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Outdoor Education has been an intrinsic part of the Galen curriculum for many years. This series of photographs shows some of the Outdoor Education activities in 2008.

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Over a number of years, Galen College sent small groups of students to the Santa Teresa Mission near Alice Springs. These photos were taken during our visit to the Santa Teresa Mission in 2007.

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In 2007, Galen College was lucky enough to have a Sundanese dancing & theatrical troupe from Indonesia perform in our stadium. This event exposed our students to Indonesian culture. Indonesian is one of the two LOTE subjects taught at Galen College. This sequence of photos showcased the various talents of the troupe.

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This series of photos captures students on a Year 11 camp having fun and learning new skills through team building games, in 2004.

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In 1995, the school uniform at Galen underwent a colour change. These two photos show what the uniform looked like before 1995 and what it has looked like since.

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This photo captures the sacred act of the washing of feet at a mass at Galen College, in 1996.

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These photos highlight Galen's Catholic identity, with a number of outdoor masses taking place on school camps or retreats, over the years.

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This series of photos features a cross as the focal point of the ceremony. This school mass in 1994 took place in the area now partly occupied by our dome.

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This series of photos records a closing school mass at Galen, most likely in 1990. Before the construction of the stadium at the college, outdoor masses were commonplace.

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When Galen Catholic College was first proposed in the early 1970s, much more building development was envisioned. This artists sketch from 1974 shows the proposed development in two stages. Stage 1, labelled in blue was actually built. Stage 2, labelled in red, was not, possibly because of the merging of Galen, Champagnat and St. Joseph's in 1983.

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Galen Catholic College was named after Father George Devitt Galen, who was a parish priest based at St. Patrick's Church in Wangaratta from 1863 until his death in 1869. This is one of the few photographs of Father Galen.

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Galen College in the 1990s, competed in the national Tournament Of The Minds competition. School teams had to solve problems in four disciplines: The Arts, Language-literature, S.T.E.M, and Social Sciences. This photo was of Galen's team, in 1996.

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In the 1990s, Galen College continued to offer its students a range of sporting experiences. This series of photos from 1996 illustrates this.

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in 1994, Galen's school production was Alice in Wonderland. This series of photos was taken of the performers at the dress rehearsal for the production.

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In the first year that Galen Catholic College was a one campus school, a Staff versus Students cricket match was played.. This photo captures a moment during this game.

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Galen College fielded a team in an inter-school athletics event at Olympic Park in Melbourne, in about 1991. These photos chronicle their participation.

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This series of photos highlights some of the sports played at Galen during the 1993 school year.

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The Galen College Athletics Carnival has been an annual sporting fixture since the school's inception. These photos were taken at the 1994 Galen Athletics Carnival.

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In the 1990s, Galen College continued to offer its students a range of sporting experiences, ranging from aerobics to shooting. This series of photos from 1995 highlights this.

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1995 was the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, which marked the end of World War 2. Galen students participated in celebrations in Wangaratta's C.B.D. and these photos are a record of the occasion.

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