ATAR Outdoor Education Expedition

Students in the Year 12 ATAR Outdoor Education class participated in their final group expedition in Term 3. They worked together to develop the activities to be undertaken throughout the 4 days which included hiking some sections of the Cape to Cape trail, Mountain Biking on The Pines trails in Margaret River and abseiling and rock climbing at Wilyabrup Cliffs. The group demonstrated the school values of Respect, Pride, Learning and Resilience throughout the week as they were put through their paces in some challenging stormy weather. They experienced rain, hail and sunshine but walked, rode and climbed with smiles on their faces.

Cert II OREC Abseil at Stathams

The brave students in the Certificate II Outdoor Recreation class demonstrated their roping skills during an eventful abseiling day at Stathams Quarry. Their next abseiling opportunity was at Boya Quarry later in Term 3, where the class could again show their improvements and confidence in their own abilities to rig up abseiling lines.

Athletics Carnival

Friday 3 September saw another successful Interhouse Track and Field carnival where many students put on outstanding displays of sportsmanship, athleticism, participation and teamwork. Congratulations to all participants and champions from the day:

House

House	Girls	Boys	Total	Place
Draco	1314	979	2293	1
Pegasus	577	651	1228	3
Orion	551	609	1160	4
Phoenix	507	811	1318	2

Novelty

House	Total	Place
Pegasus	120	1
Orion	114	2
Draco	90	3
Phoenix	88	4

Year 7 Lightning Carnival

Congratulations to all Year 7 Netball and Soccer teams that participated in the Lightning Carnival against many schools including Lesmurdie SHS, Darling Range SHS, Lynwood SHS, Willeton SHS, Como SHS, Belmont CC, Cannington CC and Roleystone DH. The Year 7 Netball team won their division in a fierce final game against a tough Darling Range. Year 7 boys finished 3^rd overall. Missing out on the final by only goal difference.

Year 9 OAP Expedition

The Year 9 Outdoor Adventure Expedition saw students ride mountain bikes around some trails at the Calamunda Camel Farm and then to Carinyah Hut on the Munda Biddi trail to camp for the night. After one of the coldest nights on record in Perth, students were up early and ready for their ride back to school. Along the way we stopped at some local Kalamunda Mountain Bike trails to test out their technical skills.

Year 8 OAP Expedition

Towards the end of Term 2, the Year 8 Outdoor Adventure Program (OAP) students set out from school to hike to the Hills Discovery Centre. The hike was approximately 22km and the OAP students walked with determination and pride and made it safely to their camp destination. Students then began setting up their tents and prepared a nutritious dinner. On day two of their expedition, students participated in an informative nature activity at the Discovery Centre.

Year 10 OAP Expedition

The Year 10 OAP students walked the northern half of the Cape to Cape late in Term 2 from Gracetown and ending in Cape Naturaliste. The students walked 49km of the trail over three days with full packs. They demonstrated their leadership, team building, survival and bush walking skills.

Health Expo

The Year 12 General and Year 11 ATAR Health Studies classes produced some interactive and informative booths for our Health Expo held in the school gymnasium on 31 July. There were many stalls that focused on National Health Priority Areas and other important health issues in our community. Students from Year 10 Health Education classes walked through the expo and enjoyed their time. Many students left some positive feedback, noting the most informative and interactive displays as their favourites. Health Studies students were required to share information through interactive and informative ways to engage their audience.

Topics included:

• Alcohol abuse
• Smoking and lung cancer
• Mental health and anxiety
• Personal hygiene and spread of disease
• Sexual health and spread of STIs
• Excessive consumption of sugary foods
• Obesity

Alice Hall
Health and Physical Education Teacher