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From the principal’s desk:

Congratulations to those

students who participated in

our annual Swimming

Carnival on Wednesday 10

February. This event was held

for the first time at Blacktown

Aquatic Centre due to our

usual venue currently

undergoing reconstruction.

Students were transported to

and from BHHS via bus. Well

done to all competitors –

what a great day!

Placegetters have been

acknowledged at Monday’s

whole school assembly.

Please see later in this

newsletter for a full list of

place getters. Special thanks

to Mr Filewood, our Sports

Organiser, for organising a

smooth and efficiently

coordinated carnival, and to

the team of staff involved on

the day that ensured it ran

like clockwork.

This week is the annual BHHS

2020 Presentation Night, on

the evening of Thursday 18

February, to acknowledge

student achievements across

the school.

Cont. P2

Swimming House Champions

In this issue: From the Principal’s Desk

Baulko News – 2021 Swimming age champions

P&C News - P&C AGM 2021 – Tuesday 23 Feb 2021 7:30pm

SRC Valentine’s Day

Legal Studies Top 20 Event

Careers News

Important Reminder

Canteen Menu

Website Link: http://www.baulkhamhillshighschool.com.au

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Calendar 2021

This calendar is subject to change so please check carefully each

week for any alterations. A whole year calendar is on the school

website at www.baulkhamhillshighschool.com.au Term 1

Week 4 Monday 15 February Tuesday 16 February Y7-10 Elevate Sessions P1-8 (Fletcher) Wednesday 17 February - Thursday 18 February 2020 sentation Evening 7pm Friday 19 February Y7-12 Sydney West Girls Volleyball (Filewood) Y7-12 Sydney West Tennis (Filewood) Week 5 Monday 22 February Y7-12 Sydney West Baseball (Filewood) Tuesday 23 February - Wednesday 24 February Y7-12 Hills Zone Swimming – Blacktown Aquatic Centre (Filewood) Thursday 25 February Friday 26 February Y8-12 Cadet Camp 26/2-1/3 incl. (Iaconis) Week 6 Monday, 1 March Sydney West Touch Football U/15s. All Day (Filewood) Wednesday 3 March OzClo Camp. After School. (Salter)) Thursday 4 March SRE Seminars. All Years. (Humphreys)) Friday 5 March Yr 10 & 12 HSC Geography to Barangaroo and CBD. All Day Week 7 Monday, 8 March Sydney West AFL Day. All Day (Filewood) Year 8B History Research Essay Pds 1 & 2 Year 10 History in class essay. 10.2 Pds 5&6. 10.6 Pds 3&4 Tuesday, 9 March P&C Executive Committee Meeting 7.30pm Wednesday, 10 March Year 8H History Research Essay Pds 4 & 5 Thursday, 11 March Selective Schools Test 8am to 2.30pm Year 8U History Research Essay Pd 6 Year 10 History in class essay. 10.4 Pds 1&2. Friday 12 March World’s Greatest Shave Year 8K History Research Essay. Pds 5&6 Year 10 History in class essay. 10.5 Pds 7&8 Week 8 Monday, 15 March Sydney West Netball. Pds 1-8 (Filewood) Tuesday, 16 March Year 10 Maths assessment. Test 1. Pds 3&4. (Ribbans) Wednesday, 17 March Thursday, 18 March Yr 8 Maths assessment. Test 1. Pds 7&8 (Ribbans) Yr 10 Brain Bee Challenge. Pds 1&2 (Vasram) Year 7 History in class essay. 7B Pds 5&6. 7K Pds 1&2. 7U Pds 3&4 (Thurlow) Friday 19 March Yr 10 & 12 HSC Geography Excursion to Cabramatta. Pds 4-8 (Filewood) Yr 7-12 Sydney West Basketball. Boys & Girls. Pds 1-8 (Filewood) Yr 9 Maths Assessment. Test 1. Pds 7&8 (Ribbans)

If you are attending, a final

reminder that you are required to

RSVP. The school will have a

COVID-19 Safety Plan in place for

the evening, and all guests will be

required to check in via a QR

code. This is a special night to

acknowledge the outstanding

achievements of our students

across the school

Masks remain compulsory on

public transport for staff and

students in Greater Sydney as per

NSW Government. All staff and

students over the age of 12 in the

Greater Sydney area must wear

masks when travelling to/from

school or when travelling for school

activities using public transport or

charter bus services. There have

been complaints raised by the

public about students not wearing

masks on public transport. I would

ask that parents and carers please

remind their students that they

must have and wear a mask for

these activities (unless the student

has a health exemption). More

information about wearing masks is

available on the NSW Government

website.

The link is https://rb.gy/fykkpp

A reminder that students can get

advice and support for their own

mental health & wellbeing from

Reachout at

https://au.reachout.com/articles/

6-ways-to-get-help-for-mental-

health

Wayne Humphreys

Acting Principal

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Baulko News

BHHS 2021 Swimming age champions

Boys

12 years - Hariharan Gopalarajah

13 years - Stefan Lu

14 years - Jacky Zhang

15 years - Benjamin Marcellino

16 years - Samuel Luo

17 years - Patrick Yi

18 years - Lawrence Wong

Girls

12 years - Fei Shen

13 years - Chloe Djajakusli

14 years - Angelina Lu

15 years - Krystal Jessen

16 years - Rachel Kim

17 Years - Vanessa Widjaja

Support Unit Champion - Vanessa Ozols

We also had a number of records set in the pool last week. - Jacky Zhang set a new record in

the 14 years boys 50 metres freestyle with a time of 26.84 seconds. This beat the 1995 record

by 1 & 1/2 seconds. Benjamin Marcellino set new records in the 15 years boys 50 metres

backstroke & breaststroke. Julie Shin, Jacky Zhang, Angelina Lu, Krystal Jessen, Benjamin

Marcellino & Patrick Yi also set new records in their age groups for the 100 metre freestyle

events. (please note this is only the second year that we have had this event at the school

swimming carnival)

The final point score results after all events were

4th place house was MACDOUGAL

3rd place house with 951 points was SUTTOR

& the winning house for 2021 swimming was …… HUGHES …… who beat 2nd place MEEHAN

by 107 points with a total score of 1063 points. (Sidarth Menon and Angelina Martin, Hughes House

Captains, on the front cover holding trophy at assembly)

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P&C AGM 2021 – Tuesday, 23 February 7.30pm

Due to uncertain COVID-19 restrictions, the P&C have decided to host this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and February General Meeting virtually. Election will be conducted over virtual voting. The following positions are open for nomination: President Vice President x 2 Secretary Assistant Secretary Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Committee Members x 9 In order to nominate or vote during the AGM, you must complete the following by Monday, 22 Feb 2021 by 5pm: Pay online - The annual membership fee is $2. Please pay through bank transfer to the P&C bank account below. Bank Westpac Banking Corporation BSB 032-170 A/C No 264371 A/C Name Parent & Citizens Assn Baulkham Hills High School Payment Reference Initial First Name followed by Surname (eg. J Smith) Register – Please make sure you pay your membership fee ($2) online before proceeding with registration as per the link below (The federation of P&C Association requires us to record every member). https://forms.gle/9UraCn5GyEaEfHG78

**We will only send the meeting invitation to registered P&C members on the morning of 23rd Feb 2021. Please make sure you check your emails prior to the AGM. You will also need to do the following in order to vote on the night:

• Join the meeting using a computer or tablet (please do not use a smartphone, as you will need it for the election)

• Have your smartphone nearby and use a web browser connect to http://kahoot.it/ when the election in progress.

Your contribution and participation with the P&C is valuable for the students and the community of Baulkham Hills High School. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

School Working Bee - The school’s first Working Bee of the year will be held on Saturday 13 March (9am-1pm)

following COVID-19 guidelines. It will be followed by a sausage sizzle lunch for everyone. It is a great opportunity

to meet other parents and get into the Baulko spirit. Please mark the date. An online signup sheet will be shared

later.

Sau Wan Liew P&C President

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SRC Valentine’s Day

Last Friday, the SRC held the annual Valentine’s Day and provided the students of Baulkham

Hills High School with an opportunity to confess their feelings for not only their lovers but also

their closest friends. The SRC sold roses throughout the past week and delivered roses on the

Friday, in the form of anonymous or named orders. Throughout the day the SRC also held many

other events in an attempt to make Valentine's Day a day for everyone, not just for the

receivers of roses. Thus, the SRC members took part in face painting, photo booths around the

school, singing telegrams and also performed an entertaining skit for the first time in Baulkham

Hills High School history. We hope that everyone had a wonderful day. SRC 2021

Ms Khan and Mr Mudaliar, SRC Co-ordinators

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Legal Studies Top 20 Event

On Wednesday, 10 February, the Legal Studies Association held a special event to celebrate

the top 20 Legal Studies performers in the 2020 HSC. There were 8 students from Baulkham Hills

High School who were in the top 20 in the State. The event was attended by 5 of these students

including Darlene Wen, Belinda Li, Andy Park, Maggie Du and Aishani Ravichandran. Each

student received a certificate and a gift and were asked to share a few words about their

success in Legal Studies, especially in such a challenging year. It was a lovely night celebrating

these hardworking students with their families and teachers. Congratulations to all of these

remarkable students!

Ms Khan, Social Science

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Career News

Careers Resilience Session – Year 11 Wellbeing Day

Year 11 engaged in a Careers Resilience Session as part of their Wellbeing Day on 1 Feb. The

speaker also came out at the start of 2020 to talk with the current Year 12 cohort. Dr Mirna

Hunter is an eye surgeon who has worked at NASA, studied at Harvard and trained to be a

clown doctor with Dr Patch Adams. Dr Hunter talked about strategies for the changing world

of work, managing challenges in the workplace, choosing degrees/overcoming obstacles to

entry, networking and general life resilience and productivity strategies e.g. focused attention,

positive mindset. Thanks to Year 11 students for all the great questions and your participation.

Some feedback from Year 11 students in response to the question: “What aspect did you find

the most useful/what was the best thing you learnt from this speaker?”

“her resilience really inspired me after hearing about her experiences, and I learnt that there

are multiple pathways possible for the career you want, as well as that the career you want

can change”

“you can get wherever you want with multiple pathways to achieve that”

Ms Hardy, Careers Advisor

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Careers News (cont)

Due to the increasing volume of Careers info, a new Google Site (Create Your Career at BHHS)

has been created along with a new corresponding Google Classroom for regular updates.

Students can access this content via their @bhhs Google accounts. To help your child with

their career development process, please see this link: https://myfuture.edu.au/assist-your-

child

From the homepage, students can access all their subscription resources:

• Morrisby Online Career Profiling (aptitudes, personality, interests)

• Career Central (Career Management software)

• Study Work Grow (guides, updates, portfolio)

• The Careers Department (virtual work experience, audios, videos)

• From High School to Hireable (coming 2021 – online interview skills course)

As well as content on Careers Classes, Transition to Uni and the Workforce, students have easy

access to useful tools:

• Book a Careers appointment spreadsheet

• Careers Checklists

• Uni speakers at BHHS

• Year 12 Deadlines

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Important Reminders

Student Drop off/Pick up. A reminder to follow all parking and traffic rules when dropping off or picking up

your student from BHHS. Please allow your student to walk a few minutes from the gate to meet your vehicle

at the end of the day – this helps to ease traffic congestion and improves safety in the afternoons. Students

using the bus bay – remember to walk at all times in that area.

Reminder - Signing in to BHHS when visiting via COVID Safe Check-in Tool

Visitors must continue to sign in at the school administration office using

o the visitor PASSTAB system

o the external visitor acknowledgement form

o Service NSW COVID Safe Check-In QR code.

Following these protocols is important for a variety of school compliance responsibilities (most notably,

emergency procedures).

Please also note that after-hours users (for example cadets, band and community users) of school facilities

should have their own QR codes. Schools and the department are not responsible for external users’ compliance

with Public Health Orders.

Wayne Humphreys

Acting Principal

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BHHS CANTEEN MENU

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Symptoms of COVID-19

Symptoms of COVID-19 include

• Fever (37.5 ° or higher) • cough • sore/scratchy throat • shortness of breath • loss of smell or • loss of taste.

Other reported symptoms include • fatigue • runny nose • muscle pain • joint pain • headache • diarrhoea • nausea/vomiting • loss of appetite.

In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia with severe acute respiratory distress.

When COVID-19 symptoms appear

The amount of time between exposure to the virus and the first appearance of symptoms is usually 5 to 6 days, although it may range from 2 to 14 days.

People who might have been in contact with someone who is confirmed to have COVID-19 should self-isolate for 14 days.

You should prevent the spread of viruses, by keeping your hands clean, not touching your face and keeping your distance from other people.