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Diary Date Merewether High School Bulletin 1 February May Merewether High School Bulletin 20162017 Diary Date This Issue P & C Tuesday, 16th May P1 Principals Report P5 Deputy's Report 7:00pm– ILC P7 Social Science P12 PE P15 Hospitality P17 Moospaper Jessica Mulhearn awarded Exclusive Place at UBS Young Women's P23 Vaccination Leadership Academy — Program Jessica Mulhearn was selected to attend the UBS Young Women’s Leadership Academy, recognising her leadership potential and individual achievements. Jessica was one of 40 female students selected from public high schools across NSW for a 4 day residential program at Women's College, University of Sydney. The academy aims to offer young female leaders the opportunity to build confidence, learn leadership skills and business knowledge as well as raising awareness of rising social issues. Dates to Remember UBS Academy alumni, Elizabeth Cameron, currently working at UBS on secondment from a leading law firm notes the Academy was an excellent introduction to valuable leadership skills which she has been able to apply throughout her career. “I am thankful for the chance to be 16/05 - Year 8 PLG involved and for the opportunities the Academy provided. Hearing admired female leaders’ 22/05 - 26/05 Year 11 share their experiences highlighted the variety of careers available to me.” Mid Course Matthew Grounds, UBS Chief Executive Officer Australasia said, "The academy, now in its Examinations 13th year continues to be one of the major pillars of UBS Australia’s community program, 23/05 - Year 9 PLG providing more than 750 young aspiring female leaders new experiences, knowledge and inspirations to enact real change within our community". During the week long program, students heard from a diverse group of contemporary female leaders including Nicole Sheffield, Managing Director, News DNA, Shona McPherson, Foundation for Young Australians and Dr Amanda Bell from Women's College. The students were treated to a tour of the Art Gallery of NSW and networking events at the UBS offices. The Academy ran from Monday 3 April till Thursday 6 April. Samyuktha Sethumadhavan’s awarded a place at the 22nd National Schools Constitutional Convention 120 students from around Australia travelled to Canberra from 15 to 17 March 2017 to participate in the Convention. At the Convention, Emeritus Professor John Warhurst AO led a two-day programme in which students explored ‘Indigenous Australians and the Constitution’. After hearing from a panel of experts and considering the issues in working group’s delegates voted in a mock referendum. The majority of people and majority of states agreed on proposed new sections 51A and 116A. 2 May Merewether High School Bulletin 2017 51A Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognising that the continent and its islands now known as Australia were first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; Acknowledging the continuing relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with their traditional lands and waters; Respecting the continuing cultures, languages and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 116A Prohibition of racial discrimination (1) The Commonwealth, a State or a Territory shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour or ethnic or national origin. (2) Subsection (1) does not preclude the making of laws or measures for the purpose of overcoming disadvantage, ameliorating the effects of past discrimination, or protecting the cultures, languages or heritage of any group. This outcome was included in the Communiqué which will be presented to the Senate for inclusion in Hansard. A copy of the Communiqué is attached, along with a photograph of all delegates. Other highlights of the Canberra trip included a Reception at Government House with Lady Cosgrove, a Welcome Reception at Parliament House and a Convention dinner at the High Court. 3 May Merewether High School Bulletin 2017 Burn to Learn Professor Hillman is in Australia to design, assess and interpret the cognitive data from the Burn 2 Learn program, being piloted at Merewether High School and Kotara High School in Newcastle. The program began last week with baseline testing of students. The world authority on the link between physical activity, cognition and learning in children and adolescents is in Australia is collaborating on a program with the University of Newcastle and the Department of Education. Professor Charles Hillman is a member of the Advisory Committee for the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans that promotes the minimum daily levels of physical activity for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. For the first time, the committee will also look at physical activity in relation to cognition and brain health. Burn 2 Learn Professor Hillman’s research has demonstrated that improving aerobic fitness can boost cognitive control, memory, and brain function in children. University of Newcastle Professor David Lubans has designed a program for Year 11 students that involves three, 10-minute, high intensity exercise sessions a week, across a range of activities including dance, combat, sport and gym. Prof Hillman is in Australia collaborating with the Burn 2 Learn research team at the University of Newcastle. He is guiding the design and analysis of cognitive testing, which will be done at baseline and then again at the end of program, which will be delivered over one school year. The large-scale study, which will start in 2018, will involve more than 800 students from 20 public secondary schools. The research team will aim to recruit 40 Year 11 students from each high school to take part in the program. Jade Conner invited to attend UBS Finance Academy 2017 Congratulations to Jade Conner who has been invited to attend the UBS Finance Academy 2017 which will be held at Dunmore Lang College, Macquarie University from 10 - 13 July, 2017. The objective of the Academy is to provide leadership in investment banking education with a particular focus on senior secondary school students. The UBS Finance Academy, established in 2003 offers selected students an opportunity to explore and learn about a wide range of career opportunities in finance. This year 40 students have been chosen from public schools in NSW. The program is a residential course designed to be a creative mix of theory, industry exposure, field visits, syndicate work and fun. A key learning tool is the finance sector case study. For the students there is a chance to explore a previously unknown career opportunity and develop new relationships with their peer group from other schools. Mental Health Educational Evening – 16th May – Newcastle University University of Newcastle Medical Society is hosting a Mental Health Educational Evening as part of their Blue Week initiative to raise awareness of mental health issues within students and the general community. It will be held on Tuesday 16th May for 6:00pm - 8:30pm at ATC 210 (Advanced Technology Centre room 210) at the University of Newcastle. There will be four speakers on the night; Craig Hamilton (Sports Commentator and renowned Mental Illness Presenter), Lily Christie (Beyond Blue Ambassador), Jaelea Skehan (Director of the Hunter Institute of Mental Health), and Associate Professor Lisa Lampe (UoN School of Medicine and Public Health). The night is a free event and some light refreshments, finger food and live music will be provided in the break between speakers. LMBR We are currently changing to LMBR as our financial management system. As a result all payments have been suspended and there is a lot of deal of work to be completed in the front office, prior to us “going live” on the 22nd May. The new system has to be set up as we switch over to the new finance package. I would ask that everyone be patient with us while this new system is implemented. 4 May Merewether High School Bulletin 2017 Cross Country Carnival Another very successful Cross Country carnival was held on Wednesday 3rd May at Blackbutt Reserve with our students participating in the runs as well as activities organised by the prefect body. The tug-o-war and sack races were highly contested with students competing across year groups and demonstrating a great deal of school pride and sense of community. Year 12 Academic Review Interviews All Year 12 students will be interviewed during Term 2 with interviews held by the Principal and Deputy Principals throughout weeks 4, 5 and 6. The purpose of these interviews is to review students’ academic progress to date and to help plan for academic success as we move towards the HSC. Congratulations Letters Congratulations to all students who received a letter at the end of Term 1 commending them for outstanding work throughout Term 1. This recognition is occurs as part of our school reward scheme in Terms 1 and 3 each year. This Term Term 2 is shaping up to be a very busy term with Mid Course Examinations for Years 7 – 11, Parent Teacher Interview afternoons for Year 12 and Year 11 and reports issued to all years other than Year 10. Year 10 reports will be issued at the beginning of Week 3, Term 3 as Year 10 exams are not held until the second last week of this term and all exams then need to be marked and returned to students for feedback and checking prior to reports being completed. We like to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students. If your child has succeeded at either state or national level please email the details to the school email address: [email protected] Bell Times It is important all students make every effort to be at school before the first warning bell to ensure they are maximising learning time in their classrooms.
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