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On Tuesday the 3rd of July eighteen Year 9 students and twelve Year 10 students traveled to Western Sydney University Penrith Campus to compete in the Science and Engineering Challenge.
This challenge was organised by academics from the University of Newcastle and hosted by Western Sydney University.
Students competed in teams against students from seven schools including Cerdon College, St Patrick’s College, Strathfield, Penrith Christian School, Mitchell High School and Richmond High School.
Two weeks before the challenge students organised themselves into teams of four or three and went into a draw to see which challenge or challenges they were to compete in.
This was our second year in the competition and as we did in 2017 our students excelled in the Bridge Challenge. Our girls team were a strong contender with the only other bridge holding the weight trolley was the team from St Patrick’s College, Strathfield.
This year we were able to field teams in each of the eight challenges and were placed third in the overall competition. An improvement from fifth place in 2017.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the challenge. You are to be commended on your approach and dedication to each challenge and as always were fabulous ambassadors of St Andrews College. A special thank you to Mrs Waygood for her co-ordination of the teams and the challenges. As well as her photography on the day.
The Year 10 students were:
- Parachi Goyal
- Maheka Karunaratne
- Kiranjot Kaur
- Shagan Kaur-Ghuman
- Rachel Khalil
- Mollay Kollie
- Hashwitaa Maynoor
- Priya Patel
- Philopater Shaker
- Sonali Singh
- Siaosi Tuita
- Owen Walker
The Year 9 students were:
- Clare Attard
- Xavier Casipit
- Alyanna Castaneda
- Luziel Cordoba
- Arielle Dera
- Joe-Mar Gould-Matienzo
- Shreyas Gurelli
- Patrick Healy
- Louis Ibanez
- Mohika Jhamat
- Kodi Kalemusic
- Khushi Gupta
- Regina Marcelino
- Thomas McKinley
- Corinne Mitchell
- Brandon Pollock
- Lachlan Rafidi
- Laney Shepherd
There were eight challenges in the competition. They were:
- Confounding Communications
- ElectraCITY
- Grasping at Straws
- Helter Skelter Shelter
- Stringways
- Mission to Mars
- Flat-Pack
- Bridge
Therese May
Careers Counsellor
St Andrew's College Marayong
www.standrewscmarayong.catholic.edu.au
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