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Term 4 Sport - What's on offer

Junior Weekly Sport commencing Thursday, 19 October
Girls - basketball, soccer, volleyball
Boys - soccer, volleyball, cricket
Mixed - tennis

Intermediate Weekly Sport commencing Friday, 20 October
Girls - softball
Boys - baseball, volleyball

SIS Golf Championship - Thursday, 16 November

SIS Lawn Bowls Championship - Thursday, 23 November
 

CHESS CHAMPIONS

On Tuesday, 12 September the 2017 Chess Championship was held at St Francis Xavier College in Berwick and the tournament was hosted by ChessKids.

200 students from the following schools participated in the tournament:- Balcombe, Berwick, Cornish, Flinders, John Paul, Nazareth, Padua, St Francis Xavier, St James, St Johns, St Peters and Woodleigh. 

The day was a great collaboration of fellow students playing chess and the spirit of all players from all schools was terrific.

Congratulations to the Nazareth College students who were awarded with the Overall Championship Shield.

St Peters came in 2nd and Woodleigh 3rd place.  Congratulations also to Isaiah Libermann (Woodleigh) who won the individual gold medal, Jack McDonald (Balcombe) silver and Vincent Nguyen (Nazareth) bronze.

SIS DEBATING - FINALS - 12 OCTOBER

Junior Competition
 Cornish 1
 Padua-Tyabb 1

Intermediate Competition
 St Peters-East 1
 Woodleigh 2

Senior Competition
 Berwick
 Woodleigh

GOOD LUCK TO ALL FINALISTS

AFL HERALD SUN SHIELD - 4 COMPETITIONS / 4 SIS SCHOOLS

The top qualifying senior secondary schools from across Victoria will lined up for the coveted Herald Sun Shield title.
Established in 1977, the HSS competition continues to provide both male and female secondary schools with the opportunity to showcase their skills and compete against the very best talent from schools across the state.  For the first time, the HSS will expand from a senior program to include a Division 1 and Division 2 male and female intermediate competition for students in Years 9-10.

The AFL HSS Senior Girls Division 2 competition was held on 25 July.
Congratulations to the senior girls from St Francis Xavier College.
Leading the charge for SFX was fellow Vic Country representative, Tyla Hanks (All-Australian U/18's) player.
The team produced a close semi final performance, securing a 4 point win over Emmanuel College and played a courageous game against Hallam SC in the grand final.
2017 Division 2 Runners Up - a wonderful achievement - Well Done Girls !!

The Padua College Intermediate Girls team dominated in the inaugural competition on 3 August at Highgate Reserve.
Firstly defeating Mt Lilydale in semi final 2 and then Carey in semi final 3 of the division 2 competition and then finishing with a strong defeat in the grand final against Mt Lilydale.
Congratulations to the girls who were ready for a win from the first bounce.  A solid effort from the whole team finishing the day singing 'it's a grand ole flag'.

Jimmy Boys from St James College were competitive in the division 2 semi final against a very skillful MacKillop College at Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham on 10 August.
Congratulations to the team for putting in your best efforts in the inaugural competition.

Woodleigh School competed in the HSS Senior Boys Division 2 Semi Finals playing a competitive game against CSEN on 6 September.  Coming away with the points, this advanced the team through to the grand final on 14 September - losing against a very polished Aquinas College.  Congratulations to the boys on a very solid effort.

Thank you to the above schools, students, coaches & co-ordinators for representing SIS to play in the 2017 AFL HSS competitions and CONGRATULATIONS on the results.

SIS FOOTBALL GRAND FINALS

Inter Girls - Padua-Mornington def SFX-Berwick
Best Players - Bella Shannon (Padua) and Tyanna Smith (SFX)

                     
  Jnr Girls - Padua-Mornington def SFX-Berwick - Best Players Georgia Shephard (Padua) and Brooke Smith (St Francis Xavier)
  Jnr Boys - Padua-Mornington def St James
 

              
  Inter Boys - St James def Padua-Mornington

SIS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS - LAKESIDE STADIUM

The Division B Carnival was held at Lakeside Stadium on 28 August 2017.
Flinders College students were outstanding as they were awarded the Overall Champions along with the Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Aggregate Girls & Boys Shields.
St James won the U/14 & U/15 boys pennant.
Berwick Grammar won the U/16 pennant & the Merit Award was presented to Balcombe.

On 29 August 2017, Division A champions Padua College continued their winning streak of 4 successive years winning the Junior, Intermediate, Aggregate Girls & Boys along with the overall champion shield.
St Francis Xavier were strong competitors overall & won the U/15 & U/21girls pennant, U/21 boys pennant & the Senior Shield.
Cornish College were recipients of the Merit Award.
Congratulations to the following students that broke SIS records:- Ella Fischer (Padua), Will Hamill (Padua), Bridie Kelly (Cornish).

Photos & results may be located on this website.

SIS TEEN CHEF CHAMPIONS

All 12 member schools participated in this year’s Teen Chef competition, hosted at St Johns College on 7 August.

The ingredients list this year included some unusual ingredients, such as Australian bush herbs, micro herbs for garnish and edible flowers. The decision was made to remove chocolate from the ingredients list, as students tend to fall back on chocolate as the easy dessert option. This proved to be an excellent choice, as the desserts were complex, creative and delicious; making use of lots of pastries, fruit and interesting flavourings.

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- Flinders College, Tyabb Campus with their winning dishes: Thai Chicken Curry with Coconut Rice, Fried Spices & Rice Paper Crisps; and Vanilla Bean Mousse with Raspberry Meringues, Raspberry Sauce, Coconut Crumb and Mint Dust.

AFL INTERNATIONAL CUP

Some of Victoria’s iconic and local sporting venues played host to hundreds of the game’s newest participants in the 2017 AFL International Cup - including our very own school St Francis Xavier College in Officer.  Held between August 5-19, 18 men’s teams and eight women’s teams competed for the coveted title with teams hailing from Canada, China, Croatia, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Nauru, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, USA.
For the first time the International Cup introduced a School Round on 9 August with games played in suburban and country schools.
ST FRANCIS XAVIER - OFFICER CAMPUS hosted the Women's Canada vs Pakistan and Men's Canada vs Great Britain.
The AFL International Cup is played every three years. No expatriate Australians are eligible to play. Teams comprise solely of amateurs who must be nationals of the country they represent.
In 2014 there were 25 teams (18 men’s and seven women’s teams) that represented 18 different nations. Papua New Guinea won the men’s final while Canada won the women’s final.
Full details may be located via this link http://www.afl.com.au/internationalcup

SIS THEATRESPORTS CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to all students who participated in the SIS Theatresports Championship on 25 July.
Impro Melbourne tutors were delighted with the performances of 2017.
In the junior section, Flinders-Tyabb were outstanding and crowned the overall champions.
Most supportive improvisor - Christina Perra, SFX-Berwick.
Best Physical Offer - Sebastian Romero, St Johns.
Best Line - Connor Beck, Berwick.

The Jesters from Balcombe impressed the audience to win the senior champion shield.
Most supportive improvisor - Sarah Kruithoff, Flinders-CD.
Best Physical Offer - all senior students for the unified zombie attack.
Best Line - Ace Mehegan, St Johns.