South Grafton High School Excellence and Innovation

Week 8 – Term 2, 16 June 2017 Principal: Mrs Megan Johnson

South Grafton High School, Tyson Street, South Grafton, NSW, 2460. Telephone: 6642 1466, Facsimile: 6643 2027,

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HSIE Flip Society starting this Thursday! If you love History and Geography and

you want a break from the playground one day a week the HSIE department is

starting a new group called the Flip Society meeting every Wednesday at lunch time in C8. Bring a friend and be prepared to have a good time!

Mid North Coast Athletics Carnival postponement

The MNC Athletics carnival will now be held on Wednesday, 21 June. If you have any enquiries or

changes, please see Mr McKee. Toolbox: A Parenting Festival

– 19-30, 2017 This year Clarence Valley Council

is offering 10 days of informative talks and workshops, as well as both local and nationally recognised keynote speakers. Workshops include: building resilience in young

people; how to talk so kids will listen; teaching children and teens respectful relationships. Please go to the

website for a comprehensive program of events. https://www.clarence.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/metro/page.asp?p=DOC-ENQ-50-44-25

Australian

Citizenship Ceremony for Mr Peter and Dr

Julie Johnstone On Thursday,

some SGHS students were the audience to the

Australian citizenship

ceremony for our Mr Peter Johnstone and his wife, Dr Julie Johnstone. The ceremony was conducted by Mr Blundell and Mr Simmons,

the Clarence Valley mayor. Mr Blundell expressed his joy that Mr Johnstone would now belong to the country with

the best league and cricket teams and commented on how the weather is so much better here than in Great Britain! Congratulations to the Johnstones and thank you for

choosing our school in which to hold the ceremony.

Diary Dates Friday 16 June SLIKK Sites Excursion

Wednesday 21 June Mid North Coast Athletics – Coffs Harbour Monday 26 June to Friday 30 June NAIDOC week Wednesday 28 June Spray Paint Workshop Thursday 29 June Reports Issued Newcastle Uni School Visits in hall Spray Paint Workshop

Friday 30 June Last Day, Term 2 Monday 17 July Staff Development Day, Term 2 Tuesday 18 July All Students Return, Term 2 Monday 24 July Trial HSC begins Wednesday 26 July Year 12 Post Secondary Options Day SCU, Coffs Harbour Tuesday 1 August ICAS English Competition

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Rekindling Program

The final gathering last week concluded the Rekindling program for the year. The

program included 6 students from our school including; Tristan Boney, Ashley

Tibbet, Cate Duroux, Isaiah Thornton, Danniella Gilmore and Jaylah Wyatt. These students proudly represented our

school as part of the Grafton Rekindling Program that included students from all

over the region. The community was wowed by an amazing showcase of performances from the Rekindling group

at the Saraton Theatre last Friday. A big thank you to the Bangarra Dance

Company Choreographers and the Department of Education Youth Program, Kerry Skinner, Crystal Donovan and

Wendy Dalton for providing this opportunity for our indigenous students to

connect to local stories through dance.

Central Network Dance Festival Our South Grafton High School HSC Dance

students represented our school well at the annual Regional Dance Festival in

Coffs Harbour Wednesday night. They performed a contemporary dance to "Dancing on my Own".

Athletics Carnival 2017

Points Score: 1st Gamma 759; 2nd Alpha 698; 3rd Delta 509; 4th Beta 259

Age Champions (800m still to be run) BOYS

12 years - Lachlan Wilcox 13 years - Leo Nicholls or Brendan Hayes 14 years - Matthew Barker or Oscar Knight

15 years - Matthew Cotton 16 years - Ben Liyou

17 years - James Martin GIRLS 12 years - Holly Martin

13 years - Kaitlyn Smith 14 years - Lilly Harris or Nathalie Avery

15 years - Isabelle Lancaster or Georgia Perry 16 years - Laynae Okkonen

17 years - Natasha Rudder or Erica Tillman Records Broken

Damien Duroux Triple Jump

11.80m (Shayne Robinson 1990,

11.76m)

Erica Tillman Triple Jump 11.32m (Sarah Wood 2007, 10.63m)

Natasha Rudder 100m 12:90sec

(Natasha Smith 2016, 12.97sec)

Ryan Wheeler Shot Put 12.79m

(Matthew Cramp 1990, 11.95m)

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South Grafton High School Newsletter, Week 8, Term 2 - 16 June 2017

PBL focus this fortnight is "Take pride

in what you do". How does this look at school? Trying your

personal best, wearing uniform, using your manners. Having pride in yourself

and your achievements will help you to strive for even better results and

give you a great sense of personal

satisfaction.

CSI Term 2 – Bridges This term at CSI, the students have been studying bridges. Students have learnt

about bridge design, construction, materials and challenges. Each of the

groups attended an excursion which included a session with one or two engineers. During these visits the

students heard from the engineers responsible for building the bridges, and

learnt about engineering as a career prospect.

Two groups visited the Grafton Bridge and

met with Adrian Miller and Brendan Keane, two groups visited Sportsmans

Creek Bridge and met with Gavin Rayward and Vadivel Kumaradasan, another group

visited the Northern Region office, where they learned about the Country Bridge Solutions initiative from Project Director

David Andrews. The last group visited both Grafton Bridge and Sportsmans

Bridge.

The presenters were extremely impressed

with the quality and number of questions from the talented students.

Students are now undertaking a Paddle pop bridge building challenge which is to

be judged with our CSIRO Scientist in the classroom partner, Engineer James Armstrong.

A big thank you has been extended to Adam Carroll, David Andrews, Gavin

Rayward, Vadivel Kumaradasan, Adrian Miller, Brendan Keane, Jodi Austin and James Armstrong who have given their

time and energy to assist in the organisation and delivery of these

fabulous experiences for the CSI students.

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South Grafton High School Newsletter, Week 8, Term 2 - 16 June 2017

For Sale

18 month old layer hens, mix of brown and black, selling to make way for chicken

coop rebuild. $5.00 a head. Contact Mr Lehman or Mr Wilson at South Grafton

High School on 6642 1466.

Canteen

Monday 19 June Julie Anne Brett

Tuesday 20 June Help appreciated

Wednesday 21 June Kay Power

Thursday 22 June Help appreciated

Friday 23 June Help appreciated

Monday 26 June Julie Anne Brett

Community

Roads and Maritime Services Cadetships for the Clarence Valley

community (especially university students coming home for university break) Applications are now open for the 2018

TfNSW Cadet and Scholar Programs One of the best ways of recruiting for our Cadet and Scholar programs is through our

current employees within our Transport cluster, so spread the word to your friends

and family! If you know someone who eligible for the Cadet and Scholar programs, please encourage them to apply via

www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au or Apply for 2018 TfNSW Scholar and Cadet

Programs The TfNSW Cadet and Scholar Programs are fantastic development programs, where

university students gain access to valuable paid work experience that is aligned with their area of study. How to apply Apply online via the I Work for NSW website

or Apply for 2018 TfNSW Scholar and Cadet Programs Applications close on Sunday 2 July 2017. Successful applicants will commence work in December 2017 (Cadet Program) or February 2018 (Scholar Program). More information For further information, please contact the Talent Program team.