Brighton Secondary School Newsletter May 2016 by Brighton Secondary School

Brighton Secondary School

Newsletter ISSUE 4 I May 2016

From the Principal Toby Ward, Kane Hillman, Jeremy LeCornu, Olivia O’Neill and Barbara Richards at the “What’s Next. Transforming Learning” professional development on 12th May

The Staff Professional Development Day provided opportunity to continue our learning about Positive Education approaches to support students to be resilient, responsible and accountable. Our work as educators is designed to support students to have every opportunity to achieve the best they can be.

On the student leadership day, 180 student leaders were fairly positive about the proposed model which focusses on positive character qualities. The staff are in discussion about this model providing advice and feedback to refine it and clarify what we actually mean by each character quality. You may be interested to take the www.viacharacter.org quiz and share your top 5 character qualities with your child.

For some years now, we’ve discussed some students’ apparent lack of accountability, perseverance, grit, and determination. We are concerned about those students who seem not to care, not to attend and when they do, it’s for the socialisation, not the academic scene. It seems our traditional approach to developing responsible behaviour is lacking; more and more students are presenting with anxiety and depression; hence what can Positive Education practices do to build personal responsibility in the students? We are not alone. Around 160,000 young Australians aged 16 to 24 live with depression. Suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death in this age group of Australians. Significant research is showing that Positive Education programs decrease stress and anxiety as well as increase self-efficacy, selfesteem and optimism. Evidence-based Positive Education programs are playing a crucial role in teaching the skills of wellbeing and promoting positive health for students. Together our aim is to develop Growth Mindsets, not Fixed Mindsets, in the students and the staff. The Growth Mindset promotes a resilient response. After a set back with a Growth Mindset we say, “You know what, everyone fails at first. But fail just stands for first attempt in learning. If you keep trying, I know you’ll get better at it.” We are using the Martin Seligman model called PERMA. Department for Education and Child Development T/A South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A

305 Brighton Road North Brighton, SA 5048 P 618 8375 8200 F 618 8296 0949 E admin@brighton.sa.edu.au www.brightonss.sa.edu.au

Positive Education is an approach: it affects how we speak with each other and about each other. In a world where Facebook rants and ‘unloads’ seem to take no prisoners, it’s timely to explore how all of us can communicate more respectfully. You may like to comment on the Survey Monkey which I am readvertising for your feedback. Last term we received only three responses so I am assuming it was bad timing at the end of the term. There are only 2 parts to the survey: 1. What has worked well for your child in Term 1, 2016? 2. Where can the school learn from issues that have concerned you? I trust you will use as much space as required. Your feedback can be given at the following site. The survey will be open until Friday 24th June 2016. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YSNPTT9 Olivia O’Neill Principal

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Diary Dates MAY

JULY

23-27 SIV Eyre Peninsula tour 27 Year 11 Elevate workshop 30 Year 8 Immunisations, Buffalo & Cygnet 30 Primary Schools Festival of Music auditions 30 SIV Out zone final trials by invitation 31 Concert for Royal Society for the Blind

1 Year 11 Elevate workshop 3 Chaplain’s concert 4 Year 10 KO Volleyball at Heathfield 4 Governing Council meeting, 7.00pm 8 Last day of Term 2, 1.00pm dismissal 25 Student Free Day / Staff Training 26 First day of Term 3 for students

JUNE 1 SIV in-school trials, Year 8-10 lunchtime 1 Closing date for entry into Year 8, 2017 3 Year 11 Elevate workshop 3 Reconciliation Day 5 Young Adelaide Sings (Elder Hall) and Big Band Bash at the Gov 6 Year 8 Immunisations, Holdfast & Rapid 6 Governing Council meeting, 7.00pm 9 In-school SIM auditions 9 Challenge Based Learning Expo in Learning Laneway 10 Stolen Generation Stories for Year 10s 13 Public Holiday 14 Student Free Day / Staff Training 14 & 16 Adelaide Choral Eisteddfod 15 Think Bright Write-a-Book-in-aDay Challenge 8am – 8pm 15-16 Year 11 Drama production 17 Stage 2 Music Solo 1st Summative 17 Year 11 Elevate Workshop 20-24 Year 12 Drama production 20 Stage 1 Music Solo 1st Summative / Stage 2 Ensemble 1st Summative 21 Meet the Writers 24 End of Semester 1 27 Semester 2 commences

Congratulations

AUGUST 1 Governing Council meeting, 7.00pm 3 Year 10 Student SACE / VET Assembly 3 Year 10 & 11 SACE Parent Evening 5-7 SIV State Cup 10 Recitals Australia 12 Year 11 SACE Assembly 13-20 Year 10 Ski trip 18 Poetry in Action workshops 19 Year 11 Elevate workshop 20 “When Icicles Hang” combined choral concert 22 Stage 2 Music Solo 2nd Summative 26 Year 11 Elevate workshop 29 SIV in zone Year 7 trials by appointment 29 SIV out of zone trials for Years 8-11 31 Percussion Showcase

Congratulations to Ella Harry who recently competed at the South Australian Longboard Surfing State titles. Ella came 1st in the U18 Women’s and 3rd in the Open Women’s categories. She also came 1st the in Surf Life Saving SA Longboard Surfing State titles in May. Bailey Williams, Year 12 in 2015, played in his first Australian Rules Football game on 15th May for the Western Bulldogs. Katharine Dowling, Year 10, who was selected for the Under 15 Girls South Australian State Hockey team. She competed in Woolongong, New South Wales at the end of term 1.

South Australian Teacher Receives Australia-First Accolade Please see page 19 for more Congratulations news.

Congratulations to Mr Clynton Oakley, Teacher of Humanities and Drama at Brighton Secondary School on achieving his Masters degree in Education.

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Brighton Secondary School Logo

NE CO M NIA BE

For the past two years we have been exploring how our school logo can better represent who we are; acknowledge our history; match our new uniform and have a timeless quality.

The Rope… is an element that formed part of the Brighton High School logo. A rope signifies knowledge, safety and community ties. The rope is formed in a circle and is a universal symbol that signifies the notions of totality, wholeness, eternity, timelessness and all cyclic movement.

There have been many iterations put before groups of students and staff for comment. Finally, the Governing Council believes we have a logo that is worth sharing with the wider community.

The Crest… is a special traditional symbol that encapsulates all the elements - like a family or community. It is a symbol of protection and also represents honour and prestige within the school community.

The logo incorporates elements that have meaning and purpose, and retain a link to the heritage of the previous school logos. It is important not to lose sight of the heritage of Brighton Secondary School. Therefore elements of significance from the previous logos have been incorporated to create a new brand to project a fresh and vibrant vision that reinvents and entrenches Brighton Secondary School within the community and beyond.

The Logo Meaning The elements have featured in one or more of the previous school logos: The Anchor… is an element that was part of the Brighton High and Mawson School logo. This element has been extracted from the original logo, stylised and simplified to form a more modern and timeless shape. The symbol reflects hope, stability (steadfastness), security, strength and confidence. Its original intention was to symbolise the school’s proximity to the beach, and to provide a challenge to all who are associated with the school to seek, strive for and ‘hold fast’ the fine ideals which it portrays. The anchor also carries meaning as the school Houses, Buffalo, Cygnet, Rapid named after ships that arrived in the 1800’s or Holdfast named after the landing sites for the emigrant ships. Fac Omnia Bene: A range of elements have been brought together and balanced. Retention of the school motto was imperative; it provides direction for the school community vision and the pursuit of excellence.

Colours…one of the key elements of building a strong brand is colour selection. Blue, yellow and green have been maintained from the previous logos. The navy blue represents the proximity to the sea and adds to the nautical feel of the logo. The green, the colour of life, renewal and energy, is associated with meanings of growth. The yellow represents the sun and bright future of Brighton Secondary. These colours appear in the current uniform range. Whilst retaining the core colours, appealing tones that compliment the uniforms have been selected, to ensure a modern yet timeless identity for Brighton Secondary.

Why change the logo? The current Brighton Secondary School logo was created after the amalgamation of Brighton High School and Mawson High School. Its colours and designs do not incorporate the history of the school very well. The colours of the logo are particular to the 90’s art styles and do not represent a timeless quality for a school logo. With the redevelopment of the school and the future-focussed facilities, the logo needs to be timeless to reflect the past of all the schools that have contributed to our history, as well as looking to the future. Finding the centre of the current logo with the waves and rectangle is particularly difficult, and can often look off-centre when incorporated into livery. Most logos have a more flattering outer shape which is easier on the eye. Reproduction of the current logo is problematic in print and any promotional item where the logo showcases the school. Embroidery of the current logo on the school uniforms has always presented concerns with gradients not achievable. The school name should be relatively balanced, the current logo emphasises Brighton, but when reduced in dimension can often lose the words Secondary School, therefore losing the aspect of it being an education facility. The motto has always been far too small in proportion to the logo and often required to be removed as it cannot print clearly. Elements of a logo should be balanced to create a distinctive, appropriate and practical graphic ensuring it is user-friendly across all applications. Olivia O’Neill Principal

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Music News Lions Club of Brighton’s 50th Anniversary We were honoured to receive an invitation to take part in the

Mid North Coast Youth Orchestra Visit On 12th April, we were treated to a visit by the Mid North Coast Youth Orchestra on the final leg of their south-eastern tour. Our Sinfonia, directed by Roland Dankbaar, participated in an open rehearsal with the visitors in the Concert Hall. Students from both groups had spent several weeks preparing each other’s repertoire, culminating in a wonderful exchange of musical ideas on the day. As always, it was great to see young people from different parts of the country finding common ground through music.

Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra Concert On Friday 13th May 2016, the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra came to Brighton’s Concert Hall to perform for our Year 8 students and members of our Concert Band. Students were treated to a varied program in which the Adelaide University students demonstrated exceptional skills on their instruments. The orchestra includes Brighton Old Scholars Emily Legg (tuba), Rebecca Adams (French horn), and Kaya Nicholls (piccolo) who made us proud through their continued development. A highlight of the concert was the opportunity Brighton students had to stand over to the orchestra’s musicians while they played. This gave them a wonderful insight into the rich blend of sound possible in a wind orchestra.

Lions Club of Brighton’s 50th Anniversary on 19th April. Amoroso String Quartet (Emma Richardson, Lauren Owens, Kiran Sachdev and Charlotte Rayner) once again represented the school admirably by performing background music and the National Anthem. We would like to acknowledge the continued generous support of the Brighton Lions.

Mark Cameron-Smith Music Teacher

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Generations in Jazz At 8:30am on Friday 6th May 2016, Big Band 1, Big Band 2, and the Concert Choir (renamed ‘GIJ Choir’ for the weekend) boarded buses and headed for a weekend of jazz at Mt. Gambier. A great time was had by all over the three days until our return on Sunday the 8th May. Below is a recap of the highlights from one student’s experience... “Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity, along with other music students and staff to go to Generations in Jazz in Mt Gambier. Generations in Jazz is one of the biggest jazz festivals in Australia. It is hosted by James Morrison who is a famous trumpet player. Every year he encourages famous musicians and vocalists from all around the world to perform with him at the festival. Brighton Secondary School was represented by two big bands and a Jazz choir. Two buses took us down to Mt. Gambier where we stayed in a motel. On the first evening we were welcomed by an opening concert which took place in the big marquee sitting seven thousand people! On Saturday morning, our ensembles played in their divisions in front of famous musicians who judged the performances. On Saturday evening, we saw a concert featuring the One O’clock Lab Band from the University of North Texas, which is the best university big band in the world. It was a blast! All of us were amazed at the performance. The next morning, we could choose between a vocal and instrumental workshop held by the professional players. These workshops helped us a lot. In the afternoon we saw a final concert featuring the super bands that included the best student musicians from each division. The weekend concluded with some tasty pizza on the road after an endless drive home. This was a remarkable experience and from it we will grow into better musicians. Thanks again to all the teachers for your support and the Woollies run. Thanks for the jumpers that got us the award of the best-looking school in the whole festival.” Ella Warner (Bass - Big Band 1) Year 11

ANZAC Day Dawn Service We were once again able to show our appreciation for the ultimate sacrifice made by Australians in war by singing at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Brighton Jetty. This year, the responsibility of a 5am start in the middle of the school holidays rested on the shoulders of the Boys Chamber Choir, who were strong in number and voice. Andrew Barrett Head of Music

1000k’s 4 Kids Fundraising Concert In keeping with Brighton Secondary School’s tradition of supporting student initiatives, staff and students collaborated on the 6th of April to present a fundraising concert for Can Do 4 Kids ahead of Jessye Campbell’s inspirational 1000k’s 4 Kids bike ride. Jessye and her mother Trish worked with music staff, the Treble Choir and Jessye’s friends to piece together a varied concert program. Special thanks to teachers Ben Smith and Cheryl Bentley, and students Kayla Ikeeboh and Mikayla Link for singing backup vocals in the concluding staff band item, “Cycling Jessye” (a reworking of the song, “Mustang Sally”).

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Year 12 Formal The 2016 Year 12 Formal was held at The Grand, Glenelg on Thursday 5th May.

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Think Bright Program Late last term, the Year 9 Think Bright students studied the concept of kindness in their very first Challenge Based Learning unit in English. This unit was based on the film Pay It Forward, and the idea that language can be used to influence others in a positive way. The essential question that students were assigned for the unit was: How can we, as students, ‘pay it forward’ in our Brighton Secondary School community? As explained by students, paying it forward means “being kind to others without expecting something in return”. In a pay it forward scenario, those who receive kindness are asked to pay it forward to three other people in what essentially becomes a viral chain of kind acts. This unit has seen the concept expand to students and staff throughout the school community which has been wonderful to see. Some of the projects designed by students included writing inspiring quotations to encourage Year 12 students with their studies, creating a ‘pay it forward’ board where others could learn about the concept, and creating a series of puns to be displayed throughout the school during the very busy Week 11. As part of this study, students also took part in their very first Socratic seminar for the year. The idea behind the Socratic seminar is that students learn best when they are asking and discussing questions. In our Socratic seminar, students were given a list of openended questions related to the film, such as, “How could the idea of paying it forward potentially fail?” and, “How does Mr Simonet’s troubled past impact the story?”. They were then invited to discuss these questions as a group without the input of the teacher. Students had to listen closely to the comments of their classmates, think critically for themselves and focus on building ideas through discussion rather than debate. Students had an absolute ball in their seminar, and relished the opportunity to really share their thoughts and ideas. This unit saw students question their roles in not only the Brighton community, but also the wider world, and consider the power language holds in making a difference to other people. Aimee Shattock Think Bright Teacher

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STEAM News The acronym STEAM represents Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts and Maths. Our Industry Partnerships work strongly in both the Subs and F1 programs, and currently, Babcock International are collaborating with us for the Subs programs. We thank all of our many and willing industry and educational partners.

Maker-faire - Brighton Secondary School Members of the BSS STEAM committee are busy in an attempt to stage the initial Maker-faire event here at school. These events vary significantly around the world in purpose, presentation, depth and breadth, however, we are hoping to audience both school and community activities during ours, and anyone wishing to participate either in presenting, or organising, can contact myself at school, either by visit, or email: stephen.read@brighton.sa.edu.au. We welcome all participation.

F1i’S’s As you maybe aware, we have a champion group of STEAM/ F1 in Schools students at our school, they being the Negative Filter team, who recently claimed the 1st outright National Champions award in Sydney, and as a result, will be representing Australia in Austin, Texas in October. This completion of course requires engagement in all the 5 disciplines (STEAM), and will allow these students to compete in the biggest STEAM competition in the world – amazing! The crown last year, was taken out by a collaboration team from the USA and Germany. Currently, the team are engaged in a significant design and testing phase, requiring advanced graphics, virtual and physical testing of CFD properties, and advanced coding to write G&M code to enable Computer Numerically Controlled manufacture. Also, the world rules require the prototype F1 vehicles to be manufactured out of High Density Polyethylene material, so the team are investigating the manufacturing and finishing properties of this material.

Subs in Schools We are advancing well toward Sub Mark III, with the talented Michael Walker and Sukhbir Gill taking the roles of Electrical Engineer and Hull Designer respectively. Both are former World F1i’S’s competitors, and are highly skilled and motivated people. We welcome the highly organised and committed Sheli Sverdlov to the team. She will primarily take charge of the marketing and Folio writing. The current hull design is being tested using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) virtual testing, using Flow Design and VWT to test it’s hydrodynamic properties. This testing regime is an important part of the design process. Archimedes Principle of course, plays a significant role in the calculations re buoyancy and flotation. We use CATIA as the CADD package, with extra assistance from Autodesk products. Both Sukhbir and Michael are highly skilled using this advanced software. The electronics and subsequent Pressure Hull designs are well in hand as are the innovations for the flotation and buoyancy sections of the boat. The students have an Industry Partnership with Babcock International, with whom collaboration will begin next term. It is very exciting for us to watch the boat progress, and we are confident that the result will be impressive and lots of fun to operate and retrieve from the bottom of the pool!!! – just kidding!! Watch this space. Stephen Read Coordinator STEAM

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Sports Day 2016 Results Final House Scores: Place

House

Total Points

Holdfast

2124

Buffalo

2026

Cygnet

1969

Rapid

1881

Individual Winners / Runners Up: Girls:

Boys:

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Open

Allysha Sims

Runner Up

Olivia Hastings

Winner

Riona Tyler-Dowd

Runner Up

Ruby Sulicich

Winner

Liata Selby

Runner Up

Bethany Lane

Winner

Sam Franson

Runner Up

Katie Gardner

Winner

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Open

Travis Foley

Runner Up

Cruize Papandrea

Winner

Nick Jones

Runner Up

Mitch Riddle

Winner

Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell

Runner Up

Hamish Petherick

Winner

Dexter Bland

Runner Up

Ossi Tyler-Dowd

Winner

Records Broken: Event

Student

House Old Record

New Record

Yr 10 Boys 400m

Hamish Petherick

55.25 (1977)

53.89

Yr 9 Girls High Jump

Ruby Sulicich

1.50m (2014)

1.55m

Yr 8 Boys Triple Jump

Travis Foley

10.33m (2014)

10.45m

Yr 8 Boys Long Jump

Travis Foley

5.10m (2014)

5.10m

Yr 10 Boys 100m

Hamish Petherick

11.54 sec (2005)

11.24 sec

Yr 10 Boys 200m

Hamish Petherick

24.1 sec (1977)

23.62 sec

Yr 8 Girls 400m

Olivia Hastings

65.29 sec (2008)

62.84 sec

Yr 10 Girls 1500m

Brooke McGregor

5min 46.00 sec (2015)

5 min 26.69 sec

Yr 10 Girls Javelin

Elise Jarrett

28.3m (2007)

31.59m

Peter Vowles Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator

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Volleyball News Year 12 PE Wirreanda Visit The Year 12 Wirreanda Physical Education class visited our school on 2 Thursday mornings to join in with our Year 11 Volleyball classes. The purpose was for their Year 12’s to gain knowledge, skills and tactics to improve their grade for Volleyball in their PE course. In Year 12 PE students are required to complete 3 separate practical topics totalling 50% of their final grade. This was also a great opportunity for our Year 11’s to mentor students from another school. Sue Rodger Coordinator Special Interest Volleyball

Senior Beach Championships The ‘Senior Champions of the Beach’ tournament was held at Brighton Secondary School on Friday 15th April. Stunning weather and a sausage sizzle provided the perfect backdrop to finish what had been a busy term. The tournament was played in a knockout format. Early upsets in the boys draw set up an intriguing round of finals matches. Harrison Jones and Stuart Russell were standout performers for the day, with the see-sawing final match going down to the wire. The girl’s final saw the top seeded teams battle it out. An equally high standard match ensued between two very talented teams. The day ran smoothly largely due to the efforts of Jamie Tester and Jeff Healey, SIV leaders and their team of helpers. A special thanks to our Groundsman, Chris Dally, and the Year 9 and 10 Boys SIV classes who contributed over a dozen man hours to help prepare the courts for what has become an annual highlight on the SIV calendar. Winners and Runners Up were as follows; Senior Girls Champions - Katie Gardner and Casey Muirhead Senior Girls Runners Up - Torz Mensforth and Tara Maland Senior Boys Champions - Stuart Russell and Lewis Dawe Senior Boys Runners Up - Harrison Jones and Hayden Sampson Shane Durbridge Volleyball Teacher

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Outdoor Pursuits Canoe Camp During week 2 and 3 of term 2 our Year 10 Outdoor Pursuits students embarked upon their Katarapko Creek expeditions. Leading up to the camps, students have been developing their group dynamics, developing their skills in camp craft and trangia stove cooking. They have been learning about minimal impact camping techniques, sustainable environmental practices, risk management and theÂ weather. Students experienced a wide variety of weather conditions, depending on which camp they went on. They learnt how to assess risk, support others, challenge themselves, be adaptable and to respect the environment for now and the future. Peter Vowles, Esther McCann and Ben Smith, Outdoor Pursuits teachers

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Outdoor Education Surf Camp On 4th May our SACE Stage One Outdoor Education class embarked upon the inaugural Robe surf camp. With the forecast for a massive 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20 foot swell at Robe with strong northwest winds, we headed to a more protected part of the coast in Beachport where the winds were offshore, creating clean waves for us to surf. We returned to Beachport on 5th and 6th, as the conditions got even better, so did the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; surfing skills. Students learnt to assess risk, support one another, be responsible for themselves, be organised and work in teams to plan and cook meals for the whole group. It was a very successful camp and our instructors form Pt Noarlunga praised how our students represented themselves and Brighton Secondary School. Peter Vowles Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator

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Visual Arts News Visual Arts Learning at the Art Gallery and SACE Art Show At the end of last term many of our students from Years 8, 9 10, 11 and 12 visited the Art Gallery of SA and the SACE ART Show. The Magic Object Exhibition has been a wonderful opportunity for students to study diverse and individual artworks exploring a ‘magic’ quality. The classes were particularly impressed with the Tom Moore Glass installation and at the Samstag Museum, the interactive video installed by the Australian Dance Theatre. The themes viewed at these exhibitions will be further explored in student projects through Term 2. Year 12 Art and Design students visited the annual SACE Art Show and studied the work of their peers to assist them in their current 2016 projects. This is always an immensely useful learning activity and we were also keen to see ex BSS student Rhys Williams design work selected for display from the 2015 cohort. In recent weeks, Year 12 students also participated in Learning Workshops at the Art Gallery of SA. Students from Art and Design participated in Life Drawing, Fashion Illustration and Self Portraiture. Our current works ‘down the art corridor’ continue to reflect the energy and enthusiasm our students have for Visual Arts learning. Themes include Exotic Gardens, Magic Objects, Texture, Stencilling and Negative Space. Yasmin Paterson Coordinator The Arts

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From the Pastoral Care Worker I will be taking maternity leave to have my first child and so I thought it best to use this space to introduce the new Pastoral Care Worker for Brighton Secondary School. Jo Chapman has won the position and will be taking my role for an initial 12-month period and I am confident that she will be an asset to the school community. She has previously worked as a Pastoral Care Worker at Warradale Primary School before moving to live in Sydney, where she worked as a chaplain for a performing arts high school. She has now returned to Adelaide and is excited about taking on this new role. Jo Chapman

Jo will initially work the days that I have been working, before adjusting to suit her rhythm of life, if needed. Consequently, she will be here on Tuesdays for the whole day, and Thursday and Friday mornings. A Pastoral Care Worker is a person who is employed to offer support to the school community – students, staff and families – in many various ways. They may attend school excursions or events, support teachers in classes, or meet with students, staff and families one on one for support. If there is something that Jo can help you with or support you in, please contact her on 8375 8278. Chelsea Russack Pastoral Care Worker

Chelsea Russack

Open Day 2016 The school’s very successful Open Day was held on 11th May 2016 with many potential students coming to visit. A Principal’s tour is held on the first Wednesday of each month, leaving the front reception area at 9.00am.

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1000 Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4 Kids Bike Ride What an Achievement! Congratulations to Jessye Campbell, Year 9 vision impaired student at Brighton Secondary School, who rode 1000 kilometres from Geelong in Victoria to Glenelg over 10 days, arriving at Glenelg on 15th May. The riders endured extremely challenging weather along the way. Jessye undertook the ride to raise money for Camp Quality to assist kids with cancer. Over $130,000 was raised. She enjoyed the ride and experience so much she intends to undertake another ride to raise more money in 2017. What an amazing achievement.

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Congratulations South Australian Teacher Receives Australia-First Accolade Brighton Secondary School teacher Stephen Read has become the first teacher in Australia to be made an Honorary Fellow of the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher, Stephen Read, was awarded the Honorary Fellowship which recognizes his long standing commitment to delivering excellence in STEM teaching at his school, Brighton Secondary School.

“To reach the world finals three times in four years is a fantastic achievement and a great reflection of the dedication and endeavour of the Brighton Secondary School students,’’ he said. “The support we have received from Re-Engineering Australia Foundation (REA) and the Brighton Secondary School community has been phenomenal over the past several years. “When I was awarded the John Button Memorial Award by REA in 2013 it was such a special honour and now to be named an Honorary Fellow, the first Honorary Fellow, of REA is quite humbling to be thought of in such high regard.”

In the past six years Stephen has guided four separate teams from Brighton Secondary School to become national champions in the world’s biggest STEM program, the F1inSchools Technology Challenge, included having a team of students being crowned World Champions in 2012. Again in 2016 saw Brighton Secondary School crowned national champion. Stephen and his new team, ‘Negative Filter’, will be heading to Austin, Texas, in the United States in October to once again compete for the title of World Champion. Mr Read receives his awards from Dr Michael Myers OAM, Chairman Re-engineering Australia Foundation (REA).

News of Old Scholars Dr Joanna Nield who graduated from Brighton Secondary School in 1996 has just been awarded the Gill Memorial Award by the Royal Geographical Society, UK (for outstanding early career research in aeolian processes and arid landform development). Joanna is now an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton in the UK. She won the Geography Prize in Year 12 at Brighton and received a 20/20 in the Geography SACE results. It is with great pride that we follow the successes of our alumni. It is testament to a great school when the old scholars want to share their stories with the current students. Pride in one’s school is a powerful influence all our lives. Olivia O’Neill Principal

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Volunteering At School Many of our parents and guardians volunteer at our school to support their child’s learning.

SSSSA Tennis Championships

To make it easier for parents and guardians to volunteer their time, the Department for Education and Child Development has updated its relevant history screening policy and procedures. As a result, parents and guardians who volunteer to directly support their child will no longer require a relevant history screening. This will mean many of our volunteers can help out sooner.

following students on

A screening is still necessary for parents and guardians who are volunteering at school camps and sleep overs, as well as those hosting billets and homestay students.

the SSSSA Individual

As has always been the case, a screening is not needed to attend single events or activities at our school. These include concerts, fundraisers, swimming week or sports day. Screenings are just one measure used to help keep children safe. Everyone who works with children plays a part in child protection, including watching out for inappropriate behaviour.

Well done to the their participation in Tennis Championships. Ben Vadera Jay Robinson Michaela Kelly

Find out more about relevant history screening and keeping children safe at www.decd.sa.gov.au.

Kyi Gregory

If you have any questions about screening or these changes, please speak with school staff.

Harrison Dean

Olivia O’Neill Principal

Kane Fountas Brady Searle

Brighton Coffee Culture Students this Semester have been involved in the Coffee Culture barista course held at Brighton Secondary School. Students have developed skills in latte art, tasting different types of coffee beans and practised customer service at school based events. A handful of students have already been lucky enough to have received job opportunities in the barista field from undertaking this course. Ryan Elliott Coffee Culture Teacher

Bonnie Hart Abraham Wilson Jack Fountas Connor Woodrow Jackson Antrobus Dion Zaric Dylan Cerone Anton Talladira

Samuel Warburton, Maddie Adams and Madeleine Vandemeer with the Brighton Coffee Culture Cart

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MUNDA BIRINY

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A collaborative art exhibition celebrating the partnership between Port Lincoln High School and Brighton Secondary students. Brighton Secondary Concert Hall, June 16, 5.30 - 7pm.

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