Wauchope High School

Nelson Street, Wauchope 2446

phone (02) 65851400 fax (02) 65852445

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

BAGO Community of Schools Launch a

Term 4 Week 6 November 2011

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2011 School

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The Wauchope School Magazine

2011 is here! Secure your copy

NOW! Only $15.00 paid to the

front office. Everyone is in it!

Remember those old school days

when you are 85!

Last Friday our local public schools joined together in a street parade that culminated with a concert in Bain Park.

Byabarra, Beechwood, Comboyne, Huntingdon, Long Flat, Rollands Plains and Wauchope Primary Schools made

huge bunyip puppets that weaved their way through Friday shoppers. Each bunyip was escorted by a Wauchope

High School „bush fairy‟ as well as stilt walkers, clowns and other drama students.

Everyone who was in the park was treated to an amazing array of local public school talent and heard from both our

local School Director and the relieving North Coast Regional Director of School Education who commented on the

level of skill displayed by our students and staff.

Mrs Bush who helped organise the event said “This launch of our Bago Community of Schools is all about family,

colour and the celebration of our students and staff. It has been a great success in demonstrating to our local

community what young people and teachers can achieve as a team in our public schools?”

Fun at the Bago Community of Schools launch

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From the Principal

Junior School Uniform:

During 2011 our school P&C in conjunction with a joint parent and school based Uniform Committee conducted a full review of our current school uniform.

The review included conducting surveys of students, staff and parents. As a result of the uniform review it has been decided that in 2012 Wauchope High School will move towards adopting a new uniform.

It is important for the entire school community to realise that 2012 will be a transition year and it is quite appropriate for students to either wear the old uniform or the new uniform.

We would encourage all parents who are purchasing clothing for school to buy the new uniform and we expect that by 2013 all students will be dressed in the new uniform.

The new uniform can be purchased from the Wauchope High School P&C Uniform Shop; we are expecting the first delivery of shirts by Wednesday 7/12/11.

Junior boys and junior girls will have the same uniform, (girls retaining the choice to wear navy blue shorts or skirt). A photo of the new junior uniform is enclosed with this report, (see right), and parents are reminded that a colour copy of this newsletter is available on our web page, (an easy way to find the page is to Google “Wauchope High School”.

Bob Henry

Tickets available at the school Front Office,

the Year 12 Formal and watch out for ticket

sellers outside the Co=Op

KIDS HELP LINE 1800 55 1800 Talk to someone …… trained ……... anonymously

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A huge thank you to Rod & Tanya

Newman and Brian & Coral Reis and

family for their generous donation of a

HD TV to our „Raffle for Rosie‟

Futsal Champions

Last week the 16yr Girls Futsal team travelled

north to play the final against the Maclean team

winning 4-6. The win saw the girls become the

North Coast Champions.

Congratulations to our team, who defeated

another Maclean team 2-5 to become the Under

14yr Girls North Coast Futsal Champions.

Thank you to Ms Keogh for her coaching skills.

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If you dedicate your time to raising money for charity,

coach or referee a sporting team, give blood or are part

of an environmental group, cadets, SRC or other commu-

nity group, then you could earn yourself awards!

Year 9 students learnt all about the Premier‟s Volunteer-

ing Awards program last week when teacher, Jill Edding-

ton, visited the school. She discussed the importance of

volunteer work for our community, and society at large,

and how students can gain recognition for their good

work.

The Premier‟s Volunteering Awards program rewards

students who volunteer with certificates. These certifi-

cates are terrific for students entering the workforce,

demonstrating their commitment, selflessness and par-

ticipation to any potential employer.

HOW? If you are a student that volunteers, log on to the

Student Portal, click the link, „Programs‟, then „Other Pro-

grams‟ and finally, „Premier‟s Student Volunteering

Awards Program‟. You then enter what volunteer activity

you have completed, how many hours you have volun-

teered and find a teacher to confirm it. After 20hrs ser-

vice your certificate is in the mail!

Thanks to Mrs Quee for her organisation.

“I don‟t like cricket, oh no...”

Wauchope High‟s Under 14yrs Boys cricket

team played Camden Haven High in the

CHS knockout on Monday 7th following wins

against West Port and Coffs Harbour. Win-

ning the toss they elected to bat but were

unfortunately all out for 51 runs. Camden

Haven lost 6 wickets in reply with our team

doing some outstanding bowling taking 3 for

1 off 5 overs.

The Open Boys play Melville High next week

following a win against Port High in Round 2.

„Walk of Hope‟

Members of The Agel

Cares Foundation are

organising groups to par-

ticipate in a „Walk of Hope‟ on this Sunday 20th

Nov. With a small registration fee of $2, you are

invited to join the walk in Wauchope and help

give someone the gift of sight for Christmas.

Leaving Lasiandra Park cnr Cameron St &

Blacdkbutt Drive at 8.00am.

Contact: Alyson Ogilvie-Lee on 0419637089

IT‟S MOVEMBER!!

A number of teachers at Wauchope High will again sport

facial hair in support of the Beyond Blue and the Prostate

Cancer Foundation of Australia

Go to http://au.movember.com/

then click on +

type in

then donate!!!

Donate To a Team

Wauchope High

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ESSA on line (Year 8 Science)

ESSA on line (Year 8 Science)

Year 11/12 maths camp, Bonny Hills

Year 11/12 maths camp, Bonny Hills

School Spectacular

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Mind Matter Presentations 28/11 to 1/12

Year Assemblies

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Year 6 Orientation Day

School Council Meeting 5:30 pm

Year 10 Final Assembly

Maths trip to Luna Park

Year 11/12 Sydney Camp

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Staff development day (no pupils)

Christmas Holidays

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Staff return:Professional Development (no students)

Years 7,11,12 only return

Years 8,9,10 return. All students attend school

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2 School Swimming Carnival

CANTEEN ROSTER NOV/DEC 2011

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Ruth Williams

Elizabeth Smith

Lyn Williams

Dale Copland

Mary Reynolds

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Kerry-Anne Thomas

Carol Tipping

Kerrie Pead

Julie Lindsay

Corrie Harris

Kerry Williams

HELP NEEDED PLEASE! WHS CANTEEN ON 6585 3366

NORTH COAST SCHOOLS SPORTS CALENDAR LINK

http://www.sports.det.nsw.edu.au/north_coast/calendar/year_2011/term_1.htm

P&C NEWS

UNIFORM SHOP NORMAL HOURS

Monday 2:50 pm and Friday 8:30-9:00am

P&C MEETING 16th November

( 3rd Wednesday of each month)

The Time of Your Life - WEP Student Exchange!

Choose from over 20 countries around the world and experience life as an overseas teenager for a sum-mer, semester or even a year. Request a FREE in-formation pack!

Visit www.wep.org.au, Call 1300 884 733

Email info@wep.org.au

Early Bird Special

World Education Program Australia (WEP) is offering stu-dents in years 9 to 11 a $500 discount off the 2011/12 program fee towards a semester or year program to any of the following countries departing in July - September 2012:

Brazil, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Norway, Turkey, Thailand or

the USA.

“WEP is an independent, not-for-profit Australian student exchange organisation registered with the education de-partments in QLD, NSW and VIC.

If anyone has containers at home that could be donated to the

Science department, we could use them.

Sue Busby - Science Assistant

Trivia Night for Rosie

The trivia night fundraiser held at Byabarra on

Saturday night to raise money for Rosie Attard

was a resounding success. Well done to the

organisers and all those who attended, raising

over $5000 on the night.