Cecil Andrews Senior High 39 Seville Drive ARMADALE WA 6112

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Principal’s Report

Safety is a core value at Cecil Andrews Senior High School and is in our new School Wide Expectations (STARR). We had a serious incident last week, where staff and P&C representatives were involved in assisting to ensure that students were safe at school. I would like to thank School Staff and community members for their excellent response to a potential threat. We will be reviewing our current security and systems to improve our reactions when there is a serious incident. Student safety is paramount.

P-TECH Pilot We have been selected to be the first Pathways Through Technology (P-TECH) Pilot School in

WA. With us opening the first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Centre in WA, we will have world class facilities, with high quality teachers involved to better I would like to wish prepare students as young Australians for careers of the twenty-first century. our students a Happy We were visited by the Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, Senator Holiday. Please travel Linda Reynolds and Liberal candidate for Burt, Matt O’ Sullivan. Matt O’ Sullivan is bringing safely and take care. business and industry into the partnerships with Cecil Andrews Senior High School and Challis Community School “from the womb to the workplace.” Austal Shipping is our first big Well done to students industry partner with at least 30 career pathways. who worked hard this Globalisation, economic reforms and technological improvements are changing the nature of term. work and the types of jobs that will be available in the future. It is clear that STEM skills will play a major role. In order to have young people entering the labour market with the capability Stay informed about to meet the growing demand for workers with STEM skills, we need to increase the number of Cecil Andrews news by students undertaking STEM studies in senior secondary school, and then in post-secondary accessing the Skoolbag education and training. App or by visiting our

In 2014, the Federal Government announced that it would provide $500,000 over two years Facebook Page. to support the local development and adaption of P-TECH styled pilots, one in Geelong and, with additional support from IBM, another in Ballarat. Both pilots commenced in the 2016 Term 3 for students school year. We are very excited that we will be the first trial school in WA and will be able to commences on provide great career pathways and mentors to assist students in their 20 July 2016. learning.

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South of the Swan Last Tuesday night was the South of Swan Dance Festival at UWA. The Cecil Andrews SHS dance showcase was outstanding amongst the high calibre of performances. We performed alongside John Curtin College of The Arts, Willetton SHS and . It was a fantastic evening that celebrated the abilities and talent of our Specialist Dance students. I would like to commend Mr Fares, our Dance teacher, who choreographed, taught and facilitated the performances. Scott Elsterman assisted.

Football The Upper School Football team has reached the Grand Finals of their competition. This is a position the school hasn’t reached in the past. The students involved have played some exceptional team football to make it to this point.

Just Start It Innovative IT Course Finals Both of our competing teams, under the expert teaching of Mr Townley, is one of the Top 11 Teams going through to the JSI Finals.

Earth Happiness Program runner up in prestigious competition Our students participating in the Earth Happiness Program with Ms Lean and SciTech have come second, beat- ing highly talented teams at school, including Ashdale College and Modern School. They did a brilliant job in their entry, which was a STEAM program.

Melbourne Trip The biennial Melbourne Trip took place recently. 30 students and 4 staff travelled to Melbourne from the 9th to 14th June. Students were kept extremely busy throughout the trip with visits to the Melbourne Gaol, Mel- bourne Museum, Federation Square and the National Sports Museum. All students behaved well and thor- oughly enjoyed the experiences provided.

Girls’ Academy Role Models WA We are receiving funding and will soon be opening up an Aboriginal Girls Academy. There will be more infor- mation regarding this next term.

STEM Focused Learning Key Elements – A Post-School Qualification.

In Australia the achievement of a diploma, advanced diploma or degree involves schools partnering with other education providers (TAFEs/RTOs or universities) to deliver elements of the P-TECH learning program (either on-site or off-site). A strong relationship between the school, industry and post-school institution(s) provides a seamless pathway and continuity of support for students as they transition from school to further education and complete their post-school qualification.

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Key Elements – Links to Employment Collaboration between the education and industry sectors strengthens the connection between student learning and the skills that employers need. It improves young people’s prospects of employment, including opportuni- ties for employment with industry partners.

Key Elements – Innovative Approaches to Learning Partnerships between schools and industry enable innovative approaches to the way learning is delivered; ap- proaches that would not be possible if schools, or industry, acted in isolation. Working together, schools and industry provide opportunities for students to engage with the world of work and better understand the rele- vance of their learning to jobs and post-school pathways.

Key Elements – Industry Mentoring and Support The mentor relationship between young people and industry personnel provides continuity of support for stu- dents to achieve a post-school qualification. The mentor relationship ensures that student learning stays on track and also provides opportunities for guidance, to help young people make informed decisions regarding their education, training and employment options.

The learning program is designed to include the way existing Australian Curriculum and Australian Qualifica- tion Framework recognised education and training is sequenced (or ordered) to achieve the best outcomes for students.

School Board Notice of Annual Public Meeting – this meeting has been set for 6 December at 5pm. More information will follow next term.

Election Day: A reminder to parents that there will be a sausage sizzle, drinks, cake stall, raffle stall, and lucky dip bags all day at school on Saturday, 2 July. Please pop in to enjoy some goodies and help us provide great student projects and activities with your support.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE !

3 School Wide Expectations Lesson Times S.T.A.R.R Monday—Friday Safety Period Time Mins

Trustworthy 1 8.40—9.44 am 64 2 9.44—10.48 am 64

Achieving Recess 10.48—11.08 am 20

3 11.08—12.12 pm 64 Respect 4 12.12—1.16 pm 64

Lunch 1.16—1.46 pm 30 Resilience 5 1.46—2.50 pm 64

‘The HPE team welcomes Duncan Finlay into our department this year after completing his final teaching practicum with us last year’.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Principal’s Report ...... 1 The HPE team welcomes Duncan Finlay into our department this year after ompleting Physical Education ...... 4 his final teaching practicum with us last year. The rest of the team remains the same from last year with Jeremy Bruse and Austin Ward facilitating the very successful School Wide Expectations . 4 specialist AFL program and Nathan Squires, Kasie Franklin, Abraham Cheng, Duncan Follow The Dream ...... 5 Finlay and Brian Kazakoff delivering a high quality Health and Physical Education program. Year 12 Engineering ...... 6 Year 10 Metalwork...... 8 There are many events for students to be a part of during the year and a list will be placed on the Phys. Ed. Noticeboard located outside student services for students to see Police Rangers ...... 9 upcoming events. We would like to encourage all students to participate in as many Student Exchange ………….10 events as they can throughout the year. Happiness on Earth………..11 Term 2 events – Junior and Senior School AFL Competitions, Year 7 and 10 Lightning Carnival, Netball Carnival and the Melbourne Trip. P-TECH Pilot………………...12 Term 3 events – Year 9 Lightning Carnivals and Athletics Carnival. Visual Arts…………………….13

Breakfast Club……………….13 VET News …..………..……...14 Try A Trade…………………...15 Clontarf Academy……..…...16 Clontarf Academy……..…...17 WAAPA………………………...18 Mercy Care…………………....19 Sight Globally Ball…….…..20 Community Linking Centre….21

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FOLLOW THE DREAM

A lot has been going on in Follow the Dream over the last couple of months. These are some of the highlights:

A group of 10 students from Cecil Andrews SHS, along with 16 other students from Lesmurdie SHS, Kelmscott SHS and Armadale SHS joined the “Create the Dream” program. These students spent 2 days at Curtin University partici- pating in activities led by the Curtin AHEAD staff. They explored the campus, learnt about different courses, reflect- ed on which courses they are most suited to and made iMovies. On 27 June the Create the Dream students, along with their parents/carers, are returning to Curtin to view the iMovies to show their parents/carers around campus.

Volunteer university students have joined in with the after-school tutoring sessions and have been a great help. They also helped us start up a weekly basketball session which resulted in the Follow the Dream students challenging the university students to a basketball match, which was held at Curtin Stadium on 18 May. As you can see from the photo our team of 8 players was boosted by Miss Magry and Mr MacLean… although we gallantly loaned star player Mr MacLean to the university team (which must have been the reason they won!). We are now planning to challenge students from other universities to matches.

On Tuesdays after school, 10 students help at Challis Community Primary School’s Noongar Home- work Club. Their help is greatly appreciated, especially as over 40 children attend the homework club. Our students help the primary school children with their homework and are also helping them prepare for NAIDOC activities.

In addition to these activities, Follow the Dream students have been working hard on their school work attending many study sessions after school. We are very grateful to the university students and school staff who help the students – Mr MacLean, Miss Magry, Mrs Langford-Davies, Mr Henley, Mrs Lean, Mrs Glanville, Mrs Fowler, Mr Bennett and all other teachers who support the program.

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YEAR 12 ENGINEERING INNOVATION

Over the past semester our year 12 Engineering later in the year. studies class have been tirelessly working on a customer made remote control car which each One of our students had designed and built a student designed and manufactured them- temporary rock crawler course around behind selves to withstand games of RC soccer, RC the school and will soon be a building a really Jousting RC drag racing and general messing large scale realistic looking course out front of around. We have also been working on a metalwork for other students to see and get remote controlled RC 4x4 rock crawler called interested in for future opportunities in classes the Vattera Slick rock which is a very capable 4 like this. wheel drive that is being used for a competition

The RC 4x4 has an amazing sus- pension set up which articulates to almost 90 degrees front and rear !!!!!

The Vattera Slick Rock has a phenomenal amount of torque to the front and rear 4 way diff locked wheels

STYLE the Slick Rock has some really wicked body lines, character and looks to it making this a really nice car to

The Vattera 4x4 rock crawler has an unbelievable amount of traction thanks to the officially licensed 1.9” super swamper tires

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YEAR 12 ENGINEERING INNOVATION

The custom made RC cars we have been working on are a very fun mechatronic toy to build and teach us students how circuit boards work how chassis design works and how characteristics affect factors of its performance.

On the left you will see a custom remote controller that one student has designed to fit in his to his preferred position.

On the right and left you will see another students controller designed to be comfortable for them.

Down below you will see the main learning curve behind this project was the circuit boards and how it works and how to wire them up.

By Mitchell Hovell and Cahill McGuire

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YEAR 10 METALWORK The Excellent worker award goes to Jayden Easley for his excellent This semester the girls showed up the boys in creating sheet metal tool safety awareness and carries and boxes. outstanding classwork.

Enjoy the AFL tickets!!!!!

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CECIL ANDREWS ARMADALE POLICE RANGERS

The Cecil Andrews Armadale Police Rangers have had a great start to Term 2. This year we have selected a team to participate in the Mock Trial Competition, which is organised by the Law Society of WA and open to all high schools in WA. This is the first time we have ever done this and it is definitely not easy! We lost the first round, won the second round and are now preparing for our third round. Wish us luck! On Anzac Day we have held a vigil at the Memorial to ensure nothing happens to the Memorial prior to the Dawn Service. During the night we helped set up and prepare for the service and in the morning we marched from the RSL building to Memorial Park to attend the Dawn Service. We have done some lessons on respect, radio communications, phonetic alphabet, leadership skills and of course we have played sports. Tonight we will be door knocking for the Salvation Army, Saturday we will be planting tulip bulbs in Araluen in anticipation of the Tulip Festival later this year and on Sunday we will be attending the start of the Ride against Domestic Violence in Memorial Park.

Last week some of us participated in an Event organised by Manna to raise funds so they can continue to provide support to the homeless people in Perth. We were homeless for one night and had to sleep outside without a tent. It was a great experience; de homeless do it tough! In addition to being homeless for one night we also made blankets for the homeless in our area. We have arranged for them to be donated to Hope Community Services just like we did last year.

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OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CULTURE, MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE STUDIES AT HOME

In June and July we will be receiving exchange students from Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, France, Japan, Sweden, Slovakia, the USA and the Netherlands. Our new arrivals will live with a host family and attend a local school for 3, 5 or 10 months. As we plan for their arrival, we are keen to hear from suitable families who might be interested to host a student. Host families come in all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and ages. To this end, we would be grateful if you would place a notice in your newsletter or mention it on your website. You can download the newsletter notice here in pdf format or as a Word doc. Hosting an exchange student can be a truly rewarding experience. It allows a family to experience a foreign culture first hand, be exposed to a new language and pass on a bit of our own culture. They might even make a friend for life! All students have at least basic levels of English, would attend a school in your local area and live the life of a local. Below is a sample of students who will be arriving.

16 year old Brazilian student Luiza is looking forward to coming to Australia to experience a different culture and improve her English. She is passionate about being healthy and enjoys going to the gym and hopes that she can exercise with her Australian host family. Luiza enjoys watching TV, reading and studying and describes herself as easy-going, outgoing and open minded.

Caroline is a 16 year old student from Denmark. She is looking forward to getting to know a new culture, meet new people and have new life experiences. Whilst in Australia, she is hoping to continue to do athletics and running and if possible try surfing and participate in social activities. Caroline describes herself as happy, sporty, extrovert, independent and caring.

Leopold is a 16 year old student from France who loves his cats, horse and pony as well as scuba diving and music. When he is not studying, he enjoys lots of activities such as climbing, body building, swimming and going to the cinema. He visited Australia as a young child and has great memories and therefore would like to spend a year here getting to know the culture. His parents describe him as curious, interested in different cultures and passionate about nature. animals and the water.

Koen is a 17 year old student from Holland. He is passionate about scuba diving and has his advanced licence. He enjoys travelling, experiencing new cultures and broadening his horizons. His family describe him as honest and responsible with a sense of humour. In addition to diving, Koen enjoys sports, meeting up with friends, reading, listening to music and working at his local supermarket.

Simone is a 16 year old student from Italy who loves to travel, play the drums and play table tennis. He has many passions such as skiing, sailing, being on the water and cooking as well as playing with his dog. He is looking forward to coming to Australia and is intrigued by the outback and the beaches. Whilst here, Simone would be interested in trying new sports

You can view more profiles of students arriving soon from our website. Please note that this is just a handful of the students who will be arriving. If families would like a selection of student profiles sent to them to review and decide which student may fit into their family best, please contact us or reply to this email.

The Stuart family were thrilled to have Danish student Simon stay with them for 8 months. As commented by host mum Victoria, "it has been a fantastic experience. Simon has been an awesome role model to our two young children, he has been like an older brother to them." Victoria continues, "the experience has benefited us too, as it has allowed us to have greater free time and flexibility as a family. I was very impressed with Simon, as within the first couple of days he was here, he asked what should his chores be?"

"Just give it a go, the benefits will surprise you. I highly recommend it", mentions Australian Host Dad Andrew, from the Stuart family. "Not only do your children benefit, but the benefits exist for the parents too." Host Dad, Andrew continues, "We are so lucky to have Simon come stay with us. He is a fantastic student, easy going and not very demanding. He has fitted into the Australian way of life so easy. He even obtained his Bronze Medallion. We are so proud of Simon."

Student Exchange Australia New Zealand is a not-for-profit organisation that is registered with all state and territory Departments of Education around Australia and with the Ministry of Education in NZ. We are the first and only secondary exchange organisation in Australia and New Zealand to be certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) and we ensure the highest standards of care and support to our participants. You can find out more about our organisation by visiting www.studentexchange.org.au. If your students, families or language teachers have any questions about hosting an exchange student or would like to view profiles of students arriving from other countries, they can respond to this email, call our office on 1300 135 331 or visit our website. Our staff members will be happy to discuss which student might be best suited to their family. No obligation.

Please note that the purpose of this email is to find families to host international exchange students. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Yours sincerely, Sandra Harders Hosting Coordinator

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Earlier this year, Cecil Andrews Senior High School was invited to participate in a project called Picture Happiness on Earth. The project involved 6 of our year 9 and 10 students: Callum Butler, Alexa Silverio, Steven Palo, Kaine Burgess, Isabella Bulich- Western and Matthew Hannah.

Our school is 1 in 4 to present Australia in this competition as Scitech is representing Australia in this international project supported by Scitech and Bloomberg through the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Japan. The winning entry and school will have their video projected on the GeoCosmos (a giant 3D globe) at the 2017 World Science Summit in Miraikan.

Our students worked alongside Leon Smith, a Science Communicator from Scitech, who facilitated the four workshops that the students worked collaboratively to produce a short video on what happiness means to them and had used the program, Geoscope, which contained datasets and visual representations on issues around the world. The students produced a video that is put along side the other four schools, highlighting what happiness means to our students at Cecil Andrews SHS!

I would like to congratulate Callum, Alexa, Steven, Kaine, Isabella and Matthew on their amazing work with this project. I am so proud of the teamwork that was evident and the wonderful project they have produced as a group.

Amanda Lean, STEM Teacher.

Happiness on Earth project team: (L-R): Ms Lean, Kaine Burgess, Isabella Bulich-Western, Alexa Silverio, Matthew Hannah, Steven Palo, Callum Butler and Leon Smith

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P-TECH PILOT

A new P-TECH school was announced on 20 June 2016 by Australia’s Education Minister Simon Birmingham at Cecil Andrews Senior High School. Employers partners committed to the school include Austal Shipping Australia and a consortia of local employers.

‘It is great to see such a dynamic and high tech company joining the P-TECH Pathways in Technology STEM initiative that will open up a wide range of career path opportunities for young students in the region’ said Skilling Australia Foundation Chairman Fred Maddern OBE. Around 75% of Australia’s fastest growing industries require STEM skills, but unfortunately there is a gap between the needs of industry and the skills students are acquiring in traditional education models. He added ‘partnerships between schools and industry provide opportunities for students to engage with the world of work and better understand the relevance of their learning to jobs and post-school pathways’.

The first 2 Australian pilots in Geelong and Ballarat commenced in January 2016 and have attracted strong interest from local students wanting to explore meaningful and relevant career pathways. These initial sites are supported by employer partners in Geelong including Barwon Health, GMHBA, Bendigo Bank, Opteon and Tribal Campus. Other Australian schools have been announced this month include Western Sydney, the NSW Central Coast and Newcastle.

IBM, who co founded the first US P-Tech school in 2011 is also the industry partner in Ballarat, Victoria. The US model has been featured in Time magazine, Harvard Case Studies and media nationally and internationally. The model is going from strength to strength in the US. Just this week, 2 new schools were announced in Baltimore Maryland.

Minister for Education Simon Birmingham with Principal Ms Stella Jinman 12

ART

Two of our Visual Arts students have had their artwork selected for exhibition at the 2016 Meta Exhibition to be held at North Metropolitan TAFE.

Max Joyce in the Art category Jodie Nelissen in the Art category

The META 2016 Art and Design Exhibition will be presented by the North Metropolitan TAFE (NMT), formerly Central Institute of Technology, at Gallery Central in July 2016. This exhibition will showcase innovative, exploratory and exciting creative works completed by Year 11 and 12 students enrolled in any Creative Art and/or Design courses with the School Curriculum and Standards Authority of WA. Selection for this exhibition is highly competitive.

Congratulations to Deborah-Lee Parker and her Visual Art students on this notable accolade.

BREAKFAST CLUB

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY 7.30AM – 8.40AM 13 COME IN FOR A CHAT AND WARM BREAKFAST.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2016 is well and truly underway and lots of our students have been doing fantastic things in vocational training and taking up opportunities to follow their dream career pathways!

Congratulations to the following students who are over at various TAFE campuses on a Thursday and/or Friday:

Leigh Davies Cert II in Automotive Servicing—Vehicle South Metro TAFE, Carlisle Light Jezza Butler & Brandan Castle Cert II in Automotive Body Repair North Metro TAFE, Midland

Joshua Pedder Cert II in Automotive Body Repair South Metro TAFE, Carlisle

Joshua Shipard & Brodie Bryce Cert II in Plumbing South Metro TAFE, Queens Park

Marielle Cancisco & Ron Ladrera Cert II in Hospitality South Metro TAFE, Beaconsfield

Corey Thomas Cert II Building & Construction –Brick/Brock South Metro TAFE, Armadale TTC laying

Profile Qualifications

Shontae Quartermaine, Savannah Cert II Retail Make up & Skincare South Metro TAFE, Beaconsfield Gibellini & Emma Povey

Jennyvieve Enato & Lexi Heathwood Cert III Business North Metro TAFE, Northbridge Alysha Briggs Cert III in Health Services North Metro TAFE, East Perth Karley Lewis & Cassie Drake Cert II in Health Services North Metro TAFE, Shenton Park Louise Povey Cert II Sampling & Measuring North Metro TAFE, Northbridge Callum Cover, Taj Backshell, Tyler Cert I in Agriculture Hillside Farm Winter, Caleb Woolhead

Background Information - Changes to TAFE

TAFE colleges in have been amalgamated into a network of 5 colleges. There are two in the city covering North Metro and South Metro and three regional colleges covering North, Central and South Regional TAFEs. Interim Managing Directors have been appointed pending permanent appointments later in the year. The changes are mainly administrative and students will probably not notice a difference.

Congratulations to the following Year 11 & 12 students who are completing a School Based Traineeship! It is an excellent way to combine employment, training and getting a nationally recognised qualification.

Katie Little SBT Certificate III in Sport & Recreation Willandra Primary, Seville Grove

Rianna Westberg & Amy SBT Certificate II in Community Service Good Start Childcare, Armadale & Honeysett Aboriginal Health Council, Perth Nakisha Ogilvie SBT Certificate II in Hair Dressing Infusion Hair, Seville Grove

Ngaire Takiwa SBT Certificate in Hospitality The Cutlery Drawer, Manning

Jacob Rainsford SBT Certificate in Retail Services Scitech, Perth

Shontae Quartermaine, Evett SBT Certificate in Business Champion Centre, Seville Grove Thorne & Braiden Quartermaine

3 DAY TRY A TRADE - MPA SKILLS

3 day Try a Trade - MPA Skills (Master Plumbers Association). The Construction Training Fund sponsors fantastic opportunities for students to get out of the classroom and do some hands on training in Building and Construction Industry pathways.

Thirteen year 10 students were given an opportunity to engage in some hands-on experience in the Plumbing & Gas fitting and Painting & Decorating industries. The students showed dedication, enthusiasm and a genuine interest in getting involved in the tasks. The first project was to make PVC cricket wickets and then the students had a go at bending and welding copper pipe to make their initials.

WORK PLACE LEARNING

Once again we have had extremely supportive community businesses that have allowed our students to develop their workplace skills. Thanks to:

• Great Beginnings Childcare • Mundarah Child Care Centre • The Cheesecake Shop • Majestic Stairs • Auto Masters Belmont • Armadale Reptile Centre

Very valuable website The Career Centre provides free and independent training information and career guidance. www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au

Dara O’Donoghue VET/WPL Co-Ordinator [email protected]

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CECIL ANDREW’S CLONTARF ACADEMY

One of the major focuses of the Cecil Andrews Clontarf Academy in 2016 was to maintain numbers and to keep strengthening the culture that has been developed over the first two years. With a small group of 30 boys and some new faces we have achieved that and more. What we have seen from the group is a real maturity that has seen the academy go from strength to strength.

We have had many exciting activities which have kept the boys engaged and focused on attending school and being good blokes in and around the school community. Some of the highlights include in term one, camps to Katanning for basketball where our junior boys won the trophy, Kalgoorlie where the Clontarf fellas combined with other academies. The Kalgoorlie trip was made more enjoyable buy seeing the boys shine whilst at a primary school in the small country town of Southern Cross. In partnerships with the Clontarf Academy guys from Coodanup (Mandurah) we volunteered our time by conducting footy clinics and spending time in classrooms. This was really well received by the school and the kids and everyone walked away feeling like superstars. We also as a group conducted a training session with the local football team and joined in for a bit of lawn bowls while we were away. It was a great trip all round and the boys were com- mended on their behaviour and commitment to the cause.

Many games were played throughout term one including games against Yulebrook, Gilmore, Cecil Andrews SHS AFL Program and a staff v student’s game. A year 7/8 Clontarf football carnival was conducted at school which again our boys came out winners. It was a great day and everyone participated in great spirits.

Term 2 has been just a busy with much happening in and around the academy. A year 12 leadership camp was held in Cervantes for the first time where over 40 year 12’s from various academies in the metro and country areas got together for a couple of days for goal setting, team building and setting the scene for their assault on the next part of their lives. It was a great sight to see so many young blokes raring to go for the next phase in their life. A lot was achieved from the camp and the boys now have made a commitment to their peers to work hard and finish the year off.

Other activities that have occurred include a camp to Esperance which involved a basketball carnival and football carnival. This camp really showed myself and Dale how far the academy and the boys have come. Part of the camp was that the boys had to get into separate g4roups and plan, buy and prepare different meals that were going to be eaten throughout the four days. Seeing the boys walking around the shopping centres, following their shopping lists and then going back to the accommodation and preparing the food for everyone to eat was a great sight to see. Everyone enjoyed the extra responsibility and the food was of great value. So good that it will be a regular on camp from now on. Umpiring was also on the agenda this term with a four week umpiring course which culminated in the year 9/10’s umpiring a primary school football game and two boys in Mark Thomas and Beaudine Winmar were lucky enough to umpire the curtain raiser during the AFL indigenous round weekend.

Another very important part of the Clontarf Academy program is ensuring the boys all have their licence by the time they finish year 12. To date every year 11 and 12 have now got their learners and are currently in the process of taking driving lessons with volunteers in and around the school community. The Clontarf Academy now has access to a car for one to two weeks a term where we can roster the boys out of class once or twice during those weeks to get their driving hours up and the confidence behind the wheel souring. The current crop of senior boys are paving the way for the younger boys who are noticing them going for lessons to work hard and strive to get there them- selves.

Overall it has been a very positive year. We have seen some real improvement in a lot of the boys and there is a real buzz around the room. There is a lot to look forward to next term and beyond and if the academy boys keep doing the right thing, coming to school, being good blokes and maintaining the standard that is expected then they will reap the rewards.

Karl Pirrottina Director — Cecil Andrew’s Clontarf Academy

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MUSIC THEATRE MID-YEAR WORKSHOP

Aimed at young teenagers, this one-week workshop concentrates on improving student skills in ensemble singing, song and dance, jazz, acting and improvisation techniques. The course culminates

with a performance in front of family and friends.

Minimum age: 14 years

Dates: Monday 4 July – Friday 8 July

Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm daily

Cost: $790

MUSIC THEATRE AUDITION MASTERCLASS

This Masterclass will help demystify what can be a daunting process– the musical audition.

Run by WAAPA’s Coordinator of Music Theatre, David King, and resident director Crispin Taylor.

The Masterclass includes:

• Choice of material

• Appropriate preparation

• Personal presentation

• Professional audition procedure

• Audition etiquette

ENROL NOW

Please enrol and pay online at waapa.ecu.edu.au/explore

All courses are subject to minimum enrolment numbers.

Check the WAAPA website for full details and to apply.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Explore Short Course Coordinator,

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

2 Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia 6050

(08) 9370 6596

Email: [email protected]

Explore website: waapa.ecu.edu.au/explore

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

Please choose your course carefully as full refunds will only be given if a course has been cancelled. In the case of illness, a partial refund will only by granted upon presentation of a

valid medical certificate within 7 days of the course end date. Refunds will incur an administration charge of 15% of the total course fee. No refunds will be given once a course has commenced, except in the case of illness.

*All details are correct at time of print.

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Financial Assistance

PROPEL DANCE

The Propel dance short course 2017 is designed for dancers wanting to ultimately audition for and pursue full-time training in the WAAPA Dance undergraduate program. Primarily focused on students in Year 11 and 12, the course builds expertise and skills in both ballet and contemporary dance and is taught by highly qualified WAAPA staff.

Minimum age: 15 years Duration: 1 year of 2 semesters

Semester 1 Monday, 27 February - Friday, 9 June 2017

Semester 2 Monday, 24 July - Friday, 17 November 2017

Time: Monday and Friday, 5.30pm - 8.15pm

2 classes each evening

Cost: $1,200 (per year)

Entry Audition Details:

Date: Thursday, 1 December 2016

Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

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COMMUNITY LINKING CENTRE (CLC)

PURPOSE Supportive, functional partnerships and services to our teachers, students and administration via a community hub positioned on school grounds.

Facebook Page CECIL ANDREWS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY LINKING CENTRE

WHY It can be common for schools to be viewed as a separate neighbourhood resulting in confining limitations for teachers, students, families and citizens. A school community hub is a portal that bridges this gap by merging families, citizens and community groups. This enables them to share their valuable resources of time, creativity, enthusiasm, experience, hands-on project development, and care which fosters expanded education.

Seamless education also provides real-time exciting collisions of society's past, present and future contributors affording greater opportunities to interact, co-create, design, develop, and enhance a sustainable future that leaves no-one behind. With global technological growth evolving at extraordinary rates it is vital that all inclusive community awareness and communication be established and sustained.

HOW Parents, citizens and groups have the opportunity to be part of an evolving School Community Linking Centre (CLC) in a variety of ways. From a silent observer, to a volunteer on projects that interest you, to facilitating community/ school group projects and everything in-between. To get started: 1. Join our Facebook Page 2. Register your contact details and tell us how and when you would like to be involved 3. Drop in for free morning/afternoon tea chats (Times & dates updated on FB Page) 4. Join us at scheduled meetings for targeted projects (Times & dates updated on FB Page)

You can also phone CASHS Reception on 94970200 requesting a call back from a CLC Facilitator. Email : [email protected]

We welcome all enquiries, expressions of interest, and commitments to the merger of our school and community into an all inclusive neighbourhood.

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