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  “There’s not a lot to do except watching people swim”  How was the BHS Swimming Carnival through the perspective of those who did not participate? The Swimming Carnival is a tradition at Blackburn High School that takes place at Boroondara Sports Complex every year. Breaking from the “Friday tradition”, the carnival this year happened on a blazing Monday, 14th of February. The temperature reached up to 35 degrees that day and most of the students had fun splashing in the water with their friends. While the event was labelled “compulsory”, the students who did not want to participate had the choice of staying at home. There are, however, students who wished to spend the 14th of February with their friends and not worry about school work. We’ve interviewed those students and asked them about their opinions on the day; here are their responses:    “It was great!” Said Florence, a year 10 student. Though did not participate in the swimming events, she shared that she w...

Hard VS Soft News                   Hard news article - https://www.heraldsun.com.au/breaking-news/teenager-allegedly-shot-elderly-man-known-to-him-later-found-dead/news-story/8903fe76c67eecc5d187d81df23193df Soft news article - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10516097/Dwayne-Johnson-shares-condolences-Fast-Furious-star-Tyrese-Gibson.html   What is hard and soft news? Hard news refers to stories that have a significant influence on society as a whole and should be reported immediately. Soft news, on the other hand, refers to stories that provide further context for current events, mainstream media stories, or entertainment news.   Hard news article - Teenager allegedly shot elderly man known to him, later found dead The story is classified as hard news considering it relates to events that have a significant impact on a community as a whole and should be disclosed as soon as possible. The wr...

Issue: Camilla tested positive for coronavirus Article 1: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-74-tests-positive-for-covid19-days-after-prince-charles-caught-virus/news-story/41ccb2536487fd7de5e0381d9d671b27 Article 2: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/14/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-tests-positive-coronavirus-covid   "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating," Clarence House said in a statement. The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating. The statement was made on Thursday after revealing Prince Charles, had confirmed positive for the virus. There were fears for the Queen's wellbeing when a royal source declared Prince Charles had met with the Queen two days before his positive test. Both Prince Charles and Camilla are fully vaccinated including a booster shot.             ...

Buzz and fuss over Blackburn’s new STEM center  By Quynh and Nicole The new STEM Center is coming around 2023, what are our students’ and teachers’ thoughts?  This Wednesday, we interviewed a teacher and a student at Blackburn High School about their thoughts and opinions on the soon to be Science, Technology,  Engineering and Mathematics Center of the school. As part of the Andrew’s Governments 1.1 billion dollar building initiative for schools, Blackburn High School community has fortunately received $9 million for the building of this STEM center; which consists of 14 high calibre science and technology classrooms to inspire both teachers and students at Blackburn. The building is currently under construction after the demolition of the old Freeman building and is expected to be completed in 2023.             Construction of upcoming STEM Center of Excellence  Mr. A, an English teacher stated, “I think it...