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The Education Minister Visits

The Minister for Education, the Hon. Adri-an Piccoli, visited this week to officially open the new Lake Cathie Primary School with local member Leslie Williams. After-wards, both politicians held a luncheon at the Panthers Club in Port Macquarie where principals and captains from all the local secondary schools were invited to attend. After lunch, the Minister spoke to the as-sembled guests about the importance of the development of the whole student so that when they leave school they are able to be active contributing citizens of socie-ty. The important role of schools was to provide opportunities for students, he said. He spoke of his personal journey ulti-mately leading to him becoming Minister for Education.

He talked about his rural background and how he went away to study to be a law-yer. He became bored with this work and went back to the family farm. After a few years he started on his political career with the National Party. He enjoys the ed-ucation portfolio. The first time he got a report card for one of his children he could not understand it, so he has worked on making education more user friendly, he said. Students asked questions including how they should become informed about po-litical candidates and what they stand for in the upcoming election and the pres-sures of the HSC. Later he posed for photographs with the principals and captains from Hastings Sec-ondary College.

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Photo from Left to Right Lachlan Fardy, Amelia Pitt, Principal Lorraine Haddon, Executive Principal Dr. Wayne Ible, Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli, Principal Ian Gowan, Emma Sinclair, Lee Humes

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

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Monday 30th March Write On! - Creative Writing Group Lunch 1 Rm11 The ToM ToM Club - Tournament of Minds group 2015 Lunch 2 Rm11 Choir rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-4pm) Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm

Tuesday 31st March JOLT meeting Lunch1 and Lunch 2 Teired Learning Room Riding for the Disabled excursion

Wednesday 1st April Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm Big Breakfast Deal at the canteen

Thursday 2nd April LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Cross Campus Concert Band rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-

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

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

Monday 20th April STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY First Aid Course Learning Centre Yr 12

Tuesday 21st April First Aid Course Learning Centre Yr 12 Riding for the Disabled excursion JOLT meeting Lunch1 and Lunch 2 Tiered Learning Room

Wednesday 22nd April First Aid Course Learning Centre Yr 12 Wednesday pancakes Homework Centre TODAY 2.15 - 3.45pm

Thursday 23rd April Yr 10 Peer Support Leaders meet with Yr 7 Period 2 Cross Campus Concert Band rehearsal - Port Macquarie Campus (2.30-

.4pm)

Friday 24th April Retail Services Excursion Yr 12 ANZAC Day Assembly WASCALS meeting Lunch 2 in Room 2. New members always welcome

Term 1 of 2015 has brought with it some exciting developments with the official opening of Hstings Secondary College. Here’s your Term1 wrap up! Harmony Day Harmony Day was a roaring success at the beginning of March this term. Students from all grades partici-pated in showing their support for Australia’s great cultural diversity. The day started off with a morning assembly and a talk from Madeline Tait of Year 11 about her move from Canada to Australia. Students were then either given an orange balloon or official Harmony Day ribbon. A lunchtime dodge ball tour-nament was one of the highlights for students with all grades participating and a large cheer squad watching eagerly on the sideline. A beautiful Harmony Day banner was also made by students and can be seen hanging in the library.

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Closing the Gap An assembly was held this term where students watched a short film about the Closing the Gap campaign. The Closing the Gap campaign is all about lessening the difference between the life expectancy of Australian's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-indigenous Aus-tralians.

Blood Red This term has shown the beginning of Blood Red broadcasting at Westport Campus. Four of our students on the leadership team Tahlia Miechel, Gabriel Herron, Madeline Tait and Reef Christen-sen attended the Sea Acres leaning how to be a blood Ambassador. Westport Campus was joined by Port Macquarie Campus, Camden Haven, Mel-ville Highs School and a school from the Great Lakes.

College Roadshows Student leaders represented Hastings Secondary College at ‘roadshows’ this term to talk about their experiences with the college to parents and primary school students. Madeline Tait and Emma Sinclair went to Hastings Primary School, Isabella Harrison went to Westport Primary School and Georgia Clarke and Gabriel Herron went to Tack-ing Point Primary. All Westport Campus repre-sentatives were accompanied by Port Macquarie Campus leaders.

Leadership Team This years Westport Campus’ new leader-ship team has been working hard to focus on making sure Hastings Secondary College and Westport Campus succeed to their full potential. Fortnightly leadership meetings have allowed a time to discuss any issues within the school and upcom-ing events. In order to make sure every-thing is covered the leadership team has been broken up on smaller sub com-mittees to alow for proper allocation of time and effort to each area of school life. These sub committees include: Fundraising Committees: with the

members Madeline Tait, Georgia Clarke and Gabriel Herron

Spirit Committee: with the members Emma Sinclair, Madeline Tait, Geor-gia Clarke, Tahlia Miechel, Isabella Harrison and Gabriel Herron

Sports Committee: with the mem-bers Reef Christensen and Blanchard Mwanza

Publicity Committee: with the mem-bers Tahlia Miechel and Isabella Har-rison

Pigtails for Peace

On Friday – Westport Campus participated in the 2015 National Day of Action against Bullying & Violence. The students partici-pated in a number of activities including participating in Mrs Frater’s photo booth were they could take photos of themselves with their friends & post it up on their social networking page.

The hairstyles for the day were Piggy tails for the girls and comb-overs for the boys. This was to demonstrate that you can take a stand in a peaceful manner while still be-ing assertive. The Pastoral Care Connect classes had been discussing the story of “Pigtail Girl”. This was inspired by an event in America where a girl had been teased for wearing pigtails & the school responded in a positive way by all students & staff wearing their hair in pigtails as a show of support.

During Lunch 1 a free sausage sizzle was put on in the main Quad while Headspace held an information stalfor the students with re-source material, as well as give-aways. Tracey and Casey from Headspace did a wonderful job answering the questions that the students had for them and soon ran out of supplies due to the popularity of their stock. Headspace provides valuable mental health services to many and they are widely respected throughout the service industry.

Our postponed talks from Senior Constable Steve Jeffrey and a follow up from Head-space’s Tracey Hazel will take place early next Term.

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P & C Scholarship Award

At the start of each year Westport Campus’ P&C kindly offer 4 scholarships of $500 for year 7 stu-dents who have proven their talents in the fields of sport, academics, culture and community. This year we had some very strong candidates, but after careful consideration the following stu-dents received their generous scholarships to use towards their already impressive achieve-ments in their chosen field.

Scholarship recipients were: Sporting: Hannah Faux (Cricket) Academic dedication & achievement: Georgia Fowler Community: Laura Page (piano / singing for audiences) Cultural: Jade Inkinen (Visual Arts)

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Westport Spirit Award

Ruby Davis (Year 9)

In partnership with Mr Barnett (First National Real Estate), Westport High School would like to congratulate Ruby Davis from Year 9 as the recipient of Term 1 ‘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 Factory gift voucher, a certificate and recognition at our formal assembly. Ruby has proven to be friendly and polite student who willingly helps others in the classroom & out in the play-ground. She interacts positively with both staff & students. Ruby looks to include others in her friendship groups and sets a good example for her peers to follow

CHS Swimming Jennifer Cooper attended the Combined High

Schools State Swimming Carnival at Sydney

Olympic Pool last Saturday to compete in the

14yrs Girls 200m Freestyle. As the only individ-

ual representing Westport Campus, Jennifer’s

qualifying time placed her in an outside lane of

the fastest preliminary heat. Competition was

pretty stiff but Jennifer held her own during

the race, finishing a commendable 8th with a

time of 2m 34.87s, narrowly missing out on a

place in the final. Congratulations Jennifer on

an outstanding performance and thank you for

flying the West-

port flag at such

a prestigious

event.

Plans for Term 2 Students involvement The leadership team is extending the offer to any stu-dents who want to be more involved to come forward. You may have an idea for an upcoming event, or you may must want to be involved in what’s already hap-pening.

Mufti Days The next few terms will bring with them the exciting opportunity to dress up and support some worthy causes. Keep an eye out for posters around the school, announcements and Facebook updates to be aware of what’s coming up.

Anzac Day Anzac Day is fast approaching which means it’s almost time for the annual town march to pay your respects to the soldiers. Week 1, Term 2 Saturday 25th April is the day of the march for students that are interested. Please meet in Horton Street at 9.15am, speak to any member of the leadership for more information.

What’s happening in HSIE 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign. This is a significant milestone in our history and commemoration calendar. The AN-ZAC legend is a key part of our identity as a na-tion. To commemorate this important event we are encouraging students to consider the continu-ing importance and contribution of Australian servicemen and women and the ANZAC tradi-tion. Students are invited to enter a poster in our competition or write an essay, addressing fol-lowing: The Gallipoli campaign defined our nation and is one of the most powerful influences on our identity. Details can also be found in the HSIE faculty. Ancient History Students in the HSC Ancient History class have been studying the ancient societies of Pompeii and Herculaneum. As part of their research on the daily lives of the citizens of these cities they recreated the dress of some tradesmen using

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Anzac Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It is the day on which we remember the Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. The spirit of Anzac, with its human qualities of courage, mate-ship, and sacrifice, continues to have mean-ing and relevance for our sense of national identity.” Australian War Memorial Anzac Day is an important national day com-memorating the service, sacrifice and contri-bution of our service men and women. Anzac Day is an important acknowledgement of our defence force personnel, both past and pre-sent. Westport Campus has a proud tradition of recognising and commemorating Anzac Day along with the Port Macquarie community in the ANZAC Day march. This year is the first year that Hastings Secondary College will march in the parade and represents an op-portunity to unite with Port Macquarie Cam-pus and demonstrate our gratitude to the Defence Force personnel, both today and in the past, who have sacrificed for our nation. We would like to warmly invite and encour-age all students to march with our college on Anzac Day, Saturday 25th April 2015. The stu-dent captains and leaders from both cam-puses, along with staff and students will par-ticipate together. It is an opportunity for stu-dents to demonstrate their appreciation of the defence forces, community spirit and citi-zenship. Participating students will be recog-nised and acknowledged by our school com-munity with a certificate and voucher on as-sembly. Students should

meet in Horton

Street, near the

“the Hub”, in full

school uniform at

9.15 and 9.30am.

ANZAC DAY

HSIE Faculty Poster Competition

Due: Friday 24th April 2015 Entry: Free

Create a poster that commemorates the centenary of Australia’s involvement at Gallipoli

Pink Stumps Day 2015

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In week 10 of Term 1 WASCALS (Westport Aware Students of Cancer And Leukaemia Sufferers) along with the help of Hastings Secondary College – Westport Campus students raised $1100 to support the McGrath Foundation. Students in Years 7 and 8 participated in the Pink Stumps Day which was WASCALS’ way to help the McGrath Founda-tion fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses who provide im-portant care to families experiencing breast cancer.

For a $2 donation students participated in a variety of crick-et games during their sport time including trying to bowl out the two best batsmen at school – William Lewthwaite and Mitchell Buchtmann. There were plenty of great prizes given out including pink hats, pink sunglasses, pink wrist bands and pink bangles.

At the conclusion of the cricket games students enjoyed a sausage sizzle and a refreshing can of soft drink. A big thankyou goes out to all those involved especially super cooks Mrs Frater and Year 7 student Emily Stone.

WASCALS look forward to your continued support through-out the remainder of the year.

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National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy 2015

LETTER TO PARENTS

In May 2015 the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be completed by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN has the support of all State and Territory Education Ministers and will assess the literacy and numeracy skills of students across Australian schools. The results of the tests will provide important information to schools about what each student can do, and will be used to support teaching and learning programs. Parents will receive a report indicating their child’s level of achievement. Each student’s level of achievement will be reported against the national minimum standard. Student background information (student name, gender, date of birth, language background and Aboriginality) will be collected as part of the National Assessment Program. This information is treated confidentially and held securely to ensure that every student’s right to privacy is maintained. The NAPLAN tests will be conducted from 12-14 May 2015.

In the Numeracy tests students do not require any measuring tools such as rulers or protractors. In Years 7 and 9 there will be two Numeracy tests: one where a calculator is allowed and one where calculators are not to be used. For the calculator test, the student should use the calculator that they currently use at school.

Friday 15 May – A ‘catch-up’ day is scheduled for students who missed a test or were absent on a test day. Students may be considered for exemption from the tests if they:

are newly arrived in Australia (less than one year before the test) and with a language background other than English, or

have significant intellectual disability and/or significant co-existing conditions which severely limit their capacity to par-ticipate in the tests. All other students are expected to participate in the tests. Disability adjustments which reflect the student’s normal level of support in the classroom may be provided. Large print, Braille, coloured paper versions and electronic tests are avail-able to meet the needs of individual students. Access to disability adjustments or exemption from the tests must be discussed with the school principal and a parent or carer consent form must be signed. Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents in con-sultation with the Principal. If you wish to withdraw your child from the tests, a parent or carer consent form must be signed. Please make an appointment with the principal of the school your child attends if you would like to discuss your child’s participation in NAPLAN. Additional information about NAPLAN can be found at www.nap.edu.au/NAPLAN/Parent_Carer_support/index.html.

TUESDAY 12 MAY WEDNESDAY 13 MAY THURSDAY 14 MAY

Language Conventions (Spelling, Punctuation and Gram-mar)

Writing

Reading Numeracy

A second ‘White Card’ course was held during the week with participants from Years 10, 11 and

12 involved. On behalf of all students from both groups I would like to thank Joe Marshall from

Port Macquarie TAFE who conducted these induction courses. He was most complimentary of

the work ethic and attitude shown by all students and wanted his congratulations passed on to

participants. Six Year 12 students who hope to be involved in the Health Industry travelled to Taree last week

to attend the Newcastle University Health Careers Forum. Our Aged Care School Based Train-

ees, Brooke Anderson, Kylah Mahoney, Hazel Kirkbride and Mikaela Parker along with Megan

Cooper and Kaylie Mepham took part in workshops and activities that showed off the facilities

available for training of Health Care workers. All six believe the experience was most worthwhile. Year 10 students will be offered the opportunity to attend the Mid Coast Careers Market to be

held at the Racecourse on Tuesday 12th May. Local employers and training providers will increase

awareness of vocational pathways, training opportunities and post school options. Year 10 stu-

dents will gain keep insights that will help greatly with subject selections for the senior school

which will take place in Term 2 and therefore all in the year are encouraged to attend. Permission

notes need to be returned ASAP. Enjoy the coming holiday break and remember to check your school email account for all the lat-

est Careers news at Westport Campus.

Lance Kedward

Careers Adviser

CAREERS CORNER

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Brooke Anderson, Kylah Mahoney, Mikaela Parker, Hazel Kirkbride, Kaylie Mepham and Megan Cooper

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SUNDAY MARKET

EVERY 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY OF THE

MONTH

Office hours: 7.45AM—2.45PM

Ph: 65836400

Hello all. Are you still deciding what winter sport you would like

to play this year ? The Hastings Valley Vikings are STILL looking

for players to join our club. We offer the opportunity to join a

very family orientated club. Do you want to have fun and play in

a great team environment? Under 14s play 3 Friday night games

then 1 Super Sunday. Under 16s and 18s play Saturdays. So

please contact Craig Smith on 0439810612 or Email smith-

[email protected].

Hastings Baseball Inc

Calling for registrations in the winter competition. Seniors play Sunday afternoons beginning 19th April

at Blackbutt Park Wauchope Juniors liveball will play Sunday mornings beginning

24th May also at Blackbutt Park. T Ballers 5 to 10 years Will play Sunday mornings

alternating between Port Macquarie & Wauchope

beginning 24th May. Registrations will be taken at Blackbutt Park 1pm to

3pm Saturday 28th March .

Further registration days will be advertised on

Facebook: Hastings Baseball Association Names can also be emailed to [email protected]

Phone enquiries Rose 65852076

WAUCHOPE SOCCER

CLUB WANTS YOU!

Register now for the 2015

season at

www.wauchopesoccerclub.sportingpulse.net

Or ring Tracey Eastwood on 0400929480 for

details.

Teams are filling fast…

FUTSAL AT MID

NORTH COAST

PROUDLY

PRESENTS APRIL SCHOOL HOLI-

DAY CLINICS Exciting Brazilian Futsal Acad-

emy Coach - Renan Feneric Junior/Youth/Seniors Clinics,

Boys/Girls at Hastings Secondary Col-

lege, Westport Campus,

Findaly Avenue, Port Mac-

quarie Dates - April Wed 8th and

Thurs 9th Sessions - Morn 9am to 12

noon and/or Afternoon 1pm

- 4pm $45 up to 12 yrs, $55 for 13

yrs plus - per session Register early as limited num-

bers Contact: Alison Fazzolari -

Mobile 0412 191 923 WANTED: If anyone is tidying out their cupboards and you have lace,

ribbon, sequins or other notions that could be used for craft we would

love to recycle it for you.

Just hand in to Mrs Longstaff in the Home Economics Dept.