St Joseph's School Stanthorpe eNewsletter

SPORT

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

We had a wonderful Athletics Carnival on a beautiful, sunny day. Well done to all students who attended and competed with such great spirit and enthusiasm.

A massive thankyou to Head of Sport Mr Damian Petrie, Primary PE Teacher Ms Sarah Day, Heads of House Mr Jacob Steele and Mrs Karen Petrie, the staff, and Mrs Bec Telfer and the volunteers in the tuckshop for making it happen so well. Thanks to all the families and friends who also attended to cheer the students on and to our sponsors.

Congratulations to each age group winner and runner-up and to the winning Houses for the various awards. It was a very close and competitive carnival.

Primary House Spirit Trophy - sponsored by The Fleming Family	McAuley
Secondary House Spirit Trophy - sponsored by St Joseph's Alumni	Davadi
Primary Wining House - sponsored by the Kay Family	Davadi
Secondary Winning House - The Sullivan Cup	McAuley
Overall Winning House - sponsored by Santina Leonardi	McAuley

	Runner Up	Age Champion
Under 9 Girls	Poppy Wilshire	Georgia Robinson
Under 9 Boys	Kai Fox	Oliver Tuvukica
Under 10 Girls	Anthea Sunderland	Alanna Fox
Under 10 Boys	Oliver Fraguas	Zackary Kerridge
Under 11 Girls	Havana Torrisi	Chloe Inch
Under 11 Boys	Archie Reimers	Jordan Pradella
Under 12 Girls	Sophia Kunze	Camilla Watts
Under 12 Boys	Benjamin Kerridge	Billy Skuse
Under 13 Girls	Milla Fraguas/Hannah Petrie	Georgia Petrie
Under 13 Boys	Aiden McCosker	Will Favaro
Under 14 Girls	Natalie Gasparin	Lily Tuvukica
Under 14 Boys	Alexander Stevens	Kai Lang
Under 15 Girls	Jessica Pradella	Addison McCosker
Under 15 Boys	Billy Gallaway	Stephen Ellis
Under 16 Girls	Jessica Ellis	Eliza Bonner
Under 16 Boys	Henry Searle	Harry Wren
Open Girls	Brigid O'Dea	Claire Williamson
Open Boys	Darcy Daddow	Ryan Whitticker

ORIENTEERING

St Joseph's School had 12 students compete as part of the Darling Downs team in the Queensland Schools Orienteering Championships in Brisbane from the 20-21st July.

It was a highly successful weekend where overall, Darling Downs was the champion region and St Joseph’s School was the first placed school (we are the Queensland school orienteering champions!)

During the championships competitors competed in three events - a sprint (a quick event in an urban environment), a hagaby (a mass start, one-person relay in the bush), and a long-distance course (in the bush). Orienteering challenges competitors both physically and mentally, and takes a fair bit of courage to battle through the events.

All students performed very well and should be very proud of themselves.We had a number of students recieve placings in the events over the weekend - Liam O’Dea placed second and third in two events, Patrick Moxham third in one event, and a number of others placed 4th or 5th in events (Patrick Moxham, Ned Robinson, Amity Buscher and Erin O’Dea). Sasha Kendall placed first in the Girl’s Division 2 Long Distance event and Kayleb Spiller second in Boy’s Division 2 Long Distance event.

Great work by Mr Allan Lahey to get so many students involved in orienteering at the school. It was an excellent weekend of competition by the students in a very challenging sport.

Well done St Joey’s!

GRANITE BELT & BORDER DISTRICT ATHLETICS

After our successful school Athletics Carnival, our Primary students moved on to compete at the Granite Belt Athletics carnival, held here in Stanthorpe while the Secondary students participated in the Border District carnival which was held in Warwick.

It’s wonderful to see students getting involved in athletics and representing our school.

Congratulations to all students and a special mention to the following students on their achievements for the day:

	Runner Up	Age Champion
10 Yr Boys		Zackary Kerridge
10 Yr Girls	Alanna Fox
11 Yr Girls	Havana Torrisi
12 Yr Boys	Benjamin Kerridge
12 Yr Girls	Camilla Watts

Congratulations to the following Secondary students as they have all successfully qualified either in times or distance to compete for the Darling Downs teams:

Hannah Petrie
Georgia Petrie
Indianna Harding
Hannah Grogan
Addison McCosker

RED LION FOOTBALL (Soccer)

On the 23rd of July, a number of students embarked on a sports-filled adventure to Captain Cook Oval, Toowoomba where students competed in the SSI Red Lion Football (soccer) tournament.

The air buzzed with anticipation as both the girls and boys geared up for their matches.

Boys’ Performance:

They played in the Plate (Pool 2).
The scoreboard revealed a mix of triumph and challenge: 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
Ultimately, they secured a respectable 3rd place in their pool, landing them at the 5th spot out of the 9 teams in the Boys Plate.

Girls’ Performance:

The girls, equally determined, took their place in the Plate (Pool 2).
Their record: 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.
With heads held high, they clinched the 3rd position in their pool and claimed the 4th spot among the 10 teams in the Girls Plate.

A massive thank you to Mr Damian Petrie and Miss Anika Spiller for taking these students away for a day of camaraderie, teamwork, and spirited competition!

SWIMMING

Year 6 student, Emma Pradella, recently represented Queensland at the National Schools Swimming Championships held at the Gold Coast.

Emma powered through the intense 50m Backstroke race, securing an impressive 12th place. But that’s not all! She dove into the 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay, narrowly missing out on a medal. Emma’s personal best time in the freestyle event left her beaming. And guess what? She’s already eyeing next year’s opportunity to make an even bigger splash.

Way to go, Emma!

FUTSAL

Congratulations to Year 8 student, Sasha Kendall and Year 11 student Alessia Gasparin who were both selected to be a part of the 13-14Yr Girls and 15-16yr Girls Darling Downs Futsal teams (respectively) following trials held in Toowoomba on Monday 29th July.

Both girls will now go on to compete in the State Championships to be held in Toowoomba from the 17-20 October 2024.

St Joseph's had a number of students who attended the trials and all students should be very proud of themselves.

Well done !

RUGBY LEAGUE

Congratulations to Lily Tuvukica, Milla Fraguas, Keely Gilbert, and Monique Barker as they all recently tested their skills at the Darling Downs Rugby League trials which were held in Toowoomba.

A special spotlight shines on Year 6 students Keely Gilbert and Monique Barker. These two fierce competitors have clinched coveted spots in the 11-12 Year Girls Darling Downs team. They will go on to compete in the State Championships which will be held from the 12th -15th of September in Met East Brisbane.

Congratulations to all girls and well done to Keely and Monique !