APC Newsletter Edition 5 2021

NEWSLETTER EDITION 5 - AUGUST 2021

SPECIAL ALUMNI EDITION Nick Manuell, story on page 15

IMPORTANT DATES

Melisand Box with our new reusable cup

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PRINCIPAL’S SAY

OUR FOUNDATION STUDENTS ARE NOW GRADUATING FROM UNIVERSITY. IT’S TIME TO REACH OUT TO THEM Steve Cook Foundation Principal

The 2017 school captains

FORMER STUDENTS NOW AT UNIVERSITY HELP OUR VCE AND IB CANDIDATES ACHIEVE THEIR BEST

Being a student at any school is in some ways for life. The friends you make, the things you learn, the abilities you gain – all stay with you on life’s journey, and most people like to check in from time to time to see how their alma mater is going. APC is now more than ten years old and our first generation of students is now completing university and TAFE and embarking on professions and careers. It seems a good time therefore to begin reaching out to see how they’re doing and encourage them to one day reconnect and make a contribution to their old school.

Many of course are already doing this.

The best example is our senior student tutoring program run out of our Pickles Street campus, where former students now at university help our VCE and IB candidates achieve their best – and in return earn some useful income. It’s a wonderful program and one we hope provides a starting point for a long-term connection with the school.

There are so many other ways to help. In the past, some students have returned to the school to talk to current students about university life and the exciting things they can study. This hasn’t been possible for a little while due to Covid-19 restrictions, but in the past engineering students like Oscar Walsh have come along to our STEM evenings to demonstrate involvement in things like the NASA Nova Rover program.

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ONE OF THE BIG AIMS OF APC IS TO SEND OUR STUDENTS OUT TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, AND MAYBE LEADERS OF THEIR GENERATION

Recently, we appointed our first former APC student Janna Trifon as a teacher candidate – a sure sign of the increasing maturity of our comparatively young school.

There are so many ways for former students to get involved in the school, from tutoring to attending our art show and lit fest, and other events. Every former student will be a valued guest at any of these occasions.

I encourage every former student of APC to register as an alumni by emailing alumni@albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au to keep up to date with what’s happening at the school and how you can get involved.

One of the big aims of APC is to send our students out to be responsible citizens of the world, and maybe leaders of their generation, and we’d love to hear how you’re getting on.

We were somewhat of an experiment when we started as a new school and we value the first few cohorts of families and students who had the courage to give us a go and help us become the success we now are.

Please get in touch at: https://www.facebook.com/albertparkcoll egealumni alumni@albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au

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ALUMNI

WE’VE CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OLD SCHOOL CAPTAINS Ava Thornley and Campbell Rider 2016 School Captains

Ava Thornley revisits APC

What are your career plans and what do you hope to achieve in your life?

I am really excited to begin my career as a qualified materials engineer at the end of the year. My biggest career goal is to be living and working overseas within the next five years.

Tell us about your APC experience, what stands out?

Ava Thornley Tell us about your APC experience, what stands out?

I have very fond memories of my time at APC. What stands out the most to me is my teachers who were always very passionate and dedicated to their teaching but were also down to earth, approachable people, some of whom I am still in touch with today.

Tell us what you’re doing now?

I have been at university studying materials engineering for the past five years and am excited to be graduating at the end of the year! Outside of uni, I am working as a corrosion engineering intern and have been spending my lockdowns rediscovering my love for painting.

Do you still keep in touch with your school friends?

I have a few close friends who I am still in touch with regularly, plus several that I try to catch up with a few times a year.

In my first two or three years at APC, the school was half empty and everyone knew each other – teachers and students alike.

Everything was a novelty then: the idea of classes down at the beach, homework club after school (which was more of a social club really), using iPads and technology in class (groundbreaking at the time), the Arts Show, Vaudeville, and all these other staples of APC student life were exciting new innovations in the beginning. My memory of APC will always be defined more by the excitement of those early years.

Do you have any advice for those in year 11 and 12?

My biggest piece of advice would be to make sure you make time for yourself and to try and have some balance. Keep up your hobbies, hang out with your friends and take time to focus on your mental health and wellbeing. Additionally, explore your career options and keep an open mind – there are many different paths, and it is okay to not know what you want to do yet!

KEEP UP YOUR HOBBIES, HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND TAKE TIME TO FOCUS ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

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ALUMNI

YOU SHOULDN’T ADD TO THAT PRESSURE BY SETTING UNNECESSARILY HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF YOURSELF – AIM FOR THE ATAR YOU NEED, AND NO HIGHER.

The 2016 captains, Ava Thornley and Campbell Rider

Campbell Rider Tell us what you’re doing now?

At the end of last year I completed my honours degree in philosophy at the University of Melbourne, and I’m currently taking a break from study before I commence my PhD in the philosophy of biology. While studying I was lucky enough to be able to lead some classes as a peer tutor, as well as publish a few papers as an undergraduate and speak at a couple of student conferences.

Separately, I’ve been working at Pascoe Vale Community Centre on various projects in youth engagement and adult education.

Do you still keep in touch with your school friends?

Most of the friends I have now are actually people I went to school with.

Luckily for me, many of them attended the same university so it’s been easy to stay in touch. And with my fellow APC alumni Cosmo, we host a Christmas party at the end of every year which is mostly attended by old school friends.

Do you have any advice for those in year 11 and 12?

I’ve never encountered anything as stressful as VCE – I still regularly have bad dreams about it. And unfortunately, there’s not a lot you can say to someone doing year 12 to alleviate that pressure, except that you shouldn’t add to that pressure by setting unnecessarily high expectations of yourself – aim for the ATAR you need, and no higher.

It’s hard to say in concrete terms what my career plans are. At the moment I want to pursue my academic interests, and there’s a strong possibility that an academic position is where I’ll end up.

My research will be very broadly oriented towards philosophical questions relating to the future of science and technology – spanning across stem cells, AI and so on – all of which will hopefully have wide relevance and applicability, so perhaps those interests will take me outside the academy into various other fields and industries. But that’s looking at it very optimistically!

What are your career plans and what do you hope to achieve in your life?

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ALUMNI

CAPTAINS HONOUR ROLL

2011

2015

2019

School Captains Campbell Rider Nova Harrison

School Captains Luke Patitsas Emma Rossignol

School Captains Will Hurley Jemima Scott

Vice-Captains Max Kooyman-Hardge Richa Dudhani

Vice-Captains Graydon Cannavan-Forbes Ava Thornley

Vice-Captains Charlotte Hewitson Laura Heron

2012

2016

2020

School Captains Buzz Miljoen Erika Palomares

School Captains Campbell Rider Ava Thornley

School Captains Oscar Pearce Eloisa Moses-Mcmahon

Vice-Captains Oscar Walsh Emma Rossignol

Vice-Captains Graydon Cannavan-Forbes Erika Palomares

Vice Captains Olivia Gladwell-Bolte Lily Ward

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2017

2021

School Captains Luke Patitsas Ava Thornley

School Captains Alexander Scott Ellen Waite

School Captains Bonnie Sheppard Ben Collis

Vice-Captains Erika Palomares John Yu Aislinge Samuel

Vice-Captains Alexandra McFarlene Oliver Marks Stephanie Bakas

Vice Captains Melisand Box Hunter Seabrook

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2018

School Captains Oscar Walsh Aslinge Samuel

School Captains Nick Neale Bella Tolhurst

Vice Captains Kah Kenn Liew Emma Rossignol

Vice-Captains Liv Lawerence Oscar Paulke

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STUDENT RETURNS - TO TEACH!

WE INTERVIEW JANNA TRIFON, APC GRADUATE AND TEACHER CANDIDATE

Janna Trifon, then and now

What did it feel like coming back to APC as a teacher?

At first, I was extremely nervous but excited at the same time. I wasn't sure how the staff members would perceive me as many were still there when I was a student at APC. I was so kindly welcomed which alleviated my nerves. I found that APC had changed quite a bit from my time there. Apart from more campus facilities, I felt as if students were equipped with more opportunities and were able to utilise these offerings more.

This was purely due to the fact that the school had vastly expanded. One thing that I was pleased to see what the close connection that the year levels had with each other; something that the foundation cohort instilled in the school's culture.

When were you at APC?

Any favourite teachers?

I was fortunate enough to be one of the Foundation Students at APC. My years at APC were from 2011 - 2016

All teachers were fantastic and they inspired me to pursue studies in Education too. My favourite teacher by far was Ms Campbell!

What subjects did you like most?

What have you studied at university?

My favourite subjects were Legal Studies and Psychology.

Do you keep up with school friends?

I still keep in contact with a few people from APC, although, not as much as I use to. Some of our group naturally drifted apart as we all chose different paths in our lives and our interests changed. I will always cherish these friendships regardless.

I am currently studying a Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts (Humanities); Majoring in Business Studies and Minoring in Health and Human Development at the Australian Catholic University. I am also studying a Diploma in Languages (Modern Greek) at La Trobe University; and an Undergraduate Certificate in Secondary Physical Education at Victoria University.

ONE THING THAT I WAS PLEASED TO SEE WHAT THE CLOSE CONNECTION THAT THE YEAR LEVELS HAD WITH EACH OTHER

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ALUMNI

APC STUDENTS ARE RETURNING TO HELP US OUT

If you’ve been wondering lately ‘haven’t I seen those faces before?’ it’s probably because you have. One of the most positive things to happen to the college this year has been the return of so many former students to help our class of 2021 get great results.

We love employing former APC students.

They share our values, understand the college’s ethos, are IT savvy, know how our systems work and we like to help them out by giving them some income – they are university students after all!

They also happen to be academically high-class and very, very good at what they do.

Hayley’s Heroes Up behind the Library, where the IT Crowd and the Comms officers burrow away, you’ll find Hayley’s Heroes – a group of APC alumni who have returned to help us with everything online. Initially employed to help migrate our online curriculum onto new Google Sites, they are now maintaining all those aspects of remote and flexible learning that you’ve probably never thought of: running and monitoring exams and other assessments, giving remote study advice, helping online curriculum and generally keeping everyone hooked into the college’s online systems.

Assistant-Principal–Curriculum Hayley Schirmer is full of praise for the team, who she describes as brilliant and flexible problem solvers, willing to take on any task, as well as great citizens who care so much about the students and the school.

Hayley’s heroes are: Lewis O’Donnell, Pearl Harnath, Erica Hess, Corey Lay and Sen Turner.

BRILLIANT AND FLEXIBLE PROBLEM SOLVERS, WILLING TO TAKE ON ANY TASK, AS WELL AS GREAT CITIZENS WHO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL.

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THE DEMAND FROM FORMER STUDENTS TO HELP OUT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. ALL ARE STUDYING FOR THEIR DEGREES AT THE STATE’S TOP UNIVERSITIES.

Tasha’s Tutors And over at Pickles Street, more APC alumni are providing tutoring to our VCE and IB senior students – led by our Liberal Arts Campus Leader Tasha Brown, with help from administrative officer William Harris. The program, which runs from school closing until 6.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, employs 18 former students helping out over 25 different subjects. The demand from former students to help out has been overwhelming. All are studying for their degrees at the state’s top universities.

Here are what three of our tutors – all from the class of 2020 – have to say: ‘It is very rewarding when you see their grades go up.’'

Mia Christensen 'Rewarding to see them start to engage more in lessons, share ideas, and get more comfortable with the content.'

‘I’ve really enjoyed keeping contact with the school and staying a part of it beyond graduation.'

Bailey Goff McDonald ‘The tutoring program has been great fun, getting to give back and help other people has been the highlight.’

Oliver Kalicin

Meagan Doyle

Any students interested in receiving tutoring are encouraged to fill out this form.

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LIT FEST

LIT FEST FINDS A WAY TO GO AHEAD Sean Watson Liberal Arts Coordinator

Maria Tumarkin

Alice Bishop

THE FESTIVAL CAN BE WATCHED ONLINE FROM MONDAY 23 AUGUST

Lockdowns and restrictions have knocked Lit Fest around quite a bit this year, but as always, we've found a way to celebrate the school's burgeoning reading and writing culture in a safe and remote way.

This year, after initially being scheduled for a live event in June, Lit Fest will be running virtually once again. We will be publishing four outstanding interviews throughout the week of Monday 23 to Friday 27 August. The interviews will focus on the importance of writing and creativity in response to times of crisis, the journey to becoming a writer, and the complex nature of writing about one’s own experience.

On Monday, we will lead off with Alice Bishop, whose short story collection A Constant Hum saw her win the 2020 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist Award. Alice will be speaking with Alyssa Seckinger-Crow (11F) and Tiana Saad (12E) about her experiences in the Black Saturday bushfires, and how she processed these events through the medium of fiction.

On Tuesday, we will have Lily Sundberg (12A) and Isabella Noble (12E) interviewing Maria Tumarkin, a brilliant writer of creative nonfiction whose most recent book Axiomatic was published internationally and regarded as one of the best books of 2019 by The New Yorker.

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BONNIE AND ANGIE DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVITY IN LOCKDOWN, AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF WRITING AUTOBIOGRAPHICALLY.

Angie McMahon

Declan Fry

Maria will be discussing the role of migration in her work, Australian attitudes towards literature, and how to write with honesty and integrity.

On Wednesday we will be republishing Bonnie Sheppard’s (12E) interview with widely celebrated singer-songwriter Angie McMahon. Bonnie and Angie discuss the importance of creativity in lockdown, and the complexities of writing autobiographically.

Thursday will see our final interview with Declan Fry, an essayist, critic, and proud descendent of the Yorta Yorta. Declan is a book critic for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and will be interviewed

by Lara Paul (12A) and Lewis Lewis (11I).

More information about authors will be on the Lit Fest website. https://albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au/eve nts/litfest2021/

Please support this great event which is designed to get our students reading.

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KEEPING POSITIVE DURING LOCKDOWN

HELPFUL ADVICE FROM MICHAEL CARR-GREGG.

PARENTS NEED TO MODEL POSITIVITY AND BE GOOD ROLE MODELS OVER HOW THEIR HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES AND DISSECTS THE NEWS AT THE MOMENT. On Sunday 22 August, Assistant Principal–Positive Education Tim Nolan hosted a well-attended zoom meeting with leading child psychology expert Michael Carr-Gregg to give parents advice about how to approach lockdown in as positive a frame of mind as possible.

For those who missed it, here are some of the main points Michael made in response to parents’ emailed questions.

• Parents need to model positivity and be good role models over how their household receives and dissects the news at the moment. Watch the TV news together, acknowledge the bad things, but retain a sense of positivity and look at all the things on the other side, like: this is not forever, we are getting vaccinated, and so on.

• Students need to set goals to ride out the current adversity – study, fitness, health, hobbies and others.

• Students should make a habit of practicing kindness to themselves and to others.

• Parents can check for students’ stress by identifying whether they: (1) are enjoying the same things they used to enjoy, (2) are more withdrawn, (3) aren’t eating properly, (4) aren’t sleeping normally.

• Students need to think less of themselves as individuals and more of them belonging to groups, whether these are family groups or social groups. Parents should model this by talking to their kids in terms of the “we” and “us”.

• No phones should be allowed in bedrooms overnight, or at the dinner table. You should set rules and boundaries for EVERYONE on this – parents as well as children.

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SCHOOL STORIES

OUR GREAT REUSABLE CUPS ARE GETTING AROUND. Rachael Gore Curriculum Leader, Mathematics CAT and MYLNS leader

The college has been working hard to ignite a revolution of kindness. At the end of last term, the principal team led by example and created thank you gift packs for all staff. These packs included our sustainable APC reusable which were designed by students in partnership with Frank Green. Some cups were lucky enough to holiday down the Great Ocean Road during the school holidays.

Now, these cups are obeying government guidelines and remaining within their 5 km radius. However, they do make a few guest appearances in class Google Meets, holding freshly brewed coffees or teas which fuel our remote and flexible learning efforts. They serve as a reminder that, despite the lockdowns, we remain connected as a community.

THEY SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT, DESPITE THE LOCKDOWNS, WE REMAIN CONNECTED AS A COMMUNITY.

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

ASHLEY LOONG INTERVIEWS OUR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEGEND NICK MANUELL. Ashley Loong Year 8

Nick Manuell - jamming on the guitar

I had the privilege of interviewing Nick Manuell, one of Albert Park College’s artists in residence based at Studio 120.

He’s a photographer, filmmaker and music artist. Nick frequently enjoys combining all of them into one project which is usually a fun but messy process.

His passion for photography began when he was a kid. Whilst on a road trip he experimented with his uncle’s point and shoot digital camera, and it all grew from there.

Later on in high school, he joined a photography club and spent a lot of time in the club’s dark room, learning to process photographic film. He liked the immediacy of photography as the art was created instantly.

When it comes to music, Nick gets his motivation and inspiration from a little known early independent American punk music band, Blackflag from the 80’s.

Despite having a small following they kept going and created their own touring path across America. Nick likes the idea of forging your own path and doing things your own way and drawing on this in his own practice.

NICK LIKES THE IDEA OF FORGING YOUR OWN PATH AND DOING THINGS YOUR OWN WAY

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

WHAT YOU DON’T PHOTOGRAPH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU DO PHOTOGRAPH

One of Nick’s exciting assignments was the opportunity to work alongside famous musicians such as Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones (yes, that one, from Led Zeppelin). He also shared one of his exhibition experiences, where he created a series of water pistols in a pop art style and during the opening night patrons could spray the artwork with provided water pistols so the colours ran off them.

At the end of the interview Nick shared with us some wise tips for any aspiring photographers. He provides us with the following wisdom: - ensure that you know how to use a camera properly, by first mastering the manual mode of the camera - what you don’t photograph is just as important as what you do photograph - the more you remove from a shot, the more focussed it is – so find your focal point and direct your viewers gaze to that particular object, whether it involves using depth of field, lighting or physically removing objects.

Welcome Nick and we can’t wait to work with you at Studio 120.

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VIS ARTS SHOWCASE

OUR YOUNG ARTISTS ARE KICKING ON IN LOCKDOWN Elena Badger, 7 Art - Food Artwork Scarlett Furlong & Ana Mrden 7 Makerspace - Board Game

Mietta Greig, 7 Art - Food Artwork

Jocelyn Doig, Kaya Jugovic & Georgia Skate 7 Makerspace - Board Game

Ben Jackson, 10 Makerspace - Pet Coat

Olympia Kassiotis, 7 Digital Art - Photography Ilaria Mallon & Gwenn Blevin 7 Makerspace - Board Game

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LIBRARY CORNER

THERE’S LOTS OF INNOVATION GOING ON IN OUR LIBRARY. Veronica Ferrie Head Librarian

Jane and Veronica help a student

In early August, the library successfully “ran” our first Walking Book Club. Despite the Bureau of Meteorology predicting rain, it was a gloriously sunny day, making it the perfect conditions for a stroll.

At the start of lunch, Ms Riosa, Ms Ferrie, and the attending students departed the library, plugged in headphones, and walked along the beach while listening to different audiobooks, courtesy of the library’s subscription to ePlatform. It proved to be a relaxing way to read a story while also getting the step count up!

Our aim is to host Walking Book Club every second Monday at lunch. To participate, students need to BYO headphones and are encouraged to borrow an audiobook in advance. To download an audiobook from ePlatform for offline use, see this video.

Sterling catalogues a book

In the week before lockdown 6.0, we were lucky enough to host 4 out of our 5 Library Internship Days. Each day, we had a different student sit behind the library desk with us and gain valuable work experience in the information science industry. They completed tasks such as cataloguing, purchasing resources, and curating book displays.

Unfortunately the program was cut short due to lockdown, but we look forward to completing it once onsite learning resumes. We will also be releasing a special publication which will be a collection of recommendations and articles written by the interns.

This should hopefully be published in the next newsletter.

Ellen searches through our collection

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IT PROVED TO BE A RELAXING WAY TO READ A STORY WHILE ALSO GETTING THE STEP COUNT UP!

The second APC Book Club will be taking place on Tuesday 24 August from 6pm – 7pm over Zoom. Join Ms Riosa and the library team as we discuss Alice Pung’s latest novel, One Hundred Days.

Everyone in the APC community is welcome to join, please register through Eventbrite here.

Finally, a reminder to all students that the Premiers’ Reading Challenge will be finishing on September 17. This is also the time that we will be closing our school-wide reading challenge, where $1 for every book is donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, thanks to the Rotary Club of Albert Park.

So far we have raised $543! The top readers in the school will also win house points and book prizes, while the positive education class with the most books recorded will win an author talk. It is definitely not too late to start recording what you have been reading over the past few months on the PRC website.

Email: library@albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au for help logging in.

To connect with the library during lockdown, students are encouraged to join the Library Space Google Classroom with the code p5qtyvk. Students also have 24/7 access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks through our subscription to ePlatform.

APC students enjoying walking book club

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SCHOOL STORIES

OUR YEAR 12S ARE GETTING READY FOR STUDY VACATION. HASN’T THE YEAR GONE FAST! Rachael Gore Curriculum Leader, Mathematics CAT and MYLNS leader

Bat Man and Iron Man join the year 12 math to celebrate their final lesson

THE YEAR 12S STILL HAVE PLENTY OF WORK AHEAD WITH SACS AND EXAMS BUT RELISHED TAKING A MOMENT TO MARK A MILESTONE

Covid-19 might be playing havoc with the normal year-12 end of regular class celebrations. Sadly our end of winter dip in the bay had to be cancelled because of public gathering rules, but naturally, nothing can stop senior students celebrating the end of formal classes. It comes naturally. One of the Maths Methods classes celebrated the final lesson of content for year 12 by holding a fancy dress Google Meet.

Creative costumes included Batman, Santa, and a holiday maker. The year 12s still have plenty of work ahead with SACs and exams but relished taking a moment to mark a milestone. The lesson concluded with party poppers, whistles, and applause.

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SCHOOL STORIES

BERTHE MOUCHETTE FRENCH POETRY COMPETITION Tasha Paquier Head of Languages

Vive la poésie! Et vive APC!

HATS SHOULD BE DONNED AND TAKEN OFF TO THE 18 STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED ‘MENTION: BRILLIANT’, MEANING THEY ACHIEVED A PERFECT SCORE

Again this year, we went from learning lines to being online for the Berthe Mouchette Poetry Competition.

Nonetheless, a stoic bunch of APC students made live recordings of their poetry presentations and submitted them for consideration in this prestigious statewide competition.

Moreover, hats should be donned and taken off to the 18 students who received ‘mention: brilliant’, meaning they achieved a perfect score, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state, la crème de la crème of students studying French in high school for their respective year level.

The French team was truly impressed with the calibre of presentations. Across Years 7–10 students stood before the camera and delivered their finest rendition of the poem they studied at the beginning of Term 2. As it happens, they were some of the finest in this fair land. With the majority of students from APC receiving ‘mention: très bien’ or better, meaning they scored 90 percent and above.

The Year 7 and 8 finals took place Sunday, 8 August and the Year 9 and 10s will go ‘tête-à-tête’ on Sunday, August 22.

From the French team and all of ‘la communauté de APC’, “nous félicitons les élèves de l’année 7 et 8, et nous souhaitons bon courage aux élèves d’année 9 et 10!”

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MCWHIRTER CONFERENCE

THOMAS DOLAN GETS THINKING ABOUT AI AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Thomas Dolan Year 12

Over the holidays, the McWhirter Foundation and Melbourne University hosted a series of lectures that addressed the subject of artificial intelligence.

Students from around the state were invited to attend this event. This is what we learned.

Firstly, we explored AI’s limitations. AI is great at recognising patterns, abstracting from trends in data sets. However, it fails when dealing with the novel. Interestingly enough, one of the guest speakers, Dr Colin Hale, told us that he would never let a computer system drive a car for him. It is more than possible, he said, for the ‘car’ to overreact to a perceived anomaly.

Biased data sets can also result in disastrous results.

Secondly, we learned that artificial intelligence has numerous commercial applications. AI systems have been used to do such things as identify cancer cells and determine the appropriate price of pastries. There’s an AI system that has been developed by an American company that works out the best way to get out of a parking ticket.

Thirdly, we were told that we are on the brink of a scientific revolution. Many researchers are trying to create a synthetic chip that can be attached to the human brain. This would augment our pattern recognition abilities.

AI SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN USED TO DO SUCH THINGS AS IDENTIFY CANCER CELLS AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE PRICE OF PASTRIES.

The lectures were filmed, and may be found through the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TtTt6MvIOig&t=1941s

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

SOUTH MELBOURNE LITTLE ATHLETICS

South Melbourne Little Athletics is starting again soon for children aged 5- 15 in season 21/22 and we are looking to increase kids’ participation and grow and diversify the participants in season 2021/22.

We commence on September 26th and ask potential members to follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SMDLAC and look to website://www.smdlac.org.au for further information.

Registrations will be open soon and it would be fantastic for some of your students to be involved.

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