Year 9: Winter Term 2019
….and that concludes another busy term in the Year 9 House. Below is a snippet of what we all got up to!!
MORAY CAMPS
This Term, each of the Year 9’s attended the Scotch Moray Campsite, which is located in Dwellingup. The boys went down in there HASS classes and spent a week with the Outdoor Education Department – camping, rafting, orienteering and being challenged on the high ropes course. Ask your son if he attempted “The Leap of Faith”? These Moray Camps tie in nicely to ‘The Great Outdoors’ theme in the Year 9 Boarding House.
PSA SPORTS
Winter Sport had boys playing AFL, Soccer, Rugby, Hockey and Badminton. All boys learn great lessons about commitment and work ethic and it’s a good balance with all the other commitments at Scotch College. The boys trained and played hard all season. Below are some action photos from the season.
COMMUNITY SPORT
Kody, Orson and Thomas all played Hockey for the Westside Wolves this season. Tyler, Kalib, Edward, Sam, Dardayne and Oscar all played Football for the Swanbourne Tigers. The boys got knocked out at the semi-finals but had a great season overall. Tyler won Best & Fairest and Kalib won Runner-up B&F. Congratulations to all boys who play community sport.
HOUSE FUN
On a regular basis, boys from the three Boarding Houses will meet down at the Playing Fields for a game of Gaelic Footy. A great way to have some fun on a “No-Tech Tuesday”
INTER-SCHOOL ATHLETICS
The boys competed at the Inter-House Athletics, followed by the Quads and finally the Inter-School Athletics. Scotch College won this year’s Interschool Athletics Carnival. Kalib Dempster Park was simply outstanding competing in his 800m and 1500m races on the day, winning both events and contributing to Scotch College winning the overall PSA trophy.
WOODSY’S WORKOUT
Every Tuesday evening after ‘Prep’, Academic Staff member Alex Wood takes a group of boys up to the Gym for some serious Cross Fit exercise. The boys are starting to see the benefits of all their hard work while having some fun at the same time. This workout session will continue next Term.
SOUP KITCHEN
The Community and Service program is being well represented by Thomas, Kody, Oscar and Sid who help out making soup for the Homeless. They attend cooking sessions at the Scotch Kitchens and the soup gets delivered to the Homeless through the organization: Second Bite ‘Soup Kitchen’
WOOL JUDGING at the Royal Show
A number of the boys helped out with the wool classing at the Royal Show. The organisers commented on how polite and helpful theses boys where and how the work was done very quickly.
They were very impressed and thankful, well done boys.
Edward Graham, Kody Waters, Orson Bairstow, Sid Cullen Falconer, Jyrone White, Thomas Sounness, Samuel McGinniss, Tyler Messina, Oscar Rogers, Eli Blackburn, Calvin Smith, Brooke Milner, Brodie Haywood, Jahlil Hajinoor Fuller and Dardayne Russie.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Winter Term
We have had another great Term in the Year 9 House, the boys have already learnt some crucial routines and responsibilities in the House. The boys continue developing in their Academic, Sporting and Social programs throughout the term and when they return after the holidays they will be big Year 10’s!!