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Brighton Secondary School
Newsletter
ISSUE 2 I March 2014
From the Principal
The Bullying Project with Flinders University
Uniform
Late last year, the Year 8 students participated
in a ‘Coping with Bullying’ Intervention project.
The results are pleasing and reflect a positive
environment at Brighton. In the pre intervention
survey 19% of students across Australia
reported they have been bullied, compared
with 9% of students at Brighton. Of the 9%,
12% were girls and 6% were boys. After the
intervention, only 2% of girls said they were
being bullied. These very positive results give
us confidence to continue with intervention
and prevention activities with the students.
Years 8, 9 and 10 students were called to
an assembly to check their uniforms. In the
main, the students wear the approved uniform
appropriately and with pride. Unfortunately,
there are some students, supported by their
families, who continue to flout the school
uniform expectations. It is disappointing that
a few students affect the good order and
reputation of the school in this way.
The Annual General Meeting on 11th March
saw the election of the 2014 Governing Council.
The members are listed below:
Olivia O’Neill
Sue McKenzie
Leah York
David Newton
Jacqueline Squires
Michaela Simmonds
Jimiu Krecu
Luciana d’Arcangeli
Darren Oates
Ana Sala-Oviedo
Robert Warburton
Bruce Nielsen
Kathy McDonald
Dina Solis
Murray Porter
Jenny Morden
Cheryl Papworth
Gavin Holland
Michael Sard
Sandra Hall
Gemma Brunckhorst
Audrey Lian
The Governing Council has approved the new
uniform which all Year 8 students must wear.
The green and white pinstriped shirt must be
worn with the shorts or trousers. All other
Year levels have two years (2014 and 2015) to
transition into the new uniform. However, if any
piece of uniform requires replacement in the
meantime, it must be replaced with items from
the new uniform. For example, there are many
girls wearing incorrect, tight navy trousers with
flared legs that have NEVER been a part of the
uniform. Last year, knowing the new trousers
were being introduced, these incorrect navy
trousers were tolerated. These unapproved
navy trousers must be replaced with the new
charcoal trousers which are a good fit.
Olivia O’Neill
Principal
Olivier Beaumont
Just some of the many events for students
include:
•The Student Leadership Assembly, where
the Student Leadership Council, the Peer
Support Leaders, the House Leaders and
the Sports Leaders were all presented to
Duncan McFetridge, Chloe Fox, David
Speirs and Corey Wingard.
Department for Education
and Child Development
T/A South Australian Government Schools
CRICOS Provider Number: 00018A
305 Brighton Road
North Brighton, SA 5048
P 618 8375 8200
F 618 8296 0949
E admin@brighton.sa.edu.au
www.brightonss.sa.edu.au
•
Students have been photographed and
immunised and participated in Standards
Days in preparation for Sports Day on 21
March.
•
The Lift Dance Company is to be
congratulated for an outstanding Fringe
season.
Olivia O’Neill with the
Lift Dance Company
students
at their Fringe perfor
mance
BRIGHTON SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER I ISSUE 2 I March 2014
Responsibility | Integrity | Fairness | Co-operation | Respect | Excellence
1
Diary
Dates 2014
MARCH
27
28
31
Uniform Committee, 12.45pm
Emergency Evacuation practice
Year 8 Shiloh Hills, Buffalo house
APRIL
2
Year 8 Shiloh Hills, Cygnet house
3
Year 8 Shiloh Hills, Holdfast house
4
Year 8 Shiloh Hills, Rapid house
7
Governing Council, 7.30pm
9
Anti-bullying play
11Last day of term 1,
1.00pm dismissal
28
Student Free Day, Staff Training
28
Finance meeting, 7.30pm
29Parent / Student / Teacher
conferences 2.30pm – 8.00pm
(Years 8 & 9)
MAY
2
Year 12 Formal
5
Governing Council, 7.30pm
5-9 Outdoor Pursuits camp
5
SIV Year 8 Challenge @ Heathfield
6Parent / Student / Teacher
conferences 2.30pm – 8.00pm
(Years 10-12)
7
Open Day
9
Generation in Jazz – Mt. Gambier
12SIV Year 7 out of zone initial trial
by appointment
13-16 NAPLAN Testing
13Cyber bullying assembly –
Year 8’s (Buffalo & Cygnet)
16
Year 10 Career Expo
19-21 Year 12 PE Aquatics
20Cyber bullying assembly –
Year 8’s (Holdfast & Rapid)
22
Uniform committee, 12.45pm
23
Year 8 & 9 Immunisations
24
SIM Auditions workshop – round 1
26SIV Year 7 out of zone final trial
by selection
26-30Year 8, 9, 10, Maths common tests
26-30 Reconciliation Week
29-30 SIM Final auditions
30
Meet Author Simon Higgins
30
Outdoor Pursuits (Monarto)
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Congratulations
Kohban Fry, Year 12, who was
selected to represent South Australia
as part of the Under 17’s SA Junior
Gold Cup squad in Rugby Union.
Tom O’Connell, Year 8, selected to
represent Secondary School Sport
SA at the School Sport Australia Boys
Cricket championships in Canberra.
Jacob France, Year 12, selected to
represent South Australia as part of
the South Australian Junior Gold Cup
Squad in Rugby Union.
Ryan France, Year 10, selected to
represent South Australia as part
of the South Australian Junior Gold
Squad in Rugby Union.
NATIONAL SPACE CAMP
Congratulations to Emily Squires
and Felix Chapman-Petrone, Year
11 students, who were successful in
their application to attend the National
Space Camp from 22nd – 25th April
2014. Only 24 students were selected
via application from country and
metropolitan schools as graduates
of the 2013 South Australian Space
School. This is a magnificent
opportunity.
SACE RESULTS OF 2013
Congratulations to Jacob Whitelock,
Maddison Sims and Ivana Osenk
who received merits for their Research
Project subject in 2013.
These 3 students were omitted in
error from the SACE Results published
in the last newsletter.
International
Women’s Day Breakfast
“Gender equality is progress for all”
- Senator Penny Wong
Throughout the week of March 8th, women and men around the
world joined together to celebrate the 39th annual International
Women’s Day (IWD). Many of Adelaide’s celebrators could
be found at the Adelaide International Women’s Day
Breakfast, which fellow senior students Rachel, Audrey, Holly,
Ella, Ripley, Zoe, Claudia and Julia, and I, along with Brighton
staff members Georgie Barker and Deborah Smith, and 2,300
others attended.
The event, held at Adelaide Convention Centre and in its 21st
year this year, was well worth the 6.30am start!
Hosted by ABC’s Sonya Feldhoff and Senator, Penny Wong,
the UN’s fundraising event is held in order to celebrate the
achievements and progress of women whilst also reminding
us all of the work still to be done. Senator Penny Wong stated
in her address that women are still earning 17.5% less than
men and make up just 31% of the federal parliament, not to
mention the 132,000 Australian women that were exposed
to workplace abuse in 2012. The focus of the day may be
on women, however, Senator Wong didn’t forget her male
members in the audience, including Premier Jay Weatherill,
reminding us all that when “women and men come together”,
only then can gender equality be attained.
This year’s guest speaker, Australian Woman of The Year
2009, Dr Gill Hicks, proved to be a true testament of resilience,
courage, and the ability to strive in unforeseen circumstances
- such as losing both her legs in the 2005 London bombings.
The world-travelling, jazz singing, architect and designer
from Adelaide had no idea what was in store for her when
she boarded her train on July 7th. Instead of focusing on her
tragic experience and the struggles that followed, this bubbly,
prosthetic-wearing, mother-of-one chooses to draw light on
the qualities of her mother and their effect on her strength to
persist, and forgive. Her nature and presence was remarkable.
The moving speeches, combined with a lovely breakfast and
the presence of some of Australia’s brightest and inspiring
women from radio presenters, to our first female Prime
Minister, Julia Gillard (we had a photo opportunity!), FIFA
representatives, CEOs, and professional athletes, all made for
a great morning.
Encouraged and inspired, we left with a strong sense of pride,
and purpose: proud to be women of today, respecting the
achievements of those before us, and the on-going efforts of
women and men around the world today working for gender
equality.
There really couldn’t be a better time to be a woman.
Bec Whetham
Year 12
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Leadership and
Recognition Assembly
The Leadership
Student Leadership Council 2014
and Recognition
Yr 12
Olivier Beaumont
Head Prefect
Andrey Lian
Head Prefect
Yr 12
Lachlan Tyler-Dowd
Deputy Prefect
Bec Whetham
Deputy Prefect
Assemblies held on
Yr 12
Daniel Akers
Prefect
Ella Bergoc
Prefect
27th February gave
Yr 12
Chris Buckley
Prefect
Zoe Lee
Prefect
Yr 12
Sung Min Bae
Prefect
Shannon Pearce Prefect
Students, Staff and the
Community the chance
to acknowledge the
Sports House Captains 2014
BUFFALO
Cadence Brooke
Brian Lian
Eloise Jones
Chris Beaty
Taylor Hards
Lewis Warland
Haylee Tisher
CYGNET
HOLDFAST
Cameron Edwards
Caitlin Francis
Ryan France
Haylee Arnott
Tylah Kendall
Saxon Klass
Dylan Cox
Renee Kosonen
Connor Gurr
Stella Batelaan
Caspian Weekley
Sam Franson
Jacob Kamara
Liza Kashtaeva
Lachlan Tyler-Dowd
Celestina Dona
RAPID
Callum Neilson
Tahlia Kalleske
Travis Collins
Maddie Tierney
Drew Crichton
Hannah Dubsky
Cody Kumnick
Chloe Taylor
students chosen to be
Peer Support Leaders,
Student Leadership
Council Leaders and
Sport House Captains
in 2014. Volleyball
medal winners from
the 2013 Australian
Schools’ Volleyball
Championships which
were held in Melbourne
in December were
also recognised.
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Peer Support Leaders 2014
Adolphi, Jose
Jefferies, Tayla
Armour, Bridie
Kashtaeva, Liza
Baker, Emily
Kitson, AJ (Alexander)
Barritt, Jasper
Krecu, Mia
Beckwith, Lewis
Kustermann, Lewis
Boyle, Jay
Lawrance, Claire
Boyle, James
Lock, Gavin
Byrne, Jordan
Lyons, Hannah
Camburn, Taylor-Lee
Macklin, Ashleigh
Checkley, Jenna
Mandel, Simon
Constantakis, James
McLeod, Brodie
Czernich-Pearce, Amy
Miller, Edward
Deboo Fary, Jai
Payne, Tayla
Delphin, Jasmin
Peek, Gemma
Eastwood, Taylah
Ryan, Madison
Ford, Brianna
Trout, Mikaela
Greenshields, William
Wight, Gabrielle
Hall, Kimberly
Williams, Bailey
Heatley, Steven
Williams, Daniel
Humbles, Alana
Wood, Lauren
Jamieson, Brooke
Zarei, Iman
Volleyball Captains / Vice Captains
Jack Whaley, Captain
Kelly van der Linde, Captain
Cody Kumnick, Vice Captain
Jessica Jones, Vice Captain
Student Representatives 2014
Yr 11
Martin Oakley
Roan Johnson
Edward Miller
Elijah Tardio
Daniel Williams
Bridie Armour
Alexandra James
Mia Krecu
Anyue Lang
Kaitlyn McKenzie
Phoebe Wittwer-Smith
Yr 10
Sean Henschke, Cygnet
Marcus Falckh, Holdfast
Brian Lian, Buffalo
William Wright, Rapid
Celine Chia, Rapid
Sam Franson, Holdfast
Isabel Mawby, Cygnet
Alexandra Newton,
Buffalo
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Swimming
Carnival
On Thursday 13th February the Brighton
Secondary School Swimming Carnival was
held at the State Aquatic and Leisure Centre.
Over 260 students attended the swimming carnival, including
105 Year 8 students and 70 Year 9 students. The cheering
from the grandstand for the championship events, as well as
the mass involvement in the swimming heats and novelties
brought colour, House spirit and a sense of occasion to this
event. Students also enjoyed participating in the leisure
activities including waterslides and an inflatable obstacle
course in the afternoon.
The leadership of our House Captains was integral in the
promotion of the carnival and for encouraging and organising
students in their houses successfully into events. The Sport
and Recreation VET student timekeepers made an invaluable
contribution, with their efforts and concentration throughout
the day. I thank the staff who officiated and managed students
and events, the house leaders, as well as the Principal team
and teachers for their support of the day in the busy school
calendar. Without the involvement of all these people, the
event would not be so successful, or indeed possible.
Teacher officials:
• Helen White
• Michelle Ovan
• Jamie Tester
• Jason Archer
• Tony Mahar
• Jane Bennett
• Matt Fuss
• Esther McCann
It is fantastic to have such a positive start to our first carnival
event of the year. Points from this event contribute to the
Sports Carnival Shield and the overall House Shield.
Peter Vowles
Coordinator Healthy Lifestyles
Final House Scores:
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Place
House
Total
Points
1
Cygnet
960
2
Rapid
739
3
Holdfast
574
4
Buffalo
556
New Records:
Event
Name
House
Old Record
New Record
Open Boys Freestyle
Jack Thiele
Rapid
25.25
24.95
Open Boys Butterfly
Jack Thiele
Rapid
28.47
26.46
Year Level Champions and Runners Up:
Yr 8 Girls
Yr 8 Boys
Yr 9 Girls
Yr 9 Boys
Yr 10 Girls
Yr 10 Boys
Open Girls
Open Boys
Winner
Sydney McCurrach
B
80
Runner up
Olivia Byrnes
B
60
Winner
Jack Eastwood
R
80
Runner up
Joe Hosking
R
44
Winner
Rhiannon Aldridge
R
80
Runner up
Velvet Klass
C
56
Winner
Zak Drury
C
72
Runner up
Cameron Edwards
C
56
Winner
Larissa Fielding
C
80
Runner up
Olivia McCulloch
B
64
Winner
Tom Polden
H
80
Runners up
Otis Carthy
C
60
Winner
Taylah Eastwood
H
80
Winner
Bethan Aldridge
R
64
Winner
Jack Thiele
R
80
Winner
Saxon Klass
C
56
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8
Yr
Standards
Days
The beautiful sunny weather provided a perfect backdrop for
our very successful Year 8 and 9 Standards Days on Tuesday
4th and Wednesday 5th March.
The culture of maximum participation and house spirit was evident in the abundance
of colour, the level of activity and the positive encouragement students gave their
peers to achieve their best effort.
I would like to thank the Home Group teachers and Peer Support students for their
support on the day. The encouragement and skills of the Physical Education, Special
Interest Volleyball and other staff who managed the events was appreciated by the
students and was integral in the success of both days. Our sports House Captains and
Sport and Recreation VET certificate II students, displayed outstanding leadership. They
encouraged all students and joined in for countless extra runs to motivate individuals.
The day could not run as smoothly without their skills of officiating, encouragement
and peer coaching.
Peter Vowles
Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator
Place
House
Total
Points
House
Shield
Points
1
Cygnet
86.9
100.00
2
Buffalo
86.7
99.77
3
Holdfast
76.6
88.10
4
Rapid
70.8
81.47
Results by Homegroup:
Individual Athletic Achievements:
Girls
8
Results by House:
Boys
Position
Homegroup
Points
1
801B
32.1
2
803C
30.2
3
802B
29.7
4
801R
29.6
5
801C
29.4
6
803H
28.7
7
802C
27.3
8
802H
27.1
9
802R
26.6
10
803B
24.9
11
801H
20.8
12
803R
14.6
1
Tia Maschotta
44
1
Hamish Petherick
50
2
Rebecca Catt
40
2
Thomas O'connell
48
3
Elise Jarrett
40
3
Max De Vries
48
Position
Homegroup
% Participation
4
Liata Selby
38
4
Bethany Lane
44
1
802C
100.0
5
Jacqueline Croft
38
5
Spencer Holdback
44
2
801B
95.8
6
Olivia Donovan
38
6
Joe Hosking
42
3
802B
95.7
7
Alicia Miller
38
7
Daniel Turner
42
4
803C
95.5
8
Ava Harris
37
8
Ruben Barry
42
5
803H
95.5
9
Hallie Newman
36
9
Joshua Tierney
41
6
803B
91.7
10
Olivia Baker
36
10
Eli Carmody
40
7
801R
91.7
11
Paige Cleary
36
11
Luke Viska
40
8
802H
90.4
12
Pascal Luetolf
40
9
803R
87.5
13
Danny Juckers
40
10
802R
86.4
14
Harrison Mcleod
40
11
801C
82.6
15
Lachlan Mcnaughton
40
12
801H
66.7
9
Yr
Results by House:
Place
House
Total
Points
House
Shield
Points
1
Holdfast
98.1
100
2
Buffalo
90.0
91.74
3
Rapid
85.1
86.75
4
Cygnet
78.8
80.33
Results by Homegroup:
Position
Homegroup
Points
1
901H
34.7
2
903H
32.9
3
901B
32.2
4
902C
30.9
5
903R
30.5
6
902H
30.5
7
902B
29.1
8
902R
28.8
9
903B
28.7
10
901C
27.3
11
901R
25.8
12
903C
20.6
Individual Athletic Achievements:
Girls
Boys
Position
Homegroup
% Participation
1
Serena Williams
46
1
Ji Hwan (Jay) SEO
50
1
902C
95.7
2
Stella Batelaan
46
2
Koby Sikorski
50
Courtney Bellis
46
3
Harrison Tucci
48
2
901B
95.5
3
3
903B
91.7
4
Jazz Brautigan
44
4
Gregory Darani
48
4
901C
83.3
5
Caitlin Francis
44
5
Gustav Martin
48
Rachel Peek
42
6
Lachlan Riches
46
5
901R
81.8
6
6
903H
80.0
7
Emily Wass
42
7
Akeim Takamura
46
7
902B
79.2
8
Kiara Prinsloo
42
8
Ryan McMillan
46
8
901H
79.2
9
Torz Mensforth
42
9
Jordan Sumner
46
9
902H
78.3
10
Kirsten Osterstock
42
10
Callum Neilson
46
10
902R
78.3
11
Gwen Humphreys
42
11
Harrison Boyle
46
11
903C
62.5
12
Lori Chandler
40
12
Cooper Forest
46
12
903R
77.3
13
Emma Catt
39
13
Corey Cox
46
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Japanese Taiko and
Flute Performance
On Wednesday 26 February, Year 8 students
along with students studying Japanese
attended an interactive performance entitled
“Taiko - Drums and Flutes of Japan” as a part
of Brighton Secondary School’s ‘Engaging with
Asia’ strategy.
This highly energetic, visually exciting and entertaining
Japanese music performance incorporated performance and
audience participation to give students a greater understanding
of Japan, both culturally and historically.
Instruments included the shakuhachi and yokobue (flutes),
taiko (drums of various sizes) and a variety of other percussion
instruments. Students joined in the drumming and songs and
had a go at festival dancing. Japanese language was also a
focus of the performance.
David Thomson
Assistant Principal
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Visual Arts
News
Students in all year levels are creatively
immersed in their projects this term and with
the Festival of Arts underway, excursions are
planned to extend the Visual Arts curriculum for
2014. Later this term Years 11 and 12 students
will be attending the Adelaide Biennale ‘Dark
Heart’ exhibition at the Art Gallery of SA.
Senior students will also have the opportunity
to attend the Art Gallery’s Drawing Workshops
in Life and Self Portrait Drawing. Bookings
can be made through the school and students
may arrange these activities through their Art/
Design teacher.
The SACE Art Show will be opening this term and two of our
students were selected to display work. Emma Setka and
Clare Djokic will be exhibiting final practical works from 2013.
Interesting projects around the Art/Design rooms this term
include wallpaper designs (Ms Evans’ class taking up a
graphic design problem challenge from ‘The Block’), Identity
mind maps, Studies in the elements of Composition, Identity
house installations, Fantasy and Surrealist imagery, Medieval
compositions with student designed tasks, and Personal Logo
printmaking.
There are also some inspiring and important art competitions
open to students this term. These are the SA Refugee Poster
Exhibition and Come Out 2015 Poster Competition. It would
be wonderful to see Brighton students exhibiting in these
ventures so we encourage our students to make this year the
year to have go and be in it! Details are available from all Art/
Design teachers at school or see Ms Paterson.
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13
Lift Dance
Performance
Place
From audience feedback for the three-night
season of PLACE for the 2014 Fringe, three
comments stood out ‘professional’, ‘focused’
and ‘disciplined’. For dancers so young, and in
most cases in their first major production, this
is an enormous tribute. Artistically this was
the most accomplished of all our works and
drew high praise from dance professionals
who came to see it. Much of that praise must
go to Phoebe Fisher as Assistant Director and
choreographer. Her single-minded belief in
what we were trying to achieve brought out
the best in the dancers both as performers
and choreographers.
A key factor in all Lift productions is that everyone
contributes to the ideas and choreography. Of particular note
is the work of Kaitlyn McKenzie whose ideas permeated
everything that happened on stage. With this being her last
performance for Lift, we can only look back in awe at her
ability as a dancer. She was without doubt the heart and
soul of this production.
Thanks must go to Mark Oakley for technical support and
long time professional lighting designer Bob Weatherly for
donating their time. Thanks also goes to Ben Phillips for his
support as Theatre Manager.
We are in the process of auditioning a
group of new dancers and beginning
the workshop phase of ANDER’EIT
which will debut later in the year. This
will be a highly ambitious work unlike
anything we have done before and
based upon the idea of memory and
the written word. This may encompass
elements from human history written
in sand and clay to the blogosphere.
Alan Todd
Director Life Dance Company
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Girls Surf
Coaching Day
Earlier this term 45 girls took
part in a day at Southport
learning how to surf.
Each group of 6 or 7 girls had their
own instructor encouraging them
with some great tips. The conditions
were perfect for beginners and many
girls achieved success. Six girls from
this day progressed to an Interschool
‘White-water’ girls surfing competition
at Middleton.
Jason Archer
Sport Coordinator
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Outdoor
Pursuits
Outdoor Pursuits Aquatics Excursion
On Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th February our Outdoor
Pursuits classes went to Port Noarlunga on excursion to surf
and kayak. Tuesday was a sunny 24 degrees with a moderate
south westerly wind. Ms McCann’s group surfed in slightly
choppy 30cm conditions. There were plenty of waves to go
around. Mr Vowles’ group went kayaking on the Onkaparinga
River. This was good training for the group work and safety that
will be required on camp next term.
We completed a 4 kilometre round trip from the kayak shed to the new Seaford
rail bridge and return. Along the way we discussed the importance of the wetlands
and saw many bird species feeding in the shallows, including black swans, ibis and
herons. We paddled against the tide initially, so the return trip would be easier on
weary arms. The group was very encouraging with one another and demonstrated
good leadership as opportunities were presented. On Wednesday our groups
swapped tasks.
It was encouraging to see how well the groups bonded and supported each other
during this experience. We are looking forward to further developing our organisation,
group work and self-reliance on our canoeing expedition.
Peter Vowles and Esther McCann
Outdoor Pursuits Teachers
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Triathlon
Championships
Individual & Team Triathlon
Championships
This year Brighton entered 6 students in
the Individual Triathlon and 3 groups in the
Team event.
Distances of each ‘leg’ vary according to age groups. Junior
competitors swim 300m, cycle 8.5km and run 2km. Seniors
swim 450m, cycle 17km and run 4km. Brighton’s successful
participation in the sport of Triathlon continued in 2014. In
slightly cool conditions all of the Brighton students completed
their leg of the demanding course.
Individual Results
Otis Carthy
4th Intermediate Boys
Max Hosking
Jack Dowling
Velvet Klass
10th Intermediate Girls
Jack Eastwood 15th Junior Boys
Cooper Forest
Team Results
All teams competed strongly and all finished in
the top 10 of their age groupings.
Jack Thiele, Tim Lennon and Jonty Heard came 3rd in Senior Boys.
Josh Watt, Liam Nolan and Connor Gurr came 4th in the
Intermediate Boys.
Brayden McKenzie, Alex Witty and Riley Adderly came 9th in
the Junior Boys.
Congratulations to all athletes who competed.
Jason Archer
Sport Coordinator
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Special Interest Volleyball
Year 12 Aquatics
On 24th, 25th and 28th of
February, the 2 Year 12 SIV
classes went down to West
Lakes to participate in Aquatics.
This was a compulsory section
of the practical course for Year
12 Physical Education.
We were lucky enough to have fantastic
weather all throughout the three days
but some of us still found a way to
convince the instructors to allow us to
wear wetsuits. Every student had a fun
and educational experience, learning a
whole range of new skills.
We had the choice of three activities,
kayaking, sailing or wind surfing.
Most students chose kayaking, with
six others doing sailing and twelve
chose wind surfing. Everyone
enjoyed it and it was a successful
three days. We would all like to
do it again as it was a worthwhile
experience and a great opportunity
to learn something new for all of us.
Kelly Van der Linde
and Jack Whaley
SIV Program Captains
STEM
Program
STEM Program (Science Technology
Engineering and Maths) at BSS
Students in 2015 will be offered the opportunity to
design and manufacture prototype submarines.
The Australian Submarine Corporation visited the Design and
Technology Department of BSS to show off the new Future
Sub Project starting 2015.
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International Student
Program News
Welcome to BSS…
We welcomed 30 new international students to B.S.S. from
China, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Norway, Hong Kong, Austria,
Korea, India and Thailand. Some will be with us with the view to
complete SACE while others are here for 1 or 2 terms.
We welcome:
AUSTRIA - Flora SEITZ , Lena SPULLER
BRAZIL- Thiago CARVALHO CABRAL, Gabriela MASCARETTI PAVONE, Eduardo
ROCHA GOMES
CHINA – DING Yi (Allen), GUO Yu Wing (Amber), HU Qingwen (Viola), WANG Yuxuan
(Yu), ZHANG Xiyue (Alda)
GERMANY – Lennart (Lenny) BABEL, Annika GRUENER, Leon HEISLER, Sophia
KIRST, Paik PAUSTIAN, Charlotte RADEMACHER, Gina (Luisa) RITSCHE, Philine
SPINGLER, Johanna TROMPKA
HONG KONG – KWOK Wing Yu (Kylie)
INDIA – Sahil HOODA
JAPAN – Mina ISHINO, Ami KUGO, Rion OHASHI
KOREA – Juhwan PARK, Jaehyung (Jae) PARK, Jaeuk (Robin) YI, Youn Ha (Yuna) YI
NORWAY – Scott Brooker
THAILAND – Siriwong (Memo) WONGSIRISUWAN
International Students provide our school community with:
• Opportunities to develop a broader view of the world
•Increased ‘real life’ opportunities to learn about and engage with students from
outside Australia
• Meaningful opportunities to converse in and practice a different language, and
•
Opportunities to make global connections and provide more of a global
perspective to learning.
Orientation Program
Brighton Secondary School provides all new international students with a quality orientation
program which is undertaken in a supportive learning environment at the beginning of
each semester. Students are provided with information on student visas, health cover,
personal safety, finance, home-stay, travel, essential services and Australian culture. The
feedback from students and agents has been very positive as students have time to
absorb the information that is vital to the success and enjoyment of their stay in Australia.
In Week 4, all new international students Intensive Secondary participated in 2 day
Orientation Camp. On the first day they walked through the Adelaide City centre
to familiarize themselves with the main landmarks, buildings and transport options.
They also visited International Education Services, Central Market and Adelaide Oval.
Students stayed overnight at Warradale Urban Camp where everyone got to know
each other a little better.
On the second day they travelled to the Port Noarlunga Aquatics Centre in order to
participate in a “General Aquatics” experience. It was a highly successful day with
students participating in activities like body boarding, snorkeling, canoeing, fishing
and sailboarding.
Homestay
Families
Wanted!
If you are interested in
becoming a homestay
parent or want a short
term taste of the
homestay experience,
we have a 14 days/13
nights Study Tour visiting
us from Japan in Term 3.
There will also be 2-3
Brazilian students
arriving at the start of
Term 3 to study for all
of Semester 2 that we
are keen to place in local
school families.
Please contact Debbie
Parsons (8375 8238)
for more information.
Japanese language
students in particular
will find this opportunity
valuable for conversation
practice and cultural
awareness.
Lynlee Graham
Coordinator International Student Programs
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NAPLAN
Year 9 students
The NAPLAN tests for 2014 will occur in Term 2 for Year 9 students as follows:
Tuesday 13th May Wednesday 14th May
Thursday 15th May
Language Conventions
Numeracy with calculator
Reading
WritingNumeracy non-calculator
Students missing any individual
tests will have the opportunity
to catch up later on some days
or on Friday 16th May. Any
students who are not available
at these times will not be able to
complete the tests.
Parents who wish to withdraw
students from any/all of the tests,
please contact Deborah Smith for
the form to be completed before
the testing period.
Deborah Smith
Coordinator English / Literacy
Phone 8375 8220
Parent / Student / Teacher
Conferences
Parent/ Student/ Teacher Conferences will occur very early in Term 2.
The dates are as follows:
Tuesday 29/04/2014: Years 8 & 9 – 2:30pm to 8:00pm.
Tuesday 06/05/2014: Year 10 to 12 – 2:30pm to 8:00pm.
This year, Conference bookings will be made by parents using the ‘Parent Teacher Online’ website.
Information, including a log-in and ‘how to’ guide will be distributed later in Term 1.
Kane Hillman
Assistant Principal Human Resources & Data
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Careers
News
Students interested in pursuing medicine and other health
courses need to sit the UMAT on 30 July 2014.
MedEntry is a government accredited Registered Training
Organisation specialising in UMAT preparation.
MedEntry offers discounts of 30% for groups, and numerous
scholarships.
For more information, please visit www.medentry.edu.au
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Study Tours
Host a Study Tour Student...
rnational
...and give your family an inte
me!
experience without leaving ho
Study Tour groups come from all over the world and
typically stay for 1– 6 weeks. During this time the
students will participate in English language lessons,
local classes and go on tourism excursions.
As a local family hosting a Study Tour student, you will have
the chance to:
 learn about other cultures, customs and traditions
 make lasting friendships with your student and their family
 participate in activities and meet other host families
 explore fun things to see and do in South Australia
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Positive Parenting Seminars
2014
Tips for Children’s Healthy Media Use
Wednesday 26 February
Presenter - Dr Glenn Cupit
7:30 - 9:30pm Wednesday 4 June
Presenter - Donna Broadhurst
Talk so Kids will Listen &
Wednesday 25 June
7:30 - 9:30pm Presenter - Vina Hotich
Introduction to ‘Circle of Security’
Wednesday 2 April
Presenter - Dr Mary Hood
7:30 - 9:30pm
Helping Teens through Adolescent Emotions
Listen so Kids will Talk
Wednesday 26 March
Blended Families - Survive & Succeed
Managing Anger in Children
7:30 - 9:30pm
Understanding your Child’s Temperament
Wednesday 14 May
7:30 - 9:30pm
Fun not Fuss with Food
Wednesday 17 September
Presenter - Peter Hill
7:30 - 9:30pm
Term 3
Term 4
First Aid - 2Care4 Children
Talking to Babies - How and How Often
7:30 - 9:30pm Wednesday 30 July
7:30 - 9:30pm
Presenter - St John Ambulance Australia
Term 2
Wednesday 27 August
Presenter - Vina Hotich
Help Teens Navigate Sex & Drugs & Alcohol
7:30 - 9:30pm Wednesday 13 August
Presenter - Vina Hotich
7:30 - 9:30pm
Wednesday 29 October
Presenter - Dr Debbie James
7:30 - 9:30pm
First Aid - 2Care4 Infants
Wednesday 12 November
7:30 - 9:30pm
Presenter - St John Ambulance Australia
Cost for sessions (excl first aid): $15 adult $10 concession $20 per couple Cost for First Aid : $25 adult $20 concession
Bookings are essential:
book on line or Phone 8271 0329 Tue Wed Fri 10am -3pm
www.effectiveliving.org
26 King William Road Wayville
ph 08 8271 0329
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You are invited to attend a powerful Road Awareness Program that could save your life Year 11 & Year 12 Parents (Friends, family and Old Scholars are also welcome to attend) Wednesday March 26th at 7:00pm in the BPAC Parents are you interested in keeping your child safe on the road? Prepare to be challenged, moved and enlightened in this 90 minute investment in your safety and that of your children. Brighton Secondary School has partnered with the SA Metropolitan Fire Service, Save a Life Australia and Adelaide BMW to deliver this presentation towards the parents of children learning to drive. It will focus on our role as responsible drivers and road users and how we can pass our knowledge onto the next generation of drivers. Road crashes are the number one cause of death of 16–24 year olds throughout Australia. This RAP presentation will be as confronting as it will be inspiring. “The benefits to all communities are far reaching. We believe that we really can start to make a difference to how all future and current drivers behave on our roads.” Darren Davis, Save a Life Australia Please note; • Brighton Secondary School Yr 11 students will attend their own RAP presentation held the next day, hence are not required to attend this event. •
This presentation is not suitable for young children .
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