Student Achievements
A selection of recent student achievements…
Young Creatives Competition
Congratulations to Moss Johnston (Year 12) who won the Young Writers Award for ages 16-18, and to Isabella Evangelista (Year 9) who was selected as runner up for ages 12-15. The competition was run by the Inner West Council. Winners and runners up took home $500 and $250 respectively.
Australian Schools Open Aquathon and CHS Diving
Riki Leamon (Year 10) competed in the Australian Schools Open Aquathlon at Penrith Lakes earlier this year, which was part of the 2018 Australian Schools Triathlon Festival. An aquathlon is a swim and run. Riki competed in the intermediate girls (ages 15 and 16), with a 300m swim followed by a 2km run. Riki achieved a credible 7th against a field full of national level runners and triathletes.
Riki also recently competed in the CHS diving competition, 15 years girls springboard, at SOPAC. and placed 4th. Although she missed out on NSW All Schools by one place, her score could qualify her for Diving Australia’s national age competition as an elite diver.
Schools Spectacular Featured Dancer
Congratulations to Year 10 student Max Tosello who has been chosen as a featured dancer at this year’s Schools Spectacular. Over the years Max has placed at many eisteddfods both as solo performer and performance troupe member and was selected after audition for The Movement Experience III by Jason Winters in 2016. He has been a member of NSW Public Schools Dance Ensembles and has performed in State and Regional Dance Festivals and Schools Spectacular.
This is the first time he has auditioned for Featured Dancer at Schools Spectacular.
Plain English Speaking Awards
John Bivell (Year 12) recently represented the school at The Regional Finals of The Plain English Speaking Awards at the NSW DEC Arts Unit in Lewisham. The competition was incredibly tight and he was narrowly beaten. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate and thank John for representing the school so well over many years, and for his generous support and encouragement of fellow public speakers. He has spoken with panache and finesse and made a fine contribution to public speaking in the public education system.
Ms Penny Schlam
Public Speaking Co-Ordinator