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Lavarack House Captains
FROM THE LAVARACK
HOUSE CAPTAINS
WE STARTED THIS YEAR WITH THE THEME OF “GETTING INTO THE ARENA”, WHERE WE FOCUSED ON ENCOURAGING OUR FELLOW “LAVARACKIANS” TO STEP OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES AND MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED TO THEM. WE ALSO SET GOALS OF REBUILDING AND ENHANCING OUR SPIRIT AND HOUSE PRIDE, BOTH IN CARNIVALS AND IN OTHER ASPECTS OF HOUSE LIFE.
With the delay of the Swimming Carnival to Term 3, our first Carnival of the year was Cross Country. We wanted this Carnival to set the tone for how Lavarack was going to approach every House event in 2022, and we were beyond impressed with everyone’s effort and Spirit. Our theme for Cross Country was “Paint Redeemer Red”, which we thought was a simple theme to get everyone involved. Cross Country saw the start of many new traditions in Lavarack to hopefully continue for many years to come.
We had a jam-packed end of Term 2 with the Senior Athletics Carnival. The theme of “The 80’s” was a lot of fun, with many teachers and students from all Year levels getting involved and dressing up in their best 80’s costume. We strived to encourage “Getting into the Arena” at this event through utilising the many gifts and talents of those in our House to improve House Spirit. For the Athletics Carnival, this meant electing the help of Lucy Dunster and Amy Yoon, two very talented fashion students, to help design flags for the Carnival, and for the House to use in the future. This contribution, along with our efforts in cheers and great attendance, meant that we were able to place equal First with Wilson for House Spirit. This was a great achievement and a great representation of all the hard work and effort everyone in the House had been putting in across the year.
Our other House events this year included RecyKle, Pavement Art and various Home Group challenges. Pavement Art was a great opportunity for some of our more artistic students from Lavarack to step forward and serve the House with their talents. We were amazed with the talent and creativity shown by all students, as well as the support from Lavarack to support our participants. Lavarack ended up taking First place in Pavement Art, which was a great achievement to show our all-rounder spirit. Our Home Group challenges were a great bonding activity within Home Groups, enticing teamwork and communication, which established a greater sense of community across all Year levels in the Senior School.
Coming into 2022, we couldn’t predict what would happen in terms of COVID restrictions and weather, but we did know that our goal was to have as much fun at House events and Carnivals as possible and increase House Spirit. Despite a rocky start with a postponed Swimming Carnival, we came out strong and eventually won a Spirit Award for the first time ever since it was introduced. This wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing leadership and organisation from our Head of House, Mr Jeffes, as well as the involvement and support from our fellow Lavarack students.
