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[THE BUZZ] ISSUE #2 2017

BANKSTOWN GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL 1



IN THIS ISSUE… The BUZZ Media Team is…

Year 12

Vy Hoang

Angelina Kosena

Queenie Nguyen

Tanya Truong

Natalie Veljanovska

Sereen Omran

Raeanne Chami

Year 10

Alicia Nguyen

Sabrina Sadek

Year 9

Khadija Salim

Anooshay Omer

Nithya Iyengar

Front Cover by Hadeel

Salem, Aditi Kulkarni &

Deane Ngo

Back cover by Natalie

Veljanovska

Special thanks to all of our

additional contributors!

www.bankstowng-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Mona St, Bankstown 2200 | Ph. (02) 9709 6788

Contents

DP reports

Introducing Relieving HT PDHPE

World’s Greatest Shave

Zonta International Women’s Day

Breakfast

Athletics Carnival

Harmony Day

Faculty of the Month

Japanese Chikushi Junior HS Visit

Vampire Diaries Review

Environment Club – Bin It to Win It

Environment Club – Save Energy

Novella Project

Why Raiders Gutt-Go?!?



We have now reached the

end of our first term and it

all seems to have gone

incredibly fast. So much

has happened in a short

period of time.

This week year 12 will

complete their Half

Yearly Exams and then

will eagerly await their

results. I want to

encourage you to look

carefully at the feedback

that you get from your

teachers. This is essential

for you to understand the

areas where you are

confident and doing well

and the areas where you

need to work hard to

prepare for your trial

exams and finally the HSC.

This year teachers will

be spending time

working with year 12 to

conference write their

report comments. We

expect that with your

daughter talking in detail

with her classroom

teacher to conference the

report comment the

feedback will be clear and

valuable to ensure that

your daughter has clear

expectations of her areas

of strength and areas

where she needs to work

harder.

Year 10 will have now

completed their first

round of assessment

and will have a good idea

of how they are

performing in their

subjects. Most courses in

year 10 have four

assessment tasks and

generally these are worth

on average 25% of the

marks for their course.

This means it is very

important for the girls

to try their best with

every assessment they

are required to complete.

At the end of the year the

school will submit a grade

to the NSW Educational

Standards Authority –

NESA (formerly the Board

of Studies). This grade

will form the first result

that is recorded on the

girls’ Record of School

Achievement (RoSA). If

the girls miss or fail to

complete even one

assessment task it can

have a dramatic effect on

their final grade. At the

beginning of the year the

girls were sent a copy of

the Assessment Booklet

that contains the rules

and procedures for

assessment in year 10. It

is important that they are

familiar with these

procedures.

Year 8 are progressing

well at this stage and I am

happy to say that I have

had very few reports of

any problems appearing.

As I wander to classes and

have a look at what the

girls are doing I am

pleased to see how

engaged they are with the

learning that is taking

place in the classroom.

This will help them to

ensure that they are

improving their skills and

should translate to

improved outcomes on

their half yearly report.

Finally I would like to

wish everyone a safe and

restful break. This has

been a busy term for

everyone and a rest is

well deserved.

Mr M. Leary

Deputy Principal

Years 8, 10 & 12

Bankstown Girls’ H

FROM DEPUTY LEARY’S DESK



Another busy term is

nearly over so I would

like to take this

opportunity to wish all

of you a good holiday

and thank you for a

successful term. This

term has been successful

for a number of reasons.

I immediately think of

the effort that has been

put into creating a

stimulating learning

environment in the

Library. To this end we

have been working very

hard in looking at the

learning space and how

it can best meet the

needs of 21st century

learning. Next term the

library will be

transformed into a

wonderful centre for

learning with new

furniture, computers

and the last of the new

shelving to be installed.

We hope that this will

become a vibrant and

dynamic learning area

for all to enjoy. Thanks to

Ms Hawkins, Ms Barnes,

Ms Carmody, Mr Leary,

Mr Nadile and Mrs

Harper for their ideas,

input and enthusiasm in

helping make this

possible.

This term also brought

to BGHS two successful

sporting events: The

whole school swimming

carnival and the whole

school athletics carnival.

The whole school

swimming carnival is

particularly great cause

for celebration as we

have not had such a

whole school event in a

long while. We had a

marvellous day where

both students and staff

enjoyed the opportunity

to compete, to connect

and to succeed.

Attendance was strong

and some records were

broken. Well done

everyone. A particular

thankyou to the PD/H

/PE staff and to the PASS

girls who organised the

days and to the rest of

the teaching staff who

supported the days with

such enthusiasm. On

this note I would also

like to welcome Mr

Ghazal to the school as

the relieving Head

Teacher PD/H/PE. He

has been warmly

received by staff and

students and I hope that

he enjoys his time with

us and finds his

experience in leadership

a valuable journey.

Thank you to staff and

students for continuing

to make BGHS the great

place that it is. Again,

have a wonderful

holiday and we'll see you

back on the 24th April if

you teach and the 26th of

April if you learn!!

Mrs Porreca

Deputy Principal

Years 7, 9 & 11

Bankstown Girls’ HS

FROM DEPUTY PORRECA’S DESK



Interview by Natalie Veljanovska

Edited by Queenie Nguyen

Bankstown Girls’ High

School would like to

welcome our newest

staff member Mr Ghazal.

On behalf of the entire

school, the Buzz Media

Team would like to say

congratulations on your

position as relieving

Head Teacher PDHPE.

We wish you all the best

for all the challenges and

opportunities offered at

BGHS.

Interview with Mr

Ghazal a.k.a Mr G:

Q1. What inspired you

to be a teacher?

A: I’ve always had a

passion for sport and it

was a way for me to give

back to the community

through my passion of

sport.

Q2. What is the best

part about your job?

The best part of my job

would have to be

working with different

personalities within the

school.

Q3. What is your ideal

student?

My ideal student is

someone who is

respectful and tries their

best.

Q4. Which NRL team do

you go for?

RABBITOHS!!

Q5. Who are your top

three favourite music

artists of all time?

Michael Jackson, the

Weekend and Adele.

Q6. Top 3 favourite

songs.

Michael Jackson - Bille

Jean, the Weekend - Star

Boy & Adele - Hello

Q7. How do you find

the school community

of Bankstown Girls’

High School so far?

I’m loving it! Everyone

has been really nice and

welcoming, just such a

positive vibe.

Q8. What do you like

most about BGHS?

All the girls are very

respectful and the staff

are amazing.

Score: 7/8

Feedback: Answer to

question 4 should be

Bulldogs. Please take

note for future

reference.

HAVE YOU MET MR. GHAZAL?



Written by Natalie Veljanovska

Edited by Queenie Nguyen

On Friday 17th of March,


held yet another

successful World’s

Greatest Shave event

hosted by the SRC. Last

year the SRC managed to

raise approximately

$700 which was a great

effort. This year we

raised a staggering $943

in donations for the

Leukemia Foundation in

less than a week. The

week leading up to the

event, the SRC gathered

together to encourage

students to donate

money to the leukemia

foundation. It was a lot of

‘harassing’ by the SRC

students and Ms Alam

during recess and lunch

but it was definitely

worth it. On the day of

the fundraiser, the SRC

hosted stalls such as hair

spray, hair braiding, hair

extensions and tattoos

along with a mini


School radio station

hosted by our very own

SRC senior

representatives Pou

Tukumoe and Grace

Sabine.

Our school hall is where

the main event took

place. Hundreds of

students entered to

partake in a number of

fundraising activities

and enjoy busting some

moves. Shout out to

Sandishia, Viola,

Tiangay, Mariama, and

Osli who literally were

on their feet dancing

throughout recess and

lunch. A special shout

out to Fatimah Kabah in

year 7 who showed off

her ‘juju on the beat’

moves. However, the

main event that took

place was at lunch

involving Mr Gutteridge

and Mr Ristevski. Mr

Ristevski agreed to

shave his beard if we

raised $800 and Mr

Gutteridge decided to

shave his legs if we

raised $801. We raised

more than what was

expected. First up was

Mr Gutterudge who

shaved his hairy legs. It

took him all of lunch, the

help of Deane and Eliza

and encouraging chants

to get him to his now

venus silky-smooth

shiny legs. Well done Mr

Gutteridge who now

feels the cold breeze on

his hairless legs. Next up

was Mr Ristevski who

took a brave step to

shave his beard. A

paparazzi of students

surrounded the stage

waiting for Mr Ristevski

to make an appearance.

With the help of our MCs

Grace and Pou, the

students started the

chant for Mr Ristevski to

come out “RISTEVSKI,

RISTEVSKI, RISTEVSKI”

echoed through the

school hall. He finally

came out. It was difficult

for to shave all that thick

coarse hair off his face

(sorry sir) so Mr Vrhovac

had to come to the

rescue. Emotions ran

heavy through the hall

BUT we are very proud

of you sir and appreciate

the sacrifice you made

for the Leukemia

Foundation. Thank you

very much Mr Gutteridge

and Mr Ristevski.

We would also like to Mr

Dalton who ended up

getting a ‘crazy’ hair

spray hair-do, Ms Nardi

who straightened her

WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE #2K17



natural curly hair to a

sleeker look, and Ms

Carpenter who rocked

braids. Thank you all for

your commitment.

The hall is where the

main event took place.

Centre stage with

hundreds of students

surrounding like a mob

of paparazzi. First up

was Mr Gutteridge who

shaved his HAIRY legs

for $801. He was now

left with silky, smooth

skin. It took him the

whole of lunch to shave

his legs and by the end of

it he had TWO students

helping him shave his

legs! .Gutteridge now

says that he can feel the

cold with his bare

hairless legs.

Mr Ristevski SHAVED his

beard for $800!! A

paparazzi of students

surrounded the stage

waiting for Mr Ristevski

to make an appearance.

The MC’s Grace and Pou

hyped up the crowd and

the students suddenly

started chanting and

cheering for Mr

Ristevski to come out “

RISTEVSKI , RISTEVSKI ,

RISTEVSKI !! ” After all

that chanting, he came

out. In the hands of an

SRC student

Ristevski allowed her to

shave his beard. Not

even half way through

Mr Vrhovac took over as

the student was having

some difficulties with all

that thick hair on his face

(hahaha). As his hair fell

into his hands, you could

see the emotions

running through the

room.

Mr Dalton ended up

getting a so called ‘crazy’

hair do with a whole

heap of coloured

hairspray. In the

meantime Ms Nardi

changed from her

natural curly hair to a

fabulous straightened

look. Thank you to all

our helpers and

volunteers on the day of

the event.

Also a BIG shout out to

Mr Ghazal, Mr Vrhovac

and Ms Alam who made

very generous donations

to the Leukemia

Foundation. A big round

of applause to all who

partook in this event.

Last but never least, our

SRC – we did good girls.

Here’s to another bigger

and better World's

Greatest Shave next

year!



Written by Raeanne Chami

Edited Sereen Omran

Waking up at 5:00am

isn’t something that

would sit well with many

people, however with

the holy miracle that is

24/7 McDonalds, we

were able to pull

ourselves to school at

6:00am. Now, you may

be wondering why we, as

night owls, would

volunteer ourselves for

the ZONTA Women’s

Breakfast on the 8th of

March. Well, well, let me

tell you the ZONTA

breakfast is a gathering

for both men and

women, to come

together to empower

women through service

and advocacy. The

ZONTA club strives to

improve women’s health

and well-being, ensure

women’s representation

in decision making

processes and work

together to end violence

against women.

After (thankfully) only

having to cross the street

to get ready for this

prestigious event, we

were greeted with the

best sight that we could

come upon at 6:30 in the

morning - free breakfast,

as far as the eye could

see. With our forks and

knives tucked into our

scones and a room full of

other high school

students and teachers

we prepared ourselves

for the incredible

speakers that were to

come.

The first part of the

event consisted of the

‘Candle Ceremony’,

where the students who

were awarded with

Citizenship Awards and

Young Men Standing

Against Family Violence

Awards, including our

very own Noura Hijazi,

received a lit candle,

stood in certain

positions around the

room and led a pledge

that plays tribute to

what it is to be a woman

in today’s society.

The pledge:

We light these candles as

a symbol of women, in our

midst and around the

world, who do not enjoy

our high living standards.

We take this time to

reflect on women who are

denied the personal

freedoms we cherish.


reflect on ourselves.


recommit ourselves to

working for a world

without violence and

discrimination against

women.

We recall the many

women in our local

community who live daily

in fear, shame and terror,

who are forced to seek

shelter and support from

refuges and their

agencies, who themselves

are struggling to survive.

We honour the memory

of the too many women

who have died as a result

of violence perpetrated

by those they have love

and trusted.

We recall the thousands

of women and children

around the world being

trafficked for domestic

and sexual slavery,

including those in our

Australian community.

We recognize, as we work

for a world without

domestic violence,

slavery and

discrimination, that,

while we have a long road

ahead, our global

ZONTA IWD BREAKFAST



community is capable of

making great and

sweeping changes in the

way we live our lives.

We are encouraged by

the strength of men who

take the White Ribbon

Oath, who are proud to

“stand up, speak out and

act to prevent men’s

violence against women.”

We are encouraged by

the young men in our

community who stand

strong against domestic

violence, some of whom

we honour today.

With this in mind, we

claim great hope. We

affirm that love is

stronger than hate, and

that, in partnership with

enlightened men, we will

re-establish the right of

women and girls to be

free from family and

cultural violence.

We pledge our strength

and commitment to bring

this dream to reality.

We were also incredibly

fortunate to have

witnessed such

emotionally provoking

and motivational

speeches from both a

student from Homebush

Boys named Ibrahim

Taha and Dr Deama Amr,

a Principal Clinical

Research Specialist.

These speeches had the

ability to bring the entire

room on the brink of

tears due to both

sadness and joy.

Finally, after witnessing

the presentation of the

Young Women in Public

Affairs Award, The

highest award that is

given out during the

ZONTA Breakfast, we

were on our way back to

school with new

mindsets and

perspectives on being a

women in today’s

society. By the end of the

event, I was just happy to

take that tight blazer off.



Written by Angelina Kosena

*slams books onto the

table* Look. The dream

was practically simple:

1. Waking up at an

unbelievably indecent

(coughs- 5 Am.) hour in

the morning to dwell on

the fact that this was our

last Athletics Carnival.

2. Getting into my

costume- and feeling

hella satisfied with the

final result.

3. Eating the most

ridiculous breakfast

possible- ahem… a bowl

of wheat-bix ruined by 5

table spoons of sugar.

(What? I gotta have my

vitamins *wink wink*)

4. Enjoying every event

in the sun, making a total

fool out of myself…

Was that too much to ask

for? Who would’ve

guessed- that those

dreams (for some weird

reason I feel like this

dream was only on my

part) were pretty much

crushed by the absence

of the sun???

On the 15th of March on a

gross but oh-so happy

Wednesday- our

anticipation is met by

the sound, feel and smell

of rain excitement for

the events to come.

Bright dashes of blue,

green, yellow and red-

BGHS couldn’t have been

more enthusiastic!

Excluding the strange

weather- the event was a

success! Thanks to all of

the staff members who

were there as well as the

dedicated members of

the PASS Team, the

Athletics Carnival was

able to run smoothly- the

rain didn’t seem to faze

any of them. Also, a

massive congratulations

to the Age Group

Champions- the weather

never broke their spirits

lol. As for the Year 12

Dance? You guys did

AMAZINGGGGGG- better

than the years before

(and after). A special

shout out to the Dance

Committee too (cause

why not?)- oh and the

BBQ people- a pat on the

back to you too. *grins

cheekily*

Without the support of

the entire school body,

the athletics carnival

wouldn’t have been

possible so- what can I

say except- THANK

YOU!!!!!! Enjoy the

photos- if you haven’t

already skipped my

paragraph… *sighs*

2017 Athletics Age Champions

12 years – Anita Nguyen & Cana Matic

13 years – Grace Buiniquio

14 years – Sandishia Walker

15 years – Tran Pham

16 years – Jehan Chendeb

17 years – Hope Malupo & Tepapa Bellam

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL #2K17



Written by Sereen Omran

Edited by Vy Hoang

Harmony Day. People of

Australia that live in

Bankstown and its

surrounding suburbs

know the meaning of

living in harmony. The

variety of cultures that

exist in Australia are the

key to Australia’s known

multicultural society

which makes it very

diverse and special. This

significant day was held

on March 21st at


School. Guest speaker

Louise Tran from a

Vietnamese background

spoke in front of year 7

and 8 students along

with some year 11s and

12 students that were

there to perform on this

special day.

Louise Tran shared the

refugee experience of

her mother and father

who escaped to Australia

because of war in

Vietnam. The speaker

told the journey without

revealing the identity of

the man and woman in

her story until the very

end which made it

universal and relatable.

This was very

meaningful to the

students as it inspired

them to share their

refugee stories and

experiences. Side note:

the speaker had a son,

his name was Jack

MASHALLAH (bless him)

his cheeks and his

laugh… He laughed at my

weird baby noises and

faces in that hour more

than my niece ever had

in the past 8 months. The

point I am trying to make

is that he was the cutest

and most well-behaved

baby ever!

Back to the event… we

also had various musical

performances from

students of different

years. Tanya, who sang

‘Hallelujah’ blew us all

away with her angelic

voice. We had two group

performances from year

11 students and a

performance from girls

in different years. A

group of year 8 students

– Ivonne, Bernadette and

Jouman gave a

presentation of the

meaning and importance

of harmony day and

presented a slideshow of

students from all around

the world holding signs

describing harmony day

with one word and of

course I described it

using three ‘All In 1’

NAILED IT!

Donations were

collected on the day and

orange ribbons were

given to those who were

kind enough to chip in.

Thanks to all teachers

who were apart of the

day, and to the talented

students who

contributed in the

musical performances

and some who pulled a

song last minute (ehm

backup plan).

I am so thankful to be in

Australia and I say this

as a proud immigrant of

this multicultural

country.

HARMONY DAY #2K17



Written by Natalie Veljanovska

What is ‘Faculty of the

Month’?

Faculty of the Month is a

SRC initiative to

acknowledge the hard

work, efforts and

commitment of our

teachers and faculties.

We appreciate the

consistent effort shown

by all staff members at

BGHS and would like to

say thanks for all that

they do to make our

school a safe, respectful

learning environment.

We are extremely lucky

to be part of a school

community with a strong

support network.

This month the Faculty

of the Month was

awarded to the PDHPE

faculty. It was a

challenging term for this

faculty however, they

took some risks and

proved to pull through

whatever was heading

their way – rain, storms,

buses, more rain, more

storm, and more buses.

On behalf of the whole

school, the SRC would

like to say thanks or all

your dedication and

perseverance this month

in organising successful

whole school events

such as the swimming

carnival and athletics

carnival. We really

appreciate all the

planning that went into

administrating

successful events.

GREAT WORK!

PDHPE Staff:

Mr Ghazal (Relieving HT

PDHPE)

Mr Gutteridge

Ms Karceska

Mr Majangill

Mr Ristevski

Ms Hemming

Mr Butling

FACULTY OF THE MONTH: PDHPE



On Tuesday March 7th

Japan Chikushi Jugokeun

Girls’ Junior High School

visited Bankstown Girls’

High. This has been a

traditional invitation for

many years at our school

to welcome the Chikushi

students and allow them

to experience what it’s

like to be an Australian

high-school student. The

day consisted of a range

of activities and lessons

for the Japanese

students to connect with

Australian education

and culture. Thank you

to Ms Kelly and Ms

Sheppard for arranging

this day and we look

forward to future visits.

JAPANESE HS VISIT #2K17



Written by Sereen Omran

Edited by Vy Hoang

The Vampire Diaries… A

title I’ve gotten used to

saying in the past 8 years

of my life. ‘Hey do you

watch TVD?... HOW GOOD

WAS THAT EPISODE ON

TVD???... NO DELENA!...

NO STELENA!’ yeah

basically the

conversations TVD fans

had with each other in the

past 8 years. The show

finally comes to an end

with 8 years of memories

and nostalgia which

drives fans off the edge as

they watch the

development of the

characters throughout

the series. I still

remember when the pilot

episode first came out

back in 2009 with that

stupid crow that

appeared every time

Damon showed up.

Thinking back, I don’t

understand how I kept

watching the series from

there on. The most

important thing to know

about the first four

episodes is that they are

seemingly pointless;

focused on cheap thrills,

romance, and teen drama.

Then something magical

happens, creeping up

silently and latching on

without the viewer's

notice. The series

explores the story of the

vampire brothers, Damon

and Stefan, when they

return to Mystic Falls

after over a century of

being away. Stefan ends

up falling for Elena blah

blah blaaaahahaha (no

one cares cuz she’s

waaaay cuter with

Damon) but then Damon

is absolutely HATED by

the viewers in the

beginning of the series

with his straightened

black hair and blue eyes

*insert heart eyed emoji

here* and the plot goes

on. The variety of

supernatural on this show

is insane. You have

werewolves, vampires,

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

END OF AN 8 YEAR JOURNEY



witches, doppelgangers,

hybrids, psychics,

immortals, sirens, ghosts

and… I can’t be bothered

going on because the list

is pretty long. Anyways,

some book fans will hate

on the show but like you

can’t expect a show to be

a replica of the book ever.

You’re talking about more

than 8 seasons (I wish).

One thing you should

know about this show is

that no one dies…

literally. I guess they do

die but in some stupid

other world they do exist.

Some Bennett magic here

and there will somehow

creep their way back into

Mystic Falls. It might be

an advantage in some

people’s opinion but after

all the grief they put us

through, they resurrect

the character in some

dumb way and my tears

go for nothing. By the

time a character dies for

real, you stay in denial

thinking they’re going to

come back even if it takes

3 seasons… TRUST ME

THEY WILL COME BACK!

Some characters will die

but that’s just because the

actors are so bored of

acting in the show (their

loss HA!). Don’t let this

stop you from watching

though, it’s a deep,

emotional ride that goes

on for 8 years. However, if

you’re a person that’s

going to binge watch it

then you can’t relate. It’s

kind of interesting to see

how many times a person

can die on that show

though, you will literally

lose count.

Let’s move on to the final

season, the season that

ends it all, the 8 year

journey of semi-grief,

tears, heartache,

heartbreak, hearts ripped

out… literally. YA know

how every series has this

boring season that no one

gets and everyone kind of

loses interest and just

wants it to end already,

that’s how season 7 was.

So, by the time they

announced season 8 to be

the final season, it was a

slight relief to some. But

once you start watching

season 8, they recount the

nostalgic episodes of

season 1 and all those

triggering lines from

episodes in the first

season that makes you

want to crawl up in a ball

and just cry because you

miss those days. THE

days. Those who expected

a downfall for the final

season of TVD… WELL

YOU’RE WRONG. YEAH

YOU! Because that ripped

out my heart just like

Damon rips out Sybil’s

heart every second

episode *Rolls eyes and

smiles sneakily because

YAS SLAY*. The last

episode is where

everyone is officially

dead… The fans I mean. I

would literally beg you to

watch the entire series

JUST for the last episode

because you’re going to

bawlllllll *digs a hole and

bawls*

Finally, through ups and

downs, deaths and

resurrections, The

Vampire Diaries kept it

wild, interesting and

mostly emotional. In my

opinion, the show ended

on a fair point and the

only ending that this

show deserved. So, good

bye to my 8 years of

happiness, sadness,

anger, and childhood (I

was 9 years old when I

started it *single tear

falls*). Thank you, TVD,

for being interesting and

boring sometimes… but I

still loved you, because

first loves will never go

away.

#TVDFOREVER

Songs Suggestions from

The Vampire Diaries

Soundtracks:

Silhouette by Aquilo,

Hunger by Ross

Copperman, Take on The

World by You Me At Six



Bin it green slip is

sponsored by our

canteen to reward

students who are doing

the right thing for the

school environment.

Teachers reward

students with a bin it

green slip signed and

dated by the teacher,

when they see students

putting rubbish in the

bin.

If you are given a bin it

green slip, take it to the

canteen reception area

and place it in the green

box.

Every Wednesday

during assembly, there is

a weekly draw. The

winner will receive

Evette’s lunch box

canteen voucher with

the value of $5. The

more you bin it, the

greater the chance to

win this weekly voucher.

Thank you.

BGHS Environment Club

Edited by Vy Hoang

Written by Soundarya Deshmukh

Edited by Vy Hoang

At Bankstown Girls we

are spending more

money on energy than

on computers and

textbooks combined.

The following are 5 ways

on how to help our

school reduce energy

waste. The

Environmental group is

encouraging all students

and teachers to follow

these tips to help save

energy.

1. Turn off the Lights

when not needed

2. Turn electronic

devices off

3. Stop the Drips to

save water

Report any water leaks

you find to the deputy.

4. Change the Settings

and close doors

5. Reduce, Reuse and

Recycle

BIN IT TO WIN IT: GREEN SLIP

SAVE ENERGY AT SCHOOL



Written by Anooshay Omer

Last Sunday a few

students from Year 9

attended a prestigious

writing workshop held

in the BDYS that is

working towards

helping a few of the Year

9 students to conduct a

novel over the course of

the school year.

On the first day, when we

finally got there it was

like a rush of adrenaline

and satisfaction. The

space we worked in

during this course was

very inspiring and

different as they were

disparate types of

graffiti artwork on the

walls as well as other

beautifully displayed

images and quotes in the

room.

At first my group of

friends and I that

attended the workshop

were very intrigued as

well as intimidated due

to the fact that there

were many very, very

tall university students

that were attending the

workshop as well. In fact,

we were the only

teenagers there. Then

the workshop continued

and we gradually eased

into it.

Our day consisted of

heaps and heaps of

freestyle writing and

getting to know

ourselves as authors.

Richard aka the Swag

King (writing workshop

host) put some writing

prompts, phrases and

quotes, on massive

papers, all over the room

walls and told us to pick

the text that speaks the

most to us and then

write something in 10

minutes putting the

quote in the centre of our

story.

So then it was Round

One of writing for 10

minutes without

completely zoning out,

and it was at that

moment that I realised

that the quotes I choose

were in fact utterly

irrelevant to my type of

writing and thus, poor

me could not think of

anything related to

‘Breadcrumbs.’ (Yes,

that’s what I chose.

That’s what ‘spoke to

me’. At least I discovered

I am weirdly attracted to

breadcrumbs. Thanks

Richard. )

I wrote and wrote for 5

minutes and then started

making weird eye

signals to my friend

trying to figure out what

to write. We were both

suffering from the

infamous ‘Writers

Block.’ Then slowly our

eye communication

shifted to our jazz hand

communication and then

a struck of luck hit me. At

the last minute, I came

up with a brilliant idea

but then the buzzer went

off and I had run out of

time but I continued

writing and created a

decent piece.

Finally, it was time for

Round 2. This time we all

wrote and wrote as we

were more comfortable

in letting our creativity

control the pen and flow

freely.

These prompts really

assisted us to discover

our type of creativity and

authenticity in our

writing. This activity

also taught us how to

THE NOVELLA PROJECT



utilize our imagination,

letting our minds roam

our creativity and run

free from all restrictions.

It was a great

opportunity to let loose

and relate our lives as

well as invest our

emotions into our

writing any way we

wanted to as well as to

learn about our

characters in our

upcoming novels.

Overall, it was a great

experience that

encouraged us to be

highly creative and non-

judgemental about the

technical concepts of a

piece of writing and

focus more on the

emotional concept of our

writing. Therefore,

Richard gave us these

sessions for us to focus

on this concept and not

feel restricted in our

creativity and choose the

topics that related to us

the most, in order to

eventually produce an

exquisite masterpiece

that relates to us.

In conclusion, the

writing workshop was a

very enticing and

different experience

where we explored our

individuality and

creativity with unique,

fun filled activities.



Written by #proudtobeabulldog

We didn’t want it to come to

this but some things are just

inevitable. It all started

when Mr Gutteridge and his posse took a stance against

the NRL Bulldogs and their

loyal, passionate fans. It was the one and only Mr ‘Gutto-

Go’ who teacher-pressured

Queen B, Nat V, and Sama

with-a H to wear the green

and white Raiders jersey. In

flash mob style they

stormed into the school hall during the World’s Greatest

Shave to make a statement

about the Raiders winning

the grand final in 2017…we

heard that back in 1995,

1996…2001, 2002,

2003….2010, 2012…. 2015, 2016… you get the gist… It is

not going to happen…stop

trying to make raiders happen. The so-called ‘green

machine’ clearly can’t do its

job. The raiders couldn’t

even beat the Broncos, a

team that was easily

defeated by the bulldogs.

You would think that ‘if it’s

green then it must be sustainable’ but this clearly

doesn’t apply to the raiders

winning a premiership. Word of advice - you should

never sledge doggies fans

and now it really is too late

to say sorry. Below is a list of

facts for all those anti-

bulldogs people in our

school – Mr Nadile, Mr Vrhovac, Mr Gutteridge, Mr

Ghazal, Ms Carmody

(#sorrynotsorry), Samah

(the girls with the green

bucket on her head and who

falls with a flick), Natalie

Veljanovska (no words) , Queenie Nguyen (regrets

ever wearing that green and

white jersey):

- Raiders haven’t won a

Grand Final since 1994 –

23 years

- Raiders haven’t been in

the finals since 2004 –

13 years

- Raiders definitely won’t

be the premiership

winners in 2017

- Why does Mr Gutteridge

wear a raiders hat on his

head? It’s hard to put the

raiders on top of

anything else.

Now, here are some known-

facts that all you anti-

Bulldogs peeps need to

acknowledge:

- We have been in the

finals in the last 5 years

- We should have won the

2014 grand final but we

wanted to end the

Rabbitohs grand final

drought

- We will make it to the

finals in 2017

- We will be the grand

final champions of 2017

WHY RAIDERS GUTTO-GO!?!

What have

we done?!?

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