welcome to the smith’s hill high school presentation ceremony 2012

Welcome to theSmith’s Hill High School Presentation Ceremony

2012

Chairpersons 2012

Paul Counsell

Captain

Jenna Owen

CaptainJack SimmonsVice Captain

Andrea Fernando

Vice Captain

Welcome to Country

National Anthem

Vocal Ensemble

The Year in Review

Music by James Pivovarski‘Meditations in Maroon’

Principal’s Address

Mrs Rae Mitchell

Musical Performance

Vocal Ensemble

Safe and Sound

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Year 7

Mr Mitchell Comans&

Mr Paul Trickett

YEAR 7Rutkay Alici Emily BarclayHelenna Barone-Peters Connor BellhouseOlivia Bertolla Phoebe CallowJoshua Cornford Ashlynn DaviesGerry Kennedy Stephanie LamElliot Mattiske Michael McClellandCasey Mireylees Dimity NikolovskiSiobhan O’Sullivan Natasha SewellKeira Takacs Arin Tornyi-AydinCassandra Tsokos Caitlin TurnerEmma Turner Hailey Van VreumingenAlice Lei Yang

Year 8

Ms Courtney Dennelly&

Mr Narinder Parmar

YEAR 8Ruby Adams Zara AnastasChloe Atkinson Thomas CondonHarriet Crawshaw Matthew Di GiorgioCorey Gibson Tayla HeLiam Hedges Claudia HodgeSamuel Jakes Haydin KaynakTenaya King Christopher LavillesJordan Lide Joy LiuMegan Moss Anabelle NaumovskiMeara O’Brien Aaron RodwellElisa Sanjurjo Cushla ScanlanJustin Takacs Adam TarrantAurora Upitis Gyan WijekulasuriyaLucy Xu

Year 9

Mr Andrew Weekes &

Mr Dean Jones

YEAR 9Olivia Chan Emma CharlesGianna Cheung Grace ChinMahalia Crawshaw Ramali De ZoysaThomas Doyle Louise EllsmoreBryce Fairweather Lara FittonHannah Grant Zoe GrewCallum Harvey Elizabeth HeffernanBede Jansens Lily KlassonDominic Lui Emma MeredithSameer Murthy Elizabeth NewtonShane Oosthuizen Joshua PaduchSophie Peterson Katelin SchelksJoshua Then Lucinda ThompsonMarnie Van Loon Shion WatabeGrace Welsby William WilsonVeronica Xu York Yu

Musical Performance

String Orchestra‘Spring’ by Vivaldi

YEAR 10

Mrs Kerry Doyle, Mr Jonathon Dallimore&

Mrs Jann Rojas

Year 10Patrick Bell Lachlan CassarKeiden Cheung Daisy ClarkeHugh Cooney Mimi DawsonRachel Dowavic Andrea FarrugiaHenry Foster Patrick GouldNatassja Grew Laura HallamIsabella Hanley Dimitrious HavadjiaAaron Healey Rianna LedwosHarrison Low Rachel MadiganScott Martin Nicholas OrrKatrina Perera Connor PontaroloAndrew Ross Michelle RoytersHayden Smith Robert SpinksTimothy Talbot Anna TomlinCourtney Tuxford Adrian Wright

Year 11

Mrs Michelle Royle&

Ms Sharon Mearing

Year 11

Zelie Appel Evangeline Armstrong-GordonMaddison Beevors Mitchum Bezzina Elizabeth BlomfieldJames Brodnik Emma Brophy Thomas ChappleLong-Yin Felicina Chau Wing Lam Cheng Naomi ChinLee Crinnion Margaret Dunleavy Thomas FarrarAndrea Fernando Keersten Fitzgerald Madeleine GaganBethany Grew Joshua Hayward Jayne HoschkeBlake Jurmann Johanna Kennard Ricky LeNaomi McKinnon Isabelle McNeill Kimberley MurphyCordelia Ongerth Jenna Owen Vanja PjevalicaJoshua Pratt Kiara Robinson Mikaela RomelinghCameron Rouse Thomas Searle Parinda ShahNicholas Stacey Matthew Staraj Matthew StarrElizabeth Tolhurst Christian Tozer Shengkai Xie Johnny Chung Hin Wong Juliette Younger Ellen Ziegelaar

Debating & Public Speaking Awards by Mrs Kerry Doyle

Junior Debating

Dimitrious Havadjia

Junior Public Speaking Award

Helenna Barone-Peters

Emily Campbell

Musical Performance

Jack Xu and Nick Zengovski‘Three grand concert Duets’ no. 2

by H Lazarus

Year Adviser’s Awards2012

Year 7 Advisers’ Awards2012

Helenna Barone-Peters

Brendan Harris

Year 8 Adviser’s Awards2012

Isaac Dunstan

Harriet Crawshaw

Avery Jackel-Fitzgerald

Natasha Kaul Award

Gyan Wijekulasuriya

Benjamin Marks

Jamie Serifovski

Dimitrious Havadjia

Thea Stephenson

Courtney Tuxford

Thomas Searle

Ruidi Liu

Sapphire Loebler

Musical Performance

York Yu

‘Moments of Plastic Jubilation’

By Matthew Hindson

Sports Awards

Mrs Michelle Royle, Mr David Meredith&

Mr Rodney Zabell

Sports AwardsLuke Batistuzo-Hale Emily Fraser Robert Gaudiosi

Matthew Green Liam Hedges Bradley Holland

Patrick Li Emma Meredith Elizabeth Newton

Henry Ongerth Alice O'Toole Vladimir Pan

Aaron Rodwell Michelle Royters Karri Ryan

Thomas Searle Natasha Sewell Keira Spencer

Kiah Taylor Mali Taylor Liisa Ups

Brad Van Vreumingen Shion Watabe

Emma Wolfe Johnny Chung Hin Wong

Sportsperson of the Year 2012

Liisa Ups

- South Coast Schools Sports Association Mal Mow Award- Premier’s Sporting Medal

Induction of House Captains

Mr David Meredith &

Mr Zabell

Induction of House CaptainsCampbell (Blue)Captains –Lachlan Cassar, Mimi DawsonVice Captains – Hunter del Solar, Meg Behl Shanks

Crown (Green)Captains – Mitchell Jones, Amy JonesVice Captains – Riley Jones, Rachel Jones

Gipps (Red)Captains – Alice O’Toole, Simon LeeVice Captains – Nicola Lombardi, Scott Martin

Keira (Yellow)Captains – Ayden Skourlis, Keira SpencerVice Captains – Otis Wishart, Thea Stephenson

Induction of SRC bySchool Captains 2013 & Ms Sue Jones-Sweeting

Paul Counsell

Captain

Jenna Owen

Captain

Andrea Fernando

Vice Captain

Jack Simmons

Vice Captain

Student Representative Council2013

Zara Anastas Isabelle McNeillLucca Barone-Peters Alice O’TooleHelenna Barone-Peters Clare O’ToolePaul Counsell Jenna OwenWilson Farrar Jack SimmonsAndrea Fernando Rosie SimmonsAlex Fitton Kayla SmithersBrendan Harris Thea StephensonZachary Havadjia Emma TurnerBradley Holland Courtney TuxfordLiam McAneny Adrian Wright

Gyan Wijekulasuriya

Public Relations Team

introduced by Ms Sue Jones-Sweeting &

Mr Basil Simmons (P&C President)

Jim Braicovic Kai Dreyfus-Ballesi

Jaya Ryan Kira Freeman

Juan Gonzalez Petrozzino Rachel McCumstie

Danika Adamski Zoe Grew

Janaye Sloot Lucca Barone-Peters

Patrick Gould Laura Hallam

Musical Performance

Heather Rodgers‘Airtap’ by Erik Mongrain

The Brenda Miller Award forAcademic Commitment

Presented by Mr Ian Walker

Nina Blazeska

Lauren Madigan

Year 12 Recognition Awards

Presented by Mr Ian Walker

Jesse Martin-AllanJamaya MastersEmily Serifovski

SCHOOL MEDALISTS

Presentation of Medals by Mrs Rae Mitchell

&Mr Ian Walker

Bronze Medalists 2012

Presentation of School Medals Bronze Award – Audi Li

SCHOOL ROLES:

•Peer Support Leader

State and National Competitions:

•Year 7: Science (HD), Computer Skills (HD), Geography (HD), Mathematics (D), Chemistry (D), English (Cr)

•Year 8: Mathematics (HD), Chemistry (HD), German Listening (D), Science (D), Big Science (D), Computer Skills (D), Geography (D), English (D).

•Year 9: Computer Skills (HD), Mathematics (D), German Reading (D), German Listening (D), Science (D), Chemistry (D), English (Cr).

•Year 10: English (HD), Computer Skills (HD), German Reading (HD), German Listening (HD), Mathematics (D), Science (D), Chemistry (D).

•Year 11: Chemistry (HD), Science (D), German Reading (D), German Listening (Cr), Mathematics (Cr)

SPORT:

•Year 9: Zone Athletics for Discus, Triple Jump and 100m Hurdles.

•Year 10: Zone Cross Country.



EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Year 7: Rock Eisteddfod – RAW Division, 40 Hour Famine, performer at Smith’s Hill Expo Night.

•Year 8: Rock Eisteddfod – RAW Division, “Music 2” Performance Night, “Performance Skills” Performance Night.

•Year 9: Rock Eisteddfod – RAW Division, Southern Stars, performer and volunteer at Smith’s Hill Expo Night, Talented Maths Students Day.

•Year 10: Talent Storm; Southern Stars; Bush School lifesaving leader; guide, performer and volunteer at Smith’s Hill Expo Night; Science Engineering Challenge; assisted in Year 6 Information Night, assisted at Year 6 Orientation Day, NSW Premier’s Student Volunteering Challenge Bronze Award, Bronze Medallist in NZALT Language Olympics.

•Year 11: Lead role in Rock Eisteddfod – Premier Division, Peer Support leader, assisted at Year 7 Barbeque Night, assisted at Peer Support Barbeque, performer and volunteer at Smith’s Hill Expo Night.

•Year 12: Rock Eisteddfod – Premier Division, Australian Titration Competition, volunteer at Smith’s Hill Expo Night, speaker for prospective Year 11 German students, assisted in Smith’s Hill Working Bee.

COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT AND ASSISTANCE:

•Year 10: Helped organise Jeans for Genes Day

•Year 12: Breast Cancer/Prostate Cancer Charity Committee

Presentation of School Medals Bronze Award – Dane McKeenSCHOOL ROLES:•Student Representative Council (Year 8 and 12), elected Events Coordinator within SRC, Peer Support Leader, Year 12 charity fundraising, and regularly attends school working bees.

State and National Competitions:•Year 8: University of NSW English Competition, University of NSW Science Competition, MLTA of NSW 2008 Short Film Competition, Australian Mathematics Competition.•Year 10: University of NSW Science Competition.•Year 11: Australian Mathematics Competition.

SPORT:•Year 7: U15 Water polo Team, U14 Indoor Futsal Soccer Team, CHS State Flat Water Kayaking.•Year 8: U16 Australian Football League Team, CHS State Flat Water Kayaking.•Year 9: Representing SHHS at Northern Illawarra Zone Swimming Carnival, Representing Illawarra Zone at South Coast Swimming Championships, Representing South Coast at NSW CHS Swimming, Representing SHHS at Northern Illawarra Zone Cross Country, U16 Australian Football League Team.•Year 10: Representing SHHS at Northern Illawarra Zone Swimming Carnival, Representing Illawarra Zone at South Coast Swimming Championships, Representing South Coast at NSW CHS Swimming, Representing SHHS at Northern Illawarra Zone Cross Country, OPENS SHHS Water Polo Team, U16 Australian Football League Team•Year 11: U18 AFL Round Robin Tournament, OPENS AFL team, Representing SHHS at Northern Illawarra Zone Swimming Carnival, Representing Illawarra Zone at South Coast Swimming Championships.•Year 12: OPENS Smiths Hill Men’s Netball Team (competed at zone).

EXTRA CURRICULAR:•Year 7 -12 Southern Stars (featured vocalist), Year 7-12 Illawarra South East Regional Performing Company, U15 Water Polo Team, U14 Futsal Indoor Soccer Team, Education Week Performances, Illawarra South East Regional Junior Music Camp, Music Ensemble, music 1 performance, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge RAW Division, Student Representative Council, MLTA of NSW 2008 Short Film Competition, School Music Camp, U16 Australian Football League (AFL) Team, Expo Night volunteer and performances, music night performance. Altitude Leadership Day, Zone Cross Country, South Coast Regional Swimming, Illawarra Zone Swimming, Combined High Schools State Swimming, music from the stage performances, Illawarra Surf Carnival, Wollongong Entertainment Centre 10th Anniversary Celebration Performance with ISER Performing Company, Music From The Stage concert. formal committee, NRMA Design a Car competition, Legacy Week Volunteer, Expo Night volunteer, Illawarra Surf Carnival, ABBAmania Performance with ISER Company. Attended a Question and Answer session with the American Ambassador to Australia, Writer for disabled HSC students as a voluntary service to school, Peer Support, vocal group, Smith’s Hill High School move-for-mark team, re-opening of Wollongong Town Hall performance. Halogen National Youth Leadership Conference, key role in organisation of: soccer day, values day, mufti days, Valentines day, Shave-4-a-Cure, Environment committee, Year 12 Breast Cancer/ Prostate Cancer Fundraising Committee, Presentation Night Performance, AusIMM Australian Coal Operators Conference Performance, key role in directing school review of culture/ uniform, NAIDOC week presenter and selected as a Featured Artist in the 2012 Schools Spectacular.

COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT AND ASSISTANCE:•Student Representative Council, Year 10 formal committee, year 12 charity fundraising committee, environment committee

Presentation of School MedalsBronze Award – Heather Rodgers

SCHOOL ROLES & COMMITTEES

•School Captain (2012)

•Peer Support Leader (2011)

•Student Representative Council 2010 – 2012 (SRC) Secretary (2012), Deputy Chairman (2010)

•SRC Values Day Workshop Leader (2011-2012), Valentines Day, Variety Night & Shave for a Cure Committee

•40 Hour Famine Coordinator (2011)

•Expo Night (2008 - 2011)

•Team Tibet, Oxfam, SHHS Japanese Club

CERTIFICATES OF ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT

•School based awards:

•“Go for Gold” Award, Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence - First in Year 8 for Japanese, Excellence in Academic Achievement for German, Science, English ,Japanese, Introduction to Drama, First in Year 9 for Japanese, First in Year 9 for Music, Japanese, Music, Mathematics, ‘Public Image’ ,Japanese, Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence - Second in Year 10 for Japanese, First in Year 10 for Music

•School Certificate Results: English-Band 6, Mathematics-Band 6, Science-Band 6, Geography-Band 6, History-Band 6, Computer studies- Highly Competent

•Year 11: Second in Japanese,Year 12: First in Japanese, Second in Japanese Extension


•UNSW Science Competition, UNSW Computer Skills Competition, RioTinto Big Science Competition, Participation in MLTA Languages Matter! Short Film Competition, Australian National Chemistry Quiz, Participation in the Illawarra and South East Region Science and Engineering Challenge, Australian National Chemistry Quiz, UNSW Japanese Certificate II, Finalist in MLTA Languages Matter! Short Film Competition, Award for Best Editing in the MLTA Short Film CompetitionYear 11: Participation in OzCLO Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad

SPORT:

•Attendance and participation: Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals, Sports Award for Representing S.H.H.S at Northern Illawarra Zone Cross Country, Rock Eisteddfod RAW Division, Talent Storm, Rock Eisteddfod Premier Division

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Ensemble member, Music Performance Nights, Korean Exchange Student Guide, Senior & Junior Jazz Combo, Concert Band, Vocal Ensemble member, Music Performance Night, Rock Eisteddfod RAW Division, SRC Guitar Competition (Winner), Performed in the Music from the Stage class production, Rock Eisteddfod RAW Division Performer, Designed RAW T-Shirt, Jazz Ensemble Christmas Performance at Aspect South Coast School, Tadpole Productions Play Cast Member, Illawarra Schools’ Shakespeare Festival (Winners), Talent Storm team, Band for the School Musical “The Pajama Game”, Student Representative Council (SRC), Participation in Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave, Ribbit Up Productions Set Design/Painter, Hosted Japanese Exchange Students (Takarazuka, Kitazono), MC for the Music from the Stage class production, Participation in Opera Australia’s ‘WotOpera’ program and performance at IPAC, Rock Eisteddfod Premier Division Backstage Team member, Participant in Halogen Leadership Conference 2012

Presentation of School Medals Bronze Award – Karri RyanSCHOOL ROLES:

•2010 Public Relations Team

•2011: Peer Support Leader

•Schools Sports Captain in Year 11

•SRC 2011


•Year 7: Science Competition and the Australian Mathematics Competition (Distinction).

•Year 8: Australian Mathematics Competition (Credit), Australian Chemistry Quiz (High Distinction) and the Science Competition (Distinction).

•Year 9: Science Competition and the Australian Mathematics Competition (Credit).

•Year 10: Australian Geography Competition (High Distinction), Science Competition (Credit) and the Australian Mathematics Competition (Credit).

•Year 12: Australian Business Studies Competition.

SPORT:

•Year 7: CHS Swimming, South Coast Regional Cross Country, South Coast Regional Athletics, SHHS Girls Water Polo Team, Year 7 Dragon Tag gala day, SHHS 13 year age champion – swimming.

•Year 8: CHS Swimming, South Coast Regional Cross Country, South Coast Regional Athletics. SHHS 14 years age champion – swimming, Year 8 Sports Person of the Year.

•Year 9: CHS Swimming, NSW All Schools Cross Country, South Coast Regional Athletics, SHHS Girls U/15 basketball team, SHHS Water Polo Team, SHHS 15 year age champion – swimming, SHHS 15 years age champion – cross country and Year 9 Sports Person of the Year.

•Year 10: CHS Swimming, NSW All Schools State Cross Country, CHS Athletics, SHHS 16 years age champion – swimming, 16 years age champion – cross country, Year 10 Sportsperson of the Year.

•Year 11: CHS Swimming, Zone Cross Country, Zone Athletics, SHHS Netball team, SHHS 17 years age champion – swimming, 17 years age champion – cross country, Year 11 Sportsperson of the Year. Year 12: CHS Swimming, SHHS Netball team, SHHS Water polo team, SHHS 18 years age champion – swimming, 18 year girls zone cross country champion, 18 year girls South Coast region cross country champion and NSW All Schools State Cross Country.

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Year 7: Rock Eisteddfod (RAW division) and Expo night volunteer.

•Year 8: Rock Eisteddfod (RAW division), Southern Stars, Drama – junior school play and Expo night volunteer.

•Year 9: Rock Eisteddfod (RAW division) Southern Stars, Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and Expo night volunteer.

•Year 10: Talent Storm, Southern Stars and Expo night volunteer student guide.

•Year 11: Rock Eisteddfod (Premier Division) and Expo night volunteer.

•Year 12: Rock Eisteddfod (Premier Division).


•2007 – 2012 Fellowship in Smith’s Hill member

•2007 – 2008 Amnesty Group member

•2010: Bush School First Aid Leader, SHHS Oxfam Club committee member and Formal Committee member.

•2011: Student Representative Council, Peer Support Leader, SHHS Oxfam club committee member, 40 Hour Famine Leader and 2012: Year 12 Charities Committee, SHHS Oxfam club committee member

SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT

•Julian has been involved in the following activities offered at the school including: School Camps, SRC Camps, Sports Carnivals, Year Lectures, Cross Roads, Working Bees

SCHOOL ROLES:

•School Captain, Chairperson of the Student Representative Council (Year 12), Treasurer of the Student Representative Council (Year 11), Peer Support Leader, School Council Member, Member of the Public Relations Team


School based awards:

•Year 7: Science, Mathematics, German, Information Technology. Year 8: Mathematics 4, World War II. Year 9: Conflict and Terrorism, Food for Celebration. Year 10: English 6, Mandatory History 3, Science 7, Mandatory Geography 3, International Cuisine, English 7, Mandatory Geography 4, Mandatory History 4, Mathematics 8, Science 8, Photo Art School Certificate Results: English - Band 5 (89), Mathematics - Band 6 (92), Science-Band 6 (97), Geography-Band 6 (96), History - Band 6 (97), Computer Studies - Highly Competent (94) Year 11: Legal Studies Year 12: Captain’s Award, School Bronze Medal Award


•Year 7: English Language and Literacy Assessment (High Achievement), University of New South Wales Science Competition (Distinction), Australian Mathematics Competition (Distinction), Australian National Chemistry Quiz (Distinction), Australian Geography Competition (Credit), University of New South Wales English Competition (Credit), University of New South Wales Computer Skills Competition (Credit). Year 8: Essential Secondary Science Assessment (Level 5), National Chemistry Quiz (Distinction), Assessment of Language Competence – German Certificate 1 (Distinction), University of New South Wales Computing Skills (Credit), University of New South Wales English Competition (Credit), University of New South Wales Mathematics Competition (Credit).

•Year 9: National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (Reading: Band 9, Writing: Band 10, Language Conventions: Band 10, Numeracy: Band 10). Year 10: Australian Geography Competition (High Distinction).

SPORT:

•Year 7: Zone Athletics Carnival, School Futsal Team Year 8: School Futsal Team

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Year 7: Debating Training Program. Year 8: Mandatory Music 2 Performance Night, Cast Member in School Play (The Big Box), Rock Eisteddfod Challenge (RAW Division). Year 9: Cast Member in School Play (Noughts and Crosses), Shakespeare Festival (Second Place), Arcadians Theatre Group – Inter-School Drama Competition, City of Wollongong Eisteddfod – Improvisation (Third Place), Theatresports, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge (RAW Division). Year 10: Public Relations Team, Involvement in Legacy Week, Peer Support Training Program, Student Assistance at School Expo Night, Theatresports, Jeans for Genes Day. Year 11: Student Representative Council (Treasurer), Director General For A Day (Director of Human Resources), New South Wales Parliament Student Leaders Forum, Work Experience Placement (Clayton Utz Lawyers), Peer Support Leader, Student Assistance at School Expo Night, Shave For A Cure, Theatresports, School Values Project, School Soccer Day Year 12: School Captain, Student Representative Council (Chairperson), Lions Youth of the Year Competition, Halogen National Young Leaders Day, Mooting Team, Student Assistance at School Expo Night, Theatresports, Shave for a Cure, School Values Project, School Soccer Day


•Student Representative Council (Chairperson), Student Representative Council (Treasurer), School Council Member, Member of the Public Relations Team, School Expo Nights (Year 10-12), Legacy, Shave For a Cure, Jeans for Genes Day

Presentation of School Medals Bronze Award – Julian Nikolovski

Silver Medalists 2012

Presentation of School Medals Silver Award – Nina BlazeskaSCHOOL ROLES:

•School Vice-Captain

•Student Representative Council – School Communications Leader

•Public Relations Team


•Year 8: Distinction in Science UNSW Competition, Credit in Australian Mathematics Competition, Credit in the Rio Tinto Big Science Competition

•Year 9: Distinction in Science UNSW Competition

•Year 10: Credit in Nzalt Language Olympics 2010, Credit in English UNSW Competition, German Certificate 2 Distinction in Listening/Reading, Distinction in the National Geographic Channel Australian Geography Competition

•Year 11: German Certificate 3 Distinction in Reading Credit in Listening, Arthur Phillip Award Highly Commended (Dr Don Biddle Issues in Australian Environments Fieldwork Competition)

SPORT:

•Year 7: Athletics Carnival Runner-up Age Champion, Zone Athletics for 100m, 200m, Hurdles, Long Jump and the Relay Team

•Year 8: Athletics Carnival Runner-up Age Champion, Zone Athletics for 100m, 200m, Long Jump and the Relay Team

•Year 11: Soccer Day Champions

•Year 12: Zone Cross Country

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Year 7: 40 Hour Famine

•Year 8: Student Representative Council/SRC Camp, Rock Eisteddfod/Raw, Welcomed Guests to the Regional Awards Held at Smith’s Hill, Mufti Day Money Collections, Music 2 Performance, Performed for RAW at Expo, Helped in Smith’s Hill’s 50th Anniversary SRC Stall

•Year 9: Rock Eisteddfod/Raw, Helped Run Expo for Language Faculty, Southern Stars, Performed for RAW at Expo, Tadpole Productions School Play (Attained Arcadians Theatre Group Encouragement Certificate), Shakespeare Festival

•Year 10: Talent Storm, Public Relations Team, Expo Night, Ribbit-Up Productions School Play, Southern Stars, Tournament of Minds Regional/State Champions, Tournament of Minds Australasian Pacific Finalists, Assisted in The New South Wales Principal’s Conference, Helped Run Soccer Day, Wrote for the School Newsletter (International Studies Excursion), Year 6 Information Night, Science and Engineering Challenge, Regional Drama Festival

•Year 11: Rock Eisteddfod, Student Representative Council/Camp, Peer Support, Year 7 Barbeque, Expo Night for SRC, Ran the School Anzac Day Ceremony, Welcomed New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell, Collected Money for Jeans for Genes Day, ‘Respect’ Leader at Year 7 Values Day, Attended Social Justice Meeting as SRC Representative, Helped Set Up for Variety Night, Helped at School Working Bees (2), Regional Drama Festival, State Drama Festival, Regional Shakespeare Festival, Attended National Young Leaders Conference, Helped Run Year 12 Graduation

•Year 12: School Vice-Captain, Running Year 7 Camp, Helped Run Full School Assemblies, Helped Run Award Assemblies, Ribbit-Up Productions School Play, Student Representative Council Communications Leader, ‘Respect’ Leader at Year 7 Values Day, Welcomed the US Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich, Attended Monthly Council Meetings, 40 Hour Famine Leader, Working Bee, Expo Night, Titraion Competition, Speaker for prospective year 11 German Students.


•Year 8 Soccer Day Committee

•Year 10 Formal Committee

•Year 11 Get Juiced Committee

•Year 11 / Year 12 Valentine’s Day Committee

•Year 12 Breast Cancer/Prostate Cancer Charity Committee

Presentation of School Medals Silver Award – Lauren Madigan

• SCHOOL ROLES:

• Public Relations Team Member 2009

• Formal Committee 2010

• Peer Support Leader 2011

• Mathematics Peer Tutor 2011

• State and National Competitions:

• Year 7: Science (C), Chemistry (D), Mathematics (D).

• Year 8: Science (D), Rio Tinto Big Science Competition (D).

• Year 9: Science (D), English (D), French Certificate 2 Reading (D), French Certificate 2 Listening (D).

• Year 10: Science (C).

• Year 11: Science (C), English(C).

• SPORT:

• Year 7: Zone Cross Country, Zone Swimming, Zone Athletics, Regional Cross Country, NSW CHS Cross Country, Winner of South Coast Regional Cross Country Teams event.

• Year 8: Zone Cross Country, Zone Athletics, South Coast Regional Cross Country, South Coast Mixed Doubles Tennis.

• Year 9: Zone Cross Country, Zone Athletics, South Coast Regional Cross Country, South Coast Regional Tennis Trials, NSW CHS Under 15’s Tennis.

• Year 10: Zone Cross Country, Zone Athletics, South Coast Regional Cross Country.

• Year 11: Zone Cross Country, Zone Athletics.

• Year 12: South Coast Mixed Doubles Tennis Winner, Zone Cross Country, South Coast Regional Cross Country, NSW CHS Cross Country Championship, Zone Athletics.

• EXTRA CURRICULAR:

• Year 7: Study Skills and Strategies Seminar.

• Year 8: School Play ‘Earth Watch’ performer, South Coast Regional Drama Festival, Team Tibet Member.

• Year 9: Southern Stars Dance Performer, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge ‘RAW’ Division Dancer, RYDA Road Safety Program, Public Relations Team Member, Team Tibet Member, 40 Hour Famine Participant.

• Year 10: Illawarra and South East Science and Engineering Challenge, Royal Life Saving Resuscitation Program, Expo Night Performer and Student Guide, Year 6 Information Night Guide, Formal Committee Member, 40 Hour Famine Participant.

• Year 11: Expo Night Performer and Student Guide, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Premier Division dancer, Peer Support Leader, Mathematics Peer Tutor.

• Year 12: Mathematics Peer Tutor, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Premier Division Dancer, Titration Competition, Advanced Driving Course.

Presentation of School Medals Silver Award – Alexander PoldenSCHOOL INVOLVEMENT

•ALEXANDER POLDEN has been involved in the following activities offered at the school including:

•Camps, year lectures, and sports carnivals

SCHOOL ROLES:

•SHHS Student Representative Council in year 9, Regional Student Representative Council in year 9, SHHS debating coach in year 11 and 12, SHHS Band Saxophone, in years 8 to year 10, SHHS Jazz ensemble Saxophone 2009 / 2010 and Wollongong assistant for UN Youth NSW years 9 to 12.


•School based awards: Year 7: Science, Religious studies, English semesters 1 & 2 Year 8: English accelerated semesters 1 and 2, Commerce semesters 1 and 2 Year 9: English accelerated, Geography, SHHS Junior Debating Award and the SHHS Drama Award. School Certificate results: English (accelerated)-band 5, Science (accelerated)-band 6. Year 10: School Certificate results: Mathematics-band 5, Geography-band 5, History-band 6, Junior Debating Award and Computer studies-highly competent. Year 11: Business Studies. Higher School Certificate: English Advanced (accelerated)-band 6, English Extension (accelerated)-band 5 and Chemistry (accelerated)-band 4. Year 12: Debating Award; Academic Achievement Award; School Silver Medal Award

STATE AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

•Year 7: Australian Chemistry Quiz (High Distinction), UNSW EAA, English (High Distinction), UNSW EAA, Computer skills (Distinction) and Australian Mathematics competition (Credit). Year 8: Rio Tinto Big Science Competition (High Distinction - perfect score), Australian Chemistry Quiz (High Distinction), UNSW EAA, English (Distinction), UNSW EAA Computer skills (Distinction), UNSW EAA, Science (Distinction), Australian Mathematics competition (Credit), Language competence, German (Credit). Year 9: Australian Chemistry Quiz (High Distinction), Rio Tinto Big Science Competition (Distinction), UNSW EAA, English (High Distinction), UNSW EAA, Science (Distinction). Year 10: Australian Chemistry Quiz (High Distinction), Australian Geography Competition (High Distinction), UNSW EAA English (Distinction), UNSW EAA Science (Distinction). Year 11: UNSW EAA, English (Distinction). Year 12: Australian Business Studies Competition (High Distinction Award – First in State).

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Tournament of Minds, Debating , UN Youth Association Junior Public speaking competition , Public speaking Michael Kent Golden Page Award winner and Rock Eisteddfod RAW division backstage assistant , Science and Engineering challenge, Theatresport , Asia Pacific Conf. on Education Integrity, Voice of Youth competition, South Coast Public Speaking, Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award (Candidate), UN Youth Association National conference and Rock Eisteddfod RAW division Co-Host. Pacific Model UN program, NZ & East Timor , SHHS Senior LOUD Challenge , Tournament of Minds Regional final (Honours), NSW DET Premiers Debating Challenge (Winner quarter final), Pyjama Game (SHHS musical), NSW DET Illawarra and South East region Junior State Debating Championships (Representative). UOW ACON debate guest debating team, Lions Youth of the Year Public Speaking (Local winner), Model UN Assembly (Delegate), NSW DET Premier’s Debating Challenge (Winning team), NSW DET Combined High Schools State debating team, Division A and the NSW Debating Union (State squad). NSW Debating Union, State squad, RSL & Schools Remember ANZAC ceremony (Speaker, representing NSW Schools), Voice of Youth competition Regional winner, Metropolitan regional final, Safe Driver Training Course, UOW Schools Debating Tournament (2nd place), UOW Schools Debating Tournament (Best Speaker in the final), The Great Debate, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW DET Premier’s Debating Challenge State Semi-finalist team, Lions Youth of the Year (Regional Finalist), NSW Education & Communities, Illawarra and S/E Region Excellence in Student Achievement Award and NSW Education and Communities Minister’s Award for Excellence in Student Achievement.


•Years 8 – 10 MC at music performance evenings and talent nights at SHHS , Year 10-12 Community Radio Youth Presenter , Years 10-12 School Debating Coach, Year 12 Adjudicator Sea Cliff Community of Schools Public Speaking Competition

Gold Medalist 2011

Presentation of School Medals Gold Award – Isabel CrawfordSport:•Year 7: 12 years Age Champion – Swimming, Represented SHHS at District level Swimming and Zone level Cross Country, Girls Junior Dragon Tag team•Year 8: & Year 9 District Swimming Representative

Extra Curricular:•Year 7: State Runner-Up - United Nations Youth Association Public Speaking Competition, 1st Place in the South Coast Public Speaking Competition, Dancer in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge RAW Division, Jazz Ensemble, Southern Stars featured dancer, Junior Public Speaking Award, Volunteer at Expo Night, Member of SHHS Amnesty International, Participant in the 40 Hour Famine•Year 8: State Finalist - The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award, State Semi-Finalist - The Premier’s Junior Debating Competition, State Runner-Up - The United Nations Youth Association Public Speaking Competition, State Semi-Finalist - Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition, 1st Place in the South Coast Public Speaking Competition, Member of the cast of school play, Earth Watch, Winner - SHHS Junior Theatresports Competition, Jazz Ensemble Member, Dancer and Student Representative in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge RAW Division, Participant in the anniversary memorial of the Mount Kembla Mine Disaster with SHHS RAW dancers, Southern Stars Featured Dancer, Member of the Illawarra and South East Regional Performing Company, Junior Public Speaking Award, Volunteer at Expo Night, Regional Drama Festival representative•Year 9: State Winner - United Nations Youth Association Public Speaking Competition, State Semi-Finalist - The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award, Regional Winner - Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition, 1st Place - South Coast Public Speaking Competition, Member of the cast of school play, The Big Box, Dancer in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge RAW Division, Delegate at the UN Youth Conference, Southern Stars Featured Dancer, Member of the Illawarra and South East Regional Performing Company, Junior Public Speaking Award•Volunteer at Expo Night, Winner - SHHS Junior Theatresports Competition•Year 10: State Semi-Finalist in Premier’s Debating Competition for Years 9 & 10, Member of the Illawarra/South Coast JSDC (Junior State Debating Competition) Debating Squad, 1st Place - South Coast Public Speaking Competition, Winner of the Smith’s Hill High School ‘Loud’ Public Speaking Competition, Member of the cast of school play, Overbelly, Member of the cast of the school musical, The Pajama Game, Arcadians Award for role as ‘Gladys’ in The Pajama Game, State Semi-Finalist in Theatresports, Regional Winner of the Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition, Youth Theatre, Theatresports, Volunteer at Expo Night•Year 11: Winner - State Final of the Premier’s Debating Challenge for Years 11 & 12 – Hume Barbour Trophy, Winner of the Club Final of the Lion’s Youth of the Year Quest – unable to attend regional competition due to involvement in school play, The Magic Mountain, Member of the cast of school play, Hamlet, Arcadians Award for role as Ophelia in Hamlet, 1st Place in the South Coast Public Speaking Competition, State Semi-Finalist - University of Sydney Debating Tournament, ACON: Debate for community audience at Wollongong Art Gallery, Delegate at the Rotary Model United Nations Assembly, Shakespeare Festival, Regional Drama Festival Representative, Regional Winner - Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition, Volunteer Expo Night, Theatresports, Coach of winners of the Premier’s Debating Competition for Years 9 & 10•Year 12: Winner - State Final of the Sydney Morning Herald Plain English Speaking Award, National Finalist - Sydney Morning Herald Plain English Speaking Award, Lead role in school play, The Magic Mountain, Attained Department of Education debating and public speaking adjudicator qualifications, Facilitator of Smith’s Hill’s debating and public speaking training day, State Semi-Finalist – The Premier’s Debating Challenge for Years 11 & 12, Participant in and winner of ‘The Great Debate’ – Debate for Youth Week with community audience at the Wollongong Art Gallery, Delegate at the UN Youth Conference, State Semi-Finalist of the UN Youth Evatt Trophy, Mock Security Council Competition, Runner-Up – University of Wollongong Debating Tournament, West Illawarra Youth Achievement Awards nominee, Winner of an Illawarra and South East Region Excellence in Education Award

Presentation of School Medals Gold Award – Matthew Harrington

SCHOOL ROLES:

•School Vice-Captain 2012

•Schools Sports Vice-Captain 2011

•Peer Support Leader 2011

•SRC 2012


•Year 7: English (D) Mathematics (D) Science (Cr)

•Year 8: Science (D), looking for others…

•Year 9: Science (Cr), Mathematics (D), French Certificate 2 (Listening – D, Reading – D)

•Year 10: English (Cr), Mathematics (D), Science (Cr), Computer Skills (Cr), Geography (D)

•Year 11: English (HD), Mathematics (D), Science (Cr)

SPORT: (Need to look for Yr7/8 stuff)

•Year 9: Zone Cross Country, South Coast Tennis Team and CHS Tennis, Member of Boys Knockout Tennis Team, Tennis Mixed Doubles Gala Day runners up

•Year 10: Zone Cross Country, South Coast Tennis Team and CHS Tennis, Member of Boys Knockout Tennis Team, Tennis Mixed Doubles Gala Day runners up

•Year 11: Zone Cross Country, South Coast Tennis Team and CHS Tennis

•Year 12: Zone Cross Country, South Coast Tennis Team and CHS Tennis, Tennis Mixed Doubles Gala Day Winners

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

•Year 7: RAW, Music 2 Performance Night

•Year 8: RAW and Performer at Mount Kembla Festival/Parade, Member of School Play ‘Earth Watch’, School Theatresports Competition champions, Performer in Southern Stars, Music Performance Nights,

•Year 9: RAW, Member of School Play ‘Noughts and Crosses’ and Arcadians Theatre Group Encouragement Award, School Theatresports Competition champions, Theatresports State Finalists, Regional Drama Festival, participant in Illawarra Coal Regional Science Fair, Shakespeare Festival – First in Scene Inspired by Shakespeare, Performer in Southern StarsYear 10: Talent Storm, Member of School Play ‘Overbelly’, Crew member of School Play ‘A Spark in the Dark’, Tournament of Minds Regional Champions and State finalists, Theatresports State Semi-Finalists, Winners of Section in Science and Engineering Challenge, Performer in Southern Stars and member of the ‘Square Division Michael Jackson Flash mob’, Performer in Youth Theatre Production ‘The Remark-full Forest’

•Year 11: Rock Eisteddfod, Member of School Play ‘Hamlet – This is Thy Life’ and Arcadians Theatre Group Encouragement Award, State Shakespeare Festival, State Drama Festival, Coach/Helper for Tournament of Minds 2011, attended 2011 National Young Leaders Day

•Year 12: Rock Eisteddfod, Member of School Play ‘The Magic Mountain’,


•Attend school council meetings

•Environment Working Bees

YEAR 12 AWARDSMrs Rae Mitchell,

Mr Ian Walker,Mrs Elaine Bennett

&Mr Bruce Hayes

Third in Year 12:Audi Li

DuxBowen Ding

Dux:Lauren Madigan

Musical Performance

Anjali Iyer‘O mio babbino caro’

By Puccini

Closing remarks

Smith’s Hill High School Presentation Ceremony

2012

welcome to the smith’s hill high school presentation ceremony 2012

Documents

maroon slide

vivaldi slide

sound slide

country slide

academic awards slide

mrs kerry doyle slide

mr andrew weekes mr

public speaking awards