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OCT 2013
NEWS
ABODA Music Festival Success!
Once again, the school’s band and orchestras have put in exceptional performances
at the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA) Festival, with five
outstanding ratings achieved, along with four excellent and one merit commendation.
Congratulations to all participating music
students and a special thank you to Neil
Coy, Amanda Johnson, Phil Hatton, Laurissa
McCarthy, Nicole Turner, Nicola Brayshay,
Katherine Pearce, Celia Christmass, Benn
Hodgkin and Graham Hall who directed
the orchestras, bands and guitars to such
success.
The ABODA success was just one of the
musical highlights for the school in Term
3. With seven concerts, four workshops,
eight incidental performances and two
excursions along with 23 mock WACE
Performance Exams and around 300
auditions, music students and staff were
kept extremely busy.
The term commenced with three
performances by the schools’ auditioned
in this issue
choirs—Chorus Angelicus, Phoenix and
Schola Cantori presented concerts as
part of the ‘Rising Stars’ Winter Concert
series promoted by the City of Perth in
the Government House Ballroom and
the ‘Concerts at One’ series held in St
Georges Cathedral. They also performed
at the Opening Ceremony of the WAiTA
Conference. Thanks go these students
and Celia Christmass for the continued
excellence of their presentations.
The Intermediate String Quartet of Scott
May, James Youll, Jason Michael and
Helena Trang have been particularly
busy representing Perth Modern School,
performing at the Tim Winton and
Shaun Tan Award Ceremonies held at the
Subiaco Library, at a string workshop held
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The inaugural Mod Reads
Senior Concert Orchestra performance.
at Churchlands Senior High School and
gaining First Place in their category of the
North Perth Eisteddfod. Well done to these
four students and we look forward to many
more fine performances.
It is also time to pay tribute to the
departing Year 12 music students. Over 50
Year 12 music students were involved in
performances at some level. Whilst many
of these students have been studying
music for the WACE exams, many more
have retained their commitment to the
performing ensembles and I thank them all
and wish them well with their forthcoming
exams.
Term 4 will see all the 2014 ensembles
commence rehearsals as the countdown to
the 2014 European Music tour continues.
Roger Hey, Head of Music
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Year 9 Wellbeing Camp
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Mt Hotham Ski Trip
From the Principal
‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’ – Aesop. Being kind
is not only a virtue ingrained in us by our families, it is also a choice we make
every day. Demonstrating and receiving kindness is a vital element in creating
a happy and collegial environment. It is amazing the impact kindness can
make, whether it is saying hello to a member of your year group you don’t
know very well yet, offering a compliment, saying ‘well done’ or helping
someone in need. It is possible to make kindness a way a life simply by being
conscious of how you treat others, whether they are your family, friends or the
strangers you come across in your daily travels. It is also important that we
are kind to ourselves. I encourage every member of the school community to
practice being kind each and every day – it is amazing how quickly kindness
can rebound!
Congratulations to our school
bands and orchestras who
achieved five outstanding,
four excellent and one merit
commendation at the ABODA
Festival. Thank you to Head
of Music Roger Hey for his
organisation and oversight of
the participating students and
all Music Department staff.
Eight of our debating teams made
the Western Australian Debating
League (WADL) Finals, with the
Year 8 team of Lucy Skeldon,
Elizabeth Marsh, Ella Davies
and Sonia Lal winning the Novice
Grand Final in an unanimous
decision. The Year 10 team of
Patrick Morrison, Jet Kye Chong,
Russell Watt and Daniel Rochat
were runners-up in the Junior
Grand Final, losing a split decision.
The challenging topics have been
debated enthusiastically with the
support of staff members Louise
Secker and Angela Jones.
Earlier in Term 3, the Friends
of Music parents held a Quiz
night to raise funds for the 2014
International Music Tour. It
was a great success, especially
for Head of Music Roger Hey
who managed to find himself
on the winning table. Thank
you to all the Friends of Music
parents for their tireless efforts
to support the music program.
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The Governor of Western Australia and
School Patron Malcolm McCusker AC
CVO QC and his wife Tonya, paid a visit
to the school last week to address Year 12
students at their Honours’ Assembly and
to personally thank Modernian Don Tyler
for the significant donation he has made to
the Sphinx Scholarship Fund and also to the
new Health and Fitness Centre.
The Year 9 Wellness Camp was a fabulous
few days and nights for the students, who
participated in wide range of fun and
challenging activities whilst creating deeper
bonds with each other and their teachers.
Thank you to Scott Marshall, Ian Hunt,
John Harris and all staff who were involved
in making the camp such an enjoyable
experience.
The school was also fortunate to receive
a visit from Janet Holmes à Court AC,
who gave a fascinating speech on her
time spent at the school. Afterwards Janet
mingled with the school executive, other
outstanding Modernians and members of
the Sphinx Society at a delicious morning
tea.
I acknowledge and congratulate
the following students on their
achievements during Term 3:
The inaugural Mod Reads events was a
fabulous success bringing together over 80
students and parents and 11 staff members
to read the novel The Interrogation of Ashala
Wolf by local author Ambelin Kwaymullina.
The participants got together in the Joseph
Parsons Library to partake of some delicious
pizza and discuss the book in small groups
before hearing from the author in a
presentation and open discussion. Thank
you to Laura Liddell and Rosemary
Burton for organising the evening. It is
hoped this will be the first of many Mod
Reads events.
• Head Boy Johnson Ye won the 2013 My
First Speech competition.
In acknowledging the importance
of providing physical activity and
ensuring balance for our students the
House Athletics Carnival provided
an opportunity for students to enjoy a
physically challenging, fun and collegial day.
Thanks to the Physical Education staff,
Steve Jurilj and others for their support.
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• Year 8 students Jasmin Brown, Parth
Kanade, Sanchita Gera and Lydia
Ellwood achieved awards in the
Childrens’ Book Council 2013 Make
Your Own Storybook Competition.
• Year 12 student Ee Faye Chong has
been announced as the Positive Image
Award Region Ambassador for the
North Metropolitan Education Region.
• Year 12 students Dougal Hanson and
Karri Coles are Perth Modern School’s
first Gold Duke of Edinburgh awardees.
• Elena Ryan in Year 11 came second in
the Youth Portraiture category of the
Black Swan Youth Portrait prize.
• Callan Heighway, Yash Shitole, Declan
Swain and Emily Wang in Year 9 had
their work selected for the Young
Originals Exhibition.
• Year 10 student Chelsea McCann’s
photograph of a fly was announced the
runner-up in the Junior category of the
2013 Australian Geographic ANZANG
Nature Photographer of the Year
awards.
Exceptional schooling.
• Connor Oswald in Year 10 took out
first place in the Nationals Robotics
Competition ‘Robocup’.
• Henry Yoo in Year 10 has been
awarded an Australian Mathematics
Competition (AMC) Medal, one of
only two secondary students in Western
Australia to receive one.
• Satthya Krishnasivam in Year 11 has
been identified as a candidate for the
National Mathematics Summer School
residential program at the Australian
National University in Canberra.
• Timothy Tian in Year 8, Alan Cheng
in Year 9 and James Arcus in Year 10
topped the State for Science in ICAS
testing.
• Year 10 students Ansu Conradie, Angel
Thanur, Michael Hou and Patrick
Morrison won the 2013 Australian
Brain Bee Challenge.
• Helen Jiang in Year 11 was awarded the
Best Western Australian Entry in the 2013
DNA Day Essay Competition.
• Year 8 student Timothy Fletcher and
Year 10 student Jet Kye Chong were
finalists in the 2013 Science Talent
Search.
• Alan Cheng in Year 9, Tony Gao,
Virinchi Rallabhandi and Henry
Yoo in Year 10 and Zhixian Wu and
Satthya Krishnasivam in Year 11 were
invited to sit the paper for the Senior
Mathematics Competition (AMOC).
• Arjun Balaji, William Fletcher and Jos
Fisher in Year 11 have been selected
to attend the National Youth Science
Forum in January.
• Audrey Lee and Jamin Wu in Year
11 have been invited to attend the
Australian Science Olympiad Summer
School at Monash University.
• Year 12 student Kayley Crebbin has won
a scholarship from the Chinese National
Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign
Language (HANBAN) and Confucius
Institute.
• Cara Holland, Megan Barbetti and
Phoebe Larsen have placed in the
top three of the Western Australian
Association of Teachers of Italian
(WAATI) examinations.
• Jamin Wu in Year 11 won the Special
Award at the WA Japanese Language
Speech Contest.
• Lachlan Bunney in Year 10 has been
chosen to represent Australia on the
2013/14 Australian Fencing Team as a
cadet and Junior Epeeist.
• Cameron Duncan in Year 12 has been
selected to represent Western Australia in
the 2013 State Orienteering team.
• Patrick Olofsson in Year 9 was selected
to represent WA in the Under 15’s
National Lacrosse Championships,
which were held in Adelaide.
• The Year 12 Touch Rugby team won their
pool of the WA School Sport Touch
Rugby Competition against other
specialist rugby schools.
• The Year 9 Basketball team finished
equal first in the Champion Schools
Basketball (Railway League).
• The Year 10 Perth Modern School Boys’
Volleyball team won the State Final of
the School Sport Champion Schools’
Cup.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge and
thank the staff, students and parents for
their support of our application for WA
Secondary School of the Year in the WA
Education Awards. The school is delighted
to be one of four finalists, with the winner
being announced in December.
Lois Joll, Principal
VALE:
Carine Murphy
Carine Murphy began teaching at Perth Modern School at the commencement of the
1999 school year following a number of years teaching in Bunbury and undertaking
an International Teaching Exchange year in the United Kingdom.
Carine was a wonderful addition to the
Music Department and her enthusiasm,
skill, dedication and sense of humour were
quickly embraced by all her colleagues and
students.
In addition to taking on the Lower School
choirs, Carine very soon established non
auditioned choirs for those students keen
on singing more contemporary style music.
Firstly ‘Shoopsters’ and then later ‘Melodia’,
became very popular additions to the Perth
Modern School ensemble list.
Carine was always very keen to try new
ideas and for two years worked with a boys
only Year 9 class in order to trial a single
sex classroom approach. That she was
successful was a testament to her skill and
ability to successfully engage Year 9 boys.
The class’s performance of ‘People Get
Exceptional students.
Ready’ at the final concert that year brought
the house down.
Following on from this, Carine established
the Vocal Ensemble specially formed as an
extra ensemble for vocal students at the
school.
In 2002 and 2011, Carine led the Senior
Chorale on the European Music Tours
conducting the choirs in Florence, Venice,
Budapest, and Paris as well as at the 2011
ANZAC services in Westminster Abbey,
London and The Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.
In between these tours Carine had two
wonderful daughters and continued to
teach part-time providing great wisdom
and support for all music activities.
In early 2012 Carine was diagnosed with
breast cancer and despite beating this and
returning to work, the cancer reappeared
in February 2013 finally claiming her life in
August.
Carine leaves behind wonderful memories
of her time as a colleague and friend and is
sorely missed by all who came in contact
with her. Our thoughts go out to her
husband Alan and daughters Madison and
Sophie as well as her parents and siblings
Elysia and Derren.
Roger Hey, Head of Music
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Sphinx Society students inspired by super Modernians
Two well-known and inspirational Modernians paid visits to the school in Term 3 to
impart some of their knowledge and wisdom and meet with our top Senior School
students.
School Patron and Governor of Western
Australia His Excellency Malcolm McCusker
AVO AC QC gave a motivating talk to Year 12
students about always striving to do their
best and the importance of giving back to
the community as they journeyed through
life.
The Governor and his wife Tonya also
met with fellow Modernian Don Tyler at a
morning tea to personally thank him for
his incredibly generous donation to the
Sphinx Scholarship Fund and the Health
and Fitness Centre. Architect Adrian Iredale
from Iredale Pederson Hook Architects
presented a 3D model of the project to Mr
McCusker and Mr Tyler for their perusal. Also
present at the morning tea was President
of the School Board Warren Barbetti,
P&C President Julie Pegrum, Modernian
Society members and Sphinx Society and
Booster Club students. The Governor was
particularly keen to meet with members
of the Booster Club, a philanthropic
committee that identifies and organise
community service opportunities.
Modernian Janet Holmes à Court AC also
generously gave of her time, presenting
a very engaging speech that recollected
her school days at Perth Modern School
and meeting members of the Sphinx
Society at a delicious morning tea. Sphinx
Society students were thrilled to be able
to chat candidly with Janet and the other
outstanding alumni who were present
and came away feeling highly motivated
regarding possibilities for their future career
and charitable pursuits.
Jasmine Jansen,
Janet Holmes à Court
AC, President of the
Modernian Society
Al Koenig, Liam
Finlay, Vigneshvar
Thiruvengadam and
Harrison Carter-Turner.
Ansu Conradie,
Modernian Sallie
Davies, Laney Gould,
Pia Durk and Georgia
Brand.
Modernian Don Tyler with Architect Adrian Iredale from Iredale
Pederson Hook Architects.
Principal Lois Joll, President of the P&C Julie Pegrum and Tonya
McCusker.
West Australian Governor and School Patron Malcolm McCusker
AVO AC QC chats to Year 12 students Dougal Hanson and
Fergus Downey.
Helen Jiang, YiFei Li,
Modernian Don Tyler,
Megan Barbetti and
Zhixian Wu.
Russell Watt, Jet Kye Chong and Modernian Jill Thompson.
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Students in the news
Johnson’s speech to the House of
Representatives voted best in Australia
Head Boy Johnson Ye is considering
a future career in politics, after being
announced the winner of the 2013 My
First Speech competition.
The competition involved Year 10–12
students writing and presenting a speech
as if they had been elected to the House
of Representatives. The Year 12 student’s
powerful speech beat a strong field, with 96
entries received from all parts of Australia.
The Speaker of the House of
Representatives Anna Burke stated Johnson
had met the challenge wonderfully and
his speech could sit comfortably with the
many memorable first speeches that had
been delivered in federal parliament over
the years.
The judging panel said Johnson’s wellconstructed arguments, excellent delivery
and focus on issues affecting his electorate
of Tangney were the keys to his winning
speech.
Johnson, a keen Politics and Law student,
said he entered the competition as he
would like to one day pursue a political
career where he can utilise his leadership
and public speaking skills to give back to
the Australian community.
‘I am the son of a migrant from China and
in Australia I see a land of opportunity
with great diversity and vibrancy, where
individuals can freely express their views
and where people from many different
cultures are welcomed here as migrants,’
Johnson said.
‘I would like to be a part of a political
environment where we cast away negative
politics and point scoring, and where
Johnson Ye.
Photo courtesy WA Community Newspaper Group.
people from all sides can work together
to build a consensus and drive long-term
positive outcomes in education, health and
infrastructure.’
Johnson presented his speech in Canberra
at Parliament House as part of its 25th
anniversary Open Day on August 24.
Ee Faye a Positive Image Award recipient
Year 12 student Ee Faye Chong has been announced as a Positive Image Award
Region Ambassador—North Metropolitan Education Region by the Minister for
Youth Tony Simpson MLA.
Mr Simpson said the award recognised Ee
Faye as an ‘exceptional’ young leader who
was promoting positive change amongst
her peers and also helping disadvantaged
people in the community.
a positive difference to the community we
live in,’ Ee Faye said.
satisfaction from her charity work and
extra-curricular activities that she didn’t feel
she really deserved the accolade.
‘I really enjoy working with my peers as a
team to do whatever it is we can do to make
‘It’s a great feeling to feel like you are
making a difference, even if it’s only small.
This award is inspiration to keep pursuing
my dreams, working hard and staying
positive in enacting change.”
Ee Faye and her fellow Year 12 student
Philippa Campbell have undertaken the
role of organising different volunteers
from the school to give blood every week
throughout the year. This effort had resulted
in Perth Modern School students giving the
most blood of any high school in the State.
Alongside this achievement, Ee Faye is a
key member of the Booster Club, a student
philanthropic committee that identifies
and coordinates volunteers for a variety of
charities.
Ee Faye said she was honoured to receive
the award, though she gained so much
Philippa Campbell and Ee Faye Chong at the
Bloodbank. Photo courtesy WA Community
Newspaper Group.
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Student accolades
Perth Mod debaters shine under spotlight
LOUISE SECKER, HEAD OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Arguing in favour of schools being financially liable for the harm caused by bullies, or
that public officials accused of crimes should stand down from their roles may sound
like issues that our politicians could be discussing but this was the task undertaken
by our Novice and Junior teams that made the Grand Final of the Western Australian
Debating League.
Lucy Skeldon, Elizabeth Marsh, Sonia Lal
and Ella Davies tackled the issue of schools’
responsibility for dealing with bullying with
sophisticated arguments that saw them
conclusively win their debate against All
Saints in a unanimous decision from the five
adjudicators. The girls are the 2013 Novice
Champions, and the Novice Shield has
returned to Perth Modern School.
Daniel Rochat, Jet Kye Chong, Russell Watt
and Patrick Morrison took on the difficult
task of debating that public accountability
outweighs the principle of innocent
until proven guilty against Perth College
and managed to convince some of the
adjudicators but lost in a split decision.
WADL Novice champions: Lucy Skeldon, Sonial Lal,
Elizabeth Marsh and Ella Davies.
Grand Finalists: Patrick Morrison, Russell Watt, Daniel
Rochat and Jet Kye Chong.
2013 Australian Brain Bee Challenge winners
NINA NASH, SCIENCE TEACHER
‘Out Smart Out Think Out Last’ was the slogan of the 2013 Australian Brain
Bee Challenge, which is exactly what Year 10 students Ansu Conradie, Angel
Thanur, Michael Hou and Patrick Morrison did, being crowned champions of this
prestigious neuroscience-based competition.
To qualify for the State Final, the
students worked extremely hard in their
own time to read and memorise two
university level neuroscience books.
Once they had qualified for the final,
the team travelled to UWA to compete
against 17 other schools.
Angel Thanur, Patrick Morrison, Michal Hou and
Ansu Conradie with the ZEISS microscope.
The Perth Modern School team made
it through the qualifying rounds
during the day and it came down
to three schools, including St Mary’s
Anglican Girls’ School and St Mary’s
School Broome, to battle it out for the
championship.
The Year 10 students were thrilled to
be announced the winners of the team
challenge by just half a point, in the
process winning a ZEISS microscope
for the school. Congratulations to the
four motivated students who should be
extremely proud of their efforts.
Connor is a robotics champion
Connor Oswald in Year 10 is making waves in the robotics world, with the robot he
constructed taking out first place in the National Robotics Competition ‘Robocup’ in
the Premier Rescue Division, held in Brisbane.
There were 24 teams competing from all over Australia and after the heats Connor was in
second place. After competing in the quarter and semi-finals, his robot competed perfectly
in the Grand Final to take out first place.
Previously, Connor was part of a team of high school students mentored by Curtin University
students who built a robot that can climb pyramids and shoot Frisbees at a target, winning
the ‘For Inspiration and Recognition of Science Technology Robotics Challenge’ in Sydney.
Connor Oswald
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Student accolades
Youth Portraiture Prize for Elena
Science Talent Search
Congratulations to Jet Kye Chong in Year 10 and Timothy
Fletcher in Year 8 whose research projects reached the finals of
the 2013 Science Talent Search competition.
Timothy’s project involved researching the effect light has on seed
germination and Jet Kye produced a video on chillies as his entry.
Jet Kye Chong
and Timothy
Fletcher.
Elena Ryan in Year 11 has won
second place in the Youth
Portraiture category of the
2013 Black Swan Prize for
Portraiture competition
for her stunning portrait
of her grandfather.
Elena Ryan
Elena’s winning
portrait.
Chelsea’s amazing
photography hits the spot
Year 10 student Chelsea McCann’s stunning up-close
photograph of a fly titled Shoo! was announced the
runner-up in the Junior category of the 2013 Australian
n
Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Yearr
awards. Chelsea’s photo appeared in the September/
October edition of the Australian Geographic Journal.
Jamin Wu and
Audrey Lee.
Chelsea McCann’s Shoo! photograph.
Chels
Australian Science Olympiad
Summer School
Jamin Wu and Audrey Lee in Year 11 will be spending two-and-ahalf weeks of the summer holidays in January attending the elite
Australian Science Olympiad Summer School at Monash University
in Melbourne, after producing outstanding performances in the
qualifying exam in which 3000 students took part.
During the rigorous program Jamin and Audrey will learn the equivalent of a
first year university course in Chemistry and will be challenging for one of 13
spots representing Australia at the 2014 International Science Olympiads.
WAATI exams winners
Congratulations to the following students who achieved outstanding results in
the Western Australian Association of Teachers of Italian (WAATI) exams:
Cara Holland – First in Stage 2
Megan Barbetti – Third in Stage 2
Phoebe Larsen – Third in Stage 3
The award presentation night was held at
Perth Modern School and the winners had
the privilege of being presented with
their prizes by the Italian Consul of
Western Australia.
Megan Barbetti, Cara Holland and Phoebe Larsen.
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Inaugural Mod Reads hailed a big success
EMMA PHILLIPS
Picture this: over 50 people purposefully
in one room, from different
backgrounds, different ages and
different lifestyles.
One thing had the power to bring them
together, and it was not the delicious pizza
on offer. It was the novel The Interrogation
of Ashala Wolf by West Australian author
Ambelyn Kwaymullina. And how did a
couple hundred pieces of paper bound
together have the ability to do this? It gave
people a chance to share their love of
reading with one another.
On Thursday, 8 August young and old
gathered in the library and spent a few
hours of their day in an in-depth discussion
on the book Ashala Wolf. It was, of course,
our first ‘Mod Reads.’ If you were one of the
people who sadly missed out, here’s what
happened: after a tasty dinner of pizza and
soft drink, we split up into groups, which
included a mix of students from Year 7
upwards to teachers and parents, to discuss
the book.
English teacher Matteo Pantalone facilitates a group
discussion of the novel Ashala Wolf.
The range of ages led to interesting
comments and discussions, and listening to
each other was a great way to gain insight
and a different perspective.
Ashala Wolf is a book bursting full
of symbolism which can be read as
representing indigenous experiences and
the modern disconnection we have from
nature. After discussing the book with
Library
display for
Ashala Wolf.
Caitlin Quick and Precious Akram (R) discuss the
novel with author Ambelyn Kwaymullina (L).
others, we were able to pick a few of these
ideas out and explore them at length.
The highlight of the evening was the talk
by the author on her background, how she
created her novel and other interesting
information about what it is like to be
an author for young adults. The author
graciously signed all of our books and we
were very lucky to receive the first chapter
of the sequel to take home with us! So if
you weren’t there this time, make sure to
keep an eye open for the next Mod Reads!
Students sweep Children’s Book Council Story and Picture Book Awards
SHELLEY MILLS, ENGLISH TEACHER
Congratulations to the four Year 8 students who have been
awarded prizes in the Children’s Book Council’s Make Your Own
Story Book competition.
Jasmin Brown was awarded first place in the story book category for
her book Cous Cous, a whimsical and humorous tale about a family’s
adventures with their pet boxer. Parth Kanade received second place for
his striking, unconventional story book The Urchin, about a street urchin
and gang member in dystopian Perth. Sanchita Gera was awarded third
place for her moving story book Two Brave Eyes, about a cancer patient
whose life is enriched by the people who share his journey.
Sanchita Gera, Parth Kanade, Jasmin Brown and Lydia Ellwood.
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Lydia Ellwood received second prize in the picture book category with
Lamp Light, a stunning visual text about a disillusioned boy who finds
purpose in life through companionship.
Students accelerate their potential at LEAP
JASMINE JANSEN
LEAP is an annual week-long leadership program for high school and university
students held at UCLA in California where the curriculum is based upon the
experience of those who themselves have accomplished a great success—both
professionally and personally. LEAP stands for Leadership. Excellence. Accelerating
Potential.
LEAP was one of the most incredible
experiences of my life. It doesn’t only help
you succeed professionally in life, but
it allows you to improve your personal
skills and gives you the tools to believe in
yourself and achieve your full potential.
It was with great anticipation that I headed
off to California to attend the 2013 LEAP
Program at UCLA. I was joined by my fellow
Perth Modern School students Cameron
Bunney and Portia Sardinha and teacher
Nicola Reilly along with students from
Wesley College, Hale School, Mercedes
Ladies College and Warnboro Community
College where we congregated with over
400 students from around the world,
filling the venue with vibrant energy and
positivity.
LEAP encouraged us to challenge
our comfort zones and taught us the
importance of striving towards tangible
goals and persevering with everything that
life throws at you. The skills taught at LEAP
are those that are not specifically taught
within the traditional education system. We
learnt how to make a positive unforgettable
first impression and communicate
effectively, how to make the most of our
high school years with
study skills and tips on
building a powerful
portfolio for internships, scholarships and
university applications and how to find the
perfect mentor, in order to ‘copy genius’
and achieve similar success.
In this jam-packed week, we were also
shown the necessary social and business
etiquette required for the modern working
world, enabling us to position ourselves as
influential leaders in all situations.
Jasmine Jansen, Cameron Bunney and Portia
Sardinha ready to start the LEAP program.
We met numerous motivational and highachieving speakers such as Dr Bill Dorffman,
Kantis Simmons, Andy Thibodeau, James
Malinchak and Virgil Klunder, as well as
incredible mentors who emphasized
the importance of philanthropic work
and giving back to the community after
achieving success.
LEAP had the ability to balance invaluable
information, fun activities and a supportive
environment to make it an enjoyable and
very worthwhile week. It gave us strong
support systems and a positive outlook on
life, so we may grasp every opportunity that
comes our way and ultimately give back to
the communities we live in.
Portia Sardinha with the Lord Mayor of Perth
Lisa Scaffidi.
Cameron Bunney preparing his
speech to the conference.
Jasmine Jansen (R) made
friends with young people
from around the world.
Tour Coordinator Ms Nicola
Reilly with West Australian
photographer Russell James.
LEAP group from Western Australia visiting the famed Hollywood sign.
Portia Sardinha (L) with fellow LEAP
participants.
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Youth Ambassadors program continues to grow and inspire
Super Ethan slumber party
Wearing pyjamas, nightgowns, slippers and onesies, Year 10
students snuggled together with a cup of hot milo in front
of the big screen in the Casey Theatre for a slumber party in
support of the Ethan Davies Scholarship. It was a fantastic
event and capped off an amazing week of fundraising
activities.
The night was inspired by the bravery of Ethan Davies, who was
only a baby when he was diagnosed with brain cancer at the
beginning of 2012. His parents, Shannon and Christie-Lee, in
partnership with the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research,
established the Ethan Davies Scholarship for Brain Cancer
Research which will speed the discovery of a cure and better
treatment for children with brain tumours.
Above: Super Ethan slumber party participants
enjoy the cult film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Left: Ethan Davies
The week’s events—two bake sales and a monster chocolate raffle
culminating in the slumber party—were organised by an energetic
group of Year 10 students representing every advocacy group.
They planned these events under the tutelage of Year 11 student
Katharine Guo who organised last year’s fundraiser—A Very Potter
Musical.
to ensure the school’s relationship with The Institute of Child Health
Research is strengthened. He then introduced a surprise visitor,
Ethan’s father Shannon who thanked the group for their efforts. He
said Ethan is now three years old and will be big enough to come to
next year’s slumber party!
To launch the slumber party, Mr Meczes challenged those present
to continue the legacy by organising next year’s Super Ethan Week
The $1,700 raised will go towards funding a neurosurgeon to
continue research into children born with brain tumours.
Students encouraged to ask R U OK?
The whole school community banded together for a fun day of activities including
cake stalls, sausage sizzles, a teacher vs. student AFL match and student bands to
raise funds for R U OK? Day.
The R U OK? organisation encourages everyone in the community to show they care and
ask this important question to those who might be struggling—it is a conservation that
could change a person’s life.
Emily Yeoman and Pierce Randall.
Above: Adehlia Ebert, Madeleine Ince, Gabriela Guizzo Dri, Demi Tye
and Joycelyn Tang.
Left: Joshua Nairn.
Teacher vs. student AFL match.
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Youth Ambassadors recognised
NIGEL BATEMAN, YOUTH AMBASSADORS COORDINATOR
Youth Ambassador badge recipients.
It is incredible how many volunteer
hours Perth Modern School students
have injected into their local
communities. From volunteering at
Salvation Army Stores on the weekend
to standing out in the cold for footy
parking, Year 12 students have made
significant contributions that have made
a real difference in the community.
To recognise the achievements of these
silent helpers, a group of 49 gathered for a
breakfast to receive an award and badge
for completing 50 hours, and in many cases
100 hours plus, and hear from guest speaker
Maija Ala-kauhaluoma.
Maija moved from Finland seven years
ago to study Communications and
Political Science at the University of
Western Australia. Whilst studying, she
was an active member of the world’s
largest student organisation AIESEC. She
completed a development internship in
Kenya and last year took up the OXFAM
WA State Committee Chair role, which is a
volunteer position. She also works full-time
for the City of Subiaco as a Community
Development Officer.
Maija’s life story showed how study,
work and life can be in balance when
community service is given a priority.
Something all the students could emulate
in their life beyond school.
Recognition was also given to Leon Wu
who established the Booster Club this year
which uses Facebook to communicate
volunteer opportunities to the student
body. No doubt this initiative will be carried
forward next year and allow students to
take on many more community service
opportunities as Youth Ambassadors.
After Principal Lois Joll had praised the
group’s achievements, Leon presented a
donation of $1000 to Maija that was raised
from footy parking which will go directly
to OXFAM’s global contribution to the
Syrian crisis.
Sponsored Silence helps World Vision
What happens when four Year 8 female students take maths to the extreme?
You get learning beyond the classroom that makes a real difference in the community.
Making maths come alive was the goal of
the Year 8 Maths Thinking Project. With
the inspiration of Ms Kim, students Ria
Ronghe, April Li, Kira O’Dell and Phoebe
Sun compared a range of charities to assess
their viability, in order to gain a maximum
return for their fundraising efforts.
They decided on World Vision because of
the range of options that allow for students
to come up with their own projects. And so
the charity Sponsored Silence was born—
where the girls did not talk for three whole
days. No mean feat for anyone, especially
teenage girls!
Before they started, the girls were
unaware of the organisation and project
management skills required. ‘We had
to officially register the event, look at
the licencing, design forms and put up
posters,’ Ria said. ‘The most
important thing was to warn
the teachers!’
The girls coped admirably well
with the challenge and were
not even put off by boys trying
to make them talk! Ria said that
the feelings of isolation and
feeling left out of what was
going on around them was
hard to cope with, but raising
$730 made it all worthwhile.
On reflection, the four girls said
they would happily do it again
and are determined to make it
an annual event.
April Li, Kira O’Dell, Ria Ronghe and Phoebe Sun
have started the charity Sponsored Silence.
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Perth Mod students shine
Gabrielle determined to raise awareness
of type 1 diabetes
GABRIELLE LANE
I was with diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July 2011 after experiencing weeks of
illness and unexplained weight loss. I am determined to raise awareness of the disease
through social media and by communicating with as many people as possible.
This form of diabetes is not well understood
by many people, who often confuse it with
type 2 diabetes which is more of a lifestyle
disease. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the
pancreas does not produce insulin because
the cells which make this protein hormone
have been destroyed by the immune
system. There are about 1,000 young
people in WA living with the disease.
When I was first diagnosed I felt very lost,
and it would have been a lot easier to deal
with if someone who was affected had told
me I was still a normal person and wasn’t
going to miss out on anything. I manage
my condition by constantly checking
my blood-glucose levels and injecting
insulin several times a day via a pump. I
will probably end up being a very healthy
person as I am constantly keeping track of
what food I have eaten and what exercise I
have done during the day!
Since my diagnoses, I have agreed to be
the media ambassador for DiabetesWA at
the HBF Run for a Reason and was asked by
the Shadow Minister for Health to attend
parliament to watch the motion to keep
the current adolescent diabetes clinic in
place, rather than it being merged into
the children’s diabetes clinic being built
at the new Fiona Stanley Hospital. We felt
that affected teenagers would respond
better if they had their own space that was
Ruchira Jayasena, Gabrielle Lane and Zoe Bell ran
for DiabetesWA at the HBF Run for a Reason.
a comfortable environment and wasn’t
too clinical. Although the motion wasn’t
successful we did get the Minister for Health
to agree on the record to look into teen
clinics, which is one of the ways I am slowly
spreading the word.
Dougal and Karri achieve Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards
ALLAN BERTRAM, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS COORDINATOR
Congratulations to Year 12 students Dougal Hanson and Karri Coles, Perth Modern School’s first Gold Duke of Edinburgh
awardees. The awards are designed to extend and enrich students by developing their skills in teamwork, leadership and
perseverance and are available to adolescents and young people starting from age 14, however the Gold award is not usually
completed until university.
Dougal and Karri have been working towards these awards since 2010, and have
completed between them over a thousand hours of a skill, fitness and volunteer work.
The awards also include Adventurous Journeys, like hiking the 135km Cape to Cape
track from Cape Naturalist to Cape Leeuwin and sea-kayaking the Ningaloo Reef.
The pair will receive their badges and certificates at a ceremony with His Excellency
Mr Malcolm McCusker, AC CVO QC Governor of Western Australia at Youth Week in
2014.
Dougal and Karri wholeheartedly recommend the award to younger students.
Karri says, ‘achieving the award gives you the excuse to go on amazing trips, make
wonderful new friends, improve your fitness and learn important skills like budgeting
and planning water and food rations.’ Dougal says they couldn’t have done it without
the school’s support, commenting how they were helped with equipment and forms.
Students interested in doing something that takes you beyond the everyday and
where you get to design your own unique program centred around your interests and
passions, should consider signing up for these amazing awards.
On track for a Duke of Edinburgh award: Dougal Hanson, Karri Coles and Joe Dowson.
Photo courtesy of Tomas Pradas.
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Social Science students reap rewards
CCI Economic Forum stretches
top Economics students
SARAH HUBBARD, ECONOMICS TEACHER
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) invited schools
to nominate eight of their top Year 12 students to their annual
Student Economic Forum earlier in Term 3. The forum provided
an exciting opportunity for Economics students across the
metropolitan area to engage with each other in an interactive
exercise that stimulates their understanding of economics
within a key business environment.
The students tested their critical thinking skills and analysed
key economic issues that impact on society, governments
and business. The forum also provided the opportunity to
hear from recent graduates working at CCI and the Chief
Advisor for WACE Economics, Steven Kemp to get an insight
Back row: David Cameron-Mackintosh, Joe Dowson, Ms Sarah Hubbard, Mr John
Duncan, Ms Nicola Reilly, Lewis Lim. Front row: Shannon Truong, Eleanor Lau,
Diff y Zhou, Danielle Williams, Michelle Poon.
into the interconnectivity of the WACE exam with the intrinsic
complications of the Australian economy. Students thrived in the
opportunity to gain a valuable insight into a variety of career paths
that the discipline enhances and practical applications of real
scenarios that showed them how the economic theory taught in
the classroom can be used in life after school.
Year 9 students observe our
justice system up close
BREE CARTER, SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER
Year 9 Politics and Law students were awarded the rare
opportunity to observe genuine, live criminal court hearings
in the Magistrates and Supreme Court of Western Australia,
under the guidance of the informative staff at the Francis Burt
Law Education Centre.
Students also participated in scripted mock trials and trial
re-enactments of a case from the 19th century which was heard in
the Old Court House, which is Perth’s oldest building, built in 1836.
Year 9 students participated in a trial re-enactment from the 19th Century in the Old Court House.
Studying Economics pays off
JOHN DUNCAN, SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER
Congratulations to all students who took part in the Australian
Economics and Business Competition, with particular mention
to Audrey Lee who won a $200 prize.
Other High Distinction prize winners were Matthew Dutton
who won $100, Lewis Lim, Edward Mikucki and Natalie Darmago
who all won $75 each as well as Andrew Ho, Jess Wilson and Joe
Dowson who won $50 each. Jayden O’Dea, Jordyn Taylor, Danielle
Williams, Anirudh Garg, Ayra Rao and Elena Ryan also achieved a
High Distinction but just missed out on the monetary prizes. Many
more students received distinctions and credits and are to be
congratulated on their efforts.
Back row: Joe Dowson, Ms Sarah Hubbard, Mr John Duncan, Ms Nicola Reilly,
Lewis Lim. Front row: Matthew Dutton, Natalie Darmago, Audrey Lee, Jesse
Wilson.
To succeed in this competition students need to have a sound
knowledge of economic theory as well as an understanding of
current economic events. They continue a proud tradition of Perth
Modern School producing top Economics students.
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Tournament of Minds
KOUROSH ROOHI, MATHEMATICS TEACHER AND TOURNAMENT OF MINDS COORDINATOR
Tournament of Minds (TOM) is an international
competition aimed at enhancing the potential
of youth by developing diverse skills, enterprise,
time management, and the discipline to work
collaboratively within a competitive environment.
This year we had two teams participate in TOM. During
the year team members practiced their creative problem
solving and lateral thinking skills in a collaborative
environment, culminating in a six week challenge that
required them to develop a dramatic presentation which
was performed at the regional finals. Our two teams put
in a great effort and represented our school in a dignified
and enthusiastic manner.
Theodore Vickery, Alistair Langton, Radheya Jegatheva, Mr Kourosh Roohi, Braden Thorne,
Laura Prince, Daniela Koulikov and Greta Hays.
Aurecon Bridge Building Competition
LISA KIM, MATHEMATICS TEACHER
The Aurecon Bridge Building Competition was held at the Western Australian
Maritime Museum in Fremantle on 7 August. Students were given materials from
Aurecon, which included balsa wood, glue,
string, and the cardboard packing tube
together with instructions to design a
bridge spanning 65cm. Students had one
term to complete the model bridge that
would be capable of supporting a weight
that would be attached on the day of the
competition.
From nineteen schools in Perth a total of
48 bridges were tested on aesthetics (10
per cent), building quality (10 per cent),
design (10 per cent), plus the load they
could support (70 per cent). The Year 9
girls’ team from Perth Modern School came
16th which is an incredible achievement
considering the time available and it being
the school’s first time in the event.
Angela Le and Nhi Danh.
Rebecca goes to the 2013 Cybersafety Summit
REBECCA GREEN
Cybersafety is a very important issue affecting the youth of today and to help the
government and other experts raise awareness I and other primary and secondary
students from around Australia were invited to attend the 2013 Cybersafety Summit,
held in Melbourne. It was very informative, and I learnt a lot about how to keep
cybersafe and how the government is tackling the issue.
We listened to talks from and joined
workshops with a wide variety of
cybersafety foundations such as the Carly
Ryan Foundation, eSmart Schools and
Project Rockit. We heard some startling
statistics, such as 33 per cent of young
people don’t use their real name online,
only 10 per cent reported an incident to
an authority such as police or teachers and
67 per cent of young men use the internet
after 11.00pm on a regular basis.
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Some top tips we were given for
cybersafety were to remember that people
aren’t always who they say they are—if in
doubt ask them to Skype you (with a friend
present to back you up), think about your
digital reputation for the future, be careful
with what’s in the background of your
photos and avoid posting personal details
like your full name or phone number on a
public account.
NEWS October 2013
Rebecca Green at the Cybersafety Summit in
Melbourne.
Young Originals Exhibition
WALTER WILSON, COMPUTING TEACHER
Students in the Year 9 Multimedia course have been experimenting and exploring a range
of applications and digital technology skills to create and manipulate graphic images.
The result has been outstanding with the
digital photomontage of Callan Heighway
and digital self-portraits by Declan Swain,
Emily Wang and Yash Shitole selected to
take part in the prestigious Young Originals
Exhibition 2013.
Yash Shitole
The finalists’ digital work was exhibited
at the Spectrum Project Space at Edith
Cowan University in an official opening with
parents and teachers also in attendance.
The night was host by the Western
Callan Heighway
Australian Secondary School Executive
Association and Edith Cowan University.
The artwork of Emily, Declan and Yash
has been acquired by the Education
Department for display in the main
reception and boardroom of their new
office in Padbury.
Emily Wang
Declan Swain
State Chinese Speaking and Writing Competition
YUAN YI, CHINESE TEACHER
In the 2013 State Chinese Speaking Competition, Year 9 student Matthew Collins
achieved fourth place out of 15 contestants in the Year 9 Second Language category,
the second time that Matthew has placed in the competition.
Year 8 student Belinda Luu was awarded
first place in the State Chinese Writing
Competition and Year 9 student Summer
Bailey-Kerber and Year 8 students Wendy
Qu and Maxine Williams were awarded third
place for their category. Congratulations
to all of these students for their great
achievement, and good luck for future
competitions!
Matthew Collins
Summer Bailey-Kerber, Maxine
Williams, Belinda Luu and Wendy
Qu.
Benvenuti in Italia!
FRANCESCA CANDATEN, ITALIAN TEACHER
A group of eager Year 7 students from various primary
schools had the opportunity to sample some of the activities
offered in the Italian classes during a seven week enrichment
workshop.
The lessons covered not only popular aspects of the Italian Culture
such as food, fashion and arts, but also less known features of this
colourful language such as music, sport and technology.
Between a pizza and a bocce game the students were able to
socialise with their future school companions in a truly Italian way.
Year 7 students with some of the Italian masks they made during enrichment activities.
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SCOTT MARSHALL, YOUTH EDUCATION OFFICER
The Year 9 Wellbeing Camp held at the Ern Halliday Recreation facility was an
amazing few days of fun, laughter, new friendships, great food and lots of exciting
activities. The camp was centred on instilling a sense of wellbeing in the students
through physical activity, togetherness, reflection and the pursuit of knowledge.
As soon as the 180 Year 9 students arrived
they were straight into a mini Olympics,
with soccer, volleyball, ultimate frisbee and
sack racing being the gruelling events.
Unfortunately, some inclement weather
meant the grass was quite damp, but the
spirits of the students certainly weren’t as all
had a great time and it was a fabulous start
to the camp.
After a delicious lunch, it was time for
elected activities, with the options being
visual arts, a coastal bike tour, cross fit
training, theatre sports, yoga or tai chi.
There was something for everyone, and
all activities were thoroughly enjoyed and
vigorously participated in.
packed full of laughs. The other half of
the night was journal writing, where the
students reflected on their activities and
some of the things they had learnt from the
day.
Some of the braver and more awake
students joined me for a lesson in long
distance running, which rustled up an
appetite to help devour their ‘breakfast of
champions’ the following morning, which
consisted of bacon, eggs, and sausages.
The activities on offer on Thursday ranged
from climbing to cave navigating to
important team building exercises and
all were attacked by students with great
fervour and enthusiasm. With Wellbeing
levels soaring, we greedily inhaled our
dinner before we tackled the inaugural
quiz night. The ‘MC’—yours humbly—was
on fire, and is on the shortlist to host the
next Oscars. The questions were varied and
tough, and all tables performed honourably,
but on the night there can only be one
winner, and on this occasion the teachers
proved triumphant.
Friday consisted of similar activities
and while slightly weary, the effort was
unrelentless from the happy campers and
another camperiffic day was had by all.
After the ‘last supper’ (lunch) was eaten
and cleaned away, and the thankyous and
goodbyes uttered, the tired troops boarded
the buses and headed home for some well
earned rest and relaxation!
The Wednesday night activity was the
‘Suitcase Circus’, with all the students
enjoying clowning around with the night
Lachlan Goddard and Andrew Ha.
Above: James Youll
Below: Lauryn Coombes
Top: Victor Ngo
and Kaizan Xhia.
Above: Grace
Jones and Brianny
Evans.
Nadia Wichmann and Geo
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Jacob McDermott being led over an
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Scott Marshall (centre)
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Right: Felix Von Perger
Below: Esther Allan, Vincent Dalstra and Toni Cousins.
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Reading across the Universe
The Joseph Parsons Library has extended reading frontiers from
Reading around the World in Term 2 to Reading across the Universe,
the Children’s Book Council of Australia theme for Book Week in
August.
We celebrated Book Week and Science Week with an Astronomical
focus—the school community has had the opportunity to view a month
long display of high quality photographic images from Astrofest 2013
and a part of the Square Kilometre Display equipment, kindly on loan
from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR).
Perth Modern Astronomy Club members also contributed a number of
their own space photographs and Year 10 students Patrick Morrison put
together a guide Getting Started with Astrophotography to accompany
the Astronomy Club telescope, which was also set up in the library by
Mr Giles. The last event in this series was a fascinating lunchtime mini
lecture on the Murchison Square Kilometre Array by Kirsten Gottschalk
of ICRAR, which was well attended by enthusiastic students and staff.
Top: Astrofest 2013.
Above: Lecture on the Murchison Square Kilometre Array by Kirsten
Gottschalk of ICRAR.
Our Library Ambassadors came together during Book Week to talk
about library promotion while enjoying their first Book Week morning
tea. This small and dedicated band are now involved in promoting
student involvement through designing a book review competition for
next term and getting their display of weekly ‘Library Ambassador Picks’
up and running.
Japanese students show their caring and talented sides
YUMI SHAW, JAPANESE TEACHER
Koala Project
WA Japanese Language
Speech Contest
Students were extremely moved upon
learning that many Fukushima children
are still suffering since the Tsunami
event in 2011.
After watching the documentary Children of
the Tsunami, many students had wonderful
ideas on how to help as part of our Koala
Project. These included making 1000
Origami Koalas to send to Zaberio Junior
School in Fukushima (more than 1000
sheets of origami paper were donated
from the Japan Foundation Sydney and the
Consulate General – Japan); writing a short
message in Japanese to the students at
Origami Koalas
the Zaberio Junior School; creating a
Japanese song video I love you, I need
you Fukushima and purchasing T-shirts
to donate to the Great East Japan
Earthquake Fukushima Children Charity
project.
We also had a special guest speakers’
session in which people from
Fukushima came to our school and
talked about their experiences.
The voluntary groups in Fukushima
appreciated tour Koala Project so much
they are planning to make a short TV
program to introduce this Koala project
over Fukushima TV in Japan.
Tamara Mertens and Amy Kim
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Two Perth Modern School Japanese
language students, Madeleine Emrose and
Jamin Wu, shone at the 44th WA Japanese
Language Speech Contest. Madeleine and
Jamin excelled when they presented their
three minute speeches in Japanese against
other participants from across the State.
Madeleine talked about her dream of becoming
a Japanese language teacher in Australia or
English teacher in Japan while Jamin talked
about his identity beyond country borders.
Jamin’s sophisticated speech content was highly
regarded and received the special award.
Madeleine Emrose, Jamin Wu and Yumi Shaw.
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Year 11 Dinner Dance
NICOLA REILLY, HEAD OF YEAR 11
AQWA sets the scene
for a stunning Year 11
Dinner Dance
With rolling waves as the backdrop, the
Year 11 Dinner Dance held at AQWA
on Friday, 20 September was a night
to remember. The Dinner Dance was
attended by 139 students and 12 staff
who enjoyed the mocktails and a stroll
through the aquarium before sitting
down to a delicious two course buffet.
The Dinner Dance Committee had worked
extremely well as a team to ensure
that the finer details of the night were
considered and they dressed the tables
as elegantly as they dressed themselves.
The transformation from school students
in uniform to gorgeous and sophisticated
young ladies and gentlemen was
remarkable in such a short period of time.
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performance between courses by
Madeleine McEwen, who played and sang
a couple of songs whilst the plates were
being cleared. The DJ played a mix of old
and new songs, which accommodated
most people’s tastes and dancing was
non-stop until the clock struck eleven
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Edward Mikucki, Liam Finlay and Helena Nguyen.
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School Life
Science Department staff Tania Elliott, Sarah
King, Maria Biddle, Zebby Formosa
and Ruth Wettner.
A very scientific morning tea
Many weird and wonderful concoctions were waiting for staff at their weekly morning tea
compliments of the Science Department, who used their extensive knowledge of all things scientific
to create an amazing spread of tasty delights!
Italian Exchanges students say arrivederci
Dear Perth Modern School
Since we arrived and attended your beautiful classes we felt very
welcomed, and your students have been kind and friendly to us…
Who are we? The Italian exchange students, who in this letter,
want to thank all the teachers (especially Ms Candaten) and staff
for their hospitality and help. A very heartfelt thanks goes to our
good friend Clive, the coolest canteen-man in the entire world
and his ‘buongiorno’ every morning will be in our memories
forever.
Italian exchange student
farewell party.
Italian exchange students with
their hosts.
An unforgettable event was surely the Athletics Carnival where
we had the possibility to make new friends and to share with
them part of our culture like our national anthem.
We just want to say that we loved staying here—you have made
our experience one of the best of our lives.
Thank you!
Andrea, Eliana, Eva, Nadia and Teresa.
PS: remember to come in Italy to visit us! We will wait for you!
Daffodil Day
A whole school effort went into Daffodil
Day on Friday, 23 August to raise money
for cancer research.
A special morning tea for staff combined
with students selling daffodils at the school
raised $482, whilst students shaking tins for
the CBD Street Appeal raised further funds
for this great cause.
Staff enjoying the Daffodil Day morning tea.
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House Track and Field Carnival
MARK MUIR, HEAD OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
It felt more like a Winter Olympics
during the early stages of the annual
House Track and Field Carnival but the
rain and wind in no way dampened
the enthusiasm or participation of our
students.
The carnival was a wonderful whole school
event with the WA Athletics Stadium
covered in House colours. Many students
and staff wore their allegiance on their face,
shirt and hair. Anthems were sung, tunes
were crooned, records were broken and
a fun day was had by all. It wasn’t tough
being green this year with Parsons declared
winners, followed by Sampson, Brown and
Downing.
House Champions with Principal Lois Joll (L) and Head of Health and Physical Education Mark Muir (R).
Individual Champions
YR GIRL
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8 Mia Judkins
Sampson
William Bailey
Downing
9 Caitlyn Vickers
Sampson
Jordan Power
Brown
10 Morgan Edgar
Parsons
John Newcomb
Parsons
11 Pheobe Ho
Sampson
Louis Ray
Sampson
12 Katherine Langford
Downing
Tony Ratchev
Brown
House Champions
YR GIRL
Sampson demonstrate their strength in the
tug-of-war.
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8 Millie Muroi
Lachlan D Whang
8 Elise Sherrington
Arun Jha
9 Victoria Holman
Lucas Torricella
9 Stephanie Melvin
Lachlain Wylie
Michael Anderson
10 Georgia Wheeler
11 Helena Nguyen
Alexander Johnson
11 Jacqueline Darmago William Hunt
12 Kayley Crebbin
William Sadler
12 Emma Parker
10 Pia Durk
YR GIRL
Marlon Skeldon
Liam Tapsell
Sampson
Downing
Victorious Parsons House Captains Jacob Day
and Liam Tapsell.
Pia Durk and
Georgia Wheeler.
Parsons
Brown
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8 Emma McElligott
Benjamin Counsel
8 Lara Ilievski
John Paolo
9 Nicola Thomas
Joshua Elsom
9 Sarah Conlin
Kaizan Xia
10 Jenny Lu
Andrew Polak
10 Madeleine Baxter
Samuel Minchin
11 Chelsea McCann
Liam Finlay
11 Jasmine Donovan
Darcy Smith
12 Lucinda Grey
Eden Rokich
12 Ailish Lawrie
Cameron Harris
Year 11 Individual Boy Champion Louis Ray.
Right: The athletes were cheered on by their fellow students.
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Beyond the classroom
Jacqui Carter
Mathematics GATE Coordinator and NEiTA finalist
Jacqui Carter has been inspiring and challenging mathematics students at Perth
Modern School for 13 years. As Mathematics GATE Coordinator Jacqui runs and
coordinates all the mathematics extracurricula events and programs—Maths Club,
Homework Club, all maths competitions at state, national and local levels, as well as
a weekly house points competition, The Mod Maths Mystery. Her work was recently
acknowledged by a nomination for the National Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA).
‘I love problem solving, seeking solutions,
looking things up to find answers—
anything to do with numbers—and
I especially love developing this
mathematical curiosity in my students.
Teaching maths is my passion and it’s such
a pleasure to see the epiphany moment
of understanding in a student’s face as
they ‘get’ a concept. I want my students
to be able to analyse and solve, rather
than apply a formula to find a solution. I
persist with approaching a concept from
different angles until I can see the light of
recognition.
I am very serious about my teaching—and
my students consistently achieve excellent
results—but I also want them to enjoy
my classes and to look forward to them.
I tell my students that maths teachers
have the best sense of humour, and I like
laughing with them, especially over quirky
interpretations and flights of fancy.
Becoming Co-curriculum Coordinator was
a trigger for engaging students in higher
level mathematical thinking. In the weekly
after-school Maths Club we play games
of strategy, such as Nim and Nine Men’s
Merels, which I run as a tournament. We
play Mathematical Master Mind, solve logic
problems, such as Kaprekar’s Constant
and Sudoku—which is not Japanese; it
was invented by a Swiss mathematician,
Leonhardt Euler—and explore Algebraic
activities and three-dimensional concepts.
We recently plaited origami polyhedra.
I coach and enter students for the WA
Junior Olympiad, held at UWA over a
weekend in November; the whole school
enters the Australasian Mathematics
Competition; one of our Year 10 students,
Henry Yoo, won a medal for the third Year in
a row; I enter teams of Years 8 and 9 in the
Australian Problem Solving Mathematics
Olympiad (APSMO); teams of four from
Years 8, 9 and 10 enter Have Sum Fun, an
online quiz; and I enter Maths Quiz Nights
competing against schools from both the
public and private system. Each week I
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pose a problem for the Mod Maths Mystery.
Students place their solutions in a box by
the end of the week and the first correct
entry I draw from the box wins house
points. It’s very popular.
Apart from work, my family is very
important to me. One of my sons graduated
from Perth Modern School last year. He
won the WACE Exhibition for Ancient
History and is now studying Vet Science at
Murdoch, and my older son is completing
an Economics/Commerce double degree
at UWA.
I don’t have much spare time, but when I
do I like to solve logic problems and cryptic
crosswords, and I play Texas Hold’em with a
group of friends. My life is very busy and I
like it like that. I feel very lucky to have a job
I love: it’s a passion, not a chore!’
Ron Jeffery
School Gardener
Ron Jeffery has tended the gardens and worked as a general handyman at
Perth Modern School for 14 years. He and Dave Wright, who works part time,
look after the large school site which stretches across most of the block from
Hamilton to Thomas Street and from Roberts to Subiaco Road.
‘The only real problem with this job is that the school is landscaped with steps,
so the only way we can move our machinery is to go around on the footpaths
outside the school. We do all the outdoor work here—weeding, pruning, planting,
mowing—and most of the heavy lifting—shifting furniture for exams and events,
distributing the photocopying paper, and emptying the rubbish bins. Our day starts
at 5.30am in summer—a little later in winter—and finishes around 2.30pm.
I have been working since I was 14 years old. I’m an outdoor person. I like to work
outside and I have always worked with my hands. I do all the ‘fixit’ jobs around the
school—anything that can be fixed with a bit of common sense!’
Ron Jeffery with Dave Wright.
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Lois Joll BA (Hons) BEd MEd LTCL ASDA
Principal
No coward soul is mine…
Emily Bronte, last lines.
Lois Joll was appointed Principal of Perth Modern School
in 2011, facing the challenges of celebrating the school’s
centenary year, continuing its development as a fully
selective academic school, and positioning it for the
changes of the 21st century.
‘Having taught English Literature for many
years, I developed a passionate interest
in poetry, especially the poetry of Emily
Bronte and Emily Dickinson. The two Emilys
successfully challenged the constraints
of their time, and the strength of their
voices reflects my own commitment to
the provision of opportunity. Like them, I
feel something of a moral imperative. Mine
is a strong commitment to the provision
of diverse, authentic, quality opportunity
through education, and to supporting the
very best out of teachers and students.
I was raised in a War Service home in
Bicton with all the freedoms of a mid-20th
century childhood in what was then a semirural setting. My family were committed
Presbyterians but my secondary schooling
was at Santa Maria College, where the nuns
were a great influence, urging us to think for
ourselves and to ‘be the best you can be’.
My father, an accountant, was a Prisoner of
War who survived working on the Burma
Railway. He had a very strong belief in
‘giving back’ through volunteering. He
belonged to Legacy, JayCees, two Lodges,
P&C Associations, and was a City of Melville
Councillor. My mother was from York
and like so many women of her time, left
school at 14 or 15. She started her own
business, a bridal ware shop in Fremantle,
which she ran for over 20 years, and from
her I learned risk-taking, commitment and
tenacity. I often feel that from them and my
education I received a ‘double whammy’
of motivation, high expectations, strong
beliefs, commitment, and the tenacity to
follow through.
I studied
History and
Lois with her husband, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren.
English at UWA
Photo courtesy of Miller Studios.
while being
the senior school, taking student tours to
‘bonded’ to the Department of Education
China, Malaysia and Europe, introducing
through the WA College of Advanced
Drama and Theatre Arts, and became Head
Education (WACAE), now the Education
of Theatre Arts, then Dean of Senior School.
Faculty of UWA. I was heavily involved in
My extracurricular activities included
Drama, both acting and production, at
TEE marking of History, Literature and
WACAE, and also continued my studies in
Drama, engagement with my children’s
Speech through Trinity College, London,
kindergarten and school, my Masters
eventually gaining Licentiate level.
over two to three years, and working as a
I joined the Underwater Club at UWA
school based moderator and writer for the
for spear fishing and scuba diving most
Secondary Education Authority (now the
weekends, where I met my husband,
School Curriculum & Standards Authority). I
Lindsay, now a Director in the Fisheries
still play Bridge regularly and belong to two
Department. I was engaged at 19, and
book clubs, one of them for 35 years!
married at the end of my second year at
I left MLC in 1995 to join the Secondary
university. We have been married for over
Education Authority as Moderator of the
40 years and have three children and three
Arts with the responsibility of introducing
grandchildren.
14 new wholly school assessed courses
My first job after graduation was at
across the Arts. After returning to MLC
Methodist Ladies’ College teaching History
in 2000 I became Dean of Senior Years’
and English, while completing my Diploma
Education, before accepting a position
of Education at the same time. MLC was
in 2004 as manager of a team appointed
where I developed my interest in the
to the Department of Education by
provision of opportunity. At MLC, while
the Minister for Education with the
music was very strong, drama productions
responsibility of raising Year 12 results in
occurred only intermittently. I offered to
public schools. Over seven years, this team
put on an annual production, which was
of six became 120, managing all curriculum
very successful, and also introduced House
support for public secondary schools.
Drama, a drama competition between
In the 1990s I joined Zonta International,
Houses, which still runs. I believe strongly
a worldwide organisation of executives
in the development of skills that come with
in business and the professions working
involvement in the Arts.
together to advance the status of
I gradually took on more responsibilities at
women. Zonta clubs offer many awards
MLC: the school magazine, Head of Year,
and scholarships to provide educational
teaching History, English and Literature in
opportunities for women of all ages.
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CONTINUED
Above my career is my absolute
commitment to my family. Lindsay and I
tried to give our three children diversity of
opportunities through academic challenge,
music education, participation in sports,
and the opportunity to travel, first with us
during long-service leave in 1984, and later
with their schools and individually. We are
so proud of their achievements. Our elder
daughter Anastasia is a doctor in the Public
Health Service in NSW, our second daughter
Madeline is the Client Services Manager at
UWA, and our son Sebastian works in San
Francisco for Deloitte’s, which provides
financial advisory services to businesses
around the world.
My commitment to my children underpins
my commitment to the students of Perth
Modern School. A selective school raises
the profile of talent and giftedness.
My motivation is to provide an environment
for the special needs of such students,
inclusive of those students who would
not otherwise be able to afford such
opportunities. I want to continue to
grow the commitment to ‘giving back’
by providing authentic opportunities for
students to be of service and to see the
benefits of giving.
Modernians have given a century of
service to school, state, country and the
world through their talents, diligence,
and commitment to community. My
intention is to continue to promote the
highest expectation of effort, engagement
and service as the best outcome of
opportunities for the next generation of
Modernians.’
Lois with Perth Modern School students Louis
Ray and Frances Lamont.
Sebastian Joll with his partner Leah.
Teguh Suprayogo
Cleaner-In-Charge
Born in East Java, Indonesia, Perth Modern School’s Cleaner-in-Charge has a degree
in Civil Engineering from Semarang University in Central Java. His specialisation was
the engineering of Civil Hydro (dams and bridges) and he worked for the government
on projects in West Lampung, Sumatra, for five years.
Teguh first came to Western Australia
in 2000 when his wife, Titien Soebari,
won a scholarship to do her Master’s in
Education at Curtin University. Their first
son was born in 2002, just before Titien
completed her higher degree and they
returned to Indonesia where she worked as
a civil servant. Seven years later Titien won
another scholarship to Curtin University
to do her PhD in Teacher Professional
Development and they returned in 2009,
now a family with two sons, Brian and Colin.
‘As the dependant of a university student
it is expected that I will work to support
my family here. If I were to convert my
qualifications, civil engineering jobs are not
easy to come by here, especially in Perth,
and it is important for us to be together
as a family so I have been prepared to do
whatever work I can find. The first time we
were in Perth I had three jobs. From 8.00am
to 3.00pm I worked as a house keeper in a
motel. After three months, the owner asked
me to train new employees and I then
became a staff supervisor.
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From 3.00pm to 7.00pm I collected dishes
in a food court, and in the evenings, the
landlord of our student accommodation
employed me to manage the two
properties he owned. From time to time I
also assisted a teacher studying at Curtin
University with conversation in Indonesian
classes.
When we returned to Australia, my first job
was with a private cleaning company, then
in May 2009 I was employed as a cleaner
at Perth Modern School. Two years ago
the cleaner-in-charge retired and was not
immediately replaced. I was asked—if I
were the person in charge—how I would
manage the job. They must have liked
what I said because I was appointed to the
position temporarily, then made permanent
about six months later. One of the biggest
changes I have made is tracking the use
of consumables. I present the tables and
graphs to the Business Manager to enable
her to plan and budget our expenditure
efficiently. This ensures we always have
what we need to do our job well.
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Teguh Suprayogo and his wife Titien Soebari.
I have an excellent team of 14 people and
I manage two shifts. I arrive at 4.50am to
open the gates for my staff and we finish
by 9.00am. I return at 2.20 pm to open the
gates for students to leave and the second
shift finishes at 6.30pm. I’m nothing without
my team.
My wife completed her PhD last year and
is now doing postdoctoral research, and
our two sons are at primary school. We
love Australia. Compared with Indonesia
it is clean, green and quiet. We also love
Indonesia: the culture, the languages—
English is my fifth language—the food, the
customs and family. We feel very fortunate
to be able to experience both countries.’
Perth Modernian Society 2013 Annual Reunion
PERTH MODERNIAN SOCIETY
On Sunday, 8 September the Associate
Principal of Perth Modern School, Ms
Val Furphy and the President of the
Perth Modernian Society, Peter Farr
welcomed over 100 former staff and
students to the 2013 Annual Reunion.
The guests were very interested to listen
to Ms Furphy highlight the school’s
many achievements over the past year,
including the success of the proposed
Health and Fitness Centre appeal.
The Perth Modern School Symphony
Orchestra (est. 1914) under the direction
of Mr Neil Coy and Ms Amanda Johnson
and Perth Modern School Wind Orchestra
(est. 1968), under the direction of Mr Neil
Coy and Ms Laurissa McCarthy, performed
a wonderful array of classic songs. This
uplifting concert was the final group
performance by this year’s Year 12 students.
The day started with a visit to the Perth
Modernian Society History Centre, followed
by the concert. In keeping with tradition,
the audience stood for a rousing rendition
of the school song, Moderna Schola, to
bring the entertainment to a close. A
cheque was presented in appreciation of
the performance before a roll call of years
represented gave old friends a chance to
identify each other.
school administration and the Society,
spoke of the important role that the Sphinx
Scholarship Fund is playing, and he outlined
steps that the Society is taking this year—
such as strategic planning and a Council
membership ‘refresh’—to keep the Society
sustainable and relevant.
Floral arrangements by Wendy Dekkers
(nee Quayle, PMS student 1951–52) were
later auctioned. Donations received on the
day support the work of Perth Modernian
Society History Centre and Archive
volunteers.
In his speech, Peter Farr welcomed two
ex-students who had travelled from North
America for the occasion, praised the
strong working relationship between the
Among those who enjoyed a varied buffet in the refectory were Jill Thompson (nee Farr, student 1952–56),
Olga Garden (nee de Julia, student 1952–56), and Ted Garden (student 1952–53).
Perth Modern School orchestras
performed a concert for the reunion.
John Down
VALE
John Down, 1915–2013
John Down, one of Perth Modern School’s most senior alumni, has sadly passed away
after a rewarding life spanning nearly a century.
John was a student at the school from
1928–1932, and a prefect in 1932. He
had vivid and wonderful memories
from his time at Perth Mod, and was
very appreciative of his education at the
school, which he credited to setting him
on his academic career as a teacher and
superintendent. He was proud to donate
a scholarship to students who show
outstanding musical skills, which is known
as the Daniel Girling/John Down Music
Scholarship.
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Arts Showcase Evening
SALLY FLOYD, HEAD OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY, MARK TEMOV, PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHER AND AMANDA LIN, VISUAL ARTS TEACHER
The talents and skills of our Arts students were showcased and
celebrated on Thursday, 12 September at the inaugural Arts
Showcase Evening.
Photography students displayed their beautiful photographs of
the West Australian environment taken while on photography
excursions and camps to their friends and family, along with
their production folios which encompassed a body of work for a
theoretical marketing campaign for Tourism WA.
Renowned Western Australian photographer John Woodhouse
awarded Lisa Karaki’s
stunning photograph
of ‘Sugarloaf Rock’
Best Exhibition Print
and Claudia Motteram
was awarded
runner-up with her
photograph of ‘Trigg
Coastline’.
Lisa Karaki won Best Exhibition Print with
her photograph Sugarloaf Rock.
The Year 12 Visual
Arts work highlighted
students’ points
of view regarding
a range of social
issues including
domestication of
Louise Easey with her acrylic
painting Australian Made.
women, Australian identity,
social anxiety and the impact
of technology. We invited
Artist and Visual Arts educator
Thelma Cluning to judge the
individual artworks, and she
awarded prizes to Trudy Pratt
for her piece Domestic Goddess,
an appropriated Botticelli ‘Birth
of Venus’ that comments on the
roles of women in society and the
acrylic painting Australian Made
by Louise Easey that explores
a different point of view of
Australian iconography.
Whilst walking through the
beautiful Mills building and
viewing the artwork people were entertained by the Year 12
Saxophone ensemble and fed a delicious variety of sweet and
savoury treats made by Home Economics teacher Miss Corica,
assistant Mrs Sibson and Year 9 Home Economics students.
Principal Lois Joll opened the evening and her speech highlighted
the essential role Arts plays in the holistic development of our
students as we aspire to develop engaged, creative, independent
lifelong learners. Family and friends then moved to the Casey Drama
Centre to watch the Year 12 Drama students present their Original
Solo Productions—self devised theatre pieces exploring a range
of contemporary issues. The actors thoroughly enjoyed their last
performance at Perth Mod and appreciated the support of the
audience as additional seats were brought into the theatre.
We would like to congratulate the Year 12 Design – Photography,
Drama and Visual Arts students on their showcase and wish them all
the best for their WACE exams.
Trudy Pratt with her artwork Domestic Goddess.
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Nutmen sculptures
There is a lot more to Design & Technology teacher Dylan
Trent than being a Prince Harry lookalike!
He is also the designer of these amazing nutmen, created using
nuts, bolts, washers and ball bearings. The skills required to
weld them together requires patience and excellent hand-eye
coordination as you are using two types of welding skills. MIG
welding uses high voltage electricity and Oxy-Acetylene welding
uses two glasses to create a very high temperature flame in
excess of 3000 degrees Celsius.
Mr Dylan Trent’s nutmen creations.
Youth on Health Festival
LISA ANDREWS, DRAMA TEACHER
Getting enough sleep? Doing enough exercise? Eating enough vegies? Spending enough
time with your friends? Most of us aren’t. These are the issues the Year 10 Drama students
tackled in their class devised performance piece for the Youth on Health Festival, which is
WA’s biggest youth performance and visual arts event for the promotion of health issues.
The theme for this year’s YOH Fest was ‘Lifestyles’, and the
drama students used this as a stimulus to explore the effects our
busy lifestyles have on our health. The final performance piece,
Shortcuts, invited the audience to consider the consequences of
taking shortcuts with activities vital to our physical and mental
health due to time constraints.
Patrick Morrison
performs in
Shortcuts for the
Health Expo.
The entire class performs on stage at the
Subiaco Arts Centre.
After their performance at the Subiaco Arts Centre, students were
presented with a certificate for their excellent ‘use of a comic script
to deliver the health message’. They also showcased Shortcuts
to students in Years 7–9 at the Health Expo the following week.
The students are to be congratulated on their hard work and
entertaining performance!
House Bake-off a tasty temptation
The 2013 House Bake-off was another smash hit with a large variety of colourful and delicious cakes, slices and biscuits designed to
represent Parsons, Sampson, Brown or Downing. With serious House points on offer, students put a great deal of thought and imagination
into their creations. The judges on staff faced a tough choice deciding on the winners, but thoroughly enjoyed sampling the different sweet
delights on offer.
Some of the wonderful creations made for the 2013 House Bake-off.
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Students get balanced at the 2013 Health Expo
PRIYA FISHER
Paralympian
Jessica Smith
Balancing the demands of your life is not always an easy task.
The 2013 Health Expo run by Year 9 students focused on the
theme ‘Balance Yourself’. It was a major success with many
students attending from neighbouring primary schools West
Leederville, Subiaco, Highgate and Hollywood.
Below: Noemi Finaldi
Jessica Smith, a paralympian who was born without a forearm and
also suffered from third degree burns when she was a toddler,
gave an inspirational speech on the importance of developing a
positive body image and mind. Her life story was a real inspiration
to everyone there. We also had a special performance by the Year 10
drama students, which really tied into the ‘Balance Yourself’ theme
and was very entertaining.
Due to the unfortunate windy and cloudy weather, many of the
stalls had to be moved inside but everyone did a great job adapting.
We had really positive feedback from the primary school students
and their teachers and everybody left more informed than when
they arrived—and considerably more stocked with freebies! To
finish off the Expo, we had our very own comedian Brandon Boccola
perform a very entertaining skit about cybersafety.
Emma Phillips and Eliza Tester.
The Year 9 students worked on their stalls
for many weeks and there was a huge
variety of fantastic stalls from road-safety
and cyber-safety to fitness and alternative
therapies. A big thank you to the health
organisations who donated items and set up
stalls on the day such as Fitness First, St John
of God and the Amanda Young Foundation.
Finally, a huge thank you to the Physical
Education teachers, especially Ms Ferrie, for
coordinating the day as without them, the
Health Expo would not be possible.
Edi Singh and Matthew Collins.
We look forward to seeing you at
next year’s expo and remember
to ‘balance’ your lifestyle!
Anneliese Ng
Hayden Krammer
Robert Jones
and Muhammad
Mohar.
Above: Aaron Hamilton, Samuel Addison,
Georgia Crowe and Katherine Phillip.
Above: Joshua Thomson
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Intrepid skiers take to the slopes of Mt Hotham
LOUISE ECKERT AND NAQIA
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Kathy Lin, Jenny Lu, Jana Ilievski, Darcy
Stirling, Morgan Edgar, Melissa Bell, Naqia
Lawtie and Louise Eckert.
The 2013 Mt Hotham Ski Trip was a
memorable week of skiing (of course),
eating delicious food cooked by our
very own chef, hot chocolate by the
fire, building snowmen and having
snowball fights, board games, new
friends and lots of laughter. Twenty-four
Year 10 students went along on this
week-long adventure, accompanied by
Mr Anderson and Ms Frame.
We began the trip in the dynamic
and cultural city of Melbourne, where
we enjoyed some shopping at the
Victoria St Markets (where admittedly
a lot of Onesies were bought) and
going out for dinner in small groups
in China Town.
Marnie Douglas and Jenny Lu.
We were up very early the next
morning for a beautiful, but
somewhat scary, six-hour bus trip to
the Mt Hotham Ski Fields. Most of us
were novice skiers or snowboarders,
but with a few lessons under our
belt from the amazing European ski
instructors, we took excitingly to the
chairlifts to put our news skills into
practice. Unfortunately, there wasn’t
much snow, but that didn’t dampen
our enthusiasm! We had the freedom
to ski all day if we wanted, or head
back early to our lodge for some
relaxation and socialising.
Ski lessons.
Paul Burnett and Thomas Caddy.
We quickly bonded as a group and got
along really well—it didn’t take long for
us to start feeling like family. At night
we would eat a delicious meal together,
followed by a game of UNO or poker and
discussions on a wide range of topics. We
were assigned duties and everyone pitched
in willingly.
We thoroughly recommend the ski trip to
anyone who is adventurous, fun loving and
likes the idea of spending a week having
fun in the snow!
Paul Burnett and
Louise Eckert.
On the slopes.
Thomas Caddy, Matthew Newell and Morgan Edgar.
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Meningococcal Disease Awareness Presentation
All Year 10 students took part in a Meningococcal
Disease Awareness Presentation as part of Health
Education during Term 3.
The Amanda Young Foundation presenters teach
students about prevention, identification and
treatment and encourage students to spread the
message to family and friends.
Meningococcal
SEPTICAEMIA
Meningococcal Disease is a rare but deadly disease
which affects approximately 400 people a year in
Australia, and can cause death within hours if not
recognised and treated promptly. Teenagers and
young adults are a high risk group for this deadly
disease, perhaps due to their busy, social lifestyles
which brings them into contact with a large volume
of people.
For more information about Meningococcal Disease
please visit www.amandayoungfoundation.org.au.
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Shivering, chills,
cold hands or feet,
skin colour change
Sudden severe pain
in arms, legs, joints
or stomach
Fever, thirst,
Nausea/vomiting
Maybe diarrhoea
Drowsiness, loss
of consciousness,
rapid breathing
Spots or pinprick
rash (develops to
purple blotches)
Meningococcal
MENINGITIS
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Severe headache
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Stiff or painful neck
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Sensitivity to light
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Drowsiness, loss of
consciousness, fits
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A rash may develop
in the later stages
Year 10 students with a presenter from
the Amanda Young Foundation.
Left: Know the warning signs.
Lachlan beats some sharp fencing competition
MARK MUIR, HEAD OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Year 10 student Lachlan Bunney has
achieved outstanding results in various
fencing competitions this year.
Lachlan, who started fencing in late 2009
and is part of the Perth Modern Fencing
Club, won a silver medal in the under-15
division at the National Championships in
Sydney during July. He also competed in
the Cadet (under 17) division and placed a
very creditable sixth.
Lachlan has been selected for the Australian
Fencing Team and will compete in Jordan
at the Asian Championships in March, 2014
Lachlan Bunney
and the World Championships in Bulgaria in
April, 2014. We congratulate Lachlan on his
achievements this year and wish him well
for the Junior National Championships in
October.
Volleyball State Schools’ Cup
GREG ANDERSON, VOLLEYBALL COACH
The Volleyball State Schools’ Cup is
the final event for the year, and the
qualifying event for the National
Schools’ Cup held in Melbourne in
December. In 2013, over 140 teams
entered from all over the State.
The Year 9 teams competed well, with vast
improvements throughout the competition.
Excellent play was made by Connor Shaw,
Brandon Boccola, Jesse Hafner and Annette
Kong to name a few. I look forward to seeing
these wonderful players excel next year.
The Year 11 teams played very well with
Back row: Summer Bailey-Kerber, Renee Leechen, Sehyun Kim, Max Yap, Brandon Boccola, Connor Shaw,
Victor Ngo, Giulia Villa and Christie McKerihan.
Front row: Veronica Tan, Jesse Hafner, Brigitte Mularczyk and Esther Allan. Front: Joseph Gooding.
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both the girls’ and boys’ teams making the
semi-finals. The boys improved across the
event and worked very hard to just miss out
on the Grand Final with an understrength
team. The girls worked very hard against
strong opposition and were competitive
against volleyball specialist schools.
Our Year 10 teams had some tough
competition with the B division girls
knocked out in the semi-finals. They were
great to watch with excellent intensity
on court. The boys played in the premier
honours division and were unlucky to
lose their semi-final to a team they had
previously beaten during the round robin.
Congratulations to Darcy Stirling for being
the Most Valuable Player and Dylan Wood
for All Star Six representation.
All-Schools Regattas
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After many years of sweat and
toil in the quest to make our
school a force in touch rugby,
we were thrilled to have our
first-ever team reach the semifinals of the State Touch Rugby
Championships.
Above: All-Schools Regatta: Georgia Wheeler, Lucy Sullivan, Esther Allan, Willem van Schie, Samuel Hicks, Connor
Shaw, Reid Quekett, Greta Hays and Grace Jones.
The All-Schools Rowing Regattas were a combination of several events hosted by
Rowing WA that enabled competitors’ the opportunity to represent their school and
compete against students throughout Western Australia.
The season commenced in June and was comprised of five regattas culminating in the ‘The
Head of the River’ which was held on a blustery morning in August.
Perth Modern School was well represented by a keen group of experienced and new
competitors from Years 8–10, who had braved the intense early morning training sessions
held at the Swan River Rowing Club located at Canning Bridge. The students, many of which
only started Rowing in March this year, achieved outstanding success including numerous
wins and several high placings which demonstrated that our rowing team is developing as a
competitive force with great potential.
Boys’ Netball Cup
KELLIE TROTT, NETBALL COACH
Tough, masculine and hairy are words you may not associate with netball but these
are qualities our boys’ netball teams brought to the Boys’ Netball Cup! High levels of
team cohesiveness and specialised skills training leading up to the carnival saw our
teams lifted to new heights of success.
This is a great result given the
number of specialist rugby schools
competing in the tournament.
The Year 12 Boys’ team of Brodie
Cartwright-Worrall, Louis Ray,
Mitchell Pontikos, Geoffrey Chew,
Myles Dennis, William Sadler,
Liam Tapsell, Cameron Harris
and Connor Plant performed
brilliantly to win their pool against
more fancied opposition.
We had four other Perth Modern
School teams compete on the
day and we look forward to them
maintaining the high standards
they have set this year as they
move into Year 12. Well done
to all participants, the school
is very proud of your efforts
both on the field and off.
Eight weeks of intensive training by 120 Perth Modern School students from Years 9–12
was the preparation to compete in this interschool competition. On the day all teams did
extremely well and demonstrated high levels of sportsmanship, motivation, improvement
and skill.
All of our teams succeeded in making the finals with the Year 10 and Year 12 teams going
through to the Quarter Finals! Cameron Harris was awarded the prestigious ‘Bateman Award’
whilst Jack Broadbridge, Thomas Caddy, William Glatthaar, Jareer Shikrani and Cameron
Harris were awarded Most Valued Player for their team. Congratulations to all boys who
participated!
Year 10 Boys’ Netball
team
Back row: Harrison
Banister, Thomas
Caddy, Paul Burnett,
Isaac Bosch, Jack
Manera, Samuel
Minchin, Jason
Michael. Front row:
Caleb Sharp, Joshua
Cohen.
Brodie Cartwright-Worrall, Myles Dennis and
Mitchell Pontikos (in red) in action at the
Touch Rugby Championships.
Louis Ray dives to score.
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The Graduate College of Dance celebrates 40 years
Wonderful performances by some of the State’s best young dancers were
the highlight of the Graduate College of Dance 40th Anniversary Gala
that culminated on August 3.
A performance of the classic ballet The Nutcracker featuring Sydney Gallagher
and former Perth Modern School student Daniel Smith thoroughly delighted
the large crowd of supporters who had turned out to congratulate the College
on its 40th Anniversary.
The Graduate College of Dance was established in 1973 and is one of Australia’s
leading vocational dance schools. The College trains students to excel both
nationally and internationally and continues to produce elite dancers for leading
dance schools and companies in Australia and around the world.
Perth Modern School has been associated with the College since its inception
with the School Principal a member of the College Board and the dance studios
situated on school grounds. The Perth Modern School community is very proud
that the college has grown to become one of the premier colleges for dance in
Western Australia.
The Nutcracker featuring Sydney Gallagher and guest artist and
former Perth Modern School student Daniel Smith.
Above and above left: Dance performances for the
Graduate College of Dance 40th Anniversary Gala
Gingerbreads from The Nutcracker, performed by
Level 1 and 2 students.
Perth Modern School
Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008
Tel: +618 9380 0555
Fax: +618 9380 0550
www.perthmodernschool.wa.edu.au
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