College Captains Report
Angus D (12G) and Jordan G (12I)
Year 12 Reflection Day
On Friday 25 March, the Year 12 first Reflection Day for 2022 took place. The theme for the first reflection day was Launching into the Deep! It was a valuable experience for our cohort, it really gave us the chance to leave the normal school day rush to one side, take a chance to have some reflection time and have a great time together as one cohort. On behalf of our cohort, we would like to say a huge thank you to the Faith and Mission Team and all staff who were involved and made the day a great success. Our next Reflection Day takes place on Monday 20 June.
Stations of the Cross
On Wednesday 6 April, the Stations of the Cross took place at both the Glenroy and Broadmeadows Campuses. We, alongside the Captains of Christian Service Sarah and Sofia presented the Stations of the Cross at the Glenroy Campus during Period 1. College Vice Captain Siala, Captain of Academic Excellence Leah alongside the Captains of Christian Service Sarah and Sofia presented the Stations of the Cross at the Broadmeadows Campus during Period 3.
Parent Teacher Student Partnership Meetings:
On Thursday 7 April, Parent Teacher Student Partnership Meetings took place in person, face to face for the first time since March last year at both Campuses! We alongside, Captain of Sport Joulia, Captain of Christian Service Sofia and Year 12 PSC Rose assisted through the afternoon and evening sessions, answering any questions as well as assisting people to different building across the Campus.
Fight MND Beanies
The Big Freeze beanie is such an important part of the FightMND story. For this year we have gained approval and the Fight MND Beanies will be sold across both Campuses to Students and Staff during Weeks 5 and 6 (Monday23 May through to Monday 3 June). The beanies may be worn by Students Before School, at Recess, at Lunch and After School. However, Students will not be allowed to wear them in class. This will be a really great opportunity to fundraise for a very well-known cause amongst our College Community.
National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week
National Sorry Day is Thursday 26 May and National Reconciliation Week is Friday 27 May to Friday 3 June. For this year the Acknowledgment of Country will be pre-recorded for the College Assembly, with Captains of Christian Service Sofia and Sarah, Captains of Sport Joulia and Tara, Captain of Academic Excellence Leah, Year 12 PSC Thomas and we were involved in the filming and will be showcased at the beginning of the Assembly. As well as also including a clip of the pre-game ceremony to the Dreamtime at the G AFL Match to celebrate the significance of the game.
World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day is on Monday 20 June. On JJAMM this was a day where we discussed in depth what we could to raise awareness of the day at our schools. For this year there is a Prayer from the JJAMM Booklet specifically for the day which will be prayer as well as there’s a video which will be played at the beginning of Prayer. Also, Siala and I spoke at length with Mr. Knobel during JJAMM Planning Time and an idea we came up with was that we might be able to have a Guest Speaker come in and speak to cohorts on the Friday during Pastoral prior to World Refugee Day from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
Student Leadership After School Meeting
On Tuesday 17 May, the Student Leadership Team and Miss Perkin held an after-school meeting from 3:10-5:00pm. This was a fantastic opportunity for the team to collaborate and finalize many ideas which have been in the works or speculated about for some time as well as discuss the agenda and script for the upcoming College Assembly. This was the first of what is hopefully many after-school meetings that will focus on collaborating, as well as building leadership and teamwork skills.
Captain of Academic Excellence Report
Leah M (11J)
Broadmeadows Campus Study Hubs
One of my goals as Captain of Academic Excellence this year was to set up Study Hubs for the various Subjects on the Broadmeadows Campus. The different subjects included are English, Humanities, IT, Languages, Maths and Science. College Captain Angus and I have created a Vodcast with all of the information relating to Study Hubs which has been published on each of the Year Level Pages on My Penola for the Broadmeadows Campus. As well as they’re posters around the Broadmeadows Campus. The link to vodcast is: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/fa158457-37bf-40c2-af59-6618e2f2d6bc.
Public Speaking Competition
There will be a Public Speaking Competition held this term! There are prizes involved which consist of Uber Eats Vouchers as well as House Points for your House team. There will be an information session on Tuesday 24 May in MCC005, and at this session the criteria will be explained and different ideas that you can do your speech about will be listed. If you want to participate in the competition the information session is compulsory! It is an excellent opportunity not only to develop your oral presentation skills, but also to earn House Points for your House. If students are interested, you can contact me anytime (leahmcgr@student.penola.vic.edu.au) or Mrs Alberto (malberto@penola.vic.edu.au).
Year 10 Exam Preparation
I’ve been working with the Year 10 PSC members Ava, Aston and Bhavana trying to generate a resource in which all Year 10 Students can utilise prior to the Semester 1 Exams. This will include a Vodcast with further Exam Information, the Exam Timetable, Exam Rules and helpful strategies to manage Exam Stress. There will be a chocolate for each student at the conclusion of the English Exam, which is their first exam, as a token of appreciation of the co-operation and for completing their first exam.
Captains of Sport Report
Joulia Y (12H) and Tara O (11H)
SACCSS Cross Country
Tuesday 3 May was the annual SACCSS Cross Country Day. We had runners in every age group, and everyone performed extremely well! Congratulations to the following students:
- Junior Girls 3000m: Chloe D 9th place and Tahlia S 10th
- Junior Boys 3000: Lachlan F 7th and Benjamin O 9th place
- Intermediate Girls 3000m: Maia F 13th place
- Intermediate Boys 4000m: Alex A 6th place
- Senior Boys 4000m: James C 11th
Year 7 Premier League
On Wednesday 4 May all Year 7 Premier League Teams travelled to CRC Caroline Springs for their Round 2 matches. Congratulations to the Girls Basketball, Girls and Boys Volleyball teams on their Round 2 victories. Commiserations to the Girls Netball, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Soccer as well as Boys AFL teams who were outclassed by very strong CRC Caroline Springs sides in Round 2!
Round 3 took place at home on Wednesday 11 May. The Boys AFL and Girls Netball teams took on Mackillop with the remainder of the teams coming up against CRC North Keilor! Congratulations to the Boys Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, AFL Teams and the Girls Volleyball on their respective Round 3 victories. Commiserations to the Girls Soccer, Basketball and Netball teams who were outclassed by very strong CRC North Keilor and Mackillop sides respectively.
SACCSS Senior Boys AFL
The SACCSS Senior Boys AFL team travelled to Marymede College on Thursday 12 May for their Round 3 clash. Well done for coming away with a hard-fought win defeating Marymede by 14 points 9.13. 63 to 7.11. 53! Good luck to the Boys as they look to consolidate a top of the table finish this week with 2 matches, for their Round 4 Clash against Kolbe at Home on Tuesday 17 May as well as their rescheduled Round 2 Clash against Antonine at Brealey Reserve on Friday 20 May.
Boys AFL Match Report
Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Vraca
We came up against a strong Marymeade outfit and knew it would be a tough game. The boys were well prepared for the challenge ahead, came out strong and set the tone early opening the scoring with the first two goals of the game. We led at every break, including a comfortable 4 goal lead at half time. Paul Pascu displayed a best on ground performance, showcasing his classy skills, physicality, and spectacular leadership qualities. Matt Tunnacliffe was solid in the ruck, while James Cox and Jake Bushell fought hard in the midfield all day. Marcus Rametta was a general in the backline and played a pivotal role in securing the win the final minutes. Year 10 student Rilley Holmes had plenty of the ball and used it well on the wing. Credit to Marymeade for clawing their way back into the game before Chris Gioupas’ left foot snap to seal the game in the final 2 minutes, securing a well-deserved 14 point win in a hard fought battle.
On behalf of the Student Leadership Team at Penola Catholic College, we thank all members of our community for their ongoing support of our program and the various leadership initiatives taking place. May we all recognise and live out our leadership potential and calling!