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TEMPE HIGH SCHOOL Innovation, Opportunity, Excellence

Unwins Bridge Road TEMPE NSW 2044

Phone : 9558 2023 Fax : 9558 9460

TERM 2, WEEK 11

Those Year 11 students need to ensure that they improve their attendance or complete all set work and assessment tasks or both if they are to be eligible to proceed to Year 12 in those courses. Year 11 will be involved in Study Skills Week. Week 4 of Term 3. Beyond Year 10 In Week 2, Term 3 all Year 10 students will be involved in Job Interview Day and discussions with the Careers Advisor and Year Advisors about their subject selections for next year. An evening has been set aside for parents to attend to receive more information from staff on this important matter. All options beyond Year 10 will be explained at this evening and we urge at least one parent to attend with their Year 10 daughter or son. On the same evening a session will be held for parents and students of Year 8 who will be selecting new elective subject s for Year 9, 2011. Place this date in your diaries to attend Tuesday 27 July—Year 8 5.30—6.30pm Year 10 6.30—7.30pm Congratulations to the following students who received Principal Commendation letters and were placed on the Academic Honour Roll for their 2010 Half-Yearly Reports. Congratulations to the students receiving outstanding results in the 2010 National Geographic Geography Competition. In the Junior Intermediate & Senior divisions Tempe High School students achieved 7 High Distinctions, 24 Distinctions and 33 Credits from a total of 149 participants. The High Distinctions went to: Christine Do, Tina Nguyen, Vivek Sainju, Tom Shu, Tina Vo, Michael Canh, Chevalier Small.

Principal’s Report As Term 2 ends, it is time to review some of this terms highlights, some of which are reported upon this newsletter. Over the last two weeks parent/teacher nights have been held. It was good to see so many parents attend although I was disappointed that more parents did not attend to discuss their child’s progress. Any parent who could not attend and wish to discuss the half-yearly report should ring the Year Advisor. The student advisors are always willing to assist in any follow-up to discuss issues raised in the half yearly and yearly reports. Those students who did not attend will be given their reports to take home. Year 7 enrolments for 2011 At this moment we have no vacancies with long waiting lists for Year 7 and all other years. If you are leaving to go to another school we would appreciate you letting us know so as waiting list students can be notified. Exams for Years 11 & 12 Year 12 will do their Trial H.S.C. exams in Weeks 4 & 5 of Term 3. The H.S.C. exams for Music Performance, Oral and listening exams in all languages and the submission of major works for English Extension 2, Design & Technology, Visual Arts and Extension History will occur between weeks 3 and 6 of Term 3. The precise dates will be given to the relevant students. Year 11 will do their exams in weeks 8 & 9 of Term 3. This will complete their Preliminary HSC before proceeding to HSC studies in Term 4. The recommendation to proceed to the Year 12 courses will be based on a combination of classwork throughout the 30 weeks of Year 11 courses, the final exams, attendance and participation and designated assessment tasks. Warning Letters have been sent to parents of a few Year 11 students in danger of not completing Year 11 course requirements. Parental interviews have also been held.

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Website : www.tempe-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Innovation, Opportunity, Excellence

Study Tip Establish a routine. Now’s the time to set aside a particular time each day for study and revision and stick to it. More study tips at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/gotoschool/highschool/studyingtips.php Sexting What every parent should know. Did you know that there are legal and personal repercussions of children/teenagers sending sexual images to each other. Listen to this podcast at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/technology/cybersafety/yr2009/sexting.php Our Library—a number of popular books have been stolen and we ask all students and parents to check bags, bedrooms etc. to see if any unborrowed books are lying around and can be returned. Please return them to the Library as it is costly to replace stolen items.

Our 2009 Annual School Report (A.S.R.) has been posted on our school website. The ASR highlights our school achievements over the past 12 months. This document outlines the school vision and future strategic goals based on relevant evaluations and data. The report analyses the effectiveness of our teaching and extra curricular programs in relation to the excellent education provided for all our students. P & C Set aside the evening of Wednesday 1st September for a P & C sponsored Creative Arts evening in the Hall. The Hospitality students will provide a “Masterchef” tasting whilst browsing student art works and musical presentations. More information will be sent home in August. Tempe High School staff are not involved in the organisation of a Year 10 Formal. This is the responsibility of the parents and students.

IMPORTANT DATES 2 July - Last day of Term 2

19 July - School Development Day

20 July - All students return for Term 3

22 July - National Science Competition

23 July - C.H.C. Cross Country

27 July - Subject Selection Evening

28 July - O.C. tests held here

29 July - Police visits—Cyber bullying (Year 8)

30 July - School Tree Day - N.A.I.D.O.C. Week

30 July - Yr 10 Job Interview Day

2 August - NSW Geography Competition (Year 10)

4 August - Yr 10 T.E.A.M. presentation at Australian Technology Park

5 August - Careers Excursion (Y 110 & 11)

10 August - P & C Meeting—All Welcome

9-13 August - Year 11 Study Skills Week

9-20 August - Trial H. S.C.

18-20 August - Year 8 Camp - Ski Trip

27 August - Year 12 Design & Technology Major Work due

1 Sept. - P & C Performance Evening

6-17 Sept. - Year 11 Preliminary Exams

21 Sept. - Regional Drama Festival Seymour Centre

20-22 Sept. - Year 11 Crossroads Camp

23 Sept. - China Excursion—Shanghai Expo Term 3 Holidays

27.9.10 - 10.10.10 Term 4 20.12.12 - 27.01.11

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YEAR 7– Honour Roll

Dominic Palanca

Emily Pan

Martin Peng

Bobi Perdulovski

Stefan Pesic

Caitlin Pham

Tony Phan

Chiara Porco

Abe Potten

Deuel Ranjit

Samantha Read

Felicia Rozali

Ayushma Sapkota

Wei Jun Si-Tu

Caitlyn Sinclair

Chris Song

Selina Su

Lucy Sun

Djanala Svagelli

Stefanus Tanuarta

Jenny Tran

Vincent Tran

Kisha Vagi

Lauren Vickery

Joanna Wang

Nicky Wang

Kali Whitfield

Brian Widjaja

Sophie Wines

Vivian Wong

Cynthia Wu

Irene Xie

Kathy Zhang

Michelle Zhang

Sherry Zhang

Dennis Zhong

YEAR 7—Honour Roll

Angela Abraham

Shanii Bruveris-Tan

Dominic Causley-Todd

Kristy Chen

Vicky Chen

Saja Cherry

Lucy Day-Williams

Rodica Dolendo

Ebru Erdogan

Taelah Farrell-Martin

Lucinda Fong Hee

Si Yuan Shelley Gu

Zara Hang

Michael Ho

Annie Hu

Amanda Huang

Anna Huang

Lisa Huynh

Thuc Ai Huynh

Michelle Khazaee

Abhishek Kumar-Thakur

Crystal Lai

Jason Lee

Beryl Li

Shirley Liao

Corinne Liu

Clairesse Lopez

Julie Luong

Teresa Luong

Roqkel Nazar

Melissa Neckovska

Jenny Nguyen

Linton Nguyen

Lisa Nguyen

Tina Nguyen

Michael Orphanou

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YEAR 9– Honour Roll YEAR 8—Honour Roll

Julius Adamson

Lachlan Adamson

Sukhandeep Bedi

Jessica Bui

Stephen Canh

Yeung Cheng

Carmen Cheung

Jerin Chowdhury

Ruth Costa

Helen Dang

Irene Deng

Yussie Feng

Sarah Fung

Mily Hoang

Phillip Hoang

Solek Hu

Carmen Huang

Jimmy James

Monica Le

Selina Le

Melissa Le (Maranik)

Rachel Li

Jessica Lie

Silvia Lin

Nikkie Luong

Cindy Ly

David Ma

Natalie Nand

Ivy Ng

Andy Nguyen

Danielle Nguyen

James Nguyen

Ken Nguyen

Lucy Nguyen

Katherine O'Chee

Winnie Phung

Normandy Ramos Maghacut

Yi Fan Shen

Petrina Singh

Peter Tran

Simon Tran

Jordan Wang

Miranda Wang

Zoe Yalouris

Snezana Zezovska

Lucy Zhao

Joshua Abfalter

Ivan Bai

Lachlan Burrows

Mandy Cheung

Aliza Chin

Nattacha Chinnasri

Derek Choy

Cian De Bhaldraithe

Christine Do

Varun Gnanasundaram

David Guo

Nancy He

Marco Ilievski

Kieren Lam

Helen Le

Garlo Li

Shirley Luo

Matthew Mojsovski

Amr Mustafa

Vincent Nguyen

Kenix Pang

Mahrendra Sharma Aryal

Tom Shu

Andrew Su

Doriana Szkudlarek

Jessica Tao

Alice Teoh

Kristina Tran

Kimberley Viray

Michelle Xiang

Jessica Xie

Natalie Xu

Jason Yu

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YEAR 11-Honour Roll YEAR 10-Honour Roll

Istiak Ahmed

Era Gin Sydney Camilet

Connie Chen

Eric Cheung

Jonathan Chim

Amanda Chung

Naomi Dang

Alyssa Deang

Howard Diep

Christopher Donovan

Lauren Emblem

Sean Fardell

Keziah Gutierrez

Linh Hoang

Vanessa Huang

Eugenia Jin

Kimberley Khaw

Koray Kilic

Nicoletta Koutalianos

Alan Lee

Sylvana Lee

Jessica Leung

Shanje Liu

Adrian Ly

Lachlan McCauley

John Nguyen

Thu Ha Nguyen

Nadika Poudel

Sarah Pun

Diane Ta

Katie Tran

Amos Tsang

Lisa Van

Tina Vo

Betty Zheng

Sara Zheng

Carol Zhou

Maria Zotti

Zara Ali

Erica Chan

Karin Ching

Salak Chung

Donna Dang

Emmet De Bhaldraithe

Jeremy Han

Michelle Ho

Jackie Hoang

Maria Le

Karen Lee

Connie Li

Jason Lin

Jessica Ma

Angela Nguyen

Zaki Ouarak

Tu Uyen Pham

Charlotte Quintal

Daniel Simmonds

Roger Tan

Isabelle Teo

Sandy Thai

Ying Zhong

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Welfare Report Greetings from the Head Teacher Welfare - Ms Athena White The position of Head Teacher Welfare at Tempe High School is new to Tempe this year. I arrived at Tempe at the start of term 1 and I can honestly say that our students are of high quality and are a fine example of a stable and consistent family lifestyle. Student welfare at Tempe has always been a primary concern of the teaching staff and is an ongoing priority within the whole school management plan. Our school executive has always been proactive in maintaining and promoting a safe and nurturing environment within the classroom. This established school culture of enhanced learning has enabled me to establish my position within the school and I feel as though I am a welcomed addition to a team of highly dedicated and motivated professionals. My role as Head Teacher Welfare is to co-ordinate and implements welfare programs that ensure that our students are emotionally confident to successfully access our school curriculum and to maintain open lines of communication between the school, the parents and wider community. I am in the fortunate position of collaborating with a highly experienced and dedicated Welfare Team which combines the expertise of experienced year advisers, PDHPE faculty, school counsellor, Support Teacher Learning Difficulties, ESL teachers, Aboriginal Aides, Ethnic Aides, Careers Adviser, Home School Liaison Officer and an efficient office staff all of which has led to improving student outcomes. To date we have focused our efforts on:

Welfare and Discipline Policy – Levels System Anti Bullying Program Attendance Lateness Students with Special Needs SRC Inter School Chess Team Fund Raising Senior Mentor Program Year 7 Camp School Assemblies Student Welfare Reports Welfare Meeting with Parents Year Adviser Meetings Vaccinations Links to Learning I look forward to contributing to our school environment and being part of a well established and ongoing welfare philosophy of enhanced learning.

YEAR 12-Honour Roll

Owen

Sophie

Lily

Jessica

Yohan

Kevin

Yen Nhi

David

Matthew

Joanne

Calvin

Manh

Viviane

Afua

Kevin

Kim

Thi Hong

Simon

Joseph

Chen

Chen

Fan

Francica

Ko

Lam

Lam

Le

Mok

Nguyen

Nguyen

Nguyen

Nguyen

Oteng

Tran

Tran

Tran

Wong

Yakoub

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Wilma Chin Congratulations on your outstanding Congratulations on your outstanding Congratulations on your outstanding Congratulations on your outstanding Semester 1 results. Your report and Semester 1 results. Your report and Semester 1 results. Your report and Semester 1 results. Your report and comments from your teachers reflectcomments from your teachers reflectcomments from your teachers reflectcomments from your teachers reflect a conscientious and mature approach a conscientious and mature approach a conscientious and mature approach a conscientious and mature approach to your studies. You should be very to your studies. You should be very to your studies. You should be very to your studies. You should be very proud of your achievements and withproud of your achievements and withproud of your achievements and withproud of your achievements and with a sustained effort, I have every confidence a sustained effort, I have every confidence a sustained effort, I have every confidence a sustained effort, I have every confidence you will continue to excel during you will continue to excel during you will continue to excel during you will continue to excel during your timeyour timeyour timeyour time at Tempe High School.at Tempe High School.at Tempe High School.at Tempe High School. Well done!Well done!Well done!Well done!

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Nascar Rotary Dinner On Monday 7th June three Tempe High School students were asked to represent the NASCA (National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy) Sports Academies at a Sydney City CBD Rotary Club dinner. Two of the students, Georgia-Lee Ockerby-Pickett and Marni Reti from year 9 spoke to the Rotary Club members about the effect the Sports Academy is having on them. Both girls spoke about how much they are enjoying the inclusion of the Academy into their schooling as well as the opportunities that they have been given through the Academy. The girls were also asked to look into the future and tell the audience where they would like to be once their secondary schooling finishes. Georgia-Lee wants to go into the Navy and become an Aeronautical engineer while Marni is going to have a gap year before pursuing a career as a mechanic and hopefully opening her own garage. The third student that was involved in the night was Ricardo Golding from year 11. Ricardo sang ‘My Island Home’ without the use of music or any backup at all. Several members of the club were heard saying that they had goose bumps and the hairs on their arms were standing up because he sang so well. The students represented Tempe High School, the Academy, their families and themselves to the highest level and were beaming with smiles upon the completion of the night. They spoke with the majority of the club members individually and sat with them during dinner. Congratulations to all three students. Ash Hogan – NASCA Sports Academy Co-Ordinator.

The Ashfield Little Big Band I play Alto Saxophone in a community Jazz band called ‘The Ashfield Little Big Band’. We play music ranging from a Latin groove, a Cuban Rhumba to an old piece of swingin’ jazz. The instruments include tenor, alto and baritone saxes, 5 amazing trumpets and 3 trombonists. Our guitarists add rhythm and bass to the band. Our director is the very experienced Jason Isaac. There are 20 members who come from high schools in the inner west including Newtown PAHS and Ashfield Boys High. We learn jazz concepts including articulation and improvisation skills. We have played at numerous gigs including The Manly International Jazz Festival, the Forum at Leichhardt, Petersham Bowling Club and other community events. This year we are planning a road trip to the South Coast. Saturday was the first time we had ever played live on air at East Side Jazz Radio 89.7 fm and we had our performance recorded! A LIVE recording! We played a 40 minute set in the church at Paddington. We were buzzing with pride at our success. Dominic Causley-Todd, Year 7

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String Orchestra’s Performance at the Opera House On the first of June, six people from Tempe High School went to the Opera House to be part of Festival of Instrumental Music. William Zhang, Cian De Bhaldraithe, Michael Cahn, Rachelle Teoh, Aliza Chin, Annie Hu and Ms Lalic went to the Opera House together with their string instruments (violins, violin cello and double bass) by train. When we arrived, we were directed to the rehearsal area. We tuned our instruments and practiced for hours with many other schools. After we rehearsed, we had a long break. We walked around the Opera House and observed the places around it. Ms Lalic took us to a restaurant called ‘Rossini’s’ on the Quay and we had a lovely Italian meal. Around 7.00pm, the performance started and the audience arrived and settled down. There were many other performances before ours so we had a long wait. When we were called up, we carried our instruments in rest position and went onto the stage. We were excited and nervous at the same time. There was a speech introducing our schools and some information about the songs we were about to play. We first played ‘Spring’ by Vivaldi followed by ‘Fantasia on Scarborough Fair’ then ‘My Kind of Irish’. It went well even though some people forgot the notes! By the way, we had to play everything by memory! After that, there was a performance using percussion instruments. Last of all, we played a gypsy piece “Red Boots” with the recorders and percussion instruments. We had a truly wonderful time performing at the Opera House.

by Annie Hu, Year 7

2010 Sculpture Garden—coming soon! In Year 10 Visual arts, students have been involved in a world of contemporary art. Continuing on from making individual sculptures based on Surrealism, students have developed group artworks to go into the school gardens. During a visit to the 2010 Biennale of Sydney—The Beauty of Distance : Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age students experienced installation and sculpture that is extraordinary. Everything from; exploding cars suspended in a warehouse, bonnets made entirely of dress maker pins to the rooftops of a makeshift shanty town that can be actually walked on. Once back at school, students in groups begun working with found materials, clay and recyclables to create a sculpture garden hat reflects some of the Biennale of Sydney’s themes and concepts. Students were given individual roles such as: curator of the exhibition, installation team, art critic, advertising and technical/material support to name a few. This individual role allows students to understand the many ways that exhibitions come together. It also reinforces that career opportunities that the visual arts can provide. Due to extreme weather conditions, installation of the sculptures has proven a challenge. Over the next few weeks the sculpture garden will become home to more artworks. All are invited to come and experience the artworks and visit our online blog (on it’s way). Keep checking the garden space near the visual arts rooms for more developments and for news of the sculpture garden opening.

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Canberra Art Excursion: On the 15th and 16th March, 50 students from the elective Art classes went on an overnight excursion to Canberra. Most students were at school at 7:30 am, excited to attend this once in a lifetime opportunity. Most of all, the Masterpieces from Paris had been displayed in the National Gallery of Australia. There were 112 best known artworks from one of the great museums in Paris Musée d’Orsay. While we were stuck in the bus for the first two hours which was very stuffy, some sang songs while others slept like logs. Everyone was excited while we turned the corner to Hungry Jacks to fill our grumbling stomachs. We were much disappointed when the meat paddies ran out.

There we left for another two hour long trip to Can-berra. Some people thought it was appropriate to litter which led to the result of no more eating on the bus. We spent the whole two hours watching some interesting movie played on the TV at the front of the bus. We were overjoyed when we stopped at the War Memorial, where we observed some fascinating sculptures and paintings of the brave soldiers that fought in the past wars. Kenix and I found the discovery zone which was restricted but the kind man let us in anyway. We got to ride on the helicopter which made weird noises and took pictures of our trench foot. It was disgusting to look at. There were other cool interactive games to play. We got to stay in a trench and firing noises were frightening us.

After, we had lunch provided to us by the motel. We had sandwiches. It was nice but it did not completely fill our stomachs. We then left for the National Portrait Gallery. There we completed a worksheet while being guided through the gallery. Somehow we followed the wrong group and eventually found out we were lost from our group but we found them in the end.

We were all exhausted so we left for the motel. There we split different cabins. I was with Kenix, and two other Year 10 girls. The cabin only had a room so Kenix and I took it while the other two girls slept in the lounge room. After unpacking our entire luggage, we walked to the dining area. We had vegetables and chicken for dinner followed by tasty dessert. There was orange and apple juice jugs on the table for us to drink from. Walking slowly to our own cabins, we prepared ourselves for the bowling alley. After a half an hour ride, we quickly went inside and split into groups of four. I was in the group with Kenix, Kristina and Michelle. Michelle was pro in the game; she almost got a strike every time she bowled. Unfortunately, Kenix and I wore the wrong shoes so we had to change into funny bowling shoes. Soon the fun began to end as we left for the motel. Some people were hungry so they bought food from McDonalds. The ride back was extremely short for some reason.

In the cabins, everyone prepared for bed. A lot of people were too excited and made a lot of noise which cause one of the teachers to sneak behind the bushes and spy on us. I think it must have been a rumour.

The next morning, we woke and got dressed and ready for breakfast. We had toast, spaghetti, and cereal. After breakfast, we left for the National Gallery of Australia. It was crowded. There was a very long line of people lining up to get in. Inside the Gallery, there was security in every corner of the rooms at the place where all the masterpieces were exhibited. Again, we were split into groups and guided through the museum. A lot of people ‘accidentally’ touched the invisible security line, which cause the alarm to go off. The masterpieces were fascinating as the subject was either amazing or bizarre. There were other paintings and sculptures in the museum such as the sculpture of two motorbikes which looked like two snails. That fascinated a lot of us. Later, we had lunch. The sandwiches were the same as yesterday. Unfortunately, I managed to drop mine. Off we left again, to the Parliament House. We managed to be able to see one of the meetings take place. We walked through the Senate and House of Representatives and learnt a lot of interesting facts about the past and the constitution. In the end, we were provided afternoon tea and were lucky enough to meet the MP of our area, Anthony Albanese.

We hopped onto the bus that took us home. We were all excited to go home and get a good rest. On the way, many people slept or played cards and also trivia. During the trip, we stopped for KFC. This time I got a snack box. Many people bought food because they were starving. After half an hour at KFC, we went on the bus that that took us to Tempe High. We were all sad that the excursion ended so soon and was excited to go again next year.

by Joanna Jin and Kenix Pang, Year 9

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Year 12 Guest Speaker—Lisa Forrest

Year 12 students were so fortunate to have the opportunity to hear Lisa Forrest speak about her life, her career and her personal motivations. As an elite athlete in her teens, Lisa shared with candour the weight of personal and public expectations on one so young. When most teenagers are worried about the pressures of school, their school lives and getting their drivers’ licence, Lisa was copying with all that and training for the Moscow Olympics. This Olympics was to be the most controversial with public opinion divided over whether the athletes should participate. Lisa went from belonging to a swim-team that was adored and respected to being bitterly criticised as ‘un Australian’. This was an extremely relevant insight for us within the context of our Area of Study for the HSC—’Belonging’. It gave us insight into the highs and the lows and the impact on dividual when they feel they no longer ‘Belong’. Lisa’s personal journey was recounted with wit and honesty. She demonstrated to us that you can overcome challenges with drive, commitment and determination. She also convinced us that we too had ‘stories’ to tell—that people would be interested in. It was a great opportunity for us to hear Lisa’s quite inspirational story. With drive, commitment and determination—Tempe’s class of 2010 approaches their biggest challenge too. by Lily Fan, Joseph Yakoub—Year 12 Captains 2010

2010 Chess takes off at Tempe

Nancy He & Doriana Szkudlarek watch on as Jason Chen & Jimmy Lam practise for their

upcoming Chess Tournament Reports should lead to reflection Students should by know have received their reports. Well done to those students who achieved a place on the Honour Roll, it was a delight to read through your reports. I would also like to congratulate students who achieved good results and grades by doing their personal best . I was particularly impressed students who have achieved a good personal learning profile. This tells me that they are well prepared, attentive participants who are punctual and cooperative. After the initial reading it is a good idea to sit down with the report early next term and set specific goals for yourselves. Teachers have not only written about what you have done, they have also suggested ways that you can improve even more. It is important to work out what actions you are going to take to follow these suggestions. Avoid and broad statements like “I am going to try harder at History”, instead resolve on something more specific, like “ I will complete all tasks for History and spend each Wednesday between 4 and 5 doing History revision and extra study”. These specific goals should then be backed up with action, actually doing what you plan. Put it in your diary, your phone your outlook calendar. Tell you parents, your friends and your cat, so that you are motivated to actually do it. Of course you should then do what you have planned. Remember that the road to improvement must involve reflection, looking back on where you have been to learn the lessons for the road ahead will lead to an even better result. Socrates Dassaklis—Deputy Principal

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OneNote Training for all Year 9 Students On Friday 25th June all Year 9 students participated in a workshop to assist them in using Microsoft OneNote effectively on their Laptops. OneNote is a software application which allows students to gather digital information in a ‘folder’ type format. All students in Years 9 and 10 have had the opportunity to set up a One Note file on their laptops for many of their classes. The focus of the workshops was to ensure that all students were using the application effectively in the classroom. Students were issued with a training manual. In addition the workshops were led by a select group of Year 10 students who volunteered to instruct the Year 9 students. These students are to be commended on their initiative and outstanding leadership skills. As part of the training process, Year 10 students were also taught how to use ‘Adobe Captivate 4”, which allows for other applications to be recorded and embedded into the OneNote file. These Year 10 students will also be providing a workshop on OneNote for our staff at the Term3 Staff Development Day. A big thankyou needs to go to these hard working students. They include: Connie Chen, Istiak Ahmed, Eugenia Jin, Sylvana Lee, Tina Vo, Vanessa Huang, Cem Akkoc and Amanda Chung. Ms J.Duncan—Head Teacher Teaching and Learning

Dear friends and colleagues, I am writing to let you all know how proud we can all be of some of our Tempe High students. On Saturday 26th June,4 year 8 students and 1 year 9 student gave a wonderful performance at the Body Pacifica Art Festival . Julian Polota (guitar), Peti Pelelei (vocals), Sina Latu (percussion) and Eva Karpani (percussion) along with Marni Reti (lead vocals) performed to a full house and were very well received. They represented Tempe High with dignity and smiles and were cheered on with a lot of love from family and friends. Straight after the performance I, Julian and Marni were interviewed on a live to air radio broadcast by Koori Radio. They both spoke very well and although nervous to begin with they very natural. Directly after the radio interview the group were then requested to give an impromptu performance outside the venue for ABC television to be included in a documentary to be screened across Asia and the Pacific. In one day they performed in front of a large audience for the first time together, which included technical hassles on stage and sound problems with monitor s p e a k e r s e t c ( a l l o f w h i c h w a s valuable experience...especially for the nerves) and a multi media experience that a lot of professional artists don't get for years. They behaved with exemplary conduct and were wonderful representatives of Tempe High. Please pass on your congratulations to them all. Kind regards—Peter Morgan C.L.O

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