Achievements & Results

Taekwondo Club | Victorian State Championship

On 6th of May, Suzanne Cory High made history! We sent the very first High School Taekwondo team to compete at the Victorian State Championship. Although most of us competed in the Yellow Belt division (lowest belt allowed to compete), we all fought like Black Belts!

As a team, they were nervous and anxious with uncertainty at their very first competition but overcame their fear and thrived on pressure. We tasted success and tasted bitter failure - exactly what we prepared for. We learnt from our failures and were humbled by our success. Our students proudly represented our school as the only school team there and gave it all they had.

We ended up with 11 Gold medals, 8 Silver medals and 3 Bronze medals. Total of 24 students (list below) represented our school. Thank you to Ms. Green for coming to help us on the day and Mr. Axup whom also stepped in as a coach briefly for our students! Please congratulate our athletes when you see them around school! Our team will continue to write history as we do here at Suzanne Cory High school.

1.       Andy D – Silver

2.       Anthony M – Gold

3.       Benjamin L – Silver

4.       Carlos N – 4th Place

5.       Girish T – Gold

6.       Jason P – Bronze

7.       Jennifer L – Gold & Silver

8.       Jennifer S – Silver

9.       Jeslin S – Gold

10.   Katina T – Gold & Silver

11.   Krish P – Gold

12.   Krithika P – Silver

13.   Lindsay N – Gold

14.   Michelle L – Gold

15.   Patrick T – 5th Place

16.   Sean A – Silver

17.   Shaneika D – Gold

18.   Simon L – Gold

19.   Sunidhi M – Bronze

20.   Suvasini T – Gold

21.   Tejal T – Silver

22.   Usman S – Gold

23.   Vivian N – Bronze

24.   Yzabella D – Gold

- Mr. Sam Yang (Coach)

Bedside Buds visit Mercy Place Aged Care Home

On  Wednesday the 9th of May, a group of students from the Bedside Buds program  and some students from the VCE Music class made their way to the Mercy Place Wyndham aged care home to visit the residents. We had been invited to share a special mother’s day ‘comfortable cup of tea’ with the residents.

During this visit the students were able to spend time with the residents by sharing conversations with them and listening to live music played by the very talented music students. They also gave terrariums, which they had built themselves at school to the residents and shared stories and laughs with them.

This visit allowed our students to form unique and personal connections with the elderly, bringing the members of our community one step closer. This was the first of many visits that was organised by the Bedside Buds team this year. And after a very successful first visit, we are all looking forward to making more connections with our community through the upcoming visits! Our thanks to Ms Goodridge-Kelly and Mr Paye for accompanying the group on their visit.

Chess Club

Some believe champions are born, and many believe they are a result of hard work. On 10th of May 2018, our students proved the latter, as they reaped the results of their preparation and perseverance by winning the Victorian Zonal Chess Tournament!

From the far end of the Western suburbs came the underdogs, the team many schools of the Eastern suburbs never heard of. Little did they know that our students were prepared, eager, and determined on qualifying for the State Finals. Our students were graceful and friendly in their attitude, yet fierce and focused in their games. They played some amazing matches, made the right moves, and won their games with style. By the end of the tournament, 5 out of 6 team members qualified to the all-important states final; more importantly though, the team achieved the highest number of wins overall, and was awarded the “School of the Tournament” trophy, a trophy they brought back to school to be added to the overly crowded student trophies cabinet.

Students who qualified to play at the state finals (so far) are:

-          Malachy P (Year 9)

-          John V (Year 9)

-          Kisara P (Year 10)

-          Sead C (Year 10)

-          Alexander M (Year 10)

-          Brendan G (Year 10)

-          Alexander T(Year 11)

-          Suvasini T (Year 10)

With more tournaments planned, there are many more opportunities to qualify. Will this be the year where our team represent the Victorian State at the national championship? Stay tuned!

- Mr. Isaac Ryan (Coach)

Sports News & Results

Futsal

This year Suzanne Cory sent 2 girls teams and one boys team to the Victorian Schools Futsal competition in Oakleigh.  Zoe L was the driving force for getting the futsal up and running with her goalie background and willingness to coach.  I was shocked with the amount of interest from the students but happy to see so many students wanting to represent SCHS in this new event. The boys competed on May 1st and although did not win they were very competitive and took it up to the other schools who train all year round. On may 3rd the Under 16 and Under 19 girls teams set off nice and early.  The under 19 girls made the semi finals and both teams improved with each game. Several of our players were scouted to try out for the Nationals training squad, thank you to Mr Chau for assisting with the futsal.

Soccer

So far this term the senior and intermediate boys have played in the Wyndham region soccer. The senior boys just missed out on making the final after losing in overtime to Wyndham central.  The intermediate boys won their pool games and need to attend the play off on May 22nd to determine which school will progress to WMR. This is the best result SCHS has had in the soccer, this may be due to the students commitment to training. Thank you Mr Chau for your commitment to soccer.

Tennis

The WMR tennis was early this term, we had our senior girls and intermediate boys and girls competing in Geelong. The senior girls gave their best effort but weren’t able to progress, although there were some very competitive sets. The intermediate teams had a little more success with the boys beating MSA but losing to an unsuspecting school and just missing out on progressing to states. If we continue to improve perhaps we can go one better next year.

Softball & Baseball

The senior and intermediate softball and baseball teams competed at Stead park. All teams progressed automatically to the WMR region and were met by some great competition in Geelong.  All teams held their own and improved as the day progressed. The intermediate girls softball team had one win, one draw and 2 loses. The senior softball team lost all their games but were good in the field and came unstuck to the oppositions fast paced pitcher. In the baseball the intermediate team missed out on progressing after only losing one match to MSA.  They were led by State pitcher Tyler G and Pushkar in catcher, they showed great sportsmanship throughout the entire day and were commended on their efforts by opposition coaches. The senior baseball team only played one game against Belmont High School where they unfortunately lost in the 8 innings match. The team was then offered a wild card entry to the State titles later in May, we wish them luck in this fierce competition.  A big thanks to Ms Fenby, Ms Guastella and Ms Breed for coaching these teams.

Netball

On Friday the 20 of April, our Senior Girls and Senior Boys netball teams went to Eagle Stadium for the Wyndham Region Senior Netball Competition. Our girls started off the day a little roughly but didn't give up and aspired to play better and win our games.  We lost our first two games but wrapped up the day with two victories against Tarneit Senior and Manor Lakes. Overall, it was an uplifting and fun day. Thanks to Ms Breed and Ms Green for coaching and taking us! We're looking forward to win next year's competition!

For the Boys, the day started a little flat, losing their first game in a tough fought close match. They didn’t let that get them down, using the loss as motivation to win their next three games! Not only that, but they kept getting better, their last match was their biggest winning margin and allowed them to have the best percentage. Then we faced a nervous wait to find out if they had progressed, and luckily for us, our percentage meant that we came out on top! The Boys will be headed to the WMR round later in the year, so they are going to be hitting the training track soon. Go Cory!!!!!

- Julia J 11B3

Table Tennis

The Inter-School Table Tennis Competition in this district (despite being at a local scale) was not lacking at all in regards to the calibre of skill displayed by all schools. The girls played against Werribee SC and Good News Lutheran, dominating the scoreboard in each match - qualifying them for regionals. The boy's pool was comprised of both the Islamic College of Melbourne and Tarneit Senior College, in which Suzanne Cory performed incredibly well, but just missed it. Overall, the competition was a great success in the exhibition of what our students can offer across other facets of education.

- Alyssa K 1B1

Badminton

The Senior Badminton was played on the same day as the table tennis and netball. The Wyndham region is quite strong in badminton and our students had to play their best badminton to win districts. The girls team won all their games and have progressed but unfortunately the boys team were unsuccessful in making WMR. A huge thanks to Mr Lam for all this work with badminton training and the after school badminton club. The intermediate teams compete in June.

AFL

This year we sent an intermediate boys and intermediate girls AFL team to the Wyndham region competition. Although neither team progressed the girls team achieved their first AFL win in SCHS history. The girls continued to improve and were committed to their training sessions with Mr Hand, Miss Nagel and Miss Hamilton. The boys team kicked one goal for the day and were simply out sized by the other schools. Edison P was a stand out for our team and showed great leadership and determination regardless of the score line. Thanks to Mr Moden and Mr Hand for coaching the boys.  We had had the North Melbourne football club running sessions with our Year 9 students so hopefully we continue to improve in AFL.

Frisbee

Our Boys and Girls Ultimate Frisbee team participated in the Vic State Championship on the 9th of May against numerous schools in Victoria. Although we did not make it to the next round, we held our spirits high throughout all games and represented our school with pride. As our school’s first Ultimate Frisbee team to participate in States, we’ve learnt a lot from experienced teams and were even observed by Ultimate Victoria’s talent scouts during our games.