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NEWSLETTER4th August 2011TERM 3 Week 3KARIONG MOUNTAINSHIGH SCHOOLTelephone0243 400246Facsimile0243 400259Festival Drive, Mount Penang ParklandsKARIONG NSW 2250Emailkariongmtn-h.school@det.nsw.edu.auWebsitewww.kariongmountainshigh.com.auwhy are energy drinks banned at kariong mountains high school?Since Red Bull energy drink hit the market in the 1990s the popularity of energy drinks has soared in Australia with a numberof manufacturers entering the market with competing products and overall sales increasing to $550 million annually.The main stimulating effects of energy drinks is caused by the combination of caffeine and the high dosage ofcarbohydrates and sugar found in most of these drinks. Some drinks also contain natural products such as guarana, ginseng,amino acids and bitter orange. About 30 percent of 12 to 17 year-olds admit to regularly drinking them. They say the mainreasons for consumption include coping with insufficient sleep (67 percent), boosting energy (65 percent) and getting abuzz (54 percent).Some reports suggest that young people can get ‘drunk’ on caffeine when they consume high doses. Although individualresponses to caffeine vary, energy drinks can increase heart rate and blood pressure, causing palpitations and can causedehydration and insomnia. They main effect on students at school is that they become restless and have difficulty inconcentrating on the task at hand and sometimes become a distraction in the classroom.Long term frequent use of highly caffeinated drinks affects the developing teenage brain, specifically the prefrontal cortex,which isn’t fully developed. Another area of concern is the potential interactions of energy drinks and medications e.g.energy drinks combined with popular prescription drugs for attention deficit disorder.Students have been told that energy drinks are prohibited at school and if found in their possession they will be confiscated.Recently there has been an upsurge of students purchasing these drinks on the way to school. Do you know what your childbuys with their lunch money?Gus VrolykDeputy Principaldebating reportThe regular season of the Premier’s Debating Challenge has drawn to a close, with <strong>Kariong</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>achieving some outstanding results in their local pools. Our Year 7 team, consisting of Kallen Farley, Marika Tults, SophieClarke and Amelia Chadwick were undefeated in all three of their debates and will represent our school in the knockoutrounds that will commence shortly. Congratulations to the team on their outstanding success and best of luck in theupcoming rounds.Our two other teams also performed admirably, with our Year 8 team, consisting of Lachlan White, Nathan Carraro, ZacSimunovic and Sammy Pirrottina, coming a close second to our very own Year 7 team. This is a huge credit to the boys,particularly Lachlan and Sammy who had no debating experience until the beginning of the year. Our Year 9 team,consisting of Billie and Matilda Eder, Erik Tults and Monique Skillen, also came second to a very talented Terrigal <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>side. Their improvement over the season has been outstanding and they will certainly pose a threat to the moreexperienced Central Coast sides in 2012.I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the students who contributed to <strong>Kariong</strong> Mountain’s success in debatingthis year. Their dedication to training and preparation has been inspiring (I certainly have never been at a school beforewhere students decide they come together and prepare themselves every break for two consecutive weeks before). I wouldalso like to thank Mr Crum and Ms Henderson for their contribution to our success and the time and commitment they haveput into creating an outstanding debating and public speaking culture at our school.Mr Jai LesterHead Teacher English

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