Magis
Congratulations to the Jesuit debating team which represented the College at the National Championships in Melbourne in the holidays, and warmest thanks to Ms Farley who went with the team after I ended up in hospital on the last day of term. Congratulations to Rory Hewson on making the Australian team for the second year running!
Term 3 began with the Magis Mass. Warmest thanks to students who took lead roles in the Mass, and to all Magis and Altiora students and parents who attended. Term highlights include many important gifted and talented events with three of our teams competing in the World Scholar’s Cup Global round in Sydney, the Year 7’s competing in WADL finals, seniors in the next round of Mock Trials, and of course the Tournament of Minds and Optiminds teams preparing for the regional finals in August. In addition there is the John XXIII Chess Championship, and Magis academic Challenges in Creativity and General Academic Knowledge. The current Leaderboard for the Magis Champion at each year group is attached below, whilst the Magis term three calendar has been emailed to students.
There has been a good response for the Magis Camp at Point Walter on 9 & 10 August, but there are still a few places available, so students are reminded to email me and get a camp form from the Magis office if you are interested. It should be a great event.
Finally a reminder of payments now due or overdue for those involved in the Space Camp 2020, the World Scholar’s Cup Global round in Sydney or the Magis Camp. Best wishes to all students for a happy and successful third term.
Jim Miller
Gifted and Talented Program coordinator
Champion 2019 Leaderboard
Semester One
Year 12
1. Rory Hewson 2. Charlie Richards 3. Cullen Binet 4. Sam Falzun 5. Aden Cleghorn |
Year 11
1. Ben Linsten 2. Lorian Marshall 3. Nick Brennan 4. Alex Panther 5. Shaun Raj |
Year 10
1. Caitlin Green 2. Bella Pether 3. Grace Barbour 4. Alex Somlyay 5. McKenzie Richardson
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Year 9
1. Alice O’Sullivan 2. Genevieve Ferguson-Allen 3. Natalie Ong 4. James Green 5. Sophie Chew 6. Bella Boley |
Year 8
=1. Yvie Rigg James Mitchell 3. Rob Brigg 4. Nicolas Carello 5. Ann Cullity 6. Jack Brett |
Year 7
1. Maya Mintz 2. Meg Derbyshire 3. Jonathan Hie 4. Massimo Torre 5. Maddie Boley 6. Bella Samson
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Points have been gained from:
| John XXIII Competitions | Magis Challenges | Interschool Competitions | General |
Public Speaking Creative Writing Personal Project 7/8 | Academic Spelling Mental Maths | Da Vinci decathlon Creative Edge Mock Trials WADL Debating World Scholar’s Cup WA | Academic performance Goal-setting challenge Academic Service (Seniors) |
Competitions for points in Semester 2:
| John XXIII Competitions | Magis Challenges | Interschool Competitions | General |
Chess Personal Project 7/8 | Creative Thinking (Tournament of Minds/Optiminds)
Academic Knowledge | Optiminds Tournament of Minds World scholar’s Cup Global Quest (Students may also gain points from any external competition associated with any learning area. | Attendance at Magis Events (Camp/Breakfasts)
Best Assessment Academic Service |
Magis Awards Semester 2: All Magis Awards for Semester 2 plus whole year major awards will be presented at the Magis Awards Breakfast in Term 4.
Highlights of all Magis Awards, competitions and events will be featured in the hard cover Magis Chronicle 2019 which will be available to purchase in Term 4 (All students will receive a free PDF version).
Jim Miller
Gifted and Talented Coordinator