Middle Years 2023 Review

We come to the end of what has been a fabulous year! Students, teachers and the community have rallied together this year to make it a seamless return to school.

It has been a very busy year with students participating in a range of extracurricular activities. Students have enjoyed being able to take up these opportunities to represent Wangaratta High School. Some of these activities and excursions have included the maths competition, hands on learning, cross country and band camp. Participation in sport, excursions and camps has also been high across the 7-9 cohorts.

Wangaratta High school has again been well represented across the state. Some of the sports students have participated in include netball, football and tennis. Many teams including the 7 Girls badminton team made it to Melbourne winning a doubles game.

The swimming carnival was again a stand out for our students and staff. The HP Barr reserve facilities are excellent and a great resource for our students to use. Students dressed to impress in their house colours with plenty of bright hairspray featuring.

In Term 3 our first Middle Years Disco was held. Students hit the dance floor full of energy and excitement, ready to dance the night away from our one and only DJ Judd. Classics were played; including the Nutbush, Macarena & even ABBA made its appearance with students singing along and celebrating their term. We would like to say a big thank you for the staff & senior students who helped run the event! We also raised $329 for the Malaysia trip students! Everyone who attended said they are excited for next year’s one! 

Last week the first of the 7-9 camps began. After a delay due to weather, our first year 7 group were finally able to set off for Tallangatta Valley. Students were given their rooms and placed into groups to start their first activity. The groups rotated through 4 activities for the day including Kayaking, ropes course, archery, initiative games and flying fox. The standout for all students was the flying fox and kayaking. The evening was celebrated by playing Trivia with the winners receiving a tub of M & M’s. This was well received and taken back to their cabins for safe keeping. Overall it was pleasing to see students interacting with others and challenging themselves, whilst still having loads of fun. 

This year has quickly come to an end. I thank all students and staff for a productive and successful year. We have come through the other side with smiles on our faces and added resilience in our pockets.

I wish you and your families a restful break with plenty of time spent with your loved ones. Take time to relax and reset. Happy Christmas to you all!

Hannah Nott

Middle Years Leader