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From our Principal:Forthcoming social media bans for under 16 & advice for parents of younger adolescents Banner Photo

From our Principal:Forthcoming social media bans for under 16 & advice for parents of younger adolescents Take action now at home, Advice, information and help, My recent advice to parents commencing Year 7 - relevant to all, 1. Do not provide your child with a smartphone, 2. Embrace Adolescence as a Positive Time, 3. Keep Your Dreams and Hopes for Your Child in Focus, 4. Educate Yourself and Get Prepared, 5. Take Charge of Social Media Screen-Time and Mobile Phones (made so much easier if you can implement Point 1), 6. Partner with Your School

Key Dates - Term 4

Book Lists 2026 Sell Your Used Text Books

Prefect Investiture Ceremony

The Prefect Report Remembrance Day

Year 10 Formal

2026 Year 12 Jumpers

Year 9 Humanities Excursion

Stage Band Opens for Festival

Exchange Program

9D Visit New Tech School

Library News

ALUMNI Program Alumni Spotlight: Share Your Journey!

YEAR 9 CLC Program Semester 1 CLC Magazine

Sport: Volleyball

Sport: Intermediate Cricket

Sport: Year 7 Cricket

Sport: Table Tennis

Sport: Triathlon Merlin Tzaros

Sport: Kaity Ford

Sport: Soccer Claire Christison

CLC Call Out - Do You Need Volunteers?

HEADSTART For more information about Head Start, visit vic.gov.au/headstart

Job Opportunities https://www.whs.vic.edu.au/employment/

Good News: Inside & Outside the Classroom

WHS Corporate Sponsors Are you interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of Wangaratta High School?

Parent Payment Policies

Student Accident Insurance Arrangements

Sexual Health Nurse

LTU Regional Pathways Program

Join a Club at WHS Diversity Club

Canteen Online

Community News Rural City of Wangaratta, Synergy Youth Hub - November Activities, Synergy Youth Hub - December Activities, Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre, Headspace Wangaratta, Wangaratta Youth Market, Wangaratta Youth Art Exhibition, NICA - National Interscholastic Cycling Assc., St Michael's Artisan Market

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Library News

End of Year Library Returns & 2026 Preparation

As we head toward the holidays, we ask all teachers and students to please return the following items to the Library:

Student Returns

* WHS student loan laptops and chargers - return by Friday 12th December.
Important updates need to be installed. Please return all devices to Ms Hogan in the Library as soon as possible.
* Calculators on loan – please return to the Library as soon as possible.If you require a calculator for 2026, see Ms Hogan to arrange a renewal or new loan.
* Senior fiction, general fiction, non-fiction and class set books – return by Wednesday 10th December.

Looking Ahead to 2026

Student loans close: from 8th December
Holiday borrowing opens: from 15th December – students may borrow one resource for holiday reading
* If you spot any library books lying around, please return them!
* Teachers: please return any unwanted WHS books and your ‘Items on Loan’ form next week.

Your cooperation in returning laptops, calculators and books ensures that resources are ready for 2026 students.

Thank you for your support and assistance!

Kind regards,
Beth Hogan

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Have you checked out these library resources? BorrowBox, Open Dyslexic, Libby, ULibrary

There are some fantastic resources available to students to access e-books and more! Check out the resources below

The BorrowBox app makes it easy to browse, borrow and read your library's eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers anywhere, everywhere. If BorrowBox is available through your local library you can simply log in with your membership details to access the library's collection of digital content.

https://www.borrowbox.com/

OpenDyslexic is a typeface designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you like the way you are able to read this page, and others, then this typeface is for you! OpenDyslexic is free to use: The newest version of OpenDyslexic now uses the SIL-OFL license, giving you freedom to use it for personal use, business use, education, commercial, books, ebook readers, applications, websites, and any other project or purpose you need.

https://opendyslexic.org/

Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card.

https://libbyapp.com/interview/welcome#doYouHaveACard

uLibrary provides a secure and reliable app for library patrons, ensuring a secure, smooth space to browse, borrow, and return eBooks and eAudiobooks.

https://www.ulibrary.net/