MacKillop College Port Macquarie in Port Macquarie, New South Wales | High School

MacKillop College Port Macquarie

Locality: Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6583 2632

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25.01.2022 Knowing someone is praying for you is a source of great strength and consolation, especially during the particularly challenging times as we have experienced th...is year. If you are interested in being a Prayer Sponsor for a Year 12 student from any of the St Agnes Parish Secondary Schools, please phone during office hours and leave your name and details at the office: MacKillop College Port Macquarie - 6583 2632 St Josephs Regional College - 5525 4100 Newman Senior Technical College - 6580 3800 Each sponsor will receive student information before the exams begin on 20 October: the name and photo of the student; the prayer to be offered; the times of the students HSC exams.

23.01.2022 Fourteen keen Year 9 Students take to various Mountain Bike tracks/trails each week for Sport. This group has been fantastic in embracing Sport and the adventures that Mountain Biking has to offer in our local community

22.01.2022 Would you like to teach in the highly respected parish of St Agnes Port Macquarie? St Agnes Parish Secondary Schools are national leaders in first class contemporary education, pastoral care and faith development and have opportunities for exceptional teachers to join our passionate and committed teams.

22.01.2022 Today marks the end to our Vinnies Winter Appeal a huge thank you to all the generous people who donated clothes and blankets to the appeal. On Monday, students would have seen some volunteers who were positioned around the school representing what people sleeping rough could look like. We hoped to prompt conversations and awareness of the difficulties of homelessness. Our silent students had varied experiences, with some students offering support, while other students struggled with knowing appropriate ways to deal with what they were seeing. Students were given the opportunity to debrief this experience in some of their classes this week. Thanks to those students who participated.

21.01.2022 Yesterday was Social Justice Sunday. Read the Social Justice Statement "To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today": https://bit.ly/SocialJustic...e_2020 The Bishops observe that our society tends to draw away from, or to push away, those who confront us with our frailties and limitations which is completely at odds with the story of Jesus who takes on the frailty of the human condition and draws near to those who are sick or who have disabilities, those who are marginalized or despised. People living with mental ill-health are part of the Body of Christ us and not them and share equally in Jesus promise of the fullness of life (Jn 10:10). See more

21.01.2022 A special message from the Premier of NSW to the Year 12 students sitting their HSC exams this year. #StayHealthyHSC Look after yourselves, stay healthy and check out these tips and resources on https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellb/stay-healthy-HSC

19.01.2022 Last week, 13 students in Years 8-10 took part in the Interschool Debating Competition which saw them engage in fierce prepared and impromptu debates against St Josephs Regional College. For the first time in four years, St Josephs Regional College were the overall winners, taking out 4 of the 6 debates. Tess McWilliams (Year 9) was awarded the Speaker of the Day for her outstanding presentation. All students involved were passionate, engaging and exceeded our expectations. Well done debaters!

19.01.2022 Need some extra help with your Maths? Never fear! Tutorials with Mrs Robertson are here! Tuesday - Friday 7.45am - 8.30am ... Room J12 See more

18.01.2022 Jasper Jones - Action! Mahali Pemberton begins a weekly series of short interviews promoting the Year 10 Drama production of Jasper Jones. This week she interviews Nic Bridle (Charlie) and Isobel Pares (Eliza). They talk about the characters they play, their production roles and the rehearsal process. Follow these interviews each week as Year 10 prepare for this production both onstage and behind the scenes.

18.01.2022 Join parenting expert Chris Hudson on the 25th August for his live webinar, Motivating Teenagers. His work helps parents to motivate their teens to participate in all areas of life, including study and contributing at home. To register, click on the link below : https://bit.ly/39TmA6Y

17.01.2022 For the next two weeks, we are encouraging staff, students and parents to donate clothing, winter woolies and blankets in support of our Vinnies Winter Appeal. Until Friday of Week 6 (28th August) we will be collecting donations at school and will donate them to our local op shops. There are 500 people who are homeless in the Port Macquarie area and they need our help this winter.

17.01.2022 UNIFORM REMINDER FORMAL UNIFORM : Shoes worn with the formal uniform must be all black, polishable lace-up leather shoes (no high tops, boots, skate type, canvas, buckle or open top shoes). Leather shoes with no branding or black branding are PERMITTED. Leather shoes with a RUBBER toe or any canvas are NOT PERMITTED.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to the following students who were were recognised for their contribution at the recent Co-curricular Music and Dance Awards. All of our talented musicians and dancers should be proud of the hard work and dedication to rehearsals, practice & performances they have put in throughout the year. Most Valuable Musician (Woodwind) - Thomas Moreton Most Valuable Musician (Brass) - Oscar Spinks Most Valuable Musician (Percussion) - Callum Pender-Buchan... Most Valuable Musician (Strings) - Georgia Ryan Most Valuable Musician (Voice) - Olivia Nichols Most Valuable Dancer (Ensemble 1) - Emma Galvin Most Valuable Dancer (Ensemble 2) - Ava Hughes Most Valuable Dancer (Dance Company) - Maddison Reed Outstanding contribution to the co-curricular instrumental program - Amelia Guimelli Outstanding contribution to the co-curricular vocal program - Alice Barnaby Outstanding contribution to the SAPSS music ensemble program - Benjamin Moreton & Hugh Robertson Outstanding contribution to co-curricular dance - (Ensemble 1) - Aiden Archer Outstanding contribution to co-curricular dance - (Ensemble 2) - Calypso Beltzig Outstanding contribution to co-curricular dance - (Dance Company) - Lucy Evans Junior Music Leadership Award - Lara Inman Senior Music Leadership Award - Thomas Moreton Junior Dance Leadership Award - Emily Chan Senior Leadership Award - Mirren Campbell

16.01.2022 Tomorrow night - there is still time to register if interested! To register, click on the link below : https://bit.ly/39TmA6Y

16.01.2022 Last week, female staff members were the lucky recipients of handmade gifts from the Project UP Create boys. The boys have spent the past few weeks making candle holders during their time in the workshop with Mr. ODell. The purpose of these gifts was to show their gratitude to the female role models in their lives and to recognise and appreciate the importance they play in a young mans life. Thank you Connor, Deklan, Ryan, Robert Tate, Bentley, Rylan, Kane & Toby!

16.01.2022 We wish Year 7 all the best for their French speaking exam this week. Here is one class rehearsing Les Trois Petits Cochons (The Three Little Pigs) in preparation!

15.01.2022 Jasper Jones - Action! Mahali Pemberton continues her weekly series of short interviews promoting the Year 10 Drama production of Jasper Jones. This week Nic Bridle interviews Olivia Nichols (Mad Jack) and Livia Bailey (Mrs Bucktin). They talk about the characters they play, their production roles and the rehearsal process. Follow these interviews each week as Year 10 prepare for this production both onstage and behind the scenes.

14.01.2022 Check out this weeks College Newsletter! https://pmaclism.schoolzineplus.com/schoolnews?nid=18

13.01.2022 R U OK? Such a simple question, but one that can have difficult answers. Dont be afraid to check in with someone today and ask, R U OK?. This year especially, many people are facing challenges that may feel insurmountable. It could be a conversation that changes a life.

12.01.2022 Inspiration to take you into the weekend... #wethriveatmackillop #changeyourattitude #health

12.01.2022 Join educator and writer, Linda Stade, on the 2nd September for the live webinar, How to Develop Persistence in Your Teen. This free webinar will teach you about persistence and how to promote it. To register, click on the link below : https://bit.ly/2CWaAWk

12.01.2022 Mrs Eichorns Year 7 English class made good luck packs for her Year 12 Advanced English class last week. The students enjoyed reading their cards and wrote letters back to their Year 7 buddy. Good luck to all of Year 12 as they begin their HSC Trial exams tomorrow!

11.01.2022 LIBRARY COMPETITION! Calling all book lovers! Get your creativity hat on and make a book trailer for your favourite book! A book trailer is a short video that provides viewers with visual imagery of a book. The video can feature a scene from the book, a slide show of relevant images, a clip of someone speaking about the book or even animated text. The competition is open to all year groups, so get working on your entry!

11.01.2022 Over the past few weeks the Year 10 Drama class have started putting together their production of Jasper Jones. In Week 3 students completed a costume design task which required them to design a costume for the role of their character in the production. The level of commitment and dedication students have shown towards this production is to be commended. They have been working through lunch times and taking every opportunity throughout the school day to go through their lines.

10.01.2022 MacKillop College is currently seeking applications for an enthusiastic and energetic Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander community member to join our team. https://dlcsl.dc2.pageuppeople.com//previ/PreviewJob.aspx

10.01.2022 If you think this looks like a tasty milo, think again! This mixture of water, milk, oil, plastic, salts, soil, coffee, drinking chocolate, tissues, and sand is actually simulated sewage. As part of an investigation into sewage treatment processes, Year 11 Earth and Environmental Science will be applying a variety of separation techniques to this mixture over the next few days to see how much they can clean it up before it is released into a local stream.

09.01.2022 Congratulations Dior, great to see young people working hard to achieve their dreams.

08.01.2022 Last Thursday we had our Vinnies Fashion Day where students were encouraged to wear at least one article of clothing purchased at Vinnies or any other Op Shop. We offered awards to students within each PC for the Best Dressed and the Wackiest Outfit. Thanks to those who participated and shared a gold coin donation to our Vinnies Appeal. On Thursday and Friday, the Corner Restaurant generously donated milk, cups and chocolate powder for our Hot Chocolate fundraiser, which took place at Recess in the Junior school a big thanks to our Year 9 Youth Ministry class who gave up a recess to serve others, raising some funds for the Vinnies Appeal.

08.01.2022 Year 12 begin their HSC Trial exams this morning. We wish them all the best as they undertake the next step in achieving their HSC. Youve got this!

08.01.2022 Well done Sophie and Tyla! Your awesome efforts to support those fighting cancer is the definition of Mary MacKillop and never see a need without doing something about it.

07.01.2022 The ProjectUP Create team enjoyed a delicous Covid safe caramel slice last week - thanks to the generosity and baking skills of Mrs Pilgrim. It was to say thank you for the beautiful candles they made for all the female staff recently.

07.01.2022 Congratulations to the eight Year 11 students who were selected to become part of MacKillops Student Representative Council Leadership Team. They have been selected from a very strong group and should be very proud of becoming part of the schools leadership team for 2020/2021. Successful students were; Sienna Toohey, Hugh Robertson, Kashia McGrath, Sophie Evans, Emily Currey, Jessica Hamel, Jared Humphreys and Jack Fallon. These students will meet with Mrs Eichmann this week, and from this prestigious group, College Captains and Vice Captains will be determined.

07.01.2022 The St Agnes Food Services staff at the Marian Centre are currently short staffed and our current Year 11 Hospitality students have stepped up to help through their work placement. The food services supervisor has commented that having our students has been a blessing. He also commented that they have been working at maximum capacity and was impressed with their level of initiative and commitment. Great work guys!

06.01.2022 ARTEXPRESS is an annual exhibition featuring a selection of outstanding student artworks developed for the artmaking component of the HSC examination in Visual Arts in NSW. This year, Sierra Cummins was nominated and then selected for inclusion in ARTEXPRESS. Sierra's approach to artmaking this year was as simple as it was effective. She chose a medium she was skilled in and an idea that she felt strongly about and was current. Sierra made the most of her study periods, lunch...times and class prac lessons to chip away at the resolution of her idea. She overcame significant issues along the way and with her flawless dedication was able to produce this stunning watercolour study. Sierra's work will be on exhibition in Grafton and Armidale in 2021. Congratulations Sierra! Title: Resilient. Watercolour on Paper. Sierra's work explores the impact of recent fires on the landscape. There are elements of strength, destruction, regeneration, regrowth and beauty enduring the elements.

06.01.2022 This week was Science Week and to celebrate, our students had the opportunity to participate in an Escape Room. The escape room involved 10 challenges that students had to complete within 45 minutes. The theme for Science Week this year was Deep Blue so all challenges were to do with the ocean. As crew in a submerged research vessel, students completed a series of challenges in order to switch to the emergency battery and turn the lights back on. Along the way, they learnt about ocean exploration and innovations for the future of our oceans. To solve each challenge, they needed to draw on their scientific knowledge from a range of different disciplines.

04.01.2022 Offers released on the UAC website at 7.30am. This is the second offer round for Year 12 students based on ATARs. Change your preferences for the next offer round by midnight 17 January.

04.01.2022 Year 11 Biology students were conducting transect surveys of the gardens at school last week. This was to practice how to collect data about the abundance and distribution of species (in this case plants) in an ecosystem

04.01.2022 Check out our latest newsletter! https://pmaclism.schoolzineplus.com/schoolnews?nid=17

03.01.2022 Year 7 rolling into the weekend like...

03.01.2022 UNIFORM REMINDER SPORTS UNIFORM : Sport shoes must be lace-up jogger or cross trainer styles suitable for sport. Sport shoes must have arch and heel support. No canvas shoes, gym boots, skate shoes or other casual footwear are permitted.

02.01.2022 Sierra may have been surprised at her inclusion in ARTEXPRESS, but her talent and dedication is what got her there. After hearing of her selection, she sent us these words. "To be honest it feels quite surreal to have been selected as I never considered it to be on the cards. I’m now ‘one of those people’ who I admired on my own excursion to ArtExpress! I put in a lot of hard work and time but at the end of the day, I enjoyed the process because it was my calm amongst the sto...rm of other HSC stresses. I would not have reached this point in my art without the inspiration and nurturing from Mr. Beddoe over what has now been four years of Art with him - he is one of those teachers that you can tell genuinely loves what he’s doing and that reflects in his students, so a big thankyou to him. I will take this achievement as motivation to embrace this passion I have. I think watercolour will remain as something special to me throughout my life" See more

02.01.2022 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be wi...lling to support those around us. In the lead-up to R U OK?Day there are a lot of resources to help Australians know what to say when someone says theyre not feeling OK and guide them through how they can continue a conversation that could change a life You dont have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says theyre not OK. By knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before theyre in crisis, which can make a really positive difference to their life. Remember R U OK Day is coming up on the 10th of September 2020! Learn what to say after R U OK? and download some FREE resources for tips and ideas to help you share the message in your community. Head to: https://www.ruok.org.au/

02.01.2022 If you're in the mood to hear some cool music this Friday, head over to the Lochinvar Centre at lunchtime. A concert featuring performances by HSC soloists will be on and is a great way to get a head start on your weekend!

01.01.2022 While the question can be asked every day of the year, today is the offical R U OK Day and gives everyone a chance to check in on someone. During PC, we shared a prayer and has thoughtful conversations over how we can connect with our peers better. One conversation can change a life.

01.01.2022 Please see the list of Student Requisites for 2021 that were listed in the Term 4 Week 10 2020 newsletter (pg 8), which can be found under the parent section on the website or see link below. One list is for Years 8, 9 and 10 and one for Year 11. Both of these lists have two pages and include Technology requirements. https://www.pmaclism.catholic.edu.au//Week%2010%20web%20ve

01.01.2022 Calling golf tragics or anyone dreaming of a free weekend for four at a luxury Hunter Valley resort. Thats the 1st prize among 15 great prizes in the Hastings Education Fund online raffle. Tickets are just $5, even cheaper in multiples. The young people that the Hastings Education Fund support need our help. https://www.rafflelink.com.au/hastingsedufund