{"id":9263,"date":"2026-05-15T04:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9263"},"modified":"2026-05-15T04:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:33:46","slug":"house-relics-backstory-competition","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/house-relics-backstory-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"House Relics Backstory Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Last term,\u00a0Fort Street\u2019s House Captains released a competition to reveal the backstory for Fort Street\u2019s House Relics, the symbols that represent each House.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">It was fantastic to see Fortians enthusiastically get involved in this competition, with 60 entries being submitted. Of these entries, a short list of the best stories for each House has been compiled. These will be revealed in each edition of this term&#8217;s Mercurius, with the winner announced at in the final edition.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Below is a quick synopsis of this edition&#8217;s short-listed stories. Use the link to read the full story and enjoy the House spirit shown by Fortians.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>House Relic Backstories Short List 1<\/b><\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:false,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:2}\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">A Calculator with attitude<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">A man named Fortimus Street who finds a valuable icepick<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">A paintbrush which creativity itself flows\u00a0 through the bristles<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">A spiteful megaphone<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">A girl who wanted to shake (and Sheikh) the world with her voice<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">A gavel that when struck reminds us that justice should always be pursued with wisdom<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">A humble blacksmith uses metal recovered from a blazing meteor to forge a gavel<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The full stories can be read here:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1elLH3HiNmQlkXMeEvwn7dMNO9LbHhPvOxMA9tXpR0-w\/edit?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1elLH3HiNmQlkXMeEvwn7dMNO9LbHhPvOxMA9tXpR0-w\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last term,\u00a0Fort Street\u2019s House Captains released a competition to reveal the backstory for Fort Street\u2019s House Relics, the symbols that represent each House. It was fantastic to see Fortians enthusiastically get involved in this competition, with 60 entries being submitted. Of these entries, a short list of the best stories for each House has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-9263","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/9263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}