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On Tuesday, 7 May, sixteen students from Years 7 to 10 journeyed to the State Library of Victoria to participate in the Melbourne Writers Festival Schools Day program. The program consisted of interactive presentations from three authors and one illustrator, as well as a chance to meet the speakers and have books signed. Speakers included: Biffy James is a high school English teacher with a not-...

As an integral component of ÃØÉ«´«Ã½'s Academic Extension Program, select students from Years 7 to 10 recently immersed themselves in academic challenges. They applied their problem solving acumen to real life scenarios in the Big Science Competition and participated in the globally renowned Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge alongside 2.9 million peers from 60 countries. A group of Year 10 stud...

In early May, ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ College students and staff volunteered at Xavier College's Maytime Fair, organised by the Jesuit Mission. All profits generated from the fundraising stalls will directly support the impactful work of Jesuit Mission which is making a significant difference in our world. Volunteering embodies the core values of our Dominican values and the spirit of our ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ community. We stri...

Happy Mother's Day! Last Friday morning, the annual ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ Parents' Association (SPA) Mother's Day Breakfast brought together over 300 mums, grandmothers, aunties, special individuals and daughters in our gymnasium for a heartwarming gathering. Guest speaker, Professor Lea Waters AM PhD gave us an enlightening talk on positive psychology and strength based parenting, which left a lasting impact on ...

Our Year 9 House Captains attended the Susan Alberti Mother’s Day Luncheon today. The event is hosted each year by ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ alumna, Susan Alberti AC (ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ of 1964) to raise funds for St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, and Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research with proceeds from the event supporting women in science. Guest speaker for the event was Stephanie Asher who is a mo...

Over the course of last week, the Student Representative Council (SRC) organised a series of fundraising activities in addition to the St Catherine's Day sausage sizzle (donut sale and chocolate toss, lip sync battle, hot chocolate sale and a staff versus students dodgeball match), all in support of the Dominican Sisters in the Solomon Islands. It was marvellous to witness staff and students comin...