AAnnnnuuaall AArrtt EExxhhiibbiittiioonn Wednesday 26 August

6pm – 8pm

Thursday 27 August 9am – 3 pm

Assembly Hall

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AAssssoocciiaattiioonn MMeeeettiinngg Thursday 27 August Staff Common Room

7pm

MMootthheerrss’’ CCoommmmiitttteeee MMeeeettiinngg Wednesday 2 September

Library 10am

SStt GGeeoorrggee GGiirrllss HHiigghh SScchhooool Telephone: 9587 5902 Facsimile: 9553 8043 Email: stgeorgegi-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.sgghs.com.au

The Gazette

Monthly Bulletin August 2015

Vol. 20 No. 7 PPrriinncciippaall’’ss MMeessssaaggee

Dear Parents and Students,

YYeeaarr 1122 FFiinnaall TTeerrmm Term 3 has again been very busy and our focus has been on our Year 12 students. The students have completed their Trial HSC examinations and the HSC Performances and Speaking examinations are all underway for our Languages, Drama and Music students. The students have also been very busy completing and submitting their Major Works and Projects in Visual Arts, Textiles and Design, English Extension 2 and History Extension. It has been wonderful to experience and witness the quality work produced by the class of 2015 and I have been so proud of the effort all students have invested into this significant chapter of their HSC journey. I am now excited to receive positive news from BOSTES regarding their success and I look forward to sharing this news with the school community. The Music Soiree was held last Tuesday 18 August. This was again a wonderful night that showcased the Year 12 HSC performance pieces that the girls have been consolidating leading up to their HSC performance examination. Each year the quality of performance items continue to impress and dazzle the audience and this year the standard was again so impressive. A huge congratulations and thank you must go to the Music 2 students and their teachers who have guided them throughout the year, investing a significant amount of time to ensure that they are thoroughly prepared. Our annual Art Exhibition is also being held this week. This is another highly anticipated event where the HSC Major Bodies of Work from the

class of 2015 will be on display as well as the major projects of our art students from Years 7 to 11. A significant amount of time and energy has been invested from the students and their teachers in creating these resolved pieces and I strongly encourage all members of our school community to take the time to visit the exhibition which opens on Wednesday 26 August.

An important date for the calendar is the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony. This year this will take place on Friday 18 September, commencing at 12.00pm in the school hall. This is a very significant afternoon for our school community as we are able to formally celebrate the end of the high school journey for the graduating class of 2015. This is also a very important event for our parents as they are invited to attend the ceremony to celebrate this significant milestone alongside their daughters. I will send out written correspondence to the students which will outline more specific details regarding this event and the arrangements for this school day for our Years 8 and 11 students.

SSuubbjjeecctt SSeelleeccttiioonn We have now completed our subject selection processes for 2016. It has been wonderful to have the opportunity to host a number of information evenings over the past few weeks to share valuable information and advice with both students and parents. I have appreciated the support from the teaching staff who also attended the evenings to ensure

that accurate information and advice was available to support students and their parents in making informed subject decisions. I am proud of the breadth of curriculum available at our school that provides our students with the opportunities to immerse themselves in a range of experiences and subjects. I know that gifted students benefit from a range of opportunities and my final advice to all students is to ensure that they each experience a range of subjects to support them in identifying where their particular strengths, interests and abilities lie. The school will now start to formulate the subject lines for 2016 and we are hoping to be able to accommodate most of the student choices within our timetable structure.

EEaarrllyy LLeeaavvee RReeqquueessttss I wanted to remind parents about the school process that exists regarding early departure requests. If students are required to leave school prior to the end of the school day for any reason, a written note must be provided in the morning and verified by the Principal or Deputy Principal. The written note needs to indicate the reason for the early departure request, the time the student will be leaving school as well as a clear destination that the child is travelling to. These requests must be signed by a parent and dated in order to be processed by the office. Students need to ensure that these requests are made at the start of the school day to ensure that the office has the time to process the requests.

PP&&CC FFaammiillyy DDiinnnneerr I had the pleasure of attending my first P&C Family Dinner on Saturday 8 August. Ms Abson and I had a wonderful evening and enjoyed the opportunity to talk to students and their parents in a more informal setting. I wanted to thank the P&C executive, in particular, President Katia Vardakis, for the effort that was invested in creating such a fun and enjoyable evening. I look forward to the next P&C meeting on Thursday 27 August and encourage all parents to come along to the meeting which commences at 7:00pm in the staff common room.

SSttuuddeenntt AAcchhiieevveemmeennttss Each month I receive correspondence relating to the wonderful achievements that our students experience across a range of areas. This month I am proud to announce that our Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Orchestra have been selected to perform items at the 2015 State Music Festival at the Town Hall on the Monday 14 September and Wednesday 16 September. Their selection is a testament to the quality and standard of the pieces that were submitted as part of the highly competitive audition process. I wish the students and their conductors a very successful festival experience.

Our students were also very successful at the recent Sutherland Shire and St George Youth Music Awards. Hannah Chiu and Veronica Tsang advanced into the finals for Composition and Alice Hu, Annie Ma and Salina Myat advanced into the finals for Performance. The students certainly scooped the pool and their combined prize money amounted $1100. Alice Hu came 2

nd, Annie Ma 3

rd and Salina Myat received the

Promising Talent award. In the composition section, Veronica Tsang came 2

nd and Hannah Chiu 3

rd with their

orchestral items. This is a very impressive achievement from this group of very talented Music students.

Congratulations I would like to congratulate the following students for achieving a Gold Certificate indicating that they have received thirty Merit and/or Participation Certificates:

Helen Chen of Year 9.

Lynn Gao of Year 10. I would like to congratulate the following students for receiving Principal Certificates:

Mehar Luthra, Taylor Ong-Le, Bianca Shen, Josephine Smith and Ishrat Zaman of Year 7.

Lily Chen, Cecilia Chenh, Silma Chowdhury, Da Lin, Ivina Liu, Jacky Liu, Zoe Morris, Mikayla Perry (3), Talia Quartullo (3), Aalya Sukkarieh (2), Claudia Tran (2), Katrina Wu, and Sherina Xie of Year 8.

Nuzhat Anjum, Ashley Bako, Helen Chen, Vicky Chen, Vivian Fan, Jacquelyn Harrington, Tasnim Kabir, Kimberley Kwan Pang, Erica Li (2), Shweta Manivasagam, Kelly Ng, Leanne Pichay (2), Chelsea Tjang, Angela Tran, Alice Truong (2), and Alicia Wong (2) of Year 9.

Neha Beri, Lynn Gao (3) and Celia Tulau of Year 10.

Hannah Chiu (4), Louise Feng (4), Clarissa Lim, Tania Lu and Vivian Tao (3) of Year 11.

Andrea Wan (2) and Jovita Wong (3)of Year 12. Ms Betty Romeo Principal

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ear 12 have just completed their trial HSC examinations and I congratulate all students on the excellent manner in which they conducted

themselves. Results from the trials are a good indicator of what they know and just as importantly the areas where more depth of knowledge is required. It is important that they use the feedback from their trials to structure their study timetables to reinforce their understanding of subject content. During their study times it is also very important that after an hour students take a rest break and they should also continue to eat healthy meals and maintain their fluid intake.

Attendance at school is required for the rest of the term and is very important as most subjects have some course content to finalise and will then be undertaking revision of the course content and examination techniques. This period of time leading up to the HSC examinations is very important as it will enable students to further develop their depth of understanding and knowledge, and could make a significant difference to their HSC results.

Congratulations to all Year 10 girls who attended work experience in week 4. From all reports it was a very successful and rewarding experience for them. Ms Abson Deputy Principal

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VVeerryy BBiigg TThhaannkk YYoouu to the 30+ students who baked cakes and slices to raise funds for Rose and Willow, the koalas sponsored by St George

Girls High School through the Australian Koala Foundation. A special mention goes to Mia Lo Russo of 8C who made koala cupcakes! A total of $1015.55 was raised, all of which will go to the Australian Koala Foundation. $360 will go towards our adoption of Rose for the next 12 months. The remaining $655.55 will be used by the Australian Koala Foundation to plant approximately 55 native gum trees to provide food for koalas in the wild. The tasks involved include preparing ground, weed control, digging holes, planting trees, follow up maintenance, watering, fencing and general clean-up work. Restoration of koala habitat is vital in fragmented and isolated landscapes. Many koala populations are surviving in remnant areas of poor habitat quality as primary habitat mostly existed on the more fertile soils which are now used for farming and residential areas. Restoration and expansion of primary habitat is the goal of our tree planting program. When you plant a tree in Harrold’s Forest you will help koalas in a very direct way by improving and expanding their habitat. St George Girls High School appears on the Silver Leaf Honour Boards of the Australian Koala Foundation. Each year our donations are accumulated. Follow this link to view: https://www.savethekoala.com/how-to-help/silver-leaf-honour-board

‘‘TThhrroouugghh tthhee LLeennss’’

3rd Annual Enviro Club Photo Competition – People’s Choice Award Photo brief:

‘What Does the Environment Mean to YOU?’ ll entries must be emailed by Tuesday 1 September as a JPEG file to diane.duffy@det.nsw.edu.au .

Entry fee is $5, to be paid at the finance office. You may enter up to 5 different photos. Please collect an entry form from outside Lab 4. Once completed, place in the box on the table outside Lab 4 so that Mrs Duffy knows that you will be entering. Voting will be conducted electronically.

Any questions please either speak to or email Mrs Duffy.

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Great Prizes

1st Prize – $100

2nd Prize – $50

3rd Prize – $25

Please do not embed your photo in the body of the email. It must be sent as an attachment. Save the file with your name and roll class.

In the body of the email state your name, roll class title of the photo and a brief description.

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YYeeaarr 99 FFoooodd TTeecchhnnoollooggyy –– HHiigghh TTeeaa n the 6th of August, our Year 9 Food Technology class presented a beautiful high tea. We chose to prepare this occasion, as we

were studying Food Service and Catering and the origin of High Tea. Each bay had decided which food item they would like to make and we invited the Principal, Ms Romeo, the deputies, Ms Abson and Mr Treacy and our year advisor, Ms Zhang, along as special guests. This specific event was chosen to give students the experience of what it is like to prepare and cook for an event, as well as experiencing a high tea with all the beautiful cups and saucers and delicate treats. The lesson started with everyone rushing in and preheating their ovens to 200℃. Each bay collected their ingredients and then hurried off to begin the cooking process. The recipes varied from white chocolate and passionfruit scones, shortbread and butterfly cupcakes, to colourful canapés and ribbon sandwiches. Throughout the next 40 minutes of cooking time, the food lab was filled with a combination of beautiful aromas. Our food technician, Mrs Winger, set the table with lovely purple flowers and matching serviettes and dainty china teacups and saucers that were neatly positioned on the long table with large three tier cake stands. The setting was elegant and sophisticated. For many, it was their first High Tea experience. The class had a choice between Earl Grey and English Breakfast tea.

The experiences we gained from the High Tea included a production line for the ribbon sandwiches, mass producing large quantities of food and working together and co-ordinating all the food to be ready for the start of the high tea. We had a wonderful time and developed further knowledge regarding food service and catering. The experience was one we will never forget. Everyone, including the teachers, enjoyed it. We want to thank our teacher, Ms Thompson, and our food technician, Mrs Winger, for giving us this opportunity. Written by the Year 9 Food Technology class

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SSttuuddeenntt AAbbsseenncceess If your daughter is absent from school the following steps should be taken:

1. Phone the school on the morning of your daughter’s absence on 9587 5902 or

2. Email the school and include your daughter’s full name, roll call class and anticipated length of absence stgeorgegi-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

3. Reply promptly to the text message that will be automatically generated and sent on the day/s of her absence or late arrival.

4. Send a letter with your daughter on the day she returns to school explaining the absence.

5. It is a legal requirement that all absences are explained. An ‘Unexplained Absence’ will be recorded and appear on your daughter’s report if you do not provide the school with an explanation of her absence.

Please notify the school if any of your contact details change as it is very important that the

school is able to contact you in an emergency.

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RReessuullttss ooff tthhee 22001155 AAtthhlleettiiccss CCaarrnniivvaall Age Champions 12 Years – Taylor Ong-Le 13 Years – Amelia Mackadam 14 Years – Talia Quartullo 15 Years – Jennifer Tan 16 Years – Emily Hsu 17+ Years – Sidney Tulau

100m Champion of Champions – Annie Ma Junior Relay – Allunga Senior Relay – Mirrabooka Winning House – Mitamit

Zone Athletics Results Champion Girls School: St George Girls High School Emily Hsu Jennifer Tan

Age Champions 12 Years – 3

rd Vanessa Pirom (long jump and hurdles)

13 Years – 3rd Jacqueline Xu (long jump, 100m, high jump)

14 Years – 5th Talia Quartullo (800m, 1500m)

15 Years – 3rd

Jennifer Tan (discus, hurdles, javelin, high jump)

16 Years – 1st Emily Hsu (400m, 800m, hurdles, high jump)

– 3rd Celia Tulau (triple jump, javelin, high jump,

long jump)

Relays through to Region: 12 Years, 13 Years, 14 Years,

15 Years and 16 Years relays

Regional Results Jennifer Tan through to State Carnival for Javelin Vanessa Pirom – 3

rd (12 Years 80m hurdles)

Jacqueline Xu – 3rd

(13 Years long jump) Renee Zhang – 3rd (16 Years triple jump)

Congratulations to all girls who competed in the Zone and Regional Athletics. Your combined efforts resulted in St George winning the Zone Carnival again

Best of luck to Jennifer Tan who competes for Javelin in the CHS Carnival on Thursday 3 – 5 September.

Ms Thodey Carnival Co-ordinator

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Sport fees are due for Term 3. Prompt payment would be appreciated.

Year 7 – $55 Year 8 – $68 Year 9 – $56 Year 10 Year 11 European Handball $44 Tennis Coaching $42 Tennis Coaching $56 Ultimate Frisbee $33 Jetts Gym $48 Boxercise $33 HipHop $44 Jetts Gym $36 Power Walking NC Power Walking NC

/Games /Games

Mrs Macready Sport Organiser

OOzz TTaagg GGaallaa DDaayy n Tuesday 11 August, 72 eager and enthusiastic girls set off to Scarborough Park to attend the St George Region Oz Tag Gala Day. The day

started with high spirits, sunshine and a short bus ride. On arrival, we realised we were at the wrong end of the field, and the girls not only had what they described as a “long walk” to the other end, they also had two very heavy and awkward St George Girls tents to transport. We made it to the other end of the field after many laughs, interchanges of carrying the tent and people taking videos and pictures of this ordeal. The tents went up, the girls got their St George Girls shirts on and warmed up, ready for their first game.

Seven teams entered on the day and all played 4 games against other schools. Some wins, some draws and some losses. However, there was no loss shown from our school. The girls’ participation, enthusiasm and team work on the day was commendable and they represented our school at the highest standard. The improvement shown from their first game to the end of the day was outstanding! I would like to thank the team organisers who helped me coordinate the day and their teams and all the other girls who attended to make it a brilliant day! Bring On Next Year!

Miss Rumore

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TThhee EEtthhiiccss CCoonnnneeccttiioonn Sydney Boys High School ‘Everyone has a voice, Everyone has a choice.’

he 29th of July 2015 dawned early for eight gifted and talented individuals from Years 8 and 9. Sasha, Maria, Brenda, Sophie, Elicia,

Mehnaz, Angela and Sandra were all ready to dive into a day full of art, music, writing and philosophy. The day began by meeting Mr Morrison at Kogarah Station and it was here that our first problem arose… we couldn’t buy bus tickets.

Our advanced problem solving skills were given their first test of the day and after much racing around Kogarah, tickets were obtained and the train boarded in the nick of time. After being squashed by multitudes of innocent people on their way to work, the eight of us and Mr Morrison exited Central Station and found our way onto a bus full of Sydney Boys and Girls students.

Once we arrived at Sydney Boys (and after being wowed by their beautiful grounds), we were taken to their hall to meet the people we would be working with – students from North Sydney Girls, Sydney Boys, Sydney Girls and Sydney Tech. We began the day with two ‘ice-breaker’ activities: ‘People Bingo’, where we learned obscure facts about each other and the students we would be working with. Angela became a star as one of only three people who had been to Vietnam, and ‘Pictionary’, where the Visual Arts team produced some amazing artwork! The next three hours were dedicated to working on our question (“What will happen if we remain silent about things that matter?”) in our chosen groups. Each group was assigned a different medium of expression to analyse the question and prepare a presentation for the whole group at the end of the day. The different groups analysed the question philosophically, looked at it from a musical perspective, used their skills in writing to create a written piece and took a creative route through the visual arts. At the end of our day, all groups performed exceptionally well and the amount of talent was seriously overwhelming. The different groups touched on a range of ethical issues affecting our society including climate change and refugees and slavery, with all groups stressing the importance of speaking up to create a better world for all. It was great fun to

collaborate with other schools, to challenge and extend our thinking outside the classroom and to socialise with people our age. The day ended appropriately by taking a photo with the statue of Apollo, (god of philosophy, amongst other things), situated in the Sydney Boys grounds. After being photobombed by the Sydney Techs not once, but twice, the day ended with us all smiling gratefully for an amazing day. This excursion wouldn’t have been possible without Mr Morrison’s assistance and efforts. We would like to give a massive thank you to Mr Morrison who accompanied us on this fantastic excursion.

‘Everyone has a voice, Everyone has a choice.’

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hank you to Ms Pamela Abson, for sharing her background history as a teacher in ESL and Japanese language, a teacher at Sydney

Technical High School for fourteen years, and a Head Teacher at Caringbah High School before assuming her role as Deputy Principal at St George Girls High School with the portfolio of “Teaching and Learning”. The next P&C meeting will be held on Thursday 27 August 2015 in the Staff Common Room at 7:00pm (this is the fourth Thursday of the month). Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available prior to the meeting. The meeting will start with a presentation conducted by our guest speaker Ms Iosifidis Head Teacher Mathematics. Our Bunnings BBQ on the 12 July 2015 was a success raising $959 net profit. The P&C Dinner was held on Saturday 8 August 2015 at the Emporium Function Centre, Bankstown. It was an absolutely fun night addressed by our Principal Ms Romeo who was accompanied by our new Deputy Principal Ms Abson. The meal comprised an elegant three course dinner, and a candy bar in a beautifully decorated hall with red roses and golden ribbons on the chairs, filled with warm chats from dads, mothers and daughters. There was also a lucky door prize and many other prizes, fully licensed bar, dance area and ending the night with a bit of a noisy bang. The guests had the chance to break some plaster plates when the Zorba dance came on. The P&C is kindly asking the parents of St George Girls High School to donate some gifts for the raffle prizes for the Multicultural Food Festival and some packets of biscuits, teas, herbal teas, coffee, bottles of wine, small jars of jam, vegemite, crackers, bread sticks, shortbreads and other small items to make at least five hampers. Your cash donations are also welcomed. You may leave all goods with the Administration staff of the school at the front office with your name clearly written on the donations please. Thank you very much. We hope to meet new parents at our August meeting and at our two upcoming P&C events 22 October and 26 November 2015. I look forward to seeing you all at our 27 August 2015 P&C meeting. Katia Vardakis President

Katia Vardakis Bulbul Berri Jude Perera Chandana Jayawardana President Vice President Vice President Treasurer 0422 322 525 0434 149 520 0431 369 089 0431 098 175 Rebecca Lee Gang Pei Andre Flamer-Caldera Usha Marrett Secretary Secretary Finance Committee Event Coord 0419 693 652 0419 779 230 0419 296 997 0466 961 633 Leanne Qi Giang Ho Mon Chua Fund Raising Coord Executive Committee Executive Committee 0402 485 632 0403 348 269 0419 803 888

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LLaasstt MMeeeettiinngg:: WWeeddnneessddaayy 55 AAuugguusstt hanks to our guest speaker Mr Stanger – Head Teacher of Science, for attending our meeting to provide the committee with an overview of what

has been taught in Science from Year 7 to 12 and answering questions regarding the subject.

NNeeww EExxeeccuuttiivvee TTeeaamm The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 3 June 2015. All committee positions were declared vacant. A new executive team was formalised in the August meeting. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the out-going committee, community members and parents for their efforts this past year 2014-2015. I would also like to especially recognise – Lisa Tulau, for her leadership and dedication during her 5 years term as President of the committee and to recognise the contribution, achievement and hard work of our outgoing committee executives: Vice President and Uniform Shop Co-ordinator Meryle Chandra for managing the uniform shop roster. Treasurer Marthese Girgis for managing the committees finances and Secretary Donna Kwong for providing the meeting minutes. Please also join me to welcome the incoming committee executives: President – Debbie Wong Vice Presidents – Marni Torkel and Patricia Strehler Treasurer – Mandy Hook Assistant Treasurer – Kim Le Secretary – Mocita Wong Publicity (Website coordinator) – Thuy Trinh The Mothers’ Committee will continue to carry on nearly 100 years of tradition in servicing our daughters’ school. The Committee holds nine meetings each year and you will be made most welcome whenever you are able to attend. Our major fundraising functions are management of the Uniform Shop and organisation of the annual Mother Daughter Dinner. Our members also serve as parent representatives on staff selection and review panels. As all profits from the Uniform Shop are returned to the school, the 2015 calendar year was a successful year and the shop generated a profit of $27 072. Our annual Mother Daughter Dinner held in May this year raised over $1 700.

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Dates for the Diary Friday 20 November – the annual Multicultural Food Festival in the school grounds starting around 4pm. This twilight event leads into the Summer Festival of Music in the School Hall at 7pm. It will be an evening not to be missed!

The fundraising functions of the Mothers’ Committee enabled the committee to provide funding of $12 734.10 to meet Faculty Funding requests for 2015. In addition to this, the committee will fund book vouchers for student awards at the end of year assemblies.

UUnniiffoorrmm SShhoopp NNeewwss Year 9 girls wishing to purchase the Senior Uniform can do so on Wednesday’s at lunch time from 1.10pm – 2pm. We are not open in the school holidays. We only keep a limited supply of blazers in stock, if you would like to purchase one it must be ordered and paid for before the end of February.

All Season Skirt – $ 70 Summer and Winter Blouses – $28 Blazers – $170 Senior Backpack – $55

The Uniform Shop only accepts cash or cheques. (There are no EFTPOS facilities). Please make cheques payable to the St GGHS Mothers’ Committee.

Refunds or Exchanges must have the original packaging and receipt and must be made before the end of February The Mothers’ Committee recently purchased an electronic point of sale system to improve the efficiency of the uniform shop. The system will be implemented over the coming months ready for our busy summer sales period.

The Uniform Shop is open every Wednesday at lunchtime during school terms from 12.45pm to 2pm (please note that the girls’ lunch break commences at 1.10pm) The Mothers’ Committee always meets the first Wednesday of the month (except during school holidays). Our meetings provide a great opportunity to be involved with the school community, meet other parents and find out what is happening at school from the Principal and Guest Speakers.

Next Meeting: Wednesday 2 September at 10am in the Library

Our Guest Speaker will be Ms Wright – Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts.

I am looking forward to seeing you all at our September meeting. Debbie Wong President Debbie Wong Patricia Strehler Mandy Hook Kim Le President Marni Torkel Treasurer Assistant 0416 082 088 Vice Presidents Treasurer Mocita Wong Thuy Trinh Secretary Publicity (Website coordinator)

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ur Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 23 July with all of the 2014/2015 committee returned in the same positions for

2015/2016 with the exception of Laurel Pretty, our retiring Vice President – Memorabilia. Kim Archibald has kindly accepted this position for the coming year. Our President, Melissa George, thanked the committee members for their dedication and willing work on behalf of the St Georgians and the school. A special vote of thanks was given to Laurel Pretty for her many years of service to The St Georgians, and her excellent organisation of our memorabilia and her willingness to attend reunions to offer these items for sale for the benefit of the school. It was with great pleasure that we welcomed a new face to our AGM and to the monthly meeting that followed. It was wonderful to get some fresh input into how we can move forward with the St Georgians and support our members and the school. We can certainly use all the help we can get as we organise our centenary celebrations for 2016! The St Georgians meet on the fourth Thursday of each month during school terms, at the St George Leagues Club, 124 Princes Highway Kogarah. These meetings are open to all former students, with voting rights limited to Life members. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 27 August, commencing at 11.00am. We have a great group of ladies, and it’s a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Don’t worry if you are not a member of the club and live within the club’s ‘radius’ – we are able to sign you in. If you are interested in coming along please don’t hesitate to contact us at the email or numbers below for details and to check that the date or venue has not been changed. We also invite you to stay after the meeting for a little socialising and perhaps lunch in the Bistro. We are always keen to meet new members, and look forward to seeing you there!

TheStGeorgians@hotmail.com Melissa George Diana Renton President Treasurer 0419 613 454 ah 9580 3282

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Special Offer 1 Senior Skirt 2 Senior Blouses 1 Senior Backpack

Only $160

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Aug. 19, 2015, 6:40 a.m.

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Tuesday 25 August Gazette issued on school website and emailed to parents and students Wednesday 26 August – Art Exhibition Thursday 27 August Wednesday 26 August Years 7 and 8 Touch Football, Taren Point, 8am – 2.30pm Year 10 PD/H/PE Excursion, ‘B Street Smart’, Homebush, 8.15am – 3.07pm ISCF Combined Meeting with STHS, Kogarah, 3.30pm – 5.30pm Thursday 27 August Parents and Citizens’ Association Meeting, Staff Common Room, 7pm Friday 28 August Year 11 Ancient History Excursion, Sydney University, 8.45am – 1.45pm Monday 31 August – Year 11 End of Course Exams Friday 11 September Tuesday 1 September Footpath to Finance, City, 10am – 1pm Wednesday 2 September Mothers’ Committee Meeting, Library, 10am Thursday 3 September – CHS Athletics Carnival Saturday 5 September Friday 4 September Year 10 Japanese Excursion, City, 9am – 3pm Year 9 Legacy Day Friday 4 September – Year 8 Latin Camp Sunday 6 September

It is important that payment for excursions is made to the Finance Office or Online prior to the due date.

Green Corner

P&C Family Dinner Dance