Newsletter No 6 17th August 2012 Contents: From the Principal Spirit of Science Musical News – You’re History SA Public Teaching Awards Doshisha Kori High School visit Salisbury High CSI Congratulations Mary ann Frost UniSA Maths Prize 2011 Australian Vocational Student Prize What a great opportunity Italian Cultural- Central Market Indigenous Australian Design Technology – Textiles Sport PISA 2012 Coming Events August

Musical 29th

, 30th

and 31st

September

4th Governing Council

7th Student Free Day

10th Term changeover

13th

, 14th

Year 9 CBD visits 17

th 18

th Year 9 CBD visits

Friday 7th September Student Free Day

Uniform shop opening

times Monday Closed

Tuesday 8am to 9am

Wednesday Closed

Thursday 2.45pm to 3.30pm

Friday 8am to 9am

From the Principal

Congratulations - Spirit of Science Two students chosen from Salisbury High School

Congratulations to Melissa Stinear and Maria Hull on their selection as recipients of the Maurice de Rohan Scholarship for the Spirit of Science Program 2012.

Two staff chosen from Salisbury High School

Congratulations also to Brayden Wilson and Debbie Haines on their selection as accompanying teachers. This is the first time that two teachers for the program have been selected from the same school.

Melissa, Maria, Brayden and Debbie will be heading to London for ten days with eight other students from Adelaide in December.

Ann Prime – Principal

Musical News

You’re History

You’re History! is a sure-fire smash hit with the young, the old and the ancient! When: Wednesday 29th August

Thursday 30th August

Friday 31st August Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Cost: All tickets $5 from the

Finance Office or at the door on the evening of the performance.

When a nerdy teenager Boppy Baxtor, turns a portable classroom into a time machine, a mischievous detention class is sent hurtling back through history! The time-warped team of students and teachers discover vicious Vikings, pilates-practicing Pirates, disco-happy Gladiators, a rapping Romeo and Juliet and the infamous Oedipus Rex on Jerry Springer. They also have interesting and very entertaining encounters with other famous people from history and popular culture such as, Jack Swagger, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Russius Maximus, William Shakespeare, Baz Luhrman the ever-elusive Where’s Willy and many many more. Drawing a parallel between hierarchical history and the modern schoolyard, You’re History! is a rollicking musical that will have actors totally rapt and their audience in stitches. Chock-full of wonderful characters, hilarious historical mayhem, an absorbing story, thought-provoking themes and sensational songs, this hip, and intelligent production will rock the house!

Sarah Macaskill – Arts Coordinator

SA Public Teaching Awards

The SA Public Teaching Awards program has successfully engaged the community in valuing educators and the significant contribution they make to the lives of children and young people. We congratulate the following Salisbury High School staff who have been nominated.

Nita Combeer Nita has been a teacher for 35 years always working in the area of Aboriginal education. Nita goes beyond the call of duty and has dedicated her life both in and out of school hours to support Aboriginal students and their families

Debbie Haines If it wasn’t for Mrs Haines I would most probably be unemployed but because of how hard she has encouraged me I am now heading towards being a lawyer or an Engineer.

Sarah Macaskill Sarah is the Arts Coordinator who spends weekends and nights working on the School Musical with students developing costumes, props and music with many students making their way into the Arts community in Adelaide.

John Mackey John displays enthusiasm for his subject (Maths) and thrives on showing students how concepts and content can be applied to real world problems. He is continually involved in wider school initiatives. Anita Trenwith Anita is an inspirational teacher who achieves wonderful results with her teaching. She is thoughtful and gets the best out of her students.

Elaine Warner In her role as FLO Administration Officer, Elaine demonstrates a genuine commitment and understanding of the issues young people have and their need for education to enrich their lives. Julianne Welk Julianne always goes above and beyond in her job. She helps others and invests a lot of time to ensure others develop their skills.

Ryan Westell Ryan is a great teacher and colleague who has achieved many positive things including the whole school Lipdub that have allowed students and teachers to improve their learning outcomes.

Brayden Wilson Brayden is relatively new to teaching but has continually displayed to staff, students and parents his enthusiasm and passion in the subject area of Science.

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Personal Projects

Currently Year 10 students are busily engaged in completing their Personal Projects as part of the PLP in preparation for the Year 10 Graduation and Personal Project Expo which will occur on Wednesday 5th December. During English lessons this term, students will have additional support in developing the Personal Project report. One of our Year 10 students, Dodge Moore, is working on car bodyworks and motor restoration. As part of his project, Dodge submitted a short article to Chrysler Action magazine (see below). We were approached earlier this term by Lake Windemere CPC-7 School, our Partner School in the International Baccalaureate, about arranging for several of our students to come and talk about their Personal Projects. On Wednesday 1st August, three Year 10’s (Sebastian Morse, Robbie McNamara and Rodney Shaw) and two Year 11’s (Taylor Chesters and Maryanne Frost) presented to all the Year 6 and 7 students. Feedback from the Deputy Principal at Lake Windemere was that the students were “fantastic” and that it was the “best listening by the Year 6/7’s seen all year”. Many thanks to the staff and students involved. Adrienne Gregory - Assistant Principal

Curriculum

Term 2 Academic Success We would like to congratulate and celebrate our students’ Term 1 academic success. In particular the students listed below. Year 8 Thomas Kong Kyann Evans Sariah Howell (McKellar) Caitlin Caputo Nicole Remillosa Amber Odegaard Georgia Bishop Jack Banwell Jake Wagner Anne-marie Nariciso Brandon McCarthy Year 9 Alex Knoop Kimberly Molenaar Britany Hobbs Kate Dalton Bradley Baldwin Lachlan Darch Lachlan Sparrow Daniel Clark-Mudge Kaitlyn Mayberry Stephanie Nicholson Matthew Kelly Year 10 Albert Kong Maddy Van Kleef Brooke Lloyd Jessie Murray Danielle Gray Rodney Shaw Madeline Lucas Chloe Hoskin Connor Furness Danielle Parreno

Year 11 Cameron Mark Mary-anne Frost Samuel Nitschke Melissa Stinear Jessica Rafferty Gemma Frost Alicia Moore Kayla Kraatz Kimberley Haydon Year 12 Bill Giannakopoulos Daniel Stone Tennayah Evans Nicholas Griguol Ally Penrose Jessica Robinson Rumbie Kapota Jessica Burnett Maddie Molyneaux Alex Kobs Emily Angus Brooke Baker Bianca Violante Sithai Ouk

Vivomiles is coming to Salisbury High What is it? It is a web based rewards system which will reward students for positive behaviours. Our current referral system will be updated to use the new vivomiles system. It is an exciting program that will allow students to access their account and points

balance at any time, even from their phone or IPod. They will have a vast array of products available to them to ‘purchase’ online with their rewards card. Stay tuned for further information as Salisbury High School becomes the first school in South Australia to take this on-board. Vivomiles will be happening very soon!!!!!!! (If you can’t wait to find out more then Google vivomiles.com) Sylvia Groves – Deputy Principal

Flexible Learning Options Success Paige Francis has been engaged for two terms with Campbell Page FLO program. FLO has enabled Paige to reengage with education in her area of interest – Hair and Beauty. In Term 2 Paige attended an Introduction to Hairdressing course in the city with Train Me4work, and impressed the trainer with her confidence and dedication as well as her natural skill. Paige attended work placement, and once again impressed the employer. As a result, Paige has now secured an apprenticeship in Top Notch Haircutters in Unley.

Debbie Haines and Elaine Warner - FLO

Congratulations

On 29th June I had the privilege of travelling to New Zealand on behalf of the school to attend Youth ANZAAS. I was one of 25 Australian representatives. Youth ANZAAS (The Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science) is an annual residential international forum for Science students in Years 10 to 12. Every year, students from each State are selected to participate in Science activities and experiences. It was a truly awe inspiring experience and one I will not forget. I experienced many things like the Anatomy museum which was a rare experience, a lecture with Sir Ray Avery, New Zealander of the year for his invention of technology to produce low cost Intraocular lenses, met the wondrous Stephanie Wilson, a NASA astronaut and attended a farewell dinner at Larnach Castle, the only castle in New Zealand, where we met the renowned Freemasons. Around these pinnacle events we sat through multiple lectures which further developed my love for Science, showing me a whole world of Science I was never aware of. I would like to thank the school tremendously for giving me the chance to go on such a life changing trip and encourage others to apply next year.

Mary ann Frost – Year 11

UniSA Maths Prizes Congratulations to Samuel Nitschke who was nominated and accepted to participate in this year’s inaugural UniSA Maths Prize. The award is for Year 11 students who demonstrate an interest in a mathematically-based career and who have achieved high grades in Maths subjects. The UniSA Maths Prize is designed to enhance students’ interest and knowledge of Maths through a one day ‘Experience’ at UniSA. The ‘Experience’ will provide students with a series of hands-on workshops, a career/industry session to discover mathematical-based careers and pathways to further education.

Mrs Ludewig – Maths Coordinator I was lucky enough to be nominated to participate in this program which started with a learning workshop. We worked in teams based on the tables we sat at and were given problems to solve. It was fun to collaborate with people my own age out of school. We didn’t always answer correctly but it was fun to learn together. Morning tea was provided and then we were shown around the campus, including the planetarium. Lunch was provided and we had more workshops afterwards. The day finished with talking to a range of Uni students and professors on where the world of Mathematics can take you, when the program was finished a presentation was held in which we were presented with a certificate and a $75 voucher. The day was a great experience and I encourage students to persist in their Mathematic skills as there are plenty of opportunities for students who excel in mathematics. Samuel Nitschke - Year 11

Congratulations to

Jasmine Schultz Craig James Samantha Murray Antee Karto for being nominated and awarded the prestigious Australian Vocational Student Prize for 2011. In addition to receiving the prize, each student was awarded $2000 in prize money. The Australian Vocational Student Prize (AVSP) recognises outstanding Year 12 students who have demonstrated exceptional skill, commitment and achievement whilst undertaking a Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools program or Australian School-based Apprenticeship (ASbA) as part of their senior secondary studies. These four Salisbury High School Students have excelled in their vocational training by completing Certificate III industry recognised training and SACE.

Nick Cotsaris – Senior Leader Senior School

What a great opportunity The Science Experience is a three-day hands-on science activities program being conducted in thirty- six universities and tertiary universities around Australia in 2012/2013. The programs, designed for students in Years 9 and 10 aim to inform students of the importance of science and technology, stimulate and heighten their interest in a wide range of science disciplines and career opportunities, encourage further studies in science, whilst at the same time giving them a ‘taste’ of university/tertiary life. Students interested in applying (you are guaranteed a spot if willing to pay the $110 fee) have until the 28th of October. Salisbury High School will cover $60 of the fee for up to 5 students, see Mrs Ludewig if interested. An interview process will occur if more than 5 students apply for financial support.

Rebecca Ludewig

– Science Coordinator

Italian Cultural Immersion in Central Market Ms Lopez Good’s Year 10 Italian class visited the Central Market for Italian cultural immersion. The students are studying Cibo (food) topic) and went to discover Italian produce available at the Market finding different Italian sausages, cheeses, bread, cakes and other goods that are truly of Italian heritage. The highlight of the excursion was the lunch as Mama Lucia’s restaurant which serves authentic Italian cuisine and sells Italian produce. As a treat they tried Enzos Italian gelato. Now they can say have truly embraced Italian food.

Pat Lopez Good – Italian Teacher

Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are currently not recognised in the Australian Constitution. Join the conversation and show your support for updating our Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture for the benefit of all Australians. A special panel discussion on the Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians will take place in the John Harvey Gallery in Salisbury Council on Wednesday 5th September from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. A light supper will be provided. Guest Speakers will include: The Honourable Robyn Layton (AO QC, former Supreme Court

Justice, currently co-chair of Reconciliation SA, and the SA Australian of the Year)

Professor Peter Buckskin (Dean of Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research at UniSA)

Tony Zappia (Member for Makin)

Khatija Thomas (Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement).

Design Technology - Textiles In Term 2 the Year 9 Textiles Class created a single bed quilt. Each student sewed four individual squares to form one large square. These pieces were then used to complete the quilt. The end result was impressive and the students were proud of their achievements. The quilt made by these students has been donated to the Special Education Unit Basketball Carnival (being held this term). The quilt will be raffled off to raise much needed funds for the event. Students were able to create their own cushion cover using Patchwork techniques they had learned during the term.

Christine Cole – Food and Textiles Technology

Sport Open Boys Basketball On 25th August students participated in the Open Boys Basketball Carnival at the Gardens Recreation Centre. The boys played well winning their group games comfortably, with the main opposition defending champions Temple Christian College. The boys played Temple in the Final which was destined to be a close game. In the final minutes of the game the team was down by 5 points. With 30 seconds on the clock the boys got the ball and a good 10-foot shot put the boys up by 1 point with only 2 seconds on the clock. An unfortunate foul gave Temple the opportunity to make 3 shots and win the game by 2. The boys played awesomely and are congratulated on their efforts. Year 8-9 Boys Outdoor Soccer

Two Year 8/9 Boys Teams participated in the northern zone section of the Outdoor 5-a-side carnival at Ridley Reserve on Tuesday 31st July. Both teams and are to be congratulated on their efforts. One of the teams played the entire carnival without losing a game. They made the semi-final where they managed a 3-2 victory against Craigmore High School. They then played Salisbury East High School which was touted as a real rival game. The boys put on a fine display from start to finish coming out winners 11 – 2. They will play in the Finals on Wednesday of Week 8 at Underdale High School.

Northern Zone Netball Carnival

Two Netball teams competed at the Northern Zone Netball Carnival at Argana Park on Friday 3rd August. They played with great spirit and both teams collected multiple wins throughout the day. One of the teams secured a spot in the finals against Temple Christian College. The game was hard fought but Temple were too strong in the end running away with the game 22 – 7. Well done to all who participated.

Ten Pin Bowling We had another great Ten Pin Bowling afternoon with 20 students participating at the Salisbury Bowland. Two of our best-performing students were Kyle Finey and Jessica Jansen. Winners of medallions include: runner up best girl score for Jessica Jansen and third place in Boys/Mixed competition for Kyle Finey, Jessica Jansen, Kirsty Osborne, Rebecca Thompson and Robbie McNamara.

Weekly Sport Indoor Soccer Weekly Sport for Term 3 is just 3 weeks in and the 3 teams have had a rough start to their competitions. Week 1 saw the teams play Salisbury East High with 2 losses and a draw. Week 2 the teams played Temple with 2 losses and a draw. Week 3 there was1 loss and a nail biting last second equalizer to draw with Burc College. Hopefully the teams can put together some good performances in the coming weeks and finish the competition well.

Mark Haines – Sports Manager

Doshisha Kori High School visit

On Thursday 2nd August Salisbury High School welcomed 24 students and teachers from Doshisha Kori High School Japan.

The students

were involved

in a two week short term

program which

was packed with a variety of English lessons, sport including football and archery, cooking an Aussie meat pie, painting a boomerang, visiting the Gorge Wildlife Centre and the Central Market. The highlight of the visit was meeting Jo Hill, an Olympic Silver Medalist in Basketball 2000.

Many thanks to all the students who were their buddies, our staff for being supportive and not forgetting our fantastic Homestay families. If you would like more information about being a Homestay family please do not hesitate to contact me.

Cheryl Bermingham

Salisbury High CSI

In the closing weeks of Term 2, 10 budding young science students from Years 10 and 11 came together to take part in the Chemical Murder Mystery Workshop at Flinders University. The workshop was a hands-on look into the world of forensic science, and exposed students to many of the analytical techniques used by real forensic scientists in the field to help solve crimes. Atomic-Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Mass Spectrometry (MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and several other acronym-friendly experiments were conducted by students in order to solve a fake/real case. Our Salisbury High students did exceptionally well, and were able to offer valuable information to help put the pieces of the puzzle together and solve the crime. I would like to extend my thanks to Rebecca Ludewig, Ricky Magnani, the Forensics team at Flinders University and the students themselves for making this day both possible and highly enjoyable.

Brayden Wilson – Science Teacher