Secondary School
A Night to Shine
To culminate the ‘Empowering Women, Educating Men’ unit within the Becoming Men program, Year 9 students and their mothers/significant female other shared an evening of etiquette and dancing at the recent ‘A Night to Shine’.
Boys and their female guests were fortunate enough to hear experiences from mother and son Mrs Anna Pearce and Adam Pearce (Class of 22’) on building and holding respectful relationships with women and their influence in driving gender equality change. The boys demonstrated the etiquette skills learnt in Becoming Men in opening the car door, manners and proper etiquette whilst eating before taking their mother/significant female other to the dancefloor to show off their ballroom dancing skills learnt earlier in the Term.
It was an amazing night and experience for the Class of 2026 and their guests, thank you to all the Trinity staff who helped make it possible!
Year 5 and 9 Buddy Up Program
Trinity Year 5 and 9 students recently had their second session in the Buddy Up program. This session focused on ‘shared vulnerability’, where students from both year groups were asked to bring along an item from their life they were proud of or held sentimental value. After sharing the stories behind the objects they had brought in and answering any questions, students then answered various questions from a deck of cards that focused on the topics of identity, empathy, creativity or vulnerability. It was great to see the relationship grow between the year groups and for students to get to know each other more personally.
By Angus Hegarty (Class of 2026)
In Tuesday’s Year 5 buddy-up lesson, we were told to bring in an object that has meaning. Today I brought in my Year 7 minor premiership medallion for football. It has a purpose to me, and the team I still represent now, to have a look back and reflect on how well we played throughout that season and to help motivate us in the losses we have had this season, to be able to look back and see how good we can be. I had the opportunity to have two Year 5’s in my session; Cristiano (Year 5) brought in his under 7’s Perth soccer club trophy he was proud of, and Arthur (Year 5) brought shells that he found in Broome with his family that meant a lot to him.
Working with these Year 5’s throughout the term on a Tuesday morning during PCG has allowed me to support these Year 5’s and helped me understand the importance of building a relationship with someone younger than you to help. I hope other Year 9 boys and I can be someone to look up to, even when they get into Year 7 when we Year 9’s will be in Year 11 and be their Senior Mentor that year.
Aviation Excursion
Last Wednesday, 14 June the Year 11 and 12 Aviation students travelled to Jandakot Airport for an excursion to the Western Australian Aviation College (WAAC) and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
The first part of the excursion was to learn about the integrated Diploma of Aviation and Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) program offered at the WAAC, a very attractive course of study and the fastest way to attaining a Commercial Pilot Licence and becoming a career pilot. It was nice for our boys to discover that as well as achieving a CPL through the course, it also qualifies for StudyAssist, similar to a University degree. While visiting the College, our boys were able to speak to former Trinity Aviation students currently studying there. This proved to be a great source of insight into life as a student pilot and working through the CPL course.
As part of the excursion to WAAC, every student was treated to a 45-minute flight experience over the Perth area in a 4- or 6-seater aircraft. The flights included sightseeing over the coastal areas, going overhead Trinity and an orbit of Rottnest Island. This was regarded by most as the highlight of the excursion. There is nothing quite like flying over the metropolitan area at 1,500 ft above ground level!
The afternoon was spent at the RFDS getting a tour of their maintenance hangars and getting to sit on the flight decks of the various ‘Flying Doctor’ aircraft and helicopters. We’ve all seen the familiar red and blue aircraft flying overhead and rushing to save lives, but discovering what is required to keep the planes and people who work in them in the air was nothing short of inspiring. For many of our aviation students, being a pilot for the ‘Flying Doctor’ is THE dream job, and I’m certain the visit to the RFDS facilities further motivated a few of them to crystallise that dream into a reality.
The Jandakot Airport excursion has always been a highlight of the ATAR Aviation course and this year proved to be no exception.
Mock Trial Competition
Congratulations to the Year 11 Mock Trial team, who competed Wednesday evening against Presbyterian Ladies College in the Supreme Court Building. The team was led by barristers Max Edwards and Xavier Rawlings, instructed by solicitor Isaac Quadros with Matthew Jenkins playing the role of Judges Associate.
Our two credible witnesses were Jack Sawkins and Zac Ransom. All boys performed exceptionally well and did the College proud. The Judge commented that it was one of the best trials she had adjudicated. Thank you to Jacquie Brown, our coach from Lynn Brown Lawyers, for her efforts in preparing the team.
Year 9 Becoming Men
Empowering Women, Educating Men
To culminate the Year 9 Becoming Men program for Term Two's focus of 'Empowering Women, Educating Men', the Class of 2026 were privileged enough to hear from Michelle Cowan. At 21, Cowan became the first female Assistant Coach in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). 2013 Michelle was awarded Football Woman of the Year for her significant contribution to the game. At that time, she was Assistant Coach at South Fremantle Football Club, Head Coach of the WA State Team, and Head Coach of the Inaugural Melbourne Football Club - Women's Team and, more recently, Michelle now works as the Head of Women's Football at the West Coast Eagles.
Michelle told her journey from being an aspiring coach as a 14-year-old Iona student to the variety of roles she has worked within the WAFL and AFL, a male-dominated industry, over the past 20 years. Michelle spoke about having a passion for what she does and encouraged the cohort to set goals and be passionate in achieving them whilst never forgetting to "fill their cup" and always doing things that make them happy. The Class of 2026 learnt many valuable lessons about driving gender equality change, motivation to dream big, and demonstrating care to the people in their lives.
Food Technology
Our Year 10 boys finished off Term 2 with PDW and these lucky young men travelled to Mercedes to take part in Food Technology class as part of their rotations. On the menu today was blueberry and white chocolate muffins! The boys were awesome and did their school proud!