On Wednesday 2 July, a group of 17 Year 8 girls competed in the Year 8 girls netball competition at Boardman Stadium in Sunbury. Our girls were divided into 2 teams, an A and a B team. Each team played 5 games, versing a range of schools including Craigieburn, Mount Ridley and Wallan.
Both teams played extremely well, winning all of their games by considerable amounts. In the end, after winning all their five games, both of our teams ended up playing each other in a final. The A team came out with a six goal win in the end and will progress to the next round.
We are very proud of all the girls. They all showed great skill, respect and sportsmanship. We also want to extend a huge thank you to our Year 10 B team coaches Ruby and Minty.
Unfortunately the NMR round didn’t turn out to be as successful as the Mickleham round for our senior boys.
With quite a number missing due to injury and outside commitments, this made the games more challenging as we were forced to play with 17 players. To the boys credit they gave it their all in both games but didn’t have the numbers to match it with the other schools. Well done to all who played!
Game 1 SHC 12 Northcote 42
Game 2 SHC 6 Montmorency 32
On Thursday 3 July the Senior Boys Basketball competition was held at Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium. We played three strong games of basketball against Craigieburn, Mount Ridley and Wallan. The team had two convincing wins and a very close competitive game against Mt Ridley where the boys won by 7 points in the last minutes. Overall, it was a successful day with the team moving through to the next round in August.
Some highlights of the day were Tyler Ball's dunks, Rubens half court shot and some great team plays from the team as a whole.
Congratulations to all, especially to the Year 12s in the final attempt at the competition.
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”.