Chandler House was named after the Chandler family
who were one of the original families to settle in the Happy
Valley area.
Chandlers Hill Road is also
named after the same family, although they actually lived on
Education Road.
The House of Mason is named
after Charles Henry Mason who donated two acres of land for the
original school on Education Road.
Charles Henry Mason was born
on 25th July 1861 and was a pupil at the original Happy Valley
School.
The House of Nicolle was
named after another original family, the Nicolle family who were
also one of the first to establish themselves in this area.
Daisy Nicolle was one member
of the family who was an original student at the school. Quite a
few of her descendants also attended the school over the years.
The House of Shepherd is
named in honour of Jane Shepherd who was the first teacher at the
Happy Valley School when it first opened on Education road (then
Red Hill Road) in 1898.
The first Happy Valley School
Sports Day was held on the 7th April 1978 on the Happy Valley
Oval.
2005 Sports Day
Results
1st
Nicolle
1363
2nd
Chandler
1228
3rd
Mason
1116
4th
Shepherd
1091
Responsibility
Respect
Integrity
Each
year the students elect House Captains who are responsible for a variety
of tasks in both the weeks leading up to Sports Day and on the day
itself. These tasks include organizing and training relay teams,
maintaining team morale and discipline, liaison with staff and general
house organization.
The school would
like to congratulate the following Year 7 students who have been elected
School House Captains for 2005.
Chandler
Josh
Fawcett
Breanna
Loveday
Kristi
Snares
Travis
Kreslin
Mason
Meghan
McLean
Michael
Eddy
Jonathan
Campbell
Amy
Cotterill
Nicolle
Chris
Squire
Nadia
Porter
Natasha
Meyer
Declan
Day
Shepherd
Nikki
Sharp
Kieran
Clarke
Jacob
Herbert
Deni
Varnhagen
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