House Cup Announced!
All year, our four Houses have been competing to determine who is superior in the sporting, musical and cultural fields. This year’s competition was extremely tight and fiercely fought across the Middle and Senior Schools.
At final Middle/ Senior School Assembly, Principal, Mr Tony Corr had the honour of presenting the House Cup.
The final standings were:
4th - Clarke House
3rd - McHaffie House
2nd - Bass House
1st - Sambell House
The competition between Bass and Sambell was so close, a countback of attendance was required to determine a winner for 2024. Across all three major carnivals (Athletics, Swimming & Cross Country), Bass had an attendance rate of 71% and Sambell an attendance rate of 73%. Therefore, Sambell House is the winner of the House Cup for 2024.
Gabe represents Australia in Europe
Year 12 student Gabe Smith, and his sister Giselle have returned from Europe after representing Australia at the Mounted Games
Championships. Gabe hired ponies in France and Italy to compete, with their mother Natasha saying “finding a good match is the challenge” for Australian riders. However, Gabe rose to the challenge and broke new ground for the Australian team. He wrapped up the competition with a 7th in the World Teams, 13th in the World Individual and 3rd in the World Pairs championships.
“An Australian has never before qualified to ride in the A final, let alone score a podium finish. Gabe was the first,” explained Natasha. In the pairs, Gabe was partnered with Bella O’Hara, the current European Under 18 Champion. “It was such an amazing experience. They enjoyed riding other horses and learning from some of the world’s best. Making finals and representing their country was such a privilege.” Natasha said the pair made lifelong friendships and memories on the trip and thanked all the locals who supported Gabe and Gisele to follow their dream to compete overseas.
Congratulations Gabe!
Newhaven's Oval to the Rescue
In the middle of this year, the Phillip Island Football Netball Club were struggling with the state of the Cowes Oval. While the oval was being resurfaced, it was Newhaven College who came to the footy club’s rescue.
“Without the assistance given to our club by Newhaven College, I am not sure what we would have done,” Chris Ross PIFNC President said. “They gave us access to both their oval and school gymnasium for player training sessions, when our ground was pretty much unusable. Without them, we had nowhere else to go. I want to thank Newhaven College sincerely.”
Newhaven College is proud to support our community in times of need when we can. It was wonderful to see our facilities being used by the PIFNC.
