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Principal’s Report 1Year 12 Graduation 3Prefects Report 3Governing Council Report 4Congratulations 5Mock Trials 6International Day 7Humanities 7Debating 8The Arts 8Sports Report 10Student life 11Study Tours 14Health and Wellbeing 16Diary Dates 16

Term 4 begins with our Year 12s graduating and taking their exams followed by our whole community celebrating International Day. Then we remembered all those who have given their lives in conflicts around the world in the past 100 years on Remembrance Day. We welcomed our visitors from Ritsumeikan in Japan; we hosted 50 visitors as part of the 21st century learning conference on Flipped Learning; and finally we have celebrated our wonderful teachers on World Teachers’ Day.

From Week 4 – 9 in Term 4 we undertake an extensive professional learning program involving every Learning Area, Program and Sub School Team. This program is designed - as part of our school’s commitment to continuous improvement - to enable all teachers to reflect on the successes and challenges of 2016 and use these reflections to plan for 2017.

Teachers and school leaders are currently involved in a major transformation project ensuring that our 2017 curriculum

documentation matches our 21st century particular. Part of this transformation involves our assessment tasks enabling students to practise and demonstrate their 21st century skills known as the 4 C’s. Teachers and leaders are revamping every assessment task from Year 8 – 12 across all subjects and classes. Hence the enormity of the task. They will also backwards plan from Year 12 to Year 8 to ensure that the scope and sequence of curriculum delivery in every subject flows logically and is the best it can be. This is very challenging work particularly when it is undertaken while also finishing the 2016 teaching program.

We then in the first week of December all staff work with their individual performance managers to show evidence of their achievements for 2016 and plan their 2017 goals in the context of the school’s improvement priorities. Managers then provide written feedback to their team members capturing the progress made and next steps.

We will also facilitate the Year 11 and 10 exams, announce our new staff appointments for 2017 and farewell staff who are leaving us.

Year 12 Graduation As a school community we can be very proud of the manner in which our students concluded their formal lessons, farewelled the younger students and their teachers at the Farewell Assembly (rudely interrupted by a fire alarm), celebrated a brunch together with their Student Advisory teachers and participated in Graduation at the Adelaide Town Hall. For Year 12s it is always a time of great anticipation, excitement and sadness. They deserve congratulations for the manner in which they conducted themselves during this emotionally charged time.

Our Head of Senior School Jeremy Cogan did an outstanding job hosting the event. Scott Townsend Year 12 Sub School Leader, Lois Haska Assistant Sub School Leader, Jodie Brogan and the admin team who managed the logistics dedicated many hours to ensure that the evening ran smoothly. Thank you to the families who packed the Town Hall in support of this important ‘rite of passage’ for their sons and daughters.

International DayWe had a wonderful celebration of the cultural diversity of our school and our commitment to

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Year 12 Graduation 2016Approximately 1000 students, staff, family and friends attended the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony at the Adelaide Town Hall on Friday October 28. Students were presented to the audience and received awards for academic achievement and involvement in Student Life or Leadership.

Wendy Johnson’s speech paid tribute to the role that former Principal Robert Knight and Glenunga Patron the Honourable Greg Crafter played in creating Glenunga as an international school. She also encouraged the Year 12 graduands to continue to pursue the school’s Values as a formula for success after school.

Veronica Boulton from our school music team produced fantastic musical items including the String Ensemble, a piano piece from Jeffy Qi and a duet from Joshua Moore and Veda Mitra.

The winners of the Special Awards were:Council of International Schools / Contribution to International Mindedness: Daniel Jung and Tara Lewis

Arts Blue: Josh Moore

Sports All- Rounder: Komidi Dias and Hal Frigaard

Outstanding House Leadership: Komidi Dias and Georgia Kolberg

Sam Kellett Memorial: India Sanders

Service: Anha Malani and Jordan Girardi

Greg Crafter GIHS Patron: Lana Giameos and Sean Claridge

ADF Leadership and Teamwork: Sorrel Salb

International Baccalaureate Dux of School FEMALE: Kimiko Krumbiegel and Christabel LauMALE: Tse Le Marcel Lucas Chee

SACE Dux of SchoolFEMALE: Sophie RichterMALE: Abhiram Hiwase

Thank you to Scott Townsend (Year 12 Sub School Leader) and Lois Haska (Sub School Support), who along with a superb effort from Jodie Brogan (Admin Team) organised the ceremony. Thanks also

Term 4 has been a busy time for the Prefects. The 2015/16 Prefects have been focussing on exams whilst the 2016/17 Prefects have begun to take the reins. During Term 4, the Prefects were involved with two major projects amongst many other commitments. These being the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony and the Year 12 Farewell Assembly.

The incoming Prefects have been getting to know each other along with all the different portfolios they will be working with in 2017. In-between becoming Prefects and woprking out their portfolios, they have been continuing many Prefect traditions such as the weekly bell and weekly emails.

In terms of what was accomplished over the last 12 months, the outgoing Prefects have a lot to show for the past year. Sorrel and Sean have worked to develop a strong group of young leaders in the International Mindedness Committee who will continue work on their goal of raising the profile of International Mindedness through visual representation. Furthermore, the duo has been working to develop and strengthen the relationship between the Prefects and the Blue and Gold Alumni association. They are particularly excited to see how the new group of prefects will carry this forward, among the various other things they have worked so hard on this year.

In the Student Forum, Lana and Patrick have worked tirelessly to educate the student body on what 21st century education means. They successfully accomplished this through holding a congress of approximately 100 student leaders across the school

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their personal best and to continuous improvement. A tradition at Glenunga is that the Governing Council invite families to share their appreciation for all the energy that staff put into our students by cooking food for a staff morning tea to celebrate this event. In past years our staff room tables have groaned with a fabulous array of multi cultural delights constructed by families expressing their appreciation for the opportunities that staff give to their sons and daughters.

Student LeadershipOur 2016/17 Prefects have been through a rigorous process of application, interview, presentation to over 1000 peers at a whole school assembly and finally being voted for by the students who felt the successful candidates were best suited for these responsibilities. Over forty students volunteered to participate in this process from which twelve leaders were elected. House Captains and Club Captains have also been through a similar selection process.

At our whole school Celebration Assembly we were delighted to announce the following students as Prefects and House Captains:

Prefects: Vi-Seth Bak, Layla Duckworth, Drishti Gupta, Jesse Hansen, Madi Hurley, Rhys Morgan, Indigo Peek-Burns, Midhun John Kallumadickal,Angela Qin, Dallas Rodgers, Donna Peng, Kyla Sipthorp

Fire Captains: Charlie Stewart and Emelia SharlandFire Vice Captains: Daniel De Maria and Maddie Fitzgerald

Air Captains: Zach Georgiou and Ellie DalyAir Vice Captains: Michael Fairbrother and Tierney Jasper

Earth Captains: Jack Marshall and Georgia SmithEarth Vice Captains: Joshua Dyer and Nicole Catabran

Water House Captains: Aina Guidolin and Holly BottroffWater Vice Captains: Ella Wood and Hugo Wallace

Already these leaders have taken on the extensive Prefect responsibilities and have stepped up on a number of occasions to represent the school. We look forward to the challenges that these young leaders will take on and the achievements they will be able to deliver.

Wendy JohnsonPrincipal

practising and developing two of our school Values - International Mindedness and Harmony. Luckily the weather also worked out well! We began with a celebration assembly where students initially made origami foxes as part of us connecting together as a community and recognizing the role of foxes in myths and legends across cultures. Students performed and also participated in our traditional colourful Parade of Flags of the countries represented by the Glenunga community. Families were invited to attend the opening ceremony and a number took advantage of this invitation.

The theme for the day was Myths, Legends and Stories with the aim of students seeing how the same patterns connect across cultures. We also wanted to highlight that every individual has their own story and that every story is important. Two students shared deeply moving stories of their own experiences: one about the tsunami in Japan; the other about volunteering to improve an orphanage in Cambodia. It was a credit to our students that -despite being packed into the gym - you could hear a pin drop during the two presentations.

Students worked in their Home Groups on international challenges led by Year 11 IB students, the International Mindedness Committee and their Sub School teams.

The highlight of the day for many students was lunchtime where performers in Glenunga’s Gone Global (previously known as Glenunga’s Got Talent) showed off their talents against the backdrop of the brightly colored stalls of our international food festival.

The Governing Council in partnership with the International Mindedness Committee and Fundraising Committee took responsibility for organising families in cultural groups to offer their food as part of the intercultural celebrations and the fundraising for international groups. Feedback is being sought to build on the success of 2016 and to work out what would make 2017 even better.

Big thank you to Felicity Playford, Kay Johnston and Christine Favre from Governing Council for managing the food logistics and to Natasa Penna our International Assistant Principal, student leaders and the Committee for their leadership of the event.

World Teachers’ DayOur teachers are an amazing group of people who are deeply committed to every student achieving

to the Year 12 Student Advisory Team teachers who supported the students throughout the year and to Gennaro Marino for donating his time to the evening. To presenters Rex Wright, Corin Bone, Natasa Penna, Peter Kuss, Amanda Walsh and Wendy Johnson - thank you for contributing so much to the event. And to our invited guests who made the evening special - the Honourable Greg Crafter, Greg Petherick, Lisa Davies, David Stoba, Ann and David Kellett and members of Governing Council – thank you for your continued support of our school. Finally, thank you to the families who attended and made this event memorable for our Year 12 students.

Jeremy Cogan Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School

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SCHOOL – HIGHLY COMMENDEDTaehwan Jung, Glenunga International High School - South Korea

When he first arrived in Australia as a shy boy who didn’t speak English, Taehwan took every opportunity afforded to him; securing a role as an Intensive Secondary English Course (ISEC) Peer Support Leader at Glenunga International High School and helping new students gain more confidence and adapt to the Australian school

and having two-way conversation about what 21st century teaching and learning is. These 100 leaders then took the information from the Congress and shared it with the rest of the school. The big picture goal is to implement 21st century teaching and learning, however a task like this involves changing the culture of Glenunga and many would deem students unfit to do this. Lana and Patrick are a testament to how students can be strategic levers in whole school improvement, and have made an impact on Glenunga which will be felt for years to come.

Many additions have been made to the communications and promotions portfolio. Abbas, Anha, Jordan and Lucy have worked effectively as team of four over the course of 2016. The Comms portfolio is one of the biggest portfolios thus it was a challenge to keep everything running smoothly. They did this and they also added more to the already massive Comms portfolio. In addition to the management of the screens, bells, tours, e-mails and whole school communication, the four also implemented a system to make announcements via the school’s PA system. In addition to this they created an online reporting system called the Student Hotline where students could report urgent matters in need of immediate attention. This year’s Communications and Promotions team have demonstrated superb leadership skills and also had a permanent impact on the Communications and Promotions portfolio. They have left a significant legacy.

Finally, the portfolio that never sleeps. The Student Life/Wellbeing/Sports/Arts portfolio. Daniel, Dawei, Jess and Veda have given their Prefect role everything they had this year and it truly showed in the outcomes of their work. Their goal was to increase interest in their portfolio to a point where it became a natural part of the school, like International Mindedness and Personal Best. The four can confidently say they have made significant contribution to achieving this goal with Infinite Echo being a huge success, the creation of a wellbeing blog, countless pieces of student art being placed all over the school, and the introduction of Friday sessions. These are things which have generated interest in Student Life all over the school, and have helped shape Glenunga’s school culture.

Overall, the Prefects worked so hard and achieved so much within their portfolios and as individuals, whilst the whole group also came together and worked as a team of 12. Legacies from the past were

Celebrating our StudentsTerm 4 has continued to be a busy term for the Governing Council starting with the Celebration Assembly on Thursday 20 October, which continued our tradition of acknowledging the dedication, hard work and commitment of our very large number of students who achieve excellent results. This assembly also provided us with the opportunity to meet next year’s student leaders who play a significant role in the leadership of the school. The next major event was the Year 12 Graduation at the Adelaide Town Hall where the Year 12’s were awarded their school certificates and officially graduated. Once again this provided an opportunity to celebrate our students’ academic results and involvement in Student Life and leadership.

Celebrating International DayFor the second year Governing Council played a part in International Day by organising the celebratory lunch. Over 50 parents and several students donated, cooked, served, lent equipment, decorated, organised and then cleaned up what was a delicious lunch reflecting the cultural heritage of our school. I am always impressed by the harmonious nature and international mindedness of our students. These Values are clearly held by the parents who helped at International Day working together cooperatively and respectfully to represent our vibrant community. In fact, the parents would all have got an “A” for the four C’s of Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration on the day!

Celebrating our TeachersGoverning Council also work with the parent body to celebrate the enormous effort and commitment of our teaching staff who continue to provide a safe, welcoming, respectful environment as well as feedback, support and high quality teaching, which helps our children achieve their best in all areas of their development. Our celebratory morning tea on 18 November is a way for our parents and families to acknowledge and thank our teachers and staff for all that they do for our children.

Recognising our StaffThere are many school leaders whose efforts are essential in managing a school with the size and complexity of GIHS. Most are rarely seen by the families of the school however on Governing Council we are fortunate to work more closely with them. Many of our senior staff attend regular, long meetings out of normal hours. Some rarely get home to eat dinner with their own children or families during the week. The Others continue to work and put in through illness and other circumstances, while others fill in, help out and cover for other roles. Governing Council would like to thank all the staff for their efforts this year and to know that we do appreciate them.

In other business Governing Council members continue to work on projects with the school including website upgrade, plans for developing the grounds, fundraising efforts, strategic planning, advocating for 21st century teaching and learning, and supporting the school leaders with constant challenges that come along. We always welcome questions, comments and feedback and our contact details can be found on the school website.

George BeltchevDeputy Chair, Governing Council

continued and new ones were created. The outgoing prefects are very excited to see what the incoming prefects have in store for 2017.

Sorrel Salb and Sean ClaridgeHead Prefects

Mathematics Competitions

Australian Mathematics Competition115 students completed the Australian Maths Competition held early in Term 3. Once again Glenunga students achieved amazing results. Two students received a Prize Award – Adam Rice (Year 8) and Tai Huynh (Year 10).

• 2 Prize Awards• 13 High Distinction Certificates• 55 Distinction Certificates• 38 Credit Certificates• 6 Proficiency Certificates• 1 Participation Certificate

Prize Winners:Year 8 – Adam RiceYear 10 – Tai Huynh

High Distinction Winners:Year 8 – Philippa Smernik, David Bakshi, Alice Hsu, Kiely Li, Benjamin Wheaton, Matthew LinYear 9 – Josh Noel, Zhizhou MaYear 10 – Daniel Yu, Jim Chung, Kah-Poh WongYear 11 – Josephine Smernik, Michael Liu

ICAS Mathematics Competition100 students completed the ICAS Mathematics Competition also held early in Term 3. Once again our students achieved exceptional results. Three students achieved a Medal in this competition. They were Adam Rice (Year 8), Daniel Yu (Year 9) and William Tang (Year 10).

• 3 Medal Winners• 14 High Distinction Awards• 30 Distinction Awards• 38 Credit Awards• 8 Merit Awards• 10 Participation Awards

Medal Winners:Year 8 – Adam RiceYear 9 – Daniel YuYear 10 – William Tang

High Distinction Winners:Year 8 – David Bakshi, Devanshu Garg, Matthew Lin, Loban Matin, Adam Rice, Philippa Smernik, Xinyu WuYear 9 – Steven Han, Samuel He, Zhizhou Ma, Jassimar Singh, Wonbin Sun, Daniel YuYear 10 – William Tang

Congratulations to these students for achieving the highest South Australian honours in these competitions.

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One of the great strengths of this team was to have two very experienced and clever witnesses, Sofija Smiljanic, best witness in last year’s competition and Mollie Verstegen who was present when the contract was signed. The Saint’s barristers threw everything they had at the witnesses in their cross-examinations, Mollie being on the stand for a 40 minute interrogation, but they made no progress in damaging our credibility or recall.

Closing arguments were presented by both sides and the nervous wait began while the Judge considered his decision. Believing our witnesses to have been more credible, he found for the defence and awarded the trial to Glenunga. Scenes of great jubilation followed with the team, parents and supporters overjoyed at the win after over three hours of intense legal argument. Claire Muecke was awarded best barrister and her prize is a week’s work experience with Justice Stanley in the Supreme Court, an unbelievable opportunity for her to experience the operations of the Supreme Court. Our two solicitors Lucinda Kalish and Natalie Jong worked tirelessly in support of our barristers, and Amila Dedovic added some levity to the tense proceedings in her role as Judge’s Clerk.

It has been 16 years since a state school has held the Sir Howard Zelling trophy in a competition long dominated by private schools. Our thanks go to Carla Scragg, our supporting lawyer, Gudrun Finos for her legal advice and constant support, Neil Lowrie of the District Court, staff who came to watch us on the night and the team’s parents for their support and patience through many lengthy trials over the past two years. This team has cemented Glenunga’s reputation as a force in the competition, winning nine out of their ten trials. Victory in the Grand Final was a just reward for a talented and hard-working team who showed great persistence on the night against a formidable opponent. The team can be very proud of what they have achieved. Mal Quorn-Smith

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International Humanitarian Law WorkshopEach year the Red Cross run workshops on issues to do with humanitarian law. This year six of our students attended the session Even Wars Have Laws at Parliament House. Students involved were: Nadia Gill, Akila Widjeratne, Suyash Jain, Mia Majstorovic, Elaine Almeida and Josh Moore. A range of guest speakers and interactive workshops taught students about the challenges faced by Red Cross and other organisations in areas of conflict. This was highly relevant both from our school’s key value of international thinking and in addressing the 21st century skill of civic participation. During the afternoon the students sat in the Lower House of Parliament and conducted a debate on issues raised in the morning sessions. Our students agreed that this day was highly worthwhile. Students in Year 10 and 11 are encouraged to register when the 2017 program is released.

International Day 2016The 2016 theme of International Week was Tell me your story where we focussed on myths and legends, as well as real life experiences and stories from around the globe. The theme was thoroughly incorporated into our celebration, which began with the sharing of various cultural stories by the International Mindedness Committee prior to International Day. These stories are engrained in our individual identities. By sharing and engaging the whole school, they provided a platform for further discussion with the school community, strengthening out intercultural understandings.

The whole school origami was an exciting activity that brought the school together to create a piece of culturally significant artwork. The origami foxes were made during assembly by students, staff, and parents, uniting all members of the Glenunga community. It was a symbol of the harmonious collaboration between people of all ages from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities. The origami foxes will be combined to make one complete piece of artwork later this term.

A drastic change this year was the transition of Glenunga’s Got Talent to Glenunga’s Gone Global (3G), which discarded the idea of talent and gave the opportunity for greater emphasis on the sharing of International music and arts. The diversity of

performances showcased the cultural heritage of our performers in a range of musical settings such as instrumental, vocal and dancing. The atmosphere that 3G provided was upbeat and no doubt was a highlight during the shared lunch.

International Day 2016 was a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and we look forward to what International Day 2017 will offer!

Mock Trial Grand FinalThis year our team made up for the disappointment of losing the Grand Final last year, with a stirring victory over St Peter’s College. The road to the Grand Final was as challenging as in 2015: we had to overcome Seymour College in the last round to make the Finals, and Pembroke College in the Semi-Finals. The Grand Final case was released to both schools two weeks before the trial. We were given the task of defending the plaintiff’s claim that we had failed to pay a substantial bill to a phone provider. In our case, Sofija Smiljanic, our first witness, had signed a contract completely unaware of the various conditions that had not been adequately explained by the shop owner. The team worked very hard to prepare our case for the trial, held in the Sir Samuel Way Building with the Honourable Justice Timothy Stanley of the South Australian Supreme Court, presiding.

Representing the plaintiff, the St Peter’s first barrister opened the proceedings and examined their first witness, the phone store owner. Claire Muecke, our first barrister, cross-examined this witness to great effect, with a targeted attack on his credibility and recall. The second witness who worked at the store hadn’t been there on the day the contract was signed, and our second barrister Tian Ball was able to limit the relevance of his evidence with her cross-examination. Now it was our turn to present the case for the defence.

environment. He was also elected to the position of school prefect and has contributed to organising events including a Wellbeing Week, Sports Day, music festivals and student artwork exhibitions. He has also chosen to study arts and sports, as he believes these areas of learning contribute to a holistic education.

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The Lion King - Musical Theatre ClubThe Club of more than 70 plus members (Years 8 to 12) truly exemplified the school values of Excellence to their Personal Best, Opportunity, International Mindedness and Harmony.

The Club was inspirationally lead by NhaUyen Tran. The other members of the leadership team - Elizabeth Webb, Grace Mackenzie, Nicole Rammesh, Georgia Slater, Ella Menz and Katie McCabe-Sortini - truly supported and worked diligently to produce a magnificent performance which was sold out over four nights in September!! Their passion was clearly evident.

All members, cast and crew worked tirelessly over three terms and school holidays to produce a spectacular theatrical musical. Many people actively contributed to all aspects of our theatre production back stage and of course our inspiring actors, dancers and vocalists. We are grateful for their energy and diligence. It was a fantastic example of ensemble skills and team work to the highest of standards. Thank you!

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The innovation and creativity of design students was clearly evident. To formulate authentically successful briefs they examined current cultural and societal trends to find a niche in the design market. Music, whole food, technology and clothing industries were targeted by these students who believed their products could improve service in these areas. Daniel Agerman’s Nano Smart Band an introductory device for technological users specifically elderly and young children was one of the innovative designs. Graeme Cogdell a practising artist and former graphic design instructor at TAFE commented that the professionalism of their presentations was to a high level.

The team were presented their medallions and championship trophy by the Governor, The Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, at a ceremony at Sacred Heart College. This outstanding team have made Glenunga very proud and I for one hope I am able to watch them defend their title next year in the Senior Team division.

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through the Botanic Gardens and along the River Torrens. The reward for our efforts was a hot breakfast cooked by Maggie Beer and a range of guest chefs including the Honourable Nick Xenophon. For the second year in a row we were the top fundraising school and students received movie tickets as a reward. Well done to the Year 12 organising committee and to all participants, and thanks to Mr Baldwin for his support on the day.

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Walk for Justice 2016For the last few years schools have been invited to participate in the major fundraising event for JusticeNet, a volunteer organisation who provide legal support for those unable to access justice. Up to 500 members of the legal profession walk 5kms, beginning at the University of Adelaide Law School, and finishing at a large marquee in Victoria Square. This year 35 of our students met at the University at 7.30am on a cold and wintery morning. The rain held off and the walk was quite spectacular, winding

The 2016 Debating Season has been very successful for all of the GIHS team with a very noteworthy achievement going to one of the Year 10 Debate teams. Thea Martin, Cerys Evans, Sanjana Menon and Imara Seneviratne took out the top honour, winning the Grand Final against Rostrevor College.in a victory awarded unanimously by a panel of five adjudicators.

Throughout the season, the members of this team worked diligently and displayed incredible composure under pressure, rising to every challenge presented to them. This included forming well-researched arguments to even the most difficult of topics as well as presenting articulate and logical rebuttal points that often left their opponents struggling to catch up.

Visual ArtsOn Thursday 3 November the Art Department held its annual Year 12 Arts Show in the Glenunga Arts Space. This is an exhibition showcasing a variety of works from SACE Visual Arts - Art, Design, Media Studies and IB Film Show.

The Visual Arts had an extensive range of artworks on display. It was exciting to see how students resolved the ideas they had explored, developed and refined throughout the year. Students stood tall beside their artworks as they confidently shared themeaning behind their pieces and their learning journey with parents, friends, teachers and peers: many of whom were stunned at their accomplishments.

A diversity of concepts, media, techniques, technologies and themes were presented through student artworks. This highlighted the unique talents, skills and interests of these learners and more importantly the critical thinking that underpinned their choices of subject matter. Many students were passionate about employing their art as a vehicle for change. Their works sought to raise awareness, challenge assumptions, provoke thought and empathy in viewers on issues in society that they felt were important.

For example To Be A Healthy Whole… a body of work by Lani Bushnell showed a series of six sculptural clocks each depicting a mental health disorder. The art work powerfully expressed the unpleasant realities of those suffering with mental illnesses and sought to encourage empathy from the audience as they were confronted with the unnerving visual representations. Other students portrayed their life experiences and positively honoured people who were instrumental in shaping their identity.

Media StudiesGlenunga students continue to make an impression on the national stage. For the fourth year in a row a SACE Stage 2 Media Studies production was shortlisted in the Best Secondary School Documentary division of the Australian Teachers of media (ATOM) awards. Unfortunately they did not win but getting in the top 4 in the nation is a great affirmation. Congratulations to Lotte Sweeney, Jordan Shinnick and Natalie Hanin for their documentary Art in Adelaide.

The Bond University Film and Television Awards (BUFTA) is another prestigious national media

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Congratulations to the Year 10 Red Debating team who won their year level grand final after a challenging season against opposing teams, a fantastic achievement!

Five Cancer Council Youth Ambassadors graduated their leadership project on Thursday 3 November at Crowne Plaza. Our RED 25 and ARA Youth Ambassadors will also soon conclude their roles for 2016. They have shown exemplary leadership and outstanding dedication. We look forward to continuing to work with our supporting Youth Ambassador program partners next year.

Jackson TurnerDirector of Student Life & Community Service

Cycling ClubIn the last few terms the Cycling Club has focused most of its efforts in fixing and donating bikes to the Bikes For Refugees Charity. So far we have donated seven bikes and have three more we are working on. We also plan to take some time to service the school’s pedal prix bike. I reminder, if you have an unwanted bike in any condition we are always looking for donations from the community.

Fraser MorganCycling Club Captain

Our most recent clubs are successfully established as an integral part of Student Life and will continue meeting next year. These include: Astronomy Club, Cycling Club, EDM Club, Flight Club, K-pop Club, Knitting Club, Minecraft Club and Table Tennis Club. These are just a portion of 35 student led clubs at Glenunga. All students are encouraged to join a club or sporting team to share their interests, develop new friendships and enhance their wellbeing.

This semester younger Club Captains have been stepping into leadership roles with Year 8-9 students initiating new clubs and organising meetings. We are pleased with the leadership skills they have demonstrated and are genuinely impressed with their enthusiastic determination. Together all captains are developing their leadership with workshops to progress team building and organisational skills.

International Day was enormously successful thanks to the dedication of our International Mindedness Committee (IMC) led by captains Donna Peng and Annie Wang, mentored by our Head Prefects Sean Claridge and Sorrel Salb, and supervised by the Assistant Principal Ms Penna. IMC collaborated with Student Life Clubs who hosted events every lunch time of the week in progression to International Day which was fortunately blessed with stunning spring weather conditions. Thank you to EDM Club for providing international music throughout the week and Ambassadors Club for their Hello World activity where students wrote hello in different languages. Thanks also to the Indian Cultural Club who organised mandala chalk drawings and free henna, K-pop Club who provided karaoke and The Origami Club for their fox paper folding activity. We also appreciated Amnesty International Club, Oaktree Club, World Vision Club and Chinese Club who all coordinated lunch time fundraising stalls for a memorable International Day.

Transition Day will occur on Tuesday 6 December where Year 8 students of 2017 will be orientated to secondary school life. During lunch time students will have the opportunity to attend the Student Life Expo designed to introduce them to all the opportunities our diverse club program offers.

Year 8/9 Boys/Girls KO Badminton– Finals RoundFriday 4 November saw our Year 8/9 Boys and Girls KO Badminton teams play their finals round at Badminton SA HQ, Lockleys.

Our Girls team went through the day undefeated and won the State Title against Seaview High School 6 games to 2. Our boys battled hard all day against extremely tough opposition and finished 3rd overall.

Yr 8/9 Girls KO Badminton - Q.Zhao, T.Xhu, J.Lee, D.WarnakulasuriyaYr 8/9 Boys KO Badminton – E.Ming, K.Wong, B.Tan, D.Jung, V.Thongsissavat

State SelectionCongratulations to Year 8 student Griff White who has been selected to represent South Australian in the U13 Boys Hockey Team. The team will be competing at the National Championships in Perth WA from September 27 to 30.

YR 8/9 Boys KO Table Tennis State Champions!Tuesday 8 November saw our Yr 8/9 Boys KO Table Tennis Team successfully defended their 2015 title and win the State Championship! The boys defeated Temple College 4 games to 2 in the Final, which was held at the Woodville Table Tennis Club.

Open Girls KO Volleyball- Pool B Champions!Wednesday 14 September saw our Open Girls KO Volleyball teams compete in the Finals Round of their Pool B Competition.

The team played superbly all day, not losing a single set on the way to taking out the Grand Final against Paralowie High School 2 sets to 0. Special thanks to staff member and coach Darren Macolino for sacrificing many lunch times to train the girls and for Mr Thomas who assisted with supervision.

Team Members – J.Milutinovic, K.Dias, A.Malani, J.Bodycomb, A.Thomas, M.Bang, O.Gao

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showcase. Again we had student Media projects shortlisted in the final 30 across a range of genres. Art in Adelaide and Sad Shark by Lotte Sweeney were finalists but unfortunately missed the cut. However being a finalist at this elite national level is still an impressive accomplishment that makes us all proud.

At the international level students from the Glenunga Media stable continue to make a strong impression. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place getters in the SA Regional finals of the International Youth Silent Film Festival all came from the VET Screen Media course that is conducted at Glenunga International High School. This means these students are all invited to the global finals which will be held in Portland, Oregon next year. Again, this is the fourth year in a row that Glenunga Media students have featured as winners and place-getters in this exciting festival.

Media Studies teachers have been taking their practical exercises to a new level by conducting filmmaking excursions at inspiring and atmospheric locations. Year 10 students are spending the day at Morialta Conservation Park to shoot footage around the theme of the Australian Landscape. Year 11’s have just finished a shoot at the Adelaide Gaol for a suspense narrative task.

Special thanks to 2016 prefect Sheldon Ng for coaching the team on the day and for several practice sessions leading up to the event.

Craig RainsfordDirector of Sports

Musical Theatre Club Musical Theatre Club has just recently wrapped up their 2016 production of The Lion King Jnr with huge success in ticket sales resulting in several sold out shows. Musical Theatre Club has greatly enjoyed their year’s work. Many congratulations to all who performed and to those who shone in their principal roles. Currently our 2017 MTC executive team is tirelessly meeting to choose the 2017 production.

We greatly look forward to welcoming both returning and new members to the club next year and can barely wait to get started!

Grace Mackenzie & Jing Yang LiMusical Theatre Club Captains

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Chinese ClubChinese Club sold various Chinese foods during International Week including steamed buns, BBQ pork buns and red bean buns. On International Day we provided a stall selling Hong Kong style iced lemon tea. Similar to last year, everything sold out . These were our last events for the year, however we hope to introduce more Chinese foods to the school and will continue to provide for future International Day events.

Shelly Xing & Kiley LiChinese Club Captains

with anxiety and depression. Next year, we will be expanding the scale of what we are doing now and fundraising for endangered species. We hope to see you at the Sanctuary Club!

Natsu Endo & Alyssa WongSanctuary Club Captains

World Vision ClubWe are a group of young passionate students who are taking action and contributing towards eradicating global poverty. Fundraising events during Sports Day and International Day, Fair Trade school accreditation and the 40 Hour Famine are only some of the things World Vision Club are involved in. We also communicate with our three sponsor children living in Cambodia, Ghana and Mongolia. During 2017 we plan to fundraise to give a developing community access to a fresh water well and continue to raising awareness of our vision for a world without poverty until it becomes reality.

Chelsea Herana & Lucy Giblot-DucrayWorld Vision Club Captains

Ambassadors ClubThis year, as new captains we decided to improve Ambassadors’ Club, hosting study tours, promoting international mindedness and leadership qualities. Since Term 2 we organised buddies for the multiple study tours from Japan with our members volunteering to look after the students. In Term 3 our club members were able to take part in Refugee Week where cards and petitions were distributed to inform students about the life of refugees.

Oaktree ClubFor three consecutive years the Oaktree Club has been involved in the Live Below the Line campaign where students lived on $2 a day for five days. This year our campaign has raised an amazing $7,258 placing 5th on the team leader board Australia-wide. We have also been involved in a range of other fundraisers, including a bake sale for International Day. Next year, we’re planning to continue actively fundraising and leading students in the movement towards ending extreme poverty.

Giang Le & Erin HallOaktree Club Captains

Table Tennis Club Glenunga Table Tennis Club was created this year due to the rapidly growing interest in the sport and the cohort of students who wanted to regularly practice. When the club started many came to play and spectate. The room was filled with cheering and the sounds of table tennis balls flying. Since then, weekly club meetings have been regularly attended and we hope to continue next year with potentially entering an interschool tournament. Come and join us!

Sidath Chandrasena & Steven ZhaoTable Tennis Club Captains

The Cancer Council ClubThe Cancer Council Club has been involved in several events throughout the year including Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea and Daffodil Day. Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October encouraged everyone to research breast cancer and support those affected.

Campaigns, activities and fundraisers were held globally to spread knowledge and awareness about the issue. However, just because the month has concluded, does not mean this should all cease. Life is busy and schedules are constantly full, however, we always find the time for what is important. That is why on Friday 2 December, we are hosting a school casual day to raise both funds and awareness for this cause. All profits from the day will be invested in cancer research, support services for those affected, and prevention programs. The few weeks before the fundraiser will include awareness activities and campaigning, as well as whole school emails regarding information about the event. Awareness is vital, and we hope our efforts will result in all GIHS students becoming informed about the cause and how they can further support it. In the darkness of this issue, we hope this will shine a small pink ray of light.

Nadia GillCancer Council Club Captain

The Sanctuary Club The Sanctuary Club is all about encouraging students to meet people from different cultural backgrounds and ages in a relaxed environment. We are also big believers in advocating the importance of mental wellbeing and animal welfare. This year we fundraised for BeyondBlue and embarked on an annual excursion to Adelaide Zoo.

We also fundraised with bake sale events on Sports Day and Wellbeing Week to help support people

This term during International Week, students made a banner Hello World where students at lunchtime were invited to write greetings in their own language. The banner is now full of different colours and languages. Our club hopes to grow more with leadership and will continue to take part in the cultural study tours. We welcome anyone who would like to join the club next year.

Sidath Chandrasena & Danielle LimAmbassadors’ Club Captains

K-pop Club K-pop Club officially commenced this year, welcoming everyone with an interest in Korean music/culture to meet and converse in a friendly environment. During meetings we share music from different groups and artists, learn choreographed dances and watch Korean movies.

Meetings this term have mostly consisted of random-play dance challenges, which allow all members to be involved and are entertaining for those who spectate. During International Week we organised a karaoke session for students to participate. Later this term, members can anticipate games and screenings of Korean movies. It’s never too late to join and share the fun!

Netra Ramkumar, Lion Ouyang & Serafina YanKpop Club Captains

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New Caledonia Study TourThe New Caledonian study trip was an incredible learning experience and the chance of a lifetime. Some people had trouble adjusting to the language change but by the end of the trip everyone had improved and spoke with more fluency.

The first day was spent with a tour of the main island on the Tchou Tchou Train. The views were beautiful and the tour guide told us all about the history of the island, Australia’s relationship with New Caledonia and the weird yet wonderful native wildlife. Then came the first lessons of the trip, in which our group was split into two separate classes. The lessons were daunting at first being three long hours of speaking only in French and trying to grasp grammar structures as well as learn new vocabulary.

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Over the next few days we visited the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre where we learned about some of the local cultures, the Aquarium des Lagons, a World War II museum and the city centre. Our group was also lucky enough to take a day tour to Amédée Island where we had the opportunity to climb the iconic lighthouse, take a boat tour of the island, and have a glass-bottom boat tour of the surrounding reef.

Then came the end of the trip and we had to wake up before dawn (a challenge in itself) to arrive at the International Airport on time. None of us wanted to leave, but we have to admit it was a relief to finally be able to converse easily with people. From this trip everyone gained confidence, expanded their vocabulary, greatly improved in their spoken French and took away many fond memories of our time in New Caledonia.

Hannah Mitchell

The S.A.F.E. Club The S.A.F.E. Club is an inclusive group that meets every Friday at Lunch Time. Students are encouraged to come along and chat about issues facing the LGBT+ Community and how we can solve them, as well as helping improve life for the sexually and gender diverse people at Glenunga International High School.

Gemma Bird & Jock PlastowS.A.F.E Club Captains

Each morning for the following 5 days we were up ready for breakfast at 7am and then out the front of the lodge with all of our gear for the day by 8am. After a short walk we were at the foot of the chairlift that we caught to Cloud 9 where we met our instructors who took us for our daily 90 minute lesson. The rest of the day was spent skiing/boarding in our groups with the teachers trying to put into practice what we had learnt in our lessons. Many students spent a lot of time sprawled on the snow in the first couple of days but soon everyone had developed their skills and were zooming all over the mountain. On Wednesday, we had a slightly earlier finish in the afternoon so that we could squeeze in an early dinner before heading back out for three hours of night skiing/boarding down Wombats Ramble under floodlights. Most students took up this opportunity and really enjoyed the experience. A few brave students, looking for a challenge, managed to ski the entire run either backwards or on one ski!

The next few days consisted of the most amazing food, bonding with new people, learning new life skills and all in all, having an amazing time. We had amazing weather and awesome snow conditions that meant we could ski/board directly back to our lodge at the end of each day. The student’s experienced rain, sleet, snow and bright sunshine across the week and coped with all of these conditions extremely well.

On the way home many students commented that the Snow Trip has been one of their greatest

clothes, boots, helmets, skis, poles and snowboards. We had a delicious dinner, Mr Kuss told us about the plan for the next day before we had a couple of hours of relaxation playing pool, watching movies, playing Cards Against Humanity or sitting around in the lounge enjoying conversations in front of the log fire. Then it was off to bed to get a good night’s sleep ready for our first day of skiing/snowboarding.

Amnesty InternationalOn International Day Amnesty International hosted a drinks stall donating our profits to ARA - Australian Refugee Association. The warm weather provided the perfect opportunity for our sale selling out of all of our soft drinks. In total, we raised $535. This money will go towards supporting refugees and migrants settle in Australia through finding employment, accommodation, teaching English and much more! We believe in the right for everyone to be free from discrimination, war and persecution!

Katie Cooper & Dani NguyenAmnesty International Club Captains

2016 Snow Trip On a cold winter’s morning in August 42 excited students and six staff met at 5:30am at Adelaide airport to catch a flight to Melbourne to begin our 2016 Snow Trip experience. Upon arrival in Melbourne we gathered our gear and boarded the bus bound for Falls Creek. After a quick lunch stop in Myrtleford the bus began the slow climb into the mountains and it wasn’t long before we had our first glimpse of snow-capped peaks. Soon we were completely surrounded by snow and the excitement levels from the first timers was rising rapidly. We pulled up at the Bus bay, everyone piled out and immediately a massive snow ball fight was taking place amid peals of laughter and screams of delight.

After loading all of the bags onto the over snow transport we trekked up endless flights of stairs until we finally reached our accommodation for the week – Ripparoo Lodge. The students headed to their dorms and quickly got settled in before we all trooped down to the gear shop to collect our snow

experiences EVER. A big thank you to Rob Thomas, Martin Muusse, Ben Miels, Jackson Turner and Dulcie Browning for giving up a week of their life to ensure the students had such an amazing experience. We encourage all current Year 9 and 10 students to seriously consider going on the 2017 trip as it is an amazing opportunity, not to be missed.

Peter Kuss Ski Trip Leader

World Challenge 2017 Cambodia and LaosOur two teams are now settled and have begun the process of planning their itineraries. We have been busy researching the trekking options and have begun to scratch the surface of the geography and history of these two amazing destinations. Trekking options favoured by the teams include one near Vientiane and one in the north east of Cambodia in Ratanakiri Province. Our community engagement phase will not be known until closer to departure, but both teams are keen to work in an education setting. Our options for the R and R phase are very exciting, but of course, it is a given that we will visit the Angkor Temple complex!

The World Challenge program at GIHS has now taken on the responsibility of sorting the recycling at school. The issue of litter in Cambodia and Laos is a concern and students will discover the vastly different values of the local people and government with regards to waste management. Our community projects will benefit from the cash deposit earned from the recycled items. So we urge the GIHS community to use the recycling receptacles properly: YELLOW for 10 cent recyclables, BLUE for paper products and RED for landfill rubbish. Thanks!

International Day provided us with our first opportunity to work as a group to raise some funds for our community project through a very successful cakes and sweets stall. We were supported by the local church community who contributed many delicious cakes and slices for our cause. Many thanks to these generous, clever chefs.

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Diary DatesNOVEMBER

18 World Teacher’s Day

21 Year 12 SACE Exams Finish

22 Year 12 IB Exams Finish

22 Music Night

28 Year 10/Year11 Exams Begin

30 Year 7 Parent Information Night

DECEMBER

2 Casual DayYear 10/ Year 11 Exams Finish

5 Year 10/Year 11 Catch Up Day

6 Year 7/8 Transition Day

16 Last Day Term 4- school finish 12:30pm

Fitness course starts in 2017A new course in fitness will be offered at Glenunga from next year. As part of increasing the school’s curriculum offerings Rex Wright (HPE Leader) and Alex Turnbull (Flexible Learning Leader) have worked together with the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers. We can offer a Certificate III in Fitness to interested senior students which will be delivered by Mr Wright. In the course students will learn to plan and deliver a variety of gym and fitness programs along with advising on healthy eating guidelines in a sports and recreation environment. By completing this certificate, students will be able to assist new gym members to use equipment and lead small group classes through basic programming. Individuals can then work independently with some level of autonomy in fitness, leisure, aquatic and community centres.

The Certificate III in Fitness allows students to be employed as gym instructors or group exercise instructors. Students can go on to complete the Certificate IV in Fitness (externally) to become a Personal Trainer. Students can seek work in leisure centres and health and fitness centres as personal trainers and fitness instructors. Then they can progress on to be specialised Personal Trainers and Fitness Centre Managers or collaborate with medical and allied health professionals.

The course will run on Thursdays from 2.00-5.30pm in the school’s weights room and gym. The certificate will earn a number of Stage 2 SACE credits and can be used towards a student’s ATAR. If you would like more information or would like to enrol please contact me: alex.turnbull@gihs.sa.edu.au and I will be happy to help.

Alex TurnbullStudent Pathways Coordinator

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STUDENT ABSENCES Email, SMS or call by 9:00am on the morning of the absence stating:• Student’s Name• Home Group• Reason for absence•CONTACT OPTIONSPH: 8338 9756

Email: student.absences@gihs.sa.edu.auSMS: 0447 100 212

UPDATING STUDENT DETAILSFor all changes of student details including change of email address please complete the Change of Details form available from Student Services or from our Website and forward to student.services@gihs.sa.edu.au stating:

• Your son/daughter’s name

• Home Group

• Your name and relationship to student

• Your current email address

• Any other changes

We have some vacancies still available for students currently in Year 9, 10 or 11 to join our Expedition to Cambodia and Laos in December 2017. Please contact Wendy Ladner by phone at school or via email wendy.ladner@gihs.sa.edu.au

Wendy LadnerWorld Challenge School Leader