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DHS Dispatch The ISSUE 8 THURSDAY 30 MAY 2013 Stage Challenge Page 3 Stage Challenge 2013 Circus Challenge Page 5 Congratulations 3rd Place Maggi Magicians make Regional Finals of Maggi Kitchen Showdown Making Choices, Spirit of Taking Opportunities Adventure Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you? Today, many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you? Today, many will choose to live in such Inset: Kylie Sisley a manner that they will be a positive Visiting the school this week was Karina Pateman took part in one of role model for their peers. Kylie Sisley from The Spirit of these adventures last year and would Why not you? Adventure Trust who came to highly recommend it to anyone. If speak to a group of Years 11 and you would like to fi nd out more Today, many will take the action 12 students interested in fi nding out information about these sailings and necessary to make a difference. more about the youth development how to apply, contact Ms Tangney Why not you? courses run by the organisation here at school. throughout the year. Today, many will make the commitment to be a better mother, father, son, daughter, student, teacher, worker, boss, brother, sister, & so much more. Why not you? Today is a new day! Many will seize this day. Feilidh O’Dwyer-Strang, Victoria The last few months have been Many will live it to the fullest. University, Wellington exciting for the Our Voice team. Why not you?” In attendance last Thursday at a The 0800 Pupils number has been in presentation on Tertiary study at place since the start of the year and Victoria University were Genevieve so far has proved to be an extremely Steve Maraboli once wrote this in Jebson, Calum Gray, Katie Murphy, useful resource. The 0800 Pupils his book "Life, the Truth, and Being Gordana Rodden, Hannah Wilson, number is a number that can be rung Free." It is talking about taking the Michaela Woolf, Maddie Searle, anonymously to report bullying and most of every opportunity thrown Kennedy Evans and Emily Tasker. crime in the community. your way. Be a volunteer, help others, Keen to fi nd out more about what As well as this, a large group of go hard out for the hungry, watch choices Victoria University has to senior leaders have been working what you say and treat others the offer them for next year. closely with the Our Voice team to way you want to be treated. These help produce a new and creative are just some of the many ways to resource that will be available to live a happy and fulfi lled life. students of Darfi eld High School in As Jarod Kintz once said, the coming months. "Whether you live to be 50 or 100 It has been good to see this hard work making a positive impact in our makes no difference, if you made no school and community environments. difference in the world." We are looking forward to introducing more Our Voice resources to school in the near future. The Last Word by Genevieve Jebson 2 Issue 8/ DHS Dispatch Stage Challenge making front page news Taking all the accolades, making the main part because of her dance and mask, which they took off in the fi nale front page of our local newspaper, drama abilities. All up there were to reveal a red heart painted on the and justifi ably so, this year’s Stage 79 performers and 20 support crew. inside of the mask. The rest of the Challenge team took third place in We started rehearsals Week 10 of day consisted of watching the other the RAW Division and gained an Term 1 through lunchtimes, and had rehearsals, meetings which included additional seven awards. I asked Sunday rehearsals from 1pm to 5pm. raves and chant offs, eating, and Rosie Forbes how they got to this There were six main groups getting ready, which took about eight point: representing different hours! We have our lovely crew, ideas, which consisting of Year 13s plus Poi, Sage When I tell people Michaela and I all came and Sam, to thank for directed Stage Challenge for our all their help school, they don’t quite understand behind the what I mean. Stage Challenge is scenes. a national competition where By 9.20pm schools use drama, we were dance, and design tired, but so to portray a excited to message. We get on and entered the perform! RAW division, Everyone which meant did a great we weren’t job allowed sets, and the our team could not exceed 122 members, and our performance performance looked had to be stunning. between The results four and six ceremony minutes. It is refl ected all our hard work: student-run; we got eight awards in total! the students Award of Excellence for Soundtrack, are in charge Award of Excellence for Costuming of organising, Character, Award of Excellence for choreography, Concept, Award of Excellence for soundtrack, together in the Choreography, Award of Excellence fundraising, happy heart- for Visual Enhancement, Award of dealing with the money warming fi nale. Excellence for Performance Skill, and forms, and costumes. We all learnt Award of Excellence for the Spirit of Our journey began at the that repetition Stage Challenge and the third place start of March. Michaela was the key: we title overall! and I managed to twist practised and I was so honoured to lead Stage the arms of Mr Jermyn, practised. Challenge with Michaela this year. Miss Blakemore and The performance day was an early All our hard work, tears, meetings, Miss Rawson and got together start of 6.20 am at the bus bay, from brainstorms and happy jumps were a committee. We recruited where we travelled to CBS Arena. defi nitely worth it. It was amazing choreographers Megan Cunningham, We had three run-throughs on stage to see everyone work together to Chevonn Walker and Ashley Corden, to perfect it and set the lighting. get ready and make sure everyone as well as Genevieve Jebson and There were a few elements which was feeling ok. When I stood on the Claudia Thomas. They did an made Darfi eld High’s performance Stage collecting all our awards, I can amazing job and we wouldn’t have stand out against the others; we honestly say I have never been so had a performance without them. had fi nger lights, glow sticks, and proud of Darfi eld High School. We quickly picked the theme “Face glow-in-the-dark body paint in one the Masks” which is based on self- Rosie Forbes of our crazy scenes, and everyone consciousness, then rushed on to (except Chevonn) was wearing a hold auditions. Chevonn gained the Issue 8/ DHS Dispatch 3 Principal’s Comments Malvern Learning Community Cluster Plan – Working Document Overview Every child/young adult has the a collaborative plan is co-constructed opportunity to access the quality and implemented in the Malvern The Ministry of Education has set up education/opportunities regardless of area. These contextual elements clusters of schools in Canterbury to who/where they are were grouped as negatives and consider the provision of education positives. following the earthquakes. The Increased student learning cluster of Malvern schools and 1. Negatives/Barriers/Disablers For all students in our cluster to meet early childhood centres have been their potential RTLB Management developing a plan for how we will continue to work together to provide Every child reaches their potential MoE Funding the highest quality education for Every young adult that leaves the Affordable ECE participation for all Malvern. school system will be celebrated by children Included below are some initial all our communities Time, money, resources, expert ideas the group has discussed. Extending teacher capability advice and support Any feedback or suggestions to admin@darfi eld.school.nz would be Our remoteness is not our barrier - it appreciated as we develop a draft is our strength 3. Special Needs education plan for further consultation. Time to meet as leaders To work together to support special Malvern Cluster Vision - needs children, teachers and families Lack of funding - release, 100% quality teachers Participant Responses Special needs provision PD - Board training Participant response to the question 4. Technology – “What is the most important Uncertainty, Ministry changes, Relevance - technology and thing for you to achieve out of this standards/reporting community process?” Quality PD for ECE teachers (in Use of reliable digital technology to Christchurch) overcome distance issues 1. Working collaboratively Fibre cost, co-ordination of new 5. Future focus technologies Communication and sharing of Future foundations information Property limitations - Modern A future focused plan Learning Environment (MLE) Skill and resource sharing Sustainability Cultural identity A shared vision with pathways to achieve an outcome State of the art schools Stronger links with High School, Stronger schools - future proof 2. Positives/Supports/Enablers particularly Years 7 and 8 To come up with unique, innovative Success from other clusters Collaborative community schools/systems Fibre, cheaper technology faster Networking throughout the cluster to 6. General outcomes Community connectiveness utilise teacher strengths Philosophy/pedagogy - times are Our uniqueness Successful, seamless transition to changing and from primary school Collegiality, co-operation, similar Keep schools identity issues, open door collaboration We continue to build a culture of To be a great example collaboration, collegiality and lifelong Committed families, students learning A clear vision Retaining the rural schools and Effective leadership leading at knife edge - resources Context Improving teacher effectiveness Participants identifi ed the following through continued collaboration 2.