{"id":44847,"date":"2026-04-24T12:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=44847"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:13:01","slug":"year-8-279","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-8-279\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24986 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>I would like to warmly welcome all families back for Term 2 and hope everyone had a refreshing break. The term has begun with great energy and enthusiasm across the cohort. The Senior School House Swimming Carnival was a fantastic highlight of Week 1 with great attendance and participation from Year 8. I particularly enjoyed the face paint and sparkles, and the spirit shown in the pool and from the sidelines was wonderful. I\u2019d like to congratulate all Year 8 students on their positive engagement and House pride.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Next week, after our extra special ANZAC Day long weekend, we will gather as a school for the ANZAC Service. This is an important opportunity to reflect and remember those who have served. Following this service, <strong>Xavier Maling,<\/strong> Officer Commanding MLCSACU and <strong>Jack Rudd,<\/strong> Adventure and Immersions Coordinator, will be speaking with Year 8 about the Cadet program, outlining the opportunities it offers for leadership, service and personal growth, and how Year 8 can become involved. I know many Year 8 students are looking forward to this opportunity.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">I am\u00a0looking\u00a0forward to another positive and productive term ahead and thank families for their continued support.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Have a lovely weekend, and please reach out to the Luminary or myself if you have any concerns.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cwhite@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Claire White<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nHead of Year 8<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44847 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_5640.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_5640-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_5626.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_5626-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to warmly welcome all families back for Term 2 and hope everyone had a refreshing break. The term has begun with great energy and enthusiasm across the cohort. The Senior School House Swimming Carnival was a fantastic highlight of Week 1 with great attendance and participation from Year 8. I particularly enjoyed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44847","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\/44847","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=44847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=44847"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=44847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}