byron breeze tERM 2 | wEEK 3 2023

Year 10 news

Financial literacy workshops

Year 10 students will be taking part in 2 workshops about Making Money Work. The workshops will take place at school on Tuesday 13 and 27 June.

The Making Money Work modules by Ecstra explore ways to make money, to help build financial independence and how to navigate the workplace, including understanding rights at work and managing superannuation and tax. Financial education and learning about money is a lifelong journey and we aim to assist our students to learn key money skills, to be confident making financial decisions and to plan their financial future.

Workshop A: Students will delve into the world of work, looking at the different ways and approaches to make money. They will discuss their rights as an employee and how to have difficult conversations at work.

Workshop B: Students will gain an awareness of their personal brand and learn practical skills, including reading pay slips and understanding tax and superannuation.

We look forward to our Year 10 students taking part in this valuable program.

Mrs Kelley Caoyonan - PDHPE Teacher and Year 10 Adviser

Year 12 Formal fundraising

Year 12, 2023 have launched their End of Year Celebrations Fundraising Raffle! There are lots of wonderful prizes to be won, all generously donated by our local community. Prizes include:

Splendour in the Grass tickets, a Nagnata jumper, a Motorheads car service, plus vouchers from SPELL, Santos, Trevor Meads Butcher, GAIA Health Retreat, Loft, Balloons Aloft, Go Sea Kayak, Byron Writers Festival, Yuulis, Betty’s Burgers, The Cellar Bottleshop, Byron Bay Herb Nursery, Baylato and the Nail Bar Cafe.

Please support our Year 12 students as they raise money for their End of Year Celebrations. Let's help make their Formal one to remember.

Click on the following link to buy raffle tickets:

iRest fundraiser for Year 12, 2023

Parent meditation session

Since 2017, Claire Smith has been teaching our Year 11 and 12 students at Byron High School a type of meditation that has been proven to work. The meditation is called iRest which stands for Integrative Restoration and is very popular with our students. It helps them to release stress and focus during the hectic final years of high school.

To assist Year 12 with their Formal fundraising efforts, Claire is very graciously offering an iRest session for BBHS parents. All proceeds from the Parent session will be donated to the Year 12 cohort.

The Parent Session details are as follows:

• 20 places available for BBHS parents.
• Thursday 18 May, from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, upstairs in the school Common Room.
• $30.00 for the session
• Registrations are essential as places are limited. Please contact the school office by phoning 6685 8188 to secure your place in this session and for payment details.

Below are some iRest testimonials from our Senior students:

I absolutely adore iRest, it’s genuinely the best part of my school week because it gives me a well needed break from my busy week. Claire just has a way of completely draining you from stress. I absolutely recommend this program to any school considering it.

Cheyenne Peled - Year 12 2023

"Claire comes to our school every Tuesday and Thursday and we are all invited to join her well planned classes and enjoy her hospitality. During the sessions she talks us through positive mindsets and how to remain relaxed and concentrated during these stressful years. I, and a lot of peers at school really appreciate her contribution to our life during assessment periods.

There are a lot of people who regularly attend her seasons and find it very helpful to have the guidance and structure in their school week. Claire is a wonderful addition to Byron Bay High School, and I always look forward to my sessions with her."

Luca Greig - Year 12 2023

During Year 11 and 12 at Byron Bay High School I attended the wonderful iRest sessions run by Claire. These sessions offered a safe space, facilitating mindfulness and rest practice. The approachable iRest techniques offered by Claire helped me not only during the sessions but enabled me to include mindfulness practice within my daily life; particularly through a stressful phase in my life.

Domenica Wenban - past Year 12 student

Byron Bay High School Band

Expressions of interest are now open for any students interested in an after-school band program. This is open to any students learning a musical instrument outside of school who wish to be a part of a school band. Please encourage your child to see Mr Black or Mr Baker in the CAPAL Staffroom to register their name.

School uniform coming into cooler weather

With the cooler weather starting this term, a reminder about school uniforms:

• Jumpers must be navy blue and with logos no larger than a credit card.
• Undershirts must be white, black, or navy blue with logos no larger than a credit card.
• Jeans are not permitted.

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Awesome events at BYS (Byron Youth Service)

Safer Driver course for Learner drivers

This Course is a combination of theoretical and practical training for under 25 year-old learner drivers who have already completed 50 hours of log book driving hours. Participants who complete the Safer Drivers Course for Learners will receive a bonus of 20 hours credit recorded in their learner driver log book, reducing the total log book requirement from 120 to 100 hours. The cost for this course is $140​​​​​​​​.

• Monday 29th May 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Byron Youth Activity Centre - 1 Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay.

​​​Concessions are available for young people on Health Care or Centrelink benefits.

​​​​​​​​To register, click on the following link:

Contact Steffie on 6685 7777 or email info@bys.org.au for more information.​​​​​​​​

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