Elizabeth College Newsletter Aug2010

Issue Three August 2010

E l i z a b e t h A c a d e m y n e w s l e t t e r P a g e 1

Dr Dianne Purnell, Academy Principal.

From the Principal

As I write this we have just come to the end of another very busy but industrious term with many significant

achievements by staff and students. This Newsletter highlights just some of those achievements that give me enormous pride in our work in continuing to pursue and recognise excellent outcomes for our students. I would particularly like to highlight outstanding performances by Joseph Thompson for winning the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s Composition Competition for years 10-12, Johanna Acs for her outstanding achievement in the Alliance Francaise Competition, Maisie Hands and James Newlands for winning medals in the University of New South Wales International Science Competition and Jessica Stennings and Angus Mohr for winning the Tasmania Together Youth Challenge. What remarkable and inspirational role models these young students are for our College.

After having recently a visit from our Sister School Hiroshima Inokuchi Senior High School in Japan we now have 2 staff and 11 students currently visiting Japan to spend time at Inokuchi. We value highly our sister school relationship with Inokuchi which began in 1999 and is a template for successful international exchanges. These exchanges allow us to learn about each others cultures as well as develop life-long friendships that truly reflect the international flavor of our College and the connections it continues to make with the global community. I want to personally thank all those families who welcomed our Japanese students by hosting them in their homes and provided opportunities for them to explore our local environment. I would also like to acknowledge the work of Tim Medwin who organises the travel and diplomacy for our sister school programs and note that his role in collaboration with others has been pivotal in cementing the links between our sister schools in Japan and China.

A key highlight of this term has been the completion of the Science Redevelopment. This was finished just in time to run our 10th Annual Science Week which saw over a thousand K-6 students visit science and other classes around the campus to participate in Science Week classroom activities run by our staff and students. This event is a so well patronised by our primary associate school community that it is booked out well in advance of commencement. This is a tribute to the staff and student involved. I would like to especially thank our Manager for Science, Deborah Beswick, both for her work for managing the $2.1 million science redevelopment, a herculean task, as well as for being the driving force behind Science Week which culminated in the annual luncheon for our students and staff at the Executive building hosted by Rebecca White MP. A fitting and welcome finale to a hectic schedule of events.

One of the benefits and pleasures of being Principal is the many opportunities I have to attend student performances and participate in excursions. A highlight was The Elizabeth, Hobart, Rosny and Claremont Combined Concert Band who performed at the Conservatorium of Music’s Recital Hall. What a highly entertaining evening this was that showcased such talented students from the south of the state. I have to admit my general knowledge was sorely tested against the ECAAD students when I attended the recent Quiz night and I marveled at the sensitivity and well honed writing skills of our students performing readings of their work at the Smith Street Store. It was a delight too to be with the international and exchange students on our excursion to Bonorong and Cadbury’s. I did wonder the Chinese student’s views on our Koala and wallabies in comparison to the beautiful panda. However all students were impressed to the extent of awe with the feisty Tassie Devils as they watched then being fed and playfully running around the pen.

University Enrolment for 2011

The enrolment date for all universities around Australia is Thursday 30 September at 5.00pm. It is still possible

to enrol after this date but a late fee, particularly in relation to mainland universities, may be imposed. UTAS will consider enrolments at any stage prior to commencement of courses but reserve the right to charge a late fee. However, often they welcome new enrolments, especially in areas where their quotas have not been reached.

To enrol at UTAS you need to enrol on line directly with the university; whereas enrolling for mainland universities needs to be done via the Tertiary Admission Centres (VTAC, UAC, SATAC, QTAC and WA’s TISC). Applying at a TAC costs about $25 – $30 but you can

Finally, students have recently completed exams and have received a written report for all of their subjects. I would strongly advise that in consultation with you they need to read their reports carefully and discuss their progress with their teachers. The staff at Elizabeth Academy wants to support students to achieve their best. Tutorials will be available in many subject areas in term three. In addition to support they receive from their Home Group and classroom teachers students can also ask for help with time-management or discuss ways of managing stress by making an appointment with one of our highly experienced counselors.

The College staff and I wish students every success with the remainder of the year.

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enrol for up to 8 different courses for each TAC for the same price. If you are having a problem with any of these you need to see Dale Chen in the Careers Centre in the library. On Wednesday 22 September from 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm in room T306, UTAS representatives will be on Campus to help with enrolment and scholarship questions for UTAS.

Scholarship deadline close on 31 October for UTAS; and this is about the same for most mainland universities (BUT YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS). You can apply online for these at the UTAS website and some of the TAC sites also enable you to do this; otherwise you’ll have to apply for scholarships at each individual university. Scholarships at UTAS are not only for academic achievement but also for financial

need, gender based and regionally based. As well as scholarships to cover tuition, there are also scholarships to cover accommodation with various residential colleges, especially at mainland universities.

My advice to any student who has a remote interest in going to university is to apply, even if you are planning to take a gap year. Circumstance can change and you may wish to go to uni in 2011, so apply. You can always defer or knock back an offer, so apply. Applying at UTAS is FREE.


Outstanding Results at Alliance Française Competition

Tasmanian Together Youth Challenge

Elizabeth College Business School 2011

Congratulations to the following students who performed extremely well in the recent Alliance Française competition

held in Hobart.Johanna Acs: 1st place Poetry, 1st place

Listening Comprehension and 2nd place Conversation.

Ellie Hickey: 3rd place Conversation as well as Honourable Mention in Poetry and Listening Comprehension.

Charlotte Brown: Honourable Mention Poetry and Listening.

Lauren Hargrave: Honourable Mention Poetry and Listening.

Tim Williams: Honourable Mention PoetryGeorgia Cox: Honourable Mention

Conversation and Listening. Olga Nelson: Honourable Mention

Beginners Poetry. Violet Harrison-Day: Honourable Mention

Beginners Listening Comprehension. Alyssa Halbe: Honourable Mention

Beginners Listening.

In July, Angus Mohr and I prepared an entry for the 2010 Tasmania Together Youth Challenge. Together we compiled a comic

relating to local issues – our idea was self service machines and the job loss created by machines. Though our comic exaggerated the idea it also reflected seriously on the repercussions of these machines. We were enthralled to receive news that our entry had won us first place in the year 11/12 category, earning us over $1500 in prizes! We encourage students at Elizabeth Campus to enter the challenge in future; put your voice out there, your ideas may even help shape your state!

Jessica Stennings

Advantages of Enrolment in the Business School• The Business School has links with

further business education providers, principally the University and the Polytechnic. Through these links students will have early involvement with lecturers, programs and business initiatives

• Business Entrepreneur program involvement similar to ‘Young Achievement Australia’• Students will be able to be involved in Mentor Programs, hearing from guest speakers, and structured work placements in a commercial environment

2010 Alliance Française competitors.

Angus Mohr and Jessica Stennings.

• All students enrolled in Economics 3, Accounting 3, Business Studies 2 (3 currently being developed), IT for Business, VET Business Certificates or Student Directed Inquiry 2/3 focussed on a business inquiry would be deemed eligible to part of the Business School.

You should enrol if you are student who:• Is interested in Business/Finance• Intends to do a Commerce/Economic/Management/Tourism/Hospitality Degree or Diplomas • A student who may go into business or wants to understand more about running their own business.

The Business School can be a ‘learning in the workplace’ program and include:• Industry based training (work placement or shadowing) • Mentoring programs with UTAS and Accountancy firms • Business competitions and other group activities • Extension learning linked with further education.If you would like further information contact any of the following:Heath Watts (Business School Manager)[email protected] PH: 6235 6515Craig Carnes (Assistant Principal)[email protected] PH: 6235 6502


Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s Composition Competition

Tubby the Tuba makes his Home at Elizabeth Campus

And the Winner is...Joseph Thompson, Elizabeth Academy.

We were thrilled to hear that Jo is the 2010 winner of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s Composition Competition for year 10-12 students. In the pre-tertiary music courses students can opt to specialise in composition. This year the Elizabeth Academy has been employing acclaimed composer, Constantine Koukias to give specialist tuition to the composition students. The students are flourishing under his expert guidance as witnessed at the end of term 1 composers’ concert and now with Jo’s win in this competition. I asked Jo to write about his experience with the orchestra

Congratulations Jo!

Jennie MacDonald

It’s all go in the music department when it comes to large brass instruments! A tuba quartet wasn’t going to cut it this year so we

thought a tuba quintet might be a better idea! Thursday after school regularly sees a bunch of the biggest of the brass family get together for rehearsals, Rowan Sainsbury, Jack Adolph, Grant Rimon, John Mason (New Town High) and Les Johnston make up the hefty quintet as they “oom pa pa” their way through some unlikely repertoire for tubas. Ever heard the “Hallelujah Chorus” or “William Tell Overture” played on 5 tubas? If not keep an ear out at the upcoming Parent Information Nights as the beefiest of the brass family hopefully get some toes tapping.

And not to be outdone by the largest of the brass, Allyse Stewart, Joanne Byrne, Lauren Potter and Les Johnston regularly rehearse as a trombone quartet at Elizabeth Campus! Not only do these brassy ensembles provide an assessment opportunity for the students involved, but they are also a good opportunity to get a bunch of like minded musos together to play through a repertoire not originally intended for these instruments.

Keep an ear out around the college for the biggest of the brass family, they’re hard to miss!

Les Johnston

On the 4th of August I was fortunate to sit in the audience in the Federation Concert Hall and listen to the string

section of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra play a piece I’d composed for a competition they ran as part of their education program. The piece had to be for string orchestra and based on the theme of animals. The prize for the competition was to have your work performed by the orchestra at their school's concert.

As part of the process I was allowed to attend a rehearsal with the TSO. When they first looked at the piece it was probably one of the scarier experiences in my life, with the conductor, Stanley Dodds, who is a violinist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, sometimes vocalising his opinions on certain less traditional notes I’d written!

The actual performance was a far different situation though. I was allowed to simply sit and listen to the performance and then be called

up to the stage by the compere, Guy Noble, to answer some questions about the piece.

Overall it was a good experience, one that I realise I’ve been privileged to have. I’ve seen the inside workings of the TSO, and watched how concerts are put together and rehearsed. I would like to acknowledge the guidance of my composition tutor, Constantine Koukias, whose knowledge and advice helped me to develop my composition.

Joseph Thompson

Joseph pictured with Stanley Dodds, conductor.

Elizabeth Campus Tuba Quintet performs at the Music Department’s Winter Concert held at St John’s Church New Town.


Combined Concert Band

More than 60 students converged on the Conservatorium of Music’s Recital Hall for the Combined Concert

Band’s major performance in the final week of term one. For those of you not “in the know”, the Concert Band is a collaborative effort between Rosny and Claremont Colleges, and the Hobart and Elizabeth Campuses. Having originally been a joint venture between Rosny and Elizabeth Colleges, it is great to see (and hear) that a project such as this is now possible across four campuses, as it provides an opportunity for young musicians who would otherwise not be possible within the senior secondary system.

The first half of the concert featured a presentation of ensembles from all four campuses. This was a wide and varied view of what’s happening in other music departments, from a string folk group presented by the Hobart Campus, to the smooth sounds of a guitar group from Claremont College and the swinging sounds of the Rosny College Stage Band, and of course opening the programme to much applause was our very own Stage Band! Needless to say the highlight of the evening was the performance by the Combined Concert Band!

It was great to see students from four different campuses come together in what is such a unique ensemble given its collaborative nature. The band gave a beautiful demonstration of lyrical playing with “Auld Lang Syne” as well as a few “roof lifting” moments throughout the remainder of the program.

It was also wonderful to see a near capacity crowd packed into the Conservatorium’s Recital Hall. Also fantastic to see in the audience were representatives from all four campuses, the

Academy and the Polytechnic, as well as a number of UTAS Conservatorium staff, keen to check out the up and coming talent within the ranks of the various music departments. The Lord Mayor, Rob Valentine, always a loyal supporter of live music and the arts, was spotted in the front rows sporting a back brace after his recent brush with the tarmac!

Of course the concert didn’t just happen by magic! Thirteen weeks of intense after school rehearsals in the refurbished film room, as well as having extra tutorial sessions with professional instrumental tutors, meant nothing less than a polished performance on the night.

The tutorials were a real plus, giving the band members the opportunity to separate into their sections and work closely with professional musicians. Having several TSO players come in and work with the students was also an added bonus!

Thanks must go to the performing arts staff from all four campuses who made the evening run so smoothly and to the staff from Rosny and Claremont Colleges and the Academy and Polytechnic for their help and support in promoting and fostering this opportunity for our students within our school community.

Les Johnston

Poised for Musical Overture.

The combined concert band lifts the roof!


Once again the theatre has been a hive of activity and there have been an amazing number of shows presented.

The year began with Where the Wilde Things Are, a selection of excerpts from renowned plays, presented by the Theatre Performance students. Closely following was another classic, this time Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from the line 5 Drama class. Delighting both children and adults alike was the show

Drama

The Ladies and Gentlemen of Theatre Performance go WILDE.Anna Williamson as Mr Toad standing outside the magnificent Toad Hall in the May production of The Wind in the Willows.

Isobel Pyefinch (Elizabeth Benne) and Aidan Furst (Mr Darcy) displaying Pride and Prejudice

The cast of Pride and Prejudice.

Wind in the Willows, the major production of line 1 Drama.

And of course who could forget Rent (school edition), this year’s musical extravaganza playing to sellout houses. See cover and collage in this newsletter.

And yes, there is more to come in term 3. Don’t miss Alice’s Adventures Underground performed by Theatre Performance (line1) from Tuesday 12th - Thursday 14th October

at 7.30pm. Line 3 Theatre Performance then present A Man with Five Children opening on Tuesday 26th -Thurs 28th October, also at 7.30pm. Tickets will be available at the door thirty minutes before shows begin. Adults $10 and students/concession $5.

Dance and Drama classes will also be presenting their external exam pieces. For more information phone 62356518.


Readings at Smith Street Store

I love to watch words shift and shape up into full grown sentences.” Michael Granville.

The Smith Street Store on Argyle was abuzz recently as writers from Elizabeth Campus held a reading event for family and friends. Students from the Writers’ Hub and from English Writing classes, read their work to a friendly and attentive audience of all ages. From Scripted Drama to Journalism, to short stories and poetry, writers shared their work.

Some light reading before the serious stuff. Is that a Nobel Prize calling?

Parent Information Evenings - 2011 Enrolment

The Campus will be hosting two parent information evenings in Term 3. These sessions are an excellent opportunity

for parents and students who intend to enrol at the Campus in 2011 to find out about subjects, programs and certificated course offerings.

Teachers, students and program leaders will outline the types of courses on offer and parents will be able to speak to teachers and program coordinators on an individual basis.

Handbooks will be available on the night. The evenings will conclude with a light supper.

Further information and enquiries from Craig Carnes, Assistant Principal, 6235 6502 or email [email protected]

The Campus looks forward to welcoming you on either night.

Craig CarnesAssistant Principal

Elizabeth CampusParent Information EveningStudent Enrolment 2011

Wednesday September 29Thursday October 7

Campus Theatre 7.30pm - 9.30pmAll are welcome to attend

For more information Campus Office: 6235 6555

‘We were able to hear a superb range of stories that celebrated the differences and talents of each student. Sharing such personal work is challenging,” wrote one parent.

As generous serves of fresh coffee and muffins emerged from the kitchen, the store was filled with lively conversations about writing and the writing process.

“It inspired me to keep writing,” said Tom McKay, one of the students present. “It was a

relaxed atmosphere and support from family, friends and classmates was amazing.”

Thanks to Rose Kokkoris from Smith Street Cafe for her support of local talent.

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Japanese Sister School Visit a Huge Success

From September 28 until August 9 the Elizabeth Campus hosted 15 students and 2 staff from our sister school

‘Hiroshima Inokuchi Senior High’. The reciprocal arrangement whereby Inokuchi visits us each year and we send a contingent of staff and students to them, has now been in operation for a period of 12 Years. We have sent over 100 students and 20 staff during this period of time, for a fantastic cultural and educational experience.

Our guests from Hiroshima enjoyed their time in Tasmania immensely and were involved in numerous activities including bushwalking and sightseeing on Tasmania’s beautiful East

Coast (Bicheno and Coles Bay), eagle hang gliding at Tahune, working with students from Lansdowne Crescent Primary and Lenah Valley Primary, and visiting Port Arthur, the Salmon Ponds, Salamanca, Mount Wellington, Cadbury, Bonnorong Park, Richmond, and Government House.

The students also got to sample a typical day at school which included lessons in cooking, Japanese, and volleyball. Many of the students commented on the excellent facilities at Elizabeth and how they would like to come here full time.

Many people contributed to the success of the tour and our thanks are extended to all of

the host families who gave up their time and energy to look after a student or staff member. We received excellent feedback from many families who believed that it was an enriching and rewarding experience for all.

Our group of 11 students and 2 staff departed for Japan on Saturday 28th of August and will stay three days in Hong Kong prior to heading to Osaka and then on to Hiroshima for a further 14 days. We wish them well and know already they are having a brilliant time.

Tim Medwin

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International/Exchange Students Excursion to Bonorong and Cadbury’s

2011 Enrolment Associate School Students

We went on the school bus for the excursion. It is a long way to Bonorong Park. Bonorong is like

a zoo. When we arrived a young lady with blond hair wearing a uniform met us. She was our guide. She took us to see the wombat. The wombat was very cute and shy. The wombat’s mother was dead. The wombat has strange fur and they are not afraid of the cold. We touched his fur and it was different from the koala’s. The koala’s fur is softer than the wombat’s.

All parents of current associate school Year 10 students will shortly receive a letter inviting them to be part of the

2011 enrolment of their son or daughter. All Year 10 students will be enrolled via

scheduled appointment (see school enrolment dates on this page). Parents have the opportunity to complete the form attached to the letter to book a scheduled appointment time with a counsellor and their child over the day.

If you wish to avail yourself of this service please return the form to Elizabeth Campus office or phone 6235 6555 or email office enrolment coordinator Stephanie Bailey, [email protected] to confirm an appointment. We shall endeavour to set up an appointment on or near the requested time requested. Please note that students will be given a scheduled enrolment time irrespective of whether parents attend.

The Campus looks forward to welcoming you and your son or daughter on enrolment day. Please call the Campus Office on 62356555 if you require additional information.

Craig CarnesAssistant PrincipalElizabeth Campus

The funniest thing was feeding the wallabies. There are a lot of wallabies. We put some food on our hands and the wallabies came and ate it.

Then we left Bonorong and went to the chocolate factory. A factory worker was waiting for us. He gave everyone a bar of chocolate. Some people began to eat it immediately. It was very sweet! I like chocolate. The worker told us about the history of chocolate at Cadbury’s

factory. Finally we bought a lot of chocolate from the factory shop.

It was raining outside but I think it was an excellent excursion. We went back to class late but I think it was worth it!

Yu Fang (Jenny)

Cosgrove High SchoolTuesday 16 November 9.00am - 11.30am (to be held at Cosgrove High)

Ogilvie High SchoolFriday 19 November 9.00am - 12.00pm (to be held at Elizabeth Campus)

New Town High School Monday 22 November 9.00am - 12.00pm (to be held at Elizabeth Campus)

Evening Enrolment Sessions (For ALL schools)Tuesday 23 November 11.00am - 2.00pm 5.00pm - 7.00pm (to be held at Elizabeth Campus)

2011 Late EnrolmentMonday 7 February 11.00am – 2.00pm 5.00pm – 7.00pm (to be held at Elizabeth Campus)

How much can a Koala bear? "Quick! Look at the camera!"


Visual Arts and Media and Art Production

This year has seen an increase in the number of students who paint large and boldly. An exciting new bunch has

lived in our Art Department this year who have adventurous ideas and are prepared to take risks. They are quite prepared to give things a shot…. why don’t we just try it to see if it will work! These students work in apple timber, Perspex, silicon, latex, hair, wire, and clay; paint of course, but also food. One of their recent works combines food, wire and paint in various stages of decay. The progress is carefully documented and the aesthetics of each material is then used in connection with concepts such as loss, control, and decay. Decay and life have been eternal concepts underpinning much of art history. Another artwork will involve a series of drying apples hung from a larger than life sized throat. Another student is producing a series of quite large multi panelled ceramic works that capture moments of thought and anguish, puzzlement and hope.

The photos here include sculptors Mia Donnet Jones and Ellie Hickey, painters Lewis Hanson Viney, Michael Granville, Matthew Picket, Alex Bailey, Andrea Green and Abigail Giblin. Andrea and Abigail have been working on series of fairly large acrylic paintings on canvas, dealing with water and portraiture respectively.

Alex Bailey is painting a series of zombies! He was recently delighted that a visiting primary school child was actually frightened by one of nasty clowns.

Abigail Giblin has been working on a series of fairly large acrylic paintings dealing with water.

Mia Donnet Jones Glazes her ceramic form.

Ellie Hickey makes a throat.

Andrea Green paints her brother.


Art Appreciation Major Portfolio Topics

Video Production

This year our Art Appreciation class has developed some strong connections with the way artists paint and the nature of

the subjects often chosen by artists. Artistic intention has been widely debated.

This year’s major topics include, The Depiction of New York in Contemporary Art, Josh Challis, Not Tame, some German Expressionism, Jack Chugg, The Depictions of Romance and Chivalry in the works of the Pre-Raphaelites, Nichole Harbottle, Women as the subjects of Pop Culture and Fine Art

The Video Production class recently finished a unit on stop animation. We first put ourselves into small groups. My

group consisted of Marlene Obst (an exchange student who on sadly has since returned to the land of beer and sausages, Germany), Nelson Ohl, Alice Kneebone, Joel Carney and myself, Claire Sullivan. We made a short

and Photography, Jack Appleton, Otto Dix, Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon, Extreme Artists, Anastasia Xepapas, Elizabeth Vigee le Brun, Holly Lancaster, The 4th Wall in Painting, Jessica Stennings, Good vs. Evil in Art: The Portrayal of Character during the 20th Century, Grace McCallum, and Intimacy by Emmy Reid.

This class began at Elizabeth College only five years ago, taught off line with only 2 students. It is fabulous to see it grow to the 15

students we have this year enabling us to have a complete line dedicated to the subject. Students who enrol in this subject come from all walks of life and many of them are not Art students. A recent survey of the state’s Art appreciation students found that these students headed into a variety of university faculties and that their major folio topics were connected to their future areas of study and career.

Jane Diprose

Holly Lancaster In Art Appreciation.

Screenshot from Marlene Obst, Nelson Ohl, Alice Kneebone, Joel Carney and Claire Sullivan's animation.

Jack Chugg learning about conversations in the footnotes.

Lewis Hanson-Viney and Mathew Pickett creating origami characters for their stop animation short film.

one minute animation about the adventures of fictitious Joel and Nelson as they turn into toys. We shot mainly on scene at Alice Kneebone’s house and baked chocolate brownies to give us inspiration.

Although the film runs for an entire one minute long, it took a fair deal longer than one minute to edit. Now we have a richer

understanding of animation and are totally impressed by traditional animation such as Walt Disney, especially seeing as they had no computers back then to help move the processes of editing along.

Claire Sullivan


Graphic Design and Science Week - Science in my Life

Throughout Science Week a number of classes have been visited by primary school children, all of which were

excited and eager to open their minds to the world of science in a fun and entertaining approach.

None of the activities conducted around the school were as thrilling as the ones conducted in the graphic design room; where each child got to work with a graphic design student to express their love for science in an artistic and creative way. They were able to achieve this with the program Photoshop, which (with the help of a student) allowed them to put together a large selection of posters showing their keen interest for science.

Due to the fact that the students were from St. Marys, a lot of the students here were treated to simple digital collages featuring the girls’ favourite animals, foods or singers. Through kittens, puppies, guinea pigs, Miley Cyrus or Justin Beiber each student got to express how much science matters to them

in everyday life. It was a joy for me and the other students here to work with the girls and show them what science and graphic design is all about.

Alex Dew

During Science Week, even the Graphic Design classes got to join in. We had a group of St Mary’s girls come in to

make a poster on the theme ‘Science in my Life’ in order to enter the poster competition.

We were going to teach them a bit about Photoshop and the processes graphic designers go through. They were all excited to see the technology we use (having a go at the Wacom tablets was big hit!) and the class quickly started putting posters

together- we had to complete them within the hour.

In the group I led we discussed all the aspects of our poster- brainstorming ideas, how to set up the file, colour choices, type choices and type placement, image choice and the ideas we wanted to convey. I enjoyed passing on some of the knowledge I’ve learned in studying graphic design to such enthusiastic listeners and was impresses at how quickly they learnt the different Photoshop commands.

Finally, everyone went through the printing process and the St Mary’s students got to see their finished creations on paper before heading off.

Take a look at the posters on these two pages that we made in the library!

Stephanie Rose



Elizabeth College Advanced Academic Diploma

At left: Luke Bell prepares to demonstrate the necessary safety features necessary for the day.Above: Georgia Cox leads her team on the water.

During the May/June vacation, many ECAADers elected to experience White Water Rafting on the Picton River. Weather conditions were on the cool side, but the enthusiasm of those who participated on both days was warming, even though many ended up in the cold waters of the Picton.

Mathew Kluver, Angus Ling, Nicholas di Falco, Tim Williams, Brendan Halley and Thomas Boxall kit up for a day on the water.

Phoebe Nelson, Brodie Carlon, Brendan Halley and Helen Spurr thaw out in the sun over the luncheon break.

The 2010 ECAAD Reunion was held on the first Thursday in July when, traditionally, many past ECAADers are able to gather to mull over times past, and catch up on all of the gossip.

Nathan Cortes, Chris Mitchell, Kathryn Lewer, Josh Cortes, Julia Gillard, Sophie Mummery (ECAAD 20087/2009) at the ECAAD reunion.

Jacquie Goodwin, Alli Hart, Kathryn Lewer and Josh Brown.

Peter Wagg (joint Inaugural ECAAD Coordinator, Year 2000) with Zoe Jay, Alex Moores (nominated for Young Australian of the Year 2011) and Thomas Karpiniec.

The Tenth Annual ECAAD Quiz Night was superbly mastered by our resident quiz master, Peter Wagg. The music round, enjoyed by all who attended, was presented by Patrick Berechree; and after a great supply of Minties, Sherbies, Fantales and Chocolates, the spirits of all attendees were high.

Peter Wagg orchestrates the activities of the evening, while, below, Nick Di Falco, Georgia Eade, Angus Ling, Mia Donnet-Jones, Kate Binning, Georgia Cox and Alex Mummery demonstrate their creativity.

(Above) Josef Kloser, Oliver Dacy, Toby MacGregor, Georgia Figg and Luke Bell show their enjoyment of the evening. (Below) Rosie Brown, Allie Pasanen, Emily Herbert, Maddy Parker, Annie Tabart, and Grace McCallum.

(Above) Simon McGuire, Andrew Lewis, Siobhan O’Brien and Richard Grudzien ponder the questions posed by Peter Wagg, while below, Julia Giffard, Naomi Searle, Kathryn Lewer and Josh Cortes are equally challenged.


Science Redevelopment

Special Lectures at Elizabeth Campus

Students were able to commence Science classes in our new facility on the 11th of August. The weekend before this all the

Science staff arrived on a Saturday, and spent the day unpacking boxes, and starting to get things reorganised. They are all so dedicated!

I would like to pass on my thanks from the Science staff for the support that we have had and are continuing to receive from the whole campus community during our redevelopment. This includes other staff members, support staff, and students of all learning areas within the campus. In addition, Science students have been very understanding and cooperative during the entire redevelopment, and with the tweaking of their teaching and learning

Two Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Youth lectures were held at the Elizabeth Campus in August. These

were delivered by Simon Lewis, Associate Professor Forensic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Curtin University of Technology.

Primary school students attended The Fickle Finger of Fate: The Science of Fingerprint Detection. They learnt how the identification

program, which we have been able to maintain, and coping when some items were inaccessible in the containers.

We still have some items to arrive, minor modifications to make, and hope the lift will be installed early next term, after which students should be able to regain some parking spaces.

This has been a major undertaking, and the input of staff members and students has assisted with the process. Students were consulted about such things as the style of chairs, and gas fittings.

We hope next term to provide opportunities for members of the community to view our new teaching and learning areas. The entire

top floor of B Block has been refurbished: new windows, wiring, gas, plumbing, insulation, and wireless internet. We have 4 laboratories, 2 tutorial rooms, staff rooms, preparation room, and storage for chemicals. We hope our colour scheme will stand the test of time, and have aimed for light colours, and for more equipment to be in the laboratories with the students. We have already had some visits from others planning laboratory redevelopments to view what we have done.

Elizabeth campus students have a strong record of achievement in Science, and we hope that with our new facilities that this will be built upon, and even greater successes will be achieved.

Deborah Beswick

of individual’s presence at the scene of a crime or terrorist incident is vitally important for the successful progression of an investigation. Fingerprints remain the most widely used and reliable means of personal identification and are therefore extremely important to law enforcement as evidence. Students were interested to learn that identical twins do not have identical fingerprints!

The lecture for our Year 11/12 students was titled The Many Murders of Harold Chipman.

In January 2000 Harold Shipman, a former GP, was convicted of the murder of 15 of his elderly patients by administering lethal injections of opiates. The subsequent enquiry established that he had killed at least 215 people over a period of 23 years, making him the United Kingdom’s most prolific mass murderer. The presentation showed how forensic science was fundamental to the successful prosecution of Shipman.

National Science Week

Science Week at the Elizabeth Campus this year involved 42 different activities, and nearly 30 teachers from both the

Academy and the Polytechnic. The theme was the “Diversity of Science”.

We were able to demonstrate that Science can be found in all aspects of our curriculum, from English, Sports Science, Dance, Technology, English, Music, Geography, Electronics, Computer Graphics, Art, Drama, Science, . . . etc.

Over a thousand students, K – 6, joined our Campus between the 13th and 20th August, from a number of Hobart Primary schools.

We obtained occupancy of our new Science facilities on the 11th of August just in time for this special week.

The week obviously would not be the success it is without the support of the whole Campus community, of which our students are the key part. Our students acted as wonderful facilitators for our visitors and it was great to see the interactions between them and our younger visitors. Some of our visitors were accompanied by their parents, which allowed us to let members of the community know a little more about our campus.

We concluded our week of events with a special luncheon with invitations issued by the Hon. David Bartlett MP, Premier of Tasmania, and hosted by Miss Rebecca White, MP.

Mr Wayne Goninon, the Faculty Manager for the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology, University of Tasmania, arranged

for Tim Jarvis (polar Explorer), and Sally Dominguez (New Inventors) to be guest speakers. Miss Jeannie-Marie LeRoi, the Marketing and Communications Officer, Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology arranged for the Young Tassie Scientists to be present. These students included Courtney Jones, Lila Landowski, and Laura Wieczorski, who are currently deciding on their PhD topics.

See collage pages 17-18.


Science Week



National Youth Science Forum (NYSF)

James Newlands and Tiege McCarthy are two of our year 11 students who have been selected to participate in the

NYSF in January 2011. They are supported by the Rotary Clubs of North Hobart and Moonah respectively.

The NYSF program consists of a mix of scientific, formal, personal development, and social activities. These range from laboratory visits to sports evenings and from a bush dance to group dynamics.

One of the most important elements of the January Forum is the program of half-day visits to research industry facilities. Students go on a range of visits depending on their stated areas of scientific interest. The range covers physics, maths and computing, chemistry, biomedicine, animal and plant biology, earth and environmental sciences, and engineering.

The aim is to inform, inspire, and challenge students to consider what working in different fields is really like. They have a unique opportunity to talk to dozens of practicing scientists and engineers at and about their work.

James and Tiege are looking forward to their participation, and we congratulate them on their selection, in a very competitive process which involved both a written application, and interviews.

Students at the January 2011 NYSF.

Finding a Career Through Studying Aeronautical Engineering

Competition Success

It was another career expo at my high school, Mountain Heights, and like every similar function beforehand, I, like everyone else,

set out to collect as many 'freebies' as was possible in our allocated time there. Yet, during that period I decided to casually wander over to a table labelled "Defence Force Recruiting". Who would have thought such a trivial choice at the time, would consequently result in me pursuing a career within the Australian Defence Force?

Since that very day, I managed to maintain in contact with that particular recruiter who spoke to me that day and for the past 18 months I have gone through what's known as the ADFA admission process, which has consisted of:

A group of keen science students achieved outstanding results when they participated in the University

of New South Wales International Science Competition this year. Those students whose achievements were outstanding were rewarded with Certificates of Credit, Distinction, and High Distinction. These were presented to them at a recent campus assembly by Dr Dianne Purnell, the Academy Principal.

a YOU session, an assessment day (medical and psych), a number of numerical, general knowledge and literacy tests, and flying to Canberra during the Easer holidays where I then spent 2 days attending an Officer Selection Board for interviews and further testing amongst a large number of other ambitious applicants country-wide.

From the moment I returned to Tasmania, it was a matter of playing the waiting game in hope that I would be accepted into ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy) and receive a scholarship for my university studies. Midway through the exam period, I received perhaps the most significant phone call of my life to date where I was notified by my case manager in

James Newlands and Maisie hands will be receiving UNSW Medals later in the year acknowledging their level of success in this prestigious competition.

Certificates of Credit: Iain McClung Year 11Felicity Searle Year 11James Burton Year 11

Certificates of DistinctionHaydon Dennison Year 11Nick Matthews Year 11Tatsuma Kunimoto Year 12Yu-Rong Lee Year 12Steven Mason Year 12Joseph Tarbath Year 12

Certificates of High DistinctionJames Newlands Year 11Maisie Hands Year 12

Hobart that I had indeed been granted a letter of offer to study aeronautical engineering at ADFA to become an Armament/Aeronautical Engineering Officer at the conclusion of my tertiary studies in 4 years time.

In conclusion, I encourage taking a step back to reflect upon how an action from your past, which at the time seemed inconsequential, has affected: who you are, where you are and what it has meant for your future; because that one single moment in grade ten has unquestionably established the first stable platform on which I can stand tall and in truth, begin to assemble the building blocks of my life.

Cameron Sheridan


Volleyball Competition hosted by Elizabeth Campus

Lenah Valley Visit

The Elizabeth Campus Volleyball Intensive Program hosted 12 Primary Schools consisting of 26 teams for

the annual Southern Primary School’s Sports Association carnival. This is the second year that the volleyball program had hosted and organised the event and we were privileged to work with over 100 students and 12 staff for the whole day.

Games were played with modified rules and were contested by teams of 4 over 4 badminton courts at the Elizabeth Gym. The VIP students took a skills and drills session at the beginning of the day as many of the students had not played before. This was followed up by two separate competition rounds with the girls from Lenah Valley the ultimate victors. Congratulations to all of the schools who took part.

The Elizabeth Campus Volleyball Intensive Program hosted 50 students from Lenah Valley for a Sports Science

morning on Wednesday 25 of August. The students were involved in some fitness testing, using the ball machines and specialised computer software programs that help analyse movement.

The students (both Lenah Valley and Elizabeth) then ventured to the canteen and shared some lovely morning tea, before departing for the day. Some of the students told their teacher that it was the best day of their lives!

Our Excursion (student article)We went on a wonderful excursion on

Wednesday. We went to Elizabeth Campus. We went into the gym to play volleyball with Mrs Medwin-Smiths husband. There were four types of groups. In group four there was a small ball machine, you had to hit the ball over the net. Then you had to go to the back of the line and do two sit ups. In group one you got to see yourself on a tape but first you had to hit the ball in a special action. In group two you had to see how high you can jump! I jumped about twenty centimetres. Last of all, in group three you had to hit balls from the big machine. There were a lot of people who got hit with the ball including me!

Grace - Lenah Valley Primary student

Jay Medwin-Smith instructs Lenah Valley students.

Alex, ‘Jumping Bean’ Salter, showing everyone how to spike the volleyball.

Learning how to dig it!

Is the ball coming or going?

Warm up before play session.


Multisport Racing

Over the last few months, students and staff have participated in the multisport racing events; The Ben Lomond

Descent and The Huon Valley Winter Challenge. The Ben Lomond Descent included a 16km mountain bike, 11km paddle and a 9km run. In this event, the Elizabeth College staff team (Stephen Cameron, Simon Harder and Oliver Close) came a fantastic third overall in the team division. The participating students were: Matthew Nowicki, Jayden Mitchalkowski, Paul Hunt, Luke bell, Joseph Freeman, Josef Kloser and Toby MacGregor. A few weeks later, staff and students participated in the Winter Challenge held down by the Huon River. This event consisted of an 11km paddle, 37km road bike, 18km mountain bike and a 10km run. Congratulations to the staff team; Stephen Cameron, Joe Pavic, Simon Harder and Oliver

Close, and to the student team who came fourth in the student division; Toby Macgregor, Luke Bell and Josef Kloser and to the other student team; Jayden Mitchalkowski, Joseph Freeman and Matthew Spence. Elizabeth Campus did especially well cleaning up many of the spot prizes this year!

Overall, everyone gave the events a hard go and did a wonderful job. Hopefully we will have some more participants to tackle the events again next year!

Sarah Briggs

Josef Kloser enjoying some time on the water.

Toby MacGregor. Stephen Cameron. Joseph Freeman.

Athlete Development Golf Class

The Elizabeth Campus Athlete Development Golf class recently visited the prestigious Barnbougle Dunes golf

course in Bridport. Barnbougle is a world class course and one of the top courses in the country so the ADP crew were very excited to test their skills during their two day visit.

Under the guidance of ADP golf pro, Christian Rainey, players got a feel for the course on the first day through an Ambrose format for the front 9 holes and foursomes for the back 9 holes. Despite windy and cold conditions it was a successful outing with players feeling confident and well prepared for another round the following day.

After a restful night at the Bridport resort and a bit of reflection of their form the day prior, everyone was pumped and ready to go on what was a beautifully sunny and still winter’s day for our second round on the course. The format for day two was match play and there

were some keenly contested matches between our two teams (eastern shore and western shore). In the end scores were all locked up so we’ll have to come back in 2011 to play on the new Barnbougle dunes course which is close to opening and looks very impressive. The trip was great fun and a fantastic golfing experience for all involved.

In 2011 the Elizabeth Campus golf ADP group will be participating in the World Schools Golf Challenge in South Africa. Their two week tour will include four days golf in Malaysia en route to the tournament in South Africa and is gearing up as a once in a lifetime opportunity for young and enthusiastic golfers.

If you would like to be involved or would like more information please contact Oliver Close [email protected]

Oliver Close

ADP golfer, Lewis Ringwaldt, in action at Barnbougle Dunes Golf course.


Outdoor Education

Over term two this year, outdoor education students have been involved in many off-campus activities. This

winter, students visited Ben Lomond and Mt Field. Leading up to the snow camps students studied aspects of snow survival. This included emergency shelters, prevention and management of hypothermia, search and rescue skills, navigation, food and nutrition and made their own survival kits.

Three days were spent on Ben Lomond and although the lifts were not running, there was just enough snow to ski and build igloos. Two days were spent on both of the Mt Field camps and students either hiked or had a go at snowboarding. We are now looking forward to next year’s snow activities.

Other outdoor activities this term included; mountain bike riding, rafting, orienteering and climbing. These activities are a great way to get out of the classroom, learn new skills, get active and have fun. We hope there are plenty of enrolments for next year’s courses.

The Outdoor Team.

Alina Schertenleib, Silka Price and Kate Binning at Ben Lomond.

Mitch Sargent, Joshua Wells and Owyn Howell commune with nature.

Katie Macpherson, Tobias Eastwood, Sean Cooper, Damien Oliver-Black and Maiju Kuusniemi having a break in the snow.

The group at Mt Field.

Maiju Kuusniemi.

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Editor: Craig Carnes Graphic Design: Dylan Oswin

Diary Dates2010Monday 20 SeptemberFirst Day Term 3 (Handbook available)

Wednesday 29 SeptemberParent Information Night 1

Thursday 7 October Parent Information Night 2

Thursday 21 October Hobart Show Day

Monday 15 November - Friday 26 NovemberExamination Period

Tuesday 16 NovemberEnrolment Cosgrove High School

Friday 19 November Enrolment Ogilvie High School

Monday 22 NovemberEnrolment New Town High School

Tuesday 23 NovemberEvening Enrolment Sessions (For ALL schools)

Tuesday 30 November College Formal

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Elizabeth College Newsletter Aug2010