From The Relieving Principal …

CRESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Telephone: (02) 9639 7422

Facsimile: (02) 9686 3462

Newsletter Date

16th August, 2019

Week 4, Term 3

Inside this issue

Sports News

Model UN

Book Week

SRC News

Talented Football

program

Science Week

Welfare News

HSIE Highlights

English News

TAS Times

Copies of all

excursion notes can

be found on the

school

website.

http://

www.crestwood-

h.schools.nsw.edu.

au

Crestwood In fol ine . . .

Weeks 5 and 6, Term 3

Week A 19.8

Year 7 Geography excursion Year 12 Trial HSC Exams Book Week

20.8 Year 12 Trial HSC Exams Mentoring Program

21.8

Year 12 Trial HSC Exams 22.8 SRC Elections

Year 12 Trial HSC Exams 23.8 Year 11 Biology Excursion

Year 12 Trial HSC Exams Week B

26.8 Legacy Public Speaking West-ern Sydney Regional Final

Year 7 debate against Kellyville Year 12 Trial HSC Exams

27.8 Year 12 Trial HSC Exams

28.8 Year 12 Trial HSC Exams

29.8 SRC Induction Assembly Yr 11 Business Incursion

30.8 Yr 7/8 Science Incursion

A week of celebrations!

On Monday the 12th August Himaja Dave in Year 12 represented

New South Wales at the National Public Speaking Final in Brisbane.

Similar to the format in the state final, candidates had to deliver a 3

minute prepared speech and a 3 minute impromptu speech. I am

delighted to announce that Himaja came runner up in the National

Final. As a school, we couldn’t be more proud of her achievement and

the manner in which she conducted herself. She is an absolute credit

to herself, her family and her school. All this under pressure as she

heads into her HSC trial exams this week. We wish all of our Year 12

students the best of luck in their trial HSC exams starting on Friday

the 16th August.

In the past two weeks, Year 11 students have nominated themselves

to be a part of the Crestwood High Leadership Team for 2020. This

process required students to submit a written application to the panel

outlining the qualities they bring to the position, their reasons for

applying for a leadership position with supporting evidence. Those

students were then invited to have an interview in front of the panel to speak of their

aspirations and leadership potential. The panel consisted of myself, Mrs Jones the Student

Leadership Coordinator, and Mr Bennett the Year 11 Student Advisor. 6 female students

and 6 male students were further selected to prepare a 3 minute speech and present it on

the assembly to their Year 11 peers and Year 10 students on Tuesday the 13th August.

Following the speeches, the students who witnessed the speeches were then asked to

vote. Teachers also voted in this process. The quality of all of the candidates throughout

this entire process, from the written applications through to the interview and then the

speeches was outstanding. What was abundantly clear is the benefit of programs and

events such as Duke of Edinburgh, Student Representative Council, Peer Support, Peer

Tutoring, Max Potential, Drama, Diversity day and sporting events that build resilience,

determinations, focus, empathy, motivation and allow for student voice and expression

and equip students with leadership qualities. Our students were able to effectively

communicate the qualities of a good leader and their vision for leadership in the school. It

is with much pleasure I announce the School leadership team for 2020 is:

School Captains—Andrew Phelps, Arthi Sundaram

Vice Captains—Jake Christian, Anastasia Rapson

Doyle House Captains—Cameron Bedford,

Caitlin Devine

Hendle House Captains—Matthew Hamilton,

Sarah Dickson

Pearce House Captains—Ayush Upadhyaya,

Brooke O’Brien

Ward House Captains—Danial Yazdani, Phoebe

McTear

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Congratulations to these students, I have every confidence they will continue to lead the school in a positive way and

enhance the entire Student Representative Council at Crestwood High.

On Tuesday the 13th August I attended Castle Hill RSL to see the showcase of the Max Potential Projects for 2019.

One of our Year 11 students: Vama Dave participated in this program. Max Potential is a leadership development

program that connects emerging young leaders (aged 16-23 years old) with local community and business leaders, who

receive professional coach training. The program runs over five months with one-on-one coaching, experiential

workshops and a focus on delivering innovative community service projects to make a difference locally. Vama chose to

research a topic on body image and its impact on teenagers. As a fun solution to teenagers keeping fit and participating

in a fun way she invited a Zumba teacher to share a Zumba lesson one lunchtime in the hall. There were over 50

student and teacher participants including students from the Support Unit. It was a very inclusive activity Vama planned

and it was so well received those that attended requested if they could have an activity like this on more regular

occasions. Congratulations to Vama for volunteering and committing to this program. Her project was very relevant

to teenagers and she presented her gazebo in a professional and engaging manner and was able to talk comprehensively

to adults and students alike about her research findings. This is an extremely worthwhile program, as I’m sure Vama

will attest to, and she represented Crestwood in the most professional way.

From the Relieving Principal

From the Deputy Principal

A major theme of the Deputy Principals reports this year has been about the impacts of mobile phones. Often, we have focused on asking parents to help the school to teach responsible digital citizenship. The NSW Department of Education provides research-based recommendations on how parents may engage with their students and help them to be responsible digital citizens. The following article if from the Department of Education website: https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/articles/what-are-the-benefits-of-watching-videos-together

Watch and talk together

The way we are engaging with online content has changed quite a lot. Once you have finished watching a video, you might want to share it, leave a comment, start a conversation or create your own video in response. Now, online video content is as much about the ways people talk about the video, as it is the video itself. When many people are participating in discussions around videos, there can be many different perspectives. When you watch videos together with your child, you can model positive ways to engage with different people and you can guide your child in understanding the content, meaning and context of a video.

Watching videos with your child can prompt valuable discussions about behaviour, stereotypes and decisions that were being demonstrated in the video. You can talk to your child about how they might react in a similar situation or what they liked and disliked about the video.

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From the Deputy Principal Research from the Child Mind Institute on the benefits of watching TV with young children suggests that ‘co-viewing’ can help children learn about:

managing emotions

making informed choices

when to get help Share together

What are the types of videos that your child like to watch online? Do they have a favourite channel or celebrity that they like? Watching videos with your child gives you an idea about the kinds of videos that interest them.

Consider asking your child to find something for you two to watch, for example:

tutorials about their hobbies or skills they want to learn

young influencers who spread positive messages, like ‘Kid President’

family or kids’ vlogs (video blogs) to learn about other people’s lives

programs or animations with a message or story you can discuss Examples of young people being great digital citizens (see Inspiring Digital Citizens for some examples).

Learn together

Video content can be a great way to learn. There are videos that demonstrate skills and talk about topics in engaging ways. You might consider asking your child to help you find information that you both can learn from, whether this is something of personal interest or even something related to a topic being discussed in their classroom at school.

You can get involved in your child's learning by helping them choose video tutorials that can:

create opportunities for discussion, ideas and questions

demonstrate ways to perform skills

talk about topics in engaging ways

Welfare News

Upcoming Events for Term 3

B Street-smart excursion for Year 11 students which Crestwood High School attends yearly.

This program is an important part of road safety education. The content can be challenging

for students but this is it’s strength, as students see first-hand the consequences of poor

decision making when driving and when being a passenger.

Notes have been issued to students at the start of Term 3. Places are limited on this excursion

so prompt payment is encouraged.

Permission notes can also be found on the school website and on the portal.

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Model UN

On the 5th of August, Crestwood had its fourth annual Model United Nations with over

80 students as well as two teams from Kellyville High School. The day opened up to a

fantastic start where each delegate introduced themselves and their allocated country.

Here each team had the opportunity to speak about the wonders of their country; we

learnt many amazing facts about different nations and even saw an awesome rap and

beatboxing performance by India.

Throughout the day, countries participated in intense debates over two planned

resolutions and one unplanned resolution. During these debates, students were

challenged to put forth their views on the topics aligned with their countries’ values.

The first resolution focused on upholding Article 18 of The Universal Declaration of

Human Rights which concerns freedom of religion and the right to express it in public

or private. The second resolution was the censure of activism and political protest

amongst adolescents that interrupts formal education and that countries should

encourage peaceful advocacy on issues instead of naïve political protest. Nations

participated through ardent back-and-forth discussions amongst these two resolutions

with multiple countries writing amendments and persuading other countries to sign on

to their proposal. After heated discussion, Greece successfully passed their amend-

ment to resolution one and nations voted to pass resolution two. Aside from the

planned resolutions, Cuba provided an unplanned resolution concerning the viability of

the United States as a country — which was quickly amended to a resolution that

assessed the viability of Cuba instead.

As well as arguing over the resolutions, we embodied the countries we represented

and tried to get into the true spirit of our nations by dressing up in traditional

costumes and sharing native cuisine. There was a huge selection of dishes from

countries all around the world including an incredibly impressive croquembouche

from France which won the best dish of the day, to adorable mini hamburgers from

America, to Swedish meatballs (and I’d like to put in a kind word for New Zealand’s

“Mary had a little lamb (pie)”). Students came in creative hand-made costumes,

making the entire room light up with colour to truly capture the essence of our

countries.

It was a marvellous day where everyone took a trip around the world without ever

leaving the boundaries of Crestwood. Congrats to America (5th), Cuba (4th), France

(3rd), Italy (2nd) and New Zealand who placed 1st. We saw astonishing speakers on

the day including Emily Foufas-Noakes who won best speaker from year 10 and Jake

Sutherland who won best speaker from year 9, as well as the members of Kuwait who

won the Spirit of Model UN for being most in character of the country throughout the

debate. Huge thanks to Danial and Rubi for chairing the event (and providing us with

lots of laughs), other Year 11 helpers Arthi, Selena, Vama with their team of Year 98

diplomatic messengers who helped run the day. This event was also organised by Mrs

Clarke and Ms Ragnarsson and without them, we wouldn’t have been able to have

such a great day—a very special thank you to them!

Model UN 2019 was a time where students were able to participate in serious discus-

sion of issues and topics that are currently prevalent in today’s society — mixed in with

lots of laughter, fun, culture and of course … good food!

- Natarina Ramdhana (delegate of New Zealand)

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The Turning Page - English and Drama News

Debating and Public Speaking

The Year Ten debating team of Emily Foufas-Noakes, Rhea Uberoy, Natarina Ramdhana and

Sajnoor Rana, have progressed to the Regional Quarter Final of the Premier’s Debating Competition. They debate Doonside

High School On Friday.

Rebekah Cooper and Bailey Mularczyk competed in the

Legacy Public Speaking Local Final on Friday 8th August.

Both students were excellent in a very tight competition and

Rebekah has made it through to the Western Sydney

Regional Final. She will compete at the Arts Unit at

Lewisham on Monday 26th August. Good luck Rebekah.

Himaja Dave was exceptional in the Plain English Public

Speaking Competition National Finals. Competing against

winners from other states and territories, Himaja kept her

cool and presented two excellent speeches, her prepared,

#Notallsharks, which advocates for solutions to Australia’s

violence against women problem, and an impromptu speech

in response to the topic, Ready to Shine, in which she

argued for the use of pill testing as a way to combat young

people’s deaths at music festivals. It was a privilege to listen

to her passionately and articulately put forward ideas about

these really important issues and we can all be very proud of her achievement as the runner up.

Crestwood’s Book Club – ‘The Book Babes’

Students will be meeting Friday August 16th to initiate new members and introduce the new dystopian novel, Brave New

World by Aldous Huxley. Younger students are also welcome but may choose to read a different text more appropriate for their

stage. Members are encouraged to download the ‘Book Movement’ app which has been useful in sharing recommendations and

communicating meeting times. Any students with further questions are encouraged to find Ms Ebrahimi in the English

staffroom for clarification.

7E and 7T’s Magical Introduction to Harry Potter

This term Ms Ebrahimi’s 7E and 7T English classes are studying J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for

the Hero’s Journey unit. In anticipation of the upcoming reading experience, students received letters in homeroom inviting

them to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Students were then required to present their letter at the classroom

door in order to be admitted into the Sorting Hat Ceremony which would determine their future in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff,

Ravenclaw or Slytherin House. Throughout the course of the term students will be given

opportunities to acquire points and thus claim the glory of the House Cup by the end of the

unit.

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Congratulations to all those who gave their speeches for leadership positions at Assembly this week. Their

individual natures shone through their speeches. They were highly professional not just during the speeches but

also during their interviews. This fabulous group of leaders is already starting to bond and share ideas for further

positive growth of a stronger Crestwood community.

Our school leadership team for 2020 is:

School Captains—Andrew Phelps, Arthi Sundaram

Vice Captains—Jake Christian, Anastasia Rapson

Doyle House Captains— Cameron Bedford, Caitlin Devine

Hendle House Captains—Matthew Hamilton, Sarah Dickson

Pearce House Captains—Ayush Upadhyaya, Brooke O’Brien

Ward House Captains—Danial Yazdani, Phoebe McTear

SRC NEWS

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This year, Jersey Day is being held on Friday the 30th August. Jersey Day is inspired by the story of young Na-

than Gremmo. Nathan was a wild yet mature kid who loved living life. Sadly, we lost him, in a car accident back in

2015. In honour of Nathan and his generous personality the Gremmos decided to give the gift of life to others.

The Gremmos decided to donate Nathans organs so that others might have a second chance.

This campaign is fully about awareness—with no requirements to raise money. The intention of Jersey Day is to fill

our social media with positive images and stories to support Organ Donation. Jersey Day aims for families and

friends to start the conversation about Organ Donation.

With around 1,400 Australians currently waitlisted for a transplant, your conversation can make a difference.

Organ donation is a sensitive and important issue, and is a personal one. So understand that you don’t have to say

yes. Just have that conversation and support your loved one’s decisions.

Overall, get behind Jersey Day by wearing our jersey, promoting Jersey Day and starting the conversation about

organ donation. Thank you!

Register as an Australian Organ Donor and help save lives. https://register.donatelife.gov.au/

Visit http://www.jerseyday.com.au/ for more information about Jersey Day, and learn more about how you can help

save a life.

On Jersey Day we will be allowing students to wear their favourite jersey to school.

However, students are still required to wear their full school uniform,

with the jersey being worn over the top of our shirts.

Library News

Next week from Monday 19th is Book Week and to celebrate we are having

different events every lunchtime next week:

Monday: Book Tasting (find some new reading material)

Tuesday: Book Swap (bring in books from home that you don’t want any more

and swap for something new)

Wednesday: Mindful Colouring, Puzzles and Knitting

Thursday: Book Character Dress Up (prizes for best dress) The theme for this year’s Book Week is “Reading is

my Secret Power”.

Friday: Book Trivia

Sign ups for Book Trivia will happen on Monday. Teams will be 4-6 people.

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HSIE Highlights Good luck to all of our Year 12 students as they sit their Trial HSC examinations. Students are

encouraged to continue to submit practice papers to teachers for feedback as part of their

overall preparation during this time.

YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY

The year 7 excursion is on this coming Monday. Students will need to wear their sports uni-

form (including hat and sunscreen) and bring a pen and clipboard. On the day, students are also

encouraged to adhere to the Low Litter Lunch policy outlined below Students are to attend

homeroom as they would on a normal day and then go to the bus bay.

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HSIE Highlights YEAR 9 COMMERCE

Good luck to Year 9 Commerce

students who begin the ASX

Sharemarket Game in class today.

YEAR 10 COMMERCE

Year 10 Commerce students are entering into the Western Sydney Blue Print competition

encouraging students to pursue new business ideas that solve a customer problem. The

competition empowers students through business education and provides a first-hand

experience in entrepreneurship. First prize is a $3000 JB-HIFI gift card. Good luck to them!

YEAR 11 BUSINESS STUDIES

Year 11 Business Studies Food Truck

incursion is on Thursday 29th August.

Students are reminded to return their

payment and permission note. Online

payments are due this Monday.

Year 9 Art Club Excursion

On Monday 29th July, seven Year 9 Art Club students went on an excursion to

Crestwood Primary School where they worked as mentors to assist Crestwood

Primary School teachers and students with the painting of a large creative

backdrop which will be used by Crestwood Primary in their performance entry to

Wakakirri (an Australian national Story-Dance festival for schools). Students

were given free rein

to design and paint

the set from source

images. A highly

creative and fun day

was had by all.

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TAS TIMES In Year 11 CAFS, students have been learning about Families and Communities. As part of this, students developed

posters about the various family structures.

P &C News– August 2019

The P&C are very happy to report that the 13 new TAS workbenches

were purchased and installed during the holidays.

They are a great improvement in this department as the old benches were

original to the school and long overdue for replacement. Such major

upgrades don’t come cheaply—the benches were purchased for $29,600

and it’s one of several items on the schools wish list that the P&C are

funding this year. This is mainly due to the dedicated P&C members and

volunteers who oversee the running of the canteen and uniform shops,

which generate the bulk of our funding. The rest of our funding comes

from our voluntary family donations which we pay as part of our fees.

There are only 2 P&C meetings remaining for the year—September 3rd

and November 5th.

We’d love to see lots of new people.

Betty Flower, P&C President

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Congratulations to Annabelle Burrows in year 7 who

competed in the combined high schools gymnastics

competition last week. She competed in division A which is

the highest division, this is not based on age but ability, so she

was competing against girls in year 12. Annabelle placed 9th

on Beam, 1st on Bars, 1st on Floor, 1st on Vault and 1st

Overall. A fantastic achievement!

School Oztag State Championships

On the 13th and 14th of August, 45

Crestwood players competed in the

Secondary School Oztag State

Championships in St Marys, against 126

schools state wide. The four Crestwood

teams, 7/8 Girls, 7/8 Boys, 11/12 Girls

and the 11/12 Boys were previously first

runners up and winners in the Sydney

Inner West Regional Oztag Tournament

in order to qualify for this state wide tournament.

The Year 7/8 girls were narrowly defeated 2-0 and 3-0 by the two teams who met in the grand final, who were

both unfortunately in our pool during day one of competition. A special congratulations goes out to the Year

11/12 girls team that made the quarter finals on day two.

Well done to all our students for this exceptional achievement and better luck next year!

Congratulations to the following students who will be competing at the Combined High School Athletics

Carnival in September—Billy-Rose Taliai, Jorja Wilson, Grishan Rajaratnam, Jemma Brakell, Adam Dickson ,

Niamh Sanday, Matilda Bloomfield, Chloe Lavender, Eleanor Fairhurst and Jayden Duncum .

Grade Sport next Wednesday is against Quakers Hill.

SPORT NEWS

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National Science Week This week was National

Science Week in Australia.

This is a week dedicated to

inspiring people to explore

and appreciate the wonders

and importance of Science in

our world. To celebrate

National Science week we

have been watching some

inspiring television programs

during science lessons and

encouraging students to talk

about new scientific

discoveries that they have

come across. Our year 8

scientists are currently

designing their own

experiments as part of their

Individual Research project to

learn all about how

experiments work! Students

in year 7 had the opportunity

to observe rocks up close with

a new gadget called a

GoMicro, which turned their

smartphones into a powerful

microscope.

We also have a great event

coming up for students in

year 7, year 8 and the

Support Unit coming up on

the 30th of August. The

Kaleidoscope Science Show

Incursion. We are looking

forward to seeing some

awesome chemical reactions

at these shows.

Payment and permission

notes for this incursion are

due Friday August 16th. If

you have not paid by the due

date, please pay online over

the weekend and return the

permission note to students

services as soon as possible

on the following Monday.

The cost is $5 and the

permission note can be found

on the parent portal and the

school website. Students

who have not paid AND

returned their permission

note will be unable to attend.

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BAND News The Crestwood High School Band and Crestwood String Ensemble had a very busy day on Wednesday August 14, preforming at the annual Hawkesbury Eisteddfod. Our concert band of thirty students, conducted

by Mr Steve Lavis, played two pieces, Barnburner and Aladdin in the large ensemble category. They performed both pieces very musically, ultimately scoring 83 marks (out of 100). The competition was very strong this year, with seven schools performing. Crestwood was placed 5th with Highly Commended.

The Crestwood String Ensemble, consisting entirely of seven new members this year from years 7 and 8, performed two arrangements by Mr Bamford: Lovely by Billie Eilish and Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. The group impressed the adjudicator with their delicate playing on violins, guitars and piano and scored a very respectable 88 marks and 3rd place out of the five ensembles who played.

Both ensembles can feel very pleased with their efforts and will undoubtedly go from strength to strength in future years.

Concert Band performers: Nikki Bi, Paige Fuller, Armaan Gill, Caitlin Heagney, Alison Lee, Youbin Lee, William Liu, Erin Osborne, Mujtaba Shah, Anushka Sunil, Shanice Yek, Harvey Bar-rett, Mathavan Ilankesan, Aiden and Lachlan Johnson, Imogen Knight, Curran Bhindi, Rachel Kim, Youjin Lee, William Park, Ben Smith, Madhavaram Sriranganathaiyer, Blake Kouzeleas, Simona Limbrick, Grishan Rajaratnam, Jonah Sewell and Oscar Turner. Conductor: Mr Steven Lavis.

The String Ensemble players: Nicole and Samantha Hossary, Ysabella Atay-Brito, Jordyn

Jelicich, Isabelle Ham, Erin Osborne and Nandi Demers. Conductor: Mr Quentin Bamford

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TALENTED FOOTBALL PROGRAM

Our Junior Talented Football program participated in a 9 a side tournament at Valentine Park on

Monday the 12th August. Congratulations to the students involved and the teachers and parents who

came along to support our soccer players.

astr CAREERS NEWS ANU Open Day

31 August. 9am to 4pm

Information on what it is like to study at ANU. University open days are the best way to sample the educational, cultural and social

experience at university and ANU Open day is no exception. Here’s a taste of what you’ll experience at ANU Open Day. https://

www.anu.edu.au/study/events/open-day-2019

MedView Medical School Admissions seminar

A wide range of dates and locations. Are you considering studying medicine in Australia? We’re inviting you to come along to our

free information session. We’ll provide you with the insights, tips and tricks into everything there is to know about applying for and

attending medical school in Australia. Delivered by current medical students, the presentation will include: 1. Why choosing a

career in medicine might be right for you. 2. How to get into and information on applying to direct entry Australian medical

schools. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/medview-11179498502

Bachelor of Music Early Offer

The early offer pathway into the Bachelor of Music is now open! To be eligible for this students need to book in an audition

through the Western Sydney University online booking system. For more information please visit: https://

www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/study/how-to-apply/music-applicants.html?cid=em:2019musicauditions-group2

TAFE NSW Open Day Is On

Your students can join us at one of our Open Days on Saturday, 14 September from 9am to 1pm. We can help them kickstart their career, become an aspiring apprentice, or gain exciting new skills for the job they want. There will be talks, demos, food,

entertainment and more. Your students can pre-register and jump the queue when checking in on the day: https://

events.tafensw.edu.au/open-day

Excelsia College Sydney open day—Music, Drama, Film, Set and Costume Design

31 August

69-71 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park

Staff, students and community are invited to discover the course and career opportunities with a day of excitement, information

and fun at the Macquarie Park campus. http://openday.excelsia.edu.au/

William Angliss Institute Sydney Open Day

Saturday 17 August. 10am-2pm

Level 1, 11 Bowden Street, Alexandria.

If you’re considering an exciting career in Foods, Tourism, Hospitality or Events, be sure to visit us at our annual Sydney Open Day.

Get ready to take part in engaging masterclasses, learn how to plate like a chef, and eat delicious food! Register now at an-

gliss.edu.au/study-with-us/meet-us/sydney-open-day/

The Hotel School to host Scholarships Day

Closes 25 October

Are you passionate about Hospitality and Tourism?

Do you want to join the fastest growing industry in Australia and in the World?

This is your chance to join a growing industry through The Hotel School scholarship program. The Hotel School’s scholarships

program is for students at Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane campuses. https://hotelschool.scu.edu.au/apply/scholarships/

HSC Enrichment Day

This event will provide students with the opportunity to secure an early offer into one of our Geography or Society & Culture

related degrees, whilst helping to prepare them for their HSC exams. For more information please visit: https://

www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/student-life/events/hsc-enrichment-day.html?cid=em:2019hscenrichmentday-group1

Focused HSC Workshops These October Holidays from Senior Teachers and Exam Markers

InspirED (formerly HSC in the Holidays) are running a series of workshops to help year 12 students prepare for HSC exams.

These subject-specific sessions are presented by senior teachers and exam markers to give students insight into how to maximise

exam marks. Held at UTS, Macquarie, UON and UOW. Register beforehand at https://inspired.edu.au/our-program/hsc-september

-workshops/

UON—Walking Campus Tour

23 August, 10am-11am

University of Newcastle

Want to see what studying at the University of Newcastle is like? UON regularly run walking tours throughout their Newcastle

and Central Coast campuses. The campus walking tours are for individuals, families and parties of up to 10 people. Find out more: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/study/forms/campus-tour-booking-form

HSCram Blacktown Library

2 October, 10am-2pm

Max Webber Library, Blacktown

This one-day intensive workshop provides Year 12 students with a range of academic support including small group subject-specific

tutoring, exam practice in exam conditions and HSC Exam prep workshops. Held in local libraries, it aims to increase students’

confidence in specific HSC subjects and motivation to succeed in the HSC. Find out more: http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/

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AWARDS AT ASSEMBLY

Congratulations to the students who received GOLD AND

SILVER awards at assembly yesterday

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2019 HSC Science Advantage

Registration for this event is now open

Saturday 28 September 2019 (9am—4pm)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Quay St Haymarket

REGISTER NOW

Booking Fees

HSC students $73 per person

STANNSW HSC Science Advantage Workshops have been held for many years, presented by highly experi-

enced science teachers with up to date knowledge and understanding of the HSC exam requirements and

NESA expectations.

Join us for this intensive one day course covering the HSC Physics, Biology, Chemistry EES, Investigating Science

and Science Extension exams.

The various workshops throughout the day (in each HSC subject) will include the following:

Answering long-answer questions

Answering multiple choice questions

Answering short-answer questions and

Yellow Submarine: A think-tank style session where students will be unpacking the syllabus and writing

their own questions.

Book early to avoid disappointment. Enquire and reserve your place today—office@stansw.asn.au