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paceColoniesWho says projects and assignments can'tbe fun? Students in Year Six were askedto design a two dimensional or threedimensional space colony for humans tolive in. The colony had to be situatedsomewhere in our solar system or anyother planet or moon, or in orbit aroundany other planet or moon. For the colonyto maintain self sufficiency, the studentshad to think about what to bring withthem and what structures to include in thedesign of the colony. They had to considerfactors that would affect their chances ofsurvival, then find ways to adapt to theirnew and strange environment. Thestudents presented their designs to theirfellow classmates.Above L-R: Alex Cleary, Harriet Page, Ryan Sekulich(Year 6)Below: Brodan Crow & Mikaela AitkenNews SplashWhen comparing the Ormiston Collegeswimming team of 2006 with teams of thepast, it is easy to appreciate howdominant the Redbacks have become inthe Bayside District competition. In 2003Ormiston College won the BaysideSwimming Carnival by 90 points, in 2004by 200 points, in 2005 by 470 points andthis year by 489 points.Highlights of the competition included tworecords broken by Brodan Crow in the100m Freestyle and 50m Backstrokeevents. Jaime Mactaggart (Under 13Girls), Sian Weeks (Under 14 Girls),Stephen Griffiths (Under 14 Boys) wereAge Champions. All up, eighteen studentsqualified for the Metropolitan East Trialson 14 March.Coach James Harwood is to becommended on his commitment andexpertise and congratulations goes to ourgreat swimmers.14 THE ORACLE March 2006Experience the DifferenceUrban Tile CompanyInnovative & exclusive tiles for floors and walls.Facinating accent tiles from the world’s foremost tile manufacturers96 Redland Bay Road, Capalaba Ph: 3390 2544 Fax: 3390 2606www.urbantilecompany.com