Year 7 Camp MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

YEAR 7 CAMP WAS A TIME FOR THE BOYS, OLD AND NEW, TO INTERACT, SOCIALISE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT CGS, YOU COULD FEEL THE EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR. WE WERE GOING TO CAMP AFTERALL! AFTER A LONG BUS JOURNEY, WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION: CAMP KANGAROOBIE, A WORKING FARM AND OUR HOME FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

THE CHALLENGE COURSE WAS DEFINITELY A TOUGH EXPERIENCE, WITH MUDDY TRENCHES AND UNDERGROUND MAZES, BUT IT SURE WAS EXCITING! WITH TERRIFYING NAMES SUCH AS MUD PIT OF MISERY AND HURDLES OF HORROR, THE COURSE LIVED UP TO ITS NAME AND OUR STANDARDS. AFTER CLIMBING OVER HURDLES AND CRAWLING THROUGH A MAZE, WE WERE BUZZING. IT WAS A BLAST AND SURE, WE GOT QUITE MUDDY AND WET ALONG THE WAY, BUT WE ALL AGREED THAT THE CHALLENGE COURSE WAS DEFINITELY WORTH GETTING DIRTY FOR.

THE BUSH CAMPOUT WAS AN ICONIC FEATURE OF CAMP KANGAROOBIE THIS YEAR, WITH A LONG HIKE TO GET US TO OUR CAMPSITE. IT WAS LONG AND TIRING, WITH THE ONLY FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT BEING IMAGINING WHAT THE CAMPOUT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE HIKE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY SEE WHAT WAS AROUND THE ENTIRE FARM THE CAMPSITE WAS SITUATED ON. WE HAD GOOD WEATHER, BUT I CAN’T SAY THE SAME FOR THE OTHER CLASSES. ACCORDING TO SOME OF MY CLASSMATES, SOMEONE SHOOK THEIR TENT IN THE MORNING, TELLING THEM TO BE QUIET. IT WAS HILARIOUS TO IMAGINE. A FREE SHOWER INSIDE YOUR PERSONAL TENT!

AFTER CAMP KANGAROOBIE, WE WERE ALL EXHAUSTED AND EXCITED TO GO HOME. BUT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN DOING ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND SEEING ALL OF THE SITES. THE FOOD THERE WAS… DECENT ENOUGH, BUT THE MAIN HIGHLIGHT WAS THE BUSH CAMPOUT, WHERE ALL OF THE FORMS HIKED THROUGH THE FARM TO REACH A CAMPSITE. WE EXPERIENCED A WEEK OF CLASSIC MELBOURNE WEATHER. ONE MOMENT IT WAS SUNNY, AND THE NEXT POURING DOWN WITH RAIN. IT COULD BE A STILL DAY, AND THEN WINDY ENOUGH TO BLOW AWAY TENTS. LUCKILY, WITH THE HELP OF TEACHERS AND STAFF AT THE CAMP, ALL THE STUDENTS MANAGED TO MAKE IT THROUGH ALIVE. CAMP KANGAROOBIE WAS CERTAINLY AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.