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A new school house system was introduced in 2007, with some major changes to the old system. It includes receiving house points for merits and awards, as well as sporting events. The houses consist of Peel (blue), Thompson (red), Wentworth (yellow) and Chisholm (green). '''Unfortunately no students really care about this new, totally irrelevant "system".''' |
A new school house system was introduced in 2007, with some major changes to the old system. It includes receiving house points for merits and awards, as well as sporting events. The houses consist of Peel (blue), Thompson (red), Wentworth (yellow) and Chisholm (green). '''Unfortunately no students really care about this new, totally irrelevant "system".''' But Mr Singh Does. |
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== Primary Links Program == |
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Revision as of 22:13, 14 January 2009
| Company type | Public (NYSE: ASX) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional learning, sports entertainment |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia |
Key people | John Elton, Chairman Shekhar Singh, CEO Mark Anderson, Executive Vice President of Global Media Maxine War-Auzins, Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Live Events and Creative Writing. |
| Revenue |  $485.7 million USD (2007)[1] |
| $68.4 million USD (2007)[1] | |
| $52.1 million USD (2007)[1] |
Model Farms High School is a public high school in Baulkham Hills, a suburb in the north west of Sydney, New South Wales. The school is named so because the area was set up to demonstrate farming practices to convicts and others who wished to start a farm when the first settlers arrived.
Student Opportunities
With over 1000 students enrolled at the school, there is always an opportunity for students to become involved. One event that is held each year is Fame at the Farm, a variety show that is presented in the format of a variety show. In 2007, the show will celebrate it's 12th anniversary. A school musical production is also held once every two years. It is always a huge production with a cast of many school students.
A number of academic opportunities are also offered, such as the gifted and talented project. It allows several students from grades 8 and 9 to research a subject that they are gifted in. In 2006, students researched projects such as how maths is used in everyday lives, Henry the eighth, mirrors and magnification and more.
Model Farms offers quality teaching in a quality learning environment.
 | This article contains promotional content. (December 2007) |
Fame at the Farms
Fame at the Farms is an annual performance put on by the school. Generally performed over three nights, it features over three hours of bands, dance and drama put on by the students at the school.
In 2005, the Fame at the Farms theme was Disney in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Disneyland Resort in California. Each host dressed as a different character from famous Disney movies: Natalie Littlejohn as Alice in Wonderland, Emma Caukill as Cinderella, Mathew Panek as Merlin and Ben Wormald as CawkKnawker
In 2007, over 1000 people saw the longest show ever put on by the school.
Student Representative Council
The 'Student Representative Council' (SRC) is a chance for 4 representatives from each grade to become a part of organizing events and having a say on issues around the school. The representatives are nominated at the end of term 3 and start work in term 4. Each term the school SRC holds a mufti day where students are allowed to wear non-school uniform, in exchange for a gold coin donation to charity. This has been proven very popular with over $2000 raised on some occasions.
In 2006 a prefect system was introduced. 16 people, 8 boys and 8 girls, were selected in Year 10 to perform prefect duties from Term 4 Year 10 to Term 3 Year 11. This often involes many activities such as taking surveys, going to nursing homes and School and Parent and community meetings.
School Houses
A new school house system was introduced in 2007, with some major changes to the old system. It includes receiving house points for merits and awards, as well as sporting events. The houses consist of Peel (blue), Thompson (red), Wentworth (yellow) and Chisholm (green). Unfortunately no students really care about this new, totally irrelevant "system". But Mr Singh Does.
Primary Links Program
The primary links program is a chance for local year 5 students to come and take part in 4 of the more interesting subjects. The program has been going for several years and has won a Director-General Award.
See also
External links
- Model Farms High School website
- New South Wales Department of Education and Training: Model Farms High School
- ^ a b c "Model Farms High, Inc. Reports Q4 Results" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "WWE 2006 10-K Report" (PDF). WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-12.