Friday, 21st September 2018 Issue 12- Term 3 - Week 9

SCHOOL CAPTAINS 2019 Congratulations to our new Captains and Vice Captains for 2019. The successful candidates were announced at Thursday’s formal assembly. Well done to the 14 students who nominated for the positions. This clearly shows the quality of the students and their willingness to take on leadership roles within the school. All students spoke on assembly last week before voting took place at lunchtime.

Captains for 2019: Leah Blake and Will Shaw

Vice Captains for 2019: Tiarna Condren and John Bowie

YOUNG CHANGE AGENTS During week 7 35 of our year 9 students took part in a Young Change Agents workshop. The students spent 2 and ½ days working through a process to extend their thinking and creativity. Students were involved in some team building activities, mapping of the local community (identifying positive and negatives), creating a vision based on an analysis of the current situation and priorities for change. They then proceeded to do analysis to determine the underlying causes of problems to find sustainable solutions. In teams the students then developed a social enterprise idea and went about researching and preparing a sales pitch which was made to three judges. The topics students chose were quite varied. There were nine student groups who came up with social enterprise ideas.

1. Edward Adventures – an inflatable water park for Deniliquin

2. bSafe – an app to allow reporting of drug and alcohol issues directly to police and sources of information to support people to remain safe

3. CL Corp – a series of open days at councils to showcase the positions that are available in the council to encourage more locals to apply for these positions

4. Fun Packaging – moving away from brown paper bags to brightly coloured biodegradable bags

5. UniConnect – involving University students in marking of exams to free up teacher time

6. Xpress Bus – an express bus service Leaving Deniliquin on a Friday night to Melbourne and returning on a Sunday evening

7. Star Services – linking youth up with nursing home residents to teach the residents how to use technology to be in touch with the world

8. UteTopia – building of a giant ute with a café and playground to promote Deniliquin

There were three judges – Mr Warren, Mrs Laing and Margaret Russell who listened to all of the

pitches before selecting bSafe as the winning entry and the audience award went to Edward Adventures. The judges were particularly impressed with the efforts of Mr Carney and Ms Benson who were the clear winners (not that the judges were biased in anyway) but due to age restrictions were ineligible for the winning prize.

YEAR 11 Year 11 will be sitting for their end of year exams today and in week 10. We wish them all the best in these exams as they complete their Preliminary HSC course.

YEAR 12 The end of Term 3 sees the school farewell Year 12 as they finish up at school and continue preparations for their final exams. The Year 12 Graduation dinner will be held at the RSL Club on Wednesday 26

th

September with their final assembly being held on Thursday 27

th . This will then be followed by a sit

down lunch at the Long Table which is a great social event and allows them all to be together as a group for a final time.

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE The Higher School Certificate examinations begin in week 1 of term 4 with students sitting the first English exam on the Thursday morning with exams running through to Wednesday 7

th November. We

wish all of the students the best for the exams and trust that all of the hard work that they have put in will be reflected in their results. We also wish the Year 12 cohort all of the best as they head into the next exciting phase of their lives. Glen Warren Principal

Deni High News Principal: Glen Warren Deputy Principal’s: Peter Astill and Robyn Richards

Harfleur Street, Deniliquin NSW 2710 T: 5881 1211 F: 5881 5115 E: deniliquin-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Issue 12- Term 3 - Week 9 Friday, 21st September 2018

CALENDAR

TERM 3

Week 9 21 Sept– Year 11 Preliminary Exams

Week 10 26 Sept - Year 12 Formal 6.15pm

27 Sept - Year 12 Formal Assembly 9am

24-27 Sept - Year 11 Preliminary

Exams

28 Sept Last day of Term 3

TERM 4

Week 1 15 Oct - First day of Term 4

16-19 Oct - Year 11 Excursion

18 Oct - 7 Nov -HSC Examinations

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ENGLISH LOTE classes have been enjoying the spoils of Ms

Sinha’s cooking of late. Recently they made

cornetti, a traditional Italian breakfast food, similar to

a croissant. It is a pastry filled with delicious

chocolate ganache and was certainly a hit with the

Year 7 students. This was part of their study on

Italian food, always a firm favourite.

As the term winds up, many of the English classes are completing their final assessments for the term. It is wonderful to see the culmination of students’ hard work over the past several weeks. Year 12 Standard and Advanced classes were lucky enough to be involved in HSC Study Days after their Trials and are busily revising in the lead up to their final exams early next term. They are all encouraged to use the following weeks appropriately and utilise the resources available to them over their stu-vac. Year 11 students have also been preparing for their end of course exams, and we wish them well with this. Congratulations to Miss Hof on successfully mentoring one of the TOM teams all the way to the State finals. She has worked tirelessly with these students, giving up many, many lunch times and weekends to develop the students and their skills. Further information on the team’s progress can be found in the TOM article. SRC UPDATE FOOTY COLOURS DAY On the 13

th September Deniliquin High School

students donned their supporter’s colours to raise money for the Fight Cancer Foundation. During lunch, students could purchase a sausage from the SRC BBQ and take part in three football challenges.

Scoring a soccer goal past our expert keeper Mr. Lethbridge.

Completing an AFL precision kick into a bin.

Scoring a field goal from the cricket pitch through the DHS goal posts.

Those who successfully completed a challenge went into a raffle to win a selection of prizes Winners were: Lachlan Baker, Maisy Edwards, Jacinta Williams and Tom McCallum. Port Adelaide superstar and local Todd Marshall ,made a surprise appearance to kick the footy with some very excited students. Carefully monitoring the accuracy of students undertaking the

precision kick, he provided advice and support to students. Overall our students raised just over $300 which is a fantastic effort. It was great to see so many students and staff taking part in the day.

UPCOMING INITIATIVES We have two very exciting initiatives to announce early in Term Four. The construction of two bully boxes has been completed; these boxes will be located in the Administration building and outside the Henry Street Office. They will be a safe and anonymous way for students to report bullying offences to which they are a victim or witness. The Deniliquin High School Colour Run for Mental Health is proposed to return in early Term Four. Proposed date is Sunday 22

nd October and, with over

300 participants in 2015, we are excited to be able to run this event again with the support of local organisations and National Parks.

Hannah and Ellie Charlie and Ms Sinha

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TOURNAMENT OF MINDS Deniliquin High School’s successful Regionals team headed to Sydney with 48 other eager students ranging from Year 4 to 10 from the Riverina. Our students had a particularly long weekend beginning their journey on Friday afternoon staying overnight at Sturt Public School. After a weary day of travelling and early start, students were ready for finals on Sunday. During State Finals, teams are taken to a private room where they have 3 hours to plan and rehearse a 10-minute performance in response to the following topic. A proverb is a simple and symbolic saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. The country of Pro-ver-bia has a new crown prince/princess. As part of the crowning ceremony, they must address the nation about one of the country’s current issues. Being a lover of the English language, the Monarch will include proverbs to get the message across to the audience. A team has been invited to assist the new monarch in planning their speech, using proverbs to communicate the message. During this time, they are also asked to answer a spontaneous challenge in 4 minutes. This year they were asked to decide which of the 8 planets needed to be reclassified and would no longer be part of our Solar System. They had to justify the planet’s removal and come up with a new acronym for students to remember the order of the planets. Teams were then required to perform their responses

and view the efforts of the other teams. Prior to the

competition, we had been informed we would have

nine competitors, however, with late additions we

were one of twelve teams performing. Unfortunately,

DHS was unsuccessful in placing at this level. Our

students did, however, present a well thought-out and

creative response. Students had a fantastic weekend,

making new friends and learning from the experience

and their competitors.

STAFF V STUDENTS On Wednesday 5

th September Deniliquin High

School students received their PBL acknowledgement, students were encouraged to come to school in their brightest, boldest, loudest shirts. It was lovely to see the school awash in colour. During afternoon sport each year group participated in different round-robin style sports competition, concluding with the much anticipated and highly competitive staff vs students game. Year 7 netball, Year 8 volleyball, Year 9 dodgeball, Year 10 basketball. The students won the day in all sports. Throughout the afternoon staff were on the lookout for students who demonstrated excellent sportsmanship both on and off the field. These students went into a special PBL raffle to winner one of two gift cards generously donated by Coles. Recipients were: Charlie Hillier and Lily Green.

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CAREERS NEWS YEAR 10 STUDENTS – THE KWONG LEE DOW YOUNG

SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Current high achieving Year 10 Students are invited to apply for the very competitive and well-renown Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program to complement their HSC studies in 2019/2020. The benefits include:

• Access to special University of Melbourne Events and development seminars

• Access to University of Melbourne’s academic libraries and resources.

• A $2500 scholarship to study overseas • A $2500 relocation allowance (only for regional

applicants) • A guaranteed place at a University of Melbourne

Course if an ATAR of 95+ is achieved and all course pre-requisites met in Year 12.

Applicants will be considered on the following criteria: 1. Academic performance. 2. Have demonstrated leadership potential either as an active citizen with their local community. The University of Melbourne will make the final selection. Schools can nominate only 5 students and a minimum of ONE scholar will be selected. More information about the program can be found at: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/study-with-us/high-achievers/kwong-lee-dow-young-scholars-program UAC/VTAC TIMELY APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON This is a reminder to all Yr 12 students intending to apply for TAFE/University entry in 2019. Applications for VTAC (Victorian institutions) close on September 27, after which time the fee jumps from $36.00 to $105.00. A full run down of dates and fees for VTAC can be found at the following link http://www.vtac.edu.au/dates.html . Timely applications for UAC close on September 28, after which time there is a considerable increase from $70 to $200. Be an early bird! Also make sure you put in a SEAS (Vic) and/or EAS (NSW) application, remember you are all eligible for Category 1 of SEAS. YEAR 9 INTO 10 STUDENTS – WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 Students in Year 9 are strongly encouraged to begin considering potential work experience placements for 2019. Work Experience is a compulsory requirement of the Year 10 Careers Program. Many high profile employers, such as the major hospitals, broadcast media companies, zoos, etc, will begin to invite applications for the future year. Start checking websites of major organisations for work experience opportunities now. COMPARING UNIVERSITIES – WHERE TO START? Things to Consider Broaden your thinking about pathways: There are many pathways in tertiary study. Young people, for example, can move from school to a certificate or Diploma with a tertiary provider, and then move to a Bachelor degree. This way there is a

qualification which can be used to get work part-way through the courses of study. Looking at the “other side”, it is also good to think about the post-graduate programs which may provide options after a degree course. Convenience: How will you get to the university? Can you drive there? Will you have a car? What is public transport like to the campus? If you have to move to go to the university – what are the logistics? Is there family you could stay with? How will you support yourself if you are not living at home? Think, also, about course flexibility. Are courses offered through a range of modes – internal, external, online. Can you transfer from one mode to another during the course? Research: The courses are the key. If you have identified a career area of interest – look broadly across different universities to see what they offer. Don’t just assume you will go to a particular university because it is recommended by someone else – satisfy yourself by researching on university websites and consulting the Good Universities Guide, a reputable website which compares universities on a range of criteria and also www.qilt.edu.au … and don’t forget to look at course fees. Overseas Study: If you are looking into study overseas – don’t forget that most Australian universities offer the opportunities to do part of your course at an overseas university. Look into this! THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY (ADFA) The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) develops and educates the future leaders of the Navy, Army and Air Force. You can see exactly what could be in store for you with the new ADFA virtual tour. In this immersive experience, you get to see where midshipmen and officer cadets live, study, train and play. Not only does ADFA offer a fantastic lifestyle, it also provides combined military and leadership training with a world class degree from the University of New South Wales and a guaranteed career in the Navy, Army or Air Force upon graduation. ADFA offers undergraduate degrees in Arts, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Science and Technology. Watch the video on YouTube at - ADFA Virtual Tour – to see the facilities at ADFA. For more information on what life is really like at ADFA, check out some new videos from staff, midshipmen and officer cadets talking about their experiences - ADFA Testimonials. Another useful link includes ADF Mentors. For more information, visit ADFA online. NIDA: National Institute of Dramatic Art has School holiday courses running this September/October for years 7-10 and 11-12. www.open.nida.edu.au https://www.open.nida.edu.au/courses/who/young+people/grades+7-10?tag=/who/young+people/grades+11-12&tag=/how+/school+holidays

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FARM VEHICLE SAFETY TRAINING In recent weeks, students in the Year 11 and 12 Primary Industries classes have been undertaking training in the safe use of motorbikes and ATVs. They have been trained by staff from the North Wagga TAFE at the school farm and at the Murray Valley Research Station on Todds Road. Not only were they being trained in correct, safe use of the vehicles but also loading and unloading, daily checks and use of safety equipment. The units covered will go towards their Certificate II in Agriculture which they study at school.

SCHOOL FARM The last month or so has been busy at the farm with our ewes lambing. We have had over 40 lambs which are growing well despite the dry conditions. Our thanks goes out to Geoff Mulham who shore our sheep last week and also to Michael Hughes and his family who has donated 4 ewes with lambs at foot to add to our mob.

FIELD AND GAME SHOOT SWAN HILL On September 5

th , Deniliquin High School entered

five students to compete in the Annual Swan Hill Schools’ Field and Game Shoot in Swan Hill. Those students’ being Billy Michael, Jack Sides, Jack Michael, Duncan Hughes and Charlie Waters. The students shot two different courses on the day, both consisting of 12 targets each. The Deniliquin High School team finished 4

th overall with consistent

shooting. Billy Michael finished equal 1st in his

division; senior boy non-member and was required to shoot-off against two other students for placings. Billy shot 4 from 4 targets and took the honours for first place. Duncan Hughes was DHS top scorer, finishing his two rounds on 15 from 24 targets. He finished 2

nd overall in the junior boy non-members

division with Jack Michael close behind finishing in 4

th place and shooting a 13.

A special thank you to Adrian Mills for joining the boys and giving them access to his firearms which allowed them to participate in the day.

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HSIE–ASIA CONNECTIONS As part of our HSIE course, Mr Ferguson’s Year 8 and Mr Carney’s Year 9 classes have begun video-conferences with a class of students from the Jeonnam Province in South Korea. As part of the experience, our students prepared PowerPoint presentations describing our daily life in Australia, and in particular Deniliquin. The South Korean students also contributed a presentation that outlined what their daily life was like. Mr Ferguson’s class was particularly surprised when the South Korean students said that, after school, they all studied until 11pm. Another highlight was a student dressing in traditional Korean costume. We have found this experience to be very engaging and informative. It has broadened our connections to Asia, and given us a framework to explore our links to this continent. We look forward to many more conferences in the future. Mr Tobin Head Teacher, HSIE

IMPORTANT TAS FACULTY SAFETY

INFORMATION

HAIR It is crucial that students with long hair have their hair tied completely up in all TAS subjects such as Metals, Timber, Textiles and Food. In Metals and Timber classes students need to have their hair up in a plaited bun. If students do not bring a hair tie, there will be purchased ones available. There will also be hair nets as another option.

SHOES It is departmental policy that all students wear enclosed leather shoes in all practical subjects. Please ensure that this footwear is packed on sports days when students may not normally be wearing them as part of the DHS uniform. These measures ensure the safety of all students using machinery in TAS rooms. Any queries regarding these policies, please contact Nicole Jenkins, Head Teacher of TAS (Technological and Applied Studies) at the school.

Next P&C Meeting

25th September 2018

6pm, Meeting Room

Administration Building

All Welcome to attend

Homework Centre - Library

3.10pm - 4.10pm Wednesdays

3.20 - 4.20pm Thursdays

Students put their name down at

Henry Street Office

Great for revision and homework

All students welcome.