Our students are still working hard with Kay Smith in producing our murals. Kay and our students have completed 4 of the 6 art works to be displayed in our school and they look amazing.

This is what Kay had to say about our Mural Project so far -

" I have really enjoyed working on the schools murals which are inspired by students artworks and feature Guyra and all of its seasons. Staff members have also contributed ideas. The primary and secondary students have improved their art skills and colour choices with each panel and they are really starting to come together. It will look really amazing on completion. "

Guyra Central School would like to acknowledge and thank Kay for the work she has done with our students creating our murals so far. We look forward to sharing our completed project with our school community in the near future.

Northern Schools Prime Pork Competition

The inaugural Northern Schools Prime Pork Competition was held at Bingara Showgrounds on Wednesday 31st August 2022 and Guyra Central School participated in this fantastic competition with two young piglets sourced from Horton Piggery in Bingara.

The piglets were prepared and weighed weekly by students in years 8-12 for 9 weeks. In this time the piglets put on 98kg and ate 275kg of feed. Our pigs were competing in the porker category and achieved 2nd and 3rd place in the category. Darcy Grills (year

made a presentation to the other schools describing how we had prepared our pigs and their resulting growth rates from 34kg to 90kg in 9 weeks.

Showing Pride, Respect and Responsibility, our students were once again a credit to our school.

Thank you to Mr Jason Eddy and Ethan Harris (Year 11) for their assistance in caring for the pigs, for driving the bus and assisting with supervision of students.

Additionally, I would like to extend Guyra Central School's appreciation and thank Mara and Anthony Grills for loading and transporting our pigs to Bingara and for supporting our school so generously.

Mrs Rebecca Smith

Agriculture teacher

Tomorrow Man + Tomorrow Woman & The Work Readiness Program

Tomorrow Man + Tomorrow Woman are targeted programs with clear outcomes, encapsulating the four dimensions of Australian Curriculum Respectful Relationships. The program additionally includes content to support emotional learning skills.

On Thursday 15th September, Year 10 students participated in the Tomorrow Man + Tomorrow Woman Program. Each of the modules were highly engaging and relatable for our year 10 cohort.

Tomorrow Man took our male students on a learning journey training them on how to walk their own path, talk with gravity and engage actively, with purpose, in all areas of their lives.

Tomorrow Woman took our female students on an aspiring journey to re-ignite their innate voice and empower each of our students to confidently express their needs and opinions in the moments that matter.

Our year 10 students were given the opportunity to students involve themselves in the Work Readiness Program. They were treated to free haircuts, dressing for a job interview, received advice to keep their skin healthy and the “Less is more,” approach to makeup.

It was a transforming day for many of the students and were extremely positive about the programs they participated in. I thank them for their eager participation and support of one another.

Thank you to Mr Jeremy Galvin and Mr Jason Allwood who supported our year 10 male students through the programs and Miss Kailyn Marsh who assisted me supporting the female students throughout the day.

Wendy Wilson

Year 10 Advisor

PSSA North West Regional Trial

Our primary athletes who qualified to attend the PSSA North West Regional Trial travelled to the Tamworth Regional Athletics Centre as part of the Armidale zone on Friday 2nd September 2022. Our students competed against 10 different zones from around regional NSW in a range of events for a position on the North West Team. The North West Team will travel to Sydney and participate in the NSW PSSA Athletics Championships in Term 4.

Congratulations to all of our students on their fantastic results and for all of their achievements in Athletics during 2022.

Congratulations to Manatu Ashman (100m sprint) and Anne Ashman (high jump) who each secured positions on the North West Team.

North West Results

Lincoln Atkin - Boys Under 11, 1500 metre run - 4th place (reserve)

Lincoln Atkin - Boys Under 11, 100 metre sprint - 14th place

Lincoln Atkin - Boys Under 11, 200 metre sprint - 5th place

Lincoln Atkin - Boys Under 11, 800 metre run - 5th place

Manatu Ashman - Girls Under 10, 100 metre sprint - 18th place

Manatu Ashman - Girls 8-10, 200 metre sprint - 3rd place

Ava Williams - Girls Under 10, 100 metre sprint - 20th place

Brax Hutton - Boys 8-10, 800 metre run - 15th place

Junior Girls Relay - 4 x 100 metre sprint - 11th place

Anne Ashman - Girls 12-13 High Jump - 2nd place

Stage 3 Silver visit Elders

On Wednesday 21st September 2022, Stage 3 visited Elders as part of our fencing project we are completing in Mathematics for the School Farm. The staff at Elders helped us with all the information we needed to build a fence, the equipment we would need and how much it would cost. After we visited Elders, we finished of our trip with a visit to the Park.

Thank you to Mrs Vidler, Mrs Atkin and Mrs Felicity Williams for taking us to Elders. Thank you to Elders for helping us with our project.

Sammy-Rose Dowden

Stage 3 Silver

NSW CHSSA Central Schools State Championships - Rugby League & Touch Football

During week 7, our Rugby League (14s,16s) and Touch Team (16s) travelled to Dubbo to participate in the CHSSA NSW Central School State Championships.

On Tuesday 30th August 2022, our Rugby League 14's team were the first to participate in the state finals. Guyra played with exceptional sportsmanship finishing as NSW CHSSA Central Schools Runners up. The results from the games are as follows; Guyra Central School vs Bingara Central School 18-22, Guyra Central School vs Molong Central School 18-18, Guyra Central School vs Dunedoo Central School 6-4.

On Wednesday 31st August 2022 our 16s Rugby League team became the NSW CHSSA Central School State Champions after finishing the day undefeated.

Our 16's Touch team went on to win the NSW CHSSA Central Schools Touch Championships on Friday 2nd September 2022.

Congratulations to all of our students who played in the State Championships. Guyra Central School are extremely proud of these students achievements.

Additionally, we would like to acknowledge our staff involved in the organisation of the Dubbo excursion. Thank you to Mrs Stephanie Belson, Mrs Rebecca Lewis and Mr Jason Allwood who spent the week in Dubbo with our 16s Rugby League/Touch students. Thank you to Mrs Janette Holmes and Miss Eunice Blair who attended the Dubbo excursion with our 14s Rugby League Team.

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