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NEWSLETTER ISSUE 3 MAY 9 2019

DIARY DATES

Pupil Free Day Friday May 10

NAPLAN Tuesday May 14 to Thursday May 16

Year 10 Transition Day/ Career Expo Wednesday May 15

Year 10 Career Thursday May 16 to Conversations Friday May 31

Year 10 Outdoor Ed Wednesday May 22 to Camp Friday May 24

Governing Council Wednesday May 22

Reconcilliation Week Monday May 27 to Friday May 31

8/9 Boys Football Wednesday May 29

WASP Camp Monday June 3 to Friday June 7

Public Holiday Monday June 10

Snow Tour Parent Info Night Wednesday June 12

Governing Council Wednesday June 19

SACE Parent Info NIght at EJEHS 6.00pm Wednesday June 19

SAASTA Power Cup Thursday June 20 to Friday June 21

TERM DATES 2019Term 1 Jan 29 - April 12Term 2 Apr 29 - July 5Term 3 July 22 - Sept 27Term 4 Oct 14 - Dec 13

STAFF LEADERSHIPPrincipal Tricia RichmanDeputy Principal Jenna HewlettAssistant Principal Dianna Pickert

www.whyallahs.sa.edu.au

20 Broadbent Terrace, Whyalla SA 5600 P 08 8645 8844 F 08 8645 0057 E dl.0822_info@schools.sa.edu.au

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FROM THE PRINCIPALDear Parents, Caregivers and Community Members,Welcome back to term two.

After an extremely busy term one, staff and students are looking forward to the term ahead. The list of events scheduled for term two include:

• NAPLAN

• Career Conversations for Year 10 students with EJEHS

• Year 10 Career Expo

• Knock Out Sports

• Reconciliation Week

• WASP Camp

• SAASTA Power Cup

• SAASTA Cert III TAFE Block

• NAIDOC Week

NAPLANDuring week three, our year 9 students will be involved in NAPLAN Testing. Testing will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday with Thursday being allocated as a catch up testing day.

This year the tests are online so they will take place in the students normal classrooms.

Please take the time to discuss NAPLAN with your child, and stress the importance of the students trying their best to complete the questions.

Staff UpdatesCongratulations must go to Mrs Mandy Quinn who has won the position of Business Manager. Mrs Quinn has done an excellent job backfilling this position for the past 19 months. I am very greatful for her work and winning this position is reward for her hard work.

This term we welcome Mrs Denise Wyatt to our Admin SSO team. Mrs Wyatt will be working in Student Services each day, to assist with the day to day running of Student Services.

We have been fortunate enough to obtain the services of Speech Pathologist, Ms Mia Villiani for half a day each week from the Whyalla Education

Office. We look forward to working with Ms Villiani. I know that both staff and students will benefit greatly for her skills and expertise.

I am saddened to say that at the end of week eight this term, we shall be saying goodbye to Ms Reshniel Chandra who will be heading off to live in Brisbane with her family. We wish Ms Chandra the best of luck with her new adventures.

We have been lucky enough to quickly secure a replacement for Ms Chandra and we welcome Mr Jordon Moffat. Mr Moffat will be the new Year 9A/B Maths and Science teacher for the remainder of the year.

The following staffing changes have also taken place.

• Jake Marano 9C/D Maths and Science

• Katie Edwards 9G Maths and Science

• Reshniel Chandra 9 Experiential STEM/Tech classes for the rest of this semester

• Robert Schofield STEM/Tech

• James Vincent STEM/Tech

I thank all staff involved in these changes for their flexibility.

Pupil Free DayOur Pupil Free day is tomorrow. Staff will be working on implementing the recommendations made for us, as a result of our recent External Review. This will be a very valuable learning day for staff.

Unfortunately, the second planned Pupil Free Day scheduled for Friday June 7, has had to be postponed. The reason for this is that the presenter we had booked, is no longer able to come to Whyalla on that day.

The three high schools will now work together to find a date in term three for this rescheduled PD session.

Student UniformThere has been a change in the student uniform policy. Students are now allowed to wear plain black track pants. These can be cuffed or not cuffed. Black track pants are available from Intersport, Cotton On and Target. Prices for these pants range from $15 to $60.

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL CONT’D Student Uniform Cont’dThere is also a student jacket now available to order from Student Services. The navy jacket (pictured below), which will have the school logo on it, will be priced at $70. This will need to be paid at the time you place your order. Orders for a minimum of 5 jackets will need to be received before we can place an order.

Social MediaSocial Media is an extremely effective way to deliver information about events happening at the school. When used properly, it is beneficial for students, staff, parents and the wider community. Can I please remind all users of our school Facebook page that posting inappropriate and disrespectful comments is not acceptable. If you have any issues that you would like to discuss please ring and make an appointment to see myself, Jenna Hewlett or Dianna Pickert. Can I also please highlight to parents that if your child is having issues with cyber bullying outside of school hours, we are very limited in how we can help you.

If your child is the victim of cyber bullying you need to raise your concerns with SAPOL. The advice we will also give parents is to keep copies of the messages, block the person who is doing the cyber bullying, deactivate your child’s Facebook account and make contact with SAPOL.

Please feel free to contact either Jenna, Dianna or myself if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s learning at Whyalla High School.

Tricia Richman Principal tricia.richman777@schools.sa.edu.au

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN NEW SCHOOL DESIGN

On Thursday May 2, six students were invited to attend a session to discuss with the architects for Whyalla’s new $100 million high school, what they would like to see included in the school’s design. Students participated in a variety of activities including a conversation about where they learn best, where they feel challenged, and what they like most about their current school. The session wrapped up with students writing notes starting with ‘Dear Architects’ to identify their biggest wish for the new school.

Will Faulds said he would like to have an arts focus in the new school, and smaller class sizes to make it easier for students to concentrate during lessons. “The schools we already have do have a big focus on science and sports, it would be great to have a focus on arts subjects like music and performing arts” he said.

The architects said that students provided an interesting perspective about what is important to them in a school and in the different learning environments. These sessions occurred with students and teachers from across Whyalla and were essential for the architects to gain an understanding of the Whyalla community during the design process for the new school.

Back Left: Sophia Bartemucee (Thomson Rossi), Zoe King (Cox Architecture), Ginni Francisco (Cox Architecture), Adam Hannon (Cox Architecture) and Marino Rossi (Thomson Rossi).Front: Whyalla High School students, Jazmine Stevens, Corey Janejka, Tenille Buss, Ben Spigiel and Stuart High School student, Darryl Hallett. (Photography courtesy of the Whyalla News)

STUDENT LEADERSHIP DAY Last term, the Student Voice Team took part in Whyalla Student Leadership Day run by Michael Edgecombe, from Doing Life Together Innovation and Consulting, and Gail Rostig from the Whyalla City Council.

This was an engaging experience for all 14 students involved to develop and understand their leadership potential. Students learnt about different perspectives of each other and themselves such as viewing the world through a broken window or through a heart shape, with compassion. They discussed that the value of

someone is not taken away by the story in which they live and engaged in activities demonstrating this connectedness and overlapping of stories.

Students created artwork which reflected themselves through a compassionate window, with local artists showing examples of their self-reflections.

The middle session was composed of learning about what made a good leader and student-lead discussions. One element of being a good leader was to know your ‘Why’ or purpose. Students reflected and responded insightfully to questions such as what are you passionate about? What stirs your soul? And what is something you wish you could do every day? Taryn Fay (Student Voice Leader) commented that these questions “...make you dig deeper than surface level, finding out what do you really want to do?” Cooper Jacobs also mentioned that he “...learnt a lot about myself”. Students visualised the process of finding their purpose, growing with others to establish change and cast longer term visions. They eagerly participated in interactive activities to develop their skills in producing new and inventive ideas and creations.

At lunch time students were provided with a BBQ lunch and participated in outdoor activities. Activities included playing totem tennis, giant Jenga, supersized connect four as well as taking advantage of dress ups and instant photos. Other students chose to enjoy the sunshine by relaxing on the bean bags and eating popcorn provided by the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).

During the afternoon, students looked at the importance of different emotions and how they can manage them. It was discussed how they can recognise what fills up their wellbeing ‘tank’ and what things drain their ‘tank’. Students engaged in discussions surrounding strategies they could use to fill their tank as well as categorising worries and concerns to better prioritise issues they have control over.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the interactive day and have taken away with them insightful concepts to reflect upon and develop further.

School FeesSchool fees are now due.

If you think you may be eligible for school card please call into the

school and fill out an application form, or online.

If you are unable to pay them in full and need to pay by instalments, please

contact Student Services to arrange a payment

plan.

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YEAR 10 OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP On March 7, in term one, the year 10 Outdoor Education class travelled to Mambray Creek for a quick overnight trip. The students familiarised themselves with camping equipment and hiked two different bushwalking tracks. Students weaved their way through Hidden Gorge, within the Mount Remarkable National Park. They also climbed up to the summit of a nearby hill, where they could see Point Lowly across the gulf. They came across many different wildlife species including kangaroos, emus, eagles, goannas and kookaburras.

WASSAC CARNIVAL Students from across the Secondary Alliance demonstrated brilliant sportsmanship, athleticism and exemplary behaviour at the Western Areas Secondary School Athletics Carnival held in Port Lincoln on March 18.

Whyalla finished second in the Division A tournament. As a team the Whyalla Under 16’s group won the A grade pennant for most points. Individual congratulations must go to Storm Collins under 14 ‘B’ Aged Champion, Hannah Ewings under 15 ‘A’ Aged Champion and Jake Murray under 16 ‘A’ Aged Champion. Jake also broke the high jump record with a jump of 1.90m.

ATTENDANCE HOUSE POINTS Students are reminded that houses are rewarded for attendance. Any student whose weekly actual attendance is 95% or higher receives two points for their team each week.

The following students have 100% actual attendance and continue to earn points for their house:

Bonnie AyliffeDaniel Burgan

Jemimah Buya-aoSamantha CashGabriel ChurchZac DarbyHannah DavidsonKaleb DolanDeanna ElvinDenae EvansDaniel EverettBryce FinnMackenzie ForbesVan Rober GamboaSam HageCharlize HeadMathew HerbertLachlan IrwinHayley JenningsRdrene LacsamanaMadison LaneEshae MarstersMakenah McCoombesIsaac MurrayCassandra NobleJack OakeyCordelia ParkerChevelle PooleyDan Raymond ReanoChloe SandersJemma ShepherdSean SomervilleBenjamin SpigielJazmyn StevensBrianna SulleyMonay ThompsonGeorgie Williams

Great work!

Dianna Pickert Assistant Principal

LOST PROPERTYThere is a massive pile of lost property sitting in Student Services. If your child has lost jumpers/

hats or anything else, please call in to Student Services and check through the ever growing pile of lost property.

F1 IN SCHOOLSThroughout the first semester, a class of year 10 students have been engaging in activities related to the F1 in Schools competition. The purpose is to 3D model an F1 car that meets a series of technical regulations, document the process they went through and use CO2 canisters

to race them against other schools.

Some of the other tasks students have been working on include:

• creating a racing team logo/slogan using digital design programs

• deciding on colour patterns that they can use to decorate their car

• sketching design ideas for the 3D models

• conducting research around key principles such as drag, resistance, aerodynamics, mass and downforce.

In week 3, students will have the opportunity to race their current car designs and see what modifications could be made moving forward.

This program also aims to develop skills in problem solving, project management, communication, presentation, teamwork, innovation, self-promotion, collaboration, marketing and entrepreneurialism - all of which will greatly benefit these students moving into their latter schooling year.

Based on the groups the students have formed, they have the opportunity to enter the South Australian F1 in Schools competition which takes place at the Royal Adelaide Show later this year. The students involved are enjoying the program so far and are really looking forward to the opportunity to compete at the Royal Adelaide Show.

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HOUSE POINTSPoints are continually being awarded for care group competitions, service and participation in school events, and actual attendance. Monarch is in the lead at the moment, but it is very close.

EARN & LEARNWe are excited to be taking part in the 2019 Woolworths Earn & Learn program.

During the previous campaign, we were able to purchase some great resources with the points we earned, thanks to you.

From now until June 25, 2019, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding the purchase of tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. These stickers can be given to your children to place in the box at Student Services or you can drop them into our collection box at Woolworths.

The more points we earn, the more we can redeem from a choice of over 10,000 educational resources including mathematics and English resources, art & crafts materials and much, much more!

We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program. If you have any questions, please ask at school.

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One year (1948 I think it was), we decided that a 16mm movie camera would be a desirable acquisition and the houses undertook to raise money for its purchase. It so happened that that year the Australian film Kangaroo was being produced at or near Port Augusta, with Maureen O’Hara and Peter Lawford as stars. Through the film company’s public relations officer we were able to arrange for the four leading house money-raisers to go to Port Augusta to meet Miss O’Hara. She proved to be not only a beautiful young woman but also a very likeable one. No doubt the lucky students have since told this story to their children and grand-children.

1951 On the set of the film ‘Kangaroo’

L-R Bette Marsh, Maureen O’Hara, Lorna Osborn, Joy Ackland,

Shirley MessnerThese students helped raise £132 to buy a movie

camera for the schoolThere were several other extra-curricular

activities which were non-competitive,

and which contributed to the general

enthusiasm for school life.In summer Bert Mitchell led the whole

school down to the beach each day for

swimming lessons - only 300 yards away.

This was only possible because we were a

small school (in secondary numbers).

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There were several hobby clubs, providing a wide choice; a school-improvement

club, boys’ handicrafts and

girls’ handicraft clubs for gardening, photography, dressmaking, glove-making

and fancy cooking.

Students at work in the 1940s

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School Construction

1943

1962 with the newTriple Storey Block

1952 Overview of School from F linders Lookout

75th Anniversary commemorative book highlights special memories and events of

Whyalla High School.Available to purchase by emailing

belinda.harvey551@schools.sa.edu.au or phone 86458844

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Whyalla High School

A Year 8 -10 School

Broadbent Terrace, Whyalla SA 5600

P 08 8645 8844

F 08 8645 0057

E dl.0822.info@schools.sa.edu.au

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Laura Desmond

The music program was a great outlet for my desire to be centre of attention. I was given the opportunity to perform vocally and, to my mother’s surprised delight, I didn’t embarrass myself in a number of solo, duet and small group vocal performances in annual concerts. I really tried to put myself out there in music, and managed to also perform on flute and piano. The combined schools’ Stage Band was a great place to meet students from other schools and go off on fun band tours. An absolute highlight was travelling to Dreamworld in Queensland, performing in the morning, then having free reign over the rides all afternoon.My performing career began in music, but through school arts and culture trips to Adelaide, I was able to start appreciating theatre. Although I never studied drama at Whyalla High, this exposure was a huge influence on me and I have since performed in many shows in Australia. I’ve also written, produced and performed my own work in Scotland and Australia. If it weren’t for these opportunities at Whyalla High, I doubt I would have started my love affair with being on stage.

Someone must have done something right in the classroom too, because as my love for reading and writing was fostered, I started to consider a teaching career for myself. Although I didn’t go from high school straight into a teaching degree, here I am, ten years later, teaching English at a brilliant high school in Adelaide. I had some incredible teachers at Whyalla High who took a real interest in me and my learning. Comments which seem small at the time can stick with students and influence their future. I will be forever grateful for all of the support and opportunities I received at Whyalla High.

L-R Laura Desmond, Rosie Toomer and Linda Farantouris at the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Awards in Adelaide

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1944 The Burgomaster’s Daughter

1945 The Wishing Cap

1946 Guns and Girls Revue

1947 The Jolly Jack Tars

1948 Leap Year Levities

1949 The Mysterious Master • Operetta

• Something to Talk About

1950 Under the Skull & Bones • Revue

• The Village Fair

1951 The Death of Julius Caesar,

and Year Level Presentations

1952 The Pirates of Penzance

1959 The Mysterious Master

1964 The Man in the Bowler Hat, Black

Wednesday, Chez Boguskovsky

(staff play)

1965 East Lynne, Queer Street,

Three Knaves of Normady

1966 The Pie & the Cart, The Little Man,

A Distant Relative (staff play)

1967 Trial By Jury

1968 The Pirates of Penzance

1969 Let’s Make An Opera

1970 The Parker Plan

1971 Figaro and Susanna

1972 It’s A Small War

1973 South Pacific

1974 Tom Sawyer

1975 Let’s Make An Opera

1976 H.M.S. Pinafore

1977 The Mikado

1978 Trial By Jury

1979 The Boyfriend

1980 Annie Get Your Gun

1981 Dracula Baby

1982 Oliver

1983 The Three Tales

1984 The Coolest Cat in Town

1985 Big Rock at Candy’s Mountain

1986 Sheik, Rattle and Roll

1987 Smithy

1988 Austrayah Huyrrah

2013 Joseph and The Amazing

Technicolor Dreamcoat

2014 All Shook Up

2015 Grease

2016 The Addams Family

2017 The Little Mermaid

2018 We Will Rock You

Musicals

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2016 The Addams Family

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