The SRC have been working behind the scenes in 4 groups within our school. We’ve asked the leader for each group what their group has been up to!

Values:

Our group have reviewed the current school values and are considering the potential to adapt and modify these values to better represent the Renmark High School community. We have constructed a survey that will be distributed amongst the students, staff and community members to seek feedback on the current values and ideas of possible new values. Our goal is for the school values to be revised and adapted to better suit our school vision.

Pride – Maintenance:

We are working on our short-term goal which involves implementing recycling bins for cans and bottles around the school ensuring they are accessible to staff and students. Surveys are being completed by caregroups to gain a consensus of the number of students who would be willing to utilise the bins, where they should be located and what the money raised by recycling could be used for. After we receive the survey responses with student feedback, we will begin to take the next steps towards the completion of our short-term goal.

Pride – Extras:

We have begun organising our music licence and surveyed students for new song ideas to be played on the schools sound system. Following up this plan, the SRC have spoken to staff to begin taking action and hopefully this goal will be reached in the coming weeks. Another goal is to hold some fundraising events during Term 3. We have begun brainstorming potential ideas, which include; Jeans for Genes Day, Footy Colours Day and Wear it Purple Day. During our next meeting we will plan these events before taking our ideas to Governing Council to gain approval.

Learning:

The learning group of the SRC are looking toward improving the range of subjects provided at Renmark High School, the ongoing issues surrounding internet speeds and quality of I.T resources, in addition to quality of textbooks sourced from the library. In order to understand the general consensus of our students, we plan to survey all year levels, asking them which subjects in particular they would like to see RHS introduce. By the end of Term 3, we plan to assess the senior SACE subjects that are not currently offered and show high interest in our surveys, while making a definitive list as to which junior subjects could be run by virtue of popularity. We will  look at what subjects the other Riverland high schools offer that we don’t and analyse whether this is feasible with our current resources and teaching staff. Presently, we plan to have the implementation of new subjects finalised by the end of 2021. 

As another focus of our group, we are striving to enforce strict rules regarding the use of school I.T. In recent years, students have taken minimal care and consideration for computers and laptops, resulting in significant damages and financial burdens. As a group, we are going to brainstorm a definitive set of rules and propose these to the staff for approval. We will also endeavour to assist in improving internet speeds schoolwide. We have also discussed making laptops and/or computers more accessible for students who are not able to bring one from home. Furthermore, we have discussed buying new mathematics textbooks for Years 8-10, seeing as the quality of the current ones are not fantastic. We understand that these textbooks are passed from student to student each year, and some students take minimal care with them. This of all relates back to enforcing strict and cohesive rules, wherein RHS property and resources are treated with respect and care.