New School Captains for 2022/23

Congratulations to Frances O’Brien (Maye House) who has been elected as School Captain and Lucy Dalton (Mornane House) who has been elected as School Vice-Captain for 2022/23!

We congratulate these students knowing that they have been entrusted to lead the community in the year ahead. Next week, we will announce and finalise the remaining student leadership positions and will share the full Student Council with you in the Week 3 newsletter.

SRC Christmas Cup (in July)

Today, the SRC Christmas Cup (in July) was hosted by the SRC in the school gymnasium at lunch time. The eight Secondary School Houses came together and competed in a range of games and activities. Elimination rounds took place with the final being between Mulhall and Kendall House, with Mulhall being victorious!

Thank you to the students who participated today,  those who came along to cheer and the SRC Team for organising and running the event.

Oratory News

Mock Trial

Congratulations to our Mock Trial team who this week won their round against Ravenswood. The Team scored an incredible 287 points with Ravenswood scoring a respectable 240.

Congratulations to all team members and to the coaches who worked through the holidays to prepare for this round.

Mock Mediation

Congratulations to our Mock Mediation Team who have been announced as one of the Quarter Finalists in this year’s competition. The Quarter Final materials will be released at the end of this week and we will work with the team to navigate their preparation.

YMCA Youth Parliament

Tahlia Moses, Y10, attended the YMCA Youth Parliament Residential Camp during the school holidays. Selected as the local member for her area, Tahlia and her fellow Youth Parliamentarians spent their time developing reports for submission to the Youth Parliament for consideration. Recommendations from these reports are then take to the NSW Lower House for discussion; with some being upheld and implemented. Opportunities were varied and included meeting the NSW Governor, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, meeting with various members of the NSW Parliament and continuing to network and meet with members of parliament to push through their recommendations. Congratulations Tahlia, we look forward to the closing event in September.

Sport News

Secondary School Athletics Carnival

On Wednesday, 22 June, the Secondary Athletics Carnival was held. It was a day of community that had an abundance of passion, enthusiasm, and felicity show by all students, staff, and Houses.

Congratulations to the following Age & Division Champions:

Age Champions

12 Years – Porsha Gill

13 Years – Felicity Hall

14 Years – Bianca Fabjancic

15 Years – Eliza English

16 Years – Bella Kachel

17+ Years – Sophie Kavanagh

Division Champions

Junior – Felicity Hall

Intermediate – Bella Kachel

Senior – Sophie Kavanagh

Invitational 100m Champion – Sophie Kavanagh

Congratulations to Maye House on being our Spirit Cup Champions.

Congratulations to Barry House for being the 2022 Secondary Athletics Carnival House Champions!

NSWCIS Rugby 7’s Championships          

Mia Jones (Year 11) and Tamsyn Cairns (Year 12) represented NSWCIS at the NSW All Schools Rugby 7’s Championships last month. Their team placed 3rd overall in the competition. Both of these girls have been shining both on and off the field and we look forward to continuing to watch their rugby journey unfold.

Interschools Snowsports Competition

During the holiday break our Snowsports team competed in the 2022 Interschool Snowsports Competition.

Congratulations to Aoife Berry (Year 9) who won a Bronze Medal in both the Snowboard Cross and Snowboard Giant Slalom Events!

Congratulations also to Hannah De Vos (Year 10) who finished 11th in Ski Alpine and 9th in the Ski Cross event(s).

PSSA Basketball Championships

Tessa Young (Year 6) competed as part of the NSWCIS Basketball team last month at the PSSA Basketball Championships in Tamworth. Tessa’s team placed second overall, playing some very tough matches over the course of the competition. Well done Tessa on this fantastic result!

Alumnae News

Congratulations to Greta Kraszula (Class of 2020) who has been selected into the extended Young Matilda’s Squad ahead of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup!