Success in competitions

Empire Bay Public School students have been successful in both the Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition and the Australian School Spelling Competition.

Empire Bay Public School student Katie Fallon has won a prize in the Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition in which 16,540 students from 249 schools competed.

Katie was one of only three students in the Gosford Year 6 Division to win a prize.

Other students at the school were also successful in the Australian School Spelling Competition.

Year 3 students to receive distinctions included Thomas Bambridge and Sian George.

Year 3 students to receive credits included Blake Gray, Alexandra Laing, Dana Pendrick, Karina Riquelme, Lachlan Steer, Katrina Swan and Jacob Wesson.

Year 4 student Thomas Lane won a distinction while Rhys James won a high distinction.

Students in year 4 to receive credits included Matthew McLeod, Oliver Twyford, Tim Norris and Jessica Pooley.

Year 5 student Bonnie Cooper received a credit while Ashleigh Mounser received an achievement award.

Year 6 students to receive credits included Hannah Brown, Erin McDonald and Katie Fallon.

Year 6 student Daniel Lucas also received an achievement award.

Newsletter, October 12 Empire Bay Public School