SENIOR SCHOOL
Languages excellence
Alliance Francaise Examinations 2017
Congratulations to the students who competed in the challenging
Alliance Française Examinations. Jordan Syme (12Sc) was one of
the 20 state candidates (out of 289) to be selected to sit for the
speaking component of the competition and he received a High
Distinction. In addition Zachary Matthews (10Fr), Emerson Varris
(10He) and Jack Sutton (10Wb) were awarded Distinctions.
Zachary and Jordan.
Chinese Speech Competitions
Five Chinese students from Year 7 to Year 10 took part in the 2017
“Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition and Mandarin
Speaking Competition organised by the Confucius Institute and
Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia. The
participants were:
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Benjamin Butler (10He),
Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition
Max Stewart (9He)
Cameron Schnell (8Ha)
Jack Blackwood (8Sc)
Angus Prosser (7SG)
Marcus Dickson (7Ha)
Boys from Guildford Grammar School performed very well in the
competitions, particularly Cameron, Benjamin and Max. Cameron
spoke eloquently and took first position in the Year 8 category
and Max performed brilliantly taking third position in the Year 9
category. Benjamin performed exceptionally well in the Speech,
Written Test and Cultural Performance sections of the Chinese
Bridge Competition, taking second position in the State Level and
represented Western Australia in the national competition. He came
up among the top 6 positions in the National Level.
Mr James Cheah
Head of Languages Faculty
Benjamin, Max and Cameron.
Walk the Wall 2017
On Saturday 16 September, the
Languages Faculty organised a Guildford
Grammar School team to take part in the
2017 Walk the Wall event.
Walk the Wall is a global movement that
comes together throughout the year to
raise money to care for many abandoned
and disabled children in China, and provide
families with disabled children the support
they need so that abandonment isn’t their
only option.
The Guildford Grammar School Walk
the Wall set off from the tennis courts
at the school’s main entrance, passing
through the campus and along Great
Eastern Highway to Third Avenue towards
the Swan River, continuing through the
Woodbridge Parkrun route. The route was
reversed for the walk back to the school,
resulting in a walk of around 11km.
The Languages Faculty would like to thank
everyone who was involved in raising this
amount, particularly the main organizer
Ms Lina Morien, Language staff, Mr Richie
Longson and all the walkers who joined us
on the day.
Mr James Cheah
Head of Languages Faculty
Over 50 students and staff took part in the
event and raised a total of $2510.
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