YEAR 7 BASEBALL

On Friday April 1 the Year 7 Baseball team headed out to Frankston Baseball Club for the group Round Robin carnival. The team had been selected and well coached by Mr Thompson in the Year 7 sport classes and supported on the day by Mr McLoughlin.

All students displayed excellent sporting and College values throughout the day and were successful in all three games played. They now advance to the next round. To read all the action of a great day see the full report below.

Well done boys!

EXCEL SPORT

2022 Victorian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup Championships

Years 8, 10, 11 and 12 EXCEL Sport students competed at the 2022 Victorian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup Championships at South Melbourne Beach held on March 9,10 and 11. 26 Schools from all over Victoria compete in this event including many volleyball academies and private schools in either the Pairs competition or the Fours competition. Patterson River Secondary College entered 12 Fours teams across the 3 days, and our first ever Pairs team in the Year 11 Girls Competition. After the three-day event Patterson River Secondary finished 6th in the State with some extremely impressive results throughout the competition. Two Year 8 Boys teams played off in the Grand Final from a pool of 28 teams to be crowned the Year 8 Boys Champions and Runners Up. One Year 8 Girls team made the State Semi Final and one Year 10 Girls Team made the Quarter Finals. The 12 Girls team were crowned State Champions and the Year 12 Boys team had an extremely narrow loss in the Grand Final to be crowned State Runners Up. A fantastic achievement from the EXCEL Sport Program and the competitiveness of our students.

YEAR 9 EXCEL Sport 2XU Triathlon

On Sunday 27th March, the Year 9 EXCEL Sport class competed in the 2XU Fun Tri at St Kilda Beach. The students spent 7 weeks training for the event in class time under the expert guidance of our resident Ironman Mr. Clark. The race consisted of a 300m swim, 13km bike ride and a 3km run. It was an outstanding day with the school being represented with distinction in the community by our EXCEL Sport students. All the students completed the event with a great sense of satisfaction and pride. Congratulations to Ollie Gleeson, Jaspar Rowley, and Stephen Segell for finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in our class for the boys, and Hannah Griffiths, Claudia McHugh and Alannah Upson for finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in our class for the girls. A special thank you to Mr. Clark for giving up his time throughout the term to assist in the training, Mr. Dew for competing with the students, and Mrs. Brand for giving up her Sunday to assist and support us in this event.

2022 Year 7 TOUCH FOOTBALL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Thursday March 31, when the rest of the school students had a day off for Parent Teacher Interviews, the Year 7 EXCEL Sport students competed in the Year 7 and 8 Girls and Boys Touch Football School Championships at Frog Hollow Reserve, Endeavour Hills. Patterson River Secondary College entered one female team and two male teams in each age group for the Plate Division. The format of the championships was a round robin with the highest placed teams playing for finals at the end of the tournament. The girls team worked hard throughout the day and improved their game sense and skills with each match. The boys team played six preliminary games throughout the day against mostly bigger bodied Year 8 students. Team Red won 3 games and drew 1 game, while Team Blue won 1 game and drew 1 game. The aim of the day was to improve over the course of the tournament, and this was certainly achieved. A fantastic effort in their first EXCEL Sport competition. Thank you to Ms. Robbins for assisting and coaching throughout the day.

Year 8 EXCEL Sport Ultimate Frisbee State Championships

On Tuesday 29th March, the Year 8 EXCEL Sport class competed in the Ultimate Frisbee State Championships in Parkville. The class had been practicing for several weeks and were excited to showcase their skills against schools from all over Victoria. The 2 girls teams played 4 x 25-minute games throughout the day, earning the right to compete in the State Finals. The A team finished the day as overall silver medallists and SSV State Champions. The B Team finished the day as overall bronze medallists and SSV State Champion Runners Up. The 2 boys team also played 4 games each in two different pools with the highest placed finisher in each pool progressing to the Grand Final. The B team had the greatest improvement throughout the day culminating in 2 decisive wins including the 7th place final which they won 9-3 against Parade College. The A team finished their pool games undefeated and earned the right to play the other undefeated team Dromana Secondary College in the State Grand final. The Patterson River boys dominated this contest from start to finish to take out the State Championship Gold Medal and SSV State Championship Title 9-2 finishing the day undefeated and beating very accomplished teams from both the Government and Non-Government sector. A fantastic achievement by the whole class. Thank you to Mrs. Brand for your assistance throughout the day.

Year 10 EXCEL Sport Primary School Athletics Carnival

During the term, the Year 10 EXCEL Sport class was invited to attend and assist at the Carrum Primary School and Seaford North Primary School Athletics Carnivals. All of the students were divided into small groups, and then given an event to either marshal, record or measure. It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to show case our program in the community and demonstrate the students’ ability to coordinate and supervise a sporting event. I was extremely proud of the maturity and responsibility displayed by the students throughout the day. The Carrum and Seaford North Primary School communities were highly complementary of our program and grateful for the assistance. Well done Year 10s.

YEAR 7 VOLLEYBALL

End of Term 1 I took the Year 7 Girls' Volleyball team to Interschool Volleyball and both A and B Teams made it into the grand finals.

The girls showed great teamwork, sportsmanship and gave it their all while demonstrating all our school values. Well done girls.

Monday 2 - Tuesday 3	Year 11 Outdoor Education Camp
Friday 6	Year 10 Outdoor Education Caving Excursion
Tuesday 10	Open Night
Tuesday 10 - Friday 20	Naplan
Thursday 19	Dance and Theatre Night
Tuesday 24	College Cross Country
Thursday 26	Year 11 Market Day
Tuesday 31	Year 10 Immunization

Thursday 2	Division Cross Country
Friday 10	Student Free Day
Monday 13	Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
Tuesday 14 Friday 24	Semester 2 starts Last Day Term 2

Dates to Remember

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