As 2017 draws to a close, the LEAH STEM Action Group would like to acknowledge & congratulate many students on their achievements in extra curricular STEM activities. These activities allow students to broaden their knowledge & experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and related disciplines and in many cases, practice them in environments beyond the school grounds.
Primary students’ names are written in green and secondary students in blue.
ICAS Competitions
These competitions are conducted by the University of New South Wales. They are a suite of academic assessments for primary & secondary students in subjects including Science, Digital Technologies & Mathematics. Students from over 6,300 schools in Australia and New Zealand participate annually. More information about these competitions can be found here .
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Science
High Distinction
Distinction
Credit
Merit
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Digital Technologies
Distinction
Credit
Merit
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Mathematics
Distinction
Credit
Merit
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Cornerstone College students have been involved in a numbers of Science, Mathematics, Technologies & Engineering activities. Below is a summary of some achievements in these activities in 2017. More detailed information & photos can be found in the “connections at cornerstone” publications – Edition 15 and Edition 9.
Oliphant Science Awards
- Eleanor Edwards – second prize in the Year 10 Scientific Inquiry category
International Science Competition
- 53 Cornerstone students achieved either a Distinction, a Credit or a Merit certificate
Australian Mathematics Competition
- Luke Davis
- Tain McCullum
- George Bartley
- Addison Martin
- Sam Reissenweber
- Benjamin Gast
- Jacob Breadnam
- Riley Hannam-Smith
- Lachlan Crocker
- Thomas Glover
- Sophie Miller
- Emily Marshall
Royal Adelaide Show Prizes
Prizes were awarded to several students for Science Investigations, Horticulture & Textiles.
- Cameron Moult-Smith
- Emily Hinze
- Oliver Cobcroft
- Keifer Potts
- Ciaran Scales
- Emily Marshall
- Victoria Beare
- Tahlia Massner
- Abigail Lehmann
- Jess Klatt
- Lauren House
- Dylan Middleton-Frew
- Phoebe Cain
- Georgia Winter
- Taylor Grivell
- Chloe Stichel
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Chess Clubs
Congratulations to Richard Fries, Ryan Marks, Oliver Hotker, Haidyn Ingram and Asher Hodgson who recently represented St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School at the South Australian Junior Chess League State Finals. The team finished a very credible 12th place.
Students at our 3 primary schools are involved in lunchtime chess clubs, which enable students to develop strategic & tactical skills while enjoying the challenge of competing with their peers.
Photo Challenge
During our Science in the Wetlands event in National Science Week, students were challenged to find and photograph objects related to several nature-based themes. Each group created an iBook containing the photos, along with verbal narrations. The winners of the challenge were the Scud group. Here are some sample pages from the student’s iBooks.
