Well done to all students who nominated for a House Captain position and congratulations to all of our successful candidates. 

2024 BHS Swimming Carnival

Our 2024 Swimming Carnival will have a similar structure to the 2023 event, with some slight modifications as we transition back to full 50m events with the growth of a swimming culture in our community. 

We will again run our House Challenge activity in the morning for students that do not wish to compete in the stroke events to earn points for their house. This year's House Challenge will be an Amazing Race and will run from morning Homegroup until 10:15am. Students at school will then have recess before heading to the pool at 10:30am.

The morning session at the pool will include the 25m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle events. After recess will be the 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, 4 x 25m Medley Relay, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay, novelty events and the 50m Freestyle Handicap race. Students that wish to compete in the stroke events for participation only and not be considered for interschool selection have the option to ‘opt out’ at 25m.

The House Relay will again feature this year where each House supplies two teams comprising of 1 teacher, 2 students and 1 parent/family member/ex-student. If you are interested in competing in the House Relay, make sure you pack your bathers. 

The school canteen will be available for students to order food by QKR which will be delivered to the pool. The Formal Committee will be running a BBQ and the Student Council will also have food and drink items for sale to raise money. Keep an eye out on the School’s Facebook page in Week 2 for more details. Entry into the pool for all students is $2 and will be collected in morning Homegroup. Payment has already been received from some families via QKR and EFT.

Top performers from our Swimming Carnival will be selected in the Interschool Swimming Team who will compete in the Lower North Zone Swimming Carnival on Monday the 20^th of February at Riverton Pool, 9am – 2:30pm. Students selected in this team are expected to participate as per the School Sport Participation Policy, unless they have a medical certificate exempting their participation or a reasonable excuse that has been communicated with myself in a timely manner. A copy of the School Sport Participation Policy can be found below along with information on the selection process of our School Sporting Teams.

Students selected in the Interschool Swimming Team will also be offered the opportunity to compete in the School Sport SA Secondary Swimming Championship at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre as an individual entry. The Individual Day will be held on Monday the 26^th of February, Week 5. Please contact Alison Parsons for further information if your child is interested in competing.

EdSmart Email Consent for 2024 BHS Swimming Carnival and Swimming in HPE lessons Week 1/2

On Tuesday morning, all families should have received an EdSmart email to consent for their child/children to attend the 2024 BHS Swimming Carnival and swimming in HPE lessons for Year 7-10 students in Week 1 and 2.

Due to recent changes to Department rules, parent consent must be given any time students leave school grounds. Therefore, for students to attend the Balaklava Swimming Pool, consent must be gained. 

If you have not done so already, please complete the consent form so that your child/children can leave school grounds and attend the Balaklava Swimming Pool. Even if your child/children do not wish to participate in any swimming activities, they will still need to have consent in order to leave school grounds and be at the swimming pool. This is particularly important for Swimming Carnival as there will be no teaching staff on site after recess on Friday Week 2 and all students that attend school must be at the pool.

If you require a hard copy consent form to be sent home with your child, please contact the front office.

Swimming in HPE lessons

Year 7-10 students will be swimming during their HPE double lesson during Week 1 (Friday) or Week 2 (Tuesday to Thursday). See the timetable below to check when your child/ren will need to bring their bathers, towel and $2 for pool entry.