Term 2 Sports wrap up

It has been an extremely busy term in the sport and co-curricular domains and our students have made all of our community really proud.

In the Representative Sports Pathways within the Sydney Catholic Schools (Primary students), the Catholic Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association (CGSSSA) and Combined Catholic Colleges (Senior School) we have seen students succeeding in Football (Soccer), Cross Country, Athletics, Hockey, Volleyball and Netball.

We witnessed a great deal of enthusiasm, House spirit (the best I have ever seen in Schools I have worked so far) and participation in the Senior and Junior Athletics Carnivals. It is so heartwarming to see how proud our students are for being part of the Santa Sabina College community and the sense of community and belonging the College naturally offers to staff, parents and students.

IGSA, IPSHA and ERNA Netball Saturday sport were also a highlight of our programs where our students could showcase their commitment and passion for the sport, showing great sportsmanship and support to one another.

Our debaters have also shone through the competitions they were taking part in, showing that Santa students are very persuasive and can confidently (and quickly) develop smart thinking over any topic, offering the audiences very entertaining rounds of debating.

I had the opportunity for the first time to watch over three weeks the famous “St of Origin” when our students had three epic weeks battling it out against the St Patrick’s Strathtfield students over three different events (Netball, Volleyball and Debating) to be crowned this year’s champion. Unfortunately, the gentlemen had a little edge on the two last events (Volleyball and Debating) after a whopping Santa win on Netball to take this year’s title.

Our Representative Volleyball program has definitely taken off with our teams taking part in the Sydney Volleyball League, in preparation for the NSW Volleyball Schools Cup starting this week. The levels of play in such competitive set ups were outstanding and I am extremely hopeful of great performances to come in Term 3 and ultimately in Term 4 when we embarc on the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup on the Gold Coast in December.

And finally (please see Ms Williams article on it) our Dancers have started they journey with a Hollywood-like showcase in the School Hall and two great wins in the first Eistedfodd competition.

To close the term with a golden key, we ran trials in preparation for next term and the students commitment and enthusiasm was second to none shaping us up to a great  Term 3 of Sport.

I would like to thank the team I feel blessed to have working alongside me for the dedication and care towards students ensuring every minute spent on the court, field or stage is a very special one and that Santa Sabina College Sport creats life long memories to all of us.

A special mention to Ms Rachael Simmons who is taking on the motherhood journey, farewelling us for the next 12 months. Rachael has been a rock solid member of the department providing great services to the College and personally being a great help at this starting period of mine here at Santa. We wish her all the best for this very exciting life event and we are definitely looking forward to seeing her back in a year.

Luiz Ramalho, Director of Sport and Co-Curricular Actvities.

Over 150 students from year 3-12 represented the College across 9 teams in 4 different IGSA and IPSHA competitions this term!

Our 6 basketball teams have faced some tough competition from other Independent girls schools across Sydney this term in the IGSA (7-12) Championship Season and I applaud each girl for their continued determination throughout this term! It has been wonderful to see the results and skill level improve each week from all teams. A season highlight for our teams was the commanding victory for SAN04 in round 5 beating MLC 53-10!

Miss C Crampton (Basketball Coordinator)

It has definitely been a strong term for our hockey players in the IPSHA (3-6) Competition and IGSA (7-12) Invitation Season! There were many new faces at hockey this term from girls in year 3 up to our senior students. Our year 5/6 Super 8’s team had a fantastic victory 6-0 to Barker College in week 6 which was definitely a highlight for our IPSHA results this term. I hope all of our new players enjoyed their first season and I thank our continuing players for returning for another fantastic season of hockey at the College!

Miss C Crampton (Hockey Coordinator)

Representative Sport Update

NSW Futsal Championships

Last week, the senior representative futsal team competed in the NSW Futsal Championships, going head to head with schools from across Sydney.

In our first game, we were able to claim success against Holroyd High School with our attackers putting away some fantastic goals. The defence held their own and remained strong to ensure Santa maintained a clean sweep for the remainder of the game. Despite tensions rapidly escalating as we were faced with a game against Marsden High School, it quickly eased as our attackers put away a phenomenal goal. Unfortunately, under the pressing time conditions, we were unable to secure another goal and lost 2-1. Santa soon picked up their stamina resulting in a glorious win against Burwood Girls High School. This earned the team a chance to conquer the semi-finals and gain a win against a very skilled Emanuel School. During this tense yet entertaining match, we were unfortunately unable to bring home victory. Nonetheless, each and every single player maintained a commendable display of sportsmanship, perseverance and enthusiasm throughout the day. The competition was a fantastic opportunity for girls across senior years to establish bonds and healthy team dynamics in a competitive and enjoyable way; a pivotal example of the rich value sports brings to the college. On behalf of the team we thank Ms Dalageorgos and Ms Page for their commitment leading up to the tournament and for their outstanding coaching skill.

~ Maree Sialepis (Year 12 Futsal Player)

NSW Futsal Championships 16’S

On Wednesday, 7th June, the Under 16s Representative Futsal team participated in the NSW Futsal Championships, consisting of players from Year 7 to Year 10. Our first game was against Burwood Girls High School. It was a thrilling match and started off slowly, but we persevered as a team and came away with a 4-0 win. We demonstrated exceptional teamwork scoring 4 goals and maintained a clean sheet. Despite scoring two great goals in our second game against St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, they proved too strong taking the win with 4 lucky goals. Our last round competition game against Australian International Academy was very entertaining. Our team continued to improve and we ended up with a 1-1 draw. We were unlucky to not win this game, but our overall results were good enough to push us into the Semi finals as we finished second in our pool. Our Semi final saw our team enthusiastically cheering each other on and playing our best as we knew what was at stake. We needed a win in order to progress to the next round.  Our Year  7 students, Catherine Sialepsis and Francesca Placanica played fantastic futsal which led us to score our only goal of the game against the Emmanuel School. They had very experienced players which ultimately led them to win 4-1 and progress straight to the finals. Our team bonded over our interest in Futsal and the tournament that we participated in was a great chance to show our skill, our camaraderie and our sportsmanship. Thank you, to the teachers that coached and encouraged us and a special thanks to the Year 7 and Year 10 students that stepped up to ensure that we had a full team.

~ Cecilia Cicco (Year 10 Futsal Player)

NSWCCC and MacKillop Cross Country

Congratulations to a number of students who competed at the NSWCCC and MacKillop Cross Country Championships on Tuesday 13 June at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park.

NSWCCC Championships – representing CGSSSA;

Emma Wheadon – 18s – 4th

Annika Ingwersen – 17s – 7th

Scarlett Chidiac – 13s – 28th

Una Quinn – 12s – 51st

MacKillop Championships – representing Sydney Catholic Schools

Freya Ingwersen – 11s – 5th

Abigail Schutt – 11s – 50th

Emma Elphick – 12s – 31st

Isla The – 12s – 34th

CGSSSA Athletics

A team of 49 Santa Sabina athletes represented the College at the CGSSSA Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park last Thursday, doing the College very proud. There were some fantastic results and a number of students have automatically qualified for the NSWCCC Championships next term.

Some notable achievements from the day include;

Mikayla Tadros – 3rd 12 Years Age Champion

Sophie Hickey  – 13 Years Age Champion

Olynda Lebeau  – 3rd 15 Years Age Champion

Lily Stewart – 16 Years Age Champion

The NSWCCC Athletics Championships will be held on Monday 11 September at Sydney Olympic Park.

ERNA Netball

Thank you to all the Santa parents and Y12 students who volunteered their time and helped with our canteen and table duties in round 7, it was very much appreciated and showed great Santa community spirit. 

Good luck to all teams in round 8 on June 24, our last game before the holidays. Don’t forget to wear your crazy socks and funky hairdo and make a donation to The Kid’s Cancer Project, a very worthy cause.

There is no training during the first two weeks of holidays but the courts will be made available on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 July for teams to train anytime between 9am & 2pm in preparation for round 9 on July 15.  Training will be coordinated with each team via their coach and or manager.

Last but certainly not least, congratulations to Amelia Goff and Gianna Leonard who have both received their ERNA Encouragement Award for Umpiring.  Well done!

~ Ms Gocher (Netball Coordinator)

Co Curricular News/wrap up (LR)

Please note that registrations for the following Co-Curricular Actvities close this Friday, the 23/06:

Co-curricular Activities – closing Friday 23 June

I would like to thank all the helpand support of our Community to the College Co-Curricular programs and we are very much looking forward to a great Term 3 .

Luiz Ramalho, Director of Sport and Co-Curricular Activities.

Dance Update (BW)

What an amazing start to the dance season it has been! On Tuesday 30 May, all of our 120 Representative Dancers performed their 8 routines in their first performance at the SSC Rep Dance Showcase. This event is a highlight of the season as it is the first time family, friends and the wider community see them perform. It was an energetic evening and we were so proud of all of our dancers.
No time was wasted as our Senior Dance teams competed at their first eisteddfod of the year on Sunday 4 June. The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod, which is in its 90th year of operation, is our biggest eisteddfod of the season. The Senior Contemporary, Senior Jazz, Senior Musical Theatre and Senior Hip Hop Teams all represented the College so well at the eisteddfod and performed beautifully as well as demonstrating great teamwork both on and off stage. All teams received great feedback and high scores from the adjudicators and a particular special mention to the Senior Jazz Team who placed 2nd in their section against 20 other competitors! This was a huge success for the team as this section is seen as one of the toughest in the season. Another big congratulations to our Senior Hip Hop Team who took out 1st Place in their section! The excitement was truly ecstatic during the awards ceremony and we are so proud of all our dancers. We look forward to our next eisteddfod on the 22nd July where our junior teams will also be competing.

Bryony Williams – Dance Coordinator and Year 5 Teacher

SSC Rep Dance Showcase Video

SSC Rep Dance Squad 2023 – Showcase Photo