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a r e pu t i n t o s t u de n t s mo b i l e t e le p h o ne s . R e pr i n t s o f t i me t a b l e s c a n be o b t a i ne d f ro m t h e s c h o o l

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c h i l d r en t o b e k e p t at h o me . I n f o r ma t i on o n t h e s e d i se a s e s a nd t i me o f k e e p i n g c h i l d r e n a t h o me

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ATTENDANCE Y o u r Fu tu r e I n Y o ur Ha n ds

Ye a r 8 s t u d e n t s a t ou r sc h o o l a r e c u r r en t l y i n vo l ve d w i t h a ne w a t t e n d a n c e i n i t i a t i ve w h i c h i s

o c c u r r i n g i n w e ek s 3 a n d 4 t h i s t e r m. Th i s p r o g r a m h a s b e e n d e ve l o p e d i n l i a i s on w i t h t he H o me

S c h o o l L i a i s on Te a m a t S w a n s e a O f f i c e a nd N S W P o l i c e .

S t u d e n t s w i l l p ar t i c ip a t e i n le s s o n s a n d a c t i v i t i e s s p a nn i n g a l l s u b j ec t a r e a s , c e n t r i n g o n th e

i mp o r t a n t i s su e o f a t t e n d a n c e . Th i s i n t e n s i ve f oc u s sh o u l d i mp r o ve s tu d e n t u n de r s ta n d i n g o f t he

a c a d e mi c , s o c i a l a nd l e g a l i mp l i c a t i o n s o f n on - a t t e n d a nc e an d t r u a nc y . E d u c a t i o n a l a n d c ar ee r

g o a l s w i l l b e e mp h a s i s e d w i t h i n t h e t h e me o f “ Yo u r F u tu re i n Yo u r H a n d s ” .

Th i s p ro g r a m i nc lu d es a p o s t e r c o mp e t i t i o n o n t he t h e me o f s c h o o l a t t en d a n c e . P r i z e s w i l l b e

c a n t ee n vou c h er s , o rg a n i se d b y t he P r i nc i p a l .

Th e r e w i l l a l s o be a mo r n i n g te a / b a r bec ue f o r t h os e s tu d e n t s w h o h a ve n o u n ex p l a i n e d a b s enc es

d u r i n g t h e f ou r w e eks f o l l o w i n g M a y 7 . I t i s i mp o r t a n t , t h e re f o r e , t h a t p a r en t s a n d c a re r s c o n t ac t

t h e s c h o o l p r o mp t l y i f t h e i r c h i l d i s a b s e n t . Wr i t i n g a l e t t e r o r p h on i n g t h e sc h o o l w i t h an

e x p l a n a t i o n i s a l e ga l r e qu i r e me n t w h i c h w i l l be s t re s s e d t o s t u d e n t s du r i n g t h e c ou r se o f t h i s

p r o g r a m.

Aw a r d s w i l l b e p r e s en t e d t o t h o s e s t u d e nt s s u b mi t t i n g t h e be s t w r i t t e n w ork

t h r o u gh o u t t h e p r o gra m . Th e s e a w a r d s w i l l b e p r e se n t e d b y a s e n i o r o f f i c e r

r e pr e se n t i n g E du c a t i o n a n d C o m mu n i t i e s d u r i n g t h e f i n a l a s semb l y .

We l o o k f o r w ar d t o yo u r e n th u s i a s t i c i n vo lve me n t i n t h i s p r o gr a m .

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SPECIAL EDUCATION B i g P i c tu r e

C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o t he I M c l a s s e s wh o s uc c e s s f u l l y p re s en t e d t h e i r f i r s t e xh i b i t i on s a t t h e e n d o f

t e r m 1 . I t w a s w o n de r f u l f o r s t u d en t s t o b e a b l e t o i n v i t e c are r s , p a r en t s a n d f r i e nd s t o s h a r e an d

c e le b r a t e t h e i r w or k . M a n y s tu d e n t s s u r p r i s e d t h e ms e l ve s a n d e n j o y e d th e e x p er i e nc e mo r e t h a n

t h e y e x p ec t e d . Th a n k s t o a l l o f y o u w h o a t t e n d e d a n d s u p p o r t ed t h e p r e s en t e r s f o r th e i r e x h i b i t i on

d e b u t .

S e n i o r L i fe S k i l l s s tu d en t s a re ex h i b i t i n g t h e i r w or k a t t h e mo me n t a n d t h e I O c l a s s es a r e p r o d uc i n g

a r a n g e o f c o l o u r f u l a n d i n t e r e s t i n g e xh i b i t s .

A th l e t i c s Ca r n i va l

We l l d o n e t o a l l o f o u r s t u d en t s w h o t o o k p a r t i n t he c arn i va l a s s p e c t a t o r s a n d a s e a g e r

c o mp e t i t o r s i n a va r i e t y o f e ve n t s . We h a d a l o ve l y d a y i n t h e s u n a n d a r e p r o u d o f o u r s t u d en t s

w h o h a d s o me g re a t s u c c e s se s i n a r an g e o f e ve n t s .

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I t i s w on d er fu l t o s ee s o ma n y o f ou r s tu d e n t s p ar t i c i p a t e en t h u s i a s t i c a l l y i n s p or t i n g c ar n i va l s .

M o s t o f t he m c o mp l e t e d t h e Cr o s s C ou n t ry a n d d i d t h e i r be s t . C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o Ha r r y L i s t o n a n d

J a k e Mc C ou g h l i n , b o t h o f wh o m ma d e z o ne a n d t o H ar r y wh o we n t o n t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h a t e ven t .

An d r e w M u l l en , a s a l w a y s , p u t i n h i s be s t e f f o r t a n d w a s a w a rd e d f i r s t p l ac e i n t h e S p e c i a l C r o s s

C o u n t r y , w i t h h i s c l a s s ma t e s c l o s e be h i n d .

We l l d o n e t o o u r s t ud e n t s w h o s h a re d t h e i r s en s e o f f un a n d u n s t o p p a b l e en er g y w h e n , a f t e r t he

r un , t h e y e n t e r t a i ne d u s a l l b y j o i n i n g i n t he „ B i r d i e D a nc e ‟ w i t h M r L a mb k i n .

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G r e a t e f f o r t , K a re n An o t h e r w i n f o r H ar r y

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COUNSELLORS K e ep i ng Yo u r T e e nage r S a fe

R ec en t l y a ma j o r r e po r t o n t he w or l d ' s y ou n g p e o p l e w a s pu b l i sh e d i n Th e L a nc e t . S o me o f t he

ma i n p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t i n t he r e p or t i n c lu de t h e f o l l o w i n g :

To d a y ' s g e n e r a t i on o f y o u n g pe o p le i s t h e la r g e s t i n h i s t o r y (w o r l d w i d e ) .

Ad o l e s c e n c e i s e x t end i n g f o r a l o n g er pe r i o d o f t i me .

Th e i n f lu en c e s o n a d o l e s c e n t s a r e c h a n gi n g . Th e mo s t o b v i o u s e x a mp l e o f t h i s i s the i mp a c t o f

s o c i a l me di a , w h i c h th e au t h or s ‟ s t a t e 'h as i n a s en s e r e du c e d t h e ex t e n t o f s oc i a l sc a f f o l d i n g

t h a t h a s p r e v i o u s l y be e n o f ma j o r s u p p or t i n p r o t e c t i n g y o un g pe o p l e ' .

Th e re p o r t a l s o ac kn ow l e d g e s t h a t w h i l e ad o l e s c e nc e i s a mo r e d i f f i c u l t l i fe s t a g e tha n i t n e e d s t o

b e , t h e re a re s o lu t i on s , s u c h a s s pe c i a l p r o g r a ms a n d i n i t i a t i ve s t o i nc re a s e r e s i l i e n c e . M a n y o f

t h e s e a r e f oc u s e d on t h e sc h o o l s e t t i n g .

P a r e n t s h a ve a v i t a l ro l e t o p l a y i n he l p i n g t h e i r t ee n a g er ne g o t i a t e t he t e en y e a r s . I n t h e i r q ue s t

t o e s t a b l i s h t h e i r o w n i d e n t i t y , ma n y t e e n s e n g a g e i n q u i te r i s ky b e h a v i ou r s . Wh i l e y o u d o n ' t w a n t

t o w r a p y ou r c h i l d i n c o t t o n w o o l , y ou a l s o d o n ' t w a n t th e m t o en g a g e i n e x t re me r i s k - t a k i n g

b e h a v i o u r s a s a d o l e sc e n t s a re no t e qu i p pe d t o fu l l y un d e r s t and t h e c o n se q ue nc e s o f t he i r a c t i on s .

D r M i c h ae l C a r r - G reg g , a w e l l k n o w n c h i l d a n d a d o l e s c e n t ps y c h i a t r i s t s a y s t h a t t h e a d o l e sc e nt

b r a i n i s h a r d wi r e d f o r a c t i on a n d t h a t t he b r ak e s d o n ' t c o me o n un t i l w e l l i n t o t he 20 ‟ s (2 3 f o r

f e ma l e s , 2 7 f o r ma l e s ) .

H e re c o mme n d s t h e fo l l o w i n g t i p s f o r ke e p i n g y o u r t ee n a g er s a fe :

K n o w t h e i r pe r s on a l i ty a n d t e mp e r a me n t . N o o n e k n o w s y o u r c h i l d b e t t e r t h an y ou .

M o n i t o r t he m a n d k n o w t h e i r p e er s . K n o w w h e re t h e y a re , w h a t t h e y ' re d o i n g a n d w h o t h e y a r e

w i t h .

K e e p t he l i ne s o f c o m mu n i c a t i o n o p en . R e se a rc h h a s sho w n t h a t w h er e t he r e i s g o o d

c o m mu n i c a t i o n t h e r e i s le s s c h a nc e o f u n he a l t h y r i s k y b eh a v i ou r .

C r e a t e g r ou n d r u l e s . B e c l e ar a n d c on s i s t en t a b o u t wh a t y o u r a t t i t u d e s a n d va lu e s a re .

E s t a b l i s h a ' b a i l o u t s y s t e m' . Te l l y o u r t e en a g e r t h a t i f h e/ s h e c a n ' t c o p e t o s e n d y o u a t e x t

me s s a g e a n d y o u w i l l h e l p t h e m o u t o f th e s i t u a t i o n .

E n c ou r a g e s a fe a n d c o n s t r uc t i ve ac t i v i t i e s w h i c h a r e re a s o n a b ly w e l l c o n t r o l le d .

P a r e n t s a r e w e lc o me t o c o n t ac t t h e s c h o o l c ou n se l l o r s i f y ou w ou l d l i k e fu r t he r i n f o r ma t i o n .

An n e M c G r e g o r & C at h i e P i t k i n

C o u n se l l o r s

MATHEMATICS I t i s q u i te f ru s t r a t i n g f o r s t u d en t s w h o f e l t t h e y d i d w e l l o n a t e s t t o r ec e i ve t h a t t e s t b a c k w i th a

l o w ma r k o n i t ; a s e v i d en c e d b y c o mm e n t s su c h a s , “ but I re a l l y d i d s t u d y f o r t h at t e s t ” .

U n f o r t u n a te l y , w h en th i s d o e s h a p pe n i t c a n t h en dr a ma t i c a l l y r e d uc e t h a t s tu d e n t ‟ s i nc l i n a t i on to

t r y t o s t u d y f o r t h e i r n e x t t e s t . Th e f a c t t ha t t h e s t u d e n t h a d s u f f i c i e n t un d e r s t an d i ng t o b e a b l e t o

c o mp l e t e t h e e x e r c i se s i n c l a s s , y e t c o u ld n o t d e mo n s t r a t e t h e s a me c o mp e t e n c e o n t h e i r t e s t

p a p e r ma y i n d i c a t e th a t t h e i r s tu d y s k i l l s ne e d r e f i n i n g .

Th e p r o b l e m s t e ms f r o m t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i on o f t h e w o r d „ s t u d y‟ . I t t e n d s t o b e q u i te a va g u e a l l -

e n c o mp a s s i n g t e r m t h a t s t u d e n t s s t ru g g l e t o d e f i n e i n te r ms o f a s u b j ec t su c h a s M a t h e ma t i c s .

R e a di n g o ve r t he o r y n o t e s i s i mp o r t a n t , ho w e ve r , i t i s mo r e i mp o r t a n t t o a c tu a l l y p r a c t i s e d o i n g

q u e s t i o n s a n d t o u s e mi n d ma p s o r s u mm a r i e s t o c on d e n se t he t h e or y i n t o a mo r e v i su a l s t i mu l u s

f o r t h e me mo r y .

S t u d e n t s o f te n c o mp l a i n t h a t t h e y s i mp l y c a n n o t re me mb e r t h e re q u i r e d f ac t s o r f o r mu l a , b l a mi n g

i t o n a p o o r me mo r y . Wh i l e t h i s ma y o r m a y n o t b e t h e c a s e , t h e w o n d e r f u l t h in g a b o u t „ t h e

me mo r y ‟ i s th a t i t c an b e t r a i ne d a n d i mp r o ve d w i t h t i me , e f f o r t a n d a p o s i t i ve a t t i t ud e .

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Th e r e a r e n u me r ou s s i t e s a va i l a b le on t he i n t e r ne t t h a t o f f e r s r e s ou r c e s a n d s t r a t e g i e s t o he lp

s t u d e n t s l e ar n w h a t i t me a n s t o s t u d y f o r , a n d i mp r o ve t h e i r re su l t s o n t h e i r M a t h s te s t s . E n h a n c e d

L e a rn i n g E d uc a t i on a l S e r v i c e s ( w w w .e n h a nc e d - le a rn i n g .n e t ) i s o n e suc h s i te .

Th e r e a r e f r ee re s o u r c e s a va i l a b le f o r s tu d e n t s a n d p a re n t s t h a t c o ve r t e s t p re pa r a t i on , t i me

ma n a g e me n t a n d s t re s s r e d uc t i o n t i p s f o r s t u d e n t s f r o m Ye a r 7 to Ye a r 12 .

Th e f o l l o w i n g p o d c a s t s f r o m t h e s i t e ma y a l s o p r o ve b en ef i c i a l .

S T UD Y S K I L L S P OD CAST S

Th e S t u d y S k i l l s H a n db o o k p o d c a s t s a r e a l s o n o w i n i Tun e s :

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C h ec k t h i s ou t b y s e ar c h i n g f o r “ s t u d y sk i l l s ” i n i T un e s .

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i t i s s t a r t e d t h e be t t e r t h e f i n a l p r o du c t . Ea c h t e s t o r e x a mi n a t i o n s h ou l d b e se en a s a n o p p o r t un i t y

f o r r e f l ec t i o n o n w ha t d i d o r d i d n o t wo r k a n d t h e r e f o r e h i g h l i gh t w h e re mo d i f i c a t i o n s t o t he

e x i s t i n g s tu d y t ec h n i qu e s ma y b e a p p l i c a b le .

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t o t h e t he me o f “ P l a c e s a n d S p ac e s ” w a s an o u t s t a n d i n g s t u d y o f Au s t r a l i a n a r t i s t s .

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s t i l l l i f e s tu d y re s p o n se t o t he t he me o f “ E nv i r on me n t s ” .

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n e w c o n t e mp o r a r y mu s eu m t o a s s i s t t h e m i n t h e i r u n d er s t a n d i ng o f c a s e s t u d i e s i n p o r t r a i t u r e a nd

p o s t mo d e r n i s t a r t . T h i s e xc u r s i on w i l l b e o n 23 M a y , l e a v i n g a t 7 .3 0 a m a n d r e t u rn i n g a t 4 .3 0 p m.

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a r t i s t , J o hn O l se n . As p a r t o f t h e i r a s se s s me n t s t u d en t s h a ve p ro v i d e d p er su a s i ve wr i t i n g r e s p on s es

t o a l s o a s s i s t i n t h e i r p r a c t i c e f o r N AP L AN . M a n y o f t h e se a r t i c le s w e re o u t s t a n d i n g . A r e mi n d er t o

a l l y e ar 9 a r t s t u d en t s t h a t t h e i r a r t ma k i n g b o d i e s o f w o rk a r e d ue i n w e ek 5 te r m 2 .

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w h i c h s h ou l d b e c o mp l e t e d b y t he en d o f t e r m 1 w h i le Mr Wo l f e n d e n ‟ s Y e a r 8 c l a s s a r e a b ou t to

b e g i n d e s i gn s f o r t h e n a t i ve g a r d en i n E b lo c k .

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ma c h i ne . Th e re w a s a b l u e p a i r , a r e d p a i r , a g r ee n

p a i r a n d a y e l l ow p a i r . U n f o r t u n a te l y , h e i s

c o mp l e t e l y c o l o u r b l in d a n d c ou l d n o t d i f f e r e n t i a t e

b e t w e e n t he m, s o h e p a i re d t h e m r a n d o m l y . Wh a t i s

t h e p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t ex a c t l y t h r ee p a i r s ma t c h e d ?

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Wo w w h a t a s t a r t t o Te r m 2 . Th e S o c i a l S c i e n c e F a c u l t y h a ve t h r e e p r ac t e a c h er s a nd i f y o u h a ve

s e e n t he s i ze o f o u r s t a f f r o o m t h e n w e a l l k n o w w h a t i t i s l i k e to l i ve i n a s u b ma r i n e a n d a s H e a d

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y o u r fu t u r e c ar ee r s a s t e a c h er s .

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a n d p l a n n i n g a t r i p i n t h e de s e r t . I a m l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o re a d i ng t h e s e a s s i g n me n t s .

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w i l l be c o mp l e t e d i n c l a s s t i me . I t i s i mp o r t a n t t h a t n o t e s a n d me d i c a l f o r ms a r e re t u rn e d t o s c h o o l

a s s o o n a s p o s s i b le .

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r ec en t l y t h e s t u d en ts w e r e g i ven a n a s s i g n me n t o n mo v i n g o u t o f h o me . S t u d e nt s w e r e g i ve n

o c c u p a t i o n s , s a l a r i e s a n d l o c a t i on s w h e re t h e y n e e d t o r en t a h o me . I p i t y t h e po o r s t u d e n t a t

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a n d t h e a d ve r t i s i n g o f t he i r p r o du c t s .

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e x a ms i s c o mi n g t o f o r e . I n t h e S o c i a l S c ie n c e F a c u l t y i n o u r su b j ec t s o f G e o g r a p hy , L e g a l S t u d i e s ,

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t h e s e s tu d e n t s g e t th e b es t p o s s i b l e ma r k . I t me a n s t o o t h a t s t u d e n t s ne e d t o be d o i n g a l a r ge

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Th e f o l lo w i n g 1 8 s t u de n t s r e pr e se n t e d B H S d u r i n g t he h o l i d a y s o n a t ou r t o t he

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Th e C o nc e r t B a n d ha s n o w s t a r t e d t o p re p a r e n e w r e per t o i re i n p r e p ar a t i o n f o r

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P l e a s e b o ok y ou r t i c ke t s t o c o me a l o n g a nd s u p p o r t o u r t a l en t ed d r a ma t i s t s !

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M u s w e l l b r o o k E s te id d f o d

O n We d n e s d a y 6 J u n e , 2 3 d r a ma s t u d en t s w h o h a ve b e en n o mi n a t e d f o r t h e i r o u t s t a n d i n g

p e r f o r ma n c e s k i l l s i n d r a ma w i l l b e c o mp e t i n g a c r o s s a n u mb e r o f c a t e g or i e s i n c lu d i n g :

mo n o l o g u e , d u o l o g u e , o n e a c t p l a y a n d i mp r o v i s a t i o n a t t h e A n n u a l M u s w e l l b r oo k E s t e i d df o d .

Th e s e s t u d en t s h a ve b e e n s uc c e s s f u l i n p ro d u c i n g a r a n g e o f p e r f o r ma n c e s f o r j u n io r au d i e nc es

a n d w i l l , n o d ou b t , en t e r t a i n t h e j u d g e s w i t h t h e i r w i n n i n g p e r fo r ma n c e p i e c e s .

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o f t he o l d D J ‟ s b u i l d i n g i n t h e H u n te r S t r e e t M a l l f o r ou r

D r a ma w o r k s F e s t i va l t h i s y e ar ! Th i s h i s to r i c bu i l d i n g a n d i t s

l o c a t i o n o f f e r s a l l ma n n e r o f w o n de r f u l o p p or t u n i t i e s f o r

r e s e arc h , r eh e ar s a l a n d p e r f o r ma n c e o f t h e w i d e r a n g e o f

t h e a t r i c a l c o n ven t i o ns o n o f f e r i n ou r f ou r o r f i ve w or k sh o p s :

Th e Ar t o f P u p p e t r y ; M o ve me n t b a s e d F l a s h M o b ; Z e n Z en Zo ;

B i o me c h a n i c s ; Vo c a l S o u n d sc a p e s wi t h “ Th e Vo i c e ”

We h a ve a n o t h e r e xc i t i n g a n n ou nc e me n t to ma k e t h i s ye a r ! D r ama w o r k s i s g r o wi n g .

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b y o u r t a l e n t e d tu t o r s i n t he w e ek f o l l o w i n g t h e s e n i o r s f r o m Y e a r s 9 , 10 a n d 1 1 . Th i s g i ve s t h o se

s t u d e n t s w h o h a ve ex c e l l e d i n D r a ma d u r i n g t h e i r p r i ma r y y e a r s t h e o p p o r tu n i t y t o d e ve l o p the i r

s k i l l s w i t h i n du s t r y p ro f e s s i on a l s a l on g s i d e l i ke - mi n d e d pe er s an d p r o d uc e a pu b l i c p e r f o r ma n c e

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t h e s e po p u l a r w or k sho p s .

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y e a r ‟ s S e n i o r a n d J un i o r D r a ma w o r k s w o rk s h o p s . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e p a r t i n t h i s f an t a s t i c

o p p o r t u n i t y - se e M r s B e r g é r .

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f o r a p e r i o d o f t i me to a s s i s t s t u d en t s t o ga i n c e r t i f i c a t i o n t o a s s i s t th e m e n t e r t he wo r l d o f w or k .

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a n d C en t r a l C o a s t .

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a n d l i s t t h e s e sk i l l s a s c o mp e t e n c i e s o n a n o f f i c i a l T AF E t r a n s c r i p t . As s t u d e n t s a c h i e ve the

c o mp e t e n c i e s o f fe red b y H u n t e r T AF E , t h r ou g h t he i r u su a l c l a s s a c t i v i t i e s , o r p e r h a p s t h r ou g h

e x t r a -c u r r i c u l a r s c h oo l a c t i v i t i e s , o r w o rk o u t s i d e s c h o o l , t h e n t h e i r t e ac he r s w i l l r ec o m me n d t h a t

T AF E a w a r d t h e c o mp e t e nc y .

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c a r r i e d o u t .

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S c h o o l an d a s e l ec t ed g r o u p o f s t u d en t s w i l l be i n v i t e d t o p ar t i c i p a t e .

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e x t e n t o f un i t s o f c o mp e t e n c y o f f e re d w i l l d e p en d o n t e a c h er

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c a n b e r e f l ec t e d . S t u d e n t s w i l l b e en r o l l e d i n a T AF E c o u r se w h i l e t he y a re

p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n R I S E .

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B o y s f r o m Ye a r 8 , 9 a n d 1 0 h a ve o nc e ag a i n b e gu n t o vo l u n t e e r t he i r t i me a t t h e M e n ‟ s S hed

p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n e i t he r t he i r d i s c i p l i ne a r e a o f h o r t i c u l t u r e o r c arp e n t r y .

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a r e r e a d y f o r t he w or ld o f w or k .

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s p e a k er on t he i s su e o f „ D r u g s a n d Al c o h o l ‟ .

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vo l u n t e e r i n g t h e i r T i me , Ta l e n t s a n d T r e a s u re f r o m t h e c o mmu n i t y . S t u d e n t s w i l l bu i l d u p o n t he se

„ T ‟ s a n d e vo l ve a c om mu n i t y p ro j ec t t h a t w i l l i n vo l ve Ye a r 9 s t ud e n t s .

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Vo l u n t e e r i n g a c t i v i t y .

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c u r r i c u l u m.

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t h e N S W R u r a l F i r e S e r v i c e d u r i n g t h e sc h o o l y e ar . Th e se c o n d a r y sc h o o l c a d e ts a r e a b l e t o

p a r t i c i p a t e i n i n t e r es t i n g a n d c h a l le n g i n g t r a i n i n g t h a t :

P r o v i d e s p r ac t i c a l l i fe s k i l l s

D e ve l o p s l e a d er s h i p , t e a mw o r k a n d i n i t i a t i ve s k i l l s

F o s t e r s qu a l i t i e s o f c om mu n i t y re s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d s e r v i c e

Th e a i m o f t r a i n i n g i n t h e R F S C a d e t P ro g r am :

1 . To d e ve l o p i n t e r e s t i n t h e N S W R F S a n d i t s t r a d i t i on s .

2 . E n c ou r a g e c a d e t s t o c o n t i nu e s e r v i c e i n t he N S W R F S o r o t h e r c o m mu n i t y s e r v i c e .

3 . To g i ve c a d e t s a f o und a t i o n f o r f i r e f i g h t i n g k n o w le d g e , s k i l l a n d d i sc i p l i ne .

4 . To d e ve l o p t h e qu a l i t i e s o f le a d e r sh i p , s e l f - d i sc i p l i n e , s e l f - r e l i a nc e , i n i t i a t i ve a n d t e am w o r k .

5 . P r o v i d i n g t r a i n i n g t h at w i l l c o n t i nu e t o N S W R F S F i r e f i g h t e r an d O f f i c e r t r a i n i n g .

6 . P r o v i d e c a de t s w i t h kn o w l e d g e o f f i r e s a f e t y a n d p re p a re d n e s s .

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B o y ‟ s S o f t b a l l – We d n e s d a y 20 Ju ne a t S t e ve n s o n O va l , M a y f i e l d We s t

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P l e a s e s ee me t o g e t a l l t h e i n f o r ma t i on , p e r mi s s i on n o t e s an d t o e n s u r e y ou a re en t e re d t h r ou gh

t h e a p pr o p r i a t e c h a nn e l s .

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h a ve d o mi n a t e d t he N S W C H S C h a mp i o n s h i p s . B e y n on Te l f o r d a n d An i t a M c C a l lu m d i d j u s t t h a t i n

t h e E a s t e r H o l i d a y s t o w i n t h e o ve r a l l c ha mp i o n s h i p i n t h e i r b o a t “ O u t l a w ” . Th e y a l s o w o n t h e

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Au s t r a l i a n Se c on d a r y S c h o o l s D i v i s i o n I V C h a mp i o n sh i p s a n d w e r e t h e o ve r a l l w i n n e r s i n the

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e me r g i n g ? We a l l h o pe s o ! We l l d o n e d y n ami c d u o - we ar e ve r y p r ou d o f y o u !

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t h e N S W Al l S c h o o l s C h a mp i o n s h i p s , e ve n w i t h b r e a t h i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s . O n e t ou g h c oo k i e ! We h o pe

s h e c a n re c o ver e n oug h t o g i ve he r b e s t a t t h e s e c h a mp i o n sh i p s .

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r ec o r d t i me ) a n d An n i e En g l a n d w i nn i n g t h e i r a g e c h a mp i o n sh i p s . Th e 15 y e ar s g i r l s a l s o w on

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T h e G ap Y ea r Ch a l l en g e , AD F - Th e Au s t r a l i a n De fe n c e F o r c e ( AD F ) G a p Ye a r p r o g r a m p r o v i d e s

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a n d w i l l n e e d t o b e we l l ve r s e d i n b o th s t u rd y c l a s s i c ma c h i n e r y a n d c u t t i n g - e d g e te c h n o l o g y .

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O c c u pa t i o na l t h e ra p i s t s a s s e s s a n d t r e a t p e o p l e w h o , b ec au s e o f i l l n e s s ,

i n j u r y o r c i rc u ms t a n c e , a r e l i mi t e d i n t h e i r a b i l i t y t o u n d er t a ke t h e ac t i v i t i e s

o f e ve r y d a y l i fe . The y a s s i s t pe o p l e t o re g a i n l o s t fu nc t i o n s , d e ve l o p th e i r

a b i l i t i e s a n d s o c i a l s k i l l s , a n d ma i n t a i n an d p r o mo t e i n d e pe nd e n c e i n t he i r

e ve r y d a y l i ve s t o en ha n c e he a l t h an d w e l lb e i n g .

P e r s o na l R e qu i r em e nt s : P a t i en c e , i n i t i a t i ve , f l e x i b le a t t i t u de ; p r a c t i c a l ,

i n n o va t i ve an d o b s e r va n t ; a b l e t o s o l ve p r o b l e ms ; a n d g o o d i n t e r p e r s o n a l

a n d c o mmu n i c a t i o n sk i l l s .

E d u ca t i o n a nd T r a i n i n g : To b e c o me an O c c u p a t i o n a l T h e r a p i s t y ou u s u a l l y ha ve t o s t u d y

O c c u p a t i o n a l Th e r a py a t U n i ve r s i t y . To g e t i n t o t he s e c ou r se s y o u u su a l l y n ee d t o g a i n y ou r

H S C / AC T i n Ye a r 1 2 .

P r e re q u i s i t e s u b j e c t s , o r a s s u me d k n o w l ed g e , i n o n e o r mo r e o f e n g l i s h , b i o l o g y , c h e mi s t r y ,

ma t h e ma t i c s , p h y s i c s a n d p h y s i c a l e d uc a t i on a r e n or ma l l y r e q u i r e d . Th e va r i o u s un i ve r s i t i e s h a ve

d i f fe re n t p r e r e qu i s i t e s a n d s o me h a ve f le x i b l e en t r y .

E m pl o ym e n t Op po r tun i t i e s : O c c u p a t i o n a l T h e r a p i s t s w o rk i n p u b l i c a n d p r i va t e h e a l t h c are

o r g a n i s a t i o n s . Th e s e ma y i n c lu d e g e ne r a l c h i l d r en ‟ s h o s p i t a l s , n u r s i n g h o me s , r e h a b i l i t a t i on

c e n t r e s , d a y c a r e c en t r e s , c o m mu n i t y h ea l t h c e n t r e s , mu n i c i pa l c o u nc i l s , p r i ma r y a n d s e c o n d ar y

s c h o o l s . , p r i s o n s , c ent r e s f o r p e o p le w i t h va r i o u s d i s a b i l i t i e s , i n de p e n d en t l i v i n g c en t re s a n d o t h e r

o r g a n i s a t i o n s . O c c up a t i o n a l t he r a p i s t s m a y a l s o w o r k i n p r i va t e p r a c t i c e a s c l i n i c i an s , c o n s u l t a n t s

o r a s i n j u r y ma n a g e m e n t a d v i se r s . F o r a n y a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r ma t i on p l e a se p h on e 18 002 77 277 o r v i s i t

w w w .c r s a u s t r a l i a .g o v .a u , o r w w w .a u s o t .c o m .a u

Ca r e e r s i n Sp o r t : Al l p e r s on a l i t y s t y l e s c a n b e a t t r a c t e d t o s p o r t s . M o s t p e o p l e

t h i n k f i r s t o f a t h l e te s a n d c o a c h e s , bu t t h e re a r e a l s o re f e r ee s , u mp i re s ,

b r o a d c a s t e r s , ma r k e t i n g s p ec i a l i s t s , a g e nt s , e q u i p me n t ma n a g e r s , d i e t i c i an s ,

s p o r t s p s y c h o l o g i s t s , t r a i n e r s a n d ma n y m o r e p o s i t i on s . S p o r t i s a b u s i n e s s t h a t

n e e d s ma n a g e r s , ac c o u n t a n t s an d s t a t i s t i c i an s .

S p o r t i s b a se d u p on c o mp e t i t i o n a n d o p e n i n g s i n t h e f i e ld a r e g e ne r a l l y

c o mp e t i t i ve . E d u c a t i o n a l a d va n t a g e w i l l o f t e n o p en t h e d o o r t o s p o r t s

p o s i t i on s . F o r i n s t a n c e , i f y o u w an t t o b e i n s p o r t s P R , g e t a d e g r e e i n

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J o u rn a l i s m. I f y o u w a n t t o b e a s p o r t s a g e n t , a M a s t e r ‟ s D e g r ee i n S p or t s M a n a g e me n t o r a

B u s i ne s s D e g re e c an h e l p .

F o r t h o s e i n t e r e s te d i n b ec o mi n g a n a t h l e t e , c o a c h o r u mp i r e w e c au t i o n t h a t ve r y f e w ma k e a

f u l l - t i me l i v i n g a s p r o fe s s i o n a l a t h le t e s , b u t t h e re a re ma n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s fo r a t l e a s t pa r t - t i me w o rk

a s a c o a c h , i n s t ruc t o r , r e f e r e e , o r u mp i re i n a ma t e u r a t h l e t i c s o r i n h i g h sc h o o l , c o l l e g e , o r

u n i ve r s i t y s p or t s .

F o r n e w s a n a l y s t s , r ep o r t e r s a n d c o r r e s p on d e n t s o p p or t u n i t i e s a r e mo r e n u me r ou s i n t h e s ma l le r

ma r k e t s , r a t h e r t h a n i n t he mo r e c r o w de d u r b a n ar e a s . Fo r a t h le t i c t r a i ne r s e mp l o y me n t i s

e x p ec t e d t o g r o w muc h f a s t e r t h a n a ve r ag e . Th e j o b ou t l o ok i s a l s o g o o d f o r f i t n e s s t r a i ne r s an d

p h y s i c a l t h e r a p i s t s .

To b r e a k i n t o t he f i e ld o f s p or t s , s t u d e n t s n e e d t o ma k e c on nec t i o n s . I t i s i mp o r t a n t t h a t o t h e r s

l e a rn w h o t h e y a r e an d w h a t t h e y c a n d o . I f t h e y s u p po r t a t e a m , l e t t h e ma n a g e m e n t k n o w t hey

a r e e a g e r t o h e l p an d w o r k i n g i n t h e i nd u s t r y . At t e n d s o c i a l g a t h e r i n g s a n d l and a h o l i d a y o r

c a s u a l j o b w i t h t h e c lu b o r s p or t t h e y ‟ r e i n te r e s te d i n .

S e a r c h t he w e b f o r c a r e e r s i n s p or t . Yo u ‟ l l f i n d ma n y w e b s i te s w i t h u s e fu l i n f o r ma t i on . M o s t s t a t e s

h a ve a D e p a r t me n t o f S p o r t a n d R e c r e at i o n . C he c k o u t w w w .s p o r t s p e o p l e .c o m. a u a j o b b o ard

f o c u s i n g on s p o r t s o r g a n i s a t i o n s l o ok i n g f o r s t a f f . Th e Au s t r a l i an S p o r t s C o m mi s s i on

w w w .a u s p o r t .g o v .a u i s a l s o a g o o d p l a c e t o s t a r t e x p l o r i n g . Al s o w w w .a f l .c o m .a u / c a re e r s ;

w w w .g r a d c o n n ec t i on .c o m .a u / c r i c k e t ; w w w . f o o t b a l l a u s t r a l i a .c o m .a u / i n s i d e f f a/ j o b s

U n i v e r s i ty o f Te c h n o lo g y S yd n ey – O u r Wo me n i n E n g i ne er i n g a n d I T

H a n d s o n D a y P r o g r am a t U TS B r o a d w a y C a mp u s (S y d n e y ) f o r s c h o o l s

w i l l be h e l d o n F r i da y 1 7 Au g u s t a n d w i l l b e ma k i n g l i n k s f o r f e ma l e

s t u d e n t s b e t w ee n th e e x pe r i e nc e o f te c hn o l o g y s t u d i e s , p r a c t i c e a n d r e se a rc h , h a n d s on

w o r k s ho p s a n d p r o v i d i n g i n f o r ma t i o n on s pe c i f i c f i e l d s , c o u r s e s a n d s c h o l a r sh i p s f o r sc h o o l l e a ver s .

I t i s a fu l l d a y o f H a nd s o n F u n a n d mo s t i mp o r t a n t l y , i t i s „ G i r l s O n l y ‟ . P l e a s e r e a d m o r e a b o u t p a s t

H a n d s o n D a y s he r e : h t t p : / / u t s w o me n i n e ng i ne er i n g a n di t .b l o g s p o t .c o m .a u / s e a rc h / la b e l / H a n d s O n

I t i s a g re a t o p p or t u n i t y f o r h i gh sc h o o l s t u d en t s t o ne t w o rk w i t h c u r r en t en g i ne e r i n g a n d I T

s t u d e n t s an d he a r f r om i n d u s t r y p ro fe s s i o na l s .

S t e p h e n R o be r t s on

C a r ee r s Ad v i s e r

P&C REPORT Th e AG M w a s h e l d i n M a r c h an d t h e 201 2 C o m mi t t e e me mb e r s w e r e e le c t e d .

M e mb e r s s a i d F ar e w e l l t o ou r T r e a s u r e r , K ay M o o re a n d S ec re t a ry , An n e G o u l d .

B o t h l a d i e s h a ve b een a c t i ve l y i n vo l ve d w i t h t h e P & C f o r ma n y y e a r s a n d t h e i r c oun t l e s s h o u r s o f

w o r k i s g r e a t l y a p p r ec i a t e d . Th a n k y o u An n e a n d K a y f o r y o u r d e d i c a t e d s e r v i c e t o B e l mo n t H i g h

S c h o o l , y o u b o t h w i l l b e s a d l y mi s se d .

We w e l c o me t h e ne w c o mmi t t e e me mb e r s t o t h e t e a m.

P & C Co m mi t te e f o r 2 01 2 P r e s i d en t : L o u i se R e i d

V i c e P re s i d en t : C h er y l C l i f t o n

S e c re t a r y : B r o n w y n Te l f o r d

T r e a s u re r : R o s l y n S h o e s mi th

P D H P E D ep t r eq u e s t fo r f u nd s – B L a mb k i n j o i n e d t he me e t i n g and e l a b o r a t e d o n th e re q u e s t

f o r P & C f un d s t o h e l p i n t he s e t u p o f a s c h o o l G y m R o o m w h i c h t h e P E s t a f f h a ve be e n w or k i n g o n

f o r ma n y mo n t h s . H e t h en t o o k t h e me mb e r s o n a t o u r o f th e r e va mp e d c h a n ge ro o ms

a n d a n s w er e d qu e s t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o t h e p ro p o s e d u se o f t he G ym R o o m .

Af t e r d i sc us s i o n th e me e t i n g d ec i d e d t o a p p r o ve t he e x pe nd i t u r e o f th e r e qu e s t e d f un d s a nd

p r a i s e d th e i n i t i a t i ve a n d s e l f l e s s w o rk o f th e P D H P E D e p t .

S p e c ia l Ed u ca t i o n S ta f f – h a ve re q ue s t e d fu n d s t o ru n t he D e l t a p r o g r a m me a t a c o s t o f $5 00 / ye a r .

S o me me e t i n g me mb e r s h a ve se en t h i s p ro g r a m a n d s p o k e h i g h l y o f i t s su c c e s s . M ee t i n g a g r e e d to

f un d t h i s y e a r s ‟ p r o gra m .

F u n d ra i s in g – D H a m h a s s e c u re d $1 00 0 wo r t h o f g o o d s f o r t h e s c h o o l t o u se a s r a f f l e p r i ze s . M o re

d e t a i l s w i l l f o l l o w .

F a r e w e l l a l s o t o s t a f f me mb e r s G L o w e , K M o s s ma n , N H a r ve y .

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P & C wi s h y o u a l l t he b e s t i n y o u r f u tu re e nd e a vo u r s .

Next meeting wi l l be held 16 May 2012 at 5.30pm

In the staf f lounge

Everyone most welcome to at tend L o u i se R e i d

P & C P re s i d e n t CHAPLAINS CHAT Wh a t d o y o u t h i nk i t t a k e s t o b e a t e a c h er ? I n t h e me d i a r ec en t l y t h e re h a s b e e n nu me r o us

a r t i c le s a n d p u b l i c c o m me n t o n t h e p r o f es s i on o f b e i n g a t e a c h e r . O n e s pe c i f i c l e t te r I re a d i n t he

p u b l i c c o m me n t s s e c t i o n o f t h e N e w c a s t le H e r a l d me n t i on e d a l i s t o f a b ou t 1 5 d i f f e r en t s k i l l s . S o me

r e l a t e d t o o t he r p r o f e s s i on s (s o c i a l w o rk (e r ) b e i n g on e ) w h i c h a re re q u i re d i n t he 21 s t c e n tu ry

s c h o o l .

I b e l i e ve w e c an a l l b e t e ac h er s . I h a ve b e e n t a u g h t t h i n g s by y o u n g er pe o p le a nd ma n y a d u l t s

h a ve b e en t a u g h t a t h i n g o r t h r ee b y a s t u d e n t i n r e l a t i on t o u s e o f t ec hn o l o g y . I am t h a n k fu l f o r

t h e o p p or t u n i t y t o wo r k i n a s pe c i a l e duc a t i o n sc h o o l w h er e s t u d e n t s t e ac h th e s t a f f a n d o t h e r

s t u d e n t s ‟ le s s o n s . C omi n g t o s c h o o l i s s o me t h i n g t h a t b r i n g s h ap p i n e s s an d a c h an c e t o s h o w t he i r

s p e c i a l a b i l i t i e s i n s i de a n d o u t s i d e t h e c la s s r o o m. O n e s t u d e n t r e c e n t l y w a s e x t reme l y p r o u d o f a

t r o p h y h e h a d w o n a t s p o r t . I a m g r a t e fu l a n d h u mb l e d b y t he w a y t h a t I a m s e r ve d b y a g r ou p o f

vo l u n t e e r s wh o a s s i s t a c ou p l e o f d e d i c a t ed t e a c he r s a t ou r w ee k l y c of fe e s h o p .

Te a c h er s o f t he p a i d va r i e t y w o r k e x t r e me l y h a r d . S o me t a k e o n t h e e x t r a r o le o f b e i n g a Ye a r

Ad v i s e r w h e re t w o t e a c h er s a s s u me t h e r o l e o f p a s t o r a l c ar e fo r a p p r o x i ma t e l y 2 00 s t u d e n t s . Th e y

o r g a n i ze a c a mp , f o r ma l , p l a n p o s i t i ve l i f e s t y le d a y s , w e l c o me n e w s t u d e n t s , a t t e n d w e e k l y

me e t i n g s d u r i n g t h e i r l u n c h b re a k a n d a re a p o i n t o f c on t a c t fo r p a r en t s . Th e y o r g a n i z e ex c u r s i o n s

a n d t a k e o n e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s i n vo l v e d w i t h s p o r t , d r a ma a n d c u l tu r a l ac t i v i t i e s . Th e y a s s i s t

s t u d e n t s w h o n ee d h e l p a n d d e a l w i t h d i sc i p l i n a r y i s s ue s i n t h e i r a l l o t t e d b r e ak s . T i me t o y o u r s e l f

o c c u r s s o me t i me s w he n y ou n e e d t o u se th e t o i le t !

I e nc ou r a g e y ou t o ta k e t he o p p or t u n i t y t o s h o w y o u r a p pr ec i a t i o n a n d g r a t i t u de fo r t h e s t a f f –

i n c lu d i n g t h o s e p e op l e w h o m w o r k i n ou r f r o n t o f f i c e , l i b r a r y a n d s i c k b a y a s w e l l a s S c h o o l

L e a rn i n g S u p p or t O f f i c e r s (S L S O ‟ s ) a t s c h oo l s y o u r c h i l d r en a t t en d .

S t e w ar t G e d ne y

S c h o o l C h a p l a i n

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DONATE

YOUR OLD

MOBILE

PHONE

Don’t throw away your old

mobile phones!!!

Belmont High School & the SRC are collecting

old mobile phones to raise much needed

funds.

Just place your old phones in the collection

box located at the Front Office.

2013 Year 2 – 11 Application for Enrolment by Audition Applicants may be talented in more than one area but are asked to nominate only one area.

The area nominated should be the area in which the applicant is most talented and/or holds their greatest interest.

Applications for Enrolment Auditions are available in these performing arts strands:

DANCE (Years 2-11) DRAMA (Years 2-11) MUSIC (Years 2-11) RELATED (Year 11)

Applications for Enrolment Auditions are available from:

Your local public primary, secondary, central or specialist school;

Hunter School of the Performing Arts - HSPA

Lambton Road, BROADMEADOW NSW 2292; or

HSPA‟s School Website: www.hspa.nsw.edu.au

Direct: www.hspa.nsw.edu.au/information/enrolment-forms

Enrolment Applications close at these two individual times:

7 – 11................................ 12 noon ………...................... Wednesday, 21 March, 2012

2 – 6.................................. 12 noon ……………............... Friday, 29 June, 2012

For further information regarding the Junior (2-4), Middle (5-8) or Senior Schools (9-12), please contact (02) 4952 3355

or (02) 4952 3355 or [email protected].

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Special School Formal Package

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$100.00

Mention this add when you book in a

colour service, and receive $20 off

your first colour appointment.

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