The Year 9/10 Girls and Boys volleyball was a great experience.
The boys’ team had high spirits all day, starting with the bus ride to Craigieburn. The boys almost made it into the grand final, winning 2 out of 3 games. Both winning games had close results, and they went into a third set each time. The first game we played was our only losing game and our opponent made it into the finals of the whole competition.
While watching the last game of our Pool B competition the vibe and energy was really fun. The whole day involved everyone having a great time, enjoying themselves with their friends and teammates. Overall, this was an amazing experience going out of school to represent SHC. It was a little unfortunate that we didn’t get into the final, but the day was filled with great memories, with new connections and friendships being made.
- Jonathan Bartlett
On Wednesday the Girls 9/10 Volleyball team traveled down to Craigieburn where we played some fiercely competitive games. After a quick warmup, our first game was against Wallan, and it was an extremely close game. In the end we lost even with Rose’s awesome plays. Next, we played Edgars Creek, which we all did great in and worked together to win! Special mention to Ciara’s amazing serving in this game, winning about 6 in a row. After this we played an intense match against Elevation Secondary College which eventually was lost but was super fun. Lastly we played against our rivals Kyneton which was very fast paced and had some great rallies, but we unfortunately lost, but not without a fight. Considering most of us has never played volleyball before, we all tried our best and had a super fun day with lots of laughs and funny moments - like Jewel attempting to learn to spike the ball!
- Amelia, Elena, Ciara
On Monday 10 February the senior girls Volleyball team headed to Epping. The girls had a great warm-up and had made their game plan. They played 2 great games against Craigieburn and Edgars Creek, Genevieve Eames was a stand out in both games with her amazing serves and Jasmine Short had some great moments throughout the day. All the girls played amazing and put up a great fight in both games, unfortunately losing both. Overall the girls had a great day out.
- Amy Vandenham
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.