The fortnightly newsletter of Castle Hill High School ...€¦ · Before we got into the rafts, we had a safety lesson. We wore helmets and life jackets and each of us had a paddle

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXCELLENCE INNOVATION SUCCESS

School Telephone: 9634 4199 School Facsimile: 9899 6527 Website: http://www.chhs.nsw.edu.au Page 1

The fortnightly newsletter of Castle Hill High School

EXCELLENCE INNOVATION SUCCESS

Volume 2 19 February 2010

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Happy campers Excited and energized Year 7 students and their teachers, led by Rosie Westland, ventured to Tea Gardens last week for the annual camp to orient students to their year group and allow them to complete team building and challenge exercises. All returned, certainly less energized, but still excited at the productive, congenial opportunities the camp offered.

High Achievers’ Assembly On February 9, it was our pleasure to host the inaugural High Achievers’ Assembly for those outstanding students who achieved an ATAR over 90 and any student who achieved two or more Band 6’s in the 2009 Higher School Certificate. With proud parents and family members, together with Year 10, 11 and 12 as an audience, we were witness to a wonderful celebration. Next year we will continue with this idea which hopefully will become part of the tradition of the school. It is so important for younger students to see what we value and believe that anything is possible with hard work, focus and determination. Congratulations to all recipients. Savannah Yuan Chao 2009 Dux of CHHS



Swimming Carnival Another successful carnival was held, this year at a new location at Parramatta, affording the school appropriate space to accommodate expanding student numbers. Later in the bulletin there is a comprehensive overview of successful swimmers and their zone and regional commitments as a result. Congratulations to all.

Boys mentoring I have spoken on a number of occasions now about a special program we have implemented in 2010 which focuses on improving boys’ results at the Higher School Certificate. Mr Peter Kerrigan is coordinating this boys’ mentoring project. He is passionate about its objectives and possibilities – and so are the students and their parents. Amongst other things, the program will assist the 29 targeted Year 12 boys to:

Set goals Persevere Aim higher Organise themselves and their learning Plan continuous study – and carry it out Practise, practise, practise Seek assistance at all times from teachers

We are determined that this program will make a difference. The Year 12 Half Yearly is coming up, so this will be the first opportunity to see if the initial phase of the program is having impact. We are quietly confident. Open Day Some very enthusiastic Year 6 students had their first taste of high school on February 22 and 23 at our annual Open Day. It was great to see our Year 11 students guiding them, answering questions, assisting in problem solving and generally welcoming them to this fine school. It was a treat to see wide-eyed and excited young people keen to explore and learn. Year 12 Parent/Teacher Night On the evening of March 2 there will be a parent teacher evening from 4pm to 7pm for parents of Year 12 students. This will be an opportunity for us to discuss any issues and seek solutions in assisting students in the Higher School Certificate year, a difficult and challenging one by any standard. I look forward to meeting you again on the evening. Vicki Brewer



WHAT MATTERS COMPETITION

It’s time to write for the 2010 ‘What Matters’ competition presented by the Whitlam Institute. Specific criteria for the competition, as well as details of how to enter, can be obtained from your English teacher. Some classes may be also doing this as a class project. The basic concept of the competition is that NSW students from Years 5-12 are given the opportunity to say what matters to them in society to-day. L. O’Sullivan English Staff

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The Castle Hill High School Annual Swimming Carnival was recently held at Parramatta Pool. We were lucky to have a sunny day for the Carnival, which was appreciated by the students and staff, considering all the recent rain we have experienced. The following students are to be congratulated for their achievements in their respective Age Championship competition. 12yrs Boys Ethan Cross 13yrs Boys Chai Hyuk Yang 14yrs Boys Keegan Ross 15yrs Boys Ben Jalvo 16yrs Boys Matthew Schaudin 17yrs Boys Thomas Hartmann 12yrs Girls Kimberley Prasertthavorn 13yrs Girls Vanessa Sefton 14yrs Girls Brittany Hawke 15yrs Girls Bronte Le Quesne 16yrs Girls Alison Jalvo 17yrs Girls Jessica Le Quesne The House Results were as follows

1. Windsor 804pts 2. Durham 531pts 3. Caernarvon 411pts 4. Edinburgh 267pts

Best of luck for all the students who will be representing Castle Hill High School at the upcoming Hills Zone Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 23 February and Wednesday 24 February at Parramatta Pool. Mr Williams Sports Organiser



COMMERCE – A SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION In Term 4 2009, a number of Year 9 Commerce students were involved in running their Own Business. They invested their own money, purchased material and made a variety of items for consumption by the students and teachers of Castle Hill High. Over four Friday Lunch times items were purchased in the quadrangle and as a consequence and because of the school support, this Commerce class not only obtained their initial investment but also made a substantial profit. The profit of over $270.00 was donated to charity. The charity chosen was The Scleroderma Association of NSW. This Association is involved in funding research for the cure of Scleroderma. This little known fatal disease affects many thousands of people in Australia, of which 70% are mostly women. It begins with the hardening of the skin and then the hardening of the internal organs leading to death. It affects all ages and at present there is no known cure, thus the money needed for research. The Scleroderma Association sent us a letter which in part stated “The Year 9 Commerce students are to be sincerely congratulated and we extend our thanks to the students of Castle Hill High for their appreciated support and donation”. In appreciation they gave each participating student a badge which was presented to them at a full school assembly. The following students are to be congratulated. Andrew Chih Lucas Foo Yuhao (Tony) Gao Venus Haideri Charmaine Joe Callum Johnson Matthew Knight Vincent Lim Harry Mahoney Lana (Svetlana) Ovchinnikoff Anthony Roche Dean Ross Dena Ross Malay (Mickey) Sharma Halley Tan Noelle Tang Kelly Warren Isabelle Whittaker Charles Xu Jesse Zhe Yi Xu D. Singer

CASTING FOR SEUSSICAL

Congratulations to the following students on their successful auditions. We have every confidence that it is going to be a fantastic show.

Cat – Lachlan Quarmby Jo Jo – Kira Leiva Horton – James Lemon Gertrude - Sabine Bellstedt Mayzie – Sophie Riley Sour Kangaroo – Holly Pedersen Schmitz – Natalie Lovett Cadets – Tonaya English, Sandra Liu, Corey Sinclair Mr Mayor – Louis Cummings Mrs Mayor – Christina White Wickersham Bros – Grant Walker, Kevin Kim, Sabina Dzhic, Camilla Singhai Grinch – Matt Heineke Yertle – Nikki Freris Young Kangaroo – Hayley Unsworth Bird Girls – Bec Wardle, Courtney Meurant, Misel Burford, Courtney Randell

A number of featured chorus roles and small parts have yet to be allocated and will be during the course of rehearsals. From the Production Team



Chess Awards In the Spring /Summer period of 2009 a number of students played in the School Chess competition. The battle went over Terms Three and Four and after many Friday lunch times of playing, five students achieved results that enabled them to compete in the finals. What has been noted over the year is that many players have grown in self–confidence as they gained a sense of personal success. Through interacting with a variety of other students from different ages there has grown a respect for each other. These same students have a better understanding of developing alternative solutions as they learnt through their chess moves that a specific action creates a reaction. Thus through their play they have learnt to stop, think, look at other possibilities and then make their move. The five competitors who had a good chance of winning included Junwoo Cheon, Brayden Griffiths, Jack Ray, Edward Shen and Jesse Xu. From these, the following were to obtain the top three positions. Bronze Medal Junwoo Cheon Silver Medal Jack Ray Gold Medal Jesse XU Congratulations to all competitors and winners. Chess is played at Friday Lunch times in A12. All are welcome to attend. D. Singer

WHITE-WATER RAFTING

Each year we like to take those students who have represented Castle Hill High School so proudly in sport, on an excursion. Every time a student represents our school, they can get a slip of paper from the PE staffroom and record their points. At the end of the year, we will take the top fifty students to somewhere like White-water Rafting. This is a report from Isabelle Lynn and Bronte Simpson. On Friday 13 December, a group of selected sport students from Years 7-12 visited Penrith White-water Rafting Centre. White-water rafting is very challenging and requires a lot of teamwork. We were in a raft with Gabby, April, Brooke, Ben and Mr Kerrigan. Before we got into the rafts, we had a safety lesson. We wore helmets and life jackets and each of us had a paddle. Once we got into the rafts, we went up the raft elevator and before we knew it we were smashing down into the wild waters. After a few laps we were really excited to do more laps, and of course Isabelle was the first one to fall in & then Bronte who really freaked and screamed for Mr Kerrigan, who was the next to fall in. Bronte and Mr Kerrigan went down half the course out of the raft. After we recovered from falling out of the raft, we then had to dive into the crashing, rough water to get back into the raft. The next few laps we went harder and faster down the course. Mr Kerrigan fell in once again and we tried to pull him in, but failed. On behalf of everyone that went to Penrith, we would like to say a huge thanks to Mr Kerrigan who put this together and Mr Tudman and Mr Watson for coming along with us. Also thank you to the kind staff for keeping us safe in the rafts.



Castle Hill High School Uniform Shop Price List 2009 - 2010

All Prices include GST

Size Range Price Flexi Fit Caps One Size $ 10.00 Bucket Hats S.M.L.XL $ 10.00

Girls Uniform Summer Dress (Junior) with logo 2 – 22 $ 65.00 Pleated Royal Blue Skirt 2 – 22 $ 60.00 Pleated Senior Checked Skirt 4 – 22 $ 60.00 Princess Line Blouse 6 – 24 $ 40.00 Tie $ 3.00

Boys Uniform Grey Shorts (Elastic Waist) 12 – XXL $ 25.00 Grey Trousers (Elastic Waist) 12 – XXL $ 35.00 Blue Shorts (Senior) 77 – 107 $ 40.00 Blue Trousers (Senior) 78 – 107 $ 45.00 Boys Short Sleeve White Shirt 32 – 46 $ 35.00 Boys Long Sleeve White Shirt 34 – 40 $ 35.00 Tie $ 22.00

Common Items P E Shirts 10 – 2XL $ 40.00 P E Shorts 10 – 2XL $ 25.00 White Socks pack of 3 2 – 8 and 6 – 11 $ 12.00

Wool/Blend Pullover 10 – 26 $ 70.00 Wool/Blend Vest 14 – 22 $ 50.00 Cotton/Blend Pullover 10 – 20 $ 70.00

Boys Blazer 16 – 24 $160.00 Girls Blazer 6 – 22 $130.00

Spray/Rain Jacket S.M.L $ 35.00

Food Technology Aprons one size $ 8.00

Metal School Badges $ 5.00

Back Pack designed and endorsed M $ 70.00 By Chiropractors’ Association of Australia L $ 70.00

Please note: Larger sizes are available for most items on special order.

Various Second Hand Items Also Available.

HOURS: Monday and Friday ONLY 8:15am to 11:30am Including Recess

Please support the Uniform Shop which is run by the P & C Association.

All profits are used to fund P & C projects to benefit yours child’s education. We had such a great time; I highly recommend this experience to anyone who can swim and we would rate it 10/10.



UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

2010 Opening Hours Term 1

DATE OPENING TIMES

Weeks 2 to 10 Every Monday and Friday 8.15 am to 11.30am Junior Girls Winter Uniform Royal Blue Skirts Sizes 2-22 $60.00 Blouses Sizes Girls 6G-14G $40.00 Sizes Adults 6-22 $40.00 Tab Ties $ 3.00 Jumpers – Poly wool Sizes 10-22 $70.00 Poly Cotton Sizes 10-22 $70.00 Junior Boys Uniform Short Sleeve Shirts Sizes 30-46 $35.00 Grey Trousers Sizes 12- XXL $35.00 Margaret Pritchard Uniform Shop Manager

CASTLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL

REUNION

I wish to contact Castle Hill High School students and teachers who were at the school between

1965 and 1970 for our ‘40 Year Reunion’

to be held in October 2010. Priscilla Adey 0407 920 550 [email protected]



FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER Published and distributed by email to parents each

Friday fortnight during school term.

CALENDAR 2010

UPCOMING EXAMINATIONS

Year 12 Half Yearly

Monday 22 March – Thursday 1 April 2010

Year 11 Half Yearly Tuesday 20 April – Friday 30 April 2010

P & C MEETING

Wednesday 17 March 2010

DATE

CALENDAR EVENT

TERM 1, WEEK 5A 2010

DATE

CALENDAR EVENT

TERM 1, WEEK 6B 2010

Monday

22 February

2010

Year 6 Open Day

Monday 1

March 2010

Year 12 VET Construction Work Placement Year 10 Study Skills – Sessions 1-4 Year 12 Study Day – Legal Studies

Tuesday

23 February

2010

Year 6 Open Day Zone Swimming

Tuesday 2

March 2010

Year 12 VET Construction Work Placement Year 12 Parent Teacher 4pm-7pm G & T Parent Information Night for Year 6

Wednesday

24 February

2010

Assembly Year 7-12 Zone Swimming Year 6 Parent Information Night 7pm - Hall

Wednesday 3

March 2010

Year 12 VET Construction Work Placement Assembly Years 7-10 Battle of the Bands International Students BBQ

Thursday

25 February

2010

Year 11 Crossroads Excursion Sessions 5 & 6

Thursday 4

March 2010

Year 12 VET Construction Work Placement Year 7 Scripture Seminar

Friday

26 February

2010

School Photo Day Friday

5 March 2010

Year 12 VET Construction Work Placement Clean Up Schools Day





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The fortnightly newsletter of Castle Hill High School ...€¦ · Before we got into the rafts, we had a safety lesson. We wore helmets and life jackets and each of us had a paddle