Secondary
Visual Arts Exhibition Opening Night
The 2021 Visual Arts Exhibition was officially opened on Monday 18 October by special guest Ann Nie Chong; designer, entrepreneur, consultant, academic lecturer and College Alumni. In her opening address, Ann Nie encouraged students to follow their passion for the Arts, work hard and love what you do. She also emphasised the importance of fostering a like-minded creative arts community.
Click below to read Ann Nie’s full opening speech.
The Visual Arts Exhibition provides our students with the opportunity to showcase their artworks and be recognised for the time and effort that they have dedicated to their Art studies this year. Congratulations to our talented Art students and wonderful Visual Arts staff for an outstanding exhibition.
2021 Visual Arts Exhibition Award Winners
- The John XXIII College Art Competition: Layla Hayes (Year 10) – First Place
- The Sister Theresa Elliott Encouragement Award: Ruby Bogoias (Year 7)
- The Arlene Nedeljkovic Rising Star Award: Maddie Northover (Year 10)
- The Loreto Sisters’ Award: Abbey Chapman (Year 12)
- The John XXIII College Staff Award: Bailey Arundell (Year 12)
- The People’s Choice Award: Bailey Arundell (Year 12)
- The Principal’s Award: Bailey Arundell (Year 12)
Louise Hoy
Visual Arts Coordinator
Technologies Week
This week we celebrated the amazing work of the staff and students in the Technologies Department. Projects in woodwork, engineering, digital technologies, foods, textiles, and our VET courses were showcased in the expo in the Circle of Friends Café. The week started off with a molecular gastronomy demonstration followed by a group of students making cinnamon scrolls during lunch. The students from the Woodworking Club displayed their the sandboard projects and talked with students who are keen to join the club next year. In digital technologies, three students constructed the JTC campus in Minecraft, inviting students to join in and help reimagine how A Block will look. The textiles teachers hosted a student design challenge to create a new school uniform for the JTC student in a post-apocalyptic world and the week concluded with the Year 8 Engineering students racing their rocket cars.
As the school year is quickly coming to an end, we look forward to introducing some new projects for next year and seeing many more amazing student designs as the department continues to grow.
Anna Davila
Head of Learning - Technologies
John XXIII Christmas Appeal
Please donate generously to the John XXlll Christmas appeal. Please bring in money or items from the list below to support the Shopfront Christmas appeal. Items need to be handed into Homeroom by Wednesday 24 November. Any cash donations will support the Shopfront Christmas lunch.
The following items are needed for the Gift Bags (please note, smaller sizes are more useful):
| General Items | Food Items |
|---|---|
| Razors, shaving cream | Pkt Biscuits |
| Soap | Lollies |
| Body wash | Toffees |
| Shampoo | Shortbread |
| Conditioner | Fruit Jellies |
Toothpaste Toothbrush | Mini Fruit Cake |
| Ladies Razors | Mini Christmas Pudding |
| Hand cream | Pkt Nuts |
| Make-up | Pkt Dried Fruit |
| Make-up bag | Pretzels |
| Cleansing wipes | Chips |
| Moisturiser | Christmas chocolates |
| Sunscreen | Christmas lollies |
| Body lotion | |
| Comb, Brush | |
| Sm pkt Tissues | |
| Deodorant | |
| Body lotion | |
| Nail polish | |
| Underwear | |
| Socks | |
Caps, Hats, Sunglasses Torch and batteries |
Thank you event
We are grateful to everyone in the John XXIII College community who supported us this year. If you volunteered your time on committees or at events, whether parent or student focused, or you’ve supported the College through gifts to the Foundation, we would like to thank you in person.
Please join us Thursday 11 November
6:30PM – 8:30PM
Hamptons City Beach, 179 Challenger Parade, City Beach.