Tuesday 18 April saw the Year 7/8 Boys and Girls teams have their turn in the Mickleham Tennis division. Some very good competition throughout the day against strong opposition had results seesaw, with both wins and close losses for Sacred Heart. Our students performed and conducted themselves very well throughout the day. We are yet to find out how both year levels went overall, and whether any of the teams have gone through to the next round. Either way the future looks bright for our tennis players. Thank you to Mr Carroll for his support on the day.
The Year 9/10 girls team made the NMR round and acquitted themselves well playing two matches against Mill Park Secondary College and Preston Secondary College. First match against Mill Park saw the girls come through winning 3 sets to 1 and 15 games to 4. Second match against Preston was more competitive unfortunately going down 3 sets to one and 11 games to 6. This wasn’t enough to go through as we had to forfeit two games playing one short. The girls were terrific and matches were played in great spirit.
Five students attended the State Swimming Championships on Friday 19 April with some wonderful results:
Individual - Dylan Campbell-Quigley - 8th in the 16 Year Old 50mtr Backstroke
Relay - Simone Durrant, Anna Elliott, Mia Feist and Natalia Scuteri - 8th in the 15 Year Old 200mtr Freestyle Relay
Well done to these amazing swimmers who represented the College so well.
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”.