RESPECT PERSISTENCE RESPONSIBILITY CONFIDENCE

newsletter 05 | 30 March 2017

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SPORTS DAY SUCCESS Last Friday we convened sports day on the school grounds. It was the first time in the history of either Port Pirie High School or JPSS that the event has been staged on our own arena. Cara Fiebig, the HPE staff and Sport & Recreation Committee deserve widespread acknowledgement. Every year their efforts to prepare and conduct sports day are significant but in a new venue planning the layout, line marking, jumping pits, volunteer locations etc. create extra workload. It was an excellent team effort, the ovals looked great, events flowed smoothly and the day ran perfectly to schedule.

What I value most about sports day is the opportunity it provides students to display the qualities necessary for success in their futures and contribute to a better society. Respect was once again very evident. I saw it in the way young people supported each other, barracked for those who are striving to do their best, represented their house team with pride but at the same time were mates who competed for rival teams. One image that stays in my mind is of a young guy struggling to complete the 800m and students from all house teams getting alongside him, offering encouragement and completing the last 200m alongside him. It was ‘gold’ and is inherent in the way sports day operates.

There were many other visions of excellence in performance, massive improvement by those who have trained and set themselves to do well and others who may not be athletically inclined but display the confidence and determination to get involved, support their team and show the grit and resilience needed to do their best.

Some people are critical of today’s youth and certainly with more than 600 adolescents here day to day we encounter similar issues as are evident in the broader community. On sports day we are reminded of the best that our youth bring. It is genuinely inspiring to watch them striving to do their best, being leaders and responsible citizens and above all having fun engaging in a range of healthy, active pursuits. Already I look forward to next year!

Coming Events

Apr 5 Year 12 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Apr 6 Year 8 Immunisation

Apr 12 8-11 Reports Distributed

Apr 13 Last day Term 1 – early dismissal: 2:25pm

May 1 Term 2 Commences

May 10 8-11 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Jun 7 - 8 Meningococcal B Vaccine Years 10-12

May 9-11 NAPLAN

Jun 15 Year 8 Immunisation Round 2

Leadership Team

Principal: Roger Nottage

Deputy Principal: Michael Gaunt

Assistant Principals: Rachel Gray Graham Hoile Maciej Jankowski Kate Tetlow

School Links

O’Reilly Gray, Leah Funke, Dylan McGregor, Kristy Wild and Roger Nottage

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Imagination

Ten students including the school captains and vice captains

attended 'Imagination' formerly known as 'Young Leaders Day' at

the Adelaide Convention Centre on March 21 2017. Students

listened to a variety of prominent speakers including journalist

and Channel 7 presenter Melissa Doyle, former Adelaide Crows

defender Brent Reilly, skateboarding entrepreneur Poppy Starr

as well as artist Peter Drew. These presenters inspired our

students through the stories they told and the adversity they had

overcome to achieve their dreams. Students took particular

interest in Melissa Doyle's presentation where she explained the

persistence she showed after continually being rejected for jobs

when she first finished her degree but was in the ‘right place at

the right time’ to score her first journalism role. Another crowd

favourite was Brent Reilly's story, a 200 game player for the

Adelaide Crows, Brent was forced into retirement after a serious

head injury sustained at training. He discussed having to change

his mindset from a fixed mindset to having a growth mindset to

attain his goal of playing football professionally at the highest

level. Sixteen year old Poppy Starr discussed her love of skate

boarding and entrepreneur skills she had developed to

successfully fund her skateboarding dreams. As her parents

couldn’t financially support her to travel overseas to

competitions, she took things into her own hands and began

selling art and jewellery at local markets which funded her first

overseas competition in the USA. With skateboarding becoming

an Olympic sport in 2020, Poppy explained her desires and

dreams to compete at this elite level. Students also participated

in games and activities to get them thinking about their

leadership style and what they value in their lives. Although it

was an early departure the students maintained a high level of

interest throughout the day stating it was one of the most

inspiring excursions they'd been on, one was even star struck

and speechless when she bumped into Melissa Doyle!

Imagination was a unique opportunity to expose our students to

real-life stories of leaders in a variety of fields and for them to

gain insight into how they can make a difference in the world.

Kate Tetlow and Jasmin Simounds

Year 12 Food and Hospitality

Students in Year 12

Food and

Hospitality recently

expanded their

horizons with an

excursion to Mr

Mick Kitchen in the

Clare Valley. Students toured the kitchen facilities, asked

questions of the head chef and the management team to assist

with researching their current assignment. The research task

they are completing focuses on the current trend of tapas style

food in the food and

hospitality industry.

Students then enjoyed

a tapas style feast with

dishes such as beetroot

and blue cheese

arancini balls with basil

pesto, patatas (fried

potatoes) with herb

salt and creamy aioli, duo of dips with za’atar dusted pita bread,

salt and pepper squid with grapefruit, guava, chilli & coriander

sauce, chicken and pork san choy bau meatballs with ginger and

soy sauce, and chicken drumettes marinated in smokey BBQ &

srirarcha with aioli.

Vegetarian options such

as Clare Valley haloumi

with mint, grapes and

pomegranate vinaigrette,

creamy polenta chips with

chargrilled capsicum

pesto and a carrot, apricot

and cumin tart with lemon ricotta whip were provided to

students with alternative dietary choices. The afternoon was

finished with churros; Spanish donuts in cinnamon sugar with Mr

Mick infused chocolate sauce. Students took photos of the

garnishing and presentation in order to draw inspiration for their

upcoming practical where they will serve a tapas style dish to

paying guests. Overall it was a fabulous day and showcased how

tapas dining can be a social experience that celebrates the union

between food, drink and friends. Students explored a number of

small dishes, some sampling new ingredients in the process,

discussing taste, texture and presentation with their classmates.

Kate Tetlow and Jasmin Simounds

JPSS Athletics Carnival

On Friday March 24, John

Pirie Secondary School

held its annual Sports Day.

This year was the first

time the event had been

held at the school as in

previous years it had been

run at Memorial Oval.

The day got off to a cracking start with the 100m hurdle events.

The athleticism the athletes showed was impressive with many

races coming right down to the line. Throughout the morning the

leader board was hotly contested with Lewis getting off to a

flying start. However it wasn’t long before eventual winners

Hewett started hitting the scoreboard with far superior

participation numbers compared to Lewis, Neilson and Ross. It

just goes to show the greater the team spirit, the greater the

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participation numbers and the greater number of points gained

for your house!

Some fierce individual

battles took place

throughout the day in

all age groups. The

Open Boys

competition is always

close with Tyson

Amey, Kirby Gadaleta,

Ayden Jorgenson and

O’Reilly Gray all performing well across multiple events. In the

Open Girls, surprise packet Jessica Phipps (Hewett) did battle

with Hewett team mates Brittney Taylor and Abbie Heyes. In a

huge individual effort Kurtlee Buzzacott scored a whopping 92

points for his team, the highest of all individual trophy winners –

not bad for someone in his first year at JPSS!

By far the best sight of

the day was seeing

students getting behind

each other in a number

of ways. Teamwork was

clearly at the forefront

of everyone’s mind

especially Hannah

Simpson and Brenton Binnell’s (both from Neilson) who ran

alongside 800m event participant Reegan Pens to get him

through one of the toughest races in the hottest part of the day.

Alex Giles efforts throughout the day also did not go unnoticed,

entering many events for Ross when their event numbers were

lacking. His determination and persistence are qualities that he

should be highly commended for. Other commendations for

students who displayed the school qualities of respect,

responsibility, confidence and persistence were Liam Dreaver

and Josh Cheek for rallying around their team mates and having

a go however the overall school qualities shield was awarded to

Leah Funke (Neilson) and Dylan McGregor (Ross) for their

outstanding contribution to their team and team mates

throughout the day.

At the end of the day

Hewett were winners

on 2038.5 points,

surpassing their total

of 2028 points from

the previous year (a

new record). Hewett

had the highest

number of participants, and were blessed with great house

captains and an amazing house coordinator, Mrs Nyasha Tulloch

who did a great job filling events on the day. I would just like to

say a huge thank you to the parents who attended the day for

the first time at JPSS – the atmosphere that was created by your

presence was brilliant. To Jayne James and the Metro Canteen

staff for feeding us all! To the staff of JPSS particularly Mr

Graham Hoile and Mr Chris Flavel, the day would not have been

able to go ahead without your time and effort. To St Johns

Ambulance, thank you for keeping us all safe and well

throughout a rather warm day. And finally to the students of

JPSS who continue to inspire us, your behaviour and attitude on

the day was fantastic. Thank you everyone for making the first

Sports Day at JPSS one to remember.

Cara Fiebig

HPE Coordinator

Overall Results for the day were as follows:

HOUSE POINTS

1st

Hewett – 2038.5

2nd

Lewis – 1599

3rd

Ross – 1374.5

4th

Neilson – 1227

AGE GROUP CHAMPIONS

Place Under 14 Boys Under 14 Girls

1st

Kurtlee Buzzacott (Ross)

92 points

Zoe Sumido (Ross)

72 points

2nd

Gus Pellizzer (Ross)

55 points

Shaila Brusnahan (Hewett)

54 points

Under 16 Boys Under 16 Girls

1st

Decklan Gray (Hewett)

84 points

Olivia Maywald (Hewett)

58 points

2nd

Adam Street (Lewis)

52 points

Rachel Leecroft (Hewett)

57 points

Open Boys Open Girls

1st

Kirby Gadaleta (Neilson)

74.5 points

Jessica Phipps (Hewett)

63 points

2nd

O’Reilly Gray (Hewett)

68 points

Chloe Olsen (Ross)

56 points

Female School Qualities Award: Leah Funke (Neilson)

Male School Qualities Award: Dylan McGregor (Ross)

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JPSS Athletics Carnival 2017

O’Reilly Gray, Kurtlee Buzzacott and Kristy Wild

O’Reilly Gray, Zoe Sumido and Kristy Wild

O’Reilly Gray, Decklan Gray and Kristy Wild

O’Reilly Gray, Olivia Maywald and Kristy Wild

O’Reilly Gray, Kirby Gadaleta and Kristy Wild

O’Reilly Gray, Jessica Phipps and Kristy Wild

Hannah Simpson, Reagan Penns and Brenton Binell