Future Problem Solving National Finals

Congratulations to the Year 8 Future Problem Solving team who have been successful in progressing to the National Finals of the Future Problem Solving Program to be held in October. The team, comprising of Emily Studiman, Elena Butler, Ava Stanieg and Meckenzie Stanieg, started working together last year to lay the foundations for their successful participation in 2021. Due to COVID restrictions, they will attend the National Finals in a Qld state hub at Moreton Bay College, rather than Melbourne as planned at the start of the year.

All participants in the program are to be commended for their commitment to the training and for submitting a booklet of high quality in the qualifying problem. This year, Pacific Lutheran College put forward a record number of completed booklets, with representative teams from Year 6, Year 8, Year 10 and Year 11.  A combined team of students from Years 6,7 and 8 also participated. Two Year 11 students took part in the Scenario Writing competition. This enthusiastic participation was reflected in the ever- growing team of mentors and coaches supporting the students. Thank you to Miss Byerlee and Ms Roy for coaching the Scenario Writing individuals, whose stories will be evaluated this week. Thank you to Mrs Sydes and Year 11 student Sebastian Box for coaching the Year 6 team, and to Charles Box for mentoring the Year 6/7/8 team.

We wish the girls good luck as they prepare for the Finals, where the topic will be Personalised Medicine and the likely impact of preventative genetic testing to respond to undetected health issues.

Mrs Jo Belchamber, Head of Learning Enrichment