Mercy campus Father’s Day Breakfast
A wonderful celebration of Fathers this morning at the Mercy campus.
Mercy Campus
$20 boss
Over the next two weeks the Year 8 students will be participating in $20 Boss project and the offerings are both very tempting and great value. Well done!
Questacon smart skills
A Questacon ‘smart skills’ workshop was held for selected Year 7-9 students this week. This is a STEM based workshop where the students are involved in hands-on skills. Looks like great fun and great learning!
Teaching staff vacancies for 2018
Applications are invited from qualified, experienced and
enthusiastic leaders and teachers for the following vacancies:
- Head of Year
- Head of Learning Area: Languages
- Director of Library Services
TEACHERS Full time ongoing
English
Humanities
Italian Language
Media
Music
Religious Education
Science
Technologies:
- Digital Technologies (Lower, Senior & Certificate)
- Design and Technologies (Wood/Metal/Materials/B&C)
Closing date: Wednesday 23 August 2017
For a job description and an application form please visit our website https://www.bunburycatholic.wa.edu.au/more/employment/
Email: admin@bccwa.wa.edu.au
Ph 08 9721 0004, Fax 08 9721 0044
Bunbury Catholic College, Rodsted St., BUNBURY WA 6230
Blanket Appeal sleep over
Mercy Campus hosted a sleepover on Friday night for Year 7 students who wanted to participate in the Vinnies annual Blanket Appeal. Such a great number turned up to show their support for the cause and as well as sleeping over, each student bought in a blanket to donate. These will be presented to St Vincent de Pauls Society on August 18th.
Australian Geography Competition winners
Our Geography students tested their skills against students from all around Australia in the 2017 Australian Geography Competition recently. We had a number of student geographers who performed to a very high level this year with a number of high distinctions, distinctions and credits.
The aim of the competition is to encourage student interest in geography and reward excellence.
BCC entered 38 students from Year 8 to Year 10, representing Mercy and Marist campuses. Congratulations to those who performed so well.
Scholarship and Bursary winners
2018 YEAR 7 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS,
P & F BURSARIES AND INDIGENOUS BURSARY
The Principal and Bunbury Catholic College Community congratulate
these students on their achievements and welcome them to our
MARIST CAMPUS in Bunbury and MERCY CAMPUS in Australind.
Year 7 2018
Academic (half) Scholarships
Our Lady of Lourdes School, DARDANUP:
Riley Hearne
Zavier Noonan
Jy Bolton
Perrie Goater
Hannah Barbetti
Tyde Birrell
St Joseph’s School, BUNBURY:
Ebonee Griffin
South Bunbury Primary School, BUNBURY:
Mia Caden
P & F (half) Bursaries
St Anne’s Primary School, HARVEY: Carol Tomas
Leschenault Catholic PS, AUSTRALIND: Jack Vitali
Bunbury Primary School, BUNBURY: Olivia Park & Angus Park
Indigenous Bursary
DONNYBROOK District High School: Heidi Gidgup
Subject Selection Appointment
Subject Selection Appointments
This link will be able to be used to book such appointments.
Netball Touring Team success
The BCC Touring Team have returned from the annual Marist Carnival with a win in the Challenge division!
This year’s carnival was held in Forbes, NSW. In the Challenge division final the team played a brilliant game against Marist Sion, Warragul, winning 25 – 2! This is an extraordinary result in a final and most finals are decided by 5 goals or less!
Shantelle Tassone was awarded the “players’ player” – which represents the player ‘most wanted’ by opposing teams throughout the carnival. This was much deserved and a credit to Shantelle’s performance over the carnival duration.
The following players were awarded ‘player of the day’ for our own BCC team – Shantelle Tassone (day 1), Lilly Taylor (day 2) and Courtney Smaniotto (day 3).
All of the girls are to be congratulated and commended for their efforts and performance. They have worked hard for 9 months (or more) to achieve these results. The team will now complete their season in the Busselton competition and compete in the High Schools Cup elimination day in Perth early next term.
The girls performed very well throughout the carnival and were excellent ambassadors for the College throughout the tour.
Many thanks to all the parents and supporters, with special thanks to Myrna Carbone, Ludita McLean and Kerrie Downes for their managing/coaching and ‘mothering’ of the girls throughout the annual campaign!
Staff Vacancy – Science Technician, Mercy Campus
Staff Vacancy – Science Technician, Mercy Campus
Temporary full time or part time for Semester 2 2017
Closing date: Friday 30 June 2017
Download job description here.
Email: admin@bccwa.wa.edu.au
Youth survey
CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-29 YEARS OLD! We need your help! Pope Francis wants to hear from you! The Catholic Church’s #Synod2018 of Young People is approaching and the Pope wants to hear from as many young people as possible from all across the world! It’s a chance for your VOICE to be HEARD no matter who you are. Pope has said we want to hear from you regardless of whether you consider yourself to be agnostic, atheist, a non-church goer or lukewarm in the faith!
“This is the Synod of young people and we want to listen to one another. Every young person has something to say to others. He or she has something to say to adults, something to say to priests, sisters, bishops and even the Pope. All of us need to listen to you!” – Pope Francis, April 2017.
Year 9 Drama Night
Another polished and enjoyable Year 9 Play Night can be added to the history books of Bunbury Catholic College. Each year the Year 9 drama students enjoy exploring Melodrama through different mediums of performance. This culminates in a shared “live” performance now known as the Year 9 Play Night.
The two Year 9 Classes at the Marist Campus worked hard on perfecting and producing their own devised drama pieces while the Mercy year 9 Drama class enjoyed exploring melodramatic territory through a scripted performance of “Robin Hood”. The experience for all students involved was positive, as some students were able to ‘tread the boards’ in front of an audience for the first time.
The audience of friends, family and teachers seemed to enjoy the night and lots of laughs were had. Above all it’s amazing to see the students across the two campuses supporting, encouraging and congratulating one another for their performances which makes the whole event truly inspiring.
A huge thanks to Mrs Karen Walker who tirelessly makes sure all students involved are kitted out in costumes and also have all the props they need to enhance their performance. Also thanks to Ms Brenda Della Salle for her work backstage and to Mr Ted May for his photographic expertise. One last staff thank you to Mercy practicum teacher Natasha Kennworthy for her efforts in helping produce the Mercy performance.
Congratulations to all Year 9 students involved and to all the parents, peers and teachers who came to support The Arts at Bunbury Catholic College. We look forward to doing this again next year.
Mr Robertson and Mr Obern
Interschool Cross Country Champion School
What a great effort by the College Cross Country team at the SWSSA carnival yesterday.
Despite leaving behind some very talented runners at school, our team still had the class to win Overall Champion School. Also taking out Year 7, Year 9 and Senior Champion shields.
We had terrific individual performances across both campuses and these students will be presented with SWSSA certificates at the NAIDOC Assembly next week.
A big thank you as well to Mike Hearne, Terri Gann and Paige McKenzie for their assistance.
Congratulations to Age Champions and Runners Up:
Year 7 Champion girl; Ella Moorhouse
Year 7 Champion boy; Liam Heelan
Year 8 Champion Girl: Jessica Verbrugge
Runner Up: Kate Lockley
Year 9 Runner Up Champion Girl: Alysse Krispyn
Year 10 Runner Up Champion Boy; Nich Cant
Senior Boy Runner Up: Ryan Saunders
Senior Girl Champion; Hayley Gulberti
Senior Girl Runner Up; Bronte Price
What an impressive line up of Champions- well done!
Maggie Dent and helping your stressed teen
Last Night’s seminar on ‘Taming the Stress Monster in Adolescence’, run by the Mercy P&F was a great success with over 200 people attending, including many teens alongside their parent. Maggie explored ways for adolescents to understand and help each other to navigate the bumpy ride to adulthood. She also explored great ways to calm and relax. Organiser, Mrs Erica Tonkin, said “Maggie was very engaging and had many really useful tips that people were looking for.” You can read more about her approach here and follow her on facebook.
Thursday Night Live
Recently, we held our annual mid-year concert, presented by the BCC Cert III Music course. It was a great evening that showcased nearly one hundred of our students in a variety of different performances. We’d like to extend a big thank you to the staff and parents who assisted at the door and in the canteen on the night. Congratulations to all of the performers on such an amazing job!
Marcellin Day
Yesterday we celebrated the bicentenary of Marist life and mission and the feast of Marcellin Champagnat with Mass at both campuses, followed by assembly.
SW Careers Expo at BCC open until 5 today!
It’s all systems go- see you there! All welcome- free entry!
Debating teams win
After hours of dedicated practice, two of our five debating teams won their last event at Interschool debating. Congratulations to the teams of William Pierce, Henry Waddell, Quinn Kenyon and Gabriel Mulholland also Joel Cronin, Erika Esquillo, Siena Mileto, Deegan Prasser and Conor Tilbrook. Well done to all of those who participated.#bccspirit
Mercy Green Team walk for National Sorry Day
The Mercy Green Team represented the college at the Bunbury reconciliation bridge walk, held on National Sorry Day, last Friday. The event focused on promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians and bringing people together. The walk took place from the Bunbury Power Boat Club, along Koombana Drive, crossed over Koombana Bay Bridge to Bicentennial Square. The walked honoured three key reconciliation milestones – 1967’s Australian referendum, the Mabo decision to recognise native title in 1992 and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology in 2008. Our students were honoured to have been part of this important event.
Give a damn, give a can
Hundreds of cans, brought in by BCC students, were collected today by the Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault, as part of their ‘give a damn, give a can’ appeal. Year 8 Heads of Year believe we well surpassed last years total with Marist campus collecting 830 cans and Mercy campus 550! Nice work#bccspirit
Year 8 Retreat
Year 8 students took time out from their busy schedule for Retreat today. With the theme, ‘Encountering Jesus – the search for meaning’, part of the day involved quiet reflection time.
Mother’s Day Mass and Morning Tea
A celebration of motherhood was held by both campuses this morning when Year 7 students were joined by their mother or special guest. A chance to reflect on what motherhood means, catch up with old friends and your child’s new classmates. Our thanks to Father Edwin and Father Jesse. Mercy campus photos: Erin Hill, Year 10 Media.
WW1 display in the Learning Commons
BCC is currently hosting a collection of World War I memorabilia from the Australian War Memorial. It moves from the Marist Learning Commons to the Mercy Commons tomorrow and is quite a fascinating display. Check it out!
Placida Hayes Science Centre opens at the Mercy Campus
The term commenced with Science classes on the Mercy campus in the newly constructed Science Centre. This building comprises six laboratories, a preparation area and staff facilities and is designed with an outside undercover area. Incorporated in the paving in this area are two playing grids for outdoor chess or checkers. We are very grateful to the P & F for the funds for the chess and checkers pieces which are on order. The two laboratories in the Catherine McAuley Centre have been decommissioned and are in the process of being converted to Drama and Dance facilities. These rooms will be in operation in coming weeks and the existing Dance and Drama rooms will be used as general purpose learning areas for smaller sized classes.
Marist Easter Liturgy
What a wonderful Liturgy we had this morning with Father Edwin. How superb was the choir, ably led by Choirmistress, Ms Sue Leclair!
Mercy Easter Liturgy
We celebrated a wonderful Easter Liturgy at the Mercy campus this morning. Our thanks to Father Jayan.
Mercy Athletics Carnival Results
What an exciting and terrific day for Mercy’s first stand-alone Athletics Carnival! Congratulations to our Year group Champions.
Year 7 Champion Boy: Albie Barnden (93pts). Runner Up: Taj Timewell (89)
Year 7 Champion Girl: Leah York (140). Runner Up: Neveiah Parravicini (100)
Year 8 Champion Boy: William Pierce (100). Runner Up: Hunter Millard (64)
Year 8 Champion Girl: Scarlet Welch (74) . Runner Up: Charlotte Pierce (62)
Year 9 Champion Boy: Noah McAneny (126). Jaxon Pitts (85)
Year 9 Champion Girl: Alysse Krispyn(155). Runner Up: Serena Nandapi (75)
Year 10 Champion Boy: Nicholas Cant (148). Runner Up: Jonathon Ietto (105)
Year 10 Champion Girl: Kayla Aitken (175). Runner Up: Candace Clark (74)
Year 11 Champion Boy: Liam Grassie (109). Runner Up: Reece Garner (98)
Year 11 Champion Girl: Julia Dwyer (102). Runner Up: Jada Cowdrey (83)
And the House Points:
Marcellin 2932
McAuley: 2363
Valentine: 2265
Xavier: 2181
Panda Award: McAuley
Thanks to Kai Sharpe, Year 10 for these fantastic photos.
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Triathlons
Year 10 and 11
The Year 10 and Year 11 Phys Ed Studies Triathlons was also held in perfect conditions. It was great to see the support for each other as they run through.
Year 12
The Yr. 12 PE Studies ATAR students completed their triathlon assessment recently, on Wednesday, March 8. This entailed a 500m swim/13.5km cycle/4km run.
The students all completed this task comfortably and there were some very good results posted. This performance is the culmination of their own training program over the summer term and time leading to this event.
This enables the students to integrate theory with a practical outcome. The students often find the distances quite challenging. However, they are capable and talented athletes and always perform well.
Our top performers this year were Ryan Sanders and Alana Gianotti. Well done to all students!!
Mr Graham Jones
Mercy debating workshop
During March, sixteen Year 7, 8 and 9 students from Mercy attended a debating workshop, presented by enthusiastic members of the Western Australian Debating League. Students were given advice what a formal team debate would look like, how to prepare and present arguments and how to effectively rebut the opposing team’s arguments. It was a worthwhile experience for all.
OzCLO
OzCLO 2017
OzCLO is the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad, a state and national competition, the particular focus of which is logical thinking, as it relates to discovering how languages work. The competition is run by academics at major universities in Australia. The competition is designed for students from Years 9 to 12 and typically appeals to students who like languages, maths, computers, or natural sciences.
We entered 6 teams across both campuses into OzCLO this year. These students should be commended for giving up their own time to compete and prepare for this competition. I have been so impressed by their organisational skills, academic ability and self-motivation!
Round one was held on Wednesday 8th of March. We wish the teams every luck for getting into the National Competitions later this month.
Names of students that entered:
Mercy
Blake Botica Yr 10
Matthew Butler Yr 10
Caleb Warnod Yr 10
Riley Elstermann Yr 10
Conor Tilbrook Yr 9
Joel Cronin Yr 9
Matthew Botica Yr 9
Georgia Shinnick Yr 9
Marist
Carmel Italiano Y9
Hayley Lowe Y9
Veronica Congdon Y9
Sienna Smargiassi Y9
Josh Ieraci Y9
Michaela Whitham Y9
Manaia Meads Y9
Sarina Ioppolo Y9
Andre Lachica Y9
Ryan Morgan Y10
Isaiah Tolentino Y10
Sam Lee Y10
Emilia Payne Y10
Kyle Borlini Y10
Matthew Clarke Y10
Lachlan Brown Y10
BCC Scholarships
Marist Campus (Bunbury) Mercy Campus (Australind)
YEAR 7 2018 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS, INDIGENOUS AND P&F BURSARIES
Make the most of these opportunities for current Year 6 students. It is free to apply.
Scholarships and Bursaries.
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
The scholarship covers basic tuition fee and it is renewable each year up to the 3rd year of secondary school, subject to continued academic excellence.
Exam: 9.00am Saturday 6 May 2017.
Venue: Bunbury Catholic College, Rodsted Street BUNBURY
INDIGENOUS BURSARIES and PARENTS & FRIENDS’ BURSARIES are also offered.
Applications here close on Wednesday 5 April 2017.
Download Application
Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School
During the Summer Holidays I was given the opportunity to be one of 25 students attending the week long Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School at Curtin University. Throughout the week I got the chance to speak to engineering companies such as John Holland and Aurecon and hear from some engineers about their journey to where they are now. It was great to hear from them because it helped me realise that even though I may struggle in Physics (a key area for becoming an engineer), I’m not the only one.
We also visited the new Perth Stadium and seeing it during construction was awesome. We went behind the scenes at the Fiona Stanley Hospital.We had our own Dinner Dance, which is where we received a Certificate of Completion for the Summer School and got to dance our hearts out. Of course I can’t forget the best part, making 25 new friends from all over WA, SA and even the Northern Territory. I went up there not knowing anyone and came back with a whole new family! What a great way to start the new year and I can’t wait to go again next year for the Pathway Program. I hope if you are Indigenous and are in Years 9,10 or 11 you think about applying even if you are like me and engineering was not what you had planned for your future.
Natahlia Amat
Marist Basketball Carnival
2017 Marist Basketball Carnival Brisbane
Both the girls’ and boys’ teams have been training extremely hard in preparation for the carnival to be held in Brisbane in the first week of the April school holidays.
Both teams attended a 2-day intensive training camp which focussed on fitness, team and individual skill development, game play and team building activities.
Local South West Slammers player and fitness trainer Courtney Bayliss put the players through a rigorous fitness session, whilst BCC staff member Lisa Hammond took them through a complete yoga workout.
Both teams played a scratch match against local A grade men’s and women’s teams with some very positive individual and team performances. The players observed and analysed each other’s games, providing valuable feedback to add to the learning experience.
Both teams are competing in local competitions to gain much needed match practice, with the girls playing at Eaton in the women’s competition on a Wednesday night, and the boys playing in the Australind under 20 men’s competition on a Monday night. Both teams only have four games left to play, and spectators are always welcome.
The teams travelling to Brisbane to compete are:
Girls Boys
4 Lauren Vincent 4 Griffin Russell
5 Nicola Van Dijk 5 Logan Farr
6 Jasmine Barrett 6 Nicholas Dinkgreve
7 Nicole Craig 8 Patrick Wright
8 Ellena Gillett 9 Clayton Dickinson
10 Georgie Mitchell 10 Finn Rossiter
11 Candace Clarke 11 Ben Harris
12 Tasmin Birch 12 Mitchell Lawler
15 Lauren O’Connor 13 Craig Kamocha
15 Domenic Dagostino
The Leadership group for the girl’s team is Georgie Mitchell, Nicole Craig and Jas Barrett.
Ms Kelly Bastow is the coach for the girls’ team, with Ms Mikala Kemp-Downes travelling as the team manager.
The Captain of the boys’ team is Clayton Dickinson, with Craig Kamocha as the Vice-Captain.
Ms Kerry Langley is the coach of the boys’ team, with Mr Brad Dunn managing.
Surf online safe
Parents, students and staff recently had the opportunity to listen to Paul Litherland from Surfonlinesafe discussing being safe online in a number of contexts. If you would like to follow up on that issue, here is the link www.surfonlinesafe.com.au/.
College Ball
It was a glittering night at the College Ball held at the South West Italian Club on Saturday night.
Top VET student
Congratulations to our top VET student from 2016 , Jane Huey. Jane spoke at our opening assembly about the benefits of alternative pathways to university entrance and how the opportunity to study Certificate courses rather than ATAR courses benefited her greatly. She will be studying nursing at University. We congratulate Jane. Jane was presented with a cheque for $1000 from the BCC Ex-Students’ Association by Mrs Nola Jennings.
Kelderman Award winner
Congratulations to our Kelderman Award Winner (top ATAR 2016), 99 Club inductee and Dux, Andrew Italiano. Andrew received Academic Awards for all of his 6 ATAR subjects; Chemistry ATAR, English literature ATAR, Mathematics Methods ATAR, Mathematics Specialist ATAR, Physics ATAR and Religion and Life ATAR and received an ATAR of 99.35. Andrew was presented with the Kelderman Award by Mrs Trish Kelderman at the Opening Assembly. Andrew was also presented with a cheque for $1000 from the BCC Ex-Students’ Association by Mrs Nola Jennings. We wish him all the best in his future career which will involve studying Physics at UWA after a gap year. 
Year 7 Activity Days
Our Year 7 students have had a fun-filled few days participating in activities which help develop their self-awareness, personal development, team building, problem solving and environmental awareness.This is a wonderful opportunity for the students and staff to get to know each other in a more relaxed environment, away from the classroom. The friendships made on these days are a great way to start life at BCC.
Opening Mass and Assembly at the Mercy Campus
We celebrated a wonderful Mass and Assembly at Mercy Campus on the first Friday of Term One. Thank you to Father Wayne Bendotti for joining us. During Assembly, student leaders across the years were badged. We congratulate you and wish you all the best in your leadership positions.
Senior Boys Basketball
The team’s last game was fittingly a re-match of their first and only loss against Bunbury Senior High. In a very entertaining and quality affair, the BCC team showed their improvements as a group by winning their last match and settling scores even against their opponents 65-58. As always, the play of Clayton Dickinson, Lucas Goff and Craig Kamocha was at its high standard but it was senior, Jordan Falco, who dominated the play inside on both ends of the floor. Jordan displayed an array of offensive moves that the defense could not stop while displaying his defensive versatility in containing BSHS’s best forays into the rim. Fellow post player Dom Dagostino toiled hard all game while Pat Wright put aside his personal frustrations and contributed positively to the team’s performance.
It has been a pleasure coaching this team of talented and enthusiastic young men and they are to be commended for their efforts in not only games but regular trainings as well. We set a very high bar for commitment and this group met us at every request and challenge. The future is indeed very bright with basketball in the school.