Secondary

JTC Robotics Team Wins State Final

Over the weekend, the JTC Robotics Team took the top prize in their category at the RoboCup Junior State Finals held at Curtin Stadium.  Out of 64 teams competing, they won first place in the Novice OnStage Performance with a spoof on the hit YouTube song Pro Fortnite Gamers.  The team worked for two terms afterschool and on weekends to engineer and program three working animatrons of a school bus, a banana, and a llama.  They wrote and submitted a technical paper outlining the robot platforms and coding used in the project.  The judges were highly impressed with their interview and how they communicated their knowledge about the robots.  This is a fantastic start to the JTC Robotics program. If your child is interested in robotics, the team is now open for new team members and will be meeting afterschool on Tuesdays to prepare for the First Lego League Competition in November. Students up to 16 years old are welcome to join in the fun.

Anna Davila

Head of Learning - Technologies

Year 12 Walk on at the Fr Kevin King Cup Athletics Carnival

One tradition of the Fr Kevin King Cup Athletics Carnival is the walk on opening ceremony by Year 12 students. What a delight it was to see the Year 12 cohort enjoying this experience, having put in so much energy to prepare. Thanks to House Captains and their helpers, to Year 12 Homeroom teachers and House Coordinators and to all Year 12s for making the walk on something they will remember of their final year at the College. 

Rita de Faria

Assistant Deputy Principal Year 12

New secondary student publication launched 

Produced by students for students, Roncalli Review’s first edition launched today on John XXIII Day. The classrooms and colonnades of our College are known for welcoming and celebrating new ideas and critical thinking, making this the perfect outlet for students to discuss and contribute to today’s hottest, pressing, or controversial topics.

Roncalli Review captures the culture and development of student life on-campus. It is a lens for students to look at themselves, the College and the world. On top of all, the magazine is also a platform for our media students to showcase their creative talents, while also exploring new design techniques and aesthetics, and stay connected with the student community.

Proceeds raised from the sale of the publication go the charity.

Special thanks must go to Robert Di Giallonardo, Media teacher for his support and guidance. 

SPORT

Fr Kevin King Cup Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to Campion House for taking home the Fr Kevin King Cup and Loreto House for winning the Spirit Award at our Interhouse Athletics Carnival last Friday 30 July. This was Campions third consecutive win, a result all students involved should be extremely proud of.

An impressive seven records were broken on the day. Congratulations to the following students:

Congratulations to our individual champions on the day. These students were all recognised for their achievements at our Athletics Assembly today. 

NAS Athletics

Every year, the five NAS school come together with their Years 7-10 student to compete in a NAS Athletics Carnival. This day provides students with the opportunity to improve their times from the Interhouse Carnival in a race setting. Our NAS carnival will take place on Tuesday 24 August. All students who placed in the top five of each athletics event will be invited to attend this carnival.

Athletics Training

Thank you to all the students showing a passion for athletics and making it down to our morning training sessions. All students are welcome to attend the College morning training sessions to improve their athletics skills. Last year, John XXIII College achieved our team goal and stayed in the ACC A-Division Athletics Carnival. This year our aim is to do the same and hopefully some more! Training takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00-8:00am in the lead up to the ACC A-Division Athletics Carnival. Please find the full schedule below.

Year 10 AFL

Congratulations to Miss Lorrelle Fortune and her AFL team for competing in the ACC Year 10 Girls AFL One Day Carnival. The team displayed our true John XXIII Spirit in all games and played extremely well against some tough competition. 

ACC Championship Girls Soccer

Congratulations to our Champions League girls soccer team for progressing through to the quarter final game against Emmanuel Catholic College. The game was played on Wednesday this week where our girls played an incredible game however were not victorious at the final siren. Thank you to Mrs Janeen Murphy for all her support coaching and supporting our girls throughout their soccer journey this year. 

South West Interschool Cross Country

On Tuesday 5 August we had four students represent John XXIII College in the WA representative team at the South West Bunbury Interschool Cross-Country Competition. They all achieved outstanding results, well done to all!

• U/13 Girls - Sasha Pallis – 1st
• U/14 Girls - Lyla Stewart – 2nd
• U/14 Boys - Ciaran Doyle – 4th
• Open Girls - Elizabeth Edwards – 3rd

Sara Kononen

Head of Sport