Cocurricular options

YEAR 7 BAND

Any Year 7 student who can play an instrument is welcome to join the Year 7 Band. Students will practice once a week during lunch time and have the opportunity to perform at College music events.

SENIOR CONCERT BAND

Year 7-12 students who enjoy the chance to perform in a band and are dedicated to attending a weekly practice may like to join the Concert Band. For more information, contact Mr Scott Weston.

ROCK BAND

Senior students who have an interest in rock music, performing and are dedicated to attending a weekly practice may like to join the Rock Band. For more information, contact Mr Scott Weston.

SENIOR CHOIR

Senior choir is a great group for Year 7-12 students to join if they enjoy singing and performing. The Senior Choir meets once a week during lunch for practice and perform at events such as Masses and concerts. For more information, contact Mr Scott Weston.

CHORAL GROUP

Year 7-12 students with a talent for singing may be invited to join the Choral Group. This small group practices weekly and performs during liturgies, Masses and other musical events.

JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIRS

The Junior School has three choir groups which are a compulsory part of the music curriculum – the Year 3 Choir, Year 4 Choir and Year 5/6 Choir. Students practice singing during their music line and perform at eisteddfods and other music events.

ART CLUB

Art Club provides an opportunity for senior students to work on their art projects in the art rooms during lunch. It is a casual club that meets a couple of days each week and students can participate as much or as little as they like. Students might use the club to catch up on class art projects, work on self-directed art activities or engage in mindful colouring in, cartooning and origami etc.

CHESS CLUB

Chess Club is available to both Junior and Senior School students, but they each run to a different format.

Prep to Year 6 students can participate in a Chess Club run by external chess organisation Black Square Chess. This group meets once a week in the Student Resource Centre (SRC) for an hour after school each term. Information on pricing, dates and how to book can be found here: https://blacksquarechess.com/collections/school-chess-clubs

Senior School students can participate casually in Chess Club during lunch times at the SRC. This is run through the College and does not attract a fee. Students are welcome to use the chess boards to play at recess in the SRC also.

DEBATING

Debating is ideal for those who enjoy critical thinking, teamwork, public speaking, and forming persuasive arguments. It’s a great opportunity to build confidence, develop communication skills, and engage with current issues.

Senior School Debating
Debating runs during Terms 1 and 2, with the debates taking place fortnightly on Wednesday evenings. Throughout the week, students attend scheduled meetings to prepare and plan their debates. Students are responsible for organising their transport to debate locations.

Junior School Debating

In the Junior School, debating is offered to Year 6 students during Term 2.
Students are placed onto SMC teams which compete against other schools in the area throughout the term. (The number of debates each student participates in depends on the team size.)

TOURNAMENT OF MINDS

Tournament of Minds (TOM) is an international program that fosters creative thinking, cooperative learning and teamwork. Students form teams of seven members and have six weeks to finalise their solutions to long term challenges that are presented on Challenge Day. Teams must also complete a spontaneous challenge on this day.
TOM is open to students in Year 6 and from Years 7-10. More information can be found here: https://tom.edu.au/about or email Mrs Jenny Noble: [email protected]

SMC CARES

SMC Cares provides the opportunity for students to get involved in community outreach and fundraising for Catholic Charitable organisations. The group has a different focus each term. Term 1 is Caritas and incorporates Easter buns sales and usually a raffle in the week preceding Easter. Term 2 is Vinnies and includes the clothing drive/Winter woollies and PJ day. Term 3 is fundraising for Catholic Mission through Crazy Sock Day.

JUSTICE ACTION GROUP

The Justice Action group provides an opportunity for students who are passionate about social issues to gather and raise awareness amongst the school community. We will have awareness initiatives for such things as Homelessness Week, Harmony Day and Reconciliation Week.

FOOTPRINT / SUSTAINABILITY

This group provides the opportunity for students to discuss climate change issues and direct sustainability initiatives across the school. The group meets fortnightly during lunch time.

INSERVIO

Inservio is a group of Senior students who meet to plan school liturgies and prayers to ensure there is a student direction with the themes and concepts. The group meets once a week at recess. For more information, contact Mrs Sharon Lawler.

ALTAR SERVER

Altar servers are responsible for assisting the priest during liturgical celebrations, such as Mass, by carrying liturgical books, holding candles and performing other tasks as needed. To be eligible to be an Altar Server, students will have already received the Holy Communion for the first time. For information on what’s involved in becoming an Altar Server, please contact Mrs Sharon Lawler.