The Rossmoyne Quarterly - Term 4, 2021

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY A TERM IN REVIEW - TERM 4, 2021

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 WHAT’S INSIDE? The Rossmoyne Quarterly is a celebration of student aspiration and achievement. Released at the conclusion of each term, the Quarterly highlights curriculum-based achievement, spotlights students who are aiming high, and sums up all the action from the term that was. Read on for... PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS PAGE 3 PAGES 4 TO 5 STUDENT PAGES 6 TO 9 LEADERSHIP PAGES 10 TO 25 ASPIRATION & PAGE 26 ACHIEVEMENT PAGES 27 TO 35 TERM 4 PAGE 36 HIGHLIGHTS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT CO & EXTRA CURRICULAR COMING UP IN 2022 PAGE 2

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS Welcome to the last Quarterly for 2021 and a chance for us to look back and reflect on the year that is ending. Through this edition we will be able to celebrate the many activities and opportunities that the students of Rossmoyne SHS have undertaken throughout another year of uncertainty. COVID has been another dominating feature this year and after some early issues we were able to get on with what was mostly a relatively normal school year. Students have been able to access a broad range of activities and we have been able to recommence some localised camps and excursions to enhance the learning opportunities for our students. We have been working on our new business plan throughout the year and I would like to thank the School Board, staff, parents and students for their input into the development of this roadmap for our future. There will be some exciting things happening at Rossmoyne in the future, keeping our school at the forefront of educational innovation in the state. This is just one of the many positives that 2021 has brought and I have been extremely proud of our ability to provide a safe and stable learning environment for our students. This Quarterly highlights the outstanding successes and achievements of our students. It highlights our school vision – Honour the Culture, Embrace Opportunity, Shape the Future. Thank you to all members of the school staff, the teachers, cleaners, gardeners, lab technicians and all of the support staff across the school for your efforts this year. You are the custodians of the Rossmoyne culture and you do such a great job of making sure that students have access and opportunity within their chosen pathways. Thank you to the parents and community members and especially the students of Rossmoyne SHS. While the staff are the custodians of the culture, you are future shapers that ensure the culture is respectful of the past but looking forward to the future. As we move in to the summer break we are entering uncertain times as borders will open and the pandemic that we have kept at bay enters our state. I hope that you are able to enjoy the break, stay safe and have a holiday that is filled with family, fun, food and festivities. I hope that your holiday memories are all happy and I look forward to hearing about them at the beginning of next year. Have a wonderful holiday break! Alan Brown Principal - Rossmoyne Senior High School PAGE 3

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 STUDENT LEADERSHIP ...from the incoming Head Girl Head Boy Exponential growth. 2021 is almost over, We underestimate how and what a year it’s little steps to improve been. Looking back everyday drastically so far there have been build up and amount to amazing memorable huge progress. If you moments, as well as improve yourself by 1% some we’d probably every day, at the end of like to forget. All of us 100 days, guess what? have even grown and You will be 100% better. developed throughout Focusing on achieving the year (not talking small realistic goals about height…). From within our personal the start of year 11 when parameters is so most of us didn’t know important in ensuring we anything about how to retain our stamina and cope with exams, or inclination throughout how to balance a social the school year. But most importantly our health. and schooling life, to now where our time- management skills have matured, and even us Our school loads can very quickly pile up, but it as individuals have too. is important to sometimes step back and think of how we can tackle this new challenge, taking The main bit of advice I’d give to all year groups care of ourselves in the process. to focus for the upcoming year is to not stay in your comfort areas all the time, in fact strive No matter what happened this year, whether to become comfortable in uncomfortable areas you are in year 7 or year 11, we all have the and situations. Because that’s where you’re room and potential to improve. Learn from what most likely to grow. Also, don’t push yourselves this school year has taught you but do not dwell too hard (in terms of studies) in the summer too much on the past. It is in your hands to break, after all, the time is given for you to have make this upcoming year one to remember and fun, relax and spend on yourself. to achieve to the best of your abilities. Rhea and I are so excited to have been Please have fun in the school holidays and given the opportunity to represent you all, enjoy the well-deserved rest. I am so honoured we just have to say “strap in”, because to be able to represent you all as Head Girl, we’re going to do everything we can to and so excited to do my best to make next year make sure 2022 is a year to remember! amazing. I am looking forward to getting to know more of you and to work with you all in the future. Rhea Shah Kaeshaan Moorthy PAGE 4

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 House Captains 2022 A House Captain’s role is to be a positive role model, and an approachable, helpful leader to members of their house. Captains demonstrate house pride, encourage involvement in house events, and support house activities and school events including fundraising and social events. This term, our 2022 House Captains were named. Congratulations to.... Eshaa Dalal Shavini Dias Caleb Koh Acasia Lee Marcus Tang Evie Daniels Peake Jack Della-Marta Brayden Hsu Azka Shoukat Tara Churi Alexander Hutt Elise Powell Julia Singarajah Eu Jin Looi Nidhi Wilson Reana Bose Trisshni Perinbanathan John Chi Zachary Shotemba Tessa Horrocks Dylan Yeoh Atulya Chaturvedi Felicia Ong Jimu Li Moya Allott-Wesson Arina Levkovskaya Vanessa Lee Chelsea Satriavi Malin Beh Nisuni Daluwatta Brandon Didsman Lewis Dockery PAGE 5

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ASPIRATION & ACHIEVEMENT YEAR 12 FAREWELL ASSEMBLY During week 2 we celebrated the achievements of our Year 12 students at their final Ceremony of Academic Excellence. Congratulations to all students who were recognised for their achievements. iCARE AWARDS SUBJECT AWARDS Integrity - Luke Daniels CAVE Connection - Anu Ponnampalam Career and Enterprise (ATAR) Aspiration - Blayde Kirkby Ronan NG Respect - Michael Ko Career and Enterprise (General) Excellence - Daniel Liu James Pilkington Certificate II in Community Services SPECIAL AWARDS Gavin Rozario Curtin University Uni Ready Arts Medallion Program Chelsea Cheah Alyssa Hamersley Einstein Award - Physical Murdoch University Flexitrack Science Program Zakwan Plewright Brandon Taylor Einstein Award - Biological ENGLISH Science English (ATAR) Monica You Sean Kong Ellen Barnes Multicultural English (General) Award Tahlia Bruce-Vander Putten Amelia Yeoh English as an Additional Isaac Newton Award Dux Language(ATAR) Mathematics Alice Zhang Abilaash Kugathasan Literature CK Bain Year 12 Music Sean Kong Award HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL Alice Zhang SCIENCES Future Innovators Australian Accounting and Finance (ATAR) Defence Force Award Daniel Liu Agam Mann Certificate III in Business Long Tan Australian Defence Charlotte Robertson Force Award Economics (ATAR) Michael Ko Daniel Liu Ampol All-Rounder Award Modern History (ATAR) Monica Rallabhandi Emelia Cupitt Politics and Law (ATAR) Sean Kong Psychology (ATAR) Chenuli Ekanayake Psychology (General) Harsh Kadian PAGE 6

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ASSEMBLIES : RECOGNISING STUDENTS’ SEMESTER TWO ACHIEVEMENTS. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES OUTSTANDING EDUCATION Certificate II in Hospitality ACHIEVEMENT Certificate III in Sport and Isaac Lim Alyssa Hamersley, Elise Hilder, Recreation Applied Information Technologies Julia Jolly, Reeva Khandelwal, Isabel Weir (ATAR) Blayde Kirkby, Abilaash Health Studies (ATAR) Matthew Parker Kugathasan, Julian Lee, Ronan Nimo Khalif Food Science and Technology Ng, James Pilkington, Zakwan Physical Education Studies (ATAR) (ATAR) Plewright, Anu Ponnampalam, Julian Lee Estelle Chan Kathy Satyawan, Imogen Tighe, Physical Education Studies (Gen) Food Science and Technology Emma Wang, Kelly Yang, Monica Sebastian Dube (General) You. LANGUAGES Ella Stringer-O’Loughlin EXCELLENCE Chinese Background Language Computer Science (ATAR) Lockie Arts, Tommy Hu, Theviya (ATAR) Matthew Parker Kodisbaran, Ashlee Kong, Vanessa Ashlee Kong Materials, Design and Miller, Monica Rallabhandi, Chinese First Language (ATAR) Technology-Metals (General) Kavinmoli Sorubarajan, Cyrus Tommy Hu Lockie Arts Amaria, Siobhan Lake, Daniel Liu, Chinese Second Language (ATAR) Materials, Design and Chloe Poi, Hari Ravichandran, Pavi Gullapalli Technology-Wood (General) Georgia Egginton, Ella Stringer- French Second Language (ATAR) James Pilkington O’Loughlin Estelle Chan THE ARTS HIGH ACHIEVEMENT German Second Language (ATAR) Dance (ATAR) Claudia D’Silva, Diya Mathews, Desmond Soo Emily Annison Ahmed Abdullatif, Joshua Beck, Japanese Second Language Dance (General) Annie Chen, Chenuli Ekanayake, (ATAR) Gabi Netto Jemimah Fok, Liam Fu, Mathu Emma Wang Design:Photography (General) Inthunesan, Sean Kong, Tony MATHEMATICS Hishaam Mir Liang, Jiaxin Lim, Sam Loffler, Mathematics Applications (ATAR) Drama (ATAR) Jason Low. Brandon Eva Haylee Nguyen HIGH ASPIRATIONS Mathematics Essential Drama (General) Felicity Choo, Kristina Chang, Jia Isabelle Heo Alyssa Hamersley Yang Su, Tony Liang, Jiaxin Lim, Mathematics Methods (ATAR) Media Production and Analysis Gwyneth Alisoa, Harsh Dogra, Abilaash Kugathasan (ATAR) Patrick Dufty, Georgia Egginton, Mathematics Specialist (ATAR) Maralee Newing Blayde Kirkby, Khyan Nieves, Abilaash Kugathasan Music (ATAR) Arnav Dangmali, Rutvi Upadhyay, SCIENCE Alice Zhang Ahinsa Abeyratne, Mike Ko, Aanika Chemistry (ATAR) Visual Arts (ATAR) Parveen, Emma Wang, Daniel Anu Ponnampalam Raven Longbottom Bartholomew, Tahlia Bruce-Vander Biology (ATAR) Visual Arts (General) Putten, Luke Daniels, Arvin Linarto, Diya Matthews Imogen Tighe Amon Mitsuishi, Farish Mohamed Human Biology (ATAR) Rozlan, Marrin Philip Paul, Tasia Monica You Zelos. Human Biology (ATAR) Dylan Morris Physics (ATAR) Hari Ravichandran PAGE 7

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ASPIRATION & ACHIEVEMENT YEAR 11 FINAL ASSEMBLY Well done to all our amazing Year 11 students who were recognised for their achievements at the Final Assembly held in Week 8. iCARE AWARDS HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Integrity - Brayden Hsu Accounting and Finance (ATAR) Connection - Diane Choi Serene Quek Aspiration - Tharushi Gunatilaka Certificate III in Business Respect - Chloe Arbel Yanzi Zhou Excellence - Asha Macfarlane Economics (ATAR) Tasha Leong SPECIAL AWARDS Modern History (ATAR) Chantel Lai Faraday Medallion-Biological Politics and Law (ATAR) Sciences: Chantel Lai Sam Dockery Faraday Medallion-Physical Psychology (ATAR) Sciences: Houhong Li Avani Nagar Isaac Newton Award: Psychology (General) Hari Krishnamurthy James Rizkallah HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ATAR DUX: Chantel Lai EDUCATION VET DUX: Katie London Certificate III in Sport and Recreation SUBJECT AWARDS Kirsten Dinsdale Health Studies (ATAR) CAREER AND Diane Choi VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Physical Education Studies (ATAR) Career and Enterprise (General) Danyl Mathews Shanaya Kember Physical Education Studies (Gen) Career and Enterprise (ATAR) Janeesha Pandithasekara Danielle Jacoby Outdoor Education (General) Certificate II Community Services Carina Colgan Xena Ghali LANGUAGES Curtin Uni Ready Chinese Background Language Owan Choy Ashley Hii Workplace Learning Award Chinese First Language Phoebe Lewis Anna Li ENGLISH Year 12 Chinese Second Lanuage English (General) Sean Phay Asha Macfarlane German Second Language English (ATAR) Hari Krishnamurthy Bianca Alexander Japanese Second Language Literature (ATAR) Chris Low Hari Krishnamurthy English as an Additional Languge (ATAR) Chris Low PAGE 8

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ASSEMBLIES : RECOGNISING STUDENTS’ SEMESTER TWO ACHIEVEMENTS. MATHEMATICS THE ARTS EXCELLENCE Mathematics Essential (Gen) Dance (General) Koki Chong, Marco Gunawan, Tiaana Wintz Katie London Jerome Hu, Mehak Kaur, Chantel Mathematics Applications Dance (ATAR) Lai, Jeremy Mau, Shriram Himasha Munindradasa Caitlin Cameron Narendran, Christopher Ong, Mathematics Methods Design Photography (General) Keertikka P Ganesan, Angie Houhong Li Cindy Lawrence Sitienei, Nathaniel Tjandra, Mathematics Specialist Design Photography (ATAR) Mia Wallis, Shania Yeo, Alvin Hari Krishnamurthy Miyu Kawamoto Alexander, Tharushi Gunatilaka, SCIENCE Drama (General) Katie London. Biology (ATAR) Evangeline Quin HIGH ACHIEVEMENT Chantel Lai Drama (ATAR) Erin Blacklock, Sam Dockery, Bea Human Biology (General) Nidhi Wilson Field, Mia Flynn, Saahil Gill, Adyan Rebecca West Media Production & Analysis Javid, Laurencia Keiza, Shanaya Human Biology (ATAR) (ATAR) Kember, Patrice King, Siobhan Xena Ghali Yan Liu Koeberl, Cindy Lawrence, Tasha Physics (ATAR) Music (ATAR) Leong, Avelyne Mathew, Chloe Hari Krishnamurthy Chantel Lai Nicholas, Navya Nukamreddy Chemistry (ATAR) Visual Arts (ATAR) Venkata, Stephin Sebastian, Ethan Chantel Lai Mehak Kaur Tan, Lisa Tooley, Manav Vignesh, TECHNOLOGIES Andrea Viowli, Manroop Singh Applied Information Technology OUTSTANDING Virdi, Athena Wang, Joshua (ATAR) ACHIEVEMENT Wylie, Taskin Kamrul, Danyl Caleb Koh Bianca Alexander, Kai Chen Chai, Mathews. Applied Information Technology Deborah Chen, Xena Ghali, Ashley HIGH ASPIRATIONS (General) Hii, Abby Ho, Hari Krishnamurthy, Miranda Kariuki, Jayden Ong, Keith Stanford Paraka Phoebe Lewis, Houhong Li, Anna Burgess, Shiljo Biju, Shary Khan, Certificate II Hospitality Li, Yan Liu, Amelia Loh, Chris Riya Tupkari. Lisa Tooley Low, Shalika Saxena, Zachary Computer Science (ATAR) Shotemba, Vaiyshu Teegala, Grace Alvin Alexander Thong, Tiaana Wintz. Food Science and Technology (General) Caitlin Whincup Materials, Design & Tech (Wood) Jun Lim Materials, Design & Tech (Metals) Hua Chen PAGE 9

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 2021 will conclude with amazing outcomes for our students over a range of courses. Students have excelled in Career and Enterprise, the three-day VET Program, Murdoch and Curtin Uni preparation courses and the Certificate II in Community Services. A big thank you to the efforts the students put in and, the dedicated CaVE staff who supported them this year. We look forward to exciting outcomes over the coming weeks. Harrison Weidermann successfully completed his pre- Highlights apprenticeship in Plumbing and is looking towards a School Based Apprenticeship in Year 12. Brooke Clegg, Chloe Coules, Claudia D’Silva, Alice Emin, Braydon Gillett and Stephanie Mews progressed to the final stage of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority awards. VET students progressing to apprenticeships, University, further training and employment - 100% WACE attainment. Charlee Chmielewski at Mackillop Family Services. Students in the Murdoch Flexi Track and Curtin UniReady courses successfully completed the courses and are waiting on final confirmation of offers for 2022. Partnerships continue to grow with direct entry to Curtin and Murdoch Universities through our enabling programs, Certificate IV’s and straight into 2nd year university through the Diploma in Business and IT. Work placements continue to be a highlight for our CaVE students and this “real-world” learning provides tremendous growth opportunities for them. Samuel Kok at Sheffield Bollinger Automation. PAGE 10

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 Congratulations to Kahlira Barry-Hardy Priyashi Shah, Laurenzia Keiza, Katie London & Martina (Year 11) who was judged the top School Based Erpen at Riverton Primary School TraineeinHospitalitybyHospitalityGroupTrainer. Looking ahead VET students studying Nursing, Forensic Psychology, Exercise Science, Animal & Marine Congratulations to the 55 new Year 10 Studies will be completing their Certificate IV’s students who have been accepted into the VET on campus at Murdoch University in Year 12, Program for 2022. accessing their facilities and lecturers. Students will engage in a wide range of course including trades, Business, Education, Health Sciences, Community Services, Film, Animation and Hospitality. Sarah Razee at Al-Ameen College Our current group moving into Year 12 in 2022 have been fantastic and set themselves up nicely to have an outstanding year. They will be joined by a number of new Year 12s who have smartly determined what they are currently doing isn’t working, and taken hold of an excellent opportunity in the VET program. We now have 61 students for our Year 12 group. We are all looking forward to an exciting and rewarding 2022! Mr Shane Lucas Bianca Mann at St John of God Hospital

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS MATHEMATICS Australian Mathematics Competition On the 4th August this year, 263 Rossmoyne students sat the annual Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC). This was a fantastic showing from those Mathematics students who were willing to challenge themselves with a series of problems that began with 20 questions that were intended to be directly familiar to students from their classroom experience. The later problems were more difficult and often in unexpected contexts. After a number of delays, due to Covid affected post and a computer marking error that needed to be rectified, we finally received our school results: • 7 Prizes; 1xYear 8, 1xYear 9, and 5xYear10. This puts these students in the top 0.3% in WA. • 29 High Distinctions; These students are in the top 3% in WA. • 88 Distinctions; These students are in the top 20% in WA. Congratulations to all students that accepted the challenge of sitting the AMC, to all the award winners, and particularly to our 7 prize winners. We look forward to next year’s competition being held on Wednesday 3rd August. WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad The Western Australia Junior Mathematical Olympiad (WAJO) was held over five days in October. All the Honours students from Years 7, 8 & 9, and six extension students were divided into 21 teams of four. First came the individual competition; two hours on a Thursday evening after school. The scores from each of the four team members were added together and subsequently added to the team competition score. This was held at UWA on the following Saturday morning. 84 students and five staff met up in the sunshine outside the library at UWA eager for the competition to begin. Separating into a number of different lecture theatres, the teams worked to produce solutions to a number of very challenging problems involving Egyptian Fractions. After the individual and team scores were tallied we learned that Team 15 (Ivy Cu, Sam Dickinson, Jamie Rogers, and Harrison Young) was our highest ranked team with individual awards of Credit, Distinction, Credit, and High Distinction respectively. Further Individual Merit prizes were awarded to Karthik Boddu and Ashley Yap for scoring highly in the individual section. Special mention must also be made of Evan Hee. Evan was awarded a prize by the Special WA Mathematical Olympiads Committee for his achievements throughout 2021. He was recognised for his selection to this year’s Selection School, a Bronze medal in the Senior Mathematical Contest, and an Honourable Mention in the Australian Mathematics Olympiad. These are all invitation-only events. Evan has also been invited to this year’s Summer School of Excellence, from which the Australian Olympiad team is selected. PAGE 12

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ESSI Money Challenge Following a very successful showing in 2020, Rossmoyne students were again encouraged to take part in the ESSI Money Challenge. ESSI Money is an online financial literacy game for Australian secondary school students, that helps students to understand the fundamentals of Earning, Saving, Spending and Investing – ESSI! In the Suncorp ESSI Money Challenge, students: • compete against students from all over Australia • compete within a defined two week period • are able to monitor their progress daily on a national leader board. • are eligible to win prize money for themselves and their school. Students are separated into two age categories: 12-15 and 16-18 and the players with the three highest scores are the winners of each category. We are exceptionally proud of all the students who took part in 2021 and were thrilled to walk away with the top 3 prizes in the junior category and the national winner of the senior category! • National Junior Winner – Juneyong Park (Year 9) • 2nd place – Sophie Yong (Year 9) • 3rd place – Harrison Young (Year 9) • National Senior Winner – Neev Kshmir (Year 12) An honourable mention also goes to Loukas Atartis who placed 2nd in WA and 8th nationally in the senior category. PAGE 13

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS SCIENCE Waterwise Experience Term 4 has been a busy term in Science with Our Year 7 students participated in a Waterwise students completing examinations and finishing Experience at school hosted by the Water assessment programs. Congratulations to all Corporation. our students for their hard work during the term. The “silent-disco” style activity involved Our Year 10 Honours and Extensions students students wearing wireless headphones as they visited Murdoch University to attend the Seek moved between different tents on the oval to Out Science program. This program broadens learn more about water sources and water student’s knowledge of future careers in science purification in WA. in a practical way. Our students participated in a number of activities throughout the visit. Year 9 students have been involved in the soil science investigation, looking at soil structure and factors that impact on soil health. We had representatives from Murdoch University judging the students work as part of student presentations in week 10. It has definitely been an exciting term and the Science Department would like to wish everyone a safe holiday over the break. PAGE 14

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Year 7 HASS Year 9 HASS During Term 4, our Year 7 Students went to Term 4 has been HASStastic! Our Year 9 students Point Walter Reserve, where they were able to have been fortunate to visit the Department of engage in an Aboriginal Cultural Experience with Primary Industries and Regional Development a Whadjuk Nyoongar Guide, who explained the (DPIRD) in Hillarys over the past four weeks. history of the area, and the benefits of the natural environment for the people, both past and present. As part of their HASS studies about food security, Some students were able to experience that as an students learnt how DPIRD researchers have an Incursion, when the temperature was high. It was understanding of how our fish populations are complemented with a visit to the WAMuseum, Boola tracking by aging sample populations and creating Bardip, where students were able to learn about age structure graphs. They also saw how DPIRD historical concepts with a scavenger hunt activity apply strategies like bag and size limits when data that provided them many interactive experiences. indicates concern for the sustainability of a species. Students enjoyed a fun, educational day, which was well-deserved for their amazing, first year efforts in HaSS, at Rossmoyne Senior High School. National History Challenge Congratulations to the winners of the Museum Exhibit. Noriaki Jayasekara and Andy Chen PAGE 15

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS ENGLISH Term 4 has been another very busy one The competition will take place during the school for the English Learning Area. Numerous holidays. After another year of study, what better opportunities were provided to support Year 12 way to unwind over the summer break than with ATAR students in the lead-up their final external a great book? We encourage all students to be Literature and/or English examination in early reading widely for pleasure over their holiday November. We appreciate some of these same and we look forward to engaging students in students - as well as other Rossmoyne alumni more reading, writing, viewing, listening and - kindly returning to the school, after completing speaking adventures in 2022. their studies to talk to the current Year 11 ATAR English students about how they can meet the Debating demands of their English courses in 2022. The past students shared valuable insights about The final round of Interschool Debating was hosted how to study for Year 12 ATAR English and how by Fremantle College on Friday, 29th October 2021. to best prepare for class assessments as well Congratulations to all our debaters, especially our as examinations. We sincerely thank our recent Year 8, 9 and 10 teams who achieved a final victory graduates, who are undoubtedly in one of the this round. best positions to offer meaningful reflections based around their own relatable experiences. The Round 5 topic theme was “Oddball” - Specially designed ‘Preparing for Year 12’ after debating philosophy, education, and the classes were provided to Year 11s progressing environment, students welcomed the chance to the General, EAL/D and Literature courses. to think creatively about the funny, crazy topics Year 10 students were also supported to fulfil “Cats are evil” (Year 7), “American cheese is more their potential through after-school seminars American than the citizens” (Year 8), “Taking the prior to the Semester 2 examination. wheelie bins out should be an Olympic sport” (Year 9) and “Free will is yet to exist” (Year 10). Week 9 saw Year 6 students attend Rossmoyne Senior High School and engage in English This year, a record eight schools took part in the classes as part of their orientation. The students competition, with newcomers John Curtin College engaged in a number of exciting, imaginative the most successful school overall. Lynwood writing activities, such as a ‘mad-libs’ exercise, SHS, Melville SHS, Lakeland SHS, Harrisdale a ‘pass the story’ task and creating a ‘high SHS, Fremantle College and Leeming SHS also school haiku’. The Year 6 students thoroughly participated in 2021, with the final standings being enjoyed their small taste of English at very close and the trophies shared between Rossmoyne and we look forward to welcoming multiple schools in most year groups. them to Year 7 in 2022. Congratulations to Hayley Nguyen and Raven Longbottom from Congratulations to our Year 7 team who came Year 12, who recently had work published equal 3rd in the competition. Our Year 8s placed in Primo Lux, an anthology of poetry written equal second and our Year 10s were equal 3rd. by Western Australian Year 10-12 students. We also wish Year 10 student Ashutosh The Fremantle District Interschool Debating Alung all the very best for his participation in Competition will resume in 2022. the upcoming Lions Voice of Youth contest. PAGE 16

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 MUSIC Term 4 Music highlights include the Valedictory ceremony at the Perth Concert Hall which featured an augmented Wind Orchestra and Senior Chorale. In November we welcomed 150 new music students at the Music Orientation evening. This event featured the Symphony Orchestra. Then, on 4 December a large crowd gathered in the outdoor auditorium to witness the annual End-of-Year Music concert. This event featured all the bands and orchestras in the Rossmoyne SHS music program. Our Year 7 choir captured the spirit of Christmas and sang at the Rossmoyne Waters Retirement Village in the last week of term. This concluded a busy year of music-making. Mr John Chatfield PAGE 17

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS THE ARTS The highlight of this term for The Arts Learning Area was the amazing display of creativity at our annual MADDD Festival. It was here that we showcased exemplary works from across the year in Media, Art, Dance, Drama and Design Photography. Audience members were immersed in a night of visual spectacular. Another successful event was our annual Kaleidoscope Exhibition – which celebrated the achievements of Year 12 students from Media, Photography and Visual Arts. In Performing Arts we showcased Genesis Middle Years performance in Dance, and A Servant of Two Masters in Drama. Our Drama Club finished off the year with lots of tinsel and festive antics in their performance of A Christmas Crisis. Our calendar for 2022 has recently been launched - and we invite you to collect one from the school so you can plan your attendance at our Arts’ events next year. MADDD Festival PAGE 18

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 Kaleidoscope Exhibition Rotary Camp Leadership is a value highly regarded and After the camp the Melville ROTARY committee encouraged at Rossmoyne SHS. Experiencing invited the students as school representatives the challenge of being pushed out of your to speak about their experience and to be comfort zone and to think of the good of others honoured guests presented with a Certificate of beyond your own needs, is one of the virtues completion. that a leadership program nurtures. Two hard working Arts leaders were awarded sponsorship by ROTARY to attend the community RYPEN leadership camp. Joshan Singh Kana Year 11 Media student, and Jesryl Santos Year 10 Photography student, were thrilled to be nominated. The camp afforded them strategies to use in their own learning and Arts Leadership Team roles. Both students took their new found confidence and applied it as VIP Leadership crew at the recent Kaleidoscope Festival, Jesryl as key photographer, and Joshan as hospitality host also provided sound engineering for the Media movie screening. PAGE 19

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGIES Year 11 Food Science and Technology For Year 11 Food Science and Technology – General class it was show time in November. As part of the ‘big bake-off’ assessment task students were invited to be an exhibitor in the local Canning Show. Students entered the cooking section of the competition. The food is cooked using a dry technique, such as baking and is focused on a staple food product like wheat flour. The class had over 40 entries and each student had at least three products for the show. Students had to research cooking methods, as well as find recipes and manage their time so that all their fabulous food arrived for judging as fresh as possible. Between the class they picked up four first places, four second places, three third places and one highly commended. Furthermore, one student Sadia Payal got the Scutter Family Trophy for Champion Cooking. Sadia was invited to attend the Canning Show Gala Dinner and was presented with a trophy on the night. Congratulations to all the students who worked very hard to develop their skills. Sadia Payal Above: Tylor Dharma-Trumps Above: Robin Stiglmayer Above: Caitlin Whincup Scutter Family Trophy 1st Packet Cake Highly Commended 1st Plain Scones 1st International Biscuit/Slice International Cake 1st Sausage Rolls Below: Brooke Kempton Below: Oliver Birkinshaw Below: Jananee Jayaseelan 2nd Decorated Cupcakes 3rd International Biscuit/Slice 3rd Packet Cake 2nd Plain Scones PAGE 20

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 Year 9 Fashion & Fabrics A wonderful group of Year 9 students have spent most of the term sewing extraordinary dolls, as these dolls are going on a long trip away to KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. Some with large brown eyes, some with hair sticking out like stalks, some dressed in multi colours. But these dolls are extraordinary. Each one has been lovingly made by machining the body shape and clothes, plus hand stitched faces, all dressed in recycled fabrics and accessories. The dolls take this important journey to orphan children. The dolls bring delight to the children through play. This play may help the child with grief and loss. To own and play with their own doll encourages a child’s development in all spheres: physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual. “While making this doll I thought about what it would be like to be in the shoes of these children and their face when they receive Bublo (the doll) soon. I wish I could see the expression on these children’s faces to experience these handmade dolls.” Isabel PAGE 21

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS The 2021 Interschool Athletics Carnival (SSWA A Final Points Tally Division Track & Field Carnival) took place in Week 2 of Term 4 and saw Rossmoyne Senior High School Carine SHS 1887 achieve 1505 points. Congratulations to all RSHS athletes, and competing athletes from the other Churchlands SHS 1674 schools – it was a great day and an incredible display of athleticism and sportsmanship from all involved. Shenton College 1630 Ms Lisa Somers Rossmoyne SHS 1505 PAGE 22 Duncraig SHS 1219 Woodvale Secondary College 1197 Kelmscott SHS 1154 John Curtin College of the Arts 832 Individual Standout Athletes Year 7 Runner up Champion Boy Michael Huang Year 9 Runner up Chamion Boy Harry Robins Year 10 Boys 3rd overall Chad Aziz Year 12 Runner up Champion Boy Elphan John Jimmy Year 12 Champion Girl Vanessa Miller Notable Mentions - First Place Year 8 and under Boys Discus Keerthish Suresh Year 9 Girls Hurdles Evelyn John Jimmy Year 10 Boys High Jump Chad Aziz Year 10 Girls 800m Vanessa Miller Year 9 Girls 200m Evelyn John Jimmy Year 8 and under Boys Triple Jump Michael Ojo Year 8 and under Boys High Jump Oscar Zamora Sanchez Year 9 Girls 100m Evelyn John Jimmy Year 9 Boys 4x100m Relay Team

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 Year 8/9 Girls AFL Carnival Year 9 Outdoor Education October saw RSHS students taking part in the Over the last semester Year 9 Outdoor Education annual Year 8/9 Girls AFL Carnival at All Saints students have been learning knots and roping skills. College. 11 teams in total participated. Well done In week 6 students got to experience abseiling and to all players, coaches and umpires for a fantastic rock climbing at Stathams Quarry or Mountain day. Quarry in Gooseberry Hill. Through collaboration and communication skills students leapt down rock walls and climbed new heights. SCHOOLS SPORTS WA BADMINTON LIVE LIGHTER TOURNAMENT On 19 November RSHS competed in the SSWA Badminton Live Lighter Middle School Tournament Congratulations to Marlynn Leo & Seryna Xiao awarded Girls Doubles Champions and Karen Law and Yishan Liu Girls Doubles Runners up. PAGE 23

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 TERM 4 HIGHLIGHTS LANGUAGES Alliance Francaise Poetry Competition The Language learning area is very proud of our three Alliance Francaise poetry competition winners. Jemima Pinto-Menezes (Year 8) Nethuli Kannangara Koralalage (Year 9) and Ashutosh Alung (Year 10) Year 11 Japanese Class and After School Club Our Year 11 Japanese class and after school club students had an opportunity to have conversations with our sister school students. Languages Week 25 October- 29 October Languages Week was celebrated with an array of International snacks on offer in the English/Languages building during break. Students could purchase one Chinese, one Japanese, one German and one French snack. On the Friday it was ‘Cultural games’ time with students able to experience some traditional games from China, Japan, Germany and France. PAGE 24

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 Federsammler Book Launch December was very eventful for German students. The Year 11 students along with Year 10 and 10 Gate students were presented with their certificates by Dr Gabriele Maluga, the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Perth for achieving A1 and A2 grades in the international FIT exams. Following that, the Year 10s participated in the launch of the book “Fietje und Arti in Australien”, which features a comic story written by them as part of an online workshop they did with the Goethe Institut in Germany. Students were excited to receive copies of their book and enjoy celebratory German treats for lunch. All participating students and their teachers were invited to attend the launch of the book on an online Zoom call. Students were asked questions such as what motivated you to contribrute to the story? and You are now holding a book in your hand. Who would you like to show the book to? Chelsea Satriavi answered with “The idea of being able to accomplish something that we have never done before was a huge motivation.” and “I would show it to my two support systems, my family and friends, as cheesy as that sounds. My friends would be absolutely excited for me and would demand to see the book, despite being unable to read the comic! My family, namely my parents would be extremely proud to read the book and probably post about it on social media.” PAGE 25

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT National Photographic Competition Congratulations to Year 12 student Lara Hilder for being awarded first place at the Perth Royal Show National Photographic Competition for her entry ‘Party at Daybreak’ in the Youth and Best Youth Print categories. Partnership Launch Lara’s entry of ‘Pelecanus consipicillatus’ was also accepted to be on display at the Perth Royal PAGE 26 Show. Lara commented that she submitted these photos as not only did they capture some technical skill, but also they illustrated some of the serene beauty of the fauna at Monkey Mia, Shark Bay. Year 10 student Dylan Pescud was selected to be a guest speaker at the Launch of the partnership between the West Australian Football Commision and The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. He presented his speech in front of presidents from each of the nine metro districts, some WAFC commissioners and staff and representives from Football West, Basketball and Netball. “Personally, the benefits of Duke of Ed have been quite valuable, since I was given an opportunity to commit, give my all to an activity, in this case football, to be able to take on responsibility and enjoy myself while giving back to my local community.” Great work Dylan!

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 EXTRA & CO-CURRICULAR Transition & Orientation Orientation Day saw 400 new RSHS students join us on the school grounds for the first time. They were able to meet teachers, get to know each other and have a taste of high school life. Throughout Term 4, our Specialist Programs have begun welcoming their students to Rossmoyne Senior High School. A fun evening of problem solving competitions was enjoyed by the incoming Specialist Mathematics students. They received certificates and badges as they joined the “Fermat Club”, named after 17th century French lawyer and mathematician Pierre de Fermat. The Specialist Music program introduced enjoyed an after school presentation, where they were treated to performances and heard about the ins and outs of the program. Specialist Volleyball staff are eagerly anticipating new “out of bounds” student arrivals in 2022, who will be joined by students from the local cohort who gain entry into the program at the training and trial days in Term 1. PAGE 27

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ECXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR A Volleyball Celebration On Thursday 2 December Specialist Volleyball students attended an end of year tournament aimed at increasing house spirit and connection. Students were in fancy dress of their house colours and teams were made up of Year 7-10 students of mixed gender, promoting communication and connection between year groups. The day started bright and early with the HPE staff dressed as M&M’s greeting the students out the front of the school. At Lords Recreation Centre and each House competed to find the champions, who then played off in the finals. Both semi- finals went down to the wire with Macneill beating Barra and Stewart beating Ross. Big congratulations go to Stewart 4 who ended up winning the day by defeating Macneill 5 in the grand final. A huge thank you to all staff who came and supported and it was great to see parents come and support too. Well done to all 194 students who attended, house spirit and support was at an all time high. Mr Rory Read PAGE 28

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ECXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR House Murals Project To increase House spirit two of our House Captains, Alex Hutt (Year 11 MacNeill) and Caleb Koh (Year 11 Ross) created a house mural design competition with a ‘street culture’ inspired theme. During home room all students had the opportunity to design a ‘street art’ style artwork based on the logos of their respective house. Designs were then submitted and the winning design selected by our Arts Department and the House Captains. Congratulations to the winning students whose designs were selected. Ross: Robin Stiglmayer, Barra: Katelyn Van Buul, MacNeill: Derrick You and Stewart: Chantel Lai. Also, a big thank you to all the students who painted during break times and after school to recreate the designs onto full size murals . PAGE 29

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 CEXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR iCARE WEEK 22 Nov - 26 Nov Week 7 was our annual iCARE week presented by the amazing student leaders of our school with the help of many wonderful members of our staff. To celebrate the core values our school upholds, the student council worked together with the House Captains to present a brilliant week of activities. Integrity day saw a wide variety of student performances, club stalls, hairspray, and many other festivities. In order to celebrate connection, students eagerly took part in the teacher dunk tank, this was followed by high aspirations in achieving even higher points in our very own carnival. Respect day came through the form of bubble tea, churros, snow cones, and an OP shop for students to enjoy, as well as the ability to soak up the lively atmosphere and enjoy the beautiful henna designs, that our very own students drew. The week ended in colour and sun as students participated in the colour run and embodied the house spirit in the colours that decorated their clothes, the day was full of smiles and sunshine. written by Student Councillors - Begimai and Moya PAGE 30

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ECXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR COMPASS WEEK 6 Dec - 10 Dec The theme of COMPASS Week 2021 was “Water security – the biggest threat to humanity’s existence”. Students were to collect their COMPASS passport from the Hub on Monday and get stamps for participating in each activity. House points were up for grabs. Monday saw students completing a Water World quiz, looking at what dry seasons look like in other countries. Tuesday students were investigating the effects of pollution and fertilisers on our groundwater sources in a delicious hands-on activity making Edible Aquifers. Students had to find out on Wednesday how long it would take to collect water for their whole family if they lived in a place where water was scarce. Thursday students put their innovative design skills to the test! One of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 is for access to clean water for all – in 2021, one-in-four people still do not have access to safe drinking water. Their goal was to create the most effective water filter using the materials provided and win a prize! Our last day activity on Friday was to create a water security rap. PAGE 31

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 CEXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR Student Leadership Camp Where would we be without our leaders? Well, we certainly know where they went. The student members of our leadership teams enjoyed a 3-day camp where the combined forces of our student council and house captains tackled the challenges that came with high ropes courses and canoeing, encouraging each other all the way through. Together, they learned he valuable lessons of what made a good leader and planned for how they can best lead their peers with their newly acquired skills. Planning session after planning session later, we hope for you to see how wonderfully equipped our student voice is. written by Student Councillors Begimai and Moya PAGE 32

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ECXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR Farewell Year 12 Class of 2021 For the Year 12’s last week we celebrated with the ringing of the school bell, the Farewell Assembly, the Dinner Dance, iCARE Day and the Class of 2021 Valedictory. WACE DUX - Anu Ponnampalam VET DUX - James Pilkington PAGE 33

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 ECXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR Year 10 Dinner Dance Yr 11 River Cruise iCare Day PAGE 34

THE ROSSMOYNE QUARTERLY - TERM 4, 2021 CEXOT-CRUAR&RICULAR Drama and Dance Year 10 Outdoor Education - Bob Coopers Outback Survival Skills in Chidlow iCare Week PAGE 35

COMING UP TERM 1 2022 31 JANUARY TERM 1 COMMENCES FOR STUDENTS 4 FEBRUARY SWIMMING CARNIVAL 8 FEBRUARY HIGH ACHIEVERS ASSEMBLY (CLASS OF 2021) 9 FEBRUARY YEAR 12 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 15 FEBRUARY YEAR 11 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 16 FEBRUARY YEAR 7 WELCOME PICNIC 18 FEBRUARY YEAR 12 BALL 21 FEBRUARY YEAR 10 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 23 FEBRUARY YEAR 8-12 HOUSE SWIMMING LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY 7 MARCH ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL 9 MARCH INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL 18 MARCH PARENT INTERVIEW DAY 23 MARCH YEAR 10 LIGHTNING CARNIVAL 30 MARCH ANZAC SERVICE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS COMMENCE 8 APRIL 9 APRIL