Monday 4th March 2013 Week 6 Term 1

Mulwaree High School

Endeavour to Achieve

The next meeting of the P&C will be on Thursday 28th March 2013 7:30-9:15pm sharp in the Staff Common Room. Agenda items for P&C can be emailed to: mulwaree-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au two weeks before the meeting for inclusion on the agenda.

40 McDermott Drive, Goulburn. Ph: 02 4821 4499 Email:mulwaree-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Our Bronze Aussies On Friday 22nd of February the Mulwaree Swim Team travelled to Queanbeyan to participate in the Southern Tablelands Zone Swimming Carnival. The weather was against us for a lot of the day but our students ignored this to produce some excellent swims. Most of our students finished in the top 4 of their event and we had some extremely exciting relay finishes. As a result, Mulwaree is sending 19 students to the Regional Swimming Carnival in Dapto. The school finished an impressive 3rd on the overall point score behind strong teams from Karabar and Yass and Madeline Charles was named the 14 years girls age champion. Congratulations to all of the students who competed on the day and thank you to all of the parents and friends who provided transport and supported the team so well. Good luck to all of the swimmers competing at Regional! Miss Cooke & Mr Armstrong.

Selamat datang, Elly!! Welcome Elly!!

Last Tuesday, PhD candidate Ellen Kent from the Australian National University, visited our Year 8 Indonesian Class. Elly contacted Mr Wardle at the end of last year seeking his support to initiate a friendly relationship with a school in Yogyakarta, located in Central Java. Elly

is promoting the idea of ―Teman Gambar‖ – ―Drawing Friend‖ - where children from Yogyakarta send us drawings of representations of their city and country and our students send representations of Australia and our city of Goulburn. Our students are very excited to be a part of this project which undoubtedly will assist in their language acquisition. They are looking forward to Elly returning to our school each Tuesday morning during Term 1 and participating in this unique venture.

NEW POTATOES FOR SALE

SEBAGO and PONTIAC

potatoes

2kg for $3.00

Grown by MHS Ag Farm

Pay money to the front office and then bring your receipt to the Science/Ag staffroom to pick up your bag of freshly

dug potatoes

Science Assessments Year 9 assessments are due on week 6 6/3/2012 and Year 10 assessments are due in class on the 7/3/2013. These assessment tasks are an essential component of the science course and are worth 20% of the half yearly report marks. Please see your science teacher if you have any concerns.

The Write Stuff Last week at Writers‘ Group, we had a fantastic turnout, with almost half the group being made up of students from Year 7. Whether you come for the free milo, or to share your stories or even to have a quiet place to do your homework, A1 on Wednesday, Week B is the place to be. We‘d also like to thank the Prefects for helping out with the milo! So come and check our Writ-ers‘ Group. Amina Abu-Khousah - Journalist of the month

Polished Performer On Tuesday 19th February, Year 12 student Jakub Nabaglo competed in the Lions‘ Youth of the Year Quest against Zoe Caldwell and Marley Bourke-O‘Neale from Trinity Catholic College and Felicity Moran from Canberra Grammar. In the 45th year of

the contest, the competitors delivered two impromptu speeches. The first addressed the influence that music has on youth. The second tackled the huge amount of money and sponsorship in sport that is influencing the use of performance enhancing drugs. Jakub performed magnificently and the passion displayed, particularly in his prepared speech about the success of education in Finland, ensured that he won the public speaking section. His performance at interview, conducted on the previous Sunday, guaranteed his position as overall winner of the competition. Jakub then competed in the Regional Final last Sunday. Once again, he delivered two excellent impromptu speeches. In the first, he suggested a number of changes that he would make in Australia for the benefit of young people, and in the second, he spoke about whether he considered public forums to be a talk fest or an opportunity for responsible actions. In another outstanding performance, Jakub was a clear winner, outclassing his opponents Gabrielle Franklin from Nowra Anglican College, Tiana Peden from Goulburn High School and Benjamin Wylie from Yass High School. As a result of his presentation at interview held earlier in the morning, Jakub also won the overall competition in the Regional Final. Congratulations on your success, Jakub, and we wish you well in the District Final which will be conducted on Saturday, 16th March in Merimbula.

WARNING: Please do not park in the bus bay and ‗No Parking‘ area when picking up students.

Important Calendar Dates 4/3-8/3 Yr 12 Business Service work placement 5/3 Tues Regional Girls Soccer 5/3 Tues Financial Literacy Course - Yr 11 6/3 Wed Regional Swimming 7/3 Thurs The Stitches & Craft Show 7/3 Thurs Regional Golf 11/3 Mon South Coast Golf 12/3 Tues Girls Zone Hockey 12/3 Tues Senior Study Morning - Art Gallery of NSW 13/3 Wed Start Smart Workshop – Yr 11 13/3 Wed South Coast Boys Football 13/3 Wed Year 12 Sport Coaching 1st Aid Course 14/3 Thurs Goulburn Celebrates 150 Years 14/3 Thurs Yr 7 Boys & Girls & Yr 9 Boys Immunisations 15/3 Fri Boys Zone Hockey 15/3 Fri Rugby Trials 22/3 Fri MULWAREE ON SHOW

Goss From The Boss

Work progresses slowly on our major building projects. Nevertheless, we have use of the COLA and with the rain that does seen ongoing, this is an absolute bonus. I would like to thank the P & C for their determination to make sure that our students have the shelter from rain and sun that they deserve. Their contribution to

the COLA has been $80,000.00 with the government paying $65,000.00. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated group of parents supporting the school. Mulwaree On Show is almost upon us (22/3/13) and the COLA will provide shelter where needed. This is a wonderful showcase of the school and I encourage you all to join in and come along to enjoy a very positive evening. Mr Lieschke, Mrs Penning and Mr Meader lead a group of staff members in this endeavour and I thank them for their work. Congratulations are in order for our Swimming Team. They gained 3rd place at the Zone Carnival with many great achivements from our swimmers. Cross Country is next and we generally perform very strongly in this area. Congratulations to Jakub Nabaglo on winning the Lions Youth of the Year at both Regional and District levels. His performance is reported in this newsletter but he represented the school with distinction and moves on to the State finals. We wish him the greatest success. News to hand! Owen Perkins, Year 11, has submitted his own play entitled ―Everybody Loves You Know‖ to the Young Playwrights project. His play has been selected as one of 8 to be developed and performed. What a great achievement. Congratulations to Owen and to Ms McAleer for her support of Owen. M Purcell Principal

High Work Ethic As part of our Senior MAP program, Savannah Foster has been attending workplacement every Thursday at Something Special. Savannah has been learning some of the finer details of retail with cleaning and restocking shelves, running errands and helping customers find items in the shop. With Something Special‘s new Café she has also been practising her waitressing skills serving customers and cleaning tables. Savannah‘s energy and enthusiasm for her work has drawn great praise from her employer and we would like to congratulate her on her wonderful demeanor and work ethic.

Mulwaree on Show Raffle Donation Generous donations have already been received from Australian Post Office - an Ipod speaker system Kingsdale Winery - a dozen bottles of wine Mum's Laundry and Dad's Car Wash -

gift voucher Trendsetter's Salon - Shampoo, cut and blow dry gift voucher Angela Storrier Real Estate - $150 donation for gifts Astor Hotel $50 gift voucher

If you would also like to make a donations to this great raffle please contact the school office. All donations will be publicly acknowledged on the night and weekly newsletter. The proceeds of the raffle are used to benefit students. Students and all the Goulburn community are all welcome to attend the show on the 22nd March where these great prizes can be won.

HSC Term 1 Seminars Dates: Monday 11th—Wednesday 13th March (depending on the venue) Cost: $10 per family (going directly to Father Chris Riley‘s Youth off the Streets) Time: 6.30pm—8.30pm Venue: UTS Broadway, UOW Wollongong and UOW Southern Sydney For further information on courses available and study days please visit: www.hscintheholidays.com.au or call 1300 677 336

The Autumn School of Engineering (ASE) 2013 will take place from Monday 15th April to Friday 19th April 2013. ASE is an initiative organised by Engineers Australia, Sydney Division, ‗Engineering‘ Universities and partici-pating Rotary Clubs. The objective of ASE is to give high school students a better understanding of what engineering is and how it works in everyday life. If you have any question please see Mrs Roberts.

Please cut out the form below and return to the Front Office by Friday 15 February. Any enquiries, please ring 4821 4499.

VOLUNTEERS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR MULWAREE ON SHOW 2013

□ I would be happy to supply a dessert / slice / cake or biscuits uncut for the

night

□ I am able to assist with washing up on the night (6pm - 9pm)

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