No Padua Day no play!
This term I’ve, alongside Mr Pat Janes (Assistant Head of 10-12 Campus) have been lucky enough to coach the Yr 10 Boys Football team. It has been an honour to see these young men play with such energy, passion and more importantly pride in the Padua College jumper each week.
Recently the team was scheduled to play in the SIS final against John Paul College, Frankston the day before Padua Day, so the challenge was sent to the team ‘No Padua Day no play”. Padua Day is one of the most significant events in the College calendar and a way we as a college come today as a community, celebrate our foundation and identity and more importantly celebrate pride in our wonderful school.
This was the rationale for the decision, to instil in our group of enthusiastic footballers we are part of a bigger picture and all we do as a community is for their development and growth. It is not a cafeteria that you select what part of the rules, policies or procedures you wish to support and what part you choose not too.
They clearly got the message as everyone was present for the Padua Day (and had a good day) and we won the final the very next day, in a come from behind victory!.
Maybe there is something in this idea of representing the College is a privilege and should be treated as such?
Padua College 8 12 60
- Defeated
John Paul College 8 7 55
Goal Scorers: 2 – Xavier Barr, Johnny Gallaher 1 – Felix Gargante, Taylor Geer, Seb Jaspers, Hayden Lane
Best Players: Felix Gargante, Fynn Barber, Xavier Barr, Hayden Lane, Brad Ratubili
The Herald Sun Shield finals awaits us in late August!!
Uniform – Feedback Update & Competition Winners
At the beginning of the year we introduced two changes to the unifrom poligy which we to be reviewed in the first semester. These updates are below:
- Students only need to have their hair tied back if it is a requirement for safety reasons within the classroom setting.
- Students are permitted to have 2 piercings per ear.
Through this term we have sought feedback on these changes from students, families and staff. The results of which are included below. Given the results of this feeback the decision is to keep the updates until further knowelde. Thankyou to all those parents, staff and students particiapanting in this process.
Parent Feedback – 101 responses
Staff Feedback – 52 responses
Student Feedback – 1876
This term we have also been running a uniform challenge to reward and recognise those students within each homeroom doing the right thing.
Well done to the following homerooms across the campus are:
- M’ton 10-12: Elizabeth 3 (Charlene Storm)
- M’ton 7-9: Sebastian 4 (Lauren Rothschild)
- Rosebud: Terresa 3 McAuley 3 (Daniel Kerwin)
- Tyabb: Cardijn 3 (Wayne Agg)
Cardijn 1 (Mel Kenyon) will also receive a prize, as although running second at the Tyabb campus they were placed second over all the College for uniform compliance. Well done!
A shout out to Cardijn House (Kelly Sheen) and Sebastian House (Sean Egan) for fully embracing the competition this term. Prizes will be delivered to homerooms over this last week of term.
North Star Awards
It has been a pleasure this week to tally the 12,900 commendations across the campuses to recognise our top achieving students.
The North Star Award recognises those exceptional students who have fully embraced the variety of experience the College has provided to ensure they are on the path to become the best version of themselves.
North Star Points, through student commendations in SIMON recognises the participation and encouragement of students in all areas of college life throughout the school year in the co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
We use engagement and connection as the vehicle for students to navigate to their North Star so they are given the opportunity to utilise their God given talents, to strive to be the best they can be so to make a positive impact on the world.
Students that get involved with more activities while at school will build better relationships, develop greater confidence, gain value skills and generally have a greater chance of success once they leave school.
Students are awarded points for their participation in the 7 categories of
- Academic Achievement
- Art/Performance Achievement
- Christian Leadership
- College Representation
- Nth Star Commendation
- School Community Building
- Sporting Achievement
We are very grateful for our dedicated and hard-working staff that facilitate so many of these wonderful opportunities for our students to get involved and extend themselves.
In each semester we recognise those students with exceptional North Star tallies across a minimum of three categories. Below are those students receiving North Star Awards at the recent Yr 7-9 Awards Assemblies.
