SPORTS BULLETIN

TERM 3: WEEK 1

HIGHLIGHTS

Congratulations To...

Congratulations to the St Mary's Netball and Rugby League Teams that recently competed in Townsville's QISSN and QISSRL tournaments.

Our QISSN Netball Team finished second in their pool and progressed through the finals to make the Grand Final. The girls played extremely well, earning the right to be crowned champions! Charlotte Jonsen was named team MVP for the tournament and also named to the QISSN All-Stars Team. Congratulations to the students, and a huge thank you to Ms Tindall (Coach) and Ms Jonsen (Manager) for all their efforts leading up to and during the tournament.

The Confraternity Rugby League Team competed fiercely to finish second in their pool and progressed to the finals. They went down narrowly in the semi-final. A huge congratulations to the students and a big thank you to Mr Slatcher (Coach), Ms Gorjup (Manager), Mr Winter (Assistant Coach) and Mr Tutoe (Assistant Coach) for all your efforts in ensuring the team was prepared and supported during the tournament.

School Touch Championships

Congratulations to the St Mary's students and Ms Lo Grande, who represented Peninsula at the recent School Touch Championships.

St Mary's Touch Peninsula Representatives

KEY INFORMATION

Junior and Senior Sports Program

All sports information is uploaded to the Sports Canvas page.

Years 7, 8 and 9 Students: Wednesday Periods 5 and 6

Students wear their sports uniform.
Please refer to the Junior Sports Plan to know what activity your child will be doing and where they are to meet. This will be uploaded to the sports canvas page.
JSS teams will be training, and there are Junior Sports Rotations.
All students must bring a hat, water bottle and sunscreen.
Students participating in JSS must ensure they bring the appropriate sports equipment and wear the appropriate sports attire. Soccer players must wear shin guards, and AFL players must wear mouth guards.

Years 10, 11 and 12 Students: Tuesday Periods 5 and 6

Year 10, 11 and 12 students are to wear their SMCC sports uniform.
Year 10 and 11 students are to refer to the Senior Sports Plan to know what activity they will be doing and where they are to meet.
Year 12 students will be engaging in a Senior Program for Semester 2.

TCS & PENINSULA TRIAL INFORMATION

TCS and Peninsula Trial Information:

Students wishing to try for TCS must complete the Peninsula Paperwork before trialling. This can be downloaded from the Sports Canvas page, or a printed copy can be collected from the leaflet box outside the Sports Office (near the Sports Mailbox).

Parents must fill in the Peninsula Paperwork, which students will return to the Sports Mailbox. The Sports Department will seek the relevant approvals from the College Leadership Team. Students can collect the Peninsula Paperwork from the Sports Office at lunch two days after submission. Students must take this paperwork to the TCS trials (unless it is paper nominations). If it is a paper nomination, parents must submit it via the link/QR code provided.

All TCS trial information and Peninsula Information can be found on the Sports Canvas page.

TCS Trial Information- https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/district-sport/our-districts/trinity-coast-south

Peninsula Calendar- https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/calendar-and-news

SPORTS GRANTS

FairPlay Vouchers - New $200 vouchers!

All students should apply. Vouchers can be used until 30 June 2025.

https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/fairplay/apply

Emerging Athlete Pathways (EAP): https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/emerging-athlete-pathways/eligiblity

Local Sporting Champions Grant:

https://www.sportaus.gov.au/grants_and_funding/local_sporting_champions

SESF Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund

https://sesf.org.au/application/

TERM 3 TCS TRIALS

Kym McPhee-Smith

Sport Operations Manager

kmcpheesmi@cns.catholic.edu.au