College News & Events
NEW ENGLAND SINGS
Congratulations to Miss Sampson and the following students who were a part of this most amazing and uplifting musical experience at the UNE yesterday:
Choir - Sophie Troon, Meg Lawry, Brooke McElroy, Alissa Moloney, Sophie Warner and Laura Hooper.
Orchestra: Liam Skinner, Lillian Baber, Kirrily Baber, Sophia Mackson, Olivia Rubie and Elian Cotter.
The combined secondary choir included students from all across the region from Tamworth to Ashford, with rehearsals on Saturday and two concerts on Sunday.
The secondary choirs main pieces were:
"Peace on Earth" by Christopher Gordon
"Volta Do Mar Lago" by Paul Jarman
"Invictus" by Paul Jarman
Armidale Youth Awards
The Armidale Youth Awards were held at the Ex-Services Club.
The following students were all nominated for awards:
Sophie Warner, Amica Riley, Ella Thomas, Grace Toakley, Liam Skinner, Sam Frazier, Laura Hooper, Morgane Sercombe, Tim Hanrahan, Nick Troon, Elysia Cristiani, Emily Selby, Micah Scholes-Robertson, Lucy Austrin-Miner, Caitlin Black, Hunter Simpson, Australian Dance Enterprises (which included several OCC students) and O'Connor Vinnies.
The following O'Connor students performed on stage:
Tim Dodds and Nick Troon (Dukes of Fluke)
Grace Toakley and Ella Thomas (Insanity in Blue)
Dancers with Australian Dance Enterprises
(Ella Thomas, Samantha Archer, Taryn Ramage, Georgia Mackson, Caitlyn Jubb and Jemima Davis).
The Armidale Youth Council organised and ran the night. Nick Troon, Sophie Troon and Molly Hardy are all on the Armidale Youth Council and Nick was one of the MCs for the evening.
Well done to everyone involved, you are a credit to yourselves and to the College.
Speak 4 the Planet
YES....Congratulations to the O'Connor Speak 4 The Planet team who has been invited to attend the Youth Eco Summit (YES) in Sydney.
Year 7 students Jayden Goodchild, Annie Swanson, Sophie Troon and Year 8 student Ricky Nutt won the impromptu drama section in Armidale and have been invited to YES as part of the student media crew...what an honour!!!
YES offers the opportunity for students and providers to present their current achievements in sustainability and inspire ongoing action for change.
The students and their teacher Mrs Roff will assist at the summit on Wednesday and Thursday! We wish you all the best on such an exciting adventure.
Food Technology
On September 6th, as part of our unit on catering, Year 9 Food Technology students visited AZKA Restaurant, part of the Quality Hotel Powerhouse. We enjoyed a delicious meal of Thai Beef Salad (which turned one of our vegetarians into a carnivore) and Chicken Caesar Salad. We were made to feel very welcome by the Food and Beverage Manager, Mr Chin and given a very informative talk by the Hotel General Manager, Ms Monty Maguire. We were even treated to a tour of the kitchen by the Head Chef, Mr David Hill. It was great to have a "behind the scenes" experience and we really appreciated the generosity of the Powerhouse staff.
Year 9 Food Tech
Year 9 Food Technology students have been learning about catering for an event. The major task was to plan and prepare a 2 course formal menu. Students were required to place food orders, plan their time effectively, cost the menu per serve and
incorporate contemporary plating / presentation trends. There was an amazing range of recipes, all cooked to perfection. I think you'll agree that even Matt Preston would be impressed!
Anne Healey
Hospitality