All of  Year 5/6 participated in  Anglicare’s Pens Against Poverty schools writing competition. Our students submitted poems and stories with the theme ‘on the edge’ in mind. The judges were authors Jackie French & John Foulcher.

Successful Year 5/6 Poetry short-listed students were:

Isaac Pearce

Allie Sullivan

Abbey Flanagan

Lachie Wilson

Isaac Pearce was selected for a Highly Commended Award.

The awards ceremony will be held this Friday the 19^th of October at 10.30am. The awards ceremony is at Canberra College Performing Arts Centre Phillip where the Isaac Pearce will presented with his certificate. 

The students will be in the running for our major awards including Junior winner, Senior winner, overall schools winner & the Jackie French Young Writers Development Awards. congratulations to the short-listed students and in particular to Isaac. His poem is below.

I AM

I am strong but homeless

I wonder if I’ll ever be part of the outside world

I hear the noise of people laughing and speaking

I see people in their homes warming up by their fires at night

I want live in a home with a family

I am strong but homeless

I pretend I have a job

I feel like I am in my own world

I touch my dirty street cat and whisper, “We will find a home.”

I worry that I won’t have food to eat

I cry silently for someone to help me

I am strong but homeless

I understand people want to avoid me but they also want to help me

I say I am ready to stand up

I dream about a life I may never have

I try to have that life though

I hope for shelter

I am strong but homeless

By Isaac Pearce