Dear Parents & Friends,

Our first Year 12 group is relatively small with 35 students planning to graduate at the end of the academic year. Despite its size, these pioneers are already demonstrating their success. Today I would like to highlight the achievements of two of our students; Sarah A and Nathan V. 

Sarah joined us as a foundation student in Year 7 and way back then she had a dream of being a veterinarian when she completed school. Sarah has set a great example by consistently applying herself to her studies, demonstrating leadership skills and being actively involved in the life of the College.

Sarah recently attended a careers talk at St Francis, organised by our Careers Advisor, Mrs Lyons. At that talk representatives from Charles Sturt University spoke. Sarah completed an application for Early Entry and received the news that she has been accepted in a Bachelor of Veterinary Technologies at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. This guarantees that Sarah will be able to continue her dream of becoming a vet.

We congratulate Sarah on her achievements. 

Nathan also joined us as a foundation student in Year 7. Nathan enjoyed Mandatory Technology in Year7 & 8 and studied Industrial Technology Timber in Years 9-12. Nathan is quite talented with tools and machinery and works consistently and safely in the workshops of St Francis. Nathan’s love of ‘hands on’ work saw him wanting to pursue a trade career. 

Nathan has been highly involved in the life of the College regularly participating in co-curricular activities and taking on leadership opportunities. 

We would like to congratulate Nathan as the successful applicant into the Productivity Boot Camp program in Term 4 after his HSC. This program gives applicants experience in five trades and has a 99% employment rate at the end. It is one of the regions most difficult programs to be accepted into. Nathan has spent ten weeks going through the application and interview process. Organisers were so impressed with Nathan, not only did they sign him up straight away, they also placed him on the fast track program which is an accelerated 5 week program, rather than 8 weeks. Awesome work Nathan. 

Both Nathan and Sarah have embraced the learning offered at St Francis and we are very excited that they will graduate following their dreams. We look forward to sharing more good news stories as Year 12 students receive word of post-school options. I sincerely thank Mrs Helen Lyons for her dedication and hard work in educating students about career and tertiary study opportunities. 

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Simon Abernethy
College Principal

Bronze Awards

Congratulations to the following students on achieving their Bronze award recently:

Year 1

Alex T          
Justin T            
Aurhay D         
Nicole T           
Daniel J           

Year 2
Izak W

Year 3
Nirvan G

Year 6
Ayesha L
Alexandra L
Nancy A

Year 7
Amalia I
Xanthe T

Year 8
Caitlinh N
Ellie M
Lyla D

Year 9
Ivana B
Jaiden S
Panteley M
Alona S

Year 10
Alicia J
Brayden M
Riya K

Silver Awards

Congratulations to the following students on achieving their Silver award recently:

Year 2
Daniel G

Year 3
Vivian E        
Ethan J             
Sophia S      

Year 4
Joel              
Lucy M            
Violet V         

Year 5
Aaron B
Aidan T

Year 6
Kripa D
Shanina R
Victoria M

Year 7
Irene J

Year 11
Daniela M       
Jacob S             
Taylah H        

Gold Awards

Congratulations to the following students on achieving their Gold award recently:

JYL

MYL

Rayaan L, Tyrah N, Ava T

On Thursday 16th June, St Francis held the second school based LIVE event of the year. The theme was based on Psalm 23:2 ‘He leads me beside still waters’.

The event was open to students in Years 7-12 and consisted of games, music, testimonies, small group discussions and food.

The next school based LIVE will be held in term 4 on Thursday 20th October.

On Wednesday June 22nd Year 5 and Kindergarten celebrated a Liturgy together to celebrate the end of their Better Buddies Pastoral program. At the end of the Liturgy, Kindergarten presented Year 5 with a letter they wrote to thank them for their support and Year 5 shared a card they made for their buddy. Students spent some time together after the liturgy and will participate in another Buddy program together next year to continue fostering their relationship. 

Did you read comics growing up?

Manga (漫画) is the term used for Japanese-style comics. The word Manga literally translates to “whimsical pictures”, and is believed to date back to the 12th century in the form of drawings found on scrolls. The popular manga style seen today gained popularity in the 1900s and includes classic titles such as One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, and Sailor Moon. If a Manga becomes extremely popular, it often is turned into an Anime  (Japanese-style cartoon) series or a movie. 

There is a range of different genres of Manga, with content ranging from history to science fiction and from teenage romance to profound themes about life. They can be commonly found in bookstores and convenience stores all over Japan. Some popular stylistic features of Japanese Manga include characters with large eyes, colourful hair, and comical facial expressions.

Students of the Japanese Club learned some basic manga drawing techniques and tried their best to draw characters and people resembling the classic Japanese manga style. Student work was also displayed in the Japanese room for all to enjoy.

For your next book that you can’t put down, why not try a Japanese Manga and relive the stories of your childhood.

Kind regards,
Ms Tooby
Class Teacher