College News

Westfield Local Heroes Campaign

A big thank you to all the members of our Copperfield College community for the huge support in the 2019 Westfield Local heroes Campaign. I am very proud to accept the $10,000 grant on behalf of the College. This money will be used to provide further opportunities for Copperfield students in 2020. Student leadership and engagement opportunities with ABCN, VCAL community projects and mentoring and employability skills programs with WPC will be some of the areas where the money will be spent.

Thank you for getting behind this nomination and for your overwhelming support of our College.

Photo of Ms Chiodo with her parents, accepting the award at Westfield Airport West.

Ms Mary Chiodo

Campus Principal

Robotics

A new generation is upholding the might of the Copperfield Robotics club. On 17 October, four teams from Sydenham and Kings Park competed in a competition at Dandenong High School, demonstrating their robotic prowess against teams from across Victoria. 

The year nine and ten teams from the two campuses both performed well, making it to the semifinals before bowing out in hard-fought games. The year seven Sydenham team ran into some technical difficulties but demonstrated great resilience and positivity. 

The day’s greatest success went to the Sydenham year eight team, consisting of Stephanie, Alana, and Talia. The girls finished second in the junior division final, before being awarded the Excellence Award for an outstanding all-round performance on the day and in the design, construction, and programming of their robot. This is the highest award given out at a VEX competition – an outstanding achievement for the team’s first competition! 

As a result of their award, the Sydenham year eights now join the Delahey team in having qualified for the National finals, which will be held in Adelaide this December. The other teams will have one more chance to secure themselves a spot at Nationals when they compete at the State final at Templestowe College on 9 November. Congratulations to all for their work through the season so far! 

End of the Year Music Concert

Watch out for the End of the Year Music Concert. You don't want to miss it!

Ms Sarah Gunn

Performing Arts Leader