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2019

  • Student Blog: Welcome to a new School Year - Olivia, our Head Prefect gave this welcome address at the Principal’s Assembly this week.
  • 20 seconds of courage - In the words of Year 11 Prefect, Jade, 20 seconds of courage is all you need to start a conversation with the person next to you.
  • A National Music Title - Head of Music, Ms Jessica Farrell travelled up to Brisbane last weekend to see our very own Natalie (Year 11) win the prestigious National Youth Concerto Competition.
  • Blog: Lest we forget - Lucinda and Zara spoke movingly about the significance of Remembrance Day at our Principal’s Assembly on Tuesday.
  • Blog: Making a difference - Service Learning is at the heart of what we do at ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ. It informs our values and our life choices, so it was heartening to hear our students share what they have been doing at our Principal’s Assembly this week.
  • Blog: Service Learning Tours - Our Year 9 students took part in Service Learning tours during the holidays, immersing themselves in local communities in Borneo, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and the East Kimberley region of Australia.
  • Blog: The Fear-less Tribe - Having a tribe to support you during life’s inevitable ups and downs will help you to ‘Face Everything and Rise’, says Lucy.
  • Blog: Volcanos, tsunamis and bears - This week, it was Sophie’s turn to give her spin on the Prefect initiative ‘Fear-less’ and she told a tale about conquering her fears in Japan.
  • Everyone should learn a language - For the first time, ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ has a Languages Captain. This week, Zara spoke at Assembly about why the ability to speak different languages is important in a global world.
  • Flying solo and pigeons - While Year 11 students were at exams this week, Imogen and Lexie in Year 10 showed they were ‘Fear-less’ by taking to the stage at Assembly.
  • Follow your inner moonlight - Greta kicked off the Prefect Initiative, ‘Fear-less’, with this hilarious speech about her family, complete with her Grandma’s quarrel with Sir David Attenborough no less. Fearless indeed!
  • HSC Extension English and History - Last Thursday, our HSC Extension History and English students presented their Major Works at the Independent Theatre to Dr Scott, staff, their peers and their families.
  • Let’s be Fear-less! - This week at our Principal’s Assembly, the new Prefect Initiative for 2019/2020 was unveiled, with a hilarious video to promote being ‘Fear-less’!
  • Listen to our farmers! - Boarding Prefect, Georgia, gave this powerful speech about human-induced climate change and the ongoing impact the drought is having on Australian families and communities.
  • Re-evaluating fear - It’s time for everyone in the School to re-evaluate how they approach things that scare them, says Lara (Year 12).
  • Student Blog: The last word - Our Senior Leaders for 2018/19 wrapped up their duties at Assembly this week, with Olivia, Mya and Isobel summing up their initiative, ‘Perfectly Imperfect’.
  • Student Blog: Accept challenge! - A lot has happened this term, both at ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ and around the world, which we can learn a lot from.
  • Student Blog: Being cool - My name is Amelia and I’m going to be talking about something a little different today.
  • Student Blog: Bonjour ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ - Our Year 11 French Exchange students, Alix, Solène, Jeanne, Noélie and Hipollène describe some of the differences between ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ and schooling in France.
  • Student Blog: Channel your inner ‘monkey’ - Lily talks about the importance of celebrating the small successes as you strive to reach your goals.
  • Student Blog: Control the Controllables - One of the many important things that Ms Webb has taught me in PDHPE is to ‘control the controllables’.
  • Student Blog: International Women’s Day 2019 - Happy International Women’s Day! And as our students have shown, we are ‘More Powerful Together’.
  • Student Blog: Leaders old and new - This week, we held a Leadership Induction Service for our new leaders, and our new Head Prefect, Amelia addressed the School for the first time.
  • Student Blog: My journey to ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ - Boarder, Kate (Year 12) speaks about the acceptance and confidence she has gained since coming to ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ.
  • Student Blog: National Reconciliation Week 2019 - Kristin (Year 11) reflects on why National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is important and how we can make a difference.
  • Student Blog: The Act of Kindness - Perfectly imperfect. Two words that are polar opposite in their definition, yet only two letters shift their meaning!
  • Student Blog: The benefits of being short - Yep, I am short! And I’m not angry at my parents for these genetics either.
  • Student Blog: The power of kindness - As Britta explained in Assembly this week, kindness has a bigger impact than you realise.
  • Student Blog: Unapologetically you - Charlotte talks about the ‘c’ word…Cadets…and how this taught her to have the confidence to embrace her achievements and be proud of who she is.
  • Student Blog: What’s your ‘thing’? - What does perfect mean? Annabelle (Year 12) gave her definition at Assembly this week.
  • Student Blog: Words of Wit and Wisdom - Our Co-Captain of Drama, Josie entertained Assembly this week, with her funny insight into gaining perspective.
  • Student Blog: You are all amazing - We are all ‘perfect’ in our own way, as Jessica explained to Assembly this week.
  • Student Blog: Your goals will change - As it’s the final term of our prefect duties and you’ve heard the ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ speech about 17 times before, I’d like to approach this a little differently…