Bulletin

Wednesday 12 October to Friday 04 November:   HSC Examinations 2022.

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Friday 14, Saturday 15, Sunday 16 October:  Boarders' IN-Weekend.

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Tuesday 18 October:  Year 7 Vaccinations  (see Mr Hekeik's letter emailed to Year 7 parents 13 October and copied in his article below).

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Monday 28 November:  College Speech Night - at Sydney Town Hall - 6:00pm.

This is one of the College’s major highlights of the year and is a compulsory event for all students in Years 7 to 11.

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Year 7 - Vaccination Dose 2:  Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine

Dear Parents/Carers

On Tuesday 18 October the NSW Health Department will visit the College to offer the second dose of the (HPV) vaccine. You were previously provided with the information pack earlier in the year (16 March). 

Please note that if your daughter has commenced her HPV vaccination via the school clinic in Year 7 but does not complete the course during this year she will be offered catch up dates in Year 8.  Students who start the HPV doses with their GP are advised to continue with their GP.

Parents/Carers who wish to withdraw consent for any reason can do so by writing to Mrs Fry.

If you have any questions please contact myself at the College (phone: 9368 1611) or the NSW Health website at www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation .

Mr Joseph Hekeik
Head of Operations

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to Term 4 which we always anticipate to be a very busy and productive term.  The first week back for us has certainly lived up to that expectation with a Student Leadership retreat, Professional Learning day, three information nights, a College assembly, commencement of the HSC examinations, co-curricular and classes all at full tilt, and a warm welcome extended to our incoming Year 7 class.  Congratulations to all for making such a positive start to the final term of the year.

It is important to bring your attention to the changes to the Covid isolation guidelines that are effective as of today.  I am sure you are well aware of these changes from the media announcements but put simply, the public health guidelines have transitioned from five days of mandatory isolation to self-management of the symptoms upon testing positive.  This is a significant change and I am sure our community will show great generosity of spirit in exercising this new autonomy.  Anyone who believes they have been exposed to Covid-19 is recommended to monitor for symptoms, test and wear a mask if they are concerned.  We will continue to use layered safety messaging to keep our learning and working spaces as safe as possible.  These will include messages around vaccinations, ventilation, hygiene, enhanced cleaning and encouraging masks in particular circumstances.

I ask all families to start diarising the annual Speech Night on 28 November.  This is a compulsory night for all students Years 7-11, and families are highly encouraged to attend.  This year the venue is the Sydney Town Hall and the celebration commences at 6.00pm.

As I have previously advised, I will be on leave during Week 2 and Week 3.  In my absence the College will be under the very capable leadership of Mrs Brooks.

Yours sincerely

Anne Fry
Principal

What a week!  Whilst it may be considered by some that Term 4 sees a wind down to the school year, in truth it is quite the opposite as our particular new beginnings inject a burst of energy and renewal into our school community.  Our significant events over this week have illustrated the opportunities that learning and leading offer our students.

Even before the term officially commenced, the 2022-2023 Student Leadership Team gathered for their Leadership Retreat last Sunday.  I applaud these students who arrived ready first to listen, to learn with each other with a desire to share their many and complementary strengths in the service of our community.  Student Leaders from Years 7-11 were able to reflect on leadership as a commitment to building relationships that invite the voice and capabilities of all to generate collective action.  They hope to ignite creativity, empower confidence and nurture compassion.  As a community we expressed our confidence in and support of these leaders as they embark on their leadership year.  I include the 2023-2023 Student Leadership Team in this Bulletin (below) and commend these students on their appointment.

It was but a few minutes between presenting these new leaders with their leadership badges at College Assembly and the first HSC examination for the Class of 2022.  In the week of recognising the International Day of the Girl, I think this sequence is palpable.  The need for girls’ education and women in leadership remains strong.  Seeing our students ready themselves for that first HSC exam in Caritas Christi courtyard - a reminder that ‘the love of Christ impels us’ - and enthusiastically embrace the opportunity for leadership offers us much hope as a community that it is through learning and leading that our graduates will work towards a world that is just, inclusive and kind.

Thank you to the Class of 2023 parents and carers - it was wonderful to have such a full house in the Hall on Monday for the HSC Information Evening.  I hope you too felt the spirit of good relationship that energises and supports you in your role as parents.  The start to the final lap is one that usually gives a sense of achievement and implementing strategy.  It has been a while since we have had an occasion to bring a full cohort of parents together - and you taking the time to do so bodes well for the partnership we share for the year ahead.  As we say to the girls, we say to you - you’ve got this!  I also thank those Vinnies parents who attended the ESSLY Parent Education Evening at Waverley last night.  It is always gladdening to see familiar faces and know that you value our partnerships in supporting the wellbeing of your daughters.  I’ll share more of that evening next week.

Finally, what joy it was to see the delight of our future Vinnies girls - the Year 7 Class of 2023 - literally skipping around the school in the company of new friends and elder mentors.  Their perspective opens our eyes once more to so much that matters to us and recharges the energy within the school.  I commend the wonderful preparation of Mrs Sheenagh Doran, Dean of Early Secondary and Mrs Robyn Pedley, College Registrar, in attending to all small and big details to offer such a vibrant welcome.  The weather responded with full flowers and sunshine by the afternoon as a wonderful reflection of the week we have had.

Mrs Elizabeth Brooks
Deputy Principal

”Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.” - Paul Ryan

Source: sydneytownhall.com.au

The College Speech Night is one of the signature events in the St Vincent's College calendar, and this year will return to the Sydney Town Hall on Monday 28 November at 6:00pm.  This celebration of success is broader than academic success and encapsulates achievements in both excellence and effort across the entire College.  After the Covid absence, it will be particularly special with half the College cohort and their parents/carers not ever experiencing this occasion in such an iconic venue.  It is truly a memorable community event that every student is expected to attend.

On Monday night, Year 12 parents/carers of the Class of 2023 gathered in the College Hall at the start of their daughter’s HSC year to hear of the structure and processes of the Higher School Certificate.  The opportunity provided so much more, with insight into the HSC year and the consideration of all aspects of the life of a Year 12 student with experienced insights from Mrs Brooks on maintaining a healthy balance for wellbeing in all aspects of a student's life.  In the coming weeks students undertaking the 2023 HSC, both in Year 12 and accelerated Mathematics students in Year 11, will have the opportunity to also have presentations to assist them with their HSC studies.

This week marked the start of the HSC exams for the Class of 2022, and they have approached this challenge with the same considered and disciplined approach that they undertook the Trial exams last term so successfully.  They are to be congratulated for the calm and communal fashion in which they have approached this task, confident in the knowledge that this is an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills that are the product of hard work and resilience.  I commend them in their approach and encourage them to continue exactly how they have started.

Two of the important pillars of assessment and learning are the concepts of fairness and equity.  These are vital in all aspects of learning and in how it is assessed and reported.  Equity is not identical to equality, although they are often confused.  Equality is the provision of the same resources and opportunities to all regardless of their circumstances.  Equity is far more discerning and recognises that individuals have different circumstances and so requires the allocation of the resources and opportunities that each needs to have the opportunity to achieve.  This may seem pedantic but is significant in ensuring that learning is not a “cookie cutter” experience, but rather fulfills the needs to achieve the best learning outcomes for each individual.

Fairness is an important part of what people recognise as bedrock of a just world.  Learning, like other aspects of communal activities and life, has restrictions and rules to ensure there is a level playing field.  Whilst at times these can seem restrictive there is a common understanding of the requirement for such guidelines.  Learning is no different and this is the reason for NESA to provide guidance in the setting of curriculum and the assessing of learning in a state-wide educational system.  Each school then mirrors these principles in a local context.

The Assessment Handbooks issued to each cohort set out the requirements for assessment to be fair and equitable, including provisions where needed for illness and misadventure.  It is important that students understand the importance of adhering to these guidelines in such areas of absence on the day of or the day before assessments, when an Illness/Misadventure Application Form with supporting documentation is required.  Documented illness and legitimate misadventure is given special consideration as part of equity considerations when individual circumstances unexpectedly change or out of an individual’s control.

It is important to note that leave granted by the College does not exempt assessment.  This mirrors NESA’s approach and reinforces the requirement that assessments must be completed to successfully complete a course, along with attendance and application.  In-class assessments are set for a particular point in time and for obvious fairness reasons cannot be completed prior or after the rest of the cohort.  This needs to be considered prior to planning leave applications, which are best left to breaks between the term or in the longer summer break.  Assessment Handbooks for each Year group detail the requirements and students are encouraged to discuss any aspect of these processes and responsibilities with their teacher or the Head of Department. 

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Mr Bob Anderson
Director of Teaching and Learning and Education Administration

It’s been so long since I’ve written anything, I think I’ve forgotten how.  Term 3 seems an age away because we are in the thick of excitement now with Term 4 and there is no point looking back.  Onward and upward!  We have a new leadership team in Mission, and the ideas are flowing already.  They are exhausting!

Firstly, thank you to all those families who sent me Woolworths vouchers to fund the Sandwich Project last term.  We are back in the thick of fillings now.  160 sandwiches were made in near record time on Tuesday afternoon and Mrs Cherie Tucker delivered them ready for Night Patrol.  What a gem she is.  We have learned a few things along the way with sandwich making.  Lots of girls have learned how to use a can opener - clearly this is a dying skill - but it's great to watch their surprise when they turn the handle and the top of the can pops off.  Simple joys!  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that I am out of funds.  If you can see your way clear to contribute a Woolworths voucher to fund a filling that would be so wonderful.  You can email the voucher to kenderesj@stvincents.nsw.edu.au  or drop a gift card into reception, and Dianne Forster will make sure I get it.  Please know that I make good use of every dollar, and our guests on Night Patrol love our sandwiches.  Gerald likes plain egg sandwiches.  We always keep two sandwiches free of mayonnaise and lettuce just for him.  Three staff and two students did a great job on Tuesday night.  Mr Colman shared with me how impressive our senior students were in their interactions with the guests.  They are natural and friendly, and served with such dignity and care.  They are a joy to be with.  That will be because they have great parents.

Our kiosk roster at Matt Talbot will kick off again next Wednesday.  I need to tighten up the roster - I didn’t realise that so many girls would want to be part of it and it’s a bit messy.  I’m on it.  We serve in the kiosk at Matthew Talbot Hostel from 4.00pm - 5.30pm every Wednesday.  The students are accompanied by Ms Ashcroft, Ms Geracitano or Mrs Brooks.  It’s a gentle stroll down the hill and a good way to spend the afternoon.  The guests at Matt Talbot look forward to Vinnies' girls coming to look after the kiosk.  Apparently they make the best cups of coffee.  If your daughter is over 16 and would like to be part of this initiative, she can sign-up on the Student Life Classroom.  I’ll make sure I get the dates sorted out.

Our Wet Packs continue to be a big hit with the gents there.  If you would like to contribute to Matt Talbot Wet Packs, please click on the link and buy a ‘ticket’.  This allows me to get tiny travel size items really cheaply.  Our girls put the packs together at lunchtime in ziplock bags and we deliver them.  It is definitely the most economical way to provide personal care for our most vulnerable neighbours.  And the supplier always gives me a discount and throws in something extra.  He knows the work we are trying to do and this is his way of being part of it.  Gavin is always so delightful when I order new supplies.  A $10 ticket will provide enough items for two wet packs.  That means that two men will have what they need to get clean, feel comfortable and regain some personal dignity.  Click on the link HERE if you can help.

Cupcakes for Canice’s is back up and running and the roster is filling up fast.  The line of people was very depleted today when I delivered our cupcakes.  The guests at St Canice’s missed us during the holidays, but  Susan from St Canice’s says the word will be out that Vinnies' girls are back on the cupcakes, and the crowds will swell next Friday.  They love a cupcake with their cuppa.  Look at these cupcakes from this morning.  It was all I could do not to eat the lot.  I had to close the lid of the box really quickly.

I was chatting to Carrie from St Canice’s Kitchen today.  She let me know that the $3,000 we raised from the Father Daughter Winter Sleepout is funding their new “Back to Work” program.  St Canice’s provides food and company for those sleeping rough and is now part of the solution to poverty by helping people get back into permanent employment.  St Canice’s recognise that homelessness is not a permanent state.  People have not always been in this situation, there are solutions within reach and most people have much to offer the work force.  There seem to be so many jobs available!  With good health care and the right support, those who are homeless can take control of their own lives.  Work is a gift.  St Canice’s is helping people unwrap theirs.

I spent the first week of the holidays in Cairns with 27 of the best Year 11 students on the planet, Mrs Jody McDonnell and Ms Mary Crotty.  I will tell you all about it in the weeks to come.  Suffice to say we learned that ‘trees are people’,  and we are all one.  We found Nemo and Dory and met Cassius, the largest crocodile in captivity.  He looked very relaxed in his pool, but apparently had recently consumed his girlfriend.  The wonders of creation!

The Environment Club, under the new guidance of Ms Lynne Hamilton, is starting a pen recycling program.  Did you know there was such a thing?  Amazing.  It will kick off next week and the D&T team are supporting the girls to construct a fit for purpose recycling receptacle.  Go us!  I am confident that I will be able to contribute a great deal to this program as the only pens I ever find are ones that don’t work.  Why is that?

The Social Justice Prayer

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,

I was a stranger and you invited me in,  

I needed clothes and you clothed me,

I was sick and you looked after me,

I was in prison and you came to visit me.”     

^{Matt 25}

Whatsoever we do for the least of our brothers and sisters,

we do for Christ Jesus.

Lord, help us to be more, rather than have more.

In the Spirit of Mary Aikenhead,

In the Name of Jesus

We seek a faith that does justice.

The work of God cannot fail.   

Mary Aikenhead

Mrs Jo Kenderes
Director of Faith and Mission  

This semester Year 10 students have been studying how Modernist writers have explored the concept of Dreams.  Students have then used their study to inspire their own narratives and develop their writing craft.  Drawing from visual stimuli as well as the themes of love, betrayal and disillusionment in F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, students in 10H have written their own Modernist short stories.  In order to develop their skills in depicting the complexities and fragility of the human mind, 10H also studied Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill” and were challenged to write in a similar style.  It is incredibly difficult to capture the subtlety of human experience in a compelling manner.  I am most impressed by 10H’s writing skills, imagination and the enthusiasm with which they approached such a difficult task.

I hope you enjoy some of the wonderful stories by 10H.

Off Script by Clara Kelleher

With a Single Click by Lucy Chubb

She Did Not Move by Indie Whitford 

Ms Siobhan Devaney
English Teacher

UCAT PREPARATION

MEDEntry

Medical Interview Strategy Day.

For students in Years 10 and 11 who are planning on studying Medicine post HSC.  Learn the strategies needed to succeed in a day-long session with Dr Ray, Consultant Gastroenterologist with 20 years’ experience in medical interview training.  Dates are:  5, 11, 20 November and 8 December.

Tailored Mock Interview:  Practice with a full length, university-specific mock interview and receive feedback.  For more information on cost and how to register use the link found here.

UCAT NIE

For students in Years 10 and 11 who are planning on studying Medicine post HSC.  Head-start or continue your UCAT preparation at UCAT NIE’s Intensive UCAT Preparation Workshop on 18 December 2022.  For more information call (02) 4367 0404; Mobile: 0412 439 115; Mobile: 0404 197 178 or email enquiries@nie.edu.au.  To register use the link found here.

TAFE NSW

The TAFE NSW 2023 Degrees Guide is available. Download the 2023 Degrees Guide here.  TAFE NSW offers a range of degrees, taught by industry professionals in state-of-the-art facilities.

The Hotel School Australia

The Hotel School is hosting an Information Evening.  Interested students and their parents are invited to explore how they can start a global career within the hospitality, hotel and tourism industry.  Tuesday, 8 November, 5:30pm-7:00pm, at The Hotel School Sydney campus, 60 Phillip Street, Sydney.  For more information contact Anne McCrory at:  anne.mccrory@scu.edu.au or register your interest here.

ANU Canberra

OPEN DAY 2023

ANU Open Day will be held on Saturday 18 March 2023.  This event has been moved earlier in the year in order to align more closely with the ANU Direct Application, allowing students to see the campus and ask their questions while applications are open.

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser

Performing Arts students do not really have a complete break over holidays.  Students who play instruments or are singers (so their voice is their instrument) usually practise every day, dancers go to classes, often more than one a day and continue with body conditioning exercises every day and drama students learn lines and rehearse.  So now we are back, these students have some incredible performance opportunities ahead.

Next Tuesday 18 October is Co-curricular Performing Arts Night in the College Hall.

Monday 7 November is Drama Night in the College Hall.

Saturday 12 November is the Annual Dance Concertat The Seymour Centre AND,

Tuesday 22 November the College Production - Matilda opens in the College Hall!

So many opportunities for the College community to come to support and witness students returning bravely and courageously to the stage live.  For many students, they will not have performed live for two years and these events are filled with excitement and anticipation.  I invite all members of the community to come and help support these students as they express and share their growing skills and talents with us.

I have often had the pleasure of having a chat with parents and friends after one of these Performing Arts events in the past and so many parents admit they find public speaking stressful enough let alone being up on stage performing in front of an audience lit up by our stage lights.  They have acknowledged that all those hours of lessons and rehearsals and then MORE rehearsals are worth it to see a confident young person so bravely step up to entertain an audience.  So please be part of that audience and come support and bear witness to our young people's creative worlds.

Our HSC Dance, Drama and Music students like all students have commenced exams and in their final stages of the examination process we wish them the very best of luck.  Year 11 students have become Year 12 over a two week break and have returned eagerly, and juniors have returned with performance assessment activities and context and theory assessments ahead, that they have been gaining skills for all year.  The year is definitely 'hotting up' in Performing Arts - and I wish the weather would too!  Our incoming 2023 Arts Captain, Tess McGrath, has been welcomed and is already asking students to perform at the Day 10 Caritas Christi events and Ms Santi has a group of Dance students ready to perform also, out in the courtyard as soon as the weather smiles on us - so with some sunshine we can get some more Vinnies' “Flowers and Sunshine” (part of the College Song lyrics) back into our College life.

Ms Catherine Johnson
Head of Performing Arts

On Tuesday evening students who have lessons in co-curricular music and drama have the opportunity to present what they have been learning in their classes throughout the year.  This showcase is invaluable in building confidence and experience for all our students.  For some, this will be their first time they are performing and everyone is encouraged to come along and support all of our co-curricular students.  Along with our individual performers, the College choir and junior and senior Theatresports teams will also be showcasing their skills.

The showcase commences at 6.00pm in the College Hall.  Tickets are not required, so you can simply just turn up.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Mrs Belinda Peoples
Co-Curricular Performing Arts 

This week, six of our Year 9 Philosophy Club members joined the live audience at ABC's QandA filming.  Reflections and key takeaways of the evening are presented below along with a link to Lily O'Loghlin's question that was selected to be asked to the panel.

"My key takeaway from last night is that what we see happening overseas on the news doesn’t really show us the reality of the situations that are being depicted.  We hear about the Iranian regime suppressing women and their rights but we don’t hear about the actual experiences of these women: We don’t hear how they’re beaten by authorities for leaving their houses without a husband.  We don’t hear about these women being forced to flee Iran, then arriving in Australia and being detained for years and never granted legal rights or citizenship.  We don’t hear about these women having children born in Australia but they still have no nationality whatsoever; children are not recognised as part of any country.  That’s why we need these stories to be told by those who actually have been affected.  The Iranian women who have bravely opposed the cruel regime and been forced to flee to safety, rather than some random journalist from a big media corporation who’s never had to experience what these women have.  It’s also a massive reminder to all of us girls here in Australia of how fortunate we are to live in such a safe country where we actually have rights".  Alexandra Haddock

Last evening was an amazing experience, and it really showed me all the different perspectives and opinions on so many current issues in our society.  I specifically saw this with a journalist from Iran, Saba and other members of the audience from Iran, who all shared their personal experiences and the persecution they faced for wanting freedom, and many of the politicians' opinions. Lily See

Ms Donna Ginzburg
Gifted and Talented Co-Ordinator

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

Head of Volleyball and Touch:  Ms Elyse Harmanis - 0434 610 870
elyse.harmanis@stvincents.nsw.edu.au 
Head of Water Polo:  Mr Mark Bradley - 0412 979 599
Head of Tennis:  Ms Tonya Hetreles - 0411 984 352.

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/  

TERM 4 SPORT

Welcome back to Term 4 Sport.  We are looking forward to another busy term of Sport at the College with the first term of our summer sport kicking off this Saturday all across Sydney!  The highlight of the term for most of us will be the return of the Inter-House Swimming Carnival at Drummoyne Pool on Thursday 1 December.  To prepare for this, swimming training will commence next Monday morning (17 October) 7.15am-8.15am and Wednesday afternoons 3.15pm-4.15pm, in the College pool.  All are welcome to attend.

IGSA Tennis

We have five tennis teams competing in the IGSA competition this term.  These matches will be played at venues all across Sydney from 7.30am until 12.00pm.  Our home venue is at the College and our new coach Matija will be the convenor - so if there are any issues, please see him.  I’m Tonya, who is taking over as the Head of Tennis this term.  I will be moving around the other venues on Saturdays and will try to see every team during the season.  
* Please make sure you contact me if you cannot make any of your training sessions or games and give me as much notice as possible so we can try and organise a fill-in player if needed.

All players are expected to be at their venue in full College Sport uniform a good 30 minutes before start time for a warm-up and to sign on.  A team captain was selected at training and she is responsible for taking the balls each week and collecting them at the end of the game.  Please also make sure you check the score at the end of the match and that the scorecard is correct and signed by the captain.

All results and fixture details can be checked on the IGSA Spawtz website https://igsasport.spawtz.com/  and any discrepancies should be reported to Tonya or Ms Jacobs in the Sports office.  As it is a shorter term, there are no finals and it will be a ‘First Past the Post’ competition, so all games are very important.  Please also check the IGSA website for any wet weather cancellations before leaving home.  Good luck to all players this season!

Tennis Training

SVC 1 - Thursday mornings

SVC 2 - Wednesday afternoons

SVC 3 - Thursday mornings

SVC 4 - Wednesday afternoons

SVC 5 - Friday mornings

Tildesley Team Training:  Monday afternoons and Wednesday mornings.

Anyone interested is invited to come along starting in Week 2.  Final team selections will be held at the start of Term 1, 2023.

Ms Tonya Herteles
Head Tennis Coach

tonyahetreles910@outlook.com  Mobile: 0411 984 352

IGSA WATER POLO

Good luck to all water polo teams this term.  Please make every effort to attend your scheduled training session.  If for any reason you cannot attend training, please make sure you inform your coach and myself. Finally, remember to regularly check your emails for any changes to your training and/or game times.  Please do not be late for the warm-up on Saturdays, allow for Sydney traffic and parking time.  Full College Sport uniform must be worn over your swimmers.  Please note that water polo is not usually cancelled unless playing at an outdoor venue and there is lightning.

Please be mindful that some schools are still not letting spectators into closed spaces and that you may need to view from outside the pool area.  This is definitely the case at Ascham and MLC Burwood pools.  Some public venues also require an entrance fee for spectators and players.

All the best for the season - Go Vinnies!

Water Polo Training

SVC 1 - Tuesday Mornings

SVC 2 - Tuesday Afternoons

SVC 3 - Wednesday Mornings

SVC 4 - Friday Mornings

SVC 5 - Thursday Mornings

SVC 6 - Friday mornings

Mr Mark Bradley
Head Water Polo Coach

bradleym@svincents.nsw.edu.au  Mobile:  0412 979 599

EASTS TOUCH and SANTA SABINA VOLLEYBALL

We have 18 teams entered in the EASTS Touch competition this term and are praying that the rain holds off so that we get to play at Queens Park on Saturday!  Sadly, some of the fields at Reservoir Park are already too wet to play and SVC 3 and SVC 4’s games have been cancelled for Week 1.

All players are reminded to check their emails and the College website for their team’s training times and draw, as these have been up for a week now and quite a few players still weren’t at training this week - which was disappointing for the coaches and for the rest of the team.

I would also like to remind all players about their behaviour on and off the field.  St Vincent’s College pride’s itself on exemplary behaviour and this includes commuting to and from training.  Your behaviour whilst walking down to training and also on transport home from training is always being judged by the public, so please be mindful and respectful to all others around you.

Touch Training

Senior teams are on Monday afternoons

Junior teams are on Wednesday afternoons

Year 7 teams are on Thursday afternoons

We have six teams competing in the Santa Sabina volleyball competition this term, with all games being played at their Strathfield campus.  Most players remembered to attend training on the first day back, so well done! Please make sure you check your emails regularly and also the College website which has the draw and other important information on it.  If the games are cancelled due to wet weather, Elyse will email all players.

Good luck to all teams for this season!

Volleyball Training

Senior teams are Tuesday mornings.

Junior teams are Tuesday afternoons.

Ms Elyse Harmanis
Head Touch and Volleyball Coach

elyse.harmanis@stvincents.nsw.edu.au  Mobile:  0434 610 870

SWIMMING FITNESS TRAINING

To prepare for the Swimming Carnival at the end of the term and to improve your swimming for Water polo or general fitness - swimming training will commence back next Monday morning (17 October) from 7.15am-8.15am and Wednesday afternoons 3.15pm-4.15pm, in the College pool - and all are welcome to attend.

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 Grace Madden in Year 7, who was captain of the winning U13 Swans Academy AFL team who defeated GWS in Albury during the holidays.

Congratulations to all our College Sport Captains for 2022/2023

Led by Health and Sport Captain:  Alexandra (Lexie) Tait

Terms 4 and 1 Sport

Touch - Camilla Byrne

Volleyball - Ella Argent

Tennis - Isabella Quinn

Water polo - Maddy Meyer

Swimming - Ruby Siemsen

Cross Country - Chloe Cooke

Term 2 and 3 Sport

Netball - Ellie Byrne

Basketball - Katie Morrissey

Hockey - Amelia Vaughan

Soccer - Olivia Williams

Athletics - Lara Roets

Ms Jacinta Jacobs
Co-ordinator of Sport

TERM 4 Student Card Information  

Please Note:   Students MUST bring their Student Card with them when purchasing from the canteen.  NO CARD/NO PURCHASE. 

• You need to refill money onto your card AT LEAST ONE HOUR BEFORE you intend to use the card (as it takes one hour to generate funds onto the card).
• ONLINE ORDERING is also available.
• GLUTEN FREE products are available - only when purchased through online ordering. 

TO ORDER A NEW STUDENT ID CARD please click the link HERE .  Please note that students MUST use their College login to sign into the form.

View CANTEEN SPECIALS for Week 17-21 October:    HERE