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Urrbrae Agricultural High School
505 Fullarton Road, Netherby 5062
Ph: (08) 8274 7455 Fax: (08) 8274 7499
Email: dl.0798.admin@schools.sa.edu.au
http://www.urrbraehs.sa.edu.au
FROM THE PRINCIPAL DECEMBER 2020| 8
Welcome to the final Urrbrae Agricultural High School Newsletter for 2020, and what a year it has been. This year has proved to be
unforgettable in all the worst possible ways. When we reflect back over our lives, 2020 will prove to be a landmark year where nobody
forgets where they were or what they were doing. The year commenced with the worst bushfires in Australia’s history, impacting a number
of Urrbrae families who were left to pick up the pieces. This was closely followed by the COVID-19 pandemic which affected every part of
our daily routines and changed the social fabric of our society. Although South Australia was one of the lucky states in terms of numbers,
there can be no doubt that this school year was very different from the past. Mass gatherings were banned, and sports day, interstate
camps and excursions, parent teacher interviews, Open Day – all these annual events, and more, were either postponed or cancelled. This
newsletter is usually jam-packed with end of year events, and whilst many still took place they were totally modified to meet COVID
restrictions. Nevertheless we still managed to celebrate student success at all year levels, and we were able to farewell our Year 12s in a
fitting manner.
Year 12 Formal and Graduation
COVID restrictions meant we were unable to hold our Year 12 Graduation at the Convention Centre, nor the Formal at the Intercontinental.
In true Urrbrae style we came up with an alternative – a combined Graduation and Formal on the Farm. Although limited only to Year 12
students and staff, we were able to provide a wonderful evening with tables placed outdoors on the Library Lawns. Many thanks to the
huge number of Urrbrae staff who all pitched in and made the event happen with only 3 days notice. A special mention to Mrs Michelle
Rowe, the Year 12 Coordinator, who took a key role in the organisation of the evening. It was a great way to finish off a year that has been
so challenging to all, but particularly our Year 12s in their final year of schooling.
Presentation Night & Mortlock Scholarships
Once again, this was a student-only event which occurred in the Urrbrae Hall on December 4th, which was live-streamed to parents. I
would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the Award recipients from the night who were recognised for their contribution to the
Urrbrae school community in some way, shape, manner or form. Some excelled academically, whilst others contributed enormously to the
wider life of the school or modelled leadership to other students. They are all to be congratulated for the little extra something they brought
to Urrbrae Agricultural High School this year. A full list of award winners can be found further on in this newsletter.
Year 7 into 8 Transition Programme
Our transition programme for 2020 was thrown into chaos with the COVID lockdown, and the resulting restrictions. Whilst some schools
were able to go ahead with parent/student transition, the fact that Urrbrae was welcoming 200 new students posed a health risk that was
deemed not acceptable. As a result our transition programme has had to take a new form this year, with parents being invited to a live-
stream information session on November 24th. Unfortunately a technical glitch meant the link dropped out, but a recorded version was sent
out to all parents within the hour. We apologise whole-heartedly for the malfunction, but COVID has meant a steep learning curve for all of
us, not just the students. A special welcome video for students has also been recorded by our current Year 8 students in order to show
what a wonderful school we have.
Thank You to our SRC Presidents for 2020
I would really like to thank our SRC Presidents, Seb Rogers and Zoe Johnston, for all of the hard work they have undertaken this year,
representing our Student Voice. Once again, this has been a disrupted year, and many of the events where Seb and Zoe would normally
have represented the school did not occur. The use of Webex for our whole school assemblies this year was not without some dramatic
moments, as we all struggled to work out how to present an assembly in this format. Seb and Zoe displayed poise and maturity as they
worked with me to address the whole school in our regular updates, with some extremely humorous moments that luckily were not seen by
the rest of the school community. I thank them both for the leadership they have modelled to the younger members of our school, despite a
tumultuous year, and wish them all the very best in their leadership roles in the future.
I would like to take this final opportunity to thank you all for being part of the Urrbrae Community for 2020, and I look forward to catching up
with you all again in 2021.
Joslyn Fox, Principal
PRESENTATION NIGHT
MAJOR AWARDS Service to the Auslan Club Service to the Plant Club Erin Faulkner
CALTEX AWARD Mimi Johnson Service to the Environmental Psychology
Zoe Johnston Service to Goat Club Focus Group Visual Arts Studies - Art
LONG TAN Year 10 Dakota Jonker Ali Vlachos Chevy Fowler
Jordan Norman Service to Horse Club Service to Whip the Cracking Club General Mathematics
LONG TAN Year 12 Charlotte Lightbody Hayate Yamada Animal Production
Georgia Powell Service to the Cattle Club Service to Environmental Focus Hills Farm Supplies Prize for Year
FUTURE INNOVATOR– STEM Caleb Miller Group 12 Agriculture
AWARD Service to Drama AJ & PA MCBRIDE PRIZES Balin Hampton
Year 10—Matilda Stott Tess Mifsud YEAR 10 Research Project
Year 12—Anatasia Machtoub Service to the Alpaca Club Toby Judd
Louise Guy
PETER WAITE OLD Mark Neville-Franklin Magill Grain Store Prize for Year
Emily Heide
SCHOLARS AWARD Service to School Sports - 11 Agriculture
Brad Hermann
Georgia Powell Australian Rules Football Anastasia Machtoub
Summer James
THOMAS FOOD William Newman Research Project
Ebony Lam
INTERNATIONAL AWARD Service to School Sports – Indoor Phoebe Manglaras
Zane Lewis
Year 11– Toby Judd Soccer Food & Hospitality
Ashley Nagas
Year 12– Imy Michaels Jordan Norman Imy Michaels
Jordan Norman
MIITCHAM MAYOR AWARD Service to Environmental Focus Agricultural Systems
Annie Smith
Lachlan Blanksby Group Animal Production
Matilda Stott
URRBRAE SERVICE AWARD Service to the Aquaculture Club AgXtra Prize for Year 12
Finn Sullivan-Llewellyn
Sebastian Rogers Service to the Indigenous Garden Hills Farm Supplies Agriculture
Olivia Tindale
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL & Club Production
Alexei Williams
HORITCULTURAL SOCIETY Services to the Plant Club Shannon Paech
EDUCATIONFOUNDATION Grace Oakley-Birrell YEAR 11 Community Studies
SCHOLARSHIP Service to the Sheep Club Natasha Christopher Holly Pasque
Tilly Dent Sarah Pearce William Drage Health
SERVICE AWARDS Service to the Cattle Club Alice Gregory Sarah Pearce
Brodin Pedley Natalie Harris Ben Scutter Prize for Year 11
Elijah Allen
Service to the Cattle Club Toby Judd Agriculture
Service to Music
Charlotte Poker Charlotte Lightbody Coopers Animal Health Award
Elena Byrne
Service to the Sheep Club Sarah Pearce Brodin Pedley
Service to the Plant Club
Jacob Potiki Charlotte Poker Coopers Animal Health Award
Dylan Caire
Service to the School Sports – Brooke Sheppard Charlotte Poker
Service to the Cattle Club
Indoor Soccer Ben Thomas Magill Grain Store prize for Year
Natasha Christopher
Georgia Powell YEAR 12 11 Animal Science
Service to the Horse Club
Ellie Collis Service to the Cattle Club Molly Casey Katie Porteous
Service to the Horse Club Service to the Sheep Club Ellie Collis English Literary Studies
Charlotte Dent Mykaela Pumpa Grace Oakley-Birrell Modern History
Service to the Horse Club Service to the Sheep Club Shannon Paech Environmental Science and
Larry Doyle Mia Rowlands Brodin Pedley Technology
Service to School Sports – Indoor Service to Horse Club Meg Pitchford Lewis Pullman
Soccer Tayla Simons Georgia Powell General Mathematics
William Drage Service to Music Brett Smith Sebastian Rozitis-Holding
Service to the Poultry Club Brett Smith SUBJECT PRIZES Mathematical Methods
Ben Evans Service to the Sheep Club Lauren Schultz
Kayla Smith Elijah Allen
Service to School Sports - Furniture Construction Physical Education
Australian Rules Football Service to the Cattle Club Louis Sheppard
Tom Smith Jenna Andrews
Sara-Louise Graefling Outdoor Education Chemistry
Service to the Sheep Club Service to the School Sports – Physics
Kellie Arbuckle
Alice Gregory Indoor Soccer Research Project
Matilda Stott LC Bettison Scholarship
Service to the Cattle Club Lachlan Blanksby Specialist Mathematics
Louise Guy Service to the Aquaculture Club Amie Smith
Research Project
Service to the Alpaca Club Olivia Tindale Essential English
Service to the Goat Club Metal Work
Annabel Hart Ronnie Bruce Holly Snooks
Service to the Alpaca Club Audrey Tredrea Essential Mathematics
Service to Music Child Studies
Lucy Head Tourism Amelia Taverner
Service to Art Lucinda Trenorden Visual Arts Studies - Design
Molly Casey
Seth Hill Service to the Alpacca Club Audrey Tredrea
Sophie Wesslink Plant Production
Service to the Plant Club Natasha Christophers Music
Ben Hinks Service to the Cattle Club Research Project
Coopers Farm Supplies Prize for
Service to School Sport – Indoor Angus Weissmann Quinn Vlasic
Service to Music Year 11 Agriculture
Soccer Ellie Collis English
Ava Hutchinson-Pyke Christian West Jasper Weenink
Service to the Aquaculture Club Biology
Service to the Goat Club Drama
MORTLOCK AWARDS
Josie Grabis Balin Hampton 2nd Year University
Jasmine Ahrens Louise Guy Annabel Hart Jade Croxton Scholarships
Ollie Bacon Chardae Henderson Danika Wetherell Tilly Dent Victoria Clarke
Ashley Bates Brooke Hewitt Aika Young Sara Grear Alice Smith
Lisa Cowling Tessa Johnson Sara McGann
3rd Year University
Edie Dunning Olivia Lombardi Lucas Morichaud
Anna Akimova Scholarships
Sam Fahey Ashlea Naglis Zac Smith
Ellie Collis Angus Brissenden
Ashlee Gunn Matilda Stott Jan Stephen
Zoe Johnston Andrew Gray
Macy Main Michaela Tonellato Alia Thomas
Mary Jones Johannes Skirrow
Lil Mansell Lucinda Trenorden Max Trollope
Anastasia Machtoub
Kristen Mosheev
Katie Porteous
Jasmine Reader
Jessica Armstrong Laura Schultz
Lauren Schulz Tate Hancox
Tash Christophers Zoe Shepherd 1st Year University
Ava Wood Katherine Hill
Jemma Cobb Louis Sheppard Scholarship
Year 9 Katie Ehlers Audrey Tredrea Rebecca McFarlane
Sara McGann
Sarah Crees Scott Gillespie
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS
YEAR 8 SERVICE PRIZES Clare Naglis Amy McAvaney Sam Fahey
Mick Baulderstone Service to the Sheep Club Service to the Native Animal James Gulley
Service to Music Oliver Pennifold Club Abigail Henderson
Service to the Environmental Service to the Aquaculture Club Jackson Poker Brodie Hutton
Focus Group Tkiah Rhane-Schwark Service to the Sheep Club Shayla Lepse
Yannika Bertram Service to the Horse Club Chelsea Rainbow Bess Mastanduono
Service to Music Jacob Scales Service to the Environmental Harry Mudge
Casey Billing Service to the Sheep Club Focus Group Jackson Poker
Service to the Sheep Club Clark Simpson Matthew Raven Matthew Raven
Micaela Butler Service to the Sheep Club Service to the Aquaculture Club Luis Riley
Service to the Horse Club Leevi Stott Service to the Environmental Octavia Sayer
Nick Capetanakis Service to the Aquaculture Club Focus Group Harrison Vandeleur
Service to the Aquaculture Club Isobel Taylor Service to the Plant Club Holly Winkler
Tom Chapman-Smith Service to the Alpaca Club Harrison Vandeleur
Service to the Aquaculture Club Riley Thompson YEAR 8 ACADEMIC AWARDS
Service to the Aquaculture Club
Xavier Day-Liebelt Service to the Poultry Club Service to the Sheep Club Mick Baulderstone
Service to the Alpaca Club Maddy Washington Amy Walsh Milla Considine
Azzi Dowling- Mcclelland Service to the Environmental Service to the Bird Club Olivia Cornell
Service to the Poultry Club Focus Group Eve Craggs-McCaul
Eli Dowling-Mcclelland AJ & BA MCBRIDE AWARDS Amy George
Service to the Poultry Club YEAR 9 SERVICE PRIZES YEAR 8
Yasmin Elliott Abby Bernhardt Matilda Harvey
Miles Barson
Service to the Sheep Club Service to the Sheep Club Flavia Laera
Mick Baulderstone
Leo Ganosis Carmen Bubner Olivia Cornell Aisha Lauck
Service to the Aquaculture Club Service to the Alpaca Club Ellie Dohse-Clarke Megan Marple
Amy George Zoe Dwyer Max Knight Sebastian Melbourne
Service to the Alpaca Club Service to the Alpaca Club Isobel Taylor Mia Milochis
Zoe Goodwin Sienna Gade Chris Thompson
Service to the Horse Club Service to the Aquaculture Club Emily Muggleton
Jacob Scales
Brodie Goulding Chloe Haese Emily Porcaro
Baxter Sudo
Service to the Aquaculture Club Service to the Alpaca Club Maddy Washington Rowan Prowse
Aurelia Hill Abigail Henderson Oscar Willcox Isabelle Rawley
Service to the Alpaca Club Service to the Goat Club Claudia Robson-Mullard
Hamish Kennedy Service to Music YEAR 9 Baxter Sudo
Service to the Goat Club Seth Hill Ollie Bacon
Taj Marsh Service to the Aquaculture Club Leonard Turner
Ashley Bates
Service to the Poultry Club Service to the Plant Club Beth van Raalte
Grace Burrell
Sebastian Melbourne Shayla Lepse Maddie Donnelly Maddy Washington
Service to Music Service to the Sheep Club Zoe Dwyer Eliza Wegner
Ryan Melville Lucy Manson Nari Duncan
Service to the Poultry Club Service to the Alpaca Club Edie Dunning Continued on next page
Middle School Awards continued
YEAR 9 ACADEMIC AWARDS Edie Dunning Brodie Hutton Jasmine Reader
Ollie Bacon Anja Felderhof Tiana Mabus Lauren Schulz
Ashley Bates Kael Foale Macy Main Amy Walsh
Evie Beven Ashlee Gunn Lucy Manson Hayley Wellington
Lisa Cowling Abigail Henderson Xavier Miller Chester Willis
Madeline Doig Hannah Henthorn Harry Mudge Holly Winkler
Nari Duncan
YEAR 9 ART
Students in Year 9 Art
have continued to
develop their skills in
observation, focusing
on the positive and
negative spaces in
order to record what
they see as accurately
as possible. They have
then converted their
hand drawings into
creative and at times,
somewhat ‘creepy’
hand monsters and
handled using new
techniques for
colouring well, in order
to make effective hand
monster outcomes.
Kate Blue, Arts
Teacher
ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS GROUP
Wetland Ecology Camp
At the end of term 3 on a very cold and wet night 20 EFG students camped at the wetlands for workshops
with Anne Frodsham, an entomology lecturer, and Nick Crouch, a Conservation and Land Management
lecturer from TAFE. On the Friday we went on an excursion to the amazing Head quarters of Animals
Anonymous near Mylor and a freshwater life monitoring session with Jeremy Gramp (of Green Adelaide/
NRM) at Aldgate Creek. This was a great opportunity for the Year 8s and 9s to get to know each other a
bit better and for three Year 10s to exercise their leadership skills as the Seniors. Students also learnt a lot
about native animals, their habitat needs and the importance of land conservation and regeneration.
Thank you to Craig Fraser and Wes Parker for their assistance on the camp.
School Waste and Recycling Bin Update
This term the SRC and EFG students have joined forces to participate in work required to re-label various bins around the school yard with
new recycling labels. Some students have also been producing some short
videos to help with promoting the correct use of the bins.
Bins now include:
Yellow mixed recycling
Green compostable food waste
10c Deposit bottles/cartons
Red General Landfill
Students need to be responsible for recycling their own soft plastics. Some supermarkets take bags of clean soft plastic.
We hope that by diverting much of our waste or rather, resources, to recycling programs we will be significantly reducing the volume of items to
landfill. Vanessa Greenslade, Wetlands Manager
AGRICULTURE NEWS
URRBRAE ON SHOW A MAJOR SUCCESS
The implementation of the in-house Urrbrae on Show day was instrumental in providing opportunities for our students to gain a
‘show experience’. This special day provided many activities for our students to display and promote their skills and enthusiasm
in a show type environment. Staff, led by Ms Larissa Tallent, spent many hours planning for and organising this massive event.
The day was a huge success with a real buzz of excitement around the school. The following feature article provides extensive
details regarding the Urrbrae on Show day. Vince Fleming, Assistant Principal - Agriculture
URRBRAE ON SHOW DAY- FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH 2020
With the cancellation of this year’s Royal Adelaide Show due to COVID, a small committee of staff decided Urrbrae High School needed a
replacement activity to not only showcase the wonderful things we do at the school but also to give staff and students the opportunity to
relax and have fun, surrounded by music, food, animals and friends. After the year we’ve all had, it was a must to make it happen.
The plans for the day moved around in circles a number of times depending on the current situation with COVID-19. We were hoping to
include our wider school community and invite family and friends, but unfortunately, it was deemed too risky and difficult to control numbers
therefore ithad to become an “in school” event only.
Although disappointed we couldn’t open our gates to others, we managed to have a fantastic day enjoyed by all.
The following activities/demos were conducted on the day:
Animal Leading and Judging - The main judging arena was a vibe of activity from start to finish. Judging included classes of Alpacas,
Goats, Merinos, Suffolks and Cattle. Over 100 students were involved with skill levels ranging from Beginner through to Experienced. It
was wonderful to see a Mini Royal Adelaide Show re-enactment with nerves, smiles, tears and joy all “on show” in the ring! All participating
students should be extremely proud of their efforts and enthusiasm displayed leading up to, and in particular during, Show Day.
Congratulations!
Thanks to the major sponsor Coopers Animal Health who donated an exceptional amount of prizes for class placings on the day. Also
thanks to GT Bark & Mulch Supplies and the Royal Adelaide Show Society for the donation and loan of materials and equipment to help
enhance the day.
It was great to have guest judge Anthony Hurst from Seriston Pastoral to judge the Handlers Classes. Anthony has judged at all the Royal
Shows in the nation. Accompanying him was his father, Ken Hurst, an Urrbrae Old Scholar (1953-56) who presented the ribbons. Former
Urrbrae Scholar and Agriculture Teacher, Ian Wilson also presented ribbons to winners on the day and commentated our shearing
demonstrations. We thank these special guests for their contributions.
CATTLE HANDLER PLACINGS Experienced Class 2: Clare Naglis
Novice Class 1: 1st Brooke Sheppard Casey Billing
1st Isabelle Rawley 2nd Charlotte Poker Experienced Class:
2nd Ellie Dohse-Clarke 3rd Justin Causer Grace Oakley-Birrell
3rd Aurelia Hill Grand Champion Handler: Jacob Scales Jacob Scales
4th Oscar Willcox Reserve Grand Champion Handler: Brett Smith
Novice Class 2: Brooke Sheppard Charlotte Poker
1st Tkiah Rhane-Schwark MERINO HANDLER PLACINGS Sara Louise Graefling
2nd Sam Watson Novice Class 1: ALPACA PLACINGS:
3rd Lily Booij 1st: Nick Smith Junior Handlers
4th Madison Whitaker-Lockwood 2nd: Sam Watson Year 8:
Novice Class 3: 3rd: Curtis Schulz 1st Isobel Taylor
1st Harrison Vandeleur 4th: Riley Downes 2nd Amy George,
2nd Shayla Lepse Novice Class 2: 3rd Aurelia Hill,
3rd Ciana Rivett 1st: Harrison Vandeleur 4th Xavier Day-Leibelt .
4th Cody Martin 2nd: Jasper Martin Year 9:
Intermediate Class 1: 3rd: Lachlan Schulz 1st Ella Maczkowiack
1st Ali Vlachos 4th: Jack Wheaton 2nd Grace Burrell
2nd Brodin Pedley Experienced: 3rd Zoe Dwyer
3rd Cam Lemmers 1st: Grace Oakley-Birrell 4th Carmen Bubner
4th Alphie Taylor 2nd: Brett Smith Grand Champion Handler: Isobel Taylor
Intermediate Class 2: 3rd: Charlotte Poker Junior Judges
1st Jacob Scales 4th: Alphie Taylor 1st Lucinda Trenorden,
2nd Tiana Salt Grand Champion Handler: 2nd Louise Guy,
3rd Lachie Schultz Grace Oakley-Birrell 3rd Carmen Bubner,
4th Nat Harris SUFFOLK SHEEP HANDLER PLACINGS 4th Zoe Dwyer,
Experienced Class 1: Novice Class: 5th Annabel Hart,
1st Dylan Caire Harrison Vandeleur 6th Tess Mifsud
2nd Sarah Pearce Yasmin Elliott Champion Junior Judge:
3rd Alice Gregory Shayla Lepse Lucinda Trenorden
Clark Simpson
AGRICULTURE NEWS ANIMAL JUDGING/HANDLER RESULTS The Animal Nursery - Our Stock Shed was converted into a Baby Animal Nursery where students could pat, hold and interact with lambs, goat kids, calves, puppies and baby chickens. This was an absolute highlight of the day fully packed with visitors at all time. The Bee Shed - Students were given the opportunity to watch Mr Heynemann’s experienced Bee Club students in action, making hives, extracting honey and teaching visitors the basics of Bee Keeping. There was also honey tasting available which was a big hit for all. The Aquaculture Shed - A tour was included in the Urrbrae Trails program. Aquaculture teacher, Mr Marriott, along with club members proudly led visitors through the area and explained the current practices operating in the shed. The Shearing Show - Our very own year 11 student, Toby Judd volunteered to be our “performing shearer” for the day continuously shearing our sheep. Toby’s shearing was commentated by a former Urrbrae Scholar and Agriculture Teacher, Mr Ian Wilson. Ian and Toby entertained and educated hundreds of people throughout the day and we are extremely appreciative of their time and participation in the day. “The Green Brick Road”- This activity involved students moving around the School, Farm and Wetlands collecting free samples in a “goodie bag” at various stations upon completing a task. Approximately 400 students participated in this activity with the assistance of 20 staff and 32 student helpers. Two highlights of this trail were Station 3 in The Orchard where students received a lovely SA grown fresh Orange and the final station whereby students collected a sample jar of delicious Beerenburg jam! huge thank you to the sponsors Lochert Bros for donating the Oranges and Beerenburg for donating the jams. “Fun on the Oval”- Neil Muggleton: The HPE team had a variety of demonstrations running on Urrbrae Show Day. These included Canoe Polo and Rock Climbing. These demos were done by year 10 Outdoor Ed and Adventure Club members. They were great role models for the students who watched and also forour primary school visitors. We also ran games on the oval. These included Horseshoe Throwing, Sheaf Tossing and the Obstacle Race Track. Students were able to challenge themselves and friends and won prizes for participating. There was also a fitness testing station where students could do a 20m sprint, vertical jump, hand grip test or flexibility test. They recorded their results on a card which compared them to elite athlete results, such as Usain Bolt’s 20m sprint of 1.69sec. It was a great day on the oval and a special thanks to our band of merry helpers.
AGRICULTURE NEWS Music on “The Green”- Vinnie Symes This year has been a significantly challenging year for the Urrbrae High School music students. Having such an awesome opportunity to perform on Show Day has been incredibly beneficial for the morale of the students. Every class was able to get up and show some of the repertoire that they have learnt this year. The repertoire that the classes are playing is incredibly diverse and this is the first time the classes have been able to perform to their entire peer group. A huge thank you to Ashton Valley Fresh (Cerevalo Family) who kindly donated the truck which formed the stage for the day. There is no more fitting stage for the students here at Urrbrae and it was certainly a highlight of the festivities. All in all, a great day was had by everybody involved. Art Mural on The Farm- Kate Blue: As part of Urrbrae on Show, Art and Design staff and students participated in a range of ways. The Show poster that was seen around the school was designed by Yr. 10 Student Tayla Browning as part of a class task. Tayla’s poster was selected as the successful final outcome as it suited the brief well. The Arts also contributed to the day by designing and creating a mural on the Dairy Shed, which is at the entrance to the Farm. The mural was designed in collaboration with interested Arts staff and students and assistance was given to drawing it onto the wall from experienced and well-known mural painter, John Whitney, whose help was greatly appreciated. Painting of the mural on the day utilised the skills and generosity of time with three Visual Art teachers, Ms Venning, Ms Grist and Ms Blue, along with ten year 9 students and three year 10 students who were rostered on throughout the day. The students were an asset to the group and worked really hard to complete as much as possible before the pack up time of 3pm. Wood Oven Pizza Making - Our Year 11 Food and Hospitality students under the wonderful guidance and direction of their teacher, Georgia Evreniadis, worked tirelessly all day to prepare, cook and serve over 150 Pizzas. They were definitely a favourite of many! SRC BBQ - Over 50 SRC students were involved in cooking up a feast of sausages and onions along with managing our Vilis and Golden North Vans for the day. The students, under direction of Matt Krieg, worked hard all day to feed hundreds of people. Great work by all! Whip Cracking Demos - The Whip Cracking Club, capably lead by Ali Vlachos provided entertaining demonstrations all day and managed to teach their audience a few tricks of the trade. Tech Studies Demos - The Tech Studies team organised a group of year 8-12 students to showcase their skills in the workshops throughout the day. Our visiting Primary School students were very impressed! The Wetlands - A favourite with the visiting Primary Schools whereby our talented Environmental Focus Group students guided over 200 Year 5-7 students through various activities throughout the day. They were fantastic ambassadors for Urrbrae. The Wetlands was also a station on “The Green Brick Road” which required participating students to complete a “nature walk” spotting birdlife prior to collecting a Chocolate Frog. It was a great “eye opener” for many students who have not visited the area in some time.
AGRICULTURE NEWS
STEM Centre Display - There were a number of invited guests within the Agricultural Industry who set up displays and were present to
chat with our students about the importance of their businesses and possible career and course pathways in the industry. We’d like to
thank the following organisations for making the effort and providing their time to be present at our Show Day: PIRSA,
Adelaide University, Thomas Foods, McBride Family, Elders, and RST.
Spectacular Science Show - Mr Reed, along with his wonderful assistants Ms Jathin and
“Sam the Man”, managed to wow the audience with 3 very entertaining and educational
Science Shows. These shows all finished off with a terrifying “bang” blowing up a bin full of
table tennis balls. This was thoroughly enjoyed by all, especially the 250 year 5-7 primary
students who laughed and cheered the whole way through.
Urrbrae Trails for visiting Primary Schools- Brooke Hewitt (student):
On Friday the 30th of October Urrbrae Agricultural
High School held its first ever Urrbrae on Show. This event took many hands to make the
day possible especially with 250 primary school students attending from Highgate,
Clapham and Torrens Valley Christian College, accompanied by adults as well. These
school students were primarily looked after by the Year 10 Urrbrae Trails classes. These
Urrbrae students worked with approximately 10 students each throughout the day to run
workshops and tours. Workshops included the Shearing Show, commentated by Urrbrae
Old Scholar Ian Wilson, the Science Show, organised by Ian Reed, a Wetlands workshop,
run by the Environmental Focus Group and The Green Brick Road, led by the Urrbrae
Trails leaders.
Other attractions on the day which the Primary students experienced were animal judging in the show ring and physical activities on the
oval run by the Physical Education faculty. The primary school students also got a unique experience of having a trailer ride which was
pulled by a tractor from the Wetlands back to the main farm, which was most definitely a highlight. Our student visitors most enjoyed
‘interacting with the goats and cows’ (Sophie) and ‘having great tour guides and learning about agriculture’ (Hannah). The hands on
experiences which everyone got to participate in the Animal Nursery and around the farm enabled the visitors to get outside their
comfort zone and have an opportunity to see something unique. Overall, Urrbrae’s student involvement was greatly appreciated as the
day went smoothly and was a success. ‘It was a full and exciting day filled with activities for all ages’ (Emelia).
To summarise the day……..Wow, Wow, Wow. Fun filled, entertaining, educational and a whole lot of laughs and smiles had by all. To all
the staff and students who participated in the day….thank you for your enthusiasm and efforts to make it so successful.
I would also like to thank the lead committee members of Damien Brookes, Ian Reed and Wes Parker who worked above and beyond to
assist with the planning, preparation and running of the day. Finally a big thank you to the rest of the committee, Vinnie Symes, Neil
Muggleton, Vanessa Greenslade, Kate Blue and Peter Oswald who capably organised their activities for the day and provided support
wherever needed.
A day like this could not happen without the extra miles this whole committee travelled along the way.
Hopefully we can do it all again ,or a modified version in 2021, and open the gates to our families and friends!
Larissa Tallent, 2020 Urrbrae Show Day Coordinator
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Year 10 Outdoor Education Mountain Bike
This term the year 10 Outdoor Education class was due to travel to
Melrose for a 3-day mountain bike camp in week 6. It took weeks of
preparation riding in the double lessons around Brownhill Creek and
Randel Reserve, cooking meals in the Trangia and setting up the
tents. Unfortunately, in the days leading up to the camp the COVID
situation changed so the group changed plans for 3 one day
excursions. Day 1 saw the group go to Craigburn Farm trails in the
hills. It was a warm day so the group headed out early to beat the
heat. Watching for snakes as we rode, we did a loop around the
creek and along the train line. Only 2 flat tyres for the loop was good
with the dry conditions. Sitting around having lunch at the buses the message came through that schools were closing. We returned to
school so students could collect their things. The group got excited when lockdown finished and we could go for another ride. This time we
were dropped at Mt Lofty Summit and rode back to school through Cleland Conservation and Belair National Parks. At every opportunity
the students used the bumps to get some air. It was a fast ride back to school as the trails were easy riding. The students were very patient
with all the changes for the course and made the most of every opportunity they could. Well done to everyone, this was a year we will
never forget. Mr Muggleton, Outdoor Education Teacher
Year 11 Outdoor Education Rock Climbing
The semester the year 11 class headed for the hills
for their annual rock-climbing camp. The first day
started at Morialta Conservation Park with the group
climbing the cliffs at Far Crag. 3 climbs were set with
different levels of difficulty and the students all did an
abseil as well. The weather was cloudy which was
great as the rock did not get too hot. The students
used all the safety skills learnt in class to keep the
climbers safe. It was great to see everyone do the
abseil as this can be very challenging. After a day
climbing, the group drove to Onkaparinga Gorge
Conservation Park where we set up camp and ate
dinner. It is always great watching the students cook
and seeing all the different meals they prepare. After a hard night sleeping on the rocky ground we woke to sunshine and headed to the
cliffs for more climbing. The cliff faces are bigger which provided new challenges to the students. Again, they had the opportunity to climb
different grades. The bonus of getting to the top was the view looking out over the river as you descend back down. We climbed for 5 hours
which was a big day. After sneaking to the shops for a well-deserved ice-cream we had dinner and then bed. To finish the camp we did a 2
hour hike around the park and had lunch at Clarendon Bakery before getting back and cleaning up. Everyone on the camp really pushed
themselves and did an amazing job.
Neil Muggleton, Outdoor Education TeacherYEAR 12 ART & DESIGN GRADUATE EXHIBITION 2020
The Year 12 Art & Design students displayed their year’s practical work for families, teachers, students and the wider community over
two weeks in the front foyer of the school. The materials and subject matter were varied including portraits, character design, illustration,
cloth mache, fashion design, clay animation, photography, and more … Kate Venning and Suzanne Grist
2021 MATERIAL & SERVICES
Dear Parents/Carers,
The School Council would like to advise the poll regarding the 2021 Materials & Services has been concluded and approved by the
Principal. The results are
Years 8-9 M&S fees
13 replies received 11 In favour 2 against 85% in favour
Years 10-12 M&S fees
14 replies received 13 in favour 1 against 93% in favour
Invoices will be sent out before the end of the year. Thank you Karen Overall, Business LeaderYEAR 12 GRADUATION & FORMAL
DIARY DATES AND COMMUNITY NEWS Monday 7 December to Friday 11 Harvest week program December Friday 11 December Last day for Term 4 Tuesday 26 January Australia Day Wednesday 27 January First day Term 1 2021 - Year 8 and Thursday 28 January First Day back for Year 9, 10 & 11 Monday 1 February to Friday 5 Year 8 Camps Saturday 6 February Barn Market Tuesday 9 February Year 10 Information Night Friday 12 February School Photos Monday 15 February Year 8 Acquaintance Night Tuesday 16 February School photos catch up Wednesday 17 February Year 12 Parent Night
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