Issue 4 02 May 2025

Term 1 was an incredibly successful Term that included numerous events and fundraisers but also positioned SRC members to be successful throughout the rest of the year.

Term 1 had events such as the Valentine's Day stall. The stall contained flowers and chocolates that were able to be purchased, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. There was also a variety of live music performances which were huge crowd pleasers.

There was also Harmony Week which celebrated the diversity that surrounds us in our country and school. There were lunchtime activities throughout the week such as Trivia, Student vs Teachers sports, and a handprint Mural. There was also a stall which sold cupcakes with profits going towards Dolly’s Dream. Each activity was a massive hit and really embodied the positive and diverse attitudes at our school as well as the spirit of Harmony Day.

We also had our annual SRC Planning Day which involved having leadership presentations from yLead as well as a range of activities based around leadership and teamwork. The yLead presentations and activities were enriching experiences that helped establish the behaviours and goals that we have as an SRC. It encouraged all students to go outside of their comfort zones and to put effort into everything they do and provided us with key skills that will help us in achieving our leadership goals this year. After the yLead sessions the SRC split off into area groups to begin planning for this year. This was an opportunity to prepare for all the great events that the SRC will run. There were so many unique ideas raised amongst all SRC areas and highlighted the immense creativity and passion that the SRC has.

Thank you to the SRC members for 2025. NGSC is looking forward to working with every one of you. The SRC 2025 members are Elliott Arklay, Jessica Barrow, Gabriel Brown, Robert Cathro, Ashley Clingan, Logan Cook, Slayde Costello, Zachary Darling, Hannah Day, William Devlin, Sadie Dorais, Chase Elek, Ehsan Faqiri, Chanel Fiorenza, Jack Francis, Rushneet Gill, Cassandra Gorniakowski Smith, Makayla Guidotti, Lucy Heitmann, Charlee-K Hide, Sarah Ivey, Thoma Kacprzak, Mayla Ladduhetti, Dayna Maring, Asher Mitchell, Heidi Mitsakis, Oliver Mitu, Ashton Muller, Tanishka Negi, Ngoc Pham, Jackson Phillips, Mya Picol, Prisha Prisha, Mursal Qasemi, Sheshanth Rajasingham, Jayden Randall, Faraz Shabestanimonfared, Ayush Singh, Dean Smilevski, Jacob Obrien-Carter, Jayson Stannard, Caleb Stephenson, Marley Thomas, Madison Vasovski, Sandhra Vijay, Patrick Washington and Sayde Woolley

Academic

The academic area is very broad as it can include a lot of different subjects like Maths, English, and Science. Out of the events that we have done, we have always tried to have some sort of learning focus, whether it be testing your skills at spelling or seeing how much you know about the world with trivia. There is also the possibility of getting authors to speak at the library.

We partner with other SRC groups to run activities on the important days like RUOK Day and Harmony Day/Week. This Term the plan is to run more activities that will be enjoyed by everyone.

Sport

There have been many sporting activities going throughout Term 1, including some teachers vs student sports, the Athletics Day Carnival and the Inter School Sports, it was amazing seeing so many people contributing to these sports and activities for the past 10 weeks.

During Term 2, there will be a continuation of the teachers vs student sports with a variety of different sports anyone can participate in. a new topic has arrived in social media named the “UCS Ice Bucket Challenge” where people tip a freezing cold bucket of water over their head, the point is to raise awareness to mental health. We thought it would be an amazing idea to contribute to this cause as some teachers throughout the school will be participating in this event. We still plan to create and run many more programs for all to enjoy, participate and have fun in.

Cultural

Throughout Term 1, the cultural area focused on celebrating the diversity of the College, especially Harmony Week with everyone coming together and joining in with all the activities. 

On our planning day with yLead, all of the SRC members got together to discuss what it means to be a leader at the College.

This Term for the Cultural area, we will be focusing on Reconciliation Week which is on the 27th of May to the 3rd of June. This year's theme for Reconciliation Week is ‘Bridging Now to Next’ which emphasises the importance of connecting the past, present and future in reconciliation.

Arts

Throughout Term 1, in the Arts area, there was a large focus on unity, especially throughout Harmony Week. We had the pleasure of running the Valentines Day stall, which saw many students coming along to sing their hearts out to their favourite songs, create cards for their friends, and much more. We also had the opportunity to create a banner for Harmony Day, an awesome display of unity for all the College students.

For the coming Term, a huge focus is our annual Winter Concert, with the theme being Songs Throughout the Ages. Going forward with our current progress on making the school a far more unified, and positive environment, we plan to run more fun and creative events to be enjoyed by all.