Beaconhills College

Year 9 Beaconhills Berwick Campus student Mahdee Islam is celebrating his under 15 boys’ team win at the final of the Indoor Cricket Junior World Series tournament held in New Zealand. The team beat South Africa 134-72 and Mahdee was chosen as MVP.

Cricket skills run in Mahdee’s family. His dad Aminul Islam Bulbul (pictured with Mahdee) was former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team and the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a test century against India.

The final day today for our Year 12 students is always a mixture of joy and sadness for our students and staff.

It’s the end of a long road of education and the start of an exciting new chapter of their lives.

A highlight from today, as always, was the presentation of the signature bears to our Year 12’s, by the Prep students. This is such a touching moment, more so when families are involved. As was the case today when Pakenham Campus Vice-Captain, Bryce Hathaway received his bear from cousin, Willow.

Next week we will formally farewell our Year 12s from both campuses at their respective Valedictory ceremonies – then, of course, exams begin.

Beaconhills College is proud to announce the names of our senior captains for 2019.

Congratulations to Pakenham students Matisse Lazzari,  David Harris, Tom Johnson and Kiara Venturi.
Also to our new Berwick Campus captains Phoebe Hird, Zoe Ellis, Trent Hutton and Ethan Christian.

The quality of students who applied for leadership positions for 2019 was so high, that a model of four co-captains at each campus was decided rather than the traditional split of captains and vice-captains.

The fine young people selected aptly demonstrate the qualities needed for the responsibility of these positions. Leadership at Beaconhills is focused around service and all of these students completed a rigorous process of application.

Congratulations again to our new captains, we know they will make fine role models for our Beaconhills College students in 2019.

Pakenham captains (l-r) Mattise Lazzari,  David Harris, Tom Johnson and Kiara Venturi

Berwick captains (l-r) Phoebe Hird, Zoe Ellis, Trent Hutton and Ethan Christian

Winners are grinners! Congratulations to our Beaconhills Berwick Campus Year 6 basketballers who beat St Michael’s 32-2 in the divisional finals this week. They will now progress to the regional comp on 1 November.

Year 6 Pakenham Campus students have arrived in Canberra for their Outdoor Education program. It’s a chance for them experience their civics and citizenship curriculum first-hand, with visits to Parliament House, the War Memorial and Questacon.

The camp also includes a trip to Jindabyne to take part in bike riding, hiking, Indigenous cultural activities and canoeing.

Well done All Stars!

Our boys today won the grand final of the Hooptime Regional competition, producing wins from some very close contests and a stunning come from behind victory.

They have now progressed to the State Finals, which will be held next month.

Beaconhills College is aiming to raise $9500 to buy a semi-trailer load of hay to deliver to drought-affected farmers, as part of the Buy a Bale initiative.

You can donate by going to the Beaconhills page on the Buy a Bale website. The College will also hold a ‘Friday for the Farmers’ $2 gold coin donation day on Friday 26 October.

The College’s Head of Citizenship and Service Clare Tuohy said she had received many requests from students and families to help out farmers suffering from financial hardship due to the current drought.

She said the College community had given generously this year to local and international charity initiatives and was known for its spirit of giving.

Good luck to Year 10 Beaconhills student David Noney, who heads off today to the Under 19 Men’s World Floorball Championships Qualifications in New Zealand. If the team is successful, they will qualify to play in the Under 19 Men’s World Floorball Championships held in Canada in 2019.

Congratulations also to Annie Lean, Year 12, who has been named in the Australian women’s team for the 2019 World Floorball Championship Qualifications, held in Thailand in January 2019. If they are successful the team will qualify for the World Floorball Championships in Switzerland later in 2019. Outstanding efforts from these two floorball players.