Sheridan’s Bridge Road . Rutherglen .Victoria . 3685 www.rutherglenhs.vic.edu.au Phone: 02 6032 9483 Fax: 02 6032 9185 Email: rutherglen.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au

Friday 28th October 2016

Year 8 into

Year 9 2017

Information Evening

Thursday 27th October;

6.30pm — RHS Library

Year 8 students and their par-

ents/guardians are encouraged

not to miss this important infor-

mation session. Students need to

understand the Year 9 program at

RHS, and be confident they can

choose the correct Year 9 Elec-

tives for them.

Nominees for 2017 School Captain positions: Lachlan Freund,

Bailey Holmes, Emma Gaston, Tyneaka Roach, Sara Lumby,

Monique Monahan & Grace Ronnfeldt.

Our 2017 School Captains: Grace Ronnfeldt & Emma Gaston

2017 School Vice Captains: Bailey Holmes & Sara Lumby

Ministerial Visit to RHS

James Merlino, Deputy Premier and Minister for

Education, visited RHS on Thursday 20th October.

James was met by 2016 School Captains Ben Jones

and Alicia Leahy and we were joined by Council Pres-

ident Shane McCluskey. James was accompanied by

Jaclyn Symes, Member for Northern Victoria and

advisors. After an initial discussion, we visited the

Year 7 area and James and Jaclyn had the opportuni-

ty to talk with students and staff. We also visited the

Food Tech/Vine Restaurant area for a quick coffee.

James was very interested in how our building pro-

gram fitted into our Master Plan, supported our

approach to teaching and learning and what it would

take to bring the whole Master Plan to fruition. To

this end, we will be updating the Master Plan and

doing some more advanced analysis and quantity

surveying to calculate the funding required for fur-

ther, or complete, re-building works.

Year 12 Celebration Day

Year 12 students held their Celebration Day on

Wednesday 19th October. Naturally they arrived in

fancy dress and then we had our traditional named-

paver laying ceremony. After a great ‘Lyn style’

breakfast, we had our Year 12 Graduation School

Assembly. The following evening the Graduation

Dinner was held at the Corowa RSL.

2017 School Captains

Seven students nominated for the positions of

School Captains. It is not easy to nominate and then

stand up in front of your peers and state why they

would make a terrific school captain/leader. The

nominees gave very well thought out speeches and

are to be commended on their performances. Each

candidate gave a speech at a School Assembly on

Friday 14th October and students and staff voted on

Monday 17th October. The results are: 2017 School

Captains, Emma Gaston & Grace Ronnfeldt; 2017

Vice Captains, Sara Lumby & Bailey Holmes. Congrat-

ulations and well done to all.

Rutherglen Show

As usual we operated a BBQ at the Rutherglen Show.

A big thanks to the parent and student volunteers

who made the whole thing possible.

Due to recent weather and the cancellation of the

horse events, I reduced our orders considerably. We

sold out by 2:00 pm, banked $1813.80 and after

costs cleared $1053.14 – A very good effort.

A reminder that this coming Tuesday is a holiday for

Melbourne Cup Day.

Regards, Phil Rogers Principal

Health Corner Linda Elkington Adolescent Health Nurse

On Thursday 13th October, 20 Year 11 students left Rutherglen

High at 5am and travelled to Melbourne for P.A.R.T.Y. Day

(Prevention of Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth).

Upon arrival we were allocated to groups and lead through the

introduction. The day consisted of educational talks, workshops

and guest speakers. Many of us volunteered throughout the

workshops and although it was fun at times, the whole day was

incredibly confronting and eye-opening. We all enjoyed the

experience and will take a very important message away from

it.

Below are comments from those who attended:

‘Live once, think twice’. . .Motto for the day.

We loved hearing about the survivor, Robbie. Most eye- open-

ing experience of the day.

In the future I feel I’ll be more inclined to carefully consider the

risks when at a party.

It was a very emotional day and some things were very con-

fronting, but overall it was a really good day.

It was an extremely worthwhile day and will make me think

twice in the future.

It was worth the early wake up. The staff were all very wel-

coming; and it will make me think about my future.

Overall the day was very heart-warming; staff involved us

greatly and Robbie’s story was confronting but charm-

ing.

It was a very emotional day but they made it easy for us to

understand what to do if something went wrong.

Regardless of how confronting and emotional the day may

have been, it was a very rewarding experience that I

truly hope nobody takes for granted. This program

would benefit all schools highly.

Valuable lessons were learnt and definitely has made me think

twice about the choices I make and the impact they can

have on my family.

The day was very worthwhile as it was a very powerful day

that made you realise how something can have such a

large impact on you and your family.

The P.A.R.T.Y. Day really opened my eyes to the terrible things

that can happen to you and people around you when

people make silly decisions that could be prevented by

‘Live once, think twice’.

My experiences at the P.A.R.T.Y. Day were extremely eye-

opening and showed the consequences that can come

from one bad decision. I would recommend this day to

anyone.

P . A . R . T . Y. Day

Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Young People @ RMH

Our students were once again fantastic ambas-

sadors for our school when they attended the

P.A.R.T.Y program at the Royal Melbourne

Hospital. Below is some feedback from the

Coordinator of the day.

“It was our pleasure hosting Rutherglen—everyone

was so impressed with the students! Such a big day

for you all. I admire your dedication getting up so early, and I was amazed how attentive

and focused the students remained throughout the whole day. They all had beautiful man-

ners and showed their appreciation. It was a really enjoyable day at our end.”

Congratulations once again to all our students who were facing content that was some-

times confronting, hard hitting and emotional and continued to display exemplary behav-

iour. - Linda

Year 8 SCULPTURE

Opportunity for Students: Corowa District Landcare Photo Comp./Exhibition

Corowa District Landcare is once again holding their annual Photographic Competition and Exhibition.

Following on from the success of last year’s competition and exhibition, Corowa Landcare invites students to photo-graph local native birds and our local environment. Get your friends together and take your phone, camera, digital point-and-shoot or digital SLR into the garden, along the river, onto Lake Mulwala or into our fabulous Redlands Hill Reserve and capture local native birds and their habitat.

Theme: Interacting with our Environment Sections: Primary student; Secondary student

Categories: Local Native Birds, Our Environment Prizes: 1st Prize $70, 2nd Prize $30, Plus a Judges award $25

Need an entry form? Email Joanne Diver on corowalandcare2@bigpond.com for an entry form.

When do entries close? Entries close Friday 4th of November. However if you have problems getting your entry in by that time, just call Joanne Diver on 0412 985 501.

How much does it cost? FREE entry for Students

Can I email the photo to you? Yes, with a completed entry form and arrange to drop in the $3 printing fee to Joanne Diver at the Landcare Office (Corowa Civic Centre)

Where will I print my photo? Foto Supplies Camera House in Albury have offered a special print price of $3 for each 12 x8 print.

Results for COOKERY section.

Best decorated Cake – K 49 - 1st Lily Buckingham, 2nd Adele Stirland

Best special occasion decorated cake – J 44 – 1st Chrystal Hocking,

Wow Sam Burnes-Tynan and Jessica Oats

Best decorated Christmas cake – J 41 – 1st Brooke Hickling, 2nd Ashlyn Bailey

Best decorated novelty cake – J 42 – 1st Ellyse Bridge, 2nd Chiara Hocking,

Highly Commended Layne Burmeister

Six plain biscuits (13 years and under) – J 21 – 1st Magnus Burt-Douglas,

2nd Talen Chapman

Six pieces of cooked slice (16 years and under) – J 37 – 1st Candy Branella,

2nd Hannah Kilner

Cooked item not specified (16 years and under) – J 40 – Kayla Davies,

2nd Johanna Palomaki

Rutherglen Show PHOTOGRAPHY

Jedd Dryden 2nd for Digitally Enhanced

Lily Buckingham 1st for My best friend

Corey Sorensen 1st for Sunset

Kathleen Milligan 2nd for My favourite photo

Taneisha King 1st for Flower study

Candice Branella 1st for Photo at the show

Hayden Weller 1st for My favourite photo

Jock Rogers 1st for Digitally Enhanced

Jock Rogers 2nd for Sporting activities

Genevieve Gill 2nd My best friend

RUTHERGLEN

SHOW

An amazing opportunity!

Several RHS students

have attended in the past,

and loved it!

Hurry...jump online

today!!., talk to your

folks, and apply!! .

A reminder that applica-

tions close this Monday!!