Founder's Day Celebration - Friday Week 7 Get ready for an exciting day of fun and community as we celebrate Founder's Day on Friday, Week 7! This special event is a wonderful opportunity to come together, enjoy various activities, and support important ministries and organisations in Kenya. What to Wear Students are required to wear their sports uniform for the day. Donation and Waterford Hours A $20 donation is to be made to the Office, which will directly support our partner organisations in Kenya. As a thank you, students who donate will receive 2 Waterford Hours and be automatically entered into a draw to win canteen vouchers! Important Forms A permission note and safety form will be emailed to families. It’s crucial that these forms are completed and returned promptly. Free BBQ Lunch A delicious BBQ lunch will be provided for all students. If you have dietary requirements, please contact Mr  Rozario to ensure your needs are accommodated. Activities to Look Forward To The day is packed with fun activities that include: Inflatable Obstacle Course and Bubble Soccer Mario Kart Competition in the Theatre Ping Pong, Dodgeball, and Soccer Tournaments Fishing Rod Casting and Golf Chipping Putt-Putt Golf Footy Passing, Competitions, Skills Challenges, and the Famous Stair Sprint Karaoke And more! Additionally, there will be limited food and drink items available for purchase, including cans of drink, lollies, donuts, and ice cream sundaes! So make sure to bring some coins and cash if you wish to purchase any of these items. Remember: It’s a normal school day, and we expect to see everyone there, enjoying the festivities and contributing to a great cause! Alexander Rozario Leader of Justice, Peace, and Advocacy arozario@stedwards.nsw.edu.au

Reminder: Waterford Hours Due at the End of Term 3 As we approach the end of Term 3, this is a timely reminder for all students to ensure their Waterford Service-Learning hours are completed. The Waterford Project is an essential part of our school's commitment to fostering community service and social responsibility among our students. By participating, students learn the value of giving back to their community and develop a deeper understanding of the importance of service in building a just and compassionate society. To help students fulfill their Waterford hours, several opportunities are available in the coming weeks: 40 Hour Famine: By participating in this global movement, students can raise funds and awareness for those experiencing hunger and hardship. Founder's Day: Assist your Homeroom teacher in running activities on Founder's Day to earn Waterford hours. Coast Shelter (Week 10): Engage with our local community by supporting those in need through Coast Shelter. Founder's Day Donation: Donating $20 towards Founder's Day activities will contribute 2 hours towards your Waterford requirement. Please ensure that your Waterford hours are logged and submitted by the end of the term. Let's all work together to meet our goals and make a positive impact in our community! If you have any questions regarding the submission and logging of your Waterford Hours, please contact your Religion Teacher or Mr Rozario. Alexander Rozario Leader of Justice, Peace, and Advocacy arozario@stedwards.nsw.edu.au  

In the month of September the surfers - students, staff and families of St Edward's are invited to join the St Edward's Surfers Make a Wave group to raise vital funds and awareness for the incredible work that SurfAid does across remote regions of the surfing world. The premise is simple; surf everyday during the month of September, track how many surfs you have and raise money for SurfAid. In the 2023 Make a Wave month, $645,000 was raised globally. This is the second year that our Eddie’s community is participating in “Make A Wave”, last year we raised over $10,000 and hope that we will be able to do the same again this year. All boys who participate in this great initiative will be able to gain Waterford Hours for the surfs that they have. In addition, SurfAid have donated 3 URBN Surf Melbourne Vouchers for the top three fundraisers at St Edward’s. If you'd like to get involved, please click on the link, and sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Jackson English (jenglish@stedwards.nsw.edu.au) https://makeawave.co/st-edwards-surfers

Year 12 Science Extension – Research Projects Over the past 12 months, our current HSC Science Extension students have been working under the expert eye of Ms Kristen Mantellato, along with mentors from UNSW, Sydney University and Macquarie University, to undertake and complete an independent project on an area of their choosing. They have been challenged to interrogate and refine their ideas about science through: analysis of historic and cultural observations analysis of significant scientific research considering ethical frameworks and philosophical arguments The quality of the investigations undertaken this year has been exceptional and is testament to the hard work of the individual students, their mentors and Ms Mantellato. The boys explored a variety of unique and varied investigation questions, employing skills and techniques that they have developed throughout their HSC Science courses, along with using a variety of data collecting tools, engaged with and learning new analytical skills, modelling skills and communication forms to produce their final report. The themes of each of the Research Projects are below, click to view: Alternative antibacterial treatments  - Christopher Dodds Practical study on electrolyte concentration in Sport Drinks impact - Archie Hamilton A Glimpse into the future of agriculture with hyperspectral imaging - Lachlan Pacholek Murphy Finding Morphine's Sweet Spot - A meta-analysis - Juan Jose Rodriguez Caldas Computational Fluid Analysis of Synthetic Shuttlecock  - Cameron Woodruff  

In Term 2, Mrs Abbott-Atchison, Leader of Literacy Integration, guided students from Years 7 to 10 through a "Write a Book in a Day" workshop, achieving outstanding results. The students were given the following parameters: The book had to feature at least two human characters and one non-human character. The setting had to be in Australia, with identifiable Australian content. The target audience was children aged 12 to 17. The word count requirements were 2500 to 3000 words for Years 7 and 8, and 3500 to 4000 words for Years 9 and 10. The book had to include the following ten words: alleviate, undermine, jubilance, plausible, vivacious, retaliate, culture, denounce, adamant, and revelation. Once the books were complete, Mrs Abbott-Atchison arranged to have them bound and presented to each participant. We are proud to announce that the winners of the "Write a Book in a Day" competition were Year 10, with Year 7 as runners-up. Congratulations to all students who participated! We hope you gained valuable insights into writing and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Participants Year 7 Jack Hardy Charlie Wilcock Charlie Al Chahin Jamie Griffiths Josh Debenham Bryce Johnson Daniel Drury Year 8 Zeke Black William Casey Riley Howell Billy McCarthy Joshua Reid Vraj Patel Year 9 Daniel Bates Max Klein-Schiphorst Noah Lockwood Beau Louie Phillip Yoon Year 10 William Pollard Gus Brady Lachlan O’Brien Ruben Borg Thomas Perham Will Haines See the links below to read each book.  Outback Mates by Year 7 Blood in the Bush by Year 8 The Name Always Comes at the End by Year 9 The Ashbury Case by Year 10   [foogallery id="54731"]

Last week the library celebrated book week with the theme “reading is magic”. The library has been a hive of activity with games, challenges, trivia, and reading for everyone. Our Year 7 and 8’s enjoyed an immersive experience of challenges and activities where they have been working hard to guess the book titles, and hunt for the characters of Harry Potter within the library. During lunchtime there have been Lego challenges, Kahoot, trivia, and an audiobook reading of Harry Potter to celebrate the magic of creation, interaction, and fun! With the abundance of participation there has been a fierce amount of competition with students battling it out for prizes including canteen vouchers, books, and lollies. On Friday the magic continued with students and staff dressing-up as a book character. Best dressed prizes were awarded, and there was a photobooth as well to capture the spirit of the day! These activities were to celebrate the joy of reading which has many benefits including, reducing stress, boosting knowledge and brain power, and improving focus and concentration. Not to mention all of the literacy benefits like improved grammar, spelling, vocabulary and would you believe that reading actually makes you live longer?   [foogallery id="54756"]

On Wednesday 21 August, the Intermediate (Under 16) AFL team travelled to North Narrabeen Reserve to contest the Broken Bay Championships. Though the uneven fields and altered rules required some adjustment, the boys quickly found their rhythm. In their first game they played against Mater Maria Catholic College, who had a number of rugby league players. The skill and game sense of our boys, saw us jump to an early lead. Tahj, Fraser, Sam, and David were slick through our mid-field, scoring some fantastic individual goals. From there we asserted our control and ran away with the game 32-7. In our second game, we faced St Peter’s Catholic College, a team who we've developed a respectful rivalry after several encounters in AFL competition finals over the years. Today was no exception, as both teams were well-acquainted with each other. The first half was tightly contested, with St Peter’s holding a slight lead at the break. Pat dominated in the ruck, while Olly, Tom, Noah, Billy, and Max worked hard to clean up in defense. However, we seemed to lose momentum in the second half, and St Peter’s ultimately secured a 35-17 victory. Our third game against St Leo’s Catholic College was one we had to win to get another game against St Peter’s. We started strongly through our midfield, with Finn, Sam and Luke taking advantage of some good service. We skipped to a strong lead going into half time. However, half time came and went, and the steam seemed to go out of our boys. A limited squad due to illness, meant we had some tired boys in the second half. St Leo’s were good enough to take advantage of this and win a close one 29-28. Our final game became a play-off for 3rd place, against Mater Maria. The boys were determined to take the win and backed it up with effort in the game. They seemed to find the right person each time and connected some great play that eventuated in goals. Billy, Tom and Max had a real battle with each other, moving forward to score some great individual goals. The team ran out winners 43-4. The Team Arian McGuiness, Tahj Regattieri, Fraser Blackwell, David Hunt, Pat Oates, Olly Graham, Sam Hughes, Finn Giddings, Luke Nakagawa, Noah Debham, Max Pidgeon, Tomy Barry and Billy Fennell. A big thank you to Zane Everson, in Year 10, who travelled down and officiated for us on the day. He did a great job for both teams.

On 15 August, St Edward’s entered three teams in the Under 14’s Central Coast Rugby 7's Tournament. The day was a chance for many boys to represent the College for the first time and everyone contributed, making it a positive day. Each side enjoyed their time on and off the field and the level of sportsmanship and camaraderie between the teams was excellent. Although the sides didn’t reach the final, there was enough talent on display to allow me to select a team to compete at the upcoming Broken Bay Tournament, where we will enter 12 boys to challenge for this title. Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected: Fraser Boake, Cooper Armstrong, Austin Willis, Kaiden Regattieri, Joshua Marsters, Cooper Djuricin, Saint Levae, Ray Peterson, Cohen Mizzi, Brendan Lin, Sunny Straker, Damian Coughlan-Berg, Nat O’Shea.  Mr Sullivan Coach

On a gloomy, wet and chilly Thursday, the College was represented by 3 teams in the Central Coast Rugby 7’s tournament being played at Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex. The event comprised teams being split into one of two pools, with each team playing four games and the winning team from each pool playing off in a final. The Black and White teams were drawn into the same pool, with teams from Narara Valley High School, Brisbane Water Secondary College and Erina High School. The Red team played in a pool with Central Coast Sporting College, Kincumber High School and Northlakes High School. While each team played exceptionally well throughout the day, with each tasting success in some games, it was not to be the College's day as no team progressed to the final. However, it should be noted that the Red team lost in their decisive match to Central Coast Sports College 15-14 and the Black team missed the final by losing by one try to Erina High School. So close and much to build on with the Broken Bay Rugby 7’s still to come later this term.

Representative Sport 2024 Sport Events All individual sports registrations are completed on the CSNSW.SPORT website. Parents must have an account and add their child to have access. (Sport Registration HELP is available on sport information page). Registration for Events  You will need to ‘create account,’ if you do not have one OR ‘login’ using your existing account (NSWCCC or Polding). Once logged in, click on ‘register my child’ and follow the directions to register your son. Portal details update – Parents need to go in and update details (ie. Child’s school year and new school – Yr 7). Check this has been done if you cannot see registration options (you should be able to).   NSW All Schools Athletics Championships 2024 Saturday 28 September – Wednesday 2 October Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre (Athletic Centre Edwin Flack Ave, Sydney Olympic Park) Registration: 2024 NSW All Schools Championships - Athletics NSW (nswathletics.org.au) Entries Close – Friday 13 September Calendar Term 3 Week Event Venue 6 Oztag Champion of Champions (Years 9, 10 and Opens Teams) Werrington 6 CSBB Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) Basketball Terrigal 7 CSBB Athletics Carnival SOPAC, Homebush 7 NSWCCC Open Football Finals (Semi Final and Grand Final) Glenwood 7 CSBB Golf Championships Gosford Golf Course 9 NSWCCC Athletics Championships SOPAC, Homebush 9 CSBB Junior (Under 14) and Intermediate (Under 16) Rugby 7’s North Narrabeen Holidays NSW All School Athletics (Athletics NSW) SOPAC, Homebush Term 4 Week Event Venue 1 NSWCCC Junior and Intermediate Basketball Championships Penrith 2 Edmund Rice Cup (Year 7) Football Wanderers Football Park 4 CSBB Junior (Under 13) Touch Football Doyalson 5 CSBB Opens Volleyball Niagara Park 6 Central Coast School Open Waterpolo Championships Woy Woy 6 Central Coast School Chess Competition Green Point Christian College 7 CSBB Tennis Queenwood Tennis Centre 8 CSBB Surf Lifesaving Championships Terrigal   Jason Carpenter Leader of Learning Sport

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Year 9 Examinations commence Monday 9 September 2024. Please see the link below to view the timetable.  Individual timetables are also available on the Portal.   Year 9 Examination Timetable Week 8 Term 3, 2024 - Student  

Click the YouTube link below for the latest Homeroom Edition of SECTV, hosted by Harry Evans and Cooper Herd. [embed]https://youtu.be/QsMa7PSz9mU[/embed]

Online Wellbeing Resources Each week members of the St Edward’s College Pastoral Team will be offering guidance and resources to assist families as our boys navigate high school. We invite you to take the time each week to explore Yadhaba Online for articles that may be helpful. Mr Keith Mills Director of Pastoral Care This issue:  Wear it Purple Day   Click Here to View the Latest Resources on the College Website.