School Trivia Fundraiser

We are so excited to get this event up and running!!

Come join our St Joseph’s Catholic High School Trivia night that is fundraising for our sporting teams for 2025. All funds raised will go towards new team uniforms, updated sporting equipment and assisting with transport costs.

The theme for the night is ‘All Things Sport’, so come dressed in your best sporting attire.

Tickets are $80 per table with 8-10 people. BYO snacks and table decorations.

Booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CUMYZ

If you or someone you know is able to contribute to prizes/donations on the night, please get in touch with me at Powers01@dow.catholic.edu.au

HPE Week

As part of this week's HPE activities we have been running a house based Beep Test challenge. A large number of students have taken part in the activity, well done to the following students who have set new school records. Plenty of time to start training for next year to get your name in the record books!!

Beep Test Challenge Winners

Jacob Stoneham 13yr Boys (9.7)

Cody Cartwright 15yr Boys (11.8)

Jack Pomery  17yr Boys (11.3)

Tayah Cambourne 12yr Girls (6.4)

Plank Challenge Winner - Cody Cartwirght

Vortex Target Challenge - Charlie Ryan

 

House Relay Beep Test

Congratulations to Macquarie & Marshall houses on taking out this year's House Relay Beep Test Challenge. Both teams finished the entire Beep test.

Macquarie Team: Tehani Aperau-Bob, Tayah Cambourne & Rhianna Trajkovski

Marshall Team: Aaron Smith, Alexander Sipka & Cody Cartwright

Congratulations to all other teams who also competed for their house.

Women’s Health Guest Speaker - Jess Stoll

We would like to thank Jess Stoll from the Female Collective who came and spoke with our female students about menstrual health and how to look after themselves and maintain their sport as a female. This was a fantastic opportunity and it was great to see so many students take this up. Thank you to Mrs Foster for organising this opportunity for our students.

 

NSWCCC Netball - Penrith

Junior Boys - Miss Sumner

Last Wednesday the boys participated in the NSWCCC Netball Carnival in Penrith. Despite the windy conditions, the boys went out and gave it their all and played absolutely amazing !! For some boys who have never played netball before they all managed to work together as a team and kept scoring goals. Coming away with 2 wins was a massive achievement by these boys who should be all proud of themselves for showing dedication and teamwork to this carnival.

Well done on a fabulous day boys!!

MVP - Jacob Ong

Senior Boys - Mrs Behl

What a day - the winds from hell and the heat to match but these boys were legends. They tried so hard in terrible conditions and they all improved their skills and gelled as a team as the day went on. We came up against some tough, athletic and well drilled teams from all around the state but the boys did not give up regardless of the score. We won two of our four games and special mention must got to Solomon Liu for nailing the skills of netball without any prior game experience. The MVP for the day was Nash Burling who may have had a slow start to the day but by half way through Game One was on fire. His determination, athleticism and sportsmanship is second to none. Well done!

9-10 Girls - Mrs Madaschi

After an early start the girls had 6 games to compete against schools we have never come up against before. A slow start to the day quickly changed when we came up against Strathfield with a convincing win. We were able to compete and give schools such as Dubbo and Leeton a hard fought contest who ended up taking out our division.  The girls battled the wind and heat to end up with two successful wins and represented the St Joseph's community with great pride and sportsmanship. It was great to see the girls and boys supporting each other with the girls being there to give the boys advice and cheer them on in their games.

MVP- Cate Mansbridge

Rugby 7s - Mr Shanahan

Great news from the U16 girls’ 7’s Rugby team. They won through to the state championship after finishing 2nd to St Mary's at the Illawarra championships. 

After losing 17 - 0 to St Mary's the girls rallied to win their next 4 games 14 - 0 against St john's 49 - 0 against Kanahooka 42 - 0 to Figtree and 49 - 5 to Ulladulla. All girls played sensationally with captain Emily Hollingsworth leading from the front to be MVP. A great effort from girls who are in years 7-10.

The Girls have moved to the state level on the back of some amazing growth in their rugby skills. Leading try scorers on the day were Emily Hollingsworth (7), Lily Bargallie (5), and Emma-Lee Sutton (4).

Thanks go to the parents who attended on the day to support the girls and to Shawn McCreedy from NSW Rugby for running some training sessions with the girls in preparation for Game Day.

Boys Netball - NSW Schools Cup Regionals Finals

The boys played some brilliant games of Netball yesterday.

JNR - Played 5 games, won 4 and drew 1. Won the Semi and made it to the GF against St Johns, Nowra but lost 11-9 in the final. MVP was Jake Burling.

SNR - Played 4 games, won 3 and lost one. This team won the semi easily against St John's 9-3 but lost the GF against a well drilled Nowra High School 10-6.

They all played so well it was hard to choose an MVP but one player who stood out in both attack and defence in our close games was Soloman (Sol) Liu.

Special mention goes to our umpires for the day

Cate Mansbridge

Ebony McCloy

They were commended on their umpiring by the convenor and were awarded the girls GF!

Mountain Biking - BHE

All Schools Mountain Biking held on Friday 6 September at Wollongong Mountain biking centre This is an adventurous outdoor sport It was a physically demanding activity that combined the excitement of navigating 5 challenging trails especially during the heat of a 30-degree day. All riders worked hard, and we had many results at the end of competition within the top 100 riders, this was a great result considering there was over 300 riders on the daycoming from all over NSW and Victoria. 11 students represented St Joseph’s this was the first time that our school has entered this event.

Riders focused on descending steep, rough trails, prioritising speed, and technical ability and showed great skill, riders were well supported by parents, and I would like to thank them for their support. This is the start of a new sport at Saint Joseph’s many parents and riders are looking forward to next year’s events. Mountain biking is a thrilling sport that combines adventure, fitness, and a connection with nature. Its various disciplines offer something for every student.

Special thanks to Mrs Egan for supplying lunch.

Mr Hetherington

Congratulations to all our students who represented

Intermediates (Yrs 9-10) 97 riders

Chase Vilahrino 32nd

Dean Rossi 87th

Juniors (Yrs 7-8) 162 riders

Ashton Byrne 63rd

Noah Egan 84th

Josh Sails 85th

Hayden Kendall 111th

Jaxon Moran 121st

Jamie Martins 126th

Finn Behl 137th

Patrick Byrne 138th

Olympics - Soccer Grand Finals

We have had a huge 6 weeks of running our 2024 SJCHS Olympics across Basketball, Touch and Soccer. We had two really great Grand Finals last week to finish this competition off. Congratulations to Brexit FC & All Balls on getting the win in this series.

Teacher Table Tennis Competition

Congratulations to Mr Sutton and Mr Lowrie on taking out the 2024 Teachers Table Tennis Tournament against Mr Dribbus and Mr Maguire. Whilst it was a close finish, Sutton and Lowrie held their form and brilliance to claim the match for the second year in a row.

Upcoming NSWCCC Trials

If your child plays at a high/rep level for their sport and is keen on trialling for a NSWCCC team, please register via the link below:
https://csnsw.sport/

Please note:
- No late entries are accepted.
- Students attending these trials should be at a representative level/standard.
- Further information regarding each sport is available on the website (see link above)

For assistance with registering your child please see the document below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kFW57cps5mTHPK7PfJMvpVK4qtM651keNVZcu014gVQ/edit

If there are any further issues please contact me:

powers01@dow.catholic.edu.au

NSWCCC Cricket 15 Years & Under Selections (Boys & Girls)
EOI Closing Date: Friday, 27 September 2024, by 5:00 pm

Notification: Students will be notified by email regarding the outcome of their EOI (successful or unsuccessful) by 14 October 2024.

Selection Trials Venue: Lance Hutchinson Oval

Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Date: Mid-October 2024

Please note that this EOI is not a registration to attend the NSWCCC Selections, but rather a submission to be considered for participation.

Individual Sporting Success

Jake Burling

Congratulations to Jake who has been selected in the U16s NSW State Basketball team to play at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Championships (in Albury in January 2025). He will compete for NSW Country against other state country teams. Only the top 20 NSW Country U16 boys were selected. Around 100 of the top basketballers from across NSW trialled so this is a huge achievement.

 

Ryan & Liam Cergovski

Congratulations to Ryan and Liam Cergovski who played their 18s Grand Final last weekend. Shellharbour pinched a goal during injury time of the first half but within 3 minutes of the match left to play, Wollongong United scored a goal to level the game which took it to extra time. Wollongong United scored a goal in the first half of extra time to seal the game and win the trophy. Well done boys.

Year 10 Boys Soccer

Congratulations to our Year 10 Boys who played against each other in their Grand Final last weekend (Figreet vs Shellharbour). Phoenix Hiscocks and Nash Burling were able to take the win for this final. Congratulations to all the boys from our school who played in this final (Joshua Cowell, Caiden Judd, Nash BUrling, Phoenix Hiscocks, Archie Faulks and Luke Pyers).

Liam De Gabriele

Congratulations to Liam De Gabriele whose team won the Grand Final last weekend in soccer. A huge win for the boys. Congratulations Liam.

Phoenix Sherwood and Tynnan Fuga Puglialunga

Congratulations to the boys on their Jiu Jitsu wins last weekend. Phoenix competed in the grey belt 69 kg + and Tynnan competed in the white belt 56.5 kg. Well done boys on your achievements.

Lewis Mercieca

Congratulations to Lewis and his Baseball Team who took out the win from their Grand Final over the weekend.

If your child has had sporting success outside of school we want to hear about it. 

Please email details to Miss Power - Sports Coordinator powers01@dow.catholic.edu.au

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