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Tuesday, 26 November 2019

RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, SUCCESS

The Class of 2019 graduated from Eagle Vale High School on 26th September 2019 in a beautiful ceremony

held in the hall. The graduating class was supported by their peers, family and friends as they celebrated

their schooling at EVHS and were farewelled with a morning tea, catered by future Hospitality students.

Good luck to Year 12 with their future endeavours and welcome to the EVHS Alumni.

Congratulations to the Class of 2019

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Make your mark: printmaking project

The purpose of developing the print

project ‘#Make Your Mark’ was to

engage our Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander students in

Contemporary Arts practice enabling

them to find their Voice, Treaty and

Truth in line with the NAIDOC theme

for 2019.

Students were engaged for two days

with their project development,

carving and printing to create a visual

representation of their culture with

the aim of sharing knowledge and

truth with the Eagle Vale High School

community.

We are deeply proud of the many

students who were willing to give

their time to share their voices,

display leadership and work

collectively to produce their visual.

and unique story.

Some statements from students who participated in the

‘#Make Your Mark’ project:

“I was invited to participate in a project called ‘#Make Your Mark’ which

helped me to express my culture and helped me to understand what

Aboriginal Art is all about. This project has changed my perspective on

Aboriginal Art and printing.” - Peter F.

“I was happily invited to the ‘#Make Your Mark’ print project to create a

visual representation of my culture. I am a proud Aboriginal man and I

wanted to create something with meaning from my Mob.” - Mitchell D.

“I was invited to have an opportunity to participate in this program called

‘#Make Your Mark.’ This program taught us to share our ideas as a group

and taught us not to be afraid to be yourself. This program taught us how

to be proud of who we are.” - Kaitlyn K.

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As part of their Art course, students of Strength learnt about famous artworks. They recreated 5 famous artworks: The Scream, Girl with Pearl Earrings, Mona Lisa, American Gothic and The Last Supper. Students referred to each artwork, dressed up in similar costumes, studied and copied expressions/poses and took photographs. During this process the students discussed and analysed the expressions and the characters in the artwork. They experimented and learnt to make their own version of the famous artwork too.

Art recreated

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Fisher Sport Awards

EVHS students attended the Fisher Sport Awards ceremony

acknowledging the efforts of students who participated in

Fisher Zone teams this year, and Year 12 students for their

service to sport during their time at high school. The most

prestigious award within the Fisher Zone is the Zone Blue

Award, this award is given to the students who made it

furthest in their sport for the year.

Within the Zone this year, EVHS was awarded 6 Zone Blue

Award recipients which was more than any other school.

This was such an amazing effort. The students were:

Terrance Lafai - Under 15's Boys Rugby League

Eddie Roach- Swimming

Samuel Nauer- Opens Boys Rugby League

Emily Curtain- Open Girls Rugby Union

Sophie Curtain- Opens Girls Rugby Union

Norwin Latu- Opens Boys Rugby Union

Student achievements

2019 Brad Fittler Medal Awards

Congratulations to Emily Curtain, of Year 12, who

received the Harvey Norman NSW U18s Women’s

State Player of the Year award at the 2019 Brad

Fittler Medal Awards. Emily, and her sister Sophie,

represented NSW in the U/18’s Origin team this

year.

GoIT Challenge

Lorelai Hodges, Gom Sivashanmugam and Jessica

D from Year 8 competed in the GoIT Challenge as

part of their STEM subject. They competed

against 12 schools from around Australia. Their

design brief was to identify an issue in the local

community and how it could be solved through

the use of IT. They pitched an app to help young

adults learn how to react in an emergency

situation. Select Year 7 students were lucky

enough to observe the GoIT Challenge and tour

the facilities at UNSW.

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Staff achievements

2019 National Wintersports Games

Paul our cleaner, represented NSW at the Special Olympics Australia 2019 National Wintersports Games. Competing in the Alpine skiing event, and receiving a bronze medal with a time of 48.8 seconds, just missing out on qualifying for the 2021 Special Olympics Winter World Games in Sweden. Our school community is super proud of Paul. His hard work and determination inspires us all!

Camden, Campbelltown and St Andrews Principals Network Awards

Congratulations to Mr Jackson who was

nominated for being an outstanding

Student Learning and Support Officer at the

Camden, Campbelltown and St Andrews

Principals Network Awards. Mr Jackson was

acknowledged for the dedication and

commitment he demonstrates on a daily

basis to the students at Eagle Vale High

School. On this special evening he was

proudly supported by Mrs Ralston, Head

Teacher Diverse Learning and Mr Flood,

Diverse Learning Teacher.

GoIT Challenge

Congratulations to Mr Gwan, one of our

talented STEM teachers, who was

awarded ‘Innovative Teacher 2019’ at the

GoIT Challenge. We are so proud of this

outstanding achievement.

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During the last school holidays 30 students participated in the Claymore Community Event – ‘Soldier for a

Day’. Students were issued a military-type uniform and participated in activities that promoted discipline,

leadership skills, communication skills and team building. Congratulations to our students on their award

of a Certificate of Participation and a Soldier for a Day badge. We are exceptionally proud of the positive

feedback we received from the organisers of this event who informed us of our student's positive attitude

and behaviour, their respect for the leaders, their response to military instruction and their overall

enthusiasm. Out students were outstanding ambassadors for our school.

Soldier for a day

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Earn and Learn

Thank you to our school

community for donating to the

Earn and Learn initiative. Our

products have arrived.

2020 School Captains

The Student Representative Council (SRC) is made up of elected members of each year group plus the

captains and vice captains of the school. Throughout the year, the Student Representative Council

meets regularly to plan fundraising activities, school socials and other activities as they arise. They also

provide input into decision making at the school.

Last term we held our elections for our High School Captains. I am privileged to announce Cyprus

McFarland and Colin Price as our High School Captains and Taylor Gibson and Abi Tavae as our High

School Vice Captains. I have every confidence in their abilities to lead the student body fantastically

throughout 2020. Congratulations!

Australian Reading Hour

Australian Reading Hour was held on the 19th September. It is an

annual campaign where all Australians are encouraged to pick up

a book and read for one hour. To celebrate this initiative,

students dropped everything and read during period 1. Students

were delighted to spend the hour delving in to a story of their

choice.

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EVHS Showcase

On Wednesday, 13th November, students put the creative and performing arts on show at the EVHS Showcase. The evening was filled with exceptional examples of music and dance from students from year 7 to 12. Students and families lined up all the way out of the gate and down the street to come and see the show. Students from the Year 12 Entertainment class provided all elements of the technical production including; lighting, audio, vision systems and staging components. Keep an eye on the

Facebook page for some videos from the evening.

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Staff and students embraced Book Week 2019 by dressing as their favourite book character. The theme

was “Reading is my secret power” and some students used this concept to create their own characters.

Reading gives all of us secret powers: the power to let us walk in the shoes of others through their stories;

the power to let us experience other worlds; the power to improve our vocabulary and imagination…what

secret power have you gained through reading?

Book week 2019

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‘Breaking through Barriers’ with fitness is

a program created by Father O’Riley’s

Youth Off the Streets and ran in

conjunction with the Macquarie Fields

Area Command Police. This program is

facilitated by former middleweight boxing

champion Daniel Geale and focuses on

creating an environment in which

Aboriginal youth can train, talk to

community members and have a healthy

breakfast. This program allows students to

learn about culture, the benefits of a

healthy lifestyle and the importance of

education. The student’s commitment to

sustaining a healthy lifestyle – body and

mind, before school once a week is

inspirational.

Breaking through barriers with fitness

Fast Forward Program

Year 9 students attended the Fast Forward

Program at Western Sydney University. The Fast

Forward program provides students with the

opportunity to increase their awareness of

university and further study beyond high school

and helps to raise their educational aspirations.

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L.I.F.E

L.I.F.E is an innovate project implemented by Christ Mission Possible. It provides support, through mentoring, to young people at risk, exposing them to other experiences of life and increasing their opportunities. It brings together community groups and agencies to work together for the benefit of young people in the local area. Research indicates young people who leave school prior to completing Year 12 are twice as likely to become unemployed by the age of 24 (Australia’s Young Adults: The Deepening Divide). L.I.F.E offers young people who are at risk of leaving formal education/ training early, the opportunity to plan for their future careers and find a positive way into further training or the workforce. The program is a 12 month program involving students across a range of years. The idea is to upskill and motivate selected students, to not only improve their academic and post school successes, but for the students to transfer this willingness to learn and future goals to the rest of the school community. The program involves different 5 different phases:

• Up’n’GO (Motivation)

• Self-Identity

• Mentoring and Volunteering

• ‘Lyrical Stories’ (Community engagement project)

• Employability skills and future endeavours The program is in its third week and students have shown a tremendous amount of commitment and motivation towards the project. The Wellbeing Team will continue to keep staff and the community updated with the progress of the L.I.F.E program.

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Student works

Year 10 Visual Art students Tilden and Brielle with their skateboards inspired by street artist Mulga. After working with Sydney based artist Joel Moore (Mulga) in Term 1 to create a mural at EVHS, Year 9 and Year 10 students designed their own street art inspired skateboards.

Year 7 Technology (Mandatory) students designed, tested, evaluated and raced dragsters as part of an in-class project. Student prizes were awarded to competitors.

Thank you to the future Hospitality students who prepared and served at the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony morning tea. The school community looks forward to watching their industry standard skills continue to develop.

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Students in 7 Emerald creating posters in teams in the flexible learning space.

Students in 7 Emerald constructing a class essay on the impact of climate change on Samoa.

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