Chelsea, Claudia, Emily, Seronique and Ella waiting for their race.
Thirty eight eager students represented Our Lady of Angels at the Diocesan Cross Country. What started as a chilly morning turned into a glorious and warm day at the Sydney Motorsport Park, at Eastern Creek.
At the beginning of the day, OLA students huddled together to keep warm while they waited for their race to be called. The students were well behaved throughout the day and enjoyed meeting new students from other schools. As each race went under way, our students cheered on and encouraged their team members who were racing. Their cheering continued to inspire their racing team member and push them further. All the students showed great support and sportsmanship throughout the day and we congratulate them on their efforts.
All students represented the school with great pride. Every student on the day showed tremendous determination and perseverance and set personal best records. Most of our students who have represented OLA in previous years at the Diocesan Cross Country improved their ranking, beating their previous years’ achievements.
The top eight students in each level move onto the next stage. We would like to acknowledge four of our students who will represent OLA/Parramatta Diocese at the NSW Catholic Schools Cross Country in June. 11 Year Boys (3km) Nicholas Cutroni-2nd place
- 10 Year Girls (2km) Ella Sievwright-4th place
- 8/9 Year Girls (2km) Seronique Taylor -4th
- 8/9 Year Boys (2km) Marc Zammit -8th
The OLA cheer squad needs to be commended, as after the students finished their race, they commented on how this help with their determination to push themselves to complete the race and strive to go to the next stage.
Congratulations to all the students who participated on the day and we are proud of the wonderful growth shown and achievements accomplished by all of our OLA Cross Country representatives.
A special thank you to Miss Grima for training our students over the last month to prepare them for the event. Thank you Miss Grima and Mrs Cutuk for assisting the organisers of the Cross Country on the day. These events run much smoothly with many hands to share the load. Thank you to Mrs Callaghan, who was our OLA Team Manager, who was there to assist the students throughout the day and cheer them on. Thank you to our parents who continue to support OLA community on these days. I know the students feel supported when they hear cheering, see friendly faces in the crowd and are there for them after they have completed the event.
Nicholas finished 2nd in the 11 Yr Boys 3km run.
We may have the smallest number of representatives, but we always have the largest (and loudest) support from teachers, parents and students representing us on the day!
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25 Nov 2025
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Yesterday we celebrated our annual Swimming Carnival, and what a fantastic day it was! Students showed incredible sportsmanship, cheered each other on, and gave their very best in the pool. We were thrilled to see amazing records broken and so many personal bests achieved across the events. Thank you to Mrs Batten for organising such a wonderful day, and to our dedicated teachers, parent helpers, and sports captains who assisted throughout the event. We are also grateful to the many parents who came along to support and cheer on the students!
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Dear Parents As communicated earlier via email, all schools in the area were asked to keep children inside. The police have now notified us that all has been resolved and the lockdown has been lifted. Our school and children have returned to normal. We are extremely proud of the students as they followed our practised procedures beautifully.
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25 Nov 2025
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Yesterday we celebrated our annual Swimming Carnival, and what a fantastic day it was! Students showed incredible sportsmanship, cheered each other on, and gave their very best in the pool. We were thrilled to see amazing records broken and so many personal bests achieved across the events. Thank you to Mrs Batten for organising such a wonderful day, and to our dedicated teachers, parent helpers, and sports captains who assisted throughout the event. We are also grateful to the many parents who came along to support and cheer on the students!
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Dear Parents As communicated earlier via email, all schools in the area were asked to keep children inside. The police have now notified us that all has been resolved and the lockdown has been lifted. Our school and children have returned to normal. We are extremely proud of the students as they followed our practised procedures beautifully.
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It’s that time of the year again….time for our Annual OLA Swimming Carnival! Swim hard and have fun everyone 🏊🏻♂️
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23 Nov 2025
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On Friday night, we held our annual OLA Disco- and what a night it was! There was plenty of dancing, singing, and laughter as students enjoyed fun times with their friends. A huge thank you to our amazing P&F for organising the event and to all the parent volunteers who helped make it such a success. The kids had an absolute blast!
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22 Nov 2025
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Congratulations to our Outstanding Achievement and St Francis award recipients for Week 6!
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This week, we acknowledged our wonderful 2025 Debating Team and they were awarded trophies. Thank you to these students for their hard work and dedication whilst being part of this team, and a big thank you to Mrs McBrien for the time she put into coaching and helping these students!
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