Amnesty International Club

Amnesty International Club is a student-led group that runs fortnightly. Our goal is to protect human rights around the world through campaigns and letter writing. For example, we have written letters to the Prime Minister to protect the Torres Straits Islands and emails to MPs to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Although it may seem that as individuals our influence is minimal, collectively we can make a difference. We love running this club because it brings students from all year levels together for a common purpose. We can have anything from five to twenty students attending a meeting, with our most highly attended meetings being when we organise an AMNESTEA, when there is food available.

The resources we use are provided by Amnesty International (Australia),and we always try to choose issues that our student body would be aware of and would care about.

Another thing that we do as Amnesty Leaders is raising money through selling goods at Students Services all year round. We love seeing so many people contributing to Amnesty in this manner whilst also saying a quick hello to Mary Davies. These funds help support not only the club but also to charities where we can make a difference.

Anyone is welcome to join our club and have an important impact on the global society. A big thank you also to Ms Maslin, Ms Judson and Mary Davies for supporting us.

Abigail (Year 11) and Fiona (Year 11)

Dungeons and Dragons Club

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is an immersive tabletop role-playing game where players make a character to explore the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms.Y ou could be an elven sorcerer, a draconic paladin, a dwarven barbarian, anything you choose! With a variety of specialisations and dozens of species available, you can create a character you’d find fun to play as and design a unique name and backstory for them. Then you’ll join the other characters in an adventure that takes you exploring cities, jungles, caverns, and more!

The students love playing D&D because it’s a creative outlet to build a character and see the world through their eyes, uncovering mysteries with friends in a world of monsters and magic. You play a role you create for yourself, so you can flex your creative skills while building some acting experience! And when you throw together all the characters the others have made it makes for some interesting group dynamics.

The staff love running D&D games because you never know what’s going to happen next. If the group is trying to track down a missing person and don’t notice any of the clues left behind it can mean things go down a very different path to what was planned, and having to adapt and improvise keeps things novel.

D&D Club is thriving this year due to a fantastic group of students who are keen to play regularly and continue their adventure each week. There’s always room for another player at the table though!

Mr Luther Vasic

Chess Club

Chess Club runs every Monday lunchtime, and you know it’s a good sign when a gaggle of students are already waiting for the doors to open!

There are lots of regular Junior School players from Year 4 onwards, and the Seniors come when they can – especially when there’s a tournament. Each term we send a team of eight players to compete against other schools, and we even have some silverware to show for it!

This year, we got giant chess, which has been very popular and has even attracted some new players. The other exciting news is…. House Chess will be an event for the first time ever. May the best House win!

Mr Peter Mein