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Our College community loves to celebrate the successes of our students and staff. Our news page shares these success stories and insightful blog articles from senior members of Hillcrest staff. You may also like to follow us on Facebook as we celebrate College life, community and successes together.

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Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020

Zach Smith Strikes a Silver Medal in Baseball
In November 2019, one of our current Year 9 students, Zach Smith, was approached by the New Zealand Under 15 Baseball coach who asked him to play for New Zealand...
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Tuesday, 18 Feb 2020

SLC's Sensational 2020 Swimming Carnival
The 2020 SLC Swimming Carnival was a day filled with colour, cheer and a lot of fast swim times in the pool. The Taylor House lifeguards set the standard in...
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Monday, 17 Feb 2020

GOMA Excursion Celebrates Our Precious Resource
On Friday, 7 February, our Year 10 Visual Art students visited the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane, to immerse themselves in a very reflective exhibition celebrating one of...
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Monday, 17 Feb 2020

Year 10 Students Test the Water
  On Wednesday, 12 February, our Year 10 Earth and Environmental Science students visited the Toohey Forest Environmental Education Centre at Griffith University's Nathan Campus. The Freshwater Studies Excursion was...
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Thursday, 13 Feb 2020

Bus Library Drives a Love of Literacy
Our Prep - Year 2 Bus Library is a former Hillcrest school bus that was recently refurbished and is now permanently situated in the Castle Precinct, near the oval. The...
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Thursday, 13 Feb 2020

A Playful and Powerful Lesson on Unity
On Monday, 10 February, our Year 6 students loved learning about the power of words, using toothpaste. This minty, messy, interactive lesson shared a very important message, and reinforced our...
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Thursday, 06 Feb 2020

A Renewed Vision for a New Decade
Dear Parents and Community members, Welcome back to the 2020 school year. We are excited by what has happened already this year and as a staff community we are looking...
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Thursday, 06 Feb 2020

Year 7 Camp Kicks off Life in the Senior Learning Community
Year 7 Camp 2020, what a week! Camp was filled with so many fun activities that pushed us to our limits. These activities included catapult building, crate stacking, shelter building,...
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Wednesday, 05 Feb 2020

SLC House Camps Cement our 2020 Focus on Unity
In 2020, our Years 8 - 12 students started their school year by attending House camps in various locations across South East Queensland and Northern NSW. These camps provided the...
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