Goulburn High School Phone: 48214022 Fax: 48221437 Goldsmith Street Goulburn NSW 2580

1st August 2012 07/12

INSIDE:

Principal’s Report

Hooked on Science

ANU students tutoring at the

GHS Homework Centre

Save the Bilby Fund Competition

PBS ‘Goulburn Dollar’ winners

Science Fair Extravaganza

Deputy Principal’s Report

P&C News

Sports Report

Australian Air Force Cadets

Goulburn Youth Music Theatre

Year 7 Trip to the Zoo

WEP Student Exchange

Refugee Week Celebrations

What’s on this term

Year 7 students

wait in anticipation

for Canberra’s

National Zoo and

Aquarium to open

In true Olympic spirit,

GHS’s girls relay team par-

ticipated recently at the

Zone Athletics Carnival.

Students will attend a

variety of events at

lunchtime during week 7

to become the

‘Ultimate Olympian’

principal’s report

Welcome back to Term 3 – I may be imagining it but I am sure the days are

getting longer and spring could be just around the corner. I hope everyone

had a restful and enjoyable school holiday period. I would like to thank

parents for their patience whilst we changed software for student reports.

The new software created some challenges in printing that caused delays in

reports being distributed, especially for years 7, 8 and 9.

Goulburn High staff started the term with part of their training in the ‗No

Gap, No Excuse‘ program. This is a five module course that aims to close the

gap in the school performance of Aboriginal students compared to non-Aboriginal students through

staff training and school programs and processes. Whilst this course is specific to the needs of Aborigi-

nal students, much of what is learned and developed will assist lower performing students from a varie-

ty of backgrounds. The training will continue at various times over the next 6 – 9 months. Our first

week back also saw our celebrations of NAIDOC week with a flag raising ceremony, display of Abo-

riginal art produced by our students and lunch consisting of gourmet kangaroo burgers. Many thanks to

the efforts of Mr Boyd, Mr Mani and Ms Whiley in organising these events and the effort put in by our

dedicated team of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.

Congratulations to Emmot Falconer and Ryan Haynes who represented the school in the State Cross

Country carnival. The boys did a great job finishing 57th and 60th in the state for their age division. By

the time this newsletter is printed, our representatives to the Regional Athletics Carnival would have

competed. Good luck and do your best to all those participating. Tianna Saxby continues to go from

strength to strength in squash, being picked for the state team to compete later this term – well done

Tianna! Mark Gibson is also performing brilliantly in cycling, recently coming fifth in an event even

though he was competing in an older age division.

Year 12 students will be sitting their trial HSC exams in week 4 – I would like to encourage them to

study hard and aim high. We expect our students to do their best and to focus on their goals. The best

revision students can do is to attempt past HSC questions and ask their teachers for feedback on ques-

tions they have attempted. This is an opportunity to remind students and parents of our excellent home-

work centre that runs every Monday afternoon from 3.30pm – 5.00pm in our library.

On the 15th of August, the subject selection information evening for year 8 (from 5.30 – 6.30pm) and

year 10 (7.00 – 8.30pm) will take place in the school hall. I would urge all parents of students in those

years to attend as it is a great opportunity to ask questions about the suitability of subjects and patterns

of study for their child.

A reminder that the school‘s P and C Association meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month in the

staff common room at 7.00pm. I would love to see more parents attend these meetings and be involved

in the decision making process that helps shape our school and your child‘s future.

Finally, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family of Mr Jack Plews OAM, who

passed away over the July holidays. Mr Plews was a former student, teacher, head teacher, deputy prin-

cipal and principal of Goulburn High School. Over this time period, he touched the lives of thousands

of teachers, students and their families and made a very significant and long-lasting contribution to our

school.

Vero Joseph

GOULBURN HOMEWORK CENTRE

The Australian National University students tutoring at the

Goulburn High Homework Centre

In Term 2, Goulburn High School welcomed several ANU students to four of their homework

centre sessions. ANU students assisted Goulburn High students in various subjects including

Physics, English, Drama and Mathematics, and also assisted year 9 and 10 students prepare for

their term two exams. The Goulburn High students who attended the homework centre were able

to talk to the ANU students about university and career options, and how topics they are studying

now will benefit them in their future studies.

Due to the success last term, ANU students will be returning as tutors in term

3 at the Goulburn High Homework Centre on a fortnightly basis. They began

on 23 July, and will be there on 6 and 20 August, 3 and 17 September from

3:30-5.00pm. ANU Students participating as tutors come from a diverse range

of degree disciplines, including Law, Science, History, English, Arts and Chi-

nese language. Some of the students are from regional and rural centres in NSW and others have

come from overseas to study.

If you would like assistance with your homework or assignments or a chance to talk about univer-

sity and career options, please come to one of the above sessions on Monday afternoons in the

library. There is no cost to participate. We look forward to seeing you there!

Hooked on Science Hooked on Science is a program run by the Australian

Academy of Science (ANU) to inspire young Australi-

ans to get involved in science. 120 students from 12

Canberra and surrounding schools travelled to the Shine

Dome to listen to Professor Elizabeth Blackburn (Nobel

Laureate 2009), Dr Andy Hogg (Theoretical Oceanog-

rapher) and Dr Michelle Coote (Molecular Chemist).

Each expert in their field spoke about how they got involved in

science and what they love the most about their job. They also

spoke about their current research and how the knowledge they

are gaining can help society. All students were excellent and a

great time was had by all.

Katherine Hyland (HT Science)

Year 7 students are getting into the swing of the Olympics.

They have been studying the history of the Olympic Games

and some students have received medals for their efforts.

And the winners are: Hollyanne Dawes, Tehlea Williams

and Clohe Swift.

Don‘t forget to place your Earn and Learn stickers and sheets in the boxes in M block (near

the photocopy room). Thank you to students and families - we appreciate your support!

Save The Bilby Fund Competition

2012

Bilbies were common in many different habitats throughout Australia until European settlement.

Predation by European red foxes and feral cats has meant that bilby populations now only occur in

the isolated arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Save

the Bilby Fund was co-founded by conservationists Frank Manthey

and Peter McRae to raise money to help stop the steady decline of

the wild bilby population.

Students across all years in science will be participating in this free

competition by completing a cross-word that will help to save the

bilby and other endangered Australian species. Students will need to

complete their entry forms by Monday 20th August and hand it back

to Miss Bailey in the Science staffroom for their chance to win a visit from a live bilby and hundreds

of other fantastic prizes.

PBS at GHS PBS (Positive Behaviour for Success) continues to be an important focus for

Goulburn High. Students are acknowledged for their consistent demonstra-

tion of the school values: Aiming High, Being Considerate, Being Positive,

Being Responsible, and Respecting Yourself, Others and the Environment.

The photos show students who were recently acknowledged for their sus-

tained efforts in keeping our playground tidy and for 100% Attendance.

Students have also participated in discussions during roll call, considering

what the values mean and what they look like as we interact with others.

When: Tuesday 21st of August

2012

Where: Goulburn High School

Hall

Time: 5.30—6.30pm Vote For

People’s Choice Award

7pm Presentation of

Awards

Science Shop Will Be Open To

Purchase Items

Dear Parents and Friends,

Welcome back to Term 3.

We have "hit the ground running" at the start of this term with many fantastic

activities planned, enabling students to enrich their learning experiences and

access the great opportunities the school can offer: the Korean exchange

program is a great example.

Year 12 are very close to the completion of 13 years of schooling; BUT, they

have much to do in these first weeks with their Trial HSC Examinations star-

ting in Week 4. We expect them to have already begun studying hard and our

expectations are HIGH for each and every one of them.

Year 11 conclude their Preliminary course work this term with final exam weeks towards the end of this

term. They also need to work hard to ensure that they begin their HSC courses next term with a solid

foundation of knowledge and skills.

More generally, it is vitally important that all students read the teacher comments on their Half Yearly Re-

ports carefully and act upon this valuable advice to maximise their effort, focus and application during

terms 3 and 4 to show improvement at the end of this year..

Thank you to all students (and their parents) who make an effort to be consistent in wearing complete

school uniform. Our school community has mandated a school uniform so all students must make every

attempt to be in full uniform, each and every day. With the cold weather upon us, if a student is unable to

wear the correct school jacket, the wearing of a brightly coloured jacket and/or jacket with a logo is unac-

ceptable. If a student is unable to wear correct uniform on any day, a note should be provided from home,

clearly indicating what the problem is and when the problem will be fixed. Show pride in your school by

the way you dress. Impress the community by your high standards of personal presentation.

Year 8 and 10 students will be making subject selection choices later in the term. Parents should discuss

with their children appropriate and enjoyable subjects that can be chosen in conjunction with core sub-

jects. Students MUST make realistic choices to ensure future success. Remember, choices must be your

own and not based on what your friends may be choosing and/or what teacher you may think will be

teaching the course. Students should also ensure that they cover a broad range of subjects to maximise

future opportunities and remember that a change of course may NOT be possible in the future. A parent

and student information evening will be held on Wednesday 15th August in the school hall; Year 8, 5:30 –

6:30 pm; Year 10, 7 – 8:30 pm. Your attendance at these meetings is highly recommended to receive the

most up-to-date information and for you to take the opportunity to talk with teaching staff here at Goul-

burn High.

Best wishes for the term.

Mr Allan Wybrow

Deputy Principal

Year 12 Hospitality have been enjoy-ing showing the culmination of skills they have learnt as they created their very own Black Forest Cakes. Pictures of cakes created by Luke Charnock, Amy Hayward and Travis Stockton.

August will see us induct our leaders for our school‘s 100th Year. We look forward to writing

another page of GHS history. Members of the P&C are supporting the school‘s 100 Year Cel-

ebrations. The Celebration Dinner on the 29th September is attracting keen interest from gen-

erations of ex-students and teachers of our past. It will be a great occasion indeed.

One of our past teachers, Mr Jack Plews, sadly passed away recently. He had been Dux of

GHS in 1940, and after attending university and serving in the war, he returned to begin his

teaching career at GHS. He taught for 37 years without a day‘s leave of absence!

We thank the teachers involved in the Homework Centre which runs each Monday afternoon.

Afternoon tea is provided for the students, and then help is provided for homework and as-

signments where students may need some assistance.

We also thank staff who organise the free breakfast at school Monday to Thursday. Students

can have breakfast with their friends and I‘ve been told they have pancakes! How good is

that? Thank you to all the families who have sent in their Woolworth shopper stickers. We

had a very good response and hope to benefit well from this promotion. We will keep you

posted.

Our school hall is one of our priorities and we are endeavouring to attract funding to upgrade

its facilities. This is a huge undertaking, but we have some keen involvement in the school

community which will work to achieve this end. Any parent involvement is much valued, so

if you can help, please join us.

We simply could not compete with the State of Origin Rugby League last month. Our meeting

could not go ahead due to too few parents in attendance. We look forward to parents taking

advantage of the information reported by our Principal, Mr Joseph at our next meeting. It is an

excellent way to keep abreast of developments in the school in a warm and friendly atmos-

phere, so please come along.

Paula Geary

President GHS P&C.

8th of August 12th of September

10th of October 14th of November Meetings commence at 7.00pm in the common room downstairs in M Block. Any alterations

to this will be published in the GHS News.

Members must be financial to vote and receive minutes by email.

EFTPOS is now available at GHS

SPORT REPORT

Term 3 will again be a busy one for sport at GHS.

During year sport, students will be attending the basketball stadium. For just $4 students will be guaran-

teed quality courts and a warm environment to play a variety of indoor sports. Students are reminded to

bring $4 every sport lesson as well as PE gear to ensure they are taking full advantage of this opportunity.

Emmott Falconer and Ryan Haynes capped off the Cross Country season with outstanding runs at the State

Carnival. Emmott finished 57th and Ryan 60th out of approximately 95 starters. Congratulations to these

boys for excellent performances against the state‘s best runners.

At GHS we are very proud of the diverse and numerous range of sports that we have athletes competing in.

In squash, Tiana Saxby recently made both the NSW State and NSW Combined High Schools sides. The-

se selections came as a result of excellent performances for the South Coast side and a 2nd place at NSW

Junior Age Titles. Congratulations, Tiana, and good luck at the next level.

Every few years we have a GHS team who excels and finishes in the top few schools in the state. This year

our Lawn Bowls team consisting of Ellyn Ryan, Andrew Caldow and Tracey-Lee Swift came 5th in the

state. Unfortunately they dropped a rare game in the semi-finals of the state competition, because they

were probably the 2nd best team at the Finals competition. Congratulations to these students on a memora-

ble result for GHS.

Fantastic news for one of our PBS Ambassadors

Former student Naomi Evans was selected for the National Jun-

ior Squad in Women‘s Hockey last week. Congratulations to

Naomi who is a true role model for our PBS program. Naomi is

one of 25 young Australian women to be selected to play at the

Junior World Cup Qualifier in 2013 in Canada.

Sally Curry

AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CADETS

325 CITY OF GOULBURN SQUADRON The Australian Air Force Cadets would like to announce a regular Recruit In-

formation Night that will cover a variety of activities aimed at providing you

with a basic understanding of the AAFC as well as giving you an opportunity to

meet other members of the Squadron.

Items to bring: Notebook and pens

Dress: School uniform or similar

Date: Any Thursday Night

Time: 6.30pm to 10pm

Location: 74A Auburn Street, Goulburn

Parents are welcome for this information period.

For additional information, please visit the Australian Air Force Cadet website at

www.aafc.org.au or contact the Squadron as detailed below. If you have any friends who

may also be interested, feel free to bring them along or pass on our contact details.

The Australian Air Force Cadets provide training through a variety of activities for male and

females aged 13 to 17. Our programs run for three hours a week: Parade on Thursday eve-

nings from 6.30pm to 10pm and some weekends.

Opportunities to obtain a better career through skills learnt at Cadets.

Camps include bush skills, survival, navigation, camp craft, first aid and leadership

Opportunities to learn about and take into future life: Logistics

Training

Discipline

Public relations

Other activities include: Parachuting

Abseiling

Powered Flying, up to solo

Gliding

Awards at Squadron and state levels for all activities

Duke of Edinburgh (D of E) compatible

Full uniform provided free of cost

Regular attendance at most major and minor air-shows within Australia, where Cadets

get up-close and personal with aircraft

The chance for international exchange is open to all Cadets

Aims of the Australian Air Force Cadets:

Give Cadets a foundation of RAAF knowledge and discipline;

Develop character and good citizenship in the widest sense;

Develop qualities of leadership, self-reliance and initiative;

Develop an interest in the RAAF and aviation generally;

Instill a knowledge of aviation history and encourage Cadets to continue to

take an active interest in aviation into their adult life.

Please contact us or visit on Thursday nights at 74A Auburn Street from 6.30pm.

Squadron Leader (AAFC) Peter Beilby on (02) 4822 5050

Warrant Officer (AAFC) Stephen Fry on 0417 694 760, Commanding Officer 325sqn

EDUCATES CHALLENGES EXCITES

Goulburn Youth Music Theatre

This is an invitation to participate in the Goulburn Youth Music Theatre‘s third pro-

duction, Wind in the Willows.

Performances: Friday 12 and Saturday 13 of October

Rehearsals: Friday afternoons 4pm-5.30pm from 17 August and

Week 2 of the school holidays: 9am – 3pm October 1 – 5

Venue: Bradfordville Public School.

Cost: $50 for all participants, to assist with production costs

Open to students aged 8-16. Large and small singing and non-singing roles and

chorus required.

All roles will be auditioned. Depending on numbers, a place in the chorus may also be

subject to audition.

Enquiries: Marianne Powles (0410 520098) mazpowles@yahoo.com.au or come to

the first meeting.

YEAR 7 TRIP TO THE ZOO On the 15th of June, 53 Year 7 students visited Canberra‘s National Zoo and Aquarium.

This excursion was undertaken as part of the ―Trip to the Zoo‖ topic students had been

studying in Science throughout term 2. Part of this topic involved learning about adap-

tations – the special features that help plants and animals to survive in their natural en-

vironment. During our visit we were fortunate to have the chance to closely examine

the adaptations of many animals. For example, we learnt that boa constrictors like to

climb as high in a tree as possible. Many of our students were given the opportunity to

impersonate a tree. Lloyd Warren was particularly brave and didn‘t seem fussed at all at

having a boa constrictor draped over his shoulders. He was much braver than the staff

members present, especially Jacqui Porter, who wanted nothing to do with this three

metre long python.

Nigel O‘Reilly

WEP Student Exchange – Memories and Skills for a Lifetime!

Give your child the opportunity to gain international experiences and lan-

guage skills to kick-start a future career. Along with distinct language

benefits, exchange students mature, gain confidence and develop a more

worldly approach upon their return to Australia.

Experience the wonderful world of WEP!

Choose from over 100 programs to over 20 countries around the world to live and

study for a summer, semester or year. Applications are closing at the end of August

for programs departing in Jan-Feb 2013. WEP is also offering Early Bird Specials for

programs departing in July-Sept 2013!

Find out more!

Visit www.wep.org.au and request a free information pack

Attend one of WEP’s information evenings

Call 1300 884 733 (for the cost of a local call)

Upcoming Information Evenings

Brisbane: 8 August, 25 October

Metropolitan Motor Inn / 106 Leichhardt Street / Spring Hill

Sydney: 8 August, 25 October

Level 2 / 95-99 York Street / Sydney CBD

Townsville: 14 August

Kirwan State High School / Hudson Street / Kirwan

Refugee Week Celebrations

From the 17th and 23rd of June, Goulburn High School celebrated Refugee Week. The theme of this year‘s

celebrations was ―Restoring Hope‖.

At GHS, we have approximately 20 students who come from a refugee background. Their dedication to their

study and their unshakable determination to learn a new language and a new culture is truly admirable.

To celebrate Refugee Week, we hosted a short film festival and cooked a lunchtime barbecue. The aim of

these activities was to raise money so our school could make a donation to UNHCR, the United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees. All of our refugee students have directly benefited from the work of UNHCR,

and we all agreed that it would be a good thing to give something back, to help restore hope for others who

are still living in refugee situations around the world. We raised about $200 in total.

A big thank you must go to Gail and Ann in the canteen. Their support and generosity made it possible to

host such a successful barbecue. We would also like to thank the GHS school community for their support.

Dennis Carroll

This publication is proudly sponsored by:

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Miracle Massage

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Gehl‘s Garden Centre

Argyle Book Emporium

If you have any enquiries regarding the newsletter, please email

heidi.maltan@det.nsw.edu.au.

30th July - Education Week

Year 11 Retail Work Experience (5 days)

2nd August - Australian Maths Competition

3rd August - Regional Athletics

6th August - HSC Trials (2 weeks)

Year 11 Primary Industries Work Experience (5 days)

7th August - National Zoo Excursion with the Korean exchange students

13th August - Year 10 Decision Week

15th August - Subject Selection Evening

Year 8: 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Year 10: 7pm to 8.30pm

16th August - Year 8 & 9 Tidbinbilla Excursion

Southern Stars rehearsal

17th August - Ski Trip 3.30am to 9pm

21st August - SCIENCE FAIR

22nd August - Southern Stars rehearsal (3 days)

24th August - Mocktail Party 100 Years Celebration Launch—GHS hall

27th August - Ultimate Olympian Event at lunchtime (every day this week)

31st August - CSIRO—Nanotechnology sessions for selected yr9 & yr10 classes

6th September - Year 7 Immunisation Part 3

7th September - Legacy Day

10th September - Year 11 Preliminary Exams

11th September - Senior Support & ESL Excursion to Wombeyan Caves (2 days)

Award winning Aboriginal author Monty Pryor to visit our school

18th September - SPAC Expo (2 days)

20th September - Year 12 Graduation Assembly