St John the Evangelist Catholic High School Nowra eNewsletter

ASSORTED NEWS

2022 DANCE CHAMPIONS

Our school was represented by 58 students at last week's Shoalhaven Dance Eisteddfod.

Our 3 dance routines were incredible, bringing home 1st place, 3rd place and highly commended awards!

We are very proud of the commitment, hard work and dedication shown by our students and really pleased to see several students who have not previously danced take on the challenge to learn a new skill. We also commend our students on the support they continually provide, helping each other to learn and develop their skills. A huge thank you also to Miss Savannah Lloyd for her incredible choreography and passion she provides to create these amazing opportunities for our students.

NSW LAW SOCIETY MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION

Our student ‘barristers, solicitor & witnesses’ have continued to collaborate on a weekly basis to represent SJE in the NSW Law Society Mock Trial Competition.

This week we hosted the round 3 civil case against Frensham’s Year 11 team. We’d like to thank John, a retired magistrate for mentoring our Year 10/11 team.

Fantastic effort by all!

COMBINED HIGH SCHOOL SAILING

The Combined High Schools Sailing Championships were held over four days during the first week of the school holidays. Bryn Robinson-Mills (Year 11) and James Winchester (Year 9) both made the trip up to Belmont to compete in the championships. Over the 4 days, wind conditions were a bit of a mixed bag with the first day being called off with not a breath of wind making its way across Lake Macquarie.

The second day of racing was a bit more eventful with a constant 15 knot breeze, which was perfect for Bryn who cleaned up the field with wins in both the races held on the day. Closely followed was James Winchester still learning the ropes of the annual regatta.

The next two days of racing provided light breezes with little to no wind at times. During these days mixed results were seen throughout the fleet of boats with paddling boats back to shore becoming necessary. After the 3 days of grueling racing, the results panned out with Bryn obtaining a third place overall and a first place in the Catamaran division. James managed to achieve a respectable result in the overall fleet for his first time sailing at the Combined High Schools Regatta while securing a 5th place in the Catamaran division.

Report & Photos supplied by Bryn Robinson-Mills

Further to this event, Bryn and James along with former St John's student Patrick Butler, competed in the Queensland State Hobie titles. Bryn placed 3rd in 14’s, behind title winner Patrick Butler, a former St John's student whilst James finished 10th in the 16’s. Another fabulous achievement!