Year 10 Camp

Class fo 2023 Year 12 Formal

Year 9 Textiles class PJ party in their pyjama sets that they designed and made this Term.

Year 7 Tech doing some Christmas cooking.

Schools Spectacular

Our ASC students and staff will feature in the choir and the dancers in the Fabulously Designed and Spectacular Spirit Brolga, with Nya and Angela in the Aboriginal Dance Company. Our Aboriginal performers and staff featured in the acknowledgment led by Ashton Mace and a group of selected students and Joseph Healy worked with the Production team on audio.

The ASC Band Glitch performed in the finals of Surround Sound at Spec Fest.

A big congratulations and thank you to all the fabulous performers and teachers who were part of the 40th Schools Spectacular.

Have a look at these fantastic charcoal drawings completed by Noah Strong Year 7 and Ezzakai Irving-Frost also in Year 7.

ASC AGRICULTURE

2023 Northern Schools Prime Steer Competition

It was Armidale’s turn to host the famous Northern Schools Prime Steer Competition (NSPSC) this year. Both myself and Grace Collins took on the challenge! It was a lot of work but very worthwhile for all of those who visited Armidale and competed. A very big thank you to Grace for her assistance. She did an amazing job. Thank you also to Mr Jason Walker for running a huge BBQ to feed everyone and for raising money for both ASC Agriculture and the Armidale Rams football club. Thank you also to Mr Mark Harris for his ongoing support and assistance and to those parents who also helped out!

I have included below the article that was submitted to the Land Newspaper. Our ASC Livestock Team did an amazing job of representing our school at this very big event! It was wonderful to see the team working so hard together to present both themselves and our cattle immaculately in the show ring. Both Grace and I were very busy running the competition so our students did all the work for our team. Well done!

Our students were very competitive against hundreds of other students. Clare Kelly won the Stage 5 Junior Judging competition with fantastic verbal reasonings given to a very big crowd. Congratulations Clare! Aliyah Snape placed in the top eight of the Stage 5 Paraders and was placed fifth in the Junior Judging. Felicity Bailey also placed in the top eight of the Stage 6 Paraders and fifth overall in the Junior Judging. Felicity also exhibited our blue ribbon winning steer. Renee Murdoch made the Stage 4 Paraders finals heat, Matty Andrews was placed in the top four in the Stage 5 Paraders and Mackenna was also placed in the Stage 4 Paraders finals heat. A fantastic effort team! Well done to all our students for working so well together!

Mr Mark Fisher

ASC Agriculture Teacher

Farm and Livestock Team Manager

Land Newspaper article - The 2023 Northern Schools Prime Steer Competition, held at Armidale Showground welcomed over 300 students from 30 schools across Northern NSW for two days of education in judging, parading, public speaking and steer market specifications.

Upon judging the steer classes, Mr Ben Toll (Toll Cattle Dubbo) spoke extensively on each exhibit, capturing the attention of students learning about the visual assessment of muscle and fat specifications as well as structure and type.

Tenterfield High School claimed the title of champion led steer, a Limousin steer led by Lachlan Heidrich. Mr Toll commented “historically, a benchmark exhibit combining excellent carcase traits with sound phenotype, a very free moving well-muscled soft steer that has natural presence and commercially relevant attributes. Production efficiency is a key factor in any steer production enterprise, and I particularly admire the high yielding winning steer which maintained a high degree of structural integrity and displayed optimum fat coverage.”

Reserve champion steer was a 540kg Speckle Park steer, exhibited by Cultivate Ag Kempsey/ Ersyldene Speckle Park led by Hayden Carter.

The competition also featured a class for a number of school steers not yet ready for processing, to be taken onto further shows in 2024. Armidale Secondary College placed first in this class with a Limousin steer bred by Lachlandale Limousins, Forbes. This outstanding steer will go on to the Sydney Royal Show.

Ella Saul (Cultivate Ag) was awarded Champion Parader in an intense final against first and second place winners from their respective age groups.

Reserve Champion Parader was presented to Rory Mcleod from Mclean High Show Team, the team which also snagged first place in the “best kept bed” category!

Students took to judging three groups of animals looking for “processing tomorrow” specifications and selected students spoke on these age groups. Amelia Webb (PLC Armidale) took out champion junior judge with 78 points out of a possible 85, assessed on her accuracy of observation, ability to compare animals, presentation, dress and public speaking ability.

Without a number of sponsors this show would not have been possible, the committee would like to thank the following for their generous support; Angus Australia, Purkiss Rural, University of New England, Ray White Livestock Guyra & Armidale, Limousin Society Australia, Herefords Australia, Rydges Armidale, Lifestyle Timbers, Kelly’s Transport, Ramage Engineering, The Downfall Limousins, Stockyard Scarves, Armidale Secondary College, Armidale Rams, B & T Henshall Plumbing, NEGS Armidale and Norco Agri-Solutions Armidale.

Mr Toll also wished to thank Mark Fisher and Grace Collins (Armidale Secondary College) for their efforts in organising an excellent educational program as well as Deb Snaith (McIntyre High School) for organising the carcase competition, with results due to be released soon.

Xmas Carnival that was run by our Captains.

Year 12's Christmas carnival raised $1826, they dontated $1000 of that to Dollys dream.

Well done year 12 and thanks to everyone who helped out and contributed.

#doitfordolly #bekind

Young Archie competition

From our 36 finalists in this year’s Young Archie competition, our four winners have been announced. A big congratulations to

Sophie Willis – People’s Choice Award

Kellie Pilkington – Teacher’s Choice Award

Fabbiha Hasan – Packing Room Prize

HIKA TEMESGEN – Principals Choice Award.

The Young Archie is a youth version of the Archibald Prize, prestigious portrait competition held at the Art Gallery of NSW annually. At ASC every year 7 student studies the Archibald Prize and creates their own self-portrait painting during the school year. The top artworks each year are put in a school exhibition and there are four awards to be given out. Principals Choice (chosen by our relieving principal Ms Travis), Teachers’ Choice (Chosen by the 4 Visual Arts teachers, Mr Edwards, Ms Clark, Ms Skews and Ms Stace), Packing Room Prize (Chosen by the cleaners of IBlock Jason and Michelle) and People’s Choice (Voted by visitors to the exhibition). A big congratulations to all students who exhibited and our 4 award receipts.

SRE Christmas Celebration

Students from all SRE classes, across all Year-groups, combined to celebrate Christmas in the MPC. Games, surprises, gifts and clips helped students reflect on the question, 'What does Christmas have to do with hope?' The amazing student leaders from BOOST, our Christian lunch time group, were involved leading different parts, including MCs, slides, games, and small group discussions. Local youth leaders and church members joined in to support discussion groups and cook the well-received BBQ.

Support Unit

Another busy year concluding for the Support Unit.

This terms highlights have included the farewell to our year 12 (always an emotional moment). The side-by-side performances, and the one and only performance of the original play "Marigold and Geniestiltskin". Other activities that were enjoyed by all included, the regular out and about Friday mornings, and the return of the swimming program, which, all made for a busy and productive term. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday, Merry Christmas everyone.

Term 5 Activites

Flower Power

Canoeing and Fishing

Bushwalking

Community