Education coverage
Regal Visit
THE Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, said meeting a student from Moree Secondary College at Government House last year gave her more reason to visit the black-soil plains. Her Excellency and her husband, Dennis Wilson, enjoyed and extended visit to the Moree district, where they visited schools, community organisations, agriculture industry stakeholders and [...]
Education
STUDENT leaders from Moree Christian School and Moree Secondary College last week visited the NSW Parliament and Government House as part of the NSW Secondary School Student Leadership Program. The program invites school captains and student leaders from across New South Wales to visit the Parliament of NSW to develop leadership skills. Isabelle Kelly and [...]
Education and Arts
MORE than 8300 students have this week been rehearsing and performing in Pulse Alive – a show-stopping Sydney Olympic Park event held over three big nights, with a huge curtain-closing finale scheduled tonight. Performers from Moree Secondary College include Amber Muller, Esther Litchfield, Pearl Humphries and Imogen Brazel. Pearl and Imogen danced on Thursday night [...]
Education
STUDENTS at Bullarah Public School last week celebrated International Pi Day – not the type eaten, but there were some hidden away – to honour a fundamental mathematical constant. Pi is defined as the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter and, regardless of the size of the circle, from a mouthwatering pie to [...]
Regional News
THE Armidale Eisteddfod continues to be one of the feature events on Armidale’s cultural calendar and entries are now open for the event now entering its 42nd year. The competition program runs from May 13 to the June 3, with entries closing at 5pm, Friday, March 20. The eisteddfod hosts a variety of sections and [...]
Education
MOREE Secondary College invites the Moree community to a meet-and-greet next Thursday, March 12. The parent-teacher-student get-together, between 4pm and 5.30pm, gives community members the opportunity to meet the Moree Secondary College team, and chat with teachers and dedicated staff. Executive principal, Bethany Kelly, said the entire community is invited. “We are opening our school [...]
Education
YEAR 12 student Heidi Cannington from Moree says she has learned many things during her time at The Armidale School – one of them is appreciating the “endless opportunities” on offer. “Whether it’s academics, creative arts, sport, service or activities like cadets, there’s so much for everyone,” Heid said. Heidi is TAS sports house captain, [...]
Social Media
A comprehensive study of Australia’s world-first social media minimum age requirement to understand how the new obligation on platforms is working in practice – and what impact it is having on children, young people and families – will be undertaken by eSafety. The study will assess how the minimum age is being implemented, examine both [...]
Birthday Bash
ONE year of creativity, community and colour at Jule Jarner Studio in Moree will be celebrated tonight at Social Co House on Balo Street. The free community event at 5.30pm includes the launch of Jule Jarner’s exhibition How You Choose to See It at Social SEEN Gallery. “The night marks one year since opening the doors [...]
Education
ALL public schools in Moree will hold school development days on selected days this week, with Term 1 classes starting next Monday, February 9 at Moree East Public School, Moree Public School and Moree Secondary College. Moree Christian School students will arrive for their first day back on Tuesday, February 3. St Philomena’s School’s first [...]
