Friday, 17th November 2017 Issue 14 - Term 4 - Week 6

YEAR 10 EXAMS The last three days have seen our Year 10 students sitting their end of year exams. These exams are an important aspect of the schools assessment program as well as providing students with the opportunity to sit formal exams in preparation for their senior schooling. Staff are able to use these exams to assess where students are up to and to provide support for students as they move through into the senior school.

ANDREW FULLER As mentioned in the last newsletter we have been fortunate enough to secure the services of Andrew Fuller to work with our school community on Monday 27

th and Tuesday 28

th November. A parent/

community session will be run on Monday 27th

November starting at 6.30pm in the Multi Purpose Centre at the High School. This session will focus on Building Resilience in Children and Teens. Resilience and emotional intelligence are essential life skills that set kids up for happy great lives. Developing resilience is the most powerful way to protect kids from drugs, violence and unsafe behaviours. Some of the topics that will be covered in this session are:

•The active ingredients of resilience and how parents, grandparents and community can develop it in young people •How parents can develop these in their children •Friendship skills •Parenting tricky kids •Building self-esteem and dealing with set backs •The essential conversations to have with your boy or girl

It would be fantastic to see as many people attend as possible. Tuesday will see Andrew Fuller working with groups of students in a series of workshops focusing on developing resilience. It is then planned to have a follow up session in Term 1 of 2018.

DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM Our very successful Driver Education Program is on again next week. This is a truly amazing program that has the fantastic support of so many parts of our community. Please remember that on Monday 20

th

November that we will be having Sacha Kaluri running a parent session on Resilience, Cyber Bullying, Bullying and much more. This is a combined event between Deniliquin High School, the NSW Department of Education, St Vincent de Paul Society and Deniliquin Mental Health Awareness Group. This evening will commence at 7pm in the Multi Purpose Centre at the High School and is a free event.

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL It is important that students maintain their attendance at school through to the end of the year. While we are nearing the end of 2017 normal classes are still running and it is important that students are not missing school unnecessarily. While we understand there are times when students will be absent we ask that you please make contact with the office on the day of their absence or send in a note on the first day back at school. This ensures that all absences are explained and our records are up to date. If students need to leave school at any time during the day they should present to the front office before school with a note. No student should be leaving the school grounds without having followed these procedures unless they already have a lunch pass. It is important that students are in attendance at the school for the whole day, no students should be leaving the school grounds at recess or lunch without the express permission of their parents and the school. If these procedures are followed it will make it easier for the school to monitor students.

Glen Warren

Principal

Deni High News Principal: Glen Warren Deputy Principal: Peter Astill

Harfleur Street, Deniliquin NSW 2710 T: 5881 1211 F: 5881 5115 E: deniliquin-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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CALENDAR

Week 7 Term 4

20th-24th November Year 10 Driver Education

Week 8 Term 4

27th November

25th Nov –3rd Dec

Andrew Fuller Workshop

Great Vic Bike Ride

Week 9 Term 4

4th Dec—8th Dec Year 10 Excursion

Week 10 Term 4

12th December

15thDecember

Presentation Night 7.30pm

Last Day for 2017 –Happy

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Name: Ellen Hay Years at Deni High School: Finished in 2009 Where do you currently live: Deniliquin What is your occupation and who do you work for: Front of house at the Crossing Cafe Pathway from Deni High to now: Year 12 DHS Gap Year @ Crossing CAFÉ (Cert IV Hospitality) Victoria University Melbourne – Bachelor of Business Hospitality and tourism management (4 years). Travelled to Europe for four months. Currently considering further study in teaching. Advice to Current Students: Make goals and work hard to achieve them. Have fun along the way and TRAVEL FOR INSPIRATION. Keep your eyes open for opportunities along the way.

GREAT VICTORIAN BIKE RIDE-2017 Next Saturday November 25

th the 16 students and

Mrs Glowrey and Mrs Laing together with 5 parents will begin the 9 day Odyssey from Wilson’s Prom. This year’s cycling adventure will cross through Gippsland traversing many hills and scenic roads before finishing 517km later in Trafalgar on Sunday December 3rd. The students have been training hard and recently completed a 97km ride out to the Waters Family Farm and back. The Waters cooked up sausages and refreshments for our break and we were helped by Leisha Aked who drove the support car and trailer. This years intrepid group consists of : Jai, Cameron, Rachael, James, Anna, Isabella, Edwina, Jack, James, Jack, Billy, Hayden, Nathan, Charlie, Ronan and Ben.

ENGLISH NEWS This week has been a busy one for our students. Year 10 have completed their Yearly Exam. Their exam consisted of three sections: textual analysis, creative writing and an analytical response. This style of testing helps to prepare students for the senior exams they will experience in Years 11 and 12. On Wednesday afternoon, selected Year 7 students competed in the annual Drama Extravaganza. The competition showcased two groups from each Year 7 class, demonstrating their ability to work as a team, think creatively and perform to a high standard. Students completed a series of three improvisations: 30 Second Advertisement, Genre Story and Space Jump. All students put their best foot forward and performed with enthusiasm. A full report, complete with photographs, will be in the next newsletter. Students completing Year 11 Standard in 2018 have received notes for their excursion to Melbourne to view ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ in Term One. Students are reminded that they must return their note and money to the Front Office by the end of term.

DENILIQUIN HIGH SCHOOL

EX-STUDENTS

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Homework Centre - Library

3.10pm - 4.10pm Wednesdays

3.20 - 4.20pm Thursdays

Students put their name down at Henry Street Office

Great for revision and homework

All students welcome.

Next P&C Meeting

28th November 2017

6pm, Meeting Room

Administration Building

All Welcome to attend

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YEAR 10 GIRLS SHEKAN WORKSHOP On Friday 10

th November, the year 10 girls, Mrs

Glowrey and Mrs Van Lieshout were lucky enough to spend almost 3 hours with Shez and Kell from ‘SheKan’. The session had an underlying theme of EMPOWERMENT and students were taught how to ‘take control’ of their emotions by CHOOSING to be positive, happy, and powerful, rather than negative, unhappy, and a victim by CONTROLLING what they focus on and tell themselves. The girls also looked at goal setting and learning to deal with different personality types. I think the highlight was the challenge working in personality groups to solve a problem. The energy in the room was amazing and the girls embraced the contagious enthusiasm that the presenters brought to the room. I can’t wait for the follow up sessions next year with the ladies from SheKan.

YEAR 11 HOSPITALITY EXCURSION Year 11 Hospitality went to the Long Table Café along with Barham High School on the 24

th October

to participate in a “Paddock to Plate experience.” As part of the day, students were taken on a Farm Tour where organic farming practices were discussed. Following that the students also milked the goats and made a soft cheese using the curds and whey technique. A fresh pasta lunch was prepared, cooked and enjoyed by all. It was a great opportunity to learn about sustainable food practices. Thanks to Mr Tobin for getting us there.

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HOWMAN’S GAP 2017 Bright and early on Tuesday the 7

th November, fifty

one excited students and 5 slightly less excited staff boarded the bus to Howman’s Gap for the 2017 Year 9 Camp. After an uneventful trip we settled in for the next four days of back-to-back activities. This included canoeing, abseiling, high ropes, bushwalking, archery, bush cooking, orienteering and the climbing wall. All staff were impressed by the willingness of the students to have a go at all activities. In particular it was impressive to see students face their fears of heights and force themselves to back out over the 15m high cliff for abseiling (although the walk back to camp afterwards was not as rewarding). Other highlights included the Amazing Race, organised by Mr Perizzolo, which saw students work together in their activity groups to pass challenges and solve riddles, and the 10km round trip bushwalk, which for some groups did include getting to see snow. This was a fantastic group of students to take on excursion and they were great role models for the school. Their co-operation and positive attitudes were of real credit to them. Well done, Year 9! -Miss Burton

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Friday, 17th November 2017 Issue 14 - Term 4 - Week 6

2018 NSW School Terms

Term 1

Tuesday 6th February - Friday 13th April

10 weeks

Term 2

Tuesday 1st May - Friday 6th July

10 weeks

Term 3

Tuesday 24th July - Friday 28th September

10 weeks

Term 4

Monday 15th October - Wednesday 19th

December 9.5 weeks

CAREER NEWS YEAR 10 SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS (SBAT) Another reminder to Year 10 students keen on seeking an SBAT as part of their course of study for Year 11 & 12; YOU MUST source an employer and get their contact details to Mrs Van Lieshout (or get them to contact her). Ideally we would like have all the contracts etc. organised before next year. YEAR 11 - FINANCIAL AWARENESS SESSIONS Richard Fowler from Flemming Partners will be coming to speak with all Year 11 Careers classes, in Week 8, about financial matters that may concern them in the future. Things that will be discussed and outlined relate to superannuation, taxation, budgeting etc… WORK EXPERIENCE 2018 Students in Year 9 are encouraged to start thinking about and organising opportunities now. Unique experiences with Zoos and Performing Arts colleges, AFL etc… need to be investigated now in preparation for 2018. These are highly coveted positions and are not out of the realms of our student’s possibility. If you need advice on sourcing such opportunities call in to the Careers office and we can steer you in the right direction. YEAR 12 – HSC INFORMATION NIGHT A big thank you to the parents and students who attended our Year 12 Parent information evening. It was good to see some of the first-time parents coming out to gain some strategies to see their students through to this time next year. We hope this was valuable insight into what to expect and how to handle any issues that may arise.

CODING SHORT COURSES AT RMIT Develop skills in app development and coding through enrolling in an online course through RMIT. In an Australian first, RMIT is working with Apple to offer a suite of tailor made programming courses using Apple’s App Development with Swift curriculum. For information and to enrol in a course, go to http://bit.ly/2AEqJKb

ROBERTSON SCHOLARS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Each year, talented Australian students are selected to complete an undergraduate degree at either Duke University or the University of Northern Carolina, both in the USA. The program seeks to assist students who have demonstrated passion and potential to become great leaders in college and beyond. The scholarship is worth $200 000 and is organised through UNSW. For more information and to apply, go to http://bit.ly/2qjpc95 VCA The Victorian College of Arts (VCA) and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) recently launched Precinct - an online blog and news source that brings you the best of music, arts, stage and screen stories. Stay up to date with the latest happenings at the University of Melbourne and learn more about the work of researchers, artists, performers and production specialists at this link - http://bit.ly/2reTsTs HAVE YOU CONSIDERED STUDYING HOTEL MANAGEMENT? This is an exciting career pathway and would suit students who enjoying working with people, are highly organised, enjoy problem solving, customer service, and working as part of a professional team. The Hotel School Melbourne is running a Discovery Day for prospective students on Thursday 23 November. Participants will be able to learn about courses on offer, speak with course advisers, meet current students, and learn about the application process. For information and to register, go to http://bit.ly/2zBwrhE WORK EXPERIENCE AT THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE The Defence Force provides work experience opportunities across Australia. To search for upcoming work experience placements and to bookmark the page, go to http://bit.ly/1MGymwI You can learn about jobs in the Army, Navy and Air Force via the Defence Jobs YouTube Channel, http://bit.ly/1QoBraH ARE YOU CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY? Collarts is a private college in Melbourne offering several music courses in areas such as Entertainment Business Management, Entertainment Journalism, Music, and Audio Production. Collarts has compiled 11 surprising jobs you can pursue in the entertainment and music industries, including music therapist, publicist and ethnomusicologist - http://bit.ly/2fJzBrz

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NEWS FROM THE STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICER Deniliquin High School hosted the annual Long Paddock Dramatic Minds Festival on the 1

st

November. The “Long Paddock Dramatic Minds Festival” is an annual short dramatic performance festival involving high school students in the Deniliquin area. The festival is mental health promotion event which engages students in a creative way to explore issues associated with youth mental health. High School students work with mental health clinician to come up with their own topic and develop their performance. There were four High Schools involved in the festival this year: Moama Anglican Grammar, Finley, Balranald Central and Deniliquin High School. The topics covered this year were: R U Ok Day? Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder, Post Natal Depression and Domestic Violence. There were over 300 people in the audience at the two performances. The Deniliquin High School topic was Domestic Violence and it was a movement piece. The piece was about the struggles to break free from an abusive relationship and how to seek assistance. It was aptly named “Breaking Free” and the cast were: Rylee Strong, Izzy Salter-Warren, Beth Laverty and Emily Creely. It was written, choreographed, narrated and directed by Grace Jefferies. The piece was performed to the song “Give me Love” by Ed Sheeran. Naoka Owen, Billi-Jo Austin and Bella Hammond presented a traditional dance. Mrs Jansen worked with a group of students and presented a traditional middle eastern belly dance to the audience. The dancers were: Charli Gray, Chloe Hammond, Maddisun Lavars, Phoebe O'Neill, Rebecca Rourke, Kimberly Cartwright, Harriet Bain, Amy Rodda, Rylee Strong, Bella Hammond, Emily Creely and Maddie Irwin. The Master of Ceremonies for the day was Olivia Duffey and she did a fantastic job. The MAD Squad also assisted on the day. Students had the opportunity to create posters based on the Mental Health theme “Share the Journey”. I would like to thank all of the students and staff involved in the Festival. It was an excellent day for all involved. All the students were great ambassadors for Deniliquin High School. On Wednesday 8

th November, Billi-Jo Austin and

Naoka Owen were asked to perform the traditional dance for the Intereach annual gathering at the Waring Gardens. They performed in front over of 150 Intereach staff from across the region. It was another way that our Deniliquin High School students are positively representing our school in the community.

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YEAR 10 DRIVER EDUCATION Next week, all Year 10 students will be involved in the Driver Education Program. The program is a joint venture between the PDHPE Faculty and the dedicated Driver Education Sub-Committee of the P&C. The program is supported by many generous community organisations and builds on the teaching and learning that has already occurred this term in PDHPE lessons. Some activities which the students will participate in, include; TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID: students will complete the third of three sessions for the Teen Mental Health First Aid Course and learn about mental health issues and how to support and seek assistance for a friend who is having a mental health crisis. BASIC MECHANICS WITH IAN FISHER OF NORTHSIDE CAR SOLUTIONS: During a double lesson, students will visit Ian Fisher of Northside Car Solutions, who will take students through some basic mechanical procedures they will need to know about when they are responsible for maintaining their own motor vehicle. AROUND TOWN; Students will follow the chain of command that would occur in the event of a road accident, from insurance agency & hospital, to the police station and then the court. At each place, students will learn what part this agency plays in processing a road accident. DENILIQUIN CAR CLUB; a practical session on improving driving skills at the Deniliquin Car Club. MOCK ACCIDENT; students will witness our emergency services in action as they respond to a mock accident and remove and treat victims trapped in a car following a collision. GUEST SPEAKERS; two people whose lives have been impacted by road trauma will recount the events leading up to their accident and the effect this has had on their lives. KEYNOTE SPEAKER; Sacha Kaluri, from Teenage Expo, will talk about her experiences following the death of her father in a road accident. INTER REACH; students will visit Inter Reach to learn about the ROAR Program and the support services which exist. They will also witness a mock counselling session to help alleviate fears associated with seeking assistance. Parents are more than welcome to visit any of the sessions. In particular, our keynote speaker Sacha Kaluri, who will also be conducting a session for parents in the MPC on Monday 20

th November at

7.00pm regarding cyber safety. There is a separate flyer about this event included in this weeks newsletter. Every Year 10 student who completes the one week program will be eligible for a FREE 1 hour driving lesson with local instructor, Brian Purtill. This lesson is funded by the P&C. This year, the Driver Ed Committee has employed Noisy Street Designs to film students at the various sessions to develop a short video clip to be used for promotional and funding purposes.

Students were given permission notes and information regarding the program earlier this week. Further information can be gained by calling Mr Michael at the school. Mr.A.Michael HT PDHPE

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Friday, 17th November 2017 Issue 14 - Term 4 - Week 6