Student Representative Council 2017...1 WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Volume 21 Issue 2 Student Representative Council 2017 Back Row: Taylor Cummings, Jazmine McCarthy, Heidi Parkes, Arlie

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WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

Volume 21 Issue 2

Student Representative Council 2017 Back Row: Taylor Cummings, Jazmine McCarthy, Heidi Parkes, Arlie Clout, Thomas Keirle, Harry Broome, Scott Tailby. Front Row: Paige Hillard, Georgia Knijff, Jemma Turner, Jack Broome, Alicia Thompson, Charlie Edwards.

House Captains 2017

Back Row: Scott Tailby, Jye Meizer-Riley, Matthew Powyer, Mathew Jones-Porter, Thomas Keirle, Jackson Giffin, Harry Broome. Front Row: Aaron Grasnick, Khristian Tailby, Jade Vernon-Lang, Kelsey Gibson, Heidi Parkes, Arlie Clout, Lucy Darney, Madison Hannelly.


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Swimming Age Champions 2017

Back Row: Eli Cox—15yrs boys, Matthew Powyer—17+ yrs boys, Mitchell Vernon—16yrs boys, Harry Broome— 17+ yrs boys Front Row: Jacqui Ryan—15 yrs girls, Heidi Parkes—16 yrs girls, Kelsey Gibson—17+ yrs girls, Maykayla Beavis—14yrs girls, Kyla Tasker—12/13 yrs girls Absent: Blake Hendra—12/13 yrs boys, Robert Gilbert—14 yrs boys.

PARENT/ TEACHER EVENING The Teachers of Year 7-11 at Wellington High

School invite students and their parents to a Parent Teacher evening on Tuesday 14th March 2017 from

5.00pm to 7.00pm in the school hall to allow all parents the opportunity to discuss their child’s progress.

A Bar-B-Que will be provided

No appointments are necessary.

P & C Meeting

The Wellington High School P & C invites you along to their AGM on 21st March 2017 at 6pm. The meeting will take place in the school’s library. Everyone is welcome to come along and be part of your school community.

Could you please either return the note handed out or ring the front office to confirm numbers for the BBQ. If you are unable to attend, interviews with class teachers can be arranged for a suitable time by calling the front office to book interview times.

Principal: Mr Rod Cosier RelievingDeputy Principal: Mrs Kirsten Parkes (Years 7,9 &11) Mrs Jodie Gorrie (Year 8,10 &12) TELEPHONE: 68452344 or 68452279 FAX: 68451380 PO BOX 21 WELLINGTON The P & C Association meets at 6.00pm in the School Library every 3rd Tuesday in the month. President: Kaylene Brien Secretary: Judy Grasnick

Term 1 is half over and there have already been many highlights. The school’s Cattle Show Team has had fantastic success at Canberra as you will see in the middle of the newsletter. Congratulations to all those students who were part of the team as by all reports they were great ambassadors for our school and its community. The Western Girls Cricket team was ably led by our own Bianca Douglas and the team acquitted itself well in securing the award for displaying the best team spirit over the length of the carnival. We have also already competed in both soccer and basketball competitions with the soccer teams advancing to the next round whilst the basketballers bowed out for this year. The school’s Concept Farm has just commenced again and this will enable students with an interest in rural careers to gain extra experience and insight over the next 3 terms. Year 12 have commenced their final calendar year and will sit their half-yearly examinations in three weeks. They have already taken part in a successful Parent—Teacher evening to prepare them for these examinations. On Tuesday 14th March, the school is holding its Year 7 to 11 Parent –Teacher evening in the school hall. This is a great opportunity to discuss your children’s progress this year and strengthen the partnership with their teachers. If you would like to attend but have no way of getting there, our school bus will be available to pick parents up in town and deliver them home again. Contact the school office to make a booking. Please ensure that students attend school each day and if they are absent, they bring a note to explain this. You may also do this by phone or text.

I look forward to meeting with you on Tuesday evening.

Rod Cosier Principal

From the Principal’s Desk


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“I thought it was fun, even if the

tape kept folding over on itself

and it looked kind of messy. If

we were to practice more, we

may be able to do it faster and

neater”. Sophie

“I was so surprised with how long

it actually took to complete it. It is

much harder than it looks as the

tape wouldn’t stop creasing for

Ellie and I”. Lucy

“My skills were way below

average. I hope I never

have to use them”. Jack

“Very informative and fun.

Found it pretty easy, however it

did take a while”. Grace and

Emma

“It was an interesting experience.

It was harder than it looked.

Keeping the tape straight and

crease free was the hardest part.

It takes a long time….” Ellie

“Fun experience. It’s harder

than it looks but once you

know the order and steps it’s a

bit easier to complete”.

Courtney and Jacyntah

“Strapping looks really easy to

do, but once you start it’s hard to

keep it neat without creases”.

Jemma

YEAR 12 PDHPE HSC OPTION – SPORTS MEDICINE

“At first I thought it would be

easy, but when I started to

strap the ankle it got difficult

and confusing”. Arlie


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Ms L Anderson

LIVE. LEARN. LIBRARY. Greetings all and welcome to a tiny selection of some of the new books available in the Library this term.

So, you’ve seen the movie, now read the book! This version is a Young Reader’s Edition so

it is appropriate for everybody!!

Lion – by Saroo Brierley Can you imagine being lost and not finding your way home again?

This inspirational true story is one of survival and triumph against incredible odds…

Valentine – by Jodi McAlister

THIS IS NOT A FAIRY TALE.

Strange and terrible things begin to happen to four teenagers – all born on the same

Valentine’s Day. One of these teenagers is the Valentine: a Seelie fairy changling

swapped for a human child at birth. The Unseelie have come to kill the Valentine –

except they don’t know who it is.

Pearl shares a birthday with Finn Blacklin. She’s known him all her life and disliked

Every second of it. Now Pearl and Finn must work together to protect themselves from

the sinister forces that are seeking them out.

But there’s more than one problem: the explosive chemistry between them…

Shooting Stars – by Brian Falkner

HE’S BEEN HIDING ALL HIS LIFE. THAT’S ABOUT TO CHANGE.

Egan Tucker is fifteen and has been hiding his whole life.

He has never known television, the Internet or even electricity.

He has never seen hot and cold running water or a flush toilet.

His food comes from the forest or stream, not the supermarket.

The boundaries of his world are the hills that surround the tiny valley he calls home.

But Egan’s life is about to change. Forced to leave his home, he must venture out into a

world that is unlike anything he has ever known.

He is not ready for this world.

And the world is not ready for Egan.

Nightfall – by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS OF DAY COMES FOURTEEN YEARS OF NIGHT.

DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND.

The sun is a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold. The dark is

rising, and soon it will be night.

On Marin and Kana’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every 24 hours, it comes every 28

years. The twins and the rest of their village are making preparations to leave, but

Marin finds the eerie rituals frustrating. Locks must be taken off doors, tables must be

set for dinner – but no one will tell her why.

And then, their best friend Line goes missing. They know where he has gone, and that

they’re the only ones who will risk saving him. But will the ships wait?

Night is falling. Their island is changing. And something is stirring in the dark.

A quick reminder to everyone that the Library is open every recess and lunch,

except Friday recess. You are welcome, and indeed encouraged to use this space

during those times! As always, it’s important to remember…

You’re never lonely in the Library… Mrs J Turner


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Wellington High School Show Team Canberra Show—2017

Brianna-Lee McGovern, Arki Lewsam, Jorja Lousick, Patrick Hardwick

Mr R Dimmick, Mason Humphries, Duncan McMillan, KahlisssaWykes

2017 Royal Canberra Show Cattle Show Team report. In week 5, the Cattle Show Team travelled to Canberra to participate in the Royal Canberra Show Beef Cattle competitions. This was a very significant show for Wellington High School as it was the first Royal Feature Show for the Speckle Park breed in Australia. The school has been showing and preparing stud Speckle Park cattle for Six Star Speckle Park stud for about five years alongside our successful Prime Steer Team. For this show, we exhibited three Speckle Park cross steers bred by JAD Agriculture, Yeoval. We also took five stud speckles from Six Star stud and took delivery of three more at the show. Throughout the entire show, the students worked with industry experts to look after and prepare the cattle. Students were responsible for the feeding and welfare of the cattle as well as ensuring they were prepared for their various competitions. In addition to animal classes, the students also competed in Junior Parader and Junior Judging competitions. The Junior Parader competition was first up, with Arki Lewsam, Mason Humphries, Kahlissa Wykes and Brianna McGovern all placing in their hotly contested heats. This was a great start. On Thursday, the steers were judged. In the schools middleweight class, Duncan McMillan led Pinky to a second place. In the open class of the same description, our other two steers competed strongly, with Brianna-Lee McGovern leading Blackjack to a second place, and Kahlissa Wykes earning fourth with Smokey. This was a very good result against some strong opposition. Following the judging, the steers were sold at auction before being transported to Young Abattoir. Two of our steers returned to Wellington via Dowtos Family Meats and we would like to thank them for supporting our program. The proceeds of one of these steers, Smokey, will be donated by the school and JAD Agriculture to the Sir Ivan Bushfire Appeal. He grossed just over $1600 for this cause. Thank you to Justin and Amy Dickins at JAD agriculture for not only supplying these three outstanding steers, but also partnering us in the bushfire appeal. The carcass judging results were announced on Saturday evening. In this competition they combined both open and schools classes, doubling the number of carcasses in our section. We were very excited to realise that Pinky placed first and Blackjack third out of 18 entries. Smokey came a very respectable eighth. This capped an outstanding show for our steers. The Speckle Park Feature show was on Saturday morning. The whole team worked hard to make sure that they were right to go. With a large team to prepare, everyone had their role to play from helping prepare animals, moving animals to the judging ring, ferrying water and last minute touch ups. The Six Star team had early success, placing first and second in the first bull class, with the winner going on to be named Reserve Champion bull calf. In the junior section, a bull that we were looking after, Six Star Premier, was named Champion. In the senior section, two of our bulls, Wombat and Tornado ended up competing for Reserve Senior Champion, with Tornado taking the gong over his half brother. Then it was time for the Grand Champion bull to be announced, and Premier came out on top. Following that, he went on to beat the Grand Champion female to be crowned Supreme Champion Speckle Park exhibit. Our two heifers came up against some strong competition, with Regal placing second in her class. All of our hard work had paid off, the cattle looked sensational and, through our ongoing partnership with Six Star, we were able to be part of Speckle Park history. To top this off, Premier went on to be named Interbreed Champion Bull of the show, and then beat a shorthorn cow to be named Champion of Champions, the best Beef Cattle Exhibit at the show. The first time ever a Speckle Park has achieved this level of success at an Australian Royal Show. Throughout the entire week, the Wellington High School students impressed many around the cattle sheds with their outstanding behaviour, positive attitude and willingness to help. They certainly did their school and community proud. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has played some part in the Wellington High School Cattle team consistently achieving at a high level, there are too many to mention. The cattle breeders and suppliers for this show – Six Star Speckle Park and JAD Agriculture. I would also like to thank Cathy McGovern for giving up her time to be our camp mum and finally the fantastic group of students who took part in this excursion and learnt so much in the process. Rob Dimmick – Agriculture teacher.


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Champion Steers

Duncan McMillan, Brianna-Lee McGovern, Kahlissa Wykes

Champion Bulls with

Mason Humphries, Kahlissa Wykes


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SPORT What a busy term we have had in SPORT! We have had weekly junior and senior sport going off for two hours each Wednesday morning using local facilities around town and also resources at school, sporting teams participating in the NSWCHS knockouts, students representing WSSA and students attending WSSA trials, house captain inductions and not to forget the WHS Annual Swimming Carnival. This year we saw some very fierce competitors at the Swimming Carnival. With the inclusion of some long events the

students were able to show their endurance abilities and this was a factor that came into play when deciding the 17+ boys

Age Champion. Harry Broome and Matt Powyer were neck and neck all day… Matt leading the sprint races while Harry

came through on the longer races. Kyla Tasker entered all eleven events on the day and swam exceptionally well winning all

races! I would like to congratulation all the Age Champions on their determination throughout the day. I have included the

races and places that the Age Champions achieved. EXCELLENT EFFORT!

17+ years boy Harry Broome 17+ years boy Matt Powyer 16 years boy Mitchell Vernon 15 years boy Eli Cox

200m Backstroke – 1

200m Freestyle – 1

200m IM (Opens) – 2

100 Freestyle – 3

100m Breaststroke – 1

50m Freestyle – 6


50m Butterfly – 2


50m Freestyle Final – 6



100 Freestyle – 2


100m Butterfly – 1

50m Freestyle – 4


50m Butterfly – 1




100 Freestyle – 1

50m Freestyle – 1


50m Butterfly – 1





50m Freestyle – 5




14 years boy Robert Gilbert 12/13 years boy Blake Ryan 17+ years girl Kelsey Gibson 16 years girl Heidi Parkes



100 Freestyle – 1


50m Freestyle – 1

50m Butterfly – 1



50m Freestyle – 1

50m Butterfly – 1




100 Freestyle – 1


50m Freestyle – 1




200m IM (OPENS) – 3



50m Freestyle – 1



15 years girl Jacqui Ryan 14 years girl Makayla Beavis 12/13 years girl Kyla Tasker


50m Freestyle – 1




50m Freestyle – 1







100 Freestyle – 1


100m Butterfly – 1

50m Freestyle – 1


50m Butterfly – 1



I would also like to commend the efforts of students, whether a competitive swimmer or not, who were involved in the day.

Participating in the novelty events, the non-swimmer events or just entering a race with your friends. it was great to see students being

physically active.

The results of the swimming carnival are as follows; Norman - 295 McLeod - 193 Barton - 182 Taylor - 145

Congratulations to all of the students of Norman and well done to the House Leaders on a great job throughout the day. We would like to thank the Wellington Council and the staff at the Wellington Pool for the use of the venue and also Wellington Swimming Club for the use of their equipment. It is greatly appreciated. With such a busy start to the sporting year it is very important that students listen to the daily notices to hear of any sporting trials coming up or training that they need to attend. A reminder for students who have selected a paying sport and students who have been on a sporting excursion to please get the money into the front office. Coming up in Term Two we have our school Cross Country and this year we are incorporating a COLOUR RUN to try to increase participation. It is being held on Wednesday 31st May and the Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 7th June. Further details will follow as these carnivals near. Writing this newsletter report has made me reflect on the busy term we have had and most importantly the great sporting efforts and achievements of the students at WHS. Well done and I look forward to seeing and hearing about more sporting feats throughout the year. Mrs Lyons Sports Organiser


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RYDA—Driver Education Course

On Tuesday the 28th of February, 26 Year 11 students travelled to Dubbo to participate in a Driver Education

course. During the day students rotated through six sessions which included the following; Speed and Stopping – Students learnt about car safety feature and the importance of regular maintenance of a car. Students explored the relationship between speed and stopping and were fascinated to learn that by driving 10kms over the speed limit it can quadruple your stopping distance. Hazards and Distraction – Students learnt about hazards and distraction and discussed strategies to manage distractions and improve their hazard perception. The ‘I’ in drive – Explored the impact personality has on driving. Road Choice – A police officer spoke to students about issues relating to young drivers and passengers. Students learnt about the legal consequences for breaking road rules. After the crash – Students heard from a crash survivor who described how the injuries he sustained from the crash has impacted his livelihood. Genevieve’s story – Students viewed a true and emotional story about a young driver and her passenger who were involved in a fatal crash. Students were given the opportunity to analyse the crash and identify the contributing factors that lead to the crash. Students discussed the effect this crash has had on the families of both involved in the crash as well as their friends and the community. Students were given a GPS booklet to make notes in as well as completing activities related to each session. All students walked away with valuable information that will hopefully make them safer drivers. I must commend the students on their participation throughout the day. Thanks to Mr Beattie for driving the bus. Miss Bolton.

Bianca Douglas is our first WSSA representative for the year in Girls Cricket. Bianca travelled to

Maitland as captain of the team (a great achievement for a student in year 10 playing in an Open

Competition). Without winning the tournament, the WSSA team were awarded the Sally Curry Spirit of Cricket. This award went to the team that displayed the best sportsmanship throughout the entire

tournament. Bianca’s best bowling figures for the week were 5/9. Well done Bianca!

WSSA REPRESENTATION

2017 Student Representative Council


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Name: Alicia Thompson Interests: I enjoy Tae Kwan Do and tennis I wanted to be on SRC because: I like helping people.

Name: Charlie Edwards Interests: Sleeping and video games I wanted to be on SRC because: I think it will be fun, a new experience and

an opportunity to be a leader.

Year 7:

Year 8:

Name: Jazmine McCarthy Interests: I like hanging out with my friends I wanted to be on SRC because: I wanted to meet some new people.

Name: Will Eather Interests: Soccer, music and video games I wanted to be on SRC because: I like preparing events for school and helping

others.

Year 9:

Name: Jack Jones

Name: Taylor Cummings Interests: Hanging out with my friends I wanted to be on SRC because: I work well as part of a team.

Name: Paige Hillard Interests: Music I wanted to be on SRC because: I get a cool badge and my friends encouraged

me to try something new.

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Year 10:

Name: Heidi Parkes Interests: Sports – especially touch footy, soccer and netball I wanted to be on SRC because: I wanted to be a part of a group of

kids who want to do better for their school.

Name: Georgia Knijff Interests: Water-skiing I wanted to be on SRC because: I was approached by people who thought I

showed the right kind of attitude and skills to give it a go, so I did.

Year 11:

Name: Scott Tailby Interests: Soccer, swimming and having fun I wanted to be on SRC because: I have good teamwork and communication

skills. I like to help organise events.

Name: Harry Broome Interests: Soccer, cricket and guitar I wanted to be on SRC because: I wanted to take people’s ideas in consideration

and help make the school a better place for everyone.

Year 12:

Name: Jack Broome Interests: Music I wanted to be on SRC because: I want to lead by example and to make

WHS a better place to be.

Name: Arlie Clout Interests: I enjoy playing soccer and horse riding I wanted to be on SRC because: I want to develop leadership skills. I like that

people look up to me.

Name: Jemma Turner Interests: soccer and drums I wanted to be on SRC because: it is a good leadership position. I wanted to help

the student body to make the school a better place. I hope it will set me up with

skills I can use in the future as it will support me in future applications.

Name: Tom Keirle Interests: Cricket, fishing, music I wanted to be on SRC because of the leadership opportunities it

afforded me.


About SelfieCop The purpose of SelfieCop is to help address the challenge of Sexting among

young people.

Sexting occurs both via traditional MMS and (much more

commonly) via social media/messaging apps, such as Kik,

WhatsApp & more.

The key challenge of Sexting is that messages (originally intended for

private viewing) may be shared, forwarded or otherwise made public

without the consent of the person depicted.

The damage caused by such breaches of trust are evident across all age

groups, but are particularly devastating for young people.

SelfieCop as a tool against Sexting In response, SelfieCop has developed a product to teach young people to use their smartphone cameras more safely. SelfieCop works in two ways;

1. Every time a camera is activated, it presents a set of remind-

ers to kids that any photo or video they take may ulti-

mately be seen by anyone.

2. SelfieCop also enables parents to review their child's photos &

videos (if they so wish) to safeguard behaviour until they are

more mature.

SelfieCop is aimed at kids aged about 7-13 years, when they get

their first smartphone

SelfieCop in operation

In broad terms there are 2 ways to use SelfieCop... Child-App only...

Install the Child-App on your child's phone or tablet.

Your child will see a safety reminder everytime their camera is turned

'on'.

This teaches your child to STOP-&THINK before sharing a photo.

Child-App + Parent-App...

Install the Parent-App onto the parent's smartphone.

Link the Parent-App to the Child-App & share the encryption code.

The parent can then see a copy of photos taken by their child.

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What it is & how it works

SelfieCop

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2017 NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program. In 2017 the following vaccines will be offered to Year 7 students*:

human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a 3-dose schedule at 0, 2

and 6 months

dTpa vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus & pertussis (whooping cough) as

a single dose

varicella vaccine (chickenpox) as a single dose; and

Parent Information Kits that include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents/guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child, parents/guardians are advised to:

read all the information provided

complete the consent form, including signing their name next to the

vaccine/s they would like their child to receive

return the completed consent form to their child’s school

ensure that their child eats breakfast on the day of the school

vaccination clinic Please note that students who commence HPV vaccination in school clinics in Year 7 but do not complete the course during the school year may be offered catch-up doses at school in Year 8. Students who have nay HPV doses at their GP will be advised to complete the course with their GP. Parents/guardians who wish to withdraw their consent for any reason may do so by writing to the school Principal or phoning the school. The Procedure for Withdrawal of Consent is available on the NSW Health website at www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation. To improve vaccination completion, students will be opportunistically offered any missed doses throughout the year where possible. A Record of Vaccination will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic either as a physical card or a text message sent to the mobile number recorded on the consent form (within 1 business day). Parents/guardians should ensure that this record is kept for future reference and should not assume that their child has been vaccinated if they do not receive this Record of Vaccination.

Highway to Success Flowchart


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TERM 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 8

A

13/3 14/3 Year 7 to Year 11

Parent Teacher Night

15/3 16/3 17/3

WEEK 9

B

20/3 21/3 Annual General P&C

Meeting

22/3 23/3 Immunisation Clinic

24/3 Assembly

WEEK 10

A

27/3 28/3 29/3 Science &

Engineering Excursion

30/3 Year 12 half yearly

examinations commence


examinations

WEEK 11 B


examinations


examinations


examinations


examinations

7/4 Assembly LAST DAY OF TERM Year 12 half yearly

examinations

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Period 1– Inc VRG 8.55

10.00

Period 2 10.00 11.02

RECESS 11.02 11.32

Period 3 11.32 12.34

Period 4 12.34 1.36

LUNCH 1.36 2.06

Period 5 2.06 3.08

Bell Times– 2017

WESTERN SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION

Coming up this term there are a few Western Area trial days that are on: March 14th—Boys Soccer March 23rd—Rugby League (divisional) March 24th—Girls Soccer April 5th—Rugby Union April 7th—Boys and Girls Touch Families are able to access all trial information via the Schools Sports Unit. http:app.education.nsw.gov.au/sport, alternatively notices will be placed in roll call for the students to then come and get the information from Mrs Lyons.

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THE 37thGULGONG

PRINCE OF WALES EISTEDDFOD

2017

COMMENCES: (SUBJECT TO No. OF ENTRANTS) DANCE: Sunday 30th APRIL 2017

Friday 19th MAY 2017 MUSIC: Wednesday 24th MAY 2017

Gala Concert Friday 26th May 7pm

The Eisteddfod is open to ALL and is a wonderful opportunity to participate in a range of arts alongside others of your same age or ability, including beginners!

ENTRIES CLOSE 19th March2017,11:59pm

SPEECH: 2nd April 2017, 11:59pm 2nd April 2017, 11:59pm

(NOTE: Late entries will not be accepted)

Further Information: Copies of the 2017 Syllabus and the Entry Form

are available on the website: www.gulgongeisteddfod.com.

Preferred entry is via: http://www.stardom.com.au

where the 2017 Syllabus can also be accessed.

http://www.gulgongeisteddfod.com/

http://www.stardom.com.au/


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Student Representative Council 2017...1 WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Volume 21 Issue 2 Student Representative Council 2017 Back Row: Taylor Cummings, Jazmine McCarthy, Heidi Parkes, Arlie