Woolgoolga High School€¦ · Woolgoolga High School Newsletter 2 July 6 2018 . Issue 10 CENTENARY...

Woolgoolga High School

Newsletter Issue 10 . July 6, 2018

CENTENARY DRIVE WOOLGOOLGA 2452 . 6654 1500 . [email protected] . www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

SMILE Mentors were happy to see their

Harmony day project come to completion.

Smile mentors have facilitated an amazing

piece of art. On Harmony Day, all WHS

students were invited to put their handprints

on the canvas. “The SMILE hand painting

illustrates how we all embrace cultural

diversity and share what we have in

common,” said SMILE Mentor, Sherydan

Simson. The Hand, as a symbol has many

meanings. “There are many hands upon this

painting, and it truly signifies what SMILE

and Harmony Day are all about:

inclusiveness, respect and a sense of

belonging for everyone,” Sherydan also said.

Pictured are SMILE Mentors Lochlan Beedie, Sherydan

Simson, Isabella Oates Herrera and Abby Nudd, who all

played significant roles in this project. Special thanks to the

Art and Industrial Arts faculties for their support for this project

and to Student Support Officer, Daniel Sweed for overseeing

and inspiring the SMILE mentors in this project.

Hands of Harmony

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the Principal P.2

Important coming dates P.3

Computing News P.4-5

Dance News P.6

Competitions P.7

2018 Sport Carnival Dates P.7

Year 12 Marine Studies P.8

Teeyan Dance Festival P.8

Mountain Bike Excursion P.9

Zone Athletics P.10-11

Senior Subject Selection P.12

The painting they have

named “Hands of

Harmony’, now hangs

in the ‘A’ block forum.

Woolgoolga High School Newsletter 2 July 6 2018 . Issue 10


The SMILE Program has become one of the corner-

stone programs at Woolgoolga High School. The

relationships that are built between the older SMILE

mentors and the younger students help create caring

relationships between younger and older students.

The artwork pictured on the cover of this newsletter

demonstrates our school’s commitment to making

Woolgoolga High School a safe and happy learning

environment.

Last week saw the largest number of students attend

the Academic Achievement Centre with 87 students

in total – more than 10% of our school population.

Well done students and staff!

The Talent Quest held yesterday was an amazing

event. The variety of performers, dancers, singers,

musicians, drama pieces and the singing dog were all

fantastic. We are lucky to have so many talented

students and I can’t wait for the Concert of Excellence

held later in the year.

The computer classes showcased in this newsletter –

the Hour of Code, the Computer Build program led by

Mr Bordignon, and the Lego robotics provided out-

standing learning experiences for our IT students.

The mountain biking excursion was a great success.

Thanks to Mr Chadwick and Mr Newman.

Well done to the Marine Studies students who are

building an aquaponics project at the school farm.

Congratulations to our dancers who continue to gain

wide recognition across the Mid North Coast.

The Wheelchair Basketball, Goalball and Boccia were

also highlights of this last week.

I hope you all have a relaxing holiday and I will see

you back in two weeks. Students start back on

Tuesday, 24th July.

NOTE: Year 10/11 Information and Subject Selection

night is on Week 1, Term 3, 26th July in the school

Hall from 6.30pm.

From the Principal’s Desk

The relationships that are built between the older

SMILE mentors and the younger students help create

caring relationships between younger and older

students.

A big thank you to Headspace and Dr Nicola Holmes

who, last week, delivered four presentations to all of

our teaching staff on Tuesday night, a large group of

parents on Wednesday night as well as two student

sessions on Friday. Anxiety and mental health issues

are a problem for many students in our society.

Nicola had a wide variety of useful tips in how best for

students to map a pathway through feeling anxious.

On behalf of our entire staff, parent body and

students I would like to once again thank Dr Nicola

Holmes for giving us her time and the inspiration to

understand and gain some strategies in how to deal

with student anxiety.

I know I personally learned a great deal from her en-

gaging presentation and I have already used some of

these tools with parents and students in my office,

offering them strategies to help with anxiety manage-

ment.

Until next time

Guy Wright

Principal



The WHS P & C

meets on the

second Tuesday of

every month at

6.30pm

IMPORTANT COMING EVENTS

Fri Jul 6 Last day Term 2

Mon Jul 23 Staff Development Day

Tue Jul 24 Term 3 all students return

Tue Jul 24 P&C Meeting

Thur Jul 26 Year 10-11 Subject Selection Evening

Fri Jul 27 State Cross Country Eastern Creek

Mon Jul 30 to

Fri Aug 3 Year 10 Jindabyne Excursion

Thur Aug 9 North Coast Athletics Nambucca

Fri Aug 10 Assembly of Excellence

Semester 1 Gold Awards

YEAR 7

Bradley Harboe

Baxter March

YEAR 8

Jake Maric

Layne Ortel

Ethan Pursch

YEAR 11

Izaac Hovermann

Alex Rook

SAVE THE DATE

Primary Schools Performance:

Wednesday 28th November 2018

Evening Performances:

Thursday 29th, Friday 30

th November and

Saturday 1st December 2018

Year 8 - 10 students wishing to be involved

should have selected Musical for Sport. If you

haven’t done so yet, see Ms Hyder ASAP.

Year 7 students keep an ear out in the daily

notices for information on how you can be

involved.



The Great Computer Build

On Thursday June 21, students across all years were invited to witness a STEM activity, building a computer from individual parts in the school library. Mr Bordignon, the Information Technology teacher, explained the benefits of building your own computer for those who are technologically minded. The parts were laid out for the students to see and an explanation of the function of each component was provided before it was installed into the empty computer case. The connection of components to each other and the order of installation was demonstrated and the sequence of in-stallation was pointed out for those keen on building their own home computer. Most of the build was completed in the allocated two hours and the purpose for the computer build was to show how simple it is to build your own PC but also to learn the tips and tricks needed for a successful build. There are advantages to building your own computer such as choosing your own components and saving some money. The disadvantages are that while each component comes with a warranty, if the computer does not work when you have finished your build, you have to figure out which part is not working and there may be warranty issues to solve. Mr Bordignon demonstrated building your own computer can be a valuable and rewarding technological activity.

Pictured below: Students participate in a question and answer session. Inset: the finished computer.

Computing News

HSC HUB

A reminder for Year 12 students

to access the HSC Hub during

the break to supplement their

study program. Login details can

be found in student’s email.

Civil Talk

For information on any career in the

civil area, scholarships, traineeships,

apprenticeships etc. Place your name

outside the careers office. There will

be local employers in attendance.

Presentation will be Thursday 26th July

week 1 term 3.



Year 10 Information and

Software Technology

Year 10 IST students have been busy building and

programming robots during cooperative learning

activities using the widely popular Lego NXT and

EV3 systems as part of STEM learning. The

students have been learning how robots move,

take readings from their environment using sensors

and respond to a variety of situations such as

obstacles and different coloured surfaces. The

students have learned how to write a computer

program to drive the robot in the shape of a

square, detect a wall using an ultrasonic sensor,

reverse and play music. The students have also

been learning to program the light sensor to track a

black line. The final assessment task involved

building a robot which could travel through a maze

without touching the walls and detect then follow a

black line. This is all part of the Robotics and Auto-

mated Systems unit in Year 10 Information and

Software Technology.

Hour of Code

In December 2015 the students in Mr

Bordignon’s Year 9 Information and Soft-

ware Technology and Industrial Technolo-

gy Multimedia classes, participated in the

world wide initiative “Hour of Code”. The

Hour of Code is a global movement reach-

ing tens of millions of students in 180+

countries. The Hour of Code takes place

each year during Computer Science

Education Week. The goal of the Hour of

Code is not to teach anybody to become

an expert computer scientist in one hour.

One hour is only enough to learn that com-

puter science is fun and creative, that it is

accessible at all ages, for all students,

regardless of background. Each participant

receives a Certificate of Completion for

their efforts.

Pictured above:

Woolgoolga High School participants

in the Hour of Code proudly display

their certificates

Pictured left:

The Lego EV3 robot navigating its

way through a maze with the light

sensor detecting and following a

black line.

http://csedweek.org/

http://csedweek.org/



June has been a hectic month for the Woogoolga High School Dance Ensembles.

Earlier in the month three groups participated in the Coffs Harbour Dance Eisteddfod Schools’

Day. It was a large section, with 17 schools competing. The Year 12 girls did a marvellous job with

their contemporary dance routine “Words Unspoken”, a Matt Corby Mix and were awarded first

place. A great effort for a group of girls who have contributed to dance at our school over their

years here. The Performance Group “Femininity” was awarded Highly Commended for their

wonderful dance exploring the right of women; choreographed by Alex Rook from Year 11 and

performed with students from Years 7 and 8. The third group was our Year 8-10 Sport group who

performed “To Be Oneself” a contemporary dance piece. For many of this group, it was their first

time on stage and received some very encouraging comments from the adjudicator. Many of our

Woolgoolga High School students also volunteered throughout the day and the weekend to make

the event run smoothly. Well done to all involved.

The month finished with the annual

Public Schools Mid North Coast

Dance Festival. The Performance

Group performed “Femininity” and the

Sport group performed “To Be One-

self”. These groups again performed

well along with our two Distance Edu-

cation HSC Dance students who

danced their Core Performance

Dance. The event is focused on

celebrating Dance within Public

Schools, and it was just that.

Along with dance performances,

Woolgoolga High School was

represented with Alex Rook comper-

ing one of the evenings and Drama

students assisting with backstage

duties throughout the two day festival.

All students from Woolgoolga High

School were great role models and a

credit to our school.

What’s up next for Dance at WHS?

See the above performance at the

annual Concert of Excellence and

CAMP ROCK our school musical start

rehearsals!!!

See page 3 of this newsletter for

details.

DANCE NEWS

Above: Performance Group “Femininity”

Below: Sport Group “To Be Oneself”



Bush Tucker Garden Art Competition

Winners design used on the garden plaque and

prize awarded.

The theme is:

Aboriginal Bush Tucker and

Woolgoolga. Walking through the Super-

market of our ancestors.

Entries close Tuesday 24th

July

NAIDOC Competition

OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS

Health Award Video Competition. Winner

awarded a trophy and voucher. Video Topic is:

The Importance of improving Aboriginal

Health and Wellbeing in Australia

Videos are to be no longer than 30 seconds.

Entries close Tuesday 24th

July

All entries for both competitions handed in-

to Blake or Kelly at Aboriginal Support

Cartooning Competition

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of

the Annual Rotary Cartoon Awards. We

are keen to see all our cartooning friends

in Australia and overseas entering to

mark the occasion, and this includes a

special category for 12 -18 years.

The theme is

"My Smartphone's Broke".

Great prizes to be won:

1st

Place $1,000 $500 for the student

$500 for the school

2nd

Place $500 $250 for the student

$250 for the school

Click the link for the Entry Form with

entry details included. Entries close at

4.00pm on Sunday 15 July 2018. Late

entries will not be accepted.

https://bunkercartoongallery.com.au/wp-

content/

up-

loads/2018/05/2018RotaryCartoonAward

sEntryForm-EMAIL.pdf

Competitions

PLEASE NOTE: DATES AND VENUES ARE CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING BUT ARE

SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK CLOSER TO EVENT.

2018 SPORT CARNIVAL DATES SPORT DATE CARNIVAL VENUE TERM

ATHLETICS

Thur 9 Aug NC Regional Athletics Carnival Nambucca 3

Wed 5 Sept to

Fri 7 Sept NSW CHS State Athletics Carnival Homebush 3

https://bunkercartoongallery.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018RotaryCartoonAwardsEntryForm-EMAIL.pdf







This year was the second time that the Teeyan dance

festival has been held in the Woolgoolga High School

hall.

Teeyan is the Punjabi name of the festival of Teej

which is celebrated in Punjab. It is dedicated to the

onset of the monsoon and focuses on daughters and

sisters.

The main focus of the Teeyan is dancing. It is also

known as Gidda in India. In the past, the festival would

last from a few days to four weeks. Girls would gather

to dance (gidda) every day. The festival would close by

the women performing the closing dance called

'bhallho'. Bhallho is performed by the women standing

in two rows and dancing. The large Sikh community in

Woolgoolga has seen a renewed interest in this dance

festival and the old tradition becoming popular again

with women and girls in the community.

Teeyan dance festival

Our new Aquaponics facility is starting to take shape. It has been made possible from the over-

whelming community support we have received so far.

We would like to thank Bennings Berries, in particular Paul Thorburn, for the generous donation of

four Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC’s) that were delivered to us as well! The Year 12 Marine

Studies students have worked hard to clean the area, ready for the paving to be laid. We will keep

you posted on our progress over the coming months. Mrs Dorahy – Marine Studies Teacher

Pictured top right are the pavers donated by Jen Choy and Therese Devapriya-Cox.

Year 12 Marine Studies Aquaponics Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teej

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab



The weather forecast leading up to our shred fest

was changing like a pair of undies. We couldn’t tell

from one day to the next whether the excursion

would go ahead. The forecast was for a dark,

gloomy and somewhat damp day; meaning we

would be obliged to cancel.

Mr Chadwick and Mr Newman had to make the call

on a wet Wednesday, against their better judge-

ment, they decided it was ON. The positive vibes

and weather flowed like a manicured piece of single

track from there.

Bright eyed and bushy tailed; students (shredders)

showed up full of exuberance and energy. Before

we knew it, we were on the road. Bikes and bodies

loaded to the nines! So loaded in fact, the old bus

struggled to crack 90KMH on the freeway.

Excitement poured across the bus carpet like

orange juice on vinyl. The UE Boom was pumping

beats ranging from old school country to Taylor

Swift…we drew the line at Miley Cyrus, as we don’t

like wrecking balls.

Upon arrival, the parent helpers had already arrived

with their passengers and were ready to ride. Every-

one did their bit to empty the bikes from the bus

trailer, showing true comradery. Itching to begin, we

had a quick briefing and hit the trails.

The trails were in perfect condition, hero dirt was

clearly the order of the day. The forest was full of

YeeHa’s, Yews and the ear pleasing clicking of

Newman’s loud rear hub. The boys swept around

the forest like professional skiers on a black

diamond run, smooth and fast! After two laps of

shredding, jumping and have a phat time; everyone

was spent, it was time to pack up and hit the

road...to Maccas!

Hungry, weary and tired, the boys took their pick

of the fine dining cuisines offered at the

Nambucca Heads Service Station. After around

45mins of uninterrupted chewing, burping and

some other bodily functions, it was time to go.

We rolled back into the bus and cars to make the

arduous journey home. Two students decided a

McFlurry was worth more than a lift home, luckily

we waited the extra ten minutes so they could

satisfy their sweet tooth desires, they got lucky!

Upon return we hastily unpacked and students

ventured home. Everyone had a swell day. As a

side note, we need to congratulate Ethan on

eating an entire family box, that’s gotta be harder

than riding 30 kms!!!

Mr Chadwick and Mr Newman would like to say a

special thanks to all of the parents who assisted

with the day. Your help is very much appreciated

as these days would be impossible without you.

Who’s awesome? YOU’RE awesome!

Jacks Ridge MTB Excursion



Mid North Coast Zone Athletics Carnival was conducted at Coffs Harbour International Sports Sta-

dium on Thursday 21st June. Congratulations to the 67 Woolgoolga High students who competed

with great sportsmanship and prowess on the day. This was demonstrated by Woolgoolga having a

relay team in every age group for both the girls and boys races.

Thanks to all the parents who came to support the Woopi students and the Woolgoolga teachers

who worked as officials all day at the carnival: Mr Morgan (Shot Put), Mr Feeney (High Jump), Kris-

ty Wellington (Triple Jump) and Ms McIntosh (Team Manager). Special mention to WHS retired

teacher Mr Beveridge who volunteered his time to judge. Thanks Steel, your time and expertise are

appreciated.

Listed are the Woopi students who have qualified for the North Coast Regional Athletics Carnival.

Good Luck at the next level.

Mid North Coast Zone Athletics

Pictured clockwise: 12 year boys; 13 year girls; 17 year girls; Georgia Parker (Discus)



NAME AGE EVENT

Harjaap Singh 12 Shot Put

Kaleb Skinner 12 Discus, High Jump

Zavia King 13 800m

Hayden Pearson 13 High Jump

Xander Pilon 16 1500m

Humraj Singh 17 Shot Put, Discus

Jessica King 12 High Jump

Jaslyn Ross 12 800m

Taharna Reid 13 800m

Paige Cracknell 13 High Jump

Zahlia Graham 13 Long Jump

Tara Stokes 14 Discus

Jesse Beresford 15 17 Girls Relay, High Jump

Shania King 15 200m

Alaura Panagaris 15 Shot Put, Discus

Georgia Parker 15 AWD 100m, 200m, Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Long Jump

Jessica Simpson 16 Shot Put

Tanisha Wallace 17 17 Girls Relay

Abby Nudd 17 17 Girls Relay, Triple Jump

Jade Egar 17 17 Girls Relay, 200m

Taylar Briley 18 AWD 100m, 200m, Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Long Jump

Pictured: Top left: 12 year girls; Top right: 14 year girls; Bottom Left: 13 year boys;

Bottom right: Ms McIntosh, Georgia Parker and Tara Stokes



20th July 2016

Dear Parent/Caregiver,

The Senior Subject Information Evening is on Thursday, 26th July, 2018 at 6:30pm in the Hall. This evening is for parents and stu-dents to attend to receive information that will allow an informed choice to be made regarding Senior Studies in 2019-2020.

The Online Senior Subject Interest Survey– Opens on Thursday, 26th July, 2018 and Closes on Tuesday July 31st 2018. There have been recent, focused discussions between Head Teachers, Senior Subject Teachers and student groups with respect to subject content, requirements and attainment. These discussions will continue throughout the Senior Subject Selection process. The initial Online Senior Subject Interest Survey enables us to understand the interests and needs of our students to best cater for them. A Senior Line Pattern will subsequently be issued to students.

Students, please keep in mind the four golden rules of subject selection.

1) Choose subjects that you are good at.

2) Choose what interests you.

3) Choose the subjects you really NEED to provide for further study at the tertiary level (TAFE/university) or full time

employment.

4) Look at Job Jump and My Future websites with your parents at home, to explore career and study options in more detail, and

check pre-requisites for individual University courses.

The subject selection timeline is outlined below:

The 2019 Senior School Handbook is available on the Woolgoolga High School Website as a pdf file under the Parent information tab. This Handbook contains a huge amount of information, including descriptions of subjects, HSC rules and many other useful facts about Senior Studies.

http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/21717034/21724205/senior_school_handbook_2018_current.pdf

Students, if you are still unsure of which senior subjects may interest you, please continue to make use of the expert advice on Sen-ior Courses available from Head Teachers and Subject Teachers. Please also discuss your career and further education planning with our Careers Advisor, or your Year Advisor, Mr Pursch.

Kind regards,

Rob Pursch Kris Oates Guy Wright

Year Advisor Senior Curriculum Coordinator Principal

Yes, We will be attending the Senior Subject Selection Night on Thursday 26th July 2018 at 6.30pm in the Hall.

Student name: __________________________________________ No. of Seats required: ________

Parent signature: _______________________________________ Date: __________

What When

Subject Information Discussions with students at school Ongoing

Senior Subject Information Evening (parents and students) Thursday 26th July 2018 (Week 1 term 3)

On line Senior Subject Interest Survey OPENS – Thursday 26th July 2018

CLOSES – Sunday 31st July 2018

Senior Line Pattern Issued to Students TBA

Line Pattern Return TBA

Reply Slip - Senior Subject Information Evening- Please return to Mr Pursch

Guy Wright (FACE) Principal

Centenary Drive

Woolgoolga 2456 Ph (02) 6654 1500 Fax (02) 6654 1936

Email: [email protected] www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Woolgoolga High School

http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/21717034/21724205/senior_school_handbook_2018_current.pdf

mailto:[email protected]



Woolgoolga Cross Country running

Cross Country is conducted every Monday

afternoon starting from the High School bus

bays at 4.15 pm approx. rain or shine. The

distances are 2.5 kms, 4.8 kms and 7.1 kms

(one, two or three laps of the circuit). Cost is

50 cents per week. Points are allocated on an

improvement basis i.e. one point for running,

two points for equalling your best time and

three points for improving that time. Medals

are awarded at the end of the season (end of

September) for 20 points (Bronze), 30 points

(Silver) and 40 points (Gold). The 50 cents

fee goes to covering the cost of the medals.

All are welcome.

The Sunday Cross Country events (titled Mid

North Coast Cross Country Series) are held

at a variety of venues up & down the coast.

These are age group competitive events

ranging from Under 7 years to over 70 years.

Distances on offer are 2kms, 5 kms and 10

kms. Cost is 50 cents for registered athletes

and Little Athletes or $1.00 for others - there

is a ceiling of $3.00 per family per week.

Points are totalled in the age groups and 1st,

2nd and 3rd medals awarded at season's end

(last Sunday of August).

Steel Beveridge.

JULY 8th Sandy Beach (beach reserve)

15th Woolgoolga (Flora Reserve).

22nd

Nambucca

29th Mt Coramba (King/Queen)

AUGUST 5th Urunga

12th Settles Road, Central Bucca

(also City Surf, Sydney)

19th Mullawarra

26th Presentation & Relay.

Lakeside, Woolgoolga.



Wanted

Homestay Hosts

We are looking for caring families and individuals

to provide a wonderful home away from home for

international students attending Woolgoolga High

School.

Must be able to provide meals and a Working

With Children Check.

Hosts receive $285 per week for a single room.

Short (1 term) to long (4 terms) stays are availa-

ble.

Apply online at www.staydownunder.com.au

For further information contact Stay DownUnder

on (02) 8901 4499

Or school co-ordinator

Mrs Megan Hart

(02 6654 1500)

The Rotary Club of Woolgoolga holds their monster auction on the first Saturday of every month (except January). A significant portion of the funds raised goes to supporting programs for local school students.

Head down to the Rotary compound and shed behind the Woolgoolga CWA building, beside the Diggers RSL club, and check out the bargains available.

Smaller items will be on sale from 10am, with the larger items to be auctioned off from 1pm.

A big thank you to each of the members of our community who have donated goods. If you have items for pickup, call Dick Matthews on 6654 1828.

Years 7, 8, 9 receive vouchers from

McDonalds Restaurants

Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour

Years 10, 11, 12 receive vouchers from

Riptide Pizzeria

Fawcett Street Woolgoolga

Phone: 6654 8989

Woolgoolga Pizza Place

Beach Street Woolgoolga

Phone 66542744

Woolgoolga High School Silver Awards

are generously sponsored by:

http://www.staydownunder.com.au



Paid Advertising

Please mention this ad when making your enquiry



Now Available At Woolgoolga High School

A secure Westpac banking facility has now been added to the Woolgoolga High School website to

allow parents/carers to make online Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card payments for things like

voluntary school contributions, excursions, sporting activities or sales to students.

Look for the $ Make a Payment button next to Contact Us at the top of our homepage.

For those experienced in paying online, the process will be familiar. Detailed instructions are

available by opening the Parent Online Payment Instructions on the Information tab on our website.

We hope that you will find this payment option convenient. Payments can still be made at the

Woolgoolga High School Office by cash, cheque or EFTPOS before school and during break 1.

http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Volunteers needed to serve in only 1 hour increments:

8.30am - 9.30am

11.00am - 12.00 noon

1.00pm - 2.00pm

If you can help please ring the school on 66541500 or

follow the link on the school’s website to complete

the expression of interest.

http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/parent-information

See menu with price list on the school’s website

http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

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