Good Sam STEM Space, Smart Farming, and Custom Game Designs

This term, Good Samaritan Catholic College students have demonstrated exceptional passion, technical skill, and critical thinking across a range of high profile STEM programs. From international scholarships to ground breaking technology prototypes and custom software development, our students continue to showcase how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can be applied to solve real world problems and push creative boundaries.

Leading this term's incredible achievements, Elisha Dabbagh travelled to the USA as one of just five students nationally selected for the prestigious Astronaut Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship. As part of the Endeavour Initiative, Elisha represented Australia on an all expenses paid trip to Space Camp USA, joined by an elite team of secondary students to engage in advanced astronaut training and space exploration simulations. This once in a lifetime opportunity was a testament to Elisha’s dedication to scientific discovery.

Back on the ground, our young engineers made a remarkable impact in the Sydney Catholic Schools STEM MAD competition. Driven by a desire to support the agricultural sector, Year 8 students Elisabeth Rodriguez, Christopher Ghorra, and Charlotte Medjesi, alongside Year 7 student Nikolas Nitsolas, developed a project titled AgriCore. This prototype automated farming and harvesting system uses smart technology to help farmers gather their crops more efficiently, optimising yield while reducing manual labor and environmental strain.

Our digital creators were equally busy, entering two distinct, custom designed gaming projects into the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge. Demonstrating impressive storytelling and technical coding, Samantha Goe and Dylan Joseph from Year 9 collaborated with Year 12 students Florencia Atmadja and Chloe Gajdos to build Water Trojans , a narrative adventure game inspired by Homer’s classic epic The Odyssey . Tackling a very different genre, a collaborative cross year team made up of Year 12s Axel Santini Salaberry and Koby Miles, Year 10s Yohan Alqasroufail and Alexander Ghorra, Year 9 Dilien Diep, and Year 8 Phoenix Diep developed Warren Hou – Undersea Attorney . This clever environmental legal game challenges players to defend marine ecosystems using courtroom logic and ecological facts. Congratulations to all our student innovators, developers, and future scientists for an unforgettable term of STEM excellence

Mr. James Borg STEM Coordinator