New Town High School

In all the years that New Town High School has existed, we were lucky enough to be departing the school in its hundredth year of education and building fine young men. Furthermore, we feel even more blessed to have been given the honour of Prefect in such a monumental year. 2019 has been far from dull - between centenary celebrations, fundraisers a... nd various other events, the Prefect Board has been busier than ever. The GRIP Leadership Conference, held in late February, was the first event attended by the Prefect board. Organised by Ms Jones, the conference was pivotal in the consolidation our leadership skills. With a course designed to inform on fundraise strategies and creating positive change in a school, it was a day that served to be invaluable to our growth and development as a team of leaders. The skills we developed at the GRIP Leadership Conference were useful almost immediately - the next task the leadership board faced was the conundrum of the Gift to the School. Every year, the departing grade fundraises the means necessary to grant the school a parting gift as a token of gratitude and remembrance; and this year it was decided that such gift would be two flag poles to be placed on the bell tower. One such flag was the Australian flag and the other was the indigenous flag - both huge national symbols that had been missing from our school for quite some time. In order to garner enough funds to enliven the project, a sub-committee was formed for the so-called 'Flagpole Project.' With generous donations coming from various places all across the community from politicians to old scholars, the Flagpole Project had monetary backing in just a few short months - an assembly was held in honour of the new establishment. We hope students can proudly look up at those flags over the next hundred years. Fundraising was a key aspect of the Prefect Board's existence this year. Fundraising was multi-faceted this year; with our long-standing partnership with CanTeen demonstrating continued success alongside the ...Read More