School Spirit
The relatively small size and the focus on the school as a 'community' as pioneered by staff has established a notable sense of togetherness in the school. This is fostered by many whole school events such as:
- Athletics Carnival
- Swimming Carnival
- Cross Country
- Stations of the Cross demonstrations
- Feast Day (incorporating a morning liturgy followed by fun activities at school such as dodgeball, music concerts, LANs and a slip and slide)
- Walkathon (hosted by the Student Representative Council as a fund raiser)
There are also a large number of other events that are optional but attended by a significant portion the student body:
- Themed discos
- Lunchtime concerts
- Lunchtime events such as 'Pizza Days' and 'Golf Days' as organised by the Student Representative Council at the time
- ANZAC Commemorations
The events are generally looked forward to by students and act to establish relationships between students across year levels and with teachers whom students may not be in regular contact with.
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