E Mail –[email protected] Website –www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone –03 5881 1211 Fax –03 5881 5115 22 June, 2011 Principal: Andrew Collins Deputy Principal: Peter Astill Reports and Parent teacher nights program will continue as it has done in previous Year 9 and 10 students received their reports this years with the two day program operating through week and Year 11 will be issued next week. Years 7 the Rochester Rotary Driver Education Complex. In and 8 will receive their reports early Week 1 next addition to this program the committee is seeking term. Parent Teacher interviews for Years 7 to 11 funding to provide a First Aid course and other road will be held on Wednesday 27th July from 4pm to safety programs to complement the two day driving 8pm in the MPC. Booking sheets will be issued to program. More details will be available next term. students first day back next term. Students are to Motivational Media arrange suitable appointment times with their teach- The PD/H/PE faculty has again provided students ers. I encourage all parents to take advantage of with an excellent presentation from the motivational this opportunity to meet with the teachers to clarify media team. The theme this year was ―What about any issues and to work with the staff on suggested me?‖. Students were totally engaged with the story- strategies for improvement. line, music and visual effects. Formal Assembly Facebook The Term 2 Formal Assembly was held on Wednes- We are continuing to have to deal with a number of day with many students receiving gold awards issues that have resulted from the misuse of Face- across all year groups. It was very pleasing to see a book by students. We need all students to use so- large number of students receiving awards for the cial networking sites responsibly. We also need all first time. Students and staff were entertained by the parents to help us by supervising the use of such Year 8 and 9 elective music classes. sites and speaking with their sons/daughters about Interschool Success what is acceptable and reasonable behaviour and The last few weeks have been very busy on the language. sporting front . The big news has been the Open Outback Theatre Boys Basketball team qualifying for the state finals Congratulations to those students involved in the to be held early next week in Terrigal on the Central Outback Theatre production of Debs last Saturday Coast. This is a great achievement and we wish night at the RSL. It was an great production and I them all the best at this elite level. have received very positive feedback from a num- Congratulations to Sam McKindlay ( Yr 12 ) who ber of community members. Many thanks to Alex won the Regional Open Boys Cross Country event Walker for the excellent work she has done co- held last week in . Sam has now advanced to ordinating the performance and the great contribu- the state titles. Well done to the many students who tion she has made to the school over the last two were successful at the recent Zone Athletics carni- years with Outback Theatre. val and have advanced to the regional carnival to be Andrew Collins held in Albury early next term. Principal Top Art Achievement Congratulations to Monique Bennett who has been accepted into the National Arts School in Sydney for two holiday workshops , one in July the other in Oc- tober. This is a very prestigious and competitive program with over 500 applications from around the state . Monique will join 60 other talented students for the workshops. Staff Development Day Term 3 will start for all students on Tuesday 19th July. On Monday 18th staff will be participating in workshops looking at student mental heath and be- haviour issues as well as strategies to incorporate technology into teaching programs. Driver Education Program Friday July 1st Last Day Term 2 A big thank you to Jenny Fellows and the Driver Tuesday July 19th Students return for Term 3 Education Committee for their initiative and commit- Wednesday July 27th Parent/Teacher Evening ment to the students of DHS. The Driver Education Term 2 Week 9 24th June, 2011

D.H.S. HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT CLASS FISHING DAY th LITERACY COMMITTEE On the 27 of May the support class ventured to Willoughby’s beach on the to un- Cut out the tables below and stick them on your fridge or glue them dertake a fishing day. The students took all the in a book. required fishing gear, including a yabby pot English Verb—Compose, to create/write some- to catch some of their thing that is your own using the conventions of own bait. the appropriate text type. Tate Parsons almost lost his rod when a Metalanguage in English, from Yr 10 rogue fish attempted “Shakespeare Unit” word list to take off with it. Tate got to the rod in 1. Tragedy—a play where the main character time to save it, but has a fatal personality flaw that leads to their the crafty fish man- demise. aged to get away. Hayden Rolfe and 2. Elizabethan—a time period, marked by the Christopher Veenstra reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when Shake- were designated as fire stewards, and kept us speare lived. all warm throughout the day, while Daniel Charl- ton was chief fish disposal officer. 3. Soliloquy—a speech made by a character in However it was Tahlia Loudon, showing up all a play when they are alone on stage. the boys, who caught the most fish, as well as the largest fish on the day. Tahlia’s exploits were LOVE BITES 2011 of such high quality that they even rated a men- tion in the P.Tee segment of the Deniliquin Pas- This year, more than 80% of Year 10 students at- toral Times newspaper! tended the Love Bites program which was held at The students used cheese, corn, worms, shrimp, the school last week. Love Bites is an early intervention and prevention and a yabby as bait and while the only species program designed to provide students with informa- of fish hooked was tion about respectful relationships. It was facili- carp, the day was a tated by the school counselling service, local sup- success. An enjoyable port services including Vinnies Reconnect, Health, time was had by all Police and teachers. and planning is well Students attended 2 sessions, each dealing with underway for the next domestic violence and sexual assault which was the educational phase. The creative phase in the fishing day. afternoon allowed students to create posters, art works and radio ads that reinforced the message of no violence, consent and respect in all relation- ships. These creations will be promoted during White Ribbon Week this year. Students also enjoyed a sausage sizzle, courtesy of Vinnies Reconnect for lunch. A special thanks to Graham Munson for leading the radio ads session and to Katie Wright who organ- ised the training for the presenters. The school thanks all the services/organisations and staff members who were involved in delivering this important message to our young people.

Pam Kaur District Guidance Officer Deniliquin High

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CREATIVITY UNLIMITED Huge congratulations to Monique Bennett of Year 11! Monique has been accepted into an intensive studio practice workshop held at The National Art School Holiday DRAMA Activities School of Sydney in the coming holidays. Se- Dona Parise will be running DRAMA classes at lected from over 500 entire, Monique will be attend- the Griffith Regional Theatre ing drawing workshops on the human figure which during the school holidays. If you are keen to en- is sure to have a strong impact on developing and rol your child/children, please book with the Thea- deepening her studies in preparation for her HSC tre Box Office on 6962 8444. The cost is $20. year. We look forward to viewing all the amazing Dates/ times & age groups: work she brings back with her. Tuesday 5 July 10am-12pm (6-10yrs) Tuesday 5 July 2-4pm (11-14 years) Tuesday 12 July 10am -12pm (6-10 years) Tuesday 12 July 2-4pm (11-14 years)

Friday 8 July, 10.30am School Holiday Movie Happily N'Ever After (2006) PG, $5 tickets. Chil- dren under the age of ten must be accompanied by an adult.

Figure 1: Portrait by Monique Bennett Yr 11

CAPA Congratulations and thank you to Di Bull for her many years of service to the Department of Education and Deniliquin High. We all wish her the very best for her retirement years ahead. You are missed by staff and students. Mrs Brady-McGilvery, Ms Duffy, Miss Parker, Ms Hatton, Miss Money and Year 12 students Bronwyn Sharpe and Bianca Pasco, along with teachers from Hay, Barham and Finley attended a photo- sensitive screen printing workshop Tuesday night. The teachers from across Visual Arts, Photogra- phy, Digital Media and Textiles learnt about the lat- est products and techniques in photo emulsion screen printing, onto both fabric and paper. A con- temporary art making practice that can be used in a variety of different ways to suite a variation of stu- dent needs. A big applause to the students of Deniliquin High and members of the Deniliquin community for the amazing debut of Debs a theatre production by Outback Theatre For Young People. If you are interested in acting, next year DRAMA Figure 2: Drawing by Grady Delmenico Year 12 will be available as an elective for years 8, 9 and 10!!

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AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY ZONE CROSS COUNTRY th COMPETITION On Friday the 17 June a small group of our stu- Geography students from Deniliquin High School dents attended the Riverina Zone Cross Country took part recently in the highly regarded National held at the Hume Weir Resort, Albury. The partici- Geographical Channel Australian Geography Com- pating students were Josh Fullerton, Sophie petition. Conallin, Sam McKindlay, Anna Druitt, Kate Hare Mrs Brain said students at the school enjoyed the and Vincent Duffy –Richards. The comment was challenge of the annual competition, and valued made on how good the weir looked with water lap- the perspective that Geography gave on the com- ping its edges. A great place to hold the event and to visit. plex world around them. As part of the competition students were required Sam achieved an outstanding result coming first in to demonstrate their knowledge about global and the 18 years male event. local issues, with questions on the major flooding in Kate performed exceptionally well coming 2nd in Pakistan, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, asylum the 17 year female. seekers entering industrialised countries and re- Anna did well achieving a minor place in the 12 gional trade. year female. ―A number of student Geographers at our school All three have qualified for the Riverina Cross gained impressive results in the competition this Country Team to be held at Eastern Creek, Syd- year, with two gaining high distinctions, two distinc- ney on the 22nd July 2011. tions and two credits,‖ said Mrs Brain. The High Distinctions were awarded to Courtney Doyle and All runners ran well and participated with good o’le Campbell Barclay. The Distinctions were awarded Deniliquin determination and sportsmanship. to Georgia Van Lieshout and Jordan Howell, and the Credits went to Carlie Howman and Martin Lie- benberg. ―The competition attracts students from all over Australia – around 80,000 of them each year – so it’s a real indicator of how well our students are do- ing in this key subject,‖ she said. ―Congratulations go not just to the award recipients, but to all the participants as well‖.

FOOTY COLOURS DAY On Friday, 17 June, the S.R.C. Committee organ- ised a Footy Colours Day. Students were encouraged to wear the colours of their favourite football team. There was a large contingent of Collingwood sup- porters who were still boasting their 2010 success. Above & below: our students who participated in Rams and Rovers were well represented but it was the Riverina Zone Cross Country in Albury. quite noticeable the lack of North Melbourne sup- porters. Perhaps it’s time for a change, Mr. Collins! The $360 raised on the day will be used to support the Wednesday morning breakfast program. This popular program, provides a free breakfast to 170 approx students. All funds required for the program are sourced from within the community. Volunteers from the Deniliquin Combined Churches cook the breakfasts. Thanks to all the students who supported the day.

PLEASE NOTE : Breakfast will not be available on the last week of term, Wed. 29 June.

D.H.S. SRC Committee

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CAREERS NEWS the long weekend we took 15 birds comprising of 5 breeds to Kerang for the annual show. Compet- Tertiary Trip to Wagga and Albury Wodonga ing against over three hundred other birds, we Twenty nine Yr 12 students, Mr Rae and Mrs Van were fortunate enough to win 7 first places, 2 sec- Lieshout will be heading off to Wagga on Thursday ond places, Champion and Reserve Champion 30th June for the start of the Riverina Tertiary trip. Large Fowl, Champion and Reserve Champion We will be visiting CSU Wagga and Riverina Insti- Light Fowl, Reserve Champion soft feather ban- tute of TAFE – Wagga before travelling onto Albury tam and Reserve Best Bird of the Show. This for the night. The next day we will visit CSU Albury, means we took out 6 of the 8 major prizes we La Trobe Wodonga and Wodonga Institute of TAFE. were eligible for. It should be a great learning experience for all of the Given the difficulties students who are considering these institutions for we have with mice further study. and their affect on Notes and money ($80) should be handed in to the our preparation of Front Office before Tuesday, 28th June. the birds, the stu- The Canberra Experience dents can be very During Week 2 next term, ten Yr 10 students will proud of their ef- accompany Ms Sinha on a university exploration forts. This weekend trip to Canberra. Sponsored by the Country Educa- we are competing tion Fund of Australia, these students will attend the at the Deniliquin Poultry Club Show and I would University of Canberra and Australian National Uni- encourage people to go and see the birds at the versity to learn about university life and all that it showgrounds this Sunday. involves. As places were limited to 10, all students Cattle had to apply for their position and places were In other news, we have recently had 4 Murray awarded on the calibre of their application. The Grey Calves born at the farm and there is one successful applicants are Zoe Austin, Cameron more on the way. The students have been very Beer, Damian Betts, Alana Gray, Jordan Howell, excited about the calves and have been actively Carlie Howman, Shelby Leech, Jacob Quirk, Shan- handling the 3 heifers and 1 bull. Cattle handling non Spalding and Lucy Willoughby. Congratula- not only gives students specific skills but also tions to these students and thanks to all who ap- builds confidence as it can be daunting working plied. Notes for this excursion will be distributed with large animals. next week. Through the generosity of the Country Education Fund, we hope that this will become an annual event. YEAR 10 MATHS CHALLENGE DAY Career Exploration for all students On Thursday, 16 June, Gabby McKindlay, Mollie We have had a number of enquiries from parents of Leetham, Emily Scoullar, Laura Beer, Claire Hunt- junior students in recent weeks, concerned about ley, Jordan Howell, Damian Betts, Cameron Beer, how they can assist their child with their career ex- Bradley Maw, Matt Harber and Darcy Leetham ploration. Students of all ages are welcome to travelled to Finley to represent D.H.S. in the An- make an appointment to speak to Ms Sinha or Mrs nual Yr10 Maths Challenge Day. Van Lieshout about anything to do with their future The team competed against teams from Finley options. The website My Future High School and Barham High School. The day (www.myfuture.edu.au ) is a particularly easy one to consisted of each team meeting challenges and navigate and allows students to learn more about using their problem solving mathematical skills to the types of occupations that are available to them. arrive at the correct answer. There are many activities that students can do on Although not successful in winning, all members their own or with the help of their parents. If you produced a sustained effort and were praised by would like some more information about these sorts the organiser for their effort and behaviour. of resources, contact either us and we will be more than happy to help you. New resources The ukulele craze has hit Deni with the formation of  Southern Cross University course guides "The Deni Uke Muster". Chris Body and Delena Gaffney will lead you step by step to ukulele mas- tery in a friendly group atmosphere. Enrolments are FARM NEWS now open for Term 3 through South West Music ph Kerang Poultry Show 5881 4736. This is a fun and affordable way for all The school had some terrific success recently at the ages to participate in making music. Tuition is $100 Kerang and District Poultry Club Show. The school per term and includes a ukulele and a tuner. Grab owns a range of poultry breeds which the students your uke and come on down! have bred, care for and prepare for showing. On Term 2 Week 9 24th June, 2011

FORMAL ASSEMBLY MERIT AWARDS Campbell Barclay Yr 8 GOLD RECIPIENTS Bradley Barling Yr 8 Riley Arnold Yr 7 Chloe Begg Yr 8 Keyah Banks Yr 7 Steven Blacker Yr 8 Michael Barnett Yr 7 Charmaine Blyth Yr 8 Stephanie Barry Yr 7 Henrietta Bradford-O'Sullivan Yr 8 Jaime Blake Yr 7 Kaitlan Bright Yr 8 Amy Busby Yr 7 Elise Cavanagh Yr 8 Sarah Cochrane Yr 7 Liam Chaplin Yr 8 Chloe Dedini Yr 7 Molly Chaplin Yr 8 Emme Delmenico Yr 7 Vincent Duffy-Richards Yr 8 Anna Druitt Yr 7 Matthew Fitzpatrick Yr 8 Meg Erickson Yr 7 Jack Gallagher Yr 8 Karla Everitt Yr 7 Kelsey Geldenhuys Yr 8 Emma Finn Yr 7 Bryson Godfrey Yr 8 Joshua Fullerton Yr 7 Grace Hay Yr 8 Ashleigh Geldenhuys Yr 7 Sarah Heagney Yr 8 Madison Harber Yr 7 James Henderson Yr 8 Monique Harrington Yr 7 Penny Henson Yr 8 Jake Holschier Yr 7 Carissa Holmberg Yr 8 Melanie Holschier Yr 7 Will Holmes Yr 8 Elyse Hood Yr 7 Josie Howell Yr 8 Tegan Humphreys Yr 7 Kristy Howman Yr 8 Isabella Hunter Yr 7 Sean Jennings Yr 8 Ben Irwin Yr 7 Terri Jennings Yr 8 Jessie Jennings Yr 7 Melissa Jukes Yr 8 Kacee Johnston Yr 7 Rosie Keech Yr 8 Ericka Knight Yr 7 Reegan Leetham Yr 8 Phoebe Laing Yr 7 Martin Liebenberg Yr 8 Braden Leech Yr 7 Forbes Lindeman Yr 8 Caitlan Lewis Yr 7 Jake Marshall Yr 8 Matthew MacDonald Yr 7 Brooke Matthews Yr 8 Ellie Marshall Yr 7 Rebecca Maw Yr 8 Todd Marshall Yr 7 Madeline McBurnie Yr 8 Jordyn McCulloch Yr 7 Joel Park Yr 8 Georgie McDaid Yr 7 Mia Pearn Yr 8 Stephanie McKindlay Yr 7 Sara Quarrell Yr 8 Jordan Moore Yr 7 Chelsy Quor Yr 8 Cordell Muir Yr 7 Heinz Schulz Yr 8 Megan O'Connor Yr 7 Lauren Smits Yr 8 Imogyn O'Neill Yr 7 Zack Thompson Yr 8 Maggie Parsons Yr 7 Jamie Thorpe Yr 8 Tate Parsons Yr 7 Georgia Van Lieshout Yr 8 Jayden Pearson Yr 7 Ethan Wade Yr 8 Liam Pitts Yr 7 Edward Walmsley Yr 8 Lucy Seale Yr 7 Chelee Williams Yr 8 Jade Shen Yr 7 Andrew Zrajko Yr 8 Corey Stevens Yr 7 Connor Barnes Yr 9 Lucy Taylor Yr 7 Storm Birks Yr 9 Lauree Telford Yr 7 Wade Blake Yr 9 Rhys Thommers Yr 7 Meg Broadhead Yr 9 Amelia Wade Yr 7 Kellie Brunker Yr 9 Eliza Warren Yr 7 Emma Burgess Yr 9 Molly Watson Yr 7 Ryan Butcher Yr 9 Emily White Yr 7 Sophie Conallin Yr 9 Emily Willis Yr 7 Mariah Cooper Yr 9 Steven Willis Yr 7 Harry Danckert Yr 9 Andrew Wood Yr 7 Thomas Dowling Yr 9 Harrison Wright Yr 7 Joseph Eason Yr 9 Samuel Young Yr 7 Jack Fellows Yr 9 Term 2 Week 9 24th June, 2011

Jorja Godfrey Yr 9 Erica Thurrowgood Yr 11 Brooke Griffiths Yr 9 Michaela Tranby Yr 11 Tegan Hall Yr 9 Ashley Beames Yr 12 Isabelle Hare Yr 9 Kimberley Beer Yr 12 Brayden Harrington Yr 9 Sally Beer Yr 12 Maxi Jerram -Snell Yr 9 Lily Bond Yr 12 Toby Joice Yr 9 Bethany Bright Yr 12 Eloise Maher Yr 9 Melanie Broadbent Yr 12 Sam Marshall Yr 9 Emily Butcher Yr 12 Maggie McCalman Yr 9 Taylah Cook Yr 12 Kaitlin Mulcahy Yr 9 Nivanka De Silva Yr 12 Aimee Murphy Yr 9 Suzanne Falls Yr 12 Olivia O'Neill Yr 9 Tyla Feltwell Yr 12 Tess Parsons Yr 9 Kate Hare Yr 12 Taylor Petterwood Yr 9 Emma Hay Yr 12 Jordan Purtill Yr 9 Jayden Jukes Yr 12 Cassidy Slabon Yr 9 Elizabeth Kingston Yr 12 Sharni Slabon Yr 9 Erica Laing Yr 12 Maggie Sutton Yr 9 Tahlia Loudon Yr 12 Darren Veenstra Yr 9 Christopher Maw Yr 12 Charlotte Wade Yr 9 Melinda McGrath Yr 12 Naomi Werner Yr 9 Samuel McKindlay Yr 12 Indiana Williams Yr 9 Dominic Moore Yr 12 Jessica Wills Yr 9 Luke O'Connor Yr 12 Zoe Austin Yr 10 Elle Parsons Yr 12 Cameron Beer Yr 10 Thomas Parsons Yr 12 Laura Beer Yr 10 Rocco Prochilo Yr 12 Douglas Bond Yr 10 Carl Schulz Yr 12 Riley Chaplin Yr 10 Bronwyn Sharpe Yr 12 Kimberly Dedini Yr 10 Erin Smith Yr 12 Jennifer Duffy Yr 10 Megan Thomas Yr 12 Jordan Howell Yr 10 Kelly Thorpe Yr 12 Carlie Howman Yr 10 Rebecca White Yr 12 Madelaine Hunter Yr 10 Anne Wood Yr 12 Claire Huntly Yr 10 Elle Lawson Yr 10 Gabrielle McKindlay Yr 10 Chelsea McNamara Yr 10 Ashley Petterwood Yr 10 Maddison Price Yr 10 Cheyenne Reynolds Yr 10 Lucy Rourke Yr 10 Lucy Willoughby Yr 10 Isabella Wright Yr 10 Meg Barling Yr 11 James Benbow Yr 11 Nikki Cavanagh Yr 11 Darcy Corboy Yr 11 Samuel Corboy Yr 11 Lucy Corscadden Yr 11 Tayla Gittens Yr 11 Emily Hall Yr 11 Rene Liebenberg Yr 11 Thomas Mathewson Yr 11 Karleigh Pattinson Yr 11 Kylah Quor Yr 11 Cameron Schultz Yr 11 Monique Schulz Yr 11 Lauren Scott Yr 11 Alice Sharpe Yr 11 Ceilidh Thomson Yr 11 Term 2 Week 9 24th June, 2011