May 30, 2025 at Merici College
Friday 30 May will be our annual celebration of our College, St Angela Merici Day. This day allows for the community to come together as one. The structure of the day will look like this:
- Period 1 and 2: St Angela Merici Day Mass and Christian Service Learning Program Awards
- Period 3 and 4: College Captains – Merici Olympics Scavenger Hunt
- Lunch: House Food Stalls run by House Captains with support of students
- Period 5 and 6: House Activities Indigenous Garden and Oval.
Students are expected to wear full school uniform for the Mass and Awards ceremony in the morning but have the choice to change into free clothes at recess. BLAZERS MUST BE WORN TO THE MASS. NO PUFFER JACKETS.
Normal attendance processes apply for the day including the regular sign out procedure whereby a parent/guardian must come in to collect and approve the absence.
Cashless Stalls and Entertainment
This year St Angela Merici Day will operate as a token only event. What does this mean and what do you have to do?
- What does this mean?
This means that tokens will take the place of cash on the day. Tokens for all activities and stalls will be pre-sold. Each token is worth $1:00 and we will only accept tokens – not cash for stalls and entertainment.Please find below a list of food items and activities that will be offered on the day and how many tokens are required.
Entertainment and Activities:
- Quoits – 1 token
- Chocolate Bar toss – 1 token
- Photobooth – 3 tokens for strip of three photos
- Just Dance – entry 2 tokens
- Temporary Tattoos – 2 tokens per tattoo
- Target Challenge – 2 tokens
- Henna – 3 tokens
- Karaoke – entry 2 tokens
- Disco – entry 2 tokens (includes 2 glow sticks)
- Bottle Flip – 1 token
- Prize Pong – 1 token
- Mechanical Bull – 5 tokens
- Bungee Run – 3 tokens
- Inflatable Wrecking Ball – 3 tokens
- Inflatable Dart Board – 3 tokens
- Gladiator Sumo Wrestling – 3 tokens
- Inflatable Velcro Wall – 3 tokens
- Inflatable Basketball – 3 tokens
- Big Slide – 4 tokens
- Calming Space – Free entry
Food Stalls:
- Pizza Scrolls – 3 tokens
- Hot dogs – 3 tokens
- Donuts – 2 tokens
- Goodberrys – 5 tokens
- Zooper Dooper – 2 tokens
- Noodles – 3 tokens
- BBQ Sausage Sandwich – 3 tokens
- Hot Chips – 3 tokens
- Popcorn – 2 tokens
- Watermelon cups – 2 tokens
- Drink stall – 2 tokens per drink
Please note that Angie’s Café will be open for limited recess service on the day. The canteen will be closed at recess and lunch time. Students are welcome to bring their own food.
- What do you have to do?
Tokens can be purchased in the following ways:
- Online via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/DBNVH
- Pre-purchase at recess and lunch times a week before the event or purchase on the day. Students will only be able to pay for these tokens using cash or EFTPOS, not their student cards. All pre-purchased tokens will be distributed to students during PC on the morning of St Angela Merici Day itself.
Further points to note:
- All token purchases should be viewed as a donation to the House charities. There will be no refunds for unused tokens;
- At the end of the activities, students can write their name on any unused tokens and we will conduct a raffle the following week for some great prizes.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Rohan Langford, Head of Student Wellbeing on [email protected].
