Year 12

Paul Dillon 

The Class of 2023 was fortunate enough to hear from Paul Dillon this week. Paul is an engaging presenter whose style captures the attention of young people and sends a clear message about topical elements that are age appropriate. The areas explored were:

• Vaping and the new laws. More information can be found here
• Alcohol
• The influence of alcohol on driving
• The influence of drugs on driving
• Psychedelics  
• The role of a friend in an emergency (harm minimisation)

Paul also gave a special talk to our Year 12s on safety around Leavers celebrations.

More information on the topics mentioned above can be found here.

Respectful Relationships Workshop

Tomorrow, Year 12 will be participating in the Respectful Relationships Workshop during Periods 1-4 led by the In Your Skin team. In small groups, Year 12 will explore what constitutes respectful relationships, what influences inclusivity and equality in relationships, and how to seek help if something isn’t right. Year 12 have participated in a number of small group workshops in the lead-up to tomorrow’s Respectful Relationships Workshop to ensure they feel comfortable and connected to their groups. Year 12 Tutors, along with key Pastoral staff with be facilitating the workshops with Year 12. 

The schedule for the Respectful Relationship Workshop is as followed:

Yr 12 Formal Update

The Year 12 formal has been confirmed for Friday 23 June at the Shangri-La, The Rocks. All parents and carers should have received an information letter that contains details of the Yr 12 Formal including ticketing, table bookings, dietary requirements and expectations. All formal bookings are made via the Prom Events Website. 

On the last day of the term (Friday 23 June), Year 12 will be involved in a Give Back initiative. The Year 12 Give Back Initiative will involve Year 12 giving back to the local Redlands and Cremorne community through a range of service-focused activities. The aim of this initiative is to allow Year 12 to become servant leaders and put others before themselves, before they think of themselves on the night of their Year 12 formal, through undertaking service activities that encourage empathy, compassion and kindness which are core to our Redlands values. 

The day will proceed as followed:

Period 1 – Give Back Presentation by Naomi Escott from Rough Edges.
Period 2 – 10–12 Final Assembly – (led by the Yr 12 Leadership Team)
10:10 am (recess) – Year 12 make their way directly to their local Give Back service initiative. 
12:30 pm – Year 12 are dismissed from their Give Back service initiative and make their way directly home to prepare for the Year 12 Formal.

Y12 IB Theatre Review – Ms Martin

What a joy it was to watch the Year 12 IB Theatre students perform their Collaborative Projects on Monday night. Each group devised their own performances about famous individuals, developing very unique concepts that showcased their talents across all performative and technical elements, including costuming, props and amazingly cool sound and visual effects.

Daisy, Dan, Maya and Eve were masterful in how they captured the tension, chaos and horror of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s life. Lily, Jonny, Jess and Julia performed their highly original take on the inspiring biography of Helen Keller, using a range of exciting techniques to tell the story of this brilliant woman. Meanwhile, Claudia, Sabrina and Lucy painted a captivating portrait of the majestic Frida Kahlo in a stunningly cohesive performance.

A brilliant Q & A session followed, where students engaged confidently and professionally with the audience to seek feedback on their work. Overall, I was blown away by the exceptional quality of these performances, and must congratulate all students involved, including the Production crew! Another big congratulations must go to Ms Lamb, whose expertise and encouragement was so evident on the night, as well as Ms Sweetman and the whole Drama team who work tirelessly to support the students to realise their performances.

HSC Core Session 5 

On Monday, Yr 12 HSC students had their 5th HSC Core Session with the Dean of HSC, Ms. Lucy Benjamin. 

The following key points were discussed:

• Year 12 only has 2 terms left (17 weeks!)
• The ATAR will be given to every HSC student, and the ATAR is a rank, not a mark. 
• The HSC mark for each course tells you about your performance in your exams and assessments. There’s no quota as to the number of students who can achieve top marks. 
• Your ATAR tells you about your position, or ranking, compared to other students in NSW and takes into account your achievement in all your HSC courses. Its only purpose is to help universities select applicants for their courses. 
• Your HSC marks (your performance) and ATAR (your position) are different measures of achievement, therefore should not be compared. 
• Courses are scaled using the mean scores and distribution of marks, which indicate the ability of all students studying the course. Courses studied by students who perform well in all their courses will be scaled highly. 
• Working together as a cohort, and helping everyone to do well for the purpose of doing well, does help. 

Week 3 Year Assembly Growth Awards 

In the Week 3 Year Assembly, Zoe Naismith (HSC) and Loch Wilding (IB) received the Week 3 Growth Awards based on their iGrow Data.

HSC Growth Award – Zoe Naismith 

• Zoe’s teacher-rated effort improved from 64 – 74 from Term 4, 2022 – Term 1, 2023.
• Zoe has increased her participation in cocurricular activities significantly since Year 11. 
• Zoe has seen Career Advisors with a firm plan in place on more than one occasion.
• Zoe has maintained excellent attendance. 

IB Growth Award – Loch Wilding 

• Loch’s globe is full in his iGrow Tree. Loch has had multiple meetings with the Career Advisers with a firm plan in place. 
• Loch has improved his Academic Score and Approaches to Learning by 3.2%
• Loch has had exceptional attendance since the beginning of Year 12.
• Loch has shown academic growth across all Academic subjects since the beginning of Year 12. 

Well done Zoe and Loch!

Mr Nicholas Walker
Yr 12 Year Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133