DEPUTY PRINCIPAL STUDENTS

YEAR 7 CAMP – VICTOR HARBOR

In the last week of Term 3, our Year 7 students travelled to the Adare Camp in Victor Harbor. Being a beach camp with many outdoor and water activities, we always hope for good weather – and we were blessed with five days of amazing blue skies.

The students had a great experience participating in a number of activities: body boarding, mountain bike riding, kayaking, fly kiwi, raft building, beach games, and walking around Granite Island. The highlight was the Big Duck Boat Tour where students and staff were able to get up close to dolphins. It was great to see students mingling with students that they would not normally spend time with and building positive relationships with each other.

Thank you to the staff who attended the camp, and we hope the relationships built with the staff and students over the camp translate to positive relationships in the classroom. While camp experiences are great for the students in terms of building a sense of belonging and connectedness to the college and with each other, they simply cannot happen without staff who are willing to go above and beyond.

YEAR 9 CAMP – CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

A massive thank-you to the staff who attended the Year 9 Central Australia Camp. As with all camps, these experiences are only available because staff put their hand up to get involved and offer these opportunities to the students. The 63 students who attended the camp had many memorable experiences – perhaps once in a lifetime for many of them.

Highlights of the camp included visiting Uluru, Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), hiking Kings Canyon, riding camels through the bush, and visiting the Alice Springs Desert Park, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Visitor Centre, and Bounce in Adelaide on the last night. Students also had the opportunity to relax and just enjoy time with friends at the many caravan park swimming pools.

The camp gave students the opportunity to not only see new things but to also build stronger relationships with their peers and the staff. Many students were taken out of their comfort zones, whether that be hiking 6km around a canyon, setting up and packing up tents, or even cleaning their own dishes and washing their clothes. It will be an experience that the students will remember fondly for many years to come.

We are looking at making some adjustments to the Year 9 Central Australia Camp in 2024, which will be great for the current Year 8 students.

EXAMS AND END OF YEAR ARRANGEMENTS

Finally, we wish our students in Years 12, 11, 10, and 9 all the best as they work through their respective exam periods. Our graduating Year 12 students will transition to the next stage of their young adult lives, while the 2024 Year 12 students will move into their Headstart program. Our 2024 Year 11 students will head down to Melbourne for NOVUS. 

Students in Years 7 and 8 will participate in their respective transition programs, and we will also welcome our 2024 Year 7 students for their Orientation Day.

Mr Heath McClaer

Deputy Principal Students