Our Year 10 Engineering students began their aerospace Engineering course this year looking at the history of human space flight and exploration. As part of this topic each student undertook research on a space mission of their choice, and produced a popular science-style article about that mission.
This week, Annalise Lennon writes about the Kepler mission to identify exoplanets.
Merici College held its Anzac Assembly on Tuesday 1 May. The assembly provided the community with the opportunity to pause and remember the men and women who have served in Australia’s Defence Force, honouring their memory. Guest speakers, Yr 10 student, Samantha Trafford and teacher Liza Laird shared their reflections on their recent Battlefields Tour of the Western Front, which they both won as part of the Simpson Prize Competition. Samantha spoke of her great uncle, Ray Trafford who was killed on the western front.
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We congratulate Anna Connolly who received the Silver Medal for Basketball at the Nationals Special Olympics in Adelaide during the holidays. Fantastic achievement Anna!
Senior Business and Legal Studies students welcomed Minister Cash to the College who launched the 2018 edition of Australian Jobs. The publication provides an overview of trends in the Australian labour market to support job seekers and providers, careers advisers, those considering future training and work and people interested in labour market issues.
Minister Cash presented an overview of the Australian labour market to the students, in particular focusing on job opportunities for young women.
We would like to thank Minister Cash for spending time with the girls.
We welcomed the first 2018 Canberra morning below zero this morning! Along with the chill, Canberrans are dusting off their winter coats, including a lot of puffer jackets.
Merici College took part in this year's ANZAC Day March and Ceremony, continuing a long tradition. We were represented by a strong contingent of students and staff and, as always, our girls represented our school with style and dignity. One of the special aspects of this year's ceremony was that it was our turn to deliver the student address. Each year a representative from either Queanbeyan High, Karabar High, St Edmund's College or Merici College has the great honour of presenting a speech about what ANZAC Day means to them.
Monique competed at Penrith Valley Artistic Figure Skating Competition on Saturday 10th March representing the ACT and placing 1st in her division.
She also competed at Ice Zoo Artistic Mascot NSW on Sunday 8th April also representing the ACT and placed 1st.
We congratulate Monique on her achievements and wish her continued success in future competitions.
Did you know that Australian households throw away $8 billion worth of food every year?
Food waste is a big problem but there are a lot of creative solutions.
Check out the documentary Wasted ! The Story of Food Waste on SBS On Demand,
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1183108675945/wasted-the-story-of-food-waste
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