2018 Term 2 Weeks 9-10
Newsletter
Barham High School
Enabling students to successfully transition to future learning and employment Principal: Glenn Buchanan
Gonn St Barham NSW 2732 | T: 03 54532322 | F: 03 54533259 | E: [email protected]
Reminder: Assembly – every Tuesday morning “A Weeks”
Year Meetings – every Tuesday morning “B Weeks”
Calendar Term 3, Week 1
Mon 23rd July Tues 24th July Wed 25th July Thurs 26th July
Staff Development Day Students return YEP Program Careers Expo - Echuca/Moama
Term 3, Week 2 Thur 2nd August
Cyberbullying/Social Media awareness workshops
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Barham High School Diligence & Integrity
Principal’s message Reflecting back on the first semester for 2018, I find it
hard to believe we have been able to fit in the amount
and variety of academic opportunities for our students
at Barham High School. Thank you to all of the staff at
Barham High School for their hard work and dedication
to furthering the education of our wonderful students.
Thank you also to our students who have embraced the
educational opportunities and applied themselves to
their studies.
Activities and Events Activities and events held so far this year include:
Elections for school leaders
Welcome BBQs for parents and families of new
students to BHS
Information BBQ for prospective families
Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country
carnivals; local, regional and state
representation
Assessment information evenings for senior
students
Parent / Teacher interviews
Multiple sporting events including basketball,
tennis, lawn bowls, AFL, cricket, netball
Excursions to a variety of locations including the
South Coast, Melbourne, Bendigo, Swan Hill
Tertiary tours
Wellbeing visits and presentations from
organisations such as Headspace and Vinnies
Reconnect
River Detectives, YES and YEP programs
Dance festivals, debating, author visits and Rock
Camp.
Just to name a few! It looks as though the second
semester will be just as busy. Obviously, none of these
would be possible without the dedication and
forbearance of our staff who are always willing to “go
the extra mile” for the benefit of our students.
Upcoming HSC Exams A gentle reminder to our senior students to use their
time wisely over the break, there is not much time until
the HSC and every moment counts. Remember, you are
not only competing against students at Barham High
School but every high school student across the state.
Remember to balance study time with personal time –
recharge your batteries now to power you through the
remainder of the year.
Congratulations It seems that hardly a newsletter goes by without
congratulating someone on their fantastic achievement.
Congratulations to Tatum Boyd in her selection for
representation in state tennis, our debating team for
their stunning victory over Hay War Memorial High
School and to Kelan Roy for securing an apprenticeship
with Penglase Auto Panels.
School Holidays I would like to take the opportunity to wish our entire
school community a safe and relaxing midyear break
and I very much look forward to welcoming our
students back to school on Tuesday 24th July.
Glenn Buchanan
Principal
Barham High School Diligence & Integrity
Deputy Principal’s message
Year 11, 2019 Subject Selection The subject selection process for Year 10 students
moving into Year 11 in 2019 is under way. Students
have been gathering information regarding tertiary and
non-tertiary options leading into the Subject Selection
Information evening, which will take place in week
three of next term on Monday 6th August starting at 6
pm.
Merit Assembly This Thursday, 5th July, is our Semester One Merit
assembly. It starts at 10:15 am in the cluBarham
auditorium and all family and friends are invited for this
important ceremony.
Rewards Excursion On Friday 6th of July, eligible students have been invited
to attend the Rewards Excursion. This semester the
students are going to ‘The Zone’ in Bendigo and will
have access to all their facilities including go-karting,
laser tag and roller blading. For students not wishing to
go on the Rewards Excursion and those students
ineligible for the rewards excursion, a normal program
of work will take place at school and attendance is
expected. It is not an early start to the holidays despite
what they may have told you.
Student Success There are some recent great outcomes for individual
students and teams. Tatum Boyd is representing
Riverina at the upcoming CHS State Tennis
Championships, Kelan Roy has accepted an
apprenticeship with Penglase Auto Panels in Koondrook
and the Stage 5 Debating team have moved a step
closer to representing Riverina by their victory over Hay
War Memorial high School.
Happy Holidays! It has been a hectic term and I wish all staff and
students a relaxing break and hope they take the time
to recharge their batteries before Term 3 resumes
for staff on Monday 23rd of August and for
students on Tuesday 24th August.
Ian McConnell Deputy Principal
GIRLS AFL
Our Under 15s Girls AFL team enjoyed an
afternoon of RnR after taking on four
teams in Week 7. Congratulations go to
all the girls on their effort and
determination in training. It is evident
that their skills have markedly improved
this season. We look forward to seeing
you all kicking goals again next year.
Barham High School Diligence & Integrity
Debating Report
Debating
Congratulations to our Stage 4 Debating Team on their
first round win against Finley High School. Teesha,
Mason, Ella and Lizzie did a fantastic job arguing that
NAPLAN should not be banned. Special mention to
Hannah for taking on the role of Chairperson and to
Abbey Hird for adjudicating. We are looking forward to
our next battle against Hay in Term 3.
Intermediate Debating Team Wins Zone!
Last week our Year 9/10 debating team won the Zone
Premier’s Debating Competition by beating Hay War
Memorial High in a video conference tussle over the
topic”: that voting should be voluntary.” Our team, Ellie
Disher, Hollie Guerra, Abbey Free and Tatum Boyd took
the Affirmative position and the adjudicator from
Sydney was very complimentary in his summing up of
their arguments. They remain undefeated this year to
date with Finley and Deniliquin High, also eliminated
from the competition. Now they will move on to
contest for the Riverina Region and our hopes travel
with them. Congratulations, girls.
English Extension 2 Author Interview
Last Friday our two JSC English Extension 2 students,
Emma Carter and Erin McConnell, joined a student
panel from Moama Anglican Grammar, Deniliquin High
School and Echuca College to interview Fleur Ferris at
the launch of her new novel, Found. Fleur has kindly
offered to give our girls some advice about their HSC
Major Works this year, for which they are very grateful.
Copies of this exciting new novel, which is set in
Deniliquin, are in the Library.
English/HSIE Report
Term 2 has seen students busily finishing off assessment tasks and class work. Today’s report will
focus on showcasing some of this work. Happy holidays!
Stage 4 Ancient China projects
Alisa Hull and Natasha
Fisher
Year 11 English Advanced Multimodal presentations
Title page for Sophie Disher’s Prezi Matthew Hird’s poster
Screen shot from Kasey McClay’s film
Barham High School Diligence & Integrity
BASKETBALL FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES
Come along each Tuesday for 6 weeks
ALL EQUIPMENT KINDLY SUPPLIED BY
Kerang Amateur Basketball Association
PLAYERS MUST WEAR FLAT FOOTWEAR (NO HEELS)
When: Commencing Tuesday 17th July 2018 (24th, 31st
July, 7th, 14th and final session 21st August 2018)
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
Where: Kerang Amateur Basketball Stadium
Maxwell Street, Kerang
BRING ALONG YOUR FRIENDS AND ALL WELCOME!
Cost: FREE ENQUIRIES: (prior to commencement only) Rhonda Allan Mallee Sports Assembly Ph. 54937 796 Mobile 0427 780109 Email: [email protected]