William Ross State High School in Townsville, Queensland | State school

William Ross State High School

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4726 7666

Address: 66 Mervyn Crossman Drive 4814 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://williamrossshs.eq.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Don't forget this year that our P&C Uniform Shop (behind the tuckshop) will be opening before school returns for 2021 to help our families get all of their uniforms early! We are also offering any of our parents who volunteer at 10% discount off your total purchase! Please click the link below to sign up. https://volunteersignup.org/J98QB

25.01.2022 Congratulations to our year 12 graduating class of 2020!!! From being our first group of year 7 students, first cohort to complete the new senior and battled school through covid, our year 12s have finally made it!!! Well done to you all and best of luck for your future.

25.01.2022 Congratulations to Shelley DeRuyter, Head of Department - Science at William Ross SHS, who has received 2 nation-wide teaching awards from the NEiTA Foundation The NEiTA Award for Innovation in Online Teaching and The Terry O’Connell Regional and Remote Teachers’ Award. Our school held a live stream awards ceremony yesterday afternoon, with the following words from Allen Blewitt NEiTA Chairman summing up Shelley’s achievements: She has been amazing during the pandemic an...d moving online. Shelley has been instrumental in developing her school’s aquaculture program, which is linked to the local economy and university campuses in Townsville. To provide authenticity and relevance, she engages with the local Far North Queensland community and current research, to create a contemporary approach to her curriculum, which fits with industrial protocols. At the core of Shelley’s practice and program planning is the use of applied scientific method and enquiry based problem solving which focusses on relevant tasks. Shelley has clearly connected her school with local industry, academe and the community and is a worthy winner of the Terry O’Connell Regional and Remote Teachers Award. See more

24.01.2022 This week we were fortunate enough to have coach, Bryce Knight and Australian Record holder, Sarah Cochrane from Thunder Barbell Weightlifting Club run a workshop with our students completing their Certificate III in Fitness where students learned the basics of the Olympic lifts, the snatch and clean and jerk

24.01.2022 Due to COVID restrictions we have needed to reorganise our Awards Night for 2020. This year our Years 10 - 12 students will have their Awards Night on Wednesday 7th October. The Awards Night will be held in the Student Centre at the school and will start at 6.30pm. All students who will be participating in this Awards Night will receive their invitation via school email. Parents will also receive this invitation via email.

24.01.2022 Students and staff created a farewell tunnel for our year 12 students

23.01.2022 Congratulations to our Term 3 Senior PBL winners. These students have consistently displayed our school wide PBL expectations of Be Respectful, Be Engaged, Be Safe. Well done students, keep up the great work.

22.01.2022 World-renown but unknown protest artist ‘Banksy’ appears to have paid a visit to William Ross recently. Masking their identity by surrounding themselves with a range of paper bags, year 10 Visual Art students experienced making stencils and tagging using a range of painting techniques inspired by the talented Banksy. Students are looking to enact change by protesting against war through their street art.

20.01.2022 The uniform shop will be opening this Monday and we are still after some volunteers. All volunteers who complete a 3hr shift will receive a 10% discount. Please click the link below to register. https://volunteersignup.org/J98QB

20.01.2022 Don't forget our P&C Uniform Shop is open this week as well! Only a few more days to get your uniforms in time for next Wednesday! We also still welcome Year 12 Student or Parent volunteers for this week. You are still eligible to receive a 10% discount if you complete a three hour shift, so click the link to sign up: https://volunteersignup.org/J98QB

19.01.2022 Year 7 2021 Stationery List

17.01.2022 Our latest article in the Townsville Bulletin earlier this week.

16.01.2022 Our P&C Uniform Shop will be opening earlier next year to allow our parents to get in before school gets back! We are also offering any of our parents who volunteer at 10% discount off your total purchase! Please click the link below to sign up. https://volunteersignup.org/J98QB

16.01.2022 ARTS AND LANGUAGES SPECTACULAR!!! A sensational artwork created by artist Katie Johns, who is also our wonderful HoD English here at William Ross, is up for auction next Saturday 5th September at the William Ross Arts and Languages Spectacular! Bidding for this magnificent artwork and more kicks off at 6pm in the Creative Courtyard at William Ross SHS. Don’t forget to pre-order your delicious picnic baskets from the William Ross Front office between 8am -3pm. Order forms a...vailable from the Front Office or by clicking the link below: https://williamrossshs.eq.edu.au//picnic%20order%20sheet.p

16.01.2022 CALLING ALL YEAR 8, 9, 10 and 11 STUDENTS: Sign Up Deadline - Borneo Expedition On Friday 4th September at 5pm, the Borneo Expedition sign up will close. All students wanting to travel on the expedition, need to have completed their online application form and paid their deposit. If this is not possible or your parents need help doing this, please speak to Miss Morrison, Ms Farina or email our School Expedition Coordinator Sheriece... (e:[email protected]) See more

14.01.2022 Help us wrap up this week by joining us tomorrow for our Student Council's Legacy Week Fundraiser. Students are encouraged to wear a camo shirt for a gold coin donation (school bottoms, socks and shoes must still be worn) as well as grab a sausage on bread and a drink and join in on the activities at first lunch. All funds raised are being donated to Legacy, who do amazing work to support Defence families. We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow to have a great day and support an awesome cause!

14.01.2022 Check out the Inspire story that was in this weeks Townsville Bulletin.

12.01.2022 Don't forget our uniform shop will be opening early next year so you can get in and grab your uniforms before school starts. We are also offering a 10% discount to any of our parents who volunteer for a shift. Click https://volunteersignup.org/J98QB to sign up!

08.01.2022 Our P&C uniform shop will be opening up next week behind the tuckshop. Come on in and grab your uniforms before school start. We are also offering a 10% discount to any of our parents who volunteer for a 3hr shift. Click https://volunteersignup.org/J98QB to sign up!

08.01.2022 Willy Ross Snack Shack specials for this week

07.01.2022 Year 8 2021 Stationery List

07.01.2022 Attention Year 12. Have you registered to receive your ATAR? Details below.

07.01.2022 Reminder - Student Free Day this Friday 4th September.

07.01.2022 This week saw our school recognise R U ok? Day. Our senior students began the day with Ray Thompson from The Resilience Project deliver the message from this year’s campaign There’s more to say after R U Ok? Students were then encouraged to keep the conversations going at Morning Tea where the played games on the oval run by the House Captains and Healthy Minds team. Staff were treated to some delicious platters made by our wonderful hospitality class.

06.01.2022 Our uniform shop is currently open behind the tuckshop so come and visit us to stock up on your uniforms! We are also still welcoming Year 12 students or parent volunteers to help us out, so if you've got some time spare we welcome you to sign up using the link in the poster.

06.01.2022 Townsville is a small coastal city located along a 13km stretch of beaches between sparkling Cleveland Bay and Castle Hill. With over 300 sunny days per year an...d a warm, mild winter, in Townsville you can enjoy a relaxed, outdoor lifestyle, great schools and friendly communities. Discover more http://bit.ly/2TxgzH8 @studytownsville @williamrossshs @heatleysc @annandaless @kirwanshs @pimlicoshs

06.01.2022 Reminder to our Year 12s that today is transition day. All Year 12 students are to meet at P Block at 8:45 this morning. Looking forward to seeing you all again!

06.01.2022 Junior School Spring Social tickets are selling out fast! Grab your ticket tomorrow from Under Cover Area 1 at Morning Tea for $2.00.

05.01.2022 KRISPY KREME UPDATE There has been a slight delay with Donuts. Orders can now be collected from the Conference Room in the Admin Building from 3pm-4.30pm. Thank you for your support!

05.01.2022 A sneak peak of some of the formal photos that have now arrived! Year 12 students who provided an email address will now have received these. A big thank you to Chris Brunner at SkyReefPhoto for taking such magical photos of our evening!

05.01.2022 Aquatic Practices Camp 2020! The Great Escape that allows the students to consolidate and practice much of what they have learned in the last 2 years throughout their study of the marine environment and safe aquatic practice. These students should be proud of the initiative, motivation and leadership that they showed throughout the camp. Some of the 2020 experiences included Whales breaching out in the open ocean, Oysters collected and eaten from the nearby rocks, Strip...er & Trevally caught and prepared on the camp fire, camp damper and scones done the traditional way with Aunty Dee, yarning about the historical past of Palm Island community and Fantome island, 15km hikes exploring across the island with visit to the historical building remains of the old Fantome Island Leprosy colony, snorkelling, boating and reef walking plus more It was an eventful and exciting 4 days! A very sincere and special THANK YOU to Bwgcolman Community School for their support and partnership in making this camp happen and THANK YOU to the participating students for making this years’ camp a most memorable one! See more

05.01.2022 Lots of fun was had by all at our recent Business Market Day. This year, the Year 10 and 12 Business Studies students collectively raised over $500 for charity. Well done Team Business.

04.01.2022 The State of Origin games are finally in full swing to end off 2020! Tomorrow students are encouraged to participate in our final student council fundraiser for the year. Students are invited to bring a gold coin donation and wear either their QLD or NSW tops (school uniform bottoms, shoes and socks must be worn) to cheer on their team and spectate a touch footy game with the teachers VS the Year 12 students down at the oval first break. The student council will also be running a sausage sizzle ($2 sausage / $ 2 Can of drink) to help raise funds for our future plans in 2021. Come down to support the student council but also your chosen team!

04.01.2022 Attention Year 12. Your results will be available 9am Saturday. See below for details.

04.01.2022 Year 9 2021 Stationery List

04.01.2022 Weekly specials for the Willy Ross Snack Shack for Week 10! The tuckshop will be operating all day this week for our Year 12 students on block exams, so head on in once your exams are done to get something to eat. :)

04.01.2022 And that ends a massive week at William Ross. We celebrated the many successes of our students with the Year 12 Formal, Year 7 & 8 Awards Night, Year 9 Awards Night and JCE/JCIA Ceremony, Year 12 Graduation and finally the final parade for our 2020 Year 12 cohort. Congratulations to all who participated in these events and to all the staff who made this week possible.

04.01.2022 Specials at the Willy Ross Snack Shack this week. Are you vegetarian? We are able to accept preorders for vegetarian meals each morning before school. Come in and see us!

03.01.2022 We are looking forward to the Junior School Rewards Day tomorrow. A reminder to all students invited to attend and returned their permission form, please pack the following: swimmers and sun safe shirt, towel, hat, water bottle, lunch and snacks, sunscreen. School uniform must be worn to and from the venue.

03.01.2022 Come one, come all the Arts and Languages Spectacular is on tomorrow Saturday 5th September! You don’t’ want to miss such headlining acts as the Barrier Reef Orchestra and the Frankfurter Oomph Band. Our wonderful performers are ready to welcome you at William Ross SHS from 2.30pm 6.30pm. Delicious drinks will be available from our school Café as will yummy slushies from P&C. Satisfy your hunger with your choice of four Food Trucks. So, why not make your Saturday afternoon a William Ross afternoon and let us entertain you!!!

03.01.2022 This week some of our Year 9 Food Design and Technology students baked cakes to raise funds for Youngcare. 5,600 young Australians with disabilities are stuck in aged care simply because they have no other options. Youngcare works to build homes that cater to care for the needs of these young people and enable them to live the lives they deserve. Students made and decorated cakes, with the winning cake being auctioned off. The other cakes were sliced and sold through the café.

02.01.2022 Year 12, 2020. You have one sleep to go until your results are released on Saturday.... See below for details.

02.01.2022 This week's specials at the Willy Ross Snack Shack

01.01.2022 UPDATE! This beautiful girl has been claimed Students have found this dog on the way to school this morning. Please call the school if she is yours. We will be taking her to Green Cross Vets Fairfield sometime this morning.... William Ross SHS - 4726 7666