Whole School News
CinefestOz Albany
CinefestOZ Albany is back in town!
This year the festival runs between 18 and 21 April.
On Saturday 20 April, there will be a free community screening that will include films made by GSG students.
Films will include:
- Noah’s Banana Boat by Eddie Baker (Runner-up 7-9 Category 2023)
- The Switcher by Menari Deegan, Max Cruse, Tom North and Finn Thomas (Winner of 7-9 Category 2023)
- Reality’s Edge by Colin Ferreira (finalist of 10-12 Category 2023)
- The Switch by Angelina De Giambattista, Samuel Jackson, Owen Baxter-Holland and Hardy Croucher
- The Lightswitch by Phoebe Thompson and Annabelle Lydeamore
- Sundays In Albany by Flynn Huntley, Chaz Durack and Livi Arnold (Winner of Creative Albany Short Film Competition Schools Category 2023)
Please share this news with family and friends, inviting them to share in our success on the big screen!
Come along to this free community screening and support our students!
Here is a link to the program page featuring this event https://tix.cinefestoz.com/Events/Kinjarling-Koort-free-screenings
It’s a free event so you do not need to book.
Library News
Shane McCarthy visit
On Wednesday we excitedly welcomed graphic author Shane McCarthy to our library. Shane is a Perth-based author whose work has been published by Marvel, DC Comics and more. Over many years Shane has written well known comics such as Batman, Deadpool and X-Men. During his run on the Transformers comics he also created “Drift”, the popular transformer that went on to be featured in two major motion pictures.
Shane worked with the Year Seven cohort, who are currently working on their own graphic story in English. Shane’s presentation on Wednesday, titled “How to write a graphic novel” was an engaging, interactive talk on the processes of his writing, how a comic is made, and the important tricks that students need to be aware of in the creative process of producing a graphic story.
I am looking forward to seeing the work produced by the Year Seven cohort. Students are keen to display in the library.
The Year Six cohort also had the pleasure of hearing Shane’s presentation. We were able to hear about and see the beginnings of a graphic novel Shane is working on and looking forward to adding this to our library collection.
Shane spent some time one-on-one with interested students. His engaging personality was very warmly received. The insight he gave us into the world of creating comics and graphic novels was so valuable.
We look forward to working with Shane again in the future.
Ms Elinor Couper | Head of Library Services
Annual Foodbank Drive
Students and families of Great Southern Grammar have been amazing and donated a huge amount to the annual Foodbank drive. Staff from Foodbank Albany informed us that our donations would provide more than 100 meals for families doing it tough which was fantastic to hear.
We would like to thank everyone for their donations and let you know that if you want to help before next year’s GSG Foodbank drive, feel free to donate directly at Foodbank in Albany.
Well done GSG!
Student Council
School-Based Immunisation Program
Important New Information about Years Seven and Ten school immunisations.
A new online consent form has been developed by WA Health to register children for Years Seven and Ten school immunisations.
Parent consent for school immunisations is required to access the school-based immunisation program.
To provide consent either scan the QR code or visit this link:
consentpublic (health.wa.gov.au)
For more information about the school based immunisations:
School-based immunisation program (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
To contact the Great Southern school based immunisation coordinator at sbipgreatsouthern@health.wa.gov.au
Uniform Shop Opening Hours
The Uniform Shop Term Two opening hours will continue as follows:
- Monday: 8.00am to 4.00pm
- Tuesday: CLOSED
- Wednesday: 8.00am to 4.00pm
- Thursday: CLOSED
- Friday: 8.00am to 1.00pm