The Canobolas Rural Technology
High School
Friday 1 May 2015 Term 2 Issue 6
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The commemorations surrounding Anzac Day 2015 have been huge for our school. We held our first
ANZAC Day service at the new memorial, built by Year 12 students, on our school grounds. This was
attended by a number of members of the Orange sub-branch of the RSL, along with other official
guests including John Cobb MP and Andrew Gee MP.
Matthew Gray, Ellena Hicks and Matthew Toia all took part in the commemorations at the Dawn
Service on ANZAC Day, and our largest contingent ever marched at the Orange ANZAC Day March. At
its conclusion Matthew Gray, Ellena Hicks and Matthew Toia were joined by Sally Beasley and Erin
Naden to take part in the formalities and our choir sang the National Anthem.
In addition to this we had our four students; Andrew Gray, Alissa Meagher, Jacinta Percival and
Rebecca Steedman, along with Ms Hutchinson take part in the NSW Schools’ Tour to Gallipoli. All in all it
has been a wonderful experience for the school as a whole.
100 YEARS OF ANZAC
Gallipoli Adventures!
Gallipoli Report
Our Gallipoli and Turkish experience is something that will stay with us forever.
I spent just over a week in Turkey with our lucky students Andrew Gray, Jacinta
Percival, Alissa Meagher and Rebecca Steedman, much of this examining the
sites of the World War One Gallipoli campaign, and developing our
understanding of the battle from the soldiers' perspective.
The moment we stepped onto the rocky beach at Anzac Cove was special for
all of us; treading in the footsteps of our Anzacs was a surreal experience, one
hundred years after they landed.
Visiting the Commonwealth War Graves at Anzac
Cove was our first experience of the reality of this war; this small patch of level
ground holds safe the remains of many of our diggers.
We all wandered separately at this point with the confronting realisation that
some of these were boys, the age of our senior students, acting to represent
and protect Australia's alliances in the world of 1915. This was the moment
that this trip became real for many of us, remembering that our connection
to, and holding the memory of these soldiers safe, was the reason we applied
to come on this trip.
This image stayed with us at all of the sites we visited. These are serene and
haunting memorials and grave sites beautifully maintained for our soldiers,
British soldiers, and Turkish soldiers.
Each place had its own story to tell us - the graves single where remains were identified, or in a
clusterwhere a small group of men fell and were buried.
Shrapnel Gully memorial cemetery was particularly emotive in this way. We chose this site for our team
photograph that was taken by Kochie! We were sitting quietly
among the graves. One student played the last post on his bugle.
Then a girl stepped out and lead us all in singing Advance
Australia Fair. Looking up the valley as we sang was solemn and
beautiful; it's really easy to tell you what we did, but hard to
capture the emotion. Best to say it was
overwhelming.
Most importantly, equal importance is
placed on the telling of all the stories
of this war; we have to accept that we
were part of an invading force trying to take this part of Turkey, one reason
was to ensure oil supplies could be maintained for our forces and countries.
The Turkish soldiers are revered by the Turkish society in the same way we
revere ours. This sense of nationalism and pride is one way we are very similar
to them, and we were made to feel so welcome at all stages of our trip.
The undoubtedly highlight was the Anzac Cove Dawn Service and Lone Pine
Service. This was the time of 40 hours with little sleep for our group of 128
people. Camping under the pine trees near the Cove, and then staying
awake and standing for the emotional Dawn Service with the sandstone cliffs
lit up in the background was our chance to pay respect to our soldiers.
This was a emotional moment and one that will be with us at each Anzac Day
dawn service from now on, as well as in moments of quiet reflection. To have
Andrew chosen from the 100 students as a bearer of the Wreath for NSW is
proof of how well our students conducted themselves on this trip. They are truly
remarkable people who made my experience of this
trip very special. Thank you Andrew, Bec, Alissa and
Jacinta for stepping up to this challenge, some parts of which were quite
confronting and tiring. I really admire you.
Not all of the trip was this heavy and hard. We got to talk the universal
language of football with young school students on
the ferry, ate Turkish foods, and visited beautiful and
ancient places like Ayasofya and the Blue Mosque in
Istanbul. Some places like Ayasofya are 1900 years
old, dating back to the crusades. Amazing.
We were in three coaches for this trip, and we had
the best bus ever. We had traditional love songs
crooned to us by our fantastic tour guide Evrim "Eve",
and our big bear of a coach driver Kemal, who took
his job as our "Turkish Stig" seriously! We were driving on
the right hand side of the road, on narrow country
roads, past oncoming tractors, buses and cars… Let's say the coach horn was
blaring and we heard a few interesting Turkish terms! We also were grabbed
for selfies with him. We all miss our Blue Bus team and our new friends from
across NSW.
A big thank you has to go to our school and to
our Principal Mr Chad Bliss for allowing us this
amazing opportunity.
We also have to make some local thank you calls to our RSL Sub Branch,
Ex- Services Club for their support, local Media for their continued interest
and great coverage, and Andrew Gee for his involvement with our team.
This is in addition to the Federal and State Government who provided us
with this chance to be part of history, and the tour organisers and
directors who did a lot of work behind the scenes.
I hope you will enjoy the articles to be included in the next newsletter from
our four students who will tell their stories of this trip of a lifetime.
Kirsten Hutchinson.
Head Teacher HSIE
A Poem by Matthew Toia
It’s cold at this place called Gallipoli,
where the dead ones rest here before me,
Taking Pride for their part in the glorious war,
the legend of ANZAC on a far away shore.
They arrived silently under the cover of night,
watching, waiting, ready for the fight,
Waves crashing against the golden sand,
get ready boys to step on to no-mans land.
Thee bugle sounds as they leap ashore,
here it is boys welcome to this war,
They swim as they dodge bullets from above,
for war is to hate and never to love.
The sea turns a dark red under the skies,
a deafening roar follows whimpering cries,
So confused and so unaware,
that the enemy was all along waiting there.
Troops clambering up the cliff side,
no place to run no place to hide,
Shells raining over their heads,
many of the young men were already dead,
A whistle blows and adds more confusion,
are they really all dead or is it just an illusion,
Then the bugle sounds and those who survive,
try to make it to the top alive.
All goes silent and the clouds open in the sky,
and heaven unfolds and I bid them goodbye,
Lay to rest no more sorrow or pain,
and their sacrifice I know was never in vain.
From the
Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents and Members of our School Community
Welcome to week 2 of term 2. I hope you had a relaxing term 1 vacation and that all of your children
are ready to tackle another term. This is a term full of exams, reports, excursions and sport to name but a
few. Can I urge you to support the school this term ensuring that your child is preparing for their exams,
studying, completing assessment tasks and homework and if practical, attending the homework centre
on a Tuesday afternoon in the library and/or the senior study sessions on Thursday afternoons.
ANZAC Day
May I congratulate the 125 students and 35 staff who attended the annual ANZAC Day march in
Orange last Saturday. Our school was very well represented and our students were absolutely brilliant
during the march. A huge Thankyou to Mr Williams and Miss Edwards for their organisation and ongoing
support for this event. I had the opportunity to attend both the dawn service and the main service. Our
student representatives in Matt Toia, Matt Gray, Ellena Hicks, Sally Beasley, Erin Naden and our choir
were truly brilliant ambassadors for our school and I am extremely proud of all of our students. I was very
humbled to be a part of these ceremonies and I look forward to many more over the coming years.
ANZAC Memorial Opening
As you may know, our school opened our ANZAC memorial on Friday last week with our own ANZAC
service. The whole commemoration ceremony was beautiful and we have received extremely positive
feedback from staff, students, community members and our local politicians and RSL representatives.
Thankyou to the staff who made this happen and to some of our local community organisations and
businesses who donated materials or their time to make our memorial such a magnificent centre piece
for our school.
Gallipoli
As you would know, Ms Hutchinson and our four students Alissa Meagher, Rebecca Steedman, Jacinta
Percival and Andrew Gray have spent the past 10 days in Turkey and had the absolute honour of
attending the Gallipoli Dawn Service and the Lone Pine Service as part of the 100 year anniversary of
the landings at Gallipoli. They arrived back to school on Wednesday with many stories to share. May I
take this opportunity to publicly thank Ms Hutchinson for her exceptional organisation and supervision
throughout the tour and the time she gave up with her family to be a part of this once in a lifetime
event and also to congratulate our students who were not only ambassadors for our school but also for
our community, state and country. We are all very proud of you.
Year 11 Exams
This week Year 11 students have been undertaking their half yearly examinations. These exams form an
important part of the progress of Year 11 students. Year 7-10 exams will take place in Week 6 (25-29
May).
P&C Meeting
The next P&C meeting will be held in the school admin building on Wednesday 6th May at 6.30pm. All
parents and interested member of the school community are welcome to attend.
Annual School Report
The 2014 Annual School Report is a report about the progress of our school during the 2014 school year.
It is now available on our school website or by clicking on the following link. http://www.canobolas-
h.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/annual-school-report I would encourage you to take the time to
have a look at our achievements in the 2014 school year.
RAISE Mentoring
A number of Year 9 students have begun a 10 week mentoring program through the RAISE foundation.
This is a highly successful program of which we are extremely fortunate to be a part. For further
information, please search for RAISE mentoring on your search engine.
School Uniform
With the cooler months upon us, it is essential that all students stay warm. Our school is a uniform
wearing school and as such, our school uniform is expected to be worn by all students on all days. The
school has included a hooded jumper to our uniform stock in 2015 to allow students that extra level of
warmth. If students are not in the correct uniform, they will be lent a uniform to wear. Parents who wish
to seek assistance with the purchase of correct uniform are asked to contact me and I will work to
ensuring we support you wherever we possibly can.
I hope you have a great two weeks and I look forward to speaking with you in week4.
With my warmest regards
Chad Bliss
Principal
PBL FOR UPCOMING WEEK 3
BIBLIOMANIA
Welcome back to Term 2! Some new books are ready for you to borrow.
At the end of the first paragraph in John Larkin’s novel The Pause, the central character, Declan
O’Malley, declares he is going to kill himself in five hours’ time. This quickly develops into
a personally narrated account of a seventeen-year-old boy who could be anyone we
know, complete with a smart mouth, individual styling challenges, raging hormones and
an aversion to verbal communication. The now-I-have- your-attention introduction
gives Declan a platform to recount his story of inner torment, repressed family secrets
and the loss of love. What did Great-Aunt Mary try to do to Declan? Why has this
consumed his thoughts and led to his precarious state of mind? John Larkin weaves
humour and humanity into this story of self-examination and shows how suicide is a
tragic waste. This book will help create change in our society so that mental illness can
be discussed openly and honestly and without discrimination or stigma. The Pause joins
another of Larkin’s novels, The Shadow Girl on the shelves.
Lifespan of Starlight is a time travel story, set in 2084, about Scout, an illegal, who is not meant to exist
because her mother was unmarried when Scout was born. Scout’s mother has kept
her hidden, away from security cameras and scanners. When Scout finds a woman,
on the point of death, she is presented with an amazing opportunity, but there is
something strange about the woman’s chip. Scout finds herself being followed by two
men who want her to teach them how to time travel and she has to find a balance
between being herself and being the woman whose chip she stole. The three
teenagers discover the secret of time travel and combat their fear of jumping into the
unknown, well worth it for the full-body bliss of each return. Could they travel as far as
ten years to escape the authorities? Before they jump they must be sure because it
only works in one direction. Once you trip forward there is no coming back. Lifespan
of Starlight is the first in an exciting new trilogy from best-selling author Thalia
Kalkipsakis.
Resonance is a new historical fiction set in late nineteenth century Dublin – tenements,
back alleys, docks and theatre – before travelling to a big decaying house in the Irish
countryside. A seamstress, the young man who loves her and a penniless American
magician, the young Houdini, soon find themselves imprisoned as it was time once
again for human immortals to search for food for their “Angel”, so that they can stay
alive and retain their youthful looks. This book combines gothic, historical, fantasy and
horror and is in the mould of Dracula or The Picture of Dorian Grey, with a cast of
multidimensional characters which drive the storyline. Celine Kiernan’s The
Moorehawke trilogy #1 The Poison Throne is also available to borrow from the library.
What does war do to young soldiers? How does one find the strength to deal with life
or death situations? How much can you depend on a dog to help you? Those are
questions basic to the story of Prince of Afghanistan by Louis Nowra. When a hostage
rescue mission in a remote area of Afghanistan suddenly goes wrong, 18 year old
Corporal Mark Hollis and an army sniffer dog, Prince, are the only survivors and now
face a dangerous journey back to base. The pair must navigate snow covered
mountains, desolate plains and poppy fields, trying to avoid capture or death at the
hands of the Taliban. As they travel, Mark reflects on his childhood in Emerald Creek
back in Australia and why he joined the army. It is the inseparable bond he forms with
Prince that keeps them both strong. Casey, the dog handler, was killed in the raid
and Prince is now deaf. Mark must learn about Prince and work out how to make his
instructions known to the dog. Jostling with goats on a high track, avoiding a pair of
the Taliban on a motorbike, seeing women at a waterhole and eating raw goat all make this incredibly
real to the reader. Nowra confronts the opium trade and use of marijuana in Afghanistan and this is
shown with sympathy for a people who have seen countless generations of invaders cross its borders.
The bond between human and animal is also explored by Nowra in Into That Forest, where two girls
survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise
them in the wild. Both these books are ready for borrowing.
A companion to Will Grayson, Will Grayson, a popular library book, Hold Me Closer
gives Tiny Cooper, the world’s largest person who is really, really gay, a turn in the
spotlight. The novel is told through the full script of the musical first introduced in Will
Grayson, Will Grayson. Tiny, the very large, very flamboyant, very gay football player,
fulfils his dream of writing an autobiographical musical, Hold Me Closer, and tells his
own story from the time of his birth to unsuccessful relationships with 18 different
boyfriends. It is both outrageous and hilarious. Written by David Levithan and John
Green, Hold Me Closer is a novel-in-musical form and filled with humour, pain, big
lively musical numbers with razzle-dazzle, together with a more serious message for
the reader.
Stick and Ranga are best mates who love skateboarding, Playstation and dunking
arrowroot biscuits into steaming hot mugs of Milo. Unexpectedly this duo becomes a
trio, with the arrival of James, the new kid at school. While he loves skateboarding,
James’ wheelchair means he can’t join in. As Stick gets to know James, he begins to
understand how his new friend lives with cerebral palsy and also to deal with problems
of his own. Does Jess really want to go out with him? Can he overcome his fear of
older kids at the skatepark? Can Ranga’s crazy idea to build a giant makeshift
skateboard out of an old couch for James really work? Dropping In by Geoff Havel is
an engaging novel which covers issues of disability, bullying, ADHD and domestic
abuse, together with the meaning of friendship. Three mates, a beat-up old couch, a
couple of skateboards and a steep hill……….what could possibly go wrong?
Two new magazines have been added to our collection in the library: Top Gear and Game Informer.
Students can read these magazines in the library either before school or at lunchtime along with our
copies of Dolly, K Zone and National Geographic. See you in the library soon!
STAGE 5 ACTAL- STEM PROJECT
Stage 5 AcTal students have been making great progress on
their STEM project. STEM is an acronym for Science
Technology Engineering and Mathematics. Their task is to
modify a mousetrap dragster that came in kit form to make it
go faster or further or to make its motion always predictable
and reliable.
In science classes students have been investigating factors
that affect motion and in Maths learning to manipulate
equations to do
with motion. This
week they spent
time working out which features to alter in their redesign
and have begun their reconstruction and testing of the
newly designed vehicles. They will complete their designs in
the next couple of weeks and participate in an expo
afternoon later this term.
Ms J Bertolin
HAMMERTIME
STEM Project – Dragster Redesign Day
On Tuesday, Stage 5 AcTal spent four periods working on their mousetrap dragster design as part of our
STEM project. Here you can see them revising simple machines using Kahoot before revisiting the
dragster prototypes and working out how to make them faster, travel further or travel a predictable
distance every time. Students were inspired by the TV programme ‘Richard Hammond’s Engineering
Connections’ which gave them the inside secrets on how Formula 1 cars travel so fast. Thanks to Kate
Manuel from The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) Inc who visited for the day to
help out.
Year 10 Industrial Technology Engineering - Slot Cars
Year 10 Engineering is currently learning about control systems. To help gain a better understanding of
this, they are making their own Scalectrix slot cars, looking at the fixed wire control system used to drive
the cars. On Thursday Mr Finlay showed the class how to drive the school made prototypes, which are
quite different to control compared with a shop bought one!
School ANZAC memorial
In case you’ve been living under a rock… like this one… Three of our Year 12 Construction students
have lead the development of our own ANZAC memorial, commemorating 100 years since the
landings at Gallipoli. Great work Seb, Cody and Sean. Well done to the other Constuction class students
who helped and the e2 Metal and Engineering classes who fabricated the boundary fence.
Mr Scott
HT TAS (Industrial Arts)
ENGLISH NEWS
English Faculty News
Welcome back! It’s Term 2 already! This is a busy term for the English faculty as we finalise our Semester
1 units of work, work with students on assessment tasks and prepare them for their half-yearly
examinations. Term 2 also marks the beginning of the debating season with students participating in the
Premier’s Debating Challenge and other various competitions from around the Central West.
NAPLAN
Students in Years 7 and 9 will sit their NAPLAN Literacy and Numeracy tests in Week 4 of this term. In
preparation for these, students are currently working on basic skills throughout their English classes. The
READ Centre will support students in their reading and interpretation of a range of texts, whereas,
students are currently working on their knowledge of and skills in writing a variety of texts types to
enhance their ability to develop insightful ideas and write about them in a logical way.
Premier’s Debating Challenge
Debating is a fantastic way to improve your public speaking and lateral thinking skills. It is also a great
way to further your knowledge of the world and formulate and express your opinion about important
issues in a coherent and logical way. Once again, The Canobolas Rural Technology High School has
entered a number of teams in the Premier’s Debating Challenge. One team each has been entered in
the Year 7 & 8, 9 & 10 and 11 & 12 competitions. If you are interested in being part of a debating squad
for your respective year group, please speak to your English teacher.
Upcoming Assessment Tasks:
All students in Years 7-12 will complete a variety of Assessment Tasks throughout the year. I would
encourage you to look at your child’s Assessment Policy and Procedures booklet that outlines all of the
formal assessment tasks that they will complete throughout the year. Some of these tasks will be
completed in class and others will require students to work on them at home. Please find below, a table
of tasks that are due before the end of the term.
Mr N Williams
Head Teacher English
Week Task
Week 2 Year 11 - Half-Yearly Examinations
Week 3
Week 4 Year 7 - Persuasive Speech
Year 8 - Creative Representation and Rationale
Year 9 - Portfolio of Writing
Year 10 - Essay
Year 12 - Standard English – Viewing and Representing
Week 5 Year 11 English Studies - Analysis of Film
Week 6 7-10 Half-Yearly Examinations
Week 7 Year 12 Advanced English - Critical Response
Year 12 English Studies - News Report
Week 8 Year 12 English Extension 1 - Folio of Writing
Year 12 Drama - Process Log
Week 9 Year 11 Advanced English – Extended Response
Year 11 Standard English – Film Response
Year 11 English Studies – Presentation
Week 10 Year 12 English Extension 2 – Draft Version of the Major Work
♫ MUSIC NOTES ♫
Choirs perform for more than 10 000 people!
Canobolas ViiVox and VocE choirs combined to perform the National Anthem as part of Orange’s
Official ANZAC Day Ceremony at Robertson Park on Saturday 25th April. Year 10 student Ellena Hicks
also performed God Save the Queen and the Recessional as a soloist. Each item was accompanied by
Orange High School’s Concert Band and all enjoyed this collaborative performance opportunity.
Congratulations to all students involved. They certainly were a credit to our school and community.
After the ceremony, we were invited to join the official march back to Orange Ex-Service’s Club, where
a lunch was provided for all who had contributed to the ceremony. Again, our students acted with
maturity and respect and enjoyed talking to the distinguished guests.
We thank Mr Bliss and Mr Chris Colvin for making this performance a reality. We also thank choral
conductor, Ms Samantha Bartholomeusz from Orange Regional Conservatorium for the extra time she
dedicated to rehearsals and the performance. The students took part in additional rehearsals leading
up to this special event.
Further congratulations to Ellena Hicks who not only performed with the choir but also sang two solos on
ANZAC Day, but also read a poem as a part of the ceremony. The day before, Ellena had a pivotal role
in our school’s ANZAC service, where she read a poem and also performed the National Anthem as a
soloist (pictured below at the lectern).
Our ANZAC Day Choir performers:
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
Akiesha Brown Courtney-Rose
Munday Kyle Fardell
Rachael Hey-
wood
Laura Alex-
ander
Isobel Burton Emily Wright Victoria
Ruming Ellena Hicks
Callan McNeill
Zachary Miller And absent on the day:
Rory Bade, Tamika Stender, Sarah Wright
(Year 7) Jorja-Rose Tindall
ART NEWS
WASTE TO ART
Orange City Council is again this year participating in the NETWASTE WASTE TO ART competition held
around the state. Canobolas High School has several works to enter including two submissions to the
architectural environment works. We are entering sculptures and murals in B Block in the competition.
The sculptures are located in the courtyard of B Block at Canobolas Rural Technology High School. They
are placed into two garden beds which have been replanted to make this part of the school
environment more enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing.
Upcycled trash in the form of old plates and tiles from the Orange
Resource Recovery Centre combined with old scarves, gloves, coats, ties
and shoes from student wardrobes have been used. The students even
found an old road sign at the tip. The tiles and plates were smashed
and mosaicked onto recycled boards.
The figures are double sided, three in total with six faces. They stand
about two and a half metres high, adding a focal point to B Block
at Canobolas Rural Technology High School, where the Industrial Arts and
Technology classes and the creative arts and music classes happen.
To indicate the different learning spaces, signs were made using materials
appropriate the subject.
The METALS sign was made from metal scraps, corrugated iron, stainless
steel, copper shim, grates, keys, door latches, screws, bolts and many
more.
The TIMBER sign used all manner of wooden offcuts, cork flooring, old doors, door
knobs, dowel, and drift wood from the river.
The MUSIC sign used old broken instruments: guitars, violin, coronet, clarinet,
recorders, triangles and a flute. The composition was decoupaged with tea stained
sheet music.
The sign for art used more wooden scraps from the industrial arts rooms to collage
an A, Masonite scraps to make the R and left over plaster for the T.
Together they make this part of the school an interesting and creative place to
learn.
Other enteries include jewellry made by Jayden Thomas
in Year 11 from ribbon and soft drink can ring pulls and
owls made from scrap metal made by
Year 7 students.
BANJO PATERSON FESTIVAL
Back in February Year 7 art students exhibited their version of the loaded
dog, the lead character from Henry Lawson's book of the same name into
the Banjo paterson Festival. The sculpture was displayed at Boomers Books in
the City Centre.
YEAR 12 ART EXCURSION
Year 12 HSC art students attended a floor tour and tour of exhibitions at the
Orange Regional Gallery. The CHROMA collection, a gift to the gallery by
paint maker Jim Cobb provided a fascinating look at the ways paint can be
used as a expressive medium. The visit made connections between possibilities
of paint and the student's own art making.
This weekend the Orange Show will be held at the Showground. If you attend, be sure to visit the
Schools Display and check out the work by our students. Projects completed for History, English,
Industrial Arts and Art are on show along with photographs of Science, Agriculture and the Athletics
carnival. There will also be individual student's works on show in both the photographic and visual arts
competitions.
Western Boys Basketball Team
More Regional Sporting Success
Congratulations to the boys who have participated in two stages of Western Region Rugby League
trials and have successfully been named in the Greater Western Region Rugby League teams. The
boys will be playing for the Western Region Team on the 26th -27th May at Toronto.
3rd Annual Canobolas High PDHPE Faculty Ski Trip
Where- NSW Snowy Mountains (Perisher)
When- 26-8-15 returning 28-8-15 (Week 7 Term 3)
Cost- $520.00 includes breakfasts, lunches and evening meals, accommodation, transport,
national park entry and lift tickets/lessons and hire of all ski equipment, compulsory
helmet and clothing.
#Snow boarding rather than skiing is an option for an extra $30. Please contact Mr Skein
if you are intending to snowboard for the 2 days.
For more information about the resort and the accommodation you can check out-
www.perisherblue.com.au/winter/index.php
www.snowgatemotel.com.au (Berridale)
What to do next-
1. Discuss it with your friends in your class and your parents and decide if you
would like to come along.
2. See Mr Skein or Miss Morrisey for a permission note to return to the office with a deposit ASAP to
secure your place.. If you wish to set up a payment plan for the trip please contact the school. A meeting will be held in the next 3 weeks to confirm attendance on the ski trip. If numbers with
deposits paid are not sufficient, we may have to withdraw our group. Let’s get involved and be part of
a fantastic recreational activity.
PDHPE &
SPORT NEWS
PDHPE TOPICS
During this Term each PDHPE year will be commencing a new topic, with most years having an
assessment task associated with the topic. To support your child in the completion of the classwork and
the assessments, please check over their bookwork and discuss the tasks or revision for tests that they
require.
Year 7 ‘Say No To Tobacco’
Year 8 ‘Live Strong, Live Long – Lifestyle Diseases
Year 9 ‘Educate know your Fate- Drugs
Year 10 ‘Reduce the Dead Load, Be safe on the Road
Year 11 ‘Core 2 / Option 1’- First Aid
Year 12 Completing Core 2, commencing Improving Performance Option
PDHPE Assessment Reminders
It is important to remember that the marks from assessment tasks are combined with students’ effort
and participation in practical lessons to form a grade for reports. Non completion of assessment tasks
limits the ability of teachers to accurately assess each student. All work must be completed and
handed in on time.
#Please check the table above for your class.
Task Due
Yr 7 PDHPE ‘Say No to Tobacco’ Wk 9 Term 2
Yr 8 PDHPE First Aid Test By end Wk 3 Term 2
Yr 9 PDHPE ‘Educate Know Your Fate’- Drugs End Wk 7 Term 2
Yr 9 PASS Skeletal and Muscular Test OVERDUE
Yr 10 PDHPE NIL Term 2
Yr 10 PASS Technology in Sport Task OVERDUE
Yr 11 PDHPE Core 2 Task
Term 2 Sport Choices
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE SELECTED A SPORT FOR THIS TERM BY NOW. SEE MISS CJ URGENTLY IF YOU
HAVE NOT YET CHOSEN
Year 9/10 Year 8 Sport A and B
Canobolas Rep Shorts!
School sport representative shorts are available for
purchase for $40 through the school office.
Payments can be made online.
Nothing but Netball
On Thursday March 19th, 10 Canobolas High
School girls attended the Western Area Divisional
Netball Carnival. Thirteen teams from around the
Orange region made the trip to the PCYC for a
day of netball to determine the area winners and
who would go on to become Western Region
champions.
After sorting out uniforms and warming up the first game saw Canobolas up against Condobolin. While
the girls had a rusty start, they gradually came into form, showing some strong teamwork and
communication as they moved around the court. Lebeka Masila made some intercepts, while Akira
Muller defended strongly in the circle. Megan Dodds performed consistently in the midcourt and made
some great passes into the shooter’s circle. While Condo proved too strong in the end, the girls
continued to try hard until the last hooter.
The second game was against West Wyalong, a strong team who eventually finished the carnival in
second place. The movement of the ball down the court proved a lot more consistent in this game,
and our shooters capitalised more frequently in the goal circle. With Ayla Frost and Maddy Leonard
proving to be a strong team, our shooters brought the game within reach a number of times throughout
the match. While Caitlin White and Sarah Smith ran hard throughout the midcourt moving the ball from
the defensive end to the attack, the West Wylaong defence was too strong, seeking any loose ball on
the court and dominating their shooting circle.
After a bye and some lunch, the girls found themselves up
against Henry Lawson. Erin Naden proved invaluable in the
midcourt, picking up intercepts a plenty. Destinee Navale also
worked tirelessly throughout the defensive circle, receiving
compliments from the opposing manager as to her commitment
and strong defensive skills. While the girls went down, this proved
to be their strongest game of the day. The girls worked hard to
become familiar with each other and never gave up.
Congratulations to all students for their conduct and great
sportsmanship over the day. You represented Canobolas in
fantastic fashion.
Year 9 Futsal – PCYC = $3.00 40 Students
Year 10 Futsal – PCYC = $3.00 40 Students
Year 9 Ten Pin Bowling =$7.00 40 Students
Year 10Ten Pin Bowling =$7.00 40 Students
Gym- School
=$20 annual membership 35 Students
Dance =$5.00 40 Students
Year 9 On Campus School Sport
= NIL 30 Students
Year 10 On Campus School Sport
= NIL 30 Students
Dance on campus =$5.00 30 Students
Tenpin and PCYC = $25.00 up front payment
40 Students
Year 8 On Campus School Sport
= NIL 30 Students
Protons Mesons Neutrons Electrons
1St Neutrons 937
2nd Mesons 506
3rd Protons 432
4th Electrons 373
Run, Canobolas, RUN!
On Thursday the 2nd of April, the annual Canobolas High School Athletics Carnival was held, this year
holding a fraction more optimism with a predominantly blue skies – to start off the day at least.
Students and staff alike created a colourful site on school grounds, although special mention must go to
the pretty looking Year 12 boys, who seemed to have raided ladies wardrobes for the finest of running
attire. The carnival got underway at 9:30am, with all boys competing in the 100m event, and girls at
various field events around the school.
Students had a spectacular day, participating in a number of events, supporting their peers, and
assisting teachers to ensure the carnival ran smoothly. Even when the skies started to turn grey and the
weather showed signs of rain around lunch time, students continued to support their peers and
participate in events in every age group.
Unfortunately, the rain started to fall as relays were about to commence; and FALL IT DID! Relays were
called off and as students and staff made their way to the quad, near torrential rain followed –
thankfully Mr Bliss was keeping a close eye on the radar so we were (mostly) out of the rain before it
became too heavy.
Congratulations to a number of students who achieved school records throughout the day, and also to
all those who got in and gave it a go. The smiling faces of staff and students from the photos was an
indication of just how great days like the Athletics Carnival are – and the more you put into the day the
more you get out of it!
Congratulations to all staff and students on a great day! Relays will be run at lunch time during this term,
so keep your eyes and ears open for information! 2015 AGE CHAMPIONS
House Points SO FAR!!!
(Excluding 400m and relay results)
Mr Skein
Head Teacher PDHPE
Age Girls Boys
12 Year Isobel Burton Maleek Newman
13 Year Krystal Donohoe Tyren Dixon
14 Year Erin Naden Callan Naden
15 Year Grace Khattar Kane Mitchell
16 Year Georgia Kiel Jack Connors
17 Year Emily Melnik Cecil Payne
18 Year Madeleine Gogala Andrew Gray
SCHOOL NOTICES
Movie Fundraiser
Pitch Is Back
the Orange U14s Rep Netball Team to
raise money for the NSW State Age
Tournament
Movie: Pitch Perfect 2
When: Thursday 7th May
Time: 6:30pm pizza for a 7:30 movie start
Where: Odeon 5 cinema, Orange
Cost: $20 (includes ticket, pizza & can of
soft drink)
Check it out on facebook -
Orange 14s Netball Fundraiser -
Pitch Perfect 2
ORANGE APPLE FESTIVAL
It’s simple - Dress in red or green, get drawing
apples, cooking and munching them, find a
producer (or give me a call to organise)
as we get ready for the BIG Crunch
(Friday 8th My at 11am) across our district.