From the Director of Co-curricular, Mr Steve O’Donnell

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Welcome back to Term 3

Welcome back to all students, parents and supporters for the final 3 rounds of winter activities. We have had a number of students and staff that have dedicated a lot of time over the 3 week break to continue to train and perform at high levels.

With the 2024 Paris Olympics commencing next week, Waverley is very proud to have 3 old boys competing and we will all be cheering these gentlemen on and hopefully they continue to inspire our current students:

Our senior cadets also spent some time in their holidays training and completing their leadership courses and congratulations to the Waverley and St Catherine’s students on their appointments and we will recognise these students later this term.

Congratulations to Evan Rowbotham who notched up another win over 4km, this time at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships, held at The Sydney Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park.

Evan ran a very strategic race by sitting in with the leaders through 3km as they navigated various undulating grass/dirt surfaces.  Evan finally made his winning move inside the last kilometre to pull away from a very high quality field to win in 12:05 (4km).

 

This win secured Evan a spot on the NSW team to compete at The Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships in Melbourne on August 21-23.

Congrats also to James Peate will be representing Waverley College and NSW at the National Public Speaking Rostrum finals this weekend and we all wish James well and hope to see another great result from Hobart.

We had a number of students representing NSW at the National Schools Rugby Championships over the holidays and a huge congratulations to Troy Patea on his selection for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2024. Troy will play in September against a Rugby Australia Academy team followed by a tour to Fiji. Congratulations also to Mr Oliver Knight who was manager of the NSW 2 team that won the championships.

Well done to James Gallo had a wonderful opportunity to attend an intensive water polo training camp in Crete, Greece followed by competing in the Habawaba Greece Youth tournament where his Kap7 Australia team won gold in the U14.

Thank you to the staff and students that also undertook the extra training and trial fixtures in the holidays for AFL, Football and Rugby.

Just a reminder that for any student in Years 7-11 who wishes to request a potential change to his summer activities that these requests need to be submitted by the end of week 3 of this term. Any changes will be based on availability in that activity. We are also introducing summer golf for 12 students across all year groups, however, we can only take 12 students and this will be based on the lowest handicap. any student wishing to change must collect the required form from the co-curricular office.

We have a big round this weekend against rivals Barker and I want to remind all members of the College community of the CAS Codes of Conduct. We will have our final round of winter activities (except for Debating) on Saturday August 10. We then move immediately into Track and Field and all students are invited to take part.

Sydney Interschool Snowsport Championships

Over the school holiday break, 11 Waverley College students competed at the Sydney Interschool Snowsport Championships at Perisher from 16-19 July, 2024.

Congratulations to Patrick Palmer (Year 9), Dexter Francis (Year 8), Cooper Nicolls (Year 8), Rory Palmer (Year 7) and Archie Francis (Year 6) who have each qualified for and will represent the College at the NSW State Championships in various events to be held in Perisher from 19-23 August, 2024.

As a team, Waverley College won gold in the Snowboard GS event (Division 3 for boys in Year 7 & 8), with Dexter Francis placing 2nd overall and Cooper Nicols 9th.

Dexter Francis placed 4th overall in the Snowboard Cross event (Division 3 for boys in Year 7 & 8).

As a team, Waverley College won bronze in the Skier Cross event (Division 3 for boys in Year 7 & 8), with Rory Palmer placing 5th and Dexter Francis 16th.

Rory Palmer placed 1st in the Moguls Qualifier for Division 3 (boys in Year 7 & 8) and Archie Francis placed 2nd for Division 4 (boys in Year 5 & 6).

Rory Palmer finished 13th in Alpine in Division 3 (boys in Year 7 & 8).

Patrick Palmer placed 6th in Skier X and 7th in Alpine in Division 2 for (boys in Year 9 & 10), and finished 1st place in his division at the Thredbo Rider Cross event on Sunday 21 July, 2024 and 4th overall in the Men’s Open Division.

Archie Francis placed 10th in the Snowboard GS event and 11th in the Snowboard GS event for Division 4 (boys in Year 5 & 6).

Congratulations also to Rory Muldowney (Year 9), Cooper Firth (Year 7), Connor Moran (Year 6), Tadhg O’Sullivan (Year 6), Zac Arms (Year 6) and Joe Roy (Year 6) for their highly commendable races throughout the championships.

We hope to see more boys competing next year on behalf of the College.

 

Mr Steve O’Donnell

Director of Co-curricular

sodonnell@waverley.nsw.edu.au

 

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Rugby for Good Campaign

This year Waverley Rugby has aligned itself with two charities and businesses to help support its ‘Rugby for Good campaign’. 

This campaign will serve to raise money and awareness for charities working in all aspects of life. It is hoped that this campaign will allow students to learn about the work each charity does and develop a greater sense of understanding and compassion towards people less fortunate than them.

We have aligned two age groups with a charity and a business each. Our U13s will be raising money for the  R U OK Foundation whilst our Opens age group will be raising money for the Hearts4arch foundation.

Both charities have close ties to the Waverley College community and we feel very privileged to be in a position where we can assist them.

We are very lucky to be supported by such generous local businesses who came on board to assist this campaign. A massive thank you to E-lab Training and The Field at Easts rugby, who have committed to donating $1 for every point scored throughout the CAS rounds.

So far, our Opens age group has raised $207 whilst our U13s have had to endure two washouts. We hope to see them on the field this weekend and in the last two rounds.

An important element of this campaign involves speakers from the charities visiting training and explaining the importance and aims of their work to the respective age groups.

This provides an opportunity for students and staff to gain a better understanding of prevalent health issues and generate a sense of understanding and compassion.

For further information about this campaign or to enquire about next year please email me.

 

Mr Lachlan Drew-Morris

Director of Coaching – Rugby

ldrewmorris@waverley.nsw.edu.au