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around our School

Entrepreneurs in Commerce

Our Year 9 Commerce Entrepreneurs of the year have recently been announced. Congratulations to Harry Coady, Fin Shephard and Magnus Cleary from the Ice Cream Team who raised $110 for the Prostate Foundation of Australia selling homemade ice cream with Tim Tams, Cookies and Cream and Caramel flavours.

This annual award is designed to recognise students who have demonstrated a thorough and sophisticated understanding and application of business planning, promotion and operation. It also awards students who take on the challenge of owning and operating a business and achieve success by generating profit that can be given back to the community through a charitable organisation.

Overall, 16 small businesses planned and operated their enterprises in school during Term 3, selling their wares to collectively raise over $600 for a variety of charities.

Mr Ben Ronald

Social Sciences Teacher

Nominations for Texstyle and Shape

On Monday afternoon we received notification that Year 12 Textiles and Design students Sarah Chamberlain, Sophie Davidson, Rosanna Flatau, Amy Hall, Lucy Jenkins, Sarah McCaskie and Eliza Mitchell have all been nominated for Texstyle, the annual exhibition of outstanding Major Textiles Projects developed by HSC Textiles and Design students. The exhibition is coordinated by the Technology Educators Association NSW (TEANSW) and will be held in March 2021.

These students are also nominated for Shape 2020, the combined exhibition of HSC Technology projects at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, from 26 February to 9 May 2021.

Eliza Mitchell (right) with model and sister Josie Mitchell

Lucy Jenkins (left) with model Maddy Hook

Rosanna Flatau (right) with model Hilary O'Connor

Sarah Chamberlain left with model Angel Newham

Sarah McCaskie with model Logan McKenzie

Sophie Davidson (right) with model Freya Neville

Penny Chandler

Textiles and Design Teacher

Duke of Edinburgh - Kosciuszko National Park

12 Bronze and 4 Silver Duke of Edinburgh participants travelled to Kosciuszko National Park to complete the adventurous journey component of their award. The four days were an exploration into the alpine environment with a major hiking component. Students fine tuned their camp craft, basic navigation skills and showed great leadership. There was plenty of adventure and outdoor learning, a great couple of days to finish off the year.