Month: December 2017

2nd XI Cricket

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The St Joseph’s College 2nd XI cricket team travelled to Northbridge for the round 3 GPS competition game against Shore.  Shore won the toss and scored 223 runs in 76 overs on day 1.  An impressive batting performance on day2 saw Joeys score 8/255 in 85 overs to record a strong win.

Match Scores:  Shore 10/223 (76 overs) defeated by St Joseph’s 8/255 (85 overs)

The year 9 boys combined well with the other boys to deliver a strong team performance.  Despite the tough away from home draw, the team remains undefeated after 3 rounds of the GPS competition.  Round 4 against Newington will be played on the first Saturday in February 2018.

Willis Gunesekera

Bowling:              3 wickets for 49 runs (13 overs)

Adrian Dawson

Batting:                10 runs

Bowling:              1 wicket for 24 runs (11 overs)

George Martin

Batting:                10 runs

Bowling:              1 wicket for 49 runs (12 overs)

Ben Jones

Batting:                                5 runs not out

Wicket Keeper:                classy display behind the stumps with 2 good catches

Will Maffey

Batting:                14 runs

Bowling:              0 wickets for 30 runs (12 overs)

With the GPS competition in recess for the Christmas holidays, the team will play St Patrick’s College Strathfield this Saturday on SJC No 6 in a one day match.  Saturday is a very special day with the 1st and 2nd XI teams taking part in a Pink Stumps Day promotion to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation.  There will be plenty of pink around the Park as the boys wear pink caps and apply the pink zinc cream.  Donations for the McGrath Foundation, which funds Breast Care Nurses and raises breast awareness in young people, can be made on the Joeys 2nd XI Cricket Fundraiser page:

https://pinkstumpsday2018.gofundraise.com.au/page/MichaelRadziowsky

Geography week

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Where does chocolate come from? What is the difference between cacao and cocoa? Where are cacao beans grown? How are they harvested and turned into chocolate? Is it ethical to use child labour in cacao plantations? What does Fairtrade mean?

These are some of the questions put to visitors viewing the Geography Week display in the Resources Centre in November. The focus on chocolate corresponded with the Year 9 Geography investigation into rainforest biomes, and specifically cocoa production and ethical farming practices. The interactive display invited students to “follow the chocolate trail” and make discoveries along the way:

  • see real cacao trees from tropical north Queensland
  • feel the texture and weight of cacao pods
  • carry a 15kg sack to experience the weight carried each day by many children sold into slavery to harvest cacao beans
  • taste cacao beans, both raw and roasted
  • observe the great variety and form of chocolate products
  • view infographics about cocoa and chocolate production
  • read about the importance of choosing fair trade products

The Resources Centre in collaboration with the geography department conducted lessons for the Year 9 Geography students to gain in-depth knowledge of cocoa production, child exploitation in the chocolate industry and the ongoing efforts of fair trade organisations to improve farming and labour practices.

To coincide with the chocolate theme, the library has launched the Summer Chocolate Reading Challenge. All students and staff are challenged to commit to reading three, six or nine novels over the summer holidays. Readers are asked to post a book review per challenge level to earn a Fairtrade chocolate on their return to the College in 2018. For more details, click here.