By Harry Benscher, and Deyan Nikolic This House Competition Day has been one of the most competitive yet with boys striving to do their best in all the sports offered on the day. With 3 different sports taking place around the ground (along with the side events of swimming and […]
The Science and Engineering Challenge
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The New House Captains of 2025
By Ryan Low At the end of Term 3 every year, we farewell the outgoing class of Year 12s, to usher in a new era. Each and every Year 12 is a leader, but some are adorned with a title. This article introduces the house captains of 2025, asking them […]
How injuries are becoming more frequent in the AFL
by Harry Benscher Throughout this year, injuries have stricken a lot of the AFL’s most prominent players. Callum Mills was struck out of the grand final because of a hamstring injury, and Oscar McInerney also was injured with a shoulder injury prior to the big game. The AFL reported the […]
Science SLOP
By Sam Eyers This article will be about cool Science experiments, scientific and the interesting theory behind them. There will also be some information on the sad weaponization of science Napalm Napalm was developed at Harvard University by a team of chemists led by Louis Fieser, whilst trying to create […]
Previewing the 2024/25 Summer of Cricket
By Fintan Daly As the cricketing world gears up for the 2024/25 summer, anticipation is building for what promises to be an exciting few months. Here is a few storylines to look out for ahead of the upcoming season. International Series and Tournaments India and Australia will face off in […]