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Sunday 5 th of Lent Mass Times: St. Agnes’ Port Macquarie Our Lady of Lourdes Wauchope Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm and Sunday 7.30am Sunday – 7.30am, 9.00am & 5.00pm Long Flat – 9.30am 2 nd & 4 th Sunday Kendall – 9.00am Mass (1 st Saturday month 10.00am Mass Comboyne) Telegraph Point – Thursday Night 6.00pm Beechwood – 9.30am 1 st & 3 rd Sunday Lake Cathie – Sunday 8.00am Laurieton – Saturday Vigil 5.30pm, Sunday – 7.30am What’s on Term 1, Week 11 MONDAY, 7 th April (Day 1) - Staff Briefing 8.30am SAPSS Jazz Band in Performing Arts Centre 4.30pm-6.00pm Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-4.30pm TUESDAY, 8 th April (Day 2) - Year 7 Parent Liturgy at St Agnes’ Church 6.30pm – 7.30pm Girls Vocal Group 8.30am in PAC Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-5.00pm Drumline in PAC 1.05pm-1.45pm WEDNESDAY, 9 th April (Day 3) - House Staff Meetings 8.20am-8.45am Year 9 & 10 Shakespeare Night 5.30pm – 7.30pm in amphitheatre & PAC CCC North Country Rugby League @ Smithtown Senior Cake Store at recess Boys Turners Cup Soccer4 @ Wayne Richards Park Senior Percussion Ensemble 1.05pm-1.45pm in PAC Homework Hub in Library till 3.15pm-4.30pm SAPSS Drumline 3.30pm-5.00pm THURSDAY, 10 th April (Day 4) - Year 9 Mini Musical “Stone Soup” in PAC Period 3 & 4 Year 12 Twilight BBQ from 3.15pm Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-5.00pm FRIDAY, 11 th April (Day 5) - Concert Band 7.45am-8.45am in PAC Easter Liturgy in Hall P1 Easter Egg Raffle P6 Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-4.00pm Last Day Term 1 DATES TO REMEMBER: Tuesday, 29 th April Students Return for Term 2 in full winter uniform Tuesday, 29 th April Anzac Day Ceremony in Hall P1 Thursday, 1 st May St Joseph’s Feast Day Thursday, 1 st May CCC Regional Basketball Tournament at Coffs Harbour For all the latest news, click the link below to visit St Joseph’s Regional Website http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/ 4 th April 2014 Term 1, Week 10 P.O. Box 231, College Drive PORT MACQUARIE 2444 Ph: 02 5525 4100 Fax: 02 5525 4199 www.sapss.nsw.edu.au The Truth will set you free”

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Page 1: St Joseph's Regional College T1, Wk10 4th April 2014

Sunday 5th of Lent Mass Times: St. Agnes’ Port Macquarie Our Lady of Lourdes Wauchope Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm and Sunday 7.30am Sunday – 7.30am, 9.00am & 5.00pm Long Flat – 9.30am 2nd & 4th Sunday Kendall – 9.00am Mass (1st Saturday month 10.00am Mass Comboyne)

Telegraph Point – Thursday Night 6.00pm Beechwood – 9.30am 1st & 3rd Sunday Lake Cathie – Sunday 8.00am Laurieton – Saturday Vigil 5.30pm, Sunday – 7.30am What’s on Term 1, Week 11

MONDAY, 7th April (Day 1)

- Staff Briefing 8.30am SAPSS Jazz Band in Performing Arts Centre 4.30pm-6.00pm Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-4.30pm

TUESDAY, 8th April (Day 2)

- Year 7 Parent Liturgy at St Agnes’ Church 6.30pm – 7.30pm Girls Vocal Group 8.30am in PAC Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-5.00pm Drumline in PAC 1.05pm-1.45pm

WEDNESDAY, 9th April (Day 3)

- House Staff Meetings 8.20am-8.45am Year 9 & 10 Shakespeare Night 5.30pm – 7.30pm in amphitheatre & PAC CCC North Country Rugby League @ Smithtown Senior Cake Store at recess Boys Turners Cup Soccer4 @ Wayne Richards Park Senior Percussion Ensemble 1.05pm-1.45pm in PAC Homework Hub in Library till 3.15pm-4.30pm SAPSS Drumline 3.30pm-5.00pm

THURSDAY, 10th April (Day 4)

- Year 9 Mini Musical “Stone Soup” in PAC Period 3 & 4 Year 12 Twilight BBQ from 3.15pm Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-5.00pm

FRIDAY, 11th April (Day 5)

- Concert Band 7.45am-8.45am in PAC Easter Liturgy in Hall P1 Easter Egg Raffle P6 Homework Hub in Library 3.15pm-4.00pm Last Day Term 1

DATES TO REMEMBER: Tuesday, 29th April Students Return for Term 2 in full winter uniform Tuesday, 29th April Anzac Day Ceremony in Hall P1 Thursday, 1st May St Joseph’s Feast Day Thursday, 1st May CCC Regional Basketball Tournament at Coffs Harbour

For all the latest news, click the link below to visit St Joseph’s Regional Website http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/

4th April 2014 Term 1, Week 10 P.O. Box 231, College Drive PORT MACQUARIE 2444

Ph: 02 5525 4100 Fax: 02 5525 4199 www.sapss.nsw.edu.au

“The Truth will set you free”

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COORDINATING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

IDEAS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE I recently read a small book by author and speaker Jonathan Doyle called ‘Bridging The Gap’. It is a very easy read that contains some great common sense wisdom for any of us who wish to lead fuller, happier lives. In this book, Jonathan outlines the following eight simple yet challenging ideas that can change the game plan of your life: 1. DECIDE. If any of us want to grow and change for the better, the first thing we have to do is to simply decide that we can be better and do better and we need to make changes in our life. This usually means that we have to make a decision to cut off from certain foods or eating patterns, harmful relationships, career choices, life style habits and so on. It is not easy to do but it can be done. 2. CONSIDER YOUR REFERENCE GROUPS. There is an old saying ‘If you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas’. Sociologists tell us that we will rise as high in life as the five people you spend the most time with, that is, with what Jonathan calls ‘your reference group’. The reality is that the people we spend most time with have a high impact on us – they will either inspire us to do better or make us feel OK with mediocrity. 3. OBSTACLES ARE YOUR FRIENDS. It is natural to try and avoid obstacles in life, however, it is precisely the hardships we face that make us extraordinary. The life of people like Viktor Frankl and Nelson Mandela are great examples of people who overcame obstacles in life to win the admiration of generations. 4. THRESHOLD EXPERIENCES. These are experiences in life which place us out of our comfort zone and help us to perform at levels exceptionally beyond what we thought was possible. In most cases we have to seek out ‘threshold experiences’ that challenge us to overcome our deepest fears that are holding us back from living a fuller life. 5. KNOWLEDGE. To change and grow in a rapidly changing world we ‘have to know stuff’. There is no substitute for learning and for a good education. Good literacy and numeracy skills have never been so important as the basis for success. Every day, Stephen Covey says, ‘you need to be sharpening the saw.’ Each of us has to be continually upskilling. Jonathan Doyle says ‘the goal is to use knowledge to make yourself irreplaceable as quickly as possible’. 6. ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. Jonathan argues that we all need to stand up for ourselves and start asking for what we want and for what we need. You can start asking for help with things you don’t understand, for respect, understanding, better seats, introductions and so on. You can only change things in your life if you have the courage to ask and make asking a habit for life. 7. FEAR. Fear is the great destroyer. Fear of rejection, fear of embarrassment, fear of failure and so on. The real you is not the one that lives in fear. The real you is vibrant, alive and free. 8. PERSEVERANCE. Sometimes, things in life are really hard and there are times when nothing seems to be going right for us. The temptation is to make excuses and to give up. Every day we have a choice, to quit or to keep going. The author finishes with the warning that ‘bridging the gap is tough work’ and the reality is that many people will not do it. To become the person we have the potential to be ‘means overcoming failure, fear, obstacles and making hard choices. All that requires perseverance’. Mr Jim O’Brien Coordinating Principal

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

College Welcomes Director of Lismore Catholic Schools This week St Joseph’s Regional College welcomed our Director of Catholic Schools, Mr David Condon to our community. David had the opportunity to meet with College Captains, Lisa Fraser and Shaun Hinton and Vice-Captain, Jamie Lightfoot. David spoke very highly of our captains’ engaging manner and insightful perceptions. David then met with the Leadership Team to discuss our current and future directions as a College in our region. On behalf of the College community I would like to thank David for taking time out of his busy schedule to be with us. Principal’s Awards This week we also had the opportunity to complete our second round of Principal’s Awards. Congratulations to all students who have shown incredible leadership in their learning over the past term. A special note of congratulations goes to Eamon Mahon who received a Coordinating Principal’s Award.

Bailey Armstrong Riley Eichmann Shannon Hennessy Caitlin McKinnon Liam Blanch Jhye Fensling Samuel Jackson Christopher Michell x 2

William Bowden Sarah Freeman Tanya Johnston Klaudia Mullot Lauren Brown Hannah Garven Michael Johnston Logan Palmer Dominic Byrne Samuel Gleeson Teegan Keesing Dylan Pead

Lachlan Camilleri x 2 Brigitte Graham Lachlan Lardner Ronan Richardson Matthew Cramp Jayden Hamdorf Eamon Mahon Michelle Shoobert Miranda Cropper Peter Hammer Sheree Manns Connor Tamblyn

Rebecca Diffey Jack Hazelton-Kelly Jacinta McAvoy Jake Teiffel

Jamie Lightfoot, Shaun Hinton, Mr David Condon- Director of Catholic Schools,

Lisa Fraser & Mr Jim Dempsey

Mr Jim O’Brien congratulating Eamon Mahon on his Coordinating Principal Award

Mr Jim Dempsey with students who received a Principal Award

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Cross Country Congratulations to all students who gained major placing’s in our most recent Cross Country. Many thanks to Mr Cannon and staff who coordinated this event. For a full list of results please see the Sports section of the newsletter. Jesus Reminds us to Say No to Bullying At this week’s assembly our Mr Delaney and College Leaders, Lisa Fraser and Sam Turner challenged the College community about the reality of bullying, non-acceptance and exclusion of others. Using the Luke’s Parable of the Good Samaritan as a point of reference, we were reminded of Jesus’ words to “love our neighbour as we would ourselves”. Students then wore “Say NO to Bullying” wristbands for the day to serve as a reminder of our commitment to becoming a more tolerant, understanding and compassionate community. Luminosity 2014 Recently Christa Morrow was invited to speak at the ‘Young Guns’ breakfast for sponsors and local businesses. Luminosity is 3 days of inspiring speakers and workshops to guide and mentor young people to success. Luminosity is about challenging today’s generation to become tomorrow’s leaders. The summit will be held on 16th -18th July, students interested in participating can see Mr O’Mullane for further information. Congratulations Christa on your participation with Luminosity. Equipping School Details Last week, Stephanie Figgins, our College Youth Ministry Officer along with Anna Cusack (Newman Senior Technical College), Brad Vergano (MacKillop Senior College) Amy Webb (St Paul’s High School) and Ellen Hales (St Agnes’ Parish) travelled to Canberra to attend an Equipping Schools gathering. This gathering offered a rich experience of Christian community whilst nurturing and developing youth leadership in the Catholic Church. From all accounts, it provided great benefits both personally and professionally for all participants; building a wonderful network with each other and the wider youth ministry community. God Bless Jim Dempsey College Principal

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ANZAC DAY 25th APRIL 2014

The SRC would like to invite all students to join the College at the ANZAC Day march and wreath laying ceremony in Port Macquarie. This year ANZAC day falls on Friday of the second week of the holidays (25th of April). We will gather for the march between 9.15am and 9.30am outside of Beau Thai Restaurant on Horton St. Students are required to wear full winter uniform (with a tie!). We would love to have as many students there as possible - come join the Community Service Reps and our Senior leaders - the more the merrier! If you are keen, please see Shaun Hinton for a note with all of the details. Hope to see you there! Mr Daniel O’Mullane SRC Coordinator

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IMMUNISATION PROGRAM North Coast Area Health Service will be holding 2nd dose of Immunisation for Year 7 & 9 at the College in Term 2 on 22nd May and 23rd May. A reminder you do not need to go to your Doctor to catch up on Dose 1, any student who was absent from Term 1 Immunisation Day will be able to have Dose 1 at the Term 2 Immunisation Day. Cath Eichmann Assistant Principal

NEWS FROM PARISH ADMINISTRATION School Fees Review Central to the review of school fees has been the removal of the Building Fund Levy and the establishment of one single fee. As you would be aware, school fees are a very critical factor in supporting the operating costs of all Parish schools. In the process of moving towards one single school fee in 2015, it is important that the new school fees’ model is both equitable and affordable. Discounts for early payment and having multiple children enrolled in our schools will still apply. Fee assistance for those who may be experiencing financial difficulties will still be available. It is anticipated that the new 2015 fee structure will be finalised and communicated in the coming weeks.

John McQueen Director Parish Education

ST JOSEPH’S REGIONAL CLUB RED YOUTH AMBASSADORS

The Youth Ambassador Program offers students an insight into community leadership, social responsibility, marketing, project management and the important role of blood donors in their local community. Four of our senior students have volunteered for this program.

Tahnee Borg, Christa Morrow, Olivia Ustariz and Montanna Green received certificates today acknowledging the role they will play in helping to run this Program in 2014

Mrs Mahon SJRC Blood Donation Coordinator

SJRC App Parents, did you know we have our very own College App? Designed by Phil Nickl in Year 11, the SJRC App is a convenient way to stay up-to-date with College events, place a lunch order with the canteen, and inform the College about your son/daughter's absence and much more. If you have an iPhone or iPad, search for 'St Joseph's Regional College' in the iTunes Store. Android users, watch this space!. Alternatively, use the link below:

SJRC App for iPhone/iPad

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FROM OUR LEADER OF CATECHESIS AND EVANGELISATION

. St Vincent de Paul Scholarship This week Mr Paul Scully and Ms Sarah Mason from the St Vincent de Paul Society presented Erin Badewitz with a student scholarship. Erin is a very deserving recipient of this scholarship and has been acknowledged for her tremendous contribution to the St Joseph’s Regional College community and in the wider community. Erin is a mature young lady with exceptional leadership skills. She has a very caring nature and is concerned about the welfare of others. In the college community, she has been involved in the retreat programs offered at the diocesan level including a three day Street Retreat in Brisbane. She has also been a student leader on some of these retreats. Involvement with Buddies Days, hamper distribution, blood donations and volunteering at McCosker House as part of an after school program are some of the ways she reaches out to others. The demonstration of her leadership skills have been witnessed in the organising of National Bandana Day and her participation in the National, Hunter and Northern division Canteen Leadership Camp. These are only some of the activities that Erin has been involved with that have touched the lives of others. Erin has also been a tremendous support for her mother who is battling cancer and the debilitating effects of chemotherapy treatment. We wish Erin all the best in her future endeavours. Congratulations Erin, you are a true Christian witness! Project Compassion Presently the College community has raised over $900 dollars for Project Compassion. Pastoral Care classes have been fantastic in organising a variety of fundraising activities to support Project Compassion. Some of these activities include cake stalls, raffles, drink sales, and the big Easter Egg raffle to come at the end of term. Thank you to the students and staff for their involvement, organisation and support of this worthy organisation.

Ms Nora Swain Leader of Catechesis and Evangelisation

Year 7 Students & Families are invited to the

Year 7 Parent Liturgy at St Agnes’ Church on

Tuesday, 8th April from 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Erin Badewitz pictured with Ms Nora Swain, Sarah Mason, Paul Scully from St Vincent de Paul and Mr Jim Dempsey.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST- Youth Boot Camp

Michael Gilmour is the Youth Hub Coordinator and is calling for Expressions of Interest from any young people aged between 12 to 18 years to take part in a youth boot camp. The boot camp would run before school on a Tuesday morning 7am to 8am. Commencing Tuesday 29th April.

The trial programme will run during term 2 depending on numbers a light breakfast may be included. Please contact Michael GILMOUR - [email protected] to register your interest and book a place.

PROCLAIM LISMORE PARENTS 2014

In the process of Proclaim Lismore Parents, the Diocese of Lismore is working to engage with parents on a program of change to make our schools the best they can be. We want to include you on this journey, so to find out more information, please visit the following links: (for parents of PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, use this link) http://proclaimlismore.com.au/feb25-2-14.html

(for parents of SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, use this link) http://proclaimlismore.com.au/feb25-1-14.html

HISTORY CLUB

The History Club is available to Year 7 students only and allows students to be involved in a practical aspect of the History Syllabus outside of normal class time. Our first major project will be the construction of a model Roman Bireme Ship (1:32 scale) imported from Spain. An initial meeting for interested students will be held at lunch time on Wednesday in F10 where students can find out more information and see the model. Those that are still interested can sign up that day and take an information sheet home. It is anticipated that the History Club will meet on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30pm to 5.00pm starting Week 10 (2nd April). This will hopefully allow parents to pick up students after work. It is essential that students can organise a way home to be part of the club.

Model dimensions 45cm wide, 97cm long and 55cm high. More than 600 white metal parts including 43 figures and complete war machines (catapult, Scorpion and Corvus). Photo-etched decks, resin hull and canvas sails. Note: Model requires a lot of painting of small parts and will take a long time to construct.

Mr Gordon West Teacher of History

MUSIC NEWS

These talented two musicians from the Teiffel family, Jake on drums who is in Year 8 and Clay on guitar who is in Year 7, have reached the semi-finals in the competition Youth Rock 2014. Their band, which is called Envy Days, consists of the two boys and their singer, Jess Flanaghan who is year 12 at Wauchope High School. They will be travelling to Sutherland Civic Centre on April 11th to compete in the semi-finals. Check out their song on youtube "Envy Days - Long Gone - Original" Mrs Sharon Green Music Teacher

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CREATIVE ARTS NEWS

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STUDENT SERVICES NEWS At the request of the Australian Government, data will be collected this year on those students who are receiving adjustments and meet the definition of disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. The handout below fully explains this process. If you DO NOT want your child included in this data collection please contact the school immediately.

If you would like further clarification on this process please do not hesitate to ring me at the College on 5525 4100.

Information for Parents/Carers Schools across Australia are taking part in a new national data collection on school students with disability. The data collection is being introduced in stages over three years, and started in 2013. From 2015, this information will be collected in every school across Australia, every year.

All Australian governments have agreed to this.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR MY CHILD?

All Australian governments agree that every child in an Australian school should have a high quality education. It shouldn’t matter what the individual child’s circumstances are – every child should have the same opportunity to succeed at school.

The aim of this new data collection is to have better information about school students with disability in Australia.

Better information about school students with disability will help teachers, principals and education authorities to support students with disability to take part in school on the same basis as students without disability.

WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?

There is nothing new about schools collecting information about students with disability – in fact, schools have had to do this by law for some time. But the type of information currently collected varies between each state and territory.

With the new data collection, every school in Australia will use the same method to collect this information – that is, a government school in suburban Sydney will collect and report data in the same way as a Catholic school in country Victoria and an independent school in the Northern Territory.

The information provided through this new national data collection will enable all Australian governments to better target support and resources to benefit students with disability. It will help to put the right supports in place for students with disability so that they have the same opportunities for a high quality education as students without a disability.

WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO?

Every school in Australia is likely to have a student with disability at some point. Schools need to be able to support students with disability by removing any obstacles for them to participate in their education.

By law, schools are required to make reasonable adjustments where needed to assist students with disability. These responsibilities are outlined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005. This means that schools need to talk to the student and/or their parent/carer about reasonable adjustments. These are things the schools do now and this won’t change.

The new data collection will record students who have been identified by a school team as meeting the definition of disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and provided with an adjustment.

WHAT IS AN ADJUSTMENT? An adjustment is a measure or action taken to help a student with disability participate in education on the same basis as other students. Adjustments can be made across the whole school setting (like ramps into classrooms), in the classroom and at an individual student level (like extra tuition for a student with a learning difficulty).

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WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED?

Your child’s school will collect and report information every year about:

• the level of adjustment provided • the number of students who receive each level of adjustment • where known, the student’s broad type of disability.

Some students who are not provided with an adjustment at the time of the collection will meet the definition of disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and will be eligible to be included in the data collection.

WHO WILL COLLECT MY CHILD’S INFORMATION?

Teachers and other school staff from your child’s school will collect the above information based on:

• consultation with parents/carers • the school team’s observations and professional judgements • any medical diagnosis • other relevant information.

School principals are responsible for making sure that the information collected about each student is accurate.

HOW WILL MY CHILD’S PRIVACY BE PROTECTED? Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all children and their families is very important. With the new data collection, this will be done in the following ways:

• Personal or confidential information will not be given to anyone not authorised to see it. • When the information is sent by your child’s school to the local or federal education authority for combination with information from other schools,

it will be by school only – student names will not be recorded as part of the data collection. • When the information is reported from 2016 onwards, it will be by school only – student names will not be recorded as part of the data collection.

WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE DATA BE AVAILABLE?

When all Australian schools are taking part in the new data collection, the information will be reported on the My School website from 2016 onwards. It will be by school only – no student names are recorded as part of the data collection.

CAN I DECIDE WHETHER MY CHILD’S INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?

It’s your decision about whether you want your child’s information to be included in the national reporting or not.

Including every school child who is being provided with an adjustment because of disability in this new national data collection each year will help schools, education authorities and governments to better meet students’ needs.

Your school will tell you what you need to do if you don’t want to have your child’s information included in the national data collection.

Even if your child’s information is not included in the national data collection, your school is still required to provide support to your child with disability and any adjustments that may be needed to help him/her participate at school.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact your child’s school if you have further questions about the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability and how it may affect your child.

You can also visit www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability

Autism Awareness Day Autism Awareness Day is being held at Port Panthers on Saturday 5th April 2014 from 10.00am - 2.00pm. This event includes guest speaker Dr Debra Costley who is the Director, Aspect Practice & Research Leader, and will be discussing 'Adolescents and ASD'. There will also be a huge Autism Expo showcasing local disability services and great activities for children with autism and their siblings. Tickets for the Autism Day are FREE and can be booked online at http://www.trybooking.com/DWPS.

Janine Handley Leader of Learning Enrichment

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CAREERS

We have subscribed to a new career exploration tool, Wirl Career. To access a careers quiz to identify possible occupations of interest matching your personality, interests and skills and also acts as a starting point for investigation in to future career options. Go to www.wirl.com.au and login using the following detail:

Login: stjosephrc Password: giant28

Next week, students in Year 12 will be in-service on the Bonus Points system enabling alternative entry to Universities across Australia

Upcoming events: - Friday, 2nd May UNE Open Day. - Tuesday, 27th May- Midcoast Careers Market P5-7, Yr 10 to attend - Friday, 20th June- “My Careers Match” – Year 10 - Tuesday, 24th June- University Roadshow P5- Yr 10 only - “Successful Transitions” for Year 12 students & their parents- 7.00pm in the PAC Year 10 ‘Future Moves” sessions- On Monday, all Year 10 students accessed the “Future Moves” program facilitated by the local campus of Charles Sturt University. Students were able to reflect on future possibilities, journeys throughout life and make the most of possibilities along the way. We are very grateful to Sandra, Bronwyn, Shaan and Bernadette from Charles Sturt University for their professional involvement.

Year 12 Group consultations- This will continue in Term 2, as it is proving popular and successful. These sessions are held in the Library on Wednesday lunchtimes, and our prosed program is:-

Week 2- EAS (Educational Access Scheme) Week 3- Early Entry Schemes Week 6- Scholarships

Career Interviews- Students can make appointments to see Mrs Tinsey in the Study Centre or Mrs Bale from 3.15pm in the Library Monday to Friday. Personal Career Emails- Parents of Years 10, 11 and 12 will be included in our regular weekly Careers newsletter which are emailed out. Please make sure you register your preferred email address as a point of contact with the College office if you haven’t already done so.

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Regional Careers Website- The Careers website at www.SJRCPortcareers.com offers up-to-date information for parents and students in all year groups.

Moodle – Careers - Always updated with important documents for work experience and university information. Parents can access this information via your child’s login.

YEAR 8, 9 And 10 – TAX FILE NUMBERS- Tax file number forms are processed by Mrs Tinsey every Friday. New forms are now available from the office. Karen Bale & Leanne Tinsey, Leaders of Careers and University Transition

LIBRARY NEWS Term 1 Photography Competition – My Town

In 2013, we conducted three separate photography competitions across the year, and they were all very popular and attracted some exceptional entries. This term, our photography competition is themed My Town, and we already have some great, artistic entries. All of these are displayed in a gallery in the Library, and uploaded to the St Joseph’s Regional College Library FaceBook page. The competition closes on Friday 11 April (the last day of term), and the judges then start on the difficult task of selecting a winner. First prize will be a canvas print of the first-placegetter’s photograph, and there will also be minor prizes. This week, take a look at Minnie Masters’ spectacular panorama of a rainbow over the beach.

Like us on FaceBook – St Joseph’s Regional College Library. Follow us on Twitter – @sjrcexchange Karen Bale Teacher Librarian

Term 1 Photo Competition

“….My Town….”

1. Take some photos that you feel depict your town. 2. Email your photo/s to [email protected] Include your name in the Subject

line of that email. 3. All photos will be displayed in a gallery in St Joseph’s Regional College Library,

and uploaded to the College Twitter account, and also to the St Joseph’s Regional College Library FaceBook page.

4. Entries close Friday 10th April. 5. Entries will be judged by the Art Dept. 6. Winners announced early Term 2. Prizes presented

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Europe Study Tour, January 2015

THE TOUR IS GOING AHEAD, LAST CHANCE TO BE APART OF THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY

Dear Parent/Student, St Joseph’s Regional College and MacKillop College/ St Paul’s are running a joint study tour to Europe for students (open to all Year 11 and 12 students and selected Year 10 students) and interested family members in January 2015, visiting Rome, the Bay of Naples, the Western Front and Paris. The tour visits a number of sites directly relevant to core studies in the HSC subjects of both Ancient History and Modern History. The trip would also be of interest to students with an interest in art and in practising the use of the French language. Academy Travel, an Australian-based company specialising in school group tours is working closely with staff to develop and manage a program specifically designed for our students. Please read through the flyer below, particularly the sections on cost and inclusions For further information or to collect booking sheet contact Mr Warneken at St Joseph’s Regional College on 5525 4100 or via email on [email protected] regards Jason Warneken Organising Teacher, St Joseph’ Regional College

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St Joseph's Regional College, 2014 Cross Country Results Age Placing Name Time Age Placing Name Time

12 Girls 3km

Champion Layni Fens not needed 12 Boys 3km

Champion Ethan Morson not needed Runner Up Grace Raulston not needed Runner Up Sebastion Staunton not needed

3rd Isabella Divine not needed 3rd Hugh Chandler not needed 4th Sophie Newman not needed 4th Cutler Thompson not needed 5th Jazmin Lindsay not needed 5th Darcy Bull not needed 6th Eilidh Aldridge not needed 6th Zac Xerri not needed 7th Georgia Tarrant not needed 7th Mitch Hunt not needed 8th Caitlyn Bartie not needed 8th Will Jackson not needed 9th Molly Ware not needed 9th Clay Teiffel not needed

10th Idiana Petro not needed 10th Dylan Bailey not needed 13 Girls

3km Champion Zia Jones not needed 13 Boys

3km Champion Isaac Sanderson not needed

Runner Up Mahala Hopwood not needed Runner Up Ethan Eames not needed 3rd Brooke Chaplin not needed 3rd Tony Thompson not needed 4th Olivia Coram not needed 4th Oscar Carter not needed 5th Davina Bonney-Atkins not needed 5th Hugh Stewart not needed 6th Millie Swan not needed 6th Cooper Lewis-Bain not needed 7th Caitlin Loumeau not needed 7th Caleb Hunter not needed 8th Lauren Brown not needed 8th Jayden Barber not needed 9th Lily Smith not needed 9th Dominic Byrne not needed

10th Melinda Burke not needed 10th Jarrod Latham not needed 14 Girls

3km Champion Ella Abi Saab 13.23.57 14 Boys

3km Champion Harry Hanley 10.02.55

Runner Up Tiani Stewart 13.39.62 Runner Up Logan Kuhn 10.09.35 3rd Ebony Pollard 13.48.39 3rd Bailey Marshall 10.15.98 4th Brianna Power 13.52.13 4th Woll Bowden 10.33.18 5th Mackenzee Deegenaars 13.59.75 5th Liam Sage 10.53.50 6th Alisha Newbound 14.18.12 6th Torren Hunter 10.59.54 7th Sophie Myhill 14.18.94 7th Joshua Wright 11.09.76 8th Hannah Garvin 15.04.54 8th Adam Hurd 11.17.83 9th Sarah Freeman 15.22.55 9th Ky Eichmann 11.21.49

10th Willow Rissel 15.50.26 10th Mason Green 12.13.02 15 Girls

4km Champion Tahlia Hunter not needed 15 Boys

4km Champion Dylan Marchingo not needed

Runner Up Jess Mason not needed Runner Up Taranar Sloan-Harris not needed 3rd Hannah Morson not needed 3rd Max Carter not needed 4th Lily Howard not needed 4th Fynn Marshall not needed 5th Lydia Carney not needed 5th Sam Woodham not needed 6th Georgia Chaplin not needed 6th Lachlan Smith not needed 7th Maddie Watts not needed 7th Matt Cramp not needed 8th Kaitlin Smith not needed 8th Pat Hamilton not needed 9th Jess Rogers not needed 9th Alex Ross not needed

10th Sarah Whillock not needed 10th Caleb Smith not needed 16 Girls

4km Champion Mary Shelley 16.10.10 16 Boys

4km Champion Jamieson Williams not needed

Runner Up Eliza Hopwood 16.41.93 Runner Up Chris Crowe not needed 3rd Ebony Burke 17.07.96 3rd Dylan Pead not needed 4th Kym Ross 17.11.68 4th Jesse Pollard not needed 5th Megan Heugh 19.14.60 5th Dan Middleton not needed 6th Lauren Heugh 19.15.43 6th Lewis McKechnie not needed 7th Riley Eichmann 19.23.85 7th Eric Hammer not needed 8th Taylee Eames 19.24.25 8th Bailey Armstrong not needed 9th Jess Slater 19.24.83 9th Sam Gleeson not needed

10th Natalie Cheers 19.45.45 10th Tate Rissel not needed 17 girls

4km Champion Eleanor Wright not needed 17 Boys

4km Champion Will Farlow not needed

Runner Up Michaela Donovan not needed Runner Up Josh King not needed 3rd Maddi MacCauley not needed 3rd Chace Anderson not needed 4th Rebecca Pye not needed 4th Mitch Holt not needed 5th Hannah Vogel not needed 5th

18 girls 4km

Champion Lisa Fraser not needed 18 Boys 4km

Champion Jason Sargeant not needed Runner Up Lani Gobius not needed Runner Up Mackenzie Murray not needed

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TERM 1 Week 11 Wed 9th Apr NSWCCC Northern RL trials – Smithtown Term 2 Week 1 Mon 28th Apr Pupil Free Day

Tues 29th Apr NSWCCC Swimming & Diving – Homebush

The Athlete’s Foot- Back to School Program We would sincerely like to thank The Athlete’s Foot who has donated $90.00 to our College from their ‘Back-to-School’ program. The College receives $5.00 for every pair of shoes purchases. 2014 Cross Country Report On Tuesday, under clear skies, the SJRC Cross Country was run in and around the school grounds. It was a little wet under foot but generally pretty good going. Congratulations to our age champions and runners up. Full results are listed on the previous page. Students who are shaded yellow have qualified for the Diocesan Carnival to be held at Grafton on the 22nd May. A permission form will be emailed to parents shortly.

http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/sport/sport

CANTEEN ROSTER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- The College canteen is in need of some extra help. If you would like to help on any day during the week between 9.30am-1.30pm (or even just a couple of hours in the middle of the day) please phone Jo Farthing at the College Canteen on 5525 4100.

Term 1, Week 10 Monday Help Please Tuesday Ann Barth Wednesday Amanda Whillock & Louise Stewart Thursday Help Please Friday Michelle Cramp

MATHS VAULT PROBLEMS

In a bag of marbles, of the marbles are red, of the marbles are white and of the marbles are blue. If the remaining 10 marbles are green, how many marbles are in the bag? Last Week’s Answer:

18 Girls Laura Cook

SPORT

TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE

LATEST SPORT INFORMATION FROM THE REGIONAL VISIT

http://www.pmreglism.catholic.edu.au/sport/sport

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