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This is WhatsGnu #14

December 11 2011 Another lunar eclipse - this one total and quite magnificent... yet obscured a little by clouds. September 18 2011 The Burwood Family has had a presence at PHS in every decade since 1927. Click here to view the Burwood photo collection. June 26 2010 Yet another lunar eclipse recorded in the skies over PHS. Ths one was a partial eclipse, and sadly didn't show the ruddy complection of some past eclipses, but was -as usual- worth watching. February 29 2010 Omphalotus Nidiformis, the bioluminescent mushroom, celebrates its return - early this year. Just for a change of pace, one of the cups sprouted wa-a-y down inside the Pinus Radiata stump, and has been squished somewhat to conform with its "enclosure". Lots of pics here. November 15 2009 You can't keep a good man down - especially a Parramatta High School lad. Richie Benaud has announced that he won't be retiring anytime soon. Read more here. November 14 2009 The latest issue of Faxmentis - the newsletter for ex-students and staff - is out now. Subscribe by sending your contact details and years attended to exstudents@faxmentis.org. If you haven't received Faxmentis in a while it might be that you haven't updated your contact details. Tell us your new email address or check an exisitng one by contacting us. November 10 2009 CanParra visits were one of the highlights of the school year. We have recently begun to add images from these visits. Click here to see them. We have also added more Class Photos. October 27 2009 Two People & A Place is the story of a family who lived at the Sydney Observatory from 1943-1974. Ex-student and 1929 School Captain, Una Johnston, was part of that family - married to the NSW Government Astronomer, Dr Harley Wood. Una thoroughly enjoyed her time at the school in the 1920s and was a member of the school hockey team. You can see her in the team photo here. Our sincere thanks to her daughter, Ros Madden, who has donated two copies of the book to the school. October 2 2009 Maureen Shelly of the Daily Telegraph is quite correct when she wrote that Parramatta High School girls played a form of netball as early as the 1920s. A number of formidable teams enjoyed success over their opponents. Click here to see team photographs. September 30 2009 Amidst their preparations for the HSC, graduation and school formal, Parramatta High Year 12 students raised over $2000 for the Unicef Water for Life program. Development Officer, Fillipa Wittenberg thanked the students for their generosity and support of this valuable program. September 23 2009 The Vernal Equinox of 2009 brought an unprecedented dust storm, covering most of eastern NSW. Click here for a few snaps of PHS, blanketed in red dust. September 3 2009 Parramatta High School hosted the 2009 Parramatta District Schools Flag Day Ceremony. Australian Defence Force personnel formed the Flag Escort Party. Read more.... September 2009 Parramatta High School was one of only three schools in the Western Sydney Region to win the dual award for Numeracy and Literacy. April 8 2009 Principal Peter McFarland, spoke to the Parramatta Advertiser about the introduction of selective classes at Parramatta High School in 2010. Read what he said here. February 8 2009 It's a full moon tomorrow night... and you know what that means, don't you! Yes! It's time for another eclipse - this time a partial lunar, penumbral only, but worth watching nonetheless.