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27 Apr 2024
From CSPD Instagram
It will bring a tear to your eye😢. Be sure to watch to the end as Emmaus Catholic College student Juliet introduces her schoolmates to her hero and great grandfather Brian Hopkins🎖🎖 who was the focus of this moving ABC News📺 story for Anzac Day.🌺🌺 Brian was one of the last people to escape after two naval ships🚢🛟 collided in Australia's worst peacetime naval disaster. Living with terminal cancer, Brian remembers that fateful night and considers his legacy which will live forever in the hearts and minds of Juliet, his family and all those who hear his story.💔❤️🩹 Thank you for your service Brian.👏 We will remember you and all those who have served during war and in peacetime and sacrificed so much for our nation.🇦🇺 For more, visit our special Anzac Day page via the link in our bio.✨⭐️ @emmauscspd #cspd2024 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountainsnsw #parramatta #hawkesbury #windsor #anzac #anzacday #penrith #anzacspirit #Kempscreek #hmasvoyager @sea.museum #hmasvampire
26 Apr 2024
From CSPD Facebook
Did you see our amazing students feature in the Today📺⭐️ show's live Anzac Day coverage?!🌺🎖 The students✨ from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Trinity C.P.S Kemps Creek and St Joseph's Primary School Kingswood expressed what Anzac Day means to them and their pride for relatives who served Australia.🥰😇 It's a lovely story highlighting the important role our school communities play in teaching younger generations about Anzac Day and the legacy of service and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to serve Australia.🎖😔 These students also featured in our special Anzac Day video: https://fb.watch/rGQoCxaNUg/ For more, visit our special Anzac Day page https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/whats-on/anzac-day
26 Apr 2024
The Ode - Anzac Day 2024
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese students recite The Ode for Anzac Day 2024. Thanks to all the students involved, from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, Trinity Catholic Primary Kemps Creek, Penola Catholic College Emu Plains and St Joseph's Primary Kingswood.
26 Apr 2024
From CSPD Instagram
In this moving Anzac Day🌺🌺🌺 video, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese students lend their thoughts on what the day means to them and the importance of young people and all Australians remembering and learning about the incredible contribution and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to serve our great nation.🎖😔 Thanks to the students from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, Trinity Primary School Kemps Creek, Penola Catholic College Emu Plains and St Joseph's Primary School Kingswood for their thoughtful words and also Navy veteran Brian Hopkins who served on the HMAS Voyager and is the great grandfather of Emmaus student Juliet Back. LEST WE FORGET.🎖🎖🎖 Visit our special Anzac page (⭐️️via the link in our bio⭐️️) for more videos and stories showcasing how our students and schools are commemorating and educating young people about the legacy of the Anzacs. @emmauscspd @penolaemuplains @trinitykempscreek @stjosephsprimarykingswoodnsw #cspd2024 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountainsnsw #parramatta #hawkesbury #windsor #anzac #anzacday #emuplains #penrith #anzacspirit #Kempscreek #kingswood
25 Apr 2024
From CSPD Facebook
In this moving Anzac Day🌺🌺🌺 video, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese students lend their thoughts on what the day means to them and the importance of young people and all Australians remembering and learning about the incredible contribution and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to serve our great nation.🎖😔 Thanks to the students from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, Trinity Primary School Kemps Creek, Penola Catholic College Emu Plains and St Joseph's Primary School Kingswood for their thoughtful words and also Navy veteran Brian Hopkins who served on the HMAS Voyager and is the great grandfather of Emmaus student Juliet Back. LEST WE FORGET.🎖🎖🎖 Visit our special Anzac page for more videos and stories showcasing how our students and schools are commemorating and educating young people about the legacy of the Anzacs. https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/whats-on/anzac-day
25 Apr 2024
From CSPD Instagram
Commemorating Anzac Day 2024.🌺🎖🎖 Students from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, Trinity C.P.S Kemps Creek, Penola Catholic College Emu Plains and St Joseph's Primary School Kingswood recite The Ode, expressing immense respect for those who lost their lives serving Australia and our sincere thanks to all servicemen and women who have served and continue to serve our great nation.🇦🇺 Lest We Forget.😔💞 Keep an eye out for another special video later today where students give their thoughts on what Anzac Day means to them. @emmauscspd @penolaemuplains @trinitykempscreek @stjosephsprimarykingswoodnsw #cspd2024 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountainsnsw #parramatta #hawkesbury #windsor #anzac #anzacday #emuplains #penrith #anzacspirit #Kempscreek #kingswood
25 Apr 2024
From CSPD Instagram
READY FOR AN EXPLOSION OF COLOUR AND FUN? 🎉 The students of Santa Sophia College Gables deliver! In an epic colour run 🏃♀️🏃♂️ fundraiser the school community had a blast, all while raising $72,000 for the college Knowledge Hub. A note to viewers: no teachers were harmed during the filming of this video...they WERE SLIMED though! 🤣😜 What a way to end the first term! We can't wait to see what the college has in store for Term 2. To learn more about this dynamic learning community visit their website. You can even register for a college tour - they happen every second Wednesday. Santa Sophia Catholic College
24 Apr 2024
From CSPD Facebook
Who said volunteering couldn't be fun? 😆😝 The parent helpers at St Patrick's Primary Blacktown love their new BBQ aprons and so do we! Keep an eye out for these at a Bunnings sausage sizzle near you. 🌭😜 St Patrick's has such a vibrant parent community, to find out more about this fantastic school be sure to come along to their OPEN DAY on 13 May - register now on their school website! 💻 📅 ==> www.stpatsblacktown.catholic.edu.au/Enrol-Now/Tours-and-Events St Patrick's Primary School Blacktown
24 Apr 2024
Students' moving Anzac tribute 2024
In this poignant video for Anzac Day, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese students lend their thoughts on what the day means to them and the importance of young people remembering and learning about the incredible contribution and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to serve our great nation. Thanks to the students from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, Trinity Catholic Primary Kemps Creek, Penola Catholic College Emu Plains and St Joseph's Primary Kingswood for their thoughtful words and also veteran Brian Hopkins who served on the HMAS Voyager and is the great grandfather of Emmaus student Juliet Back.