Secondary News
Secondary Public Speaking Competition
St Philomena's School Secondary hosted their 2018 Public Speaking Competition Monday 24th September. Students were selected through trials in Academic Pastoral throughout Term 3, where they presented a speech on the topic of their choice.
Stage 4 Division Finalists
- Gabrielle Elbourne
- Bella Nash
- Hannah Bailey
- Jacob Duncan
- Tyahla Munro
Stage 5 Division Finalists
- Claudette Cronje
- Demi Thorburn
- Lisa Greyling
- Oscar Davis
The speeches presented were of a high calibre and demonstrated the skills of our students in this very important area.
Winners
Stage 5 Winner - Lisa Greyling
Stage 4 Winner - Tyahla Munro
Stage 5 Runner-Up - Claudette Cronje
Stage 4 Runner-Up - Gabrielle Elbourne
Overall Champion - Lisa Greyling.
MAD NIGHT - Music, Art and Dance
On Wednesday 19th September, Primary and Secondary students participated in our whole school MAD (Music, Art and Dance) night. The evening was an opportunity for our students to showcase their creative, artistic and musical abilities. The MAD extravaganza was an enormous success which saw a massive amount of support from family and friends.
Acts featured in the evening included:
Stage 2, 3, Secondary, and ATSI dance groups
Primary and Secondary choirs
Secondary Flute ensemble
Years 7, 8, & 9/10 Music classes
All students who participated in the event should be remarkably proud of themselves and the many hours of hard work and dedication they have put in to practising and improving their craft.
Thank you to all involved in helping to make this night a success.
Real Talk Australia
Real Talk is coming to St Philomena's School in November, running sessions for students in years 4, 6, 7 and 9.
Real Talk Australia is an organisation that is all about getting REAL on the topics of sex, relationships and personal identity. Based on Catholic Christian values, Real Talk provides up-to-date resources, presentations and programs that help young people to understand God’s amazing plan for love and life.
It is important for young people to know that they are of great value, that they have a purpose and also for them to have an understanding of the topics of relationships and sex. Young people today receive countless mixed messages about these topics, and can be unaware or confused about the precious gift they hold. (Cf: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1632; Sacred Congregations for Catholic Education, 1997, 18).
We appreciate the importance of the role of parents in the education of their children. Real Talk's aim is to complement and not replace, the present instruction of your children. (Cf: Familiaris Consortio, 37)
Real Talk’s Love and Life Seminars are an opportunity for young people to hear from trained outside presenters about these topics. Real Talk presents this topic in a fun, interactive and contemporary way whilst being real and honest with the students. We seek to encourage and empower students to make positive choices that show respect for others and for themselves.
Parents of students in year 7 and 9 are invited to, and strongly encouraged to attend, a parent information session on Wednesday 7th November in the Learning Centre from 6pm - 7:30pm.