NSW Department of Education and Communities

Australian political traditions

and includes a speech by all

candidates to an assembly.

The speeches this year were

the best I have heard.

Congratulations! The school

has recently installed LED

screens in the MPC so that

audiences during assemblies

and performances can see the

performers and presenters,

and share information and

data. New curtains will also be

installed as part of this

refurbishment. These

additions to our school will

enhance the creative and

performing arts, and greatly

improve our communication

with students and parents.

This refurbishment was made

possible by a donation from

the Cessnock Music Academy

which is greatly appreciated.

Ian Scanlon—Principal

The Higher School Certificate

(HSC) is progressing well for

our College students. Most

students report that the

examinations are challenging

but fair. We look forward to

their individual success stories

in late December. There is

continuing interest in The

College – our innovative HSC

curriculum structure. Next

week we will be hosting a visit

from the executive of

Tuggerah Lakes Secondary

College: The Entrance

Campus and I will give a

presentation to the executive

of Dungog High School the

following week. Cessnock

High School leads the way in

innovative education!

The 2013 academic year

commences on Monday

November 19th. Students will

receive their new timetable

and they will be allocated new

classes and teachers. There

will be 23 days of teaching and

learning before the end of the

year, and attendance by all

students is essential. Year 7

student commence their 2013

studies on Monday December

3rd. We will formally farewell

our graduating College 2 class

on November 20th at Peppers

Creek, and we will be

welcoming our incoming

College 1 students at our

Welcome to College Formal

on December 6th at Crowne

Plaza. These formal occasions

acknowledge the importance

of the Higher School

Certificate as an international

qualification, and of The

College as the most effective

way for students to study and

excel.

Our school leaders for 2013

have been elected by students

and staff. This process reflects

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

NEW SCHOOL LEADERS ELECTED

October 2012 Semester 2

Inside this issue:

New School

Leaders 1

Work Experience 2

PBL Supercars

Excursion 3

Library News 3

The Back Page,

SPORT.

& More 4

Page

What’s On At CHS

1st Nov Year 7 2013 Orientation day/

evening

5th Nov P&C Meeting

5-9 Nov IO Camp

7-9 Nov Peer Support Leaders Camp

Tahlee

13 Nov ESSA Online Testing Year 8

19 Nov Roll-Over Day—All years

20 Nov College 2 Formal

23 Nov Sports Presentation Assembly

30 Nov PBL Excursion V8 Supercars

3 Dec Year 7 2013 Start Cessnock

High School

6 Dec Year 10 Welcome to The

College Formal

17 Dec Presentation Day

19 Dec Last day of school 2012

29th Jan Staff Return

30th Jan Students Return

Cessnock High School News

The School Leaders for 2013

were elected at the end of

September.

School Captains:

Joel Troy, Mikayla Sheehan

Vice Captains:

Rhys Binns, Bethany Dwyer

Election speeches were of

the highest standard, and all

students who nominated for

leadership roles will

become Senior SRC

members for 2013.

The leaders have

already performed their

first official duty, the

College 2 graduation

assembly and they are

all looking forward to

the year ahead.

Congratulations!

L-R Rhys Binns, Joel Troy, Mikayla Sheehan, Bethany Dwyer

“Cessnock High

School is one of only

a few schools who

still offer a work

experience program

to students in Year

10.”

Mrs Walker

Careers Advisor

Page 2

Cessnock High School

Writing this, I look back at where I

was one year ago. Leaving a school

I cared a lot about and crying as I

said my final goodbyes. Looking

back, I know that I made the right

decision. Cessnock High School is a

great place to work. I enjoy coming

to work every single day and it is

due to the wonderful staff that we

have and I take enormous pride in

recognising the efforts of all our

staff. They put in much longer

hours than you would think, they

think hard about what each student

needs to improve and they hold

themselves to the highest academic

standards.

We also have wonderful students. I

have enjoyed working closely with

our students either on an individual

basis or through year meetings and

organised year group activities. By

now most of you know that I have

high expectations. Many of you are

happy about it and some of you still

don’t get it. But I am convinced that

in time you will.

Since my arrival I have focused on

school pride. Through our PBL

expectations of respect,

responsibility and ready to learn we

have greatly improved our sense of

pride, team and community.

In being respectful we have made

more of an effort to be in full school

uniform. To wear school uniform

means to belong and to be a proud

member of our school community.

In being responsible we have started

to look after our playground and

put all of our rubbish in the bin. In

being ready to learn we have been

trying to be on time and in every

lesson.

If you are serious about being a

DEPUTY NEWS—Mrs Gill proud member of the school community

then;

“You must constantly ask yourself these

questions: Who am I around? What are

they doing to me? What have they got

me reading? What have they got me

saying? Where do they have me going?

What do they have me thinking? And

most important, what do they have me

becoming? Then ask yourself the big

question: Is that okay? Your life does not

get better by chance, it gets better by

change.”

Accept responsibility for your life. Know

that it is you who will get you where

you want to go, no one else.

I am proud to be a part of Cessnock

High School and hope that every

student, staff member and parent or

carer is proud to be a part of our school

community.

Liana Gill

Cessnock High School is one

of only a few schools who still

offer a work experience

program to students in Year

10.

At the end of last term the

whole Year 10 cohort were

given the opportunity of a

two week work experience

placement. Students either

chose to spend the whole

two weeks with the one

employer or for those

students who were still

undecided as to what career

path to pursue, two different

work placements were

completed.

Our work experience

program is a wonderful

addition to the experiences

that are offered to our

WORK EXPERIENCE—Mrs Walker

students as part of their

planning for transition from

school to work or further study.

A big thankyou must go to all of

our employers who year after

year support our work

experience program, providing

our students with amazing

opportunities.

Mrs Walker—Careers Advisor

The Aboriginal team

and Ms O’Neill

would like to

congratulate our

Under 15 football

team Korreil Wonnai

Eagles.

The team

experienced their

first Aboriginal

Football Knockout at

Raymond Terrace. They played

with their hearts and heads held

high. We are very proud.

The Aboriginal Camp at Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation

was held recently. Our students tested themselves in many

sporting activities, including the giant swing, high rope, long

bike rides, canoeing and kayaking.

Thank you to all teachers and workers that assisted with the

camp.

Aboriginal News—Ms Falconer, Ms Roberts

The combined students from Mt View and Cessnock High School formed the team, the Korreil Wonnai Eagles.

Students at Myuna Bay camp

Work experience students; Chris Payne, Alice Cooper, Jaeden White, Natalie Lasky

Peer Support Report

The time has come yet again for

all Year 9 students to come

forward and volunteer as Peer

Support Leaders for the in-

coming Year 7 students. This is a

very valuable and established

tradition of Cessnock High School.

Each year a band of dedicated and

caring students undertake training

in support skills during a three day

camp at Tahlee Bible College-

where the food is great! After

training, they provide a valued

service to the school, to the new

Year 7 students, but most

importantly, to themselves. Each

year these students take Year 7

under their wings and help them

settle into high school. I would ask

STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICER

The Student Support Officer is

available to give support to our

families in a number of areas. If

you would like some support or

information on anything related

to health and wellbeing, please

don’t hesitate to ring the school.

The Student Support Officer is

Stacy and she can provide help

for your family with information

on housing, financial counselling,

mental health concerns and many

other areas. Phone Stacy on

4990 1977

all Year 9 students to consider

volunteering for these positions

as Peer Support Leaders in

2013.

The camp will run from 7th to

9th November. The cost is

$120-00. Permission notes can

be obtained from myself in the

Science Staffroom. I look

forward to seeing many of your

children there.

Robyn Williams

Peer Support Coordinator

PEER SUPPORT—Ms Williams

“The Boy Who Grew into a

Tree” by Gary Crew and Ross

Watkins (“This is a tale of

storms and bushfires and wild

bees. It is a tale of an old cou-

ple and a gift from the bush”).

Senior Fiction:

“Creepy and Maud” by Dianne

Touchell (“I call her Maud.

That’s not her real name but

that’s what I call her. Am I

sounding creepy? Love is sort

of creepy”).

“The Convent” by Maureen

What’s New

Junior Fiction:

“Inside Out and Back Again” by

Thanhha Lai (“…now the

Vietnam War has reached her

home. Ha and her family are

forced to flee as Saigon

falls…”).

“Every Day” by David Levia-

than (“Every morning, A

wakes in a different person’s

body, a different person’s life.

There’s never any warning

about where it will be or who

it will be”).

McCarthy (“Peach is nineteen

and pretty happy with the way

things are. But when she takes

a summer job at a café at the

Abbotsford Convent, her idea

of who she is takes a sharp

turn…).

* “A library is like an island in

the middle of a vast sea of

ignorance, particularly if the

library is very tall and the

surrounding area has been

flooded.” Lemony Snicket.

LIBRARY NEWS—Mr Riley

“This (Supercars)

is a reward

excursion for

those students

who have

embraced the PBL

values in our

school. ”

Mr Brown

Head Teacher

Welfare

Page 3

Semester 2

One hundred students will be

invited to attend this event,

with 2 coaches heading down

to see the V8’s.

The PBL team like to reward

those students who are:

Respectful, Responsible, and

are always Ready to Learn.

The cost of this event will be

$20.00, those students who

are interested should see Mr

Brown ASAP to secure a seat.

WELFARE NEWS—Mr Brown

V8 Supercars

Cessnock High School and the

PBL team again this year will

be going to the V8 supercars

in Sydney on the 30th

November.

This is a reward excursion for

those students who have

embraced the PBL values in

our school.

This will be a rewarding day

for all. So come along.

It’s an excellent opportunity

to congratulate the students

who make our school great.

Mr Brown

Year Advisers Year 7 Mr Ryan Year 8 Ms Jayne

Year 9 Mr Gillespie Year 10 Mrs Bruce

College 1 Ms Williams College 2 Mr Starkey

Head Teachers English Mr Lane HSIE Ms Cochrane

Maths Mr Atkinson PD/H/PE Mr Colla

Science Ms Mowatt CAPA Ms Falconer

Welfare Mr Brown TAS Mrs Fairweather

Technology Mr Rennex

Literacy and Numeracy Ms Rigley

Suspension Centre Ms Doolan

Sport Report

As the year winds down and State Knock out

competitions begin to wind up, the Coalfields

Zone does its best to ensure that students still

have plenty of opportunities to participate in

competitive sports. Year 7 and 8 students are the

focus once again this year with the Year 7 Mixed

Sports Gala Day being held late last term and

Year 7 and 8 Netball and Cricket Gala Days fast

approaching.

All Year 7 students represented Cessnock High

School with pride at the annual Year 7 Mixed

Sports Gala Day at Maitland Park participating in

soccer, touch football, netball and T-Ball.

Maitland Grossman High School was the eventual

winner of the day but all Cessnock High School

students should be proud of their efforts on the

day.

Wednesday the 14th of November will be the

date for both of our upcoming Year 7 and 8 gala

days with the Netball being contested at our own

home ground of Cessnock Netball Courts. The

cricket boys will travel to back to Maitland Park

to once again do battle with all other schools in

the Coalfields Zone.

All interested year 7 and 8 students are encouraged to put their names down at the PDHPE staffroom and listen for further instruction during roll call .

Aberdare Road,

Cessnock NSW 2325

Phone: 4990 1977

Fax: 4991 1815

Email:

cessnock-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NSW Department of Education and Communities

Remember: What e’er you do, do well!

Principal: Mr Ian Scanlon

Deputy Principals:

Year 7, 9, College 1

Ms Jo Scott

Year 8, 10, College 2

Mrs Liana Gill

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Mr Williams with the U/14 Boys

Cricket team.

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