Joeys Year 10 2022 blog
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Full house?
Currently in Year 10 there are 111 boarders of the 195 in the year group. Beds are packed into the boarding house as we have the most boarders enrolled in Year 10 for some years. Unfortunately this...
16A v Riverview
After losing to Riverview in the trial, the 16A put a great performance on the field to win 26-20.
16B v Riverview
The 16B rugby team defeated Riverview 21 - 7.
Sunday mass
Last Sunday Year 10 were on Mass duties. It is so great to see Year 10 boys offer to get involved, even if sometimes it is a little outside their comfort zone. The boys did readings and the...
16C v Riverview
The 16C unfortunately went down to Riverview in a close game 14 - 17.
Resident cat
As well as a having a fox living on site which I posted about earlier this year, we also have a 3-legged cat. The cat moves around a little bit and was recently living in the bushes near Year 10...
16D v Riverview
The 16D showed a great deal of skill and good defence to defeat Riverview 35-17.
16E v Riverview
The 16E played Riverview on No 2 field at Hunters Hill. In a hard-fought win they prevailed 14-5.
16F Rugby v Riverview
The 16F played Riverview a week ago and met them again yesterday. In a tough game they came away with a 27-17 win.
Leichhardt Oval
Winter sport fixtures were against Riverview on Saturday. Riverview were the hosts and decided to move the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XV games from Riverview to Leichhardt Oval. A large crowd was in...
Write a book in a day
Here is the Year 10 team in action last week competing in the very challenging "Write a book in a day" competition which was held in the Resources Centre.
Debating win
Congratulations to the 10B debating team on their recent win against Shore.
Geography Excursion
All of Year 10 spent the day in the city on a Geography excursion on a beautiful winter's day in Sydney. It allowed them to view for themselves the urban renewal which has taken place in Pyrmont and...
16B Football
Congratulations to the 16B Football who had a 1-0 win yesterday against Riverview. They remain undefeated for the season.
15C v Waverley
15C Rugby v Waverley College The 15C’s defeated Waverley 34-10 on SJC No 1.
16F Rugby
A week ago, when the rest of the school was playing Scots, 16F Rugby played Riverview on SJC No 1. They won 50-5 in a game which may have set the scene for our fixture against Riverview yesterday.
Wet Saturday
Saturday was yet another wet day for sport, which seems to be the normal now. Despite the rain, the boys still had a great time in the mud and had some good wins and a few narrow losses.
Assembly
This morning at the Headmaster's Assembly, Thomas did the Acknowledgment of Country and then the led the school in prayer to start the assembly.
More work experience
Below are some further photos of work experience at the end of Term 2.
Study tonight
A bit of disruption this evening with the power to half of the Joeys campus being cut at around 5:30pm, along with some other parts of Hunters Hill. Luckily the dining room and some other parts of...
NSW u16 Rugby Selections
Congratulations to Henry Seigmeier who was selected in the NSW Schools I u16 Rugby team during the recent holidays. Also selected in the NSW Schools II team were Finnegan Boyd and Ben Sleeman.
Parent Student Teacher interviews
Please find attached a letter which gives you instructions for booking Parent-Student-Teacher interviews for your son in Years 8-10. These interviews will be held by Zoom on Sunday 31st July between...
Work Experience
The boys embarked on their work experience week in the last week of Term 2. They were all over the place working in a range of different industries. Below are some of the photos that have been sent...
GPS u16 Rugby selections
Congratulations to Ben Sleeman and Arthur Greer from Year 10 who were selected in the u16 GPS President's XV A team during the holidays. Gordon Durie (Year 11) was also selected in that team. Henry...
u15 Rugby v Shore
Year 10 players in the Under 15 age group in action against Shore.
Tower building competition
Year 10 IST had a competition to build the highest freestanding tower where the only material that could be used was newspaper. It was a close call but Brock, James, Connor and Will were the...
U16 Mid-season rugby report
Below is the mid-season rugby report for the Under 16 age group. Many thanks to Mr David Wiseman for preparing this. [embeddoc...
u15 Mid-season Rugby report
Below is the mid-season rugby report for the Under 15 age group. Many thanks to Mr David Wiseman for preparing this. [embeddoc...
The Dusty and the Damned
At the end of Term 2 Year 10 Drama students performed at the HSC Drama and Friends pre-showcase. Will, Thomas, Tobias, James and Xavier performed "The Dusty and the Damned" which is a western-themed...
16B Football v Grammar
Congratulations to the 16B football who had a great 3-1 win against Grammar last weekend.