During the holidays, 11 of our dedicated students at Magdalene earned the opportunity to participate in the National Australian Space Design Competition (ASDC). This took place from the 17th January - 20th January, with our students arriving very early in Brisbane. Our Magdalene Students formed a team named "Orion" with James Ruse Agricultural High School, and St Michael's College. All three schools demonstrated excellent collaboration and teamwork skills. 

The task was to design a settlement in the L1 region of Space which can hold 1500 people in the year of 2055. The purpose of the settlement is to create a protective sun shield for Earth against damaging sun-rays and radiation. The team had 36 hours to create and present a 50-slide presentation, accompanied with a 20 minute speech from 8 selected students, in front of a large audience including a panel of 4 industry judges. 

During the presentation, both Lachlan Campbell and Lachlan Chadwick from Magdalene represented our college with an  exceptional degree of professionalism and enthusiasm. 

We are pleased to announce that the team Orion, came 1st place in the competition, becoming our national Champions. Our students conducted themselves tirelessly with pride, respect, maturity and positivity over the weekend, and it’s well deserved. Select students will now have the opportunity to compete in Florida  later this year for the international ASDC finals. 

Mr Bailey Wray and Mrs Dallene Jones