ASQUITH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER BACKCHAT MAY 2018
Asquith Boys High School SCHOOL EXECUTIVE Peats Ferry Rd Asquith NSW 2077 Bryce Grant Principal Andrew Skehan Deputy Principal T: +61 2 9477 3508 Catherine Holder F: +61 2 9482 2546 Deputy Principal W: www.asquithboy-h.schools.nsw.edu.au E: [email protected] Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Mr Bryce Grant On the final day of Term 1 I received a letter from Murat Dizdar, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education (attached at the end of this report). The letter acknowledges the outstanding performance of Asquith Boys High School students in not only the most recent HSC, but highlights the excellent performance of the school and our students from 2013-2017 in HSC Examinations. This is an incredible acknowledgement for the staff who work tirelessly to achieve exceptional learning opportunities for boys, and our students for their commitment and conscientious approach towards achieving their personal best in all of their subjects. We would also like to acknowledge the community for their unconditional support over this period, for all that we do and endeavour to achieve with the students at Asquith Boys High School. This is also a deserving accolade for the former Principal – Mr Terry Griffiths and his contribution to Asquith Boys High School, the students and the community in developing the incredible platform of ‘exceptional learning opportunities for boys’, and one which we will continually strive to build upon in coming years. Staff Development Day – John Fischetti We were excited to engage the services of John Frischetti and Dr Ann Brewer from the University of Newcastle for the afternoon session on our Staff Development Day. They are considered to be the leading presenters in current educational development on student engagement and classroom practice, reinforcing the continued need for all educators to engage every learner in our classrooms and embed strong pedagogy into our lessons. Illustrating the influence and impact that this will have not only on our students, but their parents and their future offspring. A considerable responsibility that all the staff at Asquith Boys High School embrace and accept. Year 12 Half Yearly Reports At the end of week 2 and beginning of week 3, I was excited to individually hand out the Half Yearly Reports to all the Year 12 students. This was an important time to sit for a moment and discuss with each student their report, teacher’s comments and their subject results. This provided an excellent opportunity to analyse their plans to address and implement their teachers feedback in the lead up to their HSC Trial Examinations early in Term 3. I was most impressed with their openness and honesty with regards to their performances, and with their intuitive personal reflections. Many of them reflected on the Study Skills Presentation by Dr Prue Salter and the need for them to complete, at the very minimum, 90 minutes of study per night. That does not have to be one session of 90 minutes straight, it can be in any combination that equates to the 90 minutes in total eg. 3 x 30 minutes. With the HSC Trial Examinations less then 10 weeks away, many of the Year 12 committed to this goal of 90 minutes study each day, if they were not already meeting this standard. A gentle reminder from parents from time to time would also benefit to reinforce their son’s commitment to this goal. Subject Selection for Year 8 and Year 10 Year 8 and Year 10 subject selections are fast approaching and students in both these year groups have been advised to start thinking about their subject selections for 2018. As parents, it is an opportune time to begin communicating with your boys about their desires and possible career goals. There will be a significant amount of information available for the boys to access around subject selection time. The best advice that I can give to parents is to allow their sons to select subjects that they are good at and that they enjoy. I would strongly discourage students from selecting subjects based on their friends’ selections or who they think their teacher might be for that subject. This year we will be incorporating a Subject Selection Interview as the final stage of the subject selection process. This will require all Year 10 students to attend a 15 minute interview at school on Friday 24 August. The subject selection interviews will give a unique opportunity to personally discuss how students can best achieve their goals, and to finalise their patterns of study for 2019. The interviews are important in determining that students have met the mandatory requirements stipulated by NESA. Year 10 students will be required to only attend school for their interview, as their will be no classes for Year 10 on the day. However, school uniform is mandatory for attending the interview. Good subject selections and education plans work best if the school and parents work together. We encourage all parents to be a part of this process and attend their son’s interview. It is important to note that some Stage 5 and 6 elective courses incur a subject fee. The fee will cover a variety of resources that will be directly provided to your son. These consumable fees are levied by Asquith Boys High School for the purchase of materials used and consumed by your son. ANZAC DAY With ANZAC Day falling within the school holidays, I was extremely impressed by Asquith Boys High School’s commitment to participating in local services. Ms Kelly (Prefects Adviser) organised a committed group of Asquith Boys High School Prefects who generously gave of their holiday time to attended the local dawn service at the Hornsby RSL to commemorate the actions of so many brave and valiant service men and women on that day over 100 years ago. Thank you Jackson Tuynman, Robert Campbell, Harry Vo, Joseph Parry, Matthew Jollie, Aruto Isobe and Ethan Do, who attended the service to represent Asquith Boys High School. Police Presentation On Thursday 10 May, Years 10 and 11 were very fortunate to be visited by NSW Police Chief Inspector Phil Brooks from the NSW Police Force -Traffic and Highway Patrol Command. He conducted a short Road Safety presentation and discussed the need for all drivers to be conscious of the risks to themselves and those around them. The students were then invited to participate in practical demonstrations where they were able to move around and even sit in the police patrol cars, motor cycles, emergency rescue vans and undercover patrol vehicles that were all on display for our students. The attending officers also made themselves available to discuss with our students the use and need for these services within our community. The biggest attraction, and the most popular, was the large semi trailer with a car parked on its tail and next to the passenger side door. This demonstration was to highlight to the students the difficulties that exist for the truck drivers in trying to see the cars in the blind spot positions for larger road vehicles, indicating the significant risk that they may place themselves in when they are driving on the roads relative to larger road vehicles. We would like to thank Police Chief Inspector Phil Brooks from the NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command for organising this excellent demonstration and opportunity for our students.
Athletics Carnival Asquith Boys High School held the school Athletics Carnival on Thursday 24 May. There was an incredible turn out for what proved to be a wonderful day in near perfect weather conditions. The carnival ran smoothly and on time despite the enormous participation rates in both track and field events.The Year 12’s, with the supervision of Ms Cooke and Mr Josephs successfully ran the BBQ for the carnival, and raised a sizeable amount of funds to go towards their school formal. Congratulations to our two new record holders, Lawrence Frederick and Ethan Oliver. They both successfully broke long standing records in the Triple Jump and Javelin events. Lawrence Frederick finally smashed the 42 year old record for the 16 years Triple Jump by almost a metre and Ethan Oliver breaking a record that stood for 35 years in the 14 years Javelin. Lawrence narrowly missed the 16 years High Jump record, clearing 1.80 metres to challenge the 1.82 metre record. In an exciting finale to the field events Lawrence tried desperately hard to clear the 1.83 metre mark to establish a new record, but narrowly missed at his 3 attempts. Congratulations to all competitors for their effort and participation on the day, and to Mr Broome, the PDHPE Faculty and all staff for their enormous contribution towards the organisation and planning of the event. With any carnival a great deal of work is completed behind the scenes prior to the day to make sure that the day runs smoothly. I was extremely impressed with everyone’s commitment to making the carnival an enjoyable and rewarding one. NAPLAN If your child is in Year 7 or 9 they have recently completed their NAPLAN testing. This examination provides teachers with valuable information about your son and their collective strengths and weaknesses in their learning. This information will enable us to target interventions and endeavour to remediate learning issues that are evident. It will also provide us with valuable feedback on the effectiveness of our teaching and learning strategies. This year the government has removed the requirement that Year 9 students must reach a Band 8 in Reading, Writing and Numeracy before they are eligible to receive their HSC. Instead they have introduced a HSC Minimum Standards Examination for Year 10 students commencing in 2019. When the 2018 results arrive, we will be assessing all the data and identifying areas that require interventions. These interventions will be coordinated and facilitated through the Learning Support, Literacy and Numeracy Committees.
HSC Minimum Standards Online Examinations Our Year 10 students who did not achieve the required Band 8 in Literacy, Reading or Numeracy in their NAPLAN examinations in 2017 were invited to resit the areas where they were yet to achieve the required minimum standards in Week 5. With many of students narrowly missing the required Band 8 and these examinations now being completed online, we have encouraged all students yet to achieve the standard, to complete the testing and experience the online procedures. When we receive these results we will be able to identify which students require additional support to ensure that they achieve these benchmarks in the not too distant future. The expectation from NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority), is that almost every student will be able to achieve these benchmarks prior to leaving school. There will be numerous opportunities for them to resit these areas over the coming years, and importantly another opportunity prior to the end of this year, so that they can satisfy the Band 8 benchmark. Let me assure you that irrespective of whether students demonstrate a Band 8 or not, they will be able to commence their Preliminary and HSC Courses. NESA has also publicly stated that they will be able to access an ATAR when they complete an appropriate pattern of study, regardless of whether they have demonstrated that they have achieved the Band 8. In fact they will have 5 years from the commencement of their HSC to satisfy this requirement if they wish to receive the credential of the HSC. We are fortunate to have existing programs and support measures in place to assist all of our students in our learning environment, not just those who do not achieve Band 8. I am confident that those students who will require additional support, will be able to access it. If students and parents are seeking further information, it can be accessed on the NESA website. P&C Mother and Son Breakfast The P&C Mother and Son Breakfast was held on Tuesday 8 May, with well over 70 mothers and their sons in attendance. The Library was transformed into a modern café for the morning, decorated and arranged in an open and inviting format for the mothers and their sons to enjoy breakfast together. It was wonderful to see the boys waiting and tending to their mothers and grandmothers, making cups of tea or coffee for them. Thank you to Michelle Roscarel and her team, for their organisation and coordination of the breakfast which was greatly appreciated by the mothers and their sons who attended. Farewell to Ms Zhou and Mr Kennedy The first few weeks of Term 2 bought a tinge of sadness and also joy for Ms Zhou and Mr Kennedy. Both achieved recent appointments by interview to other schools. Ms Zhou to Penrith High School and Mr Kennedy as Head Teacher English to Kingsgrove North High School. Both teachers were farewelled in the early weeks of this term to begin at their new schools and positions. Ms Zhou has been an integral member of the Mathematics faculty for the past 6 years and an amazing organiser and administrator of the Annual School Open Evening. Much of the successful organisation of this evening plays an important role impacting on our student enrolment numbers in the following year. Mr Kennedy has been a member of the English faculty at Asquith Boys High School for over 7 years. He had agreed to remain at Asquith Boys until the end of week 4 to complete the organisation and planning of the 2018 NAPLAN, and ensure that the planning for the new HSC Minimum Standards Examination was implemented. We wish both of them every success in their new schools and in their new roles, and thank them for their contribution to the boys at Asquith Boys High School. Welcome to our new staff This term we welcomed Ms Linda Robson and Mr Marcus Kanny to the Asquith Boys staff. Ms Robson is replacing Ms Holder as Head Teacher of CAPA while she undertakes the position of Deputy Principal and Mr Kanny has replaced Mr Siva as our Computer teacher. Both staff members are highly experienced teachers in the subject areas and are excited by the opportunity to teach at Asquith Boys High School and work with our boys. With the promotion of Mr Kennedy we have also been notified that his position in English will be filled by Ms Elsa Young, who will commence at Asquith Boys in Week 8 of this term. I am well aware that as a community everyone will be welcoming and supportive of our new staff as they settle into their new educational settings. Canteen Volunteers Deanne Booth the Canteen manager would love to hear from any parents who would be available to volunteer in the school canteen. While we value and acknowledge how precious your spare time is, we have a number of days where the school is unable to secure any volunteers for supporting our boys in the canteen. Any assistance that you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Please contact the school on 9477 3508 and leave your name, contact details and available times/dates for Deanne. Congratulations to an outstanding list of student personal and team achievements • Luke Atrium who was successful at receiving invitations to attend the NSW State Senior Music Camp and was invited to participate in a recording session at SONY. • Jackson Salloch for being selected into the State Drama Camp for 2018. • Lawrence Frederick has received selection in the 16 years NSW CHS Football team to participate in the NSW All Schools Tournament and breaking the 16 years Triple Jump record at the recent School Athletics Carnival. • Ethan Oliver broke 2 long standing School Athletics records. The 35 year old 14 years Javelin record by almost 1.5 metres and the 400 metres record by 0.22 seconds. • Declan Wayschall (Year 7), Kane Sweatman (Year 8) and Ben Russell (Year 9) for being named in the State Band Camp, with Ben Russell also being selected in the NSW State Wind Band for 2018. • Our International Soccer Touring teams who excelled in Hong Kong, not only winning 8 out of 10 games, they defeated representative teams from Eastern Districts of Hong Kong and Southern China. Big thank you to all the staff who organised and conducted the tour for our students – Mr Jones, Mr Blackwood and Mr Moscos. • Our 21 Duke of Edinburgh students who recently completed their Bronze Practice Expedition by hiking the two day track along the Great North Walk and having to drag Mr Melrose up the Berowra Hills on day 2 of the expedition. • Our Metropolitan North West Rugby Representatives who were victorious at the recent CHS Championships with Sau Faupula achieving selection into the NSW CHS First XV to compete at the Australian All Schools Championships, and Oskar Enasio for being selected for the NSW CHS 16 years team. • Finally, to our incredible 15’s Australian Rules team who dominated the recent AFL Gala Day, comprehensively defeating Pennant Hills, Balgowlah Boys, Killara and in the final Narrabeen Sports High School, all over the course of one day to bring home the trophy for the second consecutive year. Thank you to Mr Bolger who successfully coached the boys to victory. The Asquith Boys team kicked 220 points for and only had 13 points scored against them for the entire carnival. An amazing defensive and offensive effort from the team.
BREAKFAST CLUB - THANK YOU BRONZE Breakfast Club has been very fortunate to secure the support MEDALLION of Woolworths at Westfield Hornsby. Starting this term RECIPIENT Woolworths have offered to donate a huge box of assorted fruit (apples, bananas, oranges, berries and melons) to Breakfast club each Term 1, 2018 week. The boys are delighted with this new edition to the menu and tuck in. A big “Thank you” to Craig the Store Manager at Woolworths Hornsby for his generous contribution to Breakfast Club. Colleen Sweeney, Student Welfare Officer
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Mr Andrew Skehan
Term 2 is progressing at a swift pace with the usual array of curricular and extra curricular activities keeping students and staff busy. I encourage you to read about each in this issue of Backchat.
Sport: I would like to remind families that all students are expected to participate in a sport activity every Wednesday. If students come to school on Wednesday with an existing sickness or injury, they will be directed to the Non-Sport room where they will be supervised until the end of the sport period. Permission to leave early will only be granted if the situation worsens dramatically or there is an appointment that cannot be scheduled at any other time. Senior students during examination periods must follow the directions listed on their timetables. In all bar one set of Year 12 exams, normal Wednesday sports policies apply. For the majority of senior students, this will mean attendance at Study Hall. Study: Mid to late Term 2 is an extremely busy period for student assessment and reporting. It is vital that students maintain a rigorous, yet balanced study routine in preparation for upcoming tasks. If there are ongoing difficulties with subject specific content, students should raise these with their teachers directly. The school Learning and Support staff are also available to assist.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Ms Catherine Holder In my new role, alongside Andrew Skehan, I have the wonderful opportunity to get to know our boys and parents from a very different perspective. Whilst some of these conversations are difficult at times, I look forward to working with all our boys to build their capabilities to be the most wonderful young men that they can be. Uniform With Winter uniform in place for the next two terms, our seniors need to be reminded of the requirement that the blazer is worn each day except for Wednesday. The blazer must be worn first and, if the student is particularly cold, he can wear the maroon jumper underneath. There are second hand jumpers and blazers available to purchase from the 2nd hand uniform shop in the print room. Shoes are required to be black, polishable lace up shoes. Canvas, suede and other materials are not acceptable, as per the uniform code in relation to safety in practical rooms. Attendance, Lateness, NoGo and Early Leave Please take the time to read the detailed update on attendance, uniform, lateness, NoGo and truancy on the next page. It is the responsibility of all students who need leave early to get their note signed by a Deputy Principal and then take it to the print room to receive their Early Leave slip and have the information entered on the system. Seniors on NoGo who have a Free Period 5 have lost the privilege to leave early and must report to the library.
2ND HAND UNIFORM The 2nd hand uniform shop is located in the Print Room and open daily during office hours (8.30am - 3pm). There is a great range of ABHS uniform items available at the low cost of $5 per item, including shorts, shirts (especially senior shirts), jumpers, jackets and socks. All proceeds are returned to the school for the benefit of all boys. If your son has outgrown his uniform you are able to bring the washed items to the print room. Blazers are compulsory for the winter terms (Term 2 and 3) for ALL Senior students. Some outgoing Year 12 families have chosen to donate the senior blazer to the school. They are available for you to purchase from the 2nd hand uniform shop. These range from $30 - $70, depending on condition and if they have been dry cleaned. ATTENDANCE, UNIFORM, LATENESS AND NOGO Attendance and Truancy If a student is marked absent in morning roll call, a text is sent home to notify parents of their son’s absence. At the end of the school day, after teachers have completed marking their rolls, the school student management system (SENTRAL) will assess the entries for that day. At this time the database of student attendance discrepancies is generated. Students are eliminated from the list if reasons for their absence are known including lateness, sick bay, students performing jobs, excursions and incursions. Once these students have been eliminated, blue slips are written and distributed to the students whose absence is not explained. It is the students’ responsibility to see Ms Holder (Years 7,9,11) or Mr Skehan (Years 8,10,12) to correct this attendance issue. Parents are informed again via text, so that they can inform their son to follow up this attendance issue. When this process is followed, any required corrections to school rolls will be rectified immediately. If students fail to see the Deputy Principal on the following day, they will remain on the database as a truant and be placed on after school detention. If parents receive a text and no blue slip was issued to their son, it is then essential that he follows this up.
The blue slip is pictured below. Note that on the back is the policy in relation to consequences for continuing breaches. Attendance Monitoring System & Consequences • Suspected truants are reported by teachers and/or recorded on SENTRAL • Students will escalate up the following level system if they truant within a 4 week period of the previous offence. Full day & Fractional truancy . 1st breach: Parent(s) will be notified; Placement on After-School Detention . 2nd breach: Parent(s) will be notified, placement on a five day monitoring card and After-School Detention. . 3rd breach: Parent(s) will be notified, placement on a ten day monitoring card and No-Go. . 4th breach: Formal Caution may be issued by the Deputy Principal; another ten day monitoring card; and After School-Detention . 5th breach: Possible Withdrawl; Deputy to arrange a parental meeting; placement on No-Go. . 6th breach: Possible suspension; Deputy to arrange a parental meeting; placement on No-Go; Possible HSLO referral The minimum period on No-Go will be two weeks. Note: failure to furnish a note explaining a part day absence will result in the assumption of truancy.
Uniform, Lateness and NoGo Students must attend school on time and in full uniform. The school has high standards and expectations for every student at Asquith Boys to uphold in both these areas. Students who are late to school or out of uniform must supply a signed and dated note from their parents. In any four week period of the school year, the SENTRAL database reports on students who are frequently late and/or out of uniform. Students who are late or out of uniform 3 or more times in a four week period are placed on NoGo. NoGo is from 12.30 until 3.05pm on Wednesday afternoons. Students are only removed from this roll when they have attended the required two NoGo detentions. If the student is away or does not attend, they will be expected to complete this detention the following Wednesday. Students who do not attend, are disobeying school rules and procedures, which will inevitably lead to interview and further action by the Deputy Principal. Senior students on NoGo will lose all privileges of early leave on Tuesday afternoons and last study period. For Year 12 students, there are also implications for graduation and their farewell beach day if their NoGo obligations have not been completed. We know that our hard working parents expect their sons to be the best that they can be in preparation for life. Supporting your sons to take responsibility for their attendance, presentation and punctuality are greatly appreciated by all the staff of ABHS. Mr Skehan and Ms Holder
PDHPE FACULTY NEWS Wow, doesn’t the year just go by quickly! With one-third of the school year been and gone, a lot has been covered and undertaken within the PDHPE faculty. The big-ticket items of the three major sporting carnivals have all been completed, with outstanding levels of participation at each. The Swimming Carnival was featured in the last edition of Backchat; the Cross Country and Athletics Carnival are covered in this edition. GRADE SPORT never stops and Mr Jones has seamlessly rolled the school into the Winter Season. Winter always sees a higher number of teams entered within the zone competition, and this year is no exception with 14 football teams, 4 rugby union teams, 4 tennis teams, 4 table tennis teams, 3 badminton teams and 1 hockey team. A large part of Mr Jones’ organisation is mapping the bus travel each week. It is important that students continue to check the grade sport roster (located on the school website under the ‘Useful Links’ section, in the canteen area and outside of the PE staffroom). With some long distances to travel and a large number of students to move, any hold up at the departure of these teams, can often delay the return at the end of the day. Important note in regards to the payment of grade sport fees: these are listed on the initial permission note package that the students receive when they make a grade team. All students who play grade sport are required to pay these, and if you are yet to make your payment for the winter season, please go to the ‘Make a payment’ section on the school website. RECREATIONAL SPORT is utilising the new PCYC at Hornsby. Mr Corbitt has arranged for a group to weekly undertake a range of sporting activities, delivered by staff from the venue. Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, volleyball have all been on the list to date, and this seems to be a huge hit with the students on this roll. SYDNEY NORTH TRIAL information is located on the PDHPE and Sports notice board outside of the PDHPE staffroom and outside Mr Bolger’s office in the Administration Block. Additionally students can access specific details by visiting the School Sport Website. To navigate this site it is best to search by the sport of your choice, rather than looking for dates. What has been happening in the classroom? Year 7 – Started by unpacking the nature of health and how the components of health are interrelated. Their attention then changed to consider relationships, communication and active listening. More recently they are studying nutrition with a focus on the Australian Dietary Guidelines, food labels, analysing fast food, obesity and diabetes. In practical lessons, they have shown their skills in cricket and partaken in skills development in the lead up to the athletics carnival. Year 8 – Commenced with respecting others with a focus on cyberbullying and considering how to be safe online. Following on from this we have linked the factors that affect health through looking at skin cancer, HIV and Hepatitis. PE has seen some intense and competitive table tennis being played, along with refreshing some of the athletics skills like hurdles and javelin, before starting volleyball. Year 9 – Have discussed the difficult issue of substance use and abuse in theory lessons. The focus is now turning to healthy food options. With a number of classes being timetabled simultaneously the classes have rotated through units of mini-tennis, basketball, zookaball or AFL. Year 10 – Has all been about driver education. With the majority of students looking to obtain their learners license within the next 12 months we considered the responsibilities of being behind the wheel and the major causes of crashes. Students have accessed the RMS driver knowledge test online and submitted an assignment discussing some of the strategies that the NSW government have implemented to reduce the road toll. Like the Year 9 classes, they have rotated through slide hockey, volleyball, cricket and table tennis for their practical classes. OFFICE OF THE eSAFETY COMMISSIONER A big focus for all parents is no-doubt overseeing their child’s use of electronic device and their amount of screen time. At school we use the eSafety website to look at the issues surrounding cyberbullying, excessive gaming, sharing passwords and online friends. This is an Australian Government commissioned site that includes tools for parents to learn about the digital environment and how to help your child have a safe and enjoyable online experience. Something to ponder is parenting online and what action you can take to keep your child safe online. The following data might stimulate some discussions around the dinner table or on those long drives to music tutoring or soccer training.
As part of the schools VACCINATION PROGRAM, NSW Health are providing all of Year 10 and 11 the opportunity to receive Meningococcal vaccines. Year 10 have recently received an envelope containing information and a consent form. Students wishing to have this vaccination need to return their consent form to Mr Bolger or the front office by Friday 8 June. The dates of the all-upcoming vaccinations are as follows: Tuesday 12 June – Year 10 only – Meningococcal Thursday 30 August – Year 11 only - Meningococcal (envelopes will be handed out early in term 3) Tuesday 16 October – Year 7 only – HPV dose 2 (Year 7 students who did not receive their first dose can still start their course on this day and will be caught up at school in 2019) SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY The Annual School Cross Country Carnival was held on Friday 6 April, in and around the school grounds. With excellent conditions and a reasonably hard course to navigate, the boys performed very well and the afternoon was a huge success. Individual Results – Top 3 12 Years 13 Years 14 Years 15 Years 16 Years 17 Years 18 Years
st Tyler Kye Ethan Sam Jarrod Christopher Anthony 1 Armstrong Tobin Oliver Parry Haines Robinson Lake
nd Nathan Daniel Zac Ben Morgan Nicholas Aaron 2 Plakhtienko Hatch Bovis Tudor Harriss Barratt Millington
rd Hamish Kaleb Kaylan Liam Lachlan Robert Oliver 3 Reynolds Macintosh Clark Oliver Millington Campbell Magson
Following the school carnival, the North West Metropolitan Zone Cross Country carnival will was held on Friday 25 May at Macquarie University Playing Fields. The top eight students from each age group from the School Carnival competed at the Zone championships, which Asquith Boys has had excellent success at over the last 5 years. Mr Drew Jones, Cross Country Coordinator AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL – SWANS CUP SYDNEY NORTH METRO REGION On Monday 21 May, Asquith Boys undertook their title defence of the Sydney North Metro knockout competition. In a gala day event held at Pennant Hills Oval the team blew the opposition away in all facets of the game. Hard running in packs, good leading, strong tackles and a brick wall type defence saw the team progress through all 4 games undefeated. This was a genuine team effort, with all players contributing across the day. This now sets up a game against the winner of the Central Coast gala day. Game 1 – Asquith 9.5 (59) def Pennant Hills 0.0 (0) Game 2 – Asquith 5.9 (39) def Balgowlah 0.0 (0) Game 3 – Asquith 10.5 (65) def Killara 1.0 (6) Final – Asquith 8.9 (57) def Narabeen Sports 1.1 (7)
PREMIERS SPORTING CHALLENGE On Tuesday 29 May, 18 PASS students delivered a sports workshop in conjunction with Asquith Girls High School to primary school students from Mt Colah, Hornsby North, Waitara and Asquith. The event, which is part of the Premiers Sporting Challenge leadership program, was warmly received and further strengthened the links between all schools involved. 2017/18 SUMMER GRADE SPORT SEASON In the Summer Grade Sport season we entered 23 teams across 7 sports. That’s around 300 students involved in Grade Sport alone, as well as teachers - without their passion, skill, enthusiasm and commitment towards our Zone Grade Sport we would not be able to have the number of teams or the success we have in all competitions. At the end of the round robin season we had 13 teams progress to the semi-finals. From these semi-finalists, we had 8 teams who were successful in advancing to the grand final.This included our 1st Grade and 15’s Cricket team, Opens Baseball, 1st and 2nd Grade Futsal, Junior A Futsal, and our Junior A and B Oztag Teams. Mr Drew Jones, Grade Sport Coordinator RUNNERS UP TEAMS • Opens Baseball coached by Mr Timmins and Ms Foster • 1st Cricket coached by Mr Bolger • 1st and 2nd Grade Futsal coached by Mr French
PREMIERSHIP TEAMS • 15’s Cricket coached by Mr Blackwood • Jnr B Oztag coached by Ms Bird • Jnr A Oztag coached by Mr Miles • Jnr A Futsal coached by Mr Kitto
BEST AND FAIREST BASEBALL CRICKET OZTAG VOLLEYBALL 1st - Samuel Italiano 1st - Adam West Snr A - Sau Faupula 1st - Jack Beckerleg Jnr - Kieren Robinson 2nd - Jake Truskett-Jones Snr B - Shahin Shahzadeh 2nd - Riley Nicklin 15 - Benjamin Fisher Jnr A - Cody 15 - Luke Ivers BASKETBALL 14 - Kyal Cruickshank Mirabile-Kumar 1st - Yingtao (Toby) Yan Jnr B - Aden Clarke WATER POLO nd FUTSAL st 2 - James Tarte Snr A - Jordan Smylie 1 Grade - Aidan Waters 15 - Marc Lucanas Snr B - Nathan Cosgrove 15’s - Allochia Jennians Jnr A - Samuel Parry 14’s - Lachlan Thomson Jnr B - Sean Lanske 16th INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOUR TO HONG KONG In April, the 16th International Football Tour, led by Mr Moscos, Mr Blackwood and Mr Jones had thirty two students visit Hong Kong and Macau. The school’s glowing international reputation would not be let down, with the highest degree of integrity and pride present among each individual who boarded the plane. It was an experience that I’m sure will live long in the memory of all the boys that went. Day 1 After a long flight the day before all the boys were up bright and early eager to spend the day at Ocean Park, where we got our first glimpse of Hong Kong.The boys had an exciting day acclimatising to the Hong Kong environment, exploring the aquarium and panda habitat, as well as a few roller-coaster rides and a cable cart ride over the park, revealing an amazing birds eye view of the southern district of Hong Kong. Day 2 Kicked off the business side to the tour. After adjusting to the Hong Kong climate and weather on the first day, the boys were up early for the juniors first game against Ying Wa Collage, coming away with a 6-2 win. Then it was the senior boys turn against Hong Kong Rangers, claiming a 2-1 win against some quality opponents. Both teams started the tour off great with wins. Day 3 A cultural day spent visiting Macau, a neighbouring independent country belonging to China. As we roamed around, we passed endless gold casinos and luxury hotels, which were once home to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Subsequently, we also explored many of the Portuguese museums and temples which offered great insight into the implications of colonialism. Day 4 This was the second day of games for the two teams. The juniors were up against the Hong Kong Chelsea academy side, playing well for a convincing 4-1 win. The seniors had a gruelling contest against Hong Kong Tigers. The pouring rain only added to the satisfaction of a well- deserved 2-0 win. Day 5 The third games for our two teams were at night against the Eastern Districts Football Club. The match was played in their 18000 seater home stadium, which had been home to many professional teams such as Melbourne Victory and the Boca Juniors. The invitational team set the tone with an outstanding 3-1 win, displaying great resilience and determination against a much older Eastern Districts under 18 side. Then it was the seniors turn, playing Eastern Districts semi-professional 1st grade side, home to many technically gifted Brazilian players. Nothing much went the way of the senior team as they suffered a 3-0 loss which did not reflect the amount of the effort put in by the squad. Day 6 After a few games back to back, the boys were tired but still eager to play some quality football. The seniors were playing at Wah Yan Collage, and were able to grind out a 3-1 win. The juniors however, played South China, a high-class opponent and easily their biggest test on tour so far, but unfortunately fell short losing a close fought game 2-1. Day 7 Was the final game for both teams on tour, the junior side took on Wah Yan College in their last game and won 1-0 finishing their football on tour on a high note. The seniors came up against Ying Wa College and ended the tour in style with a great 4-0 win. Day 8 The final day in Hong Kong included a day of sightseeing at the ictoriaV Peak which is the highest peak in Hong Kong, as well as a visit to the Stanley markets where the boys got their last-minute shopping in before a long bus ride to the airport so we could begin our journey back to Sydney. Overall is was an excellent tour with great results for both teams, finishing the tour with 4 wins out of 5 games - a great effort from the boys and some of the best results ever on tour. Finally, on behalf of all the squad we would like to thank Mr Moscos, Mr Blackwood and Mr Jones for all their hard work and sacrifice in putting together such an amazing experience for all the boys. This was truly an unforgettable experience that all the boys will talk about for a long time. Adam West and Ed Blackwood (Captain and Vice-Captain 2018 Hong Kong Tour) SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL The Athletics Carnival was held under glorious conditions at Foxglove Oval on Thursday 24 May. Congratulations to all of those who attended and participated enthusiastically on the day. In some of the field events for the 15 years there were between 60-70 students competing! Our Age Champions crowned from the day were: 12 Years - Hamish Reynolds 13 Years - Daniel Hatch 14 Years - Ethan Oliver 15 Years - Liam Oliver & Nathan Stewart 16 Years – Lawrence Frederick 17 Years – Nicholas Barratt These students will lead a strong contingent of Asquith Boys at the North Western Metropolitan Zone Athletics Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park on Thursday 21 June. Three long standing records tumbled on the day: 14 Years Javelin – Ethan Oliver 38.05 (new) R Cliff 36.55 (old – 1983) 14 Years 400m – Ethan Oliver 1:01.78 (new) S Jacka 1:02.00 (old – 1988) 16 Years Triple Jump – Lawrence Frederick 12.36 (new) S Kohlhardt 11.94 (old – 1976) Mr Chris Broome, Athletics Carnival Coordinator
Photography by Ms Cooke and Blake Puckeridge CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY NEWS I would like to introduce myself as the new CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts) Head Teacher for 2018. My name is Linda Robson and I began my role as Head Teacher CAPA and teacher at Asquith Boys High School at the beginning of Term 2. I have been greatly impressed with the wonderful students and staff at ABHS and have been made to feel extremely welcome. The CAPA staff are incredibly talented, dedicated and are focused towards giving your child the best educational and creative opportunities. Over the short period of time that I have been here, I have seen the CAPA teachers give up their time to organise a Music Camp, Drama Workshop in collaboration with Asquith Girls High School (leading towards a musical), and working well after the bell to spend time mentoring HSC Visual Arts classes. I am also looking forward to seeing the Annual MAD Night that will take place on Thursday 28 June. Enjoy reading about achievements and events from the CAPA staff. Mrs Linda Robson CAPA Head Teacher (Relieving)
DRAMA Year 12 Drama Earlier this year our Year 12 Drama class travelled to the Seymour Centre in Sydney to watch Onstage. This is a showcase of the exemplary works from the HSC the year before. Students had the opportunity to watch Individual Projects in Video and Script as well as tour the foyer to see Costume design, Set design, Promotion and Program. After lunch the students returned to the theatre to watch the afternoon show which had Individual Performances and Group Performances. An amazing show that inspired our students as they work their way towards their own projects and Group Performance. Thanks for joining us Callum and taking the spare ticket. Asquith Girls and Asquith Boys 2018 Musical – Much Ado about Everything! SAVE the DATE – 5 and 6 November 2018. CONGRATULATIONS to the following successful students who auditioned for the 2018 Musical – Much Ado about Everything!
Sam Allen Bailey Keane Cameron Jacob-Clarke Callum Roscarel Jackson Salloch Conor Seery Lachlan Turner
Rehearsals have commenced and the cast are working hard already on developing characters and learning lines. More details to follow! Ms Alison Gowthorp, Drama Teacher VISUAL ARTS Ms Cooke’s Stage 4 Visual Arts classes have been kept very busy during Term 1. Year 7 students launched into new art making experiences that have extended them beyond primary school. They began with a study of Noel McKenna’s drawings and created their own interpretations in ink washes. This was followed by a writing exercise where they had to put themselves into the role of an art critic and discern what constituted a refined artwork. The boys embraced their new found expertise and basked in the power of the vote (not unlike the judges of the Archibald, Wynn and Sulman prizes). We then proceeded to wrangle a dog sculpture out of wire, newspaper, masking tape and wool. These works were inspired by the Tjanpi Weavers, an indigenous group of women artists from the Central Desert of Australia. We added our own take to their practice, wrapping the dogs in yarn that represented our school colours; green, maroon, yellow and white. The boys even mastered the old craft of crochet, creating a chain for the dog’s collar and lead. Each dog was named and tagged to personalise each of the sculptures. Year 8’s artmaking focused on the aerial landscape. They have created an aerial drawing that incorporated a street directory map of the local area with sections filled with different mark making and experimentation with drawing materials. This then led into a painting of a smaller section of the map that focused on the layering of paint, impasto surfaces and collage. They have just begun their ceramics unit where they will be creating a vase form embellished with indigenous inspired symbols. All the work can be viewed at the art exhibition to be held at the end of August. Here are a few examples to pique your curiosity. Enjoy. Ms Caroline Cooke, Visual Arts Teacher
PDM - PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL MEDIA
The Year 9/10 Photo Digital Media class have been busy photographing around Asquith. The influencing artist they have been studying is Louise Hawson, who is a documentary photographer known for her work ‘52 Suburbs of Sydney’. She loves a diptych! Diptych comes from the Greek meaning two (dip) fold (tych). This usually referred to a work of art that was divided into sections and hinged together but has come to be something that is widely used in photography and the art world. The students created their own diptyches and documented aspects of Asquith, with great results. Ms Caroline Cooke, PDM Teacher
MUSIC - BAND CAMP Wednesday May 9 signified the beginning of Band Camp. Starting at approximately 5pm at Crusaders Camp, Galston, streams of students from both Asquith Boys and Girls started to slowly appear. Bags full and expressions excited for the evenings proceedings. Dinner was a pie (admittedly, in my case it was actually two, I followed an ancient piece of knowledge that if your last in line for first servings you’re also technically first in line for seconds), and then the music truly began. Most do not think to begin playing full band ensembles at 8pm, but we decided to be a little bit unconventional and did so anyway. 2 hours later and some sore lips the day was finally over. It was a nice precursor for what would be following over the next few days. The beds were surprisingly decent. I was a little saddened that they did not provide me with the traditional itchy blanket, but I forgave them. Thursday May 10. I really wish they provided me with before-mentioned ‘traditional itchy blanket’, because it was cold, very cold. A quick shower (which was all but the 20 seconds of warm water before it got cold again), and we were all ready for the new day. There was a fair bit of sound, probably excitement. I must say I’m not overly fond of hearing the shouts of kids during my morning, but life is not always fair. Speaking of loud sounds, the band started again. In my case being a part of the Wind Ensemble I was currently exempt, instead I spent my time warming up to the classic “Imperial March” from Star Wars before Tutorials for the various instruments began. Fortunately, my Tutor was Mr Staines, an excellent teacher; however, considering his extreme use of dad jokes and puns I concluded that he may be an even better father. Jokes aside however, it was quite a nice day, the sun was up, the gorge looked quite beautiful and nothing is quite as stunning as the ‘cheery disposition’ of a one Mr Joe Manton. So that was nice, a passing breath to relax the soreness of your lips and a few moments of refuel (nothing better than Oak-chocolate milk and cinnamon donuts) and you found yourself back playing music. All in all, it was quite a full on day, based on myself, I was assuming many people were quite tired. Luckily the last thing that had to be done was already done for us; The Year 12’s had kindly set up the night’s activities, consisting of: Trivia[s], thong throwing (a true Australian sport), double balloon balancing, and phone stacking (which to my surprise could get surprisingly creative). It was a really nice way to end the night, and I would like to commend the year 12’s for their work. Apparently, other things happened that night, I do not remember, they say I was pretty much asleep within the first ten minutes of hitting the bed. Friday May 11. Friday, the last day, also the coldest day I noted as I got up from bed wondering why I did not pack more blankets. Breakfast was how it should always be – Toast and eggs while contemplating how badly you could kill for a shower with a guaranteed supply of hot water that would not either let you down or boil you alive (maybe it was just me). It was time for more music. By now, not even my own thoughts were safe from the various melodies being played. A whole myriad of things had happened over the course of the next few hours. Many would require copious descriptions which are honestly best left to the curious minds. Games were played, food was eaten and I distinctly remember challenging some teachers to a game of soccer. Finally the concert had arrived. A quick practice run and everyone was set to show off what they had learned over the past 3 days. The concert ran smoothly, and everything went without a hitch. Another commendation must go to all the teachers who helped organise and run the camp, especially the fabulous Mrs Manton. The camp was good, it was well organised, the food was nice, the people nicer, and the beds were fairly decent. Now, it was time for a shower with consistent warm water. Jackson Tuynman - Year 12 THE BEATLES TRIBUTE CONCERT Well, what can I say about the Beatles concert… except WOW!!! The amount of talent showcased at the Asquith Boys Hall was just astounding. The whole night was prepared and organised by Year 9/10 music in less than 2 months. It was full speed ahead from the get go. All of the boys had to perform one or two songs, which took a whole lot of work and practice. It was listening to your song, going over it about a thousand times to perfect it, making sure you’d printed out the sheet music and brought picks and instruments (which is hard to remember a lot of the time, trust me). There were some really talented students from other classes and years who also played. In the end, everyone performed really well and if I had the space to write every single name and give them thanks, I would. Special mentions go to Mr Newton for putting together the whole night, Andrew Mihalarias for stepping up to the microphone for over 5 songs, the SRC for running the BBQ, Keegan Morris for compering and Tom Kupers, Zac Gordon and Ben Russell for the poster. Congratulations to everyone for a really memorable night. Thank you Blake Puckeridge for being our events photographer. Conor Seery - Year 9 ABHS 2017 ARTEXPRESS EXCELLENCE @ MANNING REGIONAL GALLERY
Artexpress exhibits exemplary student works selected from the HSC, reflecting themes, interests and material practices explored by 2017 HSC students. There are 10 venues around NSW showing Artexpress works from last year’s HSC Bodies of Work. Asquith Boys’ student, Peter Stevens, was selected to be featured in Artexpress at Griffith Regional Gallery in February. There he was awarded the huge honour of the Willkins Acquisitive Prize. This $1000 Prize is awarded to one student from each of the exhibition venues. Works awarded are collected in the Wilkins Collection and are exhibited as part of the Department of Education’s permanent collection in State Offices. Peter’s imposing panoramic series of landscape paintings titled “A Bigger Curtin Springs NT: Temporal Shift Triptych: Terra Nullius or Wide Open Stillness?” has been selected and exhibited again in a second Artexpress exhibition at the Manning Regional Gallery at Taree this month. Peter’s artmaking explores Curtin Springs in the Northern Territory, where he spent a great deal of time on a family trip in 2016. Peter’s work is inspired by the huge landscapes of David Hockney. His artwork featured on invitations to the Taree and Griffith exhibitions.
Above: Peter pictured at the opening of the 2017 Asquith Boys High School’s Art Exhibition with his parents.
Below: Peter with the painting that inspired him.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH - BRONZE EXPEDITION The recent Bronze Duke of Edinburgh practice hike was an overall success with great weather and good track conditions. At 8am on Friday morning 20 Year 9 students, 1 Year 8 student and four teachers were assembled in the Year 7 area and organised into three groups of seven students, each accompanied by a teacher. All fresh and ready to go, everybody was excited to get to the track - day one had begun. One by one our groups left with 10 minute gaps in between. The first day was challenging but we got through it with the help of the group’s support. Once in the bush everybody adjusted their packs while getting used to the weight they would be carrying for the next two days. As we came to the end of our first day, we spotted a lyre bird digging in the bushes. Sir then began telling us how they copy sounds and then make them. “They make the clicking sounds of a camera *CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK*”, and we then told him that the lyre bird copied the Aboriginals’ singing and when a generation died, the next would hear the lyre bird sing the old tune and it would remind them of the song. Once at Crosslands everybody set up camp for the night and began to settle in. One problem that was quickly discovered was the mass of bush turkeys that raided everyone’s tents that were left open or contained food. This became quite funny to watch as people chased the turkeys away, one incident involved Jamie Costello’s bag of chips that were snatched by a turkey. He jumped to his feet and ran after the thief into the mangroves, emerging victorious. As everyone set up camp it got darker and darker. Jack built a brilliant wood fire which kept us warm and enabled us to toast marshmallows. The day concluded around the camp fire with games full of laughter. By 9pm everybody was in bed and mostly quiet… until out of the dark came Jordan Booth’s beautiful singing voice as he sang “Snake Eater” which left our camp crying with laughter. The second day began at 5:40am in the damp, freezing cold morning air that had left everybody’s tents soaking wet. Packing up our gear was hard with numb fingers but everyone was ready by 7:40am and we were off again. The second day was much harder with massive hills and rocks to climb over. Echoing through the valley you could hear one of the groups distinctive call “cowabunga” as they made their way through the track. Early on Paddy was labelled the Mother of the group because he would always check everyone to see if they were okay and if they have been drinking water. He kept motivating and pushing each one to continue. With the end in sight all the groups continued and pushed on with the last group making it to Cowan station by 4pm. All round, it was a life changing experience which allowed me to learn and bond with my school mates. We were able to have a great time with many jokes and banter, not only with each other but with the teachers as well, while also learning important skills and techniques. Everyone was able to make memories that will stick with us for a long, long time. And from this experience we have all become closer as friends and now have our own saying: COWABUNGAAAAAAAA! On behalf of all the students who participated in the Duke of Ed, we would like to thank all the teachers involved and their massive contributions that made the whole expedition possible. Patrick Bostelman and Luke Ivers, Year 9
Photography by Mr French and Ms Connolly CAREERS INFORMATION HSC and Careers Expo 2018 31 May - 3 June 2018, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park. Please visit HSC and Careers Expo 2018.Interested Year 12 students will be going on Friday 1st June. Skills Show Australia 2018 Dates are from Saturday 2 June to Monday 4 June 2018. The hours are 9am to 5pm. The venue is ICC, Darling Harbour, Sydney. A group of interested ABHS students will be going on Monday 4 June. NIDA Open Day - June 16 NIDA, Anzac Parade, Kensington, NSW By registering to attend, you will receive advance info about performances, workshops and presentations for the day, event schedule, and after the event when recordings are available. Find out more - https://www.nida.edu.au/courses/open-day UNSW visit- Thursday 14 June A representative from UNSW Future students team will be visiting ABHS to speak to Year 12 students during their Year assembly. They will talk about their courses and pathways programs. Defence Forces Careers Talk at ABHS - Thursday 14 June at lunchtime. Defence Force Recruiting will be giving a talk at lunchtime in the library for all interested students in years 9-12. Important Information Year 10 Subject Selection- This will be taking place in June and I would like to advise parents and students that the booklet “Steps to Uni for year 10 students” is available to download on the UAC website. Visit .https:// www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/year-10-students/ This booklet is designed to help students in Year 10 in 2018 decide which HSC courses to take in Years 11 and 12. It lists courses UAC’s participating institutions will offer in 2021 with details of prerequisites, assumed knowledge, recommended studies and additional selection criteria.. NSW Police Force Eligibility Quiz The first question is about a university certificate, which will make just about every school student ineligible, but the other questions are interesting and you will learn about the requirements for police officers. Take the quiz here - http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment/eligibility_quiz AFP Recruitment Facebook Group Interested in the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as a career? Join this group and get all the updates and information on joining the AFP family. Even if you don’t want to apply for the next few years, you’ll gain an invaluable insight into the selection process of a top-level government organisation, and could pick up on some of the common traps people fall into when applying through these complicated recruitment processes. UPDATE – there are new roles being advertised soon. Join the Group -Recruitment Facebook Group FireFit Training Guide from NSW Fire and Rescue Firefighting is a physically demanding occupation. Tasks include carrying heavy loads including personal protective equipment, handling temperature extremes, variable terrains and confined spaces, all of which impose unique physical and physiological demands upon firefighters. The FireFit Training Guide is based on an eight to 12-week program, depending on each individual’s fitness level, and is available to help eligible candidates prepare for the Fire & Rescue NSW Physical Aptitude Test (PAT). Start training - Firefit Training Guide Become a Paramedic - NSW There are three training pathways to becoming a paramedic with NSW Ambulance; Trainee Paramedic (Vocational ) pathway Paramedic Intern (Graduate) pathway Qualified Paramedic pathway Trainee Paramedic (Vocational entry) Applicants who have no prior medical experience can apply for the Trainee Paramedic (vocational entry) role. Through the Trainee Paramedic vocational entry training pathway, you will undertake the nationally-accredited Diploma of Paramedical Science over three years, delivered by the NSW Ambulance Education Centre, Rozelle, Sydney. A minimum of 8 weeks training is undertaken at NSW Ambulance before going out on road. Find out more - http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/Employment/Paramedic- HIA (Housing Industry Association) Apprenticeships Australia HIA Apprentices will help you make a smooth transition from school to the workforce – they will be with you every step of the way. You will be carefully matched to a host trainer who is looking for an apprentice in the trade you have chosen. They work closely with trade schools across Australia and will help you with your training plan. Find out more - Housing Industry Association Macquarie Global Leadership Entry Program Expansion- (For Year 12 students) We recognise students who are engaging with their school and community in service and leadership have diverse interests. So, we’ve decided to open the Global Leadership Entry Program (GLEP) to almost all Macquarie degrees. Students can now: • choose up to five course preferences • receive multiple offers for different degrees • apply directly through our application portal Applications close Monday 27 August, but apply now and you could receive an offer as early as NEXT MONTH. Find out more - Global Leadership Entry Program (GLEP) Macquarie Uni Co-op Programs In 2019 we’re excited to offer two Co-op programs: 1. Bachelor of Actuarial Studies with the degree of Bachelor of Professional Practice 2. Bachelor of Commerce - Professional Accounting with the degree of Bachelor of Professional Practice Actuarial students will receive a scholarship of $18,200 p.a. and accounting students will be paid by our partners while they are on each placement. These highly competitive courses will see students alternate between classroom studies and placements throughout their four years of study. Students will undertake three placements, totalling 15 months. Applications are now open for both programs. We encourage students to commence their applications as soon as possible. Find out more – Cooperative Education program Mrs J Fry Careers Adviser
Employment Projections to 2022 NSW Universities Open Days 2018
Skill Level Occupation Rise ,000s %rise Australian Catholic University Open Day University of New England Open Day & Campus Tour 25 August Canberra 4 Personal Carers and Assistants 90.6 32.4 11 May 1 September – North Sydney 4 Aged and Disabled Carers 77.4 47.3 2 Hour Campus Tours are available Mon & Fri. 8 September - Strathfield 1 Midwifery and Nursing Professionals 73.7 22.7 http://www.une.edu.au/study/study-on- 1 Registered Nurses 65.3 23.0 http://www.acu.edu.au/student_experience/student_ 1 School Teachers 38.4 9.5 life/experience_uni_before_you_start/open_day campus/campus-tours 3 Hospitality Workers 32.8 11.5 1 Information and Organisation Professionals 26.4 17.9 Australian National University Open Day University of Newcastle Open Day 4 Child Carers 25.8 18.1 4 August - Central Coast 5 Sales Assistants (General) 24.9 4.7 25 August JB Chifley Building 16 August - Port Macquarie 2 Miscellaneous Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 24.7 14.5 25 August - Newcastle 1 Social and Welfare Professionals 23.6 17.2 http://www.anu.edu.au/study/events/open-day 1 Construction, Distribution and Production Managers 22.4 8.9 https://www.newcastle.edu.au/study/open-day 4 General Clerks 22.2 8.8 CSU MyDays 4 Education Aides 21.9 23.6 Various dates throughout the year across NSW. University of Notre Dame Open Day 1 Health Therapy Professionals 21.7 25.0 https://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/unilife/social/camp 25 August 1 Medical Practitioners 21.3 20.8 us-events/myday http://www.openday.com.au/event/unda/ 3 Personal Service and Travel Workers 19.7 18.9 3 Sports and Fitness Workers 19.4 23.0 UTS Open Day 2 Health and Welfare Support Workers 19.0 16.5 Macquarie University Open Day 4 Construction and Mining Labourers 18.7 10.4 18 August 25 August https://openday.uts.edu.au/ 3 Food Trades Workers 18.6 10.2 http://openday.mq.edu.au/ 5 Food Preparation Assistants 17.8 9.6 1 Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries 17.3 8.3 University of Sydney Open Day Southern Cross University - Open Days 1 Architects, Designers, Planners and Surveyors 16.9 12.2 25 August 4 Truck Drivers 16.2 8.8 27 July- Coffs Harbour https://openday.sydney.edu.au/ 1 Business and Systems Analysts, and Programmers 16.1 11.6 (including the National Marine Science Centre) 1 Software and Applications Programmers 15.1 14.5 28 July - Lismore 1 Education, Health and Welfare Services Managers 14.8 20.2 University of Wollongong 29 July - Gold Coast 1 Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers 14.8 10.4 11 August 1 General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers 14.5 21.6 www.scu.edu.au 1 Business Administration Managers 14.1 9.7 If you’d like to visit UOW before then – we run Friday 2 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers 13.8 12.8 tours of our Wollongong and South Western Sydney University of Canberra Open Day 1 Engineering Professionals 13.7 9.4 campuses. 1 ICT Managers 13.6 21.6 25 August 5 Kitchenhands 13.4 9.9 University Drive, Bruce, ACT https://openday.uow.edu.au/ 4 Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers 13.2 14.3 https://www.canberra.edu.au/events/ 2 Cafe and Restaurant Managers 13.1 18.5 Western Sydney University Open Day 1 Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals 13.0 13.9 UNSW Open Day 19 August 1 Accountants 13.0 6.9 1 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers 12.4 26.4 1 September https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/openday 4 Waiters 12.0 9.7 https://www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/open-day 4 Bar Attendants and Baristas 12.0 11.8 5 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 11.8 4.3 1 Natural and Physical Science Professionals 11.6 10.1 2 Welfare Support Workers 11.6 22.1 1 Construction Managers 11.3 12.6 1 Civil Engineering Professionals 11.2 20.6 3 Electricians 11.0 6.9 1 Primary School Teachers 10.9 7.0 2 Chefs 10.9 12.1 Level 1 - Degree or higher ; Level 2 = Diploma ; Level 3 = Cert 3 or 4 ; Level 4 = Cert 2 ; Level 5 = Cert 1 or on the job training. Acknowledgement Department of Jobs and Small Business.
P&C ASSOCIATION Parents and Citizens working together for our school
Mother Son Breakfast The Mother Son Breakfast was well attended at the new time with mothers, grandmothers and carers joining students for a delicious breakfast of pancakes, pastries, fruit and cereals. All years were well represented. Thank you to Michelle Roscarel for a wonderful event and all helpers that gave their time to set up as well as help out at the event. Presentation from the Head Teacher Science at our next P&C Meeting. All parents and carers are invited to our next meeting where we will have a short presentation by Mr Robertson, Head Teacher Science. Community Festival Day Just a reminder the ABHS Community Festival will be held on Sunday the 19 August. We expect this year’s event to be bigger and better than ever with soccer and oztag games being held throughout the day as well as amazing music, vintage cars, market stalls and the very popular bubble soccer. As always to make this day a success volunteers are needed so we welcome all parents who would like to contribute to this fantastic school community event. Contact : Michelle Roscarel on 0404 433 238 DATES FOR EVENTS 2018 Next P&C Meeting Sunday 17 June – Working Bee Sunday 12 August – Working Bee Tuesday 26 June Sunday 19 August – Community Day @ 7.30pm in the Library. Thursday 30 August – Father Son Breakfast All welcome. – Year 12 Family Dinner Monday 24 September Includes a special presentation Tempe Beaven by the Science Head Teacher. P&C President [email protected]
Wanted: Families to host 2 Japanese students 23rd July – 31st July 2018 Students are aged 14-16 years & speak some English. What you need to provide: a comfy bed (sharing a room is fine) 3 meals a day daily transport to/from St Leo’s Catholic College, Wahroonga Families are paid $45 per night per student for hosting. Students attend school on week days & enjoy family life with you on the weekend.
For further information or any questions: Tel: 9889 4366 http://www.vsoceania.com Takashi: [email protected] mob: 0423 097 518 /0408 468 538
Saturday & Weekday Classes for 5 - 18 years Voice, Movement, Improvisation & Scripts Gordon, Killara, Lindfield & Chatswood locations
Want to be in the shows? Join the Drama School! www.mstyp.org.au [email protected] 9411 1800