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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moulton House Christmas in July
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 […]