Year 12

Key Dates

  • 18 September Yr 12 IB Visual Arts Exhibition Opening Night
  • 19 September Yr 12 Final Chapel Service
  • 23 September Yr 12 Thanksgiving Assembly
  • 24 September Yr 12 Breakfast Cruise and Activities Day
  • 25 September Yr 12 Farewell Assembly and Valedictory Prize Giving Ceremony and Dinner
  • 26 September Last Day of Term 3
  • 14 October First Day of Term 4
  • 16 October – 8 November Yr 12 HSC Exams
  • 21 October – 11 November Yr 12 IB Exams 

Yr 12 House Morning Teas

This week marks some of the first official End of Yr 12 Events with students participating in their House Morning Teas. Each Head of House and House Captains have organised a breakfast for students, photos from the House over the years and Alumni Captains to return and speak with their respective Houses. Thank you to Mrs Kim Flatman and the Alumni team for assisting in organising alumni connections and the beautiful plush Rhinos that students are gifted with at the breakfast.

ISA Invitational Athletics Carnival Results

Over the past two weeks, our Yr 12 students have demonstrated outstanding commitment and determination while competing in the ISA Invitational Athletics Carnival held at ES Marks and Sydney Olympic Park. Well done to the students below.

  • Henry Charles: Competed in High Jump (1.75m) and Javelin (45.80m).
  • Hamish Campbell: Participated in the 3000m with a time of 11:27.
  • Isaac Brooks: Competed in the 800m with a swift time of 1:54.650.

These students have shown great dedication to their sports and represented our school with pride. Their performances reflect not only their hard work but also their commitment to improving and pushing their limits, in addition to their rep sports.

Best of luck to all students competing at the ISA Athletics Carnival on Tuesday next week at Sydney Olympic Park.

Banish BRAD Recycling Excursion

A few weeks ago, our Yr 11 and 12 students attended the Banish BRAD Recycling Hub to sort and recycle items collected for recycling during Greenlands Week. They learned about the benefits of recycling ‘hard to recycle’ items and got the chance to meet Lottie Dalziel, Young Australian of the Year 2022, who founded the recycling program. 

The Sustainability Working Group is responsible for managing this excursion. Thank you to Kimberlee Chipper and Redlands Sustainability Working Group for providing this opportunity for these Yr 12 students: Tara Gold, Conor Petersen, Bianca Goggin and Emilie Le Roux.

For more information about Banish BRAD Recycling, see their website here.

English Shout-Outs to Students Teaching Peers

In these last few weeks, Yr 12 students have been revising their own class content by preparing revision lessons for their peers. This has been an invaluable opportunity for students to strengthen their own understanding by leading workshops for their peers. As Mrs Van de Peer has told her classes, #wealldowellifwealldowell!

Well done to the following students who have stepped into this space:

12 IB Literature class:  

  • Amelia Barter
  • Ahnu Guan
  • Xander Mullin
  • Sabine Murray
  • Olivia Salmond
  • Annabelle Harman
  • Jack Keogh
  • Sholto Mirrlees-Black
  • Charli Waterland

Yr 12 HSC English 

  • Anneka Steele
  • Ben Barwise
  • Luke Barwise
  • Indi Hindmarsh
  • Zara Naismith
  • Heidi Colleran
  • Grace Durannt
  • Jacob Pamenter

Inter-House Debating

Thank you to all Yr 12 students who have helped over the years with coaching and adjudicating the Inter-House Debates. The following Yr 12 students have continued to support this student experience even through their last few weeks of school: Ethan Beggs, Annie Zhang, Hamish Campbell, Scarlett Thorp, Jack Keogh, Krishan Price, Anneka Steele and Ahnu Guan.

A special shout-out to Krishan Price who jumped in last minute to assist with adjudicating Dumolo vs Cowper. Teachers commented that his post-debate analysis was so highly insightful, offering constructive feedback that helped both teams reflect on their strengths and areas for improvement. His ability to break down complex arguments and highlight key moments of the debate was impressive, and his approach fostered a positive and encouraging atmosphere for the young debaters.

Snowsports Interschool Championships

Congratulations to all students who competed in Race Week and those who attended the Snowsports Interschool Championships in Perisher last week. Students were balancing their last few weeks of schoolwork with their love for skiing and snowboarding and enjoying their final run with their peers on the snow.

Yr 12 Snowsports Students: Winter Penney, Felicity Schlederer, Julius Keller, Alfie Leach, Daniel Lev, Thomas Reeves and Zara Naismith

Yr 12 Medals

  • Julius Keller & Alfie Leach – 2nd place in Moguls
  • Felicity Schlederer –  3rd place in Snowboard GS
  • Winter Penney & Felicity Schlederer – 3rd place in Alpine GS

Both Snowsports Captains, Winter Penney and Felicity Schlederer have important yet very different experiences with the snow. They are dedicated captains and have truly embraced this last chance to ski and snowboard with their peers. See a few highlights of each of their journeys with Snowsports.

Snowsports Captain Highlight (Skiing): Winter Penney

Proudest achievement in Snowsports: I am just so proud of all Yr 12 skiers and snowboarders who participated in the events over the last few weeks. It was a really positive energy and it is a wonderful community. It is such a huge achievement to make it to a State Competition, let alone a National Competition. Only the top 15 get through from each round and then the top 6 teams (4 students in each team) move on from there. It is such a huge achievement. My favourite memory was going to cheer on the younger Division 6 competitors with Sam Ford. I remember Grace Bracks did this for me when I was younger and it meant the world to me. So, I wanted to pass on that excitement and enthusiasm for Snowsports to younger skiers. Other schools seem really competitive and intense. Redlands is community orientated around Snowsports and we want everyone to be involved.

Goals for Snowsports in the future: I want to continue skiing for the rest of my life. It is a massive part of my life and who I am.

What you have learned about yourself through Snowsports: As with anything, I have moments that make me want to improve and do my best.

How you managed the IB with your Snowsports commitments: When balancing school and Snowsports, I would get really stressed when I was away from school and skiing. I wouldn’t change it because I love it so much. However, I would work on my studies as much as possible down at the snow, planning partial days of study and then skiing for the rest of the day. It was helpful having a bit of time pressure to keep me organised. 

Snowsports Captain Highlight (Snowboarding): Felicity Schlederer

Proudest achievement in Snowsports: Winter School was brilliant but I really got involved in Snowsports this year and I was really proud of myself for being at the same level as other females who have been in the program for a lot longer. I started to become more competitive throughout the year and I wanted to do my best as I think that competitiveness paid off.

Goals for Snowsports in the future: I am looking to follow the snow and spend a whole year in the winter (northern and southern hemisphere). My ultimate goal would be to get into the X Games for Big Air and Park. 

What you have learned about yourself through Snowsports: I realised that when I choose to commit to something, I can do really well and I want to do really well. I’ve realised that I can and will continue to work on something in the snow until I feel that I have a sense of accomplishment. This isn’t always the case in other areas but the snow brings this out in me.

How you managed the HSC with your Snowsports commitments: Last year, I did a lot of alternating with trying to fully commit to academics or the snow. I like to make the most of the snow and tried to balance my time appropriately when I was away from school and down in the Snowy Mountains. This year, I had pushed myself in the lead-up to the trials. So, I then used the time after trials as an academic break and allowed myself to be fully immersed in the snow. However, on practice days I would dedicate half of the day to study and then on race days I fully committed to skiing and snowboarding. It all depended on what the demands were that day.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 12 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865