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Great Southern Grammar
Tim Winton Award for Young Writers
The Tim Winton Award for Young Writers has opened for entries. It is for any students, from Years One to Twelve to submit an original piece of prose writing, no longer than 2000 words. There is further information available on the City of Subiaco website Tim Winton Award for Young Writers | City of Subiaco. If you need any assistance with entering, please come and see me.
National History Challenge
Entries are still open for all History lovers in the National History Challenge. Open to all students from Years One to Twelve, the formatting requirements are slightly different for each category so it is best to check these detail on their website National History Challenge – The National History Challenge for Australian Students The theme this year is ‘Causes and Consequences’ and submissions are due by 26 August. If you need any assistance with your entry, please come and see me.
Ms Angelina Ross | Head of Humanities and Social Sciences, Learning Enrichment Coordinator (Gifted and Talented Education),
GovHack 2022
GovHack, the annual open data hackathon, is on again this year! Great Southern Grammar has partnered with the City of Albany and Rio Tinto to present the 2022 Albany event. Hosted by the City of Albany, GovHack will run from 19 to 21 August at the Town Hall. Get your friends or colleagues together (about five to six people is ideal!) and register here: Events | Hackerspace (govhack.org)
Participants challenge themselves to use open data, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking to design a project in what is the largest open data hackathon in the Southern Hemisphere, with no age limit on participation!
It’s a festival of ideas to help improve lives and communities and tackle some of the challenges we face in Australia and beyond by using openly available government data.
Got questions? Check out the GovHack handbook for an idea of how the weekend runs: Handbook – GovHack
Academic Support Calendar
Click the link below to view the after school Academic Support Calendar for Term Three.