SRC

Dear Fort Street Community,

As we finish our first week of face-to-face learning, things are starting to get back to ‘normal’…well the ‘new normal’. After a prolonged 4-month lockdown and staring at a screen for 6 hours each day, students can no longer wake up at 8:40 am and log on to their zoom classes in pyjamas. There is a lot of uncertainty with how we are moving forward, however, it is crucial that everyone considers the wellbeing and mental health of the people around them, but more importantly, of yourselves. It is vital we support each other, especially young people, during this transitional stage.

Fortians with freshly ironed shirts entered the Fort Street High School gates, for a staggered start, some thrilled to see their friends, whilst others had mixed feelings. It was exciting to see everyone together— students, teachers, staff— and to finally feel a sense of community. I would like to commend the past executive team of 2020-21 for all their hard work and adaptability over the past year, especially organising the online Future’s Leaders Week amidst lockdown. There’s no doubt lockdown has had an impact on us all, but the SRC is looking forward to improving the sense of school community over the coming year.

This update will outline recent SRC business and introduce the new SRC team for 2021-22!

Teacher Appreciation Day
Last Friday (29/10/21), was Teacher Appreciation Day and in the light of our lockdown, the SRC wanted to do something nice for the teachers. The SRC sent out a form to the school, where students could submit sweet messages to teachers. We created a message wall in the upper Kilgour quad where the messages were hung up. Thank you to all the staff and teachers for their hard work!

SRC Elections
This year’s SRC elections were held online, with candidates submitting 30-second videos for their cohort to view. Eight members were elected from each year group. Congratulations to the newly elected SRC members for 2021-2022, I can’t wait to see what we achieve!

SRC Camp
On Friday the 15th of October, the SRC members from 2020-21 and 2021-22 attended an online “SRC Camp” during remote learning. We reviewed our achievements over the year and had the opportunity to bond with the rest of the SRC, with the main goal of a smooth transition between the two teams. Presidential speeches were also made during this “camp”, with speeches to the staff and the Year 10 cohort made earlier in the week.

Junior and Executive SRC roles
During our first SRC meeting, we held junior role elections which give junior SRC members the opportunity to have more responsibility and involvement within the SRC. The executive SRC members also discussed their executive roles for the rest of the year. Congratulations to our 2021/22 SRC team, results are listed below (note: junior and executive roles are included)

Overall, I am looking forward to building Fort Street’s school spirit and can’t wait to work with the SRC and wider school community. Thank you for this amazing leadership opportunity, I can’t want to see what the coming year brings!

Do you have any feedback and ideas on any school related business? As always, we would love to hear from you! Please contact your friendly SRC via email (srcfshs@gmail.com), Instagram (@srcfshs as of 29/10/21 – this may change) or simply let one of our members know.

Stay safe and take care!

Alyssa Khaw
SRC President
Year 10