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Rugby Union Match Day
Come along to Farrer on Saturday 27th of July and support our boys as we take on The Campion School in two rugby union fixtures.
Gifted and Talented Finds the Best Start to the Day
Students in the Gifted and Talented roll call are finding that the best way to start the day is to engage in fun and challenging activities.
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Year 12 students selected in the Pacific Nomad Rugby 7's.
Congratulations to Farrer Year 12 students Harry Irvine and Cooper Sheridan on their selection in the Pacific Nomad Rugby 7's.
Stan Jones Regional Tennis Final
Farrer’s 1st IV Tennis Team travelled to Guyra to play Guyra Central School for the Stan Jones Tennis Regional Title on the 13th June.
WW1 Living History
Shane Blackman from WW1 Living History came to Farrer to share historical artefacts and knowledge about the frontline experiences of trench warfare in World War I.
UAA/NIAS Indigenous Talent ID Day
Indigenous students aged 13 – 16 traveled to Armidale for a day of fun-filled sports activities and fitness testing.
Deputy Principal’s Student in the Spotlight award
Deputy Principal’s Student in the Spotlight Award
Farrer Year 7 Gold students are on Egg collection duties
Farrer Year 7 Gold students are currently on Egg collection duties and had a great afternoon learning about how to pick up a chicken safely and to care for them.
Annual ‘Vinnies Community Sleepout’
The Farrer Leo Club braved the cold at the annual ‘Vinnies Community Sleepout’ on Saturday 22 June.
Bull Sale comes to an end
The students did an excellent job cataloguing 43 bulls from leading Australian and USA sires and successfully achieved a high clearance rate at today's sale.
Deputy Principal’s Student in the Spotlight
The award recipient for Term 2, Week 7 is Brodie Nichols for his outstanding application and effort in Agriculture.
The award recipient for Term 2, Week 8 is Travis Mumford for his outstanding application and effort in CAPA.
VEX robotics "Rapid Relay"
In the new season of VEX robotics "Rapid Relay," five teams from Farrer competed against some of the top teams in Australia.
What a Carnival
What an incredible day at our athletics carnival! Student participation was outstanding and everyone giving their best. We witnessed six records being broken, showcasing some incredible talent from our boys.
Years 10-12 surveying industry day
Years 10-12 attended a surveying industry day where they participated in three hands on activities of GPS, peg out /shed set activity and contour topography with grid books.
Sky Story Symposium
10 Indigenous students participate in the ‘Sky Story Symposium’ held at Narrabeen Sport and Rec Centre. This program aims to foster connections among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students from selective high schools and opportunity classes.
Goodstart Calala visit
Farrer Year 9 students had a wonderful time welcoming their little friends from Goodstart
Early Learning Calala.Thank
you to Goodstart Calala for your involvement and contribution to our rite journey program.
Year 11 Breeza Station Farm Case Study
Year 11 Ag students had the wonderful opportunity to travel out to Breeza Station for their Farm Case Study topic and were fortunate enough to learn from the Pursehouse Family about their extensive mixed farming system.
Men's Health Week
The Student Wellbeing Committee celebrated Men's Health Week today at assembly with a talk by school captain Iva Haling. Iva spoke of the challenges that can come along with both physical and mental health for men and that sometimes men think that they always have to be stoic and resilient and that this means not asking for help when they need it.
Three boys have been selected to represent the U18s state team.
Three of our hockey boys have been selected to represent the U18s NSW state team; Archie Clarke, Jack Marshall and Blake Scicluna.
Year 12 Physics visit the Coonabarabran Siding Springs Observatory
Year 12 Physics ventured off to the Coonabarbran Siding Springs Observatory for a depth study on astronomy.
Year 12 Agriculture students have been completing their beef product study
Year 12 Agriculture students have been completing their beef product study, learning about all stages of beef production throughout the term.
Deputy Principal’s Student in the Spotlight Award
The award recipient for Term 2, Week 4 is Max Shearer due to his solid application to TAS courses, both practical & theory. The award recipient for Term 2, Week 5 is Cody Simpson for always participating in learning to the best of his ability in Maths.
Manilla Sundowners CWA Branch
Farrer Year 7 student Gideon McHugh represented Manilla Sundowners CWA Branch in the Namoi Group CWA Land Cookery Judging Day in March. He baked and decorated cupcakes in the theme Australian Native Animals in the junior section and was awarded first place.
Gunnedah Music Eisteddfod last weekend great results.
Farrer students Sean Gander and Brae Hinchcliffe attended the Gunnedah Music Eisteddfod last weekend and came home with some great results.Sean had a three big days at the Gunnedah Music Eisteddfod. He has played 6 solos on the piano taking away the Primary Pianist Award and was one of the finalist in the Secondary pianist section. Brae performed two piano solos on Saturday and gained a placing in the the category "Popular Entertainment Piano Solo - 12 years & under"
The North West Open Boys Rugby Union side met in Bathurs
The North West Open Boys Rugby Union side met in Bathurst on Tuesday, May 14th for a 3 day Championship round. The team came out with Second in State which is a phenomenal achievement and a North West record for Rugby Union.
Farrer Opens Football team played Armidale Secondary College in the regional semi-final.
Farrer Opens Football team played Armidale Secondary College in the regional semi-final on Friday.The whole team played very well and placed a lot of continual pressure on Armidale’s goal.After 2 quick goals Farrer was up 2 nil at half time and then scored another in the second half, but also missed many other chances.Reagan Popplewell using his superior speed, scored all three goals for Farrer in the decisive win.
CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL RESULTS
CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL RESULTS
