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Oberon High School NSW DOE

Locality: Oberon, New South Wales

Phone: 6336 1606

Address: Ross Street 2787 Oberon, NSW, Australia

Website: www.oberon-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/home

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25.01.2022 80's Dress Up This week our wonderful Year 12 students are celebrating the end of their schooling journey with themed dress ups each day. Craig Luccarda - Principal

24.01.2022 Stage 5 Dance In Stage 5 Dance students have been learning about DANCE ON FILM. After revising film techniques and viewing examples, students were given the task of producing their own filmed dance. Laura chose to choreograph a dance to 'Party in the USA'. She carefully planned the filming of her dance to create a fun, energetic film. You may also notice a few staff and student cameos throughout the clip. Great job Laura! Holly McTrustry - Dance Teacher

24.01.2022 National Science Week 2020 This year we celebrated National Science Week by running a week-long trivia quiz. We explored random facts such as the mites that live on our eyelashes, the names of dwarf planets, and the identity of famous scientists. After the week was over, the winners were Mr Boyd, Lucas * and Ebony Howard for a consistent effort. Science staff weren’t allowed to enter, to give others a chance!... Heather Wiggins Science Week Organiser

23.01.2022 Tradies Dress Up Today Year 12 dressed up as tradies. Students had the opportunity to sign the freshly poured concrete slab, courtesy of Stage 6 Construction class. Craig Luccarda - Principal

22.01.2022 Trial HSC Exams Over the next week, Year 12 students will be undertaking their trial HSC exams. The school community wishes you all the best and good luck! Craig Luccarda - Principal

21.01.2022 Billycart Races! Last Thursday was the completion of a unit where students worked in groups to design and build a Billycart which would be raced during our transition week. They also had to think about the presentation or theme of the cart as well as dressing up and performing their entry to the race. The Projects classes in Yr 8 set up the race rules, track features of the event and managed the presentation on the day. A great day was had by all and thanks to everyone who h...elped out. Mr David Boyd - Head Teacher TAS, Visual Arts and Vocational Education.

21.01.2022 2021 School Captain Induction Congratulations to the newly inducted School Captains and Vice Captains for 2021. The induction of Captains: Ella Brien and Grant Perry along with Vice captains: James Rich and Lucas** took place at the Presentation assembly yesterday afternoon. This achievement is recognition of the outstanding commitment these students have made to our school throughout the time they have been students. I am sure our new leadership team will be able to rise to... the challenge before them with courage, clear focus, passion and determination. They are an enthusiastic and vibrant team of students who I see further developing over the next 12 months. The students were officially presented with their badges by Amber Hibbert (Year Advisor). Craig Luccarda - Principal

20.01.2022 NAIDOC Week Celebrations! Today, students were invited to add yellow to their uniform to acknowledge NAIDOC Week. Celebrations started with the launch of our fantastic banner, which Stage 5 students and Mr Lyle designed. Well done, everyone! Students engaged in Yarning Circle lessons and lunch was a delicious spread of emu, kangaroo, camel and buffalo sausages. Craig Luccarda - Principal

19.01.2022 Remembrance Day! Last Wednesday, School Captains, Ella and Grant represented our school during the Remembrance Day town ceremony at the cenotaph. They laid a wreath in honour of our service personnel who did not return. Back at school our other Captains, Lucas and James, staff and students paid their respects with a commemorative address, the Ode and National Anthem as well as the traditional one minute silence and wreath laying. On display was a new commemorative wall plaq...ue showing the names of local people who served and did not return. Ella and Grant are pictured with Warrant Officer 1 Mel Frampton Craig Luccarda - Principal

18.01.2022 To War! During a recent History lesson, Year 7 students were transported back to Ancient Rome with a practical activity designed to demonstrate Roman military tactics and explain the reasons for their centuries of domination in battle. The students were keen to get involved, with 7 Red acting as the disciplined Romans and 7 Blue the Barbarian horde. All students had a ball and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to see History in action. ... Cameron Inwood - HSIE Teacher

16.01.2022 Tallest Tower! Year 8 Project Learning students were enjoying themselves whilst developing their teamwork and collaboration skills. Students had 30 minutes to design and construct the tallest possible tower using only paper and some masking tape. Mark Armstrong - Project Learning Teacher

15.01.2022 Latest Newsletter Now Available Oberon High School's Term 4, Week 5 Newsletter is now available to view on Oberon High School's website or by following the link below. https://tinyurl.com/yyrqhbgm

14.01.2022 Year 10 Transition into Senior College Activities Week The students have been exposed to the mandatory training and diverse programs applicable to the Senior College experience. Some of the things that Year 10 are learning about include, assessment knowledge and skills, essay writing, life skills and a range of strategies and developmental skills to conquer the challenges that the students will be faced with in Year’s 11 and 12. Year 10 will attend the 2020 Job Expo in Orange to further ideas for their future endeavours! Mrs Lisa Richards - Year 10 Advisor

14.01.2022 Respecting their School A massive thank you to DJ’s for the kind donation of 10 x $5 vouchers to help reward our wonderful students who were wearing the correct school uniform today. They are great ambassadors for our school. We hope this provides them with a little treat heading into the school holidays. The winners were: ... Jed Ryan, Ebony Howard, Leah Cole, Cody Backhouse, Daimon Grady, Porchae Mobbs, Kate-Lynn Fourie, Cooper Young, Michael Mijovic and Connor Vavasour. Pictured below are most of our lucky recipients. Craig Luccarda Principal

14.01.2022 On Prac! Lucy Harrison will be joining our school to complete her practicum over the next four weeks. Lucy is from Canowindra and is studying at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst for her Bachelor of Education K-12, specialising in HSIE. She is coming with experience having already done pracs at Kelso High and Orange Public. Welcome, Lucy! Craig Luccarda - Principal

13.01.2022 "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*

12.01.2022 R U OK? Day! Last Thursday, OHS students and staff supported this fantastic fundraiser for mental health. The school community participated by wearing yellow on the day. A sausage sizzle was provided and the covid safe bake sale proved to be very successful. The amount of $500 was raised, well done everyone! Craig Luccarda - Principal

12.01.2022 School Captains 2021 - Develop Skills in Public Speaking Our prospective 2021 Captains and Vice Captains have had the opportunity to develop their public speaking skills with a series of workshops. The workshops involved skills in speaking clearly and presentation. Students also had to deliver prepared and impromptu speeches. Students will continue to workshop public speaking throughout 2021.... Amber Hibbert - Year 11 Advisor

11.01.2022 Spring In The Ag Plot Spring has sprung and the school farm has welcomed some new members. The cute lambs over the last week have captured the hearts of students and staff. The farm is looking lush and green and is well maintained by students, Ms Wiggins and Mr Whalan. The new cattle yards have been installed and Mr Whalan did a fabulous job of levelling the ground for the safety of animals and students.... Craig Luccarda - Principal

10.01.2022 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*

10.01.2022 Remembrance Day! The school will be taking part in Remembrance Day with a short assembly at 11am. Our school captains will also be taking part in the community service at the cenotaph. Craig Luccarda - Principal

08.01.2022 Have your say - there is an important survey open to parents about their child's education. Tell Them From Me is an important source of gathering information. This semester, we have set up a chance for our parents and carers to complete a survey and share their point of view on their child’s education. Follow the link nsw.tellthemfromme.com/ohs2020 to begin the survey.... The survey is open until October 14th, 2020 Craig Luccarda - Principal

08.01.2022 End of Year Excursions Yesterday, junior students spent the day celebrating the End of Year by attending excursions at Bathurst Ten Pin Bowling Centre, Bathurst PCYC, Mount Panorama and Metro Cinema. Lots of fun was had at these events and it was well deserved after a very different year of learning in 2020. A BBQ was also held onsite for our senior students who were busily studying for their 2021 HSC. Well done to everyone! Craig Luccarda - Principal

07.01.2022 Attention: Parents and Carers! The education team at e-Safety is providing free live webinars providing parents and carers with the knowledge, skills, and tools to support their children to have safe and positive online experiences. Please see below the 2021 schedule. Craig Luccarda - Principal

06.01.2022 O’ Chemistree! O’ Chemistree! The Science, Careers and LOTE faculty would like to wish all students, parents and teachers in the Oberon community a safe, healthy and enjoyable Christmas. This year's Chemistree has a new addition, Christmas lights. Students in the Senior Chemistry class learnt first-hand the names of different equipment, how to name and label chemicals, how to set up a parallel circuit and how to use acid-base indicators to produce this year's tree. The class would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmans and a Happy New Year. Mr Peter O’Neill - Science Teacher

06.01.2022 Get In My Belly! Look at these to die for 'Freaky Shakes' Stage 5 Food Technology whipped up today! This is part of their assessment task for the Trendy Foods Unit. Students had to design a shake that would grab the attention of everyone. Ms Young - Hospitality Teacher

06.01.2022 School Security This holidays there will be tradesman onsite completing work on the roof and other parts of the school. If you notice anything beyond that please contact school security on 1300880021. If there is an immediate emergency such as fire or something else that will cause significant damage or disruption to the school when we return, please call 000. Craig Luccarda - Principal

06.01.2022 NAIDOC Week! The school is celebrating NAIDOC Week with activities tomorrow. Students can add yellow to their school uniform to show their support for the week. This will create a red, black and yellow sea that is respectful and acknowledges that we are an inclusive school and care for all our students. Craig Luccarda - Principal

05.01.2022 2021 School Captains! Congratulations to our school captains for 2021. Captains: Ella Brien and Grant Perry. Vice captains: James Rich and Lucas *. This year we had an unusual circumstance where we had only one female nominee. This has resulted in an extra male vice-captain to maintain the balance of two captains and two vice-captains.... Craig Luccarda - Principal

05.01.2022 Farm Vehicle Safety Course Five of our lucky senior students got to spend last Wednesday and Thursday earning a Statement Of Attainment in Quad and Two Wheel Motor Bike Operation. Funded by the Department of Education, and delivered by TAFE Western, Dubbo, students received instruction in the safe use of farm vehicles, and had to pass both theory and practical tests to complete the course. ... All of these students are involved in farm work, so this course was important for them to complete. Thanks also to Oberon Showground for letting us use the grounds. Heather Wiggins - Primary Industries Teacher

04.01.2022 Staff Development - Changes for 2021 The Department of Education has altered some of the Staff Development (Pupil Free) Days for 2021. The school year will now commence with two (2) Staff Development Days. This means all students commence school on Friday 29th of January.... Term 2 and Term 3 will continue to have the first day scheduled as a Staff Development Day. There is no change to current practices for these terms. Term 4 will see the two (2) Staff Development Days at the end of the year reduced to one (1). This means the final day for students is Thursday 16th of December. The number of days has not changed however they are now weighted more to the start of the year than the end. Craig Luccarda - Principal

04.01.2022 End of Academic Rollover Celebrations! Last Friday brought the second day of wall-to-wall activities for the students with several stations all offering different activities. Each year group made its way through a sporting session, board games, cards, movies, Minute-To-Win-It mini-games and a Science experiment. All reports on the day suggested that the students had heaps of fun, with the Minute-To-Win-It activities proving particularly popular. A fantastic day to cap off a hectic 2020 school year! Cameron Inwood - HSIE Teacher

03.01.2022 Latest Newsletter Now Available Oberon High School's Term 3, Week 10 Newsletter is now available to view on Oberon High School's website or by following the link below. https://tinyurl.com/y5krvazp

03.01.2022 Thank You, Brianna Bennett! Thank you so much for the Welcome to Country which you delivered today (14.09.20) on behalf of Aurora for Sarah Mitchell MLC (Minister for Education) along with 7 other politicians who were visiting. Everyone was extremely impressed with all the great things that Aurora staff and students do for Rural and Remote Education. Carolyn McMurtrie - Deputy Principal, Aurora College

01.01.2022 Year 12 Graduation Friday 27th November was a significant day on the Oberon High School calendar. Year 12 started the day with a formal Graduation assembly at school which was live streamed. Students received their portfolio and awards. In the evening it was the Presentation dinner, held at the RSL. All graduates should be proud of their efforts over the years. Thank you to all who attended and supported the events. Craig Luccarda - Principal