Lesley Smailes

My last school was in Fitzroy Crossing as you can probably imagine the weather here in Bridgetown is quite the opposite of what I have been used to.  I have been looking forward to this change and even though I found it very cold last week I am getting sorted out with warmer clothes, shoes, hats, scarves, gloves! I am very impressed by the students of BHS and how welcoming and polite they have all been towards me.

I have an English Staffy called Rosie she is my fur baby and she is 14 years old. I love watching and analysing movies. I enjoy Yoga, walks in nature with my dog and in summer I love swimming laps. I enjoy to cook a variety of things and I have been perfecting my spice blend for curries. I love curries.

My favourite colour is blue, green, pink, orange ...yes, I can’t choose. I enjoy a wide variety of music including but not limited to Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Rodrigues, Blondie and then there’s classical. I enjoy all different types of food and I find it hard to choose a favourite but eating Chilli Crabs would be right up there at the top of my list.

Camille Sinagra

I feel very lucky and excited to be joining the Bridgetown High School community.

I have lived in Balingup for nearly 20 years – so not quite a local – and have worked in school’s for approximately 16 years – first as a part time school officer at Balingup Primary School where I also learned aspects of the “Registrar” role, and relieved Balingup’s Registrar over a number of years.

Our family moved to Wickham in the Pilbara at the beginning of 2014 with my husband’s job, and I secured the full time Manager of Corporate Services role at Wickham Primary School – a school of just over 300 kids.  We spent 4 years in the Pilbara, returning home to Balingup at the end of 2017. Since returning, I picked up relief work as a School Officer and MCS in a few different schools, including Bridgetown High back in 2018.

I would like to thank the staff at Bridgetown for the warm and friendly welcome, and look forward to working with this great team to achieve great outcomes for our students.