Friday, 13 February Enlightened leadership is spiritual … the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, Issue 2015/03 goodness, beauty, love and compassion. – Deepak Chopra, author & public speaker

THE RECTOR

The Bible is full of sage advice about virtuous conduct and good Just after the Queensland election was announced, the leaders of the leadership. For example, the Book of Proverbs (6:16-19) describes political parties were asked to commit to four principles of some things that disappoint the Lord: accountability and good governance put forward by former Supreme  An arrogant look Court judge, Tony Fitzgerald QC. The principles describe what is desired from leaders chosen to serve others in public life:  A dishonest tongue  Hands that murder the innocent  Govern for the peace, welfare and good government of the State;  A heart that devises malevolent plots  Make all decisions and take all actions, including public  Feet that race into mischief appointments, in the public interest without regard to personal,  An untrustworthy witness who utters deceits party political or other immaterial considerations;  One who sows discord among colleagues  Treat all people equally without permitting any person or corporation special access or influence; and Two reflections were offered about leadership over the holidays. In his  Promptly and accurately inform the public of its reasons for all Christmas message to those who serve in the Vatican administration, significant or potentially controversial decisions and actions. Pope Francis outlined 15 ailments that can undermine an organisation: In the same vein as the Pope’s and Fitzgerald’s lists, the seven social sins  Acting immortal or immune to improvement. A leadership group proposed in 1925 by the Hindu activist, Mohandas Karamchand that is not self-critical, that does not stay up to date, that does not seek to Gandhi (1869-1948) is similarly helpful: better itself, is an ailing one.  Wealth Without Work considers the grey area between an honest  Spending too much time working. There is a time for everything … day’s hard work and unfairly profiting from another’s labour.  Losing inner peace. The sickness of mental and spiritual hardening.  Pleasure Without Conscience reflects on indulgent and dangerous  Planning too extensively with limited action. One falls prey to this leisure activities which cost society and diminish personalities illness because it is easier and more convenient to settle into static and such as irresponsible substance use and sexual gratification. unchanging positions.  Knowledge without Character reminds us that we learn so we can  Failing to collaborate. The body loses its harmonious functionality and its contribute to the community and loving relationships rather than temperance, becoming an orchestra of cacophony. to accumulate wealth and status.  Suffering from spiritual Alzheimer’s. This is forgetfulness of the history  Business without Ethics questions those who price above the market, of Salvation, of the personal history with the Lord, of the First love. sell inferior products, make false claims, or who put profit ahead  Being a braggart and measuring yourself against others. The of the needs of people. ailment of rivalry and vainglory: when appearances, the colour of one’s robes,  Science without Humanity ponders our duty to care for and respect insignia and honours become the most important aim in life. all life. We have technologies that threaten the earth and its  Living a double life. Existential split personality: the condition of those populations. These harms are immeasurable unless we who live a double life, fruit of the hypocrisy typical of the mediocre, and the understand and are affected by these dangers. progressive spiritual emptiness that cannot be filled by grades or honours.  Religion without Sacrifice reflects on a faith that is lived out with  Gossiping. It is the sickness of the cowardly who, not having the courage to generosity, compassion, respect, sacrificial love and giving without speak directly to the people involved, instead speak behind their backs. counting the cost.  Idolising superiors. The malady of deifying leaders is typical of those who  Politics without Principle considers how we bestow power on those court their superiors, with the hope of receiving their benevolence. we trust to do the right thing. Partisan politics may foster loyalty  Lacking compassion and empathy. The disease of indifference towards and victory but not at the expense of truth and goodness. others arises when each person thinks only of himself, and loses the sincerity His grandchild, Arun Ghandi, added an eighth – Rights without and warmth of personal relationships. Responsibilities – to remind us to shoulder our responsibilities in caring  Being theatrically grim. Those who believe that to be serious requires them for others rather than simply protecting our self-interests. to paint their faces with melancholy and severity, and to treat others – especially those they consider inferior – with rigidity, hardness and arrogance. These reflections on good leadership are helpful to use as an Examen  Being too materialistic. The sickness of accumulation: when the apostle for ourselves, as they apply to groups in most work or educational seeks to fill an existential emptiness of the heart by accumulating material contexts. The Examen helps us consider what we want to stand for goods, not out of necessity but simply to feel secure. and how we want to be. It also saves us from the trap of blaming others unfairly. For the Christian, the best example of leadership is  Forming cliques. The ailment of closed circles: when belonging to a club that of Jesus’ servant leadership. May we be a support to all in becomes stronger than belonging to the Body and even to Christ Himself. appreciating and living the way of servant leadership.  Being an exhibitionist. This is the illness of those who seek insatiably to multiply their power. Fr Peter Hosking SJ

THE PRINCIPAL

The College’s strategic planning process – Quo Vadimus? – is well We should not be afraid to go against the current, even if that seems difficult. under way. This process is designed to evaluate the current strengths To be free, to always choose the good is challenging, but it will make you into and needs of the College and to set a simple, strategic direction over someone who is strong, and who can face life with courage and steadfastness the next three years. – Pope Francis, 2013 Since beginning the process last year, the following developments † Wisdom: Wise young men who seek understanding and the truth have taken place: should be our charge as a school. This virtue picks up words in  An online survey conducted by the College had 536 responses the consultations such as: intellectually competent, imagination, from parents, Old Boys, staff and students; creative thinkers, innovative, curiosity about everything, seeking  The College conducted 10 different consultation workshops with understanding and truth, independent thinkers, love of learning, over 350 participants from various groups within the St Aloysius’ reflective, discerning, attentive, wise decisions, seeking the community including its key leaders; deeper, diligent, critical thinkers, learned, finding God in all  A Data Team of staff at the College has been collecting things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the quantitative data on the College’s religious, academic, pastoral common good, eloquent and truthful in what they say of and co-curricular programs; themselves, the relations between people, and the world.  The College Executive has met regularly to review the feedback So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in and data. They have now commenced the process of developing My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and refining strategies to meet the needs of the College as and the truth will make you free.” – John 8:31-32 revealed in data. † Gratitude: When we believe our life to be a gift, it changes The extensive consultation process has confirmed many dimensions everything. This virtue picks up words in the consultations such of the College that are deeply valued by the community. These as: joyful, appreciation, aesthetical, grateful for their own gifts, include its Catholic, Jesuit identity; the opportunities for faith grateful for the gift of other people, grateful for the blessings of formation in both the Junior and Senior schools; the academic- each day. orientation of the school; the priority it places upon a holistic education for boys; the intimacy of the community and that, because Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others of its size, students are known and cared for; the authentic traditions – Cicero that have lasted for over a century; and the generosity of the College’s † Compassion: Jesus taught us to love God and love one another. teachers and parents in the education of each student. This virtue picks up words in the consultations such as: generous Feedback also suggested some important areas of development for the service of others, humility, magnanimity, people for others, future of the College. These include a more strategic and integrated sacrificial, loving, and large-hearted, ascetical, community approach to technology in the classroom; prioritising the central role of building, charitable, kind, respectful, selflessness, generous with teachers in the learning process; review and reform of the pastoral care their gifts, becoming men and women for others, compassionate system in the Senior School; more explicit understanding of the towards others – near and far – especially the less fortunate; College’s expectations for student behaviour; an expansion of certain loving by just actions and forgiving words. Faith & Justice programs; greater support for and development of There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried coaches in the sporting program; more efficient and comprehensive – Archbishop Oscar Romero, 1980 systems of communication with parents; and the development of a † Justice: The Gospel calls us to pursue the Kingdom of God. more data-driven approach to the College’s operations. This virtue picks up words in the consultations such as: This list is not exhaustive but it does comprise many of the areas that conscience, a faith that does justice, committed to seeking justice, the community and staff emphasised in their feedback to humble, ethical, people of conviction and character, inclusive, St Aloysius’. desire to do the right and good thing, social responsibility, active The program of consultation assisted the College Executive in in our engagement with the world, changing what we can for the identifying six virtues that arose as essential characteristics of an better, intentional in the way we live and use the resources of the Aloysian graduate. These virtues will assist the College be more earth, guided by conscience; prophetic in the example we set to intentional about the qualities of each young man as they progress others, attentive to the little ones on our world, empathy for the through St Aloysius’. In partnership with parents, these virtues will be marginalised, social conscience, accompaniment, service and pursued in the College’s everyday mission: advocacy. † Faithfulness: We are a faith-based school and this virtue picks If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, up words in the consultations such as: Catholic, Christian, we are guilty of heresy – St Ignatius of Loyola religious, integrity, for the greater glory of God, born for greater things, In the coming weeks, the College Executive will continue refining the finding God in all things, practical, living the Gospel values, knowing schedule of goals and strategies that will make up the essence of Quo the person of Jesus. Vadimus? Once endorsed by the College Council, the Plan will be It is better to be the child of God than king of the whole world formally launched in Term II. – St Aloysius Gonzaga † Fortitude: We want our students to be strong of mind and Congratulations to all boys who participated in the first round of character. This picks up words in the consultations such as: IPSAA and CAS sport last weekend. The CAS round against Knox resilience, courageous, open to growth, determined, persevering, was full of terrific contests and all contestants should be proud of hopeful, striving for the magis, fostering talents, well-balanced, their efforts. The 1sts Basketball, Tennis and Cricket all lost to their sense of worth, make your mark, self-knowledge, comfortable with opponents, but each team showed character and, as always, are one’s place in the world, ability to contribute, integrity of words encouraged to learn from their defeat, “shake it off” and re-commit and intentions and actions, open minded, tolerant, patient, themselves to the round against Cranbrook this weekend. The 1st prudent, tactful, honest, grounded, self-disciplined, honourable, Volleyball played brilliantly to defeat Knox as did the 1st Water Polo resourceful, confident, attentive to their experience and to their against Cranbrook. vocation; and discerning about the choices we make and the I would like to congratulate the 2nds Basketball who continued their effects of those choices. impressive unbeaten season with a 50-35 victory over Knox. The Captain of Basketball, Colin Yuan, led from the front again for his

2 team and school while Justin Shaw played the best game of basketball I’ve seen this season dominating on and off the ball. Well done to the 2nds.

Mrs Noelene Chandler has been a wonderful servant of the College over many years. After serving on the inaugural College Council, she has chaired an important committee known as the Chair’s Forum since 2004. The Forum regularly brought together various groups and committees across the College to share information and discuss developments. Recent changes to governance have decreased the need for this body, but it would be remiss of us not to thank Noelene publicly for her outstanding service over many years. We are indebted to her for her generosity and support of St Aloysius’. Mr Mark Tannock

Oremus

Let us pray Aidan Thomas (Vice-Captain), Ross Warren-Smith, Oliver Brooks (Captain), Joel Manning & Daniel Hipkiss keeping the Ogilvie banner flying high For those who have died: Boys thrive on high expectations and clear boundaries; appreciate  Peter Mahler (SAC 1981) fairness and consistency in the application of rules; are accepting of  Sandra Slocum, grandmother of Daniel Rice (Year 6) praise; and reprimand. From time to time, when boys exhibit in an emphatic fashion the kind of virtues we espouse at the school, we Ask and you shall receive … knock and the door salute these boys as good role models by naming them Sportsman of the will be opened unto you.” (Matt 7:7) Week (as I did with Charlie Bruton last week). This week I would like us If you would like someone to be prayed for by the College community to acknowledge Noah Mitchell from 5.3 as Aloysian of the Week. Noah (even anonymously), please pass the details to the Rector is a new boy in Year 5. Early last week, one of the Year 3 teachers asked if there were any Year 5 and 6 boys who would generally catch the ferry to and from a WHAT’S COMING UP specific wharf that would 15 February Year 12 Mass & Supper be willing to accompany 16 February Junior School Parents’ Information Evening and keep an eye on a Years 5&6 New Parents’ Ignatian Evening couple of the Year 3 boys 17 February Junior School Shrove Tuesday Pancakes who were planning on Year 7 Parent/Student Study Skills Evening travelling on this ferry on 18 February Ash Wednesday a regular basis. Noah P&F Year Co-ordinators’ Information Evening excitedly volunteered to 19 February Annual Theatresports take on this responsibility 20 February Vaccinations: Year 7 HPV (Dose 1); Year 8 HPV as older siblings would to (catchup) their younger sibling. He Gabe Mackie & Wil Farrugia, Leaders of Campion has accompanied them House, with the Fr Dalton Cup each day and what was HEAD OF THE JUNIOR SCHOOL impressive was the fact that after a few days decided that he would write to the parents of these boys to reassure them and offering his and Congratulations to the boys and well done to the parents on what his mum’s contact numbers as additional reassurance. appears to be a smooth start to the year despite all the busyness this period entailed. There has been a great deal of positive feedback on how the boys are settling into their new routines (such as homework, trials for sport, auditions to join music ensembles, early starts and late finishes, with training and rehearsals etc).

The Inter-House Swimming Carnival on Tuesday was another rite of passage and (especially for our new boys) an opportunity to feel at home. We haven’t yet had a chance to hear from the Year 5 boys who have been on camp for the past three days and are back today. To the large number of parents that was able to join the Year 3/4 Getaway, thank you and I hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to watch your boys interact with their new friends first-hand. While everything might seem smooth and painless on the surface, as parents and teachers, we know that children are individuals with specific needs, traits and personalities. I don’t doubt for a minute that while for the vast majority, this transition is seamless, there will be a handful of boys for whom it may not be that simple and parents would Noah Mitchell (centre) with his Year 3 travel buddies (l to r): Jonathan Myrizas, be the first to feel the pain. If you belong in that category, please do not Jack Restuccia, Massimo Willoughby & Dominic Bourke hesitate to talk to us. If issues crop up, raise them now rather than say Needless to say not only did these Year 3 boys feel that they had a ‘let’s wait for the parent/teacher meeting’. Especially if your boy in any special buddy but their parents were touched by Noah’s initiative and way feels excluded, picked on, teased, don’t pass it off saying ‘boys will caring, responsible attitude. These are most definitely early signs of A be boys’. Contact his classroom teacher or myself. Man for Others. Good on you Noah!

3 As mentioned in last week’s column, please note that next Monday’s the younger boys transition into the College with ease. The Year 12 (16 February) Junior School Parent Information Evening will boys are there to be a friend and mentor, sharing stories of their own commence at a slightly earlier time of 6.30pm. There will be two time in the Junior School and spending time with the new Junior sessions for all to attend - one with your son’s teacher and the second School boys. Much to the delight of all the boys, this relationship is with the Specialist Team. A note has already been sent advising ongoing and the Senior School boys will continue to meet their parents of the timings. For Year 5 parents who are new to the young charges all year round. I am grateful to our Junior School College, you are warmly invited to proceed to the Senior School at Prefect, William Halliday, and to our School Captain, Alexander 8.00pm for the New Parents’ Ignatian Evening to be held in the Graham, who have both been instrumental in organising this. Juana Mateo Room on the 4th floor. Congratulations to all the boys who participated in the first round of Saturday summer sport competition organised by IPSHA (Independent Primary Schools Heads’ Association). While victories and success in sport are always well received, we will be applauding even louder good sportsmanship as the hallmark of good Aloysians.

Congratulations to the following boys who are celebrating their birthdays this week:

9 February Max Ollerenshaw 10 February Lachlan Burges, Rowan Lord 12 February Brandon Kim 15 February Adrian Valadas Mr Martin Lobo

DEPUTY HEAD OF THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday: We will be celebrating Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent next week. Please take some James Mukheibir, Oscar Lipscombe, Alex Howard & Walter Lee time to discuss with your son about the three traditional disciplines of Lent, Fasting, Almsgiving and Prayer. Our Ash Wednesday Liturgy will take place at 9.10am on Wednesday, 18 February, in the Chapel. Thank you to Mrs Cobb and the boys in Year 6.3 who will be leading our liturgy. All parents are welcome to join us. Project Compassion: Project Compassion is our main fundraising program this term. This year focuses on theme Food for Life. It throws a spotlight on global food issues and how Caritas Australia is empowering the world’s poorest people to establish sustainable food sources for life. We will launch this on Tuesday, 17 February, with Shrove Tuesday. The cost of freshly cooked pancakes will be a $2 coin. All money raised will start our Project Compassion Appeal for 2015. Boys in the Junior School have been asked to bring in pancake mix, golden syrup/maple syrup/or jam by Monday of next week. Thank you for your support.

Year 6 Confirmation: If your son is in Year 6 this year and has not made his Confirmation, please contact your local parish as they are currently enrolling students for the preparation of this important sacrament. Our Religious Education curriculum does support the Parish Program, but we do not prepare the boys for the Sacrament of Oliver Scharkie with Tom Varga & Jack Thompson Confirmation. If you experience difficulties in enrolling your son, please let me know, so we can make alternative arrangements.

Matthew Fadhil with Oliver Cleghorn, Thomas Boyle & Ian Cheung Junior School & Year 12 Buddy Program: Our Buddy Program sees William Halliday with Year 5 boys every new boy in Year 3 and Year 5 matched up with one of our Mr Joe El-Khoury Year 12 boys at the beginning of the school year to help ensure that

4 needs replacing, or ask your son to return it promptly. We would like CURRICULUM NEWS to save staff time and paper by not sending out additional reminders. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can help you in any way. DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM YEARS 7-9 Mrs Serena Ahern ([email protected]) Head of Library Services/Teacher Librarian Study Skills Evening for Year 7 students & parents: Just a reminder that this important evening is on 17 February. Topics FAITH & JUSTICE covered include organisation and adjusting to the academic demands of the Senior School. Year 7 students should be accompanied by a parent. The evening will be held in the Great Hall from 7.30-9.00pm. DIRECTOR OF FAITH & JUSTICE Study Skills Online Handbook: The College subscribes to the ELES Study Skills Handbook. It can be accessed through Manresa Reflection on St Valentine from St Agatha’s Parish Bulletin: under either the Student/Academic tab or Parent/Academic tab. The St Valentine was a priest in Rome at the time of the Emperor, handbook has useful tips and practical suggestions to assist in many Claudius II. Urgent to recruit soldiers for his armies, Claudius areas and is appropriate for students in Years 7-12. decreed that all weddings be suspended so as to encourage more Ms Suzanne Leahy single, childless men to serve in combat. Seeing the anguish of the young couples to marry, St Valentine performed secret weddings in defiance of the Emperor. KIRCHER LIBRARY – Senior School He was eventually arrested and imprisoned. While awaiting execution, St Valentine restored the sight of his gaoler’s blind daughter. On the Library Lovers’ Day: Saturday is Library Lovers’ Day! This doesn’t eve of his death, he is reported to have penned a farewell note to the mean that the library staff expect to be showered with gifts; more young girl, signing it from your Valentine. He was beheaded on that it’s our opportunity to promote the services the Library provides 14 February, 269AD and buried on the Falminian Way, where to our community. archaeologists have unearthed a catacomb and an ancient church Information and recreation are the broad categories we apply to the dedicated to his name. He is the Patron Saint of engaged couples, services we offer. happy marriages, love and lovers. Information: There’s more to finding information than just using We celebrate on Valentine’s Day, not only the love shared by couples Google. The library provides a range of internet based information among us, but also the love of the Great Lover, Jesus Christ, our services for students to use: bridegroom, who invites us to join him in an everlasting covenant, an . Online encyclopedias such as Britannica are recommended for eternal love union that is reflected in the love of each and every Year 7; couple. Wishing you a joyful St Valentine’s Day! . Databases such as Ebsco for newspaper and magazine articles are Lent: Lent has traditionally been the Season of the Church Calendar recommended for Years 8-12; where we prepare for the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus at Easter. . Magazine and ebook databases such as Questia for Years 10-12; We hope that Lent will be a time where you get the chance to pray, . ClickView for video content for Years 7-12; reflect and delve deeper into your relationship with God. . Destiny for websites in Years 7-9 and Library Webs for students in To follow on from last week’s thoughts on the Ministry of Teaching I Years 7-12; include the piece I mentioned last week, by Parker Palmer – a great . LibGuides prepared by our library staff are tailored to department writer on Jesuit mission in Education – presented at our Staff requests for student assignments for Years 7-12. Meeting at the beginning of term. These ways of accessing information are used in conjunction with Palmer said that the difficult task of teaching has three important our extensive book collection particularly in the areas of visual arts, components. The first two are obvious. The first component is the history and religion. subjects we teach which are as large and complex as life so our Recreation: Visit the library at lunchtimes and you will find a knowledge of them is sometimes flawed and partial. Secondly, the balance of students working, as well as many relaxing, in a variety of students we teach are larger than life and even more complex. To see ways. Students spend their down time: them clearly and see them whole, and to respond to them wisely in . Reading books, ebooks, graphic novels, magazines, websites; the moment, requires a fusion of Freud and Solomon. This is hard to achieve. . Playing games including chess, Scrabble, Pictionary, cards, Minecraft edu and iPad games; Palmer then suggested if students and subjects accounted for all the . Making a variety of pop ups and paper crafts. complexities of teaching, our standard way of coping would do. Keep up with our subject area as best we can, and learn enough techniques We support students and teachers through encouraging requests for to stay ahead of student psyche. resources. Library staff read widely so that we can make recommendations and keep up with new releases. The third aspect of teaching and the most difficult to comprehend is the fact we teach who we are. In the coming weeks, I will explain in more detail how to use our resources most effectively. In the meantime please check the library Teaching, like any human action, emerges from one’s inwardness, Manresa page for more details. whether for better or worse. As I teach I project my inner self onto my students and my subject. The experiences I have in the classroom This week in the Kircher Library students have: are often a reflection of my inner life. Viewed from this angle, my . Navigated their way around the library, collaborating to find and teaching holds a mirror to my soul. If I am willing to look at that photograph their answers, for Year 7 Orientation lessons; mirror and not run from it then I have the chance to gain self- . Year 9 Visual design students have had an introduction to using knowledge – and knowing myself is as crucial to good teaching as the Libguide on Graphic designers – Case studies. They will use it knowing my students and my subject. for their assignment research; Palmer then warns us: To reduce teaching to intellect, it becomes a cold . Teachers and students in Year 10 have a Libguide providing distraction. To reduce it to emotions, it becomes self-absorption. To reduce it to resources for their John Donne poetry unit; spiritual and it loses its anchor on the world. Intellect, emotion and spirit are all . Teachers and Year 12 students who have registered with the interdependent and depend on each other for wholeness. library have received their newspaper digital subscription. Therefore, Palmer is challenging us in our ministry of teaching. He is A reminder that we still have many books outstanding from 2014. If asking us to undertake a journey to discover all the aspects of ourselves you received a letter please respond by contacting me if the book

5 – the intellectual, the emotional and the spiritual – so as to best challenge our student’s intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions. Let us pray that our Aloysian teachers, particularly in this reflective time of Lent, will take the time to discover all aspects of their life and in doing so enrich the beautiful students we accompany on their life journey.

Belonging Day: The following report was written by Michael Wylie:

On Monday, 9 February, Year 7 went on an excursion to Chowder Bay to take part in Belonging Day. This is a day set aside for the students in Year 7, both old and new, to get to know each other, bond and develop a sense of belonging. We gathered at school early and waited with excitement and anticipation for the buses to take us there. We headed off around 8:30am, with all of Year 7 filling three buses. When we arrived at Chowder Bay we were allocated into home room groups for different activities. Group G3 first went to fishing, where unfortunately no one Year 7 boys on Belonging Day, with ‘Gappie’ Tom Morgan caught a fish, but we were provided with entertainment as we New Parents’ Ignatian Evenings: The watched all of our friends run for cover when it started raining! We second of the New Parents’ Ignatian Evenings will took a break, having our recess under cover and, by the time we’d take place this Monday, 16 February. These finished, the rain had almost stopped so we went to the grass park evenings will provide an insight into the for team sports. Ignatian tradition and Jesuit philosophy of the The park grounds were too wet to play basketball, but we soon school. It introduces the life and spirituality of started a game of soccer anyway, despite the puddles. Everyone was Saint Ignatius of Loyola, outlines some slipping over, getting muddy and having fun! We started a game of characteristics of Jesuit education, and situates Bullrush, but added a twist – whoever was ‘in’ had to link arms. St Aloysius’ within the Jesuit world-wide When this activity was over we went down to the beach for some educational network spanning over four and a water play. We swam around as people had noodle fights and threw a half centuries. football around. Some of us had a noodle sword fight! After that we Just a reminder that we have allocated a night started kayaking. We listened carefully to the instructions, and then for the various Year Levels as shown below. If you are able to attend eagerly ran out and climbed onto our kayaks. It was fun to paddle on this night, then it will be an occasion for you to meet other around and to use teamwork (the kayaks were for two) to get to parents from your child’s year. However, if you are unable to attend destinations. Some teams even capsized, which was really funny! on the date proposed for your child’s Year Level, could you contact After kayaking/capsizing we were freezing, so we got changed out of Mrs Michele Curtin on 9936 5541 to re-schedule to one of the other our wet clothes and started doing initiative activities, where we used times below. teamwork to achieve goals. A game we played involved everyone Session Dates trying to fit on an area of plastic made up of nine smaller sheets. The Years 5&6 16 February team of 12 had to try to squeeze onto the plastic sheets and huddle Years 7-11 2 March together for at least ten seconds, then one of the Prefects took away a piece of plastic and we had to do it again. Each time a sheet was Time 8.00-9.30pm (with tea and coffee available from 7.30pm) removed the area got smaller. Venue The Juana Mateo Room (Fourth Floor, Senior School) We kept playing until only one piece of plastic was remaining with Project Compassion & Shrove Tuesday: I draw your attention to about seven of us still fitting on! Finally, we had a treasure hunt the 2015 Project Compassion Appeal of Caritas Australia. Australians are where we all solved riddles and took photos of objects for points. generally very blessed in life and Project Compassion is a great We caught the buses back to school feeling happy and tired after an opportunity for us to give generously to those in need – to play a small exiting day. We made new friends and built on existing friendships. It part so others can have life to the full. Caritas helps provide for basic was a great way to start the school year and to prepare for our new needs such as safety, food, shelter, education and healthcare. All Year 7 life at Aloys. students will be given Project Compassion Boxes. As is the custom here at Aloysius’, we will be raising money for Project Compassion by selling pancakes. This year Shrove Tuesday will take place on 17 February and we will be selling pancakes in the Senior School during recess. There is a flyer later in this issue containing further details. Mr Chris Gould

COLLEGE COMMUNITY

SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Green tip: Tired of expensive electricity bills over summer? Consider the following tips to reduce energy use on cooling the house during summer:

. Use fans and natural air flow through the house for cooling instead of air conditioning; . Open windows at night and then close the windows the next day by 7.30am to keep the house as naturally cool as possible; . Insulate your roof to reduce heat gain during summer; Kayaking on Belonging Day . Use curtains or blinds with reflective backings to stop summer heat;

6 . When air conditioning is essential, have it set to a maximum of stocking and dishwashing. Your help is required between 9.50- 24°C and use fans to push the cool air around. 10.50am and 12.40-2.00pm. You are free between the shifts – some Did you know you can reduce your computer’s energy use by about use this time to do chores, others have coffee or exercise with those 85% each day by two simple actions? rostered with them. You can also ask to share the duty with another person – so that one does the morning shift and the other the lunch . Turn off your computer before bed each night and before you go shift – or you can alternate roster dates. Usually you are on duty with out for the day; at least two other volunteers, so it is a good way of getting to know . Reduce the timer setting for the computer’s sleep mode for when other parents in the Aloysian family. The new roster for 2015 will the computer is idle, to just a short time. commence in March. While your help would be appreciated on any day of the wek, we are in need of people for the Thursday shifts at PARENTS & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION the moment. If you can volunteer once or twice per term, please return an expression of interest to Nadia by email (see below) so that February is already a busy month, with numerous events occurring. she can put the new roster together. Please contact me should you The P&F Year Co-ordinators’ Information Evening is on next have any questions. Thank you for considering this invitation to Wednesday, 18 February from 7.30pm in the Juana Mateo Room. become involved. Thank you to the many parents who have registered as Co- Mrs Jane Brennan ([email protected]) ordinators, Class Parents or Support Team members. Join us to meet P&F Vice-President and greet other parents in your Year to plan the year ahead, as well as meeting the P&F Executive. We are still recruiting for Co-ordinators for Year 3 and Year 10, and Class parents for Years 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10. SENIOR SCHOOL CANTEEN Please speak to me or anyone in the P&F if you would like to more information; or attend the meeting next Wednesday. Please RSVP to The following parents have kindly offered their services in the Senior www.trybooking.com/GXXG. School Canteen for the week commencing 16 February: The Annual St Aloysius’ College Commencement Cocktail Party will Monday Louise Branagan, Jean Gordon, Miho Kendy, be held on Saturday, 28 February from 7.00-9.30pm in the Catherine Rush Quadrangle at the Senior School. The theme will be A Touch of Colour. Tuesday Mary Crellin, Kate Hansen, Michelle Marsden, Maria This is always a wonderful event and the P&F would like to extend a Wong warm welcome to all. The event is about working to build the Aloys’ Wednesday Jane Bolster, Roberta Connaghan, Theresa Evans, community. Please mark the date in your diary, and come to meet Karen Flaherty, Jane Landon new families and re-acquaint with old ones. Tickets are available at Thursday Anna Allen, Christine Allibone-White, Mary Williams www.trybooking.com/GXPG. Note: raffle tickets will only be sold Friday Alison Dennis, Simone Grace, Celia Sheldon, Carolyn online and will not be available for purchase on the night. Tomkin Mark De Vera Mrs Nadia Lorenzutta ([email protected]) P&F President Canteen Manager

DIARY DATES UNIFORM SHOP

15 February Year 12 Mass & Supper: 6.00pm [College Chapel/Wyalla] The Uniform Shop operates Tuesday and Friday from 8:00am to 18 February P&F Year Co-ordinators’ Information Evening: 3:00pm during school term. 7.30pm [Juana Mateo Room] Bob Stewart Credit Accounts: I urge that, if you have not yet 28 February Commencement Cocktail Party: 7.00-9.30pm [Senior opened a Credit Account with Bob Stewart, kindly please do so; as it School Quadrangle] helps to process transactions much faster and gets the boys back to 8 March Year 8 Family Mass & Morning Tea 10:00am [College their classes. For more information, please go on to the College Chapel/Canisius Room] website, under Uniform Shop, to download the form. If you do not 10 March P&F General Meeting & Forum: 7.00pm [Bellarmino] wish to open a Credit Account, please obtain a form of payment for your son to make a purchase. CONTACT DETAILS * If you would like to send your son to the shop for a uniform Chairman Robert Dick 0408 864 833 purchase, we are happy to fit him for your convenience. We accept President Mark De Vera 0414 593 727 cash, cheques (payable to “Bob Stewart Pty Ltd”), credit cards, Vice-President/President Elect Jane Brennan 0406 888 260 EFTPOS or Bob Stewart Credit Account.* Vice-President/Pastoral Care Marte Tagle 0424 662 668 Secretaries Eileen O’Sullivan 0423 184 651 Mrs Irene Shum ([email protected]/9955 4193) Michelle Nikopoulos 0403 480 707 Supervisor Assistant Secretaries Simone Spitznagel 0414 581 095 Marie D’Cruz 0408 219 209 CO-CURRICULAR NEWS Treasurers Mami Tsang 0414 346 102 Rita McRae 0406 736 366 Assistant Treasurer Carsten Matthai 0411 331 112 JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTSMASTER Julliana Namkung-Matthai 0414 269 746 Junior School Liaison Jacinta Lee 0413 750 829 Co-curricula Liaison Michael Pollack 0414 673 447 Another week of school over and one round of our summer season Prayer Group Co-ordinator Edwin Lapitan 0410 463 517 complete. As the boys get back into the routine of school with lessons, trainings and games it is important to ensure that you have all relevant information to avoid confusion. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Senior School Canteen All boys have been guided in health lessons during the week on how to navigate the Manresa page and find their draw, training timetable This is an appeal to parents, especially of new Year 7 students, to see and any other information in relation to their sports. Boys have also if you can help with the Senior Canteen. Nadia Lorenzutta, the been shown how to use the Sport groups available on Edmodo. This is Canteen Manager, needs your help to serve the boys during recess a great vehicle for boys to interact with each other, ask and answer and lunch. There is a small amount of preparatory work, shelf any questions you as parents may have and to see what is going on

7 generally. Boys are asked to also place notes on here for their team Please see below for pre-season training for Winter, along with mates and coaches for last minute absences from training, eg sickness information on the Armidale Tour for our Rugby Preps. late at night or early Saturday morning. IPSHA Tennis Trial selection: Congratulations to Benjamin We had a mixed round of results from last Saturday as we saw our Chery and Callum Lo who were selected by Mrs Rogan to trial for boys represent the College, some for the first time on the sporting the IPSHA Tennis Team. We wish these boys good luck. field. I was extremely proud to witness and hear reports of how well Congratulations to Campion House who won the event and raised our teams played and participated on Saturday. Please remember that their house flag in celebration the following day at recess. The while some grounds are listed in the College Diary most are available Campion flag will remain on the flag pole for two weeks as we in our sport directory which can be found on the sport section of prepare for our next event, the School Cross Country. Junior School on Manresa. Age Champions Swimming 2015 It is important that all families are aware of the ‘Required Conduct for Sporting Events’ (page 37 of the College Diary) that we adhere to Name House here at St Aloysius’ College. As Mr Lobo mentioned in this week’s Open Age Champion Cameron Ingle Campion Assembly, it is important that we are always humble in victory and Runner Up Harry Kember Owen gracious in defeat. Part of the beauty of playing sport is the mateship U11 Age Champion Liam Murphy Ogilvie and common experiences that we then share with team mates for all Runner Up Matthew Maas Ogilvie time. U10 Age Champion Zac MacPherson Owen Believe it or not your son has already been asked last week to Runner Up Declan Gormley Campion nominate for his Winter Sport. Please check Manresa to view his U9 Age Champion Brandon Kim Ogilvie selection. Any changes please let me know ASAP. As a school we are Runner Up Emmett Adair Campion required in the coming days to present our numbers for each code in each year so draws and schedules can be established. As you would Winning House st be aware, there is an expectation for your son to represent the 1 Place Campion 271 points nd College in either Rugby Union, Football or AFL (for boys in Years 5 2 Place Ogilvie 241 points rd or 6 only). Sport in a vital component to your son’s education at the 3 Place Owen 195 points th College and is paramount to his holistic formation as a man for 4 Place Southwell 154 points others. And as such attendance at Saturday morning sport for either Spirit House Award: Prior to the Carnival, boys were informed that Rugby or Football is compulsory. The only exceptions are: a house would be selected, regardless of the overall winner, who demonstrated outstanding spirit and support throughout the carnival. . Sickness on Saturday morning (please contact teammate to pass Judges included Mr Lobo and Mr Tannock. Despite having on message to coach or you can post on Edmodo.) numerous boys swimming in events the winning house for 2015 was . Midweek absence due to sickness - school will assume absence Ogilvie; they sang their hearts out. The following overall points for will also include Saturday sport if boys are away on Friday also House Spirit awarded were: and no contact by parents has been made to the school. . Rostered off - this may occur in some grades (mainly Super 8 1st Place Ogilvie 105 points Cricket) and families may have the opportunity to nominate 2nd Place Campion 75 points which weekend their son would like off, please see your coach for 3rd Place Owen 55 points individual nomination. 4th Place Southwell 50 points . Extended injury resulting in match restriction - boys are still With regards to the upcoming swimming season Miss Collins (4.1) is required to attend Saturday matches to assist and support their responsible for the Junior School squads and carnivals. To assist in peers in roles to be determined by the coach and the within the the management of the swim team all communication to the team parameters of the injury. will be posted to the Edmodo Swimming Group (Edmodo code: . Principal’s exemption – there may special circumstances d6xm8p) All notes and information will be posted on this page and surrounding your son not participating in Saturday sport where therefore it is important to check for updates regularly. the Principal can allow leave from the particular season. Please download the swimming package from Edmodo and check the Exemption for winter sport due to club commitments is not a carnivals and events that your son will be participating in. Please suitable reason. ensure that all carnival permission slips (in relation to the carnivals The College is fully aware, as are all other schools in IPSHA that the your son will attend) are filled in and brought back to school no later seasons are short in comparison to club schedules and seasons and than the 18 February. this is partially done to allow boys to participate in the school While the team selected for the IPSHA Carnival is based on the Athletics Season which starts one week after the last round of winter results of our school carnival there are opportunities for movement sport. On rare occasions boys may be allowed to leave early in the for boys between events and divisions in the invitational carnivals. second half of either Rugby or Football so they can make their club Results at each meet will be recorded and changes if applicable may game but this is done at the coach’s discretion. As outlined upon be made for the next carnival. enrolment and during the interview process school sport takes Any correspondence regarding the 2015 Swimming Season is to be priority over club sport during winter. At no time will boys be directed to the attention of Miss Collins allowed to miss school games to fulfil their club requirements, and ([email protected]). I look forward to seeing some this needs to be clear from the start of the season. great results this season and hopefully having a large number of boys To be nominated by the school to attend IPSHA and CIS selection qualify for the IPSHA team which will participate at the CIS carnival days’ students must have shown high proficiency in the respective later this year. sport as well as a high level of participation. He is a student who the Mr Trevor Dunne school thinks will perform well both as an athlete but also as an ambassador for the school. Students’ behaviour in school and their 2015 Armidale Rugby Tour Trials: This is the final call for boys ability as a role model is also taken into account. If a student has missed who are keen to trial for this tour. The trial is open to any Rugby boy a significant amount of his training and/or matches or has been seen to in the U12s age group. Joggers, boots, and mouthguards will be ‘call in sick’ to school games only to play club games then this will required for these trials. It may be worth reading the information impact upon him being selected to attend these trials. No student will below when considering if this tour is suitable for your son: be selected to trial that is carrying an injury. The nomination process is . Twenty boys are selected to represent the Junior School in the made by the director of each sport, as well as the coach (may include TAS Carnival; previous performance in the season the year before and input from his coach) in consultation with the Sportsmaster.

8 . Depart Sydney Friday, 17 April, at 7.00am and return Sunday, Cricket: Overall cricket results against Knox were very pleasing. The 19April; College won five games against arguably the strongest cricketing CAS . Boys are accommodated in the boarding houses of schools in school. The 1sts gave themselves a real chance of beating Knox at Armidale; Curagal last Saturday. The team dismissed Knox on a testing wicket for . The cost (not included in school fees) will be between $300-$350 only 105 runs with Luke Gorman collecting 4/12. In reply the 1sts got per player. This includes transport to and from Armidale, off to a poor start, being 3/2 early but a solid partnership between breakfast, lunch and dinner over the duration of the tournament, Matt Dainton and Ben Mitchell saw the 1sts recover and at 3/66, the SAC tour shirt and bottle, accommodation in Armidale, entry team was on track for a win. However a dramatic collapse, which saw fees, and payment for Armidale staff in their role as Boarding seven wickets fall for just 17 runs, meant the 1sts had fallen 22 runs House Supervisors; short of victory. Ben top scored with 41 runs. Our 2nds were unable to . Mr Telfer, our Director of JS Rugby and Mr Niall Hunt (Gap chase down 143 runs at the College Oval and were dismissed for 95 student), and one other staff member will be attending with our runs in their fixture. Despite Peter Slaven’s 50 runs for the 3rds, they boys. too were not able to secure the winning runs. The 4ths however had a Trial dates: Tuesday, 3 March, and Thursday, 5 March; both days three wicket win. They dismissed Knox for only 59 runs. from 7.00-8.00am at The Bowlo (opposite Milsons Point Station). The 10As celebrated a very important win over Knox. Tom Hodgson The team will be announced Friday, 6 March, with further training with 4/36 and Steve Kastrissios with 3/16 stood out in restricting being held prior to the tournament. Knox to 132 runs. Lachlan Maas hit the winning runs with just under three overs to go. Knox won a close 10B game. The 9As went very How to register for the trials: If you are keen to trial for the close to winning their match. Knox won the game on the last ball of Armidale Tour, please complete the following Google Doc link if you the game! Ollie Winwood with 44 runs and Will Greenland with have not done so already (http://goo.gl/mC3zZb). If you have any 4/13 stood out for the As. Knox was too strong in the 9B fixture. questions, please contact our Junior School Director of Rugby: Knox won the 8A match by four wickets. Our 8Bs remain undefeated Mr David Telfer after another terrific win. The team dismissed Knox for only 62 runs Senior Sports Officer ([email protected]/9936 5581) with all bowlers sharing in the wickets. The Bs lost only four wickets in the run chase. Knox won the 8C game handsomely. Round 1 Opponent Result Both the 7As and 7Bs had wonderful wins over Knox. The As JUNIOR SCHOOL CRICKET dismissed Knox for only 49 runs and lost only four wickets in 6A Traditional Internal N/A reaching the total. Opener Tom Sidgreaves batted through the 6B Super 8 127-20 Win innings. Daniel Besgrove collected 3/11. It was a great team effort 6C Super 8 Grammar Win however and a terrific fielding display that helped secure the win. The 5A Traditional 105-50 Win Bs won by eight wickets in their match at Gillespie Oval. Similarly to 5B Super 8 93-46 Win Knox 5C Super 8 33-50 Loss the As’ match, our Bs dismissed Knox cheaply for only 68 runs with 4A Traditional Bye n/a all bowlers amongst the wickets. The Bs proceeded to get the runs, 4B Super 8 Grammar Edge Win losing only three wickets in the process. Knox won both the 7C and 3A Super 8 Newington Wyvern 25-44 Loss 7D games but both our teams will gain from the experience and be JUNIOR SCHOOL BASKETBALL better off for next week. Prep A 39-24 Win Basketball: In basketball, the College won 17 games against Knox Prep B 29-19 Win which was very satisfying. The 1sts matched the strong Knox team Prep C 18-24 Loss until half-time but a superb third quarter from the home team saw Prep D 20-18 Win Knox Knox race to a big lead which they held until the finish. Knox Prep E 14-12 Win ultimately won 83-45. Matt Renshaw had a strong all-round game Prep F 14-28 Loss for the 1sts. The 2nds maintained their unbeaten run with another Prep G 14-28 Loss impressive display, winning 50-35. Well done to other Opens winning Prep H 6-15 Loss teams including the 6ths (28-19), 7ths (30-23), 8ths (31-26) and 11ths Year 3 & 4A 4-56 Loss (45-20). Year 3 & 4B 18-3 Win Redlands Year 3 & 4C 6-2 Win In younger age groups, we had some excellent wins. Both the 10As Year 3 & 4D 24-14 Win (38-18) and 10Bs (26-24) had strong wins. We won six of the eight JUNIOR SCHOOL TENNIS games played in this age group with the 10Es (28-11), 10Fs (24-10), Prep A 18-16 Win 10Gs (27-23) and 10Hs (12-9) all successful. The 9As (25-23) and Cranbrook Prep B 25-9 Win 9Bs (25-24) both won in closely contested games. Well done to the Prep C 14-20 Loss 9Gs (21-20) on their one point victory. The 8As (34-33) and 8Bs (25- Knox Prep D 13-21 Loss 9) also tasted success and were our best performing teams in this age SAC 1 group. In the 7s age group, there were some close score-lines. The SAC 2 Commences this weekend N/A 7As only lost by 8 points but the 7Bs won 32-27. The 7Cs and 7Ds SAC 3 were narrow losers. SAC 4 Tennis: Undefeated competition leaders Knox were too strong in JUNIOR SCHOOL WATER POLO the 1sts tennis fixture at Waitara Tennis Centre. Our 2nds drew on Prep A Loss 6-13 Scots Prep B Win 10-3 sets but lost however by one game against the undefeated Knox out- fit. The 3rds and 4ths were competitive in their 2-4 sets loss. Overall we won only three matches. Congratulations to the 10Ds, 9As, 8Bs CO-CURRICULAR NEWS – Senior School and on their wins. Our new 7s age group, despite not winning their matches, indicated that they will be competitive in coming games based on some close losses last Saturday. DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULA Water Polo: The 1sts water polo team returned to the winners’ list with a strong 16-5 win over Cranbrook. Matt McKeon provided the The CAS competition resumed last Saturday with fixtures mainly early goals. Dylan Ienco was very safe in goals. Overall, it was a much against Knox Grammar. Throughout the various sports, we had a improved team performance from the previous week. The 2nds were number of wins. Particularly impressive were performances at 1sts, beaten 2-3 in a low scoring game. Both our 16As (18-0) and 16Bs (16- 2nds, and A and B level in basketball and cricket against Knox 0) produced big score-lines to win impressively in their matches. Other Grammar.

9 winning teams on the day included the 14As (20-1) and our new 13s workshops. Whilst coaches have monitored this is the past, having a Gold team (18-0). Our other new 7s Blue team drew 6-6. staff member at hand enables them to focus more consistently on the Volleyball: Our 1sts and 2nds volleyball teams commenced the specifics of coaching and leave this more administrative area to the second half of the season in style, with 3-0 and 2-0 sets wins manager. I’m hoping that this also facilitates a more economic respectively against Knox at Dalton Hall. Individually, Captain process of communication between parents and the Squad, as the Daniel Wade was resilient in attack in the 1sts. He was well Manager will have significantly more information at their fingertips. supported by brothers Joel and Ben Vozzo who dominated the To this end, I’d ask that any enquiries initially be directed to the middle of the court in attack and defence. Max Worrall stood out relevant year manager and they are as follows: with his first set serving whilst Jonathan Tandjung was outstanding Year 7 Mr Etmekdjian & Mr Schneider with his passing and defence. Year 8 Mr Gould Chess: Knox proved far too strong in CAS Round 1 of chess Year 9 Ms Pender & Ms Burke/Mrs Thomson matches. Only Brendan Kell in the Intermediates managed a draw in Year 10 Ms Bennett his game. All teams will be hoping for better performances this week Seniors Mr Norton against the Cranbrook School. Please don’t hesitate to contact me directly, however, if you would Swimming: Our swimmers will be attending a CAS series meet this like to have a chat with me about any matter generally. Friday at Homebush. Gates open at 5.30pm. First event is at 6.30pm. As mentioned above, team selections are still being made for the On Thursday, 19 February, our swim team will be competing at a initial rounds of FED and ISDA – commencing 20 February. Barker College invitation for the first time. The following Thursday, However, please remember that these selections are by no means our team will be competing against Barker College and Oakhill final. Teams regularly change throughout the run of the competitions College at the annual Oakhill College swimming carnival. Good luck and there are still two further competitions throughout Terms II & to all swimmers at these meets. III that will require further selection processes. It does take some Year 7 student Jack Ferguson has competed very successfully recently time for coaches to become familiar with their squad members and in the world of sailing. At the end of the National titles in January this so some boys may not be selected in the early rounds. Some boys year, Jack was offered a place in the Australian Optimist Development also require a little extra time to become used to the requirements of Squad. This was only offered to the top six 12 year olds in Australia. senior debating as there are significant differences in both the prep This is a wonderful achievement in itself. The College will be watching process and the actual debates – so please be patient and don’t be with great interest Jack’s progress in this sport. concerned if your son doesn’t get an early run. Over the holidays, two of our water polo players, Sean O’Shea and The draw for our first two competitions is as follows: Harry Scott, played for club teams in the State Championships. FED Sean’s Sydney University team won the silver medal in the U20 20 February Away MLC Championships whilst Harry’s University of NSW U16 team also 27 February Away Barker received the silver medal. 6 March Away Trinity Year 9 athlete Ben Pollack competed at the State Junior Athletics 13 March Home SBH Championships on the weekend and was placed third in the 200 metres 20 March Home Knox hurdles. Ben has now qualified for Nationals in March. Well done Ben. 27 March Home PLC AFL: The AFL trials for interested Year 7 and Year 8 boys are being ISDA held this Friday. Boys have been given details on this grading day. A 20 February Home Kambala decision on whether the College enters a combined Year 7/8 team in 27 February Home St Andrew’s the external AFL competition will be made next week. 6 March Away Ascham 13 March Away Monte The College has employed David Telfer in a new full-time position as 20 March Home Roseville Senior Sports Officer for 2015. Many of you know David as an Old 27 March Away Shore Boy and a significant contributor to our Rugby program in recent 24 April Home Abbotsleigh years. David has been coaching alongside Sinclair Watson with the 1sts Rugby Team over the last few seasons. David will be taking on a Best of luck to all of our debaters, especially for 20 February, and number of roles within the College, including assisting with Junior also for the remainder of the season. School Cricket and Rugby, Senior School Rugby and as MIC of Mr Mark Norton Cricket in the Senior School. We wish him well in this new role. Debating Master In CAS Round 7, the College plays the Cranbrook School in cricket, basketball and tennis. Our 1sts and 2nds basketball will be playing on PUBLIC SPEAKING vir eloquens Friday night in Dalton Hall at 6.00pm and 7.15pm (1sts). Water polo teams will be in the pool against Knox Grammar. Volleyball teams Coaching sessions are held on Mondays and Tuesdays from have the bye with Cranbrook not fielding teams. Taekwondo is in the 3.30pm until 5.00pm in The Bellarmino (until further notice) Old Gym at 8.30am. during term. All interested students, old and new, are invited to Best of luck to all coaches and players this week. attend. All information relating to this co-curricular activity will be Mr Paul Rowland relayed through this publication, Year meetings, Line Ups and the electronic noticeboards throughout the College. DEBATING The CSDA Public Speaking Competition: This competition will begin on Friday, 27 February. It is open to all students from Years 7- 12. Topics and speaking times will be distributed at coaching A very warm welcome to the 2015 Debating season! With two weeks sessions. of training and initial team selections underway, the Squad is excited and well prepared for the first round of competition, on 20 February, Rostrum Voice of Youth: This competition will be held in March for both FED and ISDA – FED away at MLC and ISDA home but applications close at the end of February. All students in Years 7- against Kambala. 12 are eligible. Topics and speaking times will be made available at coaching sessions. Further details can be found on Workshops have maintained last year’s format, with the appointment www.rostrum.com.au/voy. of Year Managers for each Year Level. The managers are primarily responsible for tracking the boys’ experiences in both workshops and The Plain English Speaking Award: Open to all students in Years at competition level with a view to ensuring that each debater has the 11&12. Details available on: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au. Other details most appropriate experience in both competition debating, and to be advised.

10 The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award: Open to students in possible in the lead up to the CAS Championships. The dates for all Years 7-10. Details available on: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au. Other Carnivals and events in Term 1 are listed below and can also be details to be advised. found on the swimming page of Manresa. It is important that each As other competitions become known, their details will be member of the swim team is present at each of these carnivals prior disseminated. All interested in participating at a competitive level are to CAS. expected to attend coaching sessions, conducted by Old Boys with The CAS Series Meet is on Friday, 13 February, at Sydney Olympic experience and success at public speaking. Park Aquatic Centre. Gates open at 5.30pm and the warm up is Mr Magar Etmekdjian ([email protected]) 6.00pm for the first event at 6.30pm. This meet will be used to assist with the selection of the CAS team. All swimmers must attend and time trial if they wish to be eligible for a place in the CAS Team. MUSIC Swimmers are expected to make their own way to and from Homebush. Some Performance Dates: The Barker Invitational is on Thursday, 19 February, and is a new 15 March, 10.00-4.00pm: College Choir & Santa Sabina Mozart event in the swimming calendar this year. A bus will depart from Requiem – combined rehearsal & performance [Santa Sabina] Bradfield at 4.30pm sharp. Students will be expected to go to the 4-15 May: Fr Willcock SJ Instrumental and Vocal Competition Library for supervision until 4.00pm after which time they may have Heats [Bellarmino] something to eat before meeting at Bradfield for roll call at 4.15pm. Swimmers are asked to make their own arrangements home from the 11 June, 6.00pm: Fr Willcock SJ Instrumental and Vocal meet. The team for this meet will be posted on Manresa and the Competition Finals Concert [College Chapel] swimming notice board asap. 24 May, 1.00-5.00pm: SWE with SYO Concert [Great Hall] The Oakhill Carnival will follow, with a specific team selected to 15 June, 8.30am-3.10pm: Gala Concert rehearsals [Great compete. This will be valuable race experience for the boys in the Hall/Bellarmino] lead up to CAS. The Oakhill Invitation Carnival is on Thursday, 16 June, 8.30am-4.30pm: Gala Concert rehearsals [Concourse, 26 February at Oakhill College. All race details will be placed on the Chatswood] intranet a week prior. A bus will depart from Bradfield Park at 16 June, 7.00pm: Gala Concert [Concourse, Chatswood] – 3.30pm, however all swimmers are expected to make their own way Tickets: $20 home. 9 August, 1.00-6.00pm: College Choir/Orchestra Concert The next swim breakfast will be on Monday, 2 March, at 7.45am to [Venue TBC] announce the CAS Team. If you wish to offer your assistance at this breakfast, please contact me via email). 28 November, 7.30pm: Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols [St Mary’s Cathedral Crypt] Week 3 CAS Invitational [SOPAC]: 6.00pm warm up 2 December, 7.30pm: Carols Festival [Junior School Amphitheatre] 13 February Time Trial Event – no specific team listed Swimmers are to make own way to and from Homebush Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB): Congratulations Week 4 Barker Invitational [Barker College 91 Pacific Highway, Hornsby]: to Leo Kim (Year 7) who attained his 5th Grade Certificate with 19 February 6.00pm warm up; 6.30pm first event Distinction (A) on Alto Saxophone. Boys will travel together by bus to Barker, however swimmers will Sport Training & Music Ensemble Rehearsal Clashes: Boys who need to make own way home Week 5 Oakhill Invitational [Oakhill College]: 5.00pm have sport training starting at 6.30am have permission to leave 26 February Boys will travel together by bus to Oakhill, however swimmers will training at 7.30am to go to music rehearsal. This will enable you to need to make own way home divide your morning between training and rehearsal. If your training Week 6 Swim Breakfast [Wyalla]: 7.45am starts at 7.00am, then arrange to go to music rehearsal at 7.45am. If 2 March To announce CAS Team for 2014 your training starts at 7.30am and you only have one training session a Week 7 Assembly & Pasta Lunch: 10:45am week, you should make arrangements with your teachers to alternate 12 March CAS Championships [SOPAC]: 4.30pm between training and rehearsal until the season is over, eg week Week 7 End-of-Season Swimming Function [College Oval]: 5.00pm on/week off for each activity, dividing your time equally. 15 March Depending on how many training or rehearsal sessions you have a Miss Danae Craig week that clash, it normally works out that you go to one and a half MIC Swimming sessions of each activity per week. The important thing is to divide your time equally, ideally on a weekly basis. For activities with only VOLLEYBALL one rehearsal or training a week that clash, it may be possible – in consultation with your teachers – for you to attend an alternate The Firsts were convincing in their three-set victory over Knox. training session or rehearsal; but this will not always be possible. Significant improvements in all facets of play were evident. Daniel Tuesday Afternoon Rehearsals: Music and Drama take priority on Wade was formidable in attack, Max Worrall’s dominant serving Tuesday afternoons. Please communicate with your teachers if you was damaging, Jonathan Tandjung’s deft passing created many have clashes and these will be rectified. scoring opportunities and Joel and Ben Vozzo were impressive both Communication: Please do not assume your teachers know where in defence and attack. you are. You should communicate and confirm with teachers via The Seconds began the year with an emphatic 2-0 victory over Knox. email so that they have the arrangement for each Term in writing. Excellent team work, selective spiking, setting and serving from all Mr Paul Rowland, Director of Co-Curricula and Mr Nicholas Lah, players ensured the team dominated their opposition. Best players Sportsmaster, have both endorsed these procedures. were Kenneth Leung, Daniel Fane and Alex Robinson. Mr Tim Chung It was a slow beginning to the summer competition for the Thirds. Head of Music (Performance) Barker proved too strong, winning in two sets. Inconsistent serving was the main weakness that contributed to the defeat. Moments of SWIMMING positive play were evident and this augurs well for remaining matches. Patrick Hides-Pearson, Luke Gelagin and Dom Latouche were the best and fairest players. Training will continue to run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 6.00-7.45am and Friday afternoons from 3.30- Mr Mark Gair MIC Volleyball 5.00pm. Swimmers are encouraged to attend as many sessions as

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Thought for the week: “Nobody can go back and start a new The Autumn School of Engineering, organised by Engineers beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Australia (Sydney Division) and Rotary and will run 13-17 April from 8.30am-5.00pm. Fifty Year 11 and 12 students from around Sydney INFORMATION RECEIVED THIS WEEK will get great opportunities to look as careers from management to On 5 February I went down to the University of Wollongong for research, construction and maintenance to sales and marketing. their Careers Advisers’ Day as I have done for many years. I never Students will meet and interact with professional engineers and fail to be amazed by their newest buildings and impressed by the academics and also visit universities. Cost $250 – financial assistance facilities and innovative courses on offer. UOW is listed as one of the may be given by a Rotary club (Phone: 9635 3537) – see Section E on world’s top 50 universities which is less than 50 years old and in the form. Very competitive so if you want to attend do not delay in top 2% of universities in the world for research quality. Their focus is applying – applications are accepted on a first come, first served on teaching students to learn to ask questions (as opposed to learning basis. Applications online at www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney. to answer exam questions), how to search for answers and how to Applicants must also submit most recent school report with their successfully bring it all to life in a career. All first year students are application. For more information contact Katrina Meggitt (9410 guaranteed on-campus accommodation to ease the transition from 5613 or [email protected]). school to university. UOW has 206 partner universities around the Guided Tours of Colleges & Universities in USA and Canada globe where their students can do study abroad and exchange and during June and July: For more information go to they offer scholarships to assist with cost up to $5000. http://www.college-visits.co or [email protected]. www.uow.edu.au/student/exchange. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY They run an “early admission” program as they know HSC marks aren’t the only way to identify success and through it they reward 14 February: UMAT Preparation Day run by National Institute of students who are already excelling academically and who they believe Education. Cost: $249. (www.nie.edu.au/1300 974 187). will thrive when given opportunity and support at UOW. By applying 16 February, 6.00-8.00pm: Study in the USA – US College & through the Early Admission program, eligible applicants have the University Fair to be held at Redlands School, 272 Military Road, chance to secure a place at UW before their final HSC exams even Cremorne. commence. This program usually closes in August. 19 February, 5.45pm: I will attend the welcome reception for 2015 15 August: UOW Open Day – If you can’t make it because of Trial intake into Bachelor of Accounting at UTS in their new Dr Chau exams or sport they also run free campus tours every Friday at Chak Wing Building (designed by world’s most famous living 10.00am and 3.00pm. To understand what makes UOW so special architect Frank Gehry and opened last week by the Governor- you really need to go and have a personal look. For event General). We have two ex-students who will be inducted – Jackson information and bookings go to www.uow.edu.au/future/events. Diamond (Class of 2013 who deferred for a year) and Daniel Hudson Their Law degree has an integrated first year with great access to (Class of 2014). BAccounting is a flagship program at UTS and academic staff. They offer 14 double degree areas of study including attracts the very best school leavers and $1.5 million in industry Creative Arts, Psychology and International Studies. We were taken sponsorship each yea. This is 26th Class in this program with 31 fully- on a sneak preview of their as yet unopened Early Start Facility – this sponsored places. Application for 2016 open after Easter – this is a world-class concept for interactive learning and discovery. It will scholarship is worth $46,500. be open to the public about mid-year and will bring great attention to 19 February, 6.30pm: Australian Defence Force Academy their teaching programs. information session at Defence Force Recruiting Centre, Level 4, We were addressed by members of the Science Faculty who asked that 9 George Street, Parramatta. Phone Miss Jordan King (02 8831 2243). we inform parents and students about how important it is to have 21 February, 10.00am-5.00pm: The School for Excellence free studied mathematics at school if a boy is keen on a career in science, lectures Succeeding in the HSC (10.00am-2.00pm) and HSC English particularly any degree involving chemistry. They were emphatic Essay Writing (3.00-5.00pm). Venue: University of Sydney. Students about how important it is to make the best choice of subjects for are asked to make $10 donation which goes to Fred Hollowes HSC while in Year 10. Their message is that “students mortgage their Foundation. Booking essential (www.tsfx.com.au/ or 1300 364 173). future by taking a level of mathematics lower than what they are 21 February, 10.00am-2.00pm: Blue Mountains International capable of”. Just as top sport students never dream of missing a Hotel Management School Open Day at 1 Chambers Road in practice session the same applies to maths homework and practice – Leura. Contact Joshua Suli ([email protected]). they repeated that students who ignore the advice about “assumed knowledge” given in the UAC Guide will be at risk their entire time 28 February: Closing date for applications from current Year 11 at university. It is always easier to ‘keep up’ than to ‘catch up’ and it is students for ADFA Education Award. The award will be presented foolish to believe you can grasp two years’ worth of study of a to Year 12 students in recognition of leadership potential and subject in a three-week “bridging” course. academic and sporting achievements exhibited during Year 11. Award comprises of laptop and certificate along with plaque of I also visited their Graduate School of Medicine (4 year course) recognition for your school. For eligibility and application go to which started in 2007 – to date they have graduated 400 doctors. http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/education/adfa/howToApply/educatio They received 1600 applications for 74 positions at the end of last nAward.aspx. year! Students may do any undergraduate degree prior to applying to 28 February: Closing date for application for Bradman Scholarship study graduate medicine but a science degree is known to help with which offers $5,000 per annum to one Australian student Gamsat which has to be written prior to apply, but doesn’t necessarily commencing university. It is awarded on basis of blend of academic, help with studying graduate medicine. sporting (cricket), personal and social skills. Young Technologists Scholarships (14 in total) run by Westpac (http://www.bradman.com.au/bradman-scholarship/ or 02 4862 1247). Bicentennial Foundation will be awarded to undergraduate students with School Work Experience at Taronga Zoo: Applications for work the passion to bring about change through cutting-edge technology experience in 2015 close 20 February but as demand is very high you and innovation. They will be worth $5,000 per year for up to 5 years. are advised to apply as soon as you can. Taronga Zoo’s Work The following degrees are eligible: Bachelor of Computer Science, Experience program is for school students who are interested in Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Business pursuing a career in zoo keeping, animal care, tourism/education, or Information Systems. Applications are now open zoo horticulture. In the interests of fairness, only one successful www.uow.edu.au/about/scholarships/ug/listing/UOW176963 or applicant per school will be considered and possibly assigned to a www.westpac.com.au/200years.

12 Zoo animal division for one week. The program is suitable for school GENERAL INFORMATION students in Years 10, 11 and 12. ([email protected], 9978 4624 or http://taronga.org.au/education/education-sydney/school-work- Young People at Work: This website, run by the NSW experience-taronga-zoo) Government, offers a wide range of advice on getting a job, workers’ Youthworks: Offers the following HSC Study Camps: rights at work, how to leave jobs, and more. (http://www.youngpeopleatwork.nsw.gov.au/) 27 June-3 July (Shoalhaven Study Conference) 29 June-5 July & 6-12 July (Port Hacking Study Conference) Open Universities Australia: Studying at Open Universities Cost $510.00. (http://outdoors.youthworks.net/winter-conferences) Australia allows students to work their way through a degree, at a 5 March, 9.00am-2.30pm: “Day 2 Big Day In” IT Careers pace that suits them, and then graduate with the same qualification as Conference for Years 9-12 students interested in technology. It will be an on-campus student. (http://us5.campaign- archive2.com/?u=c8596eaa07dfb7895c61cfe9c&id=912c62d390&e=3e2 run by ACS Foundation in conjunction with UTS and held in the UTS 0277061) Great Hall. Speakers will be from a wide range of companies including Microsoft, Animal Logic, Westpac, WiseTech Global, IBM, HP, CBA Australian Science Olympiads Online Launch 2015: A free online and more - talking about the future of careers in technology. Tickets: support program for students preparing to sit the Australian Science $10 per student. If you wish to attend book now as tickets are limited. Olympiad exams will be launched in April 2015. The free program The Day 1 of Big Day In to be held on 4 March has already sold out. will enable students to assess their science knowledge, work through (www.thebigdayin.com.au or Kerrie Bisaro 02 8296 4444) past exams, watch video tutorials and communicate with experts. 10 March, 6.30pm (and every second Tuesday of the month): Army (https://www.asi.edu.au/site/news.php?task=detail&id=0082) Reserve information sessions held in Western Sydney and Sydney Tourism identified as one of Australia’s Five Super Sectors City. Students wishing to attend can RSVP to [email protected]. (http://www.discoveryourcareer.com.au/tourism-identified-as-one-of- 12 February-19 April: Art Express at Art Gallery of NSW – exhibition australias-five-super-sectors/) of exemplary artwork created by students for HSC in Visual Arts. 2015 ATAR cut-offs have not been published in the newspapers this 29-31 May: HSC and Careers Expo at Moore Park. year. They are available on the UAC website. 29 July 2015: UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences (http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/atar/2015-main-cutoffs.pdf) Admission Test) grants entry to medicine and related courses How students can apply for a TFN from 1 January 2015: The (dentistry, optometry etc.) in universities in Australia, New Zealand Australian Taxation Office in partnership with Australia Post is and Ireland. Conducted by ACER (The Australian Council for making it easier for individuals to apply for a TFN. After 1 January Educational Research), the examination is also open to international 2015 students will be able to apply for a TFN online and have their students. Registration for 2015 UMAT opened late 2014 and closes identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post on 5 June 2015 (http://umat.acer.edu.au). Cost: 240 including GST. office. Applying online is the fastest and most convenient way for UMAT exam is a three-hour test consisting of 134 questions and students to get a TFN. More information on applying online can be there are no rest breaks. All candidates are given 10 minutes’ reading found at ato.gov.au by searching for ‘QC27248’. time at the beginning of the test. It is no longer divided into three GAP YEAR INFORMATION separate sections. The UMAT paper consists of three constructs – Logical Reasoning & Problem Solving, Understanding People and Something for Class of 2015 to consider: My Health Career is an Non-Verbal Reasoning. alternative for 2015 Schoolies and an opportunity to do something The scores will still be provided in four parts: scores of each of the inspirational. Hands Across the Water (HATW) is an Australian charity three constructs and the overall score which is reported as an that gives at-risk Thai children and their communities a helping hand aggregate instead of an average. The results of UMAT are declared in to improve their lives. In 2015, HATW will launch the Young Hands late September. In previous years there have been two sessions, one in Schoolies’ Ride, a charity ride scheduled for 16-20 November that aims the morning and the other in the afternoon, and students are randomly to raise funds for HATW. To learn more about participating in the allocated to one of them and in Sydney are usually held at Homebush. fundraiser as an alternative to schoolies, visit: It is important that on 29 July you set out early so you have enough (https://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/inspirational/schoolies-2015) time to tackle the traffic and to find the test centre before the time 17 February, 6.00pm: GAP option AFS Intercultural Programs stated on your admission ticket. You should allow between 4 and 5 Online Information Sessions. AFS is a global volunteer organisation hours from the time of reporting to the test centre for all testing that arranges student exchanges to another country. procedures to be completed. Do not forget to carry all the appropriate (https://www.facebook.com/AFSAustralia/app_416040218433879?ref= identification document along with you otherwise you will not be page_internal) permitted to take the test. Student ID cards are NOT accepted as 17 February, 6.30-7.30pm or 24 February, 6.00pm: Projects Abroad appropriate photo identification. Check out the official website for Information Sessions at Sydney Central YHA, 11 Rawson Place. more information. Rules at UMAT are stringent and being out of line. (http://www.projects-abroad.com.au/more-info/information- Admission to a medical school is a combination of your UMAT events/webinars/) score, your performance at interview and your ATAR. UMAT is also required by Monash University and the University of Otago in New Rustic Pathways Travel: Specialises in service-learning and cross- Zealand for Physiotherapy. cultural education. Their mission is to empower students through innovative and responsible travel to positively impact lives and Bonded Medical Places and Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship communities around the world. They are committed to creating a 2015: The Department of Health has released 2015 booklet called The word where travel is regarded as an essential part of every student’s Bonded Medical Places Scheme Information Booklet. Students who are education and where travel is viewed as a model for sustainable awarded these places must commit to working in a district of development. ([email protected], Kinga Laczko, School workforce shortage (DWS) area of their choice for a period of time Manager (0456 292 433 or www.rusticpathways.com.au) equal to the length of their medical degree. (https://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/medicine/bmps-mrbs-2015) 5, 24 March & 6 May, 7.30pm: Student Exchange Australia & New Zealand Information Sessions at Adina Apartment Hotel, cnr UPDATED INFORMATION FROM UNIVERSITIES Kent and Bathurst Streets in Sydney CBD. (http://studentexchange.org.au/info-sessions/in-person-city-sessions/) Australian National University: HSC students are advised to spend 3AFL SportsReady & ArtsReady Group Training Organisation some time investigating scholarships at different universities. One of which finds school leavers who are passionate about sports or the Australia’s most prestigious and valuable is the national Tuckwell arts traineeship opportunities. (http://www.aflsportsready.com.au & Scholarship offered at the ANU and worth $21,700 per year (2016 http://www.artsready.com.au) rate) for the length of an undergraduate degree.

13 Some other websites which provide useful information on how to to plan to visit tertiary institutions of interest to them at some other make your Gap year a reality: time, i.e. in Easter or July holidays. Other universities have a policy of . Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has new website Make “Open Every Day”: Your Mark for students considering or planning a gap year. . Charles Sturt University – for campus tours /appointments and . Australian Government’s Smart Traveller website has lots of course information call 1800 334 733 information about volunteering, living and working overseas, . Southern Cross University – for personalised campus tours and backpacking and what to do if things go wrong. special events call 1800 111 890 . Student Placement Australia New Zealand places students . University of Wollongong – for personalised campus tours and into work, training and study programs in US, France, Germany special events call 1300 367 869 & Spain. For more information about visits, contact individual institutions directly. . Gapforce UNSW Campus Tours: Conducted by highly trained and . Latitude Global Volunteering experienced Student Ambassadors who can provide information . Projects Abroad about the ins and outs of studying at UNSW. Tours are conducted . Real Gap Experience nearly every Friday throughout the year with tours in 2015 also being . Tutorsworldwide – for one-year placement at UK schools conducted at 10am on the first Saturday of each month. . UK Boarding schools – see www.boarding.org.uk for list (http://infoday.unsw.edu.au/) . Wildlife ACT – volunteer conservation and filmmaking . World Youth Adventures Mrs Deirdre Agnew Careers Counsellor ([email protected]) Tertiary OPEN DAYS The Careers Room is in Wyalla, Room 181 and I am available on Tuesdays, Most universities in New South Wales and ACT hold their Open Days Wednesdays and Thursdays during school hours. My direct line is 9936 5516. from mid-August to mid-September usually on a Saturday. Students committed to competitive sport often miss out and hence they need

Year Co‐ordinators Years 3 & 10 Class Parents Years 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Valete Year 11 parents If you’re available to volunteer for any of above, please join us at the P&F Year Co‐ordinator’s information evening on 18 February at 7.30pm in the Juana Mateo Room, Senior School RSVP to www.trybooking.com/GXXG Info: Mark De Vera ([email protected])

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