Eager to make a difference in the local community, T1 Homeroom recently rolled up their sleeves to clean up the sand dunes at Hillarys. Participating in Keep Australia Beautiful WA‘s Adopt-a-Spot program, students ‘adopted’ an area in their local community they frequently visit to keep it clean. The group also visited the Department of Fisheries to learn about how plastics enter the ecosystem and the consequences faced by the fish in our coastal region.
Year 12 student Thomas Garnett is known for, and proud of, his luscious locks but that’s all about to change. Thomas is making the big move to shave his head in the last week of term to raise money for the charity No Limits Perth. True to Thomas’ caring and friendly nature, the Alethea Captain selflessly put himself forward to lose his prized mane in order to help others through No Limits, which helps members of the community in crisis – restoring love, faith and hope with one random act of kindness at a time. Thomas would appreciate any help in raising funds for those less fortunate. Find out more here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/tom-shaves-his-head-for-no-limit…
Apple has recalled some 15-inch Macbook Pro laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017. While not all devices are affected, you can see if your child’s device is included by checking the serial numbers listed here: https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall
Or see the full story here: https://www.communitynews.com.au/western-suburbs-weekly/news/apple-announces-laptop-recall/
Showcasing chorales, choirs, orchestras and ensembles, our talented students shone at the Duncraig Junior and Middle School Concerts on Friday. With a lunchtime and evening performance, audiences were delighted by the dedication our students have put into music so far this year.
There’s still time to book your place for this Friday’s Parent Business Directory members event Effective Networking with guest speaker Ron Gibson from Go Networking. With just a few spots left, we hope to see you there! Sign up to the Directory to become a member:https://businessnetwork.ststephens.wa.edu.au/
Then book your tickets here: www.trybooking.com/BBYJU
A group of Year 10 students tried their hands at plastering, tiling and bricklaying during the School’s recent Try-A-Trade program at the North Metropolitan TAFE’s Clarkson campus.
The students spent three days learning new skills, with plastering proving very popular – shown by the amount of plaster spread around – and groups enjoying the tiling and bricklaying opportunities as well.
Try-A-Trade is a short course to give students a chance to participate in a trade environment and experience what an apprenticeship may be like.
VET in Schools liaison officer Vicki O’Connor said it allows the students to have a better overview for subject selection at school as they can make an informed decision on the course of study they would like to follow.
“Students were totally engaged in each trade, displaying excellent skills and behaviour, prompting positive comments from the lecturers at North Metropolitan TAFE, and they represented our School in an extremely positive way,” Mrs O’Connor said.
“Parents were also very supportive with phone calls, emails and chats at your Careers Expo on the positive effect it had on their child as it had given them a direction for upper school studies.”
The VET Liaison Officers from both campuses were very impressed with the students’ “have-a-go” attitude and the questions asked about pathways into trades.
Year 9 student Josh Davies played with his team the North Metros on Friday night. The team won the baseball national championship. A really close, hard game that they won by 1 run. Josh got to hit the winning run!
This means the team will go to Michigan, USA in August to play in the World Championship, fully paid by Baseball Australia.
Great effort by Josh!
Year 12 student Matt Coleman made his debut for the West Perth Falcons Colts recently in their match against Peel Thunder. Donning the number 47 red and blue guernsey, Coleman had some great possessions and marks and received good feedback from the coaches. While the score didn’t go their way, we’re really proud to see Matt out on the field!
School students will swap their school bags for sleeping bags later this year for the annual Anglicare School Sleep out. Although St Stephen’s isn’t part of the Anglican Schools Commission, Anglicare were impressed by our commitment to giving back through our Service Learning arm that they extended the invitation for our community to experience sleeping rough for one night, to see how the more than 9000 West Australians who are homeless live. If you’re interested in forming or joining a St Stephen’s School team, go to www.anglicarewaschoolsleepout.org.au.
Our School team page is at: https://anglicarewaschoolsleepout.org.au/teamststephens
Don’t forget to check out our school Careers Website www.ststephenscareersduncraig.com
You will find all the latest careers news for students under the ‘Important Info’ tab plus a wealth of information about future pathways for our students.
Sarah Cooke
Careers Advisor