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MARIST CATHOLIC COLLEGE PENSHURST Friday 8 September - Number 14 one school one family one community Telephone: 9579 6188 Fax: 9579 6668 www.maristpenshurst.catholic.edu.au FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dr Frank Malloy, Naonal Director Marist Schools Australia, has wrien a piece for the MSA Newsleer 5 September 2017 edion that brings some perspecve to the debate on the legal definion of marriage that has had an enormous amount of aenon in the media as Australia prepares for a possible postal plebiscite on this topic. Secons of his arcle appear below. Archbishop Tim Costelloe SBD, in his pastoral leer to the people of Perth clearly indicated his desire to “propose” rather than “impose” the Catholic posion on the issue (legal definion of marriage). The Archbishop of Adelaide, Phillip Wilson invited all Catholics to exercise their right and duty as cizens to engage in this community discernment and to dialogue in a spirit of grace, calm reverence and respect, and with an absence of cricism, abuse or denigraon of other people or their individual choices. Archbishop Wilson idenfied the debate as an opportunity for Catholics to witness our deep commitment to marriage in a way that might convince others by the depth of our faith and our respect for all. Bishop James Foley of Cairns wrote a pastoral leer on the topic, which idenfied the complex and personal nature of the issue. Bishop James emphasised the following: The Jewish/Chrisan commitment is to care deeply for every person, especially those who differ from myself, (The Good Samaritan [Lk: 10/29-37]) with the absolute primacy above all other Commandments of loving of God and loving of all others. On these two Commandments hang the whole Law (including Lev 18/22 and 20/3) and the Prophets also (Mt 22/40). In Chrisan speech there can be no place for hate speech. Yet it is tragically paradoxical that hate speech may now be occurring on and around such sacred ground as deep loving friendships and parcularly about that most sensive and inmate of all human experiences: loving sexual expression! It is such a pathec irony that loving friendship would ever become a balefield for hurng or worse hang. In preparaon for this postal plebiscite, we need to encourage one another to bring to bear on the issue an informed conscience, prayerfulness, deep reflecon, and respect. One can be confident Jesus would ask nothing less. Should the definion of marriage change, it will be essenal for Catholics to engage with our elected representaves to ensure protecons for religious freedom in Australia are not diminished in any way. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has clearly idenfied the importance of ensuring religious freedoms are not curtailed. This is a crical consideraon for the ways in which we are able to conduct our Catholic schools in this country. Mr Ray Marn - College Principal FATHER’S DAY LITURGY Last Friday our Marist community gathered to celebrate Father’s Day. It was lovely to have so many of the students and the significant men in their lives parcipate in our liturgy. The liturgy reminded us of the importance of our Father in heaven and our Dads, Uncles and Grandfathers who help to shape and guide us. Thank you Ms Elhage for organising the liturgy and Ms Collins and her team for preparing an amazing breakfast to say thank you to these special men. Mrs Melissa Vassallo Religious Educaon Coordinator

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MARIST CATHOLIC COLLEGE PENSHURST

Friday 8 September - Number 14

one school • one family • one communityTelephone: 9579 6188 Fax: 9579 6668 www.maristpenshurst.catholic.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPALDr Frank Malloy, National Director Marist Schools Australia, has written a piece for the MSA Newsletter 5 September 2017 edition that brings some perspective to the debate on the legal definition of marriage that has had an enormous amount of attention in the media as Australia prepares for a possible postal plebiscite on this topic. Sections of his article appear below.

Archbishop Tim Costelloe SBD, in his pastoral letter to the people of Perth clearly indicated his desire to “propose” rather than “impose” the Catholic position on the issue (legal definition of marriage). The Archbishop of Adelaide, Phillip Wilson invited all Catholics to exercise their right and duty as citizens to engage in this community discernment and to dialogue in a spirit of grace, calm reverence and respect, and with an absence of criticism, abuse or denigration of other people or their individual choices. Archbishop Wilson identified the debate as an opportunity for Catholics to witness our deep commitment to marriage in a way that might convince others by the depth of our faith and our respect for all. Bishop James Foley of Cairns wrote a pastoral letter on the topic, which identified the complex and personal nature of the issue. Bishop James emphasised the following:

The Jewish/Christian commitment is to care deeply for every person, especially those who differ from myself, (The Good Samaritan [Lk: 10/29-37]) with the absolute primacy above all other Commandments of loving of God and loving of all others.

On these two Commandments hang the whole Law (including Lev 18/22 and 20/3) and the Prophets also (Mt 22/40). In Christian speech there can be no place for hate speech.

Yet it is tragically paradoxical that hate speech may now be occurring on and around such sacred ground as deep loving friendships and particularly about that most sensitive and intimate of all human experiences: loving sexual expression! It is such a pathetic irony that loving friendship would ever become a battlefield for hurting or worse hating.

In preparation for this postal plebiscite, we need to encourage one another to bring to bear on the issue an informed conscience, prayerfulness, deep reflection, and respect. One can be confident Jesus would ask nothing less.

Should the definition of marriage change, it will be essential for Catholics to engage with our elected representatives to ensure protections for religious freedom in Australia are not diminished in any way. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has clearly identified the importance of ensuring religious freedoms are not curtailed. This is a critical consideration for the ways in which we are able to conduct our Catholic schools in this country.

Mr Ray Martin - College Principal

FATHER’S DAY LITURGYLast Friday our Marist community gathered to celebrate Father’s Day. It was lovely to have so many of the students and the significant men in their lives participate in our liturgy. The liturgy reminded us of the importance of our Father in heaven and our Dads, Uncles and Grandfathers who help to shape and guide us. Thank you Ms Elhage for organising the liturgy and Ms Collins and her team for preparing an amazing breakfast to say thank you to these special men.

Mrs Melissa Vassallo Religious Education Coordinator

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FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALParents/Carers,

Father’s Day - A reflection from a proud Dad. The College has a wonderful tradition that is The Father’s Day Liturgy and Breakfast. As a new member to this life-giving community, I listened to both staff and students speak so passionately on how well the day was patronised by both fathers, grandfathers and significant men in the students lives.

As my children are in primary school, I usually attend their school for a similarly touching morning of prayer and recognition. This year, I decided to give my children the option; I would attend their morning as per previous years or they could come to ‘Daddy’s school’ - MCCP. They unanimously voted for Daddy’s school.

We enjoyed a most prayerful reflection including some inspiring words from Kid President. As a take-away, I have treasured the wonderful illustration of St Joseph by Mitchell King. St Joseph is the Patron Saint of Fathers and provides a model of divinity, humility and honour. Many thanks to Ms Josline Elhage and Mrs Melissa Vassallo for their organisation of the liturgy.

What followed was the customary Bacon and Egg roll cooked by our wonderful staff and volunteer students. It was clearly evident that the success of this event was attributed to the hardwork and wonderful relationships between our staff and students. A special mention goes to Ms Anne Collins who united the team around some tight deadlines.

As I took a moment to reflect on the morning as my children made their way to school for the remainder of the day, I thought deeply about our Marist charism and a significant tennant for me: love of family. In the busyness of life, our children are yearning for two things: our love and our time. Work, both at home and paid can often consume us, however taking the time to invest in our children is unquantifiable.

I wanted to wish all our fathers and significant men in our daughters/sons lives a very happy Father’s Day and, as a parting reminder, be guided by the words from our Holy Father, Pope Francis

HSC ShowcaseThe HSC Showcase evening held on Monday, 11 September was the culmination of 12 months of perseverance, hard work and focus. It was indeed a pleasure to engage with our talented Craftsmen (Industrial Technology Timber and Furniture), Designers (Design and Technology), Artists (Visual Arts) and Musicians (Music) in an appreciation of their work. A huge sense of gratitude is extended to the families who support their sons in undertaking a major work...no mean feat. In addition, I would like to thank and commend our dedicated staff for their skill, time, encouragement and feedback over the journey that is Major Work. On behalf of our students, thank you Mr Way, Mr McBride, Ms Laurenzi and Ms De Andrade.

Awareness - Technology as an enablerI wrote earlier in the year about my advocacy for technology as an enabling tool for deep learning. This was reaffirmed at our HSC Showcase of works from our Year 12 students in the areas of Design and Technology. To see the intricate 3D modelling and design completed by these students thereby using these powerful tools demonstrates clearly to us that the devices are an essential part of authentic learning. With the use of these devices comes a level of responsibility for proper and acceptable use. This is clearly outlined in the College Diary on page 134.

We are constantly reminding our students through our Pastoral Care program of the need to be effective global digital citizens, thereby equipping them with the skills to operate in online spaces. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has compiled a most useful site - Young and eSafe. When asked about what skills young people need online, responses included ‘we need to be able to get back up when things go wrong,’ and ‘we need to respect other people’s differences.’

Can I encourage you to view some of the content on this wonderful resource and encourage conversations as to the skills your child has adopted to make a real positive impact in the online world.

Mr Chris MorrisAssistant Principal

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONMARIST CONNECTOn the evening of Wednesday 23rd of August, three Year 10 students travelled out to Marcellin College Randwick for the second Marist Connect of the year. Marist Connect is run by Marist Youth Ministry and is a chance for the young men and women of Marist schools to connect with each other and their faith. Travis Giannarkis, Matthew Harte and Aaron Borg joined students from Marcellin College Randwick, Champagnat College Pagewood and Marist College Eastwood to discuss the theme of ‘Modern-day Saints’ and how we are all called to make the world a better place in simple ways. These young men represented the College with great pride and they have shown great leadership in promoting the ‘Marist Wardrobe’ initiative as a way our school can support our wider Marist community.

MARiST CoMMuniTy WARDRobE iniTiATiVE

Marist 180 is a not-for-profit organisation focused on helping at risk young people, their families, and creating positive change throughout Australia. It forms one of the major arms of the wider Marist community in Australia. They primarily work with young people who have found themselves homeless but also seek to aid other young people who are experiencing difficulty in their lives.

Marist 180 has asked for our aid in their mission to serve the vulnerable young people in our country. They have launched a project called “The Marist Community Wardrobe” with the aim of providing good, suitable clothing for teenagers and young people in the care of Marist 180.

We are asking for any good quality clothes that are no longer needed that would be suitable for male and female teenagers. These clothes can include anything from hats down to shoes but we would ask that they are in good condition. These clothes can be brought to school in Week 2 Term 4, where Year 10 students will collect and collate them ready for collection. So if you are intending on a big spring clean in the September holidays please consider donating some of your unwanted clothes to the Marist Community Wardrobe!

Please see or speak to the Year 10 class captains or Mr Cullerton for more information.

Mr Jon Cullerton - year 10 Leader of Wellbeing

SLAM PoET LukA LESSon ViSiTAs part of their English studies this year, Year 8 were treated to the successful and engaging artistry of acclaimed slam poet Luka Lesson. During his presentation he performed many of his poems including parts of ‘Odysseus,’ a new project Luka has in collaboration with the Sydney Conservatorium and ‘May your pen grace the page’ which has been placed on the new HSC English texts list. Students were mesmerised by his charismatic delivery and thoughtful creative writing process that will assist their own writing and inspiration. Bella Ryder, a student of the cohort, confidently performed a monologue of her own, gaining valuable feedback from Luka about her performance.

Miss Lisa FarrellyAssistant English Coordinator

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONyEAR 11 VoCATion DAy - ‘GoD CALLS you AnSWER’On the 11th August Brendan Galluzzo, Marko Budanovic, Maverick Tumang and Mr Reilly went to Notre Dame University for the “God Calls You Answer” Vocations Day. At the beginning we didn’t really know what to expect but were excited for the day. The day consisted of a mass, testimonies from priests, sisters and a married couple, small group discussions, men and women group discussions and Q&A with the speakers which gave us an insight as to what different vocations we would want to choose. Most of us thought the day was going to be about vocations being for Priesthood but we learnt there were only four: Priesthood, Religious Life (Sisters and Brothers), Marriage and Single. We had the opportunity to meet Bishop Tony Randazzo who gave us insight into the world of religious life. At the end of the day we realised you can ask the question but only God can tell what your vocation is. The main message that we took was that you just have to have faith in God.

Marko budanovic and Maverick Tumang (year 11)PRAyER PACkS FoR yEAR 12On Thursday 31st August, student and staff representatives from local primary schools visited MCCP with a very special delivery - beautiful prayer packs created by 10 local primary schools. The packs contained prayers, letters, prayer cards, photos and various gifts. Each pack was different and thoughtfully created for each Year 12 student.

We were incredibly thankful to receive these packs and to have the opportunity to meet some of the students and staff responsible for putting them together. It is comforting to know that members of our wider community are thinking of and praying for us as we complete our secondary education.

We would like to thank each and every family from all 10 local primary schools for taking the time to put the packs together for us. We will cherish them forever. We would also like to thank Mrs Vassallo and Ms Vidaic for their involvement in this wonderful initiative and for preparing the prayer liturgy. Please continue to pray for us as we prepare for our HSC examinations.

Ms Lucy Pelosi - year 12 Leader of Wellbeing

HSC OPTIONAL WORKSHOPSThis term, Year 11 and 12 students have been involved in many HSC Optional Workshops which took place on Wednesday afternoons. These workshops were run by our teachers as well as professionals from Sydney Catholic Schools in order to ensure students were provided with an advantage over others working towards or completing the HSC. They provided students with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary for HSC success. Although the attendance and participation was optional, some students attended all workshops. Students were upskilled in the following areas:

• Making effective study notes that will best assist in reviewing and understanding course content.• Unpacking questions including multiple choice and answering them in HSC exams.• Effectively using the notes from the marking centre and marking criteria to provide better responses in a HSC exam.• Understanding bands and standards packages and how to use them.• Minimising disruption and getting the most out of study when preparing for HSC exams.

I would like to congratulate all students on their effort and participation during all workshops. Many students will be attending Optional Workshops in the upcoming school holidays to further increase and maximise their success in their HSC exams next term. This shows the commitment our students at Marist Catholic College Penshurst have to their studies and their keenness to achieve and succeed. I wish all students the best and hope they all receive a HSC that reflects their hard work.

Mr Moe Akkawy - Director of Pedagogy and Administration

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SCIENCE WEEKWeek 6 saw the return of Science Week and the staff and students of MCCP celebrated it in style. There was a Periodic Table Bingo competition on Monday where students played a riveting round of bingo using the symbols of elements instead of numbers. The winner was William Ho (Year 11) who covered his entire page, however numerous prizes were awarded for lines, crosses and boxes along the way.

On Tuesday, students participated in a Lolly Tower Building Challenge, in which 20 teams of students demonstrated their engineering skills by building a tower made out of marshmallows, banana lollies and spaghetti. The tallest tower, reaching 83cm, was constructed by Misya Veona, Gemma Hau and Amber Helliwell from Year 7. In second place was Tom Jorgensen and Kelvin Huang (Year 12) at 72cm, followed by Aleera Parbery and Annie Saleh (Year 7) at 71cm.

Our final competition required students to create a Science Meme. Prizes were awarded based on originality, humour, creativity, and scientific accuracy, and was judged by an enthusiastic student crowd. First place was awarded to Erin Bennett (Year 7), second place went to Tom Jorgensen (Year 12) and third place went to Jonathan Welly (Year 12).

The grand finale to Science Week was the Science Show in which Mrs Walker, Mr Monger, Mr Forrest and Miss Khalaf performed flash-bang science demonstrations. These included dry ice bubbles filled with smoke, elephant’s toothpaste and a flaming whoosh bottle. The show favourites were the vortex cannon that could knock cups down from across the room and our extremely brave teacher Mr Forrest who allowed Mrs Walker to light his hands on fire! We also got the staff involved after school with an afternoon tea, science games and a mini science show. Thank you to all staff and students who participated in the activities and to the Science staff who definitely raised the bar for Science Week 2017.

Ms kiersten Walker - Science Teacher

MARIST ORATORYWednesday night was the 27th Annual Marist Oratory Competition held at St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown. This prestigious event invites Marist Schools from all over New South Wales to compete in the difficult skill of public speaking. This year our College entered four students – Maya Reynolds (Year 7), Charlotte Bulmer (Year 8), Adam Burridge (Year 8) and Adrian Ristevski (Year 9). All students spoke exceptionally well, demonstrating clarity of their ideas with sophistication and class. Maya placed second in the Year 7 division and Charlotte placed third in Year 8. Special mention must go to Adam and Adrian who both spoke up a year group and did so with confidence and flair. Thank you to Mr Martin, Mr Morris and Mr Skoflic for attending the night. Also special thanks to Mr Skoflic and Ms Eljed for mentoring the students in their preparation.

Miss Lisa Farrelly - Assistant English Coordinator

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CELEBRATING LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEKLiteracy and Numeracy Week was a resounding success at MCCP which took place in Week 7 of this term. It was lovely to see so many students joining in the various literacy and numeracy activities and competitions that were organised, much fun was had by all. Although we had a multitude of activities and competitions running, below are some of the highlights of the week:

The Spelling Bee was once again highly competitive and student achievement was impressive with the level of spelling far exceeding teacher expectation. Students were required to spell words selected from their current area of study across Key Learning Areas. Congratulations to our 2017 Spelling Bee Champion - Riley Williamson of Year 12 pictured right with Miss Nolan.

The teacher vs student debate was both thrilling and humorous, as our champion Year 11 team went head to head with our all-star teacher team debating the topic “assessments do not assist student learning”. It was an impressive feat to watch the staff team argue that assessments do not assist at all with student learning! With just 2 minutes allocated to each speaker to convince the adjudicators that their arguments were superior, the audience was treated to a spectacular show of oratory skills and eloquence. Unfortunately for the students, the teachers were too convincing and emerged victorious, unfortunately though assessment tasks will continue to be used as a teaching tool at MCCP. Many thanks to all the staff and students involved.

Student Team Teacher Team Christopher Kesoglou Ms Anne Collins Nicholas Condylios Mr Robert Reilly Frankie Trimboli Miss Lisa Farrelly Mitchell Brockway Mrs Lucy Pelosi

Staff Trivia Challenge - to cap off Literacy Week the staff were asked to put their thinking caps on, dress up as their favourite book character and participate in a trivia challenge on Friday afternoon. There was much anticipation and excitement over which team would be victorious. Of course the English Department’s trivia team - “The Book Club” took out the competition with their wide general knowledge!

Miss Rebecca nolanLiteracy and Librarian Teacher

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FATHER’S DAY BREAKFASTThis year our Year 10 Food Tech students along with some Year 9 girls from Food Tech led the organisation of the very popular bacon and egg rolls for the dads at our Father’s Day celebration liturgy. These students demonstrated our College mission to ‘Aspire to be Inspired’: to do more and become more.

A big thank you in addition to all the wonderful staff who came in early and worked side-by-side with these Food Tech students. We are very fortunate to have so many community-minded staff who contribute so willingly to these events.

An additional thank you to the wonderful parents who showed up unexpectedly to help in the kitchen. We had so much help and unfortunately we couldn’t use all the willing hands.

The BBQ was manned and the frying pans were running hot at 7am until the assembly team took over to wrap the bacon and egg rolls. It was ‘poetry in motion’ as the students and staff demonstrated their many cooking talents. Well done to all and thanks to Mr McBride, head of TAS and Ms De Nigris whose input was much appreciated.

Ms Anne Collins SRC Facilitator

Being part of the Father’s Day breakfast was so much fun. It was a great opportunity to be part of the community and help out and use my cooking skills that I have learnt in Food Tech classes. I was able to demonstrate my ability to cook eggs for the bacon and egg rolls, with my friends. I am proud of my involvement. Thanks to mum for getting me to school at 7am. She was very proud of me too. Rosemary Romanous year 9 Food Tech

The experience of helping out with the Father’s Day breakfast, was quite enjoyable. Spending time in the kitchen cooking alongside some of the best teachers and students was a privilege. The overall experience was amazing, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

John Douroukis year 10 Food Tech

On Friday 1st September the Year 10 cooking class took part in helping with cooking the bacon and egg rolls for the families that attended the father’s day breakfast. My job on the day was to cook the bacon on the BBQ outside the TAS block with William Spyrou, Mr Fisher, Mr Falzon and Mr Monger. It was a great and fun experience and I’m looking forward to doing it again next year.

Harrison McGrath year 10 Food Tech

STuDEnTS ARE you inVoLVED in THE CoLLEGE CoMMuniTy?

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FRiDAy 27 oCTobER - ‘GiRLS niGHT in’ Cancer fundraiser

STEWARDSHiP TASk FoRCE - ongoing fun projects

if you are interested please email Ms Collins

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yEAR 9 ViSuAL ART EXCuRSionOn Friday 25th August the elective Year 9 Visual Arts class went to visit the Art Gallery of NSW. We caught a train to St James Station and walked to the Gallery. We saw the current exhibition of Still Life paintings called Making Modernism: Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington-Smith and Georgia O’Keeffe. In the afternoon, we walked around the gallery and saw The Young Archie competition and the Contemporary, Permanent and Asian Galleries. The overall experience was fun as we got to see the artworks up close and could see the finer details.

Gabby Mansour - year 9

CBSA TENNISOn the 24th of August a number of students from Years 7 through 12 represented the College at the CBSA Tennis Championships. As in previous years, the competition was held at the Cintra Tennis Complex Concord, and drew teams from a number of local secondary boys’ schools. The event is based upon a one day round robin draw with students playing numerous single and doubles matches in their respective age groups. Due to the large number of matches that needed to be played over the day, matches were of a shortened format. Throughout the day, the College team encountered challenging matches, with some hard fought victories. MCCP received some outstanding results on the day, particularly in our Senior Opens division. Results were as follows:

Under 13s 4th placeUnder 14s 1st placeJunior Opens 2nd placeSenior Opens 1st placeOverall School Results 2nd place

The CBSA Tennis Team is made up of the following students:

under 13s under 14sAdam Zhang Matthew LukunicEthan Asunicon Terry SotiropoulosAdrian Dugandzic Jordan PooleNicolas Aranege Julian Toumazou

Junior opens Senior opensEdward El-Jalkh Don QiuJoshua Kardum Peter SotiropoulosMichael Kafrouny Wales Lin Marcus Timsans

Mrs Jennifer Guy - Tennis Coach

UPCOMING DATES

Wed 6 Sept Year 11 Exam BlockFri 15 Sept

Tues 19 Sept Year 12 Graduation Breakfast

Year 12 Final Assembly (Students Only)

Wed 20 Sept Year 12 Graduation Mass

Year 12 Graduation Dinner

Fri 22 Sept Year 12 Formal

Staff Development Day No Students to attend school

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SCC ATHLETICSOn Friday 25th August, our College competed in the SCC Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush. MCCP came 2nd in the Junior Division (U/12-U/13) and 2nd in the Intermediate Division (U14-U/15). There were eleven schools in this competition and we were placed 4th overall on aggregate points even though we only competed in four age groups while the other schools had competitors in six age groups. This was an amazing performance by our girls and the College is so proud of each one of them.

There were many highlights on the day and the following students won their events:• Elizabeth Wastie 1st U/12 Shot Put and 100m Division• Kathryn Fletcher 1st U/12 100m Division• Mia Caleta 1st U/13 100m Division and 1st in Junior 4 x 100m Relay.• Mia Szczepanik 1st U/13 100m Division and 1st in Junior 4 x 100m Relay. • Tara Curry 1st U/13 100m Division and 1st in Junior 4 x 100m Relay.• Sophie Higgs 1st U/14 100m Division• Zoe Pitkethley 1st U/14 100m and 200m Championship; and 1st in Intermediate 4 x 100m Relay. • Grace Mc Guinness 1st U/15 100m Division• Melissa Novevski 1st U/15 100m Division and 1st in the Intermediate 4 x 100m Relay.• MCCP 1st Junior 4 x100m Relay and broke the record – Mia Caleta, Leila Szczepanik, Mia Szczepanik and Tara Curry.• MCCP 1st Intermediate 4 x 100m Relay – Lyric Parcarey, Alicia Langley, Melissa Novevski and Zoe Pitkethley.

As a result of their performances, the following girls were selected to represent the SCC in the NSWCCC Athletics Championships: Zoe Pitkethley, Alicia Langley, Leila Szczepanik, Mia Szczepanik, Tara Curry, Mia Caleta, Lyric Parcarey, Elizabeth Wastie and Melissa Novevski.

Thanks to all athletes for their efforts on the day. Each of the girls was a credit to themselves, their families and our College. Thanks to Mr Terry Urquhart and Ms Anna Le who assisted on the day.

Mr Paul burg - Director of Sport

Intermediate 4 x 100m Relay Lyric Parcarey, Alicia Langley, Melissa Novevski, Zoe Pitkethley

Junior 4 x 100m Relay Mia Caleta, Tara Curry, Leila Szczepanik, Mia Szczepanik

SCC SPORT RESULTSSOCCER RND OPPOSITION W/L SCORE COACHJUNIOR 7 Rosebank College Fivedock Draw 1 - 1 Mr Jon Cullerton

8 Casimir College Marrickville Draw 1 - 1

INTERMEDIATE 7 Rosebank College Fivedock Win 1 - 0 Mr Michael Falzon8 Casimir College Marrickville Win 6 - 0

BASKETBALL RND OPPOSITION W/L SCORE COACHJUNIOR 7 Rosebank College Fivedock Loss 39 - 54 Ms Anna Le

8 Casimir College Marrickville Win 36 - 8INTERMEDIATE 7 Rosebank College Fivedock Loss 26 - 29 Ms Rachel Thompson

8 Casimir College Marrickville Win 60 - 10

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CBSA ATHLETICSLast Friday, our College male Athletics squad competed in the CBSA Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush. MCCP came 4th in the Senior Division, 3rd in the Intermediate Division and 1st in the Junior Division. Our College was placed 2nd overall on aggregate points. This was a terrific performance from our squad.Highlights of the day were:

• Joshua Keedle-Ortiz 1st U/13 100m, 200m, 400m Championship. He was also named U/13 Age Champion. An outstanding individual performance.• Oliver Lien 1st U/12 High Jump.• Henry Ray 1st U/13 Javelin.• Jerome Vescio 1st U/12 100m and 200m Championship.• Jamie Lawler 1st U/16 Javelin and 200m Championship. He was also named U/16 Age Champion. A great effort!• Angus Riitano 1st in U/13 Long Jump, 100m, 200m, 400m Division. • Joshua Golovodovski 1st U/16 100m and 200m Division.• Costa Ilioglou 1st U/16 100m Division.• Patrick Lynch 1st U/16 100m Division.• Jonathan Borg 1st 17+ 100m Division.• Aiden Snook 1st U/13 100m Division.• Joseph Sartor 1st U/15 1500m Championship.• Sam Mytilinios 1st U/14 100m Division. • Kudzai Mazando 2nd 17+ High Jump equalling the record 1.85m. • MCCP 1st place in U/16 4 x 100m Relay Costa Ilioglou, Jamie Lawler, Joshua Golovodovski and Patrick Lynch.• MCCP 1st place in U/12 4 x 100m Relay Jerome Vescio, Cooper Garcia, Daniel Triani and Noah Youssef.• MCCP 1st place in U/13 4 x 100m Relay Joshua Keedle-Ortiz, Angus Riitano, Jack Novevski and Aiden Snook.

As a result of their performances, the following boys were selected to represent the CBSA in the NSWCCC Athletics Championships:

Joshua Keedle-Ortiz, Angus Riitano, Jamie Lawler, Joshua Golovodovski, Patrick Lynch, Joseph Sartor, Henry Ray, Oliver Lien, Jerome Vescio, Jack Novevski and Aiden Snook.

Thanks to all our athletes for their efforts on the day, especially to those boys who filled in for others who could not compete. Thanks to the staff who assisted on the day: Mr John Lloyd, Mr George Karpouzos and Mr Terry Urquhart.

Mr Paul burg - Director of Sport

CBSA Age ChampionsJamie Lawler and Joshua Keedle-Ortiz

CBSA SPORT RESULTSAFL RND OPPOSITION W/L SCORE COACHJUNIOR 7 St Mary’s Cathedral Loss 14 - 27 Mr Michael Young

8 ByeINTERMEDIATE 7 St Mary’s Cathedral Loss 9 - 50 Mr Michael Fisher

8 Rosebank College Fivedock Loss 24 - 40FUTSAL RND OPPOSITION W/L SCORE COACHSENIOR 7 Casimir College Marrickville Loss 7 - 9 Mr Michael Way

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