Condobolin High School
SMARTER ~ STRONGER ~ PROUDER
PO BOX 237
CONDOBOLIN
NSW
2877
PH 02 68952333
Email: condobolin–h.schools@det.nsw.edu.au
FAX: 02 689531
http:// www.condobolinhs.com.au
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Important Dates
2
Principal’s Report
3
F1 Nationals
4-5
Learning &
Support
VET
6
NEWSLETTER
Beacon
Career News
7
Around the School 8
Sport
9
PO BOX 237
Anzac Day
CONDOBOLIN
10
NSW
2877
PH: 02 68952333
Everyone2day
FAX: 02 68953501
11
Compulsory
12-13
School Attendance
Central West
Sports
12-16
PBL
Anzac Scholarship
17-18
VIVOs
19
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM SONIC
Canteen Price List 20
Youth Services
21-22
Advertisements
23-25
Absentee Note
26
SCHOOL VISITORS, INLCUDING PARENTS AND CARERS, ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN-IN AT THE FRONT OFFICE
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Important Dates Term 1—2015
Blue Polo Shirts
Blue Polo Shirts
are $30.00 School
Jumpers are $55.00
can be purchased
from the Front
Office
March 19-20
ASPIRE Workshop Year 10,11 & 12
March 23– 27
LAP HSC Half yearly Exams
March 23
Formal Assembly—SRC Induction
March 24
Snake Tails Excursion Year 11/12 Biology
March 24
Year 11 & 12 Encore Excursion
March 24
Meet the Teachers BBQ
March 27
State Swimming Sydney
April 23
Anzac Day Ceremony
April 27—May1
Metal & Engineering Work Placement
May 5
Tertiary Awareness Day Forbes
CONDOBOLIN HIGH
SCHOOL
P&C
GENERAL MEETING
24th March 2015
5.30PM Library
All Welcome to Attend
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Principal’s Report
Welcome to our third edition of
the school newsletter for 2015.
Could I thank Michelle Whiley for
her skills in editing and layout.
Could I also thank our many
contributors who help make the
newsletter such an informative
mean s of communi cat ion
between the school and the
wider community.
You will have received for your
child’s Progress Report for Term
1. This is a new initiative for 2015
designed to let you know how
your child has settled into the
2015 school year. It is not
designed to report on your
child’s academic progress and
needs in the classroom, this will
come later in the year with the
Semester 1 Reports. Staff have
the opportunity on the progress
report to let you know if they
require an interview to discuss
your child’s progress at this point
in time. Please take them up on
this offer. I will encourage staff to
contact parents by phone should
they wish to see you. On
Tuesday the 24th March (next
week) the school will be holding a
Meet and Greet BBQ from 5.306.30pm to allow both the parents
and staff to put a face to a name
in an informal setting. I would
encourage all parents and carers
to come along. Quite often,
potential issues are solved when
we get to know each other.
A new Principal has been
appointed to Condobolin High
School. His name is Mr Ward. Mr
Ward comes to us from
Crookwell High School and he is
hoping to visit the school on the
Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th
March ie next Monday and
Tuesday. At 11.20am on Monday
23rd the school has its Term 1
Formal Assembly in the high
shelter and this will be followed by
a morning tea. A key component of
this assembly will the induction of
our 2015 SRC members. Mr Ward
has been invited and is hoping to
attend. Please come along and
make him feel welcome.
I am very pleased with the way the
school has settled in to the new
school year. Students are mainly
focussed and engaged in their
learning and there have been
excellent reports coming in from
staff on how well students have
represented the school. I believe
that attendance has improved and
we are getting better responses
from parents and carers in terms
of explained absences. Could I
remind parents and carers of the
need to contact the school when
their child is running late or absent
from school. The school is running
lunchtime detentions for students
who report late without
explanation. Attached to the back
of this newsletter are attendance
slips that can be completed and
returned to school. Recently the
DEC released the updated
attendance policy requirements.
T hese changes have been
summarised in the newsletter.
clicking on the blue link in the
email. I would like the new
school plan to be representative
of the whole school body and
therefore encourage all parents
and carers to take 5 minutes to
tell us what they like about the
school and what changes they
would like to see.
This is the last newsletter before
Easter and the last I prepare as
Relieving Principal. If travelling
during the holidays please take
care and keep safe. Students
return to school on Tuesday 21st
April.
Clinton Mewburn
Relieving Principal
The school has been working on
our 2015-2017 School Plan. Mr
Heffernan has recently published
an online survey through email.
The survey can be accessed by
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F1 Nationals
Racing were even approached by
engineers and industry leaders
On the 10 – 16 of March Sonic
Racing competed in the F1 in
Schools National Finals held in
Albert Park, Melbourne. The team
consisted of Isabella Swadling (Yr
9), Madeleine Waller (Yr 9),
Danielle Fogg (Yr 8) and Madison
Jolliffe (Yr 9).
from BOEING airplanes and
Monash University who want to
come on board and be mentors
to the girls.
Outside of the competition the
girls got to experience many new
things, from watching the F1 and
V8 cars race around Albert Park,
to sitting in a Defence Force
Helicopter and seeing much of
the culture Melbourne has to
offer.
Collaboration and placed 6th
overall in the competition.
Sonic Racing represented our
School and town in the highest
esteem and you would have been
proud at what great ambassadors
they were. Thank you to the
parents and supporters that
wished Sonic Racing well in their
endeavours. Without your
support we would not have made
it this far.
Sonic Racing had four great days
of competing in different areas
including, car racing, pit display
and marketing judging, verbal
presentations, engineering judging
and portfolio judging.
Outside of their judging schedule
the girls were required to stand at
their pit display and talk and
network with future mentors and
other spectators. It was estimated
that around 30 000 people walked
through the marquee and Sonic
was always willing to talk and offer
key rings, lollies, stamps and other
marketing items. The girls were
always at their pit display from
9am to 5.30pm and many judges
made comment about this. Sonic
At the end of the whole
competition Sonic Racing came
away with 1st place for
Outstanding
Industry
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Remember Permission notes for
excursions are now available online.
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F1 Nationals
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Learning and Support Plans 2015
Condobolin High is proud to
work in close partnership with
parents and careers in developing
detailed learning and support
plans.
Plans are developed and revised
each year to ensure plans
comprehensively support the
needs of students and move
them towards their career goals.
Please feel free to make an
appointment for an interview or
phone conference to update and
further develop your child /
wards plan. Contact Mrs Cristina
Coleman or the Year Advisor.
Christina
Coleman
Assistant Principal Learning and
Support/Head Teacher Learning
and Engagement
VET
Thank you Barrick Cowal.
Recently the VET (Vocational
Education and Training)
department applied for support
from the Barrick Cowal’s
Partnering Program to contribute
to the cost of purchasing steelcapped boots and catering clogs.
Barrick Cowal was happy to be
involved in such a project.
Students in Stage 5 this year have
undertaken Automotive at the
Condobolin TAFE with students
from Ungarie and Tullibigeal and
are required to wear steelcapped boots. Our students
participating in Hospitality are
also required to wear proper
footwear for working in a kitchen
area. The school was also able to
obtain funding from Barrick
Cowal for the Year 11 Hospitality
class to purchase proper catering
clogs. A huge thank you to
Barrick Cowal for this wonderful
contribution.
Beacon
Brandon Thompson commenced
a traineeship with Maspro
Engineering on the 9th February
2015 in CAD Drafting after
completing his Year 10 Work
Experience with Maspro in
November 2014.
working at Maspro are the people I
work with and the new skills I am
learning.
We caught up with Brandon and
asked him a couple of questions
in regards to his new position at
Maspro Engineering.
Well done and good luck
Brandon – thank you Maspro
Engineering for providing a local
career pathway for a local
school leaver.
How long is your traineeship for?
2-3 years.
What do you miss about
Condobolin High School? My
friends and the social aspect of
school.
What's the best thing about
working? The best thing about
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Career News
CSU has the following MyDay
events coming up
www.defencejobs.gov.au/
education/gapyear/
Communication and Creative
Industries, 13 April - Bathurst.
UMAT 2015
Clinical Science, Dentistry,
Pharmacy, and Physiotherapy, 13
April - Orange.
Nursing and paramedics,
April—Bathurst.
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Account ing, Business and
Information technology, 29
April—Wagga.
Engineering will run for the first
time next year at Bathurst CSU.
There will be a MyDay event later
in the year.
TAFE is calling for expressions of
interest for Cert I Engineering
(welding). In the past students
have regularly attended the
welding course ran by TAFE in
the evening. Funding has changed
for TAFE and a substantial fee will
be charged for students of the
school age – around $2000.
THE
AUSTRALIAN
DEFENCE FORCE (ADF)
GAP YEAR
The Australian Defence Force
(ADF) Gap Year applications will
be opening on Monday 2nd March
2015. Applications must be
received online. The ADF Gap
Year program provides an
opportunity for young
Australians, who have finished
Year 12 (or equivalent) and are
aged between 17 and 24, to
experience military training and
lifestyle whilst gaining new skills
and pay over their Gap Year. Gap
Year opportunities are available in
the Navy, Army and Air Force.
For further details visit - http://
The UMAT is a test that is used
specifically to assist with the
selection of students into the
medicine, dentistry and health
science degree programs at
undergraduate level at the
universities listed on the website.
Registrations for UMAT 2015 are
now open and close 5:00pm
(AEST) 5th June 2015. The test
takes place nationally on Wed
29th July 2015. Visit - http://
umat.acer.edu.au/
B U S I N E S S
A N D
ENGINEERING
&
T E C H N O L O G Y
CADETSHIPS.
Professional Cadetships Australia
offer cadetships to Year 12
students in both these areas. For
Business, applications open 9
March and close 13 May; for
Engineering and Technology
cadetship applications open 28
A p r i l .
V i s i t
www.businesscadetships.com.au
for more information.
ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE,
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY.
The College has up to $1 million
available in scholarships, bursaries
and prizes for students for 2016.
Scholarships information can be
found at: standrewscollege.edu.au/
current-students/scholarships-andprizes/
Bursary Assistance information
c a n
b e
f o u n d :
standrewscollege.edu.au/currentstudents/bursary-assistance/
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St Andrew’s Scholars program
has merit-based scholarships for
five new students each year. The
successful applicants have the
capacity and commitment to
realise their potential to become
leaders in the university, the
nation and the world.
Applications are now open for
the 2016 St Andrew’s Scholars
i n t a k e .
V i s i t :
st andrewscollege.edu.au/st andrews-scholars/ Applications
close 30 June.
LAND
SURVEYING
OPPORTUNITIES
Students looking for work
experience with a surveying firm
can register at http://
www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au/
student-work-experience/
secondary-students/. We will
liaise with local firms to help
source placements where
capacity is available. Students
with a strong aptitude in Maths,
and an interest in Geography, IT
and the Environment are
encouraged to apply. Places
limited.
MACQUARIE IN A DAY
16 April 8.30am to 3pm
Year 11 or Year 12 who wants
to see what’s in store. This is
your chance to get a taste of
what a day in the life of a
Macquarie student is really like.
Register now at mq.edu.au/
mqinaday Get in touch: T: (02)
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7 2 5 0
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mqinaday@mq.edu.au
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Around the School
Year 8
Science
Year 11 Hospitality
Year 11 Agriculture
Sport
Year 12 Senior Science
WHS regulations require all staff,
students and visitors wear endorsed
footwear at all times on the school site.
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Sport
Touch Football
Condobolin High School Boys and
Girls Open Touch Football teams
played Parkes High School and
Forbes High School in a round
robin format in their first round
of the CHS Open Touch
knockout at Parkes on Friday 6
March.
Condo girls started strong, with a
4-2 win over Forbes in the their
first game, while the boys were
narrowly defeated 4-3 in a close
game that was decided close to
full time.
After impressive performances in
their first games, both teams
carried some confidence into
their second game against the
favourites from Parkes. The girls
were more competitive than
their loss of 4-0 indicated, while
the boys were ahead 2-1 early in
their game against Parkes, finally
going down 8-5 in a high scoring
game.
CHS State Finals
Congratulations to
players.
history.
the all
Andy Hardy
PDHPE Teacher
Both teams performed very well
against more experienced
opposition sides whom both had
state graded touch players and
Western Swimming
Congratulations to all swimmers
who competed at Western
Swimming Carnival in Dubbo on
March 6th.
Boys all age from 12—17 years all
qualified for the 50m Freestyle;
great effort Jed White, Damien
Hocking, Ryan Harris, Jack May,
Jarryd Walmsley
and Alex
Williams. Also qualifying were the
open boys 4 x 50m Freestyle relay
team consisting of Jessie Broad,
Damien Hocking, Jed White and
Lewis Goodsell.
Maddie Cusack, Amelia Harris
and Madison Jolliffe.
Emma Kennedy was first in the
16yrs 100m Butterfly and will
also represent in this race.
16 year girls 4 x 50m Freestyle
relay including Emma Kennedy,
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Anzac Day
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Everyone2day
EVERYONE2DAY
Why is regular attendance
at school important?
Regular school attendance will
help your child to succeed in
later life.
Attending school every day
makes learning easier for your
child and helps build and
maintain friendships with other
children.
If your child misses learning the
basic skills in the early years of
primary or high school, they may
develop learning problems in
later years.
 1 day off a week = 10 days a
term (2weeks - gone!)
 1 day off a week over the
period of 1 year = most of 1
term - gone!!
 If this pattern starts in
Kindergarten and continues
through to Year 6 almost 1 and
a half years of learning is gone!!

If this pattern continues
through high school students
will miss nearly three years of
learning.
If students miss days of learning
they reduce the chance of
achieving to their academic
potential.
EVERYONE2DAY
Primary
Secondary
Good attendance supports
making good choices:
For students, making the best
choices involves:

knowing yourself - what
you like (your interests),
what you are good at
(your skills and abilities),
what is important to you
(values)
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getting to understand the
world of work - what’s
out there learning how to
make decisions finding out
how to achieve objectives.
Attending every day is
critical in learning the skills
and knowledge needed for
making good choices in life.

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Central West Sports Volunteer Award
Sport and Recreation are
again holding the volunteer
award to recognise the effort
of volunteers in the sporting
community.
The Youth category (25years
and under) is also open to
recognise the efforts of young
people volunteering in local
sporting
clubs.
In 150 words or less tell us
about
your
outstanding
voluntee. Examples might be the
extensive time they dedicate to
the club, the positive attitude
they bring to the sporting arena,
being a positive role model, etc.
Download nomination forms
from the Sport and Recreation
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website www.dsr.nsw.gov.au
or call 6362 6623.
Nominations close Friday 10th
April 2015.
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PBL
Condobolin High School is a
PBL school and would like
to positively reward
students for their efforts in
the school environment.
Entering the classroom
with respect
Our focuses so far are:
I wear my uniform with
pride
Out of Class with a pass
Students are asked to carry
a pass with them when out
of class for any reason.
I will speak nicely
Students are asked to speak
respectfully to both their
peers and staff
Right place right time
Students have been taught
how to enter the classroom
Students wear their uniform
with pride making them
part of a bigger group
Talking to your student
about these focuses at
home will assist us at school
to reinforce the focuses and
give all students a better
school experience.
Reward system
V IVO rewards are
continuing again this year
with last years points rolling
over. There will also be
reward
days
held
throughout the year for
those students having a
positive attitude towards
school and following the
school wide expectations.
I would like to congratulate
all those students and
Carers who are taking a
positive attitude towards
their schooling.
We would encourage
students to be at school and
in class on time.
Bev Small
Anzac Scholarships - Year 11 & 12
Anzac Scholarships – Year 11 &
12 only.
Students in Year 11 & 12 are
invited to apply for the Anzac
Scholarships which are
supported by the local
community. They will be
presented at Condobolin High
School’s Anzac Assembly.
Students need to complete the
attached application form and
return to the front office by
Wednesday 1st April 2015. The
top of the application needs to
be completed by all applicants.
The RSL Sub-branch Scholarships
are only applicable to students
who have a veteran relative.
application form.
Any questions, contact Mrs Davis.
If students have/had a veteran
relative, they need to also
complete the bottom the
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ANZAC Scholarship Application Form
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Vivos
Vivos 2015
Condobolin High School
students will continue to be
rewarded with Vivos during
2015. This involves encouraging
good behaviour and attitude,
giving recognition to students
who are doing the correct thing
and to motivate them to
continue this. This also links
with the school’s focus with
Positive Behaviour for Learning
(PBL).
Students are rewarded by staff
each week with Vivos. Extra
Vivos can be achieved through
extra activities e.g. Anzac
March, SRC, sporting teams etc.
Students can save their Vivos in
their own personal account.
Students can access their Vivo
account through the Vivo app
through their phone or the
Vivomiles website. They can
exchange their Vivos for a range
of items available through the
Vivo online shop. These items
will then be delivered to the
school for the student. A large
number of students have already
received their purchases.
Students need to see Mrs Davis
if there are any issues with their
accounts or they have forgotten
their password and see Mrs
Small for their purchases from
the Vivo shop.
student subject data so we can
accurately update the student
information in the Vivo website
so staff can access their new
classes.
the information sheet on the
school website and return to
school so we can set up a
username and password.
If parents would like to access
the website, they can complete
VIVO Parent Information
Condobolin High School Parent Information
Student 1 Name:_______________________________________
Student 1 Year: ________________________________________
Student 2
Name:_______________________________________________
Student 2 Year: ________________________________________
Student 3 Name: _______________________________________
Student 3 Year: _________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name: ___________________________________
Parent/Guardian Address: __________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Mobile Phone Number:
_____________________________________________________
Fax Number: ___________________________________________
Email Address: __________________________________________
At present, we are finalising
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Youth Services
Any students wanting to be part of the
Sound Magazine could you please send
through articles to be included in the
magazine. Please send to Samantha
Parr condoctc@qualitel.com.au
Kayaking is available for everyone to
participate in, people to meet up at family
support group at 3:30pm and they get taken
out to the lake and return in at 5pm. Notes
must be signed for anyone to participate
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Youth Services
Youth Services and Miss Norton
will be going kayaking on Wednesday afternoons, starting on
Wednesday 25th of February for 5
weeks.
you will need to pick up a Consent Form from Family Support or
the school office and have it
signed by a parent/carer and bring
it with you on the day.
Everyone is to meet at Family Support (the old bowling club)
straight after school and you will
be bussed out to Gum Bend Lake
and return to town by 5:30pm.
Everyone is welcome to join in,
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Advertisements
The Condobolin Junior Rugby League Club wishes to announce that Training for 2015 season
will start Monday 16th March 2015 at 6pm at Pat
Timmins Oval. Players must be registered to
train, click on the following link to register your
child online. If you require assistance please contact one of the Committee members.
Tullibigeal Football & Netball Club are looking for
junior players for this season. We hope to have
16’s, 13’s & 10’s netball sides and under14
football & Auskick.
If you are interested please call Leanne on
0427729320 or 69729125 for more information
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