HSC Achievements

The completion of the Visual Arts Body of Work marks a significant time for HSC students. The class has locked up their work until next term when the official markers visit the school. Some students have completed a couple of units now and Creative Arts students are now concentrating on their written responses. Congratulations to Renae, Andrew, Jordan, Kaylie and Brittany on the completion of their wonderful artworks.

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What’s Happening at Hastings Secondary College this week...

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Monday 7th September Write On! - Creative Writing Group Lunch 1 Rm11 Choir rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-4pm) Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm

Tuesday 8th September JOLT meeting Lunch1 and Lunch 2 Teired Learning Room Riding for the Disabled excursion

Wednesday 9th September

Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm

Thursday 10th September

Youth Frontiers Mentoring Program—Year 8 / 9 U/14’s and 16’s Girls North Coast CHS Futsal Knockout Yr 10 Peer Support Leaders meet with Yr 7 Period 2 Cross Campus Concert Band rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-

4pm) HATCH Big Band rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (4.30-6pm)

Friday 11th September WASCALS meeting Lunch 2 in Room 2. New members always welcome

Monday 14th September

Write On! - Creative Writing Group Lunch 1 Rm11 Choir rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-4pm) Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm

Tuesday 15th September Yr 12 Graduation rehearsal Periods 4 and 5 Riding for the Disabled excursion JOLT meeting Lunch1 and Lunch 2 Tiered Learning Room

Wednesday 16th September

Y11 Yearly Exams Yr 12 Graduation - MPC Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm

Thursday 17th September

Y11 Yearly Exams Yr 12 Formal - Rydges Yr 10 Peer Support Leaders meet with Yr 7 Period 2 Cross Campus Concert Band rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-

4pm)

Friday 18th September LAST DAY TERM 3 WASCALS meeting Lunch 2 in Room 2. New members always welcome

The whole school took time out to attend Westport Idol 2015 recently. There were 14 individual and group performanc-es listed on the program. The capable master of ceremonies (MCs) Gabriel Herron and Jayden Smith kept the show rolling cracking jokes and moving things along.

Some very entertaining and impressive perfor-mances came from the Year 11 girls doing a Spice Girls song followed by Year 12 girls taking on some toe-tapping ABBA numbers. Jodie Hancock was great on keyboard while Saskia Smith and Mehau Blazley sang ‘Perfect’, Julia Chirchop gave a dance performance to their singing. Gabriel Herron’s monologue had everybody laughing as he launched himself headlong into the audience at one stage. Meleasha Clarke and Chloe O’Brien sang ‘Stand By You’ beautifully. The judges had a difficult time separating the best performances. Third place was awarded to the Year 12 girls performing ABBA. Second place, losing by only one point, was Lach-lan McGrath on the electric guitar.

Westport Campus Idol 2015

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The winner and Westport Idol for 2015 was Nicole Ncube. The announcement proved to be a very popular choice judging by the sustained cheering and applause of the audience. The winner and Westport Idol for 2015 was Nicole Ncube. The announcement proved to be a very popular choice judging by the sus-tained cheering and applause of the audience.

MCs Gabriel Herron and Jayden Smith

Lachlan McGrath – 2nd

Nicole Ncube – Westport Idol 2015

Year 9 Party Assessment Task

Last week, Westport Campus competed in the Australian Futsal Association (AFA) North Coast Champions of Champions at the Port Macquarie Basketball Stadium. We had three teams who participated. These teams quali-fied for this tournament by finishing either first or second at the Hastings Tournament held last Term.

U/13 Boys The first game was against Great Lakes Tun-curry in which they easily won by several goals. Their second game was against Bishop Druitt College. This was a closer encounter with Westport Campus winning 2 – 0. In their third game they came up against SCAS who defeated them in the Hastings Final last term. The boys got off to a great start taking the lead early in the game however, SCAS proved too strong defeating our boys 6 – 1. The boys next played Bishop Druitt College in the Semi Final. They were a much improved side from the first game however, our boys managed to win a close encounter by 1 goal. This put us in the Final against SCAS. The boys put in a much better effort with the scores locked at 1 – 1 at full time. We then had four minutes of golden goal extra time. No score was made. The game then went to a shootout with Westport Campus winning 6 – 5. The boys were crowned North Coast Champions. Well done boys. Team: Travis Chandley-Pascoe, Bailey Spokes, Bailey Carfi, Joshua Schofield, William Beard, Edward Smith.

U/16 Girls The first game was against Port Macquarie Cam-pus. It was a real grudge match resulting in a draw with no goals scored. Their second game was against St Clairs losing 2 – 1. Their third game was against Taree High winning 3 – 1. The next game was against another Taree High team losing 6 – 3. They next played Bellingen High losing 3 – 1 and their last game was against Coffs Harbour in which they were defeated. Overall, the girls played well considering they lost several of their players who had to play up in the U/19s team. Well done girls. Team: Kate Clarke, Nonie Bishop, Chloe John-son/Sullivan, Mishayla Boughton, Montana Reynolds, Elise Goodwin. Subs: Jessica Hayes, Michaela Elford, Melissa Martin, Hannah Faux. U/19 Girls The first game was against Camden Haven High. It was a close encounter with our girls winning 2 – 0. Their second game was against St Clairs where they won 3 – 0. The third game was against a tough opponent Bellingen High who had several National players. The girls gave it their best but were defeated 5 – 2. The girls fin-ished the preliminary rounds in 2nd place. They then played Camden Haven High for a spot in the Final. Camden Haven put in an excellent effort holding our girls to a nil all draw.

North Coast Champions of Champions Futsal

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They then went straight into a penalty shootout. Our girls came away victorious winning 5 – 4 thanks to a great save by Tayla Heck. In the Final, the girls came up against Bellingen High. After a pre-game discussion on tactics, our girls played a very different game holding Bellingen to a 1 – 1 draw at the end of normal time. The game then went in-to four minutes of golden goal overtime. Un-fortunately, with about 30 seconds to go Bellingen made a break sneaking a goal past Tayla. Congratulations girls. Finishing second in North Coast is a tremendous effort. Team: Tayla Heck, Georgia Clarke, Elissa McKinnon, Michaela Elford, Jessica Hayes, Hannah Faux, Melissa Martin The U/13 Boys and U/19 Girls have qualified for the next round to be held in Brisbane later this year.

North Coast Champions of Champions Futsal cont….

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WESTPORT is collecting the Earn & Learn stickers from Woolworths again this year. Could we ask stu-dents to remember when shop-ping to actually ASK the checkout people for the stickers - quite often they don't offer or ask. Stick-ers can be brought to the Science Faculty, or to the front office. Our goal is 8,000 stickers this year .

The Westport Campus girls volunteered their time

to help sell items to help raise funds for Legacy on

Thursday 3rd September.

Mr Peter Bruce, who is president of the Port Mac-

quarie Hastings Legacy, welcomed the girls and

thanked them for their valuable help.

Amelia Keep, Kristy Field, Tiffany Bartlett, Kate Clarke.

Mr. Peter Bruce, Amelia Keep, Tiffany Bartlett, Kate Clarke,

Kristy Field

LEGACY WEEK

LEGACY WEEK

Sunday 30 August to Saturday 5 September 2015

BADGE DAY: Friday 4 September 2015

A small group of students and their teacher from the Westport Campus of Hastings Second-ary College went along to Oxley Oval to the Rugby Union games on Saturday to hand over a cheque for $1,400. The teacher, Mr. Andrew Parkin, was accompa-nied by four students: Kira Olive President of WASCALS, Jennifer Cooper, Tiffany Bartlett and Bill Lewthwaite. The Westport group handed over a cheque for $1,400 to the President of the Hastings Valley Vikings Rugby Union Club, Mr. David Barnes, for the Xavier Dunn Foundation.

Mr. Simon Dunn, Xavier’s dad was also on hand to accept the generous donation for Xavier’s ongoing medical expenses. President Kira Olive addressed the crowd and spoke about the WASCALS fund -raising efforts which the community generously sup-ports every year. She then presented the cheque to Mr Simon Dunn who thanked her and the rest of the WASCAL volunteers. Westport has had a long association with the Vikings Rugby club with some of its teachers having played for the Vikings teams. Both Mr Barnes and Mr Dunn are former students of the school.

WASCALS SUPPORT XAVIER DUNN

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In partnership with Mr Barnett (First National

Real Estate), Westport High School would like

to congratulate Samantha Jackson from Year 8

as a recipient of Term 3’s ‘Westport Spirit

Award’. To be eligible for such an award, a

particular criteria is to be met. The award is

kindly donated by Mr Barnett which consists

of a $20 gift voucher, a certificate and recogni-

tion at our formal assembly.

Our recipient of the Westport Spirit Award for

this term is Samantha Jackson for her involve-

ment in the area of Community Service. Sa-

mantha is being recognised for her contribution

to the organisation and running of the schools’

‘Evening with the Stars’ astronomy night. She

helped set up the telescopes, measure and stake

out the solar system on the field, greeted the

guests and then helped pack up all the equip-

ment at the end. The staff at Westport Campus

appreciated Samantha’s efforts on Friday

night. Well done Samantha.

Our Second recipient of the Westport Spirit

Award for this term is Brandon Cabello. Bran-

don has proven to be a friendly and polite stu-

dent who always tries his best in class. He is

cooperative and is very well behaved at all

times. Brandon sets a positive example for oth-

ers to follow. Westport Campus is very proud

of Brandon’s achievements this year.

Outstanding School Spirit -Westport Spirit Award

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Samantha Jackson

Brandon Cabello

citizenship topic, has had an opportunity to cre-ate an individual puzzle piece that was then in-stalled as two large scale works and exhibited at the Hastings Valley Community of Schools Night of Excellence. In Week 5 four Year 10 Westport Campus students, Alanna Burns, Danielle Tem-pleman, Letitia Dodd and Nicola Smith, joined Miss McCloskey to assist 5/6H in creating their very own Google logo. It was a great experience for all involved and has received a lot of positive feedback. The girls told Miss McCloskey that they had a great time working with the Tacking Point students and hope that they can go back again next term!

Students in Year 4 and 5 have been enhancing their thespian talents through the enjoyment of weekly drama sessions. They have participated enthusiastically and exceeded all expectations by grasping ideas quickly and producing insightful group performances. Mrs Underwood also had the privilege of assisting year 6 students with dramatic techniques in preparation for Tournament of the Minds. The students have had the opportunity to show their creative and dramatic side through Improvisation and Play-making. This has included the use of emotion and gesture to represent central themes of citi-zenship and sustainability.

The enrichment sessions have been an in-valuable and inspirational experience for both students and teachers alike and we look forward to continuing to meet and work with our wonderful primary school students.

CAPA Enrichment at Tacking Point Public School

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Throughout Term 2 and 3 Miss McCloskey and Mrs Underwood have been attending Tacking Point Public School on a Thursday to work with Year 5 and 6 in Art and Drama. Miss McCloskey has worked with Year 5 to create some outstanding artworks. Each student, as part of their

Under 14’s CHS Netball Knockout On Friday 21st August Westport Campus participated in the North Coast Regional Netball Knockout held at Macquarie Park. The team consisted of Mary Azzopardi, Zoe Davies, Kassandra Szakal-Willcockson, Brooke Sheather, Tahlia Sheather and Rachel McLeod. In our first game the girls came up against a very experienced Wauchope team who defeated us. Our second game against Kempsey resulted in a 32/22 win to Westport Campus. In our final game we lost to Camden Haven High. All girls displayed excellent sportsmanship and were great ambassadors for the school. Thanks must go to Kate Clarke who came along as our umpire for the day and did an outstanding job. Mrs G. Mead

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CAREERS CORNER A busy final few weeks of schooling for year 12

lies ahead. UAC, scholarship applications and

Early Entry Schemes are a few of the tasks that

will need attention. Those who attended the

‘Applying for University’ information night last

week will have a better understanding of the processes ahead. A thank you to the presenters

from SCU, CSU and UNE, Ellen Fleeton,

Bernadette Gamon and Zoe James. A reminder to Year 12 that different

universities have different cut off dates for early

entry applications. Southern Cross Star Scheme,

Sydney University E12 both do so before the

end of term. UC, (University of Canberra) are

one of the institutions offering SRS through

UAC this year.

Also for Year 12 Open Days for the University

of Sydney is the 29th and 30th September. Raffles

College in Parramatta who specialise in art,

design and commerce are having their open day

on Saturday 19th September.

Two local gap year positions are currently

available. Tallwood Boarding Lodge is looking

for a boarding kennel assistant and Green-

meadow Medical Centre is seeking a medical

receptionist. For anyone seeking an apprentice-

ship opportunity, Glencore’s copper mine in

Cobar is currently seeking apprenticeship appli-

cations for its 2016 intake in the areas of elec-

trical, fitting and machining, metal fabrication

and welding and heavy vehicle diesel fitter. TAFE expression of interest forms need to be

returned before the end of this term. Two new

courses will be run through Port Macquarie

and may interest, namely, driver education and

resources and infrastructure work preparation.

This second course can complement content

taught through Construction at school and will

incorporate operating various machinery as

well as the skills needed for diverse construc-

tion projects. Remember the Public Education Foundation’s

major round of scholarships for 2016 is cur-

rently open. They will distribute over $450,000

in scholarships next year. Applications close

Monday 12th October. Further information on any of the above infor-

mation can be found by visiting the Careers

Office any lunch break or study period you

have throughout the week.

Lance Kedward

Careers Adviser

KIDS IN THE PARK - SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK

Sydney’s largest school holiday program returns this spring school holidays! There are a bumper 70+ fun-filled activities to keep kids active, outdoors and entertained. A range of activities are free or under $25, mak-ing it affordable to discover Sydney’s most exciting playground this holidays. Circus Solarus Kids' Games - FREE Archery – Kids on Target & Little Archers Park Patrol - Mighty Minibeasts All Day Holiday Recreational Program Sport & adventure camps Science, cooking, writing workshops Walk and Squawk - NEW Gymnastics Circus Skills & Flying Trapeze

....and lots more

Full details at www.kidsinthepark.com.au

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Office hours: 7.45AM—2.45PM

Ph: 65836400

Fax: 65840335

Hastings River District (Senior) Cricket Association The longest running and most successful Club in the Hastings River District (Senior) Cricket Association, the Port City Leagues Magpies, will hold the first of their Registration Days at the Oxley Oval Nets on Sun-day August 30 between 10am and Midday. No matter what your age or ability all are welcome to participate. The Wet Weather Alternative Venue will be the Port City Bowling Club. Further Rego and Training Days will be held throughout September at Oxley Oval. For more details contact Nik James on 042 999 88 36 or via e-mail njames@hccu.com.au

Sport and Recreation has some great holiday options for kids and families these spring holidays.

Our Kids’ Camps provide 7 to 17 year olds with the chance to branch out and be their own per-

son while trying lots of fun activities. Then there’s our all-inclusive Family Camps, which give par-

ents and guardians a well-earned rest with accommodation, meals and instructor-led activities in-

cluded in the price. With over 40 outdoor activities to choose from, including fishing, mountain

biking, kayaking, abseiling and rock climbing, there’s plenty to do to keep everyone entertained. Download flyer

www.sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/kidscamps

Port Macquarie Hastings Senior Concert Band and Camden Haven Concert Band - Concert to raise funds for Marine Rescue in our areas. You are warmly invited to join us in this Open Air Concert on Saturday 12th September, 12 noon, in front of Marine Rescue Sheds, Westport Park, Buller Street, to raise funds for our Marine Rescue vol-unteers. Also these young people can see and hear for themselves, as to what Marine Rescue is all about. Marine Rescue invites everyone to an Open Day at Westport Park on Satur-day 12th September, 9am to 3pm. It’s a family day of seeing, touching and learning about the rescue boats and jet-skis, and the radio work and how things are done. Also from 10am, you can help their fund-raising with the tasty BBQ. It’s an Information day for people interested in doing their bit to keep life on the ocean wave safer, and to find out how to join Marine Rescue. It’s a Concert Band Music day with Port Macquarie Hastings Senior Concert Band and Camden Haven Concert Band to play from 12 midday in front of the Marine Rescue Boatshed. The bands are delighted to present our “Raise Funds for Marine Rescue” Concert. With our mix of easy listening jazz, pop, and light concert music we encour-age you in your giving to the vital work of Marine Rescue. Enquiries can be made to Barbara El-Gamal, Port Macquarie Marine Rescue on 0411 239759. Come and enjoy."