I have been in O’Connor since year one up until now in year 11. It has shaped me to who I am today and has given me the comfort, confidence and support I have needed to get through my high school journey.

I have built multiple relationships with my O’Connor Peers, Tutors and Teachers all because of the inclusivity and guidance our house supplies us with.

O’Connor has given me so many opportunities such as being apart of the house council not once but twice, becoming peer support leader, helping out with junior school cross country and also being able to help coach and umpire during Interhouse sport in AMP.

Ever since I could remember I have always wanted to become the House Captain of O’Connor. It has been my ultimate goal and I hope i get the opportunity to showcase my leadership skills when I am in Year 12.

My main goal for Muir was to be as involved as I could in this subject. I highly enjoyed this subject the first time I did it which was last year and chose it once again as I enjoyed it so much. This year in Muir we completed a unit each in Orienteering, snorkelling and archery and I enjoyed them all very much.

ORIENTEERING;

Orienteering was the first unit we completed in Muir this year. We learnt the basics as well as how to put Fred in the shed. After weeks of practicing in and around the school, we went for a trip to Jorgensen’s in Kalamunda for a day trip. It was a warm day and we got to go adventuring around the bush finding different codes.

ARCHERY;

Archery was a very exciting and fun unit to complete in Muir. We had an instructor named Mary who taught us how to shoot and guided us to improve each week. Every week our targets moved further away to challenge us with our skills.

Snorkelling;

Snorkelling was our final unit of Muir and was by far my favourite one! We swam in the pool at school to improve our fitness and snorkelling basic skills which then lead us to a day at Coogee beach. It was a bit of a cold day but we all put our wetsuits on and pushed ourselves to get into the water and ended up having an awesome time.

CAMP!

This year the Muir elective got a new activity added into it. We got to spend 2 days in Rotto. We arrvied off the ferry and went for a walk to out first snorkelling spot. We rotated between our 3 classes and got to go for two long snorkels each. Before dinner we did an amazing race which was so much fun just walking and exploring the island. Then we had our BBQ dinner and we all got to sit down with our friends and chat. We got a lot of down time which made the camp so relaxing and more fun. Before bed we went to the oval next to our tent set up and ran around and had lots of fun. The next day we went to the Basin for our snorkelling session. Before leaving Rottenest we went to the Bakery and got some food.

Overall I had a great time on this camp and highly recommend choosing Muir as a subject.

My interests revolve around sports, wellbeing, health and anything to do with the body. I love learning about how to look after the body and what our bodies need to to function healthily and what the inside of our bodies require to be full of energy and functioning. I like being around people like my friends and family.

My skills are working with others and being a leader. I like to be able to work with my ideas and combine mine with other peoples thinking to create or solve things together. I work well with other people rather than alone all the time.

The biggest thing I have learned is how people are effected by speeding and how serious and dangerous it is. I understood how it was an ongoing issue in Australia but did not realise how horrible the consequences can be. For example the most common age for speeding is from around 17-25 year olds. This is extremely worrying as young lives are at risk just from not being able to drive at a safe speed.

One peice of adive i would pass on the younger drivers is to think before you act. There are so many deaths are there are so many young lives at risk. Young people are only at the beginning of their lives are keeping it there and not being bale to grow up as people are dying or being seriously injured which effects their lives. You are not only effecting your own life, there are your friends and loved ones like family who have to deal with not having you in their life anymore which is mentally draining.

I pledge to never drive over the speed limit at am extreme speed as it has the potential to hurt myself and others and can cause death. I chose to commit to this as I will not only be affecting myself but other around me, people I know and do not know. I this pledge my goal is to make the roads safer for myself and others around me. This is a realistic pledge that I am able to commit to not only when i just begin driving but throughout my entire like because i must consider the people around me not only just my own safety.

LOCK 2022

In lock this semester we participated in a variety of actives such as Kayaking, rock climbing and bush cooking. I had a few goals in this subject one being to get myself into the water for kayaking. I am not the biggest fan of river water, but I got myself to get in and ended up having a great time. There was one day I remember it was quite cold and I really didn’t want to go in the water, but I got myself with my friends to go and it ended up being really fun and enjoyable. The weather was never really an issue for any our activities.

Climbing-

Climbing was the first unit we participated in with Lock. First we learnt the basics about the safety gear and how to attach it the climb. We learn about the 7 H’s to keep safe and make sure we have everything ready to start climbing. These 7 safety checks were; hair, had to be tucked in or tied up, helmet, had to be on properly with a small space in-between the chin and strap, harness, to ensure that the harness is on properly and that when you put the first through the straps that you cannot pull it out,  hardware, to make sure you have the correct hardware, hands, make sure to have gloves on, hoofs, make sure to have closed in shoes, happy, always make sure to enjoy what you are doing. Then after we learnt the 7 H’s we learnt how to hoist up the climber. After we learnt how to stand properly and use the ropes. We  then begun climbing the wall in the ISC. We all had different abilities and some people even made it to the top platform. It was a lot of fun and we challenged each other to get as high  as we can.

Kayaking-

Another one of the activities we completed in lock is kayaking. Kayaking is a water sport and it is really fun. We went down to Shelly foreshore for a few weeks and did kayaking there. We learnt to put on a skirt, flip over and safely and how to paddle. We went to Shelly over about 5 weeks and played different games and went to different places in the water. While kayaking we saw swans in the water along with other birds. Also while kayaking, there were quite alot of the river bush like things in the water which we saw.

Bush cooking-

Bush Cooking was our final activity that we completed in lock. We learn many things such as how tot build the two different types of fires, what materials we needed for the fire and of course how to cook on the fire. It was such a great and fun experience with out classmates. Our assessment consisted of being in groups of four and we had to create a planning sheet of what meals we were going to make. We had to make an Italian dish, Asian, Indian and Mexican dish over a few lessons. This was a lot of fun as we got to be creative and cook up yummy meals.

This term in science I worked well with my peers to create an earthquake-proof tower out of spaghetti sticks and blue tack. We were supplied with a budget of $60 to buy our materials from Mr Goor. The materials consisted of spaghetti and bluetick only. The aim was to create a building out of spaghetti sticks and blue tack that can resist an earthquake on a platform that Mr Goor shook to act like an earthquake. We had two rounds of building and two chances to try and get our building to withstand the earthquake. The criteria we had to follow is below.

• is quick and easy to assemble
• had a medium height of 60cm
• has a maximum base of 30 x 30cm
• remains standing after an earthquake, as simulated by shaking a table for 10 seconds
• is constructed from the materials supplied by our teacher
• costs less than $60 to build, given the material cost
• material cost; spaghetti ($1 per 10cm), Blu tack ($1 per gram)

The engineering process is a sequence of steps that engineers use to help them develop and test potential solutions to challenges. The steps include finding the problem that you are solving, brainstorming ideas to generate new ideas, researching solutions, designing solutions, and creating prototypes, and finally testing and evaluating the finished product. My partner and I could have improved on our engineering process through researching more and designing and brainstorming ideas before we tested our structure.

The first thing my partner and I did when beginning our engineering challenge was gathering research and information about earthquake-resistant/proof buildings to build our knowledge of how these buildings are built to withstand such a big disaster. We learned that cross braces are involved in the building process of earthquake-proof buildings, so we made sure to include them in the structures we build. After we gained research and knowledge about the buildings, we got out a notebook and wrote down the lengths of the spaghetti sticks so we knew how much to snap off the length of the spaghetti sticks for our structure to be equal and not wonky. After we drew up some designs and measured our lengths, we got a clear space together to start making our first building. We got our blue tack, spaghetti sticks, ruler, and placemat on our benchtop with a clear space to get working. We had begun with our base and then went up from there. My partner and I were successful with our first structure as we made sure to not make it too heavy and ensured that we were using small pieces of blue tack to prevent it from breaking. Our second time making our building was unsuccessful due to our time management. We were trying to rebuild our structure and unfortunately, the spaghetti sticks kept on snapping and we could not get it right. We continued trying different ways to rebuild our building but did not realize the time. We had to put something very random quickly together and it ended up just being 60cm tall. We then took it to the test on the earthquake board and it did not break but it did not stay 60cm tall. it dropped down to under 50cm tall so we were unsuccessful.

I demonstrated teamwork along with my partner as we worked very well together and got done what we needed to. By doing this we were able to work efficiently and get all the steps completed in the engineering process. Another capability my partner and I used to work efficiently was communication. By using our communication skills, we were able to send videos and photos to each other if needed. Without using our communication skills, we would not have completed all our questions on the Stile activity with all the media we included.

Year 9 camp was a memorable and great learning experience for everyone. The trip to Kalbarri was an amazing learning experience for everyone. I learn multiple things that I will certainly use everyday at school and as I get older and as I become an adult. The main abilities we used at camp were teamwork and leadership. Another is to be able to communicate. This is a vital part of socialising. We are surrounded with people at school, in public and at work. At camp in our groups, they were like teams. If we don’t work together, we won’t get activities done. The little things at camp mattered most to our groups. For example, our food. We all had these massive bags that no one wanted to put any extra food into because we would have to hike with it. This is where communication came in as we had spoken to each other asking each other what we all have in our hiking bags, so that we can all carry a fair even amount of weight on our backs. If we had not used communication effectively here, we may of misplaced or lost food resources which means there may not of been enough food for everyone to have. Another extremely important situation to work as a team at year 9 camp was when we did the climbing activates such as rock climbing and ab sailing. If we did not work together as a team serious injuries  and or accidents could of occurred. Luckily everyone used their leadership skills by listening to one another and communicating effectively and clearly so there were no accidents in my group.

My name is Clara Elezovich I am 14 years old and I attend All Saints College.

I have been at ASC since kindergarten and will be a collegiate at All Saints in 2024 and I cannot wait to be a year 12 student! I am extremely grateful that I have such amazing opportunities at ASC such as being able to be in the 2021 House council. It has boosted my confidence and has made me want to become a House Captain in year 12. I cannot wait for the opportunity to come my way in 2024, along with all the other amazing opportunities this school has inline for me.

I am a driven student who thrives to do my best in everything I do. I am passionate about being the best I can be. I try to involve myself in any extra activities or events at school as I love helping people and participating in different things. I like to be a role model to others especially younger students who are able to look up to me.

Something I am proud of in my time at All saints is being apart of the O’conner house council two years, 2021 and 2022. It has given me confidence to do more public speaking and to socialise with students of other year groups. It has also made me step out of my comfort with speaking to other people in different year groups which I now love to do!

1. Overall summary of the day? (what were some of the things you were asked to be mindful of)

My experience at Rottnest was a very fun and enjoyable day. We got to see many different sea animals, coral reefs, and quokkas. The weather was a warm sunny day and there wasn’t too much wind. the temperature got up into the 30’s which was really nice. Throughout the day we were mindful of the people from the public, we picked up our rubbish and we did not touch any of the coral as we were asked not to so we would protect the environment.

• What things did you see?

There were quite a lot of things I saw. When we were not in the water, on the land I saw a few quokkas and people from the public. While we were snorkelling in the water, I saw a lot more that what I saw on the land. There were little caves made of coral which some people swam through and under. There were a few jellyfish and stingers in the water but only a couple of people got stung. There were many different types of fish that we saw and there were a few schools of fish as well. One group saw a seal which was very lucky but then it swam away. One last thing I saw in the water was a lot of seaweed that came up very high to the surface.

• How were your snorkelling skills? (what did you find difficult/challenging? What did you find easy?)

I have improved on my snorkelling skills from when we first started to the rottenest trip. I improved on my duck dives and popping up and blowing out the water instead of taking the mouthpiece out of my mouth. I found it a bit challenging when the waves started to come in. It is harder to swim against the waves as it is pushing you back.

• How did you and your buddy work together?

My buddy was Jaide and we worked really well. We always checked in with each other and we used the “are you okay” hand signals under water and when one of us wanted to duck dive we pointed down and went down together.

• What things did you like most about the day?

My favourite thing about the day was just snorkelling and getting to see all of the coral and sea life. While we were snorkelling, I got the chance to take some videos and pictures with a camera which was really fun and I really enjoyed doing that.

• Any recommendations for next time?

For next time I would really like to be able to have bikes to ride to different snorkelling spots at rottenest. It would be really great to move around so we get to see different things instead of seeing the same things in the same little spot.

• Rate your experience

My experience was a 9/10 I really enjoyed the day it was super fun but I would like to move around more to other snorkeling spots so I can experience more and more with sea life and snorkeling

Capabilities-

Collaborative- In outdoor Ed, we are basically a team and we had to work together to stay safe and look after each other. For example, when we went snorkeling we had to stay with one or two people which we called our “buddies”. We stayed around 5m away from our buddies and always checked on each other to keep each other safe and happy to have a fun time together on our trip.

Effective Communication- Effective communication was very important to also keep each other safe. With our buddies as we were under the water, we are not able to speak so we used hand signals as an effective way to communicate with each other to check in with each other.

Organization- Organization is very important in Outdoor ED as you need to remember everything you need to go snorkeling. I think my organization was really good as I always remembered my bathers, snorkel, flipper, towel, and anything else that I needed to have a successful day with snorkeling.

Leave no trace-

Leave no trace was extremely important to us as we were going around to a public place and must have kept it clean so that we do not leave a trace. When we arrived at Rottenest it was clean, the air was fresh with no pollution and the land had no rubbish so we had to keep it like that. I certainly did well in leaving no trace as I put all of my rubbish in the correct rubbish bin or back into my lunch bag.

 On the 10^th of February 1963, a murder case was discovered.

 A 17-year-old girl named Rosemary Anderson was killed in a major car accident and was left alone on the side of the road by her murderer who was unknown at the time. Her 19-year-old boyfriend named John Button had found her unconscious on the side of the road and took her to the emergency department. John was instantly accused of her murder without further investigations. John was beaten intensely for an extreme amount of time until he lied and confessed that he is guilty of the murder of his girlfriend Rosemary Anderson. He did five yearsor so in prison and was let out after his time. The outcome of this was that John was not guilty and did not commit this murder and the real murderer did end up confessing, his name was Eric Edgar Cooke. This is because after John struggled with five long years in prison, Eric confessed the murder of Rosemary Anderson confessed that he did commit the murder and that it was not John Button. In my paragraphs I will be explaining how a few principles of justice have either supported or not supported this case.

The principle of justice “Burden and standard of proof” was certainly not supported in the events of this case. This is an extremely important principle of justice as it is how the quality of proof and investigating is conducted in a certain case. If we did not have a somewhat reasonable standard of proof the case would not be a fair trial. There were extremely low standards of evidence and proof when John Button was accused and found guilty. This was an unfair way to find out who the murderer is as they had beaten the accused and brutely hurt him therefore he either had a chance to die by being beaten or to be guilty of the murder of his girlfriend which they had not thoroughly investigated.

Secondly, the principle of justice “Right to appeal” was certainly not supported in this case as John Button did not have a say nor did John Button have somewhat of support in what he had to say. Having the right to appeal is very important as we must hear what the accused has to say. It is not fair that he did not get to speak up and say what in his eyes had happened. He could not speak due to the pain he was going through because he was beaten and had no choice but to confess which is certainly unreasonable and unfair. In addition, the car was not examined, and no other suspects were investigated.

A final principle of justice that was not supported was “innocent until proven guilty”. This case was not supported with this principle of justice as John Button was instantly accused that he was guilty without investigating the murder scene fairly and accurately. This is a seriously important principle of justice as someone should not instantly be accused without a very high standard of proof. For example, they did not accuse anyone except John as the culprit.

A single principle of justice that was supported in this case was “equal treatment” as John Button was treated like they treated every other straight white male was treated. In this case, the event has happened 50 years ago, and this was when white people had more rights to colored people and as he was a male, they instantly accused him of the murder.

In conclusion, I believe that this case of the death of seventeen-year-old Rosemary Anderson was not a fair, accurate, or supported case. John Button was instantly accused of the murder, there was an extremely low standard of investigating and proof and finally, he did not say what he wanted or appeal to this case due to his torcher in prison. This was entirely unfair and a complete misunderstanding from the judge and the courts.