Clarkson Community High School Year 8 and 9 students are excelling at mathematics thanks to an online program designed to motivate students and improve their results.
The global program has inspired students at this school so much that one Year 8 class achieved a ninth ranking among all users in the world last month.
Writing a novel is a big achievement for anyone, let a long a 15-year-old boy. But (Clarkson Community High School student) Luke Vandermark has already written a science fiction novel, Northern Galaxy Police Force: the legend of James Hawkman, and plans to write more.
Clarkson Community High School pupils joined other students from around Australia to take part in National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday May 21 at 11 am.
Clarkson Community High School scored itself a $5000 sports grant to upgrade the school's sporting facilities.
The grant was part of the Top Sports Schools Grants Program (courtesy of Bakers Delight) and was developed to provide financial support to promote a healthy and physically active lifestyle.
Considered worse than face-to-face bullying, cyber bullying is becoming a more popular form of abuse in schools, according to experts.
Research has revealed 15 per cent of WA school students were cyber-bullied.
Cyber bullying involves using mobile phones and computers to pick on and harass people.
Because of its rising prominence Clarkson Community High School principal John Young told the Times he decided to send two staff members to a cyber bullying workshop.
Automotive Training
Twenty one students are benefiting from off-campus automotive training through a workshop in Wangara - the local hub of the automotive industry - leased and operated by West Coast TAFE.
Members of the Rotary Club of West Perth, which supports Clarkson CHS were honorary guests at a sumptuous meal prepared and served by members of the catering and hospitality course under the expert guidance of their teachers Peta Brown and Adam Blackmore. There guitarists from the music scholarship program – Angus Daly, Luke Vandermark, Alan Boyle, and their teacher Sabina Ibrahimbegovic welcomed the crowd into the restaurant.
Two Clarkson students have excelled in their studies - one in science and the other in maths - and the school has also achieved well in environmental studies.
Working Together to Provide The Best
As we all know years eleven and twelve are two very important years of schooling. Senior school study is the "last stop" before students embark on a new journey to work, TAFE, university or other tertiary education.
