As you may know the College recently laid 8 brand new tennis courts at lower park over the summer break. The work was completed last week and on Sunday we will be celebrating this exciting development for the tennis programme with a parents and carers day / tournament at the courts from 10am – 1pm. There will be some breakfast from 9.30am, Father Gavin will bless the courts at 10am after which we’ll warm up and play some matches in what should be a great day.

Joeys opened its first tennis court on the 7^th May 1911 (pictured), with 6 courts then being placed within the main College campus in 1972. As the program grew, and with the introduction of the GPS competition, the courts relocated to Lower Park in 1992 where the curriculum has remained since. Today, we cater for approximately 100 boys in summer, who head to use the courts around 10,000 times annually. Hopefully Sunday will be an excellent way to recognise the future of tennis at Joeys.

Families and friends of SJC are warmly invited to the first SJC Books and Blokes event of 2017

Inside the world of MEOCS (Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad)

Meet author and journalist Yoni Bashan and former detective (current Joeys teacher) Andrew Mitchell

When: Tuesday 7 March 2017

Where: Resources Centre

Time: 7.30am

RSVP: Click here

Yoni Bashan is an award-winning crime writer who works as a state political reporter at News Corp Australia, regularly writing for the The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.

Yoni’s recently published book, The Squad, was nominated for the Walkley Book Awards longlist category in 2016. It is a gritty and compelling account of an elite police squad called MEOCS (Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad) which was set up in response to the Cronulla riots in 2005. The Squad trails a core group of MEOCS detectives on their journey into the Sydney’s Middle Eastern organised crime fraternity and takes readers inside the inner-workings of their biggest investigations – the wired-up informants, the undercover agents, the ingenious tactics and electrifying near-misses.

In amongst the profiling of this group of brave and formidable detectives is SJC’s very own Andrew Mitchell, who has returned to teaching after working as a private detective in the MEOCS team. This book dedicates a chapter to Mr Mitchell and highlights his bravery and tenacity in getting the job done. During his time with the police force, Andrew received a number of commendations including bravery awards and Commissioner’s citations for his work.

This novel is described as gritty, compelling and “unputdownable”.

Join us for what is sure to be a compelling event. To RSVP, click on the link above and be sure to click on ‘Done’ at the bottom of the online form (underneath the photo).