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KOORINGAL HIGH SCHOOL

Success in Learning T E R M 2 W E E K 2 7 M a y 2 0 1 9 Z i e g l e r

Congratulations to:

Sophie Fawns (Yr 10) who won a silver medal whilst representing NSW as part of the u/17 netball team at the National Championships in Queensland.

Meem Bashar (Yr 12) and Katelyn Gaynor (Yr 11) who have been successful in attaining a place and a scholarship to attend 'A Day in the Life of a Notre Dame Medical student' workshop in Sydney in July.

Bryce Hagen (Yr 10) on his nomination in the People’s Choice category in the 2019 Golden Crow Awards for his ‘Get Knotted’ bow tie business! Good luck Bryce!

ANZAC day

Friday 12th April saw Kooringal High School pause and reflect for our commemorative ANZAC service. A full school assembly honoured the memory of those who served our nation. We thank all of our special guests for attending the ceremony.

We also thank students and staff who represented KHS at the ANZAC day service and march on April 25th.

Welcome back to all of our students and staff for Term 2. Firstly, I would just like to take the time to introduce myself. My name is Kyle Bryant and I am currently acting as Principal. My substantive position is Principal of Narrandera High School, a position I have held for 3 years. In total, I have been at Narrandera High School for 7 years and before that Peel High School in Tamworth. I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to lead Kooringal High School as Principal. I have heard so many great things about the school, the dedicated staff and the wonderful students. Having come from an amazing school, it is fantastic to experience another great place to work and educate our young people.

I would also like to say thank you to the staff and students who have welcomed me to the school. The supportive staff have been great in assisting me to settle in at the school and the students have been very friendly, often coming to chat with me in the playground and introducing themselves in a mature and pleasant way. Many often say that you can tell the tone and culture of a school just by walking around and KHS has certainly made a positive impression on me in that respect.

Carroll CupLast week I was fortunate enough to attend the Carroll Cup breakfast with some of our sporting leaders, both junior and senior. As a new person coming into the Wagga network, it is great to see the sportsmanship and competition that an event like Carroll Cup brings to the local schools. I was pleased to hear that the junior boys achieved a good win against Mt Austin last night. Hopefully our senior boys can replicate it on Wednesday.

Parent Teacher (Y8, 9 & 10)A reminder to our Year 8, 9 and 10 parents that we have a parent teacher night tonight at school from 4pm until 7pm in the Library and Gym. It will be great to have an opportunity to meet many of you who are able to attend the night.

Thank you again for the welcome and I look forward to working with the students, staff and community of Kooringal HS and learning more about the ‘Kooringal Way’

Kyle BryantActing Principal

Multi-sports day

On Wednesday 1st May, students from the Support Unit travelled to Bolton Park to participate in a Multi-sports day for students with a disability. They played tennis, NRL, golf, netball and wheelchair basketball. All students showed great sportsmanship and enjoyed the day.

KHS Cross Country

The expected rain held off, paving the way for great running conditions at our cross country carnival on Wednesday 1st May. Mild temperature and strong participation made for an enjoyable and successful event at Lake Albert.

Whether students ran or walked the course, it was an enthusiastic effort from all involved.

Special congratulations to the following age champions and to Farrer house who stopped Lawson from achieving a clean sweep of all the carnivals in 2019. Well done to all!

12 Years Hayley Stevenson & Callan Schwarz13 Years Chloe Miles & Titus Madeley14 Years Georgia Cameron & Xavier Moller15 Years Kate Esler & Luke Lawrence16 Years Sophie Fawns & Charlie Wykes17+ Years Jennifer Woodbury & Matt Moffat

Farrer 3736 pointsLawson 3340 pointsBidgee 2854 pointsSturt 2674 points

Good luck to all students who will now compete at the CWWHSSA cross country on Friday 17th May. Students are asked to please check the sports noticeboard to see if they have qualified and collect a note from Ms Gooley or Mrs Davies.

Breakfast Club

All students are welcome to come and enjoy a free, healthy breakfast to start the day in C20.

Breakfast Club operates between 8:15am and 8.45am each Friday unless otherwise notified.

(Please note: does not run on the last day of term)

Did you know KHS has our very own App? The app gives parents the ability to instantly access newsletters without going to the website. You can send in a sick note, change address details, request a teacher interview and more! You will also receive important messages to your device. Search for Kooringal High School

and download today!

CALENDAR Term 2, 2019

May7th Tue Years 8,9,10 Parent Teacher interviews8th Wed Carroll Cup vs MAHS-6pm@ Robertson 14th - 16th

Tue-Thur

NAPLAN

17th Fri NAPLAN Catch-Up17th Fri CWWHSSA Cross Country17th Fri HSC Drama Study Day - PAV23rd Thu CWWHSSA Athletics Carnival28th Tue P & C Meeting @7pm29th - 31st

Wed - Fri

Yr 10 Commerce excursion - Sydney

Careers NewsUCAT Workshop Saturday 11th May in Wagga. 8.30am to 12pm - Cost $10. UCAT is required for entry to medicine and some other health science areas (dentistry etc).

RSVP https://bit.ly/2UHDQ6F

Eyes Wide Open - Health Careers Night May 16th 5.50pm – 7.30pmAt Wagga Wagga Council Chambers Meeting Room

Parents and students are invited. Find out about being a: doctor, nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, paramedic and more.

RSVP essential: https://tinyurl.com/y4b2mzox

Year 10 WH&S White Card for Construction Training The second WH&S course will happen in the next few weeks – 28th May TBC

The cost will be $95. When the trainer/date is confirmed permission notes and arrangements for payment will be available. Payment is the only way to secure your spot.

NB. The waitlist was to determine if there was enough interest to run a second course – having your name on the wait list does not guarantee a place in the training. Therefore, places will be confirmed on a first-come first-served basis.

Wagga Wagga Careers Expo – 19th June - Save the dateStudents in Years 9 - 12 will be have the opportunity to attend the massive Wagga Careers Expo in June. This is the once a year chance for students to speak to people from TAFE, private providers, universities (NSW & VIC), employers, apprenticeship agencies, defence force, police and more. More information will be available closer to the time. Please ‘like’ Wagga Wagga Careers Expo on Facebook now to see updates from the list of attending organisations.

Learn Australian Sign LanguageWant to learn a new skill that’s fun, functional and could set you apart from the pack? You could start learning Auslan online. To put your name on the wait list for the next available session register at https://lisamillsonline.lpages.co/auslan-bundle-squeeze-page-waitlist/

Aviation Australia | Cabin Crew Career Session, SydneyWednesday 22 May | 6.00pm - 8.00pm | Qantas Centre of Service Excellence, Sydney

See the flight safety training facilities and learn from industry experts on what options are available for you to start your career as a flight attendant. Meet past students as well as our inspirational instructors who are aviation experts, having led successful careers in the industry themselves. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-cabin-crew-career-session-tickets-60384358241

UNSW Medicine Information Evening at the Rural Clinical School, Docker Street Wagga Wednesday 22nd May 5.15pm – 6.45pm

Students in Yr 10 -12 and parents are invited to get an overview of the application process to study medicine at UNSW and ask questions. RSVP to k.hackett@unsw.edu.au by 17th May.