Congratulations to Cooper Donnelly in Year 11, who recently competed in the NSW Novice State Boxing Championships.  Cooper won the competition taking out the title of Under 19 NSW Novice Boxing Champion. A great achievement Cooper, we wish you well in future boxing events.

Congratulations to Kai Darwin in Year 11, who has been awarded the NSW Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year, one of the most prestigious awards in NSW Surf Lifesaving.  As well as doing many voluntary patrol hours, Kai is also dedicated to teaching primary school aged children surf safety.  Below is Kai's recent interview on NBN. [embed]https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2019/09/01/central-coast-newcastle-clean-up-at-sls-nsw-awards/[/embed]

Congratulations to Daniel McLoughlin in Year 9 who recently competed at the 2019 NSW State Short Course Swimming Championships at SOPAC. He had an outstanding meet with personal bests including three outstanding performances - placing 2nd in 200 m Butterfly, 3rd in 100 m Butterfly and 3rd in 100 m Backstroke. As a result of his outstanding performance, Daniel was selected on the 2019 Swimming NSW State Team. The State Teams Championships will be held in Canberra at the AIS in October. An outstanding accomplishment for a very talented young sportsman, we wish Daniel well in the upcoming competition.

Congratulations to Seth Armstrong, Archie Hamilton and Nathaniel Simpson in Mr Gentle's Year 7 PDHPE class who produced an outstanding video assignment focusing on the effects of screen time. The class have been working on the Big 6 Health Behaviours:  diet, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alcohol and tobacco.  Outstanding work boys. [embed]https://youtu.be/w5VeOMlAibY[/embed]

Congratulations to Jayden Redfern in Year 8 who was recently awarded the Central Coast Junior Lifesaver of the Year Award. Jayden was selected through a rigorous nomination process which included extensive commitment to lifesaving responsibilities, community service and an interview. An outstanding achievement Jayden.

Congratulations to Oscar Noone in Year 7 who recently played in the Under 13's NSW Ice Hockey team in the National Championships in August.  NSW won gold in the final against QLD winning 5-1.  A outstanding achievement Oscar.

Congratulations to Jack Binding, Calum Walters and Keenan White in Mr Marks' Year 8 Mathematics class.  They produced excellent examples of graphs depicting Trash Free Tuesday statistics.                   Trash Free Tuesday Term 2 Statistics - Year 8    

Congratulations to Mark Sweeney in Year 9 who was recently selected to represent NSW at the Nationals Karate Championships in Tasmania.  An outstanding achievement Mark, we wish you well in the upcoming tournament.

Congratulations to Samuel Dewey in Year 11, on his presentation in support of Trash Free Tuesday. An extremely informative video. Well done Samuel.   [embed]https://youtu.be/pGXm5FofIbA[/embed]  

Congratulations to Rory Mackintosh in Year 12 for an outstanding Depth Study in Investigative Science.  Rory's study highlights the need to address our use of plastics due to its direct impact on our immediate environment.  Outstanding work Rory. HSC Depth Study by Rory Mackintosh