Achievements
Meet student leader Jacob Lawrence.
Jacob was diagnosed with Autism when he was 4 years old, but he’s never let that stop him pursuing his dreams.
In addition to studying for his HSC, Jacob was elected to the student leadership executive this year and while most of his peers were relaxing during their school holidays, Jacob was busy writing and publishing his first book - Cracked As A Crab
Congratulations to Jacob - an inspiration to his fellow students and an incredibly gifted and kind young man!
Artical from ABC News below:
Congratulations
A very big congrats Congratulations to our three superstar students Archie, Lucy and Luke! Archie and Lucy have been selected in the NSW Under 15s state Hockey team, and Luke has been selected in the NSW Under 15s blue team. These students will be travelling to Nationals in Darwin later this year.
We wish them the best!
Touch
A very big congrats to Brooke, Nya and Alexis who were all selected to trial for the North West U15’s Touch Team.
Alexis Lockwood and Nya Quinlan were successful
Well done girls…
Congratulations to the following students for being selected in the North West Volleyball Team:
Boys
Lekzin Thinley
Jo Talkes
Hasan Shaqooli
Noah Hamilton
Ronit Patel
Girls
Chelsea Kiehne
Clio Knight
Pattrixe Torio
Jorja Cohen
Michi Takayama
Congratulations to Oscar Gates Yr 11 for his efforts at the first Senior State Championships Trial.
Well done
Good job Oscar- 1st on Floor and Vault + 8th Overall!
ASC Eaglets Hatch!
The ASC Eagles Rugby League and Union sides have been training in earnest over the last few weeks . Every Wednesday , during sport our boys and girls are trained in both the rugby codes - League and Union . Our students are coached by teachers Mr Polson, Mr Walker and Mr Howey and SLSO's Mr Jaiden French and Ms Skye Gordan-Briggs. Mr French and Ms Gordan Briggs are current players with Mr French a rugby league premiership winner with the Narwan Eeels and Ms Gordan Briggs also a premiership winner with the Armidale Barbarians and NSW Country Rugby Union teams. Mr Polson and Mr Walker coach the NW Schools Rugby League and Rugby Union teams.
Students split into age and gender appropriate groups and rotate through different skills sessions aimed at improving our students' proficiencies in both rugby codes . Our school is receiving support from local club sides with the Armidale Blues Rugby Union Club, New England Rugby Union and the Armidale Rams Rugby League Club providing us with venues and coaching support in community partnerships.
Our under 15s and under 18s boys' teams will be the first Eagles in action this year with the school sending both teams to compete in the New England Representative Rugby League Trials in Inverell on the 10th March . Good Luck Eagles!
Introducing our first Junior Young Woman entrant for 2023:
Sophia-Rose Markham
Sophia entered the competition this year to gain leadership skills, network, and meet new people, while also representing her First Nations community and aims to be an example to encourage other emerging Aboriginal girls to take part in opportunities like the Young Woman experience.
Sophia enjoys cooking and baking, public speaking, connecting, and learning about Country and dance & physical culture (BJP & APDA), as well as working with livestock, which she does as part of the ASC livestock team.
Sophia has represented Armidale in the 2022 Schools Spectacular as part of the ASC Aboriginal Dance Group, was a Premier's ANZAC Memorial Scholar in 2022, and has been involved in events ranging from the Tamworth & Regional Dance Festival to dance workshops for small schools outside of Armidale such as Black Mountain Public School.
The 2023 Junior Young Woman will be announced at the 2023 Grand Opening on Saturday 4th March, and we wish Sophia all the best of luck!
Introducing our second Junior Young Woman entrant for 2023:
Felicity BaileyFelicity entered the 2023 Junior Young Woman competition to try something new, outside of her comfort zone, and sees the experience as an opportunity to enter a competition that showcases young women in ag, Felicity hopes to encourage more young people to join the agriculture industryFelicity enjoys working with livestock, having worked for a Hereford Stud doing the Northern Tablelands circuit of local shows, as well as cricket, tennis, and swimming. During the 2019 Tingha bushfire, Felciity helped out at the evacuation centre, where she helped prepare food and kept kids entertained.Felicity hopes to finish school and take a gap year to gain some life experience by working in the Northern Territory/outback Queensland, and then go to University and study an agricultural degree.The 2023 Junior Young Woman will be announced at the 2023 Grand Opening on Saturday 4th March, and we wish Felicity all the best of luck!