St John the Evangelist Catholic High School Nowra eNewsletter

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CHANGES TO BUS SERVICES

We have been advised that a new bus network for the Greater Nowra area will commence on Monday 29 August 2022 which will improve customer journeys across the region and provide better connections to train services at Bomaderry station. Bus services will operate more frequently with over 250 additional services each week, they will start earlier in the day and run later.

As a result of the new bus network for Greater Nowra, there will be some changes to selected school bus routes across the region from Monday 29 August 2022. We have been informed that the bus service below will be affected with all other St John's school bus services continuing to operated as normal.

Students who use regular public route bus services should check their new journey options by going to transportnsw.info and using the trip planner or downloading the new regular route bus timetables.

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YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

Last week Serena Mcdonald, Georgia Coleman, Craig Sutton and Sophie Weller attended the Youth Advisory Committee Meeting at the Shoalhaven City Council in the Jervis Bay meeting room. Students discussed transportation and employment opportunities for the youth within the Shoalhaven and were presented with presentations from NSW Transport and Mission Australia. Students were given many opportunities to openly discuss our thoughts and opinions with Council Members, our Presenters the other members of the Youth Advisory Committee.

WAMINDA - BULWUL BALAANG YOUNG WOMEN'S PROGRAM

Bulwul Balaang runs both in-school and after-school sessions for young Aboriginal women aged 12 to 24 in the Shoalhaven area.

On Tuesday 23 August a session was held at St John's.The session activities often focus on physical wellbeing, social and emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships, culture, goal setting, working towards study or employment, planning for the future, building skills and confidence.

A great time was had by everyone and we thank Waminda for their continuing support.

YEAR 11 & 12 HOSPITALITY - CATERING EXCELLENCE

Thank you to the following hospitality students for the incredible job they did catering for our Book Week trivia lunch yesterday;

Year 12: Millie Thulin, Jayden Almond, Genevieve Sezonenko & Ella Field.

Year 11: Ramir Anderson, Lauren Ball, Keira Buckpitt, Halle Lennox, Bella M, Maddy Doosey, Trisha Nacu, Jasna Palmer & Kiah Shine.

YEAR 11 LEADERSHIP DAY

On Thursday during Week 5, Year 11 spent the day preparing for the leadership nomination and selection process, participating in activities that assisted them in understanding what their role as a leader in the school is, do they see themselves as a leader within the school and how can they, as a school leader, model the school values and their year motto.

All students engaged in the activities in a positive way and it was evident that this year group has many shining leaders. Well done Year 11 on a great day.

YEAR 11 LEADERSHIP PANEL & VOTING

43 Year 11 students nominated themselves for leadership for 2023. An important part of the process was the Leadership Panel. Students were required to answer a question asked by a member of a panel of 6 staff members including the school executive and other leaders.

The students spoke in front of the year group answering their specific question.

We would like to congratulate all students on the wonderful job they did and how they presented themselves throughout the whole process.

AUSTRALIAN LONGBOARD CHAMPION - MEL STAUNTON

Congratulations to our School Captain, Year 12 student Melanie Staunton on her National Open Longboard Event win in Port Macquarie. Mel will now contest the World Championships in the coming months following her HSC exams.

Click here for more details.

ELITE SURFING SELECTION - KIRRA BUCKPITT

Congratulations to Keira Buckpitt of Year 11, named in the prestigious Junior High Performance State Surfing Program for the 3rd consecutive year.

Click here to read more of Keira's achievements, including her recent National Title and 9th place at the World Junior Surfing Championships and her Australian Team placing 2nd of 45 countries.

SURF LIFESAVING STATE & NATIONAL MEDALLISTS

Our senior students are continuing to be positive role models, demonstrating the possibilities of success with dedication and commitment to practice.

Recently Kirra Dale and Elijah Foster-Percy of Year 12, whilst balancing their HSC studies, managed to bring home a swag of medals from the NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships. Following her 8 state medals, Kirra went on to compete at the Australian Championships adding another 2 gold and a silver to her collection!

Fantastic work!