Overview
With the end of the holiday training period it was time to begin our second set of races for the season, culminating in the AAGPS Head of the River scheduled for the 21st of March. Our...
With races having officially begun, the rowing season is now in full swing. At the end of the season start, I was selected to row with the First IV and was then re-selected again for the...
For me personally, the rowing season started late. With my involvement in athletics, I have only properly joined the rowing program just prior to the official season launch on the 19th of...
For a long time since Year 6, I have been increasingly interested in photography and cinematography, including making short films. At first I was hesitant to explore this area of the...
Annual camp is one of the most important events on the outdoor education calendar, for the Casually Active and Democratic Expeditionary Trust Society, it represents the...
The end of the athletics season culminates in the AAGPS athletics carnival. The carnival is one of the biggest and most eventful sporting days on the school calendar, with around 10,000...
With the short athletics season underway, the midseason rolls around fairly quickly. Over the past couple of weeks, I have trained with the middle distance group. Having overcome my...
I volunteered to help marshall at the 2019 Bay Run in Drummoyne this year. My work included travelling to a location along the bay run and making sure that runners and pedestrians were...
The athletics season is a short one, only lasting about 5 weeks culminating in the AAGPS athletics carnival. Boys can participate in athletics at any level, either for fun or with the goal...
We recently had our last cross country event, held at Centennial Parklands hosted by Sydney Boys High. Overall the day was rewarding and a lot of fun with us handing out novelty prizes...
For over the past term, I have continued to train and compete in cross country events. Over the term, I have been able to visit and experience a number of different courses at various...
Along with Loaves and Fishes, the school offers an opportunity to a select few boys to help out with a dessert van run by the Exodus Foundation. Similarly to Birds of Passage, the dessert...
Similarly to Birds of Passage, the school offers students to go work with the Exodus Foundation at their Loaves and Fishes breakfast restaurant that serves the homeless breakfast and lunch...
I, along with two of my friends had got in touch with one of my friends' cousins. That cousin happened to run a charity organisation called Birds of Passage. Birds of Passage is an...
On the 26th of May, the Salvation Army ran its signature fundraising drive known as the Red Shield Appeal that helps fund their network of social and community services. Every year, boys...
At school, there are many numerous groups and committees, each with their own various responsibilities and values. One such group is the sustainability committee. The committee was created...
When I was very young, I used to learn guitar which I stopped after a time for a reason I cannot remember. Over the years in primary school, I picked up and subsequently dropped various...
Video: NEWINGTON COLLEGE | Rowers Send Off 2019
At my school, one of the highlight events at the start of every year is the Head of the River. This involves my school,...
For my winter sport, I have chosen cross country. This is my second season in the sport, and as I am now in year 11, I'll be competing in the opens division whereas last year I...
- Photography
- Cinematography
- Photography/Cinematography
- Making short films
- Learning the guitar