Today is a very special day for our school, when we celebrate our Feast Day, the feast of Our Lady

Help of Christians. She is also the patroness of Australia and of our Kimberley Diocese. The entire

school celebrated this feast, beginning with our Feast Day Mass and then enjoyed a day of fun

activities. We honour Mary as Mother of God’s children, she has responded by helping people

throughout the ages. She has done this by coming to the aid of individuals, families, towns,

kingdoms and nations.

Welcome

Please extend a warm welcome to Mr Clem Mulchay who will be Acting Principal for the next six

weeks while I am away on long service leave. Mr Mulchay comes with a wealth of experience and

knowledge and is looking forward to meeting the students and to working in partnership with our

wonderful staff and great parents and guardians to provide the best education for our students.

Some weeks ago, we were elated to receive the news that the David Wirrpanda Foundation,

Deadly Sista Girlz program will be based at St Mary’s College. We welcome the staff provided by

the program, Amarah Treacy and Rochelle Dolby. Both Amarah and Rochelle are ex-students of

our College and will be working with our staff to mentor our secondary girls, addressing issues of self-

esteem, healthy relationships, drug and alcohol abuse, healthy lifestyles etc.

Visitors

During the week we had the privilege of a visit from Noel Pearson, Chairman

and founder of Good to Great Schools. Good to Great Schools Australia’s

education program was developed by the Cape York Academy and it is

responsible for delivering significant improvements in literacy and

numeracy in many schools including in the Kimberley region.

The Catholic Secondary Principals regional meeting was a great success

last week. The thirty three visiting Principals and their partners from

throughout the state were very impressed by the hospitality shown by our

students and staff and went away with many positive impressions of our

school.

Farewell

After our Feast Day Mass we farewelled Sister Dolores Tunnecliffe SSJG.

Sister Delores will be retiring in Perth after years of dedication and

commitment to our school and schools in the Kimberley region spanning

from 1962. We wish Sister Delores many beautiful memories and life’s

richest blessings in her retirement.

Launch of House banners

Thank you to our school community, House Coordinators and students who

worked on designing our House banners. The banners look fantastic and all

ST MARY’S COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

Secondary Campus Administration 3 Port Drive, Tel: (08) 9194 9500 Fax: (08) 9192 1797 PO Box 100 Broome, WA 6735 Email: admin@stmarysbroome.wa.edu.au Website: www.stmarysbroome.wa.edu.au

This newsletter is also available on www.stmarysbroome.wa.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Michael Pepper

Prayer to

Mary Help of Christians

Most Holy Virgin, Help of Christians. I consecrate myself

entirely to your Immaculate Heart and Promise to live only for

the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls.

I entrust to your care the Church, its Supreme Pontiff, priests

and missioners, my relatives and friends, todays youth,

exposed to so many dangers. poor sinners and the dying,

and all the souls in Purgatory.

Teach me, dearest Mother to copy your virtues in my life,

particularly your strength and courage, obedience to God

and spotless purity.

Grant also, Mary Help of Christians, that through your

powerful intercession I may be victorious over the over the

enemies of my soul in life and in death, so that I may be with

22 May, 2015

May / June Events

College Feast Day 22nd

Sorry Day 26th

Years 7-10 Basketball Boys/Girls 27th

Foundation Day Holiday 1st

Fotek School Photos 4 / 5 / 8th

No. 7

During Week Three we were very fortunate to have the NET (National Evangelisation Team) here at St

Mary’s to run Retreat days with each of the Year levels form 7 -11. A more detailed report is elsewhere in

the newsletter but from all accounts it was a day enjoyed by all.

NAPLAN has also been and gone for another year and I thank all

staff and students for the calm and efficient way that these tests

were undertaken. It is important to remember that NAPLAN is just a

“snapshot” of the students’ performance on that particular day

and is not always a correct indicator of their true talents and abili-

ties.

Genazzano visitors will be with us again next week. This is a

fabulous opportunity for our girls to meet and socialise with the

Genazzano girls from Melbourne. This exchange program has been

happening between the two colleges for more than 20 years and

it is fantastic that we are able to carry this tradition on. Our girls will be in Melbourne on exchange early in

Term Three.

EXAMS!

Exam week is Week 7, June 2 – 5. All Senior students have been issued with an exam schedule earlier this

week. Some students may not have any exams during this time, but they may be required to be at school if

they have outstanding work in any of their subjects. Year 11 and 12 students are only required to be at

school when they have a scheduled exam. A study room will be available, should students wish to be at

school.

STUDY SESSIONS

In preparation for exam week, the College is conducting some evening student sessions for Year 11 and 12

students. Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 5.30 till 7.30 in the Library. Teaching staff will be on hand

to assist in particular subject areas. Students have been given a letter outlining the details. We look forward

to seeing many students take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

will be proud to fly them at our public events. Today at our Feast Day Mass it was an exciting time as we

launched the crests. Congratulations to the following students whose designs were chosen ; Tehya Ja-

mieson- Barbier House, Abbey Ford- Rice House, Yasmin Cypher – O’Brien House and Madeleine Christie-

Ward House.

Choir

Tania McKenna, parent and Director of Broome Academy of Music will commence work with our St Mary’s

College Choir each Wednesday after school in the Primary music room. Tania is a professional singer and a

vocal specialist who has travelled with the Australian Girls Choir and has worked in the music industry for

twenty four years. Further information for this exciting initiative will be coming home with students in the

near future.

Holidays

Finally, as you know, I will be away taking part of my long service leave for the rest of this term. Thank you to

parents and guardians for your support during the term, and thank you to all teachers and administrative

and support staff for all that you do for our students every single day! I look forward to return in Term 3

and wish you all a safe and happy holiday period.

FROM HEAD OF SECONDARY Di Popovich

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Last weekend we celebrated a commitment mass with our candidates for their sacrament of Holy

Communion Mass. It was very well attended and was a special time for families to share the importance of

the Eucharist with their children. We are now looking forward to our Sacrament of Holy Communion Retreat

Day on 19th June and our Mass on Sunday 21st June.

Learning Journey

We were blown away by the amazing Learning Journey evening we had

this week. To see so many parents at school enjoying their children’s learning

and our café in the Undercover Area was fabulous. Thank you to families for

supporting this event, it was such a lovely evening.

NAPLAN

Last week our students in Year Three and Year Five participated in the

NAPLAN assessment. We were so proud with the way that our students

engaged during these snapshots of their learning. We look forward to

reviewing their results and using this information to further support their learning and our whole school

planning.

ASIST Training

This week our Aboriginal Teaching Assistants were given the opportunity to attend a Suicide Prevention

Workshop facilitated by Anglicare. It was a wonderful opportunity to increase awareness, understanding

and confidence in dealing with this difficult issue within our community. We are so pleased that we can

support our staff with this important learning.

Social and Emotional Program

Starting next week we have our Girls Power and Good Guys Friendology program being trialed with all Year

Three and Year Five students. This program is designed to build and maintain strong friendships and how to

feel confident in who they are. These sessions will be facilitated by our Social Worker, Melita and our

Wellbeing Teacher, Michelle alongside classroom teaching teams. Letters have gone home to families with

students in these year levels.

Enrichment

Last week our Enrichment group for students commenced once again on Primary. Mr Molyneux and Miss

Josie have been working hard to prepare and plan for this

group of students to ensure the opportunities are meaningful for

our group. They have started off with such a bang and we are

super excited about where their learning will take them!

Cross Country

On Wednesday our Interschool Cross Country Team came an

incredibly close second. We are so proud of their commitment

to training and on the day! What a fabulous effort. A huge

thanks to Mr Ed, Mr Joseph and Mr Tim who supported the

students with their training and racing.

Important Upcoming Dates;

Assembly - Year 2D on Friday 29th May

Mass - Year 6H on Friday 29th May

Public Holiday – No School – Monday 1st June

Gospel Assembly – Pre Primary Classes – Friday 5th June

We have had another fun filled fortnight, with lots of happenings

on Primary! Have a wonderful fortnight.

FROM HEAD OF PRIMARY Coby Rhatigan

WALARBA BUGARRI

FOLLOW THE DREAM PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS UPDATE

We are pleased to welcome 12 new students, mainly Year 7 & 8

students, who have enrolled in the Follow the Dream program. 37 students are

now part of this educational support /enrichment program for aspiring Indigenous

students. Students must have high attendance and be motivated to succeed.

Mount Lawley (Outreach) Visit to St Mary’s College

Follow the Dream outreach students from Mount Lawley, visited the Kimberley at the start of the

term. As part of their camp they visited St Mary’s Follow the Dream students and took part in an

archery activity on St Mary’s College oval. All students enjoyed the afternoon and some even

managed to hit the targets. Thanks to Mr Mark Dellar for facilitating this event.

University of Western Australia - Year 12 Leadership Seminar

Tessa Jaffrey (head girl) attended the UWA Leadership seminar over the Easter

holidays. The seminar included workshops focusing on team building, self-esteem,

study skills and time management as well as cultural and recreational activities.

Dates for the diary:

Year 7/8 Compact signing Ceremony, Broome Surf Lifesaving Club,

Tuesday 26th May 4:45pm (Week 6)

This ceremony is for Year 7/8 students and their parents to formally join the program and includes

a dinner and guest speakers. RSVP by this Friday 22nd May.

Middle School Camp to Port Smith: Tuesday 16th- Friday 19th June (Week 9)

This cultural camp to Port Smith includes fishing, crabbing, music, guest

speakers, a quiz night, a talent quest and teambuilding activities. Stu-

dents must have regular school and study centre attendance. Notes will

go out to eligible students over the next couple of weeks.

University of Western Australia SIS - Year 10 Science Camp (school holi-

days 13th - 17th July)

The UWA school of Indigenous Studies are offering a Year 9/10 Science Camp in the next holi-

days. Please contact me if you are interested in applying.

Paul Woodbridge

Follow the Dream - Partnerships for Success Coordinator

Tel: 9194 9566 woodbridge.paul@cathednet.wa.edu.au

PRIMARY INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

The National Evangelization Team (N.E.T.)

As part of the schools commitment to religious education, St.

Mary's College hosted the services of a team from NET Ministries

in early May. NET Ministries is a Catholic youth ministry that has

been operating in Australia since 1989. The team of 9 young

adults from NET Ministries are from various parts of the world in-

cluding America and Canada. These young people volunteer a

year to facilitate retreats for students from over 150 schools

across Australia. During this week they conducted retreats for all

students from year 7 - 11. The feedback from the students was

once more overwhelming positive as evidenced from the com-

ments below:

“I really liked how they told their own stories on how they found

happiness. I was inspired by their work and I hope this tradition

of inviting the NET team to St. Mary’s College continues.”

“It was a really great time with the NET team. They made me

feel joyful and I can’t wait till next year when they come again.”

“I prayed to God that I would be closer to Him and I promised

to make religion a larger part of my life.”

“We talked about God and Jesus and prayer time. We talked

about peer pressure and we wrote a letter to Jesus. I found that very helpful because it got my

thoughts down on paper.”

“At the end of the day, we had time to reflect. This was our thinking time and it brought us

closer to God through my faith and finding my true self.”

Gym and Tonic

Gym and Tonic was a solo drama piece that

explored the different identities found in a gym

class. Roz Hammond created the piece as a part of

the Fringe Festival in Perth and it is now touring

Country WA. Drama students Grace Cuzens and

Alicia Gould took the time out of

their Wednesday night to enjoy this entertaining

performance at the Broome Civic Centre. The girls

loved analysing her characterisation techniques

and ability to take on different roles. Good work,

girls!

Year 12 Drama Assessments

Over the last month Alicia Gould and Grace Cuzens have gone

through what they describe as the torturous process of designing

and creating a diorama for the representational play Hotel Sorrento

by Hannie Rayson. Alicia and Grace have each designed a set

model that has brought to life their design vision for the living room of

the family that the play is built on. The research and design process

for this task was extensive. Alicia uses the colours ‘hunter green’ and

‘pale pink’ alongside the use of handmade silk flowers and pin-

ewood features; all of which were prominent in the 1990s. Grace al-

so incorporates the furniture trends of the 1990s in her set by hand

stitching an overstuffed ‘cobalt blue’ couch and bringing ‘the out-

side, inside’ with the inclusion of a pot plant in the living room. They

should both be enormously proud of their finished product and the

dedication that they have shown to this subject.

Primary House Cross Country………...and the winners are WARD The 2015 Primary House Cross Country Carnival was held on Friday May 8th at the Primary Cam-

pus. We are lucky enough to have a challenging bush track that makes its way around the pe-

rimeter of the school and then through onto the oval. Students had been preparing for this

event during their P.E. classes and also at before school training at Cable Beach. As usual Kin-

dy started off the day in fine style and it was inspiring to see the younger students with such big

smiles on their faces as they ran the track. It is great to see all of the students lift their perfor-

mance on the day thanks to the carnival atmosphere provided by the spectators, as well as

the grandstand setup of the finish line and the course. A huge thank you to all of the parents

and friends who attended to support the students and a special thank you to the Grounds and

Maintenance team Ralph and Murray for setting up the event. All of the students should be ex-

tremely proud of their efforts and I wish all of the Interschool team the very best for the upcom-

ing Carnival on May 20th. Ward dominated the 2015 Inter House Cross Country Carnival from

the outset and ran away with the victory comfortably. Congratulations to the medal winners

listed below and also to Ward House for another great Victory!

1st Ward 2nd Barbier 3rd Rice 4th O’Brien

1626 1036 652 575

Division 1st 2nd 3rd

Year 1 Girls Nevaeh Dann Leslie-Anne Bedford

Zuneah Lance

Year 1 Boys Zaiazlyn Hart Willem Meidema Paul Heiberg

Year 2 Girls Zuleeyah Treacy Matia Pania Marley Weeding

Year 2 Boys Elwood Wade Sam Stanley Fletcher Moase

Year 3 Girls Cindy Wu Soma Murphy Gabrielle Christie

Year 3 Boys Xavier Newton Patrick Walsh-Boathal

Jai Bowd

Year 4 Girls Elly Sara Alexandrea Slade Kiara Cox

Year 4 Boys Wesley Simpson Rio Cahill Rory Jones-Bowman

Year 5 Girls Teaghan Hastie Demi Bowd Bella Hill

Year 5 Boys Taj Murphy Jobe Bedford Udi Bin Swani

Year 6 Girls Tiaan Cox Rosa Hungerford-Morgan

Shanessa Leak

Year 6 Boys Noah Glasson Jack Lane Dominic Collins

TAKE HOME A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER

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hosting one of our exceptional international students arriving in Australia in July 2015 for their 3, 5

or 10 month programs. Our international students from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzer-

land, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland will live as a local, attend a local secondary

school, arrive with their own spending money and comprehensive insurance cover – all ar-

ranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. Visit us at www.scce.com.au, email

scceaust@scce.com.au or call us toll free on 1800 500 501, request our international student

profiles, and capture the spirit of family and friendship!

Leeuwin Ocean Adventures Available to Students

The Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation has released their full

voyage program for 2015, commencing another season packed with

ocean adventures. This is a great personal development opportunity

and unique experiential learning program endorsed by the School

Curriculum and Standards Authority. Several St Mary’s College students

have experienced Leeuwin sailing adventures in recent years and have

returned with amazing stories of fun, adventure, challenges and

friendship. Please see Mr Aidan for more details.

SMC Book Club

This term saw the establishment of the inaugural St

Mary’s College Book Club on the secondary cam-

pus. Several avid readers were quick to express

their interest in becoming the founding members

of the group, and were duly admitted into the

Club. The modern classic novel Goodnight Mister

Tom by Michelle Magorian was selected as the first

novel to be read. The Book Club will hold meetings

twice per term to discuss the latest novel read by

the group, share a tasty lunch, as well as to chat

about other literature currently being enjoyed by

members. There are still places available for any

interested students between Year 9 and Year 12;

see Miss Amy for an Expression of Interest form.

-Mrs Amy Meeuwissen

North West Netball Championships

There was a Netball Development Camp on the weekend passed, from this camp, the Broome

Netball Association selected players for the upcoming North West Games. There were a large

number of girls at the camp who have gained valuable skills in defence, attack and match play.

St Marys College has been fortunate enough to have 4 players selected for the Under 14’s North

West Games. They are Micalya Garlett, Caitlyn Hamaguchi, Tehya Jamieson and Breanna Scott.

From The Canteen—Nutritious and delicious

We are now offering’ free range’ BBQ chicken pieces to add to a salad or

wraps.

And…. We are still looking out for volunteers to help out so we can add even

more freshly prepared food to the menu.

Access to Fortnightly newsletter online - http://www.stmarysbroome.wa.edu.au/home/newsletter/

With the Parents and Friends

Federation of WA AGM / Mini

Conference fast approaching

on Wednesday 27th May, we

would like to take the oppor-

tunity to remind parents in

schools that are affiliated with

PFFWA that you are eligible to

nominate for the Federation

Council.

PFFWA Council are keen to recruit two to three new

council members this year and are particularly inter-

ested in hearing from parents with experience in the

following areas:

Post school pathways

Vocational Education & Training (VET)

Accounting

Students with Disabilities

However as always we are keen to hear from com-

mitted and enthusiastic parents who have skills or ex-

perience that may contribute to the ongoing work of

the Federation.

To find out more about this opportunity please email

execoff@pff.wa.edu.au or call the office on

9271 5909 for an information pack or a chat.

h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / p f f w a

www.pff.wa.edu.au

9271 5909, 03 Wood St, Inglewood, WA

6932

Positions Available

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN TEMPORARY POSITION; 20/7/2015-18/08/2015

(10 hours per week; negotiable)

ART ASSISTANT/TECHNICIAN Commencing 20/7/2015

(10 hours per week; negotiable)

We are seeking a well organised and enthusiastic persons to join our team as for the two positions.

The successful applicant for the Laboratory Tech-

nician will assist with the organisation and prepara-

tion of equipment and materials for all Science clas-

ses. The successful applicant for the Art Techni-

cian will assist with the organisation and prepara-

tion of equipment and materials for all Art classes.

Applicants are invited to submit a curriculum vi-tae, to the College Business Manager, Amy Hyett; hyett.amy@cathednet.wa.edu.au

Applications for the Laboratory Technician close 3.00pm - Monday 1 June 2015

Applications for the Art Technician close 3.00pm - Monday 8 June 2015