Happy International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day and welcome to another edition of Spark News.
This morning we had the pleasure of hosting the St Brigid’s Angels breakfast, celebrating the women in our community in honour of International Women’s Day. It was a great success.
This edition is filled with more sporting achievements, our College swimming carnival, a special report on Toxic Achievement Culture, and, an article on The Importance of Routines from our Assistant Principal – Student Achievement and much more.
Please read on to enjoy these stories.
Mr Adam Murdoch
College Principal
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Please join us in acknowledging Ms Ardern and Mr Landrigan for all their continued support and exceptional dedication to Volleyball during the recent event of Catholic Schools NSW under 15…
On 12 March our College welcomed prospective families and students for Open Day 2024. We would like to extend our gratitude to the wonderful cohort of students and staff that…
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Yesterday we welcomed our Year 7 families to the College community with a BBQ and Smoking Ceremony. We extend our gratitude to those families who could attend. It is a…
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A very warm welcome to all new students and families to the St Brigid's community. We are also very excited to welcome our new cohort of Year 7 students and…
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Please join us in congratulating Kate of Year 8, who recently travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in the GKR Karate National Championships. We are all extremely proud of…
We do love our basketball here at the College, so much so that we entered into the Central Coast Basketball Challenge at Breakers Stadium. What a great day it was…
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Jerome P in Year 10 represented the NSW Waratahs in a recent Super Rugby championship. His team has won 4 from 4 and Jerome has been a pivotal player in…
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Congratulations to Harry B in Year 7 who made the 2023 NSW surfing state team and attended the surfing NSW High Performance Camp last week. Harry is also attending a…
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Today for the Friday Challenge our students enjoyed the sunshine while playing a game of musical chairs. Everyone got involved and had a great time. Well done to Blair W…
Our junior boy's rugby union team headed off to the Northern Beaches this week. Another great day in sport for our students. Taking to the field after participating in a…
The Broken Bay Surf Lifesaving event never disappoints, a day at Terrigal Beach with a great bunch of kids is always a good day out. On Tuesday we took 14…
Last week, Miss Barrow's senior art students submitted their artworks to The Gwandalan Art Exhibition. Each student's art was recognised in the gallery over the weekend with our students in…
Our Stage 4 Drama Inflame students have been working hard practising for their upcoming performance of 'Girl Who Cried Wolf'. 'Girl Who Cried Wolf is a haunting and darkly humorous…
Our Stage 5 PASS students have been taking advantage of the nice weather playing softball on the bottom oval. It's always great seeing our students outside and having fun.
During the holidays, St Brigid’s recently had 6 senior students and 5 staff attend the 2023 Ignite Conference at St Leo’s Catholic College in Waitara. Ignite Conference is a gathering…
Please join us in congratulating Lockie R of Year 10 who recently became an Active Qualified Fireman. Lockie has been studying for the past year with the Lake Munmorah Rural…
Please join us in congratulating Chelsea C of Year 7. Chelsea at the end of term 3 received her first Dan in Karate. This is a major achievement for Chelsea…
Year 11 Biology students recently had the opportunity to take their learning outdoors to Wonga Point, Bateau Bay. The fieldwork activities gave students a practical way to extend their learning…
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On Saturday 16 September our entertainment students attended the Bushfire Expo at Murrays Beach. Liam D and Sophie H from the Entertainment Class provided the sound desk service during the…
Last Friday afternoon, an exciting Youth Ministry event, "Connecting Catholic Coasties," unfolded at St. Patrick's Parish in East Gosford. With participation from students representing St. Brigid's, St. Peter's, St. Joseph's,…
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On Monday, 31 students from the College attended Broken Bay Athletics Carnival held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, Homebush. With an early start all our students were in good…
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Our 2024 College Student Leaders attended a retreat at St Joseph's Spirituality and Education Centre, Kincumber, last week. We wish them all the best as they learn to work together…
Year 8 have been working hard on their STEM Catapult group project. Interpreting engineering plans to construct the project unassisted by their teachers.
Last Friday, we celebrated the important men in the lives of our students with a BBQ breakfast and some fun activities. Thank you to all who joined us. It was…
Last week our students and staff participated the College’s Compassion Cup Challenge. We were blessed with amazing weather as we enjoyed a BBQ lunch and cheered on our House colours…
Congratulations to Ryan C of Year 11 who recently competed in the Broken Bay Golf Championships held at Gosford Golf Course. Ryan came first overall in the Storke Event, shooting…
Recently, Isaiah R of Year 10, competed in the Multisport National Championships held in Townsville. From his results during this event, Isaiah has successfully made it to the Australian team…
We recently held another great Combined Family Mass with St Brigid's and St Brendan's coming together to celebrate. The senior leaders from both schools were fantastic in their support and…
Book Week has been a success this year with various activities held during the week. You are never too old to celebrate and enjoy your passion for books and reading. …
Our intermediate girls Rugby Union and AFL teams have had the opportunity during their Inflame time to learn the rules, skills and put in to play what they have learned…
Our Year 8 students have just participated in a trek and adventure reminiscent of the Amazing Race, contained entirely within the beautiful natural habitats of our local area. Students were…
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Last week Sienna T of Year 10, competed at the NSW CCC Rugby League Trials, in the U16 girls’ division, as part of the NSW Catholic Metropolitan side. Sienna spent…
Last week, students from St Brigid's participated as the representative school in the Innovations and Opportunities in Australia's Dairy Industry Careers Panel. Students had the opportunity to hear from three…
We would like to introduce the newest members of our Agriculture plot. Our two new heifer calves have settled in well. Thank you to our Year 12 student, James Vipan,…
Students from stage 4 Drama Inflame have been rehearsing the play 'The Girl who cried Wolf' by Angela Betzien. They have been learning about the roles of Stage Manager, performer…
Our Inflame Dance groups represented the College in the Your Next Step Dance Competition in Gosford last week. The Senior team came 2nd and the Junior team came 3rd overall.…
This week, it was the boys turn for Broken Bay Basketball. Our Junior and Intermediate teams headed out on Monday to Terrigal, Breakers Stadium. It was another great day! Both…
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The Outdoor Classroom has expanded to include a Peer Buddy Support element. Year 10 were involved in preliminary training during Term 1 and have taken the next step to supporting…
Last weekend, the eSports team flew to Brisbane to participate in the XP High School League’s Queensland Cup for Rocket League. They played live in front of audiences at the…
Last week we entered a Year 9 and Year 10 Boys Netball team in the Newcastle Schools Cup competition. This was our first time entering this competition. The boys all…
Earlier this term, students from Stage 5 and 6 Agriculture had the opportunity to speak with Angus Campbell from BE Campbell about the pork industry in Australia. Angus gave the…
Once again, some of our students have represented the College by helping our local primary schools at recent netball gala days at Newcastle and Gosford. The girls umpired games and…
Next Wednesday, August 16th, our new whole-school College event “Compassion Cup” will take place on the bottom oval. This event is a great opportunity for students to showcase their sporting…
The Rocket League Champions are on their way to Brisbane today to play in the XPHSL Ekka Queensland Cup. They will spend the next two days in Queensland playing against…
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Postcards from St Brigid's Pilgrims "We started our pilgrimage this morning with a visit to the Vatican Museums. Wandered the spectacular chambers leading to the Sistine Chapel to view Michelangelo’s…
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This week our Inflame bushwalking group went on a 5km walk at Wybung part of Munmorah State Conservation area. The students had a great time trekking through the bush and…
Recently we wished Clayton B of Year 9 all the best for the upcoming Australian Hockey Championships in Perth. Clayton has since returned, and we would like to share with…
What a day our Under 13 boys Rugby League team had on Wednesday at Catholic Schools Broken Bay gala day held at Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal. The boys played as…
Schools Broken Bay gala day held at Breakers stadium. It was a great day watching with both teams giving their all each and every game. For our junior girls, it…
Last week 3 of our Year 8 Students participated in the under 14 Girls Rugby League gala day for Catholic Schools Broken Bay. A combined team was entered between St…
Last week saw us hold yet another great college carnival at Mingara Recreation Club. Athletics is our biggest college carnival with all students moving around the venue at one time. …
On Wednesday the 26th of July our under 16 girls participated in for the first time the Isabelle Kelly Cup (Katrina Fanning) Female Rugby League. What a great day it…
Much has been mentioned about the growth of the College in recent times and this is certainly encouraging but growth can only be one part of the overall puzzle. Rapid…
Last night the College held its first St Brigid’s Angels event. It was an event for all girls of St Brigid's and the significant women in their lives to come…
Last week our netball teams headed down to Pennant Hills for the annual Catholic Schools of Broken Bay gala day. We had a Year 7, Year 8, Year 9/10 and…
Postcards from our St Brigid's Students - World Youth Day 1 & 2 "Together we departed Sydney on Friday night, the first flight was to Dubai and took just over…
As part of CCSP’s ongoing collaboration with eSafety the Term 3 parent education webinar Online relationships and consent: Sending nudes and sexting will be held on 15 August 2023. This…
On Wednesday student for years 9-12 went to the AgVision Career Expo at Sydney Showground. They engaged in various sessions to prepare them with a greater understanding of career options…
Congratulations to Isaiah R of Year 10, who last week represented the College at All Schools Cross Country. Well done Isaiah on this achievement placing 23 over all in the…
Last term 44 of our students represented the College at St Mary's Catholic School Toukley athletics carnival, this is the largest number of students we have sent to assist on…
Wow, what a fantastic end to the first semester of 2023! It was such a pleasure to watch students across all grades coming together to support their peers and houses…
Our Stage 4 Inflame Golf group started this week. The sun was shining and the students had fun learning a new sport.
Well done to our golf students Joshua H and Sahara HV of Year 10 who recently took part in the NSW CHSS Golf Championships & All Schools Selection trials. Both…
Enrolments at St Brigid’s have been steadily climbing to the point now where they are very strong. There is fantastic interest from our local feeder schools as well as significant…
Our assemblies are always filled with information, reflection, merits, and school spirit. It is always a joy seeing so many students receiving merit awards for their consistent hard work. Well…
Social media influencers have become powerful individuals who often shape the opinions and beliefs of others due to strong connections with their audiences. In today's fast-paced digital world, attention has…
Last week Charlotte N, Xuela F and Tynisha F took part in the U18 Broken Bay Netball trials held at St Leo’s College Wahroonga. Selection trials are never easy playing…
On Tuesday 13 June, 3 of our students represented Broken Bay at the Catholic Schools Cross Country held at Sydney Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park. Congratulations to Isaiah R of…
Here at St Brigid’s we not only enjoy acknowledging our students on their achievements but also the staff. Congratulations to Miss Ardern and Mr Barnett on their recent sporting achievements.…
Last Wednesday, Year 12 Hospitality created over 100 meals for Coast Hands. These meals will go on to help feed those less fortunate in our community.
Please join us in congratulating Clayton B in Year 9, who has been selected to represent NSW in the Under 15 State Ice Hockey Team. Clayton and his team will…
That’s a wrap for Broken Bay Soccer with our Year 7 teams traveling down to Manly Tuesday for their soccer gala day. Congratulations to both our teams on great sportsmanship…
Our U16's and Opens Boys Futsal teams made the journey to Maitland to play in the Northern NSW futsal school's tournament. With some last-minute team changes due to injury, our…
Our Stage 5 Inflame Cycling group have been exploring the local bike tracks in Lake Munmorah and enjoying the scenery. They are generally cycling between 15 and 20km each week. …
Our U13 Rugby League team recently played in the NRL Central Coast Cup at Erina, after wet weather put a spanner in the works the week before. They were energetic…
Recently over the course of 2 days, Kye Mc of Year 8 represented our College, Broken Bay and Catholic Schools NSW at the All-Schools Swimming Championships. This event was held…
Year 11 Drama students travelled to Parramatta Riverside Theatres last week to perform their original play ‘Phobophobia - The fear of fears’ at The Sharp Short play competition. Year 11…
St Brigid's joined with St Brendan's for our first combined family Mass on Saturday, we were blessed with great weather for what was a fantastic community event. The afternoon started…
Students from Year 7-12 attended the Central Coast Secondary Chess Tournament at Central Coast Grammar School last month. The Junior teams placed 11th and 13th, and the Intermediate team placed…
Brock, Ruby and Angus in Year 9 attended the Model United Nations Assembly through the Terrigal Rotary Club recently. This is an educational simulation in which students learn about diplomacy,…
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