Magis

John XXIII College Short Story Writing Competition

There were many outstanding entries for the inaugural John XXIII College Short Story Writing competition run by the Magis committee. 

The Results 

Year 12

   1st - Kinia O’Brien – Six Feet Under the Ground  

        1st  - Sarah James –  A Day in the Life of Death

3rd -  Hannah Flavell – Advanced

      3rd - Alice Archer  -  We Will Remember Them

      3rd - Amelia MacMillan  - Living In Hunger

Year 10

1st - Elisabeth Hughes  -  Perhaps

Year 9

1st - Gabriel Kaye –  Devils Come from Within

2nd - Grace Barbour  -  Home

3rd - McKenzie Richardson  -  I  Sat on a Log

Year 8

1st - Alice O’Sullivan  -  Away with the Fairies

2nd - Patrick Browne  -  Campfire

Year 7

1st - Emmeline Boznich  -  The real Life Show

2nd - Yvette Rigg  - The Girl Who Painted The Shadows

3rd - Tiffany Cesare   -  The Note

3rd - Liam Stewart -The Parasite

3rd - Eliza Smith –Soul Trees

Merit: Daniel Doran, Saskia Thomas, Gracie plant, Charlie Laver, Rachel Flavell, Amerie Chai

Congratulations to all participants, and special thanks to Ms Rebecca Worthy for her assistance to the external judges.

WORLD SCHOLARS TEAMS

The World Scholars teams are now preparing for this auspicious event at Sacred Heart College on 1 and 2 June.

Permission forms must be returned no later than next Wednesday. John XXIII College  has 21 students participating in seven teams from Years 7, 9 and 10.

Other news

Meanwhile students in the Year 7 and 8  Magis option this semester are currently dividing their class time between  an introduction to philosophy  and an International Baccalaureate style personal project. The projects from all three classes will be displayed in the library in the final week of term.

The current Magis Academic Challenge, Mental Mathematics, is happening at present and results for all years will be in next week’s newsletter.

Jim Miller

Gifted and Talented Coordinator