Newsletter No. 2

19 February 2014

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DATES FOR THE DIARY 25 February> Uni Road Show - Yr 12 students 5 March> School Photos 6 March> Immunisation Yr 7 Boys and

Girls and Yr 9 Boys 11 March> North West Swimming Carnival 12 March> Yr 10 Music Day @ NECOM 13-14 March> HSC Music Days @ NECOM

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Page 2 Year 7 Welcome

BBQ Regional University

Road Show Big Science

Competition

Page 3 School-Based

Vaccination Program

Seasons of New England Market and

Fair Day

Page 4 Swimming Carnival

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Records Rumble T hree school swimming records were

broken at last week’s Twilight Swimming Carnival - and all by one swimmer. Year 10 student, Winona Rumble, set new records in the following events: 16 Yrs 50m Freestyle New Record: 30.00 sec Old Record: 30.71 sec (2011) 17 Yrs 50m Butterfly New Record: 32.20 sec Old Record: 32.70 sec (2002) 16 Yrs 50m Breaststroke New Record: 40.40 sec Old Record: 41.04 sec (2011)

Congratulations to Winona for her outstanding effort in adding these new records to the list of Duval swimming records she already holds. Congratulations also to the Age Champions (below), and to all those who contributed to the success of the carnival. Best of luck to all the Duval swimmers who will compete at the North West Swimming Carnival on Tuesday, 11 March.

12 Years Claire Wood -

13 Years Georgia Vaughan

Angela Fittler Adam Lucas

14 Years Emily Barlin Jacob Freeman

15 Years N’Dea Rumble Scott Lucas

16 Years Winona Rumble Benjamin Barton

Open Brittany Freeman Xavier Dean

Gardiner 516 pts

Walker 420 pts

McIntyre 346 pts

Crane 204 pts

REGIONAL UNIVERSITY ROAD SHOW 2014 Senior high school students across Armidale and the New England will get the chance to discover more about university life and potential career paths when the Regional University Road Show comes to town on Tuesday, 25 February. A joint venture by Charles Sturt University, Southern Cross University and the University of New England, the road show will feature presentations on a range of topics including admission, university life, scholarships and study options. The Uni Road Show will be held in the Duval Staff Common Room and all Year 12 students are encouraged to attend!

In 2014, the Science Faculty will provide an opportunity for science students to challenge themselves in the Big Science Competition. This one-hour international competition is open to students of all abilities at three different levels: Junior (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) and Senior (Years 11 and 12). Questions test students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as their science knowledge. Each student who takes part will receive a certificate as well as detailed feedback on their performance in the competition. They also go into a draw to win hundreds of iTune and movie vouchers. (Cont)

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Year 7 Welcome BBQ

19 February 2014 Page 3 Our school will receive a comprehensive report for each paper level showing how each student performed on each question, the percentage of students in the cohort who answered correctly, and a comparison with the national results. The Big Science Competition will be held in school between 21 and 28 May 2014. Registrations close 16 April 2014. Talk to Mr Puri or your science teacher about entering. The Big Science Competition is organised by Australian Science Innovations, a non-profit organisation committed to providing high quality science extension programs that inspire, challenge and raise the aspirations of students in science. For more information visit www.asi.edu.au

SCHOOL-BASED VACCINATION PROGRAM 2014

Thursday, 6 March

Varicella (single dose) to all Year 7 students Single dose of dTpa to all Year 7 Dose 1 HPV (Gardasil) to all Year 7 students plus Year 9 boys

Thursday, 5 June

Dose 2 HPV (Gardasil) to all Year 7 students plus Year 9 boys who received Dose 1

Thursday, 23 October

Dose 3 HPV (Gardasil) to all Year 7 students plus Year 9 boys who received Doses 1and 2

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