STAFF at Woodmans Hill Secondary College are getting in touch with the past and reaching out to former students as part of a newly-established alumni program.<\/p>\n
Collaborating with non-profit past student service Ourschool, the initiative is being led by the school\u2019s alumni and marketing coordinator Erin Mawdsley, who said she\u2019s excited to delve into the institution\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had quite a few of our earlier students contact us over the past few years wanting tours or to come and talk with the students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re holding their own reunions, so we wanted to connect back to that and help build the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be starting with Ourschool from term three next week.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Facebook page has been created for the program while Ourschool will be on-hand to help contact alumni who will be invited back to give talks to current students.<\/p>\n
Ms Mawdsley said the program will be a benefit for their current attendees as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping it will create some opportunities for them to be provided work experience and things like that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had some our earliest students offer to donate for some scholarships or help pay for supplies for students in hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur 70th will be in 2025 so we\u2019ve even got alumni offering to go to Melbourne for us to look through our archives to start our database. We\u2019ve got a shipping containerful of paper-copies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Past students wanting to take part in the alumni program can do so by contacting the school at woodmans.hill.sc@education.vic.gov.au or on 5336 7264.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
STAFF at Woodmans Hill Secondary College are getting in touch with the past and reaching out to former students as part of a newly-established alumni program. Collaborating with non-profit past student service Ourschool, the initiative is being led by the school\u2019s alumni and marketing coordinator Erin Mawdsley, who said she\u2019s excited to delve into the […]<\/p>\n