College Assembly Term 2 2022
On Friday 27 May the College Assembly for Term 2 2022 took place at the Broadmeadows Campus. Where we gathered as an entire College Community, to celebrate the many achievements that had transpired throughout our 2022 Academic year so far! Our College Assembly coincided with the National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week. In line with these events, we began our College Assembly presenting the meaning and significance that these dates have in our calendar each year. The Acknowledgement of Country was filmed prior to the Assembly, we, alongside with Captains of Christian Service Sofia and Sarah, Captains of Sport Joulia and Tara, Captain of Academic Excellence Leah, Year 12 PSC Thomas were involved in the creation of the video. We also highlighted the Dreamtime at the G match between Essendon and the Richmond Football Clubs that took place on Saturday 21 May. This event, is an annual Australian Rules Football Match and takes place on what is noted as the ‘Indigenous Round’, also known as Sir Doug Nicholls Round, acknowledging the Traditional Custodians, through various measures, inclusive of a pre match ceremony and a guernsey that represents real life history and stories surrounding Indigenous people. The 2022 Dreamtime guernsey for the Richmond Football Club was designed by Marlion Pickett and his partner Jessica Nannup. Marlion’s totem, The Kaarak, a red-tailed black cockatoo is represented as flying on the design, to signify his family's move across Australia. , to commence their Richmond journey. Throughout the assembly, we presented a glimpse into the world of the inspirational and great, Neale Daniher AO. Neale provides all people with a true sense of hope, as he epitomizes resilience in all he does.

Additionally, College Vice Captain, Siala, Mr. Knobel, and Angus completed their JJAMM Leadership Conference Presentation; Captain of Academic Excellence, Leah presented her report to the College Community; We also presented our College Captain Conversation; and Captains of Sport Joulia and Tara completed their presentation celebrating sport at Penola Catholic College, including the reintroduction of our 2022 House Captains. Deputy Principal and Head of the Glenroy Campus, Mr. Harrison alongside Deputy Principal of Faith and Mission, Mr. Dullard presented the Penola Student Council Team for the 2022 Year. The assembly concluded with two fabulous and wonderful Music Performances from Year 12 VCE Music Performance Students Matthew G and our 2022 College Captain Jordan.

Captain of Performing Arts Report from Nelana Ferguson:
I am very happy to say that Performing Arts at Penola has been very productive so early in the year! We are lucky to be surrounded by a team full of passionate teachers that want us to achieve high and very grateful to our Head of Performing Arts Mrs Arney for coordinating most of these events. I feel almost like a sough after agent with all the new talent I saw on Performing Arts Variety Night and Year 7-12 Camp.

Recently at Penola we've had several events such as:

• The play 'Murder cafe'' was performed for the Year 7's and for family and friends by Mr Maddock's Year 10 Theatre Studies Class. They also got the chance to go on an excursion to watch Fun Home the musical at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
• Performing Arts Camp at Rutherford Park went exceptionally well with daily rehearsals involving Junior and Senior Voices, Concert band and The School Production: Highschool Musical Jr
• Performing Arts Variety Night featured many acts Rehearsed on Camp such as:

• Junior Voices: Ghost - Justin Bieber
• Senior Voices: I Will Survive/Survivor - Glee
• Senior Concert Band: How to Train your Dragon & The Greatest Show

Other first look performances such as a Moulin Rouge Medley choreographed by Ms Dalli and her Dance Students, Soloist Instrumental Performances, even a Monologue by Year 8 Lucas P

During production rehearsals myself and Emily F have been given the chance to choreograph various numbers for Highschool Musical and with Ms Dalli as Director the wild cat cheer is becoming more exciting each day. You can still purchase tickets for the show here so please come and watch to support our hard work.

Overall, I'd like to say a huge thank you to all the students for the courage shown when performing and the commitment put into the arts. Stay tuned for more exciting news such as acting and dance workshops coming soon and the drama club play!

Captains of Sport Report from Joulia Y and Tara O:

Senior Girls Futsal
The SACCSS Senior Girls Futsal coached by Ms Sarah Singarella were crowned champions of Division 2, winning in the Grand Final against Thomas Carr 4-3 in overtime of the One Day tournament on February 28.

Congratulations to the following students for being in the team:

• Chantel K
• Lydia Q
• Hayley H
• Celine N
• Montana T
• Thanh T
• Madison R
• Talia W

A special congratulations to Talia W for being named the best player in the Grand Final!

Year 10 Volleyball Premiership Winners Pre Lockdowns

The efforts that Mr Kumar and the 2020 Boys Volleyball team put in cannot go unnoticed, training regularly to build on their skills and get closer to their goals. Back in 2020, they were crowned the Year 10 Premier League Volleyball winners. Due to all the lockdown interruptions, their hard work hasn’t yet been acknowledged, and this is our first opportunity since then to congratulate them. Though it has been 2 years, and they are now in year 12 we would still like to give a huge congratulations to the following:

• Anthony H
• Tyson D
• Anthony N
• Rocco B
• Ben R
• Matthew G
• Thomas M
• Adam H
• Joel B

Year 10 Boys Premier League Basketball A
Congratulations to the Year 10 Boys Premier League Basketball A Team on being crowned champions with a highly successful season coached by Mr Brendan O’Carroll! The journey began back in February with a commanding 71 to 10 victory against Kolbe to begin their campaign. Next game was a hard-fought win 53 to 49 against a very tough opposition in Caroline Chisholm. Following on, another victory 63 to 43 against Antonine. Next up was CRC Caroline Springs, who didn’t stand a chance with a commanding 60 to 17 victory. Final game prior to the Finals Campaign was against CRC North Keilor with 25 to 0 victory there! Semi Final day came around with CRC North Keilor the opponent. A hotly contested semi-final which we came out of strongly on top with a 59 to 46 victory! The big day had arrived Grand Final Day! CRC Caroline Springs the challengers, a super close grand finale to round out the season against a highly competitive and strong opposition! Penola prevailed and came away Premiers!! A truly remarkable effort from the Boys to go undefeated the whole way through from start to end, awesome job!

Huge congratulations to the following students for being in the team:

• Marlon B
• Jaden B
• Anton B
• Joel B
• Alexander B
• Kieran G
• Lucas H
• Reilly H
• James L
• Phoenix L
• Eden M
• Lewis N
• Joshua S

Year 10 Premier League Girls Basketball
Congratulations to the Year 10 Premier League Girls Basketball Team on being crowned champions with a highly successful season coached by Mr Sam Papadopoulos! The journey began back in February with a very strong 46 to 38 victory against a tough Kolbe opposition. Next up was Caroline Chisholm, who were a very strong opposition and pushed us all the way to the end, we came away with a crucial 50 to 40 win. Following on was Antonine, who didn’t stand a chance with the girls coming out commanding winners 71 to 14! The next assignment was CRC Caroline Springs with another win 25 to 0. Final game prior to the finals campaign was against CRC North Keilor which was extremely beneficial with the game played at finals like intensity, Penola coming away winners 43 to 35 in a very close game! Semi Final day had arrived with Penola breezing past Caroline Chisholm 25 to 0! The big day, the grand finale and what it game it was, one for the ages! CRC Caroline Springs the opponent, who were super strong, highly competitive, and very classy all day. This was a game for the ages, it truly was, the closet Grand Final score line you will see, with Penola prevailing and coming away 1-point premiers 45 to 44! A truly amazing effort from the Girls to go undefeated the whole way through from start to end, magnificent job!

Huge congratulations to the following students for representing Penola:

• Savannah B
• Hannah A
• Aimee F
• Taliah O
• Rachael Y
• Holly K
• Nevaeh B

Inaugural SACCSS E-Sports Tournament
The first E-Sports team at Penola coached by Dr Trapani , live streamed on Twitch took place on the Thursday 19 May. The team went by the name of Penola Lions and played against 4 other schools in 3vs3 Rocket League. Thought our Penola Lions team didn’t win, yet their outstanding performance is undeniable having played very well mostly against Senior and intermediate players across the day.

Congratulations to Hugo T, Eli D, Mahit K and Lucas P for their outstanding performances.

Also, thanks to Mr Ineson and Mr Bird for their help in getting our first E-Sports team up and running.

Individual Achievements
Congratulations to Paul P on being named captain of Calder Cannons for the 2022 season and well done on representing Essendon in the VFL during a recent game against the Western Bulldogs VFL team.

Congratulations to AJ M on playing a significant role for the Victorian Men’s basketball team at the recent National Championships.

Congratulations to Montana K on being selected to represent School Sport Victoria’s Under 15s Australian Rules football state team. The team will compete against the other states and territories in the upcoming tournament hosted by New South Wales.

Congratulations to Rocco B for winning the boxing match at a state level and for having the opportunity to fight for the national title in July. Also, good luck for his upcoming match with the #1 ranked fighter in his youth division this weekend taking place in Darwin.

Congratulation to Antonio B for also winning the boxing state title and good luck for his upcoming match for the national title in July.

Congratulations to Chloe K on recently representing Victoria at the National Swimming Championships. Chloe was also selected to represent SACCSS at the recent Interschool Swim meet.

House Presentation

Smyth House. The colour Blue.
Smyth House is named after Mr Thomas J Smyth, the founding Principal of Penola Catholic College. Mr Smyth oversaw the necessary planning in the early years to establish our vibrant, educational institution, bearing witness to the Gospel.

The captains representing this house are:

Junior:

• Capri B
• William G

Intermediate:

• Luca D
• Jasmine K

Senior:

• Anthony L
• Luke B

Geoghegan House. The colour Green.
This house is named after one of our former Colleges, which closed to form part of Penola Catholic College in 1995. Geoghegan College was named after Father. Patrick Geoghegan, who was a priest responsible for establishing the first Catholic Mission in Melbourne.

The captains representing this house are:

Junior Captains:

• Jamie-Lee M
• Amelie M

Intermediate Captains:

• Eddie A
• Chloe K

Senior Captains:

• Delsin B
• Christopher G

Sancta Sophia House. The colour Red.
Sancta was Named after one of our former Colleges. “Sancta Sophia” which means “HOLY WISDOM” was administered by the Sisters of Charity and educated girls from 1967 until its closure in 1994.

The captains representing this house are:

Junior:

• Liam H

Intermediate:

• Reilly H

Senior:

• Talia W
• Julian G

Therry House. The colour Yellow.
Named after one of our former College’s, which was initially named after Father John Joseph Therry, a Missionary Priest who was administered by the Christian Brothers and educated boys until the school's closure in 1994.

The captains representing this house are:

Junior:

• Apekshya S
• Rashmi Anne F

Intermediate:

• Ishika G

Senior:

• Nikitha K

Nolan House. The colour Purple.
Nolan House is named after Sister Lavinus Nolan, who was a Sister of St. Joseph. After many years of teaching, Sister Lavinus arrived at St. Joseph’s Founding Home in 1931, where she remained in charge for a 6-year period. During this time, she established the Mothercraft Training School which provided excellent training facilities for nurses involved in the care of young people.

The captains representing this house are:

Junior House Captains:

• Monique C
• Ellie M

Intermediate:

• No Intermediate House Captains

Senior:

• Marcus R
• Kaitlin G

MacKillop House. The colour Orange.
Our very own Patron Saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop is the representative of this very special house. As you may be aware Mary, In 1901, established the St. Josephs Founding home in Broadmeadows. The home provided care for young women and their babies. The Broadmeadows Campus, where we gather today, is built on the grounds of the original Babies Home.

The captains representing this house are:

Junior:

• Tiana L
• Peyton B

Intermediate:

• Hannah A
• Celine N

Senior:

• Mason M
• Krista K