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By Mr Tom SpurlingÌý On the morning of Thursday 4 March, 69É«ÇéƬ made the trip to Warwick Stadium to compete in the ACC Senior Basketball Championships. We took ten Year 10-12 boys keen to bring home the trophy but,Ìýalas,Ìýthe team fell narrowly short in a high-level tournament. After easily accounting for Edmund Rice College in the opening roundÌý-Ìýbrilliant captain Raf C ...

Stories about the origins of tables arguably aren’t that common in the average school but not long after we brought you the story of Carmel’s boardroom table comes the mystery of how a specific table and chairs came to be in our Jewish Studies room. Ya’akov Braude of Carmel’s Maintenance team first shed some light on the back story of the enigmatic table, which bears the inscr ...

This year, Carmel warmly welcomed back into the family fold Head of English Mrs Emily Cunningham, who returned from maternity leave following the birth of her first child in December 2018. Prior to going on leave Emily had taught at Carmel for four years, two as an English teacher and two as Head of Learning Area (HOLA) for English. Prior to that, Emily was at Irene McCormack C ...

In all lines of work, there are some days that are better than others. For me, some days areÌýgoodÌýand others are even better than good.Ìý Last Friday was one of those ‘better than good’ days.Ìý It began with a preview of our School Musical in the Sylvia and Harry Hoffman Primary School Hall. Our High School students, who have been working tirelessly every Sunday since mid-last ...

The weather held out for a fabulous day ofÌýswimmingÌýcompetition and talent on display at the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre on Thursday 4 March. ‘Nifty’ÌýNevohÌýtook out the faction prize with a total of 774 points,Ìýfollowed very closely by MoriahÌýwithÌý669, Sinai with 602 and Tavor with 577 points. The D Feldman Trophy for the most Outstanding Junior Swimmer was awarded to Lior B-P. ...

It was an afternoon of action, accomplishment and hoarse throats on Thursday 4 March as our High School swimmersÌýablyÌýcompeted against their year levelÌýfactions, much to the delight of parents and others watching on.ÌýThankfully the weather held out right to the very end when presentations were made to our winners.ÌýJada B was awarded Best Overall Senior Swimmer and broke the rec ...