Term 3 Week 10 - 23rd September 2022
Congratulations Year 12 2022
This week, the St Joseph's Regional College community gathered to celebrate and acknowledge Year 12 2022, as they complete their formal secondary education. The last week of school for our Year 12 students included rehearsals, and a fun activity day at Stony Aqua Park, they also shared a special lunch as a year group, complete with beautifully laid out tables with linen cloths. On Tuesday evening, staff, students and their families attended a beautiful Graduation Mass at St Agnes' Church conducted by our Parish Priest, Fr Paul Gooley. On Wednesday, we celebrated the academic and cultural achievements of Year 12 at a Major Awards Ceremony.
Year 12 2022 Graduation Mass
A beautiful Mass in celebration of our graduating Year 12 2022 cohort was shared with families and friends at St Agnes' Church on Tuesday evening. Thank you to Fr Paul Gooley for your words of wisdom, support and encouragement. Thank you also to Mrs Sarina McNamara and Year 10 musicians and singers: Georgia McMahon, Lauren Johnston, Madeleine Tunbridge, Ella-Jasmine Gardner, Jack Davies, Adam cook, Taylah Davidon and Year 11 student, Pat McGahon. Also to Adam Jennings and Dane Bittu, who were Altar Servers at the Mass.
Year 12 Major Awards Ceremony
It was wonderful to have families join us at the College after a two-year hiatus due to Covid for the Year 12 Major Awards Ceremony. It was also fantastic to be able to welcome our special guests:
We were very fortunate to have Birpai Aboriginal Elder, Uncle Bill, open our ceremony with a Welcome to Country, and also have special guest and former student, Hannah Freeman, our Dux of 2021, who took time away from her tertiary studies to address our College community. To Mrs Green, the SJRC Senior Concert Band and singers Lauren Johnston, Alannah Steele & Georgia McMahon for performing the College song and National Anthem so beautifully.
Thank you also to our newly appointed College Captains for 2023, Sarah Garrett and Findlay Marshall, who shone in their first official duty, only hours after being appointed, assisting with the handing out of awards.
As with all our College events, it takes a team to bring masses and ceremonies altogether. I would like to acknowledge and thank our incredible staff for being flexible and efficient in the changing of event dates due to the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. My sincere thanks to Mrs Kellie Croft, Leader of Student Wellbeing- Year 12 and Mr Timo Gobius, Leader of Evangelisation for coordinating the mass and the award ceremony. And finally, to all SJRC students who formed a guard of honour; a very fitting sendoff for our departing Year 12 cohort.
I invite you to read my College address below:
Firstly, to our special guests with us here today, Fr Paul Gooley, thank you for your continued support of our students in both their academic and spiritual development. I would also like to extend my welcome to families and friends who have gathered here today for this special occasion.
To our parents who are with us for the last time today, thank you, for your loyalty and support of our wonderful College; most particularly during the challenging times over the past few years.
On behalf of the College community, I would like to congratulate Year 12 for enriching St Joseph’s Regional College. The Class of 2022 will be forever remembered as a group of legends. During your High School years, you have endured bushfires, floods, three years of pandemic, cancellations, face masks, online preliminary exams, continual change……. You have modelled amazing resilience and grit while always remaining focussed, hopeful and faith-filled. You have drawn on your character strengths time after time. As a group, you have been there for each other and you have lived out the quiet, wise and humble spirit of St Joseph, through your genuine sense of care for others. For this, I sincerely thank you.
Now as you gather here for your final assembly, I believe it is fitting to say that you have had a stabilising and grounding influence on our College community as a whole. In this regard, I would like to pay special tribute to our elected Year 12 leaders:
To College Captains: Leo Hunt and Amelia Stubbs, we thank you for your great service and loyalty to our community. You have been outstanding role models and ambassadors of the College.
To our Vice-Captains: Don Bittu and Olivia Montgomery, thank you for your support and leadership and for always stepping forward when needed.
To House Leaders:
Flinders: Keatin Nowak & Lillian Sadler
Hastings: Kobe Roser & Hannah Dakin
Innes: Luke Banks & Amahli Kennedy
Macquarie: Jonah Garven & Sea McManus
Oxley: Samuel Kobelke & Charlie Ross
Wilson: Will McCoubrie & Bronte Hudson
….you have fostered a strong sense of House spirit, friendly rivalry and supported your Leaders of Student Wellbeing with passion.
This year, we introduced new Student Leadership positions. These positions played 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 and thank, our:
Student Leaders, Mission - Joshua Bartlett, Bella Buckridge & Kellie Burke
Student Leaders, Wellbeing - Harrison Freudenstein & Lara Harrington
Student Leader, Sustainability - Daniel Ryan
Together this new look student leadership team has certainly left a positive impact on our College. To add to this, I can only say that Year 12 as a whole has been an exceptional group whose families should feel justifiably proud.
I would also like to extend a special thank you to key staff members who have been instrumental in the achievements of Year 12.
Mrs Croft- Leader of Student Wellbeing: Year 12 thank you for your stewardship and care.
Mrs Tinsey- Leader of Future Pathways, who has spent countless hours preparing you for life beyond SJRC.
To Assistant Principal- Learning and Teaching Mr McCosker, and Leader of Curriculum Mr Lutton, thank you for your leadership and guidance of our senior students as they navigate their way through the HSC.
This year we will farewell Mr McCosker as he embarks on retirement. The end of an era!
To Year 12 Pastoral Care teachers:
Mr Sainsbury, Mr Buckley, Ms Smith, Mr Toohey, Mrs Pares and Mrs Freeman
Thank you. The caring and nurturing manner in which you have supported the young people who were in your care is nothing short of amazing.
And let us not forget our Leaders of Student Wellbeing who guided you in your junior years.
To all KLA Leaders and course teachers, thank you for your expertise, persistence, and support, not only during Year 12’s senior years but throughout their entire time here at St Joseph’s Regional College. My thanks also to all Support staff for your generosity of spirit in assisting Year 12.
To Year 12 parents, thank you for entrusting your sons and daughters to our care, and guiding them through this most important part of their lives.
Year 12, last night at your Graduation Mass, Fr Gooley spoke about your time here at St Joseph’s Regional College; he prayed that your time here has taught you how to live well. Not only how to survive academically, but also, your time here has taught you how to thank God, how to care for others, how to forgive and love others and how to give back to the community. He asked you to thank God for the opportunities, family, friends and staff at the College but also to thank God for the gift that is YOU.
Finally, I hope that over the next few weeks, you will be able to approach your exams in a confident manner, so you are determined to demonstrate all that you have learnt over these past years. It is my hope that you will encounter all kinds of exciting things as you move beyond college life. But it remains a world awaiting your energy, your dedication and your generosity of heart.
We are so proud of each and every one of you. May God bless you in your endeavours.
Year 12
Mark Ainsworth Jayde Attkins Ainsleigh Baker Lillyana Baldwin-Davies Luke Banks Jayden Barker Scott Bartlett Joshua Bartlett Sophie Batchelor Alvin Benny Bella Benvenuto Don Bittu Cody Boland Bella Buckridge Grady Bull Kellie Burke Toby Bush Jaspa Calicetto Madeleine Clark Hannah Dakin Aimee Jai Dietrich Dante Dominguez Josef Dowton Aislinn Doyle James Eggert Astrid Fairhurst Jazlyn Fernando |
Harrison Freudenstein Jonah Garven Erasmus Gray Hayden Green Jake Green Lara Harrington Jasmine Howarth Bronte Hudson Leo Hunt Jasmyn Hunter Kiera Inman Jayde Jackson Jemma Joyce Amahli Kennedy Tai Khan Samuel Kobelke Dylan Lambert Eden Lewis-Bain Madeline Lynch Danielle Magbanua Zac Mapstone Jet Mason Will McCoubrie Benjamin McGrady Kurt McGregor Sea McManus Ashley Middleton |
Olivia Montgomery Justin Moors Alyssa Morton Tara Norris Keatin Nowak Novi Palmer-Bain Hayden Pepper Jos Pynaert Meghan Reynolds Sofia Roods Kobe Roser Charlie Ross Daniel Ryan Lillian Sadler Dylan Sheehy Jacob Slater Bayden Smith Billy Sprague Makayla Steele Georgie Stewart Amelia Stubbs Liam Toomey Logan Tunhavasana Samuel Warren Jordan Westcott Paige Wheeler Brielle Wilcox Mackenzie Winter |
Year 12 Major Awards
Student of the Year Mrs Tanya Daley & Ampol |
Amelia Stubbs |
Father Donnelly Outstanding College Service Award St Agnes’ Parish |
Don Bittu |
College Commitment Award Reuben F Scarf |
Leo Hunt |
Quiet Achiever Award IGA Sovereign Hills - male and female |
Jayde Attkins Alvin Benny |
St Agnes’ Parish Service Award St Agnes’ Parish |
Don Bittu |
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Award St Agnes’ Parish |
Joshua Bartlett |
College Leadership Award Port Plaza Laundrette - male and female |
Leo Hunt Amelia Stubbs |
ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Australian Defence Force |
Amahli Kennedy |
ADF Future Innovators Award Australian Defence Force |
Will McCoubrie |
Rotary Club Citizenship Award Rotary Club of Wauchope |
Olivia Montgomery |
Federal Member’s School Community Service Award Mr Pat Conaghan MP, Federal Member for Cowper |
Charlie Ross |
St Joseph’s Regional College Spirit Award Port Crystal Cleaners - five awards |
Aimee Jai Dietrich Bronte Hudson Kurt McGregor Sofia Roods Daniel Ryan |
Instrumental Music Award Coastal Music |
Jonah Garven |
Excellence in Sport Commonwealth Bank |
Bayden Smith Billy Sprague |
Father Donnelly Champion House Shield | Flinders |
Congratulations Major Award Recipients
First Place in Course
Thank you to our very generous sponsors
Business Studies - DNM Cleaning Pty Ltd | Madeleine Clark |
Community and Family Studies - Mid Coast Connect | Jayde Attkins |
Design and Technology - HF Hand Constructors | Will McCoubrie |
Economics - Bonny Hills Garden Centre | Jet Mason |
Engineering Studies - Expressway Spares | Jayden Barker |
French Beginners - Expressway Spares | Jos Pynaert |
Hospitality - Hamlin Family | Charlie Ross |
Industrial Technology: Timber - Growers Market | Erasmus Gray |
Modern History - DNM Cleaning Pty Ltd | James Eggert |
Textiles and Design - Topstitch Curtains & Blinds | Kellie Burke |
Visual Arts - Touchwood Flowers | Olivia Montgomery |
Ancient History - Romer Locks History Extension - Port Macquarie, Hastings Council |
Hannah Dakin |
Biology - Pure Aquatics Personal Development, Health and Physical Education – Damien Kelly |
Leo Hunt |
English Advanced - Expressway Spares Music 1 - Black Magic Big Band |
Jonah Garven |
Food Technology - Growers Market Mathematics Standard 2 - Hertz Car Rental |
Aislinn Doyle |
Dance - D & A Benchtops Pty Ltd Investigating Science - D & A Benchtops Pty Ltd Legal Studies - D & A Benchtops Pty Ltd |
Dylan Lambert |
Drama - Hastings Fresh Meats English Extension 1 - Port Bus English Extension 2 - East Coast Distributors (Streets Icecream) |
Sea McManus |
Earth and Environmental Science - Expressway Spares Geography - Port Macquarie Driving Range & Mini Golf Studies of Religion 1 - Gobius Familiy |
Amelia Stubbs |
Chemistry - Ken Little's Quality Fruit & Vegetables Mathematics Extension 1 - Planet X Mathematics Extension 2 - Pure Aquatics Physics - Planet X |
Samuel Kobelke |
English Standard - DNM Cleaning Pty Ltd Mathematics Advanced - Northcorp Accountants Software Design & Development - DNM Cleaning Pty Ltd Studies of Religion 2 - Jennings Family |
Alvin Benny |
Congratulations to First Place Award Recipients
Academic Excellence Award
Catholic Women's League Australia (Inc) and Catholic Men’s Club
Awarded to students who have been ranked in the top 10% in four or more of their courses.
Jayde Attkins Alvin Benny Madeleine Clark Hannah Dakin |
Jonah Garven Erasmus Gray Leo Hunt Samuel Kobelke |
Dylan Lambert Sea McManus Amelia Stubbs |
Community Service Award
The Community Service Award is awarded to those students who have volunteered their time for ten or more hours. Congratulations to the following students:
Jayde Attkins Ainsleigh Baker Sophie Batchelor Don Bittu Hannah Dakin Astrid Fairhurst |
Harrison Freudenstein Jasmine Howarth Jasmyn Hunter Kiera Inman Sam Kobelke Dylan Lambert Tara Norris |
Meghan Reynolds Sofia Roods Charlie Ross Daniel Ryan Dylan Sheehy Amelia Stubbs |
Award Sponsors
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the local businesses, organisations and families who have so generously sponsored our awards.
On behalf of the College,
we express our sincere appreciation to each and every one of them.
Photos of the Ceremony of Light, Year 12 Graduation Mass and Major Award Ceremony have been uploaded to our Facebook page.
Click on the following link:
Mrs Tanya Daley
Principal
On Wednesday, we gathered as a College community to witness the announcement of and inauguration of our Student Leadership Team for 2023.
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 collective leadership shown by our past Year 12 students.
At the Ceremony of Light, Amelia Stubbs and Leo Hunt, our 2022 College Captains, passed on this symbol to our newly elected College Captains for 2023, Sarah Garrett and Findlay Marshall symbolising a formal handover of the responsibilities and leadership of a Year 12 group. As one group graduates and departs the College, another step up to fill the role.
2023 Student Leadership Team |
|
College Captains | Sarah Garrett and Findlay Marshall |
College Vice Captains | Hannah Jennings and Luke Squire |
Student Leaders of Mission | Isabella Dragos Ella Juric Liam Ross Jacob Somers |
Student Leaders of Wellbeing | Aidan Buckley Dakota Fitzgerald Isabel Krige Josie Yardley |
Student Leaders of Sustainability | Hunter Croft Lily Monckton Anabelle Paynting Jemima Scott-Branagan |
House Leaders - Flinders | Tenay Bonney and Chester Wade |
House Leaders - Hastings | Savannah Smith and Ned McRae |
House Leaders - Innes | Emersyn Smith and Samuel Fox |
House Leaders - Macquarie | Sophie Cheers and Brendan Walsh |
House Leaders - Oxley | Milla Seale and Finlay Magnus |
House Leaders - Wilson | Chelsea Lewis and Jeffrey Keena |
Once again, congratulations. We look forward to working with these tremendous young adults in their leadership roles next year.
2023 Student Leadership Team
St Agnes' Parish Senior Drumline makes it Five in a Row
On Sunday 11th September the Senior Drumline composed of students drawn from the St. Agnes' Parish Secondary Schools (MacKillop College, St Joseph's Regional College, and Newman Technical College) were crowned Australia Drumline Champions for the 5th consecutive year.
The group took out 1st place in both the Own Choice and Test Piece components of the competition (with scores of 91.90 and 92.00 respectively, with a combined score of 91.95), they finished 12.7 points clear of their closest competition, in addition to picking up every single caption award for best section (Best Snares, Best Tenors, Best Basses, Best Cymbals, and Best Colour Guard).
Competing under the Port Macquarie Vanguard moniker, this unprecedented level of excellence is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the students as well as the support from the schools. Their original show was titled "Danse Macabre", and was written in the fading shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic which has gripped Australia and the world over the past 2+ years.
Congratulations also to Nick Horder for picking up a surprise 2nd place in the tenor section with his highly entertaining and completely improvised tenor solo titled "THE Tenor Solo".
SAPSS Drumline Coordinator
Year 10 Work Experience
Congratulations to Year 10 student Cooper Mair, who has successfully completed a week of Work Experience at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
Cooper actively researched careers with animals and came across this Work Experience program. His application was selected from several students across the state who applied to attend. His Appraisal Report from Taronga Zoo is a glowing reference to his ability to work with others, communicate effectively and his excellent attitude to any work tasks he was assigned (there was a lot of cleaning the animal enclosures!).
Cooper was assigned the 'Backyard to Bush' section where he worked with the kangaroos, koalas, reptiles, birds and possums. He mostly enjoyed helping visitors to the zoo interact safely with the kangaroos through the kangaroo feeding program. During his free time at the zoo, he was allowed to visit all sections of the park and said he really enjoyed the marine section, especially the penguins.
We are very proud of Cooper and we know that he was a wonderful ambassador for the College. Well done Cooper.
Leader of Future Pathways
Volunteers Wanted
We cannot run the canteen without you; as the saying goes:
"Many Hands Make Light Work".
If you are able to spare an hour or so of your time, we would
love for you to join us.
Please contact Donna Hamlin through the College Office on 5525 4100.
Weekly Lunch Specials
Term 4 Week 1 Lunch Specials | |
Monday | Pupil Free Day - Staff Professional Develop |
Tuesday | Vego Ravioli w/ pesto |
Wednesday | Hawaiian Chicken Burger |
Thursday | Beef Burrito |
Friday | Chicken Caesar Salad Bowl |
Term 4 Week 2 Lunch Specials | |
Monday | Chicken Pesto Pasta |
Tuesday | Fried Rice & Honey Soy Wings |
Wednesday | Beef Nachos |
Thursday | Bacon & Cheese Burger |
Friday | Chicken Pumpkin Macadamia Salad |
The Canteen opens at 8.00 am every school day.
Ms Donna Hamlin
Food Services Manager
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The team at John Henry Institute are very excited to be taking expressions of interest for the new Traineeships in Certificate III in Individual Support. With national accreditation, this course will give you the skills and knowledge to care for people in our community who require your support because of ageing or a disability.
You do not need a school certificate or any other qualification to enrol, and if eligible, the course may be fully funded*.
Contact the John Henry Institute on (02) 6583 2321 or email info@jhi.edu.au to find out more.
Monday to Friday: 12 noon - 5.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 12 noon
6 Boronia Street, Port Macquarie
Uniform 2022
You’re invited to our all ages ‘Headspace Day – Community Picnic ’ on Wed 5th October 2022.
Venue: headspace Centre (12 Short St) & Fisherman’s Wharf Reserve
Time: 11:30am-2:00pm
Headspace day is a national day of support for the mental health and wellbeing of all young Australians.
This year’s theme is “Pause. Reflect. Reconnect.” It was developed with young people, in response to many sharing that they continuously feel stressed (around study, school and work) and have so much going on in their lives – with many finding it challenging to get out into real life again.
We hope you can take a moment to press ‘Pause’ and join for us for some food, fun, music, creativity & relaxation!
Tickets are free but limited. Please book via our website here
Girls/Ladies welcome from 12 years + for ladies' Social competition.
Boys/Girls Juniors from 5 years to 12 years. For the Junior competition.
Form a team or we can help you find a team.
- Games are played at Findlay Park Port Macquarie.
- Juniors 11am to 12,30pm
- Ladies 1pm to 2.30pm or 3pm to 4.30pm
- The season starts on October 8th 2022.
More Information- email portmacquariesoftball@gmail.com or phone 0418 279 954
September is Dementia Awareness Month
As dementia awareness month draws to a close, here are 7 tips to follow if you want your community to be more inclusive of people living with dementia: