Inter-House Athletics Carnival 2020

The 2020 Inter-House Athletics Carnival was held on Friday 4 September.  With  the unrest around COVID, the carnival was a great day for all students to relax, mingle and participate in a whole school carnival. The signs were there early that it was always going to be an awesome day, with the weather being absolutely beautiful with warm and still conditions.

The carnival ran smoothly and with minimal issues, which is testament to the many, many people who helped in the weeks leading up to this annual big event. Thank you to all staff who were involved in any way, shape or form, in the organisation and running of the Athletics Carnival.

Students conducted themselves amazingly, and it was a great experience to witness so many keen and enthusiastic competitors trying their best and having fun. The participation numbers escalated this year with students getting involved in all events. In fact, the participation was so great that presentations needed to be completed the following Monday.

Champions and Runners-up

Winning House 2020

Congratulations to Sharks, who were victorious as the winning house on the day with a total of 2964 points. 

Staff vs Students

At the end of the day the female staff relay team competed in the senior school relay race placing 2^nd in the event. The male staff relay team made up for their dismal showing to win the senior boys relay comfortably.

Thank you to all staff, students and the 60 plus parents who attended and supported on the day, making the day memorable for all. 

The Inter-School Athletics team will now be selected in readiness to represent Belridge at the Inter-School Carnival set for Monday 26 October. 

Paul Bennett
Head of Health & Physical Education 

Thank you Cooper Chappel-Wood, James Lun, Jazzmyne Gatt and Harry Childs for assisting in capturing the day. To view our Athletics Carnival video Like our Facebook page or go to:

https://www.facebook.com/1625105297812446/videos/1197331043970786

Year 12 Outdoor Recreation - Best Camp Ever!

On Wednesday 26 August, 23 keen Year 12’s headed off on their last big adventure of their high school years.

We arrived in Dwellingup, unloaded the bus and got our 'packs on', with everything needed for the venture, the group set a cracking pace on the 13km hike through the Dwellingup Forrest. The views over the valley were amazing.

There were a couple of sections that just added to the adventure with a steep scramble down a gravel hill slipping and sliding all over and a hill that felt like it would never end. We made it and set up camp then settled in to eat, light fires, roast marshmallows and play spotlight.

Day 2 was full of fun. The weather was just amazing to be on the Murray River canoeing, navigating the twist and turns and a few rapid sections, was so enjoyable. The rapids were new to us, so to stay upright was a challenge which most of us succeeded in doing, some however felt the icy chill of the water.

Whilst one group was canoeing the other group put their navigation skills to practice. The competitive side came out of some with record finishing times. The day was so nice we decided to make the most of the weather and went to Baden Powel campground. This is a swimming area with rocks to climb over and rapids to explore. Most of us were brave enough to jump in the icy water and then warm up in the sunshine on the rocks.

Day 3 was so much fun in the trees at Lane Poole Trees Adventure Park. A day to challenge ourselves. The park is a high rope adventure course in the trees, with obstacles, zip lines and free falls. Even those who didn’t love heights had a great time.

What a camp, what a group! These students stepped up, chatted to everyone, worked well together and were excellent at everything. Thank you for a great few days.

Tiffany Collins
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Netball Academy News

Multicultural Carnival 

The Multicultural carnival is a one-day tournament that celebrates players from a wide range of ethnicities, whilst encouraging the development of their netball skills in a fun and supportive environment. Among the 97 teams from across the state who battled it out on the court across the day, Belridge SC and Ellenbrook SC proved to be the most successful schools of the day. Both Belridge Year 10 teams and the Year 7s won their divisions on the day. Congratulations to the following students on the win:

YEAR 7
Macey Bowerman, Madison Belsham, Indiana Cartwright-Fahy,
Harlyhn Grey-Nicholls, Rylee Herangi, Maya Kelly, Molly McLeod, Charlotte Mensing, Ella Newbury, Kayla Ngarimu-George, Kiera Orlov, Monique Rushbrook, Rosy Smith, Larissa Wade, Olivia Williams, Nevaeh Nathan, Indee Hunt, Emily Johnston,
Matilda Leahy, Maddy Robson and Tara Warr

YEAR 10 
Lily Atkinson, Caitlin Black, Savannah Bowerman, Arwen Deans, Tahlia Deville, Kristin Dolzan, Kate Fawcett, Niamh Gallagher, Jorja Huntley, Alina Moore,
Paige Mortimer, Pania Popata, Denise Reyes, Teagan Sawatzky, Emily Skouros,
Karla Stagg, Dewi Van De Peppel, Reese Semler, Makayla Lawrie and Layla Archer

The Year 8 and 9 teams were a mix from Team 1 and 2 in their year group classes and were able to extend their skills and play with different combos on the court. The Year 8 teams came up with some strong competition with Ashdale SC taking out the win in their division. The Year 9s were undefeated all day until they came up against Ellenbrook, which was a mix of Years 9 to 11 students and had some serious height. Well done to the following students in these teams:

YEAR 8
Ella Rehak, Olivia Brice, Sevira Hawkins, Indy Carter, Georgia Chappel-Wood,
Maya Fry, Macie Nye, Ashlee Palmyre, Bethany Turner, Madelen Williams
and Raiquel Mazzone

YEAR 9
Latisha Ansell,Emerald Charles, Raiin Lowenhoff, Thalia Meyers, Hayley Perkins, Myllie Semler, Tyra Smith, Kate Tobin, Sinead Harvey, Baylee Cicchini, Bella Poole and Phebe Goodecke

High School Cup 2020 - Elimination Finals
1st Round Report

On Friday 21 August, Belridge Secondary College’s Netball Academy students travelled to Perth Netball Association to participate in their biggest Netball competition for the year. This is the High School Cup Day Carnival. Over 100 students from Belridge attended the carnival and they all represented Belridge amazingly.

Belridge had 10 teams participate in the carnival this year from Year 7 through to Year 12. All teams played roughly 5 games over the day and the results from this day will affect teams progressing in the competition. The Year 7’s are the youngest age in the Lower Division and this was their first year competing in the carnival. They performed extremely well with the top team winning 4 of the 5 games for the day. The second Year 7 team had a mix of wins and losses. Given they were playing against some Year 8’s, this was a great result for their first carnival.

The top Year 8 team won all of their games and are straight through to the elimination carnival next week. The second Year 8 team also had a few wins and a few losses throughout the day. Both Year 9 teams had mixed results of wins and losses. We will need to wait on results to learn if any progress through to the elimination carnival.

Our Year 10 team 1 won all of their games and will automatically progress through to the elimination carnival next week. The second year 10 team had both wins and losses in their games and will also need to wait on results of other games to see if they progress further.

The Year 11/12 teams also both had wins and losses over their 5 games. From here, the teams that finish either first or second in their zone will automatically progress to the elimination day carnival to be held Fremantle next Thursday.

We are hoping to have as many teams through to the elimination carnival as possible. At this point in time, it looks like we will have the following teams through:

7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1 and 10.1

This is a wonderful result for our Netball Academy students and we are very proud of all the teams and wish those continuing through into the next round all the best.

Miss Hunt
Netball Coordinator

High School Cup 2020 - Elimination Finals
2nd Round Report

On Thursday 27 August the Belridge Netball Academy had six teams competing in the next round in the School Sport WA Secondary Schools Champion Netball Competition at Fremantle Netball Association.

We also had our inaugural boys’ team competing in the School Sport WA Boys Netball Competition, as well as five of our Netball Academy teams competing in the Elimination Finals Competition.

Our Boys Team started off their day in close battle against Melville SHS. They managed to come away with the win, beating Melville by one goal. The boys finished their day with 2 wins and 2 losses which was a fantastic achievement.

The Netball Academy Year 10 Team and Year 7 Team started their day off with comfortable wins against Aveley and Melville respectively. At the conclusion of the primary rounds, the Year 10 Team finished 1st in their zone, the Year 9 Team finished 4th, the Year 7 team and one of the Year 8 teams finished 2nd and the other Year 8 team finished 4th in their zones as they headed into the first cross-over matches of the day.

All Belridge teams fought hard, with the Year 10 Team, Year 7 Team and one of the Year 8Teams progressing to the second cross-over match of the day. The Year 10s had a very close game against Warwick in their second cross-over match for the day and came away with a 1 goal win to progress into the quarter finals match. The Year 7s also had a very close game against Atwell that saw them go into over-time, where they eventually got up and won the game by 2 goals to progress into the quarter finals match also.

Both the Year 10 and Year 7 Teams proved too strong for their opposition and won their quarter final matches to progress through to the Finals Day later this term. This is a fantastic achievement, as this means both of these Belridge teams are one of the top four teams in the state in their divisions.

It was fantastic to see such great teamwork and sportsmanship across all the Belridge teams throughout the day. All students participated to the best of their ability and should be commended on the performances they put out on court throughout the day and over the entire Secondary Schools Champion Netball Competition. A special thanks to Zjana Herangi, Ava Martin, Abbey Boliver, Mahalia Woolterton and Jordan Blee (Year 12 studentS) who assisted throughout the day as umpires.

Nicole Mann
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Champion Schools Volleyball Competition

On Friday 28 August, Belridge Secondary College participated in the Champion Schools Volleyball Competition held at the Warwick Stadium. Two senior boys’ teams and two senior girls’ teams represented the College. This carnival was the first time in Belridge’s history that we had both our top teams competing in the top division.  See below results:

Team Win/Losses
Final Result

Boys A Team (gold division) 4 wins - 1 loss - Second
Boys B Team (white division) 4 wins - 1 loss - First
Girls A Team (gold division) 4 wins - 1 loss - Third
Girls B Team (white division) 5 wins - 0 loss - First

The students have trained extremely hard since the beginning of Term 1 and it is safe to say the hard work and determination has paid off with fantastic results. It is the most successful carnival Belridge has ever had!  As always, students represented our College in an outstanding fashion and I am extremely proud of the way the students played and behaved on the day. A massive well done to all students involved.

SENIOR BOYS A - BLUE
Jack McDonald ©, Mitchell Slattery, Jack Maraldo, Daniel Corry,
Riley Bonolo, Sharm Bandara, Jasper Dawe

SENIOR BOYS B 
Aiden Nelson ©, Cooper Connolly, Ethan Cherry, Cam Glanville,
Jack Couzens and Taj McDonald

SENIOR GIRLS A - BLUE
Hailey Knott ©, Zoe Sawatzky , Tegan Sawatsky, Ellena McIlroy,
Abbey Monaghan, Bayley Carter and Romony Beams

SENIOR GIRLS B - RED
Camryn Carter ©, Kristina Hantke, Sophie Williams, Zjana Herangi,
Natasha Amy, Jordan Blee and Chloe Putelli

Brent Jarvis-Spinks
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Girls Junior Footy Interschool Competition

After a delayed start to the year, the Junior Girl's footy competition got underway in Week 5 of Term 3. Belridge girls from Years 7 to 9 joined the highly competitive Northern B Division which saw us face AFL specialist schools Mater Dei and Irene McCormack in the first two rounds. The girls played their hearts out and showed a lot of spirit and resilience in two very tough games. Although the results didn't go our way, spirits remained high and the girls showed fantastic teamwork.

Our final game of the competition was against Churchlands. With a student body of nearly 3000 students, we knew they would have a very competitive team. Despite trying conditions our girls displayed fantastic wet weather skills in a dominant display, winning 37 to 13. It was great to see the improvement from all the girls, both in training and across the three games, particularly those who had never played AFL before. It was also fantastic to see the more experienced girls providing guidance and support to their teammates. The future of girls footy at Belridge is very bright indeed.

Jarrod Timu
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Back row: Jaydie Moroney, Taleah Awad, Danni Stead, Elli Van den Broeke, Raiin Lowenhoff, Bella Littlecott, Kyla Gallagher, Mya Firth, Tisha Ansell, Tyra Smith and Lucy Woodhouse.
Front row: Phebe Godecke, Beth Turner, Baylee Skinner, Myllie Semler and Kate Tobin.
Absent: Lily-Rose Hartnell, Alexandra Peltoniemi Rodriguez and Sienna Vukusich.

2020 EMHS Youth Innovation Think Tank

Belridge recently entered its inaugural teams in the Eastern Metro Health Service Youth Innovation Think Tank at Royal Perth Hospital. Eight Schools and over 100 students attended. It is a day dedicated to students working alongside health professionals and peers to investigate and create solutions for community health. The Belridge teams were tasked with addressing language barriers faced by those who require medical assistance via digital means during isolation and COVID-19 restrictions. Both teams performed wonderfully and presented some fantastic ideas.

TEAM 1
Jamie Buttery, Doreen Odidi, Cody Short,
Victoria Rukavytsya, Imogen Martinez andMaya Smith

TEAM 2
Indianna Rowan, Lily Coles, Clay Arrah,
Keira Olsen, Jess Davis and Aaliyah Blackford

Health mentors from EMHS commented on how insightful and professional both Belridge teams approached their research. Both Miss Markovic and I were very proud of how well the College students performed and how mature they were throughout the day. We look forward to entering again next year.

Mr Timu
Health & Physical Education Teacher