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Further news items can be read by clicking on the attachments at the bottom of this page.
Green Stuff for Kids Green Stuff for Kids is a young readers' guide to what's up with the planet and what they can do to make a difference. Williamstown High School actually features in the book by Tanya Ha and there is a page which details the work staff and students do within the school to set a shining example of the ultimate in green education.
The Bayview Street library has the book so students can go and take a look. Click here to view the page that features Williamstown High School.
Shine
Victorian Government schools are making a difference by investing in flexible classrooms, modern technology and a great range of choices and opportunities to give every child every opportunity to shine.
A number of our students have been involved in the Shine programme and last week there was a supplement published in the Hobsons Bay Times Leader which includes some reports from our students.
Click here to view the supplement and here to view the advert that has been used in external advertising.
VCE Art Exhibition The Year 12 Studio Arts students will be exhibiting their work in the Annual VCE Art Exhibition at the Substation in Newport. It is a great opportunity for you to go down and see the fantastic work our students have completed. You will also have the opportunity to view work from other schools in the region.
The opening night will be on Thursday 19th November, from 7.00pm and the exhibition will run until 5th December 2009.
Click on the image to the left to see the full invite.
Leadership Camp
On the 12th, 13th and 14th October 60 students from Years 7,8 and 9 attended a leadership camp at Phillip Island. The students were tested in a range of different activities and had to work together in teams to problem solve. The students participated with enthusiasm and demonstrated excellent leadership skills.
Overall the camp was a success and we will have students presenting information to both staff and students in the near future.
Click here to go to the Gallery and see some photos of the camp.
Instrumental Music Camp
On 19th and 20th October Willi High held our annual Instrumental Music Camp. In the past we have taken just the intermediate concert band to rehearsal camp. This year, we tried something different and invited all Bayview students who are part of the Instrumental Music program.
State Athletics Championship
On Tuesday 20th October the VSSSA State Athletics Championships were held at Olympic Park. Williamstown High were represented by 26 students across 30 individual and 3 relay events. Our students performed admirably throughout the day with 16 medallists overall: Gold Toni Lind – Shot Put Morgan Mitchell – 90m Hurdles, 400m Jarrod Pageot – Long Jump Josh Hayes – Long Jump Kristen Smith – Triple Jump Erana Parker – Shot Put Silver Jacob Maher – 100m Sprint Mitch Fontaine – Triple Jump Morgan Mitchell – 200m Toni Lind - Discus Bronze Erana Parker – Discus Morgan Mitchell – 100m Sprint Jarrod Pageot – 100m Sprint Kristen Smith – High Jump 16 yrs Boys relay In the overall team event Williamstown came fourth, finishing behind Frankston High (has won 13 years in a row), Ballarat High and Vermont. Thanks to all the students who participated in the Athletics program and to the staff who have contributed to this success.
Junior School Debating
The final round of the Junior School Debating competition was held on Wednesday 14th October.
Williamstown High School, the MOST represented school in this competition, finished with a fantastic result last night with all three teams winning the round. This means that for the entire competition we were successful seven times, with only two losses. additionally, in seven of the nine debates we participated in, a Williamstown High School student was awarded best speaker, with Kit Millais and Ella Byrne receiving best speaker in every round! This is an extremely impressive result for first time debaters.
Please congratulate our debaters: Tom Clooney 7JG; Aiden Williamson 7PG; Kit Millais 8CF; Melanie Black 8SA; Shelby Johnson 8SA; Alison Oakley 8AGl Sasha Hall 7RI; Michael Brennan 7RI and Ella Byrne 7RI. PS:
Did you know? That four out of the six teams entered into the senior competition this year reached the finals?That in 2008 Williamstown High School were the runner up state finalists in the C grade? And that they competed against over 400 schools?That three of our senior school debaters were invited to try out for the Victorian schools team earlier this year?That Georgia Clooney of year ten has been awarded a Swannie for best speaker from over 1200 students?Did you know that Williamstown has a reputation as one of the best debating schools in the state?
Williamstown High School Section 'A' Athletics Winners!!!
On Wednesday 9th September, Williamstown High had another extremely successful day. We had some fantastic results! We won 5 out of a possible 7 pennants for the day. Junior Boys, Intermediate Boys and Girls and Senior Girls all taking out their age group section. Our Junior Girls and Senior Boys came 2nd. Overall, we won the section 'A' athletics carnival. Great commitment and effort was shown by all our students. A special effort, in which we had 3 competitors in the 12-13 Boys 1500 meters, resulted in a 1st - Desay Weavan Cahill, 2nd Nathan Pearce and 3rd Sam McCall.
Williamstown High School Community Forum
Please scroll to the bottom of the page to download the summarised output from the Community forum. The process of summarizing the output from the forum has been undertaken by a working group appointed by School Council; Sharon Butler, Peter Gell and Richard Baker. Thank you to the working group for providing such a useful document that will feed straight into the self evaluation and review process. Please read and return any additional comments to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Many thanks,Lisa Sperling
MAKINGtheLINK
Lisa McKay-Brown from Orygen Youth Health will be running the MAKINGtheLINK: Promoting Helpseeking for Cannabis and Mental Health program with Year 10 home groups AO & EG in Term 3 and DC, CB & ZO in Term 4. Thank you in advance to all students who complete their surveys, you have helped us to understand how to improve helpseeking for young people. Remember, if you complete all 3 surveys you can win an iPod shuffle! For more information, please contact Ann Goller at the Pasco St campus on 9397 1899.
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