Yanco Agricultural High School As you sow, so shall you reap Newsletter Private Mail Bag Telephone: 02 69511500 UPCOMING th Friday, 15 August 2014 YANCO, NSW 2703 Fax: 02 69557180 EVENTS Term 3, Week 5 Email: [email protected] 14th August Buses depart NSW CHS RUGBY LEAGUE - AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DESI weekend th 18 August Buses return from DESI th 19 August Classes resume 22nd -23rd August Condobolin Show nd th 22 - 24 August Hook Line and Sinker @ Hillston 23rd August Ganmain Show th 28 August Supplementary Zac Saddler - NSW CHS photo Day Under 15’s Rugby League team – 29th - 31st August played in the Australian Championships recently Dubbo Allbreeds Heifer Show. YEAR 11 CANDIDATES FOR PREFECT POSITIONS 2015 Fishing Club to Hillston. 30th August Barellan Show 3rd September West Wyalong Show 5th - 7th September CHS Athletics 6th September Narrandera Show 6th - 7th September Shooting group @ Bowral 7th September Condobolin Show 10th September Year 11 Preliminary Exams commence 18th September Year 12 Graduation 2015 st Boys: Sam Larsen, Jock McPherson, Jock Ward, Damian Johnston, Luke Horrobin, Wed 31 January Nathan Morris, Harry Beal, Will Peterson, Mitchell Ryan, Darcy Booth All students return Girls: Natalia Henderson, Rebecca Ritchie, Skye Bensley, Colleen Head, Heidi Johnston, to school. Rose Nevinson, Laura Harris, Georgia Howard, Marnie Whytcross, Jane Arndt, Breanna Carr, Elly Pratt, Elizabeth Moran-Turner PRINCIPAL’S REPORT week in Griffith. The students were very well received at both events It is with great pleasure that I formally announce the successful students who have been elected as the • Our Open and Under 16 Girls Rugby Union 2015 School Prefects. „7‟s teams recently contested the CHS State The students are: Championships in Sydney. Although unsuccessful Boys: Darcy Booth, Luke Horrobin, Damien the school is very proud of these achievements and Johnston, Nathan Morris, Jock Ward the leadership of staff Miss Weller and Mr Collins Girls: Jane Arndt, Breanna Carr, Natalia is greatly appreciated by all. Henderson, Georgia Howard, Rebecca Ritchie • Year 11 student Damien Johnston has been Congratulations to these students and also the other selected in the CHS Open Rugby Union team to candidates for taking the time, making the effort tour South Africa for 15 days at Easter next year. and putting their names forward for election for this • Senior boys Ryan Van Gemert, Andrew most important leadership role in the school. The Barr, Justin Mitchell, Dustin Manwaring and Jock successful students will go through a series of Ward have been selected in the Riverina Athletics workshops over the coming weeks and the School team to contest the CHS State Championships in the Captains will be named in late November. near future. Our students continue to excel in a variety of areas • Sam Larsen has recently skipped the and this includes: Riverina Lawn Bowls team which contested the • Our Drum Corp were a feature of two major CHS State Championships in Wagga events during the recent Education Week. Firstly • Sheridan Hammett rode at the Royal they performed in the Marketplace shopping centre Brisbane Show (EKKA) with horses she was riding in Wagga on the Monday at the regional opening winning first place in the Novice Pony section and then again in the KROP festival at the end of the Reserve Champion Pony, then first place in the Open Pony section. Congratulations to all students involved in these The new Approach to School Planning for 2015 events and the many staff and parents who support to 2017 them in their endeavours. The new approach to school planning brings The school welcomes Mr Dickens to the together a number of reforms to give NSW public English/History faculty at the beginning of this schools greater authority to meet the needs of their term. A Science teacher has been appointed to the communities, to improve the quality of teaching in school for 2015 and the selection on merit of a schools and to improve outcomes for all students. It second Science teacher is under way at the moment. is highly strategic, focussing on 3 key areas for The planning for 2015 is well underway and the improvement determined by the school in new approach is explained below. consultation with its community, to ensure a profound difference to the ongoing growth and Year 7 for 2015 has been finalised, Year 11 subjects development of the school. selections are almost complete and Year 9 electives will be finalised shortly. The process of interviews The new approach is the first step towards for offering positions in Years 8 to 11 is well achievement of a simplified, integrated school underway and vacancies will be very competitive. It planning and reporting process. In general it can be is anticipated student numbers in 2015 will be about determined as „Why do we do what we do?‟ 390. Three strategic directions will be determined by If your family has decided your children will not consultation with all stake holders from the return to Yanco in 2015 please alert the school. perspectives of staff, parents and students. Together Thank you to those families who have already they will determine what Yanco looks like in the informed us of their decision. future. The 5 „P‟s approach will be undertaken. • Purpose (the why) • People and Processes (the how) • Product and Practices (the what) It is hoped to provide parents with a survey shortly which will allow them give advice to the school on out future directions. When this arrives please have your say. Your views are very important to us. Year 12 has this week completed their Trial HSC exams and we are now only five weeks away from them completing their secondary studies. There is not long to go and I would encourage all students to good use of the remaining time, as it will go very quickly and the HSC exams will be on them before they know it. For those parents interested in trying to gain further Brad Daunt and Annabelle Hall proudly displaying the rugs information on the P. & C. Federation Insurance it they won at the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran in June. This year was the largest number of was hoped we could place further information in first places the school had achieved with Jessica Power and this newsletter but after discussion our advice to Grace Armour also winning rugs you is to access the P. & C. website and make contact with them over such matters. I will be taking leave during most of September so Mr Benjamin will take over my role as Principal and Miss Dolstra will take on the Deputy Principal‟s position. NEW STAFF – TERM 3 WELFARE LEVEL AWARDS MARTIN DICKENS GOLD AWARDS – MAY 2014 My name is Martin Year 11 – Darcy Booth, Jasmine Boyland Dickens and I have come Year 10 – Kimberley Butler, Kirsty Clark to Yanco as a recipient of a Teach NSW scholarship. Year 9 – Alison Treloar, Hannah Kolve, Gemma I have recently graduated Fisher, from the University of Year 8 – Hayley Dowling, Sebastian Clarke, Emma Melbourne as a secondary Cullen, Abbey Curran, Georgina Hughes, Lyndsey English/History teacher. Mitchell Before undertaking my Master of Teaching (Secondary), I was originally from Albury where I SILVER AWARDS – MAY 2014 was raised and went to school. Since leaving high school, I have been a research assistant for a variety Year 12 - Adam Saul, Jack Webster of projects around rural education and have also Year 11 - Jane Arndt, Skye Bensley, Andrew participated in a cultural exchange to Peking Haenig University in Beijing, China. Outside of education I have a keen interest in politics as well as baseball Year 10 - Lauren Hughes, Lucy Webster and cricket. I look forward to being a part of the Year 9 - Charlotte Butt Yanco community in the coming years and thank everyone for extending me a warm welcome since I Year 8 - Jessie Alcorn, Amber Bevan, Mehak arrived early in the term. Bhangu, Lindsay Brown, Brad Daunt, Laandi Holland, Jasmine Whitehurst. NARELLE PIFFERO GOLD AWARDS – JULY 2014 Year 12 – Adam Saul, Jack Webster, Jacqueline YAHS is an amazing Ervin school, it is unique in so many ways and I knew it Year 10 – Nicole Fairley, Brydie Mannion, would be a place I would Cambell McMaster, Hannah Williams want to come back to one Year 8 – Zoe Thomas day. I finished teaching at YAHS in 2007 when I SILVER AWARDS – JULY 2014 took leave after having my first child. I moved to Cootamundra to bring up my Year 12 – Madeline Haddrill, Teia Oliver, Rick children closer to their grandparents and to establish Worland myself as an experienced teacher. I worked at Young High School as a PDHPE teacher during this Year 11 – Steven Burrows, Emma Gale, Georgia time and took on many roles related to student Howard, Heidi Johnston, Sarah Oost welfare. The privilege to recommence my teaching Year 9 – Jaclyn Dwyer, Zoe Potter, Matthew career, this time as the Head Teacher Welfare, girls Young, Michael Hoskinson, Hayley Smith at YAHS is one that I am extremely excited about. I am passionate about health and welfare and feel that Year 8 – Jackson Doyle, Joel Jenkins, Lachlan the students at YAHS, being a co-educational McMaster, John Mullins, Heather Robinson, Beau boarding school will benefit greatly from a Routley, Brianna White continued intensive welfare program. I look forward Year 7 – Emma Dixon, Cooper Carter, Oswald to working with all the staff at YAHS to ensure that Herrmann the welfare of our students is being met. EDUCATION WEEK 2014 went back to the Market Place where we were given half an hour to an hour for lunch.