Secondary

Year 11 Politics & Law Excursion

 Last Thursday, our second class of Year 11 Politics & Law students attended the law courts and Parliament. This excursion provides students with the opportunity to observe our legislature and judiciary at work – broadening and advancing their understanding of the court system and the processes and procedures undertaken by Parliament for effective governance.

In the morning, the students participated in an empty court activity in the Supreme Court – testing their knowledge of courtroom layout and the roles of court personnel. Students then attended a high-profile criminal trial in the District Court, before visiting the Magistrates Court in session. This afforded students an invaluable learning opportunity to compare how indictable and summary offences are dealt with.

In the afternoon, students attended the Parliament of Western Australia. As parliament was prorogued, students were afforded the opportunity to sit inside both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Students then met with Dr Sam Hutchinson, a Research Officer with the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee. Dr Hutchinson discussed with students the role that committees play assisting Parliament in its scrutiny and lawmaking functions. Was a rewarding experience.

Daisy Farley

Magis Coordinator – Gifted and Talented

Festeggiamo con una pizza! 

Following last week’s images and article on the Year 9 Japanese students working enthusiastically on creating bento and sushi, please find attached a video of their masterpieces in Japanese.

Well done to the Year 9 Japanese students and to their teacher, Sensei Glass for creating this video. 

The Years 11 and 12 Italian ATAR students have been working very hard towards their end of year oral and written exams. On Monday 19 September, it was an opportunity for the students to share a pizza e una chiacchierata at Monsterella Pizzeria in Wembley.

Students engaged in variety of ice-breaker games while enjoying their cioccolata calda and tiramisu. Students learnt the different meaning of Italian words that we see in many menus and cafés, especially affogato (meaning the ice-cream is drowning in the espresso coffee). Students completed all of this while answering questions in Italian and braving the cold. It was an enjoyable evening shared by all.

On Wednesday 21 September, the Year 10 and 11 Italian students along with Prof Cinini and Prof Polizzi headed to Palace Cinema in Raine Square to watch the Italian film, 'La Befana vien di notte 2: Le origini' (The Legend of the Christmas Witch 2 – The Origins.)

The students were engaged not only with the Italian language and glimpse of dialect but also with the images of the Italian cities and the cultural and religious elements. The film, a family adventure, expresses the power of imagination and fantasy, telling the story of the origins of the Befana. The films links to the Year 11 ATAR Italian course of ‘le tradizioni e le feste’ (traditions and festivals), and the Year 10 Italian curriculum explore Italian interests and pastimes which include music and films.  

The group thoroughly enjoyed the film and recommends the wider to community to watch this film or to catch one of the marvellous Italian films at the St. Ali Italian Film Festival of 2022. 

Melissa Polizzi 

Head of Learning Area - Languages 

Clubs

The Dungeons and Dragons Clubs will recommence in Term 4 in the Library from 3:30pm until 5:00pm. Both Year 7 groups will continue on their  various side quests on the Lost Mines of Phandelver.

The group organised by Tom Beach and Alex Roberts will also recommence.

The STEM Drone Club has been blessed with two donations to help us buy new drones. Ms Tricia Ho and the Parents' Association have donated enough money for us to buy six of the latest Mavic Mini 3 Drones, that come with their own controllers and excellent movie making potential. The money also allowed us to buy more Tello drones with their own controllers as well, and new batteries.

Next term we shall be offering a small number of Primary students the opportunity to fly drones. The decision as to who and when we will fly, will be discussed with Ms De Pinto.

The Drone club has set up an account with the College’s Foundation that will allow other parents and people with an interest in allowing young people to be exposed to this technology, to donate money to allow the Drone Club to buy more drones and expand the numbers of students gaining experience in this STEM activity. The link to the donation program is here.

Any money donated to the Club is tax deductible.

The Secondary Chess Club has been bubbling along this term, but now it is time for all the practice to take effect. The Magis Chess Tournament will begin early next term and any student interested in applying to be part of the tournament need to contact Ms Daisy Farley. This is a knockout competition and will run until the winner is found. Included in this year's Magis tournament, will be the six grand finalists from the Primary Chess Club competition.

Damien Connellan

Club Coordinator

Media Night 2022

Our Media Night will showcase the many talents of our students, with a variety of genres and styles of films on show; from short genre films and documentaries, to action film trailers and music videos. Come along for an entertaining and enjoyable evening!

This is also a valuable opportunity for upcoming media students to gain insight into Media as a course. Some films are rated M - parental guidance advised for younger viewers.

• Thursday 13 October 2022
• Doors open at 6:15pm and screening begins at 6:30pm
• Windsor Cinema, 98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands

Robert Di Giallonardo

Media Teacher

SPORT

Senior NAS One Day Carnival

Well done to all Years 11 and 12 students who competed in the Senior NAS One day Carnival on Monday 19 September. For the Year 12’s it was the last time they were representing John XXIII College for NAS. We are so proud of all of you and for your contribution to NAS Sport over the years. We had eight teams out competing at various locations playing against each NAS school in a round robin style competition. Well done to four of our teams who came home Premiers. A fantastic way to end the term. 

• Indoor Beach Volleyball Girls – Premiers
• Indoor Beach Volleyball Boys – Premiers 
• Touch Football Girls – Premiers
• Touch Football Boys – Premiers 
• Basketball Girls – 4th 
• Basketball Boys – 2nd 
• Ultimate Frisbee Boys – 3rd 
• Australian Rules Football Girls – 2nd 

Water Polo 

On Wednesday our Years 9/10 Boys competed at the School Sport WA Water Polo. They had a great day out at the pool winning five of their seven games. Well done to the boys for their wonderful team work and team spirit on the day. A big thanks to Mr Chris Morris for coaching and supporting the boys on the day. 

Rugby 

Well done team JTC at the UWA Western Force Cup Finals on Wednesday afternoon. The boys teamed up with Shenton College to make a combined team. The boys made it to the semi- finals going down to Aranmore Catholic College. We are proud of all your efforts against some tough competition. Thanks to Dirk Gleghorn and Christian Golding for all their work with the team over the term. We hope to see you all back next year!!

Congratulations

Congratulations to Charlie Clarke and his Lacrosse team who won the State League Premiership last weekend. Charlie was also named WA U/17 Fairest and Best. Well done. 

Congratulations Ciaran Doyle, Sam Gallagher, Alex Tang and Kai Bardetta who made the Claremont Development Squad. Fantastic to see and good luck!!

On behalf of the Sports department at John XXIII College we thank everyone for their dedication and contribution to sport. We are so lucky to have such talented and committed students. We hope everyone enjoys their holiday and look forward to seeing you all next term. 

Jess Pillera

Head of Sport