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Cowra High School Newsletter Issue Fifteen 23 Septebmer 2016
Photo: Farewell Year 12
Cowra High School Newsletter ISSUE FIFTEEN- 23 SEPTEBMER 2016
Moran Photographic Semi-F...
Year 12 HSC Music
Year 12 - Last Week!
New Garden Beds & Youth P...
Community Activities
State Dance Festival
CKC Cup - First Round
Community News
Principal's Report
Out of Town Activities
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Cowra High School Newsletter Issue Fifteen 23 Septebmer 2016
Moran Photographic Semi-Finalists 2016 Student Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize This week the Semi-Finalists for the 2016
Doug
Contemporary
Moran
Student
Photographic
Prize
have been announced. From over 400,000 entries five of our students have made it to the semi-finals of judging, where only the top 100 are selected. During Term 2 a selection of 30 students Moran
took
part
Photography
in
The
Workshop
and their images were automatically entered
for
the
competition.
Congratulations and best of luck to the following students: Hayley Harding, Sean Smith, Emily Whatman, Airi Nishihara and Kyesha Ingram. The winners are to be announced on 26 October.
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New Garden Beds & Youth Peace Forum New Garden -
Development Goals. Our students
Year 12 2015 Gift to
global issues.
School
Thank you to Cowra Youth Council for
The Graduating Year 12 Class of 2015’s
us to think beyond the boundaries of
giㄠ㔵 to the school has moved another
our own society.
worked incredibly well, focusing on
hosting an intriguing day that enabled
step closer this week thanks to the amazing
generosity
of
Bunnings
Cowra. All plants now in the custom garden beds were donated by our local Bunnings and were installed with the help of Mr Hamer’s Stage 5 Geography
Youth Peace
class.
Forum
The final pieces of the puzzle (the
On Tuesday 20 September our newly
custom paving) is set to arrive early
appointed Prefects attended a Youth
next term for final installation. Thanks
Peace Forum hosted by Cowra Youth
again to Bunnings Cowra - get down to
Council. Also in attendance were
their Spring Fair - and Mr Donnelly and
leaders from Cowra Public, Mulyan
his classes who have all put in
Public and Holmwood Public Schools.
countless hours in an e㤳〳ort to get this
Students were involved in workshops
project finished for unveiling!
hosted by UN Youth Representatives and were based around world peace and
the
Global
Sustainable
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CKC Cup - First Round CKC Cup - Cowra
Football; lost Basketball and
High vs
Senior Girls (Year 9/10) - won
Kelso High
Volleyball; tied Football
On Friday 9 September, Cowra High
Touch;
School played host to Kelso High
Basketball,
School in a variety of sporting events
Football
as part of the CKC Cup. This event is
Junior Debaters tied
played annually by students in Years 7-
Senior Debaters lost
10 as a triangular series between
Girls Hockey (Yr 7-10) lost
Cowra, Kelso and Canobolas High
Boys Hockey (Yr 7-10) won
October.
Volleyball. Basketball, Netball, Touch and Senior Boys (Year 9/10) - won tied
Soㄠ㔵ball; Volleyball
lost and
Schools. The emphasis is on fun and participation rather than final scores.
Final result - Cowra won 10 games, Kelso won 9 games, 5 games were tied.
The results from last week were as follows:
Students and sta㤳〳 from both schools commented on the success of the day
Junior Girls (Year 7/8) - won
and the camaraderie of all students
Netball,
and
involved. This is another example of
Basketball; lost Football and
Touch
the broad opportunities available to
Volleyball
students at Cowra High.
Junior Boys (Year 7/8) - won TBall;
tied
Touch
and
The 2nd leg of the CKC Cup will see Canobolas HS hosting Cowra on 28
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Principal's Report Principal's Report
Industrial Arts or the Arts, as the work
Back 2 Cowra celebrations. The tours
was outstanding. We had much more
were conducted by Alana Ryan, Tobie
The end of Term 3 each year is always
available then we could physically fit
Gilmore and myself. It was fantastic to
a very busy time and 2016 has not
in the stand. Well done to all.
listen to so many wonderful stories of life at Cowra High and the fond
been any di㤳〳erent. Thursday night aㄠ㔵er the Show I
memories people still have of their
The most important event of the term
travelled to Sydney to experience our
time as students and the significant
is Year 12’s completion of their formal
Stage 5 dancers Jemima Sullivan,
role sta㤳〳
have played in their lives.
studies.
wonderful
Erika Sullivan, Brigette Healy, Lucy
watching these young people enjoying
Jones, Millie Casey, Maisie Thompson
Saturday
a
ernoon
their final week of school with some
& Victoria King and our State Dance
Cowra Seikei
Exchange
fun activities although it was a bit
Ensemble
hosting the Chor Farmer Choir from
disturbing seeing some of our hairier
Nicola Carter, Hope Martin-Edgar &
Japan,
boys (with full beards) running around
Francesca Fenton perform at the
performance at the Civic Centre. The
in costume for their cross-dressing
Seymour Centre for the State Dance
significance of this, the 20th visit was
Tuesday. In all seriousness, although
Festival.
beautiful
acknowledged with a presentation to
enjoying the week and the special
experience and I was extremely proud
the committee by a member of the
farewell
has
to hear Cowra High’s name being
Japanese Embassy who presented
maintained their exemplary standard
mentioned on the same program as
them
with
a
multiple Performing Arts High Schools.
Achievement
for
It
has
assembly,
been
Year
12
as respectful and responsible role
dancers
This
Chloe
was
a
Fricker,
with
a
saw
high
standard
Certificate their
of
40-year
models. I hope all will work hard over
contribution
the next three weeks as they prepare
On Friday night we also had Jesse
cultural understanding and peace.
for their HSC examinations and I wish
Murray and Imajen James performing
them the very best for these exams.
in the festival as part of the State
This week we announced our School
Indigenous
Ensemble.
Captains for 2017! Congratulations to
The Cowra Show was again a great
Unfortunately, I was not able to stay
Captains Lucy Wilson & Jackson Oliver
opportunity to highlight a small
for a second night, but reports are
and Vice-Captains Tahlia Veney & Kurt
portion of the positive outcomes
resounding in their praise for their
Johnstone pictured above with 2016
Cowra High students regularly achieve
performances.
School Captains.
and to be involved in a significant
extremely lucky to have such a
community event. I hope many of you
successful Dance program and I’m
Have a restful, safe and hopefully, dry
had the opportunity to visit our show
waiting with great anticipation for the
break. School resumes for all
stand and talk to the enthusiastic sta㤳〳
NSW Schools Spectacular next term.
students on Monday 10 October.
students who had work displayed,
Saturday morning Cowra High was
Charles Gauci
whether it was History, Science,
open with tours of the school for the
Dance
Cowra
High
is
manning it. I congratulate all the
towards
the
committee
international
Until next term,
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Year 12 HSC Music White; with lighting by Alana Bush and
Year 12 Night of
sound by Talitha Brown.
Music
The night was nothing short of
From the elegance of Beethoven to the
spectacular and was enjoyed by all
hard rock of Wolfmother, Friday 9
who attended.
September saw the HSC Night of Music. This was the culmination of 12
Last Wednesday 14 September these
months hard work by the students
students again showed their stu㤳〳 –
involved, and was enjoyed by the
this time to examiners from the Board
largest audience I have ever seen
of Studies in their HSC Practical Music
attend an HSC Night of Music.
exam. Again they performed brilliantly. I wish them all the best for their
Performing on the night were Jade-Lily
remaining HSC exams.
McKeown, Charlotte Cooper, Aden Day and
Joel
Rue.
accompanied
They
by
were
students
ably
Click on the video to watch the
from
performances.
outside the class – Alan Read Patrick Le,
Rebekah
Lazarou,
Madeline
Cooper, Lucy Jones and Summer
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Community Activities PCYC News
and a kids ride around the closed
12 years, Cost $80 for 8-week
village streets at 10.30am.
course
Basketball - Rim Rockers and School
Yoga 4 Teens - Starts Tuesday 18
Holiday Junior Basketball Camp
The cost is $15 per adult with school
October 4-5pm, Ages 13+, Cost
PCYC Indoor Mixed Volleyball
and preschool children riding for free,
$80 for 8-week course
Mixed Touch Football
but everyone must register from
Junior Mixed Multi-Sports
9.30am.
Bookings are essential - by email,
Mixed Indoor Dek Hockey
contact@perfecthealthcentre.com.au, Details
can
be
found
at
Please contact Cowra PCYC on 6341
www.greenethorpe.nsw.au, like us on
2035 for further information about any
Le Tour de Greenethorpe Facebook
activities or check out the "Cowra
page, or contact Sam Allen on 0422
PCYC" Facebook page or the website
163 927.
www.pcycnsw.org.au/cowra.
2016 Le Tour de
Yoga 4 Kids @ The
phone 6341 1817 or at the centre, 45 Macquarie Street, Cowra.
Become a Cricket Umpire Are you a female and love cricket?
Perfect Health
Want to remain involved in the game?
Centre Cowra
Want to earn some extra cash?
All roads lead to Greenethorpe on Saturday 24 September! Le Tour de
School Holiday Workshops
Cricket NSW is currently o㤳〳ering the
Greenethorpe
Want to learn more about cricket?
Cricket
Greenethorpe is a great day out so
Australia
Community
come and take part in a ride past the
6-12 years Friday 30 September
canola-filled paddocks and historic
9:30-11am, Cost $15
O㤳〳iciating course free for females.
Iandra Castle and enjoy the free
13+ years Wednesday 5 October
Contact
jumping castle and community garage
3-5pm, Cost $20
Claire.Polosak@cricketnsw.com.au for more information.
sale. Term 4: Weekly Classes There is a ride for everyone with the lycra crew o㤳〳 on a 42km challenge at
Yoga 4 Kids - Starts Wednesday
10am, a more leisurely paced 5km ride
19 October 3.30-4.30pm, Ages 6-
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Community News Cowra Triathlon
Come and try it out for a night, $5 kids & $10 adults (and then join, because
United Fusion
Club 2016/2017
you’ll be addicted). Relaxed family
Boys Only Hip-Hop - Jordan Wong
atmosphere.
from Orange returns to run three, action-packed hip-hop workshops for
Competition
starts
6pm
Friday
14 October. You will need swimmers, goggles (optional), shirt, bike, helmet & joggers.
boys!
Morongla Show
Dates: Monday 26 September Wednesday 28 September, 10am12.30pm at Cowra High School. Suitable for 5-18 year old boys. Cost is
Kids course - swim across big
$5.50 for yearly membership to United
pool or run across little pool,
Fusion.
ride 600m, run 400m Beginners course - swim 50m,
Managing Performance Anxiety -
ride 2km, run 800m
Useful tips and tricks to help you
One lap course - swim 100m, ride
manage your nerves in front of an
4.5km, run 1km
audience.
Two lap course – swim 200m,
presentations,
ride 9km, run 2km
performances.
Helpful
for
concerts
school and
solo
Date: Saturday 1 October, 12.45-2pm Register at www.triathlon.org.au
for 12-18 year olds. The workshop is free.
5-11yrs $32 12-19yrs $65 Adults
$130
For more information and to register (as
at
31st
December 2016)
please contact unitedfusioncowra@gmail.com
20% discount for a family of 4 or more
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Out of Town Activities Softball Come &
There will be a variety of tasty food and good co㤳〳ee available, or feel free
Try Day - Orange
to bring your own picnic. Entry is by
Harden Kite Festival 15 October
gold coin donation & it is an alcohol free event. Visit
www.hardenkitefestival.org
or
Facebook for more details.
Featuring FREE live entertainment and FREE activities such as the Sibelco Stunt Jump, a rock climbing wall, face painting, balloon twisting and of course kite flying! Bring your own kite or buy one on the day – there’s $800 in prizes up for grabs! The Roccy FM roadshow will be live with lots of giveaways, interviews & requests. Browse the great range of interesting market stalls, join in on the amusements for the kids or simply sit in the shade and watch the fun.
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Year 12 - Last Week! Last Week for
Superheroes
Thursday
the
Year
12
farewell
Year 12 2016 at
Monday,
below are some of the highlights of
Cowra High
GenderBender
best.
assembly was held and the pictures this occasion. We wish them the very
Tuesday, Bogan Wednesday This week saw Year 12 not at their school-uniformed best! Every day they have dressed to a theme; Superheroes, Gender Benders and Bogans, and their costumes have been fantastic - some students were unrecognisable! Take a look at the gallery of photos to admire how
a
"genders"
change can
of
clothes improve
and the
appearance of our students.
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State Dance Festival State Dance
Cowra High Schools Stage 5 Dance
NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance
performed ‘Hold Tight’ in front of a
Company is comprised of selected
Festival 2016
sell-out
Thursday
students from across the state. Cowra
15 September, one of the only non-
High students Jesse Murray and
In Week 9 Term 3 Cowra High Stage 5
Performing Arts Schools to be show
Imajen James performed in a piece
Dance Students, members of the State
cased on this night. ‘Hold Tight’
titled
Dance Ensemble and the NSW Public
was created using the elements of
was choreographed
Schools
composition as a way of expressing
Dance Company as a tribute to David
and communicating.
Page.
Stage 5 Dance explores how you
Congratulations to all performers and
achieve so much more when you are
a special thank you to Prue Williams
'Transcendence' presented works by
liㄠ㔵ed and encouraged by others
for driving the bus.
1,500 students from Kindergarten to
around you. “Stay strong, hold on and
Year 12. The festival showcased these
try!" Congratulations to Brigette Healy,
Well done to all,
artists in six diverse performance
Nicola Carter, Chloe Fricker, Victoria
Alison Buckley
programs throughout the week-long
King, Millie Casey, Maisie Thompson,
Dance Teacher
festival. The programs highlight the
Erika Sullivan, Jemima Sullivan and
range of styles explored through the
Lucy Jones.
State
Aboriginal
Company
Dance
performed
crowd
on
‘Ceremony’ by
which Bangarra
in ‘Transcendence’ at the Seymour Centre, Sydney.
study of Dance in public schools. The State Dance Ensemble members Each
performance
reveals
the
Nicola Carter, Chloe Fricker, Hope
students
and
Martin-Edgar and Francesca Fenton
teachers to explore the art of dance
performed with students from across
and to achieve performances of the
the
highest
are
choreographed by Anouska Gannon.
underpinned by technical training,
This piece explores the Wild Woods
stamina, creativity, confidence, co-
and the fairytale ‘Little Red Riding
determination
of
quality.
These
state
in
‘Wild
Woods’
operation and respect for one another
Hood’. The
fostered by their dedicated and
Thursday & Friday evenings and were a
talented teachers.
credit to our school.
girls
performed
on
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