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 […]
2024 Europe Music Performance Tour
By Justin Zhang The 2024 Europe Music Performance Tour was a rich experience for all 38 students of the tour group. Over two weeks, the tour group travelled to five Central European countries—Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, and Germany. It visited a collection of cultural landmarks, restaurants, plazas, malls, and museums. […]
Newington China（中国）Tour 2024
By Benji Nguyen Biannually, students participating in the Chinese program from years 9-10 are provided the brilliant opportunity to participate in the China Tour. Students would travel to the cities of Beijing 北京, Shanghai 上海, Chengdu 成都 and Xian 西安. The aim is for students to train their Chinese speaking capabilities with the locals as […]
Le Petit Prince
By Sam Eyers Written in 1943, the little prince is a novel, originally written in French, that encapsulates the fleeting sense of wonder as one grows up. The play, ignited imaginations, evoked emotions, and instilled a thrilling sense of wonder into the audience. Through the eyes of Mr Kennard, this […]
International Women’s Day
By Jesse Omozusi International Women’s Day commemorates the global achievements of women across social, economic, cultural, and political spheres, while also serving as a rallying cry for advancing women’s equality. To honour this occasion, this article will spotlight the remarkable contributions of women during the First World War. Before the […]
Interview With Jasper Farley (MVP of Carlton Cup)
By Sam Eyers (Year 8) Firstly, a bit of context. The Carlton Cup is an improvisation competition between Newington and PLC Croydon. This was its 16th year and Newington managed to win it with two fantastic final games which both scored 15/15. I interview Jasper Farley, who is in year […]
House Comp Day
By Deyan Nikolic (Year 8) On February 15th, Newington had its latest summer sports House Competition Day. All the houses fought valiantly for the #1 spot, with Moulton came first with Manton at their heels. This house comp day was remarkably close, as 4th place was just 20 points off […]