Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Friends of Prospect High School,

Presentation Assembly

Congratulations to all recipients of awards at the Celebration Assembly held last Tuesday afternoon in the Prospect High School gymnasium. This was an opportunity to celebrate and recognise cultural, academic, citizenship, sporting and leadership achievements of individuals and recognise every Grade 10 student as a much-valued member of our school. Thank you to guests, parents and family members and staff who attended. Thanks also to sponsors for donation of prizes.

Grade 10 Celebration Dinner

Grade 10 students and staff enjoyed the Celebration Dinner held on Thursday night at the Country Club Casino. The graduates or should I say young ladies and men looked stunning and enjoyed the food, music and dancing.  The Grade 10 graduates have had four great years at Prospect High School and made close friendships, some of which will be life-long friendships. I would like to acknowledge the hard work and creativity that went into the preparation of this evening. The decorations and table settings looked amazing and students looked stunning. Students and staff enjoyed the catering, music and dancing. I would also like to acknowledge the Grade 10 team  - Many teachers especially the 2022 Grade 10 team have made a significant contribution to guiding and supporting you this year. This team  - Ms Sandra De Paoli (SGL), Mr Will Reynolds (GL), Care Teachers: Mrs Allison Hay, Mrs Tamieka Pace, Mrs Katrina Knowles, Mr Aaron Gilligan, Ms Emily Burn, Mrs Belinda Hawkins, Mrs Jan Phillips and Assistant Principal Ms Bonnie Hall who have made a significant contribution to guiding and supporting Grade 10 students this year. Speeches by Jakeb and Ellina also acknowledged care and support of this team and the enormous impact Prospect High School has had on Grade 10 graduates over the past four years.

Student Success

Congratulations to Grade 10 student Charlotte who participated in the Australian Brain Bee Challenge representing Tasmania and came 4^th In Australia. What an outstanding achievement in her final year at Prospect High School.

Reports

Reports have been issued to students. If parents have not received end of year reports please contact the office on 6344 4744.

Staff Farewells

We are farewelling the following staff this week: Mrs Renee Lunson, Mrs Sonya Matthews, Mrs Katrina Knowles, Mrs Tamieka Pace, Ms Ebony Jensen, Mr Aaron Gilligan, Mr Alec Crosswell and Mrs Jess Barnett. Thank you for your enormous contribution to PHS: Mrs Renee Lunson with English/HaSS, Mrs Sonya Matthews with Science in particular Science leadership, Maths and as a Grade Leader, Mrs Katrina Knowles with Maths and Science, Mrs Tamieka Pace with English HaSS and Child Studies, Ms Ebony Jensen with English/HaSS and Business and Economics, Mr Aaron Gilligan with English and HaSS, and Mr Alec Crosswell and Mrs Jess Barnett for your support of both students and teachers as teacher assistants. On behalf of the Prospect community, you will be missed, and we wish you the best in your new schools.

Thank you to all teaching and non-teaching staff for their commitment and dedication this year, their support of DoE values – growth, aspiration, respect and courage and for always putting students at the centre.

Finally, I would like to wish all families an enjoyable Christmas and restful holiday and look forward to working with the Prospect High School community in 2022.

Kind regards

Lee Barker

Principal

In 2023 PHS Catering and Hospitality students will assist current Catering Manager Pennie Robinson in preparing and serving food in the canteen. Our emphasis will be providing home made food items in lieu of store bought. Currently our school follows the School Matters Guidelines for healthy canteens- and we are in the bronze category and hope to gradually improve this rating over the next 18 months.

See more information here:

https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org.au/

A daily kitchen -prepared specials menu will be available for ordering on the QKR app (as they have this year)  and the usual processes for ordering off the regular menu are still in place as normal.

We hope you will support our healthier options and in doing so provide authentic opportunities for our students.

We will welcome any feedback or suggestions for our school canteen- please email Catering and Hospitality Teacher adrienne.mcmahon@decyp.tas.gov.au or Canteen Manager pennie.robinson@decyp.tas.gov.au

Adrienne McMahon and Pennie Robinson

For your information due to unforeseen circumstances, the Karinya Magazine will be available for collection from 8th February 2023.

Further notification will be forwarded as a reminder for collection.

New stock has arrived!

Please pick up your pre-order in January if you purchased a top last month.

If you haven't already purchased one, they are available on Qkr to pick up in late January 2023. 

As participants in our partnership program with Beacon Foundation, Brad and Ondene from Prospect High and Rita and Fatemah from Kings Meadows High School joined teacher Adrienne and the Terrace Kitchen team for an evening of work experience at the Country Club.

The students helped set up an end of year event for around 80 guests including Country Club's stakeholders, suppliers and corporate and commercial partners.

When guests arrived, they were greeted and given their name tag by Ondene who then joined Brad, Rita and Fatemah on the floor to serve drinks and canapes to attendees throughout the evening.

It was a great opportunity for the students to get a taste for working in conferencing and events from setup through to pack down and add some real world experience to their resume as they prepare to make the transition from school to the workplace.

2023 School Levies

Please be advised that the School Association have ratified 2023 Composite Levies. To support families levies will remain as per 2022.

Grades 7 – 8       $550

Grades 9 – 12     $575

Levy Payment

                The Department of Education will mail an invoice to you early February 2023.  Flexible payment plans can be arranged by contacting the School Business Manager.
                Preferred payment method is via BPay, details will be available on your invoice.

Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) provides assistance to low-income families towards the cost of levies.  Students approved for STAS will not receive an invoice. Please contact the school for further information or via

Levies and Charges - The Department for Education, Children and Young People Tasmania (decyp.tas.gov.au)

2023 Uniform Sales

Uniform sales will be from the school between 8:30am - 3:00pm from 18^th January 2023. The preferred option for purchase and payment is via the Qkr app. If you prefer to purchase onsite during January an appointment is essential and can be organised by making a booking online or phoning the school on 6344 4744.

SCHOOL OFFICE OPENING HOURS 2023

The school office will open from 8.30am to 3.30pm from Wednesday 18th January 2023.

The school office will be closed Thursday 26th and Friday 27th January 2023.