Robocup finals at UTAS

Our Robotics students across the school have growing opportunities to learn, make friends and compete in a variety of competitions. Last Saturday 30 July the following students competed in the Robocup Junior Finals at UTAS, Sandy Bay:

Dance takes off

The Southern Tasmanian Dance Eisteddfod is over for another year. In the last newsletter of term 2, Jess Duggan, Year 10 Bosco House Creative Arts Captain, said students were excited to have the opportunity to perform and showcase their hard work at the Derwent Entertainment Centre before a public audience. “Our choreographer is the extremely talented Ms Jenina Evans, of Jenina’s Dance World, who teaches dance here at Dominic. She is the best teacher ever.” Competing against College level students, the Dominic College Year 8 Dance Troupe we

Multicultural futsal tournament

The Youth Settlement Team of the Migrant Resource Centre Southern Tas (MRC) organises activities for new Tasmanians, who come from a variety of countries, refugee backgrounds, religions and cultures. On 8-9 July 2016, a Multicultural Youth Health and Fitness Event was organised in collaboration with the Phoenix Centre and Dominic College in our Savio Centre. The event aimed to improve social connections and wellbeing through sport. There was a delicious BBQ, and information stalls from various organisations.

Year 6 say it loud and say it well

On Tuesday 28 June all Year 6 students performed their self-devised drama as part of Say It Loud 2016. During Term 2 Year 6 worked on two separate documentary dramas, based on the stimulatory ideas of the mountain and the river. Over 16 30-minute lessons students wrote and produced these works.

Creative Arts go beserk!

​Just doing it! Rather than winding down towards the end of a typically busy term, our Music and Drama students are proving the adage by using every available second to push themselves in an array of Creative Arts events happening over the final two weeks.

K-10 assembly 22 June

On Wednesday this week, we held our Kindergarten–Year 10 Assembly for the term. The assembly saw us change our configuration of seating and we were all pleased to see our patron saint banners, gifts of the Class of 2015, hanging for the first time. Highlights of the assembly included our College Captains’ speeches on grit and goal achievement. Meg Parkinson and Jacob Davidson spoke eloquently about the importance of goal setting and learning from failure and perseverance.

Aftershocks - excellent senior drama performance

Molly Woolley, actress and Siena Creative Arts Captain, said the 2016 senior drama performance ‘Aftershocks’ was a huge success for all involved. 'The students who took part in the performance have received some impressive feedback regarding the performance after each show,' Molly said.

K-2 and 3-6 Cross Country Carnivals delight

Our two cross country days this week for our younger students were wonderful days of sportsmanship, grit, commitment and fun. They complemented last week's 7-10 carnival very well. On Wednesday we had a brilliant morning of running in the K-2 Cross Country. The “joyfulness” was something to behold as well over 200 supporters and 240 runners competed in their events. Well done to Kinders on completing their first Cross Country and congratulations to all K-2 runners on their wonderful efforts on the day.

International Women's Day donation

Commemorate and donate with Art by Esther Shohet

Many of you will have noticed the strikingly beautiful painting in Grantleigh's entry, of Esther Shohet's view of the world of Dominic College. Esther, a College parent, and celebrated international artist, agreed to create this piece especially for the College. Esther generously offered to also produce a range of branded household goods for sale, whose proceeds will go to the Br Peter Dezani Scholarship Fund.