John Christensen - 10/23 - Stella Maris

NSW All Schools Cross Country

Congratulations to Holly (Year 8) and Emily (Year 9) who represented NSWCCC at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Carnival at Eastern Creek last Week. Both Holly and Emily ran extremely well and had great results, both finishing high up amongst the best runners in NSW.

NSW All Schools AFL

Congratulations to Kiana Carty and Olivia Smith who played at the NSW All Schools AFL Championships in West Hoxton on Monday, 3 June. Kiana and Olivia were part of the NSWCCC team. The team was outstanding, winning all of their games and the title of NSW State Champions!

BBSSSA Soccer

The NSWCCC Open Soccer Championships were held at Valentine Park on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 June. Stella had four students in the BBSSSA team: Charlie Gilbert, Elena Buono, Issy Stein and Shay Hollman. The BBSSSA team played very well in the freezing cold and wet conditions....

Indigenous Veterans

Samara Torrens of Year 9, represented Stella at the annual Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Ceremony around the Pool of Reflection at the Anzac Memorial. The Ceremony commemorates the service and sacrifice of First Nations veterans who have fought for Australia in every major...

Social Justice Forum

Around twenty Year 11 and 12 students recently travelled to the annual Mt St Benedict Social Justice Forum. It was a fantastic night full of engaging ideas and discussion about a plethora of social justice issues. The key note speaker was from the ‘International Campaign to...

Soft Plastic Recycling

“Launching the Soft Plastic Pink Bin Project has been a massive goal of mine as the amount of waste each individual goes through on a daily basis, let alone the school community as a collective, is utterly profound and completely overwhelming. By bringing 4 new recycling bins...

Duke of Ed

Stella Duke of Ed girls hit the big time making it into the May-June 150th collector’s edition of Australian Geographic. Great article and well worth the read. It’s a great program and one that over 200 Years 9 to 11 Stella girls are involved in this year, making us one of...

Vivid Schools

Our Years 11 and 12 Entertainment students were privileged to attend the very first Vivid School project. They got to meet, greet and talk with all of the curators and artists of Vivid 2019 to inspire them to join the ever-growing Entertainment and Production industry. The...

Healthy Life Debate

Year 12 Spanish have been studying the topic, Healthy Life. As a conclusion to this topic they prepared a debate. I strongly believe that the benefits of debating are massive including, developing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, as well as increased student...

Nicholson Museum USYD

Year 7 History students recently enjoyed their first History excursion. The students travelled by bus to the University of Sydney and participated in a guided tour of the Nicholson Museum as well as a hands-on workshop with primary sources. This deepened their understanding of...