St Pius X College Newsletter

Senior School Cocurricular Program 

  • From the Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
  • Weekend Fixtures
  • Athletics
  • CSDA Debating Competition
  • Football
  • Rugby
  • Tennis

From the Assistant Principal, Cocurricular

Athletics Carnivals

Under magnificent sunny skies on Tuesday, the Senior School attended SOPAC for the annual athletics carnival.  Wednesday saw another wonderful day for the Junior School athletics carnival at the warm-up track at SOPAC.

Congratulations to all students for their enthusiastic participation throughout each day, and house spirit was truly evident in all events.

Events such as these cannot be held without the efforts of all staff: thank you to all staff for your hard work, enthusiasm and professionalism in running the carnivals.

For the senior school, the final tally saw Treacy House winners again on the day as they continue their domination of the athletics arena.   

The other results are:

2nd: Barron

3rd: Purton

4th: Rice

The Junior School will be joining the seniors at Friday's sports assembly where we will celebrate the winners of both carnivals. Junior school results are unavailable at the time of publishing.

 

Supporter's Apparel

Supporter's Apparel will be on sale again at Oxford Falls this weekend, giving our football supporters their first home opportunity to purchase.

We are very pleased to advise that a supply of the quarter zip pullover, supporter's polos and the beanies have arrived.  These will be on sale for the first time at Oxford Falls this weekend.  We will take a limited supply of the beanies to Bathurst for the rugby supporters. 

We are also expecting delivery of caps and scarves in the coming days.  If these arrive before Saturday, they will also be on sale.

As new stock arrives it will also be available for sale.

Mr Matt Stearn - Assistant Principal, Cocurricular

Weekend Fixtures

Please click on the link below for this week's fixtures for Years 5 - 12 cocurricular activities. 

Woodchatta Winter Fixtures Term 2 Week 7.pdf

For the most up-to-date information on fixtures, please visit the Clipboard app.

Athletics

Training

Specialised Sprint and Distance training for Athletics 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

The CSDA debating rounds have come to an end and the eliminations are starting. Congratulations to all debaters for your participation and hard work this season, hopefully we will see you again next year.

Our undefeated 12B’s will be continuing straight through to the Quarter Finals on Friday 28 June, location to be determined closer to the date. Further details will be sent out as they are made available.

All teams which did not make it through are no longer required at training/debating on Friday nights. If possible, and there is interest, we may organise some friendly debates in the coming weeks. Notification of this will be on Canvas Announcements should it go ahead.

Mrs Leigha Zervakos - Debating & Public Speaking Convenor

Football

Congratulations to Reef Farias and Ethan Fajemisin who have both been selected to represent the NSWCIS at the NSW All Schools Championships.  This is a tremendous achievement for both boys.

This weekend we have home games.  There will be a bbq and bake sale with funds raised going to football coaching and development for your sons.  

 

Please assist on the day by signing up to volunteer

https://signup.com/go/GpOGCCd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early notice that on 22 June the 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 3th XI, 15B, 15C, 14B, 14C and 13C sides will all be travelling to Bowral for their games. Times have not been provided by opposition schools yet but this information will be shared as soon as times are released.

Good luck to all teams.

 

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

Saturday 22 June is the annual Rugby Supporter's Day at Oxford Falls. Please make sure you all stay around and support the 1sts and 2nds on the weekend. Many of the students in Year 12 have been playing rugby since they were Year 5 students at the College and its always great to show support for them in their final year. It's also great for the younger students to be part of the cheering to see where they will be in years to come.

 

ISA Rugby Representatives

I am pleased to announce we have had 9 students who have been selected in ISA rugby teams for 2024. The students will train on 23 June and then play at the end of the term.

 

Opens - Noah Miller, Dylan Tait, James Griffith and Luke Haldane

Under 16’s - Sean O'Donnell, James Patchet, Benjamin Bromby, Nicholas Anderson and Xavier Davidson

 

Bathurst Bus Reminder – 15 June 

A bus will be available for those students who have registered. The bus will depart Anderson Street Chatswood at 6:15am and return to the Chatwood campus around 7:00 pm. Please be prompt so the bus can leave on time. 

 

SPX Rugby Club

Rugby Gala Dinner – Saturday, 27 July

Ticket Sales will be opening in the next couple of weeks so watch out for further information. This date should be in your diary so now is the time to start organising who will be at your table of 10.

 

EMAIL US! – 1-2 photos of your son on game day (2024 season).  This may include a favourite individual, team or group shot.  Photos received will be added to our collection and shown throughout the evening of the Gala Dinner. Email to spxrugby@gmail.com.

 

Term 2 Rugby Dates for the Diary:

  • Saturday 15 June – ISA Round 1 – SPX vs St Stanislaus' - AWAY 
  • Saturday 22 June – ISA Round 2 – SPX vs St Augustine’s - HOME

Mr Justin Gates - Rugby Convenor

Tennis

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend! 

This week our squad is playing multiple schools with different start times. 

Please see below for details of this week’s fixtures.

  • Division 1, 3, 7, 8 – at Home against St Augustine's, arrive by 7:45 am.
  • Division 2, 5, 6 – at Gosford Tennis Club against Central Coast Grammar, arrive by 8:15 am
  • Division 4 & 9 – at Oxley College (Burradoo) against Oxley, arrive by 8:15 am
  • Division 10 – BYE (no games)
  • Development Blue and Gold teams will showcase their skills at our Home courts at Talus St, St Leonards.

Please make sure to check Clipboard for more detailed information. And, if by any chance, your son is unable to participate, an email before Friday 8:00 am would be appreciated. 

Looking forward to clear skies this weekend!

Mrs Veronica Bamber - Tennis Convenor