News: Year 11
USC Year 11 Politics, Power and People
USC Year 11 Politics, Power and People students attended the SA Schools State Constitutional Convention. The question debated was ‘Should a new preamble be added to the Constitution?’
Year 11 Ancient Studies Research Presentations
University Senior College Year 11 Ancient Studies students just took part in a university style academic poster presentation of Achaemenid Persian art, architecture and technology. They had worked collaboratively on a poster and talked about their research while answering various questions. Students also presented an individual pitch outlining their group objectives and individual research findings.
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Research Project
USC students, who generally undertake the Research Project in Year 11, received truly excellent results when the subject was resulted in July this year. A total of 189 students were enrolled and 57.4% of them achieved in the A band. A+ was awarded to 21% of students who demonstrated a particularly high level of self-directed and thoughtful research. In addition, four students were awarded a ‘perfect’ score, namely Amelie Ballestrin, Teresa Bueti, Artemis Bishop and Vraj Petal.
Year 11 Service Learning
Recently the Year 11 cohort deepened their service learning program via a presentation on authenticity from Lynne Moten, the College’s Service Learning Resident, and from some of their Year 11 friends who shared first hand stories of their experience of Afghanistan. It is through the telling of story that our understanding and tolerance grows. This program will continue and diversify into Year 12 for these students.
Year 11 Drama Production "House on Fire"
The Year 11 Drama class performed Debra Oswald’s House on Fire in the University of Adelaide’s Little Theatre.
USC Student Success in the Young Writers Award for 2021
Congratulations to Charlotte Chambers, University Senior College Year 11 English student for being awarded second place - Prose section in the Young Writers Award for 2021.
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Year 11 Drama Presents "House on Fire"
USC Year 11 Drama are busy putting the final polish on their Group Production, Debra Oswald’s “House on Fire”.
Year 11 English Study Advertising Techniques
Year 11 English students are currently studying advertising techniques in order to produce their own unique advertising campaign.
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Year 11 Legal Studies Students Participate In Mock Trial
Year 11 Legal Studies students participated in an in-class mock trial
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Real News from USC Episode 5, 2021 : Mock Trials
Watch this episode of ‘Real News from USC’ which features two Year 11 Legal Studies students talking about their Mock Trial experience and you will hear from USC Legal Studies Teacher, Janine Campbell.
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