Magis report 

On Tuesday, a group of delegates represented the College at the 2022 United Nations Voice Competition. Voice is a unique public speaking competition for students in Years 7 to 10. It invites students to solve issues that affect their community, nation, and the world. Year 10 student Thomas Syminton and Year 9 student Caleb Faulkner Hill considered how the government could encourage a fair transition to renewable energy for Australian industries. Year 10 students Meg Derbyshire and Felix Frichot, and Year 8 student Thomas Beach discussed what could be done globally to increase the resilience of healthcare systems. Whilst Year 9 student Luisa Parish examined how the international community could sustainably utilise resources in outer space. Our delegates were commended for their inspiring and innovative proposals. We congratulate these students on an outstanding achievement.

Congratulations to our Junior Ethics Teams who competed in the Australasian division of Middle School Ethics Olympiad on Wednesday. They competed against high schools from Western Australia and Hong Kong. Both teams received honourable mentions from the judges, for the eloquent and careful perspectives they brought in examination of the case studies. We congratulate our eth-letes:

Team 1

• Molly Pekin (Year 8)
• Joseph Scott (Year 8)
• Neva Barker (Year 9)
• Aditi Nguyen (Year 9)
• Janelle Raman (Year 9)

Team 2

• Chloe Bell (Year 8)
• Grace Nicol (Year 8)
• Charlie Pronk (Year 8)
• Jennifer Ong (Year 9)
• Charlie Pronk (Year 9)

Was great to see students getting into House spirit as part of the Homeroom Magis Challenge this week. Student representatives from Years 7 to 11 took part in a quiz which tested their knowledge of Christian theology. Congratulations to our Year group winners:

• Year 7: Alyssa Mignacca (St Louis)
• Year 8: Isabelle Greenwood Hayes (Campion) and Catherine Gazia (Ward)
• Year 9: Thalia Kurniawan (Campion)
• Year 10: Jacob Davila (Loreto)
• Year 11: Niamh McCleary (Loreto)

Next Thursday our Year 7 Magis students will be displaying their Personal Projects in an exhibition held at Roncalli Hall (between 7:30am-8:30am). This will mark the culmination of many months of hard work and planning. We extend an invitation to the College community – staff, students, and parents – to come in celebration and support of our talented Year 7 Magis students.

You can keep up to date with Magis and Altiora events by following the Term 4 calendar – which can be accessed by clicking on the link below. 

Daisy Farley

Magis Coordinator – Gifted and Talented