Year 8 THE YEAR OF BOUNCE!
From the beginning of 2014, the Year 8 students have been keen, excited and energetic. All the boys have participated in many great and varied experiences. The personal, social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth has been noted by many. Many boys have risen to a variety of challenges presented, and I hope that each and every one of the students have enjoyed their year. I personally have loved working with this group of fine individuals. There has been such a diverse range of boys within Year 8 and this has made them a special group. The student leaders (class captains and year level leaders) have led by example and helped other students to shine in their respective ways. However, many other students have achieved greatness in a variety of domains. I congratulate and applaud all the boys that have stepped outside their comfort zone and pushed themselves to strive for greatness. With Westcourt awaiting I’m sure they will ‘bounce’ their way down there and make a lasting impression on the next stage of their Joey’s Journey. I wish each and every one of the current Year 8’s, all the very best and I look forward to hearing about their progress in 2015. Good luck boys! Dan Hale - Year 8 Coordinator
Year 8 ... written by the student leaders ACTIVITIES WEEK
Year 8 classes travelled by bus and train to Melbourne for three days and several interesting experiences. Using Myki cards to travel around, the Year 8s had the joy of visiting some of Melbourne’s most historic and important buildings and places, including Eureka Skydeck, the Immigration Museum, ACMI, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Gaol and the infamous MCG. - Ben Fraser The MCG and National Sports Museum was a good experience. - Harry Santispirito At the Immigration Museum we learnt about refugees and their journeys from their home countries, the conditions that some people had to live in, things like how ships changed over time and even a short film that played explaining people’s stories. Highlights of the day included: being able to find our way around the museum and doing interactive activities. It was a really great experience. - Xavier Dowd
The Melbourne Gaol was old, dark and full of stories, the walls filled with history of our culture and justice. The highlight of the day was hearing the stories of those who were sent to the gaol, why they were sent there, how long they were there for and if they were executed. - Colten Dunn. At the Melbourne Museum we attended Bunjilaka. We learnt about Aboriginal culture, the Dreamtime and Aboriginal history. We saw weapons and tools used, the boats, cooking and the artwork. - Jake McCorkell Unlike most other excursions or camps, students were given the opportunity to use public transport to get them from Geelong into Melbourne, where they would further use public transport to travel to some of Melbourne’s iconic locations. The highlight of the day was getting the train back to Geelong with all of our goodies we had collected that day. - Patrick Richards. During the cultural immersion we had a talk from an Aboriginal man and his son Pancake. He told us that he was Australian, he was Aboriginal and he was indigenous. He told us what this meant and the importance of it. To finish it off, Pancake played the didgeridoo for us. - Jake McCorkell We also had a professional Bollywood dancer come and teach us some moves to some classic and modern day songs. Some people were also called up to dance in front of all of their peers including our very own Mr Hale. - Gabe Hickey
OTHER YEAR 8 ACTIVITIES: Battle ball house competition. The popular competition was spread over 3 rounds, two semis, and a final afterwards - Foley won. - Gabe Hickey ACC Public Speaking. We came up against a number of other schools from across the Geelong regions. The highlight of the day was watching everyone speak and getting to know some people from other schools. It was really fun. At the start of 2014 all Year 8 boys - Xavier Dowd were eager to get a cracker of a Badminton Rally Day. In Term year started. Although we had to 3, 15 Year 8 Joey’s boys headed off to MSAC to play badminton adapt to a new area, and being in the ACC Tournament. We more independent we were all were beaten by some really up for the challenge. As the year good schools, but we enjoyed progressed we have all made new the day and look forward to friends or built a closer relationship playing again. - Daniel Corray
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