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 would’ve liked to.  Ava- another student we interviewed stated that the carni

  Hard news: ‘Catastrophic injuries’: Swimmer dies after shark attack at Sydney beach- the age We can see that this is hard news because it reports on the first fatal shark attack in a long time in Sydney, which will have an impact on a large group of people and is needed to be reported urgently. The writing style is strictly objective and includes a lot of information since it is a concerning event open to analysis. The interviewees in this article are ambulances and witnesses and the images presented are of the surrounding area, not the incident itself. Another way to identify that it is hard news is by the headline “Catastrophic injuries”, we can clearly see that it is a heavy/serious topic and would be considered important to the majority of the audiences.   Soft news : Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney recalls a casting director telling her she would 'never be on a TV' because she did not have the 'right look'- Dailymail  We can tell that this is soft news beca

  Issue: Kim Kardashian Black-fishing Article #1: Kim Kardashian’s latest vouge cover isn’t winning her new fans- The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/kim-kardashian-s-latest-vogue-cover-isn-t-winning-her-new-fans-20220211-p59vp7.html   Article #2: Kim Kardashian Was Accused Of Blackfishing And Copying Looks From Famous Black Women For Her Vouge Cover Shoot, Naomi Campbell “Liked” A Post Calling Her Out- BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/naomi-campbell-kim-kardashian-vogue-shoot   Kim Kardashian- a well-known social media influencer and entrepreneur was accused of black-fishing in her latest vogue cover shoot. The photos have drawn accusations of culture appropriation when Kardashian’s skin appeared very dark, similar to that of black women; and many of her looks showed a strong resemblance to famous figures like Naomi Campbell, Beyonce and Nina Simone. The controversy first sparked when a social media account posted comparis

  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’s an exciting opportunity to show the school’s new development and technolog