Titration is a chemical analysis technique used to find out the concentration of an unknown solution. Judging is based on the values each team reports and are ranked on their accuracy compared to the actual concentration.
Back: Faith Chow (left) and Monika Blankenburgs; Front: Eloise Colvin (left) and Haifa Feeney
Above L to R: Faith Chow, Lara Edmands and Laura Peh
Congratulations to three Year 12 students who won gold in the WA Titration Competition and then went on to take out the National title. Lara Edmands, Faith Chow and Laura Peh individually completed a complex titration at the competition run by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Each gained a gold plaque for their results.
Always a popular sport with our students, our hockey girls had a great season in 2015. Not only did we emerge as IGSSA Champion School, a number of girls were chosen to represent Western Australia and Australia. Congratulations to Isabella Suleski (Year 10) and Angela Chilwell (Year 10) who are part of the Australian School Girls’ U17 team that will compete in South Africa next year. Well done also to our St Hilda’s girls who represented WA in the U13 National Hockey Championships in Sydney: Matilde Helliar (Year 7) Holly Fredrickson (Year 7), Mollie Pethick (Year 8), Christine Aitken (Year 8), Sophie Skirving (Year 8) and Paris Chisholm (Year 8). Another highlight was a visit to our Junior School by Monika Blankenburgs (Senior Hockey Captain) and Faith Chow (Vice Captain) who inspired our youngest minkey players.
Old Scholars in the news Joan London (Hankin ‘65) has won the Kibble Literary Award, the University of Queensland Fiction Book Award and the 2015 Patrick White Literary Award for her novel The Golden Age.
From around the School
Hockey success
Chemistry is right in Year 12
Sabina Shugg (‘84) was named an AM in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours “for significant service to the mining industry through executive roles in the resource sector and as a role model and mentor to women.” Rachael Young (’10) has been making headlines in her quest to raise $20,000 as part of a graduate fellowship with Mamma Hope to support the needs of young girls in Kenya. Rachael was the successful applicant of the Old Scholars Association Travel Award this year and will use the funds to further her voluntary community efforts in Kenya. Rachael is passionate about working on a special program with local community leaders to address the education, dignity and self-reliance of girls who have few opportunities. Congratulations to Luci Trevaskis (‘14) for her win at the 2015 ATOM Awards held in Melbourne this week. Luci is the national winner of the Best Senior Secondary Fiction category for her short film Dark Matter. The film was part of Luci’s 2014 WACE submission.
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