Secondary

Dear Families

Congratulations...!

... To our athletes who gave their all at Wednesday’s ACC A-Division Athletics Carnival where we came an impressive second place by just 31 points! Thank you to Jessica Pillera, Head of Sport, Darren Kowel, Assistant Head of Sport, and the Physical Education staff and coaches who supported the team to prepare so well for the day. Congratulations also to our Magis teams who competed in the State Semi-Finals of the British Parliamentary Debating Competition on Monday.  We are excited to announce that we have two teams progressing to the State Final, which will be held on Monday.  Well done to all performers at last night’s Year 8/9 Drama Night who wowed the audience with their engaging performance of Trackers. And, finally, all the best to our Netballers for tomorrow’s finals.

Supporting Student Wellbeing 

This week we commenced our second Assessing Wellbeing in Education (AWE) survey among students for the year. For the past four years, the AWE survey has provided the College a way to measure student wellbeing over time and inform the development of various wellbeing initiatives and responses. Pleasingly, the survey has identified an increase in students’ general happiness, resilience and wellbeing, and a slight decrease in the experience of bullying behaviours in the past eighteen months.

To support Year 12 students as they head into their examinations over the coming weeks, the St Ignatius Library will be open during the first week of the Term 3 holidays from 8am to 12pm and the second week of the holidays from 8am to 5pm. Alumni tutors have been rostered on during this time for students to access. In addition to this, the College has developed a series of stress management resources for them to engage with. Developed by Guillaume Hauer, staff member and stress management consultant, the resources provide students with a weekly routine of goal setting, mindfulness, yoga, sleep management and gratitude activities.

This week, Year 8 students had the valuable opportunity to reflect on their Roncalli Service projects, sharing updates on their progress and experiences. It has been inspiring to see students step up with genuine acts of service in the local community, from supporting aged care residents, to coaching netball, and even preparing meals for their families.

The Roncalli Service program continues to give students the chance to live out the College values and take pride in being people for others. Well done, Year 8!

Year 10 students this week commenced work with Your Choicez, a values-based respectful relationship education program for teens. Now more than ever, young people are struggling to navigate the complexities of modern relationships. Through Term 4, students will engage in a series of workshops to facilitate exploration and conversations about topics such as dignity of the human person, friendships, consent and protective behaviours.

Homework Club

Our popular Homework Club continues until the end of the term, with lots of students taking advantage of the teacher and tutor academic support available. Homework Club is available for Secondary students every Monday to Thursday, from 3:30pm to 6:00pm in the Ignatius Centre Library. Please see below for more information and when specialist support is available.

When: Every Monday to Thursday

Where: Ignatius Centre Library

Time: The library will close at 6pm but the students may leave at any time beforehand. Year 7 to 10 students who remain past 5pm will need to be collected by a parent/guardian from the library.

Signing in and out: Students are required to sign in and out using the kiosk. Students will need a phone or laptop to scan the QR code.

As an additional support for Year 12 students as they head into their trial ATAR exams, the St Ignatius Library will be open during the first week of the Term 3 holidays from 8am to 12pm and the second week of the holidays from 8am to 5pm. Alumni tutors have been rostered on during this time for students to access.

Summer Uniform

The new term will see students transition into their summer uniform. As the weather can still be cool at the beginning of the term, students will have the option of wearing the correct summer or winter uniform until Monday, 27 October (Term 4, Week 3). The Uniform Code can be found here and staff are guided by the Positive Behaviour Framework to address instances when students do not wear the uniform correctly.

Carpark and Driving Etiquette

Senior students and parents are reminded to be considerate of others’ safety and road rules when driving on and around the campus. Also that students and parents are required to park in the parking areas provided on campus. There have been recent reports of students parking in Prince Albert Court, behind the College. Thank you for your support as we continue to be good neighbours within our community.

Smartrider Reminder

It has come to our attention that recently, there has been a rise in the number of students not using their Smartrider cards to tag on and off when using the Transperth bus service before and after school. Please be reminded that students are required to use their Smartrider when using public transport. Students who do not have a current Smartrider may order a replacement from the St Ignatius Library.

Term 3 Key Dates

Shani Andrews

Vice Principal - Head of Secondary

Year 11 Student Cafe

Wednesday 24 September 

Spice up your lunchtime with the Year 11 Café! Place your order from a range of delicious Mexican burrito options – packed with flavour and plenty to choose from.

MENU:

Pulled Pork Burrito Bowl $6.00

Pulled Beef Burrito Bowl $6.00

Pulled Lamb Burrito Bowl $6.00

Oreo Milkshake $4.00

ORDER: https://www.trybooking.com/1472261

Thursday 25 September 

Take a break and dig in at the Year 11 Café! Choose from two delicious pasta dishes—each made to satisfy.

MENU:

Vegetarian Pasta $6.00

GF Vegetarian Pasta $6.00

Creamy Chicken Pasta $6.00

GF Creamy Chicken Pasta $6.00

Chunky Chocolate Chip Cookies $3.00

ORDER: https://www.trybooking.com/1472265

Year 10 Italian Film Festival Excursion

Each year, the Italian Film Festival comes to Perth and brings a range of Italian cultural and modern films for all to enjoy. On Tuesday 16 September, the Year 10 Italian students with Prof Polizzi and Prof Cinini went to Windsor Cinema to watch the film, 10 Giorni con i Suoi’, translated as When Mum is Away… with the In-laws. This film follows the adventure of the Rovelli family as they work through accepting their firstborn’s adventure to attend university and live with her boyfriend. The Rovelli family meets the boyfriend’s family, and the film features cultural clashes, a series of hilarious misunderstandings, theft and lies. Students and staff thoroughly enjoyed this film. Students were able to listen and watch an authentic modern Italian film and enjoy the inclusion of cities and regions of Italy, including the sunny Puglia.

Students in class will continue building vocabulary and understanding of the Italian film genre. Themes of the importance of family and relationships, comparing this to the Australian society and lifestyle, will be explored. 

Year 8 Italian students and arancini

The Year 8 Italian classes have recently learnt about the origins of the famous Italian food, arancini. Students learnt how they are commonly made and how they can be made differently depending on the region in Italy. Arancini can be made in different shapes and sizes and have different ingredients. Students translated the vocabulary and watched a brief video on how to make them from scratch. They were then fortunate enough to enjoy two arancini, one with ragù and one with cheese. Grazie to Prof Cocco, Cinini and Polizzi for providing the students with an authentic cultural activity. 

Melissa Polizzi

Head of Learning Area - Languages 

Save the date: Visual Arts Exhibition

Join us for the 2025 John XXIII College Visual Arts Exhibition in the Thomas More Exhibition Centre. 

This year’s exhibition showcases the creativity and skill of our Visual Arts students, with an inspiring display of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and ceramic works.

Exhibition Dates

• Monday 20 – Friday 24 October: 9:00am – 4:00pm

• Saturday 25 October: 11:00am – 2:00pm

   

Opening Night

Monday 20 October, 5:30pm – all are welcome to attend, however registration is essential. 

Celebrate excellence in the Visual Arts and take part in the People’s Choice Award by voting for your favourite piece.

Kiri Moore

Coordinator - Visual Arts

SPORT

ACC A-Division Athletics Carnival: One BIG Team, one BIG Dream

Heading into the third and final major ACC Carnival of the year, having won 2 out of the 3 in Swimming and Cross-Country, the pressure and excitement of a possible third win was well and truly alive.

Our mottos for the day were - 'One BIG Team, one BIG dream' and 'It's not over till it's over'. And wow, did our team live that truth. We saw grit. We saw guts. We saw students digging deep, chasing down the finish line with everything they had, pushing for that little bit extra, that one extra point for the team.

In true JTC style, this year the margin had narrowed to 25 points before the start of the relays. These double-point events are met with so much excitement. We had some fantastic runs and closed out the day with a dominant performance by our U19 Boys team, taking the win by 20 metres.

Our incredible team of 155 Athletes finished second overall by 31 points behind Sacred Heart College, who took home their 27th consecutive win. We also clinched the Overall Boys Aggregate Shield by 29 points over Chisholm Catholic College.

To our athletes: we are beyond proud of you. You showed what it means to represent JTC – not just in performance, but in character. You inspired us and the whole community watching on the live stream.

To our staff and coaches, the making of this day is not possible without the time and effort that is put in. We cannot thank you enough for the work and time you have invested in this team and this dream!

• Sprints - Miss Pillera
• Distance - Mr Tirant 
• High Jump - Zahra Amos
• Long Jump - JTC PE Staff
• Hurdles - Lyn Foreman/Leila Barker (Class 2023)
• Javelin - Jamie Floyd (Class 2022) /Leila Barker (Class 2023)
• Shot and Discus - Tim Lyons 

Congratulations to the following students who were placed in the top five champions for their age group: 

• U/13 Girls -  Frankie Julian - Champion
• U/15 Boys - Alex Bilkey - 4th
• U/16 Girls – Sade Hewes – Equal 4th 
• U/19 Girls - Sasha Pallis - 4th
• U/19 Boys – Dominic Jeffery - Equal 2nd

Congratulations to Lyla Stewart, who broke the U/19 Girls 1500m record in a time of 4.40.44. The record had stood since 2001! Well done Lyla!

One final congratulations is in order for Sade Hewes, who went under record time for both the U/16 Girls 100m (11.98s) and 200m (24.84).  This was bested by a mere 0.04s in the 100m and 0.40s in the 200m by Sacred Heart Athlete Emilia Reed.  The former record for the 100m had stood since 1984.

For those who would like to look back on the amazing performances, the link is below, along with the individual results from the day.

Results - 2025 ACC Div A

Livestream - https://bit.ly/47foFdc

363 sleeps until we get the chance to do it all again, onwards and upwards, Team JTC. 

ACC Jumper Embroidery

All ACC Interschool jumpers are to be handed into the College Uniform Shop for embroidery. Please note, to be eligible for embroidery, students must have attended the ACC Carnival on the day. All jumpers are to be dropped off by Thursday 25 September by 12:00pm.

Year 7 Summer NAS

Trials will start next week. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

• Trials - Week 10 and Term 4 Week 1
  • If you are unable to make a trial, please inform Miss Pillera or Mr Kowal

  • Teams will be posted at the end of Week 1 next term

     

• Trainings - Weeks 2, 3 and 4
  • Pay attention to all training dates and times, as it may not be the same each week
  • If you cannot make a training session, you must let your team teacher know

  • At the Week 4 training, there will be a sausage sizzle for all teams

     

• Carnival - Week 4, Thursday, 6 November, 7:45am - 3:00pm

Staff and Teams

Trial and Training Schedule

SSWA Touch Football

We had two Years 10-12 Teams compete in the SSWA Touch Football Tournament. The teams were led by Mr Tom Hooker and Mr Xavier Mitchell. The girls narrowly missed out on the final, going down by one try in the semi-final.

Volleyball Club Term 4

In Term 4, we will be starting a Volleyball Club for all students interested in improving their skills and learning about the wonderful game! It will run every Monday afternoon starting in Week 2, Monday 20 October in the SLSC from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following boys who won the State League Division 1 U18 Top 4 Cup. Plenty of JTC students representing in the UWA team. Well done boys!

• Luca Howard
• Noah Boruff
• Finn O'Donnell 
• Harrison Delmotte
• Dylan Betts (not pictured)
• Jake Austin (alumni, not pictured)

Congratulations to the following boys who were selected into the U/14 Boys Development Squad for the Claremont Football Club. 

(From the left - Jack Hodge, Michael Nimmo, Hudson Grabham, Cooper Tout, Lucian Kemp, Louis Montgomerie, Dash Thompson, Hugh Morphett)

Congratulations to alumni Jono Morphett and Brayden Fyneman who are in Auckland this week representing the UWA West Coast Swimming Club at the Short Course Nationals. It is wonderful to see that they are still heavily committed to their sport and doing great things.  

Jessica Pillera

Head of Sport