On Sunday, 5 March, undeterred by poor weather, over 150 boys met outside Centenary Hall at 9 AM to take part in Clean Up Australia Day. From Trafalgar Street down to Addison Road, small groups of four or five junior boys were accompanied by a senior student in Year 11 or Year 12, picking up anything and everything that was left as trash.

Personally, I found this experience to be much more interesting than that of previous years, as it was a chance to not only help out the community, but to engage with some of the younger boys while doing so. By all accounts this was a common theme amongst both the older and younger volunteers.

The photo of Head Groundskeeper, Mr Doulougeris’s truck, piled beyond the rim with large garbage bags paid tribute to the outstanding efforts from all the boys. It was a great event, made possible thanks to the work of both Ms Carruthers and Mr Wilkins who worked tirelessly in the days leading up to and on the day of the cleanup. I hope the Year 12 leaders in the following year can work with the school again to help put together another wonderful day.

Simon Giordano
(12/MO)