Vocal & Choral and Mount Gambier Eisteddfods

It has been a busy time for our Performing Arts students and staff. Firstly, we celebrate the success of Ellyana and the Rock Band students.

The Music Faculty under the passionate commitment of Bec Hudson were piloting a music writing and production program with great success this year. One significant outcome as a result of the program, and beyond the program was the launch on Saturday night of Ellyana Sims’ music CD. 

I take this opportunity to acknowledge all staff who have supported and encouraged a wonderfully talented and self-motivated student, along with her family and Year 9 students Ethan Herpich, Rosie Van Eyk, Ruben Gustavsson, Year 8 student Emma O’Callaghan and Year 10 student Aimee Black. As was witnessed by their showcase of talent and performance during the evening, we are excited about the prospects for their future in music. Congratulations to Bec Hudson, Nathan Creedy, Marie Holmes and Harry Van Eyk with the support of Beth Creedy and the Performing Arts staff.

It was fantastic to see Taylor Pearson as the support act, and also our Hospitality students who supported the caterers throughout the evening.

I was also delighted to hear of the success of students at the Music Eisteddfods last week with several students achieving personal bests, especially Ben Langford who was successful in winning the Majella Wines Scholarship. Congratulations to all involved!

Care for Children Each Morning Before School

I remind families that the College commences its yard duty supervision of students at 8:20am each morning. I ask that students...

Migrant and Refugee Sunday
Pope Francis has chosen the theme, “Child Migrants, the Vulnerable and the Voiceless”, for the 103rd World Day of Migrants and Refugees, commemorated in Australia this coming Sunday.

Pope Francis reminds us that, “Migration today is not a phenomenon limited to some areas of the planet. It affects all continents and is growing into a tragic situation of global proportions. Not only does this concern those looking for dignified work or better living conditions, but also men and women, the elderly and children, who are forced to leave their homes in the hope of finding safety, peace and security.” (Pope Francis, Message 2017)

Tenison Woods College Year 8 students have created ‘Welcome’ banners to be hung in each of the Churches in the South East this Sunday.

Sacrament Preparation Program 2017-2018
The Parish is currently preparing to begin the next Sacramental Preparation Program which will begin with an Information evening on Thursday 28 September in the College staffroom. All Year 3 children have received a note about the Information night. Children who are interested in joining the program and are older than Year 3 are asked to contact Rebecca Higgins for further information higgr@tenison.catholic.edu.au

Farewell to Carol Chislett
On Saturday night the Parish farewelled Carol Chislett from her position of Pastoral Associate. Carol has worked at the parish for 32 years and is well known to many of the staff and families of Tenison Woods College who have worked with her during this time. The College community would like to thank Carol for her dedication, commitment and service throughout her 32 years and wish her every blessing as she begins her retirement.

Father’s Day Breakfast
The Father’s Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 1 September in the Barrie Holmes Stadium at 7:45am. Information has been sent out via Skoolbag and RSVP’s can be sent through the Skoolbag app or by emailing Sandra Quirke on quirsa@tenison.catholic.edu.au

Family Games Night
Come along to a fun family night being organised by the students attending the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney in December. The night promises to be loads of fun for all ages. BYO supper and drinks. $5 per person or $10 per family. Tables of 6-8 can be booked via Sandra Quirke quirsa@tenison.catholic.edu.au

Parish Mass
A reminder that Parish mass is held each Thursday of the term (except Week 1) and is led by a different class or year level each week. Mass is held at 9:15am in the College Chapel and all parents, grandparents and friends are welcome to attend.

The roster for Term 3 masses is:

• Thursday 24 August - Year 6
• Thursday 31 August - Year 11
• Thursday 7 September - Year 10
• Thursday 14 September - Year 8
• Thursday 21 September - Year 12
• Thursday 28 September - Year 9

The Tenison Woods College Mount Gambier Year 8/9 boys football team have today defeated St. Mark's College, 19.10.124 to 4.4.24 in the SSSSA Football Championship in Adelaide - becoming back-to-back champions!

Goal kickers: Harry McInnes (6), Zac Bradley (4), Harry Tunkin (4), Jaden Grosser (1), Bryn Carmody (1), George White (1), Matt Davies (1) and Sam Dukalskis (1).

Well done also to Zac Bradley, who was awarded Player of the Game.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Tenison Woods College again this term. It will be open to families for one week, from Thursday 31 August to Thursday 7 September.

Held in the staffroom, the Book Fair will open weekdays during two time slots each day; at 8.15am to 8.30am and re-open again at 3.20pm – 3.45pm.

There is always a great selection of books and stationery to purchase, and we have both cash and credit card facilities available.

Tenison Woods College receives a percentage of the sales which we can use to purchase items/books. The sales from last year bought a large selection of big books for the Junior School to use.

Should you have any questions, please email me at oppet@tenison.catholic.edu.au

Tina Opperman | Year 3 teacher, 3-5 Wellbeing Coordinator

Students going into Year 8-12 in 2018 who are interested in applying for the High Performance Sports Program (HPSP) are required to complete and submit the form by this Friday 25 August. Students who are currently in the program and those who are interested in joining for the first time are encouraged to apply. Forms must be submitted to the PE Office by end of day Friday.

Click here to download application form.

The Poplars are currently seeking to source beanbags, comic books and games that are in good condition for their new recreation room. Games such as chess, checker boards, battleship or any other items suitable for older students in Poplars would be greatly appreciated.

Trudi Dempsey | Poplars Admin

Congratulations to Year 12 student, Lucy Williams, who has been shortlisted for the ABC Trailblazers Program, which supports young innovators in regional Australia to attend a week long forum in Canberra in February. Lucy was interviewed by the Heywire Executive Producer and an ABC Trailblazer Producer last week and was selected as one of 30 young people on their list. This number will be cut down to 20 for the forum. The producers were very impressed with the Teenage Trifecta Program Lucy organised in Penola, including her organisation and voluntary contribution. Lucy will find out within the next few weeks whether she has been selected to attend the forum in Canberra  – Good luck Lucy!

Make sure you have your pj’s organised for this year’s Tenison Woods College Reading Hour.
This annual event is on Wednesday 30 August from 6 - 7pm in the Library. Come along for a night of sharing our love of stories! There will be talented guest readers and everyone can enjoy a milo and biscuits at the end of it all. It is always a fun family night. Contact Ms Lloyd or Mrs Window with any questions.

lloyc@tenison.catholic.edu.au, windk@tenison.catholic.edu.au

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• Tuesday 8.00am - 12.00pm
• Thursday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Monday - Cassie Edwards
Tuesday - Lyn Wilson
Wednesday - TBC
Thursday - Cassie Edwards
Friday - Bernie Passauer
 

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Shepherdson Road (PO Box 965)
Mount Gambier South Australia 5290

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Thursday 24 August

• 2018 Year 8 Subject finalisation, Saint Anthony's Primary School, Millicent 5.30pm.

Friday 25 August

• Book Week Parade, 9.00am, Barrie Holmes Stadium
• Junior School Assembly, 2.15pm, Barrie Holmes Stadium
• SAPSASA Regional Basketball Day, Icehouse Mount Gambier
• Year 8/9 Boys Soccer
• 2018 Year 10 Web Choice selections 

Monday 28 August

• SSSSA Year 8/9, 10 and Open Netball in Adelaide (until Tuesday)
• Vocal and Choral Showcase (until Saturday)

Tuesday 29 August

• School Photos - Reception - Year 6

Wednesday 30 August

• School Photos - Poplars & Year 7 - 12
• 2018 Senior School subject selections, Penola, 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
• College Board Meeting, 7.00pm, Boardroom

Thursday 31 August

• 2018 Senior School subject selections, Millicent, 4.30pm - 7.30pm.
• SAPSASA State Golf finals (until Friday)

Friday 1 September

• Fathers Day Breakfast. 7.45am, Barrie Holmes Stadium
• Year 8/9 Knockout Soccer
• Year 6 Volcanoes Excursion, Main Corner Mount Gambier

Sunday 3 September

• Fathers Day
• Family Mass, 11.00am, Saint Paul's Church

Semester 2 fees have now been charged to accounts and statements have been posted to families. Payments are now due unless you have an existing payment plan. If you haven’t received a statement please contact the school to make sure that we have your current contact information on file.

Neal Turley | Business Manager

This is a scholarship sponsored by an anonymous benefactor from the St Pauls Parish. It is available to any current or prospective student of Tenison Woods College who is an 'active' member within the Mount Gambier parish.

The scholarship offers full tuition fees for the coming school year for the successful applicant.

Application forms detailing the qualification criteria can be obtained from the front office of the College and must be returned by the 8 September 2017.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview later in September.

Any questions can be directed to the Business Manager of Tenison Woods College, Mr. Neal Turley.

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The EP, ‘Ellyana – My Own Race’ was officially launched at the Main Corner last Saturday evening! This was the culmination of months of hard work by many students – Ellyana Sims, Ethan Herpich, Aimee Black, Ruben Gustavsson, Emma O’Callaghan and Rosie Van Eyk. These student have put in a huge amount of work to write, learn and record four original songs. This was part of a pilot program of composing and recording which will lead into a semester unit at Tenison Woods College for Year 9 music students, beginning in 2018. The introduction of the program was inspired by Ellyana’s original compositions (some in conjunction with the band). Vocal teacher Tamara Seeley and Music Teacher, Rebecca Hudson have worked closely with the students for many months and together with the Sims family, Tenison Woods College and community support, we were able to support these students to produce an EP that they are all proud of.

This project was also supported by Nathan Creedy, Harry Van Eyk and Marie Holmes along with the rest of the Music Faculty. Students have also worked with the SongMakers Program who helped support them in writing their original compositions. These students along with the Year 8 Rockbands and Year 9 Rockband have travelled to Melbourne this week as part of our inaugural Rock Band Tour to participate in performances and workshops with the Australian Institute of Music.

Congratulations to all staff and students involved in this exciting project.

Rebecca Hudson | Music Teacher

Photo: Louise Agnew Photography

The Trisha Flett and Sally-Jane Allen Sports Scholarship is open to students aged 16 and under who live within the Mount Gambier city and District Council of Grant areas. The Scholarship provides financial funding for junior sports persons to further develop their chosen sport.

If you are interested in applying, please click here to download the application form or call into the PE Office to find out more and collect an application form.

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On Tuesday 15 August the Tenison Woods College open boys’ and girls’ basketball teams travelled to Adelaide to compete in the State Championships.  This was a huge event for the Titans Basketball Academy with both College teams placed to do well against the top six schools in South Australia.

Both teams started the day with tough losses to Henley High School but this did not dampen their spirits. The boys and girls found success in their second game. The boys getting the win against St. Peters Adelaide, with Malok Makoi and Zac Dewitt leading the way. The girls dominated Mercedes Girls School, on the back of a great performance from Olivia Fuller and Emily Close.

After the third game of the pool competition, both teams qualified for the semi-finals, achieving our goal as a group and cementing Tenison Woods College as one of the elite basketball programs in the State.

The boys would lose the semi-final by 17 points to eventual champions Trinity College in a tough loss that the boys will learn a lot from. Coach Stevenson said, “Well that’s where we are in the pecking order at the moment and we have to get used to playing tough grind-it-out games. I am very proud with the boy’s effort and pride in the singlet, we just have to work harder in preparation for next year”.

The girls came out with their best performance of the tournament defeating Emmauel College in the semi-final with clinical defence. In the final the girls again battled against Henley High. Although the girls played hard, they could not find enough to get over the top of a very classy Henley High team, but overall it was a fantastic result. Coach Stratford stated, “I’m really proud of the girls and the determination that they have shown throughout the tournament. From a College perspective its massive to keep us on the map nationally.

Coach Stevenson would like to thank everyone for their help through the week and wishes every athlete the best in future endeavours.

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Vantage Automotive Pty Ltd is a major provider of Government funded vocational learning and outsourced services to major vehicle manufacturers with an extensive client list across Australia. Applications are now being sought from students that are interested in a career within the automotive industry as an Automotive Technician or Parts Interpreter.

Both male and female candidates from all over Australia are invited to apply for the Automotive Modern Apprenticeship Program and, if selected, will be offered full time employment at a dealer close to their home and flown to Sydney for block training.  This is a funded program with minimal cost to the student.

Please visit the website to find brochures advertising the manufacturers that Vantage Automotive work with and further information surrounding the programs on offer. 

If students are interested in joining one of the Automotive Modern Apprenticeship Programs, the application process would be to carefully look at the manufacturers and dealerships listed on the website www.vantageautomotive.com under the ‘Apply Now’ area. Remembering that the Apprenticeship Program leads to full time employment and students can choose which manufacturer and dealership they wish to apply to.

Positions are already available for the 2018 academic year so please ensure students apply quickly to ensure their chance of a full time position.