Wee Waa High School Issue 13, September 15th , 2014

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The term may be in its last week, but there is still considerable action at school. The major event next week is the Year 12 Gradua-tion Assembly on Friday, with a morning tea for Year 12 and their parents/carers after the assembly. Also of significance, at the assembly is the an-nouncement of the School Captains and Vice Cap-tains for 2015. Voting by staff and students oc-curred last week after each candidate addressed the school on why they would make a good school captain. I interviewed each candidate beforehand and believe that each would positively contribute to the school and would gain from this experience. We also have a school excursion to Vietnam leav-ing on Thursday. This will be a life remembering experience for both the students and staff and we wish them well on this exciting journey. The Youth Life Wise seminars for Years 8-10 were also very successful as they provided information and experiences for our students that we cannot provide without bringing in external educational providers. I hope all staff and students have a great holiday and come back next term refreshed and ready to take on the challenges of Term 4. School will resume on Tuesday 7th October after the Labour Day holiday on Monday.

Neil Schneider Principal

Important Dates Sept 18 - Year 12 Breakfast Sept 19 - Year 12 Graduation Assembly Sept 19 - Last day of Term 3 Term 4 Oct 7 - All students return

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Youth Life Wise Presenters

Yr 10 boys with Tai Chi Instructor Dr Alan Avery

PE/Sport Report September

New Jerseys Have Arrived

After a lengthy design and manufacture process, our new rugby league jerseys have arrived. These jerseys are to be used mainly for the older boys, with us looking to get a matching smaller set of jerseys for the younger guys next term. These will be used in 2015. The purchase of these jerseys and the forthcoming smaller set would not have been possible without the donations of one of our generous community supporters, who wish to remain anonymous.

Junior Gymnastics

For the first few weeks of the term, all year 7-10 classes participated in gymnastics unit and assessment. For many students this was their first experience with gymnastics and it was pleasing to see the majority of the students attempt different skills and put together a routine on a chosen piece of apparatus. Over the course of the unit, students learnt the basics of balance, spring, landing, rotation and locomotion, and apply these to various apparatus including; floor, beam, mini-trampoline and parallel bars.

Monday 15th September 2014

Last newsLetter for term 3 This is our last newsletter for this term we have had a fantastic term at school even though it has gone by fast. Some of the highlights of term 3 includes: NAIDOC Week activities, our breakfast club, the totem pole, Aboriginal students success in subject awards and achievements, our girl’s chick club, Wee Waa Public School, completion of PLPs, Year 12 final school term, Tjnisha Toomey’s achievements in dancing, Valerie Booby’s leadership role as vice-captain for the school, Best Employment and other agencies for their support, Aboriginal mural by Cliff Toomey, homework centre, visits from our local Elders and their support. I would also like to thank our principal, Mr Neil Schneider, for working with us to achieve our goals and successes.

Best empLoyment In April, we applied for funding through Best Employment ‘BEST in the Community’ program for our breakfast club. On Wednesday 10th September, we were informed by Sean Russ from Best Employment that we were successful in receiving $1500. This money will be utilised for resources in the ‘Binaalbaa’ Community Room. I would just like to thank Best Employment and other interagencies that support our school, without your valued contribution to our community room and students this would not be possible.

Good Luck to tjnisha toomey I just want to say ‘Good Luck’ to Tjnisha Toomey on her second trip to Sydney all this week; she will be performing at the University of NSW with the Bangarra Dance Company. Unfortunately Tjnisha will not be here to celebrate her muck up day with her peers, which she was so looking forward to. She had lots of ideas for it. She will also be unable to attend her Year 12 formal assembly. She is one of our Aboriginal students who has successfully succeeded her Year 12 schooling and I am very proud of her achievements. She is a quiet achiever that has excelled in her studies.

Aboriginal Education Officer: Helen Wenner Murri Mobile: 0455 060 177

Sean Russ, Best Employment, presenting a cheque to Mrs Helen Wenner (AEO), Wee Waa High School

conGratuLations to our aBoriGinaL students in year 12 To all our Year 12 Aboriginal students who have finished their schooling, I would like to congratulate them on their achievements and hope that they succeed with their future life outside of school.

Breakfast cLuB Last Friday 12th September we had our last breakfast club for this term and it was another successful morning with a large turnout of students. It’s always good to see students start off their day with a healthy nutritional breakfast as it helps them perform better at school and do well in their classes. I would like to thank Kate Battustuzzi, Rachel Freer, Naomi Nean, Robyn Booby, Anita Wright and other outside community groups for helping me this term to successfully run our Breakfast program. Your help and support is greatly appreciated.

LocaL aecG news

Last Thursday 11th September, a scheduled meeting for our local AECG had to be postponed due to not having a quorum. However, another AECG meeting has been set down for this Thursday 18th September at 4:00pm at the Wee Waa Local Aboriginal Land Council Office. I would like to encourage all Aboriginal parents/carers to please come along and support their local AECG.

johnny cake cookinG

TJ Wright and Lateisha Doolan Thomas Russell and Jarrod Tompkins

Thank you Wee Waa Public School and the kindergarten class for inviting me to share my knowledge of my culture and strengthening the relationship between the schools. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I was presented with an Appreciation Award. It made me very proud for working alongside these students: I hope they enjoyed themselves also. Thank you to the teachers and Kate Battustuzzi for supervising on the day.

SRC Report September

Hope 4 Soap

The SRC recently held a fundraising day and BBQ to raise money so that we can place a soap dispenser in each of the junior boys and girls toilets along with the senior boys’ and girls’ toilets.

In the past, some students have vandalised these facilities. We hope by bringing this issue to the attention of all the students and using their support to fund the initiative, that the students will take responsibility for their actions in the toilets.

Over the course of the day we raised just over $250, which should be enough to fund soap and soap dispensers for all of the student toilet facilities.

Footy Colours Day

On Friday 12th September, the SRC and the school participated in footy colours day. This is where students can wear their favourite footy (or sports) team jersey or colours and participate in footy themed activities. On the day we held a BBQ selling bacon & egg rolls, had an out of uniform donation drive, a goal kicking challenge and a ‘hole in one’ contest. The funds raised from this year’s footy colours day will go towards cancer research and Connie Smith, who is attempting a 60k charity walk in October on the Gold Coast to raise awareness of Breast Cancer.

Wee Waa High School Welcomes Year 6

On Thursday 4th September, 40 Year 6 students from Wee Waa Public School, St Josephs and Namoi Valley Christian Schools attended a two hour transition to high school. They were welcomed by their future Year Advisor, Miss Freer and were taken on a tour of the school, inspecting the facilities with the help of a senior volunteer Samantha Carrett.

The students were then divided into two groups for some taster lessons in Science and Technology-Timber. In Technology, the students constructed a tic-tac-toe game. This involved them marking out and drilling the board game, as well as sanding and finishing the pegs. In Science the students got to light a Bunsen Burner for the first time. They were also amazed by demonstrations involving the production and combustion of hydrogen gas from various metal. Culminating with a big bang!

The students all agreed that the classes they took were much more interesting than recess time and are all very excited about becoming members of the high School. Mr Catt and Mr Druce both enjoyed working with the upcoming cohort and both Ms Sloan and Kate agreed that we have an exciting group coming to join us next year.

The students will return to the high school next term for Multicultural Day and two full days where they will experience a range of subjects, as part of the ongoing transition program.

Ag Roundup The Wee Waa High School Show team has had a busy, exciting and successful week away with Tracey Mortimer taking 3 girls to attend the National Dorper Show on Tuesday September 2nd – Thursday September 4th. The girls, Sarah Stanfield, Caitlyn Galagher and Emily Shearin assisted the Bilgamma Dorper Stud operated by the Hibbens family in preparing and showing their sheep at the Show held in Dubbo. The girls put in a lot of extra hours going out to the Hibbens farm on the

weekend and Monday beforehand to train the sheep to halter and wash and dry the sheep til they were as white as snow! As well as the Hibbens family having a successful show, Emily Shearin was awarded 1st place in the Junior Handling competition held at the show. Well Done Emily! Following the Dorper Nationals the girls were joined by Verity Gett, Maddison Galagher, Maddie Lee Dewson and Amelia Cruickshank to

attend the National All Breeds heifer Show, also held at Dubbo from Thursday- Sunday afternoon. It was a busy time with the girls learning every aspect of cattle showing including presenting the animals- blowdrying and hairstyling the heifers! They also participated in parading and junior judging demonstrations on the Friday. Saturday saw the beginning of the Herdsman competition where the girls were required to do all aspects of the animals show preparations and care, and parading unassisted.

The team performed wonderfully, getting up at 4am on the first morning to make sure their cattle were fed, watered and stalls cleaned up and well presented. The Junior Judging competition was held on Saturday morning. The Wee Waa Show team is to be commended, with 4 of our 6 girls successfully reaching the finals in our first competition against much more experienced schools (there were over 250 students attending!). Emily Shearin gained 3rd place in the Junior Judging in her age class. Well Done Emily! Next was parading of the stud heifers. All of our team did a tremendous job in preparing and presenting the Murray Greys. Caitlyn Galagher was leading the heifer named Reserve Champion in its class. Well Done Caitlyn!

The Wee Waa High School Show team were generously provided with Murray Grey cattle to Show and many thanks to Mr Steven Martin for giving us this opportunity and experience. The girls are already excited about next years event even with the 4am starts! Things have been busy on the Ag farm whilst we were away. The chicks we hatched are now 4 weeks old. We have unsexed isa brown cross chicks for sale- $10 each. Please see Mrs Verity Gett if you are interested. We also have bantam chicks hatching from today so will be looking to sell them in 4 weeks time. Chickens have been a hit with all grades, and a busy enterprise. The ag classes are running another chicken trial, with thanks to Mrs Anna Madden. We have 2 lots of 8 1 week old chicks in our brooder- 4 isas and 4 meat chooks and are feeding them two different diets comparing the weight gain. It is a great visual way for the students to see the different development of the different purpose chickens. Verity Gett

CAREERS NEWS APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES – MECHANICAL FITTER AND ELECTRICIAN – WHITEHAVEN NARRABRI COAL

• Great career potential and be part of the future growth industry in the region

Apprentice Mechanical Fitter

HVTC North West is a division of Hunter Valley Training Company and one of the most experienced and largest Group Training Employers in the region are currently recruiting for a suitable person to commence as a 1st Year Apprentice Mechanical Fitter based at Whitehaven's Narrabri Coal Operations starting in early 2015.

This is an exceptional opportunity to start on a career path that will lead to you obtaining a nationally recognised qualification in Certificate III in Mobile Plant Technology. The successful person to undertake this full time role combining work and registered training to meet the qualification will need to be a motivated young person looking to commence as a 1st year Apprentice with a genuine interest in a long term career as a mechanical fitter

Apprentice Electrician

We are currently recruiting for a suitable person willing to commit to commence as as a 1st Year Apprentice Electrician to be based at Whitehaven’s Narrabri Coal Operations in 2015

This is an exceptional opportunity to start on a career path that will lead to you obtaining a nationally recognised qualification in Certificate III in Electrotechnology. The successful person to undertake this full time role combining work and registered training to meet the qualification will need to be a motivated young person looking to commence as a 1st year Apprentice with a genuine interest in a long term career as an electrician.

Criteria:

• Be a great team player and have excellent communication skills • Current clean drivers license and you must be able to drive a manual vehicle • Excellent written and spoken English, • A motivated individual with a desire to commit to a 4 year apprenticeship • The ability to commit to study requirements while attending TAFE • A very strong commitment to WHS, both for yourself and others • Have excellent time management and organisational abilities • Successful completion of a TVET or Prevocational training course in this discipline may be an

advantage

In short, the candidate we are looking for is the type of person who is willing to learn on the job, go the extra mile, be part of a team and is looking for more than just a job with a paycheck, but a long term career.

Please apply in the 1st instance by going to http://www.hvtc.com.au/Jobs

Applications close at 5.00pm 26th Sept 2014- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by phone.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WORK EXPERIENCE IN FASHION?

Fashionmasters in Sydney have a brand new “experience fashion” high school work experience program where aspiring young creative’s can be exposed to the study of fashion on a day-to-day basis as if they are working in a design studio or fashion business.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

Telephone: +61 2 9299 1400 Facsimile: +61 2 9299 0211 Email: NZeman@Holmes.edu.au

Website: www.fashionmasters.com.au

VARIOUS TRAINEE POSITIONS FIELD OFFICERS

The trainee field officer assists with maintaining NSW national parks and reserves, including the construction and maintenance of visitor facilities and park infrastructure. We are looking for people who:

Enjoy working outdoors undertaking manual work Are willing and able to participate in fire fighting activities Are highly motivated and willing to learn Have good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. What is our Traineeship Program?

Our Traineeship Program is a two year full-time program that combines paid work and structured training, allowing you to gain experience in the field officer role and receive a nationally accredited qualification. To apply, go to the following sites on www.jobs.nsw.gov.au

OEH 309-14 Trainee Field Officer, various locations – closing date 24/9/14

OEH 310-14 Aboriginal Trainee Field Officer, various locations – closing date 3/10/14

OEH 311-14 Aboriginal Trainee Field officer, Bowraville – closing date 3/10/14

OEH 312-14 Aboriginal Trainee Field officer, Kempsey – closing date 3/10/14

OEH 313-14 Aboriginal Trainee Field officer, Dubbo – closing date 3/10/14

Please note these links may not work from a smart phone or tablet. In these situations you should go to www.jobs.nsw.gov.au and undertake a quick search using the keywords: “Trainee field officer”.

DO YOU WANT TO WORK AT KMART OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS?

If you’re interested in working @ Kmart over the Christmas period, then fill out the 'Kmart Team Member application form below and drop it off along with your resume to the customer service desk at any Kmart store(s).

For the Kmart Team Member Employment Application Form and / or to find out what it’s like to work @ Kmart then visit our Kmart Jobs page www.kmart.com.au/jobs

DEFENCE FORCE CAREERS

The Defence Force Recruiting is currently recruiting for various Army Combat Roles. These roles are the frontline of Australia’s defence. Army combat jobs work with military hardware, awesome firepower and have life-changing experiences. Defence Force Recruiting currently have availability for the following positions:

Rifleman - As a member of a highly skilled Infantry combat team, you will be a specialist in patrolling, cordon and search, surveillance, and infantry tactics. Your team will depend on you, as you will on them, and your role will be critical to mission success. http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/jobs/Rifleman/

Cavalryman - As a Cavalryman you will be given the opportunity to work in one of the fastest and most advanced armoured vehicles in the world. This is an incredibly dynamic, exciting and rewarding role within the Armoured Corps.

http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/jobs/Cavalryman/

Artilleryman - Looking for a job you won’t need that morning caffeine hit for? As an Artilleryman you’ll learn how to assemble and fire state-of-the-art weaponry and be part of a tight team providing the Army with highly accurate and vital fire support.

http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/jobs/Artilleryman/

http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/jobs/Artilleryman/

If any of your students wish to apply for an above role – head to www.defencejobs.gov.au or call 13 19 01. More information on the application process can be found here: http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/recruitmentCentre/howToJoin/default.aspx Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Aboriginal HSC Scholarship Program Scholarships for Aboriginal Students We are offering scholarships for Aboriginal students studying year 11 or 12 at high school or TAFE. If you’re interested in a job in Transport for NSW or an operating agency, why not apply for a scholarship worth up to $5000? You can use the money to buy educational tools and services such as a new computer, text books or tutoring. A scholarship could help you get the results you need to go to uni when you finish school. Are you a NSW high school or TAFE student? Studying year 11 or 12 next year? Doing mathematics (not general maths) and / or advanced english subjects as part of your study? Interested in a job in Transport for NSW or an operating agency? You can apply for a scholarship now. Applications close 30 September. For more information email Aboriginal.Jobs@rms.nsw.gov.au or Kylie.Stewart@rms.nsw.gov.au

TOCAL OPEN DAYS – Paterson NSW

Tocal offers practical courses in agriculture and horse husbandry Visit during the school holidays on 26th September and 3rd November starting at 10am. For further information and lunch bookings, phone 1800 025520

VANTAGE AUTOMOTIVE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Have a look at the various dealerships offering apprenticeships at www.vantageautomotive.com under the “Apply Now” area. You will need to complete an application form online and attach a cover letter and current Resume as well as an online assessment. If accepted, you will be flown to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane for training.

RAS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS for 2015 ACADEMIC YEAR NOW OPEN CALLING FOR RURAL APPLICANTS STUDYING IN ANY AREA

Since 2011, the RAS Foundation has provided over 180 students with $921,500 worth of financial support to fulfill their educational goals. The helping hand given to these students assists them to achieve their potential, and provide regional and rural NSW with a more vibrant and sustainable future.

Rural Scholarships are now open for 2015. For more information visit:

http://www.rasnsw.com.au/rural-scholarships-.htm

Rural Scholarships (NSW only) Up to 45 scholarships - $5000 http://www.rasnsw.com.au/rural-scholarships-.htm JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism (National) 1 only - $10,000 http://www.rasnsw.com.au/830.htm Sydney Royal Wine Scholarship (National) 1 only – $5000 http://www.rasnsw.com.au/sydney-royal-wine-scholarship.htm Sydney Royal Dairy Produce Scholarship (NSW only) – 1 only -$5000 http://www.rasnsw.com.au/sydney-royal-dairy-produce-scholarship.htm Applications are open from July to September. Late applications will not be accepted. MRS L WIDAUER

Join us for an evening celebrating the produce grown and

prepared by the students of Wee Waa High School.

Friday October 24th

7-30 pm Auction @ 9 pm WWHS Basketball courts

Tickets $75 pp Cocktail

BYO drinks and dancing shoes Live music by Steve Druce

Tickets available from Wee Waa Newsagency, McInnes Clothing Co Wee Waa and Lisa Dees Narrabri

Proudly sponsored by Lower Namoi Cotton Growers Association

Peel Valley Machinery, Bill Humphries Transport, Cotton Seed Distributors, Agies Rural, Cotton Australia, Wee Waa Newsagency, Wee Waa Post Office, Landmark Wee Waa

Menu

Pickled Quail egg

Chicken tacos

Yabby tails w/ crispy noodles & wasabi

Pumpkin soup

Crumbed Barramundi & Tartare

Curried Lamb Shoulder in pappadum w/

mango pickle

Roasted vegetable tarts w/ fresh mozzarella

Rare roast beef & horseradish cream

Vanilla Bean & Whisky Pana cotta