Woolgoolga High School · Woolgoolga High School Newsletter Issue 14 .September 14, 2018 CENTENARY...

Woolgoolga High School

Newsletter Issue 14 . September 14, 2018

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

Winning Art Award P.4

Legacy P.4

Kindness Day P.5

Getting Out There Day P.6-7

Business Studies Market Day P.8

State Athletics P.10

Girls League Tag P.11

Community Notices P.12-13

Getting Out There Day

On Tuesday September 11, Year 12 attended “Getting Out

There Day” at Woolgoolga CeX Club. This day is a dedicat-

ed conference aimed at equipping Year 12 students to

make a successful transition to life beyond school. The

Getting Out There Day has become a traditional part of the

Year 12 students’ wellbeing program at Woolgoolga High

School and it is an event that we are proud to say has been

held every year for the last 22 years.

Special thanks must go to Woolgoolga Rotary Club, the

CeX group of clubs for waiving the fee hire costs for the

use of the club’s facilities, Woolworths Woolgoolga for their

generous donation of morning tea, Gary Maher from Head-

space, Cheryl Midavaine from Woolgoolga Real Estate,

Megan Hart and Karen Dorahy for organising the day.

David Fayle from

Woolgoolga

Rotary Club (the

major sponsor of

this event) spoke

to the students

and encouraged

them to consider

volunteer work in

the future. He

thanked them for

their community

involvement with

many local chari-

ties this year.

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I would like to announce our school captains

for 2019. Congratulations to all!

Captains: Kaleb Darbin, Alex Rook

Vice Captains: Lucy Schulz, Sevak Clair

Prefects: Swe Aung, Joseph Dare,

Nimratdeep Gill, Izaac Hovermann,

Komalpreet Kaur and Beau Pearce.

There was nothing but positive comments

from Year 12 about the Getting Out There

Day held last Tuesday. Once again I would

like to recognise the importance of working

with our community to prepare our young

people for their productive lives ahead.

The Woolgoolga Rotary Club in particular, is

a major supporter of our school and they

work closely with us to ensure that the Get-

ting Out There Day is a success each year.

Also, as included on the front cover of this

newsletter, I would like to thank the CeX

Clubs, Woolworths, Headspace (Gary

Maher), Cheryl Midavaine from Woolgoolga

Real Estate, Senior Constable Snow, Megan

Hart and Karen Dorahy for a fantastic day.

The Bunker Cartoon Gallery has recognised

an outstanding work submitted by Lucy

Dunning. Well done Lucy!

From the Principal’s Desk

There was nothing but positive comments from Year 12

about the Getting Out There Day held last Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone involved.

Thank you to our SMILE mentors for making

our Kindness Day one to remember.

Also a special thanks to the students who

fundraised over $600 for Legacy during the

week.

There is plenty of sporting excellence

detailed later in this newsletter. Congratula-

tions to all of our fine athletes.

The Concert of Excellence was outstanding.

I am always impressed by the depth of talent

that we have in our school community.

Thank you to all staff who supported this

event. I had many parents come up to me

during the night and comment on the talent

of our singers, musicians, actors and

dancers. Well done to CAPA and our

students.

Good luck to Year 11 with examinations over

the next 2 weeks.

The Year 12 Assembly will be held on Friday

28 September from 9.00am.

Until next time

Guy Wright

Principal



The WHS P & C

meets on the

second Tuesday of

every month at

6.30pm

Year 12 Presentation

Assembly

Friday 28 September 2018

Seating: 9.15am

Commence: 9.30am

Parents, students and guests are invited

to join us for refreshments at approxi-

mately 11.00am.

Students are required to attend school

in full school uniform from 8.55am, to

participate in the ceremony.

PRELIMINARY EXAMS

Monday 17 September to

Friday 28 September

Good Luck Year 11

Open September: Wednesday 19, Thursday 20, Wednesday 26

& Friday 28 (CLOSED Friday 21)

8.30 am - 11.30am

IMPORTANT COMING EVENTS

Mon Sept 17 -

Fri Sept 28 Year 11 Yearly Exams

Tue Sept 18 Music HSC

Fri Sept 21 Year 7 Vaccinations

Wed Sept 26 Careers Civil Contractor’s Federation

Fri Sept 28 Year 12 Graduation Assembly

Fri Sept 28 Last day Term 3

Mon Oct 15 Term 4 commences



On Saturday 1 September I had the pleasure of attending

the 30th Rotary Cartoon Awards at the Bunker Cartoon

Gallery. There were hundreds of entries in the six

categories featuring cartoonists from around Australia and

overseas. This year had two additional sections:

international entries and 12 to18 year olds.

One could not help but be impressed with the quality of the

work on show, with many well-known names in attend-

ance.

Lucy Dunning from Year 9 was awarded 2nd

place for her

entry in the 12 to 18 years section. The theme this year

was ‘my smart phone’s broke’. Lucy was presented with a

cash prize for both herself and for the school, which I was

honoured to receive on behalf of Woolgoolga High. Lucy is

a very talented young artist who has demonstrated her

creative talent in numerous areas at school, however, it

was wonderful to see her acknowledged at this level.

Congratulations Lucy!

The exhibition is open to the public until 31 October at the

Bunker Cartoon Gallery, Coffs Harbour.

Lucy Dunning Wins Art Award!

On Thursday 6 September and Friday 7 September WHS volunteered to assist Coffs Harbour

Legacy to collect donations and sell badges as part of Legacy Week.

Ryan Merrett, Kyra Fuller, Emily Mather, Maddi Doherty, Mahlee Hooke, Sasha Smith, Emily White,

Auriel King, Aaron Ballangarry, Jackson Berryman, Matilda Mairinger, Sarah Goodman, Madyson

Cowling, Alex Greenhalgh, Brea Watts and Neo Wood donated 2½ hours of their time to collect

from businesses in the Woolgoolga CBD and industrial area.

They raised in excess of $600. Congratulations to this group of community volunteers.

LEGACY



On Tuesday 4 September, SMILE Mentors held their Kindness Day event, featuring kind-

ness cards along with a BBQ and live music at both breaks.

Mentors invited students to write a kind message to any person in the school, on special

cards provided by SMILE. Students had the option to leave their message anonymous,

which added mystery and selflessness to their message.

Mentors are now in the process of delivering over 500 kind messages written by students and staff.

Celebrating Kindness Day

Congratulations to Woolgoolga High

School students and staff for being so

kind and a huge thank you to SMILE

Mentors for such a successful event.



Since 1996 Woolgoolga Rotary club has sponsored the Getting Out There Day. Without their sup-

port, we would not be able to offer this conference to our graduating class of Year 12.

The day consisted of four workshops, each with a different focus.

Senior Constable Snow, in conjunction with licensed security guard, Judd Jarrett-McKinnon, gave a

cautionary talk about safe and responsible behaviour in licenced premises, drink spiking, drugs and

the law and the prevalence of domestic violence.

Our head teacher of PDHPE, Ms Kath Bear, in conjunction with Gary Maher, from Headspace, ran

a healthy lifestyles workshop with a focus on maintaining good mental and physical health and gen-

eral tips for personal wellbeing.

Cheryl Midavaine from Woolgoolga Real Estate once again advised our Year 12 students about

moving away from home, share accommodation, signing a lease and the legalities and rights of

renting a property.

Our Food Technology and Hospitality teacher, Mrs Donnelly, assisted by Mrs Stockton, gave an

entertaining hands on demonstration of cheap and healthy eating on a budget.

Getting Out There Day

Year 12 students preparing to cook up a storm!

Lucky door prizes were given out to help students prepare

for independent life and healthy cooking.

The Year 12 students

were very positive

about the day and

acknowledged the

relevance of each

session.

Students and staff

then enjoyed a bistro

lunch at the club.



Year 12 eagerly awaiting the start of Getting Out There Day!

Mr Cook at the start of the day informing students about the sessions

Gary from Headspace talking about mental wellness. Senior Constable Snow and Judd Jarrett-McKinnon spoke about responsible celebrations and conduct expected in the “Adult” world.

Below: Cheryl Midavaine from Woolgoolga Real Estate spoke to the students about residential tenancy matters.



The last week of Term 2 saw the Year 11 Business

Studies students dive headlong into the running of a

realistic business scenario with the annual Market Day.

Held on the same day as the Talent Quest, the activity

gives students the opportunity to experience firsthand the

organisation, hard work and issues that arise from run-

ning a small business enterprise.

The business owners were kept busy on the day with all

the extra responsibility of preparing, cooking, assembling,

serving, spruiking their product along with handling large

volumes of orders, customers and money.

The aim of the day is not profit but experience, and being

able to ‘think on their feet’ to come up with solutions to

problems; being flexible and adaptable; and having fun.

Thank you to the student population for their enthusiastic

support of the day.

Year 11 Business Studies Market Day

Congratulations

to the Business

Studies students

for making it a

huge success.

Food Stalls

Tacos – Rajeena and Isha

Samosas – Jessica, Nimrat and Harlin

Lollies – Cooper and Gurpal

Sausage Sandwich – James, Harrison and Maddison

Sweet treats – Macey and Meika

Nachos – Sharn and Kormal

Butter chicken – Sahaj and Randeep

Hot chips – Kulraj and Sachin



Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers

Workshop Overview:

Parents and supervisors play a vital role in providing young drivers the experience they need to be

safe on the roads. The Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers workshop has been devel-

oped to help them teach with confidence so they can help learner drivers be safe on the road. The

free two hour workshop includes information about license conditions for Learner and P plate

drivers, tips for using the learner driver log book and the importance of providing constructive feed-

back. The course also reinforces the important role families play in providing ongoing support for

young motorists in their early years of driving. Courses will be held on:

Grafton October 29 : Coffs Harbour October 30 : Bellingen October 31

Contact Joblink Plus: 1800 374 834; (02) 6764 6623; [email protected]

Congratulations to the four

Woolgoolga High School students

who competed at the NSW CHS

state athletics carnival held at the

Sydney Olympic Park last week. All

students performed extremely well

with Humraj Singh (pictured on the

right ) winning a bronze medal in the

17+ boys shot put. Well done!

State Athletics

Name Age Results at NSW CHS State Athletics carnival

Taylar Briley 16-19 MC Discus – 4th, Javelin – 5th, Long Jump – 4th, Shot Put – 4th

Jesse Beresford 15G High Jump – 5th

Jessica King 12G High Jump – 5th

Humraj Singh 17+B Shot Put – 3rd

mailto:[email protected]



On Wednesday 29 August a group of girls from WHS

went to play in the Regional Finals for Girls League Tag

at Geoff King Motors Oval in Coffs Harbour. WHS was

represented by two teams, the under 14’s and under

16’s. Both of the teams played four games each, against

teams from Port Macquarie to Maclean.

After a few last minute changes to the draw on the day,

due to teams being unable to attend, the under 16’s

girls only had 3 teams in their competition. Meaning

WHS had to play two games against each team. The

girls showed great determination and sportsmanship

throughout all their games, refusing to give up and

continually improving.

The under 14’s draw was impacted less by the changes, the girls played 4 games, each against

different teams. The girls proved they were fierce competitors by winning 3 of their 4 games with

quite convincing score lines. These wins placed the WHS under 14’s girls 2nd

in the region.

Girls League Tag

Well done to all the girls who

were involved in the girls

League Tag this year, all of you

have improved considerably

throughout the year and

demonstrated fantastic team

work and sportsmanship.

Congratulations to you all!

Year 7 Camp Reminder

Above: U14’s, Below U16’s



Coffs Harbour Futsal (Indoor Soccer)

Summer season sign on.

Programmes or competitions for all ages

from 3 years upwards to open men and

women.

To sign up or enquiries go to:

www.coffsharbourfutsal.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 0448157049

32 Industrial Drive, Coffs Harbour

Northern Districts Rebels

Junior Cricket Club

Registration Days

Players – Coaches – Managers

Girls and boys ages 10 to 16

Saturday 8, 15 and 22 September

9am to 12.30pm

Centennial Reserve

Contact for more information:

Peter Holmes 0417 274 130

Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking to hear from young people about the best way for

them to be heard by Council so is offering the opportunity for anyone aged between 12 and 25 to

complete our short youth survey:

those that fill-out a survey can win one of two $350 Park Beach Plaza shopping vouchers

the survey will be open from 1st

September until 30th

September 2018

find the survey at - https://haveyoursay.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/youth

Enquiries contact : Darren Thomson Section Leader Community Planning and Performance| Coffs Harbour City Council P: | 02 6648 4084 E: [email protected] | W: www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au |

Community Notices

http://www.redbankfutsal.com/


https://haveyoursay.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/youth


http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/



Paid Advertising

Please mention this ad when making your enquiry

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:



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 available.

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.

http://www.staydownunder.com.au



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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