Secondary
NAIDOC Week
This week throughout Australia NAIDOC week was celebrated. The theme for 2020 is 'Always Was, Always will Be’.
Among the ways that the week was celebrated in the College was a lunchtime concert by Noongar duo, Boox Kid.
In the spirit of the 2020 theme, ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ we had a raising of the Aboriginal flag, to honour and uphold the spiritual connection that the Whadjuk Noongars continue to have with the land on which our College is built.
Mary Anne Lumley
Director – Faith & Mission
The Lester Prize Youth Awards 2020
More than 200 young and aspiring artists from across Australia entered the Lester Prize Youth Awards this year, submitting portraits of an Australian, or Australians, that they respect or admire, or a self-portrait. The winning students and schools were announced at an awards ceremony at Brookfield Place in Perth CBD on Wednesday 11 November where the Youth works are currently on public display until 27 November 2020. They are located in Tower 2, 123-125 St Georges Terrace Perth.
Congratulations to Bailey Arundell in Year 11 who won 2nd Prize in the Years 11-12 High School category for his coloured pencil artwork Generation Z, and Jasmine Slatter in Year 9 who won the 1st Prize in the Years 7-9 School Category for her artwork Nonno Joe, earning our College a $500 artist workshop. Congratulations to Violet Seah in Year 10 whose artwork Isolated was also on display.
Louise Hoy
Coordinator - Visual Arts
ASX Sharemarket Game
Over the past 10 weeks students from Years 7 to 12 have been participating in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Schools Sharemarket Game. Players were given a virtual $50,000, buying and selling shares with company prices mirroring real live market prices. The game is a fantastic way to expose students to all the trials and tribulations of the market, fluctuations in share prices, market volatility as well as educating them in how to read financial news, share prices and what to look for in a company when investing.
Congratulations to the following students who ended the game with the highest valued portfolios:
- 1st - Mia Rakich (Year 10) - $52,808
- 2nd - Liam Johnson (Year 7) - $52,783
- 3rd - George Griffiths (Year 7) - $52,708
Tom Hooker
Teacher
Year 10 Media Production Excursion
Last Friday, Year 10 Media Production students travelled to Optus Stadium for a behind-the-scenes tour. The excursion focused particularly on the stadium’s extensive media facilities, including a close look at the state-of-the-art equipment housed in the Dennis Cometti Media Centre on Level 4 (which incorporates the main television and radio broadcast rooms) as well as the Coaches’ Rooms on Level 3. Perfect weather was the icing on the cake – a fun, valuable and inspirational experience for all in attendance!
Mr Robert Di Giallonardo
Media Teacher
Year 7 and 8 Water Polo
This week, trails were held for the Year 7/8 Water Polo Competition. Well done to all students who braved the cold mornings to make our teams. Our girls will compete on Wednesday 25 November and our boys on Thursday 26 November at the HBF Stadium. Thank you to Mr Doug Watson for training our teams in the lead up to these competitions.
Sara Kononen
Head of Sport