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COLLEGE Rostrevor Generations, Class of ‘59 Returnees with Yr 4 Students and Br Coughlin in the Sustainable Garden From the principal

Dear College Community

From time to time we hear in the media about law and order campaigns. It’s the approach that says let’s get tough and crack down. The same approach is sometimes called for in schools as a response to poor behaviour and conduct. As with most law and order approaches those who advocate for a tough stance tend to see it differently when it is their own child who is seeking the mercy and compassion of the organization for his or her own misdemeanors.

Rostrevor College sets firm standards in terms of behaviour and discipline. But, such standards are best achieved through positive enculturation rather than through threat of punishment or coercion. That is why we call our approach a ‘Personal Responsibility Policy’ and is based on ‘Restorative Justice’. Our desire is to create a Culture of Care that brings about change from within the student, rather than a Culture of Control, which seeks the outcome by imposing external punishment. As a community that is founded on the life-giving message of the gospel, our desire to create a Culture of Care aligns well with our calling to be a faith community.

Brother Vince Connors cfc wrote of the implications of being a faith community in an edition of Catholic School Studies:

• The teachings of Jesus are known and lived out on a daily basis – one of these being courtesy and respect for all

• There is a genuine sense of justice for all in every aspect of life with a special concern for those most in need of care

• All feel they are valued for who they are rather than for what they can achieve

• There is a serious effort made to develop a spirit of giving and sharing of talents, time and possessions with others, especially the most needy.

Br Connors goes on to say that if these features were clearly identifiable the chances of bullying would be minimized. I couldn’t agree more. Building up a community that is tolerant, respectful, responsible and values each individual is a key response to addressing the problem of bullying. So much of the solution is found in building positive relationships within the community. It is for this reason that our Policy focuses on creating positive relationships and encouraging individuals to take responsibility for their actions.

Our focus on relationships and creating community is necessary in order to fulfill the task of educating

Friday 18 march 2016 your child. We are not a business dealing with individual clients, we are a community. We are in this together and support each other to achieve our desired outcomes and goals. This approach is supported by our faith tradition, but is also supported by research into the functioning of healthy organizations:

Von Krogh et al (2000) emphasises that a culture of care (certainly not a business term!) is vital for eek 7 7 W eek successful performance, which they define in five dimensions: mutual trust, active empathy, access to help, lenience in judgement and courage. Does that sound like soft stuff better suited to ?….. bsentee line: 8364 8387 8364 line: bsentee erm 1, 1, T erm A newsletter DATES TO REMEMBER Community and Culture

March Week 8 Monday 21 Harmony Day Friday 25 Good Friday National Handball Championships Saturday 26 Easter Saturday National Handball Championships Sunday 27

Easter Sunday College Community, Ever valued members of the College Community the class of ‘59 Returnees in the Archive room reliving memories and experiencing what the College has to offer in 2016. National Handball Championships

Not when you see the U.S. Army, KPMG, Gemini Consulting, Monsanto, British Petroleum, Sears and a host Week 9 of other companies in “tough” businesses espousing quality relationships as vital to their success. Monday 28 Easter Monday (Quoted in Leading in a Culture of Change Fullan (2001) (p.158)) Wednesday 30 Creating a Culture of Care, as the writer says, may sound like “soft stuff”. But the evidence is that it works.

Staff vs Student FutsalM atch So, what defines a Catholic community? It is when people express a commitment to each other, that Sunday April 03 makes God real in this world. It is when average battlers, whether they know it or not, become the Open Day channels of God’s presence. My thanks to you, my fellow members of the Body of Christ.

God Bless Simon Dash Principal

ANNOUNCEMENT From 2016, the College will be moving to an electronic Newsletter/Bulletin. These publications will still be emailed to families as per previous years and made available on the College website. However, families that had previously nominated to receive a hard copy (newsletter only), will need to obtain this from the respective administration office/s (MY&SY / JY). Alternatively, if you would now like to be included in the email distribution list, please advise the College at [email protected]. Furthermore, the fortnightly Bulletin will now report on co-curricular news only. General notices will be reported in the fortnightly newsletter instead.

National Handball Championships 25-27 March

See the Best Handball Players in Australia Compete at Rostrevor College #goplayhandball community building & engagement

Frank Ranaldo Deputy Principal

R-12 Principal’s Student Leadership 2. Close the Gap (Thursday 17 March). Australia’s Another dilemma was to choose between remaining Assembly largest campaign to improve Indigenous health. in Nazareth, his home, or to flee to Egypt in order to Supported by more than 30 Indigenous and protect his family. At Rostrevor we believe that every student has the non-Indigenous organisations, the campaign calls capacity to exercise leadership. The development We can say that in these times of dilemma, Joseph on Federal, State and Territory Governments to of leadership capacity in individuals promotes discerned what was just/good not only for him, but commit to closing the life expectancy gap between excellence, authenticity and respect in larger groups also for Mary and later for the infant Jesus as well. Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a and shapes our school culture. Boys at Rostrevor may He was a person who listened to, and was aware of, generation; exercise servant leadership through a designated his “inner calling”. It happened because apart from leadership position or exercise leadership in 3. National Day of Action against Bullying & being a just man, he had other “grounding” qualities academic and co-curricular contexts through their Violence (Friday 18 March). This is an opportunity like faith, humility and a caring demeanour. We can actions, words and conduct. for students, teachers, parents and the whole all learn from St Joseph’s discerning attitude when community to take a stand together against bullying dealing with our own families’ dilemmas and issues. Today at the Principal’s Assembly we presented over and violence. This annual day provides a focus for And while dealing with those issues, if we discern 60 leadership badges to students from Years 7 to the College community to say “Bullying. No Way!” that what we choose, is in line with God’s will for us, 12. The badges carry the title of House Vice-Captain then we can certainly trust that the outcome will and with that comes the responsibility of being a St Joseph’s Day bring joy and peace not only to us but to our whole visible leader within the community as outlined in Today we also celebrated the Feast Day of St Joseph, family as well. the Contract of Office which was also presented at our College Patron Saint. St Joseph is recognised as the Assembly. A number of Junior Years Leadership the patron of fathers, family life, patience and purity, positions were also announced although badges and workers, carpenters, the troubled and the dying. God bless. contracts of office had already been presented at a separate event. As an R-12 community we had the From what we know from the gospels, St Joseph Frank Ranaldo opportunity to congratulate the Junior Years Captain, faced a few major dilemmas in his life. One of his Cameron Tunno and Vice-Captain, Ishaan Oak dilemmas was whether to accept Mary as his wife or as well as our Year 6 Junior Years House Captains. to abandon her, after hearing that she was pregnant.

Congratulations to all boys who now have an important role to play in seeking to enrich the experience of others through their service. The full list of Junior, Middle and Senior Years Leaders are listed separately.

There are literally thousands of quotes on leadership that can help explain what leadership should be. Nevertheless, we need to go no further than the most powerful example we have, in Jesus, for a very simple but powerful style. His leadership was quite simply “servant leadership” and as the title suggests, he was prepared to serve the people who actually believed they were his followers.

R-12 Activity

After the Principal’s Student Leadership Assembly, students gathered on the Bungalow and were arranged in groups to make the shape of letters to read, from an aerial view, some simple statements acknowledging a number of significant events: Student Leaders, Cooking over 1500 sausages last Friday for Boarders Week celebrating the contributions 1. Harmony Day (Monday 21 March). This coincides made by Boarders to College life and acknowledging their journeys to Rostrevor. with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It is a day of cultural respect, widely celebrated across the Nation; Yr 10 Retreat Student Welfare

Br John Ahern Evan Pezos Assistant Principal Director - Student Religious Identity Welfare and Mission

This week sees in the fifth week of Lent, perhaps The difference between school and life? In school, students were also in favour of maintaining our high a good time to think about our Lenten resolutions you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, standards. However, feedback regarding hairstyles and how we are going with them. The gospel for you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson. suggested that the College could better communicate this week was the powerful story of the woman its expectations. Consequently, the amended Protocol A blazer, tie and shirt may not be the essential brought before Jesus for committing Adultery. is written to better explain through words and photo elements that make up my favourite outfit, but if I In the story the scribes and Pharisees are not examples what is and isn’t appropriate. were given the choice, I wouldn’t discard the idea of interested in the woman but in Jesus’s reaction. wearing a school uniform. In fact, I would embrace Additionally, the amended Uniform and Grooming He simply writes on the ground and when pushed it whole heartedly! Wearing a uniform, especially Protocols also reflect the changes made to ICT says that the one without sin may caste the the Rostrevor College colours, is a badge of pride, requirements (use of laptop for Years 10-12 first stone. Of course they all disappear and the it creates an identity for a school and it plays an students). Senior students, while still expected to use woman is treated with dignity, not condemned indispensable role in fostering the students’ sense of the College bag to and from school, may use a black but challenged to change her life. It is a powerful belonging to a community. It reflects who we are and laptop bag minus any logos to house their laptops. story of compassion and forgiveness. It reminds what we stand for! us to ask ourselves: Further to this, a House top has been added to the In 2015, the College extensively reviewed its uniform. The House top will be compulsory for all Is there someone in my life that I need to forgive? Uniform and Grooming Protocols and in particular students in 2017 but is available now for purchase Is there someone from whom I need to ask for what constitutes an appropriate/inappropriate in the Uniform Shop. It will be compulsory to wear forgiveness? hairstyle. This formal review (following an informal the top on such occasions as, but not limited to, the one in 2013) was initiated by discussions with following: Thursday was the feast of St Patrick. Those of us the Prefect Body as representatives of the College with Irish blood in our veins tend to celebrate • Swimming and Athletics Carnivals student cohort. As a result, the College surveyed but perhaps we forget to think about why? This students, parents and staff as well as consulting • Edmund Rice Day man is credited with bringing the Christian faith with like schools both here in and across to Ireland and then indirectly to Australia and • Marian Day Australia. This example of ‘Direct Democracy’ the United States through emigration in the gave voice to every student, many of whom took • House Colours Days last two hundred years. Do we take our faith for advantage and completed the survey. granted? The three Edmund Rice schools were • House Activity Days Overwhelmingly, the feedback suggested that asked to bring some students to the midday mass The task of communicating the amended Protocols Rostrevor has a uniform to be proud of including in the cathedral to remember our Irish heritage. has begun. Staff have been briefed on expectations its expectations with regard to hairstyles. While Fourteen year elevens travelled in with me and and so have students at Assemblies hosted by not as high as the results from parents and staff, read the Prayers of the Faithful. Deputy Principal, Mr Ranaldo, and myself.

This Saturday March 19 is the feast of St Joseph Shortly, a copy of the Protocols will be made who is the patron saint of Rostrevor. Many available to parents via email and print copies will schools have this man as their patron why so? I be displayed in every classroom as a reminder to imagine that he represents a solid role model for students. students and especially boys. He cared for Mary and Jesus and was a tradesman with a definite As the opening quote alludes, personal grooming and vocation in life. We remembered his role in the appearance is an important life skill to learn. It is a prayer before assembly on today. self-discipline that conveys much about our attitude to life and to other people. Additionally, the wearing As we travel towards Easter, the greatest feast in of the uniform better helps prepare students for life the Christian calendar, let’s prepare to celebrate in the workforce. our faith and remember that we are standing on the shoulders of great people who have handed it We trust that we have your support in accepting down to us. the expectations. Subsequently, in partnership with the College, we ask that you help educate your sons about the importance of uniform wearing, especially a uniform steeped in tradition and culture.

Br John Ahern St Joseph, The College’s Patron inside the Main Gates. A copy of the Uniform and Grooming Protocols will be made available for perusal on the parent portal

Evan Pezos jUNIOR cAMPUS

Geoff Aufderheide Director - Junior Campus

Dear Parents/ Caregivers, College stretches back to the days when the Boarders used to swim in a dam (near where the Br JV Bourke We managed to survive the heat for our Swimming Pool is today) after a tough day in the classroom and Carnival last week with an earlier start meaning an archive pictures in the Whitehouse will attest to that. earlier finish as the sun began to beat down upon us. In recent years it has had solar heating installed to Junior Years Sports Congratulations to Murphy House on their fine win warm the water somewhat although recent reports Photos and to all of the lads who won Age Championship suggest it doesn’t work too well in the mornings! It medals. Of course the overwhelming success of such is however clean, safe and holds many memories Online ordering is available (and a day is in seeing mass participation and, whilst of classic swimming races and events over the encouraged!). Please click on the link we had one or two non-swimmers, all up a huge below if you would like to place your years. The boys from the Junior Campus have been order online. If the link does not work, majority of the boys swam for their House and incredibly proud to hold their Swimming Carnival go to saschoolphotography.com.au and earned valuable team points in doing so. and lessons there over the past few weeks. select “Packages” from the menu, then “Rostrevor Co-Curricular”. The success of the day could not have come without Our final vote of thanks must go to you, our parents the hard work and countless hours of preparation Payment is via Paypal or Electronic and caregivers. The College has held many events Funds transfer. We will receive the put in by Mr Michael Hingston. Michael has taken on throughout the beginning of 2016 and they have orders via email instantly so there is no the role of Physical Education Specialist teacher and all been incredibly well attended. It speaks volumes need to complete the envelope as well. Co-ordinator of Co-Curricular offerings in 2016 and about the strength of a community like ours to see has done an outstanding job of ensuring our teams For those who would rather not order so many fantastic people involved in the lives of the online, there are envelopes at Junior are well prepared and events we have are well set boys we care for each day. Reception which parents (or children) up and engaging. The carnival is the result of weeks can collect and complete. Please return of timing swimmers in the Br JV Bourke Pool and these before or on Photo Day. ensuring boys have a level of confidence when they To place your order online: hit the water. Such has been his enthusiasm, it was Kind regards, reported recently that he joined the boys in the pool Geoff Aufderheide 1. Click on the link http://www. one warm afternoon to offer his personal assistance saschoolphotography.com.au/pre- purchase-packages/rostrevor-college-co- to a swimmer! curricular (or copy and paste into your browser) On behalf of the Rostrevor College staff, students and wider community I offer my sincerest thanks 2. Click on the “order now” button (If the and gratitude to Michael for his tireless approach products list doesn’t’ automatically come Reception Mid-Year up) to ensuring our boys have the best opportunities Entry 2016 presented to them and for his hard work in preparing 3. Fill in your child’s name and class, and running a very successful Swimming Carnival. Join us to discover why Rostrevor is the sport etc and click on the shopping cart. best choice for your son’s education This week has seen all of our boys from Reception – 4. You can either view your cart, or add another photo for another child. Year 6 participate in their annual swimming classes, Take this opportunity to experience an interactive also held in the Br JV Bourke Pool. Led by Instructors tour of the Junior Campus. 5. Proceed to Checkout from Stateswim (DECD) all of the boys are receiving Visit the College website to register for one of the daily swim lessons in small groups according to Principal’s Tours. 6. Fill in your details ability and confidence levels. Living in Australia it is obviously imperative that all children have an 7. Proceed to payment For more information please contact understanding of water and how to swim to safety Annemarie Mein Photos will be returned to the school, so if they find themselves in difficulty. By receiving no need to pay for postage. instruction on pool safety and how to assist a friend P 8364 8396 in need, we are confident our boys are learning Further Information will soon be important life skills that will stand them in good E [email protected] distrobuted to parents. stead for the future.

In many ways we’re lucky to have a pool like we do at the College. The history of swimming at the

Student Name Year Position Student Name Year Position Keanu Eliepa 12 House Captain Yuri Sun 12 House Captain Benjamin Pape 12 Vice-Captain Ferghus Kernahan 12 Vice-Captain Anthony Luppino 11 Vice-Captain Jackson Sutcliffe 11 Vice-Captain James Siebert 11 Vice-Captain Declan MacDonald 11 Vice-Captain George Connolly 10 Vice-Captain Rui Lau 10 Vice-Captain Patrick Moller 10 Vice-Captain Tom Basso 10 Vice-Captain Daniel Carbone 9 Vice-Captain Dany El Hamra 9 Vice-Captain Kyle Brazell 9 Vice-Captain Daniele Galloni 9 Vice-Captain Joshua Borzillo 8 Vice-Captain Alessandro Bonomi 8 Vice-Captain Daniel Fedele 8 Vice-Captain Zac Aufderheide 8 Vice-Captain Antonio Rocca 7 Vice-Captain Jack Basso 7 Vice-Captain Alexander Agostinelli 12 House Captain Nathan Monda 12 House Captain Luke Piro 12 Vice-Captain Samuil Belyovski 12 Vice-Captain 11 Flynn Pisani 11 Vice-Captain Nicholas Barone Vice-Captain Damien Pipicella 11 Vice-Captain Nick Scheid 11 Vice-Captain Anthony Calabrese 10 Vice-Captain Riley Slack 10 Vice-Captain Patrick Russo 10 Vice-Captain Zac Centofanti 10 Vice-Captain Stefan Lanzoni 9 Vice-Captain Luca Mazzeo 9 Vice-Captain Peter Vadaro 9 Vice-Captain Joshua Rahaley 9 Vice-Captain Joshua Buttle 8 Vice-Captain 8 Liam D'Silva Vice-Captain Jacob Van Den 8 Vice-Captain Thomas Cusack 8 Vice-Captain Kieboom Tyson Walls 7 Vice-Captain Fabian Di Iulio 7 Vice-Captain James Snowball 12 House Captain Samuel Draper 12 House Captain Joshua Richards 12 Vice-Captain Michael Dewson 12 Vice-Captain Lawson Nitschke 11 Vice-Captain Alexander Carter 11 Vice-Captain Xavier Montin 11 Vice-Captain Peter Toscano 11 Vice-Captain Luke Valente 10 Vice-Captain Sebastian Votino 10 Vice-Captain Joshua Piantadosi 10 Vice-Captain Angus Honnor 10 Vice-Captain Samuel Snowball 9 Vice-Captain Somil Boora 9 Vice-Captain Jack Myers 9 Vice-Captain Jack Reginato 9 Vice-Captain Matthew Dnistrianky 8 Vice-Captain Chris Votino 8 Vice-Captain Garang Kuach 8 Vice-Captain Matthew Draper 8 Vice-Captain Hussein Hardwarewala 7 Vice-Captain Alexander Stevens 7 Vice-Captain

Junior Years Captain Cameron Tunno Head Prefect Bradley McCarthy Junior Years Vice Captain Ishaan Oak Deputy Head Prefect Steven Oh Barron House Captain Marco Cerracchio Head Boarding Prefect Guy Hutchinson Barron House Captain Aidan Schirripa Barron House Captain Keanu Eliepa Egan House Captain Samuel Calo Egan House Captain Alexander Agostinelli Murphy House Captain Hugo Shute Gurr House Captain James Snowball O’Brien House Captain Marcus Pippicella Murphy House Captain Yuri Sun Webb House Captain Luke Thoday O'Brien House Captain Nathan Monda JY Music Captain Christian Corbo Webb House Captain Samuel Draper JY Music Vice Captain Ashwin Abraham Social Justice Prefect Matthew Del Corso JY Environmental Captain Luke Beltrame Internal Services Prefect Dylan Smith JY Social Justice Captain Joel Condo Community Activities Jackson Maloney CO-CURRICULAR senior years

Jeff Fischer Co-ordinator of Co-curricular Activities

Term 2 and 3 Winter Coaching and Umpiring tradition with Sacred Heart College for over 90 years. This year the boys will be playing a 2 day 80 over I have filled many of the coaching positions required contest commencing at Rostrevor at 10.00am on for the upcoming winter co-curricular season, Friday and concluding Saturday afternoon. The boys however I would be very interested to hear from will also be competing for the individual honour anyone who would be keen to coach a middle years of being named man of the match where the best or senior soccer team. Rostrevor player will receive the George Arnfield I am also always interested in hearing from old Medal and the best Sacred Heart player will receive scholars or parents or any qualified referees who the Br Columbanus Memorial Medal. would like to pick up some paid work on Saturday In other Co-curricular News: mornings adjudicating soccer or football matches. I would like to congratulate the following students 1st XVIII Football and Old Scholars for their achievements: Rostrevor College is proud to announce the • Despite fielding one of the smallest teams in quite appointment of Stephen Symonds as 1st XVIII some time, Rostrevor finished 6th place from a field football coach for 2016. Stephen has a long history of 10 schools in the recent state A Grade Swimming of coaching and has held positions at both Sturt Championship held at the Marion Swimming Centre. and Glenelg as assistant to the league coach/ Congratulations to all of the boys who competed and Reserves Coach and currently holds an AFL level to coach Chris O’Brien for his work with putting the 3 High Performance Accreditation. Stephen is very team together. optimistic about the opportunity to work with a very talented group of players in the upcoming season and to create a Rostrevor College Football Academy. Jeff Fischer 1st XI Cricket Head of Co-curricular Activities Rostrevor College is competing this weekend for the 1st XI cricket inter-col trophy that has been a

Ski Trip!

Years 10-12

The tour group will depart Rostrevor at 9pm on Saturday 9th of July and will return at 9am Saturday 16th July. We will be staying at Halley’s Lodge in the heart of Falls Creek Village. Just 50 meters from the main chairlift and provid ski in/ ski out convenience, as well as being attached to our ski hire venue. The package includes all transport, food, ski or board hire, lessons and lift passes.

For more information please contact Michael Vickery

P 8364 8374

E [email protected] Rostrevor Football L-R, Brett Giles Asst Coach 1st XVIII, Jeff Fischer Head of Co-Curricular, Stephen Symonds 1st XVIII Head Coach, Shannon Simpson 2nd XVIII Coach Changes to TERM DATES Volunteer Police 2016 Checks Term 1 The Catholic Church in SA has recently foreshadowed changes to some of the arrangements Tuesday 02 February to Friday 15 April relating to police checks for volunteers. These changes are consistent with moves across to align the volunteer police checking process more closely with recommendations Good Friday, 25 March arising from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Easter Saturday, 26 March While the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide’s Police Check Unit (PCU) will still manage the police Easter Sunday, 27 March check process, some of the changes, effective from 1 May, include: Easter Monday, 28 March

• Sourcing a Working With Children Check through the SA Government’s Department for Families Term 2 and Social Inclusion (DCSI); Tuesday 03 May to Friday 08 July • A streamlined and simpler application process; Queen’s Birthday/Volunteer’s Day, 13 June • The opportunity for volunteers to volunteer on 7 occasions per year without the requirement for a police check (where the volunteering does not include excursions or overnight stays); Term 3 Tuesday 26 July to Friday 30th September • No requirement for children under 18 years of age to hold a check; Labour Day, 03 October • The provision of a convenient wallet-sized clearance card as distinct from a clearance letter As our school transitions to the new arrangements by 1 May it is possible that we may invite you Term 4 to renew your current check, prior to its usual expiry date, under the current arrangements. If this Tuesday 18 October to Friday 09 December is the case we will contact you. In the meantime if you have any questions with regards to police checks as a volunteer please contact Sandra Mestros the Principals Assistant P. 8364 8301 E. [email protected] .

Do you have exciting news about a current student or Old Scholar? We’d love to celebrate these achievements with you Promotional and the Rostrevor Community. Material Contact us with your story: The College has a range of promotional material available for home and business [email protected] applications e.g. signage, flyers and posters. If this is something you would be interested in displaying please contact the development office. For sporting achievements, P 08 8364 8374 please contact Jeff Fischer: E [email protected] [email protected]

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