Eight teams made up of Carramar and Duncraig Secondary’s best volleyballers represented St Stephen’s School at the WA Volleyball Schools Cup last week! With both girls and boys teams bringing their skills to the court, six teams made it through to the weekend’s finals round. Though we fell just one step short of the Grand Final, we’ve made our mark as one of the best volleyball school in WA!
St Stephen’s School are the key partner for the event and will be putting on a range of activities including virtual reality safaris, African-style drumming, make-your-own binoculars and a real safari van for people to explore.
We would love to see our community members come down on the day.
Year 12 student Ben Popham has dominated at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, taking out gold in the S8 100m Freestyle and the 4x100m Freestyle Relay. He even set two 17-year-old Australian Age Records!
Congratulations Ben!
The Year 11 River Cruise was a resounding success. 131 students boarded the MV Captain Cook in a spectacular array of fashion from decades past. Special thanks go to members of staff, Bronwyn Schultz, Stef Ntoumenopoulos, Greg Hatfield, Brendan Selby, Howie Jakeway, Jen Prosser, Bennet Andrews and Tracey Gray who joined us in fancy dress for the evening. Thank you also to the Year 11 student volunteers who helped with the planning of the evening, packed the lolly bags, transported the snacks and water to the boat on the night and decorated the boat: Ally, Charis, Dani, Ella, Gemma, Holly, Ruby, Shannon and Sophie.
We were impressed by the effort that went into the costumes, the spirit of community and fun, as well as the maturity and respect shown on the night. Everyone had a fantastic time.
Prizes were awarded and special mention must go to Jason for coming as Al Capone complete with the scar on his face and a mob of nearly a dozen men. Tamzen came as ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from the American World War II wartime poster. Tamzen and Jason took out the top prizes receiving a $50 Westfield Shopping Gift Card each. Other individuals who won prizes included Michael dressed as Dennis Lillee, Sam as John Travolta from Pulp Fiction, Elisha as a 90s boy band member, Micah as a 1970s surfer, Cambell as a Go Go Girl and Tom as Russell Coight. There were so many groups of students that looked amazing it was very difficult for the judges (teachers) to make a decision. In the end, prizes went to the 1980s Aerobics Girls (Mikayla, Kayla, Alicia, Holly and Juliette) who went all the way in their lycra and leg warmers to even crimping their hair. Sophie, Abi B and Faye were great as 1950s girls and Stacey, Tegan, Sascha, Abi C and Dakota won a prize for coming dressed as 1920s Flappers. Other groups that caught the judges’ eyes but didn’t win prizes were the boys in purple, the Spice Girls (two groups – both incredible), the nuns, the hippies and Jesus and his disciples. Photos will be posted on the school’s Facebook page, Secondary Newsletter and other publications very soon.
Andrea Tinney
Biblical Studies Teacher / C3 Homeroom Teacher
Keep up-to-date with announcements and Mrs Beare’s musings on education, values and shaping graduates ready for the world beyond the school walls.
Check out the latest instalment, A Conversation about Character: https://bit.ly/2PtXnW2
Surfers put on quite a show at yesterday’s School Sport WA Surfing Competition!
St Stephen’s placed third overall, with Micah Wesley (Year 11) and Luka Moore (Year 9) taking out second place for the Senior Boys Body Surfing.
Meanwhile, Cory Ironmonger and Nick Diaz (Year 12) took out first place in the Senior Boys Body Boarding, progressing to next Friday’s State Final.
Well done to all!
Pictured below are Cory Ironmonger and Nick Diaz
The furniture class needs some free recycled jarrah or hardwood beams, pergola or building beams .
If you can donate please contact David Marriott on 9243 2455.
Year 11 Psychology students are learning about group communication. They were given a task as a group to create a mini golf course in a limited amount of time. After the task students were asked to reflect how the group communicated during the task. They looked at who spoke and for how long did they speak, when did they know to jump into the conversation and how long did the conversation last. Students also looked at effective communication in small and large groups.
Shannon Fletcher
Science Teacher
Head of Learning Area – English and Languages Mr Howie Jakeway was recently asked to write a piece for the English Teachers Association of WA’s quarterly publication on the use of class blogs. Mr Jakeway’s informative article made it into the digital and printed versions of the ETANotes and has been shared internationally on the Edublogger website.
Read the article here: https://bit.ly/2LcGprY
Who wants to play cricket!
Registrations for the upcoming 2018/19 cricket season are now open.
Competitions include:
– Junior Blasters(5 – 7yo)
– Master Blasters(7 – 10yo)
– Boys and Girls Junior Competition U10 to U17
– Girls only Perth Scorchers competition U11/U13/U15/U17
Visit Sorrento Duncraig Junior Cricket Club to register online via
http://sdjcc.wa.cricket.com.au/home.aspx?
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