Friday 16th August 2019 Week 2 of cycle Term 3 Vol 1

GAME CHANGER DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday 19 August Year 12 Trial HSC commences Thursday 22 August

UNIBound Friday 23rd August

Primary Industries: Side by Side Training

HSC Legal Studies Day Sunday 25 August Year 11 Snow Excursion Monday 26 August

Year 12 Trial HSC continues Friday 30 August

Year 11 Snow excursion returns AIME at SCU

Monday 2 September

VALID Testing commences Tuesday 3 September HSC English (standard) Study Day Wednesday 4 September Girls Rugby League KEEP HSC Drama prac exams Thursday 5 September SRC involved in Legacy Stall Variety Club Bash BBQ HSC English (Advanced) Study Day

Congratulations to our Game Changers - Indi, Tiara and Oscar!

Our students, accompanied by Mr O’Meara headed to Sydney last week to take part in the game Changer Challenge. The Sydney part of the trip

is part of NSW Public Education Week. They visited Google HQ on the first day and were given a behind the scenes look at innovation in action. Students participated in a range of workshops to develop their

technical skill sets. Workshops included animation, 3D drawing, Minecraft for Education. Following this they then split into teams to plan a ‘Shark Tank’ style presentation on the final day. Although it was a

huge challenge the trip was a privilege to be part of. Students worked with experts and had access to professional ‘Maker Spaces’ to realise their vision on ‘Humanising Technology’.

We aimed to solve public transport issues in our area with an Artificially

Intelligent Bus Service. The students worked hard over three days to develop the concept. We participated in workshops, mini design sprints and question and answer panels to strengthen our concept.

Disregarding the nerves, our students represented our community proudly in Sydney. We were selected as the Best Collaboration in

Secondary which involves a prize not yet revealed.

The trip celebrates the students and staff in the NSW Department of Education.

You can access the link here:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/education-week/game-changer-challenge#Watch0

Mr O’Meara

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Subject Selection It is that time of the year when our Year 9 and 10 students are starting to make important decisions around their pattern of study for 2020. On Wednesday, we held our Information Night and most of the evening was given to providing opportunity for students and parents/carers to visit Faculty Stalls and discuss course information. The following morning we had all Year 8 and 10 students visit the Stalls so students who were unable to attend the previous night could collect information. One of the biggest changes for our current Year 8 will be the introduction of Short Courses in 2020. Stage 5 will only do 2 electives with the third time slot made up of a combination of Short Courses/Personal Interest Projects/Minimum Standards. As a school we have discussed extensively the importance of reducing the number of assessments for our students, creating time to enjoy courses as well as ensuring all students reach the minimum standards by the end of Year 10. If any parents were unable to attend the Information Night, please do not hesitate to contact either Mr Hanley or myself and we will be happy to meet with you. Breakfast Club At the end of last term and this term we have trialled a Breakfast Club through the hospitality rooms. Serving toasted sandwiches, students come and sit and eat between 8.30—8.55am. After a slow start this service has grown to servings up to 45 toasted sandwiches a morning. Dave’s Bakehouse have now come onboard and will be supplying bread and as the weather is warming up, we are moving to toast with spreads. Mobile Phones The Kyogle High School Mobile Phone Policy has been in place for a number of years and is regularly reviewed to ensure it is still relevant. Last year Mr Hanley developed a Mobile Phone Flowchart to be displayed in classrooms inline with our PBL talk that acts as a reminder for students and staff alike. Mobile phones are not banned from Kyogle High School as they are part of modern society and provide an extra level of safety for the student before and after school. The aim of our policy is for students to use mobile phones appropriately. It is not acceptable to use them in a classroom and our school policy is for the phone and other digital devices to be out of sight when in a classroom, either in a bag or pocket. If the student uses their phone after being told to put it away there are consequences including the phone going to the Front Office lockup for the rest of the day. Long term misuse of the mobile phone will lead to a negotiated plan between the school and the parent /carer as to whether the student brings the phone to school. How Can Parents/Carers Support This Policy? If your child has a mobile phone at school please do not contact them on it in class time as this may cause them to breach the school policy. If you need to contact your child urgently please ring the school office and a message can then be passed on to your child. Have a wonderful fortnight.

Gae Masters Principal

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Welcome to this issue of the KHS newsletter. Kyogle High School students continue to create success across all areas of education. It is exciting to see our combined Game Changer Challenge team from Kyogle High and Nimbin Central take out a major award in Sydney in front of experts from the Google company. Congratulations to the team and to Mr O’Meara for his support and drive throughout this competition. Our U16 Girls League team have swept all before them in claiming a spot in the finals of their competition in Sydney. They travel to Sydney with confidence as Northern NSW Champions. Again congratulations to all the team and to their coach Ms Radley. Best of luck in Sydney! Following on from the Outward Bound camp our boys have taken up the challenge to complete a fitness and defence skill program in Lismore each week this term. The program helps develop engagement and confidence as well as discipline and I hope the boys enjoy this opportunity. This week our KEEP program covered the sessions of My Kitchen Rules in TAS and Investigating the Past in HSIE. Year 6 students enjoyed the experience of secondary school education opportunities. Please see the photos accompanying this report. Term 3 has important examination and reporting periods for Year 12 and Year 11. I wish them well in their study and examinations in the coming weeks. I remind all seniors of the value and importance in being present for every class in every subject and activity as they approach these end of course examinations. Dave Hanley - Deputy Principal

SPORT

Term 3 Sport To all students who have chosen a Term 3 sport that has an associated cost, it is your responsibility to ensure that you make your sport payment at the front office at either recess or lunch each Wednesday. Upon doing so, you will be given a receipt by the Front Office staff. It is then your responsibility to produce this receipt to your sport teacher during roll call. Failure to do so two weeks in a row will result in a change of sport. Additionally, it is also your responsibility to ensure you have back-paid any previously missed sport payments before the end of the term. An invoice will be sent out regarding any outstanding sport payments for the term.

Regional Athletics On Thursday the 8th of August the CHS Regional Athletics were held in Coffs Harbour. We had 25 students representing the Northern Rivers Zone. We also had five of our Rugby League girls backing up from the day before. Well done to Piper Parker who was the U14s Girls Regional Age Champion and Rocco Partridge who was the U17s Boys Regional Age Champion on the day. The following students will be representing the North Coast Region at the NSW CHS State Athletics Championships in Sydney on 4th - 6th September: Davis, Connor - Boys 15 1500 Meter Run Gilmour, Rhianna - Girls 17-19 High Jump Hoffman, Bridgette - Girls 15 Long Jump 4.93m Parker, Piper - Girls 14 200 Meter, 400 Meter, 100 Meter Dash Partridge, Rocco - Boys 17-19 Discus Throw 1.5kg, Long Jump, Shot Put, Boys Outdoor Pentathlon, Triple Jump, Javelin Throw Sneath, Makayla - Girls 13 Long Jump We wish these athletes the best in their training in the lead up to State!

Girls Rugby League Katrina Fanning Cup North Coast Regional Final Our U16s Girls Rugby League side travelled to Coffs Harbour on 7th August to play in the Katrina Fanning Cup North Coast Regional Final. The girls played so well as a team with every player putting in 100%. They went through undefeated, qualifying for the state finals held in St Marys (Western Sydney) on September 19th. Thank you to Robin Harley for coaching the girls, Corina Guiney for being the trainer and all round help with the team and the parents for their support of the girls. The team consists of Dorothy Willis-Castle, Jessica Cannington, Capri Endres, Ember Evans, Jessica Farragher, Lily Feakes, Tanayah Harley, Bridgette Hoffman, Piper Coote-Parker, Hope Porter, Isabella Saul, Tinisha Steiner, Maddison Stephen, Brooke Walters and Olivia Wilson. Results: Game 1 - KHS 14-12 vs Great Lakes. Tries: Tanayah, Bridgette x 2 + conversion Game 2 - KHS 22-12 vs Woolgoolga. Tries: Hope, Liv, Bridgette x 3 + conversion Game 3 -KHS 22-0 vs South Grafton. Tries: Liv x 2, Capri, Tanayah, Bridgette 3 conversions Game 4 - KHS 20-8 vs Chatham. Tries: Tanayah, Ember, Bridgette 2 + 2 conversions

North Coast Lawn Bowls Trials Kyogle Bowling Club hosted the North Coast lawn bowls trials. Marty Rogers was successful in making the final team of 8. He will join the North Coast side at the NSWCHS Championships which will be held at Wyong from 20-22 August. Best of luck Marty. Thank you to Kyogle Bowling Club for providing the venue and their support of junior lawn bowls. If anyone is interested in playing bowls, we are offering it as a sport option again next term and the bowling club will provide coaches to help you along. Would be good to see some more numbers involved.

State Cross Country A big congratulations to Ember Evans who represented the North Coast Regional at the NSW CHS State Cross Country Championships that were held at Eastern Creek on Friday 26th July. Ember ran in the female U17s 6km course finishing 87th! Great work Ember!

U15s Basketball On Thursday the 1st August KHS had the boys and the girls U15s basketball sides travel to Lismore for the CHS knockout. The boys played a hard game against a more experienced Rivers side first up then played Evans and the game went into extra time, but we had a narrow defeat. The girls also had a good win first up against Evans 44 - 10 with Charlotte Schneider scoring 22 points and Piper Parker 10 points. The second game was hard fought with the Rivers winning. Thanks to Mr Ellem for taking the boys team and to the Schneider family for their support on the day. Lisa Radley—sports co-ordinator

Upcoming Term 3 Sport Dates

4th September - Girls League Tag North NC Finals, Coffs Harbour

4th - 7th September - NSW CHS Athletics, Sydney

7th September - North Coast Water Polo Trials

12th September - Titans 9s Rugby League 161/2 boys, Kyogle

17th September - Boys Futsal, GSAC

19th September - Girls U16s Rugby League Finals, Sydney

20th September - Girls Futsal, GSAC

24th September - Titans Cup Rugby League Girls U14s and U16s, Ballina

25th September - Boys Regional Cricket Trials, Coffs Harbour

TAS Year 11 Food Technology students visited Stuarts Butchery in Kyogle on Friday to see how meat is prepared and preserved through pickling/corning, smoking/curing and dehydrating methods. Brett had students engaged with some of the techniques and skills he used to ensure food was preserved evenly throughout the meat. We discovered his skills are becoming a lost art as many traditional butchery skills are not used in supermarkets today. Students realised this is a good reason to shop locally, as Brett knows where the meat has come from and he processes it onsite.

Thank you Brett and your wonderful team at Stuarts Butchery for providing our students a behind the scenes look at your business and for explaining and demonstrating your techniques. While students were a little taken aback of the idea of corning a tongue, they were all impressed with the samples you provided. The ham and beef jerky we taste tested was delicious! Mrs Kat Byrnes Head Teacher TAS.

LINKS TO LEARNING

A small group of students have been participating in the ‘Links to Learning’ program here at Kyogle High. They have been involved in a number of activities throughout the semester. These activities include basketball, ice breaker activities, Lego building promoting collaboration and team work. They are involved in making lunches and even

enjoyed a birthday cake for a student! They have been working on a project, making artworks for the Dark Science Festival in Lismore that will be displayed in the Clubhouse.

Follow the newsletter for more exciting Links to Learning outings!

P&C ASSOCIATION

P&C MEETING 5:30pm

Tuesday 3rd SEPTEMBER

CAREERS CORNER

Southern Cross University: STAR Early Offer Take advantage of Southern Cross University's STAR Early Offer program, available exclusively to Year 12 students. You can pursue your dream degree or simply expand your options. This free program allows you to find out whether you have an offer into university before your ATAR/OP is released, based on your schools recommendation. An application will take you under 5 minutes but be quick as applications close 13 September 2019! Head-Start Applications are now open for Southern Cross University's Head-Start program. Students who are currently in Year 10 or 11 are encouraged to apply now to start in 2020. On the completion of the program and Year 12 studies, students will have a guaranteed offer into a Southern Cross University degree. For more information on eligibility, please visit scu.edu.au/headstart.

Open Day at Southern Cross University Southern Cross University’s Open Day is fast approaching. Come along and find out about all of our course options, pathway programs and even get help to apply on the day. You can listen to presentations and have a chat with our academic teaching staff and current students. You can even go in the running to win a $15,000 scholarship! Come along to Coffs Harbour campus on Friday 16 August, Lismore campus or National Marine Science Centre on Saturday 17 August and also Gold Coast campus on 18 August. For more information and to register, visit scu.edu.au/openday.

The P&C are calling for volunteers to assist with the catering for the Variety Club Bash on Thursday 5th September. If you can assist please call the School on 6632 1300. Good luck to our Year 12 students as they start their Trial HSC exams on Monday 19th August.

Premiers Reading Challenge 2019

The Library is giving out prizes to those who enter and add books to their PRC record.

The challenge is not a competition, but a way to foster a love of reading for pleasure.

CLOSES AUGUST 30!!!

Get your entries in!

LIBRARY NEWS

ROSTER - TERM 3

Monday 19/8:

Tuesday 20/8: T. Church, V. Lowe

Wednesday 21/8:

Thursday 22/8:

Friday 23/8:

Monday 26/8:

Tuesday 27/8: A. Thomson

Wednesday 28/8:

Thursday 29/8: B. Harley

Friday 30/8:

If you are rostered on to help on a day and you cannot make it, please let Deb know as soon as possible. Phone: School - 6632 1300 Deb - 6636 4261

CANTEEN NEWS

Congratulations to the Reardon family for winning the first $250 IGA voucher for the year. Kyogle High School appreciates these funds that go towards student learning. There will be another draw Friday Term 4, Week 2 for our second $250 IGA voucher. Student accounts will be sent out by the end of this week. Thank you Cassie Moore - Front Office

FROM THE OFFICE

SCU and UNE visited our year 12 students on Thursday regarding choices at university.

PDHPE HEALTH CORNER This editions topic: Sound sleep to educational success!

Have you got a teenager that is feeling moody? Anxious? Craving sugar and carbs all the time? Can’t concentrate and lacks enthusiasm to be active during the day? Have you ever considered that your adolescent dilemma may not be getting enough sleep? Regularly not getting enough sleep can lead to a multitude of health consequences for teenager's growing and developing bodies. It can impact on their mental health, increase the risk of developing depression and result in anxiety and low-self-esteem. It can also have a drastic effect on academic performance at school. So how much sleep should teenagers be getting? Research suggests that a teenager needs approximately between 8 and 10 hours of sleep every night. Yet most adolescents on average only get between 6.5 and 7.5 hours of sleep each night. There are a variety of causes for this general lack of sleep during the night and the lack of sleep can result from one to a combination of causes. Some of the reasons why teenagers lose sleep include:

hormonal time shift – puberty hormones shift the teenager’s body clock forward by about one or two hours, making them sleepier one to two hours later. Yet, while the teenager falls asleep later, early school starts don’t allow them to sleep in. This nightly ‘sleep debt’ leads to chronic sleep deprivation

using screen based devices – smart phones and other devices used around bed time reduce sleep time. Teens who put down their smart-phones an hour before bed gain an extra 21 minutes sleep a night, (that's one hour and 45 minutes over the school week) according to a study by Vic Health and the Sleep Health Foundation. This point could have a whole article written on it alone!

hectic after-school schedule – homework, sport, part-time work and social commitments can cut into a teenager’s sleeping time

leisure activities – the lure of stimulating entertainment such as television, the internet and computer gaming can keep a teenager out of bed.

light exposure – light cues the brain to stay awake. In the evening, lights from televisions, mobile phones and computers can prevent adequate production of melatonin, the brain chemical (neurotransmitter) responsible for sleep

vicious circle – insufficient sleep causes a teenager’s brain to become more active. An over-aroused brain is less able to fall asleep.

social attitudes – in Western culture, keeping active is valued more than sleep

sleep disorder – sleep disorders, such as restless legs syndrome or sleep apnoea, can affect how much sleep a

There are so many influences on your growing teenager that can prevent them from achieving or maintaining good health and good academic progress. Every now and then, it can be a good reminder to acknowledge that sleep is such an important factor in achieving and maintaining general health and well-being and that like everyone else, teenagers need sleep (if not more than the general population) to keep feeling and being their best. The previously discussed reasons are just but a few to consider as to why teenagers are not getting enough sleep. In the next newsletter, we will discuss the effects of teenage sleep deprivation and provide some tips for preventing this inconvenient health situation. Until then, remember – a quality life all begins with good health, so try and get your teenager to sleep and while you are at it, make sure you are getting plenty yourself! Sources used for this article: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/teenagers-and-sleep https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/10/among-teens-sleep-deprivation-an-epidemic.html

COMMUNITY NOTICES

SCIENCE/AGRICUTURE

Primary Industries Quad Bike Training

Year 11 Primary Industries students travelled to Wollongbar TAFE to participate in a Quad Bike Safety Training course. The students learnt how to assess the risks around operating quad bikes, how to conduct a prestart safety check, how to load a quad bike onto a trailer and the operation of quad bikes on different terrain. All students participated enthusiastically and the assessors where very pleased with the respectful attitude displayed by all students. These students are now looking forward to the next round of training in the operation of side by sides on 23rd of August. Mrs Doman - Agriculture Teacher