Alex Gadomski Cup

That is a wrap for the 2023 Alex Gadomski Cup Gala Day! Thank you to The Hutchins School for hosting the day, in what is a very significant occasion for both schools and in support of the Alex Gadomski Fellowship.

Events like this don't just happen without the tireless work of countless staff, volunteers, coaches, commentators and umpires (AFL Tasmania). Thank you to everyone that made the day such a tremendous success.

Special mention to DUFF TV for their generous time and willingness to support school football and the Alex Gadomski Cup. Full match highlights can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/live/Y3owv5K_edU?si=zAirFlMWekhmkOC7

And lastly, to the students who wore the V and our College badge with such pride. The Alex Gadomski Gala Day is so much more than football, and you all put on a show to be extremely proud of.

Results were as follows:

Match 1 - Year 5/6 Alex Gadomski Cup

Hutchins 7.6.48 def St Virgil's 2.0.12

Medal of Courage awarded to Stuart Zeeman from Hutchins

Match 2 - Year 7/8 Alex Gadomski Cup

St Virgil's 8.2.50 def Hutchins 5.4.34

Medal of Courage awarded to Max Gulliver from St Virgil's

Alex Gadomski Cup and SSATIS 9/10 Championship

St Virgil's 9.9.63 def Hutchins 6.6.42

Medal of Courage awarded to Ben Barwick from St Virgil's

Alex Gadomski passed away at the age of 21 after a five-year battle with Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome. Alex showed courage in the face of adversity. Courage comes in many forms and the Medals of Courage were awarded to the players who in their own way, showed courage on the football field today.

"Courage isn't an external, unattainable force, it lies within, ready for you to embrace it."

Good luck to Team sVc (Year 9/10) who will now take on Clarence High School in the coming weeks, for the right to play in the Tassie Hawks Cup Finals at UTAS Stadium later next month.

Photos courtesy of Mr Bruce Woods.

2023 SSATIS Swimming Carnival

Good luck to Team sVc as they take on the South's best this Friday 1 September at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre.

U13 - Lucas Egan, Archie Ferguson, Ethan Hodgson, Arden Petersen, Finn McManamey

U14 - Riley O'Connor, Henry Mollon, Harrison Griffiths, Oscar Butterworth-Barry

U15 - Charlie Cubit, Oliver Byrne, Riley Stocks, Jack Pemberton

U16 - Alexander Davies, Coby Stocks, Harry Costelloe, Xavier Wright

Open - Samuel Nadler, Oscar Brewer, Jacob Clothier, James Pinelli

Follow the teams results on https://satis.com.au/ or the College's Sport Facebook page.

Surf Life Saving Performance Squad

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as members of the SLST Performance Squad for the upcoming 2023/24 summer surf season.

U14 - Riley O'Connor

U15 - Ewan McIlwraith

U17 - Ethan Leary

U19 - Jacob Clothier

Look forward to seeing the boys progress over the summer and a big thank you for their voluntary time and efforts in keeping our beaches safe.

Beakley Medal

Congratulations to all sVc students that polled votes at the recent STJFL Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League Best and Fairest Night - The Robert Beakley Medal Presentations.

Special mention to the following students:

U13 - Kai Martin, tied 3rd with 27 votes.

U15 - Hayden Clark-Sullivan and Hugh McCallum, tied 4th with 11 votes.

U16.5 - Riley Davie, 2nd with 15 votes.

Term 4 Co-Curricular Registrations

Please be reminded that registrations are now open for the following Term 4 Co-Curricular activities:

SSATIS Cricket: Year 7-10 (7/8 Tuesday, 9/10 Monday at various schools)
SSATIS Tennis: Year 7 & 8 (Wednesday at various schools)
Tennis Development: Year 7-11 (Thursday at Austins Ferry)
SSATIS Volleyball: Year 7-10 (7/8, 9/10 Thursday at various schools)
Volleyball Development: Year 7-11 (Monday and Wednesday at Austins Ferry)
Touch Football: Year 7-10 (7/8 Monday, 9/10 Wednesday at Wentworth Park)
Rugby 7s: Year 7-10 (Friday nights at Rugby Park)
Mountain Bike Development: Year 7-11 (Thursday at Austins Ferry) - note that participation in the College's MTB program will be taken into account when selecting representative teams.
Sailing - Team Racing: Year 7-11 (Tuesday training at the MEC, Wednesday racing at Sandy Bay)
Sailing Development: Year 7-11 (Tuesday at the MEC) - Sailing will start in Term 3 with two theory and boat orientation land-based sessions on Tuesday 19 and Tuesday 26 September, prior to on water sessions commencing in Week 1 of Term 4.

Registrations close at 5.00 pm on Friday 22 September 2023.

To register please see your EdSmart email or Student Messages. or click here complete the Google Form.

Tasmanian All Schools Track and Field Championships

The 2023 Tasmanian All Schools Track and Field Championships will be held at St Leonard’s Athletics Centre Launceston on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2023.

This competition is open to all school students in the U14, U16 and U18 age groups (as at 31 December 2023) and in 10 years (born in 2013), 11 years (born in 2012) and 12 years (born in 2011) age groups.

For preliminary information about the event, click on the below link to the Athletics Tasmania website: https://www.tasathletics.org.au/events/197625/

Entries for this event will open in late September 2023. Entry is by individual athletes.

Tasmanian Schools Triathlon Challenge

The 2023 Tasmanian Schools Triathlon Challenge for High Schools will this year be conducted on Thursday 30 November at Bellerive Beach.

Should your son be interested in participating, please refer to previous EdSmart email or Student Messages (also see the below Entry Form link) and complete the entry form and return it to the College Reception Office (or via email to adminsvc@stvirgils.tas.edu.au), along with your $25 entry fee, no later than Friday 29 September. Entries will not be processed until entry fee is paid. Late entries may not be accepted.

Please note the following:

Students can be entered in an individual event and a team event.
Teams can be made up of students from different year levels. Students are responsible for putting their own teams together prior to entry.
Teams can be made up of 2 or 3 students.
Students only pay $25 regardless of how many events they are entered in.
Parents/guardians are responsible for transport to and from Bellerive Beach, including bikes.
The College will provide a SVC tent and staff members for supervision on the day.

The new look STC website is the key place to find all information on the Schools Triathlon Challenge at schoolstriathlonchallenge.com.

Further, in it's 11th year, an optional fundraising initiative is available for students to take on through event partner, Diabetes Tasmania.

Should you have any questions that are not answered above or on the website, please contact Kye Direen at kdireen@stvirgils.tas.edu.au.

Entry fees are due Friday 29 September which is the last day of Term 3.

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