Senior School Notices
TERM 1 WEEK 7
From the Head of Senior School
PLC v Scotch Netball
On Friday, our Student Leaders versed their counterparts from Scotch College for the annual Leaders' Netball Match.
Players swapped clothes before competing in a fierce battle in the Hugh Baird Sports Centre with the majority of the Senior School students watching on and cheering.
Unfortunately, Scotch proved too good this year and the boys came away with the win but well done to each student for giving their personal best and for making that Lunchtime a very entertaining one.
Reclaim the Void Project
Reclaim the Void was born from Ngalia elders in Leonora, WA expressing their pain and grief at ‘those gaping mine holes left all over country’.
The idea was conceived to symbolically ‘seal’ one of the holes with an artwork expressing the story of country. The vision is to cover a mining pit with a large-scale dot artwork made up of thousands of handmade circular rugs woven from discarded fabric.
Students across both the Junior School and Senior School have been busy weaving to contribute to this artwork.
To continue on with the Reclaim the Void project, we would like to collect donations of unwanted plain coloured cotton sheets (not patterned) of any size. Fitted sheets and flat sheets are accepted (any size) and can be dropped off to the PLC Lighthouse any time from now until the end of term. Recycled cotton sheets is the medium being used for this project as part of reducing any further impact on the environment.
World's Greatest Shave
PLC's participation in the Leukemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave spanned two days and involved hundreds of students from both PLC and Scotch College.
On Wednesday, students from Years 7 to 10 took part in braiding Junior School students' hair and Kobe Wu (Year 7), Maya Pushpalingam (Year 8), and Brigette Kapinkoff (Year 9) had large portions of their hair cut off for this worthy cause.
Yesterday, 50 students in Year 12 ventured to Scotch College to take part in collaborative efforts supporting this cause. Ava Deykin, Katherine Gower, and Nelly Galluccio braved the shave. Thank you to everyone who participated as together we have raised over $36K to find a cure for blood cancer.
Moorditj by Moonlight
Over the weekend, our Gorna Liyarn girls celebrated the strength of Indigenous culture through a number of dance performances at the Moorditj Moonlight Festival.
For those who may not know, "Moorditj" means "strong" in the Noongar language, and we were honoured to be a part of this event, which certainly highlighted the rich history and traditions of our Indigenous communities.
A big thank you to everyone who made this event possible and congratulations to our dancers!
Miss Rebecca Watts
Head of Senior School
Rev Nalin's Reflections
Along with tens of thousands of others, I have always been encouraged and inspired by the writings of Thomas Merton. Despite living as a hermit Trappist monk, Merton’s radical writings and social engagement were so disturbingly influential. He was on the CIA’s “Most Wanted” list for his outspokenness against the Vietnam War, his critical stance on nuclear weapons, on made-in-America racism, and his cry against capitalism’s empire-building by way of global violence.
Important Information
Early Finish
Last Day of Term
Please be reminded that students will finish at 1.00 pm on the last day of term, Thursday 5 April.
New Bus Service - Cottesloe PM
We are pleased to announce a new Horizons West bus service which will ensure safe student travel from PLC into the Cottesloe suburb.
To ensure the continuation of these bus services, it is vital that PLC students use them.
Please click the button below to view all the bus services PLC offers including the new afternoon Cottesloe route.
Accessing Parent Contact Lists on the PLC App
The PLC App will now be the only place to access your Parent Contact Lists. Due to security reasons, the Parent Contact Lists will no longer be emailed to parents, but will now only be accessible via the PLC App.
To view your Parent Contact List, please click the ‘Key Contacts’ tile, then scroll to ‘Parent Contact List’ and click on your daughter/s’ name. You will only be able to access the Parent Contact List for your daughter/s’ year group.
If you do not wish to have your details disclosed on the Parent Contact List, our procedure remains the same. Please notify our Admissions Team at registrar@plc.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9424 6555. We also request that you keep us up-to-date with your contact details by advising our Admissions Team of any changes.
We have included a copy of Principal, Cate Begbie’s Guidelines for Use of Parent Contact Lists here. We ask that you please read the guidelines carefully before using the Parent Contact List.
PLC Holiday Programme
Open to Year 7 Students
The PLC Holiday Programme will run on Wednesday 12, Thursday 13, and Friday 14 April 2023 from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm at $50 per day.
Each day is unique, covering a variety of sports and activities. This is open to female students from Kindergarten to Year 7 and students will be grouped in year groups. Students from other schools are warmly invited to attend so please spread the word!
We have some excellent community partnerships delivering each of the sessions such as:
- AFL (West Coast Eagles)
- Cricket (Perth Scorchers)
- Gymnastics (Gymnastics WA)
- Netball (Netball WA)
- Dance (K2 Dance)
- Soccer (Mark Lee)
- Basketball (MBA Sports) and more!
Girl Power in Engineering & IT
The University of Melbourne is offering a programme for female students with an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics called Girl Power in Engineering and IT.
The programme starts in Year 9 with a camp during the July holidays where students will have the opportunity to learn about careers in engineering and IT, participate in hands-on interactive workshops, interact with University of Melbourne students, and hear from industry and academic staff. The programme then continues into Years 10, 11, and 12 with a range of activities and extensions.
Approximately 40 Year 9 students will be selected. Applications are due by Monday 17 April and successful applicants will be notified in May.
Year 12 Careers Advice Event
The PLC Old Collegians’ Association would like to invite PLC Parents to be part of the Year 12 Careers Advice Event.
- Date: Wednesday 5 April
- Time: 7.15 am – 8.30 am
- Venue: PLC Lighthouse
Please click here if you would like to share your career pathway and experience with our Year 12 students.
The purpose of this event is for Old Collegians and current PLC parents to share their personal career pathways and experiences with our current Year 12 students and answer any questions they may have to help with their future study and career selections.
If you have any questions please email the Office of Communications and Engagement at cande@plc.wa.edu.au.
Term 2 IGSSA Sport
Years 7 to 12 students have been sent information relating to Term 2 IGSSA Sport for Hockey and Netball, with information also posted on the Sport section of home.plc
Pre-season skills sessions and trials commence over the coming weeks, with matches starting early next term.
Students need to sign up via the links that have been sent to them.
Please direct all IGSSA Sport queries to Head of Sport, Mr Sam Maxwell – sam.maxwell@plc.wa.edu.au
Student Achievements
State Hockey Representatives
Congratulations to Amelia Sargant (Year 10) and Saskia Lehmann (Year 8) who have both been selected to represent WA in the upcoming Hockey Australia Under 15s National Championships.
Amelia and Saskia will travel to Darwin in the April school holidays to compete in this event.
Important Dates
Year 11 Dinner Dance
Date: Friday 17 March
Time: 7.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Venue: Claremont Football Club, 3 Davies Road Claremont (Claremont Oval)
Tickets: Here
Quarry Concert
Date: Sunday 19 March
Time: 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm
Venue: Quarry Amphitheatre
Year 8 Casual Catch Up
Date: Thursday 23 March
Time: 6.30 pm onwards
Venue: TBC
Year 9 Parent Event
Date: Friday 31 March
Time: 6.30 pm onwards
Venue: Year 9 Parent Rep, Jessica Bunning has kindly offered to host in her home.
Tickets: Here
Enquiries: plcperth2026@gmail.com
Year 8 Coffee Morning
Date: Wednesday 26 April
Time: 9.00 am
Venue: To be communicated via the Year 8 WhatsApp
Year 9 Father-Daughter Camp
Date: Friday 28 April – Sunday 30 April
Location: Jarrah Falls Bush Camp, Dwellingup
Activities: Treetop adventure, lane poole swimming, camping, pizza, BBQ, icecream van, and coffee truck
RSVP: Friday 10 March here
Further details, the itinerary, and contacts can be found here.
Mother's Day Breakfast
Save the Date
Date: Friday 12 May
Time: 7.30 am
Venue: Quad
Rescheduled Special Group Photos
Date: Wednesday 24 May
Time: 8.10 am – 10.30 am
Venue: Hugh Baird Sports Centre
Year 9 Mums Weekend Retreat
Date: Friday 11 August – Sunday 13 August
Venue: Jalbrook Estate in Balingup
RSVP: Here
Enquiries: Contact Year 9 Parent Reps at plcperth2026@gmail.com
