NEWSLETTER Issue 3, Term 3 2015 Dates to Remember 6 July Try-a-thon Dear Parents, Students & Staff Welcome to our newsletter for Term 2. It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through our school year for 6 July Last day Term 2 2019. As always, it has been a very busy term with a number of excursions and activities that our students and staff have been involved in. We have welcomed a number of Year 6 students who have been in the process of trialling for our 23 July Students Return Specialist Programs for 2020 as well as those students from our feeder Primary Schools who have been a part of the after school RASE program. During the second half of the term the Year 11 and 12 Woodwork students have had their work showcased in either the Library or front office. The quality of the pieces was a testament to the dedication of the students as well as the 24 July-9 Course Counselling exceptional support and guidance provided by Ms Vaughan. Aug Year 10 Our Dance students once again did an amazing job performing at Octagon this term. The performance was held at the University of WA Octagon Theatre, where our students showcased their hard work to parents and the Perth community. 29 July Whole School The performances were a great success and it was a fantastic opportunity to see our students performing their routines Assembly alongside other schools. Congratulations to all the students who were involved and a big thank you to Mrs Brown, and the staff who attended and helped on the evening. Our Year 11 Certificate II in Music students put on a great performance, which was really well attended by staff, students 19—23 Book Week and parents. This is the first time that this event has occurred and I appreciate how difficult it is“putting yourself out there” on the stage and singing or playing an instrument. Well done and I’m looking forward to seeing the students Aug continue to grow. Our Senior School students held “The Enchanted Forest” School Ball on 28 June at the Pan Pacific Hotel. What a 2 Sep Start date OLNA R2 fantastic night, the behaviour of our students was outstanding and the venue was brilliant. A big thank you to Mrs Gough and her Ball Committee who organised this wonderful evening for us all to share in. A heartfelt thank you to our staff who attended the event in their free time (also for putting on an amazing dance spectacular) and also to our wonderful students. 9-13 Sep Mental Health Week The last day of Term 2 is always my favourite as this is when we have our annual “Try-a-thon Day”. This is where our students raise money for Telethon by running, walking or sometimes crawling for six hours up and down the rugby pitch. It really brings the school together for a greater cause. We have gone fully electronic this year with our sponsoring, whilst there were a few hiccups early on we have nearly achieved our goal of raising $30 000. Well done to the amazing students, as well as our dedicated staff who were there from 5:30am on the day setting up the gazeboes, tables etc. 17 Sep Athletics Carnival A huge thank you and well done to our valuable library staff who not only help students in the library but run the breakfast club every morning as well as putting on various activities during lunch and recess breaks. They are constantly arranging different themes to run through the library to ensure that the Library is a place for us all to access. Finally, congratulations to the Senior Girls Basketball team who won their recent Semi Final to make it into the Grand 27 Sep Last Day for Students Final at Bendat Stadium in August. Look out Shenton College, we want this title! Alongside this our Year 9/10 Netball Term 3 students have made it through to the quarter finals stages of the “High School Cup” which will occur next term. Well done to all the other sides who participated as well as our Rugby sides who compete across the whole year for their competitions. I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable two week break and I look forward to seeing you all when school returns on Tuesday, 23 July. Stan Koios Principal Term 2 2019 STUDENT LEADERS REPORT SCHOOL LEADERS REPORT WOODWORK EXCELLENCE This semester the Year 12 Materials Design and Technology As first semester comes to a conclusion, we’d like to look back wood class have been working hard to research, design and pro- on our year so far. We’re Hayley and Ena, your school captains duce their major practical table projects. The quality of crafts- for 2019. manship, use of materials and innovation and is by far and away the best woodwork produced in the school for many years. During Term 2 Senior School students sat their ATAR Exams and general Year 12 students completed their ESTs. We are very The class were asked to select a client, and use the design pro- proud to say that all students made it through this challenging cess to produce either a hall or coffee table. The students were time with some pleasing results putting them well on their way able to select from a range of native hardwood and softwood to graduation. timbers. A more recent innovation in our production process and skill development has incorporated the use of colourful res- To end the school term on a high note, the Senior School in inlays. students had their Year 11/12 School Ball on Friday 28 June. This was a memorable event with students creating memories that A mini exhibition was set up in the library to showcase the stu- will last forever. We would like to thank Ms Gough for all her dent’s table productions to the rest of the school. Students and hard work and dedication that made this night possible. The staff were able to participate in voting for “The people’s choice amazing DJ had all staff and student up on their feet dancing all award (best table production).” A select group of judges were night with a great variety of music that everyone was able to also involved in identifying the best quality design, production, bust a move to. aesthetics and structural integrity. The Judges selected 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice for the tables. Results of these awards will be As School Captains one of our main focus is giving back to the presented early next term. community. On Friday 5 July the school held its annual Try-a- thon. In the lead up to this we held a fundraiser where all the Feedback was really positive from students and staff, I am really students were invited to wear their tracksuits for a gold coin proud of the way this group applied themselves. I look forward donation. This fundraiser was inspired by Perth Children’s to the end product of their next project “Lighting design”. Hospital, the belief that when sick children change out of their PJ and into ‘normal clothes’ they subconsciously feel better. This Ms Vaughan. event raised $365 towards the schools Tryathon fundraiser helping reach our goal of $30, 000. The environmental committee meet every fortnight to discuss and plan ways to improve the school’s environmental sustainability. This term we have made progress with the ordering of recycling bins for our school. This will allow our school to be more environmentally friendly. We are also in the process of creating a video which will be presented to students and on our social media networks. This video will contain information on how to pack environmentally friendly lunches and educate students on the severity of pollution. We hope everyone has a great two week break and we look forward to next term. Hayley Withnell and Ena Mickle School Captains. KIC IMEN PROJECT Bryan Ackerman, Brock Campbell, Ben Fletcher and Scott Walk- er in Year 10 had the opportunity to attend the Kwinana Indus- tries Council iMEN Project this Term. Thirty-four male students from High Schools in the Rockingham, Kwinana and Cockburn area were selected to take part in a sev- en day program, aimed to provide an insight into the many ca- reer opportunities available in the Kwinana Industrial Area. The iMEN Project has continued to gain momentum since its inception, which is why many of the KIC member companies, including Cockburn Cement, BP Refinery, Tianqi Lithium and Alcoa have shown their commitment to this year’s program by hosting tours for the students. During this year’s program, the students were guided through a series of workshops, including research into industry, career choices and education pathways, the use of social media, resume writing, and preparing for an interview. SENIOR SCHOOL BALL On Friday 28th of June, the ‘Enchanted Forest’ Senior School Ball was held at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth. Students arrived looking very glamorous for a night full of dancing, photos and fun times. Many thanks to the Pan Pacific Hotel for a great ven- ue with a delicious buffet dinner, to 3P Photography and Prints Charming Photobooths for some great shots of the night and the fabulous RSHS and RSHS ESC Staff who came along to sup- port the premiere event on the Senior School Calendar. King and Queen for 2019 were Tanika Baker and Earle Sangalang Prince and Princess were Isabel Richards and Keeanu Epiha Cutest Couple were Curtis Madeira and Arjdra Hinaki-McGregor Best Dressed went to Curtis Madeira Best Dancer went to Jayden Broodkorn PhotoBooth images available through Prints Charming: https://gallery.printscharming.net.au/RockinghamSHSBall19/n- 4d3DtJ SCOOL NURSES STUDENT SERVICES This Term has been busy but fun for the School Nurses.