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Woolgoolga High School

Newsletter Issue 9 . June 16, 2017

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

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the Principal P.2

Important coming dates P.3

Sydney Academy of Chess P.4

Drama Eisteddfod P. 5

Debating P.5

Year 7 Technology Mandatory P.6

Year 8 Technology Mandatory P7-9

Mission Australia Youth Survey P.11

MNC X Country Results P.12

Under 15 Boys AFL P.13

Community Notices P.14-15

Special mention to Jake Adams and Callum Roworth

from the Woolgoolga High School team who ranked

second and fourth in the senior division. School Principal,

Mr Guy Wright remarked about the success of the day in

that so many schools could compete in this wonderful

opportunity. He spoke at the presentation ceremony

about the benefits of chess and how it greatly aids in

developing the brain and problem-solving ability of

children.

Full story on page 4.

Sydney Academy of Chess comes to WHS

Woolgoolga High School Newsletter 2 June 16, 2017 . Issue 9


Congratulations to our very talented dance

students who performed at the Central

Dance Festival this week. Our students

demonstrated skilful choreography and

performed a wide variety of styles and

moves ranging from Aboriginal to contempo-

rary dance. Our wonderful Indian dance

ensemble and senior contemporary group

were able to showcase some amazing

moves. This event is a celebration of Dance

in Public education. Special acknowledge-

ment and congratulations goes to Ms Claire

O’Halloran who was event committee

organiser and Ms Jenni Williams who worked

off stage ensuring smooth performance

transitions.

Last Friday 9th June saw the NITV (National

Indigenous Television) production team visit

our school to interview staff and students

about our highly acclaimed Aboriginal

language program. Students from 7Red as

well as Year 11 and 12 students were filmed

during their lessons and interviewed.

Although Indigenous language has been

taught at Woolgoolga High for many years,

recently the Aboriginal Language Course

has been introduced in NSW as a subject for

the Higher School Certificate and our staff

and students are leading this initiative.

From the Principal’s Desk

The NITV (National Indigenous Television) production team

visited our school to interview staff and students about our

highly acclaimed Aboriginal language program.

Tracksuit pants have recently been added to

our uniform and our onsite uniform shop is

well stocked to help students beat the cold.

They are particularly smart, lined for extra

warmth and look similar to our uniform

shorts. These navy full length pants come

with sky blue piping and are designed to be

quick drying. The unisex style is straight

legged but arrangements can be made for

those students who prefer elasticised hems.

The cost of these high quality pants is $45

and available on Wednesday and Friday

mornings at our uniform shop.

Congratulations to our North Coast Cross

Country team – great to see so many

students making it through to the State

Cross Country Championships (more details

on page 12). Similar congratulations to

teams with quality performances in the U15

Boys AFL, Drama Eisteddfod and Debating.

Reminder date : school returns for students

Tuesday 18th July.

Until next time

Guy Wright

Principal



The WHS P & C

meets on the

second Tuesday of

every month at

6.30pm

IMPORTANT COMING EVENTS

Jun 26-29 Work experience

Thur Jun 29 Talent quest

Fri Jun 30 Last day term 2

Fri Jun 30 Year 7-11 reports issued

Mon Jul 17 Term 3—staff development day

Tue Jul 18 Students return

Wed Jul 19 Assembly of Excellence

YEAR 10 FRASER ISLAND EXCURSION

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Monday 18-22 September 2017

We hope that by assisting you to make regular

payments, families can avoid the strain of having to

make large payments near the due date. Alternatively,

after the initial deposit, students could make weekly pay-

ments of $25 in the same time frame.

Deposit due: Friday 17 Feb - $50

Payment 2: Friday 3 March - $50

Payment 3: Friday 31 March - $100

Payment 4: Friday 5 May - $100

Payment 5: Friday 2 June - $100

Payment 6: Friday 30 June - $100

Final payment: Friday 11 August $125

Algebraics Anonymous

Support for senior students needing

help with algebra

Algebra is the language of mathematics and

fluency in that language is key to your success

in maths, science, engineering and many other

fields.

Senior students wanting to improve their algebra

can come to Algebraics Anonymous in period 4

each Wednesday in room 22. This is a relaxed

and informal workshop-style setting in which we

work together to make you more skilled and

confident in algebra. There is no fee, entrance

test or need to complete a permission note; just

turn up. You can bring algebra problems you're

working on in your subjects or we can work on

other problems together.

If you would like more information or can't make

the Wednesday session, please contact

Mr Young in the maths staffroom.

ASK YOUR MATHS TEACHER

FOR YOUR FREE

MATHSONLINE PASSWORDS.

Mathsonline are offering a free trial for

several months so grab your password

and go.

http://mathsonline.com.au/?

Mathematics Half-Yearly exams for junior students as follows:

Year 10 Week 9 Wednesday 21st June

Year 9 Week 9 Friday 23rd June

Year 8 Week 10 Monday 26th June

Year 7 Week 10 Monday 26th June

http://mathsonline.com.au/?gclid=CI2HromywsMCFQYGvAodUGgAqA



On Thursday 1st June the Woolgoolga High

School Library hosted the Coffs Harbour/

Clarence District of schools Sydney Acade-

my of Chess (SAC) Interschool Challenge.

Rick from SAC travelled from Sydney for the

event, claiming that it was the most smoothly

-run event the SAC has ever seen. Ten

schools from around the district sent

students to compete in the highly sought

after junior (primary school) and senior (high

school) divisions. Coordinator Megan Hart

was thrilled with the 70 participants that

competed on the day, with all students

representing their schools with pride and a

highly competitive spirit.

Schools involved in 2017 included Corindi,

Frank Partridge VC, Kororo, Mullaway,

Narranga, Sawtell and Woolgoolga Public

Schools for the junior division and Toormina,

South Grafton and Woolgoolga High School

for the senior division. A seven round swiss-

format competition was the schedule for the

day, with students being re-ranked each

round to compete against similarly ranked

students within their division. Congratula-

tions go to Frank Partridge VC Public School

and South Grafton High School, who were

the division winners on the day.

Special mention to Jake Adams and Callum

Roworth from the Woolgoolga High School team

who ranked second and fourth in the senior

division. School Principal Mr Guy Wright remarked

about the success of the day in that so many

schools could compete in this wonderful

opportunity. He spoke at the presentation ceremo-

ny about the benefits of chess and how it greatly

aids in developing the brain and problem-solving

ability of children.

Staff, from both the Sydney Academy of Chess and

Woolgoolga High School are looking forward to

hosting the tournament in 2018. Students have

expressed an interest in attending the event from

schools around the district when it occurs next year

in even larger numbers.

Sydney

Academy

of Chess



On Tuesday, June 13 Woolgoolga High School

had two debating teams travel to Grafton High

School to complete Rounds Two and Three of

the Premier's Debating Challenge. Our Year 10

team took on Grafton first and were awarded

the win. This leaves them undefeated and they

will progress through to the regional finals next

term as the winners of Zone 3.

The Year 9 team debated next and spoke

eloquently, beating Grafton again in the topic of

politics. Unfortunately the Year 9 team are not

able to progress to the next round. They debat-

ed valiantly, winning two of their three debates,

losing only to the Year 10 Woolgoolga Team in

round One.

Both teams were a pleasure to take away and

they represented their school proudly. Well

done, Woolgoolga!

Lisa-Maree Austin

Pictured: Boys : Kaleb Darbin, William Hyde, Izaac Hovermann, Beau Pearce Girls : Sarah Goodman, Taryn McCarthy, Shannon Cave, Sophy Simson

Last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,

June 5 to 7, Woolgoolga High Drama

students from Years 9 (pictured), 10 and 11

attended the Coffs Harbour Speech and

Drama Eisteddfod at the Jetty Memorial

Theatre. The students participated in groups

devised and improvised performances as

well as mime and solo monologues. Special

mentions must go to Zoe King of Year 11

who received 3rd

place for her individual

monologue, Matthew Dorahy of Year 10

who received a Highly Commended and

also assisted the casual teacher with prepa-

rations, and Lawson Porter of Year 9 who

rode his pushbike from Grafton to Coffs

Harbour to attend the event. Thank you to

everyone who was involved in the event.

Khris Lloyd

DEBATING

DRAMA



Mrs Fluechter’s Year 7 Technology Mandatory class created a kite out of paper. They learnt

how to apply a marbled design onto the paper. They then had to measure the nylon tails and cut

them to size and attach them to the kite. Next they had to measure the string and wrap it

onto paddle pop sticks and attach the strings/handles to the kite. They went out and tested their

kite flying abilities. They previously had a lesson on learning how to fly kites safely.

Year 7 go

fly a kite



Year 8 Technology Mandatory spent Term 1 with

Mrs Fluechter and Ms Duver preparing their

garden beds and planting their seeds and seed-

lings. They maintained their gardens down at

the Ag farm waiting patiently for the vegetables

to grow. During this week we harvested the

vegetables and the students were given the

opportunity to take some home. We will be

using some of the vegetables to prepare food

items in our Food practical lessons over the

next week. It has been a great opportunity to

speak to the students about current issues such

as the ones seen on the series “War on Waste”.

Stay tuned for more newsletter articles as the

students planted their Winter vegetables this

week.

Ag Harvesting



Year 8 Tech Mandatory completed

their first Food Technology practical

this year. They made mini pizza. This

was after they had learnt about food

safety and hygiene, nutrients, knife

safety and the concept of paddock to

the plate. This class has been

growing their own vegetables down at

the Ag farm with the help of Mrs

Fluechter and Ms Duver. They hope

to harvest their vegetables this week

and get their winter crop in.

Year 8

make Italian



Year 8 have completed their second Food Technology Practical and are getting

more confident each week. This week they made a Neapolitan Fettucine. They

have been learning about parts of the stove and safety in the kitchen. They have

also learnt about following a recipe (procedure) and measuring skills.

Year 8

Pizza &

Pasta



The 2018 Scholarships and Cadetships for future teachers have opened!

https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy/teacher-education-scholarships

https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy/teacher-education-scholarship-aboriginal

https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy/teach-rural-scholarships

https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy/internships

UAC News March 2017 : http://www.uac.edu.au/media-hub/uacnews/2017/March.shtml

The Australian Youth Aerospace Forum is being held in Brisbane

from 3rd-7th July 2017. This 5-day residential camp aims to

provide Year 11 and 12 students with an interest in aerospace

with an insight into the career and training options available after

high school. This year's forum will include opportunities in Aero-

space Engineering, Aerospace Trades and Traineeships, Pilot

Training and Military Aerospace entry options. Students will

experience professional aerospace first hand through exclusive

industry site visits and discussions with key industry and

|academic leaders. To find out more or to apply please visit

www.ayaa.com.au/AYAF-Bris

AUSTRALIAN YOUTH

AEROSPACE

ASSOCIATION

So you think you can dance?

So you think you can sing?

So you think you can play?

So you think you can tell a good joke?

So you think you can win?

WOOLGOOLGA HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS

TALENT QUEST 2017

Thursday June 29 : Periods 3 and 4 : School Hall

FIVE PRIZE VOUCHERS FROM COOPERS SURF

WOOPI STORE TO BE CLAIMED!

To be in it to win it, see Ms Drinan or Mr Berglund to get

tour name on the list!

Only 15 spaces available, last day for entries is MONDAY 26 JUNE.

http://www.ayaa.com.au/AYAF-Bris



Mission Australia is conducting a research project,

the Youth Survey 2017, which aims to identify both

the values and issues of concern to young people.

The Youth Survey is an annual survey now in its

16th year. In 2017 the survey is available online

and seeks to obtain socio-demographic infor-

mation and investigate some of the social inclu-

sion/exclusion dimensions from the perspective of

young people.

years across Australia to

participate.

The privacy and confidentiality of participants is

assured. No identifiable information is collected

and the data is stored securely at Mission Austral-

ia, accessible only to the Research and Social

Policy team. Data is aggregated and no analysis is

undertaken at the individual level.

MISSION AUSTRALIA'S 2017 YOUTH SURVEY

Change of Details

If you have not informed the school if your living circumstances or any other details have changed could you please

notify the Front Office ASAP. It is vital the school has up to date records should you need to be contacted in case

of an emergency.

Form is available from the front office or can be downloaded from the school website:

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

change_of_details_annual.pdf

The survey has undergone an appropriate

ethical review process. The NSW Department

of Education has given approval for us to

approach Principals about the survey. There

is no contact between researchers and partici-

pants or parent.

If you are happy for your child to participate

please complete the consent form that has

been sent home with your child and return to

school as soon as possible. If you have any

further questions please contact: Leah Cave

at [email protected]

or on (02) 9219 2022, or see our

website Mission Australia's annual Youth

Survey where results from previous years

are also available.

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

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

mailto:[email protected]%20

https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/research-evaluation/youth-survey

https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/research-evaluation/youth-survey



North Coast Cross Country results

Congratulations to the 30 Woolgoolga High students who compet-

ed at the North Coast CHS Cross Country championships last Friday

in Murwillumbah. All Woopi students ran really well, with five

students making the podium; crowned champions were Jaimon

Cowling (16 Boys) and Sam Burke (17 Boys), runner-up was Taylar

Briley (17 Girls AWD) and 3rd place getters were Madyson Cowling

(14 Girls) and Isaiah Koopmans (18 Boys). Official results have not

yet been received but apparently 11 WHS students have qualified

to compete at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships in

Sydney next term.

More details next newsletter. Pictured: Madyson Cowling, 18 years boys:

Alec Oates Herrera, Marc Byrnes, Isaiah

Koopmans; Jaimon Cowling, Sam Burke,

16 years boys: Jasmeet Singh, Liam Bartlett,

Jaimon Cowling; 15 years boys: Reece Mitchell,

Sheldon Koopmans, Coeby Taylor-Patterson

Photos submitted by Mr Oates and Mrs Cowling.



On Thursday 18th May Woolgoolga High

School went up against Grafton High School

in the second round of the CHS AFL

competition.

The Grafton team had a strong reputation in

AFL but this did not intimidate our boys on

their home ground. The first 3 quarters was

played with intensity from both teams. Beau

Robinson did well to lead the team as cap-

tain and Xander Pilon, Preston Oake, Em-

mett Weiss all made great tackles and kicked

well. Nothing prepared Grafton for the 4th

quarter, after a motivational speech from

Mr Chadwick triggered the goal-kicking

onslaught from Ethan Duncombe. The final

score WHS 83, GHS 38.

The team then progressed to round 3 against

Coffs Harbour on 2nd

June. Unfortunately they

lost by 20 points. Key contributors were

Reagan Scheuermann who kept the team to-

gether with plenty of communication. Eli An-

derson, Ned McLeod and Kade Levingston al-

so stepped up with the older boys. Ty David

and Thomas West both worked hard and en-

sured the ball was kept alive.

Thank you to all parents who came to support the team and all the efforts put in by players.

Under 15’s Boys AFL

2017 SPORT CARNIVAL DATES

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

ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK CLOSER TO EVENT.

SPORT DATE CARNIVAL VENUE TERM

CROSS COUNTRY Fri 21 July NSW State Cross Country Eastern Creek 3

ATHLETICS

Fri 4 Aug NC Regional Athletics Carnival Lismore 3

Wed 6 Sept to

Fri 8 Sept

CHS State Athletics Carnival Homebush 3



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



Homestay Hosts Wanted

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

available.

Apply online at www.staydownunder.com.au

For further information contact Stay DownUnder on (02) 8901 4499

Or school co-ordinator Ms Genette Maniatis (02 6654 1500)

WANTED Seeking Host families for Rotary International High School student

from Denmark

15 years old female Year 10 Woolgoolga High School student

3- 4 months in your home

Commencing in Year 10 July 2017

Woolgoolga Rotary Club provides some funds to host families to assist with costs of student.

Working with Children Check will be required

Enquiries: Patty Delaney 66 542185

Mobile: 0467 072 905

email:[email protected]

Monster Auction Woolgoolga Rotary Auction of used household goods takes place the first

Saturday of every month except January for small goods, furniture and a

whole lot of mixed items. Location is the Rotary shed behind the CWA, next

to the RSL club in Beach Street (parking available behind the RSL club).

Come down to grab a bargain!

For further information visit http://woolgoolgarotaryclub.org.au/

http://www.staydownunder.com.au

http://woolgoolgarotaryclub.org.au/



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

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