We are all feeling the benefits of some lovely spring weather at the moment. It is quite remarkable how some sunshine can give a boost to everyone’s mood and demeanour. Parts of our school grounds have sprung into life and both the colourfulness and fragrance makes our school a great place to be.

With the easing of restrictions for schools, we have embarked in earnest on upskilling our administration team in School Improvement.  We know that Bridgetown High School is a good school, but are we good enough? This is a question that we are asking of each other, the staff, and next term, parents, community and students. Camille Sinagra, Scott Dareff, Lynn Humby, Mel Jones and Kate Henderson have kindly agreed to participate in a committee with the Admin team, to work with Janine Milton, a previous Executive Director for the Department of Education, to gather data on our school achievement in quite a few areas. We will then look at this data and pose some questions about how we can work towards not just being a “good” school but a “great” one. As a first step along this journey, we have placed an expression of interest with the Fogarty Foundation. Both Greenbushes and Bridgetown Primary Schools are already invested in this program and it makes such good sense for Bridgetown High School to adopt a similar approach as it will make transitioning of students into high school much more seamless. At first, our focus will be on reducing within school variability in teaching and learning between classrooms. Interesting and exciting times ahead!  

School Council

Our School Council will be an integral part of our move forward. The Council meets twice a term at 4:00pm in the school library. Part of the role of the Council is to endorse our school Business Plan and our direction, and to approve Fees and Contributions for parents, so it is a valuable opportunity to have real input into how our school works. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please let me know. You do not have to be a parent of a student at our school, as membership can be made up of any interested community members.

Dress Code

A reminder that with the warmer weather creeping in, the acceptable length for female student shorts is mid-thigh. We like to think of the school as a work place and, therefore, set an acceptable dress code for students. We will soon receive a shipment of Bridgetown High School shorts, which are of an acceptable length and available for purchase from the front office for $22.55. In keeping with other secondary schools in the region, if a student is deemed to be wearing shorts that are too brief, they may be asked to change into a pair of school loan shorts. This is similar to the school’s existing policy for “hoodies”.

Country Week

Our Country Week team travelled to Perth on Sunday to take part in this event. A huge thank you to all of the staff concerned – Lynn Humby, Kathleen Holdsworth, Jo Hardy, Bec Hardey and, of course, our event organiser, Nick Pantou, for not only for all their hard work and commitment in the lead up to the event but also for being prepared to spend time away from their own families to take our students away.  We hope you've enjoyed the coverage via our Facebook page.

Until next time,

Kind regards.