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Page 12Robocup champions
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More photos on pages 16 and 17.
The Perth Modern School rendition of Disney’s High School Musical played to sold-out audiences over three nights.
High School Musical a smash hit
students snuck in to watch best friends and
classmates.
Opening night fi nally arrived on Thursday,
11 August and trials and tribulations were
forgotten as the house lights went down
and Mrs Hamer started the opening number
with C’mon Wildcats. Over the next two
hours the story unfolded: Troy Bolton,
captain of the basketball team and shy
new girl Gabriella Montez, an intellectual
powerhouse, together
challenged established norms
in a high school setting and
inspired their classmates not
to ‘stick to the status quo’.
The magic of ‘the high
school musical’ transcends
the stage and is evident in
the friendships that developed between the
many students involved. In the lead up to
the production students gathered in groups
around the school rehearsing, songs were
taught by music students to ‘non-music’
students, Year 8 students were teaching
Year 11 students choreography and Year 12
students were earnestly conversing with the
Year 7 students. New skills were developed
in all aspects of the production but none
more so than in the production team as
they worked alongside specialists using
industry specifi c equipment.
Mrs Andrews, Mrs Hamer and I are so proud
of our High School Musical family and wish
to thank the Perth Modern School
community for their support of the
production.
Term 3 had started with a buzz as actors,
musicians and crew counted down to the
performance of the biennial school musical.
The Beasley Auditorium stage was pushed
to its limits as the impressive set was
positioned. Fifty students sung and danced
their way through the fi nal rehearsals as
crew negotiated the movement of set
pieces and properties. The placement of
the musicians was an exercise in creative
problem solving as space was at a premium.
Dress and technical rehearsals quickly
came and went as actors adjusted to radio
microphones and music and lighting cues
just in time for our fi rst performance in front
of incoming Year 6 students.
Tickets became a scarce commodity as the
three evening performances rapidly sold
out. Teachers were coerced as enterprising
SALLY FLOYD, DIRECTOR
2 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
From the PrincipalAn important goal of Perth Modern School is to provide an environment
of inclusiveness by supporting students to take the lead and participate
in a variety of leadership opportunities. Giving students a voice promotes
responsibility, educational engagement and preparedness to meaningfully
participate in society. Supporting students to be active participants in
their schooling plays a vital role in improving their social awareness and
establishing a skill set that will be highly valued in the 21st Century. The
formal student leadership structure involves nominating to serve as Student
Councillors, Form Captains, House Captains and Vice Captains and House
Representatives. Students in Year 9 undertake a tailored Leadership Program
which aims to nurture their leadership abilities. Informally, across the
curriculum students are encouraged to develop leadership skills including
critical thinking, persuasive arguments, decision making and problem solving.
In the classroom, students are empowered to explore and debate issues, think
critically, collaborate with others and communicate eff ectively. Partnerships
with local community groups, charities and businesses off er opportunities
for students to engage in issues they are passionate about. I am delighted
to see so many of our students becoming young leaders and the School is
committed to supporting them in fulfi lling their leadership potential.The Raise the Roof Quiz Night
held in the Tyler McCusker Sports
Centre on Friday, 26 August was
a fantastic night of trivia, raffl es,
games, spot questions and fun with
more than $12 000 going towards
a new 700 seat multi-purpose
auditorium. Thank you to Michael
Henderson, our School Board
Chair, for acting as quizmaster.
A silent auction with fabulous
prizes that had been donated by
generous businesses, parents and
staff was very successful. The quiz
was won by one of the teacher’s
tables.
The whole school production
of High School Musical was
a stunning success with three
sold out shows in the Beasley
Auditorium. Students performed
brilliantly and really gave their all to
the production with some standout
performances from the cast. From
the set to the costumes to the
music, the show was a delight from
start to fi nish and is a tribute to the
hard work and talent of Director
Sally Floyd, Choreographer Lisa
Andrews and Musical Director
Elizabeth Hamer. Congratulations
to all students and staff involved.
Science Week was a fabulous and stimulating week with students involved in a series of
activities and presentations based on the theme ‘Drones, Droids and Robots.’ The Day of
Notables was a special highlight with presentations from the Chief Scientist, Professor
Peter Klinken, WA Governor Kerry Sanderson and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. Dr Karl was
introduced to the students by Zorabot, an interactive robot that can read books, conduct
exercises, tell jokes and play games. Dr Karl presented to the students for 90 minutes and had
three messages of hope for the students – that global warming could be fi xed, that most of
mankind lived in an era of unprecedented peace and that young people held the future in
their hands by going into fi elds like politics and science. Dr Karl also had lunch with around 30
students who had won the chance to sit with him and pick his brain.
For Science Week Year 10 students participated in a day of STEAMpunk Science, selecting
two workshops in either Coding, Food Science, CSI: Forensics, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing and
Drones, Dissections, Sci-Fi Writing, Sustainability – Recycled Art or The Genome Project. Year 8
students visited Scitech and participated in a forensic activity and Year 9 students participated
in the ‘Fireballs in the Sky’ activity with Curtin University, which was in collaboration with
the Library for Book Week. Students in all years participated in a ‘Smarter than a Scientist’
quiz and a marshmallow catapult competition run by House leaders. Thank you to Science
Week Coordinator Tania Elliott and all Science Department staff for a wonderful week of
enrichment activities.
The House Athletics Carnival was a very successful celebration of the House system with
students provided with an opportunity to challenge themselves physically and to interact
with their peers and teachers in a fun atmosphere. Student participation was excellent
with many students dressed in colourful and creative House outfi ts. Parsons came fi rst,
Downing second, Sampson third and Brown fourth. Downing was victorious in the Novelty
Cup, followed by Brown, Sampson and Parsons. Thanks to Head of Health and Physical
Education Mark Muir, Physical Education staff , Steve Jurilj, Grant Staff e and all staff
members for their support.
The Student Council organised a fun day of activities for RU OK Day which raised
approximately $2000 for the RU OK Foundation. The Foundation works to ensure there is
a sense of connectivity amongst us all and that we regularly think to ask our friends and
acquaintances R U OK? Thank you to Deb Leske and the Student Council for organising this
successful event.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 3Exceptional students.
Congratulations to our newly elected
Head Girl Naomi Cha and Head Boy
Sagar Badve. Both students have
proven leadership qualities fi nely honed
as Student Councillors over many years
and will undoubtedly do a fi ne job
representing the student body and
acting as Masters of Ceremonies at offi cial
events. Congratulations also to all Student
Councillors elected by their peers and thank
you to all students who participated in the
election.
Perth Modern School staff bid a sad farewell
to Jo-Anne Guthrie who has retired after
working in the Front Offi ce for 16 years. Jo,
as she was known, was a well-respected
member of the administration team,
providing her support and expertise to the
many managers, principals and teachers
with whom she worked. Jo has left to spend
more time with her family including two
small grandchildren and we wish her all the
best.
Congratulations to Mathematics teacher
Jarrad Strain who was nominated for a
Beginning Teacher of the Year award in
the 2016 WA Education Awards.
Congratulations also go to Front Offi ce staff
member Kaylene Nilsen who was a fi nalist
in the WA State Registrar’s Association
Awards in the Outstanding Administrative
Support Offi cer category.
The Modernian Society held their annual
reunion at the school on 11 September
with Perth Modern School orchestra
students performing a concert in the
Beasley Auditorium and Modernian and
ABC presenter Rebecca Dollery acting as
MC. Thank you to Roger Hey and Music
Department staff for their hard work
in preparing the music students for the
concert.
I congratulate the following current and
former students for their successes:
• Claire Chua in Year 12 is the
Australia-wide winner of the Dorothea
Mackellar Poetry Awards Senior Division
for her poem ‘the concrete jungle safari’. Claire’s prize includes national promotion
of her poem, $500, a trophy, a collection
of books and a trip to the National
Presentation ceremony in Gunnedah.
• Year 10 students Orlagh Latawski,
Jemima Loveland, Amy Whittle-
Herbert and Eloise Oakley were the
Grand Final runners-up in a close decision
in the Junior Division of the West
Australian Debating League.
• Patrick Pham and Darren Moh in Year 9
were the WA winners of the Australian
History Competition Year 9 category
and Ronan Pettit in Year 10 was the WA
winner for the Year 10 category.
• James Townshend and Ali Bahar in
Year 7, Katrina Hooper and Hasti Bahar
in Year 9, Reagan Trac, Dylan Toop,
Kevin Linarto, David Yoo and Ee Keat
Beh in Year 11 won fi rst place in their
divisions in the 2016 RoboCup WA State
Championships. Calvin Workman and
James Fernihough in Year 9 placed third
in their category.
• Laura Prince in Year 11 is the recipient
of the City of Armadale Young Writers
Award for Years 11 and 12.
• Radheya Jegatheva in Year 12 and
sibling Rahul Jegatheva in Year 10 were
selected as part of a team of four to
represent Australia at the World Youth
Scrabble Championships in Lille, France.
Rahul ranked 51st and Radheya 65th.
• Anna Babriecki in Year 9 won third place
in the lower secondary category of the
Tim Winton Young Writers Awards.
Grace Oakley in Year 7 was a fi nalist.
• Maia Harlap in Year 9 was the top female
student at the WA Schools State Chess
Championships.
• Emily Tang, Swarna Gajendran,
Kimberley Tay and Senuri Liyanage
in Year 10 placed fi rst in WA in the
Australian Brain Bee Challenge with
Emily placing second individually.
• Raeann Ng in Year 11 was awarded fi rst
place in the WA Japanese Language
Speech Competition and represented
WA at the National Finals in Sydney.
• Ali Park was fi rst for Second Language
and Jessica Yang fourth for Background
Language in the State Chinese Speech
and Writing Competition for Year 10.
• Robert Campbell in Year 8 achieved
fourth place in the State Chinese
Speech Competition. He also achieved
a Certifi cate of Excellence in the State
Chinese Writing Competition.
• Oliver Pulsford and Liane Chinnery
in Year 11 and Rebecca Green, Jesse
Hafner, Bedanta Dhal, Angela Antoff
and Matthew Collins in Year 12 were
invited to participate in the Alliance
Française Oral Examinations.
• Parmida Ghorbanian in Year 10, Oneli
Weerasinghe in Year 7 and Imasha
Weerasinghe in Year 8 achieved an
elite award in the Language Perfect
Competition for Japanese.
• Keith Wong in Year 7 was the joint
winner in the Australian Geography
Competition for his year group.
Tommaso Puccini in Year 7, Arabella
Brosnan and Ezekiel Gohin in Year 8 and
Ethan Dowley in Year 9 achieved in the
top one per cent.
• The combined team of Kylie Tan, Julia
Seitz, Jemima Loveland and Aayushi
Shah in Year 10, Sophie Kemp and Julia
Aguinot in Year 8 and Andrea Tan in
Year 7 won the Creativity Award in the
Tournament of Minds.
• Alden Bong in Year 12 and Andrew
Thanur in Year 11 are the state-wide
winners in the Senior and Junior Divisions
respectively in the UNSW Australian
Economics and Business Studies
Competition. Ankit Rangan and Arun
Jha in Year 11 and Arka Prava Chanda in
Year 12 achieved High Distinctions.
• Radheya Jegatheva in Year 12 won the
Best Youth award for his short fi lm Finding
Home in the ReelOzInd! Australia
Indonesia Short Film Competition
and Festival, the Gilbert Adler Award for
FilmCom Down Under and Best Student
Short Film in the Highway 61 Film
Festival in Minnesota, USA.
• Angel Yu (Class of 2011) has accepted a
great job with Google in Silicon Valley.
• Flynn Burgess Hamilton in Year 9 and
Rahul Jegatheva in Year 10 won multiple
medals, including gold, in the WA State
Swimming Championships.
• Robert Scriba in Year 9 was awarded A
Division Most Valued Player in the WA
Volleyball Junior League.
• Former student Tamsin Cook came sixth
in the 400 freestyle in the Rio Olympics
and won a silver medal in the 4 x 200m
Freestyle relay.
Lois Joll, Principal
4 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Students asked R U OK?
The Student Council put on a fabulous show for R U OK Day
in 2016. The highlights included a delicious sausage sizzle, a
popular Boost Juice van, booths from various local community
health groups including beyondblue and a visit by a volunteer
from the Shenton Park Dog’s Refuge who brought along a
super cute furry friend, Zeus.
The R U OK Foundation’s vision is a world where we’re all connected
and are protected from suicide. Their mission is to inspire and
empower everyone to meaningfully connect with people around
them and support anyone struggling with life.
From the day’s events, Perth Modern School raised approximately
$2000 for this very worthy cause.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 5Exceptional students.
Fun at the Raise the Roof Quiz Night
The Raise the Roof Quiz Night
held in the Tyler McCusker
Sports Centre on Friday,
26 August was a fantastic
night of trivia, raffl es, games,
spot questions and fun with
more than $12000 going
towards the Raise the Roof
campaign for a new 700 seat
multi-purpose auditorium.
The quizmaster was Chair of
the School Board, Michael
Henderson, who entertained
and thrilled the audience with a
variety of challenging questions.
A silent auction with fabulous
prizes that had been donated
by generous businesses, parents
and staff was very successful.
The end result was a close aff air,
with one of the teacher’s tables
being named the victors.
Thank you to staff members
who made the event
possible: Steve Jurilj, Val
Furphy, Samantha Bennett-
Bremner, Kerry Kitson, John
Harris, Deb Leske, Sally Floyd,
Nigel Bateman, Mark Muir,
Lisa Manners, Grant Staff e,
Stacey Burton and Karen
Wedemeyer. A very big thank
to Photography teacher Mark
Temov for his donation of two
stunning, framed images for the
auction.
Above: Principal Lois Joll,
Business Manager Stacey
Burton and Business
Support Offi cer Karen
Wedemeyer.
Above: A game of heads or tails
was based on geographical
locations of countries.
Above right: Winners are grinners.
A table of current and past Student Councillors topped the student tables. Student volunteers Sonia Lal and Ella Davies.
Right: Students enjoying the
challenging questions.
Head of the School Board Michael Henderson
was the quiz master and his assistant was
Associate Principal Steve Jurilj.
6 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
STEAMpunk Festival of ScienceTANIA ELLIOTT, SCIENCE WEEK COORDINATOR
Science went STEAMpunk in 2016 with a ‘Festival of Science’ giving all years a taste of
the action for Science Week.
Year 8 students spent the day at Scitech and
had a wonderful time exploring Science in a
diff erent way. Year 9 students had fun with
the ‘Fireballs in the Sky’ project run by Curtin
University which won the Eureka innovation
award. The program is the outreach arm of
the Desert Fireball Network project, which
aims to understand the early workings of the
solar system by studying meteorites, fi reballs
and their pre-Earth orbits by capturing their
paths in the sky from multiple viewpoints.
Our students had a fi rst-hand look by
downloading the app and following a
projectile on their phone. The projectile was
shot from a cannon on the school oval.
Year 10 students were involved in choosing
from a variety of elaborate and creative
scientifi c workshops such as CSI MOD-Crime
Scene Investigations, The Science of Food,
Dissections, The Genome Project, Sci-Fi
Writing, and using 3D printers and laser
cutters to build Science models.
Years 11 and 12 students were fortunate to
have a variety of scientists work with them
in their classes as part of the Scientists and
Mathematicians in Schools program.
The Day of Notables featured visits from
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Chief Scientist Peter
Klinken and WA Governor Kerry Sanderson
AC. Zora Zorabot from Smartbots was the
MC and entertainer, talking about her skills
and impressing all with her dancing. Prior
to his talk to Years 10 to 12 about STEM
and the importance of Science, Professor
Klinken was interviewed by several of our
top Science students which was fi lmed by
the Department of Cabinet for their website.
Students thoroughly enjoyed listening to
Professor Klinken as he was informative,
engaging and talented.
Zora also introduced and bantered with
Dr Karl whilst wearing a bright Dr Karl style
shirt. He donated $300 worth of his own
books to the school’s library and had lunch
with about 30 students who had won the
chance to sit with him and pick his brain.
Dr Karl had three messages of hope for
students – that global warming could be
fi xed, that most of mankind lived in an era
of unprecedented peace, and that young
people held the future in their hands by
going into fi elds like politics and science. He
urged our students to think about getting
into politics or science so they will be in a
position to make an ethical diff erence.
Head Boy Brandon Boccola meeting with Zora
Zorabot.
Alexandra Monson, WA Chief Scientist Peter Klinken, Rebecca Green and Mohammad Siddiqui.
Head Boy Brandon Boccola, WA Governor Kerry Sanderson AC, Associate Principal Steve Jurilj
and Head Girl Nhi Danh.
WA Governor
Kerry Sanderson AC.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 7Exceptional students.
Dr Karl with Zora.
Above: Bella Fitzpatrick
with Dr Karl.
Students participate in the Fireballs in the Sky project.
Students had fun driving Human-Powered Vehicles (HPVs).
Students ham it up with Dr Karl.
8 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Claire’s concrete jungle poem wows the judges
Year 12 student Claire Chua said she entered the national
Dorothea Poetry Awards for fun, never expecting to win.
But Claire has won the senior secondary division of the competition
for a poem she wrote, the concrete jungle safari.
Claire’s prize includes national promotion of her poem, $500, a
trophy, a collection of books and a trip to the national presentation
ceremony in Gunnedah, in north-west NSW.
Claire said she was completely shocked but delighted when she
found her poem, which had been her fi rst English assessment for
Year 12, had won the national competition.
The judges said her poem was a fabulous evocation of ancient
Australia within the context of a contemporary urban environment.
the concrete jungle safariWELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLE,
You’re sitting within a
Wooden tram
Made with purring,
Metal-bodied engines.
Your legs shiver with the desert cold.
In the corner of your eye, you think you spot a dingo.
But then you blink, and then it’s gone.
Your journey begins.
WELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLE,
If you look above, you can see the city edifi ces glistening—
Like beads and jewels in the neck of this brick-paved outback.
Does it sometimes feel like a dream?
Do you sometimes feel the hiss of the rainbow serpents,
Sliding across sandy linoleum corridors
As the offi ce vents whisper cold air over your collarbones
In the language of the spirits?
Totems and paperwork mingle under fl uorescent lights.
WELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLE,
If you look above you will be able to see—
A sacred bird,
Gliding, soaring,
Two engines,
A propulsion system.
A lingering scent of
The past, the present—
The then and the now.
WELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLE,
Oh.
The dingo is back.
You lean over the metal bars of the tram to get a closer look.
And in these streets you feel
The industry-patented air
Clawing at your cheeks.
Carbon, nitrogen…sulfur.
Toxic.
The creature howls,
Golden fur mirroring the sun’s rays.
But you cannot tell if it’s a cry of excitement
Or pain.
(Simply put—you may never know.)
WELCOME TO THE CONCRETE JUNGLE,
Where sacred Jacaranda trees burst
Spewing purple confetti
Over a House of Opera,
And thundering applause.
Down the street the tram goes.
And you notice that
Lean totems line the roads like streetlights…
Or was it that streetlights lined the road like lean totems?
And a voice: THIS HEREBY CONCLUDES THE CONCRETE DESERT SAFARI.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE RIDE.
* * *
Until your eyes snap open.
You gradually fl oat out of the reverie, and then back into reality.
You hear voices, trailing passing fi gures, shadows; they’re walking
so fast it’s a violent blur that presses into your ribs. People hustle by
you, their pallid white uniforms a second skin. But when you look
at their eyes, you see… black holes. You rub your eyes. That’s when
you realise you’re standing on a platform of marble and brick and
concrete.
Trains hurtle past. There’s the clink of metal chewing on metal in
a ravenous brawl from the construction site two blocks down.
Light refracts on every surface, a chaos of physics and sunbeams.
Someone pushes past you, the dusty scent of perfume lingering
even as its perpetrator scampers into the crowd, disappearing. You
look down. Clutched in your hand is a bag full of papers and projects
and words and worries.
But where did the dingo go? Is it gone?
(Answer: It’s not. No one leaves the home that is rightfully theirs.)
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 9Exceptional students.
Brothers relate to ScrabbleSTIRLING TIMES
Two Scrabble stars from Perth Modern School fell just shy of a top
50 ranking in the World Youth Championships in France.
Brothers Radheya and Rahul Jegatheva were part of a four-member
Australian team that competed against 140 of the world’s best Scrabble
players.
In the fi nal game, the duo needed wins to place 50th and 30th but both
fell at the last hurdle. Radheya fi nished in 65th place while Rahul was
ranked 51st, his best showing at a world championship.
This year’s championships held in Lille were Radheya’s second
championships and Rahul’s third. Year 12 student Radheya said he and
his brother qualifi ed for the championships after gaining enough ratings
points through monthly tournaments. ‘We have been playing Scrabble
for most of our lives because our dad used to play with us,’ he said.
Year 10 student Rahul said he shared a rivalry with his older brother.
‘I think it is really fun, there is just a really enjoyable element about it,’
he said.
Radheya and Rahul Jegatheva. Courtesy of the Community Newspaper Group
Grace Oakley with Tim Winton.
Success in the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers
Anna Brabriecki in Year 9 has won third place in the lower secondary division
of the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers with her story, Euterpe.
Beneath the Surface, a short story by Grace Oakley in Year 7, was selected as a fi nalist.
Extract of Euterpe by Anna Brabriecki
The cellist and the pianist were fi ghting in their music. You could hear it in the way
that the notes fl owed—not steady and fl uid like a river, like music should be, but
rocky and fi ghting for dominance. You could see it in the intense way that the cellist
gripped her bow and the way in which the pianist frowned at the lack of sheet music
in front of her.
You could hear it in every note that they played; some in unison, some not.
The time and key signatures kept changing. The pianist seemed determined to keep
the song in a haunting minor waltz, with occasional sprinkles of major winding
through like sprouts of green fl ourishing in a dark, dark forest. The cellist, on the
other hand, kept her bow moving, as quick as a hummingbird’s wings, keeping it to a
snappy cut time rhythm that threatened to move into nine-eight at any cost possible.
The result, of course, was that the song never stayed the same.
The cellist looked like she was trying to win whatever contest they had chosen for
themselves, and the pianist appeared to be letting her, pausing in the sweeping
music at intervals to let the deep melody take over. But then she would dive in with
a wild improvisation at the top of the keys, spiralling down into chords again. The
cellist would then fl ick her dyed hair back (not quite red, a bit too deep to be pink),
adjust her boot-clad feet around the base of the cello and let out a silent bark of
laughter, eyes twinkling with mischief, and dive right back in.
The pianist, for her part, looked equally amused, although she didn’t take her eyes off
the keyboard—almost as if she were afraid that if she did, she’d lose the thread of her
song and be left with a few pathetic-sounding G chords. Her plain brown hair—
a sharp contrast to the cellist’s—was messy and falling out of its clumsy ponytail. Her
faded blue t-shirt was slightly sweaty, but she was smiling like the oddly-matched
duet was the most fun she’d ever had—despite its impromptu form.
Anna Brabriecki and Tim Winton.
10 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
HASS students are the best in WALOUISE SECKER, HEAD OF HASS
Perth Modern School students have excelled in
competitions across a range of disciplines in Humanities
and Social Sciences (HASS).
Australian History CompetitionCongratulations to Patrick Pham and Darren Moh in Year 9
and Ronan Pettit in Year 10 who were the top performers in
the Australian History Competition for Western Australia.
Perth Modern School also had a signifi cant number of students
achieve in the top 50 students nationally. Perth Modern School
was third nationally in the Year 8 category and fi rst nationally for
the Year 9 category.
Australian Economics and Business Studies CompetitionOnce again our students have excelled in the
University of New South Wales’ Australian
Economics and Business Studies Competition.
Congratulations to Alden Bong and Andrew Thanur
who were the state-wide winners for the Senior
and Junior divisions respectively. In addition Arka
Prava Chanda, Ankit Rangan and Arun Jha received
prize money for achieving High Distinctions in the
competition.
Australian Geography Competition
Arka Prava Chanda, Andrew Thanur, Alden Bong and Ankit Rangan.
Ronan Pettit, Darren Moh and Ms Rosie Leece.
Ezekiel Gohin, Arabella Brosnan,
Ethan Dowley, Keith Wong and
Tommaso Puccini.
Keith Wong clearly knows
a thing or two about
geography, being named
the equal fi rst winner in
Western Australia for Year 7
in the Australian Geography
Competition.
A number of students also
achieved in the top one per
cent nationally and are to be
commended on their fantastic
achievement: Tommaso Puccini
in Year 7, Arabella Brosnan and
Ezekiel Gohin in Year 8 and
Ethan Dowley in Year 9.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 11Exceptional students.
The School of Spatial Sciences at Curtin
University opened Year 10 Geography
students’ eyes to the wide world of
surveying and Geographic Information
Systems.
Rather than using tallies and numbers,
surveying land uses tools such as
theodolites and automatic laser levels
which help measure horizontal distances
and vertical levelling. The talks and activities
were led by a group of Curtin students and
lecturers to attract us to a lesser known, but
by no means unenjoyable, career option.
You frequently hear that ‘there can be only
one winner’ when it comes to participating in
competitions.
This refl ects a point of view that being the ‘last man
standing’ is the sole criteria for success. At the recent
Grand Final for the Western Australian Debating League
(WADL) it was wonderful to hear the Master of Ceremonies
acknowledge Perth Modern School as being successful
due to the large number of students who participated in
the competition this year. We entered 34 teams comprised
of 170 students, with 15 teams winning their division and
17 teams invited to participate in the fi nals.
All our debaters are to be commended on the extra hours
they put into preparation, the level of analysis in their
arguments, the comprehensive evidence displayed as well
as how well they articulated their case in each debate. The
persistence and dedication demonstrated over three terms
by our debaters has been commendable.
Congratulations to Orlagh Latawski, Jemima Loveland,
Eloise Oakley and Amy Whittle–Herbert who competed
in the Grand Final and were named Runner-up Junior
Champions. The team presented an incredible case
Outstanding participation in debating championshipsLOUISE SECKER, DEBATING COORDINATOR
WADL Runner-up Junior Champions: Jemima Loveland, Amy Whittle–Herbert,
Orlagh Latawski and Eloise Oakley.
arguing the negative on the topic ‘we should only give native title to
indigenous groups that are democratically elected’ but were just edged out in
a close decision.
Student Geographers get spatialRAMITHA KOTUWEGEDARA, YEAR 10
Surveyors have the luxury of both practical
and desk work in their jobs—which is very
appealing to many of us. After all, very few
people want to sit in front of a desk all day.
One of the fi eldwork activities was to
explore the campus on an interactive tour
using a GPS. These GPSs diff ered from the
ones found in a car. They were handheld
and able to show many location details
such as longitude and latitude. We visited
many iconic landmarks such as the Curtin
Hexagon, the Hammock Motel and other
buildings on campus.
We also had the opportunity to use
Australian Bureau of Statistics data to create
information maps of the Perth Metropolitan
Area showing information such as house
and land values and crime rates. One
pattern we observed was the high crime
rates in the suburbs at the end of train lines.
The trip to Curtin was extremely
entertaining and opened us to a whole
new array of occupations. Thank you to
Mr McMahon for providing us with this
opportunity.
Greg Lahaye and Darren Doh creating GIS maps.Learning how to measure height.
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Robocup Junior WA State Championships
Robotics is tipped to transform the
world in coming decades and Perth
Modern School students are right at the
forefront.
The School entered four of the six categories
available in the 2016 Robocup Junior State
Championships and unbelievably won
three of them from stiff competition as
well as achieving a third placing. Students
from Perth Mod have embraced robotics
with enthusiasm thanks to the hard work
and time invested by Computing teacher
Mr Walter Wilson who runs several after
school computing and robotics clubs.
Results:Secondary Dance:
First place Hasti Bahar and Katrina
Hooper (Year 9)
Soccer Gen II:
First place Reagan Trac, Dylan Toop, Kevin
Linarto, David Yoo,
Ee Keat Beh (Year 11)
Soccer Lightweight:
First place James Townshend and
Ali Bahar (Year 7) Third place: Calum
Workman and James Fernihough (Year 9).
In other robotics news, James Townshend
in Year 7 has qualifi ed for the World Robot
Olympiad to be held in India in November
due to his recent results in the State
Championships and the 2015 National
Championships last year in which he came
second individually.
David Yoo, Dylan Toop, Mr Walter Wilson, Kevin Linarto, Ee Keat Beh and Reagan Trac.
Top: Hasti Bahar and Katrina Hooper.
Middle: James Fernihough and Calum Workman.
Left: Ali Bahar and James Townshend.
School Chess State Finals
CRAIG GANNON, CHESS COORDINATOR
After winning the Regional Chess
Championships in June this year,
Perth Modern School entered the
State Finals with a team made up of
only Years 7, 8 and 9 due to the study
commitments of our Senior School
students.
Playing in the open division against other
schools with students from Years 10, 11
and 12 we fi nished in third place, which
means we qualify for the National Titles
to be held at the end of November.
It was a great eff ort from all students with
Maia Harlap in Year 9 being awarded the
medal for the top female chess player.
Our top player of the tournament was
Andrey Lugovskey in Year 9 who fi nished
the competition in fourth position
overall.
Congratulations to the Perth Modern
School team of Anthony Hicks, Chas
Underwood, Christopher Manasseh
and Anthony Luk in Year 7, Jay Sharma,
Dylan Guo and Jarvis Wileman in Year 8
and Maia Harlap, Andrey Lugovskey and
Victor Sun in Year 9.
Maia Harlap in Year 9 was the top-ranked
female participant.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 13Exceptional students.
Creativity Award won at Tournament of MindsKOUROSH ROOHI, TOURNAMENT OF MINDS COORDINATOR
Australian Brain Bee ChallengeEMILY TANG, YEAR 10
The Australian Brain Bee Challenge is a neuroscience competition for Year 10
students designed to increase awareness and dispel misconceptions about
neurological illnesses.
Emily Tang, Swarna Gajendran, Kimberley Tay and Senuri Liyanage.
Above: Creativity Award winners Sophie Kemp, Andrea Tan, Julia Seitz, Jemima Loveland,
Aayushi Shah and Julia Aguinot. Absent: Kylie Tan.
Below and below right:
Tournament of Minds teams in competition.
Two teams competed in the Tournament of Minds
Regional Finals held at ECU Joondalup on Saturday,
27 August.
Team 1 comprising Julia Seitz, Aayushi Shah, Jemima
Loveland, Kylie Tan, Julia Aguinot, Andrea Tan and Sophie
Kemp took part in the Language Literature Challenge,
whilst Team 2 comprising Tabriz Prahnyo, Alice Rosario,
Heberet Wa Azaro, Ethan Dowley, Patrick Morgan, Tristian
Chetty and Joseph Newman took part in the Social
Sciences Challenge.
Both teams did a fantastic job representing Perth Modern
School, with Team 1 achieving the overall highest score
in the Spontaneous Challenge and receiving the 2016
Creativity Award.
After successfully completing round
one, an online quiz in school, Senuri
Liyanage, Swarna Gajendran, Kimberley
Tay and I had the opportunity of
representing Perth Modern School
in the State Final, hosted by the
University of Western Australia. We
participated in engaging lectures from
neuroscience researchers as well as
a fascinating, interactive tour of the
anatomy laboratory where we viewed
dissected human specimens and were
able to hold a preserved human brain,
before knuckling down for the highly
anticipated rounds of live questioning.
We put our knowledge to the test on
a wide range of topics, including the
nervous system, intelligence, memory,
emotions, sleep and neurological
diseases against strong competitors
from other schools. Our team claimed
victory with fi rst place, winning a
stereomicroscope for our Science
Department. In the individual rounds,
I placed second in WA after a close,
suspenseful competition. Immersed in
the world of neuroscience, I think we
can all agree that the Australian Brain
Bee Challenge was a valuable and
insightful experience.
14 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Perth Mod students are Language Perfect
Congratulations to
Parmida Ghorbanian
in Year 10, Oneli
Weerasinghe in Year 7
and Imasha Weerasinghe
in Year 8 who achieved
an elite award in the
Language Perfect
competition for Japanese.
Perth Modern School
ranked fi rst in WA in the
competition and won a
pizza party which was
greatly enjoyed by all
participating students.
Oneli Weerasinghe, Parmida Ghorbanian
and Imasha Weerasinghe.
Emily Cheng and Zoe Masson enjoy the
Language Perfect pizza party.
State Chinese Speech and Writing CompetitionsYI YUAN, CHINESE TEACHER
Perth Modern School students achieved
some excellent results in the State
Annual Chinese Speech and Writing
Competitions.
The Speech competition was held on
10 September by the Chinese Language
Teacher’s Association of WA (CLTAWA) at
UWA. Year 8 student Robert Campbell
achieved fourth place in the speaking
competition with his speech on learning
Chinese martial arts and kung-fu moves.
This was a fantastic achievement as he had
only been learning the language for six
months.
The Director of the Confucius Institute has
invited him to participate in ‘The Chinese
Bridge’ competition next year. He also
achieved a Certifi cate of Excellence in the
Writing competition.
From over 120 students from 25 schools,
our students also performed strongly in the
State Writing Competition. Congratulations
to the following students on their fantastic
achievements:
Year 10 Chinese Second Language
Ali Park (First)
Year 10 Chinese Background Language
Jessica Yang (Fourth)
Year 8 Chinese Second Language
Nina Adam (Fifth)Jessica Yang and Ali Park.
Raeann wins fi rst place in the WA Japanese Language Speech
CompetitionMAYA ASANO, JAPANESE TEACHER
Raeann Ng
Year 11 student Raeann Ng was recently awarded fi rst place in
the WA Japanese Language Speech Competition for her entry
on the Japanese expression ‘the stake that sticks out gets
hammered in’.
After winning at state level, Raeann travelled to Sydney to represent
WA in the 47th Japanese Language Speech Contest where she
placed third.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 15Exceptional students.
Fogarty Foundation Leadership ConferenceCLEO WEE, YEAR 11
Science Café 2016SINEAD CORR, SCIENCE TEACHER
Scitech and UWA’s Science Café was back for another year with Perth Modern School
students joining WA scientists and engineers for a morning tea where inspiration was
on the menu!
Year 10 students took the opportunity to chat one-on-one with scientists and engineers and
gain practical knowledge about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. The
event was again a great success, with this year’s emphasis on STEM careers.
Year 10 students Senuri Liyanage, Emily Tang, Navina Stevens, Hannah Clapperton and Januki De Zoysa.
The Fogarty Foundation Leadership Conference held during the October school
holidays was a fantastic opportunity for seven Year 11 students and I to develop and
enhance our leadership, problem-solving, public speaking and entrepreneurship
skills.
The conference consisted of a three-day camp for 42 Years 10 and 11 students from around
WA who participated in engaging workshops and listened to inspiring guest speakers such
as founder and CEO of zero2hero Ashlee Harrison and Young Australian of the Year Drisana
Levitzke-Gray.
During camp we also met amazing people from all over WA, bonding over onesie parties
and campfi re sing-alongs. I would highly recommend current Years 9 and 10 students
apply for this conference next year as we all left camp with an invaluable set of new skills
and feeling a renewed sense of motivation and confi dence in our abilities to succeed and
achieve our goals.
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
YI YUAN, CHINESE TEACHER
A stage performance was held at the
UWA Octagon Theatre to celebrate
the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
which is always held on the 15th day
of the eighth month of the lunar
calendar.
The festival celebrates three
fundamental concepts which are
closely tied to one another:
• Gathering, such as family and
friends coming together, or
harvesting crops for the festival. It’s
said the moon is the brightest and
roundest on this day which means
family reunion.
• Thanksgiving, to give thanks for
the harvest, or for harmonious
unions.
• Praying (asking for conceptual or
material satisfaction), such as for
babies, a spouse, beauty, longevity,
or for a good future.
Perth Modern School was invited
to participate with Year 11 students
Annie Jarman and Navina Stevens
performing a fantastic pop dance
to popular Chinese music. Their
performance demonstrated the
spirit of the youth in Australia and
their passion for Chinese music and
culture.
Navina Stevens (front) and Annie Jarman
perform on stage as part of the Chinese
Mid-Autumn Festival.Cleo Wee, Imogen Sorby, Shami Mohdar, Anton Soloshenko, Sanchita Gera, Naomi Cha, Millie Muroi and
Ria Ronghe at the Fogarty Foundation Leadership Conference.
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Troy and Gabriella inspire
their classmates not to
‘stick to the status quo’.
Based on the Disney Channel Original Movie
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 17Exceptional students.
18 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Youth Ambassadors spread community spiritSCOTT MARSHALL, YOUTH EDUCATION OFFICER
More than 30 students have shaken tins in the early
hours of the morning this term for charities Legacy
and St Vinnies as well as helping out as ushers at
the Tournament of the Minds competition, assisting
with Football Parking and serving tea, coff ee and
biscuits at the High School Musical production.
A select few students have also been involved in the
Blood Drive, travelling down to the Red Cross Blood
Service in Perth City and bravely donating their blood.
It is an initiative that has recommenced at Mod with
the hope large numbers of Senior School students will
participate.
Youth Ambassadors enjoyed a speech from the
Governor of Western Australia, Kerry Sanderson AC
who told students about her career path and how
she had become the Governor of Western Australia.
The Governor encouraged students to enjoy their
time at school which would set them up for further
opportunities later in life.
Father’s Day gifts aid CambodiaCLEO WEE, YEAR 11
By selling gifts for Father’s Day including bears and ‘Best Dad’
trophies over two lunchtimes, Youth Ambassadors raised more
than $345 for projects to be carried out by the Cambodia Tour
group for the Stellar Children’s Trust.
On behalf of the students who helped out I would like to say a huge
thank you to all staff and students who bought a Father’s Day gift or
donated to this very worthy cause. Many children in Cambodia will have
access to educational support and supplies thanks to your generosity.
Book Café raises funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation
AMSHA YOGARAJ, YEAR 12
Year 12 students from the Mod Time Community Service Club decided to organise
a Book Café, to raise funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, a charity
that works to improve the literacy levels of children living in remote Aboriginal
communities and enable them to make the most of educational opportunities.
A range of books from teen fi ction to thriller and crime were kindly donated by students,
parents and teachers and sold at lunchtimes over three days. The students also sold
scrumptious food such as cookies and rocky road as well as a hot cup of coff ee or hot
chocolate. Overall the Book Café was a fabulous success, raising $437. Thank you to
everyone who supported this great cause.
Jemima Loveland, Cleo Wee and Noemi Finaldi.
Shimaa Ibrahim and
Madelaine Tan peruse
the books on off er at
the Book Café.
Ben Brooks and Gregor Gear
shake tins for St Vinnies.
Vinnoth Loganathan, Shimaa Ibrahim, Trinity Elsom
and Alex Manescu assist with Footy Parking.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 19Exceptional students.
World Vision 40 Hour FamineSCOTT MARSHALL, YOUTH EDUCATION OFFICER
City 2 Surf 2016SCOTT MARSHALL, YOUTH
EDUCATION OFFICER
More than 70 enthusiastic Perth
Modern School students carried on
the tradition of helping out at the
annual City 2 Surf.
Over 40,000 keen runners/walkers
turned out for the event, which
raises much needed funds for over
550 charities! This year, close to fi ve
million dollars was raised with our
volunteers a vital component of
this fantastic result.
Our volunteers gave out water at
various points throughout the race,
and distributed clothing and much
sought after medals to competitors
upon completion of the race.
Volunteer organisers were very
impressed with our students,
commenting that they were a credit
to themselves and to the School.
Race participants being handed water by Perth Mod volunteers.
City to Surf volunteers.Students had fun dressing up for PMH’s 107th birthday.
Princess Margaret Hospital’s 107th BirthdayMATILDA ANDERSON AND TABRIZ PRAHNYO, YEAR 9
In late June, a small selection of students from Years 9 to 12 went to Princess Margaret
Hospital to celebrate its 107th anniversary.
The students were set the task of making goodie bags as well as assisting with children’s
daily playtime. It was a fantastic experience, especially seeing the joy and excitement on the
children’s faces. The visit was eye-opening and students were incredibly happy to be able to
give back to people in the community.
For another year, students helped to fi ght global hunger by giving up food, furniture,
talking, technology, Facebook and a whole list of other comforts. They did this to
support World Vision projects that help families improve their nutrition and health as
well as helping to deliver long-term solutions to hunger.
Phoebe Sun and Joelle Chen.
The Perth Modern School group was led by
Year 11 students Phoebe Sun, Celia Wong
and Joelle Chen and was comprised of more
than 100 students.
The girls organised a Signup Day and
invited Georgia Naughton, a World Vision
representative, to talk to students and
inspire them to get involved. The girls also
sold jelly cups to donate to this worthwhile
cause.
In total, we raised over $8000 which is a
fantastic eff ort and as Georgia told me,
would ‘help 399 families increase food
production for a month or train 1596
mothers on how to improve child health
and nutrition.’
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A fond farewell to JoSTACEY BURTON, BUSINESS MANAGER
The Perth Modern School community recently
farewelled long-standing staff member Jo-Anne
Guthrie. Jo had worked at Perth Mod for 16 years.
Jo was a well-respected member of the administration
team in the Front Offi ce, providing support, expertise and
experience to the many business managers, principals and
teachers with whom she worked. Her friendly and helpful
manner contributed to the smooth running of the offi ce, as
well as to the success of the Front Offi ce team as a whole.
Jo took on the huge responsibility of controlling the
student reporting cycle and coordinating the exam
preparation and her calm, measured approach to these
tasks was greatly appreciated by her colleagues and
everyone she came into contact with.
Jo has left to devote more time to her family including two
beloved grandchildren. We will miss her and wish her all the
best for the future.
Kaylene Nilsen, who works in the Front Offi ce in administration, has been recognised
by the WA State Schools Registrars’ Association as a fi nalist in the Outstanding
Administrative Support Offi cer category.
Kaylene has worked part-time at Perth Mod since 2008 with her main duties including
customer service, daily fi nance processing, coordinating the school resource lists and all
aspects of human resource processing.
Kaylene says she enjoys the unique nature of the school and its students and working
alongside dedicated and professional colleagues which makes her job a pleasure.
‘When I found out I was shortlisted as a fi nalist for the award I felt honoured and humbled,’
Kaylene said. ‘I believe that my fellow School Offi cers are equally deserving of recognition for
their commitment to the role.’
Farewell drinks: Carol Fursa, Stacey Burton, Jo Guthrie, Karen Wedemeyer and Tina Smith.
Jarrad nominated as Beginning Teacher of the YearJarrad Strain from the Mathematics Department has been nominated
for a WA Beginning Teacher of the Year award in the 2016 WA
Education Awards.
Jarrad began his professional working life in the banking sector but decided
to make a career change and now relishes teaching Mathematics to the
gifted students of Perth Modern School. He is also involved in the Leadership
course for Year 9 students. He is an enthusiastic and dedicated addition to the
Mathematics Department and is thoroughly deserving of his nomination.
Jarrad Strain
Kaylene Nilsen
Kaylene recognised for outstanding work
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 21Exceptional students.
Akishima ExchangeKANAKO MATSUO AND MAYA ASANO, JAPANESE TEACHERS
Everyone at Perth Modern School who came
into contact with Japanese exchange students
from Akishima, Tokyo in Japan enjoyed their
interaction. The students had fun staying with
their host families and likewise host families and
students benefi tted from learning more about
the Japanese culture as well as improving their
Japanese language skills.
During the week, most Japanese language classes
were fortunate to practice their language skills
through programs with our visitors including a
Japanese quiz competition, cooking, and producing
an Australian artwork.
To learn about a diff erent culture can be somewhat
interesting, but to experience it is something truly
special. Welcoming my exchange student Yusuke Shin Yi Wong with Tatiana Ng, Casidhe Gerrish, Rena Hasegawa and Haruki Koyama.
Daniel Juhasz and his mother with their Japanese exchange student
Yusuke Kawamura.
Fun activities with Akishima studentsJASMINE HUNT, YEAR 9
Jasmine Hunt (R) with Honoka Makita.
While the Akishima students were visiting our school, our
Japanese language class had the chance to do fun activities
with them.
We participated in a really enjoyable scavenger hunt that sent us
running around the school looking for the answers to clues with our
new Japanese friends. The clues were written in Japanese, so we
needed to collaborate and use English and Japanese communication
to solve the puzzles. The team who solved the clues and got back
to the classroom fi rst won a tasty Japanese biscuit with our group
being the lucky ones. Playing the game was really exciting and so
was meeting and getting to know better the students from Japan.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with the Japanese students and I can’t
wait for the next time they come back to visit.
into my home was a humbling privilege. Over the course of one
week, we shared some quality banter and memories we will
remember for many years to come. My family isn’t originally from
here, which allowed my student to embrace a wide variety of
cultures present in our society, which is what I believe Australia
is about. I would recommend to anyone with the opportunity of
hosting a student to take it up with open arms – it is an experience
of a lifetime.
Daniel Juhasz, Year 10
We had a sushi making session with the Akishima students. They
were really friendly and polite. I enjoyed making and eating the
sushi and getting to know them. We also had some speaking
practise with them which improved our Japanese. It was a great
experience for everyone.
Shin Yi Wong, Year 8
22 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Transition activities for incoming Year 7 studentsNICOLA REILLY, MANAGER MIDDLE YEARS
New friends, new teachers, new locations and
new subjects were all part of the Transition
Program in Term 3 for the incoming Year 7
students for 2017.
Transition activities started with an amazing High
School Musical performance, followed by a three
week enrichment program run by Senior School
students off ering classes in Creative Writing, Public
Speaking, Drama, Dance, Music or Biology. Senior
School students enhanced their teaching skills which
were highly appreciated by the Year 6 students.
In addition to the Enrichment programs, teachers
embraced the Academic, Arts and Technology
transitions. The students enjoyed being in the
classroom and seeing what ‘High School’ was
really like.
Music students performed a fabulous concert for
incoming students which whetted the appetites of
the budding musicians. The transition program ran
exceptionally smoothly due to the exemplary Year
8 Peer Supporters who welcomed, chaperoned and
supported the Year 6 students within their various
activities.
My thanks go to all the staff and students
involved in making the Transition activities such a
wonderful success.
Year 8 Peer
Supporters with
Manager Middle
Years Nicola Reilly.
Year 6 students enjoy an activity in the Library with Tyara Aung and EJ Bitangcol.
Transition students having fun in a music lesson.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 23Exceptional students.
Frank Mills art donation
Top: Bella Alexander
and Laura Prince
participate in the
Shadowboxing
workshop.
Above: The characters
Benj and Cat.
Farhan Anwar, Jadzia
Bamford, ‘Cat’, ‘Benj’,
Matthew Kursar and
Jacinta Carroll.
Shadowboxing performance and workshop
A generous donation by Christine Simpson
of two Frank Mills artworks featuring the
landscape of Northam will soon have pride
of place on the walls of the Beasley Building.
Frank Mills was a well-known artist and art
teacher who had been appointed to Perth
Modern School in 1939. The works belonged
to Christine’s mother, Edith Ellen (Nell) Hill, who
had lived in Northam from 1923 until sometime
before 1940. Edith’s father, William Carson, was
WA Government Land Inspector for the Northam
District from 1923 until his retirement.
Principal Lois Joll and Christine Simpson with the donated
Frank Mills artworks.
Year 10 English students enjoyed a performance of the Black Swan State Theatre
Company’s Shadowboxing. The performance and workshop explored the journey
of two characters Cat and Benj who are at a party. But as the party becomes less
appealing, Benj escapes to the co-existing world of Shadow, a limitless place fi lled
with possibility and hope.
In Shadow he is free to be another version of himself. In Shadow he has friends and
freedom to be. In Shadow he feels more at ease with himself than in reality.
We are so accustomed to disguising
ourselves to others, that in the end
we become disguised to ourselves
– Francois de la Rochefoucauld.
Cat joins Benj in Shadow as his
sympathetic friend Idgy. They become
close, trust is built, secrets told,
friendship is born. But only in Shadow!
But how can Benj have his Shadow
friendship in the actual world too?
Students greatly enjoyed the
performance and the themes
explored in the workshop.
24 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Write a Book in a DayCASSIDY PEMBERTON, YEAR 9
Grazie mille from ItalyMARTINA LEO AND SARA VILLA, ITALIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Write a Book in a Day was one of the most fun but also stressful days I’ve had this year. It is an
Australian-wide competition where teams in each state raise money for their local hospital by
writing a book in a day. The books are for children in hospital to read.
Perth Modern School had three teams with
about eight or nine people in each, all up
early and at school just before 8.00am,
buzzed and ready to write. Each team
had limitations for their plot, two human
characters, a non-human character, a setting
and a problem and fi ve words we had to
include somewhere in the story. As soon
as we got the parameters, we were away,
planning the plot, characters and setting.
The story had to be distinctly Australian,
so we set it in Margaret River and Perth
and because our problem was an insect
plague we had them destroy several Perth
buildings including Perth Arena. Our team
had the foresight to get two amazing
student artists to join us who drew non-stop
and sometimes even drawing whole new
pictures when they didn’t fi t with the plot
we’d written.
The seven writers in our group spent about
three hours writing our respective chapters
before giving them to our editor who spent
two painstaking hours huddled in front of
her laptop editing the writing so it would
have the same writing style and fl ow. Then
it was my turn to be the formatter for the
entire book which involved collating the
illustrations, writing up all the pages we
needed including a contents page and
designing the various pages so it didn’t look
generic. Time constraints made this job
pretty stressful.
I fi nished at around 7.15 pm, forty-fi ve
minutes before the deadline and so we
merrily trotted to the mystical rooms behind
Student Services to have our book printed
and bound before we sent it off .
Overall, the twelve hours we all worked was
extremely rewarding and fun and everyone
did a fantastic job. We look forward to
October 26 when we will fi nd out if any of
our teams won an award in the competition.
Talented illustrator Elycia Lao. Ethan Dowley and Aria Warddharna work on their book.
The 11th Plague. Illustration by Elycia Lao and
Sherry Zeng.
We would like to thank Perth Modern School for hosting us for two months.
We have noticed a lot of diff erences between Australian and Italian schools
such as wearing the school uniform, conducting many experiments during
Science classes and above all the friendly relationship between students and
teachers.
Here we have found lovely and beautiful people who helped us during the entire
experience. First of all we would like to thank the Principal Ms Joll who let us study
here, thanks to our teachers who taught us new and interesting things every day
and last but not least, we would like to say ‘thank you’ to all our new friends for
always being kind and making us feel part of the group.
We have appreciated all that everyone has done for us. We will never forget all this.
This has been the most beautiful time in our life.Sara Villa and Martina Leo.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 25Exceptional students.
Professor Fiona Wood shares her life storyJAMIE CLEMMANS, YEAR 11
Rio Olympics inspires the 2016 Great House Bake Off CHRIS RAPLEY, HOUSE LEADER
Students and staff
taste and vote in
the House Bake Off .
Delicious and
colourful Olympics
inspired House
Bake Off creations.
The Great House Bake Off was in full
swing in 2016 as students raided the
pantry and jumped into the kitchens
at home to produce some amazingly
inspired creations.
We trust they were equally enthusiastic
about cleaning the kitchen up after! The
Rio Olympics and the pending Athletics
Carnival provided the spark for innovative
and creative delights in the form of brilliant
biscuits, scrumptious slices and copacetic
cakes. There were designs and fl avours and
colours that may never have been seen
together before—or since.
More than 40 slices and biscuits plus
more than 100 cakes were entered from
students or teams of students who had
taken the time to follow some home-
grown recipes and then place the most
amazing cacophony of colour on their
culinary masterpiece. The sight and taste
of the treats brought together many of our
staff and students to ‘judge’ the produce.
Congratulations to all the winners and a big
thanks to our marvellous cleaning staff for
returning the Andrews to its normal tidy and
clean state.
For more than a decade, British-born plastic surgeon and burns specialist Fiona Wood
has been dedicated to researching and contributing to the science community.
Professor Fiona Wood presents her talk.
She is Director of the Burns Service of
Western Australia, Consultant Plastic
Surgeon at Fiona Stanley Hospital and
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and
Winthrop Professor at the School of Surgery,
Faculty of Medicine at UWA as well as the
Chair of the Fiona Wood Foundation.
Perth Modern School had the privilege of
hosting Ms Wood, who spoke to the Years
10, 11 and 12 students about her journey
to becoming a renowned surgeon, mother
of six and Australian of the Year in 2004.
Her speech documented the struggles she
faced being one of only 12 women studying
medicine at her college and the challenges
she has overcome and the lessons learnt in
her life as a medical researcher.
Ms Wood told us about her experiences
in treating burns patients, including those
aff ected by the Bali bombings in 2002 and
shared her passion for helping those in
need. Students were greatly inspired by
Ms Wood’s presentation including Year
11 student, Ada Shackleton, who said,
‘Professor Wood really made me feel that I
could achieve anything in the future if I tried
hard enough. She was very inspirational.’
Another Year 11 student, Naomi Cha said,
‘I’m not entirely interested in Medicine, but
Professor Wood made me want to be a
surgeon for the day. She was so engaging
and made me feel like I should seize every
opportunity I get.’
26 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Generosity and hard work of the P&C transforms campus
Did you know that the Perth Modern
School Parents and Citizens (P&C)
has provided over $340000 worth of
valuable equipment for students over
the past six years?
From shade sails to air conditioning,
landscaping to hand dryers, climbing
equipment to computer applications, ping
pong tables and 3D printers, the P&C has
worked hard to generously provide for the
additional extras that make the campus a
welcoming and stimulating environment
for students.
The P&C is made up of volunteers who
aim to provide benefit to students in ways
that are not supported by Government.
As the school’s intake is not local, the P&C
also provides a social focus for families to
make friends, build networks and discuss
school related matters. The P&C meets
twice per term in Week 3 and Week 7 and
all parents are welcome.
Top to bottom: Gazebo.
Nivin Kumarapeli and Gregory Bell enjoy a game
of foosball.
Student furniture in the Stokes Building.
Shade sails for the Agora.
Opposite page, top to bottom:
Auditorium projector.
3D printer.
Dyson hand dryer.
Climbing equipment Year 7 area.
Students using the ping pong table.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 27Exceptional students.
Major P&C spending to
benefi t students 2011–2016
2011 (to the nearest $1000)Shade sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48000
Air-conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30000
Track lighting – Mills Building . . . . . .$10000
Landscaping Andrews Building . . . .$10000
2012Stokes and Andrews Building
furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29000
Science lab coats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1000
Gazebo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5000
Build the Dream Donation . . . . . . . .$25000
2013Landscaping Andrews Building . . . .$25000
Dyson hand dryers. . . . . . . . . . . . . $15000
2014Landscaping Andrews Building . . . . $17000
Climbing Equipment
Andrews Building . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35000
Flexischools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7000
2015Ping Pong table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7000
Platform seating – Year 9 Area . . . . . $2000
Contemplation garden . . . . . . . . . . $15000
2 x foosball tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14000
Gardham Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . .$45000
2016Auditorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18000
3D Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12000
2011–2016 Total Spend . . . . . $342000
28 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Hollywood glamour at the Year 11 Dinner DanceSINEAD CORR, HEAD OF YEAR 11
Hollywood was the theme of the Year 11
Dinner Dance held at the Esplanade
Hotel in Fremantle and the night was
full of plenty of glitz, glamour and
paparazzi.
The room for the event had been
beautifully staged and was complete with
crystal centrepieces, stylish table settings
and lighting. Cameras fl ashed all night
capturing the glamorous outfi ts, friends and
smiling faces. There were ‘Oscar’ awards
for the best dressed male and female,
most original outfi t, and best dancer. From
beginning to the end of the night the
room was fi lled with excitement, laughter
and dancing. It was a wonderful and fun
evening enjoyed by all.
Isabelle Lan, Mavis Wong, Belinda Luu and Liane Chinnery.
Nicholas Baxter, Christopher Guneratne, Joshua Poi and Cyril Harkin.Chase Houghton, Maxine Williams, Cleo Wee and Jasmine Brown.
Alannah Chan, Shae
Davies and Benjamin
Taplin.
Mark Tiernan, Kevin Wellaloagodage, Cameron McCracken and Ankit Rangan.
Above: Samuel Hicks
and Emma McElligott.
Left: Elizabeth Marsh,
Eve Fitzpatrick and
Nimisha Thomas.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 29Exceptional students.
Modernian Annual Reunion and ConcertSALLIE DAVIES, PERTH MODERNIAN SOCIETY
MC Rebecca Dollery with Principal Lois Joll.
Colin Ross and David Treloar 1949–53.
Rod Keals 1952–56.
Stewart Gould 2007–11.
Gordon Ewers 1929–33.
Alan Porter receives his 2016 Inaugural Moderna Scola Award
from Peter Farr.
Jeanette Smith and Audrey Dawson 1955–56.
Margaret Hodges and Coral Stewart 1955–56.
It was wonderful to see so many Perth
Modernian Society members enjoying the
lively Orchestral Concert as part of the
Modernian Annual Reunion.
Alongside the concert, participants enjoyed
hearing from Principal Lois Joll, who spoke
about various interesting events and
opportunities that had happened at the school
over the past twelve months and some of
the outstanding achievements by students.
School Board representative Irene Froyland
and member of the Raise the Roof Committee
provided a progress update on the Raise the
Roof campaign for a new 700 seat multipurpose
auditorium and encouraged contributions while
Peter Farr discussed Modernian Society activities
and presented Perth Modernian Society awards
to honour the following volunteers for their
signifi cant service to the advancement of
education at Perth Modern School through
their services to the Society.
Honoured VolunteersModernian Fellows:
Barrie Baker (1954–58) and
Ian Jarvis (1954–58)
Moderna Scola Awards:
Deborah Beresford (Teacher-Librarian
1974–2007) and
Alan Porter (1943–47).
We were pleased to welcome ABC presenter
Rebecca Dollery, student 1997–2001 as MC
for a second year and who led the more
formal proceedings. This included the roll call
which this year recognised the presence of
centenarian Gordon Ewers, student 1929–33, the
cohorts of 1956 celebrating 60 years on and a
presentation of Perth Modernian Society awards
to honour the volunteers for their signifi cant
service to the advancement of education at
Perth Modern School through their services to
the Society.
It was our privilege to hear the Year 12 students
in their fi nal appearance with the Perth Modern
School Symphony Orchestra and the Wind Band
and wish them well in their future endeavours.
Soloists Scott May, James Youll, Finlay Cooper,
Joshua Lindsay, Jane Pankhurst and Samuel
Addison underlined the wonderful talent
departing with the 2016 graduates from the two
ensembles. President of the Perth Modernian
Society, Peter Farr, thanked the students and
Musical Directors Neil Coy, Neil Barclay, and Celia
Christmass with the presentation of a cheque
from the Society for the School’s Music program
in recognition of the wonderful performance.
30 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Arts and Technology Senior Showcase SALLY FLOYD, HEAD OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Our very talented senior art students
had the opportunity to display their
impressive artworks at the Arts and
Technology Senior Showcase offi cial
opening on Wednesday, 31 August.
Visitors to the Casey Drama Theatre and
the Mills exhibition space were treated to
a collection of work from Year 12 Drama,
Years 10–12 Visual Arts, Years 10–11 Digital
Media, Year 10 Design and Technology
and Year 10 Photography students. The
Year 10 Food Science students cooked and
served scrumptious foods for the exhibition
goers and the Mills foyer was fi lled with the
wonderful sounds from the string quartet.
The Year 12 Drama students had one of the
hardest jobs on the night as they delivered
their Original Solo Performance to an eager
crowd. It was an emotional rollercoaster but
enjoyed by all.
The Senior Showcase awards were judged
by Miranda Brown of Linton and Kay
Galleries, who was impressed with the fresh,
innovative ideas presented by our students.
Congratulations to the following students
on their awards:
Above: Abby Kendell with her award.
City of Swan HyperVision Art
ExhibitionBERNADETTE WOODS, ART TEACHER
HyperVision is a youth art
competition created and run
by the Hyper Team in the City
of Swan. Each year artists
who are WA residents aged
between 12 and 25 are invited
to submit work in photography,
sculpture, traditional media,
fashion/jewellery, short fi lm and
experimental categories.
The organisers of the exhibition
asked artists to submit works that
represent their view on reality,
asking them ‘what is real?’ in their
lives, community and on the world
stage.
Year 12 student Abby Kendell
submitted her piece Defi ance
by Degrees and won the overall
sculptural section. She received a
prize of $200 and had her sculpture
exhibited in a pop-up gallery at
Midland Gate Shopping Centre.
WACE Drama students and Mrs Lisa Andrews
after Original Solo Performances.
School Acquisition and Highly Commended
Year 12 Artwork: Abby Kendell.
Dylan Toop
Most Outstanding Year 11 Artwork: Xuan Zhu.
People’s Choice: Stephanie Beckham.
Digital Media Most Outstanding:
Darren Do
Year 11 Highly Commended Artwork:
Elizabeth Ellis
Year 11 Most Outstanding Artwork:
Xuan Zhu
Year 12 Highly Commended Artwork:
Abby Kendell
Year 12 Most Outstanding Artwork:
Anuki Jagodage
School Acquisition:
Abby Kendell
People’s Choice:
Stephanie Beckham
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 31Exceptional students.
Bell Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s DreamROISIN CALLERY, YEAR 10
Stephanie Beckham with her artwork Girl, CorruptedAnuki Jagodage with her entry, Reconstruction of Form.
Meta2016 Exhibition for Art and DesignBERNADETTE WOODS, ART TEACHER
Perth Modern School had two student
artworks entered in the Meta2016
Exhibition for Art and Design, organised
by North Metropolitan TAFE. This is an
exhibition that showcases the excellence
and originality achieved by Year 11 and
12 students enrolled in art and design
studies.
Stephanie Beckham’s artwork Girl, Corrupted
depicts that identity can be lost in
translation and even when a person tries to
present an honest version of one’s-self, other
people’s perception can corrupt the original.
Anuki Jagodage’s artwork Reconstruction
of Form explores the idea of human form
and our tendency to create characters from
vague shapes by giving them personalities.
Anuki’s piece was awarded Year 12 Most
Outstanding Artwork at the Arts and
Technology Senior Showcase.
Both students’ artwork represented many
hours of hard work and their inclusion in
this exhibition demonstrates their quality of
ideas and execution.
The Years 10 and 11 Drama students at the performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Both the Year 10 and 11 Drama
classes had the wonderful
opportunity this term to attend
Bell Shakespeare’s production of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the
University of Western Australia’s
Octagon Theatre.
From the moment we entered the
theatre the talented actors transported
us into another world of magic and
mishap. Each character was captivating
and the set was as intriguing as it
was unique. The production was a
huge success with both students and
teachers alike as the play was made
accessible through a mix of traditional
Shakespearian language and modern
touches. However, at times it was
almost diffi cult to watch the play as we
all had tears in our eyes from laughing
so hard.
Watching A Midsummer Night’s Dream
performed by one of the world’s most
esteemed Shakespearian theatre companies
was an incredible experience and the
Year 10 students are very excited to be
completing a workshop with the actors
to bring to life our own Shakespearian
production, Much Ado About Nothing.
32 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Faster, Higher, Stronger, DrierMARK MUIR, HEAD OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Rio Olympic Games provided an ideal lead up to the 2016
House Athletics Carnival.
The event was a great opportunity for students to enjoy a whole school
celebration, socialise with their peers and participate in novelty events
as well as the traditional track and fi eld events. With the memory of
last year’s very wet conditions still lingering, the mostly fi ne day was
celebrated in style as students and staff found creative ways to show off
their House colours.
It was Parsons and Downing who fi nished triumphantly at the end of
the day, with Parsons winning the House Cup and Downing coming out
on top in the Novelty Cup. Congratulations to all participants for their
enthusiasm and a big thank you to all staff , parent and student offi cials
who helped make the day such a success.
2016 House Athletics Year ChampionsRunner Up Champion
Year 7 Girls Claudia Clyne (Downing) Emily Mawle (Downing)
Year 7 Boys Ryan Jeong (Downing) Ryan Toh (Sampson)
Year 8 Girls Milly Petterson (Parsons) Abbey Green (Sampson)
Year 8 Boys Lachlan MacNeill (Parsons) Remi Young (Sampson)
Year 9 Girls Chidera Oyemade (Sampson) Tyara Aung (Downing)
Year 9 Boys Blake Glossop (Parsons) Morgan Fletcher (Downing)
Year 10 Girls Catherine Hill (Parsons) Georgia Burden (Downing)
Year 10 Boys Tyler Mathewson (Parsons) Kiran Tibballs (Parsons)
Year 11 Girls Lara Ilievski (Sampson) Mia Judkins (Sampson)
Year 11 Boys Liam Bowman (Downing) William Bailey (Downing)
Year 12 Girls Vivi Phan-Tran (Sampson) Nicola Thomas (Downing)
Year 12 Boys Sam Robertson (Downing) Jordan Power (Brown)
Athletics Champion House Cup
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Parsons
3996
Downing
3721
Sampson
3627
Brown
3345
Athletics Champion Novelty Cup
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Downing
300
Brown
293
Sampson
235
Parsons
180
Parsons Captains Hayden Krammer and Eliza Tester hold up
the House Carnival Champion Trophy.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 33Exceptional students.
2016 House Athletics Year Champions.
34 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Flynn and Rahul are WA State Swimming Champions
Flynn Burgess Hamilton in Year 9 and Rahul Jegatheva in Year 10
both medalled in the WA State Swimming Championships held at
HBF Stadium.
Flynn won two gold and two silver in the 13-year-old category and
Rahul won one gold, four silver and two bronze medals in the 14-year-
old category.
The swimmers train several times a week with both Flynn and Rahul
saying they were enjoying the sport and were just seeing where it
takes them in the future.
Flynn Burgess Hamilton and Rahul Jegatheva.
Silver medal in the SSWA Open Boys Netball CupMARK MUIR, HEAD OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SSWA Open Boys Netball Cup participants and coaches.
Six teams made the trek to Fremantle in late July to compete
against city and country schools in the School Sport WA Open
Boys Netball Cup with the Year 12 Boys team winning the silver
medal.
All female coaches from Years 11 and 12 provided enthusiastic
coaching and were very pleased with the skill and fl air demonstrated
by the teams. Three teams played off in the qualifying fi nals with our
Year 12 Boys team qualifying for the fi nals at the WA Netball Centre
and ultimately winning their way through to the Grand Final.
In a very close and entertaining game, Melville SHS proved too good
on the day. WA Netball offi cials presented our team with their silver
medals and commented on the outstanding skills and attitude
demonstrated
by both teams.
Congratulations
to team members
Brandon Boccola,
Jack Broadbridge,
Jake Ellwood, James
King, Robert King,
Thomas Mayes,
Dean Moore, Joshua
Thomson, Eric Tian
and to team coaches,
Stephanie Melvin
and Priya Fisher.
Junior Basketball ChampionshipsMARK MUIR, HEAD OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The recently redeveloped Warwick Stadium was
the venue for our girls and boys basketball teams to
compete against other north of the river schools at the
SSWA Junior Basketball Championship.
The extensive training provided by our senior student
coaches leading up to the carnival paid off with our
teams performing with great skill and determination. Our
Boys A team qualified for the North of the River Finals at
the State Basketball Centre and achieved a very credible
fifth place, competing against many basketball specialist
schools. Well done to all squad members and a big thank
you to all our coaches.Girls Basketball Team.
Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 35Exceptional students.
WA Volleyball Schools CupMIKE BRUTTY, VOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR
Two teachers, seven coaches and 11 teams made
up of 100 students represented Perth Modern
School over four days at the WA Volleyball
Schools Cup. We’re pretty good with numbers at
Perth Mod, and as it turns out, we’re not too bad
with volleyballs either.
Of the 11 teams, fi ve fi nished at the top of their
pool and four fi nished mid table which is a massive
achievement given the calibre of their opponents.
Coming back on the Sunday for the fi nal rounds was
nine teams and six of those teams made it through to
the semi-fi nals with a further three progressing to the
Grand Final. In the end, the Year 10 Girls B team and
the Year 11 Girls A team both lost in their grand fi nals
but came away victorious none the less with silver
medals.
Our Year 9 Boys played a great game in their Grand
Final to win two sets to one backing up their fi rst
place earlier in the year with another gold medal to
add to their collection. Robert Scriba was named the
Most Valued Player.
Year 12 Boys in action.Year 12 Boys Volleyball Team.
Year 12 Boys make dramatic improvement in the WAVL
After a very challenging 2015 season
which saw the then Year 11 Boys
lose every game of the season, the
new and improved Year 12 team
were eager to put all they’d learnt
into action in the West Australian
Volleyball League.
The level of their game play had
improved immensely and the extra
training sessions aided them as they
got off to a cracking start. After 10 wins
and only three losses, the team fi nished
second on the ladder. Unfortunately,
they were eluded a fairy-tale ending as
they were knocked out in the semi-fi nals.
However, the boys were very deservedly
proud of their achievements and their
never-say-die attitude.
Volleyball Junior LeagueThrough our affi liation with the UWA Volleyball Club, Mod registered three
teams who competed every Friday night over Terms 2 and 3.
Regular game time saw a vast improvement for our Year 12 Girls, Year 11 Girls and Year 8
Boys teams. They are commended for their commitment throughout the season.
Congratulations to the Year 8 Boys who won the Grand Final in their fi rst ever season
playing together. Many thanks go to their coaches, Manu Nair and Lisa MacNeill.
Year 11 Girls volleyball Team:
Emma McElligott, Stephanie
Castleden, Caitlyn Viskovich,
Elizabeth Marsh, Ellen-Rose Lenny,
Millie Muroi, Lara Ilievski, Lydia
Ellwood, Eve Fitzpatrick, Davina
Staneva and Roshni Sriranjan.
Above: Junior League Year 8 Boys Champions Jack Tonkin,
Ryan Kim, Aiden Duryea, Ben Caddy, Jay Sharma, Imraan Aung,
Lachlan MacNeill and Coach Lisa MacNeill.
Right: Year 9 A Division Most Valued Player Robert Scriba.
36 Perth Modern School | NEWS October 2016 Exceptional schooling.
Perth Modern School
Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008
Tel: +618 9380 0555
Fax: +618 9380 0550
www.perthmodernschool.wa.edu.au
In July, Emma McElligott and I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Uganda for
a week as part of the Global Youth Ambassador Program. The program is run by the
not-for-profi t Global Volunteer Network which aims to equip young leaders with the
tools to inspire change.
Condiments donation to Uniting Care WestKASIA CASTLE, FOOD TECHNOLOGY TEACHER
Inspiring change for women in UgandaALANNAH PATON, YEAR 11
Above: Alannah having her
hair braided by children from
Hopeland Junior School.
Alannah Paton and Emma McElligott on the Nile River
in Uganda.
We worked alongside and learnt from
countless inspiring people, including the
amazing women of the Hopeline Women’s
Group in Mayindo and the women behind
the Grace Daycare and Orphan Centre.
We were overwhelmed by the women’s
resourcefulness and joy.
Our Youth Ambassador team is continuing
to support women’s empowerment and
community development in Mayindo, to
create sustainable business endeavours
and open a local medical centre to provide
health care and employment opportunities.
A massive thank you to everybody who
has helped us reach this point, but our
involvement does not stop here.
If you are interested in donating to our
team’s fundraising page, it can be found
at: www.gvnfundraising.org under ‘GYAP
Uganda July 2016. ‘
As part of the task they had
to package and label their
recipes following the Australian
Food Standards Code. We
decided it would be nice to
then donate these condiments
(jams, chutneys, dried fruits and
butters) to those less fortunate
than us and together we came
up with the organisation Uniting
Care West. The condiments were
distributed through the their
Inner City Service Centre which
is a drop in facility for people
experiencing homelessness so
they have access to a breakfast
and food hampers.
Year 11 Food and Technology students Dylan Cloutman, Abby Longmuir, Julia Seitz, Katherine Dumas, Pooja Ramesh, Jasmine Schmidt and Alex Bowers.
Students in the Year 11 Food Science and Technology ATAR class have been investigating different preservation principles.
Students had the task of investigating three different preservation principles and choosing food commodities to go with
each principle.
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