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Sunset Social - join us to welcome in our Year of Community
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You're invited!
Principal, Elizabeth Carnegie and Stella P&F President, Clare Cahill, extend a warm invitation to the College community to welcome in the 2024 academic year and our Year of Community.
Date: Thursday 22 February
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: The deck at Stella Maris
This gathering is more than just an event; it's an opportunity to celebrate our vibrant school community and welcome our incoming Year 7 parents and carers. It's a chance to meet new friends, connect with familiar faces, and strengthen the bonds that make our school community so special.
Your ticket price on $29 includes drinks, canapes and live music. ($2 from every ticket goes to help the work of the Good Samaritan Foundation).
Please note this is a parent-only event.
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Student Success
Celebrating student success...
Australia's Newest Sailing Champion
Congratulations to Violette R!
A huge congratulations to Violette for being an integral part of the winning sailing team at the J-24 Nationals held in Sydney recently. Violette and her crew will officially represent Australia at the J-24 World Championships at Seattle, USA, later this year. Violette explained, ‘I was the youngest on the boat by a long shot, and it was certainly interesting racing. It was four days of non-stop racing, three races a day and twelve in total with variation from 20 to 10 knot winds. We finished in the top three in 10 out of 12 races with four first place finishes. I may have fallen off (once) and been the most bruised and battered I've ever been, but it was entirely worth it come awards night when we got to take home the trophies.
Stella Sailing Program Begins Next Week
Violette, and many other experienced and absolute beginner sailors have enthusiastically taken part in our Stella Sailing program which will commenced yesterday at Middle Harbour Yacht Club from 4:00 – 6:30pm. Girls sail for eight Wednesdays in Term 1. Please email me for registration details and more information.
ann_obrien@stellamaris.nsw.edu.au
The Quest National Champions
At the end of Term 4 last year, 14 students from Years 7 and 8 participated in an academic state competition ‘The Quest’ against other schools at the University of Sydney. The students participated in teams of two or three in learning areas of The Humanities, The Sciences and The Mathematics where they needed to complete complex challenges using creativity and advanced problem solving skills.
Congratulations to these students for their participation in this competition:
Cailey A, Kate C, Erin R, Arwen R, Grace E, Ava W, Harper F, Lucinda K, Kohia B, Molly F, Amy H, Charlotte S, Ruby M, Chiara D
The results of this NSW competition were
Year 7 team – National Finalists, 2nd place in The Humanities, 3rd place in Science
- Charlotte S
- Ruby M
- Chiara D
Year 8 team - National Finalists, 2nd place in Science
- Kohia B
- Molly F
- Amy H
Year 8 team - National Finalists, 1st place Maths
- Harper Fi
- Lucinda K
- Year 8 team – 1st place Humanities
- Arwen R
- Grace E
- Ava W
National Finals Results:
The three Stella teams who made it into the National Finals prepared and worked diligently to achieve these outstanding results:
Year 8 team: 1st place Overall in Australia!!! 1st place Science!! 5th place Humanities
- Harper F
- Lucinda K
Year 8 team: 3rd place Overall in Australia!!! 2nd place Maths! 3rd place Science, 4th place Humanities
- Kohia B
- Molly F
- Amy H
Year 7 team: 2nd place Science, 5th place Humanities
- Charlotte S
- Ruby M
- Chiara D
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