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This meeting at a glance: Talent Quest, Windbreakers, Swimming Carnival, After-School Library, SRC Conference, Ramen Day and Other Issues.

Talent Quest

Talent Quest auditions are coming up and are going to be during the middle to Term 2 (after half yearlies) so anyone interested to audition will be able to prepare an act during the school holidays.

The Talent Quest is planned to be held on the last day of Term 2 as this is the only convenient time.

Windbreakers

A lot of students have been asking the SRC for information about the new windbreaker that will be introduced to the high store. This is a short update: – The windbreaker will be available for purchase in the high store within the next few weeks of school. – The windbreaker is not so much of a windbreaker but can be classified as raincoat. This item will be allowed to be worn to school during wet and rainy days with school uniform. – The cost of the raincoat will be approximately $55. – The idea of having a second ‘windbreaker’ was initially intended for 1st and 2nd grade players however, due to the relatively small demand of stock, it would cost too much to have this windbreaker available, so the idea may not go through. However, this is subject to change. – More detailed information about the introduction of this item to the High Store will be in this week’s High Notes.

Swimming Carnival

A total of 180 students attended the AAGPS swimming carnival and the SRC will be working towards increasing numbers next year.

After-school Library

There is currently a poll on the student portal for after-school library for the seniors

SRC Conference

It looks like nobody will be attending the conference at Willoughby Girl’s High School because it is in the middle of the year 10/11 exam period so enough interest wasn’t generated.

Raman Day

The SRC are planning to have Ramen day on Week 2 of Term 3. This is a day where students can purchase Raman from the Canteen and profits will go towards making the School a better place.

Other issues around the School

• The plant pots near the hall are falling apart
• The paint near the High store is peeling off
• If students have any suggestions or complaints, please let any SRC know or come to a meeting!

Head of the River

This year a total of 260 students attended Head of the River with 180 students taking the school bus and the remaining 80 students taking public. Next year, we are aiming to obtain more school buses and our goal is to get more than 300 people attending Head of the River.

 

Junior Dance

Junior Dance is TODAY (Tuesday 22 March) from 6pm to 9pm at the SGHS hall. The tickets are $10 each. This year’s theme is blast to the past so get dressed up and be excited.

Handball Courts

Due to issues with the current suggested location of the new handball courts, we will have to find a new location for them

List compilation

The SRC will begin compiling a list of anything that needs fixing or replacing around the school with suggestions from students. If you have any suggestions or complains, please talk to an SRC or anonymously message us.

Head of the River

Head of the river was a huge success for the rowers, however the spectator turnout was slightly disappointing as there were still spare seats on the buses. A higher turnout would have been good and hopefully that will be achieved next year.

GPS Swimming

Everyone is encouraged to go to GPS Swimming TOMORROW 18/3/16 at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Award Scheme Points apply.

After School Library

We have spoken to Dr Jaggar and he said that he needs a lot of support from the student body so there will be a poll circulating around soon about after school library. We would be able to run trial afternoons before we can implement a proper program.

Water Filter

Some students are illegitimately wasting time out of class and to compensate for this, another water filter is going to be implemented in the 300s building and possibly another water filter somewhere else in the school.

SRC Conference

We are considering having an SRC conference next term, where we invite SRC’s from other schools to generate ideas on how to improve the school. It is also possible that another school may host the event this year.

Possible places for the water filter

Recently the SRC has received positive feedback for another water filter which we thought could situate in the 300’s building, replacing the sink in the corridor. Another possible location was the stairwell leading up to the Art rooms 

Head of the River

Head of the River posters are up and everyone is advised to hand back the permission slips as soon as possible as bus seats are limited.
The SRC is going to make an information sheet explaining on how to get to Head of the River (SIRC) through public transport. A reminder that full school uniform are to be worn on that day.

GPS Swimming Carnival

The GPS swimming carnival is going to be held on the 18th March at Sydney Aquatic Centre and everyone should attend to support the High swimmers. Award scheme points apply. 

Junior Dance

This year the Junior dance will be held on Tuesday 22nd March at the SGHS hall. SRC members will be selling tickets once they become available. This year’s theme will be Blast from the past, B.C.

Handball Courts

The SRC are going to extend the two handball courts on the flats outside the high store allowing more seniors to play handball during breaks.

Bee and Wasps

• The beehive at the basketball courts is now gone.
• The beehive on Anzac Parade will be not be a problem for much longer as in a few weeks as Centennial Parklands are going to be having construction in that area. 

Mosquitoes in the in the handball courts

There are concerns about mosquitoes in the handball courts but they should be gone after the summer season

Poll On School Uniform

There is a poll around on whether students should be allowed to wear sport uniform to get on the school buses. If lots of interest is shown, students could be allowed to wear their PE polo shirts on buses after Wednesday sport

Library Open After School

There have been interest in having the School Library or rooms free after school for study and the SRC are going to talk with the librarians to see if we can have the library still open after school.

Trivia

The last time the 29th of February landed on a Monday was in 1988!

Head Of The River – Saturday 12 March
The SRC are going to be making more posters to put up across the school to encourage students from all years to attend HOTR. Life at high passes by very fast so students should take every opportunity to participate in community events to foster high spirit. It is a great atmosphere and award scheme points apply. There will be notes given out in the following weeks.

Junior Dance
On the 22nd of March, there is the Junior Dance. This year the theme will be: Blast to the past. All juniors are encouraged to go.

Other Issues:

• Fixing various broken toilet doors.
• Finding a location for the new water filter. Outside room 504 seems most likely.
• Speaking with Mr Dowdell to work on moving a scanner closer to room 103.
• Providing more handball courts for seniors.
• Photos of bee/wasp hives are going to be taken and are going to be sent to centennial parklands to combat the problem.
• School council meetings are held every term and 2 SRC representatives will attend to provide a students point of view on issues around the school.
• We strongly encourage all students to attend Head of the River.

Goals

• Many suggestions came up on where to spend our money this year including installing air conditioning in certain rooms. However one air conditioner costs $2000 (not including the installation fees) which is not feasible this year so we decided our goal for this year is to install another water filter near the gym or near the canteen

• The SRC will try to pursue early morning school buses at central for students that have morning class/ training, as there have been concerns with the overcrowded M50s in the morning
• The SRC will try to get rid of the bees nest under the tree on the far side of Anzac Parade and the wasp nest on the flats on the basketball hoop next to the Gym
• The SRC will try to fix the Rowing bus which keeps on breaking down

 

 

Events

This term, there are two major events that are happening:

GPS head of the river is on the 12th of March and everyone is encouraged come to support the Sydney Boys High Rowers (award scheme points apply)

Junior Dance is on the 22nd of March and is a great way for Juniors to socialise with the Girl’s School

Nap Room

The reason that the Nap room is not feasible is because we asked each of the faculties if we could use any of their rooms and all of them said no to our proposal.

These are the problems associated with the nap room:

1. We need to first find a room
2. We need to have teacher supervision during the lunch/recess time
3. We need someone to clean the room after

 

Windbreaker

The windbreaker is currently being produced and will be ready in the High Store later this year.

 

Issues with Scanners

Ideas have come up to install scanners in the music rooms. However, Mr Dowdell has said previously that there are already scanners in 6 locations throughout the school and installing another one in the music room is not worthwhile

 

The SRC have discussed about having the late slips available in the canteen area but the majority of students that are late will arrive from Cleveland St and the office scanners are there to cater for them.

General

General

The dates for next year’s events are confirmed. The dates will be similar to the dates we have had this year.

There will be a combined SRC meeting with the girl’s school in 2 weeks time

There will SRC storage area/locker but due to the lack of space in the school, we will be possibly have to share with the CSC.

 

New Water Filter

There has been some proposals of another water filter situated at the school. The new water filter could possibly be situated in the canteen area

 

Hand Sanitisers

The SRC are going to implement hand sanitisers in the weights room for hygiene

 

Ideas for next year 

The SRC are trying to have more Raman days next year during the winter

The SRC are striving for a slushy day next year during the summer, similar to Raman day except we will be selling slushies instead

The SRC are discussing the possibility of a Games night(not monopoly) next year

New SRC Executives Election

The SRC is currently in the process of determining the executive team for 2016. The results should be posted next week on the portal.

Jack Ralph (Year 9) will be website coordinator for 2016

 

New Initiative

The SRC has raised substantial funds from its activities and we are open for suggestions as to how this should be spent to benefit the school. A few suggestions have been made by the SRC body itself, including replacing our school banner which went missing some time ago. Another suggestion would be the installation of an additional water filter near the gym, given the popularity of the current one in place near the hall. However, we would like your input so please don’t hesitate to talk to your SRC rep or come to one of our Monday meetings.