Term 2 Newsletter - John Forrest Secondary College

Term 2 - 2014
them to be closely involved with their Year
10 child when they make the important
This term has been very exciting and busy for our
senior school course selections for 2015. To
college community.
assist parents and their child in the course
selection process a new college course
The college is very pleased to announce a new
selection counselling interview has been
community partnership with our local Morley
introduced to strengthen the parent,
Noranda Bendigo Bank. The Bank has approved a
student and college partnership to maximise
$150,000 Community Project Grant to extend the
student achievement opportunities. Parents
college library to include a new Career Information
will be given an appointment to attend a
and Student Technology Support Centre. The
course counselling session with their child to
College is very grateful to Bendigo bank for their
generous support. It is expected building will start in discuss an appropriate course of study for
2015. The course counsellors are a
October and be finished for the commencement of
the 2015 academic year. The Career Information and dedicated team of teachers who have
completed training in the new WACE
Technology Support Centre will be offering local
requirements, post school pathways and
community programs in career advice, job
options and course selection processes. It is
application skills, cyber safety, seniors internet use
important before parents attend the course
and computing skills.
counselling interview that they take the time
The College has been very honoured to induct a
to review their child’s Semester 1 report and
former student, Ashley Smith world renowned
academic performance alongside the
Clarinet Player, as the John Forrest Music Patron.
teacher’s course recommendations which
Please read the full article in Music News in this
newsletter. In addition to this prestigious event the have been distributed to all Year 10 students
Music Department held the Mid-Year Music Concert by their course counsellor in the last week of
term.
on Friday 27 June. It was a wonderful night full of
performances by our talented music students in nine Enrolments 2015
ensembles. Congratulations to our fantastic music
John Forrest enrolment information for current
staff, students and all the Year 6, 7 and 8 students
Year 6 and 7 students in local primary schools has
who made their debut in the Junior Concert Band,
been distributed. I encourage all parents
Guitar Ensemble, Choir and Vocal Ensemble. It was
considering John Forrest as an enrolment option in
pleasing to see over 300 people in the audience
2015 to complete and forward their application as
supporting our music program.
soon as possible as places are limited. With the
growing John Forrest reputation for excellence in
The end of the semester brings the first reporting
cycle for 2014 to a conclusion and all reports will be the community we have received a large number of
enrolment applications from parents living outside
issued to students on the last day of term to take
the local intake area. To secure your child’s
home. All Parents will be sent an email notifying
them that reports have been given to their children. enrolment and preferred course selections parents
are encouraged to enrol immediately. Year 7 and 8
Please take the time to discuss with your child their
results and plans for improvement. I congratulate all selection processes have been completed for places
into our Specialist Programs of Academic Excellence,
students who have achieved their academic goals
and encourage students to work to the best of their Cricket, Music, Netball and Tennis. Congratulations
to all the students who have successfully gained a
ability in Semester 2.
place in the program of their choice. We look
To assist Year 12 ATAR students achieve the highest forward to you becoming part of the John Forrest
scores possible in their ATAR exams the college has
student community in 2015.
funded each ATAR student to attend an ATAR
Course Revision Seminar at the University of Western In preparation for the Year 7s and 8s in 2015 College
Australia during the July holidays. We hope students and Department of Education money was allocated
for minor building and maintenance projects to be
will take full advantage of this wonderful
completed around the college.
opportunity to improve their grades.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Term 2 has been filled with very important planning
that is essential for 2015.
Year 10 students are preparing, through their Career
Education Program and course information
seminars, to make appropriate Year 11 course
selections. A well attended Year 10 parent
information evening was held on 17 June. Parents
were given the necessary information that will allow
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Two student toilet blocks have been gutted and
totally refurbished with new hand basins, taps,
toilets, mirrors, tiles and painting.
A former science lecture theatre has been
gutted and refitted as a dedicated Computer
Science Centre. The Computer Science Centre
has new benches, carpets and paint and has
been fitted with 32 new computers. The John
Forrest Specialist Computer Science Program
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courses will be delivered from the new centre.
Five new sets of student desks and chairs have
been purchased to accommodate the expected
additional 360 students.
Six classrooms have been painted and
recarpeted.
A dedicated quadrangle for the Year 7s has been
upgraded with shade sails, seating, brick paving,
a lawn area and garden beds.
College Board Update
We welcome Kiera van der Wal as the new parent
representative elected on to the College Board.
Staff Farewells
This term we are saying farewell to
Mrs Gillian Hayter, Education Assistant, who is
retiring after a 25 year career in education and
16 years at John Forrest. I extend our thanks and
best wishes from all members of the college
community for her outstanding career in education
and contribution to our College.
At the end of the school term we are also sadly
farewelling Matthew Collier, Business and
Computing. We thank him for all his hard work
during Term 2 and wish him well in his new school.
We wish Di Papas, Specialist Netball Program
Coordinator, and Alberto Ghergori, Humanities and
Social Science, taking leave in Semester 2, an
enjoyable and relaxing break.
I would sincerely like to thank the staff, students and
parents for their commitment and support during
Term 2. In closing I wish all students and staff a safe
a happy term break.
Judy Silsbury, Principal
DATES TO REMEMBER (Dates are Subject to Change)
Please check the John Forrest website for recent updates (Important Dates/Dates for Parents)
Students commence—22 July.
Assembly—5 August
Year 8 Netball Carnival—12 August.
P & C Meeting—19 August.
PD Day (Student Free) - 22 August.
College Board Meeting—26 August.
House Athletics Carnival—9 September.
Year 11 River Cruise—12 September.
Year 9/10 Assembly—16 September.
Bush Rangers Camp—18-19 September.
Senior Music Concert—19 September.
Netball Carnival—26 September.
Year 12 Exams—25-26 September.
Last Day of Term—26 September.
ANZAC DAY ASSEMBLY
On the last day of Term 1 John Forrest Secondary College welcomed special guests to
join staff and students for their ANZAC Day Assembly. The College was again pleased to
welcome Mr Ted Duberlin, OAM ED JPO, Secretary, Bedford/Morley RSL, together with
the Honorable Alannah MacTiernan, MP, Federal Member for Perth, Cr John Rifici,
representing His Worship the Mayor, Cr Sylvan Albert, City of Bayswater, and Mr Arthur
Leggett OAM ED.
John Forrest Secondary College hold their own ANZAC Assembly every year and are
very appreciative of their special guests who every year take the time to attend.
RESPECT EACH OTHER (REO PROGRAM)
Performance Memos from their teachers.
REO is a program with the purpose of building positive
relationships in the John Forrest Secondary College community to
enhance the positive ethos of our college.
At the time of writing this article, Giles was leading the REO Shield
on 633 points, ahead of Stirling (579), Hasluck (472) and Mitchell
(471).
The REO House Shield recognises behaviours and deeds that aid in
developing a culture of respect and is an important part of the
REO Program. Students can earn points for themselves and their
house by taking part in positive activities, including earning
The winner of the Term 1 Performance Memo Raffle draw was
Jamie Hoarea, Year 8. The $150 quality pair of headphones prize
brought music to Jamie’s ears in more ways than one!
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
The Student Council has recently welcomed six new Year 10 Student
Councillors. Staff and students were asked to vote and students were ranked in
each group. These rankings were then added together to find the top six
students.
Mr Phil Chadwick, Head of The Arts/REO Program Coordinator
Congratulations to Hilmi Abdul Hanif, Kateryna Bunyeva, William Cook,
Mackenzie Edmonds, Jasmyn Hesford and Jaide Redwood.
During the last week of term we will hold our annual Johnno's Got Talent, Talent
Quest. Last year the competition was strong and we expect it to be the same
again this year with 14 acts entering. John Forrest will showcase instrumental,
dance, drama and vocal acts. The lure of the $200 winning prize money
has certainly been an incentive.
Our final activity this term will be a slave auction event which will take
place on Thursday and Friday of the last week. In order to raise money to
run activities and contribute to the College environment, we will be
auctioning a selection of staff and students to the highest bidders. ‘Slaves’,
or as we like to call them, Johnno's Little Helpers", will be available to their
buyers during Friday lunchtime to carry out such tasks as finishing
homework and if the winners are lucky enough to be bought by the Phys
Ed Department, cleaning out their store rooms!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the students and staff
for supporting our ventures during this year.
Lori Redwood, Student Council Co-ordinator
ECU YourTutor
What is YourTutor?
YourTutor is a national online tutoring service that gives
students access to qualified tutors for individual help
with homework, assignments, exam preparations and
study questions. This service is available at no cost
thanks to a partnership between Edith Cowan University
and Tutoring Australia. ECU are keen to do all they can
to help students reach their full potential.
Half a Million Moments
This term School Librarian, Bernadette Nye, accepted a
certificate on behalf of the College at the ECU YourTutor
event, celebrating “Half a Million Moments” of student learning and confidence.
Our pupils are among 15,000 local students who have engaged in over 500,000
EXAMS
Weeks 5, 6 and 7 of this term were extremely busy with all year groups sitting
for Semester 1 Examinations. In recent years we have introduced examinations
across all year groups with the aim of students becoming accustomed to the
process of preparing and sitting for examinations before having to experience
the pressure of Senior School examinations.
NAPLAN AND OLNA TESTING
Every year in May all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across the country sit the
NAPLAN assessments and this year was no exception. John Forrest Secondary
College Year 9 students sat five tests over three days and the results in the form
of an individual student report will be available later in the year.
minutes in online tutoring thanks to ECU providing free,
online, one-on-one support.
Students can Win a $100 iTunes voucher
thanks to ECU
Have you tried the school’s free yourtutor service? Next
time you get stuck on a homework question – whether
English, maths, science, or even if you just want to revise
a concept you’re not sure about, log in at
www.ecu.edu.au/yourtutor, and a live tutor will be
waiting online to help you figure it
out.
Students who fill out the brief
survey, and have a tutorial, will be entered into the draw to
win a $100 iTunes voucher.
OLNA (Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment) is a new series of
assessments introduced in 2014 for Year 10 students. From 2016, students will
be required to have met a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy in order
to be awarded WACE (graduation) at the end of Year 12. This standard can be
met by achieving Band 8 or better in Year 9 NAPLAN testing.
For students who do not meet the standard in Year 9, opportunities will be
available via the online testing that will be held twice per year during Years 10,
11 and 12. The first instalment of these OLNA tests was held during March with
many of our Year 10 students meeting the standard. Those who have not yet
met this standard will have another opportunity to sit OLNA tests in September.
Brad Walsh, Deputy Principal
MUSIC NEWS
Term 2 began for the senior music students with the Music Camp at Ern Halliday
at the end of Week 1. It was three days of intensive rehearsals for this year’s
performances and was broken up with lots of food and evening activities. Our
instrumental teachers, Elizabeth Lyon and Geoff Connor, joined Mayuka Juber
and Stephanie Parr in conducting rehearsals with our students. Phil Glossop
was again our bus driver, general helper and quiz master extraordinaire. The
students amazed us with their progress over the time and their commitment in
giving up their weekend to work hard spending up to eight hours each day rehearsing.
Camp concluded with a concert for the parents,
which showed just how much work the students
had done over the weekend. There were
performances from the Senior and Swing Bands,
Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Choir.
Student Achievements
great honour as only ten students have been chosen for the ensemble and
Niamh and Ciaran have been able to have input into the creation of the piece
they will be performing.
Patron Assembly
On Tuesday 24 June we had a special assembly to induct clarinetist Ashley Smith
as our new Music Program Patron. Ashley attended John Forrest Secondary
College from 1997 to 2001 and has gone on to enjoy an international career as a
performer and composer. Ashley is Artist in Residence at the University of
Western Australia where he was also recently
appointed an Assistant Professor position as the
Head of Winds and Contemporary Performance.
We are honoured that Ashley has agreed to
become our patron. He has already been
involved in the College, having performed for
our 50th Anniversary Concert in 2012 and
conducted some master classes with our senior
school students.
Congratulations to Jarrah and Lyric Duckett
(Year 11) whose band Turtle Island won the High
School Division of the City of Bayswater Sound
Overload Band Competition and placed second
overall. The competition was held at the end of
Term1. You can hear the boys’ latest tracks on
the Triple J Unearthed website.
During the assembly Ashley spoke about what
he would tell his high school age self about what
was important about school and life. He
performed one of his own compositions, which
was spellbinding, and really showed why he has
earned such an international reputation. Les
Peirce, the former John Forrest Head of Arts, also
spoke at the assembly about his memories of Ashley as a student and special
Ke Wen Lim of Year 10 was chosen to be part of the ABODA WA Honour Band.
guest, City of Bayswater His Worship The Mayor, Sylvan Albert, spoke about the
The band was made up of 50 students from eleven schools around Perth and
rehearsed with Perth based conductors before giving a concert on Mothers’ Day. importance of giving back to the community. The Senior Concert Band, under
the direction of Mayuka Juber, performed fabulously at the assembly with the
The band was conducted by Dr Stephen Petersen from Ithaca College, New
help of some of our SIM instrumental teachers and ex-students.
York. Congratulations Ke Wen!
Niamh (Year 9) and Ciaran (Year 12) Fereday, two of our percussionists, have
been chosen to perform in a combined schools percussion ensemble at the SIM
Showcase OPUS concert at the Perth Concert Hall on Monday 30 June. This is a
After the assembly Ashley joined the students from the Specialist Music
Program for morning tea and the students took the opportunity to get to know
him a little better.
Stephanie Parr, Specialist Music Teacher
From the era that brought the world The Rubik's Cube, Max Headroom and
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this "totally awesome" musical in the
style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Karate
Kid and The Wedding Singer.
Join the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their
final senior year — as they experience the fun, the heartbreak, the loves and the
loneliness of growing up … all set to the biggest hits of the 80s!!
Tickets:
$10 presale from The Arts office.
Parents and guardians can also purchase from the Front office.
$15 door sale.
Dates:
21 August 2014 from 7.00pm
22 August 2014 from 7.00pm
Venue:
The College Gym
There will be an intermission with a good choice of snacks and drinks available from the
college canteen.
DANCE NEWS
On Friday 20 June, students studying Dance 2A/B had the pleasure of watching the internationally acclaimed
Sydney Dance Company‘s production “2 One Another” performed at His Majesty’s Theatre.
Featuring some of the best dancers in the country, 2 One Another was an exuberant celebration of the power
of movement from a choreographer and a company at the height of their powers.
The students enjoyed watching this performance and enjoyed the experience of being able to see a
professional contemporary dance company and gain a greater understanding of the skills and techniques.
needed for this genre.
Glendah Migro, Dance Teacher
NETBALL NEWS
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We are half way through the winter Netball season for both Inter-school and
Club Association and there have been outstanding team and individual
performances.
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State Schoolgirls Trials
Year 9 Carnival Team 1 – Second, defeated by Lockridge Senior High
School and
Team 2 – Fourth, defeated by Governor Stirling Senior High School.
Year 10 Carnival Team 1 - Second defeated by Morley Senior High School
and
Team 2 – Fourth, defeated by Governor Stirling Senior High School.
During the last weekend of the April school holidays a group of nine Year 8 and
9 Netball students trialled for the SSWA State U16 Netball Team. Cara Edmonds,
Grace Emmens, Rosie Emmens, Emma Hanks, Rosalie Heta, Kiasha John,
Acacia Wallace-Henderson, Amie Clamp, Chloe White, Samantha Wiggers and
Samantha Winton took the court for a very competitive afternoon of Netball.
Year 8 student, Emma Hanks, was the most successful of our group, progressing
on to Stage 2 of the trials from which a State squad was selected. Emma is a tall
goal defence/goal keeper who has recently been selected to train and play with
the Darling Range State League Cadet and Academy teams. Congratulations
Emma!
The games were close. A kaleidoscope of wins and losses amongst the above
schools, including Mount Lawley Senior High School.
Regional Lightning Carnival Results
On Wednesday 30 July John Forrest Secondary College Specialist Netball
Program first teams will be competing in the SSWA Elimination Finals Fixture at
Fremantle Netball Club. We invite parents to keeps this day free to come along
and cheer for their daughter’s team. We look forward to seeing you there.
During the term our Year 9 and 10 Netball teams played in a very competitive
Division 1 fixture at Noranda Netball Club in the North East Regional Lightning
Carnivals. The results were:
AFL FOOTBALL AT JOHN FORREST
Senior School Girls
The senior school girls AFL team made a good start to their season winning
60 to 2 against Ballajura Community College. Some strong passages of play
throughout our midfield provided endless opportunities for our forward line to
score. Hard hitting tackles from Shannan Rene` and new comer Katelyn Andrus
were highlights of the game as was the continuous running game and
partnership of Moesha Cooper and Kyeisha Strange. Unfortunately we lost the
next two games and were unable to progress through to the finals play offs.
However a lot of fun was had by all students. The girls even had a surprise visit
from some West Coast Eagles players! Hayley McKee, Physical Education Teacher
Lower School Boys
The Year 8/9 Boys’ AFL Team competed for the Jakovich Cup in Term 2. They
played five games and won two, narrowly losing in another. The team was
INTER-HOUSE/INTER-SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Inter-School Cross Country
On Friday 2 May John Forrest Secondary College
held their annual Cross Country Event.
Placing first or second in the Year 10 carnival provides the opportunity to
compete in the SSWA Lightning Carnivals State Championships on Tuesday 5
August at the State Basketball Centre. John Forrest Secondary College teams
compete well at this event, always finishing in the top four State schools. This
year we are confident they will do the same against tough opposition in Darling
Range Sports College and Melville Senior High School.
SSWA Champion Schools Netball
Diane Papas and Hayley McKee, Specialist Netball Teachers
lacking in Year 9s and it was a credit to the team considering the number of
Year 8s who were often outsized by the competition. The team should show a
massive improvement for next year. Best players were Tyler Lehner,
Liam Walton, Adam Viska and Taj Jones.
Senior School Boys
The senior school boys began their season really well with most students
believing that they could go through to the next phase of the competition.
However their hopes diminished when, after leading most of the third game,
they lost in a tight encounter with Cunderdin who physically got the better of
our boys. Unfortunately this loss was enough to ensure that the team did not
progress to the next phase of the competition. This year’s team included only
three Year 12s and, like the lower school boys, they were often outsized. This
team should also show an improvement for next year. Best players were
Jarrah and Lyric Duckett, Giles Irakoze, Tark Wantee and Tyler Bolton.
Reece Phoenix, Physical Education Teacher
Cara Edmonds and Janice Steven competed in a field of 232. Cara and Isabella
finished in the top 25% and Jessica, Monique and Jessica in the top 50% of their
group which were good performances given the number of competitors in each
race.
The Year 8 boys – Liam Love, Steven Quach, Cameron Todd and
Gabriel Riquelme, competed in a race of 169. Gabriel gave former state
representative athletes a scare when he proceeded to challenge them
throughout the race and finished an outstanding fourth place. Gabriel has been
invited to compete in up and coming events as part of a State training squad.
Well done Gabriel.
Approximately 100 students entered and were
required to run 3kms around the perimeter of the
college. The conditions were perfect for the event
and for the first time ever two Year 8 students,
Gabriel Riquelme and Cara Edmonds, were crowned Year 9 athletes, Pippa Hall, Corey McCullaugh and Willaim Ketterer, all cruised
champions.
across the finish line just inside the top 50% of their groups.
John Campbell, Head of Health & Physical Education
Inter-House
On Friday 16 May a team of 17 dedicated John
Forrest middle distance runners competed in the
SSWA Inter-School State Championships at
McGillivray Oval near the State Athletics Centre. They were blessed with clear
sunny conditions, great weather for running which made for an enjoyable day.
Our squad of Year 8 girls – Isabella Aristizabal, Jessica Davidson, Monique Fenu,
Year 10s, Mackenzie Edmonds and Vidit Poojary, ran a steady pace together and
made up ground after a pushy start to finish in the top 60% of their group.
Abdi Khalif and Giles Irakoze ran in an experienced and very fast group of 99
sixteen year old boys. They finished just inside the top 50% of their age group.
This event is certainly a character building experience when you have to line up
at the start line with a 100 plus of your peers. A great experience was had by all
John Forrest Secondary College athletes.
Diane Papas, Physical Education Teacher
TENNIS NEWS
Doubles at Mount Lawley Tennis Club
In keeping with the John Forrest Secondary College community link with Mount
Lawley Tennis Club our students and staff had the opportunity to play with club
members on Wednesday 28 May. This event was organised by
Michael Sutherland, the Local Member of Parliament for Mount Lawley and
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Teachers, students and members experienced a very enjoyable afternoon
playing a round robin of doubles matches.
Well done to the John Forrest Specialist Tennis Program students for being great
ambassadors for the college.
Tennis Match Day Excursion
On Thursday 8 May the Year 8, 9
and 10 Tennis students participated
in a doubles match day tournament
at Mount Lawley Tennis Club.
Students played four rounds in a
round robin format. Each round
lasted 20 minutes and teams tallied
up the number of games won
within the scheduled playing time.
More rounds could have been
played, but unfortunately scattered
showers rained down throughout
the day providing an opportunity
for the players to learn a lesson in
how to squeegee the tennis courts!
At the end of the day two finals
were played to determine the
men’s and women’s doubles
winners. Two Year 8s, Nik Dotlic and Bojan Novakov, played and won against
two Year 10s, Richard Zhang and Phi Dang, in the men’s final. The women’s final
was an all Year 10 showdown with Ke Wen Lim and Jasmyn Hesford playing and
winning against Kayla Deane-Spread and Geralyn Cabriles. A reward was also
Tennis School Championships
The School Tennis Championships were held on Tuesday 2 July at Robertson
Park Tennis Club. The weather was kind and allowed the event to be completed
without any rain interruption.
After playing a number of rounds of competition two boys and two girls were
left to compete in the finals. The finals were umpired by official umpires from
Tennis Australia and the Year 8 students were used as the ball kids.
The boys’ final was between Alex Downey and Nik Doltic and the girls’ final was
between Lily Zupins-Hodgson and Ignacia Rimeqleme. Both finals were
FRIENDLY REMINDER—Please ensure that all clothing is clearly and permanently marked so that it is easily iden fiable in case of loss. given out to the best performing Year 10 mixed doubles team,
Cathrine Sheridan-Brown and William Cook.
Apart from a few showers the day was fun and enjoyable for all the tennis
students who participated.
fantastic matches with great shot making and quality tennis skills being
displayed.
The eventual winners were Alex Downey and Lily Zupins-Hodgson. Divisional
winners included: Kateryna Bunayeva, Euan McGlinn, Chloe Smith, Harsil Harani,
Ke Wen Lim, Monique Fenu and Jacob Cheetham.
The Best Ball Person Award went to Monique Fenu and Jacob Cheetham. Well
done to everyone involved.
John Campbell, Head of Health & Physical Education
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CRICKET NEWS
Cricket Academy Sri Lanka Trip 2014
A very excited group of eleven Year 11 and 12 cricket boys gathered at Perth International
Airport on Saturday 5 April. Our team of eight, together with three boys from Narrogin Senior
High School, set off on the trip of a lifetime.
On arrival at Colombo at 1.00am in the morning we were greeted by our guide Sudesh, bus
driver Eddie, and baggage man Garma, who were to look after us for the next fourteen days.
The trip included cricket games, sightseeing, cultural experiences and, of course, shopping.
The trip had many highlights: the hotels, swimming pools for recovery, free WiFi, meeting
English cricket teams, having our guide, Sudesh, sing Sri Lankan songs to us and excellent food
to name just a few. We even caught the Dockers game live, just for Mr Davis.
The students played six matches, winning one. They learnt how to play in hot humid
conditions against excellent batters and bowlers (they even played against a boy who played
in the U19 World Cup). Their greatest learning curve was playing spin bowling. The best
performers were:
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Callum Wiggers ............ 35, 22, 45, 49, 37
Alex Barrett .................... 35no, 14
Chris Harris ..................... 20, 64, 35
Euan Melling .................. 19
Callum Merton .............. 4/19
Jeff Willey ........................ Bowled well.
Sightseeing took us to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage where we walked amongst the
elephants as they came down to the river. Callum Wiggers and Kalem Hayes washed an
elephant while others posed for photos and rode the elephants. We even learnt how to make
paper out of elephant poo!
In Kandy we saw a typical Sri Lankan Cultural show of drumming, dancing and fire walking.
We visited the most sacred place of the Buddhist world, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relics
of Lord Buddha and also visited Nuwara Eliya where we took in breath taking views of valleys,
mountains and tea plantations (known as Little England). At a tea plantation we learnt how the
tea is picked and sorted and processed to the cup and we all enjoyed a nice cup of tea before
the students spent up on various teas for their parents. The highlight for the students was
shopping at the markets and the tuk-tuk ride down the hill; our drivers were well paid for the
trip.
At the Wild Safari at Minneriya National Park we had a great time riding on the back of the
safari jeeps amongst the wild elephants, monkeys (not students) and water buffalos. We
visited Galle Fort, a world heritage site, and also went to see the Galle Cricket Ground. It was
great to see this famous cricket ground after the tsunami destroyed it. A visit to the Turtle
hatchery at Bentota was followed by a river cruise to the fish farm where there were lots of
giggles when the fish nibbled our feet which proved to be a hit!
Shopping was extremely popular amongst the boys. They visited many gem, clothing and gift
shops and proved that boys know how to spend money! The students were eventually
persuaded to dress in traditional Sri Lankan dress by their tour guide. The boys looked
fantastic as did Mrs Verco in her sari. Many Sri Lankan shirts were worn following this
experience.
On their arrival home the boys could not wait to tell everyone of their wonderful Sri Lankan
experience. They left Perth unsure of what was ahead of them but arrived home with a wealth
of stories, cultural experiences and a far greater knowledge of cricket.
Mrs Verco and Mr Davis would like to thank the parents for helping their sons prepare for this
once in a life time trip. The boys were fantastic ambassadors for the John Forrest Secondary
Cricket Academy and Narrogin Senior High School.
Cricket Academy Students meet their Cricket Idol
John Forrest Secondary College students met their cricket idol Brad Hogg on
28 May 2014 before grilling him on the ABC Drive Program’s Student Press Gallery.
The Student Press Gallery is a regular segment on the ABC’s Drive Program with
John McGlue. Each week students from different schools have the chance to meet
and interview high profile guests.
FRIENDLY REMINDER—College Charges for
Years 8-12 should be finalised by the end of Term 2.
If you still have outstanding charges, please contact
Michelle Chapman to arrange payment (T: 9473 4017.
Alternatively visit Michelle at the Front Office.
Liam Brooks, Jeff Willey and Jack Kavanagh researched the Australian test
cricketer’s career before the interview and asked him questions on a range of
topics including coping with touring, staying calm when under pressure, winning
World Cups, most memorable moments, and striving to become a better player.
Liam, Jeff and Jack were invited on to the program as representatives of the John
Forrest Secondary College Cricket Academy. Thanks go to the boys, they were a
credit to themselves and the College.
Peta Verco and Sam Davis, Specialist Cricket Teachers
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN CERTIFICATE II RETAIL SERVICES
Term 2 has been particularly busy for the Year 11s. Students have been learning lots of skills in stock
replenishment, counting money, using scanning equipment and customer service during rosters in the
John Forrest Secondary College Canteen and Library. Both Linda, the Canteen Manager, and
Bernadette Nye, the Librarian, have been pleased with the progress made and assistance given by the
students.
The class and Ms Sinclair have discovered the talents of Sean Hill in training his fellow students to use the
commercial coffee machine. Students have already received wonderful feedback about the quality of the
coffees they are producing. Several students have been impressive whilst practising their customer
service skills around the College when delivering coffee orders.
We have been examining how to minimise loss in a retail environment and students participated in a
rather amusing role play where they were required to manage shop lifters using store procedures.
Zen Watkins particularly embraced each role he was assigned and showed strong skills in this area.
Another activity students have undertaken is developing an eye catching display about careers in retail.
These will be displayed in the library over the coming weeks. Come and have a look and fill out a
feedback form to let the students know how they went.
Retail work placements are underway for most of the class in places like Target, Masters, Price Attack,
Rebel, Jim Kidd and Novo. Two students have already secured casual work as a result of the impressive
skills shown in their placement. All the students are really enjoying their placements and can see the
value of all the retail skills they are developing.
Term 3 will see a special project being developed with the canteen which is very exciting … watch this
space!
Bronwyn Sinclair, Certificate II Retail Services Teacher
JAPANESE NEWS
Language Perfect Japanese Accounts
Host Families Required
Students who wish to continue their Japanese studies this year, but who are not
currently enrolled in Japanese at our College, are reminded that they can still
work on their Japanese skills at home through a Language Perfect account.
Accounts cost $30 and can be paid for at the front office. Students should take
their receipt to Mr Chadwick and he will create an online account. $30 is the
college rate, discounted from the private cost of $100. Students enrolling in
Japanese next year will also benefit from some catch-up preparation.
More information can be obtained from the Language Perfect website
www.languageperfect.com.
Join in the fun and support the College
Monday 4 to Wednesday 13 August (9 nights)
John Forrest Secondary College, in conjunction with Shoji Australia, will be
hosting a group of Japanese students from Shohei Junior and Senior High
School in August. This is a larger group than we have hosted in the past so we
are calling on the John Forrest Secondary College Community to assist with the
billeting of the visiting students.
Exchange visits are a wonderful way to increase cultural awareness and develop
cross-cultural communication skills for all participants. It is rewarding and fun
for families to experience another culture, share their guest’s experiences
learning about Australia and form international friendships.
Japanese Exchange Teacher
If you have ever been on a CAT bus in the city
you may have noticed that they have either
of the following two Japanese place names
on them. Kagoshima is in recognition of the
sister city agreement between Kagoshima
City and Perth and Hyogo is in recognition of
the sister state agreement between Hyogo
Prefecture and Western Australia.
Hyogo Prefecture teacher,
Mr Naoki Miyashita, has been placed jointly
We are looking for families who are willing to host one or two students for nine
with John Forrest and Woodvale Secondary
nights. Apart from friendship and the opportunity to participate in family life,
Colleges for a full year teaching exchange
host families only need to provide a bed (a mattress is OK) and meals (as normal) which will conclude at the end of April 2015. Japanese students at our college
for the students. Shoji Australia act as guardians for the students during their
have not only benefited from Mr Miyashita’s language and cultural tips, but they
stay and offer 24 hour bilingual support to students and host families. Families
have also been treated to a calligraphy master-class demonstrating the correct
will receive a substan al payment to cover the student’s living expenses. The writing of kana characters.
Japanese students will have their own program in the College but follow the Next term Mr Miyashita’s home school Sanda Shounkan High School will be
normal College metable. visiting us for a day of fun filled exchange activities with John Forrest Secondary
It may seem like a long way off but we need families to register early so
College students.
Mr Phil Chadwick, Head of The Arts/Japanese Teacher
organisation can be completed well before the group arrive. Please support
this rewarding College program.
Contact Shoji Australia for more information and an application form.
T: 9385 6911, E: [email protected] or go ahead and fill in a
confidential application form at https://shojiaustralia.com.au/
hostfamily_application_select.html
CANTEEN NEWS
We would like to thank the following students,
Anne Sophie Wan Ching for helping serve at recess and lunch time in
Term 1 and Stefan Cremasco who has helped in Terms 1 and 2.
We are now taking orders for students that would like to order their
lunch. This must be done before school each morning.
Please refer to the College Menu as there has been an increase in
some items due to increases from our suppliers. We aim to keep our
prices as low as possible but sometimes increases are unavoidable.
Thank you for your continual support. We wish you a safe and happy
holiday.
Linda, Michelle and Pina
P&C NEWS
Thanks to the parents who attended the P&C AGM on the 27 May.
The P&C provides a valuable service to all parents and students in the
management of the College Canteen and Uniform Shop. More
parents contributing just a small amount of time by attending the
P&C meetings or volunteering in the College Canteen will assist the
very hardworking few to maintain these services. The P&C meet once
a term on the fifth Tuesday of each term at 7.00pm in the staffroom.
Please consider coming along or providing feedback through the
following representatives.
President (Charles Ellis), Vice President (Raf Facondi),
Treasurer (Glenn Cook), Vice Treasurer (Sandra Melling),
Secretary (David Walden) and
College Board and Uniform Representative (Ian Robertson).
BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE
Recognition of Outstanding Achievement at John Forrest Secondary College
Congratulations to Kieran Berry, Year 9, on being selected to represent Western Australia in the U16 Men's National Basketball Championships being held in Geelong
in July. Good Luck Kieran.
Congratulations to Cameron Todd, Year 8, on being selected to represent Western Australian as Vice Captain for the Under15s Team playing in the National Indoor
Cricket Championships to be held in Adelaide in July, Good Luck Cameron.
Congratulations to Lane Berry, Year 8, on being selected to represent Western Australian in the Under15s Team playing in the National Indoor Cricket Championships
to be held in Adelaide in July, Good Luck Lane.
Congratulations to Tane Cherrington, Year 9, on being selected to represent Western Australia in Rugby Union in April this year in Paris and London. Well Done Tane.
Congratulations to Alex Downey who competed in the Western Australian State School Tennis Pizzey Cup in May. Well Done Alex.
Congratulations to Jarrah and Lyric Duckett, Year 11, who came first in their category and second overall in the Sound Overload Band Competition run by the City of
Bayswater in April. Well Done Jarrah and Lyric.
Congratulations to Ke Wen Lim, Year 10, who was selected to play in the ABODA (WA) Honour Band 2014 in May. The Band was conducted by Stephen Peterson
from Ithaca College in New York. Well Done Ke Wen.
Congratulations to Robert Hooper, Year 11, on competing in the National Go Karting Championships in Newcastle, NSW, this term.
Congratulations to Luke Mammone, former student, on receiving a Curtin Principal’s Recommendation Award.
Congratulations to Natasha Milosavljevic, former student, on receiving a Curtin Principal’s Recommendation Award.
Congratulations to Bettina Tran, former student, on receiving a Curtin Science Excellence Scholarship;
CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE—SEMESTER 1 2014
Year 8
Tyreece Bateson ..................................
Alexa Brown ..........................................
Jershey Catimbang .............................
Nathida Chalermsuk ..........................
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Davinh Dang .........................................
Connor Dimech....................................
Nikola Dotlic ..........................................
Cara Edmonds ......................................
Jake Harper............................................
Michael Hart ..........................................
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Alex Killick ..............................................
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Caroline Nguyen..................................
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Sian-Lola Peet .......................................
Steven Quach .......................................
Ruby Short .............................................
Lilian Tran...............................................
Anne Sophie Wan Ying Ching ........
Zita Wormuth .......................................
Science
Dance
Physical Education
English
Humanities & Social Sciences
Italian
Japanese
Cricket
Tennis
Netball
Science
English
Humanities and Social Sciences
Materials Technology
Mathematics
Drama
Mathematics
Science
English
Humanities and Social Sciences
Visual Art
Health Studies
Design & Technology
Music
Mathematics
Computer Literacy
Physical Education
Year 9
Camille Bandalan ................................
Todd Brinkworth .................................
Rebecca Bryant ....................................
Shuang Du .............................................
Zerianna Edwards ...............................
Niamh Fereday .....................................
Harshil Hirani ........................................
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Bingfan Ji ................................................
William Ketterer ...................................
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Tyler Lehner ..........................................
Robert Lozaga ......................................
Ekaterina Lyashenko ..........................
Work Studies
Science
Drama
Japanese
Design & Technology (Metals)
Physical Education
Mathematics
Tennis
Mathematics
Cricket
Mathematics
Science
English
Football Studies
Humanities and Social Sciences
Health Studies
AEP TESTING
On 29 May around eighty primary school students sat the selection tests for the
JFSC Academic Excellence Program in 2015. Competition for places was fierce
with some very impressive test results being produced. The college has
selected some outstanding students as recipients of the John Forrest Secondary
College Scholarships for next year. They are:
Year 7
Koskei Partington-Hopes ............ Eden Hill Primary School
Hunter Thompson ......................... Bayswater Primary School
Savannah Matthews ..................... Noranda Primary School
Om Satija .......................................... West Coast Steiner School
T 9473 4000
Kevin Nguyen ........................................ Visual Art
Huyen Pham .......................................... Dance
Brandon Preap ...................................... Science
.................................................................... English
.................................................................... Music
Tihomir Sauta ........................................ Physical Education
.................................................................... Italian
Aradhana Sharma ................................ Humanities and Social Sciences
Jacob Stephens..................................... Computer Science
Claire Thompson .................................. Food for Life
.................................................................... English
.................................................................... Humanities and Social Sciences
Samantha Wiggers .............................. Netball
Year 10
Hilmi Abdul Hanif................................. Science
.................................................................... Drama
Billy Boyd 10........................................... Football Studies
Caleb Buchanan.................................... Sports Science
Geralyn Cabriles.................................... Tennis
Kevin Carlson ......................................... Cricket
Mackenzie Edmonds........................... Physical Education
Sean Griffin ............................................. Dance
Rebecca Harris ....................................... Science
.................................................................... Humanities and Social Sciences
Jasmyn Hesford .................................... Design & Technology (Woodwork)
Jazlyn Hopper........................................ Physical Education
Erica Ketterer ......................................... Mathematics
.................................................................... Science
.................................................................... Work Studies
.................................................................... English
.................................................................... Humanities and Social Sciences
.................................................................... Music
Hasnain Khan ......................................... Multimedia
Alison Lacerna ....................................... Celebrating With Food
.................................................................... Work Studies
Denzel Mahusay ................................... Dance
Shanele McCullaugh ........................... Health Studies
.................................................................... Mathematics
Quoc Nguyen ........................................ Visual Art
Jaide Redwood ..................................... English
Theodore Ransel Rondero ................ Mathematics
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.................................................................... Japanese
Brooke Steinnokel................................ Netball
Hima Varshini Veernala...................... Humanities and Social Sciences
Year 8
Maheswaanath Muralitheran ....
Adrian Bedford ...............................
Tamsyn Wirtz ..................................
Jaxon Dunning ...............................
Weld Square Primary School
Bayswater Primary School
Coolbinia Primary School
Eden Hill Primary School
In addition to the scholarship winners, places in the program have been offered
to a number of talented students from a wide variety of local primary schools.
Some places in the Academis Excellence Program have been left vacant and will
be filled following the testing of all students at the commencement of the 2015
school year.
John Forrest Secondary College
180 Drake Street MORLEY WA 6062
F: 9272 6504 E: [email protected]
www.johnforrest.wa.edu.au