Oh What a Beautiful...Musical! - Churchlands Senior High School

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CHURCHLANDS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2014
Oh What a Beautiful...Musical!
After the success of Les Miserables last
year, many students (and some staff)
were wondering ‘What next?’
Oklahoma was chosen and once again our intrepid
artistic team endeavoured to take 21st century
teenagers back in time to perform a 1950s musical
about the creation of ‘a brand new state’ in 1906
America…and once again our magnificent cast rose to
the occasion. One audience member was overheard
saying: ‘Well I didn’t think you could get a better
student production than last year’s…but this one is it!’
Musically our performers shone. Thanks to Robyn
Griffin and Paul Sealey, the musicians handled the
challenging orchestration and played brilliantly. Our
soloists gave character and meaning to the lyrics of
some of the best loved songs in musical theatre.
Sharmaine Tan and Caleb Donaldson teased one
another and enchanted the audience as feisty farm girl
Laurey Williams and confident cowboy Curly McLain
and Laura Biemmi brought delightful energy to the role
of Aunt Eller, ensuring that those farmers and cowmen
did stay friends.
The production was further enhanced by Ruth
Sutherland’s imaginative choreography. From the
energetic ‘Kansas City’ cowboys to the storytelling
of the ‘Dream’ and the exuberance of the ‘Farmer and
the Cowman’ we were entertained by the colour and
movement added to the show. And all these elements
were brought together under Angela Padley’s direction.
Mention should also be made of the stunning set
created by Jim Bowman who was also responsible for
sound design and operation and the colourful costumes
created by Wendy Sloot and Mary Brownlie who
donated their time and expertise to the show….and the
assistance of staff members who organise ticket sales,
publicity, props and front of house…as well as the
music parents who provided catering for the shows.
And herein lies the success of the school production…
that so many different members of our school
community combine with the audience to create what
is, for many participants, the highlight of their time
at school.
Caleb Donaldson
with Sharmaine Tan
Abbie Willox, Zac Robinson and Mikhael Poguet created
a comic love triangle and entertained as Ado Annie,
Will Parker, Ali Hakim and Andrew MacLean rose to the
challenge of playing the lonely, disturbed farmhand,
Jud Fry.
Mention should also be made of Liz Dean (Gertie
Cummings) and Thomas Filmer (Andrew Carnes) who
both gave memorable cameo performances. Add an
enthusiastic and tuneful chorus to the mix and you
have a successful show.
CHURCHLANDS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER 20 Lucca Street Churchlands WA 6018 T +61 8 9441 1700 F +61 8 9441 1701 W churchlands.wa.edu.au
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From
The Principal
As semester one draws to a close it is
worth reflecting on the successes and
activities of the past few months
Our two current challenges are dealing with
recruitment (up to 40 new staff) and waiting for
information such that we can forward budget under
the new funding model.
This is an unbelievably busy time for staff and
participating students when the pressures of studying
and writing exams falls on students, while setting
and marking exams together with reporting creates
a pressure period for teachers. Through this period,
clerical staff, technical staff and education assistants
provide both students and staff fantastic support.
Recruitment has halted since the Treasurer announced
a recruitment freeze across the public sector until at
least July this year. Though we had advertised and
shortlisted staff for four senior positions, we are unable
to proceed with the process until the freeze has been
lifted. Similarly though Advertisements have been
created for up to 35 teaching positions, they cannot be
listed until the freeze is lifted.
A number of major tours have been completed and
several more are in the planning stages. During April/
May students toured Japan and France as part of our
language exchange program. Drama students visited
the Eastern States and Year 8 AEP students visited Coral
Bay on Camp. Currently planning has commenced for
the biggest tour of all – 200 students and 25 teachers
and chaperones have commenced planning to visit
Europe in July 2015. Our swimmers through the
management of the Barracudas Swim Club are about
to embark on their biannual English Channel Crossing
event, while the inaugural Ancient History tour to
Greece has also commenced its itinerary planning with
significant student interest.
Two major cultural events, The Creating Communities
Art Exhibition and the Musical Production, Oklahoma
have both completed successful seasons this term.
Amongst all of this our Gifted Music Program continued
and hosted Junior and Intermediate Concerts during the
month of May.
As we build towards 2015 with an anticipated increase
of an additional 700 students it is important to keep
our community informed on building and development
progress. The major construction is the new double
story block built on the Churchlands estate side
of the school. Currently the builders are ahead of
timelines with an anticipated completion date at the
end of September and a handover a month later. This
comprises of 16 new classrooms, with additional open
space to complement alternative learning models.
Office upgrades to the science, physical education
and English has also commenced. As too, has the
conversion of the existing Health Centre into an
Administration area for year 7/8 students.
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To compound this we will not know how many staff
we can employ until the funding details calculator
is released in August this year. Though challenging
and creating significantly shorter timelines I have
confidence in my staff that we will have all positions
filled by the end of the year.
A number of times I have extolled the value of
Churchlands becoming an Independent Public School.
The latest initiative of the School Board is to establish
the Churchlands Foundation. AFL Great Mr Mike
Fitzpatrick, Head Boy in 1970 and a Rhodes Scholar,
has agreed to be the Patron of the Foundation. Mike
visited Perth on June 6, and hosted the launch of the
Foundation with dinner for a number of guests at the
UWA Club Private Dining Room. Stay tuned for more
in depth information on this exciting initiative in our
September newsletter.
Finally I would like to commend you the parents of
our students for the fantastic role you play as parents.
Our teachers see the support you provide and the
values that you bring to your children on display on a
daily basis. It makes it an enjoyable experience for our
staff to deal with such wonderful young people that
you have nurtured and we are privileged to continue
to contribute to that development while they are in
our care.
At the same time I would acknowledge my staff,
teaching and non-teaching who are simply the best.
Neil Hunt
Principal
JUNE 2014 CHURCHLANDS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
Associate Principal
Year 12
YEAR 10 TRANSITION PROGRAM
On Friday 6 June the third meeting of
the Year 12 Breakfast Club was held at
the Boulevard Function Centre
Lower School
The Year 10
Transition
Program
is well
underway
with students
participating
in a variety
of activities
to help
them make
their course
selections
for 2015.
Mrs Slodecki
(Careers
Coordinator)
has been
working her
way through
all the English
classes to explain the Course Selection process and to
help students to complete a Career Voyage Program.
Breakfast Club
Following a delicious breakfast, students, staff and
parents enjoyed listening to our special guest speaker,
former Churchlands graduate Andrew Hadley. Andrew
has recently moved back to WA from Queensland to
take up the Chief Executive Officer position for the P&N
Bank and he shared with us the highlights of his career
and life journey so far with some tips directed at the
students for success in the future.
Year 12 club members will have their final breakfast
next term and August will see the selection and
induction of our top Year 11 students into this
prestigious program.
Paul Housley
Associate Principal, Senior School
CEO P&N Bank
and ex student
Andrew Hadley
SUBJECT SELECTION-YEAR 9 and 10 2015
Year 8 and 9 students will be able to select some
electives for 2014. This process will begin at the
beginning of Term 3 where students will obtain a
comprehensive
Course Selection
Booklet and a
selection sheet
which is required
to be handed in by
the end of Week 2
Term 3.
Bernie Dunn
Associate
Principal
bdunn@
churchlands.
wa.edu.au
A SCHOOL OF OPPORTUNITIES
Studdents and parents who attended the Breakfast
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Year 8
Report
The Year 8s finished their first term of
high school with glamour and glitz at
a Black and White themed disco where
the best dance moves were on display
Everyone seemed to have lots of fun and many
friendships were made stronger. Here is what some
students had to say about the evening –
"It was a great night and we had lots of fun."
Jessica Thiele and Sabrina Paddon.
"Amazing night and we should do it again and I really
enjoyed the sausage sizzle." Aimee Henry.
"It was a great night full of dancing, games and
screaming." Pia Geranio and Tania Vu.
"It was a great night," Abbey Box.
"Great, friendly environment, so glad I went!"
Natalie Alexander.
It has been a busy start to Term 2 and some stress and
anxiety was experienced as students faced more tests
and assessments in preparation for a first semester high
school report. Students should now have settled into a
solid study and revision program, regularly completing
homework and preparation for assessments. Students
have settled well into the High School routine and
we are proud of their lovely manners and strong
work ethic.
What great
fun the
Disco was!
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Year 8
Report
Year 8 House Coordinators
Brighton Mr Dave Bongiascia
Floreat
Ms Sandra Boujos
Scarborough
Ms Amanda Oliver
Trigg
Mr Jeff Herd
Introducing our Student Councillors for 2014
We were overwhelmed with applicants for the position
of Student Councillor and interviews ran over two
days. Students self nominated and then met with
the Year Coordinators to present a brief presentation
and introduce themselves. Students presented
exceptionally well and selection was a very difficult
decision. We are very proud to introduce the Year 8
Student Councillors for 2014 Sasha Goranova
I went to Lake Monger Primary
School where I was Student
Councillor for two years. I have
participated in Debating for four
years and I was named Best
Speaker three times in a row. I
want to be a Student Councillor
because I am comfortable with
speaking to people and I love to do
as much as I can to help out.
Asmaa Lahmini
I was a prefect in Year 6 and
two terms in Year 7. I received a
leadership award last Year upon
graduation and won the science
state competition.
I want to be a Student Councillor
because this role holds certain
values that I show everyday. I want
to be the excellent role model and
show that I am capable, enthusiastic and confident
because this role means a lot to me.
Oakley Paul
I went to Mount Lawley Primary
School and was elected Head Boy
in Year 7.
I want to be a Student Councillor
because I wanted to get to know
more people in Year 8 and to
be involved in another area of
the school.
Jett Thorpe
I went to Newborough primary
school and I was Student Councillor
in year seven. I also received many
merit certificates. I want to be a
Student Councillor because It would
be a big step for me and I could help
others and also help to improve
some of my skills.
Melvin Tom
I came from Ireland last year but I
am of Indian origin. I am part of the
Churchlands debating team. I want
to be a Student Councillor because
Churchlands Senior High School
helped me move on and like my life
in Australia. I hope to give something
back for this great school from my
service as Student Councillor.
Zahra Ussi
I went to Coolbinia Primary School
where I was a Student Councillor
and ambassador in Year 7. I want
to be a Student Councillor because
I feel like I could make a positive
impact on our school and would
like to be able to share that.
Introducing the House Captains for 2014
The following students have been appointed as House
Captains and will be responsible for organising and
coordinating Year 8 events and encouraging student
participation. The first event they have organised is an
exclusive Year 8 dance off to be held at the end of this
term.
Scarb House Captain
Chloe Gurner
Harrison Kneeshaw
Natalie Alexander
Tom Sobey
Brighton House Captain
Salina Poletto
Erika Knott
Jordan Hunt
Tayah Lawrence
Floreat House Captain
Bertie Mundy
Sarah Moore
Ella Thetford
Katrina Martin
Trigg House Captain
Mitchell Lim
Alice Speirs
Shrusti Jethva
Izzy Zinni-Williams
Amanda Oliver
Year 8 Scarborough House Coordinator
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Year 9
Report
This term our wonderful Year 9s have
faced and conquered NAPLAN, exams,
the school fun run, participated
in the school musical, Oklahoma,
Junior Music Concert, Relay for Life,
had a lightning sports carnival, and
kicked back with a friendly game of
dodgeball or two
I’m sure you’ll agree it has been a busy term. Whilst
we are always pleased when our students achieve
academic excellence – whether that be their personal
best or at an elite level, we are also delighted to
celebrate cultural and sporting achievements. Three
students stand out for special mention with regard
to their recent sporting prowess. Georgia Thomas
came 2nd in the National Gymnastic Competition
held in May, while Matthew and Nicholas Greed have
kayaked above their age division level to break the
record at under 18 level.
Ross Kimberley
Further in the newsletter there is information about
the Year 9 Photographic competition.
It is a pleasure to be associated with such a polite and
generous group of students.
James Matthews
Year 9 Floreat House Coordinator
Gabrielle Lee
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Jo Cavanagh
Alannah Carrick
Emma Beddoe
Year 9
Report
Dynamic Duo
On Sunday the 11th of March, Matthew and
Nicholas Greed took part in the Double Barkers
race at Ascot Kayaking club. They were going
for the Under 14 doubles record for 24 kms and
were the only juniors competing with older and
faster competitors. The boys set a new Under 14
doubles record in a time of 2 hours and 7 minutes
and beat the Under 18 record by two minutes!
A great achievement, especially considering the
under 18s record was set by Robin Jeffery (2012
London Olympic competitor for slalom) and
Josh Kippin (who recently came back from the
World Marathons).
Jessie Wang
Examples of
Year 9 creativity
Leon Abraham
In February, Nicholas and Matthews competed
in the State Sprints, where they won all of their
double races by seconds and came second and
third in their single races. Matthew won 7 (4 gold
and 3 silver) medals and Nicholas won 5 (3 gold,
a silver and a bronze). They also competed in the
State Marathon Championships where they took
another gold in K2, and Matthew got a silver
medal, missing out on gold by only 10 seconds.
The boys are aiming for the nationals next year
and hope to try out for the Olympic Hopes team
and the World Marathon teams for K2.
We are proud to say both boys are excellent
students and young men as well as very hard
working and gifted athletes.
James Matthews
Year 9 Floreat House Coordinator
Luca Vanderklift
Mediatrice Nzoyikorera
Nicholas and Matthew Greed in action
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Year 10
Report
The world of Year 10 has been
submerged in a haze of exams and
subject selection this term
Deciding on what you want to be when you grow up is a
big feat when you are just fifteen! But we still have had
our moments of having fun and being kids. Here is but just
a sprinkling of what we have been up to so far…
Oklahoma! We are ‘uber’ proud of our Year 10 cast,
orchestra and crew that were a part of the senior school
production of Oklahoma. The performance was a real
back-slapping rip snorter! The river cruise may have to
be a steam-paddle boat with a ‘hoe-down’ theme this
year, just to see those happy, shiny faces again mid
dance routine.
To reiterate our collective dance prowess – our dance
students brightly sparkled in the light of a full moon on
a Black Friday in the combined schools dance concert
‘Nexus’ at Octagon Theatre at UWA. Their talents in
Contemporary, Jazz and Hip Hop cannot be denied!
And jet-setting all over the world is no feat for our year
group. School trips to France and Japan have become
another feather in the cap of our intrepid explorers. And
it seems that some of them want to further conquer the
world through getting involved in World Challenge 2015
– we are thrilled the destination is India!
While we may be spiraling our way into upper school in
a cloud of smoke, as you can see by the happy snaps, we
are still occasionally stopping to smell the roses while we
can in Year 10!
Gemma Boyett
Year 10 Scarborough
House Coordinator
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Happy faces of Year 10s
Year 10
Report
Happy faces of Year 10s
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Year 11
Report
Churchlands Champion Awards
Churchlands Champions awards are given by
teachers to recognise the positive contributions and
achievements of students this term. The following Year
11 students received awards at the last year assembly.
Congratulations.to all recipients.
Floreat Champions: George Cokis 11F1, Declan Coffey
11F1, Chet Gamble 11F1, Erin Moore 11F1, Tamika
Reid 11F2, Charlotte Hill 11F2, Divya Moothoosamy
11F2, Austin Clementi 11F2, Rachel Truong 11F2, Erin
Spellacy 11F3, Lauren Elliot 11F4, Owen Hearne 11F4 x
2, Elizabeth Dean 11F4, Tom Houldcroft11-F4
Brighton Champions: Aidan Oswald 11B1, Anthony
Poletto 11B2, Mitch Alco 11B2, Taylah Ford 11B3, Laura
McDuff 11B3, Marshall Read 11B4, Taylor Cathcart 11B4,
Naomi Randell 11B4
Trigg Champions: Nadav Yakir 11T1, Nicholas Auert
11T2, Claudia Haugg 11T2, Aarthi Muthu 11T2, Beatrice
Lim 11T3, Alex Koncavervic 11T3 x 2, Joe Taylor 11T4 x
2, Anya Salmin, 11T4, Prabal Pokharel 11T4
National Young Leaders Expo
Scarborough Champions: Austin Giraudo 11S1, Candy
Chin 11S1, Roshan Ratna 11S1, Antony Mircev 11S2,
Bailey Thomas 11S2, Twinkle Kajaria 11S3, Jordan
Walker 11S3, Tiffany Hardingham 11S3, Strahinja
Nikolic 11S3, Hannah Sydney-Smith 11S4, Daniel Smith
11S4, Megan Morley 11S4, Sydney Bowman 11S4, Blair
Ballantyne 11S4 x 2
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On Monday 24 March, five Year 11 students, Christine
Liau, Amelia Burgess, Samson Ting, Anri Barnard
and Ben Fahrner joined a select group of ten CSHS
students to attend the Halogen Foundation Expo at
the Perth Convention Centre. The full day program
included presentations by guest speakers, including
ex-coach of West Coast Eagles John Worsfold, explorer
Patrick Hollingworth, Commissioner Wayne Gregson
as well as several other tertiary educators and
organisation representatives. The objective of the day
was to provide information on courses, programmes
and co-curricular activities to help students become
future leaders.
Year 11
Report
This is what Amelia and Christine had to say about
the Expo:
“They gave us truthful guidance, encouragement, and
influence over our own future.
“They asked us to think about and record our thoughts
on how we would make the world different and
captured them on film. The results were a powerful
picture of what is of concern to this generation, and an
encouraging vision of our desire to alter our future.
It was entertaining yet informative and inspirational
with a load of handy hints on how to be a leader.”
Aspiring future leaders: Amelia Burgess, Ben Fahrner, Anri
Barnard, Samson Ting and Christine Liau
Student Leadership Breakfast
On Tuesday 10 June, seven of our students accepted
an invitation to participate in a Student Leadership
Breakfast at the Pan Pacific Hotel with key speaker, Mt
Everest climber, Patrick Hollingworth. The students
heard Patrick’s inspirational story and key messages
regarding short and long-term goal setting, and
persevering to attain a goal. Not only did our students
enjoy an excellent breakfast, they also came away
with some strategies to further develop interpersonal
and leadership skills. Here is what some of the
students had to say about the event:
“Patrick was an inspirational, heart-stopping person
and speaker who taught me that if you believe enough
in yourself you can succeed in anything in the world.
Even the impossible can become a reality.”
Bailey Thomas.
“Listening to Patrick Hollingworth’s story was truly
inspirational. It just goes to show that if you put your
mind to something, you can achieve anything.”
Sophie Ward
“I really enjoyed the breakfast and found Patrick’s
speech extremely inspiring. It helped me realise I
shouldn’t limit myself, or my goals, I just need to keep
persevering.” James Oliver
“The talk taught me that anything is possible if you set
your mind to it.” Tiffany Hardingham
“Going to the breakfast was an amazing experience.
Seeing how much effort Patrick Hollingworth put into
all his mountain climbing to finally reaching his goal
of climbing Mount Everest really goes to show that if
you keep trying you can succeed.” Melanee
“I thought the talk on Mount Everest was a really
rewarding experience. It showed us that if there are
bumps in the road you can still achieve your dreams. It
was also really interesting to see how much goes into
climbing a mountain of any size. It was really amazing
listening to Patrick because I later found out he lived
in the same area as me and went to my old primary
school too! Although I don’t think mountain climbing
is something I’d want to do, it was definitely an eye
opener to see someone who had the same beginnings
as me achieve something so great.” Amy
It was a very worthwhile morning and an excellent
way to start the day. Special thanks to attending
staff Dave Tomlin and Clare Slodecki for making it
all possible.
Our Year 11 students with guest speaker Patrick Hollingworth.
Taylah Jamieson, Tiffany Hardingham, Amy Clarke, Mr Tomlin,
Mrs Slodecki, Bailey Thomas, Sophie Ward, Melanee Fitzmaurice
sharing a table at the Student Leadership breakfast.
Jason Smithies
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Year 12
Report
Year 12 students have completed their
Semester 1 exams and a beautiful
night cruising on the Swan River was
organised
Churchlands Champions Awards
A theme of Superstars and Legends created an
interesting base for dress ups and we had a great mix
from Tellytubbies to Ninjas and Mario Brothers to
famous singers.
Casey Broughton
Michael Van Der Feltz
Hannah Salm
Emily Jansen (2 awards)
Maddy Johnson
It was an awesome night for unwinding after the stress
of exams. Everyone who attended had a great time
and “you were all superstars that night”.
Congratulations to the following recipients who were
awarded Churchlands Champ Certificates at the recent
Year 12 Assembly:
Alexi Kondylas
Sophie Black
Holly Bothma
Brandon Chiseko
Denise Dang
Chris Tan
Year 12 Brighton/Floreat Year Coordinator
What fun
dressing up!
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Year 12
Report
What a great night. Looking good!
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2014
Fun Run
The Fun Run was held in stunning
conditions on Friday 2nd May
All Year 8, 9 and 10 students were keen to run and get
out and be active. Once again our charity is Princess
Margaret Hospital, and we hope to raise another $4500
for them like we did last year.
The start of the Fun Run is always a highlight of
my year. 800 wild eyed teenagers, chomping at the
bit, pawing the ground, cheering, pushing, surging
and screaming.
The most nervous runner of the day was our bunny –
Mr Matthews. He was jiggling about and running on
the spot well before the start.
With a sixty second head start and a screaming horde
behind him, Mr Matthews was only overtaken by the
hard running pre-race favourites Lloyd Hopkins and
Angus Franklin (Year 10). With a Caramello to any
student who beat Mr Matthews home, he then became
teacher of the year by hiding near the tennis courts and
letting fifty kids pass him. Nice.
1st Year 9
Sarah Hynes
1st Year 10 Lloyd Hopkins
1st Year 8 Joe Shore
Lloyd Hopkins (Year 10) won for the boys, with a
blistering run, finishing only 17 seconds behind the
record (17 minutes 39 seconds). Angus came in a
minute later.
Sarah Hynes (Year 9) was the girls winner with a
super-fast time of 19 minutes 58 seconds – knocking 22
seconds off her winning time from last year.
Many of the students ran really well, and it looks like
1st Year 9 Freddie Mundy
we will be taking a quality team to the upcoming
1st Year 10 Breanna Dusting
Interschool Cross Country Championships.
Year 8 girls
Year 9 girls
Year 10 girls
After the race the students stayed for a
1st Hollie Sheils-Rudd 1st Sarah Hynes
1st Breanna Dusting
post race chat and celebration – enjoying
2nd
Taneisha
Lincoln
2nd
Danielle
Spicer
2nd Stephanie Martin
the fruit generously donated by the
3rd
Salina
Poletto
3rd
Emma
Clarke
3rd Emma Robinson
school P&C.
4th Jacinta Waters
4th Charlotte Ower
4th Avril Tsen
Behaviour was exemplary, as quoted by
5th Amber Howe
5th Megan Stephens 5th Rosie Wood
Associate Principal Bernie Dunn, “The
6th Lily Taylor
6th Hannah Willox
6th Grace Sobey
lower school students are fantastic – look
at them smiling and laughing and doing
Year 8 boys
Year 9 boys
Year 10 boys
the right thing.”
1st Joe Shore
1st Freddie Mundy
1st Lloyd Hopkins
2nd Jacob Wilmot
2nd Jake Thomas
2nd Angus Franklin
Top six finishers for each year group are
3rd Richard Li
3rd Lachie Greaves
3rd Jake O'Brien
listed below – well done to all of you.
4th Tom Wiggett
4th Nicholas Greed
4th Lachlan Ivalich
Chris Van Maanen,
5th Alex Sundquist 5th Harry Crisp
5th Thomas Wilkinson
Health and Physical Education
6th Ethan Jackson
6th Ben Coppin
6th Tom Elliott
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2014
Fun Run
What a Fun Run
it was...
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News
From LOTE
Changes to Senior School Language
Courses
At Churchlands, we offer the Second Language
Courses in French and Japanese, and both Second
Language and Background Speakers Courses in
Chinese. However, it is possible to sit the WACE exam
as a private candidate. The LOTE bonus for those who
continue to study a language to Year 12 will continue.
SCSA has recently introduced changes to the Senior
School courses in Chinese, French and Japanese. There
have been minor changes to the curriculum to align it
with national directions and the eligibility forms have
been redesigned.
The greatest change is for students of French, where a
Background Speakers’ course has been introduced for
students going into Year 11 from 2015. Eligibility will be
determined by the following criteria:
Provision of false, inaccurate or incomplete information
could place at risk a student’s eligibility for the WACE.
Criteria
For further information, please contact your child’s
teacher, or consult the SCSA Website: http://wace1516.
scsa.wa.edu.au/languages/ and the application form
with guidelines is available at http://wace1516.scsa.wa.edu.au/assets/Guidelines_
and_Application_for_enrolment_in_WACE_language_
course_year_11_2013.pdf
Helen Harmer
Teacher-in-Charge, Languages
Second Language Background
Course
Speakers Course
Years of formal education (from
pre-primary) where the language is
the medium of instruction (including
education in community and ethnic
schools)
Less than one year in
total
Less than five years
in total
Residency and time spent in a
country where the language is a
medium of communication
Less than two years
in total
Less than five years
in total
Using the language for sustained
communication outside the
classroom with a person who has a
background in the language
Not permitted
Permitted
Students must meet
all the criteria for
enrolment in a second
language course
Students must
meet all the criteria
for enrolment in
a background
language course
For the latest P&C information,
including details of upcoming events,
please refer to the P&C web site at
churchlandspandc.wordpress.com
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Important
Dates
4 July Reports handed out
22 July Year 11 to 12 Course Selection Parent Info Night
24 July Parent/Teacher Evening & Careers Expo all years.
25 July Whole School Assembly
29-31 July Year 10 to 11 Course Selection Counselling
5-7 Aug Year 11 to 12 Course Selection Counselling
7 Aug
13 Sept
AEP testing
15-26 Sept Workplace Learning starts
15 Sept
PD Day (NO STUDENTS)
26 Sept
END OF TERM
END OF TERM
21 July PD Day (NO STUDENTS)
12-23 Sept Year 12 Exams start
AMC Maths Competition all years
8 Aug School Tour
11 Aug P & C meeting 7.30pm
12-22 Aug Sally Topley/Clare Slodecki interviews start
From the
Vault
The school archives collection contains hundreds of
similar photos, unfortunately without names or specific
dates. To rectify this situation and preserve our heritage,
I am seeking several interested past students to help
arrange and label our extensive photo collection.
If you can provide an hour a week, please contact me
on jherd@churchlands.wa.edu.au
Jeff Herd
14 Aug Interschool Netball Carn Years 8-12 all day
19 Aug Recital Night Year 12 Music
20 Aug Year 11 & 12 Athletics Carnival
22 Aug Year 10 Athletics Carnival
26 Aug Year 12 TAFE/TISC Info Night
Year 9 Athletics Carnival
28 Aug Concert 4 Senior
Year 8 Athletics Carnival
2 Sept MaDD Night
4 Sept Concert 5 Intermediate
5 Sept School Tour
8 Sept P & C meeting 7.30pm
8-11 Sept Year 12 Practical Exams
11 Sept Concert 6 Junior
Health & Wellbeing Expo
Do you recognize the students in this picture, taken
some time during the 1980s?
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Careers
Advisor
WORKPLACE LEARNING
Seventy five students in Year 11 and 12 involved in the
Workplace Learning program have just completed their
first round of placements for the year. This semester I
had the pleasure of visiting forty students and meeting
the employers that have so willingly offered their
time, expertise and support to the WL student, other
students were visited by the staff of Western Workplace
Learning. For some students this experience was the
first time that they had participated in the workforce.
Thanks must be given to the team at Western Workplace
Learning (in particular Dale Mahoney) who made the
placements for the students and visited some of them
in the workplace. I must also thank the parents of our
students for supporting them during this time. Of course
the biggest thank you needs to be given to the wonderful
group of employers that support our Workplace Learning
Program by volunteering their time and skills to work with
our students. Without them the program could not run.
Special thank you to our sponsors...
Duxton HotelAegan Kitchens
Sam Rifici Hair Care Karrinyup
T&J Spray Painters
Bell Construction
Swan Transit
Minkz Furniture and Homewares
Riding for the Disabled
Mulberry Tree Childcare Doubleview
Mulberry Tree Child Care Mt. Hawthorn
Mulberry Tree Childcare Osborne Park
Mulberry Tree Childcare Wembley Downs
Jelly Beans Childcare Wembley Velmade Products
Stevlec Electrical
Collins Electrical
Endeavour Childcare Centre
Chrystal Halliday Aged Care
Sizzler Innaloo
Electro Boy Electrical
Crown Perth
F & R Classic Cabinets
St Andrews Uniting Church Homes
Headcase Hair
Churchlands Primary School
Balcatta Senior High School
Woodlands Primary School
Lazco Refrigeration
Wembley Veterinary Hospital
Cablenet Electrical
Leader Cabling Systems
Audi Centre Perth
Western PowerAnstiss Electrical
Barnes Street Early Learning Centre
Paul Kinsella Electrical
Bodhi J Health and Beauty Spa
Myvista
Robert Uusimaki
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Odette Nibigira
Daniel Pervan
Collins Electrical
Ozone Air
Jetts Fitness Scarborough
Snap Plumbing & Construction
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Peard Real Estate Leederville
Coco’s Restaurant
Westwide Electrical
Good Samaritan Industries
Osborne Park Leederville
Camera House
Wentworth plaza Hotel
Seme Solutions
Edsys Computers
Westec Electrical
Design Plumbing
Calais Hair and Beauty
Gilmour & Jooste Electrical
Austlec Electrical
Nicola Van
Niekerk
Tom Caruso
Careers
Advisor
Terrell Rene
Kayla Samuel
Merica Pokharel
Rebecca Cox
Taylor Shipperd
Tim Zhang
Blake Preston
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENT AWARDS 2014
On Thursday 1st May I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 Central Institute of Technology Student Awards and
to see two of our past students receiving prestigious awards. Congratulations to Michaela Channing (Class of 2011)
who was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for Media and to Sam Hayes (Class of 2013) who was
awarded the Outstanding
Achievement Award for
Business. Michaela completed
an Advanced Diploma in
Broadcast Television after
finishing Year 12 and is
currently working for Channel
Seven. Sam achieved a
Certificate IV Business in Year
12 during the completion of a
Non-ATAR/Workplace Learning
program and is now attending
Curtin University.
Clare Slodecki
Career Advisor
Sam Hayes with Neil Fernandes
Michaela Channing with Neil Fernandes
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School Musical
Oklahoma
Oh what a
performance...
a wonderful
time
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School Musical
Oklahoma
Photos by Tay Broadley and Ruth Sutherland
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Japanese
Tour 2014
The Japan Tour this year was an
absolute blast
The students from the ‘get go’ ran amok in the cities
of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Nishi Akashi!
Highlights included a crystal clear day to see the
sights of Mt Fuji, temple sight seeing in Kyoto and
being chased by deranged deer in Nara Park. We were
also confronted with challenges such as being slightly
lost, lugging our cumbersome baggage through peak
hour in the Tokyo underground attempting to catch
a frightfully punctual shinkansen (bullet train) to a
very important date! Exhilarating!
When not taking in the sights of Japanese cities
we were immersed in school and home life at our
host school Akashi Nishi. This lead to the delightful
discovery of how dedicated the Japanese are to
hospitality. We were treated to lessons in calligraphy,
a Japanese tea ceremony, choral with no English
whatsoever, a rip-snorting game of scissor-paper-rock
with lively class of six-year olds and a particularly
special session of learning how to deliver ‘rakugo’
(basically a traditional-style Japanese stand-up
routine). Home life involved sampling delectable
Japanese cuisine, participating in the family bath
routine and being taken to a variety of day trips on
the weekend.
Any student who is given the opportunity to
experience the excitement of the Japan Tour should
not hesitate to sign up! You will not regret it!
Gemma Boyett
English teacher
A wonderful experience...
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Japanese
Tour 2014
What an
amazing trip
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Stepping forward
in style
RSL recognises Churchlands efforts
The Churchlands marching band was formed
at the end of 2003, marching for the first time
in the 2004 Anzac Day Parade. Since then the
band has participated in nine Perth Anzac Day
commemorations, missing only 2009 when they
were on tour in North America and 2012 when many
of these students participated in the official Dawn
Service at the Australian National Memorial at
Villers‑Bretonneux, France.
The Marching band has been such a success that this
year our students enthusiastically formed a second
marching ensemble.
My thanks to the ensemble directors Caron Walker,
Nicole Turner, Robyn Griffin and Jacqui Edwick for
making sure our students look and sound their best.
Glenn Robinson
Director of Music
The students’ involvement in these commemorative
events helps to give them a greater insight into the
sacrifices of our forefathers and allows them an
opportunity to connect with historical events on
a personal level.
To acknowledge the efforts and commitment of the
Churchlands staff and students in supporting veterans,
the RSLWA has this year contributed to the purchase of
smart new jackets for both the Anzac Parade and the
State Remembrance Day services. The President of the
WA RSL, the Hon. Graham
Edwards AO, recently
visited the students here
at school for their first
official wearing of the
jackets and to thank the
students personally for
their support.
Zac Robinson and
Mathew Leak
Christine Liau and Blair Ballantyne talking to the Hon
Graham Edwards AO
Showing off our new jackets with the
Hon Graham Edwards AO
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News from the
Interschool
“Can Churchlands Senior High School
teachers rise to the challenge?”
Several Churchlands SHS debating
teams, at several different levels,
compete on Wednesday evenings
against other government and private
schools in the Interschool Debating
Competition
P&C
The P & C quiz night will be held at 7pm on Friday
29 August at the school (Green Room – it will be
signposted). This is a chance for a fun night and to
mingle with other parents and friends from the school
community, and hopefully a few teachers!
Gary Adshead of Radio 6PR will be compere, and there
will be some tremendous prizes, including lunch for the
winning table for eight at Parliament House. It is ‘bring
your own nibbles’ but no BYO as drinks will be on sale.
Debating
All these students prepare for their debates during
lunchtime and after school and have had some great
success against the other schools.
Tickets are only $10 per head, and tables of eight can
be purchased from Alisdair Putt at aputt@puttlegal.
com.au or ringing him on 0499953977. There will also
be year tables available if you simply want to join a
table rather than organising your own.
Please mark this date (Friday 29 August) in your diary
and get some other parents lined up for the night;
whether parents of kids involved in music; world
challenge, swimming, ski trip, or simply parents of
your child’s friends.
The money raised will go to additional facilities
for your child at the school as determined by the
Principal and staff.
If anybody or their business can donate a prize
please contact Pauline Swang on tel 64605643 or
swangowers@iinet.net.au – all donations will be
gratefully acknowledged on the night”
The Novice Number 3 team consists (left to right)
Claudia Firriolo, Shayla Newcombe and Melvin Tom
Mr Herd
Congratulations
Ainesh Ritschny
Ainesh Ritschny (Captain) and Owen Hearne
(Vice Captain) for their success at the Youth
Ultimate National Championships held in
Melbourne in June.
This Frisbee Championship was played
as a Round Robin and WA beat VIC in the
Grand Final. Ainesh was the runner up Most
Valuable Player for the Championship and
was chosen in the National Team.
Ainesh Ritschny in action
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Year 8
Lightning Carnival
These are the days that you remember
when you look back wistfully at what
was your experience at Churchlands
SHS
Teaming up with your mates and running around
playing sports against other schools – for the
whole day!
The Year 8s did the school proud with their energy
and enthusiasm. Participation is key at the Lightning
Carnivals and in this area the students excelled.
Churchlands SHS had the most teams in every
competition, most students having fun and the most
students saying thanks at the end.
Well done kids – you were fantastic. A big thank you
too, to all the Year 10s who came along to help on
the day.
Mr Van Maanen
Head of Department, Health and Physical Education
Oh what Champions we were...
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Year 8
Lightning Carnival
Oh what Champions we were...
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Relay
For Life
We love “Relay for Life”
The kids love it, the staff love it and the
community love it. The Churchlands Staff and
Student teams raised over $22,000 in 2014 to
come in second for Top Schools Fundraising.
We had almost 200 students and twenty five
staff who spent the twenty four hours in glorious
sunshine and freezing darkness, walking laps of
the track to remind us of the battle that a cancer
sufferer faces.
In my time at Churchlands, I am still amazed
at the generous nature of the wonderful
human beings that are our students.
They were impressive beyond words.
I can only hope that the “Relay” continues to be
a mainstay of the community service that our
students throw themselves into and we continue
to field a team of superstars.
Thanks to all of the staff who attended, and the
parents who helped. You know who you are.
Thank you.
Chris Van Maanen, Sue Wogan and
Peter McCormick.
We all loved it.
“Relay for Life” Rocks
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Relay
For Life
We all loved it.
“Relay for Life”
Rocks
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Community
Art Exhibition
The opening of annual
Community Art Exhibition
was held on Friday the
30th May
Former student Dr Geoff Lummis
opened the exhibition. Now a
lecturer in Education at Edith Cowan
University he reminisced on the
importance of his art education at
Churchlands SHS. It was great to see
the work of parents, former students,
current students and staff exhibited
in 2014. Students Bella Bowman
and James Berry received student
achievement awards and former
student Bianca Tuzee received the
People’s Choice award.
Geoff Lummis opened the Exhibition
Robyn Roper and Linda Mark
Neil Hunt with Margaret Jago and Geoff Lummis
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This year’s guest artists were Peteris
and Jillian Ciemitis. It was a great
opportunity for students to see such a
high calibre of work. Jillian Ciemitis
won the Excellence Award at the
2012 Print Media Awards. Peteris
Ciemitis has been a finalist multiple
Guest Artists’ Peteris and
times in the Archibald Prize as well
Jilliam Ciemitis
as the Black Swan Portraiture Prize which
he won in 2010. Peteris and Jillian held
a workshop with Year 11 and 12 classes on the 13th
of June. The students found it very inspiring very
motivated for future painting projects.
Megan Boyd
Visual Arts Department
Year 10 Community Service helpers Melissa Leong with Avril Tsen
Community
Art Exhibition
Community service helpers
Mia Stone
Madison Smith
Laura-May Willems
Ashlinn Gorman
Jarryd Van der Westhuizen
Some of our
artists and their
entries in the Art
Exhibition
James Berry
Beth Harcourt with John Maddren and
Geoff Lummis
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Sir Charles Court
Young Leaders Program
Flynn Dormer was selected to be a part
of the Sir Charles Court Young Leaders
program that was held in the second
week of term one holidays. I thought it
is better he writes something than I do
A few weeks ago I was honoured to be part of the Sir
Charles Court Young Leaders Program, a camp that
aligns with Curtin University’s new Student Leadership
Development Strategy. The memorable four-day
camp was an excellent opportunity to work with and
learn from twenty-nine other selected students from
across WA, as well as our six peer tutors consisting of
previous attendants and other members from the Curtin
Leadership Centre.
Looking back, I have never gained this much insight
into myself and others in such a short period of time.
For this truly amazing opportunity I would like to thank
Mrs Sambhara and Mr O’Brien for recommending me
and making this all possible..
Flynn Dormer, Year 10
Vani Sambhara
Academic Extension Program Coordinator
This camp concentrates on leadership qualities, selfawareness, goal setting, teamwork, problem solving
and developing awareness of global and local issues
and how these impact society. Each day comprised
of new foci and amusing activities and games that
corresponded with these subjects. These ranged from
teamwork-based scenarios at a high-ropes course,
to games that simulate real-world industries and to
creating our own hypothetical community events to
tackle local issues. Working together with the other
members of the camp we were all able to take the
most out of every activity and even a few games of
Ultimate Ninja.
Following the three and a half days at Wesley College’s
boarding house, we left for Curtin University where
we listened to several guest speakers regarding such
topics as career choices
and scholarships. We were
honoured to have former
Premier Richard Court speak
at our graduation ceremony,
representing the court family
in honour of his father Sir
Charles Court, another
former Premier of whom the
program was named after.
However, former Australia
women’s basketball player
and co-founder of the Cultural
Connection Code, Kia Dowell,
took the spotlight with a
truly inspirational speech of
resilience and determination.
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Flynn Dormer and former premier Richard Court
Graduating students
Our new
First Aid Officer
At the beginning of Term 2, I
commenced work at Churchlands
Senior High School as the new First Aid
Officer
I have twenty four years’ experience in nursing and
have three children myself, two here at Churchlands.
Everyone has been extremely welcoming and I already
feel very much a part of the team. The old Medical
Centre is currently being renovated so I am situated in
Student Services. In this location, I can see first hand the
day to day running of the school, meet and work with
all the Year Coordinators, Student Services team and
most importantly meet the children who are fantastic,
a pleasure to be with.
There is no longer a nurse based at the school so when
accidents happen and people feel unwell, they come
to see me! To keep a healthy environment at school, I
ask that you do not send your child to school if they
are sick and make sure all your telephone numbers are
up to date so you can be reached if your child needs to
be sent home whilst unwell. If I am unable to contact
you, I may need to call an ambulance (if required)
which can be very costly to you ($800-$900) without
insurance.
I find Churchlands to be a really positive environment
to work in and hope you will contact me if your child
has any specific medical needs.
Kind regards
Adele Mercier, First Aid Officer.
Adele Mercier
Congratulations
Tim & Erin
Last holidays Year 10 student Tim Putt
was part of
the WA 18/U
Boys Water
Polo team
They competed
against NSW 1,
NSW 2, QLD and a
combined Vic/SA/
Tas team.
They played some
very tough games
in the rounds
and did well to
get to the final,
taking out the
gold medal game
against NSW 1.
Tim Putt with the trophy.
Congratulations to Erin O’Brien who has been
selected to represent the Western Australian 2014
Under 16 AFL team.
State Selection is an honour and requires much
dedication,
time and effort
to develop
the necessary
talents required
of an elite
sportsperson.
We wish
Erin and her
team luck in
the National
Schools
Championships,
which are
being held in
Sydney NSW
during July.
Erin O’Brien and her footy...
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Year 8
Coral Bay Camp
Year 8 Academic Extension Program:
Sustainability Camp
Forty nine Year 8 students left on May 5 to learn
about sustainability and environmental issues. The
students spent a week exploring Coral Bay. Thanks
to Mr. Smithies for giving students such a wonderful
experience. Also to thank are Mrs Harvey and Mr
Marsden, Mrs Sambhara for all the help and support.
This is what some of the students had to say:
Coral bay is amazing. It was a life changing experience
swimming with turtles, snorkelling with mantarays
and just mucking around with friends. Ben Wheeler
This camp was choc-a-bloc with awesome activities,
on land and in the water. From swimming with
majestic Manta Rays to spending time walking around
town. The teachers were great and I wish I could do it
again. Ethan Blume
The camp was amazing. It was beautiful and the
weather was perfect. The food, location and activities
were great. I would love to go back with my family.
I wouldn’t trade this experience for the world. The
opportunity is a great one. Sasha Goranova
The Coral Bay camp was amazing. We saw beautiful
marine life and learned a lot about the coral reefs. I
highly recommend this camp. Sophie Geevers
Mrs Sambhara
AEP Coordinator
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What a great
experience...
Year 8
Coral Bay Camp
What an amazing time we had in Coral Bay ... here are some photos
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Community
Service
I am really impressed with the
numbers volunteering for events, both
in school and out in the community
More often than not, I have a “waiting list” of students
hoping that someone will have to drop out!
It is great to have students ready to step in at the
last minute.
Since the last newsletter, the big focus has been on
Relay for Life, but there have also been numerous
other events where students have volunteered
their time. Indeed, on the same weekend as Relay,
twelve other students attended the Step Up for MS
Central Park Stair Climb, where they were placed
on the various landings of the tower to provide
encouragement and support to the climbers.
Volunteers have also provided assistance and
marshalling at the Stirling Station starting precinct
of the Asthma Foundation’s Freeway Bike Hike, have
poured and served hundreds of cups of water to
finishers of the HBF Run For A Reason, are coaching
netball before or after school at Woodlands Primary
School and are training the cross country runners at
Yuluma Primary School. Others have provided front of
house or backstage support for the school production,
Oklahoma”, have handed out canapés and washed
dishes at the opening of the Art Exhibition, provided
assistance to parents on the Parent Report Day as
well as taking hot drinks for staff, supervised the
children’s play area or assisted with ticketing at the
Garden Festival in Perry Lakes and four of our Year 11
students attended the Global Leadership Conference
organised and run by World Vision. Once again, after
a four year break, students assisted with marshalling
at the Gwelup Primary School Fun Run on the WA Day
holiday. At the time of writing others are assisting at
the Every Woman Expo being held in the city over a
three day period.
What great
kids we
have at
Churchlands!
In addition, we have had students attend the Year 8
and 9 Lightning Carnival as umpires and managers
and around school we have students assisting in
the Library and others marking the Footy Tipping
Competition each week.
Keep up the good work!
Sue Wogan
Community Service Coordinator
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Community
Service
Some of our
wonderful
volunteers!
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World
Challenge 2015
We are off and running again, with
the students about to select their
teams for next year’s expedition
to Himalayan India (Uttarakand)
and Rajasthan
Clearly, word must have got out that World
Challenge is a fantastic experience (despite the lost
passports, visa issues and flight delays…) as we
had a huge attendance at our Parent Presentation
Evening which was held in Week 3 Term 2. Several
of last year’s Year 12 “challengers” spoke glowingly
of their experiences and showed a video clip that
they had filmed themselves – they all wish that they
could come with us again and are planning to do a
volunteering trip in one of their university holidays!
The presentation by Doug O’Halloran of World
Challenge was also inspiring and we were
inundated with expression of interest forms
in the following days. The calibre of the
applicants was exceptional, so the decision was
made to take four teams, which is fantastic!
Would
you like to
experience
this...
In the coming weeks the students will have
a Launch Meeting with Doug to learn more
about how World Challenge works and about the
region of India we will be travelling to. This will
enable them to choose the places they want to visit
and how challenging they want their treks to be. In
the meantime, the priority will be to make long term
plans to be fit enough to hike at altitude (carrying 15 –
18 kilos) and also to save the money they need to pay
their share of the cost which they have negotiated
with their parents.
We don’t have any pictures yet of our current group,
but the following reminders of our last two World
Challenge Expeditions in 2011 and 2013, will give you
an idea of the amazing time we have ahead of us
next year!
Sue Wogan
World Challenge Coordinator
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AFL
News
Girls Footy
A large number of girls have signed up this year and
the younger years responded very well especially
during Upper School Exams.
With hard fought determination and pure guts, our
girls have excelled in all games. Unfortunately, they
were beaten by Mater Dei College and finished a much
deserved second place in the North West Division.
We are looking forward to nominating a few teams for
the Term 4 Year 8/9 Girls Footy Carnival.
Boys Footy
This competition for senior and junior boys is still
currently in progress. Full results will be in the
next newsletter.
A very big thank you to Wembley Downs Junior
Football Club for their kind donation of training gear
for our Year 8 – 10 Specialist Program. The balls, bump
bags and first aid kit will definitely come in handy for
future sessions.
State representatives
Interschool Cross
Country
Churchlands SHS was well
represented by a super bunch of
lower school students
In fantastic running weather our kids did their best over
the 3, 4 and 6 kilometre courses. Each race was packed
with up to 200 competitors, galloping at the start and
staggering at the end.
All of the Churchlands students ran at their hardest and
put in the effort for their school. We had some fantastic
results as individuals and as year group teams. Our
best results were as follows – Sarah Hynes 8th, Briana
Dusting 11th, Joe Shore 15th, Kal Azmanov 15th and
Mitch Alco 17th in there various age groups.
In the overall year categories Churchlands won
the fourteen year old girls and fifteen year old girls
Champion trophies. This was a fantastic effort given
that we were competing against schools with much
larger teams, so well done girls.
Well done kids – keep on running.
Mr Rory McDonough
Health and Physical Education Teacher
Congratulations to Erin O’Brien (Year 11) who has been
selected in the WA U16 Girls Footy Team for the 2014
National Championships. This is the second time Erin
has been selected and we wish her the best of luck.
Another developing player who just missed out in the
final selection is Isobel Humphry (Year 10). Isobel is
still currently training hard with the WA team and will
be considered as a reserve for the squad.
Chris Tan
AFL School Ambassador
Salina Poletto, Jacinta Waters, Hollie Sheils-Rudd and
Taneisha Lincoln
Boys hard at training
Ethan Jackson, Joe Shore, Richard Liu LI
and Thomas Wiggett
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Home
Economics
Year 9 Design and Fashion
Year 10 Teenage Fashion
This semester in Design and Fashion we learnt a few
techniques of how to decorate fabrics. First we did
some tie-dye on natural fabric, then we did some
batik which is when you put wax on fabric and dye it
different colours so it looks nice.
This semester, the Year 10 sewing students have
sewn black wrap around skirts and have designed a
decoration to sew onto it.
One of our favourite techniques was applique which
meant we could put any design we liked using different
pieces of fabric. Once we learnt these techniques, we
designed our bags using images like hearts, fruit,
icecream, flowers or even characters like Olaf from
the movie Frozen, and the Mad Hatter from Alice in
Wonderland. Once we completed our bags we started
our fancy boxer shorts. Watch this space!
Daryl Ciseaux and Anastasia Sinclair
The unique designs (applique, embroidery, buttons)
have been sewn onto the skirts to decorate them and
create something individual that couldn’t be bought
at the shops. Now almost all of the students have
completed their skirts and are moving onto making
pyjama pants. The students have chosen the colours
and patterns for their pyjama pants and are now
sewing and decorating them with original designs
they have created.
Gabrielle Anderson-Tulett
Gabrielle Anderson-Tulett
and Jessica Watts sewing
Molly Thetford and Rosie
Wood on the sewing machines
Looking Good Fashion Assignment
We have recently completed our recycling project
based on a theme.
We used materials such as rubbish bags, paint
samples, bubble wrap, flooring plastic underlay,
string, bottle tops, hula hoops, cardboard boxes to
make a recycled garment.
Once finished we displayed our creations with a
Fashion Parade. This also involved hair and makeup
to suit our chosen theme. This was definitely a fun
assessment and we all enjoyed doing it.
Sally, Taja, Sammy and Elyssa
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Recylcled dresses on show
Home
Economics
Hospitality Year 12
Hospitality has been a very rewarding course
so far, not just because we get to eat extra
food most days of the week. We have learnt
various cuts of vegetables (apparently there
are more than one!), how to cook eggs in
different ways, how to fillet a fish and how
to make different pastries. We have made
pasta and rice dishes, even a quinoa salad,
so we now know what quinoa is and how
to pronounce it! Our barista course was fun
because it not only gave us delicious cups
of coffee, but we also learnt how to operate
the coffee machine and unfortunately how to
clean it too, which will help us with part time
work in the future.
A few highlights of the course have been
having the guest chef come in and make pork
dumplings with us, making apple pie, arancini
balls and cooking roast beef. We have all
thoroughly enjoyed working together in our
small groups; hospitality is a great course
for learning practical skills about food
preparation and teamwork, I would highly
recommend it.
Hannah Salm
Visit from the Fishing School
We never had an experience of handling fish before, so it was
very new, and fascinating despite the stinky smell! We have
learnt some new techniques of filleting a whole raw fish
with the help of the fisherman, Peter, and then making it into
fish and chips. It was an incredible experience that we never
thought we were
capable of!
June Oh, Regina
Norman - Philip
and Jingyang
Zhao
JIngYang Zhao and June Ol
Our local fisherman
Peter with Tariq
Maghal and Matt
James
Guest Chef
Guest chef, Matt Connell from Future Now Hospitality
Ambassador Program, came into our Hospitality class to
share his career experiences and showcase two of his favourite
dishes. Matt showed us how to make Pork Buns, which we had
made in our previous class, however Matt’s by far were better.
He also showed us an alternative healthy dessert option, chia
seed chocolate pudding!
Having Matt come in and share his stories about his travels
whilst being a chef
opened our eyes
to the amazing
opportunities
having a career
in Hospitality
can bring.
Chloe Raven
June Jingyang’s yummy arancini balls on display
Brandon Chisekio, Gemma Forbes, Adhieu Piok
with Guest Chef Matt Connell
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Congratulations
to some of our Year 12s
It was a pleasure for two of our Year 12
Leadership team to be invited to speak
at the Town of Cambridge Anzac Day
Parade
Congratulations to the top performing VET students, it
was a pleasure to enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by
the Year 12 Hospitality students to recognise the great
work achieved by our VET students. Keep up the great
work, well done.
Patrick Shen and Chloe Raven addressed the crowd
with a heartfelt speech of what Anzac day means
to them.
Jessieline Ruaya, Kyliee Rudd, Gemma Forbes, Kyle
Reynolds, Jess Muller, Jake Forbes with Mrs Slodecki
Chloe Raven, Patrick Shen and Shaun Le Strange at the
Town of Cambridge Anzac Day Parade
Keith Robinson was
lucky enough to
be chosen as the
Runner Up in the
City of Stirling Youth
Awards. Keith was
awarded a prize in the
Tough Nut category
which recognised
the hard work and
enthusiasm he puts
into everything
he does. Keith is
involved in the Year
12 Leadership Team,
he is committed to
numerous community
service projects and
is enjoying work
Keith Robinson with his award
experience at local
Woodlands Primary
School. Well done Keith, a very worthy recipient
of such a special award.
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Gemma Forbes
Jess Muller
Jake Forbes
ANZAC Day
Commemorative Parade
On Friday 25 April Wind Orchestra 2 assembled
amidst the returned service men and women
on St. Georges Terrace for their inaugural
performance as a marching band
Flag waving crowds lined the route as we marched and it was
a fantastic experience both playing and marching in the parade.
Despite a few issues (typically encountered when following horses),
we were ready for anything after Mr Robinson’s rigorous marching
training sessions. Anzac Day means a lot to so many people and I
know we all felt honoured to have been given the opportunity to
support the memory of the ANZACs on this special day.
Matt Grindrod
Maddie Smith, Lachlan Evans and Greg Stanley
As a member of Wind Orchestra 1,
marching through the streets of
Perth representing Churchlands
Senior High School is a distinguished
honour. Many of the members of
Wind Orchestra 1 were present at the
Dawn Service at Villers-Bretonneux in
France in 2012 and this day held even
more significance for them.
Marching alongside the Veterans
from all countries gave everyone a
huge sense of pride. Running up the
steep hill before our second march
took it out of us but we pushed
through. The countless hours of
rehearsals on a Saturday morning
paid off with the band looking highly
respectable amongst the Veterans to
whom this day meant so much.
Glenn Robinson leading our
Wind Orchestra 1
Zac Robinson
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GATE
Conference
The Year 10 Academic Extension
Program English class had the
opportunity to attend the Gifted
and Talented conference at St Hilda's
in May
The focus during the conference was on topics that
could be approached from many different disciplines.
This allowed students to begin making connections
between different areas of study and meeting the needs
of highly able learners.
This conference was presented by Julie Arliss , a
lecturer at King’s college, participants benefited from
her ranging experience helping young people realise
their potential.
This is what one of the student had to say about
the conference.
On Monday of week 2, gifted and talented English
students in Year 10, including myself, were given
the unique opportunity to take a break from the
classroom. Instead, we joined G+T students from
over ten other schools to take part in a stimulating
conference, engaging with a wide range of topics
aimed at provoking thought beyond the constraints
of the curriculum.
International lecturer Julie Arliss kicked off the
conference in exploring the philosophical difficulties of
achieving agreement about Justice, also highlighting
the complexity of it all with implications for other
areas of human experience, including Beauty, Truth,
Mathematics and Art. Julie continued in examining and
exploring the most significant theories of the Universe's
Origins, giving us a deep insight into one of the most
seminal discussions among scholars for generations.
Our second lecturer Jeffrey Hodges explored the
challenges with and methods of developing emotional
intelligence. 'EQ' being the ability to identify positive
ways to empathise and communicate with others, and
achieve greater success and fulfilment.
The conference concluded with "The Big Debate," in
which Julie and Jeffrey took opposing sides on the issue
of adopting nuclear power, encouraging students to
contribute and vote. The purpose was to examine the
practical implications of adopting the precautionary
principle which suggests 'that if technological
development has a suspected risk of causing harm to
the public or the environment, it should not progress
until it’s proved safe.'
All in all, the conference was a rare opportunity to be
exposed to some of the deeper questions that have been
posed, and exploring them with distinguished speakers.
Flynn Dormer
Year 10 AEP student
Students who attended the conference
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‘Student Bytes’
Makes it’s mark
The ‘Churchlands News Team’ is a
group of dedicated students committed
to improving their writing through
reporting on what’s happening in the
school from students’ point of view
‘Student Bytes’ is part of the ‘Churchlands Bytes’
publication, which is emailed every fortnight to all
parents and students.
What have you learnt about writing articles?
“The writing style expected of us news team writers is
very professional and reporter like.
“I have learnt that articles must be concise, original
and attention grabbing.
(Nikki Starlife, Year 10).
“I have learnt that you need to look at a story from
opposing of views, and preparing for a deadline
(Ashleigh Pauls, Year 9).”
Each fortnight a number of students are allocated
‘stories’ from events that have been happening around
the school. It’s then up to the students to interview,
research and write the article.
What would your advice be to any student who is
thinking about joining the team?
“JUST DO IT. We have lollies and Mms every second
week, and we are a cute, awkward community.” (Paige
Thacker, Year 11)
Ms Chapman co-ordinates the ‘news team’ and has also
worked as a Journalist, we asked her why It’s important
for students to be given this opportunity;
“Come! It's a really good experience to have as it helps
you with your writing (and there are lollies too!)”
(Isabel Weng, Year 9)
“Writing is such an important skill to have in life, and
can be an asset in any profession. In particular, it gives
students who are interested in a career in journalism
first- hand experience. The fact they are published each
fortnight as part of “Chuchlands Bytes’ is a once in a
lifetime experience and will give them the edge in the
future. Another important feature of ‘Student Bytes’ is
that it represents the voice of the students!”
SO...
If this sounds like something you would like to be a
part of, we welcome new members. Just email Ms
Chapman jchapman@churchlands.wa.edu.au or knock
on the English office to speak with her directly.
The ‘news team’ has reported on a range of events and
topics since the beginning of the year including Anzac
Day, The Year 8 camp, Going from a Green Shirt to
White, Oklahoma and even Study Tips, just to name
a few!
We would also love to listen to any suggestions you
may have for articles to put in ‘Student Bytes’. We have
put a suggestion box in the library so all you need to do
is write your idea down and leave it in the box.
News Team
“A CUTE AWKWARD
COMMUNITY”
Here is what some of the student’s
said about being a part of the
news team:
Why did you decide to be a part of
the news team?
“Because I have always had
a passion for writing, and I
thought it would be an interesting
experience. It also gets me
community service hours which is
a bonus (Paige Thacker, Year. 11).
I decided to be part of the news
team because I enjoy writing and
wanted to know what it would
feel like to be a journalist (Isabel
Weng, Year 9).
Parthvi Sheladia, Amanda Tan, Nikki Starlife, Ms Chapman, Marta Prasek, Amelia Burgess,
Mina Mitric, Kaitlin Dunlop
sitting down: Shrusti Shah, Ashleigh Pauls, Isabel Weng
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Global
Year 11
Leadership Challenge
Lunchtime Basketball
Attended by Heer Gudka, Ben Fahrner,
Lucinda Mooney, Linda Luce
The Year 11 House Captains and
Student Councillors helped organise
a basketball tournament which is
currently being held on Thursday
lunchtimes during Term 2
On May 5th, Heer, Ben, Lucinda and I attended the
World Vision, Global Leaders Convention Day 2014. The
focus of the day was to inspire and empower Year 10-12
students to become a voice for global justice.
We were one of the many schools there and were
amongst 1000 or so other students. We spent the
day listening to World Vision Leaders and Youth
Ambassadors, watching videos, playing games and
sharing ideas about how best we could promote the 40
Hour Famine within schools. We had the opportunity to
work in teams with students from other schools as we
gained a deeper understanding of the issues associated
with global hunger and poverty.
Nine teams entered the tournament and all games so
far, have been played competitively and in great spirit.
Teams were required to wear a uniform and there were
some excellent kits put together by the teams.
As this article goes to press, the Group Section has been
completed. The four best teams will enter the final
rounds and continue their quest to be crowned Year 11
Lunchtime Basketball Champions when they return
from exams.
Our next challenge is to encourage as many
Churchlands students as possible to participate in
the 40Hr Famine. We hope that many students will
be willing to join us for raising money for such a
terrific cause!
Linda Luce
Year 11 student
Blue Ninja Noel Chandramoghan dribbles towards the
defence of Wildcat team member Samson Ting.
Ben Fahrner, Lucinda Mooney, Linda Luce
with Heer Gudka
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Wildcat Anri Barnard pulls up for a three-pointer but the Blue Ninja
Anam Suterwala has it covered.
Year 11
Lunchtime Basketball
These are the Ultimate Power Rangers!
Will Douglas discovers that there are no easy baskets
against the Ultimate Power Rangers.
The Matt’s Dream team vs the A-team match up provided
the best game of the Group Section. Matt’s Dream team
won by one point with a three-pointer by their captain in
the last 10 seconds!
Team Wildcats!
Green Panda represent!
The caped Blue Ninjas, setting a new trend in on court apparel!
Jason Smithies
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Churchlands
Library
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Archives
Assisting with Digital Technologies
ebooks
Excursions/Camps
Important events in History
Learning spaces
Linking to
Learning
Promoting Positive online behaviour
A welcoming environment
Curriculum Support
Student Work
Private Study
Promoting reading for pleasure
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2014 French
Tour
In April 2014, twenty seven Year 10
students and one Year 11 student
went to France accompanied by
four teachers
They experienced the French culture in two different
cities: Belfort and Paris.
The group first stopped in Belfort, a beautiful city in
the north-east of France. This small town challenged
students to meet new friends, their correspondents,
and to communicate with them and their family
in French. Being immersed daily in French in
Belfort was a great bonus as students could not
believe how much their listening skills and spoken
French improved.
This city had a lot to offer. Not only did they meet
beautiful people but they could also discover Belfort’s
history with its fortification and also “Le Lion de
Belfort”. Host families were wonderful and welcomed
the group with rich and delicious food, such as cheese,
potatoes and of course bread. The three, four, fivecourse (are there more coming?) meals were a very
good surprise for French students and a welcomed
change at the school canteen. A starter, a main meal
and a dessert sure does sound more exciting than
our sandwich in Australia. Some of us even tried the
classics, such as snails or frogs legs.
Great photos of France
With the group, we visited a range of beautiful places,
such as the waterfalls of the Saut-du-Doubs, the city
of Colmar and the castle of the Haut-Koënigsbourg.
From the 18th of April, French students were on
holiday! They had the opportunity to spend more
time with their host families who took them to do a
range of activities, such as going to “EuropaPark”,
an amazing theme park in Germany, and visiting
Strasbourg, a beautiful city in the north-east of France
which is home to the European parliament. Some of
them discovered the snow and also went skiing.
Our students were delighted by the hospitality of
the French families, the incredible amount of food
that was given to them every day and the wonderful
places they got to see. Despite some very cold
weather, some of our boys soldiered on and refused
to wear anything but shorts (something to do with
being “Australian”). The cold did not stop students from
enjoying every moment they had in this beautiful city.
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2014 French
Tour
On the 24th of April, we left Belfort for Paris in the TGV, a high-speed train,
with a heavy heart, leaving our very good friends and many beautiful
places behind us.
Great photos
of France
We arrived in Paris, unpacked and went straight to see the well-known
landmark: the Eiffel Tower. Students were excited and impressed by the
height of the monument. Aside from the Eiffel Tower, we saw Versailles,
the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Arch of La Défense, la cite des Sciences,
l’arc de Triomphe, Montmartre and le Sacré Coeur. We also had the amazing
opportunity to go for a cruise by night on
the Seine River to see the amazing city
of Paris lit up. We spent our last day at
Disneyland Paris where students had a fun
time. We said goodbye to France on the
30th of April, our minds full of amazing
memories, our food envies satisfied and our
French language improved.
We now look forward to hosting the French
students who will be coming in October.
Christine Fontaine
French Teacher
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Year 11 Physical Education
Body Boarding Competion
The swell had not been kind over the
week leading up to the competition;
it had peaked at 1m and there was a
feeling that perhaps this tournament
would not go ahead
A quick thinking PE Department changed the location
to Trigg Beach in the hope of catching some bigger
surf on the day. Fortunately, the swell picked up and
the competition was set to be a ripper. The day was
split across heats with the girls and boys competing in
separate competitions.
Some students were keen to show off their skills,
while others were just content with getting out past
the breaker. There was tough competition in the boys
groups with Brandon Murphy, Wil Douglas and Yujiro
Kobayashi taking out top honours. Emma Davies
led the girls groups from the start, with a thrilling
display of tricks and raw courage to take out top place.
Tash Brania and Natasha Willoughby gain special
mention for posting minor rankings due to catching
the longest wave up the beach. A great day was had
by all. Many thanks to the Year 11s for making it an
awesome competition!
Miss Carter & Mr Bongiascia
HPE Department
Surf and smiles
all the way!
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Year 11 Physical Education
Body Boarding Competion
Surf and
smiles all
the way!
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Netball
News
Specialised Netball Tournament
Over 100 girls in the Special Interest Netball Program
participated in the annual Lower School Specialised
Netball Tournament run by Aranmore Catholic
College on Wednesday 9 April. The event held at
Kingsway Sporting Complex attracted schools from
north and south of the river and was a fantastic
opportunity for our girls to represent Churchlands
Senior High School and gain valuable netball
experience. Teams for the School Sport WA – High
Schools Cup were selected from this tournament.
Year 8s from the Churchlands
Specialist Netball Program
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Netball
News
School Sport WA - High Schools Cup
The Champion Schools competition held on Friday 9 May was a
day carnival for government and non-government schools in the
Northern Districts. Churchlands entered five teams, two each in
the Lower (Year 8) and Middle (Year 9 and 10) Division and one in
the Open (Year 11 and 12) Division. All our teams played consistent
Netball against schools of a very high calibre.
The two top schools from each zone progress to Interzone finals
played either home or away. Although results are yet to be
confirmed, Churchlands should have at least three out of five
teams progressing.
Congratulations to all girls who represented themselves and
Churchlands SHS in the High Schools Cup at such a high level and
good luck to those teams in the next round.
Thank you to our team managers/umpires who volunteered their
time to assist at the carnival.
Open Division Years 11 & 12
Winners of the Interzone finals will advance through to the
Elimination Day carnival at Fremantle Netball Association on
Wednesday 30 July 2014.
Amanda Monaghan
Netball Coordinator
Middle Division Years 9 & 10
Lower Division Year 8s
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LOTE
Chinese
Chinese Speaking Competition
The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for WA
Secondary School Students was held in the Confucius Institute at
UWA on 10th May 2014.
The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition is an annual
international Chinese Mandarin speaking and performance
competition. The competition is organised by the Office of the
Chinese Language Council International Hanban, Beijing.
The competition had three segments: a written test on the cultural
and geographical knowledge of China (in Chinese); a speaking
component (3 minutes); and a cultural performance.
Two Churchlands students took part in the competition and both
of them won. Yating Wang (10 –B1) won 2nd prize in the Chinese
background category. Suzie Yang (11-S2) won third prize in the NonChinese background category.
Suzie and three other WA students received $600 worth of travel
and accommodation subsidies to participate in the Australia
“Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition Finals in Adelaide
on the 19-20 June.
The winners of the Adelaide competition will be invited to compete
in the international finals in China in 2014.
Yating Wang and Suzie Yang at the
Confucius Institute at UWA
China study tour with the Confucius Institute,
2014
Four Churchlands students took part in the twelve
days China study tour with the Confucius Institute in
April. They are Annie Roper (10-S4); Amanda Tan (10T2), Yating Wang (10-B1) and Nicholas Ho (9-S4). All
accommodation, meals and the excursions in China are
paid by the Confucius Institute.
Annie wrote about the tour: “The culture activities were
very entertaining; they ranged from watching traditional
Chinese movies to learning martial arts and singing
classic Chinese songs. The excursions were also fun; we
went to attractions such as the Tea museum, Wuzhen
Town, a local high school, all different types of markets
and my personal favourite, Song Dynasty Town. All of
these attractions had an amazing history dating back to
more than 5000 years ago –much more than Australia’s
200 years! This was definitely one of the most rewarding
experiences I ever could have asked for – we all came
back with not only a great knowledge of Chinese culture
and language but we had all gained valuable travelling
experience and made great friendships along the way.
Suzie Yang speaking and singing at the
competition
Annie Roper
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Year 9 & 10
Photography
Film photography contains skills that are difficult to master.
It takes time, perseverance and commitment to learn what it takes to produce a successful photograph. Once
mastered, the appreciation of the art form will stay with students forever.
The works you see here are often 4 - 5 weeks in the making. Students begin to understand the importance of light
and composition, when using an SLR film camera. Following this is the precise process of developing negatives. The
magic begins in the darkroom where students employ skills such as the use of filters and dodging and burning to
produce high end images.
To complete the artistic
process students mount their
photographs, display them in
the Visual Arts Gallery and have
the satisfaction of seeing their
work exhibited. Congratulations
to the students who have
successfully displayed their
works this semester.
Visual Arts Department
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Year 8
Science
What’s happening in Lower School
Science?
Year 8
Over the last five to six weeks the Year 8s have been
studying Earth and Space Sciences. Early in the topic
they learnt how to distinguish between a rock and
a mineral and how to distinguish between different
minerals using the four properties of lustre, streak,
hardness and cleavage. Then the classes were taught
about the three different types of rocks – igneous,
metamorphic and sedimentary.
One of the ways we like to teach the students about
sedimentary rocks is to get them to make their own
simulated sedimentary rocks. The before photographs
show the students preparing their samples. Then
after leaving the samples to dry for several days the
after photos show the finished products.
Troy Ward, Cahil Youngs, Sahal Kamar, Robin Pokharel
The topic concludes this week and then for the
remainder of this term and a large proportion of next
term, the Year 8s will be studying Biological Sciences.
Sarina Watson
Year 8 Science Teacher
Asmaa Lahmini, Angela Tennant, Chantelle Fazari
Ashley McHutchison
Vivanne Glover
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Ryan Morris
WAIS
Students
Gymnasts, Jayden Cooney, Joshua Di
Nucci and Gabriel O’Sullivan travelled
earlier this year with the Australian
Team to the Pacific Rim Championships
in Vancouver, Canada
Josh Dinucci in action
Josh and Gabe competed in all six Men’s Gymnastics
apparatus to gain valuable experience against some of
the world’s best gymnasts.
Josh finished in 9th place overall while Gabe made it into
finals on rings and pommel.
They were both members of the WA U17 Yrs Boys team
(along with Joseph Spellacy) who won gold at the
Australian National Gymnastics Championships. Gabriel
finished 2nd overall, 1st on pommel, 3rd vault, 3rd on
rings while Joshua was 4th overall, winning high bar,
3rd on floor.
Joseph unfortunately injured his foot in an awkward
landing resulting in surgery.
In Vancouver Jayden competed well in both her events to
win Gold in Synchronised Trampolining, 3rd trampolining
and double mini tramp. She also recently did well at
Nationals to finish 1st in synchro. She was in the WA
senior team that won silver and has now been invited to
trial for senior world championships to be held in Florida
in Nov. 2014.
All three loved their stay in the beautiful Vancouver
in the former Winter Olympic Village and their taste
of international competition, while also having the
opportunity to meet and mix with athletes from the fifteen
countries that make up the Pacific Rim Grouping.
Maree Sterrett, WAIS Coordinator
Amazing Gabe O’Sullivan
Jayden Cooney on the podium(4th right)
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West Australian Young Readers
Book Award 2014
Churchlands Senior High School students will once again be involved
in the state wide, readers’ choice award for young readers. The Award
has three levels – Picture books; Younger Readers and Older readers.
Books have been nominated by students throughout Western Australia.
The books on the lists must have been published in the last five years
and may be written by a living Australian or overseas author. This
year’s lists are fantastic and we strongly encourage all students to
participate, either through the whole school reading programme and/
or in their own time.
Older Readers
Older Readers
Younger Readers
Younger Readers
Picture Books
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