Sporting & Extracurricular
Eleisha Outridge
School Cross Country - 28th March 2024
The 28th of March saw the St Mary of the Angels Cross Country. What a day! All students should be congratulated on such an incredible effort and wonderful sportsmanship displayed. We would also like to thank all families who came along to support our young people on the day and for helping with monitoring checkpoints.
McAuley was the winner of the carnival with 52 points followed by Mercy on 46 and MacKillop on 41. Please see the list below for our age champions and runner ups as well as the Spirit of the Carnival recipients. If your child has qualified for Diocesan Carnival you will receive a Compass notification with the event details once all details have been received from the CSO Head of Sport.
Age Champions and Runner Ups
Minor Girls Age Champion- Evie Cox
Minor Girls Runner Up- Haidee Hope
Minor Boys Age Champion- Jacob Sauer
Minor Boys Runner Up- Eli Jackson
8/9 Years Girls Age Champion- Amelia Neill
8/9 Years Girls Runner Up- Arlie Rosser
8/9 Years Boys Age Champion- Jack Newberry
8/9 Years Boys Runner Up- Fergus McFarlane
10 Years Girls Age Champion- Charlotte Perrett
10 Years Girls Runner Up- Mia Waters
10 Years Boys Age Champion- Hugo Sisson
10 Years Boys Runner Up- Matthew Sauer
11 Years Girls Age Champion- Charlotte Bavea
11 Years Girls Runner Up- Darcie Campbell
11 Years Boys Age Champion- Flynn McFarlane
11 Years Boys Runner Up- Peter Grills
12 Years Girls Age Champion- Scarlett Newberry
12 Years Girls Runner Up- Isabella Hayes
12 Years Boys Age Champion- Darcy Sisson
12 Years Boys Runner Up- Christopher Welsh
Spirit of the Carnival
Lachlan Cruickshank for his persistence in completing the course and finishing with a giant smile on his face.
Miles Furphy for although he got injured in the practice run persisted and gave the event his all.
Casey Jones for continuing to run in her event even when injured.
Polding Swimming
Last week Flynn McFarlane made his way to Sydney to represent the Armidale Dioceses at the NSW Catholic Primary School swimming championships. He competed in the 11 Year Boys 50m Backstroke with some fantastic results. Flynn came 3rd in his heat and 12th overall for his age division beating his personal best by 3 seconds!
Well done Flynn we are all very proud of your efforts.
Touch and Cricket Trials - 10th April 2024
Wednesday the 10th of April saw Ricky, Hugo, Christopher, Darcy, Flynn, Oskar and Scarlett travel to Tamworth to compete in the ADPSC in the Touch and Cricket Trials. All students displayed exceptional skills and should be very proud of themselves.
An additional congratulations to Scarlett who was successful in gaining a place in the Armidale Diocese Team and will travel to Parkes later in the year to compete.
Expressions of Interest: Joey’s Walgett Rugby Union Gala Day
Calling for expressions of interest for students in Years 3 to 6 who wish to attend the Joey’s Walgett Rugby Union Gala Day on Friday the 24th of May 2024. Teams will be a mix of boys and girls. Parents will be required to transport their children to and from the event.
If your child is interested in attending this day please complete the EOI form below by 9/04/24.
https://forms.gle/qfA26fS2oFFFp8jk6
School Athletics Carnival - Thursday 30th May
After surveying our school community, we have made the decision to trial hosting our school Athletics Carnival at King George Oval, Glen Innes for 2024.
This decision has been made to ensure our young people have access to full Athletics facilities and additionally, have exposure to a carnival convened in the same way the Dioscean and Polding Athletics Carnivals are convened. Hosting the carnival over one school day instead of two will also limit the disruption to learning.
We understand that this may be difficult for some families, however we believe that in order to provide our young people with the best opportunities possible, we should trial this set up. Our school Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 30th May, 2024. Students will be bused to and from the venue, with the cost of the bus for this trial to be paid by the school. Further information about the carnival will be sent out via Compass closer to the date.
House Colours
St Mary of the Angels have three school house colours. We encourage our students to wear these at school sport events, alternatively, sports uniform can be worn.
In 2024 the school house colours are:
McAuley - RED
Mercy - BLUE
MacKillop - YELLOW
Please see list below with the school house colour that your child/ren are in:
McAuley - RED | Mercy - BLUE | MacKillop - Yellow |
| Nash C | Hudson H | Lane C |
| Orlando H | Frazer Mc | Kane J |
| Lawson Y | Paityn O | Jacob S |
| Evie C | Haidee H | Vincent F |
| Stirling T | Axel L | Eli J |
| William N | Archie F | Lulu C |
| Mackenna C | Thomas L | Samuel S |
| Billie C | Nathan L | Cooper W |
| Elinor H | Penelope Mc | Kayden W |
| Fergus Mc | Jack N | Casey J |
| Chloe R | Brock A | Elliot B |
| Harbour H | Maddison E | Tristan N |
| Milla Mc | Chaise M | Miles F |
| Arlie R | Edward N | Matthew S |
| Ayva S | Clancy R | Rylan W |
| Emelia H | Darcie C | Lachlan C |
| Vancara L | Lexi C | Peter G |
| Mia W | Chase F | Ricky-Jay F |
| Charlotte B | Oskar L | Edward W |
| Isabella H | Hugo S | Kobi W |
| Grace L | Benji A | Catherine F |
| Jack M | George H | Zac J |
| Lachlan R | Indi R | Scarlett N |
| Amelia N | Lewis R | Christopher W |
| Isabella H | Darcy S | Locky H |
| Flynn Mc | Jack S | Thomas S-G |
| Ryan W | Angus S | Anna R |
| Fletcher C | Charlotte P | Alexander G |
| Georgie C | Kirby N | Callie S |
| Clark T | Jackson P | |
| Ryan R | Ava L | |
| Banjo Mc |
Sports dates for 2024
The Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council, webpage has dates set for sporting activities for Diocesan level and above. Please refer to this if you think you may need to plan for future events. Please note that the 2024 Sports Council Calendar has been added to the Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports page for your convenience.
https://www.facebook.com/ArmidaleDiocesanPSC/
https://sites.google.com/arm.catholic.edu.au/primarysport/home/
Pathway for progression in primary sport in Armidale Diocesan Schools.
- School Carnival or Trials
- Diocesan Carnival
- Polding Carnival / NSW CPS
- NSW PSSA
- National Primary All Schools
Burey's Elite Tennis Academy - Holiday Tennis Camp
Holiday Cricket Program
Harlequins Hockey Club
Harlequins Hockey Club are seeking expressions of interest from players interested in playing junior hockey this year. We will be fielding teams in Under 8s, 11s, 14s and 16s girls competition and possibly in the boys/mixed comp if numbers permit.
The boys/mixed comp (11s, 13s and 15s) will be played on Monday evenings and the girls comp Saturday mornings.
Please send an email nominating your child's intention to play, which age division(s) they want to play in, date of birth, address and parental email and phone contact.
Please contact:
Lisa Patterson-Kane (junior co-coordinator) at cw.psychology@bigpond.com
Applications for the NSW Youth Advisory Council 2025 are now open
NSW Youth Advisory Council 2025 – Applications Now Open
Applications are open for the 2025 NSW Youth Advisory Council. Children and young people between 12-24 years of age living in NSW are encouraged to apply. Council members are sought from young people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, from across NSW. The 12 member YAC advises the NSW Government on subjects relevant to young people across the state.
Applications close 21 April 2024.
More information on the NSW Youth Advisory Council as well as how to apply here.
