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Author Deb Fitzpatrick visited the Secondary library on Monday to kick off Book Week this year, holding a writing workshop and meet-the-author sessions with Year 9 students.

During lunchtime all this week, in keeping with the Book Week theme of ‘Australia – story country’, the Primary campus library welcomed a variety of guest speakers to tell their stories about living in, or coming to, Australia.

Congratulations to Mrs Dumbrell’s Year 4 class for their efforts in returning books, earning them the honour of carrying the Olympic torch last week.

Strong winds and poor conditions at Gracetown, Cowaramup awaited the St Mary MacKillop College Surfing Team as they prepared to take on other South West schools at the 2016 SunSmart WA School Surfing Titles – South West Division.

After training with the West Australian State under 15 cycling team, Year 9 student Courtland Wood will be travelling to Bendigo, Victoria, next week to compete in the Junior Road Cycling National Championships. He will race in the 10km time trial, 31.5km road race and Criterium events over three days.

On Friday 12th August, twenty students from Year 10 and Year 11 participated in the P.A.R.T.Y Programme.

Held at St John of God Hospital in Bunbury, the PARTY Programme (Preventing Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth), engages students in a number of presentations that educate young people about the life changing consequences of certain risk taking behaviours, particularly when travelling in vehicles, and in the company of drugs.

A Year 12 student from St Mary MacKillop College has once again received the top award at the 23rd Angelico Art Exhibition in Perth’s Forrest Centre. Emma Craig was presented with the 2016 Fra Angelico Award on Tuesday night at the opening of the annual exhibition of artwork selected from Catholic high schools across the state.

Our Week 2 Assembly was co-ordinated by Miss Meagher’s Year 2 class, who showcased the Investigatory learning that they participate in each morning through a sightseeing tour. The children explore at a station of their interest and practice current learning goals.

Primary Campus celebrations for MacKillop Day on 5 August included a ‘Mission Mart’ day, which has been a primary campus tradition for over twenty years. Funds raised from the event go to the Sisters of St Joseph missions in Peru, and Friday’s Mission Mart was hosted by Year 2 and Year 5.

Year 2 parents provided delicious treats to be sold at the recess cake stall, including homemade cakes, slices, popcorn and more.

During our MacKillop Day celebrations the College took time to announce the new Head Boy and Head Girl for 2017. These students will take up their post at the beginning of Term Four this year, when our current Year 12 students graduate.

Congratulations to Delaney Wilson and Riordan O’Shea, who were appointed by the Principal Mr Chris Wallace after an application and interview process.