Student achievements

Congratulations to the following students

Bridie McInerney (Year 11), who dedicated her time and efforts to sewing together blanket squares, donated by customers of Hobart small business Lily & Dot, for her Community Service Learning. This lovely blanket will be included in a care package by Tassie Mums, a not-for-profit organisation providing free material aid to disadvantaged Tasmanian children. Congratulations on this wonderful initiative, Bridie! 

Estelle Leary (Year 7), Millie Beach (Year 8) and Anna Clingeleffer (Year 10), who have been selected into the Surf Life Saving Tasmania Performance Squad for 2024/25 based on their solid performance over the past 12 months. These students have shown remarkable resilience and determination in dealing with challenging surfing conditions, and their eagerness to learn new rescue techniques, both in the water and on land, is commendable. We are very proud of you all!

Lucy Hofler and Lydia Wolfe (Year 10), who have secured positions on the Touch Football Tasmania Girls' U16 Team and will compete at the 2024 DoorDash National Youth Championships for Touch Football later this month in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. We congratulate Lucy and Lydia on this remarkable achievement and wish both students the best for the upcoming competition.

Rhea Debnam (Year 8) and Laine Debnam (Year 10), who have been selected to represent Tasmania in the U15 and U17 state water polo teams playing at the 2024 National Championships from 26–30 September on the Gold Coast. These sisters are going from strength to strength in water polo and we look forward to tracking their progress further. Good luck to you both!

Isabella Szkup (Year 8), who has been selected into the U16 girls' team to represent Tasmania at the Australian Youth Volleyball Championships in Bendigo from 15–20 September. Isabella's selection is the deserved result of the hard work and commitment she has demonstrated throughout her training sessions and her involvement with Volleyball Tasmania's Junior Development Program. 

Lucy Mckenna (Year 11), Sally Quinn, Amber King and Grace Willis (Year 10), who are this week performing in the Musical Theatre Crew's production of The Addams Family, which takes to the stage from 12–21 September. Break a leg to all our young performers! We are so proud of your talent and dedication to the performing arts! 

Poppy Wheelan (Year 6), who has taken home a Telstra prize pack in the Girls' Day Out in STEM 'Imagineering' Adventure competition held during Science Week. Poppy's winning project was Challenge #1 Field Researcher, which saw her complete a real-world field researcher task using technology to document the species survival of different plants. Amazing work, Poppy! 

Tatum Smith (Year 4), who represented Tasmania recently at the Australian Cross Country Championships at Symmons Plains, earning a spot on the team due to her performance at the All Schools Cross Country event last term. Faced with a last-minute change of course (due to waterlogged grounds), Tatum showcased incredible grit and determination, enduring freezing conditions, rain and powerful winds while traversing through ankle-deep puddles. Despite all this, Tatum ran her heart out, finishing the race with a smile on her face and placing 29th. What a superstar effort. Well done! 

Is your child accomplishing amazing things and deserving of a shout-out? Please email your student achievements to stmarys@smc.tas.edu.au and they will be acknowledged in the upcoming edition of The Fountain newsletter.