Director of Sport 

2024 Term 3 Co-Curricular Activities

Registrations are now open for the following Term 3 Co-Curricular activities:

• SSATIS AFL Football: Years 9/10 (Wednesday - Round Robin Gala Days, venues TBC)

Due to the nature of the current SSATIS round robin competition, only one team per school is permitted, therefore trials may be required to select a squad. If there are sufficient teams for a Division 2, an additional team will be selected, pending numbers. Commitment to Term 3 Football will be a major consideration when selecting teams for the Gadomski Cup, Tassie Hawks Cup, and proposed interstate tours.

• SSATIS Soccer: Years 7-12 (Years 7-8: Wednesday, Years 9-10: Thursday, Years 11-12: 1st/2nd Monday)

Commitment to Term 3 SSATIS Soccer will be a consideration when selecting teams for future EREA interstate tours.

• SSATIS Volleyball: Years 9-12 1st/2nd Grade (Thursday)
• Hockey: Years 7/8 (Div 3 Monday at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre)
• Rugby Union: Years 7-11 (Friday at Rugby Park)
• Canoe Polo: Years 7-12 (Monday nights at Clarence Aquatic Centre)
• Badminton: Years 11-12 (Friday nights at STBA, South Hobart)

Registrations close at 5.00 pm on Friday 21 June. Register now.

No need to re-register for activities from Term 2 that continue into Term 3. Please check with your Co-Curricular Activity coordinator or coach. Some of these ongoing activities include Badminton Development, Volleyball Development, Table Tennis Development, LEGO Robotics and Coding Club, Chess Club, and Homework Club.

Please ensure that students and parents/carers consult prior to registration to avoid duplicate entries or registering for activities that the student does not wish to participate in. The days of the activities are listed above to make a considered selection.

St Virgil's College is an all-inclusive school and will try to ensure all students who register can participate in their chosen activity. Where numbers or resources dictate, selection trials may be required.

Further information regarding rosters, times, teams, and/or training details for the above Term 3 Co-Curricular Activities will be provided as soon as possible.

Sports Teams - Please note:

The College will transport the students from Austins Ferry after school to their respective venues each afternoon via bus. Parents/carers are to collect the students promptly at the conclusion of their match or training.

Students are required to provide their own sport-specific uniforms (different from the official school day sports uniform), which can be purchased through the Uniform Shop. The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm or can be contacted at 6249 3610 or st.virgils@midford.com.au.

It is a condition of participation in all sVc Sports Programs that students are consistently meeting the College's behaviour and academic effort expectations. Representing the College is a privilege, and ongoing participation in Co-Curricular Activities is subject to behaviour tracking and advice from Heads of House and College Leadership.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to email mmoschogianis@stvirgils.tas.edu.au or Sports Coordinator Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au.

2024 sVc Swim Team - Trials Registration

Registrations for students wishing to try to be part of the sVc Swim Team for 2024 will be OPEN from Monday 24 June. Please keep an eye out for the EdSmart notification.

The trials are for highly capable swimmers and are run in conjunction with Mount Carmel College, St Mary's College, Dominic College, and Guilford Young College. The trials will take place at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre on Friday 2 August (Week 2 of Term 3), starting at 7.15 pm and concluding by 9.00 pm. Students are to make their own way to and from the pool and arrive by 6.45 pm.

Following the trials, the sVc Swim Team will be selected to participate in the SSATIS Swimming Carnival on Thursday 29 August (Week 6), and the SATIS Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 18 September, both at the DKHAC.

Please note, the selection trials provide a guide only for the final selection of the team. Past performances, commitment to College sport, and fulfilment of student academic and behavioural expectations will also be taken into account. Representing the College is a privilege, and ongoing participation in Co-Curricular activities is subject to advice from Heads of House and College Leadership.

To assist with team selections, students must swim in the appropriate SSATIS year of birth age groups as per below:

• Year 7 - U13 - year of birth 2011
• Year 8 - U14 - year of birth 2010
• Year 9 - U15 - year of birth 2009
• Year 10 - U16 - year of birth 2008
• Year 11 - Open - year of birth 2007 or 2006

Registrations for the trials will close at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 31 July. Students can register for multiple events.

If selected for the sVc Swim Team, students are required to wear sVc-approved bathers and swim caps, which can be purchased through the Uniform Shop. The Uniform Shop is open Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm or can be contacted at 6249 3610 or st.virgils@midford.com.au. Parents/carers are welcome to attend the trials.

Any questions can be directed to Michael Moschogianis mmoschogianis@stvirgils.tas.edu.au or Sports Coordinator Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au.

Tasmanian All Schools Cross Country Carnival

Team sVc competed at the Tasmanian All School Cross Country Carnival at Symmons Plains Raceway on Thursday 13 June. Results will be published in the next newsletter.

AFL Football

Congratulations to the following five sVc Student Athletes for their selection to represent Tasmania at the School Sport Australia Under 15 Australian Championships on the Gold Coast.

• Year 8: Jake Beams
• Year 9: Jonty Daft, Max Gulliver, Zac Pfitzner, Louis Sylvester

Wishing you all the best for the championships!

Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League

Our Year 10 Student Athlete Footballers including  represented the Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League (STJFL) in a representative game against the NTJFL at North Hobart Oval and the Tasmania Devils Talent Pathway as they took on the NT in the 1st round of the U16 National Championships in Melbourne.

• STJFL 13.12.90 def NTJFL 6.8.44 (Highlights can be found here.)

This team included Hayden Clark-Sullivan, Ryan Erends, Oliver Wentorf and Xavier Wright (Captain).

• Devils 9.6.60 def NT 7.3.45

This team included Hugh McCallum, Ben Barwick and Archie Devine (Captain)

Well done! More photos can be found on the AFL Tasmania and STJFL  Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League Facebook pages.

Indoor Cricket

Congratulations to Year 10 Student Athlete Hamish Beechey (U18) and sVc Maths and Science Teacher Kayden Hine (Open) for their respective selections to represent Tasmanian Indoor Cricket at the National Indoor Cricket Championships in July at the Casey Stadium, Cranbourne, Melbourne.

Best of luck to both Hamish and Kayden.

Hockey

Congratulations to Student Athlete Hockey players William Lowe (Year 7), Oscar Coad (Year 7), and Hamish McGuire (Year 8) for being part of the winning team in the first-ever Hockey Tasmania U14 State Championships at St Leonards Hockey Centre over the weekend.

Badminton Individual Championships

Good luck to Team sVc as they compete in the High School Badminton Individual Championships at the Southern Tasmanian Badminton Association this Friday 14 June. Results will be published in the next newsletter.

Indoor Volleyball School Cup

Good luck to Team sVc as they compete in the Indoor Volleyball Schools Cup at the Kingborough Sports Centre next Wednesday 19 June (Year 7/8), and Thursday, 20 June (Year 9/10). Results will be published in the next newsletter.