump website to help your son/daughter plan and achieve their Career dreams. It is there to help through to an extra year after their Year 12.

To register with JobJump, go to the front screen of the website at www.jobjump.com.au Click on I'm New. On the new screen, enter into the first white box the first letters of your school's name and when the full name appears just below in blue, click on your blue school name and it will enter automatically into the first white box.

In the second white box, enter your school password which is:

gosford and click Continue. You then need to enter a few details and set your Personal Password. (Min 6 characters). So whenever you then come back to Login to JobJump, all you will then need is your email address and Personal Password.

Two things to remember: 1. If you can't find the career from the list offered that suits your son/daughter, select a career which is in the field they like. For example, they may like the field of Tourism and the idea of having a career in the Tourism industry is not a bad idea. In the listing select 'Travel Agent' because all Tourism careers news will come to you.

2. When you register, remember you can select as many careers as you like from the listing. If your son/daughter changes their mind you can alter the choices at any time by going to the black head at the top right hand side after you are Logged In.

Watch the tour of JobJump in the brief video entitled 'Learn JobJump fully in minutes'. Go the bottom middle part of the Home page.

Once you have registered, you can also use all parts of the website to enjoy all of the following: Year 10 subject selection advice across 100 careers. Writing letters, resumes, what to say to an employer, where to find your future employer. A comprehensive digital ATAR and University Course sorter that works hand in hand with the UAC Handbook

making life now a breeze for you to search for your chosen courses. Job vacancies for over 100 options based on your school location. Bonus points, Overseas Exchange, Accommodation across all Universities in NSW and their direct links. Earnings across 300 careers. EAS information. Find my Career quizzes. Hobby projects across 100 careers to inspire and engage students in their career. Interactive yearly calendar across all news items which can be personalised to your careers of interest. Undergraduate scholarship sorter across all NSW Universities. Universities Open Days listing and links. Videos across 100 careers. Gap Year and Volunteering opportunities. Alternative entry to University sorter and links across all NSW Universities. Interstate and overseas University admissions centres' links. Work Experience documentation.... ....... and much more.

We trust you will enjoy using www.jobjump.com.au

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