Blackburn High School Newsletter 2024
Respect, Pursuit of Excellence, Citizenship
Issue 2 · 26 Jun 2023
In this issue
2023 Dates to Remember
Term 3, School Holidays
Principal's Report
Open Afternoon Highlights, Anzac Assembly, Facilities Upgrade Continues, STEM Highlights
Dunlop
MEET OUR 2023 YEAR 12s
Freeman
House Captain Fundraiser Reflection , Camp Reflection , Year 12 Profiles
Hollows
Hollows House Fundraiser, Year 7 Camp, Year 8 Camp, Year 12 Hollows Student Profiles
Melba
Year 7 Camp , Year 8 Camp, SSV Swimming Champion , Melba House Student Leadership Team , Year 7- Semester 1 Reflection , Melba House Mentor Program , Student Quotes
Art
8D Waterlily Paintings, Year 9 VCD Icecream Posters, Year 9 Ceramics, Year 9 Textiles - Teddy Bears, Year 9 Media Film Posters, Year 9 Tonal Portraits, 10 Media Typography Portraits and a Film Poster, 10 Photography - Photo Essays
Careers Expo June 2023
English Team Reflection
Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journey Wilsons Promontory
Food Studies
Years 7 and 8 – Designer Muffins, Year 9 – Food Around the World , Year 10, Design your own Biscuit, Cake, or Slice
High Ability Programs
Humanities
Year 10 Global Issues Excursion, Year 12 Legal Studies
Year 7 Camp Toolangi
Year 8 Camp Lake Dewar
Music
Generations in Jazz Mt Gambier, Term 2 Music Program , ANZAC service , Mid Year Concerts
Science and STEM
Robotics Competition hosted at BHS over the Winter holidays!, ICAS Competition Sign-ups for Term 3
Sport
Blackburn dominates Whitehorse Division Cross Country, EMR & State Final Diving – Torin Whitehead SSV State Champion, EMR Cross Country , 2 EMR Champions, 4 Team Medals and 10 Students Qualify for State Final , Year 9/10 Intermediate Boys AFL Whitehorse District , Year 8 Boys EMR AFL, Year 8 Boys AFL Whitehorse District, Year 7 Boys EMR AFL , Junior Boys Netball - Whitehorse Division Champions , Internsport Girls Netball, Intermediate Sport, Senior Badminton, Year 9 Sport Education, Year 7 Volleyball, BHS STAFF SPORTING SUCCESS
Sport - Athletics Carnival
HOUSE ATHLETICS MELBA HOUSE VICTORIOUS , 1st Melba , 2nd Freeman , 3rd Hollows , 4th Dunlop
Year 9
Year 9 Heroes Day , Students list their biggest takeaways from the day as: , Highlights from the day included: , After the workshop, students identified the following as things they would love to change and see more of in society:
Year 12 Formal
VCE
VCE Centre
Wellbeing