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2010 Term TwoVolume Seven Issue Two

OUR TOWN

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Reflecting on this term, I see a school that overflows with experiential learning. I see students who are engaged, excited and challenged

by their studies tackling every opportunity put before them. I see goals surpassed, dreams in the making, and bright futures ahead. It

is a good school that ensures those opportunities exist and that strives to develop each and every one of them. That so many students here

take up those opportunities is testament to the quality of the ‘team’ that is Kormilda College. To everyone here, staff and students, thank you for providing us with such an energetic, action-packed, fun-filled, and highly motivating term – snapshots of which I now invite you to share with us in this 2010 Term 2 edition of towards tomorrow. David Shinkfield - Principal

From our ChaplainsIn part you owe your cell phone and your computer to a Christian named Samuel Morse. When asked what

he did when confronted with deadlock, Morse shared a secret. I got down on my knees and prayed for light, and light came. That is why the first message sent by transatlantic cable read What God has wrought.

Our Senior VET band travelled to Parliament House for Sorry Day celebrations, while out VET Art students provided artworks for display.

Principal’s Perspective

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At the National Worldskills Competition held in Brisbane, I competed against Australia’s best tourism VETiS students for a period of three days. This was an amazing

experience and has opened many future pathways and career opportunities. As a result, I was awarded the bronze medal at the presentation ceremony. This was a huge honour and I felt privileged to represent the Northern Territory in a national competition. I was one of the first two medallists ever placed for the Northern Territory in this competition. It was a major achievement for me both academically and personally. Brienna Logie, Year 12

WorldSkills Debating

Vaanathy Kandiah and Claire Marron, both in Year 10 have been selected to represent the Northern Territory in the National Debating Championships. They will travel to Queensland later this year and we wish them every success.

A group of senior students have been participating in the Darwin Interschool Debating Competition this Semester, giving up their lunch times on Wednesday’s and some Monday’s to pull together their speeches and strategies. The debates took place at CSC every Wednesday after school and were judged by the facilitators of other schools. The debates were both impromptu and prepared, based on current events.

We entered two senior teams with both doing well. Team 1 with Josh May, Vaanathy Kandiah, Kyan Higginson and Heather Kerley came 3rd, and Team 2, Jess Grumelart, Trixie Lidberg-Hughes, Stephen Enciso and Claire Marron scraped through to the semi-finals.

Competing in debates encouraged us to improve our English skills by crafting logical and cohesive arguments. We also gained experience and skills in public speaking. All in all the debating competition was well worth partaking in, and I wish all those going to nationals the best of luck. Claire Marron, Year 10

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United Nations Youth Association

Samah Hadid, Paddy McCann and Alice Bleby from the United Nations Youth Association visited students from remote areas. Jotting down notes about their communities, Kormilda, aspirations and concerns, one student wrote I like Kormilda College because it keeps me out of trouble. I am around people my own age and it’s easy for me to learn in this environment. I’m getting more independent, learning to stand alone instead of depending on my Mum and Dad. I have lots of good friends. I love it here at Kormilda. The students were keen to find ways of protecting the environment for future generations, keeping their cultures and languages strong.

Northern Territory Literary Awards

This year is the first year that I’ve felt confident enough to enter the NT Literary Awards, and the second year

I’ve been eligible. I probably still wouldn’t have entered if it weren’t for my mum’s nagging, and my friends’ absolute

faith in my abilities. Finding out that two of my pieces had made it as finalists had me jumping up and down. Standing next to my fellow Kormilda College finalists as my name was called as the winner was probably the happiest moment of my life. Reading the other finalists entries later on that night had me amazed that I had won. Sean and Stephen’s stories are awesome! If anyone likes to write, and believes that they have even a 1% chance of winning, then go for it! I never expected to win, and maybe you’ll

be pleasantly surprised too! Kierra-Jay Power, Year 9

Kormilda blitzed the Kath Manzie Literary Award category at this year’s NT Literary Awards, with all three finalists coming from Kormilda. Congratulations to Kierra-Jay Power, Stephen Enciso and Sean Kelly (l-r).

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Languages

French

We had lots of fun learning many new and interesting things about Francophonie countries. We never knew there were so many French speaking countries! We also learnt many facts about these countries; like Vanuatu has an underwater post office! Sofia Ranger, Tara Dale, Kierra-Jay Power, Hannah Taylor, Lily Whiteaker, Year 9

Indonesian Gamelan and the Indonesian Consulate

Twice a week we have been travelling to the Indonesian Consulate to learn to play the Gamelan. It has been an eye opening experience to play these traditional instruments, with all of us trying a wide variety of them. We have played a total of six different instruments. Our wonderful conductor, Pak Pri, has taken us through, step-by-step, how to play all of the instruments. It has been a wonderful experience. Now we know about some of the music that Indonesian people listen to, and not just the language.Matt Vaughan, Year 10

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SOSE

Sustainable Living

MESL 3 and 4 went on an excursion to see Mrs Spiers property and her solar powered house. Andrew took us for a

walk to the wetlands and talked about how water got into the ground by the water cycle. He showed us termite mounds and

the other magnetic termite mounds. Did you know that termites eat as much grass each night as one cow? Andrew also showed us his house and talked about how it was special. They have solar panels and each panel collects energy from the sun and saves it in batteries. He has four water tanks to collect rainwater and a septic tank that has bugs in it to eat the waste and the water goes on the fruit trees. He told us the house was self-sustaining. Andrew was very polite, he made us some food and we were

very happy. The house was beautiful and it was very cool inside because there were big windows with no glass in them. We all loved his house and we want one like it one day. Kendrick Hector and Kellisha Oscar

Medieval Banquet

We were studying Shakespeare and his sonnets, and Queen Elizabeth I who is also known as the Virgin Queen. Ms Olsen thought it would be a good idea to hold a banquet with medieval food and clothes. Chrisney Holcombe was chosen to be the excellent Queen and at her side was Kate Paul who played as the Queen’s loyal maid and BFF. I was dressed in a lovely long blue gown and a silver head piece made by my mum and me. For the entertainment some students showed a play with sword fighting and singing. Celine Colefax, Year 8

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Ancient Greece

I really enjoyed studying Ancient Greece because it is such an interesting time in history. I was very impressed by my shield and really enjoyed making it. Harrison Wyvill, Year 7

Last term 7.1 was set an assignment by Ms Jones to make an Ancient Greek artefact. I made a model of the Parthenon. It was fun doing the class work and building the model. Erin Schipp, Year 7

Saturday afternoon Reverend Richter took me and six other girls to Bunnings to learn about gardening and fixing. It was fun and a bit clever to style up our pots. The next trip we got to plant seeds and style our little egg pots, they were very colourful! Dana Gumbula, House 3

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What makes a cake mathematical?

The pyramid is big and a maths shape. It has five faces and eight edges. The little man is measuring how high it is using the shadow. We had to measure and cut squares to build our pyramid, then we had to see how much cake we would need to crumble for sand. There was even enough left over for us to have a snack! MESL3

This chocolate brownie cake is representing the essential maths tools carried by all maths students at Kormilda College. This pencil case contains a calculator, ruler, sharpener, and a protractor. This pencil case represents the ability of the Year 11 Biology class to integrate subjects. While maintaining the essence of Biology, we deduced

that this brownie pencil case contains carbohydrates (sugar), fats (chocolate), and proteins (nuts). On entering the digestive system we calculated that

it would take on average 15 chews per mouthful during which amylase is produced by salivary glands to begin digesting the carbohydrates.

Stuart Reed, Matthew Duffy, Josie Blake, Tara Lawrence, Jessica Neilsen, Fraser Logie, Rebecca Robins, Alec Palmer, Bree Goltz, Ashlee Coleman, Roger Smith,

Tanya Nowland, Heather Kerley and Nicole Kirkham, Year 11 Biology

MESL 3’s Marvellous Mathematical Cake

The Essential Maths Pencil Case

7T1’s Mathematical 3D Cone Cake

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Year 7 3D Exhibition Science and Engineering Challenge

Mummies, sarcophagi, canopic jars, pyramids, ziggurats, Roman villages, arena spectaculars, two story Las Vegas showstoppers and revolving stages were moved into the Learning Centre. It looked like the storehouse out of Raiders of the Lost Arc. It was wonderful to hear parents say ‘Wow!’ as they wandered around the exhibition. Filling out the exhibition nicely were the wonderful Language Journals and 2D and 3D design work from Year 7.

Seventeen students and one joey from Kormilda College took part in the Science and Engineering Challenge at Charles Darwin University. The students consisted of people from the Open Doors classes, as well as a few from Mr Cassar’s Year 10 science class. In the event there were many tasks that had to be completed successfully in order to do well in the competition. The tasks involved things like making a catapult, a glider, a balsawood bridge and a helicopter. There were many activities in which we did well, winning the catapult competition, constructing the winning glider, and making a helicopter which successfully completed the obstacle course. The final event of the day was the testing of the balsawood bridges, in which the Kormilda team’s bridge, (Louis and Stephen), managed to withstand the pressure of the first load, but collapsed at the second, putting Darwin Middle School further in the lead. Overall, we did very well, coming first in several events and taking second place overall. Edward Short, Year 10

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IT ProgrammingNational Simultaneous Story Time

This semester we explored basic programming codes such as those that are used in games, and we designed our own basic game with a programme called Scratch. We then moved onto website programming and looked at the codes used in websites - CSS and html. Using this knowledge we created our own websites with different elements learned from both the teacher and the website www.w3schools.com. It is interesting to see how the programmes we use every day work. At times it can be challenging, which is good, and I find the coding process interesting (most of the time). Programming allows me to be able to better use computers. Jessica Pickering, Year 10

National Simultaneous Story Time celebrates and acknowledges the vital work being done in libraries, schools and communities around

Australia to develop young people’s literacy and numeracy skills.

The event was organised by the Australian Library and Information Association to promote the value of reading and literacy, the importance

of Australia’s book industry and the role of libraries. Kormilda childcare students and children from Pandanus Child Care joined organisations from Broome to Hobart, reading the picture book Little White Dogs Can’t Jump by Bruce Whatley and Rosie Smith, along with more than 100,000 children across Australia.

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Billanook PAVE

This term in PAVE we have been creating story books for orphans and students who are in need. We are doing this to help them improve their English and so they can have some fun. We will give these books to Year 12 students who will donate these books created by Tutor group 8T7 to schools and orphanages in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. This project is part of our Youth Challenge. Gareth Barden, Year 8

Layla Bukulatjpi, Quintina Dhurrkay, Dwayne Ellis, Trephina George, Rhys Hall, Raymond Jnr Hector, Clay Holt, Jacinta Hunter, Relston Namarulga, Priscilla Stassi, Sinetta Wimboantji and Dominic Yunupingu travelled to Melbourne to take part in the annual Billanook Cultural Exchange. They couldn’t believe how cold the mornings were and how much warm clothing was required, but soon forgot about it as they explored Melbourne, viewing the city from the top of the Eureka Tower, visiting the baby elephant and tiger cubs at the zoo, and travelling on trains and trams through tunnels underneath the city. They also attended a Hawthorn Football Club Training session, toured the MCG, and on the Saturday Night were guests of the Essendon Football Club for the Dreamtime at the G concert and football match.

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Year 7 Camp

Year 7 Camp was awesome, but I could have done without the big hairy spiders, blood sucking leeches and the maggots down the drop loo! We did heaps of different activities like rafting, snorkelling, a 3km hike and hours of

swimming which showed good planning by our teachers, as we didn’t have showers! Setting up the tents was quite easy especially with the help from our camp leaders, Will and Ms McNeill. We enjoyed Will’s bacon and egg muffins but

not so sure about bucket food! Overall my favourite part of the Year 7 Litchfield Camp was when three of the groups met together for bucket lunch and I got to catch up with all my friends and we talked about our camp experiences, and of course ask the important questions, like who snored and which group had the best food! Megan Leong, Year 7

On my camp I tried lots of different food (I even ate five burgers!), conquered my fear of leeches, got lots of exercise and had lots of fun. We cooked our own food, went hiking, set up tents, went swimming and learned about bush tucker. I liked the bush tucker walk and would like to visit an aboriginal community. I even learned that I was the second smallest person in my class but I had the biggest feet! Andrew Noble, Year 7

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Year 8 Camp

Camp was really fun! We did heaps of cool things like swimming and team building. We got to mix in with people we didn’t know and muck around. Camp really brought out the true spirit in everyone. Chelsea Moyd-Monagle, Year 8

Camp was wet. It rained and flooded and created mud which got into everything. It was awesome! Tayler Cosentino, Year 8

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Year 10 Outdoor EducationWe have been studying our Surf Bronze Medallion, learning first aid, CPR and practicing rescue techniques at Lake Alexander and the lagoon near the Wave Pool. Gaining this qualification means we can be Life Savers at pools and beaches, and

gives us the skills and confidence to act in rescue situations.

We also went kayaking on Darwin Harbour in double kayaks. We headed to Cullen Bay and stopped for a break on the sand bar. It was great fun, even though we got caught in a current coming off the sand bar and had

to paddle heaps but hardly got anywhere. In the end we had to almost go all the way in to shore to get out of it. I had sore shoulders all weekend but it was worth it! Rosemary Ashburner, Year 10

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Year 11 Outdoor Education Gubara Expedition

We participated in a bushwalking expedition to research and compare different Aboriginal art sites and the impacts that people and the environment have on them. Before the trip, we were involved in the planning and preparation; doing things such as planning the route, deciding on equipment, writing out a menu, researching the area, and assessing and reducing any risks that may be present during our hike. I thought the bushwalk was a great experience and it was awesome to be able to see some of the stuff that most people will never get to experience in their lives. To any future Year 11 students I recommend you join Outdoor Ed, it’s a great opportunity to get out and see some awesome stuff. Bre Bonney, Year 11

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Theory Of Knowledge (TOK)

Year 12 IB students travelled to Batchelor Resort to spend the night for the annual IB TOK camp. Plunging headfirst

into TOK intricacies, students examined past papers and examples in an effort to prepare for their own upcoming TOK

presentations and essays. Besides this, great fun was also had, playing communication games, trying to figure out catch phrases

and performing TOK plays. Of course, there was also the infamous Disablity Dinner, where each student in a group was allocated a disability except for one, who was the designated Carer and had to ensure every group member received an adequate meal. Personally, I saw TOK camp as a great opportunity to prepare for my upcoming assessments, as well as

enjoy a day away from the regular routine of school.

Louis Durand, Year 12

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Year 11 Design Trip Melbourne

Automotive Studies

Year 11 Design students travelled to Melbourne for a three day international design conference called AGIdeas, an annual event held in Melbourne’s Art Centre featuring 42 designers from all over the world who come together and talk about their diverse range of designs. The Design Trip was an amazing experience for every single student, we all got more than we had bargained for and got to experience the world of design that we don’t see in Darwin. It was an amazing, inspirational and fun experience for all. Ashlee Coleman, Year 11

VET students have been making good use of our new Automotive Studies Workshop. They have been practicing oil changing, engine cleaning and creating screwdrivers, angle gauges and drill gauges.

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Footprints Football (Soccer) Warriors (Basketball)

Paul Parker, Daymon Port, Steven Lolias and Anthony Hazeldine visited the College to promote the Footprints

Football programme for boys. After running a short workshop on juggling and talking to the students about

the advantages of playing football, there are now 10 boys regularly involved in training and they will begin to compete

against other schools in July.

After lots of hard work from the girls, dedication and support from staff who assisted on game nights by organising uniforms and transport, the Kormilda Warriors made it to the Grand Final. It was a tough and physical game, but the girls remained strong and their skills brought them over the line to be declared winners of the Darwin Basketball Association Division 2 Under 16 Girls Competition. Afterwards the team celebrated with dinner at Fannie Bay Super Pizza.

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Cricket

20/20 Interschool Competition

Kormilda have been competing in the 20/20 Interschool cricket competition this term. Round 1 was played against Palmerston High, where Kormilda won 1/112 (12 overs) to Palmerston’s 8/110 (20 overs). The boys weren’t so lucky in Round 2, suffering defeat at the hands of Darwin High, 95 All Out (16 overs) to Darwin’s 2/98 (10 overs). Recovering well in Round 3 against Palmerston High, Kormilda scored 3/115 (19 overs) to Palmerston’s 9/114 (20 overs). Kormilda’s First XI are: John Thompson, Nik Alexopoulos, Lachlan Griffins, Jack Anstey, Will Anstey, Brett Totham, Taylor Mullen, Mitchell Mullen, Matt Vaughan, Jack Dodds, Jack Armstrong, James Dix, and James Martin.

Kormilda v Singapore

Visiting Kormilda once again were a group of U13 cricketers from Singapore. Stepping up to their challenge were our U15s who easily outclassed our visitors in what was a friendly international exchange.

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