Hearts News (Week 10, Thursday 6 July 2023)

NAIDOC Week 2023: Celebrating and recognising the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

To our Sacred Heart College community

Another big term has almost come to a close. Between camps, masses, the College Musical, Arts evenings, the Careers Expo, Parent Teacher Interviews, school sport, NAIDOC Week events and so much more, Term 2 has been a busy one to say the least!

The upcoming two week school holiday break will provide us all with an opportunity to reset and recharge in readiness for Term 3. That is, all of us, perhaps with the exception of our Year 12 students. Yes, some time to rest is important, and must be built into the upcoming break. However, with only 53 school days remaining for our Year 12 cohort, it is equally important that ample time is built around completing folio tasks, and indeed, preparing for Trial Exams (early in Term 3).

As such, I urge all Year 12 students to commit to a clear study plan for the weeks ahead, and to share that plan with their family, to assist them to be accountable for it. Designing the plan is the easy part… sticking to it is the important part! 

I wish all members of our community a safe and restful Term 2 break and look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, 24 July. I hope this time is also very productive for our senior students. 

Daniel Lynch
Principal

NAIDOC Week 2023

NAIDOC Week 2023 pays homage to our Elders. “It is their influence and through their learnings that we must ensure that when it comes to future decision making for our people, There is nothing about us – without us.” 

The origins of this week are rooted in the 1938 Day of Mourning, and became a week of celebration in the 70s, with an inaugural theme, “Advance Australia Where?”, an interesting question that we continue to ask today.  

NAIDOC Week is a time to recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and at Sacred Heart College we have been honoured to take a closer look at the lives and stories of our students here on campus. Even though a lot of students have returned home to celebrate with family, we have still had an enjoyable week at both Marcellin and Champagnat Campuses, engaging in activities that allow students and staff to expand their knowledge and understanding of this rich history and culture.

The creation of the Nunga Room “Hall of Fame” has allowed so many students to recognise just how many influential Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people there are in the areas of Media, Journalism, Arts, Music and Sport; the likes of Greg Inglis, Adam Goodes, Tony Armstrong, Ash Barty, Miranda Tapsell, Uncle Jack Charles, Jojo Zaho, Stan Grant and so many more. 

We pay our respects to the Elders we’ve lost and to those who continue fighting for us across all our Nations and we pay homage to them.

Get to know our Year 12 Leaders

Each week, two of our Year 12 Student Leaders will take part in a brief Q&A session so you can get to know them a little better. This week we meet 2023 Sports Captain, Georgia Mackereth and 2023 Boarding Captain, George Wilson.

Hearts in Action: Helping Vinnies this winter

Over the last few weeks, our Marist Solidarity (MSol) students have been working to help St Vincent de Paul (Vinnies) this winter, cooking and donating more than 15 litres of soup, which was frozen and dropped off to the Vinnies workshop in Hawthorne. A highlight of this was the tour of the workshop led by one of their workers that outlined all the different work they do and how this benefits those sleeping rough.

Also, our students picked up food donated from supermarkets to Vinnies and packaged this into more than 100 individual serves, available for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to take with them. All of the food donated has already been taken on Fred’s Van and made available to the people of Adelaide who need it most. 

Year 9 History: WW1 Fightin’ the Kaiser

Complementing their current History studies on WW1, Year 9 History students attended history presentation, ‘Fightin’ the Kaiser’. On Wednesday 28 June, students were treated to the one-man melodrama which incorporated the songs, letters, anecdotes and reminiscences of the ANZACs.

The presenter played ‘Gassy’, a wounded vet soldier inhabiting the no man’s land of a veterans hospital. He talked, sang, joked and reminisced about his fellow mate, ‘Young Tippen’ who’s life was sadly lost in service. Through good humour and great WW1 songs, Gassy reflected upon the war and provided students with a thorough insight into the harsh realities and tragedies of the great war.

It was a powerful drama and students were well engaged and listened exceptionally throughout! Thank you to those staff who assisted in supporting the students during the presentation. 

Central Market visit

Our Year 9 Nutrition students went on a fun and food-filled adventure on Tuesday to the Adelaide Central Markets. Through the semester, students have been looking into local and organic produce sold within South Australia, the nutritional values of food, and the effects of food marketing. 

With an exciting way to finish off a semester of hard work, students had the opportunity to see what produce South Australian stall holders sell to the public consumer and how they market their products within their stalls. Our Nutrition classes loved every bit of the excursion by immersing themselves in what South Australia has to offer.

Nature Play at SHC

Marcellin Campus was hive of activity this morning as the Stage 2 Child Studies students hosted the youngest members of our Hearts Community for a morning of Nature Play. Even a last minute location change due to the rain couldn’t dampen our spirits! Congratulations is extended to our students who thoughtfully prepared a diverse range of nature-based activities for the enthusiastic toddlers and preschoolers – great fun was had by all!  

2023 Careers Expo

Last night, the annual Sacred Heart College Careers and Pathways Expo was held in the Br Joseph McAteer Centre at Marcellin Campus following a 3-year COVID-enforced break. The evening was very well supported by a variety of exhibitors and interested students and families across both campuses.

There were representatives from around 60 different participating organisations. The numbered format was easy to follow with the published program where red balloons indicated tertiary education, green balloons: various industries, blue balloons: apprenticeships and traineeships, pink balloons: gap year opportunities and gold was Vocational Education & Training (VET) at Sacred Heart College.

There was a great atmosphere in the room as our attendees made their way around the various colourful exhibits. Many of the representatives commented on the high level of student engagement, in depth questioning and interest in various pathways. It was gratifying to see students and families leaving with smiles on their faces and a good supply of relevant reading material and information, with the occasional freebie thrown in.

A large event like this doesn’t happen without a lot of effort and cooperation from a number of different people. Annemarie Honner commences work on this event at the start of the school year and in true Marist fashion, works away quietly each week to ensure that the event is a great success. Our thanks go to all who supported and helped with set-up, pack-up, catering, attendance, advertising and sharing their space.

Year 12 Formal

The Year 12 Sacred Heart College ‘Blue & Blue’ Formal was held last Friday (30 June) at the Entertainment Centre. This was an opportunity for the Year 12 cohort to come together and celebrate all that they have achieved so far. It was wonderful to see our students dressed up for the evening. Jack Wilson and Joel Pinson are also to be commended on their performance, which encouraged our Year 12 students to head onto the dance floor. A wonderful night was had by all!

I would like to acknowledge that events such as these do not occur without much preparation and planning, and take this opportunity to thank the staff who both coordinated the event, and supervised throughout the evening.

Prints or digital downloads from the Year 12 Formal can be purchased from the Festival Photography website here.

The password is: HEARTS23

Uniform Shop Trading Hours

Families are advised that the College Uniform Shop will operate at different hours during the school holidays. The Uniform Shop will also be closed during the first week of Term 3.

July School Holiday trading hours

Thursday, 20 July 2023: 1.00pm – 6.00pm

Friday, 21 July 2023: 1.00pm – 6.00pm

Saturday, 22 July 2023: 9.00am – 1.00pm

Uniform Shop closure (24 – 30 July 2023)

The Sacred Heart College Uniform Shop will be closed for Week 1 of Term 3 (24 – 30 July 2023) to implement a new Point of Sale system. Normal term time trading will resume from Week 2 (31 July 2023).

Uniform Shop trading hours during school terms

Tuesday: 1.00pm – 6.00pm

Wednesday: 8.00am – 4.30pm

Thursday: 1.00pm – 6.00pm

For more information, please visit shc.sa.edu.au/enrolments/college-uniform-shop.

Arts News

The Arts – Music, Dance, Drama or Visual Arts – can be a personal journey, while others work in an ensemble; sharing, creating and showing their passion and the ‘love of work’ for what they do. It invites us to think deeply about what is happening in the world and gives us an outlet to make sense of it.

This term has seen a variety of students present their work in various ways from the College Musical, to dance evenings, cabarets and art exhibitions. Throughout their journey, presenting their work to an audience requires students to utilise many integral life skills. By mastering the art of presenting their work, students will gain confidence, poise and professionalism – attributes that will serve them in all areas of life. 

Champagnat Arts Exhibition

The Champagnat Art Exhibition featured a display of learning from Year 8 Dance and Drama students against the backdrop of Visual Art from all Champagnat Semester 1 students. The night was held in two short sessions showcasing the learning of Year 8 dancers who were able to present their knowledge of technique, artistry and composition to a live audience. Performances were to familiar hits such as ‘In the Air Tonight’ by Phil Collins, ‘Radioactive‘ by Imagine Dragons and ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire‘ by Billy Joel. Year 8 Drama students also felt the reward of the culmination of weeks of rehearsal presenting their chorus scenes from the Greek Tragedy, Antigone. All students who performed are to be congratulated on their love of work, presence, courage, curiosity and resilience. 

Also, a huge shout out to the staff involved to make these nights a success – Arts staff and administrative staff and those who helped behind the scenes. Here is a comment form Year 8 Arts Leader, Hannah Durante:

“I absolutely love it all! The painting, pottery and clay art was displayed beautifully, radiating creativity and hard work presented by the students. Dancers performed with such unison and grace, and the drama performers played with such passion and focus. I even got to perform my chorus script with my group and I am very proud of our performance. I also watched the other students from backstage and I was deeply impressed! Overall, I really enjoyed being a part of this experience and I am very grateful I shared it with other students and parents. I am looking forward to the next Arts Exhibition and I am sure others are too!”

Champagnat Arts Night: ‘Rock the Night Away’

Dressed and ready to “rock out”, the Champagnat CEA Music ensembles, Year 9 dance group, Year 8 and 9 Music classes and the Drama Club presented their end of semester performance. Each group worked within the rock genre, choosing pieces that reflected the work they had achieved in rehearsals.

The Drama Club showed scenes from movies ranging from ‘School of Rock’ and ‘Night at the Museum’ and the Champagnat Arts Leaders mc’d the night. 

For many students, this was their first performance at Sacred Heart, which demonstrated the courageous hearts of students at our school – you should all be extremely proud of yourselves; it is an amazing achievement. 

Also, a huge shout out to the staff involved to make these nights a success – Arts staff, instrumental staff those who helped behind the scenes. 

Winter Warmer Cabaret

The Marcellin CEA Music and classroom ensembles performed at our annual cabaret to celebrate their work during Semester 1. The Debourg was filled with family and friends who enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the evening, whilst listening to music.

The Food technology class, led by Mrs Carole Holroyd, made incredible desserts and served hot drinks on the night, which were served by staff and students from the Immersion team. Thank you to all the students and staff involved. 

“What an amazing evening. Thank you so much; my table had a great time. When you consider what The Arts have been through due to COVID restrictions, resilience, hard work and passion shone through the young people and staff at Sacred Heart. The desserts were wonderful and the young people serving were a real credit to the school and represented themselves beautifully. Your department go above and beyond thank you.” – Mandy Bailey, parent.

Senior Dance Performance

On Tuesday evening, the 2023 Senior Dance Performance was held, showcasing the talented Stage 1 and 2 Dance students. The combined class performed a contemporary piece called, ‘Clockwork’ and a retro Jazz dance, ‘Boogie on Down’. The Stage 2 dancers also performed an emotive lyrical piece by professional dancer and choreographer, Maddy Macera titled, ‘I Still Love You‘. We were also treated to a student choreographed tap and hip hop duet, showcasing different dance genres.

A highlight of the evening was seeing the student choreographies, ranging in themes from panic attacks, betrayal, war PTSD, depression and the story of Anne Frank. Congratulations to all the dancers for their stunning performances. Thank you also to the Arts staff for their support on the night, as well as our ‘professional’ MC, Year 12 Arts Leader, Harrison Wickers.

Sports News

Over the final weeks of Term 2 sport, our SHC teams have been busy competing in a variety of knockout competitions. We now have a short break from sport over the holiday period with the final few rounds of Winter Sport to be played at the beginning of Term 3.

Well done to all students who have actively participated in these competitions, consistently bringing their best effort to each competition. Your commitment and sportsmanship have been commendable, contributing to the success and camaraderie of our teams.

Enjoy the holiday break and we can’t wait to see you back in action in Term 3.

Pink Round

To promote breast cancer awareness, foster conversations regarding breast screening, and demonstrate support for the 20,000+ women and men diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia annually, the School Sport Associations (SAAS, SACSSGSA and IGSSA) incorporated a dedicated ‘PINK Round’ into the sports fixture for all matches in Week 8. 

Our SHC teams, coaches and support staff did a fantastic job, donning their pink socks, ribbons and zinc to show support for the cause. Thank you to all who got involved. 

Pedal Prix Festival of Racing

After a very wet week and Saturday full of crashes and slides in the community teams race, the school teams turned up to try out the new resurfaced track at Victoria Park on Sunday, 18 June. With a new pit setup, we learned about watching out for speeding trikes and how to change a flat tyre quickly. ‘Crash Corner’ was once again the best place to watch the race as trikes were found to lose all grip and head off into the safety barriers. The start of the race proved very spectacular with crashes in the very first lap, which then continued throughout the 6 hour race. The new pit entry also proved challenging for those who made the decision to pit late and more often than not found a Cat 3 trike (High School) whizzing past, almost sending them upside down!

Although our teams were running very short on numbers, just enough to race, they all did really well trying to move up through the ranks of our categories (Cat 2 Middle school and Cat 3 High School). Our new riders experienced what it was like to experience a red flag – a complete race stoppage. Not once, but twice, as there were problems with the timing mat recording the number of laps for each trike. 

A big thankyou to everyone who supported the riders on the day from the awesome Pit Crew, to those who saw a need and stepped up to help when positions needed filling. Many hands made for light work on the day and the students were buzzing with satisfaction on their achievements on the day if somewhat a little tired by the end.

We look forward to our next 8 hour race on Saturday, August 5  at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend.

SACPSSA Netball Carnival

On Friday 30 June, a group of Champagnat students travelled to Netball SA Stadium to assist at the SA Catholic Primary Schools Netball Carnival. The students were assigned teams from St Martin de Porres School and Stella Maris Parish School from Years 3-6 and umpired their games throughout the day. The students assisted the young players with netball rules, court conduct and showed excellent leadership, encouragement and support of all participants. Well done to all involved.

SA School Teams Chess Championships

On Tuesday 27 June, the Sacred Heart Chess Club made their way to St Martin de Porres School to take part in the SA Chess Interschool Championships. Upon arrival we discovered that due to us having so many players, we had to split into two separate teams. Our students took this in their stride, and despite this hurdle, still managed to come in 2nd and 4th place.

Their intense focus and strategic gameplay served them well, but their sportsmanship is to be especially commended, playing fairly and being respectful towards their opponents. A special mention to Ansh Moramganti who placed 4th out of 26, surpassing players many years his senior. Well done to all involved!

CEA Knockout Sports (Champagnat and Marcellin)

The last fortnight of Knockout Sports at Sacred Heart College has seen teams compete in various sports with varying results. Results from the last fortnight are as follows:

Year 7/8 Boys Knockout Soccer – SHC was defeated by Reynella East College and Heathfield High School in Round 1 of competition. 

Year 9/10 Boys Knockout Soccer – SHC (2) defeated Cabra (0); SHC (1) defeated Adelaide Botanic High (0).

Year 7/8 Girls Knockout Soccer – SHC defeated Heathfield High School but were defeated by St Peter’s Girls School in Round 1 of competition.

Year 10 Girls Knockout Netball – SHC (45) defeated by Henley (56); SHC (66) defeated Nazareth (28).

Open Girls Knockout Soccer – SHC (0) was defeated by Heathfield High School (3).

Open Girls Knockout Football – SHC (54) defeated Golden Grove (20); SHC (21) were defeated by St Michael’s College (24).

Next term we look forward to seeing the teams who have progressed through rounds, compete in the finals!

Student Sporting Achievements

Sporting dates and events

Champagnat Campus (Term 3)

Marcellin Campus (Term 3)