Nelson Street, Wauchope 2446

phone (02) 65851400 fax (02) 65852445

email: wauchope-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

website: www.wauchope-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Wauchope High

School

Term 3 Week 6 August 2010

YEAR 12 ARE WELL ON

TRACK FOR HSC AS

MAJOR WORKS AND

PRACTICAL EXAMS ARE

NEARING

COMPLETION

OUR WHS 2010 SCHOOL MAGAZINE!!

This year sees the return of the Wauchope High School annual magazine. This maga-zine is designed as a lasting record for student

achievement throughout 2010, as well as a

farewell and keepsake for Year 12 students.

The magazine will be distributed to students in Week 5 Term 4, however, due to the need to or-der numbers prior to printing, payment will

need to be made by the end of Term 3.

The magazine will cost $15 which can be paid t o

the front office.

DON’T MISS OUT!!!

ORDER

YOUR

2010

SCHOOL

MAG

TODAY!

Support Unit and Education

Week

ROTARY AWARDS

Visiting Rotary Representatives presented these special Rotary

Global Issue awards to WHS students

GEOGRAPHY COMPETITION EXCELLENCE: With 5 in the top 10%

of the state and 1 in the top 3%, Wauchope High is very proud of these

students.

Gunnedah Aquip.

Year 12

Textiles

and

Design

HSC Works

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Principal’s Report

Exciting Times

If you have driven past the school just recently, you will have noticed that there is something missing. B Block has almost been totally demolished and cleared away. This is just the beginning of the major capital works that will be visually changing the school over the next two years.

B Block has made way for a new technology building which will improve the way in which subjects such as food technology, hospitality, textiles and design, wood and metal work, construction and engineering science will be delivered.

Not only is the view to the future exciting for students and staff alike; bricks and mortar coming down really is something to witness. In an historical year for Wauchope High School (it turns 50 this year), the story continues as history continues to be made.

Subject Selections

Each year, at this time of the year, we go through the process of selecting subjects and coming up with a timetable that best reflects student choices. This is a complex task which has to take into account the resources we have available.

The fantastic feature about the way it is done at Wauchope High School is that all students get a say in which subjects appear on the timetable and which do not. As was explained at our Subject Selection Nights, this does not mean that every subject will run. However, it does mean that the timetable meets the needs of the majority of our students.

The Subject Selections Nights were well attended and it is always terrific to chat with the families of our students.

School Uniform

Over the past few weeks it has been very noticeable, when our students assemble, that so many of our students are in school uniform.

When wearing uniform students recognise themselves as an integral part of the school community and, amongst other things, it assists in developing pride in representing their school.

I would like to thank our school community in supporting the school in this manner. I would also like to acknowledge the staff of Wauchope High School and Ms Joanne Jones for their contributions.

Mrs Nicole Gough (Deputy Principal)

AUTHOR TRISTAN SHARES HIS CREATIVE TALENT

AN INVITATION TO STAFF AND STUDENTS

AND THEIR FAMILIES OF WAUCHOPE HIGH TOP DAY AT TORWOOD

Come and walk amongst the beautiful garden

trees and shrubs, buy some morning tea or BBQ

lunch. Also present will be Densey Clyne, natural-

ist and photographer. Belted Galloway cows and

free guided tours.

COST: $5.00 adults Students/children free

FUND RAISING FOR PAKISTAN FLOOD VICTIMS

Author Tristan Bancks, who wrote the teen book series

Mac Slater and Coolhunter, came to WHS to share his

talents with our students. The 36 year old, a former Home

and Away (TV series) star loves to travel. His novels and

film work now make up more of his life than his acting

career.

Bancks has recently become an ambassador for camp

Quality. He has recently worked with SBS and Film

Australia to create a short film intended to inspire primary

school classes to spend five minutes each day changing

the world in some way.

EDUCATION WEEK IN THE SUPPORT UNIT

cont……..

Parents and carers attended lunch in the

Support Unit during Education Week.

More Year 12 HSC Textiles and Design

Works

AN END OF AN ERA!!!

www.wauchope-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Our familiar B Block

building (TAS) looks

even less than this

now. It has been

crushed and

recycled to form the

gravel of our new car

park. Keep up with

the reconstruction of

Wauchope High

projects on our web

page.

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2010 Nominations for school leaders.. Congratulations for standing up and

being counted!!!

TOCAL Visit

Stephen Crick a lecturer at Tocal College of Agriculture at

Paterson came and talked to Year 10 and Year 11 about the

rural opportunities and careers in this field. The college

may support a career camp for our seniors later in the year.

Marine Studies Sushi and Major Projects AGQUIP GUNNEDAH!!

Year 11 students who have nominated to

become 2011 captains and vice captains

reflected the quality of self confidence and

initiative that Wauchope High helps

develop in its seniors. As always, it is a

tough call to stand up and nominate for a

leadership position, as Australia has

recently seen in the election, so all of

these students are to be congratulated,

irrespective of whether they make the final

captain selection.

Who knew that sushi started as a way of preserving fish

2400 years ago, when fermenting rice was packed around

the fish and the fermented rice juices preserved the fish?

Year 9 Marine studies now know as they also learn to

prepare a healthy and fun new type of food.

Thanks to Mrs

Koch for her

excellent sushi

making instruc-

tion to the

classes.

Year 9 and 10 Marine

Studies students are

completing and presenting

their major projects. Marine

Studies teachers are now

looking at the options of a

trip to Coffs Harbour early

term 4 to go whale watching

on a boat and visit the cute

seals and porpoises at the

Coffs Porpoise Pool.

Mr Dave Starr and Mr

Adrian Palmer with

staff support took a

bus load of students to

Ag Quip last week. It

was an early start and

the weather was not

promising, raining all

the way to Gunnedah.

However, the students

had a great day in the

wet and the mud.

4

The bus trip was a

highlight in itself as

students bonded

amongst the movies

and sleep and

games.

Looking forward to it

again!

Thanks to all the

staff and parents

involved.

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CANTEEN ROSTER AUG/SEPT 2010

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

30/8

31/8

1/9

2/9

3/9

R Williams

Kerrie Pead

CMackenzie

Dale Copland

Helen Haigh

Kerry Williams

Carol Tipping

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

6/9

7/9

8/9

9/9

10/9

Janet Schmitzer

Elizabeth Smith

Lyn Williams

Colleen Wade

Corrie Harris

HELP NEEDED PLEASE!

WHS CANTEEN ON

6585 3366

P&C MEETING 15th September 2010

( 3rd Wednesday of month at 7 pm )

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

MONDAY 2.50pm—3.30pm FRIDAY 8.30am—9.00am

Coming up at WHS!! Term 3-4 2010

T3

Wk 7

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31 CHS N Coast Futsal KO Yr 8-11

U/15 Boys & Girls Zone Basketball KO

T3

Wk 8

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7

8

9

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Performer: Steven Herrick

Popular Mechanicals Performance

School Social

Excellence Assembly

Year 10 HSIE Excursion

Year 11 MEN Work Placement

T3

Wk 9

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13

14

15

School Council meeting 5:30 pm Common Room

Immunisation Yr 7 & 10

P&C Meeting: Common Room 7 pm

Year 9 Camp (14th 17th)

Year 10 and Year 11 Exams

T3

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Year 10 and Year 11 Exams

Year 12 Final Assembly

Holidays

T4

Wk 1

O

C

T

11 School starts for all students and staff

HSC starts

Marine Studies Whale watching excursion

T4

Wk 2

O

C

T

20 P&C Meeting: Common Room 7 pm

T4

Wk 3

O

C

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Year 11 Sydney Camp

T4

Wk 4

N

O

V

1 School Council meeting 5:30 pm Common Room

T4

Wk 5

N

O

V

T4

Wk 6

N

O

V

T4

Wk 6

N

O

V

16

17

17

Year 12 Formal (tentative date)

P&C Meeting: Common Room 7 pm

Power of Choice

Peer Support Camp

T4

Wk

N

O

V

23 ESSA Year 8

T4

Wk 8

D

E

C

Proposed Year 9 Work Experience

T4

Wk 9

D

E

C

6

7

9

10

School Council meeting 5:30 pm Common Room

Year 6 Orientation

Presentation Night

Year 10 Formal Assembly

T4

Wk 10

D

E

C

15

15

16

17

P&C Meeting: Common Room 7 pm

Last day for students for 2010

Staff Development Day

Staff Development Day

Christmas holidays

2011 Staff Professional Development Day

UNIFORM SHOP

HOURS Mon 2.30—3.30pm Fri 8.30—9.00am

WINTER SPECIALS

Wool Jumper ( M,L,XL) $25

Sloppy Joe ( M,L,XL,XXL) $10

Microfibre Tracktop $30

WAUCHOPE JUNIOR CRICKET REGISTRATION

Dates – Saturday 28th August and Saturday

4th September Time – 9.00 am to 12:00 pm

Venue – Hastings Co-operative Family Store High St Wauchope

Registration forms are also available from Wauchope Sports and Trophies.

Age Divisions – U/9, U/10, U/11, U/12, U/13, U/14, and U/16.

For further info contact Mervyn Bourke on (02) 6585 1118

PURG (Port Macquarie Underwater Research Group. ) We are a group of scuba divers based in the Port Macquarie area. The

Port Macquarie Underwater Research Group (PURG) was established in

2007. PURG successfully applied to the Australian Government Enviro-

fund, an initiative of the Federal Government.

The aims of PURG were to identify and map the marine biodiversity of

offshore and near-shore rocky reefs and protect marine threatened spe-

cies in the Port Macquarie region including the recently declared Cod

Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve.

For more information please visit www.purg.com.au

WAUCHOPE JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE INC PRESENTATION CELEBRATIONS -

Saturday, 11th September 2010

▪ MINIs & MODs : Under 6s - Under 11s ▪ Junior League Fields, Lank Bain Sporting Complex - 11am till 2pm. ALL

WELCOME

▪ INTERNATIONALs : Under 12s - Under 15s ▪ Wauchope Country Club, Auditorium. Assemble 6.30pm

for 7pm Dinner Served - Presentations to follow.

LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS & FRIENDS $20 p/head @ WAUCHOPE REAL

ESTATE... BEFORE Saturday, 4/9/10.

Jane Shaw