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25.01.2022 Year 7 and Create at Como are excited to present an evening with William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - under the stars and jacarandas in the year 9 quad on Friday 11 December. Year 7 students Oliver and Piper appear as Romeo and Juliet. More details, including ticket sales, will be released THIS FRIDAY.

25.01.2022 Year 11 Outdoor Education students doing their capsize drills down at the Marine Education Boatshed.

25.01.2022 What an awesome Golf Academy Championships we had last week. Congratulations to our Champion Girl, Mai Julius, and our Champion Boy, Corley McLernon, on two wonderful performances. Harrison Andreou and Sufiyah Ashaari (both year 9) claimed second spots with some great golf. Well done to all our prize winners and to all of our students for showcasing our Golf Academy. Thank you to Collier Park Golf for their continued support and awesome hospitality #comogolf #champions #golfacademy #juniorgolf

25.01.2022 Yr 10 EMITS Students visited the UWA Science Caf meeting some amazing famous Scientists. The Science Caf gives students interested in a career in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics a unique opportunity to speak one-on-one to STEM Professionals.

24.01.2022 With Orientation Day not far away we’d like to share some thoughts from our current Year 7’s about their first year at Como. Coming to high school is a change, but one which we hope will see students grow, achieve their goals, and as Oscar says ‘have fun’. We look forward to seeing you soon

23.01.2022 Grab a Bargain...Golf Auction ends tomorrow - Friday 28th August! Please support our awesome golf students and grab yourself a bargain with the auction items that are on offer: Curtin Stadium 6 month gym memberships x 2 Signed Perth Wildcats Jersey - 2020... Round of golf for 2 at Joondalup Golf Resort - with shared cart Round of golf for 4 at Hartfield GC - with carts Round of golf for 4 at Gosnells GC - with carts Round of golf for 4 at Secret Harbour - with carts Round of golf for 2 at Wanneroo GC - with shared cart 6 x junior golf lessons with PGA Professional Tony McSkimming 1 x hour golf lesson with PGA Professional Mark Parry Delicious Olgivies Fine foods hamper Srixon Tour Golf Bag Click on the link below and bid bid bid please :) Please also share with friends and family...you may even find some birthday and early Christmas presents. Thanks in advance for all your support. www.32auctions.com/Comogolfacademy #comogolf #fundraiser #education #happybidding

23.01.2022 JUST START IT 01 August, all five Year 10 EMITS teams participated in the Just Start IT Finals at Newman Siena Centre. Here, they pitched their technology based business plans in front of a large panel of industry representatives. This is the first time all teams have made it into the top 10, and this is a huge accomplishment for all students involved, and for Mr Skufca our Digital Technologies teacher. Huge congratulations go to Food Unity (Falih Al-Dulimi, Georgie Gwinnutt..., Amberly Lynch, Axel Mulot, Amos Ndakirutimana and Grace Taylor) for winning Just Start IT for 2020. They win a trophy for the school, and a $5000 cash prize for themselves. Best of luck to the team as they work towards making their app a reality. You can support the team by joining their social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodUnityaus/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodu_aus/ Public education in Western Australia

23.01.2022 YEAR 11 HOCKEY Another great session at Melville City Hockey Club . This time it was the Year 11s turn and they didnt disappoint. Thanks to Mr McKnight again for sharing.

23.01.2022 As part of Naidoc Week celebrations ‘Swamp Rabbit Stomp is showing in Yagan Square, Perth. Como’s music department unite with students from Eastern Goldfields College, Broome Senior High School and Allendale Primary School. See how Swamp was born in the article published in Music Matters https://bit.ly/3poWGQ6 Public education in Western Australia #NaidocWeek2020 #AllendalePrimarySchool #EasternGoldfieldsCollge

22.01.2022 Como SC is so proud of our published authors, Helen and Lexi who both took out first prize in their respective categories at the South Perth Young Writers Award. Public education in Western Australia City of South Perth

22.01.2022 A great days work from our golf academy students in the School Sport Western Australia Inc. secondary school golf championships. The players took on the challenging Cottesloe Golf Club in testing conditions and came away with the following prizes: Year 7 winner - Kimberley Innes Year 8 R-up - Lachlan Cunning Year 9 winner - Zach McLean Year 9 R-up - Talia Negara ... Year 10 R-up - Sean Yang Year 10 3rd place - Jared Delamere Year 12 R-up - Charli Gwinnutt Year 12 3rd place - Jordan Jung Overall team prize 3rd place - Kimberley Innes, Sean Chew and Jordan Tueno. Well done to all competitors and thank you to Golf WA and SSWA for their hard work and organisation #comogolf #juniorgolf #golfwa #schoolsport #fun See more

21.01.2022 Creative Writing Workshop! The talented staff from the Literature Centre in Freo, visited us to work with the Year 7 Create students on creating authentic characters and dynamic narratives! So much fun! Thank you The Literature Centre

21.01.2022 View our latest newsletter at https://www.como.wa.edu.au/about-us/news-events/. Find out what's been happening and see the results of our House Athletics Carnival.

20.01.2022 Year 12s have been trial plating for their two course set menu later this term. Thanks to Megan and Journey for sharing. The results look quite delicious! Recipe - https://www.como.wa.edu.au//2020/08/Chocolate-Lava-Cake.png

19.01.2022 Year 11 student Jessica B will shortly become a published poet. She has had one of her poems accepted into the Primo Lux anthology. This is a select annual anthology of poetry composed by the top Yr 10 - 12 students from across WA.

19.01.2022 This week the Year 12 Hockey Academy students were treated with a visit from the Hockey WA Coach Development and State Participation Coordinator Marc Pike. This was the first in a series of lessons he is running with the students as part of their Hockey Australia Level 1 Coaching Qualification which the students have been working towards this year. Everyone had a fantastic time and found Marcs insight and advice extremely helpful. We cant wait for what he has in store next week! Thanks to Marc and Hockey WA for their support of the Como Hockey Academy.

18.01.2022 A huge thank you to Hannah Green Golf who played a round of golf with six recipients of the Hannah Green Performance Award at Royal Perth Golf Club today. We appreciate the time and guidance that you give to all of our Academy members. We wish Hannah well as she heads back out on tour. Thank you to Royal Perth GC for their warm welcome and awesome hospitality #comogolf #juniorgolf #majorchampion #givingback #learnfromthebest #makingmemories

18.01.2022 Yr 10 EMITS Students visited the UWA Science Café meeting some amazing famous Scientists. The Science Café gives students interested in a career in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics a unique opportunity to speak one-on-one to STEM Professionals.

18.01.2022 The English Learning Area is so excited to announce that Helen (Yr 11) and Lexi (Yr 8) are both finalists in the South Perth Young Writers Award. For more Como SC news see our latest newsletter https://www.como.wa.edu.au/latest-newsletter/

17.01.2022 Year 6 students and parents thank you for attending the Year 7 2021 Orientation. We loved having you here and hope it was both informative and fun. Look forward to seeing you in February. #ComoPrimarySchool #CollierPrimarySchool #CurtinPrimarySchool #ManningPrimarySchool... #SouthPerthPrimarySchool #WilsonPrimarySchool #millenprimaryschool #kensingtonprimaryschool #lathlainprimaryschool #eastvictoriaparkprimaryschool See more

17.01.2022 We are very excited to be part of Yohfest 2020. Positive messages to empower young people #actbelongcommitt

17.01.2022 Como Rotary Interact Club is collecting milk bottle lids for Murdoch Hospital to make prosthetic limbs for people who need them. Save your lids from home or the canteen and bring them to Form. Want to help the community and other people who need help? Come check out the Interact club or see Ms Hocking or Ms Grljusich.

17.01.2022 GET EXCITED! Only one week until our VERY FIRST Create at Como Production of Romeo and Juliet with our talented Year 7 students on Friday 11th. You can book your tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/BMQJX for only 5$. Gates (entry via the Gym/Library gates) will open at 6 for a BYO picnic under the stars in the Year 9 Quad (seating and tables will be available). There is no allocated seating, so come early to nab your preferred spot. The performance will begin at 7.30pm and is expected to run for approximately 65-70 minutes. I am beyond excited for the Year 7s - here is a snippet of our rehearsals that have been running every Sunday since the start of term. For this, the inaugural year of Create, I am extremely proud of the students, and well... YOU for supporting this NEW endeavour at Como!

16.01.2022 Students in the Specialist Music Program had some special visitors today. The Year 9 & 10 students took part in a workshop presented by WA Youth Jazz Orchestra . What a great experience for these musically minded students. Thanks to Jessica with her saxophone, Holly with her trombone and Jenny with her trumpet. Awesome work everyone!

15.01.2022 Our next P&C Meeting will be held Monday 14 September.

15.01.2022 Today is RUOK Day. Stay mentally healthy, take care of yourself, or check-in with a friend. Ask the question RUOK? To support our staff and as a token of appreciation The Coffee Corner, Como donated a number of coffee vouchers, which were well received. #ActBelongCommitt #RUOK... The Coffee Corner Como See more

14.01.2022 The Year 12 Dinner was a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the support and encouragement given by parents and carers during the students time at Como. It was a fantastic evening and great to see so many attend.

13.01.2022 It was serious business in the gym as they marked the end of the 2020 Como Hockey Academy Indoor Tournament which has been played over the last 8 weeks. The Grand Final was between Team 2 of Flame and Team 8 from Pine House. Well done to Team 8 from Pine who put on an indoor clinic running out 13-4 winners in the end. Congratulations to Aoife Yr8, Emily Yr9, Shaun Yr10, Isabella Yr 10 and Saysha Yr11 on a superb tournament. And thanks to Mr McKnight for organising.

13.01.2022 YEAR 7 CREATE PRODUCTION ROMEO AND JULIET! TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Follow the link https://www.trybooking.com/BMQJX to book for the first ever Create performance. Parents may also use the QKR link https://qkr-store.qkrschool.com/store/#/home to book the performance Cost: 5$... Where: Year 9 Quad When: Friday December 11, gates open at 6pm - come for a BYO picnic. No allocated seating, but plenty of tables and chairs so come early to grab your preferred spot. Performance will start at sunset... See more

13.01.2022 Lexi (Yr8) with her Principal's Award for her excellent Short Answer response which achieved full marks in English.

13.01.2022 Year 12 Visual Arts student, Amelie Mias, The Lester Prize Youth Awards last week, with her painting Caitlin. Amelie was selected as an awards finalist. Her painting will be on exhibit at Brookfield Place Tower 2 Lobby, 125 St George’s Terrace, Perth, until 27th November. The calibre of entries was exceptionally high this year and well worth a visit. Well done, Amelie. #LesterPrize

13.01.2022 Throughout the year, ‘Food Unity’, from Yr 10 EMITS Digital Technologies, have been competing in various competitions, pitching their tech startup against other teams in the state. Their hard work paid off as they were chosen to represent Western Australia in The iAwards competition. Due to restrictions, on Tuesday the 17th of November, the 2020 national iAwards presentation event was run through live video feeds. Unfortunately, the team did not win the top prize, but just making it to this stage is a massive accomplishment. Food Unity are currently pursuing the development of their application and plan to have it released to the public in the near future

12.01.2022 YEAR 9 ENGLISH Over the past few weeks Year 9s in English have been writing, designing and creating their own picture books on a range of issues! Students have learned that visual communication can be highly symbolic and powerful, and they have tackled sensitive topics with maturity, care and imagination. A selection are now on display in the library

12.01.2022 Well done to everybody who played in our annual Family Golf Day at Collier Park Golf last Thursday. It’s always a highlight on our calendar and this year’s event was no exception. Thanks to the Collier team for their awesome hospitality and to Grand Cinemas for their generous prize donations. Congratulations to all of our winners: Family Day Champions: Haami Pukiheka (Year 7) and Dave Barclay Family Day Runners Up: Hayden Faulkner (Year 12) and Brett Stanford Best Gross winners: Tommy McSkimming (Year 10) and Tony McSkimming #comogolf #family #fun #memories

11.01.2022 SOUTH PERTH YOUTH WRITERS AWARD We are really proud of Georgie Gwinnutt, Helen Zoljargal (Yr 10) and Lexi Flynn (Yr 8) who have all been shortlisted for the South Perth Young Writers Award. Congratulations on your achievement.

11.01.2022 JUST START IT COMPETITON Students from Mr Skufcas Year 10 EMITS Digital Technologies class pitched their tech business startups in the annual Just Start IT competition. Each group presented an excellent pitch, and for the first time ever all 5 groups made it into the top 10 in the state. Each group will pitch in the Finals this Saturday, and the winning team will take home $5,000. We wish them all the best of luck this weekend!

11.01.2022 The government Secondary Assistance Scheme is available for 2021, application details can be found https://www.como.wa.edu.au/secondary-assistance-scheme/

10.01.2022 Yesterday Year 10 EMITS Digital Technologies students, ‘Food Unity’, competed in another tech startup competition at the West Tech Fest. Their pitch was flawless, and saw them take out first place, which came with a $1,000 cash prize. They also took the opportunity to network with many others from the industry. A HUGE congratulations to Food Unity!

10.01.2022 YEAR 11 HOCKEY Another great session at Melville City Hockey Club . This time it was the Year 11's turn and they didnt disappoint. Thanks to Mr McKnight again for sharing.

10.01.2022 Thanks to our Student Council and all who took part in the Mentally Healthy Expo. Congratulations to all our prize winners. Great effort everyone.

09.01.2022 Como celebrated National Science Week with a scavenger hunt for students. Ocean creatures were hidden around the school for students to find and then answer questions. Congratulations to the winners and well done to everyone who participated in the science week activities. The school theme of National Science Week 2020 is Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans and features the establishment of the https://blueeconomycrc.com.au/

09.01.2022 The Year 12 Outdoor Education students have been braving the cold winter mornings to get out on the Swan River for their practical canoeing lessons. Students have been learning canoeing skills and practicing capsizing and rescues in preparation for their upcoming camp in Dwellingup next week.

08.01.2022 Our next P&C Meeting will be held Monday 10 August.

08.01.2022 Over the past few weeks Como SC has been visited by 5 universities and South Metropolitan TAFE to talk to the Year 11's about their future pathways. The talks gave students useful insights into the options available and what they need to do to achieve the best outcome for them.

08.01.2022 Lexi (Yr8) with her Principals Award for her excellent Short Answer response which achieved full marks in English.

07.01.2022 Como Hockey Academy with Marc Pike of Hockey WA

07.01.2022 Congratulations to our students who today won the School Sport Western Australia Inc. Ross Meadows Shield, recognised as the Year 7-9 Champions of hockey in WA! The team defeated Shenton College 2-1 in a close encounter! #comohockeyacademy

06.01.2022 Today Como held its Mentally Healthy Expo. All students were given time out of class to explore the activities and information available. It was great to see the students engage with the different community agencies, learn good mental health strategies, and what to do if they need support. Huge thanks to all involved. The Mentally Healthy Schools Program encourages young people to talk about mental health, reduces stigma around mental illness and increases staff and student participation in mentally healthy activities. Act-Belong-Commit

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Como students Tarvorreak Tuon, Tim Lawutai, and Zohra Dost. Students have been selected to exhibit in the META Art and Design Awards Exhibition at North Metro Tafe, Gallery Central. The exhibition is on view until 22 August.

06.01.2022 During the final Year 11 Assembly of 2020, merit awards were presented to students who consistently display the display Como’s values of Care, Effort, Integrity and Ambition. Congratulations to our Year 11 award winners.

05.01.2022 Many thanks to Marc Pike who wrapped up his coaching series by demonstrating some coaching concepts with progressions for our year 12 students. Marcs sessions were extremely informative, thought provoking and engaging. Thanks again to Hockey WA for providing great coaching development opportunities. #HockeyWA #HockeyAustralia... Thanks for sharing what your class have been doing Mr McKnight.

04.01.2022 Congratulations to the Como Secondary College Hockey Academy, David Bell 2020 Cup winning team. Western Australia State Boys School Champions

04.01.2022 Our Year 11 Hockey Academy students have also been busy this week umpiring at the School Sport Western Australia Inc. (SSWA) Primary Schools Hockey Carnival. This event contributed to the students assessment for their Hockey Australia Level 1 Umpiring Qualification which the students have been working towards this year. Many thanks to Hockey WAs Umpire and Officials Development Coordinator Angela Edwards for her assistance in tutoring the students and her valuable feedbac...k. Everyone has gained a lot from Angelas knowledge and experience. Thanks to Keith Harper at SSWA for organising a great event and well done to all the schools for taking part. The Como Hockey Academy loved being a part of such a fantastic day. Thanks to Mr McKnight for sharing what his hockey classes have been doing. #RosaliePS #WembleyPS #BatemanPS #LathlainPS #MountHawthornPS #HockeyWA #HockeyAustralia #SSWA Hockey WA See more

03.01.2022 Year 12s have been working hard with their woodwork projects near completion. Sean (Adirondack Chair) will be completing the final sanding before applying an exterior decking/furniture oil to darken and protect timber. Cumeni (Garden bench seat) will complete the final sanding and filling before applying an exterior decking/furniture oil to darken and protect timber. Temurbek (Low family table) will complete the final sanding before spraying with varnish, the purple pattern in the middle of the table is done with Epoxy resin which will really stand out and catch the eye when the varnish is applied. Great work everyone and thanks to Mr Lambert for sharing

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Amelie (Yr 12), whose painting has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Lester Prize Youth Award. Amelies work will be exhibited in Brookfield Place, St Georges Terrace, in November, Yagan Square and Perth Cultural Centre. Below is a detail of Amelies painting (Title Caitlin). You can view the full painting at Comos Arts Showcase later in the year. Public education in Western Australia The Lester Prize

02.01.2022 Twilight Concert Thursday 03 Dec at 5PM. Join us under the stars in the quadrangle for this much anticipated and wonderful annual event. Bring a picnic or grab a sausage sizzle, sit back and enjoy the music. This is a FREE event however we do request you register using the link below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/twilight-concert-tickets-12871

02.01.2022 View our latest newsletter at https://www.como.wa.edu.au/about-us/news-events/. Find out whats been happening and see the results of our House Athletics Carnival.

02.01.2022 Craig Davies, who graduated from Como in 1974 was recently inducted into the Hockey Australia Hall of Fame! Craig's legacy sits prominently inside the Como gymnasium, providing inspiration to our current Hockey Academy students. Craig's list of achievements include: 193 caps for the Kookaburras; Captain of the Kookaburras from 1987-1990; a member of the 1986 World Cup Winning team; selected for 3 x Olympic Games; numerous Champions Trophy Medals; being named WAIS Athlete of... the Year 1989; inducted into the WAIS Hall of Fame; and winning a Hockey WA Olympians Medal in 1983. Congratulations Craig! Full details can be found here https://www.hockey.org.au//hockey-australia-announces-sev/

02.01.2022 Students & staff came dressed for the occasion today raising awareness for Wear it Purple. The day empowers young people and celebrates diversity throughout our schools, workplaces and the broader community.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Brody and Alice (Yr 9) who both gained the Principal's Award for creating two exceptional children's picture books in English.

01.01.2022 This week is LOVE YOUR BODY WEEK presented by The Butterfly Foundation. "Finding ways to like, love or be OK in your body can be challenging in the world we live in today, especially for children and young people." LYB Week is an opportunity to shine a light on body image by helping young Australians to respect, appreciate and feel good in their bodies. Your body is so much more than what it looks like. https://butterfly.org.au/

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Brody and Alice (Yr 9) who both gained the Principals Award for creating two exceptional childrens picture books in English.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to the Como Secondary College Hockey Academy, Buchanan Cup winning team. Western Australia State Girls School Champions