Summer is here! Sun-filled weeks of vacation are just a few days away and what a year it has been with lots of memories to cherish. The House spirit at Inter-House competitions, carnivals, assemblies and camps has been amazing. Our House has flourished and our 2 sets of House Captains – Jacob Riesel and Jamie Latham in Terms 1 and 2, and Gabriel Kichkin and Erin Radomsky in Terms 3 and 4 – have led by example and kept us all engaged. They have together with Martin Rembson and our great team of Tutors made 2016 a truly special year.

Jacob Riesel and Jamie Lathan – House Captains 2015-2016

Gabriel Kichkin and Erin Radomsky – House Captains 2016-2017

Every Year Group has their own fond and special memories – Years 7 and 8 took on Camp ‘Survivor’ at Somerset, Year 9 skied down the slopes at Thredbo and Year 10 students are currently visiting Israel. Wow! Our senior students in Years 11 and 12 have taken on HSC studies and a range of leadership roles within our school and community. We have seen many new initiatives and everyone is excited about what the next year will bring.

House assemblies

House assemblies have been filled with activity over the last two weeks. Richard Yavits planned and led, together with our House Captains, a fun-filled and sporty assembly. Rabinites across the Year Groups took on balloon run challenges and enjoyed a round of benchball. Rabin House commends Richard for his passion for sport and for ensuring everyone enjoyed the event. This week all Houses combined for Inter-House karaoke. Rabin certainly ‘got talent’ and it was wonderful to see so many of you get up on stage and give it your best!

The world around us

Ricky Blank, Year 12 Rabin, gave a fine speech at this week’s whole school assembly. He stressed the importance of listening to news from different sources and to not rely on promoted stories, Facebook and Buzzed – an interesting topic and very relevant after recent elections in the US. Well done Ricky.

Danielle Rutstein – Year 8

Sport news

It was great to see so many Rabinites to participating in the Swim-a-thon. The Emanuel group put in a tremendous effort and swam close to 45 kilometres. Congratulations also to Danielle Rutstein who has qualified to compete in the upcoming Maccabiah Games. Danielle will be competing in the high and long jump and be part of the relay team.

Have a great summer Rabinites! Enjoy the sun and surf and spending time with family and friends.