Post on 08-Jul-2020
Liverpool Girls will join together as a team to support
World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine, and we need your help!
We are raising funds to help kids around the world who are suffering because of
chronic hunger. Their families live on a maximum of 40 cents a day!
We will come together on the Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August
to support each other while we give up various things like food
and technology.
For those who enter, to celebrate the successful end of the 40 hours, Miss Bor will
make you a cupcake!
To register, go to the 40 Hour Famine website and follow the prompts. For more help,
see Miss Bor in the CAPA staffroom or Raquel Toyton in Year 10.
Liverpool Girls’ High School
Forbes Street, Liverpool NSW 2170
Principal: David Hargrave Deputy Principal: Cheryl Screech Deputy Principal: Donna Plumridge
Deputy Principal National Partnership: Catherine Duncan
“LGHS is a learning community that sets high standards”
Contributors – this issue
Rachael Jacobs
Vienna Vergara
Maja Javonovic
Mariam Darwich
Zainab Naseer
Year 11 Society & Culture
Caryn Tran
Sarah Elabed
Katherine Fausset
Yasmin Mersal
Samruddhi Naidu
Dalia Amoor
Omyma Al-Kaaby
Andjela Visic
Joelle Seieddine
Year 7VA5 Visual Arts
Angela Watfa
GLIDES Team
Alisha Babu Skaria
Hanna Mohammed Amin
Sarah Sultan
Shay-lee Willoughby
Maleeha Imran
Ayra Anin
Cover illustration by Caryn Tran 10R3
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Partnership
Community of Schools Mural Workshop
The Family Partnership for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students was held on the 27 June in Term
2. It is an amazing opportunity for our school to interact with students’ parents and our community. On
the day, selected students whom identify as Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander, as well as students
whom have been involved in school projects exploring elements of our Aboriginal history, were invited to
showcase their work. Angel Watfa (Year 7) spoke to the parents about the mural and was proud to
represent my culture.
The following is from the speech Angel gave on the day:
“This Family Partnership meeting is a new and exciting experience for me and my friends. It has allowed
us to showcase the finished product of our mural which we completed at the Community of Schools Mural
Workshop. At the workshop, we explored a range of Aboriginal art painting techniques. It was amazing!
Our mentor, Uncle Steve, who is an Aboriginal elder, led us through the day and helped us create our
artwork.
The fact that three year seven students and Uncle
Steve ended up producing a beautiful mural is
something that I am very proud of as an artist.
Our mural design depicts a mother snake circling
the area, with a baby snake in the middle. We also
put four campfires on the edges and women with
spears all over the mural. At the end of the
workshop, we drew our design on a piece of wood
and painted it. The mural is now located in the
library near the boys door.
On behalf of Tayah, Pricilla, Tori Ann and myself,
we would like to thank the principals and CCO’s
teachers for making this possible every Tuesday.
We would definitely do it again if we could.
Speech by Angel Watfa 7N
Article by Hanna Amin (Year10)
“Our Mural design represents the connection and love
that indigenous people share with their land and the
strong bond they share with their families”
Liverpool Girls High Choir Ensemble
We all know that the Choir ensemble are always busy members of Liverpool Girls High and last term was
no exception. The Choir represented LGH in Sydney Town Hall on Monday the 13th of May were they
combined with 650 talented students from around NSW to perform with the state Orchestra.
“It was an experience like no other”, among their performances at the State Choral Concert were 3 vocal
pieces from memory and the Mozart requiem in Latin.
The Choirs hard work both at school and in the city, including the privilege of working with a Sydney
Philharmonic Choir conductor, Mr Brett Weymark, payed off when they performed their repertoire for
the many eager audience members who enjoyed the music. The Choir was exposed to challenging music
they had never performed before, seeing as it is not the usual LGHS style, however they came out with a
stellar performance.
It was also the perfect opportunity to meet other students from different schools. All the best for the
near future!
The hip hop students were also at the Bring It
On! Festival event in the dance showcase,
thanks to Mrs Querin.
The hip hoppers also attended the HIP HOP
festival at Homebush last term and represented
our school brilliantly!
LGHS also attended the SWS Regional Dance
festival and performed 3 dance ensembles.
CONGRATULATIONS to all involved!
Introducing the Polyfonix Band that played at
the 2013 Bring It On! Festival. The festival that
was held at the Fairfield Showground on the
14th of April attracted over 12,000 young
people, one of the biggest crowds ever!
The Polyfonix Band performed ‘Locked Out Of
Heaven’
Artists included Invincible Worldwide, Kookies
N Kreme and X-Factor finalists The Collective
who talked to the girls and told them how
amazing they were!
On June 17, four SLC members were chosen to participate in the Regional SLC Meeting which
was held at Ashcroft High School. About ten schools attended, with a similar number of
representatives.
Each school gave a PowerPoint presentation on various aspects of their school, and what they
have achieved in their SLC. Highlights were hearing how local schools in the region were
assisting needy citizens with fundraising in their local areas. In groups we discussed various
issues we all share within our communities, and brainstormed possible solutions and actions to
deal with these. The main issue concerning schools around our area was mental health. Student
Leaders were very concerned with the mental health of teens, with many of us experiencing
depression, stress, peer pressure, family problems or anxiety in our school communities.
At Liverpool Girls’ High School, there are the school counsellors, as well as teachers you can
trust and year advisors to help you if you are feeling depressed, anxious, stressed or simply
need someone to talk to. The school also offers peer mediation and peer support, programs
which are run by students. The SLC want you to know it is important to share your problems
and get help with them.
Days like the SLC Regional Meeting are vital in sharing and gaining a better understanding of
student needs in our area. We hope to continually improve our school and meet the needs of
our fellow students as Leadership Council representatives.
By Katherine Fausset and Yasmin Mersal (Year 10 SLC)
BIGGE GIRLS DON’T CRY:
SOCIALISATION AT LGHS
Year 11 Society and Culture investigate theories of who we are
and how we became that way.
How do we form our identity? For the past two
weeks our year 11 society & culture class has
been researching how the students at Liverpool
Girls High School learn how to cooperate,
communicate and identify who they are. We
asked questions about the influences, choices
and experiences of students in all year groups of
the school.
Self-actualisation is a term sociologists use to
describe the stage where a person reaches a true
sense of understanding who they are. Acceptance
by peer group can lead to security of identity,
while rejection can lead to low self-esteem. Most
students believe that the emotional and social
needs are the most important to them now with
a handful at the stage of self-actualisation
already.
In an interview that we carried out, one Year 9
student said: “It is important to be involved in a
group, although, everyone has their own
preference on being alone or not. Socialising
helps you and communicating is essential.”
In our research we found this to be an important
factor of socialisation.
“It is important to be
involved in a group,
although, everyone has
their own preference on
being alone or not.
Socialising helps you and
communicating is
essential.”
According to Maslow, a theorist of Personal and
Social Development, in the stages of early
adolescence to adolescence (11-18), we should
only be concerned with social and emotional
issues, but with research we've found this to not
be true, as some have already reached self-
actualisation. Many around the age of 14-17 were
beginning to ask 'what if?' questions and think in
abstract terms. Individuals past the age of 13
begin to act independently and are influenced by
friends more than their family. This information
supports the theory of sociologist Lawrence
Kohlberg, as it suggests that younger students
tend to be more emotionally reactive because
their social skills are still in the midst of
development and it makes them less rebellious
than their older peers. This was found with a
survey of 15 year 8 and 9 students.
One sociologist that we studied, Fowler, believed
that young adolescents had their religion shaped
by their parents, but as they grew older the
individual will come to a crossroad and will
question and make a decision regarding their
faith. We surveyed a group of 14-19 year old
students and found the majority had come to a
point in their lives where they were questioning
their religion based on their social environment.
To give you a background picture of this,
quantitative research carried out in the
playground showed that 40% of students were
very religious but had started to question their
beliefs. Another 40% of students were not
affected by religion and are currently going
through the questioning process and feel
comfortable with their decisions. Interestingly, at
Liverpool Girls’ High School, this appears to be
occurring at a younger age than Fowler suggests.
This, perhaps, is a reflection of changing times
and multiculturalism within the school.
“Many around the age
of 14-17 were
beginning to ask 'what
if?' questions and think
in abstract terms”.
Maslow recognised that not everyone would
necessarily reach self-actualisation but argued
that it was an important ideal for everyone to
strive for, whether consciously or not. Various
contributing factors make LGHS unique, whether
it is the environment we are placed in, peer
influence and vast multiculturalism. What was
clear from our research is the importance of
religion, culture and language at LGHS, with a
large majority of girls reaching an understanding
of who they are at an early stage. These ideas
contribute to an understanding of how students
from our school socialise as a unit. The research
gave us valuable insight into what the universal
factors of adolescence are, as well as what makes
us different.
A collaborative piece written by the Year 11
Society & Culture Class
Last term on Thursday June 20 our school held a Family Partnership’s event to celebrate Refugee
Week and showcase the successes of our students who identify as refugees. Students from various
year groups shared stories, artworks and projects they had completed as part of their school work.
All students spoke confidently and passionately about their work and their positive experiences in
learning. The quality of the work was exceptional. The school choir also performed for the enjoyment
of those who attended.
Family Partnerships is an excellent opportunity for parents to celebrate and view their children’s
work and also builds positive and stronger ties between the community and our school.
By Alisha Babu Skaria (Year 10)
In Environmental Club we are growing veggies and herbs in our school garden. We also plant flowers as well.
At the moment we are planning to recruit year 7s so we are working together to write speeches on what to tell
them. The activities we participate in through Environmental Club are: Plant a Tree Day, an environmental
camp, and we are also planning to make a green house.
On Wednesday July 31 Environmental Club held a vote to select the design for the Environment Mural which
will be painted on the brick wall in Quad B.
Below are the four finalists. Option D (by Seda Hammoud & Monica Suffin in year 9) is the winner!
By Omyma Al-Kaaby (Year 8)
TEACHER OF TERM 2 IS AWARDED TO:
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
- William Arthur Ward
It’s an honour to grant Liverpool Girl’s first ever ‘Teacher of the Term’ award to Mr Singh. We
appreciate the effort you put into your teaching and into your students but also the effort you put
into keeping healthy. For all of you who don’t know, Mr Singh picks a really interesting way to travel
to school. He catches two trains but chooses to get off two stops earlier to walk the rest of the way.
Now I don’t know about you but that’s pretty inspiring for me. But above all, his frank and laconic
attitude towards everything is always so entertaining.
Considering that he has been teaching for 41 years, I’ve never seen a person put as much enthusiasm
into learning Maths every single day as Mr Singh. It’s great to see his passion for teaching and
learning is still burning fervently. This confirms for me that if you do something you love and give it
your 100%, you’re unlikely to tire of it…. even after a long time.
So sir, thank you for doing your part as our teacher and we’ll try our hardest to listen to the ‘Old Man’
as much as we can. We look forward to your “birthday party”. Every term.
“Maths makes you HAPPPPPYY, maths makes you HEALTHYYYY….”
(An original song by Mr Singh!)
By Alisha Skaria (Year 10)
There is a serpent at the front of the school and it is hanging around in the front office.
This snake isn’t like others; it’s made out of colourful paper. Our 7E Art class made
this serpent because this is the year of the Snake in the Chinese calendar.
This Snake is exactly six metres long! He is made out of paper and looks real. The
serpent symbolises the Chinese culture, in addition to showcasing the creative artists
in year seven.
Super Slithering Serpent is a 3D snake which is made from: colourful paper, split pins
and colours (pencils etc). Everyone had an A4 page to colour in and add whatever
design they wanted and then when everyone was finished with their designs we cut
the corners with scissors so that it would create a circular shape. Then we used a
whole punch and made two holes on both ends of the paper. After this we put the split
pins in and joined it with another one. The head and tail were made by Miss Lumkin
who is our art teacher.
Andjela Visic & Joelle Seifeddine 7E
“Liverpool Lyrebirds Cheerleading Squad participated in the West Tigers dance spectacular at the SCG
on Sunday 14Th of April. While doing this performance the squad and I had a lot of fun practising and
meeting new people. I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to Miss Russell, Miss Pappas, Miss Lukas
and Miss Craig who were looking after the squad and helping us learn the routine.”
Kelly Briggs (Captain) 11R2/SLC
“I had a great day with my friends, we got to do something that is very rare- cheerlead in front of the
West Tigers and thousands of people! I loved how our families came and watched us perform and can
safely say that the countless hours we spent rehearsing was worth it… the event was a huge success.”
Kayla Woolfe 8E/SLC
“I had a fun day cheerleading for the West Tigers. I loved the dance moves. It was a fun experience to
have and our squad looks forward to performing the routine in front of the school at a later date.”
Farzana Ali 8N
Squad members
Hesha Maudhoo 7L Ana Dukic 8E Raeann Dandachli 8R Kavitha Krishna 8O Angelic Portan 8E Farzana Ali 8N Stephanie lee 8G Mari Alkhamesi 8N Kayla Woolfe 8E Amelia Thai 9R6 Aleesha Petrovsky 8E Ayshley Rao 9R5 Semra Pihura 8G Sibel Cakici 9R2 Sarah Al Waili 8R
Aleksandra Tosanovic 8N Ece Demir 9R2 Mirjana Maodus 8R
Nikolina Pupovac 9R6 Victoria Thomas 8E Ghadir Tammoum 9R6 Gabriela Vuckovic 8G
Batoul Majzoub 9R4 Amber Whare 8G Kararina Rovcannin 9R5 Savitha Shree Ganesh 8A Acqueline Thirakul 9R6 Nancy Mohamad 10R4 Kelly Briggs 11R2 Tiffany Reid 11R6 Felicia Co 9R2
On May 29, Year 10 Visual Arts class went on an excursion to the Manly Bay wharf up in the city.
Before we attended the excursion 10VA1 created sculptures that symbolised a natural and raw part
of life in an inspirational manner, to be placed on the bay as an installation inspired by the topic that
we have been studying, ’’Sculpture by the sea’’. We were separated into mini groups where we
worked on our sculptures for about a month before the excursion to Manly. Each group made
different and amazing sculptures with symbolism and meaning.
We caught a train to Circular Quay with our teacher Ms Land and Ms De Andre. When we arrived at
Circular Quay we had a break while waiting for the ferry so we could travel to Manly. Many members
of the city society complimented our sculptures and appreciated them. They were amazed. Once we
got to Manly bay we placed our sculptures by the sea and photographed them as part of the
assignment. Many residents of Manly came up to students and their sculptures and asked about
them. They also commented very positively on the work suggesting the Manly Daily paper be sent the
photos. Our unit of work focuses primarily on how we can implement art in a creative and
sustainable manner in our natural surroundings.
By Sarah Sultan (Year 10)
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson, popularly known as “Fat Amy” from Pitch
Perfect (2012) is an Australian actress, writer and a stand-
up comedian. She pursued an acting career after having
hallucinations (from malaria she had contracted during a
holiday in South Africa) in which she saw herself as an
actress who had won an Oscar.
Wilson has appeared in various TV shows and films such as
Fat Pizza, Ghost Rider, Bridesmaids, A Few Best Men,
Bachelorette, This Means War, What to Expect When
You're Expecting and the biggest hit Pitch Perfect. Her role
as ‘Fat Amy’ in this hit movie earned her five award
nominations.
“My family keeps me pretty
grounded. Like, if I try anything
diva, they're like, "Oh shut up.
Go and do the dishes."
Wilson has experienced success both locally and overseas.
She was a guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ show and rapped
with the host live on the show. She also had a good talk
with Jimmy Kimmel about her grandfather giving Olivia
Newton-John a sloppy kiss on the lips when they met
them. A video of her audition song for Pitch Perfect (“Edge
of Glory” by Lady Gaga) was shown on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno.
We think she’s awesome not only because she is an exceptional comedian and naturally hilarious, but also the
fact that she hasn’t succumbed to the pressures of the TV and film industry in becoming ultra thin. She has her
own unique personality and takes pride in her work. She has proved that you don’t have to fit that stereotype
of beauty to be successful and popular. Rebel, along with a list of growing woman in music and film who are
naturally beautiful and voluptuous
(think Adele!), is challenging
societies ideals of beauty and
success. It’s their choices,
confidence and talent that matters
for them to entertain people. Just
like her name, she is naturally
rebellious!
By Maja Jovanovic & Vienna Vergara
(Year 10)
On the June 21, 2013, Year 10 had the privilege to go on an excursion to Luna Park for Science. The
reason for this trip? Apparently, it was for educational purposes, but to us, it was an AWESOME day
where we socialised & went crazy!
Well, to fill you in on the educational part, it was for the Physics’ topic “MOTION” which we studied
last term. You all know what ‘MOTION’ is right? Everything in the universe moves, just like the rides
at Luna Park! We learnt about the different types of forces that act upon you, how the forces act
upon you when in a ride, and how to DEFY GRAVITY!
Anyway, the rides were so FUN! In my opinion, the BEST
ride was the FLYING SAUCER. I went on it twice,
consecutively! Most of my peers found the WILD MOUSE
and RANGER the scariest because both rides created the
greatest sensation of being thrown off. The ROTOR was a
sickening experience, the TANGO TRAIN was sooooooo
fast, the TUMBLE BUG made me call for my mum, CONEY
ISLAND was so cute and challenging, the SPIDER was so
boring and the FERRIS WHEEL was so relaxing & tranquil.
Well, that was pretty much it. It was just another fun,
informative excursion.
By Rachael Jacobs (Year 10)
Photos by Hannah Amin (Year 10)