Second Sunday of Lent – The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. “Glimpse of hope and future glory.”

We have made it to the middle of Term One. What a great way to arrive at this point with some healthy competition and enthusiastic participation at the Inter-House Swimming Carnivals for both Secondary and Junior School students. Thank you to all the staff and parents involved, especially to the coordinators, Mr Paul O’Donnell and Mr Zak Mola. Students who attended will be treated to an icy pole.

Our Senior students in Year Eleven and Twelve attended the annual University Roadshow last Thursday where representatives from each of the WA universities presented valuable information about courses and post-secondary schooling options.

Next week our Year Sevens head to the Stirling Ranges for their much-anticipated camp. We wish them well, especially strong legs and lungs as they tackle Bluff Knoll. We look forward to hearing about their adventures.

I am very proud of the way students conduct themselves in public, particularly since they are so easily identifiable when wearing the St Joseph’s College uniform. On the rare occasion members of the public witness less than becoming behaviour, when I find out about it, I am disappointed. Please remember that you not only represent the College but also your families.

Thank you to the families who have already donated to the P&F Easter Raffle. Donations can be dropped off to classrooms and the front office.

I hope you all enjoy the Labour Day holiday.

St Joseph – Pray for Us.

Ms Rachael Keenan

First Sunday of Lent – “One does not live by bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”

We celebrated our first Mass in Holy Family Church this year as a College, albeit separately as sub-schools so that we could fit. Fr Joel, however, took the opportunity to beautifully lead the Ash Wednesday Mass to the Junior School students through his homily, and then at the Secondary School Mass, he altered it to connect with the older students. Thank you to Mrs Palfrey for coordinating both Masses.

The College Ball took place on Saturday for our Year Eleven and Twelve students at the Retravision Stadium. The function room was transformed into The Secret Garden with fairy lights, bowers and carpets of greenery and floral arrangements. The food was plentiful and beautifully presented. But the standout of the night were our Senior students. Their dazzling appearance was only matched by their splendid conduct, which includes their moves on the dance floor. Thank you to Mr Callaghan, Mr Landells, the Ball Committee, parents and staff.  

The cancellation of the Inter-House Swimming Carnivals last year, means we are ready to make a splash this week. Tuesday is the Secondary Carnival and on Wednesday the Year Four to Six. Thank you to Mr O’Donnell and Mr Mola, respectively, for organising. We are aiming for maximum participation and fun at ALAC.

I wish you all a good week.

St Joseph – Pray for Us.

Ms Rachael Keenan

The St Joseph's College is looking for cleaner staff. If you would like to work 3pm to 7pm nightly, either as part-time or casual please contact the Business Manager, Marion Leonhardt at the College Office.

On Wednesday the 1st of March the junior school held their first Inter-House Swimming Carnival in 2 years. The day was filled with a variety of competitive races and fun novelty games. Although their was a lot of nervous energy in the morning, students got into the spirt of the day and competed with great enthusiasm and energy. The carnival was closely contested amongst all houses, with the house groups swapping ranking frequently throughout the day.

Led by Mila and Chloe, DeVialar ended up winning the champion shield on 447 points! Ozanam were a close second, followed by Cunningham and McCormack.

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded medallions as champions or runners up in their respective year groups.

Year 4 Boys:

Champion: Mason (CHAM)

Runner Up: Flynn (OZAN)

Year 4 Girls:

Champion: Indi (OZAN)

Runner Up: Alyssa (DEV)

Year 5 Boys:

Champions: Mackenzie (CHAM) & Henrik (OZAN)

Year 5 Girls:

Champions: Kelsey (DEV) & Tessa (OZAN)

Year 6 Boys:

Champion: Tarkyn (DEV)

Runner Up: Patrick (CHAM)

Year 6 Girls:

Champion: Abi (DEV)

Runner Up: Bella (DEV)

Thank you to all the parent helpers and classroom teachers for all your efforts in running a successful carnival.

Zak Mola - Junior School HPE

Looks like we picked the wrong day to test-drive tent assembly in preparation for the Year 7 camp. With all that crazy wind there were moments when it seemed quite likely we would lose tents (and students) off into the stratosphere! These photos don't do the extreme conditions justice!

For Project Compassion this week we hear Laxmi's story.

After losing her father at a young age, Laxmi was at risk of falling further into extreme poverty in Nepal. Through the support of Caritas, Laxmi joined a child's club, became a leader in her school and is now a mentor to other girls in her village. You can find her story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqA8Q_KuAb8

"Tapitas" will continue this Wednesday at lunchtime where students can donate any spare change they may have and can display their name on our "running water" collage to showcase our commitment to this worthy cause.

Please donate where you can to the class/ homeroom boxes! The College thanks you for your ongoing and very generous support this Lenten season.

Mr Luke Bogoni - Religious Education Coordinator K-12

Saint Gabriel

Feast Day: February 27

Patron Saint of: Students and young people

Life:

Born in 1838 to a large Italian family, Gabriel was a popular and cheerful young man whose spirit of prayer, love for the poor and consideration for others made a deep impression on everyone he met. He was an example for young and old and was made a Saint in 1920.

Prayer:

O Saint Gabriel, we wish, like you, to grow in love for God. Remember us in our trials, especially those who are young. Support us by your prayers all our days. And when this life is done may we join you in heaven in the company of Jesus and Mary. Amen. St Gabriel, Pray for us.

Mr Luke Bogoni - Religious Education Coordinator K-12

For Ash Wednesday and every Friday until Easter, the Canteen will have a different menu.

See the menu above, or linked below, for some yummy fish and vegetarian options.

FRIDAY LENT MENU.pdf (sjc.wa.edu.au)

Thank you for all your support to our College Production in the past few years. This year, we will be doing Celebration of Talents (A Variety Show). We know that we have lots of talents in the college that we can showcase and celebrate. Auditions will be on Term 2 Weeks 3 - 5 Thursdays (May 11, 18 and 25) from 3:30 - 4:30pm. It is open to all of college community members e.g. student, parents, family, staff. We would love to see you unleash your talents so start rehearsing now and see you on the auditions. Thank you in advance for all your support!

Mr Richard Habal, Ms Hiedi Rowe and Mr Mark Collins

Event Coordinators

On Friday the Year Nine Outdoor Education students displayed the camp cooking skills they have been learning by undertaking the Camp Masterchef challenge. They prepared a two-course meal on a Trangia compact cooking stove. A wide variety of meals were prepared including burgers, chicken tenders, pasta carbonara, meatballs and pasta as well as desserts such as smores, chocolate fondue and French toast.

After much deliberation the Camp Masterchef challenge winner was Riley Wood with his grilled haloumi and mango salsa salad combined with instant paella. A very worthy winner!

The Outdoor Education class will now turn their focus to canoeing in preparation for their camp in Walpole next term.

On Tuesday the Year 7-12 students descended on the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre for the Inter-House swimming carnival. It was great to be back after a two year break from swimming carnivals. The students contested a variety of traditional and fun, novelty events with the overall house shields for both Middle and Senior school being hotly contested.

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded medallions as champions or runners up in their respective year groups.

Year 7 Girls Champion Hope Vrbasso 52.5 points

Year 7 Girls Runner Up Keira Hanbury 37.5 points

Year 7 Boys Champion Jack Heslop 60 points

Year 7 Boys Runner Up Connor Gorman 45 points

Year 8 Girls Champion Lillian Molenda 60 points

Year 8 Girls Runner Up Eva Hack 35 points

Year 8 Boys Champion Clayton Ambrose 57 points

Year 8 Boys Runner Up Reef Pietropaolo 46 points

Year 9 Girls Champion Lilly Fiegert 57 points

Year 9 Girls Runner Up Violet Clark 25 points

Year 9 Boys Champion Jonah Myers 49 points

Year 9 Boys Runner Up Josh Hanbury 37 points

Year 10 Girls Champion Abbey O'Donnell 53.5 points

Year 10 Girls Runner Up Kaila Cuthbert 49.5 points

Year 10 Boys Champion Max Vrbasso 60 Points

Year 10 Boys Runner Up Oliver Pass 38 points

Year 11/12 Girls Champion Chantelle Heslop 60 points

Year 11/12 Girls Runner Up Laura MacNiven 40 points

Year 11/12 Boys Champion Max Swarbrick 56 points

Year 11/12 Boys Runner Up Lachlan Gorman 39 points

Congratulations also to the following students who broke College records:

Year 7 Girls 25m Butterfly Hope Vrbasso 20.05 seconds

Year 8 Girls 25m Butterfly Lillian Molenda 16.13 seconds

Year 10 Boys 25m Butterfly Max Vrbasso 13.65 seconds

Year 10 Boys 50m Backstroke Max Vrbasso 32.21 seconds

Year 11/12 Girls 25m Butterfly Chantelle Heslop 15.59 seconds

Year 11/12 Boys 25m Butterfly Harper O'Donnell 15.51 seconds

In the overall house results for Middle School:

1st McCormack 688

2nd Cunningham 560

3rd DeVialar 499

4th Ozanam 458

In the overall house results for Senior School:

1st Ozanam 496

2nd McCormack 407

3rd DeVialar 380

4th Cunningham 377

The team for the upcoming ACC swimming carnival in Perth and Great Southern Inter-School carnival in Albany will be announced shortly. Thanks to the parent supporters and spectators and to the staff and student assistants on the day.

Natale, Tyler, and Kenneth represented Albany Raiders in Perth, in the Under 16s Country Championships Basketball Tournament in the Championship division. Their team went through the whole tournament undefeated, taking out the Grand Final by three points over Geraldton. So much hard work went into their preparation, and it was so well deserved!

On Tuesday 28th February the Year 7-12 students will depart school for the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre and the annual Inter-House swimming carnival. Students will be competing in a variety of traditional swimming and novelty events gaining points towards the overall house shields. Students have nominated for their events during PE lessons and house meetings. Parents and spectators are welcome to attend to support the swimmers. Racing begins at 9.30am and concludes by 2.30pm

Today Mrs Loveridge's reading group ended our session with "Tricky Word Racing". This activity provides students with an opportunity to revise all the tricky words they have learned to date. They record the time it takes to say all of the words and hope to beat their time next time we do the activity.

Everyone really enjoyed the game and Mrs Loveridge was really impressed that everyone chose to 'give it a go'. Mrs Lister joined us for this game too and was impressed to hear how well everyone did.

It is wonderful to visit the Year One and Two classes during literacy time and see our students engaged in many different types of learning experiences. Today there was handwriting, high-frequency word games, mat sessions, guided reading, phonics on the iPad and creative writing. Keep up the fantastic work Year One and Two!

Mrs Michelle Lister

Head of Junior School - Early Learning

LGSHA are running two hockey skills sessions for young people to try the sport and see if they like it. These sessions are for Year 3 and up and are from 4-5pm on Monday 27 February and Wednesday 1 March. Equipment is provided and mouth guards are encouraged.

For more information email do@lgshockey.asn.au or call 0429 130 953

Register for this 8-week program if you are in year 11/12 or on your gap year and gain exclusive access to the below sessions:

• 3 May 2023 - Resumes & Interviews (Lincolns Beyond Numb3rs)

• 10 May 2023 - Tax & Budgeting (Lincolns Beyond Numb3rs)

• 17 May 2023 - Rentals 101 (Merrifield Real Estate)

• 24 May 2023 - Healthy Relationships: How to live away from home (Relationships Australia)

• 31 May 2023 - Meal Planning 101 (Ocean and Paddock)

• 7 June 2023 - All things WASTE (City of Albany)

• 14 June 2023 - Sustainable Living (City of Albany)

• 21 June 2023 - Responsible Pet Ownership (RSPCA & City of Albany Rangers)

When registering you will be asked which session(s) you would like to attend (you can select all of them or only those that interest you).

All sessions will be delivered at the Albany Public Library from 4pm - 5pm.

GRAZING PLATTERS ARE AVAILABLE AT EACH SESSION!

REGISTER HERE: https://stuff-you-need-to-know.eventbrite.com.au