What happens when you put together 84 singing and dancing Senior students, numerous other students in the stage and technical crews, costume and set designers, and then combine them with the talent of the staff in the Somerset College Drama and Music Departments?
The importance of promoting innovation in our young people is imperative to ensure a competitively successful future for Australia. Our government recognises this and has implemented new initiatives such as the National Innovation and Science Agenda.
This week in sport we finalise our Summer Season sports trials and move towards the APS Athletics Carnival on 10 August.
Last Friday both the Senior and Junior Inter-House Chess competitions were held in the chess room. There was a very enjoyable atmosphere, being a mix of intense concentration, and fun. Excellent sportsmanship was the order of the day.
Science by Inquiry gives students the opportunity to gain knowledge about their world through exploration in open-ended investigations. It is promoted and actively pursued in our MYP Sciences programme, from simple experiments to in-depth Semester Investigations and Scientific Inquiry projects.
On Tuesday evening students and parents of the Somerset Rugby Community celebrated the 2016 Rugby Season at the annual Rugby Dinner. The Great Hall certainly lived up to its name, all decked out with rugby-related paraphernalia.
Charlize Hinze (Year 7) had a very busy weekend last weekend at the Gold Coast Eistedfodd. Over the five sections in which Charlize competed, displaying a wonderful array of various styles, she was placed first in the Vocal Folk Song Section, 15 years and under, as well as placing second in the Vocal Junior Championship, 12 year olds and under.
What an adventure the High School Musical journey has been! From starting rehearsals early in the year to producing three spectacular shows, we know we speak on behalf of the cast when we say all the tiring rehearsals were worth it!
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