On Sunday 3^rd February, 29 students who were elected on Student Council for 2019 departed Balaklava for our 2-day planning camp. The bus trip to West Beach Big 4  Caravan Park was hot and sweaty on the 40-degree day on a bus with no air conditioning! Once we arrived, everyone unpacked and got settled into the cabins. The group participated in getting-to-know you activities and games during the afternoon to learn each other’s names and to find out a bit more about each other. This was followed by an early tea and a 5km walk along the beach to GH film house to watch the movie ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’. The next day consisted of lots of planning and organising for the year ahead, we discussed what we wanted to achieve this year, set goals and identified strategies to achieve these goals. As a Student Council we talked about how we can have a positive impact on the school environment and community as well as ways to connect with the students more. Later in the day we planned our major fundraiser for the year and were allocated to committees. We identifed what the roles and responsibilities of our committee groups are and what we need to do to stay organised and keep things functioning throughout the year. After an intense day, everybody spent an hour down at the beach playing cricket, kicking the footy, swimming or just enjoying time with each other. Not long after, everyone got changed and ready to walk down to Glenelg for tea. The last day everyone got up early to pack their stuff and get organised for the assigned activities. Half of the students went to MEGA-Adventure to participate in a range of high rope activities and the other half went to the Beach House. Overall the camp was really enjoyable and productive. Student Council is really looking forward to this year and representing the school in a positive way.

 Tiarhn Carpenter & Amber Pratt