From The Chaplain's Desk

It’s been a busy time for me this term, especially with the Chaplain's Dinner and Year 8 camp. In terms of the Chaplain's Dinner, I want to again thank everyone involved as it truly is a team effort.  Being my first event, I had nothing to compare it to, however, from all reports it was a great success! Well done to all the Year 11 and 12 Hospitality and Business students and staff and the Home Economics Department for all your hard work.  It was a great night of networking and socialising.

The Year 8 camp was also great with students challenging themselves in many different ways with the adventure activities, teamwork tasks, being away from home (some for the first time) and caring for themselves.

I want to formally mention and thank the sponsors of the Chaplains Dinner Raffle who freely and generously donated some amazing prizes:

Joondalup Resort and Country Club
Rottnest fast Ferries, Hillarys
Grange Insurance Solutions
Automasters, Beldon
Over Board Cafe, Hillarys
Super Bowl, Warwick
Heathridge Liquor Store
Beldon Florist
Coles, Beldon

Phil Leenman
Chaplain

NAIDOC Preparations

A group of our ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island) students from Year 7 to 10 come together on a Tuesday afternoon to celebrate and explore their rich culture and heritage. Currently the group are working on their NAIDOC day assembly that will be held on the final Wednesday of this term.  We are very proud of the strong Aboriginal presence and connection that they are going to share with the school community.  An invitation has been emailed to parents to join us in our celebrations. The whole school community will be coming together to share a BBQ at lunchtime and an interactive cultural assembly.  Recognising NAIDOC Day is an extremely important aspect of our College events and we would love to share this with our families. 

Bridgid Lafferty and Lisa Pignatiello

A Splash of Colour with a message 

Two Year 12 Visual Arts students recently created large-scale artworks for our Student Services building.  Hannah Moro's work speaks about the importance of self-love and self-confidence.  Targeted mainly at young females and recognising their importance in the universe, despite being in a world where it has been made difficult to love themselves in their form.   Jasmine Warner's work portrayed in a Pop Art style is about what it feels like to be a part of the LGBT community and shielding yourself from the negative phrases and words poured down on you. The figure is shown almost as a super hero with her strong pose and unconcerned gaze. 

Lisa Pignatiello
Year 12 Visual Arts Teacher