NMR Cross Country was held on Wednesday 17 June at Bundoora Park. Twenty eight students made it through the next round and found it quite a challenging day due to the heavy terrain from the recent rain. Even though we didn’t come away with individual awards it was terrific to see the senior boys win the 17-20 Senior Division Team Event. No doubt all students will want to come back again next year and look to improve on this year’s results.

The Senior Girls Basketball Team, played in Broadmeadows this week. We worked hard, showed great teamwork, and represented our school with pride.
We won one game and lost the other, but we learned a lot from both experiences. Everyone tried their best and supported each other throughout the competition. We would like to say a big thank you to our teacher, Mr Cornelissen for coaching, encouraging us, and supporting the team.
We appreciate all the time and effort you, and Mrs V put into helping us all have a great basketball experience - Wynta Callander
On Monday 22 June, senior basketball commenced. The boys, coached by Amy Vandenham, consisted of Yr 11: Archer Cook, Yr 12: Finn Collins, Rohan Singh, Benjamin Rankin, Jordan Baldwin, Ruben Hewitt, Samuel Haslett, and Patrick Cooper.
The first and second games were against Craigeburn Secondary College, and Edgar Creek. Although they provided a challenge, our team’s chemistry was building while we were warming up, helping us overcome the challenge, leading to victory.
The third and fourth games were the finals. We went against Elevate, who like the others, proved to be difficult, but we still managed to pull off the win. The final was our hardest challenge, going against Hume, who had incredible players and strategy, pushing our final game score to 36-25 our way. They could not break our team efforts, with an excellent performance from all players and Ms Vandenham’s superb coaching. The Senior Boys Basketball Team will move on to the next round. Patrick Cooper
The Senior Boys Football Team had a day out on Tuesday 3 June for the second round of school footy. The boys had high spirits and were a very skillful and determined team. Sacred Heart won all three of their pool games against Gladstone Park, Brunswick and Montmorency by quite convincing margins. The Boys have an upcoming game next term with the team that won the other pool on Tuesday 4 August. The winner will progress to State Finals. The lads were hard at the football all day, selfless with their ball movement and played as a team exceptionally well and should be extremely proud of their efforts. Shout out to Lachlan Hall for Coaching and all the staff that have made this possible.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.