WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund tradition NURRUNGA Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford

VOLUME 40 No. 13  6 MAY 2016 From the Head of College

May Procession and Feast of Edmund Rice I appreciate the support of parents and families for our Annual May Procession and Feast of Edmund Rice last Sunday. On what turned out to be a beautiful sunny May afternoon, the community was able to honour a tradition that stretches back 100 years and is now unique in Australia. We have been very fortunate to have a number of special guests over the last few years: the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove; the Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Reverend Anthony Fisher; the Executive Director of Edmund Rice Education Australia, Dr Wayne Tinsey; and this year, Brother Robert Wallace AM, former Head of Waverley College celebrating his fiftieth Jubilee as a Christian Brother. Within a setting honouring Mary, the patron saint of our College, through the recitation of the Rosary, each of these speakers has delivered a contemporary message about the relevance of Mary to Catholics worldwide. the connections between the key stories of our In 2010, Dr Tinsey described the power of the tradition and the challenges of the contemporary image of Mary as a revolutionary icon in Latin world. IN THIS EDITION America. Archbishop Fisher focussed on the Mothers’ Club News...... 2 Best wishes to our teams this weekend in their depiction of Mary as a mother giving birth in matches against St Aloysius’. I draw your attention Junior School News...... 3 circumstances of poverty, a refugee escaping to the Welcome to Country, which will take place from her home country and the mother of an Deputy Head of College...... 5 prior to the 1st XV game. Please see the story executed criminal. In launching “In Good Faith – in this edition by Director of Co-curriculum, Pat NAPLAN Information...... 6 Waverley College and the Great War” (authored Brennan for more information. by Waverley College Archivist, Kim Eberhard), Sir Library News ...... 7 Peter Cosgrove focused on the significance of our Ray Paxton Director of Mission...... 8 May Procession for the young men of Waverley HEAD OF COLLEGE who died in war or who survived the war. This year, Director of Curriculum...... 9 Br Wallace was able to draw a strong connection Music Notes...... 10 between the nurturing, generative role of Mary and the need to address the crime of domestic Sport this Week from the Head violence occurring within our society. These are of Senior Sport...... 11 truly contemporary topics that challenge each of us Junior Canteen Roster...... 12 to look within ourselves and take steps to address injustice. Football News...... 13 The act of reciting the Rosary is a reflective Rugby News...... 14 exercise that reminds us of the story of Jesus and AFL Update...... 16 Mary whilst achieving a rhythmic, meditative and From the Careers Desk...... 17 communal expression of solidarity. It is sometimes difficult to achieve a balance between a one Art Excursion...... 20 hundred year old tradition and the attention spans R U OK Poster Comp...... 20 of students aged between 10 and 18. However, judging from the many positive comments we Ride the HSC Wave...... 21 receive, it is a ceremony that achieves some meaning for most of us. We will continue to honour this tradition at Waverley College and strive to draw

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Senior Campus - Our Lady’s Mount: 131 Birrell Street Waverley NSW 2024 T. 02 9369 0600 F. 02 9389 1274 E. [email protected]. WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 2 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford Mothers’ Club News May Procession Thank you to those who donated food or volunteered to help at May Procession on Sunday. As always it is greatly appreciated and goes a long way in making the afternoon enjoyable for those who attend. We hope you had the opportunity to meet new acquaintances or catch up with those you may not see regularly. Term 2 Meeting Postponed We will not be holding our Term 2 meeting on Wednesday 11th May. Over the last few months we have met with Mr Paxton to discuss ongoing plans for the Mothers’ Club. These discussions resulted in a meeting with members of the P&F Executive, Greg Bodkin, Michael Jaeger, Mr Paxton and ourselves to plan an approach that would amalgamate the Mothers’ Club and P&F roles and functions into one entity. Below is an outline of what has been discussed. We will be meeting again over the coming months to discuss detail so please look out for updates. Emanuela D’Urso and Linda McGuiggan Mothers’ Club

MARCELLIN COLLEGE RANDWICK An invitation to all parents / guardians from Parents In Touch • Brigidine College Randwick • Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood • Marcellin College Randwick New Plans for Parent proudly present • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Kensington • St Clare’s College Waverley • Waverley College and all Marcellin College Randwick feeder primary schools Representation The Waverley College Parents’ and Friends’ Association and the Waverley College Mothers’ Club have reached an in-principle agreement to bring the two groups together to create a new parent association which will launch in a positive and proactive way in 2017. In Term 2, 2016 the two groups will meet to formulate a new constitution incorporating the objectives of both groups and with a strong focus on community engagement. The meeting AN EVENING WITH will also develop a transition plan. The new organisation is expected formalise the establishment of Parent Year Group PROFESSOR IAN HICKIE Representatives as a conduit for parent input on ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH and participation. The current activities of the Mothers’ Club will be maintained by the new organisation, including THUR, 16 JUNE 2016 operation of the Clothing Pool and support of functions like the May Procession and Year 12 7.00 - 8.30PM Graduation Luncheons. MARCELLIN COLLEGE RANDWICK In acknowledgement of the historic role of the 195 ALISON ROAD, RANDWICK Mothers’ Club in the life of the school and the FREE EVENT - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL - rsvp 10 June importance of the Marian Tradition at Waverley, BOOKINGS: www.trybooking.com/198974 a new annual event for Mothers and Sons will be introduced to the college calendar - details will be announced for 2017. Co-Director, Health and Policy An Annual General Meeting is expected to take place in Term 4 2016 to endorse the constitution, Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney thank existing executive members, wind down Executive Director the existing organisations and establish the new Brain & Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney association. Professor Hickie is an internationally renowned researcher in clinical psychiatry and a leading voice on mental health issues, with a special interest in youth mental health, and the prevention of and early intervention in emerging mood disorders. WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 3 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Director of Junior School May Procession Government for their support of this program. The Annual May Procession and Celebration of the We hope that the excursion will be a rewarding Feast of Blessed Edmund Rice was a wonderful experience for all students. occasion. Thank you to all the students who attended Special thanks to Mr Meadley for the tireless and behaved so well. effort he has put in to ensure the boys have a Honour Awards great three days in our nations capital. Congratulations to the following boys who were NAPLAN awarded certificates at our assembly last Thursday – In 2016 the National Assessment Program well done! – Literacy & Numeracy (NAPLAN) will again Reece Emmins 5 Gold be conducted for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 in all government and non-government Dakota Fanning 6 Gold schools. The program will assess the literacy Ethan Fernandez 5 White and numeracy learning of all students in all Mackenzie Flitcroft 6 Green Australian schools. Max Gomez 5 Green The results of the tests will provide important Weekly Prayer information to schools about what each student Joey Harris 5 Green Prayer for our Mothers can do, and will be used to support teaching and Max Harrison 6 Green learning programs. Parents will receive a report This Sunday, 8th May, we will Sam Hodgson 6 White indicating their child’s level of achievement. celebrate Mother’s Day. Wilford Hyde 5 Red Each student’s level of achievement will be Let us take this time this week to think about the different Marcus Jomoa 5 Blue reported against the agreed national minimum standard of student achievement. things that our mothers do Cuba Kanakis 6 Gold for us each and every day to The tests will be conducted across Australia on Joshua King 5 Gold make our lives special. the same days for all students. The schedule for Louis Kitto 6 White testing is as follows: We remember our mothers with love for the tender way Liam Kraljevic 5 Red TUESDAY MAY 10 (DAY F) SPELLING, they care for us. GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION; WRITING Max Leedham 6 Gold Let us pray for our mothers Daniel McSweeny 6 Blue • Period 1 (8.55-9.35am) – Language and for the generations of Robin Mercier 5 Gold Conventions (40 minutes) mothers before them. Leo Morgan 6 White • Period 3 (11.00-11.40) – Writing (40 You care for us, O God, minutes) Bobby Morris 6 Red As a mother care for her WEDNESDAY MAY 11 (DA Y G) READING children. Oliver Neate 5 White • Period 3 (11.00-11.50am) – Reading (50 Bless, protect and strengthen Charlie Nowlan 6 Green minutes) all the mothers of the world. Will O’Connor 5 Green THURSDAY MAY 12 (DA Y H) NUMERACY Through Christ our Lord. Sebastien Parish 5 Red • ADMIN & Period 1 (8.55-9.45am) – Amen Hugo Pizzol 6 Blue Numeracy (50 minutes) Hail Mary; full of grace, Jack Preller 5 Red The Lord is with thee. How to best support your child - Blessed art thou among Antonio Rodriguez 6 Red • Ensure your child has a good night sleep Gabe Rutter 5 Green women, • Give them a solid healthy breakfast – but And blessed is the fruit of thy Julian Tee 6 Red don’t overload them womb, Jesus. Jackson Thomas 6 Gold • Provide healthy snacks and lunch on test Holy Mary Mother of God, days and plenty of water Zac Trosti 5 Gold Pray for us sinners, • Cut back on after school activities if your Zach Zanetich 5 Green Now and at the hour of death. child is tired, but encourage fresh air and a Year 6 Canberra Trip fun play outside Amen Week 4 -Tuesday May 17 to Thursday May 19 will see • Kids pick up cues from us – so keep it low all of Year Six head off to Canberra for their annual key. The test will cover normal classroom/ Mary Mother of God: Pray for excursion as part of our HSIE unit on government. curriculum work learnt over a period of Us During this tour they will participate in a variety of time – so no extra tutoring or last minute St Mary of the Cross: Pray educational programmes focused on Australia’s studying is necessary; for Us history, culture, heritage and democracy. • Encourage your child to do their best Live Jesus in Our Hearts: The Australian Government recognises the importance but don’t put any pressure on them - Forever of all young Australians being able to visit their emphasize that this is just one of many National Capital as part of their civics and citizenship tests they will have during their schooling, education. To assist you in meeting the cost of the and is to help them learn better ; excursion the Australian Government is contributing • Most of all – reassure them that you are funding under the Parliament and Civics and proud of them for who they are - not what Education Rebate (PACER) programme toward the they can do. No test can ever measure a travel expenses incurred. person’s worth. Activities undertaken as part of the educational tour Additional information for parents about the include the tour of Parliament House, visit to the War National Assessment Program can be found on Memorial and a session at the Electoral Education this website: http://www.naplan.edu.au/parents/ Centre. We would like to thank the Australian parents.html WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 4 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford

From the Director of Junior School ... continued

SPORTS TRAINING Now that we are well under way with Saturday sport can I please remind parents about ensuring their sons are picked up on time after training. All boys need to know their ‘Plan B’ in case of parents running late. Please appreciate the fact that teachers have families to get to as well. ABSENCE If your son is absent from school please Mrs Coupe on 93875022 no later than 10.30am. The expectation is that on his return a note detailing his absence is given to his teacher. Please do not simply write a message in the diary as we need to keep the letter for administrative purposes. PHOTOS If anyone has photos from Saturday sport or any other Waverley College event that they would like to share with the rest of the College community could I ask you to send them in on a disk or memory stick to the Junior School office.

Mr Anthony Banboukjian DIRECTOR - JUNIOR SCHOOL WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 5 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Deputy Head of College: Good Rhythm

The boys seemed to have found good rhythm early at the big picture. If you have an essay to write in Term 2 which is great news. Our 11s stepped that’s making you feel anxious, list the individual up nicely whilst our Year 12s have been doing steps that lead to the destination of the essay their examinations and there has been a positive being finished (finding sources, creating an outline, feel across the campus. If you son is struggling writing an introduction), and the task will begin to with academic stress, assignments or finding his feel less daunting. rhythm, then he may appreciate the following advice from Susan Stiffelman on academic stress 4. Stay balanced and assignments. If he is travelling well, then there The importance of taking breaks and working in is always room to tweak areas for improvement. time to relax during your busiest and most stressful Susan is a counsellor, educational therapist, parent periods can’t be overestimated. No matter how educator, professional speaker and highly regarded hard you push yourself, nobody can maintain author. This information was shared with your son’s constant focus, and you will burn yourself out if you during wellbeing time this week. try. Take frequent, short breaks for fun activities 1. Take time for self-care so that you’ll be able to go back to your writing or studying refreshed. Stiffelman emphasises that you have to start with the basics, like sleep. Taking time to pause from Mother’s Day the relentless pace of everyday life and enjoy I would like to acknowledge and thank the creative activities that keep you from dwelling on Waverley College Mothers that play such a or stressing over school pressures can go far in significant role in their son’s life and often in the decreasing your stress levels. lives of other boys through their care, interest, 2. Learn to change your thinking support and preparing their boys for life ahead. I wish you all a happy Mother’s Day on Sunday. When you start stressing about not finishing your Graham Leddie assignments on time, your mind builds a case - DEPUTY HEAD OF COLLEGE you think what you believe is going to happen will happen - and this can be paralysing. So, when combating negative thinking patterns, Stiffelman recommends coming up with specific examples to counter the stressful thoughts. Think instead of concrete ways that you can create the time to work on a project, and how your previous line of thinking isn’t accurate. 3. Take assignments one baby step at a time Confirmation Chunk your work down into manageable, bite-sized portions that feel less overwhelming than looking St Mary & St Joseph Confirmation will take place at St Mary and St Joseph Parish, 246 Malabar Rd, From the Business Manager: Term 2 Fees are Maroubra, on 3rd June 2016. Confirmation preparation due on 13 May 2016 - avoid the $110 late fee lessons, for children who A reminder to all parents and carers that School Have you received your school attend schools other than Fee payments are due on 13 May 2016. St Mary and St Joseph fees by email? Primary School, will be held School Fees for the remainder of 2016 are due The College now issues all fee invoices by in the Parish Centre on the on the following dates: email and your second account for 2016 was following dates: 2016 Prompt Due Date sent on 13 April. If you did not receive this Lesson 1: Wednesday 4th Payment Date email, please first check your junk mail or May, 4pm-5pm 2nd Payment 29/04/2016 13/05/2016 spam folder. If the email cannot be located Lesson 2: Wednesday 11th please email [email protected] May, 4pm-5pm 3rd Payment 22/07/2016 05/08/2016 to request that they be re-issued. Lesson 3: Wednesday 18th Please see the reverse side of your account for It is essential both for fees and for May, 4pm-5pm payment methods and contact details. communication between the school and your Lesson 4: Sunday 29th May, Fees paid before 4.00pm on the “prompt family regarding your son that you advise us 9am-10.45am payment date” attract a $25.00 discount. immediately if your email address changes. Parents are encouraged to attend the lessons with their Any payment received after the “Due Date” will Bryn Gregerson children. attract an administrative fee of $110.00. Please Director of Business Services For further information: be advised that some financial institutions need Phone - 9349 2793 more than 48 hours to process their payments Email - [email protected] (eg. internet / bpay). WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 6 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford National Assessment Program in Literacy and

Numeracy (NAPLAN)

Week three at Waverley College is a very important week for all boys in Year 5, Year 7 and Day Test Year 5 Year 7 Year 9 Year 9 students, who will be sitting the National Assessment in Numeracy and Literacy. Tuesday Language Time to be Periods one Periods three and 10th May Conventions and advised and two four The College Learning Statement identifies, “A Writing strong focus on literacy and numeracy” as part of its key learning beliefs. NAPLAN tests give our boys a chance to demonstrate the skills they Wednesday Reading Periods three Periods one and have developed through thorough instruction in all 11th May and four two aspects of learning, good reading habits, sound writing skills, a grounding in basic numeracy Thursday Numeracy: Calculator Periods one Periods three and th operations and higher order problem solving skills. 12 May and Non-calculator and two four Tests will commence at the start of the indicated period. Students sitting tests period one and Standard in one or more of the NAPLAN tests will two will need to assemble in the Centenary be involved in further testing and a plan will be put Quadrangle with their Year Master at 8.30am. For in place. This may involve Spelling Mastery groups, those tests conducted in periods three and four, Corrective Reading groups, writing skills groups the boys will line up at 11.00am. or peer support reading. In previous years, these intervention groups have been extremely successful Boys should bring a pen, pencil sharpener and in improving the skills of students from a broad calculator (for Thursday). Books, mobile phones range of ability levels. and other electronic devices will not be permitted in the examination room. Unfortunately, in some instances, individual boys may have performed poorly because they were Attendance and punctuality is particularly not diligent in their efforts on the day. Students are important on these days. All boys are expected reminded that punctuality, preparation and serious to sit the tests and there is limited opportunity engagement throughout all tests is expected, available for catch-up testing. so as to ensure the data that is collected is truly What does NAPLAN tell us about representative of his ability. your son’s learning? Like all assessments conducted at Waverley College, the valuable information collected through NAPLAN results are used by NAPLAN tests: NAPLAN may also be used to assist in making Learning Support to determine • Reflect the core elements of theAustralian decisions about classing, Senior School (Stage 6) whether your son may need extra NAPLAN curriculum documents, including National Subject Selection process and support requirements help. Statements of Learning; in future years of his schooling. • Are designed by specialist item writers, Boys are asked to spend time working with the including specialists in Indigenous education, NAPLAN tasks and practise handwriting persuasive English and a second language and and narrative texts to help them feel comfortable disabilities; with the format. Practice papers can be found on • Incorporate a spread of item difficulties, length Mathletics and at the following link: of test and question types; http://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/the-tests/the-tests. • Are signed off by an Expert Advisory Group of html NAPLAN results may be used to educational measurement experts. help decide if your son is capable Mr David Parnell of attempting difficult subjects in “As a result, the reliability of NAPLAN tests is high; Head of Department Learning Support later years. they are fit for purpose and the results are reliable and comparable between years.” (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) The results of the tests provide you with important information about what your son can do, and are used by teachers to support teaching and learning programs. You will receive a report indicating your son’s level of achievement, reported against the agreed national minimum standard of student achievement. Your son’s results will give a comparison to the school and State average, as well as, whether they fall into the bottom 20%, middle 60% or top 20% of students. NAPLAN reports also list the skills/knowledge your son has acquired and areas where he made errors. In some instances students are identified as needing extra support, either as their first involvement with Learning Support, or in the form of additional learning support intervention. Boys who perform at or below the National Minimum

NAPLAN WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 7 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford Library News - wanted! National Simultaneous Storytime The Senior Library and Resource Centre is running the National Simultaneous Storytime in 2016, an annual literacy event that is enjoyed by children all over Australia. The Book for 2016 is “I Got this ” by Jol and Kate Temple. We are currently looking for props to use during the storytimes. These props are: ● ● A Miner’s ● A Diving Helmet ● Race Car Driver Helmet ● Pilot’s ● Pirate Hat ● Scottish (Balmoral ) ● Viking Helmet ● Eskimo/Trapper Hat ● ● Deer Cap ● A ● ● If you have any of the above listed hats that you are willing to lend to us for the performance, can you please Contact the Library at librarystaff@waverley. nsw.edu.au or 93690639.

Feature Title: How I Alienated my Grandma by Suzanne Main

At precisely 4.23 in the afternoon, my grandma turned into an alien. Correction. At precisely 4.23 in the afternoon, I turned my grandma into an alien. I was not having a good day. Michael’s grandma might look normal, but she isn’t! Ever since Michael unearthed a strange object from his backyard and pointed it at his grandma, her behaviour has been OFF THE PLANET and no one except Michael is noticing it. A spaceship load of TROUBLE has been unleashed from Michaels garden. But his only allies are a bumbling sci-fi geek and a stinky oddball! What hope does he have of saving his grandma and stopping the DIABOLICAL PLAN that threatens them all? WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 8 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Director of Mission: May Procession 2016 and the new Mothers’ Mass Despite early morning rain, a pleasant day the May Procession and I would like to thank the ensued for the celebration of the 106th Annual following staff and students for their contributions: May Procession in honour of Our Lady and Mr Paxton, Mr Evans; Mr Frost and the student Celebration of the Feast of Blessed Edmund ushers; Mr Ghattas and the Junior School students; Rice, held last Sunday, 1st May. Special Guests Mr Balkizas, Mr Blenkinsopp, Ms Fahy, Ms Rollins, included Br Paul Oakley, cfc, President of the Senior School Choir; Mr Kara, Mr Spooner and other Edmund Rice Education Australia Council members of our maintenance staff. I would also and Former Headmaster of Waverley College, like to acknowledge the wonderful Afternoon Tea (1985-1991) , Br Bob Wallace cfc, AM, also a provided by the Mothers’ Club. former Headmaster of Waverley College (1992- I am very grateful to the Student Representatives 2004), Father John Antonycruz ofm , Parish who play a major part in the May Procession. In total Priest of Mary Immaculate Church Waverley, there were over 100 students who had key roles Ms Hilary Cameron, Principal of St Charles regarding the Procession and Ceremony. Primary School and Mrs Antoinette McGahan, Principal of St Clare’s. As well as our special Mothers Mass guests, a large crowd of Christian Brothers, Old Last Tuesday morning, 3rd May, a Mothers’ Mass Boys and Parents joined the staff and students was held in the Chapel at the Senior School at of Waverley College to pay homage to Mary and 8.15 am. This was the first such occasion for a also to acknowledge the founder of the Christian number of years and was very well supported by Brothers, Blessed Edmund Rice whose Feast the Senior School Mums. A feature of the Mass Day is 5th May. was the rendition of the Marian hymn “Behold” The Procession of the Banners, followed by which was beautifully led by Mrs Anne Fahy, Mr the Marian Statue, made their way from the Chris Balkizas and members of the Senior Choir. Lacey Courtyard, up Birrell Street and into the Mass was followed by morning tea in the Airmount Centenary Quadrangle. The Marian Statue was courtyard. I would like to thank the many mothers once again carried by members Year 12, 2015: and their sons for their attendance at this Mass, with Ruairi Biollo, Tom Miletich, Alexi Piovano and a special ‘thank you’ to Yr 12 mum Donna Drew who Daniel von der Heyden. put forward the suggested for such a Liturgy at the The main features of the May Procession Liturgy Senior College. I also appreciate the support of were the Reading of the Gospel (John 14: 23- Fr Martin Milani, Robyn Moore, Kris Wojciechowski, 29) by Father John Antonycruz, the blessing of Terese Kielt, Robyn Ball and Dominic Hearne. I Mothers, the Act of Dedication led by the Prefect would especially like to thank Ms Jennifer Divall for of the Sodality, Finn Westwood, and an inspiring her key role in communicating details to the mothers address by Br Wallace which linked the respect and organising the catering. shown to all females by Jesus, the honouring Phil Davis of Mary’s position in the Catholic Faith and the DIRECTOR OF MISSION pertinent area of violence against women. A lot of time and effort goes into the staging of WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 9 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford Co-Curriculum Update: Special Event at Queens Park Queens Park Event this Saturday – whistling, playing or beating musical instruments are EVERYONE WELCOME! in bad taste and wholly unacceptable. It is never acceptable to express disapproval of a There will be a celebration of Indigenous culture referee’s or umpire’s decision – no matter whether at Queens Park prior to the First XV match on the referee be adult or schoolboy. 7 May. Inappropriate language will never be tolerated. Queens Park holds a special place in the College’s history however this is insignificant Note: Students not wearing correct attire to when compared to the importance of the area fixtures or acting in a manner contrary to CAS to Indigenous culture. spectator guidelines will be required to report The College has commissioned an artwork to their relevant Head of Year before school on which follows the life of a Queens Park the following Monday morning. Boys wearing local, the Long Finned Eel, whose story casual clothing or acting in a manner contrary to is a fascinating journey of resilience and CAS spectator guidelines will have their parents overcoming adversity, no different to indigenous called so transport home can be arranged. Boys culture. in casual clothing or acting in a manner contrary to CAS spectator guidelines are not permitted to 2.45pm – Welcome to Country and Smoking stay and watch the fixture. Ceremony Like many of you I am looking forward to the coming 2.50pm – Art work unveiling by rugby season and I wish all students and coaches the best royalty - the Ella brothers - and other special in season 2016. guests Patrick Brennan, 2.55pm – Indigenous Dancers and Ochre DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULUM Ceremony 3.15pm – First XV V St Aloysius

CAS Season Pictured right: The Long Finned Eel. Below: The artwork I wish to thank all coaches and students who created by Aboriginal Elder and artist, Tim Ella. have worked so hard during the pre-season across our ten sports and activities. It’s great to see the large numbers of teams who have prepared well and who are ready to compete this weekend. We have spoken extensively to the boys about maintaining the highest levels of behavior when representing the College, namely with our interactions with match officials, opposition players and spectators. The ‘Binning the Cards’ theme has been a mantra of the pre-season. The CAS season also provides us with an opportunity to celebrate the performances of our classmates as supporters. The start of the season is a timely reminder of the College Policy on behavior at Queens Park. Supporters Duty Students supporting the 1st XV or 1st XI matches at Queens Park are representing their College and are required to wear FULL SCHOOL OR SPORTS – there are no exceptions to this regulation Away and Non-Compulsory Fixtures Students wishing to support their peers are encouraged to do so. Again, students acting as spectators must wear FULL SCHOOL OR SPORTS UNIFORM – there are no exceptions to this regulation Spectator Behaviour We expect barracking to be enthusiastic but not to be fanatical or designed to heckle or belittle or disturb the opponents. For example, barracking, for or against, during a kick at goal is always bad sportsmanship. Boys should be encouraged to barrack for their school rather Photo: Year 7 than for an individual team member. Booing, WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 10 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford Music Notes

The College Choir, Brass Ensemble and Solo Instrumentalists Congratulations to The College Choir under the direction of Anne Fahy on their performance at the May Procession. They were ably supported by the brass ensemble lead by Mr. Dan Williams and instrumentalists, Thomas Jaeger, guitar, and Luca Galeazzi, bass guitar. Meet the Music Concert 2 of the Meet the Music Series was held at the Sydney Opera House last Wednesday night. Entitled Leningrad Symphony, it featured two works by Russian composers, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.7, subtitled The Leningrad, in addition to the world premiere of a new work for cello and orchestra by the Sydney composer, Paul Stanhope. The concert was conducted by Oleg Caetani and featured cello soloist, Narek Hakhnazaryan. Enjoy the boy’s concert experience! A performance of the Rococo Variations can be watched on youtube https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN184Ytzmpc and the Leningrad symphony on https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_N1tMghRGko

Coming Events • Saturday 14 May, 6.30pm : Jazz Band Music for Freedom, Del Monte School, Strathfield • Thursday 19 May, 5.30pm : Studio Concert; students of Paul Peipmann, PAC Recital Room • Tuesday 24 May, 5.30pm : Studio Concert, Students of Debbie English, PAC Recital Room • Friday,17 June, 7.00pm : Music Festival, PAC Auditorium

Music Rehearsal Schedule 2016 WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 11 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Head of Senior Sport Start of the CAS Season of Conduct for players, parents and spectators: Well done to all teams who played last weekend Codes of Conduct against GPS powerhouse Riverview. Whilst we had some tough games, we also go into Round 1 PLAYERS of CAS this week ready for the season. We are at • Play by the rules and in a spirit of good home to St Aloysius this week and I want to wish sportsmanship all players, coaches and parents the very best for • Play for the “fun of it” and not just to the season. please parents and coaches. Student Co-curricular Leaders • Control your temper. Verbal abuse This week we also announced the Winter of officials or other players, deliberately Co-curricular leaders for the 2016 season. fouling or provoking an opponent, and Congratulations to the following: throwing equipment are not acceptable nor permitted in any sport. DEBATING - Max Shanahan • Work hard both for yourself and your team. JUDO - Joshua Voon Your team’s performance will benefit, so will AFL - Fred Pawle you. CROSS COUNTRY - George Vouros • Treat all players as you would like to be TABLE TENNIS - Alan Shen treated. Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of another player. TENNIS - 1st IV captain Patrick Veron; Tennis Captain - Andrew Cotton • Co-operate with your coach, team mates and opponents. Without them there would be no FOOTBALL - 1st XI Captain James Mahony-Brack; game. Football captain - Costa Fragias RUGBY - 1st XV Captain - Lachlan Drew-Morris; Rugby captain – Patrick Clifton PARENTS MEDIA – Liam Molloy • Focus upon the boy’s efforts and performance rather than the overalloutcome RUGBY REFEREES – Blake Thorn of the game. This assists the boy in setting MUSIC – Elliot Oliver realistic goals relatedto his ability by reducing These young men I am sure will lead the school emphasis on winning. well and need the support from all the students in • Teach your son that an honest effort is these co-curricular activities. as important as victory, so that theresult Term Draws of the game is accepted without undue disappointment. As soon as the draws are complete I will post them on the College website. Unfortunately we • Encourage your always to play according to are still waiting on a number of other schools to the rules of the game. finalise their draws before I can post. I apologise • Never ridicule or yell at your son or another for any inconvenience and am pushing to get these boy for making a mistake or losing a game. completed as soon as possible. • Remember boys are involved in organised Selections sports for their benefit and enjoyment, not yours. As with any teams sports there are going to be students that are disappointed with their initial • Remember that children learn best from selections in a sport. However, can I please example. Applaud good play by both teams. request all parents and players to note that no • If you disagree with an official, raise the issue teams are ever set and good performances will through the appropriatechannels rather than result in promotion. Our coaches and convenors question the official’s judgement and honesty can only pick on what they have seen in trials inpublic. Remember most officials give their and games and not based on reputation or what time and effort voluntarily for your son’s a parent wants in regards to a team. If a parent benefit. has an issue with a coach, official or other parent • Support all efforts to remove verbal and from Waverley or another school then the correct physical abuse from sporting activities. protocol is to make contact with the convenor, • Recognise the value and importance myself or the Director of Co-curricular and we will of coaches. They give of their time and follow up for you. resources to provide recreational activities for CAS and College expectations your son and other boys and deserve your support. All schools in the CAS have codes of conduct and expectations for sport on a Saturday. It was disappointing to hear some reports regarding boys SPECTATORS talking back to referees or using foul language. • We encourage boys to support their school This behaviour is not going to help with officials teams and to be dressed in the school’s and is not what Waverley is about. Continuing uniform while doing so. to establish a positive reputation and culture is essential. I also challenge all of our students to • We expect barracking to be enthusiastic play every game and attend every training session but not to be fanatical or designed to heckle without using any foul language for the rest of the Continued next page... season. I have also added below the CAS Codes WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 12 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Head of Senior Sport

or belittle or disturb the opponents. For example, barracking, for or against, during a kick at goal is always bad sportsmanship. Boys shouldbe encouraged to barrack for their school rather than for an individual team member. Booing, whistling, playing or beating musical instruments are in bad taste and wholly unacceptable. • Vocal support for any team should never encourage violence or rough or illegal play. • Encroaching onto the field of play, the shouting out of suggestions for players, referees or umpires to hear are not allowed. • It is never acceptable to express disapproval of a referee’s or umpire’s decision – no matter whether the referee be adult or schoolboy. • There is a complete ban on all alcoholic drinks at grounds where gamesbetween Associated Schools’ teams are being played. • We expect our players to be modest in success and generous in defeat, not showing in either case undue emotion. Good play, by our own school and by the opposing school, should be applauded willingly and openly. • At all times spectators should leave the area tidy and free of rubbish when they leave. • We look to adults (parents, Old Boys and other spectators) to set an example by their self- control at matches. New Concussion Guidelines Please also note that for Rugby the ARU now have specific concussion guidelines. These include a minimum of 2 weeks rest and medical clearance before playing. This would also apply to any concussion sustained outside of school sport and we have a Duty of Care to know when this occurs.

Good luck to all teams this weekend and ‘Go the Waves!’ Mr Steve O’Donnell Head of Senior Sport

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• Mon 9/5 Sue Wheeler & Jeanette Vaughan • Tues 10/5 Nicci Hill & Rachel Kelly • Wed 11/5 Sonia Di Paola & Mel Cahill • Thurs 12/5 Samantha Ryan & Michelle Cahill • Fri 13/5 Michelle Finegan & Kirrily Hall WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 13 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford Football News Last weekend saw all Waverley teams take on St families to meet and support Waverley Football. Ignatius College Riverview in our second trials. This If you are able to spare an hour or two to assist was the perfect opportunity to see how our teams it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact have prepared over the pre season and to see any myself, at [email protected] for more areas of improvement before our first round of CAS. information Our teams all played great against Riverview with many teams getting their first win of the season. Follow your football on the new Team- Our 1st Xi team also proved to be too strong for App the Riverview players coming out with a 2-0 win. Waverley College’s Co-Curricular Directorate is Some other great results includes the 10A 4-2, 10D trialing a free app this winter for all football teams 2-1, 9C 4-2, 8B 4-1, 8C 6-0, 8D 7-0, 7B 5-2, 7C 4-2, and their supporters. ‘Team App’ is a platform 7D 7-0. These were great results and hopefully will that will allow our football community to improve hepl these teams with some confidence for the start communication by integrating everything one of the CAS season this weekend. This weekend will needs to know about football at Waverley College see our teams take on St Aloysius College for the including: first round of CAS. I would like to wish all our teams • News the best of luck with their games this weekend. • Fixtures FOLLOW YOUR FOOTBALL ON THE NEW TEAM APP Game expectations • Competition Ladders • Selection News WAVERLEY COLLEGE Players are reminded to wear the correct Waverley • Player Profiles uniform to matches on FOOTBALL AND TEAM-APP • Live Scores COMBINE FOR WINTER 2016 Saturdays. This includes Waverley Football Jersey, shorts and sock; shin guards and boots • Photos Waverley College’s Co-Curricular Players are also reminded that they are to turn up So if you would likeDirectorate to access is thistrialing information a free app on 30 minutes before your device or smartthis winter phone for simply all football download teams this free App. Team Appand istheir available supporters. on both ‘Team Apple App’ and the game starts for a warm up. Players are not to Android devices. Once you have done this search turn up for a game they prefer due to times they is a platform that will allow our for Waverley Collegefootball Football. community The College to improve will are to turn up for the team they are in. If players are then authenticate you giving access. unsure of teams they can check the canteen notice communication by integrating board. Waves to Win! everything one needs to know Stephen Wilmot about football at Waverley College Football Supporters Club BBQ Convenor of Footballincluding: The Football Supporters’ Club is running the BBQ • News at Queens Park on the 14 th May from 7am-2pm. • Fixtures This is an important fundraiser for the football • Competition Ladders community and an opportunity for new and existing • Selection News • Player Profiles • Live Scores • Photos So if you would like to access this information on your device or smart phone simply download this free App. Team App is available on both Apple and Android devices. Once you have done this search for Waverley College Football. The College will then authenticate you giving access. Enjoy the day, Patrick Brennan A/DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULUM WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 14 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Convenor of Rugby

1st XV Match Report Vs St Ignatius All the matches played in the Opens Age group were enjoyable to watch. The 2nd XV came up College, Riverview against a very well structured Riverview side. Waverley College 1st XV headed over the Brooklyn Hardaker scored a fantastic solo try, but bridge to the beautiful grounds of St Ignatius this was not enough as the home team won 43-12. College, Riverview. It was a delightful afternoon The 3rd XV put in a fantastic team effort to win for rugby as the crowds built up on the hills 24-14. Jordan Paea stole the show scoring not one, over looking the Riverview No. 1 pitch. Both not two but three tries! The 4th XV tried hard and sides were looking to have a strong final hit out at half time were only down 5-0. The scoreboard before the commencement of the CAS and GPS blew out a little in second stanza but the side never competitions. gave up. Special mention to Aydin Smith and Mark Waverley went into the match with plenty of Thorsby who played well. Tomas Drevon was man respect for the opposition, who will no doubt enter of the match in the 5th XV’s loss. the GPS competition as one of the title favourites. Waverley managed to score a fantastic 15-12 Waverley was also entering into the match with a victory in the 16As. Towns, Moretti and Tomasiello few players out through injury, including captain the standouts. The 16Bs met a very strong Lachlan Drew-Morris. This made the challenge Riverview side, as did the 16Cs and 16Ds. Daniel slightly harder. Kelly starred in both Cs and Ds matches. Great From the kick-off, it was clear that this trial work Daniel! Thanks to the boys who played in both fixture was not going to be a light run. The Cs and Ds matches. Due to injuries, we will not be early exchanges were very physical but also fielding a 16D team for the remainder of 2016. very thoughtful. Waverley had plenty of scoring The 15As came up against a rather large “View” opportunities early, including a number of pack. Max Johnson helped keep the 15Bs in the penalties in front. However, as it was a trial fixture, match, but the visitors proved to good in the end. the boys from Bondi way elected to keep the ball The 15Cs finished in a similar fashion with Chase in hand. Hardaker having a blinder. Ben Heal (15Ds) Riverview were impressive in capitalising on the and Michael Gatto (15Es) played very well in smallest of errors, and made the visitors pay challenging trial matches. several times with tries on the back of a slick Oliver Ferguson and Mackenzie Martin tried hard in counterattacking structure. Waverley still managed the 14As loss. Flynn Wild was the only point scorer to fight hard despite such deflating circumstances. for Waverley in the 14Bs match. Declan Punch was At halftime, the score was 26-0. This did not a standout in the Cs match. The 14Ds had a tough reflect the contest. Riverview simply showed class loss, but the 14Es managed to score a wonderful in the execution of try scoring plays. On top of this, victory! Zac Wotherspoon was outstanding. Thanks Riverview were very clever in slowing Waverley to the boys who played in both Ds and Es matches. ball in attacking positions. Lessons which the Like the 16Ds, due to injuries we will not be fielding Waverley players can take away from the trial a 14E team for the remainder of 2016. match. The 13s had mixed results. The 13As match The second half commenced in the same fashion ended in favour of Riverview 15 – 0. Coach as the first. The small errors did Waverley no O’Donnell reported that the match could have favours with Riverview going over the line again. gone either way, with a few crucial calls going to The pace and the size of the home side out wide the home team. The 13Bs and 13Cs faced some was spectacular to watch. With only minutes on tough battles. Coach Gair (13Cs coach) reported the clock, and a win out of reach, Waverley still Nicholas Quinn as the man of the match. The continued to push and displayed plenty of heart. 13Ds got a win, as did 13Es with the Clothier twins As the full time whistle blew, and with the the standouts. The 13Fs tried hard but finished the scoreboard reading 43-0, there was a surprisingly day in second place. positive feeling held by Waverley players CAS Round 1 Vs St Aloysius College and coaches. Waverley managed to improve This week is the opening round of the 2016 CAS significantly in a number of areas. It was competition. Our 13’s, 16’s and Opens head back particularly pleasing to see the improvements on home to Queens Park to take on St Aloysius. Our discipline. mighty 14’s and 15’s hit the road to play just over In many ways a result of this nature may pay the bridge. Please note that St Aloysius have not dividends as the famous Double V jersey been able to match up against all Waverley teams. heads into the opening round of the 2016 CAS This means that some Waverley teams will be competition. Waverley College face St Aloysius taking on other CAS schools as well as GPS/ISA College at Queens Park. St Aloysius finished schools. Unfortunately, some teams also have outright 2nd in the 2015 competition, and is a team a BYE this week but players are encouraged to that needs to be respected. support the other teams playing. Around the Grounds St Aloysius are a strong rugby school and must be Waverley had a mixed day, with some exciting respected by all teams. St Aloysius, in recent years, wins as well as some difficult losses. Ultimately, have produced Wallabies including current Fly Half, the day allowed coaches to have another good Bernard Foley. Last year the St Aloysius 1st XV look at playing combinations and areas their finished in 2nd place on the CAS ladder and will, no teams can improve on. doubt, be aiming to go one better in season 2016. Continued next page... WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 15 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Convenor of Rugby

For our 1st XV, this Saturday marks the end of 6 The first was about building respect. The type months of hard preseason training. I know that the of respect we have shown in welcoming new all players and coaches are really looking forward members to the squad such as Will McCormick, to what should be an enjoyable day at our home Edenn Rogers-Smith, Ben Donaldson and Joel ground, Queens Park. Ellis. Or respect we have given to referees so that for the first time in over 8 years Waverley 1st XV Australian Rugby Union & Australian has received fewer penalties than their opposition 3 Catholic University – Junior Player games in a row. Study The second Pillar was about having discipline. During the week members of our 14As, 15As and Ensuring we worked on the little detail to get the 16As teams commenced their involvement in a little things right. Such as Adam Hassan throwing longitudinal research project investigating training a ball across the street to his brother every night loads and injuries in adolescent rugby players. The or Tyzac Jordan getting through 100 passes a day study is being conducted by the Australian Rugby in the off-season. To the minute detail that each Union in collaboration with Australian Catholic player will receive individual statistics to determine University. areas needed for improvement and areas of strength after the game. Ultimately, this is a study that is focusing on player welfare. The aim of the exercise is examine how we The third Pillar is about Leadership both on and can provide more junior players with opportunities off the field. The leadership of Patrick Clifton at of advancing to play senior rugby, without being our Lineouts, or Ben Donaldson with our kicking turned away by injuries experienced at a junior game, or the entire squad giving up their time level. to train younger age groups on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Or the leadership positions I would like to thank all the 14s, 15s and 16s of Lachlan Drew-Morris, Thomas Fuller and Ben players and coaches who gave up their time to O’Sullivan hold in helping us climb to the top of this support the study. metaphorical CAS mountain. Good luck to all teams in the opening round of For this weekend is our first step and we need CAS! the support of parents, students, teachers and old WAVERLEY TO WIN! boys alike. To let us know we do not walk alone on Mr John McCoy this long journey, but have the opportunity to place Convenor of Rugby our jersey in a better place with a sea of blue and gold behind us. To play with pride, passion and commitment and let our opposition know we will not take a backward step as we start to make our climb Our Story so Far because it’s time, to show them the perfect storm. It was back in August last year that preparations Scott Coleman and Paul Cornish began for the 2016 CAS rugby season. Senior 1st XV Coaches players were nominated to be part of a group that would impact on the culture and integrity of firsts rugby for 2016. Together with the coaches, the players decided to build a team on a few important pillars. WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 16 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford AFL Update Waverley Cranbrook AFL Pre Season and get some run into their legs. We played a Championship with a lot of tenacity and determination in a 4qtr The Waverley College First XVIII showed performance. The team effort was even more much promise in their second trial game of the impressive seeing as we were playing with only season, with a 22 point win over Trinity College. 15 players. Harry, Ash and Tom were courageous Having Nick Blakey and Johnny Paul away on in the midfield, while Jasper and Anth provided representative duties after being selected in the strong targets up forward. Xander and Eli were NSW u16 Rams state side, along with a number of rocks in defence, while special mentions go to other omissions, the team was a man down going Monty for helping out up a year and Kyle in his into the game which was always going to be a first game. tough ask against strong Trinity outfit. Final Score: Led by Fred Paule the boys showed great tenacity Waverley - 4.5.29 in their 22 point win, with the Waverley side Trinity - 3.5.23 working in unison to apply scoreboard early with a some great goals from Liam Hoy and Jack Mason. Waverley Goal Kickers Billy Tyson was also in great touch coming back Harry Whitaker - 3 from his 3rd knee reconstruction, with honourable Ashley Buckland - 1 mention going to Finn Mergler who applied a strong physical presence around the ground which set the scene for the rest of the side. Alan Riordan CONVENOR OF AFL Leading into next weeks start of the 2016 season, this group will become the first side to go through the Waverley College AFL program which I have been lucky enough to have had a strong Pictured below: Year 7 2015 AFL involvement in since its formation in 2013. I am looking forward to seeing how to boys progress in their final year of football at the college and am hoping that they can make a statement about the AFL code in schools throughout NSW. Score: Waverley: 7.4.46 Trinity: 3.4.22 Best players: Jack Mason, Liam Hoy, Matt Miller, Billy Tyson, Finn Mergler 30/04/16 Waverley 9/10s AFL In our second and last pre-season match we showed great endeavour in a come-from-behind victory. Trailing 21 to 28 at the final change, the boys put a great final quarter performance together to kick 3 last quarter goals and seal victory by two straight kicks. Up forward, Tobias played a blinder, stepping up a grade to play with the 9/10s from the year 8s and kicked 3 goals. Anthony provided options time and time again and was rewarded with 2 crucial goals. Luke was a constant threat as a small forward and kicked a late snap in the match to seal the result. In the middle, Tom, Isaac, Harry and Ash all played their role well and racked up the disposals as they dominated the midfield. We had a young but strong defence this week with yr 8s Matt, Monty and Bodi all playing very well and showed good signs of things to come this season. Final Score: Waverley - 6.6.42 Cranbrook - 4.6.30 Waverley Best Players; Tom, Tobias, Isaac, Ash, Harry Waverley Goal Kickers Tobias - 3 Anthony - 2 Luke 1 02/04/16 Waverley 9/10s AFL A great hit out from the boys, and an excellent win. The first chance for the 9/10s to gel together WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 13 • 6 MAY 2016 page 17 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford From the Careers Desk University of Sydney: Year 10 Information be offering Engineering Cadetships. Evenings Information on the ETCAD Program may be found at The evenings are designed to help Year 10 students www.etcad.com.au (and their parents) choose subjects for the HSC and Applications close on 17 June. navigate through the process of applying to university. The 2016 Year 10 Information Evenings will be held University of Wollongong Events on Monday 16 May, Wednesday 18 May and Monday Year 12 Information Evening - Sutherland NSW 23 May. 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Tanya Schneider Head of Visual Arts

R U OK? Poster Competition

Be creative and win awesome prizes winning 3 designers will also nab an R U OK? event kit for their school or uni to the value of $200. Aged 16-24? Got a creative streak? Reckon open and honest conversations are important? The winning designs will have: Then enter the R U OK? Poster Design Competition • Creative flair and be in the running to see your work pinned up in • Effective, vibrant, clear designs schools and youth organisations nation-wide. • A4 portrait format Come up with a design that explores the question • No R U OK? logos and no border please! – “How can meaningful conversations change our world?” Send your design with your name, age, and school or organisation to [email protected] by Friday The top 10 designers will win a limited edition R June 3rd. U OK? t-shirt designed by The Upside, and the WAVERLEY COLLEGE A Catholic Independent School for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition NURRUNGA Volume 40 No. 12 • 29 APRIL 2016 page 21 Our Lady’s Mount & Waterford