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dominic college 2015 Dedication On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Don Bosco in August 1815, we draw inspiration from the life of Don Bosco’s mother, Margaret Occhiena (1788-1856). Margaret became a widow and single mother of three children when she was not quite 30 years old. She had little money and trying to pay o! debts and get ahead was a constant worry for her. She was a!ectionately called “Mamma” by her family and later, Don Bosco’s Oratory boys. Mamma Margaret was instrumental not only in forming and training Don Bosco, but in fostering the famous ‘family spirit’ so characteristic of Don Bosco’s Oratory and all Salesian institutions including Dominic College. In the midst of every crisis, Mamma Margaret unfailingly turned to God and trusted in God’s loving providence. She taught her children their faith. Her love of God and unsel"sh concern and service for others manifested themselves in her son, John who has become our guide and father. Later in life, when John Bosco became a priest and began gathering abandoned and poor boys around him in Turin, to give them a home and to teach them, he realised that they needed what had most shaped his life – his own mother. In 1856 Mamma Margaret came to live at Don Bosco’s school, the Oratory, and spent the last 10 years of her life sharing in the work of her son. Mamma Margaret is a wonderful example of devotion, care and love. In this special year of the Bicentenary of the Birth of Don Bosco, we draw inspiration from the woman who gave our founder life – Mamma Margaret – a woman of courage, sacri"ce, service and abiding faith. We dedicate our yearbook of 2015, our developments, achievements and memories to the memory of Margaret Occhiena. Ms Beth Gilligan, Dominic College Principal Contents Principal’s Report 5 Kindergarten 66 Rector’s Report 12 Prep 68 College Captains’ Report 13 Year 1 70 Teaching and Learning 15 Year 2 72 Religious Education 19 Year 3 74 English 22 Year 4 76 Science 24 Year 5 78 Mathematics 26 Year 6 80 Humanities 28 Bosco 82 Health & Physical Education 32 Guzman 86 Creative Arts 34 Savio 90 Applied Studies 44 Siena 94 Debating 50 Sport and team sport photos 100 Chess 51 DOSA 122 Indigenous Focus 52 Capital Development 126 Magone Program 54 Parents & Friends 128 Immersion Learning 56 Sta! 130 Awards 62 Year 10 2015 136 Student listing 156 Front cover: Detail of photo by Catherine Hunniford, Year 9 student. Opposite: Photo by Renae Wiggins, Year 7 student. 1815-2015 Principal’s report 2015 marks 200 years since the birth of our founder Don Bosco. It has been a time to give thanks for Don Bosco’s life and mission and to celebrate the worldwide Salesian movement serving young people with love and dedication. At Dominic College we have marked and celebrated this occasion in a number of ways throughout the year. 2015 has also marked the Centenary of the Anzac landing on Gallipoli and the unfolding of the Great War for Australians. As a school community we have also marked and honoured this historic occasion in a number of ways. In particular we endeavoured to tap into the power of story, using historical research and the creative arts to develop a community theatre production exploring the impact of the Great War on We held a special Family Feast Day to the people of Glenorchy. mark the Bicentenary of the Birth of Don Bosco on Sunday17 May. #is was a day of Bicentenary of the birth of celebrating mass, fun games and picnicking Don Bosco as Don Bosco did with his students. Our Among our Salesian Bicentenary activities, participants - families, students, sta! and Dominic sent a strong contingent of Year a number of Old Scholars were gracious in 9 &10 students, to Melbourne for Super their presence and participation. We were OzBosco. Our students joined several blessed with good weather and a great family hundred other young people from di!erent atmosphere. parts of Australia, Samoa and New Zealand family. #ese badges were blessed by Fr at Salesian College Rupertswood for this Our sta! ended Term 2 with a wonderful Vaclav Klement SDB who was visiting the annual gathering of Salesian youth. Students Sta! Spirituality Day at the Bahai Centre Salesian community and College in August. returned animated and enthusiastic about in Hobart focused on the spirituality of our Fr Klement, who oversees Salesians and their their experience and a desire to continue the founder. Our Council Chairman, Fr Bernie mission works in the East Asia-Oceania experience of sharing friendship, fun and faith. Graham SDB led superb sessions on Salesian Spirituality. Five of our sta! shared their region as a member of the General Council In March we hosted the College Colours on wonderful insights into working in a Salesian was warmly welcomed at this ceremony and behalf of the Dominic College Old Scholars school and Fr Frank Bertagnolli SDB honoured us through the blessing ritual. Association and the Combined Southern prepared and presided at our sta! Mass. #is Tasmania Independent Schools Old Scholars was a nourishing and uplifting day for the Association as part of our Bicentenary sta!. Above: Sta! joined together events. #is event was held in the Savio for a Spirituality Day in July. student hub and was a most enjoyable To mark the celebration of Don Bosco’s Bicentenary badges were produced gathering of like-minded Old Scholars from 200th birthday, a special bicentenary badge for students and sta! in August, amongst the Colleges. was commissioned by the College for to commemorate Don Bosco’s students and sta! as a gift to commemorate Bicentenary of Birth. this occasion and celebrate the Salesian Dominic College Yearbook 2015 5 As a bicentenary initiative, Year 10 students attended the Salesian Educational Leaders unprecedented demand for tickets and had had a full Social Justice Day during Conference in Melbourne in early August. to add two evening performances. which they examined the reasons why all #is was a very successful conference with Ninety of our students were involved in Christians are called to work for justice in leaders returning invigorated with a plan the production. #is unique integrated the world. #ey speci"cally explored the of action to support our telling of the Don learning project was a wonderful result issue of Child Labour, as a way of gaining a Bosco and Salesian story. of research, and collaboration across the deeper understanding of Universal Human broader community and was a source of Rights and the Principles of Catholic Social Centenary of Anzac deep learning for our students. It was an Teaching. Ms Lauren Hichaaba, Coordinator As students and teachers returned for Term exceptional project for our students and of the Salesians’ Cagliero Program, travelled 2 we turned our minds to commemorate the achieved outcomes beyond what was ever from Melbourne to work with our centenary of the AIF landings at Gallipoli. imagined. Our Director of Creative Arts students on the day. #is historic occasion provided the College with the opportunity to remember and K-10, Mr Mike O’Brien is be commended #e local/global Salesian family honour those who had courageously served on the way he stretched and challenged our #is year, we extended a warm welcome back our country in WWI. students to understand the impact of war to Dominic and the Salesian community and our deep desire for world peace. Over 120 students and sta! participated to Fr Nick Castelyns SDB after serving for in ANZAC marches and wreath laying many years in Samoa. Fr Nick is well known K-10 Assessment and Reporting services on Saturday 25 April for the 100th to Old Scholars as he spent 13 years on sta! Framework Anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. #e and was head of boarding at the College. Our process for the development of our College was formally represented with new K-10 Assessment and Reporting Year 3 teacher, Miss Laura Nelson joined the contingents of students and sta! at seven Framework began in February 2014 and was Salesian’s Cagliero Program to Cambodia in locations including Hobart City, Glenorchy, developed for readiness for implementation June/July. Laura returned with new passion Pontville, Claremont, Lenah Valley, Oatlands in June 2015. #e College undertook for the work of the Salesian family – it was and New Norfolk. a comprehensive process with teachers a wonderful learning experience for her over that time that included researching and will begin a stronger connection with In #eir Own Words assessment against standards; workshopping Cambodia and the Salesian mission there. Our major Anzac project was the production ACARA achievement standards with of an original theatre project, called In #eir teaching sta!; and developing principles and Five sta! leaders attended the Salesian Own Words, staged in the new Oratory guidelines for assessing to a standard. Immersion in Melbourne early in the year Space in the "rst and second weeks of Term where they learnt about the beginnings 2. #is was a student-devised verbatim #is process resulted in the development of Salesian outreach in Australia, our theatre production. Original WWI material, of an Assessment and Reporting Policy foundations and our combined mission as letters, documents, images and footage document; Assessment and Reporting Salasians schools in Australia and the Paci"c. from a range of sources were used to create Guidelines for Teachers; and new student a multi-media live theatre exploration of progress report formats K-10. #ese new Last year Dominic students participated World War 1 through the prism of the reports were "nalised and were readied for for the "rst time in the Don Bosco Winter experiences of soldiers and nurses the 2015 Term 2 academic reporting period.