Cobar High School
Big box office movie is coming to the high school stage
Cobar High School students will bring the massive hit movie Legally Blonde to the stage next month. The 2001 film grossed more than US$140million at the box office and has since been made into a musical. Year 11 students Angela Shepherd and Laine Ellicott lead the cast with Angela playing […]
CHS students celebrate NAIDOC Day
Cobar High School celebrated NAIDOC Day at the school on Monday with students taking part in a range of activities to mark the occasion. NAIDOC Day activities are held around the country each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The NAIDOC […]
Former student turned director returns TOO Cobar
Rebekka Manns, a former Cobar PP performer who turned her hand to the real stage, was back in Cobar last week with her production of ‘TOO’. After graduating Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Communications specialising in theatre/media last December, Bek and other members of her class received a […]
Community joins school to mark National Reconciliation Week
Cobar High School (CHS) hosted a special morning tea at the school on Monday as part of the school’s activities to commemorate National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week. CHS’s Aboriginal coordinator Paige Jermyn and teacher Cassandra Best told the visitors the school aims to create a greater cultural presence […]
Local dancer selected to perform with the state’s best
Cobar High School (CHS) Year 11 student Bella Coughlan has been selected to join the 2018 NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance Company. 16 year old Bella was chosen for one of the 30 places available from a short list of 117 dancers. Originally 800 students from 121 schools across the […]
CHS on the hunt for a new principal
Cobar High School (CHS) farewelled principal Safija Bristina last week at the end of Term 1. Ms Bristina has taken up a tenure as the principal of Forbes High School. The director of Public Schools NSW, Charles Dwyer, informed the school community of the change of leadership for CHS last […]
Program connects Cobar students with mentors online
An online program that connects students to mentors from all around Australia is currently underway at Cobar High School. The MyRoad program, aimed at female students in Years 10-12, helps them to find out about the world of work, the kinds of jobs that are available and the educational pathways […]
Students encouraged to take a stand against bullying
Cobar schools and community members banded together on Friday to send a clear message that bullying is not okay. The event at Ward Oval on Friday morning was organised by the Cobar Mental Health Network Group in support of the 8th National Day of Action against bullying and violence with […]