Women's Day celebrations

Staff and students at Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus officially celebrated International Women's Day with a special assembly on March 9.

School vice captain Tara Hayward addressed staff and students and spoke about the origins of International Women's Day and its 100-year anniversary, according to head welfare teacher Ms Ruth Brown.

"On Wednesday, a group of Year 9 girls had the pleasure of listening to Liesl Tesch share her experiences as a Paralympic basketball player," Ms Brown said.

"Liesl is also a teacher at the Woy Woy Campus of the college.

"She talked to the girls about the cycling accident that she had at age 19 and the gruelling treatment that followed.

"Liesl became quite emotional when reminiscing about the 2000 Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as the hardships that she has faced.

"Liesl is an inspiration to all students and teachers at the college and her speech was a great motivator for our girls, teaching them to never give up on their dreams, no matter the setbacks."

Email, 14 Mar 2010 Ruth Brown, Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus