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SIS TEEN CHEF CHAMPIONS - 2018 - NAZARETH COLLEGE

All 12 member schools participated in this year’s Teen Chef competition, hosted at St Johns College on 6 August.  A vegetarian theme was followed and the teams were very creative with their dishes.

We were fortunate to once again have judges from the ACF to observe, advise and judge the competition. They provided some guidance during the competition to ensure success for all participants.  The judges were very impressed by the techniques that the students used and agreed that the complexity and creativity in dishes were both surprising and impressive for secondary school students.

Congratulations to all schools involved and especially to our winners - Nazareth College with their delicious winning dishes - Quinoa Burger with sweet potato chips & guacamole and Rhubarb & Berry pie with creme anglaise.

AFL HERALD SUN SHIELD - INTERMEDIATE COMPETITIONS - 1 AUGUST

The St Francis Xavier College intermediate boys team were outstanding in this year's competition held at Parkville.
They defeated favourites Aquinas & their success continued with MacKillop & Kardinia and in their final game, Emmanuel College got over the line.
Congratulations to the boys on a very solid day of round robin football.
MARS Stadium in Ballarat hosted the grand final on 15 August - SFX defeated by Emmanuel by 29 points.  Well done SFX.

A very skillful Padua College girls team were most competitive against APS & Luther College at Casey Fields.  Ivanhoe Grammar defeated Padua in a very close final game.
Congratulations to the team for participating & enjoying the experience.

Thank you to the AFL for providing this opportunity for the SIS students.

SIS OFFERS INDOOR CRICKET TO THE GIRLS

                        
The weekly sport competition was extended this year to include the opportunity for junior & intermediate girls to play indoor cricket.
The following participating schools have made history with SIS - Flinders-Tyabb, John Paul, Nazareth, Padua-Mornington, SFX-Beaconsfield, SFX-Berwick, St Johns & Woodleigh (pictured).
We wish the girls all the best & hope that they enjoy the wonderful game of indoor cricket.

SIS THEATRESPORTS CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to all students who participated in the SIS Theatresports Championship on 24 July.
Impro Melbourne tutors were delighted with the performances of 2018.

In the junior section, The Oak Millers from St Francis Xavier-Berwick were outstanding and crowned the overall champions.
Most supportive improvisor - Ovin (Berwick)
Best Physical Offer - Raf (Balcombe)
Best Line - Ryan (St Peters-West)
          

The St James Soviets impressed the audience to win the senior championship shield.
Most supportive improvisor - Lily (Balcombe) & Ace (St Johns)
Best Physical Offer - Harry (SFX-Beaconsfield)
Best Line - Shana (John Paul)

FLINDERS STUDENTS QUALIFY TO NATIONAL COMPETITION

Congratulations to Flinders-Tyabb students for winning the Australian Culinary Federation's, Victorian Schools Culinary Competition.
The students will take some time to prepare before competing in a national competition in Brisbane.  Well Done Girls, we look forward to seeing what you cook up !!

POOL B - INTER GIRLS NETBALL - TYABB CHAMPIONS

              
Netball in Tyabb boomed this term with Flinders-Tyabb & Padua-Tyabb sharing the pennant.
Congratulations girls !

JNR GIRLS FOOTBALL - CHAMPIONS - PADUA-MORNINGTON

          
Congratulations to the Padua-Mornington Jnr Girls Football team for winning the overall pennant.
The team displayed very promising talent & were undefeated this season.  Well Done Girls !

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS STATE FINAL - GOLF

          
Golf Victoria's inaugural Independent Schools State Final was held at The National Golf Club on Monday, 28 May.
Congratulations to the following students.

            19^th                  Tom Ryan                 St Peters
            23^rd                  Tom Matthew           Padua
            38^th                  Gavin O’Reilly          Padua
            41^st                   Archer Hall               Cornish
            44^th                  Harry Dobson          Padua
            52^nd                 Brad McLean           Padua          

SIS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS

Division A - Padua College for the 31st successive year were announced the Overall Champions winning the Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Aggregate Girls & Boys Shields.
St Francis Xavier College won the U/21 girls & U/13 boys pennants.
The U/21 boys pennant was awarded to John Paul College.
Woodleigh School were recipients of The Merit Award.

Division B - Balcombe Grammar students were outstanding as they won the Junior, Intermediate, Aggregate Girls & Boys and were clear winners of Overall Champion Shield.
St Peters College awarded the U/17 boys, U/15 girls, U/13 boys pennants along with the Senior Shield.
Berwick Grammar were recipients of the U/15 boys pennant .
A collection of pennants were awarded to Cornish College U/21 girls, U/21 boys, U/14 girls and the Merit Award.

Victorian School Associations Competition

A strong SIS squad of 64 students from 11 member schools embarked on the journey to the inaugural VSAC at MSAC on 7 May. 
Hosted by Swimming Victoria, the SIS association competed against 9 other victorian school sporting association's. 
Our swimmers swam strongly receiving two 3rd placings in relays & an SIS record broken in U/17 girls 50m backstroke. 
SIS finishing 7th overall which is an excellent result.
Thank you to all staff & students for your involvement and the tremendous support of our parents.

PUBLIC SPEAKING - BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS

Students from Cornish College were back to back Champions at this year's Public Speaking Championship held at John Paul College on Tuesday, 1st of May.
11 SIS schools were represented at the Public Speaking Competition and the students were nervous and enthusiastic!
Congratulations to our top 3 schools:
  1)   Cornish College
  2)   Flinders- Carrum Downs
  3)   Balcombe Grammar
DAV adjudicators provided specific and useful feedback for each speaker, which both students and teachers appreciate. 
Several teachers commented that students are showing a greater interest in public speaking, as the oral presentation now makes up a greater percentage of the unit 4 English assessment.
It is so exciting that SIS can provide students with these opportunities, which are great life skills and have a direct influence over academic results, as well as being fun and confidence building!
Well done everyone !
 

SIS STUDENTS EXCEL IN ALL SCHOOLS TRIATHLON EVENT

Many students from SIS schools entered Triathlon Victoria's All Schools Championships on 4 March.
Students enjoyed the opportunity to compete in individual or team events, both long & short course events.
Congratulations to all students.
-  Amber Kirkbride (Padua) WON the intermediate long course.
-  Jack Ryan (Balcombe) finished 22nd in the intermediate long course.
-  Daniel Cooke (Woodleigh) finished 33rd in the intermediate long course.
-  Louise Turnball (Balcombe) finished 37th in the junior short course.
-  Lucy Cooke (Woodleigh) finished 45th in the junior short course.
-  Padua jnr girls team comprising Steph Petropoulos, Sophie Sutton, Jordan Moore finished 5th in the short course.
-  Harry Ross (Padua) finished 19th in the intermediate long course.
-  Logan Carvosso (Padua) finished ?? in the intermediate short course.
Results are available on the Triathlon Victoria website http://www.corporatetriathlonseries.com.au/melbourne-results/