COLLEGE NEWS
FEES
A friendly reminder to families that term payments are due on Friday November 30. Should you be unable to meet your fee commitment by this date, we encourage you to contact Business Manager, Mr David Lim on 5018 8000 to make alternative arrangements. Direct Debits will continue as per individual arrangements. Should you have any queries please contact the College.
COLLEGE MAGAZINE AND 2019 CALENDAR
Each family will be given a College magazine and 2019 calendar. The youngest member of the family at the College will be required to collect the magazine and calendar from Mrs Jacinta Jones in the House Leaders Office from Friday November 30. If you have a current Year 12 student, they would have received the magazine at the Graduation evening, the youngest child however will receive the calendar. Families who wish to have a second copy of the magazine, please contact Miss Hannah Files-Burke at the College.
DANTE ALIGHIERI AWARDS
The Dante Alighieri Awards were held at Mercy Campus Stadium last week. Two students per class at St Joseph’s College studying Italian in Years 7 to 12 were awarded with either a certificate of merit or distinction for their efforts studying Italian.
As well as this, the Moira Furey award is presented to one Year 10 and Year 12 student in the entire region. The recipient of this award is decided by The Dante Alighieri Society and I am pleased to announce St Joseph’s College students Alexandra Marwood (Year 10) and Nicolas Rensen (Year 12) were the recipients of these awards.
Congratulations to all award winners, the College is proud of all of our students.
Miss Stephanie Carbone
Language Learning Area Leader
Congratulations to the 2018 Year 12 students of Italian who received recognition for their dedication and commitment to studying a second language at this level.
The Certificates of Merit were awarded to Kobe Smith, Leticia Buccheri, Grayce Norton and Jacob Thompson (absent). The Certificate of Distinction and the Moira Furey Award were presented to Nicolas Rensen.
We wish the students all the very best for their future and for their exciting adventures and opportunities they have ahead of them.
Mrs Marietta Haynes
Year 12 Italian Teacher
COLES MINI SHOP COLLECTABLES NEEDED
Our 2019 VCE Accounting students are in need of any Coles Mini Shop Collectables. The students are sourcing as many as they can get, they do not need to be completed sets. Please hand in donated collectables to the College Front Office.
Miss Paula Cox
Religious Education, Accounting, Economics
STUDENTS AND THEIR SPORTING SUCCESS
St Joseph's College Year 11 student Cosimo Cirillo has joined the Pararoos Soccer team in winning their first match against Korea 11-0 in the Asia Oceana Championship in Iran. The team are to play Jordan, Thailand and Iran next. We wish Cosi and the Pararoos team all the best with upcoming matches. Live streaming of the games can be viewed here.
Bodey Burnham is travelling to Dallas, Texas on December 1 to compete at the NAGA Jiu Jitsu World Championship on December 8. Bodey's brother Cooper competed in this competition last year and won two gold medals. Bodey and the family will then travel to Los Angeles, California to support Cooper at the NO GI World Championships. Both Bodey and Cooper have been undergoing extensive training sessions before departing for Irvine California where they will train at a gym before heading over to Dallas Texas.
Toby Jessup has been selected to represent Football Federation of South Australia (FFSA) under 17s State Regional Boys team which is participating in the Fiji Ultimate International Cup 2018. Toby has been on campus and training every week in Adelaide over the past six months. The tournament will be held from December 2 to 9 and is an important component of the Talented Player Pathway. The community can follow the teams progress through the FFSA Facebook page or through the Fiji Ultimate Cup Facebook page.
The College would like to congratulate the students on their outstanding sporting achievements and wish them all the best of luck with upcoming competitions.
YEAR 12 HEADSTART
This week students have commenced Year 12 Headstart. Over the course of the week students have met their Year 12 teachers and undertaken classes in preparation for their studies next year. The students completed a study skills day with Elevate to assist with note taking, study skills and organisation. Students have also visited La Trobe University where they have undertaken lectures focusing on John Dunne’s Poetry for English, Sociology and decision making, Leadership, University and TAFE pathways, applications and study skills. I would like to thank Ash Ryan and La Trobe University for hosting us and assisting students in their preparations for Year 12.
Reproduced courtesy of Sunraysia Daily - Mildura, www.sunraysiadaily.com.au.
Mrs Fiona Pike
VCE/VET/VCAL Manager
NOVUS 2018
At St Joseph's College our focus is always to strive for continual improvement in all aspects of our educational programs, with the primary objective of improving student outcomes and wellbeing.
We are excited to announce that some of the most important changes will begin even before the 2019 school year, with a new initiative for 2019 Year 11 students.
The 2019 Year 11 program will now commence with an immersive “urban experience” program we are calling Novus (Latin for new), based at the University of Melbourne from December 3 to December 7, 2018. Read more about this great opportunity here... (see attachment)
As St Joseph’s College evolves to meet the changing needs of our learning community, so will the requirements of its learning and teaching program. As such, the current camps and retreat program is not intended to present the schedule in which the College will perform in perpetuity.
LOCAL EXCURSIONS
MONDAY DECEMBER 3
- Novus Urban Experience
- VO Exams Conclude
- REL072S - P4-P5: Big W
- REL082D - P6-P7: Big W
TUESDAY DECEMBER 4
- Novus Urban Experience
- Year 9 and 10 Students Last Day
- Grade 5 Catholic School Visit (Science Fair)
- VCAL - P1-P7: Kings Billabong
- REL082L - P4-5: Big W
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5
- Novus Urban Experience
- Year 7 and 8 Transition Day
- MWS082A - P4-P5: Chaffey Aged Care
THURSDAY DECEMBER 6
- Novus Urban Experience
- Year 7 and 8 Transition Day
FRIDAY DECEMBER 7
- Novus Urban Experience
- Year 7 and 8 Students Last Day
- Year 7 and 8 Pool Day