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House Music 2011

23 May 2011

After several weeks of preparation, the 2011 House Music competition was held on Monday 23 May and was a huge success with Freycinet winning the choral performance and Fenton the ensemble.

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Pockets of Excellence

19 May 2011

Vanessa Goodwin, Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Corrections, visited Fahan as the guest speaker at the Principal's Assembly on Tuesday 10 May where she also presented Pockets of Excellence to four Year 12 students.

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Fahan's Biggest Morning Tea

19 May 2011

On Tuesday 17 May, Fahan held a Biggest Morning Tea in order to raise money for Cancer Council Tasmania to support their vital work in research, education, prevention and support.

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Minister Launches Obesity Policy Coalition Paper at Fahan

13 May 2011

On Tuesday 10 May, Nick McKim, in his capacity as Minister for Consumer Protection, launched the Obesity Policy Coalition’s (OPC) latest paper at Fahan School. This paper targets the advertising of junk food products to children.
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Mulan Middle School Musical 18-19/4/2011

27 April 2011

The Middle School Musical this year was the jaw-dropping Mulan. A story about a courageous girl who decides to pretend to be a man and take take her Father's place in the Chinese army when the Huns invade China.

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Fantastic Fintona Visit

14 April 2011

From 4-8 April, Fahan Year 10 students hosted Year 10 students from The Fintona Girls’ School in Melbourne, for a Tasmanian outdoor adventure at Fortescue Bay.
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Sailing Success for Fahan

14 April 2011

Four outstanding Fahan sailors performed incredibly well at the 2011 OAMPS Tasmanian Schools Regatta and Youth Championships that were held over the weekend of 9-10 April at Port Dalrymple Yacht Club, Beauty Point, on the Tamar River.

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Fintona to Fahan Camp 4-8/4/2011

13 April 2011

In a week where friendships were renewed between Fahan and Fintona Year 10 students, everyone had a fantastic time at Fortescue Bay participating in kayaking, fire writing, slack-rope walking and camping, when our Melbourne visitors came to Tasmania.

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A 'Bear-y' Good Day for Buddies

11 April 2011

It was a crowded campus at Fahan on Monday 11 April with over 300 bears at school to join in the celebration of the amalgamation of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s Better Buddies program with Fahan’s own Big Sister, Little Sister program.
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Big Sister, Little Sister and Better Buddies Launch 11/4/2011

11 April 2011

With over 300 bears at school on Monday 11 April, the launch of the amalgamation of Fahan's own Big Sister, Little Sister program with The Alannah and Madeline Foundation's Better Buddies program was a huge success.
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Air - Invisible Yet So Effective

08 April 2011

On Monday 28 March students in the Junior School enjoyed a visit from Dr Peter Eastman who gave a presentation called ‘Air – Invisible Yet so Effective.’
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Paul Barratt - A Fish O Holic

24 March 2011

On Saturday 19 March Fahan’s very own Paul Barratt snagged himself not only a 20kg Albacore Tuna but also the 2011 Perpetual Trophy from Fish O Holics Anonymous Game Competition!
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Cary Lewincamp Performs at Music Assembly

24 March 2011

At Fahan’s Music Assembly on Friday 18 March, one of Tasmania’s best known guitarists, Cary Lewincamp, performed a song from his latest CD as well as a cover of James Taylors’ “Shower the People,” with Fahan’s John Williamson.
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Year 9 Curriculum Camp 28/2/2011 to 4/3/2011

15 March 2011

On Monday 28 February to Friday 4 March, Year 9 students attended a week long Curriculum Camp at Fahan’s Outdoor Education Centre at Kelvedon, near Swansea, designed to extend classroom learning and provide social benefits.
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Year 9 Experience at Fahan

15 March 2011

On Monday 28 February to Friday 4 March, Year 9 students attended a week long Curriculum Camp at Fahan’s Outdoor Education Centre at Kelvedon, near Swansea, designed to extend classroom learning and provide social benefits.
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Red and Black Day to Support Christchurch

09 March 2011

There were no blue and orange uniforms at Fahan on Friday 4 March when the entire school population, from Kinder - 12, dressed in red and black, the colours of the Canterbury Crusaders rugby team, to raise money for victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
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First Customised Buddy Bear in Australia

07 March 2011

As an extension of Fahan’s Pastoral Care program, Fahan is now a Better Buddies school and Lucy Rees, Year 10, has created the School’s own logo for the program by redesigning the Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s Better Buddies mascot, Buddy Bear.
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Sunset Under the Sails - 18-02-2011

28 February 2011

The Parents and Friends association's casual welcome back event for the Fahan School community. Images by Abbie Rothery.
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Relay For Life 2011 - 26/27-02-2011

28 February 2011

On the 26-27 of February, Fahan School took part in Cancer Council Tasmania's Relay For Life fundraiser, marking the School's tenth consecutive year of participation.
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Fahan Marks 10 Years of Relay For Life

28 February 2011

On the 26-27 of February, Fahan marked 10 consecutive years of participation in Cancer Council Tasmania’s Relay For Life fundraiser, which celebrates survivors, remembers loved ones lost and aims to fight back against a disease that affects so many.