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Wilson House Captains
FROM THE WILSON
HOUSE CAPTAINS
THIS YEAR HAS CERTAINLY BEEN ONE TO REMEMBER. TO COMMENCE THE YEAR, WE STARTED OUT WITH OUR ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL, WHERE IT WAS GREAT TO SEE STUDENTS OF WILSON EAGERLY PARTICIPATING. ALTHOUGH, UNFORTUNATELY ON THIS OCCASION WILSON DID NOT WIN THE HOUSE SPIRIT OR THE CARNIVAL, IT WAS STILL AN IMPRESSIVE SIGHT TO WITNESS THE AMAZING RUNNERS EAGERLY TAKING TO THE TRACK TO REPRESENT WILSON. FOR OUR CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL THEME, THOUGH THE FOCUS FOR WILSON HOUSE WAS TO ENSURE THERE WAS A SEA OF PURPLE BOTH IN OUR HOUSE TENT AND MOVING ACROSS THE RUGGED CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK. AS HOUSE CAPTAINS WE THOROUGHLY EMBRACED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRESS UP IN PURPLE FROM HEAD TO TOE, WITH PROPS IN HAND, TO ILLUSTRATE OUR ENORMOUS HOUSE SPIRIT AND PRIDE.
As a result of all our hard work, planning and hours of making props, Wilson House demonstrated great unity and spirit at ‘The 80s’ themed Athletics Carnival. This theme was so much fun! We had matching fluorescent purple tracksuits with Mrs Johansen, and Jared Chng rocked the event by hosting a massive lunch time dance party with his amazing DJ-ing skills. We could not have been prouder of all our amazing Wilson Warriors stepping up at this Carnival in both participation and spirit. This tremendous effort resulted in our House winning both, House Spirit and Attendance. Way to go WILSON!
Although the Swimming Carnival was unfortunately postponed in Term 1 because of COVID, luckily the College was able to reschedule this event for Term 3. The Year 12 Leadership team decided ‘At the Beach’ would be the perfect theme for the final Carnival of the year. The Swimming Carnivals at school have always been the most fun, and we were so excited to see everyone getting involved, particularly the Seniors with all their inflatables. Unfortunately, because of illness attendance numbers were low but House Spirit was high! It was fantastic to see so many Wilson Warriors nominating on the day to dive into the pool and earn House points, even Mrs Johansen and Mr Dorbeaux earned points for Wilson in the annual House swim.
Other House events this year were RecyKle and Pavement Art. Pavement Art saw a great turnout and the art everyone created was beautiful, with the Wilson Middle Years team taking out First place on the day. RecyKle was so much fun, and we were proud of the number of Seniors who stepped up to ride. Due to the efforts of the Seniors and Mr Dorbeaux on the day, Wilson finished the race in Second place!
Making Home Group and Assemblies fun was always a priority for us, as the Year 12 Leadership Team decided that the legacy we wanted to leave was ‘Unity’. To achieve this, in Term 2 the Wilson Home Groups enjoyed participating in the Inter-House Trivia Scavenger Hunt. In House Assemblies, we included each Home Group in activities and devotions each week, and we also enjoyed recognising ‘Wilson Warriors of the Week’ in an effort to acknowledge the tremendous contributions and achievements of our Wilson House members throughout the College.
Most importantly, we would like to thank Mrs Johansen for all the hard work and dedication she puts into making Wilson House the best it can be! We want to recognise her efforts and acknowledge that we would not have been able to accomplish the amazing successes we have achieved this year without her leadership and support. Thank you to all the students who participated this year and who are proud to call Wilson their House. To all our amazing Home Group teachers, thank you for all your efforts and dedication throughout the year, you have been awesome!
