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Activities Corner Issue 3, 27 April 2018

Contents Quick Dates Elizabeth Hayes Week

Mon 30 April QCS Immersion Day (Year 12)

TAFE Visit (Year 12)

8.30am Romeo & Juliet (Year 10)

Tue 1 May Visit to Brisbane Islamic College (12 SOR)

12.40pm QUT visit to Year 12

Wed 2 May Year 11 Legal Studies excursion

Year 9/10 Art excursion

1.45pm Year 8-10 Drama performance,

(Assisi Room)

7.30pm Understanding Your Teenager

Parent Night (Assisi Room)

Thu 3 May Year 9 Home Economics Food (Class 3)

excursion

Year 12 Arts in Practice excursion

12.50pm House Mass—Belle Prairie,

Greccio & Belle Prairie

Sport Development Leader

Sport Captain

Friday Fitness Program

Cross Country

Rugby Sevens

Grange Thistle & Mt A Unite

Congratulations, Rieti.

Cross Country Champions

Cultural News

Alumnae Art Collection

FCIP

Art for Mother’s Day

The Wiz

Mother Daughter

Celebration

La Cucina

New Bus Route

Please note that all details regarding the new

bus are available on the College App and the

website.

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From the Sport Development Leader

The weather is changing, and the sun is out more, not so humid, and this means sport

is a lot more enjoyable at this time of year.

We must take some time to celebrate our sporting success in Trimester 1. While

the outdoor sports were all turned into friendly games, the Indoor Cricket marched

on with a Northside and Southside competition. Mount Alvernia College had two

senior teams and two Junior teams competing in this competition, and all teams finished top of the

Northside ladder. This resulted in all of our teams playing grand finals against the winning Southside

teams. We are proud to report that students’ coaches and parents can be proud of the results, with

our Senior teams winning both the A and B competitions, and the Juniors finishing runner-up in both A

and B. Indoor Cricket has been one of our most successful sports for us over the last few years, and

seeing the girls play in the team environment at the games is supportive and motivating. A credit to all

involved over the years.

We now move into Trimester 2 sports. Nominations are again increasing over 2017 numbers. While

this is great and part of the plan to engage the girls on sport, it comes with its own challenges for the

competition. Sport in general for the CaSSSA colleges is on the increase, so there is pressure on finding

locations to deal with the capacity and staff and parents to help coordinate the teams. We are thankful

that CaSSSA has an Executive Officer in charge of arranging these competitions, and they are already

forward planning to ensure the supply of resources can match the increasing demand. What can we do

here? Often we are understaffed on teams with just one coach and no manager to support the team; if

you would like to be part of a winning culture and share the joy of sport, we could really use more

parents as managers to allow the coaches to coach when out at the games. Each trimester runs for

eight weeks, with games on Wednesday nights from 3-5pm. We would love to hear from you if you

are interested in being on the team.

Sports for this trimester include Soccer - we have many teams and enter many knock-out competitions,

along with the Wednesday CaSSSA Sport competition. Mount Alvernia College is reigning champion of

the Open league, and I know the girls are keen to defend this title in 2018.

Volleyball returns, with the Years 7 and 8 teams having their chance to play; again we will be defending

the top division here after a successful 2017 campaign. Trials start next week for volleyball and

numbers are huge.

Hockey is another strong sport for Mount Alvernia Sport. In 2017 we finished in third place in the

Seniors after missing the grand final by a countback of points. The disappointment of this has already

turned to excitement for what can be achieved by the team in 2018.

Lastly we will see the commencement of Netball for the Senior and Intermediate students. We have

selected a competitive team to travel to Townsville in July, and are mid-way through selecting the

remaining intermediate and Senior teams. Again, like soccer, we will have our top Senior and Junior

team competing at the QC Cup and Vicki Wilson Cup competitions, alongside the CaSSSA Wednesday

games.

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From the Sport Development Leader

One of the big movers here at the College is the introduction of Rugby Sevens as a sport. We have

earmarked three carnivals to play at this year, and the interest has been huge. With the support of

Brothers Rugby Club, we will be holding a come-and-try afternoon on Tuesday May 8 on the Mount

Alvernia Oval. Trials will be held in the next few weeks for teams.

Bootcamp has begun again this term, and the girls have been enjoying the variety of classes on offer.

This term we will have pilates, boxing, Zumba, and strength classes, to name a few. It’s encouraging to

see the girls get actively involved in new activities with such enthusiasm.

This term we will add some endurance walking, which will lead into our WW1 Kokoda challenge in

October. After an inspiring speech by Maddi Tilbury at our Anzac Day Assembly, we expect a lot of

interest in this. More information on this event will come in the following weeks.

Cross Country 2018 saw a new two-lap course and a very high participation rate. It was great to see

so many girls running and walking the spectator-friendly course. With the addition of a ‘tent city’ and

coloured bibs, there was a greater opportunity to see which houses were coming past, and the girls

were very enthusiastic in their cheering from the tents. While participation is key, we did have some

girls racing the clock, and those girls did themselves proud, clocking some amazing times. Well done to

all participants.

Make active attractive is a key message we are looking at this year. So, as we progress through this term

and the pressure ramps up for your daughter, talk to her, encourage her, and help keep her active and

in sport.

Josh White

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Along with the start of Term 2 comes the final rounds of our sports offered in Trimester 1 and the

beginning of trials for our Trimester 2 sports. Although many games were cancelled and the

competitions for both volleyball and AFL had to be made friendly due to the weather, Mt A once again

achieved excellent results in the Indoor Cricket competition. Trials are now underway for netball,

soccer, and hockey, along with volleyball for Years 7 and 8. Due to the huge success last year, Mt A is

once again offering Rugby Sevens, with a lot of exciting come-and-try days to give it a go.

It is so great to see so many girls getting involved in sport throughout the College, as studies show that

sport and involvement in any physical activity has a very wide variety of benefits, not only for health but

also on the academic side as well. Sport is known to improve social skills, increase self-esteem and

confidence, reduce pressure, stress ,and anxiety, while teaching teamwork and problem solving.

Not only this, but sport also provides a method of maintaining physical health and fitness. This is

because, “exercise increases blood flow to the brain and helps the body build more connections

between nerves, leading to increased concentration, enhanced memory, stimulated creativity, and bet-

ter-developed problem solving skills” (Khelil, 2015). Personally, I have found that, in the stresses I have

faced throughout my time at Mt A, I have turned to sport and physical activity countless times to help

relieve this and allow me to relax. I encourage you to look at your daily schedule (not just your school

timetable) and to complete a maintenance check on yourself. Check for a well balanced timetable

which includes time for study, physical activity and social activities.

Caitlin McManus

From the Sport Captain

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2018 Cross Country has already been a big adventure this year, and we aren’t even halfway through the

season. After having to postpone the carnival last term due to weather, the girls are have become even

more excited to run for their houses this term.

Training is well underway, with major improvements being seen. All the girls ran well in today’s carnival

and are training hard for CASSSA coming up at the end of May. In preparation for the inter-school

event, Mount Alvernia, once again, is participating in the Mt St Michael’s meet on 9 May and the UQ

meet on 16 May. These meets are a great way for the girls to improve their skills and to compete

against other schools. We hope to see as many girls at these meets as possible and to see their training

and hard work in action.

Holly Smith

Cross Country Captain

Cross Country

Carnival results next page

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2018 Cross Country Results

1st Rieti 454

2nd Belle Prairie 383

3rd Greccio 336

4th Villa Spada 328

5th Spoleto 290

6th Perugia 270

Age Champions

12 Years 13 Years

1st Lucy Anderson 13:30 1st Rylee Tamer 12.43

2nd Sally Galvin 2nd Erin Winstanley

3rd Emma Green 3rd Zoe Elkin

14 Years 15 Years

1st Ella Shackle 11.26 1st Sophie Green 12.21

2nd Aleisha Ling 2nd Lucy Bliss

3rd Charlotte Russell 3rd Olivia McManus

16 Years 17 Years

1st Lauren Holding 13.19 1st Caitlin McManus 13.12

2nd Jorja Guyatt 2nd Sophie Napier

3rd Rhian Barrow 3rd Chloe Peoples

Fastest Times 2018

1st Ella Shackle 14 years 11:26 (VS)

2nd Aleisha Ling 14 Years 12:17 (BP)

3rd Sophie Green 15 Years 12:21 (R)

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The 2018 Rugby Sevens season is just about to begin. I'm so excited to say we got a whopping number

of girls that have decided to join the game of sevens, with over 70 girls having signed up.

It is time to get excited as we will kick off the season with a come and try session. The come and try will

be on 8 May on our school oval from 3:30-5:00pm, with some guest coaches from Brothers Rugby

Union Club. This will be great for many of the girls to get a feel for the game. I really hope that this

interest in the new up-and-coming girl sport will continue.

Jodie Usher

Rugby Sevens Captain

Rugby Sevens

Grange Thistle Football Club and Mount Alvernia Unite

Mount Alvernia has traditionally been very successful on the football field. For 2018 we have partnered

with Grange Thistle Football Club to improve the participation, technical direction, and development of

our girls, and create a pathway into federation-based sport. In 2018 three-time A-League champions

Brisbane Roar have made Grange Thistle their only North Brisbane development centre. This means

great opportunity for development programs, with the club rolling out clinics and programs based

around this agreement.

Grange Thistle will be assisting in the trials for our teams this week as well as providing field space for

selected teams to train at the club grounds.

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Mount Alvernia Alumnae Art Collection

Over the past few years we have collected several

artworks made by former students after graduating

from our college. Many of them have continued to

explore a personal art practice and have returned on

the occasion of our College Art Show as feature

artists. These works are now on display in the

Anthony Building stairwell. Our plan is for the

continued growth of this collection.

I would like to acknowledge the work of these young women:

Amy Diggles, Senior 1997

Alexandra Winters, Senior 2006

Alana Scott, Senior 2007

Molly Shields, Senior 2010

ArtX Workshops: Term 2

Students in Years 7-10 are once again invited to join a program of Art activities offered after school for

six weeks. Our first workshop begins with Life Drawing on Tuesday 1 May. Students are asked to com-

plete an Expression of Interest form and return this to their Art teacher by Monday 30 April.

The aim of this program is to provide opportunities for all interested students to explore, extend,

and excel in Visual Art making. We will be offering a number of workshops as part of our

co-curricular program, to be delivered by our Art teachers, Miss Rhiannon Hall and me, and at times

supplemented with workshops by visiting artists.

Lorella Masci

Learning Area Advisor: The Arts

Cultural News

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FCIP News

My role as FCIP Vice Captain has been relatively easy so far because. unfortunately, the FCIP ensembles

have not performed very often. This term, I hope that a couple of the senior ensembles will be able to

perform at Mount Alvernia’s and Padua’s cultural assemblies. This will encourage students to practise in

their own time to quickly reach a high performance standard. The Percussion Ensembles and Rock Band

have a couple of performances coming up this term. Also, there are a few Year 12 FCIP students per-

forming as a part of the orchestra in The Wiz as well as many other students in the cast. I would like to

wish everyone the best of luck in all these performances.

Georgia Spanevello

Making Art for Mothers’ Day

Since the last time we wrote for the newsletter, Shimea and I have been

carrying on with involvement towards our visual arts studies and have

been busy brainstorming some fun initiatives to complete with the girls

this year. As mentioned, my aim as Art Captain is to provide creative

opportunities in which all of the girls can be involved. With Mother’s

Day approaching in a couple weeks’ time, Shimea and I are working on

putting together a card-making station where the girls can come and join

us in the art rooms at lunch, bring their friends, and make a card for

their mum or someone they see as a mother figure. The girls who come along will also be asked to

write a separate message for their mum or mother figure, including something they admire about them.

These messages or admirations will be compiled and displayed on a wall in the school during the

Mother’s Day week.

Sienna van Venetien

Cultural News

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Roster

Term 2

Monday 30 April

Christina Knight, Cathy Conaghan

Tuesday 1 May

Jo Galvin

Wednesday 2 May

Gianna Di Virgilio, Michelle Leonard

Thursday 3 May

Amanda Russell

Any enquiries: please call Jo in

the College Office—3357 6000.

Remember to place

your orders online

and beat the queues

Open from 7.15-9.30am & 10.30am-3.00pm

(3.15pm Wednesday). Staff, parents and

friends are very welcome to drop in for

coffee—$3.50; $3 in own cup.