HSIE, Language and Middle School News

Middle School 

It is hard to believe another year of Middle School is almost complete.  It only seems like yesterday that we were welcoming Year 7 to Henry Kendall High School and commencing an amazing learning journey.  We would like to acknowledge the following students on their amazing results his year:

• Global Awareness
  Leilani Gilham, Cohen Hopping, Mitchell Topp, Jessica Bewley, Ella Brunsdon, Jonas Fleeton, Sylvi Gray, Mia McPhie, Annaliese Starr and Melissa Cheng
• Human Relationships
  Leilani Gilham, Decla Kartawidjaja, Annaliese Starr, Toby Ferry, Erin Lauchlan, Mackenzie Whelan, Caitlin Wu, Mia Watson, Aaron Peachey, Asha Micallef.
• Investigation and Communication
  Melissa Cheng, Mitchell Topp, Lochlan Findlay, Mackenzie Whelan, Toby Ferry, Mia Watson, Mitchell Knowles, Annaliese Starr, Liam Gavenlock and Leilani Gilham.
• Project Based Learning
  Jethro Firth,  Annaliese Starr, Jun Heo, Erin Lauchlan, Shylah White, Ethan Hull, Melissa Cheng, Mia Watson, Mia McPhie and Rachael Walker.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work of the HKHS Middle School Team – Mr Luke Banks, Ms Clea Langton, Mrs Danielle Le Page, Mrs Gemma Lucca, Mrs Meera Martin, Miss Tamara Sexty, Mr Kent Silver, Mrs Carly Tjakuapi and Mr Augustus Withers. Without your tremendous skills in the classroom, concern for our students and willingness to go the extra mile, our Middle School program would not be successful. 

The Middle School Faculty would like to congratulate Miss Tamara Sexty on securing a new position at Central Coast Grammar School in 2021.  Miss Sexty has been an integral part of our Middle School and PDHPE Faculties and we wish her all the very best for 2021 and beyond.

2020 brings an end to our Middle School Program at Henry Kendall High School. Our priority has always been to give Year 7 the best start to their high school careers and for over twenty years we have been successful. I am justly proud of our achievements in teaching, learning and wellbeing over the years and would like to acknowledge Mr Kent Silver for his dedication to the program for over two decades. It has been a privilege to lead the Middle School Program since 2011 and I will look back on these years as one of the highlights of my career.  

HSIE and LOTE

Another productive academic year comes to a close for the HSIE and LOTE Faculty. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, students have shown their resilience and dedication to learning. We would like to congratulate the following students on their outstanding results in 2020:-

Year 7 YAP Geography and History

Angus Potter, Elliot Hollas, Kiah Supple, Bella Chano and Pavani Pathak.

Year 8 Geography and History

Pia McLean Barth. Khyra Dickey, James Vocalan, Emily Cui and Sanika Nou.

Year 8 YAP Geography and History

Amelia Stevens. Jone Coetzee, Jessica Hunter, Hayley Norris and Daniel Nicholls. 

Year 8 French

Iona Jeannot, James Vocalan, Yasmina Egorov, Hannah Effat Manesh Nik and Trinity Stacey.

Year 9 Geography

Alistair Seabrook, Alyssa Russotti, Georgia Muspratt, Loreli Malicia and Alexander McGavin. 

Year 9 History

Lukas Cedervall Norton, Will Dallinger, Ella Lauchlan, Kaylee Kaczmarczyk, Kleon Martin and Sofia Aguanta.

Year 10 Geography

Emily Duruz, Jade Sweeney, Arabella Kimber, Zoe Delaney and Tram Nguyen.

Year 10 History

Megan Blair, Zoe Delaney, Arabella Kimber, Emily Duruz and Jessica Batarseh.

Stage 5 Elective Commerce

Alyssa Russotti, Mikayla Plant, Fletcher Hartley, Excel Egwutuoha and Sofia Aguanta.

Stage 5 Elective History

Zoe Delaney, Arabella Kimber, Jade Sweeney, Johnny Ma, Ella Lauchlan and Cameron Kop-Conrow.

Year 11 Ancient History

Brandon Willmette, Aasha Webb, Chloe Hoang, Imogen Street and Dylan Harris 

Year 11 Business Studies

Bridie Lennon, Isabella Warman, Jamie Fraser, Courtney Maisano and Rachel Ross 

Year 11 Geography

Rico Chang, Rachel Ross, Isabella Warman, Eliza Zyryanova and Clare Norris

Year 11 Legal Studies

James Grant, Madison Purvis, Isabella Warman, Callum Gray and Chloe Wilding. 

Year 11 Modern History

Brandon Willmette, Eloise Check, Hannah Walter, Giane Briones and Bridie Lennon.

Year 12 Ancient History

Chloe Coates-Berry, Adrian Crnalic and Tom Whight.

Year 12 Business Studies

Cynthia Li, Hena Patel and Jess Chen. 

Year 12 Geography

Ainsley Symington, Nicholas Batarseh and Cynthia Li. 

Year 12 History Extension

Sarah Wade, Ainslee Fernandes and Harrison Neale. 

Year 12 Legal Studies

Thomas Whelan, Oliver Worrad and Adrian Crnalic.

Year 12 Modern History

Harrison Neale, Holly Miller and Thomas Whelan. 

Wonderful outcomes for all our students - could not happen without the dedication and talents of a truly outstanding group of teachers. 

I would like to thank Mr David Ardley, Mr Luke Banks, Mr Mitchell Herring, Mrs Julia Kostalas, Miss Cassandra McLennan, Mrs Chloe Mitchell, Mr Judd Newton, Mr Alexander Rozario and Mrs Raegan Travica for the energy, expertise and enthusiasm you bring to classroom each day. 

The HSIE and Language Faculty would like to congratulate Mr Alexander Rozario on his appointment to St Edward’s College in East Gosford.  Mr Rozario was a student at Henry Kendall High School, completed his internship with us and we were so lucky to have him as part of our Faculty for the last two years. We wish you all the very best and a stellar career awaits.

We welcome back Mrs Chloe Mitchell after a period of maternity leave. 

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Mr Mark Macdonald

Head Teacher - HSIE, LOTE & Middle School