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USC students selected for the SACE Art Show!
Congratulations to Miles Potter, Hilary Swanson, Riordan Cassidy and a student’s name withheld, whose Art and Design work has been chosen for the SACE Art Show.
[Read more about USC students selected for the SACE Art Show!]
USC Old Scholars one year on
University Senior College Old Scholars share their experiences one year on after graduating.
Remote Learning in Physics
University Senior College, Physics Teacher, Zahra Pirvali explained concepts in Projectile Motion to the Year 12 Physics cohort in a Zoom lecture. The main question in the Zoom lecture was, “In the absence of air resistance, which one hits the ground first? A fast bullet fired horizontally from a gun, or a bullet simply dropped from the same height simultaneously?”
USC Year 11 Mock Trial
The University Senior College Year 11 Legal Studies Mock Trial Team won Round 1 of the Law Society’s Mock Trial Competition against Harvest Christian School on 8 March. University Senior College was representing the Defendant, Charlie Bowman, who was being sued in negligence for a car accident that occurred on a roundabout. The University Senior College Team successfully persuaded the judge to dismiss the claim against the Defendant and also won the round by 10 points.
Let us be the voice of our state’s future
Two Year 12 University Senior College students, Tabitha Stephenson-Jones and Qezia Baiq were pictured in the Advertiser on Monday 7 February 2022 promoting the state government’s ground-breaking
state-wide “super student representative council” for young people in
Years 10,11 and 12.
Visual Arts Exhibition
The 2021 University Senior College Visual Arts Exhibition showcased the work of our extremely talented and creative Year 12 students.
Year 12 Graduation 2021
University Senior College Year 12 Graduation Dinner was held on Friday 3 December at the Adelaide Convention Centre for our Graduating Class of 2021 and their families. It was a wonderful community celebration acknowledging our students achievements for 2021. Professor Peter Hoj AC, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Adelaide was our guest speaker, Sebastien Skubala delivered the Valedictory Speech and Zheng Yao (Alex) Cai &Yangyang (Yang) Zhong delivered the International Reflection. The Principal’s address was also memorable. Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2021.
Alice in Wonderland
University Senior College Year 10 students spent ten weeks in creative pursuits across all of the Arts disciplines in preparation for their production of Alice in Wonderland. This classic favourite was adapted and reimagined for a modern audience by student, Ember McBryde, who also performed as Alice 1.
The Australian Science Olympiads
The Australian Science Olympiads program is the ultimate science challenge for any Science student. It is a rewarding opportunity tailored for Year 11 students to stretch themselves way beyond school science through challenging exams, stimulating residential programs and international competitions in Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science and Biology. Therefore, to be selected to represent Australia at the International Science Olympiad and to be able to compete against the world's best in Science, sitting the Australian Science Olympiad Exams is the first step.
Through the looking glass
Congratulations are in order for University Senior College Year 11 student Janesia Stillwell who had her poem 'Through the looking glass' selected for inclusion in the December issue of the poetry journal 'The Junior Crow'. Janesia’s was one of nine poems selected for the journal. According to the editor of ‘The Crow’ her submission will appear alongside the work of adult poets across Australia. Congratulations Janesia.
