AROUND THE COLLEGE

Spray It Blue: Creating Connection Through Art

Last Thursday, students from across the school came together at lunchtime to “Spray It Blue” as part of our Blue Month activities supporting mental health awareness.

Inspired by the vibrant heart artworks of contemporary artist James Goldcrown, students used spray paint in a range of blue tones to create a collaborative artwork filled with colourful, overlapping hearts. The heart motif represented connection, community and the importance of looking out for one another. The artwork was a true collaborative effort, with students contributing their own individual hearts and creative ideas to a much larger collective piece. The process demonstrated how art can bring people together, create a sense of belonging and provide a positive way to express ourselves.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, got creative and helped us Spray It Blue!

SSV Term 4 Sports

Expressions of interest are now open for Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students wishing to participate in the following SSV Term 4 sports:

• Cricket
• Table tennis
• Softball

• Tennis

   

Students have been sent the link to the Google Form and must use their Western Heights College email address to register their interest.

Expressions of interest will close at 3:00 pm on Friday 4 September. This is a hard deadline, and late registrations cannot be accepted.

Students will receive reminders at Year Level Assemblies and Mentor Meetings, and information will also appear in the College newsletter over the coming weeks.

All students who register their interest will be added to the relevant Compass event. Families must then provide consent and payment by Tuesday 15 September.

Teams will be selected after the payment and consent deadline. If your child is not selected, a $10 credit will be applied to their Compass account and can be used toward any future school event.

Kind regards,

Cate Johnson & Michael Dundon

WHC Sports Coordinators

Victory Passes!

2026 sees the introduction of Victory Passes into our WHC community! Students who display exceptional levels of our College Values; Responsibility, Inclusion & Courage will be granted a Victory Pass! Victory Passes are to be delivered by students to the front Administration office, where they will be entered into a fortnightly draw.

Prizes:

Each Fortnight 2 x passes will be drawn out of each sub-school, with canteen prizes for the winners.

Each Month, the Homegroup with the highest number of passes will receive a special lunch.

Each Term, students with the highest number of passes will be entered into a Major Draw!

Keep up the great work WHC! Keep collecting those VICTORY PASSES! 🏆

Fortnightly Winners:

Year 7-8: Belle M

Year 9-10: James M

Year 11-12: Jacob C