It was a fitting end to a busy year for all of our Award students. Students from Year 7 through to Year 10 worked alongside each other; it was great to see.

Congratulations on the group's achievements over the last few days. It is always a tough job to carry all of your gear on your back and camp for three nights, but to carry it non-stop up and down hilly terrains and be self-sufficient with cooking, cleaning and navigating is quite an achievement.

Well done to Laura, Hayley and Amelia who attended the Interact District Assembly Day on Monday 2nd December.

The gardening team from the Voice of 8 have continued this month to complete the Ute garden bed. With the help of Doug Sandon (maintenance) they have made a frame for the Ute tray to sit on and have filled it with soil.

Well, we returned from our final Outdoor Ed experience this semester. Overall the students have made a considerable journey through their high ropes, kayaking, biking and now hike camping experiences this semester.

In Term 4 Science, students undertake a unit of Biology focussing on classification and ecology. As part of this curriculum, we undertook an excursion to Healesville Sanctuary.

On Friday 8th November the Year 9’s went to Dark Zone Laser Tag in Box Hill. We took the train from Lilydale Station to Box Hill and walked to the four story laser tag arena. We got split into four teams, three teams played against each other at a time, so we rotated a couple of times.

It was game time! The Outdoor Ed students had the opportunity on Wednesday 6th October to adapt and use their paddling skills and put them into a new up-and-coming fun activity.

Congratulations to all the students who performed at the End of Year Music Showcase. The calibre of performance was once again outstanding.

White Water Rafting is quite a demanding activity, physically as well as mentally; students must always be switched on to read the river and recognise the direction of the current and positioning of any rocks.

Thank you to everyone who dressed up on Tuesday and showed their support for the Epilepsy Foundation.

The students embraced their non-stop 25-hour camp experience, they worked hard throughout the experience; listening and following instructions and creating an extremely supportive, enthusiastic atmosphere.