ASSORTED NEWS
VOCAL TUITION COMMENCING SOON
Vocal tuition with our new vocal teacher Hannah, will be offered at St John's, commencing Term 2 Week 3.
Hannah has singing/stage experience inclusive of the Wagga Wagga Conservatorium of Music. She focuses on the Bel canto method and aims to train singers to use their voices in the healthiest and most efficient way so that singers can realise their full potential. Specific scales, breathing techniques, mouth placement and work on strengthening of muscles responsible for controlling sound production are important to her teaching.
Students are to see Miss Baker for more information. Students are to complete the Music Tuition form found in the student foyer or downloadable from the school website or by clicking here.
NSW STATE MEDALLISTS
Huge congratulations to Talika Irvine (Year 10), Harley Reid (Year 8) and Oskar Driscoll (Year 7) representing at the NSW State CCC Swimming Championships this week. Some amazing achievements by our three swimmers.
FASTEST ATHLETES IN THE COUNTRY
Last weekend three of our students had qualified to compete at the Australian Athletics Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park. These championships bring together the best junior athletics from all around Australia.
Our students finished with incredible results, including;
Max Marshall
- 1st in the u/15 years boys 200m final
- 2nd in the u/15 years boys 100m final
Nicholas McGill
- 2nd in the u/15 years boys 2km steeple chase
Bridget Fairs
- 16th in the u/17 years girls 3km
Click here to view Max's Gold medal race
STUDENTS RECOGNISED FOR POSITIVE VALUES
We are incredibly pleased to hear of students living out the values we uphold at St John's. Students are encouraged to share and celebrate talents and to support each other. We wish to acknowledge the following students who have recently been recognised for doing just this!
Cooper Hambly of Year 7 received the Bay and Basin Community Nippers 'Age Group All Rounder Award' for his ongoing commitment to be his best and supporting his fellow nippers to be their best in every aspect of Nippers.
Jett Goddard of Year 8 was the recipient of the Shoalhaven Little Athletics 2022 Sportsmanship Award.
YEAR 12 PHYSICS ASSESSMENT
Mr Garner was pleased with students in his Year 12 physics class and their response to the assessment task of building a DC Motor last week. Well done!
YEAR 12 DANCE WORKING TOGETHER
LEARNING THE SCIENCE BEHIND COVID-19 TESTING
A fantastic opportunity was enjoyed by students and parents recently, learning the Science behind the test for the Covid-19 virus at our free evening sessions supported by Amgen.
SHORT FILM PRODUCERS
Congratulations to Isaac Podmore, our current School Captain, along with former Captain/Leaders Daniru Jayasuriya & Olivia Hodgkins, who were recently selected for Southland Creative’s Short Film Mentoring Program.
YEAR 12 ABORIGINAL STUDIES
YEAR 11 DANCE
VOLLEYBALL FUNDRAISER
Last week our Senior students organised a Volleyball tournament with spectators and competitors donating a gold coin to participate, with funds donated to Project Compassion.
Year 11 taking the victory, after defeating both the Year 12 and staff teams.
Year 12 finished in second place, after collecting a win over the staff team.
Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
YEAR 8 HANDBALL COMPETITION
This week our Year 8 students took on a lunchtime handball competition, enjoying the opportunity to come together for a year group challenge.
Congratulations to participants and the eventual winners!
YEAR 8 SMARTER SCHOOLS STEM CHALLENGE
Nominated by their Science teachers, 14 of our Year 8 students recently attended the UOW Shoalhaven Stem Workshop run by the Industry 4.0 Hub.
The 'Smarter Schools for a Smarter Planet' workshop was designed to provide students with skills in the construction and use of smart technologies to monitor various issues relevant to their school community environment.
NAVY OPEN DAY
On Friday 1 April Year 12 students Seth Wellington, Wil Osgood and Millie Thulin attended the Navy Open Day base visit at HMAS Creswell.
EASTER MESSAGES FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
Thank you to the wonderful students who donated their lunch break to prepare cards with personalised messages for the residents of local nursing homes.
Over forty students attended our card making session, producing many beautiful cards to brighten the day of others!
GRATITUDE FROM TIMOR LESTE
Our school continue to support the food and medical programs at Railaco with an annual donation of funds raised from our Foundation Day. It is pleasing to see the support provided to the community is making a difference to the lives of many.