Senior School Learning YEAR 10 CHALLENGE
There is nothing quite like the Year 10 Challenge to bring out the wit, creativity and competitive streak in our Year 10 cohort. In a kaleidoscope of themed costumes, the 2021 Year 10 Challenge teams had to complete an array of obstacles and activities while navigating their way around the campus and the Kirribilli neighbourhood. A celebration of friendship and support within this close-knit year group, the day concluded with an energetic dance-off between teams.
FUTURIST INSPIRES OUR SCIENTISTS
During the Term 3 holidays, students with a passion for physics, STEM, robotics, and droning were excited to attend a Zoom presentation with Dr Catherine Ball PhD, scientific futurist, tech influencer, author, champion of diversity, drone expert, and creative thinker. Dr Ball is an Associate Professor within the School of Engineering at the Australian National University. Her highly engaging presentation included excellent advice for women in STEM. School Captain Harper Gracie said, “Catherine’s projects are ground-breaking and interesting. After hearing Catherine speak, I feel excited about our future, possible careers, and opportunities in STEM.” YOUNG HISTORIANS FINALISTS
The National History Challenge gives students a chance to be a historian, emphasising quality and analytical research on a topic of their choice that reflects a historical theme. This year that concept was ‘Significance: Why does History Matter?’ All Year 9 Elective History classes took part in the competition, producing a wonderful diversity of topics. Six students were presented Bronze certificates and progressed to the next stage. Two of those students, Lily Kevans and Jessica Kovacs, were presented with Young Historian Silver certificates. This means they are NSW finalists and runners up for the NSW winner. The judges applauded them on their level of research, historical enquiry and written presentation. MONSIGNOR DOHERTY PRIZE
Year 11 Visual Arts students were awarded the prestigious Monsignor Doherty Prize at the 2021 Clancy Religious Art Prize and Exhibition. Their collaborative project Twenty Decades was a mixed media work exploring 200 years of Catholic education. As a finishing touch, the students collectively decided to donate the money from the prize to the Fred Hollows Foundation.
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