The Student Media Site of William Clarke College

We Are

The Student Media Site of William Clarke College

We Are

The Student Media Site of William Clarke College

We Are

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We Are Women of the Future
Jessica S (Year 12) and Zara A (Year 12) March 13, 2024

On March 8th, International Women's Day, we had the privilege of attending an enriching session at the NSW Parliament House in Sydney, where...

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Can the Eiffel Tower truly withstand the test of time?
Ira S (Year 8), Chief Contributor • February 21, 2024

The Eiffel Tower stands in the heart of Paris, where the Seine River winds through the city's enchanting streets, and has graced the skyline...

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Has the Cinema Lost its Touch?
Marziyah P (Year 9), Chief Contributor • November 8, 2023

Now let’s roll the time machines back to the 70s and 80s when telephones would ring and there was no internet (the centre of GenZ’s entertainment...

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The Truth Is Dead
Dimitri N (Year 11), Media Editor • November 1, 2023

Should We Blame Burnout?: A Teachers Response
Should We Blame Burnout?: A Teacher's Response
Mr Miller (teacher) April 4, 2023

Shari and Ellina’s article Blame Burnout: How Schools’ Design Facilitates Fatigue raises provocative questions about the way schools, and...

Blame Burnout: How Schools’ Design Facilitates Fatigue
Blame Burnout: How Schools’ Design Facilitates Fatigue
Shari E (Year 12) and Ellina G (Year 11) March 1, 2023

“People across the nation and the world are burned out, exhausted and depressed” – Burnout is a Problem, Forbes 2022  According to...

Pixaby (2020)
We Are... Interested in Your Opinion
Shari E (Year 12) and Ellina G (Year 11) February 2, 2023

Have you ever experienced symptoms of burnout? What do you think of assessments? Are you familiar with academic stress? WE ARE here to listen...

Research Studies shut down
Research Studies shut down
Shari E (Year 12), Chief Contributor • November 23, 2022

Only use key words.  Don’t click on the first link.  And above all else: DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA  When it comes to researching,...

Climate Change is a Feminist Issue
Climate Change is a Feminist Issue
Taylah C (Year 12), Chief Contributor • November 9, 2022

Climate change is everyone’s issue. This is demonstrable in the oncoming wetter-than-average summer, and the effects this is bound to have...

Macquarie University Sydney: Vale Professor Michael Heimlich
An Everlasting Hero- Vale Professor Michael Heimlich
James H (Year 10), Assistant Editor-in-Chief • November 9, 2022

I never got to meet Michael Heimlich, but he profoundly impacted my life, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without him.   Mike was a gracious...

The World of Halloween
The World of Halloween
Beth S (Year 12) October 26, 2022

Halloween. The 31st of October, and a day with many meanings.   Halloween, stemming from the European tradition of All Hollow’s Eve, is...

Children with physical disabilities like cerebral palsy were admitted to the Peats Island facility.
Image: Daily Telegraph
The Hospital of Forgotten Children
Shikha S (Year 8) October 19, 2022

Peats island is an 8-hectare island located on the Hawkesbury River. This small island is situated just north of Sydney and forms part of the...

The Crowd and I
The Crowd and I
Zoe L (Year 11) August 31, 2022

What does it mean to be human? To be a unique and complex individual in a sea of others similarly human, but vastly different in individuality....

The Line in the Sand
'The Line' in the Sand
Helayna C (Year 10) August 24, 2022

Edited by Grace C (Year 10)   When you think of the future, what do you see? Spacecrafts? Time machines? Holograms and flying cars? Over...

The Devastating Effects of Floods...
The Devastating Effects of Floods...
Taylah C (Year 11), Chief Contributor • August 9, 2022

The townspeople of Wisemans Ferry are in a continuous cycle of extreme weather and devastation. The most recent floods mark the 4th flood that...