Country Senior High Schools Carnival

June 30 - July 4 2008 [Last week of Term 2]

(Last Updated: 11/08/2008)

2008 INFORMATION

Due to frequent updates on this page, it may be necessary for you to refresh the page to view most recent information

Nominations:	Friday March 14 [Week 6] Nomination form on LHS of this page]
Co-ordinator:	2008 Country Week Coordinator is Peter Smith
2008 Proposed Grades:	Emailed Wed 28 May
Fixtures:	Please click on sport for DRAFT fixtures. These are subject to change. Another Netball team may be added early next week. AFL Basketball Hockey Netball Soccer Touch Volleyball
Speech Awards:	2008 FINAL Speech Program - TBA 2008 Speech & Debating Info Booklet- [posted 20/6/08]
Dance:	2008 Dance Booklet [TBA] 2008 Schedule of Events [TBA]
Active Achievers' Country Week Awards:	See section below
2007 Bulletins:	2008 Bulletin 1 [Posted 11-1-08] 2008 Bulletin 2 [Posted 28-5-08]
All Venues:	ALL VENUES MAP

GENERAL DETAILS

Country Senior High Schools Week is available to all Senior High Schools and previous participants as an annual event for country schools to participate in Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Netball, Soccer, Dance and Speech and Debating. Touch Football and Girls AFL Football will be offered on a trial basis in 2008. See Bulletin 1 for further details

How much does it cost to participate?

Schools who compete in the carnival share the costs associated with its conduct. The figure payable is determined by the number of sports participated in and the costs associated with the conduct of that particular event.

All schools will be invoiced the following nomination fees prior to the event,

School nomination fee of $110
$110(inc GST) per team

Please be advised that nomination fees are not refundable. Draft Invoices for total cost will be distributed prior to the event and will include your initial nomination costs and the DET travel subsidy which is determined by team size and distance travelled. It is recommended that schools budget ~$35 per individual student to cover the final administrative costs.

Where can I get more information?

On receipt of all nominations, bulletins and fixtures will be posted on the SSWA website. Please keep a regular check as amendments are frequently made to fixtures due to team nomination changes. We understand that sometimes team changes are impossible to avoid, however, we do urge you to keep your changes minimal so as not to disrupt the competition greatly or cause confusion with other schools.

Preliminary Information - Carnival Venue & Sports

Sport	Venue
Football (Boys & Girls)	UWA Sports Park
Hockey (Boys & Girls)	UWA Sports Park
Netball (Girls)	Perth Netball Centre
Volleyball (Boys & Girls)	Challenge Stadium
Basketball (Boys & Girls)	Perry Lakes Stadium
Soccer (Boys & Girls)	UWA Sports Park
Speech & Debating	Challenge Stadium
Ausdance	Div 1 King Street Arts Centre. Div 2 WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
Touch Football (Mixed)	UWA Sports Park

TIMELINE

Dates	Events
Friday 14 March 2008	SCHOOLS NOMINATION DATE
WC 26th May 2008	NOMINATED GRADES ON THE WEBSITE
Prior to event	Draft Invoices to schools
WC 26th May 2008	DRAFT FIXTURES ON WEBSITE
Friday June13 2008	FINAL FIXTURES ON WEBSITE

REGIONAL DELEGATES

The Country SHS Delegates are nominated yearly to represent the needs of their district. The annual country delegate meeting is held in December where all issues are discussed pertinent to the smooth and efficient running of the carnival. To check out the minutes of this meeting click on the link below.

Delegates Meeting Minutes for meeting held Friday 7th December 2007 [Click HERE]

EASTERN DISTRICTS	NORTHERN DISTRICTS	GREAT SOUTHERN DISTRICT	SOUTH WEST DISTRICT	CENTRAL DISTRICTS
Monique Eyres Northam SHS 9621 0000 Monique.trevenen@det.wa.edu.au	Carmel Fitzgerald Hedland SHS 9172 1244 Carmel.Fitzgerald2@det.wa.edu.au	Shirley Reynolds Mt Barker SHS 98513400 Shirley.Reynolds2@det.wa.edu.au	John Duthie Busselton SHS 9754 9355 John.duthie@det.wa.edu.au	Jason Todd Central Midlands SHS 9651 1077 Jason.Todd@det.wa.edu.au
Merredin SHS	Broome SHS	Albany SHS	Australind SHS	Central Midlands HS
Northam SHS	Hedland SHS	Katanning SHS	Bunbury SHS	Geraldton Sen College
Eastern Goldfields SHS	Karratha SHS	Mount Barker SHS	Busselton SHS	Carnarvon SHS
WA College Of Agric - Cunderdin	Newman SHS	North Albany SHS	Collie SHS	Geraldton Grammar School
Narrogin SHS	Tom Price SHS	Great Southern Grammar	Manjimup SHS	SIDE
WA College Of Agric - Narrogin		Denmark HS	Margaret River HS	WA College Of Agric - Morawa
		WA College Of Agric - Denmark	Newton Moore SHS
		Wongutha Christian Aboriginal	Pinjarra SHS
		Esperance SHS	Kearnan College
			Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
			Harvey SHS
			Mandurah College
			WA College of Agric - Harvey
			Eaton Community College

RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

2008 Safety & Evacuation Procedures [posted 11/1/08]

DANCE

Dance Nomination - Please nominate on Nomination Form on top left of page when available

The Country Week dance component is coordinated by Ausdance WA. Dance in Country Week will involved students participating in a number of dance workshops providing them with the skills to create their own dance work which will be performed to an adjudication panel and an audience. The dance workshops will take place in the heart of the carnival activities (Div 1 King Street Arts Centre Div 2 WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)). Team sizes should be a minimum of 8 students and a maximum of 17 students. Teams can be comprised of students of different year levels. Not necessary to have dance experience.

Click HERE to download the 2008 Dance Information Booklet when available For more information contact Ausdance on 9322 6101 or email on memberships.wa@ausdance.org.au

SSWA SERVICE AWARDS

School Sport WA (SSWA) recognizes that members of the school sport family should be duly recognised for their work, service and commitment to school sport.

School Sport WA recognizes this contribution through the following awards:

Australian Championship Award

School Sport WA Recognition Award

School Sport WA Honour Award

Associate of School Sport WA

Life Membership of School Sport WA

SSWA may from time to time confer any of the above awards based on the criteria listed attached. These awards may be recommended by a school, sports committee or management group and must be endorsed at an SSWA management meeting.

ACTIVE ACHIEVER AWARDS

2008 Nomination Form [Posted 7/4/08]

2008 Selection Criteria [Posted 7/4/08]

Nominations close: Friday June 6 2008.

The award procedure is as follows:

1) Each school involved in SHS Country Week has the opportunity to nominate a maximum of two female and two male students.

2) The nominated students must:

- portray positive images about health and well being,

- be actively involved in school and/or community activities,

- be attending Senior High School Country Week.

(Please find enclosed more details on the criteria for nominations)

3) Each student nominated will be individually congratulated and receive a certificate of recognition at the Opening Ceremony.

All nomination forms need to be emailed to Zoe and the front cover (with signatures) faxed by the due date. Electronic copies of nominations assist with the selection process.