23rd September 2016, ISSUE NO. 15

How Time Flies

How fast time flies! I’m sure that’s what a lot of parents/carers of Year 12 students are thinking now. It must seem like

yesterday they were sending their child off to school for the first time and now they are seeing them complete their High

School education in readiness for what the future might hold. For their last few days of school the students enjoyed

dressing up in various costumes. There was a “Farewell to Year 12” Social which was a great night. Year 12 had a

“Where’s Wally” theme and “Gender Bender” was the theme for other students (some pretty scary looking girls). The Year

12 Breakfast and Final Assembly was held on Wednesday 21st September with a large gathering of family and friends. A

big thank you to Ms Rossini and the Year 11 Hospitality for a fantastic breakfast. Year 12 now have two weeks of school

holidays before commencing the HSC formal exams on Thursday October 13th (lucky for some). The Year 12 Formal will

be held on Tuesday 8th November at the Nambucca Heads RSL. This is the final event for the students as part of

Nambucca Heads High School. NHHS would like to wish all students the best of luck with their exams. Do some study

over the holidays, but remember to also take some time to relax.

Year 12 2016

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Community

This week we said farewell to the Year 12 class of 2016. On Tuesday we had the Farewell to Year 12

social followed by the Year 12 Breakfast and Final Assembly on Wednesday. Completing thirteen years

of formal education is an achievement of which to be proud. Attaining your HSC is acknowledged as a

key factor in the development of a young person’s skills and knowledge. Congratulations Year 12 of

2016 and all the best in your HSC examinations.

To all students, thank you for your efforts this term. Enjoy your holidays and I look forward to seeing you

all back on Monday 10th October.

Highlight of the fortnight:

The final assembly for our Year 12 Class of 2016. As a high school teacher I truly believe that our job is all about producing fine

young men and women who will be good citizens for our community. As Ms Lockyer and Mrs Nowland read the roll out for the

final time and the students came up to be presented with their final school report it was a pleasure to see another cohort of fine

young men and women from Nambucca Heads High School officially finish their high school education and take that first step

into adulthood.

As always please contact me at the school with any queries as to your child’s education.

Simon McKinney

Principal

Year 12 2016

Mercedes Peterkin

State Athletics

NHHS P&C will be holding a meeting on Wednesday

12th October in preparation for the Year 7

Information evening which will be held on Thursday

20th October.

The last P&C meeting for 2016 will be held on

Wednesday 9th November.

THERE WILL BE NO MEETINGS ON THE 26TH

OCTOBER AND 23RD NOVEMBER

Calendar

October 10th

First Day Term 4

October 12th

Year 6 to 7 Forensics Transition Day

October 13th - November 4th

HSC Examinations

October 19th

Year 6 to 7 Forensics Transition Day

October 20th

Year 7 2017 Information Evening from

5.30pm

October 21st

ArtExpress Port Macquarie

Mercedes Peterkin, a former student at NHHS, completed Year 12 in 2015. Mercedes studied Visual Art and had her work

selected to be part of the ArtExpress Exhibition (the annual exhibition of Higher School Certificate Visual Arts bodies of work)

and has now had her work selected as part of the Wilkins Award. William Wilkins was the first head of the Department of

Education in New South Wales. He arrived in Australia in

1851 and for the next 30 years was education’s leading

figure, leaving an indelible legacy of vision and quality. In

the early years of the new colony William Wilkins

emphasised the value of drawing and visual arts in the

education of New South Wales students. The collection

was named in his honour in 1984. The Department of

Education purchases approximately ten new bodies of

work from students exhibiting in ArtExpress . The Arts Unit

coordinates the purchase of works for the Wilkins

Collection. This is a fantastic honour for Mercedes. This

will mean that her work could be requested by a number of

large companies to be displayed in their buildings, some

have even ended up on display overseas. We would like to

congratulate Mercedes on her ongoing success.

Once again this year NHHS had a number of students travel to

Homebush, Sydney, to compete in the State Athletics carnival. All

students came away from the carnival with exceptional results. Ted

Wikaira placed 6th in the State in the 200m with a PB, Isaac Hodnett-Daly

placed 8th in the State in the 110m hurdles with a PB, Ethan Hocking

placed 8th in the State in the 400m with a PB, Olivia Langley placed 9th in

the State in 3000m, James Weimer placed 5th in his heat of the 400m

also in a PB. The 15 years boys placed 13th in the relay with another PB.

Congratulations to all students on a mighty effort to reach this level of

competition.

James, Olivia, Isaac, Beau, Ted, Ethan

Mercedes with parents Laree and David Peterkin

D & T HSC Projects

Three students completed D & T as part of their HSC this year. The works are of a very high standard and Mr Hazelwood is

exceptionally pleased with the effort from the students. Markers from the Board of Studies have been into the school and

appraised the works.

Levi Griffiths produced an attachment for a ride on

lawn mover. His father has specific needs and this

will enable him the flexibility to pick up sticks and

other rubbish without getting on and off the mower.

Prototypes of the finished product had to be

produced with some pieces being made on the 3D

printer.

Sophie Blair’s wall hangings were inspired by

stained glass she admired during her recent trip

to Italy. Using the technique of paper coiling and

quilling the pieces are made of shredded

recycled paper.

Sharna-Lee Martin created a

glass topped coffee table

inspired by the books “Game of

Thrones”. The decorations on

the legs and the Coats of Arms

on the top of the table were

produced using the 3D printer

to decorate the table.

Year 8 Bronze D & T

Sporting and Community Notices

This term Year 8 created Monster Mayhem………...The class had to create

their own monster using a variety of materials - felt, buttons, fabric. They also

had to give their monster a name. There were some great creations on display.

Lantern Festival - Children’s Night

WHERE: North Coast Botanic Garden, Hardacre Street, Coffs Harbour Japanese Gardens Waterside Pavilion.

WHEN: Sunday 16th October 2016 TIME: 5.30pm at the Garden’s Front Gate

COST: $16.50 Adult and $13.50 Under 12 years (incl. booking fee)

BRING: Your own Picnic Blanket BYO: Drinks

Price Includes Floating Lantern, Bento Box

For Reservations go to: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/42240

All profits go towards the North Coast Botanic Garden’s Japanese Pavilion Project and Coffs Harbour Rotary Daybreak’s Charities