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State Camp
At the end of week 3, ten of our Emergency Services Cadets left school after lunch to travel to Bullsbrook for the biennial state camp. Cadets were selected by the simple process of first in best dressed. The first 10 cadets to return notes to the office were chosen and they all did a fantastic job representing our unit and our school.
On Friday night, there were some getting to know you games including night stalk and some lantern games.
On Saturday morning, there was some early morning stretching and exercises and then everyone was divided into groups and local SES volunteers ran workshops to teach some basic SES skills to the cadets. The workshops were: Radio communications, knots tying, casualty handling, generator use, first aid and search techniques.
Saturday afternoon was time to have a bit more fun. Everyone was told to bring some clothes they did not mind getting dirty. We had a colour war. Teams had to firstly steal bags full of coloured powder from other teams while getting pelted with water balloons. The water balloons of course made everyone wet and made the coloured powder stick much better when phase two started. Everyone ended up looking a bit like wet rainbows, Fortunately the sprinklers were turned on at the end and the supervisors had a hose to help clean everyone up before they hit the showers. We got some great photos.
Then after dinner when it was dark and very cold cadets participated in a huge crash scene scenario. The scenario was that a plane had crash landed on a road and in the process two coaster busses and a car were severely damaged. There were approximately 40 casualties ranging from people who were not physically injured but hysterical to broken legs to being non-responsive or dead. The remaining 60 cadets had to triage the casualties and take them, often by stretcher, to the waiting ambulance. The teams also had to make regular radio contact with the Incident Control Vehicle (we had the real vehicle with a real ICV team operating it) to give updates on what was happening. Everyone found the activity challenging but rewarding. The casualties had a great time and the make-up was exceptional. There were lots of flashing lights and even a smoke machine to simulate burning vehicles. Sometimes it was almost impossible to see because of the thick smoke being generated. The work the local SES team put into building the scenario was incredible.
After a good night’s sleep Saturday night, we had presentations from the SES mounted and SES canine divisions. I could see some cadets wanting to join the SES just so they could indulge their love for horses or dogs.
A great time was had by all. A big thank you to Scott Dareff who was on camp the whole weekend and also to Ms Old who drove the bus up and stayed Friday night and to Mr Tonai-Moore who stayed Saturday night and drove the bus back. Well done also to the cadets: Alicia, Beth, Bryn, Grace, Katie, Lex, Max, Mitchell, Sophie and Tessa.
Students from our school will soon be undertaking an educational tour of Australia’s national capital city. 42 students – along with 4 school staff and 2 STA staff – will be spending one week in Canberra from Saturday 27th July to Saturday 3rd August, 2019. This is the largest group of students Bridgetown has sent on this biennial tour!
Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $310 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion.
On Monday 20th May we were extremely fortunate to have Ben Aldridge from his company 30 FOOT DROP come and speak with our Year 10 students about his experiences, mental health, risk and resilience. The presentation was called “A Good Drop” and Ben provided an insight into what led to his becoming a quadriplegic. Once an active member of the Australian Army who had been deployed overseas, Ben suffered from PTSD and fell into a cycle of drinking which ultimately led to his accident; that is, falling 30 feet off a cliff and breaking his neck (hence the name of his company).
Ben has certainly turned things around and now spends his time teaching others about inclusivity for people with disabilities, as well as his “6 attitudes” to life, which have helped him carry on and keep going in the best way possible. Following Ben’s inspiring talk and a question/answer session, he then gave our students the chance to experience first-hand what it is like for people in our communities who have physical impairments. Students donned glasses which had been doctored to demonstrate sight issues; oven mitts to complete a dexterity exercise with small objects; and, most interestingly, were given an opportunity to tackle an indoor obstacle course in a wheelchair, which highlighted how even the simplest and seemingly insignificant obstacle could be so difficult to navigate for those who do not have the luxury of being able to use their legs.
Ben was truly an inspiring and genuine presenter and we loved having him come and speak with our Year 10s and sharing his journey.
For those who are interested in learning more about Ben and his journey, you can follow the link provided:
The drama department is looking for a standing clothes rack for costumes. It needs to be fairly sturdy as we will be using it to keep performance costumes ready for use.
As many of you may be aware Bridgetown Hig School has joined in with Bridgetown's commitment to start recycling soft plastics. We have started being a collection point. From the photo you can see already we are recycling a substantial amount of plastic. Well done to all those that have brought items in. Let's keep up the good work.
Kylie Tizard and Janet Pettit
Book-ended by two significant dates that all Australians can be proud of:
27th May - the anniversary of the successful 1967 Referendum
3rd June - the day of the landmark High Court Mabo land rights decision in 1993
You can get involved in National Reconciliation Week by attending an event or doing something with your organisation, school, family or friends.
Find out what’s happening in your local area by visiting the Reconciliation Australia NRW website
Warmly,
The Australians Together team
Community Health Nurses at Warren Health Service are now able to offer the Enuresis (night time bed wetting) program to the region and it's FREE!
Head to the information sheet below as well as the GP referral form for all the information.
South Regional TAFE full time courses
Applications Have Opened
Online applications for full time study in Semester 2, 2019
Make an application
Please visit tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au to start your application. Once it's received a TAFE Course Information Officer will make contact within five days if any documents or assessments are required.
Key dates
Applications Open - Wednesday 1 May 2019
Applications Close - Monday 10 June 2019
Late Full-time Applications, Part-time and Flexible Applications - June 26, made direct to your local campus.
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- Full course list
- General information about entry requirements
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