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Marian Catholic College 185 WAKADEN STREET, GRIFFITH NSW 2680
TELEPHONE: (02) 69692400
WEBSITE: www.mccww.catholic.edu.au Timetable Week 1 – 27 March 2015
No 9
Peace and Best wishes
Principal
Lord, make me a channel of disturbance
Where there is apathy, let me provoke
Where there is compliance, let me bring questioning
Where there is silence, may I be a voice
Where there is too much comfort and too little action,
grant disruption
Where there are doors closed and hearts locked,
great willingness to listen
Where laws dictate and pain is overlooked
When tradition speaks louder than needs
When we refuse to take control of our lives
Our own church
Our own poor
Disturb us, O Lord and teach us to be radical
Grant that I may seek rather to do justice than to talk about it
To be with, as well as for, the poor,
To love the unlovable as well as the lovely
To accept responsibility to be church
Lord, make me a channel of disturbance.
Dear Parents, Students and Friends
Next week is the final week of Term One. Many at school have been commenting on how quickly the term has flown. Students in Year 12 do not need to be reminded about that as they are well into mid-course exams and are at the mid way point of their final year of school! My reflections on this term are one of a community who seems settled and purposeful. Going about our business in an orderly manner, calmly and by and large happily. I have heard comments that it has been the best start to a year for a long time. It is very hard to pinpoint why this feeling is apparent but everyone has played a part and I congratulate students and staff and the support of parents in purveying this attitude. May it continue for a long time!
One of our teachers Mr Neville presented to staff recently a reflection on some of the amazing achievements of students and staff this term. He wanted us to remember that good things both large and small are happening around us and we should not underestimate the value of these contributions in helping to build such a positive community spirit. I have included excerpts from the presentation on the next page.
On Wednesday April at 1pm the College will be holding our Easter Mass in the Marcellin Hall, you are invited to join us as we near the finish of our Lenten journey as Christians around the world prepare for the Easter Celebrations of our greatest feast day. Our Chaplain Fr Rafter will say Mass for us.
The Marian Catholic College Council AGM was held last Monday and the following parent representatives were returned: Nigel Kennedy, Michael Favero, Brendan Catanzariti and Simon Aventi (as the staff representative) and Lindy Golden . Michael Ryan is continuing as Chairperson and new member is. Fr Grace represents Fr Rafter on the Parent Council. On behalf of the College I wish to thank Mrs Janice Seton for her involvement on the committee, especially her work as Secretary at Parent Council meetings. There are a vacancies still to be filled so if anyone wishes to apply, please contact our office.
Marian Catholic College has installed CCTV in various places around the school. This decision has been made to ensure the safety of college property including the personal possessions of staff and students. Last year there was a break in and from time to time damage has occurred which has increased our insurance costs and having cameras in key locations will provide safety for all and reduce the related premiums. The cameras will become active on 13 April. A copy of the notice to our community is further along in this newsletter.
Peace and Best Wishes
Principal
Where do you look for inspiration?
It is in the determination to succeed we saw in our ever growing athletics carnival… 27 records
It is past students still achieving and being recognised for their efforts in school by others
Inspiration is found constantly in the kids that come together to make a difference and start teaching us! A valuable lesson on what we can do with our spare time.
Inspiration can be found in the care that our school community shows and how it pours into the larger community.
CALENDAR 2015 Please be sure to check important dates on the Term Calendar on the College website at
www.mccww.catholic.edu.au
HSC Mid Course Exams
Monday 30 March—Wednesday 1 April
Easter Mass Lesson 4— 1.00 pm Wednesday 1 April
Cross Country—Lake Wyangan Thursday 2 April
Term 1 Ends Thursday 2 April
Good Friday Friday 3 April
CANTEEN NEWS
Monday 30 March - S Ciampa, J Davidge, W
Amara, C Badoco
Tuesday 31 March – S Favero. A Donadel,
D Beltrame
Wednesday 1 April - L Vico, A Agostini,
M Harrison
Thursday 2 April - P Testoni, S Comarin,
E Caffrey
Please pray for:
We also pray for any families in our community who have lost loved ones or are suffering illnesses.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Notice to Students, Parents & Staff of Marian Catholic College, Griffith, pursuant to s10 of the Workplace Surveillance Act 2015 (NSW).
This notice is provided pursuant to the provisions of the Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW). In accordance with the Marian Catholic College’s Security Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Policy & Procedures (“the Policy”) & the CEC Privacy Compliance Manual Students, Parents & Staff are advised that Marian Catholic College site will be under 24 hour CCTV sur-veillance. This will be recorded and monitored by approved personnel only as nominated by the Principal or their official delegate. The CCTV surveillance system will commence recording from Monday 13th of April 2015.
The full policy will be available under the "Policies & Procedures" page on our school website.
Learning and Teaching News
HSC Mid Course Exams—Week 2
Year 12 students have been sitting their mid course exams this week. The timetable
above shows the schedule for exams next week.
Keep up the great work Year 12!
Christie Scoble
Assistant Principal—Learning and Teaching
Monday Course Hours AM PM
30.03.15 Mathematics 3 hrs and 5 mins 9.05—12.10
Hall Mathematics Gen 2 2 hrs and 5 mins 9.05—11.10
Mathematics Gen 1 1 1/2 hrs and 5 minn 9.05—10.40
Wednesday Course Hours AM PM
01.04.15 Extension Maths 3 hours and 5 mins 9.05—12.10
Hall Extenstion English 2 hours and 5 mins 9.05—11.10
Catch Up Exams 9.05
Tuesday Course Hours AM PM
31.03.15 English Standard Paper
2
40 mins + 5 min 9.05—9.50
Hall English Advance Paper 2 40 mins + 5 min 9.05—9.50
Hospitality 2 hours and 5 minn 12.00—2.05
Thursday Cross Country
Last Day of School
24th March 2015
Marian College students
played Touch Football
against Mater Dei College,
Kildare College, Xavier
College and St Francis College
on a wet day in Wagga at
Jubilee Park. Andre Boon,
Angela Hartley, Jonathan
Morris and Nadine Scarfone
were the teachers that
coached on the day.
Marian was a challenging team to play with 4 students making the representative team: Blake Schaefer, Matthew Culla,
Jordan Sartor and Daniel Rosetto. These students will be participating in the Combined Catholic Colleges Championships
for a chance to be selected in the All Schools State Championships for the State Team.
Stand outs for the Under 15’s girls’ team were Suzanne Rinaldo and Sarah Sully. The team convincingly beating Xavier
College although going down to both Wagga rivals. The team demonstrated dramatic
improvements throughout the day.
The junior boys played 4 great games of touch against tough opposition. The boys
improved dramatically throughout the day narrowly going down to the eventual
winners in the final game.
The senior girls had four strong games, demonstrating commitment and determination as the rain got heavier and the competition got tighter, although only taking one win against Xavier College. Stand outs on the day were Jaclyn Agostini and Samantha Graham as well as try scorers Kayla Charles and Sabine Mazzarolo.
The Open boys started well against St Francis although went down 4 tries to 3 which to the boys credit was a game well played. Playing Xavier Collage all the boys were warmed up and amped for the game, we showed that we are a team to reckon with coming away with a win with 5 tries scored to 2. The last game of the day was against Kildare Collage who were the best team of the day they had won out right with no loses, unfortunately we were not able to stop them with a hard battle fought try for try.
The College Tennis Team traveled to Wagga to participate in the Wagga Diocese Catholic Schools competition. The girls
had their backs up against the wall from the start of the day traveling with one team mate short. Annaliese Quarisa
walked away with wins in all her singles matches, with Stella and Chloe put in courageous efforts playing with great
sportsmanship all day. The boys team were up against some very talented tennis players. 'Team Savage' (Cooper,
Gamaine and Jordan) alongside Brady Chambers were able to walk away with a team win over our local rivals St Francis.
These students should be commended for their outstanding behavior and the sportsmanship they displayed throughout the day. They were a true credit to the Marian spirit.
Chief Tennis Coach, Mr Moore
Great start to the Chess season!
Marian Catholic College competed in a chess competition with Coleambally Central School.
The Score was MCC - 21/2 and Coleambally Central School - 11/2
Marian Catholic College winning the match. Coleambally Central being a tough team to beat in the past!
Great team effort!
Two Marian Catholic College Students have cut and donated their hair to provide wigs for cancer sufferers. Nicole Bruss and Ruby Zandona, both girls have been personally touched by cancer, which was one of the main reasons they decided to take the plunge.
It is such a great effort and a wonderful act of kindness.
Good Fellows Workshop
Year 8 and 9 students attended a Goodfellas “Conversations with young men that matter” workshop. Martin Harper of Goodfellas Education informed students some interesting facts and stories about young men who have achieved extraordinary things. The purpose of the session is to bust the myth that “all boys are trouble”. Another
focus of the session is bust the myth that “real men don’t cry” by looking at world leaders that use emotion to show strength. The boys were also encouraged to be discriminating in the pictures and information they see and read
and to avoid feeling pressured by the often unrealistic male body images that are portrayed in the media.
Andrew Holloway—Director of Pastoral Care
Youth Week News
Griffith City Council is holding a Youth week festival in Griffith during these school holidays On 16th of April at 1:30pm-4:30pm at Jubilee Oval. The festival will have sumo suites, food, laser tag, sport, live music, dances/zuma, graffiti and much more all for free.
We will be holding a pop up Cinema at Westend stadium with Free Pop Corn on Wednesday 13th April (Parental Guidance & The Wolverine) 1:30pm-4:30pm
Go to our facebook page for more info (you-th say Griffith)
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Painting the Park
Tuesday 14 April 2015 10am-3pm @ CWA Egg Park
Pizza and refreshment to follow Creating a big large artwork celebrating Youth Week
The painting will be displayed in the art gallery afterwards. 12-25 year olds are invited to take part and make their mark!
In preparation for National Youth Week Griffith City Council has put together a group of
young people to form part of the planning committee for this years celebrations.
Students from Marian Catholic College, Griffith High School and Wade High School and
other interested local youth met at MCC yesterday for their first planning meeting.
Pictured are some of the students who represent MCC and the representatives from other
schools and interested community members adressed by Kelly DalBroi from Griffith City
Council.
For more information please contact Kelly via email on
