Newsletter 26 September 2014 page 1 College update · 2014. 10. 10. · Hospitality Alice Springs - Cert III Commercial Cookery Tourism Alice Springs 19/09/2014 Tourism Internship

Newsletter – 26 September 2014 page 1

CONTACT US: Centralian Senior College Phone: 8959 5500 Email: [email protected]

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Welcome & Year 10 & 11 Term 3 Progress Reports

Next term we welcome Lyndsay Thomas who will take over for Tony Collins while he is on leave in Term 4.

We would also like to welcome back Jo Dutton and Amanda Bruce as they return from leave.

Progress reports are being posted home during the break with this newsletter. Included with the Year 10

reports may be a letter indicating concern about progression to Year 11 or 12 in 2015. Some students may

need more time to be ready for their next stage of learning and we want to have a plan for success for all

students, I encourage all to come to the Parent Teacher Student evening on Thursday 9 October 5-7pm. I

also encourage students to participate in the Study & Enrichment Centre, continuing every Mon-Thurs

from 3:15pm in the Library.

Eddie Fabijan - Principal

College update “Excellence in all that we do”

UPCOMING DATES

Monday 6 October Term 4 classes commence Year 12 Trial exams commence – see schedule in newsletter

Thursday 9 October Year 10 & 11 Parent, Teacher and Student interviews 5-7pm. Friday 31 October Year 12 Big Lunch In & concert from 12 noon in Year 12 Study Centre Parents and families invited Tuesday 25 November Awards & Presentation Evening @ Araluen Arts Centre from 7pm Friday 28 November Year 12 Formal @ Convention Centre from 6pm

All Year 10 & 11 students and families are invited to

Student / Parent / Teacher Evening to discuss Term 3 Progress Reports

Thursday 9 October

5 – 7 pm upstairs in Humanities area



Student Exchange Australian New Zealand Ltd – Want to go on exchange in 2015?

Apply by Program, Country, Departure Month

30-Sep Semester & Year programs to New Zealand, Italy, United States and Japan (dep. Jan-Mar

2015)

1-Oct Semester and Year programs to Belgium, Brazil, Austria, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic,

Chile and Paraguay (dep. Jan-Feb 2015).

15-Oct Semester and Year programs to the United Kingdom (dep. Jan 2015). 31-Oct If you want to save some cash and reduce the price of your exchange program, don't forget

the deadline for Scholarship and Early Bird Discount applications is Friday 31st October, for

all programs departing between April - September 2015.

All applications need to be received by the dates listed above. Some countries prove to be more popular than others, to ensure your place in the program we recommend that your application is sent to us as early as possible. If you have any concerns regarding these deadlines, or about the programs in general, please give us a call on 1300 135 331 (Australia) and have a chat with the program staff about the destination you are applying for.

GTNT – Now Recruiting for 2015 GTNT is now recruiting for the following Apprenticeships and Traineeships. Please complete your applications online, attaching your resume and other relevant details – http://www.gtnt.com.au/pages/Now-Recruiting.html?src=Alice+Springs

Industry Location Closing Date Qualifications

Power and Water Alice Springs 28/09/2014 Cert III Electrotechnology

Power and Water Alice Springs 28/09/2014 Cert III Engineering - Mechanical Trade

Power and Water Alice Springs 28/09/2014 Cert III Water Operations

Power and Water Alice Springs 28/09/2014 Dual Trade Cert III Electrotechnology / Cert III

Electrotechnology ESI Distribution Linessperson

Hospitality Alice Springs - Cert III Hospitality

Hairdressing Alice Springs - Cert III Hairdressing

Hospitality Alice Springs - Cert III Commercial Cookery

Tourism Alice Springs 19/09/2014 Tourism Internship

Ann Goodwin – Course, Career and Transition Advisor

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 895955500

http://www.gtnt.com.au/pages/Now-Recruiting.html?src=Alice+Springs

mailto:[email protected]



Cyber smart sessions run by the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA)

ACMA came to the College on Wednesday 3 September and presented sessions for all Year 10 students and for

staff. An evening session was also presented for parents on” internet privacy in an age of oversharing”. The sessions

were very informative with up to date information on the latest trends and implications of on-line behaviour. For

current information, tips and advice for parents check out the Cybersmart website: http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/

Robyn Linsdell - College Counsellor

Alice Springs Language Centre

Contact us: 08 8952 5544

[email protected]

Or visit www.alicespringslanguagecentre.com

It’s that time of year again! Our Stage 2 Language

students have been working tirelessly to prepare for their end of year exams which start on the

16th October.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our students studying

Languages for their hard work and dedication, and wish them all the very best

for their exams and their future.

Language courses offered at Centralian Senior College in 2015 are

Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian Stage 1 & 2 Beginners and Continuers and

Spanish Stage 1 & 2 Beginners.

Evening Classes

The ASLC’s adult evening language classes forTterm 4 will be commencing on Monday 6th October.

Classes run one night a week for 8 weeks and there’s many languages offered!

Arrernte ~ Warlpiri ~ French German ~ Indonesian Italian ~ Japanese ~ Mandarin ~ Spanish

Course Fees

Arrernte & Warlpiri—$135

All Other Languages—$180 *student concession available

Enrolments close on Friday 26th September

http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/



“Invited into a space you don’t normally

get to see and responding creatively,

telling a story based on my interpretations

and new found connections to the space or

objects at the Old Alice Springs Gaol has

been a really interesting experience. I feel

these observations changed the way we

thought about art and an objects design”.

Exhibiting student Bradley Parkinson

Opening Night speech

Years 10-11-12 Visual Arts students

Opening Exhibition Night

Objects as Art Hidden Stories from the National Pioneer Women’s

Hall Of Fame Collection of Treasures

Come and view these unique student responses

Exhibition closes Nov 14

“All observations examined the aesthetics as well as revealing the relationship to other ideas and experiences imagined in each object or space.

In treating objects as artwork these young

artists are inviting audiences to see beyond

the objects’ intended function to gain a

sense of the background story, the notion

of the handmade, the resourcefulness, and

sustainability as contemporary reflections.”

Opening night speaker Virginia Heyden

CCD Incite Manager

Telka Williams, Matron at the Old

Alice Springs Gaol spoke about

how art was being reintroduced

back into this space as inmates

would undertake master art

classes. This inaugural exhibition

was making fresh connections

between the community and

youth.

Many thanks for the support of the

National Pioneer Women’s Hall of

Fame Board and Business Manager, in

particular Dianna Newham Curator

whose open invitation sparked this

exciting collaboration.



WOW – World of Work Program During the last two weeks our twenty five Year 10 & 11 students attended an intensive workplace and careers training workshop run by FYA, the Foundation for Young Australians. The main focus of the training was to understand ‘success’ in all its facets. Over the week, students were to consider what success actually is, and more importantly to answer the question ‘what does it take to succeed, both in the workplace and more broadly, in life as a whole?’ Our young men and women were trained by the FYA to develop the skills and personal tools that they could use to attain success in the future. Some students focused on developing their skills in communication and confidence in public speaking, achieving tasks such as overcoming shyness to interview complete strangers on the streets of Alice Springs. Others strongly fostered their skills in decision making, and by the end of the week were backing themselves more strongly in every choice, from public speaking, to deciding and sticking to a definite direction in difficult assignments. Finally, due to the independence allowed within the program, a number of students displayed an immense capacity for leadership, taking initiative to motivate the rest of the group. One student in particular, Elisiah Nawaria excelled here, representing the group as a whole in each place that was visited, and giving a formal thank you to each organisation on behalf of the group and the school.

It was inspiring to see these students develop their skills and confidence so drastically in the space of a single week, and a pleasure to get to know each of them. We look forward to seeing how they succeed in the future. With young men and women as fine as these, I have no doubt that they will.

Jack Rafferty & Anne Channing – Employment Pathways Manager

NAIDOC WEEK On Friday 5 September the College held our annual NAIDOC celebrations. The NAIDOC theme for 2014 was Serving Country –

Centenary and Beyond. Thanks to Jarrod Peckham for doing the Acknowledgement to Country and introducing our

guest speaker Corporal Mark Hancock from Norforce who gave a very informative and well researched speech about Indigenous

participation in the different wars.

Cpl Hancock also asked questions and gave out a few prizes. Thanks to all staff & students involved in the setting up for the BBQ

lunch and fruit cups. The Music students performed well and thanks also to Clontarf for the sports activities. Overall the

afternoon was very enjoyable. Wendy O’Brien – AIEW



Year 12 student - Festival artist and ATOM awards finalist

Year 12 Student Shiloh Jarrett has been announced as a finalist in the 2014 Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) awards for Best Secondary Animation. http://atomawards.org/2014-student-category/best-senior-secondary-animation-2014/ Shiloh has also been selected again as the feature artist ABC the 2014 Alice Desert Festival that launched on Wednesday September 10. Below is a link to an interview that Shiloh and her teacher Lucy Stewart did for Radio Nationals Books and Arts Daily show. “I would have rather it had just been Shiloh's voice! It was a big challenge for Shiloh to find her voice to go alongside her amazing artwork, she likes to say 'I don't like talking about myself' but her words are spot on.” http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/alice-desert-festival-feature-artist2c-shiloh-jarrett/5722414

Term 3 VET

Another successful round was completed over weeks 7 and 8 of this Term. Attendance was high and the College

received great feedback from many VET lectures who commented on the engagement and attention to task they

noted in the vast majority of our students. This is in line with previous Intensives and is something we will be keen to

see occur again in the last Intensive weeks next term (weeks 4 and 5). Students are reminded that attendance is

crucial to successful completion of a VET Certificate, and that credits from VET courses contribute to successful

completion of an NTCET.

This term the College ran Certificate 1 in Business: Becoming a Worker. Tonia Folino-Driver, a trainer from GTNT in

Darwin delivered the course. Tonia commented most positively on how focused and attentive the group was and

was very pleased that students were able to finalize all aspects of the course within the one week.

A couple of VET Courses for various reasons did not run through the entire week and I would like to thank teacher

Chris McCullagh for his work supervising these students, who were able to use the time to complete tasks from

English, Maths and other subjects during this time.

Anne Channing – VET Manager

Lucy Stewart – Gateways Art Teacher

http://atomawards.org/2014-student-category/best-senior-secondary-animation-2014/

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/alice-desert-festival-feature-artist2c-shiloh-jarrett/5722414

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/alice-desert-festival-feature-artist2c-shiloh-jarrett/5722414



Junior Volunteer Program

Students can volunteer at Vinnies on a Saturday and during school holidays. Student volunteers are provided with a

stress free retail working environment, where they learn customer service skills, money handling, stock control and

visual merchandising. We can offer them written references.

Vinnies Youth

Vinnies Youth is a new initiative for Alice Springs. Students are encouraged to form their own committees (with an

individual school) with the support Vinnies staff to organise activities and projects that support people in need

within our local community, on behalf of Vinnies.

For example a mentoring group could:

spend time at the Juvenile Detention Centre providing positive peer support.

co-ordinate craft activities for the children, or a specific project such as building a garden bed at the

Women’s shelter (available to female volunteers only).

support camps for children in need. EG: children fighting cancer or children of parents with cancer.

AND MUCH MORE…

Vinnies funds all activities and provides continued support; there is no religious aspect to the group but the focus of

the community involvement must support the vision and ethos of the St Vincent de Paul! For further information

please contact Melissa Durston on 89521074.

Year 10 Dinner Dance On Thursday September 18, the Year 10 Dinner Dance was held at the Desert Lantern. It was a success with a

fantastic turn out.

Students arrived in all forms of transport and were dressed to impress. All students looked amazing. As the night

progressed dancing became the main entertainment with everyone getting involved. The food was fantastic and

everyone had a good time, definitely not a night to forget anytime soon. A big Thankyou to all the staff and students

that helped put the event together.

Professional photos can be purchased from:

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age=thumbsv

Laryssa Montgomery – Dinner Dance Coordinator

Message from the DoH

The Department of Health (DoH) provides a FREE dental service to all children attending Primary and Secondary

school. If your child/children require a check-up or treatment, please contact Flynn Drive Dental Centre on

89516713. A parent or guardian MUST attend with their child/children.

Risk Assessments of Home Economics - Covered footwear required in Home Economics classes

Students undertaking or choosing practical courses such as Home Economics, Food & Hospitality, Integrated

Learning Foods etc – must wear covered in footwear to each lesson in order to comply with the WHS legislation

and the Dept of Education Policy regarding Footwear.

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Year 10 Dinner Dance

A great night had by all

Telka Williams Matron at

the Old Alice Springs Gaol

spoke about how art was

being reintroduced back

into this space as inmates

would undertake master art

classes. This inaugural

exhibition was making fresh

connections between the

community and youth.



Stage 2 (Year 12) Trial Examinations – Week 1 Term 4, 2014

Students are to assemble outside the CDU Library Seminar Room at least 15 minutes before their examination start time. Note: 8am & 12:30pm start times to replicate upcoming final exams.

Language Trial Exams have occurred Week 8 Term 3.

Students who are ill on the morning of their examination must inform the College by calling reception on 8959 5500 and present a medical certificate on their return to College.

Year 12 Subject Teacher Number of students

Date & Time Location

English Studies Whiley 15 Monday 6 Oct 8:00 am to 11:10 pm

CDU Library Seminar Room

English as a Second Language Studies

Donohoe 3 Monday 6 Oct 12:30 pm to 3:40 pm


Psychology Yeaman 8 Tuesday 7 Oct 8:00 am to 10:10 pm


Physics Collins 4 Tuesday 7 Oct 12:30 pm to 3:40 pm


Modern History Donohoe 5 Wednesday 8 Oct 8:00 am to 11:10 pm


Mathematical Studies Mirtschin 5 Wednesday 8 Oct 12:30 pm to 3:40 pm


Biology Colson 6 Thursday 9 Oct 8:00 am to 11:10 pm


Tourism Montgomery 13 Thursday 9 Oct 12:30 pm to 2:40 pm


Physical Education Whitehead 9 Friday 10 Oct 8:00 am to 10:10 am


Chemistry Sellar 6 Friday 10 Oct 8:00 am to 11:10 pm


Legal Studies Woodman 6 Friday 10 Oct 1:00 pm to 4:10 pm


Specialist Mathematics (NTOEC)

Mirtschin 2 Monday 13 Oct (week 2) 8:00 am to 11:10 pm

Centralian SC Conference Rm

Note: no trial exam for Stage 2 Mathematical Applications as class completed written exam in June.

Note: Stage 2 Mathematics Pathways external assessment - Supervised Investigation (3 hours) is scheduled for:

Friday 17 October - (Week 2 Term 4) 9am – 12 noon (3 hours)

in CDU Higher Education building Room 15.1.03 (to the left as you enter the front door).



Student Car Park

College Polo Shirts / Uniform Policy – minimum required standard

Centralian Middle School

For further information to enrol year 7 – 9 students please

contact Centralian Middle School reception on 8950 2500

Recent changes to the Student Car Park register have been

implemented, to make the permit system easier for parents and

carers. For parents of students driving to school simply indicate

whether you permit your child to have any other student as a

passenger, or only specified other students. For parents of students

travelling as passengers indicate whether you permit your child to

travel in any other student’s car, or only in the car of a specified

student. Please contact the college if you have any queries on the car

park arrangements.

For some time the College has endeavoured to have students at school

wearing appropriate clothing. College Council has made a decision that

there will be a minimum standard. This minimum standard is the College

polo shirt. A student may wear any shirt as long as it has the same

coverage as the polo shirt. Any one wearing singlets will be asked to put

on a temporary shirt for the day or they will be required to go home and

change.

To assist this change the College will provide every student with one new

shirt. If you wish to purchase more you can do so at College reception.

These new polo shirts will soon be available for all students, with the

addition of a new unique design for Year 12 students. Early in Term 4

one standard polo shirt will be provided to all Year 10 & 11 students at

no cost. One “Senior” polo shirt will also be provided to all Year 12

students, again at no cost. For 2015, two additional shirts will be

available for purchase for $50 via the Back to School voucher program.



Alice Springs Youth Action Group Youth Survey

YAG have created a survey for the youth of Alice Springs to complete, we ask that you make this survey available to

any young people who you have contact with so that we can get as many responses as possible.

The survey will close on Friday 18 October 2014.

The hyperlink will take you directly to the survey webpage where this survey will be completed anonymously:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/58865MG

Our aim is to understand and attract the ideas created from young people aged between 5 to 24 years old.

The information provided will give our committee a greater knowledge of what the young people want.

We hope to use this information to inform discussion within the sector and provide an opportunity for young people

to tell us what they want.

Survey will take approximately 10 minutes. Please be advised that some young people will need assistance with this

survey.

Emma Secombe – Health Promoting School Nurse

Gateways Gossip

This term has been a productive one for all of our students in the Gateways Program.

For many this term is known as the premiership term and all students have handled

themselves well with all of the work requirements. Students from both Year 10 and 11

were lucky enough to be a part of a successful program known as the WOW (WOW

stands for World of Work) program. All students who participated got a lot from the

program and have grown from it. Thank you to all involved, students and staff.

We also had the opportunity to go and

do some valuable research on

different job opportunities with the

Career Expo in town this term. Many

of our students found out what they

need to do to successfully move from

School life into the workforce. Below is

a photo taken of one of our students

Travis Long who got to meet Cuz

Congress.

Debra Welch – Gateways Special Support Officer

We hope that everyone has a

great break and comes back

nice and relaxed ready for

the homerun quarter and

ready to work.

Thank you for a great term

one and all.

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