THE FRIENDS’ STUDENT PUBLICATION SCHOOL May 2018 F O C U S Issue #104 Harmony Day Gathering Twilight Fair P.8 Relay for Life P.15 Students speaking Luobin Huang Year 11, Alexander Exarhakos Year 10, Shekhar Sharma Year 7, Cathy Dong Year 7 & Photos: Steven Shen Ambrosia Negri at the Whole School Gathering Jacob Julian-Best staff, parents and family Historically, Quakers This year’s integration of and respect for everyone is and Pearl Bamford that make up our school have always understood the Whole School Gathering not just important in the community are able to be the importance of with such a significant day twenty-four hours that make Wellbeing Week Whole School Gathering incredibly diverse in their multiculturalism; so much across the globe culminated up 21 March. P.16 was a great day that focused language or heritage and yet so that the early movement in a display of the School’s The idea should be on the diversity within The still work together and be a was strongly identified with diversity and splendour. reinforced all year, in every Friends’ School. part of the one community. humanitarianism. However, Harmony Day’s aspect of your life. Live it On 21 March the Hobart Harmony Day is a Quakers initially came to reminder of inclusiveness every day. weather held off the rain worldwide celebration of Australia to inquire about for students and staff from diversity, inclusiveness, and the conditions of penal all three campuses, Morris, respect for all. settlements and the welfare High School and Clemes, to These values tie into some of Aboriginal people and come together on the Argyle of the most important Quaker free settlers. Since then over Street top green oval and be testaments such as integrity 1,600 Quakers have taken a part of a great exhibition of and peace, which is why our up permanent residence in diversity. Whole School Gathering was Australia. World Challenge Twenty-three staff and held on Harmony Day this A World Record was P.21 students shared pieces to the year. attempted by The Friends’ Gathering in languages they Harmony Day celebrations School as part of the Whole had learnt, speak natively, aim to engage people in School Gathering. or share heritage with, such respecting cultural and The record prior to the as French, Gaelic, Italian, religious diversity. 21 March was 254 people Russian and many more. Australia is proudly the doing the Nutbush at one The sharing of language most successful multicultural time which was absolutely was a very successful way country in the world. obliterated by almost the to exemplify the diversity Almost half the country has entire Friends’ School when that makes up, not only multicultural parentage, and Casey-Rae McCrickard Australia and Tasmania but as a country we identify with led roughly 1,300 in the Swimming Carnival in particular, The Friends’ over 300 ancestries. nutbush. P.22 School and how the students, Chinese music ensemble playing Photo: Steven Shen THE FRIENDS’ SCHOOL, P.O. BOX 42, NORTH HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA. PH:(03)6210PH: (03) 6210 2200 2200 FAX:(03)6234FAX: (03) 6234 8209 8209 2 May 2018 News Focus #104 Contents News 2-3 Year 7 explore Far South School Leaders 4-5 New Staff 6-7 Maree Nikimaya going to the Duckhole Lake in Dover, where students Community 8 Year 7 students travelled to caught tadpoles by the water. News 9-10 Far South from February to There were also glimpses of March, for the annual Year 7 Friends’ Connections 11-14 dolphins for the Walker class, camp. who enjoyed this moment Service 15 They spent one night in during an outside gathering. Community 16-1 cabins, and the other in tents All in all, it seems that to better understand the News 18 the Year 7 students really experiences of camping. Entertainment 19 enjoyed their time at Far There was a visit to Hastings South, amongst the beautiful International 20-21 Caves involving some water and refreshing wildlife and games in the heated pools. Sport 22-24 nature. Other activities included Sleeping outside Focus Team Editor Pearl Bamford Production manager Gabby Winston Reporters Christian Bugden Selamawit Bennett Jacob Julian-Best Hannah Maree Maree Nikimaya Gemma Walker Students enjoy the beach Dinner time at the camp Editorial and Rosemary Welch Production Stuart Packwood Management This is Rosemary Welch’s last edition of Focus, over the 17 years as teacher in charge of this student newspaper at Friends’. Around the campfire Outside the huts at Far South Students on the Duckhole walk She is grateful to all Photos supplied by the Year 7 community. the students who have contributed to the paper and the readers who have enjoyed it. ATAR awards ceremony the Year 11’s. Friends’ Bill Avery Christian Bugden Melinda Clarke Alice Pickering, who was Connections Deb Conley listed in the 2017 Honour Clemes Years 11 and Katharine Dean Boards for Academic Zana Forster 12 High Achievers were Excellence over a range of Zoe Geard honoured at the Clemes Lucy Loney disciplines, discussed her Academic Awards ceremony tertiary studies pathway; on 15 February in The Thank you to the many contributors who have made this “I’ve been accepted into Farrall Centre. issue of Focus possible. medicine but I’m actually a Guest speaker and old few weeks too young for the scholar Andrew Koolhof course so I can’t start this The views in this newspaper do not necessarily represent opened the event, using those of the Members of the Board of Governors or their year. nominees. his personal career in So, this year I’m going engineering as an example of to study the first year of a career pathway. This paper is produced by The Friends’ School. Bachelor of Science before A wide range of awards The Friends’ Connections section is prepared by going into Medicine next the Community Engagement Office. were presented to selected year…during exam study students, recognising their The Friends’ School time, I had a colour coded P.O. Box 42 outstanding achievements. study schedule. North Hobart Eligible Year 12 students Tasmania I made myself do at least who demonstrated their Australia 7002 six hours a day and that Ph. (03) 6210 2200 achievements with flying works as long as you have The award ceremony Photos: Hannah Maree [email protected] colours were awarded a www.friends.tas.edu.au lots of structure.” Certificate of Excellence proud parents mixed with inspiration to current The presentation Forty-three Year 12 2017 staff and students, gathered students; a reminder of evening was a success for Leavers were presented with in the foyer for afternoon what can be achieved using all involved. awards while another 29 tea. all that the school has to After the ceremony, many awards were presented to This occasion was an offer. Focus #104 News May 2018 3 Setting a sustainable standard Gemma Walker meaning of sustainability, Tutor groups were asked For the first time ever, as well as changes that can to name their plant, with this year, the Stewardship be made on small and large groups choosing names such Committee at Clemes held scales in our daily lives. as “Theresa Green”, “Seedy a Sustainability Week, On Thursday, theSam”, “La-a” (pronounced with many activities and Stewardship Committee La-dash-a), and many more speakers contributing to an invited the whole school to witty and punny names. invigorating week. take part in Ride to School Year 11 student Gabrielle Sustainability Week was Day and a complimentary Winston said that the week held in the last week of Term breakfast, during which “made me more aware of how 1, from 9 – 13 April, with the many students and staff opted little contributions can help a aim of increasing awareness to ride or walk to school. greater good”. within the student body about Despite concerns about Year 12 student Lewis sustainability, and showing attendance due to poor Benbow said, “It’s great to see students and staff practical weather, the breakfast our school put so much effort ways to reduce their impact was hailed a success, with towards the important issue upon the environment. students, parents and staff of sustainability, not only for On Monday 9 April, from Morris, the High the students of the School, Zoe Douglas and Ink School and Clemes taking but for the global community Kittipalawattanapol from the part and enjoying the lively as a whole.” Australian Youth Climate atmosphere at the breakfast. Top right: Morag Anderson, Lily Coalition in Hobart came On the same day, a ‘second hand’ themed free dress day Djeric, Selamawit Bennett and to the Clemes assembly to Christian Bugden. discuss climate change, its took place, as did a clothes Adjacent: the breakfast at Ride impacts, and what students swap, in which students to School Day. can do to help. and staff brought clothes Far right: Hannah Maree with her Tutor Group’s plant. On the Tuesday, bins were they didn’t need any more to the foyer for students to Bottom left: parents watch on at put out for students to recycle the Ride to School day breakfast. their soft plastics (which are rummage through and take Bottom right: Students inspect plastics that can be scrunched as they wanted. their finds. Photos: Gemma Walker by hand), used batteries, The leftover clothes were mobile phones, prescription donated to Save the Children, glasses, and stationery. as was the money raised on Wednesday saw the Clemes the day. Stewardship Committee On the final day, each treated to a visit from Danny tutor group was given a Carney from the Wilderness self-watering plant system, Society, in which Danny and complete with pansy seedlings the students discussed the ready to flower.