Newsletter

No. 5

27 March 2017

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RESPECT

at occasions like

ANZAC assemblies

Page 2 P&C News

Canteen News

Duval Prefect Group Update

Athletics Success for Will

Page 3 Introducing…..Matt Mulligan

Creating Discovery

Workshop

Year 7 German

Page 4 Year 10 Geography

Harmony Day Haiku

Dance Studio Upgrade

Page 5 National Rimfire Benchrest

Championships

Interclub Shoot

Championship

Duval Students doing “Walk

for Kids with Cancer”

Page 6 Community Noticeboard

DATES FOR THE DIARY

27 March - 4 April Year 12 Half Yearly Examinations

29 March Zone Northwest Trials

3 April Oorala ATSI Presentation

6 April Boys & Girls Football

7 April LAST DAY TERM 1

8 April Duval Prefect’s BBQ @ Bunnings

26 April FIRST DAY TERM 2 (FOR STUDENTS)

26 April P&C AGM @ 6pm following by regular

General Meeting

Publication of this newsletter is made possible through the generous support of the

Duval High School Parents & Citizens Association.

HARMONY DAY AT DUVAL

Top of the Hi l l Newsletter of Duval High School

Duval celebrated Harmony Day on Friday, 21 March. Students were

asked to dress in their national costume to celebrate our cultural diversity.

The message of the day was ‘everyone belongs’.

Our diversity makes Australia a great place to live. Harmony Day is a cele-

bration of our cultural diversity — a day of cultural respect for everyone

who calls Australia home. Harmony Day is held every year to coincide

with the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Dis-

crimination.

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P&C NEWS

It was wonderful to welcome new faces to our

meeting on 16 March. During the meeting we

were treated to a school tour to inspect some of

the resources that have been purchased using

P&C funds over the past year, including: a hi-tech

storage and charging media trolley in the

Library; chairs, tables and lounges in Senior

Common Room; and a full wall map in Ms

Verwayen’s geography classroom.

We also had a short presentation from Ms

Verwayen, who brought some suggestions from

the Student Representative Council (SRC)

regarding the canteen’s menu and transaction

options. It was decided that the SRC would

conduct a school-wide survey to provide further

information.

We have already filled Ms Noonan’s request to

pay for carpeting which overlays and protects the

new special flooring in the Dance Studio. We also

decided to purchase two new BBQs, which will be

available for use by the school as well as the

P&C.

The AGM is scheduled for 26 April (Term 2,

Week 1) at 6pm in the school office. It will be

followed by a regular monthly meeting. All are

welcome and encouraged to attend. For more

information, contact Susie Winter (Secretary):

hlwajwarw@hotmail.com.

P&C Committee

DUVAL PREFECT GROUP UPDATE

The Prefects have been busy selling raffle tickets

to raise funds for Beyond Blue. The prize is a

trailer load of red gum generously donated by

Mr Conrad Post.

On Saturday morning, Stuart and Chris helped Mr

Post to split the wood and load the trailer in

preparation for the Markets in the Mall on the

next day. Even though the weather was not great

the Prefects managed to raise $385.00 in ticket

sales.

The Prefects will be selling tickets at the next

Markets in the Mall on Sunday, 30 April 2017.

They are also available at the front office if you

would like to support this worthy cause. Tickets

are $2.00 each or three for $5.00.

Ms Verwayen

Teacher Representative — Prefect Group

CANTEEN NEWS

- HARMONY WEEK AT THE SNACK-SHACK -

Throughout the last week, the Canteen commem-

orated Harmony Week by serving a range of in-

ternational dishes from countries represented by

students from Duval:

MONDAY — Egyptian Kofta with Pasta

TUESDAY — Filipino Chicken Stir Fry

WEDNESDAY — Red Day (Aussie Treats &

Sweets)

THURSDAY — Ukrainian Goulash

FRIDAY — Nigerian Fried Rice.

Students really enjoyed trying out these different

tastes and flavours; with the Nigerian Fried Rice

being nominated a crowd favourite!

Special thanks to Belinda, Katy, and Suellen for

all their effort in preparing the special menus.

STOP PRESS!

Athletics Success for William Vince-Moin!

We have just received the results for Will’s events at the Australian Athletics Championships, held at

Olympic Park, Sydney, 26-27 March.

He placed 4th in the 400m, 4th in the 1500m, and

5th in the 800m. Congratulations Will!!

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INTRODUCING…..

NEW STAFF MEMBER:

MATT MULLIGAN

- English Faculty -

My earliest memory is . . . of a shower curtain

with goldfish printed on it. Mum said we moved

out of this house before I was two.

At school I . . . didn’t have a Facebook account

and never took a selfie.

I wish I’d never worn . . . when I was 17 I cut off a

pair of faded jeans, but left the back to sort of

hang as a train. To top that off, I had cut a second

pair of jeans off at the thigh, then I had put the

upside down legs on, securing them above my

knees, fashioning a rough pair of flares. So,

between top and bottom denim, there were about

6 inches of skin. If you can’t imagine this, don’t

try!

My mother always told me . . . “There’s no such

word as ‘can’t.”

I wish I had . . . moss green velvet curtains

I wish I hadn’t . . . in the words of Edith Piaf

“Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien” (I have

no regrets)

My happiest moment was . . . after my most

recent trip overseas I got off the plane in

Armidale, looked North at my beloved

mountains, and my eyes welled with tears. I love

my home!

My last meal would be . . . oysters Kilpatrick and

a big prawn cocktail.

I’m very bad at . . . speaking Icelandic

If I were a car I’d be . . . a dark green 1922

“Silver Ghost” Rolls Royce.

CREATING DISCOVERY WORKSHOP

On Wednesday, 22 March, Duval hosted a

wonderful 3-hour workshop run by Richard Short,

Chief Storyteller from the Sydney Story Factory.

This engaging 3 hours focussed on the

imaginative writing section of the HSC and was a

great way to engage our Year 12 English

students. We were also able to invite some

Armidale High students to share the experience.

The previous evening we hosted a writing

workshop for local English teachers.

Mrs Hoddinott

YEAR 7 GERMAN

Year 7 German have recently been making

Osterbaum or Easter Trees. Twigs are decorated

with hollowed-out eggs that Year 7 students

painted and then glazed with glue. It’s traditional

to create an Osterbaum in German-speaking

countries to celebrate new growth after the long,

dark winter.

The hollowing-out of the eggs was a little messy,

but we are enjoying the finished product in our

Language classroom.

Jo Scotchmer

German/English/EAL/D teacher

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YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY

Two Year 10 geography classes recently went on

a small but beneficial excursion to the Armidale

Waste Management Facility as part of out unit of

work on waste management.

We were given a tour through the facility, and

saw recycling being separated by hand and

machine; one-tonne blocks of paper and

cardboard destined for recycling into new

products; and the community recycling centre

which allows Armidale residents to recycle

everything from polystyrene, cooking oil,

batteries, chemicals, car tyres and light bulbs.

We learnt that the Facility is a very efficient

operation, with 96% of recycling collected from

10,000 households being fit for manufacture into

new products as part of a 'closed loop' system. It

was very interesting to see what actually

happened to our waste products and has

contributed a lot to our studies.

A big thank you to staff at the Facility, and our

teachers Ms Simes and Mrs Mitchell for

organising the excursion.

Olive Clark & Rachael Jones

HARMONY DAY HAIKU

Shane Flint (Year 7) really churns out Haiku poems! This is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of a strict syllable count within 3 lines.

Shane followed the traditional Haiku form in the poem on the left, allowed himself a little poetic licence in the one on the right, then broke out into free form in the one below!

He was inspired by the school’s Harmony Day celebrations of ethnic diversity on 24 March.

Jo Scotchmer

English/German/EAL/D teacher

DANCE STUDIO UPGRADE

Recently we had a new dance floor put in the studio/stage, funding assistance from the P&C. It's a professional quality floor similar to the flooring used in professional company studios and touring performances. I believe we are the only facility in the region to have this resource.

The floor is a specialised rubber/vinyl surface and is taped down to the floor. Carpet was also purchased to protect the flooring in this shared space. It has rubber backing to eliminate a slip hazard.

Our dance program has grown this year, and this resource is of particular significance to HSC students. A massive Thank You to our GA, Wayne Gaw, for his help with installation. The students and I are very grateful for this incredible classroom resource!

Miss Noonan

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NATIONAL RIMFIRE BENCHREST

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Three of our DHS students travelled to Coffs

Harbour on 8 March to compete in the National

event held over five days. Tiffany Tarrant (Year

10) and Lachie Williamson (Year 10) are both

members of our Duval Rifle Team, while Patrick

Simpson (Year 7) was shooting in his first National

Competition. The Championships attracted over

80 shooters Australia wide, including 10 juniors.

All three students shot extremely well throughout

the competition, with Tiffany placing third in the

IRB event and receiving two “screamer” patches

for the heavy class event, which means she shot

two five shot groups under 0.199”. Patrick was

awarded first placed junior in the two-day heavy

class event. Lachie narrowly missed out on third

and fourth placings as well.

Congratulations to all three students on their

achievements.

Suellen Simpson

INTERCLUB SHOOT COMPETITION

On Sunday, 19 March, the Interclub shoot

between Armidale and Glen Innes was held at

Armidale. Both Tiffany Tarrant (Year 10) and

Patrick Simpson (Year 7) competed in the event,

which consisted of grouping and hunter targets.

Tiffany was awarded a gold medal in each event

with Patrick receiving a silver in both events.

Well done to our talented junior shooters for

proudly representing Duval!

Suellen Simpson

DUVAL STUDENTS DOING “WALK FOR KIDS WITH CANCER”

Duval student Annie Winter (left, Year 10), together

with her sister Alice (right, Year 12 — 2016), is plan-

ning to walk 26km around Sydney Harbour on 26

March in the Bob ‘Tug’ Wilson Walk For Kids With

Cancer to raise funds for Westmead Children’s Hos-

pital.

Annie and Alice are walking as part of ‘Team Anya’,

in support of their sister, Anya Zuber, who has recov-

ered from 18 months of treatment at Westmead’s

Cancer Centre for Children after being diagnosed

with osteosarcoma.

If you’d like to show your support to ‘Team Anya’ and

regional kids with cancer, visit:

https://walk17.everydayhero.com/au/team-anya

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