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Woolgoolga High School

Newsletter Issue 11 . 2 August 2019

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

WHS Staff Visit the Sikh Temples

'A place of excellence':

Sikh Heritage Museum of Australia

“Preserving the history of a community is vital for the

upkeep of their culture, religion, social and economic

life. It defines the identity, values, beliefs as well as the

trials and triumphs of a people and serves as a rich

lesson for their future generations. The Sikh Heritage

Museum of Australia covers it all.”

Extract from an article by SBS.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the Principal P.2

Coming events P.3

Music Excursion P.4

Sikh Temple Visit P.5

15’s Basketball P.6

Sport Congratulations P.7

State Cross Country P.8

2019 Carnival Dates P.9

Community Notices P.9

Woolgoolga High School Newsletter 2 2 August 2019 . Issue 11


As part of our staff development day on Mon-

day 22 July, the entire school staff visited

both Sikh temples and the new Sikh

museum in Woolgoolga.

On behalf of the school staff I would like to

publically thank the local Sikh community for

their hospitality, education and for building

such positive relationships with the school. All

staff were extremely impressed with both

temples and the museum will become a

regular part of our curriculum with student

excursions.

Of particular note was the musical perfor-

mances of Gurpreet Kaur and Gurpartap

Singh. They were outstanding playing the

traditional Indian musical instruments.

Our staff learned so much about the Sikh

religion and way of life. Thank You! To

parents, I urge you to visit the museum; it

was excellent! Thank you to Satpal Singh and

Dr Amarjit Singh More for organising this visit.

From the Principal’s Desk

Our staff learned so much about the Sikh religion

and way of life. Thank You! To parents, I urge you to

visit the museum; it was excellent! Thank you to

Satpal Singh and Dr Amarjit Singh More for organis-

ing this visit.

A reminder to parents our Academic

Achievement Centre operates each Thurs-

day from 3.15 to 4.30pm and I encourage

your child to attend. The centre is helping all

attendees to excel in their education.

Congratulations Katherine Dunning and

Nyah Eddy in Year 11 for completing the

Headstart Southern Cross University subject

Biology. Also a big call out for Sheldon

Koopmans who achieved a Distinction in

Biology. This course is actually a university

course – well done to all students.

To all Year 12 parents and caregivers, the

lead up to the HSC is an important time for

students, your support and encouragement

is very important.

Congratulations to all of this fortnight’s sport-

ing successes that are highlighted in this

Newsletter.

Please note – there will be NO Year 10

Formal.

Until next time

Guy Wright

Principal



COMING EVENTS

Mon Aug 5 to

Fri Aug 9 Education Week

Thur 8 Aug North Coast Athletics

Fri 9 Aug Assembly of Excellence

Tue 13 Aug P&C Meeting

Wed 14 Aug to

Fri 16 Aug Year 9 Maths excursion

Wed 14 Aug to

Thur 15 Aug Winter Warrior

Mon 19 Aug to

Fri 30 Aug Trial HSC

Fri 30 Aug Mufti Day—Wear It Purple

Wed 4 Sept to

Fri 6 Sept State Athletics

Mon 9 Sept to

Fri 13 Sept Year 10 Snow Excursion

Tue 10 Sept P&C Meeting

Parent Teacher Evening

Thur 12 Sept RUOK Day

Mon 16 Sept to

Thur 26 Sept Year 11 Yearly Exams

Mon 16 Sept Girls Get Active Day

Thur 19 Sept Year 12 Getting Out There Day

Fri 27 Sept Year 12 Presentation Assembly

Last Day Term 3

Mon 14 Oct Whole School returns Term 4

The WHS P & C

meets on the

second Tuesday of

every month at

6.30pm

Assembly of Excellence

Friday 9 August 2019

9.30am to 10.30am

in the School Hall

Winter Warrior 2019 THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL YEAR 9, 10 AND 11 STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO

ATTEND. GET YOUR INFORMATION AND PERMISSION NOTE FROM MS HYDER.

You do not need a team, we can organise this for you .

Want a challenge? Like mud? Think you have what it takes?

Woolgoolga High is entering teams for the 2019 WINTER

WARRIOR to be held at Gunnedah on Thursday 15 August.

https://youtu.be/rgJHOhjyF54

https://youtu.be/rgJHOhjyF54



Studying composing with the best

Paul Stanhope and Ella Macens are internationally recognised composers from Sydney. On

Wednesday 24 July, our students participated in a one day composition workshop with these two

excellent musicians and a live string quartet at Carinya Christian School in Tamworth. The quartet

played music by the composers and then the composer stepped the students through how the

music was written and taught them a myriad of compositional techniques. Students both enjoyed

and learned a great deal from this enormously valuable experience.

Music Excursion

Great first rehearsal for cast, crew and set designers. We are

super excited about the coming months. Stay tuned for more

information about tickets and show dates!!!

Musical

is

coming!



A visit to the Sikh Heritage Museum of Australia followed by the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple where

staff were treated to a performance by two Woolgoolga High students Gurpreet Kaur playing the

harmonium and singing from the scriptures accompanied by her brother Gurpartap Singh on tradi-

tional percussion drums (tabla).



The 15’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams travelled to Grafton on Tuesday 30 July for the knockout

competition. The players looked awesome in the new uniforms! Thank you to Mr Wright for the

purchase of the uniforms. All competitors played with enthusiasm, spirit and sportsmanship. It was

encouraging to see such a polite, sensible and co-operative group of students working well as a

team.

The boys’ team consisted of all top age players. This made a big difference to the games and

results. Our boys had an easy win over Bellingen by 40 points in the first round. The second round

was against Coffs Harbour High School and was a much closer game but we came out victorious

by one point! The next game was against Orara High School in the final but the team unfortunately

ended up 10 points short at the end of the match. A great effort to bring the score back from 20

points down at three quarter time. The players can be proud of their effort and congratulated for

being runners-up in the zone final.

Boys and Girls 15’s Basketball

The girls’ team consisted of mostly Year 7

players, which made them a couple of years

younger than the majority of their competition.

It was a quick and steep learning curve. They

played exceptionally well and enjoyed their

games.

It was great to meet parents and relatives who

travelled to the games to provide transport

and support. Thank you to everyone involved

in making this day a success.



Woolgoolga High School

surfers Bonnie Hills and

Jasi Ross through to the

finals of NSW schools

MR Shield. Good luck girls.

Congratulations Aheisha McPhillips of Year 9

on her participation in the NNSW Football

U15's National Youth Championships for Girls

held in Coffs Harbour during the last week of

the school holidays.

Sport Congratulations!

We welcome information from parents about your child’s health, even if you are not requesting

specific support from our school. Our school asks for medical information when you enrol your

child. It is also important that you let us know if your child’s health care needs change or if a new

health condition develops.

Information about allergies, medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes, and other health

care related issues (including prior conditions such as medical procedures in the last 12 months)

should be provided to the school by parents. Please provide this information in writing to the

principal. This will greatly assist our school in planning to support your child’s health and

wellbeing.

Please also remember to notify staff in the school office of any changes to your contact details or

to the contact details of other people nominated as emergency contacts.

We appreciate your assistance in this regard and assure you that any information you provide the

school will be stored securely and will only be used or disclosed in order to support your son or

daughter’s health needs or as otherwise required by law.

A reminder to parents to notify the school about your child’s health



Congratulations to the students pictured who competed at NSW All Schools State Cross Country

at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney at the beginning of term. All participants performed

extremely well in the fiercely competitive races. Well done! Shania King (Year 10), Peter Cohen

(Year 10) and Valeria Albini (Year 12) also qualified for State Cross Country, but unfortunately

were unable to attend.

NSW STATE CROSS COUNTRY 2019

Pictured above: (Year 10) Isaac Fowler and Kai Nudd, (Year 7) Zane Quay and Amos Roworth

Below: The March family—Baxter (Year 8), Hadley (WPS), Riley (Year 7)



2019 SPORT

CARNIVAL

DATES PLEASE NOTE: DATES AND VENUES ARE

CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING BUT ARE

SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK

CLOSER TO EVENT.

ATHLETICS

WHS Completed

MNC Completed

NC Thursday 8/8/19

Coffs Harbour

NSW Wed 4/9/19 to Fri 6/9/19

Homebush



Coffs Harbour Volleyball Association

A training day will be held in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 25 August from 9.00am to 1.00pm

(approximately) for beach volleyball training.

Hosted by the Coffs Harbour Volleyball Association, interested players can attend this day with

several experienced coaches present. The cost for the day should be around $10.00-$15.00 to

cover court hire.

The training day is for players with some experience not absolute beginners, however we are not

restricting it to ‘elite’ level players.

For further information contact:

Craig Little

President CHVA 0408697228



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)

Monster auction held at the Rotary compound and shed behind the Woolgoolga CWA build-ing (beside the Diggers RSL club) on the first Saturday of every month (except January).

A significant portion of the funds raised goes to supporting programs for local school students.

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.

Woolgoolga

High School

Silver Awards

are sponsored by:

Years 7, 8, 9 receive vouchers from

McDonalds Restaurants

Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour

Years 10, 11, 12 receive vouchers from

Woolgoolga Pizza Place Beach Street Woolgoolga Phone 6654 2744

Riptide Pizzeria Fawcett Street Woolgoolga Phone: 6654 8989

http://www.staydownunder.com.au



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.

To make a payment click on the link and go the “Make a Payment” tab: http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

We hope 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.

Woopi High Canteen

fresh food daily

Volunteering in the canteen is a great way to give back and the

students always love seeing their family members helping out.

We are flexible with days and hours as any help is always

appreciated. Ring the school on 66541500 to speak to one of

the canteen team.

To view the menu and price list click here

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

https://woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/w/woolgoolga-h/localcontent/student-and-parent-information/MENU_2018.pdf

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