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Leadership TeamPrinccipalMichelee PopeDirrector SeconndaryEducationnGreg WarneesDirecctor PrimaryyEducationEMichelle HockinggOPPEN DAY, WWEDNESDDAY 6TH MAY,M9.15AAM AND 6PM6WELCOOME AND TOURSCongrattulationsBansari Shah annd Kirat Bakshi Schoool Captainss 2015Like us on Facecebook and reaad about all thhe good happeenings at schooolWillliam Light Skooolbag App: doownload for freee from your AppA Store andd receive notififications of eveents,newsletteers and other aarch 17Maarch 18Maarch 19Maarch 24Maarch 25Maarch 26Aprril 1Appril 3Appril 6Aprril 7Appril 10Appril 27Year 8-98 Beach VoolleyballYear 10-121Beach VolleyballGoverrning Councill 7pmSportss dayGoverrning Councill Annual Genneral MeetinggSportss day Backupp 1Sportss day Back uup 2Good FridayEaster MondayRecepption-6/3 Wayy discussionsLast DayD Term 1First DayD Term 1

Excellence Integrity Respect ResponsibilityFrom the PrincipalCongratulations to Bansari Shah andKirat Bakshi who have been electedas William Light School Captains for2015. This is a new position in ourschool and an opportunity for them todemonstrate leadership across theschool by: Representing our school atofficial events eg. Governor'sReception, Parent meetings,community meetings Speaking to different groupson behalf of students atvarious forums eg assemblies meeting with the Principal todiscuss matters of studentinterest Role model schoolexpectations and educatestudents about these Support staff in supportingstudents in need Raise student issues withrelevant staff or groups andbe a part of the resolutionI look forward to working with Bansariand Kirat in this role.Werecentlyhostedanothersuccessful brief visit of students and ateacher from Hosei Junior HighSchool in Tokyo, Japan. The studentshad a wonderful and memorableexperience and I sincerely thank thefamilies who hosted the visitors intheir homes, the staff and WilliamLight student ambassadors forsupporting our visitors.Issue 2 March2015Please contact the school if you areinterested in joining our homestayprogram and are willing to host aninternational student at some timeduring the year.I encourage you to attend our AnnualMeeting of parents on Wednesday 25March at 7pm in the Resource Centreand to consider nominating to be amember of the Governing Council.Please also join us on Sports Day onthApril for a day ofTuesday 8Reception -12 fun.2014 Dux of the School- Arvie CahiligArviegail Cahilig receiving her MeritCertificateforVisualArtatGovernment House, 2015.Arvie is also the William Light Dux for2014 having received the highestATAR in 2014. Our congratulations goto Arvie who is currently undertaking aBachelor of Visual Art at theUniversity of South Australia.Michele PopeAN INVITATION TO ALLPARENTSWilliam Light R-12 SchoolAnnual Meeting of ParentsWhen: Wednesday 25 MarchTime: 7 – 8.30pmWhere: Resource CentreCome and hear of our achievementsin 2014 and plans for 2015.The Governing Council parentmembers will be elected on the night.Please contact Principal MichelePope or Chairperson Doug Smith forfurther information.22014 HighestAcademicAchiever AwardwinnersThefollowingstudentswerepresented with their Awards as thehighest academic achievers of their2014 year level at theR-12 assembly on 3 March.Year 6 – Ben LoYear 7 – Anjali MalhotraYear 8 - Rachael PeterYear 9 - Revania PillayYear 10 - Zoe SkoumbrosYear 11 - Bansari Shah

Excellence Integrity Respect ResponsibilityLong Tan Awardfor Year 10Sarah Dodd was presented with the2014 Long Tan Award for Year 10students. This was presented onbehalf of the Australian DefenceForce by Squadron Leader RonMacGillivray.Congratulations to all students ontheir 2014 achievements.Students Early atSchoolParents and Carers are reminded thatthere is a teacher on yard duty eachmorning from 8.25am. Students,particularly younger students shouldnot be at school until this time.There are some younger studentswho are arriving at school well beforethis and supervision cannot beprovided. The school day begins at8.40am and all students are expectedto arrive on time and make their wayto their classroom as soon as this bellsounds. Student not in class by8.45am are expected to “sign in” andshow a note for their lateness.Without a parent note or phone call,students will be given a lunchtimedetention.Issue 2 March2015BYOD(Bring yourdevice)ownYear 11 & 12 students have beenoffered the opportunity to bring theirown device (laptop or tablet) to schooltocomplementtheschoolprovided laptopsanddesktopcomputers. Those Year 11 & 12students wanting to bring their ownlaptop or tablet will need to return thesignedBYODagreementto the Network Manager with theirdevice. We can then enable accessto the Internet and provide acompliance sticker.We are currently looking at a policy tocover all digital devices (includingmobiles) brought by students into theschool. Until this is done we will berequestingallstudents(excepting BYOD Year 11 & 12students) keep laptops and tablets athome.There are a number of web siteswhich may be of further value to youand the students. raa.com.au mylicence.sa.gov.au sapolice.sa.gov.au howsafeisyourcar.com.auFor any further information on RoadSafety please feel free to contact theRoad Safety ice.sa.gov.auSchoolStudent PhotosGreg WarnesDirector Secondary SchoolSchool photos are Monday 25th Mayterm 2, week 5 all day.SAPOL’s Road SafetyCatchup photos will be on Friday 29thMay term 2, week 5 for a couple ofhours in the morning.SAPOL’s Road Safety Sectionrecently attended your school anddelivered a road safety presentationto Year 11 students entitled “TheFatal Five”, presented by a currentlyserving police officer. This powerfuland interactive program discussedroad safety issues, including thecauses of road crashes such asfatigue, alcohol and drugs, speed,risk-taking, peer pressure, driverattitudes, and ways in which to reducethe risk of becoming a crash statistic.This program incorporates usingcontemporary government road safetymessaging through partnership withthe Motor Accident Commission(MAC).The Road Safety Section alsoprovides a free bi-monthly enewsletter ‘Talkin Road Safety’ toschools which provides articles onroad safety which are of interest todrivers and other road-users.William Light R-12SchoolOpen Day 6 May 2015Principal Tour DatesPrincipal Tour 17/6 3.30pmPrincipal Tour 29/7 11.45amPrincipal Tour 3/9 11.45amPrincipal Tour 21/10 11.45amPrincipal Tour 19/11 3.30pmPlease ring 8297 04883

Excellence Integrity Respect ResponsibilityDonations Wantedcolourful tiles, cupsand plates!Hello!! We are Year 13 students andour names are Sam, Devon, andReza. As part of Community Studieswe are currently planning our school,Art in the Community project.We need your help.“Growing hands of learning” is aseries of mosaic projects to bedisplayed outside the Junior Primaryplay area. The first of our designs willfocus on water and this final mosaicartwork will be installed above thewater trough “water is precious”.We are seeking your donations, ofunwanted colourful, tiles, cups andplates with interesting designswhich will be added to future mosaicprojects planned throughout the year.Please bring your donations to theschool office and a staff member willplace your donation in our mosaicbox.Community studies group2014 William LightR-12 School YearbookFull of all the excitement from the2014 school year!Year book available now at Schooloffice 25ART BIT & PIECESThe Visual Art department is lookingfor donations of the following items:buttons, lego & miniature people,animals, objects, old board games orgame pieces (it doesn't matter ifpieces are missing) Please leave atthe front office.Linden EdwardsVisual Art teacherIssue 2 March2015Facebook Question and AnswerSessionsDefence ForceRecruitingApplications for ADFA are nowOPEN! We are holding an ADFAInformation Session on the 16th ofMarch 2015 at 6:00PM. This sessionwill be a big one this year, with overone hundred students, parents andteachers coming last year to hearfrom Vanessa Dawson, the ADFAStudent Recruitment Officer, who isvisiting from the ADFA Office of theRector for this session only.ADFA Information Session16th March 20156:00PMDefence Force Recruiting,Pulteney Street, Adelaide.191What is ADFA?TheAustralianDefenceForceAcademy (ADFA) is a uniqueuniversity where you'll be paid asalary to study a degree from theUniversity of New South Wales(UNSW) while enjoying the greatfacilities and vibrant lifestyle oncampus. Along the way, you'll alsoundertake military leadership trainingand learn to become an officer inAustralia's Navy, Army or Air Force.Why ADFA? Paid a salary to studyBest student-to-teacherratio in the countryNo Higher EducationLoan Program (HELP)debtGraduatewithaguaranteed jobFree healthcare andsubsidisedaccommodationADFA offers a range ofUNSW undergraduatedegrees, including Arts,Business, Engineering,Information Technology,ScienceandTechnology. In your firstyear of study you willreceive a starting salarypackage of 38,015(excludingsuperannuation), plus allof your tuition fees arecovered.4Defence Force Recruiting will berunning Q&A sessions on multipleavenues of entry into the DefenceForce. Students will be able to loginthrough Facebook and chat tomembers of the ADF!www.facebook.com/defencejobsaustraliaADFA5th MarchEngineering19th MarchHealth9th AprilSubmarinersARESGeneral Entry23rd April21st May4th JuneTech Trades2nd JulySubmarinersOfficer Entry23rd July13th AugustEngineeringDUSADFAHealthAviationARES27th August10th September24th September8th October22nd October12th NovemberThe ADF CareersExpo will be heldfrom the 28th – 30thof May 2015Keswick ArmyBarracks, AnzacHighwayRod GrantFlexible Learning Coordinator