Marian Catholic College

185 WAKADEN STREET, GRIFFITH NSW 2680

TELEPHONE: (02) 69692400

WEBSITE: www.mccww.catholic.edu.au Timetable Week 1June 2 2014

No 16

Ascension Thursday - Why Are You Standing There Looking At The Sky? Jesus has ascended to heaven and if all we can do is look at the sky, we might be in trouble. It is important to be aware of Jesus, but it seems, like the disciples themselves, we want to stand there, heads up, eyes fixed upon the great blue and beyond of the sky. Now I am willing to give the disciples some slack, can you imagine standing there and seeing this? However, not unlike the Resurrection, the instruction seems clear... He is not here. The angelic messengers are there to remind us to get up and go, there are things to be done in Jesus' name. It also seems that we are not to be focused on when Jesus will be back or how, but to live out the promise that being baptized in the Holy Spirit holds for us. Pentecost is a week from Sunday, they day we celebrate that baptism of fire and wisdom. These days in between Ascension and Pentecost are important ones, as we pray for the coming of that wisdom and our willingness to receive it. The other day I read this post from Richard Rohr and it really struck me. He wrote, ―Prayer happened today—and I was there!‖ I think that we are reminded in words such as those, not to just stand there and stare upwards but to be present and engage. Jesus has ascended and we are called to show up in prayer and hope. We can't just look at the sky! In living today's Gospel we see that God invites us more deeply into the dynamism of Jesus' transforming work. We need to "be there" when these things happen and as Jesus tells us "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations..." We don't do this by craning our necks at the sky or by forcing people to follow Jesus. Transformation happens when we live as Christ in the world and the healing, saving, power of Jesus is made real. In order to be disciples we must show up, have a look up as needed and then be there to show up for and live the pray-er that is our mission. The mission is to unify and to heal, to restore the very Body of Christ. I know I'd rather look up at the sky, but it seems we must do otherwise.

I found the above piece on the ―Net‖ but it had no source. I hope it speaks to you as it did to me of our calling

to ―Live the Way, The Truth and The Life...‖

Dear Parents, Students and Friends

During the week, staff spent time with Br Graham Neist and Frank Malloy from Marist Schools Australia.

We have been considering our view of ―Mission‖-living our faith through the work we do as leaders in a Catholic school and how it can be enhanced and renewed through understanding the mission of Jesus and what God wants of us. Heavy stuff indeed but simply expressed by two gifted men. Live life to the full, make it the best life possible and face every day with belief that I am the ―Body of Christ‖-doing God’s Work, when I give my best.

Our presenters also used examples from the actions and writings of Pope Francis to highlight the important work we do in making the Gospel-The Good News, present and real in the daily life of the college.

A big challenge but worth the fight!!!

Peace and Best Wishes

Principal

Learning and Teaching News

Science Fun for Year 7 students

In Science the Year 7 students have been

studying Cells, the building blocks of living

things. Students became very curious about

the inside story of living things when they

found themselves belonging to it.

In class, we decided to further investigate the

inner structure of a cell. The students set

themselves in groups, researched the topic,

laid out a plan to work as a team to construct a

model of a cell. They challenged themselves

by setting specific criteria for making the

model. From research, to organising material,

to constructing the model, they have shown

tremendous effort in team work and dedication

to the task. The students were engaged with

enthusiasm and created some fascinating

models of a cell.

Well done Year 7!!!

Zillur Chowdhury

PRAYERS PLEASE: Please remember in your prayers. The family of Mrs Theresa

Macedone, who passed away this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

CALENDAR 2014 Year 7 Enrolment applications close

Friday 30 May

CCC Touch Trials Wagga Wagga Tuesday 3 June

Around the world in 50 mins - 2 pm Thursday 5 June

Year 7 and 8 Music Thursday 5 June

PUPIL FREE DAY Friday 6 June

Public Holiday Monday 9 June

2014 CANTEEN

DUTY STARTS @ 10am

Mon 2 S Salvestro, S Knox, M Corner,

J McMahon

Tues 3 L Quarisa, S Andreazza, B Dal Broi,

L Harvie

Wed 4 A Arcifa, D Rizzeri

Thurs 5 L Gatto, K Panarello, N Scremin

Fri 6 N Ippoliti, S De Lucchi, J Depaoli,

M Searl

CAREERS

UOW Live Chat – Choosing a Career – including what Careers are ‗the next big thing‘. UOW are holding an online chat live on YouTube, They‘ll have expert advice from UOW Careers Office staff on hand, as well as current UOW students. For more information, and to register; students should head to http://www.uow.edu.au/future/chat/index.html

ADF GAP Year: applications are now open see Mrs Farrugia for details.

Trade Career or Non Traditional Role for girls at: www.facebook.com/LadyTradies or contact them via email at: ladytradies@hotmail.com.au Interested in University Physics? High school students get a taste of university Physics, via UNSW‘s first free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which starts in August. of physics, Check it out & enrol here:http://bit.ly/physmooc

Teaching Scholarships: Applications are now open for NSW teacher scholarships see www.teach.nsw.edu.au

Deakin University and TAFE NSW Riverina Institute have launched a partnership for pathways programs, which will make obtaining a local ter-tiary qualification even more affordable and accessible for students seeking flexible study choices closer to home in regional areas of the Riverina-Murray.For information visit http://www.deakin.edu.au/tafe-your-pathway-to-deakin or contact Riverina Institute staff .Alternatively, con-tact pathways@deakin.edu.au for further assistance.

Australian Defence Force Academy Information Facebook Chat Wed 4th June, 6.30pm – 8.00pm Chat with midshipmen and officer cadets about their experiences, life at ADFA, and balancing military training with university study. https://www.facebook.com/events/1489716454573493/

University of Melbourne Interstate Student and Family Information Day Mon 7 July, 9:00am – 2:30pm: The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus. The information day is for interstate students and their families 2014.http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/events/victoria_and_interstate/victoria/interstate_student_and_family_information_ Australian Institute of Music Open Day Sat 16th August, 10.00am – 3.00pm, 1-55 Foveaux St, Sydney

Think Health, ACNT, ANCB and JNI Open Day, 16th August, Pyrmont, Sydney. www.think.edu.au Australian Defence Force Academy Open Day Sat 30th August, 9.00am – 4.00pm in Campbell, ACT. Current HSC students: teaching in the NSW public school system. Containing information about teaching as a career, provides details of a number of scholarships relevant to current year 12 students. http://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/

Royal Australian Chemical Institute Career Profiles provide an insight into the jobs available for students interested in a career in the chemistry field. http://www.raci.org.au/jobs-careers/career-profiles-2

RMIT Guide to Environmental Careers Guide outlines prospective jobs and career pathways within the discipline.http:/mams.rmit.edu.au/8zvd0c7eye551.pdf Aspire Early Admissions Program for domestic undergraduate school leavers for entry into La Trobe from Semester 1, 2015.. Community en-gagement and objective school achievement forms a significant part of the assessment criteria of the Aspire program, not ATAR scores.

MrsFarrugia

What is it like to have no money, you

can‘t contact home and the only place to

sleep is on the floor? That was only part

of the experience for the 5 students from

year 12 and 5 from year 11 who attended

this year‘s Street Retreat. Stepping out

of your comfort zone and putting others

first are the key components which make

up a street retreat. Our students worked

with a group of refugees, in the spirit of

Mary Mackillop, ‗never seeing a need

without doing something about it‘.

We are extremely proud of the way our

students grew through the experience

and truly stepped up to the challenge.

Miss Keane and Mr Maginnity

Last week the Marian Catholic College Committee

Service Group, volunteered their time to cook food for

our local Carevan. There are people in our city,

children, adolescents and adults who don't have a safe

place to live or don't come home to regular meals on the

table. The Griffith Carevan is working alongside other

community minded organisations to deal with these

issues.

They provide the homeless and others who are in need,

with a nutritious, filling and healthy meal now available

one night per week.

Our Community Service group attended school at 8:00am last Wednesday morning to prepare

the food & then came together again in their lunch time to cook the food. They did this under the

supervision of Mrs Trembath & Ms Davidson.

We thank them all for their efforts!

Thought for the week

Donna Piromalli

MCC Pastoral Care

(Mon,Wed,Thurs

Please Donate

Now that winter is here, Carevan is needing

any unwanted Beanies, Scarves and

blankets. Donations to Yvette Pastro

69624515. Your generosity is appreciated!

On Monday, we celebrated our College’s Feast Day which correlates with Our Lady Help

of Christians Feast day. Over the course of the day, we sold pizza, made lamingtons and had

a Mary focused mass. The money raised will go towards our Project Sam funds.

The Year 12 student leadership team and other

proactive Year 12 students organised the pizza and

lamington stalls. They generously gave up

their lunch and recess to sell the food. The

lamingtons were made on before students’ eyes

in a very efficient procession line! A special

thank you to Mrs Tracey Davidson for

orgainsing the ingredients and providing the

students with some handy tips on how to make

yummy lamingtons.

Year12students also assisted with the mass. We paid special homage to Mary through our readings, the Gospel

Procession, prayers of the Faithful and songs. Fr Neru lead us in our prayer celebration. We are very grateful for the

beautiful mass her gave us. A big thank you to the choir, musicians, Mr Segrave and Mrs Aventi for their

assistance in this area. As usual, the student community was extremely reverent and respectful during the mass.

Mary, Help of C

hristians,

watch over us

Australian STEM Video Game Challenge Students in years 7-12, who are interested in taking part in the first annual Australian Video Game Challenge, please see Mr Summerville for more information about this exciting competition. Students are encouraged to design, build and submit an original educational video game that includes STEM content or themes - (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The software packages allowed to be used to create the game are freely available or free for educational purposes online. The game can be created

as either an individual or as a team of up to 4 students. The game you create will be played by industry professionals as part of the judging, and the winners will be recognised at a national level, and by international bodies within the global gaming industry. Entries are judge on three basic criteria:

Engaging game play Innovative/creative vision, and Well-balanced game play

So if you are interested in the gaming industry or would like to try your hand at designing and developing a computer game, please see Mr Summerville to find out more details. Students need to register online and have parental permission to enter. The challenge runs until the 30th September 2014. However, registrations close on the 31st July 2014. Check out http://stemgames.org.au/ for more information.

On Tuesday 20th May, 2 girls teams and 1 boys team attended the NSW Netball Schools Cup participating against schools from Deniliquin, Lake Cargelligo, West Wyalong, Cootamundra, Wade High and Griffith High. All teams were very successful and displayed great sportsmanship and commitment. Team A were placed 2nd out of 6 schools winning 4 out of their 5 games. Mikaela Quinn and Jessie Lewis showed some accurate shooting skills in helping the team to win whilst Eloise Star, Sophia Serafin and Laura Royal worked very hard in defence to keep the other teams goals to a minimum. Suzanne Rinaldo worked hard all day with the help of the other centre court players consisting of Ruby Gair, Ruby Zandona and Abbey Anderson. Team B were also placed 2nd on the ladder winning 3 out of their 4 games. Jamie Lewis, Tanna Collins and Tessa Zanesco worked well in the shooting circle scoring as many goals as possible. Stella Adams-Jones, Georgia Bourke and Caitlin Chant worked hard and gave 100% in defence, whilst Lara Salvestro, Isabelle Eldridge and Kate Vardanega gave it their best in centre court by always being in the action. The boys first opportunity at a Netball Carnival proved successful with them coming 2nd and being able to progress onto the next level in Wagga by winning 2 out of their 4 games. James Olivero, Abishek Sandhu, Lawrence Salvestro and Rakesh Deep worked tirelessly in centre court with great defence work from Patrick Wordsworth, Austin McWilliam and Matthew Parisottto. Cesare Piccinin and Connor Bock proved accuracy is important in helping their team win. Well done to everyone, MCC is proud of you. I would like to also thank Sarah Connelly, Megan Beecher, Samantha Graham and Grace Ryan for umpiring and Mrs Centofanti for your support on the day. Renae Savage MCC Netball Coach

NOTES FOR CAST & CREW

Backstage crew are REQUIRED TO COME TO SUNDAY REHEARSALS 1pm – 5pm

Please wear your WIZ shirts to rehearsals as photos will taken for the program - BACKSTAGE CREW bring your shirts but also wear old clothes in case you will be required to paint etc. – if you haven‘t received your black top please see Mrs Aventi

PLENTY OF GOOD TICKETS LEFT—PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIONS IT WILL BE A

SHOW TO REMEMBER! ticket prices have been kept to a minimum in order to enable more people to come!

This is an excellent opportunity to support Marian Catholic College—one of very few schools in the Riverina to provide such a rewarding experience for its students Something they (and the staff involved) will treasure for many years to come!

FOR THE THEATRE

A permission note will be coming home this weekend for our rehearsals in the theatre June 16 th – June 18th - a few

things to note: Students need to be taken to and collected from the theatre Students will not be able to leave. A lunch

truck will be provided should they wish to purchase lunch or drinks, otherwise students are expected to bring their own

lunches, snacks and drinks

Students are to wear comfortable clothing which includes their Black polo tops

All cast and dancers are encouraged to get a plastic storage box clearly marked with their name on it – to store

their items in i.e. deodorant, shoes, tissues, baby wipes (great for makeup), water and snacks – this will assist with

organisation and hopefully nothing will get lost!

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

SUNDAY 1st JUNE 1pm - 5pm ALL CAST CREW & BAND

MONDAY 2nd JUNE – All dances in show and band

WED 4th JUNE 3:30pm – 5:30pm all cast and band run ACT 2

MONDAY 9th JUNE 1pm -5pm (long weekend) ALL CAST CREW AND BAND – Run whole show

WED 11th JUNE – fixups MR Hillam will advise

OFFICIAL BUMP

FRIDAY 13TH JUNE-ALL DAY REHEARSAL – SCHOOL - CAST , CREW AND BAND SAT 14TH JUNE – BUMP IN 9AM – 5PM - ALL CREW AND BAND AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS SUNDAY 15TH JUNE 9AM – 5PM-ALL CREW AND BAND , TECHNICAL RUN , COSTUME RUN – ALL CAST- TIME TO

BE ADVISED MONDAY 16TH JUNE 9AM – 3:30pm - ALL CAST CREW AND BAND RUN SHOW NO COSTUMES TUES 17TH JUNE 9AM – 3:30PM - FULL DRESS REHEARSAL X 2

WED 18th JUNE OPENING NIGHT - CALL TIME 5:30 PM ……SHOW STARTS AT 7:30 PM

PLEASE SUPPORT ALL THOSE BUSINESSES WHO KINDLY HAVE SUPPORTED US

PLATINUM SPONSOR - Mode Kitchens and Casella Wines

GOLD SPONSORS - Belvedere Ristorante, John Martin Total Property Services, Jodi's Dance Co, Polkinghorne Harrison &

Longhurst Surveyors, Veritech Corporation Pty Ltd and Westpac Bank

SILVER SPONSORS - A & G Engineering, A & K Plant Hire, Betty Boo, Cirillo Air Conditioning, Collins Booksellers, Cotton

Seed Distributors, Elders Griffith, Fresh Body Health and Fitness, Griffith Ex-Servicemans Club, Janets Designs and Signs, MIA

Rural Services, Ray White Real Estate Griffith, Patrick Port Logistics, Serafin Ag Pro and Zanotto Bros

BRONZE SPONSORS - Codemo Machinery Services, Griffith Real Estate, Pat Zirilli Amcal Chemist, Riverina Fresh Juice and S

& D Joinery

MEDIA SPONSORS - WIN TV, STARFM & 2RG and Area News

FRIENDS OF THE WIZ - Rossies Foodworks and Higher Help