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September 30
Shorthorn Youth
Expo
TERM 4
October 9
Students travel
back to school
October 10
First Day Term 4
Oct 13 – Nov 4
HSC Exam
Period
October 14
Cootamundra
Show
October 15
Murrumbateman
Field day
October 22
Junee Show –
Sheep & Poultry
Oct 31 – Nov 3
Yrs 8 & 10 Exam
week
Nov 7 – 11
Yrs 7 & 9 Exam
Week
November 14
HSC Geography
Alpine Excursion
Nov 17 – 20
DESI Weekend
Nov 21 – Dec 2
VET - Subject
Work Placements
Private Mail Bag, YANCO NSW 2703. Telephone: 02 6951 1500 Fax: 02 69557297
Email: [email protected] Website: www.yancoag-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
As you sow, so
shall you reap
Yanco Agricultural High School
Newsletter
Term 3, Week 10. 22nd
September 2016
UPCOMING
EVENTS
YANCO WHITE SUFFOLK INAUGURAL RAM SALE
ABSENT FROM SCHOOL? Where a student is absent from school, a note explaining the absence must be
received by the school within 7 school days. Where a note is not received the
absence will be recorded as unjustified. This cannot legally be changed should
a note be received after 7 days. Absences both justified and unjustified are
recorded on school reports.
YANCO WHITE SUFFOLK STUD INAUGURAL RAM SALE REPORT
On September 15th
, 2016, Year Ten Animal Management students hosted their Inaugural Annual
On-Property Ram Sale. In the sale there were forty-one White Suffolk Performance Rams. Forty of
these rams were sold under the Helmsman system with the help of our agents Elders Narrandera and
Breed and Hutchinson Leeton. The final ram was then auctioned off by Year Ten student Cameron
Saul. Cameron did a terrific job, as this was his first time professionally auctioneering. This ram
made $900 which was all donated to Care Flight.
In preparation for the ram sale, ten students from the Animal
Management class travelled to Farrer Memorial High School in
Tamworth. Here they watched and actively took part in their
practice and bull sale that was run under the same system. The
knowledge gained from this trip was then used in the preparation
and running of our own sale. During class time we spent time
practicing the sale for the actual day, selecting, weighing and
preparing the forty-one rams on offer to the buyers.
On the day of the sale students were rearing to go,
being down at the undercover Col Brown Showstock
Centre bright and early. With twenty-seven
registered bidders the day was bound to be
successful; which it was. All students had their own
individual jobs during the sale.
The sale commenced at 11:30 am, with a speech
presented by Lindsay Brown and Elders Agent, Jim
Bruce. Much to our excitement, straight after the
bidding was open the first bid was made. The bids continued to fly in, which resulted in all the rams
being sold.
Overall the top bid was $1,300 with the average reaching $893. Being our first sale it was great to
see how successful the sale was and how all efforts from the Animal Management class and
especially our teacher Mrs Ellie Quinn had paid off. Look out next year’s Animal Management
class, the BAA has been set high.
Year 10 Animal Management Class 2016
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Congratulations to Mrs Quinn and students for the great organisation of the school’s inaugural
onsite silent Suffolk RAM sale. It was a great event with over 27 registered bidders on the day with
a 100% clearance of stock (41 RAMS) at an average price of $893.29. We thank everyone who
supported this event and look forward to staging a bigger and better one next year.
Recently there has been some deliberate damage to dormitories including exit doors and security
sensors. We are currently looking at installing cameras to help identify those responsible. The
school considers this a very serious offence and apart from seeking cost for damages (each callout
for security is $200 before they look at the problem), may seek other avenues as this is a criminal
offence by law.
With all the water lying around the school has already had issues with a large number of mosquitoes
coming from the paddocks and bush areas. All students have been told to cover up and use insect
repellents when in the paddocks or bush. Mosquitoes can carry a large number of diseases including
Ross River fever which can be quite serious. Staff around the school including the Duty office will
have repellent available for all students.
Year 12 are in their final couple of days as I write this and I wish them all the very best for their
upcoming examinations. This year 70,000 students will sit for the Higher School Certificate and it
is a world recognised accreditation especially in Asia, England and America. Over the term break
all Year 12 students should take advantage of the time to study for these final examinations.
Congratulations to the new Prefects for 2017, Alexandra West, Georgie Johnston, Maddison
Horrobin, Olivia Carbone, Erin Whitfield, Aleksi McDermott, Charles Hogan, Ben Davis, Simon
Miller and Sebastian Webb. Many thanks to the outgoing Captains and Prefects for the wonderful
job they have done representing the school
I wish everyone a good break and remember we return Sunday the 9th of October.
Regards
Gary Hunt
2016 YAHS P&C EXECUTIVE CONTACT DETAILS
President Secretary Treasurer
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Ph: 02 6929 1035 Ph: 02 6966 1335 Ph: 02 6975 6150
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The Dubbo Allbreeds Team 2016
DUBBO ALLBREEDS HEIFER SHOW REPORT
On Thursday, September 1st, the cattle
team travelled to Dubbo for the Dubbo
All Breeds Junior Heifer Show. After a
shaky start to the week where there was
news that it might not go ahead, the
weather cleared up and the show was
back on.
On arrival at the show, we un-loaded the
cattle and set up our swags. We quickly
washed the cattle as it wasn’t long before
the rain started coming down. We
quickly blow dried all the cattle and got
them settled in their beds.
Next day we had talks all day about bull selection, rope making, future jobs relating to cattle and
representation of studs. We also had a few demonstrations from The Cattle Shop, who were
showcasing products to use when showing cattle before, during and after events.
On day three we had Junior Judging, where Rose Hogan and
Lachlan West were called to the microphone and did a great job
sharing their results from their judging class. Lachlan West then
went on to place 3rd in his class. In the afternoon we had steer,
bull and heifer judging. Mississippi Hippie (led by Renae Nash)
was reserve champion steer and first in its class. Perfect Poison
(led by Harry Morris) got second in its steer class. Money Maker
(lead by Maeken Danen) and Spitfire (lead by Ella Brooking)
placed 4th and 5th in steer class.
Later on that night we all headed to dinner where we had the
choice of dressing up or not. The theme was the letter ‘M’ which
is the year of the naming stud sires. Harry Morris dressed up as a
mechanic while Jamie McQuellin and Kylie Fairfull were the
green and blue M&Ms, Harry placed in the top five for best
dressed in the junior section. There was an auction held at the
TERM 4
Oct 10 First School Day Term 4
Oct 13 – Nov 4 HSC Examination Period
Oct 31 – Nov 3 Years 8 & 10 Semester 2 Examination Week
Nov 7 – 11 Years 7 and 9 Semester 2 Examination Week
Nov 17 – 20 Designate Leave Weekend
Nov 21 – Dec 2 VET Subject Work Placements (two weeks)
Nov 29 – Dec 1 Year 7 Transition Program
Nov 30 – Dec 2 Year 8-10 Transition Program
Dec 10 – 14 Year 7 Excursion to Sydney and Year 8 Excursion to Melbourne
Dec 8 – 14 Year 9 Excursion to Tasmania
Dec 7 – 14 Year 10 Leadership Camp (New Year 11’s)
Dec 15 Speech Day
Dec 16 Travel Day and Last Day of School Year 2016
Mississippi Hippie –
Reserve Champion Steer-
Donated by the Fairley Family
dinner and after the auction we all headed to bed all ready for the
big day that was to come.
We all woke up nice and early on Sunday morning and headed to
the cattle sheds for our normal routine of feeding, watering and
cleaning beds. At 9:00 am we started parading, with the following
results achieved in their respective classes. In the Junior section;
Rose Hogan 3rd, Jasmine Ryan 5th
. Sub-intermediates; William
Carbone 3rd and Lachlan West 5th with Copper Carter placing 2nd in his class and being awarded
Reserve Champion Sub Intermediate. In our Senior section Isabelle Steiner placed 4th and Kylie
Fairfull placed 3rd. All students did a wonderful job parading with over half the team being novices
at showing cattle.
Later in the day, Copper Carter won Champion in the Sub-
intermediate herdsman competition and Sam Thomas also got
champion Novice competitor. Cameron Saul won 4th in
Intermediate section securing himself some dog shampoo.
Cameron also got one of three Tocal College 3 day judging course
awards. Well done Cameron. Rose Hogan and Mae Danen won
the novice encouragement awards in their age groups. Yanco as a
school won an Artificial Insemination kit, tis was presented for
our participation and presentation throughout the entire show. The
champion breed was the Shorthorn and after the presentations
some of us Yanconians went to be reps in the picture along with
several other schools. Then it was back to packing up and loading all the cattle.
It was a great show and it was good catching up with old friends and old Yanconians who where
involved in the event or had just come to observe. Well done and good job to the Yanco team.
Thank you to Miss Weller and Mr Collins for driving us to the show, preparing meals and doing the
paperwork.
VISUAL ARTS EXCURSION TO SYDNEY
On Thursday September 1st, seven Stage 6 Visual Arts students travelled to Sydney along with Miss
Posselt and Miss O’Brien to attend an exhibition of Mexican artists; Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Students have studied the deeply personal artworks throughout the duration of their senior studies
and to have the opportunity to witness her works in person was an extraordinary experience.
On Friday we all attended exhibitions at both The Art Gallery of New South Wales and The
Museum of Contemporary Art. The Art Gallery of New South Wales exposed us to art of various
time periods from early European settlement to postmodern Indonesian artists and of course, the
exhibition of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Seeing works that we have studied in class was
mesmerising. Looking at a replication on screen cannot compare to seeing works right in front of
you. We were truly privileged to have been given the opportunity to see the works up close.
The trip also allowed us time to see the unique, extraordinary works of the Museum of
Contemporary art. We were able to see the works of other artists we studied as part of our Year 12
Case Studies such as, Stelarc and Patricia Piccinini. Seeing these works right in front of us allowed
us to view the work from a new perspective. This new view allowed the ideas, messages and
intentions of the artist to come to life. The way the artworks were made was also clearer, the
brushstrokes and the texture. Viewing the artworks of well-known artists in a gallery setting was an
amazing experience that revealed to us a new perspective of appreciating art and it will help us for
our future studies and examinations.
Maddi Casey
ENGLISH - J C BURKE VISIT
On Monday 5th
September, author J C Burke visited the school to
speak to Year 12 Advanced and Standard English students about
the craft of imaginative writing. She ran a one-hour workshop
with students which focused on how to write imaginatively for
the Higher School Certificate. Students were provided with
simple strategies that they could use in their writing to engage the
audience and allow the reader to visualise the action in their
stories. J C spoke to students about the power of being observant
and they were encouraged to use the details of everyday events as
a means of bringing out the action of their stories.
BOOK WEEK
As part of Book Week, fourteen Year 8 students travelled to Parkview Public School to read their
picture books to the Kindergarten classes. The
students had, over the past three weeks,
worked to produce their picture books as a part
of their English course. They had to create a
picture book or illustrated narrative that was
targeted towards a specific age group. The
narratives were diverse and varied in their
production, style and genre and were a
reflection of the differing backgrounds and
experiences of the authors. A particular
favourite with the students of Parkview was
Noah Saddler’s “Kangawallafox’s Big Day Out” which follows the exploits of Kangawallafox and
his adventures around the world. Another popular text, created by Tully James, was “The Goat in
the Hat”. This book used intertextual references of popular children’s stories in a wonderful
rhyming tale of dreams and imagination.
Overall, both groups of students had an enjoyable time either reading or being read to. The Yanco
Kids walked away with a deeper understanding of how different styles of stories engage young
children in different ways and how wonderful working with young children can be.
The students from Yanco Involved were: Tully James, Ned Routley, Tilly Collins, Max Findlay,
Jasmine Cecchini, Kate Lauritsen-Graham, Ruby Bergmeier, Alexis Hughes, William Carey,
Elliane Bolton, Erin Brown, Noah Saddler, Connor Johnston and Reba Curran.
SNAKE TAILS
On Thursday 1st September, Year 7 and 8 students had Mr Bob
Withey from Snake Tails come to the school to give a presentation on
reptiles. He showed them the four types of snakes: red-bellied black
snake, tiger snake, brown snake and fierce snake as well as various
types of reptiles. The students were thoroughly engaged with the show
and enjoyed being able to touch and hold the reptiles during and after
the presentation.
Risa Tomita
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CANTEEN NEWS Wendy Anderson from Rankin Springs Public School has our girls’ winter uniform
material for sale.
If anyone is interested the phone number is 0427 661 331 or (02) 6966 1331
TELL THEM FROM ME Parent Survey – close 21st October 2016.
https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/yahs2016parent The Partners in Learning parent feedback survey This Term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement.
Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements.
The survey is conducted entirely online at home or on public computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey is opened until the 21st October 2016. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, however, your responses are very much appreciated.
More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents
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GRANDPARENTS/SIGNIFICANT OTHERS DAY
On Monday September 5th
our Year 7’s hosted 110 special guests, with a full program of exploring
the school, looking at students’ work, sharing lunch in the dining room and culminating in a special
concert featuring the Year 7 percussion groups, the Year 7 dance ensemble and individual
performances (by Daniel and George) as well as the Drum Corps and the School Choir.
The formal welcome session featured a Welcome to Country by Hannah Brown and short speeches
by Rose Hogan and Caleb Owers, who were the lucky students whose names were drawn at randon
(from all Year 7 names) about half an hour before the visitors started to arrive.
Some comments from a few of our Year 7 students about Grandparents/Significant Others Day:
Angus – “It was a great day and it was good to see grandparents”
Ryan – “I think the day was a great way to show my questioning grandparents about our school”
Rory- “The day was fun and exciting for me and my grandparents”
Adam- “It was sad to say goodbye”
Kodi- “I liked it overall, both my nan and aunty liked it”
Cody – “It was Excellent”
Chelsea- “It was good and I got to spend some time with my family and miss out on school work”
Grace – “I thought that seeing my relatives was the best part”
Bethany- “it was good cause I got to see people that I haven’t seen in ages”
Eliza- “The day was pretty good but we could have had more of the girls schoolwork on display”
Lauren – “I enjoyed the day, the only bad part is that this school is very good and some
grandparents were worn out”
Seb-“It was good except at the end of the day the guests departed”
Bruce Hammond
GRANPARENTS DAY
On September 5th
Yanco Agricultural High School held a Grandparents and Significant Others Day
for the Year 7 students. There were a lot of guests and they stared arriving from all over NSW from
about 9am onwards. Once they had all arrived we settled down in the dining room for our
welcoming speeches. These were presented by the School Captains, two Year 7 students, the
Principal Mr Hunt and Mr Hammond. They were all very well prepared.
Afterwards the girls and boys split into two groups. One group went on a walking tour while the
other group were on a bus tour. After lunch the groups swapped over.
When the tours were over we had a mini performance in the School Hall which was organised by
Miss North. There was a combination of dancing, singing and playing musical instruments. After
the performance we all gathered outside McCaughey House for a group photo which was taken
from the balcony.
After that we all said
goodbye to our guests,
although for some of us
lucky ones we were able
to go out for dinner or a
treat with them.
Grandparents Day was
enjoyable and lots of fun.
I hope the next years
Year 7’s will have a great
experience like us.
Isabella Bergmann Yr 7
2017 TERM 1 All staff return to school Friday 27
th January 2017
Travel day for students is Sunday January 29th
2017
First day of school for ALL students is Monday 30th
January
OPEN DAY – Monday 27th
February
DESI – Thursday 2nd
March – Return Monday 6th
March
BEACH CARNIVAL – Friday 17th
March
GALA DAY – Saturday 18th
March
Further information will follow in our next Newsletter.
CHS STATE ATHLETICS.
On the 7th, 8th and 9th of September, four students represented
YAHS at the NSW Combined High Schools State Athletics
Championships at Homebush in Sydney. Max Findlay ran in the 14
year boys 1500m where he came 12th in the state; Laura Harland
participated in the 16 year girls high jump; Kahliea Daly ran in the
16 year girls 800m where she came 8th in her heat; and Jesse
Weekes competed in the 12 year boys 200m where he came 14th in
the state.
Each student should be commended on their efforts in achieving
such a high level in Athletics. Congratulations to each of them!
GATE RUN WINNERS 2016
Year Boys Girls
7 A. Gregory L. McMaster
8 J. Elworthy K. Bandy
9 S. Thomas J. Armstrong
10 M. Gay B. Trembath
11 S. Webb C. Ward
12 M. Pippin C. Menzies
Gardiner 186
McCaughey 160
Mutch 137
Breakwell 119
NRL NEW - ZAC SADDLER
Zac Saddler has agreed to terms with the Canterbury Bankstown
Bulldogs for the next three seasons. Saddler who started his career with
the Cooma Stallions as an 8 year old relocated to the Group 20
competition while attending the Yanco Agricultural High School.
Congratulations and farewell Zac, we wish you all the best.
GOLFING NEWS – RLGA CHAMPION
The face and the talent behind the voice. Most of you know
Viv Burton only as the voice on the other end of the phone
answering your questions and solving a dilemma or two.
She is much more than that.
Last week Viv played in the Riverina Ladies Golf
Association Championships and came away the winner of
ten events and overall Champion. Viv was presented with
the Riverina Cup, the Open Cup, the Bank of NSW Salver
Trophy, the Olive Iverach Trophy as well as a few other
smaller prizes at the presentation held at the Narrandera
Golf Club. We are so proud of her. Well done Viv.
WILL BARNES
Group 20 Rugby League Awards Presentation - held at the Griffith
Leagues Club.
Will Barnes plays for Yanco Wamoon and was chosen as 3rd
Runner up
Player of the Year 16’s
Congratulations Will.
From all the administration staff at
YAHS we wish our Year 12 students
the best of luck in the upcoming HSC.
We hope all the hard work pays off
and look forward to seeing your
smiling faces when you come to say
goodbye at the end of your HSC
exams.
EQUINE NEWS
For some time, the Equine teachers have been looking
for a life size "plastic" horse so that some basic skills
can be taught in a safe environment. The new horse
has been sourced and was picked up in Kilmore
Victoria and delivered to the school recently.
Once the bubble wrap was removed, the students
went through a modified assessment process similar
to that which is followed whenever a horse is returned
to the school.
Students have been asked to submit ideas about the
name to be given to the horse. It is also planned to
paint the horse with the skeleton on one side and the
muscle system on the other as this will also make the
horse a great teaching aid.
Bruce Hammond
YEAR 7 TREE PLANTING DAY
On Tuesday 20th
September, the Year 7 students participated in a community tree planting day at
the Fivebough Wetlands in Leeton. The students were formally greeted at the Fivebough
Information Center by members of the community such as the Leeton Mayor, Mr Paul Maytom,
members from the Office of Environment and Heritage and the Department of Primary Industries.
William Ingram welcomed us to Country and the students had the opportunity to participate in a
Smoking Ceremony facilitated by Jimmy Ingram, which was an official welcome to the Wetlands.
The Smoking Ceremony also cleanses the area and people and shows a sign of respect for people
past and present and also the passing over of elders.
The students from Parkview
Primary School performed
cultural dances to demonstrate
the significance of Indigenous
Culture in Australia. The students
had multiple opportunities to
immerse themselves in
Indigenous culture throughout
the day and the highlight of their
day was enjoying the Bush
Tucker that was cooked fresh for
them before, during and after the tree planting. The native trees that were planted would have grown
naturally in the area before European settlement and will enhance the environment of the Fivebough
Wetlands for years to come.
The twenty five Year 7 students present on the day planted over two hundred trees between them
and should be very proud of their efforts. It is my hope that the students have the opportunity to
return to the site in the future to see how their trees have grown and the positive impact they can
have on their environment and their local community.
Miss Shaylee Millard
YR 11 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY – TIMBER
The Year 11 Industrial Technology students have been working on two projects this term. They
have been putting the finishing touches to their timber clocks and also working on a bedside
cabinet. When resources allowed they also gained extra skill development on the lathe turning salt
& pepper shakers or bowls.
The clocks were of a free design where the students could make it from any timber and any design
but needed to demonstrate skills in widening joints, lathe turning, finishing and assembly. Where
some designs didn’t require turning, the students could make a second project such as the salt &
pepper shakers. This free design project encourages the students to expand their critical thinking
and problem solving skills rather than following a set plan with all the problems worked out for
them.
Many of the students bought in pieces of old limbs or recycled old redgum
they found in various parts of the school or home. These were “milled” in the
workshop into pieces that were usable for their projects. The following
photos should show the high levels of skills and ability the students
demonstrated in designing and fabricating their clocks.
HSC INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY - TIMBER
HSC Industrial Technology Timber Furnishings Class 2016, have had their projects marked.
Starting in Term 4 last year, these students have all been busy
completing and assembling their timber projects and documenting the
process of designing and producing in their folios.
All projects featured a strong use of
Mountain Ash, which is an Australian
Hardwood being resilient and having
good aesthetical qualities. Liam
Catanzariti produced a foldable BBQ
table, which also doubled as an outdoor
chair. His project initially had unfolding
issues, however he was able to check all
dimensions and adjust where necessary to
achieve successful results. Matt is looking
forward to reclining on his deck chairs
after he completes all his exams. Ryan
included Jarrah in his Blanket Box, producing a nice level of contrast with the rich dark red that
Jarrah is renowned for. Throughout the course, all students produced different projects. Brayden
produced a Poker Table, which had a top for general use and a felt poker table underneath. This
piece used a variety of meticulously measured angular cuts with a unique singular post for support.
An Island Kitchen Bench was produced by Natasha Greenshields which featured two highly
accurate and well-constructed drawers with an addition of retro mini
orb to add to the project’s agricultural destination. Finally, a nice
Entertainment Unit was produced by Tobias, featuring a stained
application bringing the final appearance of the piece to a dark
mahogany colour, matching the existing furniture.
Students all worked to a pleasing level of production throughout the
course and increased their workshop time when necessary to assemble
and finish their Major Projects.
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION -
RURAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Don't let a $5,000 scholarship slip by!
Do you know a tertiary student who would benefit from a financial helping hand? The RAS
Foundation's Rural Scholarship Program is calling for applications from students who are
passionate about a future career in rural or regional NSW.
There is no limit on the types of courses that qualify or the age of the applicant. Previous recipients
have come from a variety of backgrounds including engineering, teaching, agricultural science,
horticulture, medicine or nursing - and almost everything in between.
Hurry, entries close on Friday, 30 September 2016.
Contact details:
Cecilia Logan, RAS Foundation
Phone: 02 9704 1226
http://www.rasnsw.com.au/foundation/