From the Headmaster
By Craig Bassingthwaighte, Headmaster
Welcome back! I trust you have all had a restful and refreshing break and are ready for the demands of the final term of the year.
Feature Stories
Camp Challenges for Year 4s
By Nicole Fann, Year Level Leader
Five Days at STEM Camp
By Christine Wylie, Head of Department - Science
Debating Done Right
By Charlotte Roche and Michael Guy, Debating Captains 2018
Adventurous Year 4 students at camp in the picturesque Uki, northern NSW, attending Midginbil Hill Outdoor Education Centre. The purpose of the camp was to experience team work challenges, build resilience, collaborate, communicate and learn about the history and ecosystem of the local volcanic environment.
Adventurous Year 4 students at camp in the picturesque Uki, northern NSW, attending Midginbil Hill Outdoor Education Centre. The purpose of the camp was to experience team work challenges, build resilience, collaborate, communicate and learn about the history and ecosystem of the local volcanic environment.
Adventurous Year 4 students at camp in the picturesque Uki, northern NSW, attending Midginbil Hill Outdoor Education Centre. The purpose of the camp was to experience team work challenges, build resilience, collaborate, communicate and learn about the history and ecosystem of the local volcanic environment.
Adventurous Year 4 students at camp in the picturesque Uki, northern NSW, attending Midginbil Hill Outdoor Education Centre. The purpose of the camp was to experience team work challenges, build resilience, collaborate, communicate and learn about the history and ecosystem of the local volcanic environment.
Kevin Song, was successful with his application to attend the QUT STEM camp in 2018
JUN B Winners in Debating
Junior School
Somerset Junior Sport
By Mark Pitura, Junior School Sports Co-ordinator
Somerset Junior Sport
By Mark Pitura, Junior School Sports Co-ordinator
Great job to the girls who travelled to Bundaberg last weekend to compete in the Netball State Primary School Cup. Over the course of the Saturday and Sunday, the team won eight of the ten matches they played, well done!
Primary State Cup - Bundaberg
By Lola McLaughlin, Team Manager
A squad of 10 players from Years 4 to 6 set off on Friday 14 September for the long drive up to Bundaberg to represent Somerset College in the annual Primary State Cup Netball Competition. Spirits were high, singing voices loud, setting the tone for the journey.
Senior School
Somerset Senior Sport
By Shane Lunniss, Director of Sport
Year 7s in Ancient Times
By Gianni Restaino, Year 7 Student
The Year 7 area was transformed into an Egyptian Arena for students to immerse in the culture. Some were dressed in Ancient Egyptian clothing taking the class back to ancient times before presenting their artefacts to their peers.
Drama Artist in Residence
By Melinda Green, Head of House - Starkey
Recently, the Year 10 Drama students were privileged to have Travis Dowling (Associate Director of Queensland Theatre) visit the College and work exclusively with them on an upcoming performance. Throughout the morning, students workshopped ways to extract meaning from a text and, as a result, engaged in meaningful discussion about the ideas they were trying to grapple.
