Year 12

Term 3

Welcome back to our final term! Term 3 is basically broken up into two week blocks. The first fortnight involves academic consolidation and preparation for trial examinations in classes. The next fortnight consists of the trial examinations which is followed by two weeks of feedback and reflection. We then begin the home stretch with various celebratory activities integrated into the school day including the House Breakfasts, Breakfast Cruise, Final Chapel Service and Final School Assembly.

Key Dates

Monday 6 August to Friday 17 August – HSC and IB Trials
Monday 25 September – Final Chapel Service
Tuesday 25 September – Yr 12 Breakfast Cruise and Balmoral Beach Day
Wednesday 26 September – Yr 12 Valedictory Dinner and HSC students’ last day

Legacy Gift

Yr 12 continued their fundraising work for their Legacy Gift throughout the holidays. Some brave students volunteered to participate in the ‘best beard and hair competition.’ With much heated debate preceding the unveiling of three weeks of holiday growth, our students and some staff managed to present themselves at a whole school assembly and raise a further $400. The standout and overall winner according to student voting was Claudia Wilson or ‘palm tree girl’ who crafted her hair into the shape and colour of a lonely island. Thank you to Olivia Allen, Ally Ates, Marina Cheah, John Economides, Leopold McAllister, Lachlan Miller, Alex Murray, Gabriel O’Sullivan, Louise Sarich-Prince, Oscar Talbert and Claudia Wilson. A special thank you also to our Yr 12 Tutors, Mr Gray and Mr Skinner, as well as our Head of Secondary School, Mr Corcoran, who also grew impressive beards to help the students with their fundraising efforts.

Do You Even Lift?

Last year in our Pastoral Care Program we discussed the idea of lifting each other’s spirits in order to help others whilst making ourselves stronger. It set the tone for a cohesive and tight knit Year Group that has grown from strength to strength. Over the break, Sean Russell took this concept to a whole new level and discovered his gift for literally lifting the weight of several people. After working hard to get fit for the Rugby season, he was approached by Powerlifting Australia. They suggested he compete in a local competition in Brookvale last week where he ended up winning his weight category qualifying for nationals in Victoria in a couple of weeks. Well done Sean!

Mr Ben Castelli
Yr 12 Advisor
bcastelli@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865