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OCTOBER 2011
Congratulations to Brianna and David
Minister's Awards for Excellence in Student Achievement
Brianna Wade and David Jewkes
with the Director General of the
Department of Education and Communication Michele Bruniges
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OCTOBER 2011
“Our Town” 16—18th August , Ponton Theatre CSU
The play was directed and adapted by our very own Cassandra Burt, and performed by a very
talented cast and crew from Years 7-12. Performed over three days and nights ―Our Town‖
captivated audiences with a tale of life, love and death.
For the cast, months of rehearsals, stress and sleep deprivation culminated in the production,
as finally the lines, cues, music, lighting and costumes were woven together to create a pol-
ished performance.
Melissa McKinnon, who played Mrs Webb described the play as
―An amazing experience that will leave us with memories for a
lifetime‖. Written by Disapol Savetsila Yr. 11 Our Music Department were busy last
term with bands performing in
different arenas, from the Bathurst
Eisteddfod to the Sydney Opera House.
Many students, including those in Vocal
Group, were also involved in preparation
for Year 12's practical HSC Exam which
were held last term.
The Yr.12 HSC students produced some
outstanding performances and are very
grateful for the support they have received
from younger musicians and the music staff
in helping them achieve their goals .
Congratulations to all involved.
Drama HSC practical exams took
place on the 1st September. The
students performed well in both
their Group and Individual Perfor-
mances. They were well prepared
having rehearsed in front of an au-
dience of family and friends at
their Trial Practical Exam night
early in Term 3.
Year 9
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Band Success at Bathurst Eisteddfod
Swing Factor -Won the Band Section
and Band with Vocal section
Chill Factor -Third in the Band Sec-
tion
Concert Band - Forth in the Open
Band Section and Third in the Australi-
an Music Concert Band Section
Serious Fun - Entered for the first time
and enjoyed their experience !
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Eisteddfod 2011 Dance students competed in this year's
Bathurst Eisteddfod in the Schools Dance Group section.
Dance Ensemble placed 2nd in this event for their piece -
"Calm out of Chaos". Year 9 received some pleasing com-
ments from the adjudicator for their class piece "Dance the
Way I feel ―
Visual Arts and Photography classes have again been busy experimenting with a variety
of media, learning new techniques and completing tasks for assessment.
We received lots of positive feedback on the works included in the Education Week Exhibi-
tion earlier last term. Images of student works can also be found in various albums on our
school web page.
This term yrs. 9 and 10 are planning an evening exhibition for Thursday the 3rd Novem-
ber, upstairs in the Keppel street building, and later in the term all Creative Arts students
will have the opportunity to be involved in the 2011 MADD night. Stay tuned for more
information !
After months of hard work Year 12 HSC students submitted their wonderfully creative
Bodies of Work for examination last term. We had laughs, struggles, triumphs, and furious
work happening late into the term BUT the end result is a class of happy and content stu-
dents who thoroughly enjoyed their HSC Exhibition and we wish them all the very best in
their HSC exams. Congratulations year 12.
HSC practical Exams for
Dance were on the 10th, 11th
& 12th Aug. All students did
two performance exams and a
composition. They are now
very relieved, having complet-
ed 80% of their Dance HSC
exams.
Congratulations Yr. 12 and
Good Luck
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Gaye Dunshea
Principal—Rel
News from the Principal’s Office
By the time you read this Years 8 and 9 will have completed
their End of Course exams. Year 7 will have their exam on
Tuesday November 8.
Teachers have started the huge task that is ―Reports‖.
All HSC maths papers have been completed.
Year 10 have their School Certificate exams starting 7 No-
vember and have had their trials marked. They should be
practising past papers at home. After their exams they will
start preparing for Year 11 and be organised according to
their Maths course choices.
Week 8 Year 11 assessable. Students who miss assessables
must have a medical certificate and sit the test when they
return or they get zero. Parent note is unacceptable unless
major extenuating circumstances.
Choc Challenge From the 2011 General Mathematics paper.
Perth in Western Australia is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich in
England. Cape Town in South Africa is 2 hours ahead of
Greenwich. What is the time in Cape Town when it is 1pm in
Perth?
The heights of the players in a basketball team were recorded
as 1.8m, 1.83m, 1.84m, 1.86m and 1.92m. When a sixth play-
er joined the team, the average height of the players increased
by 1 cm. What was the height of the sixth player?
Last Choc Challenge Answer A woman has seven children. On multiplying their ages to-
gether the number 6591 is obtained. Given that today is the
birthday of all seven, what ate their ages? There are 2 sets of
triplets.
There are 3 13 year old triplets, 3 1 year old triplets and 1 3
year old.
Kristelle Hampton and Chloe Potts have received their
choc! Well done.
A Piece of π
How wonderful it is to read through this newsletter and see the wonderful experiences students are enjoying - from engaging in
high level academic pursuits to enjoying curriculum-based excursions. It is great to recognise our students for their
outstanding efforts – consider David Jewkes and Brianna Wade with their Minister‘s Awards for Excellence. I had the pleasure
of being a guest at the reception where their achievements were highlighted and applauded. A very proud moment indeed!
We have been encouraging students to tell us of their achievements and greatly appreciate parents ringing Student Advisers to
inform them of their child‘s successes in activities undertaken after school or on weekends. We love to celebrate effort and
achievement.
During the upcoming weeks, teachers are preparing Semester 2 reports. If you are unsure of any assessments needing to be
completed, please contact the front office to organise time speaking with your child‘s Student Adviser.
Currently we are re-examining our Attendance Policy and procedure. One way parents can assist is to make sure that an
explanation note for absence is submitted by your child to their Roll Call teacher within three days of the child‘s return to
school. Please contact us if your child is sick and will be absent for a long period of time.
The Local Schools, Local Decisions consultation continues. Please contribute by going to the DEC website and following the
links to the on-line survey. Your views on what schools should be responsible and accountable for are valuable. We encourage
participation in this consultation process.
Building work on the establishment of the Trade Training Centre is almost complete. I look forward to updating you on the
new Timber, Metal, Food Technology and Aquaculture facilities.
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News From The Senior School
Year 12
Year12 are now well into their HSC exams and many students
will be finished this week. I hope all students going away for a
break after the exams will keep themselves safe and that they
are back ready for the Graduation Ball on Friday 18th November
2011 at Panthers.
I request that students keep in contact with their Year Advisers
and when they gain employment of a TAFE or University
placement could they please let them know.
Year 11
Preliminary students have now commenced their HSC academ-
ic year. Last Tuesday each student was interviewed by members
of the Senior Team as many were wishing to change their pat-
tern of study. The interviews allowed for checking of attend-
ance, behaviour and application and they served as a way of
reinforcing the school‘s expectations for senior students. It is
very important to make this a formal process as HSC require-
ments for the award of a Certificate and/or an ATAR are very
strict.
Ms Dunshea and Mr Petersen also discussed expectations and
HSC requirements with students the previous week and all stu-
dents received a Board of Studies booklet outlining the 2012
HSC Rules and Procedures.
Year 10
The School Certificate Examination commences on Monday, 7th
November and concludes with the Computer Skills Test on Fri-
day, 11th November, although we should complete the Comput-
er Skills test on Thursday.
Presentation Night will be on the evening of the 30th November
and any student receiving an award is requested to attend even
if they are on work experience that week.
Year 10 will commence their holidays on Friday, 9th December.
On that day there will be a Year 10 Commendation Assembly at
10.00 am in the school hall, to which parents are invited. School
Certificates will be handed out at this assembly. All students are
expected to attend this ceremony and full school uniform is to
be worn.
A detailed letter outlining Year 10 activi-
ties for the rest of 2011 and a calendar
outlining the Post School Certificate
events has been given to all students.
Jim Browning
Deputy Principal, Senior School
Student Representative Council (SRC)
Bathurst High Campus SRC
organised the Bathurst
School‘s Education Group
SRC conference, for which
we donated lunch and accom-
modation for 50 other SRC
students. This was the first
time an event like this had
ever been held at our school.
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Debating News
Hannah Lepaio, Anne Murray, Tyler Graves, Alex Neary
School Captains 2012
The Bathurst High Campus Year 10 debating team travelled to
Sydney on the 19th and 20th of October to take part in the Prem-
ier‘s Debating Challenge State semi-final. After defeating Fort
Street, a selective high school in the quarter final, we found
ourselves up against Penrith, another selective high school.
The topics on the day included: ‗That we should tax fatty
foods‘; ‗That Australian political parties should hold open pri-
maries to select their candidates‘, and ‗That Mathematics should
be compulsory for all secondary years‘. Both teams chose to
debate ‗That we should tax fatty foods‘ and Bathurst High was
the negative.
The debate was very close and the adjudicators praised both
teams for the intellectual quality of their arguments and high
standard of debating skills. After a considered deliberation by
the panel of three adjudicators, the debate was awarded to Pen-
rith High.
The team of Anne Murray, Alex Neary, Tyler Graves and Han-
nah Lepaio are to be congratulated on their outstanding skills
and commitment. Bring on Mulvey Cup 2012.
Amy Deaton, Jess Harper, Blake Arthur,
Kriss Barrass and Kirsten Wright Year 7 Debating Team
Eric Mayhew Emma Smith
Nethanel Farr Melissa McKinnon Don Li Lauren Irvine
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Australian Mathematics Competition
Denison College students participated in the Australian Mathe-
matics competition in Term 3. The demanding two hour exam
was sat by thousands of students in over 40 countries which
comprised of a series of mathematical puzzles and questions .
In sitting the exam, students gained excellent skills problem
solving. The following successful students will have added a
highly regarded certificate to their curriculum vitae.
Distinction: Samantha Leckie,
Credit: Kieran Lindsay; Sophia-Elise Pant; Stephen Chapman;
Huiying Li; Sarvin Sadrzadeh; Mitchell Lew; Soren Knebel.
Proficient: Thomas Scott-Palmer; Brearna Lew; Madalyn
Gottschau; Isaiah Radburn: Samara Billington; Feebi Quist;
Sophie Ryan; Brianna Woodhead; Paul Batchelor; Jordan Hick-
ey; Storm Bartlett; Emily-Jan Woodhead; Paul Batchelor; Jor-
dan Hickey; Storm Bartlett; Emily-Jane Woodhead; Matthew
Walther; Hannah Lepaio; Paul Batchelor
Congratulations to all students who sat the exam and we look
forward to more entries next year.
Damien Allan
Mathematics Staff
The Visual Arts Department is seeking donations of un-
wanted Bib Style aprons in plastic, canvas or cloth, to re-
plenish its supply for classroom use.
If you have any surplus or unwanted aprons that you
would like to donate, they will be gratefully received.
Please send them into school with your child or drop them
to the front office marked ‘Visual Arts‘
Many Thanks,
Visual Arts Staff BHC
Congratulations to Grace Newell in Yr. 9 and Daniel Bain and Melanie Arthur in Year 10 for
being the latest recipients from our school to receive recognition from the Premier‘s Volunteering
Awards Program.
Grace is up to her Silver Award for 40hrs of volunteering
Daniel will soon be issued with a Bronze Award for 20hrs of volunteering
Melanie is up to her Diamond Award for 80 hrs. of volunteering over the
past two years
For more information please see our website
Visual Arts—Aprons
The Premier’s Volunteering Awards Program
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Coming Events
2 November P & C meeting
9 - 10 November Xsel Residential Camp
10 November Preliminary Art at Bathurst Art Gallery
23 November Year 9 Camp Milson Camp
2 December Swing Factor Supper Club
5 December Year 6 Transition
9 December MADD Night
Ski Trip 2011
