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Band Day

17 Jun 2013

Students from Adventist schools in Greater Sydney and North New South Wales met at Fox Valley Seventh-day Adventist Community Church, Wahroonga, for a combined band experience. For most of the Year 3-6 students this is a rare opportunity to experience being a part of the ‘big sound’ of a large band. “Music is a big part…

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Robinson Brothers: Swimming Champs

30 May 2013

Mountain View Adventist College is very proud of their students’ achievements and for the last few years we have been privileged to witness the commitment of the Robinson brother, Matthew and Nathan. Not long after competing at the CIS State championships, the brothers were off to the NSW All schools swimming competition and were winners…

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Students Serve In Melbourne

17 May 2013

Students from Macarthur Adventist College (MAC) recently spent a week at Heritage College, Melbourne, leading out in a special Week of Prayer. The nine students, along with College chaplain, Mr Andre Afamasanga, presented on the theme, Mission Possible, which included inspirational talks and skits. “These students have demonstrated excellent leadership qualities in our chapel programs…

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State Champion at Hills Adventist College

01 May 2013

Hills Adventist College Year 4 student, Jonathan Reid, recently competed at the NSW Little Athletics State Championships. Jonathan qualified through the regionals to earn a place to compete in the 60 metre hurdles, 200 metre sprint, and long jump. There are eight regions in NSW and the top two athletes from each event qualify for…

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Hills Teacher Receives Rotary Award

15 Mar 2013

The Castle Hill Rotary Club has named Ms Tennille Smith, a teacher at Hills Adventist College, as an awardee of the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2013. The criteria used by the Castle Hill Rotary Club in selection of the awardees are: outstanding educator; goes beyond the call of duty; has made a difference in…

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Macarthur Teacher Writes New Children’s Book

14 Feb 2013

A teacher from Macarthur Adventist College, Mrs Dianne Beranaliva, has recently written and published one of the few picture story books about children growing up in Fiji. It took two years for the Macquarie Fields Kindergarten teacher to write and publish the book. “I never in my life thought I would write a book,” said…

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Hurstville Student Tops ICAS Spelling Test for Second Year

08 Jan 2013

For the second year, Hurstville Adventist School student, Hanyuan Li, has topped his grade for NSW in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Spelling test run by the University of NSW. He received his medal in a special ceremony held at the University of NSW on 23 November. Ten-year-old Hanyuan Li was the…

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