year 12 parents - Academy of Mary Immaculate

On the last night, the girls were happyenough to kick back and relax with amovie, dressed in their best pyjamasand lying in their sleeping bags to makeit that little bit more comfortable. Beforethe movie started, Mrs O’Boyle’s flashmob was the best preview to the moviethat we could have wished for!Thank you to the amazing and incredibleAcademy staff members who gave uptheir time to attend the camp. The Year9 students and I are appreciative of thetime and energy they put into making itthe best three days in the 2012 calendar.We are now focused on Mercy Day fundraising, with Ms Brogan’s 9 Red, already setting the bar high for theentire year level. This was done with the help of two tickets for a one direction raffle kindly donated by MsBrogan.Mr David Molino, Year 9 CoordinatorENGLISH DEPARTMENTPublic SpeakingThe final round of DAV Debating took place on Wednesday 8 th August. In a close decision the A Grade teamtook the negative and won the debate against Penola Catholic College ‘That welfare should be removed fromparents whose children don’t attend school’. Claudia Lombard was again awarded best speaker. The C Gradetook the affirmative side to the topic ‘That the government should publish school league tables.’ Despite someengaging and well structured speeches, the debate was given to the opposition. The D Grade team won theirdebate against Ilim College on the topic ‘That we should tax fatty foods’. Susan Nguyen, competing in her firstdebate, clearly established the team’s case, Georgia Hill was awarded best speaker for her detailed andextremely well supported argument and Heidi Bula closed with a thorough rebuttal of the opposition’s points.The next public speaking event is the Frayne Speech Festival in Mildura on 23 rd August.Thank you to the parents for your support of the teams throughout the year, and a special thankyou to thecoaches: Mr Kilian McNamara, Mrs Tamara Hall, Ms Geraldine O’Connor, Mrs Loucilla Sgambellone, Ms SueMoran and Mrs Anne Natoli.Mr Christopher Bourne, Public Speaking Coordinator.SPORTS DEPARTMENTVolleyball ReportTerm 3 ushers in the volleyball season and teams have already playedin two competitions. The Victorian Schools Cup was played over 3 daysand the u/15, u/17 and Open Women’s teams all played in Division 1 oftheir respective sections. The Open team finished 2 nd in their pool andcompleted the tournament in the top 6 of the draw. This is one of thebiggest school’s competitions in Victoria and it is a real achievement forour teams to be as competitive as they are.Academy of Mary ImmaculateMercy Education Limited. CAN 154 531 87088 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy 3065, Telephone: (03) 9419 3044 Fax: (03) 9419 3885, Email: academy @academy.vic.edu.au