The start of Term 3 has already been filled with energy and purpose, as students settle back into routines, engage in their learning, and participate in the many co-curricular opportunities our school offers. As we continue our journey through the term, we are reminded of the importance of perseverance, community, and faith in all that we do.

Thank you to our dedicated staff, supportive families, and wonderful students who continue to bring our values to life each day. May the weeks ahead be filled with growth, encouragement, and grace.

Let us keep walking together in faith and learning.

Guys and Dolls Production

As the curtain rises on this year’s highly anticipated school production of Guys and Dolls, we extend our warmest wishes to the incredible cast, crew, and production team who have poured their hearts into bringing this classic musical to life.

Set in the bustling streets of 1950s New York, Guys and Dolls is a vibrant, fast-paced production filled with catchy musical numbers, colourful characters, and high-stakes antics. Our students have embraced this challenge with dedication, enthusiasm, and an admirable commitment to excellence.

Putting on a production requires commitment, time management, collaboration and resilience. It is a big ask backing up a two hour and 40 minute production with attending school and staying on top of school work! The rewards are not only the audience applause and positive feedback but also the building of confidence, communication skills and a strong sense of camaraderie across our campuses.

A special thank you goes to our Performing Arts staff for their tireless leadership, and to the families and supporters who have encouraged our performers throughout the rehearsal process.

To the cast and crew representing the Rosebud campus:

Kyri Athanasiadis, Estelle Bateman, Ari Blanch, Allegra Del Ben, Zaya Donegan, Sai Gyoerffy, Amelia Hastie, Rani Heath, Macie Kennett, Ella Kollarics, Thomas Leeden, Tom McGough, Alice McKinnon, Niamh Miller-Heinz, Cy Pimlott and Coco Stevenson, we are so proud of you. Break a leg and enjoy every moment under the lights — you’ve earned it! We know the friendships formed and the memories made during rehearsals and performance are what you will carry with you long after the final curtain falls.

For Guys & Dolls photos please see our Performing Arts report.

Athletics Carnival

Fierce Competition & House Spirit

What a day at Casey Fields! The Rosebud Athletics Carnival brought out fierce competition and House spirit. After a full schedule of field and track events, Goold House took home the crown with a winning total of 548 points, followed closely by Anthony on 525, McAuley on 449, and Teresa rounding out the field with 321.

In the Girls Fastest 100m sprint, Ruby Carroll of Anthony House secured a thrilling win in one of the day’s closest races. Tom McGough of Goold House stormed the Boy’s Fastest 100m with an incredible performance that had everyone cheering.

There were many stand out performances on the day with multiple students’ boys and girls across different Houses competing in over five events making it a highly competitive day. Thanks to Sport Captains for the efforts and all the teachers for making the day so successful.

Ms Jen de Longville

Athletics Day was a blast

On Friday 25 July, the Rosebud and Tyabb Campuses came together for the athletics. We drove for about an hour and arrived at 10.15am. At the start we went into our House areas and then we started off with the boys 100m sprints and then girls 100m sprints. Whilst the track events were going, we could compete in field events such as shot put, high jump and many more. I think this athletics day was a blast. All the teachers were very supportive; we had lots of people dress up in their House colours. There were so many people joining in on the activities.

Lily, Year 7

A Showcase of House Pride & Perseverance

On Friday 25 July, Padua College hosted its Interhouse Athletics Day at Casey Fields. The day brought students together from all year levels to participate in many track and field events, cheered on by fellow classmates and staff. Throughout the day, there was a buzz of energy no matter where you were. Whether it was running the 100m sprint, or giving it your all at discus or high jump, everyone played a part in making the day unforgettable. Goold claimed the top spot with 548 points, closely followed by Anthony with 525. Fuelled by laughter, determination, and incredible student performances, the day was a true showcase of Padua’s perseverance and House pride.

Raphaela and Maisie, Year 8

SIS Dance

The SIS Dance was the start of the Big night concert that was at the Drum Theatre. All year levels were able to join, but there were mainly Year 7-9’s from each Campus as well as other school groups that joined us for the journey. We didn’t have a lot of practice days because it was a bit rushed, so we had around 7 days to practice as a group. This was spread around for every second week so we could actually have a chance to catch up on our school work. Our three dance groups were - Musical Theatre, Jazz and HipHop. Once we got there on our first day, we split up into our respective groups and were given a separate place to practice. In the groups there was a mix of Padua students and other students from the different school groups. The SIS dance was really fun. We also had some bands and singers from the different groups. Once we had performed we were allowed watch the others perform. The principals, staff and parents came to watch the full performance. The night lasted until 10:30 pm, and we were all exhausted, but had the best night of most of our lives.

Shaeli, Year 9

Aspire 9 Excursion

On Wednesday 30 July, Year 9 Rosebud and Tyabb students went on an excursion to explore the Port of Melbourne and its several docklands that specialise in importing and exporting of a variety of products that are locally, rurally and nationally distributed around with the help of freight trains, trucks, planes, freeways, and highways all connected to the base of Port Melbourne.

Milla Skehan and Macey Wheeler share some interesting facts from this excursion below:

"Don the presenter told the class that there are over 250,000 jobs associated with the import and exporting trades in the Australia mainly in and around Port Melbourne.

More than 8,000 containers of cement get distributed every day, there is roughly 1,873 tonnes of dairy exported daily, which is equivalent to 312 African elephants.

On the tour we were shown several different docks which specialise in importing and exporting different products such as cement, grain, barley even automotive cars and parts this is just to name a few.

The excursion was interesting and very informative and is very helpful with our ongoing studies in humanities."

Semester One Awards

We congratulate our students on their accomplishments over the course of Semester One and commend our Junior Academic and Endeavour Awards winners. The ceremonies, held across all three campuses at the end of Term 2, provided the perfect opportunity to recognise and celebrate such achievements.

Rosebud Library

The following clubs are currently running in the library:

Tuesday (After school) – Homework Club with Ms. Beattie

Wednesday (Lunch time) – Book and Craft Club

Thursday (Lunch time) – Chess Club

Friday (Lunch time) – Lego club

Special Activities for Book Week (18 Aug - 21 Aug)

The theme for book week this year is “Book an Adventure”, and in line with that we have a wide variety of themed activities that are going to run during the week. Additionally, many of the activities have the potential to win prizes and extend all the way up to the whopping prize of a $10 canteen voucher. Some of the activities include:

• Morning homeroom quiz
• Flag identification challenge
• Adventurer identification challenge
• Carmen Sandiego lunch time computer games
• Scavenger Hunt across the entire campus
• Passport reading challenge (which can already be started, come into the library anytime to grab a passport)

Student Photo Permissions

At times, photographs or videos of our students will be published in newsletters, on the school intranet or website, or in our social media. Copies of our Standard Collection Notice and Privacy Policy are available on the College website in the Enrolments section of our Policies page. Please note that consent to use these images in this way, if provided at enrolment, may be withdrawn at any time by contacting our marketing team via email: marketing@padua.vic.edu.au .