Ramsay House Captains

This year we had House Assemblies weekly which allowed us to connect as a House more than in some previous years. We would like to thank Mr Symons for all his hard work and effort in preparing devotions and Assemblies every week for the staff and students of Ramsay House.

To start off the year we had the Swimming Carnival, with the theme of ‘Under the Sea’. It was the first time the Carnival was held at Chandler Swimming Pool. The nonswimmers waved sea creatures, cheering ‘the Ramsay Ducks’ on and played games with Mr Symon’s sharkeating red, green and purple coloured fish. Streamers, balloons and posters made Ramsay’s section of the grandstand look fantastic and helped the day to be a lot of fun. Each Home Group created sea creatures which made students collaborate and get involved during extended Home Groups.

We thoroughly enjoyed coming up with many different ideas for costumes, themes, and war cries. With Mr Symons expertise in construction, we were able to get extra creative. The shark costume was followed up with a car made of cardboard, with a real steering wheel and yellow stars for Cross Country, and a motorbike for the Athletics Carnival. Cross Country was a fantastic day! It was the first year that it was run at Stolz Oval. It was great to see so many Ramsay students participating in preparing posters and decorations for each Carnival, practicing war cries, and painting the car. This contributed to Ramsay House having exceptional House Spirit and added to the great atmosphere. Athletics Day was held on 24 June and 18 July (due to wet weather) and the theme was “Superheroes”. Ramsay House Spirit was clearly evident as Mr Symons dressed up as Wolverine. Home Groups created Superhero posters which included doctors and nurses for all their help with Covid. Students also worked in their lunch breaks to create a Superhero motorbike. On the morning of the Athletics Carnival, Ramsay staff and students marched down Simpfendorfer Drive screaming war cries in order to make our presence felt. We were able to finish all field events, but track events were rained out. We came First overall and Second in House Spirit, which is a wonderful achievement.

Other House events we competed in this year included RecyKle and Pavement Art. Ramsay did extremely well in both placing First in RecyKle riding 41.2km as a team, and Third in Pavement Art with the Year 12 team winning best artwork overall.

Throughout the year we have implemented many fun games for extended Home Group time. This included a Trivia Scavenger Hunt in Term 2 and creating a Home Group poster in Term 3. These experiences brought Home Groups together and students had a great time. A big thank you goes to the Ramsay Home Group teachers for their hard work, dedication and care towards all students, making each morning special and for joining in with House Spirit.

We would like to thank all the Ramsay members who have worn their yellow uniform with pride whilst competing and supporting the House. As Ramsay House Captains in 2021, we thank all of you for your effort and we had a lot of fun leading this amazing House. We wish you all the best for 2022 and beyond. We look forward to hearing about Ramsay’s success in the very near future.