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CONTACT US: Centralian Senior College Phone: 08 8958 5000 Email: [email protected] Text Message: 0427 135 122 Website: www.centralianseniorcollege.com.au

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UPCOMING 2018 DATES Sunday 8 July Year 12 excursion to Adelaide Tuition Centre Holiday Seminars departs

Monday 16 July Stage 2 - Year 12 Semester 1 exams commence in CDU Library

Tuesday 24 July Students resume Term 3

Thursday 9 August Year 12 Parent / Teacher / Student interviews to discuss Semester 1 Progress Reports

posted home Friday 3 August, 5:30pm - 7pm in upstairs Humanities area

Monday 13 August Year 12 students & families encouraged to attend the Skills, Employment & Careers

Expo 5pm - 7:30pm at Convention Centre

(Year 10 & 11 students attending the following morning)

Wednesday 31 August Whole School Professional Development Day—Relationship Based Learning

workshop. Year 10 students to attend VET Intensive classes. No Year 11 and 12

classes operating. Supported study available in Year 12 Study Centre for Year 12

students.

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

Another busy and successful semester of learning has concluded for our students. Congratulations to all students who have made

significant progress. There have been many great learning opportunities, as celebrated in this newsletter.

Special congratulations to the following students and staff who have supported them:

Ezra Angeles, Ellaby Kenneth and Janaya Kopp who have been selected as finalists in the NT Literary Award – Kath Manzie Youth

Award.

Riana Naufahu who has been selected as a finalist in the Youth section of the NT Song of the Year Awards for her composition

Independent Woman.

Clementine Moore, Matilda Moore and Kendall Satour who have been selected to attend the Santos Karnkanthi Indigenous

Engineering School at the University of Adelaide during the mid-year break.

Bonnie Usher who has been selected as a finalist in the VET in School Student of the Year category of the NT Training Awards.

Juice band members (Felise Naufahu, Ricky Bloomfield, Tjamiwa Presley, Shawn Foster & Brodie Roesch) and Ceenah (Riana

Naufahu) who are opening acts at the Territory Day concert at ANZAC Oval on Sunday 1 July.

Certificate III Applied Languages students who have completed translation of information signs at the new Megafauna

Central Museum, that opens in Todd Mall next week, into Arrernte.

All families are asked to discuss the Year 12 Work Completion and Year 10 / 11 Semester 1 reports recently posted home. Let us all

continue to work together to identify and implement improvement strategies, so students can achieve to even higher levels.

Next term we welcome Cynthia Ahmat, Mandy Hargreaves, Kylie Bennett and Jennifer Montgomery to our teaching staff, as Hilary Snaize,

Jane Hunt and Jenny Bourke commence leave. To all students, families and staff, have a well earnt break – with Year 12 students

continuing some study, revision and catch-up if needed, as they recharge their batteries for the run down the home straight of Semester 2.

Tony Collins — Principal

Centralian Eistedfodd Category Winners

Far left: (Back) Loua Etepo-Aunie, Sam Druce and

Claudia Viant Berg. (Front) Kenneth Habunite

Left: Riana Naufahu

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It has been a busy time in Term 2 with contact times, Wednesday morning trainings, health checks, Friday morning breakfasts, the boxing

anger management course (which the fellas named Brother Boys Boxing Team), after school footy games, camps and our national

Clontarf Foundation PD in Sydney. There were three big key events for us this term, the ANZAC Day march in Week 1, the Territory Cup in

Week 5 and the Billy Kart Derby in Week 7.

ANZAC Day March

It was a great honour to be a part of the ANZAC Day march again this year and it was a proud moment seeing our fellas marching together

with Centralian Senior College staff and Girls Academy members holding the College banner. It is important for us to continue to reflect on

the sacrifices and input provided by our service men and women and to pay our respects to them.

Territory Cup

The Territory Cup is a big event for Clontarf each year, with academies coming together from all across the Northern Territory for a day of

football action. This year we hosted the event in Alice Springs with teams from Casuarina, Palmerston, Gove, Gunbalanya and Tennant

Creek to name a few. Our fellas went through the tournament undefeated to set up a grand final show down against cross town rivals

Yirara College. After trailing by one goal at half time, the fellas came out firing to snatch the lead and win the game by five points in a

thrilling nail biter, a fitting game to end a hugely successful Territory Cup for Clontarf. The team was lead by our Captain Eddie Campbell

and Vice-Captain Caleb Gerrard. Individual awards were given to the following players:

Clontarf Spirit Award: Caleb Gerrard

MVP: Tarrant Maher

Territory Cup All Star Team: Reggie Gallagher, Jai Harvey, Dominic Forbes

Billy Kart Derby

In the lead up to the Finke Desert Race, we again went out to Yirara College for the annual Billy Kart Derby where academies from the

Central Region (Centralian SC, CMS, Yirara and Tennant Creek) all came together to put their billy karts to the test against each other.

This year Bunnings came on board to support the event by donating all of the material needed to build our billy karts using a standard DIY

billy kart template. The Year 11 Integrated Learning Class visited Bunnings every Friday morning to build our billy karts in the DIY Work-

shop space. We built two billy karts named Pudabay (Arrernte word for hurry up, although we changed the spelling for the purpose of nam-

ing the billy kart) and Motorv8. Although we didn’t win too many races at the event, our fellas really enjoyed the process of building the billy

karts with the help of staff from Bunnings. We have now built up a strong relationship with Bunnings and the staff there who are keen to

support Clontarf with future community activities. Bunnings have also expressed an interest in employing suitable students from our acade-

my. We thank Bunnings for their ongoing valued support!

Farewell

Unfortunately we had to say farewell to the Norman brothers, Lance and Barrie, this term as they

make the move down to Adelaide with their family. We will miss them around our academy room, as

they are regulars at Clontarf and were great contributors in lending a helping hand with any of our

activities . It was good to see the staff and many of their peers come down to our academy room for

thefarewell lunch. We wish Lance and Barrie all the very best.

Tyson Carmody - Director & Cheyne Miles - Operations Officer





END OF TERM IS HERE!

Its been a busy Term 2 for Girls Academy with many classes and events. We would especially like to highlight and congratulate the Year 10 and 11 students who volunteered to assist with Centralian Middle School’s Athletics Carnival. The day was a great success, thanks to the students who lead by example and completed their jobs to a terrific standard. The teachers at CMS were very impressed and loved seeing our student’s smiling faces again. A big thank you to Rekeah Nardoo, Tamzin Little, Emily McGinness, Shania Cole-Presley, Shania Armstrong, Janaya Kopp, Tallulah Ford and Kaymani Shelford.

To end the semester we celebrated the students who were ‘Shining Bright’ with over 80% attendance, as well as engagement and participation in Girls Academy activities and their schooling. We had a total of 18 students achieving Shining Bright who were rewarded with a lunch at ‘Sporties’ restaurant as well as a trip to the cinema. It was a great, fun and relaxing day for the girls and we would love to

see even more of our students achieving Shining Bright. Looking forward to seeing you all back for a great Term 3 with Girls Academy.

Nicolette Dunn - Program Manager and Samantha Hill - Senior Development Officer

Nicolette (Sissy) Dunn and Samantha Hill

Top: Janaya Kopp at the CMS Athletics Carnival

Left: Lunch at Sporties



Students travelling home using the school buses are required to either wear the Centralian Senior College uniform or have their Student

ID on them to show to the bus driver.

Students will be picked up in the morning even if they aren’t wearing the uniform or do not have their Student ID, but will not be allowed to

board at the end of the school day.

Replacement Student IDs can be purchased from Reception for $5.

Notice to all families regarding students being out of class. If you get a call from your child to drop something off for them, including food

and drink, can you please tell them to go to class and you will bring it to the Reception.

Our College day starts at 8.30am and ends at 2.50pm

Our Break times are

10.10am – 10.40am for recess

12.20pm – 1.10pm for lunch

All students are expected to be in class at all times and if you need to call your child please do so during break times or contact Reception

(phone 8958 5000) and we will get the message passed onto your child.

Lack of regular attendance by a small number of is greatly hindering their learning, with our attendance decreasing during Term 2. We ask parents and families to support their students in maximising their attendance. Students missing classes should only be occurring in the case of sickness, medical appointments or family reasons. Where attendance is not possible, we ask that parents notify the College as

soon as possible by phoning 8958 5000 or SMS message: 0427 135 122.

When students sign in and out, the new process is that they are to note if a parent / guardian is aware, and if so, what the name of that

parent / guardian is. Reception staff will then contact the parent / guardian to check that they are aware.

Please come into Reception or contact the College if your child is late or needs to leave the College during school time, so absences can

be explained / notified.

It is the policy of the College that all students who wish to drive to and from school must fill out a Student Driver & Car Registration Form

and show their drivers licence, so a copy can be taken to be kept on file.

Year 12 students who wish to leave the school grounds during lunch time must fill out a Year 12 Lunch Pass Form and have it signed by a

parent / guardian.

Year 10 and 11 students are not permitted to leave the College grounds during recess and lunch.

All students have access to the CDU Café / Coffee Shop for food and drink purchases during breaks or before school, not during class

time. Nadine Branagan - Home Liaison Officer and Wendy O’Brien - Aboriginal Education Worker



Congratulations to our Term 2 Attendance Award winners. Enjoy your movie ticket !

Perfect Attendance

Kurtis Storey

Levi Wilkinson

Zhengxiong Xiao

Trixia Mae Calica

Yong Lee

Clementine Moore

Poojana Thotwatta

Emmanuel Adeniji

Noa Brittain

Georgia Hay

Brianna Hughes

Kowmini Janappriya

Gemma Lorkin

Phoung Phan

Perfect Attendance (cont.)

Ravneet Shinmarh

Excellent Attendance

Emily McGinness

Riley Haselton

Matthew Carter

Bradley Casey

Simphiweyinkosi Sibanda

Isobel McCormack

Improved Attendance

Annie Lee

Levi Thomas

Mikayla Wesley-Cole

Improved Attendance (cont.)

Charles Loza

Antony Baby Thoppil

Courtney Anderson

Erin Geraghty

Emily Hopkins

Sinafoni Naufahu

Rachel Richards

Kaymani Shelford

Mintada Waengwan

Damien WIlton

Madisen Davis Tahere

Justin Oyat

Elizabeth Taylor

Luka Yeaman

Nadine Branagan - Home Liaison Officer



What things made up your popular culture when you were a teenager ? What music did you listen to ? What were the latest fashions ?

What celebrities did you idolise ?

For the past three weeks, students in Year 10 History have been examining Australian popular culture and how and why it has changed over the decades. To help start their studies on this new topic, Year 10 History students took part in an in-school popular culture ‘museum’

exhibit.

The display featured clothing from the 50’s to the 70’s, old vinyl records, walkmans, landline phone sets and a polaroid camera. The display provided students with an interactive means of exploring how fashion, technology and entertainment in Australia have changed

over the years. Students enjoyed posing for a polaroid photo in a 1970’s get-up and playing with some old rotary dial phones.

This display couldn’t have happened without the generous donations from our school staff, and we hope to run the display again for Year

10 students commencing History in the second semester.

Year 12 Hoodies arrived just in time for the freezing temperatures !

Emma Forrester - History Teacher

Helen Wilkinson—Year 12 Coordinator



Centralian Senior College students have had another great year at the Centralian Eisteddfod. Congratulations to all our participants and

particularly to category winners:

Best Band Year 12 and Under: Paradise Affairs (Right and Loua Etepo-Aunie, Claudia Viant Berg,

Sam Druce and Kenneth Habunite.)

Best Band year 10 and Under: our Year 10 Band (Jonathan Doolan, Steven Hoare, Ezra Angeles, Caleb Gerard, Ralph Palale, Quill Tiltsen, Lance Norman,

Levi Thomas and Konnor Bennett.)

Best Female Solo Vocal 18 and Under:

Loua Etepo-Aunei

Best Female Solo Vocal 16 and Under:

Sinafoni Naufahu

Perpetual Trophy Most Promising Female Vocalist 18 and Under:

Sinafoni Naufahu

As well as:

Highly Commended Rock Band Year 12 and Under: Juice (Felise Naufahu, Ricky Bloomfield, Tjamiwa Presley,

Shawn Foster and Brodie Roesch.)

Highly Commended Rock Band Year 12 and Under:

PD (Gemma Lorkin, Matt Vignoni and Jae Clarke.)

Highly Commended Female Vocal Solo 18 and Under:

Gemma Lorkin Genevieve O’Loughlin - Music Teacher

Our Cert II Rural Operations students are busy halter breaking their cattle for the upcoming Alice Springs Show. We were given nine Stud Brahams from Katherine Rural College, six weaners and three older Brahmans. The older Brahams have just gotten back from

Rockhampton Beef Week. Please come over to the cattle yards during the Alice Springs Show and check out our friendly cattle.

Kerri-Anne Butler - Rural Operations Support

Left: David Maude Above: Quill Tiltsen and Travis Kenny.



During Week 8 and 9 of this term, students studying Japanese at Centralian Senior College and Centralian Middle School had the

opportunity to participate in an overseas educational study tour to Japan. The group of 11 students travelled to Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima

and Kyoto. Students were encouraged to put their language skills to the test for everyday activities such as purchasing subway tickets,

ordering meals and navigating the cities of Japan. It was great to see the students actively using their Japanese language skills.

The highlight of the study tour were the visits made to three schools, Kaetsu High School, Tsukinoki High School and Osaka Mino Jiyu

Gakuen. At all schools, students were given the chance to socialise with their Japanese peers whilst enjoying activities such a traditional

tea ceremony, singing, brass band performance, cheerleading and attending English classes; where the students practiced their Japanese

and helped Japanese students with their English.

Whilst visiting Osaka Mino Jiyu Gakuen, students experienced home stays with Japanese families. For most students this was the

highlight of the trip. Friendships were formed and Japanese families were overwhelmed that Australian students wanted to get to know

them and learn their language.

Spending time at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum was an eye opener for our students. The experience was powerful and

extremely moving.

Students also spent time at many shrines, temples and Zen gardens, allowing students time to meditate and reflect on their experiences

while overseas whilst also learning about

different religions and spiritual practices.

Overall the trip was a huge success and

enormously valuable for language students to

practice their language skills and to immerse

themselves into the culture of Japan.

Tara Welch - Administration Officer

Alice Springs Language Centre



Daniel Ford - Year 11 Student

When we went into the Waste Depot Facility we came across this sign which tells us where to go for disposal of materials.

When we arrived at the Town Council Waste Depot we saw a sculpture of a Recycling Machine with a flock of sheep made out of recycled materials. The students who went were Nigel PeiPei, Luka Yeaman and myself including the teacher of the class Marg McHugh.

When we went through the Weigh Bridge they have a sign that tells you the fees for different vehicles. Every vehicle going to the facility is weighed and charged accordingly. Our school bus weighed 2.5 tonnes

We had a visit from the Environment Officer Hayley Michener, who took time out of her busy day to come and see how we do our Re-cycling and to give us tips on how to get better at it.

Nigel, Luka and myself got a reward for organising and cleaning the recycling area in the Gateways Shade Area.



2018 Law Week – Mock Trial

An event for aspiring young lawyers, or those with an interest in the criminal justice system, was recently held in the new Supreme Court building. Some of our students participated in the trial as jurors, while criminal lawyers engaged in a mock trial presided over by a judge. Studying Law and Criminology opens up a wide range of career opportunities in business, media, the arts, science, education, engineering

and government.

The University of Adelaide – Medicine & Health Sciences Career Forum

Former Alice Springs students, now doctors, provided information including that 25% of students entering Medicine must be from a rural

background https://health.adelaide.edu.au/rural/scholarships/

Adelaide Medical School provides three options for school leavers:

If you wish to pursue a career in medicine, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

If you are interested in human health but aren’t yet sure where that might take you, Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences can be

tailored to your interests and career aspirations

The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced) is an option for aspiring future leaders in health For more information, download health undergraduate program guide (pdf file) or read more at https://health.adelaide.edu.au/

medicine/study-experience

NT High School to Health Careers Program

Centralian Senior College students, interested in exploring health courses, participated in a workshop provided by current university stu-

dents undertaking studies in:

Clinical Sciences (Doctor – General Practitioner) Dental Surgery Exercise and Sports Science

Health Science (Health Promotion Officer) Midwifery Nursing

Occupational Therapy Pharmacy Physiotherapy

Psychological Science Science (Optometrist) Social Work

University of Melbourne

Nathan McLean, Recruitment Officer, recently spoke with interested Year 11 and 12 students about:

Courses and career outcomes, including the Melbourne Model with its many breadth opportunities and unique graduate pathways.

Opportunities such as studying a concurrent diploma, taking on an internship, going on exchange and scholarships.

Access Melbourne, a special entry scheme for under-represented schools and those with a disadvantaged financial background.

Making a new home in Melbourne, including housing options and connecting with others and student services.

Building Young People for Success

Students of a multicultural background recently participated in three after school sessions delivered by Mahongo Fumbel from Born to Win

Consulting. They looked at:

Tips to achieve their goals in career/life

How to encourage and inspire friends to succeed

Tips when having difficult conversations and improve communication with others

Building confidence

The program was very engaging and a great success.

Ann Goodwin - Course, Career & Transition Adviser

https://health.adelaide.edu.au/rural/scholarships/

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The Northern Territory Literary Award is a prestigious, annual competition for Northern Territory writers. One section, the Kath Manzie

Youth Award, celebrates the best of poetry and prose written by young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years. This year judges

have short listed four writers in the NT, and three of those finalists are Centralian College students!

Ellaby Kenneth in Year 10 submitted a creative spoken word piece titled Vanilla. Ezra Angeles and Janaya Kopp, also both Year 10

students at Centralian SC, submitted work they created as part of their first assignment in Mrs. Glenda McCarthy’s English class. Ezra’s

poem honours his “culture and ancestors that walked the red dirt of his home Ayampe. He also shares his love of football and the good

vibes of having family close. Janaya submitted an autobiographical piece titled I Belong in which she writes about returning to the beauti-

ful landscape and rugged MacDonnell ranges after living in Melbourne for a year. Janaya shares the joy she takes in a long bloodline of

family traditions and culture… the Corkwood tree and the fierce emu, my Dreaming.

The Northern Territory Literary Awards Ceremony event will take place on Tuesday 24 July at Araluen Arts Centre at 5:30 pm. The event

is free but bookings must be made through Eventbrite at https://ntliteraryawards.eventbrite.com.au. We hope that family and friends of the

finalists are able to attend the ceremony, as well as College students and staff. See advertisement on next page.

Judges commented on the high standard of work submitted for the Kath Manzie Award this year, so our congratulations go to Ellaby, Ezra

and Janaya. We are proud of all Centralian Senior College students for their great writing, speaking and thinking. Keep sharing your

stories and perspectives; we need to hear your voices!

Glenda McCarthy - English / Humanities Team Leader

Ellaby Kenneth, Ezra Angeles and Janaya Kopp

https://ntliteraryawards.eventbrite.com.au





Alice Springs Town Council's Youth Action Group is a group of young individuals who meet once a month to discuss youth issues in Alice

Springs, and come up with solutions to those issues. The group organises a range of youth-focused events throughout the year. The

group aims to empower young people by including them in Council decision making, helping them to develop new skills, and also creating

a positive perception of young people in Alice Springs.

Meetings are held monthly. Young people under the age of 25 can get involved today by contacting the Youth Services Officer on 8950

0500, or following the Youth Action Group on Facebook or Instagram by searching Alice Springs Youth Action Group.

On Friday 31 August (Week 6 Term 3), all staff will be

participating in a Relationship Based Learning workshop focused

on refining a shared and common understanding of what quality

teaching and learning looks like at Centralian Senior College.

There will be no Year 11 & 12 classes operating on this Whole

School Professional Development Day which has been approved

by College Council & the Department of Education. Supported

study will be available for Year 12 students in the Year 12 Study

Centre on this day.

Year 10 students will be expected to continue to attend and

participate in their VET Intensive courses during this week, which

will be the third week of four one week blocks for this year.

Any queries please contact me on phone: 8958 5000 or

email: [email protected].



Tony Collins - Principal

mailto:[email protected]





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