Staff Insights
Creating compassionate adults
Having the important conversations
Creating compassionate adults
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There is much reference in media, including social media, to the rise of bullying behaviour, its causes, and its consequences. We’re sure it is very topical in carpark and birthday party conversations amongst parents.
I once heard this comment from a colleague: "When you drop your child off at school, you can expect to pick your child up in 'at least' as good a condition as when you dropped him or her off".
We acknowledge that things can go wrong, children make mistakes, and where there is a child that is struggling and is repeatedly making mistakes, more rigorous intervention is required. We want to ensure you that 'what we know about, we deal with'. Some issues are more complex than others, as repeated incidents usually involve families that associate more closely together, either in co-curricular activities or socially. Solving issues between children can be as complex as in adult relationships. I always say that where strategies have mixed results with adults, with all their life experience, how much more involved it can be with children, who don’t have the same life experience and understanding yet. We completely understand parents being emotional about their child's wellbeing. We would expect no less. A child being hurt either physically or through bad manners upsets us too.
Discussions about unhelpful behaviour are important. We certainly don't want to restrict parents from talking. We dearly love parents talking to each other, in fact, we depend on it. The challenge for us is to work hard so that parents have good news to talk about. Our only request is that talking about it is most beneficial when it is also discussed with the people who can in fact do something about it.
We want our students to live Truth, Compassion and Wisdom.
I would encourage you to have a discussion with your young people at home regarding:
- What does compassion look like?
- What does compassion sound like?
- What does compassion feel like?
Working together is our greatest strength. Supporting each other in helping our young people grow and develop into healthy adults is the privilege that we have.
It is important that we don't get drawn into always looking negatively at young people growing and developing. We have all 'been there' and we have all developed into the adults that we are. Our success has been primarily based on positive and charismatic role models and supportive environments. Below are some strategies to reflect on, drawn from our experiences in leading schools and young people.
Providing a model of appropriate behaviour
- Young people are very observant. If you act in the way that you want your young person to, they learn just from watching.
- Provide a good example in the way you deal with other people – express your feelings, resolve conflicts, and solve problems.
- While each child has an individual temperament or personality, home and early education environments have a strong influence on children. Adults and peers provide a role model for social and emotional skill development.
- Young people who do not see positive examples of joining in, sharing, compromising, solving problems, and dealing with conflict may have difficulty getting on with other children. They may be more vulnerable to being involved in bullying.
Having reasonable expectations
- Many challenging behaviours and bad manners are a part of development. They also provide you a chance to teach appropriate behaviour.
- Young people need a clear idea of what behaviour you expect. Telling someone they need to 'be good' is too vague.
We are intentional about having a caring community. Our Guidelines for Mutual Respect are our agreed contract for how we deal with conflict. Let’s live it and teach it so that our students believe it.
We know how precious and important your child is to you. Our commitment is to work with you in ensuring their ongoing physical, social and emotional safety.
CAMPUS WORKS UPDATE
Work continues around the P&F Oval. The earthworks are now largely complete, along with the majority of in-ground infrastructure. A building contractor has now been appointed to take the projects through to completion. The successful contractor is FDC Construction & Fitout. FDC will mobilise onsite this week, with new hoarding and signage to appear on campus in the coming weeks.
A community of prayer
The power of collective prayer
A community of prayer
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By Andy Fleming, Associate Chaplain
I imagine we all are pulled in many directions as the demands on our time create pressure and stress. I approach each weekend with the hope that I can find time to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends. However, the reality is that there are typically commitments, deadlines, and even preparation for the week ahead that eat into our time. Nevertheless, there are moments when our attention can be solely focussed in the moment. I find this time is when watching or coaching sport (my body no longer keeps up with playing), or in church – particularly when in prayer.
During Chapels, students are invited to respond in a moment of stillness, when they may focus their thoughts on the Chapel’s theme, and how their lives and those of their communities may be impacted by what they hear. During prayers, students may meditate on the words which generally ask for God’s guidance on things that are impacting our community. Being a participant in a collective prayer, such as reciting the Lord’s Prayer together, brings unity to the community and draws out a consciousness of love for others.
The Lord’s Prayer is arguably the most familiar prayer for many of us. It is recited by most congregations each Sunday, and indeed, in our Chapel services. In the Bible, both Matthew and Luke recount Jesus teaching the Lord’s Prayer.
Luke’s account provides us with insight that prayer is firstly about God, then others and finally ourselves. Jesus’ commandment to love others is further revealed in Jesus’ instructions on how to pray. The Lord’s Prayer uses communal language, connecting the person or people saying the prayer to their community: Give us each day our daily bread... do not bring us to the time of trial. Jesus’ parable reveals that, through our community our needs our are met. We simply need to ask for them in faith.
Peace be with you in the week ahead
Chaplain Andy

News
JS News: 27 Jul 2022
JS events, past and future
JS News: 27 Jul 2022
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By Karen Mahar, Deputy Head of Junior School
Green and Gold Day
Many Aussie sports fans will be focused on watching the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK, which commence this coming Friday, 29 July. Our team consists of some 456 athletes.
To acknowledge and demonstrate support for our Aussie competitors, JS staff and students are encouraged to wear the green and gold, or some form of Aussie attire, on Friday.
It’s easy to do. We encourage your involvement and believe that by everyone feeling included, Aussie success becomes more enjoyable!
Child safety
It remains an ongoing priority for each of us to protect our students – every single one of them.
Keeping our children safe, teaching them and providing them with life skills to keep themselves safe, both at home and in our community, as well as online, is a matter of growing commitment.
In Week 3, Bruce and Denise Morcombe, founders of the Daniel Morcombe foundation, will visit Radford Junior School to speak with students and staff in Years 5 and 6. Denise and Bruce have become Child Safety Ambassadors who aim to raise awareness of child safety by providing key messages to students.
Their presentation intention is to teach children about personal safety and awareness, including cybersafety and phone safety, by focusing on three key safety messages: Recognise, React and Report.

Rostrum
Last term, students in Years 4, 5 and 6 participated in the Rostrum public speaking competition.
The 2022 Junior School Rostrum Competition, held on 24 May, was a wonderful showcase of local student speakers who were both articulate and entertaining. Those in attendance were treated to a broad and diverse range of engaging, creative and thought-provoking speeches, ranging from an organised jumping spider to droning politicians.
We would like to congratulate our Year 4 student, Prisha Kochhar, who was declared the winner of the Junior School competition with her speech on the topic of 'Being Organised', and the runner-up, Year 5 student Jimmy Eyers.
Prisha went on to the quarter-finals held at Lyneham Primary school – which she also won!
We extend our best wishes to Prisha in the coming weeks as she prepares to compete in the Junior School Rostrum finals.
The Junior School Oratory Team would like to thank staff, parents, and students for their support of the Rostrum program. We look forward to the 2023 competition.
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Lachlan Wilson: Astrophotography Award
Congratulations, Lachlan!
Lachlan Wilson: Astrophotography Award
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Lachlan Wilson, Year 11, has won the Junior Category of the David Malin Awards, which are the major astrophotography awards in Australia. Lachlan’s image is of objects in the outer reaches of the Carina Nebula. He explains that the photos he takes are primarily of deep space objects. This means that they are objects (nebulae and galaxies) outside of our solar system and often outside of our galaxy. None of the objects he photographs are easily seen with the naked eye.
Taking such photographs is not the work of a moment, as is evident from Lachlan’s description of the process:

I took the image over two nights in May and is the result of 123 separate images, stacked together in software to produce the final shot… One of the major pieces of my setup is a mount. The mount aligns to a point in the sky that appears to not rotate which allows me to track the movement of the sky and eliminate any movement in the images. I have a small astronomy camera attached to the end of a telescope. The telescope has an aperture of 90mm and is a mid-range astrophotography telescope.
Lachlan began his astrophotography journey after purchasing a telescope at the 2019 Radford Twilight Fete and initially photographing visible objects such as the Moon. Since then, he has upgraded all his equipment to be able to take deep space photos.
Lachlan’s award-winning photo will be exhibited for a year at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory's Visitors Centre and will also tour the country in a travelling exhibition, organised by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, beginning at the Sydney Observatory.
As previously reported in the Bulletin, on 31 August 2020, Lachlan, then in Year 9, was successful in the task of photographing the transit of the International Space Station (ISS) across the Moon, and event which lasted only 0.61s, and therefore involved complex data-gathering and planning to achieve the result.

Winter Concert
Tomorrow night! Book now.
Winter Concert
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Please join us for the Winter Concert!
Date: Thursday 28 July
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: TB Millar Hall
Tickets: Bookings essential
The Winter Concert will feature the following groups.
- Omo Wewe
- Warblers
- Mozart String Orchestra
- Hendrix Guitar Ensemble
- Beginner (BIP) Band
- Vivaldi String Orchestra
- Zappa Guitar Ensemble
- Holst Concert Band
- Chorale
Dirrum Festival: update
Sat 6 Aug 4:00 pm-9:00pm
Dirrum Festival: update
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Rev. Dr Katherine Rainger, Senior Chaplain
Radford College students are hosting the annual Dirrum Festival on Saturday 6 August from 4pm–9pm. The festival promises to be a great evening with acclaimed speakers and local musicians. This year’s theme is Illuminate: Shining Light on Things that Matter.
For tickets, program and more information see https://www.dirrumfestival.org

Speakers include Thomas Mayor (pictured left), a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. Thomas is an advisor for the From the Heart Campaign, a movement that shares with the Australian people the aims and aspirations of the Uluru “Statement from the Heart”.
Thomas’s books include:
- Dear Son: Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons
- Finding the Heart of the Nation: Journey of the Uluru Statement Towards Voice, Treaty and Truth
- Finding Our Heart: A Story About the Uluru Statement for Young Australians
- Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off (with Rosie Smiler and Samantha Campbell).
This is a great opportunity to hear Thomas speak about the Uluru Statement from the Heart, an issue of national significance.
There will be live music from local artists Stewart Barton and The Voice’s Xanthe Campbell, and lots of ways to engage with each other. Food trucks will be on site.
We are also excited to welcome:
- Aunty Violet Sheridan – a Ngunnawal Elder who will offer a Welcome to Country
- Anastasia Radievska – Ukrainian-Australian poet and activist
- Professor John Minns – academic and refugee rights campaigner
- Ben Farinazzo – advocate for mental health, veterans, and the healing power of sport
- Jahzeel Campbell – performance poet and warden of All Saints College
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition – state organisers are attending to talk about their movement
- Brooke Prentis – Aboriginal Christian leader, Wakka Wakka woman and guest presenter on Radio National’s Soul Search.
For tickets, program and more information see https://www.dirrumfestival.org

A special Japanese exchange
Long-lasting benefits of exchanges
A special Japanese exchange
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By Michele Sharp, Head of Languages
Radford regularly accepts exchange students. It is a wonderful chance for students to hone their language skills, and it provides a valuable opportunity to develop cultural intelligence and global understanding. Due to COVID-19, it has been a little while since we have had overseas visitors, but we were very excited to welcome Sawako Masui from Doushisha Girls’ High School in Kyoto, Japan, last week.
Sawako has some very special connections with Radford and Canberra, as you can read in Jake Smith’s item below. This is a wonderful example of how an exchange can have a multi-generational positive impact. We are always grateful to families who accept exchange students within our community, and hope that they will form lifelong relationships, like that of Jake and Sawako’s families.

By Jake Smith, Year 11
Last weekend, Radford welcomed Sawako Masui from Japan (Year 11) to the school for a month-long cultural exchange. Sawako is staying with me while she is in Australia.
In July 1992, Sawako’s mother, Yukiko, stayed with my mother, Narelle, for a month-long exchange in Canberra. Narelle then stayed with Yukiko's family in Nagoya, six months later. Our families have remained firm friends. Sawako’s family has stayed with my family on several occasions over the years, and my family has stayed with Sawako’s family in Japan.
When my mother, Narelle, approached Radford Head of Languages, Michele Sharp, about a cultural exchange with Radford, the school was only too happy to oblige, knowing the many benefits a cultural exchange can bring to the broader school community.

Sawako has had an eventful week already, having spent a few days in Perisher with me and the Radford Snowsports family, learning to ski and watching Radford compete in the Interschools Skiing events. She has been attending my Year 11 classes, as well as the Year 11 Japanese class where she has enjoyed assisting the students with their Japanese. Sawako has immersed herself in school life already, having also attended the Year 12 Revue last weekend.
Sawako has already made several new friends and she said, “Everyone has been so kind, and Canberra is such a beautiful place.”
She is looking forward to furthering her English and experiencing the many opportunities that Radford and Canberra provide.
P&F Special General Meeting
25 August, join Zoom or live
P&F Special General Meeting
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING 2022
Date and time: Thursday 25 August 2022 at 6pm
Venue: Zoom and Morison Centre, Meeting Room 1 at Radford College.
Please email P&F@radford.act.edu.au for Zoom login details.
Full details in the attached notice
See also copy of the Constitution with proposed changes marked
Term 3 WASTE-FREE
Challenge is 50 days waste-free
Term 3 WASTE-FREE
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By Melinda Hamilton, RTC Co-ordinator
Students are off to a great start with the T3/50 challenge this term, working hard to have waste-free lunch boxes.

To support their waste-free efforts, the RTC has set up some REDcycle bins to collect soft plastic items. Many items that come in lunch orders, such as meat pies, sausage rolls, muffins and banana bread, are wrapped in soft plastic. As these are popular items, we want the packaging to be REDcycled, instead of going to landfill.
Lids4Kids continues to be another great initiative to stop plastic lids ending up in landfill and an organisation the RTC has supported for several years. Year 4 is collecting lids and you can drop these off at the JS Foyer in the clearly marked collection container.
The RTC hopes that between the REDcycle bins, compost bins, Lids4Kids bins and standard recycling bins, we can now have zero waste at Radford!
RTC talent quests
Junior School – in Weeks 5 and 6
RTC talent quests
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By Melinda Hamilton, RTC Coordinator
The RTC warmly invites students from Years 1–6 to participate in the annual talent quests.
WEEK 5 |
Year 1 – Thursday, periods 5 & 6 Year 2 – Friday, periods 5 & 6 Year 3 – Friday, periods 3 & 4 Year 5 – Monday, periods 3 & 4 Year 6 – Wednesday, periods 5 & 6 |
WEEK 6 |
Year 4 – Tuesday, Week 6, periods 5 & 6 |
Students are asked to sign up using the sheet in their classroom. Students can perform individually or with other students in their year level.
Talents might include dancing, playing an instrument, telling jokes, a magic trick, singing or card tricks. Performances can be up to two minutes long. Students need to bring their own equipment for their performance. If they wish, they may wear a costume, which they bring and change into on the day when directed by their teacher.
To keep the events low-key with minimal pressure, students will just perform to their cohort.
We look forward to students demonstrating risk-taking and open-mindedness.
Digital Nutrition Webinar
24 August, free registration
Digital Nutrition Webinar
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A 90-minute webinar presented by psychologist Jocelyn Brewer, for parents and young people.
Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 7:00pm
Free registration, sign up HERE
Jocelyn’s factful and fear-free, practical approach will help parents build skills to communicate with their tweens and teens, implement boundaries and consequences for behaviours (both online and off) and assist young people to identify and manage their emotions, time and choices (without banning devices).
The seminar will also explore the ways young people use technology, some of the features of tech design that makes it so alluring and hard to put down, and the impacts on young people’s wellbeing.
Jocelyn will introduce her concept of Digital Nutrition™ as a positive framework for shaping healthy tech habits and a diverse digital diet, as well as how to apply the '3M's (mindful, meaningful and moderate) to online activities and identify ‘Virtual Vitamins’.
Year 1 visits Tatum Farm
Year 1 students having fun while they learn
Year 1 visits Tatum Farm
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From Melinda Hamilton, Year 1 Teacher
Year 1 classes are enjoying visits to the Tatum Farm to tune into our inquiry into ‘How We Organise Ourselves’.
On the farm, students got to feed a llama and plant bean seeds. We learnt about composting and collected chicken eggs. Patting the guinea pigs was popular! On the farm there are goats we learnt about and fed, and we even got to see inside a beehive. The Tatum Farm was an amazing place to visit, and the students have shared their reflections:

· Lucas – My favourite bit was looking inside the beehive because we could see the bees making honey.
· Hannah – I have chickens at my house, so I liked showing others how to pick them up.
· Zaia – When you feed the goats, they kind of lick your hand. It felt kind of weird.
· Bo – In the chicken area I collected lots of eggs.
· Grace – I collected an egg from under a chicken! It was still warm.
· Pranavi – At first, I was a bit scared of the llamas but then I went and fed them, and it was so fun.
· Tilly – When I fed the llamas, they all crowded around and wanted the food! They have really long necks!

In profile: Emma Zen
Class Music Teacher – ELC
In profile: Emma Zen
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What do you like best about your current role?
Could it be that the Early Learning Centre is the happiest part of a school?
Imagine being paid to sing, dance, play and curate experiences with young children that spark joy, grow brains, lay the foundations of musicianship, nurture their inner life and support creative expression. I love that Music Play is collaborative and non-competitive.
This job helps me feel timeless and ageless, as I basically get paid to play.
I also adore being part of a talented, dedicated team that create optimal learning environments and build relationships. Our job is to support children to thrive and make it look easy, but preparation is key, and then the ability to be responsive, spontaneous, creative and maintain our collective enthusiasm.
Can you tell us about your role and current projects?
My role is to design Music Play sessions based on our Units of Inquiry (UOI). Our current UOI is How We Express Ourselves. Our focus has been Nature Music Play – finding musical patterns through interactions with nature. We have taken our inspiration from Autumn leaves, trees, sticks, stones, the sun and stars.
Our next focus has been Multicultural Music Play – appreciating differences and looking for similarities between cultures. Beginning each session with children leading a sung Acknowledgement of Country accompanied by tap sticks is part of our Reconciliation Plan and forms the basis of celebrating cultural diversity and inclusion.
Laying the foundation of basic musicianship in the Early Years includes: keeping a steady beat, listening discrimination, singing tunefully, organising sounds into patterns and sequences, body awareness, spatial awareness, co-ordination, social skills, exploring the elements of music and expressing ourselves creatively.
What did you do before joining the Radford community?
Before I joined the Radford community, I was in business for 25 years and still am. I teach music across multiple venues, various schools, early learning centres, community venues, our private studio, aged care homes and online. I also mentor and support other teachers and music teachers.
What do you enjoy outside Radford?
Sleep … running, netball, reading, cooking, travelling, performing arts, musical theatre, writing, playing piano, singing, films, art, concerts, public speaking, parenting, coffee, family and friends, creativity, courage and kindness.
Anything else interesting you might like to add?
In 2020 my hair suddenly went completely white, and I let it, as a sign of life that had happened. Embracing imperfections and vulnerabilities has helped me to not take myself so seriously, to show more compassion for my students and others and ultimately take more risks and remember to play!
Collegians Reunion
17 Sept 2022, 4:00pm at Radford
Collegians Reunion
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Register to attend: https://events.humanitix.com/radford-collegians-reunion
Enquiries: cate.mcdonald@radford.act.edu.au
P&F event update: 27 Jul 22
More Fete news this week
P&F event update: 27 Jul 22
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In addition to the Special General Meeting on 25 August, there will be three major P&F events in Semester 2:
- Saturday, 3 September – Gala Ball
- Friday, 16 September – Trivia Night
- Saturday, 5 November – Twilight Fete.
Be sure to save the dates and join in these great community occasions!

Gala Ball
DATE Saturday, 3 September
VENUE Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
TIME 6:30pm Pre-dinner drinks, 7:00pm 3-course dinner
DRESS Formal / Masquerade
TICKETS $165 pp* or table of 10 $1,600. Please advise of any dietary requirements when purchasing your tickets.
[* If booking individual tickets, please specify your seating preference (year group, collegian etc.) by emailing radfordcollegegalaball@gmail.com]
**Over 18s only event**

Trivia Night
DATE Friday 16 September
VENUE TB Millar Hall, Radford College
TIME 6:30pm to 9:30pm
DRESS Prizes for best table decoration and team costumes.
TICKETS $15 pp BOOK NOW online.
BYO drinks and food. Tables of 8 and 10 only.
**Over 18s only event**

Twilight Fete
DATE Saturday, 5 November
VENUE Radford College
TIME 3:00pm to 7:00pm
STALL & SPONSORSHIP ENQUIRIES: p&f@radford.act.edu.au
Call for food van operators
The latest craze is urban 'street food' and the Fete Committee are keen to have some food trucks or vans at this year's upcoming Twilight Fete.
We are encouraging families to contact us at p&f@radford.act.edu.au if you own, or know of someone that runs, a commercial food van and would like to sell food at the Fete this year.
We are seeking vendors who provide a wide range, yet simple sophisticated food options, such as pork dumplings, Mexican tacos, steamed filled buns or Indian curries (just to name a few delicious options).
Call for raffle sponsors
We are always on the hunt for new prizes to include in our Monster Raffle, and after two years without having a fete we want to make this raffle bigger and better!
If you would like to know more about being involved in donating prizes for the Monster Raffle, please contact the P&F Administrator on 02 6162 6217, or via email at p&f@radford.act.edu.au
Book Week 2022
A whole-college event in 2022
Book Week 2022
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By Gemma Wilson, Junior School Teacher Librarian

Term 3 is the most exciting term, because we celebrate Book Week!
This year’s theme is Dreaming with Eyes Open. Imagine how much dreaming you can do through books.
For the first time in many years, the whole school, Pre-Kindergarten right through to Year 12, will dress up to celebrate Book Week on Wednesday 24 August.
Junior School students
will be having a Character Dress Up parade, beginning at 9:00am on Wednesday 24 August.
Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character, with an emphasis of recycling, reusing and recreating. There is no need to purchase a costume.
Secondary School students
will celebrate all week. As well as dressing up as their favourite book character on Wednesday 24 August, there will be activities in the Secondary Library every day at lunchtime.
Take a walk past the Library for inspiration of character and costume ideas. Students are encouraged to think widely and consider an accessory or literary t-shirt.
More details will follow closer to the date, so keep an eye on Nexus. In the meantime, start brainstorming which character you will dress as!
Snowsports
Olympic encounters and recent results
Snowsports
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By Jonathan Mandl, Snowsports Technical Director
Athletes + volunteers = Snowsports racing
This year concludes the Radford Snowsports career of Boys' Team Captain Lachlan Herring. It’s been a fine journey from Division 5 to Division 1!
Lachlan's time on Interschools racecourses representing Radford has only been matched by his father Andrew's time, supporting events as a volunteer course official at events. Thank you, Lachlan and Andrew – a winning combination!
The team is looking forward to seeing you both at the Straight Line ACT Schools Cup on 14 August and the Australian Interschools Championships in early September to round out your final year!
Snowsports athletes inspired by AUS Olympians
Athletes at our recent Performance Camp at Sponars Chalet welcomed Snowboard Cross Olympian, Adam Lambert, to speak about his experiences competing at World Cup and Olympic events, and his day-to-day training regime as an elite athlete. Adam live-narrated his World Cup Silver-winning run, and his Beijing Olympics 2022 quarter-final to a hushed audience of students and guests, followed by Olympian Q&A and autographing of helmets for good luck!
In another brush with fame, at last week's ACT & Regional NSW Interschools Championships Ski Cross event, a huge highlight was seeing four-time Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim chatting freely with our athletes at top of the Division 1 and 2 event course. It seems that Girls' Team Captain Katherine Hinchcliffe took advantage of a few race-tips from Sami before her two quick runs on the course!
Radford Snowsports athletes shine at Regional Interschools Championships!
Our Team enjoyed a highly successful SUBARU ACT & Regional NSW Championships after two years of forced abeyance due to COVID-19 cancellations in 2020 & 2021.
Finally, our athletes were able to prove their skills and competitiveness in all disciplines, returning many exceptional individual and team results and new personal bests from every member of the team.
Outstanding podium highlights included:
Division 1 Male Alpine Giant Slalom
Outright 1st place: Finlay Barlow
Team 1st: Finlay Barlow, Lachlan Herring (4th), Alexander Schofield, Jake Smith
Team 3rd: Campbell Kruger, William Seddon, Joshua Kluth, Kynan Swan
Division 1 Male Ski Cross
Team 1st: Jake Smith (4th), Lachlan Herring, Finlay Barlow
Team 2nd: Campbell Kruger, Alexander Schofield, William Seddon
Division 5 Female Alpine Giant Slalom
4th place: Tahlia Smith
Our regional championships (18-22 July) were part of 15 days of competition involving 5,755 event entries (11,510 starts) from 2,722 students across 316 schools over three Australian resorts. Steve Cooper from Snow Australia noted ‘it was a thunderous and highly successful return of on-snow competition for school-aged competitors in NSW, ACT, QLD, and South Australia’.
We thank the untiring efforts of our dedicated Radford staff and especially our families supplying course official volunteers helping to make the Championships a safe and rewarding experience for our young athletes. Without our collective support, these events simply cannot run.
Snow Australia Interschools are currently finalising all invitations for ACT & Regional NSW athletes to attend the Australian Interschools Championships over 6–11 September. These will be released online shortly (https://www.interschools.com.au/home/)
The team’s next campaign is the Straight Line ACT Schools Cup on Sunday 14 August where all of our recreational skiers and snowboarders at the College can join our team for their first race experience on the gentle slope of Perisher’s front valley giant slalom racecourse. Registration details will soon be announced on the Snowsports Nexus page.

RESULTS: ACT Regional NSW Interschools Championships: 18–22 July 2022
Division 1 Male Alpine Giant Slalom Finlay Barlow 33.78 (1) Lachlan Herring 34.22 (4) Alexander Schofield 34.49 (5) Campbell Kruger 34.67 (6) Jake Smith 34.71 (7) William Seddon 36.99 (18) Joshua Kluth 38.71 (25) Kynan Swan 40.16 (30) |
Division 2 Male Alpine Giant Slalom Euan Greig 31.01 (19) Sunny Smith 32.22 (27) Marley Buchanan 32.65 (29) Xavier Zerger 33.62 (33) Bailey Purvis-Smith 37.16 (44) |
Division 1 Female Alpine Giant Slalom Katherine Hinchcliffe 38.02 (19) |
Division 2 Female Alpine Giant Slalom Emily Hinchcliffe 29.63 (12) Amber Smith 29.69 (13) Sophie Wilson 32.16 (28) |
Division 3 Male Alpine Giant Slalom Darcy Barlow 28.17 (5) Jude Barlin 31.55 (25) Connor Kruger 33.14 (35) Rahul Mishra 37.70 (53) |
Division 3 Female Alpine Giant Slalom Amelia Grant 31.32 (20*) Charlie Lee 31.41 (24) Ava Rath 33.23 (35) |
Division 4 Male Alpine Giant Slalom Lincoln Lee 36.50 (32) Zachary Zhao 45.94 (63) |
Division 4 Female Alpine Giant Slalom Amelie Smith 39.81 (24) |
Division 5 Female Alpine Giant Slalom Tahlia Smith 35.60 (4) |
Division 1 Female Ski Cross Katherine Hinchcliffe 34.30 (28) |
Division 1 Male Ski Cross Jake Smith 28.91 (4) Campbell Kruger 29.08 (5) Alexander Schofield 29.13 (6) Lachlan Herring 29.22 (7) Finlay Barlow 29.35 (8) Finn Zentelis-Wilde 29.47 (10) William Seddon 30.07 (15) Kynan Swan 31.10 (21) Terry Yang 36.01 (38) |
Division 2 Male Ski Cross Euan Greig 31.25 (17) Marley Buchanan 33.76 (32) Sunny Smith 34.58 (36) Bailey Purvis-Smith 36.59 (42) Xavier Zerger 36.79 (45) |
Division 2 Female Ski Cross Amber Smith 30.19 (14*) Emily Hinchcliffe 32.67 (35) |
Division 3 Female Ski Cross Charlie Lee 33.18 (28) Ava Rath 33.24 (30) |
Division 3 Male Ski Cross Darcy Barlow 31.73 (17*) Connor Kruger 33.35 (27) Jude Barlin 33.23 (25) Rahul Mishra 37.63 (55) Tom Georgalis 38.21 (56) |
Division 4 Male Ski Cross Lincoln Lee 37.57 (50)
Amelie Smith 36.61 (22) Division 5 Female Ski Cross Tahlia Smith 24.83 (9) |
Division 2 Male Snowboard Giant Slalom Bailey Purvis-Smith 37.35 (29) Finlay Stewart 36.30 (26) |
Division 2 Female Snowboard Giant Slalom Taylor Barton 36.18 (24) |
Division 3 Female Snowboard Giant Slalom Charlie Lee 33.08 (10) |
Division 4 Male Snowboard Giant Slalom Lincoln Lee 36.97 (14) |
Division 2 Male Snowboard Cross Finlay Stewart 37.89 (23) Bailey Purvis-Smith 40.20 (32) |
Division 3 Male Snowboard Cross Jack Appaneal 36.36 (18) |
Division 3 Female Snowboard Cross Charlie Lee 44.73 (22) |
Division 4 Male Snowboard Cross Lincoln Lee 30.39 (26) |
Division 3 Male Moguls Tom Georgalis 12.30 (13) |
Sports Report: 27 July 2022
Selections, basketball and orienteering
Sports Report: 27 July 2022
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SSACT Selections
Several more Radford students have been named in ACT teams over the past few weeks.
Aaron Liu |
Year 12 |
SSACT 18&U Golf Team |
Matilda Sullings |
Year 11 |
SSACT 18&U Golf Team |
Please note – Radford Sport does not get officially notified by SSACT when a student is selected in an SSACT representative team. This information is publicised on the SSACT Facebook page or needs to be provided by the student or parent to CCSports@radford.act.edu.au for it to be celebrated.

Australian U16 Basketball Championships
During the school holidays, Radford had four student-athletes representing ACT at the 2022 Australian U16 Basketball Championships held in Perth, WA.
They were Stirling Musgrove (Year 9) Kanyi Menakaya (Year 9), Millah Sullivan (Year 9) and Holly Denman (Year 10). Nicole Johnson, Radford’s U16 JPL Girls Basketball Coach, was the coach of the ACT U16 Girls Team.
Both the ACT Girls and Boys teams finished 6th overall at the Championships.
ACT Orienteering Australian Schools Orienteering Championships Selection
Congratulations to Sanda Halpin, Katherine Maundrell and Aoife Rothery who have been selected in the Junior Girls team, and to Justine Hobson who has been selected in the Senior Girls team.