National Boarding Week • Sunday 12 May to Saturday 18 May
Senior School RAS Cross Country (selected students) • Monday 13 May
Senior School Year Parents' Meeting • Wednesday 15 May 2.20pm
Year 12 Parent Teacher interviews • Wednesday 15 May (book via Parent Lounge)
Friends of Snowsports Fundraiser • Saturday 18 May 7pm (bookings required)
Senior School Athletics Carnival • Tuesday 21 May
Junior School Year Parent's Meeting • Wednesday 22 May 2.20pm
Junior School Athletics Carnival • Friday 24 May
From the Principal • Mark Hemphill
Working together to improve our great school
As I reflect on my first term at Scots, I can genuinely say I love coming to school each day. Student behaviour has been excellent. Students at Scots are the lovliest, most friendly and warm students I have ever met and I have loved interacting with them; they have made me laugh every single day.
We also are fortunate to have incredibly supportive, hardworking teachers who are very committed to the students. I have felt very supported by the teachers and have appreciated their willingness to accept my ideas, suggestions and counsel.
I know it's every parent's top priority to have their child taught by the very best teachers possible and we are incredibly fortunate at Scots to have a full contingent of teachers, with many more willing to join us when a vacancy arises. Scots is an appealing workplace for teachers because of our low class sizes, our facilities, our resources, our very well behaved students and our beautiful campus. There is no doubt that Scots is a lovely place to work.
I hear through my Principals' network that many are having difficulty filling positions and classes often need to be combined or multiple classes taught collectively in an auditorium or gym.
If we want to avoid that scenario and continue attracting and retaining the very best teachers at Scots, it is our community responsibility to ensure that our interactions with each other are always respectful. There always will be times when, as a parent, you are concerned or unhappy about how your child has been treated, a decision which has been made or a situation with another child.
My advice to parents is to never send an email when you are feeling angry or upset; it is far better to try to meet in person with the teacher and focus on finding a solution rather than sending demanding, aggressive or intimidating emails to teachers, as I have seen at other schools.
One of the ways we are supporting our teachers at Scots is to help them manage a healthy work/life balance.
From Term Two, any emails received outside regular school hours will receive an automated reply. It will assure you that the email has been received and that the teacher will respond in a timely manner, generally within two days.
I want our staff to continue to love working at Scots, for us to be able to attract and retain the very best staff and for your children to have the very best teachers possible. In an increasingly competitive teacher market it is important that they feel valued, respected and appreciated.
After a very busy and exciting Term One, I wish you all and your children a wonderful holiday. Thank you to everyone in the community for making Term One, one of the best of my career, and I continue to count my blessings each day that I get to lead this wonderful school.
I look forward to welcoming all the students back to school at the beginning of Term Two for an even better term.
From Deputy Principal and Head of Junior School • Kelly McKay
As the Junior School embarks on holidays this term, students should all be very proud of how much they have achieved in this term.
Our Year 6 leaders have made a wonderful start and I have lost count of how often parents and other teachers have commented on how beautifully they work with the younger students of the school. They organised all of the Easter activities on the Thursday before Easter and students are still talking about the fun they had - from story-book reading through to Capture the Easter Egg. Others enjoyed the colouring-in and activities session. It really highlighted to all of us the impact of peer leadership. A huge thankyou to the leaders as well as other Year 6 students who assumed leadership roles on the day to assist.
On the topic of Easter, I would like to thank again all of our parents and special guests who attended the Easter Hat Parade and assisted with hat design and construction!
Our Cross Country was a huge success this year. I’d like to thank the Tonkin family, which paid for us to trial Tomato Timing. This worked extremely well and the students are to be commended on the effort they all put in.
Our K-2 students completed an on-site course this week and had great fun! Congratulations to Simpson House, which was the Junior School winner - and won overall.
Students have been very busy preparing for the Junior School Production of Finding Nemo. Many thanks to all the families who have assisted with props and costumes. Next term the Year 5 and 6 Marketing Team will be hosting an Under the Sea dress-up fundraising day. Please stay tuned for details.
We will be hosting our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast on Friday 10 May. This will be followed by a Junior School Chapel where we will celebrate our mothers, grandmothers and special friends. Can you please email a photo of you with your child for the service. We are putting together a slide show. Please email photos to either the class teacher or to kmckay@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au
Congratulations to all our Learner Profile Award recipients for Term One.
From Head of Senior School • Janine Haymes
It is hard to believe that we are at the end of an 11-week term. What an 11 weeks it had been! We find in the rhythm of school that the second half of any term, students are busy competing assessment tasks and finishing off modules of work. This is an important time, not only because it tells us what students have learnt but also because it tells us where to next.
Teachers here at Scots spend much time ensuring that, through the feedback received, our students know the next steps they need to take in order to improve. In educational terms, we focus on that zone of proximal development, that space where with guidance our young people can make real progress.
As with all things, this idea of continual improvement and continual challenge is easier in a team. A student-free day on Monday 29 April has been set aside for the important Parent-Teacher-student conferences for Year 7 to 10. We suggest that students come along to these conversations. This is a way to promote agency and ownership on their individual learning journey. Bookings are currently open on Parent Lounge.
Camp week is always a great way to finish the term. Students and staff (and, I am sure, some families) look forward to these opportunities. Camp is a wonderful way to build connections with peers and with teachers; we aim to provide experiences that challenge students and provide them with a real sense of achievement. Individual camp reports will be provided at a later time, but please enjoy some photos in this newsletter.
Looking ahead, with ANZAC Day falling in our holidays, I would like to remind students and families of the great Scots’ tradition of students marching to commemorate and remember those who have served their country. If families are in town, students in full winter uniform, including a blazer, are asked to meet at the corner of Macauley and Dean Streets at 8.30am. Our Year 9s have the honour of marching behind the 2/23 Battalion banner and are asked to meet at the front of Regent Cinema. The action or marching together is a powerful symbol and it plays a salient role in our Scots’ community.
The Senior School looks forward to the opening of the new Senior Study Centre early next term. Our Year 11s and 12s are eagerly awaiting the space and have already started planning how they can make it their own. It is a beautiful space and I know that our students and staff will make the most of this wonderful new resource.
I wish all students and families a safe and rejuvenating break. I look forward to seeing you all in Term 2!
Freaky Friday • 10 and 11 May
2024 Showcase Production • Freaky Friday
We are so proud of our students and staff who are working tirelessly to bring Freaky Friday to our stage at Scots in May.
Friday 10 May • 7.00pm Saturday 11 May • 2.00pm7.00pm
More than 50 students are involved in the production from across the Senior School. As well as on stage, we have students in the pit orchestra, backstage crew and floor ushers on the night.
Freaky Friday When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just 24 hours before Mum’s big wedding to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical comedy based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update of the classic story, in which a mother and daughter see what it means to be a family while experiencing each other’s lives firsthand, if only for a day. Set in the present day, Freaky Friday features a tuneful pop-rock score, befitting a work that has effortlessly updated throughout its several iterations. Warmhearted, humorous and touching, this fresh take on the classic story is lots of fun. Rated PG
We hope you will take the opportunity to show your support by taking up a sponsorship package in our Souvenir Program. Programs will be available for sale on the night and will be presented to each participating student as a memento of their involvement. It will be an A4 full colour publication with photos and cast information - a beautiful keepsake.
Class of 2023 alumna Ava Christie has won a prestigious $30,000 scholarship to support her studies in rice and agriculture just a few years after selecting agriculture on a whim as a Year 9 elective.
Ava was awarded the SunRice Groups 2024 Jan Cathcart Memorial Scholarship, jointly with Hope fitzpatrick from LaTrobe University, at a special presentation dinner in Deniliquin last month.
The scholarship program supports women in the rice industry to undertake tertiary education and is offered to women who demonstrate a passion and commitment to the rice industry and who can contribute to and play a critical part in shaping a positive future for the industry.
After scoring 94 in HSC Agriculture last year, Ava is now pursuing a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons), at the University of Tasmania.
But she is the first to admit it's a pathway she never imagined a few years ago.
“I got to Year 9 and there wasn’t anything I liked on the electives line, so I chose Agriculture on a whim,” Ava said.
“Both my parents are doctors so I always thought I might follow that pathway. But one day mum said ‘you don’t get excited about anything medical but you do when you’re talking about your plant trial’ and she had me there!
“I’ve always loved visiting my grandparents’ farm or my uncle and aunt’s farm and I’ve always had farming friends, so I’ve spent a lot of holiday times on farms and loved it.”
Ava’s progression from a reluctant Year 9 elective student to excelling in her HSC Agriculture is down to the support, guidance and encouragement of Ag teacher, and now careers teacher, Sarah Rae.
Ava acknowledged Ms Rae in her acceptance speech: “A career in agriculture never really became a passion until I began to study agriculture in high school at the Scots School in Albury. My agriculture teacher, Ms Sarah Rae is a Deniliquin local and was inspirational in her encouragement of my growing interest in all things ag. I am delighted she is here tonight to share this award with me.”
For her Year 12 major project, Ava focussed on Crop Rotations: the Effect of Legumes on Nitrogen Levels and Plant Growth. This, and her passion for resource management, sustainability, pest management, and genetics and how they might be applied to rice growing, were influential in her award win.
“They asked me lots of questions about sustainability and how I could contribute to the rice sector. I wasn’t sure I had convinced them but I really feel I can advocate for rice because I think it often gets a bad rap.”
Ava’s advice to students coming through the grades was to try something new; something “out of left field” when it came to selecting electives.
“Always have a good mix in your electives. Throw a curve ball in there, just for fun. I really enjoyed metal work.”
And, like Ava, you never know where it might lead.
Easter success for Billy at Band Champs
Scots musician Billy Stewart, Year 10, capped a triumphant Easter weekend of music with solo and band success at the Australian National Band Championships in Adelaide.
Billy was named Australian Junior Soprano Eb Cornet Champion and was third in the Junior Bb Cornet Championship as a soloist and then went on to help the Hyde Street Youth Brass Band win the Australian Junior B Grade Championship.
Then, he joined forces with his father, Graeme, to help Wodonga Brass Band to second place in the Open C Grade.
Music is a family affair in the Stewart household. His mother Timele and his grandfather, Leigh, also played with Wodonga Brass at times. Graeme still plays trombone and, typically, Billy plays the Bb Cornet for the group.
And, the cornet is what he was slated to play when he was invited to join the talented group of musicians at the Melbourne-based Hyde Street Youth Brass Band in Adelaide. But the night before competition, Billy noticed the group was down a trombonist and, much to the surprise of the rest of the group, offered to fill the void.
“They almost didn’t believe he could play the trombone because they’d really only seen him on the cornet,” Timele said. “But he had a run through with the conductor that night and he passed the test. He was lucky that his dad was there to loan him his trombone. Then they went on to win the category which was a very big achievement. They are a very strong band, with almost a quarter of the band holding their own against A grade players, they are that good.”
Billy has had most of his success on the soprano cornet, cornet or flugelhorn, but he also plays the trombone, trumpet and bugle.
This Anzac Day will be his fourth year of bugling at the Albury RSL Dawn Service and because of his growing reputation, he also will play the bugle at the 10am service, at the Commercial Club, the Albury Club and at the Albury/North Albury Football match.
Billy already has his eyes set on earning a living from playing his instruments. He has rehearsed with the Kapooka Army band as their special guest and is planning his work experience with the Royal Australian Navy Band in Melbourne as he builds on his network of connections.
He is an accelerated music student at Scots, studying Year 11 music as a Year 10 student and has played in the pit orchestra for Scots’ musical productions as well as Albury productions. Now, he is expanding his repertoire to include acting and has won a role in Freaky Friday, which will play in Chapel Hall on 10 and 11 May.
Patience off to Dance World Cup
One of the stars of the Scots Production of Freaky Friday, Patience Joss (Year 9) has been selected to compete for Australia in the Dance World Cup in Prague in June.
Patience will portray Ms Myers alongside Harriet Nickols in Freaky Friday when it comes to the Scots stage on 10 and 11 May, but after that her focus will be firmly on rehearsing her three routines for the World Cup.
Patience will compete in jazz, commercial jazz and song and dance. She has been working for six months already on her two jazz routines, choreographed by MT Dance Creative principal Taylor Falkner, who also runs the Scots Dance program.
But the Song and Dance routine to Here I Am will be finalised over the school holidays to comply with a new time restriction of 2.5 minutes.
Patience already has a long and prestigious list of achievements in dance, which has captured her focus from the tender age of three.
She started out spreading her talent across classical, hip hop, jazz and contemporary styles but in recent years, she has been drawn to performing arts routines where she can fulfil her love of singing, dancing and acting. She was an ensemble member of Frozen, a production of Bytesized, was Teen Fiona in the Scots production of Shrek and portrayed Summer in School of Rock last year.
Patience was part of an MT Creatives group to do a Universal Studios and Disneyland tour in the US last year where she participated in professional workshops and this year, in addition to Freaky Friday, Patience will play Dorothy in a community production of Wonderful World of Oz.
In between, the youngster has won admiration for her performance at Showcase Nationals in Queensland in Musical Theatre, Vocals and Song and Dance.
She still clocks up the kilometres though. Every Saturday she attends specialist dance classes in Melbourne. Last year it was with Ministry of Dance, but this year she is at Patricks School of Performing Arts, where she has earned (but has not yet taken up) a place in their full time program.
Patience, her mum Katrina, dance teacher Taylor, Patience’s second cousin, Skylar, and her mum are all planning a holiday of a lifetime to Prague.
“It will be amazing for the girls to experience the standard of competition in Prague,” Katrina said. “It will be a whole new level on what they have experienced here in Australia.”
Only 16 dancers have been selected to compete for Australia in the World Cup.
Scots Equestrian Interschool Challenge
There were no mankinis, but plenty of other innovative fancy dress costumes shared the limelight in the new feature event of the Scots Equestrian Interschool Challenge at the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre recently.
A scurry - an equestrian term for a showjumping speed class - is designed to test mount and rider’s agility, speed and accuracy over a set course of showjumps. To spice things up a bit and make it even more of a crowd pleaser, Scots added a fancy dress component to the Saturday night feature event when it ran its annual two day competition on 23 and 24 March.
And riders loved the challenge!
There was one combination which came as Ash Barty, with the horse painted yellow to signify a tennis ball and the rider dressed in her tennis gear complete with a racquet on her back.
Two riders painted their horses to look like giraffes, there was a combination totally outfitted in pink which was, of course, Barbie and another, riding a horse called Hell’s Angel, was dressed as the devil and had his horse dressed as an angel.
Scots riders got into the action, too. Sarah Wicks, Year 7, dressed as a jockey and rode an Off The Track ex racehorse called Winning Command and Sarah Parry, Year 11, and her horse Bella looked like they’d stepped directly from the cast of Frozen.
Al, from the Triple M Lu & Al Breakfast Show, was the guest commentator and, despite knowing very little about showjumping, provided a running commentary that entertained the crowd perfectly.
The Feature Event was the perfect addition to two full days of competition in Showhorse classes, dressage, lead line, showjumping, novelties and handymount.
After more than $3800 worth of prizes and ribbons were handed out over the two days, Cathedral College Wangaratta was named Champion School for the first time in the event’s 14 year history. Goulburn Valley Grammar School was second on a countback from Scots.
Scots riders' results:
Lucy-Jane Dowling riding Spartan: Sixth Senior Age Champion. Senior showjumping one round and Bonfield bounce 3rd, Advanced Mount and Rider, Bending race and handymount 4th.
Sarah Parry riding La Petite: Seventh Senior Age Champion. Bending race and Bonfield bounce 2nd, Senior 75cm one round and immediate jump-off 5th, Novice 2.1 and 2.2 Dressage 6th.
Olive Geppert riding BB: Overall Intermediate Champion. Intermediate Handymount 1st, 45cm showjumping one round and 45cm immediate jump off 2nd, Keyhole and Bonfield bounce 3rd, Handler equal 4th.
Sarah Wicks riding Burrowa Blisse: Overall Intermediate Reserve Champion. Intermediate showjumping 60cm one round and immediate jumbo off 1st, Handymount 2nd, Advanced Mount and Rider equal 3rd, Handler equal 4th, Keyhole 5th.
Finn McDonnell, Archie Showers and Ben Pendlebury enjoyed a great waterpolo season with Northside Stingrays, being rewarded at the presentation night with many awards. It was Archie’s first year and he managed to come away with the very well-earned Coach's Award.
The three boys were part of a team which also won the under-16 Boys Waterpolo ACT Club Championships. Finn and Ben also have represented Victoria over the winter months and are part of the O&M representative team which is heading to Sydney next week for the Junior State Championships.
Lions Youth of the Year
Ollie Baitch, Year 11, won the Lions Youth of the Year District Final in Tocumwal on Sunday 24 March and progresses to the Victorian State Final in Mayrborough on 27 April.
Candidates are tested in an interview, on a prepared speech and an impromptu speech with a winner of the Public Speaking category announced alongside the overall winner. Ollie has won both the public speaking and overall title at each progressive level so far.
Rugby
Charlotte Packer and Edwina Harrington (both Year 9) were undefeated when their Under -17 Southern Sports Academy team won the 7s Rugby championship in Ulladulla last month.
The girls were selected in the Academy team after several months of attending training camps and trialling with the squad in Wagga on a weekly basis.
Sailing
Stirling Marshall, Year 7, competed at the Victorian Optimist State Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club from 9-11 March.
He competed in very hot conditions and in wind consistently above 30 knots. Well done to Stirling who trains regularly on the freshwater weir.
Class of 2023 Alumna, Lylah has won first prize for the Youth Award in the Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize exhibition. The winning piece was one from a collection titled Marlow’s Trunk, which was part of her HSC Visual Arts project and depicts an African Elephant hand drawn with fine detail.
The pieces from this body of work include maps of the Congo, Victoria Falls and Okavango Delta regions with faces of European expeditionary ‘icons’ and the Indigenous peoples persecuted under them interwoven into the details.
Year 4 on Oddies Creek odyssey
Year 4 students went to Oddies Creek Park this week to investigate different types of energy and forces in motion. They were armed with their iPads and digital work booklets and asked to identify energy in action in the playground, including kinetic, mechanical, sound, gravitational and light energy.
Students took pictures or videos of energy examples and included a description of what was happening and how it related to the energy type. Students then had some free play and a relaxing lunch. They came back to school to upload their presentations on Scotty for their parents to see.
Year 8 + 9 traveled to Kinglake Forest Adventures Camp and worked in teams to take on Survivor, the Kinglake version.
See the full album on Scotty.
Year 10 camp
Year 10 students on camp at Anglesea participated in some Beach Olympics on their first day and then tackled other surf-based activities. It was cold, but the students had a blast!
Year 11 students were ready to dive right into their first surf session at camp at Anglesea earlier this week. Ms Bowman and Mrs Tainton’s groups got straight in and had a ball.
The Senior Chess team has played two rounds of the NSW JCL this term.
Scots v Corowa High
All members of the team performed extremely well with Scots winning 4-0. Oliver Baitch won his game quiet easily whilst the other boys stuck it out on some tightly held boards. Aston Lau, Ty Salter and Billy Stewart all rose to the challenge that Corowa set for us. Newcomer to the team, Ammar Syed watched the first round as our reserve and then also won his scratch match against Oliver’s opponent. Thanks to Greg and Rob from the Albury Chess Club who came to support us and to collect the trophies that we won in 2023.
Scots v Border Christian College
We travelled to BCC last Thursday for this match and unfortunately our wonderful winning streak came to an end; defeated 1-3 by a quality opposition. Congratulations to Aston Lau in our No.1 seat, who won his game against a great opponent. Oliver and Billy played close matches against very strong players and Ty also lost in epic and tense 95-minute game. Well done to BCC!
Junior School Chess
Oliver Baitch spoke at the Junior School Assembly about chess. The competition for these students doesn’t commence until mid-June. Juniors are welcome to compete in the Chess room every Friday at lunchtime until selections for the two Inter School teams begin next term.
Junior School Library Lessons
Easter - Each class from Kinder to Year 6 read stories relating to Easter and were all very excited for the Easter bunny to visit. We worked on some Easter-themed activities including colouring eggs with our new textas. There was one unfortunate event in Year 4 that involved an exploding glitter pen and a few of us had blue/silver glitter blobs on more than our eggs.
Autumn – The Kinder and Year 1 classes have been reading about the change of seasons. We are currently making a beautiful “autumn leaves” display in the library.
Visiting Author
In the last week of school, we had author Eleanor Pearson come to the library to read her book Books are not just for Bedtime to some of our classes. She also explained some of the processes that go into being a published author and writing books. We have a copy of this book now in the library for borrowing.
Year 12
It was very sad to see the last Year 12 study session on Tuesday in the library although I know all the students are very excited to move out of here and into their brand-new space in the Senior Study Centre. Tissues, staples, pens, pencils, blutack, sticky tape, highlighters, teabags, coffee, and milk will now be in an abundant supply in the library!
Congratulations to Grace Brown (Year 9) who was elected in the ACT Under-16 team to compete at the National Championships in Hobart. Grace played some excellent hockey and has done the school and association proud.
Junior Season update
The junior season will begin the first weekend back for Under-14 and under-16 boys and girls. We have deferred some games due to the school holidays, so please keep checking the draw site. All draws can be found at: https://www.haw.net.au/games/
Under-7s and 10s
The season will start on 20 April at the Albury fields: Under-7s: 9:30-10:00am. Under-10s: 10:00–10:30am. Our players should wear their PE uniforms and have shinguards and a mouthguard. Any questions please email: enewton@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au
Skorts
We are taking Expressions of Interest from anyone who needs a new skort. These will be $40 and come in junior girls and senior ladies sizes. Please email mdickins@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au with your request.
Division 3 Womens team
For the first time in at least five years, Scots has fielded a side in senior competition. This team is made up of some teachers, parents and a lot of our Under-16 girls looking to step-up their hockey. The first game was held on 6 April with an impressive 11-0 win over Wombats.
If you are female hockey player and would like to have a run around every now and agin please contact mdickins@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au
- Megan Dickins and Doug Agar
Sport • Tim Kennedy
Scots Whole School Interhouse Cross Country Report
Despite threatening weather, fortune smiled on us to allow students to compete in dry and sunny conditions in the 2024 Scots Interhouse Cross Country Carnival at the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre on Tuesday 2 April. This marked the first year we implemented Tomato Timing Services for the event. Equipping each student with a microchipped bib, recording finish-line videos and providing live results for families were significant improvements over last year's event. These enhancements motivated our students to push themselves on the course and achieve their personal bests. Thanks to Tonkin Plumbing for their generous support in facilitating this service. Congratulations to all students who participated - there were some amazing individual performances.
Junior School Age Champion Results
Junior Overall House Results 1st Simpson 757 2nd Robertson 649 3rd Wilson 638 4th Sellars 377
Congratulations to Simpson House on a hugely successful day, taking out the Junior and Senior School trophies. We wish all of our RAS advancers all the best for events in Term Two.
Wiburd Shield Cricket Match ReportThe Scots cricketers embarked on their long awaited Wiburd Shield clash against Innaburra School in Wollongong on Wednesday 20 March. The match was at the beautiful beachside ground of Thomas Dalton Reserve.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Scots boys encountered difficulties, losing wickets regularly due to tight bowling and a slow outfield. Flynn Semmens stood out with the bat, contributing 17 runs. Ultimately, we were bowled out for 44.
The bowling effort commenced strongly, with Cooper Glass and Fergus Monaghan delivering tight overs that applied pressure to the Innaburra top order. Fergus claimed three early wickets, leaving the game poised at 3 for 6. Jobe Davey also secured a wicket, but Innaburra's middle order managed to stabilise, eventually surpassing our score with four wickets down.
Congratulations to all the boys involved in this squad. Reaching the final four of this competition is a remarkable achievement and we are incredibly proud of your efforts. We eagerly anticipate seeing what this team can accomplish in the 2024/25 season.
BISSA Swimming
The Scots Swim Squad embarked on a journey to Oasis Recreation Centre in Wagga on Thursday 8 March. With a formidable 46 members, the squad was significantly bigger than last year and this brought a positive energy to the team. The surge in numbers also played a pivotal role in the school taking home the BISSA Aggregate Cup for 2024, an exciting achievement for all swimmers who contributed.
Notable achievements of the day included Grace Adams' outstanding performance, securing five personal bests enroute to becoming the Under-16 Girls Age Champion. Additionally, Oscar Kennedy showcased his strength in the water, earning the Runner Up title in the 13 Boys.
Our relay teams displayed consistent performances across all age categories, culminating in an exciting victory for our Under-13 Boys Relay team. Thank you to all students for their dedication and spirited participation in their races.
As we gear up for the upcoming CIS Swimming Championships on 7 and 8 May in Sydney, it's heartening to note that 21 of our competitors have qualified and will be making the trip to Sydney. We wish them every success at this prestigious event! Special acknowledgment goes to Steph McNamara, Sam Naughton and the supportive Scots parents who joined us to cheer on the squad.
Junior School Sport • Karlen McDonald
There has been lots of sporting activity to finish Term 1!
CIS Swimming We had six students representing Scots at CIS Swimming in Sydney on 27 March. The students performed against some of the best swimmers in NSW. They did themselves and the school proud! Well done to; Conan Maloney, Duke Maloney, Darcy Baird, Lily Baird, Scarlett Skidmore and Sam Mack
RAS Netball Trials
Nine students travelled to Wagga Wagga to trial for the Junior RAS Netball Team on 4 April. It was a wonderful experience and they all came home with tips for improving aspects of their game for next year.
Kinder-Year 2 Cross Country
This race was postponed to the 10th April due to the poor weather conditions last week. The students completed a 1km course around Scots. It was so great to see students trying their best but also having fun! Well done to the following students who received a place for their year group!
Kinder Boys: Atticus Skidmore 1, Tex Hurst 2, Alex Read 3. Kinder Girls: Alice Agar 1, Eliza Patterson 2, Maisie McBain 3. Year 1 Boys: Nick Hanna 1, Dom Sirr 2, Ned Robinson 3. Year 1 Girls: Charlotte Baird 1, Victoria Ceeney 2, Caitlin Woonton 3. Year 2 Boys: Benson Flynn 1, Sterling Coffey 2, Henry Butko 3. Year 2 Girls: Hattie Staughton 1, Emily Kaye 2, Anastasia Maloney 3.
BIPSA Swimming Carnival
Many of the 26 Scots students recorded their personal best times when they swam at the BIPSA Swimming Carnival at Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 6 March. It was a great opportunity for students to swim against other independent and Catholic Schools from our region. A special mention to the following swimmers who achieved excellent results:
Keep your head warm this winter with your own Scots winter beanie!
Beanies are available for purchase by students, staff and family members as a warm layer during the colder months co-curricular activities. Orders close Wednesday 1 May 2023.
Please note: Beanies are not part of the regular Scots uniform and will not be permitted to be worn at school or school events with either academic or sports uniform.
