Planner habits: which one are you?

16th September 2022

It’s that time of year again when we start to receive our gorgeous planners. Yes, you heard right – planners, not the black journals.
But of course not all of us utilise these incredible pieces of paper in the same ways. After all, “efficiency” has a different meaning for everyone.
So, unless you are Year 7s and 8s who actually ensure their planners are kept *tidy*, you may be wondering how a tiny diary, entailing calendar dates and the occasional school guideline, can have such a range of uses.

Planner habits: which one are you?

WHS’ push for social change – as seen through the eyes of Vidhya Alakeson

1st July 2022

Of course, it’s to be expected that the school has changed since 1880, but what if I tell you that these were changes that occurred in the last twenty-five years? Talking with a WHS alumna and the current Director of Keir Starmer’s external relations Vidhya Alakeson at the MUN conference on Saturday, she remarked “how familiar WHS felt, yet still immensely different”. She said she could never even have imagined fitting in more facilities in the school, let alone the huge renovation project we’re undergoing now. Admiring the pride flags in the senior hall, Vidhya commented on how “Pride was barely even mentioned” during her time twenty-eight years ago.

WHS’ push for social change – as seen through the eyes of Vidhya Alakeson