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Education in the OLSH Tradition We are Heart people… Faith Filled… Reverence Relationships… Pursue Excellence…. Touch the Hearts of Others

Dear Family and Friends of OLSH College Bentleigh,

OLSH girls can do anything… This indeed has been the truth of these last weeks of term 3! Congratulations and thank you to all who gave so generously for our OLSH Feast Day Mission Carnival. To all involved in Wakakirri such a wonderful achievement to progress through to the National Finals. How blessed we are as we continue to live the great tradition of our motto Regnet Christus – May Christ Reign!

May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts…always be thankful. Colossians 3:15

Always united in our shared OLSH Spirit. Anne O’Loughlin Principal OLSH College Bentleigh – Wakakirri National Finalist

NEWSLETTER

Volume 44, Number 15 Friday 18 September 2015

HEART MATTERS

Prayer is not about changing God, but being

willing to let God change us Richard Rohr ofm

Thank you

$20,406

raised for the School of Joy

A school led by the OLSH sisters in the Congo

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rincipal Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Friday 11 September

Last Friday we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. It was a wonderful opportunity for the entire College community – students, staff, parents and friends - to come together and celebrate our shared OLSH spirit and identity. From the introduction to our Mass:

‘The Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is really a celebration of love. Mary was the one who nurtured and formed Jesus from a little child, she was the one who really knew him and knew his

heart. As a school community, we call her and honour her as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.’ Our Mass saw us pray for the students and staff in the ‘School of Joy’ as well as the women, children and men of Syria. We blessed the new staff members who have joined us since the beginning of the year, we listened to Feast Day greetings from the OLSH Colleges in Enfield and Kensington and we also had a special Feast Day message prepared for us by the OLSH Sisters. We sang hymns and danced in the Gospel. We prayed aloud and in silence. All in all, it was a beautiful start to a wonderful Feast Day. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.

Sr Megan Donohue fdnsc

Assistant Principal Faith and Mission

Feast of our Lady of the Sacred Heart

With thanks to following for their support….it is greatly appreciated.

Bank of Melbourne Baker’s Delight Bentleigh

Bentleigh Fresh Fruit Centre Deluxe Carwash

Discount Lolly Shop ING Homewares

Paint Spot Priceline Bentleigh Real Beauty Salon

Sengsokkhieng Butcher Shop The Party Shop Two Kings Café

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Mission Carnival

Feast of our Lady of the Sacred Heart

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Summer Uniform Parents are asked to ensure that the length of the summer dress is checked prior to the beginning of Term 4. Wearing of the College PE Uniform There have been an increasing number of students who have been wearing their PE uniform instead of their winter uniform. Parents are to note that the PE uniform can only be worn to and from school on days where students have a scheduled Dance/PE class. Wearing of the PE uniform outside the scheduled class time is not permitted. Should there be a variance in this parents will be notified. For training and tryouts students will be required to change into their PE uniform at school. Parents must make contact with their daughter’s homeroom teacher in the event that this is not possible.

Ms Dina Oro Assistant Principal Student Wellbeing

Student Wellbeing News

College Colours Blue Rebecca Nielsen

Red Sinead Fernandes Priyanka Francis Abby Freney Genevieve Gallucci

Matina Kiriakos Molly McLeod Rebecca Nielsen

Green Isobelle Carmody Sinead Fernandes Abby Freney Genevieve Gallucci

Matina Kiriakos Shingirai Madebwe Molly McLeod Kathleen O’Leary

Hannah Peters Lauryn Schellebeck Bridget Tatter Kate Tranter

White Katya Adkin Maya Blackman Laura Campbell Lilia Capone Isobelle Carmody Victoria Charleston Lara Confeggi Alexia De Fazio Paije Dubocanin Sinead Fernandes Dana Fomin Grace Jemetta Olivia Jonasz Ruby Looker Jarrah Martin Jessica McKiggan Poppy Papahatzis Brooke Pereira Hannah Peters Abbey Snell Caitlin Snow Ella Stutterd Eden Szadura Kate Tranter

Imogen Williams

We remember

We pray for the repose of the soul of:

Emma Livinal, grandmother of Emma Pascal, Year 12

May Our Lady of the Sacred Heart hold her gently in her care and may her soul rest in peace.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us

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Wakakirri: The Cradle of Hope 2015 Staging Award

2015 Choreography Award

2015 Best Original Story Award

The Wakakirri journey commenced in March with a group of Year 11 students meeting to create a concept that became the ‘The Cradle of Hope’. After months of rehearsals and more meetings, the students performed at Frankston Arts Centre. The students, supported by staff members, united by hope, enthusiasm and a commitment to excellence, danced and sung their way into the finals. The day of finals dawned brightly and busloads of excited ‘Wakakirrians’ headed to Hamer Hall. Once there a flurry of activities followed, where girls rehearsed, changed into costumes and hair and makeup were completed.

During this time, members of the ABC television crew visited to film the preparations and to interview various students. The energy in the room was electric as the girls waited their call to the stage. The performance that followed was sensational! Awards were won and they included: Best Original Story, Best Choreography and Best Staging. OLSH students shared the honour of being state finalists with two other schools. The national results come out on the 14 October.

OLSH is also in the running for the people’s choice awards and you can go online to the Waka TV website to vote (http://www.wakakirri.com/mainsite/category/peoples-choice-secondary/). The more votes OLSH receive the greater chance we have of winning that award – so spread the word please.

Congratulations to the students on stage and behind stage. A special congratulations and commendation to the students in the creative team, especially the choreographers for all their hard work. The Wakakirri performance showed that OLSH girls are heart people and truly can do anything.

Ms Gina Coetzee & Ms Dianne Byers

Acknowledgements Creative Team Choreographers: Aoife Barker, Natalia Genovese, Hannah Peters, Stephanie Strati, Evangelia Vlahandreas, Laura Webb Music/Sound: Priya Francis, Serena Hart Stage Management: Maddison Muller Hair and Makeup: Tiffany Anagnostopoulos Costumes and Administration: Laura Kent Lighting: Josephine Cappadona Publicity: Sophie Stuart Projection: Michelle Simkhayeva T–Shirts: Tara Rohan Technical Crew: Tanya Tsianakas, Jessica Smith, Tess Jobling, Joanne Truong, Jennifer Piper, Makeely Marshall, Neha Xavier Staff Thanks to Wakakirri Coordinator, Mrs Gina Coetzee for her unswerving dedication to achieving excellence and for her guidance to the girls along this journey. Thanks to Ms Byers for coordinating hair/make-up, costumes, t shirts, and projection teams. Thanks to Mrs Jenny Fries and Mrs Annemarie Petering for catering and supervision; Ms Dominique Lewis, Ms Adele Schocker, Ms Sarah Callant for supervision, Mr Brick for supervision and technical support with projection and all staff who supervised during the rehearsal process. To the parent body who helped with sewing a big thankyou to you all for your support.

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OLSHLinks Last week we were fortunate enough to take part in the OLSHLinks trip at OLSH Enfield. This program provides links between the OLSH Colleges from Bentleigh, Kensington Sydney and Enfield Adelaide. We flew to Adelaide on Wednesday 9 September meeting the OLSH Kensington girls when we landed. We then went home with our host families who were all extremely kind and welcoming. On Thursday, we went to school with our host sisters attending their classes and meeting their friends. After that, each of the families had something planned out for us. On Friday we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Their Feast Day was celebrated differently. We had Mass at a local church which included a special blessing

for babies in the community. This was followed by a sausage sizzle in the park. In the afternoon we joined our host sisters for a visit to the Adelaide Show where we had to complete a challenge. This involved taking a photo of us doing something to represent their 24 OLSH characteristics. We had fun being creative with our photos and thoroughly enjoyed the show. On Saturday, we went to the Church in Kilburn which was where the OLSH sisters started out in Adelaide. Sr Pat talked about some of the programs that have been set up for the refugees who live in the area. This included a large community garden. We also went to the old convent which is now a Hare Krishna centre. They explained to us some of their customs and how they originated. We travelled to Rundle Mall for a lunch break before catching a tram to Glenelg where we spent time with our host sisters, enjoying the sunshine. At the end of the day we all shared a pizza meal before heading off for our last night with our host families. On Sunday morning we had to say our farewells sadly parting from each other but made sure that we would all stay in contact. Throughout the week, we had visited some of Adelaide's main attractions and more importantly we had made some remarkable memories with each other and our host families.

Ms Bernadette Anderson Director of School Operations

Doris: My host sister Nicole, was such a lovely person and her family was very welcoming and made me feel at home. Even though the trip was only four days, Nicole and I grew so close we were sisters by the first hour. It was such a fantastic learning experience and a great way to bond with the girls from not only Enfield but Kensington as well. The highlight of my trip was going to Glenelg beach where a couple of the girls and I sat and had a long chat about the experience and got to know each other. Maria: The Mezak family was my host family, they were all very welcoming and kind. On Thursday, I went with my host sister Grace and her parents to Arthur’s (her twin brother) school concert, which I very much enjoyed. The highlight of my experience was definitely the Adelaide show as were all together, we went on so many thrilling rides and ended the night with fireworks and laughter. I am honestly so privileged to have gone on such an experience and have stayed with such a kind family. Not only that but I also made friendships and links with the other OLSH schools which helped me better connect as an OLSH student with the OLSH trio. Chloe: My host sister was Matilda. Throughout the whole OLSH Links experience Matilda was so welcoming and opened not only her home to me, but also invited me to places with her friends and included me in her schooling. It wasn’t just the Adelaide girls I created a close bond with, it was also the Kensington girls. No matter where we were last week, we were always laughing and having fun. Memories were always being made and our bonds were always growing stronger. I’m so glad that I went on this trip as I made lifelong friends that I hope to keep in contact with. We would like to thank all of the teachers involved in making this opportunity possible and enabling us to build strong bonds with other OLSH students and learning more about each school. We would like to especially thank Ms Anderson and Ms Graffeo, who were the teachers with us on this trip, for taking care of us and always ensuring that we were alright. We would definitely recommend this experience to all the future Year 10s as it is a very memorable one, one which will definitely be a highlight of the year. Doris Tran, Maria Farag and Chloe Hopson

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Francis Sullivan, the CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, will present an information forum on issues related to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. All are invited to this public meeting to be held:

Monday 12 October 2015

7.30pm

Sacred Heart Girls’ College, 113 Warrigal Road, Oakleigh

(Entry to Sacred Heart Girls’ College is

via Latrobe Street) The Truth Justice and Healing Council coordinates the Catholic Church’s response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse with a commitment to justice and compassion for survivors.

Sparkle at E-GLAM (empowering girls’ learning about maths)

Thursdays after school in the library

until 4.30pm

All students welcome.

Two Maths teachers will be available to help and assist with any maths problems or questions - or just come along to do some maths homework in a relaxed fun environment.

Drop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time – it’s flexible but help is available for 1 hr!

Remember be there or be square!

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Sports News

SCSA Volleyball

Congratulations to Senior A - Premiers! The SCSA Volleyball tournament was held on Friday 28 August at MSAC in Albert Park. Despite the clash with Wakakirri, OLSH was able to field six strong teams. This year OLSH entered two teams into the Senior Division. All the girls played their best and worked well as a team, and in the end the Senior A Team finished on top, winning the Grand Final against Avila. We were also fortunate enough for one of our players to win ‘Best Player’ during our Grand Final. Congratulations to Jess Vo! A big thank you to our Coach Jessica Finlay for keeping us motivated and giving us helpful tips and tricks throughout the day. To Ms Petering, although she was unable to be there on the day, thanks for getting us all organised and putting in the hard yards. Kaitlyn White, Year 11

Congratulations to Junior A – Runners Up! The Intermediate team, coached by Alana King, played competitively all day. Their training and after school competitive experience enabled both teams to make the semi finals. Thanks to Mr Phil Carmody who developed the skills of all of the junior players in the weeks prior. Both teams improved their team play and strategies throughout the tournament, which resulted in the Junior A team achieving a place in the Grand Final. Although the team lost to Clonard, Shingirai Hazel Madebwe won ‘Player of the Match’ in the Grand Final.

Mrs Annemarie Petering Sports Coordinator

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Jess Vo with her ‘Best Player’ award

The Junior A team, above right, following the Grand Final and Shingirai Hazel Madebwe, above left, ‘Player of the

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The OLSH Volleyball Team Congratulations to all involved!

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Dates for your Diary

Monday 21 September School Holidays commence Monday 28 September – Thursday 1 October Unit 4 Trial Exams

Friday 3 October Ametur Trip returns

Monday 5 October Term 4 begins

Tuesday 6 October Year 8 Camp Wednesday 7 October Year 8 Camp

Thursday 8 October Jules Chevalier Assembly (Student Leadership Handover) 9.00am All Welcome Philippines Pre-departure Parent Evening 7.30pm Library

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Pastoral Care Available

Please be aware that Pastoral Care, including home visits and ongoing support,

is available to the OLSH Community.

Please contact Sister Elizabeth Taylor

at the College on 8520 9200 if you would like any further information.

IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS LATE OR ABSENT

Thank you to all parents who have been using the Absence Telephone number: 8520 9250.

The Absence line is the number to call if your daughter will not be attending school OR will

be late for school that day.

Your cooperation is much appreciated