Hillston Central School

Upcoming Events

Tom Curtain Concert—BN Hall February 27th

RAP Open Boys Cricket

February 27th

Kindergarten Rest Day February 27th

Primary Zone Swimming—Griffith

February 28th

Regional Swimming—Leeton March 4th

School Photos

March 12th

Parent Teacher Interviews April 3rd

Whole School Cross Country

April 5th

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songwriter royalties and proceeds from

the sale of the song have been donated

to DOLLY’S DREAM which was created

by Dolly’s family and friends in her

memory.

We encourage you to take a minute to

listen to Tom’s “Speak Up”, and

consider the intended message.

Jane Murphy

Instructional Leader

We are excited to welcome Tom Curtain into

our school tomorrow morning. He has agreed

to include our school as a part of his Speak

Up tour. To acknowledge the anti-bullying

message of Dolly’s Dream, we ask students to

wear blue (and your Akubra) and to bring a

gold coin donation for this important and

relevant charity.

Tom was compelled to write the song ‘Speak

Up’ following the tragic passing of Katherine

local teenager Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett who took

her life after being subjected to relentless

bullying. Prior to her death, Dolly penned the

words ‘Speak even if your voice shakes’. The

song was written by Tom and Garth Porter to

raise awareness and empower those being

subjected to bullying. Tom asked Sara Storer

to sing on the track as he believes she is not

only a great singer/ songwriter, but positive

role model for kids, especially teenage girls.

Tom organised two schools in Western

Australia (where he was touring at the time)

– Pinjarra Primary School and Pinjarra Senior

High School, to be involved in the film clip

and audio recording of the track. Pinjarra

Primary School students can be heard on

the recording of Speak Up.

Released on 18 June 2018, ‘Speak Up’ went

to No.1 on the Australian iTunes Country

Music Chart and reached No. 8 on the

Australian iTunes All Genre Chart. All

Term 1 Week 5 Edition

PRIMARY AWARDS

Student of the Week Awards: Matilda, Geoffrey, Summer, Memphis, Pena

Sportsmanship Awards: Lewis, Hamish, Ethan, James,

Grace, Lane, Lleyton, Jackson

Silver Awards: Maddison, Elijah, Lily

SCHOOL NEWS

Tom Curtain Concert at HCS Tomorrow

Our school is very fortunate to have Tom Curtain come to play

exclusively for HCS this Wednesday from 9am in the BN Hall. Tom

is spreading his message to address bullying throughout the

community as an ambassador for Dolly’s Dream. Students are

invited to wear their blue workshirt and their Akubra, and donate

a gold coin to acknowledge Dolly, and her family’s quest to

educate the community about the serious effects of bullying. All

are welcome to attend.

More information about Tom and his tour follows the newsletter.

Australian Geography Competition

If you would like your child to participate in the Australian

Geography Competition, please let the Front Office know AND pay

the $4 entry fee by this Friday the 1st of March.

Litiana Jatan | Geography Teacher

SRC Meetings

SRC Meetings will be held every Thursday Week A in the Library

Annexe at lunchtime.

Robin Bartholomew & David Tallon | SRC Patrons

We Love Technology

Year 2 showed off their persistence when they came up against

‘bugs’ during their technology lesson. Students created 3D shapes

for a marble run and practised giving simple instructions.

Sarah Martin & Ali Harding | Technology Teachers

1001 Stories

Characters from The Arabian Nights visited HCS in the guise of

Master Storyteller, Jo Henwood. Sinbad and Ali Baba were just

some of the characters brought to life in the tales of deception,

desire and evil deeds.

Jane Murphy | Instructional Leader

No Band This Week

Please note that there will be no junior or senior band rehearsal

this week due to the Primary Zone Swimming Carnival.

Robin Bartholomew | Band Co-Ordinator

Whole School Photos

Whole School Photos will be held on Tuesday the 12th of March.

Forms for School Photos will be sent home next week.

Musical Magic Last week saw the first visit from the Australian Children’s Music Foundation’s Rachel Scott. Just look at those joyful faces! The program by the ACMF has done so much to enhance the wellbeing of our students. This program is made possible through the generosity of donors, like the Abbotsleigh Old Girls’ Union and Alumni, who also believe in the magic of quality music education for all. We thank all of our donors that make visits from the fabulous Rachel possible.

Jane Murphy | Instructional Leader

Secondary Zone Swimming Last Wednesday, Hillston Central School had 9 students represent at the Southwest Zone Swimming Carnival. The students had a

great day of racing with some excellent results against some tough competition. In the 13 Years Boys, Rusty Kennigale was a

standout. Rusty competed in five individual events placing 1st in the 50m Freestyle, 1st in the 50m Backstroke, 1st in 50m Butter-

fly, 2nd in 100m Freestyle, 2nd in 50m Breaststroke - Congratulations Rusty on a great day!

In the 13 Years Girls, Jordan Bartholomew also raced well placing 2nd in 200m Freestyle, 6th in 50m Backstroke, 3rd 50m Freestyle,

5th in 50m Butterfly, 3rd in 50m Breaststroke, and 3rd in 100m Freestyle.

Amelia Hutchison-Spence also raced well in the 13 Years age group placing 5th in 50m Backstroke, 5th in 50m Freestyle, 2nd in

50m Breaststroke, and 4th in 100m Freestyle.

Markaya Dalton also raced well with a heavy schedule of events. She placed 5th in 200m Freestyle, 7th in 50m Backstroke, 7th in

50m Freestyle, 7th in 50m Butterfly, 3rd in 50m Breaststroke, and 6th in 100m Freestyle.

Chantal Touhy placed 9th in 50m Backstroke, 9th in 50m Freestyle, 6th in 50m Butterfly, 9th in 50m Breaststroke, and 8th in 100m

Freestyle.

Nicola McKeon competed in the 15 Years division and placed 7th in 50m Freestyle, and 5th in 100m Freestyle.

Dylan Wilkins competed in the 14 Years boys and placed 10th in 50m Freestyle, and 10th in 100m Freestyle.

Jacob Wilkins placed 8th in 50m Freestyle.

In the 16 Years division, Charlotte Bartholomew was also a standout with some great results. She placed 2nd in 200m Freestyle,

2nd in 50m Backstroke, 2nd in 50m Freestyle, 1st in 50m Butterfly, 3rd in 50 Breaststroke, and 2nd in 100m Freestyle, which qualified

her for everything at the Riverina Carnival.

Along with our individual results our 14 Years 4x50m Freestyle relay team placed 3rd and our opens 4x50m Medley Relay team

placed 4th.

A big congratulations to our Zone Team who all competed to the best of their ability achieving some excellent results. Congratula-

tions to three of our students: Charlotte, Rusty and Jordan, who were also placed in the top three places for the overall age

champion – Charlotte 2nd, Jordan 2nd and Rusty 3rd.

Good luck to our six Riverina qualifiers next week in Leeton: Charlotte, Jordan, Amelia, Markaya, Rusty and Jacob - we wish you all

the best!

A big thank you also to our parents for your support on the day!

Robin Bartholomew | PDHPE Teacher

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POSITION VACANT

Canteen Manager – Hillston Central School P & C

13th February 2019

The Hillston Central School P and C are inviting suitable applicants of the community who would be willing to undertake the role of Canteen Manager. The Canteen currently runs Monday to Friday within the hours of 8.15-1.30 PM during school terms. The successful applicant will be employed under the Fast Food Industry Award, at Level 2, $27.55 / hr. for approx. 26hrs/week, dependent on experience in accordance with Fast Food Industry Award 2010. The successful applicant would have a keen interest in food and healthy eating. The position will commence during the week of 4th March 2019 negotiable to the successful applicant.

Key Responsibilities The canteen manager is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the school canteen. This includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

- Prepare recess and lunch in a timely manner. - Produce a menu (in line with the NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy) and pricelist to be approved by the P & C and

reviewed quarterly. - Planning, organising, and monitoring the day to day operations of the canteen, including daily record-keeping,

opening and closing the canteen, preparation and cooking for service. - Ordering, purchasing and checking all supplies against invoices and delivery dockets, including payment of some

invoices. - Use food preparation and food handling skills to minimise waste. - Ensuring that the products and services supplied by the canteen are marketed and promoted to generate a high

level of sales on a daily basis. - Counting, recording and reconciling and banking the daily takings according to policy for safe handling of money. - Ensure that stock is kept at appropriate levels and a stock take is undertaken at the end of each school term. - Implement procedures and processes regarding food safety to ensure that correct food handling and hygiene

practices are performed to prevent food spoilage, contamination and subsequent food poisoning. - Security in the canteen such as money, keys, locking all doors and windows, switching off all appliances (except

refrigeration units) and restricting entry to the canteen to only those who are authorised to be there. - Ensure that the operation of the canteen is in line with the values of the school community; - Ensuring that students are treated with respect and dignity.

Successful applicants would be required to complete training with the Canteen Manager or delegate. Relevant background checks would also have to be completed before any applicant commences duty. This position will be located at: Hillston Central School 62 – 80 Moore St Hillston 2675. Further information can be obtained by contacting the P and C President Rebecca Dalton on 0499441644. Applicants are encouraged to call and discuss the position. Please note: All applicants will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check located at: https://

wwccheck.ccyp.nsw.gov.au/Applicants/Application#

APPLICATIONS should be emailed including a resume with two contactable referees to

p.c.hillstoncentral@gmail.com NO LATER THAN 5 PM FRIDAY 1ST MARCH, 2019.

Applications due THIS FRIDAY

Tom Curtain takes the outback to the east with Speak Up Tour

AWARD-WINNING artist Tom Curtain is racking up the kilometres on his Speak Up Tour in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Accompanied

by his horses, dogs and original music, the singer-songwriter has played to about 15,000 people already after taking Katherine Outback

Experience on the road in December.

“Many of the communities we are playing are in drought and need something to look

forward to, to make them smile and allow them to forget about their worries for a

couple of hours,” Tom said.

“We have made every effort to ensure the shows are affordable, particularly for

families and we have been overwhelmed by the level of support from communities and

councils wanting us to come to their towns.”

Tom is a horse and dog trainer and an all-round entertainer and loves to make

audiences smile with his family-friendly performances.

“Combining the horses, dogs and music provides a real family-orientated event,” he

said.

“There aren’t too many events where all age groups from toddlers through to retirees

can enjoy the event. We hope to inspire our guests by sharing our knowledge and

experiences in animal training to show how you can achieve great results by building a

relationship around trust.”

The Katherine Golden Guitar winner also has a serious message to spread as part of his

Speak Up tour through school visits. Through his close relationship with the parents of

Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett, Tom was inspired to write ‘Speak Up’, following the teenager’s

sudden death after being relentlessly bullied. He released the single with fellow Golden

Guitar winner, Sara Storer, raising money and awareness for Dolly’s Dream. He has

performed to about 5000 students during his school visits.

The hit song reached No. 1 on the iTunes Country Songs Chart. Tom will tour schools

and communities as part of the Speak Up Tour to promote the positive message behind the song and encourage people to speak up

against bullying so no other family has to endure the tragedy the Everett family has faced.

Through his work in raising awareness of the effects of bullying, Tom became involved in Dolly’s Dream. The organisation works to raise

awareness of bullying and its effects, prevent bullying and to support victims of bullying.

“We have had an amazing response from schools wanting to be involved,” Tom said.

“I am sharing my story of growing up in drought on our family farm, and the challenges we have experienced in getting to where we are

today, together with the Speak Up message on behalf of Dolly’s Dream. We hope to inspire students that anything is possible with the

right mindset and hard work, together with being good people.”

Each show on the tour will include a one-hour outback horse and dog show, followed by an hour of live music from Tom. He and the

team will travel 13,500km over the tour.

As Tom travels through each region, he will be inviting up-and-coming country artists to open the shows. Tom and his working dogs and

horses are available for public appearances, so they encourage schools, local markets and other groups to get in contact to make a

booking.

Wednesday, February 27 @ 6.30pm – Free event

Goolgowi Recreation Grounds, NSW

Tom performing on the back of Oakes Bailey. Photo: Edwina Robertson

COMMUNITY NEWS

Hillston Community Dental Health Clinic

This is a free dental service for all children under the age of 18.

Located at 48 Burns Street, Hillston

Phone: 1800 450 046

Meals on Wheels HELP NEEDED

The P & C are allocated two Mondays a month for Meals On Wheels. Please have a look at the roster and see if

you can spare HALF AN HOUR to deliver meals to our community. Pickup is at the hospital at 12 midday. All you

have to do is deliver to the street address provided on the sheet, this generally takes under a half hour. It’s as easy

as that!

Please call Kent on 0428672530 or Bec Dalton on 0499441644 if you can do a spot (see highlighted areas).