Email: [email protected]Phone 02 6029 8377 Web Address: www.billabong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Fax 02 6029 8833 Billabong Highlights Term 3 Week 7 Monday 24 August 2015 Page 1 Phil Carroll Best wishes to our senior students who commence their trial H.S.C. Exams this week. Once completed, they will commence their final few weeks of formal lessons in their subjects. It will then be the final few weeks at Billabong High School for our Year 12 students. Good luck to the boys U15 Swan Shield Team who will play a State Quarter Final in Sydney on Wednesday. The result will be on Facebook and in the next newsletter. A very successful debating/’public speaking day was held for primary schools here on Thursday. Congratulations to Mrs Bowman, Ms Bowen and our students who helped to run the various workshops. The SRC is organising the final school disco for 2015 next Wednesday evening. I hope to see a large number of students in attendance as it will be the last disco for our Year 12 students. Steve Bowen will be providing the music. PRINCIPAL Nominations for the 2016 School Captains opened last week. Year 11 students have until the end of week 8 to put their forms in. The successful students will have their first official roles during the last week of this term. The next P&C meeting will be held on the 9th September 2015 at 7:00pm in the Common Room. A canteen meeting will precede this at 6:30pm. All parents are invited to attend. Congratulations to the students who have been working with the Greater Hume Shire Council Youth Committee on a ‘Don’t Text and Drive’ film clip that will be shown at the whole school assembly on the 3rd September 2015. This assembly will also have presenters from Coolheads (crash survivors) and the Culcairn S.E.S. Thanks to Mrs Susan Kane for co-ordinating this assembly. The Year 12 Graduation Dinner is on Wednesday September 16. Notes have been distributed and need to be returned with payment by Monday August 31. Thank you. SRC Junior Netball Competition
Web Address: www.billabong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Fax 02 6029 8833
Billabong Highlights Term 3 Week 7 Monday 24 August 2015
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Phil Carroll
Best wishes to our senior students who commence their trial H.S.C. Exams this week. Once completed, they will commence their final few weeks of formal lessons in their subjects. It will then be the final few weeks at Billabong High School for our Year 12 students. Good luck to the boys U15 Swan Shield Team who will play a State Quarter Final in Sydney on Wednesday. The result will be on Facebook and in the next newsletter. A very successful debating/’public speaking day was held for primary schools here on Thursday. Congratulations to Mrs Bowman, Ms Bowen and our students who helped to run the various workshops. The SRC is organising the final school disco for 2015 next Wednesday evening. I hope to see a large number of students in attendance as it will be the last disco for our Year 12 students. Steve Bowen will be providing the music.
PRINCIPAL Nominations for the 2016 School Captains opened last week. Year 11 students have until the end of week 8 to put their forms in. The successful students will have their first official roles during the last week of this term. The next P&C meeting will be held on the 9th September 2015 at 7:00pm in the Common Room. A canteen meeting will precede this at 6:30pm. All parents are invited to attend. Congratulations to the students who have been working with the Greater Hume Shire Council Youth Committee on a ‘Don’t Text and Drive’ film clip that will be shown at the whole school assembly on the 3rd September 2015. This assembly will also have presenters from Coolheads (crash survivors) and the Culcairn S.E.S. Thanks to Mrs Susan Kane for co-ordinating this assembly.
The Year 12 Graduation Dinner is on Wednesday September 16. Notes have been distributed and need to be returned with payment by Monday August 31. Thank you.
SRC Junior Netball Competition
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Proud sponsor of
Billabong High School
Livestock Program
Calendar
Tuesday 25/08/15 & Wednesday 26/08/15
Swan Shield Semi Final AFL Team to play at Blacktown
Tuesday 25 August Rebecca Thomas Wednesday 26 August Sara Male Thursday 27 August Natalie Martin Friday 28 August Jodie Hoffmann Monday 31 August Lyneen Merkel
UNIFORM SHOP SALE 20% OFF SALE SEE INSERT IN THIS NEWSLETTER
CREW students doing the emergency life support course
THANK YOU to
Myall Hoffmann, Jodie Hoffmann, Emily Landman, Teagan Wilson, Jessica Roennfeldt, Linlin Roenfeldt for their help. Your assistance in catering for a combined schools function was greatly appreciated.
Lolita Landman Canteen Manager
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CIRCUS DISCO
Wednesday September 2
7.00pm-10.00pm
Come dressed in a circus themed costume to help farewell Year 12!
Tickets: $5.00
Bus: FREE!! Tickets sold in
the foyer at lunchtimes Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 & Friday 28 August.
LIONS DEBATING & PUBLIC SPEAKING
Almost eighty primary school students spent most of
the day at Billabong High School last Thursday.
They participated in the third round of the Lions Club
Debating and Public Speaking competition and
attended debating workshops.
The standard of both debating and public speaking
continues to improve and it is terrific to watch not
only the students skills develop but also to see their
confidence grow.
Many thanks must go to our Billabong High School
students who conducted the workshops and to the
SRC who cooked and served lunch.
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SRC Junior Netball Competition Round 3 It was a sunny day for the last round before the final. All players gave their best with coaches encouraging hard, but fair play. A big thank you to our impressive umpires – Ness Taylor, Paige Plunkett, Paige Voss and Ally Schulz.
