Magis

Next Wednesday 26 June will see the combined Magis Awards Breakfast and Personal Project opening take place in the Library commencing with a light breakfast at 7:30am. About 50 Magis and Altiora students will be receiving awards in areas including Da Vinci Decathlon, Academic Spelling and Mental Maths Challenges, Creative Edge Challenge at Curtin University, John XXIII Public Speaking and Creative Writing competitions, World Scholar’s Cup and several special awards. Following this there will be the Opening of the Years 7 and 8 Magis Option Personal Project display. Thirty projects will be on display, and a colourful Project catalogue booklet will be distributed. There are many fascinating projects, and these will be on display for other students at recess and lunchtime. Congratulations to all students on the creativity they have shown.

The final round of the WADL Debating League Schools’ competition was held at Christchurch College on Tuesday. It was very successful with all our Years 12, 11, 10 and Year 8 teams winning, along with two of the Year 7 teams, whilst our Year 9 teams debated extremely well, losing narrowly against strong opposition. The WADL make-up round takes place this Wednesday evening, and results will determine whether a couple of teams make the finals. However, congratulations to the Year 7 team of Maya Mintz, Wesley Soares, Hannah Johnson and Meg Derbyshire who won again on Tuesday to complete their qualifying rounds undefeated and win the zone pennant. Congratulations to all teams and special thanks to our many supportive parents and the teachers, Ms Kirralee Dawson, Ms Maryanne Lumley, Deacon Aaron Peters, Ms Bonita Devanand and Ms Debra Needham for their great assistance to the teams.

Our senior Mock Trials team, headed by Magis leaders Rory Hewson, Charlie Richards and Cullen Binet had another great win against a strong Rossmoyne Highschool team last Monday at the Supreme Courts, and is undefeated after three rounds. Congratulations to the team and to Ms Daisy Farley and Ms Morgan Ball for their outstanding work with the students. Rory, Charlie and Cullen are key members of the Year 12 Interschool debating team and Rory and Cullen will team up with Aden Cleghorn and Xavier Carr in the Jesuit National Debating Championships at Xavier College in Melbourne at the start of the coming holidays. World scholar’s Cup teams for the Global round in Sydney next term are also being finalised, and further details will be in next week’s newsletter.

Jim Miller

Gifted and Talented Coordinator

Magis & Altiora Calendar

Term Two

26 June - Magis Awards & Personal Project Breakfast