GLENUNGA

INTERNATIONAL

HIGH SCHOOL

UPCOMING EVENTSOctober12 Start of Term 4

12 Governing Council

16 Term 3 Reports Issued16 Casual Day

20 Yr 12 Farewell Assembly

21 Yr 12 Graduation Rehearsal21 YR 12 GRADUATION EVENING

(Adelaide Town Hall6.45 for 7pm start)

23 Yr 12 Breakfast

29 INTERNATIONAL DAY

Principal’s Report

Issue 8, 25 September 2009

Glenunga named Senior SecondaryScience School of the Year at Oliphant

Awards!Congratulations to the students who wonprizes in various categories and our Scienceteachers who nurtured the skills and abilitiesof these students. We were very proudwhen the quality of our students’ entriesresulted in our school being named Schoolof the Year in the Secondary Senior Yearscategory. We also won this category lastyear. Saint Peters were the runners up. Seepage 6 for more details.

It is important to congratulate thesestudents and to acknowledge (as outlined inour last newsletter) the number of seniorScience classes that are run at Glenunga.This means that our teachers can work incollegiate teams, moderate work acrossseveral classes, and use each other’sstrengths. We are very fortunate in thisregard.

Great NAPLAN Results – Year 9We are very aware of the talent our studentsbring from their family background andtheir primary school experiences. Our Year8 & 9 teachers build on this potential tocreate a springboard for student success inthe Senior School and beyond. Our Year 9NAPLAN results arrived this week: theyindicate the level of success of the

important work occurring in our MiddleSchool.

Individual Year 9 student results will be senthome on Friday 25 September showingstudent’s results across the five categories:numeracy; punctuation & grammar; reading;spelling; and writing compared with thestandards expected for the year level.

In the table listed below Glenunga’s resultsexpressed as mean scores are shown acrossthe five categories compared with the stateand national results.

An important measure is the growth fromthe previous test in Year 7 to this year’s test.We will share these in the next newsletter.

The table listed below shows the differencein results across different cohorts ofstudents.

All students reached the benchmark innumeracy. Three students or less(depending on the category) are still to reachbenchmark in the other categories. Sevennew arrivals were exempted.

Glenunga Interna�onalHigh School

Interna�onal Day 2009Thursday 29 October

Families are invited to comeand share our celebra�on of

interna�onalism at our school.

� Opening Ceremony - 10.20am� Food from many cultures� Performances from many cultures� Quizzes, games, workshops� Displays� International Idol

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Aspect GIHS State AustraliaNumeracy 651.4 581.6 588.5Punctuation& Grammar

630.8 573.8 573.8

Reading 622.5 579.4 580.4Spelling 621.6 573.6 576.2Writing 622.5 574.1 569.0

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Numeracy 651.4 661.4 639.7 674.5

Punctuation& Grammar

630.8 622.4 640.8 634.8

Reading 622.5 617.3 628.7 620.8

Spelling 621.6 616.2 628.0 637.8

Writing 622.5 612.6 634.2 624.2

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Principal’s Report continued

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From the ChairGoverning Council Report

ContentsPrincipal’s Report Pg 1Governing Council Chair’s Report Pg 2Senior School Report Pg 3Middle School Report Pg 3Student Life Update Pg 4Study Tour - Have a Study Tour Student to Stay! Pg 5New Student Exchange Program to South Korea Pg 52009 SASTA Oliphant Science Awards Pg 6 & 9What’s on During School Holidays Pg 11English Learning Area Update Pg 12Book Week Report Pg 13Ski Trip Report Pg 13

Insert - Sports News Pg 7 & 8

Debating FinalsCongratulations to our two teams in Year 8 and 10 whotalked their way through to the grand finals.

Uniform StandardsPlease talk with your student about not adding thesefinishing touches to their uniform:• Bracelets, necklaces, earrings• Rubber bands or safety pins to tighten the fit of tops• Sports shoes or ballet shoes rather than black leather school shoes

• Tee shirts, jackets & scarves that are not blue or white• Long sleeved shirts non blue or white under school shirts.We are very proud of our students and know they arecapable of achieving excellent results and delivering theirpersonal best. Unfortunately the wider community andemployers judge the school’s reputation by what our studentslook like in public. When students don’t wear their uniformsin the correct manner it sends a negative message about theschool and that in turn reflects on your son or daughter.When teachers have to talk with students about theiruniform it distracts them from their teaching and it can causeunnecessary friction albeit momentarily in the relationship.The best way to avoid this is for students to be encouragedto wear their uniform in the correct manner.We look forward to your support with this improvementgoal.Starting next term Year 8 & 9 students not in uniform willwork for the day in the Focus Room. Year 10 – 12 studentswill have their families contacted and then be sent home tochange.

Punctuality BlitzIn our last newsletter I asked families to work with studentsto ensure that they arrived at school on time at 8.40 am(Wednesday by 9.50). Last week school leaders were involvedin a punctuality blitz to stress to students the importance of

punctuality as a lifelong habit and a way of creating a calmstart to the day. Over the four days 1060 students arrived on time and are tobe congratulated. Approximately 200 students over the fourdays did not arrive on time. This is a significant number ofstudents who are yet to develop punctuality skills. While asmall handful had notes explaining the reason, most studentshad simply slept in or been disorganized.It is important that students are at school on time. Todemonstrate the importance of developing this skill studentswho arrive late without a note will go to the Focus Roomand arrange to contribute some of their own time inexchange for their late arrival.I would like to take this opportunity to welcome back SteveStylianou Assistant Principal Middle School from his longservice leave in the Greek Isles and to thank JulieHumphreys and Con Matsouliadis for taking on the role inSteve’s absence.Finally…..please enjoy the holidays. If you have a Year 12student in the family they need to spend a significant part ofthe holidays working on their final assessment tasks andrevising the year’s work. Eating properly, exercising andgetting plenty of sleep are important aspects of building thestrength to deliver their best during this final stage. Thereare only three school weeks to go and so it is worthwhileencouraging your Year 12 to give it their all in a short burstto get the best outcome possible. Please don’t hesitate to seekhelp from us if you have any concerns.

Wendy Johnson Principal

7 September Meeting – Materials and Services ChargesAt our meeting on Monday night Council received athorough briefing from the Finance Advisory Committee(FAC) on the proposed Materials and Services charges fornext year. This is the annual amount parents are requestedto pay to cover the additional costs of educating theirchildren, over and above what is provided for the school bythe Department of Education and Children’s Services. Someparents may ask Why do we need to pay extra when we choose to sendour students to a publically-funded government school? As usual, itwas abundantly clear that DECS’ standard funding doesn’tcover many of the key aspects of curriculum and learningthat provide the level of education and experiences weexpect for our students, including information technologyand an adequate range of textbooks, resources and facilities.

Every year this Sub-Committee of Council performs animpressive juggling act, balancing the funds identified asneeded by our dedicated teachers with the understandingthat parents’ ability to pay is limited by many constraints. Allparents will receive a letter soon setting out the charges andexplaining the rationale. Please give this your carefulconsideration and feel free to contact me or other GoverningCouncil members if you require further information or wishto comment.

International Day – Thursday 29 October Bigger and Better than Ever!!

International Day is a highlight of the Glenunga school year.It’s a day for celebrating the global outlook that is integral toour identity and the many cultures that make up our schoolcommunity. It also showcases the clubs and societiesinvolved in school life and culminates in the famousInternational Idol –when our students get to strut their stuff(singing and performing talents) before their peers. We arejustly proud of this event and this year we will be invitingour elected representatives and local mayors to come alongand sample some Glenunga magic. Governing Council isalso keen to encourage parents to come along and see whatInternational Day is all about so we will be hosting a Parentand Carers’ morning tea after the opening ceremony. Keepan eye out for your invitation and details in the near future.

Families’ Skills and Interests Survey Where to from here?

We have now received 379 responses from the survey wesent out earlier this year, which is a pretty good response rateand provides us with invaluable information about ourinteresting range of parents and carers. Many thanks toSteven Wachtel who has analysed the results, which willenable us to call on people who have expressed an interest incontributing to the school when the opportunity arises.Council is currently in the process of acknowledging theresponses. If you’re one of those who responded – thankyou! – and we will be in touch with you in the future. Firstproject will be to contact the many people who expressedan interest in helping with International Day. Details of thewinner of the cinema tickets in the next newsletter – and it’snot too late to get your surveys back if you’ve been a bittardy…

Acknowledgement of our Hardworking StaffA comprehensive report, tendered at our Septembermeeting, reflected the many tasks and challenges our staffare currently undertaking, particularly at a time of year whichinvolves a change of semester and teaching load, finalisingassessments as we approach the end of the year, planningand course development for next year and pathway planningas students choose subjects and courses for 2010. One ofthe things which particularly struck us as a Council was theamount and breadth of professional development beingundertaken, much of which encroaches on their own time,for the benefit of our students. We appreciate theircommitment and know we are lucky to have such a dedicatedstaff.

Penny Wright ChairpersonEmail: pwright@internode.on.net or post C/- GIHS

Year 12 FormalThe Year 12 Formal was an outstanding success! 334students, their partners and teachers attended this event atthe Hilton. Our students and their guests looked terrific asthey dressed to suit the occasion. Thanks must go to ourYear 12 Leader Mr Matsouliadis and the student volunteer

committee led by Hannah Hill and Cristina Valero who putin hours of work to organize this event. The fact that it allwent so smoothly is a tribute to their efforts.

Preparation for Year 12 ExamsMany students have been finishing the long termassignments that are very important to the student’s finalscore. It is essential that students are making the time torevise effectively for the end of year exam and the holidaysin particular must be spent on revision.

End of Year Procedures for Year 12/13 StudentsYear 12 students will be bringing home information forparents on the end of year procedures for Year 12/13students. Please read them carefully. If you do not receive acopy they are available on the school’s website. It isparticularly important that parents are aware of theGraduation arrangements and purchase tickets before thedue date to ensure that they are able to obtain seats. Eachstudent will be allocated two seats for family and guests andif we have extra seats available, students can apply to bookthem. The Graduation will be held at the Adelaide TownHall on Wednesday 21 October. Jeremy Cogan Deputy Principal – Head of Senior School

The Personal Learning Plan is a compulsory component ofthe newSACE. All Year 10 students have been completing aPersonal Learning Plan (PLP) as part of their Year 10 HomeGroup program.

On Tuesday 1 September students and their familiesattended a hugely successful PLP day. Year 10 lessons weresuspended for the day and each family met with theirrespective Home Group teacher in a round table conferenceto plan a Year 11 and Year 12 program of study. Schoolleadership staff joined in as partners in the conferencingpanels.

The benefits of the PLP program was evident in the waystudents made connections between their learning styles,subjects at school, and post secondary school pathways. Theround table conference presentation by the students was thethird of four PLP tasks to be assessed – the fourth to becompleted during term 4. A reminder that the PLP is a Stage1 SACE subject and that the performance standards describefive levels (A – E) of student achievement that are reported.Students need to attain a C grade or better to fulfil thesubject requirements and our students are well on the way toachieving this.

Many thanks to our Year 10 families who made the time tobe a part of this significant day and to the Year 10 team ofteachers (D Kerley, P Williman, M Smerd, S Melhuish, LHaska, C Buisman, R Kretschmer, M Luitjes, N Horsfall, JTian,) who have worked tirelessly all year to support thestudents.

I also wish to congratulate Julie Humphreys, ConMatsouliadis and Gennaro Marino who managed a reallysuccessful PLP day.

Steve Stylianou Assistant Principal / Head Middle School

Senior School Report

Middle School Report

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On 27 September 2009 changes were made to AdelaideMetro public transport services in the metropolitan area tobetter meet the travel requirements for the majority ofresidents in these areas.

As part of the changes a public awareness campaign will beconducted closer to the implementation date. This willinclude media advertising, information from the AdelaideMetro website at www.adelaidemetro.com.au, letter styleflyers to all householders in affected areas acrossmetropolitan Adelaide and the roll out of detailed customerinformation through timetables and kerbside information.

Information will be available via the Adelaide Metro Infoline 8210 1000 and the Adelaide Metro InfoCentre at thecorner of Currie and King William Streets – open 7 days aweek.

Service change information will be available on the AdelaideMetro website www.adelaidemetro.com.au or AdelaideMetro Info line on 8210 1000 from 11 September 2009.

Steve Stylianou Assistant Principal / Head Middle School

Appolications for 2009 - 10 Youth Engagement SteeringCommittee are open now! A position on the the SteeringCommittee will provide you the opportunity to contributeto the future direction of the Australian Youth Forum(AYF), gain an insight into the working of the AustralianGovernment, promote the AYF at events and be involvedin discussions that are important to young people. You needto be aged between 15 - 24 years.

This role requires you to be an active participant in theSteering Committee. This involves participating in meetings,developing and contributing to reports and acting as an AYFambassador at events and within your community.

Interested? Detailed information about the AYF and theapplication process is available at www.youth.gov.au/ayf/.

Remember applications close Friday 2 October 2009.Steve Stylianou Assistant Principal / Head Middle School

40 Hour Famine and Lock InOver 400 students were involved in the World Vision 40Hour Famine for 2009 on 21-23 August. The focus for thisyear was on the Global Food Crisis which is affecting up to1 billion people world wide. Around 80 students wereinvolved in the school lock in from Saturday night wherethey were together for activities and input from World VisionRepresentatives. A great time was had by all (if not muchsleep). Students are to be commended for their behaviourand care for others with this issue. Well done to everyone forall their efforts! Now we just need to get all the books andmoney back to World Vision as soon as possible so that theycan start using it to make a difference. Can you please return

all books with the money (even the books if they are unused)to Ms Sorgini in the Finance Office as soon as possible.

World Vision Club Bake SaleAs part of fundraising for World Vision's 40-hour Famine, the WorldVision Club put on a bake sale to raise money for the Global FoodCrisis. It is a devastating issue particularly affecting people sufferingfrom poverty around the world. It has arisen due to many factorsincluding overpopulation, climate change, rising food prices and the useof agricultural land for the farming of biofuels. To help raise money andaid those particularly affected by the Global Food Crisis cookies,muffins, lamingtons and brownies were donated to the sale and in theend $132.30 was raised by World Vision Club.

Meghan Thomas World Vision Club

Inter- House SportThe Lunchtime Competition has moved from Badmintonto Basketball on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes. TheBadminton Competition ended with Linda and Anita fromAir House winning the Girls Competition and Ian and Erikfrom Water House winning the Guys Competition. At themoment the Inter- House competition is very close with Airhaving a slight advantage over Water, Earth and Fire. TheBasketball competition has begun and been very popularalready, a highlight being Earth’s 1 point win over Air in thelast round of the Senior Boys. The Competition willcontinue with Volleyball in Term 4.

International Day 2009 Term 4, Week 2Brought to you by the International Club, Ms Hayano andthe International Day Working Group - put this date inyour diaries!

The 2009 Battle of the Bands was held on September 9 to apacked audience. Six bands competed, Erebus played EvilAngel, Toe Jam played The Hand that Feeds and Max Bullen09played Hey Hey, My, My all to great applause. However thebig winners of the event were Liam Harvey and Sam Robertsplaying an original piece called Trampled under Foot who wonmost entertaining band; Jack Crawford, Josh McCauley andShay Shankar Noble from Exploding Peaches who won bestoriginal piece; and the overall winners, Slash 45 who playedStarlight. Their band members included Ju Sung Han, SamRoberts, Laurence Vorel, Kevin Chen and Damian Pauley.Well done to all participants and thanks to the Music staff,Tech Crew, staff who supervised and our judges of MsAbercrombie, Ms Ward and Mr Baker who made it afantastic event!

Jonathan Turland Coordinator Student Life

Battle of the Bands 2009

AIR - 390 EARTH - 360FIRE - 310 WATER - 380

Student Life Update

Changes to Metro Public TransportAcross Metropolitan Adelaide

Youth Engagement Steering Committee

Have a Study Tour Student to Stay! In November this year we have two groups of Japanese high school students visiting usand we need GIHS families to host students and so help us to provide a taste of AussieLife.

The tours are:Gifu Commercial High School: 9 November – 16 NovemberRitsumeikan Junior High School: 18 November – 1 December

These study tours are an excellent opportunity for our students and their families to share Australian culture andlearn about Japanese culture in return. We would like to ask all our families to consider hosting an overseasstudent at least once during their student’s years at Glenunga to support our study tour program and the financialbenefits it brings to the school. And - Study Tours are a lot of fun for all involved!

Buddies join in some of the visitors’ activities such as the welcome lunch and the formal farewell for the students.There is a weekly homestay payment to cover full board and bus tickets are provided where needed.

Your support would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Margaret Munday on 8338 9796 ormargaret.munday@gihs.sa.edu.au if you would like to assist or have any questions.

Lyn HayanoAssistant Principal – International Programs

New Student Exchange Program to South KoreaIn February this year UNESCO Korea officials and teachers visited our school where discussionsbegan about collaboration on UNESCO and GIHS goals: global and sustainable education. As aresult a new student exchange program to South Korea will be offered in July 2010.

Students will travel to Korea for an eight day program which will encompass a stay in Seoul andbeing accommodated at the UNESCO Peace Centre in Icheon Province, South Korea. Thismodern facility is situated south east of Seoul surrounded by pine-clad mountains and smallfarming communities. Nearby are rice paddies, the Korean Folk Village and the vibrant moderncity of Icheon. The Peace Centre grounds are set on a sloping mountainside, with beautifulwalking trails, sports fields, ‘camp-site’ and gardens. The Centre facilities can be viewed at.http://www.unesco.or.kr/upc/

The program will provide an opportunity for students in the region to develop friendships andintercultural understandings whilst working together to take environmental action. Students from

GHIS and South Korea will learn about each others’ lives, local environments, countries, cultures and languages and the impactand challenges of climate change in Korea and Australia such as deforestation/revegetation, biodiversity, energy, waste andanimal breeding. Students will utilise digital media to communicate with their Korean peers and learn about the vital role ofUNESCO in the Asia Pacific region.

After the Korean trip, the Korean students will pay a reciprocal visit to Adelaide where they will take part in a cultural and socialprogram including a 2-3 day environmental education program at the Arbury Park Outdoor School.

Students participating in the program will need to pay their own airfare to Korea (approx $1400 plus taxes) but allaccommodation, food, transport, cultural and social activities will be provided by UNESCO Korea. In return, the students andtheir families will need to provide a few nights’ home stay accommodation for their Korean exchange student.

At this stage we need to know how many students might be interested in applying to be part of this exchange for next year. Thenext step will be to hold an information evening where parents and students can be given more details.

Interested students need to give their names to Ms Hayano either in person or via lyn.hayano@gihs.sa.edu.au as soon as possibleor at the latest by Friday 16 October.

Lyn Hayano Assistant Principal – International Programs

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2009 SASTA OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS

On Friday 11 September the following students listed below were prize winners for the annual Oliphant ScienceAwards.

The prize winning students attended the Presentation Ceremony at the Freemason Grand Hall.

I would like to thank all the prize winners and non prize winners who took part in the competition this yearand the parents and teachers who encouraged the students to enter this competition. I look forward to thiscontinuing support of the Oliphant Science Awards in the years to come.

The following students are the award winners in the following categories:

Computer ApplicationsKaiba Kunimitsu 810 3rd Prize Atchooooo!Todd Fanning 810 3rd Prize Atchooooo!

EssaysDylan Peukert 1110 1st Prize Diabetes

ExperiementsDylan Peukert 1110 2nd Prize Conserving Water with Water Storing

CrystalsGwylim Klippel-Cooper 1205 3rd Prize Ecoplastic: The Future of Plastic

GamesDylan Peukert 1110 1st Prize Fact or Fiction?

Models & InventionsDylan Peukert 1110 HC The Water Saving Shower Head

MultimediaGwylim Klippel-Cooper 1205 3rd Prize Natural Carbon SilkDylan Peukert 1110 3rd Prize Dylan’s Experiment

PhotographyGabriela Newlands 0805 HC Patterns in Nature

In conclusion the following students received special sponsor prizes for their entries:University of Adelaide – Engineering, Mathematical & Computer SciencesAwarded to the most outstanding entry with an engineering, mathematical or computing themeGwylim Klippel-Cooper 1205 Experiment - Ecoplastic: The Future of Plastic

Australian Institute of Energy & ETSA UtilitiesAwarded to the best entry at each year level with a sustainable generation and uses of energy theme

Gwylim Klippel-Cooper 1205 Multimedia - Natural Carbon Sink

Royal Australian Chemical InstituteAwarded to the most outstanding entry with a chemistry theme

Gwylim Klippel-Cooper 1205 Experiment - Ecoplastic: The Future of plastic

SPORTS NEWSNew Sports Coordinator

Chrissie Sorgini our Coordinator has won a management position in the hospitality industry and so she left the SportsDepartment. We would like to thank Chrissie for all her hard work and dedication whilst in the role. We would also like tointroduce Sasha Dunn who has taken over her position for the rest of the year. Sasha is a former student of GlenungaInternational who has a strong sporting background from which the school will no doubt benefit.

2009 S.A Orienteering ChampionshipsMonday 3 August saw the holding of the 2009 Schools Orienteering Championships at Belair National Park.. GlenungaInternational took an inexperienced team of 12 students (all Year 8/9 level) to the Championships and they performedamazingly well considering the circumstances. Very few of the competitors had ever competed in an official Orienteeringevent. Our students were entered in the much harder A division and it is a credit to them for going above and beyond allexpectations. See below for medal winners:

U14 A Division Third Place Josh MarishU13 A Division Second Place Trudy Hong

Event 3 – Joggers World Relay EventSunday 2 August saw Glenunga’s 4x4km relay team without injured star Tessa Potezny compete in Event 3 of the JoggersWorld Relay Event. A time for Tessa was averaged out on the day from the other 3 competitors, who were Jemma Potezny,Beth Thomas and Lauren Harrington. The girls did remarkably well again this time finishing third behind Mercedes & StPeters. Overall the girls have slipped to second place 1 min 30 seconds behind Mercedes but are still 3 seconds in front ofSt Peters. The last race is due to be held shortly and I will keep you all informed of their results. The girls have representedGlenunga International superbly and are a credit to our school in the way they have conducted themselves.

Netball Grand FinalsOpen B DivisionThe Open Girls Glenunga 2 team played off for the grand final in the Open B division but unfortunately lost to Seaview 31to 16. This was a terrific season in general for the girls whose team comprised of Year 10 students except for one student.I’m sure they have benefited from the experience and will take that into next season.Year 8/9 B1 DivisionSpecial congratulations go out to our Year 8/9 Girls B1 netball team who were victorious in their grand final at ETSA Parkon Wednesday 12 August. The girls won the game against Brighton 26 to 22. In a fantastic achievement the girls only lost1 game for the entire season!

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SPORTS NEWSU15 Boys 8 A Side Rugby Carnival

The Under 15 Boys 8 a Side Rugby Carnival was held on Wednesday 26 August at the West Beach Rugby League Grounds.In a fantastic achievement our team, who were in the top tier A competition, won five out of six round robin games &stormed into the grand final only to suffer a heartbreaking loss 26 to 18 to Wirreanda. What makes the achievement evenmore notable is that several players in the team were Year 8’s and had very little exposure to rugby. Well done boys on agreat effort!

Term 3/4 Sports Nominations

Nominations for term 3/4 sports have now closed. Glenunga International has nominated the following teams:

Girls Sport Boys SportYear 8/9 Basketball – 2 teams Year 8/9 Tennis – 1 teamYear 8/9 Tennis – 1 team Year 8/9 Cricket – 1 teamYear 8/9 Volleyball – 2 teams Year 10/11 Cricket – 1 teamYear 10/11 Volleyball – 1 team Open Badminton – 1 teamOpen Badminton – 1 team

Glenunga Tennis Club - Juniors Wanted

The Glenunga Tennis Club is currently recruiting juniors for the upcoming 09/10 season. Students from any Year (8-12)are welcome. For any further information please contact the Club Coach/Junior Coordinator Gary Would on - 0419 182 044.

Western District TorosWomens Soccer Club Trials

The Western District Toros Women’s Soccer Club are holding trials during October. Any girls interested in participatingand for further information please contact Leigh on 0412 591 478.

Yr 8/9 Football Clinics

As part of the new developing AFL Football Program here and through liaison with Danijel Herbert of the Sturt FootballClub, two half day football coaching clinics were held on Thursday 13 & 20 August. The clinics were held as part ofpreparation for the Sturt Cup. The boys were put through their paces by participating in several fun drills focusing onimproving skills. 24 boys attended the clinic which was a great success. I plan to bring Danijel back to run a follow up clinicfor the boys and to also incorporate clinics for girls only.

Year 8/9 Boys AFL Football - Sturt Cup

The inaugural Year 8/9 Sturt Cup was held on Wednesday 26 August. Six teams were involved including GlenungaInternational, Rostrevor, Pulteney Grammar, Concordia, Marryatville and Scotch College. Our team won one out of the fivegames but the boys acquitted themselves extremely well. We were also hampered early in the day by losing two playersthrough minor injuries leaving the team with no interchange. The experience gained from the Carnival will definitely holdour team in good stead for future competitions.

Craig Rainsford Sports Director

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Both Gwylim Klippel-Cooper and Dylan Peukert received a DECS Young Scientist Award. GlenungaInternational High School won the first prize for the DSTO Secondary Schools Prize.

I would also like to acknowledge Jake Bott 0908, Anthony Lim 810 and Andrew Yin 810 who participated andproduced excellent entries.

This is an outstanding achievement and congratulation to all the prize winners but more importantly to allstudents who make the effort to enter in to this competition

Konnie Tolios – Organiser of Oliphant Science Awards

Kaiba Kunimitsu

Gabriela Newlands, Todd Fanning, Dylan Peukert

2009 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS & ASSESSMENTThe University of NSW Science Competition

Students Take Science in their StrideThe students from Glenunga International High School have shown they can handle the pressure, following theirsuccess in the world’s largest Science Competition.

A total of 59 students participated and were awarded 16 High Distinctions, 18 Distinctions, 17 Credits and 8Participation Certificates.

The overall results do suggest that Australia is a clever country. Once again congratulations to all the students whoreceived certificates.

Konnie Tolios Science Teacher

Congratulations to the f

ollowing High

Distinction award recipi

ents:

Jake Bott; Nick Elagin;

Joshua Francis; Lucy

Gale; Moiri Gamboni;

Mrunal Hiwase; Hattie

Huang; Apoorv Jaisw

al; Amila Kaludewa;

Anthony Lim; Joshua M

arich; John McCarthy;

Shihab Siddiquee; Scott

Stevens; Max Wachtel;

Jonathan Zheng

Congratulations also to the followingDistinction award recipients: Cassandra Alberto; Leon Chea; Todd Fanning;Aaron Foo; Anna Hartley; Trudy Hong; KieranHopkins; Cutie Kannampuzha; PrescientKannampuzha; Madeleine Kok; Joshua Lee;Jessica Mazalo; Clinton Phosavanh; MadelineSarre; John Shi; Abel Thomas-Hy; Andrew Yin;Thomas Zhu

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Siemens Science Experience – 2010The Siemens Science Experience is designed for current Year 9students who have an interest in Science. There will beopportunities to engage in a wide range of fascinating andstimulating activities under the guidance of experienced andenthusiastic scientists. The program will be held in January forstudents who will be attending Year 10 in 2010. The AustralianScience Teachers Association, participating universities andRotary clubs would like to encourage current Year 9 Students toapply for this program. Further information and applicationforms are available from www.scienceexperience.com.au.Application closing date: Oct 30 2009.

Students are encouraged to apply for sponsorship by the RotaryClub of St Peters. Please send application forms to:

Rotary Club of St Peters (Siemens Science Experience) PO Box 340Marden SA 5070

Student Travel School Student Exchange

What will you be doing in 2010? Skiingthe slopes of Austria, playing ice

hockey in Canada, exploring the rain forests of Brazilor taking the plunge as an iceberg in Finland?Applications for January 2010 close on October 15.

Students can go on exchange to one of our 22 choicesof country, in either January or August for a semesteror a school year; or for a term to selected countries.Scholarships available.

To receive a free brochure or for any enquiries pleasephone Kath Melbourne (SA Coordinator - STS HighSchool Foundation)on 8371 1660 (any day 9am - 9pm)or visit the website www.sts-education.com.au

WHAT’S ON DURING SCHOOLHOLIDAYS...

Meet Fresh FM radio presentersStaff members from Fresh FM 92.7 will be at the BurnsideLibrary Youth Area on Saturday 26 September 1-2.30pmto answer any questions you might have abut a career inradio.

FREE Fresh 92.7:Volume 10 CDs forthose that registerfor the session.Phone 8366 4280 orregister at theLibrary InformationDesk.

Radio ProductionFeature Training (15-25yrs)In this two day training session you will learn how tointerview, vox pop and produce radio documentaries andfeature stories of interest to you. Sign up for the OutsideBroadcast Team and have your features aired on Youth FM93.7FM Thursdays 4-5pm. Thursday October 1 to FridayOctober 2 10am - 4pm (lunch provided).

FREE but registration essential - contact the YouthDevelopment Officer Burnside Council 8366 4109 oryouth@burnside.sa.gov.au

Short Film CompetitionAre you the next Steven Spielberg? If so, why not enterthe Burnside Library short film competition and use yourtelents to encourage people like you to come into ourfantastic new Youth area in the library.

The winner of this competition will beable to utillise the library’s videocamera and editing software to filmand edit their entry. The libraryintends to use this footage on ourwebsite, Facebook, YouTube andother media outlets as required. Weencourage entrants to be as creativeas possible. The entry can consist of video, text, photos,audio and graphics or a combination of these elements.Video footage should not exceed 3 minutes in length.

Prizes:1st PrizeJB Hifi voucher valued at $200, a digital camera valued at$150 and a double movie pass.

2nd Prize$100 worth of book vouchers and a double movie pass toa Wallis Cinema.

Entry forms can be downloaded from our website - www.burnside.sa.gov.au/goto/library

Congratulations Nick Boniciolli & Tim BrownAustralian Finalists in Heavy Metal Music Awards!

The band Asphyxia shines in a nation-wide Heavy Metalcompetit ion!Year 12students, NickBoniciolli andTom Brown,o r i g i n a lmembers ofthe band werenotified lastweek that theyhave beenselected asfinalists for BestNew Band andBest Youth Bandin theA u s t r a l i a nMetal MusicAwards.

In reaching thefinals after months of judging and online voting acrossthe nation, our boys have made it to the top three in thecountry.

Their invitation to Sydney on November 7 for thew i n n i n gannouncementand awardpresentation willtake place duringtheir Year 12exams and so theywill unfortunatelymiss it. Successhowever couldprovide them witht o u r i n goppo r t un i t i e s ,further supportspots fori n t e r n a t i o n a lbands andp o s s i b l yi n t e r n a t i o n a ltours.

The Glenunga community congratulates them on thisachievement and joins in wishing them luck with theawards. If you would like to listen to some of their musicand show your support for the band, visitwww.myspace.com/asphyxiametal and leave a note.

���Congratulations Jarrod Barton (9.8) who came 2ndplace in the U17’s State Whip-cracking championshipsheld at the Royal Adelaide Show!

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TToo BBee AA LLiiaarrTo be a liar

It helps if youHave sharp darting eyesClothes that look friendly

And a long nose.

To be a liarit helps if you

Have a quick mindFull of selfish

Dishonest thoughtsThat push their way in front of

Any good intentions.

To be a liarit helps if you can

Talk your way out of any situation,Do everything for yourself,

And have little care for friends.This is mainly what people think of liars,

But reallyTo be a liarAll you need

Is one tiny itsy bitsy white lieTo start unravellingThe ball of string

That tangles you up in deceitUntil you can’t

GetOut.

Maddy Sarre 8.9

TTooBBee AA VVaammppiirree........It helps if you’re able

To drink raspberry cordialStraight from the bottle,Stacks of sun cream,

To survive for months on end

With nothing but oxygen and dustmites,To have a garlic allergy,

Dislike crosses and stakes.To be a Vampire...It helps to have

A collared cloak to drag around,

A castle with skulls and cobwebs,

And a funeral parlourFor that extra zing.

A sepulchral wallpaper

And Wailing Witches latest CD.These are the demands

Because public propagandaDoesn’t always work out,And the licence is inThe form of a fang.

But, truly, to be a Vampire...What you need isA fear of yourselfAn immortal sin

An unquenchable thirstAnd the disgust

Of those, around you.Nina Mao 8.9

English Learning Area Update

English teachers and students have been looking bleary-eyed in the last fortnight as extended essays for IB and English Studieshave been drafted, checked and redrafted before being sent for external marking. Concurrently English teachers have been busyundertaking training for the New SACE and writing assessment tasks which comply with the new requirements.

Splashing fresh waters of joy in tired faces has been the exciting work produced in response to Higher Order Thinking challengesin English. Students have created advertising clips, dust jackets and new chapters for novels they have studied while others havewritten and performed scenes inspired by the novels. As well there are countless examples of students who are learning to lovethe power of well chosen words, as illustrated by the Year 8 poems below.

Trevor Thomas English Coordinator

TToo BBee AA TThhiieeff........

To be a th

ief

You need

to be abl

e to

Walk on you

r toes

So no on

e will hea

r you

You need

to break

in

And leap fr

om shadow to

shadow

To avoid th

e light

And be abl

e to whis

per like th

e wind.

To be a th

ief

You need

to live in

silence

Always caut

ious of th

e world a

round you

Make sure y

ou are nev

er seen

You need

to have c

lothes of b

lack

And have n

erves of st

eel

And you ca

n’t be afr

aid of any

thing

But to truly

be a thie

f

You must c

ope with

eternal lon

eliness

With hackin

g not frien

ds

To cope wit

h a united

world of

enemies

You must h

ate peopl

e

To be able

to take fr

om their har

d work

And enjoy

their suffe

ring

And you m

ust know

that

One day

You will b

e caught

And when

you are

There will

be no rem

orse

John McCarthy

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In the term 2-3 holidays, four Year 11 students and five Year 12 students visited MtHotham in Victoria. They were accompanied by Ms Ayling. They spent five days skiingand snowboarding on the slope’s metre high snow. All students received lessons from themountain staff and were able to ski on black slopes before returning to Adelaide. Studentsalso enjoyed bonding with the students from Renmark who shared their lodge. All studentsenjoyed the experience, several of the Year 11’s plan to make the trip again in 2010.Tom O’Neill 1106

MT HOTHAM SKI TRIP

Every year a group of lucky Year 10s get to go on the Ski Trip. A week in Mt Hotham with allyour friends, you’re guaranteed to have a good time and everyone you don’t know, you come back thebest of friends with. So apart from bonding what did we do? The first day or two was filled withface first falls, sore backsides and cold noses. But before you knew it we were hitting the slopes likepros! Some chose to ski while others chose to shread the gnar on snowboards. There were manywarm nights spent playing a very intense version of the card game spoons with university studentswho came along to help. A big thank you to them and the fantastic teachers who helped us makethe trip fun - Ms Ayling and Mr Francu. Not only was this an adventure but an amazingexperience that we won’t be forgetting!Molly Peters 1005

Book Week 22 – 29 August 2009As the theme for Book Week this year was Book Safari the entrance to the Resource Centre startedwith a trail of animal foot prints, which tied in with a competition to identify the animal tracks. Thewinners of this competition were Julie Lemaitre, Hannah Hill, Cristina Valero, and Greg White whowill be receiving prizes for their winning entries. Congratulations on your great effort. There certainlywere some difficult footprints to work out! The Resource Centre also had displays of animals fromall over the world, connected by animal tracks.

We also ran a competition designed to improve studentunderstanding of the Dewey Decimal system wherestudents went on a Book Safari to find books and write their titles and Dewey number.Congratulations to Julie Lemaitre and Lucy Goodwin for their winning entries. Theydid a great job of finding a book from each hundreds section of the Dewey Decimalsystem.

There was a display of different types of fiction genres, explaining why people liketo write and read different types of fiction. For example thrillers, romance, horror,crime and science fiction, etc. Our aim was to extend student knowledge of some ofthe different fiction genres and to encourage students to read for pleasure.

At the entrance to the Resource Centre you will still find a magnificent display offictional fiction book cover dust jackets designed by Danija Hill-Houghton’s Year 8English class. The students put a great deal of work and imagination into the designof these book covers. Some are funny, some are interesting and some are a little scary.Thank you to both class and teacher for your wonderful contributions.

Thanks to all students and teachers for their contributions to Book Week 2009. Resource Centre Staff

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L’Estrange Street, GlenungaSouth Australia 5064

T +61 8 8379 5629F +61 8 8338 2518E glenunga@gihs.sa.edu.auwww.gihs.sa.edu.au

PrincipalMs W Johnson

A Special Interest School for Studentswith High Intellectual Potential

An International Baccalaureate World School

An Internationally Accredited SchoolProvider No. 00018A

GIHS School ToursExcellence Happens Every Day

Visitors are always welcome to spend time with us atGlenunga International High School. You might want tovisit our school by taking part in one or more of the 2009School Tours. These offer families the opportunity to:

� Meet with the Principal and members of the Leadership Team

� Take part in a guided tour of school facilities led by Year 11 students and a member of the Leadership Team

� Observe our teaching and learning first hand

� Have the opportunity to ask questions about the school and enjoy some refreshments at the conclusion of the tour.

The following Glenunga School Tour dates are scheduledfor the remainder of 2009:

� Friday 30 October

� Friday 27 November

The tours begin at 8.55 am and conclude at 10.00 am. Ifyou wish to visit the school for a tour, you will needto register your interest by contacting Eleni Dalkos(Principal’s Secretary) by telephone: 8379 5629, or byemail: eleni.dalkos@gihs.sa.edu.au as numbers arelimited.

We look forward to meeting with you!

If you have changed your email address orwould like to receive the newsletterelectronically please forward the followingdetails to belinda.ryan@gihs.sa.edu.au

• Your student’s name and year level • Your name and relationship to the

student eg parent, grandparent• Your current email address.Thank you

Student Absentees SMS - by 9.30 am on the morning of theabsence stating:1. SURNAME OF STUDENT 2. FIRST NAME 3. HOME GROUP 4. REASON FOR ABSENCE

eg Illness, Family

The number to SMS absences is 0416 907 022

The direct absentee line is also available ph 8338 9726

GIHS UNIFORM SHOP TIMES

BRANDMODE OPENING TIMES for GIHS Tuesdays 8.15am – 9.45amWednesdays 12pm – 1pmFridays 1pm – 2pm

Shop also located at: 83 Glen Osmond Road, Eastwood 5063

ph: 8232 3331

Mon – Fri: 9.00am – 5.00pmSaturdays: 9.00am – 12.30pm

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