Staffing was a constant source of trouble for the school in 1969/70/71. I remember how industrial action by the staff occasionally resulted in a half or even a full day off school for the students. The letter to parents below gives you an idea of the troubles faced by Mr Powell and how it was managed (to think that I went on to tackle a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Geography!). I don’t  recall why it was so difficult to retain staff at EHS, I suppose it was lack of appropriate rem...

Hi to all former EHS students.

 My association with Elwood High is a long one. Being one of four children who were brought up in Elwood we all went to EHS after first attending Elwood Primary School and then Elwood Central School. Even my Mother went to Elwood Central School when it was the only school in the area and well before EHS was established. I made many good friends at each of these schools; many of these are still friends and are living in the local area today. We went to school ...