Email: billabong-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone 02 6029 8377

Web Address: www.billabong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Fax 02 6029 8833

Billabong Highlights Term 2 Week 6 Monday 28 May 2012

Two of Billabong High School’s gifted public speakers, Laura Kane (Year 11) and Jessica Kane (Year 9), seized the opportunity to take part in the Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition.

The Competition is aimed at developing the communication skills of the youth of Australia and provides an opportunity for the community to recognise those with outstanding ability.

Laura’s selected topic was focused on the path of destruction that humans have engaged with on earth, including that on themselves. Placed in the top three students of the Senior Section, Laura then delivered an impromptu

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speech on global citizenship, in which she was declared runner-up.

Jessica, speaking for the first time in this competition, expressed the importance of people caring about issues and events that may not impact directly on them.

Although Jessica was not placed in the Junior Section, she considered the experience very worthwhile.

Both students are to be congratulated on their proactive and positive approach to extracurricular pursuits.

J Mackinlay

Calendar—May/June

28 Senior Girls Football

at Sarvass Park, Albury

29 Zone Athletics Carnival at Alexandra Park,

Albury Years11/12 Debating Team to Riverina

Finals at Leeton High School Year 11 IT to

Industry Visit at Wagga

31 Years 9, 10, 12 & 11 Standard English to

HotHouse Theatre Performance

1 Years 9/10 Debating Teams to

Wagga High School

1-3 National Limousin Cattle Show

4 HSC Advance English Study Day at

Wesley Centre Sydney

Senior Debating Team

Billabong Highlights

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CANTEEN MENU Sandwiches & Rolls (white, wholemeal or multi-grain) $ $ S/w Rolls Vegemite 1.50 2.00 Vegemite & Cheese 2.00 2.50 Egg 2.00 2.50 Egg & Lettuce 2.50 3.00 Egg & Salad 3.50 4.00 Chicken & Mayo 3.00 3.50 Chicken & Avocado 3.00 3.50 Chicken & Salad 4.00 4.50 Ham 2.00 2.50 Ham & Cheese 2.50 3.00 Ham, Cheese & Tomato 3.00 3.50 Ham & Salad 4.00 4.50 Tuna & Lettuce 3.00 3.50 Tuna & Salad 3.50 4.00

Salad consists of lettuce, tomato, carrot, cheese and beetroot. PLEASE write on your lunch bag what salad items you require.

Hot Food Sausage Rolls 2.60 Meat Pies 3.00 Ham & Pineapple Pizza 2.50 Steamed Dim Sims 2.00 for 3 Hot Dog with Sauce 3.00 Hot Chicken & Gravy Roll 3.00 Chicken Burger with Salad 4.50 Lasagne 3.50 Chicken Crackles 2.00 for 5 Roast Beef & Gravy Roll 3.00

Wraps

Ham, Chicken, Tuna or Egg with Salad 4.00 Caesar Salad 4.00 Mexican Chicken with Salad & Mild Salsa 4.00 Sweet Chilli Chicken Tender 4.00

Snacks Cheese Buns 1.00 Bacon & Cheese Buns 1.50 Coffee Scrolls 2.00 Finger Buns 1.60 Salada Biscuit with Vegemite & Cheese 1.00

PLEASE ORDER LUNCH BY 9.00AM

Primary Industries Chemical Training

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CANTEEN ROSTER

MAY/JUNE

29 Jane Yates 30 Jodie Hoffmann 1 Bernadette Heath 4 Julia Muller

hitting, he hit the ball to all parts of the ground and never gave Murray a chance. It was a special innings to watch, that included 8 sixes. He was eventually out caught on the boundary for (101) and walked off the ground to a standing ovation. Tail enders Blake Lieschke (4), Austin Trethowan (12 not out) and Patrick Murray (6) all finished off a top innings for Billabong that saw them finish at 8/214 off its 32 overs.

Billabong was now due to bowl and openers Dylan Hore (1 wicket) and Cassidy McAliece (2 wickets and on a hat-trick) both started well, with Hore getting the important wicket of Murray opener Darcie l’Anson for (1). First change bowlers Patrick Murray (1 wicket and Jeremy Finlayson (2 wickets) bowled well against a good batting attack that began to fight back. With the game in the balance the boys headed in for drinks, at this stage Murray were 4/83 and still well in the game. After drinks Will Heriot (1 wicket) and Bryce Swift were given the job to put a halt to Murray’s charge. With 3 overs to go and all of Billabong’s used bowlers bowled out Randal Taylor and Nick Wright (1 wicket) bowled extremely well to finish off the game. Billabong were excellent in the field with highlights including Hamish Casey who kept beautifully at the death and young gun Nick Wright who again impressed taking 3 catches.

Billabong ran out winners after keeping Murray to 8/160 off its 32 overs.

The boys now look forward to having a kick of the footy before pulling out the kit again in Term 4 to play their next game. Thanks to Mr Nelson, for driving us to and from the game and umpiring on the day.

On Thursday 5 April (last day of Term1) Billabong’s Senior Cricket Team travelled to Albury to take on Murray High School in the second round of the Davidson Shield.

With Billabong missing big gun Joshua Jones (sickness) and handy player Luke Carman (holidays) Billabong well and truly went in as under-dogs against a very strong Murray Team.

Another toss and another win to skipper Will Heriot who chose to have a bat.

Openers Jeremy Finlayson and Randal Taylor went out to face a tough Murray attack. Unfortunately, Taylor chopped the ball back on to his stumps in the second over and was dismissed for (1). This bought Will Heriot to the crease and he was luckily given a life second ball after being caught off a no ball. Finlayson pushed on the run rate with some quick boundaries but was soon dismissed for (19) after misjudging a ball on his stumps. Dylan Hore (5) and Hamish Casey (0) came and went quickly for Billabong. This brought Bryce Swift to the crease and changed the game completely. Swift settled in quickly and began to hit boundary after boundary. With Swift’s power hitting and Heriot’s supporting role the pair put on 113 runs for the 5th wicket before Heriot was caught behind for (27). Blake Lieschke joined Swift (84 not out) at the crease and the pair ticked over the runs further.

With a healthy score on the board and Murray looking to be struggling, the Billabong boys were pretty happy. But superstar Bryce Swift provided the boys with more enjoyment by bringing up his first ever century. Swift put on a clinic in power

Senior Cricket

Report by William Heriot

„Man of the Match‟

maiden century

maker Bryce Swift

Final Score:

BHS 8/214 off 32 overs

defeated

MHS 8/160 off 32 overs

Billabong won by 54 runs

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Culcairn Library Now available at the Culcairn Library for viewing

are the 2011 HSC Society and Culture Personal Interest Projects, High Distinction HSC 2011.

The project cannot be loaned from the Culcairn Library however, can be viewed but not photocopied.

For further information contact staff at the Culcairn Library on 02 6029 8588.

NAIDOC Week We are going to have an early celebration of NAIDOC Week which falls in the next holidays. NAIDOC is The National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

During the week 18th to 22nd June we will be having a quiz each day during the reading session. The questions will be predominantly on culture and history with some local questions also. There will be 10 questions each day. There will be a prize for the winning Roll Call.

Our Aboriginal committee of students will also be selling Respect Bands for $2.00 each. This puts the school into a competition to win an expenses paid special performance by Ruby Rose, Ashton Shuffle or Muscles. The Respect bands represent the respect of each and every cultural background and respect for each other. The funds raised goes to “Koori Kids” which works with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

Help for Learning Difficulties The Learning Difficulties Coalition (LDC) supports parents who have children (5-18 years) with a learning difficulty. The parent helpline (02 9806 9960) is open 10.00am-3.00pm school days during term, or you can visit the website: www.ldc.org.au/ .

Registrations are now open for the seminar, Building Resilience in Children and Adolescents with Learning Difficulties, held 19 June at Parramatta Leagues Club.

Diabetes Awareness May is Jelly Baby Month which aims to raise awareness and funds for Type 1 Diabetes - often called Juvenile Diabetes.

To find out more about Type 1 Diabetes and Jelly Bean Month, go to www.jdrf.org.au/help-find-a-cure/jelly-baby-month. Here you can sign up to receive a monthly newsletter.