Newsletter 11 2017

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Adelaide High School

News

Edition No. 11 | November 7, 2017

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

In this Edition From the Principal

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Calendar Dates

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World Challenge

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Rowing News

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Cricket News

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New Education Action Plan

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Community Service Award

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Philosothon 6 Stage Band at the Capri

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Chemical Murder Mystery

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UN Space Summit

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Spanish Day Out

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Adelaide Uni French Club Play

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ACER Language Certificate Results 8 Chess 9 Student Pathways Report

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As I write this article, our Year 12 students are undertaking exams and completing their final assignments. I would like to acknowledge and congratulate all of our Year 12 students for their positive contributions to AHS life and wish them well in what I know will be an exciting and fulfilling future. Thanks also to our families who, as their child is completing their schooling, are leaving the Adelaide High School community. Your partnership in your child’s education is significant and you will be greatly missed. It was fantastic to celebrate the achievements of our students as part of our Senior Speech Day Assembly. We were thrilled to have as our guest speaker, Jordy Humphrey, a former student. Prizes were awarded to students across a range of categories. Year 12 students were farewelled on their completion of courses and Student Leaders addressed the assembly to celebrate the culmination of their secondary schooling prior to final preparations for examinations. In Week 1, a team of educators from NSW visited AHS to see our students learning and our teachers working in a range of contemporary spaces around the school to inform new school designs in New South Wales. It was fantastic to share the dynamic pedagogy that is occurring within AHS. The Adelaide Pavilion was the venue for the 2017 Adelaide High School Football Presentation Night earlier this term. This was a great opportunity for families, the community and the students to come together to celebrate their 2017 achievements. Mr George Hassouros, Ms Megan Sutherland and Ms Sue Shillabeer coordinated the event and Mr Michail Darley was the MC for the evening. Special guests included Peter Caven (Adelaide Crows two-time Premiership player) and Brennon Cox (current Fremantle Dockers player and former student). We are so pleased to provide opportunities for our students to participate in international study tours. Groups of students visited China and Germany respectively. The China Tour participants completed a course at the Beijing Languages and Cultural College and then proceeded to visit sites of cultural and historical significance in Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. Special thanks to Mr Phil Wilson and Ms Vicki Nikiforos for their leadership and coordination. The Germany Tour participants were hosted by our sister school in Coesfeld, the Heriburg Gymnasium, and then visited a range of significant places across Germany. I would like to acknowledge the leadership and coordination of Ms Mechthild Timmins and Mr Mark McLeod. In 2018, the school plans to send tours to Greece, France (New Caledonia) and Japan. We are also hoping to send a tour to Spain, and work on this will commence early in 2018 with due consideration of developments in Catalonia; DECD will advise on the suitability of the visit. Next year will also see the return of our Italian sister school from Biella. They will arrive at the start of Term 3. We will seek support from our school community to become homestay hosts for the Italian students. Congratulations to Darcy Rees and Mhyles Hintural on receiving The Order of Australia Student Citizenship Award. Ms Nicole Bryant, Mr Michael Gurr, Mr Michael Black, the families of Darcy and Mhyles, the Minister Dr Susan Close and I had the pleasure of attending the ceremony and celebrating the success of our students. Darcy and Mhyles were amongst just 11 South Australian students presented with this prestigious award at

Adelaide High School West Terrace, Adelaide South Australia Phone 61 8 8231 9373 Facsimile 61 8 8212 7827 office@adelaidehs.sa.edu.au www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au


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