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NSW Department of Education and Communities excursion to Nelson Bay on Wednesday. Thank you very much to the staff who make it possible for our students to engage in these extra- curricular activities and allow the students to share experiences that may last for a lifetime! In conclusion I’d like to share the “Mission Statement” from Walhallow PS. I would like to think that at Cessnock High School we can aspire to create a similar sense of community at our school. At Walhallow Public School the children are the most important, not us. We are honoured by their attendance, not they by ours. They are not the outsiders, they are the reason for our existence. We do not do them a favour by being here, they do us a favour by allowing us to do so. I wish everyone a safe and restful holiday and look forward to working with you again next term in providing quality educational opportunities for our children. Chris Bice Congratulations to the following students who have been appointed to positions on the school’s student leadership team for 2016. Mrs Martin, Mr Goodwin and I interviewed all students who were nominated. The students were then asked to deliver their candidacy speech to the school community in a formal assembly in the school hall. There was great feedback from staff about the quality of the students applying for the positions and the very high standard of their presentations. The following students were elected to the Student Leadership Team for 2016. The School Captains for next year will be Madeleine Hunt and Adam Robinson. Our Vice Captains are: Rebecca Noone and Eliot Jones. The Prefects are: Samantha Flemming, Chloe Lanesbury, Haylee Post, Montana Power, Mia-Jane Thompson, Dayna Watson, Oliver Burcham, Luke Ford, Brandon Bedford and Ben Sams. Our leadership team will assume their responsibilities at rollover. In welcoming our incoming student leaders I would also like to acknowledge the contribution that our outgoing Leadership Team made in 2015 and thank them for their support. They have worked tirelessly to support the school in many ways. From volunteering for community service, dealing with individual student issues, representing the school at special events and generally promoting all the positive aspects of our school. Many of these activities and events occur outside of normal school hours. I would like to convey my personal thanks and good luck to each of the outgoing student leaders. The Schools Captains: Emily Fairley and Carlo Limen. The Vice Captains: Sarah Handley and Joshua Day. The Prefects: Teegan Banks, Macia Borowiec, Eliza Paynter, Faith Price, Jordan Bridge and Jayden Milgate Excursions Approximately 120 students who have displayed exceptional behaviour this term participated in a Rewards excursion to Charlestown Square on Thursday. They were involved in a range of activities and seemed to greatly enjoy the day. I have been informed that they acted as wonderful role models for CHS. This is yet another example of the high quality of the students that attend our school. This week our students have also been great ambassadors at Show Steers, the OATs program as well as the 8L PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Semester 2 - 2015 Issue 3 What’s On At CHS 17th Sept PBL Reward Day 17th Sept Ride to School Day 18th Sept C2 Formal Assembly 18th Sept Last day term 3 5th Oct Public Holiday 6th Oct Staff and students return 12-14th Oct Year 10 Camp Broken Bay 15th Oct ACE Class Testing 15-16th Oct All My Own Work Year 10 19th Oct P&C Meeting 4 p.m. 22nd Oct Year 7 2016 Orientation 22nd Oct Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza 26th Oct Newc Uni Tour Year 10 27-29th Oct Peer Support Camp 2-4th Nov Year 10 Authentic Assess. 4th Nov CATS Excursion 5th Nov Welcome to the College 9th Nov 2016 Commences 12th Nov College 2 Formal 16th Nov P&C Meeting 4 p.m. 30th Nov Year 7 2016 Commence 11th Dec Presentation Day 2015 16th Dec Last day 2015 26th Jan ‘16 Australia Day 27th Jan Staff Return 2016 28th Jan Students Return 2016 8-10th Feb Year 7 Camp 25th Feb School Photo Day 25th Feb Year 7 Immunisations Cessnock High School News Find us on Facebook CessnockHighSchoolOfficial Find us on The Web cessnock-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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NSW Department of Education and Communities

excursion to Nelson Bay on

Wednesday. Thank you very

much to the staff who make it

possible for our students to

engage in these extra-

curricular activities and allow

the students to share

experiences that may last for

a lifetime!

In conclusion I’d like to share

the “Mission Statement” from

Walhallow PS. I would like to

think that at Cessnock High

School we can aspire to

create a similar sense of

community at our school.

At Walhallow Public School

the children are the most

important, not us.

We are honoured by their

attendance, not they by ours.

They are not the outsiders,

they are the reason for our

existence.

We do not do them a favour

by being here, they do us a

favour by allowing us to do

so.

I wish everyone a safe and

restful holiday and look

forward to working with you

again next term in providing

quality educational

opportunities for our

children.

Chris Bice

Congratulations to the following

students who have been

appointed to positions on the

school’s student leadership team

for 2016. Mrs Martin, Mr

Goodwin and I interviewed all

students who were nominated.

The students were then asked to

deliver their candidacy speech to

the school community in a formal

assembly in the school hall. There

was great feedback from staff

about the quality of the students

applying for the positions and the

very high standard of their

presentations. The following

students were elected to the

Student Leadership Team for

2016.

The School Captains for next

year will be Madeleine Hunt and

Adam Robinson. Our Vice

Captains are: Rebecca Noone

and Eliot Jones. The Prefects are:

Samantha Flemming, Chloe

Lanesbury, Haylee Post, Montana

Power, Mia-Jane Thompson,

Dayna Watson, Oliver Burcham,

Luke Ford, Brandon Bedford and

Ben Sams.

Our leadership team will assume

their responsibilities at rollover.

In welcoming our incoming

student leaders I would also like

to acknowledge the contribution

that our outgoing Leadership

Team made in 2015 and thank

them for their support. They

have worked tirelessly to support

the school in many ways. From

volunteering for community

service, dealing with

individual student issues,

representing the school at

special events and generally

promoting all the positive

aspects of our school. Many

of these activities and events

occur outside of normal

school hours. I would like to

convey my personal thanks

and good luck to each of the

outgoing student leaders.

The Schools Captains: Emily

Fairley and Carlo Limen. The

Vice Captains: Sarah Handley

and Joshua Day. The

Prefects: Teegan Banks,

Macia Borowiec, Eliza

Paynter, Faith Price, Jordan

Bridge and Jayden Milgate

Excursions

Approximately 120 students

who have displayed

exceptional behaviour this

term participated in a

Rewards excursion to

Charlestown Square on

Thursday. They were

involved in a range of

activities and seemed to

greatly enjoy the day. I have

been informed that they

acted as wonderful role

models for CHS. This is yet

another example of the high

quality of the students that

attend our school. This

week our students have also

been great ambassadors at

Show Steers, the OATs

program as well as the 8L

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Semester 2 - 2015 Issue 3

What’s On At CHS

17th Sept PBL Reward Day

17th Sept Ride to School Day

18th Sept C2 Formal Assembly

18th Sept Last day term 3

5th Oct Public Holiday

6th Oct Staff and students return

12-14th Oct Year 10 Camp Broken Bay

15th Oct ACE Class Testing

15-16th Oct All My Own Work Year 10

19th Oct P&C Meeting 4 p.m.

22nd Oct Year 7 2016 Orientation

22nd Oct Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza

26th Oct Newc Uni Tour Year 10

27-29th Oct Peer Support Camp

2-4th Nov Year 10 Authentic Assess.

4th Nov CATS Excursion

5th Nov Welcome to the College

9th Nov 2016 Commences

12th Nov College 2 Formal

16th Nov P&C Meeting 4 p.m.

30th Nov Year 7 2016 Commence

11th Dec Presentation Day 2015

16th Dec Last day 2015

26th Jan ‘16 Australia Day

27th Jan Staff Return 2016

28th Jan Students Return 2016

8-10th Feb Year 7 Camp

25th Feb School Photo Day

25th Feb Year 7 Immunisations

Cessnock High School News

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Page 2

Term 3 has been eventful for

Year 10 students. During weeks

7 and 8, students in Year 10

attended two weeks of work

experience. During this time

students had the opportunity to

work in an industry of their

choice and get a taste of what

that career would be like.

Students were placed over a

large area from Newcastle to

Singleton, we even had one

student placed at Taronga Zoo

in Sydney! All students have

returned to Cessnock High

School with great stories of fun

experiences and a little bit older

and a little bit wiser. I would like

to thank Mrs Walker for

organising this opportunity for

the students and to

congratulate all students who

completed work experience

and represented Cessnock

High School with pride.

During the first 5 weeks of

Term 4 Year 10 will be

completing a program to give

them a kick start before

entering the college. During

these 5 weeks students have

the opportunity to attend a

camp. The camp aims to build

the capacity of students

through a range of activities

focusing on building skills for;

YEAR 10—Mr Ryan time management, study

techniques, team bonding and

overcoming challenges. Back at

school students will be working

on completing a portfolio

demonstrating their work

completed in Year 10 and

participating in academic skills

workshops.

Year 10 will have their formal

assembly, receiving their

portfolios and awards at school

10.30 a.m on Thursday 5th

November, all students are

expected to attend and be in full

school uniform. Later that

evening (6 p.m) is the last event

for students before they move

into College 1, the “Welcome to

College” function to be held at

The Sebel Kirkton Park ($85 per

person incl 2 course meal, drinks

and dj, invitations have gone

home this week). This will be a

night to celebrate together

before knuckling down for the

beginning of their HSC.

Year 10 will commence The

College (senior studies) on

Monday November 9, 2015.

Mr Ryan

MS MACDONALD—DEPUTY PRINCIPAL YEARS 8, 10, COLLEGE 2

Term 3 has flashed past once again

with lots of activities and

successful accomplishments from

our students and staff.

The term began with Year 10

finalising their subject selections

for College with most students

being successful in gaining the

subjects of their own choice. This

year we have been able to run

over 20 different senior courses

for College 2016-2017.

Year 10 also completed a very

successful two weeks of work

experience and I was pleased to

hear so many positive and

encouraging stories from our

community in regards to Year 10's

work experience placements. I

would like to thank Mrs Walker

for all her wonderful work in

finding places for students and

working tirelessly to ensure that

students were well-placed and well

looked after whilst out of the

school. Cessnock High School is

one of the only schools left in the

Hunter that fully manages work

experience for Year 10 and I

believe it is of huge benefit to our

students. Many have been

successful in finding part-time

work or offers of full-time work

from this experience.

Year 12 have also had a busy term

leading into their departure from

13 years of formal schooling. This

is a very important milestone if the

life of a student and probably one

they have been looking forward to

for a long time. This term has been

spent fund-raising, organising the

farewell and of course studying

hard for their Trial HSC

Examinations. All of this has been

under the watchful eye of Mrs

O'Neill who has been incredible in

her mission to help Year 12 raise

funds for their formal and gift to

the school. We wish Year 12 all

the best for the next few months

and in whatever they decide to do

once they leave Cessnock High.

Year 8 are also about to make the

big step into Stage 5 studies and

they have each chosen 2 electives

for study throughout Year 9 and

10. Stage 5 studies allow students

to focus more closely on the core

subjects of English, Maths, HSIE,

Science and PDHPE, whilst also

having the opportunity to study

their two electives. This will be a

change of pace from the large

amount of mandatory subjects

students have completed in Stage

4 and I hope the students make

the most of this transition into

Stage 5.

Finally, I would like to thank all the

staff of Cessnock High School this

term who have continued to

provide a caring, positive and

challenging environment for

all our students to thrive,

learn and develop into the

young adults we now see

before us.

I wish all our staff, students

and families a wonderful and

safe Spring holiday, and look

forward to seeing you all next

term.

Mr Scrivener and the Industrial Arts students had the job of doing a cement slab, what a great working experience for these students, and a great slab.

U15 Girls’ Basketball

Round 2 team (above)

Top: Miss White, Hollie-Rose Leigh, Janayah

Lake, Jordana Dunn, Tori Cassidy, Emily

Dederer, Maddison Sinclair, Krystal Dent

Bottom: Tarnee White, Chantel Sinclair,

Merrissa George

SPORTING SUCCESS—Miss White

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Cessnock High School News

This past term has seen ten

Cessnock High School

students progress through an

Outdoor Activity Training

Schedule (OATS) focusing on

building protective factors

through participation in

challenging outdoor activities.

These activities include rock

climbing, abseiling, caving and

hiking. The program

promotes the development

of self-confidence,

resilience, team-work and

decision making skills while

dealing with anxiety and

environmental stresses.

Students are encouraged to

identify and replace self-

destructive behaviours with

productive alternatives.

The photo below captures

OATS PROGRAM—Mr Reardon

the students standing on a

rocky platform in the

Pokolbin Range before

descending over the edge.

The Return to School Centre

have been doing 'Querkles' of

famous people.

'Querkles' are colour-by-

number drawings made up

entirely of overlapping circles.

They can be very intricate and

the students have time to do

only do a little each day (after

lots of school work!) so it

often takes around five days

to finish one 'Querkle'.

So far our current students

have finished Marilyn Monroe,

Elizabeth Taylor, Amy

Winehouse and Mohammad

Ali. Work in progress

include Kurt Cobain, Jimi

Hendrix and Frida Kahlo.

After we've worked

through all the famous

people portraits we'd like

to tackle the Querkles that

feature famous works of

art e.g. the Mona Lisa.

RETURN TO SCHOOL CENTRE NEWS—Ms Doolan

Round 1 team (below) Top: Tarnee White, Maddison Sinclair, Emily Dederer, Hollie-Rose Leigh, Jordana Dunn, Miss White

Bottom: Chelsea-Leigh Wilson, Chantel Sinclair,

Janayah Lake, Angela Campbell, Krystal Dent

Well done to our Under 15 Girls Basketball Team on

getting through to the 3rd round of the knockout

competition!!

Tyson Barker’s Querkle Cain Lumley’s Querkle

This year has been very rewarding

and worth all the hard effort that

Year 9 students have made. As

Year 9 has progressed through

the year they have seen their

school responsibilities increase as

they move towards Year 10.

This year has brought Year 9 lots

of happy memories and various

achievements. They have been

provided with many opportunities

to be involved in both the school

and wider community, such as

excursions, representative sport

and other representative

activities. As Year 9 students,

some of you will also be provided

with the great opportunity to

participate in programs such as

Peer Support.

Cessnock High School has a

focus on students doing the

best they can. As their Year

Advisor I wish to thank parents

and carers for your continued

support and interest in your

child‘s progression through

school at Cessnock High

School. I firmly believe students

in my year group and your

children will ultimately succeed

in achieving their dreams whilst

we continue to build the

partnership between the home

and school.

I wish to thank all my students

in my year group for all their

SUPPORT CLASS—Ms Bruce

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YEAR 9 ADVISOR—Mr Penglaze

hard work and I look forward

to continuing our journey

together into Year 10.

Finally I would like to finish

with a quote from Gail

Devers:

‘Every accomplishment starts

with the decision to try’.

‘Learning the ropes’

During Term Three support class

students were fortunate enough to be

offered a second opportunity to sail

with the volunteer group ‘Sailors with

disABILITIES’ (SWD). Following a

fabulous experience sailing Sydney

Harbour in Term One, the students

were very keen to test their sea legs

again. This time though, the boat was

docked in Newcastle, enabling our

students to see the largest bulk

shipping port on the

east coast of Australia,

up close and personal.

The group sailed on

the ‘Winds of Joy’ on

the last day of winter,

and were blessed with

glorious sunshine. All

VACCINATION CATCH UPS—Ms Robson

WHAT IF MY CHILD HAS MISSED A

VACCINE—If your child has missed any

vaccinations they will be offered any

missed doses at the next clinics at their

school.

WHAT IF MY CHILD HAS NOT

RECEIVED ALL VACCINES

BEFORE THE END OF 2015.

Any Year 7 student with missed doses of

vaccine can be caught up in 2016.

Additionally – any year 8 student

who commenced HPV vaccination while

in Year 7 and are yet to finish all 3 doses

of HPV (and who has not received any

from their local doctor) can still receive

these at the next clinic at their school.

Don’t forget a Record of Vaccination is

given to each student for each

vaccination. Parents/guardians should

ensure that this record is kept for future

reference and should not assume that their

child has been vaccinated if they do not receive

this Record of Vaccination. Any questions, visit

the NSW Ministry of Health website at:

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/

Pages/schoolvaccination.aspx

students participated in sailing the boat, with

“raising sails” and “steering the boat” being

the most popular ‘best bits’ of the day as

reported by students. Support staff would

like to thank the SWD crew, who try to

emphasise looking beyond challenges at

what can be achieved. They have twice gone

out of their way to give CHS students with

special needs a fantastic, positive experience

that has reinforced a healthy ‘I can’ ethos in

the support unit.

Beanies for

Sophie raised

$450, great job

Cessnock High

School students,

staff and Settlers

Village West

Cessnock.

Semester 2 - 2015 Issue 3 DEBATING REPORT—ABBIE GRADY

Recently, students from CHS were

fortunate to attend a two day

debating workshop at Kotara High

School. Excitement filled the air on

our first day and as Michelle drove

us on the CHS bus, we looked

forward to refining and developing

our debating and public speaking

skills.

Lectures filled the first day. There

was so much information and we

all walked away with more

knowledge. Even Mrs Bennett who

supervised us for the two days

commented that she had learnt lots

of new ideas.

Page 5

COLLEGE 2—Mrs O’Neill

Book Packs

$20

Next term (Term 4) we will be once again selling book

packs for Years 8-10. Collect them from Cessnock

High School Office, these are reasonably priced at $20

each and contain 9 books, pens, pencils and all of the

essential stationery items needed to start the new

school year on November 9, 2015. (Items for electives

are not included in book packs) Get in quick, there are

limited packs available.

The second day was more active

with a mini debate consisting of

CHS boys against the girls. From

this we learnt about what each

person should do on the team,

such as providing evidence for

our arguments. We learnt a lot

about the methods and structure

of a debate.

What a great two days! The

things I enjoyed most were the

debate we participated in and the

information we gained.

Thank you to Mrs Bennett,

Michelle and Kotara High School.

Abbie Grady—8C

As we near the end of the term, we

also near the last few days our

College 2 students will attend

school!! This Friday, 18th September,

we will have our Graduation

assembly at 10:30am, followed by

lunch at the school. We will then say

goodbye to the students for the last

time – excepting of course when they

return for their HSC exams next

term.

For most of the students it has been

a very busy year. Some have been

attending TAFE courses while still

completing classes at school. Some

have been completing the

Horticulture class here at school on a

Monday. Whatever it is they have

been studying, they have hopefully

given it their best and the results will

be worth it!

The leadership team, led by our

capable Captains Carlo and Emily,

have been excellent role models for

the younger students. They have led

by example in being very studious

students and fulfilling the

expectations of their roles at the

same time. Many other students have

shown their maturity in assisting with

younger students regularly at Breakfast

Club and break times in the room set

aside for the School Support Officer,

Stacy Jacobs. Some even choose to

spend their free lessons there, which I

believe has occasionally tested Stacy’s

patience! However they are more than

willing to do jobs for her and I am sure

she is thankful.

Although we haven’t had a specific

fundraising team, many students have

spent a great deal of time raising funds

this year. We have had several smaller

activities that took a great deal of time

from some, but the ultimate fundraiser

was our Krispy Kreme event. Many

thanks to all of you who supported

this! We had to collect 190 dozen

doughnuts!! Many thanks also to Stacy

Jacobs who organised a small van to

collect them. We will be deciding on

what to spend it on as a gift for the

school this week.

Most students are probably spending

more time thinking about the formal at

the moment than their studies, as many

are talking about it. The formal will be

held on November 12th at The Mercure

Hunter Valley Gardens. The students

chose the location, and it should be a

great night.

Although I have only been Year Advisor

for the past 2 years, it has been very

enjoyable and I will miss the students

terribly. I wish them all good luck in

whatever it is they choose to do once

the formal and the year is over. I know

from speaking to them that they all

have their own plan, well most of them.

I am sure you too, as parents and

carers, are looking forward to when

the stress of studying and what to wear

to the formal is over!

MATHS/SCIENCE CHALLENGE—Mr Atkinson, Ms Mowatt

Page 6

Cessnock High School News

LaST Update The learning and Support

Teachers (LaST’s) have been

working hard at Cessnock High

School to improve literacy. This

has been achieved in numerous

ways from providing in class

support to running intensive

literacy withdrawal groups.

We are very pleased with the

students’ participation, positive

attitude, commitment and

dedication to the withdrawal

program and as a result we are

seeing improved results both in

their learning and attitude.

Students are taught explicit

skills in phonics,

comprehensions and Focus on

Reading. With these skills

learners are better equipped

to utilise this knowledge

within the classroom, and have

become more confident

learners.

It is a pleasure

to be a teacher

of such

delightful young

learners and a

staff member of

a school so dedicated to

improving literacy across the

curriculum.

LaST NEWS—Miss Baczynskyj

After using up more than half of the

lunch break and still unable to find a

winner it was decided that this year

there will be joint champions.

Congratulations to both teams on a

tremendous performance.

In the Stage 5 competition there were

20 students competing and once again

the results were close. The champion

team on the day contained Jeremy

Smith, Cody Robinson, Kyle Gillis and

Jace Price. Congratulations.

Our final competition involved teams

from our partner primary schools where

teams could include Year 5 or Year 6

students. The teams worked well

together through a series of rounds and

a mathematics relay and after some

strong results in the final couple of

rounds Abermain Public School took the

title as Champion School for 2015.

Congratulations and thanks to all who

participated.

The Maths/Science Challenge has

been run and won this year, with

some excellent teams taking part.

This year the competition was run

in stages; Stage 4, 5 and one for our

partner primary students.

The Stage 4 competition saw more

than 50 students compete in what

proved to be a very close and

exciting contest. After the final

round a team from Year 7 and Year

8 were locked together on points

and underwent a number of sudden-

death questions to decide a winner.

Kitchener Public School Cessnock East Public School

Winning Stage 5 team

Winning Stage 4 teams

Winning Primary Team Abermain

Cessnock Public School

SRC NEWS

Members of the SRC have been

kept busy this term BBQ’s and

fundraising for our school.

Students have continued to raise

money for ‘Kick a Goal for

Sophie’, moving towards our

$2000 goal. Thanks to all those

students who continually give of

their own time for the good of

others. You are an inspiration!

Leaders for our 2016 school

year have been nominated after

a rigorous process which sees

them, participate in an interview

before a panel and present a

speech to the student body. This

is a very serious process and can

be nerve-wracking speaking in

front of peers. Congratulations

to the new leaders. 2016 School

Leaders were inducted at the

College 2 Farewell Assembly at

the end of term. A ‘Farewell

Year 12’ disco was held on

Wednesday night. College 2

chose a 1920’s ‘Great Gatsby’

theme and looked great

dressing up in their finery.

Well done to all our SRC

members on your fine efforts

this year - especially College 2,

You have been an exemplary

group of young leaders and we

wish you all every success in the

future.

Cessnock High School is very

proud of the young men and

women you have become!

LIBRARY—Mr Riley

Page 7

SRC NEWS—Mrs Martin

It has been another fantastic

term for Positive Behaviour

for Learning at Cessnock

High School. Our students

have achieved great results

across a variety of areas,

both academically and in the

representative arena. Our

school is committed to

providing a positive and safe

learning environment for all

students. Following a

successful reward excursion

to Maitland Cinema last

term, students were given

the opportunity to select

their reward for term 3.

After much deliberation,

they elected to go to Strike

Bowling at Charlestown

where they played Laser Tag,

Ten-Pin Bowling and Karaoke.

It was a great day had by all,

particularly Mr Penglaze who

performed the Titanic classic

‘My Heart Will Go On’, which

brought tears to the eyes of

the students. The PBL team

would like to thank all our

students for their effort and

readiness to learn this term.

Bring on the V8 Supercars in

term 4!

Mr Hamilton

PBL Universals. Respect,

Responsibility, Ready-to-

Learn

Above: Enjoying the pleasures of the library, Jayden Gurnhill, Ky Callaghan, Callum

Campbell, Brian Davey

Right: Students with new books, Holden Hines, Jayden Gurnhill, Ky Callaghan, Brian

Davey, Callum Campbell, David Schmidt.

Left: David Schmidt, William

Hammett, Jayden Gurnhill

Right: Year 9 visit the library,

Shaun Czemerys, Ryan Franklin,

Daniel Still, Tarron White,

Zachary Tattersall.

PBL EXCURSION—Mr Hamilton

HSC ARTWORKS

College students completed a Body of Work for their Visual Arts

Higher School Certificate Examination. The work represented here

(and on the next page), illustrates the diversity in art forms

and conceptual ideas. Works were developed over 15 weeks,

bringing together artistic intentions and research of influential

artists and their artworks. Ms Robson

HSC ARTWORKS

Cessnock High School welcomed 240 students in Years 5 and

6 for a sport gala day. All local primary schools attended and

showed great

participation and

sportsmanship.

The message for the day was “I like to move it” . Students were taught

the importance of regular physical activity to prevent lifestyle diseases and

achieving holistic well-being.

Students earned their team points in a tabloid event and also in a soccer

round robin competition. All teams had to design a team bandana and

earned there teams extra points in bonus round activities including gangnam

style, heads and tails and strike pose competitions.

A great day was had by all and the winning teams won a football to take

home. A special thanks must go to The College Sport Coaching class and

Year 10 PASS class students who helped run the day and to Mrs Troy for

organising the BBQ and bandanas.

YEAR 5/6 TRANSITION SPORTS GALA DAY—Mrs Miles

LIFELONG

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

STARTS WHEN YOU

ARE A CHILD

YEAR 7 SPORTS GALA DAY

CRICKET— TRY CRICKET DAY

WORK EXPERIENCE—YEAR 10

Liam repairing a fountain at The Convent, Pokolbin

Jayk weighing sausages at Barry’s Quality Meats

Jacob gives 2 thumbs up to working at the Council.

Caeley stocking the shelves at Best and Less

Daniel stocking the shelves at Best and Less

Thomas - Planning for the future

Year Advisors Year 7 Mrs Martin

Year 8 Ms Burke

Year 9 Mr Penglaze

Year 10 Mr Ryan

College 1 Mr Goodwin

College 2 Mrs O’Neill

Head Teachers English Miss Payne HSIE Mrs Duncan

Maths Mr Atkinson PD/H/PE Mrs Miles

Science Ms Mowatt CAPA Ms Falconer

TAS Mrs Fairweather

Support Mrs Bruce Rlg

Suspension Centre Ms Doolan

Cessnock High School has continued to excel in

the sporting arena this term. Individually, we had

3 participants represent their school, Coalfields

Zone and the Hunter Region at the NSW CHS

State carnival held over three days at Sydney

Olympic Park. Congratulations to Jeremy Smith,

Liam King and Mitchell O’Neill for such an

amazing achievement. Liam’s 4th in the shot put is

an outstanding result and the whole school and

Coalfields Zone is proud of his efforts.

Our team sports have also excelled this term

with the U/15’s girls basketball beating two

strong opponents to advance to the Hunter

Schools round robin tournament. Ms White and

the girls have recorded the best result for a CHS

team in many years.

Despite term 3 and 4 seeing the end to the

year’s major carnivals, students still have a

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Fax: 4991 1815

Email:

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NSW Department of Education and Communities

Principal: Mr Chris Bice

Deputy Principals:

Year 7, 9, College 1

Mrs Liana Gill

Year 8, 10, College 2

Ms Hayley Macdonald

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number of opportunities to participate in

sport for the remainder of the year. Year 7

gala day ran at Maitland Park on the 11th

September with great success in 2015 once

again. As usual the weather was perfect

along with the behaviour and participation of

all of our attending Year 7 students. This

annual day is always a fantastic opportunity

for students to mingle and compete with all

other Year 7 students across the Coalfields

Zone.

Before the sporting year is out the Year 7

and 8 netball and cricket gala days and a

number of rugby league opportunities are

events that students should keep an ear out

for during the morning messages. I look

forward to seeing Cessnock High School

continue to perform and succeed in all these

sporting opportunities.

State Athletics Representatives, Liam King, Mitchell O’Neill, Jeremy Smith. Congratulations on a fantastic effort to all three boys.