VIM Issue 1 2008 - All Saints College

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First XI Cricket win Minor Premiership ‘Our wounds ultimately give us wisdom. Our stumbling blocks inevitably become our stepping stones. And our setbacks lead us to our strengths’ - Robin Sharma After a superb home and away season, where our side took all before them to remain undefeated and win the minor premiership, all that remained was to win the final to secure the title of ISA 2nd Division Premiers. This last hurdle proved too much for our young side, and a much hungrier and more experienced St Pat’s Strathfield spoiled the fairytale end to the season.There is no doubt that the experience gained from that match will serve all the players well in similar ‘big match’ encounters in the future. Our playing group for the season comprised just 15 players, which was reduced to 14 when Andrew MacDougall was injured with only a few matches remaining. To submit such a strong performance from an incredibly small selection pool highlights the valued contributions from all players either with bat, ball, or in the field. The 1st XI is developing into a disciplined, focused unit and all players understand the importance of goal setting, hard work and perseverance to achieve success at this level. The skills of Ray Woods (coach/ manager) and Damian Hanrahan (fielding coach) played a huge role in the season’s success. The coaches and players would like to thank Ms Jenny Williams, Mr Scott Gardiner, Mr Don Wiburd and all the parents for their support this season. Mr Garth Dean (Coach) Molly has a bright future in hockey On Easter Sunday there was no chocolate for me. Instead I got to travel to Melbourne with the NSW Under 18s womens hockey team to compete in the National Championships, along with fellow Bathurst team mate, Claire McGarity. We opened the tournament with a 3-nil win in a grudge match against ACT. We proceeded through the tournament with convincing wins over Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria. While I was a bit slow to start in the first couple of games, I was starting to find some form at Inside Forward and managed to score a goal against South Australia. In the next game against Queensland, however, we copped a bit of a flogging going down 3-nil. We picked up our structure again though, with big wins over Northern Territory and Western Australia in the final round games to finish on top of the table. We smashed ACT in our semi-final and made it through to grand final day in which we were set to play Tasmania. We fought a tough match. I played my best game of the tournament and we came up with a 1-nil win, scoring off our one and only short corner in the match. It was a great feeling to win and we also took out the award for fair play given by the tournament officials which shows that our team was successful in all aspects of the game. Overall it was an awesome two weeks, a lot of fun and an experience which I will always remember. Molly Bright Season Statistics ISA Game 1 - won All Saints’ 141, SSC 41. ISA Game 2 - won All Saints’ 161, SPX 111. Douglas Shield - lost All Saints’ 141, DCS 143. ISA Game 3 - won All Saints’ 6/191, SSC 135. ISA Game 4 - won All Saints’ 9/302, SAC 61. ISA Game 5 - washout v SPCII. ISA Game 6 - won All Saints’ 153, SPCIII 65. Old Boys - won All Saints’ 121, OB 111. ISA Game 7 - won All Saints’ 5/205, CHEV. 44. ISA Game 8 - won All Saints’ 5/231, SPX 100. ISA Semi-Final - won All Saints’ 7/195, SSC 116. ISA Final - lost All Saints’ 78, SPCII 4/91. Partnerships 1st 33 Joshua Crofts/Hugh McCarthy 2nd 59 ScottBell/Hugh McCarthy 3rd 68 Ryan Smiles/ Joshua Crofts 4th 97 Ryan Smiles/ Joshua Crofts 5th 86 Joshua Crofts /Joseph Coughlan 6th 98 Ryan Smiles/Anthony Hibberson 7th 115 James McDonald/ Joshua Crofts 8th 19 Timothy Symonds/ Joshua Crofts 9th 4 Andrew MacDougall/David Schwab 10th 1 Cameron Dean/David Schwab Inter-House Swimming Carnival On Friday, 8th February, All Saints’ College held the Senior School annual Inter-House Swimming Carnival. The day was a great success with beautiful weather and plenty of enthusiasm from the students. All three of the Houses managed to put on a great display of House spirit and came up with some colourful banners and interesting costumes. The running points tally showed the Houses neck and neck throughout the day. All swimmers put in everything they had and came out with some outstanding performances. At the end of the day it was Bean House that ended up on the top of the points score, closely followed by Long House (second) and Barton (third). Congratulations to Bean House and all the Year 12 students who led their Houses in their last school swimming carnival. Angus McDowell (Swimming Captain) Inter-House Age Champions Girls Boys 12 Years Lucy Thompson 13 Years Erin Brouff Jack Ison 14 Years Freya Roebuck Jock Suttor 15 Years Esther Patrick Jake Thornton 16 Years Katie Menzies Cameron Picker 17 Years Aya Miura Scott Thornton 18 Years Melissa Cragg Angus McDowell Winning House: BEAN WASS Friday 15th February brought a rare sunny day for the WASS Carnival. A squad of 40 All Saints’ swimmers headed to St Stanislaus’ to compete against the top swimmers from rival schools in the region. As always the day was full of fierce competition and very vocal support from the crowds. The swimmers from All Saints’ put on a fantastic show for their supporters and showed some of the larger schools just what we are made of. ISA The annual ISA Swimming Carnival is always a great success with a large number of schools from all over NSW coming together to see just how far each person can go against some of the best swimmers in the state. The day began at 9.30am with a bus trip to Sydney and then a leisurely shop at DFOs for a few hours prior to the commencement of the carnival. At 3.00pm all the staff and swimmers put away their shopping and headed over to the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre where we 2008 Senior School Swimming Champions Back Row: Jack Ison, Jock Suttor, Cameron Picker, Melissa Cragg, Angus McDowell, Scott Thornton, Jake Thornton. Front Row: Erin Brouff, Aya Miura, Esther Patrick, Freya Roebuck, Katie Menzies, Lucy Thompson. remained until late in the evening. For the vast variety of swimmers who attend this carnival, All Saints’ does very well. Special mention of Esther Patrick who dominated every time she dived into the pool, and to Freya Roebuck, Aya Miura and Scott Thornton who all displayed their swimming prowess on the night. Overall the boys finished Third in the Senior Division and Fifth in the All Ages Points Tally. The girls had a fantastic outcome with the junior and senior girls finishing Third and the Intermediate Girls finishing Second with an overall Third out of all the schools in their Division. Angus McDowell Page 12 Vim Term 1 2008 Vim Term 1 2008 Page 21
Junior School Swimming Carnival The Junior School Swimming Carnival proved to be an action packed and enjoyable day for all of the participants. There was lots of colour in the supporters’ stands and the students enthusiastically encouraged the swimmers from their House all day. One of the highlights was seeing the Kindergarten students swimming with their Year 6 ‘Buddies’ assisting them. Congratulations to Esrom House for a convincing victory. Congratulations also to Bradwardine for competing in such fine spirits on the day. The standard of the competition was very high with six records being broken on the day. Esrom - 461 points; Bradwardine - 382 points. A special thank you to all of the parents who prepared the delicious treats for the cake stall and to those who assisted with the running of the carnival. Mr Chris Jackman 2008 Junior School Swimming Champions Back Row: Conrad Meulman, Keira Germech, Camilla Paton, Jake Griffin, Blake Sanders. Front Row: Nicholas Booth, Sophie Cant, Sophia Grant, Thomas Geyer, Anna Van Heekeren. Age Champions Runners-Up 8 Years Boys Nicholas Booth Timothy Crow 8 Years Girls Anna Van Heekeren Anna Cartwright 9 Years Boys Thomas Geyer Cameron Redpath 9 Years Girls Sophie Cant Rebecca Thong 10 Years Boys Blake Sanders David Cant 10 Years Girls Sophia Grant Sarah Farraway 11 Years Boys Conrad Meulman Travis Cartwright 11 Years Girls Keira Germech Sophie Stockman 12 Years Boys Jake Griffin Angus McClelland Benjamin Bayliss 12 Years Girls Camilla Paton Alexandra Coates Keely has success at Castle Hill Dance Festival I went to the Castle Hill Dance Festival in the Christmas holidays. I had a great time and placed very well in the competition - better than I have done before. In this competition the adjudicator would only give First or Second Place in every section. I am also looking forward to going to the Fifth Avenue Dance Festival in Riverstone in April. My results are below: 1st Restricted Classical Ballet - 10 Years and Under 1st Restricted Jazz - 10 Years and Under 1st Jazz Improvisation - 10 Years and Pee-Wee Parader On Sunday, 2nd March, our Agriculture students were lucky enough to be involved in the Central Tablelands Poll Hereford Association Junior Muster at the Royal Bathurst Show. This is an event which is not only educational but also a lot of fun. Our students spent the first part of the day learning from a team of experts about the feeding, leading and preparation of show cattle. This was followed by the actual competition where our students excelled and paraded our own steers that they had prepared. Nadia Rees came 4th, Patrick Webber - 2nd and Emma Keech - 1st. Emma went on to win Grand Champion Parader. Grand Champion Parader On Sunday, 2nd March, I attended the Royal Bathurst Show and competed in the Junior Poll Hereford Muster Parader’s Competition. I was in the Intermediate Section, along with about 25 other hopeful competitors. I won my heat and then had to enter the ring for the second time. This time it was for the Intermediate Champion. I won!! After this victory it was then onto the Third Class to compete for the Grand Champion Parader. My competition included the two Junior Champions and the Senior Champion. I went on to win the Grand Champion Parader, receiving a shield, a broad ribbon and a garland. I had a great day leading ‘Jaffa’. Emma Keech Under Ist Tap Improvisation - 10 Years and Under 2nd Restricted Speed Tap - 10 Years and Under 2nd Open National Character (Irish) - 12 Years and Under Highly Commended Modern - 10 Years and Under Highly Commended Modern Student Choreography - 8/10 Years Highly Commended Restricted Song and Dance Highly Commended Highly Commended Demi character (The Golden Ball) - 10 Years and Under Keely Ardley Stephanie Ferguson entered the Pee-Wee Paraders and went on to win Champion in her age group. Jenny Croaker My name is Martyn Leonard and I started my Gap year here at All Saints’ College at the start of Term 1. I’m from a town called Oswestry, which is situated on the English/Welsh border, about an hour from Manchester. For 16 years I was a pupil at Oswestry School. The school has recently celebrated its 600th anniversary, making it the second oldest school in England. My Mum and Dad are both teachers at the school. My Mum is Head of Years 5-8 as well as teaching Hospitality and Textiles, whereas my Dad teaches PE. Sport played a big role in my development at school and I represented the school in soccer, rugby, cricket and athletics, captaining the 1st XV rugby and the 1st XI cricket. In my final year at Oswestry I was fortunate to become the school’s Head Boy, a role very similar to your School Captain. After leaving school I went on to university where I studied History at Lancaster for three years. While I was 2008 Gappie there I particularly enjoyed studying World War I and Nazi Germany. In addition to the little bit of work I did, I also got the chance to represent Lancaster on the sporting front playing both rugby and cricket. Since graduating in July 2007, I worked at my school coaching soccer and PE to children ranging from 6 year olds to Under 15s. I believe my time here at All Saints’ will help me decide whether or not I want to become a teacher. Finally, I would just like to say thank you to everyone who has made me feel welcome. I really appreciate it. Page 20 Vim Term 1 2008 Vim Term 1 2008 Page 13
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