SPORTS REPORT – March Madness!!

March flew by and our Swimming Carnival started us off with a SPLASH! Now our attention turns to Athletics!!!

Please see the latest sport report with important information regarding:

A review of the 2023 Swimming Carnival
A summary of the District Swimming Carnival
The 2024 Athletics Carnival - Wednesday 17th April
Congratulations Senior Girls Tennis
Sports Person of the Month
Dates of Importance for Term 2

SWIMMING CARNIVAL REVIEW

This year we started DVC sport with the annual House Swimming Carnival. The day was a hit with so many students and teachers getting involved. Here are some of the many highlights from throughout the day!

We had some amazing results at the carnival with Ruby Moore and Kye Sadowy dominating the 12-13year old events and senior swimmers – Sienna Beddoe, Maya Watson, Maggie Spriggs, Jasper Young and Jacob Said winning multiple events.
Thank you to everyone who jumped in the water or participated in any of the dry or extra activities as this is what the day is all about! The continuous relay was the biggest hit with over 100 laps swum by the group!!
Congratulations to all students who won a ribbon in their event. You should be very proud of yourself!
The staff won the Staff vs Student relay convincingly this year (thank you to the senior students that had already changed before the event took place!!)
I would also love to say a huge thank you to everyone, especially the year 12's, who dressed up in costumes or house colours, making the day even bigger and brighter!

And of course, the house shield! Congratulations to Bass (Green house) for breaking the Hubbard run and winning the shield for 2024! Congratulations team Bass.

SWIMMING DISTRICT FINALS

Congratulations to the 2023 Diamond Valley Swim Team that represented College at the Nillumbik & Banyule Swimming Finals. We had a lot of success on the day with both individual and team placings. There was some phenomenal swimming on the day across all age groups and we are grateful for the students giving their all on the day.

Extra Special Mention to Jasper Young, Maggie Spriggs, Sienna Beddoe and Maya Watson, Henry Tootell and Ruby Moore. They will all progress through to the Regional Finals, with the hope of gaining a place in the State Championships.

Athletics Carnival 2024 -

On Wednesday 17th April all students and staff will be heading to Willinda Park for the house athletics carnival.

The DVC House “Aths” Carnival allows students to compete in age group track and field events, as well as some novelty events for those that would prefer. Participation is the main focus where students will earn points that accumulate for their allocated house.

On the serious side, students who win or perform at the appropriate level will advance to the Division athletics carnival (Nillumbik/ Banyule) on Thursday 2nd May. This year we are hoping to send our biggest and strongest team and build on the success we had last year.

In addition to the athletic events there are quite a few other activities for the students and staff to get involved in such as our fashions on the field, face painting, dance off’s, grass games or the Chillax zone where students can spend time with their friends.

There are 4 houses: Wilson (yellow/gold), Hubbard (red), Bass (green) and Peers (blue). We encourage students and staff to dress up in their house colours. Each student can see which house they are in by logging on to their Compass page and clicking on their name.

This is a whole school event where all students and teaching staff are required to attend. It’s an enjoyable day and a great way for us all to have some fun, get to know each other a bit better and develop our school culture.

This year, as there is no canteen running again, we have a number of food trucks joining us again for students and staff to access. Stay tuned for truck details!

Finally, Each student requires consent to be off school grounds. This can be done online through your Compass account. If you have any questions regarding consent or payment, please contact the General Office on 9438 1411.

Can’t wait to see everyone there!!

Congratulations Senior Girls Tennis

Congratulations to our senior girls tennis team that last week won the Regional Tennis Finals to progress through to the State Finals. This means they are in the Top 8 schools in the state! Having some of the girls progress through the Diamond Valley Tennis Sports Academy was a huge advantage. Well done Alyssa Thomson, Laura McColl, Jasmine Dabrowski and Chloe Shaw. We wish you all the best in the State Finals!

Sports Person of the Month

Congratulations to our Term 1 Sports People of the Month!!

JANUARY – Ethan Barker – Rugby Union

Ethan Barker has been selected to tour to New Zealand in April 2024.

Ethan's and his teammates will compete against some of the best U16 rugby talent in New Zealand. The team has been in intensive training for 12 weeks to be conditioned for the quality of opposition they will face.

FEBRUARY –Ruby Moore– Swimming

Ruby Moore has had success in the pool in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, recently successfully progressing through to the Regional Finals in all of these events.

Ruby is currently swimming State Times and has been involved in the Australian Excellence Junior Swimming Program.

March –Max Davidson– Athletics

Max Davidson was recently named in the 2024 Victorian team that will compete in Adelaide in late April. Max will be competing the Walk Race where he is the current Australian Champion. Good luck Max!

Dates of importance for Term 2 (April & May)

Wednesday 17th April – House Athletics Carnival - Whole School event
Friday 19th April – School Sports Victoria State Swimming Championships
Tuesday 23rd April – Intermediate Boys Tennis & Baseball Regional Finals
Wednesday 1st May – Year 8 Boys & Girls Tennis Regional Finals
Thursday 2nd May – Nillumbik / Banyule Athletics Carnival
Tuesday 7th May – Senior Round Robin (Netball, AFL, Soccer, Hockey, Badminton)
Thursday 16th May – Intermediate Round Robin (Netball, AFL, Badminton, Soccer)
Tuesday 21st May – AFLW Round Robin (Senior-11 & 12, Intermediate-9&10 & Junior-7&8)
Wednesday 30th May – Year 8 Sport Round Robin (Netball, AFL, Badminton, Soccer)
TBA - – House Cross Country Carnival – Year 7 & 8 (and any 9-12 students that sign up).

Important Dates

Term 2, 20