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Welcome to BCMP
S the principal of Principal at Chifley College Bidwill Campus since 2022 our core values have been of inclusion and connection - to make every student and their parents feel welcome at our school and understand their integral role in the success of our school and our community. And so, it is with inclusion and sharing as our driving values that we proudly introduce to the community of Bidwall and wider Blacktown region our first edition of the Bidwall Community Media project (BCMP). BCMP has evolved from a belief. The belief that our school, and more importantly that our students have important stories of success to share, and that we have the students with the talent and passion to create them.
Stories in this edition give an insight to the rich diversity of student life at Chifley College Bidwill Campus. As a reader you’ll see examples of community collaboration, academic success, cultural celebration and more. Each edition of the BCMP is published within the print and digital edition of Blacktown’s leading local media channel – The Blacktown News, our media partner. There is also a dedicated web page created at www.greaterblacktownnews.com. au where all editions are archived and can be shared. BCMP is produced quarterly and in 2025 you can expect to see many fine examples of student journalism as we extend our engagement across business, sport, politics, with a focus on the expe-
riences and culture of the Mount Druitt Community. We look forward to working with local businesses, community groups and the other schools in Mount Druitt to highlight the exceptional qualities of this community and the opportunities for success that it brings. We invite all our families and community to engage with us to provide feedback and perhaps suggestions for stories that our student editorial committee can consider.
Simply email us at bidwill@ accessnews.com.au Nathaniel Doidge Principal at Chifley College Bidwill Campus
OUR TIME TOGETHER HAS BEEN IRREPLACEABLE
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N Wednesday, January 31st, 2019, 91 students entered Year 7, and here today on September 25th, 2024, only 55 walked out of this hall graduating. Going from girls to women, boys to men. Well, some of us are still boys... The 1415 days that we spent over these six years at the same place at the
same time has finally reached an end. But though we may not see each other as often anymore or maybe ever again after today, the genuine memories and tomfoolery that we got up to is irreplaceable. Whether that be Kevin ripping his pants doing a push up in Yr 10 Science, Kuulani, Matrix and co’s tomfoolery in business studies, the unethical business ideas in Biology, Nelson’s Wrestle Mania rip o in the library, Irfan, Judy,
Blake and the Physics kids trying to calculate the propulsion force of how to leave Yr 12 Physics, Jonathan and the Math Advanced kids trying to read why X is equal to multi-dimensional force of Maccas monopoly, Work Studies kids studying anything but work, Modern History's conspiracy theories, Society and Cultures constant need for a free feed...it’s all priceless. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to do
a lot of the things that would’ve been promised to us, because of things like covid and other unprecedented events. But somehow, we still managed to make the most out of it and create our own fun. One of the best memories for me personally was the first ever year wide excursion we had in Year 10 with the HSIE faculty. Shoutout to you guys, Continued on page 14