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Acknowledgement of Country
The TGIF team would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Awabakal and Worimi people. We would also like to pay our respects to elders past, present and future.
Artist: Aretha Brown from Gumbaynggir country with her artwork that reads 'to those in struggle, the sunshines for you'.
Editor's Welcome
Editor's Welcome
Welcome one and all to another cracking edition of TGIF! This week's edition features a highlight on the Learning Goal: Social Reasoning, the Career Expo and an interview with Harvey from ADV 3 for the student spotlight. Among other exciting things, such as the developing CHC Bike Library!
A big thank you to Elli for this week's banner image.
Photos from the week
Photos from the week
Career Expo
Career Expo
This week, Cooks Hill Campus hosted a career exposition with various organisations working to assist young people in attaining various post high school opportunities such as work placements, trade school, and university.
Providers and what they showcased:
Educational Pathways
Support staff offered information and advice regarding the various pathways one could take when pursuing a specific degree and/or profession.TAFE NSW
Showcased their course in sound engineering.Services Australia
Informed students how they may be able to be supported by the various government support services they provide relating to welfare, health, and other social services.The Yakka Program
Enlightened students as to how they assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people break through potential barriers when aiming for employment by providing work experiences and training.
Ability Options
Shared how they push for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.Castle Disability Services
Instructed students on how they assist people with disabilities in achieving greater freedom, independence, and a generally higher quality of life.Joblink Plus
Taught students how they help students over 14 access Centrelink as well as assistance in succeeding in the workforce.
We at CHC extend our gratitude to the representatives of these organisations for coming down and donating their time to accommodate the students in attaining their goals and offering their services.
Finally, a big thank you to Alex for organising this event!
-Harvey
Student Spotlight: Harvey
Student Spotlight: Harvey
Pictured: Harvey interviewing Speaker of the Lower House, Greg Piper.
Forgive my awful posture - Harvey
For this edition we sat with Harvey, who is currently in Year 12 and completing a Senior Project on New South Wales state politics.
To kick things off, what are your interests?
My Interests are history, film and Australian politics.
What is your project on/about?
I'm making an information video about how the New South Wales state parliament works, this has included interviewing politicians which I will add in the video.
I have interviewed Dominic Perrottet, Tim Crackanthorp, Greg Piper, Natalie Ward and Jodie Harrison. The biggest thing was that I was able to understand was the difference between how politics works in theory compared to in practice.
Harvey interviewing ex Premier of NSW, Dominic Perrottet.
Why did you choose this project?
It started over the Christmas holidays where I thought I could very quickly learn about state politics, but I couldn't find any reliable or good sources that captured everything I needed to know. So I thought what if I became my own source and I decided to start contacting experts in the field so I could ask questions that I struggled to find concise answers too.
What are you most excited about for your project?
Outside of just finishing it, moving forward I'm most excited about hearing back from the people I have interviewed about the video.
What LTI’s are you looking into?
I have worked in a newsroom at the radio but there are none that I'm currently looking into. I have a mentor at the university who is a professor for political and international relations and he's been very helpful as both a source of additional knowledge and with the interviews, creating questions and organising the information.
Can CHC help?
They've already been very helpful supplying camera and audio equipment that I used to film the interviews and film the rest of the video.
-Interview and writing by Flossy
Bike Library
Bike Library
This term, the Bike Social Action Project Group is working hard to start up an exciting service for anyone who wants their own reliable bicycle. CHC's upcoming Bike Library will loan a bike to anyone who needs one for as long as they need.
The Bike Library is all about breaking down the barriers to cycling, financial or otherwise. As advisor Will says: "we want more people riding bikes, we want to give people an opportunity who might not otherwise be able to start, by finding them a bike that suits them".
Cycling has great benefits for your health and the health of the planet. The Bike SAPG believes no one should be blocked from accessing those benefits. The Bike Library should be up and running by late this term or early next term.
If you're interested fill out the form ASAP, so they can get a head start on finding the right ride for you. Bikes can be borrowed for any amount of time, from overnight to the rest of the year. The bike SAPG will maintain them for you with regular check ups, to make sure your bike is in good shape.
The more bikes that are donated Bike Library, the better it can help out those who need it, so if you have an unused bike laying around at home, please email Will at will.brown20@det.nsw.gov.au
-James
Student surveys
Student surveys
Does your project need extra dimension, or some evidence for Social Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning?
A survey is a great way to reach out to the community and gain real world input about your topic. You can gather the opinions and experiences of the CHC community and use Google Forms' inbuilt statistics features for Quantitative Reasoning evidence.
On that note, below are a handful of student surveys the TGIF encourage our wider community to complete!
-James
Term 2 Surveys
Survey for ISRP - Gen Alpha Slang
Fyodor from Advisory 4 is looking to gain an understanding of people across the generations knowledge on Gen Alpha Slang. Results will contribute to the data of their Independent Science Research Report (IRSP).
Mila from Advisory 3 is looking to gauge individuals' music listening habits and preferences. Aiming to find out the emotional impact of music on individuals, its ability to help during difficult times and peoples interest in music therapy.
Rueben from Advisory 1 is looking to gather information on individuals road trip habits and preferences. With a focus on finding out the reasoning and draw cards of a road trip.
Emily in Advisory 1 is doing a project on cook books this term and wanting to see how many people cook, bake and use cook books.
Vance from Advisory 2 is looking to gain a better understanding of people's basic knowledge of what to do if they come across injured wildlife. Trigger warning: contains scenarios of animals in distress.
Teo from Advisory 4 has created a short survey on fear and phobias for their personal interest project.
"Your responses will help us learn more about common and personal fears people experience. All information is completely confidential and anonymous. Participation is voluntary — you can skip any question or stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — just be honest. Thank you for helping with this project!" - Teo
Milly from Advisory 8 is looking to gain an understanding of others reading preferences and knowledge of the word 'genre'.
Announcements
Announcements
Getting involved in a Clean Up for World Environment Day is more than just helping the planet. It’s a powerful way to support your own mental health and wellbeing.
This event is being held as part of our Cooks Hill Campus Positive Education Wellbeing program.
There is much evidence to support that giving back creates a sense of purpose, boosts mood, and helps us feel more connected to something bigger than ourselves.
Activities like this also build important life skills such as resilience, teamwork, and community pride—reminding us that small actions, when we work together, can make a big difference.
Join the Conservation Critters for a free guided tour of Arcadia Park. Arcadia Park is located off Wolfe St, Newcastle 2300 and across from King Edward Park.
Informal announcement
We are excited to announce that Cooks Hill will be hosting our annual InFormal at Fort Stratchley on Tuesday 23rd September from 5.30pm-9.30pm.
All students are welcome to attend this event. However, to participate, we request that students meet term and attendance requirements and adhere to the behaviour expectations set by CHC.
A deposit of $50.00 is due by the 2nd July to secure your place - there are plenty of spots for everyone so please do not worry. You will receive a Schoolbytes email with a payment link later today.
The final balance of payment will be due in September and we will provide regular reminders.
The total cost for the event is $102.00.
Please check your Schoolbytes account to make your payment.
If you’d like to attend the formal but are facing financial difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact Chloë. We want everyone to feel included and will do our best to support you.
Any concerns or questions please email chloe.thorogood2@det.nsw.edu.au
We look forward to sharing this excellent annual event with you.
Thanks for reading!
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