July 8, 2022 | updates
Term 2: Update 3
Adelaide Botanic High School students engage in learning tasks which are about connecting, creating, communicating, co-ordinating and collaborating.
July 8, 2022
Table of contents
- Update From The Principal
- Bec reflects 23 years after Operation Flinders...
- Upcoming Dates - Semester 2
- SA Law Society Mock Trials Competition
- Attendance Matters: What is going well?
- Global Perspectives: Year 7 Place and Liveability Unit
- Year 7 DNA Action Day
- Year 10 Drama: It started with a dream
- Year 7 French
- MFS Road Awareness Program (RAP)
- SYNERGY: Eastern Secondary Schools Student Leadership Partnership
- ASPIRE: Student Leadership
- Wellbeing in Australian schools
- SYNERGY: Future Well
- Year 10 Lifestyle Choices: Drug Awareness Expo
- University Open Days
- From the Library
- School Sport State Selection
- 2022 Cross Country
- Sport and Recreation: Eight-Ball Pool
- Knockout Sport Results
- Sports Programs
- Job opportunity for students
EMBRACING YOUNG PEOPLE’S CURIOSITY
Update from the Principal
At last!
Finally, we have been able to bring our ABHS community together and enjoy a fun social time whilst supporting a worthy cause.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Operation Flinders Quiz Night, hosted by Rachel Sanderson and ABHS, on Saturday night. Tickets sold out almost as soon as they were advertised with over 300 people attending.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors and guests who attended the quiz night, we raised almost $10k towards our $16k goal! This is a fantastic outcome and one that will allow a team of students from Adelaide Botanic High School to again participate in Operation Flinders this year.
If you weren’t able to attend the quiz night, you can still make a contribution via Qkr! and help us get closer to our fundraising goal.
Accompanied by ABHS staff and experienced Operation Flinders field volunteers, the team will trek more than 100km over eight days, having to conquer physical and emotional challenges. Through participation in the program, participants are also able to gain credit towards their Year 11 and Year 12 South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) under the banner of Recognition of Community Learning.
If you are interested in learning more about how Operation Flinders can make a real difference in the lives of young people, Global Perspectives teacher Rebecca Weber allowed us to share her story in this Update about the impact that Operation Flinders had on her life.
Look out for this event again next year, when we hope to do it even bigger and better!
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week is held in the first week of July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
The theme this year, Get up! Stand up! Show up!, encourages everyone to champion change and fundamental human rights, while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.
On Wednesday morning this week, our whole staff took part in a smoking ceremony with local Aboriginal man Robert Parry from Linking Futures. The school’s Botanic Terrace, with its stunning natural backdrop, was the perfect location and the early morning sun provided some relief against the cold air. Robert shared the meaning of the smoking ceremony along with stories, music and dance. Our staff connected with his deep cultural understanding and entertaining approach, making it a meaningful way to start the day as part of NAIDOC Week.
Our students have also been engaging in cultural activities throughout the week.
Alistair on behalf of our whole team
Photo 1: Operation Flinders Quiz Night in the gym at ABHS
Photos 2 & 3: Smoking ceremony with Robert Parry and staff on the Botanic Terrace
Bec reflects 23 years after Operation Flinders...
23 years ago, I attended Operation Flinders as a disengaged student, at high risk, and on a path to nowhere. The 8-day program transformed my life and set me on a pathway to success as I realised my potential as a young leader.
The program taught me a lot about myself and opened my eyes to my personal capabilities, inner strength and resilience. To this day, I reflect fondly on the experiences as being life-changing and pivotal to my ability to have self-belief and a determination to succeed at anything I put my mind to.
I credit the program for setting me on a new path in life. It seems almost unfathomable to me today, however the path I was on had the potential for devastating long-term impacts in my life. Had I not been fortunate enough to attend, I often wonder if I would have oriented myself on a pathway to success.
Fortunately for me, I was selected… And I turned my life around. Following on from the experience, I ended up completing my SACE (something quite remarkable at the time). From there, I went into the world beyond school a more confident, determined, and spirited version of myself.
Today, I can boast success in the pathway that I have carved out for myself as a byproduct of this experience. I have been an educator within the Department for Education for 15 years. This has included being selected for multiple leadership scholarships within the department, being a lead educator with respects to teaching and learning, having presented locally, nationally and internationally to educators across the globe, earning permanency within the department, followed by my appointment in multiple leadership positions over the past decade, including both Deputy Principal and Principal positions.
Currently, I am fortunate to work as a Global Perspectives teacher at Adelaide Botanic High School. My career choices have been inspired by my desire to connect with our young people and to help them too, realise their potential as young leaders.
Operation Flinders is for real winners!
Bec Weber – 2022
Global Perspectives Teacher
Click here if you would like to read Bec’s in-depth account of her Operation Flinders experience as a student.
If you would like to contribute to the school's fundraising efforts for Operation Flinders, you may do so via the Qkr! app. You will find the 'Operation Flinders Donation' option listed under School Payments > Payments.
Upcoming Dates - Semester 2
| Friday 8 July WEEK 10 (Term 2) Last day of term (normal dismissal time) | Thursday 24 November WEEK 6 (Term 4) Year 12 Graduation Celebration |
| Monday 25 July WEEK 1 (Term 3) First day of Term 3 | Friday 25 November WEEK 6 (Term 4) Year 11 last day of lessons |
| Thursday 11 August WEEK 3 (Term 3) Student Free Day | 28-30 November WEEK 7 (Term 4) Year 11 into Year 12 2023 Transition |
| 15-19 August WEEK 3 (Term 3) Year 10 Adventure Camps | Wednesday 30 November WEEK 7 (Term 4) Year 11s finish |
| Wednesday 24 August WEEK 3 (Term 3) Career Expo | Thursday 1 December WEEK 7 (Term 4) Year 10 last day of lessons |
| Friday 16 September WEEK 8 (Term 3) School Closure Day | Friday 2 December WEEK 7 (Term 4) Student Free Day |
| Friday 30 September WEEK 10 (Term 3) Last day of Term 3 | 5-7 December WEEK 8 (Term 4) Year 10 into Year 11 2023 Transition |
| Monday 17 October WEEK 1 (Term 4) First day Term 4 | Wednesday 7 December WEEK 8 (Term 4) Year 10s finish |
| Wednesday 2 November WEEK 3 (Term 4) Year 12 Good Luck Breakfast | Wednesday 7 December WEEK 8 (Term 4) Student Achievement Awards |
| 7-17 November WEEKS 4-5 (Term 4) Stage 2 Exams | 8-9 December WEEK 8 (Term 4) Year 6 into Year 7 2023 Transition |
| 16-23 November WEEKS 5-6 (Term 4) Stage 1 Exams | Friday 16 December WEEK 9 (Term 4) Years 7-9 last day of school (3pm dismissal) |
SA Law Society Mock Trials Competition
Congratulations to the ABHS Mock Trials team, who have finished the preliminary rounds of this year’s South Australian Law Society Mock Trials competition in second place on the overall ladder. This is an excellent result, particularly given that this is the first year that ABHS has participated in the competition.
The team, made up of Year 11 students Olivia T, Helena T, Taylor P, Tilly F and Paul K and Year 12 student Mihir R, is to be congratulated on its outstanding effort and all the hard work they have put in outside of school hours to achieve such fantastic results.
Wishing these students luck as they proceed to the semi-finals in Week 3 next term!
Attendance Matters: What is going well?
As the importance of attendance continues being explored as a predictor of both academic success and wellbeing, this article will highlight how ABHS is doing as a community and look at the next point of focus for Term 3; being on time to class.
So far this year the school has a student attendance rate of 89%. This means that the majority of students are having one day off per fortnight on average.
The Department for Education’s goal for school attendance is 95%, which is equivalent to 10 days off during the school year, or two days off per term.
While a number of students are attending school daily and setting themselves up for both academic success and positive wellbeing, it is important that the community is working towards having students attend as many days as they are able.
This is achieved not only by students taking ownership of their learning, but also by parents setting them up for success by supporting them at home. And, of course, credit must be given ABHS staff for providing engaging and innovative curriculum offerings.
Having somewhat settled into the rhythm of living with COVID and stopping to recover when unwell, it is important that staff and parents continue to work together to ensure students are attending school when they are able to do so.
Your student’s attendance rate can be checked via Daymap. If you are unsure how to use Daymap you may click on this link to access instructions for use.
TERM 3 Focus
Ensuring that students are maximising their learning by being on time to class will be the focus for Term 3. Punctuality is an important life skill, valued by employers, clients and even those closest to us. It not only shows respect for others and the importance of their time, but also supports our ability to work productively and encourages wellbeing.
Being on time in classroom settings allows students to settle into the learning environment and gives them time to adjust to the expectations of the space and prepare for the learning required. Often the explicit teaching, or at least the setting of lesson expectations, occurs in the first 5-10 minutes of the lesson. When students miss this important orientation, they can find it difficult to engage with the class material, which impacts their learning for that session.
Next term students will be marked ‘late to class’ if they are late to school or class, which can be seen by parents in Daymap. Having conversations at home with your child about the importance of arriving on time can help them understand how their punctuality, or lack thereof, can impact on themselves and others. By sharing your own stories about how you have been negatively impacted by others being late, you can highlight how punctuality and time management are important life skills to develop.
Student Achievement and Success Team
Global Perspectives: Year 7 Place and Liveability Unit
This term, Year 7 Global Perspectives students have undertaken a Place and Liveability Unit, with a particular emphasis on the City of Adelaide. This involved developing an understanding that liveability can be measured and varies according to different factors.
An inquiry cycle was adopted which involved tuning into ABHS as a place to learn, followed on by finding out why people live where they do and the varying push and pull factors. The ‘sorting out’ stage involved exploring the five objective factors of liveability and inquiring into subjective factors linked to key geographical concepts.
Going further, Adelaide/Australia was compared with other places in the world on quality of life and cost of living. Making conclusions, a precinct walk was taken to gather primary data about the push and pull factors for the city, that would assist with formulating a journalistic report about the liveability of Adelaide (summative assessment).
As a conclusion to the unit and to take meaningful action as a result of the group’s learning, a design thinking process was undertaken to reflect upon ways that the liveability of Adelaide can be enhanced for youth. This process involved students sharing their ideas on future designs for the city, incorporating spaces and places that young people want to contribute to and spend time in.
Student Reflections
“When our work directly relates to us, it means we can easily immerse ourselves into our tasks. The precinct walk was one of my favourite activities, as it made me realise how our city has so many features that advance our quality of life, and how fortunate we are to live in Adelaide.” – Year 7 student, C Cohort
“When writing our reports, we got to really think about the five factors included in the top 10 and research them in more context.” – Year 7 student, A Cohort
“This terms project had a lot of elements to it, which was good because it meant that there was always more to be learnt. My personal favourite part of the project was the district walk, because there were so many things that I didn’t know about that I found out about.” – Year 7 student, A Cohort
Bec Weber
On behalf of the Year 7 Global Perspectives Teaching Team
Year 7 DNA Action Day
After being postponed due to COVID restrictions in Term 1, the patient Year 7 students recently participated in their DNA Action Day at West Lakes Aquatic Centre. Although the weather was somewhat colder than it might have been in Term 1, the students (and teachers) participated in the full range of activities on offer – and had a great time doing so!
The day provided an opportunity for students to strengthen relationships with their teachers and peers and make strong connections to the school’s DNA. Students were seen demonstrating a true sense of community in their actions; being considerate of their peers and supporting one another to participate in new activities.
A sincere thank you to all staff who were involved in making these days a huge success and to all the students who took excellence to the next level!
Eden McEwen
Middle Years – Transition, Learning and Wellbeing Leader
Year 10 Drama: It started with a dream
When first coming together on this project, students were involved in the performance decision-making process; finding plays, creating concepts and pitching ideas to the class. Out of left field, a vivid dream of the class doing Alice in Wonderland was added to the mix.
Together with Kimberley coming back for a visit and Zandaya making an appearance, and of course an epic interpretive dance to help communicate the message, we were hooked and started down a rabbit hole, leading to many journeys of discovery.
Rather than a traditional take on Alice in Wonderland, themes that could be taken from this classic tale were explored. The idea of journeying to find self and contentment led the group towards Brene Brown and her work in the gifts of imperfection. Characters and scenes were linked to exposing different ways that humans mask or hold themselves back from living wholeheartedly.
With the skeleton in place, each student started to delve into their role while working collaboratively, sharing a range of talents, passions and skillsets. They worked together on every aspect of the performance to learn, grow and create.
This group of young people have done an exceptional job at managing all the challenges that arise from not only the chaos that comes with creative devising but also in learning how to work together. It was not an easy process, but the way they came together to create a piece of art made the tension well worth it and is something they should be exceptionally proud of.
While Dr Suess encourages us to remember “the thinks we can think of if only we try”, this class has also reminded us of the power of a dream.
From The Show Must Go On Class of 2022:
To the SSO team for their administration support and last minute tasks.
To the Finance team for their patience with all things financial and allowing space for learning to occur.
To the Wellbeing team for ongoing support and helping us as a team to understand each other more.
To Trinity College for sharing resources.
To the amazing, supportive, kind and flexible staff at ABHS, for moving, for staying, for excusing, for sharing and for smiling.
To the Arts team and leadership for encouragement, spit balling, supervision and technical support.
To past Arts and Drama teachers who have built a foundation of curiosity and confidence.
To ABHS families and behind-the-scenes people, thank you for permission, all round support and for showing up. This could not be done without your support.
Year 7 French
The Year 7 French students have been learning about food from around the world and how the concept of food and meal sharing is valued differently across cultures. Students have also been learning conversation skills to express opinions and order food at a restaurant.
To use their skills in an authentic learning experience, students visited “Les Deux Coqs” at the Adelaide Central Market to practise how to order a croissant in French. The staff were impressed with the students’ politeness and confidence at conversing in French. While a small group walked to the Market, the rest of the class was tasked with transforming the classroom into a French café.
Upon returning to school, students took on the roles of servers and customers to collect their orders, using French language to greet, order, confirm their name and “pay” for their food. Students enjoyed connecting their classroom learning out in the community and valued this enjoyable learning experience. Bon Appétit!
Jennifer Hanks
Global Perspectives/French Teacher
MFS Road Awareness Program (RAP)
This term, the Year 11s attended a 90-minute presentation on responsible road use and the impacts of road accidents and road trauma.
MFS presenter, Doug, was a knowledgeable and passionate presenter who shared his real-world experience as a first responder to collisions and other road accidents. The testimony of Eli Murn, a road crash survivor, covering his own experience and the life-long impacts of dangerous driving was a highlight of the overall presentation.
The main take-away of the session was that while you can choose the risk, you can’t choose the consequence.
During the evaluation process participants had to nominate the type of driver/road user they were PRIOR to the RAP presentation. Then they had to indicate the type of driver/road user they intend to be AFTER the presentation. This is both a measure of the impact of the program and a commitment from each participant to make a more conscious effort to use the roads responsibly.
Of the 112 feedback forms received, here are some results of the feedback sought from the Year 11s:
- 32 nominated that they were RESPONSIBLE as road users prior to seeing RAP.
- 80 nominated that they were RISK TAKERS as road users prior to seeing RAP.
- 0 nominated that they were TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE prior to seeing RAP.
- 112 participants checked the box indicating they choose to be a RESPONSIBLE road user after participating in the RAP presentation.
- In response to the question, “Following the program will you adopt safer road behaviours?” 112 out of 112 participants said “YES”.
A selection of student insights, recorded after the presentation, have been shared below:
“Although confronting, the program really opened my eyes on how severe even the littlest distraction can be, and how impactful distractions are to an endless amount of people. Thank you for educating me and providing insight on the dangers of being on the road.”
“It was an amazing program. It has inspired me to be the most responsible driver I can be, for my sake and everyone else’s. Thank you.”
“This program has taught me a lot about how road crashes can affect an individual’s life. The videos and photos shown helped put into perspective how serious and life changing it can be. Thank you Doug and Eli for educating us.”
Imogen Knight
Senior Years Student Achievement & Success Leader
SYNERGY: Eastern Secondary Schools Student Leadership Partnership
Two of the school's Unite SYNERGY leaders, Lara and Olivia, hosted the Eastern Secondary Schools Student Leadership Partnership meeting at ABHS in Week 7. This was the second meeting of the year and proved to be another successful collaboration opportunity for the young leaders within the partnership.
The student leaders reflected on the status of student voice, agency and leadership in their current schools and after sharing with the wider team, identified improvement opportunities and implementation ideas.
After going on a short tour of the school, the group came back together and had a lengthy discussion around the Charter for Children and Young People and how this could be at the forefront of their thinking when determining a shared vision across the partnership. A commitment was made to continue exploring research around Student Agency from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to ensure that the work of the partnership continues to have a futures-focused lens.
The Eastern Secondary Schools Student Leadership Partnership complements and strengthens the work that SYNERGY leaders are undertaking in the ABHS school community, bringing to the fore the key roles that student voice, agency and leadership have in improving student outcomes.
SYNERGY students are looking forward to visiting Charles Campbell Secondary College early next term to continue exploring the shared vision across our partnership.
Eden McEwen
Middle Years – Transition, Learning and Wellbeing Leader
ASPIRE: Student Leadership
Currently the Year 7 students are participating in Aspire, which is a series of mini leadership lessons specifically designed by students for students. Aspire is delivered in Connect Group to teach and expose students to introductory leadership skills which are able to be transferred across all areas.
The mini lessons have been designed by Unite SYNERGY students and have covered topics including:
- Self-development
- Understanding
- Compassion
- Listening
- Communication
Accompanied by instructional videos, each short lesson includes a fun activity incorporating a large group of Connect students, followed by evaluation questions to tie the activity to the leadership skill or concept.
Recently the team of Unite SYNERGY students shared the continuation of their Aspire vision. They presented to Alistair and later to the whole staff Leadership team, who fully endorsed the further planning and development of the ‘Serve to Connect’ component of Aspire. ‘Serve to Connect’ will be an integral component of Aspire and will be an ongoing experience to introduce the concepts of service, contribution, and connection.
‘Serve to Connect’ will focus on allowing students to strengthen the connection to their school community and give them a rare ‘backstage pass’ experience in understanding how their school operates. The students leading this project hope to run a small trial later in the year and are excited to share further details with you at a later stage.
Eden McEwen
Middle Years – Transition, Learning and Wellbeing Leader
Wellbeing in Australian schools
What is being done to support wellbeing at ABHS?
The SYNERGY team travelled to Immanuel College to attend the Immanuel Youth Innovation Wellbeing Summit 2022. Powered by Future Anything, they participated in a fast-paced and hands-on days of listening, learning, and doing, which culminated in teams of students pitching their own innovative solutions to a complex, local issue connected to health and wellbeing.
ABHS students had the privilege of hearing from some of Australia’s most inspiring changemakers, and explicitly participated in developing their entrepreneurial thinking and human-centred design skills supporting futures-ready learning.
Students went on an Entrepreneur’s Odyssey journey where they explored prominent health and wellbeing challenges, ideation of solutions, prototyping and feedback. After a substantial lunch the SYNERGY students elevated their pitch whilst working with peers from other schools. This included things such as a self-affirmation smartwatch to support positive mindset, a robotic arm and spine to improve accessibility in mainstream schools for those with a disability, an app to alleviate anxiety in the classroom and an app to help students reduce their stress.
It is essential that youth-led ideas are acknowledged as they have the power to change the future for the better. As educators, ABHS is supporting students with the skills and space they need to take their ideas out of the classroom and into the real world.
Nina Tanner
Student Engagement and Wellbeing Leader
SYNERGY: Future Well
SYNERGY leaders continue to grow a culture where all ABHS community members value and contribute to the development of student voice, agency and leadership within the school.
A group of 15 SYNERGY students from across Years 8-11 are focused on further strengthening and promoting positive student wellbeing in the ABHS school community. To ensure that they are set up for success with their goal and future projects, it is important that they are provided with some tangible skills and inspiration prior to leading this work. To this end, the school facilitated a trip for the students to attend the Future Well – South Australian Youth Wellbeing Summit, in addition to participating in the Immanuel Youth Innovation Wellbeing Summit – refer to the story below for more information about the Immanuel Youth Innovation Wellbeing Summit.
The focus of the Future Well event was to inspire and equip students to take the lead in creating ideal flourishing learning communities within their school by using Social Emotion Learning. There was an additional focus of increasing their own wellbeing literacy and self-awareness, and introducing students to emerging innovative wellbeing programs.
SYNERGY Students were inspired by the stories they heard from rotating speakers which featured courageous youth and future Paralympian, Cooper Spillane, young CEO and Managing Director of The Village Co. Steph Malan, and entrepreneur, mental health advocate and CEO of Social Kung Fu, Matt Purcell. The whole team would agree that the highlight of the day was hearing the inspirational keynote address from internationally acclaimed and award-winning educator, Louka Parry.
The team looks forward to continuing to work closely with these students as innovative wellbeing practices are explored, while ensuring that essential components of student agency are at the centre of everything the school does.
Eden McEwen
Middle Years – Transition, Learning and Wellbeing Leader
Year 10 Lifestyle Choices: Drug Awareness Expo
In Year 10 Lifestyle Choices Core this term, students have been planning and preparing for the biannual Drug Awareness Expo which was held on Thursday 30 June during Break 1 in the gym.
The purpose of the expo was to provide ABHS students with accurate, up-to-date information on a wide range of drugs to help them make safe and educated decisions as they move through adolescence into adulthood.
Each group created and facilitated activities aimed to prevent drug use and better educate students of the impact that drugs have on the health and wellbeing of individuals and the wider community. The expo was a great success with many students attending and engaging with the wide range of booths around the gym.
Congratulations to the Year 10 Lifestyle Choices Core cohort on delivering a well planned and engaging expo.
Callan Hammond
On behalf of the Lifestyle Choices team
University Open Days
University Open Days are coming up in August, providing opportunities for students to explore potential careers and pathways. There are a mix of on-campus and virtual Open Days on offer this year which provide different ways of discovering all the benefits that studying at university can deliver.
Open Days are fun and exciting and allow students to take advantage of information sessions on different career and study areas, interactive activities and demonstrations. Students can speak one-on-one with uni students, advisors and lecturers to learn more about their options.
University of Adelaide
On Campus: Sunday 14 August, 9am-4pm
Online: Friday 19 August, 2pm-8pm
Click here for info and to register your interest.
Flinders University
Friday 12 & Saturday 13 AugustUniversity of South Australia
Online: Tuesday 9 August, 4pm-8pm
On Campus:
Magill
Wednesday 24 August, 4pm-7.30pm
City West and City East
Sunday 14 August, 10am-3pm
Mawson Lakes
Sunday 21 August, 11am-3pm
Click here for info and to register to receive updates.
Torrens University
Online: Tuesday 16 August, 4pm-6pmFrom the Library
School Sport State Selection
Congratulations to Lachlan G (Year 10), Lucy W (Year 10) and Toby E (Year 9) on their recent state team selections.
Lachlan has been selected in the U15 Boys State AFL team and will play in Lavington, NSW, from the 23-30 July. Toby has been selected in the U15 Boys State Volleyball team and will travel to the Sunshine Coast to play from 22-26 August.
Lucy has been selected in the U15 Girls State AFL team. This is a well deserved result for Lucy and a just reward for all the hours she has dedicated to one of her favourite sports. Lucy will travel to Lavington, NSW, in the last week of July to compete in the national competition.
These are wonderful achievements and all three students are wished the very best in their upcoming competitions.
2022 Cross Country
On Thursday 9 June a twelve-student strong team travelled to Oakbank Racecourse to compete in the annual Schools State Cross Country Championships. As usual, the weather at Oakbank was cold, wet and muddy but this did not deter the students from putting in their best efforts. The highlight of the day was watching Year 11 student, Hudson, achieve a silver medal in the 16 Boys division, running 5km in a time of 17:24.9 minutes.
Other great performances included Jackson S (Yr 7) who came 26th out of 148 runners, and Amelia M (Yr 8), Tom C (Yr 10) and Takumi A (Yr 10) who all finished in the top 50 runners for their respective races.
The cross-country team comprised of: Amelia M, Harry L, Hugo R, Taro I, Brendon R, Jackson S, Alex L, Hudson M, Takumi A, Tom C, Joel B and Sandro P.
All athletes performed to the best of their ability and represented Adelaide Botanic High School with pride. We look forward to continuing to build the team and improve our results in years to come.
Kylie Trenorden
Lifestyle Choices Leader
Sport and Recreation: Eight-Ball Pool
During the term, the Sport and Recreation class have been experiencing different sports and recreational activities, such as flag football, European handball, Quidditch, Spikeball and frisbee golf, to name just a few. The class has also gone on several excursions this term, including a visit to an eight-ball pool hall. The group, particularly the students who had never played before, showed great improvement over the course of their time at the pool hall. More recently, the class visited the Adelaide Bowling Club to learn the skills of lawn bowls.
Knockout Sport Results
Year 9 10 Football
On Wednesday 25 May, ABHS competed in the Year 9-10 Knockout Boys’ AFL competition at Park 12. The boys did a great job winning both games against Woodville and Thomas More College.
The first game against TMC was close but the boys overcame adversity to win 45 to 32. In the second game ABHS had a convincing win over Woodville, the boys stepping up and showed great teamwork and courage. It was a real standout when the Year 8 boys stepped up to play against boys double their size and when Lachlan G kicked 11 goals for the day. ABHS now moves on to the next round – well done!
Sam Ball
Lifestyle Choices Sports Manager
Year 9 10 Netball
On Thursday 9 June, a team of ten girls competed in the Statewide Knockout Netball Competition. The girls competed against Roma Mitchell, Avenues and Banksia Park, winning all their games and moving onto the next round.
The girls did an amazing job during each game and braved rain, sandy courts and sunshine. The team won by three in the first game, six in the second and 12 in the last, showing they only got better as they played more as a team. Great work!
Sam Ball
Lifestyle Choices Sports Manager
Year 11 12 Touch Football
On 2 June a group of seven boys ventured to Park 17 to compete in the Year 11-12 Boys’ touch football competition. They came up against fierce competition, playing five different schools. Unfortunately the boys didn’t come away with a win for the day.
A special thanks to Sam L who helped coach the team and run trainings in the weeks leading up to the competition. If the boys keep practicing they will definitely give the other schools a run for their money next year.
Sam Ball
Lifestyle Choices Sports Manager
Year 7 8 Soccer
After four weeks of training and a practice match, ABHS took the pitch against Adelaide High School (AHS) and Glenunga International High School (GIHS) in the first round of the State Knock Out Competition. The general pre-match consensus was that they were going to be a tough couple of matches, and that’s exactly what the boys got!
The AHS team were a physical, skillful and well organised team but ABHS matched them throughout the game, creating but not taking chances, riding our luck on occasions but above else displaying an amazing work ethic. The game ended 0-0, going to penalties. ABHS converted four penalties and because of two amazing saves from Isaac C, ABHS won 4-2 and were off to a great start!
After a 35min break ABHS was back on against GIHS and again the game stayed locked 0-0 until three minutes to go when GIHS scored! ABHS threw everything at them and in the last minute, Winston L beat the GIHS state goalkeeper twice; once with a stunning volley from the edge of the penalty area where it hit the bar and bounced straight back into the GK arms, and again from the edge of the area, the ball went centimetres over the bar. And so a fantastic game ended in a 1-0 win to GIHS.
The ABHS team acquitted themselves wonderfully throughout the day, especially regarding their work ethic. The team were wonderfully led by Alessandro D’M and Gabriel A and this was reflected by the cohesion and connection that the team have developed over the past weeks.
The team also want to thank Christian K and Zac C for assisting them with coaching and official duties on the day.
Huw Bowen
Lifestyle Choices Teacher
Year 7 8 Netball
The inaugural Year 7 and 8 knockout netball team were selected from a large group of very enthusiastic young people, keen to represent their school. The girls headed to Mary MacKillop College on 3 June and played a competitive game against a well-fitted opposition. ABHS had a strong defense and solid movement down the court with a number of players showing a fierceness and determination that was second-to-none.
While the game was competitive to watch, the highlight was certainly the teamwork and inclusion that this group of young people demonstrated. ABHS did not come away with a win this time, but there is certainly a strong base for ABHS moving forward in the coming years.
Year 9 10 Soccer
On Wednesday 29 June a group of Year 9-10 students travelled to Pulteney Grammar to compete in the Statewide Schools Soccer Competition. Against tough competition, the boys put up a valiant effort against Henley HS before picking up a 2-0 win against Pulteney.
The final game of the day saw ABHS lose to Adelaide High, finishing the day in third place. A tremendous shout out to the following players who demonstrated incredible ABHS values during the day through their relentless effort, participation, and positive behaviour: Juan Pablo B, Zac C, Isaac C, Bere-Kai D, Lachlan G, Jack G, Steven G, Addis G, Richie G, Joel J, Edward L, Jesse M, Shunyo O, Enifty T and Jack W.
Peter Bouzalas
Lifestyle Choices Teacher
Year 9 10 Futsal
On Tuesday 21 June a group of Year 9-10 students travelled to the ARC to compete in the Statewide Schools Futsal Competition. Through some tough competition, the girls were unable to pick up a result despite being within a goal for a couple of games.
The boys were extremely unlucky to miss out on progressing to the State Finals after collecting an impressive 9/12 points, and a head-to-head goal difference was the tiebreaker between second and third places.
A tremendous shout out to the following players who demonstrated incredible ABHS values during the day through their relentless effort, participation, and positive behaviour: Gisele A S, Zac C, Piper C, Athena D, Issey D, Lucy W, Jack G, Addis G, Tasman G, Joel J, Shunyo O, Charlize R, Chanel S and Jack W.
Peter Bouzalas
Lifestyle Choices Teacher
Year 7 8 Basketball
On Thursday 23 June a group of Year 7 and 8 students travelled to Charles Campbell College to compete in the Statewide Schools Basketball Competition. Through a hard-fought team effort, ABHS were extremely unlucky to be on the receiving end of a 5-pt loss after being tied with two minutes remaining.
This result unfortunately ended ABHS’ knockout baskteball tournament for the year. A tremendous shout out to the following players who demonstrated incredible ABHS values during the day through their relentless effort, participation, and positive behaviour: Max C, Jake C, Eddie G, Angus L, Edmund P, Hugo R, Jackson S and Jeron W.
Peter Bouzalas
Lifestyle Choices Teacher
Year 7 8 Girls' Basketball
On Tuesday 31 May a group of Year 7 and 8 girls competed in the Statewide Schools Basketball Competition, held at Adelaide Botanic High School, against St Mary’s College and Kildare College. Although the team lost both games, the girls demonstrated the ABHS values excellently and their effort, participation and positivity were consistent throughout the day.
The team would like to thank Phoenix H who took the time to volunteer to umpire the carnival and Maebella H for scoring.
Callan Hammond
Lifestyle Choices Teacher
Year 9 10 Boys' and Girls' Volleyball
Thursday June 2nd saw a group of Year 9 and 10 students attend MARS stadium to compete in the Year 9-10 Boys and Girls Volleyball Statewide Schools Competition. The carnival was well attended by a variety of schools which resulted in a close competition.
The ABHS boys’ team managed to win all three games without losing a set, resulting in being the overall winners. The girls’ team were also undefeated with four wins and one tie. Both teams will be competing in the finals against other schools later in the term.
Both ABHS teams demonstrated excellent respect and positivity throughout the carnival and the team chemistry was recognised by other schools. The challenge of the finals will be something to look forward to!
Callan Hammond
Lifestyle Choices Teacher
Sports Programs
Job opportunity for students
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They are looking for individuals who are available to work 4:30pm-11pm on weekdays and 8:30am-12:30am on weekends. Students over the age of 15 are encouraged to apply online using the link below or to call the store for more information on 8371 4868.
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