Nelson Street, Wauchope 2446
phone (02) 65851400 fax (02) 65852445
email: [email protected]
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
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31 CHS N Coast Futsal KO Yr 8-11
U/15 Boys & Girls Zone Basketball KO
T3
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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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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
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11 School starts for all students and staff
HSC starts
Marine Studies Whale watching excursion
T4
Wk 2
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20 P&C Meeting: Common Room 7 pm
T4
Wk 3
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Year 11 Sydney Camp
T4
Wk 4
N
O
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1 School Council meeting 5:30 pm Common Room
T4
Wk 5
N
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T4
Wk 6
N
O
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T4
Wk 6
N
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Year 12 Formal (tentative date)
P&C Meeting: Common Room 7 pm
Power of Choice
Peer Support Camp
T4
Wk
N
O
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23 ESSA Year 8
T4
Wk 8
D
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Proposed Year 9 Work Experience
T4
Wk 9
D
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School Council meeting 5:30 pm Common Room
Year 6 Orientation
Presentation Night
Year 10 Formal Assembly
T4
Wk 10
D
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15
15
16
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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