Secondary

Red Room Poetry 2022 POEM FOREST competition

As part of the John XXIII College English program, in Term 3, all Year 7 students entered the Red Room Poetry 2022 POEM FOREST competition. The competition invites students to use their words to make positive climate action. Thanks to the Australian Botanic Garden, for every nature poem that was submitted, a tree is planted. This year, over 5700 poems were submitted nationally. 

Alyssa Mignacca in Year 7 has been one of 11 students in the Years 7 to Year 9 category to have her poem shortlisted for the 2022 POEM FOREST final, and is in the running for a $500 cash prize. Alyssa’s poem, ‘Eternal Dusk’, is a stirring call to action that warns that humanity is ‘balancing on the perilous precipice of being gone’, and encourages us to ‘change our ways in our final hours of comforting light’. 

You can register to watch the announcement of the winning poems on Thursday 17 November through the Red Room Poetry website, and Alyssa’s poem can be read here https://redroompoetry.org/student-poems/eternal-dusk/ 

Brianna Gray

English Teacher

Year 11 Italian Immersion Day 

On Sunday 30 October, three keen Year 11 Italian ATAR students; Maggie Costa Shrubsall, Delia Lamattina, Laura Rutherford together with Prof Polizzi, joined other Year 11 Italian ATAR students from a range of high schools for a jammed packed Italian-filled day. The day was hosted by the Western Australia Association of Teachers of Italian (WAATI) and included a series of mini lectures presented in Italian on their Unit 2 ATAR topics that compared the Australian culture with aspects of the Italian culture. Throughout the day, the students had multiple opportunities to join students and different teachers to practice their speaking skills as well as other vocabulary and listening activities. The day was celebrated in true Italian style, with a typical Italian merenda; panettone e succo di frutta and at lunch they enjoyed authentic Italian pizza and arancini. It was a great opportunity in preparation for their oral and written examinations coming up in the next few weeks.

Melissa Polizzi

Head of Learning Area - Languages

Sustainability News - National Recycling Week Initiative

As part of National Recycling Week, which commences on Monday 7 November, the College will be collecting pre-owned sporting equipment that isn’t used any more or has be grown out of. All donations will be given to FAIRGAME, an organisation that distributes sporting equipment to disadvantaged schools and communities in Australia. 

Please make sure any items you donate are in good, clean, useable condition.

They are able to replace laces, insoles and grips on racquets/bats but if the item is otherwise broken or worn out they will not be able to give it to someone else to use.

Please be mindful that equipment design and materials continue to evolve and improve over the years, so if it is a vintage piece it is unlikely to be suitable for current use.

They are always in need of:

• AFL footballs, soccer balls, basketball, cricket bats
• Footy boots
• Soccer shin pads
• Runners/sneakers
• Tee ball bats, mitts and balls
• Track shoes
• Cones
• Boxing gloves/focus pads
• Dodgeballs
• Hula hoops
• Large sports bags in good condition (eg. Cricket bags)

There will be two collection bins placed outside student reception for students and staff to place their donations in over the next two weeks. 

Adrian Sims

Sustainability Coordinator

Year 11important dates

Year 11s finished today to commence their examinations or work placement from Monday 7-18 November.

Please note the following important dates:

• Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 November: no classes​
• Thursday 24 November : Normal classes for ALL students – House Uniform​
• Friday 25 November: Year 12 Transition Day (also final day for Year 11 except students at TAFE must go to TAFE) Students will conclude at 12:00pm.​ Students must attend this day in full College summer uniform.​
• Thursday 1 December Presentation Night: Please note the date. Information for Year 11 regarding this will follow. 

I wish all Year 11s the best of luck for the upcoming weeks.

Rita de Faria

Assistant Deputy Principal ​- Year 11 

ASX Sharemarket Game 

Over the past 10 weeks, more than 100 students from Years 7 to 12 have been participating in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Schools Sharemarket Game. Players were given a virtual $50,000, buying and selling shares with company prices mirroring real live market prices. The game is a fantastic way to expose students to all the trials and tribulations of the market, fluctuations in share prices, market volatility as well as educating them in how to read financial news, share prices and what to look for in a company when investing. 

Congratulations to the following teams who ended the game with the highest valued portfolios:

• 1st – Aidan Bourne, George Griffiths and Thomas Webster (Year 9) - $56,242
• 2nd – Harper Gillespie (Year 7) - $54,029
• 3rd – Jackson Tout (Year 10) - $53,253

Tom Hooker

HASS Teacher  

John XXIII Christmas Appeal

Please donate generously to the John XXIII Christmas appeal. Please bring in money or items from the list below to support the Shopfront Christmas appeal. Items need to be handed into Homeroom by Wednesday 23 November. Any cash donations will support the Shopfront Christmas lunch.

The following items are needed for the Gift Bags (please note, smaller sizes are more useful):

Janeen Murphy

Director of Faith and Mission

SPORT

Sport Awards Night Guest Speaker - Aran Zalewski 

Take a look back at the words of wisdom from our guest speaker at our recent Sport Awards Night, Aran Zalewski, Captain of the Kookaburras Australian Hockey team.

NAS Sport 

Well done to all the Year 10 students who competed at this weeks NAS One Day Carnivals. Reports from all staff and students were that it was a great day out. The competition was strong and the students took on every game with great spirit and determination. We look forward to seeing our Year 7 students in action next week for their first Summer NAS experience. 

Results for the teams are below:

• 10 Boys Basketball – 4th 
• 10 Girls Basketball – 4th 
• 10 Boys Indoor Beach Volleyball – 2nd 
• 10 Girls Indoor Beach Volleyball – 4th 
• 10 Boys Indoor Cricket – 4th 
• 9/10 Girls Ultimate Frisbee– 3rd 
• 10 Boys Ultimate Frisbee – 2nd 

Information for the remaining NAS Carnivals:

When: 

• Year 7’s – 8 November 2022
• Year 8’s – 15 November 2022

Time

• Students must arrive at the St Louis Gym by 8:15am latest all busses departing 8:30am sharp

Dress

• College sport uniform - no house shirts.* Must pack your own food and drink for the day
  *Students playing AFLW are strongly encouraged to have their own mouthguards for the day

Locations for each sport

• Basketball - Warwick Stadium 
• Indoor Beach Volleyball - Ossie Indoor Beach Volleyball 
• AFLW - John XXIII College
• Ultimate Frisbee - Newman College
• Indoor Cricket - Ballajura Indoor Sports

Term 4 John XXIII Run Club

For the remainder of the term every Friday 7am-8am there will be a run club at the College ovals. This is for all students Years 7-11 and all abilities welcome you can run or even come down to walk and talk. Regular exercise is a great way to have some fun and clear the mind after a busy week. We hope to see lots of you there!

Cricket All Stars Team – Nominations close 9 November

The ACC is calling for nominations from interested and highly talented players. If you intend on nominating you must let Miss Pillera know. 

Students wishing to nominate please see nomination criteria from the ACC below:

• Positions for players are open to all cricket players that will be enrolled at the ACC member school in 2023; players MUST be of representative quality. 
• There is no age restriction but being an “open” age representative quality team, selected players are usually in Years 10, 11 or 12 and must be capable of playing at a highly competitive U18 level.
• Information about net selection trials in early December will be provided to players once the nominations are finalised.
• Players that were selected in the final ACC XI team earlier this year or who are national, or state representatives do not have to attend the initial net trials as they will be automatically passed through to the final trial in March next year

Representative Cricket Player Nomination Form | Associated & Catholic Colleges of WA (accsport.asn.au)

Congratulations

Congratulations to Leila Barker, Ciaran Doyle, Sasha Pallis and Molly Pekin who competed for John XXIII College at the recent State All Schools Track and Field Championships.

• Sasha Pallis U/14 Girls 400m – Silver 
• Ciaran Doyle U/15 Boys won Gold in the 100m
  400m and Long Jump and Bronze in the 200m
• Leila Barker U/18 Girls Pole Vault – Gold 

Jess Pillera

Head of Sport