12th December 2016 Term 4 Week 9

KELSO HIGH CAMPUS

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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Award Recipient

Amy Dickson has been awarded the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Award for the most outstanding Year 11 Science student at Kelso High Campus in 2016. She received her award at Dubbo Senior Campus along with other recipients from Central West High Schools. As a recipient she is invited to the Victor Chang Cardiac Institute for a tour of their facilities and an introduction to the many research projects being conducted.

She is pictured here with Professor Jamie Vanderberg from the Victor Chang Cardiac Institute and also with the other worthy recipients of this award. Congratulations Amy!

CHS Open Boys Cricket Selections

Congratulations to Mark Day, Henry Allen, Connor Slattery, Deua Berry and Brendan Pallier for securing a position in the Western Region CHS Open Boys Cricket side.

Mark Day

Deua Berry Brendan Pallier Henry Allen Connor Slattery

Important Dates –

December 2016 13 December Presentation Night 14 December Year 11 Jamberoo Rewards Excursion 14 December Year 8 - 10 Wet ‘n’ Wild Excursion 15 December Community Connections Excursion to Flat Rock 15 December Kelvin Cooke Shield Hockey 16 December Last day of term for students

January 2017 30 January Year 7, 11 and 12 students return to school 31 January Year 8, 9 and 10 students return to school

Schools Spectacular

Twenty Five Kelso High students spent most of Week 7 in Sydney for the Schools Spectacular show. Our students were represented in the Aboriginal Dance Ensemble and Non-metropolitan Schools' Segment. The students per-formed in front of almost 21 000 audience members and set a Guinness World Record for Largest Amateur Variety Act.

All dancers did an amazing job and we are very proud of their achievements.

November 21 - An early start for our Aboriginal Dance Ensemble. Quick brekkie stop on our way to Homebush for a week of rehears-als for Schools Spectacular.

November 25 - Kelso High's Schools Spectacular team is currently at Qudos Bank Arena. After several days of rehearsals the students' hard work will finally pay off when their audience enters the arena today. Best of luck to our awesome dancers and their fantastic work so far.

November 26 - What an incredible inspiring and uplifting show at Schools Spectacular involving over 5,000 students from public schools across NSW. So proud of our students and staff who worked so hard, performed brilliantly and are part of something really special.

November 29 - Congratulations to all of the dancers who participated in the Schools Spectacular last week. You all did a wonderful job!

Principal’s Report

Celebrating Student Successes

One of the best parts of this time of the year is that we get to celebrate our high student achievers. Our

Commendation Assemblies were held on Monday 12 December. Each year group (7-10) were involved in a separate

year assembly throughout the day where commendations were presented and students were issued with their

reports.

Parents can also view the reports on the parent portal at http://web3.kelso-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/register.

Presentation night starts at 7:00 pm on Tuesday 13 December

Parent Focus Group Meeting

Thanks very much to the parents who attended our parent focus group last week. We spent some time discussing good

things that are happening, areas we can improve and some of our plans for 2017. One of our strategies is to employ a

Community Liaison Officer in 2017 to help us better connect and communicate with our school community. We are

advertising the position now. Applications close on Tuesday 13 December.

Departing Staff

I wish to acknowledge the staff who will not be returning to Kelso High in 2017 and thank them for their contribution.

In many cases. Five teaching staff are retiring: Mrs Stephanie Brown, Mrs Kim Baker, Mrs Cheryl Cole, Ms Kathy Starr

and Mr Russ Macpherson. Each one of these people has played a really significant role over many years at Kelso High.

We will also greatly miss Ms Kate Tonkin, Ms Lamai Thompson-Long and Ms Kylie-Rose McLean who are moving to take

up opportunities elsewhere.

Happy and Safe Holiday

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday, and a happy Christmas with family

and friends. Thankyou to everyone for their contribution to what has been an excellent year at Kelso High Campus. We

have such great students and dedicated and hardworking staff who make a difference every day. People are very tired

at the moment, and have certainly earned their holiday.

Top Performances:

KHC volleyball teams who competed in Melbourne last week. For the first time our A team is in the honours divi-

sion and played extremely well.

Our open boys’ cricket side who have won though to the Western Final, which will be played on Monday 12 De-

cember at Brooke Moore oval v Dubbo Senior College. Our boys were successful in the semi-final, with a thrilling

last ball finish, thanks to a two by man of the match Jay Webber!

Mark Day, Henry Allen, Connor Slattery, Deua Berry and Brendan Pallier were all selected in the Western Region

CHS Open Boys Cricket side and Mariah Gilchrist who made the Western Girls team.

Our Aboriginal ensemble and our Dance ensemble were fantastic in Schools Spectacular.

Amy Dickson who was awarded the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Award for the most outstanding Year 11

Science student at Kelso High Campus in 2016. She received her award at Dubbo Senior Campus a few weeks

ago.

Please give me a call me or drop by to discuss anything concerning your child and Denison College, Kelso High Campus

Mick Sloan Principal

Transition Through Technology

KHC has enjoyed working with Stage 3 students from Bathurst South, Kelso and Raglan Public Schools over the past few weeks.

Students have been creating e-portfolios using Google apps in preparation for high school.

We were pleased to see our 2017 Year 7 students and their parents at our Year 7 2017 Welcome to Kelso High even-ing.

Blood Bank at Kelso High Campus

Kelso High hosted its annual visit from the mobile donor centre. Staff and students were very generous with their donations!

Ms McFarland received feedback from the Red Cross Blood Service - Kelso High has potentially saved up to 87 lives from the donations given.

Well done!

Open Boys’ Cricket

On Monday 14th November, the Kelso High Open Boys’ cricket team played in the semi final against Mudgee High

School in Bathurst.

It was a close game and in a thrilling finish, Kelso High won on the last ball!

Congratulations boys!

Kelso will now play Dubbo Senior College in the Western Final on Monday 12th December at Brook Moore Oval.

Class of 2016

Thursday night November 10th, we bid a final goodbye to the Class of ’16! All Year 12 students looked amazing all dressed up and after a fun and emotional night of speeches, photos and goodbyes, Year 12 have officially finished school. Exciting times ahead as we all now wait for HSC results.

KHC wishes our Year 12 students the very best of luck in their future endeavours.

First Aid Course

Selected Year 10 and 11 students participated in this course at school run through VERTO in Bathurst. Trainer Rob was very impressed with this group of students - confident of their first aid skills if there were an emergency!

Western CHS Netball

Eight Year 7 students travelled to Orange PCYC to compete in the U15 Western CHS Netball competition. Competing schools included Bathurst High Campus, Condobolin and Parkes.

All girls are to be commended on their sportsmanship, playing exceptionally well against more experienced teams.

Congratulations girls and coach Mrs English!

Schools Spectacular Cake Stall

Miss Parker and her dancers' held a cake stall for the Schools Spectacu-lar. The cake stall fundraiser was a big success - delicious!

Auditions for Cirkus Surreal Tour to Hawaii

Congratulations to these eighteen talented young

people who successfully auditioned for the 2018 tour

troupe to Hawaii.

A tough skills test followed by a solo, a duet and a

group performance.

Hawaiian Shirt Day at Kelso High…..

2017

WESTERN BAND CAMP

Information for School Staff, Parents and Students The Western Band Camp is on again! The 2017 Camp will be held at Lake Burrendong Sport and Recrea-tion Centre from Sunday 19 February – Friday 24 February 2017. The camp is open to all public school students from years 5-12 and caters for musicians of all levels from beginner to advanced. During the week students will participate in a range of programs including concert band, advanced band and instru-mental group tutorials.

The camp aims to give students a valuable educational and musical experience. It will give students the opportunity to enhance their skills by working with professional musicians, tutors and conductors, while exposing them to a variety of music and styles. Students who attend camp will be eligible for selection for 2017 State Wind Band who performs at the Sydney Opera House and Beyond the Divide band tours.

Bass guitarists are welcome to attend, however, there are no positions available for vocalists, electric, acoustic guitarists or violinists. Separate camps are available for these students. Piano students are wel-come to attend, with the understanding that they will be placed with the percussion section and will be expected to rotate turns with the others. A single drum kit is provided for drummers and they will be expected to rotate turns on the equipment with percussion instruments.

It is expected that all students who apply will be accepted. A confirmation email will be sent to parents/caregivers so please ensure that an up-to-date email is provided. Please see Mrs Murphy for details

Western Band Camp 2017

Solution to Stroevey Number 224

What am I?

ANSWER

Kung fu

Stroevey Challenge

Number 225

5 LETTER WORDS

Starting with a five letter word, change one letter to create a new word. This word is then changed by one letter to create another new word. For example, DOG, DIG, FIG etc. These words in turn mean:

a gaggle of geese a device for measuring time

what you can do with a mouse a baby chicken

a device to prevent wheels from moving a surprise

a small house a pile of cards

a small piece of wood unable to move

Solutions showing necessary working and your roll call group should be given to Stroevey. Prizes always on offer.

Kelso High School Uniform Shop

Opening Hours for 2017

The uniform shop will operate during the follow-ing hours: Friday 27th January - 9.00 am till 1.00 pm

Monday 30th January - 8.30 am till 12.30 pm

Every Tuesday - 12.00 pm till 4.00 pm

Every Thursday - 8.00 am till 11.45 am