OBERON Public School held its school leader elections last week with all students from kindergarten to year six completing their preferences for their school leaders for 2019.
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Students from year five went through a process of nomination and then held their election campaigns prior to all staff and students voting.
The successful candidates for 2019 are Makayla O’Bernier, Jorja Taylor, Jed Ryan and Toby Tahere.
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Successful school run
Students at Oberon Public have raised $14,015 after taking part in a School Fun Run to raise much-needed funds for their school.
Jayne Thompson from Oberon Public said the students’ commitment to the fun run was second to none.
“Our students are so excited about the money they’ve helped raise, and they thoroughly enjoyed participating in the School Fun Run alongside their peers as they cheered each other on,” she said.
School Fun Run program director Brendan Hopp said the organisation took great pride in helping schools improve student wellbeing and their learning environment.
“School Fun Run has been supporting schools for more than 30 years,” Mr Hopp said.
“As one of the few school fundraisers in Australia that is purely health-based, we love seeing the kids take part as they work on building active and healthy lifestyles.”
Mr Hopp said 280,000 students will have taken part in the School Fun Run this year. As a collective, they will have jogged 560,000 kilometres, which is the equivalent of running 13 laps of the world.
In return for their effort, schools are forecast to raise $6 million this year. To raise the same net profit with junk food, they would need to sell nine million chocolate bars.
With 360 students, St Patrick’s College Strathfield is the highest fundraising school so far this year.
The School Fun Run program has been running Australia-wide since 1987, with participating schools raising more than $94 million in extra funding over that period.
The program is the largest fun run for schools nationally and provides ongoing support for students and families through an online portal to encourage healthy habits at home.
For more information about the School Fun Run organisation, phone 1800 FUN RUN (386 786) or visit www.schoolfundraising.com.au