Articles of Interest

Herald Sun Article

On February 11, 2021, The Herald Sun published an article about the 'Meet A Scientist' event held by the The Royal Women's Hospital to mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Thank you to Caitlyn, Emily and Hita for stepping in quickly for the photoshoot.

Year 12 Camp

After an uncertain lockdown full of anticipation for camp, the year 12s set off on a short, but nonetheless exciting camp at the Lord Somers camp site in Somers from the 18-19th February. The program consisted of fun activities by the beach, which were thankfully made more enjoyable by the extraordinary warm weather: never to be seen before in the history of JMSS year 12 camp. 

Motivational speaker Luke Atkins came and inspired the year to work to our full potential and to realise that the best trajectory in life, is one in which you are doing what you enjoy whilst focusing on something in which you are skilled. Other activities included lectures and panels from teachers and JMSS alumni, preparing the year level for the year ahead. Most importantly, the camp allowed the year to spend some fun time with one another and with teachers, bringing the cohort together. This was definitely achieved in the camp-famous tradition 'red faces', during which the houses competed for the judge's approval whilst answering the prompt 'how any student at JMSS can succeed in year 12.'

Blackburn took the trophy with the most points and the least amount of 'gongs' of disapproval from Mr Thompson. An additional guest speaker, Abdi Aden bestowed upon everyone an optimistic mindset by telling us his journey from war-torn Somalia to Australia. Overall, the camp was a uniting, enjoyable 2 days filled with beach activities, lectures, dolphins and spontaneous boogie sessions preparing us and exciting us for the year ahead.

By Layla Carmeli - Wolski

Year 10 Camp

Year 10 camp was a very enjoyable experience for us. Although it was in a slightly different format due to covid restrictions, it was similar to a proper camp except for the fact that we went home every night. I came to JMSS as the only student from my school. On the first day of camp, I was quite nervous as to whether I would be able to feel comfortable in a new environment. However, the activities organised by the JMSS staff were fun and involved team building which made it much easier to meet and interact with others. We played lots of games in our houses and mentor groups which included scavenger hunts and a wide variety of sports. We also wrote a letter to our future selves which will be opened in 3 years’ time when we graduate from JMSS.

We were inspired by talks from the JMSS staff and other presenters who taught us that mental wellbeing was an important factor in everyday life. We should take a holistic approach to studying, music and sports to help us enjoy our time at school.

Although the camp was organised under the stress of the Covid-19 requirements and many last-minute changes were required, we were not aware of these challenges as the whole camp ran smoothly from start to finish. It is clear that the JMSS staff, volunteers and presenters had put in a massive effort for an enjoyable camp! 

By Mary Chuang

Australia's Top 100 Future Leaders

Congratulations to one of our past students - Dylan Sanusi-Goh.  He has recently been recognised as one of Australia's Top 100 Future Leaders in an awards program run by Seek and the Australian Financial Review.

The process was competitive - the Top 100 are selected across all disciplines (not just engineering/computer science) and are from all across Australia.

"Dylan has a passion for intelligent systems and project management. Dylan's research in the Internet of Things and drones has been presented in four different countries. He led the development of a $70,000 art installation for Vivid Sydney, served as an executive for two years in the UNSW student society for making "CREATE", and most recently led the UNSW Competitive Robotics Group to an international award in Abu Dhabi. Dylan has delivered impactful education for over 1600 undergraduate and postgraduate students at UNSW. Dylan is enthusiastic about developing intelligent systems and IT to save and change lives into the future."

Well done Dylan - we are immensely proud and excited for you about your future. Well done!

https://top100grademployers.com.au/future-leaders/2021/