St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, GREGORY TERRACE MAGAZINE APRIL 2021 1 The Terracian April 2021 CONTENTS 1 1 FROM THE PRINCIPAL 30 CULTURE UPDATE 2 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 31 QUEENSLANDER! 4 OPENING MASS AND SENIOR INDUCTION 32 SPORT UPDATE 6 SCHOLARS’ ASSEMBLY 33 CLIMBING TO THE OLYMPICS 8 MEDAL ASSEMBLY 34 AN ALL-ROUNDER 10 STAFF PROFILE 35 TLG – THE GLUE THAT BINDS 12 INTRODUCING OUR COLLEGE CAPTAINS 36 BACK RED & BLACK 16 STRATEGIC PLAN 2021 – TOWARDS 150 37 THANK YOU FROM THE COLLEGE 17 AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS PRINCIPAL 18 INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING CARNIVAL 38 THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 DONORS 20 A NIGHT WITH FRANK 42 GIVING THE GIFT OF EDUCATION: THE 22 HISTORY OF THE TERRACE CHAPEL CLASS OF 1987 BLAZING A TRAIL 24 BERNARD FRANCIS LEE – WE WILL 43 FROM THE GTOBA REMEMBER THEM 44 GTOBA MASS 26 THE LAD COLLECTIVE – ON A MISSION 45 VALE TO HELP AUSTRALIAN MEN 47 REST IN PEACE 28 A BROTHERLY BOND 47 SAVE THE DATE 29 INDUCTION TO THE MEDIA HALL 48 INTRODUCING TERRACE SPORT’S NEW OF FAME MOBILITY SCOOTER Graphic Design by: Pistol Creative Contributors: Ms Doreen Awabdy, Mr Anthony Barker, Dr Michael Carroll, Mr Series IX, Volume 32, No.1, April 2021 Damien Fall, Mrs Paula Hall, Mr Mason Hellyer, Mr Mark Macklin, Mrs Hayley McBrien, Br Tom O’Dempsey, Ms Cathy Stacey, Mr David Toohey, Mrs Bianca Wagner www.facebook.com/StJosephsCollegeGregoryTerrace St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace acknowledges the https://twitter.com/gregoryterrace1 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples @stjosephscollegeterrace of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Published by: Custodians of the lands on which our campuses are St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4000 located. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and descendants. St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace is Edited by: committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Mrs Bianca Wagner Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and Publications Coordinator spiritual connections to the land, waters and seas and P 3214 5259 E [email protected] their rich contribution to Australian and global society. Cover photo: Patrick Gleeson - College Dux for 2020 2 St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome to the first edition of the Terracian for 2021. This time last year, we were experiencing something The outstanding achievements of our Old Boys quite unique, with both the College and our city are also highlighted in this edition of The Terracian, in lockdown. We were preparing to commence including Mr Anthony Joseph and Mr John Tyquin online learning for the first time in my 30 plus years (Australia Day Honours), Mr John McCoy (Media Hall as a teacher, and life as we knew it was changing of Fame), the Ovenden brothers, Mr Ben Lawson, rapidly. Despite all that has happened over the and others, all excelling in their chosen fields. It is last 12 months, including the most recent Brisbane always pleasing to see the ongoing contributions lockdown, a sense of cautious optimism is in the air. and achievements of Terracians after they leave the College. Congratulations to the 2021 GTOBA This edition of The Terracian provides a snapshot Committee and new President, Mr David Toohey. of the kaleidoscope of activities, achievements I look forward to a successful year of partnership and stories from across the Terrace Family. The between the GTOBA and the College. start of 2021 presented an opportunity to welcome our newest Terracians and, at the same time, This edition of The Terracian also includes staff profiles, congratulate and induct our Year 12 students and insights into the TLG Mass, an introduction to the College leaders. The Opening Mass and Year 12 2021 College Captains, stories on a range of College Induction was held on centre court at Pat Rafter activities and achievements and a thank you to all of Arena and proved to be an excellent start to the our generous 2020 donors and sponsors. Yet again, year. The introduction of ATAR in 2020 was history- The Terracian highlights the diversity of College life and making for Queensland, and yet again, Terrace the expertise and generosity of the Terrace Family. students performed exceptionally well. The Scholars’ Assembly provided an opportunity to celebrate the I wish everyone all the best in 2021 and hope that young men who achieved an ATAR score of 99 and our year continues with the confidence and optimism above and those who topped their Year 12 subjects in missing for much of 2020. Let us all Answer the Call. 2020. In particular, Patrick Gleeson, Justin Jeyarajah, Joshua Long and Yang Zhang were amongst only 30 God Bless. Queensland students to achieve the maximum ATAR score of 99.95. This was an outstanding achievement for these Terracians. Fittingly, Patrick Gleeson was awarded the College Dux for 2020, while Yang Zhang received the Proxime Accessit prize. Dr Michael Carroll College Principal 1 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL The sun was shining on a beautiful summer morning as we welcomed our newest students to Terrace on 27 January. Our new Year 5 and 7 Terracians were greeted by their buddies as they started their Terrace journey. The Seniors, accompanied by the Terrace Drumline, formed a tunnel for the new students as their parents watched on. More than 400 new students joined the Terrace Family this year, and we look forward to a successful and safe 2021. 2 3 The Terracian April 2021 OPENING MASS AND SENIOR INDUCTION The Seniors of This year, the Mass and senior induction was held at the Pat Rafter Arena, followed by afternoon tea 2021 have chosen at the college’s tennyson playing fields. The open air environment allowed the students and parents the theme of to witness the significant ritual of opening the College year and inducting the 2021 Seniors. Answer the Call. The Seniors of 2021 have chosen the theme of Answer the Call and affirmed the following pledges: The values held by the Senior class of 2021 are based on the Gospel values where Jesus Christ is the foundation of a full Christian life. Individually and collectively, they will strive to reach the highest standard in pursuit of the College Mission. By way of action and example, they will commit to nurturing a just and life-giving community through knowing and espousing the College’s values, expectations and traditions. They will lead through service, humbly modelling respect for differences by embracing diversity within the Terrace Family. They will aspire to excellence by engaging wholeheartedly in the life and mission of the College. They will continue to honour and value the Catholic faith, ensuring that the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice is an ever-present reality within the College community. The Seniors and their parents and caregivers gathered at Tennyson after the Mass to celebrate, hosted by the Year 11 parents and caregivers. It was an excellent start to the year for the Seniors and all in the Terrace Family. 4 St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace 5 The Terracian April 2021 SCHOLARS’ ASSEMBLY In February, the College held its Scholars’ Assembly and welcomed our highest achieving 2020 Year 12 students. These young men performed extraordinarily well in their studies last year, and the assembly was an opportunity to congratulate them on their outstanding achievements. It was also an opportunity to announce the 2020 College Dux and Proxime Accessit. Written by Mr Mason Hellyer 2020 College Dux 2020 Proxime Accessit Patrick Gleeson Yang Zhang The Scholars’ Congratulations to Patrick and Yang on their achievements. They worked Assembly sent a very hard, and their dedication has paid dividends. My congratulations also go to all the other young men who received awards. The Scholars’ strong message Assembly sent a strong message to our current students that hard work produces results and that Terrace will always strive for academic to our current excellence. students that The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and the new ATAR score allocation were introduced in 2020. The new ATAR score is more granular hard work and ranges from 99.95 to a score below 30, in increments of 0.05. The ATAR score is ordinarily calculated from three Internal Assessment pieces produces results (IA) and an External Assessment (EA). For mathematics and science subjects, the EA is worth 50% of the total subject mark, while for all other and that Terrace subjects, the EA is worth 25%. For 2020, due to COVID, one of the Internal Assessment pieces was cancelled, meaning that the ATAR for the 2020 will always strive Year 12 students has been calculated from two IA and one EA pieces of assessment. As this is the first year of ATAR, there is no historical data for academic available for comparison. excellence. The Senior cohort of 2020 gained very strong results. Their median score was 91.65 (which equates to an OP score of 5). Further to this, 8.61% were awarded an ATAR of 98.85 or above (equivalent to an OP 1). 6 St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace The 99.5 ATAR Scholars, Justin Jeyrajah, Patrick Gleeson, Yang Zhang and Joshua Long with Dr Michael Carroll and Mr Mason Hellyer First in subject winners We congratulate the following students who received an ATAR of 98.85 or above. This is an excellent achievement. We particularly commend Patrick Gleeson, Justin Jeyarajah, Joshua Long and Yang Zhang, who received the maximum score of 99.95. Only 30 students across the state received The Buchanan Medal winners this score. Patrick Gleeson – 99.95 Justin Jeyarajah – 99.95 Joshua Long – 99.95 Yang Zhang – 99.95 James Cameron Matthew Cho Samuel Weir Samuel Fontes Andrade Dan Migotto Thomas Wick Rory Jennings The 2020 Scholars Hamish Carlile Chazka Tan Fergus Nasser All the students who returned for the assembly recognised that: Henry Tunney Kevin Ye ¥ They had to set their goals and then plan to work toward them.