4. STUDENT WORK/ACHIEVEMENTS
Launceston Airport Excursion
On Wednesday the 28th of May interested students took part in Launceston Airport’s emergency exercise. Every 2 years the airport must perform a live exercise to practice their emergency response in case of a real incident. Students were briefed about the exercise and safety protocols, before they were ferried to the ‘crash site’ to perform the exercise. 26 students took part in the exercise, acting as injured passengers onboard the ‘crashed’ aircraft. Injuries ranged from scrapes, bruises and shock all the way up to paralysis. Students took great pleasure in acting out their injuries, with many a limping/crying ‘crash victim’ helped away from the scene by emergency services. Emergency personnel from Fire, Ambulance, Police, SES and more attended the ‘crash’ and practiced their emergency response procedures.
After being ‘rescued’ and taken back to the terminal, students were provided with lunch while airport staff took their character names to account for the safety of all ‘passengers’. When all passengers were accounted for, they were reunited with their ‘families’ (airport staff) in the arrivals lounge before we departed back to school. The day was a great success, with the airport and emergency services gathering a lot of helpful data, and students enjoying the opportunity to unleash their acting skills, while learning some new things along the way.
Feminism: Ruby’s Senior Project
Feminism is a really big part of the world we live in today. It stands for women’s rights, advocating for equality and a history of strong people. Feminism means something different for people all over the world, for some it’s the light within the dark that is our society and a beacon of hope, for some it’s just a silly movement, for some it stands in the way of everything they’ve worked for, and for some it’s a really scary fate they don’t want to acknowledge.
Feminism has been growing and evolving since its existence and there is no ‘one meaning’ of Feminism, because people are free to interpret it in whichever way they choose. Feminism is fighting for a world in which no one is valued more than others because of their gender. Feminism is fighting for women to have the same opportunities as men and proving that they are just as valuable.
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LBPS Domestic Violence Awareness Day 2025
We were also lucky enough to listen, via Teams, to the inspiring story of Bec Rawlings (“Fight to Live” on Netflix) and of her battling opponents in the ring and adversity in life.
In the afternoon, students were able to create a range of different posters to help promote Domestic Violence Awareness Day, which we will be putting up around the school. This was a great event that helped raise much needed awareness.
Push-Up Challenge
Fantastic to have our students recognising the need for improved mental health supports by participating in the Push-Up Challenge. Well done Sylvain for organising this as a social action project!
Ice Bucket Challenge
Great courage was shown by our staff and students recently - to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of Men's Mental Health. A huge pat on the back to Josh, a Grade 9 student, who led the organising of the events of the day. A great day of considering diverse perspectives, raising awareness and taking action to benefit others.
