This year, students at Merici have had their first chance to explore Human Biology as a subject for Senior study. Unit 1, ‘The Essentials of Human Life’ explores the nature of stem cells, in both embryonic and adult contexts, and challenges students to apply this knowledge to the emerging field of tissue engineering. Last week, our Merici girls were challenged by graduate students from the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science to transfer their knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of various tissue types to the field of prosthetics.

We congratulate Caylee McCosker, Year 11 Brescia 5, who will be attending the Australian Gymnastics Championships for Level 8 Womens Artistic Gymnastics next week. Caylee will be representing ACT for the 3rd year!

All the best Caylee!

For upcoming events and news, please follow the link http://merici.college/go/whats-on-wk4and5.

Our Yr 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, Imogene Blake writes about the Hubble Space Telescope.

On the morning of Monday 14 May, our College was honoured by the presence of more than 140 mothers, grandmothers and significant others from our Merici family. The focus of the Prayer was centred around the St Angela Merici Rose which was gifted Merici College this year and is our 2018 Year of Youth symbol, representing the ongoing nurturing that mothers provide to their children every day. Students wrote messages of thanks, appreciation and love to their mums and significant others; recognising the important role they play in their lives.

We are very pleased to announce that Malia Harrison (Year 11) have been selected in Netball Australia’s National 17 And Under National Squad. We congratulate Malia on this wonderful achievement.

Well deserved Malia!

For more info, https://act.netball.com.au/news/national-17-u-19-u-and-talls-program-squ...

Image Source: @NetballACT

Congratulations to Freya McKenzie-McHarg (Year 7) who has been selected to attend the Australian National Gymnastics Championships representing the ACT for Rhythmic Gymnastics in Melbourne.

We wish Freya lots of success at the Championships.