IMCC Newsletter 38 Friday, 6th December 2019

Awards Night

The College Awards Night was held on Monday, 2nd December in the Paul Rafter Centre. It was a wonderful celebration of our students’ achievements in 2019 in academia, sport, arts and Irene’s Service Learning. As a College, we are very proud of all our students and the contributions they make to their own personal development, as well as the growth of the College. The Awards Night was an opportunity to acknowledge this in the presence of parents and staff. The students were fortunate to have the presence of Sr Irene McCormack’s brother and sister, Mr John McCormack and Miss Bernadette McCormack, and Sr Irene’s niece, Emma Watts, who presented awards, along with Father Marian Brzozowski, Mr Gavan Prunster, College Board Chairperson and Sr Maree Riddler. Also attending the evening were Mr John Quigley, MLA for Butler, Mrs Tracey Roberts JP, Mayor, City of Wanneroo and Mr John Aldous, Catholic Education WA, all giving excellent support to our College community.

Parish Weekend Mass Times Clarkson Parish St Andrew’s Catholic Church Parish Priest. Fr. Dariusz Basiaga Tel. 9407 7512 Email. standrewsclarkson@gmail.com Saturday 8.00am, 6.00pm (Vigil). Sunday 7.30am, 9.00am, 5.30pm.

Yanchep & Lancelin Pastoral Area Parish Priest. Fr. Augustine Puthota. Tel. 9561 2172 Saturday 6.00pm (Vigil) at Yanchep Community Centre. Sunday 8.00am Guilderton Community Hall. Sunday 9.45am, 33 Gingin Road, Lancelin.

The major Awards announced on the evening were: Dux Hannah Stockwell Proxime Accesit Mae Ohsawa Principal’s Award Jasmine Back Irene McCormack Award Jac Donnelly

The 2020 Prefects were introduced to the College and the announcement was made of the 2020 Head Boy, Kaleb Erikson and Head Girl, Fiven Ghebrehiwot.

The College Jazz Band, Mass Band, Hepcats, Year 7 singers and Lyrical Dance Team, were a credit to the College, providing the entertainment.

The organisation of Awards Night is complex. We thank Mrs Gillian Pearce for the coordination of the evening, and to staff and students who assisted with all aspects of the organisation, setting up and packing up of equipment.

A copy of the Awards Night Program is available on the College website at https://www.imcc.wa.edu.au/images/events/2019_Awards_Night_Program.pdf

End of Year Arrangements The Year 9 students will have their final day with Mass, assembly, examinations and classes on Thursday, 12th December. Year 7 and 8 students will conclude on Friday, 13th December. The College office will be open until Thursday, 19th December.

FLL Robotics Team Wins Top Programming Award On Saturday, 30th November, the College Robotics Club participated at the FIRST LEGO League Regional Championship, held at St Stephen’s School, Carramar. FIRST LEGO League is a competition for students aged 9-16, which focuses on four components consisting of core values, STEM project presentation, robot design judging and robot games. Core values such as Gracious Professionalism is part of the ethos of FIRST LEGO League. It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasises the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. Tournaments are run with the feel of a sporting event, and teams compete intensely while having a wonderful time. Congratulations to our Robotics Team who won the prestigious Programming Award. This Award recognises a team that utilises outstanding programming principles, including clear, concise and reusable code, that allows their robot to perform challenge missions autonomously and consistently. The judges were so impressed by the refreshing and innovative programming approach which they had not seen before.

The Robotics Team: Year 7 - Jericho Ayalde, Nathan Heath, Laith Striegher Year 8 - Maxwell Johnston, Tomoya Whetstone, Yuto Whetstone Year 9 - Nikita Pusey, Alex Tredoux, Lachlan Wild Robotics Club has been working on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school since August, learning to design, build and program competitive autonomous robots, while also learning about a modern problem in science, technologies and engineering, and developing solutions for it. This year’s event included 24 registered teams (over 100 youth participants), which is a record number for this competition. Congratulations to the team for this excellent result in their first year of participation. Robotics Club will resume in Term 1 next year 2020 for a new FLL adventure. Mr Fred Lafitte Robotics Club Coordinator

Young Vinnies Group The Young Vinnies Group turned their focus to raising funds for feminine hygiene products in Semester 2. Through a combination of jelly, brownie and ice-cream cone sales, we raised $394 and filled a bag with products that will no doubt be greatly appreciated by the community. A core group of students consisting of Kirsty Carmichael, Emelie Matthew, Kady Scott and Robyn Wolmarans have shown great commitment and dedication to the cause, and should be deservedly proud of all they have done this year to help our local community. Throughout the year Simon Furneau, Ella Lemson, Vivien Lettner and Natasha Pereira, have shown their support, helping to make jelly, scoop cones or handle the change, and this earned them some valuable service hours towards their Irene’s Service Learning Program. As a new initiative this year, it has been wonderful to see what a difference a small group of dedicated students can make, and it is my hope that we will be able to continue and expand this project in 2020. Thank you to the College students for supporting us in all our drives this year. Mrs Victoria Wagenaar Mathematics Teacher

Year 10 Childcare

Our Year 10 Childcare students were required to decorate a children’s birthday cake, by making figurines out of fondant and covering the cake with butter icing. Well done to our students, I was very impressed with their presentations. Mrs Janet Flematti Home Economics Coordinator

Instrumental Enrolments for 2020 We continue to take enrolments for instrumental lessons commencing in February 2020. There are currently limited places available with tutors for guitar (electric and acoustic), bass guitar, trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, drums, piano and voice. Places are filled on a first come first serve basis. Selected instruments are available to hire for $80 per year, including trumpet, trombone, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone. Full details of the Instrumental Program, including enrolment form, is available from https://www.imcc.wa.edu.au/images/enrolments/Instrumental_Handbook_Jun_2019.pdf We encourage all students to pursue the music opportunities at the College, developing their talent in lessons, ensembles, concerts and productions, regardless of whatever stage they are on their musical journey. Miss Kylie Malam Head of Performing Arts

Australian All Schools Athletics Representatives

This weekend we have three talented athletes taking on Australia’s best at the National All Schools Athletics Championships, to be held here in Perth. Fresh off an outstanding ACC Carnival and State All Schools medal winning effort, Samara Sallie tackles the U/14 High Jump and 80m Hurdles events. Abigail Watson will brave the heat on Friday in the U/16 Girls 2000m Steeplechase, and Zak Warburton will compete on Sunday to contest the U/16 Triple Jump.

It’s been a terrific effort to qualify for this top-quality event, and we wish Samara, Abigail, and Zak the best of luck. Mr Ben Dyer Head of Sport

Fair Game Earlier this year Mr Carbone organised the College donation drive for the Fair Game Recycle & Donate Program, collecting sports equipment for use in under-serviced Australian communities. In January on a Fair Game trip to Jigalong, in the Pilbara, Mr Carbone donated some of his own equipment, and introduced water polo to the community, where he spent hours in the pool playing with the kids. Congratulations to Mr Carbone who was recently awarded the Senior Fair Gamer of the Year, and on an amazing year dedicating some spare time to volunteering at Fair Game. Mrs Janice Bell Campus Ministry

Uniform Shop Last 2019 Trading Day Tuesday 10th December from 8.00am-11.00am, then 12noon-6.00pm. The Uniform Shop will not be open on Thursday, 12th December 2019. Holiday Trading Hours Tuesday 28th January, 8.30am-4.00pm Thursday 30th January, 8.30am-4.30pm Extended Trading Term 1 2020 Tuesday, 4th February, 8.00am-11.00am, then 12noon-4.00pm. Uniform Shop Trading Hours 2020 Tuesday 12noon-4.00pm Thursday 8.00am-11.00am Mrs Lyn Waite Uniform Shop Coordinator

Community News

Mr Robert Marshall Principal