WORLD SCHOLAR'S CUP REPORT

After a COVID-19 hiatus, the long-awaited World Scholar's Cup returned to Perth last weekend. The competition had 330 students (75 Junior Teams and 35 Senior Teams) participate from schools such as Aquinas College, Scotch College, Carine SHS, Newman College, Perth College, Shenton College, Kelmscott SHS, Byford SHS, Guildford Grammar, St Andrew’s Grammar and John XXIII College. Sacred Heart had 69 keen students involved. 

Students competed in teams of three as well as individually in debating, writing, a 120 question multiple choice activity on the extensive curriculum and a Kahoot! style bowl where they answered questions like “If Isaac Asimov wrote a book which of the following would most likely be the title?" There was also lots of fun in the process, including an (un)talent show! 

OurSacred Heart Learner Attribute of Critical Thinking was a key to success.

Congratulations to all of our students, two of whom went home with 12 medals! Below is an outline of winners who were in the top 10 in each category as there were way too many to mention. 

TEAM CHALLENGE (120 QUESTIONS)

JUNIOR

• 7th - Tess Fogarty (Year 9 Carden), Charlotte Selth (Year 9 Carden), Emma McQuillen (Year 9 Hannan)
• 4th- Youanna Saeed (Year 8 Barlow), Maria Nasr (Year 8 Thu Duc), Ashley Rose Luu (Year 8 O'Reilly)
• 2nd - Luca Traynor (Year 8 Carden), Jake Lees (Year 8 Carden), Jacob Smith (Year 8 Trinity)

SENIOR

• 8th - Ash Humski (Year 9 Thu Duc), Emily Logan (Year 9 Carden), Eliza Boylen (Year 9 Hannan)    
• 2nd - Madeleine Budas (Year 10 Normandy), Chris Baker (Year 10 Hannan), Chenoa Mason (Year 10 Trinity)
• 1st - Ella McAfee (Year 10 Carden), Ruby Lyons (Year 10 Carden), Nicholas Di Falco (Year 10 Carden)

TOP OF SUBJECT IN CHALLENGE

• ART AND MUSIC - Ash Humski (Year 9 Thu Duc)
• SOCIAL STUDIES - Jack Gilford (Year 10 Trinity)
• SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Emily Logan (Year 9 Carden) 

INDIVIDUAL DEBATE CHAMPIONS

JUNIOR

• 8th - Matilda Kehoe (Year 8 Barlow)
• 5th - Jaime Sadlo (Year 8 Carden)
• 1st - Latecia Papanastasiou (Year 8 Trinity)

SENIOR

• 6th - Ash Humski (Year 10 Thu Duc)

TEAM DEBATE CHAMPIONS

JUNIOR

• 7th - Oliver Budas, Charlene Lau, Taylor Beresford-Peirse (Year 8 Normandy)    
• 6th - Christina Edwards (Year 8 Carden), Gemma Nunn (Year 8 Normandy), Jalyn Klijn-Francesconi (Year 8 Thu Duc)
• 1st - Lara Cipriano (Year 8 O'Reilly), Jaime Sadlo (Year 8 Carden), Neave Norman (Year 8 Hannan)

SENIOR

• 9th - Rebecca Brock (Year 11 Hannan), Scarlett Kelly (Year 11 Thu Duc), Samara Hayes (Year 11 Carden)
• 8th - Ash Humski (Year 9 Thu Duc), Emily Logan (Year 9 Carden), Eliza Boylen (Year 9 Hannan)
• 4th - Madeleine Budas (Year 10 Normandy), Chris Baker (Year 10 Hannan), Chenoa Mason (Year 10 Trinity) 

INDIVIDUAL WRITING CHAMPIONS

JUNIOR

• 9th - Kian Cartmell (Year 8 Barlow)
• 2nd - Mia Tayler (Year 8 Barlow)
• 1st - Luca Traynor (Year 8 Carden)

SENIOR

• 9th - Ash Humski (Year 9 Thu Duc)
• 8th - Samara Hayes (Year 11 Carden) 

TEAM WRITING CHAMPIONS

JUNIOR

• 8th - Tess Fogarty (Year 9 Carden), Charlotte Selth (Year 9 Carden), Emma McQuillen (Year 9 Hannan) 
• 7th - Luca Traynor (Year 8 Carden), Jake Lees (Year 8 Carden), Jacob Smith (Year 8 Trinity)   
• 6th - Lara Cipriano (Year 8 O'Reilly), Jaime Sadlo (Year 8 Carden), Neave Norman (Year 8 Hannan)
• 1st - Matilda Kehoe (Year 8 Barlow), Mia Tayler (Year 8 Barlow), Lucy Buswell (Year 8 Barlow)

SENIOR

• 7th - Madeleine Budas (Year 10 Normandy), Chris Baker (Year 10 Hannan), Chenoa Mason (Year 10 Trinity)
• 4th - Rebecca Brock (Year 11 Hannan), Scarlett Kelly (Year 11 Thu Duc), Samara Hayes (Year 11 Carden)

TEAM BOWL CHAMPIONS

JUNIOR

• 9th - Emmet Kelly (Year 7 Thu Duc), TJ Boylen (Year 7 Trinity), Adam Viquez (Year 7 Trinity)
• 7th - Oliver Budas, Charlene Lau, Taylor Beresford-Peirse (Year 8 Normandy)
• 5th - Lachlan O’Connor (Year 7 Normandy), Flynn Williams (Year 7 Carden), James Klijn-Francesconi (Year 7 Thu Duc)
• 3rd - Luca Traynor, Jake Lees (Year 8 Carden), Jacob Smith (Year 8 Trinity)

SENIOR

• 8th - Luke Smelter (Year 9 Hannan), Leo Kelly (Year 9 Thu Duc), Ethan Boss (Year 9 O'Reilly)
• 5th - Ella McAfee, Ruby Lyons, Nicholas Di Falco (Year 10 Carden)
• 2nd - Jack Gilford, Erin Moodley, Sophia Thirza Joyce (Year 10 Trinity)

OVERALL COMPETITION - TOP SCHOLARS

JUNIOR

• 8th - Taylor Beresford-Peirse (Year 8 Normandy)
• 4th - Luca Traynor (Year 8 Carden)
• 3rd - Jaime Sadlo (Year 8 Carden)
• 2nd - Mia Tayler (Year 8 Barlow)

SENIOR

• 7th - Chenoa Mason (Year 10 Trinity)
• 4th - Ash Humski (Year 9 Thu Duc)

OVERALL COMPETITION - TOP TEAMS

JUNIOR

• 9th - Lara Cipriano (Year 8 O'Reilly), Jaime Sadlo (Year 8 Carden), Neave Norman (Year 8 Hannan)
• 8th - Oliver Budas, Charlene Lau, Taylor Beresford-Peirse (Year 8 Normandy)
• 4th - Matilda Kehoe (Year 8 Barlow), Mia Tayler (Year 8 Barlow), Lucy Buswell (Year 8 Barlow)
• 3rd - Luca Traynor, Jake Lees (Year 8 Carden), Jacob Smith (Year 8 Trinity)

SENIOR

• 9th - Rebecca Brock (Year 11 Hannan), Scarlett Kelly (Year 11 Thu Duc), Samara Hayes (Year 11 Carden)
• 7th - Ash Humski (Year 9 Thu Duc), Emily Logan (Year 9 Carden), Eliza Boylen (Year 9 Hannan)
• 6th - Ella McAfee, Ruby Lyons, Nicholas Di Falco (Year 10 Carden)

Special thanks to Mrs Susan Carrick, Mrs Siobhan Leonard, Ms Halina Alter, Josh Wilson (Class of 2019) and Ryan Bunschoten (Class of 2021) for assisting with judging and supervising at Aquinas on Friday. Thanks also to Mr Tony Budas for assisting all day on Saturday with feeding all the students and staff and cleaning up. 

Mrs Tanya Atherton

Head of Gifted and Talented