The Gleeson Old Scholars Globe Monday 25th August 2008/ Issue 7 KASEY A TOP GUN IN HIS FIELD! Lieutenant Kasey Puyenbroek (Class of 1994) was recently presented with the Chief of Navy ceremonial sword by Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, Chief of the Navy (CN). Kasey won the special award for his outstanding performance during his Graduate Engineer Officer application course in 2006. The presentation, which was made on 6th June, was part of a parade to farewell the outgoing CN by the officers and sailors at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Kasey was also recently posted as a Combat Systems Engineer with the Navy Warfare Systems Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, Chief of Navy (CN), at left, Agency in Sydney. He will be presents Lieutenant Kasey Puyenbroek with the ceremonial sword working on the adaptation and integration of the Aegis Combat Kasey joined the RAN in February honours from RMIT University in System from the base American 1998 as an electronics technician Melbourne in 2005. design to the Australian and became a Weapons specifications required for the Electrical Engineer Officer in We congratulate Lieutenant Royal Australian Navy’s new Air January 2002. He graduated with Kasey Puyenbroek and wish Warfare Destroyer, which will be a Bachelor of Electronic him the very best in the future. built by ASC at Osborne in Engineering with first class Adelaide, SA. 2 Come Celebrate with Us! Remind your friends to 3 Where are they Now? update their contact 4 Gleeson Old Scholar at Arias details at www.gleeson.sa.edu.au DIARY DATES TO REMEMBER: Sunday 19th October: 20th Year Mass & Family Picnic Celebration. 11am-12pm Mass (Dame Roma Mitchell Centre), then 12pm-3pm Family Picnic in College Courtyard CONTENTS Saturday 15th November - 20th Year Cocktail Celebration - Sfera’s on the Park IF YOU HAVE ANY OLD SCHOLARS NEWS: Email, Fax or Phone us! [email protected] / Ph: (08) 8282 6600 / Fax: (08) 8282 6699 **Old Scholars Globe NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.gleeson.sa.edu.au GiftedCOME CELEBRATE & Blessed WITH Mo- US! The second event is a 20mentsth Year Cocktail Celebration at Sfera’s on the Park on Saturday 15th November 2008 (from 7.30pm – Midnight). Canapes will be served throughout the evening, while live music from band ‘Pulse’ will see everyone hitting the dance floor! Buy your tickets before Friday 16th October and On Thursday 21st August, we you will also go into our early-bird celebrated 20 Years as the lucky draw to win a night for two Golden Grove Secondary in a luxurious Sfera’s Premier Campus at the Cross Campus Spa Suite, with dinner at 1877 Assembly, facilitated by Pedare Restaurant included! Christian College. It was a Adam Cockshell & two Year 8 Students wonderful celebration of the World Youth Day plant a tree at the Urban Forest Opening history of the campus, with A number of our current students only attending the opening, but also inaugural students and and staff participated in the cooking the BBQ for 150 hungry Principals telling their stories International Oblate Youth Year 8 students! This re-vegetation of the campus in the early days. Encounter (IOYE) in Melbourne in project is one part of the plans They also spoke of their the first week of the July school sketched out by the Leadership immense pride in the way the holidays, before travelling on to Team to lessen Gleeson College’s campus has developed from its Sydney for World Youth Day (WYD) carbon footprint and effect on the vineyard origins. in the second week. Some of our environment. There is a lot to be students went directly to WYD with done over the coming years to make The facilities, curriculum programs their parish groups. our College more and more and co-curricular opportunities environmentally friendly. make our unique secondary From all reports, the pilgrims had a campus a vibrant and high wonderful and life-giving faith I look forward to catching up with you achieving place to be. The original experience. As an Australian, I feel all at our 20th Year Celebrations! campus members were so pleased very proud that Pope Benedict XVI to see the spirit of cooperation chose Australia for his second WYD. Phil Lewis, Principal alive and well. They reinforced to It has been a wonderful today’s students how fortunate acknowledgement and affirmation of they are, to be a part of a campus the youth in the Catholic Church. Our with such a great reputation. challenge as an Australian Catholic Community in the coming years will With Sympathy To celebrate Gleeson College be to endeavour to build upon the celebrating ’20 Years of Educating The Gleeson College momentum begun by WYD and Beyond Excellence’, we have two Community were deeply engage our young people more and functions coming up, which we saddened to learn of the more in the traditions and the would love to see as many Old recent passing of Old Scholar mission of our Church. Scholars and past Staff members George McAllan attend as possible. Our Carbon Footprint (Year of 1999). Recently, we consulted with National The first is a 20th Year Mass Parks experts in relation to replanting We offer our Celebration and Family Picnic Day our garden areas with drought sincere at Gleeson College on Sunday 19th tolerant plants and about developing sympathy to October 2008. Mass will be held in an Urban Forest in the south eastern George’s family the Dame Roma Mitchell Centre corner of the oval, the opening of and friends, from 11am-12pm, followed by a which took place earlier this term. and will keep picnic lunch in the Gleeson Many thanks to Northpoint Toyota for you in our thoughts and courtyard. Our College bands and their sponsorship of our Urban prayers. ensembles will be performing, and Forest initiative and to Port Power food and refreshments will be footballer Adam Cockshell, for not Rest in Peace, George. available for purchase. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Congratulations to Erin Nielsen (2002) and Andrew Gentile who recently tied the knot at Congratulations to Katharine St Mary’s Church. Tuckey (2002) and Joshua Elliott who recently married at Sfera’s Park Suites and Congratulations to Marianne Convention Centre. Azzollini (2001) who married Tony Trimboli earlier this year in a beautiful ceremony. Photo at Left: Leah Thornhill (2001) and long- time partner Jason Chung recently welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world! Little Tien Chung was born on Congratulations to Peter Annese February 9th 2008, weighing in (1998) and Louise Romano who at 7lb 11oz. We congratulate recently wed at St Patrick’s Leah and Jason on their new Church, followed by a reception addition to their family! for friends and family at the Observatory Function Centre. Luke Tilsley (2003): Luke successfully completed a Bachelor of Design Studies degree in 2006, and is now near completion of his Masters in Architecture. We congratulate Luke on his accomplishments and wish him all the best for the future. **Photos courtesy of The Advertiser & Sunday Mail (2008), The Southern Cross magazine (2008), and Photographers’ Neon Martin, Andrea Laube and Distinct Image Photography. THE AUDREYS SET TO TOUR WITH PETE MURRAY Gleeson College Old Scholar, Lyndon Gray (1996), and fellow band members in The Audreys will tour with Pete Murray across Australia this August and September. The Audreys rocketed onto the Australian music scene in 2006 with their critically acclaimed debut rave reviews, debuting in the Top 20 album, Between Last Night and Us, on the ARIA Chart. which earnt the talented local blues and roots act their first ARIA. We congratulate Lyndon and all For more info and to check out members of The Audreys on their tour dates, go to: The band’s second album, When the accomplishments and wish them all www.theaudreys.com.au Flood Comes, was released in April the best on their upcoming national this year and is already attracting tour. GLEESON COLLEGE PRESENTS OLD SCHOLARS WORLD FOOTBALL DIRECTOR - CHANTEL MAYES MUSICAL DIRECTOR - LINDA CLEMENTE - SAASL LEAGUE - Gleeson College is sitting in fifth spot on the Saturday Division 1A ladder, with five wins, three draws and eight losses this 2008 season. In Round 16 on Saturday 23rd August, the Old INSPIRED BY AND FEATURING THE SONGS OF ELVIS PRESLEY & BOOK BY JOE DIPIETRO Scholars team narrowly SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 @ 7.30PM went down to Modbury MATINEE SEPTEMBER 24 @ 1.30PM Jets 2-1 at home, and RECREATION AND ARTS CENTRE, GOLDEN GROVE will be looking to ADULTS $10 STUDENTS $5 FAMILY $25 (2 ADULTS +2 CHILDREN) secure a much-needed TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH FRONT OFFICE (08) 8282 6600 victory this weekend..