Parent Teacher Interviews
Year 7 2022 Welcome BBQ
Thank you Year 7 families for attending our welcome BBQ!
The event gave your children a special opportunity to show you around our school, classrooms and interact with other parents and teachers.
We look forward to a partnership with you in your child’s learning journey.
Harrisdale Intercultural Learning Exchange
Harrisdale Intercultural Learning Exchange has been established with Mirambika Free Progress School New Delhi to provide students with the opportunity to exchange learning and understandings, as well as celebrate our human diversity, and enable us to communicate with better understandings across different cultures. This will be a feature of the Year 9 Extension curriculum as of 2022. Today students shared their poems, artwork and music as well as enjoying conversation about favourite films and food.
Thank you to the staff and students at Mirambika Free progress School for joining us today. we look forward to future learning exchanges with you!
A Moment in Time Dance Showcase✨
And that’s a wrap! This evening our dedicated dancers from Years 7-11 performed their last showcase of A Moment in Time, and a showcase it was! 
Congratulations to all our fantastic dancers on a mesmerising performance. There were some big jumps and impressive choreography by both Mrs Hansen and our talented students.
Be sure to keep an eye out in our next school newsletter for more photos.
‘Danjoo Koorliny’ Netball Carnival
An exciting day on our netball courts today, as Harrisdale SHS hosted an all-day carnival involving Belridge Secondary College, Darling Range Sports College and Atwell College. The aptly name of the carnival, ‘Danjoo Koorliny’, which means ‘coming together’ was selected by Teleisha Ryder, who is one of our Indigenous students.
Students had dedicated their time throughout the year to training in preparation for the game, and results were as follows:
A division results:
1st Harrisdale – 14
2nd Belridge- 9
3rd Darling Range- 8
4th Atwell- 6
B division
1st Harrisdale- 12
2nd Darling Range- 10
3rd Atwell- 9
4th Belridge- 5
With an exceptional effort from our A division team, who were undefeated throughout the day!
It was fantastic to see the students build their netball skills and we were so proud of how they conducted themselves in a professional manner, with the ability to remain focused in high-pressure situations. Well done to our teams on their results and wonderful display of leadership and sporting skills, and a big thank you to our dedicated coaches!
Harrisdale SHS Remembers
At 11.00am today, Harrisdale SHS students and staff paused to honour the memory of all those whose lives were lost serving our nation.
During this time, our Cadets held a commemorative march and a reading of the Ode from the poem ‘For the Fallen’ by Laurance Binyon.
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.”
Harrisdale SHS’s Hospitality Students Prepare a Feast for Fogarty!
Yesterday, Harrisdale SHS hosted participants for a ‘Fogarty Ed Vance – Secondary Teacher Leaders Program’ Workshop. This workshop included 65 secondary teachers and presenters from across several metropolitan schools. Our Year 11 Certificate II Hospitality students were tasked to provide Morning Tea and Lunch for the guests. The extensive menu consisted of assorted muffins, Sausage Rolls, mini lemon cheesecakes…and that was just morning tea… At lunch service, the Hospitality students donned their chef whites and served our guests a choice of seasonal vegetable medley, home made gnocchi, braised beef in red wine jus and to finish Sticky date pudding with butter scotch sauce and ice cream. There was high praise from the participants on the level of professionalism shown by the students and also the quality of the food that was served. Congratulations and well done.
iPrepare Day Camp
Over the course of Monday and Tuesday, Harrisdale’s Year 9 cohort attended the iPrepare Day Camp, held at Manjedal Activity Centre. Student’s participated in a range of activities aimed to help develop their leadership qualities, resilience and teamwork including the flying fox, confidence course, underground tunnel, blind trail, and a climbing wall.
We look forward to seeing our students continue to build their leadership skills and apply these at school and with the wider community.
Breaking news! Take a bow, Harrisdale’s Drama Club students!
Take a bow, Harrisdale’s Drama Club students! Your performance of your original play “Let’s Get This Straight”, has seen you through to the YOH Fest finals. A mighty congratulations to up-and-coming playwright Rhea Monga (Year 11) and to every member of the cast for your superb performance. The Finals take place later in October at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, with more details to come.
Year 11 Drama Production
Harrisdale SHS’s Year 11 Drama students invite you to their production of “Hoods”, by Angela Betzien. “Hoods” tells the story of three kids abandoned in a car and the poetic tale of their survival. Performances are on Wednesday 15 September and Thursday 16 September, commencing at 6.30pm in the Performing Arts Centre.
An admission of $15 entry applies. Please note that the performance is suitable for ages 12+
For tickets, please visit https://www.trybooking.com/BTUME
