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Another very successful SRC Second-Hand Stall

On Thursday 21 November..

REMINDERS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

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 Monday 25 November:   SPEECH NIGHT - 6.00pm to approx 8.00pm.  Sydney Town Hall.

(Please see letter emailed to all parents from Mr Joseph Hekeik - 'Final Events for 2019' on 12 November,
with important details of this compulsory College event).

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 29-30 November / 01 December:   Boarders' IN Weekend

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 Monday 02 December:  College Swimming Carnival - Drummoyne Pool  (see Sport Report)

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Thursday 05 December:   Students last day of Term 4 2019.

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UNIFORM SHOP - see the flyer in this issue with opening dates for Term 1 2020.

Orders Online  

Monday  8.00am-2.00pm  /  Wednesday 12.00pm-5.00pm  /  Friday 8.00am-2.00pm           

Phone:  02 9161 7979  Email:  SVC@noone.com.au  

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Dear Parents and Carers

Tis' the season to be grateful!  This last week has seen the last P&F meeting of the year, and the last College Board meeting.  Both of these groups work so hard on behalf of the St Vincent's College community and I express my personal appreciation, and on behalf of the entire community for their great generosity.  The P&F has had a very successful year - the Spring Fair raised just on $30,000 and most importantly, provided a wonderful, enjoyable day for the College to open its doors to the public and share the Vinnies' spirit.  The P&F Cocktail Party was a highlight on the social calendar of 2019, and I can confirm the 2020 date for this parent event is 15 February (please save the date).

The P&F through their fundraising and levy, returns to the College every year money to fund initiatives of staff and students.  Throughout 2019 money has been provided for library furniture, upgrading of student services, the Paul Dillon seminar, refurbishing classroom, contributing to air conditioning and recognition of International Teachers' Day.  I offer my particular appreciation to the relatively small group who attend the regular term meetings and the P&F Executive - Katherine Aitken (President), Justine Hughes (Secretary), Jim Demetriou (Treasurer) and Robbie Wells (Vice President).

The College Board and their committees work through the year to fulfill governance requirements for the College.  This involves them accepting significant legal responsibilities and all in a voluntary capacity they also commit to uphold the mission of St Vincent's.  I would like to thank

Mrs Mary Ronzani (Chair)
Ms Fiona O'Loughlin (Deputy Chair) Chair of Governance, Risk and Compliance
Mr Mike Bezzina (Chair of Mission, Education and Identity)
Mr John Carroll (Chair of Finance)
Ms Melissa Webber (Chair of the Foundation)
Ms Vicki Lavaroto
Ms Kate Robinson
Sr Elizabeth Dodds rsc.

I thank them for their support and encouragement throughout the year of students and staff.  We are very well served by this group of expert and enthusiastic Board members.

On Monday evening at Sydney Town Hall, the voices of our students past and present will be heard loud and clear as we celebrate all that has been achieved throughout 2019.  I am looking forward to this premier event of the year.

The last weeks of the term look busy and exciting and we are trying to keep our focus on learning.  Please note, that we will offer the students the opportunity for an early departure of 2.00pm on Thursday 5 December.  For students unable to make alternative arrangements, full supervision will be provided until 3.00pm.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Anne Fry
Principal

Breaking News:  Congratulations to Ms Kate Parish and Mr Robert Weaver on the birth of their son, William John.  May God bless this beautiful family.

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

Ms Rachel McLean (Staff) - Great-Aunt Audrey Stewart.

NSW Curriculum Review

Since the release of the NSW Curriculum Review - Interim Report; ‘Nurturing wonder and Igniting Passion’ - Designs for a future school curriculum’ led by Professor Geoff Masters AO - CEO of ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research).  I have attended meetings with other colleagues from the NSW Association of Independent Schools (AISNSW) to decipher the report and discuss how these reforms will shape our future secondary curriculum across the state, once the report is delivered to the Minister for Education in the first half of 2020.  As a College, we will obviously embark on the planning and collaborating to ensure these reforms are embedded in our SVC learning culture.  What is heartening to note is that many of the school-based decisions we have already made and implemented with regards to curriculum development and assessment, will naturally align to some degree with the new reforms.  As a community and in partnership with our parents, we will keep you abreast of the implementation process at the College as it unfolds next year.  Our Learning Framework will remain pertinent and relevant to the reforms as one of the key objectives of the review is to ready students for learning beyond their College education thereby empowering their ignited passion and sense of wonder to navigate their lifelong learning endeavours.  You can find the link to the full report here.

I leave you to read both some extracts from the ‘NSW Curriculum Review Interim Report, Executive Summary’ as well as my own notes from my recent meetings encapsulating both the objectives of the Interim Report, as well as, the vision for future NSW curriculum design beyond 2020.

Extract from the NSW Curriculum Review Interim Report, Executive Summary:

The Review of the New South Wales school curriculum has concluded that change is required.  The changes proposed by the Review are significant.  They relate to the amount and nature of syllabus content, the overall structure of the curriculum, and the focus of learning in the senior years of school.  Given the depth of the proposed changes, detailed planning, trialling, testing and implementation will be required over an extended period of time - possibly a decade - although the work on some changes should begin immediately. 

The long-term vision is for a future school curriculum that supports teachers to nurture wonder, ignite passion and provide every young person with knowledge, skills and attributes that will help prepare them for a lifetime of learning, meaningful adult employment and effective future citizenship.

Reforming the Content of the Curriculum

Objective:  To promote deep learning through a less crowded curriculum that prioritises the development of core disciplinary knowledge, conceptual understandings and ways of thinking and working, together with skills in applying these in real-world contexts.

1. Creating a less crowded curriculum 

2. Promoting deep understanding 

3. Building skills in applying knowledge 

4. A common entitlement to achieve for students.  

Reforming the Structure of the Curriculum

Objective:  To facilitate targeted teaching by reorganising syllabuses into a sequence of attainment levels to support teachers in establishing where individuals are in their learning, meeting individual learning needs, and monitoring whether students are on-track with year level expectations and to meet the standards expected of every student by the end of school.

5. Creating a more flexible curriculum 

6. Restructuring the curriculum 

7. Setting high expectations 

8. Monitoring whether learning is on track 

9. Ensuring continuity of learning 

10. Assessing and communicating learning Reforming the Senior School Curriculum. 

Reforming the Senior School Curriculum

Objective:  To ensure every student is well prepared for further learning, life and work through rigorous senior secondary courses that integrate knowledge, skills and attributes and prioritise both theory and application in learning.

11. Creating a more integrated curriculum 

12. Recognising progress and attainment 

13. Introducing a major project 

14. Redefining learning areas 

15. Reviewing ATAR.

Geoff Master’s Vision   

·        motivated by curiosity and wonder the report is deliberately entitled 'Nurturing Wonder and Igniting Passion'. 

·        Future curriculum will be more focussed on central knowledge - core knowledge - the big ideas of the subject.

·        Transfer and application of knowledge and skills and applying to new contexts will be the focus. 

·        In every subject there there will be a balance between knowledge skills and attributes.

·        The creation of a common standard where every student is propelled and challenged in learning at the level right for them not at some
         predetermined level as no student should be made to adapt to a ‘one size fits all approach’ to student learning.

I leave you with some images of our Year 10 Science students who as part of their Learning Immersion have been busy showcasing examples of integrated knowledge, skills and attributes as they finalise their Year 10 Science learning and look to applying these Stage 6 capabilities next year.                                                                                                                                              

Mrs Jasmin Mano
Director of Teaching and Learning

THE SVC UNIFORM SHOP SCHOOL HOLIDAY TRADING DAYS: 

Christmas Hamper Appeal

This year, the Year 8’s have the privilege of organising hamper packs for raising awareness for the Family Spirit program.  Family Spirit provides support to families, children and young people to have a better start to life.  Our donations help young people who live independently or in a private or social housing to have some support, and help especially through the joyful time of Christmas.  During the past these hampers have had an amazing effect on the people who receive them and most of them were shocked at how much was given to them.  We want to continue this surprise this year.  These hampers are for babies and people from the ages of 16-24.  Year 8 students planned how these hampers were going to look and what they will have inside.  We were excited to have this privilege and excited to help out those in need. 

Luella Bartolomei, Year 8

Ecology and Care

Today we celebrated with great energy and much verve, the annual Festival of Fashion.  The leadership and passion of the students and staff involved has been harnessed over the last four weeks by our ever ‘fabulously-SLOW-fashion-dressed’, Ms Sue Kennedy.  I am most grateful for her energy and commitment to this event and hope that the message that there IS a way to reduce our consumerist culture, particularly in light of the World Day of the Poor, remains loud and pertinent in the years to come.  Thank you to the students who wore SLOW fashion and shared how they planned their outfits.  The winners of SLOW FASHION week are: 

• Holly Hudson  (pictured here in her outfit that was borrowed from family).
• Portia Love
• Elizabeth Howells (whose outfit is... "a mix of second-hand clothes from my grandmother and cousin, and sustainable brands I got when visiting her in the UK, as well as shoes from sketchers that I have had for 5 years and are still in good condition").
• Evie Thompson
• Sophia Cotis
• Milly McPherson
• Sienna Mackey
• Audrey Kroon.

Above:   Holly Hudson Barton

Below:  The ensemble of Elizabeth Howells

Ms Rachel McLean
Director of Faith and Mission

In June, Pope Francis proclaimed the theme for the third annual World Day of the Poor: “The hope of the poor will not perish forever” (Ps 9:19). These words of the Psalm chosen by Pope Francis have particular resonance for our world today.  They express a profound truth that faith restores lost hope in the face of injustice, sufferings and the uncertainties of life, particularly for those who are poor.  The psalmist, writing about 3000 years ago, describes the condition of the poor and the arrogance of those who oppress them.  In his words, we hear echoes of age-old questions:  How can God tolerate the disparity between the rich and the poor; how can God let the poor be humiliated; why does God allow oppressors to prosper, especially in the light of the sufferings of the poor?  Today not much has changed.  The rich are getting richer and the poor are becoming more numerous and the definition of poverty more multifarious.  

Sitting on the steps of St Canice’s before and after mass over the last couple of weeks, Davo and I started talking about his poetry.  Davo is a member of David’s Place (visit here to learn more) a space where Sydney’s homeless and marginalised can come to find friendship, peace, spiritual nourishment and connection.  His deep spirituality and profound understanding of his faith have been captured in his many poems and prayers that he has published on his blog, A Street Spirituality (which you can find here).

In the course of our conversation, we started to think about how we could commemorate the third Annual World Day of the Poor, and asked if we could provide a reflection on the readings and share some of Davo’s poetry with the 10:30am Mass at St Canice’s.  Chatting with other David’s Place members, we thought we could invite the Sydney Street Choir to share their wonderful gifts of voice and music; and what a joy their voices bring to a celebration!  I encourage you to learn more about this fabulous organisation which is directed by our College choirmaster, Mr James Paul, by visiting their website here.  Finally, other members of David’s Place volunteered as Welcomers, Readers, Offertory Procession and Hospitality...the Mass was ready!  As we finalised our reflection, Davo and I pondered that poverty is not only the burden of those without access to the basic necessities, living below the economic poverty line; poverty is also the burden of those who are in need of spiritually, space and sacredness.  Davo even suggested that people like the Packer's and Murdoch's are poor in terms of their free time as they work so hard to maintain their wealth! 

I am most grateful for the friendship I have with Davo.  In the words of his friend and long time member of David’s place, Sue B, “faith, family, Christian community and mental illness have been four constants in Davo’s life for many years".  The way Davo shares his faith and his wisdom through poetry is profound and leaves me with much to ponder; like the image he creates of his current place of abode: 

MILK CRATE APARTMENT 

Evening 

I enter my apartment

I see a milk crate 

It doubles as a seat or coffee table

A plywood placemat rests on it 

The TV supported by two milk crates

One on top of the other

Beside them a single milk crate

Functions as a coffee table

A fan stands on another

Milk crate in the corner

Behind the lounge is a milk crate

Two milk crates form bookends 

And heavy dishes rest on them

In the Milk Crate Apartment 

It has eight milk crates, each one

Has a place and purpose.

Written Works by David Christopher Marsh

As we celebrate and stand in solidarity with the poor and listen to the words of those who have been marginalised, I can only respond with hope and a personal commitment to companionship.  If Davo’s gift and response to the cry of the poor is his words, and mine is companionship, what is yours?

Ms Rachel McLean
Director of Faith and Mission

These prayers are inspired and informed by the writings and speeches of Pope Francis and were shared by the staff on Monday morning as part of our weekly Staff Briefing, which always begins with a reflection led by staff. 

The Lord does not abandon those who seek him and call upon his name: “He does not forget the cry of the poor” (Ps 9:12), for his ears are attentive to their voice [1].  This week as we celebrate the third annual World Day of the Poor, let us turn our ear to the cry of the poor in our midst and those we have yet to meet.

"Our Earth needs constant concern and attention…each of us has a personal responsibility to care for creation…for we are not its masters. Stewards, but not masters.”

For all believers, may we be humble stewards of the gifts given to us by God, and may we lovingly respect nature, set an example of mercy and generosity and become involved in efforts to justly distribute the world’s wealth among those in need.  We pray to the Lord.                             
Lord hear our prayer

“Loving attentiveness is the beginning of true concern”

We pray for all who suffer:  the diseased, the poor, those denied dignity and those who live without hope.  It is not easy to be witnesses of Christian hope in the context of a consumerist culture, a culture of waste and haste.  Bring peace to all so that we may rediscover that love is what is essential and that relationships are the way to love.  Grant those who feel alone and unheard, the peace of knowing they will never be abandoned and that justice and compassion will be theirs.  We pray to the Lord.                                       
Lord hear our prayer

When speaking of Jean Vanier, “the saint next door” who devoted his entire life to our brothers and sisters with grave disabilities, people whom society often tends to exclude, Pope Francis shared “The cry of the poor was heard and produced an unwavering hope, creating visible and tangible signs of a concrete love that even today we can touch with our hands".  Today we pray that we may be inspired by the works of those who see a need and devote their lives to act justly and walk humbly with all peoples.  We pray to the Lord.                                                 
Lord hear our prayer

“God’s answer to our pain is a closeness, a presence that accompanies us, that doesn’t leave us alone.  Jesus made himself the same as us and for this reason we have him near us, to cry with us in the most difficult moments of our lives.  Let us look at him, entrust him with our questions, our sorrows, our anger”.

We pray for all those who have suffered loss and heartache:  For those who have lost loved ones, those who have lost their livelihood and their homes in the recent bushfires in Australia and floods overseas; for those who are experiencing turmoil and those whose loved ones are unwell, we pray that peace will fill their hearts.  We pray to the Lord.                                                    
Lord Hear Our Prayer                 

Gracious God, in these prayers may we feel impelled to offer hope and consolation to the poor and encourage more and more people to co-operate and collaborate effectively so that no one will feel deprived of closeness and solidarity.  We ask these prayers through Christ, was born poor into a loving family, fled as a refugee from uncertainty and lived richly in the company of those he called friends.

Amen.

Ms Rachel McLean
Director of Faith and Mission

From St Canice's Kitchen

Three weeks down and two weeks to go.  The week before Christmas we distribute Christmas hampers to our kitchen guests.  These hampers are put together from very generous donations from individuals, businesses, schools and community groups within the local area.  This year we will run a food drive, asking mainly for special treats that our guests may not normally be able to afford, which quite often are not included in Christmas donations.  We are appealing for items specific to each week.  The last two weeks outline is:

Week 4:  (24 November) - Cans soft drink/single serve juice.

Week 5:  (01 December) - Single serving size Christmas puddings.

Thank you as always for your generosity.  Our kitchen guests really appreciate the gift of community spirit that we provide throughout the year and at Christmas.

St Canice's Kitchen Team

This term the Years 7-10 Boarders undertake a program for four weeks that includes mindfulness and activities which include walking to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and Rushcutter’s Bay, yoga, cooking for Night Patrol and St Canice's, and creating craft for an aged care facility.  Recently, brownies were baked for Night Patrol and a Boarder from 2018, Jessie Lewis, is shown in the photo below serving them.  The program is enjoyed by all the Boarders, so a huge thank you to Liza for organising it.

below:  Ex Boarder Jessie Lewis on Night Patrol, pictured here with SVC Night Patrol volunteer, Mr Owen Crawford (from the College's IT Department)

The term is quickly coming to an end and the Boarders are preparing for the Christmas party and packing.  As you are aware, St Vincent’s last school day is Thursday 5 December (please see Mrs Fry's article for further information).  This day was moved so that all Boarders will be present for the end of term festivities, so we look forward to seeing you after 2.00pm on the Thursday - if you are picking them up (please see Mrs Fry's article in this Bulletin for further information).  Transport will be on Friday morning (6 December) via trains this year, due to varying end of school dates across NSW schools.  All transport has been organised, so if you have any questions about transport please contact your daughter's relevant Boarding coordinator. 

Yours in Boarding

Ms Maryanne O'Donoghue
Director of Boarding

Career Trends

Skills shortages

The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (formerly Department of Jobs and Small Business) carries out research to identify skill shortages in the Australian labour market and then publishes the results of its research in individual occupational and cluster reports.  Some occupational labour markets are assessed at the state and territory level, but for others, only a national assessment is made.  See a comprehensive listing of careers facing skill shortages here.

Surveying 

Follow Try Surveying on Facebook and Instagram to find out more about this in-demand career.  Watch an information video here

7 Excellent Career Ideas For Language Learners

The following link outlines how studying a career can lead to a career.

Cadetships

Thoroughbred Industry Explorer Cadetship Program

Thoroughbred Industry Careers is inviting those who have a passion for horses or racing to apply for the ‘Explorer Cadetship’ Program - a thoroughbred industry designed and managed 12-month stud/stable horsemanship program.  For the first time in Australia, the country’s leading stables and stud farms are working together to offer an educational pathway.  The Explorer Cadetship Program is the ultimate stud and stable educational pathway into the world-leading Australian Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding Industry, allowing the next generation to discover all the career possibilities on offer.  Applications are now open for the February 2020 go herefor more information.

Information Sessions and Open Days

Sydney Flight College

Anyone considering a career as a pilot please look at the link hereto find out more about courses on offer at Sydney Flight College.  SFC in partnership with TAFE NSW deliver the AVI50219 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane) and AVI50519 Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) courses.  These are full-time accredited courses which integrate aeronautical knowledge training and practical flying training.

ACPE Open Day

On 1 February 2020 from 10:00am-1:00pm at ACPE, 10 Parkview Drive, Sydney Olympic Park.  The Australian College of Physical Education is hosting an Open Day where you can:

• Meet with academic and student support staff and chat with current students 
• Learn about their industry-focused courses
• Find out where a qualification from ACPE can take your career
• Take a tour of their purpose-built Sydney Olympic Park campus.

For more information go here

Defence Information Sessions and Events

For more information on careers in the Defence Force go here 

Summer Holiday Workshops

NIDA

Identify and experience the essentials of screen acting.  Build your on-screen confidence as you develop skills in improvisation, character development and script work.  Rehearse and present live and recorded scenes for family and friends at the end of the course.  For more details go here

JMC Short Courses

On 20 and 21 January 2020 JMC Academy is holding a range of short courses for students interested in pursuing a career in the creative industries.  The January School Holidays Short Courses are available for high school students going into Years 9-12 in 2020, or who have just completed Year 12 in 2019.  Please see the links below for more details.

https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/shortcourses/character-design-short-course

https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/shortcourses/recording-a-band-short-course

https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/shortcourses/script-to-screen-short-course

https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/shortcourses/songwriting-production-short-course

Secrets of the HSC Seminar

Students currently in Years 10 and 11 may be interested in attending this free seminar on 30 November from 2:00pm-3:00pm at Talent 100, Level 5, 1-5 Railway Street, Chatswood, where topics about all things ATAR will be discussed.  For more information and to register go here

Ms Helen Marshall
Careers Adviser

This week several teams joined the WRITE A BOOK@SVC mini program.  This challenge involves teams of four to six students collaborating online to write a novella in just two weeks.  Each team was given parameters to work within, but also a very open brief inviting flexibility, creativity, group work and management strategies.  Each literary submission is to be teamed with some form of illustration and avatars need to be designed to represent the authors. 

On delivery of the guidelines on Wednesday by Mrs McDonnell, team members got busy planning and scoping out their stories.  We look forward to the submissions in just two weeks!  Good luck to all teams.

Ms Donna Ginzburg
Gifted and Talented Co-Ordinator

SPORT STAFF CONTACTS FOR TERM 4 2019

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

Ms Therese Taylor:     0408 711 881 - Head of Tennis
Ms Elyse Harmanis:    0434 610 870 - Head of Touch
Ms Jasmine Shires:    0466 672 383 - Head of Water Polo.
Ms Molly Macqueen:   0448 882 121 - Head of Basketball and Volleyball
Mr Hugo Forlico:        0411 615 031 -  Head of Futsal.

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

TERM 4 SPORT - TOUCH, WATER POLO, BASKETBALL and VOLLEYBALL

The end of the term is fast approaching with semi finals on this weekend for touch.  Congratulations to all teams who have qualified for the semis. Unfortunately, the only two teams who didn’t make it were SVC 1 and SVC 2, who will play a friendly match against each other this week.  These teams were in very hard grades this season and are to be congratulated on their efforts throughout the term, and keep your heads high for next term.

Volleyball and basketball have last round matches or semis, with many teams in the top four positions and are looking good for the finals. IGSSA water polo has two rounds to go as it is 'first past the post' with no finals this term.

below:  Futsal

below:  Junior touch

Term 1 2020 Sports Trials 

Please note that one of the sports trials got postponed:  

Senior Touch Trials - Rushcutters Bay 3.15pm-4.45pm.  Tuesday 26 November.

All current Years 9, 10 and 11's who are playing next term, must attend. 

Please bring PE uniform and boots if you have them.

Swimming Training and SVC Swimming Carnival

The Inter-House Swimming Carnival is quickly approaching and will be held at Drummoyne Pool on Monday 2 December, from 9.30am-2.30pm.  In preparation for this event, we have swimming squad sessions at school on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 7.00am-8.00am, run by Jesse from www.bondiswimcoach.com.au .  Please go onto his website to enrol directly with him for next term also.  All levels are catered for and you can do as many days as you like.  All water polo players are encouraged to go to at least one of these sessions per week to improve their swimming fitness.  It's still not too late to get some training in before the Carnival!

Below:   Junior relay

Fitness Training

Fitness with Tash continues on Mondays from 3.15pm-4.15pm, and everyone is invited to join in.  All fitness levels are catered for and the venue will vary from week to week.  All participants are to get changed and meet outside the change rooms at 3.15pm on Mondays.  Please email Ms Jacobs if you are keen to sign up.  This is for all students wanting to get ready for cross country next year or to just improve their fitness in general.   

Some of our senior PDHPE and PASS classes have tried the new boxing studio in Victoria Street, Hustle Boxing, and loved it!  The Hustle team have offered a free trial first class special and a student rate for Vinnies students.  There is a 6.00am and 7.15am class every morning before school, and they have excellent showers and change rooms so you can get ready for school/work.  They have just started classes on Sundays which is great for Boarders as well as those keen to get another session in.  Don’t forget to mention you are from Vinnies to get the free trial class and the special rate.  Please email Emily at edormer@hustleboxing.com.au 

Tildesley Tennis

The Tildesley tennis squad has started training for next year.  We wish our talented tennis athletes well in their mission to defend the ‘Most Improved School’ trophy at the tournament next year! 

Below:  Tildesley support!

Training will be held on the College courts on Mondays and Thursdays from 3.15pm-4.15pm as well as Monday mornings 7.15am-8.30am for tennis fitness.  All girls who trialed last term are invited to train in this squad until the final team is selected next term.

Ms Therese Taylor
Head Tennis Coach 

SPORT STARS OF THE WEEK

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

Congratulations to Peggy Schell, Year 9, who has been selected to travel to Dallas, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Los Angeles, to play in front of College basketball coaches, in the hope to gain more interest from Colleges.

below:  Peggy Schell at All Schools

Congratulations to Samantha Jeffs, Year 9, who has been selected to travel to Dallas in April as part of the Sydney Olympic U17 women’s football team, and will be playing in the Dallas Cup.

Congratulations Taffy O’Neill, Year 10, who has been selected in the IGSSA open water polo team to compete at the NSWCIS Championships. 

Ms Jacinta Jacobs
Co-ordinator of Sport

A great night was had at the The Light Ball Sydney.  We hit our target of one million dollars for mental health awareness and suicide prevention for Batyr and Pieta House, helping people in Australia and Ireland.

A massive thank you to our First Nation students, Aunt Viv and Rachel McLean for helping to organise such a beautiful night.  The students opened the ball to 600 people, and 'blew them away'!   

Ms Caroline McKenna
HSIE and Religion Teacher

A Reminder from the Canteen for Students:   

• Please make sure that you top up funds onto your Student Card ONE HOUR before trying to purchase  (as it takes this amount of time for the money to be processed onto the card). 

ALSO...

• Students MUST bring their card with them to purchase at the canteen.  The canteen can no longer allow you to manually punch in your code as this holds up the line too much.

Selina Richardson  | Site Manager

Catering Industries Pty Ltd | St Vincent’s College
Phone: 1300 364 092 | Main Phone: 9361 2420

Dennis@cateringindustries.com.au  |  www.cateringindustries.com.au