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Seeing double: Wakeley school welcomes six sets of twins
Mary MacKillop Catholic College Wakeley has welcomed six – yes, SIX! – sets of Year 7 twins this school term. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is the first time in the college’s 30-year history that there have been so many twins in the one year group. “It is very unusual,” Year 7 coordinator, Maria Messina, said. “Our history and culture has always been that twins and siblings stay in the same [vertically streamed] house group, but we won’t put them in the same homeroom,” Ms Messina said. “We explicitly made that decision so that they can become empowered young women and...
Coen’s star on the rise
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda student Coen Hardy has been awarded a sports medallion at the 2021 Primary Sports Awards. Coen received the medallion for his selection into the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (NSWPSSA) State Merit Team for Australian Football. The sport medallion is awarded to Sydney Catholic School students who have represented MacKillop on three or more occasions and/or were selected into a NSWPSSA State Merit Team during the school year. Coen was one of seven students to receive a medallion during a virtual ceremony, held in December 2021. In case you...
Sky’s the limit for Willow
St Therese Catholic Primary School Mascot student Willow Skene has been awarded a sports medallion at the 2021 Primary Sports Awards. Willow received the medallion for her selection into the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (NSWPSSA) State Merit Team for Australian Football. The sport medallion is awarded to Sydney Catholic School students who have represented MacKillop on three or more occasions and/or were selected into a NSWPSSA State Merit Team during the school year. Willow was one of seven students to receive a medallion during a virtual ceremony, held in December 2021. In case you missed it, you can...
