Newsletter

No. 16

10 October 2016

Inside this issue:

CONGRATULATIONS

2017 SCHOOL LEADERS

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Page 2 Principal’s News

From DP Desk

P&C News

Page 3 Year 7 English

Year 8 History

Page 4 Sailing on STS Young Endeavour

Hockeyroo Georgie Morgan

Page 5 Nomination of Maddi’s HSC Dance

Duval Musicians on European Tour

Page 6 Breaking News—Futsal

Sports Shooting

Hockey Success

Page 7 Year 12 Carnival & End-of-School Pranks

Page 8 Sport UNE Twilight Soccer

Page 9 October is Mental Health Month

DATES FOR THE DIARY

13 October HSC Examinations commence

13 October Aboriginal Health Presentation (Yrs 10&11)

17 October 14’s Cricket Competition, Glen Innes

21 October Orienteering Championships

1 November Skills & Thrills Career Showcase

1 November Schools Spectacular Rehearsal, Tamworth

2 November Year 8 VALID Science

Publication of this newsletter is made possible through the generous support of the

Duval High School Parents & Citizens Association.

The school leaders for 2017 were announced at

the conclusion of the Valedictory Assembly,

held Friday 23 September.

School Captains:

Zoe George, Stuart Browne (front row)

Vice Captains:

Lauren Acton, Daley Wood (middle row)

Prefects:

Janaya Ritch, Thandi Ndhlovu, Nyah Golding

Fussell, Hanna Kwan, Anisha Rajanathan, Abe

Dwyer-Westhorpe, Callum Evans, Mitchell

Green, Liam Betterridge, Christopher Werren

(back row).

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PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

Welcome back to another

great term at Duval High

School!

Firstly, I must add my

sincere congratulations

to Maddie McFadyen of

Year 12 for being

nominated in ‘Callback

2016’ for her Dance Major

Study Composition. Even

being nominated for this

is a huge honour, and

recognises the outstanding nature of Maddie’s

work. Congratulations also to Maddie’s Dance

teachers, Miss Petherbridge and Miss Noonan.

Term 4 is certainly going to be a hectic one.

Apart from the usual teaching and learning, our

students will be involved in the following over

the next five weeks: -

Year 10 and 11 Aboriginal Health

presentation,

Schools Spectacular Combined Rehearsal

in Tamworth for our singers, dancers and

musicians,

Year 9-11 Skills and Thrills Careers

Showcase at the Belgrave Cinema,

Our annual Year 6 into 7 Orientation Day

(Thursday 3 November), supported by Ms

Cotton, the Transition Team, and the Year 9

Peer Leaders, as well as

Year 8 VALID Science investigations.

However, the main event on everyone’s mind is

the HSC examinations which commence this

Thursday 13 October, and conclude on Friday 4

November. This year, for the first time, our

students will be sitting most of their exams at an

external venue (Wright Centre, University of

New England), in order to minimise distractions

and interruptions for the candidates. We wish all

of our Year 12 students, their parents and

families, and our hard-working staff the best of

luck in the exams!

Mr Stafford Cameron

FROM THE DP DESK

It's starting to feel a lot

like Spring! While there

are still a few jumpers

around, most of them are

the correct uniform,

which looks great.

However, we do have a

number of students who

are not in uniform and

need to be.

Please support Duval

High School by insisting

that your children leave the house not just with

the right equipment for each lesson and plenty

of food to fuel their bodies and minds for the

day, but also in correct uniform, totally prepared

for a positive and successful day.

Uniforms help students focus on belonging to

our school, and assist kids to get into the

studious mindset required for academic success.

Wearing the uniform with pride is a reflection of

genuine student commitment to doing well at

school.

Thank you for assisting us to keep our kids in

uniform. If you need help with any aspect of

uniform, don't hesitate to contact us.

Mrs Sandra Rosner

P&C NEWS

Duval High School P&C is pleased to announce

our participation in Regional Australia Bank’s

Community Partnership Program. This year the

RAB donated an extra $631.00 into our account

under this programme. Thank you to all who

supported the P&C in this way.

All you need is an eFree, Community

Partnership, or Youth Account at the RAB, and

then nominate to support the P&C. The bank

calculates the average annual balance of our

supporters, and then donates the equivalent of

1%.

Please contact the local RAB to register your

account and raise funds for our school.

P&C Committee

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YEAR 7 ENGLISH

Year 7 English are enjoying the Drama text,

Honey Spot, by the wonderful Australian

playwright, Jack Davis. The play explores themes

of cultural diversity, inclusion and reconciliation.

Students are working together on performances

that illustrate these themes. They also enjoyed

some home-made honey-themed treats as they

learnt their lines.

Ms Armstrong

YEAR 8 HISTORY

Year 8 students are currently studying Viking

warfare and weaponry in History. The Vikings

fought with swords, axes, spears and bow and

arrows. Viking warriors wore helmets made from

either leather or iron to protect themselves. It is a

myth that Viking helmets had two horns on top -

this was not the case.

Well done to our talented students on their

detailed displays!

Mr Flynn

Dion Whitfield, Tristan Williamson, Elayna Betterridge

Blake Livermore-Williams

10 October 2016 Page 4

SAILING ON STS YOUNG ENDEAVOUR

Last year I went on board the

tall ship STS Young Endeavour

with my friend CDTLS Emily

Barham from TS Rushcutter. We

circumnavigated Australia,

starting from Sydney and

ending in Sydney. Going on the

Young Endeavour was terrifying

as well as exciting. However,

this was not the first time I had

been on a tall ship. I had

previously sailed on the STS

South Passage in late 2014, and

the TS Royalist (of the UK Sea

Cadet Corps) in 2010. I have to

say that circumnavigating

Australia is by far my greatest

memory of sail training.

I was also fortunate to be part of the youth crew

during the international tall ships race. STS South

Passage had been knocked out in the first leg of

the race. It was a good thing I chose to go on the

Young Endeavour! There were four ships left in

the final leg of the race, including the Young

Endeavour.

The Young Endeavour was in the lead for the first

few hundred metres before the Royalist managed

the catch up. By this stage there was a severe

storm brewing, so we broke out the storm sails to

give us a bit of extra speed. We were now neck-

and-neck with the Royalist, but the Young

Endeavour came through at the last possible

moment.

We only narrowly beat the Royalist, but we did it!

The crew and I were welcomed back to the Fleet

Base East to an uproar of congratulations from the

Navy personnel. We were commended on our

remarkable feat of courage and teamwork.

If I was ever given

another chance to go

on board the Young

Endeavour, I would

definitely apply. It

w a s a g r e a t

experience that I will

forever treasure!

Bernadette Vickers

Year 9

HOCKEYROO GEORGIE MORGAN

On Tuesday 13th

September, students

at Duval High School

were privileged with

a visit from former

DHS Sports Captain

and now Olympic

Hockeyroo, Georgie

Morgan.

Georgie, who was in

town for a bit of R & R

after the Hockeyroos

Olympic campaign,

surprised students

with a brief recap of what it was like being an

Olympian in Rio. She also spent time fielding

questions from students. During one of her

answers, Georgie confirmed reading an email

from two Year 8 students while in Brazil.

Georgie presented to the school an Australian

Training Jersey signed by the entire Rio

Olympics Hockeyroo team, before taking some

time to provide autographs and take some selfies

with students.

Upon leaving Georgie was very appreciative of

the level of respect and interest shown by

students and felt very humbled to come back to

her old stomping ground.

Mr Model

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NOMINATION OF MADDI’S HSC

DANCE

Congratulations to Maddison

McFadyen on receiving a

Callback nomination for her

Major Composition in HSC

Dance. Callback is the showcase

of exemplary Dance works from

the HSC, and is used to inform

and inspire future Dance students

and their teachers.

Maddi and her three dancers (Georgia Vaughan

in Year 9, and two students from other New

England Schools) must now film the work and go

through an audition process to be selected for the

showcase, held at the Seymour Centre in Sydney.

Congratulations and good luck to Maddi and the

dancers!

Miss Noonan

DUVAL MUSICIANS ON EUROPEAN

TOUR

Sarah-Kate Sowden (Year 10), Luke Logan-Clarke

(Year 11) and Nyah Golding Fussell (Year 11)

have just returned from a European tour with the

Department of Education’s West of the Divide

ensemble.

As well as performing, the ensemble undertook

master classes and workshops with renowned

conductors at musical meccas such as Salzburg’s

Mozarteum, Vienna’s Wiener Konzerthaus and

the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre.

They immersed themselves in amazing acoustics

as they performed in Matthias Church, Budapest,

performed with Czech student musicians in the

14th Century Church of St Havel, jammed with

jazz musicians on one of Prague’s famous River

Vltava jazz boats, and entertained with an

impromptu recital in the 900-year-old

Benedictine Abbey church at Melk.

As well as this, students had the opportunity to

enjoy the opera La Traviatta in the ornate Prague

National Theatre and walk in the footsteps of The

Sound of Music.

The tour was a further opportunity to enrich the

talents of the outstanding musicians and singers,

taking their local regional and state experiences

to an international level.

The West of the Divide Stage Band and Choir were

under the baton of highly experienced musical

director Di Hall from Tamworth. The tour and its

preparation was coordinated by the thoroughly

dedicated Di Reichelt, Dubbo, and Di Alexander,

Wagga Wagga.

Mr Myers

10 October 2016 Page 6

BREAKING NEWS—FUTSAL!

These seven Duval High students have been

selected to represent Australia in Futsal!

This is a great endorsement for the talent and

sportsmanship here at Duval. Well done and

good luck to all seven students!

Mr Model

SPORTS SHOOTING

Melanie Frost , Year 12, has been

selected to represent Sporting

Shooters of Australia Association

( S S A A ) a t t h e P a c i f i c

Championships this November in

Canberra. Her selection is a

reflection of her shooting

successes this year.

This September, Mel also shot at the SSAA

Australian Hunter Nationals in Coffs Harbour. She

came 2nd in the Light and Heavy Classes for 15-

17 year juniors. She won the Two-Gun Champion

15-17 years, and 3rd Outright Junior Champion.

Mel also shot a perfect score of 250.5 in a detail.

Congratulations, Mel!

HOCKEY SUCCESS

Congratulations

t o R o h a n

Lawrence, Year 7,

for his 2016 winter

hockey season.

Rohan led his

local ESC Hockey

Club team to the

H o c k e y N e w

England Under-

1 3 y rs G ra nd

Final. He was

aw arded the

H o c k e y N e w

England Under-

13yrs Player of the Year for 2016.

Rohan also received the ESC Hockey Club’s Vern

Turner Award for 2016, which acknowledges his

sportsmanship, commitment, and conduct in

keeping with the spirit of the game of hockey.

Selected in the NSW Under-13yrs Boys Hockey

team, Rohan also played in the Australian

Championships in Perth during the holidays. His

team finished second in the national competition.

Ben Dye Lachlan Harris Harry Rowbottom

Jye Saxby Harry Sinclair Lachlan Williamson

Izzy Winter

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Lonestar (Individual sports) Mountain Biking, Netball, Rugby League,

Rugby Union U14s - 15 a side Rugby 7s U17s - boys and girls

Tennis All NIAS athletes are provided with specialist coaching and support, holistic athlete development, clothing pack, touring opportunities beyond our region and the annual Academy Awards. For more information please visit www.nias.org.au or phone 6766 2526.

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YEAR 12 CARNIVAL

& END-OF-SCHOOL

PRANKS

The Year 12 Carnival was a huge

success!! The tie-dying and the

sausage sizzle sold out. There

was a good crowd watching John-

ny Schmalz and the NEMAS en-

gaging in medieval combat. Fac-

es were painted, as were hands

(with henna), cupcakes galore

were on sale—a perfect compan-

ion to the milkshakes. The obsta-

cle course, photo booth and noo-

dle jousting had a steady stream

of participants. AND, there were

many in Room 104 playing Magic

The Gathering. It was fantastic!!

Much money was raised for chari-

ty. Great work Year 12.

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USEFUL NUMBERS:

Kids Helpline: 1800 551800 or

www.kidshelp.com.au

Lifeline: 13 11 14 or

www.lifeline.org.au

Headspace: 1800 650890 or

www.eheadspace.org.au

Beyond Blue: 1300 224636 or

www.beyondblue.org

Reachout: http://au.reachout.com

OCTOBER IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH