Whole School News
World's Greatest Shave
In an effort to raise funds to provide life changing support for families in Australia facing blood cancer we have nine students and one teacher who will be cutting, shaving and/or donating their hair as a part of the World’s Greatest Shave. Cutting or shaving your hair can fundraise for the treatment, research and care that goes into beating blood cancer, and if you have 30+ cm of hair, it can be donated to Foundations able to turn it into wigs for people who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy.
When: Friday 29 July (alongside crazy hair day)
If you would like to donate to any of our GSG participants, their sponsor links are below.
Mila Jeppe, Year Nine, Camfield
Fraser Syme, Year Nine, Wilson
Darcy Roberts, Year Nine, Camfield
River Waters, Year Ten, Wilson
Scarlett Swain, Year Ten, Camfield
Lucy Barnett, Year Twelve, Baudin
Ruby Fasolo, Year Twelve, Baudin
Ellie Slatter, Year Twelve, Wilson
Aksel Wesley, Year Twelve, Baudin
Mr Hardey, Year Three teacher, Mokare
Australian Geography Competition Results
In Term One, selected Year Sevens, and the entire Year Eleven Geography class, sat this year’s Australian Geography Competition. A huge 'well done' to everyone who challenged themselves and participated in the online event. The following students were awarded with credits, distinctions and high distinctions.
Credit (Top 32%)
- Adalyn Sharp
- Cate Broberg
- Elliot Ruggera
- Florence Rogers
- Grace Eckersley
- Indi Farrant
- Kristel Botha
- Lachie Steytler
Distinction (Top 20%)
- Archie Wilson
- Darcey Perkins
- Evan Pretorius
- Katelyn Ferry
- Leo Payne
- Maxwell Cruse
- Ava Smith
- Lily Shanks
- Zoe Diletti
High Distinction (Top 10%)
- Craig Wiech
- Finnlay Thomas
- Ruth Darmody
- Alessandro Genovese
- Zac Beeck
Children’s University
Children’s University stamping will continue throughout the semester on a Friday lunch time in the Junior School Maker Space. There will also be strategy style board games available during this time to play. A session of board game playing will be worth 30 minutes in their passport. I encourage students to also check out the plethora of activities available through the online portal using their log in details that are situated in the back of their passports.
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.
Minister MacTiernan Visit
Last Friday the school was visited by Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry, Alannah MacTiernan. Thanks to an invite from now Middle Schooler, Fergus Stephens, the Minister met with a group of Politics and Law, and Middle School students. She shared with them aspects of her portfolio and stories of what it is like to be a female in parliament. Students asked questions and interacted with the Minister, enhancing their knowledge around Australian government.
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.