Woolgoolga High School Newsletter Issue 3 . March 9, 2018 CENTENARY DRIVE WOOLGOOLGA 2452 . 6654 1500 . [email protected]. www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Principal P.2 Important coming dates P.3 U15’s Mid north coast AFL Selection Trials P.4 Zone Swimming P. 5 &11 Inter agency BBQ P. 6 Mid North Coast Zone Soccer Team Selection P.7 Year 9 Textiles P.7 Peer Reading Training P.8 Sport Carnival Dates P.8 Touch Football Gala Day P.9 Lochlan Beedie winner of the District Lions Youth of the Year Competition On Saturday night, Lions Youth of the Year representaves from Yamba, Maclean, Wool- goolga and Coffs Harbour represented their individual Lions Clubs and their schools, aended the District Final of the Compe- on at Woolgoolga Bowling Club. The compeon involves student individual interviews, impromptu quesons and a five minute prepared speech. Students are judged on their leadership, sporng and cul- tural acvies, cizenship and community knowledge, general knowledge and academ- ic ability. Congratulaons goes to Lochlan Beedie who was awarded the 2018 District Lions Youth of the Year.
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The clothing pool is in need of second hand school uniforms for emergency clothing etc. Donations of pre loved school uniforms in good condition which are no longer required are gratefully accepted at the front office.
IMPORTANT COMING EVENTS
Tue Mar 13 P&C Meeting
Thur Mar 15 Year 11 RYDA
Tue Mar 20 Dance and ATSI students to Bangarra CHHC
Fri Mar 23 Year 7 Vaccinations
Fri Mar 30 to
Mon Apr 2 Easter
Sun Apr 8 to
Tue Apr 10 NSW CHS State Swimming
Tue Apr 10 P&C Meeting
Tue Apr 10 Science and Engineering Challenge
Fri Apr 13 WHS Cross Country
Fri Apr 13 Last day Term 1
2018 Vaccination Dates
Term 1 – 23rd
March 2018 :
All Year 7 students
Gardasil (HPV Dose 1)
Boostrix (diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis-whooping cough)
1 dose only
Catch up Year 8 Gardasil (HPV)
if required (only if commenced in
Year 7)
P&C canteen team are asking for
donations of Easter eggs to go towards
their soon to be held Eggstravaganza
Raffle. The more eggs donated, the
bigger the giveaways. Please get on
board with this fundraiser and donate.
P&C Fundraising
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U15’s Mid north coast AFL Selection Trials On the Monday the 1st of March , thirteen Woolgoolga High School boys competed in the U15’s Mid North Coast AFL Selection Trials at Toormina. The Team consisted of Hunter Jefferies, Asher Goodman, Vishaal Chouhan, Preston Oake, Jake Hutchinson, Eli Anderson, Jo Murray, Ned Mcleod, Noah Woods and Manny Sutton. The boys won 3 out of the 4 games claiming 3rd from a draw of 7 teams. This was a fantastic effort espe-cially considering it was the first AFL experience for some of the boys. Well done to Hunter Jefferies, Preston Oake and Manny Sutton for being selected in the Zone team. Big thank you to parent drivers who allowed this great day to happen and Mr Chadwick for Organising and Coaching the day. Mr Chadwick
Request for Missing Information
Some families may receive a phone call over the coming weeks requesting im-
portant details missing from your child’s records.
This important information is used for statistics and helps provide for future
funding for your child’s education.
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On Thursday 22nd February Woolgoolga High School participated in an Under 15s Touch football gala day. This gala day also doubled as the selections for the Mid North Coast Touch Football team.
UNDER 15 BOYS TEAM Our boys came up against a very slick Toormina side in the first pool game. Despite scoring the first try and playing well, Woolgoolga were beaten 6-1. They played Bellingen in the next game and dominated the valley side, win-ning with a convincing 7-2 score line. We then played Coffs High, the top team in Pool B, in a hard and fast game. Coffs eventually beat us 7-4 and then went on to play Toormina in the final. Toormina were too good for Coffs and beat them 6-2. This was a very similar margin to our game with Toormina so plenty of credit goes to the Wool-goolga boys. They played fairly and rotated on and off the field without issue. Congratulations to Ryley Smidt and Emanuel Sutton who were both selected in the Zone Team.
UNDER 15 GIRLS TEAM
The girls’ first game was against Toormina High School. The game was a fairly even match, but unfortunately
Woolgoolga lost 3-2 when Toormina scored right at the end of the game. Our second game was against Bellingen
High school. During this game the skill of the Woolgoolga girls really shone. The team worked well together in de-
fence to make it very difficult for Bellingen to score and they played well in attack to come away with an 8-2 win.
The next game was an exciting semi-final against Orara High School. The end result was a 3 all draw forcing the
girls into extra time. Woolgoolga played hard for the next 5 minutes attacking and defending with all the energy
they had left. At the end of the extra time the game still remained a draw, fortunately on a count back system
Woolgoolga had scored more points than Orara throughout all of the games, making them the winner and ad-
vancing them to the final.
In the final Woolgoolga faced off against Toormina High School for the second time. The game went from end to
end with both teams fighting for the win as hard as they could. The end result was a 1 all draw, forcing Woolgool-
ga to play yet another round of extra time. Fortunately for Woolgoolga this time they were able to score first and
then defend well enough to stop Toormina from scoring at all during the extra time. The final score was 2-1 to
Woolgoolga making the Woolgoolga under 15 girls the winner of the gala day.
A huge congratulations to all of the girls who played and a special mention to Shania King, Jesse Beresford,
Aheisha McPhillips and Emma Nelson who were selected for the Under 15s Mid North Coast Touch Football team.
SMS Messages for Unexplained Student Absences
It is vital that you advise the school if your mobile number or
nominated contact to receive SMS messages has changed. You
can notify the school of this change in writing or via email.
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Thursday March 8 was International Women’s Day. The staff at Woolgoolga High School wore purple clothing, or proudly wore Purple Ribbons like the one pictured, to show their support for Gender Equity.
The Colour of the Year 2018 is Ultra Violet. This colour communi-cates originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking that points us toward the future – where all boys, girls, men and women will be treated as equals!
The next newsletter will feature our Year 12 fe-male leaders representing Woolgoolga High School with pride at the International Women’s Day Breakfast in Coffs Harbour.
Year 12 Students have decided to “Give Up” the traditional Easter Raffle and have committed to leading this Red Cross Charity Fundraiser, as they believe it is better to give than receive.
What will you GIVE UP to raise money for the Woolgoolga Red Cross Branch to keep their humanitarian efforts going? It should be meaningful, and challenging to achieve. We would like you, the community, to have the power to choose what you would like to give up, and for how long.
Once you have made your pledge, please ask your family and friends to sponsor you to honour your pledge, and monies raised will be collected and forwarded to Red Cross Woolgoolga on your behalf. All sponsorship forms and money must be returned to the school by Friday 23rd March 2018, so it is recommended that you limit your “Give it Up” time to 7 days or less.
Some Suggestions to get you thinking –
“I will GIVE UP Social Media for 5 days”
“I will GIVE UP Junk Food for 3 days”
“ I will GIVE UP watching videos / TV / Netflix for 7 days”
The possibilities are only limited by your imagination!
Parents – If you would like to be involved, please ask your children to obtain a sponsorship form on your behalf. We have several staff members interested in participating too – lets make this a genuine community effort!
Sponsorship forms will be issued next Monday during Assembly, so we can all make a difference in our local community.
Karen Dorahy – Year 12 Advisor
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Homestay Hosts Wanted 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 Woolgoolga Rotary Auction of used household goods takes place the first Saturday
of every month except January for small goods, furniture and a whole lot of mixed
items. Location is the Rotary shed behind the CWA, next to the RSL club in Beach
Street (parking available behind the RSL club). Come down to grab a bargain!
For further information visit http://woolgoolgarotaryclub.org.au/
2018 University Roadshow
On the 20th February Woolgoolga High School hosted the 2018 University Roadshow. Representatives from Charles Sturt, Southern Cross and the University of New England spoke to more than 50 Year 12 students about university life, applying to university, early entry, UAC, scholarships, accommodation and much more.
This visit also focused on raising student awareness to many of the costs associated with university; such as rent, text books, transport, and the varied ways in which students can hope to pay these bills such as Centrelink, working and the generosity of their wonderful parents.
After the presentations, students were keen to patronise the three university stalls, collecting university hand-books, brochures and asking questions on an individual basis.
Mr Burton
$50 Year 7 Sport Levy
To be paid asap.
Reminders…. Update Student Details
Please ensure to update any change of student details: living
arrangements, address, phone contacts, medical details,