Duncraig Year 12 student Kaelan Lindup is joining thousands of extraordinary Aussies by getting sponsored to shave or colour their hair for the Leukaemia Foundation’s Worlds Greatest Shave March 16-19.
Look out for Kaelan on March 17 on the Quad and give him a cheer!
On Wednesday the University Engineers’ Club (UEC) hosted an “Exploring Engineering” showcase, where our students, led by Mr Steve Corcoran, were able to participate in various engineering-related activities encompassing the seven disciplines offered at UWA (mechanical, environmental, chemical, mining, civil, electrical and software).
Year 11 & 12 students Declan Duffy, Nick Hodgskin, Liam Ryan, Connor Meagher, Matthew Parrotte and Kushil Vaghjiani were an absolute delight to take on the excursion.
They were a credit to themselves, their parents and St Stephen’s School.
The highlight was making liquid nitrogen ice-cream.
Pictured below are highlights from the day.
“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.” – James A Michener
To celebrate Rio Tinto’s 50th anniversary and commitment to supporting Western Australian agriculture, four scholarships of $3750 have been awarded to talented tertiary students.
The Rio Tinto Groundbreaker Scholarships are delivered through the Royal Agricultural Society of WA (RASWA), the not-for-profit organisation that supports the state’s primary industries.
Duncraig 2013 Graduate, Komala Ravendran, was one of the lucky students to receive a scholarship.
Komala has completed her Bachelor in Animal Science at Murdoch University and will use the scholarship to complete her Honours.
Congratulations!
(L to R) James Davison (Rio Tinto), Quentin Wong (UWA), Erin Pope (Curtin), Naomi Leahy (Murdoch), Komala Ravendran (Murdoch), Rob Wilson (RASWA)
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by incomparable Roald Dahl has arrived in Perth.
With the book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take stand and change her own destiny.
Duncraig Student, Alfie Jamieson shares the part of playing Nigel in the stage show.
Break a leg, ”toi, toi,toi” Alfie!
‘It’s hard to imagine a show capturing the spirit of Roald Dahl’s literary world more perfectly than this one’ – Observer
The City of Joondalup has informed the School that some SSS parents are parking on private property (front yards) along Doveridge Drive.
Some neighbours have voiced their concern to the City.
The City has confirmed it will begin issuing infringements to cars parked illegally.
Please avoid the possibility of being fined or of being unneighbourly.
Our congratulations to Olivia Roberts, Year 11, who competed in the Athletics WA State Championships on the weekend and had some great results, including winning a State Championship.
Olivia’s results were:
Gold U17 800m
Silver U17 1500m
Lots of hard work and dedication is paying off this season!
The Performing Arts Portal contains an events page that has information for the Arts Program throughout the remainder of the year.
Here is the link: http://library.ststephens.wa.edu.au/performingarts/whatson
Dress rehearsals took place last week for the Year 12 upcoming prouduction.
Tickets are still available: https://www.trybooking.com/OSZM
“I’ve done films where we don’t rehearse, and I’ve done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.” Matthew McConaughey
This week students from Alethea’s Griffin’s Homeroom spent a pleasurable afternoon at Bethany Aged care in Kingsway.
The residents were delighted with our students.
Richard Brider Year 10 played the piano for them.
Joel Bullard (Year 8), Kiara Dowdeswell and Billie Robson (Year 11 ) were beaten hands down at scrabble.
From the smiling faces a great afternoon was had by all.
“A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.” – Dennis Waitley
Certificate ll in Hospitality students at Duncraig have been practising their Barista skills as part of the Prepare and Serve Coffee unit of competency.
Mr Hummerston receiving his early morning coffee from Ebonie Fisher; one of our Certificate II in Hospitality baristas.
Year 11 students Jaimee Hunter, Jazmine Douglas, Ebonie Fisher from the Certificate II Hospitality class practicing their Barista skills on our commercial espresso machine.
This training gives our students the edge when looking for employment in the Hospitality industry.
“Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better.” – Justina Chen