PPrreeffeecctt IInndduuccttiioonn AAsssseemmbbllyy Tuesday 15 September

Assembly Hall 10am

YYeeaarr 1122 GGrraadduuaattiioonn CCeerreemmoonnyy Friday 18 September

Assembly Hall 12 noon

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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 September 2015

Vol. 20 No. 8 PPrriinncciippaall’’ss MMeessssaaggee Dear Parents and Students,

YYeeaarr 1122 FFiinnaall TTeerrmm Term 3 is now almost complete and I wanted to take the opportunity to provide our community with some important information before the term officially ends. Firstly I wanted to officially farewell our Year 12 students and their families. It has been a pleasure to have you all as part of our school community and I would like to thank you for your continued support and contribution to the school. The good news is the HSC journey is almost at an end, except for one more little thing… the HSC itself. I also wanted to send a final message to our Year 12 students and that is simply to know that each of you have put in the energy and have developed the skills to succeed, now put all that you know into practice and walk into each exam with the confidence and belief in your own ability.

I want our graduating class of 2015 to be the best they can be and know that each of you has the capacity to achieve anything you put your mind to. I would like to wish you every success for the future and I am so pleased you had selected St George Girls High School to be your school of choice for the past six years.

YYeeaarr 1122 GGrraadduuaattiioonn On Friday 18 September we are conducting our Year 12 Graduation Ceremony, which includes a special assembly and afternoon tea for Year 12 students, their parents and the staff. This event will commence at 12 noon which will necessitate an early finish to the day for students in Years 7 to 11 (excluding those Year 11 students who are assisting at the function) at 11:50am (at the end of Period 4). This early finish will allow all teaching staff to be present at this important event. If you wish your daughter to remain at school on this day until the normal finishing time, teacher supervision will be provided. A letter has been sent home to all students outlining the details for this day, including an attachment to be completed if you wish your daughter to remain at school until 3:07pm. I also wanted to inform parents that the canteen will not be operating at all on this day.

OOnnSSTTAAGGEE NNoommiinnaattiioonnss Last week I received the welcome news that 8 students have been nominated to perform at OnSTAGE (2 Individual Performances and 1 Group Performance) which is a selection of performances and projects from HSC Drama students across NSW. This is a very prestigious honour and a real testament to the quality performances presented to the HSC Markers. I would like to congratulate the following students for this success;

Madison Jackson (IP) “Goneril” From King Lear. Mabel Li (IP) “Inner Baby”. Florence Cheng, Bronte Noakes, Madison Jackson, Niki Kalimnios, Mabel Li and Amy Tong for their outstanding Group Performance “We are all Individuals”.

A huge vote of thanks must also go to their teacher Ms Wright for guiding and harnessing the creative energy and talents of this group of students. I look forward to hearing and sharing more good news over the coming weeks.

SScchhooooll FFeennccee UUppddaattee I am pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application for the 50/50 Joint Funding Grant from the Department of Education (DoE) to construct a security perimeter fence around the campus. I am so pleased that we will now be able to provide the much needed security and protection to the staff and students within the school. The school will need to fund half of this joint venture and I am hoping that parents may like to consider making a donation to the tax deductible School Building Fund over the coming months, as all donations made by parents will be directed to the funding of this project.

TTeellll TThheemm FFrroomm MMee SSuurrvveeyy ffoorr PPaarreennttss You are invited to participate in the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey designed for parents and carers. This survey complements the TTFM student and teacher surveys, which focus on student engagement, wellbeing and effective teaching practices. Earlier this year the students had the opportunity to complete this survey and we have incorporated some of the key issues and findings into the current school plan. I would now like to seek parental input and if you have yet to complete the survey I strongly encourage you as parents and carers to take a minute to complete the survey.

WWhhyy SShhoouulldd II PPaarrttiicciippaattee?? Parents and carers are an important and valued part of our school community and our school will draw on this input and feedback to make practical improvements and inform school planning and directions.

WWhhaatt DDooeess IItt IInnvvoollvvee?? This online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. It is anonymous and voluntary. If you have more than one child at this school, and feel that your children's experiences differ, you can complete the survey more than once.

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You can access the survey in your own time, between 17 August and 16 October 2015. A link for the survey has been emailed to parents and if you are experiencing any difficulties with this link, please contact our Deputy Principal Ms Abson.

PPrreeffeecctt IInndduuccttiioonn CCeerreemmoonnyy On Tuesday 15 September we will induct into office the newly elected prefect body for 2016 at a special Prefect Induction Ceremony. To be nominated and elected by your peers into such a prestigious office is a real honour and testament to the leadership skills and qualities that the students have. I would like to introduce and congratulate our Prefect body for 2016 and I am looking forward to formally inducting them at our assembly in the presence of their parents/carers and the school community.

Captain: Rubsat Amin

Vice Captians: Christiane Haitidis and Valerie Tran

Prefects: Teodora Bojanic, Aayushma Gurung, Kara Ho, Jennifer How, Nicky Li, Clarissa Lim, Stephanie Noronha, Emily Ong, Shadia Patwary, Kaelyn Rahardja, Yuchen Ren, Samantha Yau.

CCllaassssiiccss TToouurr During the holidays Mr Morrison and eight students from Years 10 and 11 together with students from Sydney Girls High School will be visiting Italy and the UK as part of the Combined Schools Classics Study Tour. The planning for the tour has taken more than nine months, and the students are all very excited about their imminent departure. During the tour students will visit a range of wonderful places including a full day at the archaeological site of Pompeii, the ancient sites of Rome herself, including the Roman forum and Colosseum, the ruins of Bath in England, a visit to Mill Hill School, London, and the British Museum, home to the largest collection of classical artefacts in the world. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to personally experience the culture, history and language which they have learnt about in class, and to engage with their learning in a deep and rich way. I would like to thank Mr Morrison for the huge amount of time and energy he has invested to make this opportunity possible for our students and for attending the tour alongside the students. I wish the students all the best for the tour and I look forward to hearing about their adventures when they return home safely next term.

FFaarreewweellll,, WWeellccoommee aanndd TThhaannkk YYoouu At the end of this term Mr Ted Scott officially leaves our school to start a new chapter in his career at SCECGS Redlands. On behalf of our school community I would like to thank Mr Scott for his dedication and commitment to the students in each of his classes for the past five years. Mr Scott is an exceptional Social Science teacher with particular expertise in Economics and Geography. He has also been a valued member of the wellbeing team having also so ably stepped up into Year Adviser roles during his time at our school. Mr Scott has involved himself outside of the classroom, leading the Da Vinci Decathlon for the past four years. I know that he will enjoy his new challenge and we wish him all the success he deserves as he transitions into his new school community. His new school is certainly lucky to have acquired such a quality educational practitioner.

At the start of next term, we officially welcome our new Head Teacher Administration and PDHPE Ms Amber Housego into our school community. I know she is very keen and excited to start in her new role and we are looking forward to having her join our school community and be part of our executive team.

Ms Sue Thodey officially ends her temporary employment contract at the end of this term. I wanted to say a very big thank you to Ms Thodey for the significant contribution she has made to our school and for the endless hours she has invested organising the quality and varied PDHPE lessons, sporting activities, events and competitions for all of our students to enjoy and participate in. I know Ms Thodey will continue to have a connection to St George and we look forward to having her back in a range of capacities in the future. I wanted to also say a very sincere thank you to Mr Gordon Moncrieff for the dedication and professionalism he has continually displayed during his time as Relieving Head Teacher Administration.

The organisation of the school day is a very important role and Mr Moncrieff has ensured that the school has functioned smoothly each and every day. He is calm under pressure and has executed his duties with dignity and professionalism.

SSttuuddeenntt AAcchhiieevveemmeennttss Our Year 12 students showcased their HSC Body of Works (BOWs) at the Visual Arts exhibition held on Wednesday 26 August. It was so great to see so many parents and community members attend to celebrate and view the quality work on display. It was great to see our local paper ‘The Leader’ feature an article last Thursday 3 September (included in the ‘St George Girls Make News’ Section) on one of the impressive BOWs created by our Year 12 student Sidney Tulau. I have also been closely watching the progress of our Year 9 debating team who successfully triumphed through to the Regional Semi Finals of the Premier’s Debating Challenge. This team comprising of Eloise Cooper, Laetitia Carlile-Purcarea, Emily Kasovska, Sophie Lymn and Brenda Tan has defeated Year 10 debating teams from Blakehurst High School, Cronulla High School, Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus. Mr Simmons has been the coach in charge of this extraordinary group of debaters and has described them as “nothing short of extraordinary in their achievements, not only in their victories but in the grace, humility and dignity with which they have won”. The girls were narrowly defeated by the Year 10 team from Sydney Boys High School, with the adjudicator admitting that he had to “think very hard about which team had the better argument on the day”. Our debaters have typified all that is so exceptional about our school – intelligence, the capacity for empathy and support and, above all, enthusiasm for learning according to Mr Simmons. I am very proud of the girls and I would also like to acknowledge the commitment and guidance provided by Mr Simmons to this group of Year 9 students, I know they have certainly appreciated having his support and encouragement. I have also received the wonderful news that Erica Li in Year 9 attended the Australian Synchronised Swimming Commonwealth Festival in Perth last week. This is a wonderful opportunity and achievement and I am so lucky to be leading a school that can celebrate student achievements each month in such a variety of areas. I am always keen to hear about the achievements of our students and I welcome any correspondence from parents or the community about any such achievement. Well done to all who have experienced personal success this term. Finally I would like to wish our school community a very safe and restful end of term break. I look forward to doing it all again in Term 4, which commences on Tuesday 6 October for both staff and students. Betty Romeo Principal

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EEnndd ooff TTeerrmm OOrrggaanniissaattiioonn n preparation for Year 11 commencing their Higher School Certificate courses next term information meetings were held on Monday 14 September for

students outlining assessment, illness and misadventure and change of subject procedures. The Prefect Induction Assembly will take place on Tuesday 15 September at 10:00am in the school hall followed by a morning tea in the staff common room. The students from Years 7 – 11 will have a chance to farewell Year 12 at a special assembly on Wednesday 16 September. On Friday 18 September, Year 12 will have an additional formal graduation assembly, attended by their families and school staff. To facilitate the running and organisation of this assembly Years 7 – 11 will be released from school at 11:50am on this day, (unless they are part of the Year 11 students who are helping with the garden party). If you would like your daughter to remain at school after this time and under teacher supervision, please complete the permission note distributed to the students during week 9 and return it to Mr Treacy. Mr Treacy Deputy Principal

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ince the issue of the last Gazette, the following students have been presented with Dragon Badges:

Josephine Smith of Year 7. Cecilia Chenh and Preety Thapa (3) of Year 8. Phoebe Zeng of Year 9. Celia Tulau, Athanasia Vardakis-Vertzayias (2) of Year 10. Louise Feng (3), Kara Ho (2), Tania Lu, Kaelyn Rahardja (4), Tabitha Roberts, Vivian Tao and Cathy Wang (2) of Year 11. Kaesia Chan (2), Yoshni Chandra (2), Artchaki Chandrasegar, Anita Chen (2), Jennifer Chen (2), Sharon Chen, Celia Chen, Vicki Chen (2), Vicky Chen, Pratiksha Chuttar, Anita Cui, Cynthia Feng, Claire Fu, Celine Fung, Simran Gowan (2), Shirley Gu (2), Jenny Gu, Katelyn Harper, Joanna He (3), Alice Hu (2), Helen Huang, Katharine Huynh, Vanessa Jan, Lisa Jia (2), Niki Kalimnios, Jessica Kam, Clarise Koh (2), Deeksha Koul (2), Michelle Kuang (2), Brenda Lam (2), Rebecca Lam (2), Anna Lee (4), Vivian Lee (2), Erica Li (2), Louise Li (3), Annie Liang (6), Melinda Liang (6), Jessica Liew (2), Jenny Lin (2), Jessie Lin (3), Salena Lin (6), Jessica Liu (3), Alice Long (2), Maggie Lu, Lily Lu (5), Elizabeth Melkonian (2), Vanessa Mo, Dhivya Nadarajah (5), Anne Nguyen,

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Jessica Nguyen (2), Rebecca Pereira (4), Ama Qian, Shimona Rastogi, Ines Sarmiento, Michelle Selvaraj, Jessica Shao, Saloni Shingavi (2), Rebecca Shiu (2), Arielle Simon, Selina Su (4), Megan Sun (3), Natasha Tam (2), Amy Tong (7), Alice Tran (3), Christie Tsang, Catherine Tuazon (5), Sidney Tulau (2), Lydia Villavarayen, Helen Wang, Iris Wang (3), Shelley Wang (3), Mandy Wong, Imogen Yeomans, Lily Zhang (2) and Elizabeth Zheng of Year 12. The following students have been presented with Super Dragon Badges: Tania Lu and Tabitha Roberts of Year 11. Yoshni Chandra, Vicki Chen, Pratiksha Chuttar, Cynthia Feng, Claire Fu, Shirley Gu, Alice Hu, Vanessa Jan, Vivian Lee, Louise Li, Melinda Liang, Salena Lin, Alice Long, Lily Lu, Saloni Shingavi, Selina Su, Natasha Tam, Amy Tong, Christie Tsang, Sidney Tulau, Iris Wang, Lily Zhang and Elizabeth Zheng of Year 12.

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he YMCA NSW Youth Parliament is a wonderful program which empowers young people from Years 10 – 12 from both rural and metropolitan

NSW to be advocates for their communities. This year, the program attracted over 250 applications and a record 160 were chosen to become Youth Parliamentarians. Of these 160, Rachael Lee, Janis Wu and myself (Carolyn Tran), were selected to participate in this prestigious program and become Youth members of the Legislative Council (NSW upper house). We attended two camps. The first being in Vision Valley in the April school holidays to meet fellow Parliamentarians and develop our speaking skills and refine our parliamentary knowledge in preparation for the Residential camp in the July school holidays. The Residential camp was undoubtedly the highlight of the program, and involved a four day sitting week in the NSW Parliament House in front of current MPs who chaired out debates. We even had the chance to meet renowned politicians and Australians such as Rosie Batty (Australian of the Year 2015), Bob Carr (former NSW Premier), Anna Bligh (former QLD Premier) and Dame Quentin Bryce (former Governor General). As well, His Excellency Peter Cosgrove, current Governor of NSW, hosted us for a wonderful afternoon tea reception in his palace that is nestled between the Sydney Conservatorium and the Botanical Gardens.

Youth Parliament has been a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded youth and develop lasting friendships, engage in rigorous but always respectful debate on a range of issues including medicinal cannabis legalisation, domestic violence and rural health. I must also take this opportunity to thank St George Girls, particularly, the Dragon Aid charity for sponsoring us to attend the program. I encourage everyone from Years 7 – 12 (there is another program called Junior Parliament for those in Years 7 – 9) to consider participating in this fantastic program, because it really does change everything!

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LLaanngguuaaggee PPeerrffeecctt RReeppoorrtt ast term students from Years 8 to 11 French classes participated in the Language Perfect World Championships which took place over

eight days.

During the competition our school came 2nd

for French in Australia for our category and 3

rd for French in the

world. Overall, all languages included, we were placed 10

th out of the 160 competing schools in our category.

The girls answered almost 211 thousand questions and scored over 84 thousand points.

47 students in total were awarded certificates: 19 credit, 14 bronze, 2 silver and 10 gold awards. The following students earned credit certificates:

Year 8: Nicola Cafcaros, Emily Chan, Rouya Deng, Bonnie Dong, Veronica Li, Maria Liem, Shaily Shrestha, Aimee Soenarjo, Rebecca Zhang, Krystal Zhang, Jakey Zhang, Catherine Zhao and Katrina Wu.

Year 10: Genia Furlong, Zoe Li, Surabhi Shrestha and Jamie-Lee Xu.

Year 11: Daisy Kelly and Talissa Jondral. The following students earned bronze certificates and were in the top 10% of 300,000 competitors:

Year 8: Celia Beed, Chloe Chan, Maggie Chau, Anuki Jayawardana, Kiera Hinton, Katherine Lee, Da Lin, Kate Ou, Grace Park, Aboli Pawar, Preety Thapa, Kathy Xia.

Year 10: Jasmine Wong.

Year 11: Spriha Goswami.

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The two students who achieved a silver award were placed in the top 5% of the 300 thousand global competitors: Year 8: Sharon Luo and Kitty Ringdahl. The following students who achieved a gold award were placed in the top 2% of 300 thousand competitors from around the world: Year 8: Erika Carrillo, Sophia Chia, Josephine Chin, Miranda Feletar, Lisa Gronich, Ana Ona, Mikayla Perry, Aalya Sukkarieh and Angela Wu. Year 10: Annie Yang. Congratulations to all students who participated in the Language Perfect World Championships. The NSW Championships will be held later this year.

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hank you to Ms Iosifidis, for her highly informative presentation to parents. Ms Iosifidis informed parents of the executive projects focusing into

junior years, talked about Quality Teaching, ICT, steps of improving the performance in Bands 5 and up, the importance in providing feedback to staff as to how the students perform in each area of Mathematics.

The next P&C meeting will be held on Thursday 22 October 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. Our guest speaker will be Ms Wright, Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts.

I look forward to seeing you all at our 22 October 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 22 SSeepptteemmbbeerr he meeting started with the principal’s report provided by Ms Romeo. She briefed us on the recent Year 12 activities. They had a musical

performance on Monday 7 September and a visual arts exhibition. Ms Romeo also received and approved 40 applications for the School and Community Service Awards. These Awards are funded annually by the Mothers Committee and will be presented on Friday, 18 September at Graduation Day. Excellent and Outstanding Award categories are awarded, with each recipient receiving a $20 or $30 voucher respectively. Our thanks go to Ms Romeo. Also thanks to our guest speaker Ms Wright – Head Teacher of Creative and Performing Arts. Ms Wright shared with us research that shows Arts are key to unlocking potential. Dancing, singing, acting, playing music and making art – all these activities greatly benefit a child’s academic performance and overall creativity and innovation, as well as their personal well-being. The research found that school students who studied creative and performing arts were more motivated, more likely to complete homework and participate in class and enjoyed school more than their peers who didn’t participate in the arts. These creative students also have a greater sense of purpose, self-esteem, life satisfaction and educational aspirations. Ms Wright told us that the school always has a focus on creative and performing arts and has been achieving great results in HSC in this area. Ms Wright also took us around the art exhibition and showed us a research video in the drama shed. When we visited the music rooms, Year 7’s were practicing there and gave us a surprise performance which was a delight.

NNeeww EExxeeccuuttiivvee TTeeaamm With the support of the committee members and assistance of the old executive team, the new executive team has smoothly transitioned into their roles. We will make sure the previous projects that are funded by the Mothers’ Committee will continue to carry on and are implemented successfully. We have received the final quote for the senior study room upgrade. We hope the room will be ready in time for this year’s Year 12 students and provide a better environment for them in preparing for their HSC studies.

UUnniiffoorrmm SShhoopp NNeewwss Year 9 girls are encouraged to avoid the rush at the end of the year and purchase their senior uniform now. They can purchase the Senior Uniform on Wednesday’s at lunchtime 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.

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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!

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 which was installed to improve the efficiency of the uniform shop. We are also doing some research to see if it is feasible to implement EFTPOS facilities in the uniform shop.

Could Year 12 girls please consider donating their unwanted uniform items to the school. Donations can be placed in the container near the door of the Uniform Shop or placed in the pink bin in the Year 12 study. Good quality items are resold with all funds returned to the school and other items are donated to charity.

UUnniiffoorrmm SShhoopp HHeellppeerr NNeeeeddeedd!!!! New volunteers to help in the uniform shop are needed during Term 4, as it is busier than normal due to the change of uniform for Year 9. Volunteers are also required for Year 7 Orientation Day on Wednesday 2 December and our special opening on Saturday 5 December. If you are able to assist, even just one day will still be helpful. Please contact Marni Torkel at mtorkel@gmail.com or on 0421 068 959 or Patricia Strehler at familysportsday@gmail.com or on 0434 819 277. The Uniform Shop is open every Wednesday at lunchtime during the term 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 7 October at 10am in the Library Our Guest Speaker will be Ms Iosifidis – Head Teacher Mathematics.

I am looking forward to seeing you all in our October 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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AAnn EEvveenniinngg aatt tthhee TThheeaattrree ur August fundraising event was a theatre party to the Rockdale Guild Theatre to see “Moonlight and Magnolias” – a wonderfully

entertaining comedy. All who attended enjoyed the performance very much and are looking forward to the next production in November which will be Noel Coward’s “Private Lives”, a humourous and satirical look at relationships. Our theatre parties are always arranged for an 8.00pm Wednesday performance. All tickets are $20 with profits directly benefitting the school. If you’d like to attend the next production, or to be placed on our call list for future productions, please contact Enid on 9588 3584.

TThhee SStt GGeeoorrggiiaannss aarree nnooww oonn FFaacceebbooookk!! Join us on Facebook – a great way to keep up with news and find and stay in contact with old school friends. We have now formed a “closed group”– simply search Facebook for The St Georgians and choose The St Georgians closed group and ask to join. We already have over 300 members and growing fast! The St Georgians meet at The St George Leagues Club, 124 Princes Highway Kogarah, at 11.00am on the fourth Thursday of each month during school term. These meetings are open to all former students, with voting rights limited to Life members. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, 25 September. We are always keen to meet new members, and look forward to seeing you there! If you have a friend, relative or neighbour who attended St George Girls High School, be sure to tell her to contact us about attending.

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

OO Special Offer 1 Senior Skirt 2 Senior Blouses 1 Senior Backpack

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

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Tuesday 15 September Gazette issued on school website and emailed to parents and students Prefect Induction Assembly Wednesday 16 September School Farewell to Year 12 Ceremony, Assembly Hall 2015 Primary Proms Concert, City, 7pm Thursday 17 September Year 12 ‘Mock’ Assembly

Friday 18 September Year 12 Graduation and Garden Party End of Term 3 Wednesday 23 September Duke of Edinburgh Silver Camp - Friday 25 September Monday 22 September Duke of Edinburgh Gold Camp - Thursday 25 September Monday 5 October Public Holiday Tuesday 6 October Term 4 begins for all Year 7 – 11 students Commencement of Summer Uniform Monday 12 October Commencement of Higher School Certificate Examinations

Year 11 commence HSC Courses

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

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JJuunniioorr SSuummmmeerr UUnniiffoorrmm SSeenniioorr SSuummmmeerr UUnniiffoorrmm Junior Summer Tunic (lightweight fabric) $50.00 All Season Skirt in St George Fabric $70.00 White Short-Sleeved Blouse $18.00 Senior Overblouse $28.00 Blazer $170.00 Jumper $80.00 Jumper $80.00 Blazer $170.00

Socks (3 pack) $12.00 Socks (3 pack) $12.00

JJuunniioorr WWiinntteerr UUnniiffoorrmm SSeenniioorr WWiinntteerr UUnniiffoorrmm Junior Winter Tunic (warmer fabric) $80.00 All Season Skirt in St George Fabric $70.00

White Long Sleeved Blouse $22.00 White Long Sleeved Blouse $28.00 Blazer $170.00 Jumper $80.00 Jumper $80.00 Blazer $170.00 Tie $15.00 Socks (3 pack) $12.00 Socks (3 pack) $12.00 Tailored Trousers (optional) $53.00

Tailored Trousers (optional) $53.00

SSppoorrttss UUnniiffoorrmm OOtthheerr IItteemmss PE Long Sleeved Polo Shirt $30.00 Junior Backpack (chiropractic) $80.00 PE Short Sleeved Polo Shirt $25.00 Senior Backpack $55.00 PE Navy Shorts $25.00 Technology Apron (white) $10.00 PE Navy Microfibre Tracksuit Pants $30.00 Navy Sun Hat $55.00 PE Navy, Red, White Microfibre Tracksuit Jacket $50.00 Red Scarf $10.00 PE Blue Baseball Cap $17.00 School Badge $7.00

Red Music Ties and Socks are available from the Finance Office

The Uniform Shop will open every Wednesday from 12.45pm to 2.00pm

Payment by Cash or Cheque Only (No Credit Card or EFTPOS Facility Available)

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1. All items of uniform must be regulation St George Girls High School.

2. No jewellery other than watches, ear studs or Dragon or School Badges is to be worn.

3. Uniforms are to be of a reasonable length and no shorter than 10cm above the knee when the student is kneeling.

4. Makeup is not permitted in the junior school. Senior students may, if they wish, wear light makeup and pale nail polish.

5. Hijab, if worn, must be plain white or navy.

6. Hair ribbons and elastics, if worn, are to be either red, white and/or navy.

7. School backpacks must be purchased through the uniform shop – backpack with school crest for Years 7 – 9, plain

navy backpack for Years 10 – 12.

8. Neck scarves in Winter must be red, white or navy blue.

9. Black leather lace up school shoes only.

10. White plain ankle length socks in Summer.

11. White plain ankle length socks or beige, navy or black pantihose in Winter.

12. A plain long black overcoat may be worn over the school jumper in extremely cold weather.

13. Black jumpers or cardigans are not permitted.

14. Skivvies are not permitted.

All uniform items (except for shoes) must be purchased from the School Uniform Shop.

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