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The week ahead
WEEK A
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
 10 AALP Interviews
TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
 12 Geography Fieldwork
 10 AALP Interviews
The Year 12 Formal was held at Noahs on the Beach on
Wednesday evening. It was a very enjoyable night for the
students and they looked great. Thank you to Mr White and the
Formal Committee for their excellent organisation.
Photos can be purchased from Newcastle School Portraits at
www.newcastleschoolportraits.com access code L471015
SENIOR LEADERSHIP BODY INVESTITURE
WEDNSDAY 18 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
 8 AALP Lesson
 Literacy & Numeracy Test- School Leavers
 HSSSA Girls Softball Trials
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
 QT Rounds
 HSSSA Girls Cricket Trials
 Aboriginal Mural Painting
 School Assembly
FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
 10 University of Newcastle Day
From the Principal’s Desk
On Tuesday 10 November we inducted our 2015-2016 Student
Leadership Body. Congratulations to:
Captains: Elle Bright and Andrew Gay
Vice-Captains: Lisa Cochrane and Lachlan Rinkin
Senior Prefects: Milly Hughes and Zac Hudson
Prefects: Zarifa Cenna, Bronte Curry, Livana Hamad, Senar
Hamad, Adrienne Harvey, Melissa Kantarovska and Bella
Roope. Harrison Bendall, Tim Bailey Coles, Tyler Chapman,
Liam Farmer, Kye Manning and Lachlan Rinkin
Thank you to Amy Mason for performing a stirring rendition of
the national anthem, Tyler Chapman for his outstanding
performance of Hello by Adele, and Year 8 Music for singing
the school song.
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This appointment provides the students with the opportunity to
represent the student body and to actively contribute to the
future direction of the school.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
On Friday 13 November, students from 7L and 7A were
engaged in a claymation workshop. The students wrote scripts,
designed sets and made claymation models, then filmed the
movie clip one frame at a time. Thank you to Mr Taylor and
Mrs Harvey for providing this wornderful enrichment and
extension learning opportunity for these students.
Thank you to our school captains Ellie Bright and Andrew Gay
for representing the school at the Lambton- New Lambton RSL
Sub Branch Remembrance Day Service at Lambton Bowling
Club. A short assembly was also held at school to pause for
one minute’s silence to remember the servicemen and women
who gave their lives while serving Australia in wars, conflicts
and peace operations.
The Year 10 AALP interviews will be held on Monday and
Tuesday this week. This is a compulsory activity for all
students and the grade will be reported as part of the Year 10
school report. On these two days students need only attend
school during their allocated interview time, however,
supervision will be provided for those that may want to attend
school but no formal classes will take place.
Students should arrive at the library 15 minutes prior to the
start of their interview time, be dressed appropriately for the
job interview and with their learning portfolio.
NATIONAL SCHOOLS CONSTITUTION
I am pleased to advise that our school captain Andrew Gay
has been selected to participate in the National Schools
Constitutional Convention in Canberra, as a result of his strong
representation at the NSW Schools Constitutional Convention.
This is a great recognition for Andrew and a wonderful
leadership opportunity.
Panel members should arrive at the front office by 9am to be
escorted to the library by our student leaders. Panel training
will take place from 9.00-9.30am prior to interviews
starting. Morning tea and lunch will be provided and interviews
will conclude by 3pm.
The interview schedule can be found at: Year 10 AALP
Interview Schedule 2015.
I would like to acknowledge Mrs FitzSimons for all of her hard
work in coordinating this valuable school program.
CLAYMATION WORKSHOP
Involvement in the Student Representative Council aims at
developing student leadership and empowering all students to
work collaboratively towards a positive school climate. It is a
leadership position which requires students to be positive role
models and display appropriate behaviour at all times, as the
elected students will be representatives of the school in school
and community events. Nomination forms can be collected
from Mr Rosser and are due by 1 December 2015.
At the P&C Association meeting on Tuesday 10 November we
discussed:
Excellence Framework Validation
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2016 Planned Funding Report
Anticipated Staffing
Technology Upgrades
Tell Them From Me, Survey Responses
School Contributions
Thank you to the parents in attendance for supporting our
school initiatives and for their positive contributions to the
direction of the school.
The Principal’s P&C Report for November 2015 can be found
at: http://lambtonhighschool.com.au/pc-association/
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Congratulations to the Under 15 Girls Water Polo team, they
are Hunter Region champions after receiving a forfeit from
Chatham High School. They will play on 7 and 8 December for
the NSWCHS Championship.
REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
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Wednesday 2 December (Practical component at
Newcastle Beach). Cost is $45 and permission notes can
be collected from Mr Lorang.
Representative Sport: Lists are posted outside the PE
Staffroom for students to check if they have represented
at Hunter, NSWCHS or NSW All Schools level for the
Sports Assembly.
10 students who have applied for TAFE in 2016:
Please see Mrs Gocher in Careers
Year 12 Jersey: The $50 remainder of payment needs to
be paid to the Front Office by 4 December. The design is
on Facebook for votes.
Year 8 PASS Excursion: Any student who did not receive
an excursion permission note please get one from the PE
staff room as soon as possible. A reminder that the note
and money are due to the student office by Monday 23
November.
Premier’s Sporting Challenge Medal: Students in Year 8
who would like to nominate themselves for the Premiers
Sporting Challenge Medal are asked to pick up a
nomination form from the PE staffroom. It is a medal
awarded to one person at the annual school presentation
and will go to a person who is committed to fair play in
sport, has achieved in sport as a participant, umpire,
trainer or leader and has contributed to sport at Lambton
High School. Nominations are only open until the end of
Week 7 - see your PE teacher or Mrs Smith for further
information.
Year 8 AALP Lesson: 18 November, period 2
Coffee Van: Tuesday 17 November and Friday 20
November- slushies $3 and cans $2.50
Congratulations to our students for their representation in the
following sports:
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HSSSA Water Polo team at NSWCHS Carnival: Kate
Hughes, Molly Watkins, Belle Humby, Lauren Price,
Hannah Sharman. Belle and Kate were successful in
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making the NSWCHS 1 team and Molly the 2 ’s. The
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Hunter team placed 4 .
HSSSA Open Tennis at NSWCHS Carnival: William
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Stevenson and Jack Styles. The Hunter team placed 4 .
The Short-Takes only publishes participation in representative teams instead of
selection due to the delay in student and School Sports Unit notifications.
LAKE MACQUARIE GAMES
Congratulations to Flynn Lanz and Dayna Garside who both
competed in the Lake Macquarie Games in tumbling and
trampolining. Both students came away with medals.
General Notices
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Movie Night: Unfortunately, the fundraiser to Mocking Jay
2 has been cancelled due to lack of numbers. Thank you
to Mrs Ivory for attempting to raise funds to reduce costs
for students for Europe 2017.
Surf Survival Certificate: The course will be held on
Tuesday 1 December (at school for theory) and then
The best of music, art and drama will be presented at Lambton
High School on Tuesday 24 November. The doors will open at
5.30pm.
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The week after
This calendar lists school events planned at the time of writing the Short-Takes
e-newsletter and may be subject to change.
WEEK B
MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
 MAD Night
WEDNSDAY 25 NOVEMBER
 12 White Ribbon Breakfast
 10 Bridging Program
 9/10 Matilda Excursion
 6-7 Non-Local School Orientation
 U15 NSWCHS Netball
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
 8 AALP Interviews
 HSSSA Boys Cricket Trials
 Local AECG Meeting
FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
 10 Bridging Program
 8 AALP Interviews
 Walk a Mile Koori Style
 National Youth Leaders Day
Mr Martin Rosser- Principal
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 SPONSORS
Thank you to the following local businesses for supporting
Lambton High School with funding, products or services.
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Lambton Short-Takes
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