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Young Vinnies Fun Day Out
The Sacred Heart College, Sorrento “Young Vinnies Fun Day Out” for needy children was held on Saturday 19 September from 9.00am - 6.30pm.
This is an annual event organised by the College Young Vinnies Group to provide a fun-filled day for 50 primary school age
children.
Fifty of our Years 11 & 12 students acted as buddies for the day, which is a huge commitment for them to give up
an entire Saturday with their exams so near. Twenty-one Years 8,9 &10 students attended for the morning, cooking food and
organising games and sixteen staff members attended.
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The children played games in the gym, made photo frames, had a scavenger hunt and went to the Beach House in Osborne
Park for fun-filled activities. The Vinnies Group has fundraised throughout the year to pay for this day and make it possible.
In the evening, the parents and other family members of the children were invited to dinner where 150 people ate a scrumptious
meal of lasagne, hot chicken & salad provided by the students. The families were each presented with a hamper of food items
which the students of the College have donated.
It was a wonderful day where children of many nationalities were happy to play and socialise together without hatred or
prejudice and also where it was obvious that there are many kind-hearted and caring teenagers in our Community. |
Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival
The Catholic Performing Arts Festival is staged throughout the month of August. Once again
Sacred Heart College has performed at the highest level.
The Festival is a wonderful opportunity
for students to be involved with talented performers from other schools. All events have a
judging panel and there are 3 levels of awards.
1. Perpetual Award (Shield) – presented to the top performing Catholic school.
2. Honourable Mention – presented for an outstanding performance.
3. Certificate of Merit – presented for an excellent performance.
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Sacred Heart College won 3 Perpetual Awards and they were:
• Rock Band Section – Sacred Heart Upper School Rock Band
• Instrumental Ensemble Section – Sacred Heart Quartet
• Christian Dance Section – Sacred Heart Christian Dance Ensemble
Congratulations are extended to all students involved in the Performing Arts Festival. I would
also like to thank the parents who support their children in so many ways in this vibrant
Learning Area. Finally, a big vote of thanks to our staff. Head of Music, Mark Martino, who
together with Rod Christian and the music tutors, works tirelessly and has such passion for
music. Dance Coordinator, Christine Polglaze, who has managed to win this shield three times.
Ian Elder
Principal
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Robocup
Last Friday and Saturday, teams from Sacred Heart College competed in the
Robocup State Titles at the Scitech Science and Technology Centre. Robocup is an international organisation with competitions in 25 countries
and all states in Australia.
Here in WA, there were around 350 primary and secondary students competing in Dance, Rescue, Premier Rescue and Soccer. The contest is always close and the pressure is high to perform on the day.
At the end of the finals, Sacred Heart had secured 7 out of the 9 possible
trophies we were competing for with teams finishing 2nd and 3rd in the
Rescue and 2nd and 3rd in the highly technical Premier Rescue. |
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Our performance in the Soccer was even better with Sacred Heart
finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in a record field. This was a very close and
tense competition with the finals finishing 3-2 in favour of our Year 12
team of Daniel Barnard and Blake Edwards as they defeated the Year 10
team of David Cann, Matt Lee Fong, Jordan Harris, Matt Mohr and Damon
Bordi.
Congratulations are due to all who were involved and the results are an
indication of the incredible amount of work that the students have put in
during class, at the lunchtime Tekheads sessions and in their own time. |
Malaysian Cultural Exchange
In April this year, thirty-five Year 10 students and four teachers visited Wesley Methodist College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a week. Our gracious and
generous hosts opened their homes and hearts to us through their wonderful
hospitality. From the moment they greeted us at KLIA, we knew right from the
start that this would be an experience that we would reflect upon and treasure
for a lifetime.
The focus of this Exchange was to expand our cultural awareness and
knowledge of one of our closest neighbours. The underpinning part of this
Cultural Exchange programme was that we were to home stay with Malaysian
families for the week. This allowed us to witness, first-hand, life in a Malaysian
home and all that would entail.
As a group, each morning we would meet at school and visit many of the
cultural, historic and tourist sites in the city and further afield. Some of
the places of significant interest included The King’s Palace, Batu Caves, The
National Monument, a batik factory, Royal Selangor Factory, Genting Highland
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We were also able to experience school life as we joined our hosts for a
day in classes. One of the biggest shocks was subjects such as Maths and
Science conducted in Bahasa. Another example of activities that allowed us to
formulated closer ties between our two schools was a “sporting afternoon”. We
competed in Netball, Basketball, Volleyball and 5-a-side Soccer. “Winning” was
not the goal – inclusiveness and enjoying mixing, competing and enjoying
the experience allowed us to consolidate personal and formal relationships
already developed.
One of the most obvious cultural adjustments that most had to make was
with the food. Some were familiar with dishes like nasi goreng and chicken
curry. However, some of us were a little more adventurous experiencing such
dishes as frog porridge, rabbit satay, and whole cooked fish. Other experiences
were amazing – the fish spa, the mega shopping malls, and the friendliness
and hospitality of everyone we met.
We would like to sincerely thank the teachers that organised and
accompanied us on this trip – Mr Debono, Miss Polglaze, Mrs Tranquille
and Mr Goh. It was a wonderful opportunity and an experience of a lifetime.
Zac O’Brien & Jorga Diletti
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Harmony Day
On Monday of this week we celebrated Harmony Day.
The lunchtime concert was organised by our Year 12 Captains and they combined this event with a ‘buddy lunch’with the Year 8s.
Harmony Day is officially celebrated on 21 March each year but we celebrated earlier than this as the Year 12 students were on Retreat from Wednesday to Friday.
The message surrounding Harmony Day is “Everyone Belongs” and the focus is about dealing with cultural, racial and religious intolerance.
Harmony Day is managed by the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship and has been officially celebrated for 10 years. |
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Year 11 Striving Upwards Day
On Thursday 19 February, the Year Eleven students, along
with our Form teachers and Dean, Mr John Sullivan,
attended Striving Upwards Day. The day began bright and
early at Joondalup Reception Centre where we enjoyed
breakfast and an outline of what was to be expected.
Our Year Captains, Elle Rodda and Daniel Atherton, came
along for breakfast and led us in a reflection.
We walked to ECU Joondalup, which would be our venue
for the day. After an inspirational talk from Mr Elder, which
set the mood for the day, we were introduced to Jase
from the company Equipe Industries. He presented to us
a program called ‘Aspire’ which aimed to enhance selfconfidence,
direction and motivation and assist our year
group with upper school and beyond.
We experienced
different sessions which were designed to motivate us to
‘dare to reach our best’, with videos and real-life stories
which aimed to improve our self-image and positive
mindset. Dreams and aspirations were also a big part of
our day and our futures were thought out in detail. It was
an all-round informative, interactive program which kept
us engaged from beginning to end.
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Our Student Representative Councillors were then
introduced to the year group before we had an “ECU
Reach your Potential” presentation which informed us
of possible pathways to university, different courses
available and life on campus. A special part of the day
was having Liam Della join us. We were all very happy to
see Liam on Striving Upwards Day and we welcome him
wholeheartedly back to our year group.
All in all, the day proved to be really enjoyable and
constructive and we all learnt useful skills which will help
us to strive to achieve our best.
Linda Salsano
Year 11 Student |
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