By Anthony Gregoire For those who have walked past Moulton this term, you would have noticed the Moulton Christmas tree in the centre of our locker room. While it might look like we’re getting ready for Christmas, it’s not quite that time yet. Instead, Moulton House is collecting donations for […]
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 […]
Academic Wingman Programme Returns
By Oliver Manks and Aiden Li The Academic Wingman Programme is an initiative run by senior students that aims to assist junior students from Year 7-9 in understanding class content and completing homework and assignments. The initiative is designed to equip the younger students with the necessary resources to grasp […]
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 […]
The Senior play Danny Fisher – a review
By Michael Korompay Walking into the drama theatre, with the warm lighting and jazz music, an immersive world was created, drawing the audience into the world of ‘Danny Fisher.’ Adapting Matthew Ryan’s play, Ms James’ captures the feeling of Australia in the 1940s, presenting a realistic and lived-in depiction of […]
Wear It Purple Day
On the 25th of August Newington students were asked wear casual clothes and include a touch of purple in support of the Wear It Purple campaign
Catch Me If I Fall
This book is my favourite novel that isn’t part of a series. If you aren’t reading a book, READ THIS! If you are reading a book, drop it and READ THIS!