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September 2017
Belmont High School
Quantum Building Harmony and Success
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to elders past and present
Building Harmony and Success
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY S e p te mb e r
1 8 -2 2 Ye a r 1 0 Wo r k E x p er i en c e
2 0 P & C M ee t i n g
2 0 Ye a r 1 2 G r a d u a t i on
2 2 L a s t D a y Te r m 3
O c to b e r
9 F i r s t D a y Te r m 4 fo r s t a f f & s tu d e n t s
1 6 H S C b e gi n s
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2 0 Ye a r 1 1 i n t e r v i e w s
2 4 Ye a r 1 1 & 12 c a t c h up va c c i n a t i o n s
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7 H S C l a s t d a y
1 3 Ye a r 5 v i s i t
1 4 -1 5 L o ve B i t e s Ye a r 1 0
1 5 P & C M ee t i n g
2 1 P o s i t i ve L i f e s t y l e D a y Ye a r 9
Phone: (02) 49450600
www.belmont-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE 2 0 1 8 S c h oo l Cap ta in s
C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o t he f o l l o w i n g s tu d e n t s w h o h a ve be en se l ec t e d a s 201 8 s c h o o l lea d e r :
C a p t a i n s : J e s s i c a N o b l e an d J ak e F o s t e r
V i c e C a p t a i n s : C a s e y Tu rn e r an d E m e l i e H o u s t o n
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f o r t he s e p o s i t i o n s w a s
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c o n g r a tu l a t e a l l s t ud e n t s w h o
s t o o d f o r t h e se p o s i t i o n s .
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t h e s e s t u de n t s w i l l be t h e y e ar
1 2 g r a d u a t i o n c e r e mo n y .
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l e a d e r s ; H a y l e y B an k s , C o d y
B a r t h o , S h a n e l l V a n K o e ve r d en
a n d An d e r s o n M a g r i f o r be i n g
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s c h o o l o ve r t he p a s t 12
mo n t h s .
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Th e g r a d u a t i on c e remo n y f o r Y e a r 1 2 w i l l b e h e l d o n We d n e s d a y 2 0 S e p t e mb e r 20 17 , c o m me n c i n g
a t 7 p m. Wi t h t h i s e ve n t f a s t a p pr o a c h i n g i t me a n s t h a t t h e en d o f t he s ec o n d a r y e d u c a t i on fo r
Ye a r 1 2 i s a l s o f a s t a p p r o a c h i n g . Wh i l s t t h i s t i me f r a me i s mo v i n g qu i c k l y th e r e i s s t i l l t i me fo r
s t u d e n t s t o ma k e t he mo s t o f t h e a va i l ab l e o p p or t u n i t i e s f o r t h e m. Th i s i nc lu d e s s t u d y s e s s i ons
b e i n g p r o v i d e d b y t e a c he r s du r i n g t h e u p c o mi n g va c a t i on a n d t h e f i r s t w ee k o f t e r m 4 . I
e n c o u r a g e a l l s tu d en t s t o t a k e a d va n t a g e o f t he s e se s s i on s . H S C e x a ms b e g i n o n M o n d a y 16
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o u r l oc a l c o mmu n i t y o f s c h o o l s f o r s t u d e n ts t o h a ve
a t a s t e o f h i g h sc h oo l . Th e d a y w a s s o s u c c e s s fu l
f o r a l l s t u de n t s t h a t w e a r e p l a n n i n g t o h o s t a
s i m i l a r d a y f o r y e a r 5 s t u d e n t s f r o m t h e s e s c h o o l s i n
t e r m 4 . I n f o r ma t i o n w i l l b e p r o v i d e d t o o u r l o c a l
p r i ma r y s c h o o l s s o on .
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s y s t e m i n t h e f o r m o f B e l mo n t B e s t i e s . B es t i e s a re
a w a r d e d t o s t u d en t s f o r d i s p l a y i n g r e s pe c t ,
r e s p on s i b i l i t y an d a re a d i n e s s t o w o rk .
At t h e e n d o f e ac h t e r m f ou r l uc k y s t ud e n t s a re
r e w a r de d w i th a g i f t vo u c he r i f t he i r n a me i s d r a w n
o u t . S t u d e n t s a r e enc o u r a g e d t o p l a c e t h e i r b e s t i e s
i n t he b o x l o c a te d i n t h e f r on t o f f i c e .
B u i ld i ng Up gr ad e
Th e r e i s s t i l l n o fu r t h e r n e w s o n t he p r o p o s e d
b u i l d i n g u p g r a d e w i t h c on c e p t p l a ns b e i ng
p r o mi s e d t o u s s o o n .
E me l i e , J e s s i c a , J a ke , C a s e y
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i s a s i g n i f i c a n t i s su e a n d I w ou l d l i k e t o c on g r a t u l a t e h i m o n h i s e f f o r t s a n d
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Th e s t a f f a t B e l mo n t H i g h w o u l d l i k e to w i s h t h e m a l l t h e ve r y b e s t i n t h e i r f i n a l w ee k s o f
p r e p ar a t i on f o r t h e l e a d u p t o t h e H S C e x a ms . We w o u l d e s p ec i a l l y l i ke t o c on g r a t u l a t e ou r
o u t g o i n g s c h o o l c a pt a i n s a n d v i c e c a p t a i n s H a y l e y B a nk s , C od y B a r t h o , S h a n e l l Va n K o e ver d e n
a n d An d e r s o n M a g r i o n t h e i r e xc e l l e n t s t ud e n t l e a d e r sh i p o ve r t h e p a s t y e ar .
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p a r t i c i p a t i on i n t he i r Ye a r 1 2 F u t u r e D i r ec t i o n s D a y . Th i s d a y c omp r i s e d a nu mb e r o f w o r k s ho p s t h a t
c a t e re d fo r b o th s t ud e n t s w a n t i n g an a c a d e mi c f o c u s an d s tu d e n t s lo o k i n g t o e xp l o r e T AF E a n d
w o r k o p t i on s .
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M a n n i on , M r E a d e a nd M r s M a k i n f o r t h e i r w o r k o n t he H S C M a th s c ou r se s . M r s M or g a n , o u r s c h o o l
c o un s e l lo r , s p o ke a b o u t ma n a g i n g o u r s t re s s a n d a l l s t u d en t s w e r e i s s ue d a s u r v i va l k i t b a g . M r s
H i l d e r w a s a b l e t o a r ra n g e a n u mb e r o f g ue s t s p e a k er s t o p r e sen t o n U n i ve r s i t y a n d TAF E o p t i o n s a s
w e l l a s r un n i n g w o rk s h o p s o n re s u me w r i t i n g . S h e a l s o a r r a ng e d f o r o u r g ue s t sp e a k er D an ny
B u d e r i s t o s p e ak t o t h e Ye a r 12 c o h or t . H e o f f e r e d gr e a t a d v i c e o n l o ok i n g a f t e r o u r me n t a l h e a l th
a n d h a v i n g a g o a l t o s t r i ve f o r . D a y s l i k e th i s a r e s uc c e s s f u l w h e n y o u h a ve a g r e a t t e a m w o r k i ng
b e h i n d th e sc en e s . I w o u l d l i k e t o ac kno w l e d g e t h e f a b u l o us Ye a r 1 2 Ad v i s o r s M r s J on e s , Mr s
N e w ma n a n d o u r S t ud e n t S u p p or t O f f i c e r (S S O ) M r s S a w y e r a nd C o m mu n i t y L i a i s o n O f f i c e r (C L O )
M r s S a n d a l l a n d M r K e l l y f o r h i s g r e a t c h ef w o r k o n t h e B B Q , f o r ma k i n g t h i s d a y s uc c e s s fu l .
I w a s l uc k y en o u g h to a t t e n d t h e 2 0 17 N S W T r a i n i n g Aw a r d s w h e r e J ac k s on H a r ve y (Ye a r 1 2 ) m a d e
i t t o t h e f i n a l t h re e s t u d e n t s i n N S W f o r t h e Sc h o o l B a se d Ap p r e n t i c e / T r a i n ee o f t h e Ye a r .
C o n g r a t u l a t i on s J ac ks o n o n a n o u t s t a n d i ng a c h i e ve me n t !
C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o ou r i nc o mi n g sc h o o l l ea d e r s , J e s s i c a N o b l e , J a k e F o s te r - sc h o o l c a p t a i n s and
E me l i e H o u s t o n a n d C a s e y Tu r n e r - v i c e c a p t a i n s . We l o o k f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g y o u le a d o u r S t u d en t
R e pr e se n t a t i ve C ou nc i l f o r 2 01 7/ 201 8 .
Ye a r 1 1 s t u de n t s h a ve c o mme n c e d t h e i r f i n a l P r e l i m i n ar y E x a mi n a t i on s , w h i c h w i l l r un u n t i l t h e e n d
o f t h i s t e r m. Th e y w i l l c o m me n c e t he i r Ye a r 12 s t u d i e s a t t h e s ta r t o f t e r m 4 . E a r l y i n t e r m 4 t h e re
w i l l b e a n o p p or t u n i ty f o r s t u d en t s t o d r o p a s u b j ec t . S t u d e n t s mu s t s t u d y 1 0 u n i t s m i n i mu m f o r Ye a r
1 2 . I f s t u d en t s c a n ma n a g e mo r e t h a n 1 0 u n i t s i t w i l l s u p p or t t h e m i n g a i n i n g th e b e s t AT AR i f
s e e k i n g en r o l me n t a t u n i ve r s i t y .
I f y o u r c h i l d i s s t r u g g l i n g w i th a s p ec t s o f s c h o o l , p l e a se ma k e c o n t a c t w i t h t he i r Ye a r Ad v i s o r t o
d i sc u s s h o w w e c an s u p p o r t t h e m. S t u d e n t s w h o a r e s t r u g g l i n g w i t h s c h o o l w o rk c a n b e s u p p o r ted
w i t h t he Le a rn i n g Hub . S e n i o r s ma y a c c es s t h i s re s o u rc e d u r i n g s t u d y p e r i o d s o r a n y t i me f r o m
1 2 .50 p m t i l l 4 . 00 p m o n Th u r s d a y s a n d j un i o r s t u d e n t s ma y a t t e n d b e t w e en 3 .0 0 an d 4 .00 p m. To
a l l o w u s t o g i ve s t u de n t s t h e be s t s u p p or t h e re t h e y sh o u l d bo o k i n w i t h M s Te r r y i n t h e En g l i s h
s t a f f r o o m.
S t u d e n t s s t r u g g l i n g w i t h s oc i a l i s su e s c an b e s u p p or t e d t h r ou g h a r a n ge o f p r og r a ms t h a t a r e
c o o r d i n a t e d b y o u r S t u d e n t S u p p or t O f f i c e r , M r s K a r en S a w y e r . P a r e n t s s h ou l d c on t a c t t h e i r c h i l d ’ s
Ye a r Ad v i s o r o r H e a d Te a c h er We l l b e i n g t o s e ek su p p o r t i n t h i s a r e a .
I n We e k 7 w e h o s t e d a S c h o o l P r o m o t i o n D a y f o r Ye a r 6 s t u d en t s f r o m o u r l oc a l f ee d e r s c h o o l s .
Th e y w e r e a b l e t o a t t e n d a va r i e t y o f p r a c t i c a l w o r k sh o p s t h a t r a n g e d f r o m c r ea t i ve c o ok i n g,
a ma z i n g a r t , s c i en c e e x p er i me n t s , t r a mp o l i n i n g f o r fu n , O z t a g a n d d r a ma a c t i v i t i e s . E a c h g r o up
w a s w e l l s u p p o r te d b y t h e i r Ye a r 10 p ee r su p p o r t l e a de r s a n d an e n t hu s i a s t i c g r o u p o f h i g h sc h oo l
t e a c he r s an d t h e i r ac c o mp a n y i n g Ye a r 6 t e a c he r s . I w o u l d l i k e t o t h a nk a l l s t a f f me mb e r s f o r
g i v i n g u p t h e i r t i me t o ma k e t h i s d a y s u c h a s u c c e s s . We l o o k f o r w a r d t o c o n t i n u i n g t h i s t r a d i t i o n i n
2 01 8 .
I w ou l d l i k e t o w i sh a l l o u r s t u d en t s a r e s t f u l 2 w ee k b r e ak b ef o re w e h e a d i n t o ou r f i n a l s c h o o l
t e r m f o r 20 17 .
M i c he l e S p i nk s
D e p u t y P r i nc i p a l
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YEAR 6 VISIT
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P&C REPORT O u r n e x t P& C me e t i n g i s s c h e d u l e d f o r We d n e s d a y S e p t e mb e r 2 0 f r o m 5 :3 0 -
6 :3 0 p m. Th e P & C me e t s s o t h a t t h o s e w ho a r e i n te re s t e d c a n k e e p a br e a s t
o f w h a t i s h a p p en i n g w i t h t h e sc ho o l , a r e a b l e t o r a i s e t he i r c o n c e rn s w i t h
t h e S c h o o l ’ s E x ec u t i ve t h a t c o me s e ac h mo n t h t o o u r me e t i n g s a n d t o h e lp
r un ou r s c h o o l c an t e e n w h i c h p u t s a r oun d $3 0 ,000 b ac k i n to t h e s c h o o l
e a c h y e ar .
We a r e a l w a y s l o o k i ng f o r t h o se w h o ar e i n t e re s t e d i n j o i n i n g u s , s o i f y ou
h a ve n e ver b e en b e fo r e w h y n o t g i ve u s a g o f o r o u r n e x t me e t i n g . We a i m
t o e n d b y 6 :3 0 p m a n d w i l l d e f i n i t e l y ac h i e ve t h i s i n S e p t e mb e r a s t h a t i s
a l s o t h e n i g h t o f th e Ye a r 1 2 G r a d u a t i on Ce r e mo n y .
I h o pe t o se e y ou th e r e .
S t e p h e n Ta y l o r
P & C P re s i d e n t
NSW SCHOOL VACCI NAT ION PROGRAM 2017
Schoo l vacc inat ion c l in ic s cont inue in t o Te rm 4
Week 3 , Tuesday Oct ober 24 , 2017
WHAT I F MY C HILD HAS MISSE D A V ACCI NE
I f your ch i ld has mi ssed any vaccinat ions they w i l l be of fe red any m i s sed doses a t
t he next c l i n ic at the i r schoo l .
WHAT I F MY C HILD HAS NOT RECE IVED ALL HPV V ACCINES BEF OR E THE E ND OF 2017?
An y year 7 s t udent w i th m i s sed doses o f HPV vacc ine can be caught up in 2018 .
ADDIT IONALLY:
Any 2017 year 8 s tudent who commenced HPV vac c inat ion w h i le in year 7 and i s
ye t t o f i n i sh the cour se o f HPV (and w ho has not rece ived any f rom t he i r loca l
doct or ) can s t i l l rece ive th i s at the next c l in ic at t he i r schoo l .
Any year 11 o r 12 s t udent w ho ret u rned a s igned consent ca rd fo r M en ingococcal
ACWY vacc ine and d id not rece ive th i s i n Te rm 2 (and who has not rece ived i t
f rom t he i r loca l do ct or ) can s t i l l rece ive t h i s at t he next c l i n ic at t he i r schoo l .
P lease not e :
As o f Ju ly 2017 an y s tudent who has m i s sed schoo l p ro gram vacc ines o r any
ch i ldhood vacc ines can now rece ive these vacc ines f rom t he i r loca l doct or . Fo r
more in fo rmat ion p lease re fe r t o www . immun i se .hea l t h .gov .au and c l ick on
“Nat iona l immun i sat ion p rogram – expans ion” .
Don’ t fo rget a Record of V acc inat ion i s g i ven t o each s t udent fo r each
vacc inat ion . Pa rent s/guard ians shou ld e nsure t hat t h i s record i s kept fo r futu re
re fe rence and shou ld not as sume t hat t he i r ch i ld has been vaccinat ed i f t hey do
not receive t h i s Record of V acc inat ion .
An y ques t ions , p lease v i s i t t he NSW Min i s t r y o f Heal th w ebs i t e at :
h t tp ://w ww .hea l t h .n sw .gov .au/ immun i sa t ion/Pages/schoo lvacc inat ion .aspx
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f a re w e l l t he l a s t t w o b a n d me mb e r s w h o h a ve s t uc k i t ou t fo r t h e l o n g h au l . Tw o o f ou r f i n e s t
t r u mp e t p l a y e r s An d r e a B a rn e s an d S h a ne l l Va n K o e ve r d e n w i l l b e s o re l y m i s se d i n ou r t r u mp e t l i ne
w h i c h h a s a l on g s ta n d i n g t r a d i t i o n o f e x c e l l en t p e r f o r me r s . Th a n k y ou f o r y ou r h a r d w or k a n d
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a n d l i s t e n i n g p a p er w h i c h w i l l oc c u r o n th e l a s t t w o d a y s o f t e r m i n We e k 10 . G o o d L uc k Ye a r 1 1 ,
n e x t t e r m w h e n y o u re t u rn y ou w i l l b e i n Y e a r 12 .
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f a b u l ou s p i e c e s . Ye a r 8 h a ve b ee n “ j a mmi n g o u t ” on g u i t a r a nd t h e b r a n d n e w u ku le l e s th a t h a ve
j u s t a r r i ve d an d h a v i ng l o a d s o f fu n i n t h e p r o c e s s .
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i mp r o ve d i mme n s e l y s i n c e t he s t a r t o f t h e ye a r .
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p i e c e s t h i s t i me a r o un d . Th e l e ve l o f q u a l i t y p e r f o r ma n c e s c o mi n g f r o m t h i s c l a s s i s s t a g g e r i n g a n d
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w e e k s . Mr L o g a n w i l l b e s t a y i n g w i t h u s un t i l th e e n d o f te r m a n d t h en w i l l re t u r n f o r t he f i r s t f ou r
w e e k s o f t e r m f ou r .
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w i t h o u r mu s i c s t u d ent s d u r i n g t e r m f ou r s o t h e r e i s l o t s o f le a rn i n g t o b e h a d b y a l l , b o t h s t a f f a n d
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b e i n g re p re s e n te d b y 7 e n se mb l e s t h i s ye a r a n d w i l l c o mp e t e o ve r t w o d a y s . S e e b e l o w f o r t he
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a va i l a b l e t o t a ke ou r e n se mb l e s t o B a n dfe s t o n t h e Th u r s d a y . We n e e d t o g e t a b ou t 35 s tu d e n ts
f r o m s c h o o l t o t h e La k e M a c qu a r i e P e r f o r mi n g Ar t s C e n t r e a t Wa r n e r s B a y b y 12 .00 p m. Wh i l e Mr
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t r a n s p o r t t h e re s t o f o u r s t u de n t s t o t he ve n ue . I f y o u c an he l p ou t w i t h t h i s w ou l d y o u p l e ase
c o n t a c t M r s G i l l AS AP o n a l i s o n .g i l l @ d e t .n sw .e d u .a u s o w e c a n w o r k i t a l l ou t i n t i me .
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q u a l i t y mu s i c ma k i n g w i t h o t h e r sc h o o l s f r om t h e r e g i on a n d be yo n d .
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t h e en d o f t e r m i sn ’ t f a r a w a y . S t a y s a f e eve r y o n e a n d d on ’ t f o r g e t t o p r a c t i se !
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VISUAL ART C o n g r a t u l a t i on s t o Y e a r 12 f o r c o mp l e t i n g t h e i r B o d y o f Wo r k f o r t h e H S C! Th i s ye a r g r o u p h a s se en
a va s t va r i e t y o f t a len t a mo n g o u r s t u d e nt s f r o m p a i n t i n g , d r a w i n g a n d sc u l p t u r e to d o c u me n t e d
f o r ms , c o l l ec t i o n s o f w o r k an d p h o t o me di a . O n Au g u s t 2 8 , Ye a r 1 2 w a s a b l e t o b rea t h e a s i g h o f
r e l i e f a s t h e y su b mi t t e d t h e i r a r t ma k i n g. O n t h e s a me n i g h t t h e i r w or k w a s p re s e n t e d i n an
e x h i b i t i on t o c e le b r at e t h e i r h a r d w or k . Th e n i g h t w a s a hu g e s uc c e s s w i t h s tu d en t s a n d the i r
t e a c he r s b r i mmi n g w i t h p r i de a s we l l a s t he f a mi l y a n d f r i en d s j o i n i n g t he c e le br a t i on .
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B e l l a n d M r s P r ou d l o c k w o u l d l i ke t o t a ke th i s o p p or t u n i t y t o c on g r a t u l a t e o u r s t u de nt s t o w h o m w e
h a ve b u i l t a g r e a t ra p p o r t w i t h a n d w i s h t h e m a l l t h e b e s t f o r t h e i r H S C e x a mi n a t i o n s a n d t h e i r
f u tu re en d e a vo ur s . We a r e g o i n g t o mi s s y o u a l l ve r y mu c h! !
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t i me t o d e s i g n , c r e a te a n d b r i n g t o l i f e ma n y b r i l l i an t mu r a l s a r o un d t h e sc h o o l . Th e i d e a f o r t h i s
p r o j ec t i s t o a c t i va t e a n d b r i gh t e n k e y sp a c e s a r o un d B e l mo n t H i g h th a t s t u d e n t s mo ve t h r o u gh
d u r i n g t h e d a y .
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s u p er ex c i t i n g a n d p os i t i ve .
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S t u d e n t s a r e f r a n t i c a l l y w r i t i n g a n d w i l l be d i r ec t i n g , p e r f o r mi n g a n d p r o d uc i n g t he i r 1 0 mi n u te
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i n d i c a t i ve o f y ou r t r i be / l oc a l i t y .
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w i t h To d d , D a n i e l and t h e d a n c e t e a m. T h a n k y ou f o r s p e n d i ng t h e mo r n i n g w i t h u s , s h a r i n g y o u r
c u l tu re a n d c on t i nu i ng t h e t r a d i t i on o f t he f i r s t t r a d i t i o n a l t h e a t re ma k e r s .
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H a n n a h R i c he n s h a s b e e n s uc c e s s fu l i n b e i n g n o mi n a t e d a n d
s e l ec t e d t o p e r f o r m a s p a r t o f a D r a ma Wo r k s e n s e mb l e f o r t h e
S t a t e D r a ma F e s t i va l i n O c t o b er f e a t u r i n g a s a l e a d p e r f o r me r i n
a M u l t i d i sc i p l i n ar y The a t r e i n s p i r e d p i ec e , ‘ Wh o D i d Yo u H e a r I t
F r o m’ .
H a n n a h i s a c o mmi t t e d p e r f o r me r , i n t e n t o n s ee k i n g o p p o r t un i t i e s
t o i mp r o ve o n , p e r fe c t a n d p e r f o r m h e r c r a f t . M o s t r e c e n t l y ,
H a n n a h p l a ye d a ke y r o le i n C a t s (a b r i d g e d ) a t YP T ( Y o u n g
P e o p l e ’ s Th e a t re ) w h i c h I h a d t h e p l e a su re o f a t t e n d i n g w i t h my
d a u g h t e r , Ava . I t i s h e a r te n i n g t o s e e o u r B H S D r a ma s t u d e n t s
e x c e l l i n g i n s c h o o l a n d l o c a l t h e a t re o p p o r t un i t i e s w h ic h
c e le b r a t e t h e i r t a le n t s a n d h ar d w or k .
B r a vo , H a n n a h!
S o l o ng , Fa r e w el l , Y ea r 1 2 D ram a F i na l e !
Af t e r a f e w l i t t l e s e t ba c k s , i nc lu d i n g a b u s t e d l e g a n d a b o u t o f I n f lu en z a , S a r a h B , Sa r a h D , S a r a P
a n d Al y s s a C c o mp l e t e d t h e i r f i n a l g r o u p an d i n d i v i d u a l p e r f o r ma n c e a s s e s s me n t s b e fo r e t h e i r H S C
D r a ma M a r k i n g p a ne l s . Th e g i r l s t o o k th e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r e p ar e f o r an au d i e nc e an d re f i n e t he i r
w o r k b y p r e s en t i n g t h e i r mo n o l o g ue s f o r t he ‘ P a r en t s an d F r i en d s N i g h t ’ a n d l u nc h t i me
p e r f o r ma n c e s f o r p ee r s an d i n t e r e s t e d s ta f f a t B e l mo n t H i g h . Th e H S C P e r f o r ma n c e e x a ms w ere
w e l l a t t e n d e d b y o u r mo s t r e s p e c t f u l a u d i e n c e me mb e r s f r o m y e a r s 7 , 8 a n d 1 0 w ho a l l r e ma r k ed
o n t he hu mo u r t h e y en j o ye d i n t he g ro u p p e r f o r ma n c e . We t h a n k th e m f o r t he i r ma t u re d i s p o s i t i on
a n d s h o w o f s u p p o r t d u r i n g t h i s i mp o r t a nt u n d e r t a k i n g . We w i s h t h e t h r ee S a r a / h ’ s (B , D a n d P ) ,
a n d Al y s s a C a l l t he b e s t i n t h e H S C!
W h o D ar e s E n te r t h e ‘H o l l y wo o d M us e um o f th e L i v i ng D e ad ’ ?
Ye a r 8 D r a ma h a ve f i n a l i s e d t he i r e n t r i e s i n t h e S c r ee n I t s h o r t f i l m
c o mp e t i t i o n an d a r e w o r k i n g o n t h e i r ‘ H o l l y w o o d Mu s e u m of t he L i v i n g De a d’
e x h i b i t i on d u e n e x t t e r m, w h e r e t h e y w i l l p r e se n t t h e ms e l ves i n c h ar ac t e r
i n s i d e a n ex h i b i t i on bo o t h f e a t u r i n g e x a mp l e s o f t he i r w or k/ f a me a n d i n t e r a c t
w i t h v i s i t i n g a u d i e nc e me mb e r s w h o ma y a s k t he m q u e s t i o n s .
S t u d e n t s u n d er t a k e i n t e n s i ve s t u d y o f c ha r a c t e r f o o t a g e an d w o r k sh o p s i n
p r e p ar i n g t h e i r w a lk , s p e ec h , f ac i a l e x pre s s i o n s an d b o d y g e s t u re s k i l l s t o
r ec r e a t e r o l e f o r pe r fo r ma n c e .
A l r e a d y l i s t e d a s e xh i b i t s f o r t h e ma c a b r e Mu s eu m o f t h e L i v i n g De a d a re
H o l l y w o o d s u p er s t a r s Wi l l y Wo n k a a n d Ch a r l i e Ch a p l i n .
E n t e r i f y o u d a r e !
R e ne e B e r g e r
D r a ma Te a c h er
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SPECIAL EDUCATION I t w a s g r e a t t o s ee s o ma n y s i g n i f i c a n t ma l e f i g u r e s i n o u r s t u d e n t s l i ve s c o me t o c e l e br a te
F a t h e r ’ s D a y w i t h o u r s t u d e n t s . Th i s d a y p ro v i d e d o u r s t u d en t s w i t h s o ma n y p o s i t i ve o p p o r t u n i t i e s .
S t u d e n t s i n t e r ac t e d w i t h a l l me mb e r s o f th e c o mmu n i t y , s e r v i ng b a c o n a n d e g g b u r g e r s , c o o k i n g
t h e B B Q , p r e p a r i n g f o o d , t a k i n g o r de r s , ma k i n g c o f f ee a n d t e a f o r o u r v i s i t o r s a n d e n j o y i n g
c o m mu n i c a t i n g a n d s o c i a l i s i n g . S t u d e n t s f r o m M s Ave r y ’ s c l a s s b o u g h t t h e i n g r e d i en t s , b u d g e t e d
a n d w o rk e d ou t w h a t t h e be s t me n u c ou l d b e f o r t h e d a y .
We w o u l d l i k e t o w e l c o me M r s T r a c e y B a rn e t t , o u r n e we s t p e rma n e n t S u p p o r t L e a rn i n g O f f i c e r to
o u r t e a m. T r a c e y w i l l b e w or k i n g i n t h e S e n i o r I O c l a s s a lo ng s i d e M r Le w i s P i nk a n d M i s s As t r i d
C r o s b i e .
O u r ex c u r s i o n t o M ai t l a n d G a o l o n Tu e s d a y S e p t e mb e r 1 9 i s f a s t a p p r o a c h i n g s o p l ea s e ma k e s u re
n o t e s a n d mo n e y a re f i n a l i se d .
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Ye a r 1 0 b o y s a l o n g s i d e M r S c o t t Mc G r e vy h a ve b e gu n w or k on t h e sc h o o l g r ou n d s i n t h e l a s t t h ree
w e e k s . Th e g r o u p ’ s f i r s t p o i n t o f f oc u s h a s b e e n t h e sc h o o l g a r de n s a l o n g s i d e o u r G y mn a s i u m. O u r
s t u d e n t s h a ve un d e r t a k e n e x t e n s i ve w e ed i n g , s o i l - t e s t i n g , f e r t i l i s i n g a n d mu l c h i n g. Th i s g r ou nd
w o r k w i l l g e t fu t u r e p l a n t i n g s o f f t o t he b es t p o s s i b le s t a r t i n l i fe . Th e s c h o o l c o m me n d s t h e e f f o r t s
o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s t ud e n t s s o f a r ; B a i l e y B a r ne t t , J a i d e n B l ac k , K y l e B r o w n , Z a c B u r ge s s , J o e l
H a m mo n d , J a c k P h i l l i p s a n d M a v r i c k R o a c h . We l l d o n e !
S c o t t M c Gr e vy
G r o u n d s M ai n te n a nc e G r ou p SPORT REPORT S p o r t R e po r t
CH S T e n n i s
J a k e F o s t e r o f Ye a r 1 1 re c e n t l y c o mp e t e d a s p a r t o f t he Hu nt e r R e g i on a l t e a m a t t h e N S W C H S
Te n n i s C h a mp i o ns h i p s a t B a t h u r s t o n Au g u s t 2 2 -2 4 . H i s t e a m c a m e 4 t h o ve r a l l , h o w e ver J a k e d i d n o t
l o s e a ma t c h h i ms e l f , re s u l t i n g i n h i m b e i n g s e l ec t e d b y me r i t f o r t h e NS W C H S Te a m.
C o n g r a t u l a t i on s J ak e , a b r i l l i an t a c h i e ve me n t !
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J e s s i c a P i c k e r i n g an d J a i S t a r r e t t c o mp e t e d a t t h e S t a t e L e ve l s c o mp e t i t i o n o n th e we e ke n d o f the
9 t h a n d 1 0 t h a t R o o t y H i l l . J e s s w on he r l eve l 10 d i v i s i o n a n d Ja i w on h i s l e ve l 8 d i v i s i on . E x c e l l en t
r e su l t s f o r b o t h s tu d en t s . We l l d o n e !
CH S L a w n B o wl s
J a mi e D o w o f Ye a r 1 1 a n d K a t e M a t th e w s o f Ye a r 12 r ec e n t l y
c o mp e t e d a t t h e N SW C H S L a w n B o w l s C h a mp i o n s h i p s i n O ra n g e
b e t w e e n Au g u s t 1 5 an d 17 . K a t e c o mp e t e d a s C a p t a i n o f th e H u n te r
R e g i o n Te a m a n d J a mi e c o mp e t e d a s a me mb e r o f t h e N o r t h C o a s t
t e a m . Th e H u n t e r Te a m p l a c e d 6 t h a n d t he N o r t h C o a s t t e a m p l a c ed
3 r d .
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K a t e a s s h e p r e p ar e s t o c o mp l e t e t h e H S C o n h e r f i n a l y e ar he r e a t
B e l mo n t H i g h . We h a ve t h o r ou g h l y e n j oy e d s e e i n g y o u a c h i e ve
e x c e p t i o n a l re s u l t s i n y o u r f i e l d o f l a w n b ow l s .
CH S A th l e t i c s
S i x B e l mo n t H i g h s t u de n t s c o mp e t e d a s p a r t o f t h e H u n t e r R e g i o n a l t e a m a t t h e N S W C H S At h l e t i c s
C a r n i va l d u r i n g S e p t emb e r 6 - 8 a t H o me b u s h . E x c e l l en t r e su l t s w e r e ac h i e ve d b y a l l a s w e l l a s t w o
b r o ke n r ec or d s !
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As h l y n B l a c k s t oc k p u t i n a n i n s an e e f f o r t a n d b r ok e t w o S t a t e r ec o r d s , w i nn i n g an d b r e ak i n g the
r ec o r d i n bo t h d i sc u s a n d s h o t pu t ! S he a l so a c h i e ve d a s i l ve r me d a l i n J a ve l i n . F a n t as t i c e f f o r t !
K a y n e G i l mo r e a c h i eve d a g o l d me d a l i n j a ve l i n , a n a t u r a l a th l e t e i n t h i s e ven t . J a me s D o w n i e
a c h i e ve d 9 t h i n j a ve l i n , t h e f i r s t t i me t o r e p r e s en t i n t h i s e ven t . An d e r s o n M a g r i c a me 2 n d i n 40 0 m,
a l s o a n a t u r a l i n t h i s e ve n t , a n d t h e f i r s t t i me r e p re s e n t i n g a t S t a t e l e ve l I b e l i e ve , a g o o d w a y t o
f i n i sh h i s sc h o o l i n g yea r s !
Ab b e y O ’ To o l e c a m e 1 0 t h i n t h e 15 00 m a n d b r o k e a P B i n a ve r y c o mp e t i t i ve ag e g r o u p a n d
J e s s i c a N o b le a c h i eve d 1 s t i n 8 00 m a n d 2 n d i n 1 50 0 m. Am a z i n g e f f o r t b y a l l ou r s t u d e n t s ! Al l
s t u d e n t s w er e hu mb l e , d e mo n s t r a t e d g o o d s p o r t s ma n s h i p a n d c on t i n u a l l y ma k e B e l mo n t p r ou d!
CH S T ra mp o l in i ng
G o o d l u c k t o a l l s tu d e n t s c o mp e t i n g a t C HS T r a mp o l i n i n g t h i s we e k !
I w i sh a l l s t u de n t s c o mp e t i n g i n f i n a l s an d g r a n d f i n a l s o ve r t h e ne x t fe w w e ek en d s t h e b e s t o f
l u c k . I t ’ s su c h a bu s y t i me o f t h e y e a r s o be s u r e t o le t u s kn o w h o w y o u g o !
M e l F a g g
S p o r t s O r g a n i se r
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CAREERS NEWS
YEAR 12 – HSC FACT Your HSC marks for each course are a 50:50
combination of your school assessment
marks and external exam marks. Learn more
about how the HSC and ATAR work by
downloading the free booklet:
http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/publicatoins/year 11-12-booklet.pdf
Over 25000 people have applied for undergraduate courses this month. It costs
more to apply after September so be an early bird and get your application in
today. To get started visit http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN CAREERS? Nursing @ Narla – students have been volunteering at Narla Village. Students have been observing and following Registered Nurses at Narla. Congratulations to Kyle Brown, Talesha Holt, Caitlan Johnston, Keirra Eastham, Indiana Harrold and Hannah Mulliett. Landscaping Lads – working with Mr McGrevy maintaining grounds and landscaping gardens. Ozharvest – BHS students have been lending a hand at Belmont Neighbourhood Centre. Thank you to Jack Phillips, Abbey Penfold, Dom Maley, Brittany Sletten, Gloria Dunn and Torry Roberts. White Card – another 10 students qualified to work on a construction site. Congratulations Joel Blackburn, Bonnie Burgess, Liam MacKenzie-Wolter, Shanaye McDonald, Thomas McEwan, Will Morrow, Alaeldin Mohamed, Abbey Penfold and Sam Taberner. First Aid – 18 students qualified to provide First Aid. Career Links – Each week students are sent the weekly Career Link’s email. The email contains all the local job, apprenticeships and traineeships in the Hunter region. It is so important all students are regularly checking their school email account for updates.
Please use http://www.belmonthighcareers.com for all your Careers information.
www.belmonthighcareers.com.au Check out our Careers Website for all
your Careers needs!
Changing Your University Course
Preferences
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preference list as many times as you need to?
After you’ve applied, log back in to your
application, go to the Preferences section and
move, add or delete preferences. Don’t worry
if you’re not 100% sure on which course you
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SCHOOL SHOE REQUIREMENTS Th e s c h o o l mu s t a b i de w i t h t he W H & S s a f e t y r u le s t h a t a r e n ow l a w i n a l l D E C s c ho o l s a c r o s s t he
s t a t e . Wh e n p u r c h a s i n g y o u r c h i l d ’ s f o o t we a r , u se t he f o l l o w i n g i ma g e s a s a g e ne r a l g u i de .
A l l s h o e s M U S T b e f u l l l e a t h e r , b l a c k sh oe s . O u r un i f o r m c o d e s t a t e s t h a t t h e s e sh o e s a re t o be
w o r n on a l l s c h o o l d a y s e xc e p t Th u r s d a y , w h e n fu l l l e a t he r s p o r t s s h o e s mu s t b e w or n .
Co r r e c t F o o tw e a r – fo r u se w i t h o u r sc h oo l u n i f o r m – b l a ck le a th e r , la c e up s ho es . M u s t n ot
e x t e n d o ve r th e an k le o r h a ve a p l a t f o r m. Th e l e a th e r mu s t c o ve r th e wh o l e f o o t f o r s a f e t y .
I n c o r r e c t Fo o tw e a r – D u e t o WH & S p o l i c y a n d t h e s a fe t y o f y ou r c h i l d s l i p o n s h oe s a n d s ho es
t h a t d o n o t c o ve r t h e w h o l e f o o t a r e NO T ac c e p t a b l e .
Co r r e c t F o o tw e a r f o r S p o r t – S p o r t s h oe s s h o u l d be p r e d o mi n a n t l y w h i t e , e i th e r l a c e u p o r
Ve l c r o . S h o e s sh o u l d b e su p p o r t i ve o f t he fe e t du r i n g ex e r c i se . Th e w h o le o f t he u p p er f o ot
mu s t h a ve a s o l i d c o ve r .
I n c o r r e c t sp o r t s s h o es - S l i p o n s p o r t s s h oe s a r e n o t pe r mi t te d , t h e s e i n c lu d e c an va s s h o e s a s
t h e y a re n o t su p p o r t i ve o r a p pr o pr i a t e f o r s p o r t a n d P E .
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