2014 School Magazine

Gibson GIBSONITES UNITE ALEXANDRA KNIGHT AND HELENA MCCARTHY, HOUSE CAPTAINS

stage lawn with a sea of purple. We played the custard game, the donut game, the jelly game and the traditional Knights, Mounts and Cavaliers, and everyone cheered (or rather screamed) for their House group representative. Open Day was an opportunity to meet the future Gibonsites and to sell our Open Day favourites, strawberries and ice cream, which sold out in record time thanks to the fantastic organisation of our Year 11s. The proceeds from this stall went to our House charity, NAPCAN. Our unity was displayed in our success in the interhouse competitions, which relies on the involvement of every member of the House. At the Interhouse Swimming competition Gibson put in 100 per cent in the pool and in supporting on the side-lines, earning Gibson first place overall. Interhouse Cross Country was an enjoyable morning filled with team spirit, as streaks of purple flew around the Victoria Park track. We demonstrated our prowess in running, jumping and throwing on Athletics Day, and took home a well-earned first place trophy. Congratulations on this year’s achievements Gibson, we are so proud of your hard work and the support you showed each other. This year would not have been so successful without the help of Mrs Boltman and the House group teachers who generously gave their time. We have had a wonderful year leading the House and wish the new leaders for next year every luck. ■

We have had a busy and exciting year full of sports carnivals, House celebrations and assemblies and Open Day fun. This year was the last year of the phantom mascot as next year (due to copyright reasons) we will transition from the Gibson Phantoms to the Gibson Gladiators. We began the year by welcoming the Year 8s and knighting them in gladiator fashion, ready to embrace the purple. Our theme for this year was Gibsonites Unite as our aim was to integrate the different year levels and ensure everyone was involved and enthusiastic. Every Tuesday we have a House assembly in which we gather together to play games, share stories and come together as a group. One afternoon in Term I, we celebrated Gibson House by dressing up in our crazy purple outfits and decorating the

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