On Friday 23 May, the Year 7 girls represented our school at the Mickleham Division Netball Competition in Sunbury. We were lucky enough to have fielded and A and a B team, who both smashed it!
The A team won all of their games with the exception of a close loss against Wallan Secondary College, just four points short of the win. This meant that they narrowly missed the finals. The B team also won all their games with the exception of one close loss, however, still made finals! The B team played an amazing game in the final going down narrowly to Wallan Secondary College.
Overall, the day was super successful, and a great day for everyone involved.
Well done girls!
The Cross Country students completed in the Mickleham Division meet held on Monday 19 May at Woodlands Park, Greenvale. with very good results throughout the day.
The event saw many students qualify for the next round.
Main place getters were:
Male 17-20yo 5km: 1st Angus Mills, 2nd Kobey Durrant
Male 16yo 5km: 2nd Tighe Thrum, 3rd Dylan Bosanko
Female 16yo 3km: 1st Ralema Kome
Female12-13yo 3km: 1st Piper Fynch, 3rd Alani Fisher
Male 14yo 3km: 1st Joseph Andrew
Female 14yo 3km: 1st Lucinda Bowen
Male 15yo 3km: 1st Tyler Fynch, 3rd Michael Brown
For those who have qualified, the NMR Round will be held on Wednesday 18 June.
On Tuesday 20 May, the Year 7 boys' football team made the trip to Epping Recreation Reserve to play in the Mickleham Year 7 boys' division.
We started off the day with a big 118 - 0 win against Hume Grammar! The standout players for this game were Zayne, who kicked 2 goals and Lewis, who kicked a goal and had plenty of disposals through the midfield.
After the big win, the boys had more of a challenge against Edgar's Creek. The final score of this game was 102 - 1, with standout players being Pearcy, who kicked 3 goals and Harley, who kicked 2 goals from the half backline.
Overall, the day was an amazing effort from the boys, with their highlights of the day being playing footy with their mates, and the amazing ball movement.
In every contest they played, the Sacred Heart Girls performed flawlessly! With the exception of a very close game that ended in a 0-0 draw, they won all of them! With the ball moving up and down the pitch the entire time, it was really intense. However, the fantastic teamwork was what truly made us proud. The girls were very good at passing the ball to one another, supporting one another, and never giving up. They supported one another and collaborated as a real unit.
We're happy to let everyone know that Sacred Heart Girls have risen to the next level thanks to their dedication, camaraderie, and never-say-die mentality!
We are incredibly proud of everyone.
The bus ride to the Soccer competition although long, gave us a great opportunity to get to know our teammates a bit better. Our captain, Rocco, led the stretches and warm ups, Aden, our manager and coach, went straight to spy on the opposition and see who we were playing. Aden discussed game plans, tactics and positions, then we faced our first match against Elevation. They dominated the first half and had a couple shots which Quinn (our keeper) saved, and the defense held back many more. Late in the second half, Levi took an AMAZING run and scored. We were ecstatic!
Our second game was straight after and we were lucky we had Levi as he got his second goal almost 3 minutes in. We lost concentration briefly which was a mistake because it didn't take long for the other team to get an amazing shot, even though Quinn got a hand to it. A little while later they took another shot and it was saved only to have a rebound shot go in. We lost that game but still had time to come back, the only way to do so was to win our next game by 3 nil.
Our last game was the most risky. If we had one goal scored against us we were out. The first half we dominated everything and had shot after shot, all unsuccessful. In the second half we again dominated but we couldn't score. Rocco, our noble captain, crossed the ball in, it curved in the air and Sid headed the ball, it hit the bottom of the cross bar and went in. We were over the moon!
We narrowly missed out of the final by one goal difference, although we knew we’d given it a shot. Next year we know that we can make it to the next stage and progress further.
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”.