Country Week [SHS]

Country Senior High Schools Carnival

Mon July 2 - Fri July 6 2012 [Last week of Term 2]

(Last Updated: 02/02/2012)

2012 INFORMATION

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Nominations:	Friday March 9 2012 [Week 6] Nomination form on LHS of this page]
Co-ordinator:	2012 Country Week Coordinator is Peter Smith
Proposed Grades to Schools	Fri 23 March 2012
Fixtures:	FINAL fixtures are published here: Schools are asked to check fixtures closely and feedback any errors or omissions: Basketball AFL Football Hockey Netball Soccer Touch Volleyball
Results 2011	Please click here to view full results
Speech Awards:	2012 Speech & Debating Program [To be posted] Debate Topics 2012 - [To be posted] 2012 Speech & Debating Info Booklet - [To be posted] Entry Form - Debating Cup Team 1 Entry Form - Debating Cup Team 2 Entry Form - Oral Interpretation of Text Entry Form - Prepared Speech
Dance:	2012 Dance Booklet [posted 14/12/11] 2012 Schedule of Events [To be posted]
Active Achievers' Country Week Awards:	See section below
Bulletins:	2012 Bulletin 1 [To be posted] 2012 Bulletin 2 [To be posted] School Information Form [Please complete and email to SSWA by Fri 1 June] Final Numbers and Transport [Please complete online by Fri 1 June]
Venue Risk Management Information:	WA Basketball Centre - Basketball: Venue Map; Emergency Evacuation Procedures; Certificate of Currency Lords - Netball: Venue Map; Lords Emergency Evac Procedures; Certificate of Currency Challenge Stadium: Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Volleyball, Speech & Debating: Venue Map; Emergency Evacuation Procedures; Certificate of Currency UWA Sports Park - Football, Soccer, Hockey, Touch: Venue Map; Hockey Clubroom Emergency Evacuation Procedures; Rugby Clubroom Emergency Evacuation Procedures; Soccer Emergency Evacuation Procedures; Certificate of Currency Public Liability
Country Week Student Activities:	West Coast Eagles visit - TBA Curtin University visit - TBA

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 Basketball, Dance, AFL Football [B&G], Hockey, Netball, Soccer, Speech & Debating, Touch and Volleyball. 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
and $110 per nominated 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 ~$50 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
Basketball (Boys & Girls)	WA Basketball Stadium
Dance	King St Arts Centre & WAAPA, Mt Lawley
Football (Boys & Girls)	UWA Sports Park
Hockey (Boys & Girls)	UWA Sports Park
Netball (Girls)	Lords, 3 Price St Subiaco
Soccer (Boys & Girls)	UWA Sports Park
Speech & Debating	Challenge Stadium
Touch (Mixed)	UWA Sports Park
Volleyball (Boys & Girls)	Challenge Stadium

TIMELINE

Schools nomination date	Friday March 9	T1 Week 6
Draft Grades on the website	Friday March 23	T1 Week 8
Alteration requests	Monday April 23	T2 Week 1
Draft fixtures on website	Friday May 25	T2 Week 5
Final fixtures on website	Friday June 8	T2 Week 7

REGIONAL DELEGATES

The Country SHS Delegates are elected bi-annually 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 9th December 2011 [Click HERE]

EASTERN DISTRICTS	NORTHERN DISTRICTS	GREAT SOUTHERN DISTRICT	SOUTH WEST DISTRICT	CENTRAL DISTRICTS
Allen Daniels Northam SHS 9621 0000 Allen.Daniels@det.wa.edu.au	Av Swami Hedland SHS 9172 8000 Avneil.Swami@det.wa.edu.au	Anthony Johnson Albany SHS 9841 0464 Anthony.Johnson@det.wa.edu.au	Claire Roberts Australind SHS 9797 4428 Claire.Roberts@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 CC	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	Christmas Island DHS	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
			Harvey SHS
			Mandurah College
			WA College of Agric - Harvey
			Eaton Community College
			Dalyellup College
			Cape Naturaliste College

RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

2012 Safety & Evacuation Procedures [posted TBA]

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 2 King Street Arts Centre Div 1 WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)). Team sizes should be a minimum of 6 students and a maximum of 10 students. Teams can be comprised of students of different year levels. Not necessary to have dance experience.

Click HERE to download the 2012 Dance Information Booklet when available For more information contact Ausdance on 9322 6101 or email on po.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

2012 Nomination Form [To be posted]

2012 Selection Criteria [To be posted]

Nominations close: 8th June 2012

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 Lynda Merritt and the front cover (with signatures) faxed by the due date. Electronic copies of nominations assist with the selection process.