The Eagle - Issue #2 2019

THE EAGLE
ISSUE 2 | APRIL 2019

Front Page: NMHS student leaders hosting the formal Closing
Ceremony of the inaugural Global Summit in late March
Inside Page: The Minister for Education, The Hon. John Gardner
presenting certificates to Global Summit participants (from
Germany and Japan) at the Closing Ceremony
Read more about the Global Summit on page 27

CONTENTS
ENRICHING
HUMANITY
Principal’s Note................................................3
Middle Campus News.......................9
Senior Campus News........................11
Year 11/12 PE........................................................13
Autobahn................................................................13
Important Dates...........................................14
Sports.............................................................................15
Sports Day........................................................................17
Rowing..........................................................................19
Pedal Prix.................................................................21
International News.................................25
Global Summit........................................................27
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome to the second edition of THE
EAGLE with highlights from Term 1 2019!
This term, despite being a long one, has flown
past with staff and students enthusiastically
participating in a range of interesting and
exciting activities.
Particular highlights for me have been the
special ANZAC Day Assembly, Harmony Day
celebrations, Head of the River Regatta and
Hosei Study Tour, just to name a few - but it
is perhaps the recent Global Summit week
that I am most proud of. This exhilarating
event was hosted by Norwood Morialta
High School and saw over 100 passionate
young people come together from local
and international communities to make a
global difference for their generation. These
international participants enjoyed creative
and challenging presentations, imaginative
cultural performances and local tours, but
it was the intercultural connections and the
invaluable learning from each other that
will be remembered. Norwood Morialta
High School is the first school to host such a
unique and large scale event coordinating
not only the impressive program, but also
the accommodation of 75 students and
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teachers from 12 schools from around the
world. All participants thoroughly enjoyed this
experience and were highly impressed by
the impeccable organisation and generous
hospitality shown by our school community.
Without a doubt the program was an
astonishing success and we are already
planning how we can continue to empower
our students to ‘enrich humanity’ with new
international partnerships and another Global
Summit in 2022. A special thank you to all
members of our school community and
to local businesses who contributed to this
remarkable experience!
Building Plans
Our school’s building plans are moving ahead now
with the recent announcement of an additional
$9.9 million from the Liberal Government to support
future growth of our school. This additional funding,
combined with the previous $30 million allocation,
will ensure Norwood Morialta High School can finally
co-locate the middle campus onto the senior campus,
as well as accommodating the transition of Year 7
students. Recent analysis and modelling of our local
demographics confirms that Norwood Morialta
High School is a school in high demand and that our
capacity will increase to 1700 enrolments by 2022.
Already the school, in collaboration with the
Department for Education, has developed a
building scope for the co-location of our campuses
and increased capacity. These plans include the
construction of a 3-storey middle school building
(with specialist facilities), a 2-storey Innovation Hub
for specialist Arts and Technology classes and a new
Administration building. Further works such as the
expansion and refurbishment of our Gymnasium,
Resource Centre, Wellbeing Hub and Home
Economics learning spaces will also be included,
along with new sports courts and outdoor spaces.
This significant capital works project is anticipated
to commence in Term 2 with the consultation and
planning phase, and is expected to be completed
by the end of 2021. We look forward to involving our
community in the consultation of this exciting project
and future plans for our school.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL
2019 Governing Council
Our AGM successfully recruited the 2019 NMHS
Governing Council with a combination of new
and re-elected members. This council supports
our school leaders setting site directions and
during 2019 will engage in the consultation and
planning for our new facility developments, as well
as supporting the school in seeking authorisation
to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma
Program.
The 2019 Governing Council membership includes:
Sandra Mestros (Chair)
Belinda Morro (Deputy Chair)
Yvonne Green (Treasurer)
Sarah Craddock
Simon Critchley
Ric Dance
Spiros Dimas
Kylie Jackel
Kevin Lawton
The Hon. Vincent Tarzia
Jacqui van Ruiten
David Carter
Hamdy Hassan
Fran Millard
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
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Parent Representative
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Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Community Representative
Principal
Staff Representative
Staff Representative
Staff Representative
The 2018 Annual Report, together with a summary
of the key directions featured in our 2019 Site
Improvement Plan, were endorsed by the
Governing Council at our last meeting. These
documents are now available on our school’s
website and align to our pursuit for continued
improvement and excellence.
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STEMworks Opening
On Wednesday 10 April Norwood Morialta High
School proudly unveiled our new $2.5million STEM
facility for all to see at the official opening ceremony.
Our newly renovated facilities provide a much
improved learning environment, transforming our
school in more ways than one. This exciting project
involved the demolition and re-location of internal
walls and a complete retrofit of six laboratories to
create spacious, bright, modern labs with adjoining
internal and external collaborative spaces to
connect practical and theoretical learning. Extensive
landscaping has also been an important component
of this work, transforming a stark, asphalt wasteland
into a welcoming, attractive outdoor space complete
with modern shelter and outdoor stage, grassed
area and plenty of seating to support socialising and
learning.
Joined by special guests including the Minister
for Education, the Honourable John Gardner, the
Honourable Vincent Tarzia, Member for Hartley,
Her Worship Anne Monceaux, Mayor for the City
of Burnside, and many other invited guests, our
students hosted the ceremony admirably and
passionately shared how these new learning
spaces had re-energised their learning experiences,
promoting their collaboration, exploration and
creativity. Thanks to the injection of state funds and
well-designed facilities, supported by passionate
teachers and innovative STEM programs, our school
continues to experience a trend of improvement
and is recognised as a leader of STEM learning both
locally and nationally.
I wish the school community an enjoyable break and
look forward to another exciting term at Norwood
Morialta.
Jacqui van Ruiten
PRINCIPAL

MIDDLE CAMPUS
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Middle Campus News
The Middle Campus has been a buzz
throughout Term 1. Very successful and
enjoyable induction days were followed by
many informative and celebratory events,
including year level assemblies, Harmony
Day celebration, Greek Independence Day
celebration and ANZAC Day commemoration.
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Harmony Day - 21 March
Harmony Day is celebrated to promote diversity
and acceptance of all cultures and aims to
start a conversation about heritage, culture and
community. NMHS is a truly multicultural school
with students and staff coming from over 90
different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This
diversity is celebrated and acknowledged through
curriculum and extra-curricular activities. Harmony
Day is celebrated by all students and staff through
activities which provide opportunities for learning
about other cultures and celebrate students’ family
backgrounds. In addition, Year 8 students put on a
magnificent display of cuisines around the world
with dishes prepared by their family members.
This year the variety of food shared was as
versatile as ever and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Greek Independence Day Celebration
On Thursday 4 April, MC students and staff
celebrated one of five languages taught at the
school, Greek, with traditional Greek food and
sweets prepared by student leaders and students
of Greek. Students of Greek, supported by their
teacher, also performed traditional Greek dances
and organised Greek music. This is an annual event
which celebrates Greek Independence Day and is
eagerly anticipated by all students.
Anzac Day Commemoration
ANZAC Day, which falls within school holidays, was
commemorated on the Middle Campus on the last
Wednesday of the term. School vice-captains led
the event of remembering all men and women
from Australia who took part in wars in different
parts of the world and their contribution and
sacrifice. It was a very solemn commemoration
with impressive contribution from student leaders.

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Music Concert
Our music students who are preparing for the
Generations in Jazz competition, to be held in
Term 2 in Mount Gambier, showcased their skills on
Friday 5 April in front of a very enthusiastic audience
of parents and staff. It was a whole school concert
which once again demonstrated the many talents of
our students further developed through hard work
and practice. We wish them the best of luck in the
competition.
Wellbeing News
We are very pleased to welcome to our school two
support staff who will be working closely with our
Wellbeing Team:
Student Voice
At the start of the term student leaders from Years
9 and 10 actively promoted leadership opportunities
to Year 8 students who were new to high school. This
resulted in a large group of Year 8 students applying
for student leadership positions. In March, twentytwo
Years 8-10 and eight Year 12 student leaders
took part in a state-wide conference, GRIP, which
focused on leadership qualities, ways to involve
students in school-wide events, ways to create an
amazing school culture and how to choose and
advance a cause. Their learnings will be used to
further enhance student participation in campus and
school-wide activities.
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Rocco Luppino – psychologist employed by In-
School Psychology, who will be providing free
counselling service to students who have a Mental
Health Care Plan developed by their GP.
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James Dunn – Pastoral Care Worker who will be
working with small groups of students.
In addition, parents will soon be able to access a
great pool of online resources through SchoolTV via
our website. These credible resources are designed
to provide sound information with realistic, practical
ongoing support strategies. SchoolTV topics are
divided into series related to mental health, cyber
safety, school survival and healthy body.
Karmen Petric
Deputy Principal, Middle Campus

SENIOR CAMPUS
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Senior Campus News
As Term 1 draws to an end our senior campus
students are settling in to the demands
and expectations of senior schooling
and the SACE. They notice the increased
independence, but also the need to focus on
all work expectations, be organised and meet
deadlines. Stage two students will know that
the deadline for the Research Project is fast
approaching and they need to ensure that
they achieve at a C grade or higher in this
important SACE subject.
Senior Campus Graduates Assembly
It was a pleasure to welcome back our
highly successful graduates to the Senior
Campus Graduates Assembly in week 3.
Year 10s travelled from the middle campus
to be part of this important occasion. At this
assembly the school community was able
to acknowledge and celebrate the success
of the 2018 Graduates and it is a great
inspiration to our Year 10, 11 and 12 students to
see the wide range of courses and pathways
students have chosen. The assembly was
led by our House Captains, Riya Menon and
Rega Almuthadda. The guest speaker, Gia-
Yen Luong is an old scholar who was recently
awarded a Rhodes scholarship. Her speech
inspired students to work to achieve their best
and seize opportunities.
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Congratulations to all our Graduates on their
hard earned success and to their teachers
and parents who supported them throughout
the year. As a school we wish them every
success and look forward to hearing about
their future endeavours and accomplishments.
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Attendance and Achievement
It is clear that attendance at school is closely linked
to achievement. Attendance at all lessons and a well
organised study planner are important requirements
for a student to achieve SACE success. The Senior
Campus provides excellent resources for students
to study in unscheduled lessons including flexible
learning spaces designed to support individual and
collaborative study.
The DAYMAP Parent Portal provides information
about student attendance, summative assignments
and results. It was introduced to strengthen parent
partnerships with the school in an effort to get the
best outcomes for our students. Please visit this
portal regularly and if there are any concerns please
contact the subject teacher or Personal Learning
Group (PLG) teacher.
Our teachers are committed to supporting students
to achieve success. To help students manage the
workload, teachers set assessment deadlines
including checkpoint dates, taking into consideration
the requirements of the teaching program and the
learning and work demands placed on the student.
Students are expected to meet deadlines. In the case
of illness, injury or compassionate grounds, evidence
must be provided to the teacher before the due date
to negotiate the possibility of a new deadline.
If a student misses a deadline without negotiation
before the due date, the subject teacher will send
the student to the Submission Support Room for
up to three lessons to complete the work to a C
standard or higher. A ‘Work Non Submission Letter’
is emailed on the day to inform parents/caregivers.
If the student is unable to complete the work to a
satisfactory standard within the three lessons, or
there is a repeat of work non submission in the
same subject, the student will be withdrawn from
all SACE classes and a parent/student meeting held
at the earliest possible opportunity. At this meeting
the school will discuss a range of strategies and
educational options to support the student.
We know that timely intervention combined with
parent communication greatly assists students to
complete outstanding work to a satisfactory level
and removes the possibility of them falling further
behind. As a school it is our aim to support students
to achieve to the best of their ability and we do not
believe any of our students should fail due to work
non submission.
Semester 1 Diagnostic Reports for Stage 1
& 2 students
The Term 1 Diagnostic report for Senior Campus
students is available on DAYMAP Parent Portal for
parent/caregiver perusal. If you require assistance
to access the Parent Portal please visit the school’s
website or email dl.0787.parentportal@schools.
sa.edu.au. A printed copy of the report can be made
available at the request of an individual parent/
caregiver.
The purpose of this report is to provide parents/
caregivers and students with timely information
about the progress the student is making in each
subject and to identify areas that require further
attention in order for the student to achieve success
in the subject.
Karen Andrews
Deputy Principal, Senior Campus

Year 11 and 12 Sports
Studies - Surfing
On Wednesday 13 February, our Sports Studies
class went surfing at Middleton Beach. The surf
forecast was looking pretty good with a SSW swell
reaching 8ft.
Our morning session focussed on the basic board
positions and some practice drills on the beach
before hitting up the surf. For most it was our first
taste of big surf and wasn’t long before we were
standing up and enjoying a smooth ride into the
shore.
The middle and afternoon sessions was used to
refine our wave selection and turning skills. By the
end of the session most of our group was surfing
the bigger, powerful waves! It was such a great
feeling to feel the wave pushing you along as you
stand up on the board
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Tahlia’s quote “It was worth a nose full of salt
water to experience standing up surfing the bigger
waves”
Nicholas Sward
PE Teacher
Autobahn
All of the Year 8 German classes participated in an
informative, interactive game called Autobahn. This
motivational game is for students who are in their
first year of learning German to expose them to
facts about the German-speaking countries, their
culture and products.
In their groups students competed against other
teams to solve different activities. Applying their
maths skills and using a map of Germany students
had to work out which city to go next to in order to
cover the most km on the Autobahn.
Pictures: At the Hamburg station role playing
German soccer fans.
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Cordula Blank
German Teacher

Important Dates
Wednesday 1 May
Student Teacher Parent interviews
on the MC 2-7pm
Fri 3 May - Sun 5 May
Generations in Jazz
Monday 6 May
Governing Council from 6.30pm on the SC
Wed 8 May - Thu 9 May
World of Maths
Friday 10 May
Year 12 Formal @ Entertainment Centre
Corner of Port Rd and Adam St, Hindmarsh
Friday 10 May
STUDENT FREE DAY
Tue 14 May - Fri 17 May
NAPLAN
Wednesday 15 May
IBYMP Parent Information Evening 6-7pm in
the MC Resource Centre
Monday 20 May
Rowing Committee AGM on the SC
Wed 22 May - Fri 24 May
Year 10 OE Canoeing Camp
Friday 24 May
Music Camp
Monday 27 May
Governing Council from 6.30pm on the SC
Thursday 30 May
School Musical Opening Night
7.30pm on SC
Fri 31 May - Sat 1 June
School Musical
Monday 10 June
QUEENS BIRTHDAY
Tueday 11 June
Student Free Day
Tue 11 June - Sat 15 June
Stg 2 OE Flinders
Sat 15 June - Sun 16 June
Victoria Park 6 hour Pedal Prix
Monday 17 June
Parent Information Positive Education
Monday 24 June
Governing Council 6.30pm on the SC
Tuesday 25 June
Yr 10 1st Meningococcal B Vaccinations
wednesday 26 June
Yr 10EX & Yr 11 1st Meningococcal B
Vaccinations
Tuesday 2 July
Stage 2 Student/Teacher/
Parent Discussions 2-7pm on SC
Friday 5 July
E-Newsletter 3 online
Friday 5 July
LAST DAY OF TERM
Students dismissed @ 1pm

SPORTS
Sport News
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2019 has started extremely busy for School
Sport at Norwood Morialta High School.
Already the summer season of sport has
come and gone, with students competing
against schools across Adelaide in a variety of
Saturday mornings sports. Some highlights of
the season include our inexperienced Middle
Girls Basketball team winning their first game
in the final round of the season, and our Middle
Boys Cricket team going through the season
undefeated.
Despite many successes in school sport during
term 1, the marquee event is without a doubt
our Sports Day which was held in week 7.
Blessed with blue skies and ideal temperatures,
students were taken to the SA Athletics
Stadium for a day of high level athletics. The
event was a huge success and extremely
enjoyable, with students earning points for
their house with the goal of winning the
overall House Championship Shield. In a day
with countless highlights and several records
broken, the Blue house was the eventual
winner on the day, with Gold taking out the
Spirit Shield. All students and staff should be
commended for their efforts in what was an
outstanding day.
Darren Marner
Sports Manager
SSSSA Athletics Championships
We have had some more great news in School
Sport, with our students competing against schools
from across the state in the SSSSA Athletics
Championships. The group selected were again
excellent
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ambassadors of our school, competing
at a high level and upholding the school values.
In the end, we won the boys shield, and finished
second overall, meaning that for the second year
in a row, we move up a division. Next year we will
be competing in the B1 Division after competing in
B2 in 2019 and C1 last year. This is a great reward
for all the hard work the group has put in over the
past few weeks.
In other sporting news, I’d like to acknowledge the
outstanding efforts of our Senior Girls Basketball
team who won their Premiership. The game was
an absolute nail biter, with the girls winning by 3
points in the end..
Show us your successful
sporting moments on social
media by using the hashtag:
#nmhsegales

Sport Selection
Sam
Football Federation Australia National
Futsal Championships,
held in Sydney, New South Wales,
09 - 13 January
Timothy
Australian Junior Ice Hockey League
National Championship,
held in Melbourne, Victoria,
07 - 10 March
Bryson
International Rowing Regatta,
held in Sydney, New South Wales,
25 - 31 March
Blake
Australian Athletics Championships,
held in Sydney, New South Wales,
01 - 07 April
Tali
Australian Athletics Championships,
held in Sydney, New South Wales,
01 - 07 April
This is the 6th time Tali has been selected to
compete for South Australia at a national track and
field championship, and the second time she has
represented the State at this particular championship.
Tali competed in the 100m, 200m and Triple Jump
events, making the finals in both the 200m and the
Triple Jump, and narrowly missing out on a final berth
in the 100m. She ended up placing 4th in Triple Jump
overall and 7th in the 200m.

SPORTS
2019 Sports Day
Team Score Summary
Team Track Field Total
BLUE 1886 1062 2, 948
RED 1857 878 2, 735
GOLD 1761 881 2, 642
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2019 Records Broken
New Record
Past Record
Event 10 Male year 12 Javelin 43.71m James Woods (40.46)
Event 23 Male year 12 High Jump 1.93m Matthew Starkey (1.82)
Event 25 Female Year 8 Hurdles 13.69s Tali Cargin-Rowe (14.08)
Event 93 Male year 12 Triple Jump 13.13m Matthew Starkey (12.9)
Event 120 Male year 11 Triple Jump 12.56m Blake Bastick (12.54)
Event 122 Male year 9 800 2.19.18 Taj Rahui (2.23.80
Event 136 Female year 8 Triple Jump 11.18m Tali Cargin-Rowe (9.30)
Event 145 Female 200 metres 25.96 Tali Cargin-Rowe & (28.52)
Pippa Hansen
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2019 Sport Day Year Champions
Year 8
Boy 1st Gregorio RED 48 points
2nd Sebastian RED 42 points
Girl 1st Tali BLUE 48 points
2nd Ya Qi GOLD 44 points
Year 9
Boy 1st Taj RED 44 points
2nd Isaac BLUE 35 points
Girl 1st Capri GOLD 60 points
2nd Chloe GOLD 42 points
Year 10
Boy 1st Immanuel GOLD 58 points
2nd Prabhnoor BLUE 46 points
Girl 1st Maya RED 58 points
2nd Elle BLUE 50 Points
Year 11
Boy 1st Blake RED 60 points
2nd Lawrence BLUE 50 points
Girl 1st Oakley RED 60 points
2nd Emily BLUE 54 points
Year 12
Boy 1st Matthew RED 60 points
2nd James BLUE 43 oints
Girl 1st Caitlin GOLD 60 points
2nd Brooklyn BLUE 50 Points

ROWING
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Rowing News
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A massive term of Rowing is now drawing to
a close with rowers being committed, training
hard and reaping the rewards for their
dedication.
State Representation
Congratulations to Bryson Salter and Luca
Claassen for their recent announcement in
the State Pathway Squad. Both rowers will be
taking part in State Development Camps and
corresponding regattas throughout Term 2. Bryson
also took part in the Sydney International Rowing
Regatta, Penrith NSW, in late March. This has been
a valuable experience for him to see and compete
with rowers from around Australia.
Head of the River
On Saturday 23 March the Norwood Morialta
High School Rowing Club took to the water in the
South Australian Schools’ Head of the River at
West Lakes. This event is the concluding event
of the 2018/19 schools’ rowing season, and saw
81 of our rowers from Years 8 to 12 compete. We
boated seven Year 8 crews, five Year 9 crews,
three Year 10 crews, and a Senior Boys and Girls
1st VIII. This was our largest ever attendance at
Head of the River, displaying the Club’s growth and
development. Highlight performance came from
the Year 10A Girls finishing 1 st in the B Final, Year 10B
Boys finishing 2 nd in the B final and Year 9A Girls
finishing 2 nd in the B final.
A massive congratulations to our Year 8s who
took up the challenge, managed their nerves
and succeeded on the water in their first Head
of the River. The School’s Drum Corp must be
commended for their added impact and hyping
up each of our crews as they hit the water.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rowing Committee AGM: Monday 20 May
Movie Night: TBA
Quiz Night: Saturday 10 August
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Presentation Evening
The evening of 23 March saw 160 rowers and their
families wash off the salt and sand from West Lakes
to celebrate a massive season at Sfera’ Park Suites &
Function Centre. All rowers were recognised for their
achievement and dedication, with a rower in each
year level and gender presented with the Best Rower
and Coaches’ Awards. We would like to congratulate
you all and highlight the award winners:
Year 8 Awards
Best Rower Harry Dangerfield Saskia Rofe
Coaches’ Award Rohan Harding Ashley Ng
Year 9 Awards
Best Rower Sebastian Cole Grace Price
Coaches’ Award Thomas Spyrou Djameka Santos-Cook
Year 10 Awards
Best Rower Andre Colotte-Perez Grace Dodson
Coaches’ Award Grace Dodson Georgia Watts
Seniors Awards
Best Rower Bryson Salter Nicole Ng
Coaches’ Award James Adler Juliette Keir
Club Awards
Most Improved Most Improved Principal’s Award
Leo May Georgia Watts Bryson Salter
The Rowing Committee must be commended for
their outstanding organisation and smooth running
of the Head of the River regatta and the subsequent
End of Season Dinner and Presentation Evening. The
Committee supported by the entire Norwood Morialta
High School Rowing Community ensure each regatta,
event and year is continuously more successful. If
you have an interest in being involved in the Rowing
Committee for the 2019/2020 season please contact
Ben O’Connell or David Watts, and join us for the AGM
on Monday 20 May.
Ben O’Connell
Rowing Manager

CO-CURRICULAR
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Pedal Prix
The Pedal Prix season has now begun,
with our Senior Elite Boys “Team Focus”
competing at McNamara Park in Mount
Gambier. (Check out the race report on the
adjacent page.)
Pedal Prix is the fastest sport at Norwood
Morialta High School with a long and
growing tradition of success across all year
levels. It is a sport for all students from Years
8 to 12 and parents can get involved as well.
Participating students compete within the Uni
SA Australian Human Powered Vehicle (HPV)
Super Series and will take part in two 6-hour
races and one 24 hour race during Terms
2 and 3. This is a great chance to meet
new people, have memorable experiences,
challenge yourself and compete in a team
environment against over 200 other school
and community teams.
Ben O’Connell
Rowing Manager
Race Calendar
5 May: Loxton 6 Hour – Senior Teams Only
16 June: Adelaide, Victoria Park 6-Hour – all teams
28 July: Adelaide, Victoria Park 6-Hour – all teams
21-22 September: Murray Bridge 24 Hour – all teams
Training
Training for Pedal Prix occurs on either Saturdays
or Sundays at the Victoria Park Criterium Circuit
in the Adelaide Parklands from the 12 May to 14
September. Trainings run between 8:00am and
4:00pm depending on the weekend with students
given a timeslot to ensure each rider has adequate
time inside the trikes. A full training schedule is
released at the beginning of Term 2.
Teams
XP8 – Middle School (Years 8, 9 and 10)
Spurls Girls – All Female (Years 8 to 12)
Focus – Senior School (Years 10, 11, and 12)
Astro – Community (Years 10-12, parents & teachers)
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Mt Gambier Race Report
by Darcy
Team Focus – Number 41
Riders: Darcy (Year 12), Noah (Year 11), Aaron (Year 11),
Kawindu (Year 11), Harrison (Year 10) and Thomas (Year
10).
The season for Norwood Morialta High School’s fastest
sport began on the weekend with the elite team, Team
Focus, travelling to Mount Gambier in the State’s South
East. Here they participated in the first round of the
UniSA Australian HPV Super Series under race number
41 in the senior secondary category. The race was on a
2.4km circuit around McNamara Park, famous for tight
corners and exceptionally high speeds. The team faced
competition from Glenunga, Mt Barker and Seaview
High Schools as well as the 73 other teams competing.
From the get go, Focus ridden by Darcy started strong,
settling in second. With an amazing effort from Noah
with over an hour in the trike, the team moved into
first place. The boys (Aaron, Kawindu, Thomas and
Harrison) held and blew out this lead until the end
finishing an amazing 14 laps ahead (31 kilometres) of
their nearest senior secondary school competition.
In addition, the team finished 11th overall and picked
up the fastest lap in their category thanks to Noah
(averaging over 46km/h).
The team has taken confidence from their win,
however have come away with many lessons to learn
from and improve. The next race will be take place in
6 weeks in the regional town of Loxton where the boys
will be going for 2 from 2. Chapeau Focus, may this be
the start of a super season!
Sign Up Now
In 2019 we are hoping for more riders across all
year levels, in particular we want to see more
females involved. Our all-female team has been
gaining momentum over the past two years and
this success will continue in 2019.
Contact Mr Ben O’Connell or Ms Anne-Marie
Thomas on dl.0787.pedalprix@schools.sa.edu.au
to get involved.
Follow all the action on
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INTERNATIONAL
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International News
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This term has been another busy term with
a range of International Programs, with the
Global Summit (pg 27) being a major highlight
which has showcased our school as a leader
in International Education with the vision of
creating Global Citizens.
Our term commenced with the enrolment of
14 students in the Middle Campus Intensive
Secondary English Course (ISEC) as well a
number of short term Study Abroad Program
(SAP) students. We also were involved in Study
Adelaide’s China Ambassador project and hosted
a student to experience life in Adelaide which
also included one day in an Australian school.
Our international students add to the diversity of
our school population which currently numbers
over 90 different cultures! Additionally, the current
NMHS student cohort come from 68 different
countries of birth.
The Chinese New Year saw a Lion Dance
performance on the Middle Campus as well as a
number of the International Students attending a
celebratory Chinese New Year dinner.
Top picture: Study Adelaide Ambassador Student
- Yaxuan
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Bottom picture: Yaxuan and her family and Ms
Sarantaugas

We also welcomed 20 students from Hosei University
Junior High School, Japan, for a 7-day study tour.
The students were home stayed by families of
NMHS and the local community and undertook an
English program and lessons including Australian
Cuisine, Aboriginal Art and Australian Sport. They also
enjoyed a day at the Gorge Wildlife Park and visited
the Rocking Horse at Gumeracha.
The sister school trips to Japan and Italy were
launched and will occur in September/October this
year. The planning is well underway and 36 students
will undoubtedly have a wonderful experience as
they visit our sister schools and be hosted by families
where they will be immersed in the language and
culture of the country. Students will also see some
of the major sights of these countries during a one
week tour.
There is also a STEM based tour to the Kennedy
Space Centre at the end of this year.
Our World Challenge adventure to Vietnam and
Cambodia has been postponed to 2020 so there are
now opportunities for current students in Years 8 – 10
to join our NMHS Challenge.
Planning is also underway for a tour to China, and
to establish new sister school partnerships with
Germany and Greece, with trips planned to these
countries in 2020.
For information on any of the above tours, please
contact Andrea Sarantaugas by email: andrea.
sarantaugas328@schools.sa.edu.au or telephone the
school on 8364 2299.

INTERNATIONAL
NORWOOD MORIALTA
GLOBAL SUMMIT
This ADELAIDE term - SOUTH Norwood AUSTRALIA Morialta High School held its
inaugural Global Summit, “Enriching Humanity
through Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, the
first of its kind in South Australia. During this 5-day
event, 56 visiting students and 19 staff from 12
schools from around the world, were invited to
join 46 NMHS students to explore and develop
local and global solutions to seven of the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Countries
represented included Brazil, China, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, USA (Hawaii),
Vietnam and Australia (Queensland and NMHS).
NORWOOD MORIALTA
GLOBAL SUMMIT
ADELAIDE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA
HIGH SCHOOL
The Global Summit Opening Ceremony welcomed
a procession of all the student teams, followed
by a Welcome to Country by Jack Buckskin, a
Kaurna, Narungga and Wirangu man born in the
Adelaide Plains region, who has dedicated himself
to learning and sharing the Kaurna language
and culture. The audience were entertained by
his stories and didgeridoo performance. Other
performances by students of NMHS, including a
slam poetry on diversity, musical item by the Big
Band, a Greek dance performance and the close
by the NMHS Drum Corp.
The Keynote Speaker address by the Reverend
Tim Costello, Chief Advocate of World Vision, set
the scene for the week ahead.
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During the week the students worked in their cross
cultural Innovation Teams where they developed
deeper intercultural understandings as well as
explore and present solutions to seven of the
United Sustainable Development Goals. The energy
and enthusiasm displayed by the students was
clearly evident as they worked collaboratively in
our new STEM spaces on the Senior Campus.
Other activities such as the Adelaide City
Adventure Trail saw the competitive spirit of the
teams as they raced around the Adelaide City
to find clues to questions and be the first team
to finish this amazing race! The excursion for our
visitors to the Gorge Wildlife Park and Melba’s
Chocolate factory was enjoyed by all and many
happy snaps of the Koalas will be memories that
our visitors will reflect upon in the years ahead.
The Cultural Performances were an outstanding
display of the cultures of each of the schools.
The middle campus students who walked to the
senior campus on a rather warm day were truly
rewarded for their efforts. The Closing Ceremony,
whilst sadly bringing an end to such an amazing
week was nevertheless filled with excitement
as the best Innovation Team and winner of the
Adelaide City Adventure Trail were announced, the
exchange of school pins and cultural gifts ensued,
as well as surprise visitors, baby Koalas from the
Fauna Rescue team were cuddled and presented
more photo opportunities.
Our inaugural Global Summit surpassed our
expectations. We were extremely impressed by
the solutions that the Innovation Teams presented.
The global partnerships that our school has
developed through this event will grow our range
of sister schools as well as expanding this Global
Summit to a Triennial Event, with Ritsumeikan
High School in Japan, and Kamehameha Schools,
Hawai’i, USA.
We are extremely grateful the NMHS Community,
particularly the families who kindly hosted our
visiting students and staff. We also extend our
appreciation for the support from our local
community for their generous sponsorship of our
inaugural Global Summit.
Andrea Sarantaugas
Assistant Principal International Programs

INTERNATIONAL
Sponsors
Global Summit Planning Committee would like to acknowledge the generosity of our
sponsors, our homestay families and the Norwood Morialta High School Community
International Education Services
HIGH SCHOOL
Bonsai Sushi
Magill Bakehouse
HIGH SCHOOL
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MIDDLE
CAMPUS
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Morialta Road West
Moules Road
St Bernards Road
CITY
approximately
12 kilometers
MAGILL
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H22
H24
B10
H30
Magill Road
Magill Road
SENIOR
CAMPUS
The Parade The Parade
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