Senior School News
VCAL
Recent lockdown meant that the College Swimming Carnival was postponed but our VCAL students enthusiasm was not. The students tie-dyed T-shirts in house colours for staff and students to purchase and they all turned out fantastic.
YEAR 10 FORUM
On Wednesday, 25 February, our Year 10 students participated in a Forum Day. The primary focus of the event was helping the students explore and better understand our college values so that they can be more deeply embedded in their actions and behaviours.
Students were involved in a workshop activity where they were divided into groups moving through seven separate stations to discuss these values generating many excellent ideas into how our values of persistence, respect, community and success can be further modelled and celebrated within the College.
Students also enjoyed a highly entertaining talk by well-known comedy writer and director Declan Fay. Declan spoke to the students about his days at secondary school and how important it is to take advantage of all the opportunities school provides and always have the courage to pursue your dreams. Declan recounted how English was always his favourite subject at school and how he determined that he would pursue his passion as a future career. Today, Declan is a writer, author, podcaster, director and radio host and encouraged our students to have the courage to pursue their dreams and always grab hold of opportunities as they are presented in life.
A short affirmative story …
On Monday, 22 March three of our Year 10 students, Charlie Ward, Cooper Legge and Nick Long were walking home when they saw an elderly gentleman stumble and fall on the footpath. The boys checked on the gentleman and upon discovering he was in pain asked a local resident to ring for an ambulance. The three boys stayed with the gentleman until the ambulance arrived and he was assessed as having fractured his ribs in the fall. The local resident contacted the school to inform them of the boy’s actions and how impressed she was of them as community orientated young adults. The school is equally proud of our three Year 10 students for exemplifying our college value of community.
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE WEEK
At present over 50 per cent of our Year 10 student cohort have organized a work placement for Work Experience Week from Monday, 10 May – Friday, 14 May. Students are encouraged to secure a job that aligns to their preferred career pathway so that it is a meaningful learning experience providing valuable insights into that chosen career. Parents and students are reminded that WEX forms must be returned to the Mrs Karen Talbot (Careers Coordinator) by Wednesday 31 March, 2021.
SENIOR GIRLS CRICKET
On Monday 22 February, a group of 8 Year 11 & Year 12 Girls participated in the Northern Peninsula District Cricket Day. This was Patterson River Secondary College vs. Elizabeth Murdoch College in a best of 3 series of Super 8's Cricket.
Game 1
PRSC bowled first and kept EMC to a total of 32. With Emily Terlicher and Maddy Evans both taking 2 wickets each in a good display of bowling. With the bat, PRSC took control early and finished with a total of 74. Kasey Smith making a dominant 35 runs of her 2 over stint. PRSC going 1-0 up after the first game.
Game 2
PRSC again won the toss and elected to bat first. Emily Terlicher making a solid 18 at the top of the order and Rhys McKenna making a 19 at the end held together a solid innings for a total of 48. With a smaller total to play with the girls had to bowl a tighter line to defend this total. The wickets were shared around with Eve Mooney being the strike bowler in the second game taking 2. The tighter bowling keeping EMC to a total of 26 runs after the 8 overs. giving PRSC a 2- 0 win for the day and claiming the NPD District pennant.
The next round will conclude on Thursday 4th March after playing a total of 3 T20 matches to be played at Lloyd Park Langwarrin.
Congratulations to: Madison Evans, Ruby Griffith Hayes, Piper Isles, Rhys McKenna,
Samantha Scheffer, Kasey Smith, Emily Terlicher, Madeleine Terlicher and Eve Mooney.
