Sacred Heart College
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Ribbons for riders
Several riders from Kyneton Pony Club attended the Maldon Horse Trials and Combined Training Day on Sunday. In the Open Grade 5 Horse Trials, Marigold Bickford placed second on her horse Fine Snips after a clear showjumping and cross country round. In the Pony Club Grade 4 Horse Trials, Savannah Jenner placed second on her…
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Holding the class in the palm of his hand
An inspiring teacher can make a young person’s high school experience extraordinary. And there is no one more deserving of that praise than English and drama teacher Bernie Monagle. In a career spanning more than four decades – 27 of those years spent at Kyneton’s Sacred Heart College – the recently retired Kyneton local has…
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Schwass to speak
Since retiring from Aussie Rules football in 2002, Wayne Schwass has been a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, and became one of the first footballers to speak openly about his experience with depression.At a special online Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing event hosted by Sacred Heart College, Wayne will share insight into his passion…
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Students brave the razor
Eight year 12 Sacred Heart College students and one past 2020 student braved the razor earlier this month to raise more than $9000 in the World’s Greatest Shave. Working to raise funds together as team ‘Pokemon Bald’ they have to date reached $9,195.08 – well above their target of $7000! All funds raised go towards…
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Making memories for Ethan McCulloch
Completing VCE, getting a driver’s licence and travelling the world sound like any teenager’s dream but for Gisborne’s Ethan McCulloch they top a bucket list that he is determined to achieve. Doctors have declared the bright 16-year-old “incurable” as he fights a rare aggressive cancer known as rhabdomyosarcoma, which forms in soft tissue. His mother…
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Final days for year 12
Year 12 students have faced one of the toughest years as the state adapted schooling during the coronavirus pandemic, but most have finished their last days on a positive note. Sacred Heart College year 12 students celebrated their last day in the classroom with a Celebration Day breakfast, fancy dress, mass and early graduation ceremony.…
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Sacred Heart College student tests positive for COVID-19
Local health services have confirmed that a student at Sacred Heart College in Kyneton has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The student was at school until last Thursday and was tested last Saturday. The student also travelled to and from Kyneton High School on Friday to access a work placement. In a letter sent to…
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River in poor health: enviro students concerned about Campaspe
The plight of the Campaspe River has captured the attention of a group of year 11 environmental science students whose water sampling has raised concerns about the health of the waterway. The Sacred Heart College students have been following the issue of Coliban Water’s releases of wastewater from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant to the…
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Student project a hit
Cafe visits to Kyneton’s Social Foundry have been made more fun for children since the unveiling of new purpose-built play equipment last week. The play space was a focus project of Sacred Heart College students undertaking the school’s Learning, Initiating, Networking and Connecting for Success program. After meeting with the Social Foundry’s Paul Dettman, the…