Joeys Year 8 2020 blog
News on the activities of Year 8, 2020, at St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill.
LATEST NEWS
15 Basketball v Newington
15B Basketball v Newington https://youtu.be/OmZfolDe-vs
More photos from Assembly
u14 Rugby Season Report
Below is the u14 Rugby season report which is compiled from information provided by the team coaches. Many thanks must go to Mr David Wiseman who spends many hours compiling these statistics....
u13 Rugby season report
Below is the u13 Rugby season report which is compiled from information provided by the team coaches. Many thanks must go to Mr David Wiseman who spends many hours compiling these statistics....
Cricket Skills
Sam Willis, Angus McRae, Hamish Smith and Tom Gandy from the Under 15A cricket attended specialist cricket coaching with Mr Mitchell Sciberras (360 Cricket Academy) and Mr David Wiseman (Joeys 1st...
Friday BBQ
Each Friday night Year 7 and 8 have a BBQ dinner at the Park with some touch footy or soccer on the No. 1 oval. I don't do fine dining much but apparently if you have 4 chef hats as shown below,...
Rugby Pennants
Boys who play in sport teams who are undefeated during the season are eligible to receive a pennant. At our Division meeting this week we handed out the pennants for the following undefeated teams:...
State of Origin
The Rugby League state of Origin is always a highly anticipated events, particularly at Joeys because the boys get blue donuts on that morning for recess! Of course a token maroon donut is always...
Geography Awards
Ms Francis came to the Year 8 Division Meeting to present awards to boys who performed well in the recent Geography competition. Well done boys!
Colo Merit Awards
At each Colo camp the staff nominate boys who have shown leadership and application during their Colo experience and nominate them for merit awards. These boys were recognised at our Division...
Debating
At Year 8 Division meeting this week we recognised all the boys who have participated in debating this year. It was great to see so many boys having a go and developing their skills in debating.
Assembly today
As COVID restrictions continue to ease there was another step towards normality today. Now that the HSC has finished we were able to have the first all school assembly since March this year. There...
NAIDOC Week
This week is NAIDOC week. The Joeys indigenous boys did a special presentation this morning at our first all school assembly since March which a number of Year 8 boys were involved in....
Remembrance Day
The College observed Remembrance Day on Wednesday with the last post being played at 11:00 am and crosses and poppies being placed around the circular lawn in memory of those who have fallen. Lest...
Wallabies v All Blacks
For those who were watching the Rugby test on Saturday you may have seen a Joeys Old Boy, Tom Wright, making his Wallaby debut. When he was introduced the commentators mentioned the Joeys boarders...
Rugby tickets
Parent Resources
Below are some parent resources from the College Counsellors which may be of interest: Paul Dillon is presenting a free online seminar on Thursday 19 November from 6.30 pm to 7:30 pm. The topic...
15A Cricket
15A cricket on a wet day against Scots.
Indoor rock climbing
https://youtu.be/duWNcE0wIG4
Year 8 Christmas Appeal
At our Year 8 Division meeting last week the Year 11 Liturgical Leaders launched the Christmas Appeal for Year 8. The boys were encouraged to think of someone else more in need than themselves. The...