A Silver Sabre for the Newington Fencing Team
On 2 August 2014 the Newington Fencing Team ‘lunged’ and ‘parried’ to a second place at the National Schools Fencing championships at Yeronga State High School in Brisbane. Captain Alex Mei (12/ME), Jayce Carrano (12/MA), Adam Chew (11/MO) and Felix Shannon (11/PR) were placed second overall after suffering their only loss... Read More
Courage on a Local Scale
“The quality of mind and spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger or pain without fear.” This is the dictionary definition of courage and the word courage is often used alongside ‘fortitude’ and ‘resilience’. In a recent school assembly I spoke of courage and aimed to define it... Read More
