Jasmine Barea

Hi and welcome back from the holidays! We were recently been appointed by Ms Lijovic and Ms Woolf to write and edit the Rashi Times. We are super excited to get into the Rashi spirit and write all about our amazing pacers and House achievements! We’ve got some exciting articles planned and can’t wait to share the Rashi experience with our readers! Before we get into the more eventful articles of the term, we thought we would introduce ourselves.

Hi! I’m Jasmine, I’ve been in Rashi since Year 7. I am now in Year 11 and I am excited to be writing alongside Sierra for the next year of the Rashi Times. I’m most excited for House Music. I look forward to it each year but unfortunately the last House Music we were able to have was way back in 2019, and after the wait I think our House Captains are in it to win it! All you need to know about me is that; I love soccer and have played competitively since I was six, my favourite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and my favourite authors are Cornelia Funke and Jenny Han. I don’t have a favourite movie but Clueless and some Marvel movies are definitely up there. I’m a sucker for all things music, I’m constantly listening to my favourite playlists or records, most of my favourite memories are at concerts or musicals, I also love to sing. I’ve been at Emanuel since Kornmehl and the friends I’ve made over these years are some of the best people in my life! In the future I want to go to Iceland to see the black sand beaches and the northern lights, as well as South Korea. I would also love to revisit my family in Spain and America. Finally, to bring it all back to Rashi, my favourite Rashi memory is the canoe rides on my Year 8 camp. I remember everyone singing songs and capsizing and I’ll never forget it!

Sierra Afutu

Hi, I’m Sierra, like Jasmine I’ve been at Emanuel since Kornmehl, and Rashi since Year 7, but now I’m in Year 11 and I am thrilled to have a leadership role as a senior student and use my writing skills for something other than essays about Shakespeare! My final years at Emanuel School are coming to an end and it is very daunting, to say the least, but looking back on previous years I definitely think House Music has also been my favourite yearly event. It’s something about everyone coming together and listening to music that gets everybody in a great mood. It’s a wonderful experience that most people look forward to. In terms of getting to know me, all you really need to know is that I absolutely love music, I play the piano, ukulele and sing, and I enjoy art, movies, reading and writing creatively. My favourite movies are: The Parent Trap, Mamma Mia, 10 Things I Hate About You, Call Me By Your Name and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Much like Jasmine, travelling has always been a memorable element of my life, my favourite family trip is when I went on safari in Botswana, South Africa. Seeing all the interesting, and somewhat scary African animals at such a young age was so amazing and will definitely stick with me for the rest of my life. Finally, my favourite Rashi memory would be my first Swimming carnival in Year 7, I just remember how exciting it was to see the Year 12s so energetic and everyone having so much fun, it was a great transition into High School!

We hope now that you know us a little better that you are also excited to explore the rest of the year inside Rashi with us!