This week, our wonderful students from Pre Kindy to Year 6 delivered an extraordinary Christmas Concert. The performance featured every student, highlighting weeks of rehearsals. Attendees, including parents, friends, family, and staff, were treated to a spectacular showcase of singing and dancing performances across all age groups. A big thank you goes out to our dedicated teachers, who always play a crucial role in making these events successful.

Seeing so many families fill our Auditorium to enjoy this special LJBC community event was fantastic. Congratulations to our talented students!

The Annual Awards Evening at Lake Joondalup Baptist College is a pivotal occasion in our school's calendar where our community can recognise the outstanding achievements of our students in academics and service. Proud parents, staff and fellow students joined together to celebrate our students' hard work and dedication throughout the year.

Adding to the night's enjoyment, our highly talented music students provided entertainment, showcasing their skills and providing entertainment for everyone.

Congratulations to our students for achieving academic excellence and making meaningful contributions to the community through your dedicated service. We also thank you for your positive impact on our school environment, inspiring your peers and creating a culture of excellence.

Lake Joondalup Baptist College’s fifth Sports Awards Evening took place on Friday 24 November in the Auditorium.

This event recognises those staff and students who have contributed to building a positive sporting culture at the College throughout the year. Awards are presented to students who have excelled in CAS co-curricular teams, LJBC Inter House and ACC Inter School Carnivals and School Sport WA events.

Students are also acknowledged for representing Western Australia in sporting fields which may not be offered at the College e.g. Pickleball, Trampoline Gymnastics and Surf Life Saving.

Our Special Guest Speaker, former Perth Wildcats Captain and International Basketballer Damien Martin delivered a motivational presentation which was enjoyed by athletes and parents alike. This included his background and rise in the sport to play in the Australian Boomers at many International events including the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Congratulations to all award winners on the night under the following main categories.

ACC

Swimming
Daisy Champion Girl U/14
Ethan Champion Boy U/17

Cross Country
Keira 3rd U/15 Girls

Athletics
James Champion Boy U/16
Kaitlin 3rd Place Open Girls
Oliver Champion Boy Open

ACC All Stars

Swimming
Freya – 4 x 50m freestyle relay, 4 x 50m medley relay and 50m breaststroke
Georgia – 50m breaststroke

Cross Country
Keira – 3rd Place U/15 Girls

Athletics
Marley – 80m Hurdles
Anttwon – 200m, 100m hurdles, long jump and 4 x 100m relay
Kaitlin – Long Jump and 4 x 100m relay
Oliver – discus, shot put and javelin

Excellence in Football Awards

Junior Boys: Sean
Senior Boys: Daniel
Junior Girls: Mikayla
Senior Girls: Isla

Excellence in Rugby

Junior Boy – Spencer
Senior Boy - Emmett
Open Girls - Stephanie

Sporting Honours - Kaitlin

Sports Person of the Year

Year 7 – Marley and Spencer
Year 8 – Freya and Ethan
Year 9 – Kiera and Taj
Year 10 – Jayel and James
Year 11 – Ava and Luke
Year 12 – Kaitlin and Oliver

Special mention goes to Mrs Howard and Mrs Maree for helping organise the evening and to all HPE and other staff for supporting our students in reaching their sporting goals.

Kim Clift
Director of Sport

The Lake Joondalup Baptist College Year 3 - 6 Primary Presentations & Awards Assembly was held recently to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our top-performing Primary students. This gathering marked a significant occasion for all our students, providing an opportunity to spotlight their achievements and commend their dedicated efforts. Recognition was given to students acknowledging excellence in Academic, Sports, Cultural, Service, Arts, and Music.

Parents and students were entertained by an early morning Christmas Carols Concert presented by the Primary Choir last week Tuesday. Mrs Bonner conducted with Mr Troaca accompanying gently and the choir sang enthusiastically from their hearts. There were actions and Christmas hats and a beautiful Christmas tree all setting the scene. Well done Primary Choir! What a wonderful way to start the day!

Mrs van der Nest
Director of Music PK-12

In a heartwarming display of community spirit and environmental stewardship, the Year 6 students at our school decided to pool their hard-earned money from the recent Market Day and donate their collection of $1500 to The House of Hope Africa as well as purchase a special tree, as a farewell gift to the Primary school. Their collective decision to donate money to a charity and to invest in a tree not only reflects their sense of responsibility towards their community and environment, but also serves as a symbolic gesture of growth and continuity for future generations of students.

This act of generosity showcases the maturity and empathy of these young individuals, leaving a positive and inspiring mark on their school community as they move on to new adventures and the significance of leaving a lasting legacy.

Claire Kilian
Primary Head of Lower Primary (Years PK to 3)

The Year 2.1 String Sponsorship Program culminated in a fabulous concert for parents and friends. The Year 2 violinists and cellists demonstrated their new skills and beamed as they received their special certificates. The students thanked their tutors, Mrs Lim and Mr Brown who taught them violin and cello respectively. Students learnt to follow a conductor and they learnt how to read music notation. The songs they played included some fancy dance moves!

Thank you for the wonderful afternoon’s entertainment Year 2.1!

Mrs van der Nest

Director of Music PK-12   

It’s been a busy term for the Aspire students who have participated in a number of academic competitions and withdrawal programs with great success!

Year 5-6 STEM Challenge – LJ’s Arcade

It was a pleasure to work with 18 budding STEM prodigies on the LJ’s Arcade STEM challenge this term. The challenge, based on the Cain’s Arcade story, asked these young people to plan for, design, and build functional arcade games out of cardboard. These students produced fantastic games including a basketball game, a claw machine, a skee-ball game, and a mini golf course. Well done to these impressive STEM students!

UN Voice

Two of our outstanding young public speakers took to the stage to speak about issues that impact young people. Year 8 student, Marisa, spoke of solutions to help young people feel more of a sense of community and inclusion in Western Australia and Year 9 student, Lily, spoke about solutions to help make mental health facilities more widely accessible to young people. Both students spoke compellingly in this competition and received fantastic feedback from the judges for their problem solving and public speaking skills. We are very impressed by Marisa who was invited to the WA State Grand Final to compete against some of the greatest young public speakers in our state. Congratulations, Marisa and Lily!

Middle School Ethics Olympiad

This term, 15 LJBC students from Years 7-9 competed in the Middle School Ethics Olympiad, a competition where students discuss the ethics behind a range of case studies.

Our teams saw fantastic results this year with the Year 7 team scoring an honorable mention, one of our year 9 teams scoring an honourable mention and 5^th place overall, and the other year 9 team scoring an honourable mention and 6^th place overall. We are so proud of these wonderful students.

Ashleigh Cartledge
Aspire Coordinator

Year 9 Drama Production

On Monday 6 November the Year 9 Drama class participated in a performance incursion where they performed a production of Law & Order: Fairytale Unit in Founders Hall.

The play included lots of recognisable fairytale characters placed in a modern-day court case where the Big Bad Wolf faces trial. In the fairytale criminal justice system, the characters from fairytales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairytale police who investigate fairytale crime, and the fairytale district attorneys who prosecute the fairytale offenders.

The audience of Year 2s especially liked the slow-motion chase scene and Hansel and Gretel’s trail of sweets.

Madelaine Jones
Director of Drama

Year 7 Circus Incursion

 Roll up! Roll up! On Tuesday 5 December, the circus came to Founders Hall! Josh from Circus Challenge, otherwise known as ‘the circus man,’ visited our Year 7 Drama students for a specialist incursion. We spent two hours learning circus tricks, including plate spinning, juggling, ‘fire’ twirling, diabolo throwing and balancing. The students had so much fun!

Eileen Devereux
Drama teacher

Each term, the Arts Learning Area award Arts Stars to students. An Arts Star is a student who has been noticed by his or her Arts teacher in Dance, Drama, Media, Music or Visual Arts for having been of great help, having completed amazing work, having made great improvement or having gone above and beyond in the Arts.

All Arts Star names go up on the recognition wall outside of Room 7. We are proud of these terrific Arts students!

Term 1
Drama: James for excellence in backstage duties, and Jack for excellent work.

Media: Cleo, Harry, Stefan and Lily for consistent hard work, problem solving, cooperative group work, and meeting deadlines.

Music: Mitaal for sound engineering and performance set up.

Visual Arts: Rhys, Maxim, Keeley, Max, Linden and Jackson for listening to instructions, effort, work standards, asking for feedback, improvement, and working conscientiously.

Term 2
Drama: Isaac, London, James for being a positive role model.

Media: Luke, Kaia, Bradman, Ella, Austin, Rebecca and Jason for continued excellent work ethic.

Music: Nicholas for outstanding practical exam performance.

Visual Arts: Chloe, Calista, Moesha and Madison for creative projects.

Term 3
Drama: Amelia for her choreography help with the Matilda Jr auditions and for helping to organise the Valedictory Drama play, and Lana for helping to organise the Valedictory Drama play.

Media: Jobe for directing his group and always working hard.

Music: Charlotte for exceptional progress in violin.

Visual Arts: Amelia and Jamie for high standard of work.

Term 4
Dance: Amelia and Lauren for always encouraging others during performance and for working hard to improve their skills.

Drama: Charlie and Addison for always having such a positive attitude towards Drama and for being proactive and helpful to their peers.

Media: Jack, Claire, Ashlee, Harlyn, Struan, Connie Selah, Ryan, Isla, Megan, Tara and Leo for continued excellent work ethic.

Music: Alexis and Mia for being wonderful band leaders in the Specialist Music band.

Visual Arts: Rhianna and Charlotte for continued excellent work ethic.

Tracy Pender
Head of The Arts Learning Area

2023 was a fantastic year for the LJBC Football Academy, with students both past and present achieving great success in competitions and pathways in the world of Football.

Australian National Team Selections (U17s) – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
In July this year LJBC students Gio (Y11) and Daniel (Y12) were selected by Football Australia for the Australian U-17 Men’s National Team (Joeys) for the AFC U17 Asian Cup in Thailand (June 15 – July 2), whilst James (Y10) was named on standby for the squad. Both Giovanni and Daniel scored for their country, with Giovanni scoring against China in a 5-3 victory at Chonburi Stadium, and Daniel scoring against Tajikistan in a 2-0 win at Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium. Australia reached the quarter-finals, where they went out of the competition after a 3-1 defeat to Japan.

Daniel – Professional Contract
Congratulations to Daniel (Y12) on signing a professional contract this year with Perth Glory Football Club. Daniel has been named in the A-League squad for the upcoming 2023/24 APL Mens season and has started all of the games so far. He scored his first senior goal against West Ham United in a friendly match at Optus Stadium in July.

Perth Glory, WA State Team and State School Team Selections
The following LJBC Football Academy students achieved Perth Glory and State Team selections this year.

Perth Glory FC Academy: (Y12) GJ, Daniel, Oliver (Y11) Gio, Louis (Y10) Will, James, Theo (Y9) Sean, Andy, Matias, Lisandro (Y8) Tristan (Y7) Kai, Lee, Iago, Munashae (Y6) Charlie, Lee

WA State Team / National Training Centre Selection: (Y10) Niamh (Y7) Esha, Halle
Perth Glory Pre-Academy (Under 12 and below): (Y6) George, Marco (Y5) Cayn, Rhys

School Sport WA Champion Schools Competition
Across Terms 2 and 3, the LJBC Football Academy had boys and girls teams competing in the SSWA Champion Schools Competition across various age categories, from Primary to Senior School. This competition is the highest level of School Sport Football in the State.
Final standings across all age categories
Junior Boys: Quarter Finalists, Intermediate Boys: Runners Up, Senior Boys: Quarter Finalists, Senior Girls: Semi Finalists,  Primary Boys: State Champions, Primary Girls: 3^rd place

School Sport WA State Futsal Titles
This year also saw our Football Academy students compete in the School Sport WA State Futsal Titles.
Final standings across all age categories
Junior Boys: Northern Champions, State Semi Finalists, Junior Girls: Northern Champions, State Semi Finalists, 
Senior Boys: Northern Champions, Senior Girls: State Champions, Intermediate Boys: Northern Champions, State Semi Finalists
Primary Boys: State Champions, Primary Girls: Northern Runners Up, State Semi Finalists

Singapore Tour (SingaCup 2023)
In November, LJBC Football Academy teams competed in the SingaCup Competition in Singapore and reached the Quarter Finals. Two Lake Joondalup Baptist College teams entered the U14 competition, playing against Academy, Club and Representative Sides from all across Asia (including Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia). The teams performed exceptionally in challenging conditions, dealing with humidity, thunderstorms and even lightning delays throughout the week! Highlights included wins against the State Team of South Australia and Lion City Sailors (the top professional team in Singapore), who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the tournament. Outside of football training and games, students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in local culture, including shows, dinners and exploring the activities and sights of Singapore (including Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa Island and Universal Studios).

FirstPoint USA
This year, the Football Academy hosted a College Showcase event at LJBC in conjunction with FirstPoint USA, to provide assistance and guidance for those students who are aspiring to pursue a Football Pathway at University in the United States post Year 12. FirstPoint USA are the world’s biggest international sports scholarship agency for universities in the US, and have supported more than 30,000 students from across the world, securing over $300 million in scholarship funding. As part of their Talent ID program in Australia, FirstPoint hosted trials and presentations at the College, giving aspiring student-athletes the opportunity to showcase their talents and find out more about the US sports scholarship process and life as a collegiate athlete.

John Walmsley & Brad Hassell
Football Academy Coaches

Christmas celebrations have begun in the Secondary Library. Our Christmas elves had a wonderful time decorating the tree, and other areas, to bring some Christmas cheer and fun to their Library for all to enjoy.

Natalie Adams
Secondary Teacher Librarian

Meet Markus, a Year 11 Student at Lake Joondalup Baptist College who has successfully completed a Certificate II in Community Health and Wellbeing at the Australian Medical Association WA. The decision to pursue a certificate in Community Health and Wellbeing while navigating the challenges of high school was driven by an innate desire to make a meaningful impact on the community and foster a deeper understanding of health-related issues.

Navigating a dual path of high school academics and vocational studies is no easy feat. It required an exceptional level of determination, time management, and a hunger for knowledge that sets Markus apart. While balancing the demands of Year 11 curriculum, extracurricular activities, and personal commitments, Markus dedicated countless hours to mastering the intricacies of community health and wellbeing.

The program equipped Markus with practical skills and knowledge about promoting mental health, assisting in health support services, and contributing positively to community welfare. The successful completion of this certification is not just a personal victory, it’s a testament of the power of perseverance, ambition, and a genuine desire to effect positive change. With a bright future ahead, this achievement serves as a solid foundation for further studies, career prospects and a chance to make a tangible impact on the community.

Lynton Smith 
Career Education

Regular Uniform Shop hours during school term

Open to Parents and students Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 4pm closed between 11.30 and 12.30pm

The Shop will be closed for Stocktake from the 1 December 2023

LJBC also offers an online service so you have the option to size your uniform and then place your order through www.flexischools.com.au. Flexischools requires you to register before commencing with ordering uniforms.  The online service provides you with the necessary sizing chart to place your orders.  Any orders placed online will be available for pick up as per the due date and time provided on your Flexischools invoice.  Primary items will be delivered to classrooms after 2pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during school term.

Blazer orders are Compulsory for Year 7 to Year 12 students and need to be placed by the 1^st week of Term 1 2024.

New Student Appointment Information

Appointment times (15 minutes) are available for uniform fittings, for new students entering LJBC in 2024.  Please contact College Reception on 9300 7444 for all bookings. 

Appointment Days

Thursday 18 January 2024 - 8am to 11.30am and 12.30 to 4pm 

Friday 19 January 2024 - 8am to 11.30am and 12.30 to 4pm

January 2024 Open days – no appointments necessary

 Monday 22 January 2024 - 8am to 12pm

Tuesday 23 January 2024 - 8am to 11.30am and 12.30 to 4pm

Thursday 25 January 2024 - 8am to 11.30am and 12.30 to 4pm

Monday 29 January 2024 - 8am to 11.30am

Online Order Collection Days

Tuesday 23 January 2024 - 2.30 to 4pm

Thursday 25 January 2024 - 2.30 to 4pm

Monday 29 January 2024 - 2.30 to 4pm

Other Important Information

A few bays have been made available for parking outside the Uniform Shop during open times only.  Please be mindful as this is allocated for customers only.

The Uniform shop is a great place to complete your Parent Participation hours.  Should you wish to help during our busy January period please contact College Reception or the Uniform Shop and they will assist you