2016 Newsletter Issue 12, 25th of November

The Kilmore International School

A TKIS Community Publication

Congratulations to the TKIS Class of 2016!

Newsletter

ContentThis year, all of the language B teachers have put in extra effort by incorporating ICT; using the most ‘up to date’ resources within their daily teaching in order to make each lesson easy to follow and allow our students to achieve greater understanding of the importance of learning another language and its culture.

WWe have built a strong professional English B team to help our international students settle in well in ESL class. By implementing a standard assessment after a period of ESL learning, many students have been promoted into our mainstream classes. Congratulations to the stu-dents and the English B department! This program has been running very effectively and we welcome more international students to join our language B classes in the future.

Chinese B in Our Primary School

In Terms 2 and 3, students from Year 3-5 showcased the Chinese songs they learnt in class on Mother's Day and Father’s Day. The Year 6 students enjoyed their excursion to the Chinese Museum in Melbourne in Term 4.

Our Indonesian B Class

Indonesian students who made it to final in the State-wide Indonesian Oral Competition held at the University of Melbourne by VILTA (Victorian Indonesian Language Teacher Association) are:

YYear 7: Taryn FURLETTI, Jarrah NOEL-MACPHERSON, Jeremy KRIETEMEYER

Year 8: Nicholas PHAROAH

Year 9: Lachlan HEYWOOD, Matthew SPAIN

Year 10: Jack HEANLY, Jacob KNIGHT, Jonathan KRIETEMEYER Year 11: Jonathan PHAROAH, Jayson SYNNOT, Yesaya Andre WINARDI

The following students who participated in theThe following students who participated in the Victorian Indonesian Speaking Competition have achieved a winning place:

Year 8C: Nicholas PHAROAH (1st place)

Year 9C: Lachlan HEYWOOD (1st place)

Year 11: Yesaya Andre Winardi (1st place), Jayson SYNNOT (3rd place)

2017 TKIS India Trip

WWe aim to give students a meaningful cultural experience, including the opportunity to travel to various countries to enhance their language learning. Our school is planning a trip to Kerala (India) for TKIS students in April 2017.

Ms Mei YueHead of Language BEmail: myy@kilmore.vic.edu.au

Editor: Georgia Wittmergcw@kilmore.vic.edu.au

Contributors:Elizabeth PickupMarina SmithSameera GomaKellan Ireland Kellan Ireland

Next edition: February 2017

Message from the Head of Learning - Langauge B

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Messages from the Language Department Page 2

School messages Page 4

Student Activities Page 14

Notice Board Page 22

Exam timetables Page 26

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Message from the Head of Learning – Language A

“Tell me how much a nation knows about its own language, and I will tell you how much

that nation knows about its own identity.’ Jon Ciardi The Language faculties seek to empower students to discover their individual and global identities. Although the mother tongue

facility is activated in the home and in one’s own family upbringing, students need exposure to the art of expression and its pow-

er to identify the self, through fiction and non-fiction texts. By developing multicultural potential in reading and writing, one’s

identity is better equipped to become global.

As another year comes to a close, we reflect and celebrate some of the achievements of our students in their Language A stud-

ies…

Year 8 English students attended the Bell Shakespeare production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. This complemented their

class study of this text and inspired them to perform their own inter-class productions.

In fact, Bell Shakespeare came to TKIS to perform an abridged version of “Romeo and Juliet” for Years 8-10. These in-

cursions are always valuable experiences for students to engage in traditional texts the way they were originally intended.

Student reflections on the performance:

“I liked how the actors projected their voices. I loved how there was a humorous and amusing side to the

story instead of being all tragic. The group changed the script to connect it to modern days but still kept the

old language – which I thought was good.” – Amy Baimbridge

“It was useful to have modern English explanations of what was happening as they were acting out the

play.” Tim Spain

IB students from the English A: Language and Literature classes attended the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. They heard talks

called “Man Up” and “ The Other F Word” (about gender and feminism is society) as well as taking part in a workshop at the

Immigration Museum entitled ‘Identity- Yours, Mine, Ours’. These topics were linked to the course which teaches students to

think critically about the various texts they will encounter in their world and how to question the values that are promoted or

reinforced through the works of others.

“It was interesting to see different authors being interviewed right in front of us! I really enjoyed the discussion between Emily

Maguire and Chris Miles because it involved discussion of many issues that relate to teenagers.” Ng Yi

“I was impressed by Yassmin Abdul-Magred who experienced both racist and sexist attitudes while at school and in the work-

place. But she never gave up trying hard to change other people’s perspective.” Sussanne Lim

“As an international student, the visit to the Immigration Museum was interesting as it provided information about the lives of

people who have migrated here and the problems they have had.” Qian Koek

2016 was another successful year for TKIS in the Dorothea MacKellar poetry competition, quoted on

the official website as “a unique national project, giving Australia's youth a voice and an opportunity to

strive for excellence in literature”. Evelyn Simner’s (year 8) work was commended, while Eddie Spic-

er’s (year 11) entry was highly commended.

We look forward to receiving the 2016 IB results in January, as always, and anticipate the success of

many of our Language A students in their mother tongue subject. Teachers of Language A are not only

specialists in this subject, but passionate about literature from their own culture. Therefore, receiving

the news of our students’ success in this subject is always a moment to reflect on connections made in

the classroom, discussions had after class about interesting literary moments and characters, the oppor-

tunities to pass on an aspect of our cultural heritage that never dies.

Good luck to our candidates, thanks and respect to our wonderful teachers, and best wishes to the

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Well here we are again at the end of the year. Our Year 12’s finished their IB Examinations on Tuesday and had a

wonderful Graduation Dinner at the Park Hyatt on Wednesday evening. Whilst some early conditional offers to uni-

versity have already been received by some, for the majority of students there is now the big wait until early January

for IB results and then the subsequent university offers start. Our Year 12’s have applied to universities in places as

th December. It is important that the examination period is taken

very seriously as it serves as vital experience for the November IB Examination Session next year. On that note, I

would like to remind all students about the appropriate conduct during this time. Normal school procedures exist

during this time and that means that students are to be wearing full school uniform and are to be present for the

whole school day unless parental permission is granted for approved absences. Students should arrive punctually at

school and be ready to commence examinations at scheduled times so as not to delay or interrupt any other students.

If you are late or need to leave school early, you will need to sign in or out through Reception. During examinations

there should be silence and no communication should take place with other students. All students should bring ap-

propriate equipment (pens, pencils, eraser, ruler and calculator where permitted) to examinations in a clear plastic

pocket or zip lock bag. Dictionaries will be provided where appropriate. No other material should be brought into

the examination room and this specifically includes electronic devices (phones, digital watches, headphones etc.)

and notes. Academic honesty is of fundamental importance and any breaches will be dealt with severely in accord-

ance with both school and IB policies. Whilst this may sound a little harsh, it is simply a matter of being cruel to be

kind.

Message from Year 11 & 12 Coordinator

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Message from the Head of Learning—Science

It was wonderful to see the young men and women who were our year 12 students this year at the Graduation Cer-

emony on Wednesday night. They have so many plans for the future. We wish them all well in achieving their

goals and hope that the IB results allow them to study the courses of their choice at university.

The Science faculty wishes all students the best success in the upcoming examinations and wishes all families a

safe and restful school break.

Cheryl Moulder

This year TKIS participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. The Challenge is open to all children up to 16

years old in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It was not a competition; but a per-

sonal challenge for children to read a set number of books by the closing date of the challenge.

Congratulations to Michael Dimovski, Abi Pearson, Ella Petschel, Lucy Beaton, Claire Gallagher, Benyamin Lit-

tooij, Lucas Edmonds, Grace Heywood and Peigi Szczur for reading at least 15 books in the set time.

Shelley Frawley

Librarian

Library News

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The Graduating Class of 2016

ANDERSON Shannon

BUTLER William

CALLAGHAN Paul Thomas

CHANG Jiayuan

CHEN Lingzi

CHENG Yizhen

CHONG Yu Chen

CHOUDHRY Natasha

CONSIGLIO Emily

DE LUCA Christian

DONOHUE Ayers

CURCIO Jazmin

FENG Jingzhao

GAN Thomas

GIBSON James

GONG Youlun

HEW Wei Qian

HOANG Viet Trong

HOU Jue

HURST Jackson

IVANCIV Elizabeth Yoon Jee

JIANG Xinyi

JITSANGVORAWONG Lapat

JO Hee Jin

KANJANA Boonruksa

KAUR Mansukhleen

KIM Hyun Su

LANSDOWNE Andrew

LAPANUN Tanapat

LAU Olivia Jia Ning

LEE Sehun

LENNE Kristen

LI Qianying

LIANG Weiwei

LIM Poh Gim

LU Zhihao

MESON Charles

MORGAN Nathan

NUSKE Madie

O'BRIEN Taylor

PAN Chen

PARK Se Ho

PARSONS Oliver

PERERA Anishka

PHAM Nhung Huong

RYAN Tylah

RYU Sangwoo

SAN Chan Myae

SCERRI Ilana

SIRIMAHARAJ Rinrada

THAM Ju Rong

TRIPUN Supassara

WATANABE Rin

YOU Fengling

ZHENG Yi

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Subject Awards Awardee

Biology HL Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Biology SL Ilana SCERRI

Chemistry HL Oliver PARSONS

Chemistry SL Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Chinese A SL Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Chinese B HL Yizhen (Amy) CHENG

Chinese B SL Thomas GAN

Economics HL Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Economics SL Se Ho PARK

English A Language & Literature HL Taylor O’BRIEN

English A Language & Literature SL Shannon ANDERSON

English A Literature HL Elizabeth Yoon Jee IVANCIV

English A Literature SL Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

English B HL Rinrada SIRIMAHARAJ

Environmental Systems and Societies SL Zhihao (James) LU

Geography HL Shannon ANDERSON

Geography SL Taylor O’BRIEN

German B SL Taylor O’BRIEN

German Ab Initio SL Oliver PARSONS

Hindi B SL Mansukhleen KAUR

Indonesian B SL Olivia Jia Ning LAU

Indonesian Ab Initio SL Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Japanese Ab Initio SL Sehun LEE

Korean A HL Sehun LEE

Korean A SL Hee Jin (Serena) JO

Mathematics HL Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Mathematics SL Sehun LEE

Music SL Madison (Madie) NUSKE

Physics HL Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Physics SL Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Thai A SL Rinrada SIRIMAHARAJ

Theory of Knowledge Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Vietnamese A SL Nhung Huong (Lauren) PHAM

Visual Art HL Elizabeth Yoon Jee IVANCIV

Visual Art SL Paul (Thomas) CALLAGHAN

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Community and School Awards Awardee

Mitchell Shire Award Anishka PERERA

McEwen Award Shannon ANDERSON

Euroa Electorate Award Tylah RYAN

ADF Long Tan Award James GIBSON

International Student of the Year Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Pisen HONG International Award Hee Jin (Serena) JO

Principal’s Art Prize Supassara (Sara) TRIPUN

Performing Arts Award Madison (Madie) NUSKE

Year 12 Sport Award Emily CONSIGLIO

Sam De Gabrielle Service Award (CAS) Olivia Jia Ning LAU

Duke of Edinburgh Award Silver: Anishka PERERA and Thomas GAN

Gold: Olivia J ia Ning LAU

Principal's Award for General Excellence Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Principal’s Award for Leadership Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence

(DUX) Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

School Captain Anishka PERERA

School Captain Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Deputy School Captain Tylah RYAN

Deputy School Captain James GIBSON

International Captain Supassara (Sara) TRIPUN

International Captain Se Ho PARK

Boarding Captain Poh Gim (Peggy) LIM

Boarding Captain Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Deputy Boarding Captain Xinyi (Crystal) JIANG

Deputy Boarding Captain Sehun LEE

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Message from the Head of Learning—Mathematics

With only a week or so remaining students and teachers are busily preparing for the end of year examinations. In

mathematics, we prepare all students by giving them the previous year’s examina-

tion paper as practice. So, I highly recommend that students review this paper in

addition to all tests carried out during the year. Revision classes will start next

week if they have not already done so.

Last week we were fortunate to have Ms Cheung, our highly skilled Economic

and Mathematics teacher attend the Asia Pacific IB Conference in Perth. These

conferences deal specifically with improving aspects in how to plan, teach and

assess students in IB Mathematics. Jessie will present the knowledge she gained at

the workshop to all maths teachers during the next faculty meeting. Thanks to Mr

Taylor and Ms Cheung for supporting our professional development program in

the Mathematics Department.

This week I had the pleasure of handing out the last of the Australian Mathemat-

ics Competition awards to years 9 & 10 students. Below is a summary of the Dis-

tinction and High Distinction awardees. The large numbers of students achieving

excellent results in the competition across all year levels is terrific. It is conse-

quently not surprising that we have had a the most number of students selecting to take Higher Level Mathematics

in year 11 for 2017 then we have had for the past eight or so years. The photos below show some of the awardees

from years 9 and 10. Also, I have included the photo of Yizhou Chen who achieved a High Distinction and was

placed in the top 2% of students in Australia.

High Distinction

Yizhou CHEN (Year 10), Shufan GUO (Year 9), Yitong JING (Year 9), Yuwei QIAO (Year 9), Lingjie SHEN

(Year 9),

Distinction

Dingmiao CAI (Year 10), Jiaer CHEN (Year 10), Jasmine HADDAD (Year 10), Jack HEANLY (Year 10),

Shutong HOU (Year 10), Benjamin KNOWLES (Year 10), Jonathan KRIETEMEYER (Year 10), Chao QI

(Year 10), Jinjun RUAN (Year 10), Manraj SIDHU (Year 10), Catherine TANG (Year 10), Le WANG (Year 10),

Zhiyuan XU (Year 10), Su YAN (Year 10), Qing YU (Year 10), Danni ZHENG (Year 10), Banghui FENG

(Year 9), Yutian HE (Year 9), Jeffry HEAL (Year 9), Declan HOARE

(Year 9), Hai HUANG (Year 9), Michael MEEHAN (Year 9), Zacha-

ry SQUIRE (Year 9),

Na- dya

WIDJAJA (Year 9)

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Apologies for missing the regular quiz question; see below for the answer to the last newsletter question I

posted.

A gardener wishes to put a circular water feature (pool) in a right-angled triangle plot that has sides of 6m and 8m

on its two smallest sides. What is the radius in metres of the largest pool that will fit?

Now “a” is equal to the radius of the circle. There are many other ways to solve this

problem.

And now for this newsletter quiz question:

Level: medium hard

A symmetrical cross with equal arms has an area of and all sides are of

integer (whole number) lengths in centimetres. What is the smallest perimeter the cross

can have, in centimetres?

Paul Szczur

2 2

8

6

The hypothenuse is: 6 8 10

a b

a c

b c

2 2 2 24

12

8 12

4 and 2 and 6

a b c

a b c

c

c a b

22016cm

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SES visit

On the 11/11/16 the SES came to the 3/4 grades and did a few activities. First we learnt how they look for people. We got

to find a platypus the way they do, we had to walk in a line and look for clues to find the actual person. Next we went to

look at what they have in their truck, like a 7m chainsaw and this big machine that can carry really heavy stuff. They would

also tell you what they use the things for. Afterwards, we went to our classes and got to do a word find. The 3/4’s had a

great time with them. Thank you, SES for coming to our school!

Kellan Ireland

On the 11/11/16 the SES came to visit the 3/4's.

First , 3/4B went into 3/4A’s class where the SES people introduced themselves.

Next, the SES people told us what we were going to do with them.

Soon, the two classes got split into two groups. The first group did a word problem and filled in words.

Suddenly, it was our turn to find a missing toy Platypus. We had to stay in a long line and we had to walk slowly and keep

our eyes down on the ground so that we could look for clues.

After that, we got to look at the SES truck. It was amazing!

Later, it was time to do our word problem. It was a safety based word find. It was fun!

Finally, it was time for them to go back to work, but before

they left they gave each of us a sticker and a magnet.

Thank you, SES, for visiting our school!

Sameera Goma

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In Numeracy the Year 3/4's enjoyed a special outside activity. We were investigating different types of symmet-

rical lines and shapes. Everyone traced each other and marked out the symmetrical lines with chalk. We learnt

how hard it is to make a shape exactly symmetrical even when you trace it!

By Milly Knight and Georgie Caddies 3/4 AMAZING

Year 3/4 Numeracy

Bonnie Breen was recently selected into the top 100 songs/songwriters. Last week it was announced that she is in the top 30

Songwriters/songs in the Australian Songwriters Association 2016 competition. You can visit the site here:

http://www.asai.org.au/2016-top-30-list/

Bonnie's name is right at the bottom of all the lists due to the song name, in the Youth section.

The Top 30 Results of the 36th National Song writing Awards

Well done Bonnie! :)

Congratulations Bonnie!

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On Monday the 7th of November Ebony Merlo, Alycia Meehan and I attended the Halogen Youth Leadership ‘Imagination’

event with the other members of the Mitchell Shire Youth Council. The purpose of this event was to inspire young people

across Victoria to become leaders within their communities. The day consisted of six speakers – two of the most inspiring, in

my opinion, were Alex Malley, the chief executive of CPA Australia and author of ‘The Naked CEO’, and Kate Austin, found-

er of ‘Pinchapoo’.

Alex Malley spoke to us about his pursuit of success – telling us about how he failed for years and years at everything he tried,

but kept persisting, and eventually achieved his goals. He emphasised the point that in order to succeed in a career you must

also build a life outside of it. From these insights of working his way up to being a CEO, he decided to start a website and

write a book, both called ‘The Naked CEO’. The purpose of these initiatives was to provide advice to young people on how to

study effectively, how to pursue a career, and how to lead a fulfilling life. His presentation encouraged us all to push ourselves

and not be afraid of failures, because they teach us how to succeed in the future.

Kate Austin introduced us to her initiative called ‘Pinchapoo’. Pinchapoo was founded 7 years ago, based on the idea of

providing disadvantaged people with access to personal hygiene products – specifically by encouraging people to pinch the

shampoo and conditioners in hotels and donating them to the cause. Our Youth Council was inspired by her speech and decid-

ed we would partner with her company and collect personal hygiene products across Mitchell Shire. We have placed a basket

in student services, and encourage anyone to drop by and donate soaps, shampoos and conditioners they have from hotel visits,

or even to buy hygiene products from the supermarket to donate. If you wish to learn more about Pinchapoo, what it stands for,

and other ways to donate, feel free to visit their website at http://www.pinchapoo.org.au/. Every single contribution helps!

Another aspect of the leadership event was the 10,000 Ideas initiative. We first discussed amongst each other what we thought

a problem was in the world, then imagined “what if” we could make a change, and finally, decided how we could achieve it

together. A video was created throughout the day of these issues and our solutions, and Ebony was lucky enough to be featured

in it!

Overall, the Halogen Youth Leadership event was very beneficial to all of us – inspiring us to work harder at being leaders

within our communities and to pursue our dreams. We would all recommend that anyone with a passion for leadership and

who is looking for inspiration should consider attending next year.

Throughout the course of this term the SRC team has worked steadily and productively in helping to organise various events.

For us the key one of these was the casual clothes day in week 4, which also consisted of a sausage sizzle and bake sale, which

were very successful. All of these events rely heavily on both the students and the kitchen staff of TKIS, and we are very grate-

ful for their ongoing support and contributions! This term alone, we have raised around a thousand dollars, an impressive sum

which will be split between three different causes; the CFA, Save the Children, and countering the impact of Cyclone Matthew

in Haiti. We are now also in the process of planning another sausage sizzle for the 25th of November, which is the night of the

annual twilight concert. This time, not only students, but also parents can get a good taste of some traditional Australian cui-

sine, with beef sausages and veggie burgers available to be bought from the BBQ outside the sports annex from 6:15 pm on-

wards. The proceeds from this sausage sizzle will go towards the causes chosen at the beginning of the year.

At the beginning of the year we held a vote for all SRC members to decide where the money raised throughout the duration of

the year should go. We chose to donate money to the CFA as a local service, and to Save the Children as an international chari-

ty dedicated to improving the lives of children. Our selection for the ‘emergency charity’ was made this term, with the final

decision being to donate money to the vulnerable island of Haiti through World Vision in the aftermath of cyclone Matthew in

late September to early October of this year.

Marina Smith

Leadership Workshop

SRC Report

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House Debating Competition: Victory for Hume

Hume (Blue) House swept to victory in the the House Debating Competition this week, making them champions for the second

year in a row. In the heats, it did look as if Mitchell might win this year, but Hume proved to be unstoppable in the finals.

During the tournament, students from Year 3 up to Year 10 have displayed great enthusiasm and have been very well prepared

for their debates. The standard, overall, has been very high and many of the debates were very closely contested.

This is the first year TKIS has appointed debating captains (Jack Heanly, Elizabeth Pickup, Connie Ivanciv and Christian De

Luca). As well as taking part in the debates, the captains have publicised the competition in assemblies, helped prepare teams

and played a role in judging.

Hume House participants include:

Years 3&4 Sasha, Ibrahim, Noor, Amber, Bryce, Aidan, Hernoor, and Michael.

Years 5&6 John, Sean, Indy, Fiona and Aliyah.

Years 7 and 8: Mia, Janelle and Anna.

Years 9 and 10: Phoebe, Wilson and Hume Debating Captain, Jack Heanly.

Details of the Finals

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We are very proud to have three students qualify for the State Finals of the UN Youth Public Speaking Competition. This really

is an exceptional achievement for Phoebe Nadenbousch, Lachlan Heywood and Maya Noel-Macpherson who competed against

over one hundred participants in order to win a place in the state finals. They joined 12 other finalist in Melbourne Town Hall

on Wednesday where they were lucky enough to be ‘photo bombed’ by none other than the Robert Doyle, the Mayor of Mel-

bourne. Mr. Doyle was very interested to hear about the competition and about TKIS.

In the finals each student delivered a speech, offering their solutions to current social issues. Phoebe chose to speak about the

need for greater interaction between young people of different faiths. She reflected on her personal experience at TKIS and ex-

plained how the multicultural nature of our school helped her to understand the beliefs and traditions of a range of faiths. Lach-

lan addressed the need to encourage minority groups to take part in our political system. His idea of establishing an internship

program which would involve individuals from minority groups working with their local MP, drew the interest of the judges for

its originality and ingenuity. Maya chose to outline the ways in which the human rights of our elderly citizens could be protect-

ed. She made a plea for more funding for aged care facilities and increased public education to combat the abuse suffered by

some elderly people in nursing homes and even at the hands of their own relatives. All three students presented excellent

speeches and expressed their ideas confidently.

After delivering their speeches, each student was called individually by the judges to answer questions about their proposal.

This really tested the competitors’ proposals as they were grilled on how their ideas could be implemented and whether they

would be effective.

UN Youth ‘Voice’ Public Speaking Competition

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How can we ensure that the Australian political system better accounts for minorities?

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

Today, worldwide, Australia is considered as 'the lucky country' because of our economic and social stability. But how lucky

do our minority groups feel? Does our political system really account for them? Indigenous people feel neglected and disen-

franchised by our current political system. For example, Indigenous Australians, have higher incarceration rates and lower rates

of tertiary education completion than non-indigenous. In the 44th Federal government, there was only one Indigenous Australi-

an MP. With such poor representation how can this minority group possibly be accounted for? Furthermore, women are also

underrepresented in Parliament and are adversely effected by the gender pay gap and domestic violence. Currently in the Aus-

tralian House of Representatives, only 28.7% of members are females, which ranks us 50th in the world according to the IPU

rankings. And, it is not just Indigenous Australians and women that are effected but other minorities. According to the ABS

approximately 26% of Australians were born overseas, and about one quarter of those are of Asian descent. For our parliament

to be truly representative, approximately 40 seat would have to be filled by Australians born overseas, 10 of which would be

taken by people born in Asia, but the figure is nowhere near this.

While we might be considered a lucky country, we cannot rely on luck to ensure our political system better accounts for minor-

ities. Therefore, I propose a two-part plan to raise the level of participation of minorities in government:

Firstly, I suggest that there should be legislated quotas for both gender and race to ensure fairer representation of minorit ies

in government.

Secondly, I propose the implementation of an internship program which will give people from minority groups an oppor-

tunity to work with their local MP.

The underrepresentation of minorities can be addressed through the implementation of legislated quotas These quotas would be

based on the percentages of minority groups in the population, so for example, at least 50% of candidates chosen by the parties

would have to be female. Similar quotas have been successful in many EU countries, which proves they can be successful in

our systems. Finally, the indigenous members in each party will have specific electoral regions in which they are assigned, to

make sure that Indigenous MPs are voted in by competing against each other. This will be similar to the Maori seats in the New

Zealand government.

Now I am aware that some people will object to this legislation, however, in order to counteract centuries of patriarchy and

racial discrimination, we need positive discrimination to redress the balance. Another obstacle to the quota system would be

ensuring parties do not place minorities in seats of opposition strongholds. This will not be an issue for Indigenous members,

due to assigned seat proposition. I would suggest that other minority candidates be allowed to choose the seats they wish to

represent. This would give them a fair chance of being elected. For instance, a candidate of Asian descent may wish to repre-

sent an area with a high density of a similar demographic.

Now I will move onto my second point. I propose that each Federal MP and State implements an intern program. This program

would have two divisions: youth, for under 18s and mature for adults. The youth program would involve young members of

the community spending two hours per week with their MP, while those participating in the mature program would dedicate up

to 10 hours per week to this scheme. The program would last for a month so there would be 12 positions per year. To be eligi-

ble for this program, an individual must be member of a minority group. By spending time and engaging with MPs, participants

in the scheme would be more likely to pursue an interest in politics as the program will allow them to see a political career as a

possible venture. The program would also give MPs further insight into the issues faced by minorities and thus enable them to

make decisions that better account for these groups. Furthermore, the interns will not be the only people in the community who

feel the rewards of this program. They will tell friends and family about the program, leading to the

people in the community taking an interest in political affairs.

A possible issue with this program, it that could heavily focus on privileged minorities. As well as this

who’s to say that interns are not just made to photocopy and file documents for their MP’s. I therefore

propose setting up a committee to overlook the program. This committee will require regular reports

and assessments of the work completed by interns while ensuring regulations of the program are fol-

lowed. For example, ensuring that MPs accept interns from each socioeconomic group, to prevent

favoritism of the privileged minorities.

Australia is a great nation built on democratic values. But to be truly egalitarian we need to ensure we

account for all our minority groups by actively encouraging them to become involved in politics. I

Lachlan Heywood’s Speech for the

UN Youth ‘Voice’ Competition

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House Sports Carnival

The House Sports Carnival was held on Friday 18th November. Students chose a sport for the day and participated in a round

robin tournament against each House. Teams received 8 points (1st place), 6 points (2nd place), 4 points (3rd place) or 2 points

(4th place) to go towards their House total. Congratulations to Mitchell for finishing the day 2 points ahead of Rutledge in a

very close contest. And well done to Bonnie Breen, Jeremy Howard and all the students from Mitchell House.

David Wittmer

Head of Physical Education & Health

Head of Houses

EVENT HUDSON HUME MITCHELL RUTLEDGE

Soccer (mixed) 4 2 3 1

Badminton (girls) 2 4 3 1

Badminton (boys) 4 2 3 1

Netball (mixed) 1 3 2 4

Basketball (boys) 3 4 2 1

Basketball (girls) 4 1 3 2

Table Tennis (mixed) 3 2 1 4

Tee Ball (Yrs 5-7) 3 4 2 1

Soccer (Yrs 5-7) 3 2 1 4

Rounders (Yrs 3 & 4) 2 4 1 3

TOTAL POINTS 42 44 58 56

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Hume (Blue) House Sports Captains: Huw Sims and Jot Gill

Friday was a great day for blue house in individual sports.

Despite not winning overall, we still maintained our sports-

manship and enthusiasm throughout leading us to win the senior girls basketball…

Both Huw and I are proud to be the captains of such a

friendly and lively house. Everyone supported each other

greatly and respected other houses even when the competi-tion got a little bit heated. Congratulations to all! I’m certain

that next house sports day the trophy will be back in blue

hands were it should be. LET’S GO BLUE HOUSE!

Hudson (Red) House Sports Captains: Yi Ng and

Jade Morgan

he Sport House competition was overall a great day.

Although Red House came last, I believe that we all

had put in a lot of effort and did an outstanding job.

More importantly, we had fun and enjoyed the day!

Yi Ng

Mitchell (Green) House Captains: Jeremy Howard and Bon-

nie Breen

On Sports Day this year, Green House was able to pull off a

win! It was great to see the spirit that my whole team had. It

was quite a close competition with Yellow House, but in the

end we were able to come out on top despite having less overall wins. As well as the excitement of winning Sports

Day, we were awarded with two other awards – the Science

Award and the House Cup! I am so excited that Green House

has achieved so much, and Jeremy and I are very proud of everyone in our house! We could not have done so well

without the effort of each and every person in Green House!

I cannot wait for another house event to show everyone what

we are made of!

Rutledge (Yellow) House Captains: Rachel MacIntosh and

David Simoneilli

We would like to thank everyone for participating in the sports day. Since everyone participated it created a fun and

competitive atmosphere which lead to an enjoyable day. We

hope everyone had a fun day and enjoyed playing their sport.

We would like to thank the teachers for helping run the day and to thank Mr Wittmer for organizing the day. Finally,

congratulations to Mitchel House.

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T20 Blast Cricket tournament:

The majority of our Grade 5 & 6’s competed in this tournament and all students represented themselves and the school fantas-

tically, displaying great sportsmanship, effort and teamwork. Well done Grade 5 & 6!!

Team 1 consisted of:

Stuart Partridge, Jye Gibb, Lucas Edmonds, Declan Ford, Anastasia Minter,

Casey Jensen, Ebony Merlo, Sanjiev Meetinay, Bridgette Davies, Reave

Paleg and Ethan Canning.

Results:

Game 1: TKIS 1 v Broadford 2. Won 133-103

Game 2: TKIS 1 v St Mary’s Seymour 2. Won 120-106

Game 3: TKIS 1 v Seymour College 1. Lost 107-75

Final: TKIS 1 v St Mary’s Seymour 3. Lost 174-114.

Final Result: 10th Place

Team 2 consisted of:

James Hurley, John Knight, Mikka Leslie, Maclaren Egan, Hugh Dro-

fenik, Kim Wang, Joel Krietemeyer, Taylah Woolley, Ryan Hague.

Results:

Game 1: TKIS 2 v St Mary’s Seymour 3. Won 141-120

Game 2: TKIS 2 v St Mary’s Seymour 4. Won 122-78

Game 3: TKIS 2 v St Josephs Nagambie. Lost 156-122

Final: TKIS 2 v Broadford 3. Won 104-93

Final Result: 15th Place

Team 3 consisted of:

Alana Rushworth, Bhavneet Kaur, Tiffany Lamb, Macklin Spicer, Fiona

Dimovski, Montana Daniells, Sean Lazarus, Melek Alinc, India Stebbins,

Orla McCarthy, Tanveer

Results:

Game 1: TKIS 3 v St Mary’s Seymour 5. Lost 179-85

Game 2: TKIS 3 v Seymour College 3. Lost 239-39

Game 3: TKIS 3 v Euroa 3. Lost 129-84

Final: TKIS 3 v Seymour College 1. Lost 103-51

Final Result: 20th Place

A big thank you to Julie Daniells and Sarah Dalton who coached and umpired all day, your support is very much appreciated.

All Schools Track & field State Championships:

Taryn Furletti: 1st—U15 girls 3000m, 2nd—U14 girls 1500m

Taryn automatically qualified for the All Schools Nationals in Canberra in 2 weeks

time, and also for the Australian Junior

National Championships in Sydney in

March.

Isabella Simonelli: 1st—Hammer throw , 1st –

Javelin, 2nd—Shot Put, 2nd—Discus.

Jot Gill: 3rd—Shot Put, 2nd—Discus

Sports News

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Epipen Collection from Sickbay

Could all students remember to collect their Epipen & Medications from Sickbay

on their last day of school please.

St Pats Netball Club St. Pats Netball Club are opening their 2017 season registrations on 19/11/2016

All player’s welcome & registrations are to be completed on-line.

To register please use our “Team App” page or find us on Facebook for the link.

A $20.00 discount on fees will apply to all U9-U16s who register prior to the 31/12/16

2017 NetSetGo Program St. Pat’s NC are introducing Suncorp NetSetGo in 2017 for children aged between 5-7

Children turning 5 in 2017 are encouraged to apply.

The program will run for 8 weeks commencing 11 Feb 2017.

Cost $80.

Registration is through the NetSetGo Website or via the Team App page – http:/

stpatsnetballclub.teamapp.com/.

Expression of Interest U17 Players St Pats Netball Club are looking for “Expressions of Interest” from all U17 players who may be interested

in joining the KBNA competition in 2017

All expressions of interest to be forwarded to Rachael Young – President prior to 31st January 2017

Enquires for any of the above can be directed to Rachael Young, President, on 0412682005 or via email,

rachaelayoung@optusnet.com.au

Wallan District Netball Association

WEDNESDAY MORNING LADIES NETBALL

UNIFORM SHOP

Over the school break, the TKIS uniform shop will be open for fittings and purchases on the

following dates:

Thursday 15th December

Tuesday 24th January

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CAR PARKING AT PICK-UP/DROP-OFF TIMES

Parents are requested to be considerate of TKIS's neighbours when parking near the school. We enjoy good relations with our

neighbours and wish that to continue.

We have received complaints about parking over driveways.

Not only is it illegal and a bad example to our students, it may endanger some of our neighbours who may have health issues

and need their driveway to be kept clear.

Thank you for your consideration.

SCHOLARSHIPS 2017

Scholarship Registrations are now open

The Kilmore International School is pleased to offer a number of Academic Scholarships for 2018.

Academic Scholarship Registrations for 2018 are now open to new and current TKIS students who are Australian Citizens

entering Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in 2018. Students who currently hold a TKIS scholarship do not need to register.

All candidates will be required to sit the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) academic scholarship test to be

held at TKIS on Saturday, 18 March 2017 at 9:00am. Students should arrive by 8:45am.

Scholarships are awarded by the Principal based on performance in the ACER

scholarship test and are offered as a remission on tuition fees. Please note that

scholarships will be reviewed annually and may be withdrawn if the conditions of

acceptance are not met.

On-line applications close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, 15 March 2017. An ACER

application fee of $93.00 is required when registering for the scholarship http://

www.kilmore.vic.edu.au/enrolments/scholarships/

UNIFORM NOTICE

TKIS has introduced House polos as part of the school uniform. They will be used for all in-house events such as the Athletics

Carnival, Sports Carnival, Music Competition and Debating Competition. Polos can be purchased at Student Services for $40

and will be compulsory from the commencement of the 2017 school year for students in year 3 to 11. TKIS staff will be pro-

vided with a polo once all students have been fitted. They do not have to purchase them.

The Music Competition is on International Day so some students may choose to wear international dress. If they are not in

international dress they must be wearing their house polo.

For the Athletics Carnival and Sports Carnival we encourage students to

dress up. This tradition will continue, however students will be required to

wear their house polo if not in costume.

The house colours are:

Mitchell – Green

Hudson – Red

Rutledge – Yellow

Hume – Blue

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2017 INDIA

TRIP!

Get excited for an adventure on the TKIS overseas tour - India, planned for April 2017!

Interested students (and their parents) are invited attend a meeting with Mrs Kahlon or Mr Kahlon to receive information on the tour which travels to discover the culture and beauty of Kerala, a

southern state of India, often called 'God's Own Country'. The dates of the tour will be April 9 to April 18th 2017.

The cost will be approximately $2,400.

The meeting will be in room 12 on November 9th at 3:45pm.

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