International Women’s Day International Women’s Day provided opportunities for students in Year 12 to take advantage of opportunities to attend events during Week 7. Among these events were the Western Sydney University Breakfast and the Australian Defence Forces “Do what you love” High Tea. Both events allowed students the opportunity to consider their career options and aspirations for life post High School. Worth a special mention, is the way Sparrow McCarthy represented young women in Western Sydney by featuring on a Q&A panel on the 7:30 Report program. Sparrow’s world view provided insight into the challenges facing young women in today’s society. In Class In the classroom, Year 12 students have been busy working towards their major works for some subjects and their second HSC assessment tasks in others. For example, while major works are well underway in Industrial, Visual Art and Society & Culture, other subjects have demanded financial skills in Business Studies and a thorough understanding of Human Rights issues in Legal Studies. Our future Chemists rose brilliantly to the challenges set to them in their Titration Practicals. All students are to be commended on their willingness to participate and motivation to succeed as the work towards the HSC is now well and truly in full swing.
YEAR 6 (Year 7 2018) As 2018 fast approaches, we are in the process of establishing key connections with our local primary schools, Minchinbury Public School, Eastern Creek Public School and Rooty Hill Public School.
In Term 1 Mr Jackson, Ms Andrews, School Captains Sabrina Zaman and Logan Carling, and Year 8 students Joachim Paul, Asenaca Buadromo, Lachlan Aboud, Zac Russell, Emma Bowman-Trinh and Genoveva Starpuru ran information sessions at each school. Students were very enthusiastic.
In Term 4 students will visit our school for their Orientation Day and the annuak Gala Day at Blacktown Sports Centre. Selected students will also have the opportunity to participate in Early Intervention Programs, focusing on establishing positive relationships and identifying students’ strengths in transitioning to high school.
NRL YOUTH SUMMIT Congratulations to Oscar Jennings of Year 11, who attended the NRL Indigenous Youth Summit in Newcastle at the start of the year as part of the Indigenous All Stars game. Oscar was one of two students from the region selected to represent the Penrith Panthers at the event. Following his outstanding leadership during the event and a rigorous
selection process, Oscar was selected as the NRL Male Indigenous Youth Ambassador for 2017. This is an enormous achievement and will see him represent the NRL at various events throughout the year.
B A N G A R R A ABORIGINAL DANCE WORKSHOPS
Nine students from Rooty Hill HS participated in the Bangarra Aboriginal Dance Workshops, displaying their skills and passion for culture and the performing arts. Each student displayed excellent participation and commitment to learning the routines on the day. Kyle Pont, Year 11, was selected for the next stage of the program and will participate in the NSW Public Education Arts Unit Aboriginal Dance Company. Students in attendance: Kyle Pont, Jonathan Thomas, Kianah Hardy, S h e r i d a n C o r d i n g l e y, S k y e Saunders, Kaitlyn Gulliford, Jaxon Mawson Gulliford, Tayah Bryant and Leigha Brown.