Under grey skies, the year 12 students of Mudgee High School were a bright splash of colour in the Mudgee CBD on Thursday morning, September 27, for Rainbow Day 2018.
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Roadblocks were set up on Market Street, Church Street and on Ulan Road where students were decked out in rainbow garb, waving down vehicles on their way to and from work hoping for a generous donation.
Now in its 17th year, the class of 2018 continued the school’s tradition of its graduating students giving back to the community with the annual Rainbow Day celebrations, fundraising and concert.
Sue Spinner, Year 12 Year Advisor for 2018 said that Rainbow Day is all about the community and showing how Mudgee High School can be a vehicle for change.
“I think it’s an outstanding showcase for this entire community,” she said.
“In my mind it’s like Flavours [of Mudgee] and similar events where this is an opportunity for Mudgee to show what were capable of and for our kids to be a part of driving one of our really big events that’s been going on for so long now.”
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“It’s one of our really big showcase events. It’s a great opportunity for the kids to show what they’re made of.”
The beneficiaries of this year’s fundraising is Lifeskills Plus and NALAG (National Association for Loss and Grief) and the seniors have been hard at work all year raising money for their nominated groups.
Sue Spinner said it’s a testament to how hard they’ve worked all year.
“They’ve worked at the Field Days, the Justice Crew Concert, the Rugby League Carnival and our athletics and swimming carnivals,” she said.
“Last time we checked, they had raised just over $5,000.”
Thursday’s efforts, along with proceeds from a fete and concert held at Mudgee High School will add to the overall fundraising total.
Rainbow Day effectively marks the end of schooling for students in year 12 at Mudgee High School and has replaced muck-up day since 2001.