Hunter Theatre Booking Enquiries

Mrs. Joanne Thorn accompanied some of our elite performers to the Sydney Convention Centre to perform at Forum '09. This is an international forum held every three years and was last held in Australia 21 years ago. HRH Prince Philip was represented at the function by HRH Prince Edward, the Duke of Wessex. Daniel Gordon of Year 10 sang Bridge over Troubled Water and our dance ensemble dance to Canned Heat. The students were presented to the official party including Prince Edward, on stage after the performances. The concert was coordinated by the School Spectacular team and the Talent Development Project.

Newcastle City Council is offering a free 2 hour workshop for parents and supervisors of learner drivers, to offer practical advice on how to help learner drivers become safe drivers.

The course will be held on November 18 from 5.30 - 7.30 pm at the Newcastle Library.

Student laptops will be issued to our Year 9 students from November 16, when the laptops are scheduled to arrive in the school.

We are pleased to welcome to our staff, Mrs. Santhi Vadlapatta who has been appointed as the Technical Support Officer and who has the principal role of supporting the implementation of the Digital Education Revolution program.

Prior to the issuing of the laptop, parents and students must certify that they agree to abide by the conditions of the Laptop User Charter. Both the parent and the student receiving the laptop must sign the charter.

A parent information session will be held in the Hunter Theatre on November 10 at 7pm. Where possible, all parents who have a child in year 9 should attend this meeting. The Laptop User Charter will be expalined and any questions about the responsibilities of the student will be answered.

For more information about the planned rollout, click here for the Parent Fact Sheet.

For information about the specifications of the laptop follow the link to Lenovo IdeaPad.

Watch the following short video presentation prepared by students of Cherrybrook Technology HS for the NSW DET.

The HSPA Moodle will be the school's dynamic online learning environment. Staff are developing content and learning resources ready for student particpation in Term 4 and beyond.

Watch this space. For more information about what a Moodle can do check the link.

For some insight into 21 st Century schools and how fast technology is changing.....

Two group devised performances have been nominated for OnStage. Congratualations to Jack Evans, Jacqui Osborne, Chloe Brown and Samantha Asser for their nomination. Congratulations to Declan Egan, Jake Neilson, Alicia Buck and Mathew Predney for their performance nomination.

Success too for four of our Industrial Technology students. Congratulations to Tim Russ, Jackson Davis, Angus Davison and Hayden Frost whose projects were nominated for InTech.