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Our Senior Boys and Year 9 Boys basketball teams have progressed to the ACC Championship based on their results in Term 1.
The Senior Boys will compete in their playoff game next Wednesday 28th April at 4pm in the gym against John XXIII College. Please come down and support them if you can! I think they were buoyed by the amount of support they had in their final game last term.
The Year 9 Boys will play their quarter final next Thursday 29th April at 12:30pm at Leschenault Leisure Centre (Australind) against Our Lady of Mercy College.
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//A staggering $16,775 has been raised by our community in support of the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave! Duncraig staff and students braved the shave today – celebrating an amazing fundraising tally which will help families across Australia dealing with blood cancers. There’s still time to donate at https://loom.ly/J-ZFyWo
//After a long and demanding term, It was so good to see how willing staff were to give more of their valuable time to helping students improve and refine their debating skills. Jacob Kerspien (class of 2015) came to share his vast knowledge of debating with St Stephen’s School staff.
//Year 9 boys CAS Basketball team, who emulated the Senior boys, and were crowned CAS Champions last night.
A slightly different format meant, they had to win by a margin of 40 points (a tough ask) to be guaranteed the title and as you can see by the scoreboard they achieved this in style!
This would have been their third title in as many years, if it wasn’t for COVID -19, having only lost one game during this time.
Congratulations Mrs Sarah Cooke & the two year 12 coaches (Zak and Joe)
//Senior Boys Basketball team beat St Marks 64-43, in the CAS Grand Final this afternoon.
An amazing atmosphere was created by so many staff, parents, students and ex-students supporting the boys.
They have gone the entire season undefeated & been outstanding with their commitment to training.
Well done Mr Hotchkin!!!
They now go through to the ACC Champion Knockout phase next term.
//Last week our Year 11 and 12 Marine and Maritime Studies students travelled to the Abrolhos Islands, 60 km off the coast of Geraldton, for a week of amazing SCUBA diving. The students were treated to a fantastic array of tropical fish species, coral reefs and were able to dive in locations that very few people have the privilege to do so, arguably some of the best dive locations in the country. At the same time students are able to enhance their skills and gain further credit on their diving qualifications.
The Islands are also host to one of the earliest and bloodiest events in Australia Maritime history with the shipwreck and mutiny upon the Batavia in the 1600’s. Artefacts and relics still dot the sea floor and surrounding Islands. Students are led around some of the Islands to see these artefacts and hear the gruesome history of the Batavia.
Opportunities to learn about our marine environment and industries occurring on the Abrolhos are also provided. Speaking to conservationists who were night trapping and monitoring bird populations, working with pearl farmers as they remove glistening pearls from locally farmed oysters, catching crayfish in the pristine environment are just a few of the many highlights for our students, that provide a glimpse of future employment possibilities.
Diving over pristine coral reefs, camping in a remote location and finding out how things are “done in the bush” is an experience they will long remember with great fondness.
The Marine and Maritime Studies teachers run the excursion for those ATAR and General students who have an enthusiasm for this type of adventure. It is carried out in conjunction with professional diving instructors provided by Batavia Coast Dive Shop in Geraldton, with Geraldton TAFE providing the Skipper and crew and most importantly a large vessel, again showing our students the possibilities that this program can provide. Combined with a guided tour of the Geraldton TAFE Aquaculture program, highlighting further study and career pathways, the Abrolhos Islands Expedition is an invaluable learning experience for all of the students that attend.
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