School News
Interact
Do Something Day 2018!
On Friday 27 July, Interact are holding a Soups, Socks & Beanies Day to support Coast Shelter.
Please start collecting cans of soups (or other non-perishables), new socks or beanies that we can donate to those in need on the Coast.
Students are encouraged to wear their favourite socks or beanies on the day.
Thank you for your support!
Mrs Dani Bath - Interact Coordinator
Max Potential
Congratulations to Mason Colwell and Kirsty Abigail of Year 11 who have now completed their "Personal Expressions" at the Gosford RSL, regarding their Max Potential journey.
Marley Irvine will be completing her personal expression on the day of the final show case which will be held on the 3 September at the RSL. On that day all of the students taking part in the programme will be celebrating what they have achieved as a result of their Community Service Projects.
We are also pleased to announce the Mason Colwell has been asked to present a thank you speech, at the show case event, on behalf of all the students who have received the 2018 Max Potential Scholarship.
One of the attached photos shows all of the student’s scholars celebrating their achievement and the other shows Kirsty and Mason with Kirsty's Max Potential Coach. Miss Crystal Reynen along with some of the props from their personal expression presentations.
Mr David Ardley - History / Science Teacher
2018 NAIDOC Celebrations
Our annual NAIDOC Celebrations were at Gosford High School this year. Our students had a great day celebrating with Point Clare Public School, Gosford Public School and Gosford High School. Our students worked in groups learning about bush food and doing cooking and art workshops. It was great to see our students being mentors to our little kids. I would like to thank the guys from Koomurri who shared their knowledge with our kids and put together a communal painting to commemorate the day. Gosford High School, once again played host and their organisation for this was exceptional. Our kids had such a great time and the whole day was such a positive experience for all who attended.
Chess Team
On Monday 18 June, 'The Chessnuts', Henry Kendall's chess team, took part in the annual Central Coast gala day, held at Lakes Grammar, Warnervale. As the reigning champions, our senior team members were confident about securing another trophy. This year, they were joined by an intermediate team and a junior team.
Competition was tense, with all three Henry Kendall High School teams securing close wins in the early rounds. Unfortunately, a few slip ups and unforeseen errors meant that each team suffered tight loses as well.
Although each team finished second in their divisions, our students can hold their heads high knowing they played all their games with respect and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all those involved.
The teams were:
Junior: Oliver Debus, Jannai Michel, Ryan Gavenlock and Kalem Harris
Intermediate: William Day, Connor Ryan, Brodie Aldridge and Victor Zheng
Senior: Zac Hegyessy, Senjay Turner, Zach Walsh and Cameron Rigney
Mr Blake Wawrzyk - Chess Coordinator
Professional Development - TEDxSydney
On Friday 15 June, Mr Michael Mellish and I were lucky enough to attend TEDxSydney. This conference focused on 'HumanKind' and consisted of a number of inspiring and engaging talks, short films and creative items that can be further explored in our classrooms. Mr Mellish and I particularly enjoyed Eddie Woo, who spoke passionately about teaching Mathematics, Thomas Oxley, a neurologist who could change the world, and the slam poetry of Miles Merrill, which I have already used in my classroom. It was a truly motivating day, and we look forward to sharing our findings with our colleagues and students.
