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Contents• Principal’sMessage

• ImportantReminder

• Year11ScienceForum

• WelldoneHollyHughes

• ChemistryContest

• Congratulationstoaformerstudent

• BookWeek2014–“ConnecttoReading”

• ScienceWeek

• SuccesswiththeWrittenWord

• LiteracyWeek

• TheatreExcursion

• MoreMusicFestivalNews

• Homework/Studyisnotadirtyword!

• NotefromtheNurse

• PreparationforWACEexams

• FinalWACEExamBoostandRevisionProgram

• MastermindAustralia–AcademicPathways

• EnlightenTutoring

• BiteBackcompetitionfor12-18yearolds

• Leavers’2014 - “KeepingYoungPeopleSafe”

• HairdressingApprenticeship–ManningSalon

• TermDates

• SchoolDevelopmentDays2014

• ParentEvents

• StudentEvents

APPLECROSS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLinks Road, Ardross, Western Australia 6153

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Website: www.applecross.wa.edu.au

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AchieveAPPLECROSS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSchool Bulletin Edition 9, 2014

Principal’sMessageTermThreeistraditionallyaverybusyandproductivepartoftheschoolyearandthisyeariscertainlynoexception.OurupperschoolstudentsinparticularareworkingveryhardwiththeYear11’sabouttocommencetheirsemesterexamsandtheYear12’stheirmockexams.ManyoftheYear12’shavebeenattendingvoluntaryafterschoolrevisionseminarsandprioritisingtheirstudiesintheleaduptotheirfinalexams.InthepastcoupleofweekswehavecelebratedScienceWeek,LiteracyWeekandBookWeekwithmoststaffandstudentsparticipatinginarangeofclassroomandlunchtimeactivitiesanddisplaysthroughouttheschool.Today’sInterhouseAthleticsCarnivalwasaveryenjoyableeventwithhighlevelsofattendanceandparticipation.ItwasgreattoseemoststudentsdressedintheirHousecoloursandhavinglotsoffun.TheSeptemberMusicConcertatthePerthModernSchoolAuditoriumwasconductedthisweekandIwasagainveryimpressedbythecommitmentoftheMusicstudentsandstaffandbythestandardofperformance.Applecrossstudentshavebeenwellrepresentedinthe‘YoungOriginals’exhibitionwhichisanexcitingeventinthecalendarofpublicschoolsinWesternAustralia.Thisexhibitionpromotesexcellenceinthevisualartsacrossarangeofartisticmediumsincludingcomputergeneratedworks;graphicdesign;printmedia;sculpture;videoartandtextiles.It’satremendousachievementtobechosenforexhibitionandbothteachersandstudentsarebothtobecongratulatedongettingtheircreativity,insightandskillrecognised.Moreinformationonourentriesincludingphotographswillbeincludedinthenextbulletin.YoumighthavealsoseenourYear11studentsonTodayTonightthisweekastheyexemplifiedtheirworkintheFionaStanleyHospitalArtCompetition.

EarlierthisyearIspoketostudentsaboutasituationwherearecruitmentfirmwasconductingtheinitialselectionprocessforalargenumberofapplicants.ApplicantsweretoldtoarriveatanaddressintheCBDat8.30am.Unfortunately,forthenearlyonethirdofapplicantswhoarrivedjustafewsecondsafter8.30am,theyweretoldthatnomoreapplicantswouldbeadmitted.Mostoftheselatearrivalswereangryasthetraffichadbeenveryheavyandoneofthetwoelevatorsinthebuildingwereoutoforderandsoon.However,therecruitmentfirmlaterwrotetoapplicantstoremindthemhowmuchprioritytheirclientsplacedongoodtime

keeping.Theiradvicetoapplicantswastoaimtoarriveforinterviewsatleast15minutesearlyasnoexcuseswouldbeacceptedforlatearrivals.

Eachmorningwehaveasignificantnumberofstudentswhoarrivelateforclass,sometimesevenwhenassessmentsandexamsarebeingconducted.Whileasmallnumberoflatearrivalshavegenuinereasonsforbeinglateoccasionally,themajorityhavenovalidexcuseandhavesimplydevelopedahabitofbeingtardy.Ouradvicetostudentsistoensurethatgoodhabitsaredevelopedatschoolandaimtoarriveatleasttenorfifteenminutesbeforethewarningsirenat8.25am.Iwouldhatetoseeanyofourstudentsmissthestartofanimportantexamorjobinterviewbecauseofanentrenchedhabitoftardiness.Asyouknow,wehaveputinplaceanewattendancesystemandconsequencestohelpsupportstudentstomakegoodchoicesaboutthismatter.

Iamimpressedwithhowwellmannered,politeandfriendlyourstudentsare.Itisanabsolutepleasuretowanderaroundtheschoolandhaveachatwithstudents.Wereceiveanumberofphonecalls,lettersandemailsfrommembersofthepublicpraisingourstudentsfortheirgeneralmannersandpoliteness.WhileweoccasionallyreceiveacomplaintthatanApplecrossstudentdidnotgivetheirseattoanadultonthebus,wereceivetwiceasmanycomplimentsaboutstudentsdoingtherightthing.Wealsoknowthatpeoplearemoreinclinedtocomplainaboutnegativebehaviourthantheyaretoreportthepositives.Whilewewanttoknowaboutanystudentsactinginamannerthatdetractsfromtheschoolsimage,overallIbelievethatourstudentsareacredittothemselves,theirfamiliesandtheirschoolandthiscanonlyenhancethereputationoftheschoolinthebroadercommunity.

Iwishallstudentswellforthenextfewweeksastheycontinuetoconsolidateandexpandtheirskillsandlevelofunderstanding.Inparticular,IwishourYear12studentstheverybestastheyprepareforthisveryimportantphaseoftheirschoolliveswitharangeoffinalassessmentsandexams.Iknowthatthevastmajorityhaveworkedveryhardandwillgettherewardsthattheydeserve.

Paul Leech, Principal

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newsImportantReminderIthasbeenbroughttotheschool’snoticethattherearesomedangerouspracticesoccurringoutsidetheschoolduringdropoffandpickuptimes.Weareconcernedthattherewillbeeitheravehicularaccidentorastudentwillbehitbyoncomingtraffic.

Theresidentsintheareahavelodgedformalcomplaintstotheschoolabout:

• illegaldoubleparking,

• blockingaccesstothedrivewaysofprivatehomes,

• parkingonverges,

• blockingsightlinesofvehiclesexitingtheschoolcarparkandthedrivewaysofprivatehomes.

TheTrafficPoliceandMelvilleCityCouncilRangershavebeeninformedoftheissuesandwillbetargetingtheareasaroundtheschool.

YouareencouragedtodrivesouthalongLinksRoadtofindavaliddropoffbayontheleft(schoolside).IfyouneedtotravelnorthalongLinksRoad(fromGardenCityend)youcanturnrightintoLeverburghStreetanddropoffatthebottomoftheschoolandyourchildcanwalkupthroughtheschooloval.Itisnotacceptabletostand/park/dropoffonthewesternsideofLinksRoadasthiscreatesadoubleobstruction;itisanostandingzoneandnecessitatesadangerouscrossingofLinksRoadforstudents.

Pleaseconsiderencouragingyourchildtowalk,rideabike,usepublictransportorutiliseanalternativedropoffandpickupasthiswillhelptoeasetrafficcongestionaroundtheschool.

Weappreciatethemanyparentswhodemonstratesafedrivingandparkingaroundtheschool.

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achievements

WelldoneHollyHughesCongratulationstoHollyHughesfromYear11,whoisnowtheNationalTitleHolderinthe5kmroadwalkingeventforunder18’s.TheeventwasheldinAlbanyon24August.

WelldoneHolly.

Year11ScienceForumAftergruelingDistrictandStateinterviews,TobySmithwasselectedbytheRotaryClubofMelvilletoattendthehighlyprestigioustwo-weekNationalYouthScienceForuminJanuary2015.ThestudentswhowerechosenforNYSFwilltraveltoCanberraforwhatwillbeatrulylife-changingexperience.BasedinresidentialcollegesattheAustralianNationalUniversitytheywilltourandworkinmanysciencefacilities,meetleadersinvariousresearchfields,anddeveloptheirskillsinpublicspeaking,debating,independenceandteamwork.

CongratulationsToby.

Dr Roger Dring, Science Contest Co-ordinator

ChemistryContestInJune,approximately50,000studentsthroughoutthePacificregionandbeyondparticipatedinthe2014NationalChemistryQuiz.Ourselectteamof16securedthreeHighDistinctionsand7Distinctionsasfollows:

HighDistinction(top10%) Year10 AdrianShedley

Year12 BenJohnsonandMegumiYokote

Distinction(next15%) Year10 BenBelke,KohYiChye,JunnWenngFoonandGaryLi

Year11 YasamanMishani,TobySmithandGabrielTeo

Certificateswillarriveinthenextfewweeks.Welldoneeveryone.

Dr Roger Dring, Science Contest Co-ordinator

CongratulationstoaformerstudentRaoul(Ralph)Marks,2000ApplecrossSHSgraduate,haswonanEmmyAwardforhis“outstanding”maintitledesignworkonthehauntingopeningcreditsoftheHBOdramaTrue Detective.RalphwasrecentlypresentedwithhisawardattheCreativeArtsEmmysinLosAngeles.

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library

BookWeek2014–“ConnecttoReading”Thisyear’sBookWeekcelebrationswerethefirstinourbeautifulnewLibrary,enablingustoutilisethebrightandspaciousentrancefoyer.

Ourdisplaythisyearfocussedonthreethemes:“ConnecttoTravel”highlightingApplecrossstudentsonexchangetoursandschooltrips,“ConnecttoTechnology”tracingthehistoryofwritingandcommunicationstechnologyandshowcasingobjectssuchasanoldtypewriter,floppydiskettesandanoldanaloguephoneandfinally“ConnecttoLiterature”whichgavestudentsthechancetorecommendtheirfavouritetitles.

WhichbooksareApplecrossstudents’favourites?JudgingbytheresponsesreceivedduringBookWeek,popularseriesincludeJ.KRowling’s‘HarryPotter’,DerekLandy’s‘SkulduggeryPleasant’,JeffKinney’s‘DiaryofaWimpyKid’,VeronicaRoth’s‘Divergent’andJRRTolkein’s‘LordoftheRings’.JohnGreen’s‘Thefaultinourstars’isprobablythemostrequestedtitlethisyear.

QuizzesarealwaysafeatureofourBookWeekactivitiesandthisyearstudentshadto‘connect’somefamouspairs.TheprizesfortopcorrectentriesdrawnwenttoGeorgiaLatto10I3,ScottBrown11S1,HayleyO’Donnell8I1andCourtneyReidandRickyIrvine11C2.

ManythanksgototheYear10CommunityServicevolunteersandlibrarystaffwhopreparedandassistedwithcreatingthedisplay.Anothergreatexampleofconnectingwithourschoolcommunity!

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science

CongratulationsApplecrossSeniorHigh

Schoolfortaking4thplaceintheNationalScienceEngineeringChallenge

2014!

ScienceWeekIthankthestaffandstudentswhoparticipatedintheScienceWeeklunchtimeactivitiesduringWeekFive.CongratulationstoJadeRinaldiofYear9onwinningthe‘OnthisDayinChemistry’quiz.IknowthatJadewillhavefunspendingherSanityMusicvoucher.TheschoolwitnessedMrMarkCornishwalkingonwater(wellOobleck)duringonelunchperiod.SeniorSchoolandLowerSecondarystudentswerealsotreatedtoademonstrationoficecreammakingusingliquidnitrogen,anactivitywhichhasbecomearegularfeatureofScienceWeekatApplecrossSHS.Theweekwascappedoffwithfourspectacularrocketlaunches,withestimatesoftwohundredmetresbeingreached.

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englishSuccesswiththeWrittenWordStudentsofApplecrossSeniorHighSchoolhaveonceagainfoundsuccessandrecognitioninthepublicarena.TheannualYoungWriter’sAward,runbytheWestAustralianNewspaper,sawfourstudentsfromApplecrossbeacknowledgedbywinningawards.

JordanO’Dowd,fromYear9wassingledoutandawardedthenewAlexSolosyEncouragementAwardforhispoem”Coroboree”.SarahBoonwonfourthplaceintheYear9&10Poetrysectionwithherpoem”Sloth”.RachelBoontooksecondplaceintheYear11&12Poetrysectionwithherpoem“FamilyGathering”.AlisonObzsanskiplacedthirdintheYear11&12Prosesectionwithhershortstory,“Stone”.

Applecrossalsohadtwootherfinalists:GeorgiaLattointheYear9&10Prosewithherstory“TheCouch”andKaleighSpithoverintheYear9&10Poetrywithherpoem“TheBrownJacket”.Thesestudentswereincludedinthetoptenfortheiryeargroupandcategory.

Asawhole,theschoolwassecondtoStHilda’sfortheEricCarlinAward,whichrecognisesthehigh-schoolwiththemostfinalists.Congratulationstoallstudentswhoenteredtheirworkandtotheteacherswhorecommendedtheydoso.Writingcreativelyisanimportantapplicationofthewrittenwordandrequiresconsiderableskilltodoiteffectively.

Veronica Lake, Head of Learning Area English

LiteracyWeek25AugustmarksthebeginningofNationalLiteracyandNumeracyWeek.TheApplecrosscommunitybecameinvolvedonTuesday,duringPeriodTwowhentheentireschoolstoppedforafewminutesforsomeoneineveryclasstoreadapoemaloud.Readingaloudpromotescarefulscrutinyofthewrittenwordandgivessoundtoourincrediblelanguage.AllstudentsareencouragedtoreadaspartoftheirEnglishcoursesandforoverallliteracy.Justtwentyminutesadaycanimprovevocabulary,understandingandfluencywithlanguage.

Thankyoutoeveryonewhosupportedthisexercise.Onehopesenjoymentwasoneoftheresults.

TheatreExcursionAspartoftheenrichmentofstudentsintheexperienceofEnglishLiteratureasacourseofstudy,studentsareinvitedtoattendthetheatreonoccasion.OnFriday19August,thirtystudentsattendedtheWAAPAproductionofGreatExpectations.Thisisatextcurrentlyunderstudyasanovelanditwasinterestingtoseetheadaptationofthetexttoaplay.Theactorswereexcellentandstudentsgainedconsiderableinsightintotheramificationsofplotandtherepresentationofcharacterbyviewingtheperformance.ApplecrossSHSstudentsbehavedwithmaturityanditwasapleasuretoattendthetheatrewiththem.










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music

MoreMusicFestivalNewsTermThreeisfullofmusicfestivalsandanotherofoureightMusicDepartmentensemblesperformedatthe35thAnnualWestAustralianSchools’ConcertBandFestivalonFriday15August.

CongratulationstoConcertBandTwoandtheirConductor,MsKayeIhmswhowereawarded‘Excellent’inCDivisionfortheirperformance.Thisensemblehas32members,comprisedoflowerschoolMusicstudentsandselectperformersfromtheselocalareaprimaryschools:MountPleasantPS,WinthropPS,ArdrossPSandApplecrossPS.

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student servicesHomework/Studyisnotadirtyword!InmyroleasYearCoordinator,Ioftenhaveparentsaskiftheirchildshouldhavehomework.Putsimply,YES!! InYear9allstudentsshouldbedoingsomeformofschoolworkforonetooneandahalfhourspereveningfromMondaytoFriday.Thiscanbeintheformofassignedhomeworkorstudy/revisionoflessonmaterial.

Bynowparents/guardianshaveallreadSemesterOnereportsandtakenonboardtheconstructivecommentsteachers’havewritten.Itisnowthecrunchtimetotakeheedofthosecommentsandbesome-oneotherthan‘yourchilddidnotfulfilltheirpotentialinthissubject’.Sowhatisnext?

AsaparentmyselfIknowthemerementionofthe‘H’wordcansendtheaveragefamilyofateenagerintoallsortsofhistrionics.PerhapsthebiggestincentiveissomethingsomeonetoldmetheyhadseenonabillboardintheLondonUnderground.Itfeaturesanoldcouplesittingintheirloungeroomwithanimageofsomeexoticlocationandthecaption“Wecouldhavedonethatonce”.Seemsapplicabletoapersonsstudiesandwheretheycouldleadthem.

IhopethataimingforaPersonalBestforstudentsishighontheagenda.Thisisthefirststeptotakeandcanbeachievedthroughcooperationbetweenthreedifferentgroups-students,parentsandteachers.

Student

Thestrategiesastudentcanusecanbeclassifiedunderthefour main categoriesof;

• Repetitionbased(i.e.useofflashcards,rereadingnotes,‘memorise’,highlightnotes)

• Cognitivebased(i.e.studyingwithsomeoneelse,rewritenotesinyourownwords,dopracticeproblems,selfverbalise,chapterreviewquestions,draftyourwork)

• Procedural(i.e.timemanagement–allocatetimeforstudy/homework,useofdiary,rewardyourselfafterwithpleasurableactivities)

• Metacognitive/Thinking(i.e.selftesting,mnemonics{rhymes/acronyms},thinkofreallifeexamples)

Parent

Parentscanalsohelptheirchildtosuccessinthefollowingways;

• TurningoffaudioandvisualdevicessuchasTV,gamestations,mobiles,music

• Designatingaspecificareaforstudy/homework

• ChecktheuseofthestudentdiaryorConnectespeciallyforassessmenttimelines.Youcanalsousethisasaformofcommunicationwiththeteachers.

• Watchforsignsoffrustration.

• Helpwithselftesting,draftingofassignments,‘chunking’oflargeassignmentsthatneedtobebrokendownetc.

• Askforasummaryofthedayslessons(lookatyourchild’stimetable).

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student servicesNotefromtheNurseHayfeverWiththewarmerweatherandfloweringplantsandgrasses,hayfeverandallergiestopollenarecommoninspring.Increasedflowersandblossomalsomeansmorebees.

Ifyourchildisallergypronepleasemakesuretheyhavetheirownsupplyofantihistaminesornasalspraysfortheirpersonaluseiftheyneedit.IftheyrequireanEpipenforbeeallergy,pleaseensurethattheyhavetheirownanditisuptodate(notexpired).IfyourchildisasthmaticcheckthattheyhavetheirventolinwiththemandconsideranasthmareviewbyyourGP.Avoidingyourtriggersisthebestwaytoreducethefrequencyofhayfeverattacks.

Tipsforreducingallergiesatthistimeofyearinclude:• Closeyourwindowatnightwhilesleepingtoreducepollendriftinyourhome• Drinkplentyofwaterandstaywellhydrated• Washyourfaceandhandsifyouhavebeenoutdoorsandfeelingitchyandsneezy.• Inyourgarden,chooseplantsthatarepollinatedbybirdsorinsects,ratherthanplantsthatreleasetheir

seedsintotheair.• Smearpetroleumjelly(likeVaseline)insideyournosetostopthepollenfromtouchingtheliningofyour

nose.• Reduceyourexposuretodustanddustmites,animalsandanimalhairorfur(dander).• Medicationcanhelp.Takeanantihistaminebeforecomingtoschoolifyouneedit-checkwithyour

pharmacistorGP.• The school Health Centre does not routinely stock or supply medications to students.

MeningitisMeningitisappearstobemoreprevalentatchangeofseasons.Meningitisiswhenthemembranesthatsurroundthebrainandspinalcord(meninges)becomeinfected.Meningitiscanbecausedbybacteriaorviruses.Youmustgettreatmentimmediately,becausemeningitiscancausedeath.

Immunisationcanprotectagainstsomeformsofmeningitis.

Thesymptomsandsignsofmeningitisinadultsandolderchildreninclude:• headache• fever• vomiting• neckstiffnessandjointpains• drowsinessandconfusion• purple–redskinrashorbruising• discomfortlookingatbrightlights(photophobia).

Adoctoristheonlypersonwhocanmakeadiagnosistodetermineifmeningitisisviralorbacterial.Meningitisissometimesdifficulttodiagnose.

Youaretheexpertinyourfamily’shealth.Ifyouthinkapersonhassymptomsthatsuggestmeningitis,contactyourdoctorimmediately, calltriplezero(000)foranambulance orgotothenearesthospitalemergencydepartment.Earlydiagnosisandtreatmentarevital.

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student services

FinalWACEExamBoostandRevisionProgramA6hourprogramisavailable6and7September,13and14September,20and21September

A10hourprogramisavailableweeks1and2oftheschoolholidays.

HighqualityteachinginsmallgroupclasseswithspecialistWACEteachers.

Varioussubjectsandtimes.

EnrolonlinetoattendRossmoyneSHS,ChurchlandsSHSandPerthModernSchoolatwww.academictaskforce.com.auorenrolonlinetoattendUWAatwww.academicassociates.com.auorcall93149500oremaillearn@academictaskforce.comforfurtherinformation.

PreparationforWACEexamsThereareseveralopportunitiesstudentsandparentshavetogetrevisionandstudyassistanceinpreparationforthecriticalpartoftheyearaswecountdowntotheWACEexams.Wearehappyforparentstocontactthefollowingtodeterminewhatmightsuittheirownchildandcircumstances.

MastermindAustralia–AcademicPathwaysOCTOBER REVISION PROGRAM

Study Skills – Essay Writing – Subject Revision

For all students in Years 10, 11 & 12

Thisrevisionprogramaimstopreparestudentsfortheirfinalyearexaminations.

Courseswillbeconductedat:

Christ Church Grammar School, Hale School, All Saints’ College and Willetton Senior High School

Early bird discount applies to enrolments before 19 September

Forfurtherinformationontheseprogramscontact:

Dr Robert Hallam at Master Mind Australia on 9486 1377

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EnlightenTutoringIfbiologyisastumblingblockorifastudentwantstoexcelinbiologicalsciencesandhumanbiology,Icantailortutoringsessionstoaccomplishthestudent’sacademicgoals.Iamabletocombinemyexperiencewithhighschoolbiologycurriculumtopicstogivebroaderunderstandingandinsightbyincorporatingpracticalapplicationandexamplesoftheory.

CostTutoringsessions:$50perhour.Holidaysessionsareavailableforsmallgroupsorindividuals.Contact detailsMobile: 0437730230Email: [email protected]



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additional informationBiteBackcompetitionfor12-18yearoldsEverhadanideathatyouthinkcouldchangetheworld,yourschool,yourcommunity,oryourself?Awaythatyouandotherscanmakeapositiveimpactonthosearoundyou?

WellnowyoucanwinbigbysharingyourideaswithBITEBACK.Encourageyourfriendstosharetheirownideasandworkouthowyoucanstartmakingapositiveimpact.TheBackBitewebsitehasbeendesignedtoimprovewellbeingandmentalfitnessinyoungpeoplebyprovidinginteractiveactivitiesbuiltuponmindfulness,gratitudeandotherpositivepsychologyprinciples.

Forthefirsttimeeverweareofferingachoiceofoptionsforthegrandprize.TelluswhetheryouwantanAppleiPadoriPadMini,aSamsungGalaxyTabS,orSonyXperiaTabletZ2.We’llalsoincludeheapsofappsdesignedtoliftyourbrightideaofftheground.Also,thetop20brightideaswillbepublishedinanebookandsharedwithsomeleadingchangemakers.

Entriesclosesoon.Visitwww.biteback.org.au/competition formoreinfoonhowtoenter.

Leavers’2014 - “KeepingYoungPeopleSafe”SchoolDrugEducationandRoadAwarepresentsaspecialforumforparentsfeaturing:

Internationallyrenownedexpert, PaulDillonWAPoliceleavers’policingdivision

WACSSOPresidentKylieCattoSecondarysupplycampaignerSamanthaMenezes

Withagrowingcommercialisationofleavers’weekyoungpeopleareunderintensepressureto‘partyhard’sometimeswithtragicconsequences.Inthisforum,parentswilllearn;• Howtopreparetheirsonordaughterforleavers’celebrations• TherealpictureofdrugandalcoholusebyyoungpeopleinWA• Theimportanceofpreventativeeducationtosafepartying• Strategiesfordealingwithleaverswhoareoflegaldrinkingage

Wednesday 17 SeptemberMountLawleyGolfclub

1WalterRoadWest,Inglewood7.00pm–8.15pm

Refreshmentsservedfrom6.30pm

Forumfacilitatedby6PRMorningShowhost,GaryAdshead

Register at www.sdera.wa.edu.au or via the SDERA facebook page

HairdressingApprenticeship–ManningSalon“Colour Bar for Hair”inManninghas1,maybe2,full-timehairdressingapprenticeshipsavailable.IfyouareacurrentYear11or12studentwhomaybeinterestedinapossibleapprenticeship,pleasecontactVickion0418 946 119,formoreinformation.

TherehavebeenseveralformerApplecrossSeniorHighSchoolstudentswhohavegoneontohavesuccessfulcareersinthehairdressingindustry,fromasaloncontactingschoolofferingapprenticeshipopportunitieslikethisone.Ifyouthinkthismaybeyou,don’twastetimeandcontactVickinow.



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important datesTermDates STUDENTS TEACHERS

Term3 Tuesday22July-Friday26September Monday21July-Friday26September

Break Saturday27September-Sunday12October Saturday27September-Sunday12October

Term4 Tuesday14October-Thursday18December Monday13October-Friday19December

SchoolDevelopmentDays2014Monday 13October

Friday 19December

ParentEventsMonday 15September P&CMeeting

Monday 22September SchoolTour

StudentEventsSaturday 6September SpecialArtWorkshop5

M-F 8-12September StudentAssemblyWeek

M-F 8-12September MentalHealthWeek

Thursday 11September RUOKDay

Saturday 13September SpecialArtWorkshop6

Saturday 20September SpecialArtWorkshop7

Tuesday 23September ZoneAthleticsCarnival

M-F 22-26September StudentAssemblyWeek

Examinations

Mon-Fri 15-26September Year11&12Examinations

