Cobar High School (CHS) students have for the third year in a row won the Outback Science and Engineering Challenge. (Pictured are some of the CHS team members, Sosie Barton, Tom Francisco, Rhys Cull and Sophie Bennett.) They finished with 1,401.72 points (out of a possible maximum score of 1,600 points). St John’s Primary School were second on 1,125.02. CHS won seven of the 15 activities (including getting a huge score in Confounding Communications) and were also second in another four. The Outback Challenge is part of a nationwide STEM outreach program presented by the University of Newcastle in partnership with the community, the Rotary Club of Cobar, the mines and sponsors. Through the provision of hands-on experiences, the Challenge aims to inspire more young people to make a difference in the world by choosing a career in Science and Engineering.
Cobar High School (CHS) students have for the third year in a row won the Outback Science and Engineering Challenge. (Pictured are some of the CHS team members, Sosie Barton, Tom Francisco, Rhys Cull and Sophie Bennett.) They finished with 1,401.72 points (out of a possible maximum score of 1,600 points). St John’s Primary School were second on 1,125.02. CHS won seven of the 15 activities (including getting a huge score in Confounding Communications) and were also second in another four. The Outback Challenge is part of a nationwide STEM outreach program presented by the University of Newcastle in partnership with the community, the Rotary Club of Cobar, the mines and sponsors. Through the provision of hands-on experiences, the Challenge aims to inspire more young people to make a difference in the world by choosing a career in Science and Engineering.
The cricket nets at the Cobar High School (CHS) have undergone a refurbishment during the school holidays. CHS principal Shane Carter said he was pleased to see the school’s cricket pitch, which is also available for community use, undergoing resurfacing. He said the pitch was worn and in places had […]
Visitors to Cobar over the past few days on the SA Variety Bash (top left), Destination Outback 4WD fundraising adventure (top right), the Glenhope Shindig (bottom left) and at the Sunday Sunday Markets in Drummond Park (with a couple of locals, Coral and Harley Toomey) all reported they have received […]
Just five days was all it took for a group of Cobar High School students to devise a plot, write a script, compose music and lyrics, and design the props and staging for their own opera. These remarkable students then performed the opera they’d called ‘Cancel Culture’, for their parents, […]
