Volume 46, Number 4, 24 March 2017

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

Dear Family and Friends,

It is with a great sense of pride that we celebrate our students’ wonderful achievements over the past two weeks. Firstly, the outstanding result of our Swimming and Diving Team in attaining 1st place in the SCSA Carnival where so many talented and dedicated swimmers and divers gave their all. Congratulations to all involved and special acknowledgement of Aimee Grella (Year 8) on her record in the Junior Butterfly. Three of our talented Year 11 art students, Serena Hart, Madeline Crockett, Jazmin Oakley and from Year 12 2016, Raphaela Alexopolous, had their pieces included in the Catholic Education Melbourne’s Visual Arts Exhibition – a wonderful tribute to them. And to Mia Tulloch, Issoudun, who represented OLSH College at the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta at Barwon River and won the Year 9 Single Scull C final. All of these remarkable young women show us what is possible when we aim high. It can be a challenge to set goals and then do everything it takes to achieve them. The feeling of satisfaction when you do your absolute best and achieve success is one to celebrate and savour. As we near the end of Term 1 it is timely to recognise what a wonderful start to the year it has been. So many opportunities for growth in a vast array of circumstances and activities are available to our girls. Early in Term 2 our joint Musical Production with De La Salle will be another time for us to see the talents of so many of our young people. We would love to have each performance of The Addams Family sold out – so buy your tickets now http://www.drumtheatre.com.au/events/4186/the-addams-family-the-musical/14387. Thank you to our families for your support in attending the many events on our calendar and for transporting your daughters to training, rehearsals and other meetings before and after school, without you all that they achieve would not be possible.

Store up treasures for yourselves in heaven. For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be too.

Matthew 6: 20-21

Always united in our shared OLSH Spirit.

Anne O’Loughlin

Principal

Archbishop Denis Hart, with OLSH College

Bentleigh students at the St Patrick’s Day Mass

on Friday 17 March

Please see next page for more information

OLSH College Bentleigh

111 Jasper Road,

BENTLEIGH 3204

Telephone

(03) 8520 9200

Absence Line

(03) 8520 9250

office@olsh.vic.edu.au

www.olsh.vic.edu.au

Education in the OLSH

tradition – we are heart

people who are faith filled,

reverence relationships,

pursue excellence and

touch the hearts of others.

SCSA Division 2 Winners!

Congratulations to our Swimming and Diving

teams on impressive results last week. See page

11 for more information

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Faith and Mission

St Patrick’s Day Mass

On Friday 17 March we were fortunate to be invited to the

St Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral in the city. Many

different schools and colleges were there, with their banners,

ready to celebrate this wonderful day! Archbishop Denis Hart

celebrated the Mass and it was very calm and beautiful. The

choir included some amazing singers from different schools

and many students from all over Melbourne read some

readings and prayers.

After the Mass, there was a concert at

the Treasury Gardens. Both primary and

secondary school students were in the

audience and they enjoyed the games

and dancing. The crowd enjoyed some

great performances from the talented

students. It was a fantastic day and an

unforgettable experience!

Maxine Viado

8 Blue

Sister Tess Ward, OAM, (pictured above)

with the Leadership Team, was welcomed

for morning tea with the staff last week.

Sr Tess is the Provincial Head of the

Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred

Heart in Australia. Sr Tess has spent

most of her life working in Indigenous

communities and her linguistic experience

is recognised throughout the world.

The Premier, Hon. Daniel Andrews, with OLSH

College Bentleigh students at the St Patrick’s Day

Mass on Friday 17 March

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Faith and Mission

Year 8 Retreat Reflections

Retreat Day took place at the Don Bosco Centre which is a lovely property with a chapel

and farm animals. I enjoyed the day as it let me experience the real freedom and

tranquility of the country, which is quite different to the city. The retreat day is one of the

most important days for me as it helped me to let go of any troubles, at home or at

school. I felt at peace with myself and the day improved my confidence because I felt

like I could express my feelings to God and listen to what He has to say and to guide me

on the right path.

Samara Parsons

8 Red

The Outdoor Creation session opened our eyes to the beauty of the nature that

surrounds us. In this session we got to reflect on what we would, see, hear, smell and

feel in the environment compared to the environment at school. The highlight of this

experience has been to get away from the city life and reflect on the calming

surroundings of the retreat centre.

Aimee Grella

8 Green

One of the activities on the Year 8 Retreat was Mandala colouring. Our focus was to

relax and undertake a task in a calm manner. We all had various patterns and coloured

them to create a representation of our mood and feelings. My highlight on the day was

being able to in my own headspace away from the normal school routine.

Jaimie Raymer

8 Blue

Sr Megan Donohue fdnsc

Assistant Principal Faith and Mission

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Curriculum News

Rowing Success

Congratulations to Mia Tulloch, Issoudun, who represented OLSH at

the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta at Barwon River last weekend.

Mia won the Year 9 Single Scull C final which is a great achievement.

Ignite The ‘Ignite’ program has once again commenced at the College for 2017.

This program is designed to offer opportunities for enhancement across the

curriculum. We run weekly workshops after school on Mondays in which the

students participate in collaborative learning exercises, quizzes, practical

experiments and much more.

Students in Year 7 and 8 have been invited to participate based on their results

across a range of tests, interviews and teacher nominations.

We are working towards fielding teams in the annual ‘Tournament of the Minds’

competition run by La Trobe University as well as participating in other academic

projects.

Mrs Kate Wellard

Head of Department English

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Wellbeing Matters

Bullying No Way!

The Athletics Carnival on March 17 was not only a day full of great House spirit, it was a

day we supported the National Day Against Bullying. Each House took a stand during

their House chant to declare that at OLSH College, bullying is not tolerated. Each

student wore wristbands as a reminder that at OLSH, we stand together. We work to

create an environment where each student has a deep sense of belonging, feels valued,

known and loved, and enables all members of the community to a have a deep care of

and for one another.

All Year 7 and 8 students have also received advice on what they can do if they see or

experience bullying. If you have concern about your child’s wellbeing please contact

your daughter’s Homeroom Teacher or Year Level Coordinator.

Advice for parents

Issoudun and Year 10 Students Stand

Together Against Bullying

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Wellbeing Matters

Supporting our OLSH Missions

This Lenten Season has seen the girls work together to support our OLSH Sisters in

their work in the Philippines. Various activities were conducted and will continue to occur

throughout this term. We thank them and the parents in our community for your support.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday 28 March Casual Day $2.00

come dressed in your favourite hero’s costume

Ms Dina Oro

Assistant Principal Student Wellbeing

Walking for the Lenten Appeal Sausages sizzling at the Athletics

Supporting the OLSH Missions A lovely day for a BBQ!

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Debating 2017 The Debating season has once again commenced for our Intermediate and Senior

teams. This year we are competing in the Ormond division of the Debaters Association

of Victoria competition.

The teams will compete in five debates over the course of Terms 1, 2 and 3 in which

they will respond to seen and unseen topics. Participating in the Debating competition is

a great opportunity to develop public speaking skills and work collaboratively in a team

environment. Each team is supported by two teachers who assist in preparing and

rehearsing debate speeches. We warmly welcome new members, even those who have

never debated before. Should you wish to join a team or even observe a debate, please

speak to or email Mrs Wellard.

Congratulations to the senior team of

Piwainashe Kahonde, Maria Farag and

Georgia Sheppard (pictured) who beat

their opposition convincingly in the first

round with a clear three point win.

Special mention to the intermediate

team of Panayiota Blassis, Katharine

O’Hagan and Nickila De Silva who

were narrowly defeated by one point.

Mrs Kate Wellard

Head of Department English

Meet New Staff Member…

Kirsten Wiley

I would like to send a heartfelt thank you to the OLSH College

community for making me feel so welcome - I feel like I have

come home.

I started my teaching career in Brisbane where I was very

privileged to work at Our Lady’s College at Annerley, a

Catholic secondary college established in 1964 by the Sisters

of St Joseph. I was Senior Coordinator of the College as well

as one of the senior mathematics teachers. After seven years

at OLA, I had a few years off to bring up two wonderful young

women.

In 2007, we all moved from Brisbane to Melbourne and found ourselves living at Black

Rock. After a few months to settle in, I started teaching at Huntingtower College at

Mount Waverley. Here I was happily in charge of the timetable, excursions and the

school calendar, as well as teaching senior mathematics, but when I saw the position

Director of School Operations at OLSH advertised, I knew that it was written for me.

When I am not here at school, in the summer, you are likely to find me on a start boat

for a sailing race or walking along the beach and in winter, I will be travelling to

somewhere warm.

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Fire Carriers’ Conference OLSH Fire Carriers recently made the trip to the Annual Conference which was held in

Geelong. We arrived at Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre where we met 100 students

from other Fire Carrier schools across the Diocese. We worked in different tribal groups

to generate ideas for Reconciliation Week. We were also introduced to an Aboriginal

elder called Aunt Betty who read us a story that she had written, about a platypus who

was made to be proud of its identity. Aunt Betty told us that the story was quite similar to

hers as she embraced her Aboriginal heritage. After lunch we performed the ‘Smoking

Ceremony’ with each school inducting their respective fire carriers. It was a very

emotional ritual that has been used by First Nation people for thousands of years.

We all boarded the bus buzzing with ideas as we made our way back to school. I would

like to thank Ms Lee Toll and Mr Mark Santospirito for organising the day.

Orla Brooks Year 11

OLSH College at St Catherine’s Fete

We had the pleasure of having an OLSH College

information table at last week’s St Catherine’s fete. The

weather was perfect as they celebrated 60 years since the

establishment of the school with a day full of fun with rides,

book and cake sales, as well as delicious food.

The OLSH College table was well positioned next to the

popular face painting stand and we gave out information

packs, newsletters, copies of the Flame magazine as well

as coloured pencil sets. We were kept very busy all day

speaking with families considering secondary school options

for their daughters. It was also lovely to see so many

Alumnae and current OLSH College families come up and

say hello.

Mrs Annie Opray

Director of Development and Community Relations

Aunt Betty with OLSH College students The Smoking Ceremony

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Cultural Diversity Our Journey Our Stories, 18-26 March 2017

Each year the government celebrates the diversity of cultures living in our communities.

See https://culturaldiversityweek.vic.gov.au/ for a range of activities on offer.

The diversity at OLSH College is amazing. We may teach Chinese and Italian

languages and cultures, however, within our school population there are students born

in many different parts of the globe:

Australia America England Cambodia China

Colombia Egypt India Ireland Italy

Malaysia Mauritius New Zealand Philippines Russia

Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka

This year rather than celebrate with a range of food, we held a

traditional dance concert at lunchtime. Many thanks to Elena

Pilo Boyl Di Putifig who performed a Russian folk dance, Mollie

Delany who demonstrated her skills in Irish dancing (most

appropriate for St Patrick’s Day) and to Alycia Karis and Lillian

Casey who performed a Hungarian duet. All girls were dressed

in costume (pictured right) and danced their solo to well

deserved applause as their performances were amazing.

Following the solo performances, students collectively attempted

some Bollywood dancing and the Greek Zorba (below). The

room was alive with the sound of music and dance! There was a

lot of energy expended. (Many thanks to Ms Oro who supported

us in organising this activity).

Have you ever wished you could at least say hello and goodbye

in a foreign language? You can with “Hello Atlas” by Ben

Handicott. The book has expressions in 133 languages from all

continents of the world. Learning to pronounce the words is

only a tap away as there is an app recorded by a native speaker

of each language that can be “tapped” to match the text of the

book. Girls, pop into the library to see the interactive display and

have a turn using the book and app!

Languages Faculty

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Catholic Art Exhibition This year four students from OLSH were selected for their artwork to be exhibited in the

Catholic Education Melbourne’s annual Visual Arts Exhibition which opened to the

public from Tuesday, 14 March to Saturday, 18 March 2017.

This exhibition showcases the high level of creativity amongst student artwork which is

evident in the broad range of impressive and inspiring works from so many primary and

secondary students in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

The four students who had their artwork exhibited were Serena Hart, Madeline Crockett

and Jazmin Oakley who are currently in Year 11 and Raphaela Alexopoulos who

graduated from OLSH last year. The artwork at the exhibition was of a very high

standard and these girls should be very proud of having their work part of this public

exhibition.

Mrs Yvonne David

Head of Department Arts

By Jazmin Oakley, Year 11

By Madeline Crockett, Year 11

By Serena Hart, Year 11 By Raphaela Alexopoulos, Class of 2016

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Sports News

Division 2 SCSA Swimming and Diving

After several weeks of training under the coaching direction of Mr Mark Santospirito,

Ms Lauren Stent, Mrs Bronwyn Verrell, Mr Jarrod Kangisser, Mrs Maureen Malone,

Mrs Annemarie Petering and Ms Alana King, the OLSH Swim and Dive Team were

victorious at the Division 2 SCSA competition held at MSAC.

The Swim team had an outstanding start, winning all three Medley relays. The

excitement built as the ribbons kept coming!

New OLSH Records

Year 9 Breaststroke

Kayla Pak 40.49 (previous record 43.31)

Junior Butterfly (SCSA record)

Aimee Grella (Year 8) 29.81 (previous record 32.15)

Senior Butterfly

Zoe Moran (Year 11) 31.59 (previous record 31.90)

Year 8 Freestyle

Aimee Grella 28.76 (previous record 30.75)

Year 8 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 2:09.69 (previous record 2:18.05)

Emma Davidson, Aimee Grella, Charli Kappa, Lauren Plier

Senior 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 2:13.60 (previous record 2:14.60

Sarah Crough, Micaela Harvie, Zoe Moran, Georgia Sheppard

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SCSA Swimming and Diving cont…

Every member of the OLSH Diving Team was awarded a ribbon in their event, with

Olivia May (Year 11), Faith Harper (Issoudun), Jasmine Harper (Year 8), and Christie

Papadopoulos (Year 7) achieving first place in their divisions. Well done to all 25

members of the Diving Development Squad who spent Tuesday afternoons this term

learning new skills and attempting new dives.

Many thanks to all the staff and family members who attended the event to support the

competitors.

All 45 swimmers and 12 divers should be congratulated on their commitment to training

and on their outstanding team spirit, sportsmanship and success on the night. Fuelled

by a delicious and nutritious pasta dinner cooked and served by Mrs Jyotika Singh, the

team swam and dived their way towards a place in Division 1 in 2018.

We Believe! We Achieve! Our SCSA Swimming and Diving Team

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House Athletics Carnival Duncan McKinnon Athletics track was the colourful scene of the OLSH

House Athletics Carnival last Friday. Staff and students wore their

House colours with pride as they enjoyed a day of excellent athletics

competition. In addition to sprinting, long distance running, throwing,

jumping, and cheering, there were novelty events, a St Patrick’s Day

themed treasure hunt, a delicious sausage sizzle, a Lenten Appeal

raffle, and a staff verses students relay. The National Day against

Bullying was also celebrated with wrist bands for all students and an

anti-bullying message included in each House’s Cheer.

Once again the level of student participation was high, so all

House Leaders and competitors should be congratulated.

Well done to Hartzer for winning the House Cheer

competition with their loud, red cheer, and to Chevalier for

the best anti bullying message.

As always, the much anticipated final race of the day was

the Invitational 100 metre sprint which

determines the fastest girl at OLSH.

Congratulations to Olivia May (Year 11) who

claimed the trophy this year. Special mention

to second and third placed runners, Tess

Jobling (Year 12) and Tadi Kahonde

(Issoudun). The results at the end were:

1st Hartzer

(House Captain: Katelyn Fitchett)

2nd Chevalier

3rd Sweeney

4th Xavier

Well done to the following students who received the House Spirit Award for their

outstanding participation, encouragement of other House members, and support of their

House leaders:

Xavier: Julia Daye Sweeney: Brylee Nicholson

Hartzer: Emma Valeri Chevalier: Hayley Efthymiadis

A day like this can only happen with the full support of the Leadership Team, PE

Department, Staff, House Captains and School Leaders. Thanks to everyone who

contributed to a great celebration of sporting excellence and community spirit.

Ms Annemarie Petering and Mrs Bronwyn Verrell, Sports Coordinators

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Parents and Friends News

Give Mum the night off…

Mother’s day is coming up, so how about giving your Mum or those you care about a

night off from cooking dinner? The P&F have joined with Four Nonnas Fresh Pasta to

develop a fundraiser that gives us a way to say thanks to our mums and raise money for

the school at the same time.

You’ll be able to choose from a number of different pastas and sauces, order them

online and they’ll be delivered to the school on the Thursday before Mother’s Day. It’s

fresh pasta, made without preservatives or additives, and gluten free options are

available. Choose from fettucine, pappardelle, gnocchi or ravioli and if you want to add

a sauce, there’s Napoli, bolognaise and

roast garden vegetable. Look out for

more details and the link to place your

order in our next newsletter and on the

OLSH website.

Donations

There are two upcoming events that will be held at the College, An Evening with

BABBA on May 5 2017, and OLSH Stars featuring performances from talented

current students and Alumnae, on June 3 2017.

We will be fundraising at both of these events to raise money to purchase furniture for

the new student café. We would appreciate it if you would consider making a donation

by way of products, services or vouchers which will be included as prizes in a raffle and

in a Silent Auction.

Please contact Annie Opray, Director of Development and Community, at OLSH College

on 98520 9270 or aopray@olsh.vic.edu.au if you are able to make a donation.

If you are able to assist, your kind contribution will be acknowledged on the OLSH

College Facebook page, in the newsletter as well as on the website.

Hot Cross Buns

It’s not too late to order Brumby’s Bakery Bentleigh’s delicious Hot Cross Buns. $3.50

for every six pack sold will be donated back to OLSH College. The cost for a six pack is

$7.00. Thanks to Brumby’s Bakery Bentleigh for their kind generosity.

You can order traditional, fruitless, mocha and

choc chip buns. Go to www.olsh.vic.edu.au,

News and Events, Upcoming events, orders

close Monday 27 March.

The hot cross buns will be available for

collection at lunchtime from the Library on Wednesday 29 March, please remember to

bring your Trybooking receipt.

Mrs Annie Opray

Director of Development and Community Relations

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Calling all Dancing Queens and

Super Troopers

The OLSH College Parents and Friends invite all

OLSH parents to An Evening with BABBA, the

ABBA tribute band.

Join us for what is sure to be a fantastic night of

fun and dancing in the Hall from 7.30pm on

Friday 5 May.

Dress up in your coolest ABBA gear, there will be

a prize for best dressed. Book a table or

individual tickets for $35 per person. Book soon

as places are limited. It is BYO food and drinks.

Funds raised on the night will be help to buy

furniture for the new Café.

Costume Bazaar are offering OLSH College

parentsa 15% discount to hire an ABBA outfit.

The are located at 417 South Road, Bentleigh.

So when all is said and done, spend the money,

money, money and say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do!

Parents & Friends Committee

Where: OLSH College Bentleigh Hall

Who: OLSH College Parents (no students)

Date: Friday 5 May 2017

Time: 7.30pm

Cost: $35 per person

BYO: Food and Drinks

Dress: Dress in your coolest ABBA gear.

There will be a prize for the best dressed.

Bookings: Book a table or individual tickets

www.olsh.vic.edu.au >News and Events >Upcoming Events

RSVP 1 May 2017

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To book your tickets for this not-to-be-missed event, visit -

http://www.drumtheatre.com.au/events/4186/the-addams-family-the-musical/14387 or

phone the Drum Theatre on 03 8571 1666.

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Uniform Shop Holiday Opening Hours

Tuesday 4 April to Thursday 6 April

10.00am – 5.00pm

Saturday 8 April

9.00am to 12 noon

Monday 10 April to Thursday 13 April

10.00am – 5.00pm

Saturday 15 April

9.00am to 12 noon

Dates Monday 27 March Year 11 Social 6.00pm

Tuesday 28 March Danielle Miller Guest Speaker 7.00pm

Friday 31 March Holy Week Mass

Final day Term 1

Friday 14 April Good Friday

Monday 17 April Easter Monday Public Holiday

Tuesday 18 April Term 2 students return

Wednesday 19 April Parents and Friends Meeting 7.00pm

Tuesday 25 April ANZAC Day

Thursday 27 April OLSH/De La Salle Production

The Addams Family 7.30pm

Friday 28 April OLSH/De La Salle Production

The Addams Family 7.30pm

Saturday 29 April OLSH/De La Salle Production

The Addams Family

2.00pm and 8.00pm

Wednesday 3 May Significant Women Assembly

Year 7, 8 and Issoudun Parent Teacher

Interviews 3.00pm – 8.30pm

10.00am start for students

Thursday 4 May Open Morning 9.15am

Friday 5 May BABBA 7.30pm

OLSH Stars Evening

Save the Date

Saturday 3 June 2017