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LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL
Department of Education
Orientation Days
On Tuesday 5 December, we welcomed 114 Grade 6 students from our feeder schools to an
‘Orientation Day’ at Latrobe High School. The Grade 6 students enjoyed a taste of different subjects
throughout the day and had the opportunity to learn from some of the teachers they will have in 2018.
It was an exciting day for staff and students and it gave us further opportunity to build relationships with
the Grade 6 students. Parents would have been extremely proud of how polite, respectful and engaged
they were.
Grade 10’s attended a ‘Start at Don Day’, where they experienced some of the courses they have
enrolled in for 2018. In speaking with Grade 10 students and the report that Mr Oliver has given me,
students enjoyed the experience and are excited about the opportunities that Don College has to offer.
Presentation Evening, Wednesday 13 December in the Latrobe High School Gymnasium -
7pm start
We are busy organising our Presentation Evening for 2017, where we acknowledge the outstanding
achievement and learning across the school. If a student has been nominated for an award, a letter
from the school will be sent home inviting them and their parents to the evening. If you have any
questions about the evening, please contact our office staff on 6426 1061.
Farewell Assembly, Thursday 21 December in the Latrobe High School Gymnasium -
9:30am start
Parents and family members of our Grade 10 students are invited to our Farewell Assembly on Thursday 21 December, where we farewell Grade 10 students onto further education and training. The
assembly will start at 9:30am and guests are asked to arrive by 9:20am. Grade 10 students will be
presented with their Grade 10 Certificate from the school and a ‘Civic Certificate’ presented by the
Latrobe Mayor, Mr Peter Freshney. We hope you are able to make it to the Assembly.
Activities Week
Miss Leonard and our Grade Coordinators have been busy planning the last week of activities. We
trust that the activities planned will provide students and staff with an enjoyable end to the school year.
Students will not be able to attend the activities unless they have returned the permission form/s that
have been sent out this week.
Issue 19
7 December 2017 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Whole School Assembly, Tuesday 30 November
Last Tuesday, we held a whole school assembly in our gymnasium. It was pleasing to have parents and
family members join us for the assembly. During the Assembly, the three 2018 Grade 9 School
Association Representatives, the 2018 Student Leadership Team and all results from our recent carnival
were announced. I always have mixed feelings about Student Leadership, where we are extremely
happy for those students who are elected, and disappointed for the students who miss out. I
congratulate every student for showing the resilience to nominate for leadership positions.
Congratulations to the following students, and I hope you thrive in your leadership positions:
2018 Student Leadership Team - Ashtyn Dennison, Arabella Catlin, Lily Blackaby, Molly
Carter, Hannah Blackburn, Brooke Stephenson, Amy Jones, Sarsha Flack, Jorja Hoare, Febey
Mitchell, Courtney Bieman, Taylor Sherriff, Brady Rouse, Trent Williams, Logan Howe, Magnus
Overdijk, Cody Porter, Declan Porter, Lochie Holland and Luke Brydon.
School Association Representatives – In 2018 we have three representatives, as two students had
received the same number of votes: Belle Needham, Oliver Lancaster and Tess Horton.
Congratulations!!
After the leadership presentations, we announced the results from the Athletic Carnival, where we
acknowledged individual and group achievement. Please see the ‘HPE Hot Spot’ for all the results.
Social Media and Sexting
At a separate boys and girls assembly held on Monday, we talked in detail to girls and boys about
sexting. We asked students to shut their eyes and to answer yes by placing their hand up to the
following questions:
Do you personally know someone who has sent a sexually explicit photo?
Do you personally know someone who has asked someone else to send a sexually explicit photo?
Close to 100% of girls placed their hand up to at least one of the questions and close to 80% of boys
placed their hand up. We made all students aware of the state and federal laws regarding sending
sexual images and also talked about the importance of being respectful to themselves and others. On
the few occasions I have had to speak with parents about their son’s or daughter’s involvement in either sending or asking for sexual or nude images, on every occasion, parents have been shocked and couldn’t
believe that their son or daughter would be involved. I have included a brochure on the next page
explaining what the rules and regulations are. As well as being charged for crimes around sexting,
students could find themselves on the Australian National Child Offender Register. Please discuss the
seriousness of this with your son or daughter.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued
BRENT ARMITSTEAD
PRINCIPAL
COMING EVENTS
DECEMBER 2017 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 Presentation
Evening 14 15 Reports Mailed
Home 16 17
18 Activities Week 19 Activities Week 20 Activities Week
Grade 10 Dinner
21 Final Assembly
Last Day for
Students
22 Last Day for Staff 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
GRADE 7 REPORT
If you have any concerns or enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me on 64261061 or email on:
AARON HUMPHREY
GRADE 7 COORDINATOR
Well done to all Grade 7’s who participated in the Inter-High Athletics Team yesterday: Dove Smith,
Keisha Williams, Abby Brown, Aaliah Dennison, Lily Johnson, Ashlea Dowling, Tara Steers,
Will Sanderson, Roman Jopson, Jack Barber, Liam O’Callaghan, Jake Grubb, Blake Lidster,
Toby Rockliff and Jed Broomhall. The students performed extremely well with many running much
better at the Penguin Athletics Centre than they did at our school carnival, showing excellent
determination for team success.
With only 2 weeks remaining, it is important that all students continue to strive for excellence and work
towards setting great study habits to set them up for 2018. This includes being organised for class,
completing assessment tasks and working together to the best of their ability.
Our last week of school is known as activities week. Students will be engaged in a variety of activities,
information was handed out to students to take home on Wednesday.
Activities will be as follows:
Monday- Grade 7 students will be spending the day in Launceston shopping.
Tuesday– Day at school. Students will be in two groups with the activities including watching a movie,
playing sport or on the computers. Wednesday– Students will be in two groups, going to target golf in Forth and Ten Pin Bowling in
Devonport. At the half way point, both groups will come together and go to Ulverstone Dinosaur Park
for lunch.
Students have their last taster lesson next Wednesday. We hope they have enjoyed their lessons and
experienced what Art, MDT, Drama, Music and Cooking has to offer which will hopefully assist their PI
selections for 2018.
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
Our Grade 7 girl’s touch football team (Sarge) have formed a strong team in the
summer roster and have improved through-out the weeks! Well done girls!
RESILIENCE
It was great to see students continue to work hard whilst
in class and keep their enthusiasm to succeed going into
the summer holidays!
LEARNING
Students in 7A were watching Lion in their class this week after studying the
book for many weeks.
RESPECT
Students are showcasing the new school hats during break times and it is great
to see the students being respectful by taking their hats off in class.
GRADE 8 REPORT
Term 4 is passing by at a rapid rate and plenty of things have been happening in and out of the
classroom. The following students have received Strength Awards – well done and keep up the great
work!
Rhiannon Currie, Maddison McClure, Becky Bentley, Danika Hall, Rhiannon Evans, Emily
Barber, Brielle Geard, James Carter, Jonty Armitstead, Quintin Walker, Griffin Larsen,
Tayden Lyall, Holden Jago, Cameron Hill, Adrian Cooper, Ben Carey and Brandi Atkins.
The Athletic Carnival was recently held and the Grade
8’s participated whole heartedly over the course of the
two days. There were many impressive performances
and a lot of enjoyment demonstrated by all. The
conduct and behaviour of our grade was once again
excellent!
Special congratulations go to Piper Catlin who
successfully broke the Grade 8 girls’ javelin record!
LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL, SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Congratulations to Belle Needham, Oliver Lancaster and
Tess Horton, who have each won positions as Student
Representatives for Latrobe High School, School Association.
It is the first year we have had three students elected which is
indicative of the quality of the nominees who put themselves
up for election. Here is what each of our new representatives
had to say about their new roles:
Oliver Lancaster – I am looking forward to being a voice for
students and getting involved with the community. I would like
to learn and grow as I represent not only students, but our
whole school.
Belle Needham – Being able to contribute to our school in a
positive way and setting a good example are some of the many things I am looking forward to as I begin my leadership
journey.
Tess Horton – What I am really looking forward to getting
out of this position is real experience in developing my
leadership skills and being a voice for my peers. I am honoured
to be elected and it will be a life skill building opportunity for
me.
GRADE 8 REPORT continued
All Grade 8 student should, by now, have selected their Senior Personal Interests for next year. We
have one more formal week of learning ahead and it is really important that we work hard right up until
next Friday. Final assessments are being completed in preparation for end of year reports so it is
imperative that good work habits are maintained.
Activities Week is something that we all look forward to and it is a fantastic way to cap off the year and
parents should have received a permission letter. Please sign and return the form to the office ASAP.
The Grade 8 Activities are as follows:
Monday 18 December – CMAX/Lunch/Bluff – Movies: Star Wars or Wonder
Tuesday 19 December – Launceston
Wednesday 20 December – School Based Activities with lunch provided at school
Thank you for reading and I appreciate your continued support for the remainder of the year. Should
you have any enquiries or concerns regarding your child, please feel free to contact me via email:
JAN JOHNSON GRADE 8 COORDINATOR
SPEEDWAY – GO CARTS 2017-18
Speedway Karts has been building strongly into our third round of the 2017-18 season. In the Junior
Class you can expect to see up to 28 karts show up on a night with this being one of the biggest
fields we’ve had in a long time.
We have both been racing for 3 years now, each having won heats and making podium finishes in
feature races. In the State Titles at Latrobe Independent Oils Raceway last year we were both
fortunate enough to have placed in the 15 lap feature with Mahtia T88 coming in 4th and Kaylee T73
placing on the podium in 3rd position.
We have both improved a lot over the past 3 years of racing and with the State Titles coming up on
the 6th January in Hobart, we both are hoping to regain or improve on our performances. We also
look forward to many more races ahead with some of our big shows coming up like the Grand
National and Grand Prix.
Kaylee Thompson and Mahtia Bissett.
Congratulations girls and we wish you well!
GRADE 9 REPORT
As the term continues to fly by, I encourage all students to finish the year off strongly and continue to
work towards a mature work ethic. A reminder that assessment continues until Friday 15 December; it
will be disappointing if a report reflects a lack of effort during the last few weeks, undermining the hard
work that has been done all semester. I would like to acknowledge the great work that students are
doing in class and this is evident by the amount of strength awards that I see.
Activities Week information has been sent home. Please read through the information and return the
permission slip to our school office as soon as possible.
During our PI5 option, we have been focussing on building positive relationships. Here are some photos
of our recent activities.
If you have any queries regarding your child, please contact me via email:
MR DANIEL KARAFILIS
GRADE 9 COORDINATOR
This week Grade 10 students completed one of the final steps of their transition to Don College
before they commence in 2018. They visited Don College for ‘Start’ day on Tuesday, where they
attended two of the classes that they will be enrolled in next year. It was a great opportunity for
students to meet their 2018 teacher and some of their peers from other high schools. On Wednesday
staff from YFCC visited the school to run iParty with Grade 10 students. iParty educates students
about the risks involved with partying, drinking, drug use and safe sex. This program ensures students
are equipped with the appropriate information to make informed decisions.
GRADE 10 REPORT
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
On Tuesday November 21 and Wednesday November 22, Latrobe High School held our annual Athletics
Carnival. The atmosphere was fantastic and the student’s participation levels were extremely high. We
had three records broken this year with Arabella Gillies breaking the Grade 10 Shot Put record and
also the Grade 10 Javelin Record, Piper Catlin also broke the Grade 8 Javelin record.
The house competition was a close affair with Orion taking an early lead after the school 1500m trials.
Orion were able to stay strong through-out the two days to maintain their lead and win their first
carnival of the year.
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As mentioned, our participation levels were high this year and it was the Grade 7’s who were victorious
with a 5% margin from the Grade 8’s.
Our overall champions and runner-up scores are a total of all events in that area (track, field or
combined) and the winners are listed below:
FIELD
TRACK
Grade Runner up Champion
Grade 7 Boys
Grade 7 Girls
Grade 8 Boys
Grade 8 Girls
Grade 9 Boys
Grade 9 Girls
Grade 10 Boys
Grade 10 Girls
Jack Barber & Jed Broomhall
Keisha Williams
Oliver Lancaster
Piper Catlin
Logan Howe
Shelby Bellchambers
Corey Hunt
Jesse Langmaid
Jake Grubb
Aaliah Dennison
Jack Maynard
Briar Parker
Daniel Faaifo
Ashtyn Dennison
Clinton Holliday
Arabella Gillies
GRADE 7 64%
GRADE 8 59%
GRADE 10 55%
GRADE 9 48%
Grade Runner up Champion
Grade 7 Boys
Grade 7 Girls
Grade 8 Boys
Grade 8 Girls
Grade 9 Boys
Grade 9 Girls
Grade 10 Boys
Grade 10 Girls
Toby Rockliff
Keisha Williams
Jack Maynard
Belle Needham
Blake Weeks
Courtney Bieman
Clinton Holliday
Antoinette Clarke
Will Sanderson
Abby Brown
Oliver Lancaster
Briealee Connelly
Logan Howe
Ashtyn Dennison
Aiden Kissick
Darcy Miller
HPE HOT SPOT
OVERALL CHAMPIONS
Grade Runner up Champion
Grade 7 Boys
Grade 7 Girls
Grade 8 Boys
Grade 8 Girls
Grade 9 Boys
Grade 9 Girls
Grade 10 Boys
Grade 10 Girls
Jake Grubb
Aaliah Dennison
Oliver Lancaster
Briar Parker
Blake Weeks
Amber Hall
Cooper Stuart
N/A
Will Sanderson
Keisha Williams
Jack Maynard
Belle Needham
Logan Howe
Ashtyn Dennison
Clinton Holliday
Darcy Miller & Antoinette
Clarke
Well done to all participants and let’s hope 2018 can be nearly as good as 2017!
National School Athletic Championships
On Saturday December 9, Latrobe High School have 7 students representing the school on the national
stage. Darcy, Ashtyn, Tess, Courtney, Piper, Briealee and Molly (pictured in their new racing
singlets) will be competing on Monday December 11 at Santos Stadium in Adelaide. The format of the
day is to place as well as possible in their respective events, for maximum points, and the team with the
most points at the end of the day is the winner. The girls have been fundraising extremely hard at
school with icy poles, saveloys and bbq’s assisting with the costs associated with the event. They have
also received some fantastic donations from the Latrobe Council and Mike Gaffney. A fantastic donation
was received from Mrs Fantarella and her husband which will assist the team immensely with their
associated travel costs! The girls have also featured heavily in the Advocate newspaper and are forever
grateful to everyone for their well wishes and support before they embark on the national stage.
LHS CAFÉ
SUSHI DAY FRIDAY!
$4.00
Please note, Sushi needs to be pre-ordered and paid for any day between Monday – Thursday
for lunch on Friday.
Crispy Chicken Teriyaki Chicken (GF)
Tuna (GF) Prawn & Avocado (GF)
Pork Belly (GF) (Soy Sauce extra 20c )
2018 PLANNING
Confirming 2018 student enrolments is an important part of school planning at this stage of Term 4,
2017. Parents are requested to please contact our school office as soon as possible if you intend to
enrol your child/children at a school other than Latrobe High School in 2018.
At this stage in the year it is extremely important for us to know of any students who will
not be attending this school in 2018.
LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL
2018 EARLY BOOK SALES & UNIFORM SALES
30 October 2017 - 15 December 2017
Parents who pay their 2018 levies in full prior to 15 December will receive a $20.00 discount.
2017 SCHOOL MAGAZINE: Students who have not paid for their 2017 school magazine can
pay $15.00 to the office to receive one.
STUDENT ASSISTANCE: parents who have received notification of their eligibility for 2018
STAS can collect their books from now until December 15.
2018 BOOK SALES & UNIFORM SALES
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 January 2018
9:00am – 6:00pm
If you have genuine difficulties in meeting the levies, please contact the School Office on BOOK
SALES DAYS and an appointment will be made for you to discuss your levies and negotiate
payment options.
POETRY
Shania Grundy has been a busy
girl representing Latrobe High
School with Sheffield School at
the shows over the last three
years doing cattle handling
showing Gelbviehs for a
breeder. She has had many
successes winning ribbons in
Junior Judging and Handlers and
has also attended state finals.
Congratulations Shania!!
CATTLE HANDLING
Please use the below web site.
https://consol.eventsair.com/
naae-18/naaedinneronly/Site/
Register
Uniform 2017
We have a strict uniform policy. It is
important that PLAIN BLACK shoes (NO COLOUR) are purchased as part of the uniform requirements.
The correct Latrobe High School uniform is available from the school office.
We appreciate parent support in ensuring that all students are in full school uniform. If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s Grade Coordinator. STUDENT ABSENCES
If your child is going to be absent from school due to illness or
for any other reason, you can notify us in the following ways:
· SKOOLBAG APP
simply open the app and go to EFORMS and fill in the absentee
form
· SMS
send a message to 0428 937 348
· PHONE
phone our school office - 6426 1061
STUDENTS LEAVING SCHOOL
Appointments
We understand some students may need to leave school during the day to attend appointments. If this is the case, it is
essential they follow the school protocols.
Sickness or Injury
If students need to be collected from school as a result of illness or injury, the office staff will contact parents. Students
should not be contacting parents through their own devices. Students still need to follow the school protocols and sign out
when leaving.
School Protocol
This system is in place to keep our records accurate and ensure the safety of all our students so please help us by following
our protocols.
¨ A note of permission should be provided from the parents if it is a pre-arranged appointment.
¨ Students need to sign out at the front office and sign in, if and when they return to school.
¨ Students must be collected from the front office, not met in the car park or on the road.
¨ The person who collects the student must also sign them out.
IF PARENTS NEED TO CONTACT YOUR CHILD DURING SCHOOL HOURS, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED
TO RING THE SCHOOL OFFICE ON 64261061 AND A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOUR CHILD.
DISCLAIMER: Parents should note that advertisements for educational services, companies, activities or similar events are published as a community service. Latrobe High
School is in no way liable for the quality, supervision or integrity of the provider and strongly suggests that parents make their own enquiries before engaging with the advertised event.
CONTACT DETAILS
101 Percival Street, LATROBE, TAS 7307
PO Box 105, Latrobe 7307
Phone: 6426 1061 Fax: 6426 2242
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://
latrobehigh.education.tas.edu.au
BRENT ARMITSTEAD
PRINCIPAL
LATROBE HIGH ART IS NOW ON INSTAGRAM!
FOLLOW us on Instagram – Latrobe High School
now has an Instagram gallery. It is a great way for both
students and families to see what we have been working
on. Search for “latrobehighart”