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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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Friday 18 June:   Last day of classes Term 2.

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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.

Monday 12 July:  Boarders' return from 4.00pm. 

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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).

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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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Dear Parents and Carers 

It is with great pride and affection we celebrated St Vincent's Day today under perfect blue skies after having to cancel last week because of inclement weather.  It has restored my faith in my weather forecasting abilities!  Celebrating our identity is not confined to one day a year - it is celebrated every time to show our care and concern for each other and the planet.  We have a unique set of values here at St Vincent's College and this year we have featured our Generosity of Spirit.  Fr Ramesh this morning quoted the great philosopher and theologian, Olaf from 'Frozen', when he profoundly said 'some things are worth melting for'.  That ability to give without constraint is at the basis of that generosity of spirit and it was certainly at the core of the ministries of St Vincent de Paul and the Venerable Mary Aikenhead.  We all are invited by our association with St Vincent's College to take that same spirit and share it with all we meet in our daily encounters.  Thank you to Mrs Kenderes and all who worked so hard to make St Vincent's Day a great and meaningful celebration.

Celebration was a constant last week as we enjoyed the myriad of talents shared so generously by the Performing Arts students.  After a busy week of performing 'A Little Shakespeare', our team of four outstanding actors took to the Enmore Theatre for the Grand Finals of Theatresports.  Each team from the eight colleges in the finals were given scenarios to be performed in a particular genre, ie 

a commercial for a bucket with holes.
a musical about marathon running.
a sports commentary about Echidna racing.

All of this was improvised in front of a live audience!  Congratulations to the St Vincent's team of Molly Barwick, Sophie Anderson, Stella Trevaskis and Polly Grindrod, who were declared NSW School State Champions, Intermediate Division.  They were sensational.

I hope you enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday.  We seem again to be in a Covid shadow, but I hope and pray you will all be safe and well until we return on 13 July (Boarders' the afternoon/evening before).

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal 

This term has felt fast and furious.  There has been so much to celebrate with the return of many community events including opportunities to shine beyond the classroom.  My greatest delights have been in watching and listening to the accomplished cast and crew of ‘A Little Shakespeare’, the innovative talent of the Theatresports teams and the critical thinking of the Archdale Debating teams.  The House Dances await performance in the first week back.  I have not been alone.  Many staff, parents, carers, students and ex-students have come along for the show - beaming with pride to own the Vinnies spirit when we see our students give of their best.

This giving of one’s best can be in the smallest moment, a moment that students think they are not being noticed, and yet their commitment to being respectful of others and proud of themselves suggest just as much goodness as those stage moments under the spotlight.  You can appreciate my delight to open an email last night that captured such everyday goodness.  The subject was ‘students on train’ - I have to admit I was prepared to hear a concern about absent-mindedness.  It read as follows:  “On 16/6/21, we travelled from Central Station at approximately 3.15pm to Jannali.  A group of about six Year 8 students from your College was in the same carriage.  We noted that most of them alighted at Oatley, and a couple at Jannali.  We wish to commend their behaviour.  They were quiet, courteous and well behaved.  They readily gave up their seats to adult passengers.  The girls were also very well presented.  As parents of former students of your College, it was very pleasing to see that the standards expected of our daughters are still being maintained.  The girls are certainly a wonderful advertisement for SVC.”  Many know these six Year 8 students from Oatley and Jannali; parents you ought to be justifiably proud.  Our actions are choices that reflect our attitudes, and when put together in a community it shapes culture.  I would like to thank all students, staff and parents who have contributed to nurturing a positive Vinnies culture in all sorts of ways over this semester.

Today’s St Vincent’s Day allowed us to be a community learning with and from others.  In the time of St Vincent, poverty was everywhere.  In our highly commercialised and stylised world, it is possible for us to walk past without noticing the instances of poverty right before us.  The day offered opportunity to immerse students in understanding the challenges and accomplishments of varying people in our own Sydney community and in developing countries overseas.  This learning was accompanied by service action, whereby our students could experience, in the footsteps of our Sisters of Charity, the very achievable and practical ways we can each contribute to be of service in the lives of others.  In doing so, our students learn what it is to feel purposeful, to recognise their value in relation to others and their incredible capacity to express love.  I acknowledge the industrious work of Mrs Kenderes in organising the day for us, and encourage you to ask your daughters about what they learnt.

It was a bittersweet moment that I reflected upon the great value of leadership in shaping culture as I listened during the week to the 2021 Year 12 Student Leadership Team share their reflections on their experience with interested students in the Class of 2022.  It was hard to believe that the students who have been here for the entirety of my time at SVC are soon handing over the reigns.  The earnestness of our Year 11 students to prepare for the responsibility of leadership was buoyed by a clear message of authenticity and collaboration.  This 2021 Year 12 cohort have been true to the College value of their first and last years - Generosity of Spirit.  They don’t just do, but they give of their best; they seek to enthuse others and provide opportunity to shine; they are empathetic listeners and pragmatic workers.  With only a term of school to go, I encourage our Year 12 students to take some time in these holidays to pause and be reminded of the fullness of their life; and plan study timetables so that it is purposeful and timed.  They have accomplished so much, and even though weary at the end of term, ought be reminded they are on track to a successful final lap.

To our staff and students who leave us at the end of this term, thank you for your contributions.  May your time with us hold good memories, and best wishes in your pursuit of further study and career pathways.  To all, I hope you get to enjoy time these holidays with family and friends. 

Mrs Elizabeth Brooks
Deputy Principal

Hard to believe that we have come to the conclusion of yet another dynamic semester of learning at SVC.  It was fitting that Mrs Fry in her address to the students this afternoon commended them on their dedication to learning, and their teachers for their dedication in executing excellent learning experiences for our students.  Both the student body and my colleagues are most deserving of a restful winter break.  To our HSC students, please do ensure that you take time out for yourselves before diving back into those books - I look forward to seeing most of you at the HSC Holiday Workshop in Week 3.  To our parents and carers, thank you for your continued support in the partnership of educating our courageous young women of action.  I also hope you have opportunity to rest and recuperate, and enjoy the cosy moments of winter time at home in our glorious city.  Parents and carers and those of you who are of a similar vintage to me, I acknowledge the hard work of our students this semester by borrowing a quote from Mr Grace in Are You Being Served?...

..."You've all done very well!"

Mrs Jasmin Mano
Director of Teaching and Learning

I think I may be the happiest panda in Sydney.  We have had the most wonderful day.  Mass on Caritas Christi this morning was spectacular.  The theme for our St Vincent’s Day Celebration was “Generosity of Spirit”.  Our readings were about the importance of action, of putting a hold on talking about doing good things, and getting on with doing them.  Ella Humphreys read a section from a letter written to the Sisters in Sydney in April 1847, by the Vicar General of Hobart Town, begging the sisters to come and help him care for the women and little girls who had no-one to ensure they were safe, fed, clothed and loved.  The desperation of this lonely and good man is so clear.  We spent our day today learning about many situations for the poor and marginalised right now that are desperate.  Our guest presenters, Dr Richard Phoon gave us cutting edge information on Indigenous kidney health, and had suggestions of what we could do to ensure better outcomes in this area.  Steve Beaman from the EPA shared the latest problems and policy around climate change and what the environment needs from us.  Josie Charbel from St Vincent de Paul Night Patrol gave us the inside story on the needs of women and children in crisis in Sydney, and Anne Nesbitt from JRS blew our assumptions out of the water and gave us the story behind the policy around refugees and asylum seekers.  I cannot believe the generosity of these great men and women!  Our girls responded by making up 400 snack packs for the homeless, 400 hygiene packs for women, 50 welcome packs for children in refuge, and planting 400 seeds, which I’m confident will grow into plants we can sell at our Spring Fair.  We have also painted over one hundred library bags for remote schools using the Gadigal, Wiradjuri and Dharug language.  They are spectacular, and we are exhausted! 

But I’m ahead of myself.  Back to the Mass.  Fr Ramesh Richards SJ was a huge hit.  He led us through questions which had been put forward by our Charism committee, on what caring for women and children, refugees and asylum seekers, demanding equity and fairness for all people, really looks like.  He reminded us of Olaf, the little snowman from Frozen, who says, “Some friends are worth melting for".  And he’s right.  We learned and took on board today that those who do not have a safe place to sleep, who are too frightened to stay in a place they once called home and who are struggling to make it through each day with their dignity intact, are worth melting for.  They are worth working for, and befriending, and loving. 

There were many moments of joy in our Mass.  Our choir was just beautiful.  If you can’t remember the words to Phil Collins', Another Day in Paradise, I challenge you to have another listen.  It was the song of the day and our choir sang it with gentle feeling and poise.  Millie McPherson and Riki Wells led our musicians and helped Year 12 sing the Galilee song.  It was a moment of joy. 

So, it’s been a huge day.  We had “Donut Hug Me” and hot chocolate, raising money for the Winter Appeal, and then the culinary highlight of the millennium was a Patchett’s pie or Vege roll for lunch.  The Patchett family have been very generous in helping us celebrate St Vincent’s Day with a pie.  We’ve been trying for a while to work out a thematic link to St Vincent de Paul, or Mary Aikenhead, or any of the house patrons, and… pies, but we’ve given up.  We can’t find one.  We just loved the idea of having great pies.  Why not?

Our environmental short film at lunch time was well attended, with a showing of Chasing Coral.  Coral can indeed make you cry.  We learned about the fluorescing of coral, how this creature will throw everything it has at a last ditch effort to survive when the water is too hot.  This terrible and spectacular event ends in death for the coral.  The film has spurred our girls to better action around climate change, caring for our common home and treasuring the awe and wonder which creation gives.

Our cooking oil, pasta and rice drive has gone well.  I will deliver the goods to the JRS foodbank next week.  Anne Nesbitt didn’t have any more room in her car.  That’s pretty impressive. 

I’m sure there’s more to tell you, but I’m still sitting in my panda onesie, and it’s time to tidy up.

Every blessing for the holidays.

Stay safe. 

Mrs Jo Kenderes
Director of Faith and Mission

Oratory Competition

This week, thanks to the great efforts of Ms Rune, Assistant Head of English, the second round of the SVC Oratory competition came to fruition.  It was wonderful to acknowledge the Oratory finalists from each English class across Years 7 to 12 in the Year assemblies who competed for the chance to be the finalist for their Year group and compete in the third and final round against the other Year finalists.  This year, we will be recognising a junior (Years 7 to 9) and senior (10-12) Oratory winner.

Well done to the following finalists and winners who competed in the second round:

Year 7 - Polly Pulsford (Winner), Imogen Caldwell-Eyles, Tessa Lewis, Siena Flick, Satine Gallardo-Walker.

Year 8 - Lulu Oaten (Winner), Madeleine McCullum, Amy Hetherington, Sage Croft, Molly Griffin.

Year 9 - Ruby Siemsen (Winner), Amelia Towner, Cate McGregor, Iyla Maguire, Amelia Haynes.

Year 10 - Amelia Papworth (Winner), Zoe McGuinness, Lucy Fraser, Zoe O Sullivan, Sorcha Hughes.

Year 11 -  Georgia Gallagher (Winner), Imogen Gill, Maeve Collis, Samantha Jeffs, Elyssa Chaaya.

Year 12 - Holly Hudson Barton (Winner), Emerald Clements, Jorja Duffy, Milana Peter, Gigi Gregg.

Stay tuned for details about the final round of the competition.

Aside from all things rhetoric, here is a snapshot of life in the English classroom this term.  Thank you to all our wonderfully supportive, hard-working English teachers for supporting our SVC students this term.

What’s been happening in the English classroom?

Preliminary Extension 1

Students presented their Independent Research Projects this week.  Sofia Dermody’s article below provides some wonderful insights about the process:

11 weeks.  77 days.  1848 hours.  No quantity of time can measure the heart and soul that our Extension class poured into our research projects.  We searched, we struggled, we collaborated, and in the end, we (mostly) conquered.

Our multimedia projects became a labour of love.  To think that I once thought a 1500 word Gothic poem would be the most challenging assessment of my Extension experience… how naive I was all of three months ago.  Whilst working individually was a welcomed challenge for me, the support of Ms Playoust and my peers - both emotionally and academically - made the completion of this project feasible.  My chosen texts were Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Miserables (1864) and Tom Hooper’s musical-film, Les Miserables (2012).  One of the longest novels of all time compiled into one of the most brilliant productions of all time.  I was drawn to this choice by the prodigious score and lyrics of Les Miserables, and the characters that readers love and relate to even today.

A large part of my efforts were poured into the pages of my process journal.  I remember buying the Visual Arts diary from Officeworks and looking at it with disdain.  I couldn’t picture myself drawing mind maps and planning things visually - (I’m more of a “write as I go’ type of person).  But fast forward 70 pages, two packets of highlighters and three glue sticks later, I learned to love journaling.  Filled to the brim with reflections, annotations and academic commentary, I had finally learnt how to manifest the whirlwind of thoughts bouncing around my head onto a page.  I know that my planning processes have a long way to go, but sometimes it’s important to remember how far I’ve come.

In this assessment, we were challenged to pitch the addition of our chosen texts to the NESA unit Texts, Culture Value.  These valuable texts had to be an original work and its adaptation or appropriation.  The unit explores “how and why certain values are changed, appropriated or carried forward in time”.  At sixteen, my perception of the world around me changes faster than I can keep up with.  And so, despite briefly exploring a more subversive interpretation of Les Miserables, I opted to explore the universality of certain values and their manifestation in literature.

So for weeks I tried to find that link between literature and the human condition.  I’ve always believed in literature as a binding force, an invisible string that connects the heart to the page.  To share in one’s story is to experience their world and Les Miserables was a text that illuminated this for me.  Humans are individual, nuanced and ever changing creatures, yet I held out hope that there were themes that could be interpreted and made meaningful by all.  Ultimately, I decided on three universal themes; human suffering, love and hope.  The opening line to my transcript reads, “If literature has taught me anything, it is that all humans suffer”.  Though this sounds like a miserable (pun intended) way to begin a speech, my thesis adds that we are all capable of love and hope to oppose this inevitable universal suffering.  Studying the Gothic novel, Wuthering Heights, has illuminated the power of subversion.  Our study of Othello in Advanced has portrayed the importance of adaptation and appropriation.  And yet, I decided to explore universal themes to help me to understand the value of texts in every culture.

Submission day came all too soon and we stayed back after school to watch our peers’ multimodal presentations.  As much as I loved the concepts and creativity of my friends, my favourite part of this experience was seeing how our text choices reflect who we are as people.  Choosing our own texts allowed us to indulge in areas of genuine interest.  This assessment exposed not only our passions and interests, but also how literature has shaped our world view.

What I love about Extension, is that I am able to sit in a classroom with driven, passionate young women.  We all have different interests and interpretations, as seen in our multimodals.  But to circle back to my idea of the binding nature of literature, I believe that there’s a reason we have all chosen this course.  There’s a method behind the madness of those 1848 hours of contributing to the assessment.  It is our love of literature that has brought us together.  It doesn't matter what we have read or the meaning we derived.  The mutual understanding of the value of literature transcends any opposing views and differing opinions.

To my classmates reading this, congratulations on your submission and thank you for the peer-reviews, discussions, suggestions and support.  To any younger girls considering Extension English - take the risk.  With hard work, determination and a little resilience, those eleven week projects will fly by.

I have now been an Extension student for 21 weeks. 147 days.  3528 hours.  I keep using a quantitative measure to represent my time here, however, it is the immeasurable qualitative growth in knowledge and understanding that I wish to emphasize.  The unit Texts, Culture, Value reminded me of the important role literature plays as a reflection of the human experience.  Its value to each culture is undoubtedly significant.  But its value to me is immeasurable.

STAGE 4

Our Year 7’s commenced the term with performing their first oratory persuasive speech - a wonderful opportunity to develop their overall confidence and skills in the art of rhetoric.  Since then, they have embarked on their first novel study, exploring ideas about Aboriginal spirituality and other themes in the novel Crow Country.

Our Year 8 English students continued to immerse themselves in all things dystopian, using the novel, The Hunger Games, as a model to inspire their own narratives using a workshop style approach in class to focus on the process of writing.  Students kept a process journal to record their brainstorming, planning, drafting and editing processes.

STAGE 5

Year 9 students completed their oratory on the concept of identity and learnt about the forms and features of a discursive speech.  They have started their close study of Romeo and Juliet, and were fortunate to participate in the Bell Shakespeare Company incursion which brought the play to life.

Year 10 students embraced the poetic form, to explore ideas about our relationship with the natural world and how context has shaped these representations.  They were also fortunate to participate in the Shakespeare Theatre Company incursion on Macbeth in the last week of term. 

STAGE 6

Whilst our Year 11 Standard students learnt about the art of digital storytelling and researched their own digital story to prepare a screencast as part of their oratory assessment, Advanced students tackled ideas about race, gender politics, jealousy in their close study of Othello and took on the role of director to create their own theatrical representation of the play. 

Finally, our Year 12 students began their study of the final Module for the HSC course and are now getting ready for some rigorous Trials preparation.

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 ‌

Holiday Opportunities

UNSW

Girls in Business Camp 2021

UNSW are inviting Years 10, 11 and 12 students who have a genuine interest in studying Information Systems, Actuarial Studies or Banking & Finance at the UNSW Business School to join their 2-day online program on 6 and 7 July from 9.00am-5.00pm on both days.  The program includes: Interactive workshops, an alumni showcase, an industry panel including a Q&A session, and the opportunity to network with like-minded peers, current UNSW Business School students and industry partners.  The program is free, however, tickets are limited.  To register please go here

ACU

Experience ACU Day

Tailored to students’ areas of interest, the day will give students an insight into campus life as a university student.  Register to attend the North Sydney campus on 6 July or Blacktown campus on 30 June here

Western Sydney University

Campus Tours in June

Prospective students and their families are invited to check out Western Sydney University's state-of-the-art facilities and hear from current students and staff about courses and degrees from 17-28 June across Parramatta, Campbelltown, Liverpool, Penrith and The Hawkesbury.  For more information, visit here

SAE Creative Media Institute

Workshop

On 3 July from 10.00am-3.00pm.  SAE Sydney is hosting the SAE 'Create for a Day', a one-day workshop for interested students to expand their skills and work on inspiring creative projects in the fields of Animation, Audio and Music, Design, Film, Games, Music Production or Songwriting.  Purchase tickets at a cost of $25 here.

Torrens University

Holiday Workshops

Torrens University will be hosting Holiday Workshops from 28 June-15 July.  Visit Torrens campus to experience a typical day in the life of a Torrens University student.  Participate in activities, chat to academics and course advisers.  Lunch and a 'goodie bag' is provided.  Register here.

TAFE NSW Information Sessions

University isn’t everyone’s preferred option when they leave school.  TAFE is an excellent pathway to consider as it provides more hands-on learning which is exactly what some students are seeking.  To find out more about what TAFE has to offer, students should try to attend the TAFE NSW Information Sessions being held from 21-25 June.  Students can explore their career opportunities, connect with teachers and explore TAFE’s facilities etc.  Registrations are essential here.

The University of Sydney

Health Economics

On Tuesday 20 July from 4.00pm-4.45pm, USyd is hosting a webinar for students interested in finding out more about providing healthcare - a rich setting in which to study economics.  This webinar will examine the key questions of who decides what is fair and how using examples from the COVID-19 policy response.  Free and suitable for Years 11-12 students.  Registrations are essential here

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser

The College offers a variety of opportunities for students to participate in co-curricular performing arts activities.  Specialized dance, music, vocal and drama teachers run classes during the school day, teaching students who wish to develop new skills in performing arts.

Before school, lunchtime and after school ensemble groups are also held with students working as a group to learn dance routines, improvisation skills or musical items.  These groups include dance ensembles, choir, orchestra, rock band, string ensemble, theatresports and drama ensembles.

Any student who is interested in starting lessons or joining an ensemble can sign up by completing the enrolment form using one of the links below.

Co-curricular tuition enrolment - https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/performing-arts-co-curricular-enrolment/

Ensemble group enrolment - https://www.stvincents.nsw.edu.au/performing-arts-ensembles-enrolment/

Further information about the activities is on the College website or you can contact Ms Belinda Peoples via email peoplesb@stvincents.nsw.edu.au  

Ms Catherine Johnson
Head of Performing Arts

Year 11 Drama present Peter Pan on 15-16 July 6.00pm-7.00pm.   Book via the link HERE !

Sport Staff Contacts for Term 3 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, IGSA Water Polo and IGSA Tennis in Terms 4 and 1 and IGSA Netball, IGSA Basketball, IGSA Hockey or IGSA 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.

Athletics/Fitness Training

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.   

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 

Below:  Athletics

TERM 3 SPORT 

SEHA Hockey

We have three teams entered in the IGSA competition next term, and training will remain the same as this term on Wednesdays at David Phillips Field 4.00pm-5.00pm.  The bus will leave Victoria Street at 3.15pm sharp and will return to the College at approximately 5.30pm.  Team lists are on the Sports noticeboard and the College website.  Please make sure you all have a mouth guard and shin pads ready for the first training session back on Wednesday 14 July.  The draw will be uploaded as soon as it is finalised.  Games commence Saturday 17 July.

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 Netball

We have 22 teams entered in the IGSA competition next term and team lists are now up on the Sports noticeboard and on the College website.  Training commences the first day back as we have games starting on Saturday 17 July.  Please make sure that you have the correct netball uniform and shoes, and are ready to play.

You will find all netball information on SVC website under LEARNING/ SPORT/NETBALL .

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Basketball Coach

Below:   Netball action

Below:  Year 7 netball fun

Five-a-Side Football

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.  These are also on the College website and the draw will be uploaded as soon as it is finalised. Training commences the first Wednesday back.

Mr Hugo Forlico
Head Football Coach

SPORTS STARS OF THE WEEK 

Congratulations to netball team SVC 10- the only team to win a premiership and the elusive Pocket Authority this term. Well done to the following Year 9 students (pictured below): Zoe Evans, Elsa Firth, Tayla McAusland, Charlotte Stevens, Camilla Byrne, Ellie Byrnes, Iyla Maguire, Kayla Hood and Ruby Siemsen.

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