Sport

Students from stage 4 Drama Inflame have been rehearsing the play ‘The Girl who cried Wolf’ by Angela Betzien.  They have been learning about the roles of Stage Manager, performer and considering production elements to engage the audience.

They will perform the play for our school community in November.

Our Inflame Dance groups represented the College in the Your Next Step Dance Competition in Gosford last week.

The Senior team came 2nd and the Junior team came 3rd overall.

The dancers have worked so hard during their Inflame session under the watchful eye of Kira from The CMPY in San Remo.

Thank you, Kira, for working with our students this term.

This week, it was the boys turn for Broken Bay Basketball.  Our Junior and Intermediate teams headed out on Monday to Terrigal, Breakers Stadium.

It was another great day!  Both teams played really well and won their first 2 games, giving it their all.

Basketball is definitely a growing sport here at the College and the level of competition is getting stronger.

Well done to both the teams and we look forward to watching the teams grow over the next few years.

Thank you to Mr Martindale and Mr Gallen for training and coaching the two teams leading up to this event, and to Ella M of year 9 for assisting with coaching and training.

Currently, our Year 9 PDHPE students are undertaking a number of gymnastics sessions led by a professional gymnastics coach.

The photos below are from a previous session, in which they learnt basic parkour vaults and movements.

Last weekend, the eSports team flew to Brisbane to participate in the XP High School League’s Queensland Cup for Rocket League.

They played live in front of audiences at the Ekka, placing third in their group stage and narrowly missing out on a spot in the Finals.

Thank you, Mr Car, for taking the team interstate and well done to the team for representing the College and NSW in this prestigious event.

Last week we entered a Year 9 and Year 10 Boys Netball team in the Newcastle Schools Cup competition.  This was our first time entering this competition.

The boys all played extremely well in every game, with a few wins had between both teams.  It was great to see the boys really enthused and keen to get in and have a go, in a sport they had not played, other than in PE.  Some basketball skills came into play at times and sometimes these skills paid off.

Thank you, Miss Hill, for training and taking the boys to this event. To our student umpires and assistant coaches, a big thank you for the time you put in with the boys and encouragement you gave them on the day.

It really was a great day for all, and something new and exciting to participate in. The boys all enjoyed themselves and encouraged each other throughout the day. We look forward to the next competition for boys netball.

Once again, some of our students have represented the College by helping our local primary schools at recent netball gala days at Newcastle and Gosford.

The girls umpired games and even coached teams on the day.

It’s always a pleasure to help out St Brendan’s and St Mary’s and our students do it with such pride and enthusiasm.  I know our primary schools really appreciate the help and support from our student helpers, and as a result, continue to ask us back to help at events like this.

Our relationship with St Brendan’s and St Mary is very important to us at the College and we believe in growing as a community together.

Well done girls!

The Rocket League Champions are on their way to Brisbane today to play in the XPHSL Ekka Queensland Cup. They will spend the next two days in Queensland playing against some of the best teams in the country live in front of the crowds at the Ekka.

We wish them the best of luck.

Postcards from St Brigid’s Pilgrims

“We started our pilgrimage this morning with a visit to the Vatican Museums. Wandered the spectacular chambers leading to the Sistine Chapel to view Michelangelo’s masterpieces, including the magnificent fresco of the Last Judgment. We went through to the awe-inspiring St Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world for an informative exploration.

We visited the impressive St Mary Major Basilica and celebrated Mass here. We went to the Holy Stairs brought from Jerusalem to Rome in 326AD by St Helen. On these steps I ascended on my knees. This has been a high light for me to date.

The kids have been amazing and I am so proud of each of them. – Mrs Foo”

Day 10!

“This morning we went to the most visited attraction in Rome – the Colosseum. In 1749, Pope Benedict XIV declared the Colosseum a sacred site, as it was a place where early Christians had been martyred. View also the Circus Maximus and the Roman Forum en route.

Continue along the ancient Appian Way, the oldest road from Roman times to the ancient Catacombs for a memorable guided tour to marvel at these underground burial tunnels for Christians and Hebrews. Here we shall also celebrate Mass. It has been amazing celebrating mass with the bishop every day!

Our Christian Rome pilgrimage culminates this afternoon with a visit of the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls as a special tribute to the Church’s greatest evangelist. Also while we were there we had a prayer with the Bishop at the site where a young Aboriginal man is buried. We are saying goodbye to Italy tomorrow ready for Portugal!

Days 11-12

We departed Italy today and flew over the ditch to Portugal.

We landed into a buzzing Lisbon airport full of Pilgrims from all across the globe.

We headed to our hotel where we reunited with Mr Devlin, Sr Josie and Mr Barnett. We entered our amazing hotel, unpacked our bags and went out to explore a bit of the city. We went to a pizza shop, where we met some Pilgrims from France and Slovakia, got takeaway and headed back to our rooms for some well-deserved rest.

Day 12 began with a buffet breakfast in the hotel after which we gathered in the garden with all the Broken Bay pilgrims for a prayer and blessing by Bishop Anthony. We sang the Broken Bay pilgrimage anthem, Magnify, and then we were ready to head off to the whole Australian Pilgrim WYD Gathering. We got onto the subway and headed to the park to gather. There were over 3000 Australian Pilgrims in attendance! We sang, danced and prayed before it was time to head back into the city for dinner and the WYD Opening Mass.

We wrapped up our dinner and walked into the crowded streets of Lisbon filled with flags from all over the world. We found a spot very far from the main alter but the atmosphere and our surroundings were truly like no other. We shared celebration of the Eucharist in Portuguese and listened to the amazing service provided by the Archbishop of Lisbon to over 800,000 Pilgrims! It was a day we will never forget, now we rest and get ready to smash out the remained of WYD week. – Tom M Year 11.