From the Principal

China Trip

As you would be aware from the last newsletter, I was fortunate

enough to be selected to represent NSW DEC Schools at a number

of Education Exhibitions in China last term. The trip was very hectic

with visits to 21 Education Agents offices and 4 large Exhibitions across

5 cities over 13 days in March. The cities visited included Beijing,

Shanghai, Xi‘an, Hangzhou and Guangzhou (you can find some photos

on the school’s web page). I was also fortunate to meet with the parents

of 7 of our students whilst there.

Even though I was representing the whole of the NSW DEC sector, I was

also marketing Blakehurst High School as the school of choice in Southern

Sydney. You probably would not be surprised to learn that Blakehurst High is

actually well known by most agents and they readily recommend us to

prospective students. These students add to our overall numbers which allow us

to offer a much more diverse curriculum to all our students (i.e. more students =

more teachers = more subject choice for all). Also as International Students are

unable to attend Selective High Schools, many of the students help lift our school‘s

academic performance in the HSC. I would like to take this opportunity to thank

Dan Ovens and Tony Yelavich for relieving, as Principal and Deputy Principal

respectively, so admirably in my absence.

Anzac Day Ceremony

The school had a very successful Anzac Day ceremony on Thursday the 26th of April.

Congratulations to the Year 9 students – Peter Koutoukos; Luke Auciello and Remy

Blatch–Williams - who planned and ran both the junior and senior assemblies on this day.

As is traditional the South Hurstville RSL Branch donated $250 for student Anzac Day

awards. This year‘s winners were:

2012 Peace Prize - this award is in recognition of the outstanding contributions by one

student who has shown ongoing commitment to maintaining peace and school spirit. Lik

Wong Yu, current boys School Vice- Captain, received this award at the ceremony for his

constant and ongoing involvement in all aspects of school. Lik was a major driving force behind

the organisation and running of our very successful Multi-cultural Day in 2011. Well done Lik!

Anzac Day Essay Writing Competition – a number of Year 9 students participated in an essay

writing competition with a central theme, ‗East Timor – 1941and Today‘.

The prize winners were:

1st Place –Luke Auciello

2nd Place – Angela Isajlovska

3rd Place – Julia Glavincevski A Busy Term So Far!

This term has certainly started with a bang. So far we have had our Anzac day ceremony; two Parent

and Teacher Evenings and a P&C Meeting. Not to mention numerous Assessment Tasks; Excursions

and Sporting events. Thanks to all parents who attended these events and for your ongoing support of

the school and staff. Without a supportive school community we would not be able to achieve all the things

we do throughout the school year.

NAPLAN

Year 7 and 9 sat for the 2012 NAPLAN exams between the 15th

and the 17th

of May. The results of these

exams will be posted to parents late in Term 3. Thanks to Ms Alison Peachy for her co-ordination of the

NAPLAN exams this year.

P&C Meetings

Our next P&C meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday the 13th

of June in the Staff Common Room. All parents

are welcome to attend.

N E W S L E T T E R

270a Woniora Road BLAKEHURST NSW 2221 Ph: 9546 3281 Fax: 9547 1024 Email: blakehurst-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.blakehurst-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Blakehurst High School

Your Outstanding Local Comprehensive Secondary School

Term 2 Update – May 2012

School Fees

Thanks to the many families who have already paid their school fees for 2012. These fees assist greatly in the

running of the school, and all fees received are used to enhance your child’s education this year.

General contributions are used to pay for things such as photocopying, textbooks, teaching resources, library books

etc. The school would simply not have enough money to pay for all of these things without parents paying the

General Contribution. So again, thank you.

Subject fees vary in their amount based on the amount of consumerables used in the teaching of the subject. As a

result, some subjects have NO fees but others such as Visual Arts, Woodwork, Construction, Food Tech etc have

higher fees due to the resources/consumerables required and used by the students undertaking these subjects.

The P&C Student Enhancement Fee is used by the P&C to fund worthwhile educational projects/resources around

the school, again to improve the educational outcomes of students this year.

In 2011 the P&C funded over $36000 worth of projects which included the introduction and funding of the SMS

Attendance System; the online Study Skills resource; Fans and Sound System for the Hall; Science resources;

Technology for Visual Arts and the Transition Adviser; Software for Mathematics to name but a few.

It would be great then, if all outstanding fees could be finalised this term, as we could allocate it effectively to further

enhance your child‘s education this year.

If you have trouble in paying your fees please feel free to contact Kim Morris (Office Manager) or myself to organise

payment in instalments or to discuss other arrangements. All information provided will be held in confidence.

Parent Tips Published in the Department of Education Newsletter

Police Warning – Received May 22, 2012 A report was given to Hurstville school police regarding a company called 'BONGO CLUB'.

The company have been marketing their service by giving out slap bands to young people

in public places. We know that the company have also been giving the bands out to school

children outside their school premises. BONGO CLUB appears to be an information service for entertainment purposes that is used

via mobile phones. It would appear that any question the user requires, an answer will be

received via SMS from 'BONGO CLUB'. The service comes with costs - $2 per week and for every question answered by 'BONGO' a

charge of $4.50 will apply. Some young people will have already supplied their numbers and postcode to 'BONGO

CLUB' without reading the fine print. Information regarding The 'BONGO CLUB' Service can be

obtained via the website 199bongo.com Please be advised Hurstville Police are in no way

promoting or defaming the company and its service.

School police are responding to a concern made by a

community member that the costs incurred may go

unnoticed by young persons at the time of registration.

Tax Rebate for School Items

The Education Tax Refund provides up to 50 per cent back on a range of children‘s education expenses. In the

2011-12 tax year, you could claim up to $409 for primary students and $818 for secondary students. The

Education Tax Refund now includes school-approved uniforms, purchased from 1 July 2011, so items of

clothing including hats, footwear and sports uniforms approved by a school as its uniform may be claimed from

1 July 2012. Keep your receipts for school uniforms and other education-related purchases so you can claim

them at tax time. You will need them to calculate your refund and you may need to show them as proof of

purchase.

The website www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au will help you decide if you are eligible and explains what you can

claim and how to claim.

Privacy Awareness Week

27 April – 5 May 2012

Privacy Awareness Week is a chance to remind your children to protect their personal details and information,

especially online.

Australians lead the world when it comes to average monthly social media use and we share many details of

our lives online.

As a parent, you can help your child behave in safe and smart ways to minimize the risks of their online activity.

To ensure that your kids are protected from cyberbullying, unwanted attention or privacy breaches, you can:

Remind them not to share their usernames and passwords with anyone

Go through the privacy settings of social networking sites with them to make sure they are only sharing

their personal information with their friends

Talk to them about the danger of identity theft and the permanence of online sharing

For more information on how to educate your children about protecting their privacy online and how to avoid being a victim of identity theft, or even how to stop junk mail, go to: http://www.privacyawarenessweek.org/youth.html

STUDY SKILLS TIP FOR MAY: HOW STUDENTS GET THEMSELVES MOTIVATED TO DO ACADEMIC WORK The following is extracted from ‘Regulation of Motivation: Evaluating an Underemphasized Aspect of Self-Regulated Learning” by C. Wolters. (Educational Psychologist, 2003, 38(4), pp.189-205).

1. REWARDS: Many students set rewards for themselves “I‟ll read this section then I can eat this

sandwich”. Some students use the opposite, punishments; they create consequences for

themselves where they will deprive themselves if they do not do the work.

2. SELF-PRAISE: Some students find that recognising their progress to themselves and praising

themselves for their efforts creates a more positive mental environment and encourages them to

keep going. Comments such as “Well done, you‟ve solved yet another problem” can help create

mental stamina.

3. GOAL-ORIENTED SELF-TALK: Students who think about why they are studying or what possible

future outcomes may be from putting in effort can also strengthen the effect of these thoughts by

making sub-vocal statements while they are engaged in an academic activity. When faced with an

urge to stop working they may focus on the thought of getting better marks, or getting into a

particular course at uni or even the satisfaction of learning a new skill or developing self-discipline.

4. INTEREST ENHANCEMENT: This involves looking for ways to make the task to be completed more

interesting or enjoyable. Even making slight modifications to make something less boring or

repetitive. One student found that by writing notes in a different style it made the activity more

inspiring.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURING: This is also referred to as resource management and is all about

removing temptations and creating an environment that is more conducive to studying. It may even

mean studying in a different location such as a local or school library in order to stay focused on the

tasks to be completed.

6. PROXIMAL GOAL-SETTING: Breaking larger tasks into smaller more manageable chunks will help

students to feel more motivated about what needs to be done. Setting specific and achievable short-

term goals with an allocated time-frame can help increase students sense of efficacy.

7. DEFENSIVE PESSIMISM: “I think about how unprepared I am in order to get myself to work harder”.

There is mixed research about this approach and the negativity involved. However every student is

different and for some students making themselves a bit anxious about what they haven‟t done may

be necessary to get them to start doing their work.

8. EMOTIONAL CONTROL: Thoughts produce feelings, feelings lead to actions. If we can make our

thoughts and feelings more positive, this can lead to more positive actions. When students are

feeling unmotivated, strategies such as taking a short amount of time to close your eyes and

engage in deep slow breathing, or counting slowly backwards from 10 while thinking positive

reassuring thoughts about their abilities to do what has to be done has been found to be beneficial.

Mr B Lester Principal

Coloured jumpers and

‘hoodies’ are not an

acceptable part of our

school uniform

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S Report

Parent Teacher Nights

Thank you to all parents who attended the senior and junior Parent Teacher Nights. Both were well-attended and

very successful evenings. We always appreciate the opportunities to share information about student progress with

parents. For juniors, it is important that our students see that we all value their learning and are working towards

them becoming happy and successful young people. For education to be really successful in the senior school there

must be a partnership between students, parents and school.

We apologise if you had to wait. It is sometimes very difficult for teachers to keep exactly to the interview times. Most

teachers would teach around 140 students, and even though there are two evenings and not all parents attend, it is

still difficult to fit everyone in on time.

Jackets & Uniforms

Now that the cooler weather has come, we have started to notice that some students have started to wear the

incorrect uniform. Head Teachers and Year Advisers will not accept incorrect

uniform. If there is an exceptional reason for a student not to be in full

uniform then we expect that the student will present a note to the Year

Adviser from their parent before rollcall. The Year Adviser will issue a

Uniform Pass. Any other student who attends roll call without full uniform

will be spoken to by the Head Teachers in charge of that year. In the case

of incorrect jumpers, their jumper will be confiscated and they will be

offered a clean, second hand school jumper from the clothing pool. When

the school jumper is washed and returned, their jumper will also be

returned at the end of a school day.

Coloured jumpers and ―hoodies‖ are not an acceptable part of our school

uniform. The warmer black jackets are now available from Lowes. Other

jackets are not acceptable. Make sure that all students have appropriate warm clothing. Given how changeable the

weather is, warm days and cold mornings; please ensure that all clothing is well labelled.

Mobile Phone Contact Numbers

It is essential that the school is kept up to date with current parent or caregiver mobile phone numbers. This term we

have expanded the number of times we have used this communication channel to issue reminders about special

events and absences. Please help us to keep this quick communication method as effective as possible by keeping

family details current through the Front Office.

Safe Travel

Students from all years are regularly reminded about ways they can keep safe travelling to and from school. We

have had some issues in recent weeks regarding students using public transport. Students must follow the conditions

that are stated on the back of their passes or risk having them confiscated. Students travelling by bus to Hurstville

are reminded that there are two buses which leave from West Street shortly after 3pm for all students in years 8 to

12. Only year 7 students may travel on the public bus which leaves from Woniora Road. This agreement, between

the bus company and the school, allows the year 7 students to travel safely and does not overcrowd the public bus.

The bus company will remove this benefit if other students continue to keep trying to board this bus.

Reinforcing Socially Responsible Behaviour

We regularly make time to talk to our students about anti-bullying strategies that keep our school community safe.

We have discussed what constitutes bullying, how it presents itself and what each of us can do to prevent it

occurring. We all have a responsibility to care for each other. Teachers alone cannot control all bullying behaviour so

the help from students and parents can help resolve many small issues before they grow out of control. Each of our

students have a responsibility to say no to bullying, to notify teachers and parents and to support and advise friends

when something is going on.

Lyn Paton Deputy Principal-Welfare/Learning

News from the LIBRARY All Students Read a good book lately? Promote the book by creating a book trailer and win a prize.

There are currently 2 competitions you can enter:

National Year of Reading (Prizes totalling $40,000) See details at http://readthis2012.com/bookpitch/

Closing date

31 May 2012

We create http://www.wecreate.nsw.edu.au/ Closing date 11 July

What to Read After the Hunger Games?

If you have just finished reading the Hunger Games series and enjoyed them, please come and look at our list of

―Survival Fiction‖. Also look out for ‗Big Nate‘ (for lovers of Diary of a wimpy kid), ‗Fear‘ (Book 5 in the Gone series)

and out soon

‗The Enchantress‘ (The secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel).

Congratulations to the following students who have already completed the 2012 Reading Challenge!

Year 8 Natasha, Sally, Fattoum and Ellen - Year 9 Luke

For Year 12 Students Kogarah Library has organised a number of events to assist HSC students as they prepare

for their exams. More details are on our Notice Board in the Library.

Beating HSC stress Kogarah Library Wednesday 6 June 7pm -8.30pm

HSC Legal Studies Kogarah Library Thursday 14 June 7pm -9pm

HSC Business Studies Kogarah Library Wednesday 20 June 7pm -9 pm

Registration for the above call 9330 9527

HSC Lock In 2012 English Friday 6 July 7 pm – midnight

HSC Lock In 2012 Mathematics in Friday 13 July 7 pm – midnight

Access to Library resources, drop-in sessions with HSC experts, free dinner and snacks

Registration essential (see Mrs Alchin early!)

Higher School Certificate Seminars at Hurstville City Library - May & June for Year 12 Students -

Monday 21 May – Biology Thursday 24 May – Ancient History Thursday 31 May - English (Belonging) Monday 4 June – Legal Studies Thursday 7 June – General Mathematics

Hurstville City Library, Exhibition Area 6pm – 8pm Cost: $5.00 per session. Booking is Essential

Remember this is the National Year of Reading –

A Year to Discover, or Rediscover, a Love for Reading.

What has been happening in our Library?

Last week the Library shelves were reverberating to the sound of the Taiko drumming, the final activity for

Languages Day. Wow!

Holiday Borrowing and Returning

I always encourage students to take home lots of books

to read and enjoy over the holidays. At the end of last

term we had a very large number of items borrowed,

which was great. Now, however, these books are

very overdue and need to be returned. Parents

please encourage students to be responsible and

return these books to the Library as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Mrs A Alchin

Teacher Librarian

ENGLISH News

In Term 2 all Year 9 English students study a unit of work on

Aboriginal poetry. As a descendent of the Darug people of

the Eora nation, I couldn‘t help but think this was a perfect

opportunity to celebrate Reconciliation Week 27 May to 3

June. Reconciliation Week is a time to reflect on the history

of Aboriginal people in Australia, to acknowledge what they

have endured and remember and give voice to the many

injustices experienced by Aboriginal people in both the past and the present.

All Year 9 students have been asked to compose a creative project that helps to raise awareness about Indigenous

Australian issues during Reconciliation Week. Some students are writing poems about Indigenous Youth Suicide

rates, others are making posters and pamphlets containing information about the Stolen Generations and there will

be a ―Recognition‖ book going around the school. Staff and students have been asked to write a comment in the

Recognition book about something they feel needs to be recognised about Aboriginal people in the past or present.

This is a wonderful way to integrate our study of English with issues that are relevant to the whole school community

and society. This book will then be presented to Aunty Fay, a local Aboriginal Elder.

Miss Kirsty Everett - English Teacher and Aboriginal Liaison Officer.

Mrs J Hinson

Head Teacher English

Every year there are thousands of newborn babies that are admitted to the Neonatal Nurseries throughout hospitals

all over Sydney. The Humpty Dumpty Foundation has raised over 11 million dollars and supplied over 700

pieces of vital Medical Equipment to Sydney‟s hospitals.

Enter the BALMORAL BURN, a 420m up-hill race that takes place on Awaba Street, Mosman. It is a great

community event that allows people of all ages and abilities to participate and raise money for a worthy cause. The

event was created by ex-Wallaby Phil Kearns and has attracted over 10,000 participants in its 10-year history.

With the help of the Blakehurst community, my goal this year is to raise $1000 towards the Humpty Dumpty

Foundation. I have managed to organise a Senior Boys‘ Relay Team for the ―HEAD OF THE HILL‖ category.

Unfortunately, there was not enough interest to form a Senior Girls‘ Relay Team this year; however, there are several

girls participating individually in the U/18s category.

I hope that in years to come the BALMORAL BURN will become an

annual event in which the Blakehurst community can take part.

The Senior Boys Relay Team for 2012 is:

Daniel Towe - Year 10

David Hughes - Year 9

Mika Zammit - Year 10

Dylan McCuagie-Walton - Year 10

Let‘s support the students and give to a worthy cause. Every donation and pledge, no matter how big or small,

makes a significant difference to the health and well-being of our precious children. If you wish to make a donation,

please do so at:

www.everydayhero.com.au/bhs_burn

Mr James Roff

Science Faculty

helping put kids back together

Kirt Protacio of Year 10 won the Sydney Autumn 2012 Rubik‟s

Cube Competition

Sydney held its first official Rubik's Cube competition at the University

of Sydney on April 21, 2012 through the efforts of the Cube Society

Puzzle Group (CubeSoc). A total of 42 competitors, not just from

Sydney, but Cubers from Melbourne, Indonesia, Malaysia, China,

France and the USA attended.

After the World Championship of October 2011, I had been keen on

beating my average record of 10.90 seconds. I travelled to two

competitions in Melbourne to try to do so, but did not quite achieve

my goal. I saw the Sydney competition as a great setting to do so.

I arrived early, but news got to us that organisers flying in from

Melbourne on the day were held up for four hours due to fog. A

demonstration to showcase rules and regulations of the

competition was to be conducted by the World Cube Association

delegate from Melbourne. With the delegate held up in

Melbourne, I got his approval to take on the task. I spoke for

about 20 minutes explaining the procedures and different rules

and regulations.

After some mock demonstrations, the events began. Midway

through the competition, the Melbourne organisers arrived and

ensured that proper procedures were being followed. When time

came for the 3x3 event, I felt relaxed and ready to perform. My

times were 10.78, 10.90, 10.59, 9.71 and 12.72 which got me a

10.76 second average, thus beating my previous record.

I won 1st place in the 3x3 and 4x4 events and placed 4th in

2x2. Winning 1st place in the 1st official Rubik‘s

competition in Sydney is an experience worth

remembering!

My Results: http://tinyurl.com/KirtWCAprofile

Video: http://tinyurl.com/KirtSydAutumn2012

Kirt Protacio Year 10

News from SCIENCE

The Transit of Venus

Warning:

Do not aim a Telescope

at the sun

Mr K Estephan Science Teacher

On the 6th

of June, Venus is due to pass directly between Earth and

the sun. This means that, when observed from Earth, Venus will

look like a tiny black sphere gliding against the yellow backdrop of

the Sun. This phenomenon is known as the transit of Venus. It was

last to occur in 2004, and is not due to take place again until

December 2117.

Transits of Venus are valuable phenomena. In the past, they were

accurately observed to solve problems such as the distance

between Earth and the Sun and, subsequently, between Earth and

other planets—Venus included. One such observation, it must be

noted, was conducted by James Cook himself in 1769. At the time,

he was dispatched to Tahiti on HMS Endeavour for the sole

purpose of recording the event. It was following that particular

observation that he sailed south in search of ‗the great south land‘

and, in the process, discovered Australia.

This year, in preparation for the big Celestial event, Australian

Astronomers and Spatial Scientists put together a competition

targeting high schools. The idea was to raise awareness of the

event, foster scientific thinking and provide a practical resource for

teachers and students alike.

To be in the draw, a participating school had to download an

astronomy software (Stellarium), enter the school‘s GPS

coordinates and finally, use the software downloaded to predict the

exact time Venus will be just inside the sun on its way in (second

contact.) The prize, should the school win, was a solar scope—a

device that would project the image of the sun onto a screen and

make it possible to observe the sun‘s disk, plus any transits, without

the risk of damaging the eye.

It is my pleasure to announce that Blakehurst High School was

among the winners of this year‘s competition. A surveyor is due to

visit the school in late May to deliver the Solar Scope and provide

instructions on how to use it correctly. More on that later.

www.transitofvenus.com.au

http://en.wikipedia.org

S

The first day I walked through the Blakehurst High School gates,

and down what seemed to be the steepest driveway in existence, my

mind was racing with what I‘m sure peppers ever student teacher‘s

anxious thoughts.. ―Will they like me? Will I get on with the other teachers in

the staffroom? Will the students see straight through my façade of

confidence and play my weaknesses to their advantage‖… and the big one

―Will I be a good teacher???‖

As a pre-service teacher, being sent off by your University to a school you

know very little about is by far one of the most daunting experiences you

have to face in your degree. However, when you‘re greeted by warm,

welcoming, supporting teachers, easing into what can possibly be a very trying

time becomes tenfold easier!

Now half way through my practical placement, I have been at Blakehurst High School for two weeks thus far, and in

this time I have learnt more than any University lecture or tutorial could ever teach about

school and classroom culture and teaching strategies

and techniques. You hit the ground running, and

although this comes with its stresses, it is an amazingly

enriching and eye-opening experience as an aspiring

teacher.

I feel incredibly privileged to be contributing to an

educational faculty filled with expert educators, delivering

state and national curriculum to students in a vibrant and

dynamic manner. As an outside observer of these

educators, I can say that they bring an enviable amount of

passion and expertise into every classroom and lesson, and

a toolbox of strategies and techniques one can only aspire to

mirror and replicate.

My time at Blakehurst High School thus far has been a steep learning curve, and an incredibly enjoyable one at that!

I‘d like to take this opportunity to thank the Science Faculty for the immense amount of support that they have shown

myself and my fellow student teacher peers – and I would like to extend my very warm thanks to Blakehurst High

School for allowing student teachers to be a part of a really wonderful educational establishment.

Kind regards,

Mariam Elrayes

Student Teacher – The University of Sydney

Mrs L O’Brien Head Teacher Science

Testimony

of a

Student

Teacher

Mariam Elrayes Mick Ritchie Farrer Bassam

A Message from NSW

Health re Vaccinations…..

……Each year NSW Health Public Health Units offer the vaccines recommended by the National

Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school-based program. If you have

any medical queries re the vaccinations, please contact the Public Health Unit on 9382 8333.

Parent Information Kits will be sent home to parents/guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child,

parents/guardians are advised to read all the information provided and complete the consent form. Only consent

forms signed by the parent/guardian will be accepted. To ensure your child is vaccinated, please return all signed

consent forms to the school as soon as possible after receiving them.

Parents/guardians who wish to withdraw their consent for any reason may do so in writing to the school

Principal. The procedure for Withdrawal of Consent is available on the NSW Health website at:

www.health.nsw.gov.au/PublicHealth/Immunisation/school_prog/withdraw_consent.asp . Please note that for the

HPV vaccine only: parents/guardians must record their Medicare Number (including all 10 digits) on the consent

form, as this is required to record the student‘s health information on the National HPV Vaccination Register and link

to the National Cervical Screening Program.

A Record of Vaccination will be provided to each student vaccinated at the clinic. Parents/guardians should

ensure that this record is kept for future reference and should not assume that their child has been vaccinated if they

do not receive this Record of Vaccination. It is also recommended that you inform your GP so they can update your

child‘s records.

What happens if your child misses a dose of the vaccine at school? Provided you have returned a signed

consent form, any student who is absent from school and missed a dose vaccine will be caught up with at

the next scheduled vaccination clinic at your school throughout the year.

Vaccinations Year 7 Vaccinations Year 10

Mrs J Smith Welfare Co-ordinator

A Record of Vaccination…

…will be provided to each student vaccinated at the clinic. Parents/guardians should ensure that this

record is kept for future reference and should not assume that their child has been vaccinated if they do not

receive this Record of Vaccination. It is also recommended that you inform your GP so

they can update your child‘s records.

Visit 1 30/03/12

Hepatitis B Vaccine (dose 1 of 2 dose course)

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) (dose 1 of 3 dose course - GIRLS ONLY)

Visit 2 29/06/12

HPV Vaccine (dose 2 - GIRLS ONLY) Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis booster – (single dose) Varicella Vaccine (chicken pox) – (single dose) HPV and Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis vaccine –‗Catch ups‘

Visit 3 16/11/12

Hepatitis B Vaccine - dose 2 (for those who received dose 1) HPV Vaccine – (dose 3 GIRLS ONLY) HPV and Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis vaccine – ‗Catch ups‘

Visit 1 30/03/12

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis booster vaccine - (single dose)

Visit 2 „Catch Up‟

29/06/12

Year 10 Students

who miss the Visit 1

Vaccinations, can

‘Catch up‘ on Visit 2 or 3 Visit 3 „Catch Up‟

16/11/12

From the CAREERS Adviser

World of Careers

Term 2 in the World of Careers usually

means Expo season and

June is shaping up to be

the month for Expos.

Firstly, the Sydney

Morning Herald HSC and

Careers Expo at the Royal

Hall of Industries, Moore

Park will be held Thursday 31 May until Sunday 3 June.

I have organised an excursion for Year 12 students to attend on Friday 1 June. Their ticket

entitles them to attend on all four days of the Expo and the weekend days enable parents to attend with their child, so

please feel free to take advantage of the opportunity of speaking first hand with all the major NSW Universities and

TAFE colleges as well as a large number of specialist private colleges, industry representatives and employer

groups.

Academically High Achieving Year 11 Students

… are invited to attend the UWS Campbelltown Campus Day on Tuesday 5 June. UWS Day offers a range of

workshops, lectures and interactive activities that have been designed to help Senior High School students prepare

for their University course and career journey. Students who registered their interest need to collect a permission

note and register their workshop options on-line.

For those students considering a TAFE education or looking at TAFE as an alternative entry to University, the

Careers Advisers of the St George District have combined with TAFE staff to present TAFE and Training Day at St

George TAFE Kogarah on Thursday 7 June. Year 12 students and those intending on leaving school at the end of

the year must register their names with the Careers Adviser before this event.

Events for Parents and Year 10 Students

Event Name: Sydney University Year 10 Information Evening

Venue: Sydney University, Eastern Avenue Auditorium

Date: 6 June 2012

Time: 6:00pm

Target Group: Year 10 Students & Parents

Cost: Nil

Contact: Richard Bai 9351 7335

Should parents have any enquiries, please feel free to contact me at school to discuss your concerns.

Mrs A Centorrino, Careers Adviser

Sydney University

Eastern Avenue Autitorium

The Environmental Team has continued holding its meetings this Term on Tuesdays at recess in Room 4. Mr J Roff

from Science is a welcome addition to help co-ordinate the Environmental Team.

Three Year 10 students built and painted a Scarecrow for the Carss Park Community Gardens Annual Open Day.

This was completed with the assistance of Mr S Vaughn from Industrial Arts and Mr A Jenkins from Visual Arts.

Some students then attended the Open Day on Saturday 28th

April to check out the facilities and Scarecrow Alley.

The Councillor Kathryn Landsberry, Kogarah City Council awarded the school with a Bokashi bucket which converts

kitchen waste into compost. Some members of the Team will attend a half-day excursion to the gardens later this

term to learn about successful gardening practices.

Our next project is the Year 7 Graffiti bin project which will be carried out in the second half of the term. Selected

Year 7 students will create designs for the school bins situated inside the corridors and paint them. This will help

beautify the school and encourage students to use the bins provided to keep our school environment tidy.

Carss Park Community Gardens Annual Open Day

Councillor, Kathryn Landsberry, Avgoustina Alevris, Emma Schofield

- The Scarecrow Makers and Painters -

Rebecca Luhur, Emma Schofield

Alishia Lambropolous

Ms J Camilleri Environmental Team Co-ordinator

INDUSTRIAL ARTS Report

―F1 for Schools Challenge‖ is a

competition that our students from

Year 10 have competed in over the

last 2 years with great success. The

competition requires students to

Design and Engineer cars that are

raced down 25m tracks.

The cars must be drawn using CAD

Programs, then cut from Balsa using

CAD/CAM machinery. The students working in teams

must design, then draw their cars, then convert them to a computer

cutting program that will be emailed away for machining from Balsa.

Students use other software to streamline their designs to make cars competitive. When the cars arrive back at

school, students then arrange for spraying and decals

(stickers) for their cars. The competition is not just about the

race. Teams must show and explain their Engineering

decisions to an Engineer. They also must explain their

management and marketing strategies as well as their

successes at organising sponsorship for the team to another

panel. Students from each team display their work and cars

in a ―pit‖ area.

This year, students from Year 9 will also compete in the

―F1 for Schools Challenge‖ in a junior competition. We are

pleased with the results the

students have achieved but we

are competing against schools

that have had far more

exposure to the competition.

The junior competition will give students a better idea of what is involved in a

successful F1 for Schools Challenge.

Several students from Year 10 recently

attended an Open Day at Macquarie

University for the purpose of

giving students with an interest in Engineering, an idea

of that profession, and some of the opportunities that

studying Engineering will give them.

Please see the Transition Adviser’s Report,

published on a later page, for details on students

impressions on how they enjoyed the day.

Mr S Moses Head Teacher Industrial Arts

SRC Report

Special Event

….SRC Annual Fundraising Trivia

Night

The SRC is holding this year‘s annual fundraising trivia night on the 15th

of June in the school library. As a result,

the SRC students have been busy planning this event, which we hope will be as successful and popular as in

previous years. Funds raised will go towards supporting Blakehurst High School students and the enrichment

projects run by the SRC.

Parents, teachers, previous students and community members are invited to come and join us, have fun and display

your knowledge.

The booking details are as follows:

Date: Friday night 15th

June, 2012 (week 8)

Time: Doors open 6.30pm

Location: Blakehurst High School Library

Theme: The Olympics (there is a prize for best dressed)

Cost: $10 per person, paid on entry

Bring: Gold coins for mini games, food and refreshments

RSVP: trivianight2012@hotmail.com

Other details:

Tables are for 10 people, however if you can‘t fill a whole table, just let us know and we will place you in a team

on the night.

Amazing prizes to be won on the night!

We would love you to show your support for the SRC and attend the night, as it‘s sure to be a great event! You can

also pledge your support by donating a prize for the event – big or small, it all helps!

Please email the above address for more information, or speak to Ms Sarah Butler from the HSIE staffroom by

phoning (02) 9546 3281.

Xiaoting Liu Year 11

SRC Member & Trivia Night 2012 Team Leader

Miss Sarah Butler

SRC Co-Ordinator

The second project for INTERACT @ BHS was the Relay for Life held on 5

th & 6

th May 2012. This event involved a

24 hour team marathon.

The aim of Relay for Life is to celebrate the lives of people who have been affected by cancer and to raise money

for further research.

INTERACT @ BHS was pleased to support the cause with a team of 20 students and staff from Blakehurst High

School. Members of the team walked continuously for 24 hours to a total of 290 laps. This equates to 116

kilometres or 191 400 steps!!

We also raised a total of just over $1600 for the Cancer Council both online and at school. Special thanks to Owen

Hodge Lawyers in Hurstville for their generous donation and to all the friends and family of the team members who

donated to this worthy cause.

INTERACT @ BHS would like to acknowledge the following participants in Relay for Life.

@ BHS Monday lunchtime in Room 5

Brad Lester, Helen, Monica & Alexia

James Roff, Leila Ko and Wendy

Mark and Nic

Participants

We would especially like to acknowledge the team who stayed overnight in the freezing cold and were supervised by

Michele Maricic and Sophie Koutsoukos.

We thank everyone for their huge support in this initiative – please stay tuned for more information regarding future

projects!

Nic Maricic

INTERACT @ BHS President

Students

Alexia Mouratidis Monica Gee Wendy Yang Mark Langley Remy Blatch-Williams Kelly Abrakasa Nic Maricic

Stephanie Bogdanovski, Sunny Manola

Teaching Staff

Ms Maricic Mrs Koutsoukos Ms Camilleri Mr Roff Ms Roth Mrs Hatjinikitas Ms Pappas Ms Broadbent Ms Butler Ms Ko Mr Catopodis Mr Slater Mr Lester Mr Moses

Venny Wiryakusuma

Co-ordinating Teacher HSIE

News from

……Mathematics Faculty

Venus is coming!

On Wednesday 6 June, the planet Venus will pass across the Sun, appearing like a small black disc. The 2012 event is the last

chance to witness the Transit of Venus in our life-time as it will next return in 2117.

The transit will occur during the length of the school day

Mr Estephan from the Science faculty entered a competition and won the school a

solarscope. This means that we can watch the transit safely (as looking directly

towards the sun is otherwise very unsafe).

We will have a surveyor at the school, using the Solarscope, and allowing

students to watch the transit. Mark this date in your diary, it is most certainly a

once in a lifetime opportunity.

For those that might like to read more about the transit, click on the link to the

transit of Venus webpage or facts page.

HSC Study Days

We are approaching that time of year…... There are many useful study days coming up, some of which

are free or very low cost. Watch the newsletter as we are advised of more.

HSC Maths Lock In – Kogarah Library

Friday 13 July, 7pm – midnight

Experienced HSC teachers will provide advice on all levels of HSC Mathematics. You can have full

access to library resources and free dinner and snacks.

Registrations are essential and you can download from Kogarah Library‘s website.

University of Wollongong: Mathematics HSC Revision Day……Friday 22 June…..You need to see

Mrs Louey if you wish to attend this day.

The students get to choose the workshops they attend and they will review the HSC Mathematics curriculum, receive tips from

the experts on how to approach the HSC exams and learn about options for studying Mathematics at UOW. They also get a

chance to go to presentations with speakers who have graduated from UOW and gone on to interesting and rewarding careers.

Lunch is provided for those who attend.

Donate your Blood! Others need it!!

Our next donation days will be in Week 8 Tuesday 12 – Friday 15 June. This is straight

after the long weekend.

The Donor Centre at Miranda will send a car to pick up the students and will return them to

school. Whilst we go in school time, students are encouraged to go during a free period. If

not, they will make up the work missed. They love school students at the Blood Donor Centre! Over 10% of donations are from

students and they make a tremendous fuss of them.

You can please see Mrs Peachey in the Mathematics staffroom to pick a donation time; otherwise she will come around to

many rollcalls. All students aged 16yrs+ may be eligible to donate.

Mrs A Peachey Head Teacher Mathematic

„Get into Vet’ –great opportunities

We have four more students taking advantage of ‗Get into

VET‘ courses at TAFE. Three students attending the ‗Get

into VET‘ Introduction to the Sport and Recreation Industry

Course at Loftus Campus of Sutherland TAFE. These Year

10 students are enjoying the course and finding it

informative. Another great opportunity is being enjoyed by

a Year 10 student who is doing Café Skills at Ultimo TAFE.

St George Careers Compass Day June 15

Students in

Year 10 and

some Year

11 students

will be

attending

this year‘s St George Careers Compass Day. It is a

showcase of career possibilities, with representatives and

speakers from Trades, the Sport & Recreation and Health

& Fitness Industries, the Military, Beauty Industry,

Education Providers, TAFE, Private Colleges and

Employment Agencies and more. The popular „Try a

Trade’ Activity is making a comeback! It is being held on

June 15 at Hurstville Entertainment Centre in the morning.

Parents/Carers are also welcome. Contact Mrs Lyons or

Mrs Centorinno if you would like more information.

Year 10 Jumpstart Program

This Term,

ten of our

Year 10 boys

are attending the Jumpstart Program on Friday

afternoons; run by Youthzone, part of the Pole Depot. Its

purpose is to help students to focus on Personal,

Educational and Career Choices. The sessions include

goal setting, positive group dynamics and a variety of

issues that affect teenagers. One of the highlights is a visit

to St George TAFE, and the opportunity to speak with the

Course Counsellor, and visit some of the workshops. The

course is offered to selected students, and it will be the

girls‘ turn to attend in Term 3.

Yamaha’s Young Mechanics Partnership

On May 24 at both

Senior and Junior

Assemblies, our

students were treated

to a presentation from

Yamaha. While this report was typed prior to

this visit, I cannot say exaclty what took place. However if

it was anything like last years presentation it will be an

engaging experience for the students especially the video

of the Yamaha ‗Grand Prix.‘ The team from Yamaha bring

bikes for the students to inspect and admire. This has

proved a very popular activity.

This Young Mechanics Partnership, coordinated by CBCC

includes Blakehurst High and Hurstville Boys High, both of

whom began this partnership last year, and joining in

2012, Peakhurst High. Year 9 students are invited to

submit an Expression of Interest after the Yamaha

presentation to visit Yamaha for a day and partake in some

exciting challenges. Yamaha are also lining up some work

experience opportunities with local dealers for selected

senior students who have demonstrated interest and

potential in one or more of the career opportunities offered

by them.

Imagine; Design; Construct-the 2012

Engineering Challenge

We thank Mr Van Munster

from T.A.S. Industrial Arts for

driving 18 students to this

great day at UNWS/Nirimba

TAFE College, situated at

Quakers Hill, on Friday May 4. I will let some of the Year

10 Advanced Maths/ Engineering students who attended

this excursion to tell you about their experiences at the

Engineering Challenge. They responded to a series of

questions.

what did you expect to happen?

―My initial expectations were that we were going to learn

how we apply our Mathematical knowledge in everyday

lives and Engineering‖. Patrick Su

what actually happen?

“We left Blakehurst High School at 6:45am on the school

bus. As we entered the building we were greeted by

people and we received lanyards with our name and school

name attached to it. We were then separated into four

Transition Adviser’s Report

groups….there was a bag which

contained many items such as a pencil

case, ruler, yoyo, ball and a mini yellow

construction hat which was actually a

light. We were involved in four different

tasks. My favourite was the Engineering

challenge as we got to design a house

using 2D and 3D images.” Shannon Suryawan

―The day involved 4 different activities that were all related

to civil engineering. At the beginning of the day we were

assigned randomly into groups, which worked really well as

it encouraged us to work as a team with people who

weren’t familiar to each other. The activities were road

design, where we had to determine the most suitable

pathway to build a road through a given landscape. The

next activity was surveying. We used mathematical

equations such as trigonometry and the Pythagoras

theorem to determine different heights of building and

structures, without having to physically measure them. The

third activity involved using ArchiCAD. We were shown how

to design a house using this program and all the features

and components. Finally the last activity was bridge design.

We learnt about different types of bridges and the forces

they endure through the different design.” Kingsley Castillo

what was good about it?

―We had hands-on opportunities to experience various

forms of engineering; all the content was led by Engineers

in their professional field. It was overall a relaxing and

enjoyable day. Information given on the day was also

useful to help with our selection of Years 11 & 12 subjects.”

Alex Fang

―We received a better understanding of the different types

of Engineering, and how we can approach engineering

when we go to University or TAFE.‖ Shannon Suryawan

Would you recommend the Engineering

Challenge to others?

.

Mrs J Lyons Transition Adviser English/ESL/HSIE Teacher

Yes I would recommend this to all the younger students

because it gives a great insight into the various forms of

engineering and shows the variety of engineering careers

available. Kingsley Castillo

All the students seemed to agree that it was a great day.

Demonstrate capabilities and gain possible opportunities for further casual, part-time or full-time work with the employer

Better manage transition from school to further education and training and to the workplace

Work towards an industry accredited qualification that is recognised throughout Australia

Second Work Placements for all Frameworks are coming around at the beginning of Term 3.

Hospitality Term 3 Week 2

Business Services Term 3 Weeks 3 and 4

Construction Term 3 Week 5

Roles & Responsibilities

Once again, for insurance purposes it is essential that all paperwork is completed correctly, no

students will be permitted to attend Work Placement unless all signatures have been collected

on the required forms and these are returned to the class teacher prior to the placement. For

further information on Work Placement please use the following link:

http://stgeorgeswl.mycms.com.au/Parents.aspx

Year 12 VET students please remember that you must complete the Trial HSC examination. However, if you want to opt out of the

HSC Examination you must see Mrs Simpson after the Trail Examinations. Keep completing your class work to ensure you get the

most out of your training, i.e. your Certificate II. If you have not met the requirements in some competencies please see your

teacher for the work that is outstanding.

Congratulations, to all Year 11 VET students who have successfully completed

their first Work Placement. Please remember that it is your responsibility to catch

up on all missed work; see your classroom teachers for help.

Hopefully all VET students found that work placement allowed them to:

Apply knowledge he/she has learnt at school in a work environment and

vice versa

Gain additional generic and industry specific skills through learning in a

workplace

Improve self-confidence, self-esteem and communication skills through

learning in a workplace

Mrs J Simpson Head Teacher VET

CAPA ‘Column’

Music Night Music Night will be held on Wednesday 20 June 2012.

We are planning two exciting shows this year; a matinee performance and an evening performance. The matinee performance will

be for invited school groups in our local area and the evening performance for parents and friends.

Tickets will go on sale from Week 6, 28 May – more details to follow! Single ticket is $5 and Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

$10. Thank you to all the students who submitted an Expression of Interest. We will be auditioning all acts within the next two

weeks. Students will be notified of their audition times in the school‘s Daily News and times will be posted on the Notice Board

outside Music Room 1.

Choir The Blakehurst High School Choir participated in the 2012 Voices In Performance In-Concert performance on Monday 7 May at the

Sydney Town Hall under the direction of Mr Richard Gill, a renowned conductor and ambassador for Music Education. The

students had a wonderful day of rehearsal and an outstanding performance on the evening. It was a privilege to take the Blakehurst

High School students – they were exceptionally well behaved, immaculately groomed and proudly represented our school

community.

Congratulations to all students involved!

LEARNINGSUPPORT

Congratulations Jonathan Kennedy

Jonathan Kennedy was awarded an Aspiration Award from the recent Nanga Mai

Awards ceremony at the State Library.

The Nanga Mai Awards celebrate and recognise innovation, excellence and achievement in Aboriginal education in New South

Wales‘ public schools, school communities and Department of Education and

Communities, Regional and State offices. They are presented to students,

teachers, school staff, community members, schools and community organisations.

Jonathan‘s Award citation reads:

Jonathon Kennedy Blakehurst High School

Aspirational Award Jonathon is a Year 12 student who is completing his final year of study at

Blakehurst High School. Over the past six months, Jonathon has worked

intensively with the Support Teacher for Learning Assistance at Blakehurst High

School, joining a Life Skills program of study for the Higher School Certificate. With

this support, Jonathon has been able to plan for his future and has demonstrated a

determination to succeed at his schooling and to positively engage with new life and learning opportunities. On behalf of the

Blakehurst High School learning community we would like to congratulate Jonathan as the recipient of this prestigious award.

Ms Judy Jacobsen & the CAPA Team

Ms S Sklavounos

Head Teacher Teaching & Learning

MUNA 2012

Blakehurst High School representatives participated in Rotary

District 9750

Model United

Nations Assembly

on Saturday May

12, at the Nan Tien

Temple near

Wollongong. The

Year 11 Legal Studies

students, Claudia Poposki, Ruby Calder-Little and Shaista

Azam were representing China in the debating of 3 x 3 minute Major Resolutions and 2 x 1 minute General Resolutions. With the

help of a fourth team member Lauren Cini, the girls researched the views of the present Chinese

Government, as well as the foreign policy of China in order to present a strong stance on issues

such as people smugglers, worker‘s rights and allowing new countries to join the Security

Council as permanent members. Not unlike the ‗Real UN‘, certain countries were

targeted for previous actions while others threw venomous insults. The girls conducted

themselves with tact whilst making alliances with similar minded nations during meal

breaks. Twenty-five schools were represented this year, all dressed up, many in

National dress. Although the girls didn‘t win, they gained much insight into the working of the

United Nations, networked, made friends and had a ball.

Many thanks to Paul Bateman and Kogarah Rotary for the sponsorship needed to take part in this very worthwhile event.

Michele Maricic Volunteer Community Service Co-ordinator HSIE

LOTE Report

Languages Day

Once again the Annual Year 7 Languages Day was a

tremendous success. Whether it was feasting on a range of

International Foods from Souvlaki to Sushi finished off with a

huge Gelato or participating in a variety of cultural activities from

Calico, the French Waiters Race, or Greek Dancing, students in

Year 7 thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learned a little more

about the different languages offered at Blakehurst High.

Of course this day would not be complete without students

experiencing the ever popular Sumo Wrestling and Taiko

Drumming.

This day would not be possible without all the hard work of the

Languages Staff, the assistance offered by our elective language

students and the support of the entire school community.

A Huge Thank You from the LOTE Department.

SUMO Wrestling

TAIKO Drumming

French Waiters RACE

Enjoying an INTERNATIONAL FEAST

Calicos

GREEK Dancing

CALICO

Mrs A Mangraviti Head Teacher LOTE

CALICO

Calico

PDHPE Faculty – Report

Year 12 Half-Yearly Examinations

Performances in these exams were not as good as they could

have been. It is important that students are on task; attend all

lessons and revise regularly to ensure the best possible

results in their HSC. Students cannot cover the whole course

in a few weeks, but need to constantly summarise and revise

to develop a deep knowledge and understanding of the

course content. I encourage all students to start this now if

they haven‘t already.

Congratulations Year 11 PDHPE Students

…..who attended the Great Aussie Bush Camp last term.

The reports that have come back about how well the

students participated and behaved are extremely pleasing.

Ms Berrett and Mr Kemp also had a great time working with

the students and doing all the activities with them. I would

also like to thank Mr Ovens who gave up his time to visit the

students and staff while on camp.

Cross Country

All of Years 7 to 10 have now completed this unit and are

now participating in Athletics activities, including: Shot Put,

Discus, Javelin, High Jump, Sprints and Relays in

preparation for the School Carnival on Tuesday 29th

May at

Sylvania Athletics Field.

New Theory Units commenced in Term 2,

Year 7-Body Wise including:

Components of Good Health-Nutrition, regular physical

activity and access to health services.

Year 8 Positive Relationships including:

Positive Relationships and Connectedness.

Year 9 What‘s the Big Issue including:

Body Image, Drug Issues and Safe Sexual

Relationships.

Year 10 Protective Strategies including:

Resilience, Alcohol and Binge Drinking and Sexual

Health.

All Year 9 and 10 Elective classes

….. will also be commencing the Premier Sporting Challenge

in which students record their daily physical activity for ten

weeks. These results are entered on line and students

achieve Bronze, Silver, Gold or Diamond levels and

Certificates depending on their level of physical activity.

Congratulations Matthew Edenborough

…..in gaining our schools‘ nomination for the Pierre De

Coubertine Award for following and upholding the ideals of

Olympic competition. Matthew is the ideal candidate as he

plays and competes strongly but always within the rules of

competition.

Yours in Sport,

Mr T Yelavich/Head Teacher

& PDHPE Team

PDHPE Sports - Report Winter sport has commenced for 2012 with Grade Sport

being held at various venues around the St George Zone.

Many Blakehurst High School teams are performing

extremely well and are in a promising position to make the

semi finals which are held in the middle of Term 3. With

further improvement in playing as a team, I‘m confident

Blakehurst High will have success in the Winter Grade Sport

Competition.

Cross Country

The annual Cross Country Championships were held at

Carss Park on Tuesday May 8. With beautiful weather and

enthusiastic students ready to compete to their best, a great

day was enjoyed by all. The top 10 runners in each age

group have guaranteed their position to represent the school

at the St George Zone Cross Country Championships which

is being run at Scarborough Park on Monday May 21.

The Girl & Boy Age Champions for Cross Country this

year are –

Sports Achievements

At the NSWCHS Swimming Championships held at Sydney

Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on April 1, 3 we had a number

of students represent the school and Sydney East who

performed incredibly well.

This has been our best performance by individual students at

the State Swimming Championships for a long time and we

hope to continue to improve in the years to come.

Jessica Jiang/Gurnoor Singh

12 Years

Laura Seib/Shaqil Ali 13 Years

Julia Glavincevski/Drew Aftanas

14 Years

Ida Topic/Noah Tatum 15 Years

Martha Spilioti/Dylan McCuaig-Walton

16 Years

Tayla Gardiner/Matthew Edenborough 17+ Years

Sheridan Smith

13 Years

1st Place - 50m FS, 100BK, 100BS, 100m FLY

2nd

Place - 100m FS, 12-14 200 IM

Martha Spilioti

16 Years

7th

Place 200m FS 4

th Place 100 FLY

Danil Goloubev

17+ Years

9th

Place 100FS

Sheridan Smith Mai Soliman

Martha Spilioti Julia Glavincevski

5th

Place Open Girls Medley Relay

Results include:

At the NSW All Schools Swimming Championships, we had

both Sheridan and Martha compete with their results being

as follows -

Congratulations to these girls who performed exceptionally

well against swimmers from every school in NSW, whether

Public, Catholic or Private.

Congratulations to Tamara Milacic from Year 7 who has

been selected in the 2012 NSW Little Athletics State Team to

compete in Tasmania. We wish Tamara every success and

look forward to hearing about her results.

Congratulations to Shoji Isomoto from Year 12 who has been

selected to represent the NSW State Gymnastics Team to

compete at the Australian Championships. We wish Shoji

every success in this competition and good luck.

Congratulations to Daisy-Kennedy Holtz from Year 11 who

has been selected in the Sydney East Girls Open Netball

Team to compete at the NSW Championships.

Congratulations to Brooke Anderson from Year 11 who has

been selected in the Sydney East Girls Open Soccer Team

to compete at the NSW Championships.

Congratulations to Rebecca Luhur from Year 10 who has

been selected in the NSW Gymnastics Rhythmic Team to

compete at the Australian Championships.

Congratulations to Julia Glavincevski from Year 9 who

competed in the Australian Junior Triathlon Championships

as a representative of the NSW Team. Julia had a great

result in her individual race and combined with the other girls

in her team to convincingly win the U/14 Relay race where

Julia won the swim leg and put her team in the best possible

position for the rest of the race to which they were never

headed. Well done Julia!

Congratulations to the above students who are excelling in

the sport of their choice and I look forward to promoting their

efforts in the weeks to come.

Upcoming Events

Zone Cross Country Championships, Monday May 21

Regional Cross Country Championships, Thursday June 14

BHS Athletics Carnival – Tuesday May 29

Zone Athletics Carnival – Monday & Tuesday June 18, 19

Sport web sites

The following sport web sites are useful for School sport notices, Zone sport information and Sydney East Knock Outs and Representation. Blakehurst High Sport Information – http://www.blakehurst-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/sport St George Zone Sport Information http://www.stgeorgesssa.com.au/ Sydney East Sport Information http://www.sports.det.nsw.edu.au/syd_east/welcome.htm

Mr N Smith

Sports Organiser

Martha Spilioti

2nd

in 200m Butterfly

Sheridan Smith

5th

Place 50m Breaststroke

6th

Place 50m Butterfly 7

th Place 50m Freestyle