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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 Kariong Mountains High Schoolachieving 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 High Schoolside. 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 Kariong 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
NEWSLETTER4th August 2011TERM 3 Week 3KARIONG MOUNTAINSHIGH SCHOOLTelephone0243 400246Facsimile0243 400259Festival Drive, Mount Penang ParklandsKARIONG NSW 2250Emailkariongmtn-h.school@det.nsw.edu.auWebsitewww.kariongmountainshigh.com.auEDUCATION WEEK - CREATING THE FUTUREvisual arts and photography and digital mediaMore than ever before our students are immersed in a visual culture. In Visual Arts and Photography and Digital Media,students get the opportunity to create and 'make sense of' this visual environment that they are a part of. In the VisualArts, students engage in creativity through traditional and contemporary artmaking techniques. By creating art with anunderstanding of the latest digital technology, students are well poised to be part of the creation of their future world.personal development health and physical education / sportEngagement in Physical Education and Sport lessons has been outstanding at KMHS. Students have been developing theirgames sense in a variety of settings allowing for transfer of knowledge and understanding across different sports. Thisshould see greater success of our representative teams as competitive opportunities arise with greater frequency in thefuture. Year Nine students have also stepped into administrative roles to enhance the smooth running of their sportprograms. It is hoped that the spin off from this exposure will strengthen the pool of sporting volunteers in the communityin the future as students draw on their experience at school.Our Personal Development classes have continued to encourage students to clarify their values and explore controversialissues while developing empathy towards others. Successful students in PDHPE will be responsible citizens with a socialconscience and the courage to stand up for what they believe in.human society and its environmentStudents over the past semester have been studying History in order to broaden their knowledge to use as active citizensin the future. Year 9 has studied Australian History up to the end of World War II and are now currently studying AustralianGeography, focussing on the physical environment of the local area. This civic knowledge will assist them to participate inthe future developments in the area. Year 8 has completed learning about Australia’s Indigenous history and medievalhistory. They have studied the rights and freedoms of cultural groups over time, and will be able to apply this knowledgepractically to participate in political debates in the future. Our Year 7 HSIE classes have been experiencing the variety thatHSIE has to offer, broadening their civic knowledge to use over the next three years in History and Geography.The civics and citizenship focus of HSIE subjects supports students to become responsible, active citizens within their localcommunity, the nation and, ultimately, the world.
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