All around the schoolyards

February 22, 2024

Oberon Public School

House Captains 2024

Introducing you to our new House Captains for 2024. Students voted for these enthusiastic leaders to represent their sporting house. Congratulations to the following students:

• Gurnang: Lilly Moses, Oliver May, Madeline Cooper, Kedrick Rawal and Patience Kerr.
• Hampton: John Elmir, Jack Kennedy, Sophie Stapleton and Madeline Hunter.
• Vulcan: Bobby Stanley, Ryda McKeig Barker, Manithira Beatton and Tess Campbell.
• Jenolan: Paul Alogi, Samuel Shaw, Zayden Brennan-Crouch, Leila Muratovic and Amelia Mills.

Danni-Lee Thompson l Relieving Principal

The 2024 House Captains

Show Success

Our students work was hugely successful at the Oberon Show last weekend. Entries from across the school placed well in a range of pavilion competitions, with students placing:

• 1st & 2nd in Floral Arrangements
• 1st in Junior Craft
• 1st Junior Craft (Harmony Day quilt) 
• 1st in Junior Produce - tomatoes
• 1st in Junior & Senior Produce - peas
• 2nd Senior Produce - potatoes

Nicola McMahon l Coordinator

Winners!

We are the Champions!

Today we acknowledged all our successful swimmers from our carnival last Friday. We also announced our swimming champions 2024. Congratulations to Junior Girls: Marley McDermott, Runner Up: Lexi Booth. Junior Boys: Brax Booth, Runner Up: James McMahon. 11 Years Girls: Clare McMahon, Runner Up: Maisy Christie-Johnston. 11 Years Boys: John Elmir, Runner Up: Tye Newstead. Senior Girls: Tess Campbell, Runner Up: Sophie Stapleton. Senior Boys: Marshall Taylor, Runner Up: Mason Christie-Johnston.

Danni-Lee Thompson l Relieving Principal

More winners!

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St Joseph’s Catholic School

Hearts for St Valentine's Day

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Oberon High School

Showstopper!

One of our 12 Year students, Maegan Weatherstone entered her major artwork into the Oberon Show. She won first prize in the Senior Category and Overall Champion. Here at school, she received a Band 5 for her artwork in Visual Arts. As you can see in the photos, a dot painting expressing her personal experience and how we all deal with depression at a particular time and how you see the colour through your grey. Every circle took Maegan one hour to complete, she worked day and night to finalise her major artwork. Congratulations, Maegan!

Racheal Samuels - Visual Arts Teacher

Meagan's work in progress...

... and on display at the Oberon Show

Swimming Carnival

The 2024 Oberon High Swimming Carnival went off with a real splash as student numbers, participation rates and record breakers were all on the increase from previous years. School spirit was on show as House chants, relays and the novelty events nearly took the roof down with the noise created by the spectators. Werong regained the House swimming title for 2024 with 586 points followed by Tuglow with 497 and Abecrombie on 344. Big congratulations go out to Lachie Maclure who broke the 17yrs 25metre freestyle event with a time of 13.31 seconds and Jacob Gumley who broke the 100metre freestyle event with a time of 1min25.30 seconds. A huge effort from both boys.

A big thank you to David Sellers and his amazing team at the Oberon Pool Complex, the families for coming along to support and the teaching staff for helping to make the day work so well.

Andrew Mitton - Coordinator

Year 8 Visual Arts

Students have been using their critical thinking skills in 3D dimensional forms. They are making animal clay sculptures for the animal installation at next year’s Oberon Show.

Racheal Samuels - Visual Arts Teacher

Only 11 months to go until the next Oberon Show

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