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Issue 5 I 8 April 2019
We are drawing towards the close of a very full and exciting Term 1. New staff and students have become integrated into our vibrant learning community and the College is bustling with a range of programs and events to develop confidence and optimism in our students which is expressed through performance in assessments, the sporting field, stage productions and community service.
I have been impressed by the compassion of our students demonstrated through their willingness and initiative to make a difference to people in need. Just this term we have seen the following fundraisers: ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ for the Leukaemia
Foundation (Year 10) ‘Go Without Challenge’ for Red Cross
Australia (various Senior School students) National Day Against Bullying raised
awareness and money for Compassion, a child sponsorship initiative (Whole College)
When students put themselves into the place of another person suffering from a disease or without the security of food and shelter, they are learning empathy. These experiences encourage students to learn tolerance and acceptance of other people facing a range of life situations and develop an understanding of what their support needs might be. They are learning to take action when they see an injustice or a need they can address.
Don’t forget to sign up to volunteer at the Oran Park Festival on Saturday 11 May. If you have a couple of hours to spare our Parents and Friends Association would appreciate the help with set
up, pack up or the BBQ stall. There is a link from the College’s home page to the Festival where you can sign up to assist. This is also our Open Day and many of our students will be performing and assisting with the program so please come along and take part in this wonderful day in the life of our community.
Easter is also approaching and I love the reminder that the chocolate eggs and hot cross buns give us of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the cross; to die in our place and take the punishment for our sins so that we can have eternal life. Our God has been so gracious towards us and I pray that all our families will know His love for them and have accepted this free gift of grace. As Christians we rejoice that Christ is risen, death could not hold him! May every family have a blessed and joy filled Easter holiday break.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
Mrs Naomi Wilkins Principal
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Term 1 - Week 11A
Wednesday 10 April:
IPSSO Sport vs STG/OPAC, Jnr 11:45, Snr 1:15pm - Away Game
Thursday 11 April:
Year 2 Swimming Scheme
Kindy and Year 1 Zumba
Friday 12 April:
Easter Chapel 12pm (College Multi - Purpose hall)
Easter Hat Parade 1.30pm
End of Term 1
Term 2 - Week 1A
Monday 29 April:
Staff Development Day ( Pupil Free Day)
Tuesday 30 April:
Term 2 - Students Commence
Wednesday 1 May:
CSSA Primary Girls Netball trials
Thursday 2 May:
Concert Band (Year 3 - 12) 3:30pm—5pm
Week 2B
Monday 6 May:
Year 3 & 4 Gymnastics
Thursday 9 May:
Concert Band (Year 3 - 12) 3:30pm—5pm
Saturday 11 May:
ORAN PARK FESTIVAL and OPEN DAY
Term 1 - Week 11A
Tuesday 9 April:
Year 7, 11 and 12 PTS Interviews
Friday 12 April:
Easter Chapel 12pm (College Multi - Purpose hall)
End of Term 1
Term 2 - Week 1A
Monday 29 April:
Staff Development Day ( Pupil Free Day)
Tuesday 30 April:
Term 2 - Students Commence
Wednesday 1 May:
Stage Band 3.15pm—4.15pm
CSSA Rugby Union trials
Thursday 2 May:
CIS Swimming
Concert Band (Year 3 - 12) 3:30pm—5pm
Week 2B
Monday 6 May:
Stage 5 Commence ‘$20 Boss” Competition
Senior Choir (Year 7 - 12) 3:15 - 4.15pm
Wednesday 8 May:
Stage Band 3:15 - 4.15pm
Thursday 9 May:
Bell Shakespeare Visit (Year 7 - 12)
Concert Band (Year 3 - 12) 3:30pm—5pm
Saturday 11 May:
ORAN PARK FESTIVAL and OPEN DAY
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College News
Dear Parents / Guardians
For any students who have medication stored in sick bay and would like to take their
medications home over the holidays, please see Mrs Woods in the front office this
Friday 12 April, 2019
College Office will be closed over the holiday period from Thursday 18 April to
Monday 29 April.
Wishing you a Happy Easter and see you back in Term 2.
First day back for students is Tuesday 30 April 2019.
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Mrs Katherine Kendon Deputy Principal -
What a lovely time we had on both our Grandparents days
last week. We truly enjoyed all the special visitors we had at
College over the day and the children thoroughly enjoyed
performing in our concerts and proudly showing Grandpar-
ents and Grandfriend’s around their classrooms. We were
overwhelmed by the generosity of students and families who
attended the book fair and donated books to our new library.
Thank you to everyone who contributed one of their favourite
titles.
This Friday we will be having our Easter Chapel and Easter
Hat Parade, remembering Jesus and his sacrificial gift of
salvation. Our Easter Hat Parade is based on the story “God’s
Very Good Idea Book”, as we celebrate and create hats that
reflect the uniqueness of God’s creation.
In this week’s edition of ‘The Life’, I’d like to introduce two
more of our new Junior School Staff. Enjoy getting to know
them a little more
Mrs McGarry
What Class do you teach? 1W
What is your favourite food? Anything Italian.
Pasta every night of the week would be
alright with me.
Your favourite colour? Any shade of blue or
red - OPAC colours are perfect!
What do you like to do after a busy day at
College? As soon as I get home, one of the
first things I do is play piano - but only after saying hello to my
two spoilt-rotten staffies, Augustus and Octavius.
What was the first thing you noticed about our
College? One of the first things that stood out about OPAC
was just how supportive and welcoming the whole school
community is. Not a day has gone by without someone, be
that staff, student or parent, asking how I am and if I need
help with anything. It can be difficult and daunting starting at a
new school or new workplace when you don't know anyone,
but I can honestly say it has been made a lot easier by the
compassionate community that is OPAC.
We have five College values. Which one resonates with
you the most? Courage. This doesn't mean I am a daredevil
by any means! You will never see me skydiving, taking the
leap of faith with the giant swing or swimming with sharks. I
believe that whilst courage can be seen in physical risks like
these, it is more importantly displayed by taking a personal
'leap of faith' into something unknown. Changing schools
was one of the biggest risks I have taken. My leap of faith
and trust in God led me to OPAC - and I can honestly say I
couldn't have asked for a better school to join.
Mrs Swan
What do you teach? I’m part of the Learning Support team
and also teach Music.
What is your favourite food? Homemade Lasagne
Favourite Colour? Blue
What do you like to do after a busy day
at College? I love spending my spare time
playing with my children and reading lots of
books!
What was the first thing you noticed
about our College? When I first started, I
noticed a real sense of community at the College. There
seems to be a lovely connection between parents and
teachers, in partnership shaping children's spiritual, social,
emotional and academic lives.
We have five College values. Which one resonates with
you the most? Curiosity. I love to ask the question 'why?'
and then do what I can to find the answer and understand
how things in the world work. I love to learn, which is one of
the reasons I wanted to be a teacher. I want to inspire
curiosity and the love of learning in others.
I pray that each of our families have a wonderful and safe
holiday break. We’ll be looking forward to everyone
returning for the beginning of Term 2!
‘But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever.
Amen’. 2 Peter 3:18
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Year 2 Year 2 has had a wonderful Term 1, learning
collaboratively together as a year group in
Dancing, History, Art, Science and Swimming. We
have also really enjoyed reconnecting with our
buddies, who have been helping us understand what
it means to be a good friend who is compassionate to
others.
Year 2 has been involved in developing craftsmanship
through our direct, explicit lessons in both phonics and
when working with numbers. We are fortunate to be
involved in our third year of LNAP (Literacy and
Numeracy Action Plan) with consultants visiting us in
our classes for both phonics and number. We are
getting very clever!
Year 2 has loved being involved in Physical
Education with their class teachers at College, as well
as our swimming lessons each Thursday together at
Atlantis Swimming Pool. We are courageously trying
new skills all the time and are having so much fun!
Year 2 has been learning how to code at
Science Coding Club on Tuesdays at lunchtime
with Mr Plunkett and Mrs Cavanagh. We were
so curious, that Mr Mitas decided to run a Junior
Scratch technology session on Fridays. We are
getting very good at adding concurrent lines of
code to describe a storyline.
Mrs Cavanagh, Mrs Davis, Mr Mitas and Miss Whelan
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Chess Club
On Thursday the 28 March two teams of 3 students from our Chess Club at school. were invited to a chess tournament taking place at Blue Mountains Grammar School. The competition involved 11 different schools from all around the state, even as far as Orange! The students had an excellent day playing with a range of students. We may not have come home with a win but we did score an impressive 4 points in our first tournament which was fantastic. I know that Vaageesh, Ben, Lachlan, Samuel, Dylan and Lachlan had a fantastic day competing and are looking forward to another tournament as soon as possible!
Mr Mitas
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Year 6
The first term of Year 6 has been filled with amazing
experiences that have called on students to
demonstrate their ability to put the College values into
practice. The value we are focussing on this year is
curiosity and there have been many opportunities for
this in our learning.
The novel we are reading this term has been
challenging our learners’ thinking. The novel is called
Wonder and the main character is named Auggie. He
was born with a genetic condition that has meant
many surgeries for him. His face has been greatly
affected by his condition, which means he looks
different to children his age. Through the study of our
novel, we have challenged students to be curious
about ways they can change their thinking about
others who are different.
Science has involved many investigations about
solids, liquids and gases. We have learnt about their
properties and how they can change from one state to
another. Our learning in History has also allowed us to
start thinking about government and how it works.
This has been perfect timing with our current and
upcoming elections. We hope that it has generated
lots of conversation at home about voting and
opportunities for students to see democracy in action
when they attended polling stations with you.
Being role models to our younger students is something we consider very important in our Year 6 students. We are pleased to report they have not let us down in our buddies’ sessions with Year 2. Our students have been loving and shown compassion as we have considered how to treat people we are in relationship with.
It hasn’t all been boring lessons in a classroom though! We have conquered flying foxes, abseiling and giant swings at camp. Wow, what an amazing experience that was! Camp was a great opportunity for us to establish and build relationships with new friends…. and teachers. It was heart-warming to witness the courage it took for many students to overcome their fears and have a go at some of these new experiences. We were very proud teachers indeed.
We have also discussed and explored bullying
and harmony through the special days dedicated
to these causes. We loved Grandparents Day
and showing our loved ones how we are
learning, while also having some fun with them.
Let’s also not forget our swimming carnival,
IPSSO trials and the first term of summer
IPSSO.
Whew! Are you as exhausted as we are? The
holidays will be a welcome rest before we head
into the new term and the most exciting moment
of our year. Moving into the new building! What
amazing blessings God has given us, as well as
those we still have to come.
‘And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.’ 2 Corinthians 9:8
Mrs Snelson and Mrs Smith
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Grandparents Day
Last Thursday and Friday we welcomed around 400
grandparents to our College to celebrate
Grandparents Day. Students from Prep through to
Year 6 were delighted to show their grandparents
around the College and to join in with a variety of
activities in their classrooms. On Thursday, the
College hall was packed to the brim when students
from Years 3-6 and Kindergarten entertained their
guests with song and dance.
A highlight of these days was the availability for
students to take their grandparents to visit the Book
Fair so they could purchase books for them and
donate books for our new Junior School Library. The
response to this was overwhelming! We are very
grateful for the generosity of our grandparents and are
looking forward to moving into our new Library next
term.
The days concluded with a shared picnic lunch in the
playground. They were beautiful times of sharing and
celebrating with our families. Thank you to all those
who were able to come and join in on this special
occasion.
Mrs Grant
Junior School Coordinator
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We have had a fantastic first term and I am so grateful for the hard work of our staff and students, which continues to make Oran Park Anglican College a vibrant learning community. This week reports have been sent home for all years and you will notice that the focus of our reports is on students demonstrating and developing ‘learning behaviours’. This week I would like to unpack these a little more as it is vital that students, teachers and parents all understand what it means to be a ‘learner’. Below I have expanded in detail the 5 learning behaviours which describe what a successful learner at the College looks like.
1. Demonstrates curiosity, engagement and perseverance in learning activities
This is a student that ask questions, requests reasons and evidence and always asks ‘Why?’ They stay on task, do not give up when challenged or experiencing failure, ask for help with difficult tasks and are enthusiastic in class. They are happy to ‘give everything a go’.
2. Demonstrates a collaborative approach to learning
A student that works effectively with others, values and appreciates the opinions and work of peers, can give and take criticism and cooperate with others to achieve a common goal or project with purpose and intent
3. Demonstrates use of feedback to improve quality of work
This learner listens to and reflects on teacher and peer feedback, they reflect on their own work, compare and contrast their work to that of others and they apply it to future learning. They actively seek feedback from a range of sources.
4. Demonstrates critical and creative thinking
A student that can identify and solve problems, challenge ideas and beliefs and generate their own. They can initiate and respond to higher order questions and are willing to take calculated risks to find new ways of doing things. They are innovative, imaginative and adaptive to new and unfamiliar concepts and contexts.
5. Demonstrates responsibility in learning
This describes a student that can work well independently and in group situations. They turn up to class on time with all equipment, complete class tasks, homework and assessments catch up missed work and make a sustained and concerted effort to complete everything to the best of their ability.
These learning behaviours are the dispositions we want our students to develop to prepare them not for a life of tests, but for the test of life. To ensure they become responsible and resilient citizens, able to serve in God’s world with purpose and passion.
‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters’.
Colossians 3:23
Mr Michael Newton Deputy Principal - Head of Senior School
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Year 7 Sydney Symphony Excursion
During this term our Year 7 cohort got the
opportunity to sit front row for a performance by the
Sydney Symphony at the Riverside Theatre. They
heard “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Mussorgsky and
it was brought to life through a mime artist who
dramatically acted the scenes taking place with
enthusiasm and humour. Many students had never
seen an orchestra before and thoroughly enjoyed
the experience, commenting on their surprise of the
size and sound of some of the instruments. Much
prior learning had taken place during normal music
lessons which further enriched the overall
experience for our students. Our students were able
to see an amazing example of collaboration and
craftsmanship in this world class ensemble.
Mrs Lane
Year 7 Class representatives inducted into
Student Representative Council
On Friday 29 March, Campbell Harris (7R), Jayden
Ranson (7B) and Zachary Mamoo (7W) were
inducted into the Student Representative Council
after being elected by their classmates. The
President, Gabby Russo (Year 11), addressed the
audience, explaining the purpose of the Student
Council: to be a voice for the students and to
improve the school community. Gabby mentioned
that the Student Council has already run a
Sausage Sizzle to raise money for the Homeless
charity “Rough Edges”, and she explained that
next term there are plans underway for “The Big
Event”, which will focus on collaboration across the
College.
As part of the induction process, the Year 7 class
representatives received their badges from Mr
Newton and signed an agreement to uphold the
values of Oran Park Anglican College.
Please pray that the Student Council initiatives will
achieve their objectives and advance the
leadership skills of students.
Mrs Brennan
Student Council Coordinator
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Year 7 Taster Day
Tuesday 2 April was an exciting day for our current
Year 6 students and our new 2020 Year 7 students,
as they had the opportunity to experience for the first
time what Year 7 will be like next year. Senior
School teachers ran 3 separate lessons to provide a
‘taster’ for some of the learning opportunities they
can expect when they start Year 7.
Mrs Arundell ran an exciting series of science
experiments. Students observed crystals growing
before their eyes, viewed chemical reactions through
the microscopes and created popping photo
canisters using dry ice.
Mrs Watson guided students through a food
technology lesson. They learnt the safety
requirements for the classroom before making and
eating their own pizzas.
Mr McKenzie introduced the students to the
Technology and Applied Science rooms where they
again learnt about the safety requirements for the
learning space. They also had the opportunity to
construct their own name-tag using the laser cutter,
lathe and hot glue guns.
The day was a very positive and valuable one. The students were excited to see some of the fun and engaging activities that await them when they finally reach Year 7 in 2020.
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Recent Learning Experiences in the HSIE
Department
OPAC students have been very busy in the last
fortnight, with a number of interesting learning
experiences across the HSIE subjects. If you have a
child who was involved in any of the following
activities, ask them what they learned.
Thursday 21 March: Year 11 Legal Studies visited Campbelltown Courthouse and observed a number of legal cases, including a judgement connected to Dangerous Driving causing Death where a twenty-two year old woman was sentenced to prison. The students analysed this case to complete their first assessment task.
Monday 25 March: Year 11 Business Studies visited Bluescope Steel to observe the Operations processes involved in the making of steel. Students saw the massive blast furnace, slab products and sheet and coil divisions. Students can use Bluescope Steel as a case study in both the Preliminary and HSC examinations.
Thursday 28 March: Year 8 History tasted Medieval European peasant food – pottage (boiled vegetables), pickled carrots and honey-ginger peas. Students had to consider: What did it taste like? Did you like it? Is it healthy? Would you like to be a Medieval peasant and eat this every day?
Friday 29 March: High-performing students in Years 7-11 Geography participated in the 25
th Australian
Geography Competition. Over 65,000 students from around Australia entered the Competition, which is a joint initiative of the Australian Geography Teachers’ Association and the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. With current international affairs, geography is a vital subject for understanding the socio-economic and environmental interactions at local, regional and international scales. Top-scoring Year 11 students from across the state will have the opportunity to take part in Geography’s Big Week Out being held on Kangaroo Island, South Australia later this year. From that event, Australia’s team will be chosen for the 2020 International Geography Olympiad being held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Mr Williams, Mrs Steele-Smith and Mrs Brennan
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Year 12 Design and Technology
Recently Year 12 Design and Technology students
and Year 11 Industrial Technology students
attended seminars at the Power House Museum in
Sydney led by successful Australian designers such
as Dr Mark Liu (Zero-Waste Fashion) and Bruce
Jeffreys (Dresden Vision). Common themes included
the importance of asking the ‘why’ and ‘why not’
questions as well as developing resilience in the
face of setbacks.
Students also had the opportunity to view exemplary
works from the 2018 HSC, where they were able to
gain ideas not only for projects, but for how to
document their work clearly and succinctly.
This was a fantastic opportunity for our students and
will hopefully inspire them to enjoy extending
themselves in their HSC year.
Mr McKenzie
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Winter IPSSO Trials
IPSSO Trials for Boys Football and Girls Netball were held last Monday. The final part of these trials for Mixed AFL and Mixed Newcombe/Volleyball will be held on Monday 8 April with teams to be announced next week.
Years 3-6 College Sport
Students will again have the opportunity to register for a College Sport of their choice if they are not in an IPSSO team. Information will be emailed to parents next week.
K-2 Sport
Kindergarten and Year 1 have had an amazing term with Sarah Kennedy teaching Zumba. Year 2 have also been completing very important Swimming lessons. A big thank you to our external coaches who teach such valuable skills to our students.
Summer IPSSO
We recently had games against Mount Annan Christian College, St Gregory's and Broughton Anglican College. Junior and Senior Oz Tag managed a win and a loss and are progressing well. Junior Basketball had a win and a loss and Senior Basketball continued their undefeated run. Junior Cricket had a win and also Senior Football.
Ava Brown
Special congratulations to Ava Brown who recently finished first in Sword Combat second in Kihon Ippon Kumite at the JKA WF Shobu Ippon Tournament.
Mr Chapman Junior School Sports Coordinator
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In Class with PASS
This week, the three PASS classes have visited Phonenix Health Club to participate in an RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) Class. This term, the students have been investigating different physical activity classes available. The students represented the College extremely well and everyone worked up a sweat!
Secondary MISA Sport
Congratulations to the MISA 7-9 Boys Volleyball team. The Boys team defeated Broughton Anglican College in the Finals to bring home our first MISA trophy. Not bad for our third year in the competition! As a result, the boys competed at the Interzone Final at Mount Annan Leisure Centre. They played against the winning School of the North Zone (Thomas Hassall Anglican College) and the winning School of the East Zone (John Terry Catholic College). It was challenging competition. Our first game we defeated John Terry in a tight match, within the 5
th Set. This put OPAC as the leaders of
the table. However, we lost to Thomas Hassall in a very tight and emotion-charged 4 sets. Well done to the following boys who represented OPAC well throughout the competition:
BANISTER Isaac BANJAS Aleksandar - Manager CHENG Yu Tian Etienne (Etienne) COX Callum DENG Kout FLEMING Ethan GARDNER Evan INGLIS Jayden JABER Hashem LING Jacob MANUEL Joshua - Scorer SALEH Jordan
Mrs Clisdell Senior School Sports Coordinator
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CSSA State Swimming Championships
Well done Mae Alden (Year 11), Jai Cooper (Year 9), Lauren Kaye (Year 8), Hayden Kaye (Year 10) and Hannah Malcolm (Year 8) for representing Oran Park Anglican College as well as CSSA South Met Zone at the CSSA State Swimming Championships on Monday, 25 March. It takes hard work, determination and commitment to reach these levels of competition. Well done for achieving success and showing us excellence in the sporting arena.
Congratulations to Lauren for swimming to a second place in 50m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke, and a 3
rd place in 50m Freestyle. This placed her as 3
rd on
the leadership ladder for age championship. Well done Lauren and we wish you well at CIS Swimming at the start of next term.
NSW All Schools Baseball Championships
Well done to Logan Harris (Year 10) for representing OPAC as well as CIS at the NSW All Schools Baseball Championships on Wednesday, 3 April. It takes courage, determination and lots of training to reach this elite level of sporting achievement. Well done!
NSW Athletics Championships
Well done to Lauren Tisdale (Year 11) for representing OPAC at the NSW Athletics Championships on Thursday, 4 April. We look forward to hearing about your success!
Good luck for CSSA Rugby Trials
Good luck to Willem Seymour (Year 11) as he represents OPAC at the CSSA Rugby Trials early next term. We wish you the best for trials.
Dates for the Diary:
1. CSSA Rugby Trials – Wednesday, 1 May
2. CIS Swimming – Thursday, 2 May
3. CSSA South Met Soccer Gala Day – Monday, 6 May
4. National Christian Schools Games (Queensland) – Week 4 (Term 2)
Mrs Clisdell Senior School Sports Coordinator
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Athletics Carnival
On Friday, the Secondary College held its Athletics Carnival at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. With the weather a bit dubious in the morning, there was the possibility of having low attendance. However, with over 80% in attendance, the participation was exceptional and the atmosphere with one of opportunity. Well done to all athletes who ran with heart, threw with determination and jumped with courage! Congratulations to the age champions from the day:
Congratulations to Declan Holland and Gabrielle Assad who were also awarded the King and Queen of the track for the fastest 100m sprint!
AGE MALE FEMALE
12 Isaac Assad (Lewis) Raphaella Agia (Carmichael)
13 Brayden Wheeler (Liddell) Emily Aslan (Wilberforce)
14 Declan Holland (Wilberforce) Lauren Kaye (Liddell)
15 Matthew Kiss (Lewis) Gabrielle Assad (Lewis)
16 Logan Harris (Wilberforce) Lauren Tisdale (Carmichael)
17 Cooper Harris (Wilberforce) Mae Alden (Wilberforce)
18+ Jordan Fleming (Lewis) Paige Budin (Wilberforce)
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Tennis Coaching at Oran Park Anglican College – Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
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