High School

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Student Safety, Health & Wellbeing is an essential element of the Bordertown High School community. It could well be argued that it is one of the most important elements. Along with the acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills, parents send their children to school expecting that they will be safe and happy and all school staff have this at the front and centre of their daily interactions with students.

At Bordertown High School, we have extremely high expectations of our staff (and all adults in the school community) that they will model and practise positive and respectful interactions at all times. In practice, this includes actions such as:

Issue 7  Speaking in a courteous, respectful manner to staff, students and parents  Listening respectfully and actively to staff, students and parents (this includes 25 May 2018 behaviours such as making eye contact and positive body language)  Acknowledging differing viewpoints (which doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing Term 2, Week 4 with them)

 Being honest when confronted by challenging situations

 Respecting confidentiality and not ‘gossiping’

An appreciation of our core school value of Respect and what this ‘looks like’ is very Important dates significant in developing a positive and respectful school culture where student wellbeing and safety are paramount. At Bordertown High School we aim to develop positive

relationships with others, improve ourselves and work to the best of our ability in all areas. Respect is our primary value and those that leave us as respectful individuals are 22 May well set up to make their impact on the world. Yr 8 & 9 Football At last night’s Finance Committee Meeting a number of submissions to fund various 8 June faculty projects were successful. The school is now able to purchase Maths programs, Student Free Day music for our new band, STEM kits, upgraded art room tables, a second class set of iPads and a staff training program to develop a student behaviour culture change. A hallmark of our processes at Bordertown High has been the way staff present 11 June applications that are student centred for funding and the Finance Committee’s support of Queens Birthday these.

Our STEM Centre continues to make slow progress with an occupation time now somewhere early to mid term three. The internal space continues to look inspiring and

the outside will undergo some major changes soon with the building of the awning joining the Centre to the Main building.

The Public Education Awards are now open until May 31st. Members of the public can nominate an educator for these awards. There are 10 categories in which educators can 30 South Terrace be nominated – some of these are: Innovation in Practice Award, Teachers Health Bordertown SA 5268 Leadership Award, Secondary Teacher of the Year, School Support Award (SSO’s), T: 87521455 Community Engagement Award and Performance Through Values Award. We have F: 87521091 excellent teaching and support staff at our School and this is one way their contribution can be acknowledged. To nominate please visit: www.decd.sa.gov.au/. E:[email protected] W:www.borderhs.sa.edu.au With cooler weather here now we are beginning to see clothing that is not part of our uniform being worn. Could all families please make an effort to ensure that students attend school in the correct uniform.

Markus Trnovsky Grady Hudd

Having been born in Bordertown, I attended Bordertown Primary School and following that attended Bordertown High School for my secondary education. During Year 12, which I graduated from in 2008, I studied English Studies, Maths Studies, Information Processing and Publishing, Chemistry and Geography – my teachers for those subjects were Mrs Cozens, Mr Savage, Mr Trnovsky, Mr O’Connell, and Mrs Walter, respectively.

English was my favourite subject at school, hence me deciding to pursue a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of South Australia, studying predominantly at the Magill Campus, in order to begin a career in journalism. The decision to study journalism came about because I wanted a career that involved writing, but also getting out and meeting new people each week – journalism seemed the perfect fit.

I filled in as a journalist at the local paper in Bordertown, , while I was still at university, but my first proper job was at the Kaniva Times newspaper in Kaniva. After a year there, I joined , in Gawler, in early 2014 as a sports journalist. I worked as The Bunyip's sports writer for around 18 months, after which I moved into a senior journalist position at the beginning of 2016. Six months later, I was appointed editor of The Bunyip and am still here today.

The education I received at BHS played a huge role in helping me get to where I am now – I still remember the English classes with Mrs Cozens where we had to search for the deeper meaning behind various literature and filmography. At the time it seemed a bizarre thing to do but, looking back, those skills – and learning to not simply take everything you read at face value – certainly put me in good stead for a career in journalism.

When I tell people that I completed my schooling at BHS, most people ask ‘where’s Bordertown?’ People who have completed private school can sometimes be quick to knock the public education system, but the notion that public school students have less quality education, or less opportunity, couldn’t be further from the truth. My high school years were some of the most fun times of my life – I made lifelong friends, got a great education, and learned important life skills. My message to current students would be to enjoy your school years while you can – don’t be afraid to put yourself out there, try hard, and have a go at everything, because you’ll be in the workforce before you know it. The Holocaust Memorial Exhibition

On Monday the ninth of April, our Year 10 class had a museum exhibition about the Holocaust which happened during World War Two. The holocaust was a mass genocide killing of the unwanted people in German society under the Nazi regime. During the Holocaust, six million Jews died. Each member of our class researched a person from the Holocaust and had to present it through a map, poster, timeline, photo story, diary, voice recording or a structure of sorts to represent their person. Some students decided to bring in symbols, for example the star of David for the Jews. In addition, some students brought in food that the prisoners had. When you entered the exhibition you were given an ID card and you were encouraged to find out if your person died during the Holocaust, or if they managed to survive. Our class spent most of the Term researching and preparing for the Holocaust Exhibition and the result was a touching and interesting memorial to those individuals.

John McFarlane

Performance Band and Choir

Bordertown High School and Primary School participated in their first Performance Band Rehearsal on Monday night 21st May. The band, and attached choir, illustrated a promising start, tackling two pieces of music enthusiastically. We have a whole range of instruments and the band will meet up every two weeks henceforth. If you play a musical instrument, love to sing, or would love to learn, we want you! Come along to our next rehearsal - Monday 3rd June, Week 6. Practice starts at 4pm and finishes at 5pm. Let Miss Moxon know if you’d like to join, and what you’re interested in doing, and all that jazz.

Emily Moxon

Bordertown High School Breakfast Club

Late last term and continuing on into this term, Bordertown High School has seen the successful introduction of a ‘Breakfast Club.’ This is facilitated by Cathy Hinge and Jacqui Edge and is supported by members of the SRC. The Breakfast Club is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:15am in the Home Ec centre, where students are provided with a free breakfast. There is significant research identifying the learning benefits for students who eat breakfast and it has been great to see so many students utilising this service; however, the more the merrier! A special mention goes to Cowboys and Angels and Mundulla Shop for their donations of bread to support this service, as well as Foodbank Mount Gambier who provide the Breakfast Club with the majority of the food and drink on offer. We would also like to thank the numerous people who help with collecting and transporting the food to us at the school. The Bordertown High School Breakfast Club has now become an ongoing service and we look forward to seeing more people come along.

Good service, nice time to chat

Best Milos ever!!

I like the food

Great for bus students that have no breakfast

Year 9 Agriculture COWS CREATE CAREERS

The Year 9 Ag class has been involved in a program called ‘Cows Create Careers’. Its main emphasis is for students to become more familiar with the dairy industry and create awareness for the number of jobs within the industry. The Program is run in several different sections across South Australia with Bordertown being included in the Murray Lands area. Our students are competing against other schools within our zone. Students have been put in groups and we have received 2 heifer calves from Scott Lack which the students are caring for over a 3 week period. We initially went for an excursion to Scott’s dairy where he showed us his rotary system and how they look after their calves. He was very informative and gave the kids a great insight into the dairy world. The calves were brought back to school where students have been feeding, weighing and monitoring them. Students have to complete 3 assessment tasks that are handed in and then judged and presented in Murray Bridge on the 28th June. Assessment tasks are:

 A model of one area of the dairy industry  A letter to Dairy Australia telling them about the project, calves, farmer and our industry advocate. They are completing this in their English classes.  A funny photo with their calves.  Advertisement for the ‘Max care’ milk powder (completed in IPP classes by some) Stuart Graetz from National Herd Development is our Industry Advocate who came down and spoke to the students about his career, artificial reproduction in both the dairy and beef industry and the importance of bull semen selection. He brought his Artificial Insemination equipment and demonstrated the process to students. He was very interesting to listen to. Students are doing an awesome job and have learnt a lot about the dairy industry along the way.

Interhouse Cross Country

On Wednesday 16th and Thursday the 17th of May we held our Interhouse Cross Country events, starting and finishing on the town oval with the course taking the runners around the Pony Club grounds. The conditions were cold but dry with lots of enthusiasm shown by the runners. Competitors competed in races ranging in distance from 3 to 5kms. Most events had large numbers of competitors with some very good close finishes and some fast times. All events were for individual age group trophies and house points. The winners of each age group are listed below.

U14 Boys 3km Winner: Makenzie Pickering Runner Up: Jakeb Jackson

U14 Girls 3km Winner: Demi Lovelock Runner Up: Abbie Croser

U15 Boys 3km Winner: Izak Bertus Runner Up: Harry Kuchel

U15 Girls 3km Winner: Nipuni Warnakulasuriya Runner Up: Rachael Harris

U16 Boys 4km Winner: Thomas Bryant Runner Up: Arniel Forrest

U16 Girls 3km Winner: Whitney Rowett Runner Up: Tahlia O’Sullivan

Open Boys 5km Winner: Lachlan Makin Runner Up: Sharif Bakhshi

Open Girls 3km Winner: Teagan Thorpe Runner Up: Alysia Young

The final house points were Walamba 151pts Pinjali 139pts Canara 109pts Glenora 93pts

Well done to all competitors for the efforts and congratulations to all students that have made the Interschool team. A team of 28 are competing at in the SESSSA Cross Country at Marist Park, Mt Gambier on the 30th of May and a team of students will compete at the SSSSA Cross Country at Oakbank on the 7th June. Good luck and well done. PE Staff

Yr 8/9 Football

Tuesday of week 4 was round 1 of the Yr 8/9 boys knockout football competition at Naracoorte. In the first game we played Naracoorte, with a fairly even game and the scores were Bordertown 1-0 to Naracoorte 1-10 at 3 quarter time. Unfortunately, Naracoorte dominated the last quarter kicking 4 goals. This meant that we lost by about 6 goals. Stuart Greenslade was our sole goal scorer. After a short break we played a combined Penola and St Martins team. Again it was a very tight game with us eventually going down 3-4 to 4-5. Stuart Greenslade, Jaz Reardon and Dylan Carnemolla were our goal scorers. We got through the day with minimal injuries except for Hamish young receiving a good black eye from his team mate in the final game. This means that Bordertown High School have been eliminated from this years ICE FORUM

The key note speaker is:

Dr Chris Holmwood: MBBS, MClinEd, FRACGP, FAChAM, DipRACOG • Addiction Medicine Specialist • Has worked at DASSA past 12 years (Drug and Alcohol Services SA) • Previously GP, then Clinical Director South Australian Prison Health Service 2002 to 2006. • Interested in trying to make the health system respond better for people with alcohol and drug related problems.

Afterwards we will have a Q&A Panel with questions from the audience to local service providers for a local perspective.

The forum is for all of the community, including families, agencies, health professionals, sporting clubs & individuals.