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Newsletter No. 11 Term 4 Week 5 15 November 2019 Page 1

COMING EVENTS 19/11 Y9 Rewards Day 3.30pm Buildings & Grounds Meeting 22/11 Y11 Presentation Assembly 25/11 Pupil Free Day 26/11 Student Led Conferences 29/11 Y12 Formal 2/12 5.00 Wine Committee 3/12 4.00 Finance Committee 7.00 Governing Council 4/12 Catch up vaccinations 6/12 1.50 Y10 Presentation Assembly 12/12 1.30 Y8/9 Presentation Assembly 13/12 2.15 Dismissal

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING TIMES

Every Thursday from 8.30 - 11.00am 1.00 - 3.45pm

Our full uniform can be viewed by visiting the school

website www.nurihs.sa.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Staffing Update 2020 Congratulations to: 1. Olivia Porteous who has won the 12 month Female Wellbeing Leader position.

Olivia comes to us from Gawler and District College B-12. She is a Psychology teacher who has undertaken a range of acting leadership roles. Olivia was also a registered psychologist in the first part of her career. We welcome Olivia to our school and wish her well.

2. Alex Hoffmann who has won the 12 month Year 9/10 Coordinator position. Alex will be stepping up from her current role as Year 10 Year Level Manager and we wish her well in this new leadership role.

3. Peter Shute who will continue for the next 12 months as Coordinator in the Disa-bility Unit. We wish Peter well in this role which will include the introduction of the Special Class.

4. Damien Jones and Angus Magarey on winning the Years 8 and 11 Year Level Manager positions for 2020. Both Damien and Angus have undertaken these roles very competently this year.

5. Brad West who continues in the role of Sports Manager for the next 3 years. Brad has competently undertaken this role for the past few years which has allowed many students to represent the school in a range of sporting events

Year 12 Art Exhibition This is an amazing exhibition that was opened on Friday 1 November. It was such a pleasure to be there with the students and their parents and listen to the stories about their art pieces. I learnt so much from the students. Congratulations to Arlon and Alex for their work in arranging this and Jasmine for helping with the curation. It was also good to see how the teachers have gained support from the community – there were staff from ‘Fresh’ serving and providing refreshments, the Coop provided some food and the space was also donated by the Coop through She Is. Congratula-tions to all involved. Country to Canberra Finalist Congratulations to Year 12 student, Serena Lange who was a finalist in the 2019 Country to Canberra Leadership Awards. Serena was in the top 40 finalists from throughout Australia. To read Serena’s essay on the topic ‘Overcoming the odds - how can we push through barriers to achieve gender equality? ‘ please click on the link below http://countrytocanberra.com.au/leadership-competition/ Gerri Walker

NURIOOTPA HIGH SCHOOL

Tradition—Relationships—Excellence

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http://countrytocanberra.com.au/leadership-competition/



FROM THE FINANCE OFFICE Materials & Services Charges Outstanding Materials & Services charges for 2019 are being referred for debt collection. To avoid this process please contact the Finance Office as soon as possible to arrange payment of any outstanding amount. It is not too late to apply for school card but applications must be received by 20 November. School Card forms are available on the school website. Please contact School Card on 1800 672 758 if you have applied & have yet to be notified that School Card has been approved or contact the Finance Office if you require any assistance.



ROTARY CLUB of BAROSSA DISTRICT 2019 VET STUDENT OF THE YEAR

On Monday 28 October the Rotary Club Barossa District celebrated the annual VET Student of the Year. Nuriootpa High School had 3 nominations for this award. I would like to congratulate Kane Holmes, Ben Jantke and Chantelle Linton for their outstanding nominations. All 3 students have displayed excellent commitment to both their school and TAFE studies and should all be very

proud of their achievements in 2019. Brad Westley - VET Coordinator

WORK EXPOSURE IN GOVERNMENT RECIPIENT

Jessie Sandford, Year 10 was one of 70 ATSI students from around Australia chosen to attend the WEX, Work Exposure in Government held in Canberra from 20 to 25 October. This initiative supports Abo-riginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to gain experience and gain information about job opportunities and career pathways in the Australian Government. Jessie was met by WEX mentors at the airport and stayed at Canberra’s Rex Hotel. On arrival, Jessie received a welcome gift of a goodie bag and met the other stu-dent recipients, mentors and facilitators from around Australia. The students visited the Australian Defence Force Academy, the Aus-tralian Federal Police headquarters, the Australian War Memorial, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, a tour of Parliament House and a Careers Expo. “A highlight of the week was Parliamentary question time at Parlia-ment House where we had the best view, from ‘The Chamber’ it was really interesting and I learnt a lot about how our Government works,” said Jessie. “Seeing the excellent facilities at the Military College, meeting an Aboriginal elder at the Tent Embassy and meeting our Prime Minister, Scott Morrison made the whole experience amazing.’ Natalie Axo - Aboriginal Education Teacher



NURIOOTPA HIGH SCHOOL BUSHFIRE PROCEDURES On days where Bureau of Meteorology has forecast catastrophic fire danger rating for the Mount Lofty Ranges district:

Nuriootpa High School is within an area classified by the CFS as a Bushfire Safer Place and will remain open

School bus routes to Nuriootpa High School for affected regions will be cancelled

Parents/Caregivers of students who travel on affected buses will be contacted via SMS, voice call, Daymap and notification through our website

More information can be obtained via the Department for Education Emergency Information Hotline on 1800 000 279

If a bushfire is reported in our region during the day:

Affected bus routes will be cancelled and will not leave the school until the area is declared safe by emergen-cy services

Parents/caregivers of students who travel on buses will be contacted via SMS, voice call, Daymap and notifica-tion through our Website

Students will be supervised at Nuriootpa High School until buses can run or parents/caregivers are able to collect students

In a bushfire emergency be aware that mobile services may be interrupted and communication may cease If during a bus run, the driver sights a bushfire and there is a concern for safety, then the bus driver:

Has the authority to abandon the bus route and return to school, or

If it is safe to do so, proceed to one of the pre-planned emergency areas or CFS designated ‘Safer Places’ To support student safety, parents/caregivers are asked to:

Ensure that their contact information is up to date and correct so Nuriootpa High School staff are able to con-tact them in an emergency

Ensure that they do not place themselves or others at risk when attempting to collect their child from Nu-riootpa High School

Be up-to-date with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) extreme weather announcements and tune into emer-gency broadcasters ABC Radio 891 or the CFS website https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home.jsp

Please see information re: School closures and cancelled bus and taxi runs on days of catastrophic fire danger rat-ings on the following page of this Newsletter. Fire Danger Seasons have been declared for 2019-20 The table lists the start and finish dates of each Fire Danger Season within each of the Fire Ban Districts in South Australia as they are declared.

https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home.jsp



YEAR 12 2019 PRESENTATION NIGHT - MAJOR AWARDS MAJOR AWARDS Principal’s Award Ezra Radke The Lions Club of Barossa Valley Coulthard Prize Serena Lange Nuriootpa High School Governing Council Award Ellie Jackaman, Tahlee Harris, Patrick Tengrootenhuysen Kerrie Woodards Insurance Award for Business and Enterprise Tyson Fechner The Ken Hampel Memorial Award Noah Eggleton The Barossa KIA VET Award Kane Holmes The AJ and CC Chapman Prize Emma Dowling The ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Noah Eggleton

Principal’s Award -

Ezra Radke presented by: Gerri Walker

The Lions Club of Barossa Valley Coulthard Prize -

Serena Lange presented by:

John Reed

NHS Governing Council Award -

Ellie Jackaman, Tahlee Harris, Patrick

Tengrootenhuysen presented by:

Tarnya Eggleton

Kerri Woodards Insurance Award for Business and

Enterprise - Tyson Fechner presented by: John James

The Ken Hampel Memorial Award -

Noah Eggleton Presented by:

Alexander Reincke

The Barossa KIA VET Award - Kane Holmes presented by:

Gerri Walker

The AJ & CC Chapman Prize Emma Dowling presented by:

Michael Chapman

ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award -

Noah Eggleton presented by: Giles Bartram



YEAR 12 2019 PRESENTATION NIGHT - MAJOR AWARDS Caltex Best All Rounder Award - Co Sponsored by Australia Wide Badges Keely Cannizzaro The Rotary Club of Barossa Valley Scholarship Chiana Hurn The Link SA Citizenship Award Hannah Broadbent

Caltex Best All Rounder Award - Co Sponsored by

Australia Wide Badges -

Keely Cannizzaro presented by: Gerri Walker

The Rotary Club of Barossa Valley Scholarship -

Chiana Hurn presented by:

Keith Millington

The Link SA Citizenship - Hannah Broadbent

presented by: John Hancock

SPECIAL AWARDS

The Leader English Award - Tiesha Perry/presented by:

Asher Rohde

The Stephan Knoll Public Speaking Award -

Serena Lange presented by: Stephan Knoll

The J & E Falland Music Prise - Ezra Radke

presented by: Sue Clark

The Tanunda Liedertafel Prize for Music -

Ben Kleinig presented by: Paul Schluter



YEAR 12 2019 PRESENTATION NIGHT - SPECIAL AWARDS

Unfortunately Joseph was unable to

attend the night

Premier Art Supplies Award- Maddison Welford presented by: Sue Clark Hughes & Loveday Sports Awards - Rhys Cannizzaro Keely Cannizzaro presented by: Andrew Turnbull

Jarrod Biagi Memorial Award

Noah Eggleton presented by:

Sue Clark

The Community Cooperative Store Business

Education Award - Harrison Smith presented by: Tayna Bowley

The Rotary Higher Technology Award -

William Hegarty presented by: Ruth Bedford

The Graetz Irrigation Award Adele Hampel presented by: Brian Graetz

The Barossa Enterprises Award -

Joseph Munro

The Novotel Barossa Valley Resort Food & Hospitality Award -

Jack Jones presented by: Jen Williams



YEAR 12 2019 PRESENTATION NIGHT - SPECIAL AWARDS

STAGE 2 SUBJECT AWARDS These awards are presented for the highest achievement in each SACE Stage 2 subject offered by the school, based on results at the end of Term three. For subjects with large numbers of students, separate awards have been given for each class. Joint subject winners have been acknowledged when their high level of achievement was impossible to separate. STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED 1 SUBJECT AWARD (Sponsor - Lone Pine Agricultural Bureau) Marc Swyghuizen Computer Aided Design Amy Chenhall Essential English Amalia Canute Sports Studies B Landon Schutz Metalwork/Composite Jacob Judd Woodwork Keegan Voigt Biology Tiesha Perry Modern History HIGHEST SCORING STUDENTS IN 2 SUBJECTS THIS YEAR (Sponsors - Barossa Carpet Court & K & M Steinert) Hannah Brown General Mathematics / Indonesian Adele Hampel Business and Enterprise / Agriculture and Horticulture Abbey Underwood Child Studies / Workplace Practices Ezra Radke Business and Enterprise / Research Project B Will Hegarty Electronics / Physical Education Hannah Broadbent Ancient Studies / English Hannah Sweeny Food and Hospitality / Research Project A Maddison Welford Sports Studies A / Visual Art Noah Eggleton Legal Studies / Research Project A HIGHEST SCORING STUDENTS IN 3 SUBJECTS THIS YEAR (Sponsor - Greenock Creek Charters) Ashley Pain English / Music / Psychology Emma Dowling Drama (Creative Arts) / General Mathematics / Studies of Society HIGHEST SCORING STUDENTS IN 4 SUBJECTS THIS YEAR (Sponsors - Dr G & Dr M Kunze) Ben Kleinig Mathematical Methods / Specialist Mathematics / Chemistry / Physics Serena Lange English Literary Studies / Research Project B / Business and Enterprise / Psychology

The Century 21 Mathematics/Science Award - Ben Kleinig Presented by: CJ Setlhong

Kiwani’s Health and Social Sciences Award - Keegan Voigt and Laura Emms

Presented by: Chris Leske

Brendan How-ard Memorial

Humanities and Social Sciences

Award - Tamsin Short Presented by: Jenny Howard



SPORTS UPDATE

Y8/9 Girls Knockout Basketball The Year 8/9 Girls Basketball team made it to the second round of the knockout competition. Round one saw them defeat Faith Lutheran College 40 – 33 in a competitive game, which they really took control of in the second half. They then went on to convincingly beat Parafield Gardens High School 86 – 8 in a very one-sided match. The second round was a challenging game against Modbury High School. The team had the lead during the first half but were unfor-tunately unable to maintain this in the second half, going down 30 – 41 at the final siren. All students participated with enthusiasm, displaying great team work and sportsmanship. They were excel-lent representatives of Nuriootpa High School. Thank you to Charli Stewart for umpiring and Jourdon Jenke for assist coaching. Heidi Dunn - Coach and PE Teacher Y8/9 Boys Knockout Basketball This term the Year 8/9 Boys Basketball team made it to the second round of the knockout competition. Round one saw them defeat both Faith Lutheran College and Parafield Gardens High School. The second round had the team matching up against Trinity College and Modbury High School. We started poorly against Trinity, which resulted in our first loss. We then went to overtime against Modbury but unfortunately went down by two points. All students participated showed great team work and sportsmanship. Andrew Turnbull - Coach



YEAR 12 CARE BAGS At the start of Term 4, students in Ms Kitson’s class assisted Pastoral Care Worker Rose Hegarty to assemble ‘Care Bags’ to hand out to Year 12 students – an initiative to show sup-port and encouragement to senior students in the lead-up to final assessments. Thank you to Ms Kitson, Briana, Jess, Brandan, and Jack, and also to local Churches for financial support.

EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF Nuriootpa High School continues to be extremely grateful to businesses and not-for-profit organisations that support our school community through emergency food relief. Our school has again been suc-cessful with an application through The Co-op Sponsorship Program – Round 2, 2019 to support the pro-vision of fruit for all students via the Fruit Bowl located in Student Support. Further local support is available through Kind-Hearted Kitchen, who make and supply ready-made meals to offer to those within our school community – and the wider community – who require some extra support from time to time. There is no criteria to access the meals, and according to co-founder Ruby Sto-bart “You need a meal, you get a meal”. Meals can be accessed via the school’s Wellbeing Team. KickStart for Kids (KSFK) also continues to provide food for our Breakfast Club (milk, bread, fresh and canned fruit, yoghurt/fruit purees, eggs, jam, Marmite, and margarine), as well as for emergency lunches (cheese sandwich-es). In support of KSFK’s 'Happy Day' to raise funds to continue their valuable work, the SRC was able to donate $500 from the proceeds of a Casual Day late last term. And just recently, Foodbank SA has approached our school to promote their Mobile Food Hub that sets up behind Lutheran Community Care (2 Second Street, Nuriootpa) on the last Monday of each month. This is a referral-only program, where families can access vouchers via the school for free and low-cost food, sanitary and hygiene items, everyday essentials and animal food. For any families that require support with emergency food relief, please contact either myself or another member of the school’s Wellbeing Team. Rose Hegarty - Pastoral Care Worker - Monday (all day) or Thursday afternoon [email protected]

MID-TERM MORNING TEA FOR STAFF

On Monday 11 November 2019, representatives from local Churches and businesses partnered with our Nu-riootpa High School Staff Amenities Committee to pro-vide a mid-term morning tea to acknowledge our dedi-cated and hard-working staff. Sincere thanks is extended to all who contributed to this special morning tea, including Barossa Coffee Roasters who generously donated coffee for the percolators. Our staff really appreciated your support!

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