The Lumen Bulletin - Week Ten Term Three

Today we celebrated the last official day of schooling for our Class of 2024. The Year 12s enjoyed a fun and memorable day, full of exciting activities and events. They started the day with a BBQ breakfast, followed by a year group assembly, mini-Olympics, their final House assembly, Principal’s Cup and colour run. It was a wonderful day and a fitting celebration to close out their formal day here at the College. To those preparing for exams over the next few weeks, we wish you all the very best. We look forward to welcoming all our Year 12s back to the College on Friday, 18 October to celebrate graduation.   

Students have recently had the opportunity to display their athletic talents at the ACC Athletics Carnival and the ACC Inclusive Sports Athletics Carnival. Some fantastic results were achieved which are detailed later in this bulletin. 

Those with talents in the Arts also had an opportunity to display their work at the recent College Art Exhibition. Over 300 visual and media artworks from students across all year levels were displayed, showcasing their artistic creativity. 

Over the last fortnight we also celebrated Wellness Week, held several Business Market Stalls, and continued our Year 7 and 11 Mentorship Program, all of which is detailed further in this Bulletin. 

I would like to wish everyone a safe and restful term break and look forward to welcoming students In Years 7-11 back for Term Four on Monday, 7 October.  

Enjoy reading the rest of this bulletin. 

God bless.

Karen Prendergast
College Principal

This year marks a significant milestone as the College celebrates its 40th anniversary. On Wednesday evening, 11 September, Lumen hosted its annual Art Exhibition, with Visual Arts Captain, Devon Easton, serving as the MC.

Over 300 visual and media artworks from students across all year levels were displayed, showcasing their creativity and talent. We were honoured to have Jen Datu, an established WA artist and former Lumen student, as our special guest judge. Jen, who was the Visual Arts Captain in 2009—coincidentally Lumen’s 25th anniversary year—has exhibited her work both in Australia and internationally.

It was wonderful to welcome Jen back to Lumen to acknowledge the exceptional student works. The top Year 12 awards were presented to Devon Easton, who received ‘Highly Commended,’ and Mollie James, who took home the ‘Year 12 Most Outstanding’ award.

The evening was a celebration of the Arts, with live music performances by our students and an incredible dance routine adding to the atmosphere.

As part of tradition, the College selects a piece of artwork to become part of its ongoing legacy collection. This year, Principal Mrs Karen Prendergast chose a beautiful pencil drawing of a soldier’s uniform by Sian Oldfield, which was inspired by a student excursion to the WA Museum Boola Bardip.

Additionally, Mrs. Prendergast awarded the Principal’s Commendation Award to Mollie James for her moving and emotive work entitled, “54 No More!”  In this body of work, Mollie used the language of art to explore the harsh realities of gender-based violence.

Congratulations to all of the students whose work was selected for display!

Lance Taylor
Head of Visual Arts

On Tuesday, 3 and Thursday, 5 September, the two Year 10 Business Bites classes ran market stall events in Jubilee Gardens. Having created their own businesses, the teams had products including cheesecakes, a sausage sizzle, soft drinks, lollies and a photo booth. The event was a great success with each of the nine groups completely selling out their stock. The events raised $1206 dollars for a range of charitable causes nominated by the students.

Stefan Hamilton
Business and Media Teacher

On Friday, 6 September the ACC Inclusive Sports Team travelled to UWA Sports Park in Mt Claremont to compete in the annual ACC ISP Athletics Carnival.

The students were nominated for individual events, including 70 metre running, Long Jump, Shot Put and Vortex Throws. Some students volunteered to compete in extra individual events as there were several students absent.

Students also competed in shuttle and circular relay events, trying their best and showing wonderful sportsmanship.

Congratulations to Dalan Harris who won 1^st place in the Open Division 2 Vortex Throw, throwing 37 metres.

A well-deserved ice cream was enjoyed by students on the bus ride back to school.

Thank you to the Diversity Eeducation staff for ensuring the students got to all their events.

Gina Broderick
Coordinator of Education Support

Our STEM Club includes an astronomy team composed of three students: Nora, Omid and Kate. These students have been working closely with Astronomer Tim Young from ICRAR, using the SPIRIT online telescopes to capture images of deep-space objects such as nebulae and galaxies.

Throughout several sessions, Tim has guided the students in controlling the telescopes, imaging deep-sky targets, and processing the data to create stunning astrophotography. Although it's still early days, and there's much more that can be done to enhance the images, we are very proud of the results so far.

The image shown is of the Firebird Nebula, produced by Nora during the latest session with Tim on Thursday, 12 September 2024.

The astronomy team will continue working with the SPIRIT telescopes in Term 4, alongside other exciting projects!

David Longman
Head of Science

On Friday, 13 September the Lumen Christi Athletics team competed at the ACC Athletics carnival. Approximately 100 students made up the team to contest 273 events throughout the day.

The leaderboard constantly changed throughout the day, but by the end of all events, Lumen Christi College finished in 3^rd place overall, only 47 points behind the winner. Lumen Christi also won the Senior Boys shield.

This carnival was the most closely contested of all ten ACC carnivals, with only 163 points separating first and sixth.

Some notable performers were:

• U/13 Female Championship: Stella Slee 3^rd
• U/16 Female Championship: Cailey Tower 4^th
• U/19 Female Championship: Brianna Lucas 4^th, Sigourney Slee 5^th
• U/13 Male Championship: Caden Swanborough: 5^th
• U/14 Male Championship: Aiden Lucas 2^nd
• U/16 Male Championship: Daniel Ellis 3^rd
• U/19 Male Championship: Jacob Eddington 1^st

Another achievement from the day saw our College Captain, Jacob Eddington complete the ‘clean sweep’ of winning Age Champion at the ACC Carnival in Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. A feat I have never heard of previously being achieved! Well done on this outstanding achievement, Jacob. 

Craig Preshaw
Sport Coordinator

In Week Nine we celebrated Wellness Week. The week was filled with fun and engaging activities designed to support and promote R U OK Day through Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness and Connection. We had many activities running throughout the week such as a gratitude tree, kindness challenge, milo and coffee, and a mindfulness and colouring session. The biggest day was R U OK Day which we celebrated on Wednesday, kicking off with a pancake breakfast for students, and students and staff coming together at lunchtime for lots of stalls, music and conversations. It was wonderful to see staff and students participating and having conversations with each other to promote mental health awareness..

Vanessa Mirco
College Pyschologist

On Wednesday, 11 September the Year 11s came to support the Year 7s in the mentorship program that runs throughout the year. Students reflected on the theme of R U OK and explored ways to actively seek support for others. The counselling team came down and spoke to the students about how to support others and to personally seek support for themselves. This was a lovely day of support for all.

James Castiello, Cameron Douglass, Rachel Goodchild, Vanessa Mirco, Yan Jin

The LUMENosity Specialist Dance program proudly showcased their talents at the ATC&D WA Starz Competition, held at HBF Stadium last weekend. This prestigious event saw athletes from across Western Australia competing in dance and cheer categories over two days.

Lumen's two talented dance teams, Firestorm and Ultraviolet, delivered exceptional performances, standing out in their respective categories. Firestorm, competing in Secondary Hip Hop, wowed the judges and secured 1st place with their dynamic and high-energy routine. Ultraviolet brought grace and power to the stage, earning 1st place in Secondary Contemporary/Lyrical with their stunning, emotive choreography.

The teams were thrilled to receive feedback from an international panel of judges, with experts from the USA, UK, and Mexico offering valuable insights into their performances. The global recognition and feedback have been a motivating factor for the dancers as they continue to refine their skills.

Congratulations to Firestorm, Ultraviolet, and the entire LUMENosity Specialist Dance team on their outstanding success!

Samantha Farley & Kara Beatty
Dance Teachers

SCSA VET Awards

Three of our Year 12 VET students, Makhi Dagnall, Louise Vinciguerra, and Mikayla Saladine, have been nominated for the SCSA VET Awards, which celebrate exceptional achievement in VET. To be eligible, students must have completed a nationally recognised VET qualification at least to AQF level II in one of nine industry areas by the end of Year 12. Additionally, nominated students must have completed at least two unit equivalents of Workplace Learning in an industry area related to their VET qualification. The selection process includes meeting specific criteria and providing statements from the student, their workplace representative, and the VET Manager. I wish all our nominated students the best of luck and hope they advance to the next stage, which involves an interview with the VET Awards Selection Panel.

Congratulations to Makhi, Louise and Mikayla.

Ngala Kwop Bidi Scholarship

The Ngala Kwop Biddi Brighter Futures Scholarship is offered by Murdoch University and aims to support exceptional young individuals who have demonstrated leadership and made positive contributions in their school or community. The scholarship is valued at $12,000, awarded in semester instalments over up to four years.

We would like to congratulate Year 12 student, Louise Vinciguerra who has been awarded this scholarship. This is a remarkable achievement and a testament to her hard work, leadership, and dedication.

Wishing Louise continued success in her academic journey at Murdoch University.

Rosa Nicholls
Head of VET and Transition

Dance

Congratulations to Beau Scott (Year 12), Chelsea Agostino (Year 12), Betty Redden (former Lumen student, Class of 2022) and Kelsey Fallo (former Lumen student, Class of 2017)  who won three bids with their dance studio, Vitality Academy to compete at The Dance Worlds in 2025, held in Disney World, Florida for Jazz, Lyrical/Contemporary, and Pom.

BMX

Lumen Christi College wishes Year 8 student, Ava Worthington well as she competes in the National titles for BMX early next term. 

Australian Girls Choir National Tour

Good luck to Year 10 student, Hannah Altorfer who is taking part in the upcoming Australian Girls Choir National Tour to Queensland during the school holidays.

View the College Calendar

Enrolments for Year 7 2026 and 2027 entry are now open. If you are yet to submit your enrolment application, please do so here. Please note, enrolments for Year 7 2025 are now at capacity.

Maddington Little Athletics Club