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Whole School Assembly in the New Gymnasium and Performing Arts Complex

We had a wonderful Whole School Assembly last week (Thur 14/2) in our new Gymnasium and Performing Arts Complex.  The focus of the Assembly was to acknowledge our Student Leaders for 2019, and to set the tone for the year ahead with respect to student learning.

Full credit to both staff and students for organising such a successful Assembly.  Our College Captains in Issy Jones and Jasmine Sweeney spoke very well on the day, while our College Vice Captains were outstanding in compering the Assembly.   Our Whole School Assembly was such a positive way in which to start the year, and our College Community can be well proud of the Well done to all involved.

Building Program

With just a few finishing touches, our Gymnasium and Performing Arts Complex is nearly complete.  Some landscaping, fencing and cleaning up around the outside of the Complex remain as outstanding items to be completed.

As per previous Newsletters, our VCE Centre is being renovated and it is set for completion by the end of the term.  As part of the works here, we are having a new locker bay constructed and these works should be finished in a few weeks.   As a result, our Year 11 students have been carrying their bags and now find themselves in a temporary locker bay until the new locker bay is completed.  We thank our Year 11 students for their patience. 

Families who may have queries concerning our Building Program are asked to contact the General Office.

Council, 2019 - Student Representation

As per the last Newsletter (8/2), we have two Student Representative Vacancies to fill for the next period of Council.

We have received more nominations than vacancies so we are conducting an Election accordingly.  We applaud those students for nominating for these important positions.

Details of the Election to fill Student Representative Vacancies, 2019, were provided to students today (22/2) via Compass, and through the Student Bulletin. Candidate Statements will be provided with Ballot Papers.  All WHSC students are eligible to vote and the Voting Period is 22/2 to 1/3/19.

Swimming Sports, 2019

Our Swimming Carnival last week (13/2) was incredibly successful.  Our students were out in force competing for their respective Houses on the day.  Those students not competing were able to provide plenty of support to their peers as they competed to gain points for their House.

We were witness to some fine performances from our students.  After a full day of competition, Jells House was victorious and we congratulate Jells on winning the WHSC Swimming Carnival this year.

We thank all of our students for their participation in the Swimming Sports.  Furthermore, we need to thank our Student House Leaders who lead with great commitment and enthusiasm throughout the day.  Also, we need to thank all of our staff for their time and effort in supporting the Swimming Carinval, especially Sally Pryde and Kerrie Lay for their outstanding leadership of what was a tremendous event.  Finally, we thank those parents who were able to come along and support our students on the day.

WHSC Languages Committee

We remind our College Community that the WHSC Languages Committee has been meeting on a regular basis over the last few months (our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 27th of February).

The WHSC Languages Committee has been reviewing our current Language Program, and, through its work, the Languages Committee will determine which language (s) should be a part of our curriculum on the basis of:

-  Ongoing relevance with our Global Community

- Having the strongest chance of being studied from Year 7 all the way through to Year 12

- Further improving connections and enrolments from our College Community

The Languages Committee hopes to make a final recommendation on the Language (s) that will be studied at our College in the future in the coming weeks

Value of the Week - Creativity

To coincide with the Chinese New Year, our International Students Program organised and lead a number of activities at the College last week.

The activities provided were made available to all of our students and staff, and they were provided in such a way to allow our College Community to further improve their understanding of Chinese culture.  We thank our International Students for playing a leading role through the week with respect to their Creative approach to the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Aaron Smith - Principal