Volume 33 Number 6 19 May 2017

We would like to thank Mr Tony Kelly Assistant Director of the Catholic Schools Office, and our special

guest Professor Andrew Boyle, Head of Cardiovascular Medicine at John Hunter Hospital to the Year 12

Semester 1 Academic Awards Ceremony. Our special thanks also to the parents who attended the Awards

Ceremony.

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the ceremony:

Lili Flook and Ebony Thompson who read the ‘Welcome to Country’

St Francis Xavier’s College Choir who sang an ancient hymn to Mary the Sub Tuum

Eilish O’Malley singing, and Deadra Rego playing acoustic guitar, performed “I See Fire” by Ed

Sheeran

Jonathon Rodd performing an electric guitar solo “Tornado of Souls” by Megadeath

Congratulations to the College students who received three or more awards.

Six Award Recipient

Connor McRae

First Place: Mathematics Extension 1

Equal First Place: Catholic Studies

Second Place: English Standard

Second Place: Physics

Academic Achievement: Biology

Academic Achievement: PDHPE

Five Award Recipients

Eulalia Angeli

First Place: English Extension 1

First Place: French Beginners

Equal First Place: Legal Studies

Equal First Place: Studies of Religion 1 Unit

Academic Achievement: English Advanced

Rose Cousins

First Place: Drama

Equal First Place: English Extension 2

Second Place: Mathematics General 2

Academic Studies of Religion 2 Unit

Academic Achievement: English Advanced

Alexander Edwards

First Place: Mathematics Extension 2

First Place: Physics

First Place: Software and Design Development

Equal First Place: Legal Studies

Third Place: Catholic Studies

Megan Purkiss

First Place: Studies of Religion 2 Unit

Equal First Place: Biology

Second Place: Chemistry

Equal Third Place: English Advanced

Academic Achievement: Mathematics

Year 12 Semester 1 Academic

Awards Ceremony

Four Award Recipients

Tegan Bryde

First Place: Chemistry

First Place: Community and Family Studies

Equal First Place: Biology

Academic Achievement: Mathematics

Ashleigh Thomson

Equal First Place: Biology

Second Place: Society and Culture

Third Place: Chemistry

Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit

Three Award Recipients

Vincent Bush

Second Place: Mathematics Extension 1

Third Place: Physics

Academic Achievement: English Standard

Shelby Candian

First Place: PDHPE

Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit

Academic Achievement: English Advanced

Harrison Crook

First Place: Business Studies

Equal First Place: Catholic Studies

Academic Achievement: Biology

Harrison Dal Molin

Second Place: PDHPE

Equal Second Place: Studies of Religion 2 Unit

Academic Achievement: English Advanced

Tallis Haydon

Equal First Place: English Advanced

Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit

Academic Achievement: Legal Studies

Hamish McKie

Second Place: Economics

Academic Achievement: Legal Studies

Academic Achievement: Modern History

Amelia Mernagh

First Place: Engineering Studies

Equal First Place: Studies of Religion 1 Unit

Academic Achievement: English Standard

Lara Phillips

First Place: Ancient History

First Place: Modern History

Equal First Place: English Advanced

The College also acknowledges all those students

who have applied themselves fully,

but who were not award recipients.

English Extension 2 Students

Meet Local Writer On Monday, 8 May, local writer Janette Hankinson

attended the English Extension 2 class from 3:15 to 5pm

and discussed her experiences of writing several novels

in the past few years, using the pen name Jaye Ford.

Janette explained her creative process when drafting and

editing her own novels, then workshopped ideas for the

students to finish their HSC Major Works, which are due

in August. The students were very interested and

appreciative of the advice Janette offered, especially

how to overcome the dreaded “writer’s block”!

On behalf of the students, and class teachers Mrs Zina

Zajac and Mrs Carole Houston, we would like to thank

Janette for generously giving her valuable time and

offering her skills and advice to the students.

Mrs Carole Houston

English Coordinator

The thrill of the theatre, there’s nothing quite like

it; from goose bumps to laughs, from exhilaration

to tears, you can experience it all.

On the weekend of May 12th-14th, Mr Campbell

and his cast of Yr 12 Drama students performed

the annual school production, which this year was

Moliere’s ‘The Miser.’ Fortunately there weren’t

too many tears at the show (apart from the

distraught protagonist of course) rather applause,

and the odd chuckle as a bonus.

Theatre incorporates its audience like no other art

form can and the Playhouse patrons were totally

engrossed by this production. I even think

someone walked out with an extra 20c in their

back pocket.

Supported by a groovy band that made many

glorious Seinfeld references, and hosted at the

Civic Playhouse, the performance was a real

testament to the crew’s hard work, enthusiasm,

zeal and diligence. I take my hat off to a great

performance and advise everyone to keep their

eyes out for what’s in store next year.

Vincent Bush

Year 12 Student

Q & A with San Clemente High School and

St Pius X High School Students

‘The Ensemble’

‘The Band’

‘The Cast’

HARMONIES

This year, DioSounds has a focus on “Broadway

Melodies and Hollywood Harmonies”. To be held at the

nostalgic Civic Theatre, our 2017 production will

showcase the talents of over 500 student performers

from across all 11 secondary schools in our Diocese.

Memorable musical moments will be revisited when

each school performs on Thursday, 8 May. Each school

has selected repertoire that captures the essence of live

stage performance. From Dolly Parton to Tim Minchen,

from Dirty Dancing to La La Land and music realised

by dance, “DioSounds – Broadway Melodies and

Hollywood Harmonies” is set to entertain us all!

Tickets will be available for

purchase through the official

Ticketek website

.http://premier.ticketek.com.au/

Our St Francis Xavier’s College students will be

performing the following pieces:

White Cockatoo Spirit Dance

The Climb

Reapers

and

A Head Full of Dreams

Students will have their technical rehearsal on

Wednesday, 7 June at the Civic Theatre. They will

then perform two separate performances on Thursday, 8

June, a matinee performance for primary schools only

and an evening performance (open to public) at 6:30pm.

A permission note, with a detailed itinerary, will be sent

home next week.

Note: for the evening performance, all students must

be collected by their parents/ guardians immediately

after the performance from the Civic Theatre.

It would be wonderful if all family and friends could

attend the evening performance to witness the talents of

our students here at the College.

We will look forward to seeing you all there.

Mr Luke Baker and Mrs Melissa Wattus

College Music Staff

a n d

Y e ar

Term 2 Year 12 Retreats

Monday, 22 May until Wednesday, 24 May

Year 12 Study Day Thursday, 25 May

Year 12 Study Day or

Major Work Day as organised by teachers Friday, 26 May

Y e a r

Term 2 Year 11 Mid-Course Exams

Monday, 22 May until Wednesday, 31 May

These exams commence on Monday, 22 May and

conclude on Wednesday, 31 May. Students will

be emailed an examination timetable and receive a

hard copy. Please be advised that as per our

Assessment Policy leave will not be granted

during exam blocks, therefore students should

carefully check commitments during this 8 day

period.

Enrolment Form and Enrolment Payment Tax Form

are available on the

St Francis Xavier’s College Home Page

go to Quicklinks (shown at the bottom of the page)

click on Enrolment Application

When the Enrolment Form and Enrolment

Payment Tax Form are completed

please email to

susan.maloney@mn.catholic.edu.au

or post to Enrolment Committee, St Francis

Xavier’s College, PO Box 300, Hamilton 2303

Or please contact the College for an enrolment package to be mailed.

Diocesan

On Thursday, 27 April, four teams represented the

College at the Diocesan Touch Football Carnival in

Maitland. All students played incredibly well and

represented the College with great pride.

Our Girls’ A Division Team played extremely well and

was undefeated in all of their games, smashing their

Grand Final opponents 7-0.

Our Year 12 Boys’ Team unfortunately went down in

their Grand Final having previously been undefeated in

their pool.

Our Year 11/12 Boys’ Team and Division B Girls’

Team played extremely well, with many players new to

the Sport. All teams played admirably showing great

sportsmanship.

The following students have been selected to compete as

part of the Diocesan Open Touch Team in the NSWCCC

Touch Championships May 23-24.

Phoebe Maguire

Erin Cullen

Maya Stewart

Jess Wilson

A massive thank you needs to go to our coaches Mr

Nick Dalton, Mr Rowan Kelly and Mrs Amanda

Corrigan for all their time and effort.

Mrs Amanda Corrigan

Sports Coordinator

SFX

R E P O R T

R E P O R T

Year 11 / 12 Boys’ Team

Year 12 Boys’ Team

Girls’ Divison A Team

Girls’ Division B Team

On Thursday, 27 April, a squad of 30 boys’ coached by Mr Paul Dan, competed at the Rugby Union

Hawthorne Shield Tournament at Hunter Valley Grammar, Maitland. The boys’ made the Finals, however,

went down in the dying minutes of the game to Merewether High School. Most Valuable Player (MVP) of

the day was Connor Mulhearn.

The following week, our Rugby students backed up competing in Newcastle’s local Rugby

7’s Tournament. Approximately 60 students, consisting of three boys’ teams and a girls’

team competed at Merewether High School on Thursday, 4 May and played for the local

bragging rights against Newcastle High School, Merewether High School, Callaghan

College and Hunter River High School.

All of our students competed incredibly well and made it through to respective semi-finals.

Our girls’ team were the Female Champions of the day bringing home the inaugural ‘Dish’,

finishing off undefeated and proving to be fierce and tough competitors. Two of our boys’

teams unfortunately went down in the finals with fatigue setting in. This left our final boys’

team, dubbed the ‘Immortals’ by self-appointed Captain Coach Year 12 student Kelly

Byrne, to finish 3rd overall bringing home the Bowl. However, possibly the best match of the

day was when two of our boys’ teams played each other for the ultimate schoolyard

bragging rights. A very intense and entertaining game to watch.

MVP’s of the day:

Boys’ A Team- Jai Robbins and Hamish McKee

Boys’ B Team- Jack Smith

Boys’ C Team- Kelly Byrne

Girls’ Team- Nicole Nathan

A big thank you goes out to our staff who coached and managed the teams on the day, Mr Paul Dan, Mr

Matt Priest, Mrs Amanda Corrigan and Mrs Louise Fanning.

Hawthorne Shield

Girls’ Rugby 7’s

S t a t e C u p

Our Girls’ team have continued their undefeated streak!

The team, captained by Year 12 Student Jess Wilson, and coached by

Mr Paul Dan, competed last Friday, 12 May in the Qualifying Round of

the NSW State Cup at Marcellin Fields, Lorn.

The girls’ showed great skill and teamwork scoring some impressive

breakaway tries. They are now preparing and looking forward to

competing at the NSW State Cup in Week 10 this term.

Thank you to Mr Paul Dan for training and coaching the team.

NORTHERN

Finn Carlin and Jordan Mackellar, two of our Year 11 students, travelled to Smithtown as part of

the Diocesan Open Boys’ Rugby League Team to play and trial for the Northern Rugby League Team.

The boys’ were an integral part of the Diocesan Team that defeated Lismore Diocese.

Finn Carlin’s tremendous effort was rewarded with selection into the Northern NSW Rugby League

Team. Finn will now progress through the Rugby League pathway representing Northern Country

NSW at the NSWCCC State Championships on 18-19 May.

Finn Carlin and Jordan Mackellar

LtoR Jacob Foy, Michael Kelly, William Dundas, Keith Moody,

Jess Rogers, Madeline Norton and Laura Slatter

Imogen Mahony

D i o c e s a n

On Tuesday, 16 May, eight of our students competed at the Diocesan

Tennis Tournament in Broadmeadow.

All students competed incredibly well and progressed through several

rounds of Tennis. In our boys’ team, all players made it through to the

Semi-Finals with Keith Moody and Michael Kelly playing each other

in the Final.

Our girls’ team achieved similar results, with several girls’ making it

through to the Finals and Imogen Mahony progressing through the

Grand Slam.

Unfortunately, the very talented Laura Slatter succumbed to injury and

was unable to play her Finals round.

All of our students have progressed through to the NSWCCC Tennis

Championships on Monday, 5 June in Bathurst. We wish them all the

best at CCC and would like to thank Ms Geraldine Hook for stepping

into the role of Tennis Coach and Manager.

On Thursday, 4 May, eleven SFX students attended the Diocesan Cross Country at Glenbawn Dam. It was

an early start but well worth the effort. All SFX students showed a healthy competitive spirit on the day and

conducted themselves in an exemplary manner. It was a pleasure to travel with such a good humoured and

well-mannered group.

A notable mention should go to Rose Davies who won the Girls’ 18 Years event by a streak! Grace Hood,

Lily Hewitt, Hannah Downes and Lucie Fityus successfully won a spot in the NSW CCC event for the

Girls’ 17 Years. Alex Clinton ran into 2nd place with Harrison Johnson and Isaac Clifford not far behind

in the Boys’ 17 Years event. Keith Moody and Michael Kelly also made it through to NSW CCC for the

Boys 18 Years event.

Well done to all those involved and good luck at NSWCCC to be held at Eastern Creek on Friday, 2 June.

Thank you to our accompanying staff, Ms Olivia Gollan, Team Manager and Mr Justin Welbourne and

intern Ms Samantha Friend for assisting on the day.

D i o c e s a n

Commonwealth Success! Emily Whelan has jumped her

way to her greatest success thus

far!

Emily has recently qualified for

the Youth Commonwealth Games,

July 19-23, and will be travelling

to the Bahamas wearing the green

and gold to represent Australia in

High Jump.

Emily is a highly accomplished athlete and has been balancing the demands of

the HSC with a rigorous training and competition schedule for the last six

months.

Emily is currently ranked equal third in the World for U18 High Jump and is

the current U17 State Champion and U18 Australian Junior Champion. She

has jumped a whopping 1.80m, setting this as her new PB and aiming to

improve her jump for the Commonwealth Games.

We are all very excited for Emily and wish to congratulate her on her success

so far. We wish her all the best in the Youth Commonwealth Games. She will

certainly have the entire SFX Community cheering her on.

Upcoming Sport Events

There are some Representative Sport opportunities for NSWCCC and Diocesan Sport:

CCC Touch Football Championships (May 23-24)

CCC Tennis Championships (June 5)

Diocesan Football Gala Day (June 15)

CCC Cross Country Championships (June 16)

CCC Basketball Championships (June 19-20)

Emily Whelan

St Francis Xavier's College

Phone Number: 02 4961 2863

Facsimile Number: 02 4961 2384

Student Service Phone Number: 02 4961 2110

Email: admin@hamilton.catholic.edu.au

Web Site: www.hamilton.catholic.edu.au

Student Services

Hours: 8:00 am until 3:10 pm

Telephone: 4961 2110

Email hml-studentservices@mn.catholic.edu.au

All student related phone calls can be made directly to the Student Services. If the phone

is unattended please leave a message.

From the Finance Office

REMINDER

Your Term 2 statement was issued

on 2 May. Statements were sent

home by email, the subject was ‘St

Francis Xavier’s College Term 2

Fee Statement’, sender details:

hml-finance@mn.catholic.edu.au.

Please ensure emails from the

College do not go directly to your

spam account. It is your

responsibility to ensure you

receive the statement. If you have

not received an email please

contact the Finance Office

immediately.

Payment is due by 23 May 2017.

However, if you are making

regular payments by direct debit or

BPAY the statement is for your

information, but please note

accounts must be finalised no

later than end of Term 4, 15

December for Year 11 students

and end of Term 3, 22

September for Year 12 students.

If you are making regular

instalments a calculator has been

provided St Francis Xavier's

College Fee calculator to enable

you to check your payments will

finalise your account by the

required date. Alternatively please

contact the Finance Office to assist

you in calculating a weekly,

fortnightly or monthly payment or

if you have not yet finalised your

Term 1 account.

Diocesan Pastoral Contribution Please return the letter indicating your decision regarding the voluntary

contribution. This item is notarised on your statement BUT IS NOT included

in the amount owing. If returning the payment slip with you card details

please ensure you clearly indicate whether you are paying the voluntary

contribution.

Paid ($)

Amount owing 939.36

Voluntary Contribution 50.00

Total including Voluntary Contribution 989.36

If you have elected to contribute please return the letter which was sent on 7

February to ensure voluntary contributions are correctly recorded. In the

absence of a letter confirming this we are unable to determine whether

payments made include the contribution and payments received will be

credited to your fees.

Method of Payment Options

QKR is now our preferred option

to receive school fees Details of which are available on our website St Francis

Xavier's College website. Please take the time to read

the information and download the App as this provides

a secure method of paying for excursions, activities and

fees.

Alternatively payments can be made by BPAY,

the Biller Code and Reference Number can be

found on your statement.

Excursions and sport payments cannot be paid via BPAY but can be paid

using the QKR App.

Credit Card / EFTPOS: The College

accepts Mastercard or Visa only. Please be

aware that if you are paying by credit card you

can email, fax, post or telephone your credit

card details to the College. An authorisation slip

is provided at the bottom of your statement each term.

In Person: Parents are welcome to pay directly at the Finance Office

between 8:30am and 3pm. Students can only pay before the start of school and

in their lunch and recess breaks.

Direct Debit: Please contact the Finance Office.

Finance Office Hours

8:30 am to 3:00 pm – Monday to Friday

E: hml-finance@mn.catholic.edu.au

College Fees

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