Winter Term Assembly

The Winter Term concluded with an assembly to report on the activities of the Term and to celebrate the contribution and achievements o students.

We are grateful to Ms Katharine Baragwanath from the Athlete’s Foot store in Midland Gate, which runs a school rewards program is to promote and create a relationship between The Athlete’s Foot, schools and the local community. Participating schools receive a $5 credit for any shoe purchased at the participating The Athlete’s Foot store by a student, family member or friend when the School’s name is mentioned during the purchase transaction. Between 2015-2016 The Athlete's Foot, Midland gate has raised a cheque to the amount of $340 due to sales in their store from Holy Cross College students and their families.

We congratulate all students for their contributions to the activities of the LIFE Pillars and, in particular, the following award recipients:

Learning

Inter-relationships

Faith

Enrichment

We also congratulate the Athletics Team for taking out second place in the Associated & Catholic Colleges of WA (ACC) G Division Carnival on 5 September 2016 and winning the Overall Boys Shield. The ACC is an independent secondary schools’ sports association. The ACC has a membership of over 67 schools catering to more than 48,000 students. The Association conducts interschool swimming, athletics, cross country and weekly team competitions.

We congratulate all students who participated in the Catholic Schools’ Performing Arts Festival, which provides an opportunity for schools and students to showcase their talents in many areas of performance from liturgical dance, choir, solo instrumental and voice to serious drama and rock bands. Around 26,000 students take part from Catholic Schools across Western Australia. Holy Cross College was well represented every year.

The College was awarded an Honourable Mention for the drama production of the Happiest Days of Your Life. Year 5 student, Jiraphat Phaenglaennoan, also received an Honourable Mention for his guitar solo. Merit certificates were awarded to the Senior Band, Dance Group and Junior School Choir and piano soloists; Tristen Lawrence, Anthony Menegola, Tiara D'Lima and Jhermayne Ubalde.

Secondary school students participated in the annual World Series Science Championships during National Science Week. There were some monumental efforts with Holy Cross College performing very well. Holy Cross College students answered 153,909 questions, placing the College 17th globally, third overall in WA and first in WA for its enrolment category. Students who receive a certificate are placed in the top 20% of more than 50,000 participants. 63 students from Holy Cross will receive certificates with the following students achieving particularly outstanding results:

Elite Award

• Darrell Chiu - for answering 11,096 questions.

Gold Award

• Adison Lam
• Talia range
• Ethan Smith

Silver Awards

• Emma Bolger
• Emilee Collett
• Olivia Commande
• Kaiden Kent
• Alwel Mawen
• Bianca Scinto
• Kayla Staggard
• Natasha Whyte

There were another 23 Bronze Awards and 31 Credit Awards

Finally, we congratulate the following Geography students who participated in the National Geography Competition. The competition tests students geography knowledge and skills with more than 65,000 students competing. Holy Cross College achieved 1 High Distinction, 2 Distinctions and 10 Credit certificates. 

High Distinction

• Hayley Webb

Distinction

• Mya Ubalde
• Chardonnay Mitchell

Credit

• Owen Fisher
• John Corner
• Zophia Paluszak
• Abbey-Lee Quantock
• Megan Gorton
• Kaylah Fonte
• Grace Beazley
• Marnie Walsh
• Courtney Gray

Peter Collins

Acting Principal