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House friendship groups give students at Terrace a way to give back to people in a less fortunate circumstance than ourselves. Our school motto is "to serve god is to be wise", we serve god by helping refugees receive a much needed education. Money is raised and pupils visit the school on various days throughout the year. Kearney students also helped clean up Milpera after the devastating 2011 floods.

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The Community comes together to properly acknowledge the seniors as leaders of the school. They are the leaders of an Edmund Rice school and it is only fitting it be done through a mass. It is almost as if it is an initiation for the seniors. Welcome prayers are said and seniors receive their badges.

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Eddie's van is a way that the terrace community can live the catholic mission and give back to the people that need it most. "To serve god is to be wise", when we serve god this doesn't just mean some dude in the sky. In the Eddie's van "God" are the people that are less fortunate than us and we serve them. Although it seem like something small in the grand scheme of poverty throughout the world, lots of little actions can have a big effect

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The Buddy system takes the oldest and  youngest pupils at Terrace together. This gives the opportunity for friendships to grow and to build confidence in the younger members of the community. They are given support from a young age so they to can grow into great leaders. This gives the younger students the feeling that they are apart of something greater than just themselves.

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Retreat is a great time to thank God for all that we have and the opportunities we have been given in life. We also get to reflect on some not so good times and how God helped us get through those times. I believe this is also an important religious feature of Terrace as it gives us the chance to share things that may have been eating away at our conscious.

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Inter house events bring the whole school together to have some fun rivalry and get to know everyone. When at house events, it is not a self activity, it connects the whole house as a single entity. It shows kids that school isn't just about doing your Friday roll call, but is also about having some fun. I believe that this is one of the most important things that defines Terrace as a school it shows that it cares for it's students and carries on the long standing school traditions.

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War Cry practice brings the whole school together. It shows the pride pupils at the school have and the team spirit that it brings.

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The Terrace cultural program gives students a chance to make friends who are interested in the same things as them. This can give students the sense that they are apart of a bigger cause.