Principal: Phil Fitzsimons 8532 1788 – Chairperson Governing Council: Sue Horsnell 0413 866 666

Murray Bridge High School

It is through working together, with respect, that we can achieve excellence

Excellence, Respect and Working Together Tel: 8532 1788 Fax: 8532 5335 Email: dl.0785.info@schools.sa.edu.au www.murraybridgehs.sa.edu.au

From the Principal Phil Fitzsimons

Welcome to this week’s newsletter

Governing Council Update

At the meeting held last week, Governing Council made some minor

adjustments to the Full School Uniform Policy, which will take effect at

the beginning of the 2014 school year. Students will have the option of

wearing a white collared shirt (either long sleeve or short sleeve). This

is in response to the introduction of the black trousers, V-neck jumper

and skirt. Students will also have the option of wearing sand shoes with

their shorts, but this is not a recommended option with the black

trousers, unless the sand shoes are black.

The Full School Uniform Policy will be available on our school website

very shortly. Parents are encouraged to attend the Uniform Fit Out

Evening at the High School on October 31 between 4pm and 7pm in

the Resource Centre. Further information on the evening will appear in

next term’s newsletter.

Student Free Day

Primary Schools in the Murray Bridge region will have a student free day

on October 28. Murray Bridge High School will continue to run as per

normal on October 28. The decision to have this day as a normal

school day is based on our Year 12 students, who will be in their final

week of their studies and will require last minute access to their

teachers before their end of year exams begin.

Final Day of Term 3

Students will be dismissed from school on Friday, 27th September at

2pm. Buses will depart shortly after this time. Student reports will be

distributed to students along with the NAPLAN reports for Year 9

students at an assembly on Friday. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable

school break and look forward to a productive and successful term 4.

Enjoy reading this week’s newsletter.

TERM 3, Week 10 – 23 September 2013

CALENDAR

TERM 3 (22/7/13 – 27/9/13)

SEPTEMBER

Wed 25 Youth Opportunities Graduation

Year 12 Dance Moderation – 7pm

Fri 27 Last day of Term 3 – 2pm dismissal

TERM 4 (14/10/13 – 13/12/13)

OCTOBER

Tue 29 Finance Committee – 5.30pm

Wed 30 Last day for Year 12

Thu 31 Uniform fit out night 4-7pm

NOVEMBER

Mon-Fri 4-8 Year 12 Exams

Tue 5 Parents & Friends – 6pm

Tue 5 Governing Council – 7pm

Mon-Fri 11-15 Year 12 Exams

Wed 13 Year 9 Immunisations

Tue-Wed 19-20 Year 12 Exams

Wed 20 Extra transition – am

Mon-Fri 25-29 Year 11 Exams

Wed 27 Extra transition – pm

DECEMBER

Mon 2 Presentation Night 7pm

Tue 3 Year 7 Transition – all day

Tue 3 Finance Committee – 5.30pm

Thu 5 Year 7 Transition – all day

Tue 10 Parents & Friend – 6pm

Tue 10 Governing Council – 7pm Fri 13 Last day of Term 4 – 2pm dismissal

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Agriculture News by Ian Howard

On Wednesday 11th September, 16 students travelled to Adelaide

for the Merino wether competition. Two teams of three wethers

were led onto the show-floor for judging. The teams were

inspected by the judge for presentation on the hoof. Another judge

was assessing them for skin value. Mid side samples had been taken

back at Roper Road so we knew that our A team was in with a big

chance on fibre diameter and yield. Mr Hall had overseen the

scanning for eye muscle diameter and fat cover on Tuesday night.

After the judges had made their decision on presentation we waited

our turn and led them to the shearers so the wool weight could be

determined. After all of the different assessments were made we

finally led the two teams out for the final presentation at 5.00pm.

The final results were as follows. The A team came second in the

most valued fleece and fourth in the pen of three and meat value.

The B team placed third in the best skin value.

On the next day the led steer was paraded by Paige in the Grand

Parade and before the judge in the ring by Tegan. Unfortunately

although the judge commented that he was nicely presented he was

not quite good enough to advance. We will have to wait for the

carcass results.

Many thanks go to Mr Gillett for taking the steer to Adelaide, and

Mr Hall for selecting the wethers, taking them to Adelaide,

organising scanning and mid-side sampling etc. Special thanks to Mr

Noble for feeding the wethers and steer, supporting the handlers

and staying at the Showgrounds from Tuesday night to Thursday with little sleep. Thanks also to Ms. Heaney for her support.

No Peas like Snowpeas from Roper Road

The first snowpeas from the Roper Road Farm went on

sale this week at each of the IGA stores and we thank

them for their support. The year 10 Agriculture students

have developed a business plan for the redevelopment of

the Farm and it is great to see the first produce from the

tunnel house make it through to sale. Thanks to advice

from Murat the trellis and netting were set up and

snowman snowpeas planted in the middle of June. The

students have set up the drip lines and helped with the

fertigation program as part of their studies. Year 10

student, Tom Daniel, has designed a new logo and they

are picked, packed and weighed into 100g lots by

students. Subject to supply we hope to sell product at the Farmer’s Market in the near future. Brutus (2nd from the left)

Merino wethers 1 week before the show

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Music Showcase by Alex McFarlane

On Monday the 16th of September the music students of

Murray Bridge High School put on a stellar performance to a

packed house in the Drama Workshop. Parents, family and

friends sat in a relaxed cabaret style environment to

experience the result of all the hard work that the music staff

and students have been putting in all year.

The night opened with Mr Hickey's Year 8 Advanced class

playing Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond and getting the

audience involved in We Will Rock You. Some of the Year 8's

and Year 10's joined Mr McFarlane's Year 9 Advanced class

to make up the Junior Concert Band and gave a polished

performance including hits such as, Clocks and Firework. The

Year 10 General class rocked us all with hits such as A Long

Way To The Top whilst the Year 10 Advanced class

performed some of their own compositions. There were

superb solo performances by Year 12's, Kyra Allen, Jayden

Asser, Anika Bartholomeusz and Jordan Holmes.

The senior ensembles were on show, giving Year 11 and 12s

a chance to shine for their second summative assessments.

The Vocal Ensemble gave us songs such as Shake It Out and A

Thousand Miles and the Senior Guitar Ensemble played

Grunge and Rock alongside music from Harry Potter and Star

Wars. The finale of the night was the Senior Concert Band

playing works such as, Bohemian Rhapsody and Valerie.

Congratulations must go to all the students involved who conducted themselves in a very professional manner.

IMS Rhythm Section Workshop by Sean Hickey

On Monday of Week 9 the Music Suite was enlightened by

the artful skills of three Instrumental Music Service teachers

who delivered a concert and two workshops to our music

students. The aim of the day was to give students the

opportunity to work side by side with some professional

musicians and to gain a greater understanding of the role

each instrumental plays within an ensemble.

The concert/demonstration entertained around seventy

students for a double lesson as the trio worked their way

through numerous genres and eras of music. The concert

was followed up with two workshops, for the first session

the guitarists, bass guitarists and drummers all went their

separate ways before all coming together after lunch for a

jam session. The jam session featured four drum kits,

about twenty guitarists, bass guitarists and some senior keyboard players.

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SASSTA News by Adrian Perkins

SAASTA Leadership Days - by Greg Carter

On Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st August the Year 12 SAASTA

students travelled to the edfvPort Adelaide Football Club to participate

in the Santos Leadership Program. We participated in group activities

which focussed on our culture, being a role model and building our self-

confidence. These activities were led by Paul Vandenbergh, Narelle

Long and Steve Bull, who has worked with many people including

several AFL Football Clubs.

Tuesday night we sat in the Port Power gym and watched ‘Coach

Carter’, a powerful movie and then discussed what it meant to us.

On Wednesday we travelled to UniSA in the city where we discussed

possible university pathsways and other career options. We participated

in a forum made up of a mixture of young and experienced Indigenous

people from a variety of fields where we could ask questions about

their path towards success and some of their experiences along the

way. Wednesday afternoon was dedicated towards a tour of the new

Adelaide Oval where we spoke to people in the building and

engineering industries and gathered tips about following a path into

these areas. It was an excellent experience and got us all thinking and

planning towards our futures.

Inaugural Female Indigenous Kick Start Championships -

By Maegan Hurford

On Sunday 7th of September, Sarah Taylor and Maegan Hurford

travelled to Melbourne to compete in the Inaugural Female Indigenous

Kick Start Championships. The girls were selected after participating in

the Aboriginal Power Cup carnival and representative game at

Norwood. The girls played 8 games against the other states and

territories with a great victory over Tasmania. Unfortunately the girls

were unlucky to not score another victory but loved the experience all

the same.

The football carnival was coupled with other great experiences

including travelling to the Richmond Football Club for an education day.

The girls participated in talks related to drugs and relationships, nutrition

and healthy eating around games and everyday life. The girls had a guest

speaker Bronwyn Davey, who talked to the girls about carrying on with

football career and her time in the Female Draft. Shaun Burgoyne gave

the girls a surprise speech about his life and how the women in his life

had really helped him to reach his goals. Byron Pickett had organised a

tour of the North Melbourne Kangaroo’s Club, having Daniel Wells

leading the way. After the tour the team headed out for a feed and to

go shopping at High Point. All in all it was an amazing experience and

will always be in our memories.

Basketball Clinic - By Brianna Wilson

On 11th of September the Murray Bridge High School’s SAASTA team

were involved in a basketball coaching clinic with Port Adelaide Football

Club Official; Paul Vandenbergh and Tamika Dukes, who currently plays

for the Centrals Basketball Club. The SAASTA team were also

teamed-up with Mr McEvoy’s Year 10 PE class. At the start of the

session Tamika went through the basics of playing basketball and then

we had the opportunity to put into practise some of the techniques she

taught us. The entire group benefited from the visit and will use these

specific skills and drills for the upcoming basketball carnival.

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Year 10/11 Wallaroo Camp by Jeff Lines and Sherry Bone

Nineteen Year 10 and 11 students participated in a camp at

Wallaroo during Week 8 this term. Once settled in to their

dormitories, the group was given the opportunity to

participate in a variety of activities that required team work

and communication. Students were challenged and able to

develop strategies to help their team through a number of

tasks.

Day two saw the students participate in surf kayaking,

fishing, traditional wood oven pizza making and Geocaching

(a form of orienteering using a handheld GPS). Students

here were able to develop new skills and work together in

navigating their way around and later competed in lawn

bowls in the town’s sparkling new facility.

Each day the students were responsible for tidying the

kitchen area and washing dishes, with all students

contributing without fuss. The last day saw students have

an early morning ‘iceberg’ swim and compete in tribal

challenges, again testing their communication skills and their

persistence.

The students represented the school in exceptional fashion,

with the camp leaders providing excellent feedback to

teachers about the level of enthusiasm and respect the

students demonstrated throughout the three days. The

camp was extremely successful, with students, teachers and

leaders working together to create a fun learning

environment.

TTC Update by Greg Fulwood

The Lower Murray Trade Training Centre has now become

easier to find with new signage erected on the perimeter fence

adjacent to Long Island Road. If you ever need to give people

directions get them to look out for the grey and silver sign.

Electro-technology students were given the chance to try their

assembly and soldering skills last Friday when they were able to

assemble different printed circuit low voltage kits.

The assembly of the kits involves placing various components

into a circuit board soldering them in place then checking the

circuits with multi-meters to ensure their soldering and

placements are correct.

The Doorways Plus group have progressed well from our last

report with the stud walls being fixed to the concrete slab.

The students will learn cladding skills with materials supplied by

The Trade Training Centre and follow up with laying bricks

around the outside of the structure.

Doorways to Construction dog kennels have come quite a way

ahead with corrugated iron being fixed to the roof and a small

veranda at the front to provide shade for the very lucky

pooches that will call these marvellous structures home

eventually.

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Why did you choose this course of study and how are you finding course requirements? I chose to do this course because I have an interest in music and would like to work in the industry. The requirements are easily achieved. What’s the best part of this type of training? The practical sessions are the best, whether it be playing music or setting up the stage.

Challenging moments? Playing in front of an audience when we hadn’t practiced .

Rewarding moments? We haven’t yet done something that would be considered rewarding as yet as we are still doing the theory side of things.

Part-time work (where/when)? None at the moment.

SACE completion plans and subjects I want to finish my Personal Learning Plan and in the long term, my SACE.

Future plans in this or another Industry I hope to do my Certificate 3.

Would you recommend this course to others and why? I would recommend this course because it is lots of fun and you learn a lot and get experience with live music.

Careers Corner

Student Profile: Keiden Smith Year 10—Murray Bridge High School Course: Certificate 2 in Music

(Staging a live event)

Competencies BSBOHS201A Participate in WHS Process BSBWOR203A Work effectively with others CUFIND201A Develop & apply creative arts industry knowledge Elective CUSMLT202A Apply knowledge of music culture to music making CUSSOU201A Assist with sound recordings CUESOU07B Apply a general knowledge of audio to work activities BSBDES201A Follow a design process CUESTA05C Apply a general knowledge of staging to work activities

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