Science News

Science Competition

50 students participated in the UNSW International Science Competition. Congratulations to the following students who received these awards:

Nathan Elder               Year 10             Distinction

Matthew Chong          Year 10            Distinction

Alexandra Turner        Year 8              Credit

Hannah Lee                  Year 8               Credit

Ana Jovanovic             Year 8              Merit

Rituraj Kangle              Year 7              Distinction

Tahlia Niemann           Year 7              Distinction

Samantha DeGraaf    Year 7              Distinction

Kiarah Noone               Year 7               Distinction

Chen Watson                Year 7               Distinction

Freya Matzen                Year 7               Distinction

Also congratulations  to Jeeva Rajamuniandi in Year 11, who has participated every year and received the Principal’s Award.

Michelle Nickels

Science KLA Leader

STEM Opportunity

FOOTBALL SALARY CAPS & THE COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB - Win the Collingwood Draft Experience

Day of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is giving students, teachers, and schools the chance to enter a new and exciting maths-based challenge, awarding top performers with outstanding 'money can't buy' experiences.

Registrations for the Collingwood STEM Cup are officially open, meaning teachers can sign-up their students for the program that focuses on the career of Collingwood Football Club's Capologist (salary cap specialist), Dominic Milesi.

How it works

The aim of the Cup is to inspire Australian students by placing them in a real world scenario, playing the role of Capologist by using statistics, maths and problem solving skills to draft the ultimate squad (whilst staying under the AFL salary cap).

Aside from learning about the Capologist career and completing the challenge, students will explore other growing career opportunities related to data science, sports analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT). Sandra Hogan, Data Analytics Specialist at SAS, and Nathan Holland, IoT Architect at Cisco, will serve as virtual mentors for students.

Prizes and recognition

All students will generate a personalised STEM resume and earn a Certificate of Completion for the Collingwood STEM Cup. Prizes will be awarded to the top performers on 27 August, including the: 'Draft Day Experience with Mentor Dominic Milesi' - an exceptional behind-the-scenes day with Collingwood FC during draft week.

Closing date

The Collingwood STEM Cup Challenge runs from 18 July through to 20 August. The program can continue beyond the 20 August deadline, but no prizes will be awarded for entries submitted after this date.

La Trobe University - proud partner

Here at La Trobe, we're proud partners of Day of STEM and offer a substantial range of undergraduate courses in support of STEM industries and careers. This year, our Vice-Chancellor John Dewar provides the introduction in the official Collingwood STEM Cup video:

https://lifejourney.wistia.com/medias/7ip3087r8s

Any interested students should see Mrs Nickels, STEM Director, to become registered.