TERM DATES

End of Term 3 - Friday 25 September 2020

Start of Term 4 - Monday 12 October 2020

End of Term 4 - Thursday 17 December 2020

Our annual Wicked Transition program commenced last week with 15 students attending to begin their high school journey, ready for 2021.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions guests will need to sign a register and ensure they have the correct tickets for entry.

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The Stephen Michael Foundation's Rising Leaders Program teaches students how to lead through coaching.

Selected students from Lakeland SHS went to South Lake PS yesterday to assist in a coaching clinc with their year 4s.

This year some Year 10 students were given the opportunity to apply for a scholarship with the Construction Training Fund. The scholarship is in the Certificate II in Building and Construction, and includes mentoring, career advice and meetings with industry employers.

I would like to congratulate Blake Taylor, who was successful in his application and will be attending TAFE and work placements over the next two years while completing his WACE.

This is the second year in a row that a Lakeland student has successfully gained one of these scholarships. Our Year 11 student Beau Randell also gained a scholarship last year and has been attending South Metro TAFE this year. Beau is currently attending a work placement with a construction company.

I look forward to seeing more Lakeland students completing training and hopefully continuing with employment in the construction industry.

Vivien Encel

VET Coordinator

Year 10 Specialist Music student Asha playing Every 27 Years by Benjamin Wallfisch from the movie IT.

https://youtu.be/sVcI4lLwea0

The Arts Learning Areas will be hosting a week of fun which will celebrate all of the effort and skills that our students have developed over the course of the year.

This will culminate in Illuminate, where over two nights, students from Dance, Music and Drama will showcase their work to an audience after school.

Wednesday 9 September - Dance, Drama and Music

Thursday 10 September - Music and Drama

Tickets are $7 each and available from reception.

There will be NO door sales so get in quick before they go!

Leavers is the celebration at the end of Year 12 exams. It's is a significant ritual for young people marking the transition from high school to adulthood. Leavers WA in 2020 will be held from Monday 23 November to Thursday 26 November.

The Leavers WA event in the South West will go ahead as planned. Leavers WA will continue to monitor and follow the official guidance from local and federal government authorities in planning.

Leavers' Brunch - parent information session

We're holding a FREE parent information session on Sunday September 20 at The Rise at 28 Eighth Avenue in Maylands.

Join us for morning tea from 9.45am and hear our speakers from 10am to 11am. Browse our stalls from 11am to 12pm.

Register to attend the event in person.

If you can't make it to this event in person, you can register to watch the live-stream via YouTube.

On Monday the Year 12 ATAR Human Biology students attended the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. They were involved in their Next Gen Program that aims to engage, educate and inspire the next generation of medical researchers.

The students were searching for mutations with Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). They first discussed PCR and played a competitive game to cement their understanding of the PCR process. After this the students were granted access to a wet lab where they set up a PCR reaction to amplify potentially mutated BRAF genes of three patients, followed by electrophoresis to visualise the outcome. Students learnt first-hand how advances in research can directly affect the lives of patients.