Senior School Cocurricular Program
- From the Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
- Fixtures
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- CSDA Debating Competition
- Football
- Rugby
- Squash
- Tennis
From the Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
Supporter's Apparel
Supporter's Apparel will continue to be for sale at Oxford Falls this Saturday. There were a number of enquiries with regards to polos, pink caps, navy caps, beanies, scarves, zipper hoodies and quarter zip light weight pullovers. We anticipate these will be on sale from mid-June onwards.
NB. Supporter’s apparel is not for student use.
All apparel will be on display at Oxford Falls on Saturday. Below is the pricing for each item.
Senior Athletics Carnival
Senior Athletics Carnival will be held at SOPAC Main Arena, Homebush on Tuesday 11 June.
This is a compulsory senior school event and all students from Years 7 - 12 are expected to attend in full house sports uniform.
More details to follow.
Mr Matt Stearn - Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
Fixtures
Please click on the link below for this week's fixtures for Years 5 - 12 cocurricular activities. For the most up-to-date information on fixtures, please visit the Clipboard app.
Cross Country
ISA Cross Country
The ISA Cross Country was held yesterday in beautiful weather out at the Sydney Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park.
We had some wonderful results, with our Juniors Team coming 6th out of 15 schools, and both our Intermediate and Senior Teams placing 3rd. Overall, St Pius X came 4th from 15 schools.
Congratulations to the following students who have now qualified for the CIS Cross Country in their respective age groups:
U13
Cristiano Calcarao (1st)
Parker Ball (9th)
Thomas Burke (12th)
U14
Benjamin Fogale (9th)
U15
Rafael Gomez De Membrillera Perez (12th)
U17
Aiden McNeilly (10th)
U18
Luke Mooney (2nd)
Ethan Li (9th)
Training
Cross-country training continues every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at Beauchamp Oval, Chatswood from 7:15 am.
Who: Open to all Junior and Senior Students.
What to wear: Comfortable running gear
What to Bring: Water bottle and your school uniform to change into afterwards back at The College.
If you are interested in some extra training or for general fitness, feel free to join the Willoughby Park runs on Saturday mornings at 7:00 am. We have created a SPX Runners Club for you to keep track of your results.
Join here: https://www.parkrun.com.au/groups/48861/Links to an external site.
For more details: https://www.parkrun.com.au/willoughby/Links to an external site.
Mr Scott Steinman - Cross Country and Athletics Convenor
CSDA Debating
Debating continues this week at home against OLMC .
The CSDA Debating Competition runs through Term 2 on the following evenings, at these locations:
Rundown of Round 5 (31/05/2024):
• Training 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Final set up and Supper 4:30 pm
• Coin toss will be at 5:00 pm
• A 6:00 pm debate start and
• Approximately 7:30 pm finish
Parents/guardians/carers are encouraged to be spectators of these debates, otherwise students will be ready for pick up approximately 1-1.5 hours after the debates commence.
All team members must attend every debate, and should a student not be able to attend a debate, whether they are a speaker or not, the parent/guardian/carer must inform the coach ahead of the debate about this student’s absence.
It is essential that debating students meet at the clock after our Sports Assembly every Friday, attend all training and the first six rounds. If your team makes it through to the Elimination round (and beyond) you also need to keep the above dates free.
Mrs Leigha Zervakos - Debating & Public Speaking Convener
Football
Please Note: U13s, U14s, U15s and U16As, including the Development Squad, will have training this coming Monday 3 June even though this was originally not occurring due to parent teacher interviews.
It was a tough day for many teams on Saturday, however, it was great to see that despite of some tough losses, our players never stopped trying. Another big weekend against Oakhill College this weekend, all games are within Oakhill College Grounds, Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill.
Uniform: Every SPX Player MUST have the correct playing strip including socks, no mufti gear to and from the venue or during games is allowed.
Please see the link below to access the upcoming Holiday football camp, a great opportunity for players to maintain their skills and fitness. Please note that there is an early bird special for the first 50 players signing up for the 4 day camp.
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
ST PIUS X JULY HOLIDAY CAMPS
Monday 1 July – Thursday 4 July
9:00 am - 12:00 pm each day.
Bus transport to and from is available with details provided in link prior to registration.
Active Kids Vouchers accepted.
Age : 9 - 16
Coerver Coaching holiday camps offer a fun filled soccer experience for children aged 9-16 years. Each day will include Coerver® SKILLS competitions and challenges, Ball Mastery, Coaching sessions focusing on developing effective use of skill, small sided Coerver® Games, and mini Coerver Cup Tournament to keep players active.
TECHNIQUE
The cornerstone of our curriculum is technical development. We utilize the Coerver® Method of ball mastery and graduated pressure to build technical competence and play carefully selected games to build functional success.
PLAYER CONFIDENCE
We foster creativity by providing the players technical building blocks & encouraging creative actions in developmentally appropriate games. Our games are designed to be fun, challenging and to reward success and risk-taking.
TEAMWORK
Small group tactics and principles of play are taught in attack and defence by utilizing the structure of the many small sided games, which have made the Coerver® Curriculum so unique and recognised as the world’s leading technical football program.
SPORTSMANSHIP
We value winning but not more than character and effort. We encourage paying respect to players, parents, coaches and referees. Sportsmanship is emphasized to develop the whole person and not just the player.
With 2, 3 and 4 day options available, this is the perfect pre and early season preparation for St Pius X students looking towards a successful season. It is also a huge amount of footballing fun!
Bookings can be made using the following link: Coerver course | Coerver Coaching
Mr Simon Yue, Senior Football Convenor
Rugby
Last weekend was a commemorative occasion, as St Pius X played St Aloysius’ College for the Ross Fagan Memorial Shield. This shield remembers two students from St Pius and St Aloysius’ who were close friends and played for their respective First XV sides before tragically passing away post-school.
The shield match was first contested in the early 1950’s and it is wonderful that the tradition continues today with Saturday’s game fiercely contested. Congratulations to our First XV winning 40-0 which continues their great start to the season.
VALE – James Dimitroff Class of 2008
Players also wore black arm bands to pay their respects for the passing of former 1st XV captain James Dimitroff, Class of 2008. James was an outstanding front row forward for the 1st XV and was appointed captain of the 1st XV in 2008. He led an esteemed group of players that included former Wallaby captain Michael Hooper and former Wallaby Luke Jones. He leaves a legacy through his family, his wife, son, along with the memory that he left in each of our minds and in our hearts.
May He Rest in Peace.
Bathurst Weekend Away Game – 15 June - date for the diary
St Pius X College travel to St Stanislaus’ on Saturday 15 June. Traditionally, many families use this as a weekend to getaway.
A bus will be available for those students who cannot make their own way to Bathurst. This bus will depart Anderson Street Chatswood at 6:15 am. Students will be asked to sign up through the following link - https://forms.office.com/r/ut2FNsz5s7
Term 2 Rugby Dates for the Diary:
- Saturday 1 June – Trial No. 6– SPX vs Chevalier and CCGS – HOME
- Saturday 8 June – JUNE LONG WEEKEND – NO GAMES
- Saturday 15 June – ISA Round 1 – SPX vs St Stanislaus' - AWAY
- Saturday 22 June – ISA Round 2 – SPX vs St Augustine’s - HOME
Cake Bake Update
THANK YOU, Rugby Community for your amazing contribution on Saturday, 25 May at the Cake Bake, held at Oxford Falls. With your help it was a fabulous success! The Rugby Committee were overwhelmed by your generosity to bake and buy raffle tickets.
Raffle winners were drawn at the end of the day at the First XV afternoon tea. The Supporters Gear Pack WINNER is Beky Armstrong. Please contact the Committee to collect your prize.
Runner Up WINNERS for an SPX Umbrella include Liz Trist (son – William Trist, Yr 10, 16A’s), Kirsty Carroll (son – Xavier Paixao, Yr 7) and Brendon Cooper (son – Sam Cooper, Yr 11, 2nd XV). Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who bought a ticket.
Check out some of the photos taken on the day.
Please direct any enquiries to spxrugby@gmail.com.
Mr Justin Gates - Rugby Convenor
Squash
Results 25 May 2024
Tennis
We had some fantastic games of Tennis last weekend with Divisions 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 all having fantastic wins against St Patrick’s College Strathfield. It's been wonderful to see our students really getting into the swing of things after some rainy setbacks earlier in the season.
A big shoutout to Jake Yu (Year 8) for stepping up and playing in Division 1, while still maintaining his winning streak over the past two weeks alongside Nicholas Tozer (Year 12) and Yuri Kim (Year 11).
This week we will be competing against Oakhill College & St Spyridon College. Please see the summary below:
Divisions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 against Oakhill College at Oakhill Campus.
Divisions 2, 4, 6, 8 against Oakhill College at Talus St, St Leonards.
Division 10 against St Spyridon College at Talus St, St Leonards.
Mrs Veronica Bamber - ISA Tennis Convenor