PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

16th July 2009

Rutherglen High School Weekly News

Phil Rogers

Building Works

The first phase of the buildings

works funded under the Federal

Government’s Economic Stimulus

Package commenced over the holi-

days. New locker bays are being

constructed at the western end of

the Main Block for the Year 9 stu-

dents. They should be in operation

during next week.

This will allow us to remove lock-

ers from the central corridor. The

plan is then later this term to de-

molish some of the walls between

Rooms 9 and 10 as well as two

store-rooms and the corridor. This

will create a large, flexible learning

space which will become our Year 7

Learning Suite. We aim for the main

structural works to be completed over

the next school holidays which would

allow the area to be back in use for at

least part of Term 4.

I will publish regular reports so you

can see how we are working to create

an improved and modernised learning

environment.

End of Term

On the last day of Term 2, the Student

Representative Council (SRC) held an out

of uniform day to raise money for

States Schools Relief and the

United Nations Food Relief Pro-

gram. The students also organ-

ised a ‘Jam Sandwich’ – a proud

tradition of the school during

which students from our Instru-

mental Music Program perform in

the bands and combinations they

have been rehearsing in during

that term. Despite the fact that

the style of music doesn’t always

appeal to me, the way the students

are so enthusiastic and keen to

perform in front of their friends is

truly exciting to witness. Thanks to the

students for putting themselves on the

‘Parent / Teacher / Student Inter-

views

Everyone will have received their Se-

mester 1 reports and will be aware of

the upcoming Parent/Teacher/Student

interviews next Tuesday. While further

details appear later in this newsletter, I

would like to reinforce the importance

of these interviews and the value which

is added when students attend and par-

ticipate in the discussions.

Please check the reports, work out

which teachers you would like to meet

with and make appointments with

them. If you can’t make the after-

noon/evening, then ring and speak to

the teacher directly or make an ap-

pointment at another time with them.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS 21ST July

4pm to 8pm.

COFFEE AND CAKE WILL BE AVALIABLE FOR

RUTHERGLEN SWIMMING CLUB AND RUTHERGLEN HOCKEY CLUB COMBINED

MID WINTER SOCIAL FUNCTION.

TRIVIA NIGHT

COME ALONG, SUPPORT YOUR CLUB LOTS OF FUN

WHERE: VIC HOTEL

WHEN: SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST

TIME: 6PM DINNER ($12 Parmas)

7PM TRIVIA START

COST: $5.00 PER HEAD

TABLES OF UP TO 8 PEOPLE.

Raffles and prizes held throughout the night including:

Dressed Lamb, (Tony Jones), Meals and accommodation voucher

You are all invited to the Official Opening of our New Skate park on

Sunday 19th July from 12.30pm—2pm. Come along and enjoy a

BBQ Sausage and watch demonstrations by experts (and have a go

yourself).

Hope to see you all there to join in the fun.

Rutherglen High School presents

Filming on: Friday 28 August

Time: 7:30 – 10:30pm

Location: Rutherglen Memorial Hall

Admission: $10 adults $5 children

(includes finger food and supper supplied

by RHS Hospitality students).

Refreshments available.

Tickets available from RHS General Office (02) 60329483

Be part of our studio audience!

®

In the last week of term 2 all year 9s par-ticipated in an ‘Ability Awareness day’ run by Matt King, Peter Stephens and Josh Marx. To start off, an aboriginal tribe called Mungabareena showed us a few of their dances about animals and then blew some smoke from eucalyptus leaves over us to rid us of bad spirits. A bloke called Lincoln talked about his ex-perience of being in a wheelchair after a car accident and how he dealt with the change. We split into groups and started our activities. The activities we had throughout the day were Wheelchair Bas-ketball, Hearing impairment activities, Blind Bocce and we learnt how to do stuff around the house if you’re dis-abled. For lunch we provided a BBQ for everyone and had a half hour break. Once we finished lunch we went back and did our last activity. Everyone en-joyed the day but the wheelchair basket-ball was the biggest hit for everyone.

YEAR 9 ABILITY AWARENESS DAY

WEEKLY CAREERS NEWS – 15th

July

TERTIARY VISIT – Wednesday 22nd

July, period 5, library (Year 11 & 12 and parents)

Four local tertiary providers (Charles Sturt; La Trobe; Riverina TAFE & Wodonga TAFE) will be coming to RHS to provide information about many aspects of TAFE & University. They will provide generic and specific information on early entry schemes, scholarships, fees, the application process and pathways from TAFE to university. The session will benefit all those interested in tertiary education and not just with the above four institutions.

ICT & CAREERS EXPO – Saturday 1st

August, Melbourne High School

Years 9-12 and parents are invited to attend this free Expo. The ICT industry is one of the fastest growing career markets in Australia. This opportunity will provide a vast amount of information and ideas and help you answer many of the questions you might have about entering the industry. See the flyer or visit www.ictweek.vitta.org.au .

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE (27th

July – 7th

August)

The day is approaching that our Year 10s begin their work experience. Almost all of our Year 10s have successfully organised a two week placement. Well done!

ARMY TRADE CAREERS DAY – Friday 7th

August

A small number of RHS students will have the opportunity to attend. Students who missed out on information during the week and would desperately like to go please see Mrs Leverett by Friday 17

th July.

FOCUS ON OPEN DAYS

Each year, tertiary institutions open their doors to the public to showcase the amazing and unique features they have to offer including courses, scholarships, student services, facilities, accommodation etc. Open days are a real buzz with lots of activities going on including live bands, BBQs, competitions, information sessions, art displays and drama performances.

Open Day Upsides! If you are in yrs 10 – 12, it is a great opportunity to be able to attend Open Days as you will be able to gain a better understanding about the courses or career areas you are interested in; compare facilities and services between institutions which will help you during preference time; speak directly to a lecturer or current stu-dent in the faculty you wish to study with; find out about scholarships and also view on campus accommodation if the institution has these facilities.

Further, attending Open Days will prepare you for courses you may apply for that require you to undertake an inter-view as part of the selection process.

Open Day Downsides: There are a few potential road blocks to Open Days that are worth mentioning. For students living away from institutions, it can be expensive to travel to and from the event and also pay for overnight accom-modation. Some solutions include: calling the institution to see if they will partially fund your travel and even lunch for the day.

Melbourne Uni subsidises students who travel from rural and regional areas and Swinburne Uni subsidises travel and provides free lunch passes. You may also consider carpooling with mates; checking out which other institu-tions are open on the same day and finding out if your school is taking a bus there. If you can’t get subsidised travel or carpool with mates/ school you could contact your local Rotary or Lion’s Clubs and ask if you could apply for fund-ing. It’s worth a try!

Another downside can be that Open Days are pretty full on and if you’re a bit shy or not used to being on a big Uni campus surrounded by lots of strangers, it can be daunting! The trick is to plan well ahead of the event so you can stay on track. Institutions often have event programs available online and your school may have copies so you can plan all of your information sessions, lunch breaks and accommodation and facility tours before you get there. The

program should have the map of the campus available which will be crucial in preventing you getting lost.

Make sure you have a list of questions prepared for when you interview faculty lecturers about the courses you are interested in. This will ensure you get the information you want and you won’t forget to ask anything. A list of ques-tions you may consider asking will be in the newsletter at the start of August.

UPCOMING STATE EVENTS

JULY EVENTS

16 – Discover Deakin, Deakin University, all campuses, www.deakin.edu.au/discover

18 - Study with Qantm for a Day, Sydney Campus, 1300 136 933

20 - 22 - Career Focus Days, Blue Mountains Hotel School, Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW, 1800 257 360, en-quiry@hotelschool.com.au

21, 22, 23, Healesville Sanctuary VET for a Day Program, Healesville, 03 5957 2818

22, 23 & 24 - Grow your Career Days, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, Swan Hill and Mildura Campuses, Ray Cad-

more 03 5022 3951

24 - 26- Herald Sun Careers & Employment Expo, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, www.careerexpo.com.au

26 - Open Day, Brighton Bay Art Design and Photography program at Elwood College, 03 9531 1105

‘Focus on Melbourne’ Series, Uni of Melbourne, 22- Biomedicine & Oral Health, 29 - Environments & Horticulture,

1800 801 662

29 - Year 10 VCE Expo and Info Evening, La Trobe Uni, Bundoora campus, 1300 135 045, www.latrobe.edu.au/vceexpo

29 - UMAT, Test Day, http://umat.acer.edu.au

AUGUST EVENTS

2 – 7 – Cultural Care Au Pair information meetings, Albury (2), Echuca (3), Mildura (4), Horsham (5), Ballarat (6), Colac (7), www.culturalcare.com.au

6 – Paste Up Graphic Design Conference, Uni of Ballarat, www.pasteup.ballarat.edu.au

17, 18, 19, 21 – Chemistry with a bang! The Science of Explosions, Various Venues, 03 9328 2808, ra-civic@raci.org.au

18 – IT & Engineering off-campus information evening, Deakin Uni, Burwood Campus, www.deakin.edu.au

20 – Science & Technology Careers Breakfast, RMIT, Melbourne, 03 9925 2555

22 - Advertising Careers Day, RMIT, Melbourne, 1300 880 610, Jenny Tserkezidis, 03 9925 5658

27 - A Day in the Life of Event Management, Marketing, Public Relations and Journalism, AMP College of Business and Communication, Nth Sydney, 1300 880 610

CONTACT DETAILS

Come and see Mrs Leverett about advice and/or additional resources that you may need. Alternatively, you view the Careers Noticeboard or email leverett.lucinda.r@edumail.vic.gov.au .

CANTEEN ROSTER JULY 2009 RUTHERGLEN HIGH SCHOOL

Time required – 10.30am – 1.30pm. Please try to arrange a swap if you are unable to do the day I have given you. We need your help to fill the VOLUNTEER NEEDED spots on this Roster. If you can help for one of the days PLEASE phone the school office on 60329483 or Lyn at home on 60329963. The only way to keep our prices reasonable is to have a volunteer to help each day. Thank you. Lyn Kerr Canteen Manager

Monday 13

th July Paulene Sims

Tuesday 14th July Hospitality Student

Wednesday 15th July Michelle Stewart

Thursday 16th July Hospitality Student

Friday 17th July Lyn Pleming

Monday 20th July Simone Battisson

Tuesday 21st July Hospitality Student

Wednesday 22nd

July Sabine Hewitt

Thursday 23rd

July Hospitality Student

Friday 24th July Bernadette Parker

Monday 27th July Jenny Buckingham

Tuesday 28th July Hospitality Student

Wednesday 29th July Jackie Pianto

Thursday 30th July Hospitality Student

Friday 31st July Di Smith

Education Maintenance Allowance

Instalment Two

The second instalment of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) payment is due from mid August onwards for those parents/

guardians who have chosen the EFT payment option on their application form at the start of the year.

Parents and guardians who lodged an EMA application at the beginning of the year do not need to lodge another EMA application to

receive the second instalment EMA payment. New parents to the school or parents/guardians who have become eligible after Jan uary

2009 are to submit an application with a copy of their Centrelink Card. Please contact the office for further details.

Any parent/guardian wishing to change from a cheque payment to an EFT payment will need to submit a new application form to t he

school for processing. Applications close on 7 August 2009.

Parents/guardians who have chosen the cheque payment option will receive their payment from late August / early September.

Further information can be obtained from: www.education.vic.gov.au/aboutschool/lifeatschool/ema/default.htm

Contact: School Office for application form and further information

Key Dates:

Eligibility day - 13 July 2009 Parent applications close - 7 August 2009 Census day - 7 August 2009

EFT payments - Mid August 2009 onwards Cheque payments - Late August / Early September 2009

School/Staffing Information Term 3 2009

Principal: Mr Philip Rogers

Assistant Principal: Mrs Ellen Rankin

Student Welfare Coordinator: Mrs Gayle Mundy

Senior School Coordinator: Mr Mark Nesbitt

Mr Richard Dutneall

Junior School Coordinators: Ms Kerrie Ware

Ms Lucie Green

Year 7 Coordinator: Ms Claire Megarrity

Year 8 Coordinator: Mrs Kim Mueller

Year 9 Coordinator: Mr Ron Webb/Mrs Julie Whitehead

Year 10 Coordinator: Mrs Di Kotzur

Year 11 & 12 Coordinators Mr Jason Lappin/Mr Mark Nesbitt

Teaching Staff Support Staff

Code

SURNAME NAME

Home

Group

SURNAME NAME POSITION

BA Anderson Beth Calagaz Sue Library Assistant

GB Barras Greg Courtis Jenny Science Lab Assistant

SB Barras Sonya Fulton Cathie Business Manager

CO Cole Maxine 8E Jones Julie Accounts Assistant

JA Collins Jenna Kerr Lynne Canteen Manager

NC Coppolino Nancy 10P Lewis Pam Integration Aide

RD Dutneall Richard 10L Lumby Lyn Food Tech Assistant

LF Folino Liana Rankin Angela Admin Assistant

FO Foster Lorraine 9T Skate Patsy Admin Assistant

MG Gillick Margaret Webb Lou Computer Coordinator

LG Green Lucie 7H Webster Lyndell Integration Aide

PJ Jakober Peter Elkington Linda School Nurse

DK Kotzur Di Fursdon Peter Gardener

JL Lappin Jason 11B Kilo Alan Contract Cleaner

KL Le Kim Gayfer Bill Maintenance Officer

LV Leverett Lucinda 11A

DM McGregor Doug

MC Megarrity Claire

Rutherglen High School

PO Box 84

Rutherglen Vic 3685

(p) 02 6032-9483

(Absence Line) 02 6032-9818

(f) 02 6032-9185

rutherglen.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au

KM Mueller Kim

GM Mundy Gayle

GN Nancarrow Gail 7D

MN Nesbitt Mark 12N

KO O'Brien Karen

TP Phillips Tim

CP Phillpot Chris

SR Rae Sarah

ER Rankin Ellen

RR Rankin Ross

BR Rasmussen Brooke 7Q

PR Rogers Philip

CS Schmetzer Connor 10R

PS Scott Peter 8G

WS Sellar Wendy

KW Ware Kerrie 8K

RW Webb Ron 9M

JW Whitehead Julie 9S

DATES TO REMEMBER

21/7/09

Parent/Teacher Interviews

23/7/09

Eastern Zone Senior Boys Netball

27/7/09-7/8/09

Year 10 Work Experience

29/7/09

Eastern Zone Senior Girls Hockey

RUTHERGLEN HIGH SCHOOL CONTACT US...

Monday 13th …..JULY—TERM THREE

Paulene Sims

Tuesday 14th

Hospitality Student

Wednesday 15th

Michelle Stewart

Thursday 16th

Hospitality Student

Friday 17th

Lyn Pleming

Thanks so much to Rutherglen

Bakery for their weekly donation

of bread, in continued support of our

breakfast program

Sheridan’s Bridge Road

(PO Box 84)

Rutherglen Victoria 3685 Principal:

Phil Rogers

Assistant Principal:

Ellen Rankin

Phone: 02 60 329 483

Absence Line: 02 60 329 818

Fax: 02 60 329 185

BREAKFAST PROGRAM

FOR STUDENTS WHEN? Thursdays ,8.15am

to 8.50am

WHERE? RHS

Community Centre

WHAT’S ON? Milo,

Tea, Coffee, Toast,

Cereal….sometimes pan-

cakes, smoothies and more!

AND….IT’S ALL FREE!!

email: rutherglen.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au

Thank you so much

to our

wonderful volunte

ers!

Go Hospitality Team!!

Welcome back for Term 3

The Pixel Prize

Photography Competition

*** Open to all High

School students ***

$1000 first prize (as well

as runners-up prizes)

Gallery Exhibition and Awards Night for shortlisted en-

tries

For more information or to enter

visit: www.thepixelprize.com.au Artist: Steph Pearce 11B