KWS Magazine 2013 Issue Two - Kinross Wolaroi School

KÜSTENFLIEGERADAM THOMPSONrom its very inception, the little-knownFKüstenfliegergruppen, the German navalair service, was hindered by restrictionsimposed at the Treaty of Versailles andthe rising dominance of Hermann Göring’sLuftwaffe. Its size, capability and mandatewere suppressed, and in 1944, the lastKüstenfliegerstaffeln was disbanded in favourof the Luftwaffe’s own naval air units.From early designs and development in theinterwar period, including its involvementin the Spanish Civil War, to the heroicdeeds of various Sonderkommandos duringthe Second World War, Küstenflieger: TheOperational History of the German Naval AirService 1935-1944 charts the fascinatinghistory of this obscure but dynamic Germanfighting unit. Based on original material fromGerman archives and illustrated with 120photographs, many previously unpublished,this is the first major work on the subject andessential reading for historians, modellers,and naval aviation and Second World Warenthusiasts.GBP £18.99 / USD $29.95Historian publishes new bookKWS English and history teacher Adam Thompson has justpublished his second book, ‘Küstenflieger - The OperationalHistory of the German Naval Air Service, 1935-1944’.The book has been described as “a must for militaryhistorians, modellers and those fascinated by the SecondWorld War”.It’s Adam’s second book about German military history; hisfirst, ‘Seeflieger: Luftwaffe Maritime Aircraft and Units, 1935-1945’, was published in 2009.The keen military historian has also had his work publishedin journals, including Logbook magazine.KWS students and staff will be able to take a close-up look atAdam’s new book when it arrives at the School library.3/4/13 02:50:41KWS turning out talented traineesKWS has a philosophy of educatingthe whole child and in practice itmakes our students highly soughtafter in the ‘real world’ after school.One well-rounded former studentwho is proving he’s got what it takesto impress his employers and tertiaryeducators is Tom Moon, who wasrecently recognised as one of thetop two SkillSet trainees in regionalNSW.Tom went into the regional final asOrange’s 2013 SkillSet Trainee ofthe Year, and was pitted against over700 trainees and apprentices fromregional NSW.His win saw him presented with theJoyce Hawkes Achievement Award ata ceremony in Bathurst.Tom graduated from KWS in 2011and has just completed his CertificateII in Information Technology (IT) atTAFE Western Orange campus.The talented trainee is now backat KWS, proving a very valuableaddition to our IT department.Picture: Tom Moon with Jeff Hort from JeffHort EngineeringNew staffRebecca AndersonSchool PsychologistRebecca has beenappointed to the newlystructured position of SchoolPsychologist, starting in Term4. Rebecca has a Bachelorof Psychology (Hons) fromUNSW. She is a registeredpsychologist with 20 years’ experience workingwith children and adolescents. Rebecca is acurrent parent with three children at KWS.Current staff activityClaire Spora is Acting Head Tutor of Douglas House for Term 3Additional staffJuliet Peterson is teaching Mark Pritchard’s Prep class while heis on long service leave in Term 3.Nathan Zinga is replacing Catherine Litchfield in the ScienceFaculty for Term 3.Former KWS student Melissa Woods is covering Paul McRae’sPDHPE classes for Term 3.Former KWS student Jane Sampson is replacing JonathanHastie in the Language Faculty for a six-month contract.31