Bulletin

 See Mrs Fry's article in 'Principal's Message' and in 'Student Activities' in this issue.

Monday 06 June:  3.30pm-7.00pm - Year 11 Parent/Carer and Student Teacher Meetings.

==================================================================================

Thursday 16 June:  Year 10 Vaccinations.

==================================================================================

Friday 10 June:  Pupil free day - staff professional learning day.

Monday 13 June:  Queen's Birthday Public Holiday.

==================================================================================

Friday 24 June:  Last day of classes Term 2.   "Snug as a bug" day.

==================================================================================

Tuesday 19 July:  First day of classes Term 3.

==================================================================================

(Foxford Day 27 October - to be confirmed).

==================================================================================

Supporting Parents to understand Consent Education

• Tuesday evening 14 June 6.00pm - 7.30pm
• College Hall
• Please book via this link

Dear Parents and Carers

Today I have been in Wagga Wagga talking to prospective families who are considering St Vincent's for their daughter.  Our Boarding program offers a unique opportunity for rural, remote and regional students to attend a city-based College.  The unique position that St Vincent's enjoys was also an important factor many families mentioned at our enrolment morning tea we hosted on Tuesday.  Both of these occasions provided me with the chance to articulate the mission and ethos of the College, and how from the solid foundation built by the Sisters of Charity in 1858, the College has evolved into a community proud of its heritage and is confident about the future.  Thank you to everyone who by word and example continues to advocate for the College and in this regard it was a delight to meet so many ex-students at both occasions who were seeking to provide for their daughters what they had enjoyed during their own education.

Another highlight of the week for me was working with our College architects on a revision of the Master Plan.  We are working with a great team of architects who have really immersed themselves in the life and culture of St Vincent's as they plan to ensure we can continue to offer a contemporary learning environment for our students and staff into the future.  Our particular location offers rich rewards in terms of micro and macro views, both within and beyond the campus.  It is an exciting privilege to be in a position to be helping shape the campus which is held in such affection by generations of Vinnies' families.  The work is still at a very early stage and we do acknowledge that there are challenges ahead in having such significant development approved in such an intensely populated neighbourhood.  The other challenge of course will be the funding of the project, but this is the same challenge that previous stewards of the College have faced and overcome.  The generosity of spirit of this community has kept it growing and vibrant throughout its long history.

This weekend we extend our best wishes to our Shakespearean Carnival team who are competing in the finals at The Seymour Centre on Sunday.  Best wishes to Clare Tolhurst, Elsa Dayman, Eleni Matsos and Polly Grindrod.  I also wanted to finish by acknowledging the wonderful achievements of our Year 12 Ethics Olympiads who won a gold medal in a tightly contested competition last week.  The international judging panel were generous in their praise of our very capable and passionate students.  Please see the article further into the newsletter. 

In hope,

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal

The College community offers its condolences to the following families who have lost a loved one recently:

Ava Jauncey (Year 10) - Grandfather.

Elise George (Year 9) - Grandfather.

May they rest in peace.

‘Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel’ - Socrates

Education is an important part of the ‘child raising’ that the ‘village’ is integral in achieving.  Seldom is education an absolutely solitary endeavour, but almost always involves a significant contribution from others.  A learning community is always more powerful than individual efforts.  It is in the interactions and more specifically the relationships where authentic learning most flourishes.  For students, these important interactions are well recognised in schools with all of the stakeholders - parents/carers, peers and staff.

These key interactions with others are based on the fact that education is not just the collection of facts and skills.  The accumulation of knowledge as an end in itself has limited benefits.  Knowledge and skills as vehicles for the promotion of understanding and wisdom highlights the value and importance of learning as an endeavour.  The Greek philosopher, Socrates, encapsulated this aptly in the 4th century BC when he identified that education is more than a collection of facts, but rather a dynamic process.

Just as a flame requires oxygen to exist and flourish, it is those who are involved in the learning journey who provide the essential interactions to make it dynamic and effective.  Each of the key stakeholders have an important and unique part to play in the process of learning for students.  This is not always evident and becomes more in focus at different points.  Whilst the teacher is an obvious constant, a holistic education is underscored by both home and peer environments.  Often this influence is not spoken but consists of strong influences in the values and priorities that are observed by students.

When rigour is seen to be valued by students, in those around them it can become the norm and becomes part of good study habits.  When students are engaged with, and imaginations sparked by, learning activities, conversation with peers move beyond the classroom and learning flourishes even further.  Learning is always reinforced by conversation at home about the day’s learning whether that is obvious at the time or not.  Parents and carers know their daughters as nobody else can, and therefore, have unique and powerful opportunities to enhance learning in what they value.

This year I have challenged students to become fully engaged in their learning journey and to be conscious of the struggle that is an essential part of learning growth.  One effective, reflective practice for students is to go beyond the question of what they learnt today at school, but rather what questions did they ask?  This is an audit of where they struggled and inquired more deeply with material rather than a recount of what content they covered.  Such gains come from a resilience in learning to persist when there are easier options that do not reap the same benefits.  As extraordinary as Albert Einstein was in understanding the most complex of abstract concepts, when reflecting on himself as a learner he concluded, “it is not that I’m so smart.  But I stay with the questions much longer.”

Mr Bob Anderson
Director of Teaching and Learning and Education Administration

I started to write about last week’s activities at the end of last week, but I ran out of time.  I’m sorry. I ran out of time, but not enthusiasm.  So, here’s last week and this week in one bumper issue.

It was Reconciliation Week.  We began our acknowledgment of this important time on Tuesday with an ‘Aboriginal Style’ Art workshop.  A committed group of students gathered in the art room, out of the rain, to consult a chart of traditional symbolic meanings and advice, to create their own piece. Some created intricate representations of spaces and places they know well, interpreting them through the symbols, others created something more free-form and a couple had a composition that eluded those of us who were trying to work them out. It was fun.  It was meditative, calm, serene.  Mr Graham Colman welcomed us into the Art rooms - right at the top of the Aikenhead building, and thus a bit closer to heaven, which is where all Art departments should be. 

Wednesday saw the beginning of our Movie Screening, Emu Runner.  We had to watch it over three big lunchtimes.  25 girls gathered, were transfixed, and loved the film.  It’s a beautiful story of loss and resilience, with a young girl trying to find her way forward after a tragedy.  The Totemic narrative is woven into the story in a natural way and it is a delight.  Check it out.  It’s great for a family movie night.  The girls quite liked the free popcorn too.

On Thursday 26 May we gathered on Caritas Christi Courtyard for our Sorry Day commemoration.  Our First Nations girls lead us through story, history, commentary, symbol and prayer.  We focussed on the Uluru Statement from the Heart.  It’s been five years now since the statement was presented to the Australian people.  The Uluru Statement talks about land, sovereignty, spirituality, the future and the deepest hurts and desires of our First Nations people.  The paragraph that had the biggest impact on our girls was this one:

Proportionally, we are the most incarcerated people on the planet. 
We are not an innately criminal people. 
Our children are aliened from their families at unprecedented rates. 
This cannot be because we have no love for them. 
And our youth languish in detention in obscene numbers. 
They should be our hope for our future. 

We will continue to read the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and we will continue to learn from it and be changed by it.  We have a copy hanging now in our newly named foyer space, Bujari gamar-rua foyer (Welcome place in Gadigal).  Next to it is a copy of the Apology to the Stolen Generations.  It is surrounded by intricate and beautiful artworks.  Gosh, we are lucky.  We will build on this space so that by passing through, by pausing for a moment, our students have the opportunity to be enriched by Gadigal culture.  Lucy-Rose Doyle (* pictured below) stopped for a moment by the Uluru Statement from the Heart and we grabbed this snap.  She and Natalie English sang a most moving rendition of Archie Roach’s masterpiece, “Took the Children Away”.  They sang gently,  perfectly, allowing the song to do the talking and teach us.  Special thanks to our First Nations girls who led us so ably, passionately and with great integrity.  Alysa Barker, Alyrah Harriott, Mardie Cook and Annabelle Hammond were absolutely outstanding in their contribution and bravery.  It’s not easy to lead a whole school community, but they did it so very well.  Thanks to our Leadership Team who were invited, and to be part of this special ceremony.  Midnight Oil, arguably the best band of the 1980’s - put this video together.  We used sections of it in our Ceremony.  It’s worth looking at.  See if you can recognise the voices - Adam Goodes’ voice and face is unmistakable and of course Stan Grant is a gift.  

Midnight Oil - Uluru Statement from the Heart (Read by First Nations collaborators)

Our kangaroo burgers were a hit - of course.  We sold out.  All 100 of them.  The buns had lemon myrtle seeds on top.  They were particularly delicious.  I’m never convinced by tomato sauce, but apparently you can’t have any kind of burger without it.  Next year I will try to remember to harvest enough lilly pilly fruit and make lilly pilly jam.  It is sensational with kangaroo.  If you would like my recipe, drop me a line.

Coffee Queens is looking for some new baristas.  Any student who would like to join is invited to email Mia Timbs, our Coffee Queens Queen, and get invited to the classroom.  We will be offering a FREE barista course to those members of the team who are interested.  Sign up, learn the intricacies of making a great coffee and hone your skills at Coffee Queens.  

Night Patrol went ahead last night thanks to Ms Lynne Hamilton and Ms Jacinta Jacobs, and two wonderful Year 12 students, Amy Anderson and Frankie Oaten.  It was officially the 'Old Girls' night, but they were in a bind so these great women stepped in.  Thanks to Ms Tina De Souza, who is our latest 'sandwich queen'.  Her team made all the sandwiches and it went like clockwork.  If you would like to contribute to our Sandwich Project and Fund-a-Filling, we’d be grateful for the help.  A voucher from Woolies works perfectly.  Simply email a voucher to me at kenderesj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au and I will put it to good use. 

Truth, Lies and Sensation is on again this afternoon.  We are going to look at What it means to be human.  What do artists have to say about the humanity of others and through their work their own humanity.  We will look at some Masaccio, Michelangelo and some Ben Quilty works.  I’ll let you know what our best minds make of that lot.  

This image (below) is one of the 'Bali Nine' just prior to execution.  The series which stands before this shows the ravages of a life condemned.  I’ll see what the girls make of it.  Ben Quilty’s work with the Bali Nine is quite extraordinary and raw.  You will remember the sadness of our nation at that time.  The hopelessness of the situation was quite overwhelming.

The PonyTail Project happened at lunchtime.  What a hoot!  I lost count of the ponytails but every girl had her 'Ponytail Passport' ready and signed.  Thanks parents and carers, for your support there.  Our students are now rocking the chop and the mystery teacher who is now rocking the chop is… Mrs Edelle McCrudden.  She looks amazing, sporting a very fetching bob.  What a brave woman.  But the biggest news of all is the change in our donation total.  Just a couple of days ago we were sitting on over $6,000, which is pretty impressive.  Today at 12.55pm our total was over $11,000.  Now that is truly wonderful.  It’s not too late to donate, of course, and in the interests of round numbers, it would look very tidy if we could achieve a bit more.  Click on the link HERE to check out how we are going. 

On Tuesday evening I trotted along with the RE team to hear Joan Chittister speak.  Now she is a theologian and writer who has been leading the way in feminist theology, social justice action and progressive thinking for decades.  She’s published 26 best selling works.  She just makes sense.  The space between the reality of women’s relationship with God and the understanding of it by their male counterparts is a mine field.  Joan lobs thought and logic grenades into the space, and it is at once comforting and debilitating.  What am I doing to further women’s leadership in my church?  What am I doing to ensure that the young women in my care will be heard and their experience deeply understood and taken seriously by the men they will work with, or the men who will lead them?  It is certainly a big part of my memory of church experiences that my voice has not been heard - or if it has and it seemed like a good idea, it has been attributed to someone else.  So what has changed over the past 50 years?  Vatican II gave the world of Catholic thought, hope.  What has changed?  In our little bubble at St Vincent’s a lot has changed.  We are cared for by intelligent, faithful and faith-filled men who want to share equally with us in our journey to the Kingdom.  We are grateful for Fr Ramesh Richards SJ, Fr Jamie Calder SJ, Fr Frank  Brennan SJ, Fr Richard Leonard SJ, and Fr Sacha Bermudez-Goldman SJ who is the acting Parish Priest up at St Canice’s.  Thank God for them!  The good part is that they thank God for us, which changes everything.

Here’s some Joan Chittister for you:

"We define women as essential to the development of the home but unnecessary to the development of society. We make them poor and render them powerless and shuttle them from man to man. We sell their bodies and question the value of their souls. We call them unique and say they have special natures, which we then ignore in their specialness. We decide that what is true of men is true of women and then say that women are not as smart as men, as strong as men, or as capable as men. We render half the human race invisible and call it natural.”

Or perhaps this challenge is more to your liking:

“Beware the religion that turns you against another one.
It's unlikely that it's really religion at all.”

I’m running to Truth Lies and Sensation now.  I can’t wait.

Mrs Jo Kenderes
Director of Faith and Mission

On Saturday most sports were cancelled because of the wet weather, but that didn't stop us.  So on Sunday the Years 7/8/9 girls who were ‘in’ hopped on a bus and made their way down to the SeaLife aquarium.  We stopped along the way so Linda and Claire could both get a few photos of their own.  We saw everything from fish to penguins, to turtles and dugongs, and many other animals.  We even got to go on the penguin ride, but it was very cold and most of us didn't have jumper or trackies on.  After we finished seeing everything we met back at the cafe in SeaLife.  When we were all together, we looked at some shops and then made our way to the bus stop.  When we got on the bus everyone was tired and hungry.  We got off the bus, went to Maccas and got a frozen coke each.  It was a fun day.

Zali Porter, Year 9, Dubbo

With the long weekend quickly approaching, a reminder that the Boarding House closes at 9.00am on Friday 10 June.   We have lots of Boarders going home on the buses early on Friday morning, and for others you are able to pick up your daughter from Thursday afternoon after school.  The Boarding House will reopen on Monday 13 June from 4.00pm.  We hope the long weekend is a time spent for renewal and regeneration ready for the last couple of weeks of term.

With winter arriving with full force, we are loving the soups that our chef, Selina, is making us during the week.  We are encouraging Boarders to dress warmly and stay hydrated and hygienic, and thankfully the heating has been a godsend!  However, some Boarders are lacking warm clothes, so when they are home for the long weekend, please remind them to bring some warmer clothes back to Boarding. 

The Boarders Travel Day for the end of term is Friday 24 Junewith the return to Boarding on the afternoon of Monday 18 July.  This term has flown by! 

Yours in Boarding

Ms Maryanne O'Donoghue
Director of Boarding

Sign up HERE .

Australian Shakespeare Company's Macbeth

Year 10 Incursion

On Tuesday 31 May, the Australian Shakespeare Company came to St Vincent's College and performed an interactive and immersive production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth for all Year 10 English classes.  The three actors Annie, Nick and Liam, transformed the hall into 11th Century Scotland, manipulating the roles and costuming as they went.  Not only did they engage us with their excellent acting skills (and hilarious Scottish accents!), they always made a point to stop and explain the scene and the Shakespearean language, creating a captivating performance.

Throughout the play they included volunteers to play witches and banquet guests, making their performance even more exciting, funny and engaging for all of us (even the teachers!).  Tyler Ellis said that “Being cast as the first witch was an amazing experience and made the incursion interactive and very entertaining”.

As we dive deeper into our studies of Macbeth, seeing Shakespeare's words come to life extends our thinking beyond the classroom, helping us form new opinions on the ‘most prominent’ theme.  The performance aided in providing a new perspective on the characters and key scenes in the play, offering us further insight as we explored ideas of our own for our upcoming screencast assessment.  After the performance we could ask ourselves “Why didn’t Macbeth involve Lady Macbeth in his plan to kill Banquo?” and “Who is more evil - Lady Macbeth or Macbeth?”.

Overall, our Year group had a great time during this incursion and found it incredibly useful for our understanding of the play, and we hope to implement as much knowledge as possible in our upcoming assessment.

By Eliza Gabriel Slater, Isabelle Hunter and Cate McGregor , Year 10 English Students

above:  10H study the banquet scene after the incursion

below:  Year 10 and Australian Shakespeare Company

below:  Year 10 students perform as witches

below:  10H's very own Banquo's ghost

Ms Siobhan Devaney
English Teacher

In Year 8 English we have really stepped up our wide reading, research and critical thinking, using the dystopian genre as a foundation to shape our learning.

Recently I attended an English Teachers Association annual conference, Truly, Madly Deeply, which inspired the inclusion of classical mythology into the classroom.  The students not only thoroughly enjoyed the myths, but were able to integrate elements of these myths ideas in their writing to create richer and more meaningful texts.

Ms Sonia Clancy
English Teacher

This term, English has included many interesting concepts.  One that has stood out the most was looking at dystopian literature, which in this case is the novel “The Hunger Games”.  We further looked at this novel by looking for language techniques which will help shape our dystopian narratives for our upcoming assessment.  This leads to the second thing we have been looking at, narrative writing.  We have looked at a variety of language techniques which assisted us in making our stories more sophisticated and interesting.  Some techniques we have looked at are allusion, mood setting, parody and other literary techniques.  Journal writing has been another important aspect in our learning.  We looked at prompts and then we would write creatively, using the prompt as a stimulus.  We have received feedback which helps us grow our vocabulary, our techniques and our storyline overall.

Antonia Sanchez 8R

Our main focus this year in English, has been the study of Dystopian topics and how to integrate Dystopian themes into both our persuasive and creative writing.  Students have delved into 'The Hunger Games' and have used this novel to introduce Dystopian themes, such as survival and authoritarian control.  In Term 1 we studied the social credit system in China, as well as the impacts of social media and how the increase in plastic surgery has been greatly triggered by Snapchat users.  Through these texts and information reports, we have had access to a broad range of themes and ideas, and how to express them in compelling ways.  Our first assessment activity this year involved creating a “Youthtopia” speech, spreading awareness on Dystopian issues which are prevalent in our lives as a younger generation.  We were able to incorporate examples of texts and current events we had studied and use these examples to support our overarching thesis in our speech.

This term we have advanced from persuasive and informative writing to creative writing.  During classes we have had opportunities to experiment with Dystopian ideas and transform these ideas into engrossing fictional texts.  We have studied a number of English techniques to enhance our narratives, such as imagery, characterisation, allusion and intertextuality.  Our assessment this term is a creative writing activity and we are advised to journal our ideas and drafts.  In this way we are able to build on our thoughts and reflect on our improvement as creative writers.

Over the past couple of weeks we have studied mythology, and how the themes and morals in these myths contribute to Dystopian ideas and allusions.  We have incorporated certain mythological themes into our own narratives to add allusion to our stories.  This will help us in preparation for our assessment, and how we can utilise these techniques to build greater meaning and significance in our narratives.

Sophie Mocsari 8R 

Congratulations to our Gold Medalists in the Senior Ethics Olympiad Competition.

Mia Richter-Weinstein, Francesca Oaten, Sofia Dermody, Kyria Lambropolous and Emeline Kwok-Valevale analysed, deliberated and discussed eight ethical cases against other NSW schools and were then questioned and critiqued for their understanding and thoughtful, informed perspectives on these cases by a team of international judges.  This team has now been invited to participate in the International Ethics Olympiad competition where they will continue their discussions against New Zealand, Canada, China, India, Singapore and Hong Kong.

(Also pictured on the front of this issue)

Ms Donna Ginzburg
Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator

HSC and Courses Expo

The HSC and Courses Expois on from 9.00am-3.00pm from 2-5 June at the Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park.  The HSC and Courses Expo is a great opportunity to gather the most up to date information and speak to university, TAFE and private provider representatives.  There will also be information seminars on a range of topics like:  Gap Year options, study advice, employment opportunities, Year 10 subject selections and more.  This is the largest HSC and Courses Expo in NSW and is well worth attending.  For more information on who is attending and the seminar program see the link here.  Please be aware that it's advisable to buy your Expo tickets online.

UAC News

Steps to Uni for Year 10 Students

Steps to Uni for Year 10 students along with the accompanying portal, Subject Compass, will help Year 10 students choose their HSC subjects.  It's particularly useful for checking a student's ATAR eligibility.  You can access a PDF version of the Year 10 booklet on UAC's website.

UAC Institutions

Read the latest from the following:

Australian Catholic University

Macquarie University

University of Newcastle

University of Notre Dame

University of Sydney

Western Sydney University

University of Sydney

Mathematics Prerequisites Course:  Check here for a list of courses that have Mathematics as a prerequisite at USYD.

Charles Sturt University

Parent Information Sessions:  Charles Sturt Advantage Round 2 Information Session will be held on Tuesday 7 June 2022 at 6.45pm.  The Charles Sturt Advantage early offer program makes offers to students based on their Year 11 results and skills they already have.  Registrations for the information session are essential using the link found here.  For more general information about studying at CSU use the link found here.

TAFE

NSW Fashion Design Studio (FDS)

The TAFE NSW Fashion Design Studio (FDS) in Ultimo is a “fashion school of excellence”.  Consistently ranked in the top 20 fashion design schools worldwide, FDS has over 60 years of creating fashion design excellence.  FDS also has established partnerships with International design institutes in India, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Sweden and the United States, that allow final year students the opportunity to complete a fourth year overseas and gain an international degree.  No matter what area of fashion you want to be involved in - be it design, couture, tailoring, patternmaking and construction, styling or media - FDS gives you the skills, experience and exposure you need to be a cut above.  For more information use the link found here .

Le Cordon Bleu Sydney

High School Residential:  12-13 July 2022 (term break)

Le Cordon Bleu Sydney, situated at 250 Blaxland Road, Ryde, is opening its doors to high school students in Years 11 and 12 to experience a ‘day in the life’ at one of the world’s leading culinary and hospitality institutions, to provide a taste of what a future career in global hospitality would be like.  Meet lecturers and Le Cordon Bleu professionals, hear from industry experts, discover what Le Cordon Bleu hospitality management degree programs involve and experience hands-on culinary arts with their chefs.  For more information use the link found here. 

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser

    Book your tickets HERE

Co-ordinator of Sport:  Ms Jacinta Jacobs:  0418 416 663 / jacobsj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Head of Netball and Basketball - Elyse Harmanis 
elyse.harmanis@stvincents.nsw.edu.au - 0434 610 870
Head of Soccer:  Mr Nick Schroeder - 0431 117 565
Head of Hockey:  Mr Liam Jepson - 0422 027 649
Head of Athletics/Cross Country:  Ms Jacinta Jacobs - 0418 416 663.

Website:   www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/learning/sport

For all draw and venue information go to:   www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/sport/weekly-sports-draw/

IGSA Spawtz:  https://igsasport.spawtz.com/ 

TERMS 2/3 SPORT

IGSA Netball, Basketball, Hockey and Football

We continue to have some great matches all over Sydney on Saturday mornings.  Unfortunately, the Centennial Parklands Trust still had their fields closed on the weekend as they are still affected from all the rain we have had and none of our soccer teams got to play.  Fingers crossed for this weekend!

Team lists, venue details and draws are on the College website.  This is always your first place to look for any Sport information.  Please also check the IGSA Spawtz page for any changes or wet weather updates  https://igsasport.spawtz.com/ .

We are still having trouble with numbers in some teams due to illness and injury. So, if you cannot make your game for any reason, you must let the head coach and your coach know.  Please do not let your team down by not turning up for any other reason.  DON'T FORGET THAT TRAINING IS ALWAYS ON - IF IT’S RAINING IT WILL BE ON IN THE GYM OR HALL.

We are about to go through the IGSA grading process for next term’s competition and will be looking at reducing our team entries due to lack of attendance this term.  All head coaches will be talking to team coaches and we will be withdrawing a couple of teams and moving players around a little, so please make sure you are at training the last few weeks and the remaining games.  If you cannot continue to play next term for any reason, a parent/carer must email Ms Jacobs by Tuesday 7 June.  Additionally, if there are any students who would like to join a team, we are looking for a few extra players in some teams.  Year 7 basketball needs two more players.

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Netball and Basketball Coach

Fitness and Cross Country

Fitness training continues on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and will now concentrate on more athletic events in preparation for the IGSA Carnival next term.  All levels of fitness will be catered for at the training sessions and are not just for those wanting to do cross country.  Any students wishing to improve their fitness/athletics are invited to come to one or both days.   Please email Ms Jacobs if you would like to sign up.  Students meet Tash outside the change rooms at 3.15pm and then head down to Rushcutters Bay.  If it is wet they will do a fitness session in the gym - so training is always on!  

SVC and IGSA ATHLETICS CARNIVALS

Unfortunately, due to the persistent rain we have had in Sydney, the renovations at E S Marks Field were not completed in time for us to run our Inter-House Athletics Carnival this term. Instead, we had an Inter-House competition on the courts at lunchtimes this week.  Following are the Age Champions and their runner-up from these events.  Well done to all students who competed and to those who came and cheered on their friends.

However, we will also be running some trials for the events at athletics training later in the term and will use the IGSA twilight meets in Term 3 as the final selection for the College team for the IGSA Carnival on 19 August.

Inter-House Athletics Age Champions 2022             Runner-up

12 years - Lili Weinstein - De Lacy                               Annabelle Davey - O’Brien

13 years - Siara McCreery - O’Brien                            Eleanor Lenton - Williams

14 years - Sophia Brokenshire - Aikenhead                Abbie Burnell - Aikenhead

15 years - Ruby Smith - De Lacy                                 Emilia Reed - Williams

16 years - Iyla Maguire - Cahill                                  Kate Giannikouris - Williams / Madi Gosbel - Williams

17 years - Lexi Tait - Cahill                                         Lara Roets - Cahill

18 years - Chloe Korbel - De Lacy                              Imogen Gill - Cater

Congratulations to De Lacy who were awarded House Champions and to Cahill for winning Best House Spirit Award.    

below:  House Spirit Award - Cahill

A huge thank you to the PE staff and a few senior students who helped run the athletics events at lunchtime.  Thank you also to those staff who came down to cheer on their House.  It was a great atmosphere, especially on the Thursday for the seniors!  

below:  Ruby Smith 15 years Champion

below:  Sophia Brokenshire sprinting (left) and receiving her 14 years Champion ribbon (right)

The Balmoral Burn  

A huge congratulations to our four athletes who competed in the Head of the Hill relay at the ‘Balmoral Burn’ on Sunday 29 May, to raise money for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation which fundraises for sick kids in hospital.  It was a grueling 450m sprint up Awaba Street at Balmoral.  For those who know this hill, you will know it feels more like 800m and requires great muscular endurance and speed.  We had a great mixture of athletes - Siara McCreery, Year 7 , Emilia Reed in Year 9, Marla Falvey, Year 11, and Mia Timbs, Year 12.  The girls all ran so well and finished second behind Abbotsleigh.  We will definitely be looking at entering more teams in this fantastic event next year!  Well done girls!

below:  Three of our athletes with Phil Kearns (Balmoral Burn charity event founder)

below:  Siara McCreery blitzing the Balmoral Burn!

below:  Emilia Reed

SPORT STARS OF THE WEEK

Please keep the Sport staff informed of any good sporting results outside of the College.  Information and photos can be emailed to jacobsj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au . 

Congratulations to the Team of the Week, SVC 1 Hockey, who had a great 5-0 win against Santa Sabina last weekend.

Congratulations to our Balmoral Burn team, who won the silver medal in the Head of the Hill relay event last Sunday.  We have a great mixture of athletes - Siara McCreery, Year 7, Emilia Reed, Year 9, Marla Falvey, Year 11, and Mia Timbs, Year 12.

Ms Jacinta Jacobs
Co-ordinator of Sport

View next week's CANTEEN SPECIALS:      HERE

TERM 2 - CANTEEN REMINDER:   NO CARD - NO PURCHASE 

• Students MUST bring their ID card to the canteen to purchase any food/drink. Please note that putting your student number in only is NOT accepted.
• Remember:  ONLINE ORDERING is also available.
• GLUTEN FREE products are available - only when purchased through online ordering. 
• You need to refill money onto your cardAT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE you intend to use the card (as it takes one hour to generate funds onto the card).

 ===========================================================

BOOKS WANTED....FOR THE SPRING FAIR

BOOKS IN GREAT CONDITION WANTED

Give your bookshelves a spring clean and box up your unwanted books for us to sell at the Spring Fair this year.  We are looking for all types of great fiction and non-fiction - including crime, autobiography, teen and children’s books, 'chick lit', teen, children’s, coffee table and art books. 

• Please...No magazines, no recipe books, no textbooks, no DVD's, no CD's. 

Details of where to drop them off will be given closer to the date.  All enquiries to:  Tessa at  tessaannemorris@hotmail.com  or 0416 755 037. 

Tessa Morris
Book Stall Co-ordinator

GOOD LOOKING CLOTHES WANTED....FOR THE SPRING FAIR

WOMENS/GIRLS CLOTHES WANTED

This year we are going to have a Sustainable Stunning Second-Hand Stall. 

• Start saving all your unwanted/unused clean clothes, in good order, for women and girls.
• Start saving your nice shopping bags like Country Road, Seed etc. 
• Start saving good looking coat hangers.

All enquiries to:  Lou Haynes on 0416 118 010 and Holly Davies on 0438 149 764.

Lou Haynes and Holly Davies
Stunning Second-Hand Stall Co-ordinators

CALLING ALL SVC GARDENERS!

Please pot up some plants for the 2022 Spring Fair.

All sorts of plants are appreciated:  Succulents, bromeliads, perennials, annuals, indoor, outdoor, bulbs, herbs, flowers, natives, exotics - at the last Spring Fair we even sold a hedge, potted up and looking for a new home.

Autumn is a great time to take cuttings and get some seeds in pots going - please get a few things going now to be looking great for spring!

If you would like further information, please contact Katrina on 0438 933 319 or email mackinnon-5@bigpond.com

Katrina Skinner
Plant Stall Co-ordinator