Year 9

Year 9 Heroes Day 

On Thursday 1 June the school’s Wellbeing Team took 200 of our year 9 students to the MCG to participate in the Reach Foundations annual Heroes Day. The day is all about encouraging young people to think about their own and other’s actions and encouraging them to make choices that put them on the path to the people they want to be in the future. 

Students list their biggest takeaways from the day as:  

• “That it’s not ok to bully people” 
• “You don’t know what others are going through 
• “How to be more aware of how others feel 
• “That if someone does something there is often a reason because of something that happened to them 
• “Not knowing what is beneath the surface – not to automatically judge 
• “People have backstories 
• “To be myself and I am not alone 

Highlights from the day included: 

• “The Reach crew making a change and motivating us” 
• “Learning other people’s stories” 
• “The Reach crew making a change and motivating us” 
• “Seeing students take ‘the plunge’ and talk 
• “Hearing about other people’s struggles 
• “Visualization activity 
• “Visiting ‘the G’ 

After the workshop, students identified the following as things they would love to change and see more of in society: 

• Be more understanding of each other. 
• Less racism 
• Acceptance and respect for those who are different. 
• Talk to people more. 
• People being more open to hear the stories of others. 
• Be more accepting of others. 
• More communication and friendliness towards others. 
• More compassion and kindness. 
• No bullying.