Year 7

The 2000 school year really began in

1999 for us when we came to Ave Maria

College for Orientation Day in November. We met our Homeroom teacher and our Homeroom groups, learnt which house we belonged to and began to break the ice with new peers.

January Wearing new school uniforms we congregate in the College Hall for the first day of our Secondary schooling. February We are welcomed at the First College Assembly, and assemble in House groups for the first time. Homeroom photos are taken — mementos for us to keep. We prepare for camp and elect our Homeroom Captains and a Student Representative Council member. We attend a three-day camp at Campaspe Downs and experience many activities and learn more about our College. We swim in the Inter-house carnival. Peer Support begins with our Year 11 Leaders. Our families attend a social evening and meet our friends and teachers.

March A Casual Day for charity allows us the freedom from school uniform for the day. Ash Wednesday and we receive the Ashes. Representatives from our level attend the St Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral. Ave Maria Day is celebrated with Mass at St Patricks Cathedral, a Sausage Sizzle at school and Disco in the afternoon. April Our Grade 6 teachers are invited to school as part of the Orientation Program. Some of us compete in the Inter-school Swimming Carnival. We experience our first Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews. An Easter Liturgy ends Term 1. Some of us collect for the Pied Pipers Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. The Student Development Program for Year 7 students May

June

July

August

Sept

October with Ms Livingston begins. We participate in the House Athletics Carnival ar Aberfeldie Park.

We attend a Science/Maths excursion to the Zoo. Our Grandparents and elderly friends attend our Elders' Liturgy. The Chiropractor comes to check our spines. Some of us compete in Interschool Athletics. Halfofour Year level participates in the Science Competition. Our parents learn about the Student Development Program. The Indoor Cricket Team competes. A Casual Day is followed by Mass for the Poor. The Principals from our Primary Schools are invited to lunch. We participate in a Cross Country run at the Maribyrnong River. The Hockey team competes. We have retreats at Brimbank Park with Mr Judge. The Basketball team competes. Our parents learn about the Sexuality Program as part of our Health class.

Year 7 is well represented in the College production of‘Annie’ . Inter-school Cross-country is held. Some of us spend a night in the College Hall for the Winter Sleepout. Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews come around again. We participate in an Activities Afternoon with St Bernard’s College. We enjoy a Social with St

Bernard’s College. Quite a few of us assist on the

College Open Day. Inter-school Softball competition is cancelled due to rains. Another Casual Day run by the

SRC. Nov

We participate in the Jubilee Mass at Colonial Stadium. We meet the 2001 Year 7s on their Orientation Day. We participate in the Arts Festival with performances and displays ofwork. Dec Kris Kringle with our Homeroom group means our year together is almost over. A Christmas Mass and Assembly leaves us with special memories our first year at Ave Maria College. Mrs Ruth Johnson Year 7 Coordinator

FRIENDSHIP

Are wefriends are we not? You told me once but Iforgot. Tell me now and tell me true, So I can say I’ m hereforyou. Ofall thefi-tends I’ ve ever met, You're the one I wontforget. IfI die beforeyou do, I’llgo to heaven and waitforyou. I’llgive the angels back their wings, And risk the loss ofeverything. Just to prove myJriendship is true, To have afriendjust likeyou.

Sonia Murdaca 7P

Amy Crevatin, Natalie Talevska

Year 7 Homeroom Captains Leah Purcell 7F, Tatiana Lazzaro 7N, Mrs Ruth Johnson, Sonia Murdaca 7P, Elizabeth Bloxsom 7W

YEAR 7

Thefirst thingyou think about On thefirst clay ofschool, Is how to act, Nervous or cool.

Meeting newfriends Is the best thing to do. Even ifyou make, Only one or two!

When you see a teacher, Do you think they’ re nice? Are they angry andgrumpy, Or like sugar and spice?

You start in Year 7, Then 8,9 and 10. When you reach Year 11, You’ll know that then.

Your time’ s nearly up, You’ ve doneyouryears. You’ ve madeyour braveries, Andforgotten somefears. On yourfirst day ofschool, When you laughed with yourfriends, You will always remember, That the rules can bend!

Georgia Turville 7P

Elizabeth Bloxsom, Clarissa Cozzolino, Romina Fazzolari

Year 7 Camp Alyce McCracken, Kiara O'Farrell-Nugara, Nicole Chandler, Amy Carmichael, Stephanie Gallina, Whitney Parwata-Morgan

YEAR 7F

Row 4: Jessica Varalla, Mary Tawadros, Alicia Palazzolo, Elly Gardner, Nicole Cannuli, Laura Traficante, KatiaTavolaro Row 3: Chloe Overbury, Rachel Jory, Anastasia Antoniou, Lauren Stevens, Melissa Di Nuzzo, Leah Purcell, Kim Nguyen, Whitney Parwata-Morgan

Row 2: Laura Ottobre, Amy Kerin, Amy Carmichael, Kiara O'Farrell-Nugara, Melissa Cerra, Charmaine Briggs, Jessi Dunat, Jasmine Harris

Row 1: Stephanie Hau, Lisa Giuliano, Angie Tassakos, Olivia Nott, Carla Battaglia, Stephanie Gallina, Julie Arcuri, Michelle Kohek TEACHER: MS ROSANNA FIM1ANI

YEAR 7N

Row 4: Antoinette Pangallo, Lara Pasquale, Danielle Anastasio, Danielle Williams, Fiona David, Jennifer Lane, Tatiana Lazzaro Row 3: Ashlea Scicluna, Christine Achkar, Josipa Luburic, Ashley McCloud, Laura Pizzo, Jacinta Somerton, Teagan-Jane Westen, Andromahi Antoniou

Row 2: Clare Moloney, Sarah Parkinson, Krystal George, Nicole Slattery, Amanda Burnside, Marie Yarak, Lauren Kaso, Tania Calcagno

Row 1: Cassandra Couper, Lauren-Ann Hinton, Hannah Jenkins, Amanda Fagan, Nicole Chandler, Angela Versace, Sarah Clark, Mallory Harrington

Absent: Tania Marano

TEACHER: MSAMANDA NUNN

YEAR 7P

Row 4: Melissa Siciliano, Sonia Murdaca, Jessica Taylor, Anh Nguyen, Kylie Aloi, Justine Garcia, Tara Troise Row 3: Maria Caratozzolo, Antonietta Manoria, Catherine Blackmore, Jessica Zammit, Renee Gauci, Regina Tran, Madeline Organero, Melissa Bugeja Row 2: Samantha Nguyen, Jessica David, Krystal Nasr, Elyse Williams, Stefanie Leatch, Vanessa Surace, Amy Humphries, Kerryn Burke, Amy Crevatin Row 1: Alyce McCracken, Suzie Garcia, Leanne Capewell,Taryn Collier, Janelie Micallef, Demiana Elkhawand, Allyce Ferns, Georgia Turville TEACHER: MRS PAM PEARCE

YEAR 7W

Row 4: Amanda Siketa, Natasha Vargas, Romina Fazzolari, Kathleen McNab, Olenka Rudewych, Amanda Truda, Julia Mahoney Row 3: Nicole Soccio, Anna Olszewski, Natalie Vallelonga, Lucy Sassine, Rebecca Neagle, Elizabeth Ward, Jessica Lord, Danielle Soccio Row 2: Belinda Adamo, Alicia Place, Clarissa Cozzolino, Samantha Zaffina, Kim Anh Nguyen, Jenna Cassar, Adriana Di Luzio, Cadia Capozzi, Adele Gusman Row 1: Natalie Talevska, Amy Jones, Elizabeth Bloxsom, Alison Handley, Simone Mizzi, Taryn Drough, Natasha Sultana, Linh Doan

TEACHER: MRS 1RENEWR0CHNA