Bellingen High School NEWSLETTER

October 12, 2012
Bellingen High School
NEWSLETTER
Telephone: 02 66551 315
Fax: 02 66552 630
http://www.bellingen-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
P&C Meeting
Monday 15 October
7pm
Staff Common Room
All Welcome!
From the Principal
It's Term 4. The weather is warming up. Life is more relaxed and the year is almost
over. WRONG!
This term will determine the pattern of classes that your children will be in next year.
The combination of assessments and examinations will be the data that we use to guide
us through class placements. There will be changes and students will be pleased with
promotions. Students will choose to be either promoted or demoted by their own
attitude to study. Their commitment will determine their classes in 2013.
We are more than happy to discuss student progress at any time but towards the end of
this term it will not be the time to complain about class changes. I hate to use football
metaphors but just because you are in the top team it doesn't guarantee your tenure.
There is always someone who aspires to better things and they are entitled to be
considered.
The key to solid results are not rocket science. Good attendance and completion of
work, as well as a respectful approach to teachers and study are all that is required.
Bob Stockton

Captains and Prefects for 2013
Our new Captains and Prefects were
inducted during our Assembly held on
Monday 8 th October.
Congratulations to our new school leaders
for 2013 who are:
Captains:
Jemara Imrie and Oliver Boxtel
Vice Captains:
Cassie Windows and Daniel Rose
Senior Prefects:
Emma Sands, Casey Taylor, Arlya Wickham,
Hayden Koudela and Michael O'Connor
Rumbel
Junior Prefects:
Georga Hulbert, Jeannine Kambere, Maddison Kearsley, Alice Malcisi, Sara McCann, Tegan
McNeil, Jayden Morgan, Kalinda Scheef, Casey Sheridan, Charlie Sutton, Hannah Taylor, Tiffany
Van Dam, Mitchell Guest, Lachlan Rees-Moxon and Luke Thorn.

From the TAS Faculty
Year 12 Engineering students get a rare
insight!
Our Year 12 Engineering class recently were given a guided tour of the Park Beach
Plaza car park, looking at concrete slab construction and construction management.
The visit included general site management, concrete reinforcement, post tensioning
works, concrete placement and finishing.
Thank you to Edwards Constructions for providing a site Foreman and Head Design
Engineer to talk with the group. Don't they look cool in those hard hats girls!
TAS Faculty keeps on
producing the goods!
Recently some of our Year 7 students
produced some beautiful brush box wooden
spoons which are sure to make mums happy.
Ian Dillon
Head Teacher TAS

From the Science Faculty
Students attend Rotary Youth
Agriculture Camp
Special congratulations to Casey Sheridan and
Mariah Carter who gave a presentation to
Bellingen Rotary arising from their recent trip to
the Rotary Youth Agriculture Camp for cotton
production in Moree District.
By way of thanks for the sponsorship to attend
this camp, Casey and Mariah gave an excellent
speech supported by a Power Point slide show to
Bellingen members of Rotary.
Our thanks should go to those Rotary clubs that
run youth camps, such as RYAG Dairy, Beef,
Sheep, Cotton, Equine and even Marine, and to
the local Bellingen Rotary Club which has, over
the years, sponsored many Bellingen High
School students to attend these camps.
Gold and Silver Excursions
Farmer Nick
The Gold Excursion to the Gold Coast is on the Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th December
visiting Wet 'n Wild and Movieworld. Our Silver Excursion is also to the Gold Coast and will
occur on Tuesday 4th December to Movieworld or Wet 'n Wild - students are able to choose
which theme park they would like to attend for the day. Permission notes are available
now from Miss Taylor or Mr Wickham. Bronze Awards for Term 3 should be displayed
shortly.
The cost of the Gold Excursion is $240 and the Silver Excursion is $95. A non-refundable
deposit of $50 is due to the Front Office by Friday 2nd November. The balance is due on
Friday 23rd November.
We are again running our "lay-by" system. If you think you will be up for some costs,
whether it is a major excursion or similar thing, you can pay the activity off gradually. If
for some reason your child does not go on the Gold Excursion and it is before the forfeit of
deposit date, then we will refund your money. If you wish to take advantage of the "layby"
system, go to the Front Office, nominate the activity and make your payment - now is a
good time to start, the 4th and 5th December are not that far away.
Please remember students who are on Loss of Privileges (LOP) for uniform or have been on
Level 3 or above this year are INELIGIBLE to attend these excursions.
Julie Taylor/Rob Wickham
Coordinators

Sport News
20/20 Hits the High Schools!
Bellingen High School competed in the inaugural T20 High Schools competition on
Friday, 14 th September at Connell Park. The schools were playing for a position in
the final of the Phillip Hughes Shield. Bellingen High had two teams in the
competition a Year 7 and 8 team and a Year 9 and 10 team.
No one really knew what to expect, however, the day was a great success with all
players really enjoying the short form of the game. A special thank you to Ron Auld
who ran the day ensuring there were no hitches.
The Year 7 and 8 team had to take on Coffs Harbour High School in their first
game. Captain Andrew Trist won the toss and selected to bowl. It didn’t take long
for the team to show their dominance with tight bowling restricting the scoring rate;
however, it wasn’t until the fourth over that the first wicket fell. After that the
wickets seemed to fall regularly and Coffs were all out in the 13 th over for a meagre
total of 29! Best bowlers were Zac Selem with 3 for 4 off 2 overs, Andrew Trist 1
for 1 off 2 overs and Sam Taylor 1 for 0 off 1 over.
Bellingen replied with a massive 106 off their shortened 16 overs. Best for Bellingen
were openers Andrew Trist (11) and Asama Radford (22) and an outstanding quick
knock of 35 from Jonty Neaves.
The second game saw Bellingen have to take on Woolgoolga High after they also won
their first game. This time Bellingen lost the toss and were sent in to bat. Losing a
wicket first ball was not the start we were after, but the team quickly recovered to
score another massive 104 from 16 overs. Best batters were Andrew Trist (11),
Byron Auld (13), Ben Radford (14) and again Jonty Neaves with 34 quick runs (seven
4s and one 6).
This set a formidable task for Woolgoolga. Good tight bowling saw the first three
overs amassing a total of 1 run. After this Woolgoolga started to pick up the pace
however, it was always going to be a bridge too far. Woolgoolga completed their 16
overs with 6 for 70. Best bowling figures were Byron Auld 2 for 7 off 3 overs, Jonty
Neaves 0 for 5 off 3 overs, Mason Fieldes 2 for 11 off 2 overs and Andrew Trist 0
for 7 off 3 overs.
This means this team will play the final of the Phillip Hughes Shield against the
winners off the southern area (Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca) at Macksville on the
12 th October. They will welcome back the inclusion of Jessica Marks into the team
for the final after she was missing due to representative cricket commitments.

The Year 9 and 10 team also had to take on Coffs Harbour High School in their first
game. They were put into bat and proved the fact that a few nets sessions would
have got the rust out of their systems. Wickets were given away easily, with 9
players being bowled. Despite this we managed to reach a total of 72 in our allotted
16 overs. Unfortunately Coffs reached this total with 2 overs to spare. In our
second game against Woolgoolga the rust was well and truly banished with the team
scoring a magnificent 118, 2
players Darcy Balenzano and Justin
Alford both retired with an
unbeaten 40. Woolgoolga could not
match this score and were kept out
of the game with some tight bowling
and sharp fielding. Well done boys.
Photo Back row - Mason Fieldes,
Andrew Trist, Asama Radford, Jonty
Neaves, Ben Radford, Zac Selem,
Jack Mitchell
Front row - Olivia Hulbert, Brie
Thomas, Sam Taylor and Byron Auld.
NSWCHS Lawn Bowls
Congratulations to Corey Wedlock in Year 10 who participated in the NSWCHS
Exchange Lawn Bowls event at Port Macquarie as part of the Combined High Schools
side.
Corey performed exceptionally well.
He was a member of the overall CHS
side that won the Neville Schwartz
Shield for the 4th consecutive year.
Individually, Corey performed equally
as well and should be extremely proud
of his efforts.
Corey was a great ambassador for
Bellingen High School. His coach
commented that Corey was always
polite, cooperative and enthusiastic
and it was a pleasure to have been his coach at the event. Well done Corey.

HSC Collection Available @ Bellingen Shire Libraries
HSC students are currently on the countdown to the completion of the HSC across the
Bellingen Shire. HSC Collections are now available at all Bellingen Shire Libraries in time
for students to review for their HSC exams. Excel Study Guides on each HSC subject have
been provided for students to borrow for study. There are 4 copies of each title in the core
collection at each of the Shire libraries.
This is an excellent opportunity for HSC students to access useful resources to enhance their
HSC studies.
The library now offers the HSC collection for students to access, along with the excellent
resources in the online databases that are already being offered for students via the library
webpage.
To access database resources for study, simply visit the library’s website at:
www.crl.nsw.gov.au and select “databases” for a full selection of what’s available.
Alternatively, use the Search Box on the front page of the website and it will search all
databases as well as the catalogue for the keywords you select.
For more information please contact your local library at Bellingen, Dorrigo or Urunga.
Local M.A.D.E.
The Local M.A.D.E crew are set to make some serious noise from the 18 th to 20 th October, with three
consecutive nights of music and dance at Bellingen Memorial Hall that is sure to entertain the whole
community. There is also some great Hip Hop workshops, one to be held at Bellingen High School
on Thursday last two periods at the Music block.
Beginning with „Classical Commotions‟, from 6pm Thursday night will see some of the most
inspiring classical symphonies, such as performances of works by Tchaikovsky and Johan Strauss,
relived on the big screen. Ben from Roots Records has gone to great lengths to provide quality live
concert footage. Friday night from 6pm is set to blow the roof off the Mem Hall with the „Raucous
Rock Rampage‟, as some of the greatest rock concerts of all time, such as Sunbury Music Festival,
Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix are dusted off and re-experienced. This is truly a rare opportunity.
Saturday will see the return of the popular Electric Jungle dance party. Produced by Max, Otis and
the hard working youth committee, Electric Jungle 2 will shake the foundations of the Mem Hall as
Live producers and DJ‟s bust out their favourite tracks through a massive 30k rig provided by Any
Entertainment.. feat. Flow Theory (South Africa), Perfect Cell, Synch, Matt Logan and Bellingen‟s
own Oliver vs. Sahar. There is going to be an old school Hip Hop Battle hosted by battle master
eMCee Astro Black from LA, turntablist Mr. McGroove & Brad “Yogi” Harrison, one of Australia top
breakdancers. You are invited to learn skills from them and be a part of the battle - all next week
after school at the new Bello Youth Centre there will be Hip Hop training to get you prepared! Also
featured in Electric Jungle 2 will be the absolute latest and biggest laser show you‟ve ever seen by
Steve Mitchell.
For more information go to www.localmade.net, or like the Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/localmade

Bellingen High School Uniform Code
Bellingen High School asks all parents to send their children to school neatly dressed in
correct uniform. Every student should take pride in their personal appearance and the
wearing of school uniform is an important step in developing a good school spirit. The
following is acceptable uniform at Bellingen High School:
GIRLS: YEARS 7-10
● White button front blouse or polo shirt with collar (no advertisements)
● Blue tartan skirt or royal blue shorts or denim shorts (not less
than 10 centimetres from the knee - see picture)
● Dark blue slacks or blue jeans of an acceptable length
● Dark blue jumper and/or school jacket (no hoodies)
● Black shoes, white socks
● Acceptable sports shoes
GIRLS: SPORTS DAY/PE
● Royal blue shorts (not less than 10 centimetres from the knee)
● Gold polo shirt
● Acceptable sport shoes with white socks
● Hat
BOYS: YEARS 7 - 12
● White button front shirt or polo shirt (no advertisements)
● Dark blue jumper and/or school jacket (no hoodies)
● Grey shorts, slacks (single colour) or blue jeans
● Black shoes, white or grey socks, acceptable sports shoes
BOYS: SPORTS DAY/PE
● Royal blue shorts (single colour/of an acceptable length)
● Gold polo shirt
● Acceptable sports shoes with blue and gold socks
● Hat
GIRLS: YEARS 11-12
● White button front blouse or polo shirt with collar (no advertisements)
● Royal blue skirt or royal blue shorts or denim shorts (not less than 10
centimetres from the knee - see picture)
● Dark blue slacks or blue jeans of an acceptable length
● Dark blue jumper and/or school jacket (no hoodies)
● Black shoes, white socks
● Acceptable sports shoes

Unacceptable dress for Bellingen High School:
� Stretch skirts (this is not negotiable).
� Girl’s shorts that is too short.
� Ripped clothing
� Singlets, string shoulder tops as shirts, sleeveless shirts
� Low cut necklines or armholes, blouses/shirts that are indecent in a school
environment; midriff tops (see skin, not in)
� Slogans or pictures excepting brand names (as in small pocket sized logo)
� No underwear as outwear (e.g. petticoats).
� Hoodies
� Coloured ties
� Long coloured / striped socks
� Sandals, crocs, thongs, high heels, ugg boots or slippers
Students wearing unacceptable dress will be either asked to change into school
clothing or sent home.
Safety: NO long hanging bracelets, necklaces or earrings, excessively loose
garments in practical subjects and sports activities.
Establishing and maintaining safe working environments is fundamental to the work of
teachers. Footwear is an important safety item. Good soles provide a sound grip on
the floor preventing accidents from occurring. Footwear can also protect feet from
mechanical or chemical damage. DEC policy clearly states that it is mandatory that
students carrying out practical activities using chemicals or equipment in schools wear
enclosed leather footwear. This includes all Science, Industrial Arts and Home
Economics classes. Our new Bellingen High School commercial stainless steel kitchen
began operation this year and no student will be allowed in without leather footwear.
Leather shoes can now be purchased for as little as $20. Leather skate shoes and
leather joggers are now readily available trendy options other than the traditional
school shoe.
We urge parents to provide their children with leather upper shoes so that we can meet
our OH&S obligations.
As a bonus these shoes are now a legitimate tax deduction and most people can claim
school uniforms.
Remember that if students are out of uniform they are
required to bring a note from home AND/OR see
the Deputy Principal for a red uniform slip.

Canteen Roster
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
22 nd October 23 rd October 24 th October 25 th October 26 th October
Christine Kate Harling Jenny Harry
29 th October 30 th October 31 st October 1 st November 2 nd November
Christine Jo Barr Ruth Battis Kelly Divola
5 th November 6 th November 7 th November 8 th November 9 th November
Christine Kate Harling Sharon Hearps
12 th November 13 th November 14 th November 15 th November 16 th November
Christine
Jenny Parker
Jullie Weick Jenny Harry
19 th November 20 th November 21 st November 22 nd November 23 rd November
Christine
Debbie Bardsley
Jo Barr Debbie Rose Kari Iggulden
26 th November 27 th November 28 th November 29 th November 30 th 29-30 Year 11 Brisbane Uni Tour
November
Christine Kate Harling Jeanette Hickey
3 rd December 4 th December 5 th December 6 th December 7 th December
Christine SILVER & GOLD
EXCURSIONS
DATES TO REMEMBER
October December
15 P & C Meeting 4 Silver Excursion
19 CLAPPER Awards 4-5 Gold Excursion
23 Year 11 Southern Cross Open
Day
GOLD
EXCURSION
10 P & C Meeting
29-31 Years 7/8 Exams 14 Presentation Day
29 Zone Cricket - Boys (Grafton) 19 Final Day Term 4
November 20-21 School Development Days
8-13 Years 9/10 Exams JANUARY 2013
8-13 Year 12 Society & Culture PIP 28 Australia Day Holiday
12 P & C Meeting 29 School Development Day
13 Regional Cricket (Lismore) 30 Years 7, 11 and 12 Start
14-23 Year 10 Futures Program 31 Years 8, 9 and 10 Start
15 Year 12 Formal FEBURARY 2013
26 Year 10 Work Experience starts 8 School Photographs
26-28 Year 6 into 7 Camp 11 P&C Meeting
28 Regional Cricket - Girls (Grafton)
10 th December 11 th December 12 th December 13 th December 14 th December
Christine Ruth Battis
17 th December 18 th December 19 th December 20 th December 21 st December
Christine END TERM 4 STAFF DEV. DAY STAFF DEV. DAY