From The Principal …

CRESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Telephone: (02) 9639 7422

Facsimile: (02) 9686 3462

Newsletter Date

17th August, 2018

Week 2, Term 3

Special Points of

Interest:

Sport News

SRC News

New school logo

Duke of Ed

Max Potential

TAS Times

University open days

Parking rules

Copies of all

excursion notes can

be found on the

school

website.

http://

www.crestwood-

h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Crestwood In fol ine . . .

Weeks 5 and 6, Term 3

Week A

Yr 12 Trial HSC Exams all week 20.8

Concert Band Hawkesbury Eisteddfod 21.8

U15’s Knockout Netball

Yr 11 Mentoring 23.8 Football Program Trials yrs

7/8 24.8 Football Program Trials

Seniors Yr 11 Biology Excursion Yr 8 Debate

Week B Yr 12 Trial HSC Exams

27.8 Yr 7/8 Debate 28.8

Yr 11 BStreet Smart excursion

30.8 Interschool Chess Comp

Semi-finals 31.8 Yr 11 Leadership Interviews

Yr 12 Year meeting

Breaking News …. Fiver for a Farmer raises $3000

Fiver for a Farmer

As you know our farmers are “doing it tough” at the moment, particularly in

NSW and Queensland. It has been 665 days since there has been decent

rainfall in these areas and many of them have not had a viable income for the

last two years. They have not had an income from their own crops due to a

lack of rainfall and the ground cover of grass to feed their own livestock is all

but gone. Most farmers are at the point where they have to order in grain and

hay to feed their animals. They

spend most of their day handfeeding

their animals just to keep them alive.

The cost of ordering in hay is in the

vicinity of $9500 for a semi-trailer

load including freight within 900

kilometres and the cost of grain is as

high as it has ever been. There has

been situations where once the hay

arrives it is mouldy where top dollar

has been paid for an inferior

product. Many farmers have had to

sell half or more of their livestock

due to a lack of food while some

farmers have had to shoot their

cattle before they starve to death.

While farmers are resilient people

this dire situation has seen an

increase in the mental health of our

farmers and the subsequent impact

on families in these communities.

As a school community we want to support the farmers by way of donations

to ease some of the financial burdens they face. Today, Friday the 17th August

we held a Fiver for a Farmer fundraiser. This idea came about by a 10 year old

school student at Freshwater on the northern beaches as a way of

supporting the famers. As such we asked that each student and staff

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member donate $5.00 towards this cause.

Students and staff were asked to wear a straw or

wide brimmed hat today to represent the farmers

and a sausage sizzle was held at lunchtime. All

proceeds will go to support the farmers.

This was an SRC initiative and we thank these

students and Mrs Linda Jones for leading this

fundraising exercise. It makes me very proud to

be a part of the Crestwood Community where I

see the generous nature of our students, their

families and staff. Wanting to help others when

they need it shows great character and generosity

of spirit, of which our students here at

Crestwood have it in abundance. Thank you in

anticipation to everyone who has contributed to the Fiver for a Farmer fundraiser. We encourage our

neighbouring schools to also take part in this initiative.

Tania Wright, Relieving Principal.

From The Principal cont…

The Turning Page - English and Drama News

Crestwood’s Book Club gathered together at lunch time on the 16th

of August to discuss their thoughts on John Green’s novel ‘Turtles All The Way Down’.

Despite conflicting opinions, students were encouraged to think of a positive and negative on the novel.

“I enjoyed the philosophical aspects of the book and how it gave the perspective and view of a person

experiencing a mental illness. It was a really interesting read.” – Natarina Ramdhana

“I enjoyed the poetry and deep thinking done by the character Davis. I didn’t like how quickly the plot

passed at the end.” – Lana Vidakovic

“John Green’s ‘Turtles All The Way Down’ was both intriguing and disappointing at the same time. It was

interesting to be inside a person with anxiety’s head, however I felt the main points of the story weren’t

executed to the standard expected from John Green.” – Lillian White

“I liked how in two chapters or so, the story was narrated in second person. I really disliked the title

‘Turtles All The Way Down’, as it was completely irrelevant to the story and made me believe in ‘don’t

judge a book by its cover’ in a counter-productive way.” – Danial Yazdani

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We have continued congestion around the school in the morning between 8:00 and 8:30 and in the afternoon

between 3:00 and 3:30. As a result, the Hills Shire Council, in partnership with the Hills Police Local Area

command have installed a few more no stopping signs and no parking signs. Please take care when parking and

moving through the school zone.

Please remember the following rules;

No Stopping – You must not STOP at any time. Stopping includes when the vehicle is not moving but the

engine is still running.

No Parking - You can stop only to drop off or pickup passengers or goods and you must not stop for

more than 2 minutes and the driver must stay within 3 metres of your vehicle. Stopping includes when the vehicle

is not moving but the engine is still running.

Bus Zone – You must not stop your vehicle in a Bus Zone unless you are driving a public bus. Stopping

includes when the vehicle is not moving but the engine is still running.

Drive ways - You must not park your car over or block access to a driveway. You can stop in a

driveway to drop off or pick up passengers BUT only for less than 2 minutes AND the driver must stay with the car.

Parking

It is illegal to:

Park a vehicle within 10m of an intersection

Park a vehicle within 20m approaching a Bus Stop sign and 10m departing a Bus Stop sign

Park on a footpath or nature strip (public area between road)

Not park in the direction of travel (wrong side of the road)

Park within 3m of a continuous centre dividing line or strip

Park within 1m of another vehicle

Unreasonably cause obstruction to another vehicle or pedestrian

To ensure the safety of all of our students the Highway Patrol will continue to patrol the streets around the

school.

Max Potential

Two of our students, Himaja Dave and Grace Lanyon have completed the Max Potential program in association

with the Future Achievement Australia Foundation and Castle Hill RSL. Himaja and Grace presented their Max

Potential showcase this week and received rave reviews. The Crestwood community sends congratulations to

these two amazing students.

Trial HSC Examinations

Trial HSC examinations begin today. These examinations mirror the expectations of the HSC for the year 12

cohort and the rest of the school in supporting Year 12. We wish them well for the Trials and for the last few

weeks of preparation for the actual HSC.

From The Deputy Principal

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We are about to launch a new competition to modernise our school logo open to all members of

our school community. We feel that our current logo looks “dated” and in need of a re-vamp.

We will make entry forms available at school, in a future edition of the school newsletter and also

on the school website. Stay tuned!

Crestwood New Logo Design

The graphic on this logo is representative of pine trees in the school and the

local area. It was designed by a Creative Arts teacher in approximately 1983.

The “vision and progress” was developed by a student after a school-wide

competition.

This logo was modernised by Mr Carthew in 2016. The aim was to change

the logo to introduce colour, whilst maintaining the aesthetics of the original

logo.

Criteria:

Maintain the “Vision and Progress” motto

Incorporate the school colours

Hints:

Keep it simple

It should be instantly recognised

Ideally, it should look good in B&W or colour

It should represent Crestwood HS

SRC News

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This week our school community came together to show its support for Australia’s Farmers who are

doing it tough.

Fiver for a Farmer is an initiative started by a 10 year old Sydney boy, Jack Bernie.

He had been learning about the drought and the farmers and heard that there are kids that are skipping

school to help out on their farms.

He and his school mates wanted to fundraise for the Farmers—”A fiver for a Farmer”

All funds raised will be forwarded to Rural Aid — a central point of focus to provide assistance and relief

for farmers in distress and poverty and Drought Angels—A unique service offering drought relief through

support for rural families in need. A small charity run by big hearts.

A huge thank you to all students and staff who raised just over $3,000 from donations and the sale of sau-

sage sandwiches and thank you to all who helped out. Doyle and Ward

houses raised $900 each house, a fantastic effort!

Week 5 will be our SRC elections held on Thursday morning in home

group. Congratulations to all who nominated including:

Year 7— Ysabella Atay-Brito, Lillian Baker, Sharon Blesstian, Rebekah

Cooper, Zachary Grosser, Leila Dickson, Gabrielle Harrison, Rustom

Kavarana, Isabelle McGuire, Dharen Mohanarajah, Bailey Mularczyk,

Emily Reid, Sayeesh Srinivasan

Year 8—Zac Bechara, Curran Bhindi, Sarah Davidson, Maria He, Ethan Manwaring, Akshith Muppavaram,

Sanae Prasad, Deniz Sen, Arjun Sundaram, Mubarak Tajudeen, Devashree Tarde, Phoebe Tjoa.

Year 9—Angelique Aifantis, Jai Arora, Tomas Cvetkovski, Adam Dickson, Aleina Konsam, Simona

Limbrick, Grishan Rajaratnam, Natarina Ramdhana, Sajnoor Rana, Alana Reid, Jonah Sewell, Liam

Titterton, Lana Vidakovic.

Year 10—Alexandra Bounds, Jake Christian, Vama Dave, Caitlin Devine, Sarah Dickson, Drellan

Dimaguila Soliven-Poliquit, Matthew Hamilton, Gabriel Kovac, Bronte Longworth, Phoebe McTear, Ruby

Mohanarajah, Andrew Phelps, Anastasia Rapson, Georgia Sultana, Arthi Sundaram, Danial Yazdani.

Year 11— there were19 candidates

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G & T News: Model UN 2018

Crestwood High School’s Annual Model United Nations took place on 14th

August 2018 and might I say it was a fantastic day, full of vivid discussion and

international relations. Our first resolution included discussion on the topic of

our Earth becoming uninhabitable in less than a thousand years, hence an

establishment being made through the UN to run a series of deep space missions

in order to find a new suitable habitat for human settlement and ensure the

survival of the human race. Resolution 2 analysed the fact that sport is a great

equaliser and as such, the UN debated relaxing immigration policies in order for

elite sportsmen and sportswomen (players or coaching staff) to represent

countries other than their nation of origin. Lastly, the unplanned resolution

brought forward by China requested the abolishment of the United Nations.

On top of all the heavy debate, the cuisine and fashionable costumes of the

day were quite on point. Every nation impressively brought plenty of dishes

full of food, which all sat next to each other, side by side, on the food table,

like a “feast for the gods”. And when it came to the fashion, my my, from

Greece’s togas, to Vietnam’s oriental dresses, to North Korea’s distinct

look, to Germany’s icons—everyone’s enthusiasm and dedication really created

an atmosphere where multiculturalism was celebrated.

Congratulations to all teams with special mention to Germany (5th), France

(4th), Tanzania and UK (equal 2nd) and Greece in 1st place. Outstanding

speakers were Emily Foufas-Noakes with equal runners-up being Alexandra Bounds and Arthi Sundaram.

The day was absolutely beneficial and critical to the students and Gifted and Talented program Crestwood High

offers, allowing participants to take on traits of a particular nation, debate intelligently and enjoy a day where

cross-cultural cooperation in today’s world can be celebrated. Thank you to our 8C messengers, Priya, Ana and in

particular our Chair Charlee for your assistance on the day and a very special thanks to Ms Clarke and

Ms Ragnarsson for organising the day and giving the students this opportunity. Model UN 2019 will surely be

another significant celebration in the school calendar.

Danial Yazdani, Model UN delegate and member of Germany—yoohoo!

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Sport News

Under 15’s Boys Basketball

Last Tuesday the 14th August the Under 15’s Boys Basketball team played their round 3 game against

Winmalee High School here at Crestwood. It was a close back and forth game with Crestwood winning

by two points at the buzzer 48—46. The buzzer beater was scored by Matthew Vieyra. The boys now

move onto the final 8 gala day where they have the chance to play for Sydney West champions. Good

luck!

Sydney West Gymnastics

Congratulations to Emily Hansen-Stewart who attended Sydney West

Gymnastics competition at Glendale last Wednesday. She placed 7th in bars

and in the top 30 overall in beam, floor and vault. She also achieved her

personal best in bars on the day with a score of 9.4. Congratulations Emily!

Sydney West Athletics Carnival

Last Thursday and Friday the 2nd and 3rd of August, many Crestwood students represented Macquarie

Zone and attended the Sydney West Athletics Carnival at Blacktown Sports Complex. It was a successful

carnival with many students achieving their personal best. A big congratulations to the following students

who have now made it through to the State Athletics Carnival which will be held on the 5th—7th

September.

Jemma Brakell—Triple Jump (2nd), Hurdles (3rd) & U16 Girls Relay (1st)

Jayden Duncum—Discus (1st)

Adam Dickson—1500m Walk (1st)

Jorja Wilson—High Jump, 100m (3rd) & 200m (1st)

Patrick Bombala—100m (2nd) & 200m (1st)

Matilda Bloomfield—U16 Girls Relay (1st)

Chloe Lavender—U16 Girls Relay (1st)

Eleanor Fairhurst—200m, 100m & U16 Girls Relay (1st)

Niamh Sanday—3000m (3rd) & 1500m (3rd)

Well done and good luck!

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Max Potential Program

Congratulations to Himaja Dave and Grace Lanyon from year 11 who successfully completed the 22

week Max Potential Program run by Future Leaders. The program culminated in a showcase of the

students’ community projects. Grace organised a drive to collect sanitary products for women who find

themselves homeless, while Himaja developed a program to be taught to primary school students to

encourage interest in STEM subjects.

The Max Potential program is open to students at the end of year 10 to apply. It involves coaching

sessions with an industry leader mentor and group sessions with the other program participants from

various schools in the Hills District to develop your leadership skills and complete a community project.

Please contact your year advisor if you are interested.

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Congratulations to Year 11 as they completed their First Aid Certificates with Royal Life Saving last week. It was a

busy day and all students passed with flying colours. They needed to be able to demonstrate CPR and all practical

components of first aid.

Duke of Ed

On Thursday 9 August four Crestwood

students who, for various reasons, had been

unable to complete their Silver practice

expedition earlier this year joined a group

from Asquith Boys High School to undertake

a challenging trek along a section of the

Great North Walk. The group, accompanied

by Mr Mark Johnstone, enjoyed ideal

weather, spectacular views and working

cooperatively with Asquith students to

achieve their common goal.

Congratulations to Jayden Duncum, Karim

Hamdi, Sam Jackson and Matt Orchard who

are now eligible to attend the test expedition later this term.

Year 11 First Aid Course

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CAREERS NEWS

Open Days and Information Sessions:

Bachelor of Music—Western Sydney University Book your Audition—Auditions for the Bachelor of

Music are now open for students applying to commence in 2019, the next round of auditions will be occurring in

September. Please visit: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/musicauditions

Design Portfolio Day—Western Sydney University—Registration closes 22 August. If your students are

looking for a career in graphic design, photography, illustration, art direction, digital media design or design educa-

tion, they may be able to secure an Early Offer into our Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication). They will

need to attend an interview and present a portfolio of their original creative work. To register please visit:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/designportfolio

Uni of Newcastle Yr 12 Subject Spotlight—Early Offer Program—We believe that your ATAR doesn’t

define who you are—it is your unique passions, abilities and ambitions that matter. Our Year 12 Subject Spotlight

program rewards you with an early offer for your hard work and strong results in one or more subjects related to

your degree. So, you can take some of the stress out of your final school exams, knowing your ATAR isn’t all that

matters. There is no separate application for the program—simply apply through UAC and have UON listed as

your first preference at midnight on December 16 2018 to qualify. Choose your preferred degree from the

drop-down menu below to see what subject marks you’ll need to receive an early offer www.newcastle.edu.au/

study/undergraduate/getting-in/entry-schemes/subject-performance-scheme

Date Venue Details

Saturday 18 August Macquarie University Open Day 10am—4pm https://openday.mq.edu.au/?utm_campaign=FTS200&utm_source=OOH&utm_medium=OOH

Saturday 18 August Le Cordon Bleu Sydney Open Day 10am—2pm https://www.cordonbleu.edu/sydney/open-days/en?&utm_source=opendaycomau&utm_medium=ref&utm_name=australia-2017-openday

Sunday 19 August Western Sydney University Open Day 10am—2pm (Parramatta Campus)

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/openday.html

Saturday 25 August Whitehouse Institute of Design Sydney Campus

10am—3pm

https://whitehouse-design.edu.au/

Saturday 25 August University of Newcastle Open Day 10am—4pm https://www.newcastle.edu.au/events/future-students/newcastle-open-day

Saturday 25 August Notre Dame University Sydney Campus 9am—3pm

https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/open-day-sydney

Saturday 25 August University of Sydney Open Day 9am-4pm https://openday.sydney.edu.au/?cid=ol_open-day-2017&utm_source=offline&utm_medium=print&utm_campaign=open-day-2017

Saturday 25 August University of Technology Open Day 9am-4pm

https://openday.uts.edu.au/

Saturday 1 September University of New South Wales 9am-4pm

https://www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/openday

Saturday 1 September Australian Catholic University Open Day North Sydney Campus

9am-2pm http://www.acu.edu.au/student_experience/student_life/experience_uni_before_you_start/open_day

Saturday 8 September Australian Catholic University Open Day

Strathfield Campus

9am—2pm http://www.acu.edu.au/student_experience/student_life/experience_uni_before_you_start/open_day

Thursday 13 September HIA Trades Career Event Novotel Sydney Olympic Park. 10am—1.30pm https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/hia-trades-career-event-tickets-47702937771?aff=erelexpmlt

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CAREERS NEWS

TAS Times Over the holidays, the long awaited refurbishment of Food Technology 2 and the preparation

room was completed and the classroom is now ready for use! I am sure that there will be lots

of lovely food prepared in this room in the future.

Many thanks to Mr Groth for his oversight of this refurbishment, to Mr Fletcher (our

outstanding General Assistant) for his help in moving lots of heavy equipment/fridges etc and for

buying and installing our shelving systems and to Mrs Veide (our wonderful Food Technology

assistant) for her enthusiastic organisation of all of the equipment and resources.