Year 9 High Achievers' Breakfast
On Wednesday the 18 th of May, fifty-four Year 9 students were invited to our first Year 9 High Achiever's Breakfast.
Student selection was based on their strong academic performance - heading toward A's and B's, attendance of 90% or higher and good citizenship.
Our principal, Mr Butcher, a number of Year 9 teachers and our Head Boy, William and Head Girl, Mikalya also attended.
Thomas Durkin, a fifth year Fogarty Foundation Scholarship student at the University of Western Australia was the guest speaker.
Tom is currently studying Law through UWA's Juris Doctor Program.
In 2014 he completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics and Political Science & International Relations.
Over the three years of his undergraduate degree Tom worked extensively with Ignite Mentoring.
This included as General Manager and volunteering as a classroom mentor.
Tom acted as Pre-Law Director of the Blackstone Law Society, Vice-President of the UWA Debating Union and volunteered for Teach Learn Grow and Eddie Rice Camps for Kids.
Currently he is a member of the World Economic Forum's Perth Global Shapers hub, which connects individuals with a passion for creating social impact.
Tom is also a member of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship's Student Advisory Group.
In 2014, Tom studied sustainable business practices and the foreign policy of the European Union at the Copenhagen Business School.
Last year he represented Western Australia at the National Student Leadership Forum held at Parliament House in Canberra.
Tom's main focus of the presentation was how to achieve a balance between school and study.
He stressed that it is important to do something you really enjoy, especially when choosing activities out of school and subjects for upper school.
Students were encouraged to be true to themselves - they are unique!
The opportunities to travel and study abroad through exchange were highlighted by the photos that Tom shared.
The students then moved to the Hospitality Room, where the Year 11 Certificate II in Hospitality students served a delicious breakfast.
The Hospitality students had planned the menu and cooked the food as part of their certificate course.
It was a very successful celebration with another Year 9 High Achiever's Breakfast planned for second semester.
