By Justin Zhang In his most well-known book, Saltwater Boy, Christmas tells the tale of Matthew, a city boy who comes to a coastal rural community after suffering hardship. Settling into the tight-knit community of Crawley Point, he meets and befriends Bill, a mysterious local figure. Matthew begins to build […]
Book Review – Misery
By Nikhil Tindale TW: Violence, substance abuse Reading Misery, by Stephen King, is an experience akin to climbing through an intestinal tract. The author’s intestine to be exact. It is an absolutely horrific read that I thoroughly enjoyed. It’s a page turner certainly. I found myself up late at night […]
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 […]
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 […]