Welcome to Gosford High School: Your Journey Begins
Embark on a six-year journey at Gosford High School filled with camps, sports carnivals, academic challenges, and leadership opportunities. Find support from friends, teachers, and counselors while pursuing your hopes and dreams. Get ready for the Year 7 camp and learn about transportation options for your daily commute to school.
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WELCOME TO GHS Challenge, Support, Connect
HIGH SCHOOL: AN OLYMPIC SIZED JOURNEY Wednesday 27thJanuary is the start of 6 years together. Camps (7, 11) Sports Carnivals Bands, Dance troupes, Musicals & Stage shows Academic Competitions and Challenges Leadership: SRC, EALS, LIMS, ELF Countless learning opportunities across dozens of subjects .all ultimately taking you to 180 different destinations
SUPPORT Friends - Old and new! Teachers for all your learning needs Year Advisors to help when you feel lost or overwhelmed HT Welfare and counsellors if you need more support. Deputy Principal if stuff gets serious. Support Staff to optimise your learning Year Advisor/ Assistant YA HT Welfare and counsellors Class Teachers
YOUR YEAR ADVISORS Mr Byrne LaGinestra Year 7 Advisor 2021 Science Teacher A cool nerd byrne.laginestra1@det.nsw.edu.au Ms Emily Bowhuis Assistant Year 7 Advisor 2021 PDHPE Teacher Got your back emily.bouwhuis@det.nsw.edu.au
HOPES AND DREAMS You improve fastest when you are participating in activities that are CHALLENGING. No one has ever succeeded on their own, we are together on this journey so you feel SUPPORTED. You will have more motivation to succeed if you have a sense of CONNECTION. Collaboration is key. The most successful year groups are the ones where everyone can trust and appreciate each other
YEAR 7 CAMP Looking forward to a spectacular camp at Great Aussie Bush Camp 17-19th February 2021 We will be asking you for Cabin Buddy preferences early next year
TRANSPORT Busses, Trains, Cars and more! There are over 1000 students travelling to and from Gosford High School every school day Find out if anyone lives near you or travels a similar route and travel together. It s safer, reduces congestion and is better for the environment if you travel in groups. Don t forget we have around 30% students coming from Sydney direction every day and locals too!
UNIFORM SHOP The uniform shop is open and appointments to visit can be made online. Uniforms can also be purchased online
HOUSES ROWE OSU KINGSBURY WHEELER
BYOD Bring Your Own Device Classes are moving increasingly online with many teachers utilising Google Classroom You will need to check you emails daily as well as Sentral which has your timetable If you haven t already joined, we have a Google Classroom for our year group! Code: 5yftna6
WHAT WEVE LEARNED ABOUT YOU We asked a series of questions in a Google form, here is what we ve learned from the people that responded: You love food! Food Technology was the class most people were excited about (71.1%), with people s favourite foods being pizza and noodles. You are book worms; with over 37% of people saying reading is one their favourite things to do in their spare time About 10% of your year group won t know anybody else! Be sure to help each other feel welcome. You are most worried about making friends and the homework load.
FAQs What if I get lost? How do I find my way around? How often do we have sport? What do I do if I am getting bullied? What do I do if I get a detention? Why does the timetable go over two weeks and what is Enrichment?
FAQs cont... What sports are available at GHS? Can I use my own diary? Are devices allowed? Computers &/or phones. What is the deal with period 0a and 0b on the timetable?
YOUVE GOT THIS!! You are now over halfway through your schooling journey and should be proud of being selected to attend Gosford High School. To finish the second half with style will take grit, determination and to remember to stay happy and healthy
STAY INFORMED Join the Year 7 2021 Google Classroom or go to the Gosford High School Web Site. Follow the Gosford High School Facebook page There is also an Instagram page There s Twitter too, but seldom used Your parents can stay in the loop by checking out the website and joining Facebook and Instagram as well
