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Another hectic fortnight for our school community and so much achieved. We waved farewell to our Year 9 and 10 students last Monday and received them home safely last Friday night. Thanks to the teachers who travelled and super-vised the students, a ball on the snow slopes was had by all. We look forward to more insights to their esca-pades. Our school welcomed a contingent of nine Country City Alliance visitors last week. We have had over-whelming feedback on their experience at Wee Waa, so a great effort by everyone involved. You have truly shown the multi-talented facets of our school and the hidden gems of the district. HSC trials are now completed. Congratulations to the students for their attention and application. Major works have been handed in for both Industrial Tech-nology Woodwork and Art. The first of a series of lasts. This is a significant stage of your HSC. I en-courage you to keep the momentum going—it is not long now and still much can be achieved in the final months of your high school life. You will shortly re-ceive your trial exam results. May they be what you hoped for. However, your results should be used con-structively to help you identify knowledge gaps—pinpoint what you need to focus on, how you can build your knowledge and understanding to further develop your responses across all subjects. Stay switched on, keep your attendance every day, study in more depth than you ever have and look out for opportunities. These will be presented to you regularly between now and HSC exams in the form of scholarships, cadetships, apprenticeships and early entry offers, just to name a few. Last week, Auscott Ltd Representative Lenna Nagele presented the generous and highly contested Auscott Limited Education Scholarship details to Year 12. Applications need to be completed asap with a close date of 1st September. Staff are right there to assist you develop your application and I really encourage you to take these opportunities with both hands.

Issue 11, August 28th 2017

Our Ag show team have also put our school on the map last week with their success at their first Merino Schools Wether Challenge in Dubbo. The show team continue to shine—congratulations to Verity, her staff and the students—Well done , whilst we congratulate you, your continued team successes have also recently been acknowledged by Mark Coulton MP! Annabel Doust Principal

Country City Alliance Visit

Country City Alliance - When City Meets Country A shared philosophy between a group of School Principals, current and retired, has led to the creation of the ‘City Country Alliance’(CCA) who believe that school leaders have an imperative to create connections with diverse cultures and cultivate a multicultural perspective in teaching and learning. “The CCA is an initiative to create connections between city and country schools to develop and share intercultural understanding and is part of the cross curriculum learning thread underpinning the Australian curriculum,” Ms Doust said. Travelling in the Northwest at the moment is a contingent of Educators, Principals and staff who are exploring the opportunity to create their own connection with a country school following the success of the 58 schools who have already developed their alliances, which include both Wee Waa Public and Wee Waa High School. Eight members of the 20 strong contingent , including Gareth Ward MP, Member for Kiama, Parliamentary Secretary for Education spent a busy and informative 24 hours in Wee Waa on Tuesday/Wednesday this week before travelling onto Narrabri. The group will be also be visiting Moree and Inverell before returning home on Friday. CCA member, Mr Sakuna Pho, Principal of Hunters Hill Public School said “The CCA have 29 schools who have indicated interest in forming an alliance, 18 city schools and 11 country schools. This tour is a fantastic opportunity to bring both current and potential schools to experience the many facets of life in a small rural town.”

Ms Doust said “Our alliance with Riverside Girls High School, Huntleys Point was established in October 2016 and offered both schools the opportunity to enrich and enhance the learning for all students. Our diverse rural agricultural and aboriginal history strengths with the Riverside High strengths in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will open pathways and friendships between our schools. Huntleys Point is the traditional home to the Wallumedega people and Wee Waa to the Gomeroi people. This partnership will have depth on many fronts.” Ms Doust added.

Highlights of the visit included a tour around the Merah North Cotton Gin on arrival and dinner at the local Imperial Hotel. Up and away early on Wednesday morning, the group visited the Tulladunna Reserve where they were welcomed to country by Gomeroi Elder Glenda Mason, who shared her history and experiences. A visit to Wee Waa Public School and then the group was welcomed to Wee Waa High

School for a tour of the school’s Ag Farm with a presentation by the Wee Waa Ag Show Team on preparing and presenting for beef and lamb livestock competitions. This was followed by a demonstration by the Bush Bots Robotics team before being treated to a lovely lunch home cooked by the Hospitality staff.

Year 12 HSC Industrial Technology Woodwork

Year 12 HSC Industrial Technology Woodwork students have completed a large component of their course content by handing in their folios and major works by 3.10pm on the 10th August, 2017.

The boys, Douglas Anderson , Nathan Moon, Will Leverton and Dean Platt have been very busy completing their major work pieces and an enormous relief was felt by all to hand in their completed work for assessment. These works make up 60% of their marks for the Industrial Technology course.

Mr Druce said he was very pleased with the work and effort the boys have invested in their major works and it is a relief all round to sign off on this part of the course so that the boys can now concentrate on their trials and the final theory components before HSC Exams commence in October.

The major work items were chosen by the students and included a Folding Picnic Table/Bench seat, a Jack and Jill lunch table, a Bar Table and an indoor dining table. The plans were adjusted to include greater design detail to highlight the wide range of skills the boys have developed under the tuition of their teacher Mr Druce, who explained the marking process was aligned to award marks based on simple design through to intricate design and joinery.

Douglas was very pleased with his clever and innovative Folding Picnic Table/Bench seat and would like to give it to his sister as it is designed to be utilised in small settings as either the picnic table or the bench seat, which would suit her home.

Dean will use his Jack and Jill Table in his post school digs. Nathan wanted to make an item that was different and his table really has highlighted his intricate joinery expertise that he has developed in this unit. Will‘s parents will be the happy hosts of his beautiful Bar table.

Mr Druce wished the boys every success with their HSC Trials.

Ag Roundup

It has been a busy few weeks with students working with the sheep on the school farm. The preparation of the Merino Wethers has been a collaborative effort with all years studying Agriculture as well as the Show team involved in the preparation including weighing them fortnightly, feeding and moving them around and finally this past week crutching them ready for the show.

A huge thank you to Dylan Bourke for volunteering to come in, at very short notice, to channel crutch the merino wethers all ready for their showing this week. Year 9/10 Agriculture helped with the merino shearing and then were lucky enough for Dylan to give them a hands on go at shearing our Dorpers.

On Monday morning 7 students in the Show team loaded up the Merino wethers into our float and we took them to the Merino Schools Wether Challenge in Dubbo. The challenge was held in conjunction with the National Merino Show and sale. There were over 260 school students in attendance from 32 schools. Some schools had up to 5 teams of three wethers entered. Wee Waa High School had two teams of three. We were allocated these sheep and brought them to the school farm in February 2017.The sheep entered were all donated by Egelabra Merino Stud at Warren so all school teams came from the same genetics. It was interesting to see the effect of environment and feeding on the merinos.

During the show the students were responsible for taking their sheep up to be sampled, where a wool sample was taken and then put through a machine to tell us the micron and the staple length.

Our best team of three had a micron of 18 which was very impressive with the other three averaging around 20. A wool cut value was then taken.

On the next day the students had to lead their sheep up to be shorn and collect the fleece, take it to be weighed and then to be entered in the fleece section of the competition. The students then took their animals through a weigh and scan station where the weight after shearing was recorded as well as our students being able to see the fat depth and muscle through an ultrasound scanner. Our sheep, as suspected were on the leaner side of the competition but were well muscled.

The final day saw the students again lining up with their animals to have their sheep judged on the hoof in terms of meat product. Our top team was selected to go through to the final 20 team section for being so evenly structured. The students were also judged on their responses to aspects of looking after their sheep, the wool industry and their presentation. Unfortunately we missed out on the ribbons however the students got a great deal out of attending and working with their sheep over the course of the year.

The Merino Schools Wether Challenge was a really rewarding experience for both myself and the students and we certainly came away having learnt a great deal about the production of wool and merino sheep.

The Ag Show Team will be holding a Parader’s Performance on Friday 15th September, 2017. A BBQ lunch will be available to purchase. Keep an eye out for invitations as RSVP will be needed for catering purposes.

Mrs Verity Gett

Agriculture Teacher

SAVE THE DATE

AG OPEN DAY and Sponsors Thank you BBQ

Friday September 15th 2017.

Starting 10: 30 am – 2:15pm The WWHS Show team would like to invite parents and

friends to come along and watch our students compete in a school paraders competition which will give you a great idea of what being in the Show Team is all about! A BBQ

lunch can purchased following the competition. RSVP is essential for catering by September 1st to

sally.knight9@det.nsw.edu.au

Year 11 Wee Waa High School Students on Work Experience

Whilst out and about in Wee Waa in early August, you may have noticed some fresh faces at many of the business houses in town. As part of their Unit curriculum requirements, the students are completing up to two weeks of work experience. You may have already met them.

Bailey Organ’s future career interest lies somewhere in the ‘hands on’ building or manufacturing industries. Bailey was able to spend the first week at Britto’s Engineering where he has been learning to use some of the machinery and equipment including the lathe and different drills.

Britto’s have always been a terrific host to the young students from Wee Waa High School. Testament to this was David Avery, who is mentoring Bailey. David is an ex-Wee Waa High School student himself, who completed a Boiler maker apprenticeship at Brittos’ six years ago. “Apprenticeships can take you anywhere in the world,” said David, who has recently returned from Scotland, where he was able to work using his trade.

Baileys second week will be hosted by Kenway and Clark, only a couple of doors down from Britto’s.

Dylan Dixon is spending a week with Namoi Cotton in the electrical workshop. When we visited, Dylan was also surrounded by his work colleagues, two of the three also ex Wee Waa High School students who had completed apprenticeships with Namoi Cotton, Jock Small and Toby Reynolds . It was a home grown bunch in the workshop that day. Namoi Cotton Ltd are terrific supporters of Wee Waa High School’s work experience program, taking new recruits and potential apprentices and cadets each year.

Dylan is enjoying the hands on work that they have been doing building a work bench. His mentor, Narrabri High ex-student Joe Roy said “Dylan was enjoying the week and though limited with some of the work due to OH&S, the week of work experience was a great introduction to what an apprenticeship in the field would offer.”

Dylan’s second week will be at Rod Stevens Saddlery in Narrabri.

Zoe Conomos has been a natural at Wee Waa Pharmacy. Her mentor, Bree spoke very highly of Zoes’ skills and manner when dealing with the public and responding to any chore asked of her at the chemist. For Zoe, this week has been really interesting as it has allowed her to put many of the theory skills learnt in her Retail Unit to use. Stocktake, ordering and receiving orders, customer service and front desk relations are all aspects Zoe really enjoys. A veteran at the age of 17, “Zoe is a familiar face to many of us as Customer Service employee for IGA Wee Waa and her years in dealing with customers shows clearly in her communications skills” said Bree. Zoe receives credits for previous work at IGA. Her aim on completion of the HSC is to study Primary School teaching. Zoe’s love of helping and interacting with people will stand her in good stead for her chosen career.

Mikala Wall

There’s no doubt that today’s students are IT savvy. Mikala has been operating the Landmark computer system like an old hand. The Wee Waa branch gave Mikala an extensive hands on opportunity providing her with a real feel for customer and client services in the local area. Duties included answering calls, emailing accounts, selling merchandise and client property visits – Mikala experienced it all first hand. “I really enjoyed the mix of working in the office and out in the paddock, I could see myself doing this type of work in the future” said Mikala. “I also assisted in social media promotions and marketing of services and products via Facebook”.

Guided by the experienced team at Landmark, Mikala was exposed to all aspects of the business and also has a keen interest in agronomy and plant science, she can definitely see a future in the agricultural realm.

Joblink Plus Transition to Work Term 3 has been a busy term for our Joblink Plus Transition to Work students, Issy Crutcher, Elizabeth Horne, Tahlia Rosser, Shantai Biles and Lewis Rosser. Here is an update on what they have been doing. Issy is down at Weeronga, giving a helping hand to Liz Berger & her staff until Jenny Hatton arrives for the art classes, then Issy goes and helps set up for them each Tuesday morning. Mind you not before having her morning tea in the staff room! Shantai has gone to Nurruby Childcare Centre in Cowper St this term but has only been here once this term on a Thursday to attend so far.

Tahlia is at Loose Ends hair still as she was absent a few times last term & this term! We decided to keep her on here as she will benefit from more time with Leanne at the salon when she is back from having her tonsils removed!

Elizabeth is at the preschool this term once again, which she is enjoying a lot. Elizabeth joins in with all the morning activities, then has her recess and coming back inside to help the educators clean up before the preschoolers have their lunch.

Lewis was starting at the Namoi Valley Christian School but has relocated to Dubbo. Whilst at Namoi Valley Christian School though, Lewis had a great time assisting the little ones.

Neville Thorne Shield The Annual Neville Thorne Shield Rugby League Gala Day was held last Thursday, 10th August, 2017. Hosted by Walgett High School, the gala day is held in honour of former resident Mr Neville Thorne, who was passionate about rugby league and coached the junior and senior teams for many years. Wee Waa High School saw two teams travel, U14 Boys Rugby League and Open Girls League Tag travel to participate in the 7 a-side invitational Shield. Both teams participated in a round robin competition to vie for the right to take part in the finals. The U14’s played games against Moree, Peel Green and Peel Gold. The boys won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 match in the pool stage which saw them qualify for the semi finals. The semi final was played against NBSA (Northern Border Senior Access) combined team. Unfortunately Wee Waa went down 5 tries to 1. Across the day the try scorers for Wee Waa were Dylan Smith (4), Zack Doring (3), Ben Williams (3), Saxon Paulston (1) and Jock Symington (1). The boys can be commended for their effort across the day, especially against larger schools with much larger sides. The girls played 4 games in the pool stages against Lightning Ridge, Bourke, Walgett and NBSA. The girls came away 1 win and 3 losses for the day. Try scorers on the day were Bella Cruickshank (5) and N’Kayla Gaydon (1). All the girls were great in defence and showed great determination and resolve considering this was the first time many of the girls had played league tag, and faced teams with a lot of League Tag experience.

Reconnect Doubles The Connection

Until recently a group of girls have been attending Weeronga Aged Care facility and undertaking activities with the women there. The Year 7 boys indicated they would also like to attend Weeronga and undertake some activities with the men. On Friday 11th August, a group of 8 girls and 8 boys from Years 7 to 9 went to Weeronga for the afternoon. The girls baked up a storm producing a yummy batch of Anzac biscuits with the female residents led by Mrs Jenny Chapman while the boys played lawn bowls and chatted with the male residents. Some of the male residents participating were Bill Towns, Bill Wright and Warren Smith.

It was such a highlight for the men that they especially asked if the boys could return next visit. Gathering for the feast of Anzac goodies in the main lounge, one of the boys played the piano and the music and chatter brought the walls of Weeronga to life, while the smiles were contagious. Mrs Liz Berger, Activities Officer, said the “Residents look forward to the visits by the high school. The addition of the boys has been a tremendous lift for the men folk, who love the company and liveliness that comes

with the Reconnect group and student visits.”

Mrs Berger treated the students to a massage chair experience and the photos flowed of happy folk, both young and old. The next visit will see a role swap, with the boys keen to test their kitchen skills making pizza treats and the girls playing board games with the residents.

Where are they now….. Nikita Holland Class of 2009

“School was a social occasion for me, I was always a people person.” smiled Nikita with a twinkle in her eye. Nikita graduated in 2009.

“My fondest memories of my years at Wee Waa High School are definitely the people. There was never a peer age boundary, friendships were always across all of the age groups and I took with me a group of friends of mixed ages across the 6 years I spent at high school.”

“One teacher who comes to mind as being very motivated and very motivating is Mr Josh O’Shea, who was both my Year Advisor and Hospitality Teacher in Years 11 and 12, but I did feel quite generally supported by all of my teachers,” said Nikita.

“When I was at school I had my heart set on a marketing career. I always wanted to work with the Holden marketing team – it seemed such an exciting career at the time. My best subjects were Commerce in Year 9 and 10 and Business Studies in 11 and 12, so I really felt that marketing would be a great direction. However, I started at UNE after a gap year at home and I totally changed my mind. I hated it! It was a bit of a social occasion for me there also. My dad said I got a Distinction for ‘O Week!’ Looking back, I wasn’t ready to go down university lane at that time of my life.”

“I ended up leaving study and had a few years of working seasons for different industry bodies in the cotton industry including Namoi Cotton, CSD and CSIRO around the Wee Waa district. I was still unsure of exactly what direction I wanted to take in 2015, so decided to go overseas and travel. Taking off for three months was a terrific adventure and the travel bug has well and truly bitten me. Spending some time in the USA and Europe, I now work hard to save hard to travel again,” Nikita said.

“I am now working at the Wee Waa Pharmacy where I am completing a Certificate III in Pharmacy Services as a trainee. I am enjoying the study and developing my skills – I’m obviously ready to study because I am enjoying the mental challenge of the course. I did spend several months at the front counter where I really enjoyed customer interactions, but this opportunity to learn the back counter prescription side of the pharmacy will be invaluable to my future career mobility.”

“Another aspect of my work is the Napoleon makeup consultancy, which I love. I love helping ladies find the best version of themselves – it’s a real win-win to assist them and teach them the art of make-up and the Napoleon brand is terrific to work with. I have had some great training. This also gives me my ‘people fix’ as I don’t see many customers from the back counter.”

Nikita’s secret to success in life and work is “Do what makes you happy.” Her moto to live by is to work hard and play harder, because life is all about finding a balance.

Down to earth and pragmatic, Nikita’s shares some thoughts as words of advice to current students. “Knowing what you want to do at school is not always where you’ll end up. And that’s OK! “Don’t be afraid to close one door and open another.”

Welfare, Art, Language and Music Curriculum

It’s been a busy and productive Term 3 in our faculty, with a large number of programs on offer to the students. Work experience has also been extensive for a number of groups of students within the school. The Joblink Plus Transition to Work program will be completed at the end of Term 3. Year 11 Work Experience has also now been completed, whilst some school based work experience will continue into Term 4.

Our HSC students will now see a large number of opportunities being offered in the form of early university entry, scholarships, apprenticeships and cadetships. The CAREERS section of this newsletter details several opportunities across a broad range of subject from a large number of institutions. I encourage the students to follow any of the leads mentioned. Auscott Ltd also are offering their annual scholarship which Amber Conomos was chosen as the successful recipient for 2016. It would be terrific to a Wee Waa student for 2017 and we are all on board to assist with your applications.

We farewell Mrs Rachel Legge, our Music Teacher who commences maternity leave at the end of the term. We wish Rachel and Patrick every joy with the arrival of their bundle of joy next term.

We also look forward to welcoming Rachel’s replacement, James Vella, who comes to Wee Waa High School from Wollongong.

HSC Major Works for Art have been handed in, effectively completing 50% of the HSC marks for the students. Congratulations to Mrs Doring and the students for their inspiring works.

Japanese Language

Stage 4: Year 7 Kangaroos and Year 8 Possums have been diligently learning both Japanese and Fast ForWord during 2017. Japanese is the official language of Japan, one of Australia’s close strategic and economic partners for more than 50 years.

The study of Japanese provides access to the language and culture of one of the global community’s most technologically advanced societies and economies. Students engage with elements of modern Japan, including popular culture as well as with the rich cultural tradition. Students have been developing the interconnections of languages and cultures, peoples and communities.

The ability to communicate in Japanese encourages socio-cultural understanding between Australia and Japan, and cohesion within the Australian community. It also provides opportunities for students to gain insights into the contributions that have been made by Japanese-speaking communities to Australian, and to global society.

Students have been developing their skills in both the speaking and writing. There has been a main focus on grammar by developing sentence structure using self-introductions, Japanese numbers, age, time, days of the week. Students have also been developing their writing skills by learning how to write Japanese script - Kanji. In addition to learning about language, students have been acquiring knowledge about how Japanese people live their daily lives and examining cultural festivals.

In conjunction with their Japanese Language studies, students have also been focussing on the Fast ForWord program which develops and strengthens memory, attention, processing rate and sequencing their cognitive skill through reading, vocabulary and comprehension which is beginning to assist with all areas of the academic learning at school.

Art All Art classes are currently working on creating art to display during the Australian Cotton Fibre Expo.

Music:

Stage 4: Possums, Kangaroos and Wallabies are having a lot of fun with music. “Over the next Term, the Stage 4 Groups will be studying ‘Musical Futures”, a unit designed to enable the students to discover an extracurricular learning area that is often denied in remote rural areas with mobility and accessibility major deterrents for the students to engage in musical activities like this” said Mrs Rachel Legge.

The programme of 12 lessons over six weeks was created in the United Kingdom specifically for remote rural disadvantaged schools, where it had tremendous outcomes.

“I become the facilitator and the students become the instructors, responsible for self instruction and each other” said Mrs Legge. A kit is supplied with both music and instruments. The students can bring their own instruments also. I encourage them to work in friendship groups at their own pace as they experiment with different instruments. It is the ultimate self-instructed learning programme and the engagement is through the roof”, said Mrs Legge.

All the groups are creating their interpretation of a modern piece of theme music, chosen from their Music and Film study. On completion of the musical futures unit, the Possums will perform their version of “Down to the river” from the motion picture “O Brother, Where Art thou?”, the Wallabies version of “Mad World” from Donnie Darko and the Possums, the theme song from the hit movie series, “The Pink Panther.”

The classrooms spill into the quadrangle as the groups move from percussion to guitar and drums. Duo’s tickle the ivory keys and there is an enormous buzz throughout the lesson. “There is tremendous excitement around this unit and I am looking forward to the ensemble presentations of each group” said Mrs Legge.

CAREERS – MS WIDAUER

ESSENTIAL ENERGY APPRENTICESHIP APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW!

An apprenticeship with Essential Energy offers students in regional and remote NSW an exciting opportunity to join an employer that offers a diverse and inclusive work environment, great employment conditions and future career opportunities.

Applications are now open for Essential Energy apprenticeships starting in 2018.

Applications close Friday 8th September 2017.

UAC EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION SCHEME AND EDUCATIONAL ACCESS SCHEME FOR YEAR 12 STUDENTS.

Up to $5000 is up for grabs for students who apply for the equity scholarships which are available for Indigenous students and students from regional and remote areas.

This application is only for students who will be studying in 2018. If you are deferring your course, you will need to apply in 2018 for 2019.

Students applying to universities through the University Admission Centre may be eligible for school recommendation to these universities if they apply.

All Wee Waa High School students are eligible for the Educational Access Scheme which automatically gives students up to 10 additional points to the student’s ATAR.

UNE RURAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ABORIGINAL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MEDICINE OR HEALTH – 13 – 17 November 2017 – FREE!!

Open to Aboriginal students 15 years of age and over who live in rural areas. If you want to make a difference, this may be an opportunity for you. All costs will be covered including accommodation, meals and transport for students and an accompanying parent.

Apply online at une.edu.au/ruralscholars by Monday 2nd October

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG EARLY ENTRY AND ACCOMMODATION BURSARY

• Outcomes will be mailed to students before they sit the AHSC. It will be expected that you will maintain or exceed the level of academic performance indication in your application and interview. You will also need to be eligible for an ATAR. Please read the Early Admission Information Section in the 2018 Undergraduate Course Directory.

WOLLONGONG EARLY ADMISSION ACCOMMODATION BURSARY

Value $5000 for 1 year. 60 Bursaries will be given to Regional and Remote students who receive Early Entry. To qualify you need to live in a regional or remote area and have a successful application for Early Admission. All students who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered.

Students who submit their applications first will be considered first. To apply, google UOW Early Entry. GAP YEAR OPPORTUNITY – ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT An opportunity exists for Year 12 students to work in Administration with a local Wee Waa company. Duties include Attending to emails, correspondence, invoicing, stock control, answering calls, taking messages and directing enquiries and general administration duties as required. Please see Mrs Widauer for more details. SCHOOL-BASED TRAINEESHIPS – ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT- Year 10 students

Two positions are available with two Wee Waa companies. The successful applicant will work one day per week and half their holidays. They will study Business Services through TAFE. Students will sign a Traineeship contract so must genuinely interested in undertaking and completing the traineeship. Students will be paid a Traineeship wage and will complete the traineeship at the end of Year 12.

BAKING / PASTRY COOK APPRENTICE

Join a quality, focussed team who take pride in producing fabulous, freshly baked bread, pies and cakes daily. Duties include:

• Baking of bread, cakes and pastries • Undertaking the apprenticeship and completing the TAFE course • Cleaning and Customer Service

Please see Ms Widauer for more details.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINING SCHOOL – 17-19 JANUARY - $200

Students in Years 10 or 11. Experience university life, lectures, 3D virtual reality and learn from mining professionals. Get-hands on mining experience.

If you are interested in Science and Maths, apply now at unsw.to/summer-school2018.

Applications close 10th October 2017

UNSW SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships of $12000 per annum are available for students wishing to study Mining Engineering. Apply in July by going to scholarships.unsw.edu.au and apply by September 2017.

The UNSW Indigenous Pre Programs are offered in the areas of Business, Education, Law, Medicine and Social Work. If you are interested in studying any of these areas, please click on the link below for more information.

http://www.nuragili.unsw.edu.au/unsw-indigenous-pre-programs

The UNSW Indigenous Admissions Scheme is for all other study areas not covered in the Pre Programs. For more information on the Indigenous Admissions Scheme, please click on the link below.

http://www.nuragili.unsw.edu.au/ias

To apply for either program, applicants must complete the application form and submit this, along with a current UAC number and supporting documentation. Please note that copies of all supporting documents must be certified by a Justice of the Peace.

ORIGIN FOUNDATION GRANT KING SCHOLARSHIP – this is a new scholarship that is being offered for Indigenous students studying in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at the University of New South Wales. This was only made public on Tuesday night and offers successful applicants a scholarship which covers full accommodation costs on campus as well as a $5000 living allowance, per year of degree. The first link below is to the UNSW Media Release that came out on Wednesday. The second link is to the UNSW scholarship page.

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/origin-foundation-gives-5m-unsw-grant-king-indigenous-scholarship

http://www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au/scholarships/id/1226

AUSCOTT LTD EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS (capped at $11,500 per year for course duration)

Applications are open for the annual Auscott Ltd Education Scholarship for one student from the Namoi Valley and will close on the 1st September, 2017. All HSC candidates have received application forms and selection criteria detail. We strongly encourage our students to complete their applications asap for submission by due date.

UNE EARLY ENTRY &SOUTHERN CROSS UIVERSITY EARLY ENTRY STAR SCHEME

I have been working with Year 12 students who are interested in applying to the University of New England and Southern Cross University for Early Entry. If the school recommends the student as being capable of university studies, they obtain entry to university before they obtain their exam results. If your child is interested in this, please ask them to see Ms Widauer as soon as possible. Applications close 8th September.

TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND CADETSHIPS FOR 2018

A Teacher Education Scholarship

$5000 per year of full time study and $3000 appointment allowance.

Applications for the 2018 program are open and will close on Friday 15 September 2017. This is for students wishing to study Secondary School teaching in the areas of Maths, Science (with Physics), design and technology and metal, timber or graphics industrial technology.

An Aboriginal Teacher Education Scholarship - $5000 per year of full time study and $3000 appointment allowance.

Applications for the 2018 program are open and will close on Friday 15 September 2017. For Aboriginal students wishing to study primary or secondary education.

A teach.Rural Scholarship

$6000 per year of full time study and $5000 appointment allowance. Applications are open for the 2018 program and will close on Friday 15 September 2017 Applicants must be rural students wishing to study teaching in 2018and willing to teach in a rural area.

Great Teaching, Inspired Learning Cadetships

These give you a part-time job while studying and experience in a school and a permanent teaching job when you have completed your training. Applications for the 2018 program are open and will close on Friday 15 September 2017. You need to be enrolling in initial teacher education in 2018 and preference will be given to people willing to teach in high demand subject areas.

Applicants must be willing to accept an appointment as a paraprofessional (on a part-time basis) to a NSW public school while completing your teacher education studies and be willing to accept an appointment as a permanent full time teacher to a NSW public school in an agreed location on completion of your studies for a minimum period of three years.

For further information contact the Scholarships Team via scholarships@det.nsw.edu.au or phone on 1300 301 435.

FREE LIVE ONLINE INFORMATION SESSION FOR Wee Waa High School STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN 2017 Student Exchange Australia New Zealand is a not-for-profit organisation that is registered with all state and territory Departments of Education around Australia and with the Ministry of Education in NZ. We are the first and only secondary exchange organisation in Australia and New Zealand to be certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) and we ensure the highest standards of care and support to our participants. Your students and families are invited to our FREE Live Online Sessions on Thursday, 31st August at 7.30pm - 8.30pm (AEST). The LIVE Online session gives students and families the opportunity to learn more about becoming an exchange student and the various scholarship options that are available in 2017. Students can find out more about our exchange programs to over 25 countries, listen to former exchange students share their experience and learn about our scholarships and discounts on offer in 2017. Please note that the deadline for Scholarship and Early Bird Discount applications is 31st October 2017 for programs departing between April 2018 - September 2018. Please be aware that we now offer 14 partial scholarships each year for semester and year applicants including the NEW Australian Ambassador Scholarships. See our website for more information. "You come back a different person, with so much more confidence & you feel that you can conquer the world" Jessica, Semester Program to Italy

FREE LIVE ONLINE INFORMATION SESSION Hear from our very experienced, National Director, find out

more about discounts and scholarships available and ask questions.

Thursday, 31st August at 7.30pm

Register now

Visit [studentexchange.org.nz]www.studentexchange.org.nz

or call 0800 440 079 for more information

St Joseph's School Presents

Art Under The Stars 10 year anniversary

An Impressive Collection of Works Featuring Local & Non Local Artist

Alongside our St Joseph’s Students

Live Music – Gillian Goddard

Canapés – Miguel Catering

Wine & Cheese Tastings & Bar

A Cherished Inspirational Display of

“Pretty Ugly Art”

In Memory of the Late Artist Tracey Holcombe

Boutique Shopping, Raffles & Auction

9th September 6:30pm

Little House On Rose Garden $50 per Ticket

Available at Wee Waa Newsagents or The Grayhound Narrabri

Local: Kieran Knight, Norm Winter, Lisa Almagro, Alison Fairfull, Gerda Vogel, Nancy Hunt and Rhonda Palmer. Non Local: Maree Kelly, Peter Mortimer, Lucy Collingridge Plus many more…

At House Call Doctor we recognise the contribution that medical professionals make in ensuring that Australians are healthy and happy, and as such we are proud to offer The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship to eligible young Australians. This $10,000 scholarship will be awarded to an eligible Indigenous student, with these funds contributing to their tuition fees and personal learning expenses.

“The Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship will recognise a student who has not only demonstrated exceptional academic performance, but also displayed a commitment to their local community and personal development,” said House Call Doctor CEO, Mr Wayne Ormond.

“House Call Doctor provides excellence in healthcare, and we are proud to support dedicated students as they embark upon this exciting and rewarding career path.”

The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship recognises the immense contributions of Indigenous Australians throughout all sectors of society.

The scholarship also acknowledges that Indigenous health professionals remain too few, numbering an estimated 0.3% of the national healthcare workforce.

At House Call Doctor, our team believes that healthcare professionals should reflect the diversity of patients they care for. Health professionals from diverse backgrounds offer unique perspectives that enable the medical workforce to be more understanding and responsive to patient needs, both on an individual and community level.

Dr Mark Wenitong, founder of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association and a member of the Kabi Kabi tribal group, said that Indigenous Australians have a vital role to play in our national healthcare workforce.

“I would encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply for the Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship, along with other programs like it, and aim to make a difference in your own life along with that of your community,” Dr Wenitong said.

The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship

“Supporting young people to achieve their dream of a future in healthcare”

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

HOW TO APPLY

• Applications open Thursday 15th June and close December 15th, 2017

• Eligible students should apply online: https://housecalldoctor.com.au/about/indigenous-scholarship

To be eligible for The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident• Be 18 years of age or older • Identify as Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander• Be an undergraduate or postgraduate student studying a health / medical field at an Australian

university• Be entering at least the 2nd year of study in 2018• Be able to provide written documentation where required, such as a Statutory Declaration or

WHAT IS THE SELECTION CRITERIA? The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Scholarship will be awarded to an Indigenous student who has displayed academic excellence, along with a personal commitment to their community and personal development. To satisfy the selection criteria, every applicant must complete an Application Form and answer the questions outlined.

The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Scholarship will be awarded by an in-house Selection Committee, which maintains absolute discretion over this process and outcome. The Selection Committee will be comprised of (but not limited to) the House Call Doctor CEO, Chairman, Medical Directory and other external advisors. The decision of this Selection Committee is final and further correspondence will not be entered into. Students will be asked to answer the followng:

1. Please outline your academic or career achievements to date. You may also wish to describe your future academic and career aspirations.

2. Please describe your involvement in community events, organisations or campaigns. You may also wish to highlight leadership roles that you have taken on within your community.

3. Please describe how The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Scholarship will impact your studies, or assist with your future career goals and aspirations.

For full terms and conditions visit https://housecalldoctor.com.au/about/indigenous-scholarship.

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