![]() Year 7 to 9 Statewide Baseball Finals – Runners Up Interested Year 8 and 9 students should contact Mr. The 2023 Premier’s ANZAC Spirit Prize was officially launched on November 11th. Thank you for all your hard work, Malcolm. Malcolm has been a champion for this award since its inception his tireless work promoting the Premier’s ANZAC Spirit Prize, the Virtual War Memorial and the importance of independent research by young people to recognise Australia’s military past will be dearly missed. Malcolm McInerney, a friend of Golden Grove High School who is retiring at the end of this year. In 2023 Tovie will join a study tour of the Northern Territory with the other awardees, taking in amazing sights such as the Adelaide River War cemetery, sacred Indigenous sites with a visit to Arnhem Land and Kakadu, and memorials to the Bombing of Darwin. We would like to again congratulate Tovie on her tremendous achievement as a 2022 awardee of the Premier's ANZAC Spirit School Prize. Wood attended as representatives of Golden Grove High School. This included representatives of RSL South Australia, previous winners, the judging panel and invited principals and teachers. Boyer presented Tovie her certificate and medallion in front of family and special guests. The ceremony featured a keynote speech from Minister for Education, The Honourable Blair Boyer, Member for Wright. ![]() Tovie is the third winner from Golden Grove High School. Year 10 student Tovie Hallion was awarded as one of the 2022 winners for her entry on her great-grandfather Patrick Hallion. On Monday, November 21st the 2022 Premier's ANZAC Spirit School Prize award ceremony was held at Adelaide Town Hill. The giver presents the receiver with the gift, unveils it then keeps the cloth for the next use". Traditionally both the colour and the printed design on the furoshiki is meaningful, so it's important to choose the correct cloth for the occasion. Whereas regular bags have a fixed amount of space that can only carry a particular type of object, a furoshiki is highly versatile and can be adapted to suit the exacts needs of the specific objects to be carried. A resurgence in the artform has occurred as environmental awareness is increasing and many modern furoshiki are designed with contemporary fabrics seeking to appeal to younger generations. "When plastic bags were introduced in Japan, furoshiki use declined substantially. They reflected on their reuse of gift bags, and how these can be used over and over again too. Furoshiki is so versatile, you can almost wrap anything without the need for sticky tape and wasting paper. Year 9s are comparing おまつりとおいわい (festivals and celebrations) across Australia and Japan, and tried furoshiki-style wrapping of various shaped items including their books, computers, pencil cases, drink bottles and even balls. Have you ever tried presenting gifts in reusable 'furoshiki' (Japanese wrapping fabric)? Happy National Reconciliation Week everyone. We were then lucky enough to have Robert Taylor from Kuma Kaaru give a Traditional Welcome to Country in Kaurna Language following on with storytelling and Yidaki (Didgeridoo) musical performance. ![]() ![]() These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey- the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision, respectively. ![]() The dates for National Reconciliation Week are the same each year 27 May to 3 June. National Reconciliation Week is time for all Australians to learn about our First Nations shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. Gypsy, our Aboriginal Secondary Education Transition Officer (ASETO) who is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Yolngu tribe, kicked the ceremony off by giving some insight into what National Reconciliation Week is and the importance of it. This morning at Golden Grove High School we held a ceremony celebrating National Reconciliation Week. ![]()
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