Rooty Hill High School - Missing Link Term 3 2022

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Term 3 2022

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Congratulations Rooty Hill High School – what a wonderful Term 3 we had. Once the rain stopped it was a chance for us to really celebrate the 60th anniversary.

Can I thank all staff, students and families for making the Festival Day and Alumni Dinner so successful? It was wonderful to see so many ex-students and families with strong links to the school join our team.

Can I say a special thanks to the Creative and Performing Arts team led by Melissa Scerri for co-ordinating the community festival and to Conny Mattimore and Janice Stuart for their organisation of the Alumni Dinner? Please see our Special 60th Anniversary Missing Link for more stories and pictures.

As many of you know I had to take extended leave in Term 3 and I want to congratulate Conny Mattimore on her leadership of the school as Relieving Principal.

I would also like to acknowledge the leadership of Year 12 – especially the senior leaders, principal’s representatives, and school captains. They were outstanding in their commitment to the school and exemplary in their roles. The “live” graduation was a wonderful event with over 600 people able to be present and many watching on livestream.

At the same time as Year 12 students were finishing major works and final preparations for the HSC examinations, Year 11 were busy completing their preliminary HSC. Congratulations to our new senior leaders for 2023.

School Captains: Ucheme Ohiaeri & Vanessa Stuparu Principal’s Representatives: Fatima Baaruud & Reign Dimayuga Sports Captains: Zahra Almoaiel & Veronica Ieremia SRC Chairs: Naba Alhameed & Mahek Janif Senior Leaders: Year 7 - Noor Al Kanem & Emre Selvi Year 8 - Joseph Hide & Mina Temory Year 9 - Vishreta Datt & Feda Yawari Year 10 - Nicole Chua & Muhammad Ali Raja Community Engagement - Justine Ademovic & Amina Mohammadi Diversity – Amity Darley & Jemma McGregor While all this was happening students in Years 7 – 10 were completing academic work and enjoying a range of programs – please see the rest of this Missing Link for details.

While all this was happening students in Years 7 – 10 were completing academic 1

work and enjoying a range of programs – please see the rest of this Missing Link for details. Finally, on behalf of his students and colleagues I would like to wish Ben Diaz every success in his new career and thank him for his enormous contribution to the school over many years.

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As always thanks to staff, students and our wonderful families.

Christine Cawsey AM 23 September 2022 Principal Rooty Hill High School Badanami, Merana, Ngioba – on Darug lands

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DEPUTY PRINCIPAL MESSAGE John Meng New Librarian

I would like to start my message by introducing our new librarian, Mr David Proctor, who has started to manage the school’s library since the beginning of Term 3.

Mr Proctor has brought with him years of successful teaching experience in HSIE, passion for reading and commitment to continually improving library services. Welcome on-board Mr Proctor!

Cyber Security

Education is still one of the sectors most at-risk for cyberattack and data breaches. To make sure our school network is safe and secure, I would like to remind all students and staff to practice the following cyber security essentials: • Password Hygiene – increase password strength and change passwords regularly • Upgrade the operating systems of BYO devices to the latest version • Only use school Wi-Fi and Ethernet for learning Please work with the school’s Technical Support officer or me, should you require additional support to cyber-secure your personal devices at school.

Sun Safety

I hope students have been enjoying playing sport under the school’s new COLA. As the weather is getting warmer and sunnier, I encourage all students to take action to protect themselves when learning and playing outdoor. This includes: • Wearing sun safe hats, clothing and sunglasses.

• Seeking shade during peak UV times.

• Wearing SPF 30+ (or higher) sunscreen.

• For more information about sun safety in schools, please visit the link below: https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/maineducation/student-wellbeing/health-and-physicalcare/media/documents/suns-english.pdf Mr John Meng Deputy Principal

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We welcomed 5 new teachers to the school in Term 2.

10 Beginning Teachers continued to participate in fortnightly Professional Learning and work on their accreditation at the Proficient Level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, which is a mandatory requirement for all teachers in NSW. This included, writing evidence sets, undertaking lesson observations and meeting with their Peer Teacher Mentors.

All teaching, administrative and support staff participated in the School Development Day 4, which was held on the first day of Term 3. This Professional Learning event (6hrs and 40mins) focused on Language and Culture of Practice. Staff worked collaboratively to further explore the use of a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to equip and expand on the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to support student understanding, participation, engagement and achievement. They also were further provided with advice from a community representative, the NSW Department of Education as well as PLLT 3.2 leaders to support colleagues in the implementation of culturally appropriate teaching and learning tools such as the Yarning Circle as well as reflect on and update the RHHS Reconciliation Action Plan The PDHPE faculty engaged in Professional Learning on Vaping.

The Executive Team and PLLT Leaders undertook 3 sessions of professional learning focused around Dan Haeslers book, The Act of Leadership. This professional learning activity will continue in Term 4.

Professional Learning and Leadership Teams (PLLTs) met to evaluate progress on their 2022 School Plan initiatives and activities. The evaluation included evidence of progress and achievement and recommendations for Term 4 of 2022 and 2023.

COVID ILS Program – Literacy Legends Written by Humzah Hussain

The COVID ILS Program is a very helpful program that can elevate your understanding of grammar, punctuation, tense and spelling. This ILSP program allows a few select students the opportunity to participate in one-on-one learning with a teacher. The best thing that I really enjoy about this program is that it is educational and fun at the same time. It can be very chill and easy-going, while still learning about useful things that can help you in your everyday life. When our teacher does a spelling bee, the winner wins a lollipop! These classes have helped me out by improving my writing and grammar skills. Others really want to be part of this program because of more one-on-one learning time, and they can help you discover new editing and writing techniques that will improve your writing and help your academic career. Overall, this program is 2

something that can really expand your knowledge and understanding.

choose which sport, they would like to play for the semester!

Sport last term at RHHS was phenomenal!

YEAR 7

Year Adviser Message

Year 7 this term has been involved in a great number of activities around our school with great success. At our earlier assemblies, I challenged them to find an activity that they would push to excel in this term and a number of them already have. Year 7 have settled in well and I look forward to seeing them continue to challenge themselves.

Mr Crosilla Year 7 Adviser

CAPA

Written by Hayley Music last term was really something wasn’t it? Did you guys play anything? If so, you guys are really something!

Make sure to keep up the great work in music and to keep pushing forward through hard times. I know you all can do it! Anyways what type of music did you play? And what instrument? Okay, okay but since we are on the topic of music, how was the 60th anniversary’s school play?! It had music and dancing. MY personal favourite has to be when the funny cartoon play happened! Hopefully you enjoyed that day with all the music and thanks to Mr Sumunasekara, also known as Mr S, made the play happen. Without him we wouldn’t have had that in the 60th! Wow what a great last term it has been, keep rocking! :)

Deputy Principal Assembly

Written by Ecrin Diler Last term we experienced our Deputy Principal Assembly!

This assembly consisted of many things. We first started with speeches from our Deputy Principal and Year Adviser.

Our Deputy principal's speech was where she talked about how excellent we have done this year. We then had our Year Advisers speech AKA Mr Crosilla, he spoke about how Year 7 is coming to an end as well as talking about how great we have done, oh and we can't forget the very “funny” joke that he says EVERY assembly. (Why was the scarecrow outstanding in its field). We were then presented our awards which many students received. These awards were received to students who showed outstanding contributions to school and how they consistently showed above the line behaviour.

At last, we had our presentation which had photos about all of the fun times everyone had at school.

60th Anniversary

Sport

Written by Jordan Sport last term was spectacular. With a variety of different options, students around the school were able to participate and learn new sports. Soccer being one of them. Year 7 and 8’s boys and girls had the opportunity to play against other teams for almost the whole day! As one of the students who participated, I had so much fun. Being able to play for RHHS was such an amazing privilege. For year 7 sport, we had a series of choices to choose from. From my friends and my own experience, we had so much enjoyment. The teachers even give us a chance to vote on which sports we play which makes it more fun because the students get to

Written by Ekaterina Lapteff This year, Rooty Hill High School celebrated its 60th anniversary!!!!

WOOOHOOO!!!

CLAPS AND CHEERS!!!!! First up was our starting assembly, when our wonderful principal, Ms Christine Cawsey AM, addressed our whole school. There were also some special guests, including lucky students from Rooty Hill Public School, Minchinbury Public School, Eastern Creek Public School and Mt Druitt Public School. After the assembly, everyone completely knocked their heads out on the rides! There was The Hurricane, Dodgem Cars, The Sizzler and more! Also the amazing activities our very own school put together such as the Escape room, Hennah, Photo Booth, Face Painting, and so much more! Our wonderful Year 10’s put up their own food stalls, selling ice cream, cookies, fairy floss, and so much more food! The food trucks came as well! So much food variety! There was also a concert, performed by so many talented seniors, featuring a circus, instrumentalists and many songs such as the famous “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”. And who can forget the fireworks at the end! They were a wonder and were amazing. They were certainly a wrap for this festival! No one could possibly forget this night. It will forever be in our memories and let’s hope there 3

will be more festivals like this in the future. Happy 60th Rooty Hill High School!!!

YEAR 8

Year Adviser Message

Bell Shakespeare Incursion

Written by Ceylin Diler and Melis Bilgic Last term we experienced an amazing Shakespeare play with some visitors who were kind enough to visit our school! It was such a great play to experience! Am I right?

They also called people up on stage to take part in the outstanding Shakespeare play we were gifted with. We kindly presented them with Rooty Hill High School merchandise which they were pleased to have. We all had a chuckle and they made us all giggle and burst out a laugh!

It's surprising how they can keep their act! We were very excited lining up in alphabetical order, standing the urge to get inside. Standing in the sun was worth waiting for a joyful and enjoyable experience. Which we hope to relive again.

Term 3 began with the Principals Report Assembly and ended with a Deputy Principal’s Assembly. Both assemblies were an opportunity to celebrate Year 8 success from Term 2 and Term 3. In Term 3 students were being recognised with over 1382 merit awards and 152 significant achievement awards.

Miss Short Year 8 Adviser

Deputy Principals Most Improved Awards Term 2: Sarah Akl

Baylin Hickson

Term 3: Reupena Reuelu

Christabelle Zapata Castro

PERSIST Awards

Term 2: Mulufuaina Sofeni Ah Cheung Daniel Khalil Gracie Kumar Micholai Marquez Charli Russell Term 3: Anuel Mussolini Atienza Nattanicha Aye Aneesha Chandra Luke Gotts Eli Haynes-McLean

LOTE Written by Isabella Ryan – 7D

I enjoyed learning about the different traditions in China, like the Mid-Autumn festival also called the moon festival.

Learning about the many activities Chinese does to celebrate the festival. One of my favourites was the lanterns and flying the sky with family and friends. To represent love and praying for each other's happiness. The lanterns light up the night sky beautifully.

And over 100 awards were given to student recognising their strength during the Strength in Numbers workshops.

Strength in Numbers – Session 2

On Tuesday 30 August, all Year 8 students took part in the second Strength in Numbers Program. Students participated in a variety of workshops throughout the day that promoted self-esteem, teamwork, and the identification and articulation of strengths. Workshops included: • Fitness • Aboriginal Art 4

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Cooking Djembe Drumming Boys Chat Wheelchair Basketball Self Defence Working with Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD)

to enjoy, including food trucks, rides, student performances and fireworks at the end of the day.

All students enjoyed the opportunity to come together, work in teams, be creative and try new experiences. Following student feedback, we look forward to the third Strength in Numbers day during Term 4.

Elective Excursions

In Week 10, Year 9 had the opportunity to attend excursions or incursions for their Y elective. Students participated in a range of exciting activities including a visit to Bankstown for a food tour for Food Technology and the family planning centre in Penrith for Child Studies. Students thoroughly enjoyed being able to explore their electives in more practical ways.

Tell Them From Me Survey

A team of 5 Year 8 students came together to analyse the Tell Them From Me Survey data to give teachers an insight into the year group. A number of recommendations came out of the survey that will be in place during Term 4 and as students begin Year 9. Thank you to the analyst team; Hanzo, Yonalee, Clara, Maruafa and Washington.

Ambassadors

A small group of Year 8 students retrained as Office Ambassadors and are now helping with administration jobs in the front office and for faculties across the school. If students would like to be involved see Ms Morris in the front office or your year adviser.

Deputy Principal’s Assembly

Year 9 received recognition of their achievement in Term 3 at the Deputy Principal’s Assembly. On behalf of myself and Year 9, we would like to thank Ms Douglas for filling in as our Deputy Principal for Term 3 and the beginning of Term 4 while Ms Mattimore is relieving as principal.

WSU Fast Forward Program

20 Year 9 students were selected for the Fast Forward program run by Western Sydney University. Students were given a gift from the University and will be participating in a ‘Welcome to Uni’ excursion in Week 2 of Term 4.

NSW All Schools 15&U Girls Volleyball

Miss Pozoglou Year 9 Adviser

During Week 6, Sautualasi Heron of Year 9 represented the NSW All Schools 15&U Girls Volleyball Team in the School Sport Australia National Volleyball Championship in Caloundra, QLD. Sautualasi displayed high-quality skill, a great understanding of the game, coachability and leadership to her peers and those watching her. As a result, Sautualasi was chosen to be part of the All Australian 15&U Girls Volleyball team, which is essentially the best 12 players across the country. Congratulations on all of your effort and achievement Lasi! We are so proud of you!

60th Anniversary Celebrations

GOALS Program

YEAR 9

Year Adviser Message

Year 9 continued to exhibit the school values of PERSIST during Term 3 of their last year of junior school. I am very proud of what they have achieved as a year group so far and am very excited to continue seeing Year 9 grow in Term 4 of 2022.

The school celebrated its 60th Anniversary in Week 3 of this term. Students had the opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony - where Year 9 students were involved in drumming, flag bearing and performances. There were many different activities on throughout the day for students

The GOALS program (formerly known as LEAPS) was a great success in Term 3. Students had the opportunity to participate in online sessions with their mentors from Ashurst law firm about careers, interviewing for jobs, and building employability skills. Students also participated in 5

excursions to Holey Moley and Jet Boating in the harbour.

The students will have their graduation on October 18 and I’m very proud of their success and participation in the program.

Year 10 students collaborated and worked with other year groups in the school.

Volleyball

The boys and girls Volleyball teams attended the NSW Volleyball championships showing their teamwork and tenacity.

YEAR 10

Year Adviser Message

Year 10 had an action-packed Term 3 in 2022. Year 10 continues to grow as a year group, working together, seeking excellence both academically and in their extra curriculars. They all deserve a huge congratulations.

Mr Hewitt Year 10 Adviser

60th Anniversary

The term kicked off with the 60th anniversary of Rooty Hill High School. Year 10 commerce students ran a number of food stalls in the event and music students and cultural performers showed their talents to the community and their peers.

B-Street Smart

The whole year group attended a B-Street Smart excursion where they learned about the risks and responsibilities of driving including live demonstrations and accident simulations.

Debating Team

The Year 10 Debaters were zone champions in the Premiers Debating Challenge and lost graciously in the regional finals debating on the topic if Australia should no longer have a single Prime Minister.

My Career Rules Workshop

Students attended a My Career Rules workshop meeting and conversing with lawyers from Ashurst Sydney about their futures and how to be effective applicants and interviewees for jobs.

Haka Warriors

The Haka Warriors competed interschool and were extremely successful, bringing a number of culturally diverse and expertly practiced performances to the stage.

YEAR 11

Year Adviser Message

Year 11 students celebrated the end of Term 2 with an exciting excursion to bowling and laser tag as part of the Crossroads program. Students also participated in a series of competitive games and various workshops including boxing and drumming as part of this program. This was a great way for the year group to connect with one another and take a moment to celebrate their successes of Year 11 so far. With 6

such an uplifting end to Term 1, students began Term 3 with enthusiasm and were involved in a number of excursions, musical events and sporting events this term.

Students received their Year 12 Senior Jerseys at the beginning of Term 3 and have been wearing them with pride both inside and outside of school. This really marks the start of the end of their schooling and has reminded students that there is not long to go! Only one term before becoming Year 12 students.

Fast Forward

On Thursday 11 August, students attended the Fast Forward program held at Western Sydney University. The day’s activities allowed students to gain an understanding of transferable skills from school to university, explore career options based on skills and strengths and to develop their awareness of the university environment.

During an intense process involving interviews and speeches, our 2023 Senior Leader Team were elected. I would like to say a huge congratulations to the team and make a special shout out to our future school captains: Ucheme Ohiaeri and Vanessa Stuparu.

Haka Warriors

Congratulations Year 11 on an amazing term and good luck moving into Year 12 next term!

Miss Balman Year 11 Adviser

Future Friday

Students attended The University of Sydney on Wednesday 27 July for the Future Friday program. This was an oncampus event for Year 11 students to increase understanding of study options at the University of Sydney and encourage links between personal interests and skills, higher education, study options and careers. Students participated in various sessions which helped prepare them for Year 12 and life at university.

On Thursday 15 September, students participated in the Haka Warriors competition at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre.

Students faced off against various schools in Western Sydney and were successful in achieving second place. The following Year 11 students competed: Japheth Arona Bethany To’o Telefoni Mariner Belinda Tahana George S Su’a Malia Vatikani-Mataele Hohepa Witehira (Leader) Jada Pitovao Meily Roberts

60th Anniversary Celebrations

On Friday August 5, students participated in the school’s 60th Anniversary celebration. Students were able to purchase a range of delicious foods and participate in a multitude of activities and stalls, including face painting and carnival rides.

Year 11 students Ariana Iosefo, Telefoni Mariner, Lillian Lolomanaia, Luisa Paulo and Elijah Jennings performed the 60th Anniversary Opening Ceremony, which began the afternoon’s celebrations. There were also several dance items, a drama performance and musical items throughout the day which featured Year 11 students.

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YEAR 12

Year Adviser Message Congratulations to the graduating class of 2022! You did it!

Not only were you able to finish your last term of school with grace and poise, but you did it in style and with a bang!

You completed in Teacher Vs Student, Colour Run, Year 12 BBQ and Graduation. You submitted your final works and completed your last assessment tasks…EVER. You did all this while making sure you were engaged, respectful, thoughtful and enthusiastic members of the school. Two of the key characteristics of this year group are that you are compassionate and resilient, and these have been evident this term. You put your head down and got the work done.

You supported each other, sought feedback on your tasks, studied tirelessly, had fun, and celebrated with each other the successes you have shared. You Dreamed, you Planned, and you did, what you set out to do; graduate high school and achieve your HSC. The only thing left in your path is the final exams. It’s ok to be nervous and a little anxious, this is a good thing, it means it matters to you. Take a breath, re-read the questions and know that we are all proud of you no matter the result. You are not defined by a mark or a number. There is always a path to your destination, sometimes you just need to take the scenic route. I am forever grateful and privileged to have been your Year Adviser and wish you all happiness and success in the future.

Miss Edney Year 12 Adviser

Finalising Major Works

Throughout 2022 Year 12 Visual Arts, Industrial Technology Timber, Design & Technology, Music, Society & Culture and Extension 2 English students designed, constructed, and composed major works projects as part of their HSC studies. The major works act as an in-depth study of a field of interest within the subject course with many students conducting hours of research to effectively guide the conceptualisation of the final product and portfolio of work. The student works were congratulated and celebrated through the Major Works Showcase held at the end of Term 3, where teachers, parents/carers and fellow students were able to witness the talents and passion displayed in each project and performance.

Students vs Teachers

Staff and students competed in a range of sports throughout Term 3. It was an opportunity to unleash their competitive spirit and provide an opportunity for Year 12, in their final term at school, to have fun and unwind. Many students took to the field to test out their skills against the formidable staff team, while other took to the sidelines to cheer their fellow peers on. Year 12 put up a great effort and posted several wins, but the final tally fell in the teachers favour, and they retained the trophy for yet another consecutive year.

University Early Offers

Year 12 students had the opportunity to attend open days, discover tertiary paths through presentations, talks and Q&A sessions, and apply for early offer schemes at a range of universities. With the ability to be accepted based the merits of Year 11 grades, students were able to lock in early entry earlier, alleviating much of the HSC pressures often felt at this time. Congratulations to all students who have been successfully in gaining early entry.

Year 12 Farewell BBQ

For the first time since COVID Year 12 were able to celebrate at the Year 12 BBQ without restrictions. Students had the opportunity to sign each other’s shirts, take photos, say thank you to their teachers and enjoy a sausage sandwich or 2. Thank you to the Hospitality team for catering. For the first time we had a special prize draw for a life size graduation bear affectionately nick names ‘Andy’ by the year group. Lily White was the winner of the draw.

Congratulations Lily and thank you for regaling us with the photo updates of Andy’s bus trip to his new home.

Colour Run

Well, what can I say - the Colour Run was one of the most memorable events of Year 12 to date. The opportunity to run around, dance and throw coloured powder at each other and 8

our teachers was so incredibly fun, and just what Year 12 needed in the final weeks of school to let off some steam and enjoy just being with each other. We would like to thank Mrs Andrews, Miss Munzenberger and Ms Edney for organising and for all the teachers who came out to celebrate with us.

CAPA

Artist of the Week

Graduation

Congratulations to the following students for winning Artist of the Week this term; Ethan Mascarenas, Daniel Imperial, Zacheri Molloy, Wyatt Amezdroz, Isaac Fesseha and Donna Barber.

The Class of 2022 graduated in style and were able to experience all the RHHS traditions along with a few new surprises. Donning the brand-new gowns, the year groups gift to the school, they entered a packed hall of parents/carers, siblings, friends, family and their teachers, all smiling back at them. Each student was presented with their graduation documents as well as a commemorative stole, something new and unique for this year group for the 60th Anniversary of the school. Year 12 would like to thank all those involved in making their day the best that it could be including, Miss Munzenberger, Ms Edney, Mr Diaz, the Print Room Staff, the CAPA Faculty and Entertainment Crew.

SPORT

Boys Baseball

The Boys Baseball Team played 2 knockout games in Semester 2. A game against Kingswood High School and the other against The Ponds High School. The team was victorious in both matches winning 10-4 and 13-2 respectively. This leads the team into the Combined High Schools Finals Knockouts which saw them up against Hunter Sports High. Unfortunately, they did not come away with the victory, however, a huge effort for the boys to be a part of the finals competition against all sports high schools.

Well done.

Art on the Hill – “Milkshakes and Monet”

The students winners of the Art on the Hill exhibition of Mount Druitt, Eastern Creek, Minchinbury and Rooty Hill public schools participated in a workshop at RHHS. Students created outstanding artwork which consisted of colourful prints of Australian flora. They were served Milkshakes and given some snacks on the day.

Congratulations to the students and their teachers who supported them throughout the day.

Open Boys Cricket

The following students participated in the Davidson Shield Open Boys Cricket Competition against Giraween High School on Thursday 28 July: Aaron Cazier Caleb Peberdy Sebastian Halteh Daniel Prescott Joseph Hide Blake Puckeridge Chad Jones-Singleton

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HSC Open Night

HSC Open Night was a celebration of the success and the excellence achieved by students completing a major project for the HSC in 2022. A solid presentation of artworks by the Year 12 Visual Arts students were on display as they showcased their ‘Body of Work’ to the RHHS community.

peace and freedom in the more rural areas. A place with beautiful lakes, mountains and enriching soil spread across the landscape. At the end of the day, many people are struggling in these densely populated areas and bringing awareness to the viewers about this neglected topic is my goal with my work ‘Reconnection’.

HSC Visual Arts - Body of Work

HSC Visual Arts Body of Works explored a range of expressive forms in 2022 from printmaking, sculpture, graphic design and painting. Students need to create an artwork or series that is refined and shows technical skill, layers of meaning and unity. The following is a sample of each student's Body of Work.

Written by Isaac Fesseha: My printmaking body of work ‘All Eyes on Me’ explores the concept of self-preservation.

The self-portrait series depicts the repeated symbols of both the eye and the button attached, covering, smothering and moving around the face as I navigate through life. The button, a tool used to fasten, symbolises a personal plight to overcome and keep it together, while the eyes are both the onlookers and my analysing self-watching over me. The royal blue ink markings reiterate this meaning as it symbolises stability and being true to myself.

Written by Charlize Iddles: ‘The Departed Lovers’ is an appropriation of Rene Magritte’s ‘The Lovers II’. My aim was to channel my own abstracted exploration of Magritte’s artwork in a sculptural form while playing on relationship themes of rejection, conflict and connectedness.

Written by Nael Salacsacan: I decided to create a series of panels that represents my home country, the Philippines.

Clustered homes, unclean waters, terrible climates and air pollution. It wasn’t as I expected but there were places of

Written by Abigail Dave: ‘Everything Flows’, whether it is a liquid, fabric or a rap flow, but in this case it’s blood.

From our noses to our hearts to our hands, blood flows throughout us, it is constant. This work is an insight into humans and the lifeblood of our existence. Blood, a vital part of keeping us alive.

Written by Kaiceryn Cantre: “Who Would You Choose?” shines light on the powerhungry dictators throughout history such as Adolf Hitler, Vladmir Putin and Donald Trump. These dictators crave power, leading to the killing of thousands of innocent people throughout history. My ballot box is a symbol of not only the power we have as individuals to change the course of history but also the rights that could be taken away from us by these leaders if we take these rights for granted.

Written by Zainab Akram: ‘Where now?” Records my family's journey to Australia from Iraq. The artwork allows viewers to engage with my travels to different areas of the world which has been presented through a series of recognisable symbols including the suitcase, self-portraits, text and maps. The use of red string is

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a symbol of my emotional connection to my family and heritage.

the selective choices people make in selecting fruit deemed void of perfection.

Written by Benjamin Dickson: ‘Progression, Birthing This Hellscape’ explores how the living and urban environments are degrading before our eyes. We are living in an environment that is surrounded by non-biodegradable materials. Plastics and garbage consume our world, clog our rivers and destroy ecosystems. Our homes, towns, and cities are drowning in our trash.

Written by Donna Barber: ‘Inner Hell’ depicts the torment of my personal fears that consume my world every day. It is not something that can be easily expressed through words. I have depicted a series of symbols that highlight some of my fears including spiders, heights and death.

Written by Samantha Barrett: Being surrounded by the world's expectations can feel as though we are trapped in a never-ending cycle of trying to fit in, be good enough and find ourselves. This can create a sense of feeling trapped and can form many mental health issues due to the ever-changing expectations, being “different” and not quite knowing what the “normal” is. ‘Light and Darkness’ shows that despite the surroundings being dark, stressful and having a hold on us, if we look within ourselves, there is always hope and light in the world.

Written by Zoe Gower: My piece ‘The Garden of Earthly Destruction’ is an appropriation of the artwork ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Hieronymus Bosch which includes an illustration of The Garden of Eden and Hell. My painting aims to show the evolution of the Earth as we know it, from its pure beginnings to human overconsumption and damaging pollution; it resembles more of a hellish landscape than The Garden of Eden.

Written by Nicole Li: ‘White Washed’ represents the world we live in and how we have thrown society away with our actions, especially waste such as plastics. The five panels are placed to reflect the oncoming and current years of our abuse and destruction of our oceans and ecosystems.

Written by Sophia Stratikopoulos: ‘In Decaying Of Time’, I have embodied the cycle of change from the apple blossom to the apple core. The core is a representation of death. The ants are symbolic as they assist in the process of decay. Presented in a fruit packaging format, this highlights 11

Written by Gracie Williams: ‘Bikini Bottom Meets the Modern World’.

up with their costumes. Several competitions were held to design book covers and a new library logo (to be revealed soon). This time also saw a lift in the expectations in the library to improve its use for study and reading. This new focus led to students being more respectful and responsible in how they used resources and interacted with each other.

It was great to see the impact on all students.

The later chapters saw physicals changes of the library as well with a new room being built and stocktake. All the books in the library were scanned, double checked, rearranged into their correct order, and then taken off their shelves as the construction of a new room started. Most of the books still haven’t made it back on the shelves!

We look forward to all the new changes in Term 4 and beyond!

Students with 100% Attendance in Term 3

60th Anniversary Celebrations

The 60th Anniversary celebrations were an enormous success thanks to the collaborative efforts of the RHHS community. The Creative Arts team facilitated the Face painting stall and the Photo Booth. Thanks to participating students from both the Year 11 Visual Arts and Year 10 Photo classes that helped out during the event.

LIBRARY OF CHANGE

Written by Tjahn Muduliar, Pranit Ali & Samuel Apilado

During Term 3 there were a number of changes to the RHHS Library. We opened the cover of Term 3 and were joined by the new Librarian Mr Proctor. He was amazed to see the wonderful school spirit through all the events including the 60th celebrations. In the beginning chapters of Term 3, we saw new competitions introduced with daily word puzzles and thinking skills, along with jigsaw puzzles to keep our minds at work during break times. Seniors were offered study sessions in the library before and after school with extended opening hours and a new digital presence via a library website. The Homework centre was also popular with junior students looking for extra help after school. Half way through the story of Term 3 we celebrated a low-key Book Week with the English and Science faculties stepping

The following students have been recognised with a Significant Achievement Award this term for achieving 100% attendance.

Year 7: Hannah Collisson Ava Scobie Tala Ah Lam Anthony Amirkhan Jerlynn Baniaga Mark Catalbas Tristan Catalbas Hannah Collisson Aeden Dinglasan Ella Francis Raiyan Huda Angelo Israeil Ekaterina Lapteff Year 8: Samira Ahmed Anuel Mussolini Atienza Tyler-Jake Beath Aneesha Chandra Lachlan Gillett Omika Hewafonsekage Trey Hodson Hayden Hull Year 9: Daniel Ademovic Christopher Aoun Ramon Ayoub Enayah Bhatti Billy Bicol Kayla Bustamante Cuadrado Chrystan Cayton Jayden Chua

Anthony Le Kelvin Li Jamielle Lopez Colin Malsi Addison Marsh Mitch Neich Celesti Prasad Jye Rose Jasmine Santiago Ava Scobie Memphis Tinao Timothy Tumbaga Jordan Vella Mohammad Maliki Benjimen Moore Peter Murad Myah Nguyen Vianca Pelayo Jimmy Santiago Aden Tran

Laurel Lyttleton Kirralea Marsh Brock Neich Madeline Phillips Rohan Prakash Dhwani Ramwani Jadon Rissom Phoenix Ussher12

Miggy Ganzon Rebecca Gao Faridoon Hussaini Year 10: Willow Annan- Te Whata Yasemin Bitiktas Rem Chavez Ethan Clarke James Collisson Brayden Crass Brock Delaney John Derramas Zachariah Edwards Erin Gamsby Lawrence Gao Mikayla Grosvenor Ryan Houston Omar Karimi Christian Malsi Year 10: Willow Annan- Te Whata Yasemin Bitiktas Rem Chavez Ethan Clarke James Collisson

Jackson Joshua Vella Emily Xian

Ryan Manansala Cayli Neville Terry Nguyen Toby Ostric Rubaina Parmar Leeanne Ross Adam Ryan Edrea Santos Sahiba Sheikh Farah Sideq Dominic Syrls Marian Unay Jassmine Urfano Rhyl Villegas Kiara Villena Ryan Manansala Cayli Neville Terry Nguyen Toby Ostric Rubaina Parmar

Brayden Crass Brock Delaney John Derramas Zachariah Edwards Erin Gamsby Lawrence Gao Mikayla Grosvenor Ryan Houston Omar Karimi Christian Malsi

Leeanne Ross Adam Ryan Edrea Santos Sahiba Sheikh Farah Sideq Dominic Syrls Marian Unay Jassmine Urfano Rhyl Villegas Kiara Villena

Year 11: Justine Ademovic Paige Cassar Amity Darley

Brock McDonald Blake Puckeridge Eve Tardy

Year 12: Stefan Adamovic Andrew Doan Isaac Fesseha Mitchell Grosvenor Jason Lansdowne Kamran Maliki Ianne Shanley Mateo

Chloe Paz Vinuji Polwaththa Gallage Nael Salacsacan Bilal Shah Connor Syrls Abdur Rehman Tasawwur Anne Vaafusuaga

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Year 7 Aaron Acosta Tala Ah Lam Hussien Alayed Aurora Alejandro Zahra Al-Khled William Allen Malak Al-Tamimi Anthony Amirkhan Chris Baluyot Melis Bilgic Emma Bonnici Isabella Brooke Jasmine Browne Hayley Cameron Taylor Cayabyab Shanay Chand Shania Chand Khaila Chavaria Hannah Collisson Anyier Dau Justin Delos Reyes Ceylin Diler Ecrin Diler Angel Euese Ulata Falemoe Chloe Gamsby Evan Gao Raiyan Huda Humzah Hussain Maira Hussain Destiny Johnson Techin Kesboot Michael Khalil Ryan Lanau Uelese Lautoa Anthony Le Kelvin Li Jamielle Lopez Colin Malsi Addison Marsh Alarna Matatia Peyton Maybury Amiracle Meng Maxene Mojica Joshua Moyse Daveleen Mulbah Asli Nacakli Matthew Ner Darrel Nucom Christina Ofisa Alecia Ostric Steven Parmar Tarnaya Patau Brayden Portelli Krystal Punzalan Alfred Ramos Justyn Raquedan Bushra Saad Duaa Saeed Wesley Sang-yum Jasmine Santiago Ava Scobie Mele Lupe Sefesi

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS TERM 3 2022

Muhammad Shehzad Akenese Sofeni Ah Cheung Khian Sta Maria Naveen Subha Lillyarna Suitupe Manusiu Tangimana Maddilyn Taylor Ngavaevae TeihoMeteka Summer Thompson Benjamin Tirados Timothy Tumbaga Lilah Tume Alyssa Urfano Jordan Vella Marcela Wilder Riley Willcockson Jacob Williams

Year 8 Petra Adamovic Saja Akl Keeley Allen Nattanicha Aye Andre Bettridge Taylor Cassar Aneesha Chandra Mali Coombes Noreen Daylo Rhian Elyse Dela Cruz Biar Deng Leyla Derin Amelia Ektoros Khalia Evagelia Daniel Kasak Gautam Jeeya Gawai Lachlan Gillett Omika Hewafonsekage Sarah Houston Asher Hussain Taiba Hussain Zaheen Hussain Firaba Hussaini Ricky Johnson Daniel Khalil Kye Klumper Gracie Kumar Dylan Langford Veronica Lepetia Yong Guang Lim Bailee Little Mikayla Mantua Micholai Marquez Riley Marshall Ethan Mascarenas Cooper Micallef Lachlan Micallef Rahela Mirzaie Benjimen Moore Ella Munday Jemuel Nallas Myah Nguyen Tristan Nunez

Amarli Ofiu Nina Palani Christian Paraha-Luke Ashmeet Parmar Alexa Parreno Ava Partridge Emily Pedersen Vianca Pelayo Grace Pham Yonalee Polwaththa Gallage Mackenzie Reeves Reupena Reuelu Matilda Roberts Charli Russell Jimmy Santiago Ma Jacqueline Sinclair Mulufuaina Sofeni Ah Cheung Munazza Soomro Shannon Strickland Cecilia Tapaatoutai Anzac Thach Sesah Toomalatai Aden Tran Jovan Tukuitonga Kevin Vinoya Samuel Vista Maruafa Williams Eltaf Hussain Yawari Christabelle Zapata Castro

Year 9 Daniel Ademovic Henrietta Ah Lam Phoenix Ah San Rayne Alefosio Zaibaa Ali Blake Allen-Pagett Marwa Amini Hidayah Amjad Christopher Aoun Ramon Ayoub Ahmad Aziz Jayden Bailey Kirsty Battye Billy Bicol Nabaa Boram Victoria Brockway Kayla Bustamante Cuadrado Roxanne Cajumban Abigail Camat Zander Cassar Lebron Castanares Avantika Chand Himanshi Chand Jayden Chua Melvan Coombes Gabriella Creswell Joshua Dillon Gabriel Dizon Graham Douglas

Alyssa FlanaganRogers Miggy Ganzon Rebecca Gao Ava Gatt Zakir Gloria Lilley Gotts Reniel Guzman Tavania Hanslow Sautualasi Heron Elisha Ieremia Cruz Iese Sidra Jafari Keliyah Jennings Albert Joseph Isabella Kauvai Navraj Kochhar Matthew Lim McKenzy Lolo Princetontinei Lopeti Dylan Loughton Laurel Lyttleton Kirralea Marsh Zane Mason Zachariah Matara Georgia McAndrew Mia Melgar Ayesha Memon Jeyda Mentesh Celena Merched Priya Muduliar Rohit Mullashery Satish Awais Mushtaq Ali Sina Nabizadeh Ciara Nadan Brock Neich Michael Ner Apple Nucom Angelina Ofisa Isabella Pakas Wynter Paluch Rosaleah Paulo Alexander Perry Junior Pita Mariam Popal Rohan Prakash Zahra Rajayee Dhwani Ramwani Elianna Raquedan Kishley Rivera Syed Fazal Mustafa Rizvi Monique Robert Saarim Saeed Divine Sang-Yum Natasha Schofield Kalley Shields Reeha Shrinivasan Shaun Siliva Consaij Siloi Himani Singh Ilma Ahmed

Year 10 Sarah-Louise Abela Tyler Abela Isabella Aisake Mustafa Al Khazaaly Madiha Ali Willow Annan- Te Whata Liza Anwar Chloe Ayre Chelsea Batty Genesis Bautista Jazmin Birett Dan Bonifacio Joshua Campbell Gabrielle Caoagas Abdul Chandab Nidal Chandab Nandika Charan Rem Chavez Ethan Clarke James Collisson Gabriel Convento Mandy Cottier Brayden Crass Montana Creswell Tahlesha Davis Charlize Adelia Dela Torre Brock Delaney Deng Null Deng Yakup Derin John Derramas Zachariah Edwards Joanne El Moubayed Faaitaita Falemoe Taitoe Falemoe Lawrence Gao Lileanna Godwin Jazlyn Graza Mikayla Grosvenor Maria Halatanu Freshta Hashimi Janice Hide Courtney Holecek Ryan Houston Paige Hull Lily Iaulualo Zena Jalil Cooper Jones Omar Karimi Jeremy Kelly Ashley Kelso Alleyah Khan Mohit Kochhar Myra Kumar Garth Jnr Le Roux Peter Liagas Xiu Hui Lim Tristan Lolo Joshua MacDonald Sabika Maliki Christian Malsi Prince Sta Maria Emily Stephenson

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SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS TERM 3 2022 Ashmita Subba Declan Tafolo Danica Tahana Harris Temory Duc Hieu Tran Duc Nghia Tran Phoenix Ussher-Jackson Joshua Vella Mason Villanueva Angelique Vinensig Brionne Vulimaibau Sasha Wellfare Brody Willcockson Ellizah Williams Maxwell Woodhall-Murphy Emily Xian Jazmine Xuereb Lena York Year 11 Justine Ademovic Athieng Ajak Abdulrahman Al Ayed Noor Al Kanem Naba Alhameed Zahra Almoaiel Adam Almoail Samuel Apilado Japheth Arona Fatima Baaruud Gizem Biber Jennifer Buckley Paige Cassar Aaron Cazier Shinai-Lee Chalmers Nicole Chua Camren Cooke Danni Cowgill Raaveeshram Dandamudi Amity Darley Vishreta Datt Reign Dimayuga Bianca Dodd Dararitu Duriso Amna El-omari Dansia Gomes Dean Gower Sebastian Halteh Joseph Hide Shohana Hossain Tarniee Hughes Matillda Hull Alesha Hussein Veronica Ieremia

Daniel Imperial Ariana Iosefo Mahek Janif Tyler Johns Chad Jones-Singleton Lachlan Le Claire Lillian Lolomanaia Telefoni Mariner Amina Mohammadi Owen Munday Manar Munshid Jasleen Narayan Farzana Nowroozi Ucheme Ohiaeri Caleb Peberdy Ashton Pollard Daniel Prescott Blake Puckeridge Madison Puckeridge Emily Rea George S Su'a Ahlaam Saleem Catherine Schofield Serina Scopelliti Azhar Shariff Rossles Stanley Logan Swan Malia Vatikani Mataele Hohepa Witehira Ryan Manansala Henna Mansory Jacob Martin Kassandra McGrath Jazmine Mendoza Zacheri Molloy Tevita Mone Nilofar Nabizadah Adeline Naisali Rhianna Nallas Terry Nguyen Trish Ortiz Noah Oto Emma O'Toole Rubaina Parmar Eloise Pati Brent Pelayo Joy Pham Antoinette Pingul-Krajcar Danaka Pitovao Cezlie Prasad Tatiana Rewi Leeanne Ross Shaye Ryan Zac Ryan Edrea Santos

Sahiba Sheikh Farah Sideq Ryzell Soria Jacob Stirk Taliyah Suitupe Um-e-Farwah Syed Ghazala Tariq Jarrod Thomas Elijah Tirados Ola Tofilau Shaniyah-Lee Toleafoa Emjay Tuiloma Ikenasio Tuitupou Kutu Marian Unay Jassmine Urfano Iani Utailogo Kiara Villena Georgia Waata Astrid Whitehurst Monique Yeng Aya Zaineddine Vanessa Zarzeczny Year 12 Stefan Adamovic Rizwan Ahmad Anthony Aisake Malaika Ali Mohammed Khaled Alshammery Isabella Arnold Leila Baldoza Jamee Balzan Donna Barber Phoebe Birett Tanequa Bolt-Benedito Summer Brown Kaiceryn Cantre Koralee Catlett Deepali Chand Sameer Chaudhary Vishilta Datt Benjamin Dickson Anam Diwan Andrew Doan Keira Evans Isaac Fesseha Seth Flavell Aaron Foster Tasha Fuentes Aryan Gounder Mitchell Grosvenor Marzia Hashimi Ocearna Haumono Joshua Jackson

Jayden Kelly Nivish Lal Jason Lansdowne Roxanne Le Roux Skye Lepua Nicole Li Kamran Maliki Tamana Mansory Myracle Matara Ianne Shanley Mateo Ryan McAndrew Alyse McCutcheon Jessica McGrath Sally Mubarek Amanda Ngo Tayla Norton Ezekiel Oto Nicholas Pakas Siemon Parmar Chloe Paz Vinuji Polwaththa Gallage Taira Pule Rayhan Rahimi Natalie Reeves Chontal Robert Kalaya Ryan Sheridan Rylewski Nael Salacsacan Ramah Abigail Sang-Yum Bilal Shah Diaz Smith Fredrick Smith Nicayla Storozuk Sophia Story Sophia Stratikopoulos Andy Su Malakai Suitupe Connor Syrls Abdur Rehman Tasawwur Ella Taylor Savannah Toa Kennan Tran Reueta Tuiafiso Prince Utailogo Anne Vaafusuaga Kenneth Villalon Gracie Williams Mareikura Witehira Tayla Woodward Joel Zahra

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