The Penrith Perception

In today’s episode we will hear from Mitali and Sophie, two students who participate in Penrith High School’s newly started Cheerleading Program who are eager to share their experiences in our school's exciting new club that I’m sure have caught the interest of many students here.

Engineering is one of the most popular choices for subjects at our school, whether it be as a senior course or as a junior elective. The subject is a compilation of skills vital for technological advancement, and for building comprehensive and critical thinking skills. In this episode the team talks to some of our senior students and Mr McGovern for their knowledge, history and expertise on why Engineering is awesome.

In today’s episode we will hear from two year 9 students, Srushti and Harry who are keen to share their experiences with basketball enrichment and their takes on this opportunity, as well as why this is one of the best enrichment programs our school has to offer.

In today’s episode we will hear from Ms Berry, who teaches in CAPA as well as two year 11 arts students, Bhavika and Amiya, who are very excited to share their thoughts and personal experiences with our school’s many art programs, including their reasons for choosing it and why they think the junior years should too.

In today’s episode we will hear from three of our senior students, Diksha, Shriya and Shafa from year 11, along with our special guests for this episode, Mrs Richardson and Mrs Micallef who are the Stage 6 Academic Advisers. They work very closely with the students of years 11 and 12 in their HSC journey.

In this episode Yashika and Manasvi talk to two successful participants from this year’s athletics carnival. The carnival is a festive and study-free two days, showcasing our school's many talents and skills in various sports with school records even being broken!

Welcome back to 2023 - and what better topic to reign in the new school year than an episode about our future! In this episode the team discusses sustainability at school particularly with the creation of our new garden. As society becomes more aware of our impact on the environment, this collective movement towards a sustainable future has never been more important.

In today’s episode we will hear from the newly elected Prefects for 2023 to understand what makes them tick. We asked the Prefects a bunch of questions to talk us through their goals and plans as school leaders. These prefects will be discussing the processes of becoming a prefect, reflecting on their leadership journey, and hopefully, words of wisdom for future leaders.

Congratulating our graduates of 2022, we take a few minutes out of their final day at Penrith High to get an insight into their perspective of high school now that they're leaving. They recall favourite moments with peers and teachers and provide some advice for younger students. As the cycle of high school continues, we greet new students as our graduates leave. We interviewed the youngest grade, Year 7, and ask similar questions on their experiences at Penrith so far.