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The Advocate
The official newsletter of Arndell Anglican College
#NotEvenOnce® Drug Prevention Project
The use of alcohol and other drugs has been
identified as a significant problem for young people
both globally and within our local area.
The human brain is not fully developed until between the ages of 25 and 28.
Not only do young people become intoxicated faster than adults they also
won’t necessarily show signs of it until it’s too late. Furthermore adolescents
are 5-6 times more likely to become addicted to Alcohol and other Drugs than
an adult would taking up use.
The evidence is clear that until the brain is fully developed no consumption of
alcohol or drugs is safe. Yet the National Drug Strategy Household Survey
2016 reported that 10% of young people aged 12-17 indicate that they are
drinking alcohol at least monthly. Similarly, in regards to illicit drugs, while the
rates of use by young people have decreased over time, approximately 10%
of 14-19 year olds have used cannabis in the last 12 months; 3% have tried
ecstasy, and 1% have tried cocaine and methamphetamines.
In light of these concerns Windsor RSL, supported by Hawkesbury Council
and the Windsor Local Area Command, funded the delivery of the
‘#NotEvenOnce® Drug Prevention Project’ across high schools in the
Hawkesbury region of New South Wales. Because of this financial support
over the last three years Arndell Anglican College has had the privilege of
hosting representatives from Teen Challenge as they have delivered elements
of their ‘#NotEvenOnce® Drug Prevention Project’.
Teen Challenge is an international network of Christian faith-based
corporations intended to help teenagers, adults, and families with problems
such as substance abuse. The programs are designed to be age appropriate,
aligned with the Australian curriculum and delivered across year groups.
Whilst the programs delivered to the students address this misinformation, the
core message to our students from the #NotEvenOnce® Project is ‘saying no’
to drugs and alcohol is not only valid and reasonable but is also the best
response for teenagers.
Programs like the #NotEvenOnce Project are making a difference. The
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016 reported that rates of
abstinence from alcohol have increased from 72% in 2013 to 82% in 2016.
Furthermore, the average age of 14-24 year olds drinking for the first time has
increased from 15.7 years in 2013 to 16.1 years in 2016.
Students participating in the #NotEvenOnce seminars are asked to complete
pre- and post-seminar surveys. These surveys consist of questions that
examine students’ intentions to use drugs and alcohol before and after
attending the seminar, and their knowledge related to the drugs and alcohol.
#NotEvenOnce® Drug Prevention Project continued ….
This data, analysed by Western Sydney University, demonstrates a significant improvement in student knowledge about
drugs and alcohol along with a significant decrease in the likelihood that students will choose to use drugs and alcohol.
If you would like further information regarding drug and alcohol use amongst teenagers the following sites are helpful:
http://www.notevenonce.org.au
https://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/health/drug-and-alcohol-use
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/alcohol-teenagers
Loving the Community
Acts 4:34-35
There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the
money to the apostles to give to those in need.
Over the long weekend I was privileged to join the annual Hawkesbury Youth Mission (HYM). HYM brings together
Anglican youth groups in the Hawkesbury to encourage each other, hear God’s word and go out to love the community.
I saw youth cleaning horse poo at Riding for the Disabled, singing to residents in a nursing home, moving piles of mulch
for a local public school and heard about many more service activities completed. As Christians we were trying to show
the reality of what happened in the early church, as referenced in Acts 4 above.
In the Middle and Senior Schools over the next few weeks we are taking part in Take
Love. Take Love is an initiative of Anglicare to care for the needy youth in our community
(https://www.takelove.org.au/collection.html). Students are being encouraged to bring
in old, good quality clothing to give to those in need, particularly at this cold time of year.
We have been promoting Take Love through Chapels and were pleased to have Ash
come and share the value of Take Love to those who in need. One example she gave
was of a person who had been without food for six days being fed and clothed through
Take Love. I look forward to seeing our students give generously to this opportunity.
I pray that we, as a community in the Hawkesbury with so much, might be able to emulate the early church in giving to
those in need. We do this because we ourselves know our ultimate need is met through Jesus giving his life for us.
If you have any questions about the Christian faith or chaplaincy at the College, please contact the Chaplaincy team.
Last Friday students from Mrs Daly’s Year 7 TAS Engineering class competed in
the Australian Aeronautical Velocity Challenge finals at the University of
Wollongong. The boys in “Team Apollo 67”- Luke, Oscar, Daniel and Zachary
tomdid Arndell proud in both their Rocket flight construction and aesthetics
category despite the pressuring timed build against high class and experienced
teams from around the nation. Although Team Apollo were not victorious on the
day and experienced a disappointing overall flight time tally with inconsistent
launches affecting their final result and team goals, the team learnt a lot and
valued the opportunity to excel their classroom STEM learning and push their
skills and abilities in the annual competition. Well done Boys!
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We had a very successful Hawkesbury show for 2018 in the sheep section. On Friday the Hawkesbury Show offered a
Hoof and Hook for Sheep. We entered four sheep in this section and our Australian White wether “Chops” won Champion
sheep on the Hoof. In the Hook section our sheep carcases were larger than what they wanted this year.
On Sunday we entered our Australian White Sheep in the Meat sheep breeds. The results were as follows:
Our Ram “Ed Shearin’”received the following
excellent awards:
1st Place Meat Sheep Ram
Champion Meat Sheep Ram
Supreme Sheep at Hawkesbury Show
Our two Ewe lambs “Gucci” and “Prada”
received:
1st Place Ewe Lamb
2nd Place Ewe Lamb
Many of our students entered in the Sheep Handlers competition with some
of them receiving great placings. These students were:
Natalie Zaiter – 1st Place Sheep Handler 14 years and then was 3rd
in the finals
Tara Downey – 2nd Place
Bayley Clancy – 3rd Place
Jack Simpson – 3rd Place.
Thank you to all the students who attended. These were:
Bayley Clancy Jack Simpson Will McGregor Natalie Zaiter
Mac Waldon Tara Downey Sarah Black Courtney Evans
Maddi Harris Charlie Arnold Sophia Price Tom Simpson
With the start of a new semester upon us now is the time to enrol your student in music or speech and drama lessons
with our School of Performing Arts. These lessons occur onsite, during the school day.
For Music the student completes 16 lessons per semester and for Speech and Drama they complete 14 group lessons
per semester. We also have a preschool program called 'Kinderbeat' which is a great introduction to music for our
younger students.
Students are encouraged to become involved in the annual concert series, which give the students the opportunity to
perform in a casual environment and to present the work they have completed throughout the year. We have had
many successful performers come through the program and it is a testament to the high quality staff we have at Arndell.
At present, Arndell has a number of highly qualified staff in the areas of Brass, Voice, Piano, Woodwind, Guitar, Bass
Guitar, Drums, Speech and Drama, Violin and Cello.
More information, including the profiles of our tutors and the enrolment form, is available on the College website:
http://www.arndell.nsw.edu.au/content/school-performing-arts-0
2018 has been yet another record breaking year for the Arndell debating teams. Five of our seven teams qualified for
the Inter-Regional final series with three of the teams progressing to the final 16. The final 16 undergo an elimination
round before proceeding to the finals.
Not progressing is our Junior School team of Charlotte James, Ivy Constantine, Dylan Wells, Aimee Bawcombe,
Kate Buckley and Harrison Rogers. This was their first season of debating and they did wonderfully well under the
tutelage of Rev. Clark. And our Year 9 Senior B team of Caleb Clark, Evie Claxton, Maylee Neary and Ben Webb.
The Year 7/8 White team of Bradley Campbell, Zoe Regan, Hannah Wood and Ruby Gorton fought hard in their
elimination round unfortunately going down to a highly polished team from Moriah College. Losing a very tight debate
in their elimination round was the Year 7 team of Brady McPhee, Natalie McMurray, Abby Peters and
Michaela Thompson. Thank you to Mrs Laroumanie for coaching this team and providing many lunchtime training
sessions, this team has really improved and will be a force to be reckoned with in 2019.
Still to undertake their next round are the:
Middle Team of Hamish McGregor, Oliver Baldwin-Marshall, Cassie Steenbeeke and Jordan Marks. Their next
opponents will be The International School (Sydney) this Thursday afternoon the 21st of June at Arndell.
Opens Team / Squad of Coco Chen, David Lavelle, Jessica Steenbeeke, Jake James, Joanna Nanthakumaran
and Will Franks. Their next opponents will be The Lakes Grammar School (Newcastle) this Thursday afternoon
the 21st of June at Arndell.
Year 10 Team, defending HICES Senior Champions, of Gemma Thompson, Noah Shean, Clayton Isaacs, Teale
Simmons and Caitlin Pellew will face Hunter Valley Grammar School at the Hunter Valley at a date yet to be
determined.
Congratulations to all our teams on their outstanding efforts and best wishes to the teams still in the running.
Year Nine Photographic and Digital Media excursion
As part of their studies into the photography of Urban spaces,
Year 9 Photographic and Digital Media students visited the city
for a hands on day to practise their skills. They first visited the
Museum of Contemporary Art where they took part in a
workshop that utilised green screens to make short films. They
then went on a walking tour of the city and Rocks area to take
photographs that convey a narrative about different aspects of
city life. Their completed images will go on display at the
upcoming art show in Term 3.
20 June 2018
Parent Teacher Interviews Prep Red & Blue – 3.30 pm, Prep Classroom
Stage 6 2019 Subject Information Evening – 7.00 pm, John Lambert Performing Arts Centre
21 June 2018
No Regrets Seminar – Year 12
HICES Debating Round – Middle and Opens Teams
22 June 2018
B Kinder Day
Community Celebration Assembly K-2, Kindergarten Performing – 2.15 pm, John Lambert Performing Arts Centre
25 June 2018
High School Inter-House Performing Arts Battle
27 June 2018
Parent Teacher Interviews Years 9 & 10 – 3.15 pm, Mears (Senior Library)
28 June 2018
Parent Teacher Interviews Prep Blue – 3.30 pm, Prep Classroom
29 June 2018
Pastoral Care Day – Reliance Leadership – Years 7 & 8
Community Celebration Assembly 3-6, Year 4 Performing – 2.15 pm, John Lambert Performing Arts Centre
Term 2 Concludes
Term Break 2 – 23 July
23 July 2018
Staff Development Day (no students)
24 July 2018
Term 3 Commences
Parent Teacher Interviews Years 7 & 8 – 3.15 pm, Mears (Senior Library)
31 July 2018
Stage 5 2019 Information Afternoon for Students
School Holiday Art & Craft Workshop Program – July Holidays, 2018
Monday
9th July
Tuesday
10th July
Wednesday
11th July
Thursday
12th July
Friday
13th July
10 am – 12 noon Make Mini
Monsters
Paint a Glittery
Fish Make Dragons
Make Fairy
Lanterns Make Jewellery
1 pm – 3 pm Draw Dinosaurs Make Gift
Cards Pottery
Make Pom Pom
Kittens &
Puppies
Monday
16th July
Tuesday
17th July
Wednesday
18th July
Thursday
19th July
Friday
20th July
10 am – 12 noon Make Little Clay
Animals
Create an
Abstract
Painting
Paint a
Landscape
Draw Fairies &
Fantasy Draw Cartoons
1 pm – 3 pm Decorate Photo
Frames
Paint an
Undersea
Scene
Make Your Own
Slime!
Make Butterfly
Wind Chimes
Cost: $15 per 2hr workshop; everything supplied
Venue: Richmond Art Supplies, Shop 1, 328 Windsor St, Richmond
Bookings Essential: Phone Deidre 0412 979731
MTAS After School Art Classes for Term 3, 2018, also Now Enrolling
Term Commences Monday, 29 January
Prep, Kindergarten, Year 7, 11 and 12
Tuesday, 30 January
All Students
Public Holidays Good Friday, 30 March
Easter Monday, 2 April
Term Concludes Friday, 13 April
Term Commences Monday, 30 April
Public Holidays Queen’s Birthday – Monday, 11 June
Term Concludes Friday, 29 June
Term Commences Tuesday, 24 July
Term Concludes Friday, 28 September
Term Commences Tuesday, 16 October
Term Concludes Thursday, 6 December
Headmaster: Mr Gareth Leechman
Deputy Headmaster: Mr James Webb
Head of Senior School: Mr Leighton Corr
Head of Middle School: Mr Austin Robinson
Head of Junior School: Rev. Keith Peterson
Deputy Head of Junior School: Mrs Tamasin Lowe
Director of Curriculum: Mrs Karen Merrick
Director of Teaching & Learning: Mr Jim Milford
Chaplain: Rev. Jeremy Clark
Business Manager: Mrs Jodie Woods
Enrolments Manager: Mrs Roxanne Arnold – 4572 2472
Careers and Tertiary Education Advisor: Mr Tom Lavelle
Equestrian Co-ordinator: Mr Leon Carroll
Uniform Shop: Mrs Liz Moore – 4572 3254
Shop Opening Hours – Term Time
Monday – 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm
Tuesday – 8.15 am to 4.00 pm
Thursday – 8.15 am to 6.00 pm
Before and After School Care: Camp Australia - 1300 105 343 (for bookings)
www.campaustralia.com.au
Before School Care: 6:45 am – 8:45 am
After School Care: 2:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Coordinator – 0401 904 531
Canteen: Monday – Friday – 4545 2486
Website: www.arndell.nsw.edu.au
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