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<strong>The</strong> Ballarat Courier, 1988<br />
BLAST FROM THE PAST<br />
DAMASCUS ARCHIVES<br />
Love it or hate it, Year 9 camp is certainly an adventure. While some<br />
of our more ‘mature’ alumni may think that today’s Year 9 camp<br />
experience is nothing compared to the 10-day test of character<br />
that was Year 10 Outward Bound, it remains a challenging and<br />
rewarding experience for our students.<br />
Back in 1988, a group of Year 9 students from SHC found<br />
themselves the subject of newspaper headlines when they failed to<br />
arrive at their camp site on the very first day. <strong>The</strong> group had been<br />
on a seemingly endless hike to the banks of the Aire River and when<br />
unable to locate their campsite by nightfall, had decided to down<br />
packs and sleep in the scrub.<br />
As luck would have it, the weather was good, so tents were not<br />
required - the young women and their accompanying teachers<br />
simply dropped their packs, rugged up and attempted to get as<br />
good a night’s sleep as possible in the circumstances. Unbeknownst<br />
to them, the police had been notified and the dawn search was<br />
successful with all found safe and well.<br />
Resilience was high amongst the cheerful group, as despite their<br />
eventful night under the stars, they were able to continue the camp,<br />
coming home at the end of the week with a story for the ages.<br />
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