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Presentation Assembly
Our presentation assembly allowed us to share outstanding achievements across the school from Grade 7-12. We were again overwhelmed by the support at our assembly with over 200 community members present on the day and 135 individual award recipients. I would like to thank Mr Franks, Mrs Mihal, Miss Loone, Mrs Hizartzidis and Mrs Pearce for ensuring the assembly ran smoothly.
Included in the newsletter are our award recipients for this year. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement. I know that your family and friends are very proud.
Grade 10 Students
It was with mixed emotions that we farewelled our Grade 10 students at their final assembly and the Celebration Dinner. This group of students have gone beyond our expectations. They have been amazing role-models in their leadership roles and have helped create the safe and supportive environment that is evident today.
Schools play an important role in shaping who we are, or who we will become. If 2023 has been anything to go by, these students are leaving RHS ready for the next stage of their life. I am sure the people they have met and the experience they have gained will be etched in their memories forever. We hope they make the most of their opportunities post Grade 10 and find their place to shine. We wish them and their families the best for the future.
2024 Leadership Team
Our leadership team will be as follows next year:
Principal – Mr Tom Murray
Assistant Principal – Mr Franks (Senior School)
Assistant Principal – Mrs Fiona Heazlewood (Junior School)
Assistant Principal – Mrs Danika Hess (Hillcrest Recovery & PLT Quality Assurance)
Assistant Principal – Mrs Sarah Elliott (Gr 10 AST & PLT Quality Assurance)
Quality Teaching Coach – Mrs Anne Thomas
Grade 7 AST – Ms Casey Frimley
Grade 8 AST – Ms Karla Reeves
Grade 9 AST – Mrs Josie Lutwyche
Grade 10 AST – Mrs Sarah Elliot
HPE Leader – Mrs Kaylah Rataj
11/12 AST – Ms Amber Loone
Grade 7Maths PLT Leader – Mr Claye Symmons
Grade 8 English PLT Leader- Mrs Caitlin Baxter
Realising Potential Leader – Ms Meg Lutwyche
Support Teacher – Mrs Tara Nathan
Farewells
We have a few teaching staff leaving us this year:
Courtney Hizartzidis – Courtney has won a position at Forth Primary School as a Quality Teaching Coach for 2024. Courtney has been at Reece for the best part of 14 years. We will be sad to see Courtney go but also very excited to see her leadership journey continue in a different context. Courtney has a wealth of experience and knowledge and the Forth Primary Community will be very lucky in welcoming her to the team.
Sandra Farr – Sandra has won a position at St Brendan-Shaw College for 2024. Sandra made the move from St Brendan's to Reece in 2021 and has worked in our Gr 9 Maths/Science space since then. Sandra is keen to share some of her learnings from Reece over the past 3 years with the team at St Brendan's and influence positive change.
Alicia Walker – Alicia joined the Reece team on a contract at the start of Term 2 in teaching Gr 9 Maths and Science. Alicia has a background in Chemistry and is exploring opportunities in working in this field again along with some relief teaching. We wish Alicia all the best in the future.
Jacob Saunders – Jacob moved to the coast from Launceston to teach Gr 7 Maths/Science at Reece this year. Jacob has won a position at St Patrick’s College and is making the move back to Launceston. We will miss our resident DJ and wish him all the best in his next opportunity.
2024 New Staff
We now have the following staff joining our RHS team next year, or returning from maternity leave:
Fiona Heazlewood – As mentioned in a previous newsletter, Fiona Heazlewood will be joining us as an Assistant Principal. Fiona has been an Assistant Principal for the past 12 years at both Parklands High School and Latrobe High School.
Emily Chynoweth – Emily transferred to Reece at the start of this year but has been on maternity leave for 2023. Emily will be teaching in the Gr 7/8 Intervention space and Gr 7 HASS.
Abbey Howard – Abbey is returning from maternity leave and will be teaching Gr 7 Maths/Science.
Damien Viney – Damien joins us as part of the Teach For Australia program and will be teaching Gr 9 Maths/Science.
School Association
We held our last School Association Meeting for the year on Tuesday 5th December. I would like to thank all our representatives for their support this year. We took the time to celebrate our current data and were able to reflect on all the exciting work that has happened inside and outside of our classrooms. If you are interested in becoming a member next year, please take note of information via FB and our newsletter in early 2024.
Uniform Items
If you have any uniform items that you no longer need, especially Grade 10 students, all donations will be greatly accepted. Although we don’t run a second-hand shop we do have some families that do appreciate the support of being able to access second hand uniforms.
Thank You & Best Wishes
Finally, I would like to thank all students, staff and families for their support this year. We are fortunate enough to have families that are so supportive of our school. It has been a pleasure being Principal of this wonderful school and I look forward to 2024 when we welcome a new group of Grade 7 students. Have a fantastic safe and happy holiday period.
January 2024 | |
Monday 22 | Book Sales 8.30am - 6pm |
Tuesday 23 | Book Sales 7.30am - 4pm |
February 2024 | |
Thursday 8 | Students Return |
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Growth Awards | |
Grade 7 | Talya S |
Grade 8 | Beau M |
Grade 9 | Tyson K |
Grade 10 | Joshua R |
Principal Teachers Award | ||
Grade 7 | ||
Joshua C | Will C | Maddison Mc |
Brooke H | Emilee A | Sianna A |
Inika H | Fifi K | Maya P |
Reagan B | Jethro D | Lily W |
Grade 8 | ||
Zara C | Blake S | Cooper J |
Kobi H | Ashton E | Jordan R |
Imogen C | Payton F | |
Masyn H | Ruben L | |
Grade 9 | ||
Charlotte G | Bonnie Mc | Ella-Lee W |
Amber K | Bryce C | Mikayla R |
Sam Z | Delana C | |
Addison A | Koby M | |
Grade 10 | ||
Darcy C | Jackson A | Lara N |
Amber B | Ryan D | Jonas S |
Chloe W | Alex J | Kyron D |
Kalel K | Jasmine M | Jayde K |
Presentation of Major Awards Grade 7 - 9
Grade 7 | |
Principal's Award | Aloka W |
Academic Excellence Award | Ayden C |
School Values Award | Talya S |
Citizenship Award | Boyd Mc |
Arts Award | Ayden C |
Vocational Learning Award | Reagan B |
Sporting Award | Aloka W |
Grade 8 | |
Principal's Award | Erin B |
Academic Excellence Award | Erin B |
School Values Award | Chloe L |
Citizenship Award | Jack W |
Arts Award | Hannah K |
Vocational Learning Award | Ashlyn C |
Sporting Award | Bailey C |
Grade 9 | |
Principal's Award | Asha F |
Academic Excellence Award | Asha F & Addison A |
School Values Award | Jackson D |
Citizenship Award | Chloe Mc |
Arts Award | Addison A |
Vocational Learning Award | Mikayla R |
Sporting Award | Bryce C |
Chris Richard's Mentor Award | Aaliyah C |
Sportsperson/Teams Award | |
Female Sportsperson of the Year | Sianna A |
Male Sportsperson of the Year | Logan Mc |
Sports Team of the Year | Grade 10 Netball |
HALF COLOURS | ||
Grade 7 | ||
Melanie S - Maths | Aloka W - English | Heidi B - English |
Mitchell Mc - Maths | Aloka W - HASS | Heidi B - HASS |
Jacob S - Maths | Alicia B - HASS | Heidi B - Maths |
Lucas R - English | Alicia B - Science | Lucy S - HASS |
Elsie V - Science | Alicia B - English | Lucy S - Maths |
Talya S - HASS | Laura Y - Maths | Lucy S - Science |
Talya S - Science | Laura Y - English | |
Laura Y - HASS | ||
Grade 8 | ||
Angel E - Service | Jehanne C - Maths | Ashlyn C - Technologies |
Esther B - Service | Chloe L - Maths | Ashlyn C - Maths |
Toby H - Service | Bella L - Maths | Hannah K - English |
Jordan R - Service | Zaayne W - Maths | Hannah K - HASS |
Bailey C - Maths | ||
Grade 9 | ||
Charlotte A - Sport | Molly D- Maths | Chloe Mc - Technologies |
Addison A - HASS | Molly D - Sport | Chloe Mc - HPE |
Charlotte G - Maths | Sam Z - Outdoor Ed | Bryce C - Outdoor Ed |
Codi B -Maths | Sam Z - Service | Bryce C - Sport |
Bonnie Mc - English | Samuel Mc - Maths | Bryce C - Service |
Khalen D - English | Samuel Mc - Sport | Asha F - English |
Mikayla R - Technologies | Tyson K - Outdoor Ed | Asha F - HASS |
Tyson K - Service | Asha F - Outdoor Ed | |
Grade 10 | ||
Lily S - HASS | Caitlyn V - English | Leah K - HASS |
Alex J - HASS | Mzee P - English | Leah K - Outdoor Ed |
Elle C - HASS | Toby V - HPE | Tyla B - HASS |
Lara N - HASS | Stasi B - Arts | Tyla B - English |
Kyron D - Maths | Savannah B - Technologies | William B - HPE |
Lily S - English | Maya B - Outdoor Ed | William B - Outdoor Ed |
Alexa W - Science | Caitlyn V - Science |
FULL COLOURS | ||
Grade 7 | ||
Aloka W - HPE | Jaxon H - Maths | Ayden C - English |
Harrison C - HPE | Jonty E - English | Ayden C - HASS |
Charlie B - Maths | Talya S - English | Ayden C - Maths |
Elsie V - Maths | Talya S - Maths | Ayden C - Science |
Grade 8 | ||
Bailey C - HPE | Nathan K - Maths | Erin B - English |
Chloe L - HPE | Noah S - Maths | Erin B - HASS |
Hannah K - Maths | Milana W - HPE | Erin B - HPE |
Kai W - Maths | Erin B - Maths | |
Kobe W - Maths | Erin B - Science | |
Grade 9 | ||
Ashton B - Service | Bryce C - Maths | Jackson D - English |
Chloe Mc - Service | Heath W - Maths | Jackson D - Maths |
Mikayla R - Service | Addison A - English | |
Asha F - Maths | Addison A - Maths | |
Grade 10 | ||
Logan Mc - Sport | Kalel K - Maths | Aimee S - Maths |
Matthew T - Maths | Kalel K - Science | Aimee S - HASS |
Tyla B - Maths | Maya B - HPE | Aimee S - Science |
Matilda F - Maths | Maya B - Maths | Alex J - Maths |
Matilda F - Science | Maya B - Science | Alex J - Science |
William B - Maths | Lara N - Maths | Alex J - English |
William B - Science | Lara N - Science | Annabel L - Maths |
Mzee P - Maths | Lara N - English | Annabel L - Science |
Mzee P - Science | Leah K - English | Annabel L - English |
Toby V - Maths | Leah K - Maths | Annabel L - HASS |
Toby V - Science | Leah K - Science | Tatijana P - English |
Alexa W - English | Tatijana P - HASS | |
Alexa W - Maths | Tatijana P - Science | |
Ari L - Maths | Tatijana P - Maths | |
Ari L - Science |
Grade 10 Subject Awards | |
Outstanding Achievement Award for English | Tatijana P |
Outstanding Achievement Award for HASS | Tatijana P |
Outstanding Achievement in Maths | Tatijana P |
Outstanding Achievement in Science | Tatijana P |
Outstanding Achievement Award for Music | Mzee P |
Outstanding Achievement for Art | Stasi B |
Michael Johnson Memorial Award for Excellence in MDT | Zack B |
Outstanding Achievement Award for Outdoor Education | Leah K |
Outstanding Achievement Award for Hospitality | Savannah B |
Outstanding Achievement Award for Health & PE | Maya B & William B |
Presentation Of Major Awards | |
2023 University of Tasmania Encouragement Award | Seth R & Keelan B |
Australian Defence Force 2023 Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award- Leadership teamwork and contribution to the community | Maya B |
Zonta Award - for contribution to the community | Abbey D |
Devonport RSL Care for People Award | Chloe W |
Rotary Club of Devonport South East Award -High endeavour | Jack Mc |
Minister for Education Respectful Student Award | Connor H |
Peter Viney Leadership Award - Significant contribution to school leadership | Tyla B |
Devonport Masonic Lodge Award - Demonstrating school values: Respect, Responsibility, Best effort & Inclusiveness | Joshua B |
Rex Batt Memorial Award - Achievement in studies and sport | Ari L |
Lions Club of Mersey Devonport Award - Outstanding merit | Matilda F |
Lions Club of Mersey - Commitment to Learning | Lily S & Annabel L |
Lions Club of Mersey Devonport Awards - Academic and sporting achievement and service to the School | Leah K & Chloe L |
Vocational Pathways Award | Ryan B |
School Association Award - Best academic results | Tatijana P & Annabel L |
2023 University of Tasmania Springboard to Higher Education Bursary Award | Aimee S |
Sheree Vertigan Realising Potential Award or academic achievement and demonstrating determination, focus and community spirit | William B |
Dame Enid Lyons Memorial Award - Outstanding all-round achievement | Maya B |
Eric Reece Memorial Award - Outstanding all-round achievement | Toby V |
Realising Potential Celebration Night
Thanks to all those who came and supported our End of Year Realising Potential Celebration Night! It was great to be able to showcase the talented students we have at Reece High School and how they display our school value “Best Effort”.