Southern Region Swimming Carnival
What a great day we had with the small but mighty St Mary’s swimming team at the Southern Region Swimming Carnival back in Week 4. Despite our small numbers, we had a very successful day of swimming with lots of skill and great sportsmanship on display. Not only were our students cheering for our team, they were also encouraging swimmers from other schools. This makes me a very proud teacher! St Marys was the overall winning school on the day and we also had 3 Southern Region Age Champions as well. We will announce the Southern Region age champions at the whole school assembly in week 8, where these students and the school age champions will be presented with their medals and trophies. 

Archdiocesan Swimming Carnival
In wet, cold and rainy conditions, 15 of our students travelled to Queanbeyan to swim at the Archdiocesan Swimming Carnival on Tuesday. I have been so pleased to receive reports of our wonderful little team continuing to be great sports and trying their very best. The following students formed part of the Southern Region team with students from Batemans Bay, Cooma, Bega, Bombala and Pambula. 

Congratulations to the Junior Boys Relay Team (Ky, Cooper, Leo and Spencer) on placing first at the carnival! There were also lots of 2nd’s and 3rd places for our team and many PB times beaten! What an achievement for everyone!

In tough competition, our team showed what skilled swimmers we have and excellent ambassadors for St Mary’s. I thank the parents for assisting with timekeeping and helping keep our team warm and dry in the dreary weather.  

We especially congratulate Ky N on being named Junior Boy Age Champion for the Archdiocesan Carnival. Such a wonderful acknowledgement for this quiet achiever who trains very hard. 

We have several students now heading off to Sydney for the NSWCPS Swimming Championships in 2 weeks time. We wish them all the very best from the St Marys Community and look forward to sharing their successes in the coming weeks.

NSWCPS MacKillop Championships

Football (Soccer) Trials
We have 6 students travelling to Canberra on Monday to trial for a position in the Archdiocesan Football (Soccer) team. We wish the very best of luck to the following students: Darcy F, Lincon S, Ashton G, Xavier H, Alex H, Archer Sch

Intensive Swimming Program
Swimming programs were postponed due to the poor weather conditions this week. Here’s hoping the sun comes out and we can get back into it next week. The lessons that were postponed will be made up at the end of the term. The students are very keen to get back into the pool again. 

St Mary’s Cross Country
The Cross Country Carnival is planned for Friday 25 March, pending the ground conditions at Gundary Oval. We will have confirmation and further details communicated in the coming weeks. 

Upcoming Dates and Individual Sports Trials

Individual Sports Trials
For individual sports trials, registrations must be completed online at https://csnsw.sport/ prior to the closing date. It is recommended that students trialling must be at a high level of skill and competency for that particular sport. 

For further information, please feel free to contact me at school or via email:megan.grant@cg.catholic.edu.au

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead.

Megan Grant
Sports Coordinator