- Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Parent Newsletter
June 2015
Issue 4
www.nhspa.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
As we move towards the end of yet another very busy term I would like to thank all of those parents who
have contributed to the many activities and programs at the school over the last couple of months.
Showcase
At the time of writing, we are about half way through the series and as always the quality and commitment
of all involved is outstanding.
It was wonderful to see so many of our new Year 11 and Year 7 students performing so well. Their
welcome addition to our talented student population is clear for all to see.
What I enjoy, as an audience member, is witnessing the looks of excitement and pride on our students’
faces as they perform. It is the best advertisement for what we do. It is not too late for you to share in the
excitement and pride because concerts continue until Thursday 11th June here at school. And a reminder
that our final dance concert will take place on Saturday 20th of June at the Seymour Centre.
Special congratulations go to our Technical Company for their tireless and outstanding contribution.
Tony Award Nomination
I was thrilled to learn that NHSPA graduate, Jeremy Youett has received a Tony Award nomination as coproducer of the critically acclaimed Broadway Musical, The Visit. Jeremy was a Newtown student for 6
years graduating in 2001. We wish him the best for the upcoming awards presentation.
Auditions
Immediately following our showcase season we will be conducting our annual enrolment auditions for entry
into Years 7 and 11 for 2016. This is a huge undertaking with over 800 auditions places to be allocated
over 8 audition days. Thanks to everyone involved and we look forward to selecting another outstanding
group of new students.
China Tour
Early next term 24 students and staff will travel to Beijing after again being invited by the Beijing Foreign
Affairs department to perform in a television concert on their national children’s network. Students
attending are selected Year 8 and 9 members of Music ensembles and Dance Companies. We look
forward to a wonderful cultural and performance experience.
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to everyone involved in this term’s very successful Athletics Carnival held at Homebush.
Again, what is pleasing is that with each carnival we are seeing increased levels of attendance and
participation. Good luck to those students who have been selected to represent the school at zone and
regional levels.
Reports
By the end of term all students will have received their mid year reports. Year 11 students will receive their
reports and attend interviews with a member of staff to discuss their progress on Monday 15 June. These
interviews are designed to help students achieve their school and post school goals and give them advice
and support in dealing with the requirements and stresses involved with senior schooling. Junior reports will
be posted home before the end of term.
Any issues arising from your child’s report should be addressed to the relevant Year Adviser, Head
Teacher or Deputy Principal.
Thank you again for your support this term. I hope you and your children enjoy their up-coming holiday.
Classes start back on Tuesday 14 July.
Stephen Gray
Co-Principal
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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
Semester 1 Reporting
The half-way point of term 2 has quickly approached and we are already into our semester one
reporting period. All Year 12 students have been issued with their half yearly course reports and
discussed their progress curriculum advisors during meetings on Wednesday 27th May. Year 11
students are next to meet with their curriculum advisors, with their reports issued on Monday 15th
June. Again this year we will be running report meetings with Year 9 and 10 students to go
through their reports and to undertake a personal best exercise. Year 10 will meet with their
curriculum advisors on Friday 19th June and Year 9 will have their report interviews the following
week on Tuesday 23rd June.
All Year 7-10 reports will be sent home to parents by the end of term in Week 9. Just a reminder,
that all junior report subjects are graded from A-E with individual teacher comments for each
subject. If parents/carers have any questions regarding the reports once they have been sent
home, please contact the Head Teacher responsible for that subject for clarification.
Showcase
Over the past few weeks our semester one showcase season has been underway. Again the
quality and standard of each of the evening performances has been outstanding. We would like
to recognise the commitment and professionalism of our performing arts staff who continue to
work so tirelessly at this time of year to ensure our students have such performance
opportunities. We would like to recognise and thank our P&C who offer continued support during
the showcase season by running the front of house and would like to acknowledge the work of
Ms Aynsley and the Year 9 showcase hospitality class who also catered for the showcase season
so professionally.
The technical crew under the leadership of David Ferguson also deserve to be recognised for
their work behind the scenes each day and night to maintain a very professional production. It
was also great to watch the Year 9 showcase elective students perform as part of the program,
well done to these students and the staff who have created and delivered these innovative
courses.
The semester one showcase season concludes with the Dance Showcase Concert at the
Seymour Centre on Saturday 20th June at 7:30pm. If you have not yet attended a showcase
concert, we strongly recommend that you experience the quality performing arts co-curricula
program, so proudly provided at this unique public school. Tickets for the school based concerts
are available via the schools website and tickets for the Dance showcase are available via the
Seymour Centre Box Office.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is a joint
state and federal government initiative. The Data Collection is an annual national count of the
number of students provided with educational adjustments as a result of their disability as defined
broadly under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) and reinforces the obligations that
schools have towards students under the Disability Standards for Education 2005.
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The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability will provide
Australian schools, parents, education authorities and the community with information about the
number of students with disability in schools, where they are located and the adjustments they
receive. The NCCD involves collection of numbers only, no names are submitted.
An information sheet will be mailed home to parents of students with disabilities over the next
week. Please read this information carefully before making the decision to opt out of the data
collection.
Parents/Guardians wishing their student’s details not be included in the NCCD collection are to
advise the school in writing by Friday 17th July, 2015.
Subject Selection Information Evenings
Early next term the school begins the process of hosting a series of information evenings where
vital information regarding subject choices for 2016 is explained. This is a very important time for
students in years 7, 8, 10 and 11and their parents as they are about to make some very
important curriculum choices. At this stage, we only recommend that students reflect on their
strengths, abilities and subject interests and make informed choices based around these
considerations.
The Year 8 into 9 information evening will be held at 5pm on Tuesday 28th July. The Year 10 into
11 Subject Information evening will be held on Tuesday 4th August from 5pm. The Year 11 into 12
Subject Information evening will be held on Tuesday 11th August from 7pm. There is no year 7 to
year 8 information evening. These forums are the opportunity for parents, carers and students to
receive information about courses offered at the school for next year. It is important students
make informed and correct choices initially, as these choices determine the nature and number of
classes that will operate within the 2016 timetable. As always, there will be limited opportunities
for students to change courses, reinforcing the importance of getting the selections right from the
outset.
Year 10 Work Experience
During the final week of this term our Year 10 students will be undertaking their work experience.
This is always an exciting time for the students as they have a taste of working life in a chosen
vocation that interests them. The timing is also perfect as it allows for students to start thinking
about what would be the most appropriate subject choices for 2016 to support their future career
options. Most of the students have secured appropriate placements and have returned their
completed paperwork to Ms George. However if any student has yet to finalise either their
placement or paperwork, it is imperative that they see Ms George well before Week 8.
Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations
The trial HSC commences for our students Week 1 next term. The examination timetable is just
being finalised and will be distributed to students this month, along with information regarding
appropriate HSC exam procedures and protocols. It is important that students become familiar
with the timetable and start their preparation for these exams as soon as possible to ensure they
are feeling confident.
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Continued...
Can we remind all members of the school community that the afterschool study centre is
available on a Monday and Wednesday afternoon in the Library; this is a very useful resource
that could further support the students in their preparation and revision. We wish our Year 12
students all the best as they prepare for these vital exams and remind them to follow the illness/
misadventure policy and procedures if necessary over the examination period.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss any of the items mentioned in this correspondence with
you any time. Just a reminder that Mr Shields is the Deputy in charge of Years 7, Ms Rajwar is in
charge of Years 9 and 12, Ms Mules is in charge of year 10 and Mr Pico is in charge of Years 8
and 11.
We wish all members of our school community a safe end of term break and look forward to
working with you in Term 3. School resumes for students on Tuesday 14th July 2015.
Sorry Day Assembly
Last month we commemorated National Sorry Day with a whole school assembly. The event was
hosted by our senior indigenous students, Akala Newman and Harley Mann who opened the
assembly with the Acknowledgement of Country.
We were very lucky to have Millie Ingram as our special guest for the assembly.
Aunty Millie has lived and worked for more than 50 years in and around the Redfern area,
working in childcare, education, housing, women’s issues and works closely with government on
reconciliation. Aunty Millie received a commonwealth bicentenary award in 2001 from former
Prime Minister John Howard for her services to the community.
Millie Ingram was a finalist for the 2010 International Woman of the Year for NSW which was
celebrated on 8th March 2010. Millie was also awarded “Woman of the Year” in 2010 for the
electorate of Heffron, which was held at the time by The Hon Kristine Kenneally MP the then
Premier of NSW.
Aunty Millie spoke about the significance of the Sorry Day as well as what it meant to her being a
member of the Stolen Generation. The assembly was a positive, engaging and meaningful event
for all the students.
We now look forward to our NAIDOC week celebrations in Term 3.
Peter Shields / Rachel Mules (Curriculum, Years 7 and 10)
Karl Pico (Teaching and Learning, Years 8 and 11)
Nilaufer Rajwar (Welfare, Years 9 and 12)
The Deputy Principals
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P&C NEWS
The next P&C Meeting will be held next Tuesday, 9 June, at 6pm in the school common room.
The P&C meets on the second Tuesday of every month. Being involved in the P&C is a great
way to meet other parents and play an active role in the school community. You will learn more
about NHSPA, its goals, achievements and teaching staff. No fundraising is required and there
are many opportunities (both big and small) to become engaged in interesting projects to support
the school.
SHOWCASE
With only two nights left, Showcase season has once more been an outstanding success. Many
thanks to Dennis Dumlao for his superb front-of-house rostering skills and the many parents who
volunteered their time to help out. Thank you everyone.
P&C on the NHSPA WEBSITE
Follow the link below:
http://web1.newtown-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/
The school website has a calendar and links for the P&C, contacts, minutes etc.
PARENT EMAIL NETWORK (GOOGLE GROUPS)
We encourage all parents to subscribe to our parent email network. This is a great way to
receive information from the P&C and stay in touch with other parents (including getting questions
answered and sharing information). To subscribe send a blank email to:
[email protected]
There is a googlegroups fact sheet on the P&C page of the school website.
NHSPA PARENTS CONTACT MESSAGE BOARD
Follow this link for posting requests and ads for second hand uniform, instruments and equipment etc.
http://nhspasecondhand.proboards.com/index.cgi?
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ENGLISH FACULTY
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Miss Alice Chen, who has joined the English
Department for 7 weeks of this term. She is replacing Jane Garnsey, who returns from leave on
day one of Term 3. Miss Chen is doing an exceptional job with Ms Garnsey’s classes, and I take
this opportunity to thank her for her efforts!
On the debating front, we have had numerous successes over the last few weeks. Our Year 11
and 12 A Team were zone champions and were victorious against Fort Street High School,
Canterbury Girls High School, Burwood Girls High School and our Newtown B side. They were
then narrowly defeated by Sydney Girls High School in the regional semi-finals. Our Year 9 Team
were victorious against South Sydney High School, while Year 7 defeated Rose Bay Secondary
College. I congratulate our talented debating students for their successes, and I thank my
debating coordinators for their commitment to the teams!
The various junior year groups are busily preparing for their second formal assessment task for
2015. We look forward to seeing some outstanding Zines from Year 10, and seeing some
excellent presentations from Year 7 on their novel study. The Year 9 speeches on Alfred
Hitchcock’s films are also looking very impressive, while the Year 8 documentary reviews that
were handed in in Week 6 were a testament to the hard work of the cohort.
As I write this report, Year 12 are finalising units of work and preparing for their Trial Higher
School Certificate examinations which begin in Week 1 of next term. English Paper one is the
Area of Study paper on Discovery, and paper 2 is the Modules paper. Each paper is 2 hours in
length and mirrors the structure and requirements of the Higher School Certificate English
examinations. We wish Year 12 well in their revision and preparation for these very important
examinations which are worth 30% of their final English school-based assessment.
As the term draws to a close, I wish to thank all of our students for their dedication to their English
studies. The creativity and commitment of NHSPA students never ceases to amaze me, not to
mention the unparalleled commitment of the English staff in supporting our student body.
Kirk Thomas
HEAD TEACHER ENGLISH
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DRAMA FACULTY
Drama Showcase 2015
The NHSPA Drama Department presented a wide variety of thought-provoking plays for this
year’s Showcase. Over 160 students were involved in the shows as actors, musicians, directors,
in costume design or in technical production.
From the grisly (Grimm Tales and The Witches) to the Classic (The Frogs and The Trojan
Women), from self-devised (Mission:Improvable, Plain Jane, The Brain of Agatha Cain) to vivid,
contemporary scripts (The Grandfathers), audiences were treated to excellence from our
students.
For our Year 12 Senior students, this was their final opportunity to perform at NHSPA, and
demonstrated how far they had come from Year 7. We wish them the best in their endeavours at
HSC.
Congratulations to all involved.
DRAMA DEPARTMENT
HISE FACULTY
Mock Trial
Well done to our Mock Trial team of Stan Cheung, Aiden Macreadie, Isabel O’Rourke, Eva
Pavela, Natalia Savor and Veronica Von Arnim on their 191 - 184 win over Our Lady of The
Sacred Heart College on Thursday 21st May - a great team effort with excellent support from
Annika Bail in the wings - next trial will be a chance to secure a place in the knock-out rounds,
should be interesting…
Medieval Day
Thanks to Hans Mayerhofer for organising another very successful Medieval Day. A huge thank
you must also go to the PDHPE department for allowing us to take over their Gym for the
occasion. The focus of this particular show was on Vikings – a new topic being studied in the
Stage 4 History course. Judging by the reactions of the Yr8 students involved, it was both a very
informative session but also a hugely fun one. It is a very hands on experience for them and we
thank James Adams and his assistants for always providing a top-class performance that truly
engages our students.
David Cole
Co-Head Teacher HSIE
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MATHS FACULTY
HSC Mathematics
UTS is currently offering Trial HSC Preparation Lectures in the July Holidays
Mathematics General, Wednesday 8th July 2015 10am – 12pm
Mathematics Extension 1 Wednesday 8th July 2015, 10am – 12pm
Mathematics Thursday 9th July 2015, 10am – 12pm
Each 2-hour lecture will cover:
All HSC and some preliminary topics will be covered.
Exam-specific strategies on how to approach these important examinations, including sample
HSC practice questions and worked solutions.
The cost of these lectures, including detailed handouts, is $35. However, for groups of 5 or
more, the price is just $20 per student.
Please see the Maths staff for details.
COMPETITION
NSW and ACT Maths via Digital Media Competitions is running a competition whereby, students
in groups of four, develop digital media video clips to present mathematics or applications of
mathematics. There is a chance to win from a prize pool of $3000 in the junior category (Years 7
-10).
It sounds like a lot of fun, talk to any member of the Maths faculty for more details.
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MATHS FACULTY
Which mathematics course should students choose for their HSC?
The Mathematical Association* is presenting a community information event for students and
their parents to assist students making the very important choice of mathematics course for
Years 11 and 12.
Guest Speakers:
Dr Mary Coupland
Senior Lecturer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
UTS President, Australian Assoc. of Mathematics Teachers
Dr Leanne Rylands
Associate Professor, School of Mathematics UWS
Stuart Palmer
Mathematics Teacher and Professional Learning Provider,
MANSW Project Officer
When:
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Where:
The Duchess Room, Level 1
The Coronation Club
86 Burwood Road, BURWOOD
Date:
Wednesday 24 June.
Cost:
$2 / head payable at the door.
There will be a question and answer session after the presentations
TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS 2015
There will be a meeting of in C9 regarding the teams for the 2015 TOM, on Tuesday the 9th of June.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Dates:
Regional Sunday, 23rd August 2015
State Final Sunday, 13th September (UNSW)
Australasian Pacific Finals, 16-17 October (Sydney)
CHESS CLUB WILL MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY LUNCH TIME FROM WEEK 9 IN C9.
See Mr Manoukian for more details.
Joelle Pearn
HEAD TEACHER MATHS DEPARTMENT
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MUSIC FACULTY
May has been a busy month for ensembles with preparations for concerts and competitions. Our
Showcase season kicked off with five full evenings of performances, featuring all of our larger
ensembles. On Thursday 28th we featured Senior soloists and the inaugural performance for the
new year 9 song writing showcase elective.
This term the performances also included film taken by the year 9 Digital Video Production
course.
Well done to all students and thankyou to all of the parents, family and friends that consistently
support these talented students in their performances.
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble are preparing for the Sydney Conservatorium Band Invitational
on Sunday 7th June, having already placed an impressive 3rd in the City of Sydney Music
Eisteddfod’s Secondary School Premium Concert Band event.
A reminder that SWE will be performing at the NSW School Band Festival for the Percy Grainger
Secondary School Concert Band Premier Event on Saturday July 18th and Concert band will be
performing at the Graham Lloyd Secondary School Concert Band Event at UNSW on Sunday 19th
July.
Congratulations to Sam Weller of year 12 who won the Artology, Sydney Opera House fanfare
competition. The competition was open to Australians aged 12 to 21 years to write a short 30
second attention-grabbing piece of music. Selected by a judging panel, 8 young artists worked
with Nicholas Vines renowned Australian composer, the Australian Youth Orchestra and a leading
conductor to refine their compositions. The works are pre-recorded and then played as the ‘cue
bell’ for audiences to take their seats at the Sydney Opera House
Congratulations also to Rebecca Hilliard and Madeline Lane were recently selected to perform
the National anthem for the SSA National Waterpolo Championships.
Chris Miller
HEAD TEACHER MUSIC
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VISUAL ARTS FACULTY
Year 12 Parents please note these dates in your diary:
24 August
Body of Work to be submitted
25 and the 26 August HSC Art Exhibition, St Georges Hall.
There is always stress and struggle leading up to this event but seeing our students glow with
pride and achievement on the night makes it all worthwhile.
Alvin Williams BOW (2014) currently on exhibition for Art Express as part of the touring show.
NHSPA Portrait Prize !
Standby for the upcoming
Year 7 have completed portrait drawings of friends, loved ones and family members. The most
outstanding works will be on display in the library as part of the annual NHSPA Portrait Prize to
be judged by the school community.
There will be a People’s Choice Prize as well as overall winner. These will be announced at this
term’s presentation assembly.
In addition to bones and feathers, the art department requests donations of clean glass
jars with lids, old t-shirts and towels.
Thank you.
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NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY
The Library continues to develop week by week as new and modern furniture and fittings are
being consistently installed – your library will look and feel very different over the next few months
and your suggestions are welcomed and very valuable to us. By the beginning of Term 3 there’ll
be a new classroom space at the back of the library which will help to mask noise levels and
therefore promote stronger focus in lessons and allow space for quiet study during break times.
Meanwhile, new collections are available – the most recent additions include a series of Senior
study texts directly connected with the courses students are completing in Stage 6. These are
excellent supports for regular revision and very helpful around exam times. The short story
collection is being expanded, with a strong emphasis on texts that are academically rigorous, by
authors who are contemporary and highly respected – the new items in this collection are drawn
directly from tertiary writing course lists and make excellent related texts for English. We’ve also
started a Set and Costume Design collection which directly supports Drama assessments in
Years 9-11. Finally, we’re buying for our film collection – by mid Term 3 we should have a nice
little assortment established, which will provide access to quality film from highly esteemed
directors.
The future? Over the next few months we’ll be looking towards our ‘e’ horizons. Your Teacher
Librarian, Ms Sweers, is currently investigating e-book and online A.V. options as she appreciates
that many students travel long distances and can use this time to advantage and the clear
advantages of being able to access ‘weightless’ collections on a 24/7 basis. Also, a series of Year
10 Information Literacy workshops will be held to up-skill students with advanced research,
database, referencing and academic paper preparation skills to support Stage 6 and tertiary
studies. If you’re in Year 10, join the State Library of NSW now – you’ll need a library card for
the Database sessions!
Your opinions, needs and visions for the future can help the Library become what it needs to be
for you – so if you have that burning idea or dream, feel free to call Ms Sweers at school or email
her on: [email protected].
Dominique Sweers
TEACHER LIBRARIAN
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YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE 2015
Congratulations to the students who have secured a work placement and handed in their documentation. We still, however have approximately 60 more forms that have not been finalised and
need to be processed by the end of Week 8.
If parents could assist in this process, it would be greatly appreciated.
All information and documents can be viewed or downloaded from the new Careers Website:
http://careersatnewtownhspa.weebly.com/
Here you can also read how Billy Brown’s Work Experience at Mini-beast Wildlife (2014) inspired him to pursue a career path in Macro Photography.
As a result he was able to make informed choices about some of the subjects needed for the
HSC that would assist him in reaching his goal (Photography and Design Fundamentals). Billy’s
interest has turned into a passion, and now he is currently taking photographs of fascinating mini
-beasts as shown below.
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From MINIBEASTS to CHICKENS!
The cover for UAC’s Year 10 Students University
Entry Requirements 2018, features an image of the
HSC Body of Work of another talented NHSPA
student, Alvin Williams.
Alvin graduated in 2014 and is now studying Fine
Arts at the National Art School.
Congratulations Alvin!
MORE EXCITING NEWS
This term has been both a busy and productive one for Careers. A number of new innovations
have been put in place thanks to the resourcefulness and support of our new Teacher Librarian,
Dominique Sweers.
 The launch of the new Careers Website
 Specific lessons are being developed for Year 10 on advanced research, database use,
referencing and academic paper preparation
 PDHPE are to be congratulated for their class focus on resume building, which strongly
supports NHSPA students’ careers aspirations.
 Additionally, the PDHPE faculty are actively promoting Year 10’s use of our new JobJump
service (https://jobjump.com.au/) which provides clear and concise information on career
paths and tertiary study options suitable for Year 10-12 students.
JobJump is very exciting – as said above, Year 10 have been actively using this site in view of
making suitable subject choices for Year 11 and 12. Year 11 and Year 12 will shortly be introduced to this very valuable source of information.
Finally, Year 12 has been involved in several talks and excursions to help them make those very
important decisions for tertiary study. Recently, they have attended talks hosted by UNSW,
UTS, U. Syd. and the University of Melbourne. Our strong focus on careers was also supported
by the Week 6 visit to the HSC and Careers Expo at Moore Park.
Ula George
CAREERS
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YEAR 9 JOURNALISM
MUSIC SHOWCASE - WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 2015
This semester, NHSPA showcased its talents through music, drama and dance. Hugo and I
were selected for one of the many music nights, which we thoroughly enjoyed.
The event was fuelled by excitement and pride and was expressed through the flash of a camera
and the conspicuous muttering of the anxious audience. The performances were exquisite as
they demonstrated the confidence and passion Newtown student’s represent. Performances
were displayed containing a vast variety of genres of music ranging from exhilarating rock to
heavenly choir. The spectacular event finished with the jazz orchestra who sung a heartwarming song, ‘Like Someone I love.’ This audience was possessed with a lingering joyful mood.
As we strolled out of the studio theatre in a jazzy and bright mood on a cold inner city night, we
examined the many genres explored by the performers. From Jazz to orchestral classics, the
night was an exploration of what NHSPA is all about. We recommend that everyone come along
to at least one showcase night to really find out and enjoy what this school has to offer.
Liam Mordaunt-Buksh and Hugo Larsen
Year 9
SHOWCASE
Another successful NHSPA showcase was produced on Thursday the 28th May. The show kicked
off with a bang as the “year 9, up in lights ensemble” performed their adaptation of the “Adams
Family”. The year 9 ensemble developed their own script and story line while including typical
Adams Family songs and characters.
The plot followed the story of teenage Wednesday that had fallen in love with an ordinary boy.
The parents were outraged with her secret choice to engage the simpleton but realized that they
should accept their daughter for who she is. The audience loved the show, especially the cheesy
storyline and the humor that fitted the show perfectly.
Following the Adams Family was a fantastic mix of year 11 music performances by Amelia Court,
Scott McDougall, Jake Sandercock-Brown and Lydia Sawires. At interval the audience was
greeted in the foyer by the year 9 hospitality showcase elective. The group baked many savory
and sweet snacks for the audience to enjoy.
The year 9-song writing opened the second half with 4 original songs written and performed by
the year 9 students. Following that were the year 12 soloists; Isabelle Hans-Rosenbalm, Alistair
Hayes, Adam Kelly, Lewis Mosley, Matt Druery, Neil O’Grady, Olivia Regueria-Gracia, Tamasin
Schmiga and Rowan Scott. Overall the night was fantastic and the students received a huge
applause in appreciation of their hard work.
Left to right
Alea O’Shea, Brooke Holm, Maddison Middleton and Lily Vitek
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YEAR 9 JOURNALISM Continued...
Showcase 2015: Drama Night
On the 21st of May, we had the exciting opportunity to watch three of the best performances of
drama showcase. These performances featured the Year 8 Fletcher Company, the Year 10 and
11 Gillies company and the Year 9 Gregory Company, The audience had a fantastic night as all
three companies entertained us by creating a sense of both humour and misery. Each company
performed with a different style and mood which made each performance unique. It is safe to say
that we both enjoyed the night.
The Year 8 Fletcher Company performed a humorous and dramatic piece that amused the audience. This company presented an adaption of ‘The Frogs’ by Aristophanes. The play was set in
Ancient Greece, 400 BC, where Dionysus (known as the god of wine) and his slave Xanthins travelled to the underworld to bring back Shakespeare from the dead so they could have material for a
play. When they arrive, Hades, the lord of the dead, introduces himself and his home in the underworld. They find Shakespeare, only for him to die promptly after. Dionysus and his slave, along
with the rest of the underworld grieve for Shakespeare’s death. Then they realise that they already
have content for their play, and no longer need Shakespeare. Overall, we enjoyed watching
Fletcher’s Year 8 company. Their performance was a fantastic introduction to the beginning of the
drama showcase.
Year 10 and 11 performed a more realistic piece which focused on the aspects of high school life.
Harriet Gillies directed Plain Jane that revolved around the main ideas of friendship, kindness and
generosity. This piece had a humorous plot line that clearly showed the different types of high
school student within a typical high school; such as bullies, lads, nerds and Queen Bees. The play
followed the journey of the main character Jane, an odd school girl and her pet lizard. But when
her pet lizard is killed by one of the school bullies/lads, she tries to jump of Year 8 Block. One of
the nerds that fell in love for her early on in the play comes to her rescuer and convinces her not to
jump. This play highlighted the different journeys that each character faced in a humorous way,
and therefore spoke to the audience on many different levels.
Mission Improvable was an improvised performance which was performed by the Year 9 drama
company. Directed by Michael Gregory, this performance involved students being called out at
unpredicted times to improvise small scenes, monologues, tableaux and songs. This performance
used ideas from the audience and therefore engaged us. Each time, a different group performed a
different type of improvised game/scene. Gregory used improvisation games such as postcard,
machine, emotional roller-coaster, park bench and genre replay to create a light mood to end the
drama night with. Overall, we found the performance a huge success, We hope that next time we
see another fantastic performance directed by Michael Gregory.
To conclude our ideas on the drama night, we were thrilled to see three fantastic and engaging
drama performances, It was a night full of entertainment and enjoyment. As we munched on goodies from the lobby, we watched as the talented companies of NHSPA performed creative and interesting pieces that the whole audience enjoyed.
Eleni-Grace Black and Nina Maric
22/5/15
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YEAR 9 JOURNALISM Continued...
Showcase 2015: Drama Night
On the 21st of May, we had the exciting opportunity to watch three of the best performances of
drama showcase. These performances featured the Year 8 Fletcher Company, the Year 10 and
11 Gillies company and the Year 9 Gregory Company, The audience had a fantastic night as all
three companies entertained us by creating a sense of both humour and misery. Each company
performed with a different style and mood which made each performance unique. It is safe to say
that we both enjoyed the night.
The Year 8 Fletcher Company performed a humorous and dramatic piece that amused the
audience. This company presented an adaption of ‘The Frogs’ by Aristophanes. The play was set
in Ancient Greece, 400 BC, where Dionysus (known as the god of wine) and his slave Xanthins
travelled to the underworld to bring back Shakespeare from the dead so they could have material
for a play. When they arrive, Hades, the lord of the dead, introduces himself and his home in the
underworld. They find Shakespeare, only for him to die promptly after. Dionysus and his slave,
along with the rest of the underworld grieve for Shakespeare’s death. Then they realise that they
already have content for their play, and no longer need Shakespeare. Overall, we enjoyed
watching Fletcher’s Year 8 company. Their performance was a fantastic introduction to the
beginning of the drama showcase.
Year 10 and 11 performed a more realistic piece which focused on the aspects of high school life.
Harriet Gillies directed Plain Jane that revolved around the main ideas of friendship, kindness and
generosity. This piece had a humorous plot line that clearly showed the different types of high
school student within a typical high school; such as bullies, lads, nerds and Queen Bees. The
play followed the journey of the main character Jane, an odd school girl and her pet lizard. But
when her pet lizard is killed by one of the school bullies/lads, she tries to jump of Year 8 Block.
One of the nerds that fell in love for her early on in the play comes to her rescuer and convinces
her not to jump. This play highlighted the different journeys that each character faced in a
humorous way, and therefore spoke to the audience on many different levels.
Mission Improvable was an improvised performance which was performed by the Year 9 drama
company. Directed by Michael Gregory, this performance involved students being called out at
unpredicted times to improvise small scenes, monologues, tableaux and songs. This
performance used ideas from the audience and therefore engaged us. Each time, a different
group performed a different type of improvised game/scene. Gregory used improvisation games
such as postcard, machine, emotional roller-coaster, park bench and genre replay to create a
light mood to end the drama night with. Overall, we found the performance a huge success, We
hope that next time we see another fantastic performance directed by Michael Gregory.
To conclude our ideas on the drama night, we were thrilled to see three fantastic and engaging
drama performances, It was a night full of entertainment and enjoyment. As we munched on
goodies from the lobby, we watched as the talented companies of NHSPA performed creative
and interesting pieces that the whole audience enjoyed.
Eleni-Grace Black and Nina Maric
22/5/15
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PD/H/PE FACULTY
Year 7-10 has now changed over to practical for the last 5 weeks of term. Each year group is focusing on a particular area of movement.
Year 7 – Invasion Games (AFL, Gaelic Football)
Year 8 – Target Games
Year 9 – Invasion Games (Basketball, Netball,
Oztag, Capture the Flag)
Year 10 – Invasion Games (Basketball, Netball,
Oztag, Capture the Flag)
All students are required to have the correct NHSPA
sports uniform and appropriate sports footwear (vans
and converse are not appropriate sport shoes).
Preliminary and HSC PDHPE
Year 11 – Better Health for Individuals (Research assessment due Week 10)
Year 12 – Health Care in Australia (Research task assessment due Week 9)
SPORT
Important Dates
Sydney East Cross Country Thursday 11th of June
Bligh Zone Athletics Carnival Friday 19th of June
Congratulations to the following students who competed at Bligh Zone Cross Country on Monday
18th of May. Students who placed in the top 10 have made it through to Sydney East Cross Country (top 10). If 4 students placed in the top 10 a school team goes through to Sydney East on
Thursday 11th of June.
12 years boys SCHOOL TEAM (6 in the top 10)
13 years girls SCHOOL TEAM (7 in the top 10)
15 years boys SCHOOL TEAM (2 in the top 10)
16 years girls SCHOOL TEAM (5 in the top 10)
16 years boys SCHOOL TEAM (5 in the top 10)
17 years boys SCHOOL TEAM (4 in the top 10)
17 years boys SCHOOL TEAM (5 in the top 10)
Newtown is the Bligh Zone Cross Country Champions!
1st Junior Girls on 138 points (2nd Balmain 110 points)
2nd Senior Girls on 93 points (1st Strathfield 98 points)
1st Junior boys 149 points (2nd Leichhardt 146 points)
1st Senior boys 105 points (2nd Leichhardt 37 points)
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Bligh Zone Cross Country Results 2015
Position
1st
AGE: 12yrs
BOYS
RACE #
1
st
4th
Hadley, Leo
th
5th
Yates, Oliver
19
6th
Rodgers, Calum
25th
7th
Tuohy, Jaxon
8th
Harrington, Kyle
RACE #
th
9th
Burgess, Edyn
4
10th
Poppleton, Damon
6th
22nd
AGE: 14 yrs
Wolfe, Phoebe
DNF
Clancy, Lauren
DNF
Moir-Balboa, Tallulah
Dunnallen, Ella
GIRLS
RACE #
Ireland, Grace
Southall, Phoenix
AGE: 13yrs
Valencic, Lucy
AGE: 15yrs
McKay, Archie
4
th
Solomon Nivison-Smith
5
th
Tai Nicholson-Milner
8
th
Itay Shachar
Forsyth, Cooper
BOYS
16th
Woodhouse, Albie
DNF
Bitti, Tom
19th
Dadgostar, Leo
DNF
Luke Saric
20th
Riggs, Isaac
DNF
Bray, Euan
26th
Fowke, Riley
35th
Salkil, Sonny
DNF
Guthrie, William
Marie, Sebastian
RACE #
1st
Lang, Teilo
10
RACE #
AGE: 13 yrs
1st
Scheer, Rosa
3rd
Korell, Charlotte
5th
Christie, Hannah
8
th
9th
11th
12th
GIRLS
Campbell-Smith, Aliyah
Forbes, Annabel
Fuminashi, Sumire
Sialeipata, Sabrina
BOYS
st
1
Mark, Lily
GIRLS
Thompson, Lilah
Paterson, Fiona
3rd
RACE #
Safi, Seven
13th
Buck, Sophia
27th
Nangolo, Numbi
Sagar, Ollie
4th
26th
Craig, Angus
15
AGE: 12 yrs
BOYS
Danoy, Raphael
Jorgensen, Dane
RACE #
7th
th
AGE: 14yrs
th
13th
22
nd
AGE: 15 yrs
GIRLS
Moir, Olivia
Curtis, Jarrah
Diett, Macy
Fish, Rebecca
Pye, Marlee
RACE #
AGE: 16yrs
nd
Small, Alex
rd
Henney, Christian
7
th
McGregor, Mungo
9
th
Clark, Spencer
2
3
BOYS
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Bligh Zone Cross Country Results 2015
Continued …
RACE #
AGE: 16 yrs
GIRLS
RACE #
1
st
2nd
th
1st
Newton, Hannah
4
2nd
Calabrese, Kayla-pearl
5th
4th
Russell, Imogen
5th
Rodgers, Miranda
8
th
12
th
6
th
AGE: 17yrs
BOYS
Delany, Luke
Lynch, Matthew
Djurovic, Vaso
Thomson, Darren
Wrenn, Max
RACE #
AGE: 17 yrs
GIRLS
Seage, Tahlia
5th
Idle, Matilda
Brunt, Emerald
7th
9th
Jaunzemis, Stephanie
Powell, Charlie
10th
Van Der Merwe, Robyn
Athletics Carnival Results
Over 700 students attended the school Athletics Carnival this year. We had some fantastic
results with a number of records broken (see
below). Congratulations to the following students who have made it through to Bligh Zone
Athletics on Friday 19th of June. Students will
receive a permission note and information this
week for Zone Athletics.
The top two students in every event will go
through with the exception of Javelin and
1500m. Javelin and 1500m events do not
have an Under 12 and Under 13 division.
The events start at Under 14, however it is
the best two students from the Under 12, Under 13 and Under 14 divisions that will go
through for these events.
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PD/H/PE FACULTY Athletics Results
Hannah Christie
800m
13 years
Jaya Soewito-Martin
100m relay
13 years
NAME
EVENT
AGE
GROUP
Calum Rodgers
100m relay
12 years
Jaya Soewito-Martin
Shot Put
13 years
Calum Rodgers
High Jump
12 years
Keilan Grace
100m
13 years
Calum Rodgers
Discus
12 years
Keilan Grace
200m
13 years
High Jump
13 years
Calum Rodgers
Javelin
12 years
Keilan Grace
Edyn Burgess
100m
12 years
Khadejah Unal
Shot Put
13 years
Edyn Burgess
200m
12 years
Khadejah Unal
Discus Throw
13 years
Edyn Burgess
400m
12 years
Khadejah Unal
Javelin Throw
13 years
100m
13 years
Edyn Burgess
800m
12 years
Manea Day
Edyn Burgess
High Jump
12 years
Manea Day
200m
13 years
Edyn Burgess
Long Jump
12 years
Manea Day
Long Jump
13 years
Edyn Burgess
Shot Put
12 years
Rosa Scheer
400m
13 years
100m relay
13 years
Edyn Burgess
Javelin
12 years
Simon Kalinauskas
Kyle Harrington
100m relay
12 years
Simon Kalinauskas
200m
13 years
Leo Hadley
100m
12 years
Simon Kalinauskas
High Jump
13 years
Leo Hadley
800m
12 years
Simon Kalinauskas
Discus
13 years
Shot Put
13 years
Oliver Yates
200m
12 years
Taylor Stone
Oliver Yates
400m
12 years
Taylor Stone
Discus Throw
13 years
Oliver Yates
Long Jump
12 years
Teilo Lang
800m
13 years
Tom Volkofsky
Shot Put
12 years
Teilo Lang
Long Jump
13 years
Javelin
13 years
Tom Volkofsky
Discus
12 years
Teilo Lang
Ainsley Meale
100m
12 years
Tiana Meehan
High Jump
13 years
Ainsley Meale
200m
12 years
William Guthrie
400m
13 years
Ainsley Meale
400m
12 years
William Guthrie
Long Jump
13 years
Shot Put
13 years
Ainsley Meale
800m
12 years
William Guthrie
Ainsley Meale
Long Jump
12 years
William Guthrie
Discus
13 years
Arkie Moore
Long Jump
12 years
William Guthrie
Javelin
13 years
Chloe Neufeld
Discus Throw
12 years
Hannah Christie
100m relay
13 years rel
100m relay
13 years rel
Georgia Stig
400m
12 years
Sumire Fuminashi
Georgia Stig
High Jump
12 years
Ben Morris
200m
14 years
Nikita Saric
Shot Put
12 years
Hugo Poulet
Long Jump
14 years
Nikita Saric
Discus Throw
12 years
Jasmine Cairns
400m
14 years
800m
14 years
Nikita Saric
Javelin Throw
12 years
Jasmine Cairns
Ocea Ralph
Shot Put
12 years
Joe Browne
100m relay
14 years
Ocea Ralph
Javelin Throw
12 years
Juanita Fakaua
Long Jump
14 years
Prada Stenberg
100m
12 years
Juanita Fakaua
Shot Put
14 years
Discus Throw
14 years
Prada Stenberg
200m
12 years
Juanita Fakaua
Sophia Buck
800m
12 years
Julieana Friedrichs
Shot Put
14 years
Victoria Hau
High Jump
12 years
Kiera Daly
Javelin Throw
14 years
Georgia Stig
100m relay
12 years rel
Max Campora
100m relay
14 years
High Jump
14 years
Victoria Hau
100m relay
12 years rel
Nicholas Lafkas
Albie Woodhouse
100m
13 years
Numbi Nangolo
100m
14 years
Albie Woodhouse
400m
13 years
Phoebe Wolfe
200m
14 years
Annique Omodiagbe
100m
13 years
Phoebe Wolfe
400m
14 years
800m
14 years
Annique Omodiagbe
200m
13 years
Phoebe Wolfe
Annique Omodiagbe
Long Jump
13 years
Raphael Danoy
400m
14 years
Charlotte Jones
High Jump
13 years
Raphael Danoy
800m
14 years
Charlotte Korell
800m
13 years
Raphael Danoy
Discus
14 years
13 years
Saskia Shearer
High Jump
14 years
Tallulah Moir-Balboa
100m
14 years
Charlotte Korell
Javelin Throw
Daniel Desaulnir
800m
13 years
Hannah Christie
400m
13 years
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Tallulah Moir-Balboa
200m
14 years
Tallulah Moir-Balboa
200m
14 years
Tallulah Moir-Balboa
High Jump
14 years
Tallulah Moir-Balboa
High Jump
14 years
Tallulah Moir-Balboa
Discus Throw
14 years
Tallulah Moir-Balboa
Discus Throw
14 years
Tana Laga'aia
Shot Put
14 years
Tana Laga'aia
Shot Put
14 years
Tana Laga'aia
Discus
14 years
Tana Laga'aia
Discus
14 years
Tana Laga'aia
Javelin
14 years
Tana Laga'aia
Javelin
14 years
Tom Bitti
100m
14 years
Tom Bitti
100m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
100m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
100m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
200m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
200m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
400m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
400m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
800m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
800m
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
High Jump
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
High Jump
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
Long Jump
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
Long Jump
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
Shot Put
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
Shot Put
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
Javelin
14 years
Tully Lily-Merigan
Javelin
14 years
Venus Turner
100m
14 years
Venus Turner
100m
14 years
Venus Turner
Long Jump
14 years
Venus Turner
Long Jump
14 years
Venus Turner
Javelin Throw
14 years
Venus Turner
Javelin Throw
14 years
Annabel Forbe
1500m
14 years
Annabel Forbe
1500m
14 years
Ella Dunnallen
1500m
14 years
Ella Dunnallen
1500m
14 years
Lily Vitek
100m relay
14 years rel
Lily Vitek
100m relay
14 years rel
Natasha Dumlao
100m relay
14 years rel
Natasha Dumlao
100m relay
14 years rel
Ali Bellgrove
High Jump
15 years
Ali Bellgrove
High Jump
15 years
Amelia Alcock
Long Jump
15 years
Amelia Alcock
Long Jump
15 years
Archie McKay
100m
15 years
Archie McKay
100m
15 years
Ashleigh Tan
Javelin Throw
15 years
Ashleigh Tan
Javelin Throw
15 years
Ava Kalinauskas
800m
15 years
Ava Kalinauskas
800m
15 years
Ava Kalinauskas
1500m
15 years
Ava Kalinauskas
1500m
15 years
Ben Wastie Pero
Discus
15 years
Ben Wastie Pero
Discus
15 years
Broughton Caley
1500m
15 years
Broughton Caley
1500m
15 years
Broughton Caley
Javelin Throw
15 years
Broughton Caley
Javelin Throw
15 years
Chryseth Eclevia
Discus Throw
15 years
Chryseth Eclevia
Discus Throw
15 years
Eleni Skourtis
400m
15 years
Eleni Skourtis
400m
15 years
Klara Djurovic
Javelin Throw
15 years
Klara Djurovic
Javelin Throw
15 years
Francesca Sweeny-Nash
High Jump
15 years
Francesca Sweeny-Nash
High Jump
15 years
Klara Djurovic
Shot Put
15 years
Klara Djurovic
Shot Put
15 years
Harry Boyd
400m
15 years
Harry Boyd
400m
15 years
Itay Shachar
400m
15 years
Itay Shachar
400m
15 years
Jemima Smith
100m
15 years
Jemima Smith
100m
15 years
Luke Saric
Discus
15 years
Luke Saric
Discus
15 years
Macy Diett
100m
15 years
Macy Diett
100m
15 years
Maddy Sanli
100m relay
15 years
Maddy Sanli
100m relay
15 years
Maddy Sanli
800m
15 years
Maddy Sanli
800m
15 years
Olivia Hans-Rosenbaum
Shot Put
15 years
Olivia Hans-Rosenbaum
Shot Put
15 years
Olivia Hans-Rosenbaum
Discus Throw
15 years
Olivia Hans-Rosenbaum
Discus Throw
15 years
Oscar Clarke
200m
15 years
Oscar Clarke
200m
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
800m
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
800m
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
1500m
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
1500m
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
High Jump
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
High Jump
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
Long Jump
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
Long Jump
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
Shot Put
15 years
Solomon Nivision-Smith
Shot Put
15 years
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Tai Nicholson-Milner
800m
15 years
Tahlia Seage
Javelin Throw
16 years
Tai Nicholson-Milner
Long Jump
15 years
Abbey Wise
100m relay
17 years
Tai Nicholson-Milner
Shot Put
15 years
Anica Siljeg
Discus Throw
17 years
Taku Rodgers
Javelin Throw
15 years
Arabella Cignetti
400m
17 years
100m
17 years
Talia Munro
100m relay
15 years
Ari Tuaine
Talia Munro
High Jump
15 years
Bianca Rees
Shot Put
17 years
Talia Munro
Long Jump
15 years
Bryn Chapman Parish
100m
17 years
Taylor Sparke
400m
15 years
Bryn Chapman Parish
200m
17 years
Long Jump
17 years
Tom Bitti
200m
15 years
Bryn Chapman Parish
Jemima Smith
200m
15 years rel
Bryn Chapman Parish
Shot Put
17 years
Macy Diett
200m
15 years rel
Bryn Chapman Parish
Discus Throw
17 years
Angus Whitlam
100m
15 years rel
Charlie Powell
800m
17 years
100m
17 years
Tai Nicholson-Milner
100m
15 years rel
Holly Taylor
Alex Small
100m
16 years
Holly Taylor
High Jump
17 years
Alex Small
200m
16 years
Holly Taylor
Long Jump
17 years
Alex Small
400m
16 years
Julian Oliver
Discus Throw
17 years
Javelin Throw
17 years
Alex Small
Long Jump
16 years
Julian Oliver
Alizee Wachtenheim
100m relay
16 years
Katelyn West
High Jump
17 years
Alizee Wachtenheim
400m
16 years
Katelyn West
Shot Put
17 years
Anna Carolina Clemett
200m
16 years
Liberty Thirsk
400m
17 years
800m
17 years
Christian Henney
100m
16 years
Lizzy Reynolds
Christian Henney
200m
16 years
Lizzy Reynolds
Discus Throw
17 years
Christian Henney
400m
16 years
Lizzy Reynolds
Javelin Throw
17 years
Christian Henney
800m
16 years
Luke Delany
400m
17 years
800m
17 years
Christian Henney
High Jump
16 years
Luke Delany
Christian Henney
Javelin Throw
16 years
Matthew Lynch
High Jump
17 years
Georgia Cairns
100m
16 years
Max Wrenn
Shot Put
17 years
Georgia Cairns
800m
16 years
Michael Nettheim
100m relay
17 years
100m relay
17 years
Grace Richardson
High Jump
16 years
Natalie Foti
Harrie Hogan
Discus Throw
16 years
Natalie Foti
200m
17 years
Imogen Russell
100m
16 years
Ned Olive
800m
17 years
Imogen Russell
200m
16 years
Phaedra Brown
100m
17 years
200m
17 years
Imogen Russell
400m
16 years
Phaedra Brown
Imogen Russell
800m
16 years
Pia Bernasconi
Javelin Throw
17 years
Imogen Russell
High Jump
16 years
Rueben Morrison Greet
200m
17 years
Imogen Russell
Long Jump
16 years
Sabrina Andalis
Long Jump
17 years
400m
17 years
Imogen Russell
Shot Put
16 years
Sam Bader
Isabelle Govind-Aley
Javelin Throw
16 years
Timmy Cox
Javelin Throw
17 years
Joseph Christie Evans
100m relay
16 years
Timothy Connell
100m relay
17 years
KJ Shergill
100m relay
16 years
Timothy Connell
High Jump
17 years
Timothy Connell
Long Jump
17 years
Lewis Mann
Shot Put
16 years
Marley Grace
High Jump
16 years
Max Reilly
Shot Put
16 years
Max Reilly
Discus Throw
16 years
Mungo McGregor
800m
16 years
Neil Baker
Long Jump
16 years
Niall Cummins
Javelin Throw
16 years
Rose Shannon-Duhigg
100m relay
16 years
Tahlia Seage
Long Jump
16 years
Tahlia Seage
Shot Put
16 years
Tahlia Seage
Discus Throw
16 years
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Newtown High School of Performing Arts Hy-Tek's MEET MANAGER
NHSPA Athletics Carnival 2015
NHSPA - Records
1
Boys 100 Metre Dash 12 Years 13.80 2011 Alex Small
2
Girls 100 Metre Dash 12 Years 13.53 15/05/2015 Prada Stenberg - Action
3
Boys 100 Metre Dash 13 Years 12.70 2012 Alex Small
4
Girls 100 Metre Dash 13 Years 13.49 15/05/2015 Annique Omodiagbe - Fantasy
5
Boys 100 Metre Dash 14 Years 11.99 2011 Oskar Wesley Smith
6
Girls 100 Metre Dash 14 Years 13.31 15/05/2015 Tallulah Moir-Balboa - Fantasy
7
Boys 100 Metre Dash 15 Years 11.81 2014 Alex Small
8
Girls 100 Metre Dash 15 Years 12.46 2010 Bree Masters
9
Boys 100 Metre Dash 16 Years 11.83 15/05/2015 Alex Small - Action
10
Girls 100 Metre Dash 16 Years 12.56 2011 Bree Masters
11
Boys 100 Metre Dash 17+ Years 11.15 2012 Leon Curtis
12
Girls 100 Metre Dash 17+ Years 13.25 2011 Holly Doyle
13
Boys 200 Metre Dash 12 Years 28.48 2011 Alex Small
14
Girls 200 Metre Dash 12 Years 29.59 2010 Gemma Buckland
15
Boys 200 Metre Dash 13 Years 26.14 2010 Oskar Wesley Smith
16
Girls 200 Metre Dash 13 Years 28.01 15/05/2015 Annique Omodiagbe - Fantasy
17
Boys 200 Metre Dash 14 Years 23.97 2011 Oskar Wesley Smith
18
Girls 200 Metre Dash 14 Years 29.53 15/05/2015 Tallulah Moir-Balboa - Fantasy
19
Boys 200 Metre Dash 15 Years 24.50 2010 Leon Curtis
20
Girls 200 Metre Dash 15 Years 26.05 2010 Bree Masters
21
Boys 200 Metre Dash 16 Years 23.99 2011 Leon Curtis
22
Girls 200 Metre Dash 16 Years 25.98 2011 Bree Masters
23
Boys 200 Metre Dash 17+ Years 23.34 2010 Marcus McCarthy
24
Girls 200 Metre Dash 17+ Years 27.76 2011 Carlie Ede
25
Boys 400 Metre Dash 14 Years 1:04.07 2012 Ari Tuaine
26
Girls 400 Metre Dash 14 Years 1:11.69 2014 Talia Munro
27
Boys 400 Metre Dash 15 Years 1:05.24 15/05/2015 Archie McKay - Action
28
Girls 400 Metre Dash 15 Years 1:10.08 2014 Imogen Russell
29
Boys 400 Metre Dash 16 Years 55.66 15/05/2015 Alex Small - Action
30
Girls 400 Metre Dash 16 Years 1:04.15 15/05/2015 Imogen Russell - Musical
31
Boys 400 Metre Dash 17+ Years 56.48 2012 Leon Curtis
32
Girls 400 Metre Dash 17+ Years 1:16.99 15/05/2015 Arabella Cignetti - Action
33
Boys 800 Metre Run 12 Years 2:47.55 2014 Fearghus Newton
34
Girls 800 Metre Run 12 Years 2:58.20 2014 Arielle Wachtendeim
35
Boys 800 Metre Run 13 Years 2:34.89 2014 Raphael Danoy
36
Girls 800 Metre Run 13 Years 2:52.49 15/05/2015 Charlotte Korell - Fantasy
37
Boys 800 Metre Run 14 Years 2:30.29 15/05/2015 Raphael Danoy - Fantasy
38
Girls 800 Metre Run 14 Years 2:55.53 2010 Claire Kwun
39
Boys 800 Metre Run 15 Years 2:15.04 2010 Leon Curtis
40
Girls 800 Metre Run 15 Years 2:47.47 2010 Bree Masters
41
Boys 800 Metre Run 16 Years 2:17.20 2014 Ari Tuaine
42
Girls 800 Metre Run 16 Years 2:38.29 15/05/2015 Imogen Russell - Musical
43
Boys 800 Metre Run 17+ Years 2:10.28 15/05/2015 Luke Delany - Horror
44
Girls 800 Metre Run 17+ Years 2:51.47 2010 Lauren Treuer
45
Boys 1500 Metre Run 14 & Under 5:44.53 15/05/2015 Raphael Danoy - Fantasy
46
Girls 1500 Metre Run 14 & Under 6:00.10 15/05/2015 Annabel Forbes - Fantasy
47
Boys 1500 Metre Run 15 Years 4:56.24 15/05/2015 Archie McKay - Action
48
Girls 1500 Metre Run 15 Years 5:59.10 15/05/2015 Ava Kalinauskas - Action
89
Boys 6x100 Metre Relay House Relay 17+ Yea1r:s12.47 15/05/2015 Action - Action
90
Girls 6x100 Metre Relay House Relay 17+ Yea1r:s19.64 15/05/2015 Fantasy - Fantasy
201 Boys High Jump 12 Years 1.25m 2011 Christian Henney
202 Girls High Jump 12 Years 1.25m 15/05/2015 Georgia Stig - Horror
203 Boys High Jump 13 Years 1.40m 2010 Michael Chapman
204 Girls High Jump 13 Years 1.50m 2014 Tallulah Moir-Balboa
205 Boys High Jump 14 Years 1.60m 2011 Oskar Wesley Smith
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PD/H/PE FACULTY Athletics Results
NHSPA Athletics Carnival 2015— NHSPA - Records—Continued ...
206 Girls High Jump 14 Years 1.40m 2010 Jennifer Kasalo
207 Boys High Jump 15 Years 1.70m 2012 Oskar Wesley Smith
208 Girls High Jump 15 Years 1.40m 2010 Tianani Dixon/Jennifer Kasalo (2011)
209 Boys High Jump 16 Years 1.72m 15/05/2015 Christian Henney - Horror
210 Girls High Jump 16 Years 1.40m 2010 Carlie Ede/Katelyn West (2014)
211 Boys High Jump 17+ Years 1.80m 2014 Oskar Wesley Smith
212 Girls High Jump 17+ Years 1.53m 2011 Holly Doyle
213 Boys Long Jump 12 Years 4.40m 2011 Alex Small
214 Girls Long Jump 12 Years 3.88m 15/05/2015 Arkie Moore - Action
215 Boys Long Jump 13 Years 4.83m 2012 Alex Small
216 Girls Long Jump 13 Years 4.94m 15/05/2015 Manea Day - Action
217 Boys Long Jump 14 Years 5.59m 2011 Oskar Wesley Smith
218 Girls Long Jump 14 Years 4.09m 2014 Talia Munro
219 Boys Long Jump 15 Years 5.14m 2010 Niall Carpenter-Kirk
220 Girls Long Jump 15 Years 4.35m 2010 Bree Masters
221 Boys Long Jump 16 Years 5.56m 15/05/2015 Alex Small - Action
222 Girls Long Jump 16 Years 4.52m 15/05/2015 Imogen Russell - Musical
223 Boys Long Jump 17+ Years 5.88m 2014 Rowan Scott
224 Girls Long Jump 17+ Years 4.33m 2011 Carlie Ede
225 Boys Shot Put 3kg 12 Years 7.98m 2011 Alex Small
226 Girls Shot Put 3kg 12 Years 6.49m 15/05/2015 Ocea Ralph - Horror
227 Boys Shot Put 3kg 13 Years 11.28m 2014 Tana Laga'aia
228 Girls Shot Put 3kg 13 Years 8.80m 2014 Nina Cannane
229 Boys Shot Put 3kg 14 Years 10.89m 15/05/2015 Tana Laga'aia - Action
230 Girls Shot Put 3kg 14 Years 8.48m 15/05/2015 Juanita Fakaua - Horror
231 Boys Shot Put 4kg 15 Years 11.50m 2012 Bryn Chapman Parish
232 Girls Shot Put 3kg 15 Years 8.85m 2010 Bree Masters
233 Boys Shot Put 5kg 16 Years 12.05m 2014 Ari Tuaine
234 Girls Shot Put 3kg 16 Years 7.62m 2014 Arabella Cignetti
235 Boys Shot Put 5kg 17+ Years 12.24m 2012 Adrian Murray
236 Girls Shot Put 3kg 17+ Years 8.26m 2010 Alice Tims
237 Boys Discus Throw 750gms 12 Years 19.20m 2011 Alex Small
238 Girls Discus Throw 750gms 12 Years 14.24m 15/05/2015 Nikita Saric - Musical
239 Boys Discus Throw 1kg 13 Years 27.20m 2011 Ari Tuaine
240 Girls Discus Throw 1kg 13 Years 17.34m 2014 Juanita Fakaua
241 Boys Discus Throw 1kg 14 Years 25.88m 15/05/2015 Tana Laga'aia - Action
242 Girls Discus Throw 1kg 14 Years 16.57m 15/05/2015 Juanita Fakaua - Horror
243 Boys Discus Throw 1kg 15 Years 28.20m 2012 Bryn Chapman Parish
244 Girls Discus Throw 1kg 15 Years 17.72m 2010 Bree Masters
245 Boys Discus Throw 1.5kg 16 Years 26.01m 2014 Marlon Collins
246 Girls Discus Throw 1kg 16 Years 15.82m 2014 Brianna Parsonage
247 Boys Discus Throw 1.5kg 17+ Years 30.28m 2012 Leon Curtis
248 Girls Discus Throw 1kg 17+ Years 20.20m 15/05/2015 Anica Siljeg - Musical
249 Boys Javelin Throw 600gms 13 Years 30.05m 2014 Tana Laga'aia
250 Girls Javelin Throw 400gms 13 Years 18.81m 2010 Elizabeth Reynolds
251 Boys Javelin Throw 600gms 14 Years 34.56m 2011 Oskar Wesley-Smith
252 Girls Javelin Throw 400gms 14 Years 22.38m 15/05/2015 Venus Turner - Horror
253 Boys Javelin Throw 700gms 15 Years 31.47m 2012 Jonathon Sandstrom
254 Girls Javelin Throw 600gms 15 Years 18.19m 15/05/2015 Ashleigh Tan - Fantasy
255 Boys Javelin Throw 700gms 16 Years 40.32m 2014 Zac Santa Maria
256 Girls Javelin Throw 500gms 16 Years 20.69m 15/05/2015 Isabelle Govind-Aley - Action
257 Boys Javelin Throw 700gms 17+ Years 39.73m 15/05/2015 Timmy Cox - Action
258 Girls Javelin Throw 500gms 17+ Years 26.81m 15/05/2015 Pia Bernasconi - Action
281 Boys Javelin Throw 600gms 12 Years 21.72m 2011 Kaan Gul
282 Girls Javelin Throw 400gms 12 Years 14.32m 15/05/2015 Nikita Saric - Musical
283 Boys 400 Metre Dash 12 Years 1:05.83 2011 Alex Small
284 Girls 400 Metre Dash 12 Years 1:17.96 2014 Arielle Wachtemhein
285 Boys 400 Metre Dash 13 Years 1:05.93 2012 Alex Small
286 Girls 400 Metre Dash 13 Years 1:11.23 2014 Tallulah Moir-Balboa
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PD/H/PE FACULTY Athletics Results
Age Champions/House Points
1 Horror HORR
2 Fantasy FANT
3 Action ACTI
4 Musical MUSI
1,340 . 68
1,271 . 44
1,207 . 25
1,063 . 63
12 Year old Girls
1 Ainsley Meale 12 HORR 60 .67
2 Georgia Stig 12 HORR 48
12 Year Olds Male
1 Edyn Burgess 12 FANT 93
2 Calum Rodgers 12 ACTI 58
13 Year Olds Female - Individual Scores
1 Manea Day 13 ACTI 39 .67
2 Khadejah Unal 13 MUSI 38 .67
13 Year Olds Male - Individual Scores
1 William Guthrie 13 FANT 47 .50
2 Simon Kalinauskas 13 MUSI 42
14 Year Olds Female - Individual Scores
1 Tallulah Moir-Balboa 14 FANT 46
2 Juanita Fakaua 14 HORR 44 .50
14 Year Olds Male - Individual Scores
1 Tully Lily-Merigan 14 FANT 84
2 Raphael Danoy 14 FANT 62
15 Year Olds Female - Individual Scores
1 Talia Munro 15 HORR 34 .50
2 Macy Diett 15 FANT 28
2 Olivia Hans-Rosenbaum 15 MUSI 28
15 Year Olds Male - Individual Scores
1 Solomon Nivison-Smith 15 HORR 58
2 Archie McKay 15 ACTI 50
16 Year Olds Female - Individual Scores
1 Imogen Russell 16 MUSI 83
2 Tahlia Seage 16 HORR 39
16 Year Olds Male - Individual Scores
1 Christian Henney 16 HORR 63
2 Alex Small 16 ACTI 48
17-19 Female - Individual Scores
1 Lizzy Reynolds 18 HORR 32
2 Phaedra Brown 18 MUSI 30
17-19 Male - Individual Scores
1 Bryn Chapman Parish 18 HORR 61
2 Luke Delany 17 HORR 40
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2015 information for parents and carers
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL DATA
COLLECTION?
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on
School Students with Disability (the national data
collection) is an annual collection that counts the
number of school students with disability and the
level of reasonable educational adjustment they are
provided with.
The national data collection will count students who
have been identified as receiving an adjustment to
address a disability under the Disability
Discrimination Act 1992 (the DDA). The DDA can
be accessed from the ComLaw website at
www.comlaw.gov.au.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR MY CHILD?
The aim of the national data collection is to collect
better information about school students with
disability in Australia.
This information will help teachers, principals,
education authorities and families to better support
students with disability to take part in school on the
same basis as students without disability.
The national data collection is an opportunity for
schools to review their learning and support
systems and processes to continually improve
education outcomes for their students with
disability.
WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?
All schools across Australia collect information
about students with disability. But the type of
information currently collected varies between each
state and territory and across government, Catholic
and independent school sectors.
When implementing the national data collection,
every school in Australia will use the same method
to collect information. Therefore, a government
school in suburban Sydney will collect and report
data in the same way as a Catholic school in
country Victoria and an independent school in the
Northern Territory.
The information provided through the national data
collection will enable all Australian governments to
better target support and resources to benefit
students with disability. The data will help schools to
better support students with disability so that they
have the same opportunities for a high quality
education as students without disability.
WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY?
All students are entitled to a quality learning
experience at school.
Schools are required to make reasonable
adjustments, where needed, to assist students with
disability to access and participate in education free
from discrimination and on the same basis as other
students.
These responsibilities are outlined in the DDA and
the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the
Standards). The Standards require educators,
students, parents and others (e.g. allied health
professionals) to work together so that students with
disability
can
participate
in
education.
The Standards can be accessed via the ComLaw
website at www.comlaw.gov.au.
WHAT IS A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT?
A reasonable adjustment is a measure or action
taken to help a student with disability access and
participate in education on the same basis as
students without disability. Reasonable adjustments
can be made across the whole school setting (e.g.
ramps into school buildings), in the classroom (such
as adapting class lessons) and at an individual
student level (e.g. extra tuition for a student with
learning difficulties).
WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE
COLLECTED?
Every year your child’s school will collect the
following information for each student with a
disability:

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the student’s level of education (i.e. primary or
secondary)
the student’s level of adjustment
the student’s broad type of disability.
The information collected by schools will be
provided to all governments to inform policy and
National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No. 3 as at April 2015 programme
disability. improvement
for
students
with
WHO WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?
The definition of disability for the national data
collection is based on the broad definition under the
DDA.
details such as student names or other identifying
information will not be provided to local or federal
education authorities. Further information about privacy is available from
www.education.gov.au/notices.
IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION
COMPULSORY?
For the purposes of the national data collection,
students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia
or auditory processing disorder as well as chronic
health conditions like epilepsy, diabetes or asthma,
that require active monitoring by the school, may be
included.
All
education
ministers
agreed
to
full
implementation of the national data collection from
2015. This means that all schools must now collect
and report information annually on the number of
students with disability in their care and the level of
adjustment provided to them.
WHO WILL COLLECT INFORMATION FOR
THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?
Information about the arrangements that may apply
to your school in relation to this data collection is
available from your child’s school principal and the
relevant education authority or association of
impendent schools.
Teachers and school staff will identify the number of
students with disability in their school and the level
of reasonable adjustment they are provided based
on:
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
consultation with parents and carers in the
course
of
determining
and
providing
reasonable adjustments
the
school
team’s
observations
and
professional judgements
any medical or other professional diagnosis
other relevant information.
School principals are responsible for ensuring the
information identified about each student is
accurate.
HOW WILL MY CHILD’S PRIVACY BE
PROTECTED?
Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all
students and their families is essential. Personal
Even if your child’s information is not included in the
national data collection, the school is still required to
provide support to your child with education needs.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact your child’s school if you have further
questions about the Nationally Consistent Collection
of Data on School Students with Disability and how
it may involve your child.
You can also visit www.education.gov.au/nationallyconsistent-collection-data-school-students-disability.
An e-learning resource about the Disability
Standards for Education 2005 is freely available for
the use of individuals, families and communities at
http://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/.
National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No. 3 as at April 2015