We are very pleased to announce that Malia Harrison (Year 11) have been selected in Netball Australia’s National 17 And Under National Squad. We congratulate Malia on this wonderful achievement.
Well deserved Malia!
For more info, https://act.netball.com.au/news/national-17-u-19-u-and-talls-program-squ...
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Congratulations to Freya McKenzie-McHarg (Year 7) who has been selected to attend the Australian National Gymnastics Championships representing the ACT for Rhythmic Gymnastics in Melbourne.
We wish Freya lots of success at the Championships.
Our Year 10 Engineering students began their aerospace Engineering course this year looking at the history of human space flight and exploration. As part of this topic each student undertook research on a space mission of their choice, and produced a popular science-style article about that mission.
This week, Annalise Lennon writes about the Kepler mission to identify exoplanets.
We congratulate Anna Connolly who received the Silver Medal for Basketball at the Nationals Special Olympics in Adelaide during the holidays. Fantastic achievement Anna!
Monique competed at Penrith Valley Artistic Figure Skating Competition on Saturday 10th March representing the ACT and placing 1st in her division.
She also competed at Ice Zoo Artistic Mascot NSW on Sunday 8th April also representing the ACT and placed 1st.
We congratulate Monique on her achievements and wish her continued success in future competitions.
It’s Time to Think about Safety. Get Rail Ready Canberra!
Canberra's Light Rail is fast approaching and it's time to think about safety. In a special event held at Gungahlin College, Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris launched the "Rail Ready" Light Rail Safety Program.
Meeting some of the ACT’s future leaders. Canberran high school students Riley Hawke, Corey Goodberg and Olivia Straker speak with Dan and Adam. ABC Canberra
We congratulate Caitlin Figueiredo (ACT Young Woman of the Year) and Ashleigh Streeter-Jones (ACT Woman of the Year) on being named Forbes 30 Under 30 for their work on parliamentary gender equality.
Merici Student and Teacher awarded the Simpson Prize 2018
We are delighted to announce that Samantha Elise Trafford (Year 10) has been selected as the Simpson Prize 2018 winner for the Australian Capital Territory. Many outstanding entries were submitted to the competition and Samantha is to be congratulated on this achievement.
We have had another great week in debating with five big wins.
Our Year 8 team (Alyssia Borgia, Isabelle Dunn and Anna Mels) defeated Girls Grammar arguing ‘that Australia should become a republic’.
Our second Year 8 team (Pragnya Gupta, Lana Dexter and Stephanie Frater) defeated Canberra Grammar successfully arguing ‘that Australia should become a republic’.
Our Year 10 team (Lily Alexander, Aislinn McArdle and Samantha Trafford) defeated Burgmann arguing ‘that Maths should not be compulsory for Years 11 and 12’.
