Term 4 Week 4 - 29th October 2021

World Teachers Day Friday 29th October

St Joseph's Regional College - Celebrating our wonderful teachers on World Teachers' Day.
Teachers, with support from parents and carers, have ensured education continues across the country this year, despite major challenges. It’s reinforced the significant role teachers play in the lives of children and students, their families, and communities.

Final Day Year 12 2021

Year 12 graduated from 13 years of formal education on Monday 25th October 2021. This year has been such an extraordinary year but this amazing group of young men and women have stayed focused, committed, and flexible. Despite having their formal graduation rites of passage this week cancelled, they experienced a last day of school like no other. Fun and friendship were celebrated with their Year Coordinator, Ms Heidi Flanagan, and their PC teachers. PC trivia, a colour run, PC lunch, “Most likely” awards, and a montage of beautiful virtual messages from their parents were capped off with the drummers leading them out of the College for the last time.

Thank you to Ms Heidi Flanagan, who as we all know, is an amazing Year, 12 Leader. Always doing what is best for the students in her care.

Thanks to the team who assisted Ms Flanagan - Michael Walsh, Kylie Wallis, Braden Saggers, Donna Eames, Dave Constantine, Janine Handley, Carly Taylor, PC teachers Gordon West, Gerard Toohey, Fiona Jensen, Anne Twomey, Leanne Tinsey and Heidi O'Reilly, Julianne Byrne, Emily Burg, Matthew Strumolo, Martin Loane, John Sprague, Claire Goldie, Tom Inatey, Donna Hamlin, Debbie Kennaugh, Julie Hickling and Shari Holtham.

Congratulations to the Class of 2021. You are truly inspirational.

Ceremony of Light - Announcement of Students Leaders for 2022

On Wednesday, we gathered, virtually, as a College community to witness the inauguration of our new Student Leaders for 2022.

Our College candle represents the light of Jesus and the life and faith of our College. It assists in lighting the way for our journey through our school years and into adult life. It also represents the leadership shown by our past Year 12 students.

At the Ceremony of Light, Ella Handley and Joseph Lewis, our 2021 College Captains, passed on this symbol to our College Captains, symbolising a formal hand-over of the responsibilities and leadership of a Year 12 group. As one group graduates and departs the College, another group steps up to fill the role. We wish our incoming Student Leadership Team all the best as they take up their new roles as leaders of St Joseph's Regional College.

New Leadership Positions

This year we have introduced new Leadership positions. These positions will play an important and vital role in fulfilling the College’s desire to further grow the characteristics of our young leaders of the future.

I congratulate students for being the first elected to these new positions and I look forward to seeing your ideas come to life.

Student Leaders - Mission

The following leaders will be members of the Senior Youth Ministry Team and will work with the Leader of Evangelisation and the Youth Ministry Officers to foster Mission and Service within our College community. These leaders will be integral in presenting and encouraging service opportunities to the students at College assemblies.

Student Leader - Wellbeing

These leaders will promote the well-being of every member of our College community. The leaders will collaborate and work alongside the Leader of Student Wellbeing, in providing wellbeing tips, Pastoral Care, and lunchtime activities for students. These leaders will be pivotal in promoting wellbeing initiatives at our College assemblies.

Student Leader - Sustainability

These leaders will role model respect and genuine care for the environment at our College and in the wider community. These students will be required to show initiative in the development of ideas to create a cleaner and greener College environment.

They will work with the College’s ‘Green Team’ and staff members to implement their ideas. These leaders will be tasked with the role of motivating students at College assemblies in the achievement of our initiatives for improved Sustainability.

Congratulations to our newly elected Student Leadership Team for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022:

Year 11 Semester Two Award Ceremony

St Joseph’s Regional College Spirit Awards.

The Spirit Awards recognise those students who do not settle for less. The award does not celebrate excellence in just one area, but for those across our school who live out the words of our prayer, whose actions and thoughts make the world a better place- in the classroom, the playground, with friends, in areas of interest and even when doing things they might not particularly enjoy.

Congratulations to the worthy College Spirit Award recipients:

Don Bittu and Amelia Stubbs

St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Youth Service Award.

The St Agnes’ Parish Youth Service Award recognises young people who are actively participating in ministry within St Agnes’ Parish. They are committed Catholics who seek to support the Parish’s vision and mission that ‘everything is to be oriented towards the praise and glory of God'. Throughout the year these people have demonstrated consistent and outstanding service to St Agnes’ Parish. They are witness to Christ and the values that are at the heart of our Parish and school community as demonstrated by their integrity, sense of justice, and commitment to serving God and others. Their actions and thoughts make our community a better place.

The recipient of the award this year is an outstanding young person, with great enthusiasm for their faith and a deep sense of spirituality. They are to be congratulated on their profound commitment to living out the Gospel message, particularly through their devoted involvement within our parish community.

This person has shown amazing commitment to altar serving, leading others in their duties altar serving, youth ministry, encounter, and intercultural events in the Parish.

They always seek out opportunities to be involved at all levels in the Parish and are one of only three ‘student’ Extraordinary Ministers of Communion, commissioned by Father Paul at our school. This is a testament to the recognition that this person receives within the parish community as a living example of a maturing ‘person of God’.

Congratulations to Don Bittu

Outstanding Achievement

To receive an Outstanding Achievement Award students must have gained an Excellence and Application Award in four or more subjects in Year 11.

Congratulations to the following students:

Outstanding Application

To receive an Outstanding Application Award students in Year 11 must have received an Application Award in five or more subjects.

Congratulations to the following students:

Year 11 First Place in Course Awards

100% Attendance

Awarded to those students with full attendance. Congratulations:

Community Service Awards

This award recognises an important and highly valued part of our College. We have continued to encourage all students to participate and all students who receive a certificate should be congratulated on their willingness to serve others.

University Scholarship Awards

A new award this year is the Charles Sturt Next Generation Excellence Scholarship Award. This award is merit-based and is offered exclusively to one Year 11 student from a CSU partner school. The student needs to be achieving high academic results and demonstrate that they are contributing towards creating a world worth living in.

The recipient of this award is a mature young person with outstanding academic abilities, who demonstrates dedication and focus to all they pursue. They represent the College in a variety of sporting teams and cultural events, including science & engineering challenges, chess, retreats & liturgical celebrations, highlighting their commitment to making a difference in our community and the wider world.

This person is an active member of the Senior Leadership Team, working to serve their fellow students and representing them with passion. They are also actively involved in community service - serving as a Lifeguard for Port Macquarie Surf club. This person is the epitome of someone who contributes towards creating a world worth living in.

Congratulations, Sam Kobelke.

Griffith University Year 11 Remarkable Award

Another new award for 2021 is the Griffith University Year 11 Remarkable Award which recognises a remarkable student who demonstrates leadership qualities, an innovative mindset, values of inclusivity and ethics, balance, passion, and uniqueness.

The recipient of this award today is a mature young man with outstanding academic ability, demonstrating dedication and focus to all he pursues. They represent Saint Joseph’s Regional College in a variety of sporting teams and cultural events, including the da Vinci Decathlon academic challenge, Mathematics competitions, retreats, camps and liturgical celebrations, all which highlight their commitment to making a difference in our community and the wider world. This person is an active peer-selected member of the Senior Leadership Team, working to serve their fellow students and representing them with passion. They are also actively involved in community service - serving as a local coach for the Port Macquarie Soccer club.

Congratulations, Leo Hunt.

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