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Reminder:  The Uniform Shop will be CLOSED during the coming winter June/July school holidays.  (Please see their article towards the end of this issue in 'Community Notices').

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Sunday 13 June:  SVC students in (Intermediate) Theatresports Grand Finals, Enmore Theatre.  We hope many in the SVC community will go to support the students.  Details and ticket sales via the link HERE .

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Saturday 12 June - No Sport.

Monday 14 June:  Queen's Birthday Public Holiday.  Boarding House remains open for the long weekend. 

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Wednesday 16 June:  Year 10 Vaccinations.

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Friday 18 June: 

Last day of classes Term 2.

St Vincent's Day - re-scheduled;  Snug-as-a-Bug-in-a-Rug.

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20-25 June:  College Ski Trip (20-25 June)

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Tuesday 13 July:  First day of classes Term 3.

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Tuesday 13 July:  3.30pm-7.30pm. Year 8 Parent Teacher Interviews (See Mr Anderson's letter emailed 11 June to class of 2025 parents).

Boarders' return from 4.00pm Monday 12 July.

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Parent Teacher Interviews:  Returning to 'face to face'. 

Monday 19 July:  Year 9 

Monday 26 July:  Year 7.

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Rescheduled Camps and Retreats:  Further information and details will be communicated in due course.

Year 8 Camp:  15-17 November.

Year 9 Camp:  06-08 October.

Year 10 Camp:  06-08 October.

Year 11 Retreat:  06-08 September.

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PLEASE NOTE:  All arrangements for Camps, Retreats and Parent Teacher meetings are subject to amendment in accordance with changing circumstances with the Covid-19 pandemic and NSW Health advice.

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REMINDER:  All students must have a valid OPAL card to travel on buses and trains.

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Canteen reminders and Week Menu for next week are at the end of this issue. 

Students:  You must bring your ID card with you to purchase food/drink.  Also, remember to top up your card with funds at least one hour prior to purchasing.

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Dear Parents and Carers 

Today has not fulfilled the grim weather warnings that caused me to postpone St Vincent's Day today, so time indeed for me to return to my day job!  My apologies for all the disruption caused and now we look optimistically towards next Friday when we hope to enjoy St Vincent's Day/Snug-as-a-bug-in-a-rug/and last day of term, with blue skies, fair winds and gentle winter sun!

The week has truly belonged to the Performing Arts students.  Bookended by the Shakespeare Festival (last weekend) and the State Finals of Theatresports (this weekend), this was the week of the production of A Little Shakespeare.  The transformation of our humble College Hall into a Shakespearean theatre, the brilliance of our young actors, the technical competence of our crew, the utter dedication of Ms Catherine Johnson and the enthusiasm of our audiences, made for a wonderful week of high quality entertainment.  The cold evening temperatures were quickly forgotten as the energy of the ensemble cast and crew helped us navigate through several classic Shakespearean scenes.  This was a production like no other, as Ms Johnson and Ms Peoples were challenged by having to devise a COVID-safe schedule of rehearsals and performances.  I leave it to Shakespeare himself to express my appreciation..."I can no other answer make, but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks". Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene 3.

Now to a more contemporary issue - traffic management around the College.  This is one Shakespeare did not forsee, but it certainly causes drama.  Parking rangers have recently booked parents and issued significant fines and demerits for infringements in a school zone.  Please be aware of the road rules, and the common sense rules that are required to keep everyone safe, and that are respectful of other road users and our neighbours.  We are not a College with capacity to offer a 'queued pick up' in the morning or afternoons.  Dangerous parking in so many ways has the same risks as dangerous driving.

I wish you a very enjoyable long weekend.  Our thoughts are with our regional Boarding families as they nervously wait to see if there has been community transmission in their local areas.

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal 

We are asking all students to double check they have their own school backpack.  In the busyness of activity at school, it is possible that a student has picked up the wrong bag.  The missing bag belongs to a Year 12 student containing HSC notebooks, textbooks and laptop.  Please ask your daughters to check their bags.  If found, please return to Student Services. 

Thank you.

Mrs Elizabeth Brooks
Deputy Principal

The arctic blast this week has certainly jolted us into donning more layers and ducking under more covers. However, for a teacher approaching the end of term the cold, dreary weather is often welcomed wholeheartedly when faced with a stack of marking and report writing.  Many of my colleagues this week have made frequent trips to the staffroom for a hot beverage to sustain our positivity in providing students and parents with the detailed feedback that can powerfully jolt even the most reluctant learners to push a little bit deeper into their learning. The satisfaction and self- pride that comes with the achievement of one’s potential, is a lovely way to enter the winter holiday period after a short yet busy term of learning.

It delighted me this week when I fortuitously came across an authentic learning encounter In Mathematics, that as an English teacher I felt confident participating in. A colleague was teaching her Year 8 Maths class where the students were very focused on the detailed feedback their teacher had provided them with. As I watched my colleague engage with the students one by one, to check in on each student's understanding of their particular feedback, I heard students articulating areas they had highlighted that needed growth. They continued to tell their teacher all about the learning outcomes they had achieved and the learning outcomes they were still working towards. Once the teacher was satisfied that each student knew exactly where she was in her learning and where she needed to go, she invited the students to formally reflect on their assessment activity as part of our reflective learning model. I think it was one of those moments when I just happened to be in the right place at the right time when my colleague deliberately asked me in front of the students, “are students more than a mark?”.  To which I said, “so much more”.  Whilst this was a playful exchange between my colleague and I, it was a powerful moment that encouraged our students to understand that report writing is exactly that.  A report on where the student is in her learning at one particular time in the learning continuum. An academic report is never defined by one mark, it is never defined by one assessment activity - it is arrived at through the teacher's knowledge of the student and how she learns. As we approach the completion of the writing of Stages 4 and 5 Semester 1 Academic Reports, please be assured when you receive your daughter's report in the first week of the holidays, that each of your daughter's grades per subject, has been arrived at and discerned by the teacher in terms of who she is as learner, rather than who she is as a ‘sum of her marks’.

To our Senior Students, good luck with the final preparation for the completion of your assessment activities next week and to our HSC students, enjoy the last long weekend of your highschool life.  I am looking forward to the cups of hot chocolate and cosy throws I will drape myself in as I, along with my colleagues, complete the last of the marking and report writing for the term this weekend.  I will, though, practise good self-care in between the marking moments by pounding the pavement of Maroubra Beach (my favourite spot in Sydney) or taking in a little more zen time at my local yoga studio. 

Mrs Jasmin Mano
Director of Teaching and Learning

It wasn’t raining at 8.30 this morning but it was bitterly cold; too cold to sit outside for Mass.

Next Friday will be a hoot.  St Vincent’s Day will have Mass in the morning, where we focus on our Charism of service of the poor, with us all Snug as a Bug in a Rug.  We will have hot chocolate and donuts at recess, a short film focussing on environmental issues at lunchtime with popcorn and a Patchett’s pie.  We will have guest speakers lead us through issues of environmental responsibility, Indigenous health, literacy, refugee issues, the threat of homelessness for women and children and women’s health.  Our students will engage in activities that support their learning and hopefully, we will have a bit of fun along the way.  It promises to be a day of community, caring and solidarity with the poor and marginalised.  I can’t wait. 

This afternoon is the final instalment of “Finding God in the Dark”.  This will be our most controversial film to date:  Donnie Darko.  It is dark - and it has more questions than answers - but it offers insights into the importance of how young people, who are on the cusp of marginalisation, deal with their own sense of self, of existence, of calling and of having an impact on the lives of others.  Yes, it does have a giant rabbit who pops in and out of the action at inopportune times, and I’m not entirely convinced if he represents goodness or poses a threat.  That might be the point.  There will be lots of questions and I‘m keen to hear the answers our best and brightest come up with this afternoon.  I am most grateful to Ms Tanya Schneider for assisting with this venture, and to Sr Anne Taylor and Ms Maria Manitta for their attendance, support and brilliant contributions to the conversation.  There have been requests for “Finding God in the Dark” to continue next term.  Let’s see how we go.

Year 11 students received an email this week alerting them to three Immersion opportunities on offer for the September school holidays.  If your Year 11 daughter has not mentioned it, perhaps it’s an opportunity for a conversation.  We have received a number of applications already, and I’m keen to read them to find out what our students know and understand about environmental issues, and our First Nations’ wisdom and the opportunities they offer for us to learn from and with them on country.

I have received a desperate plea from the Jesuit Refugee Service.  They are caring for thousands of refugee and asylum seeker families.  With Covid, many lost jobs and are not entitled to any government assistance.  I don’t know how they are managing at all. 

Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday next week - I’m asking our students to bring in one of three items:

Aikenhead and Cahill students - please bring a bottle of COOKING OIL.

Cater and De Lacy students - please bring in a packet of RICE.

O'Brien and Williams students - please bring in a packet of PASTA.

I hope this is possible for families; but please know there is no expectation.  We will have containers at each gate next week and students can pop their contribution in there.  I’ll deliver our donations to the JRS foodbank on Thursday afternoon.  This week has been full of anticipation.  I will write more next week when all we have anticipated has come to be.  The holidays are looming, but there so much more to do.

Mrs Jo Kenderes
Director of Faith and Mission

What a year!  We had a record number of entries this year with many students making group cakes.  The entries were by far the best we have ever seen. Thank you to all the bakers and artists for your masterpieces:

Lila Smith, Zahli Daly, Jamaica Johnson, Rubyrose Emmanouilidis, Ivy Reynolds, April Stodart, Giselle Dueza, Sybella Daly, Matisse Emery, Emily Demetriou,  Cyan Geelan, Paige Kenny, Molly Griffin, Zoe Vella, Leila Spies, Sophia Costello, Katie Morrisey, Jessica O'Mara, Layla Conway, Isla Anthony, Sophia Selman, Lucy Hoffman, Sophie Slee, Mia Vincent, Ruby Conway, Emma Frinsdorf, Dara Murphy, Ella Lowenthal, Evie Bresnahan, Amy Hetherington, Amelia Bell, Millie Pavlovic, Amelie Fanale, Sadie Adair, Olivia Williams, Alice Murcutt, Matilda Gill, Polly Sewell, Eleni Matsos, Eliza Gabriel Slater, Alexandra Haddock, Lucy Walsh, Christina Dudding, Poppy Brennan, Charlotte Evans, Olivia Byrnes, Florence Gordon, Evie Francis, Zara Storrier, Genevieve Young, Taylor Hyde, Asher Thompson, Sophia Watson, Amelie Pyne, Halle Bresnahan, Rosie Malone, Sienna Wallington, Charlotte Ballinger, Sarah See, Jemima Hickey, Saskia Emery, Abbie Hoffman, Ava Hogan, Madeline Speer, Milly Newton, Sophia Brokenshire, Sarah O'Connor, Lily O'Loghlin,  Charlie Devery, Ava McDonnell Zammit, Sarah O’Connor, Lucy Nathan, Ella Stearn, Saskia Muscroft, Emilia Reed, Caitlin Hoggett, Samara Alexandratos, Samara Egan, Teigan Cloete, Poppy Nicholson, Maddison Bartholomew, Alannah Damian, Abbie Burnell, Lili Rose Burnell, Clara Kelleher, Maggie Eisenhauer,  Zara Timmins, Iyla Timmins, Olivia Wooden, Mollie Trinca, Stephanie Pantazis, Frankie Duffy, Kate Giannikouris, Charlie Coelho, Lulu Oaten, Sage Croft, Georgina Porteus, Tara Sukumaran,  Ms De Souza, Lily Rowbotham, Lily O'Reilly.

We had a record number of votes for the favourite cake - 700 in under two hours!  Here are the results:

First:  The Jungle Book

Congratulations to Emily Demetriou, Matisse Emery, Sybella Daly and Cyan Geelan.

Second:  Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar

Congratulations Sadie Adair and Amelie Fanale.

Third:  Shrek

Congratulations to Sophia Selman, Isla Anthony, Jess Omara, Lucy Hoffman, Katie Morrissey and Layla Conway.

Nearly $1,000 has been raised for Matt Talbot.  See here for the images of the event:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sNZ3VYLhcYo5GPi16

Below:  First Place - The Jungle Book - with its creators

Mrs Jody McDonnell 
Head of the Learning Resource Centre

The challenge of writing a discursive piece inspired by Othello was taken up by three more students this week.

Othello’s Contradictions - by Bonnie Joseph

Holistically, Othello is antithetical.  The play remains quintessentially tragic due to Shakespeare's proclivity to eliminate life, however, fails to amass any real feelings of sympathy towards its characters who continuously fail to live up to their reputations.  “Honest Iago” is a duplicitous monster, “valiant” Othello is a frenzied misogynist and Emilia the “simple bawd,” is, at times, a subversive feminist.  By the end of the play I was rooting for Iago, hoping he would end my suffering and expose himself and the other characters for what they truly are; a bunch of contradictory falsifiers.

Perhaps it's just the cynic in me, but I found it difficult to empathize with the characters' plights.  One could argue that they’re merely a product of the Elizabethan era’s restrictive social norms.  However, after reading yet another one of Othello’s sexist tirades, I began to feel less supportive of this notion.  I had to continuously remind myself; if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen - and believe me, I wanted to.  You can only hear the word “strumpet” so many times before Othello’s severe ineloquence begins to take its toll.  It became clear to me that Othello, so wrapped up in “divine” Desdemona’s supposed lack of virtue, became negligent of his honour.  The once “brave moor” was now a shell of his former self, desperately clinging on to a semblance of valorousness by murdering his wife.  Unfortunately for Othello, the idea nor the execution were up to par in this ingenious plan; hence why the scheming was usually left to Iago.

We see this contradictory depiction displayed within Othello, time and time again.  As much as I would like to perceive Emilia as a feminist icon, it must be said that as Iago’s wife, she contributed to the play's mayhem considerably.  It's hard for me to believe that Emilia was blissfully unaware of her husband's homicidal tendencies.  I mean, she was the one that said “let husbands know their wives have sense like them,” which seems awfully ironic.  Sure, Emilia had her moments of brazen assertiveness; “I will not charm my tongue, I am bound to speak.”  But, I can’t help thinking that if she had spoken up just that bit earlier, Desdemona wouldn’t be dead and Othello could’ve done something other than raving about the handkerchief being “ocular proof!”.

Thus why, to a certain degree, I have a level of respect for Iago.  Dubbed the machiavellian villain of Othello, it was refreshing to see a character who, where Othello was self pitying, was self-assured and where Emilia was subservient, was dominant.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not condoning Iago’s actions, but merely congratulating him for making Othello a more bearable read.  Yes, he was still a mess of contradictions and yes, he had an unnatural flair for defaming women, but at least he embraced his depravity.  Rather than engaging in self denial like everyone else, Iago used his façade to his advantage.  It was enlivening to see such blatant authenticity in contrast to the other characters' shoddy cover-ups of their deceit.

Hence, I would argue that what makes Othello renowned is not its reputation as one of the greatest tragedies, but rather its ability to emulate the multifaceted nature of the individual.  It is concurrently the epitome of human nature's fragility and the consequences of concealing one's nature, because, at the end of the day, Othello is just one big contradiction.

The Joy in Tragedy - by Frankie Oaten

Opinion:  Happy endings suck.

Now hold on a minute. I promise I’m not just writing this to be a quirky individualist and score some argumentative points against the English Department. Maybe right now, you’re picturing me as the snarky contrarian with too much to say in class.  While at least half of that last sentence was true (you decide which half), and reading Othello recently has brought this view to the forefront of my mind, my love of the tragic conclusion is something that I’ve been sitting on for a while now.

I’m gonna cast us back for a moment.

Last year in lockdown, my dad introduced me to the wonder that is One Day by David Nicholls. (If you haven’t read it yet, please do. Or at least give it a quick Google - this next part of my rambling will be redundant otherwise).  In the beginning, I was pretty skeptical - was I really about to invest my energy into a 435-page story about the lives of two random adults?  Spoiler alert:  I was.  Each day after school, I would ride my bike to the local soccer oval and sit in the afternoon sun, reading.  Slowly but surely, I began to fall for the story of Emma and Dexter.  So you can imagine my reaction when I reached the end of the novel.  Let me tell you, ugly crying on a bench on the sidelines of the Seagulls F C  field was not something I had envisioned happening to me during my time on this earth.  But there I was - the book left me broken.

And, for some strange reason, I liked it.

My experience with Othello was very similar.  The phrase “maybe it’s the cynic in me” seems like a pretty weak excuse, but seriously, there’s gotta be some explanation for the slightly perverse sense of satisfaction I felt in seeing things end badly for the titular Othello and his doomed wife.  I could just be totally stirring the pot, but I think the ending added a certain emotional weight to the story - one that a Disney-esque resolution just couldn’t create.

In writing this, I’ve had to do some deep personal reflection.  I’ve had to look inside myself and find a positive explanation for my views (I really just don’t want to look like a teen with too much angst and only Shakespearean literature to channel it into).  But I have come to a conclusion of sorts.  At the risk of sounding schmaltzy, I feel like there’s a certain sense of poetry to be found in tragic endings.  The feelings shared between Othello and Desdemona were, while short-lived, very beautiful and real.  The couple exist as an immortal reminder that love doesn’t have to be permanent to be treasured.  Even in the most dire of circumstances - facing jealousy, judgement, and blatant racism - Othello and Desdemona managed to hold onto their devotion to one another. And, in watching their world slowly descend into pandemonium whilst I sat and highlighted quotes from their final moments before death, I really got to see the impact that this love had on the people around them.

Othello is no Cinderella.  It’s no Pride and Prejudice.  There’s no pumpkin carriage or happy marriage - but something in it has worked - keeping the story alive long enough for us to be here some 400 years later picking it apart in English class.  And I’d venture to say that it wasn’t the language.  It was the tragic love of two people, reminding us of the beauty in impermanence.

Or something.

The Curse of Femininity - by Ella Wise

Othello is pitied.  The poor ex-slave, the moor, who fights for power yet will never truly reach it, driven insane by corruption and shame - a life of tragedy.

Othello is not to be pitied.  His nature is not a curse, nor is his past.  

To be feminine is a curse.  A life of plush, pink pillows, lacy gloves and strawberry knitted handkerchiefs.  A life of weakness, of hysterics, where every step taken is one behind man, your words holding less value than dogs.

This is the reality.  This is Desdemona.

A woman brutally smothered in her bed over empty accusations and shallow lies.  Yet, I confess, empathy is lacking.  I felt perhaps a slight tugging at my heartstrings over Desdemona's death, my sadness extending much further for the tragic loss of Emilia.  In total, this lack of empathy for Desdemona is purely due to Shakespeare's successful demonisation of femininity.  With Desdemona, although having her moments of likability, painted as a whore, as worthless, with no ability to defend herself - “What, you're not a whore?”.  Emilia’s more ‘masculine qualities of simplicity, straightforwardness and bravery (albeit after Desdemona's demise) are far more likeable.  In fact, part of me admires Emilia for rising up to the play’s male-dominated world, but I’m ashamed.  Ashamed that Shakespeare and the patriarchal values of our time have demonised that for a woman to be anything other than a ‘man’ is lamentable.

Emilia shouldn’t be favourable because her traits are ‘not feminine but rather for herself, her values on a plinth of their own.  Desdemona’s strengths lie in her subtlety, in her gentleness, kind words and patience she exerts over her ever more abusive husband, Othello.  The way she so willingly follows her new husband to the unfamiliar landscape of Cyprus, to pursue a career that in no way will benefit her.  This is her so-called ‘weak’ femininity, yet it is in no way a hindrance.

To be feminine is a luxury that many of us can now exert without the fear of being strangled by our ‘loving husbands’.  But still it has to be a deliberate choice to see the strength in the breadth of emotion that to be a woman, that to be feminine or even to be masculine, holds.

The ideals of gender and what it means to be feminine or masculine, are a scale on which one can place wherever they delight regardless of dress sense or birth.

Ms Anita Playoust
Head of Department English ‌

The Patricia Rolfe Award

Each year at Speech Night, a Year 10 student with a talent in English and an interest in journalism receives The Patricia Rolfe Award.  The English Department would love to hear from any journalists in our College community who would be willing to share their expertise for a few minutes with Year 10.  Some journalists may now still be working from home but that doesn’t mean that ‘visiting the classroom’ is impossible.  Through the magic of technology, we can make something happen!

I would really appreciate the generosity of any journalists who could help the English Department inspire this year’s recipient of the Patricia Rolfe Award: playousta@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Ms Anita Playoust
Head of Department English ‌

Other Creative Competitions

SF3 - Smartphone Film Competition:  “SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival for filmmakers of all ages.  We are a worldwide festival open to anyone with a smartphone or tablet and a great idea for a short film.”  Details here.  Entries close 1 August 2021.

Poetry in Action:  “We’re on the hunt for Australia’s next generation of poets, and we want to see your poetry!  Our monthly poetry challenge opens on the first and concludes on the final day of each month.  The winner for the year will be chosen from all the monthly finalists and announced towards the end of the year.”  Details here

Kill Your Darlings:  “The KYD School Writing Prize gives a voice to young people exploring aspects of contemporary life and society that concern them.  We seek entries of between 1000 and 1500 words in either fiction and non-fiction, with students responding to a current social or political issue.  The winner receives a $500 cash prize, editorial support and publication in KYD.  In 2021, the KYD School Writing Prize will be judged by award-winning author Alice Pung and KYD editor Alan Vaarwerk.  Entries for the 2021 prize are open now and will close on 18 June.  Details here

Bell Shakespeare:  “The Bell Shakespeare Shorts Festival is back after a hugely successful debut in 2020.  We invite students from across Australia to submit short films about or inspired by Shakespeare, that reflect Australian communities.”  Details www.bellshakespeare.com.au  and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbxicXfx9m .  Submissions close 2 July.

SVC Writing Competitions

Ms Anita Playoust
Head of Department English ‌

French HSC lectures at Sydney University on Saturday 12 May

and French speaking Trials practice at Kambala on Saturday 5 June.

Congratulations to the French HSC class of 2021 who attended Saturday university lectures given by the HSC markers themselves.  Our students gained valuable insights into how the HSC paper is marked in every category, and there was the chance to see how many university courses can be combined with a language.

The following Saturday, our students then had the opportunity to complete several practise French speaking exams with HSC examiners from our neighbouring schools, a trial of the Trial!

Un énorme merci a Madame Roby et Madame Anderson for presenting at the university, conducting Trial examinations and facilitating these opportunities for our students.

Good luck to our linguists preparing for their real oral examinations on 31 July.

Madame Maria Manitta
Head of Department Languages

UNSW

Degrees and Information Evening

Year 12 students are invited to the UNSW campus on Tuesday 15 June and Thursday 17 June, from 6.00pm-7:05pm, to find out more about UNSW degrees, scholarships and more.  Registrations are essential using the link found here.

Law Admission Test (LAT)

For any Year 11 or Year 12 students interested in studying law at UNSW.  The LAT is an entry requirement for students considering an undergraduate law double degree at UNSW.  Students can register by 5.00pm Friday 13 August to avoid late fees.

ACU

Holiday Workshops

Experience ACU webinar - Exploring the 'big questions' - Philosophy.

1 July 2021 - 10:00am-11:00am.

Philosophy is about tackling the big questions – those fundamental to understanding ourselves and society. For instance, are we separable from our bodies? If we are, what does this say about the future of society? Register your interest here

Experience ACU webinar - Starting your business and IT degree:  What you need to know.

5 July 2021 - 10:00am-11:00am.

Hear from a panel of graduates, students and staff.  Learn from their experiences and get tips and advice for pursuing a degree in business and information technology.  Register your interest here

Experience ACU webinar - Five good reasons to study Criminology.

7 July 2021 - 2:00pm-3:00pm.

Explore how society creates crime and the social causes and drivers of criminal activity (criminology).  Hear how this degree can lead to a range of exciting jobs in the justice sector and beyond.  Register your interest here

Experience ACU webinar - An Arts degree?

8 July 2021 - 10:00am-11:00am.

What are the benefits of studying an arts degree? What can I do with it? Where can it take me? In this workshop we’ll take you through some of the exciting areas and career opportunities you can explore when studying arts. Register your interest here

Career Snapshot

Exercise Physiology and Exercise Science

The difference between an exercise physiologist / sports scientist / exercise scientist.  According to Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA); there is a distinct difference between these three professions.  To obtain a free information guide in order to find out about these increasingly in demand careers, use the link provided here.

Gap Year Opportunity

Positions in Australian Defence Force - Gap Year

Applications are now open for more information go here

Successful candidates will spend 12-months in the Navy, Army or Air Force, where they'll get paid for meaningful work while travelling around Australia, gaining skills and making friends.

Complete an online enquiry form, visit a Recruiting Centre, attend an event, or call 13 19 01.

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser

As we excitedly advised in last week's issue, St Vincent's College students have reached the Intermediate Grand Finals for Theatresports.  The Grand Finals will be held at the Enmore Theatre on Sunday 13 June.  It is a great achievement for SVC in Theatresports - the competition initially started with 120 schools competing. 

Congratulations to Sophie Anderson, Polly Grindrod and Molly Barwick (pictured below).  We hope to see as many in the SVC community as possible come to support the girls at the Grand Finals. 

For further details and to purchase tickets please click on the link HERE.

Ms Catherine Johnson
Head of Performing Arts

Sport Staff Contacts for Term 2 2021:

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

Head of Football/Five-a-Side:  Mr Hugo Forlico:  0411 615 031
Head of Netball:  Ms Elyse Harmanis:  0434 610 870   
Head of Hockey:  Ms Laura Wiggins:  0418 329 929
Head of Athletics:  Ms Jacinta Jacobs:  0418 416 663.

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

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

IMPORTANT SPORT UPDATES

IGSSA (Independent Girls Schools Sport Association) previously were an arm of the AHIGS (Association Head Independent Girls Schools) along with Archdale Debating, Festival of Speech etc.  AHIGS have now rebranded their association name to IGSA (Independent Girls Schools Association), and a lot of our Sport competitions and carnivals are now called IGSA Sport.  

From Term 4 this year IGSA Sport will be offering sport for two terms - and we will not be entering as many external competitions like SEHA Hockey, UNSW Water Polo or Santa Sabina Basketball.  We will still, however, be entering in the ESTA Touch competition and possibly Volleyball and Futsal.  Instead, our students will be offered ESTA Touch, Water Polo and Tennis in Terms 4 and 1 and IGSA Netball, Hockey or Soccer in Terms 2 and 3.  More information about this will be given out next term.  Please contact Ms Jacinta Jacobs if you have any questions about these changes.

Cross Country/Fitness Training

Congratulations to our runners Genevieve Young, Emily Demetriou, Sybella Daly, Iyla Timmins in Year 7, and Lily O’Reilly, Year 8, who all competed at the NSWCIS Cross Country Carnival at Eastern Creek on Thursday 10 June.  Congratulations to Emily Demetriou who was our best placed athlete, finishing 5th and Sybella Daly who finished 10th.  Both girls qualified to compete at the NSW All Schools Championships in July.

Fitness training with Tash will continue on Mondays at Rushcutters Bay, but training on Wednesdays has changed to E S Marks Field for the athletics team.  Ms Jacobs has emailed all those who have qualified.  Everyone is welcome to come to the Monday sessions to improve their fitness.  Wednesday 16 June will be our last session before the holidays and Tash will give all athletes a program to follow for the next three weeks to keep up their fitness.

above:  Genevieve  -  Iyla  -  Lily  

IGSA Athletics Carnival

The College Athletics squad has been chosen, with one girl permitted to compete in each event at the IGSA Carnival at Homebush on 12 and 13 August, next term.  Fitness sessions on Wednesdays have changed to E S Marks Field and all girls in the squad are to attend as many of these sessions as they can.  The College squad will compete in two lead up twilight meets at Homebush on Friday 30 July and 6 August, and the final team will be chosen after that.  All girls in the squad are to collect a Permission Note from Ms Jacobs. 

IGSA ATHLETICS SQUAD

Juniors

Sophia BROKENSHIRE

Sybella DALY

Emilia REED

Ruby SMITH

Allegra OVERTON

Eleanor LENTON

Sienna FLICK

Emily DEMETRIOU

Niamh MACKENZIE

Lily ROWBOTHAM

Lucy BYRNE

Emily BYRNE

Ashley MAHONY

Julia GLURCO

Zahara JOHNSON

Elise BABBAGE 

Intermediates

Elsa FIRTH

Katherine JOHNSON

Isabella MACKAY

Anna HEMPTON

Lara ROETS

Alexandra TAIT

Iyla MAGUIRE 

Laura RAPISARDI

Ruby WATERLOW-HEUSTON

Siara ORTOLANI

Pascale CROTHERS

Aylyza DAMIAN

Tianna FLAMER-CALDERA

Seniors

Lani BRESNAHAN

Emma IORFINO

Mia TIMBS

Imogen GILL

Madeleine CHUBB

Charlotta MACKAY

Chloe KORBEL

Georgia GALLAGHER

Lucy SMITH

Paris MPIMPERIAS

Abby VINCENT 

TERM 2 SPORT 

SEHA Hockey

Term 2 saw a strong term of hockey for our three teams, with huge improvements made throughout the term.  The girls worked hard on their skills and teamwork to ensure each week they were playing better hockey.  SVC 01 had a successful term finishing 3rd against teams that are normally a number of divisions above them in the IGSSA competition.  The other coaches and I are excited to carry the success into the Term 3 IGSA competition! 

Keep up your fitness over the holidays and we look forward to seeing all of you back next term.  Training will remain the same as this term on Wednesdays at David Phillips Field 4.00pm-5.00pm.  Teams are on the website.

Ms Laura Wiggins
Head Hockey Coach

IGSA Basketball

Well done to our three basketball teams who have had a good season.  SVC 1 finished a close second after losing to KRB by only two points!  SVC 2 finished 6^th and SVC 3 finished equal 4^th.  We look forward to next year when we will have a long season over two terms in the IGSA competition.

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Basketball Coach

Below:   Basketball SVC 2

IGSA Football

Congratulations to our Football Captain Olivia Mitchell, who was selected in the Open NSWCIS Football team competed at the NSW All Schools Tournament at Valentine Sports Park this week.  Only three IGSA players were selected in the CIS team and this was a great honour to be selected.

Well done to all teams on a great football season.  It has been nice to see the improvements each week on the field and those who came training consistently really did reap the rewards.  We look forward to playing over two terms (2 and 3) next year in the IGSA competition and seeing our teams flourish even more.

We have five teams entered in the 5-A-Side competition next term.  The juniors will be playing at Ascham, however, the seniors will now be playing at David Phillips Field at Daceyville, and playing 6-A-Side on the larger field.  All team members have been emailed training times for next term.

Mr Hugo Forlico
Head Football Coach

Below:   Football SVC 1

Below:   SVC 2

St Catherine's Netball

You will find all netball information on the College website under LEARNING/ SPORT/NETBALL

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Netball Coach 

SPORTS STARS OF THE WEEK 

Congratulations to Emily Demetriou who was our best placed athlete, finishing 5th and Sybella Daly who finished 10th.  Both girls qualified to compete at the NSW All Schools Championships in July.

This section is to make the College community aware of some of the exceptional athletes we have in the College.  If your daughter has represented her state or country recently in her chosen Sport, please send us any results, photos or blurbs on her performance to jacobsj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au

Ms Jacinta Jacobs
Co-ordinator of Sport

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).

 View next week's CANTEEN SPECIALS: 07-11 June 2021  HERE

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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).

 View next week's CANTEEN SPECIALS: 07-11 February 2022  HERE

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