Summerland News
Our Work Studies HSC Teacher, Mrs Atherton, explains why she loves teaching secondary students and introduces Summerland's latest HSC subject on offer, Work Studies.
Meet the incredible team who will help shape our senior students final years of Secondary education.
On Thursday November 3rd, four students from Summerland Christian College visited Southern Cross University to attend the Years 7 and 8 AIME Day (AIME stands for Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience).
Earlier this year brothers Angus (Year 8)Sam (Year 6) Gray and Annissa Tamvakellis (Year 6) participated in The Brissie to the Bay road cycling event, helping to raise money to fight the debilitating disease MS.
Over the holidays Hayley Oakes (Year 7) raced in the QLD State Mountainbiking Championships held in Mackay.
A number of weeks ago Ella Oakes (Year 8) came 2nd in the under 16 year olds girls Byron to Bruns Beach Fun Run.
Kyah Oosterbeek (Year 11) and Zanthie Bailey (Year 8) were both awarded $250 scholarships in the Airforce Cadets for further development.
Back in March this year I met a beautiful lady called Carolyn. Like me, her son was in Trindy, the same days as my son but we had actually never really stopped to have a conversation. I knew her to smile at, say “Hello” and “See ya” but that was about it.
Summerland Christian College celebrated excellence recently when quite a number of our Year 3 and Year 5 students were presented with special NAPLAN Academic Achievement and Improvement Awards.
“Creativity takes courage!” claimed Henri Matisse. If we believe this to be true, then our Summerland’s Visual Art students are brave indeed! Nearing the finish line of their creative journey, each student has recently completed their major works or ‘Body of Work’ after countless hours of painstaking process.
Earlier this term Summerland devoted a whole day to focus upon the amazing Indigenous history we have in our country, local area and school with a Trindy to Year 12 NAIDOC DAY celebration.
