Congratulations Class of 2013 FROM THE PRINCIPAL Congratulations Class of 2013. “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” - Stephen King. The Class of 2013 are an exceptional group of young people, who have combined talent with hard work to produce exceptional results. Their academic achievements through their years at St Columba have been remarkable and have continued the high standards set by other graduating classes. As proof of their achievements our graduates’ work has been selected as representing the very best in the state.
Shayla Adams, Elliott Anderson, Nicholas Anderson, Andrew Baker, Elouise Baker, Lauren Benson, Gabrielle Biltris, Tanika Bradford, Sarah Caltabiano, Aisling Cunningham-Burke, Chloe Davis, Tony Faraguna, Annalise Geyer, Melissa Gray, Lillian Hannock, Phoebe Hansen, Ashley Hill, Eliza Hurst, Kaitlin Jenkins, Raquell Jevtovic, Matthew Jones, s, Aubin Kranyez, Patrick Levitzke, Sally Llewelyn, Mac Dara Mac Eoin, Fraser MacLeod, Emily Manning, Phillipa Mills, Katelyn Oppedisano, Raymond Osborne, Samuel Packer, Kea Pleasance, Jakob Purcell, Jessica Simons, Cailey Smith, Kimberley Sparavec, Lachlan Stewart, Mackinley Taylor, Sophie Wilson, Alexis Worthing
As admirable as these results are, this group are much more than academic high achievers. Their generosity in time and energy, their leadership skills and their determination to take advantage of the opportunities offered to them have made them role models for the students who follow them. We wish them well in their future endeavours and believe their character and aspirations will lead them to further success. Mr Terry Muldoon Principal
Celebrating 2013....
FROM THE HEAD OF SECONDARY
SCAS wins Science & Engineering Challenge National Finals
The School Council, Principal, staff and students of St Columba Anglican School wish to extend their hearty congratulations to the Higher School Certificate class of 2013 on achieving some outstanding Higher School Certificate results. The class of 2013, our 7th Higher School Certificate candidature, have reinforced the proud academic tradition of the School, building on the meritorious achievements of those who came before them. This cohort achieved excellent results across a range of Higher School Certificate subjects with some 50% of results overall in the top two Bands.
In October students from Year 10 attended the national final of the University of Newcastle Science and Engineering Challenge. This event is an Australia wide competition that requires small groups of students to solve engineering problems in limited time. With 852 schools participating, the competition was intense and we were thrilled to be crowned as the Champion School.
Some results of note include: 75% of the Software Design and Development students achieving Band 6 marks; 75% of Music 2 students received Band 6 results and 50% of the candidates in HSC Dance received Band 6 results with the entire Dance cohort receiving marks in the top two Bands. On an individual basis, congratulations go to Ben Robinson who achieved full marks in Music Extension. The School Assessment Dux for 2013 was Lauren Benson. Lauren received Band 6 results in several subject areas including both Extension English courses. Our warm congratulations and best wishes go to Lauren as she heads off to University in 2014. The recipient of the 2013 SCAS Award (recognising excellence in a range of academic, leadership, sporting and cultural pursuits), Gabrielle Biltris, also enjoyed academic success, achieving Band 6 results in a number of subjects. Gabrielle heads off to RMIT to pursue her interest in fine arts in 2014. This year many of our dancers have been nominated for ‘Callback’ for their exemplary work. Already this year we have seen the fruits of their hard work with twenty-three nominations for “Callback” – the showcase of excellence in dance in the HSC. This is an outstanding endorsement of the Dance programme. Accelerated students Ellen Goulding and Mikaela Smith both achieved Band 6 results to complement their ‘Callback’ nominations. A large number of the class of 2013 will matriculate to university studies in 2014/15. Some 20% of our students have already received offers of early acceptance into the University of New England, Charles Sturt University or the University of Canberra. Overall candidates received Band 6 results across twelve different subject areas in 2013 –Biology, Dance, Design & Technology, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, Hospitality, Extension Mathematics, Modern History, Music 2, Extension Music, Software Design and Development and Visual Arts. We congratulate the class of 2013 and wish them well for what lies ahead of them. Mr Allan Guihot Head of Secondary
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Tournament of Minds success at the Australasian Pacific Finals An outstanding result was achieved by our Tournament of Minds Applied Technology and Maths Engineering Teams at the Australasian Pacific Finals in Canberra. The two teams, comprising students from Years 7 through 10, competed against all Australian states and territories and New Zealand, where both teams received Honours.
A record number of HSC Dance Callback nominations for SCAS Congratulations on 23 Callback nominations from 11 HSC students (2 accelerated) across the areas of performance, choreography and film, and to Ellen Goulding (accelerated Year 11 HSC Dance) and Emily Manning (Year 12 HSC Dance) who have both been selected to showcase their performances at Callback.
Sporting Achievements for 2013 Sporting highlights for 2013 included our Open Boys swimming team representing AICES at CIS and placing 3rd, young golfer James Turner’s runner up at HRIS Golf at the tender age of 14, Lachlan Philpott placing 6th overall at the NSW All Schools Triathlon and 3rd in CIS, Sam Begbie making the NSW CIS touch football team, Abby Morrison representing AICES at CIS tennis and Hayden Veitch’s selection in the NSW Country Schools Rugby team. Congratulations to everyone.
The School office re-opens on Monday 6th January 2014 from 7.45am-4.30pm daily for enrolment enquiries for 2014 and beyond. See our website, www.scas.nsw.edu.au, for more information.
St Columba Anglican School 3 Iona Avenue Port Macquarie Phone: 6581 4188