Friday, 28th July 2016 Issue 9- Term 3 - Week 2

School Development Day

Day one of Term 3 saw our staff in two venues. 14

staff headed over to Hay to spend the day learning

about ALARM (A Learning and Response Matrix) to

assist students to improve their extended writing

responses. The remainder of the staff, along with the

staff of 10 other schools attended a session at

Deniliquin RSL Club looking at behaviour

management. This was run by Ian Luscombe and

focused on ways of working with students to improve

their learning outcomes. A session was also

presented on the impact of foods on the

development of children and the impact of certain

foods on behaviours and the ability of students to

learn and concentrate. All staff walked out of the day

with some new ideas and an increased awareness

of the impact of additives on students and their

learning.

Catering

Monday night saw our Year 11 Hospitality students

cater for the Rotary Christmas in July event that was

held at the Deniliquin Golf Club. Under the watchful

eye of Kendl Cramer the students spent the day

preparing the meal for the Rotarians and their

guests. Catering events such as these provide the

students with first-hand experience in catering and

allows for a number of their course requirements to

be assessed. The students did a fantastic job and

represented not only the school but also themselves

with pride and all those who attended certainly

enjoyed a lovely meal.

Education Week

Deniliquin High Schools much anticipated Variety

Night is almost upon us once again. Wednesday 3rd

August will see our students once again showcase

their talents. All music students will perform

(including all of Year 7) and there will also be dance

and drama performances on the evening as well as

the great cook off. It promises to be an amazing

evening and one not to be missed.

Defibrillator

The school now has a defibrillator in the front office.

This has been purchased to support not only the

students and staff of the High School but also any

visitors to the school. All the staff of the school have

been trained in the use of the defibrillator.

Welcome to Vicki Hutton

With Peter Astill enjoying some well-earned time

with his family, Vicki Hutton has stepped into the

Deputy Principal position. Vicki has worked as the

Learning and Wellbeing Officer at Deniliquin Office

and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and

experience. She will be relieving in the Deputy

Principal role until the end of week 1 next term.

Glen Warren

Principal

Deni High News Principal: Glen Warren Deputy Principal: Peter Astill

Harfleur Street, Deniliquin NSW 2710 T: 5881 1211 F: 5881 5115 E: deniliquin-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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CALENDAR

Week 3 Term 3

3rd August 2016 Variety night

4th August 2016 Regional Athletics Carnival

Week 4 Term 3

Monday-Friday Year 11 Work placement

Homework Centre - Library

3.10pm—4.10pm Wednesdays

3.20– 4.20pm Thursdays

Students put their name down at Henry Street Office Great fro revision and homework

All students welcome.

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ENGLISH STUDENT GALLERY Year 8Red have been learning about refugees as

part of their study of the drama, ‘Boy Overboard’.

Students composed a poem about the hardships

refugees from Syria are currently facing.

Refugees

All around the world

Abandoned by governments,

Dead in their heart;

No family,

No money,

No home.

All they seek is safety,

Asylum from the armies

Who devastated their community,

Tore their homes with bombs.

The long, lonely journey

Is harsh, and they are fed up.

Still hungry, sad and disturbed,

But no sympathy

For their depression and their mental illness.

The clouds block their sun,

Like the governments block them.

By John Holschier, Ryan Borella-Holschier, Tim

McDonnell, Chandler Bydder, Blake Knight, Dylan

Bassett, Laine King and Marlin Heke.

SCHOOL FARM NEWS At the end of last term, the school exhibited at the

Deniliquin Poultry Club Show. We were quite

successful and pleased with our achievements. All of

the birds that we showed were bred at the school

farm and students washed and prepared them for

the event.

We entered 4 breeds of fowl in 8 different classes

and were awarded 7 First places and 5 Second

places. We also won 2 Best of Breed ribbons. Well

done to the students involved.

I would also like to pass on the thanks of the Poultry

club to the Year 10 students who cleaned and set up

all the show pens at the Poultry Pavillion in

readiness for the event. The club were very

impressed with their co-operation and efficiency.

Well done!

Peter Humphries

YEAR 9 EXCURSION UPDATE A reminder to parents and carers that the second

instalment of $50 for Year 9’s Howman’s Gap

excursion is now overdue. Please contact Ms

Forner, the Year 9 Adviser, if you have any concerns

about payment.

DENI DRAMA NEWS The Deni Drama Squad have had a busy semester!

During Term 1, students studied improvisation and

created their own performance for our Bullying No

Way Action Day assembly. This piece was written by

students who dedicated their own time to writing the

script, designing their props and rehearsing their

performance for the big day. I think their hard work

paid off!

Political theatre was the topic for Term 2, and

students created their own politically-inspired

individual performances for their assessment.

Tallulah McKenzie and Olivia Duffey spent Week 8

at Drama Camp and brought back some new

knowledge and techniques to share with us.

There are plenty of exciting things coming up for our

Deni Drama Squad for the rest of the year, including

being involved with community projects with Outback

Theatre for Young People and Yarkuwa Aboriginal

Corporation. They have also been working hard

during their lunchtimes to plan a dramatic

performance for Variety Night in Term 3. Watch this

space!

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NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT

DENILIQUIN HIGH SCHOOL On Wednesday the 20

th July, Deniliquin High School

celebrated NAIDOC Week. As part of the whole

school awareness, Adam Hansen from AIME met

with school and community members to discuss

options available to support and enhance Indigenous

students’ education.

After a whole school assembly, a group of

Indigenous students prepared and cooked a

selection of Australian Native food tastings including

kangaroo meatballs, lemon myrtle cookies, wattle

seed and chocolate biscuits, bush tomato scones

and jonny cakes with a selection of bush jams.

All Indigenous parents and carers were invited to

Deniliquin for the annual Parent and Carer Morning

Tea. We had three guest speakers. Vicki Hutton

(relieving Deputy) presented information about

Tirkandi Inaburra Centre for Indigenous boys aged

12 – 15 years. Des Morgan Police Liaison Officer

discussed his role in Deniliquin. Adam Hansen

spoke about the AIME program and how it will

enhance all students’ ability to succeed in life both at

school and in the community.

Indigenous Education Team

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TAS NEWS Technology Mandatory

The Year 7 and 8 Technology Mandatory classes

have just completed their semester in either Timber

or Food. Each semester the students complete a

major design task. For Timber they constructed a

Bird House and for Food they prepared and served a

dessert for their family or a teacher’s family.

Ella (above) installing her birdhouse. Her Birdhouse

had a chimney, deck and fencing added to it to

create a unique design.

KITCHEN FIRE DEMONSTRATION On Monday 27

th June Martin Smith, Glenn Carr and

Clint Free kindly donated their time to demonstrate

what to do in the case of a fat fire in the kitchen. All

students enrolled in Food Technology and

Hospitality observed the demonstrations to assist

them in their knowledge of safety and hygiene in the

kitchen.

12 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY STUDIES VIDEO

CONFERENCE On Wednesday 29

th June the Year 12 Community

and Family Studies class were involved in a video

conference with the Big Issue in Melbourne. They

were able to have a person who has experienced

homelessness tell their story and gave the students

a good insight. This will be beneficial in preparation

of their exams as they have researched homeless as

a ‘Group in Context’ as part of the HSC syllabus.

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STATE CROSS COUNTRY 10 students competed in the State CHS Cross Country Championships at Eastern Creek on Friday, 22 July. All students were fantastic ambassadors for the school as they contested against the State’s best runners. In the individual event, Emma McCallum finished 30th and Zach Noonan 96th. The places for the 13 year old girls’ team were, Rachel Crockart 41st, Ella Harvey 45th, Sophie Strong 52nd and Molly Shaw 94th. In the 15 boys’, Ryan MacDonald was 40th, Will Shaw 48th, John Bowie 54th and Adrian Laverty 75th. Students are to congratulated on their performances.

RIVERINA TENNIS REPRESENTATIVES

Bree Collins and Georgia Denny were successful in gaining selection in the Riverina Tennis Team. The girls will compete at the State CHS Tennis Championships in Grafton on 13-15 September. This is an outstanding achievement and we wish them the best of luck.

RIVERINA LAWN BOWLS REPRESENTATIVE

Ty King will compete at the State CHS Lawn Bowls Championship in Wallsend on 9-11 August. Ty was selected in the Riverina team. We wish him the very best.

OPEN GIRLS NETBALL The Deniliquin High School Open Girls team will compete in Wollongong in September after winning their pool in the Riverina Secondary Open Netball Knockout at the Equex Centre in Wagga Wagga. The team were victorious in all five of their pool games - Game 1 DHS defeated Narranderra 34 -7 Game 2 DHS defeated Murray HS 20 - 10 Game 3 DHS defeated Barham 30 - 9 Game 4 DHS defeated Griffith 23 - 7 Game 5 DHS defeated James Fallon 22-15 In the grand final, DHS drew with Billabong HS 11 all. Extra time of five minutes each end followed which enabled the DHS team a two goal buffer,17-15, at the final whistle. The team will now represent the Riverina at the state tournament in Wollongong in September.

All players were exceptional in the high calibre competition. Lucy Seale, Jamie Henson and Jackie Thorpe worked tirelessly in the mid-court where they applied constant relentless pressure on their opponents which eventually wore them down and created smooth passages into Deni's arc. Kate McCalman and Emily White shared the goal attack duties and were selfless all day in their endeavours to create goaling opportunities. In the GF, it was the defensive combination of Emily Mildren, Ella Park and Jaime Blake that created turnovers. Positioning themselves against very smart and agile opponents the defence got their hands to many passes that were delivered out of defence with poise and precision. Maggie Parsons also had a great grand final game where she drew the contact of her opponent and shot at a high percentage of accuracy. Team umpire, Leah Blake and scorer, Bridie Howe, should be recognised for their generous efforts in supporting the team on the day.

PARENTS ONLINE PAYMENTS It is now possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a payment Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions, excursions and sales to students. There is also a category called Other, this is to cover items not covered in the previous headings, Other can be used to make a complete payment of a school invoice. When you access the $ Make a payment you must enter:

The students name, and

Class and reference number OR

The students name, and

Date of birth

These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the payment system. There is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice number if you are aware of them, these are optional fields. This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner, these details are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed. Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be issued by the school. Please note that permission notes and medical forms for excursions are still required at the school. For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process

please contact Lisa in the School Administration Office.

Wanted Donations of Senior school jumpers would greatly be appreciated. Please drop them to the Henry Street

Office.

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NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF

DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY

– 2016

Our school is participating in the collection of

nationally consistent data on school students with

disability.

We will be collecting information already available in

the school about the support that is being provided

to students with disability. Better data will help the

Government plan for students with disability.

The data collection will have no direct impact on

your child and they will not be involved in any testing

process.

The NSW Department of Education and

Communities will provide data to the Australian

Government from all NSW public schools in such a

way that no individual student or school will be able

to be identified. In this way, we will ensure the

privacy and confidentiality of all students.

All information is protected by privacy laws which

regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of

personal information. Information about the

Australian Government’s Privacy Policy can be

found here: http://education.gov.au/condensed-

privacy-policy. Information about the NSW

Government’s privacy policies can be found here:

http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/

If you do not want your child to be counted in the

data collection please contact Head Teacher of

Special Education, Margaret Blake and she will

withdraw your child’s name. A decision to exclude

your child will not affect the support they currently

receive.

Further information about the data collection can be

found on the Australian Government Department of

Education website:

http://education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-

collection-data-school-students-disability

If you have any questions about your child being

included in the data collection please contact the

school.

If you need help with English to make an enquiry

contact the Telephone Interpreter Service on 131

450 and ask for an interpreter in your language. The

operator will call the number you provide and get an

interpreter on the line to assist you with your

conversation. You will not be charged for this

service.

Variety Night 2016

Wednesday 3

rd August

DHS Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC)

6:45pm for 7pm start

$5 single | $10 family

GET FIT WITH MARTIAL ARTS

If this sounds like something you would like to

do the school has a gift certificate to give

away courtesy of the All Stars fir free karate

classes for a term valued at over $200

Place your name in on this sheet and return it

to the office by Thursday 4th August to be in

the running to win this gift certificate.

Name:___________________________

Class:____________________________

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CAREERS NEWS Year 11 Mock Interviews

Due to the overwhelming requests to have their

appointments on Wednesday evening, for the first

time on record, all Year 11 Mock Interviews were

successfully conducted in the single evening. The

evening was a great success with over 50 generous

community members attending to give our students

a valuable experience of sitting for an interview.

Without the support of these highly regarded

community members, to add authenticity to the

program, we would be lost. Our sincerest thanks go

out to all who helped on this worthwhile event.

THANK YOU ALL!

Year 10 Subject Selection

In Careers classes these past weeks, and in the

weeks to follow, we are looking comprehensively at

student options. Students should be considering

their options carefully for senior studies and

discussions should be taking place at home too.

Students have been shown a range of resources

and one such resource is very informative for

parents http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/

homework-and-study/planning-for-the-future/year-10

-subject-selection . It explains the rules of the

Preliminary and HSC years. If parents are having

difficulty accessing this site, ask students to log in

through their portal, as it is a secure site. Be sure to

check out the UAC Website - Year 10 Resource

http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/publications/

year10-booklet-18.pdf . Individual Universities also

have Year 10 subject selection booklets.

Turn Your Hobby Into A Career At RMIT

Melbourne plays an integral part in Australia’s

vibrant and growing animation, games and

interactive media industries. It is home to

independent start-ups and small gaming and app

development studios, and is a hub for award-

winning animation and VFX companies – like Iloura,

whose team has worked on Hollywood blockbusters

like Mad Max. Be immersed in a culture of

animation and design, where staff are practicing

artists and designers. Collaborate on projects

across year levels and in real world studios.

Through studying games and animation at RMIT

you will become skilled in producing interactive

experiences by developing your conceptual design,

storytelling and specialist art skills – perhaps turning

your hobby into a career.

Check out the courses and studios at RMIT Open

Day, 10am-4pm, Sunday 14 August.

EducationUSA General Advice & Sports

Scholarships

Would you like to study at an American university?

EducationUSA offers free general advising and

sports scholarship sessions at the U.S. Consulate

General Melbourne on a regular basis. Open to

students, parents and teachers, the session is

divided into two parts - general guidance on U.S.

undergraduate study, including university

application procedures, financial assistance, and the

new SAT (released May 2016), followed by an

information session for student athletes interested in

undergraduate sports scholarships.

The sessions about last 90 minutes - the first 60

minutes are dedicated to general advising, and the

last 30 minutes for those interested in sports

scholarships. Attendees are welcome to depart after

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the first 60 minute general advising session, but all

guests interested in sports scholarships must attend

the entire 90 minute session. For information on

when these sessions are held contact the American

consulate at: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria

3004, telephone: (03) 9526-5900. Or alternately log

on to https://au.usembassy.gov/education-culture/

study-usa/

EA Ski & Snowboard Training - Instructor

Internship Opportunity

EA Ski & Snowboard Training specialise in full

season job placements through their popular Ski

and Snowboard Instructor Internship Program. Over

the past 10 years EA has put over 3,000 young

people through internationally recognised

qualifications and into jobs all over the globe.

A second recruitment stage has been opened for

the 2016/17 winter season. Interested students can

email for more info.

Successful applicants will receive:

A GUARANTEED offer of employment as a ski or

snowboard instructor which includes uniform, full

season pass and discount deals

Early season orientation, instructor training and

accommodation package - Everything sorted so all

you have to do is ski or ride!

International Instructor Association membership and

level one ski or snowboard examination

Training, support and further qualifications

throughout the season

Assistance and support with obtaining Working

Holiday Visas, flights and insurances (in partnership

with STA Travel)

EA are looking for school leavers who:

Have a passion for skiing or snowboarding (Low

level intermediate to advanced ability welcome)

Have a willingness to learn through training and

working

Have an interest in travel and adventure

Are available between December and April

Will be 18 years of age by November

Are looking for a life-changing experience

Have the financial support to participate -

internship placements start from US $6,975

Limited positions available: Due to limited instructor

employment positions it is very important that

students apply now. Almost half of the placements

are filled already and programs will fill in the next

few months. Interested students can email for more

info and they will be given online access to an

instructor starter kit – with handy information on

becoming a ski or snowboard instructor. Locations -

They work with partner ski resorts in Canada, USA,

Japan, New Zealand and Switzerland. Programs

start in November each year. You can download a

FREE Instructor starter Kit at http://

www.easkiandsnowboard.com/starter-kit-2?

utm_source=School_email&utm_medium=Sendblas

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Due to the ease of obtaining working holiday visas

Japan is a popular choice for Australian students. It

also provides a fun cultural experience and the

world’s best snow. These English speaking

instructing roles are very popular with school

leavers because they provide students the

opportunity to obtain work and qualifications,

something which is tough for anyone trying on their

own terms to get into the industry straight from

school. All ski schools are run by English speaking

teams and they offer full support to recruits from

around the globe to help them settle in.

Interested students can email

sstraining@educatingadventures.com for more info

and gain online access to an instructor starter kit –

with handy information on becoming a ski or

snowboard instructor.

For general information about internship programs

around the world, check out the website

www.easkiandsnowboard.com

Open Days Victoria 2016

We encourage all students to give some thought

about attending Open Days. This is a terrific first-

hand experience for Year 10-12 students and it is

usually in Term 3 where all institutions hold their

Open Days. For information on open days in other

states students are welcome to speak to Mrs Van

Lieshout or Ms Sinha.

Sun 31 July – Swinburne University (Hawthorn)

Sun 7 Aug – Deakin University (Warrnambool); La

Trobe University (Bundoora); Monash University

(Caulfield & Clayton)

Sun 14 Aug – Australian Catholic University

(Melbourne), La Trobe University (Bendigo);

Monash University (Peninsula); RMIT University;

William Angliss Institute

Sun 21 Aug – Box Hill (Lilydale campus); Deakin

University (Waterfront & Waurn Ponds); University

of Melbourne

Sun 28 Aug – ACU (Ballarat): Box Hill Institute (Box

Hill); Deakin University (Burwood); Federation

University; Victoria University (Footscray campus)

Au Pair in America

Au Pair in America is a GAP YEAR of caring for

children, travel and fun. It is an exciting opportunity

to have a 12 month experience caring for the

children of a carefully selected American host family

while seeing the world. Flights, insurance, 24hr

emergency contact and a 4 day orientation near

NYC included. For more info please visit http://

www.aifs.com.au/aupair-america

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Deniliquin Introduction To Coaching Course (ITCC)

Take your first step into "event specific" athletics coaching! All practical...No exam...No previous experi-

ence necessary! Learn from the Little Athletics experts!

An ITC is a course specifically designed for parents, beginner coaches, especially teachers and other inter-

ested people who want to coach/teach beginner athletics. It is a (event specific) track and field course

designed to give people the abililty and confidence to coach basic level athletics to children aged 5-15yrs.

The course covers; Coaching Young Athletes, Warm Up, Running, Relays, Hurdles, Walks, Shot Put, Dis-

cus, Javelin, High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. The majority of the course is low intensity practical/

physical activity, with some theory. To "see and do a skill" has proven more beneficial than theory alone.

Online registration for the Deniliquin Introduction to Coaching Course is now available.

See: http://www.lansw.com.au/Education-Training/Coaches/ITC-Introduction-to-Coaching-Course.

Come and participate in an ITCC and learn from the “grass roots specialists”.

For an information flyer, please click HERE.

Date: Sunday 14th August 2016Location: Rams Oval

Time: 9.30 to 4.00pm

Cost $95 per person. Cost includes a coaching manual and a ATFCA certificate

Age Applicants must be 16 years of age