Greystanes High School - Official

Don't forget, we are collecting for Share the Dignity August so if you can please donate any of the following items, it would be appreciated:

- tampons
- pads
- incontinence pads
- reusable period un**es and/or reusable pads

All donations need to be brand new and in unopened packets. You can place donations in the pink box in D Block office.

Every single packet makes a difference! These donations are given to local charities to support women and girls in need who may be homeless, fleeing domestic violence relationships, and struggling to make ends meet.

Yesterday afternoon we had the privilege of hosting the Western Sydney Secondary Principals' Council Awards. These awards recognise the outstanding employees who work in public schools across the Parramatta/Hills Network. Awards were presented by Directors, Educational Leadership and citations were read by principals from Baulkham Hills High School, Crestwood High School, Girraween High School, Glenwood High School, Greystanes High School, James Ruse Agricultural High School, Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Pendle Hill High School, Rouse Hill High School and The Ponds High School.

Awards were presented in the categories of:
Excellence in Early Career Teaching
Excellence in Leadership
Excellence in Teaching
Excellence in Promoting Student Wellbeing
Excellence in Supporting Student's Learning
Excellence in Administration.

Congratulations to all of the worthy award recipients 🎉🎉

A huge thank you to our Year 11 Hospitality students for the amazing food, our VET and Junior Entertainment crew, school captains (incoming and outgoing), the GHS vocal ensemble, pasifika students, middle eastern dancers, Indian dance ensemble and Year 11 musicians who all made the event such a success.

Congratulations to these students (in the photo) who have qualified to compete at the CHS Athletics in week 8:

Sienna Dede - 1st in 17yrs Long Jump
Ashleigh Farrugia - 2nd 1500m race walk, 3rd in 14yrs High Jump and Javelin
Breeanna Williams - equal 1st 16yrs Discus, 2nd Open girls pentathlon, 2nd 4x400m relay
Nathan Farrugia - 1st discus 16yrs
Daniel Kasozi - 2nd shot put, 4th Triple Jump and 5th Javelin 17yrs, 4th 4x100m relay
Ben Kasozi - 2nd Discus, 4th shot put 17yrs, 4th 4x 100m relay
14 yrs boys 4 x 100m relay - Antoine Bitar, Ian Jang, Jasper Rapmund, Noah Dale Hume

Fantastic results from these students as well who achieved in the top five:

Mikayla Carnevale: 2nd 4x 400m relay
Priscilla Sousou: 5th 13yrs girls shot put
Xavier Owusu: 4th 12yrs 200m
Calen Tadich: 5th 13yrs long jump
Jayden Randle: 3rd in 13yrs 800m, 6th under 14 1500m
Antoine Bitar: 5th in 100m and 200m 14yrs. 2nd 4x100m relay
Gavin Villanueva: 3rd discus 14yrs
Marco Chen: 4th in 100m, 5th in 200m and triple jump 15yrs. 2nd in 4x400m
Ryan Wood: 4th 1500m 17yrs
15yrs boys relay- 3rd (Marco Chen, Jordan Owusu, Zayne Alameddine, Harry Koroma)
16 yrs boys relay- 5th (Liam Hendry, Dylan Tung, Ethan Tung, Ahmad Chamaa)
17yrs boys relay- 4th (Maikera Thompson-Te Tana, Ben Kasozi, Daniel Kasozi, Simon Koroma)

Science Reptile Show
To celebrate Science Week students who have been working hard this year were invited to attend the reptile show. Thanks to the Australian Reptile Park for a great event!

Congratulations to these seven outstanding students for receiving the Rotary Youth Vocational Education Award last week. Their dedication, hard work and passion for their chosen fields are truly inspiring. We are so proud of their achievements and can not wait to see where the go in the future.

VET Entertainment
Daniel Kasozi
Matthew Vicic

VET Construction
Aisha Dervisevic
Ashton Simonsen

VET Hospitality
Charlee Lake
Lilian Harvey
Roxana Alvarez

Congratulations to Irene George who entered the R U OK? National Student Art Competition and was selected as one of the Finalists! This means her artwork was voted by the judging panel as one of the top artworks in NSW.

Judges stated that Irene’s artwork communicated what an R U OK? Conversation means in an engaging and creative way.

To celebrate Irene's outstanding achievement she will receive art prize pack and R U OK? Merch pack. Irene's artwork will also be published on the R U OK? website from 5th September.

Congratulations again Irene and remember that you can ask R U OK? ANY day.

We are collecting for Share the Dignity August . If you could please donate any of the following items, it would be appreciated.

- tampons
- pads
- incontinence pads
- reusable period un**es and/or reusable pads

All donations need to be brand new and in unopened packets. You can place donations in the pink box in D Block office.

Every single packet makes a difference! These donations are given to local charities to support women and girls in need who may be homeless, fleeing domestic violence relationships, and struggling to make ends meet.

Year 10 student Claudia Luttenberger recently entered a creative writing competition hosted by Sydney WestWords. Cumberland Council awarded Claudia the winner for her age group and she had the opportunity to read her story in front of a crowd. Her story was published in "Living Stories Over the Line...?" A great achievement Claudia!

Congratulations to students in Year 9 and 10 who received ALPHA awards today.

Year 11 students completed their first aid certificate yesterday which was delivered by the Royal Life Saving Society - Australia.

Congratulations to our Under 15s Knockout Netball Team on their round 3 win against Jamison High School. The girls played a great albeit hard game that has secured their spot in next week’s Sydney West Gala Day.
Miss Cooke

Greystanes had great success at the Prospect Zone Futsal Cup yesterday with all four teams making the finals and three wins. This resulted in us being triumphant and taking home the overall Trophy for the day. Greystanes students represented the school in a respectful manner that they all should be proud of. Congratulations!

- Miss Cook and Mr Dolz

Please join us in congratulating Ms Farnham who was successful at interview and is our new Head Teacher Wellbeing.

Menstruating isn’t a choice, but those experiencing period poverty often have
to choose between period products and other essential items just to get by.
We would rather they did not have to choose.

That’s why we are proud to be an official collection point for Share the Dignity this August. We accept all products in original packaging, including pads, tampons, maternity pads, period un**es, menstrual cups and incontinence products. The donation box is in D Block Office.

On Friday, Year 7 and 8 students had their ALPHA Award Lunch. A big congratulations to the award recipients.

A huge thank you for casting your votes and fueling our decision-making! We are excited to announce our new school captains, who are ready to lead with flair and finesse. Congratulations to all!

Gracie Parramatta was full of energy today as we kicked off the Stage 4 Boys Active Leadership progam. Coach George will work with our boys this term to develop mental strength, resilience, respect and safe interactions. Cumberland Police Area Command YO Dean Tonkin is continuing to support the development of our students and is enjoying the positive relationships that are being established along the way. Learning was definitely fun today!

Robotics Club takes place every Tuesday after school from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. Get a glimpse of the students' enthusiasm during the sessions.

Access to period products is a right, not a privilege. But 1 in 5 Australians have
been unable to afford period products at some point in their life. That is why
we are collecting period products to help those in need this month, as part of
Share the Dignity August .

We accept all products in
original packaging, including pads, tampons, maternity pads, period un**es,
menstrual cups and incontinence products. The donation box is in D Block Office.

Last Friday we welcomed students from Beresford Road Public School and Ringrose Public School as we celebrated NAIDOC Week and Public Education Week. Primary school students engaged in a number of activities that were led by our Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander students. We thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the primary students and hope to see them at GHS again soon.

Thank you to everyone who has already voted. Please note that voting ends tomorrow, August 13 at 10:00AM, so make sure that you get YOUR voice heard for YOUR captains!

Congratulations to Year 9 and Year 10 students who were recognised for their achievements at the ROSE Breakfast on Friday.

Dearest Gentle Readers of Greystanes,

It is with a pulsating heart and trembling hands that I pen this missive to you. The valiant Parramatta Eels came so perilously close to overcoming The Panthers this evening. The stadium itself seemed to shimmer with a fervent energy, yet despite their unwavering resolve and spirited play, the victory eluded them. The players demonstrated an abundance of pride and passion in their performance.

The jersey, now imbued with the essence of their valiant effort, stands as a symbol of heart and dedication. I implore you, dear Greystanes readers, to seize the opportunity to claim this coveted prize by entering the year 12 raffle. All proceeds will support our yr 12 2024 cohort.

With earnest anticipation,

Lady Greystanes (Ms Kriz)