2023 School Magazine

Interhouse Cross Country on the final day of Term 2, where, thanks to each golden stride, the Woolcock-atoos finished in first place. Finally, the year ended in a shower of golden medals at the Athletics Carnival, where the House jumped, hurdled, ran, and tossed their way to many victories. The year also saw the Year 11s selling cheese toasties at our Open Day stall, which raised over $1500 for our 2023 House Charity, Ocean Conservancy, which creates evidence-based solutions to combat global challenges and reduce the amount of pollution in the ocean. 2023 was a special one, and Woolcock really brought back the golden shine that makes our House so special. Go for gold! Erin Appleyard (12W) and Lucy Williamson (12W) Woolcock House Captains

At the beginning of 2023, Woolcock House’s motto was chosen for the year as ‘Go for Gold’ . With gold thought to be the best form of yellow, this motto set the goal to be the best form of ourselves. Be it through winning gold, trying our absolute hardest for the good of the House, or simply having a go, our motto embodied the year’s goal perfectly. And so did Woolcock! The year began with a bang, starting the annual House rivalry with the Interhouse

WOOLCOCK Swimming Carnival. While Woolcock performed amazingly, lighting up the pool, the most positive note was seen in the participation races. Swarms of yellow caps were seen giving it a go, with full House Groups of ‘Woolcock atoos’ swimming together to get one point each for the House.

Later in the Semester, we warmed up our golden voices during Woolcock’s rendition of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep at the Interhouse Choir competition. However, we truly struck gold at

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