Tartan Term 1 2016 - John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School

The Tartan
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TERM 1 2016 Volume 81
The Journal of John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
From the chairman
The statistics on the post-school
destinations of last year’s Year
12, recently presented to School
Council, and published in this edition
of The Tartan, are pleasing and yet
again affirm the strong educational
programs offered at John Septimus
Roe Anglican Community School.
My congratulations to all students
who achieved so very well and
are now pursuing their future
careers. I would also like to add my
particular congratulations to Nicholas
Damianopoulos, Daisy Bowen,
Amanda Choy and Brock Hill on their
significant achievement of gaining
entry to UWA’s Graduate Medicine.
While we have recently celebrated
the School’s 25th birthday, JSRACS
is a relatively new school. However,
it is a school that has developed a
very distinctive ethos of inclusion and
acceptance of diversity and where
the staff has ensured a parity of
esteem for all students. There is no
distinction between those students
who are going to take a path to
university and perhaps academic
pursuits and those who chose other
post-school options. I know that the
Principal speaks of his commitment
to providing the best possible
education experience for all students. Using the physical structures of the
School such as the Senior Learning
Centre as an example, he brings to
mind that while it required architects
and engineers with university
degrees to bring an idea to the
construction drawing stage, they in
turn are dependent on the skilled
trades people to make their designs a
tangible reality.
The success of JSRACS is not
measured by the student who
achieves the highest TEE score and
with it an over focus on this onedimensional aspect of educational
outcomes. Making the connections
between people and opening up
opportunities for each person is
what schooling is about, by providing
an education for the Mind, Spirit
and Body as our Mission Statement
proclaims.
Graeme Slattery
CHAIRMAN OF SCHOOL COUNCIL
In this Issue
2 From the Chairman
22 Indonesian Exchange from Bali
3 From the Principal
24 Grease
4 From the Bursar
26 Athlete Profile: Macarah Mallis
5 From the P&F President
28 JSRACS Interschool Swimming
Team
6 Post-School Destinations
7 Early Childhood Playground:
Beechboro Campus
8 Primary Commissioning
Services
9 Primary School Banking
30 Year 12 Japan Ski Trip
32 Secondary Interhouse Cross
Country
34 Year 10 Outdoor Education –
Rottnest Excursion
10 Primary Interhouse Swimming
Carnival
36 Year 11 Outdoor Education –
General Paddle Expedition
12 NIPSSA Swimming Carnival
37 Year 12 Outdoor Education –
General Paddle Expedition
14 Twilight Family Fun Fair
16 Perth Writers’ Festival
17 Visual Art Year 12
18 Women in Resources Award
Year 11 Integrated Science –
Murder Most Foul
19 Indonesian Puppet Show
20 News from Middle School
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38 Senior Boys Cricket
39 ASC Primary String Day
40 Jazz at Lincoln Centre
Rob McWilliams
41 Teachers’ Concert
42 Cadets 20th Anniversary
From the Principal
On occasions when faced with
another deadline for “The Tartan”,
I find myself staring at a blank
page wondering what I might write
about that would be of interest.
Sometimes, I am able to make use
of the text of an address that I have
made in another forum with limited
opportunities for parents and friends
to be present – the text of my speech
on citizenship given at the event to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of the
foundations of Cadets WA, which you
can find elsewhere in this edition, is
a case in point.
prepared to be involved, very nice
to one another, hugely co-operative
and very relaxed in the company of
their excellent teachers.
While I am told I have a very good
overview of the School, a firm view
of the reasons for its foundation
and a keen interpretative eye on
the bigger picture, I often feel
remote from my primary calling as
a teacher – that is direct and longterm contact with children in the
classroom. My weekly involvement
as a member of the Chapel Choir
and the odd guest appearance in
a primary classroom help diminish
my sense of remoteness a little.
However, I am not romantically
attached to the view that the
Principal of a very large school can
give good service in the classroom –
there are simply too many sources of
interruption during the day to make
this a sensible option.
I am very much of the view that
the disposition of our students
is encouraged and cultivated by
their early and later childhood
experiences in the Primary and
Middle School Sections of JSRACS.
The Primary phase of learning
provides the sound basis for entry
into Year 7, the first year of our
focused middle years of schooling
programme. In turn, the Middle
School provides the strong platform
on which the Senior Secondary
years rest. The Senior Learning
Centre is one of the deliberately
cultivated ways we have designed
to remain in touch with our students
as they leave the adolescent
phase of their development and
move towards the inevitability of
adulthood. Huge thanks go to Mrs
Christine Pattinson and Mr Brendon
Wahl for taking responsibility for
the Peer Support Camp and to all
the participating teaching staff
for providing the opportunity that
PEER Support provides our senior
students to feedback into the Middle
School and to support the younger
students in their transition from the
Primary Years of Schooling.
But, I do cherish the moments of
real connection that I am able
to muster. Recently, I had the
opportunity to spend a few hours
at the Year 11 and Year 12 Peer
Support Camp and I will be joining
the School Trip to China over the
April holidays. At the Peer Support
Camp, I was given another good
insight into the strong connection
that the students have with each
other and with their teachers. The
participants on the Camp clearly
had a very productive time in
developing skills of communication
and leadership. What a wonderful
group of teenagers we have at
JSRACS! They are full of fun,
The metamorphosis from boy to
man and from girl to woman is not
a pain free nor easy process. It is
a path each adult has been along
and our responsibility as teachers,
parents and older students is to
be there lending a hand for those
in the throes of this transition.
The principal focus of the School
is rightly on the pastoral. Making
and maintaining connections and
being connected, matters most.
That is what this School values. This
should provide a link to my speech
on the occasion of the celebration
of the 20th anniversary of the
establishment of Cadets WA on the
subject of active citizenship.
By the way, if you missed “Grease”
then you missed an opportunity to
get a real insight into the bonds
that connect our senior students
from Year 10 upwards. They worked
hard and had a great deal of fun
bringing the musical to the stage.
The themes were very much the
ones that confront young people
of every generation; the need to
make sense of experience, to know
who you are and to fathom what
really counts in life. The cast gave
a sensitive and skilful performance.
I was very impressed and very
proud of what they achieved in this
endeavour as I am of the leadership
they provide generally.
Matthew Hughes JP
PRINCIPAL
TERM 1, 2016 3
from the bursar
This is the Bursar’s page, but
what is a bursar? It is not a term
in common usage. The word
is derived from “bursa”, the
Latin word for purse. A bursar is a
professional financial administrator,
generally in a school or university.
In Australia, Great Britain, and other
countries, bursars are common at
lower levels of education; while in
the United States, bursars usually
exist at tertiary levels of education
(universities and colleges) or at
private schools. Once upon a time,
independent schools in Australia
favoured the word bursar. However,
in more recent times, it has dropped
out of favour and has been replaced
with terms like Chief Financial
Officer. At JSRACS we have retained
the title, partly out of wanting to
maintain a tradition.
At JSRACS, the Office of the Bursar
is not just responsible for billing of
student tuition accounts but this
is a principal responsibility. While
the responsibility of “holding on to
the purse strings” so to speak does
involve sending bills and making
payment plans; the ultimate goal is
to bring all student accounts to a
paid status and to pay the School’s
creditors. At JSRACS, the Bursar has
broader responsibilities including
the payroll, the maintenance of
buildings and grounds and security,
aspects of Human Resource
Management, some aspects of
Information and Communications
Technology, Occupational Health and
Safety and the general oversight of
administration functions. The Bursar,
in conjunction with the Principal,
provides advice to the School Council
through its Finance and Buildings
Committee to produce the annual
operating and capital budgets and
to ensure expenditures are kept
globally in budget. The Bursar has a
sizeable number of staff members
who are responsible to her for
ensuring the broad sweep of the
functions of her Office are effectively
carried out. It is a big job.
Security and Access
As you might be aware the perimeter
of the Beechboro campus has been
fully fenced for a considerable period
of time. At the Mirrabooka campus,
while the Boyare Avenue and a
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sizeable section of the Mirrabooka
Avenue boundaries have been fenced
for some time, the public have been
able to access the Terry Hann Oval
and parts of the campus via the
internal road. As part of the School
Council’s concern to reduce the
incidents of unauthorized access to
the campus, the Mirrabooka Avenue
boundary along the Terry Hann Oval
has now been fenced from the traffic
lights to the southern boundary.
At the Beechboro campus, the
Beechboro Road gates and the main
entrance gates on Blackboy Way
close at 4pm. On a normal evening,
to cater for the Out of School Care
collections, the remaining gates
on Blackboy Way close just after
6pm following the collection of
the last child in attendance at Out
of School Care.
Parents of children attending the
Mirrabooka Campus should note that
there will changes to the closing time
of the access gates to the Mirrabooka
campus at the Performing Arts
Centre (PAC) roundabout. From
the beginning of Term 2, the
automatic entrance gates at the PAC
roundabout and the automatic exit
gates at the traffic light controlled
exit on to Mirrabooka Avenue will
close at 5pm. The remaining gates
on Boyare Avenue, with the exception
of the Main Entrance, will be closed
as usual from 4pm.
Therefore access to the Mirrabooka
campus after 5pm will be via the
Main Entrance gates on Boyare
Avenue. The routes available for
exiting the Mirrabooka campus will
be via the automatic traffic light
gates to Mirrabooka Avenue or via
the main entrance gates on Boyare
Avenue. When approached from the
Mirrabooka campus, the automatic
exit gates at the traffic lights will
open. If the gates fail to open for
any reason, then vehicles should
proceed to exit the campus via the
Boyare Avenue gates.
These arrangements have been put
in place in order to afford greater
security for the School’s property
and visitors’ vehicles outside of the
School’s normal operating hours.
Insurance
The School has a range of insurance
policies including cover for loss
in relation to the buildings and
equipment, workers compensation
for staff, school motor vehicles and
public liability. Student Accident
and Property Insurance cover is also
held for each student in relation to
specific events or loss of property,
whether this occurs at School or
elsewhere. Details of the extent of the
24-hour Student Insurance Cover,
which is limited, are available on
request from the Main Reception
at either campus.
Like all insurance policies, an excess
is payable to the insurer in the event
of a claim. Should a claim be lodged
against one of the School’s policies
by a parent in relation to their child,
the applicable excess is payable
by the family.
The School’s Motor Vehicle Policy
Cover is limited to the School owned
vehicles. The School’s policy does not
extend to damage to private motor
vehicles owned by staff, students
or visitors whilst on the Beechboro
or Mirrabooka Campus, howsoever
caused. All vehicles are therefore
parked on the School grounds at the
owner’s own risk. In this instance,
owners of the damaged vehicles
are required to contact their own
insurer to lodge a claim.
The School’s insurance arrangements
are reviewed annually by an
insurance broker, currently Grange
Insurance, appointed to manage the
insurance cover for all schools of
the Anglican Schools Commission.
Should you have any queries in
relation to insurance matters please
contact me directly by email:
[email protected]
Jillian Healey
BURSAR
from the P&F President
Term One has disappeared in a
blur! Even though you may not have
seen the P&F at work this term,
we have been busy assisting at
school events and preparing for the
forthcoming year.
Our first activity this year was to
welcome the new Year 7 students
with an induction camp held at
Mirrabooka campus. The P&F
trusted sausage cookers rustled up
a few hundred sausages for dinner
that night for the many excited
children and teachers.
As we did so well there and proved
our cooking abilities, we then assisted
with more sausage cooking at the
Anglican Schools Commission Strings
Day. A mere 40C that day had us
melting over the BBQs but the end
result was again many happily
fed children.
The P&F Bookstall at the Twilight
Fair was a huge success. Thank
you to all who donated their books,
DVDs, CDs and Games as well as
their time to help on the stall. We
raised nearly $1200 on the night and
sold approximately two-thirds of
the items donated.
What happens to the remaining
items I hear you ask? They have
all been distributed to benefit
the School and other parts of our
community. The Library has placed
some of the newer books onto its
shelves for our children to enjoy,
saving the School over $1000.00. The
Primary and Middle School teachers
have snaffled up other books, both
fiction and non-fiction, to use for
classroom reading. Out of School
Care and Chapel have also been
given the opportunity to supplement
their books, games and DVDs from
these items. As you can imagine, this
has depleted the remaining items
significantly and the left-over items
will be donated to a Women’s Refuge
and charity shops.
It has been a wonderful opportunity
to assist the many children in our
School with extra reading resources
and this is all due to the generosity
of our JSRACS families. Sincere
thanks to all.
Other, more behind the scenes
activities, have had the P&F busy
setting itself up for the year. We
started off by welcoming all the new
families to the School by attending the
Meet the Teacher nights early in the
term and held a Sundowner Meeting in
February to welcome any new families
to our P&F Meetings.
Our AGM was held in March, where
new Committee Members were
elected for the forthcoming year.
Thank you to all retiring members
for your dedication and assistance
and welcome to all the new members.
We are currently planning this
year’s activities and look forward
to a fun year.
Term Two events include:
• the Mothers’ Day Breakfast:
Friday, 6 May
• P&F Meeting at the Beechboro
Library: Monday, 16 May at 7:30pm
• Scitech Evening: Friday, 10 June
• P&F Meeting at the Mirrabooka
Library: Monday, 20 June 20 at
7:30pm and,
• Founders Day: Thursday, 23 June
L to RPaula Humphreys, Alistair
Ewell and Michelle Beor with
Dave Kelly MLA
The 2016 Committee includes:
Name
Position
Campus
Michelle Beor
President
Beechboro
Carolyn Rowcliffe
Treasurer
Beechboro
Crystal O Connor
Secretary
Mirrabooka
Natasha Sturman
Publicist
Mirrabooka
Jo Micallef
Committee Member
Beechboro
Lucy Bean
Committee Member
Beechboro
Peter Hele
Committee Member
Mirrabooka
Rebecca Forte
Committee Member
Mirrabooka
Sharon Bray
Committee Member
Mirrabooka
Sandie Lam
Committee Member
Mirrabooka
Kathy McGlew
Committee Member
Beechboro
Lisa Grey
Committee Member
Beechboro
Vanisha Nair
Committee Member
Mirrabooka
Doris Papatraicou
Committee Member
Mirrabooka
Michelle Beor
P&F PRESIDENT
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POST-SCHOOL DESTINATIONS
YEAR 12
The following tables show the
post-school destinations for the 161
students who completed Year 12 in
2015, showing TAFE and employment
destinations and the university
destination by course type. The figure
of 105 students taking up university
courses will be familiar to you but
the detail will be new; a further 11
students decided to defer university
entrance preferring a gap between
secondary and tertiary studies. As
you can see, the number of students
enrolled at UWA (27) and Curtin (53)
represents 76% of the 105 students
taking up university places at the
beginning of the 2016 academic
year. The ma jority (119 or 73.91%)
of our exiting Year 12s went on to
tertiary level studies or training at
the beginning of 2016 with a further
6.83% deferring an offer of tertiary
studies. The take up of university
courses is also very interesting.
Just over 55% of the students went
on to take up science based courses
including Medicine and Engineering
with close to 25% taking courses
in Medicine and Health related
studies. The course types for those
students going on to TAFE or TAFE
equivalent training are unfortunately
not available. However, the statistics
speak for themselves regarding the
performance of our students and
their purposeful engagement in a
range of types of further education,
employment, apprenticeships and
traineeships beyond their time
at JSRACS.
Matthew Hughes JP
Principal
POST YEAR 12 – 2015 PATHWAYS
No:
UWA
27
CURTIN
53
EDITH COWAN
23
MURDOCH
1
OTHER AUST. UNI.
1
OFFERED BUT DEFERRED
TOTAL
TAFE
EMPLOYMENT
11
116
72.06
14
20
APPRENTICESHIP/TRAINEESHIP
5
UNABLE TO CONTACT
6
TOTAL
45
27.95
TOTAL
161
100
No:
%
NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
18
17.14
ENGINEERING AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
12
11.43
ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING
2
1.91
MEDICINE
4
3.81
22
20.95
5
4.76
MANAGEMENT AND COMMERCE
13
12.38
SOCIETY AND CULTURE
15
14.28
CREATIVE ARTS
6
5.71
MIXED FIELD PROGRAMMES
7
6.66
OTHER AUST UNIVERSITY
1
0.95
105
100
UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS BY COURSE TYPE
COURSE TYPE
HEALTH
EDUCATION
TOTAL
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Early Childhood Playground:
Beechboro Campus
The plans for the new Early Childhood
playground for the Beechboro
Campus have been finalized. It is now
a matter of obtaining the necessary
local authority approvals and the work
will then be put out to tender.
The plans for the Beechboro Campus
take up some of the themes included
in the playground provided at
the Mirrabooka Campus, but with
additional developments including
a substantial provision for water
play. At both campuses, there has
been a deliberate decision to move
away from conventional playground
equipment and to provide students
with greater opportunities for
outside creative play. Parents may
be aware of the growth of emphasis
placed on ‘nature play’ in northern
European countries to the extent
that in some jurisdictions, where
proximity to woodlands allows, socalled ‘forest kindergartens’ have
been established where locations of
this kind permit significant time to
be spent by children exploring the
natural environment. Clearly, the
location of schools in urban areas
provides less natural opportunity for
such educational programs. However,
the Kindergartens at each of the
campuses have this goal in mind.
Matthew Hughes JP
PRINCIPAL
TERM 1, 2016 7
Primary Commissioning Services
The Primary Commissioning
Services took place at Beechboro
on Wednesday, 24 February and
at Mirrabooka on Thursday, 25
February; both following similar
format and formality in recognition
of this significant School event.
Both Services saw Primary students
commissioned to the respective
positions they will hold for the 2016
school year. The campus students
joined the assembled staff, parents
and friends to witness students
appointed to positions as Head
Boy, Head Girl, House Captain,
Chapel Monitor, Head Chorister,
Deputy Head Chorister or Class
Councilor. Commissioned students
took their oaths and the community
affirmed them as leaders of the
Primary campuses for the coming
school year.
Guests and commissioned students
enjoyed refreshments and morning
tea following each Commissioning
Service in celebration and
recognition of the responsibility
bestowed on our new student
leaders in the Primary Sectors of
our School.
Paula Martin
Assistant Principal Primary
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Dave Kelly MLA with Beechboro Campus
commissioned Leaders
Primary School Banking
Thank you to all the students
who continue to support the
Commonwealth School Banking
Program. Last year, the money raised
from our Banking Program across
both campuses bought picnic tables
for our Junior Primary area. The
children enjoy using these tables
while outside. Thank you to the School
Banking Coordinators and parents
who volunteer each week to run this
worthwhile Program.
Paula Martin
Assistant Principal Primary
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Primary Interhouse Swimming
carnival
The Years 3 – 6 Primary Interhouse
Swimming Carnival took place on
Friday, March 4 at HBF Stadium. We
were extremely lucky to have perfect
carnival weather and as the students
flooded into HBF stadium, they looked
ready to race!
The students’ effort and behaviour
during the event was outstanding.
They were Sun Smart, organised
and showed amazing team spirit and
enthusiasm. In the pool, whatever
the event, they gave it 100%! Their
participation and performance in
both the novelty and competitive
races was sensational.
The final race of the Carnival had
a bit of a shake-up this year. For
the first time, parents were invited
to participate in the race against
the students. Four teams fought it
out; the Beechboro students, the
Beechboro parents and teachers,
the Mirrabooka students and the
Mirrabooka parents and teachers.
The lead changed multiple times
during the race but despite the best
efforts of all the adults swimming, it
was the Beechboro student team who
touched out the Beechboro adults at
the finish.
The final House Points tally was
extremely close. Only 5 points
separated first and second places.
In 2016, it was Newbury who finally
knocked Sandleford off the top spot.
Congratulations, Newbury; on a
fantastic performance!
An extra special thank you to the high
school students who assisted on the
day. It was noted by HBF Stadium and
JSRACS staff, as well as our JSRACS
parents just how amazing these older
students were when encouraging
some of our younger swimmers. A
huge thank you to the staff at the
Carnival and also the parents who
volunteered to time on the day. We
couldn’t have done it without all of
your help and support!
Kate Reeson
Primary Sports Coordinator
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Overall House Results
First Place
Newbury
225 points
Second Place
Sandleford
220 points
Third Place
Kelmscott
205 points
Fourth Place
Durham
162 points
Fifth Place
Parmelia
154 points
Sixth Place
Roebourne
36 points
Individual Championship Results
Beechboro
Mirrabooka
Year 3 Girls:
Year 3 Girls:
Runner Up
Shirin Lim
Kelmscott
Runner Up
Kaitlin Lloyd
Newbury
Champion Girl
Sienna Bowden
Durham
Champion Girl
Christine To
Sandleford
Runner Up
Zach Deakin
Sandleford
Runner Up
Victor Seredenco Sandleford
Champion Boy
Zac Cubbage
Kelmscott
Champion Boy
Finnley Spicer
Kelmscott
Runner Up
Sophie Gallivan
Newbury
Champion Girl
Aislinn Dundo
Newbury
Runner Up
Joshua Bright
Durham
Champion Boy
Jesse Lloyd
Newbury
Runner Up
Danica Rewell
Parmelia
Champion Girl
Amy Tucker
Kelmscott
Runner Up
Joel Croxford
Sandleford
Champion Boy
Harrison Farmer
Durham
Runner Up
Stevie Sole
Durham
Champion Girl
Ruby Fair
Durham
Runner Up
Dejan Antunovich
Newbury
Champion Boy
Declan Brown
Kelmscott
Year 3 Boys:
Year 3 Boys:
Year 4 Girls:
Year 4 Girls:
Runner Up
Champion Girl
Joneika HaarBellekom
Kelmscott
Isabelle Murison
Emily Ngo
Newbury
Newbury
Year 4 Boys:
Runner Up
Matthew Beor
Parmelia
Champion Boy
Josh Harper
Newbury
Year 5 Girls:
Runner Up
Madison Phelan
Newbury
Champion Girl
Georgina Beor
Parmelia
Year 5 Boys:
Runner Up
Jak Mahoney
Kelmscott
Champion Boy
Max Van Noord
Parmelia
Year 6 Girls:
Runner Up
Amalie HaarBellekom
Kelmscott
Champion Girl
Erica Pan
Sandleford
Year 4 Boys:
Year 5 Girls:
Year 5 Boys:
Year 6 Girls:
Year 6 Boys:
Year 6 Boys:
Runner Up
Mitchell Williams
Newbury
Champion Boy
Dylan Marshall
Parmelia
New Records
Name
Event
New Record
Previous Record
Sienna Bowden
Yr 3 Mixed 25m Fly
25.44 sec
New event
Aislinn Dundo
Yr 4 Girls 25m Ba/s
21.81 sec
21.84 sec
Harrison Farmer
Yr 5 Boys 50m Br/s
45.03 sec
47.12 sec
TERM 1, 2016 11
NIPSSA Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday, 23 March 2016, the
JSRACS Interschool Swim Team of 41
students from the Mirrabooka and
Beechboro campuses swam for their
School at the HBF Arena (formerly
known as Joondalup Arena).
The events were butterfly, backstroke,
breaststroke and freestyle and the
medley, freestyle and grand relays.
The other six schools were: St Marks,
Padbury Catholic, Whitfords Catholic,
Peter Moyes and both St Stephen’s
schools.
We had a successful day coming 4th
with lots of students presented with
multiple ribbons. Overall, we had a
fun and exciting day cheering our
teammates on.
Dejan Antunovich
and Declan Brown
Year 6, MB Campus
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Twilight Family Fun Fair
On a beautiful, warm, sunny March
evening, the Beechboro campus hosted
its annual Family Fun Fair. The event
was held in the evening this year,
rather than during the day, ensuring a
cooler and more inviting atmosphere.
The school grounds buzzed with the
animated chatter of mums, dads,
friends, relatives and kids of all
ages. Approximately 1,500 people
attended this year’s fair and, while no
fundraising records were broken this
year, it was an undeniably exciting
and fun-filled evening.
An array of delicious foods were on
sale at various stalls run not only by
outside vendors, but also by school
teaching and support staff, as well
as volunteer parents and students.
Food stalls included Chinese, Indian,
Mexican, Italian and Australian cuisines.
While the popular Boost Van didn’t
make it due to mechanical problems,
sweet cravings were satisfied through
the many scrumptious ice-cream
options, coffee and cake stalls, fairy
floss and slushies, as well as the
unforgettable Italian doughnuts
which were particularly popular.
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For the young and young at heart,
the fair provided endless amusement.
Sumo wrestling, mechanical ponies,
Zorbs, a water slide, show bags,
the cuddly animal farm and Easter
craft activities were all on offer in
the newly created ‘Kids’ Corner’.
The traditional fun zone on the oval
did not disappoint either with its
bouncy castle, pony rides, car boot
sale, simulator and teacup rides, not
to mention the highly entertaining
teacher dunking game which
involved buckets of water and some
well-aimed throws; even some of the
kids had a turn at being dunked!
Guests to the fair were treated to
live entertainment on the Centre
Stage that included outside acts
and performers combining with
the singing and dancing talents
of JSRACS students from both
campuses and across all year
groups. These talented performers
entertained the audience throughout
the entire afternoon and evening.
Balsam Al Asedy (Year 9)
and Pia Connell (Year 7)
TERM 1, 2016 15
PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL
On 19 February, the Year 10 Course
Three English Class were given the
opportunity to attend the opening
day of the Perth Writers Festival,
which was run as part of the Perth
International Arts Festival.
Accompanied by Mr Lawson
and Ms Nicholson, we attended
panel discussions where notable
authors from around the world
discussed aspects of their work.
We attended two sessions and were
also able to explore the festival
throughout the day.
The first session that we attended
was called ‘Breaking the Mould’.
Three authors: Helen Ellis, Guinevere
Glasfurd and Charlotte Wood,
discussed how they subvert the
traditional representations of women
in their writing, as well as how this is
done in literature in general. While
being very informative, the panel
members were also exceptionally
funny. Helen Ellis is an author from
Alabama in the United States, and she
had the audience in stitches when
reading from her collection of short
stories, satirising the lives of American
housewives. Guinevere Glasfurd, a
British author who had just debuted
her first novel, discussed challenging
the stereotypical representation
of women and the challenges
associated with doing this in the genre
of historical fiction. Furthermore,
Charlotte Wood, a veteran Australian
writer, offered insight into her work
and ideas in relation to challenging
the stereotypes of women in literature.
She was equally provocative,
hysterical and insightful. We took a
great deal from this session and found
it very entertaining.
The second session that we attended
was called ‘This Suburban Life’ and
featured three Australian writers:
Tony Birch, Steven Carroll and Martin
McKenzie-Murray. In this session, the
authors discussed drama played out
against the backdrop of everyday life.
Like the session before, being given
the opportunity to hear these authors
discuss aspects of their work was a
great experience. While perhaps not
as entertaining as the first session,
‘This Suburban Life’ again had some
very useful and insightful information
for us to consider.
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Following the sessions, we able to
explore the beautiful UWA Campus
and visit other attractions set up as
part of the Perth Writer’s Festival.
Many of us felt so inspired by the
sessions that we chose to buy
works from the featured authors
at the bookstore that had been set
up. It was a fantastic and valuable
experience, and a very enjoyable day.
Leyla Kadi and Madeleine Sparks
Year 10
Visual Art Year 12
WACE Achievement
Excellent Year 12 WACE Results &
Inclusion in the 2016 Perspectives
Exhibition at the Art Gallery of
Western Australia
The Art Department would like to
congratulate the 2015 Year 12 Visual
Art students who overall performed
really well in their WACE examinations;
achieving an 80% course average in
their practical and written work.
Special congratulations go to Eden
Rehling on producing a fantastic
studio artwork for her WACE
examination. Eden achieved an
astonishing 100% for her oil painting
titled ‘Permanence.’ The external
examiners were so blown away by
Eden’s technical capabilities with
oil paint and her use of symbolism
to communicate meaning that they
could not fault the artwork and
awarded full marks for every section
of the marking criteria!
Eden’s work is currently on display at
the Art Gallery of Western Australia as
part of the 2016 Year 12 Perspectives
Exhibition. This annual exhibition
showcases some of the most talented
graduating high school artists in the
State and is a barometer for what our
youth are thinking and feeling. This
year, 58 works were selected from
across WA by the judging panel and
Eden’s was one of the 58 chosen.
The Perspectives Exhibition runs until
the 6 June 2016 and is free to the
general public. I would encourage the
JSRACS community to support Eden
and pay a visit to the exhibition space.
To vote for Eden’s painting in the
People’s Choice Award, you can jump
online or vote whilst you are in the
Gallery. One lucky voter will win a $50
voucher just for casting their vote. The
student artist whose work receives
the most votes will win a $250
voucher. Voting opens on Saturday, 12
March and you have until 5pm, 6 June
(WA day) to vote.
www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/education/
year_12_perspectives
Jessica Martin-Barrell
Head of Visual Art K-12
TERM 1, 2016 17
Women in Resources Awards
More and more women are making
their mark in the traditionally maledominated resources industry. In
March, a small group of female Year
12 students were provided with the
opportunity to celebrate and be
inspired by the achievements of
those women.
Janine Freeman MLA with Student
Representatives from JSRACS.
Lucy Wang, Libby Law, Ms Howting
and I attended the Women in
Resources Awards and Breakfast
at the Perth Convention Centre on
March 4. The experience was not
only informative, but very rewarding.
As part of the “Inspiring Girls”
program, we were able to sit at a
table alongside women currently
working in the mining sector and
understand how they got to where
they are working today and to hear
their challenges of being a female in
a male-dominated work environment.
Year 11 Integrated Science
Murder most Foul
The Big Laptop Break-In at John
Septimus Roe School happened in
the early hours on Wednesday,10
February. A body lay bloody and
cold in front of E8A Science block.
The evidence told a chilling story of
what had happened that morning.
Police and Forensic Investigators
were called in and the area taped
off. Nobody was allowed to enter
the crime scene until the Forensic
specialist from the JSRACS Bureau of
Investigation arrived at the scene.
As part of the Forensic Science
topic, Year 11 learn about the
different techniques used by
forensic specialists when carrying
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out investigations. The mock crime
scene was set up to allow students
to implement these techniques by
gathering evidence such as samples
of hair fibers, blood, saliva and
fingerprints. Also taking photographs
of and sketching the crime scene.
A profile of the suspect was put
together from witness statements.
Using state of the art technology
the students were able to sketch a
picture of the suspect and determine
the height from a foot print found in
the garden bed.
Zoe Craigs
Science Teacher
After the awards ceremony, we
were invited to a mentoring session.
Here we heard more personal
stories and were also able to speak
individually to some inspirational
women who showed us how, through
determination and hard work, they
had managed to succeed. This
experience opened our eyes to the
possibilities that lay ahead of us
through further study.
The day was very informative, and
inspired me personally to push
myself harder to achieve goals that
I thought were impossible. Skilled
women are paving the way for all of
us to be considered equally for jobs
in any workforce.
Britney Denham
Year 12
Indonesian Puppet Show
Wayang Kulit (Puppet Show)
Pak Sofari from the Indonesia
Consulate performed an entertaining
Wayang Kulit show for our Year 6
students at Beechboro on 8 March
and Mirrabooka on 11 March. The
students thoroughly enjoyed the
show. Some Years 2 and 4 students
at Mirrabooka attended as well.
Live puppet shows like these are
authentic. Our students were very
fortunate indeed to be able to
witness this in Perth.
The aim of the show is to provide
intercultural knowledge and raise
Indonesian language awareness.
Here are some recounts by Year 6
students:
“Pak Sofari is a wonderful, talented
puppeteer and is very clever at
changing all the different puppets.”
Chloe H
“The thing I most enjoyed at the
puppet show was when we got to do
it ourselves and it was really hard.”
Lachlan
“I really liked the details on the
puppets that Pak Sofari used. Also
I enjoyed how he made some really
funny voices.” Mia
The Wayang Kulit shows were based
on the epic poetry of Ramayana
“I enjoyed the storyline of the puppet
and Mahabharata. The show was
show and how Pak Sofari brought the
accompanied by gamelan (traditional story to life with all his silly voices
musical instruments) performed
and the puppets.” Teneisha
by volunteers Tom and Noni, who
accompanied Pak Sofari.
“My favourite part was when Semar
pulls the bow from the stone and
Pak Sofari was the Dalang or puppet
uses it to fight and win. I think the
master. He “manipulated” the puppets puppeteer is very talented.” Harry
behind the screen and used his feet
to construct music and sound with
“I liked the designs of the puppets and
a gong and bronze bars. It was an
the background music.” Anthony
hour-long show.
“I learnt that technology is not always
The students enjoyed the 20-minute
the best and I liked the part when
workshops after each show.
Pak Sofari could lift the bow and no
Some students got the chance to
one else could.” Thomas
experience being the Dalang – a most
difficult feat. The artistic intricacy
of the leather puppets was fully
appreciated. A Question-and-Answer
session followed, allowing students
to gain a better understanding
of Wayang.
“I like the clown because his laugh
was funny. Also I liked it when I got
a chance to have a turn with the
puppets and it was very difficult.”
Ethan
“My favourite part was that the
puppets were so detailed and pretty.”
Tanna
“I enjoyed watching how they made
the show and learnt to control the
puppets.” Lilie
“I enjoyed watching all of the puppets
because they were of different
colours and shapes.” Chloe D
It was an awesome puppet show and
an invaluable experience, thanks to
the Indonesian Consulate.
Ibu Jessie Tin
indonesian teacher
TERM 1, 2016 19
News from Middle School
The new school year began with many
new faces in Middle School. For the
cohort of Year 7s, the first week saw
them participate in the Induction
Camp where everyone had lots of fun
making new friends and trying the
rock climbing and bowling activities.
Students enjoyed a sausage sizzle
and a disco which then cumulated in
a sleepover in the gym. Some very
bleary eyed students and teachers
awoke the next day and ate breakfast
in Carnley Court. While students
were enjoying the disco, parents
were invited to a Sundowner where
they were given the opportunity to
meet other families and their child’s
PCG tutor and House Coordinator.
The Induction Camp and Sundowner
have proved to be hugely successful
in making the transition from Primary
School to Year 7 easier for both
students and parents alike.
The Year 9 Captains and House
Captains coordinate the Middle
School assemblies throughout the
year, where they read prayers, a Bible
reading and present a short item.
This term, various topics have ranged
from the upcoming Rio Olympics to
the glittering Oscars. In addition, the
Year 9s take responsibility for running
the annual Harmony Day stall. This
year, a new menu was proposed,
changing the usual burger meal for
a nachos meal deal. This proved to
be a huge hit and sold out in record
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time. Year 7s have run a cupcake
stall for many years on Harmony Day
and once again students brought
in a huge variety of cupcakes and
very enthusiastic helpers made this a
great success.
PCG2 is a time where students have
time to mix with their peers. This year,
a selection of board games have
been bought to complement the
silent reading program already in situ.
It is wonderful to see the students
interacting and playing family
favourites like, “Pick Up Sticks’, Uno,
Draughts, Jenga and Guess Who in a
relaxed environment.
Many of the Middle School students
were involved in the School
Production of Grease. The dancing,
singing and ability of the students to
perform at this level was amazing.
It was a fantastic effort from
everyone involved.
Mr Lomas’ annual footy tipping
competition has been eagerly
taken up by avid footy fans. He has
challenged students to beat both
himself and Mr Muir this season. Who
will take out the number one spot?
As a busy Term One comes to a close,
Mr Lomas and I would like to thank
everyone involved for supporting
and encouraging our students in
what is an energetic and rewarding
school environment.
Julie Biggins
Deputy Assistant Principal
Middle School
TERM 1, 2016 21
INDONESIAN EXCHANGE FROM BALI
RAJ YAMUNA Junior High School (22 February – 4 March 2016)
presentations on specific tourist
attractions in Perth to the Ra j Yamuna
students. Some of the places that they
visited were the Bali Memorial, Kings
Park, the War Memorial, the Bell Tower
and London Court. This gave the Ra j
Yamuna students a glimpse of our
beautiful city. All of the Ra j Yamuna
students had never been to Australia
before so there were many photos
being taken!
John Septimus Roe Anglican
Community School has two amazing
partnerships with two Indonesian
schools. These partnerships serve as
a foundation for Indonesian language
learning and cultural understandings
for both the partner schools and
JSRACS. One of our partner schools
is located in Bali, Indonesia. The name
of the school is Ra j Yamuna Junior
High School. For the past 12 years,
our School has built up an amazing
program which involves around 10
students and 2 to 3 teachers from Ra j
Yamuna travelling to Perth, Australia
and visiting our School. They come
for 2 weeks every year and stay with
a number of host students and their
families from JSRACS.
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During their time at JSRACS, the Ra j
Yamuna students were involved in a
variety of activities as well as helping
our students study Indonesian
in class. For the first week, our
JSRACS host students accompanied
the Ra j Yamuna students on an
excursion to Caversham Wildlife
Park and Margaret River Chocolate
Factory. The Ra j Yamuna students
loved feeding the kangaroos and
experiencing Western Australian flora
and fauna. The students then had ice
cream and had a chocolate overload
at the chocolate factory!
Later in the first week, the Years 10
and 11 students studying Indonesian
took our guests on a tour of Perth
city. The Year 11 students gave
The following week, the students
enjoyed a cooking class with Carleen
Edwards and thoroughly enjoyed
making choc chip cookies! They
also went on an excursion with our
Years 9 and 10 students studying
Indonesian. The excursion took us to
Tasik Indonesian restaurant where our
students enjoyed some Indonesian
cuisine. The students then, led by the
Year 10s, took a stroll down William
Street and admired the cultural
influences from many different
countries. The tour then ended up
at Perth Mosque which is the oldest
Mosque in Perth. Indonesia has one
of the largest Islamic populations in
the world. The students were greeted
by an elder of the Mosque and given
information about the history of Islam
and the foundations of the building.
This was extremely relevant as
Harmony Day was around the corner. It
was great to see our JSRACS students
and the Ra j Yamuna students building
on good relationships with people from
other cultures and religions.
Finally, the students from Ra j Yamuna
said farewell at a dinner hosted by
JSRACS and Ibu Agnes and Pak Edi
from Bali Cuisine. The students from
Ra j Yamuna said goodbye to their
loving host families and host students
who had cared for them for 2 weeks.
Many of the speeches ended up in
tears from students and host families
alike. However, the night was a great
farewell and our guests performed a
number of traditional dances as a gift
to their host families.
Thank you very much to Blake Dinu,
Riley Wilding, Paige Wade, William
Stagg, Chloe Stoddart, Cheryl
Gutmanis and their families for
hosting. It is an amazing experience
for our students to be a part of this
exchange program with our partner
school in Bali. The Ra j Yamuna
students had an amazing trip and
enjoyed every minute and they are
already asking about next year!
Hosting is a fantastic experience
and we are always looking for
host families. Our second partner
school, Harapan Christian School
will be joining us in Term 3. If you
would like to host a student during
that time, please let us know. The
experience and friendships formed
with the students from our partner
schools is lifelong.
Brendan Cook
Indonesian Teacher
TERM 1, 2016 23
Grease
Why this car is automatic
It’s systematic
It’s hydromatic
Why it’s grease lightning
Sandy Dumbrowski, Claire Taylor the
new girl in town, and Danny Zuko,
Brandon White, the school’s coolest
greaser, have a secret summertime
romance - but when they get back to
school, everything is different. Here is
Rydell High’s senior class: duck-tailed,
hot rodding T-Birds and their gum
snapping, hip-shaking Pink Ladies,
evoking the look and sound of the
1950’s in this rollicking musical.
Grease has maintained its everlasting
popularity, proving that teenage
angst and love’s young dream remain
timeless and universal themes. Every
member of the 57 cast members
performed every night with creative
vivacity and flamboyance. There were
many great moments in the show: The
T-Birds were busting moves in “Grease
Lightning”, the Pink Ladies trying to
make Sandy a part of the gang whilst
at Marty’s sleepover, “Magic Changes”
performed skilfully by James Pinneri,
Doody, the “Hand Jive” with Cha
Cha, Yara Kingdon-Barbosa, and
the dancers. Ava Charleson as Rizzo
insatiable renditions of “There are
Worst Things I could Do” moved the
audience every night and an audience
favourite was Andrew Cooper, Teen
Angel, with “Beauty School Dropout”
in his baby blue tuxedo, surrounded
by shimmering dancers and bubbles,
a memorable moment. The ensemble
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of actors and dancers enhanced the
show with their energy and vitality.
The show ran impeccably thanks to
the competent backstage crew. It is
with some sadness that this is the final
production for the year 12 students
and I would like to commend them for
their contributions over the years, not
only on stage but as role models for
the younger students. It is always a
pleasure to work with students and see
them develop their skills, whether as
actors or backstage crew.
Thanks must go to our Musical Director,
Hugh Lydon, who has done a fantastic
job with the students and conducting,
Jonathan Bradley our pianist, Erin
Albuino for assisting Backstage and
to Trina De Crescenzo, our amazingly
talented choreographer.
For all who were involved, there is only
one thing left to say…
We go together like
Ramma lamma lamma
Ka dinga da dinga dong
Remembered forever like
Shoo-wop sha whada whadda
Yippidy boom da boom
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
That’s the way it should be
Waooo Yeah
Tracy Zuchetti
Head of Dance and Drama
Director
TERM 1, 2016 25
Macarah Mallis
Athlete Profile JSRACS.
Questions.
1. What is your main sport? Surf Life Saving.
2. Do you play any others sports? If not, what other
interests do you have?
No, when I’m not training or doing my school work I like
relaxing at home, watching TV, or going out with friends.
3. Who has had the most influence on you? (Coach,
parent?) Why? What have they done?
My swimming coach, he has trained me for several years
now, put’s training programs together for me leading
up to and to cater for different events. He’s always
encouraging me to train and compete to the best of my
ability, and puts time aside to have one on one meetings
with me after ma jor events to analyze my performance.
He’s also good with sitting down with me to set short and
long terms goals and discuss them with me throughout
the year. And also my parents for all the running around
they do for my training and competitions to support me.
4. Who in your sport do you admire the most or idolise?
Why?
Elizabeth (Liz) Pluimers – Champion Ironwoman and
Coolangatta Gold Competitor. I think she’s an amazing
athlete competing in the Nutrigrain Ironwoman Series,
has won three Ironwoman Series Titles, 29 Australian
Titles, 3 World Championships and finished top 3 in the
Coolangatta Gold on eight occasions. Her recent gold
medals in the Ironwoman, Board Race and Board Relay
at the Aussies 2015 make her the most successful female
athlete ever at Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
5. How many times a week do you train?
How many hours?
At the moment I train 11 times a week totaling 14.5 hours.
6 x Pool swimming squad sessions = 9.5 hours.
3 x Board paddling sessions = 3 hours.
1 x Surf ski paddling = 1 hour.
1 x Ironman = 1 hour.
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6. What do you love about your sport?
I love being on the beach training and competing, and
the opportunity I get to travel and compete interstate in
QLD, VIC and NSW. Also the social side as I’ve made some
very good friends within my Surf Club and other clubs I
compete with.
7. What do you find most challenging about your sport?
I guess the early mornings and amount of training you
need to do to be competitive, you can get pretty tired at
times. And sometimes sacrificing going out with friends
due to training or competition commitments.
8. What is your proudest achievement in your sport?
Winning Gold Medals in Ironwoman, Swim and Board
races at SLSWA State Championships.
Being selected in both the 2014 and 2015 SLSWA State
Team to compete for WA in the Interstate Championships.
Making it into the grand final Ironwoman race at the 2015
Australian Championships and finishing 6th.
9. What are your short term and long term goals in
your sport?
Short term:
To finish 1st in Iron, Swim and Board races at SLSWA State
Championships this month.
To make it into the grand final Ironwoman race and finish
top 6 at the Australian Championships in Qld next month.
Long term:
To do the Rottnest Channel swim solo.
To medal at the Aussies (Australian Championships).
And to one day compete in the Nutrigrain Ironwoman
Series and the Coolangatta Gold.
10. Anything else? Things to mention? Favourite
motivational quote? Favourite training song? Whatever
you want!
Favorite motivational song: Lose Yourself by Eminem.
Favorite quote: Make It Happen.
Favorite movie: Sole Surfer.
Favorite beach: Trigg.
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JSRACS Interschool
Swimming Team
strong numbers that we took out a lot
of events on the evening and came
away with the School’s Invitational
Cup for 2016. Training on the
Saturday morning consisted of some
starts and finishes, as well as our
relay changeovers, which is always
a valuable exercise leading into the
Interschool Swimming Carnival.
We headed into 2016 with our
Interschool Swimming Squad already
chosen, as we had run our Interhouse
Swimming Carnival in the last week
of Term 4 last year. Some students
made the commitment to improve
their fitness over the summer at Tuart
Hill Swimming Club and seemed keen
to improve again in 2016. We were
optimistic that we could achieve
what we did last year, which was a
top 3 finish, and with an extended
training program, we were confident
our depth in the lower divisional
races would improve.
Training was very well attended by
our Junior Swimmers, less so by our
Senior Students; however, the Senior
Squad worked hard when they were
at training, and produced some good
results on the day. Our camp was
very well attended, taking on Bunbury
Cathedral Grammar School, Mercy
College and Tuart Hill Swimming Club
in a Friday night meet. We had such
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The team’s preparation on the
morning of the carnival was not
ideal, with many of the team turning
up late and putting the rest of
the team behind for their warm
up at Challenge Stadium. This is
disappointing after all the hard work
students have put in during the lead
up to the carnival. What was also
disappointing was team members not
adhering to the team rules of eating
healthily throughout the day, whether
you are a competitor or a reserve. If
you are part of a team, you need to
make sacrifices for the betterment
of the team and that includes your
diet on the day.
Moving on though! We had some
great individual performances
throughout the day, with Adalaide
Faamausili-Fala and Malachi
Faamausili-Fala taking out their
freestyle events and lifting the spirits
of the team. Other individuals who
won their events included Macarah
Mallis for freestyle, Josh Armstrong
in the breast stroke, while the Year 10
Boys took out our only relay team win
for the day.
Unfortunately, we had far too many
students finish in the bottom 3 for
their races, making it hard to make
up lost points throughout the day.
However, we never gave up and
ended up coming home very strongly
in the relays. Our overall result was
7th, a drop of 4 places compared
to last year. Success isn’t measured
totally by our overall finishing place,
with many students improving
on their times and performing to
the best of their ability, which is
all we can ask. However, we need
every team member to prepare
effectively through training and
their commitment, stick to the
expectations required on the day,
such as turning up on time and
controlling their food and water
intake throughout the day and
focusing on what they can control,
which is nothing outside of their lane.
Huge thanks must go to Mr Mark
Aldworth and Mr Michael Bailey
for preparing our swimmers for
the carnival, along with Tuart Hill
Swimming Club for running our
training sessions and the swim meet
on camp. Also, the PE staff who
attended camp and gave up their
own weekend to assist where needed.
And finally, thank you to Clark
Carlson from Tuart Hill Swimming
Club for all his assistance in the lead
up to training and the carnival, as
well as coming along to motivate the
students on the day. We look forward
to improving on this result in 2017,
and hopefully we are praising the
students totally for their hard work
and commitment to the School and
the Interschool Swimming Team.
Overall Results
C Division. 7th Overall
Boys/Girls Aggregate
Junior Boys – 6th
Junior Girls – 5th
Senior Boys – 4th
Senior Girls – 3rd
Overall Boys – 6th
Overall Girls – 3rd
Individual Results
Tully Graimes-Harrison
4th
Under 13 Girls
Adalaide Faamausili-Fala
Champion
Under 14 Girls
Thomas Horton
3rd
Under 15 Boys
Jessica Williams
4th
Under 15 Girls
Malachi Faamausili-Fala
2nd
Under 16 Boys
Corina Stagg
4th
Under 19 Girls
All Stars Team
Adalaide Faamausili-Fala
Malachi Faamausili-Fala
Ryan Clarke
Head of health and physical
education
TERM 1, 2016 29
Year 12 Japan
Ski Trip
After a long, hard day of skiing,
we were all eager for Wednesday
night’s agenda which was to watch a
traditional Japanese drumming show.
The room was so full of chatter and
excitement that everyone jumped out
of their seats when the show began
with a loud BANG of a drum. We were
At 3:20am on 17 January 2016, 69 half-asleep Year 12 students embarked on
so intrigued at how fast the drummers’
an adventure to Japan that we will never forget. After saying goodbye to our
hands were going and how in sync
loved ones, restlessly waiting to board our delayed flight and spending over 10 they all were with one another. Halfway
hours in the air, we finally arrived at Narita International Airport in Japan.
during the show, we had the chance to
play on the drums with the performers
The next day, after 3 hours of sleep in The Hilton Hotel, we anticipated our half- in front of everyone, and we can
day tour of Tokyo. Once we were all dressed in our warmest winter clothes, we confidently say that Japanese style
piled onto the tour buses and set off. Led by a Japanese tour guide, we visited drumming isn’t easy! It was hilarious
the Meiji shrine, had a delicious buffet of Japanese cuisine and travelled to
when it was the teacher’s time to shine,
Asakusa to see the Sensoji Statue with shoes completely drenched from the icy showing the students how it was done.
snow. As this was the first time that most of us had seen snow before, it was
well worth it. We had the chance to buy traditional Japanese souvenirs and
The following night we had the option
snacks, battling through the freezing cold rain and slushy roads.
to either relax at the resort or go Night
Skiing at a place called Kitaazumi-Gun,
Once we had finished touring part of Tokyo, we were ready to travel to Hakuba
where the slopes were steeper and
Hotel, where we were spending most of our stay. Due to an intense snow storm,
more challenging. Ma jority of us were
we had to change our original plans and opted to take the bullet train to avoid
feeling ready for a challenge, despite
a possible 10 hour bus ride. Dragging our excess of luggage with us, the 76 of
our aching muscles and sore legs. I
us sprinted to our train with the chance of some of us missing it. Thankfully we
(Anastasia) felt nervous sitting on the
all made it, some still shaking on the train ride from the fear of nearly being
chair lift, realising how long and steep
left behind. Soon enough we arrived at the Hakuba Hotel, greeted by white,
the track was. Luckily I only ended up
soft snow falling from the sky. After unloading all of our bags and getting
with a couple of bruises, which were
checked into our rooms, we organised all of our gear for the 5 days of skiing/
good proof that I hit the ‘dangerous’
snowboarding ahead.
slopes to show family back home.
Back at the hotel we had the choice of
When we arrived at the bottom of the Hakuba Mountain on the morning of 19th,
using the onsen, which is a steaming
we were all in awe as to how incredible the snow was. We thought that the icy
hot public bath and a relaxing dip into
snow in Tokyo was exciting, so the plush, dense snow on the mountains sent us
Japanese culture. Seeing your friends
into a frenzy. We had to postpone making snow angels and building snowmen
naked in the flesh with nothing to cover
however, as our lessons started straight away. Split up into groups of roughly
yourself was a hilarious experience that
7, we had 3 hour lessons for the first 3 days to learn the basics of our chosen
is impossible to forget!
sport (either skiing or snowboarding). For the rest of the time at the slopes, we
were free to practice and go down the mountains (as well as make snow angels
Finally Sunday came, the day we
and snowmen of course). As there were no physical prerequisites for the trip,
all had been dreaming of since we
everybody was learning at a different pace. In our group, we were constantly
were little- TOKYO DISNEYLAND! That
laughing as to how bad we were at skiing, but as the days went by we got
morning we all jumped out of bed
better and better. After countless falls and tumbles, everybody had made it up
ready to go, filled with excitement and
to the top of the first mountain by the 5th day, with the advanced skiers and
buzzing on adrenaline. It was a long 10
snowboarders going down the Cat Tracks and even up to the high mountains
hour day, but Disney Land was so huge
via the Gondola.
that you would never have enough time
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to cover everything. From meeting
Mickey Mouse, acting like little kids
when a Disney princess waved at
us, eating Mickey shaped pizzas and
of course seeing the Disney Castle,
Disneyland is truly a place where
dreams come true! We all enjoyed
going on the crazy rides like Space
Mountain and The Haunted Mansion,
but also had a blast on the little kid
rides based off of Disney stories
such as Peter Pan and Monsters Inc.
As well as this, we had to make sure
to get enough souvenirs for our
families, friends and of course for
ourselves. When making a few lastminute purchases, a few of us got so
caught up that we got lost leaving
Disneyland! We were lost for a good
30 minutes, frantically running around
an empty parking lot asking people
where our hotel was. Thankfully, a
kind man guided us back to safety.
Every good adventure must come
to an end, and that night it was time
to head to the airport to depart to
Perth. Exhausted and upset that our
trip was coming to an end, we all
dragged our heavy luggage through
two airports and slept like babies on
the two plane rides home. Luckily for
us there were no plane delays this
time, and nobody got left behind!
On behalf of the Year 12s a big
ARIGATO GOZAIMASU (thank you
very much) to Mr Clarke, Mr Lomas,
Mr Rocchi, Ms Reeson, Mr Traynor, Mr
Aldworth and Mrs Dicoski for making
this trip the experience of a lifetime
where memories were made that will
always remain with us forever.
Celine Cameron
and Anastasia Frisina
Year 12
TERM 1, 2016 31
Secondary Interhouse Cross Country
It was to be a challenging day for
running at this year’s cross country
carnival, with the temperature
proving to be somewhat trying with
little to no breeze and temperatures
in the high 20’s. The course was
again the same this year and after
a quick assembly in the gym, to
highlight the important points for
the event and some motivational
speeches from the house captains it
was time for everyone to head out
to the oval.
There was one ma jor change to this
year’s event compared to previous
years, and that was the inclusion of
the “blue ribbon” event. Essentially
the strongest runners from each age
group would all take off in the first
wave to ensure they could push each
other to some great performances.
This also meant that they wouldn’t
have any “traffic” ahead of them as
well. So with open footpaths they
could all really focus on posting
some great times. Following the
blue ribbon event, the Year 7s were
first to take off, followed by the
Year 12 students, who had an air
of excitement about them as the
starting gun sounded to signal the
start of their last cross country event
at the School. Mr Rocchi once again
did a sensational job commentating
at the finish line. We again used the
services of Blue Chip Timing and
the professionalism of the event
also improved again this year with
a check in mat used for the first
time prior to each wave starting.
There were some fantastic individual
efforts throughout the afternoon and
some times which will definitely be
very hard to beat in future years.
Individual champions were as follows:
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AGE
Y7
GIRLS
Y7
BOYS
Y8
GIRLS
Y8
BOYS
Y9
GIRLS
Y9
BOYS
Y 10
GIRLS
Y 10
BOYS
Y 11
GIRLS
Y 11
BOYS
Y 12
GIRLS
Y 12
BOYS
1ST
2ND
3RD
NAME
Lily Hamilton
Shontelle Taylor
Aluel Riak
HOUSE
Durham
Roebourne
Parmelia
TIME
15.08
16.24
16.56
NAME
Samuel Horton
Alexander
Simonoski
Brock McLennan
HOUSE
Newbury
Newbury
Sandleford
TIME
14.22
15.08
15.08
NAME
Lauren Innes
Aviane
Antunovich
Zoe Davis
HOUSE
Parmelia
Newbury
Roebourne
TIME
14.33
19.21
19.59
NAME
Dylan Walker
Noah Leverton
Ryan Costley
HOUSE
Roebourne
Sandleford
Kelmscott
TIME
13.06
14.44
14.45
NAME
Violet Bartell
Kaylee Lewson
Taylor Colbert
HOUSE
Parmelia
Roebourne
Durham
TIME
14.13
15.00
18.17
NAME
Daniel Bell
Thomas Horton
Coen Ah Chee
HOUSE
Newbury
Newbury
Durham
15.26
TIME
14.07
14.48
NAME
Jasmine Basioli
Kate Bracegirdle Jasmine Southall
HOUSE
Durham
Newbury
Parmelia
TIME
15.19
15.20
16.03
NAME
Calum Tomlinson
Yared Nadew
Riley Armstrong
HOUSE
Sandleford
Sandleford
Newbury
TIME
11.59
12.08
12.16
NAME
Saffi Hunt
Macarah Mallis
Kim Baker
HOUSE
Sandleford
Durham
Roebourne
TIME
14.04
14.52
15.18
NAME
Nelson Angalo
Jack Tu
Henry Bola
HOUSE
Newbury
Newbury
Durham
TIME
12.17
12.46
12.59
NAME
Louisa Humphrey
Taryn Ditewig
Abbi Taylor
HOUSE
Newbury
Roebourne
Sandleford
TIME
17.17
18.43
19.24
NAME
Jesse Hunt
Alier Riak
Allan Nyaragubek
HOUSE
Sandleford
Parmelia
Newbury
TIME
11.08
11.46
13.57
Jesse Hunt produced the fastest
performance for the boys overall this
year with a scintillating time of 11.08,
and the Year 10 boys produced some
very impressive times, filling 6 of the
top 10 boys times overall.
For the girls it was Saffi Hunt who
posted the quickest time with a very
impressive 14.04, making it a clean
sweep for the Hunt family this year.
The MiddleSschool girls were strongly
represented in the top 10 times overall
for girls, filling 4 of those spots.
Overall house results were taken
from the average place, with the
lowest average place winning. As
you can see, results were mixed
but Roebourne were able to break
through for a long awaited win that
made Mr Crozier and Mrs Kimble
very happy.
DURHAM
KELMSCOTT
NEWBURY
PARMELIA
ROEBOURNE
SANDLEFORD
Middle School
Place
2
5
4
6
1
3
Senior School
Place
1
5
2
6
4
3
OVERALL
RESULT
(PLACE)
2
5
3
6
1
4
Once again, participation in all
age groups was fantastic, with a
huge amount of enthusiasm shown
for cross country. Well done to all
students who gave it their all on the
day and good luck to those students
who will go on to represent JSRACS
at the ACC Carnival. Thanks to all
staff and students for your support of
this fantastic event. I look forward to
seeing you all again next year.
Ryan Clarke
Head of Health and
Physical Education
TERM 1, 2016 33
Year 10 Outdoor
Education Rottnest
Excursion
It couldn’t have been a more perfect
day for snorkeling. The sun was
shining and the water was calm. We
were on our way to Rottnest for the
Year 10 Outdoor Education course
snorkeling day trip.
We began by meeting bright and
early at Hillarys Boat Harbour. We
loaded our bikes onto the ferry and
we were on our way. The trip there
was relatively calm with limited
rocking around. When we arrived,
we had a briefing before we split up
into our three class groups to travel
to our chosen snorkel sites. Prior to
the excursion, we had researched
the many snorkeling sites around the
island and had chosen the three we
liked best and wanted to visit. We got
on our bikes and off we went.
a shallow area of coral. The bravest
members tested it before a couple
more dared to go through after them
and everyone made it through the
first time unscathed. It was such
a thrill to go through and see the
different fish that were swimming
around and have a look at the coral.
The second time we went through
was ill-fated. As we were swimming
through, many of us got our flippers
caught on the roof of the cave,
causing them to fall off. However, this
demonstrated our teamwork skills
as people volunteered to go through
again in order to retrieve the lost
flippers and we managed to get all
but one of them back. We exited the
water with scrapes from the sharp
rocks but we remained excited for
the remaining locations.
My group had chosen to go to Mary
Cove first, a 5km ride from the town.
We set off across the salt lakes and
managed to arrive without many
issues. Mary Cove was a picturesque
bay protected by the slight Easterly
winds that were starting to blow
through. We were briefed before
we hopped in the water and began
our snorkel. The water was very
cold at first but we got used to it
after a while. The group found an
interesting cave that was roughly
10m long underneath some rocks and
The ride to our next destination,
Little Salmon Bay, took a bit longer
than expected. One of the pedals
on the bikes fell off during the ride
and someone else had a tire burst
so we had to stop in the middle of
the route to try and resolve these
issues. After waiting out in the sun, we
were relieved when we were able to
continue our ride to the bay with Matt
Wearing offering to ride and walk
the one-pedaled bike the remainder
of the way. Eventually, we arrived
there and got in for the next snorkel.
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Little Salmon Bay is said to be the
best snorkel site on the island and it
certainly lived up to our expectations.
There were so many fish swimming
around between the colourful corals
and the water was crystal clear. Our
snorkel here was cut a little short
as we had all the problems with the
bikes but the time we spent there
was truly worth it.
We rode back to the town so that
we could have our lunch and rest
our tired legs. After this brief rest,
we set out again for our final snorkel
site. We had planned to go to Little
Parakeet Bay but as we were running
behind schedule, we opted to go to
The Basin instead. It was interesting
to see the difference in the marine
life here compared to the other two
places we had visited. The Basin is
the easiest beach to access from
the town and gets the most visitors
out of them all. The ma jority of the
corals close to the shore had been
destroyed by the many people who
had no idea that by standing on the
coral, it was wasting away. Further
out of the shore, the reef was still
relatively unharmed but you could
see evidence of it beginning to die
as well. After this short snorkel, we
dried off and headed back up to the
Thompson Bay Jetty to meet up with
the other classes and catch the ferry
to return to Perth.
Despite the few problems we had
over the course of the day, we all
had a great time and a day we will
remember filled with lots of memories
and fun. Thank you to all of the
teachers that helped to organise the
day and make it run as smoothly as
possible. I would highly recommend
Outdoor Education for any student
thinking about studying it in the
years to come.
Meg Micallef
Photos by Meg Micallef
TERM 1, 2016 35
Year 11 General Paddle
Expedition
The Year 11 General Outdoor Education
class worked hard during their theory
lessons to be organised and know the
details of their expedition. The goal: to
be as self sufficient as possible. After
a one day paddling trip on the Swan
River the group understood more
about paddling and waterproofing
their gear and were feeling confident
for their two day one night adventure.
ventured into the shallows in pursuit
of extra dinner. Their courage was
short lived as they discovered how
quick crabs can actually move and
the session ended with Riley squealing
and screaming as they all ran out
of the water.
Next, we grouped up to debrief our
day and discuss the following day’s
plans. After this we played some
games around the candle ‘campfire’
On Thursday, 31 March, the group
and enjoyed learning about each
(made up of all boys) set off for their
trip. We travelled to Mandurah listening other. We learnt Riley couldn’t
concentrate and clap in time and
to the tunes provided by AFL Trainee,
Nic C needs to be careful not to
camp assistant and guest DJ, Joel
overshare. We learnt that Lachie
Gare. The boys were well prepared,
had more food than Woolworths
water proofed and packed their gear
into the kayaks with superior efficiency. and not much else and that Lachlan
couldn’t leave home without his
After a briefing on the day’s plan, the
inflatable flamingo.
boys were left to navigate and lead
the way to our campsite via three rest
stops. The boys did a fantastic job and Our next day started with a sprinkling
of rain, that drenched Ben’s map yet
went to the correct destinations every
again, after he thought he would leave
time and used excellent reasoning
it out to dry. After packing up, eating
and orienteering skills to deduce their
breakfast and thoroughly cleaning
location. Along the way we paddled
the tent site we paddled off. The
through the canals and flipped at how
most musical boat of Lachlan and
crazy people’s yachts and mansions
Camden was appropriately named
were. We watched as Ben’s map and
HMAS Hughesy and they provided
some money blew out of his hands
the group with angelic singing along
and into the water – luckily they were
rescued from the water, but the soggy the way. They were also heard on
numerous occasions exclaiming: “the
map was rendered unusable.
whole river, boys” when other boats
bumped into them. On this leg of the
Once we reached camp, the boys set
up their tents, ensured their kayaks
and items wouldn’t be taken by the
tide and then cooked their dinner.
Ben and Lachlan’s meal of quality
tacos was well prepared and earned
some envious looks – mainly from
Joel, whose attempt at burritos was
over shadowed, especially as he
accidentally squirted his salsa sauce
across the cooking circle. After dinner
the boys attempted some fishing, only
to be disappointed. Their attentions
soon turned to crabbing. Armed
with some sticks the boys ‘bravely’
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journey we saw dolphins that everyone
was hoping would actually turn out to
be bull sharks.
As the paddle journey came to an
end the boys had a paddle skills
test, played ‘last man standing’ and
raced around in the small pool area in
the Mandurah Estuary.
We concluded the expedition with
some hot greasy food and a debrief
that saw Lachlan confess he splashed
on someone else’s PFD when it was
hanging in a tree and stored many of
his items in other people’s Kayaks since
there wasn’t enough space left in his.
The trip home saw many of the boys
snoozing happily until DJ Joel played a
banger which saw the bus explode with
singing (screeching). Many thanks to
Kanye West for making an appearance
in the absence of Jack.
The Year 11 General OED Class
and Mrs Jessica Dicoski
Year 12 General Paddle Expedition
On a windy Wednesday morning
in mid , the Year 12 General
Outdoor Education class set off for
Mandurah for their 3 day 2 night
paddle expedition. Mandurah was
the Plan B location for the camp,
should conditions in Jurien Bay be
deemed too unsafe for the group.
With 30km/h winds, 3m swell, Plan
B definitely was the best option.
Although we knew the conditions on
the more protected Peel Inlet would
still be extremely challenging.
Outdoor Education gives students
an opportunity to demonstrate
leadership, manage risks, develop
personal and interpersonal skills,
learn to be self-sufficient and
organised, as well as allowing them
to seek adventure. How many people
can say they loaded a kayak with all
their necessities for 3 days and set
off on a 45km journey?
Conditions on our first day were
extremely challenging, we paddled
into and across 30km/h winds that
saw boats pushed back if they
stopped paddling and the cross
winds made keeping the boats on
course a struggle. We faced some
swell, but luckily nothing compared
to what an ocean paddle on the
same day would have brought. A few
groups capsized in the conditions,
but did well to right the boat and
scramble back in. Tianah and Calvin’s
kayak seemed to be very slowly filling
up with water and although still safe
and able to be paddled, despite their
best efforts to waterproof, much of
their gear was wet. Many may have
cried or thrown in the towel, but the
group rallied and made it through the
day arriving into camp (which always
seemed to be just around the next
bend), cold, tired and wet, but with
a stronger character and pride in
their achievement. The group learnt
how important; team work, resilience,
communication and effective paddle
skills are when faced with adversity.
The group shared out dry gear
and enjoyed a hot meal together
around the camp candle and then
happily retired to their tents for a
well earned sleep.
Our second day conditions were
much more pleasant. Although we
paddled into a head wind it was
significantly calmer and the group
could enjoy playing some games and
chatting to each other. Some even
jumped off their kayaks for a mid
way pit stop. After a lunch break with
good banter and a zip lock bag full
of pasta which Abbi and Tianah ate
like a sandwich, the group headed
off for the next campsite, but not
before Kaleb stacked it in the mud.
The campsite this time was literally
“just around the next corner, although
we paddled an extra loop around the
South Yunderup Delta just to be sure.
After emptying all the equipment
out of the kayaks at the campsite we
went back on to the river to enjoy
some paddle games such as Fruit
Salad and Last Man Standing and
had some stand up paddle races.
Paul our paddle instructor even
managed to out roll Kaleb who
tried to hold his boat upside down.
Our last day saw a shorter quicker
paddle to the bus. Everyone was
eager for a well earned pie and
chips at the end. Ethan struggled to
understand why his PFD seemed so
much tighter on the last day, which
it was later confessed by Tianah that
she secretly switched PFDs with him
as hers was full of ants after drying
it out in a tree. The group saw many
animals along the way including
sting rays, crabs, dive bombing
birds and jumping fish (one that
actually smacked into Boston as he
paddled along). The class was initially
outraged that Mr Clarke could not
attend the expedition as originally
planned, but were so impressed
with Mr Russell, his replacement,
and would like to thank him for an
awesome camp and commend him
for his impressive paddling abilities.
I would like to congratulate my class
on all their improvements along the
journey. Their new formed friendships,
tolerance and leadership will set them
in good stead for the future.
Jessica Dicoski
Outdoor Education Teacher
TERM 1, 2016 37
Senior boys Cricket
First XI Season Summary
After some promising signs in the
2015 Evans-Butcher Series against
St Phillips, hopes were high that the
Senior Boys Cricket Team would have
a successful 2016 season. Led by
Mason Procak and Kurt Hamilton, the
First XI contained a good mix of new
and experienced players.
Starting the season against John
Forrest in the Graeme Wood T20
competition, the boys were keen to
face off against ex-JSRACS student
Jacob Cavanagh. Winning the toss
and bowling first, the students got off
to a great start with Matthew Burns
completing a first ball run out. Tight
bowling from all the bowlers kept the
run rate at a sluggish 4 runs per over.
Matthew Burns showed he had gained
a yard of pace over the summer and
the Procak brothers were economical
as always. The standout however was
Scott Rutland who ended up with 5
for 16 and his name on the coveted
First XI Bat. Chasing a small, but
potentially challenging target of 85,
the team was in trouble early with
Ben Fowler out without troubling
the scorers and Mason Procak back
under the tent for 4 run with the
score on 8. Kurt Hamilton and Ross
Nesbit then steadied the ship with
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a key partnership of 55 before
Chase Procak and Lachie Thomas
finished off the run chase with 21 balls
to spare.
Game two against La Salle was a
high scoring affair from the very first
ball. 50 metre boundaries meant
plenty of boundaries from both
teams. Electing to field, the First XI
were on the back foot from the start
with 40 runs conceded off the first 3
overs. After 9 overs La Salle was 1 for
96 and looking at scoring well over
200. Some tight bowling from the
Procak brothers kept the score to 164,
with the highlight a strong catch from
Calum McVee to dismiss La Salle’s
most important batsmen. In reply,
JSR lost an early wickets before a
key partnership between Mason and
Calum saw JSRACS right in the hunt.
Mason hit seven 6’s in an impressive
73, whilst Calum saw us home with a
vital 21 not out. The boys managed
to chase down 164 in the 15th over,
going at a run rate of more than 10
runs per over!
The prize for winning two from two
was a quarter final with Mazenod.
Two seasons ago Mazenod defeated
us to the tune of 187 runs. This time,
a more experienced JSR team was
up for the battle. Winning the toss
and electing to bat, the First XI lost
wickets at key intervals, with no
batsmen able to go on and get a big
score. A mix up cost the team the key
wicket of Ross Nesbitt and some poor
shot selection from some batsmen
resulted in a total of 69. In the field
the boys were valiant, but some
missed opportunities cost the team
dearly. The highlight of the innings
was a near hat-trick for Ben Fowler
who bowled with impressive heat
and hostility! Unfortunately, Mazenod
managed to chase down the total
in the 13th over, ending our time in
the competition.
Whilst the side did not progress to
the semi-finals, the development of
young players in the new look side
provides much hope for 2017 and
beyond. In particular, the leadership
of co-Captain’s Mason Procak and
Kurt Hamilton was outstanding, with
both proving to be excellent role
models for our younger players.
The First XI will be back in action in
November as we look to reclaim the
Evans-Butcher Shield from St Philips
when we tour to Alice Springs.
Ben Lomas
Coach First XI
ASC Primary
String Day
John Septimus Roe hosted the ASC
Primary String Day on 14 March.
This was a day of shared music
making including students from John
Septimus Roe ACS, St Mark’s ACS,
Peter Carnley ACS, Swan Valley ACS,
St John’s Primary School and Jade
Martin’s students. The day began
with a group singing warm up session
where students played musical
games, and sang several canons that
were to be played later in the day.
From this point the students split into
3 different orchestral groups, allowing
students of all abilities from Year 3
to Year 6 to participate in the day.
Rehearsals were held in the Chapel
for the younger students, and in the
Primary Gym for the older students.
Later in the day, all groups combined
to rehearse repertoire together. After a
shared sausage sizzle lunch, students
engaged in a combined rehearsal
session with guest conductor
Professor Brian Finlayson. After the
workshop, students and teachers
put on a presentation of the work
covered during the day for parents
and friends. It was a sweltering day;
students worked very hard and
achieved some truly amazing results
and made new friends as well! Special
thanks to Mrs Freeman, Miss Gardner,
Mrs Swarbrick and Ms Witt who were
involved in running the rehearsals
and to all students who involved
themselves in our music making!
Grace Gardner
and Stephanie Freeman
Music teachers
TERM 1, 2016 39
Jazz at Lincoln Centre
Jazz 1 were incredibly fortunate to
have a workshop with two members
of Jazz at Lincoln Centre; the very
pinnacle of Jazz Band playing.
Victor Goines and Paul Nedzela put
the Band through their paces, taking
apart the music that they intend to
perform on tour next term in Mount
Gambier. The level of musicality at
the end of their two-hour rehearsal
was phenomenal, and showed the
influence that these musicians can
have on younger players.
Thank you to the West Australian
Youth Jazz Orchestra for their help in
creating a valuable opportunity for
the students; it is an event that will be
discussed for many years to come.
Diane Vrcic
Acting Head of Music
Primary
Rob McWilliams
Members of the Music Department
had the privilege of having Dr Rob
McWilliams visit JSRACS for a day
of conducting workshops and score
reading sessions. Dr McWilliams
has been teaching for many years
in the US at the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh and has only
just recently returned to Queensland
with his family. We are hoping to
have Rob visit us again later in the
year so that he can work with our
ensembles as well as continue his
work with ensemble directors. We
thank Yamaha for the opportunity to
have Rob at JSR.
Diane Vrcic
Acting Head of Music
L to R
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Dr Rob McWilliams,
Jamil Osman, Diane Vrcic,
Stephanie Preston and
Grace Gardner.
TEACHERS’
CONCERT
This year’s Teachers’ Concert
provided an eclectic mix of music
and song that delighted the audience
who attended. The Star Wars Medley
played by Jonathan Bradley and
Hugh Lydon set the tone for what
was to come as both the classroom
music and instrumental staff
showcased their talents. The programme was varied and
included a very entertaining vocal
rendition of ‘My Johann’ by Carly
Power as well as Stevie Wonder’s
‘Master Blaster’ by Travis and Jay
Leggett. Another highlight was
hearing Jonathan Bradley play
‘Isolde’s Liebestod’ from Tristan &
Isolde by Wagner on the piano. The evening ended with all the
teachers combining to play the
theme from “The A Team” and thanks
must go to them all for providing a
wonderful evening of entertainment.
Diana Champion
Music Teacher
TERM 1, 2016 41
CADETS 20TH ANNIVERSARY
TEXT OF PRINCIPAL’S SPEECH
The Hon Tony Simpson MLA, Minister
for Local Government, Community
Services, Seniors and Volunteering,
Youth; The Hon Richard Court AC,
former Premier of Western Australia;
The Hon Mike Board, JP Minister for
Youth; Mr Dave Kelly MLA, Shadow
Minister for Water, Fisheries,
Youth; other distinguished guests,
members of staff, parents and
friends, girls and boys.
Welcome to John Septimus Roe
Anglican Community School. We
are very privileged to be asked to
provide the venue for this important
commemorative event. Minister,
the School and your multifaceted
Department share a word in common
~ that word is “community”. At John
Septimus Roe Anglican Community
School, a proud school of the
Anglican Schools Commission, we
value and promote, as our name
defines us, the importance of being
in and of community and as such
being active citizens. At JSRACS,
the Cadets WA Program is an
embodiment of our connection with
community and the pursuit of active
citizenship and we thank the State
Government for its investment in
Cadets WA over the last 20 Years
and the benefits it gives to the
young citizens across the State.
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Active citizenship means people
getting involved in their local
communities and democracy at
all levels, from towns to cities
to nationwide activity. Active
citizenship can be as local as the
work to clean up Bennett Brook or
as big as educating young people
about democratic values, skills
and participation. Engagement
in active citizenship is one of the
most important facets of the work
of schools. As we understand it here
at John Septimus Roe Anglican
Community School, active citizenship
is a combination of knowledge,
attitude, skills and actions that
aim to contribute to building
and maintaining an open and
inclusive society.
The contribution that the Cadets WA
Program makes towards this School’s
co-curricular program through the
River Rangers, Bush Rangers and
Emergency Services units and the
funding of the units provided by
the State Government ~ since the
inception of Cadets WA twenty years
ago and our initial participation
~ is significant. As a Kindergarten
to Year 12 School, we are uniquely
placed in that our children have
the opportunity to begin their
engagement with the Cadet Program
in their Primary years and to follow
on from Year 7 in either the Bush
Rangers or Emergency Services.
Not only do our students develop
very practical skills ranging from
environmental protection to how to
render assistance in times of natural
disaster, they learn the fundamental
importance of working together in
teams towards the achievement of
common, community goals.
In all its manifestations, Cadets
WA has at its heart, community
engagement and cooperation.
Our experience here is that the Cadet
Program provides an education
towards gaining knowledge of the
importance of service to others
through voluntary work and through
the opportunity provided to develop
practical skills to understand that
youth has a meaningful role to play
at all levels of our shared social
life. In our School, Cadets play a
very important role in community
engagement and cooperative
endeavour, as well as working
to increase critical thinking,
understanding, empathy, and
openness to diversity. Discussing,
Learning, Upskilling, Influencing,
Facilitating, Uniting, Connecting,
Making Change…are all operative
words and hallmarks of the Cadet
Program and active citizenship.
Schools further provide authentic
opportunities for students to become
active citizens. Being involved in
the Student Representative Council,
taking on a School Captain or House
Captain position, participating in
Peer Support Programs, fundraising
for charities as in the case of our
students through their iGive Program
promote connections within the
School and beyond the School to the
wider community encouraging our
youth to make a difference to the
lives of others and to carry this into
their adult lives.
Jacque Delors, in the 1996 seminal
report of the UNESCO Commission
on Education for the 21st Century
“Learning: The Treasure Within”
identified four pillars of education:
learning to be, learning to do,
learning to know and learning to
live together. So, it is not difficult to
see how the Cadets WA Program is
such an obvious fit and an integral
element of the work of this School
and of the work of each of the
schools and their communities
represented here this morning. It is
fitting, therefore, to acknowledge the
important work of all those involved
with Cadets WA, past and present,
for the important contribution
that each of them has made and
continues to make to their respective
communities. To each of you, we say
“Thank You”.
Matthew Hughes JP
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Future Events
Chapel Choir Concert – Mozart Requiem
17 May at 7pm:
St Paul’s Chapel, Mirrabooka
Dance Night
10 June at 7pm
the PAC Theatre, Mirrabooka
Choral Showcase
21 June at 7pm:
St Paul’s Chapel, Mirrabooka
Big Night In Unplugged
25 June at 6:30pm:
Mirrabooka
Primary Musical – The Lion King Jnr
28-30 June at 7pm:
the PAC Theatre, Mirrabooka
Information regarding the School’s Performing Arts events and
links for the purchasing of tickets are available on the School
website; under News and Events, Arts Calendar.
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Contact Details
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
Boyare Avenue, Mirrabooka and Blackboy Way, Beechboro
Phone: 9247 2242 Fax: 9247 2337 MB & 9377 5225 BB Web: jsracs.wa.edu.au
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