Blue Mountains Life – August-September 2019

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EDUCATION ROUND UP

WASTE2 ART

Backagainforitssixthbrilliantyearofrecycled

art,HawkesburyCityCouncil’spopular‘Waste 2

Art’Competitionforprimaryschoolshasclosed.

ArtworkswillbeexhibitedatHawkesbury

CentralLibraryduringLocalGovernmentWeek

untilAugust4.

Waste2 Artfocuseson‘reuse,reduce,

recycle’,whicharethe3Rsofthewaste

hierarchy,tospecificallyshowhowstudentscan

givewastea newpurposebytransformingit

intoa creativeartwork.

ThroughWaste2 Art,Councilhopesto

encouragestudentstoreduce,reuseand

recyclewaste.

Studentsareinvitedtocreatea uniqueand

individualartworkthatis differentfromtheir

classmates’artworks.

Theartworkmaybeeither2Dor3Dandmust

followthecompetitionguidelinesintermsof

size:3DArtworkmustbewithin20cm³or2D

artworkmustbenolargerthan20cmx 20cm.

Allentrantswillreceivea certificateto

recognisetheireffortsincreatingtheirartwork

andfortheirparticipation.Studentswillbe

judgedasperStages1, 2 and3 (i.e.Stage1 =

YearsK to2, Stage2 = Years3 to4, orStage 3

= Years5 to6)andfourprizeswillbeawarded

perStage.

MAYSPORTSAWARDS

ThewinnersoftheLJHookerRegCowden

MemorialSportsStaroftheYearAwardsfor

themonthofMayhavebeenannouncedby

LithgowCityCouncil.

MayorofLithgow,CouncillorRayThompson

announcedLithgowDistrictNetballunder14’s

RepresentativeTeam(Netball)asthewinnerof

theJuniorAwardforMay2019.

InMaytheteamtravelledtoParkesto

competeintheParkesandDistrictNetball

AssociationsAnnualCarnival,thegirlsplayed

sixcarnivalgamescomingawaywith“Runners

Up”intheseconddivision(under14’s)forthe

day,outoftheseventeamsinthatagedivision.

MUSICFORALL

WinterMagicCreativityWinterMagicreturned

withallthecolourandvibrancyofthepast.

Noparade,buttheaudiencewasdefinitely

entertainedbya fabulouslineupofmusicians,

artistsandstreetperformers,includingthose

fromKatoombaHighSchool.

Thejazzandconcertbandopenedthefestival

andwarmedtheaudienceona stunningbut

coldmorning,thetalentedAkiraandMatthias

playedattheAvalon,andBreathingUnderwater

withAuroraLi,enchantedtheaudiencewith

theiruniquesoundandability.

UNYOUTHNATIONAL

SchoolCaptainatJamesSheahanCatholic

Highschool,MatthewBrown,attendedtheUN

YouthStateConference.

Hewasselectedasoneofninestudentsfrom

acrossNSWtorepresentthestateattheUnited

NationsYouthNationalConferenceheldinthe

firstweekoftheJulyschoolholidays.

TheUNYouthNationalConferencewillbring

togetherover 100 exceptionalyoungpeople

fromacrossAustraliaandtheAsia-Pacificto

discussa diverserangeofinternationaland

localissues.

NAIDOCWEEK

StudentsatStColumba’sCatholicCollege,

Springwood,observedNAIDOCWeek.NAIDOC

weekcelebratesthehistory,cultureand

achievementsofAboriginalandTorresStrait

Islanderpeoples.

Thisyear’sthemeof‘Voice.Treaty.Truth,

Let’sworktogetherfora sharedfuture’was

highlightedinstudentfacilitatedactivitiesthat

wereheldattheCollegethisweek.

Studentscametogethertopaintand

decoratenativegumleaves,shapingthem

intothesebeautifulReconciliationWreaths

reflectingthemesofrelationship,acceptance,

equalityandunity.

A colourfulMuftiDaywasheldtoraisemoney

forTheIndigenousLiteracyFoundation.

DEBATECHAMPS

TheHawkesburyHighSchoolStage4 debating

teamparticipatedinRound1 ofthePremiers

DebatingChallengeagainstCranebrookHigh

School.Thegirlssucceededinwinningtheir

firstdebate.CongratulationstoourStage 4

debators- Charlotte,Zara,HopeandKaitlyn.

DebateChamps.

This year's Waste 2 Art was

an outstanding success.

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