DEPUTY PRINCIPAL STUDENTS

As we come toward the end of Term 1, I trust all the students have made a positive start to 2025 and are enjoying their time at the college. I wish all students, staff, and families an enjoyable Easter and school holiday period – and hope that you are eager for an exciting Term 2.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC)

Congratulations to the following students who will be working closely with Mrs Amanda Morrison this year in the SRC. Authentic student voice and agency is vital to the college community to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our students. 

Juliet Moodley

Fiona Maria Denny

Melanie Thanomjit

Mayvelyne Martin Masabal

Nathasha Allieu

Elizabeth Larsen

Abdalla Maaroof

Ananthu Dinkar

Ithika Parvez

Dilpreet Grewal

Komalpreet Grewal

Isla Surgey

Poppy Wilkes

Amelie Gibson

Harry Williams

Ember Baylin

Maggie Parker

Alayna Anish

ANZAC DAY CEREMONIES

The college has again been invited to continue its association with the Mildura RSL by participating in the War Graves Service at the Nichols Point Cemetery on Anzac Day. I thank in advance those students, staff and families that will participate in and attend the service. 

Any student who is interested in participating in the service can contact Mrs Jodie Birnie, Director of Students via jbirnie@sjcmda.vic.edu.au. 

All students are welcome, with community service hours available for Year 11 and 12 students.

COLLEGE UNIFORM

A reminder that students are required to wear the College Blazer as the outer garment when they enter and exit the college during Terms 2 and 3, as per the College Uniform Policy.  Students are also required to wear the blazer to morning Homeroom. This also applies to Year 12 students when they wear their Year 12 rugby jumper on a Tuesday and Thursday. 

If you have any queries, please refer to the uniform policy on the college website.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

In recent weeks, the college held our annual Swimming Carnival. It was a great day where Chisholm were victorious (for the first time in many years) with a narrow victory over Xavier.  All the individual race winners and our best swimmers then went on to represent the college at the SSVS level, at Mildura Waves. 

Congratulations to our Year Level Champions:

Congratulations to our SSVS Year Level Champions:

Year 7 Male – Johnny Guthrie

Year 9 Male – Joaquin Leal-Kaiser

Year 10 Female – Liana McClaer

Year 11 Male – Max Bell

Year 12 Male – Archie Nokes

Year 12 Female – Lola Modoo

Congratulations to all college swimmers for winning back both the Junior and Senior Shields.

In Swan Hill St Joseph’s College students came home with great results. Congratulations to Max Bell, Archie Nokes, Joaquin Leal-Kaiser and Liana McClaer who all won individual events and will now go on to represent the college at the State Championships in Melbourne. 

Also representing the College at State in relays will be Lochie McLaughlan, Anthony Fordham, Johnny Guthrie, Patrick Vandenberg, Jude Ferguson, and Mackenzie Sobkowiak.

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Along with swimming, the interschool sport competition has begun with Tennis and Volleyball. Congratulations to all teams who played to the best of their ability with some great individual results from the tennis.

PHONES AND LOCKS FOR LOCKERS

As stated in the Student Mobile Technology Policy, students are required to keep their phones in their locked lockers throughout the day. I ask all students to use a padlock to ensure their belongings are safe.

A reminder for all students that as per the policy, students are not to use mobile devices before school, during recess and lunch breaks, or after school while on the college grounds. We ask students to simply wait until they have left the school grounds.

PAT CRONIN FOUNDATION

In recent weeks we had a presentation from the Pat Cronin Foundation to our Year 10 students. The Melbourne-based charity, formed in 2016 after the death of 19-year-old Pat Cronin from a Coward Punch attack, delivered its powerful 'Violence is Never OK' presentation, raising awareness around the often long-lasting impacts of social violence. 

Foundation Director Matt Cronin, Pat's father, hopes the presentation brings young people vital life skills: 

'Thousands of people are hospitalised each year in Australia due to assault, often resulting in tragic lifelong consequences for the victims, as well as the perpetrators and families. There’s a real need for educating the next generation in how to handle anger and aggression, defuse conflict, and make appropriate choices when they’re out and about in the community. By giving them an understanding of Pat’s story, raising awareness of the impact of violence, and offering practical tips and strategies, we hope to make serious inroads into those statistics as well as ending the Coward Punch.'

TOILETS AT THE ENRIGHT CAMPUS

I thank all students for their patience while the building works of the new quadrangle toilets were completed. The college strongly believes that our students deserve the best resources and facilities, and the toilets are part of this. I am thankful to the students for the care and respect they have for their new facility. 

The Enright Campus also introduced a lanyard system for leaving class, to replicate the successful process at the Mercy Campus.

ALIGNED LEISURE YEAR 10 ACTIVATION PROGRAM 

Our Year 10 students also recently attended a presentation from Jarrod Simmons, Head of Fitness and Community Programming at Aligned Leisure. He spoke to the students about remaining physically active and supporting healthy lifestyle habits, particularly as they enter the senior years of high school where various pressures may make this challenging.

The students were offered a 40-visit pass to access the facilities at Mildura Waves (including the gym, group fitness and pools) and outdoor pools at Red Cliffs, Irymple and Merbein throughout 2025. 

Have a great break.

Mr Heath McClaer

Deputy Principal Students