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CASINO H IGH SCHOOL
90 Queensland Road, Casino NSW 2470 Phone: 02 6662 3077 Fax: 02 6662 6390 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Individually We Achieve, Together We Excel
Bulletin Issue No 19, Term 4, 22nd November, 2019
Deputy Principal’s Message - Miss Bennett
Year 12 Formal
The Casino High School Year 12 Formal was held
last week. It was a very special night being the
last official ceremony after 13 years of school for
the students.
The organising committee did an exceptional job
of creating beautiful decorations and atmosphere.
A big thank you to the Year Adviser, Mr Tim
Myers and his merry band of helpers who put in a
supreme effort.
Congratulations to the many students who have
been offered entry to a number of Universities,
TAFE courses, gained apprenticeships and
fulltime or part-time employment.
Best wishes Year 12 on your future endeavours.
Please don’t be a stranger - come back and visit
us!
School Spelling Bee
The annual Casino High School Spelling Bee is
being conducted this week and next week with
participants from different year groups within the
school. Good luck to all students who will be
participating.
Year 6 into Year 7 Orientation Day
We look forward to welcoming our 2020 Year 7
students on Tuesday 26th November. A big thank
you in advance to all the staff and students who
will be involved in making the day a huge
success!
Sports Awards Assembly
Our Sports Awards Assembly will be held on
Thursday 28th November at 12.45pm in The Len
Walsh Hall. We look forward to acknowledging
the many sporting talents we have here at Casino
High School.
Week 7 Term 4 Week B
Monday 25.11.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 7 2020 Parent Information Night - 5.30pm
in the Library
White Card Training
Tuesday 26.11.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 7 2020 Orientation Day - Welcome
Assembly at 9.30am in The Len Walsh Hall
Wednesday 27.11.19
Year 10 Work Experience
White Card Training
Thursday 28.11.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Sports Awards Assembly - 12.45pm in
The Len Walsh Hall
Friday 29.11.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 10 - TAFE Yes Program
Week 8 Term 4 Week A
Monday 02.12.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Tuesday 03.12.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Year 10 Dinner Dance - 6pm Casino Golf Club
Wednesday 04.12.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Thursday 05.12.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Friday 06.12.19
Year 10 Work Experience
Northern Rivers Zone Opens Volleyball - Evans
Head
Events Calendar
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SCIENCE FACULTY NEWS
Griffith University
Studying Science provides the technical and problem-solving skills you will need in your job. In
the next decade 75 percent of all jobs will need skills in Science.
On Friday 8th November a select group of Year 10 students travelled to Griffith University on
the Gold Coast. The idea was that the students would experience different activities to increase
their awareness of what is possible at University and also aim to increase their problem solving
skills in order to tackle anything that life in general will throw at them.
Sophie McGregor, Bradon Evans and Seth Hill took part in Analytical Chemistry: Qualitative
Analysis of Sunscreens. In this activity they were asked to provide or select from a range of
different sunscreen/zinc products to compare their relative effectiveness at blocking harmful UV
radiation. They extracted and isolated the active compound from the product using a solvent
and centrifuge/micro filter then using UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, determined the specific
wavelength spectrum that the original product protects us from.
Isabella Ennever, Jasmine Boyd, Emma Jacobsen and Brianna Stewart
took part in Mammalian Skull Analysis. They compared and contrasted
several animal skulls to learn about the animal's evolution and map
different stages in animal diversity. The skull and teeth can tell us a lot
about an animal's physical and behavioural characteristics. Looking at
the teeth can help determine what types of food the animal would
typically have eaten which can help us make predictions about a variety
of animal traits.
Daniel Owen, Adam Anderson, Bradon Evans,
Seth Hill and James Green took part in the Build
Your Own Electronics Devices Activity. They
learned how to operate a soldering iron, construct
a simple analogue circuit and have a bit of fun
building an electronic dice that can be "rolled" by
clicking a button.
Isabella Ennever, Jasmine Boyd, Sienna Scott
and Felicity Peters took part in a totally sweet
research experience. Glycomics; The Sweet and Sticky Language of
Biology. This gave the students an opportunity to hear from leading
scientists, about their ground-breaking research and exciting opportunities available in a
biomedical research career. They learned how medical research plays such a vital role in our
everyday lives and had the opportunity to experience hands-on research, as well as taking part
in a Q&A with students and researchers.
Kayne Blasche, Mackenzie Soutar, Joel Brus and Ezra Frost
worked through the LEGO Building Activity. They were
challenged to build a self-standing tower with a maximum
benefit value within 90 minutes using different types of
building bricks. On completion, the towers were measured
and benefit value calculated based on the number of LEGO
bricks used and design concepts applied.
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SCIENCE FACULTY NEWS
Another school had too many students so Casino High School with their fantastic sense of fair
play and community agreed to work as a team with two of these students. The team came a well
deserved second place.
Curtis Gill, Kyle Blain, Lachlan McNeill, Sophie McGregor and
Daniel Owen also took part in this activity in the afternoon.
They produced a great looking tower with solar panels on the
roof using their knowledge and problem solving skills learned
at Casino High School. Their sense of team work also
impressed myself and Mrs Earley.
Kayne Blasche, Mackenzie Soutar, Joel Brus and Adam Anderson
argued their way to first place overall in the Strongest Tower
Challenge. They explored engineering design concepts by building
the strongest tower possible from given materials to a specific height
in the time allocated. The towers were then tested on their ability to
see which tower supported the largest weight. Their tower withstood
nearly 100kg!
Kyle Blain, Curtis Gill, Lachlan McNeill and James Green took part
in this challenge in the morning. They showed that Casino High
School students have great ability in Engineering and Science by
coming first in their session. Their tower held a mass of nearly 80kg!
Sara Cole, Angela Gawiran and Ezra Frost were the third team to
take part in this challenge. Their tower didn’t reach the dizzying
heights of grandeur of the others but their tower was fantastic
looking and their design was complemented on by the judges.
Unfortunately the glue let them down.
Emma Jacobsen, Brianna Stewart, Sara Cole and Angela Gawiran
took part in the Build An Autonomous Chat Box Activity; have you
ever received an automatic response to your queries on Facebook
messenger? In this workshop they created a similar version of Chat
Box/Messenger and coded creative instructions to receive an
automated response.
Students had a great day and were an absolute credit to Casino
High School. They were all surprised by how spread out the Griffith
University campus is and how good the facilities are. They were
well mannered and completed every activity to the best of their
ability. Mrs Earley and I were very impressed with them all.
Rory McPherson
Head Teacher Science
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SCHOOL INFORMATION
Quicksmart Certificate Presentation
Parents, carers and community members are invited to attend the Quicksmart
Presentation Ceremony for 2019 on Tuesday 10th December commencing at
10.25am in The Len Walsh Hall.
Details of the Quicksmart Programs at Casino High School will be shared and certificates will
be presented to students who have attended lessons regularly and completed the final testing
requirements of the program. Afterwards morning tea will be served by our Technology students
on the lawn area in front of Rooms 9 and 10. Students will need to attend their Period 3 lessons
following this celebration.
We hope that many parents, carers and community members will be able to attend this
occasion to acknowledge the achievements of Year 7 and Year 8 students who have been
involved in the Quicksmart Programs in 2019.
Please reply to the invitation letter that was sent home with your Quicksmart student earlier this
week. For catering purposes your reply needs to be given to the office or to one of the
Quicksmart tutors by Monday 2nd
December .
Kind Regards Christine Bell Quicksmart Co-ordinator
FACULTY AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who received Maths Faculty Achievement Awards at
Assembly this week:
Gemma Horton Sarah Stewart Coen Powell
Tyra Fraser
Aisha Powell
Holly Vout
Sophie Goldthorpe
Thomas Lee
Kianna Avery
Michaela McGregor
Blair Haynes
Kara Porter
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SCHOOL NEWS
OFFICE HOURS FOR SCHOOL RECEIPTING
The school office is able to receipt money from
students from 8.30am - 9am, 11.10am - 11.45am
Monday to Friday. Parents/Carers may
personally come to the front office anytime
between 8.30am and 1.30pm.
NO MONEY MAY BE RECEIPTED AFTER 1.30PM.
Payments may be received at the office via cash,
cheque, EFTPOS and payments may be made
online through the School Website.
What expenses can be paid online?
Voluntary School Contributions, Subject
Contributions, Excursions.
How?
Log onto School site at
www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Click on “Make a Payment” and follow the prompts
to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard.
White Card
Ref No. 340301 $28.50
CORTYA & MERIT WINNERS
Cortya
Heath Barrett Year 7
Cohen Small Year 7
Lincoln Close Year 8
Abby Lyon-Clark Year 11
Merit
Jasmine Blasche Year 8
Paige James Year 8
CANTEEN ROSTER
Week 7 Term 4 Week 8 Term 4
Monday
25.11.19
L Roberts Monday
02.12.19
L Roberts
Tuesday
26.11.19
C Campbell Tuesday
03.12.19
R Fleming
Wednesday
27.11.19
J Carbis Wednesday
04.12.19
J Carbis
L Miller
Thursday
28.11.19
L Roberts Thursday
05.12.19
L Roberts
A Welch
Friday
29.11.19
L Davis Friday
06.12.19
E Rosolen
G Rosolen
Casino Lions Club wish to advise that the date of the Casino Carols by Candlelight event
which was to be held on Saturday 30th November has been changed to Sunday 8th December.
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 11am to 2pm
Friday 8.30am to 11.30am
CASINO HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR 7 2020 ENROLMENT
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, November 25, 2019
Welcome to Casino High School
5:30pm Welcome to Casino High School/BYOD (Library)
5:45pm Subject Displays/Demonstrations
7:00pm Light Refreshments
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Year 7, 2020 Orientation Day
9:30am Welcome Assembly in The Len Walsh Hall
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ENGLISH NEWS
Poem by Brielle Wenham Year 9 No one cares about the power of speech All they care about is going to the beach Not about how far their words will reach But speech is a leech It sticks and holds on to every person that it meets The ones who don’t think that they can greet their ability to speak But look at Hitler He had men And his men had guns Guns with bullets that could go faster than a cheetah can run He used his words to create ruin Ruin that blew in the houses of innocent people Sons were against sons And their sons against their sons Until it was an endless line of sons hating sons And we wonder why we hate the Sun Ruin was the start of a revolution in evolution A revolution caused by speech Abominable was his actions Misused power was his downfall But it’s not always like that Just remember Letters are people Without them cities would be like unplanted seeds Waiting for another’s kindness to give them life Words are like hidden cities Waiting with baited breath To see who will unearth their long forgotten secrets But speech is an empire Consuming every person, plant or object in its path And you You are the conqueror You have the power to change the world You have control over people, cities and empires Just the same as you have control over letters, words and speech You have the power to change the world.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Student Helpers
A big thank you to the group
of helpful students who
recently volunteered to be
reader/writers for other
students during the many end
of year examinations held
recently throughout all junior
year groups.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
December,