Vol. 34 No. 24 11 August, 2005 ______

Dear Members of the Marcellin family, HOCKEY BASKETBALL Ryan Dunn Ben McNamara Sam Allen AGS FINALS Brady Hogan Marcellin teams did very well in the premierships of the Associated Grammar Schools this year with representation in CROSS COUNTRY the Rugby, Soccer and Cross Country finals. It is my Matthew Coloe pleasure to announce that the 1 st XI Soccer won the AGSV Steve Kelly trophy, the College Cross Country team won its sixth Claudio Abreu consecutive premiership, whilst our 1 st XV Rugby were Navin Arunasalam defeated by Ivanhoe Grammar School in a state final Ruben Arunasalam characterised by great determination, discipline and Duayne Christou sportsmanship. I congratulate all the students and their Damian Nugent Coaches who were involved in the A.G.S. this season for their Domenic Aloisio preparedness to contribute to our great sporting tradition. Mark Poli

‘A’Grade Debating Our undefeated ‘A’Grade Debating team are in the Grand Champagnat Day Mass Final and will be competing against Mullauna College at Caulfield Grammar School next Wednesday evening. I congratulate the following students and their coach for an outstanding season of Debating and wish them well in the finals:

Tim Blundy (Captain) Kyle Douglas Lachlan Mason Luke Heagerty Simon D’Aquino Nicholas D’Souza Willem Millar Ms Carmel Philpott (Coach) Last Wednesday we celebrated Founder’s Day with a Mass at St. Clement of Rome Church, Bulleen, our fund-raising AGS Representative Teams efforts and our House activities in the afternoon. I Marcellin College is well represented in the Associated congratulate all students upon a very positive day which can Grammar School teams which will be competing against the be best summed up by a letter I received from a member of APS (Associated Public Schools) in the annual AGS/APS the public yesterday who wrote: competition. This reflects upon the level of skill and sportsmanship here at the College. The following students “I wish to commend the behaviour of all Marcellin students will be playing: with whom I had a chance meeting earlier this week. They were returning on foot from the direction of St. Clement’s FOOTBALL SOCCER Church. Tim Coghlan Nick Kalafitidas James Winstanley Daniel Ciric It was impressive to see vast numbers of boys and teachers Ryan Anderson Daniel Rischitelli moving in such an orderly manner on the footpath, happy in Brent Carlyle Silvio Colaluca spirit, yet without sign of noisy or boisterous behaviour. Mark McCasker Tim Montagna I was offered a polite “good morning” when it was necessary to cross their line. In uniform they were an impressive sight”

It is always gratifying when our students represent both themselves and the College in such a way in the public FROM THE VICE PRINCIPAL – LEARNING domain and I appreciate the way our students conducted Mr Peter Houlahan themselves and the care they took with their presentation.

Coming Events: Unit 4 Parent Teacher Evening – 11 August I remind you that next Tuesday, 16 August at 7.30 p.m. in the College Functions Room we will be holding the third and The evening of 11 August has been set aside for students of final Parent Forum for this year. This is an opportunity for Unit 4 subjects and their parents to meet with their teachers. parents to meet with senior staff of the College and discuss This is a valuable opportunity for both parents and sons to issues relating to life here at Marcellin. All parents are very glean valuable advice as the final run towards November welcome to attend. examinations gathers pace. The evening will take place in the Functions Room complex and will run from 4.00 – 9.00 p.m. On the following evening, 17 August at 7.30 p.m. at Our Students are to make appointments with teachers in class. Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg Michael Carr-Gregg will be speaking on Adolescents to parents and friends of Marcellin and Our Lady’s. This is a joint initiative organised by our Counselling staff, Ms. Leonie Lisiecki, Mr Chris FROM THE SENIOR SCHOOL CO-ORDINATOR Pattison and Our Lady of Mercy College. Mrs Dora Karas

Yours sincerely, Valedictory Mass of Thanksgiving & Dinner 2005

The final event on the calendar for the Year 12 students is the traditional Mass of Thanksgiving and the Valedictory Dinner which will be held on Friday, 21 October, 2005. The Mass Mark Merry will be held at St Patrick’s Cathedral in East Melbourne Principal commencing at 6.00 p.m. All members of the family are welcome to attend the Valedictory Mass. This will be followed by dinner at the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, commencing at 7.15 p.m.

Tickets for the evening cost $75.00 per head. All Year 12 Reflection students are expected to attend both the Mass and dinner with their parents. Students are expected to wear a jacket and tie to this function.

The Year 12 students sit with their parents on the evening. Tables are to be organised in parties of ten. The tables usually consist of three students, their parents and a staff

member, who has been invited to join them for the evening. God,

You are full of power and might An order form was sent out to all Year 12 families. Please and we are small and not very strong. complete the form and return it to Mrs Karas by Friday, 12 Give us a share in your power, August, 2005. so that like a small seed,

your family may grow all over the world and more and more people come to know about you Get your table organised now! and Jesus, your Son, A floor plan is posted in the Year 12 Study Room who lives with you forever and ever. Tables of 10 can be booked (consisting of three families and a teacher) Amen The money for the whole table must be paid at the one time with the ticket order forms completed and returned.

______- 2 - ______11/08/05 I would like to congratulate our students as I was very proud FROM THE LIBRARY Mrs Anita Coonan to be associated with them given their impressive behaviour as Marcellin representatives. We are currently preparing for our first debate “That We Blokes & Book Breakfast … Tuesday, 23 August Should Ban Violent Video Games” which will take place on Tuesday 9 th August at Ridgeway at 6.30pm. The boys are It’s Not Just For Blokes! using their lunch times to prepare their arguments and speeches. Fathers, mothers, grandparents, aunties, uncles and friends are all invited. We called our breakfast Blokes and Books The first experience of debating is always challenging, so we because we are really passionate about connecting our boys wish our three teams all the best for Tuesday evening. with books and the joys of reading.

The guest speaker, Marcus Robertson, has won many awards KENNY HOUSE NEWS swimming with the Victorian Institute of Sport. He is now Mr Renato Malisani the second fastest Victorian swimmer of all time in both the

400m individual medley and the 800m freestyle. He won the Portsea Swim Classic in 2004 and 4 gold and 1 silver medal at the 2003 Australian University Games. He is currently completing his studies in medicine at after completing a science degree in Biotechnology. Marcus is a renowned public speaker and will give an inspirational and motivational address.

th On Thursday 28 July, the group “Glory Tuesday” performed Breakfast will commence at 7.00am (plenty of time to eat, for the students of Marcellin in a lunchtime concert. The listen and get to work on time!), with a choice of cereals and band is renowned as one of the finest upcoming groups in orange juice followed by a hot meal. Coffee and tea will town with a very busy ‘gig’ schedule. We appreciate that complete the menu. The price is $12.50 per head. Please they made time to perform for us. We can boast three of its read the attached flyer and return your booking slip and members as former or current Marcellin College students. money to the Library asap. We need confirmed figures by Tuesday 16 August for catering purposes so please get those It was wonderful to again hear the extraordinary talents of replies in. cheques need to be made payable to Marcellin James Hodson, John Flannagan and Lachlan Mason playing College. You are assured of a great morning! at a Marcellin venue. As our audience left the venue, I could hear several comments of the most positive nature celebrating The relationship between reluctance to read and poor literacy the level of enjoyment experienced by our students and skills is like that of the chicken and the egg. Improve one and acknowledging the abilities of these superb musicians. you will improve the other. Poor literacy skills can be disastrous for a boy’s schooling and subsequent employment Kenny Vice Captain, Ben Mitchell, was responsible for prospects and perhaps more importantly, his chances of putting the show together. This required a huge amount of leading a rich and fulfilling life. (Moloney, J Boys and Books, preparation and resourcefulness. I would like to express the 2002). admiration and appreciation of all Kenny House members for his incredible efforts and his history of achievement in his

leadership. This concert is just another of his many

accomplishments.

DEBATING NEWS Similarly, Ben organised the Battle of the Bands on Ms Lynne Evans Champagnat Day with equal diligence and success. This required many hours of preparation and hard work, yet Ben Junior Secondary Debating was able to run this activity with typical efficiency and

quality. Our thanks are also extended to Chris Mantle, who The Year 7 and 8 Program is well underway. Fifteen students worked tirelessly with Ben and our master of ceremonies for attended the Training Night at Ivanhoe Grammar (Ridgeway). the ‘Battle’, Nathan Barillaro, who excelled in his role. There The boys listened attentively at the whole group session and are many others who contributed to these events and to whom then participated enthusiastically when they moved into I extend my personal thanks, particularly to Fr. John and to smaller groups for specific instructions and some debating the staff who supported these efforts. We celebrate the grams. continued success of our Marcellin boys.

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FROM THE MCCA Mrs Jossie French - President ATTENTION YEAR 10 & 11 PARENTS

Canteen KEYS PLEASE

The First Step Into The Driver’s Seat The College Canteen provides a wide variety of foods at very reasonable prices and thanks to our volunteers, this is a Background Information successful fundraiser. Parents (and grandparents!) do a wonderful job preparing and serving, and their efforts are The death or serious injury of a student can devastate a school greatly appreciated. community. Yet, most of your Year 10, 11 and 12 students

are desperate to get their driver’s licence the minute they turn This time of year can be difficult with colds and flu playing 18 – often without adequate exposure to the wider variety of havoc, and in some instances we have been left with just two driving conditions they are likely to face as a solo driver. people to staff the Canteen! Should you be unable to attend on your rostered day, it would be appreciated if you could Although learner drivers rarely have crashes, this statistic telephone the Tuckshop on 9851 1544 as early as possible. changes dramatically once young drivers obtain their

probationary licence. P-Plate drivers are 3 times more likely If you are interested in helping out on a regular basis, or to be killed or seriously injured in their first year of driving perhaps as an emergency to cover absences, please telephone that at any other time. This probability almost halves once a Kathy Sakowski on 9898 2716. newly licensed driver has accumulated 6 to 8 months of

driving experience.

Research suggests that to minimise the high number of SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP fatalities and serious accidents involving P-Plate drivers, a Mrs Nadia Colaluca learner should now clock up at least 120 hours of driving practice before they obtain their licence. This experience should cover all conditions: wet, dry, day, night, country and city driving.

Learners rely on their parents/guardians or supervision drivers to gain this experience. However, these supervising drivers are often reluctant to provide learners with the appropriate The Second Hand Uniform Shop is open on the first Tuesday exposure to the more difficult driving experiences, such as of each month. The next date will be Tuesday 6 September peak hour traffic or driving in the rain. This is where Keys from 12.00pm until 2.00pm in the Old Gynmasium. Please fits in. Keys Please is the first step into the driver’s seat. Any parents wanting to submit second hand uniform items for sale are asked to kindly drop them into the College at the It is a positive and proactive program for learners and their Front Office, ensuring each article is clearly identified with a parents/guardians that introduces the different driving skills a name, address and phone number. We also accept for sale learner needs to become a responsible and safe licensed driver second hand VCE jumpers. Please have all items laundered – including the importance of forming a positive partnership and ironed before presenting them to the College for sale. with their parent or supervising driver.

VicRoads is holding a Keys Please forum at Marcellin. The MCCA Dinner Dance forums are run by trained facilitators and are conducted free of charge for schools. Forums usually last for 1.5 to 2 hours. It’s Party time!! Keys Please has been developed by VicRoads, in conjunction Saturday, 8 October, 2005 with the Police, Transport Accident Commission, At the Manningham Department of Education and Training, and Community Road 7.00 p.m. until midnight Safety Councils.

Watch this space Your son has been given a Keys Please brochure which Start booking your tables of 10 provides further details about the program, as well as a list Guaranteed a fun night outlining the steps that are undertaken to run a Keys Please forum. Enquiries:Enquiries:---- Marylee on 9844 0110

______- 4 - ______11/08/05 Please note that the return slip must be returned to Student Reception by TUESDAY 16 AUGUST . A reminder to parents that all students are expected to attend Past & Present Mothers Mass with their core group, as the program is an integral part of the

school curriculum. Monday, 15 August, 2005

The camps are an exciting challenge for all and it is our hope At 12.00 noon in the Champagnat Chapel that all gain a great deal from them. Any queries regarding Followed by a CARVERY Luncheon the program are welcome and may be directed to us at the At Marcellin College Functions Room, Bulleen. College. Enquiries:- Pam Fraser on 9817 7899

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R.S.V.P. ––– 8 August, 2005 with payment Mon 15 August – Rosemary Cussen, Kerrie Augustin, Pat $25.00 per head (GST inclincluded)uded) Mathseon, Jo Pearson, Dina Fantin, Alison Gooch Tues 16 August – Sabrina Pozzobon, Amanda Crema, Mira Cheques to be made payable to Marcellin College Past Mothers’ Bordin, Fiorella Scotta, Angela Pluchinotta, Grace Lapadula, Association Ruth Dattoli, Anna Cardamone, Sandra Picco, Cynthia 160 Bulleen Road, Bulleen, 3105 Peoples Wed 17August – Rita Di Grazia, Ivana De Colle, Margie All payments to be finalised before the event Birrell, Diane Whitfield, Jenny Aldritt, Celine Ruse, Marlene Stopp (WhenWhen replying, please advise us of any special dietdietaryary requirements Thurs 18 August – Mary Blundy, Stanislawa Pliszka, & any preferences to be seseatedated with a particular personperson or groupgroup) Christine Sartori, Jan Craig, Lauren Veenhof, Nancy Glasson, Kerrie Robarts Name:Name:---- Fri 19 August – June Ooi, Chandra Wittensleger, Patsy ______Lynch, Dennis Fee, Charmaine McMahon, Maree Minkou, Margaret Christou, Maryann Adams No. of Tickets:Tickets:---- ______IMPORTANT DATES – AUGUST 2005 To be seated with:with:---- ______Fri 12 th • Year 11, 2005 Subject Selection due Tues 16 th • Parent Forum No.3 Thurs 18 th • Years 8-9, 2006 Subject Selection due Fri 19 th • Year 12, 2005 Subject Selections FROM THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION OFFICE due Mr Tony Reynolds

The Year 9 component of the College Outdoor Education WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPORT curriculum will take place in the Grampians National Park Mr Justin Abbott this year. Each core group will be away for the week Monday to Friday afternoon with several training periods at school before camp. Marcellin First 15 Rugby 9.9 Monday, 5 September - Friday, 9 September Mr Grant McHardy

9.1 Monday, 12 September - Friday, 16 September nd 9.2 Monday, 3 October - Friday, 7 October Marcellin College played off in the Grand Final for the 2 9.3 Monday, 10 October - Friday, 14 October year in a row against the same foe as last year, Ivanhoe 9.4 Monday, 17 October - Friday, 21 October Grammar. It was not Marcellin’s day as Ivanhoe went ahead 9.5 Monday, 24 October - Friday, 28 October early after a Marcellin miskick and from there, were never 9.6 Monday, 7 November - Friday, 11 November headed, winning 25-0. To their credit, the Marcellin boys 9.7 Monday, 14 November - Friday, 18 November never stopped trying and played the match out in a 9.8 Monday, 21 November - Friday, 25 November marvellous spirit.

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To make the final was a marvellous effort for the boys who had been counted out by mid-season. Many thanks to all the SPORTS RESULTS boys and parents and of course our coach Kingi Horua, who was a pleasure for all to be around. 1sts Marcellin 8-8-56 def by Ivanhoe 8-12-60 Victorian School’s Rugby Union Finals Carnival Goals: Bain 3, Monaco, Miller, th Best: Anderson, Coghlan, Delahunty, McCasker, Bain, Saturday 6 August 2005 Winstanley, Viney, DeNeefe Mr Kevin Culliver 2nds Marcellin 0-3-3 def by Assumption 23-10-148 The Victorian Schools’ Rugby Union celebrated the 2005 Best: Wise, Watty, Williams, Chandler, O’Callaghan season with a spectacular Finals Carnival at Geelong Grammar School on Saturday August 6 th . The day was also th 3rds: Marcellin 5-15-45 def by Assumption 9-16-70 part of the 150 anniversary celebrations for Geelong Goals : Imbriano 2, Montalto, Sartori, Blackman Grammar. The school opened their magnificent fields which Best : Gorgovski, Lenaghan, Montalto, Zygmunt, Scott, were bathed in sunshine on the shores of Corio Bay for the Crema, Imbriano whole day across the three rugby fields. Nearly all 17 schools of the VSRU were represented in the 10 games held in a 10A: Marcellin 21-15-141 def Yarra Valley 21-15-141 veritable festival of rugby. The peak crowd of approximately Goals : Fulton 6, Toffolon 5, Lincoln 2, McColl 2, Bain 2, 3000 saw some of the best rugby Victoria has to offer on the Panetta, Crosbie, O’Shea, Weatherald 1 same pitch that the Victorian Schools team defended the Best : Walker, Lincoln, Fulton, Toffolon, Bain, Johnston Australian Championship trophy in June. 9A: Marcellin 25-22-172 def Yarra Valley 6-2-38 St Kevin’s College, Scotch College won through to the grand Goals: Bortollotto 8, Zaharakis 4, Howsam 3, Walsh 3, final after defeating strong teams in Trinity Grammar School Marsh 2, A. Coburn 2, Tantsis-Hall, J.Coburn, Shuey 1 and Melbourne Grammar respectively. It was an excellent Best: J.Coburn, A.Coburn, Bortolotto, Zaharakis, Howsam, game in the final that saw St Kevin’s College win the trophy Vear, Walsh, Marsh, Gasparini, Kadamani in a close encounter in defeating Scotch College 14 – 8. It was a fine captain’s game by Jared van Heerden who scored 9B: Marcellin 17-14-116 def Trinity 2-8-20 all St Kevin’s points. It was Jared who also captained the Goals: Sinni 4, Creaco 3, Gordon3, Franschelli 2, , Madigan Victorian team to victory in the Australian Championships. In 2, Zaicos 1, Lynch 1 the 2 nd Grade final however, Ivanhoe Grammar School 1 st XV st Best: Sinni, Goran, Francischelli, McMahon, Creaco, 30 defeated Marcellin College 1 XV 0 in a reversal of the DiTonto, Skalkos, Madigan, Green, Mailmance final in 2004. 8A : Marcellin 10-10-70 def Yarra Valley 4-7-31 Other games during the day included Brighton Grammar Goals : Botham, Kairouz 2, McIntyre, Brook, Chiodo, School, College, St John’s College, St Patrick’s Grigoruk, Costanzo, Delahunt College, St Francis , Mentone Grammar Best : Costanzo, Botham, Delahunty, , Lincoln, Kairouz School, Xavier College, Geelong Grammar School, Carey Grammar School, Melbourne High School. 8B: Marcellin 6-10-46 def Melb Grammar 4-11-35 Goals : Schirru 2, DelPapa, Amore, Robinson, Lendaro The expanding game of rugby in Victorian schools now Best: Amore, Enright, McDonald, Lacy, Campbell, boasts 67 teams in 6 age groups playing amongst 17 schools Meninchelli, Burt, Mirabella from all systems of schools. The finals day was such a great success the VSRU is looking forward to 2006 where any 7A: Marcellin 0.0.0 def by Yarra Valley 12.11.83 school in Victoria is welcome to apply to join the Union. Best : Gordon, Mascitti, Caddy, Blanch, Rintoul, Considine,

st Ward 1 Grade Final : St Kevin’e College 14 def Scotch College 8 St Kevin’s: Jared van Heerden Try and 3 penalties 7B: Marcellin 13-18- 96 def Yarra Valley 1- 1- 7 Scotch: Michael Steele try, James Lamont Penalty Goals : Constantine 2, Boemo 2, Dowling 2, Giuliani,

nd Hamblin, Robarts, Rumph, Peoples, McEntee, Natoli 1 2 Grade Final : Ivanhoe Grammar School 30 def Marcellin Best : Lupone, Lenaghan, Hall, Walsh, Allinson, Vear, Smith, College 0 Collins, Rumph, Giuliani, Constantine, McEntee, Gargano, Ivanhoe: Tries Daniel Henery 2, Kieren Fitzgerald 2, Phil Dowling, Allinson, Peoples, Robarts, Boemo, Hamblin, Gibbons, Penalty Daniel Henery, Conversion Dane Workman Arthur, Natoli

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Soccer: 7A :Marcellin 7 def Yarra Valley 0 1st : Marcellin 2 def Ivanhoe 1 Goals: Montagnese 4, Antequera 2, Boeck 1 Goals: Rischitelli 2 Best : Montagnese, Antequera Best: Team Effort, (Premiers) 7B : Marcellin 2 def Yarra Valley 0 2nds: Marcellin 2 def Yarra Valley 1 Goals : McKenzie, Henshall 1 Goals : Karnezis 1, Own Goal Best: McKenzie, Henshall Best : Pascolo, Mamone, Pellarini Rugby: 10A: Marcellin 6 def Yarra Valley 1 1st XV Goals: Corte 3, Dintinosante, McIvor, Russo 1 Ivanhoe GS def Marcellin 30 - 0 in Grand Final Best : Team Effort Best: Team Effort

10B : Marcellin 3 def Yarra Valley 0 Under 14: Marcellin 0 def by Hailebury 17 Goals : DiMaria 2, Vezzaro 1 Best: Dell, Jesavelyk, Donghue, Simons, Cummings, Best : Team Effort Hopkinson, Panetta

9A: Marcellin 6 def Yarra Valley 1 Under 13 Marcellin 19 defeated St Kevin’s 07 Goals: Manoli 3 Best:- M. Cappellari, S. Bojczenko, M. Faletanoai, L. Gooch, Best: Manoli N. Giavasoglou, R. Pate, D. Looner 9B: Marcellin 1 def by Yarra Valley 4 Tries:- D. Monda-Houston 2, D. Noonan 1 Best: Luketic Conv:- D. Dimattina 2

8A: Marcellin 6 def Yarra Valley 0 Hockey: Goals : Rischitelli 2, Vezzari, Nicastri, Nicolini, Trigili 1 9A: Yarra Valley 3 d Marcellin 0 Best : Vezzari, Cordamone Best: Herd, Rajasingham, Bedford

8B: Marcellin 7 def Yarra Valley 0 7A: Yarra Valley 7 d Marcellin 1 Goals ; Ianno 3 Napoli 2, Ngyen 2, Goal: Dimitrikakis Best: Ianno Best: Pelligra, O’Riley, Keeghan

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