Month: March 2018

‘If you get the opportunity to go on a school exchange – go! The maturity you develop and the skills, language and connections you can make are invaluable.’ Callum Henshaw, collegian and professional classical guitarist, is a living advertisement for the benefits of going on school trips overseas. He identifies an exchange trip to Germany while in Year […]

I do not remember very much about being in Year 1, but I do remember sitting down somewhere very, very close to where the current Year 1s have a classroom, close to thirty years ago in my early 20s. That evening, I spent hours pulling bindi-eyes from my socks. It was a privilege to be […]

1987 “Oklahoma” musicians – including Dylan Mordike This article is dedicated with warmth, respect and a heel-click to the inspirational Lesley Pitt (Radford Staff member 1987-1994). “I think it’s the Radford community that’s unique for me. Wherever you go, you run into people who are part of it. They all talk about how you feel, […]

By Renae Woods (Head of Year 12) It is such a pleasure to have been at Radford for an amount of time, that you have connections with Collegians who have gone on to achieve amazing things.  Grace is an example of just this.  Grace gratefully and willingly came and spoke to Year 12 students, as […]

Jesse Wagstaff is set to play in the Semi-Final at the Commonwealth Games, so that dream of a gold medal to go with a fifth NBL championship ring is in his sights. Jesse told the Canberra Times “The chance of getting a gold medal is exciting, just getting that chance and pulling on that singlet, […]

New single ‘Carrie (I Want A Girl)’ OUT NOW Expressive, approachable and steeped in trendy attitude, Moaning Lisa are the Canberra rockers you just wanna be friends with – Happy Mag Formed in 2016, Moaning Lisa is the product of four Canberra-based music grads who find purpose in making loud noises together. According to Triple j, […]

This year we will be sponsoring two prizes at the Art Show. One for “Best Collegian Art Work” with a cash prize of $1,500 and one for “Best Student Art Work” to the value of $750. We are keen to showcase our Collegian Artists and what better place to do that than at our annual […]

One of our more mature collegians – he graduated in 1989 – Matt is man of seemingly endless energy and vitality who mixes ‘science and business as the CEO of Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a company I founded in 2010’. He has a ‘beautiful wife and three awesome kids’, has started five companies, completed four degrees (biochemistry, […]

As Radford’s 2017 graduates scatter across the country and the globe, good news often filters back. It’s gratifying when the news affirms students’ efforts during the grueling endurance event that is Year 12. Jennifer Kerr’s recent award of the prestigious 2018 CAS Hawker Scholarship confirms that a well-rounded approach to senior study is the key […]