Edition 7 | Term Two, Week 4, 2023

As a student who is part of the World Wrights Digital Media Club, I must say that it has been an amazing experience so far. 

The Club runs after school on Thursdays from 3.00pm to 5.00pm and offers a wide range of activities such as, using Blender (a professional 3D modelling software), 3D printing, programming/game development, Photoshop, and many other aspects. 

We also get the chance to work on personalised projects like recently creating a Mother's Day gift box using Blender, then 3D printing and finalizing with a bit of traditional painting. Mr Will Hazelton, a professional 3D artist and an alumni to Somerset College, volunteers his time to mentor us, and his guidance has been invaluable to the club and creating an extraordinary experience. 

The fun Year 6s are part of the group and also make it a fun and enjoyable way to spend the afternoon. Overall, World Wrights is an excellent club that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in digital art, design, and game development.

On 31 May, we will be challenging ourselves and our community by running a Giving Day, where every donation will be doubled by our generous donors.

We're looking for generous volunteers to assist us by working the phones on the day to take donations. 

Read more about our Annual Giving Day here.

Somerset proudly supports the Australian Government's Planting Trees for the Queen's Jubilee Program.

This occasion was celebrating the work carried out from a Commonwealth grant awarded in recognition of the Queen’s Jubilee. Tree planting and restoration of this stretch of Wyangan Creek running through the College campus is a key initiative in our strategic plan that supports our wider implementation of sustainability projects. 

During the recent school holidays, the Under 11 Football Boys travelled to Cairns to participate in Far North Queensland Youth Football Cup. The Tour took place from Monday April 10 to Saturday April 15.

The is the second tour Somerset College footballers have made to Cairns and this year's goal was to improve performance from the previous year.

In preparation for the tour, we conducted several workshops with Harry McMaster and Annette Eastwood. These workshops have resulted in the team remaining strong and healthy during the whole week!

The team departed from the Gold Coast early on a Monday morning bound for Cairns. After arriving, we considered the team's nutrition and bought healthy snacks and drinks for optimal sport performance. In the afternoon we scheduled team training.

On day two, all the students  participated in the football camp and met former professional football players. 

On day three, four and five we played in the football tournament, a total of eight matches over the three days. The Tournament was a great experience to play against clubs and academies from other states and countries (New Zealand).

Thank you to Max Bowden, Oliver Ng, Paxton Stewart, Connor Millar-Martin, Harper Loon, Zhander Griffiths, Hugo Hasselle, Edward Hassett, Andrew Blatchford, and Benedict Thompson who have taken part in the second Somerset Football Tour. 

Thank you to our Coach Jonathon Pritchard and team manager James Hasselle for being part of our coaching staff.

The tour was a success for all students and parents, hopefully have many more tours to come. 

Please keep an eye on the Schoolbox notices for our Football Tours in 2024.

In this week’s episode of Spartan Stream, we see highlights from the Oceania Athletics hosted at Somerset, celebrate our APS runners after Cross Country, recognise Spartan Success in track cycling, baseball and swimming and we see our youngest students in activities after the school day.