Year 8

Camps

Term 2 saw 9 Homerooms venture down to Cypress Lodge for their class camp.  The following 3 students have written a short reflection about their camp experience:

In Term 2 every Year 8 class got the opportunity to spend 2 nights and 3 days at the College camp on Phillip Island.  All of the students got to experience different activities compared to last year's camp. This year the activities that we did were: a bike ride through bushland, surfing, under-water hockey at Wonthaggi pool, flying fox, giant swing, a high ropes course and a visit to the Vietnam War Museum.  Going on camp in Term 2 is a good thing for classmates to make new friendships early in the year and for students to get to strengthen their friendship with their Homeroom teacher.                                                                                                                 Matthew Dunne (8.8)

Without question, camp at Cypress Lodge on Phillip Island was a major highlight this year and the memories and stories that were created will continue to be passed down through the years. Despite enduring some of the coldest weeks on record, which resulted in freezing surfs and chilling bike rides, it was a successful way to bond with your classmates and peers.  Every day was jam-packed, offering activities of bowling, lengthy walks and perhaps most notably, the unique experience of underwater hockey. The trip concluded with an informative session at the Vietnam Veterans Museum. Nevertheless, the Year 8 camp was certainly a great experience and we offer our thanks to Mr Strom, Mr Murphy and our year level homeroom teachers.                                                                                                                                                               Elijah Barrett (8.3)

Wet, windy and freezing cold! Going to camp in the last week of term

(THE MIDDLE OF WINTER) would not have been my preference, but as a

student from 8.2, I had to toughen up!  The first day was surprisingly

good weather and we made the most of it and hit the surf.  The surf was

choppy, but we had a great time out there. We did many other exciting

activities such as underwater Hockey, bike riding, visiting the Vietnam

War Veteran's Museum, a movie night and got lost at A-Maze'n Things.

However, my class mates and my favourite activity was when we

were given free time to head down to the beach and explore the rocks

and rockpools.                                                                                                          Will Straford (8.2)

Class Captains

Congratulations to the following students who have been elected Class Captain for Semester 2:

8.1 – Joshua Dudman-Doyle & Shawn Scott

8.2 – Jack Laragy & Sydney Stacey

8.3 – Elijah Barrett & Jack Pooley

8.4 – William Bunn & David Goodman

8.5 – Sebastian Bartolome & Joshua Filippa

8.6 – Michael Benvenuto & Alessio Uberti

8.7 – Cooper Clohesy & Liam Rolleman

8.8 – Alec Hende & Giacomo Mandarino

8.9 – Harvey Burke & Charlie Miller

Academic Excellence

Further congratulations to the following students who achieved an Academic Excellence Award for Semester 1:

Cross Country

On Friday, 15 July the Year 8 House Cross-Country was held on Mentone foreshore.  Congratulations to Riley Roberts (8.4 – Benilde) who came in first and is the Year 8 Cross-Country Champion - 2016.  Additional congratulations to Alex Kubenko (8.6 - Solomon) in second place and Luke Western (8.9 - Benilde) in third place. 

Public Speaking

The Year 8 Inter-Class Public Speaking Competition was on Monday, 22 August in the Auditorium.  Nine students were chosen to represent their Homeroom and each spoke with confidence and authority on the following topics:

Adam Vorich (8.1) – National Broadband Network

William Straford (8.2) – Homework Ban

Elijah Barrett (8.3) - Euthanasia

William Bunn (8.4) – Domestic Cats

Sebastian Bartolome (8.5) – Capital Punishment

Liam Hall (8.6) – Naplan

Flynn Martin (8.7) – Cowards Punches

Thomas Griffin (8.8) – Women Firefighters

Flynn Morley (8.9) – Sports Betting Advertising

Each of the nine speakers competed in two categories: the Prepared Speech (3 minutes) and Impromptu Speech (1 minute).  At the conclusion of the competition, Elijah Barrett (8.3) and Flynn Morley (8.9) were chosen to compete in the Br Quentin O’ Halloran Public Speaking Competition to be held on the evening of Wednesday 5 September.  Both students were outstanding in their research, sequencing of information and execution of speech delivery.

Carmel Moloney

Year 8 Co-ordinator