Around the school
Year 11 Biology
Year 11 Biology students enjoyed a day out at Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre on Thursday 21 Friday 22 June 2018. Students learn about local history, past and current changes to the environment and conducted their own study of the local habitat.
As part of the Stage 6 Preliminary Biology course, students learn how to study and measure the health of an ecosystem. As always, Year 11 were actively involved and enthusiastic participants. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the education officer, Neil who was helpful, humorous and informative.
P Vella, Year 11 Biology teacher
UBS Finance Academy
Monique Grant is one of forty Year 11 high school students from across NSW who has demonstrated an interest in finance and has been chosen to attend the prestigious UBS Finance Academy to be held in
Sydney next week. Along with other participants, Monique will participate in workshops, gain a first-hand insight into financial markets, the operations of a bank and the many career paths available. We look forward to hearing about Monique's experiences when she returns to school.
Debating success
Our year 7 debating team versed our year 8 debating team. The topic was, “That we should ban NAPLAN testing”. It was a very close debate, however our year 8 team were the winners. Well done to both teams.
Broken Hill and beyond
Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science have been given the wonderful opportunity to take a Road Trip throughout Western New South Wales as well as Western Victoria.
This road trip will allow the students to see, first hand, ways in which locals care for the country as well as the difficulties faced by locals, such as, salinity and introduced species.
Students will drive from Sydney to Dubbo, to Cobar, to Broken Hill, to Mildura, to Echuca, to Wagga Wagga and then back to Sydney. During this adventure students will see and chat with many farmers and experience firsthand what it takes to care for country. The group depart Sydney on Sunday, 8th July and return on Saturday, 14th July.
Keep an eye on the Cecil Hills Facebook page for updates on our adventure.
Mr Vesey-Wells and Ms Ha, road trip coordinators
FIFA World cup
Year 7&8 students experienced the passion and excitement of the FIFA World cup this term with their very own Futsal tournament.
Our Year 12 students conducted a fundraiser that saw Poland win overall and the Matilda's awarded the 'Spirit of the Game' award.
Eyecare Program
The school is pleased to announce that the Student Eyecare Program will be running this year during the second half of Term 3.
An optometrist will be onsite during school hours to provide students with a free comprehensive eye examination that is covered through Medicare Australia. One in six students have eye conditions that go undetected. This is due to the high level of visual demand on their eyes from books, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Every attendee will receive a full report about their eye health and a prescription will be provided if glasses are required. The prescription can be taken to any optical store to get the glasses made. Don’t let your child miss out on this worthwhile health program! For more information you can visit the Student Eyecare website.
Street Art incursion
How can we use Street Art to make our local school community a more interesting and vibrant place? This was the driving question to students.
The students decided to focus on the CAPA quad, researching international artists and learning about various Street Art techniques and materials. Then on Wednesday, their planning and research came to fruition, when they worked as a team to bring their ideas to life.
The feedback from other staff members and students has been wonderful, and I would like for the rest of the school community to see the students' wonderful work.
C Marks, Street Art teacher
