Christian Brothers College Newsletter
Senior Campus 214 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000 P 08 8400 4200 F 08 8400 4299 Junior Campus 324 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000 P 08 8400 4222 F 08 8400 4220 CBC Community 178 East Terrace, Children’s Centre Adelaide SA 5000 P 08 8223 5469 F 08 8223 7803
A Birth-12 Catholic College for boys in the Edmund Rice Tradition
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Term 2, Week 4
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Friday May 24, 2013
Mr Gaitaneris with visitors during the CBC Open Day.
Thank you to all students, staff and parents who attended this event after a long and exciting CBC Open Day!
Open Day Over 400 people attended CBC Open Day 2013.
From The Principal Dear Parents, Friends and Caregivers,
Marian Procession CBC students once again led the Marian procession and participated in the choir in the event’s 64th year history. The procession was attended by many thousands of people this year, many in the national costume which beautifully highlighted the internationalism of our Church. I was proud to read a brief note sent to Deputy Principal Mr Clarke from the Church Office this week: Many thanks for your wonderful support of the Procession. Everyone commented on the lovely boys from CBC. Your singers were great too. We will be sending out certificates from the Archbishop.
I sincerely thank all students and staff who assisted with Open Day. This was truly a community effort but I do wish to thank the following individuals: • All students who attended and especially those who led activities, tours, music or catering • The CBC Open Day Committee and in particular Mr Clarke and Mrs Dunncliff • The CBC Parents and Friends Association • The College Leadership Team
supply of cookies and also to the students and staff who cooked the BBQ on both campuses.
Cyber Safety This week members of the SA Police spoke to our Junior Campus students about cyber safety. This is just one example of the many ways staff at CBC are proactive in ensuring your child’s safety and wellbeing. In a recently released publications for schools titled SOS Save Our Schools from Bullying; students are encouraged to learn the words of this song: Every child; every boy and girl, has the right to be free from harm. Let each child live with love and hope. Let them grow and they know their voice is heard.
• CBC Publications Mr Ly, Mrs Rechichi and Mr Hicks
The NSW Education Department provides the following 10 tips for parents on cyber safety:
• CBC Property and Maintenance crew Messers Beinke, Williams, Borillo and Brink
Keeping your kids safe online is easy with a few simple precautions.
Open Day was a real celebration of student talent, colour and excitement. There was such as range of activities from Science demonstrations including the ever popular slime! Chapel, Rowing and Technical studies displays, Chinese calligraphy lessons, musical items, a giant chess tournament, Maths puzzles and Duke of Edinburgh and sports displays to name a few. Thank you to the Food Technology classes for their endless
1. Nothing replaces parental supervision and education for kids about cyber safety.
Liberating Education
We open hearts and minds, through quality teaching and learning experiences, so that through critical reflection and engagement each person is hope-filled and free to build a better world for all.
Faith Excellence Community Compassion
2. Set a technology curfew. 3. Remind your child to never give out identifying information such as your home address, school name or telephone number in a public message such as chat or newsgroups.
4. If your child posts photos online, use privacy settings to limit access to people they know well. 5. Remind your child that people don’t always tell the truth online, and they can’t take anything at face value.
Counsellor’s Corner Answering a Call for Help. Friends often drop in or call us on the phone wishing to talk to us about some crisis or trouble. We can help by just listening but we can do more. Often the caller is very upset and angry and the whole story flows out. If we are to be of help we should not give advice, (only the caller can make changes in him/herself), minimise the problem (‘Forget it. You’ll be right in a couple of days’) or turn the conversation to other things. To help, firstly isolate the current problem, secondly relate it to the feelings associated with the crisis, thirdly restate the conflict or problem and finally clarify some alternative outcomes or ways of acting. In this way support is given, the feelings are acknowledged, the caller is confronted with his or her contribution to the problem and the caller is actively helped to reach a decision with some specific task to help overcome the problem. A follow-up meeting or call will give encouragement and support. Friends turn to us for help and we need to give more than a listening ear and certainly not unsolicited advice. Remember only they can change themselves. They have contacted us because we are a friend and they want our hope not our solutions. Br Michael Flaherty Counsellor
6. Reassure your child that they can tell you anything, without fear of losing the laptop or internet access. 7. If they get a message or email that’s threatening or rude, they should ‘STOP, BLOCK, TELL’. First step is to tell your child to stop responding to the abuse and then block those people sending threatening or rude messages if they continue. Let your child know that if they are being bullied, or know someone else who is, they should tell a trusted adult. 8. Never click on any links that are contained in emails from people they don’t know. As well as sexual content, they could contain a computer virus. 9. If you suspect your child has been contacted by a predator, try to save a copy of the chat log (or whatever form the contact takes) for evidence. Call the Crime Stoppers 24-hour line on 1800 333 000 to make a formal complaint. 10. Your child will be using computers and the technology for the rest of their lives – you’re in the great position of being able to get them off to a safe, positive start.
The Uniform Shop is operating from 227 Flinders Street, Adelaide. For more information, please call 8400 4249. Normal trading hours: Monday 8 :30am to 5pm* Wednesday 12pm to 5pm* Friday 12pm to 5pm* (*During school terms - extra trading hours are advertised for school holiday trading) Mrs Claire Summerton Uniform Shop Manager
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Fee Collection process and current status of families. Key Financial Performance Indicators. CBC Community Children’s Centre Finance Report. • Principal’s Report • Property Report A highlight of the evening was the meal provided by the Year 11 and 12 Food Technology students led by Mrs Lee. Students provided a three course meal to the Board as part of their assessment. The meal was silver service standard and I congratulate the boys and Mrs Lee on a spectacular evening. Following the vote of thanks by the Deputy Board Chairman Ms McGuire members of the Board spoke to students about their CBC story as Old Scholars, family members of staff, and/or past and present parents of children at CBC.
Community News In Brief • This week we welcome Mrs Lucy Krause replacing English as an Additional Language teacher Mrs Maria Catalano who is on long service leave. • Welcome also to Mr Andrew Heuzenroeder who replaces Mr Andrew Edge as a music teacher in 2013.
Student News
• We farewell Mrs Wen Ben who is on maternity leave.
Please find the following message from Drama teacher Mrs Harman:
• Farewell also to CBC Community Children’s Centre Director Mrs Melanie Gohl.
The Year 11 & 12 Drama production will be on Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th May. Front of house will be serving complimentary wine, tea and coffee before the show from 6:30pm. The performance commences at 7:00pm in the CBC Drama Theatre; there will be a 20 minute interval in which refreshments will be served. Leipzig, Germany – 1722. Johann Kuhnau, revered organist of the Thomaskirche, suddenly dies, leaving his post vacant. The town council invite well-known musicians from near and far to audition for the coveted position. In an age where musicians depend on patronage from the church to pursue their craft, the post at a prominent church in a cultured city is a near guarantee of fame and fortune – which is why some of the candidates are willing to resort to any lengths to secure it.
Uniform Shop
• Finance Subcommittee:
“Bach at Leipzig” is a fugue-like farcical web of bribery, blackmail and betrayal set against the backdrop of Enlightenment questions about humanity, God and art. Tickets are $10 Adult, $5 Under 18, available from the finance office in the senior campus. The SACE moderators are attending the Tuesday night performance; thus, it would be of great benefit for the students to have a packed house that night. Your support is much appreciated!
• Year 9 dancing commences this week.
Conclusion On Friday the following students from Years 4 through to 8 will celebrate their First Reconciliation in the Edmund Rice Chapel: Matthew Adams, Sebastian Alfred, Jake Apolloni, Massimo Bartemucci, Michael Calderisi, Stefan Calderisi, Alessio Conci, Samuel Cutri, Hunter Dwyer, Daniel Elborough, Nicholas Francese, Marcello Guider, Caleb Jackson , Archer Lowman, Cameron Manson, Sebastian Hugh, O’Callaghan Cooper Stewart Austin, Tavian Mercorella, Thomas Mestrov, Arian Sandercock, Luca Scassa , Alex Thomas, Monydeng Monydeng, Noah O’Callaghan, Tomas Paparella, Maximillian Wisniewski, Nicholas Zwolski, Andrew Princi, Matthew Thomas, Joseph Ursida, Vincenzo Velardo, Jisu Park, William Bowering, Nicolas Rojas and Benjamin Phillips. This is an important rite of passage for our students as they grow in faith. The Latin word sacramentum means “a sign of the sacred.” On Friday we will gather in the presence of our loving God and through prayer and a humbleness to ask for forgiveness students will experience a visible sign from God of His unconditional love.
Board Meeting The College Board met on Monday night with the agenda including: • A tour of the newly completed CBC Technical Studies area and future Trade Training Centre.
Mr Noel Mifsud Principal
From The Deputy Principal Overcoming the Sense of Being Inadequate In 1994 Nelson Mandela used the following quote in his inaugural speech: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
As children we probably have all experienced a time in our life when we were told that you weren’t good enough, or didn’t do something well enough. Sometimes, we would hear this from your parents. Other times it would come from your classmates, who would say things like “you’re not cool enough to hang around with us, go away, nobody likes you.” Whilst this form of rejection would be damaging to anyone’s self-esteem, it is even more hurtful and harmful when it occurs during childhood development. One of the main reasons why this is the case, is because young children are highly susceptible to suggestion. The result of this inexperience is that children have a natural tendency to believe what other people tell them. For the simple reason that they have not acquired enough information about the world to argue against or reject what people say to them. Due to a limited life experience children have a natural tendency to believe what others say about them. This is why during early child development anything is possible for a child, and also why they tend to have such a vivid imagination. As we are aware as the child continues to develop and society begins to impose restrictions on their beliefs (by telling them what is real/not real, right/wrong) their imagination, creativity and open-mindedness gradually begins to decrease. Society can create fear in their life that can have an emotional memory on them. These memories can then affect their future behaviour. This exact same principle applies to all our childhood experiences, such as those where we were told by others that we weren’t good enough. These negative statements which subsequently generate a negative feeling within us become stored as emotional memories deep inside the subconscious. Later in life, whenever something triggers those memories, we automatically feel the feeling associated with that emotional memory. Children’s minds are still very impressionable and can easily accept that they are “good for nothing” because of what they failed to do. This acceptance can then result
in the creation of a subconscious emotional memory, where failure becomes linked to feelings of inadequacy. This memory can also become part of our belief system, which can then influence how we see yourself and the world we live in. Once this negative childhood experience has been stored in your subconscious, it will continue to affect you for the rest of your life unless you do something to change it. Your beliefs determine how you view yourself and the world you live in. Negative beliefs are self-reinforcing because they tend to promote behaviour that is consistent with those beliefs. Overcoming this belief can be difficult, because it has been stored in your subconscious since you were a child. So even though you may say to yourself “I can do this” or “I am not a failure”, your subconsciously stored emotional memory will continue to make you feel inadequate. It is important that we ensure our students don’t have a stored emotional memory that makes them feel inadequate and develops a sense of poor self-worth. As a College community we need to develop strategies that allow our students to recognise their emotions and overcome feelings of inadequacy. This can occur if we: • Identify if you are feeling a sense of inadequacy and what skill you believe is lacking in your life, which if you learned would benefit your life. • Determine why you are feeling this way and what triggers a negative subconscious emotional memory from your past. • Do something to change your feelings by preventing any more negative beliefs forming in your subconscious and remove or replace the negative beliefs you currently have.
us in reaching our goals. The only way that you will permanently remove negative beliefs is if you create new and more powerful beliefs to replace them. The best way to incorporate new information into your subconscious is to learn about it and do it. Using what you learn to guide you through your experiences. This attitude of learning from your mistakes and then applying what you learn to your life is the very foundation of self-improvement. It is important that at CBC we develop a culture of success. We know that when you feel inadequate you feel like you are not good enough. This feeling usually comes as a result of a subconsciously stored negative emotional memory from your past. Whenever something happens in your present that activates this memory, you will start to feel inadequate. Associated with these feelings will be thoughts of inadequacy, causing you to think and feel like you are not good enough. We are all created in the image of God and each has been given the gift to excel. Often our negative subconscious prevents us from being the person we can truly be. We need to be a community of possibility where failure is not an obstacle but a challenge to meet new heights of success.
Mr Shaun Clarke Deputy Principal
To overcome any feeling of inadequacy we need to prevent accumulating any more negative subconscious beliefs, this is to question our beliefs and the beliefs of others. We need to realise that a lot of the things we believe about ourselves are probably not true. But often it is this belief that hinders us reaching our full potential. Successful people learn from their failures and move on. Unsuccessful people become consumed by their failure which then keeps them locked in the past. It is important to understand that when you fail it doesn’t make you a failure. People fail all the time and have experiences which they would rather forget. Successful people use these failures as life lessons, lessons from which they can learn from and grow stronger. Unsuccessful people allow their failures to define them. So rather than learning from their failure, they see it as a reflection of who they are as a person which then has a negative impact on their self-esteem and selfconfidence. We need to remember that we are not born feeling inadequate, at some stage in our life we learn to feel inadequate, which also means that you can unlearn it. An effective way to do this is to monitor your thoughts and reject the negative beliefs that come into your mind by replacing them with positive thoughts. We need to uncloud our judgement to realise we have skills to achieve anything and that our sense of failure is often triggered by an external stimulus which then causes you to feel the feeling associated with that emotion. Once you are able to separate your past from your present, you can then objectively look at the situation to see how it could be improved. Whilst monitoring and changing your thoughts is certainly a very important step in reprogramming negative beliefs. However, if that’s all you do, then it won’t be very effective as life often keeps presenting new challenges and experiences that can hinder
Replacement of faulty grey school jumpers All students in Year 7-11 are required to bring their grey jumpers to school on Friday 31 May. This will enable us the opportunity to replace any jumper that may be faulty. Note: This will be the only day for replacement, with the exception of absentees.
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Library and Information Week This week we celebrate Library & Information Week. The theme for this year is Share Your Story. Libraries all over the world collect many wonderful and amazing stories that are available to read and enlighten, plus connect people to ideas and promote the free flow of information. Libraries play an important role in facilitating access to recorded knowledge, information and creative works. To celebrate Library & Information Week the senior library has displayed photographs of some of the most spectacular libraries from all over the world, including the beautiful Mortlock Library, which is part of the State Library. We will also be hosting a book stall on Friday at lunchtime to find new owners for our de-selected books. As we know, much of the information we now access is in digital format and the school library website provides a gateway to a whole host of online resources for students to access, which
include the library catalogue, research databases, search engines, web tools and book recommendations. Access to some of the online resources is only available via the library website, so it is important for students to familiarize themselves with it. The library website can be accessed by scanning the QR code into a smartphone or by following this link: http://libguides.cbc.sa.edu.au Junior Campus library information will be provided by Mrs Caroline Wilson in the Junior Campus library report. Please let me know if you would like further information. Mrs Sandra Mason Head Librarian / Teacher
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Connecticut, USA
George Peabody Library John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Leakey’s Second Hand Book Store Inverness, Scotland
The Royal Danish Library Copenhagen, Denmark
The Royal Portuguese Reading Room Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Seattle Public Library Seattle, USA
Lello Library Porto, Portugal
The Library of Parliament Ontario, Canada
Corso Como Book Store Milan, Italy
Shakespeare & Company Paris, France
Theological Hall at the Baroque Library Strahov, Prague
Stuttgart City Library Germany
The Mitchell Library Sydney
The Mortlock Library, State Library of SA Adelaide,
The Peckham Library London, UK
Vennesla Library Vennesla, Norway
MVRD’s Book Mountain Spijkenisse, Holland
The Brain Library Seattle, United States
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic. – Carl Sagan 4
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Paul McGuire Library
From the Counselling Team
When things have calmed down give him a reason not to be bad. Let him experience something less than pleasant if he chooses to go against your good sense. Perhaps, he can prepare his own meals if he chooses to operate outside your guidelines. Robotic disengagement sounds easy but it needs practice. Follow the rules of robotic disengagement: 1. Refuse to respond to verbal taunts or challenges. 2. Stay calm, even aloof. Stand your ground and act as if this behaviour is not new to you.
Taming Teenage Tantrums
3. Be prepared to move away from a teenager who is out of control.
Imagine you are a single mother of a 15 year old boy and you don’t want him to go to a Saturday night party. He puffs his chest, curls his lip and barks: “You’re kidding. You can’t make me stay home tonight. NO Way!”
4. Some time after an outburst sit down with him and give him some reasons why he should be cooperative and some reasons why he shouldn’t be uncooperative - even just for next time. Robotic disengagement requires that you have a good oneon-one relationship with your young person.
What do you do? Treat him as if you have taken delivery of a parcel with Handle with extreme care! printed on it. Stand back and approach the parcel slowly and deliberately knowing there is probably something fragile inside. It’s important to understand that teenagers have outgrown their brains and they have faulty judgement. With hormones raging and physical changes they battle being in charge of their bodies as well as their brains. This doesn’t excuse poor or uncooperative behaviour but it helps to remember that though most young people can look adult-like they are actually a long way from being there. Understanding this makes them less scary and their behaviour less hurtful.
Robotic Disengagement Stay calm when kids taunt or even issue threats and refuse to be drawn into a game of their making. Use robotic-like disengagement when faced with an angry, upset or tantrum-throwing teenager. Remain removed and dispassionate no matter how much a teenager acts up. Act like the confident parent, even though you may be quivering inside. And be brief with any instructions say what you need to say and then keep quiet.
A relationship establishes goodwill and gives you LEVERAGE when you want cooperation. Such relationships take time and effort – perhaps a shopping trip, watch some sport, driving to where they want to go or just hang out together. The pay-off is huge in terms of being able to influence your young person and help them make better choices, even if they are just agreeing to the choices that you make.
2013 School calendar Week 5 Mon 27 May SACE Drama Performance 7pm Tues 28 May PATR Testing (Year 3 – 6) CSIRO – Chemistry (9.00-11.00am) Smith Liturgy SACE Drama Performance 7pm Wed 29 May PATR Testing (Year 7 – 10) UniSA Career Shop – Year 10 (11.30 – 12.40pm) Thurs 30 May Year 9 Dancing 9.20 – 10.20am at SAC Fri 31 May
RAP Presentation at 11.30am
Sat 1 June
P&F International Night
Mon 3 June
Year 4 Swimming WSA - AGM
Tues 4 June
Year 9 Dancing 1.30 – 2.30pm at CBC Year 9 Respectful Relationships (Bourke & Walsh) Marks Liturgy Year 4 Swimming P&F Meeting
Wed 5 June
UniSA Lunch Session Year 4 Swimming Kindy Visit
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Michael Grose. Reprinted with permission. Ms Jane Gaynor From the Counselling Team
Thurs 6 June Year 4 Swimming Year 1 – 3 Performance – Gala Theatre Maths Apps Exam – 9:00 am Fri 7 June
Year 4 Swimming Kindy Visit Lesson 4 & 5 Inter-House Competition – Great Debate Final Vietnam/Philippines Pilgrim Student Gathering – CBC MC SRC Meeting SC SRC Meeting
Week 7 Mon 10 June Queen’s Birthday Tues 11 June Paul McGuire Week Year 9 Respectful Relationships (Bourke & Walsh) Year 11 Semester Exams Wed 12 June Adelaide University Year 12 Lunch Year 11 Semester Exams Paul McGuire celebration (JC) Thurs 13 June Year 9 Dancing 9.20 – 10.20am at SAC Year 11 Semester Exams Fri 14 June
CBC Vs SAC Netball Year 11 Semester Exams JC Disco
Week 8 Mon 17 June Principal Tours (SC) Year 11 Semester Exams Semester Two commences Tues 18 June Year 9 Dancing 1.30 – 2.30pm at CBC Year 9 Respectful Relationships (Bourke & Walsh) Year 11 CSL Sacrament Workshop Principal Tours (JC)
Full Term Planner is available at www.cbc.sa.edu.au
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The majority of our students wear their uniform with pride and are outstanding ambassadors for our College. We consider every student to be a leader and to exercise appropriate judgment and report any inappropriate actions.
Assistant Principal Wellbeing Dear Parents /Caregivers
R – 12 Hair and Jewellery Policies At Christian Brothers we pride ourselves on trying to work collaboratively with our students and parents to continue to develop policy guidelines to enhance student wellbeing. I am pleased to announce that the Hair and Jewellery policies have been modified as a result of discussions between Senior Students Leaders, The Student Representative Council, Heads of House and the Leadership Team. Development of these policies reflects recent changes in Workplace Health and Safety while reflecting our College values and expectations ensuring we are bringing our policies in line with contemporary practice. At an assembly on Tuesday, Years 8, 10, 11 and 12 were introduced to the new policy and have been asked to be compliant by May 20th. Should you have any queries regarding the policies please do not hesitate to contact your son’s Head of House or Mrs Zubreckyj in the Junior Campus who have delegated responsibility for supporting students in adherence to this policy. At the assembly, students were also informed of College expectations when using public transport. We expect that students conduct themselves with dignity and extend respect to others by: • Standing for adult passengers
We welcome your support of our students to maintain College expectations and observe College policy.
Hair Statement All students, their caregivers and staff are expected to support the College Personal Responsibility Policy which acknowledges the importance of student individuality, self-expression and restorative justice. The policy is also compliant with non-negotiable Workplace Health and Safety regulations which apply to all workplaces not just CBC. Students will be requested and encouraged to present themselves in a manner which reflects a positive image of self and the College. At CBC students’ hair must be neat, not dyed, off the collar and off the face. Distinct patterns which include dreadlocks are not permitted. Students must ensure that their hair is under-stated when in College uniform. Students must be clean shaven and sideburns should be no lower than the earlobe. Students will be directed by a CBC staff member (teaching or support staff) to shave immediately. If a student is in doubt of a particular cut or style they should consult their Head of House or Leadership Team before they have a haircut. The Head of House has the delegated responsibility for supporting students in adherence to this policy. Any student whose hair is deemed as unacceptable will after counselling be sent home until their cut and style is appropriate.
Jewellery Statement All students, their caregivers and staff are expected to support the College Personal Responsibility Policy which acknowledges the importance of student individuality, self-expression and restorative justice. The policy is also compliant with non-negotiable Workplace Health and Safety regulations which apply to all workplaces not just CBC. Therefore CBC has a NO jewellery policy for all College activities and off campus excursions and camps with the exception of: • A medical alert bracelet and/or chain which must be worn at all times; • A Watch • A chain that sits below the top button of the summer shirt with or without an acceptable religious icon attached. The chain and watch must be removed for PE, Tech Studies and other contact activities. Jewellery not permitted to be worn includes rings, chains, earrings, spacers, armbands, tattoos and any other piercings. Facial piercings and tongue piercings, including any form of retainer, are not permitted to be worn while students are in school uniform. Staff members or the College will not be held responsible for missing, damaged or stolen jewellery. The Head of House has the delegated responsibility for supporting students in adherence to this policy.
Mr Ian Hamilton Assistant Principal - Wellbeing
• Control their noise level • Communicate in a respectful manner and present a positive image of the College.
Marian Procession On Sunday 19 May Jordan Lennon, Marcus Barricelli, Lam Nguyen and Joshua Hogben were part of a massed choir for the Marian Procession held at the Peace Park. There were hundreds of people in attendance as well as students from many schools forming the massed choir. Earlier in the day all four students were also involved in Open Day performances. They rehearsed with Dr John Rego, the Director of Music at the Archdiocese of Adelaide during last week and worked exceptionally hard to be able to learn 12 hymns including some in Latin. Their professionalism in rehearsals and at the performance is to be commended and the college community is very proud of their conduct on the day. They sang with aplomb and with sensitivity. Conversations are also underway for a large group of singers from CBC to be involved in the 2014 Marian Procession following the inaugural massed choir this year. Ms Emma Woehle
Open Day 2013
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CBC Students participate in the International Peace Run Christian Brothers College students participated in the Adelaide leg of the Sri Chinmoy Peace Run on Friday 17 May. The Sri Chinmoy Peace Run began in Canberra on Friday 26 April and will travel around Australia to cover 15,000km, promoting the message that world peace commences with being at peace with yourself, then living it out in our interactions with family, friends and the wider community. This run is part of a global effort involving events in over 100 nations in 2013, with runners carrying the Peace Torch and visiting schools and communities to bring this message of hope. The CBC Junior Campus at 324 Wakefield Street provided a warm welcome to the international runners bearing the torch. The young pupils were genuinely excited to be able to also touch the torch which has travelled so far. The international representatives and our CBC runners were then given a guard of honour, as they left the Junior Campus, with the torch in the hands of Senior Student, Hamish Richardson and our CBC House Leaders.
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The CBC students jogged along Wakefield Street and then into Hindmarsh Square, where they were greeted by the Peace Run Team and dignitaries, including the Hon. Leon Bignell – Minister for Sports, Recreation and Tourism. Sam Warren, our Social Justice Captain, Hamish Richardson and Lam Nguyen offered messages of peace and each released a dove as a visible symbol of two of CBC’s longstanding values; Community and Compassion. Many world leaders have participated in past Peace Runs, including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, South African President Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, and six Australian Prime Ministers. Top Australian sports personalities have also held the torch, including Sally Pearson, Cathy Freeman and Peace Run Patron Robert De Castella. CBC has a long tradition of supporting great causes and our students again demonstrated their belief in this vital social justice issue that promotes world peace.
Senior School Boys Jisu Park William Bowering
Thank you to our beautiful Sr Kanistal for preparing the boys so thoroughly. As mentioned in last week’s newsletter we held a Parent Cyber Safety Forum and this week all classes from year 3 – 6 had Senior Constable Amanda Hood, Jane Tan and Ann McPherson address the students about Cyber Safety.
We are deeply indebted to all our volunteers and later on in Term 3 will acknowledge all with a Volunteers Morning tea.
Sun Smart Policy In keeping with our Sun Smart Policy – wearing hats will not be required this term. Of course students may choose to wear their school hat should they so wish.
• International Night – 1 June 2013 – Senior Campus Gymnasium, get a table together from yours son’s class R-12. A great night out – great food, entertainment. Tickets can be purchased from the Senior Campus, Finance Department • 3 June – 7 June 2013 – Year 4 Swimming • 6 & 7 June 2013 – EREA Head of Junior Campus Forum • 10 June 2013 – Queens Birthday – Public Holiday • 11 June 2013 – 14th June 2013 – Paul McGuire week • 14 June 2013 – Junior Campus Disco. R-Year 3: lunchtime and Year 4-6: 6.30pm – 7.30pm • 26 June 2013 - Mark le Messurier – at 7.30-9pm CBC $2 gold coin donation. Not to be missed. Please rsvp to Maria Pinna, Junior Campus.
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Entertainment provided on the night: raffles run. Limited tickets available. For information, contact Mrs Margaret Salagaras on 0417 881 446.
Please complete and return (with payment) to the Senior Campus Finance Office. Payment can be made with cheque (payable to Christian Brothers College) or credit card. For payment information please call 8400 4207.
A huge array of multicultural cuisine will be on offer and bar facilities will be available.
Total Money enclosed: $ ..........................................
Come and sample a range of foods from all corners of the globe!
Family (2 Adults, 2 Children) @ $55 each
6:30pm for 7:00pm start CBC Centenary Gymnasium
Saturday 1 June 2013
Children (Under 10) @ $5 each
It is important that your child be on time at 8.40am for many reasons including pastoral care, roll call, prayer
Mrs Frances Zubreckyj Assistant Principal - Junior Campus
I have noticed an ever increasing amount of students arriving late to school every day.
Children (Under 18) @ $14 each
Sebastian Mercorella Thomas Mestrov Hugh O’Callaghan Noah O’Callaghan Tomas Paparella Andrew Princi Arien Sandercock Luca Scassa Cooper Stewart Austin Tavian Alexander Thomas Matthew Thomas Joseph Ursida Vincenzo Velardo
• 28 May 2013 – Pat R Testing
Congratulations to:
This week is also National Volunteers Week. At CBC we are extremely fortunate to have so many volunteers in our school community. Volunteers’ work extends into all facets of school life including supporting students, assisting teachers and class programs, coaching, managing sporting teams, working in the tuckshop and membership on our many committees.
• 26 May 2013 – Sorry Day
Adults @ $20 each
This Friday many of our Junior Campus boys celebrated their holy sacraments in the Edmund Rice Chapel. May God’s blessing always be upon you.
Reminders for Weeks Ahead
Much planning/organisation goes on behind the scenes and my very able Junior Campus Coordinator Ms Odgers led the changes at the Junior Campus. I am deeply indebted to her for her hardwork and due diligence.
To this end at CBC our Counsellors and teachers work with the students to give them the skills to understand and to assist them in achieving and maintaining their personal safety with ever increasingly electronic social media.
Wishing you Gods blessing for the week ahead.
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Our student leaders looked a treat as they met prospective families/guests and led many tours throughout the day.
In recent weeks it has been noticed that trading of Football/Pokemon cards has been taking place at school. This is causing unnecessary anxt, (popularity contest) and friendship issues. Therefore it is requested that these cards are not brought to school.
I wish to make a table of .............. people (up to 10).
It seems like this term is flying by so quickly. Last weekend our college opened its doors on both campuses for our annual Open Day.
This is part of our compulsory Child Protection Curriculum. Children need to know and believe the right to feel safe at all times. The Child Protection Curriculum Program for Preschool to Year 12 is designed explicitly to teach students about the nature of personal safety and wellbeing, self-protect and, behaviours and strategies.
Football Cards/Pokemon Cards
Son’s Tutor Group:..........................
Dear Parents/Caregivers and Friends
and many notices. It this also sets the tone for the day. It is disruptive to the class when children arrive late. Children with good punctuality/school attendance are establishing themselves for a better future and it is a display of good manners to be punctual.
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Assistant Principal - Junior Campus
Matthew Adams Sebastian Alfred Massimo Bartemucci Michael Calderisi Stefan Calderisi Alessio Conci Samuel Cutri Hunter Dwyer Daniel Elborough Nicholas Francese Marcello Guider Caleb Jackson Archer Lowman Cameron Manson
Nicolas Rojas Benjamin Phillips
Cybersafety Parent Forum Last week Amanda Hood from the Police Department addressed the Cybersafety Parent Forum held at the Junior Campus. The topic certainly generated much discussion. At the end of this session, I showed the parents how to access some resources on the library website to open discussions with your children around Cybersafety. I wanted to provide you with a link and explanation about how to access this information. For those parents who were unable to attend the evening you may be interested in accessing this information as well.
Term 2, Week 4 Reception Purple
Paolo Wait
Reception White
Jesse Kinsley
Year 1 White
Brandon Pieper
Alternatively, you can access the Junior Campus Website via the link below: http://libguides.cbc.sa.edu.au/content.php?pid=395729
Year 2 Purple
Gawrawa Attampala Arachchigne Don
Then click on the ‘Cybersafety’ tab.
Year 3 White
Ryan Self
It is an opportune time for the parents of boys in Years 3-6 to follow up sessions conducted by the Police with these classes on Monday of this week.
Year 3 Purple
Henry O’Mahoney
Year 4 White
Aaditya Meda Archer Lowman
Year 4 Purple
Luca Scassa Ben Phillips
Year 5 White
Kaine Baldwin Eric Tsoukatos
Year 5 Purple
Charlie Caruso Ben O’Brien George Kokotis
Year 6 Gold
Alessandro Landolfi
Year 6 White
Jacob Fearnely Kobi Marslen
Chinese
Bayley Fitzpatrick Toby Harrison
Scan the QR code on the right to access the Junior Campus Library website and then select the ‘Cybersafety’ tab.
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National Simultaneous Storytime On Wednesday 22 of May we celebrated National Simultaneous Storytime as part of Library and Information Week. This is an annual event promoting an Australian author and encouraging simultaneous reading a chosen story around Australia. This year, Nick Bland’s The Wrong Book was chosen. It is a delightful tale about Nicholas Ickle. Nicholas Ickle is trying to tell a story, but he keeps getting interrupted by characters from other stories – a pirate, a queen, even some monsters! To get a chance to tell his story, he has to convince the others that they are in the wrong book. Our boys were encouraged to meet with their buddy class to share an electronic version of The Wrong Book and the older students then assisted their younger buddy to complete an activity.
Premier’s Reading Challenge I would like to congratulate the following boys who have already completed the challenge: Year 2 White Year 4 White Year 6 Purple
Cormack K, Bay-Lih B, Ben S, Taki M Aaditya M, Matthew A Mitchell McC
Please feel free to explore the library website using the methods mentioned above. We have been using this during Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) sessions. There is also information that can be used at home. There is also a Senior Campus library website that can be accessed via the Junior Campus site or directly at http://libguides.cbc.sa.edu.au I welcome any feedback that you may have about the site. Mrs Caroline Wilson Teacher Librarian Junior Campus
Canteen Volunteers Needed For further information, please contact Penny on 8400 4240 or Lisa on 8400 4222, ext. 118.
Open A Basketball match against Marryatville
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BASKETBALL Open A Basketball CBC 47 defeated Marryatville HS 24 At the Open A level of basketball, all players in every team have the skills. This is a given. The unknown factor is the intensity in which each player and team is able to utilise this factor in a game. It was pleasing to note that we were able to maintain this factor for four quarters. The CBC team have many more challenging games to come. The potential they have displayed thus far augers well for the future. From my perspective, it was good to see all players contribute to the score card. Shooting practice last week obviously helped as our shooting percentage doubled this week with an excellent consistency in offensive and defensive rebounds. It was a good win where we saw all team members contribute. The game continues to highlight team cohesion where every member supported each other, made some excellent unselfish passes, good movement of the ball around the perimeter in offence and maintained a solid defence posture. Ongoing improvements need to be addressed in the areas of support for the point guard, avoiding taking the ball to the edges or corners and passing rather than dribbling through an extended defence by the opposition. We experience an unacceptable turnover rate with CBC players partially secured the ball and offloading too quickly only to fall in the opposition hands. A few things to work on. MHS is a talented side that pushed us hard for 40 minutes. We congratulate them on a good game and wish them well for the season. The first quarter was a relatively close affair where we got a 5 point break but this is a close margin at this level. Phan Nguyen started the scoring off and contributed throughout. He was excellent in defensive rebounds and was a factor in offense as he shot from inside the key to score. Michael Hilliker also was prominent here as he handled the ball as point and made his impression in tight defence and attacking the basket. On many occasions, Michael made some valuable assists and was a vital component in getting the ball down the court when MHS switched to a full court press. Oliver Megins put us ahead with two quick back to back scores in the first and repeated that in the third quarter. Oliver as always contributed in the rebounding facet of the game at both ends and put up the team’s top score of 11 on the score sheet and I might add, against a constant triple team whenever he was in possession at the offensive end. Gian Ciabattoni started to exert his influence the first and second quarter with twos besides contributing to possession and play in the second where quarter CBC was able to establish an 11 to 2 run. This was a crucial period of play because we could go into the final phase with a 14 point buffer. Gian was not quite finished yet as he unleashed 2 consecutive triples in the fourth quarter. William Gleeson had an immediate impact in the second when he assumed point guard responsibilities. His ball control counteracted the extended defence put on him. His excellent court and play vision saw some accurate passes to other members of the team in addition to his elegant layup against pressure. Michael De Pinto scored in the first and fourth but I think that his contribution could be felt thorough the game. His agility and read of the play is quite remarkable. Notable in this game was his outstanding leap across the half way lie to deflect the ball into play (and we scored) before it hit the court to prevent a cross court violation. Bradley Squire was always in the mix of things with his control of the ball and play. His score was important but the team relied more on his overall read of the game to control the tempo and direct the players in offence and defence. Owain Manship stamped his authority in the third quarter where he displayed maturity and a cool head to blitz the opposition with extraordinary rebounds, field goals and accurate foul shots. He is a player improving with each game. Owain finished with 9 points. He certainly took it to the opposition with excellent intercepts and unselfishly dishing off to the players in a better scoring position. Owain also played excellent defence particularly in a man on man situation.
My thanks as always to parents and friends, supporters from the College, Ann-Marie Kurvers, Tracy Gleeson and Chris Mellow. Next week: Against St Paul’s College. Away game. First knockout game. Players to be there by 10.00am. Best Players: Gian Ciabattoni, Oliver Megins, Owain Manship and Phan Nguyen. Mr Gary Jalleh Coach
Open C Basketball CBC 31 defeated Marryatville HS 13 The CBC Open C basketball team recorded their first victory for the season with a wonderful display of defence and offence. Michael P was outstanding scoring 13 pts. Captain Vincent scored 10pts, Raisy 4pts, Matthew 3pts and Thomas 1pt. It was pleasing to witness the determination of every player. The defence was exceptional and this created offensive opportunities. Thomas and Alex were terrific under the boards and Phi’s ball handling skill shone. Gian’s passing was a joy to watch and it was good to see Matthew back himself when shooting. He scored an excellent 3-pointer at crucial moment in the game. Raisy, Vincent and Michael P exhibited super defensive pressure on the opposition. It was a very pleasing team effort. Next week the lads venture to St Paul’s. Mr Tony Carrieri Coach
Junior A Basketball CBC 41 defeated Marryatville 28 CBC had to grind all match to take the victory on Saturday. The 41-28 score line did not reflect the closeness of this match, with many unforced errors, unnecessary turnovers and missed baskets making the victory harder than it should have been. 12-4 at quarter time promised an easy day, but all credit to Marryatville who outscored CBC in the second quarter 8-10, to follow by 6 points at ½ time. The margin was the same at ¾ time with each team scoring 8 points each for the quarter. CBC ran away in the final term, scoring 13 points to six, winning 41-28. Mitch again was the difference scoring 16, Zac chipping in with 8, and 4 points each to Jack, Christian and Cooper. The importance of using the voice and accuracy in passing was evidently missing on Saturday, and this was reflected in the closeness of this game with all but 5 minutes left on the clock. We will enjoy the victory, but a more consistent effort is required in the future if we are to continue on our winning way. 3 and 0, a good start to the season. Mr Dan McMahon Coach
Junior B Basketball CBC 45 defeated Marryatville HS 14 Marryatville were no match for a determined and ruthless CBC side who wanted to get back into the winning feeling after last week’s disappointing draw with PAC. Whether they played half or full court defence, CBC were incredibly adept at creating turnovers through their pressure on the Marryatville ball handlers. Jayden Hoggett looked very sharp on both ends of the floor, finishing with ease at the rim and persistently hassling Marryatville’s guards. Lachlan Grant-Allan along with brother Nathan were defensive monsters and were quick to get the ball out for transition offence. Theo Antoniou enjoyed another great outing, namely with some dazzling perimeter shooting. Mitchell Taylor worked effectively everywhere on the court and showed the opposition how forwards should move around the floor. Nathaniel Krecu and William Kuany were also outstanding contributors, with much better finishing under the rim than in the past two weeks. Our guard tandem of Foday Samuca and Jack O’Nions brought the ball up with ease and made scoring much easier for the rest of the team.
Let’s keep this momentum up for our next game against St Paul’s boys. Mr Richard Moore Coach
Junior C Basketball CBC 33 defeated Marryatville HS 10 Another impressive win by the boys! After a slow start, the team found their rhythm and began utilising both the ball and the court better, scoring their first basket well into the first quarter. The team work displayed by the boys was without a doubt a big contributor in the win, with standout performances by Daniel Wallace, Ambrose Rosan and Jarrod Denholm. Congratulations on yet another win boys! Ms Toni Riccio Coach
Junior E Basketball CBC 45 defeated Sacred Heart 31 What a game! With only four players in the first quarter, the Junior E Team had a cracking start, scoring 12 points to Sacred Heart’s 2. With the addition of Brayden McGuinness’ excellent shooting in the second quarter the team were able to keep the lead. Riley King and Joshua Hogben proved to be skilled players and shooters. Alex Baik’s never left his player and was a fantastic team player. Most of all we congratulate Edward Curnow on his first ever basketball game – what a star! Well done, boys. Ms Sarah English Coach
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Debating SA Schools’ Competition CBC Purple 10 defeated St Michael’s College Blue 10 CBC debaters emerged from Round 1 of Debating SA’s Year 10 Schools’ Competition last week ranked seventh among twenty one schools after their first win in the Opening Round at Adelaide High School on Wednesday May 15. Just 5.67 points now separate the top seven schools in friendly, spirited competition. Rounds 1 to 3 are Prepared Debates, with speeches of 6 minutes and a warning bell at 5 minutes. We faced St Michael’s College with the negative side of the debate “That having a university degree is overrated.” CBC argued that university study provides a significantly more diverse and specialised preparation for the work force, contributes to human learning and understanding through research and design projects and inspires global learning communities that advance the values and skills of human society. On the other hand, St Michael’s presented the case that short, learning courses were financially more productive and that a range of skills with an immediate employment focus was more advantageous than a degree without the prospects of a job. Our congratulations to Jacob Sunter, Michael Cutufia and Luke Curtale on their careful preparation and to Luke, who received the adjudicator’s Best Speaker Award. Round 2: On Wednesday June 5, at Adelaide High School in Room 2 at 7pm, CBC debaters take the affirmative against William Light R-12 School Blue 10 in a debate that the Board of Young Artists Australia should commission a ‘dead horse work’, based on its artistic value and merit, as against the painted portrait of a well-known, Australian figure. Spectators are most welcome. Mrs Kaylene Barreira Coach
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football First XVIII Football PAC 17.10 (112) defeated CBC 8.12 (60) The First XVIII was promoted to a higher division following two good wins and so ventured to Prince Alfred College on Saturday to play their 2nd XVIII. As expected the opposition was fast and skilful from the very beginning. Despite some good play from CBC in the first quarter, PAC was able to post 5 goals to 1 during the first quarter. The ball travelled up and down the ground at speed, with Pele Biancardi and Aiden Curyer once again giving the team drive. The forwards in Nick Delaat and Tom Pickering presented themselves well however our goal kicking was inaccurate under pressure. The second quarter saw PAC kick further ahead, taking advantage of any turnovers or loose checking. Our defenders were struggling to contain several high marking and accurate kicking opponents. Josh Barnett in his first game for the team this year was playing excellent football, whilst our captain, Anthony Martino gave the team some inspiration in his first run for the year following an early season injury. At half time the team was down by 9 goals and something had to be done. CBC’s second half saw a much better display of high standard football. Josh Barnett and Pele continued to provide the team with great drive. James Kittel-Neill started to shut down the PAC tall forwards and Jonty Rutai switched to ruck and produced an excellent half of football giving the smaller players first use of the ball. Nathan Byrnes played the role of a skilled link player mid field whilst Thomas Pickering started getting on top of his opponents when switched to centre half forward. Nick Delaat looked more dangerous at full forward and other players worked harder to keep the ball in our area. Luke Yates and Jarrod Hancock finished the game with strong efforts in attack, whilst Brady Goggins snapped an excellent goal to show that he will develop into an excellent forward. With such a fast game there were injuries and fatigue on both sides, testing the fitness of the benches. Sam Warren and Lachie Starr gave the team fresh legs in defence, whilst Dan Stevenson featured well with his marking and disposal in defence. Nick Adams played some good football in defence, despite suffering from injuries. Michael Hilliker performed well in ruck when required and battled well against taller opponents in defence. Dane Richardson provided good run especially along the wing. Liam McGee and Eric Caluya contested well in different positions and showed the versatility of the team. Josh Dwyer linked up well in his limited time on field due to injury. To match PAC in the second half was a great effort by our team in their first experience at this level. With more preparation and training we can expect to see the team produce some good results during the future matches. This week the team plays St Peters 2nd XVIII at St Peters. Best Players: Pele Biancardi, Josh Barnett, Jonty Rutai, Aiden Curyer, James Kittel-Neill, Tom Pickering Goal Scorers: Delaat 4, Pickering 2, Biancardi , Goggins Mr Greg Ward Coach
Year 10 Football St Michaels 11.8 (74) defeated CBC 10.7 (67) Best Players: Bielby, Strange, McPherson & all played well Goal Scorers: Tulley 3, Koulizos, Strange 2, McPherson, Bielby, Bojovic 1 The CBC team was heavily hit by illness and injury, to a point that only 14 players could play. St. Michaels graciously agreed to field a team of 14, but had 8 players to rotate on and off which became influential at various parts of the game. In general, the performance of the team was strong during the early part of the first, second and third quarters, but it 12
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was evident that our ability to run hard in the latter part of quarters was affected by tiredness. Our last quarter defied the expected effect of tiredness. We went in at the last change a few goals down and fought the game out to the end. We were actually down to just 13 players for the last 5 minutes of the game, following a concussion to Jack Owens as a result of a sling-tackle. When the injury occurred we were only trailing by a point, and looking headed for victory. The performance of our captain Tom Bielby was extraordinary. He dominated the air, taking a multitude of excellent pack marks. He won the ball in congestion, tackled hard and also provided run. His inspirational longrange, tight-angle goal, whilst under pressure, was a trigger for the thrust toward a victory late in the game. His performance was closely followed by that of Jack Strange and Will McPherson. Jack ran hard, attacked, followed up his work and provided outstanding leadership on the field. Will rucked all day and also performed like an extra on-baller, providing drive and linking up in general play. Another performance worth highlighting was that of Adrian ‘Torpy’ Mastrangelo. He was a brilliant leader in defence and provided excellent drive from half-back. The whole defence was very solid and reliable. Despite this close loss I was extremely proud of the boys for their efforts in adversity. It was truly inspirational. With any luck we will field a full team against Trinity this week and have our first win against a Division 1 team. Mr Matthew Crisanti Coach
Year 8 Football Mercedes 4.11 (35) defeated CBC 3.2 (21) Goal Scorers: 1 – D Barker, J Callahan, L Matthias Best Players: J Ridgwell, D Barker, W Mason, J Callahan, Z Robey, L Matthias In a game played in cold and slippery conditions, CBC matched a bigger Mercedes team for a half, but could not sustain the effort, eventually losing by 14 points. CBC allowed the opposition to get off to a flying start having six scoring shots to three in the first quarter. Fortunately, Mercedes did not kick accurately and we were only 8 points down. We were playing reasonably well and were right in the game, but allowed Mercedes to score easy goals. Similarly, in the second quarter, CBC let the opposition dictate terms and we were held scoreless, but were still only 16 points down and still in the game. However, in the third quarter CBC showed the commitment that is needed to compete against the better teams. CBC dominated play and won the quarter, but was still 13 points in arrears. We opened the final quarter with great intensity and got within a goal of Mercedes before they scored the final goal and secured victory. For some reason for a half of football, we go to sleep and fall into our old habits of sitting back and hoping someone else gets the hard ball. In the last half, out commitment and attack on the ball was terrific. We were first to the ball, got the free kicks, ran hard; tackled fiercely; and our second and third efforts were admirable. Admittedly, Mercedes were a talented team, with much bigger players than CBC, yet we were able to match them for half the game, but in the end we could not maintain the intensity for four quarters, which is needed to beat the better teams. James Ridgwell worked tirelessly in defence, or when on the ball and his tackling of much bigger opponents and reading of the play was first class. Dylan Barker ran all day and his pace and agility was fantastic. His balance in the slippery conditions enabled him to gain numerous contested possessions. Wayne Mason set up many attacking opportunities and he was always prepared to throw himself into packs and get the hard ball. His second and third efforts were admirable. James Callahan battled hard in ruck and never stopped trying. He battled against bigger opponents and his work around the ground was very impressive. Zac Robey was terrific in defence; he often had to battle against several opponents and his effort throughout the game to stop many opposition attacks, helped get us back into the game. Finally, I was impressed
with Lachlan Matthias’ ability to find the open spaces in the midfield and his run and carry of the ball gave our forwards a number of opportunities. A number of other players dropped in and out of the game, without exerting much influence. An interesting statistic was that out of the three goals we kicked, two came from our wingmen. The forwards have to do more and battle fiercely to finish off the hard work of our players up the ground. To compete against teams like Mercedes, we must have more players winning their positions, we must have more contributors; players willing to keep their eyes on the ball and attack it flat out; run and kick the ball into the spaces; take risks. Our challenge in the next game is to work hard for 4 quarters and like the game against St Ignatius, the results will come our way. Mr Peter Tippins Coach
Prep B Football Cabra 12.7 (79) defeated CBC 0.1 (1) Best Players: John Kleeman, Jack Burke, Thomas Grech, Johnny Frisina Our boys fought hard all day against a side that was superior in skill and pace but it is a credit to them how they fought out the match. The first half was close and we only trailed by 3 goals at half time. The second quarter in particular was a dour struggle with neither team scoring. We were able to hold the ball in our forward area for the majority of the quarter but were unable to capitalise on our opportunities. Cabra broke the game up a little in the second half and as we tried to surge forward to score that elusive goal they hit us on the counter attack many times. This team has a good defensive mind set and can hold teams for long periods in a match and we now have to develop some more attacking flair in our game. John Kleeman led all day in a great captain’s effort. William Goldsmith and Jackson Heinrich were very reliable in defence and John Zito’s long kicking and tap ruck work was invaluable. Mr Vincent Rignanese Coach
Year 4/5 Football Parkside/St Raphael’s 5.9 (39) defeated CBC 1.1 (7) Again another great effort from the boys with the 1st half being a tight affair, CBC showed they can be tough at the ball in wet slippery conditions and get their head over the ball. Good use of the handball to clear out of the scrimmages, it was a welcome sign. We do need to watch we don’t over use the handball though and players running to present a lead. Our second half dropped off and Parkside/St Raphael’s managed to get a slight advantage in use of the ball, unfortunately this occurred not because they played better but because we lost some run in our legs and didn’t man up in defence when they went forward leaving 3-4 loose players in their forward line. A point for us to work on at training. All up though I was pleased again with the efforts of all and the group continues to show they are developing individual and team skills. Great work all and keep up the good work. Goal Scorers: 1 – Matthew Cerone Best Players: Lachlan Staunton, Matthew Adams, Tom Brooks Thanks to Cosi, Sean and Keith for helping out. Mr Steve Brooks Coach
Soccer Open A Soccer Gleeson College 2 defeated CBC 1 Goal Scorer: Daniel Filosi Best Players: Christian Pizzino, Owen Hvalica, Nick Delaat Another well fought game. Despite the harsh conditions the boy’s played with determination and passion. The advice from Mr Kosmina is beginning to pay off with some very structured and intelligent football on display. Well done to the entire team. Mr Chris Dolan Coach
Open B Soccer CBC 6 defeated Marryatville 1
The victorious U16 Rugby team! (CBC 69 vs St Peter’s 0) Standing (L–R): Joel Pepper, Bailey Clements, Tony Tran, Taylor Riley, Declan Reidyu, Dylan Armstrong, Mr Ian Hamilton, Nick Adams, Charlie Pickford, Darcy Bagshaw-Thomson, Zac Burgess, Mr John Absolon, Mohammed El-Deeb, Max Douglass, Alex Walker, Ricky Bracci, Tyler Yeadon. Kneeling (L–R): Luke Clifton, Jake Pinksterboer, Ciaran Whittaker, Kyle Fleetwood-Piper, Cooper Richardson, Tom Harris, Chandler Lupinacci, Patrick Imaysay
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Trinity College 1: 5 defeated CBC 0
CBC 11T 7C 0P 69 defeated St Peter’s 0T 0C 0P 0
Best Players: The entire team After two weeks of waiting to have a game, the CBC Open Hockey team hit the playing field last Saturday. Sitting in the chilly air at Golden Grove always generates an eagerness to get out and have a run. With only eight players fronting up to represent CBC , they did not diminish from the challenge of playing against the Trinity College No. 1 team. With Jude and Nicholas joining the team as new members of the CBC squad, the game commenced. The boys spread across the field to take up a fairly defensive game plan. Nathan and Calum in fullback positions produced a very strong line of defence which held all the initial approaches from Trinity. Luke in goals working with Calum and Nathan held the opposition at a nil all score up until the last moments of the 1st half. Anthony in the centre assisted by Nicholas, William and Baz were able to show the opposition it was not going to be a walk over. Collecting the ball from the Nathan and Calum, CBC were able to run it into their goal scoring region, putting the Trinity goalie on edge. Despite a number of attempts, along with some missed foot fouls being called, CBC made sure Trinity did not take the game for granted. By the end of 60 minutes with being 3 players short, Trinity was able to capitalise on their player advantage and add another 4 goals to their score. It was a delight to see the players exit the field to applause from the parents and congratulations from the opposing coach on their strong effort and good sportsmanship. At all times, despite the disadvantage in numbers, the players maintain a totally calm and committed approach to their first game of Hockey for the season. Mr Peter Donnelly Coach
Try Scorers: Zac Burgess 3, Tony Tran 2, Nick Adams 2, Luke Clifton, Max Douglass, Kyle FleetwoodPiper, Tyler Yeadon Conversions: Charlie Pickford 2, Alex Walker 2 Best Players: Joel Pepper, Zac Burgess, Tony Tran, Alex Walker This was our second game of the season, played away at St Peter’s College. Luke Clifton Captained the CBC team and forward pack to a victory against St Peter’s, in which we demonstrated great courage, determination, organisation, structure and purpose on the field. Dominating play we spent the vast majority of time in attack, such was our ability to turnover the ball and change defence into attack. With Darcy BagshawThomson resting, Zac Burgess moved to Captain the Backs putting on a fine display of tackling, rucking and passing. We had a number of reserves who played off the bench, and made outstanding contributions. Cooper Richardson, usually a back, played flanker in the second half, and was lifted in the line outs, and did a sensational job for the team, often stealing the ball at an opposition’s lineout, and making the tackle of the day by stopping the opposition’s biggest lad with a very technical tackle. Tony Tran was ever un-stoppable, fending off five opposition players in a run to the try line is becoming the expectation. Alex Walker as Scrum half, and Joel Pepper as blind side flanker, and later in the game as Number 8, both played the full game, always giving 100%, making excellent tackles and providing marvellous support to the team. The game highlighted the need for each player to be adaptable in their role and number on the field. Both teams played the game with spirit and composure, shaking hands before and after the game, and exchanging cheers when the final whistle was blown. The CBC School Song echoed loudly across the sports fields of St Peter’s after the game. Mr John Absolon Coach
Goal Scorers: Diamond 2, Kristian, Francis, Murtaza, Dion An outstanding performance from the Open Bs, bouncing back dramatically from our first game defeat, 4-2 away to Rostrevor. All 14 in the squad can be proud of the way that they conducted themselves against good quality opposition. We seemed to get the balance right between maintaining our defensive and midfield structures throughout the game, whilst at the same time attacking with fluid and at times mesmerizing football! Your coach enters his 10th season with optimism! Mr David Bocock Coach
Year 10A Soccer CBC 4 defeated Blackfriars 1 The Year 10 boys faced up against the old foe Blackfriars and came away with an excellent win – both on the score board and on the field. All spectators and officials complimented the boys of both sides on their attitude and approach to the game. CBC attacked from the outset and Michele Raschella put the ball in the back of the net within 5 mins. Blacks counter attacks where very quick and they penetrated deeply into our half. However the strong defence of the back line repelled all but the last attack and hence a goal. As the season progresses it is pleasing to see the improvement in the play. This week was a team game and most of the goals were a result of good build up in the mid field. The boys will continue to improve by controlling the midfield and finishing their attacks. Best Players: Antonio Labbozzetta , Dean Didas, and John Neindorf Goal Scorers: Christian Pancione 2 , Antonio Labbozzetta 1, Michele Raschella. 1 Mr Michael Lucas Coach
Year 10B Soccer St Ignatius 3 defeated CBC 1 It was a slow start from the boys in the first half, which resulted in 3 goals being scored against CBC. In the second half the boys changed their game and where putting on pressure which resulted in a great goal from Ben. Frazer and Marcus continually displayed a great level of energy to help the defence and to take the ball forward. It was a great effort from everyone in the team. Mr Michael Lucas Coach
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Year 6/7 Soccer
Gleeson College 5 defeated CBC 0
Blackfriars 6 defeated CBC 0
Round 2 saw us compete against good opposition and some useful lessons were hopefully learned, not the least that playing with 10 against 15 is a big challenge. Students must notify me as soon as possible of unavailability or absence from a match. This provides the greatest opportunity to find replacements. Against a strong, skilful and well organised opponent in Gleeson, CBC began quite well. Our defence was excellent in closing down the opposition who had to resort to long range efforts. Amir Husseinipour was courageous and effective as a sub Goalkeeper, and made a number of excellent saves. Some skilful work on our left by Dylan Gabana and Brandon Shumnugam resulted in a narrow miss at the near post. However, despite our best efforts, Gleeson’s numerical advantage and excellent passing game (from which we could learn much) began to wear us down, and at the break the score was 2-0. CBC put in a remarkable effort in the first 20 minutes of the second half. Our passing and consistent running created 2 excellent chances but we need to keep calm when nearing goal. Gleeson continued to attack at speed, and despite our brave and determined effort, were able to exploit their numerical advantage. The final score of 5-0 reflected Gleeson’s dominance but not the great effort put in by our team. We are playing at Hutt St this week against St Paul’s. Mr Richard McLoughlin Coach
The boys put in a mighty effort to combat a tough and experienced Blackfriars team on Saturday morning. Special mention goes to Michael Owen for his tireless efforts in defence, Brodie Miller making countless saves in goals and Matteo Frasca and Emile Abraham for their runs through the midfield. Despite the result, the boys came off the field holding their heads high for their ‘never-give-in’ attitude and a superb demonstration of sportsmanship. Thank you for all the parents who came out and supported. Well done boys. Mr Joel Langley Coach
Year 8A Soccer CBC 6 defeated Immanuel 0 CBC had a depleted team through injuries. We had just enough to play against our opposition. There was no subbing to rest and refresh our team. We worked hard for the whole seventy minutes and it paid off. Pembroke kept the attack on at all times and pressured our defence continuously. They were able to do this with the full squad that they had. Unfortunately for Pembroke, we had our speedy forward Jordan D that was able to score our only and winning goal of the match. The consistent endurance of Pembroke eventually tired the boys and our forward came off with an injury leaving a weakness in the team. CBC didn’t fold to the full Pembroke squad and played with heart and kept them at bay. Finally, the whistle blew and the game was over. CBC stills stands undefeated with in the school soccer competition. The boys should be proud of their achievements and how they have conducted themselves whilst playing the games. Well done 10 A’s. Now all that is left is Intercol Cup against Blackfriars. A few prayers will be handy. Men of the Match for this game goes to Andrew T, Jordan D and Carmine A for their tremendous efforts in the forward line and midfield. Our next match is away against Pembroke College. Pitch 3 Park 17 Corner of Greenhill and Glen Osmond Rd. Opposite KFC. Kick off at 8.15am be there 7.45am for warm up. Goal Scorers: James Ionni 3, Tony Ton 2, Jimmy Odenwalder 1 Thank you to all parents who support the boys by getting them to the matches and cheering them on. Also a big thank you to Mr Gallagher for running the line. Mr Emmanuel Gaitaneris Coach
Year 6A Soccer CBC 7 defeated Pembroke 0 Fantastic performance by the whole team again this week with a well-deserved score line. This week the boys worked consistently well as a group to support each other through all moves across the field. They continually ran at the opposition creating room to play others in. At half time the score was already 4-0, with Pembroke having little opportunity at their end because of our solid defence. Second half 3 more goals were added to the tally as the team worked on their passing skills and corners. It was a solid performance by every member of the team and they should consider themselves all to be Best on Field this week. A special mention must go to the families that come and support their boys. The group is a wonderful community of parents and families that are there for all the team and support staff. Thank you. Ms Aly Barrass and Mr Flavio Bressan Coaches
table tennis Open Table Tennis Pembroke defeated CBC I know oranges aren’t apples and so does the Open C/D Table Tennis team who went down to a Pembroke A/B team. But there is some irony. St Peter’s, who were also playing at the same venue, were down two players, so my team and a half, made up the numbers. They won! Now, it would be poor form to comment further but there is something grand about a bus load of generosity on a cool Friday evening helping out the underdog. We contemplated those at the margins, those who can’t make a team and those who volunteer at the drop of a bat as we wheeled our bicycles down Frome Road into the fading light. Mr Rory Harris Coach
Year 8/9 Table Tennis
After a disappointing loss last week to Immanuel, the boys turned the tables against PAC with a 7 – 2 victory. Strong games were played by Mason Bruns and Luca Trimbole. The rest of the team played very well. Mr Bernie Marwe Coach
As we gathered in the dining court in anticipation of our first away match for the season against Blackfriars, the enthusiasm and excitement of the Year 8/9 Table Tennis Team was palpable. There was, right from that moment, a considered confidence amongst the boys, that they could sense victory and would again represent their college with great pride, giving their all and if possible bring home a positive result. The Year 9 Table Tennis Team this week was represented by William Clemente, James Baddams, Phillip Kim, Aaron Norris, Daniel Wallis, Basil Dimopoulos, Alex Gawronski, Lucus Katoris and Leon Kasperski . It was a tight competition with the A Team winning 3 games and losing 3 games but overall winning the most points and the B Team being out right winners winning 4 games and losing 2 games. There were some strong individual performances from each of the boys, but more importantly was the collective feeling of being a team and encouraging each other to realise their personal best. We thank Peter and Liam for their coaching, Mr Clarke for being our bus driver and Mrs Dearman for ensuring we had lollies to celebrate our victory on our bus trip home. Mrs Caroline Clarke Coach
Year 4/5 Soccer
Year 8 Table Tennis
Year 5A Soccer CBC 7 defeated PAC 2
Pembroke 6 defeated CBC 1 A tough one this week however the CBC 4/5 boys demonstrated some real team skills in the latter half of the game. In doing so they wore down Pembroke’s goal scoring ability and an only score by CBC’s Ben O’Brien put us on the board. Well done again team and keep those chins up. Mr Danny Vlassopoulos Coach
Year 4 Soccer CBC 4 drew Pembroke 4 Player of the Week: Nicholas Kellerman-Clarke. A fantastic game from both teams. Our boys ran all game dishing out as much as they got. Great ball and passing skills. Good result boys. Manager: Mr Lorenza Verlado Mr Paul Zitis Coach
The CBC Year 8 Table Tennis teams made their visit to Blackfriars Priory School last Friday. It was a tough battle between the two sides. Some great players from Blackfriars had the CBC teams in trouble at one stage. Both groups fought back bravely and stubbornly. Team A ended up winning 3 games out of all 6 games (1 Doubles and 2 Singles). Team B succeeded in winning 5 of 6 games in total (2 Doubles and 3 Singles). With the spirit of ‘nevergive-up’ and a strong belief that ‘I can do it’, the Year 8 Table Tennis once again had a great performance. Ms Jie Zhu Coach