Friday, 22 May, 2015

Ocean Drive
Phone: 65832632
Fax: 65843371
Email:pmac@lism.catholic.edu.au
www.pmaclism.catholic.edu.au
“Strive for Excellence”
Friday, 22nd May, 2015
WHAT’S ON IN WEEK 6 TERM 2
Sunday, 24th May
Monday, 25th May
(Day 6)
Tuesday, 26th May
(Day 7)
Wednesday, 27th May
Thursday, 28th May
(Day 8)
(Day 9)
Friday, 29th May
(Day 10)
- Pentecost Sunday
- Year 7 to 10 exams continue all week
- SRI survey for Year 11 & 12 students throughout the week
- NSW CCC Football Championships
- Preliminary Economics lecture – Chris Core
- No dance group practice
- NSW CCC Football Championships
- Year 10 PASS excursion to State of Origin
- CCC Hockey Championships
- Regional Surf Titles
- Year 10 PASS excursion to State of Origin
- CCC Hockey Championships
- Big Band Blast
COMING UP IN WEEK 7 TERM 2
Monday, 1st June
Tuesday, 2nd June
Wednesday, 3rd June
Thursday, 4th June
Friday, 5th June
(Day 1)
(Day 2)
(Day 3)
(Day 4)
(Day 5)
- Years 7 – 10 catch up exams all week
- Athletics carnival
- Science competition
- Sing for the Solomons in MacKillop Performing Arts Theatre
- AFL Swans Cup (Opens) in Sawtell
- Year 7 workshop: The Big Samba - periods 1 and 2
HOMEWORK CLUB – Week 6
Junior Library: Monday to Thursday 3.20pm-4.00pm
Senior Library: Tuesday and Wednesday 3.15pm-5.00pm
MATHS TUTORIAL – Week 6
Room 2 – Junior site
Tuesday 7.45am-8.25am
ASSESSMENTS TASKS DUE IN WEEK 6
Year 12
Year 12
Year 12
Year 11
Year 11
Year 10
Year 10
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Business Studies
Biology
Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Design & Technology
History
Music
In class
In class
In class
In class
Hand In
Hand In
In class
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
“May the Spirit of the Lord be with you”.
GOD MADE US ALL UNIQUE
We have 1033 beautiful young adults at MacKillop College.
We aim to teach them many things so they can grow and develop in every way – spiritually, socially, physically,
emotionally and intellectually.We also hope that they all come to realise the uniqueness they have and the
importance of the fact that they need to commit to using all the talents they have and be the best person they can be
i.e. to shine in their own special way.
Remember our motto “Summa Tentabo”, Strive for Excellence, your personal best.
You have a special message to deliver……
There is an old Jewish-Christian tradition which says:
God sends each person into this world with a special message to deliver, with a special song to sing for others,
with an act of love to bestow. No one else can speak my message, or sing my song, or offer my act of love. These
are entrusted only to me. It all depends on God’s unique plan for each person. To which we might add: The
greatest sin of humans, it would seem, would be to return that gift, ungrateful and unopened. A gift is wasted if it is
not opened and used.
“Sower’s Seed A plenty” Brian Cavanagh.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
Students are expected to attend school regularly and preferably for 100 percent of the time. Illness or other special
family circumstances are obvious exceptions. When absent, students can miss important work which disadvantages
them when it comes to exams and other assessments. There is also a danger that students develop a habit of taking
time off school, which can severely disadvantage them when seeking employment. Employers want to employ
people who will not let them down by taking time off unnecessarily. For this reason employers are particularly
interested in attendance records on school reports because they are the best guide to future reliability.
As a school we expect students to attend, not only normal school days, but special days such as carnivals, retreats,
walkathons, feast days, award days and excursions. These days are not just optional extras. These special events are
especially important in terms of building community and fulfilling our mission as a Catholic school. Students can
only get the best out of their school experience by attending and participating in these days. Furthermore, it is a
commitment that students make when they choose to enrol at MacKillop College.
SCHOOL REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT
I would like to express my gratitude to all of those families who have already replied to our School
Review Improvement Survey that we distributed this week via email.
If you did not receive your exclusive offer to participate please contact Belinda Hadfield through the office who
will ensure that you too have the opportunity to shape the future of MacKillop College.
Anne O’Brien
Principal
aobrien@lism.catholic.edu.au
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS
Ellen Hales
Youth Ministry Worker
ehales@lism.catholic.edu.au
EVANGELISATION AND CATECHESIS NEWS
This year this exciting conference is again in the September school holidays. The CSO will be organising a trip
which is open to students from Year 7-12. The trip will be subsidised by the CSO to make it more affordable and
accessible. Student participants will be asked to make a co-contribution of $150. This cost will help subsidise
travel, accommodation and registration, and also cover most meals.
To secure a place on the trip students will need to collect a form from the front office and return it by Friday, 5
June, as a commitment to organisation is required. Please include $150.00 payment with permission note and
return to the school office. We will complete registration as a group once we have an idea of numbers. Further
details on the conference are below:
Ignite Conference 2015: “One”
24 - 27 September
Mueller Performing Arts Centre, Rothwell (Redcliffe, Brisbane)
The Ignite Conference is the largest Catholic event of its kind in Australia for young people adults, teenagers and children. The conference includes live bands and awesome speakers,
with streams and workshops in areas such leadership, worship, creative arts, mission, culture
and prayer!
Full information online at www.igniteconference.com.au.
The Diocese of Lismore, through the Catholic Schools Office, will be co-ordinating and subsidising the
participation of up to 130 parishioners from across the Diocese to attend the Australian Catholic Youth Festival
(ACYF) in Adelaide on 3-5 December.
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. It exists to provide young people with opportunities to deepen their
relationship with Jesus, be empowered to be disciples in the world today and encounter and celebrate the
vitality of the Church in Australia. The first ACYF was held in Melbourne in December 2013. In 2015 young
people are invited to attend the ACYF hosted by the Archdiocese of Adelaide.
Young people from Year 9 (in 2015) to young adults 25 years of age are invited to attend the event. The schools
group from Lismore will consist of students from Years 9-11 with an allocation given to each Parish Secondary
School. Student participants will be asked to make a co-contribution of $350. This cost will help subsidise flights,
accommodation and registration, and also cover most meals.
To express interest in a place on the trip students will need to collect a form from the front office and return it by
Friday, 12th June. Please include your $350 co-contribution payment with the permission note and return to the
school office. A full refund will be given to unsuccessful applicants. Those requiring a payment schedule may pay
a deposit to secure an expression of interest, then full payment in instalments if successful. Please consult the
accounts manager in the front office if this is preferable.
Further details on the ACYF can be found at the website: http://www.youthfestival.catholic.org.au/
Joan Lancaster
Leader of Evangelisation
jlancaster@lism.catholic.edu.au
ADMINISTRATION NEWS
SUBJECT AND EXCURSION STATEMENTS
SENIOR STUDENT OFFICE
Year 12 reports will be issued to students on Wednesday, 27th May and Year 11 students will receive their reports
on Thursday, 25th June. Please ensure your account is up to date prior to reports being issued.
MAIN OFFICE
Once again thank you to those families who have made these fees a priority. Semester 1 fees are due for
payment today (end of Week 5). Reminder statements will be mailed next week.
It is College policy for student reports to be withheld on outstanding amounts. Payment is encouraged to
avoid embarrassing moments at the end of the end of this term. Families experiencing financial difficulty
are asked to contact the College office to discuss alternative arrangements.
As previously advised, the balance of the Year 9 Canberra excursion must be finalised by Monday, 17th
August.
YEAR 12 NEWS
YEAR 12 RETREATS
These went exceptionally well at all three venues. An enormous thank you to the leaders at each Retreat –
Ms Lancaster (Camp Elim), Mr Jenkins (Coffs) and Mr Kelly (Valla Beach), and the staff members (including
Youth Ministry Officers), who invested so much time and energy to make every Retreat such a success.
Over the next few weeks I will include some Retreat photos from each venue.
REPORTS AND APPLICATION AWARDS
The Year 12 Reports will be issued around Wednesday, 26th May. There are a significant number of students who
can feel quite proud of their achievements so far and quite pleasingly a large number who have made significant
improvements in their attitude and approach to studies since the commencement of the HSC course.
Application / Achievement & Application Awards were handed out at the Year 12 Year Meeting on Wednesday.
Again I was impressed by the significant efforts of these students.
It was also pleasing to note the excellent attendance record maintained by many in the cohort – certificates
recognising the importance of being in classes to enhance learning either have or will also be issued.
CONGRATULATIONS
Liam Magennis has had a breakthrough year in cycling. In the last couple of months he
collected a few medals, including a clean sweep of all the Under 19 State Titles which
include:
 Gold Medal Cycling NSW Under 19 criterium champion
 Gold Medal Cycling NSW Under 19 hill climb champion
 Gold Medal Cycling NSW time trial champion - last weekend.
 Gold Medal Cycling NSW Road Race champion - last weekend.
In addition he has picked up a Cycling Australia National silver medal at
the Australian Mountain Climb Championships.
Well done Liam!
Phil Lloyd
Year 12 Leader of Pastoral Care
plloyd@lism.catholic.edu.au
YEAR 10 NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Mathew West who received a Pastoral Coordinators award this week. Well done and hopefully
more awards will now follow.
EXAMS
Good luck to all those students today and next week who are completing exams. It is important that we strive to
achieve our best. Students will achieve their best if they apply themselves and are organised.
Glen Littler
Year 10 Leader of Pastoral Care
glittler@lism.catholic.edu.au
YEAR 9 NEWS
As exams approach next week, I wish all students the best and encourage them to strive for excellence in each
exam. In what will be a busy week please ensure that all students:
- are prepared with the correct equipment (pens, pencils, calculators, etc.)
- have their study notes arranged
- eat well both in the morning and during the day
- sleep well; aiming for 9-10 hours each night to allow their body to recover
- talk with a parent or teacher if they are worried or need assistance during the exam period.
If a student misses an exam it can be completed on return but it is most important that students listen to morning
notices for the catch up exam process.
PASTORAL COORDINATOR AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who recently received a Pastoral Coordinator’s Award: Jack Redgrove,
Logan Ryan, Jack Edwards, Kyra McDonald and Griffin Campbell.
YEAR 9 RETREAT DAY WITH CHRIS DOYLE
The Year 9 Retreat Day will be held on Wednesday, 17th June. The event will be conducted by the talented Mr
Chris Doyle from Caritas Ministries. With over 15 years’ experience in coordinating high school retreats, Chris
presents an entertaining and enlightening reflection day through modern music, activities and meditation.
The focus of the day is to nurture community atmosphere, develop a sense of belonging and experience fun and
enjoyment.
It is important that all Year 9 see this as “our special day” and one of the few opportunities to spend time together
as a year group. In addition, this event is a vital component of the Year 9 Religious Education Program and all
students are expected to participate on the day.
Warren Lorger
Year 9 Leader of Pastoral Care
wlorger@lism.catholic.edu.au
YEAR 8 NEWS
The countdown is on for Mid Year Exams and all Year 8 students should be studying and revising their study
guides closely at this stage prior to exams.
I would like to thank those parents who have taken the time to adjust their daughter’s hems on their skirts so they
are compliant with the school rules. As mentioned in previous newsletters by Mrs O’Brien, the school will help
where we can in this process.
CONGRATULATIONS
To James Robertson who received a Pastoral Coordinator’s Award.
To Jyal Tregier, Ambrose Humphreys, Quinn Lickley and Lachlan Clacher
who were part of the winning Bill Turner Soccer team who went on to beat
Melville High School 4-0.
Year 8 students having fun in Science with Mrs
Pilgrim (Mason O’Neill, Mitchell Evans and
Lachlan Johns)
Dom Ashe
Year 8 Leader of Pastoral Care
dashe@lism.catholic.edu.au
YEAR 7 NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS
The following Year 7 students have earned Pastoral Coordinator Awards: Ainsley Baker, Aleigha Biron, Zoe
Brennan, Ruby Caballero, Hayley Campling, Kayla Chapman, Jye Clarke, Tom Connolly, Natasha
Cropper, Elizabeth Duffy, Chloe Firkin, Halle Foster, Cooper Gallagher, Freja Hamer, Brooke Higham,
Liam Irwin, Holly Jennings, Kijana Kemp, Grace Kuhnell, Gemma Mooney, Patrick Mullens, Abby
Newman, Isabella Pearson, Grace Pfab, Mason Power, Miah Redfern, Hugh Sharp, Savana Sumsky,
Andrew Stocks, Keagan Wadwell, Lucy Waser, Amelia Wilson, Summer Morris (2) and Kynan Schneider
(2). Awards will be issued at our next Year Assembly in Week 8.
Year 7 students should be assured that consistent application in class and revision will pay dividends in preparation
for the upcoming examinations. A reminder that on the day a positive attitude, calm and focus are just as important
as pens, eraser, ruler, sharpener and calculator.
Nicole O’Connell
Year 7 Leader of Pastoral Care
noconnell@lism.catholic.edu.au
TEACHING AND LEARNING NEWS
THE TOP 10 STUDY TIPS
PUTTING OFF PLEASURE
The first study tip is more about good habits than schoolwork per se.
One of the hardest, but most important aspects of studying is actually finding the time to do it and do it regularly.
You need to appreciate the value of self-control and delayed gratification. You need to put off those things you
want to (play, TV, sports, etc.) until after you have completed your daily study.
VISUALISATION
Elite athletes and sports psychologists will tell you that visualisation helps you to succeed – but only if it is done
the right way.
You need to visualse two different things.
The first involves visualising yourself achieving your goal (e.g. achieving a B in Mathematics on your next report).
Add details to the picture (e.g. where are you when you open your report card, how do you feel, how do your
parents feel?)
The second involves visualising yourself doing the hard yards to get there. Picture specific examples of how you
put off particular pleasures and persisted even when you didn’t want to.
RE-READING
Re-reading involves going over material covered again, often by independently re-reading material in a textbook,
on handouts or in your own notes.
Re-reading is one of our more controversial study tips because there are certain caveats in what researchers have
learned. Research shows that re-reading material once doubles what students retain, while re-reading it a second
time increases retention by the same again. However, John Dunlosky led a research team that found that repeatedly
reading material more than twice led to no further increases in retention. Re-reading works, but re-reading over and
over again is a waste of time that could be spent in better ways.
NOTE TAKING
It also helps you if you take notes while re-reading the material. A student who takes notes typically achieves 22
percentile points higher than a similar student who doesn’t.
Note taking has an even larger impact when students recall the material to make their notes (as opposed to looking
at the textbook while doing so). You can check the accuracy of your attempt against the original text and repeat the
process until you can recall the material.
REHEARSING
There will be information that you must know and be able to recall. Rehearsing can help you. Put simply,
rehearsing involves going over information again and again until you remember it.
You will get more out of your rehearsals if you remove distractions (e.g. music, TV) and focus fully on the task at
hand. It also helps to recite the material out loud and to chunk bits of information together.
If you need to rehearse large amounts of information (e.g. lines for a play), you should start by rehearsing just the
first bit. Once you have that right; rehearse the first and second bit then keep building on from there.
CONNECTING INFORMATION
Students learn pieces of information, yet they develop understanding when they start connecting those pieces of
information together in different ways.
One easy way that you can do this is through using graphic organisers (be they pre-made or drawn freely). These
include Venn diagrams (comparisons), sequences (cause-effect, series of steps), mind maps (hierarchical
classification), concept maps (a combination of different connections) and more.
PRACTISING
There is a reason why people say practice makes perfect – because it’s true.
Students who regularly practise the things they have to be able to do typically achieve 26 percentile points higher
than similar students who don’t.
For this study tip to be even more effective, you need to continue practising everything you have learned to do by
mixing in random questions from past materials.
You also need feedback on your efforts; otherwise you may end up internalising the wrong thing. Most of the time,
this can be as simple as checking the answers in the back of the book. However, if you don’t understand why you
got something wrong, it’s okay to go to a teacher for help.
SELF-VERBALISING
Self-verbalising involves students stating the steps they need to follow in order to complete a set task. They can say
the steps to themselves or whisper them aloud.
This strategy helps you remember the steps involved in a task, such as adding common fractions or doubling the
last letter before adding –ing.
You can self-verbalise at any time (i.e. as part of rehearsal), but you are specifically encouraged to self-verbalise
while completing the task itself.
JUSTIFYING
Justifying involves explaining why a given statement is true. For example, after teaching students about different
types of mixtures, teachers may state that milk is neither a solution nor a suspension. You have to explain why this
is so.
You can use this across subject areas. 2.47 is not an integer. Why? The word misspell has a double s. Why? The
Neolithic era is often called the new Stone Age. Why? After looking at the periodic table, you know that a sodium
atom has 12 neutrons. How?
PRACTICE TESTING
Practice testing involves any form testing where the results are used solely to help you learn rather than to make
judgements about your achievement.
Practice tests can involve completing review questions at the end of a chapter or having a study partner ask you
questions with the textbook in their hands.
Practice testing involves you retrieving needed information, which strengthens the neural pathways that make
future retrieval easier (much like how repeatedly walking the same path through long grass forms a pathway that
makes subsequent walks easier). Therefore, getting questions right on a practice test increases the odds of getting
similar questions right on the real test.
Practice testing also leads you to revisit and relearn – any material you got wrong
Good luck in preparing for your exams!
Darren Smith
Leader of Pedagogy
dsmith@lism.catholic.edu.au
NUMERACY NEWS
Congratulations to this week’s problem solvers, Max Mottee, Mathew West, William Ayrton, Nicola Di Bona,
Alex Green, James Schumann and Jack Redgrove. The correct solutions were:
or
or
This week’s problem is:
Consider a row of coins in which there are 3 tails and 2 heads arranged as follows: THTHT. You may move two
coins that are beside each other to either end of the row, keeping them together. When you get gaps between coins,
ignore them. Continue to move adjacent coins in twos to either end until you have the coins arranged TTTHH.
a) What is the least number of moves needed to make this change?
b) What is the least number of moves needed to change THTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHT (15T and
14H) to TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ?
c) Can you come up with a formula for the least number of moves it would take to rearrange any sequence of this
sort to the required arrangement?
Christine Harmer
Leader of Numeracy
charmer@lism.catholic.edu.au
ENGLISH NEWS
The 2015 English Competition Assessment will be held on Tuesday, 28th July (Week 3, Term 3).
The competition provides detailed feedback about students’ strengths and weaknesses in regard to their reading
comprehension skills.
The department has an expectation that all students enrolled in the extension classes, in Years 8, 9 and 10, complete
the competition. Please feel free to contact me if there are any concerns about this expectation.
All students 7-12 are most welcome to take part in the competition. Any student wishing to participate in the
competition simply needs to notify their English teacher by Friday, 29th June (Week 9, Term 2).
The cost is $8.00 per student. This will be billed to participants’ Term 3 accounts.
Brad O’Connell
Leader of English
boconnell@lism.catholic.edu.au
CAREER AND UNIVERSITY TRANSITION NEWS
MID COAST CAREERS MARKET
On Tuesday, 12th May all Year 10 students attended the Mid Coast Careers Market at the Port Macquarie
Racecourse. Students were able to get first-hand information regarding their
future directions.
Southern Cross University provided the students with a pre-market worksheet,
which upon completion the sheets could be entered into a draw for a $50 JB HiFi voucher. The lucky winner this year was Ashlee Power from MacKillop
College.
At the conclusion of the event students commented on how valuable the
experience was to talk to representatives who are working in the industry or even
to gain valuable insights into the pathways to university.
Well done Year 10, you represented the College admirably.
Emma Bleasdale and Jorga Attard
Michael Kelly
Leader of Careers and University transition
mnkelly@lism.catholic.edu.au
Ashlee Power receiving her JB Hi-Fi voucher
Liam Howell and Brad De Domizio
HOSPITALITY NEWS
Maytime Markets
"Brew Crew"
Congratulations to Rachel Hills and Alex Halls of Year 12 Hospitality and
Molly Dezius of Year 9 who gave up their time and worked the coffee
machine for the St Peter’s Maytime Markets on Sunday, 17th May.
They worked tirelessly and were fantastic ambassadors for our school.
I am very proud to be the teacher of such outstanding students.
Thank you girls.
Georgina Pender
VET Co-Ordinator
gpender@lism.catholic.edu.au
“Brew Crew” Molly Dezius, Alex Halls,
Ms Pender, Rachel Hills.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH BRONZE NEWS
DUKE OF EDINBURGH PRACTICE EXPEDITION: HAT HEAD- HUNGRY GATE
Last Friday and Saturday the Year 9 students undertaking their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award ventured into the
untamed wilderness of Hat Head National Park. After planning their menu and equipment in the previous days,
they hiked with backpacks to their campsite, crossing a wet causeway on the way, before setting up their tents and
campsite. They then walked along Connors Track into Hat Head (dealing with soggy tracks and plank bridges)
before exploring the Hat Head environs and returning to camp before dark. Night time saw the lighting of
campfires and cooking dinner, followed by snores and some fun campfire conversation.
The night and morning were wet but over the whole camp the “can-do” and caring attitude of the group made Mrs
Robertson and myself very proud. We wandered out onto the huge dunes of Killick Beach and had a great time
sliding, tumbling and rolling down and around the dunes before doing a little treasure hunting with the GPS
navigator. Arriving back just after 2.00pm on Saturday, we were amazed to hear some kids were going on to Relay
for Life. Well done!!
We wish to extend a huge thankyou to Mrs Robertson for coming on camp and all the parents for supporting the
kids to get ready for the camp and their Duke of Edinburgh Award. Some photos of the camp are available on the
school Facebook page.
Timo Gobius
Duke of Edinburgh Co-Ordinator
tgobius@lism.catholic.edu.au
SPORT NEWS
YEAR 7 TO 10 SPORT TERM 2
Students continue the Athletics program during sport in Year 8, 9 and 10 until the Athletics Carnival on 2 nd June,
Week 7.
ATHLETICS PRE-EVENTS – SENIOR STUDENTS
Senior students in Years 11-12 will compete in pre-events leading up to the Athletics Carnival. Below is the
schedule for Week 6.
WEEK 6 – Senior Students
MONDAY
TUESDAY 26.5.15
25.5.15
1500m @ senior site 400m @ senior site
ED/ELG/LCU
JP/MK
WEDNESDAY
27.5.15
High Jump Senior
Boys @ junior MPC
SSm/JW
THURSDAY
28.5.15
800m @ MacKillop
DJ/ED
FRIDAY
29.5.15
High Jump Senior
Girls @ junior
MPC
JST/TB/ED
REPRESENTATIVE SPORT
GIRLS & BOYS BILL TURNER
The girls went into their match against St Joseph’s Regional College with a clear reminder of the game they played
last year against our sister school – an extremely skilful team which resulted in an intense penalty shootout.
Despite the wet weather the game was tightly contested. We witnessed a collection of dead balls and unintentional
mud slides throughout that affected the girls’ game enormously. The whole team worked extremely hard during the
first half to ensure Regional went to the half time break scoreless.
The girls went into the second half with a clean score sheet and determined to beat the horrible conditions. Jess
Davis’ skill revealed itself early in the second half with a great goal to get us in the lead. Unfortunately, Regional
College came right back with a lucky goal. With a score of 1-all continuing into the last 10 minutes of the game,
thoughts of the match going into extra time circled. Regional then cemented their lead with another goal in the last
five minutes of the match, the final score being 2-1. The girls’ loss to Regional College was unlucky as the game
could have gone either way. The whole team worked extremely hard, although the work of the backline consisting
of Kiana Bruen-Ansell, Elizabeth Duffy, Naomi Langley and Maddie Dakin held the team for the entire game. The
girls should be proud of themselves for their commitment, encouragement and success throughout their 2015 Bill
Turner campaign.
Temujin Nickols
Manager
The boys’ Bill Turner soccer team had an impressive 4-0 win over Melville High School last Monday, 18th May.
The team played a very patient style of soccer again, with a couple of key boys pulling out due to injury (Angus
Thurgate and Flynn Goodman); the team had to be reorganised to cover these changes. Thanks to some excellent
team work the boys frustrated the opposition, then piled on three great goals from Travis Gaddes, Tyson Marchant
and Griffin Goodman. Both Tyson and Griffin’s goals were from some distance out.
We went in at half time 3-0 up. We had expected a fiery second half and that’s what we got with a number of
yellow cards issued for the opposition. The MacKillop team played with great composure and generally with great
discipline. The final score was 4-0 thanks to an own goal from the Melville boys.
The boys now go on to play the winner of GLC Forster and Taree or Wingham in the next two to three weeks. I
don’t like to single out players because it was a great team effort but I was very proud of my young Year 8 boys
who were substantially smaller than the opposition but never gave up : Jyal, Ambrose, Quinn and Lachlan.
Squad : Matt Crawford, Cameron Higham, Lachlan Clacher, Ronan Cornell, Griffin Goodman, Tyson Marchant,
Travis Gaddes, Isaac Trow, Elijah Mayes, Ambrose Humphreys, Jyal Tregier, Manning Gibson, Harry Romaine
and Quinn Lickley.
Dom Ashe
Coach
Cross Country- 2015
Age champions and runner-ups
Boys
Age
12 Years
13 Years
14 Years
15 Years
16 Years
17 Years
18 Years
Girls
Age
12 Years
13 Years
14 Years
15 Years
16 Years
17 Years
18 Years
Champion
Alex Horder
Boyd Bann-Murray
Flynn Goodman
Griffin Goodman
Hunter Leishman
Jack Pilgrim
Sam Lewis
Runner-Up
Ben Heslop
Lleyton Wall
Max Milligan
Jed Clarke
Lachlan Myers
Eoghan Barltrop
Riley Irwin
Champion
Savana Sumsky and Taryin
McIntyre
Miren Davies
Paige Leishman
Alannah Grose
Amelia Humphreys and
Jasmine Lawrence
Erinn Smith
Mekayla Everingham
Runner-Up
Ruby Taylor
Freja Hamer
Annika Toohey
Tully Pearson
Jade Horton
Lucie Williams
NSWCCC SWIMMING & DIVING
On Monday, 18th May eight of our students travelled to Homebush to compete in the NSW All Schools Swimming
and Diving Championships. This journey has been quite a lengthy one with students first competing at our
swimming carnival in early February to now competing at this level.
The students are to be commended on their perseverance, skill and dedication to their gruelling training programs.
The All Schools Championships this year were unique in that they were also a trial to make the team to swim at the
Pacific Schools Games to be held in Adelaide during Term 4.
The results from the swimming and diving are;
4th in the state for the platform
Lucie Williams
8th in the springboard
Julia Williams
4th 4x50m Relay
Intermediate Boys relay
4th Medley relay
team
8th breaststroke
Bianca Jamison
9th breaststroke
Gold 200m breaststroke
Mekayla Everingham
Bronze 200m breaststroke
Lachlan Kirkland
Bronze 100m Backstroke
Tom Berryman
Please note: No official results from this event have yet been released.
UPCOMING DATES
 25th and 26th May
 28th May
 28th and 29th May
 2nd June
NSWCCC Football Championships at Blacktown
Regional Surf Titles at Boomerang Beach
NSWCCC Hockey Championships at Grafton
MACKILLOP COLLEGE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
If you have any questions regarding sport at MacKillop College please do not hesitate to contact me either by email
or phone at the College.
Erin Denham
Leader of Sport
edenham@lism.catholic.edu.au
COLLEGE MUSIC NEWS
“Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of
the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” Martin Luther
BIG BAND BLAST 2015
The MacKillop College Big Band will again participate in this year’s Big Band Blast music
festival to be held in and around the Glasshouse and Town Green across the weekend of 29th
to 31st May. All students should have registered at the Main office. Registration is required in
order for students to perform at the concert on Saturday (1.00pm – 2.00pm) and to participate
in all workshops and concerts throughout the weekend.
Angelo Gannon and Mat West
The Big Band will perform on the Sundowner Grasshouse stage between Sundowner Caravan
Park and Zebu from 1.00pm – 2.00pm on Saturday, 30th May. This concert is free and open to the
public. As such you are invited to come and support the students and enjoy some good jazz music!
PERFORMING ENSEMBLES SHIRTS
Orders for performing ensemble shirts have been placed. These shirts should arrive within the next
couple of weeks, hopefully in time for Big Band Blast. Thank you for your patience.
Charlotte Moore
CO-CURRICULAR MUSIC WEBSITE
http://pmaclism.catholic.edu.au/creative-arts/co-curricular-music - Please contact Mr Denham if
you have any problems accessing information on this site.
MUSIC AND THE BRAIN
“The benefits of music education has been researched for decades.
Most recently neuroscientists have been excited about the significant
differences they have seen between the brain functions of musicians,
when compared with non-musicians. It has become clear that music
education before the age of 7 has the greatest benefits to brain
development. Furthermore it has been found that it only takes, at the
very least, an hour a week of structured, formal music education to
make permanent and positive changes to the brain functions of every
child.”– Anita Collins (www.anitacollinsmusic.com)
The positive impact that music education has on brain development
is a scientific fact. Education experts and researchers are
recommending that schools develop and implement music programs
that provide students with the opportunity to develop their brain in
this way. It has been found that students who learn a musical
instrument have high literacy and numeracy skills. In addition, these
students function at a higher cognitive level and possess a higher
verbal retention rate.
I encourage you to visit the website above and watch the TED-ED video to learn more about how the brain can be
developed by music.
Furthermore, visit the school website and go to the Creative Arts tab to find more information on how your child
can join the co-curricular music program at MacKillop College. Instrumental tuition can be arranged through the
music department at the College in addition to the extensive band and vocal program currently in place.
MUSIC ENSEMBLE PROGRAM – WEEK 6
Monday
Senior Stage Band: 7.45am-8.45am – Music room J12
Senior Stage Band – lunchtime – Music room J12
SAPSS Jazz Band: 4.00pm-5.30pm – St Joseph’s Regional College
Tuesday
Percussion Ensemble: 8.00am-8.45am – Music room J12
Junior Stage Band: Lunchtime – Music room J12
Wednesday
Vocal Ensemble: 8.00am-8.45am – Music room J16
MacKillop Choir: Lunchtime – Music room J16
SAPSS Drum line: 4.00pm-5.30pm – St Joseph’s Regional College
Thursday
Concert Band: 7.45am – 8.45am – Music room J12
Senior Stage Band Vocalists: Lunchtime – Music room J16
Brass Ensemble: Lunchtime – Music room J12
SAPSS Concert Band: 4.00pm – 5.30pm – Music room J12
Friday
Big Band: 7.45am – 8.45am – Music room J12
Jazz Ensemble “The Groove Merchants”: Lunchtime – Music room J12
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Saturday 30th May
Big Band Blast
1.00p.m. – 2.00p.m. Sundowner Grasshouse Stage
(between Zebu and Sundowner Caravan Park), Port Macquarie - Big Band
• Wednesday 3rd June Whole School Assembly
Junior MPC - Vocal Ensemble
• Thursday 4th June
Sing for the Solomons
MacKillop Performing Arts Theatre - Senior Stage Band, Big Band, SAPSS Jazz Band,
HSC Music Students
• Sunday 7th June
• Friday 12th June
• Saturday 13th June
• Tuesday 16th June
Youth Mass
4.00p.m – 6.00p.m. St Agnes’ Church - Senior Stage Band (Praise Band)
Glasshouse Lunch Concert
12.30p.m. – 1.30p.m. Glasshouse, Port Macquarie - Choir and Vocal Ensemble
Vocal Concert
Ian Castle Studio, Port Macquarie - Choir and Vocal Ensemble
Night of Stars
Senior MPC - Senior Stage Band, Percussion Ensemble
If you have any questions relating to music tuition or co-curricular music
please contact me via email, phone or visit the College website and click on
the Creative Arts tab.
Rob Denham
Leader of Co-Curricular Music
rdenham@lism.catholic.edu.au
The Groove Merchants
We want your saxophones, trumpets and trombones!
Do you have a band instrument gathering dust at home? Have you thought about donating or selling it to the
College?
The band program is in need of instruments to hire to students keen to learn a new instrument. If you are interested
in donating or selling instruments to MacKillop College please contact the Co-curricular Music Co-ordinator Rob
Denham, through the College office or by email.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
CANTEEN ROSTER
(Year 7 to 10 Campus)
Emily Duffy, Anne Johnson and Dianne Pearson
Deb Hoffman Doyle, Deb Ward and Carol Irving
Jeanette Clark and Darrell Bleasdale
Julie Minihan and Jason Garland
Debbie Cohen and Donna Schaffer
10.40a.m. start
11.00a.m. start
11.00a.m. start
10.40a.m. start
10.40a.m. start
COMMUNITY NEWS
Under One Sky: The African Children’s Choir will be in Port Macquarie on 25th - 27th May as well as appearing
in Camden Haven and Taree. For tour information and ticketing please go to: www.kwaya.org/underonesky.html
or facebook.com/underoneskytour2015/events.
St Joseph’s Primary School are hosting a Trivia Night on Friday, 29th May. Doors open at 6.00pm
with Trivia starting at 6.30pm. Tickets are available at the door or online at
http://www.trybooking.com/HSHL, click search then follow the prompts. For any questions or enquiries
please contact the school on 65833848 or sjjpport@lism.catholic.edu.au
The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal
Many students have expressed interest in assisting the Salvation Army as a volunteer collector for
the 2015 Red Shield Doorknock. This will involve approximately 3 hours on the Sunday of the
Doorknock Weekend – SUNDAY, 31st MAY.
This positive sense of community awareness is a commendable attribute and we thank all those
who have generously offered their time. If other members of our school community are interested
in participating as a collector or driver, please contact Major Brett Gallagher on 65837444 or
0466655098. The Salvation Army says “thank you” in advance.