Issue 18 15 November 2017

Newsletter

DATES TO REMEMBER

November

Wednesday 15 November Year 9 SRC Leadership GRIP Conference

Thursday 16 November Rewards Excursion Year 7-10 Wet & Wild Movie World

20% Off at Lowes - (see flyer)

Friday 17 November Southern Cross Year 12 Formal

Monday 20 November Touch Football Close The Gap Cup

Friday 24 November Dreamworld ATSI Year 10 -11 Excursion

December

Friday 1 December Tropical Fruit World Year 9 Excursion

Friday 15 December Last Day of Term

HSC exams are over and I am sure I can hear the sighs of relief from parents/carers and students. Ballina High School Year 12 had their final schooling moment take place at their Formal last night at the RSL Club.

On Friday night Southern Cross Year 12 will attend their formal and be looking just as glamorous and grown up. We wish all our students the best for the night, their results and their future.

Over the last weeks we have begun consulting with our parents and community on where we are heading as a school in the next three years.

We have decided to have a Friends of Ballina Coast High School group who meet twice a term to have a voice in our school and the learning. It is not a fundraising committee. It does not require any work. You are welcome to come along with questions, suggestions, support or to simply listen. We will take minutes and load these on our web page. Please think about joining with us once, twice, irregularly or regularly. In 2018 we will be launching so I hope you think about coming along. We are looking to make it easier by combining Southern Cross K-6 and Ballina Coast High School on the same night at back to back times.

Janeen Silcock Principal

FINAL BALLINA HIGH SCHOOL FORMALCongratulations to the students, parents and carers of Ballina High School Class of 2017. It is always a pleasure to see the students dressed up and celebrating the end of their formal schooling.

Mrs Ashleigh Richards and her team did a fabulous job organising such a special occasion. Thank you to Mr Aaron McDonald for his excellent job as MC for the evening.

The speeches were inspirational and heart felt. Students should all be proud of where they have come from and should hold it dear to their heart to be the final year to graduate from Ballina High School.

Well done to all on a successful night and good luck to all with your future endeavours.

Yours in Education Daniel Henman Final Principal of Ballina High School 2017

Year 7 Coffs Harbour CampOn the first of November, Year 7 left for their three day camp in Coffs Harbour. We all arrived at school really early - because the bus was leaving at 8:30 - and loaded our things onto the bus. We said a final goodbye to our parents, and we all hopped on the bus, excited for the long journey ahead. And boy, was it a long journey, it took forever! We stopped at Grafton for a food break, and continued on our way.

When we arrived at Coffs, we went to Dolphin Marine Magic. We met (and got kissed) by dolphins, hugged sea lions, looked at penguins and more. We also saw a show with dolphins and sea lions. It was great fun. Unfortunately, it came to an end and we had to get back on the bus.

When we arrived at our camp, the hosts explained how everything worked. We got split up into our cabins, and had allocated time to prepare everything and set up our rooms. The way the camp worked was by music. Every time you heard a certain song, it meant you had to go somewhere. Sometimes it was for food, and sometimes it was to tell you to assemble in your groups (not cabins) and go off to your next activity.

That night, we only did one activity, and that was capture the flag. We all went out into a separate section of the camp and got split into two groups, then we went out onto the field. The field was awesome. There were huge walls made out of wood and tyres to hide people, and a flag inside a circle, where the team who played on that side couldn’t enter. We played in the evening before finally heading back to the camp and getting prepared for bed.

The next day was a thrill. We did most activities, and got fed constantly. We were not pushed and forced into doing something we didn’t want to do, as they just wanted us to have a good time. Some of the activities include the following.

The Mega Swing

You get strapped into a harness, then attached to some more ropes. Your team pull you higher and higher, until you tell them to stop, and then you pull a rope and you get detached from another rope - the one your team was pulling - and you swing back and forth.

Canoeing

We went canoeing out in the lake near the park. We all played some games on the canoes and had an awesome time, except for the fact you came out SOAKED!! People tend to enjoy splashing others I noticed!

The Skywire

Basicly a zipline/flying fox that goes almost across the entire park.

Zorb Ball

The Zorb ball was by far one of the best activities we did. You and a partner got strapped into this huge ball, facing each other, and rolled down a hill.

We all rotated activities, doing only three this day. This was because in the afternoon, everyone went to do a commando course, in mud, and we had to crawl through it in parts. Yes, almost every Year 7 student on camp finished the day head to toe in mud. It was disgusting. Although the course was fun, and everyone had a great time, I know for a fact that pretty much EVERY girl on camp could not get the foul stink out of their hair for AGES!!

On the last day, we all did our final activities before loading all our stuff onto the bus. The Adventure Centre was nice enough to make us lunch - which was delicious, might I add - and we stopped at Grafton to eat it. Then we came home, our parents picked us up, and we all went home to sleep, because we hadn’t had any over the last three days.

By Arwen Casey Year 7

Regional Showcase ‘Curtain Call’Congratulations to these wonderful performers who took the stage by storm in the annual Curtain Call showcase in Lismore on Wednesday 1st November: Caitlin Ellis (as Kim from Kath & Kim), Kate Goodman (as God), Patrick Tickle (as a downhill chair-riding hoon), Hunter Mountford (as a person suffering from split personality disorder) and Amelia Farrant and Jamaika Smith in a powerful political statement about controlling cyberspace relationships.

Byron Christie Head Teacher English / Drama (Relieving)

Lismore Show ExcursionWinning “Chook Art “ competition. Andrew Bowtel. “Chook Chess!”

Jai Harris - 2nd Place winner of the Junior Colour Photography section at Lismore Show!

Amelia Farrant and Jamaika Smith

Patrick Tickle

Hunter Mountford

Ballina Coast High School students attended the North Coast National (Lismore Show) on Friday the 20th October. Students entered a number of Art and Photography competitions this year and were very successful in winning several competitions. Andrew Bowtell took out 1st prize in the Chook Art Competition winning $40 and a Ribbon, Jai Harris took out 2nd Prize in the Junior Photography Competition and our school entry in the Wheelbarrow garden/Landscape took out 2nd Prize.

Jodie Crowther Head Teacher Special Education

2-40 Chickiba Drive, East Ballina, NSW 2478T 02 6686 0503 F 02 6686 0508 E sthcross-c.school@det.nsw.edu.auwww.sthcross-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

Staff Profile Jo Groves - Lab ManagerLength of Service? 17 years

Best thing about your job? Experimenting with chemicals and looking after our animals in science

Hobbies/ Interests? Horse riding, walking, dancing

What was the last book you read? Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

What was your favourite TV show growing up? Banana Splits

If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose? To fly

If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go? Greek Islands

The Real Thor!In class we have been studying the Vikings. The Vikings came from Scandinavia; they lived in longhouses with the poorer families sharing their homes with their animals. The women worked hard cooking and providing for their families, whilst the men were traders and invaded other countries. They sailed in Longboats called Drakkars usually made from oak trees; they used the boats to trade and to invade Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the United Kingdom.

We learnt to write our name in runes and discovered that the runes held magical powers for the Vikings so they would inscribe them on their weapons for battle. We also discovered they had many Gods who helped them through life; Thor was the God of Thunder and Storms. Below are some of the things we made in class, longboats, shields, and runes, a map of the invasions, weapons and longhouses.

Wylde Blaque Year 8

NC SLS Carnival at Bonnie HillsOn Wednesday 1st November four Ballina Coast High School students competed in the North Coast Surf Life Saving carnival at Bonnie Hills. Matt Tapping, Riley Green, Liam O’Conner and Geoff Tapping swam, ran and paddled their way to a number of medals, including a first place for Liam in his first event of his first-ever carnival. The boys had a great time and were excellent ambassadors for the school.

Richie Miles TAS Teacher

Ballina Coast High Wellbeing ExpoBecause… Life is for Living

Thursday 23rd November 20179:30 am to 3:15 pm

Ballina Coast High is holding a Wellbeing Expo to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. The day will consist of community stallholders and a variety of speakers from local organisations. Police Community Youth Liaison Officer will be addressing students on cybercrime and FSG will be presenting on wellbeing and social justice. Our keynote speaker is Nathan Hulls who has been dubbed Australia’s #1 Youth Motivational Speaker and Teen Coach.

As a high school motivational speaker and youth coach Nathan Hulls has engaged audiences in Australia and Internationally. On the day he will be presenting his engaging and entertaining “Decide Your Own Destiny” Nathan’s stories of overcoming adversity and disability at a young age, to follow his dreams and achieve success are an inspiration for others to do the same. We invite all community members to attend his talk at 9:30 am in the school Gym.

Other activities on the day will include a performance of “Mind, Made Me”, by Byron Youth Theatre and interactive workshops with FSG. A variety of activities and sporting events will be offered in the afternoon.

In conjunction with this day a ‘Photos are Phun’ competition is being run to promote positive imagery. Students are invited to submit photographs for an exhibition that explore the idea that beauty is everywhere. Photos can be of any subject as long as the image portrays a positive or uplifting message. Further details for submission will be given in the daily notices.

All students will attend the wellbeing expo and are invited to come dressed in house colours to show positive team spirit. The theme for the mufti day is comfortable, cheap and cheerful and a gold coin donation is requested for local charity. In the morning there will be a $1 BBQ breakfast as well as a smoothie and muffin stall at recess. At lunch time there will be performances and a Thai Chicken Stick BBQ fundraiser for Wildflower Home ran by International Studies Students.

This is going to be an excellent whole school event. If you have any questions or would like to be involved please contact Ms Kirrily Myers or Ms Kylie Pearce in the HSIE department.

An expo of local services held at Ballina Coast High School with all proceeds going to local and international

charities.

23 November, 2017 9:30am - 3:15pmrd

Ballina Coast High School

Wellbeing Expo

Byron Youth Theatre Performance Life is for Living

with motivational youth speaker

All day fun events: Guest speakersGreat FoodInteractive WorkshopsMusical PerformancesSporting Activities

Ballina Coast High

Wellbeing Expo

23rd Nov 2017

Photos Are Phun!!

Celebrating

positivity through

creative imagery

PRIZES! Photos to be

given to Ms.

Myers by

21/11/17