AUGUST 2024 NEWSLETTER
The Coburg High School Library appeal has been a great success and Librarian Dianna Jarnet is busy bringing in exciting new titles for her students to enjoy. Thank you to all those who contributed. Each donated book will carry an accreditation to their donor. Those who donated money on the basis that Dianna would choose the book[s] will be notified of her choices in due course.
BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH BELLS ON
Recently, the school conducted OOT (Operation On Time) Week to encourage students to be on time for school. Any late-comer had to present to reception to obtain a chit which was then shown to the teacher for admission to their first class of the day.
The school also was using a bell, probably automatically programmed, to signify start and finish of period times.
Ex-students will remember that in the 1950s and 60s late-comers had to sign in at the “late book”.
The bell, in those days, was an electric bell with the button on the wall in the ground floor corridor outside the male staff room. A Form 2 (year 8) student was given the task of “Bell Monitor” and was responsible for the daily time-keeping of the school. That bell was salvaged when the old school building was demolished. It still works and is now stored with other items of historical interest.
There are no really new ideas in this world of ours – just the technology to implement them.
STUDENT AWARD ASSEMBLIES
In late July, the School held their Awards Assemblies in the Coburg Town Hall. The assembly for Years 11 and 12 was held in the late morning and run by the students themselves. Assemblies for years 9 and 10 and years 7 and 8 followed in the afternoon.
Present at the first assembly were the Premier, Jacinta Allan, local Federal member, Peter Khalil and local State member, Anthony Cianflone. Our Group was also represented.
A musical item by one of their groups started the assembly followed by a very short address by the Principal, Brent Houghton.
Peter Khalil spoke to the students about challenges in life, during and after school life and was followed by the Premier who spoke about their education and its importance.
Awards were then presented by the Premier and Anthony Cianflone.
The assembly was a credit to the students and staff.
The Historical Group was represented at the first two assemblies. It brought back memories of School assemblies of past years when the whole school would regularly walk across Bell Street. The school now has too many students to all fit in the Town Hall, hence the three assemblies. It is pleasing that the link between the School and Town Hall has been re-established.
It has been estimated that a student who went from Form 1 to Form 6 in past years would have sat in the Town Hall in excess of 200 times during their school life.
BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH BELLS ON
Recently, the school conducted OOT (Operation On Time) Week to encourage students to be on time for school. Any late-comer had to present to reception to obtain a chit which was then shown to the teacher for admission to their first class of the day.
The school also was using a bell, probably automatically programmed, to signify start and finish of period times.
Ex-students will remember that in the 1950s and 60s late-comers had to sign in at the “late book”.
The bell, in those days, was an electric bell with the button on the wall in the ground floor corridor outside the male staff room. A Form 2 (year 8) student was given the task of “Bell Monitor” and was responsible for the daily time-keeping of the school. That bell was salvaged when the old school building was demolished. It still works and is now stored with other items of historical interest.
There are no really new ideas in this world of ours – just the technology to implement them.
STUDENT AWARD ASSEMBLIES
In late July, the School held their Awards Assemblies in the Coburg Town Hall. The assembly for Years 11 and 12 was held in the late morning and run by the students themselves. Assemblies for years 9 and 10 and years 7 and 8 followed in the afternoon.
Present at the first assembly were the Premier, Jacinta Allan, local Federal member, Peter Khalil and local State member, Anthony Cianflone. Our Group was also represented.
A musical item by one of their groups started the assembly followed by a very short address by the Principal, Brent Houghton.
Peter Khalil spoke to the students about challenges in life, during and after school life and was followed by the Premier who spoke about their education and its importance.
Awards were then presented by the Premier and Anthony Cianflone.
The assembly was a credit to the students and staff.
The Historical Group was represented at the first two assemblies. It brought back memories of School assemblies of past years when the whole school would regularly walk across Bell Street. The school now has too many students to all fit in the Town Hall, hence the three assemblies. It is pleasing that the link between the School and Town Hall has been re-established.
It has been estimated that a student who went from Form 1 to Form 6 in past years would have sat in the Town Hall in excess of 200 times during their school life.