Year 11

Day of Hope

On Tuesday, our Yr 11 students participated in the Day of Hope which facilitated by external speaker, Glen Gerreyn. Day of Hope sought to encourage students to aspire for a hope-filled future. The day allowed students to develop an understanding of the affects that external influences and personal cognitions can have on an individual and encouraged students to think critically about these extraneous influences and personal thought processes. Day of Hope allowed students to develop a sense of hope by correlating positive self-esteem, thought processes, physical performance, health and wellbeing and greater academic satisfaction. In essence, it was about our students finding the power in purpose. Some key takeaways from the day included:

  • The power of a sense of purpose
  • Finding the ability to tap into our strengths – academic and cocurricular
  • The ability to firmly believe that they can achieve anything they put their mind to
  • A plan to tackle short and long-term goals
  • Strategies to turn ‘crazy’ dreams into a reality
  • The ability for Year 11 to be the best version of themselves
  • The knowledge that it is ok to fail early, fail often and fail forward

Students will be harnessing their knowledge from the Day of Hope and incorporating this into the Class of 2021 Legacy Vlog which will feature Tutor Group student reflections on both the Day of Hope and CASEL SEL Competencies.

Effort Acknowledgement

A new initiative has been established to acknowledge students’ who have made significant progress improving their effort grades. It was wonderful to see Matthew Betts, Xavier Burkett, Tessa Clement, Flynn Garner, Thomas Hartnell, Gus Miller, Jameson Prescott and Tylor Wessels received certificates presented by Mr Webber at our Effort Acknowledgement Assembly on Tuesday.

Swimming Carnival

The Secondary School Swimming Carnival proved to be an exciting day. Held at Sydney Olympic Park last Thursday, our Yr 11 students were active participants both in the pool and cheering their Houses on. We commend Piper Allen, Hunter Auld, Olivia Donoghue, Anna-Luisa Feller, Sophia Hill, Sophia Justice, Rachel Kinghorn, Patrick Marshall, Lucy Roberts, Aidan Tyrrell and Tylor Wessels on their marvellous achievements. 

School Photographs

The following photographs will be taken by Advanced Life on Wednesday 11 March on the Senior Campus. Students are required to wear blazers.

  • Sibling photos in the Redlands Hall from 7.15 – 8.20am.  Junior School siblings are welcome to have their photo taken on 11 March if they were unable to attend the Junior Campus sibling photo day last week.
  • Cocurricular Dance and Debating during recess and lunch.

Order envelopes are available from the Secondary School Office and orders for photography packages can also be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our School Order Code: NWL 4NR ETY. Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day. Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them to enquiries@advancedlife.com.au.

Student Achievements

Aisha Vogler has been offered a place with Taronga Zoo for their Meet the Keeper program. This is an exciting opportunity for Aisha and the program attracts many applicants and entry is competitive. We congratulate Aisha on her acceptance into the program and wish her all the best.

Emma Mahon competed at the NSW Junior Athletics Championships on Friday night. She ran the the U18 3000m, finishing 6th in a time of 10 minutes 41 seconds, which is a national qualifying time. She is now looking forward to competing in Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Sydney at the end of March. We warmly congratulate Emma on her continued achievements in Athletics.

Youth Exchange Program Brewarrina

An opportunity has been presented from Warringah Council for Redlands students to apply to participate in the Youth Exchange program to Brewarrina. Please be aware that applications close on 1 March.

A Sister Cities agreement between Brewarrina Shire and Warringah Councils was signed in July 2000. Brewarrina, or ‘Bre’ as it is known to locals, is a remote community located in north-west NSW, 800kms from Sydney, and has 1800 residents. It has a large indigenous population, is home to the World Heritage listed Fish Traps and has a wonderful history of both indigenous and white settlement.

The Youth Exchange consists of six (three girls and three boys) young people from the Northern Beaches spending a week in Brewarrina in the April school holidays. Some of the activities undertaken in previous years include: visiting Lightning Ridge; learning about Aboriginal language and culture; seeing the 40,000 year old Aboriginal Fish Traps and the old Mission Station; fishing; learning to make and throw boomerangs; visiting Aboriginal art sites; attending a local rugby league or union game; Mt Oxley; swimming at hot bore baths; spending the day at a sheep station; and experiencing the outback in a unique way not available to many people.

All transport, accommodation and activities are provided free. The only cost to participants is incidental/spending money. Two Council representatives lead the group. Click here for more information.

Cross Country Training

Cross Country training will begin on Friday 13 March (Week 7) at 6.20am at Primrose Oval. The training session will run for an hour. Students will need to be dropped off to Primrose Oval for the start of the session and after the session, coaches will walk the students back up to the Senior Campus at 7.20am to allow time for the students to get changed to make it to lessons for Period 1. The training is open to any athlete who would like to train for the School Cross Country Carnival which is on Thursday 2 April.

If your child is selected for the Redlands ISA Cross Country team after the School Cross Country Carnival, there will be training sessions which will run every Friday morning until Friday 5 June. 

If you have any questions in regards to the training sessions, please email the Cross Country Sports Administrator Kate Seebohm or the Head Coach of Middle Distance, Nick Walker.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 11 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494