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Cecil Andrews College
Term 4
Volume 4, 2017 Term 4
Principals Address
Our students here at Cecil Andrews College have the most
incredible opportunities in the Nation at the moment! After
opening the first multi-million dollar, state of the art, world
class STEM and Innovation Centre in February, students have
an even greater advantage. Students participating in the STEM
Centre opening did their College proud, by showcasing the
amazing range of programs we are now proud to offer. Not
only did the opening showcase STEM, but everything from
dance recitals choreographed by our Head of Arts, Peter
Fares; to students modelling Fermented Fashion pieces
designed by Artist in Residence, Gary Cass; to our Home
Economics students, led by Linda Little and Kendall Read,
providing excellent service to our honoured guests on the day.
Through STEM, some of our hardworking students have been given the opportunity to
represent our College interstate; with the Black Swans competing in Adelaide at the
National 4x4 competition; and the Wilder Wolves competing in Sydney for the FIRST
Robotics competition.
Robotics continues to grow and the Armadale Robotics Club is going from strength to
strength. The Little Lego League Team Hydrolicks FLL Team won the prestigious Gracious
Professionalism Award at the Lego League Perth Regionals and was 1 of 3 out of 34 teams
invited to Nationals in Sydney in December. A huge achievement and a credit to the team's
many supporters as well as our amazing and talented students. I thank and acknowledge Mr
Townley, our ICT Coordinator, for his technology leadership along with his team of staff,
mentors and parents. We have also seen the Black Swans mentor the next younger 4x4
team, who showed resilience and teamwork when competing recently in Sydney.
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We had an incredible P- TECH launch of the first WA Pilot, with a Career Expo
followed by a visit from the Federal Minister Simon Birmingham who has funded the
model. Our partnerships are with Austal Ships, Civmec, Thales, Datacom, HP and
Deloitte. Our partners provide a vast array of apprenticeships and career training,
particularly in equipping our students with STEM skills for the future. Western Power
are keen to join us and will also be providing mentoring and training in the Science
classrooms. Acknowledgements and special thanks to Mr Morton, Deputy Principal; Mrs
O'Donoghue, VET Coordinator and Asta Morton, our Industry Liaison Officer from
Skilling Australia Foundation.
Mrs O'Donoghue was privileged to attend the graduation ceremony in the Armadale
District Hall for the inaugural Armadale Aspire program that three of our students had
been participating in over six weeks. Congratulations to Lyka Vargas, Geeta Chand and
Rechelle Wilkie, they have been amazing representatives for our school. All of the
students had to stand up and present about a different aspect of the six days. Geeta and
Lyka did an interpretive dance (along with talking) about the amazing Hot Chocolate
available at the Armadale Hospital. Rechelle led other students in a role play about what
not to do at a job interview. As Rechelle commented, “we are definitely the most
creative school!”
Blue Moon Music Night, what a fabulous evening that was, the atmosphere was
electric. We are very lucky to have such talented students here at Cecil Andrews. The
students’ choreography in Around the World showed how talented, creative and
original the Dance students are. Everyone enjoyed the show.
I would like to congratulate the staff and students involved in the Dance Festival last
term. Mr Fares, with his team of Ms Underhill, Ms Humphries and Ms Magry have done a
brilliant job of preparing the students to perform in a very professional manner. Our
whole school musical production of Grease was a major success. The staff and students
demonstrated talent, discipline and the capacity to work as a team as well as supporting
each other. The opening to the META Art and Design Awards at Gallery Central was
held recently and Jodie Nelissen's paintings won an Award for Excellence! There were
only three of these awards given and it was for the best artworks.
Last term the senior school AFL team played off against Corpus Christi College in the
semi-final of the Redimed cup. Kicking into a strong wind in the first half the boys found
themselves down by a few goals at half time. The start of the second half was pretty
even between the two teams until the boys showed their resilience to kick the last four
Volume 4, 2017 Page 3 goals of the game to win by a goal. The most impressive thing was that they played the whole game a player down and with no substitutes after having a few players pull out before the game. The Senior School AFL team had their grand final against Churchlands SHS. It was an arm wrestle the whole game but unfortunately Churchlands came away with a narrow nine point victory. This is the closest the College has ever come to winning this competition and the boys should be extremely proud of their efforts. Our boys played some of their best football all year and never gave up. Having seen their development over the last five years, a large part of their success was due to the hard work of their Specialist AFL teachers over this time from Mr Ward and Mr Bruse. English Teacher Ms Vearer and her students were finalists and runners up in the UN Association Global World Teacher Awards. Ms Vearer and her class raised money to help re-build a school in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015, run under the auspices of the Education Earthquake Nepal. The project was so successful that students raised $450 for the school in Nepal. They are currently working on equipping the school with computers. The IPS Review went very well and I wish to thank our school community for your valuable contribution and to those staff, parents and students who were interviewed. Thank you to Councillor Colin Campbell the Chair of our Board along with our hard working Board members, and the P&C for their ongoing support. We thank MLA Dr Tony Buti who is on our school board for his marvellous contribution to set up our own TV Station - Cecil's TV. We are very excited due to the talent of students and the many events and projects worth filming! Last year our year 12 students gained 100% attainment, which is phenomenal and I particularly thank Mrs Jones the Dean of Senior School, Mr Jones the Deputy of Senior School, Ms O' Donoghue the VET Coordinator and all of the upper school teachers for their work in preparing the year 12s. We had a magnificent presentation night in which our students did us proud. I wish all of our school community a safe and relaxing holiday. We want students to come back refreshed, and prepared to do their best in 2018. Stella Jinman Principal Cecil Andrews College
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Inside this issue:
School Board 6 Term Dates 2017/2018
Quantative Sciences 8 Term 4 2017 Term 1 2018 Term 1 2018
End of Term for students is Start of Term for staff is End of Term for students is
VET 12 the 14th of December the 29th of January 2018 the 13th of April 2018
2017
Technologies 14
Start of Term for students End of Term for staff is the
Clontarf 17 End of Term for staff is the is the 31st of January 2018 13th of April 2018
15th of December 2017
Follow the Dream 19
Girls Academy 21
The Front Office will be open from the 25th of January 2018
The Arts 22
HPE 28
Presentation Evening 32 Voluntary Contributions and School Charges
The school relies heavily on payments to cover the cost of materials, services and
facilities used by all students in each educational program. Payment of the Voluntary
Contributions is optional, however very beneficial. School Charges, however, are
compulsory, if you would like to know more about your current balance or are unable
to pay the full amount due, we have a time payment option available, please see the front
administration staff for more information. Your continued support of the school allows
us to provide all students with a wide range of learning opportunities and this is greatly
appreciated.
Payment via EFTPOS (onsite), cash, cheque and direct debit into our bank account are all
available payment options to you.
Cecil Andrews College bank details are:
Cecil Andrews College
BSB 633000
Acct 153500723
Ref Students Name (E.g.: JSmith Yr9)
Please provide the students name for easy reference .
Volume 4, 2017 Page 5 Absentees Just a reminder to all parents and guardians of Cecil Andrews College students that if your child is absent for any reason, the College attendance officers need to be notified. The easiest ways to contact the College attendance officers is via phone at Student Services on 9497 0201 or on the 0408 099 112 MessageU and Skoolbag App. Also a reminder that when collecting your child early for any reason, the process is made much easier if your child has a signed note from a parent or guardian explaining when and why your child needs to leave early. This means your child will not be questioned by their classroom teacher as to why they are leaving, and the College attendance officers will have a record of their explained absence. Breakfast Club The students are able to enjoy hot food, warm drink or fruit juice with fresh fruit for breakfast before beginning their class lessons every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 7.30-8.40am. They have the choice of ham and cheese toasties, baked bean or spaghetti jaffles, pancakes, sultana bread toasted, French toast or cereal if they prefer. The students not only come to eat and drink but socialise with their friends and chat to the Chaplain also. The number of students varies from 50 to getting up to the 80 mark each day. It is a privilege to serve and encourage the beautiful young people who come to Cecil Andrews College and I really enjoy this part of my role as Chaplain in the school. I would like to thank New Spring Church (formerly Kelmscott Church of Christ) for continuing to donate bread, fruit and at times, yoghurt and other items of the food used in the Breakfast Club each week. If anyone would be interested in donating food items, the following would be really appreciated: Long life milk, eggs, sliced cheese, ham, tins baked beans and/or spaghetti, fruit juice, self-raising flour, fresh fruit or sliced bread. Gael Varian - Chaplain
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Lowes Uniform
All uniform items are in store and available for purchase. Lowes provides a range of ser-
vices to assist you in selecting and buying the most appropriate items for your child. Lay-
by is available and can be exchanged next year if your child has a sudden growth spurt
over the holiday season. Take advantage of Lowes ongoing promotions, discount days
and vouchers that are ongoing throughout the year and promoted in the enrolment
packs.
You can keep up to date with all the offers from Lowes via there online store.
http://www.lowes.com.au/Schools-Online.aspx
Lowes staff are more than happy to deal with any other uniform issues you may have.
Remember to use up your uniform allowance assistance if it is available to you and dont
forget that gumtree or the quokka is a great way to sell your no longer needed uniform
items. Selections of uniform items are also on display in the front office at Cecil Andrews
College.
Introducing….. The School Board
2017 has been a pivotal year for our school community, with the launch of the STEM
centre and associated programs, several high quality Performing Arts productions and
the official launch of the Girl’s Academy. Behind the scenes, there was an immense
amount of work in preparing for the IPS review, the first major external audit of the
effectiveness of the systems we put in place three years ago when the College
transitioned to become an Independent Public School. It is gratifying, but not a surprise,
that the report that came from the review was glowing in its praise of what we,
together, have achieved.
The Board draws on the strengths of many highly skilled individuals from the world of
business, academia and politics and it has been my pleasure to chair meetings that are
filled with energy and a passion for ensuring the best outcomes for our student
body. We will be putting out a call to serve for 2018 from the ranks of the parents in
our College community; it is a rewarding way to be a part of the decision-making
processes and it is critical that a variety of voices are represented. If you are passionate
about achieving the best for our College, please think about joining.
So, on behalf of your Board I wish you, and your families, the best for the upcoming
holiday season. It has been a year of challenges overcome, of records broken and,
increasingly, of Cecil Andrews building on a growing reputation of being a leader in so
many fields.
Colin Campbell
College Board Chair
Volume 4, 2017 Page 7 Wayne Nurse I have lived in the Armadale region since 2003 when I met my wife Rowena, and our 7 children have all attended schools in the region. I am a Chartered Tax Advisor and operate my own Accountancy Practice in the local region. I have also worked as a University Lecturer and I am also qualified as a High School Mathematics Teacher and as such I am very passionate about the education our children receive. I believe Cecil Andrews College to be a wonderful educational institution and I am committed through my time on the School Board to provide my financial knowledge and otherwise to help the school continue to thrive and to promote the school as a beacon of inclusive educational outcomes for the local community. I can be contacted via email at waynenurse@bigpond.com Dr Tony Buti MLA Tony is the member for Armadale in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia, being first elected in December 2010. He is the current Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Audit. Tony graduated from Kelmscott Senior High School and has studied at the University of Western Australia, Australian National University, Oxford University and Yale University. Tony has worked as a high school teacher, sports agent, lawyer, and legal academic; and has written books, articles and other publications on the Stolen Generations, British child migrants, human rights, disability discrimination, and sports law. In addition to being a Member of Parliament, Tony is a Senior Honorary Fellow at the Law School, the University of Western Australia; and Adjunct Professor, Law School, Murdoch University. Professor Peter C S Taylor Being a member of the Board enables me to contribute a professional educator’s perspective on the exciting curriculum innovations being introduced across the College. I am interested in the development of integrated curricula that engage every student in meaningful learning and preparation for life and work. In particular, I am keen to see the emergence of interdisciplinary teams that integrate existing innovations—project based learning, digital technologies, maker spaces—into mainstream curricula under the umbrella of STEAM education.
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Quantative Sciences
Cecil Andrews College Tjuntjuntjara RCS Visit 17th - 23rd
September 2017
In week 10 of the term 3 school Term, 11 students and 3 staff from Cecil Andrews
College in Perth visited Tjuntjuntjara RCS for 3 days of learning and sharing. The Camp
was a big success and of great benefit to staff and students involved from both schools.
Cecil Andrews College (CAC) in Seville Grove, Armadale, Perth WA and Tjuntjuntjara
Remote Community School (TRCS) have established an inter-school partnership. The
partnership began in late 2016 and focusses on Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) and Cultural Exchange. CAC is a low Socio-Economic State High
School (Years 7-12) with 660 students. 20%of CAC students are indigenous. 5 of the
visiting students are Nyoongar and 1 Torres Strait Islander. Many other students at CAC
are from a variety of other migrant backgrounds. The sharing of culture in diverse
groups is an excellent opportunity for all students involved to develop their global
citizenship.
The Week 10 STEM Camp hosted by TRCS was supported by the Tjuntjuntjara
Community with transport (bus hire) and warm welcomes for the Perth Visitors from
PTAC Staff and Community Members with visits to the Women’s Centre, CRC and a
Community Inma (dance) in camp. Some of the Perth students had never before camped
out or visited Central Australia. The visiting students and staff formed strong
relationships and engaged in a variety of activities including building Lego Robots, Solar
Powered Cars, woodworking, introduction to Aquaponics, RC Rock Climber Track
Design, fine art, and music. Students from both schools shared meals, sports activities
and field trips to learn about Spinifex Culture, Plants, Animals and geology.
Professor of STEAM Education Peter Taylor EdFutures and DOEWA School Pathways
program Coordinator Mrs Gail Manton accompanied the CAC group to enrich the
Teacher Development aspect of the activities. CAC is a Technologies Teacher
Development School. The school's partnership has a STEM development goal for both
Volume 4, 2017 Page 9 schools. The partnership also targets Robotics, Coding and STEM Engineering through RC Vehicles. The great strength of the school's partnership is the relationships formed between students and staff and ongoing integrated programs like Robotics, Engineering, and Science. TRCS plans to visit Perth in November 2017 with a small group of students to participate in the FIRST Robotics Lego League State Tournament at Curtin University with CAC students. Looking forward into 2018 the partnership will include a science project for shared learning, teacher development, and resource exchange. The first meeting of the schools occurred in November 2016 when TRCS staff and students camped at CAC and participated in Steam Ahead at the Arcadia Landing Show in Perth. CAC was coordinating Steam Ahead which provided STEM activities for 2000 visiting school children and the public at the International Arts Arcadia Event. Arcadia is a giant fire-breathing spider built with from industrial waste housing laser, fire, dance, and music performances. At the event, TRCS students met the crew backstage and engaged in activities in Arts, STEM and attended the Arcadia Youth Event. TRCS also engaged in STEM and other classes at CAC, visited Scitech for a special event and a local Primary school. TRCS combines it’s Perth visits with its collaboration with Notre Dame University Education Faculty. Cecil Andrews College Student Tour of the “Inventors Hub” Facility Adding the R “Relevance” Factor into Education Cecil Andrews College is the Western Australia pilot P-Tech High School tasked with introducing STEM education to their students via their $5 million STEM Centre which was opened in 2017. http://cecilandrewscollege.wa.edu.au/curriculum/p-tech/ I have been working with five (5) year 11 Cecil Andrews College students, providing support on their Project Based Learning Subject using 3D printing and laser cutting tools to plan and produce their first project – a “Penguin” montage.
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As part of their journey of discovery, the students and their teacher visited the
premises of “The Inventors Hub” which is owned and pioneered by CEO Megan
Gobey. https://www.theinventorshub.com.au/
The Inventor’s Hub takes the inventor’s idea through to concept and product design,
prototyping and manufacturing using 3D printing and laser cutting tools.
These tools are also available for hobbyists to create their own product.
The group was shown the laser cutter in action by cutting the components of a
children’s Doodle toy which was then assembled.
Megan Gobey assembling the laser cut Doodle toy – Laser cutter in the RHS background
The students observed how 2D laser cut shapes can be assembled into a 3D model
Giraffe Spectacle Frame Dinosaur
Laser cut model of a house – An exact replica which has been opened-up to show internal fittings
Several laser-cut prototypes were displayed where functionality is tested, and models
adjusted at low cost.Volume 4, 2017 Page 11
We were taken on a tour of the Spectro Industries Plastics Injection moulding
facility where production models are manufactured. https://
www.spectroindustries.com.au
Megan showing a plastic component of the Plastic Granules used in the injection moulding
shark proof fence manufactured at the process
factory.
3D printer “The Doctor’ shown in the
Megan discussing career options with students
background – students are examining the
and their teacher
waste wax was left over from the 3D printing
process,
The tour and demonstration of the use of digital technology tools provided the
students and their teacher with the practical examples of 3D printing and Laser
cutting used in industry and was directly linked to their PBL project.
Thanks to Megan for providing her valuable time to open-up digital technology career
options available to students and providing their teacher with an insight into
prototyping, testing and manufacturing work processes.
Craig Power
Managing Director – iSOL8 Pty Ltd
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Year 10 Work Experience
Year 10 students who take part in the ADWPL Work experience program gain many
rewards and realistic insights into the world of work. The opportunities they are given
provide them with a far greater awareness of the transition from school to the working
world. They can develop core skills for work and use their experiences to make more
informed choices about future career pathways.
This year we had over 70 students go out on placements and this indicates the level of
community support for the students and our school. This year parents have really taken
a lead and utilised many of their networks to assist in finding the placements.
A BIG thank you to all the businesses who gave time and effort:
A Floral Moment, All Flags Signs & Banners, Amaroo Village, Anchor Hydraulic
Services PTY LTD, Armadale Community Animal Rescue Group (Op Shop), Auto
Masters Kelmscott, Autofix Automotives, Best and Less Armadale and Maddington,
Buggles Childcare Riverton, Byford Child Care, Challis Community Primary School,
Champion Drive Auto Repairs, Champion Hair, CIVMEC Construction & Engineering,
Coles – Armadale, Kelmscott, North Armadale and Haynes, COR Cooling, DRG
Roofing Pty Ltd, Early Learning Centre Camillo, Foot Locker Australia Inc (Carousel),
Georgiou Group Pty Ltd, Great Beginnings Byford and Camillo, Gwynne Park Primary
School, Horizon Works, Jim Clark Automotive, KAR Auto Services, Kelmscott Service
Centre , KLO Auto Electrics, Miles of Smiles Childcare Centre,
Mount Barker Post Office, Murdoch University, Perth Quad Bikes, Pit N Portal Group
Pty Ltd, Price Attack Armadale, Raine & Horne Cannington, Razorback Construction,
Salon Express Armadale, Sci-Tech Discovery Centre, Selected Plumbing, Seville Grove
Handyman Service, Sizzler, South Lake Primary School, Stokes and Renk CarCraft,
Target Armadale, Thales Australia Limited, The Dance Collective, Tuart Engineering
Australia PTY LTD, Tyre Power (Kelmscott), WA Industrial Supplies Pty Ltd, Willandra
Primary School, Wirrabirra Primary School,
Woolworths Armadale and SouthlandsVolume 4, 2017 Page 13 P-Tech Battleships—Let the Games Begin! A group of year 9 students took strategy and combined it with skills in engineering, design and creative arts by engaging with a P-TECH Battleships project. Led by their HASS teacher, Mr Vinton-Boot and with input from Sarah Cathcart, naval architect, from Austal Shipbuilders the students designed and built cardboard battleships and played out an old fashioned game of battleships on the oval. Similar to the board game, students were organised into 6 small teams to create and build their ships then coming together to form two opposing teams ready to battle each other. “The battleship project presented a perfect opportunity for students to develop their STEM- based skills that are a key element of the P-Tech program. In building the ships and game components, students were required to apply maths, engineering, and physics concepts but more importantly develop their problem solving and team work skills that are so important for their future careers.” Mr Vinton-Boot There were 4 award categories – Best Overall Battleship Team, Best Teamwork, Most Realistic Battleship Design and Best Gameplay. The overall winners were Eliza Bank and Ella Quinlan who, along with a prize bag from Forgacs Marine and Defence (CIVMEC), will be given a personalised tour of Austal Shipbuilders by Sarah Cathcart. The Southern Perth P-TECH Program and Cecil Andrews College is the only pilot currently based in WA. With support from program partners Austal, Civmec, Datacom, Deloitte, HP and Thales, students are exposed to career pathways and opportunities within the Defence Industry and Technology. Henderson based companies Austal and Civmec were recently announced by the Federal Government as part of the $4 billion offshore patrol vessel program. The growing shipbuilding industry in WA will soon require a highly skilled and capable workforce to assist in the delivery of these large projects.
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Technologies
Thai Educators visit Cecil Andrews STEM Programs with Murdoch
University and the Fogarty Foundation
Our Robotics team The Wilder Wolves recently hosted a visit from Professor Peter
Charles Taylor from Edfutures, Rebecca Loftus from EdFutures / Fogarty Foundation,
and visiting student teachers from Khon Kaen University with Dr Chokchai Yuenyong in
the Cecil Andrews College STEM Centre. The visitors came to see the amazing work of
our FRC and FLL teams. It was a pleasure to meet the visitors and share our learning.
Robotics
Our FIRST Lego League (FLL) team - the Hydrolicks is 16 Year 7’s and 8’s
competing in the Perth Regional tournament on 12th Nov at the Curtin University
Stadium State level. They have to solve a problem to do with water in a Project
Presentation and compete in 15 rounds of Robot Game against teams from WA. Each
year the game theme is different. This year it is Hydrodynamics. Students are learning
many skills like Teamwork, Coding, Research and Speaking and Presentation. The Team
has a Build Group meeting twice per week at 7 AM with Mr Townley and Parent
Mentor Phil Pettis. Ms Plaut and Ms Blundell are coaching the team. Wish them luck.
Our FIRST Robotics (FRC) team - The Wilder Wolves has grown to 14 and is
now in Pre-season and is engaged in an Outreach Project called The Armadale Robotics
Clubs (ARC) Project. The ARC Project has a new country partner FRC Team at
South Hedland SHS as well as Tjuntjuntjara RCS. Hopefully next year we will
include Kelmscott SHS and 2-3 more Armadale primary schools. The ARC project was
recently successful in receiving $17000 from the City of Armadale for each Armadale
school to purchase Robotics Equipment. The Arc Project is sponsored by the City of
Armadale and supported by the Lions Club, Business Armadale, Curtin University and
DOE School Pathways.
The new Armadale SHS FRC Team and The Wilder Wolves at Cecil Andrews are in
Pre-Season now with the Game Teaser out and Teams forming, training and planning
travel to Sydney to compete internationally in March. Our Build Season Kicks Off in
our STEM Centre, on the first Saturday in January with a sleepover and Game Reveal
streamed video from FIRST at midnight. Then it's 5 weeks to build and ship a large
competition game ready robot. Excitement is growing and students are learning
Computer Aided Design, Web Design, Mechanical, Electrical and Software EngineeringVolume 4, 2017 Page 15 whilst building strong problem-solving, teamwork, organisational skills, and interpersonal skills. The Wilder Wolves will be featured in a Federal Govt Commissioned report into STEM Innovation by Google Australia soon and will be running an Interactive Robotics exhibition on Nov 19th at the new Harrisdale Shopping Centre as part of its Opening. Some of our Robotics Students recently traveled 2 days each way to Tjuntjuntjara RCS in the Great Victoria Desert to strengthen our STEM Partnership with TRCS. It was an amazing camp. You can find us on Page 17 onward in the 'Menzies Matters' Newsletter. The Wilder Wolves will also be the focus Team presented by Google Australia in a major report on STEM in schools to the Federal Government later this year. Cecil Andrews College, the P&C, Clontarf Football Academy and the Girls Academy are currently speaking with interested students about forming the first and only Indigenous themed FRC Team in 2018. This very exciting venture would attract a lot of interest in the STEM Education Community in Australia and beyond. Lego League Perth Regionals On the 12th of November our Hydrolicks FLL Team won the prestigious Gracious Professionalism Award at the Lego League Perth Regionals and were 1 of 3 out of 34 teams invited to Nationals in Sydney in 19 days time. A huge achievement and a credit to the team's many supporters as well as our amazing and talented students. 4x4 in Schools Following the success of our Black Swans (first 4x4 team), we would like to announce that our 4x4 in Schools team- Redtails- have come in 2nd in the Development Class and have also won the Best Track Performance Award and the Encouragement Award! We are 1 in 2 from Western Australia as Cannington Community College joined in on the competition through a TDS Request that resulted in ongoing mentoring. They submitted in the Professional Class and came third.
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National Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Competition
Earlier this month, Cecil Andrews College and Cannington Community College from
Western Australia, competed in the National Land Rover 4x4 in Schools competition at
Baden-Powell Scout Centre in Pennant Hills, Sydney. Red Tails (Year 9 team from Cecil
Andrews College) and Alpha Rover (Year 10 team from Cannington Community College) both
achieved successful outcomes from the competition as first time competitors. Red Tails
finished in 2nd place in the Development class and also won an award for Best Track Per-
formance and the Encouragement Award, which highlighted the strong collaboration
between the team members. Alpha Rover came in at 3rd place in the Professional class.
The Land Rover 4x4 in Schools competition is an international program that aims to
encompass the 21st Century skills that allows Teachers to equip students with problem
solving, collaborative learning and job ready skills whilst teaching them the key elements
of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The experience for the
Red Tails team has allowed them to see Engineering in a different way “instead of only
thinking that engineering was to make building but it is the different processes and levels
of engineering that ranges from digital to mechanical to create something”. The program
exposes students to coding, mechatronics, manufacturing and various digital technologies
processes, which are some of the STEM-based elements that they are learning at the
college.
The Red Tails have also highlighted that their participation in the competition has
opened up their opportunities on what type of STEM based career they can pursue and
how they can “change the future of engineering”. As they reflect as a group on their
achievements, the students have already started thinking about other innovative ways to
School design their car shell, modify their remote control car and how they would more it
Pathways more sustainable for next year’s participation.
Program The program has definitely engaged our students in the world of STEM and we would
like to acknowledge School Pathways Program for their support with the program.
Written by Amanda Lean and Jason Evans
STEM Teachers- Cecil Andrews CollegeVolume 4, 2017 Page 17
Design & Technology
The final semester of the year has been busy in the Design and Technology
department. Our Year 11 Woodwork & Metalwork students have completed their
final major project. The students have shown creativity in developing their concepts as
well as a high level of workshop skills in producing their final product. The overall
quality of the production, assembly and finish of the items has been very pleasing to
observe. The students have performed exceptionally well in all aspects of the course.
Below are some examples of their efforts this year.
We would also like to thank all those students who attended the subway lunch at the
end of term three. We appreciate your willingness to demonstrate all of the STARR
qualities in our department, in particular safety and resilience. It makes our day!
Clontarf
The Clontarf Academy at Cecil Andrews College works in close partnership with the
staff, executive and leadership teams to improve the educational outcomes of the boys
and provide them with a range of development, training, employment, sporting and
broader life opportunities.
We continually work to develop and build the capacity of all boys, focussing on com-
municating and reinforcing our key messages and expectations in an effort to create a
solid foundation for Academy members to start or continue their Clontarf journey.
To help achieve this Academy activities are planned within the focus areas of education,
leadership, employment, well-being and sport. Some of the key activities undertaken to
this term included:
Work site to Kmart Armadale
Attending the Year 12 Presentation Ceremony
A number of boys participating in the school athletics carnival with Steven Law-
rence, Charlie Miller & Caleb Bennell winning individual awards
Boys attending before and after school fitness sessions
Staff from the Macquarie Foundation attending our morning training session and
having breakfast with the boys
Participating in the Year 7/8 Basketball Challenge in KatanningPage 18 Cecil Andrews College
Academy boys conducting clinics at Challis and Neerigen Brook PS
Winning the Year 7-10 Clontarf Foundation Big Bash Cricket Carnival
Hosting the Cecil Andrews staff morning tea in our Academy room
Participating in the Wadjemup Cup at Rottnest Island
Senior Trip to Cairns
The highlight of the term was our End of Year Awards. Below is a list of the major
award winners on the night:
Education and Employment
Employment Award Mason Eades
Junior Education Award Todd Bennell
Senior Education Award Braiden Quartermaine
2017 Top Attendee Dylan Avsar
Leadership & Wellbeing
Year 7 Clontarf Spirit Award Christian Vletter
Year 8 Clontarf Spirit Award Ethan Farrell
Year 9 Clontarf Spirit Award Cheyden Farmer
Junior Leadership Award Darryl Mason
Senior Leadership Award Douglas Farmer
Sport
Junior Coaches Award Alby Yappo
Junior Sportsman of the Year Kelvin Ishiguchi
Senior Coaches Award Jayden Little
Senior Sportsman of the Year Mark Thomas
On behalf of Brett and I we would like to thank the parents/guardians of all the boys in
our program and acknowledge the College staff (teaching and non-teaching) for their
support throughout 2017. We wish all families a safe and relaxing summer break.
Darren Davis
Director - Cecil Andrews Academy
Clontarf Foundation
E: darren.davis@education.wa.edu.auVolume 4, 2017 Page 19
Follow the Dream
In term 4, Follow the Dream students were busy working alongside tutors to complete
assignments and prepare for assessments, but they also made time to participate in some
special activities.
Nikki Little, Danielle Kent, Shevon McCormack and Teija Morrison participated in two
projects:
Picture book creation, a joint initiative between Follow the Dream and Mr Steed’s
year 7.1 English class. The students spent the term creating the book, which follows
the adventures of two teenager characters as they journey through different cultural
experiences. Throughout the term, experts, such as artists and Aboriginal storyteller
Ron Bradshaw, visited the classroom to offer advice. In the end, each student had
written a story about their culture which they presented on a double page. They
read the story to parents, staff and year 6 Willandra Primary School students in
week 9.
Excursion to Forrestdale Lake, to learn about how Aboriginal people lived at this
site during the Kambarang season. The students used this experience as inspiration
to create a 6-piece art work to depict the 6 Aboriginal seasons. Former Follow the
Dream student and artist, Gabriella Delaney, is leading the students with this art
project.Page 20 Cecil Andrews College
These students, along with Madeleine Smith and Taylor Gallo also went on an evening
excursion to WAAPA at Edith Cowen University. They watched Cecil Andrews/FTD
graduates Jye Skinner and Torika Forrester perform Windmill Baby” at the Roundhouse
theatre. It was a very entertaining, moving performance that we thoroughly enjoyed.
Follow the Dream student Darryl Mason joined his year 7 classmates for a workshop on
playing the didgeridoo, delivered by James Kearing. They practiced by blowing bubbles in
water with a straw, whilst also breathing in through their nose!
Follow the Dream students from Cecil Andrews College joined with FTD students from
Armadale SHS and Byford Secondary College for an art workshop run by Urban Indigenous.
They created beautiful art pieces which they presented to tutors as thank you gifts at the end
of year presentation.
The year culminated in the FTD presentation/dinner, which was held on 6 December. The
FTD students did an amazing job of running the event. These are some of the key roles the
students took:
MCs – Teija Morrison and Nikki Little, Acknowledgement of Country – Shevon McCormack,
Speeches – Shevon McCormack, Madeleine Smith, Danielle Kent, Nikki Little and Teija
MorrisonVolume 4, 2017 Page 21 Girls Academy Launch From a pilot primary school launch to a new Hugh School program , the Girls Academy is putting young indigenous women front and centre in Armadale. Cecil Andrews College officially opened its academy on October 20th. Program Manager Tara Morrison said the academy has already been a great benefit to the girls academically, socially and emotionally. To be able to build relationships with these girls has been the best reward, and to see how they have taken ownership of the Girls Academy ad shown great leadership amongst each other. Girls Academy works to boost attendance, improve academic performance, build confidence, enhance health and well being and strengthen cultural connection.
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The Arts
Around the World
Around the world, a night of spectacular dance from our Specialist Performing Arts
students at Cecil Andrews College took the audience on a journey through our planet
exploring different cultures, events and issues that exist in our planet today and
throughout history. From the United Kingdom to Brazil students developed dance work
that delivered captivating ideas and intricate choreography skills while being able to
collaborate with their peers with brilliant teamwork skills.
The show was performed on the 31 August at the Cecil Andrews Performing Arts
Theatre. Both shows 5pm and 7.30pm were stand outs with students working hard to
produce and perform a professional show for their parents, family, friends and general
public. All dancers at Cecil Andrews College strive for professionalism and integrity and
they certainly delivered this on the night. They made the audience laugh, cry, question
and learn through the show where every piece gave a different perspective of each
“They made country they explored.
the audience Not only were the families impressed by the performance of the dancer, yet the way the
show was run by our Production and Design students organised the show under the
laugh, cry,
director of Ms Celeste Underhill should be commended.
question and Around The World was a huge success for the Performing Arts department and the
learn through College and can’t wait to do it all again next year.
the show”
Peter Fares
Head of Learning Area – The ArtsVolume 4, 2017 Page 23
Grease Production
Cecil Andrews College recently put on a production of Grease between the 14 th – 17th
of September for primary schools, friends and family. The cast consisted of year 7 – 12
students, starring Year 10 student Harrison Battersby as Danny Zuko and Year 12
student Alicia Witheridge as Sandy Dumbrowski. Together these students bonded and
worked together so that they could put on the best show possible. They attended
rehearsals three times a week after school in order to improve their singing abilities
with vocal coach Peter Shanhun and music teacher Melanie Fowler, learn dance
routines under the direction of choreographer and Head of Performing Arts Peter
Fares and learn how to become their character and create the scenes with drama
teacher and director Celeste Underhill. However, the six months of rehearsing, fine
tuning, sweat, tears and laughter was worth it as the students involved with Grease put
on a hilarious show that resonated with the audience, leaving a good impression on
those who came to support the cast. It was the cheers and laughter from the audience “The six
that made us all the more excited to perform to the best of our abilities months of
As a year 12 student who has been in the Performing Arts program for five years, I can rehearsing, fine
confidently say that Grease was a success and personally, the best production that I
tuning, sweat,
have been involved in. Though I know that none of this would have been possible
tears and
without the help of Celeste Underhill, Melanie Fowler, Peter Fares, Peter Shanhun,
Sarah Humphreys, the stage crew and every single person that put in their time and laughter was
efforts to help create the sets, lighting and costumes for our show. The Cast thanks worth it”
you all so much and we can’t wait to see what you put together for next year!
By Rhianna Muir (Miss Lynch)Page 24 Cecil Andrews College
Volume 4, 2017 Page 25 Arts Festival On December 1, Cecil Andrews College presented the annual Arts Festival around the STEM building and art block with many exhibitions, activities and performances available for students, staff, parents, families and friends. The energy was electric with live performances from the Specialist Performing Arts students. With the comfort of a relaxing seating area including couches, beanbags and rugs, the students presented deep and emotional monologues, vibrant Bollywood dances and catchy music acts that entertained our audiences. The Visual Art block was transformed into a beautifully designed space that exhibited students’ artwork from across the college. It was clear that the students had taken pride in their work and found attention to detail in their skill set delivering contexts of work that were current and interesting. Congratulations to Ms Magry, Mr Smith and Mr Young for their wonderful efforts they have given the students this year. The STEM team also opened up their doors and presented engaging new projects such as the 4X4 cars, the robot maze and many more. Mark Cornish had a hit with the captivating liquid nitrogen ice-cream display. The students found it interesting and amazing with the mix of chemistry, art and technology to create such delicious ice cream that many of our guests enjoyed with a sausage sizzle on the side of course from Mr Finlay and Mr Llyod. This years Arts Festival was a huge success with many smiles, painted faces and children running around enjoying the atmosphere of the arts. All staff and students should be congratulated on their efforts in producing such a vibrant and enjoyable event for the community. We can’t wait to see you all next year for the 2018 Arts Festival. The Big Splash The Big Splash WA is a movement to promote positive mental health and well-being in schools. In term 4, the Year 8 Girls Academy completed decorating their dolphin sculpture, which will be included in a Wild in Art event that will take place in early 2018. A huge collection of decorated dolphin sculptures will be exhibited to raise awareness of and valuable funds for, Perth Children’s Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit.
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Spotlight
On Thursday the 9th November Cecil Andrews College led by Drama teachers Celeste
Underhill and Sarah Humphreys years 7-11 Drama students performed two shows of
Spotlight. Spotlight showcased excerpts of short scenes, one act plays and improvisations
based on issues and scripts. The students worked very hard to produce work of a high
quality often giving up their lunch times to rehearse.
Year 7
The Circus Show
Year 8
Rabbit (one act play)
Year 9
Hating Alison Ashley excerpts and extended improvisation based on national themes
Year 10
Hoods (play)
Year 11
extended improvisation based on Bang Bang You're Dead
The students were aptly supported behind the scenes by the Certificate 11 in Creative
Industries students, year 9/10 Production and design students and the Arts staff.
Thank you to all staff and parents who attended the night and helped to make it a success.
Ms Celeste Underhill
Drama Specialist Teacher
We performed a humerus circus act at the Drama showcase. We used teamwork to put
together the show. Ms Underhill taught us new and helpful things which made our
performance better. Thanks to all the parents and teachers for their help and support.
Vianca Martinselvaraja and Pearl Baidoo year 7 students
In year 9 Drama we performed a comical scene from the play Hating Alison Ashley. It was
a fun and memorable experience and we look forward to many more performances.
Kayla Merritt and Rebecca Goodwin year 9 studentsVolume 4, 2017 Page 27
2018 Whole School Production
The Cecil Andrews College Specialist Performing Arts department are excited to announce
the whole school production for 2018 will be the play “Game of Tiaras” by Don Zolidis.
“When the aging king of a Magical Kingdom (England) decides to split his em-
pire between his three daughters; Cinderella, Belle, and the Snow Queen (who is
no way resembles a copyrighted character). Terrible tragedy ensues. Terrible,
hilarious tragedy. Combining the gut-wrenching plot twists of Game of Thrones,
and the soul-numbing despair of Shakespearean tragedy, this adaptation of King
Lear will leave you dying with laughter as the body count mounts. When you
play the Game of Tiaras, you win or you die!”
The performances will take place in August of 2018, so mark your calendars now!
The students have already worked hard to audition for the production, and after many tough
decisions it is with immense pride that we announce the following casting choices:
Game of Tiaras - Cast List
Narrator 2 Amber Lee Crotty French Prince Rebecca Goodwin
Narrator 1 Makaya Kemp Blood Splatter Guy Kalib Gwilym
King Josh Heil Snow White Rebecca Goodwin
Cinderella Isabella Bulich-Western Little Mermaid Angel Paton
Ellie (The Snow Kayla Merrit Pocahontas (other princess 3) Shevon McCormack
Queen)
Belle Stephanie Thompson Princess Jasmine (other prin- Vianca Martinselvaraja
cess 1)
Prince Charming Harrison Battersby Princess Leia (other princess 2) Tannamin Brown
Smeagol Kadence Tahana / Remos Slade Executioner Remos Slade
Herald Kiara Gliddon Animated Snowman Jordan Sweetman
Dwarf 1 Sebastian Havea Dwarf 2 Rile Morrow
Talking Tea Pot Lady Tamika Knowler Talking Candle Man Ben Malcolm
Guards/Soldiers/ Sebastian Havea
French Soldiers/ Ben Malcolm
Crowd Members/ Dean Welch
Peasants Cherika Swarts
Tamika Knowler
Angel Paton
Shevon McCormack
Vianca Martinselvaraja
Tannamin Brown
Kiara Gliddon
Jordan SweetmanPage 28 Cecil Andrews College
Health and Physical Education
Athletics Carnival
On the 20th October, the school held its Athletics Carnival after having to postpone it
twice due to inclement weather. Luckily third times the charm and we were able to
hold the carnival on what was also the last day of school for our departing Year 12s. A
new style of carnival resulted in a more relaxed and fun atmosphere but didn’t take
away from the competitive nature of students when participating in their events. On
the day students had the opportunity to participate in High Jump, Long Jump, Triple
Jump, Discus, Shotput, Vortex Throw as well as a number of running events – 100m,
200m, 800m and 1500m. A number of students also had the opportunity to take on the
staff in Tunnelball, Leaderball and 4x 100m relays. Participation in all events was en-
couraged and I was extremely pleased to see the vast majority of students getting in-
volved with the various events. All participants in the events earned their clan points,
points towards their champion boy or girl prospects as well as an entry into the partici-
pation raffle to win several prizes.
Throughout the day there were some great individual performances and strong compe-
tition between students in each year group. A massive 63 new records were set this
year compared to last year’s results which goes to show the few extra weeks of prac-
tice really paid off.
As always events like this cannot be run without assistance from the staff and students.
Your assistance was greatly appreciated. We hope this significant whole school event
was enjoyed by all and we look forward to doing it all again in 2018.
As always it was a well fought out battle between the 3 clans for the bragging rights.
And the winner for 2017 is… BRADMAN!!!
Clan Points
1st Place – Bradman (2896)
2nd Place – Freeman (2716)
3rd Place – Starre (2307)
Congratulations also go to the following people for their fantastic results.
Champion and Runner Up Boy and Girl
Year 7 Champion Boy – Jorden Douglas (160 points)
Year 7 Runner Up Boy – Steven Lawrence (83 points)
Year 7 Champion Girl – Chelsea Harp (103 points)Volume 4, 2017 Page 29 Year 7 Runner Up Girl – Tyrikah Joseph (98 points) Year 8 Champion Boy – Charlie Miller (158 points) Year 8 Runner Up Boy – Josh Benedetti (96 points) Year 8 Champion Girl – Martika-Rose Yappo (96 points) Year 8 Runner Up Girl – Phoebe Krakouer (92 points) Year 9 Champion Boy – Caleb Bennell (98 points) Year 9 Runner Up Boy – Tyler Kelly (80 points) Year 9 Champion Girl – Georgia Butler (158 points) Year 9 Runner Up Girl – Meleane Havea (120 points) Year 10 Champion Boy – Jack Graham (108 points) Year 10 Runner Up Boy – Chayce Kim (103 points) Year 10 Champion Girl – Desley Taylor (102 points) Year 10 Runner Up Girl – Bec Strange & Gabby Fear (90 points) Year 11 Champion Boy – Kaine Burgess (170 points) Year 11 Runner Up Boy – Jake Maley (152 points) Year 11 Champion Girl – Shanaea Rukuata-Joynson (130 points) Year 11 Runner Up Girl – Amber Crotty (120 points) Year 12 Champion Boy – Bruno Faulkner (162 points) Year 12 Runner Up Boy – Ringa Wilson (118 points) Year 12 Champion Girl – Taylum Slade (92 points) Year 12 Runner Up Girl – Rianna Westberg (78 points) STARR Award—For the student from each year group that exhibited the school wide expectation of STARR (Safe, Trustworthy, Achieving, Resilience and Respect) the best. As judged by each Year Coordinator. Year 7 – Seb Havea Year 8 – Caitlyn Howes Year 9 – Jasmine Te Kani Year 10 – Gabby Fear Year 11 – Kayla Roemer-Hanisch Year 12 – Paul Vista Relay For Life On the 7th & 8th October, the Cancer Council of WA held its annual South Metro Relay for Life event. A team of 15 staff and students from the school took to the track in this 24hr relay event raising over $500 for cancer research. In our 4 th year participating in this extremely rewarding event we managed to cover over 112km. I’d like to thank all staff and students involved in the event for supporting such a great cause that affects us all.
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Specialist AFL
In 2017 our AFL specialist students were involved in a variety of activities including
lightning carnivals, after school football competitions and in school activities. This year
our Upper School RediMed Cup football team won our pool competition taking us
through into our division final. With only 16 players we managed to beat our opponent
taking us through to a cross over division final with the winner making it through to the
state grand final which was a feat we achieved last year. In a very physical game Shawn
Cole and Enrique Aiken-Featherstone kicked late goals to get us over the line by 4
points and off to the state grand final against a much larger school. Going into the game
the students were nervous with a desire to go one better than last year and take home
the division cup. Both teams were throwing their bodies at the ball and it was a close
contest with less than a goal dividing the teams at half time. A massive second half effort
from Bruno Faulkner got us back into the game but with only a minute remaining the
opposition scored a critical goal securing the win and leaving us with nothing more to
give. Bruno was awarded best on ground for our team and although we lost the students
were very proud of their efforts going up against a much larger school.
In our lower school competition we had mixed success with a couple of pool wins but
unfortunately we narrowly missed out on a finals chance. Our year 8 students were
particularly impressive with their service and commitment to the team.
Our lightning carnival teams were excellent this year finishing in the top 3 teams for each
year group with our year 10’s taking out the competition to finish off their time in the
program on a high.
This year a new system was introduced for AFL students called the Brownlow Medal
which is based around the schools PBS strategy and school expectations of STARR.
Students are awarded for display positive behaviour being given 3, 2 and 1 votes against
our expectations. The votes are accumulated throughout the year and collated for the
Inaugural Brownlow Medal Evening which was held on the 24 th of November. The event
was a massive success with over 100 people attending to celebrate the achievements of
students throughout the year. Award winners are as follows:
Year 7
Brownlow Medal Winner – Jordan Douglas
Safe – Dru Draper
Trustworthy – Aiden Statham
Achieve – Kalvyn BatistaVolume 4, 2017 Page 31 Respectful – Rhiley Smith Resilient – Joshua Kop Year 8 Brownlow Medal Winner – Braedyn Marshall Safe - Jake Bognuda Trustworthy – Dylan Vann Achieve – Jaidyn Bishop Respectful – Mitchell Western Resilient – Reece Mitting Year 9 Brownlow Medal Winner – Bodie Mitting Safe – Cheyden Farmer Trustworthy – Caleb Bennell Achieve – Jayden Easley Respectful – Tyler Kelly Resilient – Macro Oosthuizen Year 10 Brownlow Medal Winner – Blake Marten Safe – Matthew Hannah Trustworthy – Jack Lowe Achieve – Jayden Little Respectful – Jason Green Resilient – Jack Hartley Further to the awards we had the induction of our departing year 12 students into the AFL Specialist Hall of Fame with Jeremy Bruse a previous AFL Specialist Coordinator being inducted for his efforts in establishing the program and building its success. The following year 12 students were inducted: Bruno Faulkner Ryan Harp Enrique Aiken Featherstone Jacob King Michael Millington Ray Marshall Paul Vista Bailey Woodward
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Presentation Evening and Anniversary Assembly Award
Winners
Anniversary Assembly Award Winners
19th October 2017
City of Armadale Scholarship Isabella Bulich-Western
ECU Citizenship Award Kayla Roemer-Hanisch
ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Matthew Hannah
Dr Tony Buti Award for Services to the Community Alec Roughton
Cecil Rollo Andrews Award James Kearney
Sir Charles and Lady Court Exemplar Award Jodie Nelissen
Ken Willis Literacy Award Eliza Banks
Principals Numeracy Award Wendell Villarama
Melissa Northcott Count Me in Education Scholarship Bryce Powell
Presentation Evening Award Winners
24th October 2017
Dux Jodie Nelissen
Sports Person of the Year Bruno Faulkner
Caltex Best All Rounder Award Bruno Faulkner
ECU Personal Excellence Award Ruby Harrison
P & C Encouragement Award Brooke Nordine
Westcheme Award for Excellence in Vocational Elexis Heathwood
Education and Training
Donna Faragher MLC Leadership and Service Award Daniel Brimmer
ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Ian Abarca
Indigenous Education Award Braiden Quartermaine
Indigenous Education Award Shontae Quartermaine
English ATAR 12 Jodie Nelissen
Geography ATAR 12 Jodie Nelissen
Human Biology ATAR 12 Jodie Nelissen
Mathematics: Applications ATAR 12 Jodie Nelissen
Visual Arts ATAR 12 Jodie Nelissen
Applied Information Technology General 12 Dale Oakley
English General 12 Dale Oakley
Certificate II in Information, Digital Media & Technology Dale Oakley
Career and Enterprise General 12 Rhianna Muir
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