Monthly Archives: September 2017

MYCAREERMATCH – Resume writing is not about font size, its about content and how you market yourself.

September 5, 2017

The hardest part of writing a resume is what to say about yourself. Those using MyCareerMatch and MyResume have an advantage as their report has content for that purpose. It’s challenging as students think they’ve nothing to write as all they’ve done is gone to school for 12 years.

Employers understand this, and they don’t look for work experience, they look for POTENTIAL. If the resume sets out the student’s capabilities based on their personality type, school achievements, activities, sports, interests and community participation that’s more than enough for an employer to make a decision to interview.

This issue focuses on the resume for high school students. It’s relevant to scholarships or other applications requiring a personal statement.

Read the full newsletter here: MYCAREERMATCH

 

Stephen Kernutt

Careers Advisor

The Arts Award Assembly

September 1, 2017

The Arts Award Assembly took place today.

It was a wonderful array of Debating, Drama, Music, Art, and Singing.

Principal Donella Beare along with ex-student Alex Morris presented the many awards. Alex is a graduate of the University of Western Australia having completed a Bachelor of Music majoring in Composition in 2009. During primary and secondary school at St Stephen’s, Alex studied music and had an active involvement in all available vocal ensembles and the string ensembles on the violin.

It was an opportunity to acknowledge ex-student Amy Reid who had her work ‘Girl in a Manhole’ displayed in the Art Gallery of WA where she won the Exhibition Medallion of 2016.

Parents were invited for morning tea afterwards.

Year 12 students – Collection of Mock Examinations

September 1, 2017

St Stephen’s School

Year 12 students – Collection of Mock Examinations

We wish our Year 12 cohort the very best for their written Mock WACE Examinations, which commence on Wednesday next week. While our ATAR students are sitting their Semester Two examinations, our General and VET students may also be attending school in order to finish work up until Grad’s Day.

Please click the link below to the program for the return of Mock Examination results to students. Each ATAR subject has been given a time slot in the first week of next term, from the 10-13 October. Students should attend school in their sport uniform, and bring appropriate stationery to take notes.

Note that the 2018 academic year commences on Tuesday 10 October for students entering Year 8, 9 and 10 in 2018. The 2018 academic year commences on Monday 16 October for students entering Year 11 and 12, 2018. This is the final year of the academic rollover.

My best wishes to all our students for a rewarding final few weeks of term.

Dr Liz Criddle

Deputy Head of Secondary

Year 12 (2017) Return Mock WACE Workshops

Year 12 ClassPad Presentation

September 1, 2017

About 75 mathematics students from Year 12 attended a ‘masterclass’ on the Computer Algebra System (CAS) calculator Thursday. This was presented by national Casio ClassPad 330 expert Charlie Watson.

Charlie’s sessions included trigonometry, functions, probability, sequences and graphing. He looked at basic skills and past exam paper questions and how to simplify them by using the classpad.

The students found it extremely useful and were impressed at Charlie’s presentation skills.

This presentation was organised by Jennifer Prosser, Acting HOLA Mathematics.