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LNSC News
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Schools Take Over Local Newspapers
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November 6, 2009
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Written by Mr. Lee
LNSC Takes over Local Newspaper
By James Lee
LNSC has been chosen as one of nine schools in the Region to be offered the opportunity to write articles for the local Leader newspaper and the Herald Sun through the SHINE program for governement schools. This was a fantastic opportunity to get student work published in a real newspaper and opens a lot of doors for students future career choices in writing, journalism, advertising, marketing and Public Relations - and all before they’ve even left school!
On Wednesday 6th September, the year 10 Media Studies class and other selected students took part in a workshop, run by the Spark PR agency in charge of this program. Students discussed and analysed topics such as “What makes up a news story?”, and “What would be considered newsworthy”. Student’s brainstormed article ideas and nominated themselves to write them up. The articles ranged from the Travelling Science Show, Community work through the Advance program, student achievements in design and sport, and an interview with the Principal.
The resulting articles were then published in the Whittlesea Leader on November 3rd as a 4 page spread. The best articles will be later selected for print in the Herald Sun. Well done to the students who participated and have already left their mark on the world!
Below is a list of all students who participated on the Shine project:
Teacher: James Lee
Year 10 Media Studies Class
ABDALLAH, Mary
AL-MUSAWI, Mohammed
ANAGNOSTOU, Anthea
ARANUI, Kahurangi
ASFOUR, Basheer
BASTOW, Tegan
CHALKLEY, Kayla
DIRANI, Fatima
DOUMAS, Jennifer
HOLLINGSWORTH, Brooke
ISARA, Fiorela
JAMES, Codey
KAMBOJ, Saransh
KENZIE, Chantelle
KOCAK, Omer
MEUWISSEN, Leigh
MILES, Jodi
NEDANOVSKI, Crystal
PETROPOULOS, Greg
PINIATIDIS, Jordan
SANDHU, Karanjit
SINGH, Lovedeep
SMITH, Rebekah
TRANGOLAS, Spyro
VINCI, Adrian
Year 11
YUCEL, Unal
MACDONALD, Jayde
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FunFields - YR 10 Advance
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November 5, 2009
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Written by Jessica El Hassan
On Thursday the 22nd of October, the year 10 Advance class had a day trip to Fun fields to celebrate our achievement of organizing different activities and volunteering in the community.
When we arrived everyone was hanging to go on the go karts. The first thing we did was set our belongings and get ready to have a enjoyable day. At one stage of the day we tried gathering everyone up so we could all go on the Go karts at the same time. There was a lot of laughter which was great to see. About 11:30-12:00 midday, they held a BBQ and some students brought salad, chocolates and lollies.
On behalf of all the Advance students, I’d like to give a big thanks to Mr. Adams, our Advance teacher, for organizing this day and a thanks to Mrs. Baker and Lina for going with us, and making it a spectacular trip!
More Information
3- YR10 ADVANCE FUNFIELDS.doc
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15th State Constitutional Convention
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November 5, 2009
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Written by Dina Mansour & Mariam Badra
Each year throughout Australia, Regional Conventions, and then State Conventions are held to provide insights to high school students and raise awareness about political issues concerning Australians; in addition to an excellent experience for students, especially those interested in Law.
On Monday 19 of October, one-hundred students from around the state, including our own year 10 and 11 students: Talia, Dina, Mariam, Fatima, Jennifer, Zvezdana and Eshani, made it to this year’s State Constitutional Convention held at Parliament House, Melbourne. The Parliament house opened its doors to us at 8.30 in the morning, with time for us to register and get ready for the day ahead of us.
We first entered the Legislative Assembly with high expectations of what we were about to be a part of and sat in our seats anxiously waiting for the day’s proceedings to commence. We heard a welcome and introduction from Ms Anne Barker, the Deputy Speaker for Parliament of Melbourne, and the Minister of Education the Hon Bronwyn Pike. The topic we were introduced to was whether or not the preamble to the Australian constitution, should be changed. You probably never even heard about the preamble, but don’t worry we didn’t either; we just had pre-reading material with us! But nonetheless, we attentively listened to five guest speakers who all held a significant point of view that influenced our own decision as well as informing us of what the preamble is about.
A Constitutional Preamble is basically an introduction or an opening of a series of statements that might state the procedures, objectives or source of authority to a country’s constitution. The guest speakers included Consul General’s for the countries of Spain, the USA and India; each speaking to us about the significance of their own country’s preamble.
Following Morning tea in the Queen’s Hall, students were put into groups of ten to discuss and explore into depth the issue put forward, and make a group decision on whether we agree with the change of the Australian Constitutional Preamble. Although there were many unfamiliar faces accompanying us on this important day, everyone seemed quite confident and didn’t hesitate when stating their opinions or opposing those of others.
For lunch, we went out to the City. All the students separated into their school groups with the teacher’s still inside Parliament House for lunch. While it went very quickly, we reported back in time for the Soap Box session. It was only when we learned what the preamble was, that we could put our opinions forward. Firstly, the Speakers on behalf of each group stated their view points. Then each student had the opportunity to stand up and voice their own personal opinions on the matter. When all opinions were heard, a vote was conducted in the Legislative Assembly. We were firstly asked to vote “Aye” or “No” on whether the preamble should be changed. We then voted on several statements that we believed should or shouldn’t be mentioned in a new proposed preamble.
The voting was then followed by a short film made by two students who were given the opportunity to attend the National Convention in Canberra. The film captured their experiences and inspired many to apply for the National Convention next year.
As the convention came to close, we left the Parliament House with many ideas to discuss and opinions to share. The members of Parliament had provided us with this opportunity that ultimately was successful because all individuals contributed to the day’s proceedings. We had seized the chance to voice out opinions as we felt our ideas were valued. On behalf of us all, we’d especially like to thank Mrs Jackson for introducing us to the Conventions and being with us from the beginning. Good luck to all the girls in putting their essays in for the National Convention in Canberra; hopefully we make it in!
More Information
346State Constitutional Convention.doc
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Latrobe Uni Biology Class Visit - Ecosystems
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October 21, 2009
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On the 19th of October, Ms Radford’s Biology class made a trip to La Trobe Uni to study ecosystems. We were strapped in to full body waders and were sent in to two different lakes to extract samples of invertebrates. Each group caught interesting critters including dragonfly larvae and even leeches! We then studied the invertebrates we caught under microscopes, concluding there was more life in the ‘small lake’ and thus the healthier one.
All in all it was a fantastic day and special thanks to Mr Golding for helping supervise the excursion.
-Thao Ngo yr 11
On Monday 19th October, the year 11 Biology class visited La Trobe University’s wildlife sanctuary. While we were there we researched various aquatic ecosystems. We were then broken up in to small groups and had to survey two lakes in the reserve to assess which lake held more variety of wildlife.
We visited the university to learn how to assess an ecosystem’s various qualities such as turbidity, pH, temperature and organism abundance. We left feeling more confident in our knowledge of Ecology.
-Ameer Shehab 10D
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