Secondary

Celebrating John XXIII Day

The Founders are commemorated each year during John XXIII Day celebrations. The College honours these three significant and inspirational people in our heritage, Pope John XXIII, Mary Ward and Ignatius Loyola.  

The day showcases our mission to be a community ‘for others’ with all fundraising efforts from the day dedicated to Mary Ward International Australia and Jesuit Missions. Both agencies are facing extraordinary demands, due to the pandemic. Thank you to the entire community for your wonderful help and support on John XXIII Day.

Year 8 Bush Dance

Dressed in their finest checked shirts, Year 8 students embraced an evening of fun at their Bush Dance on Thursday 6 August. They were taught some barn dances and dosey-does on the night from the Mucky Duck Bush Band who also entertained the group with their lively folk and country tunes. 

Hay bales, gum leaves, iconic bush scenes on stage and some bunting certainly set the scene in Roncalli Hall for students to show off their bush themed costumes and win prizes whilst dancing the night away with their peers. The Year 12 SRC students led the night by example, joining in on the dances, assisting with the prizes and interacting positively with the Year 8 cohort. 

Many thanks go to those involved in making the night possible, including Jeff Jansen, Sam Tout and James Green (AV set up, creating the bush scene and photography), Doug Watson (logistics), the Year 12 SRC students, and the Year 8 Homeroom teachers who supervised the evening.

Well done to the Year 8 students for getting right into the spirit of the night and having a fantastic time. 

Mrs Kalo Bell

Assistant Deputy Principal – Year 8

Mock Trials

Round 2 of the 2020 Law Society of Western Australia Mock Trial Competition was held on Tuesday night at the Supreme Court. Our team went up against St Stephen’s - appearing for the Defence in a criminal matter involving stealing.

We had five students step into new roles for this round. Year 12 student, Ben Linsten, performed professionally as the solicitor, whilst Year 11 students Eve Cullity, Amalia Olsen and Skye MacMillan took onboard the role of the accused witness, defence witness and judge’s associate respectively. The Judge commended Eve and Amalia for their seamless recall of their witness statements and for handling the pressure of cross examination so well.  Rebecca Harsanyi and Ben Negus did a superb job in their first role as barristers, their manner and professionalism was held in high regard by the Judge.

The barristers persuasively argued that the accused did not intend to permanently deprive the owner of his property – and with the Prosecution unable to establish their case, the team won the case and the round. 

There is a lot of preparation involved in the lead up to the trial, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the students who, despite their busy schedules and COVID-19 interruptions, enthusiastically attended lunchtime and after school meetings. 

Our Round 2 Team included: 

• Barrister 1: Rebecca Harsanyi
• Barrister 2: Ben Negus
• Solicitor: Ben Linsten
• Witness 1: Eve Cullity
• Witness 2:  Amalia Olsen
• Judges Associate:  Skye MacMillan

Congratulations to our 2020 Mock Trial team on another win – and best wishes for the next round. 

Morgan Ball & Daisy Farley

Politics & Law

Year 7 D&D Club

We have started a D & D Club with Year 7s. The students have embarked upon their first Quest, The Lost Mines of Phandelver! The novel, yet eager, band of adventurers has just entered a cave of goblins seeking their lost friend.

We have one place still available in this campaign and next Term, more places and adventures available.

The Club meets on a Wednesday afternoon in the library from 3:30pm -5:00pm. This is for students not participating in NAS sport.

The club is a great and fun way to help students with problem-solving, teamwork, leadership skills and public speaking.

Damien Connellan

Club Coordinator

A community ‘for others’

In line with College policy, fundraising during Term 3 (and John XXIII Day in particular) is dedicated to Mary Ward International Australia and Jesuit Missions. Both agencies are facing extraordinary demands, due to the pandemic.   

Jesuit Mission and Mary Ward International continue to welcome donations from individuals and communities. Donations are tax-deductible.  Anyone who would like to make a contribution can do so, via the direct links below.   

• Mary Ward International Australia Overseas Development fund: https://www.mwia.org.au/donate/tax-deductible-donations/
   
• Jesuit Mission Emergency Action Fund appeal:
• https://jesuitmission.org.au/action/

Mary Anne Lumley

Director – Faith & Mission

John XXIII College cake competition

Congratulations to all students who participated in our annual Mary Ward Cake Baking competition. It's always a tough gig for our judges, but below are this year's winners.

ACC NAS Cross-Country Carnival

This year John XXIII College will host the 2020 NAS ACC Cross Country Carnival on Friday 21 August from 12:00pm. These results will go towards and ACC Virtual Carnival and the All Stars team. All of the top competitors from Sacred Heart, Chisholm, Servite and Newman College will travel to the John XXIII grounds to compete against our students. 

Students that placed in the top six for their year group have made the ACC Cross Country Team. These names have been listed in the notices. All competitors are encouraged to attend the distance sessions at morning Athletics training every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00-8:00am. 

NAS Athletics Team (Year 7-10)

On Tuesday 25 August, the top five performing students in each athletics event from Years 7-10 will attend the ACC NAS Athletics Carnival. This day will give students the opportunity to help secure their position in the 2020 ACC team. The students selected have been posted in the notices.

It has been pleasing to see so many students attending our athletics training sessions. This training is vital for our goal in making history and maintaining our position in the ACC A Division Carnival. All students are welcome to attend training and will receive breakfast vouchers at the end of each session they attend.

Winter NAS

Our Term 3 NAS Fixtures began this week up against Chisholm College. All teams played extremely well showing talent during the games and great sportsmanship on and off the field. Next week our teams will be up against Newman College, we wish them all the best of luck. 

Please see the fixtures below:

YEAR 8 & 9 NAS TERM 3 2020 

TUESDAYS

Year 7&10 NAS TERM 3 2020 

WEDNESDAY

Athletics Training 

Athletics training is well underway in preparation for the A Division ACC Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 16 September. This year we have increased our training days to Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All students are welcome to attend training. 

As always, breakfast vouchers will be handed at the end of each training session.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Karri Buchanan in Year 8, Karri came third in the recent WA State Road Race Championships.

Sara Kononen

Head of Sport

Book Drive

We are pleased to advise of a book drive project between our school, Dalkeith Rotary Club and a PNG based education foundation called Buk Bilong Pikinini.

Buk bilong Pikinini roughly translates as “Books for Children”.

Buk bilong Pikinini was established in 2007 with a mission to try to help increase literacy rates in Papua New Guinea by setting up children's libraries in community based localities.

Buk bilong Pikinini seeks to provide learning opportunities for the most vulnerable children in society who miss out on formal education, and also support those who are fortunate enough to go to school but who lack the most essential tools for literacy; books. 

If you have good quality unwanted children’s books to donate, then please place them in the collection boxes in the main Administration building or Student Services.

We look forward to supporting this great community collaboration.

Ward House Fundraising – Entertainment Books

Are you ready to get out and about to enjoy the best things in life? Buy an Entertainment Membership to support our fundraising and your next adventure could be around the corner. Find out more: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/830q59