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TRUE GRIT! “True Grit!” That, according to McCarthy Catholic College Principal Ms Robyn Meddows, is what makes her students stand out from the crowd. In an inspirational address worthy of an Olympic podium, Ms Meddows told the audience of the pride she felt on opening a letter from the chief of the Australian Defence Force, General David Hurley. The Academic Awards Ceremony certainly had elements of a great Olympic victory speech as Ms Meddows revealed that two of her students, Benjamin Martin and Gareth Roche, were chosen over 2300 others throughout the entire country to be awarded the much-coveted Australian Defence Force Technical Scholarships. Careers advisor Mr Craig Laffin proudly stated, “The Australian Defence Force only takes the best. In selecting two of our students, they gained the best.” Both boys agree that the study they’ve undertaken with the school’s Trade Training Centre* is what helped them win these prestigious scholarships. Since mathematics became an elective subject in 2009, the education department saw a dramatic drop in the number of students studying maths for the HSC. Continued pg 3...
Year 12 student Benjamin Martin receives Australian Defence Force Technical Scholarship from Naval Petty Officer Brian Town
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