The college is proud to celebrate Year 10 student Sundae (Sunny) Dodd, whose original poem The Spider has been published in the 2025 Spring Poetry Festival Anthology, produced by the South Australian English Teachers Association (SAETA).
This year’s anthology marks SAETA’s 50th anniversary and features only a small selection of poems from more than 400 entries submitted statewide.
Sunny’s inclusion is an outstanding achievement, showcasing both her creativity and thoughtfulness as a young writer.
Sunny was formally recognised at a special presentation on 1 November, where she received a copy of the anthology and a certificate of recognition.
Her poem, The Spider, offers readers a fresh perspective on the world through the eyes of a humble house spider. With sensitivity and insight, Sunny explores themes of perception, fear, empathy, and coexistence — reminding us that every being is simply trying to live their life, shaped by the form they were given.
Sunny wrote The Spider in her own time, as part of her personal creative journaling practice rather than a class assignment.
A copy of the anthology will soon be available in the Tatachilla College Library for the school community to enjoy.
Congratulations, Sunny, on this inspiring accomplishment.
