LINK UP CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2017 PRINCIPAL'S REPORT YEAR 12 STUDENTS GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. NOVEMBER 2017

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TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE NOVEMBER 2017 LINK UP CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2017 PRINCIPAL'S REPORT BY KELLY SUMMERS YEAR 12 STUDENTS GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.

Despite the heat on the day, a record number of parents and family members turned out to support the Year 12s, as well as representatives from local industry and organisations.

opportunities they wouldn't have HEDLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL anywhere else in WA.

Britney Lenton and and Ananda Tiari were awarded Student of the Year awards.

We'd like to thank the HSHS P&C for providing the refreshments in the Jimblebar Room after the ceremony.

Since then we have been privileged to share the excitement as students keep us up to date with offers of apprenticeships, work and early offers into university programs.

1 TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE NOVEMBER 2017 LINK UP CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2017 PRINCIPAL'S REPORT BY KELLY SUMMERS YEAR 12 STUDENTS GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. Hedland Senior High School's Year 12 students were farewelled by the whole school community this term at the Year 12 Awards Presentation held at Wanangkura stadium. Despite the heat on the day, a record number of parents and family members turned out to support the Year 12s, as well as representatives from local industry and organisations. Port Hedland Primary School Principal Yvonne Denham delivered an inspiring address to Year 12 students, where she spoke about how growing up and studying in Hedland provides students with opportunities they wouldn't have HEDLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL anywhere else in WA. Kane Edwards was awarded VET Dux, while Caleb Rattery was named ATAR Dux, after recieving the highest course marks in their chosen study path. Britney Lenton and and Ananda Tiari were awarded Student of the Year awards. Morgan Howrie and Tore Bule-Turner presented their last addresses as Head Girl and Head Boy before passing on their titles to Year 11 students Tess Mellberg and Corey Russell. We'd like to thank the HSHS P&C for providing the refreshments in the Jimblebar Room after the ceremony. Earlier this term, the community of Hedland joined with us to celebrate the incredible successes of our Year 12s of Since then we have been privileged to share the excitement as students keep us up to date with offers of apprenticeships, work and early offers into university programs. Thank you to everyone in our school community who has supported these students throughout their high school career and helped shaped them into the outstanding young men and women we saw on stage. As I type, we have 33 students sitting their ATAR exams. We wish them all of the very best and have no doubt the revision work they did last holidays was worth the sacrifice. For students and staff still at Hedland, things have not slowed down. This week our Science Department hosted the Pilbara Education Partnership STEM Expo. Over 45 primary students from all over the Pilbara had an opportunity to experience a range of STEM activities here at the high school. Our dedicated science staff lead by CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

YOHFEST Last term students from Year 7 to 12 performed in the YOHfest Pilbara Regional finals alongside Karratha Senior High School students.

Hedland SHS recieved six certificates of merit for students' creative and technically outstanding original pieces.

During the evening, the group had fun activities in and around the pool planned and supervised by the Health and Phys Ed team. From all accounts it was an exceptional experience for everyone.

Heads of Learning Areas are working hard to ensure that our 2018 Year 7s are confident and excited about what Hedland SHS has to offer.

The parent information evening will be held in our school library on Wednesday 15 November. On the night we will explain the transition process, rationale and structure of the week.

2 YOHFEST Last term students from Year 7 to 12 performed in the YOHfest Pilbara Regional finals alongside Karratha Senior High School students. Held at the Matt Dann Theatre, the evening featured drama and dance pieces that explored youth health issues chosen by students, including cyberbullying, Australian identity and perfectionism. Hedland SHS recieved six certificates of merit for students' creative and technically outstanding original pieces. LAURA FRANCIS HOLA Arts Sara Zadnik, did an outstanding job designing and running lessons that ranged from eyeball dissections through to coding activities. During the evening, the group had fun activities in and around the pool planned and supervised by the Health and Phys Ed team. From all accounts it was an exceptional experience for everyone. Planning is going full steam ahead for the Year 6 into 7 Transition week. Heads of Learning Areas are working hard to ensure that our 2018 Year 7s are confident and excited about what Hedland SHS has to offer. The week is designed to give the students a taster of high school life and help them navigate around the campus. We are preparing to welcome over 208 Year 6s to our school community. The parent information evening will be held in our school library on Wednesday 15 November. On the night we will explain the transition process, rationale and structure of the week. We will also explain school operations and allow time for Health and Wellbeing to speak. The forum will conclude with a Q&A session. We would encourage all Year 6 parents to attend. This term we had WA Premier Mark Gowan visit our Trade Training Centre to launch our rail installation. We are now the only school in Australia with a rail installation onsite for training trades students. The success of the Trade Training Centre in 2017 has been outstanding. The team in this space are incredible. Under the stewardship of Mr Renner, the TTC students have been stars on the ABC's social media sites, spoken to two premiers and competed in the WorldSkills VETiS Metals and Engineering competition. We are proud to have a gold, silver and bronze award winners in the group. The Year 11 Trade Training Centre students are planning to welcome in the next group of Year 10 Try a Trade students next week; ready to commit to a week of hard work in the TTC and hot and dirty work out in industry in order to prepare them for a shining future. KELLY SUMMERS Principal YEAR 8 ART Miss Williams Year 8 Art class has been learning about Picaso's work and have created their own masterpieces inspired by his techniques.

DATES TO REMEMBER SCIENCE Two Year 11 Human Biology classes dissected rats as part of their studies on the reproductive systems, fertilisation and foetal development last term.

I was really pleased at the respect shown by students towards the rats who had unknowingly donated their bodies to help us learn.

Year 7 Science classes recently looked at forces and simple and complex machines. This involved an investigation using ramps, marbles and stopwatches.

3 DATES TO REMEMBER SCIENCE Two Year 11 Human Biology classes dissected rats as part of their studies on the reproductive systems, fertilisation and foetal development last term. We had two pregnant rats, a male rat and a non-pregnant female rat to dissect, in order to compare the three. I was really pleased at the respect shown by students towards the rats who had unknowingly donated their bodies to help us learn. Even students who seemed squeamish at the start were really interested. It was a great learning experience, and students worked really well. Year 7 Science classes recently looked at forces and simple and complex machines. This involved an investigation using ramps, marbles and stopwatches. SARA ZADNIK HOLA Science P&C The next P&C meeting will be held: Date: 8 November 2017 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Board room (in the front office) The P&C would like to thank WesTrac for their kind donation of water and cool drinks for the Year 12 Awards Presentation. LEANNE RUSTON HSHS P&C President 8 NOVEMBER Country Week 2018 meeting 6pm 8 NOVEMBER Industry breakfast meeting 8 NOVEMBER P&C meeting 10 NOVEMBER No school for students 15 NOVEMBER Year 6 Parent Information Evening 16 NOVEMBER Year 12 Farewell Evening 20 NOVEMBER Year 11 Bronze Medallion training 17 NOVEMBER Roy Hill Community Foundation launch 30 NOVEMBER School Board public meeting 14 DECEMBER Last day of Term 4 Dates are subject to last minute changes. Please phone administration on IMPORTANT INFORMATION SCHOOL BOARD Ms Tricia Hebbard has been elected by popular vote as the third Parent Representative on the HSHS School Board. Congratulations Tricia - we are excited to have your thoughtful and motivated presence on the Board. The School Board is hosting a public Board meeting on 30 November All members of the Hedland community are invited to attend. Location: School library Time: 4pm STUDENT FREE DAY Hedland SHS staff are completing a professional development day on 10 November As such, students will not be required to attend school on that day. SECOND SEMESTER REPORTING In Semester 2 Hedland SHS will be using online reporting to complement or replace printed reports for all student groups. In order to ensure that parents and caregivers continue to have full access to their child s reports and information via CONNECT and , we would encourage all families to contact the school and update their addresses. LEAP STUDENT SELECTIONS Students who applied for the 2018 LEAP/AE program will be notified of the outcome of their application in writing, which will be posted by Friday 24 November The selection panel will meet in the coming weeks to assess all student data and applications blind (without any names attached). Please contact Mr Avneil Swami on with any enquiries. TRADE TRAINING CENTRE APPLICATIONS Trade Training Centre applications were sent out through a CONNECT message Monday 23rd October. Students have been reminded about handing their applications forms - for both the Trade Training Centre and North Regional Tafe to the Front Office. Year 11 students who are looking at the TTC as an opportunity to launch a new career pathway in 2018 can express their interest to Mr Renner by 20 November 2017.

PILBARA INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL 2017 Congratulations to all students involved in this year s Pilbara

Hedland SHS took home some impressive wins and solified our reputation as the sporting school to watch out for.

Russell Height 1.33m Year 8 High Jump Boys Raziah Stewart Height 1.

72secs Year 8 200m Boys Raziah Stewart Time 27.

4 PILBARA INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL 2017 Congratulations to all students involved in this year s Pilbara Interschool Athletics Carnival in Tom Price late last term. Hedland SHS took home some impressive wins and solified our reputation as the sporting school to watch out for. JOEL AGLAND HOLA PHYSICAL EDUCATION HSHS CHAMPIONS Year Group Event Winner Score Year 7 High Jump Girls Tayla Russell Height 1.33m Year 8 High Jump Boys Raziah Stewart Height 1.55m Year 8 Long Jump Boys Jaxon Alec-Aubrey Distance 4.75m Year 8 100m Boys TK Hunya Time 12.72secs Year 8 200m Boys Raziah Stewart Time 27.25secs Year 8 4 x 100m Relay - Boys Raziak Stewart, Jaxon Alec-Aubrey, TK Hunya, Hemi Wiringi Time 54.25secs Year 9 200m Girls Gemma Hodder Time 29.35secs Year 9 800m Boys Ethan Gould Time 2.19mins Upper School Long Jump Girls Holly Spurling Time 4.20m Upper School Shot Put GIrls Holly Spurling Distance 9.74m

RAIL LAUNCH OPTI-MINDS STATE FINAL CERTIFICATE II RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE Premier Mark McGowan visited Hedland Senior High School this week to hammer in the last piece of rail on the new track donated to

The rail track will provide students with the unique opportunity to learn new jobready skills and graduate with hands-on experience in rail installation.

The Rail and Infrastructure program highlights the level of innovation possible when schools and industry work together to address gaps in the local skills market.

5 RAIL LAUNCH OPTI-MINDS STATE FINAL CERTIFICATE II RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE Premier Mark McGowan visited Hedland Senior High School this week to hammer in the last piece of rail on the new track donated to the school by BHP. At 53 metres in length and valued at $280,000, it is the biggest rail installation of its kind at an Australian high school. The rail track will provide students with the unique opportunity to learn new jobready skills and graduate with hands-on experience in rail installation. Ms Summers said the school was excited to receive this generous donation and for the opportunities that it provides the students. The Rail and Infrastructure program highlights the level of innovation possible when schools and industry work together to address gaps in the local skills market. Being able to position students for successful careers across various sectors of the mining industry is really important for the growth of our region and our school, Ms Summers said. TTC students got a little taste of being news stars - getting to chat with the Premier and the media on the launch day. YEAR 9 STUDENTS BELLA GEPTE, SKYE STEWART, TARA MELLBERG, ALEX BRITCLIFFE, DODI TUANDO AND HELEN SANG TRAVELLED TO PERTH FOR THE OPTIMIND STATE FINALS In Week 9, Term 3 our OptiMinds team found out that we d been invited to compete in the OptiMinds State Finals at Curtin University after achieving a qualifying score in the Pilbara Finals. After a brief celebration, we immediately started packing and planning for what was to come. On Friday 15 September we landed at Perth Airport, accompanied by Mr Blazeski and Miss See Tho. We shortly arrived at Curtin University and were given a tour of the campus and its facilities by a former student guide and some studying students. Afterwards, we headed off for some lunch and shopping. We then drove to SIDE Accommodation (School of Isolated and Distance Education), to deposit our luggage and begin practicing some critical and creative thinking exercises for us to prepare our team for the competition ahead. Early Saturday morning we headed to Curtin University for the OptiMinds State Finals. As we arrived, Kathy Boyatzis, the coordinator of the competition, escorted the teams into separate rooms. Teams were given a question based off of either Social Sciences, Science Engineering or Language Literature. We participated in Division 2 in Social Sciences. Teams were given 4 hours to create and rehearse a presentation answering the topic/question with a limited amount of resources until they were called up to present. To add even more pressure to the event, during the 4 hours practice time judges would randomly enter the room and present a Spontaneous Challenge for the team to answer together. Our team presented our play Waste of Space and Life, a play about individuals committing suicide and the effects before and after; quite a confronting topic. We were very surprised by the grand applause we received from the other teams and the judges. Unfortunately we were closely beaten out by Saint Brigid s College, but recieved honours for our presentation. We then went out to Krispy Kreme to grab some commiseration donuts and watched horror movie IT as a treat for our efforts. On Sunday we headed back to Hedland. Thank you to Mr Blazeski and Miss See Tho for giving up their weekend (again!). Next year s competition better watch out 2018 will be our year! DODI TUANDO YEAR 9 STUDENT COUNCILLOR

VETIS WORLD SKILLS COMPETITION FOODBANK VISIT Eight Year 11 Trade Training Centre students competed in the VETis World Skills Competition Pilbara Regionals held at Hedland Senior High School in Week

The menu included spanish chicken and rice, a veggie-packed stir-fry, homemade flatbreads, lime-flavoured water and healthy muffins.

BHP Apprentice Supervisor Chris Webber emphasised to students the importance of knowing exctly how they're going to make something before they pick up a blow torch or touch a grinder.

Congratulations to Brenden Bush, who secured the gold medal place for the Regionals with a score of 72 out of 100 points.

Dependant on the scores achieved in the other WA Finals, Brenden may also be asked to compete in the WA team in the National finals held next year.

6 VETIS WORLD SKILLS COMPETITION FOODBANK VISIT Eight Year 11 Trade Training Centre students competed in the VETis World Skills Competition Pilbara Regionals held at Hedland Senior High School in Week 2, Term 4. Last term Foodbank's Food Sensations program ran workshops with Year 7, 8 and 9 Home Economics students, with a focus on cooking fresh, healthy and delicous food. The menu included spanish chicken and rice, a veggie-packed stir-fry, homemade flatbreads, lime-flavoured water and healthy muffins. Participants were challenged to build a functioning vice during the six hour competition. A key focus of the competition was the quality of participants' planning and design of their vice. BHP Apprentice Supervisor Chris Webber emphasised to students the importance of knowing exctly how they're going to make something before they pick up a blow torch or touch a grinder. Following industry safety practices was also a focus of the competition, which was no problem for our Trade Training Centre students who always practice exemplary safety while in the TTC. Congratulations to Brenden Bush, who secured the gold medal place for the Regionals with a score of 72 out of 100 points. Brenden has been invited to Perth for a breakfast hosted for all Work Skills gold medalists. Dependant on the scores achieved in the other WA Finals, Brenden may also be asked to compete in the WA team in the National finals held next year. Ethan Smith was the silver medalist for the Regionals, while Cody Broome and Corey Russell were tied for the bronze medal. Congratulations to all the Trade Training Centre students on completing this highpressure and technically complex challenge. PHILIP MURRAY HOLA Technology & Enterprise WELCOME CENTRE Any students who want to apply for the Trade Training Centre in 2018 are encouraged to submit their applications by Tuesday 1 November The forms can be found on Connect. JAMES RENNER TRADE TRAINING CENTRE TEACHER Things got a bit spooky in the Welcome Centre on Halloween! We made creepy cupcakes, scary masks and had lots of fun decorating the room and dressing up. SINEAD SCOTT WELCOME CENTRE TEACHER

SHOOTING GOALS VSWANS 100 CLUB Our Kicking Goals and Shooting Goals '100 Club' were invited to a reward morning tea at the end of last term - where the amazing hospitality students and canteen staff

The '100 Club' students are students who have had 100% attendance this year, no behaviour reports and have remembered their training gear every session.

The next day began with a chilly morning tram ride and a gondola tour of Christchurch. We had a fantastic afternoon and evening at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve and then Ko Tane Cultural show.

The next day was competition time Hedland won against Birkenhead College with a very close 3 goal win. We checked out the Auckland Skytower before heading to the real game the Constellation Cup.

The next day was a bit of a recovery day we shopped til we dropped and then hit SnowPlanet for some snow games.

We started the next day by getting our jam on at Les Mills Auckland City, then played tourists at Auckland Botanical Gardens, followed by a visit to Muriwai Beach to see the black sand.

thanks also to the Hedland community for supporting our programs throughout the year at all our car washes. We then headed off to Christchurch to watch the Constellation Cup Game 2.

7 SHOOTING GOALS VSWANS 100 CLUB Our Kicking Goals and Shooting Goals '100 Club' were invited to a reward morning tea at the end of last term - where the amazing hospitality students and canteen staff had prepared delicious homemade curry and smoothies for students. The '100 Club' students are students who have had 100% attendance this year, no behaviour reports and have remembered their training gear every session. MCHAPPY DAY NEW ZEALAND TRIP the Diamonds players after the game. On the second week of the school holidays, the Shooting Goals girls said kia ora to New Zealand as we arrived in Auckland. The next day began with a chilly morning tram ride and a gondola tour of Christchurch. We had a fantastic afternoon and evening at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve and then Ko Tane Cultural show. We headed straight to Rainbow s End theme park for an adrenaline hit after our all-night flight after our first ride we were all very awake again! The next day was competition time Hedland won against Birkenhead College with a very close 3 goal win. We checked out the Auckland Skytower before heading to the real game the Constellation Cup. Our girls were dressed head-to-head in green and gold and ended up on the big screen quite a few times! The next day was a bit of a recovery day we shopped til we dropped and then hit SnowPlanet for some snow games. This term we had 58 Kicking and Shooting Goals program participants raised money for McHappy Day at McDonald's South Hedland. Our students washed and dried over 50 cars! A great effort! We started the next day by getting our jam on at Les Mills Auckland City, then played tourists at Auckland Botanical Gardens, followed by a visit to Muriwai Beach to see the black sand. A big thanks to McDonalds South Hedland who support Kicking and Shooting Goals in our fundraising efforts throughout the year.thanks also to the Hedland community for supporting our programs throughout the year at all our car washes. We then headed off to Christchurch to watch the Constellation Cup Game 2. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the two Cup matches and were stoked to meet some of The Kicking Goals and Shooting Goals programs have a key focus on students giving back to the community - whether that's through coaching younger kids footy or netball, or fundraising events like this one. I think we all had a win with some substantial funds raised and our youth having fun working together and giving back. SHANE BEROS KICKING GOALS COORDINATOR We had a chilly but educational morning at the International Antarctic Centre just a bit different from Hedland! We spent the afternoon at Quake City Christchurch s new museum about the recent earthquakes there. Our trip to Akaroa was a little hijacked by the weather, but we still visited the town and saw the beautiful French inspired buildings. We finished our last day in NZ with a coaching clinic for Christchurch Netball. Our Shooting Goals girls were absolute superstars! We received many positive comments about the way the girls interacted with the young kiwi netballers. We then played a game against Hornby Netball Club, as close game but we went down by 3 goals in the end. A great day to wrap up a great trip! TRACEY SWAMI SHOOTING GOALS COORDINATOR

CYCLONE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ROBOTICS CLUB In March 2018, Hedland SHS students in Year 9 and 10 will take part in Hedland s rookie year in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC).

This competition is not only about the robot, but also the students' personal and professional development by ensuring that FRC's motto 'Gracious Professionalism' underpins students' attitude

Throughout the season the students will be given opportunities to work with skilled staff, Macquarie University engineers, local mentors and other FRC teams to further their skills.

very entertaining outcomes. We are excited to see the students grow and learn as a team by taking part in this international competition.

8 CYCLONE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ROBOTICS CLUB In March 2018, Hedland SHS students in Year 9 and 10 will take part in Hedland s rookie year in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). FRC aims to provide students with the opportunity to learn about engineering, programming, teamwork and design by building a robot to compete in a national competition in Sydney. This competition is not only about the robot, but also the students' personal and professional development by ensuring that FRC's motto 'Gracious Professionalism' underpins students' attitude throughout the competition and planning. Throughout the season the students will be given opportunities to work with skilled staff, Macquarie University engineers, local mentors and other FRC teams to further their skills. Lately we've been working on students innovative skills through problem solving activties such as building the tallest magazine tower and making plastic cup pyramids without touching the cups- with very entertaining outcomes. We are excited to see the students grow and learn as a team by taking part in this international competition. For more information, please see either Mr Pilapil or Mr Colic. AMY THOMAS STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICER As cyclone season approaches, it is important that parents and carers know Hedland SHS' procedures around cyclone alerts. CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING: Children to attend school as normal BLUE ALERT: The school will usually remain open during a Blue Alert. If a Yellow Alert is likely to be declared at some time during the school day, the school will not open and children should remain at home. If the school is to close, this information will be broadcast via local radio stations. Emergency information is broadcast at approximately ¼ past the hour. The frequency of the updates will depend on the type of cyclone alert. School closure will be broadcast between 6.15am 7.45am on the following local radio stations: ABC Radio Spirit Radio The closure advice will be repeated each morning until the decision to re-open the school is made. School buses may be affected at this stage. Any change to the bus operation will be given on the radio at the above times. PLEASE DO NOT RING THE SCHOOL. All information and updated reports relating to warnings and school closures ARE ISSUED ON THE RADIO. Please keep yourself informed. YELLOW ALERT: If a Yellow Alert is declared during a school day, the following will occur: Yellow Alert before 12:00: students can be picked up immediately from their classroom. The school will close at lunch time. Students will not be sent home until instructions are received from parents. Yellow alert after 12:00: students can be picked up immediately from their classroom. The school will close at the usual time. Students will not be sent home until instructions are received from parents. Yellow alert after 14:00: If a Yellow Alert is called at or after 2.00pm schools will generally be closed the following day. Please continue to listen to the radio to receive information as to when schools will open. The above does not preclude immediate closure in extenuating circumstances and if deemed necessary by the Cyclone Committee. RED ALERT: School will remain closed during a Red Alert. In the event that a Red Alert is proclaimed after 2.00pm, schools will remain closed the following day. In the event that a Red Alert is proclaimed after 2.00pm but subsequently cancelled, the Regional Executive Director in consultation with the Cyclone Committee has the discretion to ensure that schools open the following day. AFTER THE CYCLONE: If a Red Alert is called after 2.00pm schools will generally be closed the following day to allow for assessment and repair of serious damage. Please continue to listen to the radio to receive information as to when schools will open. Please keep yourself informed via the radio, until all threat from the cyclone is past.

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HEDLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPECIALIST PROGRAMS HEDLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL KICKING GOALS PROGRAM The Kicking Goals Program is an incentive based program that is run in partnership between Hedland Senior