E Mail –[email protected] Website –www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone –03 5881 1211 Fax –03 5881 5115 11th June, 2010 Principal: Andrew Collins Deputy Principal: Peter Astill DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Students arriving late to school Occasionally it is not possible for students to arrive Year 10 Work experience at school on time due to unforeseen circum- Year 10 students have recently completed one stances. When these occasions occur please pro- week of work experience. The students were vide your child with a note explaining why they placed in a large variety of workplaces, getting a are late. This note is to be given to the Deputy taste of potential future careers. I have spoken to Principal and in turn a late to class slip will be is- many students and have heard very positive com- sued to the student who then presents it to his/her ments about their experiences. Mrs Sinha and Mrs classroom teacher. Please remember that the Van Lieshout did a terrific job organising these school day starts at 8.50 at roll call. placements for all of the students in Year 10, and Student Absences their efforts have been much appreciated. Thanks Students who have been away from school need also to the workplaces of Deniliquin, who every to supply a note from their parent(s)/guardian ex- year very graciously give up their time to assist and plaining their absence. If a student has missed an support our students. assessment task as a result of an illness a Doctor’s certificate is required. It is important that your child has this note of explanation on the day of their return.

Uniform Uniform is required to be worn by all students. It is important in helping to create a sense of pride and unity in the school. If for some reason your child does not have their uniform on a particular day a note of explanation is required. Notes of explanation are given to Mr Richards before roll call each day.

Unwell Students If a students is unwell, they must go to the Boys/ Girls Advisor for a note to go to Henry Street Of- fice/Sick Bay. Ms Werner will then contact the Alex Hay on Work Experience at Advance Soil parent to collect the child if necessary. Students Mapping are reminded that this process must be followed on all occasions. Students must not contact their parents. North Tuppal Station Last Friday Mr Humphries and Mr Rae accompa- School Photos and Formal Assembly nied nearly fifty Ag/Science students to North Tup- A quick reminder that ’s for- pal Station to view the re-enactment of the 72 mal assembly will be on Wednesday 23rd June. stand shearing shed in full swing. Teachers and stu- Another very important event is School photos. dents were interested and amazed to see how These will take place Thursday the 24th June. It is such a sheep station operated in the past. expected that students will be in full school uni-

form. Picking up students from school DATES TO REMEMBER I would like to take this opportunity to remind par- ents that when picking up your child/children it 14th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday should be done from either Harfleur Street or Henry 18th June Cross Country Street. Wellington Street is very busy of an after- noon at the end of the school day with buses 22nd June P & C Meeting 6.30pm Music Room coming and going very regularly. Students crossing 24th June School Photo’s the road in-between buses creates a major safety risk. 25th June Final payment due for Snow Excursion 11th May, 2010

NORTH TUPPAL STATION OPEN BOYS BASKETBALL HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT QUARTER FINALS On Friday the 4th of June Year 9 and 11 Agricul- At 10am on the 8th June 2010 the Deniliquin ture students travelled out to North Tuppal Sta- High School and Dubbo Senior College Bas- tion. The day was put on to showcase the spirit ketball teams competed at the Deni Sports and history of the sheep industry and sup- Park Stadium for a spot in the State finals held ported the Australian Shearing Team which is in Terrigal NSW. off to the Golden Shears World Championships The Deniliquin High School team consisted of in Wales later this year. During the course of Adam Bodey, Brett Macdonald, Jack Tyndall, the two days 5000 sheep were shorn requiring Jack Grimison, Hayden Barker, Lachy Holsch- a team of 300 people including blade and ier, Brayden Hall, Dominic Moore, Bill Walton machine shearers, wool handling and shed and Tom Parsons. staff. The students were able to see the recrea- First quarter saw Dubbo go out to a flying tion of the Tom start with two three pointers from their cap- Robert’s painting tain Michael Townsend. Bradyen Hall was ‘Shearing the quick to retaliate with two points, backed up Rams’ when 72 by Brett Macdonald with four consecutive blade shearers points. At the end of first quarter it was Deni took to the stands 13 to Dubbo 23. to shear the rams. Dubbo’s captain continued to be their top Students were also scorer with 10 points into the second quarter, given a guided however, some sloppy play by their defence tour around the allowed Deni to grab a few quick goals from shed, where they Brayden Hall assisted by Bill Walton. With were able to see the historical shearing shed team fouls gathering and Brett Macdonald come to life along with facts and figures about hurt from a body clash, both sides were de- the massive shed which was built in 1902. Stu- termined to dominate. The end of the sec- dents were also able to visit other displays, see ond quarter saw Deni 22 to Dubbo 40. working horses and Half time allowed the Deni team to re-group steam engines as well and focus their attentions back on a tight de- as try tasty lamb prod- fence. Jack Tyndall came out strong in the ucts. Overall, the day third quarter only to be fouled off with 5 per- provided a real oppor- sonal fouls. After medical attention and four tunity to see an impor- stitches to the head, Brett Macdonald came tant part of not only back and made an impressive 9 points. Deniliquin’s history but Adam Bodey stepped up for Brett Mac- Australia’s. Well done to donald and scored 2 points. Dominic Moore the students for their as team captain kept his side together with a patience and excellent few quick fast breaks and steals, enabling his behaviour and a special thanks to Mr Rae for team to score 17 points to Dubbo’s 14 in the driving the bus for us. fourth quarter. This impressive fight back was also attributed to Tom Parsons who man- aged to rebound and steal the ball from Dubbo on numerous occasions. At the start of the last quarter the score was Deni 39 to Dubbo 57. Brayden Hall, Tom Par- sons and Dominic Moore all stepped up a gear and scored basket after basket. They were assisted with Hayden Barker in defence and Lachy Holschier as front guard. Lachy did well to provide some assistance to Brett Macdonald who scored a staggering 11 points to help pull the game back to a close 11th May, 2010 finish. Both Brayden Hall and Dominic Moore ham saw Deni overpower Barham 33-6. Sarah were impressive with scoring 6 and 4 points re- Nisbet had 8 points, Georgie Mathewson 10 spectively. However, despite their valiant ef- points and Maddy Price 4 points. Deni’s strong forts Deni was defeated by Dubbo 65-77. defence from Demi Blake, Chelee Williams, Well done to the boys coming this far and be- Maddy Couroupis and Chelsea McNamara ing Riverina B Finalist, as well as playing a fan- proved too good. Fantastic effort from the girls tastic game against Dubbo Senior College. who have now made it into the next round in Deniliquin High School would like to thank Albury and overall best players Demi Blake, Maddy Price and Leanne Landy for umpiring Georgie Mathewson and Sarah Nisbet. The on the day, John Arthur for using the facilities team consisted of Chelsea McNamara, Demi and providing the BBQ amenities. Blake, Maddy Price, Maddy Couroupis, Chelee Mrs McDonald would like to thank Graeme Williams, Georgie Mathewson, Henrietta Brad- Macdonald for coaching the boys on the day ford-O’Sullivan, Tess Parsons, Gaby Ives and and for the fantastic support received from Sarah Nisbet. Coach: Leanne Landy. the public and school body. The fourth game on the day was Deni High We hope next year with the experience they School boys versus Barham High School boys. have learnt this year that the boys will be able A few quick goals from Brock Close, Will to make it to the state finals and go all the Jennings and Lachy Holschier saw the Deni way. High team gain a quick lead and with a cou- ple of excellent assists from Keana Hall to La- chy Holschier saw the Deni side win convinc- ingly 22-11. Lachy Hoslchier racked up an easy 14 points with Keana Hall assisting with 4 points. The last game for Deniliquin High School boys was against . Finley’s de- fence was strong and made the Deni boys work hard for their baskets. Deni started off well but was quickly held back by some sharp shooting from Finley High. Deni defence worked hard with Lachy Trott, Matt White, Ben Thorpe and Kyle Galloway rebounding hard under the basket. However, Lachy Holschier, Brock close and Will Jennings worked hard to bring the ball down and subsequently contrib- uting to Deni’s lead of 21-15. Best players were U15 BOYS AND GIRLS Lachy Holschier, Brock Close and Keana Hall. BASKETBALL KNOCKOUT The boy’s team consisted of Lachy Trott, On 3rd June 2010 Deniliquin High School held Keana Hall, Ben Thorpe, Kyle Galloway, Matt an U15 Basketball Gala Day at the Deniliquin White, Lachy Holschier, Will Jennings and Brock Sports Park against Barham and Finley High Close. Coach: Alistair McNamara. Fantastic Schools. effort from the Deni High boys team and they First game was Deniliquin High School versus have now made it into the next round against Finley High School. Deni High got off to an ex- Albury. cellent start with Maddy Couroupis scoring 2 Sarah McDonald would like to thank all the quick goals against Finley’s tight defence. supporters who turned up to cheer on the Deni Sarah Nisbet dominated the last 10 minutes High School and a special thank you to with 8 points, with some help from Georgie Leanne and Alistair for coaching the teams Mathewson and Maddy Price. The second half and to Maddy Price for being a referee. Finley fought back but Deni High was to good Deniliquin High School would also like to thank with a 15 point win and strong defence from John Arthur for providing the venue and scor- Demi Blake, Chelee Williams, Tess Parsons and ing. A great day was had by all! Chelsea McNamara. Other scores: Girls, Barham V Finley 24-23, Boys, Deni High School’s second game against Bar- Finley V Barham 25-4 11th May, 2010

keep us away from danger. MOTIVATIONAL MEDIA & THE True values. The essence of who we are, PDHPE FACULTY PRESENT and ultimately what we will achieve, is closely related to the principles and ide- TRUE NORTH - SETTING YOUR als that we use to determine our actions. COMPASS FOR LIFE'S Setting our own standards and holding COMPASS FOR LIFE'S firmly to them takes strength of charac- JOURNEY. ter but also gives us a solid point of refer- Each year, the PDHPE faculty brings ence to orientate our lives by. “Motivational Media” to the students at our True goals. Setting goals helps to give school. The faculty allocates a substantial our life purpose and realising them a amount of their annual budget towards cover- sense of achievement. We may not al- ing the costs so that every student will get the ways reach our goals, but this is no rea- opportunity to see this, as each year brings dif- son for despair. Life is a process. It's ferent messages about setting goals, being about the direction of travel, and the your best & sourcing the inspiration needed to joys this travel entails. lt's not necessarily succeed. Featuring video, music & multi- just what we achieve by reaching our media elements, this entertaining and inspiring goals that matters, but what we be- organisation has been visiting Deniliquin High come by striving for them. School for over 10 years. So, what do we take our bearings from? Do Next Wednesday, Motivational Media will visit we set ourselves guiding principals to live by or Deniliquin High School with their 2010 presenta- do we let our course be constantly buffeted tion “True North”. Session times will be adver- by whatever passing fad or friendship comes tised to the students next week. Any parents our way? No one knows exactly what path- who would like to attend are most welcome & way our lives will follow, but to really achieve should contact the PDHPE Faculty for details our goals, to reach our maximum potential, to and session times. live a full and rewarding life, we need to es- “For the ancient mariner, the value of a guid- tablish and hold on to our own set of values, ing star was beyond measure. lts position and our own True North. “ height could be calculated, but its true worth in leading the way home was priceless for those far out at sea. For most of us, a distant SRC REPORT star has no meaning for our life's journey, but, The SRC has been very busy this term. At the just like the ancient explorer, we do need to beginning of the term Year 7 elected their stu- set ourselves guidelines if we are to safely navi- dent representatives. In a close secret ballot gate through life and reach our true potential. Denae Louden and Forbes Lindeman were True directions. It's impossible to move elected by their peers and have already our lives forward unless we know which shown their commitment to school leadership. way "forward" is. Of course events will On Wednesday the 26th May the SRC held the have an impact on the path we take, first student social function in many years. The but it is not just the wind that determines theme of the night was “The Beauty and the the direction a boat travels; it also de- Bogan” with many students opting to dress ac- pends on how we set the sails and how cording to the bogan theme. A crown was we manage each wave. awarded to the best beauties of the night, True friendships. It's very easy to get Kadi Mills and Tahlia Louden and a special caught up with the crowd and allow its “Male Beauty” award went to Nathan Savage. momentum to drag us in whatever di- The Best Bogan competition was hotly con- rection it's going. Friendships are impor- tested with an array of ugg boots, flanno shirts tant, so we need to surround ourselves and mullet hair styles. Miss Bogan went to Steff with people who will support, inspire and Robinson who went all out with a blonde mul- encourage us to be the best we can be. let wig, work boots, flanno shirt and got crea- True friends can be like navigation bea- tive with the make up for a stylish 5 o’clock cons that light the way ahead and help shadow. Mr Bogan was Dom Moore who 11th May, 2010 sported a stylish blonde wig. The night was a big success and the SRC would like to thank all the teachers who came along to help supervise the night. SCHOOL PHOTOS School Photos will be held on Thursday June Deniliquin Netball Association 24th. Each students will bring their personal- FUNDRAISER Saturday 12th June ised envelope home. On the day of the pho- (Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend) tos the envelope is to be given to the Photog- DNA is organising a fundraiser event to the ANZ rapher with the correct money inside. If you championship game at Hisense Arena, Mel- require sporting teams, Year 12 jumper, or a bourne. Adult Ticket and Bus—$50.00 family photo students need to see Mr Ferguson Children (under 15) Ticket and Bus—$40.00 in HSIE for an additional envelope. Seats are limited, to express your interest please contact Pam Sinha on 5881 2628

RSL Club Deniliquin

Saturday 26th June, 7pm. WANTED Donations of Lemons for the Home Economics Faculty. If you could donate some lemons please drop them into the Front Office at DHS. Thank you. 11th May, 2010

The Five Greatest Challenges for Parents in 2010 – Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

"The Five Greatest Challenges for Parents in 2010" What every parent needs to know about millennial parenting, covering alcohol and drugs, online safety, sleep and other key issues.

Thursday 17th June 2010 5:30-6:30pm Deniliquin High School - Library

We would like to invite parents, caregivers and community members to join us and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg for an informative and interactive video conference session. Please RSVP to the School (5881 1211) or Meagan Rodda ([email protected]) By Wed 16th June

The Rural and Distance Education Unit are proud to present their second RDE RELATE session for 2010. In 2010 the Rural and Distance Education Unit are facilitating a series of interactive video conference sessions called RDE RELATE. These sessions are aimed at parents, caregivers and community members in geographically isolated ar- eas. This term the guest is Dr Michael Carr-Gregg. One of Australia's most in demand health, lifestyle and well be- ing speakers, Michael is also amongst Australia’s leading psychologists and the author of 4 best selling books (Michael is currently working on his fifth).

In 1985, he founded the world's first national teenage cancer patients support group, Canteen - The Australian Teenage Cancer Patient's Society. He has held a variety of appointments including Executive Director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Director of the Centre for Social Health and in 1996 was appointed an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne.

Michael Carr-Gregg works at the Albert Road Centre for Health in Melbourne. He is a founding member of the Na- tional Coalition Against Bullying he is also chairperson of the NCAB’s cybersafety committee and an official ambas- sador for the Australian Council for Children & Youth Organisations Inc, the National Depression Initiative - Be- yondblue as well as Mindmatters - one of 16 youth suicide prevention programs run by the Federal Government.