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WGHS P&C Newsletter
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Uniform Shop Update
School Hats
March 2015 #2 (P&C Meeting 17th March 2015)
Open Night
The school held its annual open
night for prospective families on
11th March. It was huge success
with non-stop displays and
performances in drama, dance
and music together with school
tours by the prefects. More
than 500 people attended the
evening. The P&C committee
organised a new P&C pull up
banner which can also be used for other community events in and outside
school. Many thanks to the parents who ran a sausage sizzle as part of the tour
to tempt and feed everyone on their way around the school – 700 sausages
were cooked and eaten. Special thanks to Aria Pape and India Hearne, Year 7
students who spent the whole night turning sausages and filling up water jugs.
The new school hats are now in
stock in the uniform shop, for sale
at $55 each. There was a rumour
circulating that the costs had gone
up but this is not the case. Many
pre-ordered and prepaid hats are
still awaiting collection.
The girls have been seen out and
about the school wearing them and
they look fantastic with lots of
comments from the wider
community.
Many thanks to the Uniform and
P&C Committees as well as input
from the SRC for making this
happen.
WGHS and WPS School developments
As we all know there has been a growth in enrolments at our schools and they
are facing a number of capacity and facility constraints. As a result of the WPS
issues a WPS Parent action group has formed to help expedite the issues.
I have recently met Gladys Berejiklian with the WPS Action Group and others to
discuss these issues and how they can be addressed. Gladys was very
receptive, helpful and well informed as to the situation. She has promised to
assist going forward and had a number of helpful suggestions to try and avoid
any delays. She has been a great friend to the school and I am sure this will
continue. As the government is now in caretaker mode she was unable to
commit to anything until after the election.
I am happy to report that there is evidence that things have been moving along.
The Department of Education has reconvened the project group for WGHS/WPS
and I have been invited to be part of it. We meet next term with various parties
including Principals, the P&C Presidents the Department of Education and the
architects for a 1/2 day meeting.
William Pape – P&C President
The Uniform Shop committee is
also looking at some minor updates
to uniform as requested from last
year’s student surveys.
Shade Structure
The new shade structure has proved to be very successful with students.
Quotes are being obtained for a second structure to possibly go behind the
library.
P&C Sports Club News
WGHS Netball Report
WGHS Netball Club has registered 21
teams/194 players in the 2015 Winter
Competition. We have 3 Ex- student
teams, a great testament to wanting
to play for their school after leaving
year 12. 18 teams are within the
current yrs 7-12 and there are 5
teams in Year 7. There are also 20
year 10/11 students and 4 ex-students
who have taken on coaching roles,
plus some parents and an experienced
ex parent who’s also coaching a year 11 team. WGHS Netball takes pride in
developing players, coaches and umpires to a level of excellence within the
sport of netball.
Vicki Jones, Convenor Netball Sub-committee
WGHS Hockey
Indoor Hockey (Term 1)
There are currently 2 teams in the B and C divisions. The WGHS 2 team in C
Division has made the semis with 1 round remaining, but the WGHS 1 team in B
Division will not manage to make it to the finals.
Field Hockey (Terms 2 & 3):
We have approximately 27 players registered for Term 2 field hockey. This has
allowed us to enroll 2 teams (1 x Junior Intermediate and 1 x Senior Social). We
have confirmed the following training times in the holidays together with our
new coach, Xanthe Dwyer.
Training: WGHS Oval, Sat 11th April & Sat 18th April
Times: 2-4pm
Please can you confirm to the Convener if you are able to come to these
sessions – senior students are still encouraged to help the junior ones and meet
the new coach.
John Kopsiaftis, WGHS Hockey Convenor
P&C Committee Positions
Executive Committee
 President: William Pape
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 Vice-President: Clayton Spence
 Secretary: Anne-Lise Daniel
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 Treasurer: Geraldine Mack
Sub-Committee Office Bearers
Communications: Liz Foster
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Music: Feroni Suhood
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Touch Football:
Corinne Lodewijks
[email protected]
Netball: Vicki Jones
[email protected]
Basketball: Vacant
Hockey: John Kopsiaftis;
[email protected]
Grounds: Katrina Ellis
Grants: Corinne Lodewijks
Uniform Shop: Ania Bokina
WGHS P&C Grounds Committee
The grounds in general are taking shape and are
looking better, as a result of the
ongoing maintenance by our new gardener, and
the refurbishment of the tables and deck. With
growing starting to slow down, this will give Peter
a chance to get on top off things like weeding. We
are looking at putting down mulch in some areas.
We have also asked for the council to continue to
maintain the oval so the grass does not grow out
of control and then leave clumps when cut.
P&C - Vacant Committee Positions
Please consider volunteering for one of these roles if your daughter is involved
in the activity. The clubs can’t operate without our involvement. Thanks!
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Band Committee – Treasurer. This role is extremely important and is
currently vacant which means fees can’t be collected to run the
program.
Netball Year 7 teams – several are without Team Managers.
Basketball Convener - Vacant
P&C Assistant Treasurer – we need an assistant to start to learn the
ropes as our Treasurer finishes at the end of the year.
Contact [email protected] or the club convener if you have any enquiries
about P&C executive or club contacts or are interested in volunteering for a
sub-committee role.
Dates
Apr 2nd: Last day term 1
Apr 19th: Chamber and Senior Vocal
performance, St Stephens Church
Apr 24th: Chamber Anzac Day
performance
Apr 26th: 9-10am Weeding Bee
Next meeting: May 19th