As we look towards the end of Term 3, the following key dates and activities have been planned for Year 12.

2019 Year 12 Graduation Week Activities

Year 12 students are invited to participate in the following activities during Graduation Week in Week 10. Please click here for the permission note. 

Mon - 23 September 2019 - 10:10am
Paintball (400 Shots & 1/2 Pizza) - $65.00
Die Hard Paintbal (Turella)

Tues - 24 September 2019 - 10:30am
Bowling, Laser Tag & Arcage Games - $24.00
Kingpin Bowling (N Strathfield)

Wed - 25 September 2019 - 10:00am
Picnic (Ball Games & BBQ) - $15.00
Mcllwaine Park (Rhodes)

Thurs - 26 September 2019 - 8:50am
Graduation Day (Year 7-11 will finish school at 1:15pm)
Homebush Boys High School

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Due to the bad weather, some grade and house sports have been cancelled.

When: Wednesday, 18th September 2019

Reason: Wet Weather

If you are in Year 11 and your sport is cancelled in either grade or house sport on the arrangement sheets, you will not be required to attend sport tomorrow, but if your sport is still going ahead then you will be required to attend sport as per normal.

All other students will go to their assigned wet weather rooms till 2:20pm when the bell will ring.

For house & grade sport updates click here 

Semester 1 Blue and Maroon Awards have been decided and it’s time to celebrate the students’ application and effort.

The awards are derived from the work ethics and application according to the reports each semester. This is the second semester that students’ consistent effort and application have been recognised and rewarded at Homebush Boys.

It is very pleasing to see that there is an increase in the number of students receiving these awards. This is also a strong indication that the students are embracing these awards and trying their hardest in all their classes.

And remember students, you don’t need any ability or special talent to apply yourself to the best of your ability in every lesson. Everyone can choose to do their best.

To view the full list of award recipients click read more:

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NSW School of Languages offers enrolment in the following languages:

• Chinese
• French
• German
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Latin
• Modern Greek
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish

NSW School of Languages caters for students in Years 9 to 12 who attend a NSW or ACT Government or non-Government school which does not offer one of the above languages. Any students in Years 8 or 10 wishing to enrol to study a language not offered at Homebush Boys High should see Ms Symonds in the History Staffroom for an enrolment application.
Application closing date: 13th November 2019.

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On the 23rd July 2019, a group of Year 9 and 10 students had the opportunity to visit the Sydney Startup Hub near Wynyard Station to attend a STEM course. The Startup Hub was filled with innovative people who were trying to start their own business with the help of professional business owners. These young owners had to find a niche market to launch their experimental ideas. The Startup Hub is the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere and can occupy up to 2500 people.

At the Sydney Startup Hub, we were given a lecture on starting up a business, career or job. The lecturers there were very thoughtful in educating us on what to do when we leave school or university. Following that, we were taken on a tour of the Sydney Startup Hub. At the hub, there we visited a coworking space called Fishburners. It is a non-for-profit organisation that is committed to creating startups in Australia which are got to do with technology. This is done through creativity, connection and collection to support. A generous university student gave us a tour of the Fishburners facility, explaining everything in detail and in a willingness to upskill young people. Following the fishburners, we visited the studio and cafe. At the studio, we got to visit a green screen and were told how it worked, we then visited a music production studio, one of the rooms were eerily quiet due to the acoustic studiofoam, and in the other room, all the sounds were heightened and made louder so that during production, all the singing and instruments are heard so that every aspect of the song is perfect. The studio also had its fair share of creators and new business owners.

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The Year 12 students are invited to attend the Year 12 2019 Formal on Tuesday, 12th November 2019. Please click here for the permission note. 

Venue: Le Montage

Address: 38 Frazer Street, Lilyfield, NSW 2040

Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm start

Cost: The cost of the event is $125.00 per person and payment is due to the front office by Friday, 6th September, 2019

The cost includes:

• 5 hour event
• Welcome mocktails
• Executive chefs 3 - course banquet menu
• Unlimited non-alcoholic beverages
• Professional DJ with lighting and effects
• Complementary onsite parking
• Photo booth

Students are required to make their own way to and from the venue.

Students are allowed to bring a guest with them. The name of the guest must be given to Ms. Lakshmipathy or Ms. Cheung by Friday, 6 September, 2019

In Semester 1, over 150 students from years 7 to 11 received Blue Awards as a result of consistent effort in all their subjects. To recognise the effort of these boys, the executive teachers in conjunction with Mr Elaro, decided to treat the award recipients to a day at the movies. After period one on Tuesday, 20th of August,132 students caught the train from Homebush to Rhodes.

Years 7, 8 and 9 watched the reinvented Disney classic “The Lion King”, while the older boys watched the action packed “Hobbs and Shaw”. The day was a very good experience and was great to be recognised for our academic efforts. In addition to being lots of fun and enjoyment, it provides an incentive for students to strive for a blue awards next semester so they too can have a day out at the movies.

On behalf of all blue award recipients, I would like to thank the executive team; Mr Elgood, Ms Paleothedoras, Mrs Shadwick and Mr Achmad with a special thanks to Mr Elaro for organising the day. 

By Tom Nieser
 

As of Wendesday 28/08/19 we had internet login changes from DoE. These changes now take affect and apply to ALL STAFF & STUDENTS. The following procedure only needs to be done "once" after login to the computer and as such you will not need to login to the internet multiple times regardless of which browser you use.

After you login to the computer please do the following:​

1. ​Open a web browser to visit http://detnsw.net
2. login with firstname.lastname@DETNSW
3. click LOGIN

When you have finished your session - please log off the computer. If it is not your own device please follow the steps below to log off.

1. Open a web browser to visit http://detnsw.net/logoff.php
2. Logout
3. Close web browser

For more information on these changes please visit the link below.
https://education.nsw.gov.au/technology/projects-and-initiatives/Secured-Internet-Edge
 

Students in the Visual Arts and Music faculty will be exhibiting and performing their HSC work on Thursday 5th September. As always, this evening is a celebration of the hard work, dedication, persistence and, above all, creativity of our students here at Homebush Boys.

A collection of student art works will be on display from 5.00pm, and then the Music students will perform their musical items from around 6.00pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Where: Homebush Boys High School, C-Block & School Hall

When: Thursday 5th September, 2019, 5:00pm - 7:30pm (Musical Performance commence at 6pm)

Refreshments will be served in Room 42

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