Student Achievements
Pictured above: Tjalan Langdon (Year 9) with his winning design for the Netball Tasmania Indigenous Round.
Deadly Choices/Netball Tasmania Collaboration
Netball Tasmania looked to incorporate a local lens during their fifth annual Indigenous Round, to be played in the 1st Energy Tasmanian Netball League on 1 and 2 July. A competition was shared with the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander (ATSI) community in Tasmanian schools via Deadly Choices, a health promotion group founded by the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health aiming to empower ATSI people to make healthy and active choices. Students were tasked with creating a design that was uniquely Tasmanian and represented ATSI history and culture.
Many entries were submitted, with pakana and St Virgil’s College student, Tjalan Langdon (Year 9) being deemed the successful artist by a Netball Tasmania panel. Tjalan’s design featured footprints to represent the importance of walkabout, the grass tree to reflect his family’s totem, the river or ‘muka’ to demonstrate the importance of salt water to the mob, and to showcase the sun that shines over the land.
A passionate advocate for his Indigenous history and culture, Tjalan is a worthy winner of our competition, and is proud to see his art on display in a state-wide competition now, and into the future.
Story and photo: Netball Tasmania
Tassie Devils
Team sVc, representing the Tasmania Devils in Melbourne last weekend at the U16 AFL National Development Championships.
From left to right: Lachlan Davey, Anthony Volta (c), Tom Prokopiec, Jye Millward and Riley Davie.
Tasmania defeated the Northern Territory in game 1: 19.10.124-1.4.10.
Congratulations and good luck for the rest of the Championships boys.
Tennis Championships
Congratulations to Year 7 Student Athlete Charlie Marsden, who represented Tasmania with distinction at the U13 Australian Teams Tennis Championships earlier this week. Held over four days at the magnificent facility of the KDV Sport Centre on the Gold Coast, the three-person Tasmanian team held its own against teams from all states and territories, as well as teams from New Zealand and Pacific Oceania.
Charlie's determination and dedication to his sport of tennis is something to behold. Well done Charlie, you are a star in the making!
Futsal Cup
Congratulations to Year 7 student athlete Henry Willis who departed for Italy earlier this week to represent Australia at the Montesilvano Futsal Cup in the U13 division.
Live updates will be available on the Australian Futsal Association Facebook page.
Best of luck Henry.
Athletics South
Congratulations to Year 7 student athlete Arden Petersen for being crowned the U14 Athlete of the Year at the Athletics South awards recently. Fantastic achievement Arden.
Basketball Championship
Good luck to Year 9 student athlete Alex Lamprey as he winds up preparations for the U16 National Basketball Championships this week.
Alex is pictured with his teammates at the official U16 Singlet Presentation in Ulverstone last weekend.
The team tips off their Nationals campaign next weekend in Perth. Keep and eye on Basketball Tasmania socials for updates over the week.
Judo National Championships
Congratulations to Jacob (Year 6) and Isaac (Year 5), along with sisters Taylah and Macey, who have had a string of impressive performances on the national stage at the Judo National Championships on the Gold Coast.
The College is very proud of these talented and hardworking young sportspeople, and we have no doubt they will be wearing Olympic gold one day.
Photo: The Mercury
Senior School Chess Team
St Virgil’s Chess tournament team came home with a well-deserved victory today. After being neck and neck with Dominic College all day, the team were victorious thanks to their determination.
The team came home with six medals including most improved and have qualified for the State Championships in Term 4. Well done gents!