Secondary School
2023 Just Start It Business and Enterprise Competition
On Tuesday, 8 August a total of seven Year 10 students from Trinity College participated in the finals of the 2023 Just Start It Business and Enterprise competition. The event took place at Sacred Heart College. Starting from the beginning of Semester 1, the two teams had been working on creating innovative business start-ups aimed at addressing societal issues as a part of the Year 10 Business and Enterprise elective.
After thorough research and validation, both teams identified specific problems within school communities that they aimed to solve. The first team, consisting of Joshua Papenfus, Luke Boudames, and Seamus McHugh, developed a Year 7 Transition App named "Buddy Connect." This app aimed to alleviate the stress and anxiety experienced by students transitioning to high school. The second team, comprising of Lewis Murabito, Troy Taylor, Henry Owen, and Mitchell Christianopoulos, designed an educational gaming program called "SkillSpark." This program enables teachers to request the development of curriculum-aligned educational video games.
Both teams dedicated significant effort to designing their programs and creating prototypes for the competition. During the event, they competed against 10 other teams from various schools in Perth. Each team presented their business concepts to a panel of six judges, including representatives from universities and local politicians. The competition was intense, with all teams presenting ideas that addressed a wide range of community issues.
Trinity College's teams represented the College exceptionally well and received praise for their innovative business concepts. Despite the remarkable efforts of all participating teams, only one Grand Prize was available. After careful consideration, the judges awarded Trinity College's "SkillSpark" educational gaming platform the Grand Prize, which included $5,000 and the prestigious title of "2023 Start-Up of the Year"!
Schools Waste Sorted Excursion
By Aarav Bhandari (Year 10)
On Tuesday, 25 June the Trinity College Environmental Committee (TCEC) was fortunate to attend the School Waste Sorted Schools Student Meet, at St Norbert College. We had the opportunity to learn from various schools about their projects aimed at enhancing waste management and sustainability practices. Witnessing St Norbert's approach to waste management, including their successes and failures, was particularly insightful.
During the event, we actively engaged with organizations like Oz Harvest, Waste Sorted, Containers for Change, and many others. Through enjoyable activities and valuable information sessions, we gained treasured knowledge, which will be beneficial to our own school environment.
Trinity Wins Again!
On Wednesday, 9 August Thomas Batten (7.7), Lucas Hall (7.4) and Riley Hall (7.4) debated at the final Novice fixture of Western Australian Debating League – Schools Debating Competition and won their debate against the team from Mount Lawley Senior High School.
The topic debated on the night was: This house, as a consumer, believes that streaming services have done more harm than good with Trinity debating on the Affirmative. Working hard in the two weeks leading up to this debate, the boys met during many of their break times to discuss and plan for their debate, coming up with some fantastic ideas and counterarguments for a very current topic.
All three students debated with confidence on the night and were complimented on their organisation and presentation of points as well as their rebuttals for the other team. With the initial round of debating finished for the WA Debating League, we are now waiting with bated breath to see if we have made the Octo-finals coming up in a few weeks.
Regardless, Wednesday’s win is testament to the effort and work these boys have put into preparing for the debate and reflects the wonderful energy and enthusiasm the Novice team have displayed over the last 6 months of WA Debating League competition. Well done!
