It has been an exciting month of award winners in the English Department. On Wednesday 9 November the Write a Book in a Day participants gathered in the library to attend the virtual award ceremony of the competition. Everyone was so excited when The Random Kiddos were announced as winning 2 awards for their book 'The Travelling Circus'. The team which included: Jasmine Barton, Zoë Pearce, Talay Hollier, Kieran McGlinn, Sophie Horne, Zoe Besch, Alicia Mikozsa, Chloe Jacobs and Cheyanne-May Bain were awarded Best Illustrations for WA and they were also Commended in the Best Book Category for WA. They were so pleased to receive the accolades and all students enjoyed a chance to celebrate their Write a Book in a Day experience together.

Another student who has received accolades is Year 8 Joy Plaistowe. She received a Highly Commended for her entry in the 2022 ACTF My Story competition in the Year 7/8 category. The competition was inspired by the television series 'My Place', based on the classic picture book by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. It uses the concept of a time machine to take the audience to the past and depicts the history of one Australian community through the eyes of the diverse children who lived there. Drawing on the text’s themes, the 2022 My Place Competition prompted students to reflect on change and continuity in their own evolving places and communities. Congratulations to Joy for the recognition she received.

Nicolee McNally
English Teacher