NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Key Dates for 2018 Wed 31 Jan

Levy Payment & Uniform Sales

8.30am to 7.00pm

Second Hand Uniform Sales

9.00am to 12.00pm

5.30pm to 7.00pm

Thurs 1 Feb

Levy Payment & Uniform Sales

8.30am to 7.00pm

Second Hand Uniform Sales

9.00am to 11.00am

4.30pm to 6.30pm

Wed 7 Feb

Term 1 Commences

Mon 12 Feb

Regatta Day - Public Holiday

Mon 19 Feb

GRIP Leadership - G10

Mon 5 March

Peer Support Camp D1 & D2

Tuesday 6 March

Peer Support Camp D1 & D2

Wed 7 March

Peer Support Camp D1 & D2

Peer Support Camp E1 & E2

Thur 8 March

Peer Support Camp E1 & E2

Fri 9 March

Peer Support Camp E1 & E2

As we draw to the close of another successful year at New Town High school I would like to thank

the school community of their ongoing support. We have achieved a great deal over the course of

the year and in a wide range of academic, cultural and sporting endeavours.

New Town is a large comprehensive High School which fulfils an important role in our local commu-

nity. The school is held in high regard for achieving excellence and producing quality educational

outcomes in all areas. Over the course of the year our students continued to show strong gains in

Literacy and Numeracy tests as well as National Science, Mathematics, English, Public Speaking and

Language competitions. We also had great success in the Arts, the combined New Town and Ogilvie

band winning a Platinum Award at the Victorian Schools Band Competition. In the sporting arena we

had a large number of State Representatives in a wide range of areas including AFL, rugby, soccer,

hockey, boxing, martial arts and rock climbing. Our school also took out the Inter-High Champion-

ships in Athletics and Cross Country Running.

The availability of broad curriculum choices and the diverse range of curriculum enrichment pro-

grams that operated ensured students had an extensive range of opportunities to be fully engaged in

the school. Next year we are introducing more subjects to cater for our high achievers and gifted

thinkers. We hope to produce a few more Rhode Scholars.

The enormously positive and supportive working relationships between staff, students and an active

and involved parent body were noteworthy achievements of this school year. This sense of spirit and

belonging contributed greatly to the maintenance of a happy and safe learning environment. Mem-

bers of our school community showed their unfailing commitment to the school which enhanced our

already stimulating environment in which all students are supported and encouraged to achieve their

personal best

The continued commitment from our students to work cooperatively with each other, and their ef-

forts to be caring and supportive of each other was readily evident throughout the year. The very

strong emphasis on student wellbeing that exists at New Town High is recognised and applauded by

the wider community. The exemplary leadership and citizenshiship skills of a large number of stu-

dents were demonstrated at major school events and through student participation in programs and

activities outside the school.

Our school continues to be characterised by cooperation, support and achievement, which is the re-

sult of the commitment and motivation of many people. We have continued this year to recognise

and celebrate the many talents, dedication, diversity, creativity, citizen-

ship and overall excellence of our students.

We cannot ignore that we had a few incidents of concern in 2017 but

on each occasion we worked through these situation and are a strong-

er school for it. I take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank all

students, staff and parents for their many significant contributions this

year.

At New Town High our purpose is to build good men and we can be

proud of those good men in year 10 who will leave our school this year.

I am looking forward to commencing our new school tradition when I

award each of our departing year 10 with their Old Scholar badge.

I wish you all a safe and enjoyable break and look forward to an excit-

ing year at New Town High School in 2018.

David Kilpatrick

PRINCIPAL

FURTHER NOTES FROM OUR SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL REGARDING 2018 Use of Personal Smart Phones at New Town High

School – The school wishes to advise parents that we dis-

courage students from bringing mobile phones to school.

Key Points

Students are discouraged from bringing smart phones to

school and will not be allowed to take phones to classes, to

use phones during lesson time or in the school corridors in

2018.

Students who need to be in contact with parents may use

personal phones at recess and lunch time or in some cases

may access the schools phone at the front office.

During class time phones can be stored in lockers or in the

front office. Students who chose to bring phones to school

do so at their own risk with the school accepting no liability

for theft or damage to such devices.

We are putting in place measures to ensure that students

are not able to access social media (e.g Facebook, snapchat,

etc) from the school network. We discourage students

from finding ways to access blocked sites from our WIFI.

When instances of anti-social behaviour is detected that

involve the use of blocked web sites and APPS strong sanc-

tions will be enforced.

We wish to reinforce that students are not allowed to use

phones to take images of students or staff at the school.

Students who are not able to comply with these rules will

be banned from bringing a phone to school.

Background

Staff are becoming increasingly concerned that phone use is

distracting our boys from learning. We are observing an

increase in incidents of behaviours of concern resulting

from the use of social media at school. In 2018, we will

purchase a further 110 computers for student use and will

continue arrangements for students to bring their own lap-

top or tablet device.

What Current Research Tells Us.

Technology has become a fundamental and useful compo-

nent of everyday life for us and our children. The benefits

phones have for us to connect with others, stay connected

with friends and family and access a wonderful range of re-

sources, information and news is unparalleled. However,

phone use can easily become damaging if not balanced. Un-

fortunately, 4 out of 5 young Australians are thought be

addicted to their phones.

Current smartphone users consume 10hrs of media con-

tent everyday on their phones! They generally never ac-

cess anything educational!

56% of Aussie teenagers are heavy social media users and

often access these sites to decrease stress. But, social me-

dia use is often the cause of increases in stress and 60% of

young people report trouble sleeping and relaxing. A simi-

lar number feel burnout by constant connectivity.

Considerable research has shown that increases in accessi-

bility of phones leads to increases in stress, sleep disturb-

ance and depression in both men and women. There is no

current evidence to suggest access and use of smart phones

increases the learning outcomes of young people.

In fact, addiction to phone use creates erratic, overstimulat-

ed thinking styles. This creates a need for constant connec-

tion, entertainment and stimulation in the brain, overriding

natural thinking and problem solving processes. For exam-

ple, boredom is a key factor in fostering creativity and ex-

ploration. Young people these days automatically reach for

their phone the second they are bored and this suppresses

creative thinking.

Normal social interaction are restricted when students

are not talking /looking at each other so not learning so-

cial cues and other interpersonal skills.

We have found students texting parents for immediate help

when they should be building resilience and sorting things

out with their teachers. For example, when a student is in

trouble for behaviour issues, they text a parent to come

and collect them to avoid consequences.

The evidence is pointing to the fact that phones are not

conducive to learning and creating a positive school envi-

ronment. This has prompted us to discourage the use of

smartphones commencing day one of the 2018 school year.

References:

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/

articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-66

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/fomo-heavy-social-media-use-

leading-to-depression-among-teens

http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cpb.2005.8.39

STUDENT DRESS CODE

EARRINGS AND JEWELLERY

Key Points

No student, as part of our dress code policy, is able to

wear:

Braclets, necklaces, anklets, etc;

Earrings, other than one small plain stud that does not

exceed 3mm in diameter.

This is a reminder to students and parents to utilise this

holiday period to address boys that are currently non-

compliant with this policy particularly around piercings,

such as facial piercings, spacers and disc-like or large ear-

rings.

This policy was been reviewed and endorsed by the School

Association at time of implementation.

Previously, boys were have not been directed to remove

such jewellery items, however this will occur in 2018. Stu-

dents refusing to comply with this policy will be subject to

disciplinary action.

GRADE 7 NEWS

It is hard to believe that our Grade 7 year group has com-

pleted a year at New Town High School.

The boys started their year with a positive and extremely

successful Peer Support Camp organised by Mr Howard

and Mr Tabart. This was followed by productive Peer

Support sessions with the Grade 9 leaders.

Our Student Representative Council assisted Ms Lamont

and Mr Turnbull in organising our lunchtime sports rosters

throughout the year as well as assisting in the organisation

of our various fundraising activities – the most profitable

being our Hot Dog stall at the Athletics Carnival raising just

over $500 which will go towards our Grade 10 leavers’

activities in 2020.

We are very proud of the boys in our grade who have

gained selection state selection in a range of national com-

petitions. Magnus McCausland, 7-4, Sam Hawkins, 7-

1, Shannon Harris, 7-2, Tyler Kenna, 7-6, and Jaxon

Richardson, 7-6, have all represented the school as State

Representatives.

We would also like to acknowledge the many students who

participated in the various Maths, French and Geography

competitions as well as the Tournament of Minds and De-

bating roster throughout the year. Our boys have shown

excellent school spirit and high participation rates in all of

our school carnivals which augurs well for 2018!

We would like to thank our Grade 7 Home Group teach-

ers and our Assistant Principal, Ms Dineley for their hard

work, commitment and support throughout the year. It

has been reassuring to know that our boys have always

started their day with staff who have been organised, com-

mitted, positive and care about the boys and are working

with them to develop resilience, confidence and help them

grow into fine young men.

Finally, we would like to thank all the parents, staff and stu-

dents for such an amazing 2017 at New Town High School

and wish them all well for the long Christmas break. We

look forward to seeing our boys in 2018 where they will

continue their journey into becoming fine young men.

Ms Lamont & Mr Turnbull

Grade 7 Supervisors

Students resume school on

Wednesday 7 February 2018

GRADE 8 NEWS What an amazing year for the Grade 8s! We have cele-

brated many achievements in the classroom, in the sporting

arena and out in the community.

While our boys have been kicking figurative and literal goals

all year, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate

those boys who received very special awards at out Presen-

tation Evening; the culminating event in our yearly calendar.

A very big congratulations to Evan Stone, 8J2, who re-

ceived our prestigious Service to the School award. Evan

has worked tirelessly throughout the year in many different

areas of his school life. He has conducted himself, as Stu-

dent Representative Council President with poise and en-

thusiasm to ensure our student views are heard. Evan has

been a valued member of the debating team, and a member

of the winning debating season team. His success in reach-

ing State Finalist level in Rostrum Voice of Youth, was an

outstanding achievement that highlighted his exceptional

talent as a public speaker. Being an all-rounder, Evan is also

a keen sportsman with a strong commitment to the New

Town Eagles Football Club, Kimekai Karate and volleyball,

where his team played in the Volleyball Cup Semi-Final. He

is also a keen musician and values membership of the Junior

Band highly. We could not be more thrilled with how Evan

has conducted himself this year and believe he is a very de-

serving winner of this award.

Our Grade has a high number of exceptionally talented

boys and this was evident with us celebrating duel dux. A

very big congratulations to Samuel Payne, 8J1, and our

Service to the School recipient Evan Stone, 8J2, for

achieving this very prestigious award.

The Grade 8 Academic awards are presented to those stu-

dents gaining the most outstanding results in their grade.

We would also like to congratulate the following boys for

receiving Academic awards:

Luca Cartledge, 8J2, Jaden Moore, 8D1, Blake O'Brien,

8E2, Joshua O'Brien, 8J1, Samuel Payne, 8J1, Joshua

Rayner, 8D1, Levi Rose, 8E1, Andrew Smith, 8J1, Wil-

liam Spongberg, 8H1, and Evan Stone, 8J2.

The Grade 8 Merit Awards are presented to students for

consistent contribution to the school community and for

leadership in such areas as class and school activities, aca-

demic achievement, sport, music and the performing arts.

We would also like to congratulate the following boys for

receiving Merit awards:

Callum Bishop, 8H1, Joshua Ford-King, 8J2, James

Langfellner, 8D2, Lucas Le Mesurier, 8E1, Mohammad

Rizal Musilih 8D1, William O’Neile, 8J1, Oskar Puclin,

8D1, Alex Smith, 8J1, Luke Van Emmerik, 8J2 and Ar-

thur Wilson, 8J1.

We also recognize the following students for winning cov-

eted language awards:

The New Town High School award for French for the most

promising student from grade 8 into 9 went to both Jaden

Moore, 8D1, and Luke Van Emmerik 8J2. The award Jap-

anese for the most promising student from grade 8 into 9

went to James Langfellner, 8D2.

We were delighted that our own Levi Rose, 8E1, won the

Art Acquisition prize donated by the Hon Rob Valentine

MLC. This award is usually presented to a senior student,

Evan Stone Samuel Payne

Jaden Moore Luke Van Emmerick

however Levi has continually dedicated himself to his art

and has produced pieces that show his unique talent and

versatility. Levi is thoroughly deserving of this very prestig-

ious award and we are all very proud of him.

A huge congratulations to all those award winners, as they

have dedicated themselves to their academic, sporting and

community endeavours.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedi-

cated Home Group teachers, Mr Lovell, 8D1, Ms Woods,

8D2, Ms Fitzgerald, 8E1, Ms Logan, 8E2, Mr Walters,

8H1, Mr Freeman, 8H2, Ms Coleman, 8J1 and Ms

Gardner, 8J2. Our Home Group teachers provide much

valued pastoral care and ensure a smooth start to every

day.

Term 1 2018 will see a change in leadership of our Grade.

Ms Burrill will leave us to undertake a role with the Pro-

fessional Learning Institute within the Department of Edu-

cation, and Mr Heidenreich will step in and fill the position

of Assistant Principal for our Grade 9s. Ms Noonan will

join Ms Mulholland as Grade Supervisor to ensure the

smooth day to day running of the Grade. We wish Ms Bur-

rill all the best in her new role and look forward to her

return later in the year.

Finally, we would like to wish all our students and their

families a very safe and happy holiday break.

Sara Mulholland & Nathan Heidenreich

Grade 8 Supervisors

GRADE 9 NEWS

It was not so long ago that we were little Grade 7s, step-

ping through the doors of New Town High for the first

time, guided by our older peers. Yet now, it is not long

before we step into the shoes of those leaders. As we sad-

ly farewell our current Grade 10s – we look to the future,

and what we can achieve.

However, we aren’t there yet and as we finish Grade 9, it’s

easy to see the marks that we have left within our third

year. As a grade, we’ve come a long way. This year, we

kicked things off with our Student Representative Council

elections.

With a team of nineteen, the group set to work organising

fundraisers, activities and events for the grade. They organ-

ised activities afternoons to conclude terms and got the

whole grade to Cornelian Bay for a day away from the

classroom.

Running a massively successful coin line fundraiser, they

raised $400 in funds for Cancer Council – complemented

by the $150 raised for the grade from Ice Cream Sales. Of

course, who can forget the furious lunchtime competitions

that have run throughout the year with everything from

basketball to futsal being contested.

2017 wasn’t a year all about the Student Representative

Council however – far from it. As a grade, we all fare-

welled NAPLAN, leaving it behind for good. Peer Support

training was another highlight – helping us all to learn vital

leadership skills for Grade 10 and the years beyond it.

We saw house spirit come out stronger than it ever has

before in our school carnivals with Athletics, Swimming and

Cross Country all closely contested with victories only

Levi Rose

Ms Burrill Ms Noonan

James Langfellner

claimed when all pitched in. Just as our athletes competed

at school, they also competed for our state – doing Tasma-

nia proud. A congratulation to each and every one of our

state representatives.

This year, we’ve come so far – starting off as new members

of the senior school to here, about to take our first steps

into Grade 10. On behalf of the Grade 9 Student Repre-

sentative Council, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a

safe and happy summer holiday. See you all in 2018!

Harrison Tunks & Lachlan Payne

Grade 9 Student Representative Council

GRADE 10 NEWS

We’ve finally reached the finale of high school; our four

years at New Town High School is over, and what a time it

has been. Four years of memories; the good and the bad.

It’s amazing to realise how quick our time has gone and it

wouldn’t have been as fun if it wasn’t for the friendships

that formed whilst here.

The end of Grade 10 is a time to celebrate what has made

our years here so great. At the end of November, the

Class of 2017 attended the annual Celebration Dinner. It

was a time to reminisce on all the great memories we made

at the school, and we realised we will all be sad to leave.

The sadness mopped up by amazing food at Wrest Point,

though so it wasn’t a loss! Presentation Evening was last

week, and this highlighted the successes our grade has ex-

perienced, and the amazing depth we have with academic

and sporting endeavours in our grade and school.

We’ve had a huge amount happen involving the grade this

term. The school was awarded recognition for 10 years

running the Peer Support program in the school, and a

commemorative plaque was presented to the current Peer

Support Leaders, and the incoming leaders for next year.

Our Senior Division 1 Basketball team came fourth overall

in the State Basketball Championships in Launceston, some

of our Grade 10 Visual Effects students entered their films

in the MyState film festival, and Tom Roberts, 10E2, and

James Elliott’s, 10E2, film was nominated for the Jonathan

Dawson Most Promising Filmmaker award. We also came

first in the Boys Division of the Inter-High Athletics and our

Brass Ensemble, Stage Band and Combined New Town

High and Ogilvie High Concert Band performed at MONA

as part of Bandscapes, and at the recent carols hosted by

the New Town Community Association

The Leadership Team has been busy throughout the last

term. We were invited to represent the school at the

White Ribbon March in early December, to highlight the

work our school does around reducing domestic violence

against women, we welcomed the Class of 1967 reunion

and conducted tours of the school to highlight how much

had changed in 50 years. We held a thank you morning tea

for the teachers and staff, and helped organise the last

week of activities for the grade, a sports day, a visit to the

movies, and a day at the beach!

The activities week to celebrate the last week of our high

school lives went off without a hitch, and we all thoroughly

enjoyed the opportunity to relax and spend some time to-

gether with the mates we’ve made. We spent a day at

Moonah Sports, trying our hands at basketball, futsal, bad-

minton, cricket and some croquet. We were lucky enough

to score a viewing on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and spent

an afternoon in Zone 3 and Intencity. Our last day was a

bit windy and overcast at Park Beach, but overall the grade

had a fun time and maybe some of us even got a little sun-

burnt. We’re looking forward to our final assembly today,

where we’ll each be presented to the school and fare-

welled. It’s the ending of an era, and we wish the school

the best for the future.

A special thanks must go out to all the Home Group teach-

ers that have taken care of our grade over the years.

There have been too many to recognise individually, but

you all know who you are. Your time and dedication has

been valued greatly, especially the timely reminders to get

to school on time!

Finally we would like to wish all students, staff and parents

a safe and happy holidays. We would also like to wish all

2017 Grade 10 students all the best for next year.

Gus McMurray & Tom Roberts

Fun at the Grade 10 Urban Challenge last week, organised by Aardvark Adventures and Grade 10 Celebration Dinner held at Wrest Point Casino.

ARTS NEWS Arts Night 2017 was another positive success for stu-

dents and families. It was fantastic to see a wide range of

people in attendance from younger brothers and sisters of

boys to their uncles, aunts and grandparents. We also saw

a change in exhibition format with the Visual Arts and Ma-

terials, Design and Technology exhibition held in the wide

corridor next to the hall with Food Studies catering. All

agreed this format worked brilliantly, making the exhibition

space compact while giving people the opportunity to be

inclined to view the great things we do here at New Town

High.

The Food Studies people worked superbly with Michael

Cordwell, 10D2, as leading hand. Michael was in charge

of a small group of Grade 8 boys who worked brilliantly

and in the most professional manner to serve patrons some

very tasty pre-prepared finger foods, including native “bush-

tucker” ingredients.

This year the Visual Art exhibition filled the new exhibition

space using the walls and panels with dynamic effect. The

new exhibition area is great because it becomes a dedicated

space, allowing the exhibition to stay up so that all the

school can see all the amazing artworks during regular

learning hours. I also acts as an excellent learning resource

for boys interested in Visual Arts.

Likewise the Materials, Design and Technology exhibition

worked brilliantly in the new space. The range and quality

was impressive. It is always good to see metal and wood

used in ways that showcase the skills our boys are capable

of.

The Music performances were, as always, excellent. In

Grade 10 this year we have had a very talented core of stu-

dents who have elevated the general quality of the perfor-

mances. It is always important to have excellent senior

role-models in everything we do here at New Town High.

The younger boys learn volumes from their peers, inspiring

boys to take the creative risks and work hard.

It was fantastic to see boys performing in the Drama suite.

Mr Campbell was assisted by Mr Soszynski this year in

shaping boys from all grades into polished performers. Mr

Soszynski loves performing and was a very amusing pre-

senter! During the evening, much to patron’s surprise, he

improvised with them by including them in the event. Bril-

liant!

There was much more to see that can’t be expanded upon

here in writing, including Computer Gaming Display, stu-

dent films, Literacy and Social Sciences displays.

Make time for Arts Night next year. It is an excellent even-

ing and a great family event!

A Final Note

Lastly, I want to wish all our young Artists a happy, fun and

enjoyable holiday. It has been a fantastic year for all con-

cerned and all Arts teachers are looking forward to advanc-

ing their artistic abilities.

Mr Peter Young

HOD - ARTS

ENGLISH NEWS

Like the poet Emily Dickinson, in English we dwell in possi-

bility and make the probable success a reality. There has

been a host of occasions to celebrate our students’ work

in language and literature. Prominent among these is the

judging of New Town High School’s submission for the

Mercury School Page as the best by a Secondary School –

Jack-Barry Clark, 9H1, Jasper France, 9D1 and Harri-

son Tunks, 9E1, may be proud of their work to promote

the School to the wider community, making everyone

‘read all about it!’

Another moment of pride was the White Ribbon Forum,

hosted by Head and Deputy Head Prefects Kelly Stone,

10J2 and Tom Roberts, 10E2, assisted by Harrison

Tunks, 9E1 and Deklan Haas, 9E2. The forum was the

culmination of work and discussion in classrooms to sup-

port and raise awareness of the significance of the White

Ribbon campaign in Australia with its key message that as

brothers, sons, friends and colleagues, men are accounta-

ble for the way in which we treat the women in their lives.

Students in English classes undertook reading and discus-

sion of texts on the subject of the White Ribbon campaign.

The one which resonated most was a piece entitled ‘My

Unlikely Saviour on the Street’ which highlighted how men

can stand up, speak out and act to prevent men’s violence

against women. This was read in the Forum and followed

by Mr Howard’s powerful address as to why it rests with

young men to build a culture of respect for the treatment

of women. The forum closed with every Grade 9 and

Grade 10 student following the Leadership group in stand-

ing up to take the pledge never to commit, condone or

remain silent about violence against women.

At the Arts Evening, English works from many of our stu-

dents featured prominently in a creative display of short

story, poetry and essay genres.

In speaking Evan Stone, 8J2 and Kelly Stone, 10J2, rep-

resented the school in the UN Youth Voice Competition.

Voice is a unique public speaking competition which invites

students to solve issues that affect the community, the na-

tion and the world. Students make a pitch to address a

problem then are required to answer two questions re-

garding their solution with only a minute’s preparation.

Both Kelly and Evan successfully reached the finals where

Kelly spoke on how we can improve young people’s un-

derstanding of Australian history, while Evan made a pitch

to respond to the impact of climate change in the Asia-

Pacific region. We congratulate Evan who was voted the

Runner-Up in the Junior section. Both Evan and Kelly are

well-placed to participate in the national forum.

Our school yearbook is a fine tribute to the editorial team

led by Editors in Chief Kelly Stone, 10J1, (Content) and

Tom Roberts, 10E2, (Design). Hours of work, thought,

writing and imaginative skill go into the production of a

timepiece, an album of all that we strived for and achieved

in the brief space of a school year – looking through the

one hundred pages of text and images we can take pride

that we are part of a fine community of good men.

Thanks go to the members of the editorial team – Daniel

Bobbi, 10E2, Matthew Brooks, 10J2, Tom Roberts,

10E2, Finlay Semmens, 10J2, Evan Stone, 8J2, Kelly

Stone, 10J2, Harrison Tunks, 9E1, Luke Van Emmerik,

8J2 and Max Waters, 9D2.

We congratulate the worthy winners of our English

Awards in 2017. Kelly Stone, 10J2, was awarded the

English Prize and Tom Roberts, 10E2, took out the Writ-

ers’ Workshop Prize and the Barbara Phillips Memorial

Prize for English Language and Literature. Reading and lis-

tening to the work of both students in a breadth of spo-

ken and written contexts has been a pleasure and testifies

to their skill in reaching hearts and minds through the

power of word craft.

Grace Guerzoni

HOD - English

SECOND HAND UNIFORM The School Association runs the second hand uniform

pool. They will sell items (school stock only) for a 20%

commission. If you have any items that you wish to sell,

please leave them at the school office when they re-open

on Monday 15 January. Items need to be catalogued and

tagged prior to selling, so it would be best that they are

dropped off prior to sale day. Sale day can be very busy

and it’s hard to get items catalogued and tagged in the

rush. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to

contact Karen Commane on 0407 445 238.

NTHS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2017 Acknowledgements

Firstly, I would like to thank Dave Kilpatrick for his contri-

butions to the monthly School Association meetings. I

would also like to thank the staff representatives, Karin

Hodel and Grace Guerzoni and the association executive:

Karen Commane, Tanya Rolle and Ros Beswick and dedi-

cated committee members: Deborah Button and Andrea

Major.

I also want to thank Karen for managing the Second-Hand

Uniform sales throughout the year.

Fundraising

The school association received $1,100 in donations

from a number of local and federal parliamentarians

representing the Denison electorate at the beginning of

2017.

The second hand uniform sales generated above $3,000

for the association this year.

The successful quiz night held with Ogilvie High School

raised $4,988 which was split evenly between the

schools, with Ogilvie taking the trophy this year.

Parents also donated $950, thank you very much.

This totals around $7,500 which is a great result.

School Funding

The association is involved with the school in developing a

Hall of Excellence in the foyer outside Hudspeth Hall,

which will recognise past scholar’s excellence in sport,

academia, service to the community and creative arts.

The association has contributed $5,000 to getting this pro-

ject underway, and as of today have a further $9,000

through the Community Empowered Schools grant pro-

gram has been approved which will also go towards this

exciting project as well as the establishment of an Old

Scholars network and committee to assist with the

schools 100-year anniversary in 2019 and then beyond.

The association has also contributed around $2,000 to

purchase the first batch of school leaver’s graduation badg-

es.

Invitation to Parents for 2018

The School Association will continue to run meetings on

the last Tuesday of each month during the school year,

which will be promoted in the school newsletters and

School Star App.

The meetings are a great opportunity to meet with the

teachers, principal and other parents, assist with fund rais-

ing activities and take an active role in contributing to the

governance of the school.

The meetings are only one hour and I strongly encourage

parents to get involved! I have got a lot out of being in-

volved personally and hope my efforts have made things

better for students, staff and the broader community.

Introduce the new Chair for 2018

As my son, Jonah is leaving the school this year to attend

Elizabeth College, I have stepped down from my role as

chair for the association.

A big thanks to all those who have supported me over the

past three years, especially Dave (and Jason and Sandy be-

fore him), Karin and Grace for giving their time on top of

their already busy workloads. I would also like to thank

the many parents whom I have had the

pleasure of meeting and working with on

the association, and finally the office and

teaching staff who have always lent a hand

when needed and made me feel welcome.

I will be handing over the reins to Karen

Commane, who will be taking over as

School Association Chair for 2018.

Thanks Karen and good luck!

Nick Jatan

NTHS School Association Chair

TOUCH FOOTBALL 2017 New Town High had two touch football teams playing

every week in Term Four. The juniors boys played on

Monday nights and the seniors played on Wednesday

nights. The boys had to travel to Wentworth Park at

Howrah for the eight week roster.

Both New Town High School teams won some games this

year and both teams made it to the ‘play off’ finals. The

junior team played Kingston High in the 5th V 6th playoff

and won convincingly 15-1. The senior team played St

Virgil’s College in the 3rd vs 4th playoff. The game went to

a ‘drop off’ (this is a bit like extra time) with St Virgil’s

winning by 1.

Each New Town High School team has improved a lot this

year and we are already looking forward to next year.

Both teams would like to give Miss Brooks a huge thank

you for training and coaching us this year.

Samuel Payne, 8J1

Senior Team: Back L-R: Joseph Woolcock, Jayden Vince, Miss Brooks, Dominic Woolcock, Chanel Leatua Front L-R: Sam Payne, Umesh Adhikari, Umesh Rai

Junior Team: Back L-R: Chanel Leatua, Andrew Smith, Tejay

Lenarcic, Samuel Payne

Front L-R: Jake Dobson, Kobi Apted, Liam Timms

2018 PREFECT BOARD

JUSTIN BARIC THOMAS BESWICK OLIVER BLUM SEBASTIAN COCK JASPER FRANCE

SAMUEL FRENCH DEKLAN HAAS LUCAS KIRWAN JOSHUA MADDOCK CHARLES MEADOWS

LACHLAN PAYNE HENRY POCKETT UMESH RAI ADEN ROBERTS LIAM SCOTNEY

HARRISON TUNKS DOMINC WOOLCOCK JOSEPH WOOLCOCK

2018 HOUSE CAPTAINS

DECHAINEUX ELLIS HUNTER JARVIS

Teejay Max David Tyson Jack-Barry Jayden Kylen Jack

UTTING WATERS GORNIAK JOSEPH CLARK VINCE COBERN WILLMOTT

SENIOR SUBJECT AWARDS

COMPUTING Harrison LEWIS

COMPUTING EXTENDED Harrison TUNKS

DESIGN IN GRAPHIC ART Matthew BROOKS

DESIGN IN WOOD Jack WILSON

DESIGN IN METAL Cameron KNOWLES

EAL Alireza JAFARI

ENGLISH Kelly STONE

FRENCH Kelly STONE

Jacob GILHAM

WRITERS WORKSHOP Tom ROBERTS

SCIENCE Tom ROBERTS

FOOD STUDIES Ryan MARSHALL

GAME APP DESIGN Phillip PAVLIDES

Harrison STEE

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION Daniel SEARLE

JAPANESE Connor CLARK

Nhat Khang BUI

MUSIC Toby SWARD

HISTORY William SEARLE

SPORT SCIENCE William SEARLE

MATHEMATICS METHODS William SEARLE

Mason ATTFIELD

VISUAL ART Kyle HAWKINS

WORK RELATED LEARNING Oscar TAMBLING

MATHEMATICS Kelly STONE

GRADE 7

ACADEMIC MERIT

Jonathan ABOUD Lucas ALLEN

Zackary ALEXANDER Riley BOWRING

Nathaniel DAVIES Flynn CARSON

James HEAZLEWOOD Jack GRACE

Luke HITCOCK Elliot HAY

Oscar NEALE Ashton HILL

Luke NICHOLSON Ashton MASON

Daniel OSTAPOWICZ Vu NGUYEN

Charlie PILKINGTON Kodi NIKEL

Jesse WILLMOTT Ethan TOSELLI

Allan YANG Oliver WALSHAM

Service to the School Zackary ALEXANDER

Grade 7 Dux Charlie PILKINGTON

GRADE 8

ACADEMIC MERIT

Luca CARTLEDGE Callum BISHOP

Jaden MOORE Joshua FORD-KING

Blake O’BRIEN James LANGFELLNER

Joshua O’BRIEN Lucas LE MESURIER

Samuel PAYNE Mohammad Rizal MUSLIH

Joshua RAYNER William O’NEILE

Levi ROSE Oskar PUCLIN

Andrew SMITH Alex SMITH

William SPONGBERG Luke VAN EMMERIK

Evan STONE Arthur WILSON

New Town High School Award for the Most Promis-

ing French Student from Grade 8 into Grade 9

Jaden MOORE

Luke VAN EMMERIK

New Town High School Award for the Most Promis-

ing Japanese Student from Grade 8 into Grade 9

James LANGFELLNER

Service to the School Evan STONE

Grade 8 Dux Samuel PAYNE

Evan STONE

GRADE 9

ACADEMIC MERIT

Justin BARIC Oliver BLUM

Thomas BESWICK Jack-Barry CLARK

Jasper FRANCE Alexander FLACK

Joshua MADDOCK Samuel FRENCH

Lachlan PAYNE Tyson JOSEPH

Henry POCKETT Jye MENZIE

James STANSFIELD Declan POCKETT

Harrison TUNKS Aden ROBERTS

Max WATERS Liam SCOTNEY

Dominic WOOLCOCK Jayden VINCE

Joseph WOOLCOCK Angus WILLIAMS

Service to the School Harrison TUNKS

Grade 9 DUX HARRISON TUNKS

GRADE 10

ACADEMIC MERIT

Mason ATTFIELD Samuel BARRATT

Aayush BAGGA Declan BRIDGE

Joel CARTLEDGE Felix FISCHER

Jacob GILHAM Cody FROS

Samuel HEATHCOTE Kyle HAWKINS

Maxwell HOHMAN Samuel JORDAN

Phillip PAVLIDES Nirmalal KAHATAPITIKAN-

Tom ROBERTS AMALAGE

William SEARLE Philip MATTHYSZ

Kelly STONE Oliver WILLIAMS

Riley THURSTANS

Kenny XIONG

Grade 10 Dux Mason ATTFIELD

Tom ROBERTS

Kelly STONE

Sergio Giudici Award Joel CARTLEDGE

AWARD WINNERS

GRADE 10 SPECIAL AWARDS

AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY – donated by Dr Nigel Jep-son

Kelly STONE

THE CLIFFORD FAMILY AWARD FOR HISTORY Finlay SEMMENS

THE BARBARA PHILLIPS MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERA-TURE

Tom ROBERTS

KINTORA KARATE AWARD FOR INTEGRITY & SPORTSMANSHIP Joel CARTLEDGE

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION STRENGTH & CONDITIONING AWARD – donat-ed by Crossfit 42 South

Jake POWELL

OUTDOOR EDUCATION AWARD – donated by Aardvark Adventures Lauchlan DERRICK

CALTEX ALL ROUNDER AWARD Riley THURSTANS

AWARD FOR CITIZENSHIP FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS – donated by Ho-bart North Uniting Church

Ali AMIRI

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN AWARD – recognizing a student displaying the Olympic Spirit in sporting endeavor

Umesh ADHIKARI

AWARD FOR DEBATING – donated by Mr Ian Morgan Finlay SEMMENS

Kelly STONE

AWARD FOR CONSISTENT ACHIEVEMENT AT NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL – donat-ed by Lenah Valley RSL

Mason ATTFIELD

ELIZABETH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Joel CARTLEDGE

THE PERFORMING ARTS AWARD – donated by the NTHS School Association Rory ANDERSON

THE MONK FAMILY AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP & COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Jake POWELL

AWARD FOR A STUDENT DISPLAYING APTITUDE FOR THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY – donated by Green Electrical

Justin GALL

AWARD FOR A STUDENT DISPLAYING APTITUDE FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY – donated by TP Lyden Builders

Samuel KENNER

AWARD FOR SERVICE TO GRADE 10 – donated by Andrew Wilkie MP Tom ROBERTS

ADF LONG TAN LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK AWARD – donated by The Aus-tralian Defence Force

Gus McMURRAY

PEER SUPPORT LEADERSHIP AWARD – donated by Andrew Wilkie MP Manoli GRYLLIS

Ryan MARSHALL

THE GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – donated by Cassy O’Connor MP

Michael CORDWELL

Harrison LEWIS

AWARD FOR STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE – donated by Cassy O’Connor MP Samuel JONES

AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO WHOLE SCHOOL DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES – do-nated by IRIS Computing

Matthew BROOKS

AWARD FOR A STUDENT DISPLAYING APTITUDE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING – donated by Mr Richard Bevan

Tom ROBERTS

NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL

6 Midwood Street, NEW TOWN 7008

Phone: 6278 0400

Absence Line: 6278 0499

Email: new.town.high@education.tas.gov.au

Web: http://newtownhighschooltas.org

https://www.facebook.com/NTHSTasmania

AWARD FOR A STUDENT DISPLAYING APTITUDE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING – donated by Mr Richard Bevan

Tom ROBERTS

ART ACQUISITION AWARD - donated by Hon. Rob Valentine MLC Kyle HAWKINS

Levi ROSE

AWARD FOR A QUIET ACHIEVER – donated by Hon. Rob Valentine MLC Kenny XIONG

AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC Joel CARTLEDGE

ACADEMIC & CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT – donated by Madeleine Ogilvie MP Nathan REID

SOCIAL JUSTICE PRIZE – donated by Labor Senator for Tasmania, Lisa Singh Asher WAGG

MENTORS’ AWARD FOR LIFE SUCCESS – donated by Scott Bacon MP Nathan WOODHAM

AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT AT NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL – donated by the Hon. Craig Farrell MLC

Samuel MAJOR

AWARD FOR SPORTING ENDEAVOUR – donated by Hon. Matthew Groom MP Braydon BLACKABY

AWARD FOR ENDEAVOUR IN SKILLS & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT – donated by Hon. Matthew Groom MP

Jacob NICHOLS

THE MINISTER’S RESPECTFUL STUDENT AWARD – donated by Hon. Jeremy Rock-liff MP

Finlay SEMMENS

AWARD FOR POSITIVE SCHOOL PROMOTION – donated by Hon. Elise Archer MP Liam TOSELLI

GRADE 10 SPECIAL AWARDS

PRIZE DONORS

A huge thank you to the following prize donors for 2017: Aardvark Adventures, Andrew Jones Travel, Andrew Wilkie MP, Australian Defence Force, Caltex, Cassy O’Connor MP, Clifford Family, Crossfit 42 South, Dr Nigel Jepson, Elizabeth College, Fairmont Commercial Furniture, Grace Guerzoni, Green Electrical Contracting, Guil-ford Young College (Drama)Hobart North Uniting Church, Hon. Craig Farrell MLC, Hon. Elise Archer MP, Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP - Minister for Education & Training, Hon. Matthew Groom MP, Hon. Rob Valentine MLC, Ian Morgan, Iris Computing, Josh Willie MLC, Lenah Valley RSL, Lisa Singh, Labor Senator for Tasmania, Made-leine Ogilvie MP, Monk Family Bursary, NTHS Old Scholars Association, NTH School Association, Richard Bev-an, Scott Bacon MP, Suzie Jones – Kintora Marata, TP Lyden Builders, UTAS – Sylvia and Charles Viertel Chari-table Foundation. LEVY PAYMENT AND UNIFORM SALES

ALL GRADES Wednesday 31 January 2018 – 8.30am to 7.00pm

Thursday 1 February 2018 – 8.30am to 7.00pm

Please note that Friday 26 January is Australia Day and the school will be closed.

Office will be open from 9-3 from Monday 15 January to commencement of Term 1,

expect days above.