Written by Sam Eyers Last Thursday, Newington sent a group of year 9’s and 10’s out to Homebush to compete in a STEM challenge called ‘the Science and Engineering Challenge’ run by Newcastle University. It is a nationwide challenge that tests students’ problem solving and common sense. The teams each […]
Catch Me If You Can – Review
Written by Aiden Plumbe, Seth Bogardus, and Sam Eyers. After months of arduous work from a wide array of actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and crew, the 2025 Catch Me If You Can Musical commenced on the 12th of March. The musical was an immediate hit, selling out in just two […]
Head of the River 2025
By Ryan Low The best and biggest event of the rowing calendar has just passed. Our top-notch rowing teams have made the Black and White proud competing in the 128th AAGPS Head of the River. They were supported by our Year 9s, 10s and 12s, ably led by the 1st […]
Year 7s Review House Comp Day
By Harry Benscher, Seth Bogardus, Sam Eyers, and Aiden Plumbe House Comp Day #1 2025 was an awesome day with activities like Four-Court Tennis, Table Tennis, Softball, Volleyball and Swimming. Mackay managed to bring it home and show all other houses how to play the day. This is definitely one […]
Highlights from the 97th Academy Awards
By Taj Gupta After a year of great cinema, what better way to look back on all the major accomplishments than with the Oscars, otherwise known as the Academy Awards? You may find them glorified or elitist, but there’s no doubting the buzz in the air as they open the […]
International Women’s Day
By Aiden Plumbe March 8th marks a significant day in our society’s culture on a worldwide level. This day encourages all of us to show acknowledgement of all the social, cultural, political and economic achievements of women throughout history. The day is a commemoration of women’s consistent struggle for equality […]
What Are Tariffs?
By Deyan Nikolic Recently Trump announced that tariffs will be applied to Mexico, Canada, and China, as well as global steel and aluminium tariffs of 25%. This is only one of many decisions he has made, but could have long-lasting impacts for the world’s economy. But none of that is […]
Best ‘The Simpsons’ School Episodes
By Harry Benscher Since 1989, the Simpsons have ruled over the cartoon world. In this article, we will be going through all of the best school related ‘The Simpsons’ episodes. Disclaimer: These episodes are not in any ranking. There are SOME SPOILERS in this article. 1. Blazed and Confused Season […]
HOTR Special Edition – Day In the Life of a Rower
By Oscar Mcconnell 5:30 AM: The dreaded alarm goes off, you struggle out of bed and grab your school bags as your poor parents prepare to endure yet another morning drive. You slowly begin to wake up as you get some breakfast in – with my personal favourite being peanut […]
House Comp Day in Pictures
At a lot of the major events in the school, the Newington College Student Media Production Unit is hard at work, snapping shots, taking videos and so much more. The most recent House Comp Day meant the Media Team is at it again. Please see below some shots from the […]