Adelaide High School
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Edition No. 8 | August 7, 2018
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
In this Edition
I would also like to congratulate Mr Adam Sullivan, Mr Craig Shearing, Ms Jenna Harkness, Ms Laura Gurr and Mr Vas Ioannides who have been placed permanently at Adelaide High School.
From the Principal
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Calendar Dates
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New Caledonia Study Tour
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National Tree Day
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Food & Hospitality Festival Food
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Bridge Building Competition
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Italian Sister School Visit
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Sustainability Group Activities
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Balaklava Eisteddfod
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Welcome to Term 3.
Conversazione
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Student Pathways Report
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I would like to announce 3 leadership positions to Adelaide High School.
Melbourne / MacRob Exchanges
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Greek Dance
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I would like to welcome Ms Meredith Holt who joins our staff as a temporarily placed teacher. Meredith will be undertaking relief lessons during her time with us.
Ms Paige Higgins is our new Wellbeing Leader and comes to Adelaide High School from Parafield Gardens High School. Paige brings deep expertise and experience as a Wellbeing Leader. I would like to thank and acknowledge the leadership of Ms Mireille LeDolédec, Ms Marni Trevena and Ms Lisa Kriaris who have undertaken this role over the past 12 months. Thank you also to Mr Menas Mena who has inducted and supported our Wellbeing Leaders over the past 12 months and maintained strategic and effective support for our students. I congratulate Ms Julie Ralph who has won the position of PR Coordinator at Adelaide High School for the next 5 years. As many of you know, Julie brings to this position rich experience and expertise in leading our PR strategy, Open Nights and the Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as the AHS Website and newsletters. She also leads our Prefects and the CIS Review Cycle as our CIS Executive Officer, and is a well-respected information literacy leader.
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Mr Dylan Harvey is our new Rowing Manager. Dylan comes to Adelaide High School from Perth and brings with him rich experience as a Rower and Rowing Coach, and was recently a Rowing Coach at Guildford Grammar School and Perth College. Dylan was also the AFLW Analyst for the Fremantle Dockers and IT Analyst Assistant for the Fremantle Dockers and has previously undertaken roles including Sport Coordinator for the Australian University Games.
Congratulations also to Ms Kay Gronthos, Ms Stephanie Ingham, Ms Sam Beales, Ms Rebecca Walton and Mr Luke Wesselingh who continue contracts with us this term. Congratulations too to Ms Rachel Bala who joins the Learner Intervention team as our Speech Pathologist and to Ms Julie Hefford who joins the Learner Intervention team as a Learner Intervention Officer.
Electronic Sign We were successful in gaining unanimous approval for an Electronic Sign to be built at the front of the school. This will enable not only the celebrating of achievement and information sharing, but will provide an opportunity to share the ‘heart beat’ and ‘soul’ and values that underpin the culture of our school. Mr Jim Dounas is finalising details and we hope to have the sign completed by January 2019.
Bridge Building and STEM For 6 weeks, Ms Patricia Wu and a team of students from the Middle School prepared their designs for a bridge building competition. The competition took place in Week 1 and provided our students with dynamic opportunities to apply a range of skills to design and develop a bridge. Patricia’s leadership throughout this process was excellent. Looking Forward…. We have an exciting and demanding term ahead of us and in the coming weeks we will experience the Melbourne / Mac.Robertson Exchanges, Course Counselling, the Japanese Study Tour, F1 in Schools Challenge, the Royal Adelaide Show and loads more. Thank you for your partnership and support. Kind regards, Ms Cez Green | Principal
CALENDAR DATES August Wed 8
Governing Council Meeting
Thurs 9 Prefect Casual Day & BBQ Sun 12 - Wed 15 MacRob and Melbourne Exchanges Thurs 16 Subject Counselling Day Tues 21 SATAC Assembly for Year 12s Tues 28 Parent Teacher Interviews: 1.30pm - 6.30pm
September Tues 4
Birthing Kit Assembly Day
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Student Free Day
Thurs 6 School Closure Day Fri 7
Prefect Talent Quest
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Newsletter 9
Sun 9
Tournament of Minds
Mon 10 - Tues 11 Prefect Information Sessions Wed 19 Governing Council Meeting Mon 24 Deadline for Yearbook payments Mon 24 110th Anniversary of AHS
NEW CALEDONIA FRENCH STUDY TOUR The 2018 New Caledonia French Study Tour provided an opportunity for 13 students from Adelaide High School to experience, first hand, the language and culture of a French Colony. The students were exposed to a number of experiences that not only helped to develop their language skills but also enabled them to gain a wider knowledge of global issues. During their stay on the island, the students attended several morning sessions of French lessons at the Centre de Recontres et d’Echanges Internationaux du Pacifique (C.R.E.I.P.A.C.) and a number of half day excursions were organised for the afternoons. These activities included a ‘Tchou Tchou Train’ tour of New Caledonia, visits to the Maritime, World War 2 and City Centre museums, shopping at the Port Moselle Harbour and Markets, a stroll through the Coconut City Square, plus an exploration of the Noumea Sea Aquarium, the Botanical Gardens and the Zoological Park. A highlight of the trip involved students being escorted by the Mary D’Cruiser to Amédée Island. This excursion included a tour of the lighthouse with breathtaking views, a ride out onto the ocean in a glass bottom boat to experience and admire the crystal turquoise waters and marine life of the coral reef, an elaborate buffet lunch which consisted of tasty Melanesian cuisine plus a South Pacific Cultural Dance. The visit to the Tijabaou Cultural Centre allowed the students to experience the culture of the local indigenous Kanak people and was followed by workshops that focused on traditional Melanesian weaving and dancing. The final event of the tour involved participation in the Bastille Day Celebrations where students joined over 5000 people as they walked towards the Town Hall holding lanterns to light the way. An amazing fireworks display concluded the evening’s events. The Homestay accommodation encouraged the students to embrace the local language and practise their French while experiencing the food and traditions of another cultural group. The tour provided the students with a new cultural experience that they will be able to share with family and friends.
For a comprehensive list of upcoming events, log onto the searchable Calendar and Events database on the website (http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/ About/Calendar-and-Events).
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3 NATIONAL TREE DAY As a part of National Tree Day, Adelaide High School’s Ecovision group planted out the trees grown from seeds last year. Twenty six students spent Thursday, August 2 planting out the 200 seedlings cultivated through the Trees for Life organisation. The trees and shrubs were planted on parklands behind the school, with the view to raise awareness among the students of the importance of native plants in the ecosystem in terms of biodiversity, habitat and carbon sequestering. The Ecovision group has been involved in this activity for the past ten years and have planted out more than two thousand trees and shrubs around the school. Mr Michael Black | Assistant Principal
STAGE 2 HOSPITALITY FESTIVAL FOOD TASK The Stage 2 Food and Hospitality class researched festival foods, sustainable healthy eating practices, cultural influences and healthy food options and then prepared dishes suitable for sale as a take away meal. Staff and students were then able to purchase the prepared take away meals. Well done to the students on a great range of tasty meal options
BRIDGE BUILDING COMPETITION Here are the Adelaide High School teams for the Bridge Building Competition. Six weeks of fun, learning, team work and effort put into one test. The bridges held 14 newtons for the Year 8 Team and 14.5 newtons for the Year 9 Team and received good comments from the judges. Well done to our students and a big thank you for all the support we received.
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ITALIAN SISTER SCHOOL VISIT This year’s eighth visit by our Italian sister school IIS Quintino Sella, in Biella, Piedmont, enabled Term 3 to commence on a high. The tour was lead by Professor Enrico Bellincioni, who has led four previous exchanges. The 12 Italian students who participated represented their school positively, forming enduring friendships with many members of the Adelaide High School community. Two old-scholars, Alessio Menarbin and Samuele Becchia, also joined the group, to assist with the running of the tour, which is now in its 15th unofficial year. 2020 will mark the 15th anniversary of the signing of the MOU. The 2018 group arrived at Adelaide Airport at 7.30am on Monday, July 23. We were thrilled to meet Silvia Comello (hosted by Imogen Wearing), Ilaria De Biasi (Lauren Mastrippolito), Pietro Beltrami (Amy and Joseph Frisby-Smith), Enrico Bagnasco and Francesca Ribaldone (Luella Salt), Martina Loss Robin (Trinity Lomas), Andrea Rutigliano and Lorenzo Diliddo (Romy Corelli), Maddalena Ferraris (Ele Milohis), Pietro Gaia (Varvara Marchenko), Alessio Esposito Inchiostro (Angus and Euan Coyle) and Alessia Gibello (Samantha Timcke). The group’s first day at Adelaide High School began with a scrumptious welcome breakfast hosted by Ms Salem’s Year 8 Italian class, followed by a tour of the school. After the Bilingual Welcome Assembly for all students of Italian, there were visits to Italian classes to converse in Italian, followed by Home Economics lessons (Anzac Biscuit making) and Art lessons (dot painting). On Tuesday, 24 July, Ms D’Aloia led the group and some of our students along an exploration of the North Terrace precinct, to see Parliament House and the National War Memorial. Highlights included a tour of the Mortlock Wing and the basement of the State Library of SA, seeing the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Collection at the SA Museum, and the Art Gallery of SA where we saw the Australian Collection and The Colours of Impressionism exhibition. The group then explored Rundle Mall, indulging in a little shopping and more sight-seeing before dismissal. On Wednesday, Ms Salem and Mr Dounas accompanied the group and some of our students to Monarto Zoo, where they did a self-drive tour, with a guide, who seemed to know everything about the wild animals who live there. The group then went to Hahndorf for lunch before returning back to school.
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On Thursday, Ms D’Aloia and Mr Dounas took the group and some AHS students to Cleland Wildlife Park, where the Italians commented on how amazing it was to see native Australian animals so closely and in such natural habitats. The group really enjoyed the close up talk on Australian animals and reptiles given by park staff. The group had some time at Glenelg Beach before returning back to school. On Friday the group worked with other classes of Italian, they participated in a Physical Education lesson where they learned how to play Aussie Rules football, and they finished off their artwork which will be wonderful mementos of their visit. We held a shared dinner in the staff room with host families in the evening. It was a chance to start our farewells and to reminisce about our Adelaide and Biella adventures. Bad weather interfered with the Week 2 Kangaroo Island travel plans, but they did manage a short trip there, led by Mr Kay. All remarked about how wonderful it was to be able to experience Seal Bay and to see the baby seals so closely, as well as to see the other highlights. They also enjoyed visiting Victor Harbor on the Monday. On Thursday, August 2, Mr Varricchio and some AHS students accompanied the group to the Adelaide Zoo where they were able to see more animals, including the world
famous pandas. The group then caught the tram to the Central Market, where they had lunch and did last minute shopping. We were sad to farewell the group on the morning of Friday, August 3, before they departed for their seven-day coach adventure to Alice Springs, exploring our wonderful Outback and many of its highlights along the way. We would like to thank everyone who helped with this incoming tour. We are especially grateful to our host families, the billets, Ms Green, Mr Wilson, Ms Manning-Bennett, Mr Dounas, Mr Kay, Ms Nikiforos, Mr Hopton, Ms Kelsh, Music staff and everyone else who helped make it a memorable tour. We look forward to many more exchanges between Adelaide High School and IIS, Quintino Sella in the future and to fostering these invaluable friendships and establishing more. Rich cultural exchanges such as these allow us to foster and promote intercultural awareness, understandings and focus attention on languages. We are happy to announce that planning will commence soon for the Italy Study Tour, which will be held in April 2019. Interested students are invited to express interest. Ms D’Aloia, Ms Salem, Mr Varricchio and Ms Rahbar | Teachers of Italian
5 ETAG SUSTAINABILITY GROUP EXCURSION The school’s sustainability group ‘ETAG’ (Environmental Take Action Group) had the amazing opportunity to personally experience and learn about the waste management system implemented across South Australia. Guided by the lovely Linley Golat from CleanAway, we were shown different centres where the waste disposed of into the green, yellow, and blue/red bins is properly handled. We started the day by visiting the CleanAway Recovery Centre where we observed the sorting of different waste types and learnt more about strategies to increase the effectiveness of the transportation process between sites. Thereafter, we visited Jeffries Soils where we received a tour of the site and learnt about composting and the importance of specific soil types in agriculture. Later, we travelled to the VISY recycling centre concerned with paper and cardboard where we learnt more about the consumers’ role. Lastly, we travelled to the Inkerman Landfill near Port Wakefield to gain a sense of the vast amount of rubbish produced by the state. Throughout the day we met with numerous experts in the field
who explained their roles in the entire process, what the positives and negatives of the current system are, in addition to answering our questions. Furthermore, we learnt about the meanings of terms such as recyclable, reusable, and biodegradable in a practical manner which prompted us to reflect on the vast possibilities available to improve waste management at AHS. Moreover, the following week we were able to observe a waste audit at our school which allowed us to recognise the specific areas we will be required to address to implement positive change across our school community. We would like to sincerely thank Linley Golat and CleanAway, our organising teacher Ms Montiadis, and our supportive principal Ms Green for this fantastic opportunity. We will collectively utilise our newly gained knowledge to implement positive changes across the school community in the form of a new bin system and educational programs. Michelle Neumann | SR25
ADELAIDE HIGH SCHOOL’S WAR ON WASTE
Late last term, Adelaide High School undertook a waste audit with KESAB as part of a government initiative. This involved collecting our waste over a 24 hour time frame. The purpose of this audit was to reflect on how we are currently disposing of our waste and to hopefully become more mindful about what we are doing about combating and preventing unnecessary waste going to landfill. Special thanks to Mr Jim Dounas for including the sustainability group (ETAG) and to Mr Tony Booth for all his efforts in coordinating this audit.
which could be used for school resources.
So this poses questions about how we, as a community, band together to make a difference?
The Sustainability Group (ETAG) is currently working on strategies to help achieve reduced waste within our community. Watch this SPACE………. Ms Electra Montiadis | Sustainability Group
The results were not the best…… It was an incredibly eye opening experience! We were blown away by how much of our waste is needlessly going to landfill. The biggest statistic from the audit was the quantity of waste we are producing. In a single school day, we accumulate 1067 litres of waste. If you multiply this figure by 200 school days, it equates to a staggering 213,400 litres of waste per school year. The audit found only 10,800 litres of the entire amount actually qualified as landfill; the rest was compostable and recyclable. In other words, 95% of our waste is recyclable! Here are just a few of the surprising results: • On average we are throwing away over 200 large black garbage bags a day, and some are never used! • An entire bin was filled with uneaten food. • All our compostable paper towels used in the toilets are ending up in landfill (approx. 17%). • Another striking statistic is that we are throwing out approximately $3,800 a year in recyclable bottles and containers
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BALAKLAVA EISTEDDFOD For the first time, Adelaide High School entered the Stage and Rock Bands in the Balaklava Eisteddfod competition in Week 2. All the students had a fantastic time with some well-deserved results! The Rock Band competed in the Rock Band Discipline and finished in second place while the Stage Band competed in the Concert, Stage Band Discipline and finished in 4th place with an honourable mention We will definitely return in 2019! Mr Tim Moors | Teacher of Music
CONVERSAZIONE The annual Old Scholars Conversazione – the afternoon tea for female old scholars of Adelaide High School and Adelaide Girls’ High School - was held on the afternoon of Saturday, August 4. It was a wonderful afternoon celebrating enduring friendships, reminiscing with old friends and celebrating Adelaide Girls’ High School in 1968. The old scholars were entertained by Jinwon Kim on violin accompanied by Andrew Tu on piano, and the Prefects served afternoon tea and chatted with the old scholars. If you are an old scholar of Adelaide High School, make sure you keep up with AHS Old Scholars Association events by registering on their website https://www.ahsosa.org.au/.
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Tertiary Open Days
STUDENT PATHWAYS UPDATE
I hope senior students and their families visit any Tertiary Open Days that may be of interest: • • • • •
University of Adelaide: Sunday 12 August University of SA (UniSA): City West and City East Campuses: Sunday 12 August Flinders University: Friday 10 & Saturday 11 August Le Cordon Bleu Adelaide, Regency Park: Saturday 18 August (11am – 3pm) tafeSA, Adelaide College of the Arts: Sunday 12 August (10.30am – 2.30pm)
More information can be obtained by visiting the websites of the various institutions.
Eastern Adelaide Career Expo 2018 This Expo will be held at Marden Senior College on Thursday 16, August from 12 noon till 1.30pm. There will be representatives from the universities, tafeSA, The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), the Motor Trade Association (MTA), Maxima, the International College of Hotel Management (ICHM), the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Association, Chartered Accountants ANZ, Tabor College, CDW Studios, Clip Joint and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE).
2018 Land Forces Australia Indo Asia Pacific During our Show Day on Thursday September 6, I have registered for a group of students from Adelaide High School to attend a Student Information Forum at the Adelaide Convention Centre to discover
careers in the defence industry and the Australian Defence Force. The Careers and Skills session will run from 10am – 11.30am. Attendees will be able to hear from young people currently working in the sectors, visit Land Forces Exposition and see cutting edge technologies. Visit www.landforces. com.au for more information. Interested students are asked to see me for a Parent / Carer permission letter as soon as possible. Priority will be given to senior students, but Middle School students are also invited to register their interest.
VET and Subject Selection at AHS for 2019 I urge anyone interested in learning more about vocational training and how it can fit into the SACE to read the general information on pages 28 – 29 of the 2019 Curriculum Handbook used for course counselling. I have included on pages 29 – 35 the most popular purchased VET offerings that current Years 9 – 11 students might find interesting. I have included full year, semester and short course offerings. VET courses can give students valuable insights into and experience in particular industry areas. I will advertise any proposed new courses via email. Any keen students should complete an Expression of Interest Form, which I have emailed to students. Hard copies are available from Student Services and from the tray outside my office. Note that VET study incurs training fees for the families concerned and that a high commitment level is required by students. Once the enrolment paperwork is issued to students, it is a good idea to complete it as soon as possible and return it to me at school as there is much competition for places in
courses. During course counselling, aspiring VET students must still choose a full cohort of school subjects for 2019. Once the VET course is confirmed, the students concerned will be notified and be able to negotiate to drop a non-compulsory subject (per semester) to help them manage their load. At that stage, the family will be invoiced by Adelaide High School. Parents / carers are able to pay for the course in full or pay a deposit and enter into a payment plan with the school. Withdrawals are not recommended, as they usually incur a sizeable fee. It is also possible for Years 10 and 11 students to complete integrated VET at Adelaide High School for a minimal cost. We have been running the food processing pathway for many years and it continues to be popular. Students complete partial Certificate II in Food Processing, due to our partnership with tafeSA. The Year 10 course is not a pre-requisite for the Year 11 course. Note that: • interested Year 9 students should select this subject on their 2019 Year 10 course form. This training runs in Semester 1 and can generate 10 Stage 1 credits. • interested Year 10 students should select this subject on their 2019 Year 11 course form. This training runs in Semester 2 and can generate 20 Stage 1 credits. My office is in The Help Hub, but the best way to contact me if via email livia.daloia@ adelaidehs.sa.edu.au. Ms Livia D’Aloia | Student Pathways Coordinator
MELBOURNE AND MACROB EXCHANGES Keep up with all the events, scores and action from both Exchanges. https://www.facebook.com/adelaidehighschool/ Programs: http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/co-curricular/sport/girls-sport/latest-news/melbourne-andmacrob-exchange-programs Scores: http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/co-curricular/sport/girls-sport/latest-news/melbourne-/-macrobexchange-scores-2018 MacRob: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSIIq6Dxu_XTHy3AROMIdMA/live Melbourne: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXTAE1Wr7Vz6Ktr6eOsxDvA/live
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