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H2GP State Competition - Hydrogen Grand Prix

On Friday, 26 July 2024, students travelled to Murdoch University to participate in the inaugural WA H2GP Championships. After an eventful and thrilling day, the results came in with ALL 3 of Belridge Secondary College Teams placing in the TOP 10!  Thirteen schools, from both the public and private sector entered, with a total of 20 teams competing against each other.   

So, what is H2GP?

“The Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) program challenges tomorrow's innovators to design, engineer, build and race their own hydrogen-powered cars. Throughout the program, these future leaders develop the creativity, ingenuity and real-world problem-solving skills needed to tackle tomorrow's energy challenges”.  

The State Champions will now travel to the World Championship in Anaheim, California.  Although Belridge Secondary College missed out by a very small margin, we are exceptionally proud of the results and the hard work that students invested into this challenge and their amazing results. 

“Chevron is dedicated to fostering the next generation of big thinkers. The Hydrogen Grand Prix WA invests in the young minds that will help shape Australia’s energy future by inspiring them to engage with STEM as well as exciting future career paths available in the energy industry.”

Mr Lucius Chen
Head of Learning Area - Design & Technologies

English Learning Area 

Year 8 AEP English students have been working on entering their short stories into The Best Australian Yarn competition.  This competition celebrates the art of storytelling by giving writers across the country a platform to share their stories.  It is a quest to uncover Australia’s finest literary talents and the country’s most engaging story tellers.  Students have been writing stories from a range of genres and were excited to be submitting their entries before close off date of Monday, 12 August 2024. We wish all entrants the best of luck!

Alison Zarrop
English Teacher

PECAN+ Cyber Security Challenge

Several students from Belridge Secondary College attended the PECAN+ Cyber Security Challenge over the weekend of Saturday, 3 and Sunday, 4 August 2024. The challenge features high school students from several states and territories in Australia competing in a series of cyber security challenges. Western Australian students were hosted by Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, in partnership with other Australian universities and with the support of partners, including the Australian Signals Directorate.

Nathan Mader (Year 12), Joshua Finlayson (Year 12), Monte Kesl (Year 12), Zoe Mader (Year 10) and Luca Skuse (Year 10) all competed in two teams representing Belridge Secondary College The teams spent Saturday learning and practicing a range of cyber security skills. Sunday was competition day with teams earning points for completing challenges. Both Belridge Secondary College teams achieved commendable scores and left the challenge with t-shirts and other goodies provided by sponsors.

Steve O'Neil
Information Technology Teacher

Investigation: Genetics

On Wednesday, 26 June 2024, Year 12 ATAR Human Biology students attended the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

Students participated in the ‘Understanding Mutations’ session, which explored the different types of genetic mutations in human populations and the impact of mutations on the health of an organism. Students were introduced to the rare genetic disorder, Myoglobinopathy, which currently affects six families (27 individuals) worldwide. The Neurogenetic Disease Laboratory at Harry Perkins uncovered the cause of this rare muscle disease, a specific mutation in the myoglobin gene in 2019.

Students then used gene technologies such as Polymerase Chain Reaction and Gel Electrophoresis in the Wet Lab to identify the myoglobin gene and the incidence of this disorder within one family group and produced DNA profiles of their results. Analysis of the DNA sequence with the specific mutation was followed by a tour of the state-of-the-art laboratories.  This excursion was a fascinating experience for the students.

Adele Walker
Science Teacher

Year 8 Science

As part of our study on body systems and the circulatory system, Year 8 classes have been carrying out heart dissections during Week 4.

Liberty Warren 
Science Teacher

The Arts

Young Originals Exhibition 2024

The exceptional talent of our Fashion and Visual Arts students has been recognised in this year’s highly competitive Young Originals Art Exhibition, which opened Thursday, 8 August 2024.  We congratulate Sofie Rohwer (Year 9) and Charlotte Camp (Year 9) for their fashion masterpiece ‘Spring Blossom’ and Abigail Kruger (Year 12) for her painting titled ‘Lewis’. Belridge Secondary College is thrilled to see their work selected for exhibition at the Spectrum Gallery.

The exhibition celebrates excellence in visual arts programs within Western Australian public schools and the talents of young artists and designers.

The annual Young Originals Exhibition is hosted by the Western Australian Secondary School Executives’ Association and delivered in partnership with the Department of Education, Edith Cowan University and Sangora Education Foundation.

Other entries can be viewed here https://youngoriginals.com.au/2024/

Annemarie Verschoor
HOLA - The Arts

Educational Support Concert

On Friday, 14 June 2024, Education Support Programs from the around the community worked together to put on a Performing Arts Concert in the Belridge Secondary College Auditorium. Belridge Secondary College's Elite Music Program students contributed to the event with Reem Osman (Year 8) performing the Harry Potter theme on her flute and Emily Aspinall and Lily Ireland (Year 8’s) singing 'How Far I'll Go' as a duet, with all performances being well-received. Congratulations  and thanks goes to these students for volunteering their time, their hard work and for the resulting excellent performances.

Zachary Offszanka
Music Teacher

WA Classical Guitar Ensemble Festival 

On Sunday, 11 August 2024, the Belridge Secondary College Guitar Ensemble made its annual pilgrimage to Carine Senior High School to partake in the 35^th WA Classical Guitar Ensemble Festival.  Along with the dozens of other ensembles that participated, our guitarists had the opportunity to appreciate the musical offerings of their peers and share their own talents. This year they performed Mondo Rondo, Double Agent and Pirates of the Caribbean. Charlotte Vinson (Year 12) also gave her first solo performance at the festival and received very positive feedback from the adjudicators. Well done to all involved for their dedicated practice and excellent performances.

Zachary Offszanka
Music Teacher

Belridge Secondary College Elite Music students
35th Annual WA Classical Guitar Ensemble Festvial 

Noongar Seasons Project 

Artwork created by Chevalle Austin (Year 9)

Year 11 ATAR PE Studies 

Our Year 11 ATAR Physical Education Studies class had the exciting opportunity to visit the University of Western Australia (UWA) to participate in a VO2 MAX test for an investigation task. Joshua Hendry represented our class in the test and performed exceptionally well, demonstrating impressive fitness and endurance.

Following the test, our class headed to Joondalup for some fun at Indoor Beach Volleyball. The experience was a fantastic blend of educational insight and active enjoyment, as students engaged in friendly matches in the sand. Overall, the day was a great success, providing valuable learning and unforgettable memories.

Brent Jarvis-Spinks
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Celebrating Books!

Library News 

Belridge Beats DJ Class

Belridge Beats classes take place each Monday after school. Students have been learning the skills needed for professional DJ'ing including; setting-up, maintaining equipment, managing music, and working with sound and lighting. Students also have opportunities to help provide music for various school events.

Students who are interested in joining the class can grab a form from Student Services or the Library.

Steve O'Neil 
Information Technology Teacher

Yearbook 2023

For any students/parents who missed out on ordering the 2023 Yearbook - don't despair!

We have a limited number of spares still available to purchase from the front office at $15 each.

Please see one of our ladies in the front office to obtain your copy.

2024 Yearbook Cover Design Competition

Calling ALL students! We need a design for our front and back covers for the 2024 Yearbook and need your artistic flair and imagination to make this happen. There will be a prize for the winning entry and the winner's design will be immortalised along with our 2024 memories forever!  

Entries close Term 4 - Week 1 on Friday, 11 October 2024. 

Previous Yearbooks can be found in the College Library if you are looking for inspiration. 

DESIGNS MUST BE INCLUDE:

Size: A4

Designs can either be digital, hand drawn or painted.

A4 Front Cover must include school logo and this text:
The school logo
Belridge Secondary College
2024 Yearbook

A4 Back Cover must include this text:
Belridge Secondary College
08 9408 8000
Email: belridge.sc@education.wa.edu.au
17 Gwendoline Drive, Beldon, WA 6027
www.belridgecollege.wa.edu.au

Entries to be handed into the front office, or emailed to nicola.harris@education.wa.edu.au

Nicky Harris
PA to Principal 

Extracurricular Activities for Term 3

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