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SIS STUDENTS SUCCEED AT VICTORIAN ALL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP

Flinders have had incredible success with both Ethan Anthony (Yr 12) and Abbey Bradley Power (Yr 10) from Tyabb finishing off with amazing results. Abbey competed in both the 100m & 200m sprints where she ran a PB in her 100m heat of 12.04 before finishing with a silver medal in the final. She then competed in the 200m final where she also won a silver medal.  Ethan competed in the U/20 Boys 800m final against a super tough field of competitors. Whilst in the middle of Yr 12 exams, Ethan ran an incredibly quick race to finish in front of everyone else and take out the gold medal! 

St Peter's student Shahd Mohamed won the U/16 400m event.  Shahd ran in 58secs which was 2 secs quicker than the time she ran to break the SIS U/15 400m record earlier this year.

All athletes have now qualified to represent Victoria at the up and coming Athletic Nationals. Congratulations & Good Luck !!

ST JOHNS - POOL B AFL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

 

The intermediate girls football team from St John's have won the SIS pennant in Pool B.  Congratulations Girls !

ST PETERS-EAST ARE THE 2018 BOOK IN A DAY CHAMPIONS

The final 4 novellas were judged by Clare Halifax, Director of Scholastic Books.
    Some secrets never die - St Peters-East
    Juxtaposition - St Johns
    Test of time - SFX-Berwick
    Sage - Padua-Tyabb
And... the winners were... St Peters-East Campus

Other awards presented as follows:-
  -  Best cover illustration: Padua-Tyabb
  -  Best use of illustrations: SFX-Berwick
  -  Most intriguing blurb: Nazareth
  -  Most memorable character: SFX-Officer
  -  Creative use of prompts: St James
  -  Moving passage of text: John Paul

Congratulations to all students that participated in the competition & thank you to Campion Books for your generous sponsorship.

SIS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS... Oh so Close !

In the senior final SFX Beaconsfield defeated Berwick Grammar on the topic "That all artists should be paid a living wage by the government".
The students presented some really interesting arguments & spoke with experience & polish.

Cornish defeated St Johns in the intermediate final. They debated the topic that "Australians should have to obtain a license to vote".
This debate brought up some very mature arguments about the rights of all citizens to vote without obstacle versus the benefits of an informed & enthusiastic electorate.

Woodleigh narrowly defeated SFX Berwick in the junior final. This debate was very close & both teams presented convincing arguments for & against the topic
"That parents should financially reward their children for improving personal school results".

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS

SIS JNR BOYS NETBALL CHAMPIONS - SFX-BERWICK

    
We had an exciting season of junior boys netball.  The boys enjoyed the close competition between SFX-Berwick, John Paul, Flinders-Tyabb & SFX-Officer.
Pictured above is the champion team from SFX-Berwick - congratulations team SFX.

BOWLS VICTORIA SUPER SERIES TOURNAMENT

Representing SIS in this year's Super Series Tournament, were students from St Peters College-East Campus.  The young team of now Year 8 boys, won the inaugural 2017 SIS Lawn Bowls Championship & were asked to compete in the competition against the premier teams in other Victorian sporting associations.
We are very proud of these students & look forward to watching them compete in the SIS Lawn Bowls Championship on 22 November 2018.
Congratulations & thank you for your involvement.

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE - PREMIER SOCCER - SENIOR BOYS

St John's College represented SIS in the the FFV / Melbourne City Premier Soccer competition on 7 September.  The premier senior boys teams from eight victorian sporting associations gathered for the tournament in Epping.  St John's played competitively against Sydenham, Mazenod & Trinity & already looking forward to the opportunity to play once again in 2019.

CHESS CHAMPIONS - ST PETER'S COLLEGE

On Tuesday, 11 September the 2018 SIS Chess Championship was held at Flinders College in Tyabb & the tournament was hosted by ChessKids.
A big, bright, open venue held over 150 students over 7 heart-pounding rounds of chess.
Students enjoyed the chance to battle it out with 7 different opponents over the course of the day.
There were some tight games, some resounding victories, but the best part of the day was seeing more experienced students talking through games with their younger/less experienced counterparts and passing on tips and tricks from their own experience!
Congratulations to the St Peter's College students who were awarded with the Overall Championship Shield.
Nazareth finished in 2nd and Woodleigh in 3rd place.
The individual medal winners:
GOLD-
  Darcy Paulka (St Peter's)
  Anthony Ouch (St Peter's)
  Finlay Moore (St Peter's)
SILVER-
  Isaiah Libermann (Woodleigh)
  Vincent Nguyen (Nazareth)
BRONZE-
  Ron Rempis (Nazareth)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PARTICIPATING STUDENTS

HIGHLIGHTS FROM JOHN PAUL COLLEGE - ATHLETICS, NETBALL, SOCCER

John Paul College has improved their overall results in the SIS sports program this year & students have also participated in a variety of recent competitions.
The Athletics Victoria Relay Championships welcomed many JPC students including the girls U/14 team that finished 4th overall.
The JPC jnr boys netball team finished in the top 5 at the state netball championships.
FFV & Melbourne City hosted a premier shield competition that was entered into by the JPC snr girls soccer team.
1, 2, 3... JPC ... Well Done !!
 

AFL HERALD SUN SHIELD COMPETITIONS

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

The senior boys from Padua College were highly competitive during the semi final against Salesian in Sandringham.
Best wishes to the Year 12 students who represented Padua in their final year & thank you for your participation.

Thank you to the SIS sports co-ordinators, coaches & the AFL for providing this opportunity for SIS students.

GIRLS FOOTBALL - SIS CHAMPIONS - PADUA-MORNINGTON

               
Congratulations to the Padua-Mornington junior & intermediate girls football teams who won the overall pennants.
Both teams displayed very promising talent & were undefeated this season.  Well Done Girls !

SIS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS - DIVISION A & B

The Division A Carnival was held at Lakeside Stadium on 27 August 2018.
Padua students were outstanding as they were awarded the Overall Champions along with the Junior, Senior, Aggregate Girls & Boys Shields.
Students from St Francis Xavier were very competitive, winning the Intermediate Shield.
The Merit Award was presented to Cornish.
Congratulations to the following students that broke SIS records:-
Minyil Kiir & Nancy Agostino (SFX), Shahd Mohamed (St Peters), Abbey Bradley-Power (Flinders), Tristan Rogers (Padua), Veronica Sheedy (John Paul).
The final placings were:-
   1st     Padua
   2nd    St Francis Xavier
   3rd     John Paul
   4th     Flinders
   5th     Cornish
   6th     St Peters

On 28 August 2018, Division B students were highly competitive throughout the entire carnival.
Woodleigh were announced the Overall Champions & also won the Junior & Senior Shields.
The Intermediate & Girls Aggregate was awarded to Balcombe.
St Johns students were awarded for their improved performances by winning the Boys Aggregate Shield & Open Boys Pennant.
Berwick Grammar were recipients of the Merit Award.
The final placings were:-
   1st    Woodleigh
   2nd   Balcombe
   3rd    St Johns
   4th    Nazareth
   5th    Berwick - boys only
   6th    St James - boys only