Secondary News

Friday, 18 Feb 2022

Year 7 Crosslands Camp
The weather forecast was perfect for 84 Year 7 students, along with 16 Year 11 Peer Support leaders and nine Staff who headed out to Crosslands on Monday morning. The 6km hike (thankfully mostly downhill) challenged some, was a new experience for others, while others were keen to jog ahead...
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Friday, 11 Feb 2022

Secondary Swimming Carnival
There were lots of screaming and cheering for the Sport Houses on Monday with our annual Swimming Carnival at Wyong Olympic Pool. The new House Captains played an important role in motivating and organising swimmers in each race. Congratulations to Rhiannon D, who broke a butterfly record, Mia W who...
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Friday, 25 June 2021

Year 10 Dramatic Forms
This term Year 10 Drama have been working on a unit titled 'Dramatic Forms'. They had the opportunity to learn about various conventions that are associated with different forms, such as Melodrama (overacting) and Realism (true to life acting) in class. For their assessment they were given a list of...
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Friday, 04 June 2021

Year 7 Canberra Trip
Last week Year 7 students enjoyed their second camp of the year - their make-up trip to our Nation’s Capital City, Canberra. Our 4-day itinerary was jam-packed with many educational and fun tours and activities. Our first stop was a very active visit to the Australian Institute of Sport. We...
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Monday, 31 May 2021

Year 11 Hospitality Provide Lunch for Community Volunteers
On Wednesday, the Cooranbong Community Centre Volunteers collected their 3-course lunch that the Year 11 Hospitality students had prepared the day before. We waved, clapped, and had the Primary String Ensemble there to show them the love! Under normal circumstances, the Year 11 Hospitality class would put on a 3-course...
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Friday, 21 May 2021

Secondary Athletics Carnival
It was a great day to break records! The sun was shining, it was cool but not too cold. There were six buses full of students, most of whom ran, jumped and threw all day. Participation amongst the seniors was spectacular. We had a group of Avondale University College PDHPE students come and help...
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Friday, 14 May 2021

Year 11 Urban Challenge
On May 5 - 7 our Year 11 students had the opportunity to attend the Urban Challenge camp. The aim of this particular camp is to give our young people an opportunity to explore Sydney, familiarising them with how to navigate the hustle and bustle of city life, gaining confidence...
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Friday, 14 May 2021

Year 10 Bungonia Camp
Bungonia National Park is described as "an outdoor adventure playground offering caving, canyoning, rock climbing, abseiling, hiking and impressive views. Bungonia National Park is known as the adventure capital of the Southern Tablelands: what at first appears to be a dry plateau quickly opens itself up to reveal a diverse and...
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Thursday, 13 May 2021

HRIS Cross Country
The HRIS Cross Country was hosted by our school and held at Avondale University College in perfect conditions. It was the busiest one we've seen yet, with many parents coming from near and far to see their children race. Congratulations to all the Avondale School Cross Country runners who ran a...
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