NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
Excellence, Creativity and Equity
LAND OF THE GADIGAL PEOPLE OF THE EORA NATION
BULLETIN 3 - Term 1 - Friday 8 March 2024
Message From Deputy Principal (Wellbeing) - Karl Pico
As always, NHSPA is full of energy with many events and initiatives taking place or underway. Underpinning our school is a strong system of support guided by the principles of Positive Psychology, Growth Mindset and Restorative Practices. These practices support the values of the school: Excellence, Creativity and Equity.
NHSPA WELLBEING TEAM VISION STATEMENT
At Newtown High School of the Performing Arts we empower and inspire our community to explore its creativity and imagination, to strive for educational excellence and celebrate diversity.
Our aim is to develop independent, lifelong learners, critical thinkers and problem solvers through the provision of dynamic, authentic learning experiences in an inclusive school community where the arts are fostered in a climate of collaboration and mutual respect.
We seek to continually innovate to meet the needs of all learners whilst evaluating and measuring the impact of initiatives to drive continuous improvement.
NHSPA WELLBEING TEAM
The Wellbeing Team comprises dedicated expert staff who champion student voice and agency.
Year 7 Advisors: Mr Michael Preston and Mr Alexander Menyhart
Year 8 Advisors: Ms Lisa Coveny and Dr Jess Brooks
Year 9 Advisors: Mr Callum Eckersley and Ms Chao Nguyen
Year 10 Advisors: Mr Jose Gonda and Mr Joseph Wong
Year 11 Advisors: Ms Amber Johnson and Mr Phillip Podreka
Year 12 Advisors: Mr Alain Lavrut and Ms Amanda DiCamillo
Student Support Officer: Dean Adams
Learning and Support Co-ordinator: Mr Adrian Chin
School Counsellor: Ms Regan Pullen and Ms Jess Cashman
Careers Adviser: Ms Ula George
Anti Racism Officer: Mr Aflal Sahabdeen and Ms Alice Chen
Aboriginal Education Co-ordinator: Mr Karl Pico and Dean Adams
SEED Co-ordinator: Ms Hannah Hindmarsh
YEAR 7 PARENTS WELCOME AFTERNOON
A huge thank you to all of the Year 7 parents who attended the New Parents' Afternoon Tea on Tuesday 5 March. This was good opportunity for parents to connect with each other in an informal way and be introduced to the NHSPA P&C and the wonderful work they do to support the school. The evening was also important to meet the Heads of Department and receive the assessment booklet and calendar. Thank you to the P&C for hosting another successful event.
THE YEAR 7 PEER SUPPORT CAMP
The Year 7 Peer Support Camp at the Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Tops will be held on Wednesday 20 March to Friday 22 March. The Peer Support Program is a valued wellbeing initiative that takes place for our Year 7 cohort each year as part of the transition into high school program. Year 10 Peer Support leaders will also attend the camp with Year 7 students. The camp will give our Year 7 students the opportunity to form closer friendships with each other and with their Peer Support leaders. This camp is a huge organisational event and responsibility for staff, particularly Amanda DiCamillo, Michael Preston and Alex Menyhart. Our appreciation goes out to all teachers involved in ensuring our students are consistently provided with opportunities that consolidate and extend learning.
PRIDE FESTIVAL
The Pride Festival is a student-led initiative which focus on celebrating diversity, inclusivity and working collaboratively to create a just society. This is the second year the Festival has occurred and is culmination of hard work led by our LGBQTIA+ student group, mentored by our SSO Dean Adams. The event was supported by the Prefects, SEED Team and student volunteers. More than a celebration, this event seeks to nurture a safe space where students can flourish regardless of gender, sexuality, race, religion and ability. Opportunities were provided to support student agency and a huge thank you to Newtown Neighborhood Centre, Inner West Police, Rainbow Families, and Twenty Ten services for attending the festival. Each external service provided information about support services available for young people. A QandA panel will be held later in the term to further consolidate and continue the conversation about what each and every member of our school community can do to foster a safe and inclusive space. We would also like to thank all of the parents and carers, Tempe High School and Canterbury Girls who attended the event.
COURSE CHANGES
There have been some students requesting changes to their course pattern of study for 2024. Any requests for changes to courses or electives studied by Years 8, 9, 10 or 11 for 2024 were due by 23 February. There will be no further changes unless circumstances are deemed exceptional. This will ensure students have plenty of class time to meet outcomes and perform to their potential.
SENIOR STUDENT PRIVILEGES
In recognition of the maturity and consistent effort of our senior students, Year 11 students will soon be given the privilege of flexible starting and finishing times, including permission to leave the school grounds at lunchtime once all signed permission notes are returned. The permission note clearly outlines the conditions of these privileges. Students are expected to be at school by 10am (if they have no class Period 1) and swipe in and swipe out if they are leaving school early. It is the Year 11 student’s responsibility to follow this process in order to maintain accurate attendance records.
PARENT TEACHER NIGHTS
The Year 12 Parent Teacher Night will take place on Thursday 4 April from 3pm until 6:30pm. Bookings will open on Tuesday 19 March from 9am and close on Tuesday 2 April. To book interviews for the Year 12 Parent Teacher Night, you will need your Parent Portal username and password to log into the Parent Portal via the school website. We encourage parents to attend this evening to discuss the progress of their child. The school has refined our Parent Teacher Nights following feedback from the school community. The school gym and G Block will be the venue for the Year 12 Parent Teacher Night. Should you experience difficulties booking interview times, please do not hesitate to contact the school for assistance.
Parent Teacher evenings are a very worthwhile opportunity for parents, students, and their teachers to meet and engage in early productive dialogue. We are looking forward to seeing many of our parents and students at our upcoming parent teacher evenings. Parent Teacher interviews for Year 10 and Year 11 will be held on Tuesday 9 April, Year 8 and 9 on Thursday 9 May, and Year 7 Parent Teacher Night will be held on Tuesday 28 May. Information regarding Parent Teacher Nights will be circulated to students, emailed to parents, and made available on the website at least two weeks prior to each Parent Teacher Night.
ATTENDANCE
It is a legal requirement to maintain reliable attendance records for all students. If your child needs to leave the school early when they have timetabled lessons, students should bring a letter to the office before school and must go to the swipe room to swipe out before they leave the school. Whole day absences need to be explained by phoning the school, replying to the absentee SMS, in writing upon your child’s return to school within seven days, or through the SENTRAL app. Regular attendance is essential to ensure each student feels connected with their peers and staff and actively engages in all aspect of teaching and learning.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
The Prefects hosted their annual International Women's Day Breakfast and QandA Panel on Friday 8 March. The theme of the event: Count Her In. Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress. Thank you to our fabulous panelists: Jenny Leong MP, Kylie Washington, Dr Christine Newman and Dr Jess Brooks, for leading the conversation and sharing their inspiring journeys with our students.
Click on the link below to read the current issue.
NEWSTOWN - STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Nurturing student voice and a sense of belonging is a central focus of NHSPA Wellbeing practices. Newstown was established last year by the 2023 Prefect Body. In 2024, a dedicated group of students have formed the Newstown team to elevate student voice.
Mission Statement
Newstown newspaper is all about work for students, by students: a chance to create and share what we think should be written. And the other great thing about the newspaper? It changes with us. So expect a dynamic and exciting place for your news, stories, insight, and much more.
We are so proud of the level of professionalism shown by the team and look forward to the next issue.
NAPLAN EXAMS
The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Each year, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in tests for Writing, Reading, Conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.
Year 7 students will complete the NAPLAN online exams on Wednesday 13 March to Friday 15 March 2024.
Year 9 students will complete the NAPLAN exams on Wednesday 20 March to Friday 22 March 2024.
A reminder that the NAPLAN exams will be completed online. As a result, all year 7 and 9 students participating in NAPLAN online must install and test the Locked Down Browser (LDB) on their BYOD laptop prior to undertaking the online test.
News From Our Prefects
To celebrate Mardi Gras, we started this month off with Pride Fest, Friday 1 March 2024. It was a day full of music, happiness, colours and fairy bread!
The prefects held a bubble tea stand filled with rainbow jellies, tapioca pearls and iced black tea. The Prefect Team is lucky to be part of such a wonderful day for our school to come together to celebrate individuality and acceptance.
Congratulations to the LGBTQIA+ & Ally Student Group for pulling off such a great initiative!
If you have any suggestions, ideas, or feedback for the prefects, please come and speak to us or fill out this form: Prefect Suggestion Box
From the NHSPA Archives - Samantha Rowe (Teacher Librarian)
When we think of the term "archives", many people think of old, dusty manuscripts and artifacts from a bygone era that are helpful to historians or a curiosity for the average person. Although this is also true, archives are a living museum, a dynamic community resource that is ever-growing and changing, that requires attention and care as new things occur everyday in society. For example, events as recently as yesterday may be added to an archive. NHSPA this week has been celebrating PRIDE. Below are elements from the archive - a throw back to World Pride at NHSPA last year.
NHSPA Pride Festival
The Pride Festival in Sydney began one Saturday night on Oxford Street in 1978 as a protest - a violent arrest of members of the LGBTQI+ community in New York in the late 1960s. In Sydney a decade later, "Out of the bars and into the streets!" resulted in many arrests under the Summary Offences Act, which was repealed a year later by Neville Wran, then NSW Premier. From 1979 onwards, the festival and parade has grown to be a symbol of inclusion and diversity in society and continually offers a safe place for many people to learn, accept and celebrate.
Happy Pride Festival, NHSPA!
Vox Pop
Vivienne and Ellla (Year 7)
Hi there, so what are you enjoying about Year 7?
"We both love Science, the Science Club
and the Role-Playing Club".
That's fantastic.
Did you know each other before you started at NHSPA?
"No - we met at the Role Playing Club".
Wonderful - very nice to meet you.
"Nice to meet you too!"
Year 7 & new Parent Welcome
It was lovely to see many of our new Year 7 parent/carers at the New Parent Welcome on Tuesday afternoon, 5 March 2024. A great opportunity to meet other parents and introduce Head Teachers, Year Advisors Michael Preston and Alex Menyhart, Deputy Principal Belinda Scanlan, and Principal Dr Susan Green. Year 7 Learning Booklets and Assessment Calendars were available for collection and will be accessible on your child's Year 7 Google Classroom as well as on the NHSPA school website. The Learning Booklet includes our policy for assessment task lateness and absence.
Thank you to our teachers and staff with special thanks to the NHSPA P&C for their hard work welcoming our new parents to Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.
Year 7 NAPLAN testing will be next week on Wednesday 13, Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March (catch up).
We are very much looking forward to Year 7 Camp in Week 8, Wednesday 20 March - Friday 22 March, at The Tops Conference Centre - Stanwell Tops.
If you have any questions, please contact the school via the school email with the subject: Year 7 Advisor.
Welcome to all our new parents!
ENCORE 2024 - Exemplary HSC Music
Congratulations to Year 12 2023 Newtown students, Emma Lang (clarinet) and Emily Harris (voice)! Emma and Emily presented exemplary works from their HSC Music performance programs as part of NESA's Encore, an annual concert of statewide musical excellence in the HSC. The concert was an excellent tour de force of composition and performance exemplars from across the state in Music.
You can read the evening's program in full here
DRAMA - & Juliet @ Sydney Lyric Theatre
On Wednesday night, 6 March, staff and Senior Drama students had the privilege of attending a preview performance of "& Juliet" at the Lyric Theatre. This was made possible by our industry links with the production. It is such a great opportunity for us to be able to offer students the chance to see such large scale productions locally. The students were so impressed with the performances and quality of the production and came away inspired.
It is especially inspiring that the Musical Director, Conductor and Keyboard 1 for & Juliet's Australian productions (Perth, Melbourne and Sydney so far) is Michael Azzopardi, Newtown HSPA alumni of 1998 and hugely respected musical theatre, jazz and ensemble specialist. Michael has had a storied career as the Musical Director or Associate for major professional productions in Australia such as Hamilton, The Lion King, Billy Elliot, Priscilla, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys and Avenue Q.
Michael Azzopardi: "I wouldn't be the musician I am today if it weren't for (Newtown) and everyone who helped me along the way. Chicago (NHSPA) was my first taste of doing a theatre show and it was a big learning experience. I have lots of fond memories of it too! I always proudly fly the NHSPA flag wherever I can." 7 March 2024
DRAMA - Senior Drama Students, UK Trip Meeting
On Tuesday night our Senior Drama students had their pre-departure meeting for our UK Drama Excursion.
In the April school holidays, students will be visiting Strafford upon Avon and attending workshops at the Royal Shakespeare Company and visiting Warner Bros Studios for a fully immersive look into the design behind the Harry Potter films. Then they will travel to London where they will spend time working with internationally acclaimed physical theatre companies Complicite and Frantic Assembly.
We can't wait for them to return after the holidays, keen to share all their newfound knowledge and skills with their peers.
VISUAL ARTS Melbourne Art Tour - Rhianna Blake Head Teacher Visual Arts
On Friday 1 March 2024, Ms O’Donnell and I began NHSPA's first Melbourne Art Tour with our Year 12 Visual Arts students. Meeting at the airport at 6am, we got set and ready to fly to Melbourne and it turned on its best weather just for us as we had a glorious sunny day when we arrived.
After dropping our bags at the hotel, we walked to ACCA - the Australian Center for Contemporary Art to view the exhibition 'From the Other Side' which brought together nineteen Australian and international artists, integrating historical and contemporary works, alongside key new commissions that draw upon horror’s capacity to transgress and destabilise forms of power and subjugation.
Next stop, the NGV, where we divided into two groups and met educators from the gallery who took us on a talk to discuss key artworks featured in the NGV's Triennial. After this, it was all about exploring the huge collection and most importantly the Triennial which includes 120 artists, designers and collectives at the forefront of global and contemporary art practice. So much art to change our thinking, begin conversations about art, and to open our eyes to new possibilities in the art world.
Taking in so much art really makes everyone hungry; so we all had some time to explore the culinary delights of Melbourne's CBD for dinner, especially Chinatown as it was close to the hotel. Considering it was such an early start, we were all off to bed by 9pm ready for the next day's adventure.
Day 2, we were hungry and ready for more art so the best way to start this was with a good breakfast. Brunetti's is a Melbourne institution so you can't say you've been to Melbourne without getting at least coffee (and some breakfast) at Brunetti's!
We were keen and eager to get the art day started and it began at the Ian Potter Centre in Federation Square. This gallery soon became some students' favourite, as it offered so much such as: Wurrdha Marra which is a dynamic exhibition space showing works from the NGV’s collection of First Nations Australian art and design; Watercolour Country: 100 works from Hermannsburg: this exhibition brought together one hundred watercolours made by Aranda, Western Aranda, Eastern Aranda and Kemarre/Loritja artists working at Ntaria/Hermannsburg, across generations; and finally, a huge range of artworks from the international collection. After this, we went back to the NGV to see more of the artworks from the Triennial that we missed from yesterday. The NGV is so big, it's hard to see it all in just one day or even two.
Another Melbourne must-do is a bit of shopping! Students had some free time to discover some of Melbourne's beautiful arcades, Bourke St Mall and find the range of op-shops dotted around the city. So many laneways in comparison to Sydney and the city centre has such a buzz. After all the exploring and shopping, students came back to the hotel where we ordered a delivery of pizza and pasta taking over the hotel's mezzanine level to relax and chat about some of the artworks that we noticed more deeply today and some of the shopping finds. With our last day tomorrow, an early night was on the cards and we were all in our rooms by 9pm.
Day 3, our last day in Melbourne. The weather was a little cooler, however, no rain and sunny skies in our sights, we headed over to Brunetti's for another perfect breakfast and coffee and then over to wait outside ACMI to meet our artist guides for the Street Art Walking Tour. After splitting into 2 groups, our guides took us firstly to Hosier Lane, ACDC Lane and then into some of the lesser known laneways to show us more street art and begin conversations about why do we make art, what is the art's meaning and why make street art? Not forgetting our artist guides are also practising artists, we caught the tram back to Blender Studios where we got to see their working spaces and how they have a fine art side to their art practice as well as making street art.
After lots of walking, it was finally time to go back to the hotel, collect our bags and wait for the shuttle to take us to the airport. We were very fortunate, our flight was pretty close to time and we all picked up our bags at Sydney at about 7pm and went home where I am sure everyone's head hit the pillow quickly.
I really hope all the students had a wonderful time on the first Melbourne Art Tour and that it opened their eyes to the questions that art throws at us, deepened the intellectual conversations that it conjures, and widened their eyes to another Australian city so we can come out of our Sydney bubble just a little.
I would also like to thank Ms O'Donnell for giving up her time to come on this tour as she also assisted with the planning and making it all come to life. With all of this new inspiration, the hard work continues on creating HSC Bodies of Work, and we hope to see more students utilise their time wisely in our Monday Art Studio sessions as well as making the most of study periods in the art rooms, so that they can complete an HSC Body of Work that they feel excited and proud of.
NHSPA P&C Second-hand Uniform &
Performance Blacks Sale
DATE:
Wednesday 13 March 2024
WHERE:
NHSPA Studio Theatre Foyer
TIMES:
Parents are welcome from 12.15pm - 2.00pm (Entry from Newman Street)
Students from 1.15pm - end of lunch
NO REFUNDS, EXCHANGES, OR HOLDS. PLEASE CHOOSE CAREFULLY
Please note the following:
Prices start at $5
Cash or card payments accepted
No school bags in the Studio Theatre Foyer during the sale
BYO carry bags please
NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF UNIFORMS AND PERFORMANCE BLACKS
These may be handed in at the school office. Please ensure that all donations are washed/clean, all names are removed/blacked out and pockets are emptied.
This reuse initiative preserves our planet's valuable resources, saves you money, and raises funds for NHSPA P&C to invest back into the school.
PARENT HELPERS NEEDED
We would be very grateful for parent helpers on the day as we can't run these sales without you.
If you can help, please use the following link to sign up:
If you have any enquiries, please contact NHSPA P&C at:
nhspapandc@gmail.com (Please note that our email has changed)
Thank you to the school community for your ongoing support.
Kind regards
NHSPA P&C
HSIE Skillin' It 2024
Tuesday 27 February 2024 saw the first meet of the Skillin’ It video game competition for 2024. Now in its fifth year, it was amazing to see the younger siblings of long-time competitors joining the fray. With nearly 60 students piling into G10, It quickly became clear that this was going to be the biggest competition we’ve ever had!
As the first race took off, the room shook with cheers… which were quickly replaced by screams as one of the favourites in the heat hit a banana and spun off the edge of the track. Every student showed tremendous generosity and patience as the controllers slowly made their way from competitor to competitor. Not a discouraging word was heard all afternoon, and everyone congratulated both their friends and their temporary foes alike.
Due to the overwhelming numbers showing their interest in this year’s tournament, it was decided that Skillin’ It will run every Tuesday AND Wednesday this year.
The grand final is going to be fiercely fought in Term 3!
Performance Opportunities:
Band Night, Lunchtime Live, Lunchtime Recital
2024 Band Night
This year we will be holding a Band Night in St Georges Hall at the end of Term 2. We are looking for vocalists and student-led bands to perform 2-3 songs each to a live audience. Please look at the criteria below and if you are interested, complete the form by the end of Week 7.
We are seeking Bands or Ensembles of 7 to perform on the night.
Vocalists and Solo Instrumentalists are encouraged to apply and we will try to group you up with a band, however you are encouraged to find your own.
NO BACKING TRACKS please.
Students must rehearse in their own time and be available for technical rehearsals closer to the date.
We are looking for students willing to prepare and polish performances to perform to a paying audience.
Teachers will select which bands are to be included on the night. You may be asked to present a song you wish to perform in at the start of Term 2.
Please complete the link below if you are interested. Must complete the form by Friday Week 7.
2024 Lunchtime Live
Later this year, Lunchtime Live concerts will resume in the Ampitheatre or ECF for students wishing to perform a song with a band setting during a lunchtime. The target lunch would give opportunity for bands or items with 2-3 numbers.
We are looking for student-led items of up to 7 people.
It can use a mix of electric (vocal w mic, electric guitar and bass, semi-acoustic guitar, keyboard) and acoustic (drum kit, brass and saxes).
You can apply if you think you have a vocal item and we can examine if House Band On Call can help you. But it will be subject to song requirements, difficulty of song arrangement and who is available.
NO BACKING TRACKS please.
Teachers will select which bands will be performing when.
You can apply for both Band Night and Lunchtime Live.
You need to rehearse and plan in your own time, and be reliable if selected to follow through
Interested? You can apply here: https://forms.gle/6U3FwZChZQu7JmK76
2024 Lunchtime Recital
During 2024, the Music Faculty will be holding Lunchtime Recitals once a term during a lunch session. The target lunch would give opportunity for students to present a piece in an acoustic setting, such as a flute piece, a piano sonata movement or a vocal work.
We are looking for student volunteered items for an acoustic setting. It can be for up to 4 people.
It could be an opportunity to try one of your pieces for assessment, AMEB, for general interest or to play before an audience as performance practice.
It will be held in St Georges Hall or the Rehearsal Space, depending on space availability.
We won't be able to provide accompanists for you, though you are welcome to ask a friend to accompany you if you can rehearse with them.
NO BACKING TRACKS please.
Teachers will select which students will perform and when.
You can apply to perform more than one piece.
You need to rehearse and plan in your own time, and be reliable if selected to follow through.
Interested? You can apply here: https://forms.gle/sCvAJDTrdsTnSqmC8
NHSPA Vocal and Instrumental Program
The school provides an opportunity for students to have instrumental and/or vocal lessons at NHSPA with professional tutors. The lessons take place during the school day on a rotational basis so that students do not miss the same class each week. Most lessons are half an hour in duration once a week over each school term.
This opportunity is available to all students enrolled in Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.
You can sign up for the program and access lessons using this link:
Vocal/Instrumental Tuiton Program Application Form
For Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium, Percussion (Timpani, Auxillary, Drum Kit, Mallets), Piano.
Exhibition of Odyssey II featuring Effie Milos Paper Marble Steel
In 2019 I travelled to Greece to spend time learning and making what I hoped would be a body of work that would focus on an odyssey. Some journeys involve much more than travel to a predetermined destination.
They are searching rather than purposeful, and bring separation, loss and a longing that can last a lifetime. They happen in our minds and hearts, as well as to our bodies.
I hope you can make it (details on poster)
Works by Effie Milos
TAS Teacher
Bligh Zone Swimming
On Monday 26 February 2024, 59 students across Year 7 - 12 represented NHSPA at the Bligh Zone Swimming Carnival at Enfield Pool.
Congratulations to all students on achieving fabulous times!
including the following highlights:
Zone Age Champions:
Olive Neely - Girls 12
Xavier Jacks - Boys 17+
Highest Point Scoring Teams:
1st - Girls 12-15
2nd Boys 12-15
1st Boys 16-17
Broken Records:
1st Xavier Jacks - Boys 17-19 50 LC Meter Butterfly - 26.68 seconds
Relays:
1st - Boys 12 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd - Boys 13 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd - Boys 15 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd - Boys 16 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st - Boys 17-19 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st - Girls 12 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st - Girls 15 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd - Girls 16 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd - Girls 17-19 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
Individual Results:
1st Xavier Jacks - Boys 17-19 200 LC Freestyle
1st Xavier Jacks & 2nd Hugo Pagella Guthrie - Boys 17-19 50 LC Meter Backstroke
1st Xavier Jacks & 2nd Hugo Pagella Guthrie- Boys 17-19 50 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Xavier Jacks & 2nd Hugo Pagella Guthrie - Boys 200 LC Meter IM
1st Xavier Jacks & 2nd Hugo Pagella Guthrie - Boys 17-19 100 LC Meter Freestyle
2nd Hugo Pagella Guthrie - Boys 17-19 200 LCFreestyle
2nd Ivy Underwood - Girls 12 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Anais Pagella Guthrie - Girls 15 Year Olds 200 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Anais Pagella Guthrie - Girls 15 Year Olds 100 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Anais Pagella Guthrie - Girls 15 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Jordan Thompson & 2nd Illia Moskvita - Boys 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
2nd Illia Moskvita - Boys 12 Year Olds 100 LC Meter Freestyle
2nd Tomas Gahan - Boys 13 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
1st Tomas Gahan - Boys 13 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
2nd Heath Underwood - Boys 15 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
2nd Heath Underwood - Boys 15 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
1st Olive Neely - Girls 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
1st Olive Neely - Girls 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Olive Neely - Girls 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
1st Olive Neely - Girls 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
2nd Annabelle Lee - Girls 14 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
2nd Annabelle Lee - Girls 14 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
2nd Annabelle Lee - Girls 14 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
1st Chenzi Mapp - Girls 15 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Backstroke
2nd Chenzi Mapp - Girls 15 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
1st Jordan Thompson - Boys 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Freestyle
1st Jordan Thompson - Boys 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
2nd Sophie Whittaker - Girls 16 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Freestyle
2nd Harry Gunn - Boys 12 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
2nd Rhys Moore - Boys 17-19 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
2nd Choa Jung - Girls 16 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
1st Choa Jung - Girls 16 Year Olds 50 LC Meter Butterfly
Sport - CHS Knockout competitions
Open Girls Basketball competed in their second round game against
Endeavour Sports High School.
An extremely high level of talent was shown by both teams and unfortunately Endeavour took the win to progress through to the third round.
Special mention to Ada Eimonye in Year 8 (top right), who showed leadership beyond her years and lead the team in attack.
Congratulations to the team members on making it to round 2: Giorgia Ruggieri, Piper Fittler, Maeve Luckett, Olive Jacks, Chloe Gomes, Sibylla van der Kraanm, Nina Peros, Ada Eimonye, Asher Waring.
Thank you to Year 12 students; Matty, James & Nelson for their professional officiating of the game.
Upcoming Round 1 Games:
Open Boys and Open Girls Touch Football - Friday 15 March
Tuesday Sport - Years 7 to 10
Tuesday mandatory sport has one last week in their current rotation before they progress to a new sport. Students are engaging with local community coaches to learn the skills, strategies and tactics of volleyball, soccer, touch football, NRL, Yoga and netball.
Pictured right are Year 10 students at Hustle Boxing. Year 10 are given opportunities to select their sports, including Gym training, Rock Climbing at SICG, Basketball at Perry Park and Fencing at NHSPA.
Weekly Sport Training opportunities, ALL WELCOME:
Beach Touch Football - every Tuesday 8am on the oval
Volleyball - every Tuesday 8am in the Gym
Rowing - Petar Simkovic
Another amazing sporting success!
Petar Simkovic of Year 11 has qualified to compete in the upcoming single, double and quad scull events at the 2024 Australian Rowing Championships, and has received an invitation to attend the scull trials for the junior U19 NSW State Team!
These are amazing achievements! Your commitment to before and after school training is to be commended!
We wish you all the best, Petar!
NHSPA Events Calender Term 1 2024
NHSPA CALENDER TERM 1 2024 (1).pdfTo enlarge, click Right Top Corner
2024 Co-Curricular Rehearsal Updates
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts offers the opportunity for all students
to be involved in the extensive Co-Curricular Program.
DRAMA REHEARSALS
The Co-Curricular Program has concluded auditions, and students have been placed in Dance and Drama Companies, Music Ensembles, Film Club and Technical Company.
Congratulations to all students who have auditioned and applied: you did a terrific job and put in a lot of work, effort and energy into preparing for these auditions. It is important to note that not gaining a place this time doesn't mean you did badly and that you'll never gain a place. It's quite the opposite! Please keep working and developing your skills, and audition again next year.
Fee notices have been issued for each discipline: please see SchoolBytes for information and contact the school if you wish to arrange a payment plan.
Inclusion in a Co-Curricular Company or Ensemble will be reflected in your child's Sentral Timetable in the coming days.
We look forward to a positive and successful year of performances!
DANCE REHEARSALS
NHSPA Co-Curricular Timetable 2024
Co-Curricular Weekly Timetable 2024.pdfTo enlarge, click Right Top Corner
School Photos
Huge thank you to all staff, students and parents/carers who contributed to the success and
smooth running of the two photos days. It was a mammoth task, and the students were impeccable ambassadors for the school.
The last photo day will be held on Monday 18 March 2024
for pre-assigned group photos.
NHSPA P&C
P&C Info February 2024.pdfTo enlarge, click Right Top Corner
Safer Internet
PARENT ADVICE for Cyber Bullying from the eSafetyCommissioner
Use parental controls: Parental controls are software tools that allow you to monitor and limit what your child sees and does online.
They can be set up to do things like:
Block your child from accessing specific websites, apps or functions (like using a device’s camera, or the ability to buy things).
Filter different kinds of content — such as ‘adult’ or sexual content, content that may promote self-harm, eating disorders, violence, drugs, gambling, racism and terrorism.
Allow you to monitor your child’s use of connected devices, with reports on the sites they visit and the apps they use, how often and for how long.
Set time limits, blocking access after a set time.
If a device or program is shared by multiple members of your family, you should be able change the tool settings to reflect each user’s age and skills.
For further parental support please see the below links.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/parental-controls
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/cyberbullying
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NHSPA Digital Devices (Mobile Phone) Policy
NHSPA Digital Devices Policy
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (NHSPA) aims to develop skilled and creative learners who value the performing and creative arts as well as academic excellence. The school creates an environment where all students are encouraged to set high expectations and are supported to achieve their full potential.
RATIONALE AND PURPOSE
This procedure guides student use of digital devices at our school including requirements and expectations regarding the safe and appropriate use of mobile phones by students.
Our school acknowledges the educational value of digital devices in supporting and enhancing educational outcomes and student wellbeing. We also recognise they may cause harm if used inappropriately and that we need to support our students to use them in safe, responsible, and respectful ways.
OUR SCHOOL’S APPROACH
Digital devices, such as but not limited to, mobile phones, laptops, headphones, earphones/air pods, smart watches and other personal music or communication devices, should not negatively impact teaching and learning.
At school, all digital devices are turned off and out of sight between 8:55am – 3:10pm.
Please click the following link for NHSPA Digital Devices Policy:
Fit For Life
