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Issue No 99 August 2015
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Lauren achieves black
During the school holidays local young people had successes in a wide range of activities. Here's a snapshot of their remarkable achievements.
Congratulations to Lauren Zarkov, a Year 6 student at St Brigid’s Primary School, who has been graded to black belt in taekwondo. Lauren has been learning taekwondo since the age of seven and loves it. Last year she won two gold medals at the Victorian Championships and travelled to Adelaide where she won a silver medal. Lauren attends four classes a week at Gisborne Taekwondo. – Charlotte Twining
Archie top sheep whisperer
Daniel takes sparring to new level
Nine-year-old Archie Contardo, who is in Grade 3 at Mount Macedon Primary School, won first place in the Junior Handler Class A for the Dorper Sheep Society Australia at the Australian Wool and Sheep Show in Bendigo in July. The judge commended Archie on his handling skills, his knowledge of the ewe and how he presented himself. In the weeks leading up to the show, Archie halter-trained his ewe at Kerardo Valley Dorper and White Dorper Stud near Riddells Creek, spending time with her each day after school. He is very passionate about sheep and loves being involved with raising them.
Laura pirouettes into first place Eleven-year-old Laura Griffiths is a rising ballet star. She has been a student at the Carmel Amelia School of Dance for seven years and this year successfully auditioned to also become a member of the Melbourne City Youth Ballet Company. In July, Laura competed against dancers from across Australia in the Sydney Eisteddfod. She won the 11-year-old classical ballet section, came sec-
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Daniel Beinat from South Gisborne won two silver and two bronze medals at the 2015 Japan Martial Arts Championships in Tokyo. Daniel, 17, gained selection to the Australian squad last year. He attended squad training camps in Queensland and NSW, making the team for Tokyo. In preparation for the championships, Daniel trained twice a day under the guidance of Sensei Garry Bogg at Gisborne Mixed Martial Arts. Daniel took second place in points sparring and points contact as well as third place in freestyle sparring and traditional forms in his age group. – Charlotte Twining Clockwise from top left: Daniel with his trophies in Japan; Lauren proudly wears her black belt; Josh with his Rainbow Eggs; Archie displays his sheep handler's ribbon.
ond in the contemporary dance section, and received highly commended in two other sections. Recently she was cast in the lead role of Clara in the Melbourne City Youth Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. Laura is a Year 6 student at St Brigid’s Primary School.
Josh cracks egg market Josh's Rainbow Eggs cracked the big time when they were accepted into Coles in Gisborne in July. Josh Murray, who is in Year 9 at Braemar College, started selling eggs at nine years of age and he is now the face of Josh's Rainbow Eggs.
Cooper in state squad Cooper Coyne, 11, has been selected for the State School Victorian under 12s softball team and will play in Adelaide in November. Cooper, who is in Year 6 at St Brigid’s, has played with the Sunbury Softball Association Sherwood Knights for about two years. He started out playing teeball at the age of eight, before starting his softball journey. Cooper also made it into the U13s State Development Squad to play in Sydney in September. – Charlotte Twining
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