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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers

Esperance Senior High School90719 555

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Special dates to rememberMonday 18th July

School Development Day

Tuesday 19th JulyTerm 3 commenced

for students

Monday 25th July toFriday 29th JulyYear 10 exams

Thursday 28th JulyAnnual Australian Maths Competition

Wednesday 3rd AugustYear 10 Parent Night - ATAR

Thursday 4th AugustYear 10 Parent Night - VET

Friday 5th AugustWrite A Book In A Day

Competition

Monday 8th - Friday 12th AugustFollow the Dream Camp

Thursday 11th AugustYear 7/8/9 Parent Night Pathways

Saturday 13th AugustApex Australia Teenage Fashion and

Arts Youth Festival

Friday 19th - Saturday 20thAugust

Music Festival

Monday 22nd - Friday 26th August

Music Camp

Friday 26th AugustSchool Development Day -

students do not attend

Saturday 10th September50 years Celebration Open Day

10am - 3pm

Friday 23rd SeptemberLast Day of Term 3

Week 2, Term 3FAREWELLAt the end of last term we farewelled the following staff, Magdeline Lum (Mathematics), Sarah Branley (Health and Physical Education), Mandy Ruiz-Dorado (School Offi cer), and Jessica Brown (Home Economics Trainee Teacher).

Farewell also to our Rotary Exchange student, Tomi Balogh, who has returned to his hometown in Hungary.

WELCOMETo our new Mathematics teacher, Mr John Lamb; Health and Physical Education teacher, Mr Seve Grantis; and Mrs Lois Saunders, who is a Home Economics teacher for term 3. We also welcome back Mr James England in English and Mrs Kelly Hoey in Mathematics from long service leave.

We wish Mr Neville Clifton, Mrs Rhonda Clifton and Mrs Ingrid Tolman well for their long service leave. The Deputy Principal for Semester 2 is Mr Phil Reading, based at the Junior Campus.

ILE DE RÉ AND THE ESPERANCE TWIN TOWN ASSOCIATIONWe warmly welcome our three French exchange students from Ile de Ré: Colas Dommanget, Louis Trouve and Eloise Baurain, who are in Esperance for the month of July.

Many thanks to the Coxall, Davies and Kirchner host families for billeting the students. Thank you also to the Shire of Esperance and the Esperance Lions Club for their ongoing support of this signifi cant intercultural program.

PARENT EVENINGS COMING UP - CURRICULUM PATHWAYSPlease note the following dates and times when talks with parents will be held to discuss curriculum pathways for students that lead to post schooling further study, training and employment. All Parent Nights will be held in the School Library commencing at 6 pm and will run for approximately one to one and a half hours.• Wednesday, 3rd August - Year 10 Parent Night - ATAR

pathway in Upper School.• Thursday, 4th August - Year 10 Parent Night - VET pathway in

Upper School.• Thursday, 11th August - Year 7, 8 and 9 pathways - especially

in English, Maths, Science and Humanities.

NEW PHONE SYSTEMThe Department of Education has installed a new phone system at the school over the holidays. Special thanks is given to our local ICT Department, John O’Callaghan and James Roelofs, for this major undertaking, which has involved months of preparation and hours of work in the holidays. Please be patient with us as we learn the new system. The school phone numbers remain as normal.

CANTEEN NEWSEsperance Senior High School is pleased to let you know that our school canteen online ordering system is now in operation.

• This will make ordering and the collection of food and drinks more effi cient.• This service enables busy parents to order their children’s lunches online up to two weeks in advance.• You can alert the canteen about your child’s allergies and any health warnings by entering the details online.• All transactions are managed through a highly secured payment gateway and are completely free of charges to parents.• The daily cut off time for ordering your child’s recess and lunch food is 9:30am.• Recess orders and lunches can be ordered two weeks in advance.• Specials will be advertised on the website and through special canteen notes.• Students collect their recess and lunch orders through express lanes at the Canteen.• The Online Canteen Flyer is attached to help facilitate online ordering.

The Canteen Committee would love to have one or two more parents join their happy team. If youwould like to do so, please phone the P&C President, Andrew Waters, on 0412 166647.Anita Ferreira and Nikee Tierney - Canteen Committee

REWARDS DAYCongratulations to the following lower school students who were selected to participate in the special rewards afternoon at the end of last term due to their excellent behaviour and class work throughout the term.

YEAR 10

Harvey Bishop Kaiya Bishop

Kirsten Clarke Eden Copeland

Kasey Corry Darcy Cruttenden

Jorja Edens Georgia Garratt

Paige Gibson Breeanna Goold

Cassandra Hovingh Megan Karger

Arabella Lawrance Kia Mack

Ryley Major Minnie Matchitt

Jack McMahon Brydie-Rose Mellor

Zac Murray Nikkita Sharpe

Jada Thorne Sam Torelli

Hannah Turner Stesha Warnes

YEAR 9

Kristen Ainsworth Adelle Bailye

Jasmin Bain Matilda Bourke

Eva Carolan Deneika Edwards

Ethan Hallam Ruby Hodges

Stephanie Jones Cooper Kennedy

Zoe Maccan Grace McKenzie

Jesse Marshall Chloe Parker

Amy Parkins Kate Shearer

Hannah Sladen Hudson Staer

Caitlin Zanker

YEAR 8

Sophie Chivell Lewis Fitzpatrick

Ashleigh Henderson Emunah Holeong

Tahj Hotker Mia Johnson

Gian Kehl Megan Kelman

Olivia Kipling Toby Marsh

Holly Martin Vincent Newman

Summer Newton Luke Oxley

Jai Spencer Tahlia Polmear

Cooper Tamlin Shari Rogers

Trinity Thorne

Whitney Thorne

YEAR 7

Tina Barz Declan Frahm

Isha Cook Benjamin Murray

Marissa Dattani Cameron Hulm

Sally Barz Cody Mack

Felicity Slee Sean Lawrance

Caitlin Parker Jordan Major

Caitlin Desmond Kacey Graham

Livinia Florisson Felicity Jones

Ruben Wakeham Sammy Ryan-Galloway

Sophie Hallam Caitlin Hindley

Ryan Quinlivan Zoe McCrea

Dion Reid

UWA BRAIN BEE CHALLENGE - STATE FINALSCongratulations to the four year 10 students, Joel Thomas, Dylan Palmer, Keely Flanagan and Gerard Newman, who competed in the WA State fi nals of the 2016 Australia-New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge last term. Eighty-three students from 15 schools around the State competed in this brain-teasing team challenge and neuroscience quiz to test their knowledge of the brain and how it works. The students also toured UWA’s world-class neuroscience facilities and met some of the university’s leading scientifi c researchers.

Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) National Coordinator and neuroscientist, Professor Vaughan Macefi eld, said the competition gave students a feel for what a career in neuroscience might be like.

Mrs Maree said the Esperance students performed very well at UWA, achieving equal fourth placement with some other schools.

Many thanks to Mrs Maree for her role in preparing the students and to Mr Maree who provided the transport service.

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITIONCongratulations to the two cross country teams that competed at the Interschool Cross County run towards the end of last term. The following students were outstanding school representatives, who demonstrated very positive sportsmanship:-

Team 1 Team 2Harvey Bishop Zoe MaccanLachlan McLeod Layla JohnsonPatrick Quinlivan Monique NicollZac Murray Juliette ZaniDean Bonnet Kia BuckleyRyley Krul Bella Dwyer

Senior Boys: Senior Girls:Esperance Senior High School - Runners Up Esperance Senior High School - ChampionsSenior Boys individual placements: Senior Girls individual placements:2nd place - Harvey Bishop 1st place - Zoe Maccan3rd place - Zac Murray 2nd place - Layla Johnson

3rd place - Kia BuckleyThank you to Miss Lydia Redpath and Mrs Sophie Postans for supervising this event.

Brain Bee CompetitorsJoel Thomas, Dylan Palmer, Keely Flanagan

and Gerard Newman

(Front L-R) Harvey Bishop, Kia Buckley, Dean Bonnet(Middle L-R) Zoe Maccan, Layla Johnson, Juliette Zani(Back L-R) Zac Murray, Lachlan McLeod, Bella Dwyer,

Monique Nicoll, Ryley Krul, Patrick Quinlivan

High Achievers(Front L-R) Kia Buckley, Layla Johnson, Zoe Maccan

(Back L-R) Zac Murray, Harvey Bishop

TRY-A-TRADE DAYThe annual Try-A-Trade was on again for students at Esperance Senior High School recently. The purpose of the day was to raise student awareness of the building industry and the courses that are on offer for students to help start their career. Twenty-six year 9 students participated in three trades over three days, plumbing, bricklaying and carpentry, held at the Trade Training Centre and local TAFE.

The event was a combined effort of a variety of personnel involved in the traditional trades industry. The program was made possible by the Construction Training Fund that supports events like Try-A-Trade. South Regional TAFE supplied the lecturers, Kath Brown from Esperance, and Rod Connell and Ron Grey from Albany. The Master Builders Association (MBA), through its local members, supplied materials and their time.

The students learned skills in each of the trades by completing activities set up by the TAFE lecturers. They also had the opportunity to ask questions of the tradesmen about the building industry. At the end of the three days, the students were presented with a certifi cate of participation, and a barbecue was held to reward them for their excellent effort and behaviour.

We would like to thank local builders, Brett Partington and Rob Donaldson, for donating some of their workforce, including Cam Willsher and Kyle Lawrence. Thank you also to the teachers who helped out with organising the students, equipment and materials: Mr Myers and Mr Bezuidenhout.

BEAUTY THERAPY STUDENTS IN TRAINING

At the end of last term, some of the Girls Academy students treated a group of year 6 Nulsen Primary School students to a professional manicure. The younger students felt very pampered and the high school students enjoyed their ‘Life in the Day of a Beauty Therapist’. The event was held in the on-campus South Regional TAFE hair and beauty salon.

EARLY OFFERS FOR ENGINEERING COURSES AT THE FOUR MAIN UNIVERSITIES IN 2017The following information is now available at TISCOnline - www.tisc.edu.auEarly Engineering offer trial: The above website now provides information on the trial of early offers for Engineering courses by the four WA public universities, including details on the courses available, criteria for receiving an early offer, and the conditions that will be attached to the offers.The TISC application system is now open. If you have any queries, please email help@tisc.edu.au.

LANGUAGE PERFECT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016The Language Perfect Championships is an online competition that ran for eight days during term 2 and involved students from over 20 countries. Students collected points by completing a variety of learning tasks in languages as diverse as French, Maori, Italian, Samoan, Thai, Spanish, Mandarin, Chinese and German.Congratulations to the following ESHS winners:Silver awards: Summer Newton and Courtney Blampied (2000+ points)Bronze awards: Jessica Robinson and Ari Smallman (1000+ points)Certifi cate awards: Chloe Hockley, Jasmin Bain, Kalira Docherty, Eva Carolan (500+ points).

PlumbingJake Ferguson and Nathan McLean

BricklayingTanisha Revell and Hannah Blampied

CarpentryJack Lister-Buttle

Carpentry

PlumbingBricklaying

Year 10 students, Emma Ahchee and Tere Pirangi

Overall, 33 of our students gave 277 hours of their lives to complete 36,688 questions across 6 different languages! The Esperance Senior High School students obtained 10,886 points for French and was ranked 12th out of 41 schools in the same category in Western Australia. Well done, students and French teacher, Ms AnaelleTalelo Donjio!

RESILIENCY FOCUSYouth Focus VisitThis week we have a fl yer attached that includes a list of support resources that was given to year 9 students by Youth Focus when their representative, Catherine Ashton, ran a workshop on the topic of mental health last term. The resources sheet may assist parents/carers and students in times of need.

Tips on EFFECTIVE STUDYTo help students cope with the pressures of exams, it is critical that effective revision strategies are developed and adopted.The attached article on The Science of Revision may help to improve students’ revision techniques. With exams on the horizon this semster for year 10, 11 and 12 students, these tips are a timely reminder to students on how to study effectively. Some won’t agree with the music tip!Other information on study skills can be accessed by visiting the following website: http://www.discoverbusiness.us/learning/ or by typing ‘study skills’ in the search box of the Esperance Senior High School webpage.

Teen Mental Health First AidThis semester, the Lead School Psychologist in the Goldfi elds region, Mr Brett Kipling, will continue to deliver the Teen Mental Health First Aid program to the year 10 Health classes. The students will receive their own Teen Mental Health First Aid booklet and we encourage parents/carers to view the information in the book and discuss this with their children.

A huge thank you to Mr Kipling for his contribution to the year 10 health program in this area.

WATER WISE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT - School FarmCongratulations to the Esperance Senior High School Farm Training Centre for receiving a Water Wise Schools’ grant of $2000 from the Waste Authority Services.

The School Farm acknowledges that the Water Wise Schools Program is supported by the Western Australian Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account.

Agricultural teacher at the School Farm, Mr Bruce Fitzpatrick, said the grant was a welcome addition to the farm’s waste wise program, and is being used by the students to set up a garden facility. Students have already used the grant to purchase a new shredder to be used for creating compost, a new brick presser to create paper fi re lighting bricks and plants, and reticulation for their garden.

THE CREATION OF A BUSH TUCKER GARDEN at the ‘Demo’ BlockThe year 7, 8, 9 and 10 agricultural students are having fun while busy creating a bush tucker garden

Bronze Award winner: Ari Smallman Year 9s - Courtney Blampied, Kalira Docherty, Jasmin Bain, Eva Carolan and Chloe Hockley

at the agricultural demonstration block. We look forward to the fi nished product. Thank you to the demo block staff, Mrs Anne Fletcher and Mr Mick Harris, who are helping to bring the plan to life.

APEX AUSTRALIA TEENAGE FASHION AND ARTS YOUTH FESTIVAL (AATFA) - 13th AUGUSTMany creative designers are busy putting the fi nishing touches to their AATFA entries. This year’s fashion parade and competiiton will take place on the 13th August at the Civic Centre, commencing at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Tickets can be purchased at the door at a cost of $10 for adults and children. A huge thank you to Mrs Ann Chambers who has been running numerous after school workshops so students can complete their work on time.

AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONThe Australian Mathematics Competition is one of the world’s largest school-based mathematics competitions with more that 14 million entries since 1978. It is being held at the school on Thursday, 28th July and we wish the best for all students involved.

CONSULTATION BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Mr Colin Pettit, Commissioner for Children and Young People WA, is undertaking a survey seeking student feedback across the State about young people’s views on school and learning.

Esperance Senior High School has been chosen to be part of this research, with year 7 and year 10 students being asked to complete a survey on these topics.

Parents/carers and students need to give permission for this to occur, hence the information to parents sheets that years 7 and 10 students were given this week in form class. Forms need to be returned to the Junior Campus offi ce (year 7s) and the front offi ce (year 10s) by Wednesday, 3rd August. There is a limit to the number of students participating in the survey; therefore, as permission forms come back, the students will be allocated a place until all available places are fi lled.

The survey will be conducted on Thursday, 11th August in the Library from 9am - to 9:35am for year 7 students, and 9:35am to 10:10am for year 10 students.

The Commissioner will share fi ndings with all participants and the broader community at the conclusion of the project in late 2016/early 2017.

NATIONALLY CONSISTANT COLLECTION OF DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITYOur school is part of a national project about students with disability and/or learning diffi culties.

We have been asked to provide data about the number and learning needs of children at our school. The name of the school and the name of the students will not be reported. Information about the different types of needs and the programs and resources the school uses to overcome barriers and support children with special educational needs will be collected.

We believe it is important to contribute to this because it will help Governments and the Education Department develop better policies that acknowledge the level of resources required in schools to meet the needs of all students in Western Australia.

If you would like to learn more about the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for School Students with Disability, you can visit this website: http://det.wa.edu.au/supportforschools”.

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COUNTRY WEEK 2016This year Country Week comprised 135 students, fi fteen staff and two bus drivers. It is a huge organisational process to ensure the week runs according to plan, so we very much appreciate the mammoth organisational efforts of the coordinator, Mr Matt Lovejoy; all the coaches for their pre-competition training and supervision during Country Week; the bus drivers who ensured the safe travel of participants to and from Perth, and provided daily transport to and from the venues; and the students for their commitment and sportsmanship during the competition.

The results of this year’s Country Week are listed below.

Sport Grade Result CoachTouch Rugby A 2nd

(following double extra time!)Gareth Postans

Hockey Girls A 7th Justine McDonaldDance A 3rd Kirby Smith Volleyball Boys B 1st Geoff PooleVolleyball Girls B 2nd Peter TurnerHockey Boys B 2nd

(on a count back!)David Green

Netball B 3rd Sarah EbbottBasketball Boys B 3rd Lydia RedpathBasketball Girls B 5th Mia ZivillivaSoccer Boys B 4th Joe BezuidenhoutSoccer Girls B 5th Kerryn PhillipsAFL Football C 3rd Beau Scanlon, Ray Davis, Nathan Bonney

Mr Lovejoy with the Ron Taylor ‘Spirit of Country Week’ Award recipients, Alli McArthur and Joel Waters

The winning boys Volleyball teamThe boys Hockey team ready to defend a

short corner

Dance Team

Touch Rugby in actionAlmost a trifecta!

Strong defence by Kayla Biddulph

The opening ceremony

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Semester 2, 2016 Planner (subject to change) Term 3 Monday 18th July School Development Day Tuesday 21st July Term 3 starts for students Monday 8th – Friday 12th August Follow the Dream Camp to Perth Thursday 11th August Year 7/8/9 Pathways Parent Night – in Library 6 pm Saturday 13th August Esperance heat of the Apex Australia Teenage Fashion

and Arts Youth Festival Thursday 18th August Rural Skills Parent Night Thursday 18th – Saturday 20th August

Music Festival

Monday 22nd – Friday 26th August

Music Camp

Friday 26th August School Development Day – Students do not attend Saturday 27th August Tournament of Minds (TOM) Regional Final Monday 29th August – Friday 2nd September

Year 10 Careers Camp to Perth

Saturday 10th September 50 Years Celebration Open Day 10am – 3pm Tuesday 20th September Year 12 Farewell Assembly Friday 23rd September Term 3 finishes and Year 12 ATAR exams commence During School Holidays Monday 26th September Queen’s Birthday Holiday Thursday 6th October – 14th October

Year 12 Exams continue

Term 4 Monday 10th October School Development Day – students do not attend Monday 10th – Tuesday 18th October

Year 11 Exams

Tuesday 11th October Term 4 starts for students Friday 14th October Esperance Agricultural Show Day holiday for staff and

students Saturday 15th October Tournament of Minds (TOM) National finals Monday 24th October Year 11 into Year 12 ATAR courses start 28th October – 4th November Year 10 exams Friday 18th November Year 11 students finish Wednesday 30th November Graduation Night – Year 11 and 12 Presentation Evening Thursday 24th November Year 6 Parent Information Night Friday 25th November Year 11 ATAR students finish Tuesday 29th November Interschool Athletics Carnival - Albany Tuesday 13th December Lower School Presentation Assembly Thursday 15th December Term 4 finishes for staff and students Friday 16th December Christmas School Holidays commence Term 1, 2017 Monday 30th - Tuesday 31st January

Staff Development Day – students do not attend

Wednesday 1st February Term 1 commences for students

Your school canteen is now online!

How to get started:

1. SELECT STUDENT

3. ADD YOUR ITEMS

2. SELECT YOUR DATE

4. CONFIRM

Our Online Canteen is an online ordering system that is a safe and convenient way to order school meals.

• Visit www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au

• Sign up by completing the registration form

• Receive a confirmation email with activation link

• Activate your account and login to the website

• Add your children and credit to your account

• Order at your own convenience

www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au

Congratulations!

Your school has made an important change by registering for an online ordering system. This will enable a more efficient and effective service available to you and your family.

Benefits:

Support line: 1300 116 637

Why has your school gone online?Our Online Canteen is an online ordering system which is an easy and convenient way to order from your school. It enables you to order meals, uniforms etc.

Is the website safe and secure to use?Yes, Our Online Canteen information is stored in Australia. We have the SSL certificate which is used whenever any financial transactions are performed and we are PCIDSS approved for secure financial transactions.

How can I add credit to my account?There are three ways to add credit to your account: PayPal, Credit Card and Direct Deposit.

What do I do if I need help?If you are experiencing any issues, you can call our experienced team on 1300 116 637 from 7.00am or email us at info@ouronlinecanteen.com.au

✓ Supports the school

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Year 7 Newsletter: July 2016 I can’t believe that one whole semester is done and dusted, and there is only one more to go before our year 7s will be the seasoned high school students in the Junior Campus! A big welcome to new students, parents and carers, and welcome back to those who have been with us since the start of the year. My name is Jodie Falconbridge, and as the Year 7 Coordinator, my primary role is pastoral care. I encourage parents and carers to contact me if they have any concerns or queries about their child at school, or if they would like to provide feedback or share any ideas.

Information and Announcements

Tournament of Minds Our Tournament of Minds teams are well under way in their preparation for the 2016 tournament. It certainly seems like they are having a ball, and I wish them all the best. As I have previously stated, our school has a proud and enviable record of participation and success. We have four teams participating again this year, including Language Literature, Social Science, Applied Technology and Maths Engineering. A heartfelt thank you to the staff and parents who make our participation possible. New Year 7 School Citizen Rewards As most parents and carers are aware, we like to reward students for their positive behaviours through the Mini Merit system at our school. The extrinsic rewards that students receive as a result of this system are only one aspect of this. The system is also about the intrinsic rewards students feel when they make good choices. This overt personal recognition of their own positive traits is encouraged through the recognition given to them by staff and peers. This then encourages the continuation of those choices and, at the same time, provides examples of positive behaviours for all students. Ultimately, this helps to create the positive and supportive culture we wish to maintain at Esperance Senior High School. To add to this encouragement, I am going to introduce a Year 7 Citizen Reward to our morning assemblies. The goal is for students to nominate their peers for being positive role models in their care for others. This idea came to me as a result of being the recipient of the kindness and generosity of the year 7 students. Like most teachers, I have had days where I’ve dropped an ocean of papers and students have helped me battle the wind and chase them down; and I have walked to and from classes with impossible armloads of books, and students have offered their help. With those same armloads, I have stared down shut doors, willing them to open of their own accord, and passing students have come to the rescue without even being asked. I also feel appreciative when students instigate conversations that show a selfless interest in others. Over and over I have been struck by the thoughtful, caring and generous nature of our students, and this is something we value and encourage at school. By allowing students to nominate their peers each fortnight, and by reading out the nominations and drawing a winner at assemblies, the same philosophy of the Mini Merit system will be at work. It will allow students to recognise their own strengths; it will encourage nomination recipients to continue their behaviours while also encouraging others to adopt them; and it will contribute to our positive school culture and our wider community. Year 7 Student Councillors Congratulations to Tagen Jones, Mary Newton, Marissa Dattani and Adam Maccan who were elected as our Year 7 Student Councillors for 2016. Each of these students is worthy of the position, and I know that they will be exceptional in their leadership roles and will be positive role models for the school. Congratulations also to all of the other students who were nominated. Each year our school leadership changes, so you may very well become Student Councillors in the future. I asked our new Councillors to write a short article about their experiences of high school for this newsletter. The parameters were broad, and so they have each contributed a fresh and interesting insight into the school. If anyone has a child starting high school next year, your child might find some of these words of wisdom and experience helpful.

2016 Student Councillors On All Things High School

First Semester of High School – by Marissa Datanni We’ve completed our first semester of high school, and although it’s been a big adjustment, it’s been lots of fun, too. While we were all adapting to lugging our heavy bags around and learning teachers’ names, it was also enjoyable having new classes and a variety of teachers; and while we were getting over the concept of having lunch at recess, new friendships also began to form. The taster classes were fantastic, but getting to them was a problem, indeed. Who knew the school was so gigantic! Then there was the timetable losing. We didn’t realise that timetables could fly or walk away, or that they enjoyed the washing machine and being torn up so much. In Term Two, Clubs began. We were looking forward to these so much that in Period 7 on a Tuesday, all anyone could talk about was Clubs. “What club are you doing?” was whispered to neighbours as we counted down the minutes to our first Clubs. The library’s new decorating was also a wonderful sight to behold. From the murals to the new seating and the computers - everything looked marvellous! The Truth about High School – by Tagen Jones Hi, my name is Tagen Jones, and I’m an Esperance Senior High School student. Some people may think that moving to high school is big and scary, but it isn’t. Newcomers will be very surprised at how caring and helpful all of the students and staff are. People may try and scare you by saying that there is a bully around every corner waiting to flush your head down the toilet, but Esperance Senior High School is very anti-bullying, so don’t be scared. In the first couple of weeks you may get lost, but don’t worry, if you do – just ask for help. The Perks of Being a High School Student – by Adam Maccan My time in high school has been very enjoyable because there are more things to do. Students have many different teachers, and we can also do taster classes like Woodwork, Agriculture and Media where we learn all about Stop Motion Pro. We also have longer Physical Education classes, which are great for people who enjoy that, and there is an equal focus on Maths, Science, English and Humanities and Social Sciences. There are Student Councillors for each year level, which gives every student the opportunity to join the team, and there is a junior and senior campus that separates the younger and older kids. There are also many other things we can get involved in, like Apex Australia Teenage Fashion Awards, the School Ball in Years 11 and 12, TOM and Country Week. Some of the things that I enjoy are different classes and more sporting facilities like hockey and soccer goals. In conclusion, there are many more opportunities in high school: more classes, more teachers, more facilities, more sporting fields and more fun. P.S When you first get to the school, you may think that you will get lost, but you won’t really.

Year 7 Councillors: Adam Maccan, Marissa Dattani, Mary Newton, Tagen Jones

Starting High School and the Role of Student Councillors – by Mary Newton Hi, my name is Mary Newton, and I am one of the four Year 7 Student Councillors for 2016. Being Student Councillor gives you the opportunity to make new friends and to get to know more of the people at school. I like being a Councillor because it helps me to build up my confidence and it brings me closer to new people. When students first come to high school, they might find it a bit nerve-racking if they let themselves think scary thoughts like the possibility of not so friendly students, timetables and having lots of teachers. Instead of focusing on these, new students need to focus on the positives and what actually happens like making many new friends, taster classes, nice teachers and socialising at lunch and recess. For me, starting high school was difficult at first because I had trouble finding some of my classes, but the way I fixed this problem was by asking older students (they are friendly too) and teachers where certain classes were. After a few weeks, you know the school and getting to classes is easy. If students have any problems or enquiries, they can talk to the Student Councillors who will help them through. Esperance Senior High School Councillors put others before themselves so we can have a friendly environment at school. Jodie Falconbridge Year 7 Coordinator

Welcome back to Term 3! It’s great to see the year 8s getting back into the swing of school life after the holidays. Year 9 Option Selections Students have now received their option selection sheets for choosing their subjects for year 9. In year 9, students will begin to choose subjects that they are interested in from the tasters that they have completed in years 7 and 8. It is important to choose carefully and ensure your form is received promptly, as popular subjects tend to fill up and students may miss out on their preferred options. Semester 1 Rewards Day Congratulations to the following students who were nominated by their teachers and had the opportunity to attend a rewards afternoon in the library during week 9, last term. Sophie Chivell Gian-Luca Kehl Summer Newton Cooper Tamlin

Lewis Fitzpatrick Megan Kelman Trinity Thorne Whitney Thorne

Ashliegh Henderson Olivia Kipling Luke Oxley Sally Wilson-Hilton

Emunah Holeong Toby Marsh Tahlia Polmear

Tahj Hotker Holly Martin Shari Rogers

Mia Johnson Vincent Newman Jai Spencer

Country Week I would like to congratulate the following year 8 students who competed in Country Week this year: Zac Fletcher for Hockey, Macey Tromp for Dance, Lilly Henning for soccer and Sacha Drew for Soccer. Country Week is generally for senior school students, so it is a huge achievement to make a Country Week team in year 8. I would like to congratulate each of these students on their excellent behaviour throughout the week.

Lilly Henning and Ashleigh Dixon in action

Zac Fletcher (front) in action with Sam Johnston (background)

Sacha Drew (left) at soccer with Tye Harland, Henry Trythall and Ryley Krul

If you have any questions or concerns about your child, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on: 90719555 or Lydia.redpath@education.wa.edu.au Regards Lydia Redpath Year 8 Coordinator

Macey Tromp (background on left) performing to the whole Country Week

team, with Charlie Cope and Ashlee Parker

Reward Afternoon Congratulations to the following students who received multiple ‘Legend’ nominations at the end of term 2. Their excellent behaviour and work ethic over a number of subjects was recognised with an afternoon watching a movie and enjoying eating a special lunch! Well done, students!

Kristen Ainsworth D1 Kristen Ainsworth D1 Jasmin Bain D1 Matilda Bourke D3 Eva Carolan D2 Deneika Edwards F3 Ethan Hallam E3 Ruby Hodges E5 Stephanie Jones E5 Cooper Kennedy E6 Zoe Maccan F3 Grace McKenzie F5 Jesse Marshall F3 Chloe Parker R1 Amy Parkins E6 Kate Shearer F4 Hannah Sladen R5 Hudson Staer R5 Caitlin Zanker R6

 

Year 9 Health Education This term, year 9 students will be studying Nutrition and Lifestyle Diseases in Health Education. Students will learn to identify what makes a healthy diet, how to read food labels, and how to determine serving sizes. They will then look at the link between poor nutrition and some lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes type 2, obesity and some cancers. Lifestyle diseases are almost wholly preventable. Educating students to make good decisions regarding their nutrition and lifestyle behaviour choices now will, hopefully, see them avoid becoming a ‘statistic’ in the future. Girls Football Esperance Senior High School will be hosting the 2016 Girls Football carnival. All girls in year 9 are eligible to try out for the team. The carnival will be held later in term 3, so start training! Year 10 Option Selections for 2017 Students have now received their option selection sheets for choosing their subjects for year 10. In year 10, students will begin to choose subjects that they are interested in from options that they have completed in years 8 and 9. As well, they need to consider career interests and pathways in Upper School when making their selection. It is important to choose carefully and ensure your form is received promptly, as popular subjects tend to fill up and students may miss out on their preferred options. Final Word I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the Year 9’s who represented ESHS at Country Week this year. It is a big feather in your caps to represent the school at that level. As semester 2 begins, I would like to remind all year 9 students to continue to give their best effort in all their classes. You can do this by being on time, being prepared for class, asking for assistance if you don’t understand, and following instructions. If you have any queries, please come and see me in the Health and Physical Education office. Craig Snow Year 9 Coordinator