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2018
April 25th
ANZAC Day
Service Leeton
April 29th
Students Return
April 30th
Day 1 Term 2
May 1st
School Photos
School ANZAC
Service
May 8th
Buckley Shield
Gala Day
May 11th
Athletics
Carnival
May 18th
Dubbo Boarding
Schools Expo
May 29-June 8
Year 11 Work
Placements
May 28th
Year 8 & 10
Exam week
June 1st
CHS Athletics
Griffith
June 4th – 8th
Year 7 & 9
Exam Week
June 8th
DESI Travel
Day
THE DAVE SHELDRICK SHIELD RETURNS TO YANCO
Private Mail Bag, YANCO NSW 2703. Telephone: 02 6951 1500 Fax: 02 69557297
Email: [email protected] Website: www.yancoag-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
As you sow, so
shall you reap
Yanco Agricultural High School
Newsletter
Term 1, Week 11, 13th April, 2018
UPCOMING
EVENTS
St. Francis College have been knocked from their perch by Yanco Agricultural
High School in the 2018 Dave Sheldrick Shield game.
The final round was the decider after the two sides were locked at one game apiece
after both defeated Leeton High School in earlier matches.
The game between St Francis College, who were defending their title of the last two
years, was always going to be a fierce and competitive one.
Both schools were out of the blocks early, but in the end it was Yanco Agricultural
High School who took home the shield with a 20-8 win.
It was the first time in six years that Yanco Ag has taken home the shield and the
team was more than excited with their win.
Well done YANCO…..
Sheldrick Shield 2018
2018 CROSS COUNTRY AGE CHAMPIONS
12yrs Boys- Kelly Taylor 12yrs Girls- Alexis Hayes
13yrs Boys- Jake Turner 13yrs Girls- Stephanie Bramley
14yrs Boys- Damian Barker 14yrs Girls- Lucy Bramley
15yrs Boys- Zac Manwaring 15yrs Girls- Abigail Carey
16yrs Boys- Max Findlay 16yrs Girls- Molly McBride
17yrs Boys- Ryan Findlay 17yrs Girls- Bianca Smith
Opens Boys- Fraser Menzies
Opens Girls- Abby McCloskey & Kiara Henderson
NEWS
FLASH
ABSENTEE NOTIFICATION
If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason please call or email the front office
with this information. All absentee information must come through our front office administration
on 6951 1500 in order for your child’s absence to be recorded correctly. Weekend leave is to be in
and signed by Wednesday each week. Duty staff are better able to check student numbers when
these simple rules are followed.
Office hours are from 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday. After 4pm the phone will be answered by
Duty Staff.
When returning your child to school PLEASE remember to sign them back in at the front
office during school hours (8am – 3pm) and at the Duty Room outside of school hours
(before 8am and after 3pm) or they will be marked absent.
Where a student is absent from school, a note explaining the absence must be received by the
school within seven school days. Where a note is not received the absence will be recorded as
Unjustified Leave. This cannot legally be changed should a note be received after seven days.
Absences both justified and unjustified are recorded on school reports.
P & C EXECUTIVES 2018 CONTACT DETAILS President: Gus Whyte 0427 270 232 [email protected]
1st Vice President Dean Morris 0427 559 454 [email protected]
2nd Vice President Jacqui Herrmann 0427 552 369 [email protected]
Secretary Jen Hatty 0488 277 863 [email protected]
Treasurer Di Oakes 0422 415 220 [email protected]
CHANGE OF DETAILS
If your contact details have changed please
contact the school in writing with your new details.
If your child has had a change of medical condition over the holidays please
advise the school of this change in writing. In the interest of your child’s
wellbeing medical information must remain current. Thank you
ANZAC DAY CERMONY LEETON 2018
Students are most welcome to attend the Leeton ANZAC Day Service.
Details as follows:
9:45 AM Rank up near the Courthouse (look for School banner)
10:00 AM March begins
REMINDER
Students are not permitted up dorms during the school day for any reason.
Dorms are locked at 8:30 am and unlocked at 3pm by the laundry staff. If your
child does need to access a dormitory between these hours it is with permission
from the Principal or Deputy Principals only.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Beach Carnival and Gala Day were again a great success and congratulations to the new P&C group
organising Gala Day for a great event. The new additions to the day seem to have been well
appreciated, especially some of the activities for younger kids. Congratulations and thanks also to
the Johnson family who have run the shearing competition for many years and this year had over 70
entrants for the competition. A fantastic event with students, parents and younger siblings involved
in the activity.
Beach carnival was again a fantastic showcase for the school with the students all getting involved
in the events. The marching seemed to be even better this year with many old boys commenting on
it at the Old Yanconian’s dinner on the Friday night. Congratulations to all the House Captains for
calling the extra marching practice to get it right. The marching on the day was won by McCaughey
as was the carnival itself but the march past in particular was a very close event with only a couple
of points separating first from fourth. The work by the P&C supplying coffee and food was well
received by all.
Recently I have sent all parents/carers a reminder about some school levies that need to be paid
directly to the school. These levies were Technology, Transport, Activities and Sport. These levies
are vital if the school is to run these programs. I appeal to all parents to pay these levies by the
beginning of next term so the school can continue to run these programs for all students.
After a long period the school is finally installing new lockers for all 7- 10 students so that phones
and laptops can be charged overnight. The lockers are located in the corridors for greater security
and are opened and closed in the morning and evening by duty staff. This allows all students to get
a good night sleep free from electronic media as well as reducing students’ texting each other at all
hours.
The upgrade to the school’s fire systems continues and the next block to be done will be Mason.
Students are expected to move back into Hindmarsh and out of Mason early next term. The work in
the Mason block is not as extensive and should be completed by about week 8 with all students
moving back in by the end of term.
The school has a new permanent Music teacher, Ms Richardson, and we welcome her to the school
and look forward to her involvement over the rest of this year and into the future. Next term we also
have the new Head Teacher Girls Welfare starting, Mrs Arnall, as well as a new Deputy for the
remainder of this year, Mr Maher. The school is currently holding interviews for a Head Teacher
Teaching and Learning and it is hoped that they will be starting as of day 1 next term as well. Mr
Laing applied for the position of Principal at Barellan Central School and was successful and the
school will run an ad for this permanent position in Term 4 this year.
I hope everyone enjoys their break and comes back safe and ready to get into study next term.
Gary Hunt
Principal.
2018 LEADERSHIP ROLES
YAHS HOUSE CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINS
2018 BREAKWELL
Captain Abbey Curran Brad Daunt
Vice-Captain Emma Dixon Lachlan Hughes GARDINER
Captain Ashley Strachan Max Hatty
Vice-Captain Ireland Clancy Ryan Findlay McCAUGHEY
Captain Abbey McCloskey Fraser Menzies
Vice-Captain Bianca Smith Cooper Carter MUTCH
Captain Brianna White William Barnes
Vice-Captain Audrey James Darcy Barr
YEAR ADVISORS 2018
YEAR 7 Miss Troldahl
YEAR8 Mrs Stockdale
YEAR 9 Miss Jolley
YEAR 10 Mr Dixon
YEAR 11 Mr Gifford
YEAR 12 Miss Weller
HEAD TEACHERS 2018
MATHS Mrs Cassilles
ENGLISH Mrs Ormond
HSIE Mrs Gleeson
SCIENCE Mrs Langley
TAS Mr Collins
CAREERS Mr Cassilles
YAHS SCHOOL CAPTAINS AND PREFECTS
School Captains: Georgina Hughes and Lindsay Brown.
Vice Captains: Hayley Dowling and Joel Jenkins.
Prefects: Max Gay, Bryce Johnston, Jayden Pippin,
Chelsea Stephens and Ella Brooking.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL 2018
Year 8 : Paige Brown, Maddison Dowling, Kai Hammond, Alex Reschke
Year 9 : Isabella Bergmann, William Dixon, Jason Kearines, Sarah Manwaring
Year 10 : Erin Brown, William Carey, Seth Carter, Tully James
Year 11 : Hayden Brewer, Jack Dickson, Lachlan Hughes, Emma-Kate Nicholson ,
Bianca Smith
Year 12 ; Jackson Doyle, Lachlan MacMaster, Lyndsey Mitchell, Jasmine Whitehurst
SYDNEY ROYAL 2018 – CATTLE REPORT
The 2018 Sydney Royal Easter show has been a very successful one for both students and stock.
On Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd March students competed in the State Paraders Competition and
the steers were judged in their classes before being sold. Yanco had twelve students competing in
the paraders with six being placed during their classes.
1st place: Hamish Maclure, Sarah Manwaring, Lachlan West
2nd Place: Georgia Stimson
4th place Ella Brooking
5th place Cooper Carter
Hamish Maclure went on to be awarded Reserve Champion Parader.
Kim Weller | Show Stock Coordinator
PIGS AT SYDNEY ROYAL
The 2018 Sydney Royal Easter Show saw the Pig Team head on their inaugural trip to compete in
the Schools Commercial Pig Competition at Sydney Olympic Park. To be involved in the
competition students had to source suitable pigs, prepare a PowerPoint presentation showcasing the
Australian pig industry, feed and prepare the pigs for show, and undertake an audit by Australian
Pork Limited.
Students travelled to Ardlethan to Strathbogie Bacon Farm on the 27th of February to meet Phil and
Linda Grinter who owned the pigs where our Year 11 Certificate III in Ag class picked up the bacon
for education purposes to prepare livestock for the Sydney Royal Easter Show. On the return trip
from picking up our pigs we encountered the problem of a flat tyre on the 13 seater bus. This
enhanced our skills at cooperating together and working as part of a team to be competent in
changing a tyre. As the pigs grew and become older, students began to work alongside the pigs to
Awarded 3rd in Pen of 3 Group Carcass, 3rd Best
Overall Individual Carcass, and Most Successful
School for the 2018 Competition. Congratulations
to the students on this great result.
create a bond and calm them down so they would be more placid and have better temperaments for
the Sydney Royal Easter Show. This process involved the students washing the pigs, parading them
in a simulated judging ring and showcasing them to the public at the YAHS Gala Day.
The Pig Team travelled up to Sydney on the
22nd March to prepare the hogs for
competition. Our pigs travelled well, and
once settled we checked out the competition.
While we were at the Sydney Show we were
introduced to Mandy and Dawn Fleming,
who have a Saddle Back Pig Stud. The
following night Mandy and Dawn asked the
pig team, Darcy Barr, Jacob Oxley, Oliver
Stubberfield and Hamish Jenkins to help oil
their 29 pigs ready for the competition the
next day. This proved to be a good learning
curve and we thoroughly enjoyed being able
to help out fellow competitors.
We had to create a PowerPoint presentation which was to be handed in as part of the competition,
showcasing the Australian pig industry and more specifically the nutrition and growth aspects that
were applied to our pigs as we readied them for Sydney. In the PowerPoint section our school
placed 4th out of fifteen other schools, and this was the lowest placing we received out of all the
events we were entered in. On pigs show day we
were highly successful, with our pigs being
exhibited to place equal second individual pig
(equal with ourselves) and winning champion
individual pig live. This then meant that our
three pigs were judged the Champion Pen of
three pigs out of the thirty nine pigs entered.
Whilst at Sydney Royal, the Pig Team also
manned the APL Pig Stall, which was an
interactive stand where members of the general
public could experience pig handling and
ascertain more information about pig habits. Darcy
Barr had the pleasure of dressing in a Pig Onesie
and taking random questions from the crowd his
knowledge and understanding was put to the test.
The boys performed extremely well when
interacting with the public and giving them the
opportunity to handle pigs.
As a cooperative group of kids we would like to
thank Mr McVittie for transporting us to Sydney to
show the pigs as well as Mr Collins who had put all
the time and effort into making our experience the
best one possible and leading our pigs to victory. In
addition the Pig Team should be congratulated for
the way they performed and represented the school
in Sydney. Well done YAHS Pig Team!
Darcy Barr / Year 11
CONGRATULATIONS JOCK YELLAND
Jock received three awards at the Leeton and District Association Cricket Awards Night recently.
Whilst playing for Phantoms ‘A’ Grade team for the season, on weekends from the school, Jock
was awarded the following:
LDCA - Warren Smith Cup ‘Cricketer of the Year’ Award 2017/2018
LDCA - Warren Smith Batting Award 2017/2018
LDCA – ‘A’ Grade Most Improved Award 2017/2018
Well done Jock, a great achievement for this young man.
CONGRATULATIONS BRAD DAUNT
Brad Daunt recently competed in the Australian Stock Horse
(ASH) junior judging competition at Sydney Royal. Along with
twenty other competitors, who also qualified by winning
competitions at branch level, they made their pilgrimage to Sydney
to vie for the top honours.
The association bring out four horses and the competitors under the
age of 21, try to place the horses in the same order as the judge. If
the competitor has arranged the horses in the correct order, the next
step is for that competitor to speak one on one with the judge and
tell her the reasons for their decisions. From that speech the top
junior judges are awarded. Brad was lucky enough to be sashed
NSW Champion Junior Judge for 2018. This is Brad’s second
time competing at Sydney Royal, he also qualified in 2017. The
win makes Brad an automatic representative for NSW in 2019. The
National Finals are held at Sydney Royal alongside the State
Finals. The National winner for 2018 went to QLD.
Well done Brad, also a great achievement.
YEAR 9 ENGLISH
On the 27th April some very lucky Year 9 students, 3 Year 12s, Miss Jolley and Mrs Ormond were
fortunate enough to go to Griffith Regional Theatre to see the play A Town Named War Boy. We
met Snow, Huddo, Tom and John and learned about their hopes, dreams, pride and their belief that
going to war would be a great adventure. We followed them from when they enlisted in World War
I, through their long journey to Egypt by boat and their adventures in Cairo before they entered
battle.
We were confronted with their absolute fear as they landed on the shores of Gallipoli and engaged
in often horrific battle and tried to overcome losing hope as they were dealing with the heat, the
cold, the rotting corpses of dead friends and the rats. We were also touched by the performance of
Joshua McElroy who played Snow, a survivor who is forced to overcome not just the loss of his
hand in the war but also his anguish at the loss of his friends and the guilt he experiences as a
survivor. We laughed at John, played by Simon Croker, the 16-year-old artist who forged a letter
from his mother to enlist, because he could already shoot a gun, and were devastated by the end
when we learned of his death.
The most amazing part of this production is that it is based on the diaries of World War I
servicemen. Through these characters we hear the words written by Archie Barwick, who was
excited to enlist, fought at Gallipoli and wrote about the loss of his friends and his inner struggle
with fear. We heard from Ellis Silas, an artist and signaller who served at Gallipoli. Harry Gissing
who was a pharmacist and served in the medical corps and Jack Hutton, a jockey who wrote like a
poet, had a wicked sense of humour and from whose diary the name of the play is derived.
Mrs R Ormond/ Head Teacher English
FISHING REPORT
Years 9 and 10 have started fishing for sport this term. We have
seen some great fish being pulled in, including a 54cm and 55cm
cod. Fifteen fish have been caught so far over the first seven
weeks, making for some exciting times at sport.
Catherine Gray | PE Teacher
TOUCH REPORT
The Open Boys and Girls Touch team head to Griffith recently for the CHS knockout. Both teams
won two out of four games defeating Finley and Leeton High convincingly. All students showed
great sportsmanship, and it's always a pleasure to take them away to this event. Special thanks also
to Matt Coelli for helping out.
Catherine Gray | PE Teacher
TENNIS REPORT
On Monday 9th April four students headed to Temora for the CHS Tennis knockout. Michael Holz,
Johnny Holz, Rory Walsh and Dan James were the winners of a school competition that saw them
land a place to represent YAHS in the Knockout. The boys played against RAPS in Round 1 with
the boys just going down four sets to three. In absolutely freezing conditions these boys played
exceptionally well, and showed great sportsmanship on and off the field. This is the first time in
recent years YAHS has entered a tennis team, and these four boys should be extremely proud of
themselves.
Catherine Gray | PE Teacher
CHESS REPORT
The YAHS First Grade Chess Team defeated
Narrandera High School 3 - 1 in the first round of
the NSW Junior Chess League Country Secondary
Schools Competition. Joel Jenkins, Noel Williams
and George Clark were all victorious while Jack
Dickson suffered a narrow loss. We are looking
forward to the next round! And remember: Never
underestimate the power of a pawn.
Grandmaster Robboslav Giffordovic
SPORTING EVENTS COMING UP @ YAHS
Riverina U15s Boys AFL Trials- Thursday 3rd May @ Narrandera
YAHS Athletics Carnival- Friday 11th of May @ YAHS
Riverina Opens Girls/Boys Touch Trials- Wednesday 9th May @ Wagga
Riverina Opens Girls/Boys Squash Trials- Friday 18th May @ Griffith
Zone Cross Country- Tuesday 22nd May @ YAHS
Zone Athletics- Friday 1st June @ Griffith
Riverina Opens Girls/Boys Lawn Bowl Trials- Friday 1st June @ Culcairn
Riverina Cross Country- Friday 15th June @ TBA
Riverina Opens Girls/Boys Tennis Trials- Friday 29th June @ Wagga
If you are interested in attending any of these events in Term 2 please see Mrs Stockdale
NOTE: The school does not provide transport to any trials that you attend. It is
up to your parents to take you to the events.
NOTE: You must be of an elite standard in your chosen sport to attend trials.
TERM 1 COMMENDATION AWARDS
Year 12: George Anthony; Ella Brooking; Lindsay Brown; Lachlan Carney;
Sebastian Clarke; Brad Daunt; Hayley Dowling; Max Gay; Max Hatty; Kiara
Henderson; Georgina Hughes; Joel Jenkins; Bryce Johnston ; Emily Kearines;
Lachlan MacMaster; Will Matheson; Fraser Menzies ; Lyndsey Mitchell; Casey
Morris; Jayden Pippin; Arrabel Smith; Zoe Thomas; Jasmine Whitehurst; Cabrini
Worley;
Year 11: Darcy Barr; Angus Bolton; Hayden Brewer; Natalie Byrnes; Lachlan
Daniel; Jack Dickson; Emma Dixon; Betty Dolan; Kaitlyn Dykes; Marcie Gray; Ryan
Greig ; Angus Henderson; Lachlan Henderson; Lachlan Hughes; Charlie Hurst;
Audrey James; Hamish Jenkins; Emma-Kate Nicholson; Georgina Russ; Sophie
Ryan; Bianca Smith; Oliver Stubberfield;
Year 10: Kelsey Bandy; Nicholas Bennett; Rhiannon Bolam; Tommi Booth; Luke
Brouwer; Erin Brown; Sophia Burns; Reba Curran; Hannah Dunn; Max Findlay;
Georgia Greig; Stanley Herrmann; Alexis Hughes; Tully James; Elia Lelea; Thomas
Lette; Lani Mara; Jack Marcus; Jack Petrucci; Jessee Reid; Ned Routley ; Lachlan
Scott; Lucy Sharman; Georgia Stimson; Elizabeth Tracy; Edward Weaver; Jock
Yelland;
Year 9: William Bolam; Sebastian Colley; Lela Danton; Rose Hogan; John Holz;
Brett Johnston; Rohan Lacey; Zachary Manwaring; Alaska Marold; Macey
McMullen; Daniel Morris; Thomas Nicholls; Rajshankar Pillai; Archie Ray; Tom
Ray; Aaron Read; Jesse Weekes; Isabella Whitehead; Mitchell Whyte; Kara Yelland;
Year 8: Zoe Bent; Mackenzie Brouwer; Paige Brown; James Caldow; Maggie
Cavanagh; Olivia Dykes; Cameron Ferguson; Jacob Gore; Claire Gribble; Sarah
Gribble; Kai Hammond; Frederick Herrmann ; Abby Horneman; Thomas Hughes;
Connor Humphries; Dan James; Amber Langlands; Hamish Maclure; Alex Reschke ;
Tylar Rumble ; Edward Stevenson;
Year 7: Stephanie Bramley; Alice Caldow; John Cass; Olivia Ellis; Harvey Gay;
Edward Hatty; Alexis Hayes; Cody Headrick; Jock Hulland; Riley Irvin; Luca James;
Darcy Kelly; Billy Limbrick; Alice McBride; Mia O'Hara; Brooke Smith; Sienna
Smith; Sara Stevenson ; Kelly Taylor; Jake Turner; Piper Williams; Emily Worsnop;
ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN THIS TERM
1) Uniform: Could you please ask your child/children to bring home their uniforms so that you can check the
following:
o They still fit (let them down/out or organise to replace them before next term or next season)
o They are clean and not stained
o They are not torn (mend them before they return next turn)
o They are complete (example: black polished leather shoes/boots for walking out uniform)
o Shoes and boots still fit and are in good repair.
All shoes must be kept polished and in good repair; no tape, no holes; shoes are to black leather sturdy
school or dress type (NOT leather ballet, volley, raben, converse style shoes or suede leather shoes); boots
may be brown or black only and must be kept polished and in good repair.
ONLY polished BLACK school/dress shoes are to be worn with formal uniform. This means no soft
leather ballet style, volley, converse or running style leather shoes. No brown boots are to be worn with
Formal Uniform
On Tuesday 1st May students will be required to be in their formal uniform for the ANZAC ceremony and
School Photographs.
Please ensure that they have sufficient school jumpers/jackets and long sleeved shirts/trousers to
wear as the weather starts to cool down. They need sufficient to enable them to have at least one to
wear whilst another is in the wash.
2) Leave Procedures
Please familiarise yourself with the leave process. It is quicker if a leave application has been
submitted and processed prior to the leave occurring.
ALL STUDENTS MUST BE SIGNED OUT FROM THE DUTY ROOM
BEFORE LEAVING SCHOOL GROUNDS
a) DAY LEAVE:
(i) WITH OWN PARENTS -MUST BE SIGNED OUT BY THEIR PARENT
AND ALL DETAILS ENTERED IN THE LEAVE REGISTER
(ii) WITH ANYONE ELSE WRITTEN PERMISSION MUST ALSO BE
PRESENTED TO THE DUTY STAFF – eg to go out for dinner with another
parent they must have written permission from their own parent. Leave must
be referred to the Executive on call. Quicker if a leave application has been
submitted and processed before the leave occurs.
b) OVERNIGHT LEAVE: (Any night of the week)
(i) WITH OWN PARENTS: COMPLETE A LEAVE SHEET AND
PARENTS COMPLETE A PERMISSION FORM
(ii) WITH ANYONE ELSE – MUST BE REFERRED TO EXECUTIVE ON
CALL
THE STUDENT WILL NEED WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM
THEIR PARENTS PLUS THEIR HOST TO ATTACH TO THEIR
COMPLETED LEAVE SHEET.
REMINDER: ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BE RETURNED BY
THE CORRECT TIME AND SIGNED BACK IN
THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE APPLIED AND BEEN GRANTED
LEAVE ONLY NEED TO BE SIGNED OUT ON THE COLOURED
LEAVE SHEETS BY THE DESIGNATED ADULT ON THE LEAVE SHEET. (QUICK
PROCESS)
THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR LEAVE: – ALL PAPERWORK TO
BE COMPLETED AND ABOVE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BEFORE THEY ARE
GRANTED LEAVE
3) Visiting the school All visitors to the school including parents MUST report to the duty staff on their arrival to the
school. You must sign in and sign out from the school at the duty room.
You will be issued with a VISITORS pass. You are permitted near the duty room and on the
grounds in front of McCaughey.
Parents: Please DO NOT enter any dormitory area without a duty staff member. This will save
both you and other students of this school embarrassment. Remember it may be your child that is
placed in an awkward situation by another parent or visitor entering their living area.
The Parents room is available for you to use if you wish to spend more time with your child on the
school grounds. Their dormitory is not the place to spend extended time as it encroaches on the
others living in that dorm.
Enjoy the school holidays.
