Broken Hill High School in Broken Hill, New South Wales | High School

Broken Hill High School

Locality: Broken Hill, New South Wales

Phone: +61 8 8088 1522

Address: PO Box 488 2880 Broken Hill, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.brokenhill-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Where do we start? Farewell or See you later to our Head Teacher Welfare and Agriculture teacher Miss Dianne Toynton. Di has been a vital member of the Broken Hill High School Community for 13 years. She will be leaving our school in order to start a wonderful journey in Albury. The students and staff refer to her as Legend but that is only because she tells them to call her that. Di’s wonderful, vibrant and fierce personality allows all her students to feel valued and h...ave a ball in the classroom. Through her passion for Agriculture she has inspired many students to pursue a career in the Agriculture Industry and they like myself hope to be just like Miss Toynton when they grow up! Miss Toynton has also had a significant impact on student and staff wellbeing through her role as Head Teacher Welfare. She will be greatly missed by students and staff and our loss is Albury High Schools gain. Thank you for everything you have done Miss Toynton! See more

25.01.2022 Congratulations to our top students from last week Daniel HOUSEMAN Jorja REED Kloe SOLOMON ... Molly-Jo STUBING Nickolas TRENGOVE Oliver CAMPBELL Remi NEVILL Ruby SLADDEN Saxon STEWART Zali BEATTIE A truly tremendous group of troopers!

25.01.2022 SRC Week - Sliming of the Deputies.

24.01.2022 SPORT for TERM 4 has changed Due to COVID restrictions lifting, we are now able to provide our students with Netball, Tennis, Picton Oval & YMCA sport on a weekly rotation for Years 7 to 10. We have arranged buses to transport the students to all 4 venues each week at no cost and will walk back to school to by 3.28pm ... Sport is a mandatory subject as per DET Policy (see below) and all Years 7 to 10 students must attend sport unless you have an exemption or a medical certificate. Please note that any student signing out on Wednesdays from 1pm onward will be marked as unjustified leave unless written confirmation of a booked medical appointment has been received. No student will be signed out unless we receive a note or phone call from Parents/Carers only, this does not include emergency contacts as it’s not an emergency to miss sport. NSW Department of Education Sport and Physical Activity policy requires mandatory weekly participation in sport and physical activity for schools and their students. Students in Years K-10 participate in a minimum of 150 minutes of planned moderate activity with some vigorous physical activity across the school week. This time includes planned weekly sport https://policies.education.nsw.gov.au//sport-and-physical-

24.01.2022 Calling all Year 12 school leavers: Get ahead and learn, upskill and prepare for 2021. Enrolments for a new Summer Skills program of fee-free training and skills support is now open, find out more on: https://education.nsw.gov.au/summer-skills *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

24.01.2022 We are refocusing on rewarding our students in class with B’Hillians awarded to the students that are consistently following our schools core values of being Respectful, Responsible & Cooperative. Each week we read out the top 10 students on assembly and we also do a draw for any student that has received B'Hillians to win a canteen voucher! Our top students this week were:... Ricky DAVIS Marc Jessan SUMALINOG Elie YAMOMO Kade MCLACHLAN-MENZ Kaeden HASKARD Edren BURROWS Zianna CHESTERFIELD Keegan FARQUHARSON Hannah KEMP Ruby SLADDEN What a group of outstanding students! Year 7 must have been on fire this week!

22.01.2022 The latest Barrier Blast is now ready to read by clicking on the following link https://sway.office.com/j8gV0N5mXqN2EA9l?ref=Link

22.01.2022 ICAS for all students Years 7 - 10. If you have a student who is interested in taking part in ICAS for 2020, come and see Mrs Green in the English Faculty at the beginning of term 3. Students can participate in Digital Technologies, Mathematics, English and Science. Students do not have to participate in all 4 ICAS subjects, they get a choice. If you wish for your student to take part or they have an interest in extending the understanding, cost is $6.00 per subject to be paid to the front office by the end of week 3, term 3. Regards, Mrs Green. English Teacher.

22.01.2022 Students return from mid-year break on Tuesday 21st July. Monday 20th July is a pupil free staff development day. As you would be aware the border between NSW and Victoria closed as of 12:01am 8 July 2020.... All staff and students of Broken Hill High School returning from Victoria after this time must have a permit to enter NSW and are required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days. All staff and students who have been in Victoria (including Mildura) in the 14 days before the commencement of school should not attend school until they complete the 14 days self-isolation period since they left Victoria. If you have any questions related to this please call the office on Monday 20th on 80881522.

19.01.2022 Pass it on: #EdWeek20 is only 3 weeks away! Celebrate the amazing work of NSW public school students, staff, parents and carers learning together this year. More info: https://bit.ly/2Dt3U1R *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

19.01.2022 What a year 2020 as been!! Today is the last day of school for our students. We hope you have a well deserved break and come back in 2021 refreshed and ready to learn.

18.01.2022 Hope all of the Broken Hill High School community has had an enjoyable and restful break. All students and staff return on Monday 12th October.

18.01.2022 There is a lot of information about the HSC exams starting tomorrow. Please visit this website. https://bit.ly/2Hb1PKa There are a few reminders for our Year 12 students:... Please arrive 30 minutes before your exam start time that is stated on your timetable. When you arrive you will be asked the following questions: a) Are you unwell? b) Do you have any cold or flu like symptoms? c) Are you currently required to self isolate due to COVID? You will be given hand sanitiser before moving to your desk If you are unwell please advise the school after 8.15am on 8088 1522 The whole community is behind you Year 12, and we wish you all the very best for each of your exams.

18.01.2022 This week’s staff member of the week is Miss Antoinette Deacon Antoinette has worked tirelessly to establish an Aboriginal girls group that encompasses the use of art and community connection to engage and improve Aboriginal girls attendance, literacy and link to culture. Antoinette has off her own back developed the program and gained support to run it through consultation with Maari Maa. The program involves communication and work with Maari Maa, Aboriginal education staff and families. The program runs each Thursday and has had to be modified during COVID times, this has required organising support personnel to visit the school to conduct the program and ensure it continues. Congratulations Antoinette

17.01.2022 Homework Centre is starting next week, week 8, and it will run on Mondays and Thursdays from 3.30-5.00 from our library. Teachers' assistance will be available for those assessment tasks you are receiving these days or any homework you may have. Snacks are also included in this service. Feel free to ask your class teachers to attend if you need their help in an assignment - just give them some notice, like the day before or at least Monday or Thursday morning. Hope to see you there

17.01.2022 There will be NO RASP classes tomorrow FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER due to Willyama having their Athletics Carnival.

15.01.2022 From classroom desks to dining room tables. See how the students, parents and teachers from these schools navigated online learning, and what they learned together along the way. #EdWeek20 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

15.01.2022 We are excited to announce more new arrivals on the farm last week. Twins Ellie and Stef along with triplets Georgia, Lauren and Bambi.

14.01.2022 Attn: Year 12 Parents/Carers Here is the graduation evening information, so excited our students get to celebrate their time at Broken Hill High School together. In covid times it will be a great night. Tickets are available at the front office from 23rd September.

14.01.2022 STUDENTS OF THE WEEK The top 10 students last week were Ellie SUTTON Zianna CHESTERFIELD ... Nicholas SCHOFIELD Sarah WILLIAMS Payton GROSE Aldriech RASCO Anna LOECHEL Lillian SINGLETON Skylar CHAPMAN Joshua NIARROS What an excellent and positive group of students, who are thoroughly deserving of such awards. It is great to see our newly elected school captains leading by example!

14.01.2022 BHHS Athletics Carnival. This will be held at the Zinc Oval on Friday 31 July 2020. All students are to be there by 8:50am for Roll Call and will be dismissed from the Oval at 3:28pm. Due to Covid 19 restrictions only staff and students are able to attend. SRC Canteen will be operational throughout the day therefore no deliveries of take away etc will be required. Look forward to seeing all the students there.

14.01.2022 Barrier Blast Week 10 https://sway.office.com/YmW6HjyMHt0suN7O?ref=Link

13.01.2022 Last Friday we held our Athletics carnival with perfect weather. Was great to see so many students compete and have fun together. Congratulations to all our students who participated in events, the winners of each race, to the SRC for amazing food and all the teachers and staff on a successful carnival, bring on 2021

13.01.2022 The new NSW school curriculum will build strong foundations in numeracy and literacy, give teachers more time on essential learning, and better prepare students for future work and study. Find out more: https://bit.ly/30agpXV *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

12.01.2022 Thanks to the beautiful September weather, offsite walking and picton oval sport for Year 7, 8 & 10 has been cancelled and students will remain at school. Year 9 will go to sport at the YMCA as planned and return to school by 3.30pm.

11.01.2022 "Final push. We've got this, guys!" From staying connected with mates to enjoying life's little pleasures, listen to what the 2020 HSC experience has been like for these Year 12 students. Check out more #StayHealthyHSC tips and resources on https://education.nsw.gov.au/stay-healthy-HSC... *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

11.01.2022 Update for staff members of the week at BHHS Last week Miss Annie Bourke was the worthy winner. Annie is such a wonderful and positive energy to have in the school. She goes above and beyond in her morning organisational role and is always available to assist in any queries you have in regards to teaching. This week Miss Samantha Walker was nominated for working very hard on transition for Year 6 and spending a lot of time at school out of hours working on preparing excelle...nt learning activities for students. Congratulations to you both

11.01.2022 Parents, Carers and students sorry for the late notice but we have late this afternoon been advised by the YMCA that students who attend the venue for sport tomorrow will need to bring with them their own towel.

10.01.2022 SRC week brings you Double Mufti. Yes you heard right, double Mufti this Thursday and Friday. Thursday is Footy Colours Day, so wear your best footy gear or colours. Friday's theme is Aussie Icons and there will prizes ($20 canteen vouchers) given at Friday Lunch for the best 5 costumes. So bring out your best Wiggle outfit, Steve Irwin khaki, Paul Hogan shorts or for those who like to stand out your best Dame Edna Everage costume. This week is SRC Week. What is the Stude...nt Representative Council ( SRC) you ask? The SRC operates within our school, with membership made up of students from all year levels. The SRC acts as a generator of ideas to improve the operation of the school. It also has an advocacy role and engages in significant fundraising for a variety of charities and school projects. Maybe you could be involve next year. Red Frog, Blue Frog , Green Frog, Where oh where can that Frog be seen? The hunt for the frogs is on, come along Thursday to A Quad to find those pesky frogs. SRC Week is here, come on all give a cheer. Activities will happen on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunches this week in A Quad. SRC members will be in A Quad from Wednesday recess on to take bids in the silent auction for the chance to slime the DP's and Mrs Maddern. Bids can be given to Mrs Maddern in the Science staffroom. Wednesday - A Quad BBQ Sausages with Sufi sourdough rolls, drinks and lollies. Find the frog in Cream. Rounds by year and final, with prize for first and second Thursday - A Quad Mufti Day Footy Colours Friday - Mufti Day Aussie Icons prizes for best costume Sliming DP's and Mrs Maddern What a exciting week for our staff and students at Broken Hill High School, keep and eye out for photos to come.

10.01.2022 Year 12 and students and parents entry to the school for tonight’s graduation will be through the walk way gate on Garnet Street.

10.01.2022 The Welfare Team at Broken Hill High School would like to acknowledge how tough the last few months have been for the school community. Please complete this short survey so that we can understand your concerns or any areas you may like additional information/ support. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScB4hh8xRCV8xlX9/viewform Kind Regards... Mia Lawrence District School Counsellor

10.01.2022 The Year 11 Business studies class will be selling delicious donuts for other students to fill their cravings. This event will be held at lunch on Friday 4th of September in A-quad. Come along and have fun eating donuts with us. Visit the website for more information. https://sway.office.com/MiMQvQsV6DtXlWYW?ref=Link

10.01.2022 2020 BHHS Quondong is now available to purchase for $15. They will also be available tomorrow night at the Presentation Evening. Get in early as only a limited number were printed.

10.01.2022 END OF YEAR CANTEEN ARRANGEMENTS. The Canteen will be open Monday the 14th December for left over snacks and drinks only ( bringing lunch would be advised) Canteen will be closed Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th.

09.01.2022 #MathsTrainsBrains

09.01.2022 To any Year 12 student that didn't collect their graduation glass Friday night please collect from the front office.

09.01.2022 Calling all parents and carers: Have you downloaded the School Updates app yet? Opt in to receive notifications about the operational status of our school (e.g. temporary closures). Find out more and download via https://bit.ly/2PD2jd3 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

08.01.2022 Due to the changes in the Department of Education guidelines regarding Covid 19, we have had to make changes to sport again. As of this Wed 19/8 students will be in sport groups based on their year group and we will rotate through activities each week (they will rotate between Picton, YMCA and walking each week). More information will be provided to students on assembly tomorrow.

08.01.2022 Today we commemorate Remembrance Day. We remember the many Australians who died during the First World War, & particularly the 158 NSW teachers who served & did not return. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, during a moment of silence, it is with great honour and pride that we remember the fallen. #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

08.01.2022 Netball returned for 2020!!! A massive shout out to these absolute legends!! These superstars competed in the Inter-School Netball challenge against Willyama today. These girls were simply amazing, displaying outstanding sportsmanship, team spirit and netball skills! After two intense and tough games. Broken Hill High School came out champions of the day! A fantastic effort! Great day all round! Super proud

07.01.2022 Our top students from last week were: Maggie CRITTENDEN Maggie ZANON Gabriella FORSTER ... Madeline EVANS Lucas STACEY Skye RIVETT Sarah WILLIAMS Harriet BREALEY Charlize CATTERMOLE Reegan CROZIER It’s fantastic to see so many senior students modelling positive behaviours throughout our school.

07.01.2022 Hi Parents/Carers Please find a link to updated information regarding NSW schools face to face learning. This page is updated with new information regularly. Any questions please call the office 8088 1522 https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

06.01.2022 2020 Presentation Night Invitations to attend have been emailed to each student receiving an award and parents2020 Presentation Night Invitations to attend have been emailed to each student receiving an award and parents

06.01.2022 2020 School Presentation Night has arrived!! See you at 6.30pm, please be on time to start at 7.00pm Enter through the Garnet street small gate entrance where you meet our staff to assist you into A Quad If you have RSVP via the link on the invitation, you do not need to scan in via the QR code. If you called today or a late rsvp please ensure you scan in and complete the form for our contact tracing requirements. ... 2020 Quondong Magazine will be for sale $15 (cash only)

06.01.2022 Check out the latest Barrier Blast. https://sway.office.com/t0s9DRRsLsQ1HB3N?ref=Link

05.01.2022 Love seeing our students spending time reading Here are our students in English this week. They have been working hard on their reading and book reviews, learning how to use chopsticks in LOTE and our senior students studying hard in the library and in class.

04.01.2022 Staff Member of the week Congratulations to Mrs Shelby Smith who received the award this week. Her ongoing efforts for year 12 graduation and presentation evening in what has been a very difficult year for our year 12 and Shelby as Year Advisor. Thank you for your dedication and hard work.

04.01.2022 Cross Country Carnival is on tomorrow, please see attached note for all the information. Fun day to be had by everyone, can't wait to see the photo's from the colour run.

04.01.2022 Changes to Sport Today: Year 7 will still go to the YMCA but Years 8, 9 and 10 will remain at school in classrooms due to the dusty weather.

04.01.2022 Update to all Parents.Caregivers Additional safety measures for schools have been put in place to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools for the remainder of Term 3. The following principles underpin these measures:... Only providers that are essential to the delivery of curriculum can continue to provide services and programs until further notice (must sign a covid visitor form every visit and provide their covid safety plan) Parents/carers and other non-essential visitors are not allowed on the school site, this includes the Front Office. Please continue to call or email with any enquries or assistance we can provide you, this includes signing your child in/out instead of coming into the office. Where possible, students will stay within their relevant cohort group (i.e. class, year group, or stage) for all learning activities within their school in order to limit close contacts to only the cohort relevant to the student eg sport. Continue to keep you child home if they are unwell and if they display any flu like symptoms, get them tested and keep them home until a negative result has been received. Broken Hill High School will be following the updated guidelines provided by NSW Education Department in consultation with NSW Health. This means your child will need to obtain a negative COVID-19 test result and provide it to the school, before being permitted to return to school if sent home with flu like symptoms. If your child has been for a COVID-19 test, please let us know via sms message or phone call and provide the test result via email to [email protected] prior to them returning to school. Mr R Mackay

04.01.2022 Congratulations and farewell to our amazing Year 12 students from 2020!! The resilience they have show through a challenging and difficult HSC year is a credit to them all We held their Graduation dinner in A Quad last Friday with parents in attendance. It was an awesome night and they all looked beautiful. Good luck to you all. ... Special thanks to Maari Ma, MBE Electrical, Lee Cecchin & BHHS P&C for your donation to help make the event so special. See more

04.01.2022 Broken Hill High School Presentation Evening 2020 We would like to announce that our Presentation Evening will be going ahead on Tuesday 8th December in A Quad at Broken Hill High School. Due to COVID-19 restrictions there are some changes to our usual event but we are happy to advise that our invited students along with 2 guests are able to attend together. Due to the short turn around, invitations will be emailed out to the parents/caregivers by Friday with a RSVP required to help us with planning and contact tracing for COVID-19. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact our administration office on 80881522

04.01.2022 Macquarie Roadshow Over the past few days, Broken Hill High School students have had the wonderful opportunity to be part of the Macquarie University Roadshow. Students were afforded the fantastic opportunity to meet with university staff and discuss everything Macquarie University has to offer rural students. Had the amazing privilege of meeting and displaying their impressive netball skills against Giants and Australian Netballer, Keira Austin. Not mention meeting the wonderfully talented and sportswoman Elysia O’Neill. All finishing with a fun family breakfast. All students involved should be commended on their outstanding support of this wonderful initiative! They represented their school with such pride!

03.01.2022 Broken Hill High School has brought in a new initiative of rewarding staff members within the school who have gone above and beyond their expected duties. This week, SARAH GILLESPIE, is the winner of the Staff Member award. Sarah has the role of Sport Organiser and has had an extremely difficult time this year to ensure that Sport could run as smoothly as possible. If the COVID-19 restrictions of group sizes, inability to attend regular sporting venues and further restrictions of sole year group sport groups were not enough, she has then also had to battle with two dust storms and rain...which all seemed to fall conveniently on a Wednesday. SARAH GILLESPE is a very worthy recipient of this award. Congratulations Sarah!!

03.01.2022 NAIDOC Week celebrations at Broken Hill High School this week. Great time was had by both students and staff.

02.01.2022 "Learn as much as you can about the culture and participate." - Aunty Deanna. Each year, NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are part of some of the oldest continuing cultures on the planet. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

02.01.2022 After the fire comes regrowth. See how Grafton Public School welcomed Baryulgil and Nymboida Public Schools, providing a safe haven for students from fire-affected communities so everyone could learn together and recover. #EdWeek20 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

02.01.2022 SRC week was such a success last week, the students had a great time dressing up. Congratulations to the Student Representitive Council and Mrs Janet Maddern who ran the activities, BBQ and the annual slime event.

02.01.2022 Virtual P&C Meeting Our monthly P&C Meeting will take place on Monday 17th August at 7pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, it is necessary for this meeting to be held in a virtual environment. The plus is that you can now be involved in this important organisation from the comfort of your own home!!! You will need a PC, smartphone or tablet with the Zoom app. You will also need to be a registered ZOOM user. You can find instructions at the web site below. It is important to note... that you will be required to verify your identity via a camera at the start of the meeting. https://www.theverge.com//how-to-zoom-free-account-get-sta. Meeting details. Topic: Broken Hill High School P&C August Meeting Time: Aug 17, 2020 07:00 PM Australia/Broken_Hill Join Zoom Meeting https://nsweducation.zoom.us/j/64581167755 Meeting ID: 645 8116 7755 Passcode: 80881522