Rooty Hill High School - Missing Link 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

While

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. 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.

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

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 cyber attack 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/main education/student wellbeing/health and physical care/media/documents/suns english.pdf

Mr John Meng Deputy Principal

Professional Practice Report

Thelma Vuki & Melanie Douglas

• 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

something that can really expand your knowledge and understanding.

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.

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! :)

choose which sport, they would like to play for the semester! Sport last term at RHHS was phenomenal!

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

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

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

Mr Crosilla

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

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

YEAR 8

Year Adviser Message

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

• Djembe Drumming

• Boys Chat

• Wheelchair Basketball

• Self Defence

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Working with Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD)

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.

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

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.

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.

Miss Pozoglou

Year 9 Adviser

60th Anniversary Celebrations

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

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.

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

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!

GOALS Program

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

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

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.

Volleyball

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 on campus 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.

Haka Warriors

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.

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

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

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

Graduation

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.

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

Sebastian Halteh

Joseph Hide

Chad Jones Singleton

Caleb Peberdy

Daniel Prescott

Blake Puckeridge

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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 power hungry 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

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

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

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.

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

day. It is not something

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 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

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 Donna Barber: ‘Inner Hell’ depicts the torment of my personal fears that consume my world every

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 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

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

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.

Year 7:

Hannah Collisson

Anthony Le

Ava Scobie Kelvin Li

Tala Ah Lam Jamielle Lopez

Anthony Amirkhan Colin Malsi

Jerlynn Baniaga Addison Marsh

Mark Catalbas Mitch Neich

Tristan Catalbas Celesti Prasad

Hannah Collisson Jye Rose Aeden Dinglasan Jasmine Santiago

Ella Francis Ava Scobie

Raiyan Huda Memphis Tinao Angelo Israeil Timothy Tumbaga

Ekaterina Lapteff Jordan Vella

Year 8:

Samira Ahmed Mohammad Maliki Anuel Mussolini Atienza Benjimen Moore

Tyler Jake Beath Peter Murad

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

Aneesha Chandra Myah Nguyen Lachlan Gillett Vianca Pelayo

Omika Hewafonsekage Jimmy Santiago Trey Hodson Aden Tran Hayden Hull

Year 9:

Daniel Ademovic Laurel Lyttleton

Christopher Aoun Kirralea Marsh

Ramon Ayoub Brock Neich

Enayah Bhatti Madeline Phillips

Billy Bicol Rohan Prakash

Kayla Bustamante

Cuadrado Dhwani Ramwani

Chrystan Cayton Jadon Rissom Jayden Chua Phoenix Ussher

Miggy Ganzon

Rebecca Gao

Faridoon Hussaini

Year 10:

Jackson

Joshua Vella

Emily Xian

Willow Annan Te Whata Ryan Manansala

Yasemin Bitiktas

Rem Chavez

Ethan Clarke

James Collisson

Cayli Neville

Terry Nguyen

Toby Ostric

Rubaina Parmar

Brayden Crass Leeanne Ross

Brock Delaney Adam Ryan

John Derramas Edrea Santos

Zachariah Edwards Sahiba Sheikh

Erin Gamsby

Lawrence Gao

Farah Sideq

Dominic Syrls

Mikayla Grosvenor Marian Unay

Ryan Houston

Omar Karimi

Jassmine Urfano

Rhyl Villegas

Christian Malsi Kiara Villena

Year 10:

Willow Annan Te Whata Ryan Manansala

Yasemin Bitiktas

Rem Chavez

Ethan Clarke

Cayli Neville

Terry Nguyen

Toby Ostric

James Collisson Rubaina Parmar

Brayden Crass

Brock Delaney

John Derramas

Leeanne Ross

Adam Ryan

Edrea Santos

Zachariah Edwards Sahiba Sheikh

Erin Gamsby Farah Sideq

Lawrence Gao

Mikayla Grosvenor

Ryan Houston

Omar Karimi

Dominic Syrls

Marian Unay

Jassmine Urfano

Rhyl Villegas

Christian Malsi Kiara Villena

Year 11:

Justine Ademovic

Paige Cassar

Brock McDonald

Blake Puckeridge

Amity Darley Eve Tardy

Year 12:

Stefan Adamovic

Andrew Doan

Isaac Fesseha

Chloe Paz

Vinuji Polwaththa Gallage

Nael Salacsacan

Mitchell Grosvenor Bilal Shah

Jason Lansdowne

Connor Syrls

Kamran Maliki Abdur Rehman Tasawwur

Ianne Shanley Mateo Anne Vaafusuaga

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

Muhammad Shehzad

Akenese Sofeni Ah Cheung

Khian Sta Maria Naveen Subha

Lillyarna Suitupe Manusiu Tangimana

Maddilyn Taylor Ngavaevae Teiho Meteka

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 Flanagan

Rogers 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

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

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS TERM 3 2022

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