QUIRINDI HIGH SCHOOL

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QUIRINDI HIGH SCHOOL113 Hill Street, Quirindi, NSW, 2343 Phone - 02 6746 1177

Fax - 02 6746 2648 E - quirindi-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 -

Week 3

WEDNESDAY 2ND AUGUST 2017

CINDERELLA

SRC MORNING TEA

Winner Winner

OPEN BOYS TOUCH

What a great fortnight we have had. Congratulations all round to our sports people, our debaters and musicians. Their success is a real testament to the effort put in by the students but also the absolute dedication of the Quirindi High School staff to go above and beyond for all students. The positive culture that this produces in the school is something that is very special to Quirindi High School. Knowing how much additional time staff put into helping students progress and achieve, it is great to see all being rewarded with success. Next Friday night of next week will see our boys’ rugby team play in their Grand Final after a very convincing win over McCarthy Catholic College. This will be a great game to watch. Please come along if you are available. Our touch football team has also had much success, heading off to play in the finals after their win over Hurlstone Agricultural College. Congratulations also go to our students who have represented at state level. A special congratulations goes to Lacie Quigley who is heading off to Nationals and Lacey Newcombe who will be head to the US in September for an international athletics competition.Both the Junior and Senior debating teams have been successful in the Premier’s Debating Challenge with wins over Wee Waa High School and Peel High School. Within this challenge, students are only given their topic on the day and are allowed 1 hour of preparation time before the debate. All preparation is done without any teacher guidance. These teams have had some great achievements.Mr Garrett and members from the school band have also experienced great success with the combined bands performance for Education Week in Tamworth. Again, this has involved rehearsals over the weekend and outside of school hours. This was a great opportunity for our students to play in a larger band and to establish links with Tamworth schools through music.

Mrs Craswell delivered a presentation to Year 10 and parents on Monday night to prepare them for their subject selections going into Stage 6. Students were issued with subject selection booklets and will be making their choices for next year from these booklets. If, however, there are subjects students would like to do which do not appear in our booklet, please contact the school and speak with Mrs Craswell, Mr Packer or Ms Loughrey and we will try our very best to accommodate their learning pathway. We do have a variety of options which can be explored to help students complete the HSC subjects they wish to do.I would also like to welcome Marcus Thompson to the Quirindi High School family. Marcus has joined the staff of the Clontarf program. I am sure many of you will get to meet Marcus throughout the term.

Year 12 have been completing their trial exams this week. In preparation for this, many teachers spent a great deal of the holidays at school working with students. I know that teachers will be making themselves available during their holidays to assist students in their preparation for the HSC exams. I would encourage all students to take up this opportunity. It is another example of the QHS staff going above and beyond to support student learning.

Ian WorleyPrincipal

CROSS COUNTRY VICTORY

The Student Representative Council from Quirindi High School hosted a morning tea for the Crane and Barden Families. The event saw SRC President, Josephine Saunders and SRC Treasurer Angus Nicholls donate cheques to both families to assist with their ongoing medical costs. The funds were raised at recent events held by the SRC at the High School and were graciously received by the recipients. “This is a testament to the community spirit felt within the school and shown by the genuine efforts of our SRC to help local families wherever possible,’ concluded Ian Worley.

SRC Community Spirit

Quirindi High School Year 11 student Corey Faulkner was one of only 113 students from across Australia selected to attend this year’s Nura Gili Indigenous Winter School at the University of NSW.The Winter School – held during the last school holidays - is a program specifically for Indigenous students in Years 10, 11 and 12 who are considering further studies beyond high school. The week long residential program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to experience what university life is all about, through participation in academic lectures and tutorials, presentations, study sessions, team building activities, interacting with university staff, current students and fellow applicants, cultural activities and more. To add to the experience, accommodation was provided in colleges on campus and the whole program funded by Nura Gili.The school covered a multitude of topics including engineering, law, art and media and indigenous studies, medicine, science and more.“I attended at the invitation of the University to undertake a 5 day course in the field of Science,” said Corey, who has previously attended an invitational Summer School at the University of Sydney at the start of this year.

“The University of Sydney exposure was a real learning experience and encouraged me to attend the recent Winter School as a taster of life at the University of NSW.”Corey flew from Tamworth to attend the most recent event and was greeted by day-supervisors from the University of NSW. “Students from across Australia were invited to attend the Winter School, we were split into a range of faculties, so I attended Science along with 8 other students.”Overall, Corey found it inspirational to attend.“The Chemistry learning was exciting as I have always had an interest in Chemistry and we did some terrific experiments that I wouldn’t get to do at school.”Corey stayed on campus at New College and the school included accommodation, breakfast and dinner at the campus, with lunches at the Nura Gili centre.“It was very enlightening and a great experience. I have always had an interest to go to the University of NSW and I believe this recent experience has solidified that choice.”Corey was the only Year 11 student in his faculty, which included three Year 12 students and the remainder from Year 10.Not for the faint hearted, Corey continued his most memorable part of the Winter School was held at the anatomy lab where he got

to hold human parts including a human brain.“My aim is a dual degree in Advanced Science and Engineering both with Honours because I love both and can’t choose at the moment. My Dad, Warren, is an Engineer with the Roads and Maritime Authority and I feel engineering will provide a broad range of opportunities post university.”Corey said he is glad for the opportunity and as a result feels focussed on his goals heading into Year 12.“I’d like to thank Nura Gili, Quirindi High School and my parents for the opportunity.”“It’s given me the focus and determination to work hard at school so I can get into the university course I would like. It’s also given me a realistic taste of campus life and I feel it will suit me as an option into the future.”Corey concluded, he can recommend this or any similar experience to any other student considering going to university.“I would also like thank Megan Outerbridge, our Indigenous Coordinator at Quirindi High School who mentioned both courses to me and supported me in the application process.”

Nura Gili Indigenous Winter School

A big well done to our students who represented the school at State Cross Country on July 21.Emily Butler, Georgie Auld, Lacey Newcombe, Annabelle Avard, Lacie Quigley and TayloahDouglas - pictured left to right - were all successful in making it through to State Cross Country held at Eastern Creek.“It was fun to compete and running is a great way of keeping fit,” said Annabelle Avard.All girls tried their absolute best and did the school proud including local running star, Lacie Quigley.Lacie won the secondary 13yrs girls event

at the NSW All Schools Cross-Country Championships. Making it back to back state titles for LAcie after winning the 12yrs last year. She led virtually the whole way and held off Montana Monk in a tight finish, with Quigley clocking 11mins 47secs for the 3km and Monk 11mins 48secs. As the fastest across the two age groups, Quigley also earned a place on the NSW U14’s team to race at the National All Schools in Hobart next month, covering 3 kilometres.Lacie said her routine includes long runs and hills intermixed with sprints and running track.

“I’m feeling good and excited to be heading across with Mum and Dad for the Tassie event. Quirindi High School is supportive of my passion and it feels great to be representing them once again.”Lacie continued, “running is a great way of getting away from any stress”.“I feel good when I run. I am mainly only competing with myself when I train and run so it’s a really great way of achieving things for yourself.”A big congratulations to all the girls on their effort and best wishes to Lacie for her Tasmanian run.

PARENT TEACHER NIGHT - a smooth success

A runner’s life - Girls on the run!

The recent Parent/Teacher meeting held onsite proved a successful evening, made all the smoother by parents advanced online enrolment for timetabled meetings through their parents portal on Sentral.

“It was an outstanding attendance from parents and provided them with a great opportunity to inform themselves on their children’s learning,” commented Principal Ian Worley.

‘Cinderella’ the Musical: Over 320 children from primary schools across the shire were enthralled by Quirindi High School’s stellar matinee performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical, ‘Cinderella’ in late July. The musical, which featured the talents of over 20 Quirindi High School students – under the tutelage of teacher Leanne Cooper – also opened to the public for two entertainingevenings at the Royal Theatre, Quirindi.The good old-fashioned Broadway style musical offered enchantment, glamorous dresses, dances, entertainment and songs galore.

Talented local singer, Lucy Crane, performed as Cinderella with the cast also including the talent of: Ben Hope as Prince Charming, Abbey Lobsey as the Wicked Step-mother, Courtney Burgess and Hanna Davis as the Ugly Step-sisters and Indiah Nean as the Fairy Godmother.The musical provided an opportunity for Quirindi High School students to gain performance experience. Congratulations to all the talented students and the hardworking P&C who provided the light supper for both performances.

Musical success

For the first time in twenty years, Quirindi High School Open Boys Touch Football team will be heading to the State Finals after they defeated Hurlstone Agricultural High School 5 - 3. “The team - who have been training hard since January this year - will be the first side from our school to head to the finals since 1997. It’s

a credit to their hard work and dedication to training,” said team coach Wayne Harris - who played for the QHS team in the 1997 finals. “We thank the Hurlstone team for making the journey to play in Quirindi and for their true sportsmanship,” continued Coach Harris.The 14 Quirindi High School students will now

head to the Central Coast in mid-August to compete against 9 others schools in the State Finals.Congratulations to the team for all their hard work and effort and to coach Wayne Harris and Greg Chambers for supporting our talented players.

Finals Fever - FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS..

The team includes: Back from left: Casey Clarke, Will Roxborough, Hudson Shaw, Ryan Beresford, Bryce James, Wes Riley, Centre from left: Riley Medway, Sam Palmer, Ronin Hadden, Ben Fechner, Chase Clarke, Lachlan Bradfield, Jalen Darcy and front Angus Nicholls.

Cattle ClubMiss PaydayMiss Soho

The Hird Zander Hird Hummer

COUNT DOWNTHE SHOW WILL GO ONFarm Manager at Quirindi High School, Peter Hird said students are devastated that their 2 year old Limousin Bull, ‘The Hird Hummer’ injured himself on farm this week.After Quirindi High School took out equal top price with ‘The Hird Grand Jock K50’ for $8,000, at last year’s Northern Limousin Breeders’ Sale, expectation was high for this year’s sale of the 1020 kilogram Apricot, Limousin bull ‘The Hird Hummer’.“He was our prime bull for the upcoming Northern Limousin Breeders’ Sale at Scone this Friday and all students have worked so hard in preparing him. Buyers were keen to see ‘Hummer’ at the sale because we have forged a reputation for producing top livestock for both their physical attributes and their calm temperament.”It appears ‘Hummer’ rolled his off-side hind hoof in the cattle yards on Tuesday morning and while the school is devastated he is injured, they are hoping he will recover in the long term.Peter confirmed ‘Hummer’ was pulled from

the sale as it would be cruel for him to have to travel.“This is all a part of breeding and working with livestock and while our students are obviously devastated that ‘Hummer’ has hurt himself, we are working on getting him better and continuing the preparation of our three other cattle for the auction,” Peter continued.“This is a real life experience for our Agriculture students, it’s not just text book syllabus here for us at the Quirindi High School, our students are very hands on with their learning,” commented Head Agriculture teacher, Andrew Harries.Not to be deterred, Agriculture students at the school are throwing themselves into the preparation of three other cattle on offer at the auction.At the upcoming Northern Limousin Breeders’ Sale the Quirindi High School will be offering Lot 15 ‘The Hird Zander’ – a Black Bull 2 weighing 888 kg as a rising 2 year old. Lot 36 ‘The Hird Miss Payday’ – an Apricot Heifer weighing 411 kg as a rising 1 year old and Lot 37 ‘The Hird Miss Soho’ – a Black Heifer weighing 400kg as a rising 1 year old.

There will be 24 Agriculture students from the school attending the Scone auction. “Our Agricultural students get to experience the realities of breeding, growing, selecting, preparing, transporting and showing cattle at all phases through our Quirindi High School Limousin Cattle Stud. Students assist and help with everything, right from selecting genetics and birthing to showing and feed management. It’s great experience and sets them up well for professional jobs in the Agricultural industry,” continued Mr Harries.Quirindi High School students will also be preparing livestock for sale at the upcoming on farm stud sale ‘The Longyard Limousine Sale’ on August 25th, the Quirindi Spring Show in early September and the Scone Beef Bonanza in October.“We wish all our Agriculture students the very best and congratulate them and the dedicated teachers and school staff who donated their time and expertise for the outstanding job they do in representing the school,” concluded school Principal Ian Worley.

Former Quirindi local, Hannah Caterer gave much more than a classical music performance in Quirindi last week. Hannah also volunteered her considerable talents to the Quirindi High School this week, when she ran a Flute Master Class for Year 12 student Sari Hamblin, in preparation for Sari’s HSC Flute performance.“We are very grateful to Hannah for volunteering her time and considerable talents to assist one of our students,” said QHS Principal Ian Worley.

The 9/10 debating team comprising Emily Cronin, Josie Saunders, Lia Robertson and Lilly Nichols, came away victorious from the debating day held at Peel High School. The day consisted of the Quirindi team challenging 2 teams from Peel, as well as viewing debates from other schools. The debates were held as part of the Premier’s shield Debating competition.The first topic was on sport, and the question was “that drinking alcohol should be banned at festivals and sporting events.” The Quirindi team was negative, so had to argue against the proposal. The Peel ‘A’ team presented some logical arguments about spectator safety and the fact that banning alcohol would make it enjoyable for all. The Quirindi team countered these arguments and made the point that you should not punish the majority for the actions of a few. In the end, the negative team was more convincing and the Adjudicator awarded Quirindi the win.The second debate was on politics, with the question being “that there should be a mandatory quota of 50% women in all political parties”. Again Quirindi had to argue the negative. The Peel ‘B’ team used the argument that politics should represent the people, therefore there needs to be equal numbers of men and women in parliament. The Quirindi approach is that it should be the best person for the role, regardless of gender. The Quirindi side did a fantastic job arguing against more females in politics, despite being an all-female team. Team coach was very pleased with how the girls performed on the day, using logical arguments and a persuasive speaking style to win both debates. The team is now waiting anxiously for the outcome of a final debate to be held to see if they are awarded zone winners.

Flute masterclass for Sari

For more information please contact - Lindi Owen Quirindi High School - 02 6746 1177 - lindi.owen@det.nsw.edu.au

9/10 DEBATING DAY AT PEEL

Thank you ‘Farming for Kids’We are thrilled to announce the Quirindi High School Canada Trip fundraising team have been successful in their grant application for funding by local children’s charity ‘Farming for Kids’. We are very grateful for the assistance the local organisation has provided in their generous grant of $7000.00. This funding will make a huge difference to the financial burden on the 32 students from the school attending the12 day excursion to Canada next year. Thank you again to Farming for Kids.

The Quirindi High School Canada Trip fundraising team have also launched their Pie Drive. If you like to order pies, then drop into the front office at the Quirindi High School, order forms are also available from students attending the Canada trip. Students are doing their best to raise as much money as possible to help students get to Canada.

Quirindi High School Canada Trip students Emily Brabant and Montanna Bright, pictured with Quirindi High School, Deputy Principal, Catherine Loughrey and Megan Outerbridge, Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer

What’s on...August

Term 3 - 2017Wk 1 A = July 17 - 21 Wk 2 B = July 24 - 28 Wk 3 A = July 31 - Aug 4Wk 4 B = Aug 7 - Aug 11Wk 5 A = Aug 14 - Aug 18 Wk 6 B = Aug 21- Aug 25Wk 7 A = Aug 28 - Sept 1 Wk 8 B = Sept 4 - Sept 8 Wk 9 A = Sept 11 - Sept 15 Wk 10 B = Sept 18- Sept 22

4 August 2017Year 12 Trial Exams (4-7 Aug)Yr 7 Oxley Rugby League CarnivalScone Bull Sales Yr 9/10 & 11 AgNW Regional Athletics Trials Tamworth5 August 2017Kaputar National Park (5-6 Aug)8 August 2017Yr 5/6 Taster DayNorth West Regional Athletics Trials9 August 2017Joblink Plus Transition to Work for Yr 10-12 Special Ed studentsJNR Subject Selection Informaton SessionASCA Practice Exam Presentations10 August 2017ASCA Workshops during SPORT11 August 2017SNR Selection Catch-up Interviews12 August 2017Northcott Despicable Me 3 at the Royal Theatre - A FREE movie - 2pm14 August 2017ASCA Examinations Yr 10 Line Meeting Open Boys Touch State Finals15 August 2017ASCA Examinations JNR Subject Selecton for Yr 8/9Ross Kelly Cup League Carnival SydneyOpen Boys Touch State Finals16 August 2017Joblink Plus Transition to Work for Yr 10-12 Special Ed students ASCA Examinations Ross Kelly Cup League Carnival18 August 2017ASCA Examinations Ross Kelly Cup League Carnival Sydney21 August 2017Yr 7 Electives for 2018 22 August 2017Yr 3/4 Taster Day

THE NEW SCHOOL TARGET IS

BE PROACTIVEThis means that students take responsibility for their actions. Be Proactive: A reminder to all students… Don’t leave your belongings unattended in the school grounds. All students are responsible for their own items. The school takes no responsibility for personal items left overnight in the school grounds, so be sure to take your belongings with you at all times.

Recycling project collaboration The QHS is collaborating with the Quirindi Preschool and Kindergarten, along with the two Quirindi Primary Schools on a recycling project for single use plastic bags.All QHS Students are encouraged to support the recycling project. Bring in any – scrunchable – single use plastic bags – from 31 July to August 7 - and place them in the collection box at the front office. The bags will then be delivered to the Quirindi Preschool and Kindergarten by our dedicated SRC reps.

BRING IN YOUR BAGS

Nominations are now open for 2018 School Captain and Vice-Captain Elections. Current Year

11 Students can be nominated by completing the nomination form located at the library and

returning the completed form to a drop off box at the library. Nominations close on Monday August

7 at 3.00pm. No nominations will be accepted after that date/time.

REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL