Secondary

Clubs

STEM Drone Club

STEM Drone Club starts up again next week for Semester 2. The Club is open to any secondary student and no experience is necessary. The student must have a phone/tablet with wifi to be able to control the drone. We meet outside the St Louis Sport Centre staff office every Wednesday from 3:30pm until 4:30pm. If students have their own drones, then they are encouraged to bring them along.

The D&D Club

The D&D Club has also started up again for Semester 2. We currently have two branches of the same campaign running, with different Dungeon Masters (DMs). The DMs are Mr. Connellan and Nils Soderstrom (Year 10). All students involved in these campaigns are required to arrive in B Block next Thursday at 3:30pm.

The Chess Club

The Chess Club is up and running again too. The spreadsheet for the games is held behind the Librarian’s front desk. Students are expected to organise their games independently either through email or the Chess Club Team. The games are 20 minutes long and can be organised at a mutually agreeable time. The current tournament will run until the Magis Chess competition, which occurs later in Term 3. I will be visiting the Primary School next week with Max Watt to establish a Chess Club there. Max and I will initially teach the students about the chess pieces, how they move and the basic rules of a game. We will then organise a chess tournament for the primary school students. All primary students will be welcome to join.

Damien Connellan

Club Coordinator

Health and Physical Education - Year 7

This week saw Year 7 students begin a rowing unit in Physical Education. This rowing unit will involve students being transported to our rowing shed at Canning Bridge during double lessons and ergo training at school during our single lessons.

Please see the following important notes for all students preparing for their Rowing lessons:

• Please wear your full PE uniform. For double lessons, students are encouraged to wear their bathers under their uniform and bring a towel.
• Bring a mask for the bus
• Bring a drink bottle to all classes
• Please organise music lessons outside of these double lessons

Enjoy your experience in rowing.

Lorrelle Fortune

Head of Learning Area - Health and Physical Education

SPORT

Interhouse Athletics Carnival

Our Interhouse Athletics Carnival will take place on Friday 29 July. Results from the track and field events, along with formal training sessions post carnival, will be used to assist in selecting the College 2022 ACC Athletics team later this term.

Please take note of the following details:

• The carnival will be held at the HBF State Athletics Stadium (enter off Underwood Ave).
• Parents and spectators are most welcome and are asked to remain in the stands. A coffee van will be available for staff/parents only to utilise.
• Students should make their own way to the venue by 8:15am.
• The carnival is a Special Events Day (SED).
• Non-participation on medical grounds must be explained by a parent note to the Homeroom Teacher. These students may be asked to fulfil other roles throughout the day. They should report to House Coordinators for further directions.
• Students wear full College Sport uniform (including a hat) together with their House Shirt. College tracksuit and wet whether clothing is also recommended to keep warm between events.
• Students should bring sustenance for the duration of the day. 
• If weather conditions are not conducive to the safe running of the carnival, students will be notified as early as possible. Normal classes will operate in this instance.
• The carnival is scheduled to conclude at approximately 3:00pm.

Carnival Schedule

Interhouse Athletics - Program of Events.pdf

Should you have further questions or concerns please contact me at the College on 

9383 0490 or alternatively by email at jessica.pillera@cewa.edu.au 

Athletics Training 

Thank you to all the students who have been involved in the Athletics Training thus far. Last year, John XXIII College came agonisingly close to winning the ACC A-Division Athletics Carnival going down to Sacred Heart by four points! Our goal for this year is to hopefully go one better. Training will recommence this term on Monday 25 July and continue on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00am-8:00am in the lead up to the ACC Carnival on September 14. All students are encouraged to continue to train or come down for their first session, it’s never too late to start. 

ACC Soccer & Netball Championships – Round of 16

We have two very exciting championship games being played at the College next Wednesday 27 July. Both our soccer and netball senior teams made it through to round 16 for their competitions. Each game is crucial as they are elimination finals. Our teams would love the support of parents and friends to help get them over the line!! Games will commence at 4pm sharp. 

• Boys Soccer – College Ovals 
• Girls Netball – St Louis Sport Centre 

We can’t wait to see you all there…. GO JTC!

Junior & Senior Surfing 

Last term students from Years 7-9 competed in the John XXIII College House Surfing competition in the hope to qualify for the upcoming State Surfing Competition. Congratulations to the following students who have made it through. There was so much energy and spirit on the day and we can’t wait to see it grow. 

Senior Trials will be this Tuesday 26 July, 6:30am-7:45am at Trigg Beach – Surfing WA Point. All students who registered their interest have been sent an email with details for the morning. 

Competition dates are as follows: 

• Thursday 18th August – Junior Boys 
• Friday 19th August – Junior Girls 

Rugby – Western Force Cup 

Students from Years 7-10 are very much looking forward to the upcoming Western Force Cup competition. Thank you to Mr Dirk Gleghorn and Coach Christian Golding who will be training the students in the lead up and throughout the competition.  Some information to note:

• No experience required
• All students registered will be required to attend a training session on Tuesday 26 July, 2 August and 9 August, between 7am-8am at the College
• Students will need to have their own mouthguards for the competition and if they have their own boots they are recommended

Games will be played on Wednesday afternoon at UWA Sports Park, students will play two 20 minute games on each afternoon. Please see fixtures below: 

Congratulations

It is so wonderful to see and hear about students at John XXIII College excelling in their sports. Congratulations to the following students on their wonderful achievements: 

Mahalia and Harrison Upton both competed in the Indoor Cricket National competition in Melbourne. Mahalia’s team took out the grand final against Victoria and Mahalia was also selected in the All Star top 10 players of the tournament. Harrison's team had a fantastic competition undefeated until the grand final, narrowly missing out on the win.

Jake and Ben Scott competed in the third round of the 2022 WA Junior Surfing Titles. Ben had a great competition just missing out on the final and Jake finished second in the State and will compete at the national competition in Queensland later in the year. Well done boys!

Congratulations to Grace Johnston who has been selected to represent Western Australia in the 2022 Football (Soccer) 18s Girls Championship. This team will be competing at the School Sport Australia National Championships in Sydney in September.

We also congratulate Jacob Davila, Year 10, who was selected to represent WA on the U16 State Baseball Team.  The team travelled to Brisbane over the term break to compete in the Australian Youth Championship – U16 Baseball.  Competing against teams from other states over seven days, the team fought hard to bring home the Bronze Medal.  As a southpaw, Jacob specialises in the outfield positions and is a closing pitcher.  During the competition he batted .444 and pitched two scoreless innings to secure the wins for his team. 

State Sporting Representation

In preparation for our Sports Awards Night later this year, we are looking to acknowledge our state and national sporting representatives. 

To register a student for either representation please complete the form below:

Jess Pillera

Head of Sport