Congratulations to our Co-curricular Sport participants who received their sports awards today.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our students and special thanks to our coaches for their dedication and support.
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Merici College congratulates Sean’Hope Craig who has been accepted to the Dublin Schools Exchange Program to participate in their cross-country skiing program. The Dublin School has one of the top Nordic programs in New Hampshire with an excellent Nordic Centre, cross-country ski trails and snow facilities on their campus.
Sean’Hope will spend the first 8 weeks of 2022 at The Dublin School and will be training with and racing for a local club as well as representing the school.
We wish Sean’Hope all the best in this outstanding opportunity!
Congratulations and best wishes to our Year 12 students who were farewelled by the community at a special assembly on Friday 12 November. Good luck with your exams and we look forward to celebrating your achievements at your Year 12 Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony! #mericipride #mericisisters
Congratulations also to Balgo House, winners of the 2021 House Cup and our year 11 and 12 students awarded Blue, Red and Gold Angel Wings for their Christian Service Learning hours.
Today our community celebrated the achievements of our Year 12 students in House Farewell Assemblies. We wish our Year 12s all the best as they prepare for their Year 12 exams.
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We congratulate our elected College Captains, Specialist Captains, House Captains and Vice Captains on their appointments and look forward to their leadership in 2022.
2022 College Captains
College Captain: Freya Spring
College Vice Captain: Amy Stubbs
2022 Specialist Captains
Art & Culture: Laura Harris
Social Justice: Leah Thewlis
Spirituality: Elizabeth Ween
SRC: Isabella Dunn
Sport: Lana Dexter
Sustainability: Colette Paterson
Transitions: Charlotte Green
Congratulations to the following students who a achieved a Credit or Distinction in the Australian Mathematics Competition held in Term 3: Ashley Frater, Amelia Bond, Lana Dexter, Saanvi Bajaj, Ruofei Yan, Ruby Alexander, Keely Balind, Sofia White, Hannah David-Hoole, Ishita Gupta, Rebecca Price, Hannah Scott, Alice Cobbin, Tara Holmes, Amelia Miller, Ruby Budd, Seren Rowlinson and Catherine Brooker.
Merici College congratulates Georgia Willshire (Year 9 Seiwa 1) who has received a direct entry award from the Royal Ballet School into their White Lodge Summer Intensive 2022. This is a very prestigious award and we wish Georgia lots of continued success in the future. #mericipride
Congratulations to Caelan Edghill who has been crowned State Champion for the ACT in the Year 9 division of the 2021 Australian History Competition. Merici students entered the competition in May, an exam-based test which demands of students an excellent level of historical knowledge and skills. Congratulations to Caelan, a deserving winner of this medal, and a promising historian.
The SAM team (Sustainability at Merici) are selling lettuces grown on site and nurtured in our greenhouse to raise funds for their new team t-shirt.
In addition to supporting our students, growing your own lettuce provides many sustainability benefits:
Congratulations to Pragnya Gupta (Year 11) who has been awarded a scholarship into the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) Year 12 Program for 2022. Pragnya is very fortunate to have been offered a full financial scholarship by the Rotary Club of Ginninderra for her participation in the program.
