The English School Magazine - Wirtschaftsschule Alpenland
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The English School Magazine - Wirtschaftsschule Alpenland
Price: 1.00 € Issue: 2 The English School Magazine ~ ofthe WSAlp INSIDE: INTERVIEWS WITH "FAMOUS" PEOPLE: • Mr Wiedemann: "We'II miss you!" • Hello newcomers... • Our" chief": Mr Rutz • Famous musician: Here comes Alex... (Nirwana) REPORTS FROM AUSTRALIA JUST FOR FUN: PUZZLES, ... SNOWBOARDING or SKIING? - A SURVEY After we had sold the first issue of "crazy chilIin'" very successfully, we decided to make a new issue this year. We keep on trying to find new editors for the school magazine, so get in touch with Mr Lehrer, if you are interested. The teamwork was much fun and we are honoured that we founded the school magazine. We hope that you'll like the new issue. Kathi, Vroni, Abi ... and the girls - as you can see - have done a great job. Thank you very much! Martin Lehrer Page 1 Editorials' Note Page 3 Interview with Mr Rutz Page 4 Interview with Mr Bromirski Page 5 Interview with Mr Meyer Page 6 Interview with Mr Wiedemann Page 7-8 Interview with Alex (Nirwana) Page 9-12 Fashion: Hairstyle Page 13-14 Snowboarding or skiing? - A survey. Page 15 Australia - some facts about Victoria Page 16-19 Student Exchange (PI2-WSAlp): Welcome to Bad Aibling - A student's report. Page 20-21 Excerpts from the P12 College Yearbook 2005: Principal's RepOli Page 22 Puzzle: Can you find these words Page 23-25 Excerpts from the P12 College Yearbook 2005: RepOli about "A German Trip" Page 26-29 Student Exchange (WSAlp-PI2): Offto Bright A student' s repoli. Page 30-32 A Presentation about VictoriaJ Australia Page 33 Puzzles, quizzes, etc. - Solutions Page 34 Acknowledgements Page 2 His fuH name is Günther Rutz. He was born on 26 August 1946. He is married and he has 3 children. In winter his hobbies are playing ice hockey, playing cards, working in the wood. In summer his hobby is working in the garden. He has been at our school since 1991 and he has been our headmaster since 2.5 years. Crazy-Chillin': How did you become our headmaster? Mr Rutz: It just happened by chance. Crazy-Chillin': Do you enjoy being our headmaster? Mr Rutz: I enjoy it very much. I think it's very challenging. Crazy-Chillin': Where did you study? Mr Rutz: At the University ofMunich. Crazy-Chillin': Do you have a lot to do? Mr Rutz: I cannot complain that something is too boring. The scope ofwork is ok. You must know it ifyou become a headmaster that you maybe have different working hours. I cannot complain about the work. Crazy-Chillin': What kind 01' work do you have to do the most? Mr Rutz: It depends on the time 01' the year. There is a lot 01' work to do when the new school year begins. Then you have to check how many classes you have and how you organize the teachers and the classes. Mrs Marx takes half ofthe work. The day-to-day work is e.g. speaking to colleagues or students. Crazy-Chillin': How good were you at school? Mr Rutz: At first I was at a secondary modem school. Then I was in a commercial school in Passau für 4 years where I was a good student. After this I changed to a secondary-commercial school in Regensburg where I was only a moderate student because I had to leam a lot what I couldn't. Crazy-Chillin': What's the most fun? Mr Rutz: 11' everything's alright and the students and teachers are healthy I enjoy school. Crazy-Chillin': What gets on your nerves the most? Mr Rutz: 11' there 's too much work to do simultaneously. Page 3 Crazy ChilIin': What's your business curriculum vitae? Mr Bromirski: I did a training oS a specialist subject teacher in Word Processing and I came to the WS this year. I worked simultaneously ot the vocotional school in Rosenheim and at the secondory school in Feldkirchen- Westerham and tought the subject Word Processing there, too, but they called it IT. Which includes programming, like our "DV: I would like to teach DVat this school, too. Crazy Chiliin': How did you come to the WS? Mr Bromirski: I applied for a vacancy ot the WSAIp. Crazy ChilIin': What's nice or not nice about being 0 Gregor Bromirski teacher? * 23/041 ... married; has 2 children Subject: Ward Processing Mr Bromirski: + to teach somebody to stand up early to work with people no silence in class Music: Metallica, Appocalyptica Film: Star Trek Voyager, the Simpsons, Mash it's nice and important work Hobbies: IT, motorbiking Page 4 1. What's ymu fuH name? Michael Franz Meyer 2. When's your birthday? 23/10/1974 3. Wh.at's your business curriculum vitae? «11 secondary school ~ Training as an industrial manager e BOS l» 1 year alternative service (in heu of military service) as a paramedic «11 studies in Nuremberg What subjects do you teach.? Accounting Business Studis, Economics Data Processing Social Studies 4. How did you come to the WSAlp? Because of my studies in Nuremberg and because I've grown up in this area 1 wanted to come back here. Last year I've been at a commercial school, too. 1 liked the school very much. Because of that 1 looked around in the area of my horne town if there is a commercial school and I found one. The WSAlp. 5. What's nice 01' not nice about being teacher? Hmm, I don't know, work in the morning and in the aftemoon free, but that doesn't go together weIl. © 6. What's your favourite meal ami drink? Liver loaf sandwich and beer 7. What's your favourite band. and TV film? Music: Nirvana Children's music TV series: Irgendwie und sowieso 8. Are you manied? An<! have you got children? Yes, l'm married and 1 have got a son and a daughter. 9. What are your hobbies? At the moment l' m very busy with my children and in my free time 1 do sports. 10. Why are you a teacher? ... just pure chance. Page 5 tI\' Wiede 11 Mr Wiedemann was born in Traunstein in 1942. At first he was at an elementary school in Traunstein. After that he was at a secondary school in Traunstein and then at the Max Grammar School in Munich. When he was 19 years old he passed the exams at the Max Grammar School. At the age 01' 22 he studied German, History, Social Studies, Math and Art. He was a teacher trainee at a technical school in Munich. Then he was at the secondary school in Rosenheim for one year. After that he was employed as a teacher at OUf commercial school. 1. Wh v did vou choose ibis sehool? On the one hand because he knew the commercial school trom Munich, on the other hand it was a good location because his parents lived in Traunstein and he in Munich. 2. Did VOll eniov the dimaie at ihis sehool? He has been at our school for 36 years and he has been longer at this school than a11 the other teachers. A lot 01' things have changed, but he has always enjoyed teaching. In this year he has to retire, but he would like to stay at the Commercial School Alpenland. 3. Wh v did vou become a teacher? At first he wasn't a teacher but a policeman. Then he feIt that he'd better become a teacher because he enjoyed teaching young people. 4. Which subjects have been teaching? History, German, Art 5. "ave VOll been a form teacher? "I have my own dass, the 7 av. And I teach some Year lOs and 2 Year 9 dasses and one year 7." 6. Whai will vou do after vOll've retired? He is always on the road. At the moment he has a grandchild in Augsburg. There he is very often and sometimes he is in Munich and goes to the theatre, to concerts and visits museums. He also has a little house in Lenggries. 7. Wbich hobbies <10 vOu have? Hi likes mountaineering, going to theatre plays and painting. .0 8. Whai would VOll like say to the pupils for their future? He guesses that it is important that the pupils know that they have duties and they think about their future. Page 6 Interview with Alex from Nirwana! Crazy ChilIin' : When were you born? Alex: On 11/05/1981 Crazy ChilIin' : In which schools were you? Alex: At first I was at the secondary school in Bad Aibling. After the class 8 I was at the secondary modern school (Real schule) in Bad Aibling. For year 11 and 12 I went to the FOS in Rosenheim. Crazy ChilIin' : What job did you learn? Alex: I am a musician. And I am a certified music teacher at the secondary modern school in Rosenheim. Crazy ChilIin' : Do you have brothers and sisters? Alex: No Crazy ChilIin' : Were you good at school? Alex: It was O.K. Music has always been my favourite subject. Crazy ChilIin' : Are you at your parents' on Christmas Eve? Alex: Every year. Crazy ChilIin' : How was your time at school? Alex: I got on weIl with the teachers. As musician at the school, it wasn't hard. Crazy ChilIin' : What's your favorite band? Alex: My favorite band is TOTO. Crazy ChilIin' : What's the band's music style? Alex: Our band is a rock pop cover band. Crazy ChilIin' : Do you have a driver's license? Alex: Yes, I have a car and a motorcycle driver's license. Crazy ChilIin' : What are your hobbies? Page 7 Alex: There's no time for hobbies. My hobby is music. My hobby is my profession. Sometimes I do snowboarding. Crazy ChilIin' : Who was the band's founder? Alex: The band is 27 years old. The band was founded in 1978. The band's floater was Willi Stangl. He had been with the band for 24 years. When he left the band I filled in for him. Crazy ChilIin' : How did you get into the band? Alex: The band came up to me and asked me. Crazy ChilIin' : Where did you perform? Alex: From Traunstein till Weilheim-Schongau, Bayerischer Wald, München and Kufstein. Franken, Crazy ChilIin' : How large are your gigs? Alex: At an inn there're 500 till 600 people and at a town festival there're 5000 ti 11 8000. Crazy ChilIin' : How often do you have gigs in one year? Alex: In one year we have 40 gigs. Crazy ChilIin' : How long have you been with the band? Alex: I've been with the band for over 3.5 years. Since 01/04/2002 Crazy ChilIin' : How many members do you have? Alex: We have 7 musicians. There're one drummer, three singers, one guitarist and one bassist. I play the keyboards the and the guitar. And we have a crew. They build up and take down everything. One person is at the sound mixer. We are around 12 people at each gig. Crazy Chillin': How do you transport your instruments? Alex: We transport our instruments with a 16 metres long truck. Page 8 The hairstylist Garhammer was so kind as to show us some hairstyles for various occasions. The first hairstyle can be used for "ceremonious" occasions. The hair is curled. The front. The back. Page 9 The second hairstyle is for "crazyU occasions. The hair is put up on the head. The front. The back. Page 10 And with the third hairstyle you can see how long your hair is in reality if they are normally curly. Attention: -It's the same hair as in hairstyle 1 and 2. The front. The back. Page 11 We are very grateful that the hairstylist Garhammer was so kind to show us different hairstyles. The team. Can YOll find the way out? Page 12 ur survey "snowboarding or skiin9" 1. What's more chilling: snowboarding er skiing? We asked some pupils about their opinions. Here are the results: 58 % of our pupils think that snowboarding than skiing. Only 42 % prefer skiing. lS more chilling What's more chillig: snowboarding or skiing? 2. What do yeu do? 41 (45.55 %) Skiing. of our pupils go snowboarding and 49 (54.44 %) go Wha! do you do? !C'SnOWbOarding :I!llSkiing 54% Page 13 3. Where do you go snowboarding or skiing? In our survey 27 pupils said that they liked snowboarding or skiing at Sudelfeld. 9 students like to go snowboarding or skiing in Austria. 9 students prefer to go snowboarding in or skiing in Oberaudorf and 8 pupils in Zillertal. Last but not least 6 students go snowboarding or skiing in Hocheck. Where do you Snowboarding or Skiing? 10% EI Sudelfeld IJ Österreich EI Oberaudorf DZiliertal II!II Hocheck 15% Aussie-style Math Square x Try to fill in the missing numbers. Use the numbers 1 through 9 to eomplete the equations. Each number is only used onee. Each row is a math equation. Each eolumn is a math equation. Remember that multiplication and division are pertormed before addition and subtraction. Page 14 In Victoria you can find the Great Ocean Road and one of the most beautiful coasts of the world. And there is Phillip Island and Australia's second biggest city, Melboume. It is one of the rather small states but it also ofters a lot. Not only the 12 apostles and the other famous places at the coast, but there are ..... .... .tli",wll"""ffl",(9m wonderful national parks in the North and Northeast. The Australian Alps start about 100 km from Melbourne. They stretch to Canberra and in the middle of the mountains you can find old goId-digger settlements, some of them are still active, and a completely lively history. rn Since its setting up in the 18 th century Melbourne "has been living" in direct competition with Sydney. Both regularly try to become Australian' s capital. Visitors like Melbourne more and more in spite ofthe strange weather which changes fornl hour to hour. Melbourne otfers beside its nice Malls something else, too. Straight at the river of the Malls there is Flinders Station, the old station of Melbourne. There is also the YalTa River the Southgate Complex and other modern theatre buildings. Further north the real city starts. Here you find much shopping www.lonelyplanet.COlIl passages and a very impressive shop ofMyers and everything else you need. Something else worth seeing are places like the MCG - Melbourne Cricket Ground - and the southern part ofthe town St. Kilda. Here you can find many backpackers and hotels, there also live lots ofyoung people and it's good fun there. For Europeans some parts ofthe town like Carlton- little Italy ~ and Richmond are very nice to visit. In April you can see the Comedy Festival in Melbourne. There are wonderful enjoyable areas and certainly the Great Ocean Road not far away. Page 15 Welcome to Bad Aibling © by Franziska Kastner, 9 a Sunday, September 25 th 2005 8 In the morning there was the meeting for the German exchange pupils and their families. We prepared some food and drinks for the arrival. While we were waiting in the courtyard, the convoy with the cars full of Aussie kids came with their teachers, Mrs Ciolli & Mr Kusch, and another companion Mr Paterson. It was a very exciting moment for both the Aussies and the Germans, when we were introduced to the exchange pupils by our teachers Mrs Kreplin and Mr Lehrer. In the afternoon we all used our free time to show the guests the houses, the families and their rooms. And we could get to know each other a little. Some families made a short trip to see something like the Chiemsee or the view over the district of Rosenheim from the 'view chapel'. In the evening all the Australians were in bed early because they were tired of the long flight. Monday, September 26 th , 2005 We had to go to school with the Aussie kids and we had free time in the afternoon which we used to go shopping, meet friends and so on. That evening we met in the assembly hall for the 'Get-To-Know-Eve'. First the principals, Mrs Marx and Mr Rutz, welcomed the Australian guests. Then the Aussies sang their national anthem and all pu pils introduced themselves. We also had the pleasure to listen to few songs which were sung by three Australian girls. We had prepared a big Bavarian buffet and nothing remained. Page 16 Tuesday, Septernber 27 th , 2005 We had to go to school and at twelve o'elock the bus driver who had been waiting for us drove us to Aschau. After having arrived we took the gondola to the top of the mountain. There we had lunch in small alpine pasture. While we were elimbing down, a small group of people got lost. It was raining all the time so we were soaked to the skin. When we found another cottage Mr Carell decided to look for the lost pu pils. Mrs Noe-Kanior and Mr Paterson accompanied the others to the bus. We got to the bus and there the lost ones were waiting ... Wednesday, September 28 th , 2005 It was "excursion day". So me elasses were for example in Munich in the "German Museum" or in Salzburg. In the afternoon we had time for shopping or trips with the family. Thursday, September 29 th , 2005 That morning we were in school, we had lessons and so me of the Aussie pupils prepared a presentation about the P-12-College and about Bright. After school we had a sport-afternoon. Some of the Australian explained the rules of typical Australian sports. Then we played Netball, Australian Football and Cricket. It is great fun to play the Aussie sports. Friday, September 30 th , 2005 The Aussie kids made a tour of Bad Aibling and visited the mayor. We met the Australians in the city of Bad Aibling and we went to the brewery 'Maxirain'. There a guide showed us around and told us how beer is made. We got something to eat in the tavern of the brewery. Saturday, October 1st, 2005 Sunday, October 2 nd , 2005 We had time for the family, friends or, for example, a trip to the 'Oktoberfest' in Munich. Monday, October 3 rd , 2005 Page 17 During the day we had free time because of the German Reunification Day. In the evening we had an evening at school with the topic "Traditions of Australia & Bavaria". The Aussies prepared the presentation about P-12-College and Bright again for the host parents and the girls sang the songs from the first Monday. Besides we .Iistened to a man who played the Bavarian accordion, we saw a group of Bavarians who performed traditional dances and the "Auer Goaßlschnoiza", who made funny sounds with their whips. Tuesday, October 4 th , 2005 We spent the whole day in Munich. First we made a sightseeing tour through the city and to the 'Olympic Park' where we had a view over Munich from the top of the 'Olympic Tower'. When we came back to the city, we were allowed to go around in Munich and go shopping. Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 This day the bus took us to Amerang, where we saw the famous Farm-House-Museum. We got a tour to see the oldest farm houses. After we had arrived in Prien with the bus, we went by boat to the 'Herreninsel'. We were lead around in the castle of King Ludwig 11. At last we walked around on the second island 'Fraueninsel', before we took the bus home. Page 18 Thursday, October 6 th , 2005 We were at school in the morning, at 12 o'clock we met in the assembly hall to say goodbye. The teachers who had organized the Exchange gave every pupil a white shirt with "Student exchange" and both school "coats of arms". Every exchange pupil, the teachers and also the principals of the commercial school signed on all the shirts. This afternoon we had time for ourselves, for example, a group of a few pu pils met in town or played Australian football. Friday, October 7th , 2005 For now it was the last time to see the Aussies, because they had to take the train to Berlin in the morning. We said goodbye to each other before the train left the station of Rosenheim. The teachers, Mrs Ciolli and Mr Kusch and the pu pils spend some days in Berlin before they went home by plane... Page 19 Excerpt from tile Bright P12 College Yearbook 2005 Three hundred and sixty five days have passed and we have seen studenls graw acactemically. socially and physically. 'Ne have seen some lantastic achievemenls, some welcome developments end new policy implemented by lhe govemmenl Ths debats surrourtding pubHc vs privateeducalion also gained some momenlum in 2005. Bright is a govemmenl school ,however, H does hold its own against private schools in a number of areas. The development of faciHties ovar IM past three years has and will provide students with an educatlonal environment that would rival most schools. Our academic achievements across mosl year levels, especially VCE, are strong and our sporting achievements in badminton, netball. cricket and, of course, snowsports are top noteh. INe have had individual students who have achieved recognition in a number of aress: Year 4 student Bella Scott has been recognised for excel1ence in ballet VCE student Ben Thomson received an award from the Australian Defence Forces lor his work with the Navy cadets. VCE student Jesse Rose's dedicatlon 10 seiance '.vas rewarded on lwo levels with a trip 10 the national selence forum in Canberra, followed by selection to lravel 10 South Africa. to represent Australia at a Wortd Science forum Six year 9 students applied for a posflion at the Alpine School for 2006. Their submjssion was based on a Community Leaming Project whieh cenlred on tM redevelopmenl of the CourthOUSR II was successful and those students wil! be altending the Alpine Scheol for 8 weeks in term 2 next year. These achievemenls should not be sneezed at end clearly show some oHhe opportunities that are open to students at Bnght P12 College. Leadership The development of leadership skillsis an important part of ihe learning process st Bright P12. There are nurnerous ieadership roles that students take on lhroughoul the college One example is lhe Junior and Senior SRC who are involved in aciivities thai develop those skills, The Senior SRC spent a day at our Dinner Plain Campus developing a strategy for the year and further developing their !eadership abilities.. The School Captains. Brent Nixon and Jenna House. Deputy Captains. Jennifer Cox and Jarrod Poyner, and Junior Caplains Natalie SIeale and Tom McDonagh, carried oul specific roles at P12 assemblies and represented the college at official functions as leaders. Their skills in this area delleloped as the year progressed. NewFaci1ities When the fences went up and (he eart!: was turned on Ihe beginning of the stage 2 building \'lorks, the sigh of relief was almast audibe across lhe college. After delays and lendering disappoinlments, wod, was finaHy underNay New facililies for P-6 students. Arts and TechnologyfTextiies wil! be ready for sludents early 2008. A re-vamped administration wjIJ see new siek bays and office spaces for aur expanding needs. New improved facililies will funher enhance Ihe opportunities on offer lor Brighl P12 College studenls. Inn ovations & Exeellence The appoinlment of Research & Developmenl Manager Sarb Mason saw the impetus behind the Alpine Cluster Innovations & Excellence program gain momentum. The program has had a direct impact on Brighl, staft devetopment has been focussed througl1 the Principles of Leaming & Teaching Program, on areBS of speeific need, and same of these have been collaborative !eaming, assessment and increased use of technology in the classroom. The focus will be 10 improve teachar effecliveness and therefore student outcomes. New Beginnings After many years of dedicaled teaching service, four of our slaft wil! be looking 10 spend more time on their favouflte pastimes. Christine McGracken retlres after 5 years as Assistant Prineipal at Brighl and 15 years in teaching, ....'hieh cOvered time al Myr1!eford SC, and Wangaratta High School Chris has been a tire!ess worker in the building of the English program, the developrnent of facilities, lhus providing great support to Peler Schwennessen in securing Stage 1 building funding . and the development of policies. Chris has provided much support to sludents, families and coHeagues, and she will be missed al Bright. We wish her weil in her retirement. Marg Brown has a history in teaching spanning 35 years. Some of Ihe parents of Marg's wlren! dass were laught by her Her dedicaUon to the weil being and acactemic development of students has provided hundred of students vnth asound direcUon in their lives al school. We wish Marg weil in her retirement \jisual Communicalion & Design (Graphics) has been a strong area of the college program over recent years. David Inoes has contribuled significantly 10 the development to this area of the school. Many 01 you will have seen the war!< of students !rom his classes at lhe College Arts exhibition al the Bnght Art Gallery Oave will now have plenly of time to spend wlth Jennifer. climbing mountains and riding bikes, Ann Borschrnann began her career al 8righl P-12 College as the Lab Assistant but ended it using her qualifications as a teacher Ann has always been a valuable slaft member and has conlribuled in developing the seien ce into e popular curriculum area. Many students have achieved success under her tule!age, Thanks, Ann. Elizabeth lernen (nee Osmood) has been wilh us for a semester and will be moving back to NS\N wlth her husband in 20G6. Elizabeth has made a positive contribution 10 Ihe early Yeers program and has buHt a slfOng relationship with her slUdents Good luck, Elizabelh, New Faces The new year will see several new slaff begin al Bright luke Hall wm be teaching Maths IScience for Ihe first semester replaclng Linda Hayes who will be taking same weil earned fong service leave The PE faculty will welcorne Renee Albiston, who is replaeing Roni,-€' Goebel for terms 1.2 & 3. Metthew Grey joins aur slaft as a P-5 classroom teacher and has a keen inlerest in the Outdoor Education ama. Chene Kilpatrick joins the adminislralion team es Assistanl Prlnclpal. Cherie comes 10 us from Trafalgar S.G in Glppsland and has considerable experience in the curriculum and staft development areas I am sure that Cherie 'Nill provide a valuabJe contribtJtion to Bright P-12 College. Page 20 Excerpt from the Bright P12 College Yearbook 2005 Spol1s Plus Again in 2005 8right P-12 College has achieved some lanlastlc resuns in Ihe sporting arena. The year began with Ihe College raee leam receiving dual awards Irom Ski & Snowboard Australia lor the Australian and Victorian Snowsport Team of 2005, This 'Nas lollowed by a successful 2005 season culminating in great individual performances at the Vietorian Championships at Mt Buller and Ihe Nalionals al Falls Creek, and Ihen winning Ihe InterscllOols Challenge Trophy for the lourth year in succession, Tha college also experienced success in football, natbal!. golf, badminton and athletics, The contribution 01 students has been gmat and Ihe support from parents and slaff has gone a long way 10 making everything wor'« so weH Artistic Excellence The Arts was anolherarea of the college that saw some significanl achievements in 2005, Thealre Studies was offered for the first time al VCE and, as part of their assessmenl, studenls conducted the play DAGS at the Brighl Art Gallery, It was an entertaining evening, wah students contributing at all levels to a successful production, The college ehoir was also in demand across lhe loeal communily singing at a number of loeal events, The culmination of their year was the pcerformance at the opening of the Pacific School Games, The cho!r certainly represents the college proudly and pro'lides a great source of self-esteem for many of our studenls This yeaf we have Md the pleasure of t'NO rather special musical soirees at the 8right Art Gallery, The talents 01 the sludenls were on display and Ihey all should oe congralulated on their efforts. Weil dane 10 instrumental muslc starr, Jill ehelwell and Howard Kovesy, wha, alang with music teacher Lyndall Nevin, pul together puo entertaining programs, TOO support of the college arts program by the 8nghtArt GaHery has bean outstanding arld \Ve thank thern for allowlng us to use such a greal faeihty, Important pathways Careers Coordinator RusseH Wheaton has established some '1aluable pathways for students, This has occurred across a number of areas ineluding eslablishing links wilh laeal employers, registered training organisations, in.cluding TAFEs, and Ihrough Ihe promolion of schOe! based new apprenticeships, We now have 14 students on SBNA's ineluding one al the college, Next year we will continue to expand the provision 01 palhways and infonned counselling 10 students about career and course options. Overseas experiences For the first time, students lrom Bright travelled to Germany 10 spend three weeks in Bad Aibling. Students, staif and parents experienced a taste 01 true German life through Ii'ling 1n a homeslay environment and altending schooL All students and staif relumed with higher levels of malurity and underslanding ab out our European sister schooL Ws look forward 10 Bad Albling visiling us in 2006, For the second year in ara'...., students from Honami and Bright had exchange visits, with Honami sludents spending two weeks wlth us in May and our students retuming in November. College Council College Council has had another chillienging year under the presidency of Atan Poyner. Some 01 their achievements inelude the beginnjng of stage 2 building works, the preparalion of a submission for the Federal Govemmenrs Investing in Sehools program, the successful joint service clubs working bee, tne introduetion of the Active After Schools Community Program, a sueC6ssful submission for the Heallhy Eating Program, the appolnlment of a new Oulslde Hours School Care f VacalJon Care Manager, just 10 name a few. I have enjoyed working with council and look fOI\'/ard to the opportunilies that 2006 may bring, Parent Volunteers In any yeaf the contribution of parent volunteers cannot go unnotlced. whether that be in transport, acting as an offieial, listening to students read, assisting with supervision at camps or on overseas trips, Thelr assistance is invaluable and provldes an impor\ant link between horne and sehooL Without it, many of our programs would be in jeopardy. The Blueprint This year, families may have come across Ihe lerm Essential Leaming Standards, Thls is a curriculum framework whieh will be roUed out in the Maths and English areas in 2006. It will be further devetoped in 2007-2008 across a number of different subject areas. The new year will also see a change in report structure. The department has provided sorne informatlon 10 ramilies on the new reporting framework, This ia aversion of the formal whleh wiH shape reports in Maths and Engliah at the end of semester 1 next year. I wish everyone an enjoyable Christmas and a safe and relaxll1g New Year John Pryor Principal BrightP12 College, 2005, Page 21 Can you find these words? C A U G T 0 0 R P A Q H M E K Z B J I V E A X U R F T N H I D 0 W H 0 X U I M C U R P L J V R K M H P S V R K U E T T V B I A D C A S I W 0 B P Q F Q x G N W L I I A B H T Z L X H H I G U E U E L E J y C G Q L D N A L S N E E U Q J D I D C K A R D X M R T C D Y T R V E Q L 0 I G T E E I R F Y J L S H M 0 H Z G J N W M B U z Q K X D V G J G S y D N E y I P F E L Y L A P N 0 H C E G M G B C U L P G W N Q u V I I E 0 F H H H F X W S B M X 0 X V N Q Here are the missing words ... ABORIGINAL AUSSIE KANGAROO MELBOURNE PERTH QUEENSLAND SYDNEY VEGEMITE VICTORIA Page 22 Excerpt from the Bright P12 College Yearbook 2005 In 200'l the CeHege was host to Pie Gressmann who was a Gsrmanlanguage assistant. Through extendeti contaclwith Pie. lhe College begen en emall program wlth a iocal Gemmll scheel in Bad AibHng. (Bad Aibiing is town of aeoul 12,000 and is renowned as a healih resort that specialis8s in special mud balhs.) From the email program itwas decided tobegin an exchange program, and so the adventure began wUh lhe first leg of Ihe exchange whieh took place from September 24 to Oetaber 11 2005. A group of 19 students fram Years 8.9,10.11 accompanied Katrina Ciolli, Frank Kusch and Martyn Palerson on the exchange. Few were prepared for the bering, long haul and by lhe time ef thejr arrival on German saH bedn't sJept for over 36 haurs. One of the first revela!ions for our parly was the earll' star! of 6am in order 10 gel 10 begin c1asses st school at Bam. At tO.30am the students gathered 111 the student lounge during the one and on!y recess for the schoel dal' end exdtedly excilanged experiances of lhair first "Germane cIasses. School finisned> as is cllstomary st I pm end amazlngly there were no arguments fram any of the studems at such an early conclusion 10 studies. ThaI night the group met agaln al Ihe schoel wlth Iheir hast families 10 be fonnail} introduced to !he school community al a !errific welcorne evening. Our students gci'/e a briefintroduC!ion about themseives in Germar!. This was weil received and pul Ja rest any cancerns or reservations the group had. The next moming sawthe school lake a trip 10 the Kampenwand. a rugged mountain peak. Unfortunate!y Ihe v/8ather was qufte bleak and ths trip down the mountainside was not as comforlable as hoped. Although Mr. KUBch could on!y imagine the experience from the comiort ofhis cable earL g!ven Ine extreme difficullies he would have had hiking with crutches. It has rK,W become alegendar)' taie as 10 how a group became djsoriented and was lost for a time in lhe Germen! Auslrian mounrainside. Ihe nex! moming all students in Ihe school 'Nent on excursions \vith their homegroup leachers. Two groups of Aussies went to Sallburg, Ihe horne of Sound of Music others went to Munich the capital of Bavaria. On Thursday the group visiled variaus English classes and gave presentatjons.aboul Bright In Ihs afterneon lhey jOined Year 9 Phys Ed classes and took ths opportunity to teach Ihe Germans some "real' sports such as neiba!!. cricket emd Aussie Rules football On Friday morning Ine Aussies were given an orienteering assig:1ment 1n the town of Bad Aibling. This culrninaled ','li!h a meeting with the Town Mayor of Bad Aibting, Herr Felix Sehl,valler. OUf sludent;; asked some ver)' pertinenl questions and we presented him with a gift frcm our Alpine Shire Mayor Julis CarroU and a framed dot painting produced by our students. FfOm Ihere lhe group visited tne Maxirain Brewery for a lour. the final visil before the commencement cf the long 'Neekend. Many of Ihe students and [heil. hosts took the opportunity \0 artend the world famous Oktoberfest in fvJunieh on Ihis \veekend_ Upper Right: The BrarKlfmbu:ger Tor Centre taft: Jade in tradiUonat DiffHnkteid Lower Left: Gedächlnis Kirche Page 23 Excerpt from the Bright P12 College Yearbook 2005 On Monday Oclabsr 3 the whole German exchange group atlended tne scr1oo1 for a cuitural evening_ This was a cultural extravaganza as mosl families were decked out in thek traditionsl Lederhosen for Ihe males and t'1a dirndls for the females Atrip 10 Munich by train took place the following day wnere Ihe group visited !he Olympie Stadium 'lihieh hosted ihe 1972 Garnes and also had some free shopping time. Magnus Makeshln, Rotary exchange studentto Bright in 2003-04_ met the group to oateh up witn some old friends_ On the Wednesday the group visited a 400 year old farm in Amerang lhat has become a museum_ They Ihan joumeyed 10 Prien and the Chiemsee whkh is a beautifu! large lake wlth a 651\m olroumferenee_ here Ihey vlsited two islands: the Herrenehiemsee (Ihe blckes island) where lhe infamous "orazy' King LUdwig recreated his version of the Pa!ace ofVersaiiles and the Fraueninsel (lhe sheilas island) whichconlained a monastery and some quaint hauses The gfOUp paid a last visil te Ine sohool on the Thursday and an impromptu fare'Ne!! was held in the schoel auditorium witll everyone being presented wiih commemorat!ve T-shirts_ Friday rnorning the group travelled 10 Berlinand had an early night as Ihey '.vlOre exhausled. The next morning ihe gmup had a 4 110Uf walking tour of Berlin whid1 look in all of the major highlights and attractions in lhe eastem seetion_ leading inlo the famed Wall area. ThaI evening the group travelled through tha famousficodlil Brandenburg gates tc visil the Reichstag which i5 a most impressive German ParHamenl building_ On lhe final day in Berlin_ lhe group \''1enl inlo lhe city centre and spent lhe day sightseeing_ Most hired bikes for a couple oi hours 10 explore lhe cily and ol.hers visited the Bertin zoo ThaI. evening lile group \Nenl lc bed early as lhey were \0 risB at 3am \0 ensure that they wem at the BerHn airport cy Sam ror a 7am fiight Nexi yearwe will be visited by 24 German siudanls and three starf They will anive on April 2 and leave A_usiralla on Apni 21_ We are looking forNard 10 gi'ling lhern a terrifjc "Aussie" experience_ Partlclpants in the 2005-2006 Brightl8ad Aibling SChODI Exchange: Students: Themas Gales, Jarrryd Poyner, Danial Kusch, Paul Steiner, Neil Wright, Amy Burrowes, Anna Paterson, Maggie Beth Webb, Jade Jackson Shuey, Leah Sheppard, Sophie Utschke, Nikki Hall, Charleigh Razeng, Na\alia Texler, LaUfen Henry, Jessica Poyner_ Sarah Edwards, Matt Britten_ Laura Wright Staff: Page 24 Excerpt from the Bright 1P12 College Yearbook 2005 Natalie ÄITtf 11 was awesome! I had a blast in 8erlio and Bad Aibling. It was graat getting lost in ths rain and also playing guilar and singing in front of the Germans.. J had to go to church (torture cell for an agnostic). Oktoberfest iSI sahr wunderbar!!! plus I leamt how to pronounce '8ißchen',.. always a bonus.... Iliked the walk in tlle forest and geliing lost. and the tour in 8erlin, It was so fascinating. I also made so many new frlends fram the trip whieh is a bonus. The bikes in Berlio were really scary and Martyn nearly goi me ran ovar by a Mercedes. The Oktoberfest was so big and the rldes and baertent were huge. Laura My favourile part was tha 4 hour tour in Banin! The tour guide was hilarious! But I hated the icky fizzy water thingy they drank! Janyd, Thomas & Danlei The different culture. different food, different landscape and different people eH gavs us a graat inslghl into the German way of life. Our favourile part of the trip was Oktoberfest! Beer. rides and lots of people, a teenager's paradise i And I even managed 10 leam a fewthings lhroughout the lrip. Oriving 220kmlh+ down the autobahn, on the wrong side of the road, classlc. The crowdslcrazy fanatics at lhe soccer are almost more interesting 10 watch than Ihe match ilself Jessica Thewhole trip was amazing' My hast family was really niee and they even had a eouple of horses! My favourite parts of the trip were the Oktoberfest and ßerlin. Berlin's history is jusl so ioleresting although it I!las hard 10 believe there once was a wall dividing the city. The Oktoberfest was huge with lots of beer, pit)' I couldn't drink! Awesome rides and loads of people. The German's pretzels and thelr chocolate is the best. TheBoysi Showing Germans Ihat even when times are taugh, true aussie spirit shines through. Walking down the Kampenwand singlng everything and anything ranging from Jimmy Barnes's Working Class Man to any cf Ihe AFL F Dotbal! teams anthems we could remember all while trying to find aboul20 people 1051 somewhere on that godforsaken hilL Löwenbrau, Hoffbrau, any Brau any how. Ir there was besr we were tlere! Top: Cenlr" Left: Süme of tr:e group aHer u',eir acb-enture Little Kusch CooL J viai}jng RBmnants of lhe OQV.ifl the r::arr.p,er'Vi2,.nJ: bric~lin·e cf Belo>'l: IM Beriin Wall Jade The trip overall was graat! I liked Ihe Oktoberfest and when we got lost in Ihe forasW, also meeting the German people and they took us 10 different spots they were just like usL Trying Bavarian food was good and I want to go agaln it Was a great experience. Oh and it was a pily my girl didn't speak much Englfsh but Ileamt some German!!!! Also Ihe tour in Berlin was great and we got to see all the different sites ofBertln wh ich was great lhanks tourguideHt Lauren The highlights of the trip ...., umm ... Oktoberfest was 50000 much tun... an thepeople., alltherides... allthebeer.. no, not really.. I liked Ihe walk down the mountain but getting lost and hypolhermia wasn't so good, I sme!t like Neil Wrlght. Ummmm.»" I Jiked the family and especially the WJ beatle car soft top convertible. 5000000 much fun!!! The famil)' was really nlca and friendlyt Katrina Ciolli Vllhat a greal experlence for all involved. The WirtschafischuleAlpenland was so welcoming to our graup and we have all made some new friends. rar life. All students were excellent ambassadars for their SChODI aod country. One of my favourile experiences was seeing the German studenls (mainly boys) take to AFL footy so quickly. There was aiways a footy being kicked or hand-balled at recess and on walks together. I also goI 10 drive, (on the wrang side of the road, scaryl) - not on the Autobahn though, thank god. I also got to see my hast family from 10 years ago when I was on exchange in Hamburg, They came to Berfln 10 visil and we had a great, bUI short, calch up. Page 25 ~-~ p-la Off to Bright and Sydney © by Franziska Kastner, 9 a Saturday, April 1s t, 2006 Australia we're coming! Finally, the day came tür which we had been waiting for at least 1 year! I am sure that on this Saturday moming there were a few 01' our group, who did not know if they should go or stay at home. But when they closed their suitcases that day, they knew it was time to go to Australia. We met at the airport, in Munich at about 7pm. When everyone had arrived we said goodbye to our families, which was not very easy for everyone. After the check-in and boarding, we went to Oubai which was a six-hour-flight on an Emirates Airlines plane. Our airplane was very well equipped, you could do many things like watching movies, listening to music and playing games, so you could hardly get bored. Sunday, April2 11d , 2006 Flying, flying ami fhing! In Oubai we had a stopover tür two hours which we used to stretch our legs because we knew that our next flight would be about tifteen hours straight to Melboume. Monday, April3 rd , 2006 G'day mates! 6am, great! We arrived in Melboume, Australia. We just hat to go through the passport and the luggage control, and then to the arrivals hall where Mr Kusch had been waiting tür uso We left the airport area and got on the bus, which gave us a four-hour-lift to Bright. We could see some parts 01' the countryside and we could relax a bit. The weather was very nice and you could feel that it was really "a better climate" than in Germany. At last we saw the town sign 01' Bright. We all survived the longjoumey. When we arrived at the sports stadium ofthe Bright P-12 College, we took our baggage out 01' the bus into a small room, and we had a short walk through the town park. When we retumed to school we met our exchange brothers and sisters and we got to know our host parents. After a snack we had an opportunity to see a little wombat which is a typical Australian animal. Afterwards most 01' us went to the hast families' houses and spent the aftemoon with the families. Tuesday, April4 t \ 2006 Good Morning! School day! We went to schoo1, which started at 9am. All pupils 01' the secondary years had to meet in the gym, in period one, because we were allowed to introduce ourselves to them. Then our teachers thanked the principal 01' the P-12 College, lohn Pryor, and gave him and the school some presents, like the Bavarian coat 01' arms and an otlicial football 01' the Football World Cup in Germany 2006. Ouring the second lesson when the Aussies had to go to classes, we Germans were shown around the school by younger pupils. After a short brake, about half an hour, we were allowed to go to two lessons with the Aussies. When the lessons were finished we all walked up a hill Page 26 which is called Huggings Lookout. From the top you had a great view over Bright, and its suburbs. The Australian forest was very similar to a bush forest, and very different to a Gennan forest. We came back from our walk at the same time when school ended. Most of us went home for two hours and that evening we met for the 'Welcome Eve', in Wandi Hall, which is in a small village near Bright called Wandiligong. First we had a BBQ (barbeque) what is very typical tor Australia. Then we made our presentations, about Gennany, Bavaria, Bad Aibling, oUf school and so on, which we had prepared in Germany. After this a band was playing folk and rock music and at the end of this evening Mr Lehrer sang a rock song with the band. Wednesday, April 5 th , 2006 In the morning we went to school, and after OUf daily horne group meeting, which was normally a ShOli meeting in the moming we had to go to the first and second lessons with oUf host pupils. As we had been in this school for some days, we got to know so many pupils. Sometimes they only came towards you and asked you how you like Australia or Bright. When we had finished our first break we gave oUf presentations in several classes in the secondary school. We also had to go to some primary classes where we told the kids something about Gennany, and we answered thousands of questions, which were asked by the children. In the fifth and sixth periods we had a chance to cook some good Aussie-food with the cooking teacher, and Ms Ciolli as weIl as Mrs Kreplin and Mr Lehrer. The Aussies had to go to their lessons while we did our presentations and we were cooking. Some of our group cooked 'Sausage RoUs' and others made a kind of dessert or sweet which is called "Lamington" which is a 5x5x5cm big biscuit cube with chocolate and coco flakes on it. That evening a 'Night walk' with torches was planned, but unfortunately it was canceUed because of rain. Thursday, April 6 11., 2006 That day we had a 'Pupil Free Day' when the parents could go to the teachers for interviews. Most of us did something with the host families, for example, we went shopping in a town caUed 'Albury' which is one and a halfhoUfs' drive away ±Tom Bright. Friday, April i\ 2006 In the moming we went to school, fully packed with a bag of "ovemighting" things, sleeping bags and whatever you would need for the camp that night. First the Aussie kids had to go to their lessons, but we were introduced to do a 'town orientation' which was zick-zack through Bright and, we had the opportunity to see some interesting things in Bright and also got to know the ice-creamery. The town-orientation ended at Bright's town hall where we met the vice-mayor. The meeting with the mayor was very interesting because they also told us a lot about Bright and its surroundings. That aftemoon all of us went to Wandiligong by bus. We first stopped at the camp site to unload our bags, and then we went down to a stream. We met two men and they explained to us how to search for gold. After we had finished gold-panning, we could put up OUf tents before we had our tea. That night we played some games to strengthen the relationships. Saturday, April 8 t h, 2006 / Sum:lay, April «l\ 2006 We were a11 picked up at camp on Saturday moming. Then we spent a weekend with our families. Some ofus even went to Melboume to see a Aussie Footy match. That day Mrs Marx arrived in Australia. Page 27 Monday, April 10t h, 2006 That day we went on a trip to Mount Buffalo. We went by bus, up to the Cresta where we had a walk up to have a nice 'view over some villages around Bright. After that we had a further bus drive, and walked from a lake called Lake Catani, to the Chalet, where a ranger told us many things about the mountain. It was a very sunny day and at the Chalet, we were able to see some panots which had very nice colours. That evening we had a free evening which most of us spent with the families. Tuesday, April 11 t h, 2006 That day we only went to school and in the evening we enjoyed ourselves and relaxed at home. Wednesday, April 12 t h, 2006 As weIl as almost every morning we were at school and spent the first four periods in classes with our host students. That afternoon the German girls and boys were taken to primary schools in Wandiligong, Porepunkah and HarrietviIle, where we also told the kinds about us, Germany and the small children asked us a lot of questions. In the evening we met in Harrietville to have a BBQ together. Thursday, April 13t h, 2006 That was the last time ever we went to school in Bright so we had a very strong feeling and were also sad. The first four lessons we were given several lectures about drugs, craving and alcohol. In the long break we were invited to a secondary school BBQ organized by the SRC (= SMV) pupils. And during the last two lessons we had time to take some last photographs of the school and to say 'bye' to all the other pupils we would not see again. Friday, April 14t h, 2006 Good Friday with families!!!! Saturday, April1S t \ 2006 We spend the Easter Saturday with the families. We had the chance to watch an Aussie Footy match in Bright. Two of our German guys, Anselm and Flo, also played in the youth team. YOll also could go to astreet market in Bright or some also used the long Easter weekend to visit Melbourne. Sunday, April 16t h, 2006 Easter-Sunday! We met in Bright's park to have a pancake-breakfast with the school exchange group as weIl as the parents. We also had a Easter Egg Hunt through the park. Monday, 17 t h, 2006 Goodbve, don't crv! It was the last time we had our breakfast with our hosts. And it was the day we had to dose our suitcases and leave Bright for some time or for ever. This morning the families took us to Albury's station where we were to leave at 11.30am. All the families were present to take leave. We had to wait at this station about an hour because the train didn't work and we had to go by coach for apart ofthe way. It was a very sad 'goodbye' because we knew that we Page 28 probably won't see the Aussies again. At least half of the Germans were crying. Also a few Australians and even some parents did. We couldn't believe that we were sitting on the coach a few minutes later and waving to them. Our bus joumey ended three hours later at a train station where we got on a train and went 5 hours turther on to Sydney. We arrived in Sydney at about 9pm. It was a nice evening and it was very warm end even a bit sultry. We immediately went to our youth hostel which was situated actua11y next to the train station. We arrived there and first we had our dinner. Afterwards the rooms were assigned to pupils and we went to our rooms. In total the youth hostel was very good so you could live there easily for some days. Tuesday, 18th, 2006 Sydney is great! After our first night in the ~outh hostel we had our breakfast together and we left the YHA at 9 am tor our town and sightseeing tour by bus. We saw an the famous buildings like the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At midday we arrived at Bondi Beach which is one of the famous beaches in the city where we spend some time. Then the bus took us to the youth hosteI. Afterwards we went to Sydney Harbour where a boat was waiting for us to take us on a harbour sightseeing tour. It was a great 2-hours-tour where we were able to see an the things from another view which was so great. After that we went to the Sydney Tower where we had an OZ-track-tour where we heard something about a11 the naturallandmarks of Australia e.g. the Great Barrier Reef and so on. Then we were lifted up to the top where we had a view over the whole city at night. Wednesday, 19 t h, 2006 After we had our breakfast we had a bus ride up to the Blue Mountains. On OUf way we stopped at a wildlife resort of Aussie animals where we had the opportunity to touch kangaroos and koalas and to see even a white kangaroo and also crocodiles and so on. We continued our bus drive to the Blue Mountains where we also had a view around. We spent the whole afternoon at Bondi Beach to swim, have fun and relax, which was great. Thursday, 20 t h, 2006 The last day we were in Australia. In the morning we had a visit to the Sydney Aquarium where you can see various animals of the sea and we also could touch some tor example a stadish and a mini shark. Then we had a short ride on the Monorail and we went shopping by ourselves. Later we met at the YHA where a bus took us to the airport. Our first flight was about 9 hours and brought us to Bangkok where we had a short stopover before we had our next 6-hours-tlight to Dubai. In Dubai we relaxed a bit and also bought some last things für the finaljourney. Friday, 21 st, 2006 The last 6 hours to Munich seemed to be very short and fina11y we arrived at Munich's airport. It was great to get off the plane. First we had OUf passport control and we were waiting for OUf luggage. Then we a11 thanked each other and said goodbye. We a11 wanted to say : you Page 29 to a11 of you who organized the exchange and supported uso A presentation about Australia Bright - a little village in Victoria The flag ofthe Federal State Victoria The state "Victoria" was named after Queen Victoria: Page 30 Some more pictures about Australia, Victoria and Bright: Captial of Victoria: Melboume The Great Ocean Road Page 31 The Twelve Apostels The Grampians Page 32 Aussie-style Math Square - Solution 4 8 X 9 7 0 EJ G 0 0 8 Can YOll find these words? - Solution + + + + + + + A B 0 R I G I + + + + + + + + + + + + K + + + A + + + N + + + G + + + 0 N A L S A R + + L 0 + + + 0 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + N M + + + + + + + + + + + H + E ]\J + + + + + + + + + + + I + + v + + + + + + + + + + + + + + E + + + + + + + + v A + + + + T U I + + + R s + R + U E s + + 0 + p I + B + T + E L + + + c E E U Q + + + T + + + + + + I + + + + + + M + + S Y 0 N E Y + + + + + G (Over r Down r Direction) ABORIGINAL(2,1,S) AUSSIE (7 ,2, S) KANGAROO(3,4,S) MELBOURNE(6,9,NE) PERTH(12,S,N) QUEENSLAND(lO,8,W) SYDNEY (7 , 12, E) VEGEMITE(14,lS,NW) VICTORIA(14,9,NW) Page 33 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Editorial: Chief editor: Martin Lehrer Editors: Katharina Kessens Veronika Wiedemann Abelina Herzig Other authors: Cloudia Ellmayer Franziska Kastner School Wirtschaftsschule Alpenland Westendstr. 6c 83043 Bad Aibling Tel: 080611906860 www.altenburgerdigi.de I [email protected] / And now have niee holidoys... · se h00 I days a90In... . 111 ...an d nlee Your