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Friday, 19 Mar 2021

Opportunities for Optimism
I love spending time in my garden. I’m not a highly skilled gardener, so in the words of my husband, I offer new plants as living sacrifices to the sun God. It’s a beautiful miracle when my new plants grow roots and thrive. Recently I planted seeds in carefully prepared...
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Friday, 12 Mar 2021

Optimism is a Fantastic Word
Optimism is a fantastic word that helps us to think of greater things and aspire to greater things to come. We Austalians are well regarded by the nations as having a larrikin - give it a fair go - attitude. It is this strength of attitude that has seen...
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Friday, 12 Mar 2021

Secondary Week of Worship
Last week our Year 12 students took an incredible Week of Worship. They broke the mould and created a whole new format. We met each day for worship for the first twenty minutes, followed by each Year Level going to a different room for a special activity. There was a...
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Friday, 05 Mar 2021

To Be or Not to Be ... Entitled!
“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” - David Bly  Julie Fournier, Founder and CEO of BallisPsych, wrote an insightful article which resonated with me for our students! The Entitlement Cure: Not everyone gets a trophy is a powerful article for teachers and parents...
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Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021

Year 7 Crosslands Camp
The weather forecast was for 100% chance of showers, but that did not deter 72 Year 7 students, 13 Year 11 Peer Support leaders and 9 staff heading to Crosslands. The 6km hike (thankfully mostly downhill) challenged some, was a new experience for others, while others were keen to jog...
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Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021

Primary Swimming Carnival
The Primary Swimming Carnival was held this week at the Morisset Pool in perfect weather conditions. The carnival ran very smoothly under COVID-19 restrictions with 3 records broken. Congratulations to: Bethany K - 9 Year Girls 50m Freestyle (37.79) & 50m Backstroke (46.88) Dylan J – 11 Year Boys 50m...
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Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021

Year 12 Crosslands Camp
Our trip to the Crosslands reserve for our Year 12 Retreat proved taxing for all of the grade cohort, in the best way possible. With canoeing, swimming, treetop climbing, educational sessions from Dr Darren Morton and activities that stretched both our minds and bodies, we barely had enough time to...
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Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021

Secondary Swimming Carnival
What a great day we had for our Swimming Carnival! The day dawned a bit overcast and drizzly, but ended with brilliance. The teachers won the relay against the seniors. How good is that?! The House Captains were kept busy organising swimmers into races and rewarding them with MERS (Motivational Energy Replacement Supplements)....
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Friday, 26 Feb 2021

Dance Moves
It was I994, the Channel Tunnel had been opened, Forrest Gump was on at the cinemas, and I was standing in front of 100 plus people ready to bust-out my dance moves. It was not quite “run Forrest, run!”, but rather “dance Stuart, dance!” Many options presented themselves in the...
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