Secondary

Science Week Bush Tucker Experience

The theme for National Science Week this year is ‘Food: Different by Design.’ Students were given the opportunity to participate in a Bush Tucker Workshop hosted by Marissa from Bindi Bindi Dreaming. Native thyme, lemon myrtle, bush mint and sea parsley are some of the locally sourced herbs that students experimented with while preparing a shared banquet.

Thank you to Marissa for visiting the College and sharing with us her wealth of knowledge of the local environment and Noongar culture.

Carla Tripi

House Coordinator – Loyola

HASS - Year 11 Geography Excursion

On Wednesday the Year 11 Geography students set off on fieldtrip to explore the global interconnections of various industries in the Swan Valley. Our main unit of study revolves around the spatial distribution of production and consumption of wine, so it was great to get some experiential learning at Upper Reach Winery. On a guided tour of the winery, students learnt about various processes of production and the market dynamics involved in the industry. We also visited Yahava Koffee works and Margaret River Chocolate Company to explore the global interconnections of these industries. The trip also featured various fieldwork activities to consolidate our Geography Skills and we examined Perth’s Urban Morphology as a prelude to Yr 12 ATAR Geography. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and enriching excursion. Special thanks to Mrs Bell for joining the Geography class and providing great insight on the various concepts that we were studying.

Declan Sharp

Year 11 Geography Teacher

Year 8 Bush Dance

Year 8 students were pulling on their boots and their cowboy hats for the best hoedown at the Year 8 Bush Dance. Live entertainment was provided by the Mucky Ducky Bush band ensuring everyone was tapping along.

SPORT

NAS Athletics

Congratulations to all our Years 7-10 students who have been selected to represent the College in the 2021 NAS Athletics carnival on Tuesday 24 August. Whilst students will be competing against athletes from other NAS schools (Sacred Heart, Newman, Chisholm and Servite), there is no scoring on the day or champion boy/girl competition. This day provides an opportunity for students to improve their result from the Interhouse carnival to help secure their selection in the ACC A-Division Athletics team. 

NAS Athletics team information

Students may wear their sports uniform to school.
Selected students will attend Period 1 on the day and then travel by bus to the HBF Athletics stadium.
All team members are asked to wear the College athletics top (these can be purchased from the Uniform Shop).
Students in field and track events are encouraged to ensure they are at their track events as they will run strictly to time. Field events can be completed after track events.
Approximate times of events for track and field can be found in the NAS Athletics program below.

NAS program 2021.pdf

Athletics Training

Thank you to all the students showing a passion for athletics and making it down to our morning training sessions. All students are welcome to attend the College morning training sessions to improve their athletics skills. Last year, John XXIII College achieved our team goal and stayed in the ACC A-Division Athletics Carnival. This year our aim is to do the same and hopefully some more!

Training takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00-8:00am in the lead up to the ACC A Division Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 15 September.

Please find the full schedule below:

2021 Athletics Schedule.pdf

WA Volleyball Schools Cup

Congratulations to our four senior volleyball teams who competed in the 2021 WA Volleyball Schools Cup today. With over 260 teams entered, this was the largest WA volleyball competition to date. Our senior teams are to be commended for their passion and dedication to volleyball this year, as they have put the sport in the spotlight for future years to come.

Results

12A Boys won (in the most incredible final showdown game)
12B Boys 4th
Girls played some amazing sets and just missed out on the finals!

Thank you to Miss Jessica Pillera, Mr Justin Mann and Miss Georgia O’Driscoll for all their time and assistance coaching our teams this year.

WA State Surfing Titles

Well done to all the boys who competed in the WA School Surfing Titles 2021. It was a challenging day out on the surf but our students did a fantastic job making the best of the waves. We had a couple of teams progress through to the semi-finals in their divisions narrowly missing out on spots in the finals. Also a big well done to our junior competitors on the day who came very close to making the semi-finals for their divisions. A big thank you to all the parents for the early morning drop-offs and support along the way. Stay tuned for next weeks newsletter with the results of our girls who competed today.

Tom Begley (Year 10), Tom Stokes (Year 11) – Runner Up Champions Senior Boys Surfing
Joel Margaria (Year 10), Jack Chapman (Year 11) - Semi-Final Senior Boys Surfing
Cooper Lorenz-Markham (Year 10), Zachary Thompson (Year 11) – Senior Boys Body Boarding