High achieving students from the Shooting Stars program have relished their time in Perth on the annual Leadership Camp at the end of May.
The camp rewarded the efforts of students who significantly improved their school attendance rates and behaviour across the year.
Ten students in total attended the camp, with the group attending West Coast Fever’s Indigenous Round clash at Perth Arena, as well as visiting the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia, Ciruqe du Soliel and receiving a behind the scenes tour of the State Netball Centre.
Carnarvon Senior High School student and Shooting Stars participant Haylie Raven said the trip was memorable.
“We were lucky enough to be part of the dress blessing ceremony for the Indigenous Round, where we presented the West Coast Fever players with their special dress,” she said.
“I gave Verity Charles her dress, which was the best part of my trip as I am a huge fan and she is my favourite player.”
Fellow Carnarvon Senior High School student and Shooting Stars participant Denise Harris said the dress blessing ceremony was a highlight.
“I felt very honoured to present the West Coast Fever players with their dress at the ceremony,” she said.
“Having the experience of getting out of Carnarvon and seeing more opportunities of what life has to offer was really good.”
“These are memories I will remember for a long time.”
2017 was the fourth consecutive season that West Coast Fever have held a dedicated Indigenous Round, with this year’s game taking on extra meaning, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum, an event which Shooting Stars students had been learning about across the term.
Shooting Stars now engages more than 300 students across six separate delivery sites; Halls Creek, Derby, Carnarvon, Meekatharra, Mullewa and Wiluna.
The program also has 15 fulltime employees, more than half of whom identify as Indigenous Australians.
Shooting Stars is proudly supported by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
