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It was a successful day with all the MacKillop students producing gallant performances in every event. The female contingent was extremely strong on the day with the likes of Madeline Harvey, Olive Reynolds and Macey Bird-Atkinson dominating the U13 Girls with consistent top three placings throughout the day. In the U15s Violet Reynolds was accompanied by Ella Mullally, Samantha Hill and Mia Hughes and absolutely dominated the 4x50m Freestyle Relay. These energetic efforts saw the girls placed equal second in the Junior Girls Division!

On Thursday 25 March our interschool swimming team travelled to the South West Sports Centre in Bunbury to compete in the South West Primary Sports Association (SWPSA) swimming carnival. We competed against 8 other schools including: Our Lady of the Cape Primary School, GMAS, BCGS, Grace Christian School, St Joseph’s Catholic School, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Leschenault Catholic Primary School, Hope Christian College and Bunbury Baptist College.

On Thursday 4 March our basketballers headed north to Bunbury to participate in the ACC Basketball Championship Carnival for the South West Pool. Our players were keen to get involved and with our opponents comprising of Georgiana Molloy, Frederick Irwin, Our Lady of Mercy and Bunbury Cathedral Grammar we were expecting some very challenging games.

On Thursday 18 February and Friday 19 February, St Mary MacKillop College students participated in the annual Year 5-8 and 9-12 Inter-House Swimming Carnival for 2021, at the Geographe Leisure Centre.

The House factions were fantastic in managing competitors for their events, and continued the School’s strong House tradition of cheering in support of their respective swimmers.

St Mary MacKillop College’s 2020 graduates have produced some excellent results in what was a challenging year for everyone involved.

With 100% VET graduation, the College handed out 79 nationally recognized qualifications to students in Certificate II, III or IV across a wide range of industries, from Music Performance and Sports Coaching to Hospitality, Furnishing and Engineering.

On 18 September, a select group of students from Years 7-12 headed up to Perth to represent the College at the D Division ACC Athletics Carnival. Spectacular weather provided perfect conditions for explosive performances and personal bests on the ‘tartan’.

It was a fantastic trip and the students from St Mary MacKillop should be extremely proud of their efforts.

On Friday 4 September, our selected Year 6 girls and boys basketball teams competed in the Slam Series Basketball Carnival, held at the Geographe Leisure Centre in Busselton.

This is the second year the Slam Series has been held in Busselton, and this year saw many more schools competing than previous years.

Date: 21 August

Venue: St Mary MacKillop College Gymnasium

St Mary MacKillop College 40 lost to Swan Christian School 42

Swan Christian School claimed the win in the ACC Basketball Quarter Final winning by 2 points with a clutch shot in the dying seconds of the match.

On Wednesday 5 August, 50 students travelled down to Hay Park, Bunbury last week for the Year 10 Eagles Schoolboys Cup and the Year 10 Girls Fremantle Dockers Cup competing for superiority amongst a number of schools in the South West Division.

Mrs Bayliss and Miss White’s Kindy classes enjoyed a visit from Mr Chris Narkle this week, who brought along his didgeridoo to demonstrate the various sounds that can be made from this traditional Aboriginal instrument.

Students in Kindy have been learning about Aboriginal Culture this term.