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23 May Zone Athletics Carnival

27 May Year 10 Debating Eisteddfod

Tuncurry Campus

28 May RDYA Program Year 11

30 May Drama Eisteddfod

Tuncurry and Forster Campus

31 May Regional Cross Country

27-31 May EXAM WEEK

Tuncurry Campus and Forster Campus

5 June Future Moves CSU Year 10

7 June Taree and District Music Eisteddfod

17 June Year 10-Year 12 Taste of TAFE Day

19 June Country Cup Finals

20 June Year 11 Parent Teacher Interviews

21 June Knights Knockout Finals

25 June Rugby League Girls 9’s

2 July Forster Campus NAIDOC Assembly

Tuncurry Campus Merit Assembly

3 July Newcastle Uni School Visit Day

4 July Forster Campus Merit Assembly

Tuncurry Campus NAIDOC Assembly

GREAT LAKES COLLEGE The Dolphin Issue 3 Term 2- Week 4

Friday 24 May 2019

One College Three Campuses

Unlimited Opportunities

A proud member of the Great Lakes Learning Community

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY


Working Together from K—12

COLLEGE ATHLETICS

CARNIVAL


Working Together from K—12 A World Class, Local Education

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Science Extension at the Shine Dome 2019

Our eight science extension students at the Senior Campus were recently invited to apply

to attend the prestigious 2019 Science at the Shine Dome event in Canberra. The

three-day event hosts Australia’s most influential scientists to celebrate and to honour

outstanding achievements in science. Only 10 students from across the state are to be

selected from a panel of Australian Academy of Science experts including Fellows of the

Academy. Three of our Senior Campus students, Eva Morris, Abby Stephens and Ella

Stephens, passed through the preliminary phase of the process, and Ella has now been

shortlisted to attend the valuable networking and academic event. Ella will have the

opportunity to meet Australia’s most distinguished scientists, participate in workshops and

attend the Gala Dinner at the National Museum of Australia.

Scott Waring

Science Extension Teacher

We would like to acknowledge the Worimi people, the Traditional Custodians of this land. We would also like to pay respects to the elders, both past, present and future, of the Worimi nation and extend

respect to other Aboriginal people.


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A World Class, Local Education

On Thursday, 2 May, a small group of Tuncurry Campus

students from Years 9 and 10, travelled to Taree for the day

to compete in the annual Mid North Coast Science and

Engineering Challenge Day.

This event is held annually and is organised by The

University of Newcastle. Due to the small size of our team,

we joined with a group of students from Taree Christian

College to form a complete team. Our team competed

against six other high schools from the area.

At the end of the day after all the events had been

completed, and the points tallied, our team was victorious!

This gives us the opportunity to compete in the state titles

to be held in Newcastle later in the year.

To win the events, the students had to employ their

creative thinking skills, be able to work in a team and think

outside the box. There was a strong focus on career

avenues, with each of the eight events showcasing the skills

you will need for a large number of different Science based

careers.

Simon Patterson Tuncurry Campus

Mid North Coast Science & Engineering Challenge


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One College – Unlimited Opportunities

Forster Campus Year 7 Camp

From the 20_22 March 2019, 117 Year 7 students and their

fearless peer leaders embarked on their first major

excursion as Great Lakes College Forster Campus students to

Adventureland. This annual camp builds on a long-held

tradition at Great Lakes College of building strong

relationships between students within year groups.

Over the three days, students partook in a variety of fun and

challenging group activities, with many focusing on

teamwork and team building. These activities were carefully

selected by staff and students to ensure that each day was

filled with opportunities to have fun and to work together as

a team. In addition, the camp was also a fantastic

opportunity for members of Forster Campus staff including

the Year Advisers, the SSO, the Head Teacher Wellbeing

and stage deputies to engage with the year group and begin

to develop rapport with all students.


On camp, Forster Campus’ Year 10 peer leaders also had

the opportunity to further develop their leadership skills

and partake in activities with Year 7 students over the three

days. These students were an excellent resource and

upheld the school’s core expectations at all times. They

displayed true character and consistently proved

themselves to be excellent role models for our Year 7

students.

As a staff member and Year Adviser, the best thing about

the camp was being able to not only see the students

having an amazing time, but also watching them bond and

develop friendships that will last a lifetime.

A massive and heartfelt thank you must go to

Adventureland and their staff for an excellent venue and

well- run camp. Thanks must also go to all Forster Campus

staff involved. Without the involvement of all these people,

this camp could not have gone ahead and our students

would not have been able to have such an awesome

experience.

Tom Freeman and Michelle Owens

Forster Campus Year 7 Year Advisers


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The Tuncurry Campus u/15 Bill Turner Cup football team have started their 2019 campaign

strongly. In the first round we travelled to Gloucester and showed an outstanding attacking

performance to record a comfortable 7-1 victory. In Round 2 we hosted Camden Haven at the

Tuncurry Sports fields and won a comprehensively 8-0. The team is progressing nicely with a group

of talented Year 8 students complementing our core of Year 9 students. Our next match will be

against St Clares High School Taree after they beat our college rivals Forster Campus 3-0.

Chris Ceccato

Tuncurry Campus

Tuncurry Campus Bill Turner Cup Football

(Front ) Ashton Drinkwater, Schafer Aiken, Bayley Joughin, Jay Mallia, Bailey Mc Mahon

Kaiden Franks, Corey Neate, Will McInnes , Nate Johnson , Harry Ward, James Davison , Jacob Earl ,Taj Joyce, Lane Phegan,


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On May 10 , the Great Lakes College Lawn Bowls team went down

to Bulahdelah Bowling Club to compete in the State Knockout and

trial for the Hunter Regional Team. The team consisted of Malachy

McTaggart, Tom Williams and Tom Whitbread. The boys made light

work of their early opponents and were sitting pretty at lunch with

3 wins from 3 matches. There were 4 undefeated teams left in the

competition, us, Callaghan College, Hunter River High School and

Hunter Sports. Hunter River were the talked about team at lunch

and were the feared opponents so naturally, we drew them to

progress to the final 16 in the state! The match saw plenty of

tooing and froing with Hunter River jumping out to an early 4 nil

lead only to see the might of GLC pull it back to get within 1 point

at 8-9 with 1 end remaining. Malachy was ‘skipper’ for the day and

marshaled the troops for a come back. The last end saw the Great

Lakes Boys go to work and put on a clinic. Tom Williams was

holding shot when the two 'skippers' came down for their bowls.

Malachy put another one in close and gave GLC a 2 bowl advantage

if things stayed as they were. The Hunter River took the aggressive

approach and tried to drive our bowls out of the way but was

unsuccessful. Malachy then laid a ‘blocker’ on the backhand side

up blocked Hunter River out of the game with the GLC boys taking

a 10-9 win on the final end! Malachy was successful in selection of

the Hunter Team with Tom Williams very unlucky to miss out.

Former student Jake Reid was on hand to offer some tips to the

boys for the day.

Digby Woods

PDHPE Teacher Forster Campus

Great Lakes College Lawn Bowls


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On the March 13, Reilly and I were lucky enough to be invited to accept a community award for

being the Great Lakes College 2019 School Captains. The feeling of being recognised from the

members of the community is indescribable and a feeling I will never forget. We are both so

honoured to be able to collectively work with the school, it’s students and staff, as well as with the

community in an attempt to better the lives of the people in it. We have found this role extremely

rewarding and hope to continue to be the best we can in our role. A huge thank you to the

Midcoast Council for inviting us to their chambers and making us feel so welcome.

Brooke McCarthy Senior Campus Captain

Great Lakes College Senior Captains accept award


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Great Lakes College Table Tennis success!

The Great Lakes College table tennis team has progressed all the way to the final of the Hunter Region

competition! The squad consists of Josh Angus, Lachlan France, Cooper Sweeney and Rogan Dickson

and have performed consistently well throughout the competition defeating some highly fancied

opponents. Most recently, in the semi-final, we beat a tough Kotara High School in a see-sawing affair

which required a tie-break match to be played in order to determine a winner. Josh Angus and

Lachlan France (ranked 1 and 2) beat Kotara’s 1 and 2 ranked players 3-0 in this best of 5 set match.

The 4 boys have displayed excellent sportsmanship throughout this tournament and are a credit to

themselves, representing Great Lakes College superbly.

The final is to be played in the near future against the highly ranked and feared Merewether

Academic Selective High School at a venue yet to be decided. Merewether have breezed through the

pool stages of this competition and are past winners. However, our boys have been training hard and

mentally preparing and I believe are up for the task! Let’s go gents!

Jock Webb Teacher Tuncurry Campus



Science and Engineering Challenge

On Thursday 2 May, 32 students from Forster campus

and 12 students from Tuncurry Campus attended the

Science and Engineering Challenge in Taree. During the

event, students worked in teams to solve problems and

create products which satisfied a design brief.

Forster Campus finished in fifth place while Tuncurry

Campus finished first as part of a joint team with a high

school from Taree.

Sean Nicholas

Science Teacher Forster Campus

Claire , Bethany and Ruby

Isabella and Isla

Ella, Elliot and Harrison

Isla, Gemma, Baillie-Jane and Isabella

Levi, Tahli, Sam and Tom



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Year 10 Child Studies visits Forster Primary

As part of the Child Studies course Forster Year 10 students have been learning about child growth

and development from infancy through early childhood into kindergarten. We have been visiting

Forster Primary fortnightly firstly meeting, talking to and playing with children during their lunch

break and then breaking into groups and working in classrooms. Activities included creative learning,

language development groups and personal development.

Christina Whitbread

Head Teacher PDHPE Forster Campus

Charlotte Reading to Kindergarten Students

Ella doing a listening activity in K22

Sharntay working with K25 doing mindfulness

Breannen and Melissa working with Haydn and

Nekarrah on a counting game.


Professional Teachers Who Engage and Inspire

Psychology at the Senior Campus

Connecting our HSC students to post-school pathways and ensuring they have the necessary 21st

Century skills to succeed in their journey is central to the Senior Campus’s ethos. One of our own

teachers, Mr Scott Waring, has developed an entirely new HSC course in Psychology that will provide

our students with a framework for exploring the complex interactions between biological,

psychological and social factors that influence human thought, emotions and behaviour. It will allow

students to apply their learning to everyday situations including workplace and social relations,

whilst gaining insights into a range of psychological health issues in society.

The course is currently being assessed by the NSW Education Standards Authority, and we hope to

offer it to our Year 11 & 12 cohorts in 2020 as an endorsed course (non-ATAR). However, Scott has

been able to negotiate with several universities who have agreed to recognise the course as a

first-year subject, and thus will reduce the number of subjects needed to study at university

(and save students some money). This move has attracted the attention of the Australian

Psychological Society, and has published a comprehensive article written by Scott, and can be read at

psychology.org.au.

Scott Waring is a talented and committed teacher who has worked in all three campuses of

Great Lakes College.

Mr Bradley Germon

Principal (Rel)

Great Lakes College Senior Campus


A Dynamic and Focused Learning Environment

P & C NEWS

Royal Easter Show Excursion

Agriculture students were kept busy in Term 1 raising and

preparing layer and meat chickens for the Steggles school bird

competitions. They learnt a lot about meat chickens in

particular during this process. These chickens were entered in

the Sydney Royal Easter Show. 53 students (1 bus full) left at

5am and went to the show for the day. They had a lot of fun

looking at the exhibits and going on some rides. Everyone was

very tired at the end of the day and happy it was the start of

the Easter Holidays.

Sunrae Baillie

Science Teacher Forster Campus

Washing and drying the meat chickens

Lucy , Tamsyn and Taylah

Lined up at the for ride tickets

2 of the meat birds at the show

Outside the Poultry Pavilion Washing and drying the layer hens


A Dynamic and Focused Learning Environment.

P & C NEWS

Library News Senior Campus Firstly I would like to introduce myself.

My name is Sonya Langelaar and I am the new Teacher

Librarian of the Senior Campus.

I have a Master in Education from the School of

Information Sciences, completed in 2010. I have been a

Teacher Librarian for 8 years at Marsden High School West

Ryde and before that a Drama and History Teacher.

I have met most of our Senior Students and if not please

come and say hello in the library and let me know if I can

help you with research and any resources that you may

need.

Tutorial Tuesdays in the Library

Students here are lucky to have a dedicated time to work

after school with teachers or independently on a Tuesday

between 3pm and 5pm.

Please make use of this great initiative.

Students are extra lucky at Tutorial Tuesdays as Nescafe

marketing team under Diana Liang have supplied

students with an array of wonderful beverages such as;

caramel late and mocha, cappuccino and hazelnut coffee

sachets, as well as Milo, and Blend 43 quality coffee.

We would like to thank Nescafe for their support of our

Tutorial Tuesdays.

Sonya Langelaar Teacher Librarian


A Dynamic and Focused Learning Environment.

P & C NEWS

PDHPE @ Tuncurry Campus

The PDHPE faculty has seen some changes in personnel in 2019, welcoming in Danielle Buttsworth

who has replaced Gemma Lawton for this year as she moves into the Head Teacher Wellbeing role.

Danielle brings a lot of enthusiasm and fantastic skills with her into the role.

It has been a busy start to the year. Our new Year 7 have settled in well to their new classes. In their

theory lessons, they spent some time looking at some of the many changes and challenges of

starting high school and produced some excellent “how to” guides, which will be passed on to the

current Year 6 students in our area. It has been great to see some of the outstanding talent in this

year group on display at our various carnivals. Special mention to Joel Fleming, who progressed

through to State for Swimming, Brianna Panos who not only won her age group at the college Cross

Country carnival but also managed to beat all the girls in the under 16 years group on the same day.

Finally, congratulations to Tarli Black, who excelled herself at the recent athletics carnival by winning

the College Champion of Champions, becoming the fastest girl across the college. Exciting times

ahead.

Our PASS students have been developing their understanding of Anatomy and Physiology, learning

about the body systems and their role in improving physical performance. As part of this course,

students also have the opportunity to help out our local primary schools in their organisation of

sporting events. Thank you to all of the students who helped out at the Tuncurry Public School

swimming carnival. A special mention must be given to Ashton Drinkwater who volunteered to

referee the PSSA Tuncurry v Forster Public School Soccer match.

The PDHPE staff have been focusing this year on incorporating a range of Information and

Communication Technologies (ICT) into our teaching practices. This includes utilising the range of

Google for Education applications in our teaching, learning and assessments. This term, we have

introduced an online assessment to great effect. It is another important tool to add to our range of

assessments.

Finally, we continue to encourage physical activity, not only in our lessons but also in our daily lives.

This is important for health and for long term wellbeing. We encourage all of our students to be

physically active for a minimum of 60 minutes per day. For adults, it is 30 minutes. If you would like

some suggestions on ways to do this, or if you have any other questions about what is happening in

PDHPE, please feel free to contact one of the PDHPE staff at any time.

Brian Belic (Head Teacher PDHPE)


Below are some of the opportunities that are available to our students at Great Lakes College

over the upcoming weeks:

What: Certificate I in Financial Services

When: Forster Campus - Tuesday 11 June and Tuesday 18 June

Tuncurry Campus - Tuesday 25 June and Tuesday 3 July

Where: At school

Cost: This course is free of charge. It is being funded by ‘The Smith Family’ – a not for

profit organisation that we are proud to be partners with

Students must attend both days in order to gain the certificate. The course will run from peri-

od 1 to 5 on both days.

Students have the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised qualification in finance. This

course helps students to:

Set financial goals

Create a budget

Look at needs vs wants

Develop a savings plan

Recognise scams

Better understand credit, debt and debt traps

Find assistance if in too much debt

Understand taxation

Understand the basics about superannuation

Understand the role of regulators such as the ACCC and ASIC and how they can be of help

As well as being an impressive addition to their resume, the course also provides students with

valuable life skills and information regarding their management of money.

Please note the following:

There are a limited number of places available on this course. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Students will need a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to enrol on this course. These can be obtained by visiting https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-usi A student’s application form will not be accepted without a valid USI.


https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-usi


What: Taste of TAFE Day

When: Monday 17 June

Where: Taree TAFE

Cost: $10

Students from all three campuses have the opportunity to travel via charter bus to Taree TAFE to

spend the day on campus on Monday 17 June. Students will find out what courses are available locally

and will take part in interactive workshops and information sessions designed to give students a taste

of life as a TAFE student.

There are limited places on this excursion. At the Tuncurry and Forster campuses, priority will be given

to Year 10 students. However, if there are places still available after they have been offered to our

Year 10, then they will be offered to Year 9 students on a first come first served basis.

What: Newcastle University Schools Visit Day

When: Wednesday 3 July 2019

Where: Callaghan Campus, Newcastle

Cost: $25

Both Forster and Senior Campus will be taking students to the Callaghan Campus of Newcastle

University. Students will be given a presentation in the Great Hall about the university and its

admission processes. Students then choose from a range workshops based on areas of interest and

there is also the opportunity for a campus tour.

There are a limited number of places available for this excursion.

If students are interested in any of these opportunities, they are to see their careers adviser to pick up

a permission letter. These letters are to be returned asap to ensure that your child secures their place

on the course or excursion.

If you have any questions on any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s career

adviser on the school number.

Scott Keough Ashley Evans

Forster Campus Careers Adviser Tuncurry Campus Careers Adviser (rel)


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P & C NEWS

Our Canteen is always looking for volunteers .

If you can help please call :

Forster Campus Canteen 6554 6062

Tuncurry Campus Canteen 6555 0500

VACANCY

The Great Lakes College P & C are also looking for someone to fill the vacancy of

secretary. If you or someone you know is interested can they please attend our next

P&C Meeting at Forster Campus on the 5 June 2019 at 6:30pm.

Email: [email protected]


FORSTER CAMPUS CANTEEN


TUNCURRY CAMPUS CANTEEN


GREAT LAKES COLLEGE CANTEEN ROSTERS

If you are unable to attend, please try to swap with someone else. If not, please telephone the contact person at the top of your roster. Thank you for supporting the canteen as we could not function without your help and support.

If possible, please be at the canteen by 9.00am.

FORSTER CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER

Ph: 6554 6062 or 6554 4259

Term 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

20/05/2019 21/05/2019 22/05/2019 23/05/2019 24/05/2019

Debbie Debbie

Caitlyn Herb

Cathy Harris Pam Crawley Daph Stockey

27/05/2019 28/05/2019 29/05/2019 30/05/2019 31/05/2019

Debbie

Jill McSweeney

Debbie Cathy Harris Pam Crawley Rachel Wicks

Debbie Lawson

Daph Stockey

Sharon Deacon

03/06/2019 04/06/2019 05/06/2019 06/06/2019 07/06/2019

Debbie Debbie Cathy Harris Pam Crawley Daph Stockey

10/06/2019 11/06/2019 12/06/2019 13/06/2019 14/06/2019


17/06/2019 18/06/2019 19/06/2019 20/06/2019 21/06/2019

Debbie Debbie

Caitlyn Herb

Cathy Harris Pam Crawley Daph Stockey

24/06/2019 25/06/2019 26/06/2019 27/06/2019 28/06/2019

Debbie

Jill McSweeney

Debbie Cathy Harris Pam Crawley Rachel Wicks

Debbie Lawson

Daph Stockey

Sharon Deacon

01/07/2019 02/07/2019 03/07/2019 04/07/2019 05/07/2019


TUNCURRY CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER

Ph: 6555 0500 OR Belinda 6555 0575

Term 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

20/05/2019 21/05/2019 22/05/2019 23/05/2019 24/05/2019

Lyn Howard Bevan Hill Gerry Ryal

27/05/2019 28/05/2019 29/05/2019 30/05/2019 31/05/2019

Lyn Howard Bevan Hill Gerry Ryal

03/06/2019 04/06/2019 05/06/2019 06/06/2019 07/06/2019

Lyn Howard Uniting Church Bevan Hill Gerry Ryal

10/06/2019 11/06/2019 12/06/2019 13/06/2019 14/06/2019

Uniting Church Bevan Hill Sharon Sommerville Gerry Ryal

17/06/2019 18/06/2019 19/06/2019 20/06/2019 21/06/2019

Bevan Hill Sharon Sommerville Gerry Ryal

24/06/2019 25/06/2019 26/06/2019 27/06/2019 28/06/2019

Lyn Howard Bevan Hill Sharon Sommerville Gerry Ryal

01/07/2019 02/07/2019 03/07/2019 04/07/2019 05/07/2019

Lyn Howard Uniting Church Bevan Hill Sharon Sommerville Gerry Ryal


Sporties Tennis Club, Beach St Tuncurry

We have a ladies social Competition. One mixed social is played on the grass courts on Monday mornings. We will be having another social on Friday mornings. All standards are welcome.

Adults and Children Coaching. Children's coaching is conducted in Group lessons or individual lessons.

We also have Tennis Gym which is Tennis activities with an emphasis on fitness.

For any enquiries please contact

Danny Biancardi on 0409 549 799





Great Lakes College Principal: Mr Graeme Jennings

Phone: 6555 0555

LOWES

Stockland Shopping Centre Breese Parade

FORSTER 2428 Ph.6555 3870

MYSTIC SOUL 1A Trades Court FORSTER 2428 Ph.6555 6116

JUNGLE SURF Manning Street

TUNCURRY 2428 Ph. 6555 8556

www.junglesurf.com.au

Preferred Uniform Suppliers

COLLEGE CONTACTS

Forster Campus Principal:

Mrs Jennifer Miggins

Cape Hawke Drive

Forster 2428

Phone: (02) 6554 6062

Fax: (02) 6555 6904

Canteen Phone: (02) 6539 6541

[email protected]

www.glcforster-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Hours: 8am—3:45 pm

PAYMENTS FORSTER CAMPUS

When making a payment using our website’s “Make a Payment” link for

Forster Campus please go to:

www.glcforster-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tuncurry Campus (Relieving) Principal:

Mr Paul Rosenbaum

The Northern Parkway

Tuncurry 2428

Phone: (02) 6555 0500

Fax: (02) 6557 6511


[email protected]

www.glctuncurr-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Hours: 8am—3:30pm

PAYMENTS TUNCURRY CAMPUS

When making a payment using our website’s “Make a Payment” link for Tuncurry 7-10 Campus please go to:

www.glctuncurr-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Senior Campus Principal:

Mr Brad Germon

The Northern Parkway

Tuncurry 2428

Phone: (02) 6555 0555

Fax: (02) 6557 6511


[email protected]

www.glcsenior-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Hours: 8am—3:30pm

PAYMENTS SENIOR CAMPUS

When making a payment using our website’s “Make a Payment” link for

Senior Campus please go to:

www.glcsenior-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

FORSTER CAMPUS TUNCURRY CAMPUS SENIOR CAMPUS

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