Whether it be in the water, running long distance, kicking a goal, taking a mark or bowling a Shane Warne flipper, our students at St Joseph’s have been outstanding in the past few weeks and they have all represented our school with honour, grace and dignity! 

Swimming 

A huge congratulations to following athletes who attended the Polding Catholic Schools NSW Swimming Championships on Tuesday:  Harrison C, Luke C, Ava K, Adelaide M, Katie M, Ava K , Jacob F, Archie D and Sidney M. We are so very proud of you all for making it this far. It would have been such an experience swimming in the Olympic Pool in Sydney where past Olympians have swam!  

A further congratulations to Ava K (Yr 4) who achieved a PB in her 50m freestyle event, shaving 2.15 secs off her qualifying time!  

Ava K (Yr 3) and Harrison C have progressed to the next stage, swimming for NSW! Ava will not only be representing St Joseph’s but also NSW in freestyle as will Harrison Coppola for the 50m Breastroke, 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly. We wish these two athletes all the best for the next leg of their swimming journey.

Cross Country 

Outside of the swimming pool, St Joseph’s students from Years 2-6 competed in our Annual Cross Country Carnival which was held at Empire Park on Wednesday 23rd March. Thank you so much to Amanda Vickery and Nicole Doyle for organising and co-ordinating our parent helpers. Your amazing support is part of what makes this event so special for eveyone. Thank you also to all of our parent helpers and those who came to support and cheer on the children. You all made it so much fun for our St Joseph’s students and spurred them on when needed! 

Despite it being a rather warm day, we were lucky to run this event just before the showers!  

As only the first three qualifying runners are to be progressed to Diocesan event, the following students have made it to the next round: 

8/9 girls: Ava K, Maya V and Adelaide F

8/9 boys: Vincent M, Riley B and Luca O

10 girls: Lily G, Adelaide M and Frankie L

10 boys: Archie D, Felix P and Evan B

11 girls: Stella C, Sofia H and Anderson C

11 boys: Sidney M, Callum V and Jacob F

12/13 girls: Eleonor M, Edie C and Mabel H

12/13 boys: Elliot M, Lucas V and Edward M 

The Diocesan Cross Country will be held in Term 2 on Wednesday 4th May. Further details will be provided to students closer to the event.