Secondary

St Louis House Day

This week we celebrate and remember St Aloysius Gonzaga, a young man of great faith, compassion and courage who gave up a privileged life to live a life caring for those around him. Gonzaga cared for victims, begged alms for the sick, and physically carried those he found on the streets to a hospital where he washed and fed them. We continue to look to St Aloysius Gonzaga for inspiration, ultimately working towards fulfilling our House motto ‘Altiora Peto’ or simply, to strive for higher things.

During the House Assembly we also celebrated what it meant to be a member of St Louis House, a spirited, caring, and generous group of people. An important part of our day was the pizza lunch, sharing a meal contributes to stronger relationships and strengthens the bond of a Homeroom and of a House.  

A huge thank you to all St Louis House staff, particularly the Homeroom teachers who play a special role in the lives of our students.   

Carla Tripi  

St Louis House Coordinator   

The Science and Engineering Challenge

Congratulations to the Year 10 Engineering class who achieved second place in the Science and Engineering challenge on Monday 20 June. The challenge involved completing tasks in groups to add points towards the total class score. It was great to see the student's high energy and competitiveness towards their challenges.

Nathan Munns

Teacher - Design and Technology

A big thank you from CARAD 

Refugee Week is a unique opportunity for us all to experience and celebrate the rich diversity of refugee communities. Through Refugee Week, we aim to provide an important opportunity for asylum seekers and refugees to be seen, listened to and valued.

The College hosted a number of activities to celebrate the week. We welcomed  Fare Go to the College, the Fare Go Food Truck is a social enterprise staffed by refugees and asylum seekers, who served up some delicious cultural foods to students and staff.

We also held a food drive for Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees (CARAD).  It was great to see see so much support from students and staff. Below is a lovely response we received from the team at CARAD

I wanted to let you know how grateful we are for the generosity of the staff and students of John XXIII College.  I came this morning with two volunteers, and we were amazed at the number of bags donated.

We appreciate your support for CARAD and the efforts of your staff in helping to organise this appeal and make it happen.  Our clients are so appreciative of all the food and hygiene items they receive each week.

Please forward our thanks and appreciation to all those who donated and also those who assisted in sorting, packing and carrying the bags.

JTC students at the 'Get Into Resources' expo

The Get Into Resources annual event provides students with a wide range of engaging activities to inspire and create interest for the next generation in the resources industry. 

Thirty of our John XXIII students from Years 11 and 12 experienced either ATAR or VET hands on sessions, which were presented and facilitated by resource industry professionals such as Engineers and Geologists.

The event was sponsored and attended by key resource industry companies including BHP, Rio Tinto, Sandfire, Mineral Resources and Gold Industry Group.

Jane Hedley

Head of Pathways and Transition

Face masks

A reminder that all Secondary students travelling on school buses, including the Horizons West charter buses are required to wear a face mask. This is mandated by the state government. In consideration of all members of our school community, it is important that students ensure they wear a face mask on the bus.

Jessica Bouwman

Vice Principal   Head of Secondary

SPORT

Winter NAS

Congratulations to all the teams and coaches who played in finals matches for NAS. The students showed great spirit and sportsmanship across the board. Well done to the following teams who were premiers for their sport, all games were very exciting and well fought. 

Winter NAS Premiers:

• Year 10 AFL – Mr Sean Oorloff
• Year 9/10 Boys Floorball – Miss Samantha Hurley
• Year 7/8 Girls Floorball – Ms Michelle Myers
• Year 7/8 Boys Floorball – Mr Gerry Cotter

All NAS results can be accessed via the link below:

NAS Fixtures, Results & Ladders | Associated & Catholic Colleges of WA (accsport.asn.au)

Senior NAS Carnivals 

With Winter NAS fixtures complete we now turn our attention to the Senior NAS One Day Carnivals happening next Wednesday 29 June. We wish all the teams and their coaches best of luck for the day. 

A few important things to note for the day:

• All busses will be leaving the college at 8:30am students will meet in the St Louis Sports Centre to get ticked off from 8:10am.
• Students will depart the venues at 2:40pm to return to the College for normal school day finish 
• Students to bring their own recess, lunch and water for the day
• Must be in College sports uniform – We will provide their playing shirts for the day
• Students to bring great sportsmanship and attitude for the fun filled day of sport.

Athletics Training

Athletics training is well under way. It would be great to see as many students as possible at training in this last week to get in some final sessions before the Interhouse Athletics Carnival that will take place on Friday 29 July. 

Thank you again to our specialist athletics coaches for this year:

Please find the training schedule attached below. We are very lucky to have both indoor and outdoor venues available, so training will take place rain, hail or shine. If there are any changes to the schedule this will be communicated in SEQTA student notices and the College newsletter.

Athletics Pre-Carnival Events

Our first week of Pre-carnival events for athletics have already produced some very exciting results. We are looking forward to our final week of events. Good luck to all students competing for their House and individual championship points.  Year 7s will have the opportunity to compete in their pre-carnival events on the last day of term during periods 3-6.

Pre Carnival-Event Information

• Students will register their name at the event on the day of their trial
• A maximum of three can compete in each event from each House
• All trials will start at 1:00pm SHARP
• Students are allowed to change into their PE uniform (with House shirt) at recess and must then change back into their full College uniform at the end of lunch. 
• All results will contribute to overall house points and individual champion points.

Pre-Carnival Event Schedule

ACC Hockey

The 2022 ACC Hockey Challenge did not disappoint. Our boys went into the day hoping to go one better than their semi final loss last year. They rose to the challenge to secure their place in the grand final at the end of the day against Bunbury Grammar. The game was a draw and went into extra time. Unfortunately, our team went down in the last two minutes finishing second. It was a fantastic effort and we look forward to seeing what they can do next year. Thank you to our hockey extraordinaire Mr Josh Bowen for all his time, effort and passion in coaching the boys this year.

SSWA Junior Hockey

Well done to our two Junior Years 7-9 Hockey teams who competed in the Ross Meadows Hockey Shield. It was a great day and the future of hockey is looking very promising for John XXIII College. Thank you to Mr Adrian Sims for his assistance in supervising and coaching these teams. 

The 2022 UWA Western Force Schools Cup 

All Years 7-10 Boys who were interested in playing Rugby for John XXIII this year met with Mr Gleghorn and Miss Pillera this week to register their interest. Anyone who missed the meeting and would like to be involved please email Miss Pillera before the end of term. Jessica.pillera@cewa.edu.au 

State Sporting Representation

In preparation for our Sports Awards Night later this year, we are looking to acknowledge our state and national sporting representatives. 

To register a student for either representation please complete the form below:

Jess Pillera

Head of Sport