Humanities News 

UN Youth Australia Evatt Competition

On Friday 4 August, a group of 20 members from the United Nations of Nossal club had a wonderful opportunity to engage in the Evatt Competition organised by UN Youth Australia.This marked the inaugural inter-school event for our new club, and the fact that it was hosted at Nossal made it all the more significant. The Evatt Competition mirrors a Model UN debate, replicating a session within the United Nations Security Council. This particular organ of the UN is entrusted with the task of upholding global peace and security.Preceding the competition itself, each delegate was required to delve into research about their respective countries. This groundwork was crucial to effectively represent their nation's principles throughout the debate. 

Participants were given two pre-assigned topics to prepare for, in addition to a surprise topic unveiled during the final session.The competition proved to be an incredibly intense experience, demanding a substantial grasp of the issues presented. Participants had to proficiently articulate their country's convictions while concurrently persuading fellow delegates to agree with amendments and strikes in alignment with their values. As the delegate of the Russian Federation, researching and delving myself into the intricacies of Russia's political stances and applying that understanding during the debate was truly enjoyable.Enacting the role of one of the Swiss Confederation's delegates, the looming prospect of Russia potentially vetoing our proposed amendments certainly added a layer of... complexity!

Neriah Morales and Pahal Dandiya - Year 10

Evatt was a fun and engaging experience filled with excitement and passion to participate and learn about the various nations and the structure of their economy. The day began with the year 9's arriving at JRC at 8.30 where the tables were organised in the U shape symbolic to United Nations with the representation of the countries and its delegates. The Nations presented their stance of prevalent issues such as social media and the clauses that they supported along with the amendments that were made to the writing. The countries discussed these issues forming alliances and having opinions over the proposed. There was the implementation of a caucus which allowed the countries to discuss ideas. There was also a voting system in which clauses and amendments made were passed or kept the same which the views of different countries were acknowledged. The negotiation chamber was also used as a source to communicate with other countries peacefully and talk about the clauses. The countries had disagreements and different thoughts which was proactively discussed through the event.  The topic for the debate was military.  The experience of participating in Evatt taught me and my fellow year 9 students about the how the United Nation works and the power the countries have globally and their impacts on the society.

Ananya Syal – Year 9

Year 11 Business Management - Marketing Investigation

On the 17August, Unit 1 and 2 Business Management classes travelled to Footscray and Queen Victoria Market to explore different stalls and to compare between the two markets, in preparation for Market Day on 5 September. We were sent off into our Market Day groups, investigating how we can apply and avoid tactics within our future stalls, to sell to our customers: Nossal High School.

Our first destination arrived at Footscray, an inner-city suburb that Market Day groups were unfamiliar with. As the entire class walked inside the Footscray Market, we were welcomed with the strong scent of meat and fish, where we walked down a long aisle of poultry markets, serving all various types of meats to think of. The market conditions were unsanitary and unhygienic, as we all tried getting across the flood of people throughout the market. A wide variety of stalls from poultry to Asian restaurants and even knock-offs to everyone’s favourite clothing brands, yet a lack of diversity and culture was noticed. Walking from one stall to another felt like a repeated loop since the majority all sold similar products with similar arrangements that highlighted a sense of untidiness that was surely unattractive to us as customers.

However, when we arrived at Queen Victoria Market, the aura changed to the ambience, as we were welcomed by small stalls selling coffee, mugs, clothing, and jewelry all under the bliss of fairy lights. Food stalls sold more than one cuisine, and the sound of Spanish music, and the smell of fresh doughnuts reminded us of the market’s diversity. While many stalls sold knock-off brands, there was no sign of any odorous smell that wanted to make us cover our noses. Although the market was set outside in Melbourne’s weather, wide access to shelter and seating made us forget that it was 11 degrees.

Ultimately, this experience of investigating both markets allowed us to learn about market stalls and their conditions, and eventually apply our analysis and notes to our stalls to make Market Day exciting for Nossal students. On behalf of the Year 11 BM students, we would also like to thank Ms Wen and Mr Armistead in assisting in the supervision of the day.

Sejal Chadha – Year 11