Middle School
ST ANDREWS TEAMS WIN 2018
GLOBAL ECO CHALLENGE PRIZE
On three days in September, towards the end of Term 3, 28 Year 7 and 8 students from St Andrews took on the 2018 Eco Challenge in teams of two. The Challenge annually provides an exciting and authentic learning experience for students through the online strategic game, Aqua Republica, to explore issues and solutions relating to water management and sustainable development. Over 600 teams played around the world and the age range of competitors stretched from as young as Year 5 to tertiary-aged students.
This year, AUSTRALIA had the largest number of participants out of the 45 countries involved. Australia had 4 teams in the Top 10, and all four these teams were from St Andrews Christian College! Joshua O’Donnell and Leon Hiew, two Year 7 students, were the overall Australian winners, and also placed second in the global competition. In second place were Cyrus Ting and Matthew Baker (Year 7) and in third place Noah Low and Kevin Wang (also from Year 7). According to the organisers, the St Andrews teams in general ranked very highly across both the national and international events. What an amazing achievement for our students!
Joshua O’Donnell deserves special mention, as he played the winning game! Both Joshua O’Donnell and Leon Hiew, his teammate, received a certificate and $250.00 Coles/Myer gift card for first place in Australia from Curtin University in WA, as well as a $150 Amazon gift card for achieving second place in Australia. They also each received certificates from the international organisers for first place in Australia and second place internationally.
Cyrus Ting and his teammate Matthew Baker, each received a certificate and a Coles/Myer gift card to the value of $150 for achieving second place in Australia, and also a certificate each from the international organisers, honouring this achievement. Noah Low and his teammate Kevin Wang, received a certificate and a $100 Coles/Myer gift card each for achieving third place in Australia, as well as a certificate from the international organisers, honouring their achievement. Congratulations to these students for taking on the challenge and being devoted to growth!
Christa Cloete
Head of Year 7/8
CALEB ROCKS CHINA
Our congratulations and prayers go with Caleb Elbourne (7H) who has been selected to tour China with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical “School of Rock”. Caleb performed the Melbourne season between October 2018 and February this year, and will now continue to play the role of “Lawrence”, one of the child lead actors and the keyboard player in the onstage band, for the Australasian tour. Caleb will be in China until June. Well done, and bless you, Caleb! - The Creative Arts Faculty.
CSEN MUSIC DAY AT MARANATHA
For the first time ever St Andrews music students are participating in CSEN music performances this term. Our first rehearsal day was on 18 February at Maranatha Christian School in Officer, and members of Concert Band, MaxiVox and String Ensemble had a fabulous day rehearsing music with students from five other Christian Schools. The next rehearsal day will take place on Thursday 7 March, with the final rehearsal day and concert taking place on Friday 29 March.
OPPOSITION SMASHED FOR SIX
The Year 7/8 team won its first game against Maranatha CC in the CSEN competition. Way to go boys, keep smashing those sixes!
NEW BOYS SOCCER UNIFORMS
The St Andrews boys soccer team has just been fitted out with slick new uniforms to add the 'pro' feel when they run onto the pitch. The impressive new looks must be worth a couple extra goals in every game.
As the old adage says "look good, feel good, play good"
