Kent Street Senior High School

Kent Street wins top Geoscience competition

Under the clinical guidance of Earth Science teacher Ms Suzy Urbaniak the Year 10 Academic Extension students won the 2009 Petroleum Club School Project competition. In doing so Year 10 students Matthew Toll, Josephine Newman, Adrian Webb, Durrah Alberton, Philip French and Stephen Winslade presented an outstanding project that was judged better than entries from 650 academically talented students from twenty-one other high-profile public and non-government schools.

The winning prize is for four students undertake a unique excursion to Victoria’s Bass Strait to visit major petroleum installations that supply gas and oil to Eastern Australia. They will stay in a variety of accommodation during their four-day excursion and also visit the famous 12 Apostles tourist coast. This is an outstanding achievement and is indicative of the high quality work that these students can produce. Well done Suzy and Ms Helen Burton who has strongly supported this great work.

Mr Rod Beresford
Prinicpal

Donation Supports Earth Sciences

The Kent Street Senior High School Earth and Environmental Science Course would like to thank Emeritus Professor Odwyn Jones for his kind donatyion of 2 Rock and Mineral Specimen Cabinets and in excess of 60 world class rock, mineral and fossil specimens that he has collected over his lifetime in Wales and Western Australia.

Professor Jones has also donated his collection of resource materials and has offered his assistance with further development of the course at Kent Street Senior High School.

Ms Suzy Urbaniak

WACA Strongly Supports Kent Street Cricketers

The Western Australian Cricket Association is proud to support another the training and graduation group of Year 12 graduates from Kent St Cricket Course.

2009 was another memorable year for the program’s development and major achievements include:

120 students enrolled in course,
Graduate Marcus North Kent Street’s 1^st Test player as well as being Captain of the Retravision Warriors,

1^st overseas tour to England,
Runner up in the top tier WA Schools ‘Kim Hughes Shield’ final held at UWA,
Drew Porter debuted for the Warriors and earned a contract for this season,
Graduates Chris Chellew, Marcus Harris selected in State u/19s, Michael Bailey and Brody Lewis selected in the State u/17, Michael Bailey (WA Indigenous XI to Imparja Cup), and
10 players made their debut in WACA First Grade cricket. They were Mitch Inglis, Chris Chellew, Marcus Harris, Brody Lewis, Baden Norwood, Michael Bailey, Luke Jury, Andrew Turner, Darren Marijanich and Steven Abbott.

Flying visit

Koorda Primary School students hosted a guest with a difference last week when one of the school’s former students flew into town for a brief visit.

Year 9 student Nathan Gaetke, son of Koorda Primary School principal Fiona Gaetke, studies at Kent Street Senior High School in Perth and was part of a group of students from the school who flew to Koorda to address students about a career in flying.

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From the Principal

I begin by applauding the success of Marcus North a graduate of the Kent Street Specialist Cricket Program. Marcus has demonstrated yet again how successful Kent Street students can be if they set their sights high and persist in the achievement of their goals. Other past-students also in the sporting spotlight are Chris Mayne who is playing for the Fremantle Dockers and Brad Dalziell and James Hawksley who are playing for the Brisbane Lions.

The start to term has been a busy one. The Year 9 students have now undertaken National testing in literacy and numeracy and State testing (MSE) in Science, and Society and Environment. Year 10 students have completed their mid-year exams and are engaged in subject selections for Year 11. The other years will be engaged in subject selections in the near future. The recent Fashion Camp was a great success and the school choir has begun its practice for the Kent Street Variety Show to be held on 10 and 11 September. Everyone is invited to attend.

Policy

SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

The law governing compulsory school uniform has been endorsed by parents, students and teachers. Wearing school uniform minimises the following aspects of school life:

Students competing with each other to wear more expensive clothing with popular designer labels and the consequent pressure on parents to purchase this type of clothing as school wear.
Non-students entering the school campus, as they will be easily recognised.
The overall cost of dressing students for school.
The formation of cult groups based on uniform and the unacceptable behaviour that can be generated by such a group.
Kent Street Senior High School Students will be identified whilst engaged in off site activities, eg excursions.