Senior School

PSYCHOLGY LAB BRAIN TEASER

The Year 11 VCE Psychology students undertook a practical dissection of a sheep’s brains late in Term 1. They enjoyed being able to learn about the brains different structures and functions whilst being able to locate and identify them on a real brain. This was a great opportunity for the students to consolidate their knowledge in a collaborative way. In this practical  lesson students also learnt about the 4 lobes of the brain; frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal. The students then used a cauliflower as a mock brain where they coloured coded the relevant areas with food dye to identify the approximate location of each lobe and the further structures within the lobes. The students enjoyed getting out of the VCE classroom and challenging themselves in what can be a confronting exercise.

PUBLIC SPEAKING FINALISTS

At the recent Senior School assembly, staff and students were captivated by the wonderful speeches of two senior school students, Becky Schenker from Yr 11 and Evan Hughes from Yr 10.  

Both students presented beautiful and heartfelt speeches on the topic "Jesus is the Light of the World'. Each gave their personal perspective on the verse and articulated an inspiring message of hope, love and light to the assembly. 

Both judges expressed admiration for the skill and courage of the speakers and after a close contest Becky Schenker was chosen to represent the Senior School at the Whole School Finals on Monday 27th May.

BUSINESS STUDENTS RAISE $$$

St Andrews Unit 1/2 Business Studies students finally got to run their businesses that they have been developing for the last few months!

The class as a whole RAISED a fantastic $1,235.20 for the SOLOMON ISLAND MISSION TRIP!

The students really appreciate the patience of teachers in helping them learn through this experience. A special shout out to our prep teachers & Mrs. Hughes for being such a wonderful support and helping out and giving grace when challenges arose. 

I am very proud of how well these students adjusted and solved problems, working really hard to support a fantastic trip!!

Thanks,

Cailyn Holland - Senior School Teacher

NEW SOCCER UNIFORMS FOR YEAR 9/10 GIRLS

The Year 9 and 10 girls are loving their new soccer uniforms. Although they lost their recent game to Lighthouse Christian College, they scored full points for looking cool. Go girls!

SENIOR BOYS CONNECT WITH JUNIORS

It's been fantastic to see our Senior boys spending time with our Junior schools boys in the classroom and during lunch break displaying genuine interest, friendship and having fun and most of all role modelling Jesus to young lives.  

VOLLEYBALL HIGH FLYERS 

For the first time ever, St Andrews Christian College entered one boys and one girls team in the 'Volleyball Victoria One Day Schools Cup'. The students had a fantastic day competing, learning heaps and  discovering what is required to step up to the next level of competition. Overall we did exceptionally well for our first foray into competitive tournament Volleyball. The girls won 2 out of 4 games and defeated Tintern Grammar to secure third place in finals. The boys played four tight games that could have gone either way. All the students thoroughly enjoyed the day and can’t wait for next year's competition to roll around!