Year 10

Rowing in Yr 10 

Redlands offers a multitude of Summer Sports, with Rowing emerging as a prominent choice this season. Rowing demands dedication and commitment, with student athletes spending hours on the water meticulously propelling their oars through each stroke to improve their performance session after session. A significant cohort of Yr 10 Rowers demonstrates their passion and endurance by participating in this challenging sport each week. These skills culminate in impressive displays at the numerous regattas they compete in throughout the season.

“This season in Rowing has been one of my favourites. The amount of grit and perseverance I have seen especially in the young Rowers has been admirable. I have repeatedly witnessed the losses of both junior and senior crews, but in true Redlands spirit, we have always kept going, kept fighting, kept rowing. 

Rowing is not an easy sport, if it were everyone would do it. But for those willing to put in the effort, they get a much greater reward; a family. I have made so many friends since I started Rowing in Yr 6, we have gone through heaven and hell together, and I will forever remember the time I spend with them.”

                                                                                                                                                           – Katie Budden, Yr 10

On the weekend of 17/18 Feb the Redlands Rowing Program raced at the ACT Head of the Lake in Canberra. The Yr 10 rowers achieved a number of great results and earned a large collection of medals, which will be presented at our next year assembly. A special congratulations goes to the following Yr 10 students who placed as medalists:

SILVER – MU17 8+: James Foley, Kieran Newman, John Natilli, Henry Dobson, Archer Kerr, Connor Morrison, Toby Anderson, Oscar Pearce, Cox: Henry Preece

GOLD –  SBYr10 4x+ A FINAL: Thomas Hooper, Archer Kerr, Connor Morrison, Oscar Pearce, Cox: Henry Preece

SILVER – WU17 8+: Katie Budden, Mila Osborn, Isobel Campbell, Alanah Winder, Cox: Leah Chung

BRONZE – SGYr10 4x+ A FINAL: Katie Budden, Mila Osborn, Isobel Campbell, Alanah Winder, Cox: Leah Chung

SILVER – SG4x+ Div.2: Frankie Richardson

The Double Meaning of Emojis and Acronyms

Please find here an article written by the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) urging parents to understand the double meaning of Emojis and acronyms.

It is really informative and offers some guidance around having honest and open conversations about what they communicate, and what is being communicated to them. This could help prevent them falling victims to predators, many who pretend to be children or teens.

“That’s why having a healthy dialogue with your children is the best defence you can have.”

National History Challenge

The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for Australian students. It gives students a chance to be historians, researching world history, examining Australia’s past, investigating their community or exploring their own roots. It emphasises and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation. 

Students can explore this year’s theme of ‘Crisis and Response’ in any area of History of their choosing and prepare a product to share this exploration. 

If you are interested in signing up as either and individual or as a team please contact the History Coordinator, Mr Chris Allen at callen@redlands.nsw.edu.au. Or if you would like to know more about the challenge visit the National History Challenge website. 

Secondary School Individual Portraits and Sibling Photos Catch -up Opportunity

Friday 1 March

 A catch-up date for missed Year 7-12 Portrait photos and sibling photos will be offered on Friday 1 March at 10.10-11.05am in the Learning Hub Level 2 Atrium.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers for all and ties for boys. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Boys and girls with a hair length touching the collar is to be styled and tied-up neatly so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Hair is to be tied back with navy and hair coloured accessories.  No hair dye, mullet style haircuts, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Mrs Lucienne Willis
Yr 10 Advisor
lwillis@redlands.nsw.edu.au