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Round tables give students a voice for the future

The corridors of Ross Smith Secondary are again filled with nervous tension as Year 9 students prepare to be interviewed by faces familiar and foreign. For the third successive year at RSSS the last weeks of Term 4 have built up to the Round Table Assessments ñ where students explain what they have learned and how they have performed throughout the year.

First established for Year 9 students in 2000 from an idea introduced at Seaton High School, the process now involves all Years 8-10 students. Each panel consists of a teacher, a peer, an outside person and the opportunity for a family member.

Ross Smith eView puts students in the picture
By Amanda Jenkins

Ross Smith students are again leading the world in on-line publishing after the school became one of the first to feature student-produced videos on their website as part of the literacy project in 1999.

The Ross Smith E-View was started this year after articles were put onto an international schools website with highwired.com, but this year Ross Smith has made a magazine on the net for themselves.

New system part of Resource Centre's upgrade

By Alistair Ward

"Technology has a huge impact on how the library works,” says Ms Suzanne Simpson, who has been a teacher/librarian at Ross Smith Secondary School for 6 years.
Ms Simpson says that these days the library is basically run by technology. Book lists are no longer kept on cards but in electronic “databases”, while loans are recorded with scanners using electricity

Canteen serves up friendship for volunteers

By Joshua Karpowicz, 8SI

While the hungry buy what they want and eat it with delight, the hard-working volunteers are also helping to fund school equipment such as digital projectors, providing an average $12,000 to the school each year.
The canteen workers serve and cater for what everyone wants at a time when other schools are selling their canteens to private enterprise.Ý

First impressions of Ross Smith Secondary School
By Joshua Karpowicz, 8SI

During Year 7 at Hampstead Primary School I looked at only one high school other than Ross Smith - Endeavour at Mason Lakes. On their open day I toured their facilities, which were impressive and I wanted to
go there.Then we went to Ross Smith’s open day. On that day we got to see what they had to offer and I must say I remember much more then what I did of Endeavour. I knew then I wanted to go to Ross Smith.

Learning and sharing a focus of Year 8 Camp

By Kristen Weber

The year 8 camp, based on learning and sharing was held from October 26-28 at Aldinga Holiday Village. A large majority of the year 8 students went on the activity- packed camp.

Most of the Rossieís had a great time and didnít want to leave. There were a lot of fun activities which included completing a work sheet on the reef and the common creatures which areÝ found there. Some students were fortunate enough to have gummy sharks swimming between their feet

Year 8 Camp a "fun and tiring" break from school
By Pippin Wooldridge 8KI

ìGreat!î is how Genista Drewer of Year 8 described the Year 8 camp, a 3-day excursion at the Aldinga Bay Holiday Village near the lovely Aldinga beach.

Activities undertaken included swimming at the beach, the Surfquatics program, (which took place on Tuesday) and going bushwalking in the conservation park (and getting lost twice in the scrub!!).

Camp forces some together and some apart
By Sheree Webb

Some say they have gotten to know people better and grown closer and some say they have grown apart because of putting up with each other during the Year 8 Camp that started on Monday October 26.

Eighty of the Year 8 of Ross Smith Secondary students left for camp to Aldinga Bay. They were only there for two nights and three days but in that little time the young juniors of Ross Smith made that time very enjoyable.

Models offered hope in super careers

By Kim Ong Dinh

Some girls hope, wish and desire to become a supermodel.Ý Fame, fortune, limousines, world travel, new expensive clothes ñ all for walking up and down the catwalk!

Refugee Camp a misery after escaping war
By Goran K

My family experienced the terror of seeking refuge from their own country, which was invaded in 1993. I was too young to know what was going on.

As soon as we had heard an explosion and gunfire we fled our town, Mostar, which had a 500-year-old bridge - one of the most beautiful old bridges in the world which, like many lives, was eventually destroyed.

AROUND AND ABOUT

What is the difference between years 8 & 9?
By Kristie Bugg

Year 8 is not that different to year 9.There are a few differences to year 8, but not that many. Year 8 work is like year 7 work, where you go over all the things you did in year 7 and learn a few more things along the way. Year 9 is a little bit harder than year 8, but if you listened in year 8 than you should have no problem in year 9.

Year 9 - the most important year?
By Kim Ong - DinhÝ

Year 9 is the year where some students get serious and start working hard and others don't. Some start to think about their careers, others sit back and relax.

As Year 9 co-ordinators, Mr. Fullgrabe and Mr Nitschkeís main roles are to oversee the year 9 students welfare, which includes behaviour subjects, problem students or their teachers occur and contacts home about issues. They also support staff, students, parents and the community to ensure that Year 9ís have access to the best learning and experiences in their schooling.

OPINION

Terrorism problems need more thoughtful solutions
Five Year 8 students give their thoughts on the Bali bombings, September 11 and Australia's role in the conflict with Iraq.

Violent games need tighter controls
By Kim Ong ñ Dinh, Amanda Jenkins & Allison Brook, Year 9Ý

What is it that attracts children and adolescents to play violent video games? Is it the killing, the blood, the action, the suspense or the thrill of victory?

All these factors magnetize them to play. It is also addictive, making them want to play all the time. We believe that the violence in early childhood and adolescence can be linked to video games.

The importance of friendship is knowing who your true friends are. We must separate our true friends - who we trust and rely on - from those who we just count as acquaintances.

Thereís nothing worse than telling someone a secret or a personal problem and then finding out that that person has been spreading your secret to others and betrayed your trust. Ý

Salisbury Interchange - a disaster waiting to happen
By Allison Brook

At 3:36pm on Thursday October 24 The Ghan, on its way to Alice Springs, collided with a car and the 401 Serco bus that was mainly carrying students from the local high school.

Four people were killed and many injured during this horrific accident. The four killed include the bus driver, a student from Salisbury High School and two other people that were in the area and hit in the collision.Ý Ý

Have The Simpsons burnt out?
By Wayne Hosking

Recently many people have been claiming that the Simpsons have burnt out ñ but I only ask that Matt Groening continues his beautiful work.

The Simpsons started in the late 80s as a short cartoon to fill in gaps on The Tracy Ullman Show, a late night comedy. Fox Studios saw the Simpsonsí potential and after their fifth short-length episode they were put under the spotlight with their first full-length episode premiering on December 17 1989.

REVIEWS

Scattered Lives gives students a look at life as a refugee
By Pippin Wooldridge

Scattered Lives is a play all about seeking refuge in Australia which 8KI saw on Tuesday 27August, with Ms Leslie and Mr Kyriakou at the Migration Museum.

The actors, Kylie and Sudam, started out as Anna and Mick with their two children Lana and Paul who were from Czechoslovakia.Ý There were a lot of other world refugees who acted as Germans, Vietnamese, Greek and lots of others.Ý

Empire Earth scoops top spot in games war
Itís been an eventful 12 months in computer games ñ and BRYAN HARRELL rates the top five on his hard drive.

SPORT

Three in a row - not impossible, but not easy either
By Brett Miller, 8PR
Three in a row. The NBAís Los Angeles Lakers have just done it; the Chicago Bulls did it twice during the 1990ís ñ but can the Adelaide 36ers and the Brisbane Lions do it?

The 36ers havenít got off to a very good start to the 2002/2003 season losing their first four games of the season. Are they going to do what the Adelaide Crows did? Will they only win two in a row? Even if they do it is still a fairly big feat just to win two in a row.



					FEATURES Round tables give students a voice for the future The corridors of Ross Smith Secondary are again filled with nervous tension as Year 9 students prepare to be interviewed by faces familiar and foreign. For the third successive year at RSSS the last weeks of Term 4 have built up to the Round Table Assessments ñ where students explain what they have learned and how they have performed throughout the year. First established for Year 9 students in 2000 from an idea introduced at Seaton High School, the process now involves all Years 8-10 students. Each panel consists of a teacher, a peer, an outside person and the opportunity for a family member. Ross Smith eView puts students in the picture By Amanda Jenkins Ross Smith students are again leading the world in on-line publishing after the school became one of the first to feature student-produced videos on their website as part of the literacy project in 1999. The Ross Smith E-View was started this year after articles were put onto an international schools website with highwired.com, but this year Ross Smith has made a magazine on the net for themselves. New system part of Resource Centre's upgrade By Alistair Ward "Technology has a huge impact on how the library works,” says Ms Suzanne Simpson, who has been a teacher/librarian at Ross Smith Secondary School for 6 years. Ms Simpson says that these days the library is basically run by technology. Book lists are no longer kept on cards but in electronic “databases”, while loans are recorded with scanners using electricity Canteen serves up friendship for volunteers By Joshua Karpowicz, 8SI While the hungry buy what they want and eat it with delight, the hard-working volunteers are also helping to fund school equipment such as digital projectors, providing an average $12,000 to the school each year. The canteen workers serve and cater for what everyone wants at a time when other schools are selling their canteens to private enterprise.Ý First impressions of Ross Smith Secondary School By Joshua Karpowicz, 8SI During Year 7 at Hampstead Primary School I looked at only one high school other than Ross Smith - Endeavour at Mason Lakes. On their open day I toured their facilities, which were impressive and I wanted to go there.Then we went to Ross Smith’s open day. On that day we got to see what they had to offer and I must say I remember much more then what I did of Endeavour. I knew then I wanted to go to Ross Smith. Learning and sharing a focus of Year 8 Camp By Kristen Weber The year 8 camp, based on learning and sharing was held from October 26-28 at Aldinga Holiday Village. A large majority of the year 8 students went on the activity- packed camp. Most of the Rossieís had a great time and didnít want to leave. There were a lot of fun activities which included completing a work sheet on the reef and the common creatures which areÝ found there. Some students were fortunate enough to have gummy sharks swimming between their feet Year 8 Camp a "fun and tiring" break from school By Pippin Wooldridge 8KI ìGreat!î is how Genista Drewer of Year 8 described the Year 8 camp, a 3-day excursion at the Aldinga Bay Holiday Village near the lovely Aldinga beach. Activities undertaken included swimming at the beach, the Surfquatics program, (which took place on Tuesday) and going bushwalking in the conservation park (and getting lost twice in the scrub!!). Camp forces some together and some apart By Sheree Webb Some say they have gotten to know people better and grown closer and some say they have grown apart because of putting up with each other during the Year 8 Camp that started on Monday October 26. Eighty of the Year 8 of Ross Smith Secondary students left for camp to Aldinga Bay. They were only there for two nights and three days but in that little time the young juniors of Ross Smith made that time very enjoyable. Models offered hope in super careers By Kim Ong Dinh Some girls hope, wish and desire to become a supermodel.Ý Fame, fortune, limousines, world travel, new expensive clothes ñ all for walking up and down the catwalk! Refugee Camp a misery after escaping war By Goran K My family experienced the terror of seeking refuge from their own country, which was invaded in 1993. I was too young to know what was going on. As soon as we had heard an explosion and gunfire we fled our town, Mostar, which had a 500-year-old bridge - one of the most beautiful old bridges in the world which, like many lives, was eventually destroyed. AROUND AND ABOUT What is the difference between years 8 & 9? By Kristie Bugg Year 8 is not that different to year 9.There are a few differences to year 8, but not that many. Year 8 work is like year 7 work, where you go over all the things you did in year 7 and learn a few more things along the way. Year 9 is a little bit harder than year 8, but if you listened in year 8 than you should have no problem in year 9. Year 9 - the most important year? By Kim Ong - DinhÝ Year 9 is the year where some students get serious and start working hard and others don't. Some start to think about their careers, others sit back and relax. As Year 9 co-ordinators, Mr. Fullgrabe and Mr Nitschkeís main roles are to oversee the year 9 students welfare, which includes behaviour subjects, problem students or their teachers occur and contacts home about issues. They also support staff, students, parents and the community to ensure that Year 9ís have access to the best learning and experiences in their schooling. OPINION Terrorism problems need more thoughtful solutions Five Year 8 students give their thoughts on the Bali bombings, September 11 and Australia's role in the conflict with Iraq. Violent games need tighter controls By Kim Ong ñ Dinh, Amanda Jenkins & Allison Brook, Year 9Ý What is it that attracts children and adolescents to play violent video games? Is it the killing, the blood, the action, the suspense or the thrill of victory? All these factors magnetize them to play. It is also addictive, making them want to play all the time. We believe that the violence in early childhood and adolescence can be linked to video games. The importance of friendship is knowing who your true friends are. We must separate our true friends - who we trust and rely on - from those who we just count as acquaintances. Thereís nothing worse than telling someone a secret or a personal problem and then finding out that that person has been spreading your secret to others and betrayed your trust. Ý Salisbury Interchange - a disaster waiting to happen By Allison Brook At 3:36pm on Thursday October 24 The Ghan, on its way to Alice Springs, collided with a car and the 401 Serco bus that was mainly carrying students from the local high school. Four people were killed and many injured during this horrific accident. The four killed include the bus driver, a student from Salisbury High School and two other people that were in the area and hit in the collision.Ý Ý Have The Simpsons burnt out? By Wayne Hosking Recently many people have been claiming that the Simpsons have burnt out ñ but I only ask that Matt Groening continues his beautiful work. The Simpsons started in the late 80s as a short cartoon to fill in gaps on The Tracy Ullman Show, a late night comedy. Fox Studios saw the Simpsonsí potential and after their fifth short-length episode they were put under the spotlight with their first full-length episode premiering on December 17 1989. REVIEWS Scattered Lives gives students a look at life as a refugee By Pippin Wooldridge Scattered Lives is a play all about seeking refuge in Australia which 8KI saw on Tuesday 27August, with Ms Leslie and Mr Kyriakou at the Migration Museum. The actors, Kylie and Sudam, started out as Anna and Mick with their two children Lana and Paul who were from Czechoslovakia.Ý There were a lot of other world refugees who acted as Germans, Vietnamese, Greek and lots of others.Ý Empire Earth scoops top spot in games war Itís been an eventful 12 months in computer games ñ and BRYAN HARRELL rates the top five on his hard drive. SPORT Three in a row - not impossible, but not easy either By Brett Miller, 8PR Three in a row. The NBAís Los Angeles Lakers have just done it; the Chicago Bulls did it twice during the 1990ís ñ but can the Adelaide 36ers and the Brisbane Lions do it? The 36ers havenít got off to a very good start to the 2002/2003 season losing their first four games of the season. Are they going to do what the Adelaide Crows did? Will they only win two in a row? Even if they do it is still a fairly big feat just to win two in a row.


		*Welcome to the* *Ross Smith E-View!* Students at Ross Smith Secondary have been working with the journalist Paul Klaric to enhance their journalism skills. Mr.Klaric has been working at Ross Smith Secondary for 4 years now. He has been passing on his knowledge and experience from his work as a journalist. The students have been typing up articles to be published in the school magazine. These articles have also been published here on the E-View site (electronic view). Ross Smith used to host its site on the highwired.com network but this year decided to create its own. Next year plans include putting videos and music on this site - so stay tuned! Joshua Karpowicz Student Editorial Committe member