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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

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.

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)

SIS OFFERS INDOOR CRICKET TO THE GIRLS

SIS weekly sport competitions were extended this year to include the opportunity for junior & intermediate girls to play indoor cricket.
Making history with SIS - Flinders-Tyabb, John Paul (pictured), Nazareth, Padua-Mornington, SFX-Beaconsfield, SFX-Berwick, St Johns & Woodleigh (pictured).
The girls enjoyed this wonderful game with St Francis Xavier-Berwick winning the junior pennant & Woodleigh winning the intermediate award..