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December 5, 2008   (2.20Mb)

Every year following the Year 10 School Certificate a group of students create the annual school newspaper Mirror on Macintyre. The two weeks spent constructing the paper is a work experience option to learn newspaper production skills. Gabi Potbury, Bobbie Doye, Marnie Wade, Louise Holder and I were the journalists and editors and Meg Hanlon was our fantastic cartoonist.

November 21, 2008   (2.0Mb)

Last week the school observed \Remembrance Day at the fortnightly Principal’s assembly. Year 10 history student Gabi Potbury spoke aboutthe significance of November 11 over the last 90 years. Images were projected of World War 1 and of the commemoration of the armistice on Remembrance Day in Australia, particularly at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

November 7, 2008   (4.30Mb)

Macintyre High School Visual Art student, Emily Wilkins has been selected to be part of the prestigious ARTEXPRESS Exhibition with her HSC major work. This is a unique opportunity for Emily and an indication of her outstanding commitment and talent in Visual Arts.

October 24, 2008   (4.30Mb)

My thanks to the entire Macintyre community for the warm and friendly welcome I have enjoyed in the first two weeks as principal of Macintyre High School. I have purchased a home in Inverell and I am settling in well, even managing to finish the unpacking of my many boxes! I attended the 72nd birthday dinner of the Inverell Rotary Club last week, as a visiting member from the Rotary Club of Bombala. I enjoyed a wonderful evening and was delighted to meet many strong supporters of Macintyre in the process.

September 12, 2008   (4.30Mb)

The Year 11 Engineering class, consisting of Jessie Higgins, Ben Marsh, Ben Campbell and Kyle Tonkin were chosen to represent Macintyre High School in the North West Area Hydrogen Car Challenge races at Tamworth Town Hall. Other class members, Georgia Walsh, Matthew Mepham, Marcus Finch and Glen Baker were unavailable due to workplace and other school commitments.

August 29, 2008   (2.11Mb)

Year 12 students have just completed their trial HSC exams.Early indications from their teachers as the marking of papers progresses are very positive. This is in keeping with the positive overall impression I gained from reading the Year 12 semester one reports and from the solid preparation Year 12 have put in prior to the trial exams.

August 15, 2008   (1.78Mb)

A key ingredient in the “magic of Macintyre” is the student body. Our school is blessed with students who want to get involved, who work well with others and who get on well with their teachers. Student leadership is a stand out feature of this school and our senior students are immensely proud of their role in setting the high standards and modeling these standards in their daily behaviour.

August 1, 2008   (1.39Mb)

Congratulations to the Dinn Daa Daa Dancers who have been selected to perform in the State Dance Festival, held at the Seymore Centre in Sydney on 11 September.

July 4, 2008   (2.02Mb)

On Saturday 28 June over 100 people gathered in the school hall to pay tribute to the Principal Mr Austin Corcoran, and to thank him for his enormous contribution to public education, particularly the education of many rural students throughout the North West Region.

June 20, 2008   (1.31Mb)

Understanding mathematics can be a hurdle for many students. Lack of confidence can also be a problem. Now thanks to the recent installation of the Interactive Classroom at Macintyre High School student involvement in mathematics is being approached from a different angle. Instead of the squeak of chalk on the board there is now the quiet hum of the computer hardware, video camera, plasma TV screen and smartboard starting up at the beginning of each lesson.

June 6, 2008   (1.89Mb)

Last week’s education week awards were an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by students, parents, community members and teachers for the benefit of our students.

May 23, 2008   (2.10Mb)

Enthusiastic music student and saxophone player Mikaela Mepham was again selected to participate in the New England Regional Band camp recently. A very excited Mikaela was selected from this camp to represent the region in the State Wind Band. This makes it two years in a row for Mikaela and we are all delighted to see her hard work and high level of musical competence paying dividends again.

May 9, 2008   (2.09Mb)

I am sure parents who read glowing reports of Macintyre High School ANZAC Day ceremonies must compare my comments to their own school experiences and wonder why we make such a fuss. I have worked in many schools over my 40 years of teaching and I have not seen anything to even approach the quality and intensity of our ceremonies.

April 11, 2008   (2.36Mb)

Jake Ryan and Eli Kimmince were the powerhouses behind the ‘Shave for a Cure’ which saw a number of the senior boys delocked. Jake, Eli, Shaun Allen and Hugh Williams were all brave enough to front up and loose their hair. Eli stoically endured leg waxing which looked incredibly painful. His work donated $200 toward the cause so hopefully it was worth the suffering .

March 14, 2008   (2.02Mb)

Make sure you mark Friday 28 March down in your calendar. The place to be at 6.00 pm on Friday night is at Macintyre High School. Last year, the food was just simply delicious. Parents assure me that the prices we charge are way under the cost of a traditional take-away meal for a family and the tastes are sensational!

February 29, 2008   (2.02Mb)

Last Saturday night, Year 12 student Steffie Robinson competed against Lions Club representatives from Armidale, Glen Innes and Guyra in the Region 4 final of the Lions Youth of the Year competition. The competition judges students on their leadership skills, school and community contribution, sporting and cultural activities, academic achievements and their public speaking skills.

February 15, 2008   (2.21Mb)

A number of Year 6 students tried out for music scholarships for the 2008 academic year. Four students were all simply outstanding so we decided to offer one full scholarship and three half scholarships. This will bring the total number of scholarship holders currently enrolled at Macintyre High School to nine students.

February 1, 2008   (1.27Mb)

Welcome back to all students for 2008 and a warm welcome to all the new students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Year 12 remains unchanged for 2007. We have experienced a rush of new enrolments across the school, particularly into Year 7 and into Year 11.

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