Students at North Wagga Public School have been given a new look after the unveiling of a fresh uniform.
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The original uniform's bottle green has been retained while its grey elements have now been replaced with navy blue. The yellow shirts and dresses have also been done away with. Girls will also be given the option of wearing skorts, pants or dresses.
"We went through a process in consultation with the school community to find the right combinations of colour, so we were different from other public schools in Wagga, while still keeping the bottle green of the old uniform," said principal Trudy Standley.
"We settled on bottle green and navy blue."
The original lemon and grey colour scheme had been the only uniform worn since the school started in 1881. But over the years, multiple versions have emerged.
"We were finding it increasingly difficult to source grey trousers for the girls so with that came a lot of variations," Ms Standley said.
"On any one day, there would be five versions of the old uniform in the playground."
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During the decision phase at the start of the year, the school ran into difficulty finding a colour that had not already been used elsewhere in Wagga.
"We are a school that is generational so we've got returning families wearing the new uniforms," Ms Standley said.
"We've got our own identity with these colours now."
The logo has also been given a refresher, replacing the formerly used yellow crest.
Three designs were made which the students and their families voted on. The winning design highlights the school's proximity to the Murrumbidgee River with a white dot above to indicate where the school is situated.
"Our logo needed to reflect the change in school colours," Ms Standley said.
"We worked with Jen Picknell from Jenious to design a new logo, something that reflected our school and our beautiful community.
"We're the only school in Wagga that's right on the river, we get the most impacted by it, so it made sense to have it [on the logo]."
The school will continue to phase in the new uniforms over the next two years but students have already taken to the new look well.
Georgia Whyte, aged nine, said the uniforms were comfortable and warmer than the previous design.
"The colours look good together," she said.
"I voted for the [logo] with the book on it, but this one has the Murrumbidgee River on it, so I like that."
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