School Leaders for 2021Elections have been held at Maclean High School to determine the incoming student leadership team for 2021. An amazing group of seven articulate young people nominated for these coveted roles and delivered high quality speeches to staff and students at a special assembly earlier this month. Anxiety and excitement have been the general feeling amongst these students during the voting period as they waited to find out who the successful candidates were.

On Tuesday, 15th September at a whole school presentation the 2021 Captains and Vice Captains were announced.

Dates to Remember25 September - Last Day for Term 3.

28 September-9 October -School Holidays.

12 October - All students and staff return to school.

20-26 October - HSC Exams in the Gym.

27 October - 11 November -HSC Exams at the Seventh Day Adventist Hall, Maclean.

Captains 2021 - Zali Bourke and Sean McFarlane

Left to Right - 2020 Captains - Kate Behn and Riley Duncombe.

Vice Captains - Ethan Davis, Taylor Johnson and Celaeste Treasure.

The School Captains for 2021 are Zali Bourke and Sean McFarlane.The Vice Captains for 2021 are Paris Brailsford, Sophie Strange and Kori Eaton. They were presented with their blazers by the outgoing School Captains, Katherine Behn and Riley Duncombe and Vice Captains Taylor Johnson, Celaeste Treasure and Ethan Davis. Mr Greg Court, Principal and Mr Ben Patch, Year 11 Advisor, presented the students with their badges.

We are sure they will be wonderful ambassadors for our school and wish them an exciting year ahead.

Ms Essex, SRC Coordinator.

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Left to Right - Principal Mr Greg Court: Vice Captains - Sophie Strange, Paris Brailsford and Kori Eaton: Captains - Sean McFarlane and Zali Bourke.

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Athletics CarnivalMaclean High School’s Athletics Carnival was held during Week 6. It was a welcome opportunity for our athletes to compete as most representative sport for 2020 has been cancelled. Lawson was the winning house with Paterson, Gordon and Kendall finishing second, third and fourth.

Congratulations to the 2020 Age Champions:• 12 Years: Tana Lowe and Flint Sutherland.• 13 years: Jazz Page and Jasper Whalley.• 14 years: Georgie Lee and Zane Lowe.• 15 years: Annabelle Curry and Reece Warburton.• 16 years: Madeline Hollis and Jarret Power-Casson.• 17-19 years: Molly McLeod and Nathan Roberts.

There were also five new records set. Congratulations to Annika Swift, Nicholas Torrens, Elijah Kapeen, Tana Lowe and Maddison Bowring for breaking Maclean High School Records in the following events:• 16 years boys 100m, run by Nicholas Torrens in a time of 11.74

seconds;• 16 years girls 100m, run by Annika Swift in 12.8 seconds;• 17+ years boys shot put, set by Elijah Kapeen with a throw of

10.83 metres;• 12 years girls shot put, set by Tana Lowe with a throw of 7.34

metres; and• 13 years girls shot put, set by Maddison Bowring with a throw of

8.72 metres.

The final event of the day - The Des Eamens Gift - was closely contested. Jarret Power-Casson was the winner, second was Thomas Gallagher, and Coby Tabor third.

A final big thank you to all the students and staff for participating with such enthusiasm and ensuring the day was enjoyable.

Mrs Nicole Smith, Sports Coordinator.

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Careers NewsJob Vacancies, Traineeships and ApprenticeshipsWe currently have over 20 part time jobs, traineeships and apprenticeships listed on Sentral. There are more part time positions popping up as we move into summer. If your Maclean High School family member needs help with a resume get them to drop into the Careers Office and make an appointment to create a resume.

Transport NSW TraianeeshipsTransport NSW still have quite a few traineeships on offer both locally and around NSW. Roles in Road Design, Laboratory and Electrical Design are closing soon. Check Sentral for more information. Need help accessing Sentral? Give the school a call on 6645 2244.

Year 8 ScholarshipThe Harding Miller Education Foundation is offering scholarships for eligible Year 8 students in public secondary schools across Australia. The scholarships include computers, internet access, money for other equipment and access to tutoring and mentoring to make the transition into the final years of schooling a success. Check out THIS LINK for more information.

School Based Apprenticeships and TraineeshipsIf you have a family member in Year 10 they have the opportunity to undertake a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship as part of Year 11 and Year 12. Currently we are colaborating with local businesses and are looking for students who might be interested in a SbAT in Tourism, Horticulture, Engineering (mechanical and electrical), Carpentry, Painting and Decorating, Plumbing and Wall and Floor Tiling. ASK your Year 10 family member if they would like to do a SbAT. PROVIDE your Year 10 family member with solid information by checking out this site https://sbatinnsw.info/

GAP YearWorried about the cost? Not sure what to do? Nervous about leaving friends and family? There are heaps of different journeys to university. There is a lot of information out there about gap years. Sometimes it can get a little noisy. A* are pulling together everything they know about gap years and university to help you make a decision that is right for you. https://astar.tv/gapyear/

TAFE ScholarshipsIf you know someone who wants to study a TAFE course in Grafton in 2021 get them to check out the CSPYA Scholarships. Scholarships cover courses from a Certificate III to Advanced Diploma levels and both part-time or full-time. In addition, students will be able to undertake a paid internship or work placement for 20 business days.

Miss Danielle Fisher, Careers Adviser.

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Having a Stack of Fun

Making Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup Bananas

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What’s new in the canteen?Have your kids been telling you about the great food being served up at the school canteen? Friday Pop-Up Specials are popular and are usually sold out at recess - Penny and Danielle are creating new healthy and delicious food options every week.

We have just one problem - we need more volunteers to help us prepare and serve food.

We need help on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week between 9am and 1.30pm. Or just from 10.45am until 1.30pm. You could come in once a month or once a week!

Our canteen is friendly, Covid safe and essential to the school. Our volunteers tell us that it is a great way to meet people - lunch included, training provided and no experience necessary! Helping in the canteen is also great work experience.

Call Penny on 6645 2443 or get in touch with the school.

Sarah Armstrong, P&C Maclean High School.

Year 11 GeographyOn Wednesday, 9th September, Year 11 Geography students were let out into the wild to test the fieldwork skills they have learnt from Year 7 to now at Brooms Head and Red Cliff.

The day started at Brooms Head, where students completed a field sketch of the estimated 300 million year old syncline and anticline found in the rock strata at the base of the Brooms Head lookout, as well as using tools to collect data such as wind speed and direction, humidity and temperature.

After a quick trip up to the top of the lookout, students identified some plants which are native to coastal regions. Students were then bussed to Red Cliff where they completed a series of mapping activities to help them better understand how to use topographic maps and why Red Cliff is geologically distinctivie.

The day finished with a trip to Townsend shop where pizzas, burgers and chips were eaten after a big day out in the field. Geographers are required to do several hours in the field as part of their Year 11 and HSC course. The fieldwork completed will assist students next term when they commence the first topic in the HSC course: Ecosystems at Risk.

Thank you goes to Mrs Hamilton for accompanying the students on the trip and assisting them with the fieldwork activities.

Miss Emma Watts, Year 11 Geography Teacher.

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HSC student advice

We know our students and staff have worked hard for the HSC The safety of our students and staff remains of utmost importance. This year extra arrangements are in place to ensure that any disruption due to COVID-19 will have minimal impact on HSC exams.

Our school has put in place a number of contingencies to help ensure exams run as smoothly as possible.

The exams have been scheduled and our school has arrangements in place for exams to proceed as planned. It is important that students review their timetable and plan well so they turn up for their exams on time, healthy and rested.

Any student with a pre-existing condition, that presents similarly to flu-like symptoms, should be planning now and speak to their doctor/GP. The GP can provide a medical certificate ahead of the exams to ensure they are not sent home.

If, on the day of the exam, your child feels unwell with flu-like symptoms, they should stay home and get tested. HSC students are prioritised for COVID-19 test results.

It’s important to note that all students will be asked if they are well before entering exam rooms.

We want all our students to sit their exams but sometimes things happen. If your child is unwell and misses their exam, contact the school. Students who are unwell will be eligible for the illness and misadventure provision with NESA.

If there are any changes to exam arrangements we will communicate with HSC students through email from maclean-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au or a text from Maclean High School. This will be the only source of communication for these types of notifications. If in doubt, please call theschool.

We wish all our students well in the upcoming exams.

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Maclean’s Debating Program keeps getting bigger and better!This year has been an unusual year to say the least but that hasn’t stopped the students from their love of competitive arguing.

The format of the competition has changed with debates occurring online but the passion and rigour is in no way diminished. This term the debating program, run by Miss Melissa O’Neill and Mr Andrew Black, kicked off with the Year 11 team debates, closely followed by the Year 9/10 competition and finishing the term with the Year 7/8 teams.

Today two teams debated against each other; Alstonville High School debating team against our home team, Maclean High School Year 8 debating team. The topic was that advertising beauty products should be banned. Everyone waited in agony for the coin flip to be done. Josie Rawson flipped the coin and we won! We got affirmative! Our team cheered in delight and immediately began planning how to convince the adjudicator our argument was best. When it came to the debate, Charles Jeffery was our first speakerand used his charming wit to sway the debate our way. Ethan Fisher was an amazing second speaker arguing back against Alstonville with quick smart rebuttal. Then Josie came in with her fiery passion and summed the entire argument up. We waited for the adjudicator’s word and... the sad, sorry news was heard. We lost the debate against Alstonville. The debate was so close and came down to minor details but it was a loss all the same. It was a valuable experience for the team, and we are looking forward to our next debate. Written by Jocelyn Menzies, Year 8 student.

What an awesome start to Maclean High School’s Year 7 debating team! They participated in a challenging and super creative debate with the topic “That schools should replace Arts and Music with Programming and Coding.’ They were negative against this topic, facing Banora Point High School’s Year 7 team. They started brainstorming, filling the whiteboard with scribbles that only they could recognise as words. When the debate started, Banora Point’s first speaker spoke, as Maclean B’s fourth speaker, Paige Huxley, started writing rebuttals like crazy. Next Maclean’s first speaker, Emily, hit the affirmative team with her logical thinking and confident public speaking skills. After Banora Point’s second speaker spoke, Maclean’s second speaker, Logan Miltiadou smashed the affirmative team with his incredible ability to think on the spot and expand all of his points to fill up the whole six minutes he had to speak. After the affirmative team’s third speaker spoke, Ruby Martini, Maclean’s third speaker, ripped apart the affirmative team’s arguments with her super sassy rebuttals. As we waited in suspense for the adjudicator to decide who won, she finally gave both teams feedback and Maclean won! The fourth speakers of both teams congratulated each other, and as soon as the call ended the Maclean supporters jumped in joy! What a thrilling debate it was, congratulations to both teams for debating so wonderfully. Written by Paige Huxley, Year 7 student.

During this term, the wonderful Year 9 Maclean High School debating team consisted of first speaker, Kieran Karstens, 2nd speaker, Mikayla Cameron-Clarke, 3rd speaker, Kira Stokes, and the 4th speaker Kate Moore. This jovial bunch of students competed against Alstonville High School, with the topic that “Student classes should be organised by skill level and not age group.” The Maclean High School were the affirmative team, while Alstonville were the negative. In the end, Alstonville were successful in persuading their point across, and claimed the victory. Written by Kieran Karstens, Year 9 student.

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Helpline Numbers/Online Resources

Kids Helpline: 1800 551800 or www.kidshelp.com.au

Lifeline: 13 1114 or www.lifeline.org.au

Headspace: 1800 650890 or www.eheadspace.org.au

Beyond Blue: 1300 224636 or www.beyondblue.org.au

Reachout: http://au.reachout.com

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659467

WayAhead Directory: http://directory.wayahead.org.au/

Mental Health Telephone Access Line: 1800 011511 (operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is staffed by clinicians who can provide advice, make referrals and link callers to the Mental Health Service in their local health district).

School Counsellor: Mr Andrew Allen.

Literacy Tip for this week:Student assignments will often start with a specific verb to direct the task. Knowing how to understand these verbs, and exactly what they are asking you to do, will guide your success in completing the task.

Here are a few more common ones:

Respond: answer, give a reply, react.

Interpret: explain, translate, represent.

Analyse: examine critically.

Evaluate: appraise carefully, find or state the value of.

Mrs Linda Martin, Relieving Deputy Principal.