LOCAL LEGENDS ROCK THE HOUSE

Berets For Bastille Day

On July 14, the Languages Curriculum Team, with the assistance of the students in the ‘Programme d’Immersion Français’ as well as the Languages Captain at APC, organised several events in celebration of Bastille Day, the French National Holiday.

The day commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789 during the French Revolution and was first celebrated in 1790 in a spirit of optimism and unity.

APC commemorated the day by flying the French flag and adorning

Important Dates

TUESDAY 1 AUGUST – FRIDAY 25 AUGUST

Year 12 Pathway planning

Parents and students need to book times via Compass. Deadline for bookings is 8 August at 10am.

SATURDAY 12 AUGUST

SEAL Exam for Year 7 entry in 2024

8.45am-noon

Gymnasium

Danks St campus the balconies with ‘des guirlandes’ (garlands) on the second floor balcony railings.

Students tested their knowledge of history on this momentous day, competing for the illustrious (and quintessentially) French prize of a ‘pain au chocolat’.

Congratulations to the winners of the competition:

Ashleigh Hill, Connie Zografos, Lucas Chen, Lucian van Horne and Brianne Barton.

MUD DOESN’T SLOW DOWN CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

A team of nine students from APC took on the best at the recent State Cross Country Championships at Yarra Glen.

All students ran incredibly well on the muddy Yarra Glen racetrack course.

Special mention goes to the under 14 girls team (above) who won gold in the team event and were led by Bridgette Williams who came fifth overall.

The under 15 girls also did an incredible job, finishing second overall in the team event, led by Honour Tobin who came third overall.

MONDAY 14 AUGUST

Inspire Tour pre-departure meeting 5pm–6pm Drama space, Danks St.

TUESDAY 15 AUGUST

Year 12 Jump in the Bay event 8am

South Melbourne Lifesaving Club

THURSDAY 17 AUGUST

Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

No formal classes

FRIDAY 25 AUGUST

IB Visual Arts Exhibition

4.30pm–6pm

Studio 120

MONDAY 28 AUGUST – THURSDAY 31 AUGUST

Australian Dental Health Visit Danks St

COVER: YEAR 10 STUDENT LEIF WEINGOTT AND THE ROCKMELONS AT THE APC MUSIC CONCERT. PICTURE: WILL CHEN