On Thursday, 24 February, The St Bernard's Athletics team descended upon Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park to represent the College and compete to bring home the ACC Division 2 Championship

The team competed extremely well, with all team members putting in 110% - With the final results tallied at the end of the day, St Bernard's has been crowned ACC Athletics Division 2 Champions!

The team will be elevated to Division 1 for the 2023 season

Congratulations to the team, showcasing the St Bernard's Spirit with hard-work and dedication which has paid dividends!

The entire event was live streamed and can be re-watched (Click here!) - you will need to make a free Cluch.tv account to view

Last Saturday, 19 February, St Bernard's very own Charles Barrett (Year 9) Competed in the Under 16's 2000m steeplechase - and was crowned Victorian State Champion for his outstanding effort!

Charles also competed in the 1500m and placed second by the very smallest of margins, 0.01 second behind first place

He has represented himself, his family and St Bernard's brilliantly, A massive congratulations to Charles on this amazing accomplishment

You can view his 2000m steeplechase below

Food Studies is fast becoming our student's favourite subject - and looking at the photos below we can see why!

Over the past fortnight, Our Year 9 Food Safari students have been investigating ‘Native Ingredients in Today’s Menu’ and our Year 7 Food Studies students have been developing their basic kitchen skills and knowledge to produce healthy snacks and lunch foods.

Check it out below - Great work!

On Sunday, 19 February ACC Lawn Bowls Premiers - James Swinton (Yr 12) and Jack Cassidy (Yr 10) won the Metro Junior League Lawn Bowls Championship and have been crowned Champions for 2022!

A fantastic achievement, Congratulations to both young men for their outstanding performances!

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS


As of Tuesday 9th February, 2022, the Uniform Shop will be operating by appointment only. This will help alleviate lengthy queues during peak periods.

Click here to make an appointment

If you know the sizes of the items you require, visit https://shop.sbc.vic.edu.au/ to order online.

New Bucket Hats!

The Uniform shop is excited to showcase its newest offering, the SBC Bucket Hat!

The wide brim of the bucket hat provides more protection from the sun, and I think we can all agree Bernie and Eddie below are looking pretty fly whilst wearing them!

For all other uniform enquiries, or to volunteer in the uniform shop, please email rbuhagiar@sbc.vic.edu.au or phone 9289 1176.

The Story of our Clairvaux Magazine

Although the College commenced in 1940 at The Strand, Moonee Ponds, no formal documentation of activities was produced until 1955 when the first Clairvaux magazine was published.

The name derived from Clairvaux Cistercian Abbey, 240 km southeast of Paris, founded by St Bernard in 1115 who was a prolific religious writer on various topics. Clairvaux then seemed an appropriate choice for the name of the College magazine to showcase stories, photos, news items, sporting victories, etc.

With minor deletions for space reasons, the Editorial of Clairvaux, Vol. 1, 1955, read as follows:

This year 1955 is a year of special significance for St Bernard’s College. Through the tireless efforts of our past pupils and benefactors, we now have a Matriculation class at the College, and our pupils are able to finish their secondary education without having to travel to St Kevin’s, Toorak. To mark this, our special year, the boys of the senior classes under the auspices of the Brothers and the teaching staff, have come together to produce a term magazine and annual report. It is the earnest desire of the editing staff that the magazine will be an incentive to you, the pupils, and encourage you to always strive to uphold the name and fame of our College. We hope that future generations will be able to keep and cherish these summaries of our school’s activities and achievements in all fields, and be able to say with pride that they attended St. Bernard’s College, Essendon.

Editor: Barry Rule

Sub Editor: Richard Rogalski

Committee: Kerry Cronin

Anthony Lyons

Gerard Beasley

Desmond Kiernan

Reference: Clairvaux, Vol. 1, 1955

The College colours of blue, black and gold were chosen for the covers.

It later became an annual.

Through our extensive curricular and co-curricular program, we encourage each student to live out the EREA Touchstones in life by developing their God-given gifts to the best of their ability. With the understanding that every student is different, we endeavour to support high performers and provide them with every opportunity to extend themselves in their learning and development at St Bernard's College.

Through the generosity of St Bernard's College and the St Bernard's College Foundation, we are pleased to offer a range of scholarships to current and prospective students.

Applications are now open to sit the Academic Scholarship Test in 2022 for St Bernard's College Essendon.

For further information CLICK HERE

WORK EXPERIENCE INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT UDPATE FOR YEAR 10s (20-24 JUNE)

Following on from the Yr 10 Parent Information evening held on the 10^th of February, we have had a rush of student enquiries. As noted last year (when we started the planning) and on the 10^th of February - 20-24 June might seem like a long way away. However, the earlier the students begin their planning, the greater the chances they have of securing a meaningful placement. Students can find the Industry Engagement Information book on their Year Level MYSBC page. Click Careers/Year 10.

Secured a placement and yet to pick up the Work Experience Arrangement Form (including the COVID 19 document)? These can be picked up from the careers office.

Career as a Firefighter
Every workday has meaning. Every workday makes a difference. Firefighting is suited to people with a genuine desire to serve the community, and who thrive on working closely in a team. Firefighters need to -

• have appropriate all-round strength and fitness
• exhibit problem solving skills
• demonstrate high level interpersonal skills
• genuine desire to work with the community
• have appropriate physical and psychological capability

There is a diverse range of roles available to firefighters, with great opportunities for specialisation and career progression.

Emergency response activities may include:

• suppression of all types of fires
• search and rescue
• high angle rescue
• road accident rescue
• emergency medical response (EMR)
• marine Response
• industrial accidents and hazardous material handling and storage incidents
• assisting other agencies in emergencies
• fire investigation analysis

Community resilience activities may include:

• educating the community about fire safety
• working with diverse community groups, across all age groups, to promote emergency prevention and preparedness activities through a variety of community resilience programs.

Other activities may include:

• training - skills maintenance and acquisition
• involvement in exercises with the public through evacuation drills
• installing smoke alarms for senior Victorians
• participation in joint emergency training exercises (Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Forest Fire Management and SES)
• building inspections
• checking water supplies, cleaning vehicles and maintenance of fire station.

Find out more, including salary scales and work hours, by browsing Victorian Fire Services.

Tax File Number (TFN)

A student will need at tax file number if he/she starts work (part-time and full-time) and all students planning on a tertiary education require one when they start.
Importantly, current Year 12 students are reminded that they cannot enrol in a CSP (Commonwealth Support Place) course at university without a Tax File Number, so it is worthwhile getting an application submitted early!
Students must apply for a TFN online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office.

To apply and also to find out about participating Post Offices, visit TFN Application

A reminder that next Wednesday 2 March 2022 is Ash Wednesday. No meat products will be available from the tuckshop at recess and lunchtime on this day.

Welcoming Community Group

The Welcoming Community Group met on Wednesday 11 May. It was great to see some new faces attend the meeting and provide some wonderful new ideas.

The major talking point was the upcoming Ladies Night Out, tickets have been selling quickly so if you haven’t bought a ticket yet be quick as they are limited and selling fast.

DONATIONS

The Welcoming Community Group are looking for donations for the raffle at the Ladies Night Out.

We are looking for support in the form of:

• Cash Donations
• Products
• Experiences
• Vouchers/Tickets

That can be used as raffle prizes on the night.
Contributors will be acknowledged in all electronic material.
Your support is extremely important to the success of this event and is greatly appreciated.

Donations can be dropped in to reception at the College or if you would like more information contact David Formosa on dformosa@sbc.vic.edu.au