News 161 10a 2016

VOLUME XXXIII No 10 29th July, 2016

DATES TO REMEMBER

FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE HSC Drama Trials

AUGUST HSC Trials begin

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Futsal State Championships

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Specialty Photos JS

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Dormition of the Theotokos

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School closed Trial HSC ends

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Junior School Performance 1pm SPACe

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Peer Support Year 9 ASISSA Athletics JS

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Peer Support Year 9

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HSC Success Program begins Year 11 Preliminary Course Final Assess begins

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SEPTEMBER P & F Father’s Day Breakfast

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Father’s Day

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Greek Orthodox Combined Athletics Carnival JS

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ISA Athletics SS

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Year 7 Vaccinations

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Years 3 – 12 Doxology

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Year 12 Formal Dinner

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Junior School Open Day Term ends for students

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OCTOBER Staff Development Day

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Students return

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HSC Begins

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OHI Day Celebrations Church Years 7 – 9 P & F Spring Fair

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YEAR 11 DRAMA ASSESSMENT THE TWELFTH NIGHT

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PARISH TRIP TO GREECE PHOTO GALLERY

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NEWS

Archery Lessons

UNIFORM SHOP Reminder The uniform shop is open every Wednesday during term between 8.30 am to 10.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

VACATION CARE The June/July School holidays were packed full of fun! Our children enjoyed a large variety experiences and activities such as science day, a trip to Wannabees Playtown, talent show, archery lessons for our Hunger Games battle, pyjama day, mini golf, soccer workshop, cooking day, robot workshop and making as well as snow globe making.

Mini Golf

Science Day

Wannabees Playtown Robot Riot

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JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT A warm welcome back is extended to all students, parents and staff to Term 3. We have a busy term ahead, so please ensure you read the ‘dates to remember’ on front page of all newsletters to keep informed of upcoming events.

JUNIOR SCHOOL CONCERT The Junior School Performance, Smile, will be held on Wednesday, 17th August, commencing at 1:00pm sharp. We ask that you pre-purchase your tickets from the Junior School Office.

The doors will be open from 12:30pm for you to take your seats.

Cooking Day

A DVD of the event will be produced. If you would like to order a DVD, please complete the order form handed out last week and return with payment to the School Office.

We hope you will be able to join us on this day. Bring your family and friends as it is an event not to be missed.

COCURRICULAR

Pyjama Day

All cocurricular activities recommenced Week beginning Monday 25th July and will end week ending Friday 16th September.

Please note: No cocurricular activities will be held during Week 5, 16th – 19th August.

SPECIALTY PHOTOS On Friday 5th August all sporting groups, including ASISSA, Cross Country, Athletics, Swimming, Futsal, AFL, Basketball, etc.

Music ensembles including: Piano, guitar and violin, along with other groups will be taken.

School Captains and Prefects with House Captains will also be taken on this day along with the Year 6 grade group photo. Please ensure your child comes to school in full school winter uniform including blazer.

Snow Globe Making

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INTERVIEWS K-2017 & FUTURE ENROLMENTS

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE By now most children are well into reading books for the Challenge. Just a reminder that the closing date for completed forms to be returned to the Library is Friday 19th August 2016.

Interviews will commence for Kindergarten 2017 from Monday 1st August. Please remember to enrol any siblings, for future years, you must send in a completed enrolment form to ensure a place for your child on our enrolment data system. If you have forgotten to enrol a sibling please contact our enrolment officer at the junior school, Mrs Kerameas on 9663-5363.

UPCOMING SPORT EVENTS: On Tuesday 2nd August: The Futsal State Championships will be held @ Penrith Sports Stadium.

WANTED

On Thursday 25th August: ASISSA Athletics Carnival JS will be held @ ES Marks Stadium.

Year 5 will be studying the book “Journey to Eureka” by Kerry Greenwood in Term 3.

Unfortunately this book is out of print and we desperately need a few copies to add to our class sets. If anyone has a copy that is no longer required, the Library would be very appreciative if the book could be donated to the College.

On Monday 5th September: Greek Orthodox Athletics Carnival Junior Combined Schools will be held @ ES Marks Stadium.

Mr A. Dookie Acting Principal Junior School

VISIT TO THE PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, MARRICKVILLE

CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK 2016 This year St Spyridon College Junior School students will be celebrating Book Week with a Book Character dress parade. The parade will take place on Friday 26th August and all children are invited to come dressed as their favourite book character. Any information regarding this event may be directed to Mrs Bartlett.

It was with great pleasure that a group of Year 5 students visited the Parish of St Nicholas, Marrickville on Thursday 23rd June to perform at the Church Hall and celebrate ‘Ελιά- The Olive tree’.

Our Year 5 students recited the poem by Kostis Palamas, ‘Η Ελιά’ and danced and sang Περά στους πέρα κάμπους in the modified version created by Κυρία Στέλλα who also talked about the significance and role of the olive tree for Greek people and culture.

The celebration of ‘Ελιά- The Olive tree’ was the result of the collaboration of Inner West Council (Marrickville) and the Greek Welfare centre. All present agreed that it was another memorable coming- together which Κυρία Άννα and the students were more than happy to share in.

Illustrated by: Vasili Giaras 6M

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squawking in the distance. I used to think, “The seagulls are getting attention, but what about me? Where was my small serve of attention, because it sure looked good”. This is how I spent my days in Greece. Not knowing the language was hard but not having any family to help me was even harder. I wondered if the world paid attention to me anymore because it didn’t seem it, until one life changing day…

I was lying on the beach, reading the only treasure in my whole universe – an old atlas from my mother. It was from when she was an explorer. She inspired me to save up enough money to come to Greece with her, but unfortunately she passed away just after we got here. After that day I knew I had to get a job even if I got 50 cents a day…I wanted to survive. With the money I earned from my job I could only afford 1 bread loaf a week, but it was enough to keep me going for days.

So, as I was saying, I was reading my atlas on the beach, when suddenly I realised the ground was shaking. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake had hit Dodecanese! That was where I was! I managed to outrun the breaking structures with the heavy atlas still in hand! I kept running until I was far far from the beach and ended up at a small blue beach shack. After about 2 seconds the terrifying shaking had finished, but disaster was still on the way. I looked up and saw a wall of water rushing towards me. I started sprinting not knowing where I was going. It was a race…but the waters won. All I could see around me was dirt and plants from around the city. I was about to give up when I realised I had not atlas in my hands! Pushing myself up to the surface, I saw the soggy book floating in the water. I used all the strength left in my body to reach it. Finally, thank goodness, I felt the hard cover and hugged it to my beating chest. It seemed to give me strength, but the moment was over when I got dragged down again and started to spin, falling into a deep sleep.

Mrs A. Gambierakis Coordinator of Modern Greek

WRITE FOR FUN COMPETITION 2016 Congratulations to Anika Vlahakis of 6P who was not only a finalist in the Write for Fun Competition in the short story category, but has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement from Write for Fun for being in the top judging of entries this year. Her story titled I used to... was recognised in the top 10% of entries from across the nation.

Congratulations to the other students in Year 5 and 6 who entered a poem or short story into the competition and are currently being published in this year’s anthology.

When I awoke I saw an amazing world, one I had always dreamed of visiting. The sun was shining bright and there were fruit trees everywhere. I still had the atlas in my aching hands but I saw something better than all the atlas’ in the world…my mother! Was I dreaming? Had I finally found happiness? I

I Used to …

I used to sit on a deserted beach, watching the white tipped waves roll onto the shore and onto my toes.

I used to hear seagulls

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ran up to her with tears dwelling in my eyes and the happiest smile. Then I forgot about all my worries. When she hugged my tightly, finally I was home.

times throughout the Term. Their enthusiasm to prepare the solutions and see the crystals grow was very motivating amongst their peers.

Crystals of copper sulphate and potash alum have been submitted to the competition.

Overall, a fabulous effort from the following students:

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NSW/ACT REPRESENTATIVE GIRLS AFL PROGRAM Congratulations goes to Taylysse Knight (Year 6), Natalia Constantinidis (Year 5), Gabriella Gouveros (Year 4) and Sarah Constantinidis (Year 4) who were selected to train within the Talented Player Program Pathway for selection into the City Youth Girls AFL Team for 2016 (U/12s).

I am pleased to report that all four St Spyridon girls were picked for the City Zone AFL Team to play against the South and North-West Zone Teams recently, at a Gala Day to showcase their talent at Mahoney Park in Marrickville.

Knowing that the AFL National Women’s League will commence in 2017, these rising stars may well be seen on the team list for GWS Giants or Sydney Swans in years to come.

Ms D. McCarthy AFL Teams Manager

SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT FAREWELL AND GOODLUCK… …to Ms N. Gonzalez (HSIE, Commerce, Economics) who will be leaving us today to take up a new appointment.

We wish her all the best and thank her for all her work over the last 5 years at the Senior School.

SCIENCE NEWS Year 7 students participated in crystal growing competition during Term 2. The students worked in pairs or individually during lunch

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Anastasia Dougenis Dimitra Katsidis James Bletsas Gianni Keramitzis Anastasi Poulos Valentina Spyridopoulos Billy Bourdaniotis Olivia Krasadakis Sophia Mavrolefterou Christo Keramitzis John Leondios

and encouraged them to explore the science faculty’s outreach programs, the Science 50:50 website and the Young Scientists of Australia for further information and contacts.

Professor Sahajwalla and Adam addressing Year 9 and 10 girls

Dr L. Srinivasan Science Department

GUEST SPEAKER: PROFESSOR VEENA SAHAJWALLA

Ms G. Hakos Careers Adviser

Last Wednesday, we were fortunate to have Professor Veena Sahajwalla from UNSW come to speak to the girls in Years 9 and 10.

Professor Sahajwalla is an Associate Dean of UNSW Science and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMART @UNSW). Also, the Professor is the program leader of “Science 50:50”, which aims to increase the number of women in science. The Professor gave a highly interesting and engaging talk about the range of career opportunities available in science and the other STEM subjects and the need for innovation to meet the needs of the future. She and her post-graduate research student, Adam, discussed some current projects with the girls

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on the following dates in the SPACe. Year 10: Year 11:

Monday, 1st August, 2016 3.30pm-7.00pm Wednesday, 3rd August, 2016 3.30pm-7.00pm

Mrs A. Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

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MIDDLE REPORT

SCHOOL

What students do about it? 

Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Keep a record of what has been said and done online… take a screenshot.

Don’t respond to abuse.

Block and delete, ignore the person posting/sending.

Report to the website provider.

If it continues, delete your account or change your phone number.

Talk to someone like a parent, teacher, trusted adult about what's going on.

What can parents/caregivers do about it?

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Cyberbullying is any kind of bullying or harassment done using technology.

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It can be very disturbing for a number of reasons. These include because it can be public, hard to take down and can negatively impact the target and those who witness it.

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Cyberbullying can also take many forms.

How can parents keep children safe if using technology enabled devices (mobile phones, ipads, laptops, PC’s, gaming devices)

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Get a new number (if it occurs through a mobile device) Delete current accounts if it is happening online.

If it is school based, report it to the school.

If it continues, is threatening a child’s personal safety or seriously disturbing, report it to the Police.

Sending mean or hurtful text messages to someone known or even unknown.

Receiving nasty, threatening or hurtful messages through social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or through sites where people can ask /answer questions like ‘Formspring’, Ask.fm, Kik or other internet forums with the aim of causing hurt.

Sending photos and videos to embarrass, humiliate or hurt them.

Spreading rumours via emails, social networking sites or through text messages.

Writing nasty things to create trouble amongst friends or peers.

Stealing, or using someone’s password or hacking into accounts that belong to others and changing the information there.

Setting up fake profiles and pretending to be some else, then posting inappropriate messages, status updates and photos.

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Talk to your child.

Remember real world parenting is the same as cyberworld parenting.

Make sure your child understands that they should only interact with people they know in real life and engage with others in a respectful and responsible manner at all times. Cyber world interactions should mimic real life interactions.

If you allow them to use social networking sites, make sure they are complying with web site age restrictions Monitor your child’s online and phone activity regularly. Check their profiles, online conversations/chat history.

Ensure privacy settings are enabled.

Get ALL technology based devices out of the bedroom. This includes mobile phones.

Introduce technology cut off times and technology free time. LEAD BY EXAMPLE!

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Perfect Attendance certificates were given to all who didn’t miss a single day from school during Term 2 Students who got no negative comments in their planners received additional acknowledgement from their Year Advisers.

Turn the Wifi off.

Install filters. Make sure all devices have monitoring and blocking software installed to minimize dangers.

Use parental controls to restrict access to certain things. TV’s, phones and tablets have controls available by entering a restriction passcode.

A Pat on the Back Award was given to a student from each Home Room group who distinguished themselves

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Movie tickets as incentives for positive efforts were also given to three students from each Middle School Home Room group.

acma.gov.au: Information on all forms of ICT, cybersafety, reporting of prohibited content amf.org.au: Information about general child safety as well as online abuse. communications.gov.au: Allows access to downloading the Cybersafety Help Button (which lets the user get help and advice at any time, including a comprehensive list of apps/websites and relevant age restrictions). microsft.com/security: Information about safety and security if using Microsoft products. https://esafety.gov.au/educationresources/iparent

Congratulations to all award and prize recipients. Well done!

CYPRUS DAY

INVASION

MEMORIAL

On Sunday 24thJuly, a special service commemorating the 42nd anniversary of the 1974 Turkish military invasion of Cyprus and the memory of the fallen and missing persons took place at the Cenotaph in Martin Place. 23 students of Cypriot background from both our Junior and Senior School, Prefects and SRC members from across the year groups attended this event. They respectfully participated in the wreath laying ceremony and marched with the procession from the Cenotaph to the Town Hall. Thank you to all students and parents who accompanied them:-

To filter adult content and other inappropriate sites  Set up an account with an internet filtering company such as Open DNS. This will allow filtered content on ALL devices in a home.  Use a computer filter such as K9 Web Protection. This works on computers, not tablets or smart phones.

Junior School Nicola Lisgaris, George Alexandratos, Harrison Andrews, George Manos, Talia Diamond, Katerina Alexandratos, Jamyson Goveros, Christina Pascalis, George cooney, Petros Lisgaris, Adriana Drakoulis, Sia Manos, Evangeline O’Reilly.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Our Term 2 Middle School Assembly was delayed owing to the fact that many students took the opportunity to travel at the end of last term, however, was held this week. At this assembly we celebrated and acknowledged the good work being done across the school both in and out of classroom:

Senior School Costa Hadjiparaskeva, Elleni Mouskos, James Valmas, Christina Borean, Sophie Ioannidis, Maria-Angela Patsalis, Carolyn Makridopolus, Fotoulla Hadjiparaskeva, Lefteri Valmas, Chrystal Christie, Mariah Stavrou.

Maple Certificates were awarded to those students who accumulated a set number of maple stamps as evidence of their positive achievements

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP

YEAR 11 VISIT ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL BRAIN CANCER RESEARCH FACILITY Recently four Science students from Year 11 along with myself, Mr Croft, Curriculum Leader Science and the mother of the late Gera Tansyura (Year 8, 2010 student), had the pleasure of being invited to a presentation and lab tour of SNOG’s research laboratory at the Royal North Shore Hospital. There we heard about the wonderful and important work that SNOG is currently undertaking, before being presented with a thank you plaque acknowledging our fundraising efforts.

Following this we were guided through the research facility and saw first- hand the work conducted there.

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GIRLS & BOYS BATHROOMS

The SRC had requested upgrading be undertaken and we are pleased to say that most of that work has been completed.

During the last holiday period both the Girls and Boys bathrooms were repaired, repainted and some decorative features added.

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Αγαπητοί γονείς και φίλοι, Με τη βοήθεια του Θεού φτάσαμε στην αρχή της τρίτης σχολικής μας περιόδου. Στην έκδοση αυτή θα σας κρατήσουμε συντροφιά με την εργασία μιας μαθήτριας της Β΄Λυκείου. Η εργασία έχει σχέση με το τηλέφωνο και τις οικογενειακές μας σχέσεις. Καλή ανάγνωση! κ. Μ. Φαλέτα Με συγχωρείς Ελένη: Έλα, Μαρία μου. Η Ελένη είμαι … Μαρία: Γεια σου. Ακούγεσαι στενοχωρημένη. Τι έχεις; Ελένη: Με σύγχυσε η μαμά μου… Μαρία: Τι έγινε; Ελένη: Πήγαμε σινεμά με τον Κώστα και την Αλίκη και μετά καθίσαμε σ’ ένα ζαχαροπλαστείο για καφέ και παγωτό. Ε, πέρασε η ώρα και γύρισα σπίτι μετά τις δώδεκα. Μαρία: Της τηλεφώνησες πως θ’ αργούσες; Ελένη: Όχι. Δεν είναι αυτό το θέμα. Ο αδελφός μου γύρισε στις δύο και δεν είπε τίποτα ενώ για μένα έκανε ολόκληρο θέμα. Αυτός λέει είναι μεγαλύτερος κι αγόρι… Μαρία: Κοίτα, επειδή είχα κι εγώ τα ίδια προβλήματα, μόνο δυο πράγματα μπορείς να κάνεις. Πρώτον θα τηλεφωνάς όταν βλέπεις πως θ’ αργήσεις και δεύτερον θα κανονίζεις να σε συνοδεύει ως το σπίτι κάποιος. Εγώ αυτό έκανα. Ελένη: Και δεν σου έκανε φασαρία; Μαρία: Όχι, γιατί και ήξερε πού ήμουν και ήταν ήσυχη πως δεν θα γύριζα μόνη μου τόσο αργά. Γιατί εδώ που τα λέμε είναι πιο

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beginning of September (see the list of dates below)- these provide a good opportunity for the students to explore each campus and speak to staff and students about the different courses offered.

επικίνδυνο για μια γυναίκα να κυκλοφορεί μόνη της τα βράδια παρά για έναν άντρα. Ελένη: Ίσως έχεις δίκιο. Θα το συζητήσω μαζί της κι ελπίζω να το δεχτεί. Μαρία: Κατά τα άλλα, πώς πέρασες με τα παιδιά; Ελένη: Τέλεια! Είδαμε την τελευταία ταινία του Ντι Κάπριο. Κούκλος όπως πάντα! Μαρία: Η Αλίκη έβγαλε τον γύψο; Ελένη: Ναι, μια χαρά είναι το χέρι της τώρα. Ο Κώστας είναι λίγο αγχωμένος με τις εξετάσεις στη σχολή του. Μαρία: Τελειώνει φέτος, έτσι δεν είναι; Ελένη: Ναι και σκέφτεται να πάει στην Αγγλία για μεταπτυχιακό. Μαρία: Μπράβο του! Καλά κάνει. Ελενάκι, με συγχωρείς, αλλά πρέπει να σ’αφήσω. Έχω μάθημα στις δύο και είναι ήδη μιάμιση! Ελένη: Οκ, Μαρία μου. Φιλάκια και καλό μάθημα! Μαρία: Ευχαριστώ.

OPEN DAYS- save the date University of Wollongong - 13th August Macquarie University - 20th August , 10am to 3pm University of Newcastle- 20th August , 10am to 4pm University of Sydney - 27th August 9am to 4pm Register at: www.sydney.edu.au/openday UTS - 27th August , 9am to 4pm Notre Dame – 27th August Sydney TAFE – 27th August ANU - 27th August , 9am to 4pm University of Canberra - 27th August Western Sydney University - 28th August , 10am to 2pm, Parramatta South Campus UNSW - 3rd September Register at: https://www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/openday

Zoe Kanlis Year 11 (Modern Greek Year 12)

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UNSW Built Environment Parent & Student Info Night Thursday, 28 July 2016 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

UAC guides are being distributed to the Year 12 students this Friday and I will be explaining the application process for university to them.

Applications open on 3rd August, so the students are advised to wait until after the HSC trial examinations to apply. Last Friday, the importance of listing their course preferences was discussed, and the students were advised to research and list up to nine courses. Once a student has applied online, he/she can change the order of course preferences as many times as they wish, up until early January 2017.

Location: Keith Burrows Theatre, UNSW Kensington Attend an information evening with UNSW Built Environment Dean, Professor Helen Lochhead, academic staff and current students.

You will have the opportunity to speak oneon-one to academic staff and current students and find out everything you need to know about studying at UNSW Built Environment.

Find out how you can design and build sustainable, liveable cities through: Architecture City Planning Computational Design Construction Management and Property Industrial Design Interior Architecture Landscape Architecture UNSW/Tongji Dual Degree in Architecture https://www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/builtenvironment-parent-student-info-night

UAC have released an app “My UAC”, which can be downloaded free of charge. Students can use this app to search the UAC site and change course preferences, etc.

Applications for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) for those who have experienced disadvantage in their HSC studies, and the Students Recommendation Scheme (SRS) will also open on 3rd August. More information on the SRS is available through the UAC website: http://www.uac.edu.au/srs/ The open days for universities, colleges and TAFE will be held at the end of August and

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Ascham School, 188 New South Head Road, Edgecliff Ascham and Kambala Schools are hosting a ‘Study Overseas Information’ evening. The intention of this evening is to provide Year 10, 11 and 12 students and their parents with an opportunity to meet representatives from a range of overseas tertiary institutions from North American, UK, European and New Zealand. This evening will commence with a brief introduction, an expo of the various tertiary institutions and at 6.00pm there will be simultaneous workshops on the North American and UK application processes.

These workshops will be repeated so attendees will have an opportunity to attend a second workshop. Parking with easy access directly across the road from Edgecliff Station. This event will be free and the Booking Registrations will open on Wednesday 20 July.

Any enquiries may be directed to Gillian Sloan, Tertiary Education and Careers Adviser, Ascham School at gillian.sloan@ascham.nsw.edu.au

EARLY OFFERS FOR UNIVERSITY Notre Dame University Early Offer Program Applications close on 29th July.

Macquarie University Global Leadership Program Applications are open and close on 29th August. See http://www.mq.edu.au/study/highschool-students/getting-into-university/entryschemes-and-pathways/global-leadershipentry-program Sydney University E12 Early Offer scheme This is for students who have financial disadvantage and will be applying for EAS under the financial criteria. Applications close on 2nd September. See the website for details and to apply: http://sydney.edu.au/futurestudents/domestic/undergraduate/e12/ ACU Passion for Business - Early Entry Program If you are a domestic or international student currently studying Year 12 in Australia and have completed, or are completing, a business related subject in Year 11 and/or Year 12, you are eligible to apply for entry to ACU through the P4B Program. Applications close 14 September 2016. http://www.acu.edu.au/732703

SYDNEY UNI: NEW COURSES FOR 2017 Bachelor of Education (Secondary: Health and Physical Education) The program focuses on health and physical education, but also offers a second teaching area. The second teaching area may include Aboriginal studies, biology, business studies, chemistry, commerce, drama, economics, English, geography, history, languages, mathematics.

Students will undertake supervised teaching practice and an internship in secondary schools.

ACU Passion for Law and Commerce Early Entry Program If your passion is law and commerce, we will show you how to combine the two to provide you with the skills and opportunities to work in both the courtroom and the boardroom.

Applications close, 16 September, 2016 http://www.acu.edu.au/880781

This four-year degree has a strong focus on integrating educational theory and practice.

University lectures and practical workshops will be linked to a comprehensive professional experience program as well as various service learning experiences. Graduates also develop interpersonal and teaching skills, and embrace their position as a role model of healthenhancing behaviour. There is a strong focus on Educational Leadership as well as an opportunity to complete honours. sydney.edu.au/courses/programs/bachelor-ofeducation-secondary

ACU Early Achiever’s Program Applications open on 8th August.

See http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/alternativ e_entry/early_entry Wollongong University Early Admission Applications are open from 1- 26th August. See http://www.uow.edu.au/future/earlyadmission/index.html

Bachelor of Pharmacy and Management Sydney University will introduce an innovative five-year Bachelor of Pharmacy

Study Overseas Information Evening 31 August . 4.30 to 7.30pm

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and Management degree that teaches a unique combination of pharmacy skills and business knowledge. Students will develop sound business practices integrated with sustainable healthcare models, which will be enhanced through participation in an Intern Training Program (sydney.edu.au/pharmacy/futurestudents/intern-training-program/index.shtml).

PRIVATE COLLEGES International College of Management Open Day 10am – 2pm, 14 August @ Manly Campus.

Explore our courses, tour our campus and discover how a management qualification from ICMS will help you open opportunities. http://courses.icms.edu.au/Open-Day-2016Full.html#/home

“Pharmacy is more than dispensing medicine at a local pharmacy or conducting research in a laboratory,” says Professor Iqbal Ramzan, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy. “Our students will develop a unique combination of pharmacy and business skills, providing them with a competitive edge to access career opportunities outside traditional fields of practice to diverse roles in pharmacy management, pharmaceutical industry, consultant pharmacy and industrial pharmacy.”

Endeavour College of Natural Health Open Day Saturday 8 October 2016, 10am - 12:30pm.

Love the idea of starting a career in Natural Medicine and gaining insight into a student’s life at Endeavour College? https://www.naturalhealthopenday.com.au/ Hotel School Sydney Open Day Saturday, 10 September 2016 - 9am - 1pm@ 60 Phillip St Sydney.

Do you want a rewarding career in Hotels, Event Management, Hospitality, Tourism or Business and interested in completing a Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management?

Register online: http://sydney.hotelschool.scu.edu.au/about/inf odays

Stuart Anderson, Regional Vice President Supply Asia Pacific at AstraZeneca says, “University of Sydney pharmacy graduates are highly sought after in the industry because of the quality of the education they receive and the quality of the graduates, in comparison to other universities.” sydney.edu.au/pharmacy/study/bachelorpharmacy-management

Australasian College of Natural Therapies Open Day 20th August 2016, 10am to 2pm, 235 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont Courses in Nutrition, Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Massage and Sport Development. http://www.acnt.edu.au/about-us/events/openday-pyrmont

Sydney University First Robotics 4-6.30pm every Sunday during school term Sydney University will host a high school student robotics team, the “Drop Bears” who compete in the International First Robotics competition. The team is comprised of high school students across Sydney. As part of this team students will learn valuable skills in programming, building, project management, leadership and communication. Register here: sydney.edu.au/engineering/high-school/firstrobotics-interest

Australian National College of Beauty Open Day 9.30am – 2pm, Saturday 20 August @ 235 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont.

Find out about the Diploma of Beauty Therapy. There will be information sessions and hands-on workshops throughout the day. http://www.ancb.edu.au/events/open-daysydney

Student Life at Western Sydney University For students interested in studying at Western Sydney University, this webpage provides information and videos on what life is like on campus. It contains information on student exchange, accommodation options, libraries, sporting facilities and more. https://www.uws.edu.au/future/future_students _home/studentlife

Billy Blue College of Design Info Night 23rd August 2016, 5pm to 7pm, 46-52 Mountain Street, Ultimo Info night will provide an opportunity for those who cannot attend open day to find out about undergraduate courses available.

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http://www.billyblue.edu.au/newsevents/upcoming-events/sydney/informationnight-sydney

versions of Nervo, hair and makeup done and dressed in killer heels.

This official video for Nervo’s song, PeopleGrinnin’, is part of a major national campaign aimed at improving gender diversity in engineering. In a unique collaboration led by UNSW between eight universities, Engineers Australia and advertising agencyWhybin/TBWA, the “Made

By Me” campaign endeavours to change the way young people, particularly girls, approach engineering. Nervo – twins Miriam and Olivia Nervo – were inspired to work on the campaign by their own experience as the only women in their class while studying sound engineering https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/news/so und-principles

Career Bullseyes The career bullseyes on the myfuture website can help you match the subjects you’re studying and your interests with a possible future career. https://myfuture.edu.au/career-bullseyes Schindler Lifts Australia - Electrical Apprenticeship Schindler Group is one of the world’s leading providers of elevators, escalators and moving walks. We are currently seeking individuals interested in an electrical apprenticeship to commence in January 2017. For more information on our apprenticeship program, please vist our website www.schindler.com or contact Danielle Keogh, HR Coordinator on 02 9931 9900 or email aus.hr@schindler.com.

Year 13 This is a good site for life after high school advice - gap year, jobs, study and internships. https://year13.com.au/

ENGINEERING NEWS Reflections of a change-maker 15 July 2016 With 10 years in the workforce under her belt, Chemical Engineering graduate and Lend Lease strategist Michelle Hone takes time out to reflect on the journey so far.

UNSW Chemical Engineering alumna Michelle Hone.

“I loved chemistry at high school and always had a fascination about how things worked, so chemical engineering sparked my interest as a way to combine these two elements,” says Michelle Hone, who joined Chemical Engineering as a Co-op scholar in 2001. Read more at: https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/news/ref lections-of-a-change-maker

OPEN DAYS AT Australian Catholic University (ACU): 3 September – North Sydney campus 10 September- Strathfield campus

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On Friday the 22nd July, four Year 11 students, Marina Dionysiou, Tina Ventoura, Giorge Gemisis and Demetrios Avdalis, along with the Dean of the Middle School Ms Kokinelis and the Curriculum Leader of the Science Mr Croft, were invited to attend a SNOG presentation, and a tour of their brain cancer research facilities in the Kolling Institute, located at the Royal North Shore Hospital.

SOUND PRINCIPLES UNSW’S Alex Bannigan (Women In Engineering Manager) with Sandra Harrison (Recruitment Officer) during the filming of the music video.

Dr Alex Bannigan says an exciting interactive music video will help drum up support for gender diversity in engineering. The latest video for Australian DJ act Nervo depicts young women creating androids in a futuristic lab. On glass touchscreens and in stylish protective eyewear, they “create” lifelike robot

After arriving at Royal North Shore hospital by taxi, we went to the Kolling institute and up to the 8th floor which is a restricted area in which research about brain cancer is being conducted. After having morning tea and

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talking with some of the other benefactors, we made our way to a room where we were given some information about the work being done

by Sydney Neuro-Oncology Group (SNOG) and the research facility before a the presentations took place. We learnt that unlike other organizations where 50% or more of donations goes towards administrative costs, SNOG puts 100% of all money raised towards research, education and patient care. The plaques were presented to us by one of the key brain cancer surgeons.

Demetrios Avdalis Year 11

After this presentation, we took a tour of the cancer research facility. Before entering, we needed to put on medical robes for safety reasons and were instructed not to touch anything at all. While on ‘tour’ we were given the scientific rundown on cancer research itself and the machines that are used. We also were able to look at live cancer cells through a microscope.

Danger’s Night The wind was screaming a warning sound, The rain was pouring to the ground.

But the flowers grew,

We all felt very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to go to the Kolling Institute, and see first-hand that our donations really do make a difference to the work being done by this great organization. We met and heard from individuals who are passionate and dedicated to making a difference. Their efforts in trying to find answers to the cause of this disease and in developing the best treatments aimed at prolonging the lives of those affected, is truly inspiring.

And spread their leaves, And the small seeds flew like little beads.

The storm raged on, eating up, Everything went, everything gone.

It started to snow, Which made the rivers flow, Dropping their water and starting to grow.

The wind yelled at the top of its voice.

The sky was sad, the rain angry, But the wind sang like a broken canary.

The trees were lost, They paid much cost, And held their breath, Prepared for their death.

Nektarios Kollias 5I

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ENGLISH AND EXCURSION:

movie, and it was so good, mainly because it was entertaining and in 3D! Joanna Kourgialis 6P

HUMANITIES

A composition of writings by Year 6 students Bzzz! Bzzz! It was 6:30am and I had got up extra early, for today my grade and I were going on a trip to Darling Harbour to see an IMAX production, known as ‘Island of Lemurs’. At this point in time I barely knew anything about the excursion. All I knew was that we were going to see the movie. I guess Miss McCarthy was keeping it a secret!

Stephen Koutoulogenis 6M

The recently released film is made by Warner Brothers and the IMAX Theatre. The movie is produced by Diane Roberts and Mark Mothersbaugh. The film is written by Morgan Freeman and is directed by David Douglas. Dr Patricia C Wright, helped them with the lemurs and also helped them film the movie.

This film is about scientists working towards saving one of our oldest relatives, lemurs.

They are trying to pull us in by showing us how adorable they are and what they do for example, they leap, jump, dance and sing all day long.

On the 10th of June, all of Year 6 went on an excursion to the IMAX and The Rocks: The Big Dig… overall, it was probably the best excursion I’ve have ever had.

Michael Antoniou 6P

My views on this is that they try to engage you by making it 3D so they can jump out at your face so you can see how cute they are. Overall, I think we should save these little adorable lemurs because we would not like it if we are about to be extinct.

Nicola Spyropoulos 6P

Firstly, the whole grade boarded the bus, and were soon on their way to the park in the city: Tumbalong Park, at which we ate and played.

There was a doughnut, flying fox, slides, swings etc. I spent most of my time on the doughnut… Can’t wait for the next excursion!

George Grillakis 6P

We arrived at our second and final stop, the Archaeological Dig Centre at The Rocks. We spent a while there and it was so interesting because the guides had all of these artefacts in great condition… my favourite trip ever!

Dyllon Polyzos 6P

After one entire hour at the park, we went to watch ‘Madagascar: Land of Lemurs’ at IMAX. My eyes nearly fell out of my head as the screen’s size was jaw-dropping. I found the documentary highly informative as it explained that Lemurs are only found in Madagascar, and the species’ of Lemurs… a fantastic movie!

Jamyson Gouveros 6M

Year 6 participated in a guided lesson and tour which focused on the link between Sydney’s past and the present, through real stories and archaeological facts.

Paul Giavis 6M Our guide, Gaz, took us inside a room where he explained what archaeology is and briefed us about the Big Dig Centre… Later he told us about the people that lived and worked there.

Lucas Leondaris 6P

Some researched facts are:  94% Lemurs are threatened by extinction.  49 species are listed as endangered.  24 species are critically endangered. …Their habitat has been chopped down and cleared by locals, which affects the Lemurs’ food supply too. Dr Wright is working closely with the locals to fix the problems, so we can all have Lemurs for many more years to come.

Thomas Zahos 6P

After the movie we went to the Rocks Archaeology Centre. We got into groups of 6 and chose our leader, Tayla. We went into a sand-filled room with artefacts hidden in each group’s quadrant. My group found a button, marble, a juicer and heaps more!

Erin Zinopoulos 6M

The IMAX theatre’s screens are the biggest screens known to Australia… We watched the

…We were looking for old artefacts from people of earlier times. Once we had found all

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of the artefacts in our section, we then went into the room where we had left our shoes, and were informed about all the artefacts that we had found.

Damascus Economou 6M We also found out that underneath the surface in the sandpit were the foundations of an old home… we had a look outside and found out that there were houses of the people that used to live at this location: The Rocks.

Tayla Vergios 6M The buildings were the best; we learnt about the foundation room shapes and why they had a challenging lifestyle… The viewed artefacts were like ones you would see at a museum!

Penny Kezalas 6P … One the men who built some the previously existing buildings was a convict named George Corbett. He was a smart man; a butcher and hotel owner. Opposite these buildings he built a small cottage for himself, and he a meatworks house too.

Anastasia Lambrou 6P

SPORTS

We learnt a lot of history on this excursion and we had a lot of fun. All of my friends enjoyed it and so did I! I can’t wait for the next one!

Annalise Denize 6M

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JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT PAUL KELLY CUP STATE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

Overall, if I were reading this I would say that the Year 6 classes had a wonderful day out! I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, the teachers for organising this great excursion!

Christina Pascalis 6M

After competing at the regional tournament, the St Spyridon Girls AFL Team competed at the State qualifying Tournament held at ELS Hall Fields and Ryde on June 16th.

The team competed with superior sportsmanship and were highly competitive, winning their second pool game convincingly and losing to the eventual winners of the entire day of games in a well-fought effort, going down by only a few goals. This was no disgrace, as in the final, the second placed team lost by more than what our girls did in their pool match.

Best on Ground achievements are awarded to the following students for their respective efforts in each game:

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Game 1: St Spyridon v Middle Harbour PS; Best on ground for this game was Anastasia Lambrou; ferocious in defence and winning the ball as the main Ruck around the ground.

Game 2: St Spyridon v Mimosa PS. Best on ground is awarded to two players in the forward line; Amelia Raptis for scoring our first team goal of the day, and Taylysse Knight for her valiant efforts to score several goals. Special mention goes to the sisters; Julia and Angelina Costa, for their tenacious defensive efforts in this game.

Game 3: St Spyridon v Forestville PS. Best on ground for this game could have gone to all players for St Spyridon, as all showed courage and a ‘never say die’ attitude to stop Forestville from scoring a host of goals as they did against every other team at the tournament.

However, best on ground is again shared by three players; Natalia Constantinidis for her contesting and winning the ball in the centres, Adriana Drakoulis who provided a dominant transitional link between backs and forwards, and Gabriela Gouveros for her ability to continue to out muscle much bigger athletes and win the ball for St Spyridon. Well done, girls!

SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL On Tuesday 26th July the Senior School had their Annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field. The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September.

With strong participation from all students we had a record number of entries with 1500 entries across both track and field events. As the day progressed house spirit escalated as teams could sense that the Nemean dominance was at threat. All students participated in good spirit and showed great sportsmanship throughout the day.

Results from the carnival are as follows: Middle School Olympians 921 Delphians 735 Corinthians 623 Nemeans 489

Thank you to the other girls who helped us to qualify for this tournament too.

Upper School Olympians 482 Delphians 390 Corinthians 365 Nemeans 356

Overall Champion: Olympians

Champion of Champions

Miss D. McCarthy AFL Team Manager

In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race, Christina Vlahos of Year 9 was victorious in the girls and Anthony Pascalis from Year 10 won in a very closely contested race.

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Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day, which resulted in them receiving Age Champions. These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation on the condition they compete at the ISA carnival.

12yrs Theofanis Barlas 60pts Corinthians 13yrs Franklin Pyliotis 91pts Olympians 14yrs Chad Bteddini 58 pts Corinth 15yrs Nicholas Kollias 79pts Olympians 16yrs Constantinos Kollias 75pts Olympians 17yrs George Andrianakos 59pts Delphians 18yrs Christian Ishak 110pts Olympians

The following school records were broken at the meet: Spiros Zafiropoulos 14yrs Shot Put 12.63m

12yrs Athena Demetriou 84pts Olympians 13yrs Alexia Moufarrage 55pts Delphians Olivia Krasadakis 55pts Delphians 14yrs Desi Kapodistrias 71pts Delphians 15yrs Christina Vlahos 65pts Nemenas 16yrs Yovana Stosic 30pts Olympians Victoria Zois 30pts Nemeans 17yrs Tiana Milisavljevic 79pts Corinthians 18yrs Chrystal Christie 75pts Delphians

Nicholas Kollias 15yrs Discus- 37.44m 15yrs High Jump 1.80m Jordan Makridopolus 17yrs 200m 24.60 George Andrianakos 17yrs Long Jump 5.60m

Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students. To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day.

Victoria Zois 16yrs 800m 3.05.46 Jordan Bond 16yrs 400m – 57.35

Finally, thank you to the Year 12 students who participated on the day; Christian Ishak, Alexander Cardamis, Alexander Stamoulis, Lia Albanakis, Ivana Bogojevic, Alexia Rizzo, Chrystal Christie, Katie Thimakis and Tiana Milisavljevic.

Anthony Pascalis 15yrs 100m 11.73 Desi Kapodistrias 12-14 1500m 6.20.86 Lena Tsalikis Girls 12-14 Triple Jump 8.73m Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 8.26m

Individual student results will be placed on the sports notice board and the ISA team will be announced next week. Â

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Ms K. O’Shea Girls Sport

PREFECT PROFILE

Name: Erin Hennessey Age: 17 years old Number of years at St Spyridon College: 13 - since Kindergarten Subjects I am currently studying:  English Advanced,  Mathematics,  Mathematics Extension,  Physics,  Visual Arts,  Modern History Hobbies:  Writing  Sculpting  Sudoku  Reading My Future Aspirations: I would love to do something that enables me to travel the world and see different cultures. However, for now I am just seeing where my interests take me.

My Role Models:  My parents  Teachers of the school  Heads of the College  Past students whom have achieved their goals Favourite Quote: Picasso was once asked what his paintings meant. He said, “Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” So, sometimes with art, it is important just to look.”-Marina Abramovic My Proudest Moment: Officially being referred to as a member of the Year 12 Class of 2016.

One Piece of Advice I would give to the younger students: Don’t focus too much on growing up, you only live in the age you are once and before you know it you’re at your final year of senior school.

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COLLEGE CAPTAINS REPORT The focus this week from our Code of Conduct centers on respect and responsibility “Students are to respect the property of others; great care is to be taken of all College buildings, furniture and equipment.”

Even though Graffiti has been around since ancient times and was an acceptable way of advertising certain activities, these days especially in schools it is not so acceptable. On occasion it appears in unsightly places here and there. We know that those who do it don’t think, and do it as a joke that lasts a few seconds and is then forgotten about. However, this type of ‘fun’ is destructive unsightly and disrespectful. It also costs money to get rid of and this money could be better spent on the beautification of surroundings instead of cleaning. So let’s all try to be better people by keeping this conduct rule in mind.

In case you have forgotten SNOG beanies are still for sale in the office for $15. We would really love to sell all of them, so if your head and ears are getting cold due to the winter chill, buy a beanie!

On the schools Facebook page there are a lot of photos and videos showing how great a time the 55 students from year 9 and 10, are having on the Greece trip. If you haven't checked the Facebook page out yet then this is a perfect opportunity to do so. You might even be surprised to see pictures of yourself there at another event as well!

Students of the Week Since the last newsletter Week 8 The first student to be highlighted is Alexander Cardamis from Year 12. He is to be congratulated for being a good guy who always has time to be friendly, readily saying ‘Hi’ and being helpful.

Because he is quiet and is happy to just get on with things, he appears to go under the radar. We just want to let him know that his kind gestures are noted and appreciated. Keep up the great effort Alexander!

Week 9

The second student who has stood out recently is from Year 8.

We have been told that she always shows great sportsmanship and can be relied on to be responsible and do the right thing especially at Saturday sports competitions. This is important as we are quite a competitive school but as Mrs Katsogiannis always says to me, “We should win, but not at all costs!” We would therefore like to congratulate Georgia Varvaritis from Year 8 for her efforts this term.

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Term 3 Week 1 This week’s Student of the Week is Tiana Milisaljevic, Year 12, who put the skills learnt during a school-based Car Maintenance Course to good use. On the last day of Term Tiana assisted a peer with changing her flat tyre.

INTERESTING FACTS to think about…

Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday…

So be happy that we start on a Tuesday in Term 3  So TGIF - thank God it’s Friday! Have a productive break and spare a thought for us Year 12’s who have our HSC trial exams starting soon.

AND The average lead pencil will draw a line 56km long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

More than 2 billion pencils are manufactured each year in the US. If these were laid end to end they would circle the world 9 times!

Chrystal Christie College Captain

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