{"id":44295,"date":"2026-03-13T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=44295"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:35:58","slug":"year-9-275","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-9-275\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44346 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Kate-Schurch-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>This week marked the inaugural Year 6\/Year 9 Buddy Session, a wonderful opportunity for our Year 9 students to step into a leadership role. Paired with a Year 6 student, they spent Luminary Time on Monday playing games, sharing food, and getting to know their younger buddies. It was a highly enjoyable and positive experience, and I was particularly impressed by the maturity, organisation, and ease with which our Year 9 students embraced this responsibility. The impact on our Year 6 students was equally evident; when we came together in Chapel on Tuesday, they were eagerly waving and smiling at their Year 9 buddies \u2013 a very heart\u2011warming sight. The photos for this week are from this session.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior School is also celebrating Harmony Week this week, with a range of activities led by our Round Square IDEALS Society. During Luminary Time on Thursday, students were invited to decorate a figurine representing their cultural background, using flags, colours, traditional dress, or other meaningful symbols. The diversity and creativity of the designs were impressive and served as a powerful reminder of the rich multicultural community we are fortunate to have at MLC School. Weeks such as this provide valuable opportunities to celebrate and reflect on the importance of inclusion and belonging.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a reminder that permission and medical forms for <em>Urban Challenge<\/em> are now overdue. At the time of writing, 18 of the 89 students have not yet submitted the required documentation. I would appreciate your prompt attention to this matter to ensure your child is able to participate.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1170114239\/5632846f86?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the Year 9 Urban Challenge Video \u2013 final details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1171943981\/abfa3caf14?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the AFX Cadet Camp Video \u2013 final details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kschurch@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Kate Schurch<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nHead of Year 9<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44297 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/Year-9-IMG_5554.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marked the inaugural Year 6\/Year 9 Buddy Session, a wonderful opportunity for our Year 9 students to step into a leadership role. Paired with a Year 6 student, they spent Luminary Time on Monday playing games, sharing food, and getting to know their younger buddies. It was a highly enjoyable and positive experience, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44295","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-senior-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/44295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=44295"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=44295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}