Year 9

Mr Walker and I would like to extend our best wishes to Yr 9 students and their families for a well-deserved end of Semester break. It is, without doubt, that students are ready for some much needed R&R after such a busy term. We hope the three week break will allow students time to re-energise and spend time with family and friends.

Yr 9 Commerce Market Day

Congratulations to all of our Yr 9 students who worked together to raise $2,041.80 at the Yr 9 Commerce Market Day. $1374.85 will be donated to Assistance Dogs Australia, the charitable cause selected by our students. $666.95 in expenses and company tax which was collected will go to the School’s Scholarship Fund. It is fantastic to see significant funds going to both these meaningful causes. A special thank you to Mr Michael Warrell for his organisation of Market Day.

Student Achievements

Theo Mirrlees-Black and Tylor Wessels (both Yr 9) have achieved outstanding results in the UNSW Programming Competition. This was a demanding two hour online computer programming activity. They came 17th out of 202 schools Australia wide for all divisions. In the Intermediate division (Yrs 9 and 10) they came 3rd out of 75 schools. Most teams also had three members but in this case Theo and Tylor represented Redlands as a formidable duo. We warmly congratulate Theo and Tylor for this significant achievement.

George Murphy (Yr 9) has been awarded the ETS (Emerging Talent Scholarship) from Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA). The Ski and Snowboard Australia ETS program has been designed to recognise and support talented, emerging athletes. As a high potential athlete, George has been recognised amongst a special group of Australian snowsport athletes. Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) Emerging Talent Scholarships are difficult to obtain and offered only to athletes identified as having the capability of contributing to Australia’s Winning Edge (AWE) targets in the future. It is our pleasure to congratulate George on this significant acknowledgement.

Ms Sarah Matthews
Yr 9 Advisor
smatthews@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9908 6494