Award winners were;

• Best Attendance Lower School - Aysiah Brennan (99.71%)
• Best Attendance Senior School - Karlin Tiberio (91.30%)
• Most Improved - Ky'rhys Eades
• Sportsperson Award - Daniel Hill
• Community Award - Ella Bobongie & Isabella Ryder
• Overall Best Year 7 - Tyrese Betts
• Overall Best Year 8 - Charlyiah Punch
• Overall Best Year 9 - Braedi Hayden
• Overall Best Year 10 - Jayda Bobongie
• Overall Best Year 11 - Adamma Roe
• Overall Best Year 12 - Brandon McMahon
• AIEO Award - Shontanae Hill
• Nanna Pat Websdale Most Outstanding Student Award - Brandon McMahon

A huge thank you to all staff who supported and attended the evening, it was great to see such a high number of staff attend.

Thank you also to the following;

• The Ferndale/Lynwood Cricket Club for hosting our evening.
• Amanda and Nosh Catering for their ongoing support and service.
• A special thank you to our sole sponsor Mr Reno Boin of Ferndale Ceilings.

Finally, I can't thank enough all the mums, dads, nans, pops, and families for making 2021 such a memorable year.

Have a safe and happy holiday season and we'll see you in 2022.

Wayne McNamara AIEO

EaLS

EaLS - UWA Race Around Campus

On the 16th of November Year 9 students from Pathway 1 Math and EaLS classes went on an excursion to UWA for the Race Around Campus event, organized by Aspire UWA. They participated in activities around campus designed for them to get an idea of what tertiary studies they may be interested in. It was lovely to see that the Aspire staff who were showing us around were ex-Lynwood and EaLS student YiQing Low and past student Ahmed Shalan.

EaLS Presentation Evening

On the evening of the 7th of December students, parents and special guests joined in celebrating the success of students in the program at the 2021 EaLS Presentation night at Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre. The EaLS students presented a summary of their year’s work. A certificate commemorating the students’ hard work was given out, and a special award honouring academic excellence and commitment to both sustainability and peer support was recognised through the Citizenship Awards. A key highlight of the event was being able to hear from 2015 Lynwood SHS Graduate Treasure Agenson, who delivered an inspiring KeyNote speech. Treasure is a past EaLS student and has now completed an undergraduate Bachelor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences and Finances degree, with Honours in Population Health. Treasure is also in the last year of a Medical degree.

A special thankyou to the Lynwood staff who assisted on the night, and to parents and guests who came out to help us celebrate the achievements of EaLS students. Enjoy the remainder of the year and have a safe and relaxing break.

Below is the list of award winners for the EaLS Presentation Evening of 2021:

Citizenship Award

• Year 7- Izana Gebrezgabher, Rebecca Gubbles
• Year 8 - Kadie Fuller, Kiranveer Nibber
• Year 9 - Kerryanne Low, Darshan Joshy
• Year 10 - Jithmini Amarasekera, Aiden Oliveira

Academic Excellence Runner Up Award

• Year 7 - Julia San Kalawk
• Year 8 - Emily Darby
• Year 9 - Tze Lin (Linlin) Kueh
• Year 10 - Lekzin Om

Academic Excellence Award

• Year 7 - Martin Li
• Year 8 - Jacky Che
• Year 9 - Toby Steed
• Year 10 - Shonelle Jones

EaLS Outstanding Achievement Award (2018-2021)

• Shonelle Jones

EaLS Coordinator Kim Annear

Lower School Managers Report

As we come to the close of what has been a busy year, I think everyone is looking forward to a break and some much-needed rest. I have been really impressed with how the Year 7 and 8 students have performed this year (for the most part!). Prior to school reports being released I always remind the students to look at the comment before the grade. This is the part that tells them how they have conducted themselves in class, and how that effort has impacted their grade - positively or negatively. This is the point where goals can be set, not necessarily in regards to a career path, but more so in regards to who they want to be as a person and how they want to be viewed. Every positive on the report is something to be proud of!

Orientation Day was held at the end of November for incoming Year 7 students. It was a record turnout with nearly all enrolled students attending. Prior to Orientation Day, all Lynwood students were encouraged to nominate as a Peer Leader. There were over 60 applications, with 36 students being selected. All students participated in a full day of training the week before, with in-depth discussions on what makes a leader, how to solve problems and how to communicate effectively. Feedback from staff is that the Peer Leaders conducted themselves in an excellent manner and were able to work effectively as a team and with the students in their group. Well done and thank you to all of the Peer Leaders. Student leadership is valued at Lynwood and we encourage students to continue to apply for every opportunity to enhance their skills.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the students for being the amazing people they are. But most importantly I would like to thank the parents and carers for their support throughout this year. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday break. See you next year!

Natalie Narducci Lower School Manager

Year 7 Coordinator's Report

This term has been a great term for the Year 7s with it being the last term of the school year. Students have had a positive experience in their first year of school but are ready to take the next step into Year 8 and not be the youngest in the school!

This term gave the Year 7 students many opportunities to participate in different events both in outside of the school and outside the school. A standout day for the whole school was Lynwood Day which was driven by the wonderful student councillors who did an excellent job. The Year 7s had lots of fun on the oval and in the gym, and the food trucks were a big hit. A select group were also able to represent the school at the Interschool Athletics Carnival and showcased their talents in selected events, all involved participated to the best of their ability and represented Lynwood as best as they could. An outstanding effort this Term was from our Interschool Debating team that won the Year 7 Championship trophy after competing against other schools throughout the year. This was an exceptional effort from our Year 7s and they should be very proud of their achievement.

Lastly, the students with Good Standing had the opportunity to attend the End-of-Semester incentive excursion at Outback Splash during Week 10. This was an incredible day with the weather being perfect and the students behaved tremendously. The day involved lots of water slides, attempting mazes, playing mini golf, eating lots of food, and enjoying time with their friends. In all it was a fun day!

Congratulation to all students that received awards at the Lower School Awards Assembly. I hope everyone enjoys their extended holidays, I look forward to seeing our Year 7s as Year 8s!

Mr Pottinger, Year 7 Coordinator

Year 8 Coordinator's Report

What an incredible semester we have all had! It has been an honour being your Year Coordinator this year (and many more to come!) with an amazing group of students. We have had many opportunities students have participated in and it has been a pleasure to watch everyone thrive and grow.

TAG Everyday Leader Program - Character Strengths

Our Year 8 TAG classes have been actively engaging in the new Everyday Leader Character Strengths program throughout this Semester, learning all about their own and their peers' individual strengths and how they relate and contribute to their lives and those around them. Well done to our students and our wonderful TAG teachers for their facilitation with this amazing program.

Our Year 8 students have worked very hard this year and deserve to be rewarded for their great behaviour, academic achievement and for displaying kindness and maturity towards one another.

Adventure Zone Year 8 Incentive Incursion

The second year eight incentive incursion Adventure Zone was held at our school during Week 10 on 15 December where students were treated to an exciting array of obstacle courses, a nine metre double slide, a gladiator challenge, a dunk tank, an inflatable chill out zone, sausage sizzle and a fun pool session all held on site at our school!

Year 8 Science Excursion – Gravity Discovery Centre

We took an exciting journey to Gingin to visit the Gravity Discovery Centre organised by our wonderful Science Department. Students had the opportunity to see and learn about our amazing universe and even viewed the sun live through a massive telescope! We learnt about fossils, Earth, the solar system and climbed a huge tower to drop water balloons to test several theories of physics.

Well done to all the Year 8 students for a great end to the year and thank you to all of the wonderful Year 8 TAG Teachers for your amazing work! 😊

Wishing everyone a safe holiday break and looking forward to 2022.

Miss Mac Year 8 Coordinator

Year 9 Coordinator's Report

2021 began with a taste of lockdown that was thankfully short. Our school's Year 9s responded with community spirit. We stayed away when asked, wore our masks, cleaned our hands and distanced ourselves for the benefit of all.

After a mini lockdown the term began in earnest. Lynwood’s famed community spirit could be seen from the soccer pitch to the music room. Classrooms buzzed with the curiosity of young minds and the imparting of wisdom from dedicated educators. Lessons were conducted like symphonies, crescendos came in the form of successful assessments, deeper understanding and powerful performances.

The year flew by in a breathless blur of events. The sports carnival, swimming carnival, soccer tournaments, NAIDOC Week, The Arts Showcase, Arts Week, excursions to Bounce, Hoyts and Laser Tag, debates, the inaugural Lynwood Day, and that doesn’t even cover half of it! Throughout all of this our year group contributed, competed and upheld Lynwood’s values for all to see.

I know I speak on behalf of the official Year 9 Coordinator, Ms Bowden, and myself, when I say that it has been a pleasure to serve this wonderful group and watch you all develop over the course of the year. Next year will be defining for many of you and we wish you all the best on your journeys through school and life.

Mr Woroglian Year 9 Coordinator

Sustainability

Lynwood SHS has recently been recognised as a school that has reached the milestone of achieving 10 years as a Waste Wise accredited school. Yay for us! What a team effort!

We have been the recipient of two Waste Wise grants. The first grant was used to design and fabricate our Community Recycling Station (now located in Yew Place at the rear). We collect and recycle coffee pods and so far this year we have recycled 27,768 pods. We also collect dental care products, dish care products, batteries and mobile phones. The Community Recycling Station is managed by our EaLS students and since 2016 we have received $2584.68 for the products we have recycled.

The second Waste Wise grant will be used to build a chicken enclosure. The school generates a lot of food waste and chickens will turn this waste into eggs as well as producing manure which will be used in our LEAF Permaculture program. Food waste when sent to landfill creates methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Removing food waste, garden waste and paper from landfill is an imporat5nt step in climate change action.

Kathy Anketell, Sustainability Program Coordinator

Lynwood Senior High 2022 Scholarships

Year 7 Academic Scholarships were presented at Year 6 Primary School Graduation Assemblies. Congratulations to all of the recipients for the hard work and diligence that they have demonstrated in Primary School. We are pleased to announce the following students as Scholarship winners;

2022 Academic Scholarship Winners

• Khadija Yousufi - Parkwood Primary School
• Layla Fraser - Bannister Creek Primary School
• Riley Ross - Brookman Primary School

2022 Soccer Academy Scholarship Winners

• Mason Holland - Parkwood Primary School
• Olivia Learmont - South Thornlie Primary School

IEC

Intensive English Centre Beach Excursion for Summer Safety

On Friday 3rd December, all IEC students and staff took to the surf at Leighton Beach, to become beach-aware before the summer holiday starts. The visit to Fremantle Surf Life Saving Club was arranged by partner organisation Centrecare, as part of their Life Skills workshop series about cross-cultural settlement skills. In many students' cultures, swimming is uncommon, and lots of students have never been to the beach before. Students learned in a 'theory' class about swimming safety, sun protection, finding rips and the role of surf life savers.

After introductions to life savers both young and old and a reminder to always swim between the flags, students hit the surf with enthusiasm. Those who were more tentative were encouraged to gradually go in deeper by the laughter and fun being had by others. By the end of two hours, boys AND girls were playing confidently in the water and taking turns on rescue boards, either laying down or standing up (yes!!) surfing waves into the shore. Excellent attitudes and efforts by all!

Anne Velasquez

Soccer Academy Awards Night

The Soccer Academy held their final event of the year with a celebration of individual and team success at their Annual Awards night Thursday 2 December.

The students as always looked fantastic in their formal wear showing they have class on and off the field.

Well done to all award winners!

• 2021 Footballer of the Year - Jackson Campbell and Ruby Lauchlan
• 2022 Head Boy and Girl - Jameson Slater & Lilli Jeppesen
• 2022 Year 7 Captains - Mason Holland & Olivia Learmont
• 2022 Year 8 Captains - Roman Dilello & Morgan Sorensen
• 2022 Year 9 Captains - Adam Sene & Herimila Atsbha
• 2022 Year 10 Captains - Sher Hassani & Zahara Burton
• 2022 Year 11 Captains - Shaun Anderson & Jazzmyn Blankendaal
• Year 7 Academy Winners - Roman Dilello & Nacim Sene
• Year 8 - Ali Rezaei & Caris Jeppesen
• Year 9 - Joshua Bell & Tatum Jemane
• Year 10 - Mohammed Al-Absawi & Lilli Jeppesen/Jazzmyn Blankendaal
• Year 11 - Noah Cook & Natalie Ng
• Year 12 - Torsten Tode & Leah Huria
• Junior Top Goalscorers - Ali Sher Rezaei & Herimila Atsbha/Charlotte Toohey
• Intermediates - Ariyan Patel
• Senior - Elias Leonidas & Jazzmyn Blankendaal
• Goalkeeper Award - Jedd Moya & Cassidy Kinners
• Junior C Fairest and Best - Dempsey Lawson & Jessica Lu/Sara McGirr
• Junior B - Dhiyaan Magan & Indiana Burton
• Junior A - Aab Tamochan & Herimila Atsbha
• Intermediate B - Saxen Abrahams
• Intermediate A - Ariyan Patel
• Senior A - Torsten Tode & Lilli Jeppesen
• Junior C Coaches Award - Jayden Pitt & Aura Azizi
• Junior B - Ahmet Atak & Mia Ward/Natalie Cueva
• Junior A - Jack Wilson & Caitlin Woodley
• Intermediate B - Ahmed Tareq
• Intermediate A - Cooper Holland
• Senior A - Elias Leonidas & Hafsa Khiati

Chess Club

Congratulations to our Chess Champion for 2021, Vince Liu (1207), and Runner Up, Mustafa Aziz (903). These striking chess trophies were presented to the winners at the Rewards Assembly.

Our Chess Club will continue into 2022. Students and staff are invited to join in and enjoy the benefits of playing this extraordinary and intriguing game.

Enquiries to Mr TR Singh, Chess Coordinator and Mrs Joyce Michael, Teacher-in-Charge

Health & Physical Education

Term 4 is always a busy one on the HPE calendar. A special mention goes out to the Year 7s who wrapped up their first year of Health Education with some well-timed anti-smoking and vaping campaigns that reminded students of the dangers to their health. During the scorching summer days, they have also enjoyed the LSHS swimming pool in races and games.

A highlight of Term 4 would have to be the success of the students competing in the SSWA Interschool Athletics Carnival, finishing third overall. The competitors made the school and their families proud after competing in the searing heat. Special congratulations must go to the following students who achieved high individual honours for the day:

Runner Up Champion Boy – Maliq Chirimumimba

3rd Overall – Indiana Burton, Zahara Burton, Jazzmyn Blankendaal and James Vogels.

A special mention to Year 7 student Harry Gordon who competed in the recent State Athletics Championships.

Also well done to all the Years 9, 10 and 11 Outdoor Education students who participated in camps and excursions during the term, putting into action all the skills they have learnt over the semester.

Ian Bycroft, Head of Health & Physical Education

English

Congratulations to the Year 7-10 Lynwood SHS Interschool Debating teams! They finished off the 2021 competition on a high in Week Three, when the final round was held at Fremantle College. Our Year 7s were crowned joint Champions with John Curtin, and our Year 8s achieved joint second place with Melville and Rossmoyne. This is a fantastic achievement! The Year 9s and 10s also worked hard throughout the competition to achieve wins in various rounds. Overall, Lynwood SHS achieved third place on the school leader board behind Harrisdale and John Curtin. We are so proud of all our teams for working together to be awarded third place in a competition involving eight schools. Let’s see if we can bring another trophy home next year!

In Week Six, we put together a display of all things ‘English’ for the Lynwood Day celebrations. This was a great opportunity for English staff to showcase some of the work we do in our Learning Area. We had visual displays of novels, films, and documentaries, as well as our debating teams achievements. We also engaged students in bookmark making and literary quiz activities.

It's been a very busy term of exams, assessments, reports, and planning for 2022. We are all looking forward to the holidays, and hope that our students, parents, and colleagues have a restful and safe break.

‘Happy Holidays’ from the English Team!

Science

The International Chemistry Quiz (ICQ)

The International Chemistry Quiz (ICQ) is a challenging competition run by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). The quiz is a unique chemical education activity, designed to be interesting and to promote chemistry and chemical thinking. Questions go beyond what is covered in syllabus documents, and challenge even the most capable students.

The Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) was founded in 1917 as both the qualifying body in Australia for professional chemists and a learned society promoting the science and practice of chemistry. It has approximately 7000 members spread throughout Australia.

Every year RACI organises several state-based and national events, competitions and activities that provide educational opportunities for the next generation of chemists.

The ICQ is truly an international competition, attracting students throughout Australia and 20 other countries around the world. In 2021, the Quiz consisted of 30 multiple choice questions that were answered online in 60 minutes. This year 200 Lynwood Senior High School students participated across four age levels: Junior (Year 7 and 8), Intermediate (Year 9 and 10), Senior (Year 11), and Final (Year 12).

I would like to congratulate all participants on their efforts. Participation certificates will be handed out at year assemblies, and merit certificates will be awarded to the following students at the next awards assembly:

Credit certificate (the top 25% - 40% of students in the State)

• Year 12 - Dawson Qin and Rexxar Torcal
• Year 11 - Haylom Atsbha
• Year 10 - Jithmini Amarasekera, Chiara Cedaro-Tate, Shonelle Jones, Xavier Lim, You Jie Qin
• Year 9 - Zahara Burton Linlin Kueh, Noah Machlouch, Toby Steed
• Year 8 - Samuel Bela-Ong, Kashish Kadian, Annabelle Mah, Joanna Rondario, Charlotte Stromvall
• Year 7 - Jordan Beaver, Tahlia Carter, Emma Farnham, Jameson Hunter, Ming Khor

Distinction (the top 10% – 25% of students in the state)

• Year 11 - Otgoo Altansukh, Olivia Burke and Brody Owen
• Year 10 - Jack He and Naoka Zein
• Year 9 - Tahsan Amin, Corey Chadwick, Casey Rantanen, Jason Rondario, Gilang Tyasjati
• Year 8 - Jacky Che, Kadie Fuller, Fizah Khan
• Year 7 - Rebecca Gubbels, Martin Li, Nacim Sene, Ryan Wong

High Distinction (the top 10% of students in the state)

• Year 9 - Mustafa Aziz
• Year 8 - Claire Folvig, Jonathan Loh
• Year 7 - Crystal Guo

Sandra Lavery, Chemistry Teacher

Technologies

We acknowledge the support and hard work of volunteer staff and parents Mrs Beatriz James, Co-Coach of the Lynwood Tech Tips FRC Team and Mr James Worsley, Coach of the FLL Robo Giggles and club organiser with myself. Also, a big thanks to parents who have helped with food and transport for club and events, especially the Folvig family who have contributed so much towards the club and events. Mr Folvig has mentored all teams with expert knowledge in his field which has made a big difference to the teams achievements this year.

The Lynwood SHS Robo Giggles FFL Team advanced to the Perth District FIRST Lego League Finals on Saturday 11 November competing against 48 of the best teams from WA regions. They represented the school with enthusiasm and their best efforts, making us very proud.

The Robo Giggles team; Savina, Mackenzie, Saehi, Claire, Dana, Yash, Krrish

What an amazing year we have had in Robotics Club!

FRC August - 14 students Won the WA Robotics Clubs Playoffs out of 16 teams and helping to support 2 other new schools. They also won the Judges Award for services to other schools.

FLL - November - The Robo Giggles won the Innovation Award and invite to Nationals from the Armadale Regional on 11 Dec.

November - Lynwood Tech Tips FLL won 2nd place for their innovation award at the Armadale Regionals.

Well done to all of the students involved, especially Team Captains, Jithmini, Kieran, Claire and Yash for joining both FLL Teams plus FRC.

Lynwood Tech Tips is now a fully paid and registered FRC Team with a new and permanent number - FRC Team 8876. We will be preparing to compete in the WA Robotics Playoff from Week 3 in Term 1.

Applications for Robotics club for Years 7-12 will be out early next term. Please see Mr Townley for more information.

Merry Christmas to all Lynwood SHS families from Robotics Club.

LEAF

Term 4 has been busy in LEAF! The Year 12 students went on their final reward excursion to the Epicurean restaurant at Crown, using money they had earnt through the sale of plants and crafts over their time in the LEAF program. It was a great day, and everyone left full to the brim.

Our Year 11 students have been busy in the garden this term on top of going on their Cape-to-Cape trek, and going out on Workplace Learning experiences.