School Swimming Carnival

A huge thankyou to all students who attended our School Swimming Carnival on Thursday 20^th February at Lambton Pool. Whether it was through races, the diving pool or slide, students were busy and actively involved in swimming activities throughout the course of the day. A special mention to Castile, who were crowned the winning house for 2025!!!

Please see below a summary of the results from today:

MAITLAND-NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN SWIMMING CARNIVAL

On Tuesday, 21 of our students attended the Maitland-Newcastle Diocesan Swimming Championships at The Forum. All of our students were exceptional in their behaviour and representation of our school.

While all students competed strongly throughout the day, a special mention goes to Eleanor Judd who qualified for NSWCCC Swimming in Homebush on Wednesday 2^nd and Thursday 3^rd April for the following events:

• 15Yrs Girls 50m Breaststroke
• 15 Yrs Girls 50m Butterfly
• 15 Yrs Girls 100m Freestyle

A big thankyou to Mr Doyle, Mrs Carter & Mr Allan for managing our students, as well as the Year 9 and Year 10 leaders who did an amazing job timekeeping non stop all day.

NSWCCC Sport

Throughout 2025 I will be advertising many NSWCCC selection events that need to be applied for online. All students competing at DIO level, as well as NSWCCC level, need to apply and register online on the Catholic Schools NSW website (www.csnsw.sport). These applications need to be completed by parents/guardians by the provided dates before being approved by the school. Some upcoming dates have been advertised to students through the Compass morning notices and are as follows:

NSWCCC Upcoming Events:

• 3rd April: CCC Diving (Closing: TBC)
• 7th April: CCC Hockey (Closing: 21st March)
• 8th April: CCC Rugby 16s (Closing: 13th March)
• 9th April: CCC Rugby 18s (Closing: 28th March)

Maitland-Newcastle Diocesan Sport

All students are able to view the 2025 Maitland-Newcastle Diocesan Sport Calendar on the csnsw.sport website under the Maitland Newcastle Diocese tile. All Diocesan events are also advertised through the morning notices on Compass. Upcoming Diocesan events are as follows:

Maitland/Newcastle Diocesan Sport Trials/Events:

• U15's DIO Netball Trials - GIRLS

Eligibility Criteria: players must have been in a REP team  in the last 2 years eg U15s Charlestown, Lakeside, Newcastle, Port Stephens , Manning Valley rep team etc.Date & Location: Wednesday 9^th April @Mailtand Basketball Stadium

Closing Date: Thursday 27th March

• U18s Boys & Girls DIO Soccer Trials

Eligibility Criteria:

Boys: The minimum standard to register is U18 NPL or higher, U 15/16 Jets/Mariners or higher, 1^st grade New FM in the previous 12 months. Years 9-12. Invited to trial at the 16yrs NSWCCC team

Girls: the minimum standard to register is U17 WPL or higher or Jets/Mariners. Please note this is an Open event so younger Jets players may need to consider size and experience. You have until Year 12 to trial for this team. DOB:1/1/2007 - 31/12/2012

Date & Location: Thursday 1^st May @Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

Closing Date: Tuesday 8^th April

• DIO Cross Country

Date & Location: Thursday 8^th May @Lake Glenbawn, Aberdeen

Closing Date: Wednesday 9^th April

12 & 13 Years Boys and Girls - 3km
14 & 15 Years Boys and Girls - 4km
16 & 17 Years Girls - 4km
16 & 17 Years Boys - 6km

Steven Burns Sports Coordinator