{"id":6515,"date":"2021-11-18T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6515"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:12:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:12:23","slug":"dorothea-mackellar-poetry-awards","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/dorothea-mackellar-poetry-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Highly Commended and Commended poems\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The prestigious Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards received over 7,500 entries into their competition this year. The theme \u201cRich and Rare\u201d elicited a range of provocative and thoughtful responses and encouraged students to draw both from their own experiences and the political landscape surrounding them. All students who participated are congratulated and will receive certificates acknowledging their efforts in class.<\/p>\n<p>Five students from SCEGGS were noted by the judges for their exemplary writing. Lila Eversgerd (Year 8) and Zara Ibrahim (Year 9) were both Highly Commended in the Junior Secondary section for their poems \u201cBetka Path\u201d and \u201cA Lament for Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Barry (Year 8) was Commended in the Junior Secondary section for her poem \u201cA Greek Welcome\u201d while Ruby Cooney (Year 10) and Luella Smith (Year 10) were both Commended in the Senior Secondary section for their poems \u201cSovereignty\u201d and \u201cSilence.\u201d Congratulations to each of these girls \u2013 an impressive achievement!<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of the Winning and Commended poems can be found at the following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorothea.com.au\/award-winners\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny Bean<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>English Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highly Commended and Commended poems\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The prestigious Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards received [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[30],"class_list":["post-6515","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_tag-student-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=6515"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=6515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}