NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach SA 5022 Ph (08) 8355 7000 Fax (08) 8355 7070 [email protected] www.henleyhs.sa.edu.au YEAR 12 FORMAL TERM DATES The Year 12 Formal was held at the National Wine Centre on Friday 19th May, here TERM ONE are a few photos from the evening. 30th January - 13th April

TERM TWO 1st May - 7th July

TERM THREE 24th July - 29th September

TERM FOUR 16th October - 15th December

STUDENT FREE DAYS TUESDAY 13TH JUNE MONDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS MONDAY 12TH JUNE Queens Birthday

STUDENT ABSENCES To report a Student absence please report online via our Website or phone Student Services on 8355 7014 or 8355 7015.

Department for Education and Child Development T/A South Australian Government Schools TERM 2 | WEEK 4 1 CRICOS Provider number: 00018A YEAR 12 AUSTRALIA DAY CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FORMAL We would like to congratulate Scott Polkinghorne, our Doorways 2 Construction teacher, on his award. The Construction Industry Training Board’s Richard Megaw presented Scott with the Australia Day Certificate of Achievement Award acknowledging his outstanding service to Doorways 2 Construction. Scott, a Carpenter and Architectural Technician, has successfully taught D2C for 13 years.

Tim Lepley | Design and Technology Coordinator/Trade Training Centre Manager

SUPPORTED LEARNING CENTRE WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM The Supported Learning Centre Senior students have commenced their work experience placements this term. Our most dedicated host is Bedford Industries, Torrensville. The group participate each Wednesday in various factory duties gaining valuable individual knowledge and skills about post-school employment. In Week 2 at Bedford, the students learned about; Workplace Safety Employee responsibilities Reporting accidents and incidents Being a productive team member Grooming and presentation for work Emergency procedures, and Workplace bullying and harassment Our Year 12 student Melissa is also participating in a work experience placement at PISA Italian Foods at Royal Park. With support, Melissa prepares and packages meals for elderly and disabled community residents. We wish our students a busy and enjoyable time at their placements this year.

Natalie Reppenhagen | SLC Coordinator

2 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION ROUND ONE 2017 In the late weeks of term one the Henley High School Mock Trial team went head to head against Sacred Heart College, prosecuting a criminal case of shoplifting in the first round of the Law Society’s Mock Trial Competition. The competition has been organised by the Law Society since 1988 and simulates a court case in which the participating student teams contest a fictional legal matter in a Mock Court. In each round, one side acts for the plaintiff or prosecution and the other for the defence. The cases are designed to reflect matters that may confront students in their daily lives. Students are provided with a volunteer barrister to coach them in the principles and procedures of each matter, while members of the legal profession act as judges or magistrates for each round. In the second year of entering in to the competition, the new team of year 10 and 11 students were plagued with a combination of excitement and nerves on trial day. The team, who had collaborated and practiced several times before the trial, was ready to make their case acting as the prosecution. This meant that the team needed work together to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly and intentionally committed theft. This first round was held onsite at Henley High School and with an old scholar, who was the acting as judge for the round. The team was commended for our confident witnesses; who had clearly learned their roles thoroughly and recited their lines perfectly without notes. Our dedicated and diligent solicitors were recognised for their objections of ‘opinion evidence’ and our barristers were encouraged to ask open questions and were praised for their persistence and quick wit in catching the defence team’s witnesses off guard. Sacred Heart College took the overall win by eight points but left our team eager to improve and ready for their next opportunity to experience mock court. The next round will be held on the 16th May in the District Court in the Sir Samuel Way Building, Victoria Square where the students will experience a real courtroom atmosphere with a presiding judge. We wish the team success in the second round.

Sharmaine Mills | English, History & Psychology Teacher

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 HOMESTAY INFORMATION SESSION Wednesday 31st May, 6:00-7:00pm in our school staff room. We are looking to increase our number of homestays, especially for our Japanese study tour coming in Term 4. If you or you know of any students or families that might be interested in this opportunity, please let them know about our information night.

Who’ll host a student for our school?

We are looking for families to host students from Japan for a Study Tour from 7 August - 18 August 2017 Hosting duration: 11 nights Number of students: 20 Give a student from overseas the chance of a lifetime: a short stay with your family. It could make a world of difference for them and you.

For more information, contact Mandy Matz, International Support on 8355 7000 or [email protected]

South Australian Government Schools CRICOS 00018A

4 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 Henley High School Presents "The Wiz" at The Parks Theatre on Wednesday 21st June and Thursday 22nd June, show times are 12:30pm and 7pm, both days. Many know the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but in this musical version it's a fantasy for today - mysterious, opulent and fanciful - a dream conjured up by a child, with Dorothy's adventures in the Land of Oz set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul.

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY On Wednesday the 31st of May, the Middle School will host an Academic Assembly and Morning Tea for the Year 8 and 9 Students who received excellent reports in Term 1. We had 83 recipients this term for academic awards. The school recognises Academic Achievements for those students who received a Grade Point Average of 12.43 or higher, and Outstanding Academic Achievements, for those students who received straight A’s or a Grade Point Average of 14.00 or higher. On the day of the assembly, we will also recognise the student who was ‘Top of the Sub School’ with the highest GPA for their sub school. Congratulations to all of the students on their success in Term 1. We look forward to seeing all of the students and their parents at our Middle School Academic Assembly in Week 5.

Jade Ambler | Middle School Coordinator

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS LOWITJA – SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: TOM MAYFIELD Florey Julia Downie OAA 8LW1 Lowitja Beth Chalmers OAA Emma Ambagtsheer AA Lowitja Alice Guy OAA Patrick Bowes AA Mitchell Kiera De Beer OAA Tobi Gettings AA Mitchell Aisha Glazier OAA Nicholas Harous AA Mitchell Bella Murray OAA Lauren Quinlan AA Mitchell Maddy Anderson OAA Holli Ravesteyn AA 8LW2 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: Mia Harris AA Dylan Nankivell AA FLOREY – SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: CHRIS CILENTO Tanaye Nolan AA 8FL1 Abbey Paton AA Nada Ramesa-Zerella AA Elliot Sammon AA Mile Speer AA 9LW1 8FL2 Shyra Cruise AA Enock Ipassou AA Nicholas Kontoutsikos AA 9FL1 Vencel Milassin AA Bia Antonio-Roque AA Stella Ostrognay AA Alicia Mccance AA Elisha Rea AA Brooke Robran AA 9LW2 Tahlia Walton AA Jeremiah Arevalo AA Myles Watkinson AA Cassidy Burns AA 9LF2 Anastasia Soderholm AA Rory Dowdell AA Jesseca Styan AA

6 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 MAWSON – SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: SAM VENNING MITCHELL – SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: CAT CALLERY 8MA1 8MI1 Ella Andrews AA Nauli Moat AA Finn Downie AA Barbara Solomos AA Madison Gaylor AA 8MI2 Madison Purvis AA Michaela Collins AA Jackson Szyzlak AA Savannah Kemp AA 8MA2 Soraya Packer AA Amy Denton AA Caoimhe Roche AA Georgia James AA 9MI1 Genevieve Jones AA Lilly Daris AA Layan Mohammad AA Thomas Gordon AA Cody Tape AA Scott Hobson AA 9MA1 Sammi Hughes AA Hayley Brown AA Kaila Jones AA Kaitlin Chapman AA 9MI2 Ethan Joseph Stone AA Mckenie Allen AA Gia Van Zyl AA David Milovanovic AA Milla Van Zyl AA Ruby Parker AA 9MA2 Eloise Rice AA Elise Buchanan AA Lili Stevens AA Erin Hill AA Chloe Thomas-Way AA Alyssa Toomey AA

OLIPHANT – SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: FILIPE 2017/ 2018 NOGUIERA 8OL1 ENTERTAINMENT BOOK Henley High School will be selling the 2017/ 2018 Mishka Bechoo AA Entertainment Book. You can pre-order your book by clicking on the link below. Letisha Foody-Meyer AA www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/161k415 Sophie Jones AA or contact Chris Gardner in Student Services, 8355 7000 Maddy Neilson AA 8OL2 Nicole Marshman AA Imogen Noutz AA 9OL1 Wil Arthur AA Michael Shean AA Jack Stone AA Larissa Youles AA 9OL2 Lara Erlangga AA Lucy Stattmann AA

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 RAAF EDINBURGH DEFENCE FORCES WORK EXPERIENCE On the 27th of March, I was fortunate enough to attend a week long work experience placement at the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) base at Edinburgh. During the four day course, 20 students (state-wide) including myself, visited a range of roles within the RAAF. These roles included: Air Force police, military working dogs, logistics, mechanical workshops, aircraft life support sections, aircraft maintenance, aviation medicine, aeronautical engineering, aircraft research and development, ground defence, air traffic control, intelligence, flying squadrons, flight and training simulators and a Defence Force Recruiting presentation. The main purpose of this placement was to explore a broad range of roles, careers and opportunities with the Royal Australian Air Force. I strongly recommend this work experience placement to students who are interested in a career in Defence. I definitely enjoyed my time at the base and learnt a lot from it. I will be pursuing a career in defence and this was a perfect opportunity to explore the different roles and responsibilities. It was an amazing experience being surrounded by people with the same interests as me. Thank you to Paul Nenasheff, Work Experience Liaison Officer - SA & NT with the Defence Work Experience Program for selecting my application and thank you to the Department of Defence for the opportunity.

Ria Zarogianni | Year 11

Ria accessed her Defence Forces Work Experience through the Air Force website where she found a list of all the work experience placements that were available. The placements include the Tri services; Army, Navy and Air Force. A placement is not guaranteed. Students need to complete an application and submit it before the identified deadline and will need to clearly articulate why they wish to pursue a career in the Defence Forces. If students are offered a placement they need to ensure they have completed the school’s pre-work experience program by working closely with their mentor. All necessary paperwork for both Defence and DECD must be completed prior to the placement. For further information check out the Defence website at http://www.defence.gov.au/WorkExperience/ or talk to their mentor.

Chris Mesecke | VET Coordinator

U18 BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA COMPETITION Three representatives from SA went to Townsville in week 11 of term 1 to compete in the U18 Basketball Australia competition. Eliza Joynes and Riley Meldrum represented SA Metro and Tia Bails represented SA Country. Eliza’s women’s team finished in 2nd overall taking out silver. Riley’s men’s team finished 10th place and Tia’s women’s team came in at 6th overall. Great job.

Jarrod Gillings | Athlete Support Manager

8 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 SA SCHOOLS AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP For the past two months, Jordan Hawson and Adam Klem have been mentored and trained as a participant in the SA Schools Auction Championship. The schools auction program has been running for the last 11 years, and involves mentoring within the school, a group training day for students and Schools Auction Heats & Final. Jordan and Adam were mentored at school by Jonathon Kiritsis, Director of Harcourts Kiritsis Property at Henley Beach and Lindsay Warner, from Harcourts Brock and Williams. Through the training and practise Jordan has learnt about the art of selling and developed his communication and confidence when presenting to an audience. Jordan attended the heats at Pulteney Grammar where he was competing against 25 other student auctioneers, all working a crowd of buyers to sell the house in question. With cameras rolling, competing bids being thrown into the mix and judges watching every move, Jordan had to remember the legal technicalities of selling, maintaining bids in his head, adding new bids, and keeping the banter going. It was certainly a pressure situation that he handled well, and whilst he just missed going through to the final, the feedback received was very positive. “I would recommend this program to everyone because even if you don’t want a career in real estate it’s an amazing way to build up your confidence and public speaking skills. As a result of my experience this year and the benefits I can see in this for me, I will be volunteering for this in 2018”.

Chris Mesecke | VET Coordinator

MIND MATTERS 2017 Over the past couple of months, the Mind Matters Action Team at Henley High School have been collecting survey data from staff, students and parents. What happens with all of that data you ask?? We’ve taken your suggestions and ideas on board and want to spread more awareness to keep you informed and up to date with what we have been working on to help improve the health and wellbeing at our site. “Only 25% of parents are aware of programs the school is running for students to develop skills to manage stress and be resilient.” Keep an eye open for a Mind Matters article in each newsletter this year to stay updated on various success stories we experience this year. One good news story from Term 1 was having The Advertiser write an article about how meditation before Maths and Science tests has helped to reduce the stress involved in every day school life, tests and exams. Well done to teacher Marina Bolic for initiating this practice into her teaching. “46% of students feel comfortable speaking to the school counsellor or wellbeing staff if they needed help.” Students can access information and support on the school intranet page anonymously in the comfort of their own home, without the negative stigma surrounding seeing a counsellor at school. They will need to click onto the STUDENT tab and then the ‘Student Wellbeing Support’ link on the far right of the screen. “Only 34% of parents felt that the school provides families with information about services and programs that help young people who may be experiencing mental health difficulties.” Did you know that you can access information on our website? There is a Wellbeing Support page that provides various links to websites for both students and parents wanting to gain more information and support, as well as a link back to the School Counsellors on site page. Click here http://www.henleyhs.sa.edu.au/section/student-services/wellbeing-support If you have any suggestions for improvement or questions of concern about mental health and wellbeing at HHS, please contact Wellbeing Coordinator, Alycia Spencer or school counsellors, Leigh Whitford and Maria Koba for further support.

Alycia Spencer | Senior School Mentoring & Wellbeing Coordinator

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 BATTLE OF THE BANDS On Wednesday 12th April, one of Henley High Schools Year 11 music classes was invited to Seaton High School to perform against bands from Seaton and Immanuel in a ‘battle of the bands’. We performed seven of our songs, including La Bamba by Ritchie Valens, which received an award for the second best song. Along with this, the Henley class band was also awarded the best band award. Prizes included $50 voucher to the music store, Derringers. All bands played very well and everyone had a good time. Thank you to Seaton High School for hosting this event.

Keetz Abao & Jim Perkins | Students

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL A PART OF HISTORY – HOSTING THE CROCKETT SHIELD On Easter Saturday, April 15, during the school holidays, Henley High School was the venue used by the South Australian Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (SACUSA) to host an historic cricket match that has been played since 1931 against the Victorian Cricket Association Umpires and Scorers Associate (VCAUSA), the Crockett Shield. Played every two years, and hosted alternately in each state, the Crockett Shield match is keenly contested between members of SACUSA and the VCAUSA with the SA vs Victorian rivalry very evident. Previous venues for the match have been; Prince Alfred College, Adelaide High School, Adelaide Oval No. 2, British Tube Mills Oval, Sacred Heart College, Daws Road High School, Flinders University, St Peter’s College, Scotch College and now Henley High School. The cricket match itself is one part of the goodwill event over the entire Easter holiday including dinners and other social events, which include celebration for the winners and commiserations for the losers at a Presentation Dinner,. More information can be found on SACUSA’s Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/sacricketumpiresandscorers/. The Henley High School facilities (oval and special learning centre) were first rate and compared favourably with any of our previous venues, receiving many positive comments from our Victorian visitors. Accompanied by magnificent mild and sunny weather, the day was a very successful, although sadly, SA lowered its colours to Victoria in the cricket, loosing the match by 100 runs bringing the current tally to 20-18 in favour of Victoria with one draw. The Crockett Shield is named in honour of Victorian Test Cricket umpire Bob Crockett in recognition of his contribution to cricket officiating and was first presented after the second World War in 1947.

Lynton Donisthorpe | Easter Coordinator

10 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 CAICA CUP 2017 Thursday May 4th saw the seventh running of the Caica Cup, a whole school sporting challenge between Henley High School and St Michaels College. Named in recognition of the support the Labour Member for Colton Hon Paul Caica gives to both schools, the Caica Cup was originally created to celebrate the relationship that the two schools had. The schools have developed quite a friendly rivalry over the last few years, but it is the great spirit in which all of the matches are played that underpins the success of the day. The competition between the schools is always tough and this year was no exception. Results seemed to be very tight during the early events, however, as the day progressed Henley managed to take charge and come away with a victory with the scores 11 events to 8. This means that Henley retains the Caica Cup and takes the tally to five wins for Henley and two for St Michaels. A big thank you to the sport coordinator at SMC, Jordan Young, for helping to coordinate the event, and Mr Paul Caica for his ongoing support of both schools. Of course a huge thank you to all of the staff and students involved from both schools, as this is what the day is really about. We had over 200 students and 15 staff involved in the day, and if it wasn’t for the assistance and support from the schools administration then the day wouldn’t go ahead. Below are the scores from the day along with the participant from the winning team who was awarded a medal for being the ‘Best Player’. Scores Golf: LOSS 3 – 1 8/9 Girls Basketball: WIN 29 – 27 (Medallist – Isabella Woosnam) 8/9 Boys Basketball: WIN 57 – 42 (Medallist – John Maleza) Open Girls Basketball: WIN 68 – 25 (Medallist – Chloe Purvis) Open Boys Basketball: WIN 62 – 30 (Medallist – Matt Fauser) 8/9 Girls Soccer: LOSS 8 - 4 8/9 Boys Soccer: LOSS 7 – 2 Open Girls Soccer: LOSS 4 – 8 Open Boys Soccer: WIN 4 – 3 (Medallist – Tete Yengi) Tennis: WIN 9 – 0 (Medallist –Selina Turujla) Caica Gift Sprint Girls: WIN (Medallist – Bella Mastromihalis) Caica Gift Sprint Boys: LOSS 8/9 Boys Football: LOSS 58 – 56 Open Boys Football: WIN 76 – 30 (Medallist – Adrian Corso) Open Girls Football: WIN 66 – 35 (Medallist – Kiana Lee) Volleyball: WIN 3 – 0 (Medallist – Isla Madden) 8/9 Girls Netball: WIN 51 – 35 (Medallist – Kleo Trajkovic) Open Girls Netball: LOSS 39 – 37 Surf Life Saving: LOSS 25 – 17

James Treagus | Manager – Sport and Major Events

SSSSA TRIATHLON In the April holidays, Will Larven, one of our Year 8 students represented SA in the School Sport Australia Triathlon. He competed in the 13-14 Years Junior Boys Division with distances of Swim 400m, Ride 12km and a Run 3km. In his first time competing in this national competition he came 28th out of 32 competitors.

Jarrod Gillings | Athlete Support Manager

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 A GRADE INTER SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL On Wednesday 12th April, 58 of our best athletes travelled to Santos Stadium to compete in the A Grade Inter School Athletics Carnival, involving some of the strongest athletics schools in the State. Last year we achieved some excellent results to maintain our position in Division 1. Throughout the day our athletes achieved some excellent results with a number of first, second and third places. Through these results, 10 students achieved 12 ‘Standards’ which are results in the top 5% of achievements – a great result. With four students achieving firsts, and 8 others placing, the boys team finished 7th with 254 points. The girls were able to achieve a result of 8th after gaining two firsts and 5 other athletes placing, meaning overall Henley finished 6th.

BOYS GIRLS COMBINED 1 Trinity Trinity Trinity 2 St Peters Brighton Immanuel 3 Immanuel St Peters Mercedes 4 Loxton Mercedes Brighton 5 Mercedes Immanuel Loxton 6 CBC Loxton Henley 7 Henley Loreto Bordertown 8 Brighton Henley 9 Bordertown Bordertown

Congratulations to all of our champion athletes who did an amazing job and represented the school in a very positive manner. Big thanks also need to go to the staff that made the day run smoothly. A successful day like this could not happen without the extra support, the staff and excellent students of Henley High School. Well done to all involved!

James Treagus | Manager – Sport and Major Events

JAY BARNETT Earlier this year one of our young aspiring Specialist Sports Program student athletes received a phone call that he will not soon forget. Jay Barnett, Year 11 student who has been in the Specialist Sport Soccer program since Year 8 got a call from the Football Federation Australia’s Centre of Excellence based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Jay had recently represented South Australia at the NTC Challenge event in Canberra and based on those performances he was offered a trial and then a full scholarship to the Centre of Excellence for 2017 along with two other South Australians. As well as a rigorous daily training program, Jay will also be completing his Year 11 studies this year at the AIS. He is looking forward to participating in the Hyundai National Youth League. Jay is the third Henley High School student to follow this elite pathway following in the footsteps of current Adelaide United player Ben Garuccio and Stefan Mauk who is now playing professionally in Holland. Jay has set some lofty goals for himself in coming years, including representing Australia at the 2020 Under 20 World Cup. Jay was back for a short holiday at the end of term 1 and dropped in to have a chat with the current crop of SSP Soccer students about his experiences at the AIS. We wish him all the best in his pursuit of a career as a professional footballer.

Filipe Nogueira | Oliphant Middle School Manager / Football (Soccer) Program Manager

12 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 SSP AFL UPDATE 2017 SSP AFL students have enjoyed a busy program for the first part of 2017. With the introduction of the year 8’s to our program full time, 54 students from year 8-11 have experience a lot of what the program has to offer with plenty more to come. In term 1 the key focus areas were; off-field preparation, tackling technique, game sense/skill development and speed/power training. Sean Baker (strength and conditioning coach at West Adelaide Football Club) continues his involvement from last year providing training methods around LTAD (long-term athlete development). SASMA (South Australian Sports Medicine Association) visited and ran workshops on injury prevention and nutrition. We had an NRL tackling coach visit to help our students develop correct and safe tackling technique. The major theory task for the term involved Exercise Physiology. Students analysed their fitness test results from earlier in the term and designed a training program to improve identified weaknesses regarding key fitness components required for AFL football. A highlight for term 2 has been the involvement of two AFL footballers from the Adelaide Crows Football Club. Andy Otten and Dave Mackay presented a workshop to all our students about resilience. Andy and Dave will continue their involvement throughout the year and the students are very grateful to have the opportunity to learn from two elite athletes. The students have had several games in preparation for the knockout carnivals. The open team beat Mt Michaels in the Caica Cup, while the year 8/9’s had a two point loss in a nail biting finish. The Port Adelaide Indigenous Academy travelled to Henley for a game in week 11 against our open team. We look forward to another hit out against them in week 7 term 2 for our final preparation match before our first knockout game in term 3. Later this term the year 8/9’s travel to Naracoorte for one night and a game against Mt Gambier as part our country exchange. In week 9 the year 10’s spend three nights in Melbourne to gain a better understanding about what’s required at the elite level. We will visit the Essendon Football Club and the Victorian Institute of Sport, attend a Friday night AFL game at the MCG, and watch the under 18 state championship game at Etihad Stadium.

Ben Kane | SSP Football Manager and PE Teacher

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 HAVE A LOOK INTO ANOTHER UNIVERSE BY ALINA PRITZ

Unforgettable experiences: Henley High School students had the chance to try out the Virtual Reality goggles at the Adelaide Fringe.

Every year Artists from all over Australia and across the globe take over Adelaide city, the surrounding, suburbs and regional areas of South Australia for 31 magical days and nights of entertainment. Everyone can visit awesome shows, unique exhibitions and just enjoy the atmosphere, which is full of creative, mythical and magical emotions. The Adelaide Fringe is one of the most diverse arts festivals in the world - and it is open to all! Everyone can show their skills and perform - and everyone does. No matter if it is a dance performance, a magic show or a presentation of a technical invention: You can find everything and everyone at the Fringe.

14 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 4 On the 27th of February, in the Sometimes we wanted to touch course of the Fringe, the Year 11 something and then were surprised English as an Additional English when we realized: class of Henley High School, had the opportunity to have a look into “Oh it is just virtual, you can’t another universe – a virtual touch it!” universe. You just need to put your headset on – and let the journey But what are actually Virtual Reality begin! Goggles and how do they work? How is it possible to let people think With the help of the advanced that they are on the Jupiter while technology of the Digital Arcade they are actually about to bump we were transported to a into the kitchen counter? All those new world. It was an incredible unanswered and unique experience! None of us questions had ever used these buzzed in Virtual Reality Goggles and we will our head after never forget our first try. these new We had the opportunity to be impressions. transported to many different We learned universes of virtual reality. The that the aim of “Mad God”-Zombie-world or the Virtual Reality Is “Notes to stimulate a user’s presence in an on Blindness – into darkness”-world environment in a very realistic and were only two of them. immersive way. According to student, Grape, In comparison: Ordinary glasses “Everything felt so real! – I show a single image - Virtual reality was so scared, I thought I glasses instead contain polarised would really be surrounded lenses which show two images, one per each eye. These pictures by zombies!” appear to give an illusion of depth which makes us feel as though we It was just an amazing experience! are in a “real environment”. We felt like, we were actually in that world and we forgot All in all, this was everything around us. an amazing and unforgettable experience, full of new impressions and we are all very glad that we could be part of that excursion.

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HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2018

PARENT/STUDENT INFO NIGHT (for Year 9 and Year 10 students and families)

End of Term 2, 2017 [Date and time to be confirmed]

Please contact Mr Shannon Lim if you would like any further information and to be added to the email list. (Email- [email protected])

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