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Newsletter Number 11 September 10, 2010 cial mention to Verity Boyd, Brooke Tregenza, Lachlan Hermans, Holly Tregenza, Maddie Wright, Miranda Boyle, Samantha Hickman and Crystal Knowles who all competed out of their age group. Our individual stars were Amy Benifer (5 firsts), Adam Percy, Jason Bialecki, Courtney Yates, Amy Malander, James Sanchez-Legg and Andrew Bialecki (4 firsts), Shannon McDade, David Thomson, and Ashleigh Shield (all 3 firsts), Sally Blain, Isabella Malander, Veida Somerville, Emily Taylor, Ashleigh Oliver, Abby Couper, Shaun Lucas, Nathan Percy, Maddie Lees and Luke Percy (all 2 firsts). Students winning one event were: Nicole Benifer, Verity Boyd, Matthew Brown, Alex Davies, Joel Marmion, Marcus Kinsella, Liam Oakey, Ethan Roden, Chris Thompson, Dylan Prescott, Ted Bartchelor, Maddy Tucker, Nick Iliov, Blake Van Leeuwen, Sarah Battersby, Brooke Tregenza, Zoe Couper, Tristan Blizzard, Olivia Haupt, Brenda Lay and Alistair Zuk. One very promising statistic was the effort of our 13 boys and 13 girls who both won 8 of the 12 individual events in their age group. Our winning relay teams were: 13 Girls: Claudia Sheers, Abby Couper, Ruby Haupt & Amy Benifer 14 Boys: Josh Edwards, James Sanchez-Legg, Blake Van Leeuwen & Joel Marmion 15 Boys: David Thomson, Matthew Leigh, Josh Hall & Sam Gladwin 16 Girls: Chloe Webber, Courtney Yates, Zoe Couper & Nicole Benifer 16 Boys: Henry Lees, Liam Oakey, Brendan Tait & Ben Grechko 20 Girls: Holly Tregenza, Maddie Wright, Amy Malander & Shannon McDade 20 Boys: Nick Iliov, Jack Batchelor, Matt Brown & Shaun Lucas Seven of our athletes were also recognised as age group champions: Amy Benifer (13), Andrew Bialecki (13), James Sanchez-Legg (14), Jason Bialecki (15), Courtney Yates (16), Ashleigh Shield (17) and Adam Percy (17). Jason and Andrew All of the first placed athletes and some second places from the distance events will contest the Eastern Zone Athletics on Friday 9th October at Knox Athletic Track. Thanks to Mrs Dickson, Mr Scott and ex-student Tom Bond for their help in training the team. EASTERN ZONE FINALS Our last zone finals for term 3 saw the year 7 girls netball teams and the year 7 girls badminton team involved. The Netball A team qualified in their pool and then won their semi final before losing narrowly in the final to finish Zone runners up. The netball B team finished third in their pool. The badminton team won one game to also finish third in their pool of four. Next term, the last of the Zone finals will be played with our remaining summer finalists along with our district winners from term 3 sport to be involved. WINTER SPORT Last week, over 100 of our year 7 students participated in the District round robin. The Boys A Basketball, Girls B Basketball and the Boys and Girls Table Tennis teams all won their respective competitions. Thanks to Miss Wyatt, Mr Porter, Mr Craig, Mr Simkins and Mr Houben who all coached teams. Our year 8 students had their turn this week; results in the next newsletter. Graeme Fox Sports Coordinator Mental Health Week Next week 13th-16th of September is Mental Health Week. Each day has a separate theme to encourage students and staff to prioritize their own mental health and to do something to promote their wellbeing. Each lunchtime the school will run games, activities, prizes, competitions and giveaways. See the timetable attached First Aid HAYFEVER Matthew Porter It is now September and the beautiful spring weather should soon be upon us but a lot of people commonly suffer from hay fever at this time of the year. Hay fever can occur all year round but it is traditionally worse in the Spring months when the pollen count in the air is high. Hay fever is a common name for allergic rhinitis – meaning an allergy in the nose. The allergic reaction causes the nasal passages to become inflamed and produce more mucous. Some of the common symptoms are : sneezing; runny or stuffy nose; itchy ears ,nose and throat; red, itchy and watery eyes and sometimes headaches. Tips to try and reduce hay fever symptoms: 1: Stay indoors where possible on windy and stormy days 2: Smear Vaseline on the inside of your nose to help stop the airborne pollen touching the lining of your nose. 3: Splash your eyes often with cold water as this tries to flush out any pollen. 4: Try and reduce contact with known allergens eg – pet fur, flowers, dust etc.. Anti-histamine medications in the form of tablets, nasal sprays and eye drops may help alleviate symptoms but you need to discuss this with your doctor or pharmacist. Shirley McInnes and Nancy Davies Page 8
Newsletter Number 11 September 10, 2010 MENTAL HEALTH WEEK Welfare Young people who get very little sleep are much more likely to become mentally ill, Australian research shows. Lack of sleep might help explain the puzzling increase in mental illness among young people over the past decades, said the research leader, Nicholas Glozier. He suggested late-night internet use might be one reason young people were sleeping less. The study of about 20,000 people aged between 17 and 24 found those who slept less than five hours a night were three times more likely than normal sleepers to become psychologically distressed in the next year. Each hour of sleep lost was linked to a 14 per cent increased risk of distress. “Sleep disturbance and in particular insomnia is a predictor of later development of depression and possibly anxiety,” said Professor Glozier. Please see weblink below for the news article in full. http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/lack-of-sleeplinked-to-mental-illness-20100831-14fn4.html • • • Page 9
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