Secondary

Year 7 St Omer Camp

St Omer is the name aptly given to the Year 7 Camp, as it was the first place Mary Ward joined a community of religious sisters in Northern France before venturing on to bigger and brighter things in her life. Likewise, the Year 7s having just recently commenced secondary school, journeyed to Woodman Point Recreation Camp, where they were challenged individually and as a group; strengthening a foundation on which to build for the remainder of their secondary journey.

The aims of the camp were to help foster friendships, develop resilience and to instill the Ignatian values of being ‘people for others’.

Students participated in activities conducted by the Department of Sport and Recreation Instructors such as rock climbing, vertical challenges, rafting, search and rescue and bike riding, as well as College staff facilitated activities such as 'Escape from Quarantine', fishing, swimming, beach games, beach sculpting and Mr Connellan’s famous quiz night. Along with physical, social, and mental components, the camp also had a spiritual facet with some time for reflection, meditation and mass.

A massive thank you to all staff who kindly gave up their time in preparing for and attending the camp, as well as the Year 7 students who graciously participated with an open-mind and positive spirit.

Cameron Haines – Assistant Deputy Principal Year 7

Geography Field trip to Rottnest

Last week the Year 11 Geography class took their learning outside the classroom for some fun activities on Rottnest Island. Field work is central to the geography course and this was a fantastic opportunity to explore some key themes of the syllabus whilst also developing geography skills.

The concept of sustainability is important for a lot of the topics that we study and we had the opportunity to explore Rottnest as a microcosm for sustainable practices. We focused specifically on how energy, water, and waste is managed on the island whilst also sustaining an important tourism industry.

Overall, it was a fun way of enriching our learning. Well done to the Year 11 geography students and special thanks to Mrs Bell for her help in organising the trip and accompanying us.

Declan Sharp

Teacher HASS

Congratulations to Akash Parekh - Young Community Citizen of the Year

Congratulations to Akash Parekh, Year 12, for being awarded ‘Young Community Citizen of the Year’. Akash has become the youngest active member of the Stirling Youth Advocates (SYA) and has dedicated himself to helping others, from leadership roles at events like Carine Skatepark, to a being a panellist during discussions about multiculturalism, as well as promoting their events and stage management. He also helps fellow students as a maths buddy, he volunteers at the Scitech Science Centre and is a proud supporter of the City of Stirling’s Adopt-A-Park Program.

SPORT

Sr Mary Murray Cup Interhouse Swimming Carnival

Due to the lockdown and restrictions that followed this lockdown, our Sr Mary Murray Interhouse Swimming Carnival was forced to change dates. We would like to thank all students, staff and parents for their understanding and support of our programs during this time. As we continue to provide students with the plethora of benefits that come from our House Carnival events, we were fortunate enough to secure another booking at HBF Stadium. Our revised Carnival will take place on Tuesday 9 March, located at the Outside 10 Lane Pool area (entry via Macgillivray entrance)

Due to the change in location and environment, there are a number of important items as follows:

Students are to make their own way to the carnival, entering through the McGillivray oval gate. Students may arrive as early as 8.00am. All must be in attendance by 8.20am.
Students must make their way to House areas (see map below) and be seated ready for roll call with their Homeroom teacher at 8.30am.
Students are required to wear their House Shirt with PE uniform, College hat and apply sunscreen before arriving. Sunscreen will be provided throughout the day.
Students must wear only College bathers/quick dry shorts and House swimming caps during competitive swimming events. All visible undergarments must be black or navy. Students wearing the incorrect colours will not be permitted to race. Please note these requirements align with ACC rules and regulations.
Dressing up is not appropriate at this event. Students may wear House coloured zinc.
Students will need to provide their own food/drinks for the day. There is no kiosk available for students.
Students unable to participate should bring a note and inform their House Coordinator and ADP. Assistance with catering and marshalling will be required during the day.
Students are responsible for finding their own transport home. Pick up is to be made from the back of HBF stadium. There will be a bus organised to transport students to their NAS games off site and back at the College.

Spectators

We welcome all parents and spectators. This outdoor location does not have any restrictions to parents and spectators. Please follows signs on the morning to find your seating.

Substitution process

Changes to competitors are to be kept to a minimum and will only be allowed for absence or sickness/injury. House Coordinators must sign a substitution slip noting the names of the competitors and the event number. Students are to present this slip to the substitution officer who will be located behind the marshalling tents. Competitors will be called by the announcer to marshal. All substitutions must be in before 10:30am.

Carnival Schedule

8:20am - Upon arrival, students should move into their House areas in the stands where the roll will be taken by Homeroom teachers.
8:35am: Opening Ceremony
9:00am: Years 7-9 Swimming Events – Main Pool
10:30am: All substitutions must be in to the Substitution Officer

Year 10-12 House Events

10:30-11:00am: Year 10 - Land Year 11 - Cheering Year 12 - Pool
11:00-11:30am: Year 11 - Land Year 12 - Cheering Year 10 - Pool
11:30-12:00pm: Year 12 - Land Year 10 – Marshalling Year 11 - Pool
11.30am: Years 10-12 Swimming Events – Main Pool

Year 7-9 House Events

12:00-12:30pm: Year 7 - Land Year 8 - Cheering Year 9 - Pool
12.30-1:00pm: Year 8 - Land Year 9 - Cheering Year 7 - Pool
1.00-1:30pm: Year 9 - Land Year 7 – Relay Marshalling Year 8 - Pool
1.15pm: Marshall Relay Events
1.45pm: 4x50m Freestyle Relays
2.45pm: Closing Ceremony and Presentations
3.00pm: Dismissal

Interhouse Swimming Carnival Map (Outdoor 10 Lane Pool)

NAS Sports

Congratulations to all teams for their commitment and talent to our NAS teams this term. Next week will be our third round of NAS where John XXIII will take on Servite College. The NAS teams playing offsite on Tuesday 9 March will board their NAS buses at HBF Stadium after the Interhouse Swimming Carnival. These teams include:

Year 7 Beach Volleyball
Year 7 Indoor Cricket
Year 8 Beach Volleyball
Year 8 Indoor Cricket
Year 8 Basketball

There will be a bus organised to pick up the NAS teams playing at John XXIII College from HBF Stadium. These teams include:

Year 7 Basketball
Year 7 Touch Football
Year 7/8 AFLW
Year 8 Touch Football (due to Servite not fielding teams this Term, these teams take part in a training session back at the College).

A reminder that if students cannot meet their commitment, they need to give the teacher in charge adequate notice. Good luck to all teams

NAS Swimming

On Friday 5 March, selected students from Years 7-10 took part in the NAS Swimming Carnival at the Newman College pool. Due to the Interhouse Swimming Carnival being postponed, students were selected based on last year’s results. Year 7s have were selected based on their swim trial results from their time trials held on Tuesday 9 February. The NAS meet provides an extra opportunity for Years 7-10 students to post times for ACC A Division Swimming Carnival team selection.

Swimming Training

Training is in full swing and runs from 7:00am-8:00am every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the lead up to the ACC A Division Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 24 March. All students are welcome to participate in our morning training sessions.

Cross-Country Training

Cross-Country training runs from 7:00am-8:00am every Tuesday and Thursday in the lead up to the ACC Cross Country Carnival on Thursday 27 May. All students are welcome to participate in our morning training sessions.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Patrick Eastwood (Year 10) and Christopher Henderson (Year 9) on both being selected to represent Western Australia in the U15 National Hockey Championships taking place 9-15 April in Bathurst.

Sara Kononen

Head of Sport