CBC Fremantle Annual 2020

JOURNEY ANNUAL 2020

CBC JOURNEY 2020

1

Journey Contents INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOREWORD LEADERSHIP REPORTS COMMUNITY GROUPS HOUSES

GOSPEL SPIRITUALITY CAMPUS MINISTRY

LIBERATING EDUCATION AWARDS LEARNING AREAS

JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY SYMBOLS OF OUR JOURNEY COLLEGE BALL CLASS OF 2020 ROLL CALL

2

004

068

082

174

Acknowledgement

OF COUNTRY CBC Fremantle is proud to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the Whadjuk Country on which our College has been located for more than 130 years and pays respect to Aboriginal elders past, present and emerging.

We are committed to justice and peace for all, grounded in a spirtiuality of action and reflection that calls us to stand in solidarity with those who are marginalised and the Earth itself.

William Burfoot with Pyrs Jeffery at Opening Mass.

4

inclusive Community Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committed to the common good.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

5

Shortcuts INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

TERM THREE

3 AUGUST Our Year 11 Integrated Science students had the chance to put their knowledge from the classroom into practice last week when they spent some time at Point Watler with the Parks and Wildlife Service.

6 AUGUST Our Maths and Engineering boys started on an interesting series of challenges – programming a micro-computer, complete with an LED screen. Working in teams, the boys will work through the challenges each Tuesday afternoon, developing a variety of coding and analytical thinking skills.

10 AUGUST Congratulations to James Hellewell, Noah Kenworthy and Jack Grose, who finished in the top three in the Technologies Week Year 7 Table Tennis Competition. The event was the perfect opportunity for Year 7 boys to put their custom-made bats on display, having previously manufactured them in their D&T classes.

7 AUGUST Our Year 10 Catering students put their cooking skills on display today, serving hundreds of pizza rolls, biscuits and brownies to close out Technologies Week.

26 AUGUST It’s a busy time of year in the Art Room, with the Year 12 students working on sculpting hebal stone, while Year 11 artists have been learning from Old Boy Yusef Hourani (‘16) as they work on painting with oils.

11 SEPTEMBER Things got pretty emotional last night, as our Year 12 boys and their mums reflected on their transition into tomorrow’s gentlemen at a special celebration to replace the traditional Mother’s Day event that was cancelled due to COVID-19.

19 AUGUST 8 SEPTEMBER It was a big day for our up-and-coming student leaders today, as they made their final speeches before voting for House and College Captains opened!

6

Mr Pickford’s Rite Journey group spent their class yesterday experimenting with putting up tents, so they’ll be well prepared by the time they face The Abyss camping experience next term.

31 AUGUST Our Year 9 boys have been loving their dancing lessons with the girls from Iona Presentation College as they prepare for their social next Friday evening. The experience is an important part of the College’s Rite Journey programme, and provides boys with a great opportunity to demonstrate what it means to be a CBC gentleman.

25 AUGUST Our Year 10 and 11 leaders were left energised and excited for the road ahead after a very exciting Leadership Camp last week.

1 SEPTEMBER As part of English and Languages Week, the Year 7 boys have been writing letters to residents in local aged care homes.

It’s hoped the letters will provide a sense of companionship for our boys’ new friends, who will be able to share their stories and wisdom with CBC’s next generation.

4 SEPTEMBER Our Father’s Day Breakfast looked a little different this year, but that didn’t stop it from being a very special morning for our Year 12 boys and their dads.

7 SEPTEMBER The College was filled with the sound of African drumming at lunchtime today as we celebrated Diversity Day. The aim of the event was to give boys the opportunity to reflect on the importance of culture, and how we can all celebrate our own uniqueness and diversity everyday.

18 AUGUST Ms Schmidt’s Year 10 class were lucky enough to hear from Old Boy Zac Coubrough (‘19) last week, who shared his experiences going from CBC into the Navy and now working at HMAS Stirling on weapons, radar and communications systems.

11 AUGUST Our Year 8 boys are busier than ever as they continued to rapidly develop solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems as part of their inquiry-based project. The gentlemen are honing their presentations and beginning to develop prototypes in preparation for next Wednesday’s showcase.

10 SEPTEMBER Our outstanding Year 11 leaders put in the hard yards to make this year’s R U OK Day CBC’s biggest yet. The group of gentlemen devised and implemented a host of different events and activities to help start conversations that could change lives. The Cloisters was bustling from 8am, with boys keen to get their hands on a bacon and egg burger, or challenge each other to a game of jenga, tennis or cornhole. Year 11 students mingled through the crowd to start conversations about mental health, and check in with how everyone was doing.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

7

DR WAYNE TINSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EDMUND RICE EDUCATION AUSTRALIA

Edmund Rice people It is a privilege to contribute these words for your Yearbook of 2020.

In the light of the COVID crisis, much has been said of the uniqueness and challenges of this year. The challenges have been enormous and there has never been a more difficult or disrupted school year.

During this time of great difficulty, your school community has been a beacon of hope for all.

I have never been so proud of our schools as this year, when the care and compassion that we espouse in our stated mission, has been so visibly enacted in our school communities.

Be very proud of your resilience, your care and compassion, your dedication to what is important. In the face of great challenge, your school has truly been an ornament to the vision of Edmund Rice and the priorities of our Gospel.

We are particularly proud of our final year students, whose valedictory year has been greatly compromised. Despite the challenges of offsite learning and restrictions within

8

society, our students have found a way to lead, to learn and to celebrate. This augurs so well for their future success.

Our staff have been magnificent! In the face of great pressure and challenge, we must celebrate the extraordinary dedication and creativity of our staff. We are so proud of you and our profession is so much richer for the contribution that you have made.

Many of our families have undergone great hardship this year. Thank you for staying with us and please know that we are with you in good times and in times of adversity. Your faith in Edmund Rice Education Australia is what sustains us and drives your school to be the best that it can be.

Finally, in my final time of offering these words, I am grateful for and rejoice in the vision that unites us all and challenges us to become more complete human beings through a Catholic education based on compassion, liberation and inclusion.

Principal’s address

Mr Burgio with Finnlay Kerr and Finlay Yeo.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

9

MR DOMENIC BURGIO PRINCIPAL

a message

of hope

Mr Burgio’s speech at the annual Awards Evening addressed the second characteristic of a CBC gentleman and spoke of the power of unconditional love in developing lives with purpose and value.

I dedicate this speech to John Hughes, Class of 1952; a CBC Old Boy who has given so much back to this school but nothing more valuable than this advice: “Had I been a street sweeper, I’d have made it my mission in life to be the best street sweeper in the world.”

With the exception of last year, when I was not able to be with you, this address has annually focussed on one of the attributes of the CBC gentleman. Derived from the College’s Journey Document, the attributes of the CBC gentleman explicitly detail the aspiration we have for all our graduates.

Four of the characteristics – the CBC gentleman forms attitudes and actions based on Gospel Values, the CBC gentleman is accountable and prepared to face and overcome challenges, the CBC gentleman is selfless by nature and able to form mutually beneficial relationships and the CBC gentleman recognises the ‘other’ in his life – have been covered in previous years, and this evening it is the turn of the characteristic that the CBC gentleman does his best and understands the inherent value of doing so. Since 2014 when these attributes were drafted, this has been the least understood and most criticised. And yet, in my opinion, it is the most noble.

Recently I was reading the review of a member of the leadership team. It was an excellent review. In it I found a

10

comment from a parent regarding the College’s academic success: “I don’t think the school is currently seen as a leader in academic achievement. What it is seen is a place with excellent pastoral care and development of polite, confident young men.”

This is not the first time I have heard this comment, and it is not just parents I have heard it from. It pains me to think that any member of our community would think that the leadership of this school, or any school, de-prioritises academic achievement.

Academic achievement is the core business of schools, and staff recruitment, curriculum development and facilities’ investment, among other things, have academic achievement at their core. The problem I think is that different people will have different definitions of academic achievement and of course each member of a school community plays to their strength in defining and prioritising it.

The simplest way to define academic achievement is to measure it. The league tables have for years now been the metric that is focussed on when determining a school’s academic success. Despite the many noble comments by politicians and education leaders about the league tables only being one of many success factors, the fact remains that a school’s performance on the league tables is most definitely privately celebrated with gusto and publicly lauded with restrained jubilation. It puts bums on

seats. It can also be contrived, manipulated and misleading.

This is, without doubt, the best school community I have ever experienced in my career, and that is a view shared by many members of the public. CBC Fremantle has become a school of choice. But the last government school I worked in had equally dedicated and committed teachers. Not universal in its buy-in, but the teachers who did commit have my everlasting respect. The Principal, his leadership team and most of the staff weaved miracles on a daily basis just to get through each day. On my last visit there in 2009 I walked into classes where some teachers were dressed in pyjamas, others had brought in their pet or organised a whiz bang lesson when most schools would just deliver a run-of -the-mill one. It was a hive of innovation and initiatives, because most students did not want to be there, most parents had a negative view of education and the social issues confronted by students were extreme. These are but a few of the many other initiatives concocted routinely to keep the students engaged. The school provided breakfast, lunch, clothing, shelter,

LEFT Mr Burgio with Nicholas Dart at Ash Wednesday. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Mr Burgio; Mr Burgio with Jayden Camarda at assembly; Mr Burgio with his daughter Rosie and grandchildren Lily and Sebastian; Mr Burgio with CBC parents Mrs Damitz and Dr Waters; Mr Burgio with members of the College Leadership Team and Student Leadership at assembly.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

11

medical care and, most importantly, love in much-needed doses. It was uplifting to see the staff effort, especially when that effort was not always reciprocated by students and parents. And yet that school will never appear in the higher echelon of the league tables. That honour is reserved for the schools that also have excellent hard-working staff in many cases outstanding staff but benefit from things the staff at that school don’t. A good postcode. Academic select entry. Values monoculture. The ability to ask students to leave. The ability to say who does ATAR and who doesn’t. Not necessarily bad features, but differentiating features nevertheless.

CBC Fremantle is a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice Tradition. As such it is Christcentred and student-focussed. It uses the model of Edmund in showing the graduates how you can serve humanity. There was an attempt in our recent history to make this a Uni-preparatory school. That was, and is, a fantastic initiative as long as there is no collateral damage. Every boy whose family wishes him to receive a CBC education should get the entire slice of the pie that he is entitled to, and every pathway in this College should be seen as having equal gravitas, value and importance. It is an ideal still not completed, but I believe we are making great progress. Thanks to outstanding staff members who teach ATAR courses, there have, in the past 10 years, been more than 100 young

TOP LEFT Alex Buckland (‘19) at Opening Mass. TOP MIDDLE Zachary Harris-Walker with his mum at the Year 12 Mother and Son Reflection Evening. TOP RIGHT Rhys Doig with his guest at Year 12 dancing lessons. RIGHT CENTRE Mr Burgio with Lincoln Kerspien at assembly. RIGHT BOTTOM Mr Black and Mr Shaw with Year 12 graduands on their final day.

12

men with an ATAR of 95 and above. This represents a high percentage of boys doing the ATAR pathway and one of the joys of this job is receiving Linkedin invitations from former students who have achieved great success after completing university.

Importantly, however, I also receive invitations from many Old Boys who didn’t go to university, but who are equally successful and proud of their achievements. In recent years, CBC boys have won state and Australasian gold and silver medals in VET. Many of our boys are being placed in work experience positions provided by CBC alumni who are now running their own successful business. This year, 17 boys of the graduating class already have apprenticeships. If this is not being seen as a school that is ‘a leader in academic achievement’ it is a reflection on what society values, and a sad one at that.

The CBC gentleman does his best and understands the inherent value of doing so. The second attribute, behind Gospel Values. It has been linked to the mantra that ‘At CBC Fremantle, your best is good enough’.

And yet, some think it is code for mediocrity.

Code for minimalism. Code for effort being completely the realm and choice of the student. I personally do not know anyone who can do better that their best. Knowing what it is, and where possible to try and improve it, should be a constant journey.

But some of us do hit a ceiling, and when we do, that is not a failure. It is a triumph that we got there. Adolescent years are pivotal in determining what kind of adults we become. People receive their value and worth from different sources; I find my value from knowing I am loved and cherished by Jesus and from my family, teachers and friends who loved and believed in me during my boyhood.

This foundation is one that no one can ever

take or touch. It’s priceless and lasts forever.

My mother has passed away now but her love for me, and belief in me, can never be taken from me.

Understanding, unconditional love has been proved to empower people to live stable, productive lives with purpose and value.

When we are confident of our value, we are in a beautiful position to place value on others so they can live a life of purpose and strength making a difference in this world. But our value cannot be defined by what we can’t do.

That is our challenge. As parents, in particular, we need to be sure of where our value is established so we can help our children know their value. Our unconditional love for them is the first foundational step to our children knowing their value and worth. This can never be taken away from them regardless of what they come up against in life. And that is why your son’s best must be good enough.

Now gentlemen, for the bad news. It is not for you to determine your best, nor should it ever be fixed at a point beneath your capabilities.

In terms of your best at this school, it is the staff who determine a boy’s best. Their expertise, ability to understand and be informed by data, and innate ability to challenge at a pace and time that suits each individual is what determines a boy’s best. As all the mums will agree, boys will do as little as you let them, and as much as you make them. Boys need to be challenged, and when they succeed, they need to be

celebrated. What they can’t be is crushed. It’s a bit like the game of quoits. If the peg is set at the boy’s feet, he will quickly get bored. If it is set too far away, he will get disheartened and give up. The art of challenge is that the peg is set far enough away to keep the boy’s interest, for the boy to gain eventual success, and if and when mastery is achieved, move the peg further away. During a time when they are finding their self-worth and self-efficacy, if they are crushed by giving their best, they will withhold it and never give it again. Never give it at school, never give it at work, never give it in relationships. In my career, I have seen so many young people revert to low-altitude flying because they fear giving their best and being crushed. This self-handicapping follows them into adult life. It reduces the quality of their life. ‘I didn’t really want that job; I didn’t really study for that test; I didn’t really care about that relationship.’ All excuses masking the self-handicapping that epitomises those who have not been nourished during their formative years when they give their best.

Now some people have taken this too far, and hence the reason some have misunderstood this attribute. There’s no problem with the ‘I was in a race’ ribbon.

The problem is when that ribbon is not put into context. The conversational phrases ‘I’m so proud of you!’, ‘It’s so great you did your best!’, ‘You beat last year’s time!’ are very different to ‘You’re the best!’, ‘You’re a

champion!’, ‘You’re such a great athlete!’

The balance between affirmation and over-indulgence is the challenge for the adults who partner us in this community to form the most well-rounded young man who values his best. Boys get told here for six years that their best is good enough.

This is the stake we provide for the sapling to make sure it grows true and straight, but during their exit interview, I inform them of the reality of adulthood. Your best as an adult is sometimes not good enough. Adults sometimes lose jobs, miss out on contracts, fail in their relationships. Adult failure is a reality. But it is my opinion that if an adult has been formed valuing and giving their best, they will be better placed to reconcile failure.

Despite how disappointed, even devasted they may be, if they can honestly say, I gave that situation my absolute best; there can be few regrets.

Most of you know I am an avid op-shopper.

One place I see the proof of a positive selfworth is whenever I shop at Good Sammy’s.

Good Sammy’s provide employment for many intellectually disabled women and men. It always warms my heart to be greeted by them. Their approach is always confident, as if they are the world’s greatest salesperson.

I listen sometimes to how they are spoken to by their managers, and it confirms my suspicion that the reason for this is that those women and men have always been

CBC JOURNEY 2020

13

in environments where their best was good enough. Where they were valued for what they could do, and strove to do it as well as they could every time.

Every boy who comes to CBC Fremantle comes on his merits as a young man formed in the image of God. I don’t look at NAPLAN results, grades or percentages. We don’t give academic scholarships. We have lost many enrolments to schools that have offered a scholarship to a boy I have enrolled and, on several occasions, that boy has returned to us, because despite being in the top 2% of the State academically, he was made to feel ‘the dumbest kid’ at his academically select school.

Academic success at CBC Fremantle is not a simple metric. It is a combination of factors that allow a boy to thrive and to achieve the best possible outcomes given his interests, abilities, gifts and talents. Mediocrity of effort is not accepted in this College; albeit we remain humble yet ambitious as a school.

There is a plan over the next few years to invest heavily in the buildings. We hope to take residency in a purpose-built Learning Area to house our Year 12s in the first instance in 2021. The plans for a lecture theatre and classrooms are before Council. Phases 2 and 3 of our Master Plan include replacing our dark and narrow stairwells with lifts and glasscovered staircases, and a redevelopment of the Marshall Building. These improvements will help bring the physical dimension of our school to the level of its spiritual side, but as heavily as we invest in buildings, you can’t have a relationship with a building, and the most important attribute of CBC Fremantle – that it is a community, that it is a family – will continue to drive its success.

14

“You have reaped the rewards of your hard work this evening and I hope you continue to improve and refine your attributes so that you find your place of happiness, faith and joy.”

Every boy who is here tonight is here because he did his best. That attribute, alongside the four others that make up the CBC gentleman, provides him with a framework for success.

Can I please extend my congratulations to all the boys, their families and staff for this wonderful effort. 2020 has been a difficult year for some, devastating for others, and yet here we are together, celebrating our oneness and our shared commitments. I have quoted the saying that the ‘strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire’ before. It is worth mentioning that all the boys who are here tonight have overcome very difficult circumstances. But, so have many who are not present here, and who achieved their best despite the circumstances. To all our community can I thank you and wish you a productive end to 2020 and a much less tumultuous 2021.

In conclusion, a few special thanks. Thank you to Dr Debra Sayce, Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia. Each year she makes it a priority in her busy schedule to visit socially as well as attend our Awards night. Deb, your support is very appreciated and highly valued. To Terry Iannello, President of the Alumni Association and his committee members. You are a permanent reminder that CBC Fremantle has always had graduates of high calibre who make a life-long contribution to serving others. To Mr Greg Bruce, Chair of the Advisory Council and his members – your

understanding of the essence of the College and wisdom of advice makes it a pleasure to work alongside you. To the special guests who have made time to be here with us this evening, thank you for your ongoing support.

To Mark Campana and the Music Parent Group, who are a beautiful community within our community and provide support to the Arts Department. The Arts are a crucial part of a boys’ school and CBC does it so well.

To David Contera and members of the Parent Auxiliary, who make every CBC event a family event and, because of their investment in what the College tries to achieve, add soul to those important gatherings. Special thanks to all my colleagues, who during a testing year have always put the boys first. Farewell to our retiring staff and those leaving us. I hope your experience of CBC has been a good one and I know that each of you leaves a little of themselves in this community.

It would be remiss of me not to make special mention of Mr Neil Alweyn. Neil has been an integral part of the CBC community and leadership team and his personal and professional presence will be sorely missed.

He is a man of deep faith, humble, caring and an outstanding leader. We know that he will be a great success at Kolbe College.

He leaves with the heartfelt appreciation of our whole community for his outstanding contribution to CBC Fremantle.

And finally, to the people who make this all possible, you the parents who humble us in putting your trust in us to partner you in the formation of your sons. There can be no greater honour. Thank you for your rock-like support, honesty, feedback and most of all thank you for understanding CBC. I hope the dividends, like tonight, keep flowing back for a lifetime. And in conclusion, a special thank you to you the gentlemen of CBC Fremantle.

You have reaped the rewards of your hard work this evening and I hope you continue to improve and refine your attributes so that you find your place of happiness, faith and joy. If you do a little checklist tonight, I’m sure you will find: • •

•

•

•

The CBC gentleman forms attitudes and actions based on Gospel Values, tick The CBC gentleman does his best and understands the inherent value of doing so, tick The CBC gentleman is accountable and prepared to face and overcome challenges, tick The CBC gentleman is selfless by nature and able to form mutually beneficial relationships, tick, and The CBC gentleman recognises the ‘other’ in his life, tick.

God Bless, and remember I love youse all.

ABOVE LEFT Mr Burgio in the Cloisters. LEFT Mr Burgio dancing in the Cloisters with Mrs Burgio at Edmund Rice Day. BELOW LEFT Mr Burgio at Mass on the first day for Year 12 students. BELOW RIGHT Mr Burgio with James Watson and Jason Mack at Opening Mass.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

15

MR NEIL ALWEYN VICE PRINCIPAL IDENTITY & MISSION

BLESSINGS

and gratitude

TOP LEFT Mr Alweyn. TOP RIGHT Mr Alweyn and Mrs Laing. ABOVE Mr Alweyn with Lachlan Godfrey, Harrison Wood and Thomas Rich in the Cloisters. FAR RIGHT Mr Alweyn ringing the bell.

BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Matthew Sapienza, Callum Wauhop, Sebastian Catalano and Lawson Hinton at Freo’s Biggest Bog Lap; Miss De Palma and Jed Stafford and Patrick Ivester from Kelly 2; Thomas Wilson speaking at the Year 8 Retreat; Jacob Rowland on a global EREBB call; Lucas Benino and Rohan Groves in World’s Greatest Shave; detail of the Edmund Rice Walk; Joshua Louthean, Kyle Vegvary and Darcy Black at Opening Mass.

16

The caring and compassionate community of CBC Fremantle shone with extra light this year as we all coped with the incredible challenges of the global pandemic. Even as we heard stories from our families that tore at our heartstrings, we did not ever sense a wavering of trust and faith in our College.

I do believe it is because we have built up solid and genuine relationships with our community over many years, and our consistent message of Gospel Values in everything we say and do is not just lip service. We walk the talk, and the uncertainty towards the end of Term 1 was made so much easier because of our faith.

This year we released the College Evangelisation Plan. This outlines how we engage in sharing the message and teachings of Christ, which is at the core of our faith tradition as a College. The document provides information on how we approach this and outlines the structure for the next two years. The plan comes under the headings of Head, Heart and Hands, which addresses the critical thinking and analysis that accompanies deep understanding, embraces the nurturing of spirituality by practising prayer and reflection and engages in service and solidarity.

With this document, which is revisited constantly, we have a fantastic tool to keep on track with our aim to provide everyone with the chance to shape their spiritual journey. With this in mind, this year we split the Liturgies and Retreats into two separate positions, with Mrs Emma Tandy taking

over the coordination of our Retreats, and Mr Matthew Silveira still focussing on the Liturgies. What a team these two are – the two most important community aspects of our faith tradition have flourished under their guidance.

Christian Service Learning goes from strength to strength with Mr Matthew Stockton at the helm, and Indigenous Reconciliation studies has also played a dynamic part of the ‘Hands’ part of our plan. This year we have really ramped up the Inclusivity programme, with Mrs Leanne Ogden creating important initiatives to educate our community about diversity and keep abreast of the changing face of language and more.

This year we also finalised some wonderful pieces of art on our campus that are part of our educational and spiritual experience at the College. A series of stainless steel columns at the front of the College describes the life of Edmund Rice and the women who influenced him. The other installation is on the Stirling Street side of the College and is a water feature containing the EREA apology to the victims and survivors of abuse in Christian Brothers’ schools. Both pieces are part of an extended Edmund Rice walk taking in the Chapel, the sculpture and the Touchstones mosaic in the centre of the Cloisters, and will also include an honour wall in the near future. These additions to the campus allow us to open conversations about the deeply sad history of institutionalised abuse and to make sure everything possible is done to ensure it is never repeated. The safety of our students is our major priority and the College has also initiated the delivery of child safety

programmes for students and their parents, which focusses on appropriate boundaries, how and to whom to reach out to and corrective experience for anyone who has suffered in the past.

It is my last year in the College Leadership Team and I thank all of my colleagues for their support and companionship during my time at CBC. Mr Dom Burgio and Mr Shaun Kenny have been incredible role models on my journey towards becoming a Principal and I thank them both for their generosity of time and wisdom. Thank you also to my fellow Campus Ministry team members: Mrs Tandy, Mr Silveira, Mr Stockton, Mrs Ogden and Miss Lynn.

I will miss our conversations and banter, but mostly I will miss the friendship and that incredible feeling of peace and harmony that descended on me every time we held a CMT meeting.

God bless and see you soon.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

17

MR GARY BAILEY DEPUTY PRINCIPAL PASTORAL CARE

Honouring

TODAY’S BOYS One thing that can be said of 2020 is that we will all remember it.

I think back to the past 54 years that I have experienced and I remember my 18th birthday, mainly because I crashed my father’s car; my 21st birthday, with a party to remember; the day I was married, and the birth of my three wonderful children.

But 2020 must rate as the year we will all remember evermore. Go back to Christmas last year and a global pandemic was a creation of the movies. Little did we know we would all be acting out our very own movie a few months later.

One positive that has emerged is the friendships and relationships that have been forged throughout lockdown. Families walked together, played games and did jigsaws, and went on bike rides. It is a shame that we seem to have returned to the busyness of our lives and these simple activities that we all enjoyed together have almost disappeared. It would be wonderful if we could reignite this family time.

The school remained open during lockdown with a skeleton staff and students attending whose parents were in jobs vital for the community. We had around 50 boys in most days who worked from the online material provided by their teachers. But it was at recess and lunchtimes that the boys and staff had time to meet, eat and play cricket in the

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Mr Bailey; Students at Careers Day; Liam Jaeger at Year 9 dancing lessons; Leo Algar with his dad at Share the Journey; Fraser Hickling, Ahmad Fallah and Aidan Legge celebrating International Women’s Day; Matthew Henderson-Kelly at the Year 12 Mass; Levi Cunningham with his parents at The Rite Journey; Mr Bailey playing cricket in the Cloisters.

18

Cloisters. It was a wonderful experience to see these boys flourish and have fun with the staff. Highlights were Mr Bateman hitting a six into the Science office, Mr Burgio batting as if he was trying to salvage a draw in a test match, and Mr Alweyn attempting to emulate his childhood hero Steve Waugh and failing miserably. I am sure the boys who were at school during those weeks will never forget their COVID cricket and the time spent creating memories to last forever.

This year we introduced the Year 7 camp at Forest Edge. We did this to provide the boys with the opportunity to nurture relationships with their new teachers, and also to forge friendships with the other boys in the year group. We looked to challenge them to be able to work in a team while starting to show independence away from home.

It is in these middle years of school that the boys start to associate more with their peers and move away from their family. This can be a difficult time for some parents and guardians. Here at CBC, we endeavour to make sure the boys have every opportunity to make friendships that often last long after they have left school. The joy of teaching is watching the boys grow and mature into fine young men who can stand on their own two feet.

CBC is all about relationships, community and friendship. We work hard to make sure the boys all have the opportunity to experience a sense of belonging and support at all times.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

19

MR SCOTT MCDONNELL DEPUTY PRINCIPAL TEACHING & LEARNING

academic point of difference Recently, our family went on a holiday to Rottnest Island to relax , spend time together, celebrate birthdays and experience the wonders of what the island has to off er, including their famous crayfish dog!

Riding bikes everywhere is what makes Rottnest so unique – this experience for adults and children alike is absolutely fantastic, and provided our kids with the freedom of play. We had a wonderful time, yet the lead-up to the holiday felt like the year that we had!

Servicing and repairing our bikes took about eight days. Jake, my middle son, needed tyres replaced as I found out that he likes to do skids every day down the hill on his way to school. Kaelan simply grew out of his bike and had brakes that did not work, no matter how hard he squeezed, and Ella asked if she could have a basket and a water bottle carrier to make her’s more attractive. The adult bikes had to be fixed and cobwebs washed away.

Eight days of work and demands from the family for theirs to be my priority! It felt like my days were just not coming together to get everything done and, to make the matter worse, there were no bike parts at any store.

The eight days of fixing bikes was equivalent to the number of days that CBC Fremantle was affected by COVID-19. Just like preparing for a family holiday, everyone’s story as to how they coped with online learning and staying at home is different. How this affected our family dynamic and how the students approached learning was different. Eventually, with some solution-focussed thinking, we fixed the bikes, had some extra family time

20

together and enjoyed our holiday. Likewise, as a community we found a way to continue learning, continue with our journey and keep hold of what is important to each of us.

A key takeaway from the year that we had is not to underestimate the value of the relationship. As educators who constantly explore possible initiatives and strategies to improve learning through researchers such as Hattie and de Bono, what is at the core is the partnership that we have through authentic and trusting relationships.

The shift to online learning due to COVID-19 caused the educational community to reflect on the learning process, which led us to the most obvious place: boys are relational learners. I recently read an article that stated: “Boys were very, very clear about it: they are relational learners. This is first base.”

This is the core of what CBC Fremantle does. And this is the lens that the Academic Board and our teaching staff look through when constructing the myriad of learning opportunities for our boys. Essentially, this is our academic point of difference!

Members of the Academic Board have come together to answer the following question: what does a Year 12 student look like at the end of their academic journey? This question has been our focus when designing and articulating the CBC academic journey.

Our collective thinking so far has produced the following points: •

A CBC graduate will never stop learning; he will think critically, independently, empathetically and morally. He will be

• •

•

•

motivated, accept challenge and achieve his best. He will make mistakes and he will learn from them (skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours).

A CBC graduate will feel equipped for his next stage in life.

At CBC we recognise that learning goals and pathways are as unique as each student and we must support and guide students in their academic pursuits.

A CBC graduate has a love for learning and is a confident young man who knows he has followed an academic pathway that has prepared him for his future.

A CBC graduate knows that he has made the best of his learning journey and is proud of the gentleman he has become.

Our students are at the core at why we do what we do. Explicitly articulating the academic journey is our next step as a College, with a vision to help every boy achieve his personal best and be in the best possible position for his future upon graduation.

LEFT Mr McDonnell with Bailey Collinson. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Studying Biology in Year 11; Dr Holohan with Alexander Chapman in Science Help; Flynn Muletta, Adam Groves and William Balk; Rylan Paatsch during Science Week; Theo De Campi in the workplace.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

21

MR MIKE PICKFORD DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP

the cbc journey

Some of you may know that my all-time favourite movie is the Tom Cruise hit Top Gun. I’m not apologising for this seemingly overtly macho choice of film because this epic tale is a classic hero’s journey and is rife with symbolism that explores a deeper side of life, most of which is way beyond my knowledge of folk lore and legend. But what is as obvious as a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier overhead is the story is of a boy becoming a man.

There are so many nuances in this movie, including the boy discovering his feminine side, characterised by his love interest, and answering the call to take up the challenge, complete the quest and make the leap of faith and courage to take on a new identity as a man. There is initiation, there is atonement, there is community acceptance, there is understanding of a higher knowledge and power, and there is freedom to live a fulfilled life of service after the pilgrimage. Yes, I am still talking about Top Gun! I see so much of this in the CBC journey in each young man who chooses to answer the call to adventure. It may not be Hollywoodstyle, but from the young boy who walks through the ceremonial guard of honour to the young man who walks across the stage as a CBC graduate, the script is crafted to assist our hero to become the best he can be.

I will give you one little example. During The Rite Journey we regularly see boys doubt their own abilities and express their inner critic. They may even refuse to try something new because they believe they

22

can’t possibly succeed. It warms my heart to say that we also just as often see their peers, their friends and even boys they don’t know as well, without any prompting, dispel this self-scepticism and shine a light on their positive attributes. Leadership and ‘being the hero’ isn’t grounded in the self – being a leader is about serving others and highlighting their strengths, following along to make sure no-one is left behind, and making decisions that benefit the whole.

It’s not easy to be a leader – it takes courage and selflessness – and what I see in those quiet few minutes is all of those things.

This attitude shone from our boys during this very different year, and the CBC journey carried more poignancy than ever. Community and connection were never more evident than in the support from our parents, and the resilience and good spirit shown by our boys did a lot to calm my own trepidations! From our Year 7 boys to our Year 12 graduands, CBC students were engaged in activities that all contribute to the development of a good young man. There are hiccups, there are little detours and there are moments of clarity and insight. It is the CBC journey from boy to man.

CHOOSING CBC

The Class of 2025 commenced their CBC journey on 3 February through the traditional Year 12 guard of honour.

The new boys were introduced to their student leaders, Captain William Buckland, Vice Captain Nicholas Dart, and their team of student portfolio captains: Ben Leavy in Academics, Patrick McClelland in Arts,

Thomas Maycock-Hansen in Community, Rohan Groves in Faith and Mission, Jonas Brown in Indigenous Leadership, Tomás Holohan in Service and Zachary Evans in Sport. The Captains of House also stepped into their role with good humour and compassion, setting the tone for the Year 7 students. James Oliveri and Michael Gaynor in Kelly House, Lawson Hinton and Asher Hwight in Morgan, Jonas Brown and Axel Damitz in O’Connor, Lucas Benino and Callum Wauhop representing Patrick, Zak Kaddour and Jimmy McKenzie in Rice, and Matt Medin and Lucas Cikara in Samson were excellent role models and continued to be outstanding ambassadors for their Houses throughout their final year.

The initiation into the journey continued with Year 7 Transition Week, held at Forest Edge Recreation Camp in Waroona. The cohort distinguished themselves as adventurous and brave as they tackled the flying fox, abseiling, kayaking, raft building, target shooting, the ski biscuit, amongst others, as well as meeting team challenges to keep the accommodation and common areas clean and tidy. It was fantastic fun and contributed to the building of some solid friendships and understanding of CBC’s values. The call to adventure was answered!

OPENING MASS

Gathering together as a community celebrating our connection and faith tradition is always special, but in retrospect this full and glorious evening was a double blessing as in the months following community contact was curtailed and celebrating Mass often became an online event. In the CBC journey, exploring

spirituality within a Catholic environment encourages students to live a deeper and richer life, and sharing the message of Jesus Christ with families rather than separating school from home is a validating experience for the boys’ development.

Eight Special Ministers of the Eucharist were commissioned during the service and performed their first public duties ministering the Holy Eucharist to their community. They were William Burfoot, Sebastian Catalano, Nicholas Dart, Zachary Evans, Rohan Groves, Lawson Hinton, Patrick McClelland and Isaac Wieser.

New staff were also welcomed and blessed: Mr Daniel Bateman, Miss Mai Barnes, Ms Breanna Bollig, Ms Clara Booth, Ms Georgina Bowler, Ms Taryn MacCallum, Ms Catherine Morgan, Ms Tavia Pursell and Ms Heather Wilson. The Altar Servers during this special Mass were Tyler Firth, Oscar Holohan, Tristan Jensen and Vincent Robertson, with College Principal

LEFT Mr Pickford with his TRJ group. TOP LEFT TO RIGHT Henry Turner at TRJ camp; Benjamin Shales with Luca Gabbiani on the first day; Miss Bowran with Aidan Nigli at TRJ Retreat; Alec Cikara with his dad; Jonas Brown leaving the final Year 12 assembly; Fr Sebastian with the Special Ministers of the Eucharist; Mr Burgio with Lucas Rossi; Kai Edwards at Year 7 camp; William Yurak at Year 12 dancing lessons; Cooper McManus and Mr Pickford; William Cotter with his family at TRJ opening ceremony.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

23

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Alexander Murphy and his dad at Share the Journey; David Oxford at Rite Journey camp; Mr Pickford congratulates Raphael McCrackan on his appointment as College Vice Captain; at Year 12 graduation.

Mr Domenic Burgio serving as Acolyte and Father John Sebastian as our celebrant.

SHARE THE JOURNEY

On Sunday 15 March the Parent Auxiliary once again invited Year 7 dads and carers and their boys to share some special time walking along the Swan River. College Captain from 2017, Nicholas Watson, and his dad Tony spoke to the assembly, sharing memories and their own special bond to highlight the importance of strong male role models in the life of the developing young men. The morning was wrapped up with a sausage sizzle prepared by the Parent Auxiliary dads and Year 12 leaders, highlighting what a wonderful community initiative the event is.

THE RITE JOURNEY

The Class of 2023 commenced their Rite Journey programme with the traditional ‘Calling and Departure’ ceremony on Monument Hill in Week 3 of Term 1. With their parents by their side, the boys were asked to look back on their childhood with gratitude for their support as they embarked on the next step of their journey to adulthood.

During the year, the boys engaged in challenges and activities designed to increase their self-confidence and discover their place in the world.

Formal dancing lessons were also part of the programme and contributed to the sense of celebration when loosened social distancing requirements allowed the traditional dance evening with Iona Presentation College to go ahead. A few days later, the young men hosted their mums for a special Mother and Son Dinner Dance, which included a sitdown meal followed by a formal dancing set.

Honouring the women in their lives plays an integral part to the development of today’s boys into the gentlemen of tomorrow and is an essential component on the journey.

24

The watershed year culminated in a hike and solo camping expedition in Bindoon, known as ‘The Abyss’, as well as a powerful retreat on the banks of the Swan River that highlighted love as the foundation of Jesus’ own journey to manhood and the ultimate service he provided for humanity.

At the same site two weeks later, ‘The Homecoming’ ceremony symbolised the boys returning to their parents as young men, with their rite of passage towards manhood acknowledged and celebrated. As the young men strode across the Attadale foreshore accompanied by their Rite Journey teacher, the parents gathered around to honour the moment with pride. Later, they presented their boys with a special letter of affirmation and love which was followed by a short liturgy with the stunning backdrop of the dusk settling on the city of Perth.

RECOMMITMENT

The academic journey was a major focus in Year 10, with students considering their future study pathways as well as reflecting on their spiritual and personal growth. Mr Scott McDonnell and Mr Garry Hart were pivotal in pathway discussions, and counselling and career options were explored at Careers Day. It was a powerful year during a trying time and the Year 10 boys rose to the challenge of facing their future and committed themselves to the quest of personal excellence on their pilgrimage towards tomorrow’s gentlemen.

THE SERVANT LEADER

In their senior years, our young men have gone through the learning stages of service and leadership. They have discovered the worth of giving, they have learned the value of community, and they have explored their own leadership potential. In Top Gun terms, this is when the hero receives what he originally set out to achieve as he is raised on the shoulders of his peers. The graduation certificate, the high ATAR or the apprenticeship maybe, but in reality what he has set out to achieve is far greater than himself, because that is what being an adult

is about. It is about serving others, giving to others, and the final years at the College encapsulate that.

At the Leadership Camp, the Year 11 young men explored their own unique skills and talents and how they can best serve their community. They developed this further in the bid for the Year 12 College leadership positions and their presentations were nothing short of inspirational. They assisted at events and they were generous with their time and patience with their younger brothers.

The Year 12 gentlemen, meanwhile, carried out their formal and informal service opportunities and leadership duties not only diligently but with honour and passion.

GRADUATION

I’ll be so bold as to say this is the hero’s moment – when the confetti canons explode at the graduation ceremony and shiny bits rain all over the Year 12 cohort, it is a proud moment honouring 12 years of schooling.

This year we were pleased to include in our ceremony the graduands who had left school prior to the end of the year to pursue apprenticeships and the pride and dignity of these young men was equal to our graduates.

It was a fitting finalé to our heroes’ journey – the young men are free to live their lives. Cut to credits and cue dramatic music. But, it is only the beginning, and there’s going to be a sequel that is just as good, if not better! The six years of CBC education has an eye firmly on this moment, when the young men go out and be witnesses of the teachings of Jesus.

In a nutshell this means acting with kindness, patience, compassion, service, love, integrity – being a good person and an agent of change for a better world. It means being a gentle man; a CBC gentleman. When I see these young men in the future, even years down the track, they will still call me ‘Sir’ and it will make me feel old but I will wear that with pride. It was a stellar graduating year and the Class of 2020 should be very proud of their endeavours. I thank them, and love them for it.

“It is about serving others, giving to others, and the final years at the College encapsulate that.”

CBC JOURNEY 2020

25

MS GEORGINA BOWLER DIRECTOR OF STAFF

people

EDMUND RICE

The late and great Irish poet and philosopher John O’ Donoghue wisely said that we can’ t create or manufacture community, but rather that we should allow community to emerge. With the right conditions, allowing ourselves to reflect and ‘see the shape of our souls’, community will gather around our shared values.

This year, by the grace of God, we were handed an opportunity to see the shape of our souls. How blessed we are to have this wonderful community who shone with integrity and compassion during the darkest time. Their main concern, every day, every moment, was making sure their students, their colleagues and their loved ones were cared for and uncompromised.

As I have stepped into this community so recently, it was with clarity that I could see the warmth and goodwill of my new colleagues and friends and I thank them for the welcome and support that was offered as I juggled my new role as a working mother. It’s not always easy and I admire the many before me who have integrated family and work into their lives with such apparent ease – I think we may all be a little like the swans gliding serenely on the water while paddling furiously underneath, but we wouldn’t have it any other way, would we? Family highlights the importance of love and compassion in the world, and we are blessed to be in a community that truly values the things that really matter.

This year into our community we welcomed our new Head of Religious Education,

26

FACING PAGE TOP Mrs Bowler. FAR LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Mrs Lawlor with Alexander Epis and Noah Kenworthy; Mr Leech at the House Athletics Carnival; Mr McDonnell at English and Languages Week; Mr Pickford and Miss De Palma after the spaghetti eating competition; Miss Kuhaupt, Ms Cooper and Ms Eades during English and Languages Week.

RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Br Paull with Mrs Tandy, Mrs Schmidt and Mrs Giancaspro at his farewell event; Mrs Richmond during Science Week; Mr Bailey and Fr John Sebastian at Ash Wednesday; Dr Holohan on Shrove Tuesday. THIS PAGE LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Mr Stockton and Ms Calanni at Book Week; Lachlan Byrd at Edmund Rice Day; Ms Morgan, Ms Pursell, Ms Dodsworth, Mr van Dongen, Mrs Emslie and Ms Bollig; Mr Kennedy at TRJ; Mrs Nelson. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Ms Carter, Mr Hortense and Mrs Gordon celebrating Edmund Rice Day; Mr Rear at Swimming training, and Mr Lacey with the Ecology team.

Mr Daniel Bateman. The department underwent a bit of a restructure with Mrs Emma Tandy taking on the role of Retreats Coordinator, allowing Mr Matthew Silveira to focus on Liturgies.

Ms Breanna Bollig and Ms Catherine Morgan joined the Academic Care team, and Ms Mai Barnes and Ms Tavia Pursell settled into the English department. Ms Clara Booth was welcomed into Science, while Mr Giuseppe D’Alessandro joined the Maintenance crew and Miss Indigo Kuhaupt was an addition to the team in the Library.

This year we bid a sad farewell to Mr Neil Alweyn, who has been a part of the College Leadership Team since 2016 in the role as Deputy Principal of Teaching and Learning and then as Vice Principal. Mr Alweyn has that rare gift of constant good humour and friendliness and his calm and thoughtful presence and sage advice and leadership will be sorely missed.

We also had to say our goodbyes to Mrs Kerry Faichney, Ms Taryn MacCallum and Mrs Vera Moura in the English department, Ms Jenefer Wiltschut in Science and Ms Bree Bollig in Academic Care. Their dedicated service and devotion to excellence in education has contributed to the academic success of many CBC gentlemen.

Mr Adrian Correia has been on secondment as Deputy Principal in the Pilbara, and he and his family are so enjoying the warmer lifestyle that he has resigned from CBC to continue

CBC JOURNEY 2020

27

“While it is difficult to part with these wonderful colleagues, it is particularly poignant to say goodbye to the last Christian Brother to work at our College, Br Kevin Paull.”

his stint up north. Adrian has been greatly missed but we know that, as a man of faith and service, he is destined for a happy and successful future.

has been of the highest order, and Ms Nicole Morante in Administration, who provided secretarial and administration support for the Deputy Principals.

Mr Justin Leech is also leaving us to expand his experience as an educator and leader by transferring to another Catholic College – our loss is their massive gain.

While it is difficult to part with these wonderful colleagues, it is particularly poignant to say goodbye to the last Christian Brother to work at our College, Br Kevin Paull.

After 57 years in Catholic education, Br Paull is retiring and his incredible support of our students who require some extra care with literacy and numeracy will be hugely missed.

Originally from Kalgoorlie, Br Paull trained as a Christian Brother in Melbourne in 1960 and his mission has spanned continents and generations as his love of learning was gifted to many, many young people. Br Paull has devoted his life to others and we wish him a well-earned rest from active service.

College Psychologist, Ms Gabbie Petta, is not returning next year, and we thank her for the value she has added to our community and the significant positive impact she has made on the College and in the lives of so many students and staff. Farewell also to Ms Dolores Howard in Food Technology, whose assistance for our Catering classes

ABOVE Miss De Palma and Miss Bowran during NAIDOC Week. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Ms Morgan with Blake Johnson; Mr Sellings with David Portelli. FAR RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Miss Barnes at Opening Mass; Mr Burgio, Mr Alweyn, Miss Lynn and Ms Bowler; Mrs Romagnoli and her husband Michele volunteering for St Patrick’s Doorstop Dinner; Mr Bourke at Opening Mass; Mr Silveira and Oscar Waters at Edmund Rice Day.

28

CBC JOURNEY 2020

29

BACK ROW Kim Delury, Aaron Brunskill, Daniel Bateman, Christopher Dix, Chris Sellings, Matthew Stockton, Daniel Kennedy, Craig Jones, Adryan Winnan, Zachary Preston, Garry Hart, Jeremy Peris FIFTH ROW Karen Spence, Marilyn Schmidt, Lana De Palma, David von Felten, Patrick Ryan, Evgeny Bespalov, Sharon Hookway, Justin Leech, John Rear, Jean-Claude Hortense, Vanessa Bacich,

Carol Denny, Jennifer Giancaspro FOURTH ROW Samantha Emslie, Lachlan Byrd, Shayni Nelson, Troy Mollica, Luisa Gordon, Veronica Carter, Silvia Romagnoli, Nicole Christie, Lisa Speranza, Ben Shaw, Arnaud Marion, Keane Bourke, Mairin Barnes, Danielle MacDonald THIRD ROW Jennifer Lawlor, Andre Leicester, Emily Bowran, Chloe Lynn, Shane Mancuso, Valma Granich, Louis Miller, Mia Gordon, Pauline Van Lohuizen, Maria Garbin, Giuseppe D’Alessandro, Marriann O’Neill, Jennifer D’Ascanio, Ali Connell, Cherie Butcher SECOND ROW Dolores Howard, Sharni Duthie, Peter Hale, Larrisa Dodsworth, Aidan Holohan, Trevanna Cooper, Catherine Morgan, Nicole Morante, Vicki Heath FRONT ROW Leanne Ogden, Clara Booth, Gabrielle Petta, Angela Calanni, Scott McDonnell, Gary Bailey, Anthony Pitos, Domenic Burgio, Neil Alweyn, Michael Pickford, Georgina Bowler, Nirmala Narayanan, Tavia Pursell, Petrina Richmond, Emma Tandy

CBC FREMANTLE STAFF 2020

MR GREG BRUCE CHAIRPERSON CBC FREMANTLE BOARD

Serving our

COMMUNITY

30

We look back on 2020 with a range of emotions and memories. A year with unexpected and unwanted consequences, a year of sadness and loss for so many around the world.

We are certainly blessed living in Australia and even more so in WA. The disruption forced upon us through the pandemic saw our staff, parents and boys take on and overcome the substantial challenges, workload and pressures to make the year run smoothly and positively for CBC. Thank you to our families for your patience, resilience and trust.

The Board strongly supports the exciting developments taking place at the College with the proposed new arts centre at our property at 162 High Street, and the planned Year 12 hub to be fitted out in the building opposite the gym. Not only will these projects provide outstanding facilities for our students, but also allow for the classroom logistics to cater for improvements and refurbishments on the existing College campus.

With 2021 we will experience growth in overall student numbers as enrolments increase in the Year 7 intake, ensuring the operation and sustainability of CBC well into the future while continuing to provide the exceptional quality of teaching and care that is associated with the College.

As of 2021, all EREA school boards across the country will be known as Advisory Councils to more accurately reflect their role and purpose.

This will not change what we do or how we do things at CBC, including: • Supporting and advising the Principal on strategies for monitoring and enhancing the educational outcomes for students, • Contributing to and endorsing submissions to EREA, for example: - Strategic planning (linked to School Renewal), - Budget and Annual Financial Statement, and - Capital works and master planning, • Reviewing and advising on the College’s risk profile, risk boundaries and risk ‘culture’ in line with the EREA Risk Framework,

“The disruption forced upon us through the pandemic saw our staff, parents and boys take on and overcome the substantial challenges, workload and pressures to make the year run smoothly and positively for CBC.”

At the end of 2020 the Board farewelled longserving members Tim Allan, Gia Burd and Mauri Mucciacciaro as their terms concluded.

The Board and College greatly appreciate these very dedicated and loyal people for their many years of service to CBC. Another Board farewell was to Neil Alweyn as he commences as Principal at another Catholic college. Neil’s contribution to CBC has been considerable and we wish him the very best in his new role.

• Endorsing specific school policies, such as fee setting, enrolment, privacy and complaints.

As Chairperson, I gratefully acknowledge and thank our Board for their diligence.

The contribution of Tony Pitos is especially appreciated as Board Secretary, as is working with our Principal, Domenic Burgio and the College Leadership Team. We look forward to a very exciting and rewarding year ahead.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

31

MR TONY PITOS BUSINESS MANAGER

financial Sustainability

Forming an annual operating budget is an essential tool in the functioning of the College – the budgeting process makes our fiscal capacity clear. It estimates the expected revenue and relative expenditure and, in that, addresses factors that will influence the receipts and payments associated with the functioning of the College.

Making three-year forward projections enables the College to estimate the current and ensuing periods with some alacrity.

The budget is an organic document – it remains contemporary to College issues and aligns to the Strategic Planning Document, also an organic document that we review each year. Various factors, such as changes in student population or government funding policy, can have a tangible impact on CBC’s revenue streams and sustainability. The three-year modelling allows a view of the short- to medium-term future and gives CBC the capacity to avoid potentially detrimental circumstances.

The College has a Business Continuity Plan to address circumstances that could disrupt our operation; for example, technological failure, natural disasters and illness of staff. The plan did not, however, address a pandemic with the impact of COVID-19.

However, CBC has navigated this crisis quite well, thanks to the efficiencies in our technology, the planning of our Leadership Team, and the largesse of our staff enabling online learning.

32

I would like to recognise all of the nonteaching staff at the College, who support not only the teaching staff in their day-to-day work but also the operations of the College.

Particular recognition must go to the Finance Team as their endeavours are integral to the ongoing functioning and financial sustainability of the College.

In the early COVID-19 onset, when ongoing employment by families was a consideration, CBC offered fee relief in various forms. It is satisfying to know that the majority of our community managed to keep current with fee payments and, indeed, most of the families that requested relief have resumed payments. Significant College revenue continues to come from state and federal government grants; tuition fees and facilities income form CBC’s main sources of private income. Government grant income continues to decline or grow at a low percentage. Given this, the revenue derived from grant income no longer offsets the wages and salaries expense in the College. Tuition fees thus remain integral to the operation of the College as these allow us to debt-service loans, invest in capital development, and carry out our general operations.

In 2020, Tuition Fees and Charges increased by 2%. This increase was kept to the minimum but was necessary due to continuing financial pressures on the College, including increases in Teaching Salaries and other general expenses. I reiterate my comment in the 2019 article about the

importance of Tuition Revenue – pressure continues to be placed on this revenue stream as income from grants becomes more uncertain. Tuition fees not only allow resources that give CBC the capacity to continue our various capital projects within the College, but also to keep CBC current in education and provide the optimum in pedagogy.

Affordability remains integral to the College’s philosophy and traditions. Aligned to this is the understanding that all parents and guardians know how critical fees are to the fiscal capacity of the College. If all fees are paid in the academic year for which they are charged, budgeted resources are not reduced and the College can continue to provide optimal education without large fee increases, and enable fees and charges to remain significantly lower than other metropolitan boys’ schools.

The annual survey to households of students at CBC was conducted again this year to further determine the capacity of households to subsidise the government grant funding for the College. This data will be used to help determining the Index of Cultural and Social Economic Advantage (ICSEA) of the College. If this demographic data demonstrates an increased financial capacity of families in the CBC student catchment area, this will reduce the level of federal and state funding, as formulas for the calculation of funding are influenced by the ICSEA level.

LEFT Mr Pitos. ABOVE Mr Iannello (‘59), Rylan Paatsch, Kaiden Summerell, Lachlan Montagu and Mr Miller (‘76) at the EREA apology water feature.

Three main areas of expenditure – salaries and wages, operations and maintenance expenses – constitute the College’s main outlay. Salaries and wages are the largest cost area, with teaching salaries the most significant component. Other expenditure relevant to the efficient operation of the College includes utilities and maintenance, and professional development of staff.

The resourcing of ICT at the College remains essential. Continuing to fund this area at a good level value adds exponentially to the educational experience.

Without the operational capacity of ICT and the associated one-to-one staff and student laptop programmes, the home schooling necessitated by COVID-19 would not have been possible. The College has also continued to develop our monitoring of the correct use of social media by students, along with a focus on cyber-security controls.

The development of the property at 162 High Street – and subsequent plans for redevelopment – remains high on the agenda. This is the first phase of the three phases of the proposed Capital Development Plan for the College. We are currently in conversation with the City of Fremantle regarding project approval; the quantity surveyor estimates project cost to be $7.1 million. We anticipate building to commence early in 2021.

Additionally, the College is currently negotiating leasehold occupancy at

223 High Street, Fremantle, which will provide six classrooms and a mezzanine common room. It is proposed that the premises will house the Year 12 cohort.

This initiative is to allow for greater flexibility on the main campus by freeing up classrooms. This will facilitate the next two phases of development: the renovation of the Cloisters and White Building and the subsequent redevelopment of the Marshall Wing.

The statue of the Blessed Edmund Rice and Touchstone mosaic in the Cloisters has been enhanced by the inclusion of a series of engraved stainless steel pillars that provide an insight into the life of our founder. Also, 2020 saw the installation of a plaque and water feature which contains the EREA apology to the victims and survivors of institutional abuse, offering a space of contemplation and healing while promoting awareness of the past to ensure it does not happen again.

Capital Development prompted by initiatives this year will provide additional classrooms and other facilities at the College, enhancing our resources and capacity to provide strong educational outcomes and support the pastoral welfare of our boys. CBC will continue to ensure that its students are educated in a school that provides a safe, inclusive educational environment. Child protection legislation and the growing area of compliance will promote greater awareness of responsibility in this and many areas over the next few years.

CBC FREMANTLE 2020 BUDGET RECURRENT EXPENDITURE $17.2M

SALARIES AND WAGES 71% OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 26% OTHER 3%

CBC FREMANTLE 2020 BUDGET RECURRENT INCOME $17.5M

FEES 45% GRANTS 51% FACILITIES 4%

CBC JOURNEY 2020

33

WILLIAM BURFOOT COLLEGE CAPTAIN GRADUATION ADDRESS

Sharing a

legacy

A lot has happened over these past six years. The Class of 2020 entered into this community some 2000 days ago, a little nervous and excited about what lay ahead – and now we are in much the same position. As it was with entering high school, we now must leave our comfort zones, our bubbles of certainty and routine that we have become accustomed to.

Those routines – waking up at six, seven and even eight in the morning, getting to school in time for Mentor, participating in class discussions, days of fun, studying for that upcoming test – these have all come to an end. Now, once again, we stand facing the unknown. We don’t do this alone however, but with our friends, with our family, and with this community behind us.

Tonight, I would like to take the time to thank those who have helped us on our journey – those people who have been beacons for us, people who have guided and shaped us into the gentlemen who sit before me.

We can’t all play footy like Jack Carroll, run like Zac Evans, paint like Jackson Young, shred the trumpet like Patty McClelland, work magic with wood like Lincoln Kerspien or ace that chemistry test like Jayden Craven, but each of us possesses unique attributes – some we have developed and honed over the years, and others that have yet to emerge in our lives. But the essential thing we all possess, that one thing that sets us apart from most in our generation, is the collection of attributes that distinguishes a CBC gentleman: personal

34

excellence, resilience, servant leadership, and the ability to acknowledge the other and respect differences, build mutually beneficial relationships, and form attitudes and actions based on Gospel Values. I could not think of anything better to equip us for the challenges that lie ahead.

We all have those stories that hold a special place for us. I remember being in Year 7, barely knowing anyone except my close mates. It was just before Remembrance Day and we were asked to make poppies for the ceremony. Our class somehow quickly organised into a production line. We each had our role – cutting, tracing, attaching the pipe cleaners. In a few short minutes our entire class forgot how to be awkward and started to laugh and talk. I’m sure you each have these kinds of stories – the ones we might one day tell our grandkids, the ones we will silently smile and reminisce on.

These are the moments that, woven together, over six years form an incredible bond. These are the moments where our attributes as CBC gentlemen were – unbeknown to us – being forged.

The work of our parents has been unrelenting for these past 18 years, but that commitment has been fruitful. Mums and Dads, your sons are striving to be gentlemen in every aspect of the word: courteous, kind, and caring.

We all appreciate and thank you for the massive role you have played in our lives, a role that you may have found stressful, daunting, and downright exhausting.

You have provided us with countless opportunities: you sent us here, to a school that reflects the values and

RIGHT Archer Larwood and Valerio Manfredi ABOVE Adam Mucciacciaro and Jacob Perna. BELOW Alex Fraser and Owen Pratt. BOTTOM Lawson Hinton and Mr Leech.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

35

“Even when you can’t remember Pythagoras or the periodic table, the fundamental lessons learnt here – the attributes of a CBC gentleman and the CBC journey – will stay with us.”

aspirations you have for us and that mirrored the optimism you have for our futures. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and that has never been truer than tonight. Your sons sit tall beside you because you have lifted them up every step of the way; you have seen them succeed and fail and try again, and loved us regardless. Thank you.

Recently, nostalgia has prompted me to view things through the eyes of the Year 7 boys in my Mentor and reflect on my time here.

I remembered the past six years, and all that they have contained. The many athletics carnivals where we sat tensely waiting to hear who had won, and would get to go home early; the lunches where your mate said something that was uniquely funny; even those classes where the content just didn’t make sense. All of these times I look back on now with a bittersweet nostalgia.

Some I liked more than others, but I will miss all of them the same.

The teachers at CBC are an integral part of our community. That warm, approachable atmosphere has lifted many days when honestly, I would rather have been anywhere else but school. There are so many words I could use to describe these exceptional people, but to me, the word that has been demonstrated over and over is sacrifice.

There was no finer hour than when travelling to Kiwirrkurra, our bus broke down and we found ourselves stranded in the middle of the Gibson Desert. our teachers stayed calm, rallied and coordinated our collective efforts, and reached the Kiwikurra community.

The staff at this college truly display servant leadership in their actions. The relationships we form with the teachers creates an atmosphere of success – their continued belief in us motivates us to double down

36

and achieve our best. Their attitude of dedication is contagious; you can feel it in all of our classrooms. Thank you to all the teachers who commit so much to ensure we succeed in our endeavours – we are so grateful.

I would like to say a special thank you to the allied staff. Our Groundskeepers, who make the College look amazing; our Canteen crew, who everyday feed hundreds of hungry boys; our Front Desk team, who are the first interaction many have with the school and who are always welcoming; our Marketing department, who always manage to catch special moments; and the Admin staff, who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure smooth sailing. We really couldn’t be more appreciative of your work.

I would also like to thank Father John Sebastian for the spiritual guidance and support provided to us over the years.

His homilies during Mass have taught us the application of the gospel into our everyday lives. This year I attended many Masses and I truly found inspiration in those teachings.

Tonight marks the end of this time of our lives. From here we will all go out into the world and follow our own paths, have our own wins and our own failures. In the future, when the highs and lows of your ATAR fades and whatever your final report says becomes a distant memory, there will be something you remember. It may be when you receive a newsletter, attend a reunion, or even drive past the school. You will be reminded of the beauty of this place. Even when you can’t remember Pythagoras or the periodic table, the fundamental lessons learnt here – the attributes of a CBC gentleman and the CBC journey – will stay with us.

I would like to take this opportunity, my last as College Captain, to share a passage I find particularly meaningful at this moment, titled Citizen in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt.

It reads: “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

To my fellow graduates, six years is far too short a time to have spent with you. Boys, we started this journey together, and now we finish it together, regardless of whether you have joined us along the way or have been here since that first day of Year 7. I know some of you better than others, but we have all provided immeasurable amounts of laughter and happiness that, no matter the distance or time, will never fade. The impact our mates have on us is often overlooked. We think of celebrities and leaders in our society when we question what influences us; however, I would argue that it is our mates, and those day-to-day moments that truly shape us.

I couldn’t think of a better group to have gone through this experience with, and I am truly honoured to have been your College Captain.

LEFT William Burfoot at Graduation. Below Joseph Davis with his mum at Graduation; Matthew Winner with Mr Burgio at Graduation; Mrs D’Ascanio with Kye Sullivan, Adam Mucciacciaro, Liam Davis and Noah Pengilly during the Year 12 students’ final day.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

37

MR TERRY IANNELLO OAM (‘ 59) PRESIDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Tomorrow's

gentlemen

This year we were at the mercy of the social distancing restrictions and unable to hold some of our popular social gatherings, but we didn’ t let that stop our major event – the All Ages Reunion and Alumni Awards – which we hosted later in the year in November.

We had a great turnout at this special evening, and the range of ages is a testament to our close community. Where else would you get great-great-granddads rubbing shoulders with young men in their first year of university except at a family gathering?

This year we were immensely proud to welcome three more inductees into our Alumni Awards gallery. John Nolan (’76) was presented with the Brother Patrick Kelly Leadership Award for his amazing work in so many areas of government and business, as well as his dedication to community organisations. The recipient of the Rising Star Award this year was Dr Jamie Beros (’08), who in a short time

38

has made a mark in the field of research in neuroscience and volunteers in multiple community outreach programmes promoting brain awareness. For the first time we introduced a staff award, which was presented to Ms Trevanna Cooper who has taught generations of young men at the College and inspired many staff and students to love learning and live a life of grace. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for helping to make the world a better place.

At the beginning of the year, we presented the Alumni Association Award to the 2019 student who received the highest ATAR, Joshua Jackson. Congratulations to Josh, who obviously worked very hard to achieve an outstanding 99.5 in his ATAR. We also welcomed the Class of 2019 as the newest alumni to the fold at the traditional Year 13 Breakfast. I always look forward to this morning and see the young men with their holiday haircuts – or rather lack of them – and beards. As Mr Burgio is fond of telling me, it highlights the integrity these gentlemen had when attending CBC to keep to their word

with regards to grooming and wearing a neat uniform. A CBC gentleman’s word is as good as it gets.

There were also some extremely talented alumni who returned to the College to contribute a lasting legacy. Yusef Hourani (’16) was responsible for the drawings that were etched on the Edmund Rice Walk to provide a visual description of the story of our founder and the women who inspired him. Toby Tomlinson (’17) spent all of his mid-year university break painting a colourful underwater mural in the Year 7 area, which really brightens up the walls.

Many other Old Boys give back to their school in a myriad of ways. Mr John Hughes (’52) is always a stalwart supporter, coming in every year to inspire the Year 12 students and hosting the HASS boys at his famous car dealership in Victoria Park. Mr Harry Neesham (’61) spoke about his Vietnam experiences at the College Remembrance Day ceremony and you could have heard a pin drop. Thank you also to the recent graduates who returned to continue their Special Ministers’ duties at the Opening Mass – what a special sight to see those young men administering the eucharist with such reverence and grace even after their formal commitments to their College have ended.

It said so much about the characteristics of a CBC graduate.

This year our committee lost one of our greatest supporters and a true CBC

gentleman. John (Polly) Parker graduated in 1948 and was an outstanding athlete during his time at CBC, particularly in the high and broad jump competitions. Polly was a member of the Alumni Association committee up until March this year and was Secretary for several years before retiring from this position in 2018. We are grateful that our CBC brother passed peacefully and so thankful for the years of friendship.

On behalf of the Alumni Association committee, I thank Mr Domenic Burgio and his leadership team for their support during the year – we always feel welcome when we come into the school and we appreciate everyone’s effort in making our events so special.

I also take this opportunity to thank my fellow Alumni Association committee members: George Ayres, Des Baccini, Nick Bienkowski, Frank Lo Presti, Kevin O’Brien, John Plummer, Phil Taranto, Graham Taylor, and Raymond Morris.

We are honoured to represent many other CBC alumni who we regularly meet up with and celebrate our long-standing friendships and memories, as well as the thousands of young and old men and women who are part of our association.

God bless.

LEFT Preston Hinton (‘18) ABOVE LEFT Ms Cooper receiving her award from Terry Iannello. RIGHT TOP Mauri Mucciacciaro (‘84), Aldo Ottoviano (‘84) and Peter Fruzynski (‘84). MIDDLE Joshua Ciccanese (‘10), Luca Altieri (‘10), Coen Rodgers (‘10) and Jacob Chance (‘10). BELOW James Morris, Hudson Lillis, Matthew Mocerino and Zachary Earl (all ‘19).

CBC JOURNEY 2020

39

MR MARK CAMPANA PRESIDENT MUSIC PARENT GROUP

I’m with the band

Although it was the only major music event this year, the CBC Music Festival was an enormous success. The event, supported by the Music Parent Group, showcased the musical talents of our CBC students. The audience was treated to diverse performances by the Big Band, Guitar Ensembles 1 and 2, Junior Band, Brass Ensemble, Rock Band, College Choir, Vocal Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra. The evening included a raff le, which proved to be popular and boosted our fundraising eff orts.

I would like to acknowledge the generous sponsors of our activities, whose donations are vital for the fundraising efforts of the Music Parent Group. Thank you to the Fremantle business community and the

40

various individuals, including many CBC families, for your kind donations.

Endersby and Vanessa Sturrock. Your support is invaluable.

The Music Parent Group is made up of a motivated and committed team of parents who donate their time to support our young gentlemen on their musical journey under the guidance of Mr Shane Mancuso. Thank you to Vice President Athena Telling, Treasurer Monica Ranallo, Secretaries Rachel Jeffery and Beth Carrello, Fundraising Captain Le-Anne De’Pannone and the general members: Odile Bell, Annique Buckland, Christine and Craig Menner, Gina Blakemore, Marianne and Gavin Folley, Maree Tugwell, Narelle Strachan, Olivia Gleeson, Rochelle Williams, Susie

The CBC Music programme thrives with the dedication of the teachers and tutors who strive for each student to become the best musician they can be and make the art of music enjoyable. A special thank you to Mr Shane Mancuso, Mrs Emma Tandy and all the instrumental music teachers – your nurturing and commitment provides incredible memories and skills that will remain with our boys forever.

TOP At the Music Festival.

BELOW Year 12 Music students.

MR DAVID CONTERA PRESIDENT PARENT AUXILIARY

Sharing the CBC journey

The Parent Auxiliary would like to acknowledge and thank the eff orts of Mr Burgio and his team for their time and the sacrifices they have made to the College during what has been an incredibly challenging year in 2020.

They have provided the boys with all the necessary resources, enabling them to successfully complete their studies and helping the parents to feel at ease during a turbulent time.

The year started like many others with the Year 7 Parent Wine and Cheese Evening, which we always look forward to as it’s a great opportunity to meet and greet our new families. We understand that for many of our new parents, this is the first time that they are letting go of their young boy and putting their trust in the College to help develop them into fine young men. It is a time to reassure parents that they have made a great choice and give them an insight into the CBC community. It also gives me an opportunity to scout for new parents to join the Auxiliary, but don’t tell anyone!

We were also grateful that our new dads and carers could experience Share the Journey at Pt Walter. This event provides a crucial introduction to the CBC journey and community and it was as usual a beautiful day. College Captain from 2017,

Nicholas Watson, and his dad spoke to the group about their special bond, which really highlights the strong relationship between CBC and its families.

Our activities were then put on hold right up until the Father’s Day celebration held in September. It was disconcerting and yet it provided us all with time to pause and reflect.

Working in healthcare, I was fully aware of what COVID-19 could do to our community, and having family and friends back in Europe also gave me a different perspective. It made me really value what I have – my family, my friends, my co-workers and my patients – on a level that I have never thought of before.

Thankfully, here in WA we were blessed to be able to get back to a semblance of normality, as far as our events were concerned anyway.

We were back on board to help out with the Visual Arts Exhibition, the Year 9 social evening with Iona Presentation College, followed by the mother and son dinner dance, the Year 8 Project showcase and a special Year 12 reflection evening that was held in place of the cancelled Mother’s Day event. They are always heart warming times, but this year carried a little extra poignancy as we celebrated being able to gather as a community when so many couldn’t.

I would like to thank the members of the Parent Auxiliary at CBC. Their energy is amazing and the assistance that they provide at College events is invaluable. Many thanks to Nikki Bowyer, Joyce Merenda, James Metcalfe-Gibson, Jessica Parker, Michael Renton and Karen Simons. Thank you also to all the other parents who have assisted at different times during the year.

Congratulations to Joyce’s son Tae who graduated in 2020. Sadly this means that Joyce will not be continuing with the Parent Auxiliary in 2021 and her consistent support, good humour and practical advice will be sorely missed. Joyce – you are a PA legend and we thank you for everything you have done over the years.

Thanks also to the staff at CBC who make everything tick along with seeming ease, and finally we thank Mr Neil Alweyn, who has taken up the role of Principal at another college and will be sorely missed at our funfilled and actually quite productive meetings.

ABOVE Michael Renton, Karen Simons, Joyce Merenda, Tanya Cocksey and David Contera at the Year 7 Parent Wine and Cheese Evening.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

41

Samuel Gray, Oliver McManus and William Balk during King of the Cloisters.

42

Houses

CBC JOURNEY 2020

43

44

MRS CAROL DENNY HEAD OF KELLY HOUSE

The heart of compassion It has been a year like no other, and I have no doubt that we will remember the highs and lows for years to come.

It was also my first year as Head of Kelly House and my journey was made so much easier because of the wonderful boys who were kind, friendly, robust and always willing to help out.

The year started with a bang as our Year 7 cohort took on the challenge of a three-day camp in Waroona. The young boys came from many different primary schools, and it was a privilege to witness them taking on personal challenges, working as a team and forming what we hope will be life-long friendships.

Now, looking at the Class of 2025 towards the end of their first year, it is clear that they have settled into College life.

Kelly House had a number of successful wins in sporting activities, and most notable for me was the team relay event at the Athletics Carnival, where we won four of the six races.

We have also had many students represent the College in the Arts programme, a vibrant component of our College.

I would like to thank the House Councillors and Captains for all of the work they have done for Kelly House this year. Michael Gaynor and James Oliveri have worked hard to build House spirit, particularly at the Swimming Carnival early in the year.

Our College Captain, William Burfoot, has also made a significant contribution, working hard to support his fellow Year 12 students during a time of significant upheaval, with a number of activities being cancelled or postponed.

On behalf of Kelly House, I congratulate Michael Gaynor for receiving the Rotary Community Award for Kelly House, presented

at the College Award Evening. Michael’s service during the year was unfailing and a huge support for the whole school.

The boys of Kelly House are privileged to have such hard working and selfless Mentor teachers; the daily pastoral care shown to our students is first class and their dedication to various events has been exceptional. I would like to acknowledge Miss Chloe Lynn, Miss Lana De Palma, Ms Trevanna Cooper, Mr Craig Jones, Mr James Schubert and Mr Ben Shaw for their help this year.

I feel blessed to work with such an amazing team of staff, parents and students.

We have pulled together throughout 2020 and I am immensely proud of our community.

ABOVE LEFT Year 7 camp.

ABOVE RIGHT Mrs Denny leads the Kelly House Year 7 boys at the first day assembly.

MIDDLE LEFT Samuel Otto at the House Swimming Carnival.

MIDDLE RIGHT Samuel Yeo in the Swimming Carnival. THIS PAGE LEFT TO RIGHT House Captains Michael Gaynor and James Oliveri; Blake Johnson at Edmund Rice Day; Miss De Palma with Michael Gaynor and Oscar Holden.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

45

KELLY 1 BACK ROW Leo Rifici, Liam Donaldson, Lachlan Donaldson, Max Lourie, Kaidyn Burd, Sebastian Vogler, Jye Mingay, Dean Stirling, James Oliveri MIDDLE ROW Mrs Carol Denny, Sam Alford, Jack Otranto, Campbell Marden, Tristan Massimi, Oscar Lourie, Seth Galipo, Jackson Mithen, Toby Alford, Miss Chloe Lynn FRONT ROW Dylan Wearing, Leonardo Vicoli, Harrison Ricci, Ewan Stirling, Hunter Burrows, Jacob Wearing, Ben Mitchell, Daniel Marden, Jett Harding, Riley Barkla ABSENT Daniel Orso

KELLY 2 BACK ROW Jed Martella, Brodie Rees, Angus Tinley, Luke McGowan, Noah Stafford, Luke Bowyer, Oscar Holden, Jed Stafford MIDDLE ROW Mrs Carol Denny, Patrick Ivester, Max Lynn, Zac Stevenson, Michael Gaynor, Sean Ivester, Tyrell De Alvis, Miss Lana De Palma FRONT ROW Austin Trezise, Pyrs Jeffery, Rupert Holden, Jasper Jeffery, Peter Sturrock, Hugh Burger, Jonas Kessey, Andreas Piotrowski

KELLY 3 BACK ROW Samuel Yau, Blake Prince, Adam Mucciacciaro, Samuel Moreno, William Burfoot, Hayden White, Daniel Mirco MIDDLE ROW Mrs Carol Denny, Jason Dowie, Ky Hehir, Fraser Hickling, Bruce Lothian, Noah Andrews, Daniel Price, Ms Trevanna Cooper FRONT ROW Daniel Browning, Nathan Yau, Jacob Perna, Henry Pilmer, Declan Cannington, Keegan Hall, Jack Joyce, Harry Cox

46

KELLY 4 BACK ROW Harry Sloan, Noah Lawson, Luke Kenny, Darcy Osborne, Ben Leavy, Flynn Cobb MIDDLE ROW Mrs Carol Denny, Matthew Bernaciak, Jordan Symington, Mitchell Farmer, Liam Cunningham, Blake Johnson, Ms Catherine Morgan FRONT ROW Daniel Sansom, Joe Elder, Jack Anderson, BJ Cunningham, Bailey Collinson, Jack Fogden, William Stronach ABSENT Sujeeva Hartwig-Leelaratna, Xavier Horsley, Samuel Otto, Brandon Walsh, Mr James Schubert

KELLY 5 BACK ROW Anton Mirco, Samuel Walters, Joshua Louthean, Max Low, Joseph Teixeira, Kyle Vegvary, Thomas Martin, Brandon Shepherd MIDDLE ROW Mrs Carol Denny, Ethan Mitchell, Jonte Lambert-Fletcher, Finlay Osborne, Charles Green, Jack Martin, Harrison Green, Ryder O’Meara, Mr Ben Shaw FRONT ROW Kade Baker, Angus Fuller, Hugh Farquhar, Antony Teixeira, Zachariah Martin, Cael Olivari-Brown, Campbell Duke, James Dalton, Blayd McMillan

KELLY 6 BACK ROW Matthew McLoughney, John Hooker, Oscar Waters, Thomas Cormack, Campbell Mitchell, Thomas Dawson, Roy Woodcock, Ruben Cunningham MIDDLE ROW Mrs Carol Denny, Riley Lawrence, Caleb Moore, Tanner Naughton, Jacob Cormack, Alex Merendino, Aiden Herold, Justin Billington, Mr Craig Jones FRONT ROW Noah Hollyock, Levi Cunningham, Samuel Wood, Harrison Wood, Nicholas Clark, Oliver Pike, Caleb Tandy, Trent Nardi

CBC JOURNEY 2020

47

RIGHT Morgan House Year 7 boys on their first day. FAR RIGHT Mr Leech with the Year 7 AFL team. BELOW Johann Szymanski with Mr Burgio.

Below RIGHT Zac Godwin in the Cloisters. BOTTOM Samuel Gray, Liam O’Sullivan, Zac Godwin, Ryan Lobban and Massimo Bonini BOTTOM RIGHT Morgan boys at the House Swimming Carnival.

FAR RIGHT House Captains Asher Hwight and Lawson Hinton.

48

MR JUSTIN LEECH HEAD OF MORGAN HOUSE

The passion for integrity When reflecting back on the year I can’ t help but feel a strong sense of pride for the way our school community has rallied behind one another and supported those in need.

It is with no coincidence that the motto for Morgan House is integrity – something all students and staff of Morgan embodied during 2020.

The year began with the Swimming Carnival and the excitement was palpable amongst the boys, especially the Year 7 students. While we didn’t win the House swimming cup, the encouragement, excitement and support seen amongst the boys was extremely pleasing. The boys carried this enthusiasm and determination into the House Cross Country, attaining some fantastic results in all year groups. In Term 3 the boys in red were determined to go back to back as champions in the Athletics Carnival. The contest was tight all day, but Morgan House was eventually crowned the overall champions. While the result was extremely pleasing, it was the boys’ attitude and commitment to attending the pre-carnival events that was most impressive.

This year CBC introduced House Captains and Morgan was fortunate to be led by Lawson Hinton and Asher Hwight. Both students were exceptional all year and, along with our House Councillors, organised and led sporting carnivals, fundraisers, Masses and assemblies. Without their dedication and passion, many events simply would not have occurred. Congratulations to Lawson Hinton for being presented with the Rotary House Award at the 2020 Awards Evening for his commitment to his community. Lawson is an excellent ambassador for the College and we will miss his generous nature.

The graduating Class of 2020 provided fantastic support to their Mentor Groups and were fine role models. I wish these young men all the best for their future endeavours and hope to see all of them at the Year 13 Breakfast in 2021.

The boys of Morgan House are extremely privileged to have dedicated and wonderful Mentor teachers who provide incredible support and pastoral care to their students.

In my last year at CBC, I would like to sincerely thank and acknowledge the Morgan House Mentor teachers for their tireless efforts: Mrs Petrina Richmond, Mrs Meagan Musson, Miss Danielle MacDonald, Mr Chris Dix, Mrs Samantha Emslie, Mr Chris Sellings and Mrs Silvia Romagnoli.

Lastly, I thank each Morgan student for their individual efforts this year. During stressful and downright frightening times, Morgan boys showed they are capable of tremendous resilience and determination and their support of their friends and family was inspirational.

Well done, gentlemen!

CBC JOURNEY 2020

49

MORGAN 1 BACK ROW Max Allen, Heron Carson, Tremayne Mould, Zachary Comerford, George Carson, Ayden Blair, Eric Chapman, Declan Mould MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Luka Adams, Aalin Mungit-Houston, Grayson King, Jayden Camarda, Ryan Lobban, Archie Tither, Frederick Carson, Ms Petrina Richmond FRONT ROW Jedd Byrne, William Cotter, Noah Grieve, Oscar Allen, Riley Marraffa, Ruairi Cotter, Jude Burdle, Elliot Tither ABSENT Connor Smith

MORGAN 2 BACK ROW Cai Williams, Shaye Karafil, Cian Bushe-Jones, Tony Kolic, Griffin Williams, Brock Caldwell, Chase Karafil, David Tugwell MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Jonah Auriemma, Jayden Craven, Macsen Williams, Charlie Cronin, Nio Ciampini, Lleyton Terranova, Tristan Jensen, Miss Danielle MacDonald FRONT ROW Marcus Visser, Alexander Covich, Eric Kolic, Noah Marks, Giacomo Biagioni, Alexander Epis, Taite Jennings, Cooper Potter, Luke Stone ABSENT Noah Milsom

morgan 3 BACK ROW Rhys Doig, Kieran Legge, Ashton Muir, Aidan Legge, Marcus Hayden, Ziggy Hwight, Asher Hwight MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Hamish Hayden, Benjamin Shales, Peter Grose, Hunta Reid, Camden Dargie, Lennex Muirson, Mr Christopher Dix FRONT ROW Jack Grose, Jarran Mitchell-Bathgate, Joel Dobra, Samuel Shales, Curtis Carrello, Seth Telling, Vincent Neesham, Kai Edwards ABSENT Jake Hislop, Billy Thurston

50

MORGAN 4 BACK ROW Johann Szymanski, Oliver Renton, Domenic De Gennaro, Liam McDermott, Kyle Van Den Hurk, Lawson Hinton, Jack Cocksey, Zachary Harris-Walker MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Darcy McDermott, Michael Pittorino, Saxon Battams, Elio Scaramella, Rocco McCarthy-Cave, Oakley Battams, Macklin Kelly, Mrs Samantha Emslie FRONT ROW Micah Renton, Jai Dhillon, William Renton, Jack Sullivan, William Buckland, Aidan Jardim, Hamish Szymanski, Lucca Stocco ABSENT Lucas Bridger

morgan 5 BACK ROW Ryan Boswell, Daniel Jordan, Hugo Pollard, Matthew Denny, Luca Cubelic, Archie Wauhop, Samuel Washington MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Ronald Ipapo, Blake Pesich, Jake Godwin, Elliott Webb, Ryan Kloosterman, Juhn Ipapo, Mr Chris Sellings FRONT ROW Johnathan Saunders, Massimo Bonini, Liam O’Sullivan, Alexander Harris, Zachary Stallard-Johnson, Samuel Gray, Zac Godwin ABSENT Theo De Campi

morgan 6 BACK ROW Alexander Richards, Patrick McClelland, Benjamin Sutherland, Max Houlahan, Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle, James Richards, Austin Lamond MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Riley Foster, Levi Cosgriff, Benjamin Derepas, Alexander Powderly, Jacob Pether, Josh Burke, Mrs Silvia Romagnoli FRONT ROW James Mulcahy, Elliot Kane, Alex Vincenti, Fergus Schipf-Randell, Torin Lamond, Taj Reynolds, Luke Farinola, Cian Parkinson

CBC JOURNEY 2020

51

52

MR PATRICK RYAN HEAD OF O’CONNOR HOUSE

The power of service Three years in, but it could be 30, as O’Connor House has weaved its way seamlessly into the fabric of CBC Fremantle in such a short time. This year has had its challenges and every O’Connor student has risen to the occasion with purpose and resilience.

The Year 7 students began the year with a bonding transition week while the balance of the year groups dived straight into their studies. The House Swimming and Cross Country Carnivals brought the College together with some healthy competition and House Week was another great success with diverse activities enjoyed by all.

It was heart-warming to see the O’Connor spirit shine through during the uncertainty of the COVID restrictions, with Term 2 beginning much the way Term 1 ended. Mentor Groups

met regularly online to catch up and support each other and our student leaders and Mentor teachers did a fantastic job of keeping the boys engaged with their studies.

Our Mentor teachers – Ms Mai Barnes, Miss Ali Connell, Mrs Lisa Kristofferson, Mr Louis Miller, Ms Marriann O’Neill and Ms Tavia Pursell – have all shown great love and leadership throughout the year.

Living out our core value of ‘Service’, they epitomised the values of O’Connor House.

House Athletics Carnival was another great event where our O’Connor boys gave their very best. We finally celebrated a delayed Edmund Rice Day and it proved to be one of our best. Service is the focus of the day and all the O’Connor boys engaged in many activities in positive and constructive manner.

O’Connor House continued to strive to achieve great things in all aspects of College life. We are always well represented in the sporting arena, Academic Excellence Programmes, Service and the Arts. Once again positive

indicators were up around 90%, which speaks volumes.

The O’Connor Class of 2020 are a terrific group of young men, led by our House Captains, Axel Damitz and Jonas Brown.

It has been a real honour to have had frontrow seats to the evolution and growth of our senior boys’ journey from boys to gentlemen, and gentlemen they surely are. It is with sadness we farewell the O’Connor Class of 2020, but we look forward to 2021 with excitement and possibility.

TOP LEFT Year 7 O’Connor students on the first day of school. TOP RIGHT Mr Ryan with Year 7 students. LEFT Liam Purcell. FAR LEFT Ashton Kilvington. LEFT Jethro Manucci and Banjo Byers. BELOW House Captain Jonas Brown; Mr Alweyn and Craig Pittson; House Captain Axel Damitz.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

53

O’CONNOR 1 BACK ROW Ethan Marangoni, Zacharie Boglio, Lincoln Kerspien, Willem Di Prinzio, Jakeb Garces, Che Connolly, Aidan Nigli MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Adam Osbourne, Dakota Lamers, Samson Connolly, Jack Parker, Lucas Contera, Lachlan Burt, Ms Marriann O’Neill FRONT ROW Jude Strachan, Jakeb Antonio, Cohen Marangoni, Luca Bertolini, Oscar Cannata, Declan Rees, Noah Lamers, Sonny Marciano ABSENT Levi Munro, Angus Rees, Harrison Stapleton

o’connor 2 BACK ROW Dylan Tracey, Taj Perer, Ryan Marrington, Lucas O’Keeffe, Fynnian Copp, Will Davie, Aston Culnane MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Charlie Warren, Cael Brooks, Aidan Davison, Samuel Pittard, Isaac Culnane, Mr Louis Miller FRONT ROW Jake Marshall, Darcy O’Keeffe, Samuel Carrello, Leo Sambrailo, Samuel Letizia, Mackenzie Fleming, Beau Walker ABSENT Harper Copp, Thomas Rivers, Daniel Tracey

o’connor 3 BACK ROW Jackson Young, Lewis Anson, Cooper Martin, Noah Cattalini, Jake Harley, Lachlan Montagu, Kaelan Riley MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Liam Elliott, Aidan Lavin, Andrew Elliott, James Lavin, Bryce Dundas, Angus Evans, Lachlan Wills FRONT ROW Jacob Ricciardi, James Hellewell, Matthew Sapienza, Matthew Hart, Xavier Finlay-Collins, Sam Meade, Jaspar Ranson, Finlay Yeo ABSENT Mrs Lisa Kristoffersson

54

O’CONNOR 4 BACK ROW Dante Heinzle, Harper Cook, Tomás Holohan, Alexander Chapman, Liam Davis, Ethan Yerkovich, Cohen Cook, Craig Pittson MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Mason Correia, Devlin Cronin, Dylan Davis, Connor Page, Darcy Pittson, Vaughn Kirby, Miss Mairin Barnes FRONT ROW Oscar Holohan, Frederick Harris, Thomas Rich, Finbar Holohan, Oliver Garvey, Ashton Kilvington, Hamish Morris, David Portelli

o’connor 5 BACK ROW Jaiden Palladino, Taj Greget O’Dea, Toby Horton, Nicholas Dart, Anthony Macri, Oliviero Muletta, Max Wilson, Aidan McCafferty MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Harrison Gee, Thomas Dowling, Karus Maclean, Luke Macri, Domenic Rifici, Daniel McCafferty, Angus Horton, Ms Tavia Pursell FRONT ROW Thomas McCafferty, Tae Merenda, Zac Spark, Henry Sanderson-Brown, Jasper Henson, Tyler Palladino, Tobiasz Blaszczynski, Flynn Muletta ABSENT Rosario Sapienza

o’connor 6 BACK ROW Axel Damitz, Nathan Dean, Brennan Hender, Jonas Brown, Isaac Wieser, Riley Woods, Oscar Locke MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Lachlan Higgs, Owen Rooney, Jacob Mondi, Luka Spanjic, Noah Rees-Turner, James Place, Miss Ali Connell FRONT ROW Jethro Manucci, Banjo Byers, Austin Woods, Zac McDowall, Brennan Berardis, Matthew De Bueger, Lee Cadman, Liam Purcell ABSENT Jai Pavlovic, Taj Pavlovic

CBC JOURNEY 2020

55

TOP Callum Wauhop and Lucas Benino with Mr Black. TOP RIGHT Head of House Ms Garbin.

MIDDLE LEFT Archer Larwood with Valerio Manfredi. BELOW Matthew Walker, Lucas Benino and Oliver McManus RIGHT Brayden Pounder. NEXT PAGE LEFT TO RIGHT House Captain Callum Wauhop; Archer Larwood at Cross Country; House Captain Lucas Benino.

56

MS MARIA GARBIN HEAD OF PATRICK HOUSE

The strength of determination In a year of great global challenge and change, the determination, perseverance and commitment of all Patrick House students and staff has been especially evident.

I would like to acknowledge my dedicated team of Mentor teachers who have continued to be a refuge and a lighthouse for the boys in their group. The support and care provided by Dr Aidan Holohan, Mr Daniel Kennedy, Ms Taryn McCallum, Ms Leanne Ogden, Mr Zachary Preston and Mrs Jenefer Wiltschut is critical in the formation of the young men in Patrick House. I also thank our wonderful parents for their partnership and support throughout 2020.

The year commenced with much excitement as we welcomed our new Year 7 cohort into Patrick House. The boys won the annual House song competition during Transition Week and worked to quickly establish new friendships on the Year 7 Camp.

During our online learning phase, technology became imperative in maintaining relationships, with Teams still providing those morning chats and laughs, signalling the start of the school day at home. This encouraged the boys to feel confident and determined in achieving their goals.

With a return to face-to-face learning, the year offered students many opportunities to strive for personal excellence across all areas of the College. Their determination to succeed and display their personal best is evident in their pleasing academic results, arts performances, sporting successes and commitment to service. Patrick House excelled at the Swimming Carnival, winning for the first time in many years, which was soon followed by placing second in the Cross Country and fifth in Athletics.

and Milo on Fridays in Patrick 6. In Patrick 2, Mr Preston farewelled Blake Kennedy in his own moving graduation ceremony, as the young man concluded his journey at the College to commence his career in the Army.

Thank you to Lucas Benino and Callum Wauhop for their enthusiasm as Patrick House Captains, and congratulations to Rohan Groves who received the Rotary Award for service. Thank you to the Class of 2020 for their leadership, especially in their final year. Finally, congratulations to all members of Patrick House for their efforts in 2020; we look on with hope and determination for all that 2021 offers.

Dr Holohan continued his strong tradition of making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday

CBC JOURNEY 2020

57

Patrick 1 BACK ROW Rohan Groves, Jackson Fox, Mackenzie Fox, Nathan Banks, William Yurak, Benjamin Bates, Oliver Wood, Joshua Bates MIDDLE ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Max Blain, Taylor Rath, Marcus Sucur, Malachi McCrackan, Raphael McCrackan, Harvey Cresswell, John Tayag, Mrs Jenefer Wiltschut FRONT ROW Matthew Bosco, Jaiden Lanzon, Kale Arena, Peter Bosco, Timothy Finlayson, George Walker, Noah Wood, Adam Groves ABSENT Laith Beattie

PATRICK 2 BACK ROW Brayden Pounder, Tate Simons, Michael Hudson, Ante Abou-Youssef, Archer Larwood, Blake Kennedy, Declan Martin, Oscar Austin MIDDLE ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Charlie Del Casale, Coby Wilkinson, Samuel Johnston, Samuel Wardle, Bailey De’Pannone, Dylan McHugh, Jack Vetrone, Mr Zachary Preston FRONT ROW Jake Richards, Cohen McCarthy, Valerio Manfredi, Matthew Biancuzzo, Lucas Cattalini, Jake Austin, Zac Carlino, Jaxon Dawkins, Benjamin Gatti ABSENT Finley Nugent

patrick 3 BACK ROW Riley Camarda, Fenton Garbin, Finn Newcombe, Clancy Dewar, Joseph Davis, Dylan Earl, Harrison Garbin, James Davis MIDDLE ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Joshua Bellini, Anton Rodeghiero, Trentan Bellini, Thomas Stipinovic, Ryan Bowater, Jake Italiano, Samuel Irving, Ms Taryn MacCallum FRONT ROW Brock Hansen, Lachlan Godfrey, Gus Newcombe, Emerik Klobas, Dylan Young, Jed Blackshaw, Luke Bellini, Joshua Ranallo

58

PATRICK 4 BACK ROW James Rock, George Stefanatos, Edward Astill, Ethan Clark, Angus Haigh, Noah Perse, Ryan Mirco MIDDLE ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Zane Knight, Sebastian Catalano, Kaiden Boult, Mason Toledo, Cassius Foley, Rafael Palumbo De Oliveira, Mrs Leanne Ogden FRONT ROW Adam Murray-Smith, Jed Endicott, Zack Palandri, Noah Mirco, Clancy Monsoon, Kade Del Rosso, George Astill ABSENT Leon Del Rosso, Larry Foley, Adrian Menner

patrick 5 BACK ROW Harry Sheppard, Nicolas Cicanese, Antonino Galati, Remy Ferguson, Caleb Pope, Noah Petrilli, Luka Bleus MIDDLE ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Oliver Ruocchio, James Paratore, Samuel Naylor, Scott Sparkes-Macdonald, Matthew Borserini, Osten Caceres, Mr Daniel Kennedy FRONT ROW Hudson Graham, Luka Franklyn, Luke Henderson, Jack Henderson, Alistair Sparkes-Macdonald, Noah Preston, Maximillian Endersby ABSENT Maximus Kerr

patrick 6 BACK ROW Jayden Galati, Jack Cameron, Thomas Lang, Indy Imbuldeniya, Callum Wauhop, Charlie Cameron, Lachlan Walker MIDDLE ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Clancy Ryan, Jacob Pillinger, Lucas Benino, Aiden Grier, Matthew Vasta, Tomas Ryan, Dr Aidan Holohan FRONT ROW Jamie Neesham, Elliott Neesham, Charlie Neesham, William Ryan, Nathan Vasta, Angus Wauhop, Oliver McManus, Matthew Walker ABSENT Ultan Bradshaw, Cooper McManus

CBC JOURNEY 2020

59

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT; Mason Johnson, Mr Peris and Zak Kaddour; at the House Swimming Carnival; Ty Channels in the House Cross Country; Finn Nancarrow in the King of the Cloisters. NEXT PAGE House Captain Zak Kaddour; Jett Regan and his dad during House Week Breakfast; House Captain Jimmy McKenzie.

60

MR JEREMY PERIS HEAD OF RICE HOUSE

The energy of endeavour Led by House Captains Jimmy McKenzie and Zak Kaddour, the students of Rice House showed considerable endeavour and resilience in the face of all the challenges during this year.

Rice House students continued their involvement in many areas of College life in 2020. We had a large number of boys commit to their community and engage in the student leadership programme, and Rice House staff and students gave from the bottom of their hearts by engaging in various College service activities throughout the year.

Our hearts were racing throughout the College’s sports carnivals this year. Finishing a close second in the Swimming Carnival was quickly forgotten as Rice House emerged

victorious in the Cross Country Carnival.

A runner-up finish in the Athletics Carnival rounded out a competitive showing in the College’s three major House sporting events.

Congratulations to the graduates of 2020.

They commenced the year with enthusiasm and vigour, working with staff as leaders of the College community. They welcomed the new Year 7 students with the traditional guard of honour and became their buddies.

They continued to work diligently throughout the virtual lessons, interruptions, and all the extracurricular activities that exist at CBC Fremantle. At our morning tea after our final House Mass, they sat, laughed and reminisced as a group of young men who can be proud of all they have achieved in their time at the College. The Class of 2020 will be missed and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

I would like to give a special thank you to our Mentor teachers for their pastoral care of the boys this year: Mrs Amelia Andrew, Mrs Vanessa Bacich, Mr Daniel Beaver, Ms Angela Calanni, Mrs Nicole Christie, Ms Zoe Francis, Mrs Stephanie Hantzis, Mrs Keely Laing, Mr Matthew Stockton and Mr David von Felton. During the period of online learning, the Mentor Group video meetings were a highlight for students as they were able to check in with other boys and their Mentor teachers.

The daily work to support students is greatly appreciated by myself and all members of the College community.

I would like to particularly thank our House Captains this year, Zak Kaddour and Jimmy McKenzie. They were excellent role models for the younger students. A special congratulations to Jimmy McKenzie, who won the Rotary House Award for service.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

61

RICE 1 BACK ROW Joe Elliott-Tideman, Thomas Locke, Oliver Anderson, Mason Irving, Aidan Harvey, Ty Channells, Joseph Vykopal, Rhys Harvey MIDDLE ROW Mr Jeremy Peris, Ned Phillips, Jack McGunnigle, Khye Bailey, Jay Elliott-Tideman, Linus Schad, Luca Vykopal, Mrs Nicole Christie FRONT ROW Rhys Bailey, Cody Richards, Aiden Theobald, Shane Rooney, Jeroen Sugunasingam, Todd Nelson, Cody Thompson, Zack Ming Fung Dallas

rice 2 BACK ROW Jack Clutterbuck, Jared Filmer, Thomas Dark, Jake Vearing, Jason Mack, Kyan Mathews, Austin Green MIDDLE ROW Mr Jeremy Peris, Francisco Cruzado, Ethan Crifo, James Chiappini, Jack Spence, Lachlan Janes, Rylan Paatsch, Byron Johnstone FRONT ROW James Watson, Bodhi Macintyre, Preston Cherry-Bayles, Baxter Bourne, Samuel Cruzado, Finn Glover, Craig Dodd ABSENT Mrs Amelia Andrew

rice 3 BACK ROW Mark Dropulich, Thomas Woodrow, Jake Stanley, Thomas Stevenson, Lawson Stanley, Sam O’Donnell, Eben Fourie, Ettiene Fourie, Oliver Edmonds MIDDLE ROW Mr Jeremy Peris, Archie Randall, Eric Taylor, Luca McNaughton, Thomas Wilson, Charles Panizza, Robert Dropulich, Novak Cole, Mr David von Felten FRONT ROW William Higham, Xavier Fitzpatrick, Jamie Randall, Benjamin Golik, Jack Hamilton, Spencer Lewis, Evan McNaughton, Alessio Pizzo, Marco Pizzo

62

RICE 4 BACK ROW Vincent Robertson, Aaron Clarke, Zak Kaddour, Jack Johnson, Levi McKay, Flynn Brooks, Tomas Chapman, Owen Goodwin MIDDLE ROW Mr Jeremy Peris, Jordy Roberts, Michael Scafetta, Owen Pratt, Finn Hussey, Art Walsh, Ethan Mura, Ms Angela Calanni FRONT ROW Finlay Kastropil, Finn Nancarrow, Ari McKay, Jasper Henry-Johnson, Darcy Rogan, Owen Fallis, Taj Longmuir, Guy Ridge ABSENT Riley McNamara, Xavier Horsley, Jamie Walsh

rice 5 BACK ROW Daniel Jackson, Angus Bell, Jimmy McKenzie, Jed Kerlin, Lorenzo Marcon, Patrick McPhail, Mason Johnson MIDDLE ROW Mr Jeremy Peris, Lachlan Sofield, Xavier Curr, Jarrod Hazell, Oliver McKenzie, Flynn Irwin, Mrs Vanessa Bacich, Mr Matthew Stockton FRONT ROW Pitiluca Matassa, Finn Neville, Oliver Turner, Martae Cupic, Henry Turner, Alexander Curr, Zane Larner, Will Brown ABSENT O’Shea Durack

rice 6 BACK ROW Yamato Yap, Kelly Rawlings, Jett Regan, Thomas Brown, James Smith, William Brown, Christian Gentile, Luke Strahan MIDDLE ROW Mr Jeremy Peris, Tyler Firth, Kieren Nguyen, Joseph Scarvaci, Jacob Woods, Ryner Westerhout, Thomas Maycock-Hansen, Scott Pinzone, Mrs Stavroula Hantzis FRONT ROW Coen Grose, Bailey Austin, Finlay Metcalfe-Gibson, Cooper Riemann, Travis Strahan, Luke Johnston, Samuel Timothy, James Middleton, Jacob Rowland ABSENT Ms Zoe Francis

CBC JOURNEY 2020

63

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT At the House Cross Country; Head of House Mrs Van Lohuizen; Nicholas Collins; William Balk; at the House Swimming Carnival. NEXT PAGE House Captains Matthew Medin and Lucas Cikara; Samson boys at House Week.

64

MRS PAULINE VAN LOHUIZEN HEAD OF SAMSON HOUSE

The honour of courage It has been a very special year and one we are not likely to forget – it has been a time for us to reconsider our priorities.

Perhaps what we used to think was important, such as achieving top marks or receiving accolades for sporting achievements, has taken a back seat to the realisation that our genuine connections with family and friends is what is most important.

We have been given the opportunity to separate what is necessary from what is not.

I know that our Year 7 cohort had a wonderful introduction to their CBC journey at the camp at Forest Edge, pushing personal boundaries, making new friends and achieving their personal best. I had a wonderful time getting to know the new Samson House boys – it was an exciting time for all of us.

The House Swimming Carnival was a wonderful display of Samson’s House spirit.

I would like to thank all students for their support of each other. The moment that stands out for me was a Year 11 student giving his Year 7 brother the biggest hug after his event. It was just a small example of our CBC gentlemen; winning is great but clearly not everything.

Our House Captains, Matthew Medin and Lucas Cikara, have been true leadership role models by taking initiative, being available at all events, supporting teachers and being approachable to all year groups. They played a huge role during House Week, as did so many other Samson boys. Our regular bacon and egg burgers were a sold-out hit and we promise to make more next year.

Our Mentor teachers – Mr Ian Binet, Mr Evgeny Bespalov, Ms Clara Booth, Mr Kim Delury, Mrs Catherine Fry-Walker, Mrs Shayni Nelson, Miss Lisa Speranza, and Mr Marius van Dongen – are to be commended for the efforts they put in to support all their students during lockdown.

They have been wonderful Mentor teachers, evident by the close relationships they have formed with their students, with some regularly playing Chess or having a quick game of UNO with the boys.

As a first, we also organised a cooked breakfast for our Year 12 cohort, who have had a disrupted year. The number of Year 11 students who turned up at 7.30am to cook for them was impressive and heartwarming at the same time.

Congratulations to Lucas Cikara, who won the Rotary House Award for service to community. Without the assistance of our student leaders, many events would simply not be able to happen.

I thank our parents for their consistent support during this year and words of encouragement to our students and teachers.

We have a wonderful community and it’s times like this that we appreciate how lucky we are.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

65

SAMSON 1 BACK ROW Kye Sullivan, Joseph Bunn, Kabir Bajwa, Kaden Cordisco, Zachary Evans, Jayden Johnson, Ellis Grant, Leroy Balk MIDDLE ROW Mrs Pauline Van Lohuizen, Oliver Bell, Tirik Cordisco, James Robartson, Lucas Rossi, Charlie Bell, Samuel Robartson, Rafajel Tomasich FRONT ROW Mathew Johnson, William Balk, Tyce Hatton, Kirby Jukes, David Oxford, Ethan Walters, Finnlay Kerr, Daniel Sgro ABSENT Jack Rogers, Mr Ian Binet

SAMSON 2 BACK ROW Noah Masters, Campbell Hughes, Darcy Black, Bronson Cirulis, Daniel Cirulis, Ahmad Fallah, Ryan Farr MIDDLE ROW Ms Pauline Van Lohuizen, Samuel Beeson, Noah Rijs, Cooper Forzatti, Rorie Butt, Aiden Lewis, Marc Morolla, Mr Evgeny Bespalov FRONT ROW Xavier Tapp, Luca Gabbiani, Joseph Spadaccini, Adam Morolla, Harrison Alliss, Ben Ierino, Cooper Black, Lawson Rijs ABSENT Harrison Bowler

samson 3 BACK ROW Oliver Groucott, James Bourne, Jack Carroll, Joshua Stedman, Matthew Henderson-Kelly, Mitchell Stedman, Lachlan Klingberg MIDDLE ROW Ms Pauline Van Lohuizen, Finlay Brophy, Jack Brookes, Cooper Arndt, Adrian Campana, Jack Prelevich, Justin Tomas, Miss Lisa Speranza FRONT ROW Tiernan Lyne, Leo Algar, Ben Younge, Oscar Doye, Harry Clayden, Finn Robinson, Samuel Henderson-Kelly, Noah Kenworthy ABSENT Senna Lacey-Searles, Lachlan Murphy

66

SAMSON 4 BACK ROW Damon Brun, Xavier Brun, Lucas Cikara, John Delmadoros, Jack Woodland, James Nelson, Liam Jaeger, Christopher Paparella, Zavier Schock MIDDLE ROW Ms Pauline Van Lohuizen, Jake Walsh, Samuel Jones, Thomas Allen, Matthew Medin, Elias Guidera, Jacob Carrello, Luke Figliomeni, Mrs Shayni Nelson, Mrs Catherine Fry-Walker FRONT ROW Alec Cikara, Thomas Ricci, Max Naylor, Luke Wyatt, Aaron Ricciardi, Adam Wyatt, William Maddeford, Nicholas De Bari, Jack Granville

SAMSON 5 BACK ROW Samuel Nicholas, Lachlan Coates, Anthony De Castro, Morgan Montes, Corey Sax, Lucas Samson, Jack Purser, Owen Cowman MIDDLE ROW Ms Pauline Van Lohuizen, Darcy Hay, Jamen Wain, Alex Fraser, Jake Nicholas, Anthony Humes, Liam Pintaudi Mr Kim Delury FRONT ROW Dylan Cowman, Tyson Elward, Max Thomas, Kalen Pintaudi, Reef Thomas, Patrick Leahy, Hamish Hay, Isaac Pereira ABSENT Clancy Hay

samson 6 BACK ROW Archie Ivancich, Patrick Hart, Noah Pengilly, Luke Collins, Xavier Gribble, Jeremy Gribble, Archie Davis, Sebastien Letizia MIDDLE ROW Ms Pauline Van Lohuizen, Benjamin Quinn, Kaiden Summerell, Luca Letizia, Tyler Wohlsein, Nicholas Collins, Nicholas Mazzone, Matthew Collins, Ms Clara Booth FRONT ROW Caleb Grant, Alexander Murphy, Ziggy Zaza, James Renouf-Sanderson, Charlie Davis, Joel Folley, Ryan Everkrans-Smith, Oliver Gribble, Harrison Grose ABSENT Leopold Hulm

CBC JOURNEY 2020

67

68

gospel Spirituality

We invite all people into the story of Jesus and strive to make his message of compassion, justice and peace a living reality within our community.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

69

Shortcuts GOSPEL SPIRITUALITY

TERM ONE

3 FEBRUARY Our Year 7 boys’ first day at CBC is done and dusted!

Congratulations on taking the first steps on a wonderful journey, gentlemen!

23 JANUARY Our Year 12 leaders are making sure they’ll start the year on the right foot, giving up part of their holidays today to plan for the year ahead.

10 FEBRUARY With today’s beautiful weather, Mr Winnan decided to share his first Rite Journey for the year under gorgeous blue skies.

25 FEBRUARY Dr Holohan’s boys in P6 continue their Shrove Tuesday tradition of cooking pancakes in the Chem Lab.

70

25 FEBRUARY Our Year 7 boys have been working hard to develop their Science investigation skills, learning all about how to develop hypotheses, as well as how to collect quantitative and qualitative data in their experiments.

19 FEBRUARY Our AIME Tutor Squad are back on deck for 2020, getting together before school earlier this week to share breakfast and prepare for a successful year.

10 MARCH The Cloisters were packed this morning as hundreds of families joined the annual House Week Breakfast and then took the opportunity to join in with Mentor Group.

Thanks to everyone who came along to share in this very special community event.

30 MARCH It’s super important to keep active, no matter where you’re studying.

That’s why boys learning on-campus have had plenty of opportunities to keep moving (while physically distancing) throughout the day.

14 APRIL Our boys have been cooking up a storm at home these holidays, under the brilliant guidance of Ms Calanni.

16 MARCH Our Year 7 boys and their dads and significant male mentors had a wonderful opportunity to spend some time together yesterday at ‘Share the Journey’. Walking from Point Walter to Bicton Baths and back, the boys and their dads soaked up the sunshine and each other’s company during this special Parent Auxiliary event.

13 MARCH It’s been a jam-packed few days of fun at the College, with House Week offering something for everyone.

15 APRIL The Gym felt a little empty without the excitement of ballroom dancing lessons, so Mrs Laing and Miss Bowran decided to take the lessons online, starting with the square rumba!

23 APRIL Our teachers have got so much energy for the term ahead, they had to find some way to let it all out with an entertaining performance.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

71

MR NEIL ALWEYN VICE PRINCIPAL IDENTITY AND MISSION

Campus

MINISTRY The heart of the CBC Fremantle mission is to work in partnership with students, families and staff to form a Catholic school community that is based on Gospel Values. Service and faith are at the core of our Campus Ministry and this year through the sacraments, prayer, and example, our students were encouraged to seek God and express their love in the act of giving of others.

At CBC our students are guided on their spiritual journey within a rites of passage context that draws on a deep understanding of how boys learn, how boys develop, and how boys yearn to be part of something bigger than themselves. The mission involves every member of our community – staff, families and students – and arises from the desire ‘to grow in Christ’ so each of us can demonstrate an active, whole-hearted faith articulated by Edmund Rice, ‘The will of God to be done in everything we undertake.’

This is one reason our Opening Mass is so important in the year; as we gather as a community we express our act of belonging to each other, to the ideal of being loving and just, and of striving to be the best we can be. We understand that sometimes the College is the only contact our families have with the Church and with such a potent message of love and acceptance, this year proved to be even more important to wrap us all in one great big group hug! Thank you to our families for supporting our ministry

THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE Year 8 students on Retreat; Jordy Roberts at Retreat; Joseph Bunn and Mr Bailey cooking for Meals 4 Manna; Oscar Waters and Nicholas Dart at Mass.

NEXT PAGE Jeremy Gribble, Daniel Jackson, Mrs Tandy, Mr Stockton, Yusef Hourani (‘16) and Zane Larner; Tobiasz Blaszczynski, Fr John Sebastian and Oscar Holohan.

72

throughout the year, and particularly to our young CBC men who constantly amaze us with their depth of compassion and integrity.

Being a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition also provides us with a wonderful framework. The four EREA Touchstones – Liberating Education, Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive Community and Justice and Solidarity – are the foundation for Edmund Rice schools to educate for justice and peace and offer hope to a world where the dignity of humanity and the integrity of creation is often diminished. Our Immersions could not take place this year and we prayed constantly for our brothers and sisters in Edmund Rice communities across the globe. Our friends in Peru and the Philippines were suffering severe hardship in the face of the pandemic lockdown and subsequent financial burden which exacerbated their already precarious situations, and the annual visit to Kiwirrkurra needed to be postponed of course, due to social isolation precautions. These experiences are incredibly valuable as part of our Touchstones, but we made the best of technology with link-ups via Zoom with Edmund Rice schools around the globe.

However, our local service activities continued as usual and we are extremely grateful that we could assist essential providers as they coped with some of the most troubled times of recent history. At CBC, our holistic approach to justice and peace education includes an integration of head, heart, and hands. This means we use our heads to be fully informed and able to understand the issues facing our world and the needs of the ‘other’ so our hearts will be filled with compassion, acknowledging our individual gifts that underpin respectful relationships and build solidarity. Based always on Gospel Values, this position of understanding moves us to action, to use our hands to serve others in solidarity.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

73

MR MATTHEW SILVEIRA & MRS EMMA TANDY LITURGIES AND RETREATS COORDINATORS

‘We believe the God-fire burning in our hearts can transform both ourselves and our world.’

From the Creed of Edmund’s People

DRAWN TO THE

mystery

The opening line of The Creed of Edmund’s People, proclaimed often at our whole-school Masses, underpins all College Liturgies and Retreats.

CBC Fremantle is a faith community and as such it is fitting that we began the 2020 school year as one with students, parents and staff gathered for our Opening Mass – a precious moment in a very different year. Celebrated in our beautiful Cloisters at sunset, this celebration saw the commissioning of eight Year 12 students, who had undertaken training and preparation for this special role under the guidance of Ms Maria Garbin and Mr Matthew Silveira. William Burfoot, Sebastian Catalano, Nicholas Dart, Zachary Evans, Rohan Groves, Lawson Hinton, Patrick McClelland and Isaac Wieser have continued to serve our community at weekly Mentor Masses. Led by Rohan Groves, our inaugural Captain of Faith and Mission, these students provided an exemplary witness to their faith for their peers and younger students, including the many who have committed themselves as Altar Servers at the College.

We have continued to be blessed with the presence of Father John Sebastian, both at weekly Masses and at our very special Edmund Rice Day Mass, which was livestreamed from the Blessed Edmund Chapel to Mentor classrooms The Year 7 students began their year learning about the Edmund Rice story and what it means to be a ‘CBC boy’.

Year 8 students were given the opportunity to identify their gifts under the guidance

74

of a group of Year 11 leaders who shared their own journeys of growth with their younger counterparts.

These Year 11 young men, accompanied by aspiring leaders in the Year 10 cohort, received their own Retreat experience at the leadership camp. Mentored by Year 12 students Rohan Groves, Tomás Holohan, Ben Leavy, Thomas Maycock-Hansen and Patrick McClelland, the students’ growth was made complete with a deeper look at Servant Leadership, with Jesus our ultimate role model.

For those Year 11 students wishing to explore these ideas further, the four-day Kairos retreat at the end of the year provided an uplifting and transformative experience. Thank you to Year 12 graduates Rohan Groves and Jayden Craven, as well as alumni Indy Greget O’Dea and Alex Buckland (both ‘19) for returning to facilitate with staff members Mr Neil Alweyn, Mr Ian Binet, Mr Jeremy Peris, Ms Marilyn Schmidt, Mr Matthew Silveira, Miss Lisa Speranza, Mrs Emma Tandy and Ms Jenefer Wiltschut.

The Year 9 Retreat, conducted along the Swan River foreshore, was similarly supported by Rite Journey teachers as a significant component of the programme’s powerful culmination in Term 4.

We know that in order to flourish, boys need to feel a deep sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves.

Through Retreats and Liturgies we give them the opportunity to connect, not just to a wonderful faith community, but ultimately to the mystery of God.

TOP Vincent Robertson in the Chapel. ABOVE LEFT Nicholas Dart at the Year 12 Retreat. RIGHT James Oliveri. RIGHT MIDDLE LEFT Jonas Brown at Opening Mass. MIDDLE RIGHT Nicholas Dart, Zachary Evans and Rohan Groves with Fr John Sebastian at Opening Mass. BELOW The College Choir at Opening Mass.

LEFT Miss Connell and Riley Woods at Ash Wednesday.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

75

MR MATTHEW STOCKTON SERVICE LEARNING COORDINATOR

Goodness is its own

reward

76

‘We believe we are called to witness by prophetic action to our option to the poor, the oppressed, and people at the margins.’

From the Creed of Edmund’s People

One new initiative this year was Meals 4 Manna. This proved very popular, as the boys had an appetite to cook and our regular kitchen services had halted. Every fortnight, a group would cook four meals each for Manna, who would then collect the meals and distribute them amongst their shelters and various lunch-in-the-park events.

If COVID-19 has given us anything positive, it is an opportunity for our CBC gentlemen to deepen their understanding of their ability to serve justly and walk humbly with the other in their time of greatest need. With this heightened sense of awareness echoing the sentiments of our Touchstones, Justice and Solidarity and Gospel Spirituality, Service Learning at CBC continued to place the needs of others at the forefront of all activities.

We were all ready to launch a joint stewardship programme with Iona Presentation College, which will now form the Year 7 service project for 2021.

Working in collaboration with coastal management group Perth NRM, the group will be planting and conserving native plants along the South Beach and Cottesloe coastlines. Together we will ‘adopt’ these sections of coastline and become the custodians for their care over the years to come.

The year began full of momentum, with all our regular events well supported. Raising money for cancer patients in Streetwise’s Biggest Bog Lap was once again popular, our friends at St Pat’s Community Support Centre and East Hamilton Hill Primary School were well supported in their kitchen services, and Caritas’ Project Compassion was launched with great enthusiasm.

The support and willingness of the CBC gentlemen was inspiring to witness.

A fantastic new initiative developed this year, was a penpal project with Frank Prendergast House nursing home. Students were given the opportunity through their English classes to write a letter to a resident. Writing letters is a somewhat forgotten skill, and these were certainly well received in times of isolation.

Then everything came to a halt – the momentum of a new year nearly ceased.

Our local services became rather isolated and our regular community groups began to suffocate under the COVID -19 restrictions.

However, great adversity can lead to opportunity – a new look at the changing landscape in which we are now living led to new opportunities to serve our community.

With traditional hands-on, face-to-face service experiences limited, we explored new avenues.

Naturally, none of these experiences would have been possible without the support of our CBC community. To the staff, parents and students who consistently support the Service programme, thank you. Palma Virtuti!

LEFT Samuel Henderson-Kelly at South Beach. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Mr Stockton presenting to Fiona Stanley Hospital; Samuel Naylor, Daniel Cirulis and Benjamin Quinn; Kyan Matthews cooking for Meals 4 Manna.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

77

MS CHLOE LYNN INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION COORDINATOR

ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE

‘We believe we are called to immerse ourselves in the culture in which we live and work.’

From the Creed of Edmund’s People

78

On 13 February 2008 Kevin Rudd, then Prime Minister of Australia, stood before Parliament and formally apologised to the Stolen Generations for the wrongdoings of our past governments and the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples gathered alongside non-Aboriginal people around the country to celebrate a turning point in our nation’s history.

The apology marked a significant movement towards recognising and acknowledging Australia’s First Peoples, the traditional owners on the lands on which we as a nation gather – in Fremantle, the Whadjuk Noongar people.

Islander peoples and significant dates in Australian history, such as the 1967 Referendum and Eddie Mabo Day. During Mentor, teachers took the opportunity to empower students with knowledge about the Apology, the Referendum, Mabo Day and the significance of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. This encouraged students to examine history through the lens of Australia’s Traditional Custodians.

A Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition, our CBC community stands together to build a better world for all by continuing to educate our students and share the journey of reconciliation in which Kevin Rudd’s famous speech marked such an important moment.

At CBC we are committed to the achievement of reconciliation, justice, equity and healing through acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Street Islander peoples. Therefore, like those people gathered to listen to Prime Minister Rudd’s Apology in 2008, in 2020 our school community – including our Leadership Team along with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students – gathered to acknowledge Sorry Day. As we shared breakfast, and as we raised the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags in the Cloisters, we showed our commitment to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at our College and our desire for a reconciled Australia that acknowledges and respects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowing.

CBC Fremantle is committed to providing our students with opportunities to build respectful and mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and an authentic understanding of their rich and ancient cultures. We continue to honour these cultures during our College NAIDOC Week celebrations with the 2020 theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. Our celebrations were held from 22 June, launching on the Monday with the Year 7 NAIDOC Day. The action-packed schedule of events gave our young students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Aboriginal culture through creating artworks, learning about Indigenous archaeology from Dr Shane Burke of Notre Dame University, picking up some Noongar language and concluding the day with a viewing of the film Rabbit Proof Fence.

The Sorry Day Breakfast was the starting point of our 2020 Reconciliation Week at the College. Themed ‘In this Together’, the week commemorated and celebrated the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait

The week also provided opportunities for our Years 8 to 12 students, with the Year 9 Catering students showcasing their damper-

making skills using native ingredients of lemon myrtle and wattle seeds, and boomerang throwing, face painting and traditional bracelet-making concluding the week.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at our College are core to our contribution to reconciliation. We are fortunate to have a fantastic group of young men who demonstrate a strong commitment to their studies and futures. Each Tuesday morning, we gather as part of Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) for breakfast and tutor squad. The morning provides an opportunity for our students to develop their skills and get assistance from teachers in specialised areas. The boys, along with our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) committee, also finalised the College Reconciliation Action Plan in 2020. A big thank you to Mrs Leanne Ogden, Mr Daniel Bateman and Mr John Black for your ongoing support of our students in AIME.

LEFT Mr Silveira, Mr Peris and Miss Lynn with students on Mabo Day. BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Mrs Timms and Noah Preston at Mabo Day celebrations; boomerang throwing during NAIDOC Week; Damper tasting; Year 7 dot painting; Damper sampling; Luke Kenny with the Best on the Ground trophy after the CBC versus Clontarf NAIDOC Week AFL game; Year 7 dot painting; Clontarf College and CBC during the traditional NAIDOC Week game.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

79

MR CHRIS SELLINGS ECOLOGY COORDINATOR

ECOLOGY WARRIORS ‘We believe we are called to live in interdependence with all of creation.’

From the Creed of Edmund’s People

As stewards of the Earth, at CBC Fremantle we have formalised our commitment to conserving our planet’s limited resources with several fantastic initiatives this year.

The boys have embraced the opportunity to make their mark and we have examined the College’s recycling policy, encouraged alternative transport to school, engaged in coastal conservation, and linked up with Edmund Rice schools around the world to discuss global ecological issues.

Raising awareness of the plight of our planet is perhaps the most important message and Flynn Brooks’ social media video explaining the easy benefits of composting was a brilliant little piece of information that we hope made the difference to many household gardens.

Towards the end of the year we commenced a native plant garden in a corner of the campus, with the view to create a place of beauty and education. Ms Rosemarie Boyhan is a trained horticulturalist and, along with her dream team, worked hard during the October holidays to prepare the garden. Thank you to Flynn Brooks, Joseph Bunn, Brock Caldwell, Alexander Chapman, James Chiappini, Ruairi Cotter, Aston Culnane, BJ Cunningham, Craig Dodd, Andrew Elliott, David Portelli, Harrison Rainbird, Thomas Rich, Archie Tither and Ms Clara Booth for their dedication to the project. It’s not always easy being an ecology warrior – it can be dirty, tiring and confronting at times – but our boys have been positive, enthusiastic and, above all, determined to make the world a better place.

80

TOP Joseph Bunn. MIDDLE LEFT Bicycle maintence with Mr Bailey and Mr Sellings.

MIDDLE RIGHT David Portelli in the garden. BOTTOM The native garden.

MS LEANNE OGDEN INCLUSIVITY COORDINATOR

INCLUSIVITY

in word and deed

‘We believe in community which is prayerful, inclusive and welcoming.’

From the Creed of Edmund’s People

At CBC we recognise the inestimable worth of every human individual, for each is made in the image of God and is a reflection of God’s goodness. Every student at our College has the right to feel accepted for who they are, loved for their own unique gifts and welcomed into our wonderful community.

This year we concentrated more on the use of inclusive language, with the drafting of a language guide to discourage statements and words that may marginalise or fail to include anyone. Language is a constantly changing thing and we embrace the dynamic nature of our developing culture. It can be a challenge to align our practises in order to be as inclusive as we can be, but with guidance and goodwill we aim to raise awareness and offer alternate words and expressions that avoid denigration or marginalisation and protect our most vulnerable.

For a bit of fun and to highlight our objective, we celebrated Diversity Day in Term 3 with a focus on inclusion. The day involved some meaningful messages via video, workshops and a photography display, but the highlight for many was seeing Mr Silveira dressed up in a turban and kaftan, drumming with our guest musicians and brave students with such sheer joy and exuberance. We thank all of our students and staff for being so responsive to our activities and look forward to an exciting year ahead.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Ms Ogden; Michael Gaynor and Mr Silveira with the drumming group; students at Diversity Day; students spreading the message; Rhys Bailey and Ruairi Cotter.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

81

Harper Copp and Bodhi Macintyre in Drama

82

liberating Education

We open our 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.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

83

Shortcuts LIBERATING EDUCATION

TERM FOUR

13 OCTOBER Over the holidays, our Juniors’ Courtyard was blessed with two incredible murals from Toby Tomlinson, who graduated from CBC in 2017. The ocean is a common theme in Toby’s gorgeous work, and reflects his connection to the port city of Fremantle, which he says only became stronger during his time at the College.

15 OCTOBER Our boys spent some time with some cute and cuddly (and some slithery) creatures for a little bit of animal therapy as part of Mental Health Week today.

28 OCTOBER

27 OCTOBER To mark the month of Rosary coming to an end, a group of boys and teachers gathered in Blessed Edmund Chapel to start the day together in prayer. This simple, 15 minute practise connects our boys with centuries of Catholic history, and provides a peaceful and reflective start to the day.

14 OCTOBER Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Mental Health Week walk this morning.

Last week, some of our Year 11 gentlemen had the chance to put their cooking skills to the test with their peers from Iona Presentation College.

The ladies and gents whipped up some delicious butter chicken and pavlova cups, to share amongst themselves and with their teachers.

29 OCTOBER

11 NOVEMBER Our boys celebrated a very special Remembrance Day ceremony in the Cloisters yesterday morning.

84

Young children who find themselves in Fiona Stanley Hospital‘s emergency department will soon benefit from dozens of distraction packs created by CBC gentlemen. The bags contain a series of activities and items designed to help occupy young minds during what is often a difficult and anxious time at the hospital.

Each bag also contains a small note from the gentleman who packed it.

3 NOVEMBER Our Year 9 boys have been using the power of Virtual Reality to enhance their learning in Science over the last few weeks. The gentlemen have been learning all about ecology and how ecosystems function, and used some VR headsets to explore environments they’d never usually be able to see.

5 NOVEMBER As part of our Service Learning programme, a few boys joined Mr Stockton last week to help keep the grounds of St Patrick’s Basilica looking as picture-perfect as they always do.

14 DECEMBER We finished our year together this afternoon, beginning with Mass in the beautiful St Patrick’s Basilica before some final House assemblies.

Congratulations to our new Altar Servers, who were inaugurated during the Mass, and will serve at a variety of liturgical functions next year. We couldn’t be more proud of the choice you have made, gentlemen.

23 NOVEMBER On Friday evening, our alumni gathered to reminisce, reconnect and celebrate three of the most outstanding among their ranks – including a face familiar to many. Ms Cooper was awarded the inaugural Making a Difference Staff Award for her outstanding commitment to the education of generations of CBC gentlemen.

3 DECEMBER The Cloisters turned into quite the sporting hub in the final days of term. It has been so wonderful to see boys taking advantage of the summer sun by playing tennis and cricket in the centre of the College over the last few weeks.

17 NOVEMBER Ms Lawlor’s Year 7 Science students took to the Cloisters recently to get a sense of just how massive our solar system is! Using rolls of paper, and plenty of maths, they were able to draw scale diagrams of the solar system as part of their studies into the night sky.

19 NOVEMBER As we head into the Advent season, our boys were invited to participate in Reconciliation this week. One of the Church’s most important sacraments, Reconciliation is about more than just seeking forgiveness. It provides an important moment to stop and reflect on our successes and failures – something that isn’t always easy in our busy lives.

21 DECEMBER As we close out 2020, it’s with a heavy heart that we farewelled Br Kevin Paull, the last Christian Brother to work at our College. Br Paull is retiring after making an incredible contribution to Catholic education in Australia for more than half a century. God bless you, Br Paull, and thank you.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

85

college awards EDMUND RICE AWARDS

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS

AWARDS FOR THE ARTS

William Burfoot

Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award

Uwe Stengel Music Award

Year 10

Che Connolly

Year 12

Rohan Groves

Visual Art Award

Jayden Craven Nicholas Dart Domenic De Gennaro Rohan Groves Lawson Hinton Archer Larwood Thomas Maycock-Hansen Ben Mitchell Isaac Wieser

CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP AWARDS John Hughes Service Award Tomás Holohan Fremantle Circle of the Catenian Association Ministry Award Rohan Groves Luke Dullard Award for Personal Growth Ben Mitchell Rotary Awards for House Kelly House

Michael Gaynor

Morgan House

Lawson Hinton

O’Connor House Jonas Brown

BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Edmund Rice Award winners; Kelly Rawlings with Mr Burgio at Awards Evening; Patrick McClelland with Mr Campana; Fynnian Copp; Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle with Mr Burgio; Ben Mitchell with Mr and Mrs Dullard; Daniel Mirco with Mr Burgio.

86

Patrick House

Rohan Groves

Rice House

Jimmy McKenzie

Samson House

Lucas Cikara

Patrick McClelland Isaac Wieser Drama Award Fynnian Copp Arts Service Award Archer Larwood

AWARDS FOR SPORTS Athletics Award Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle Cross Country Award Kale Arena Swimming Award Craig Pittson Sports Service Award Joe Elliott-Tideman Sportsman of the Year Award Junior

Ky Hehir

Senior

Kelly Rawlings

YEAR 12 AWARDS Drama ATAR

Modern History ATAR

Lucas Cikara

Eben Fourie

Heron Carson

Kaden Cordisco

Economics ATAR

Physical Education Studies

Jayden Craven

William Burfoot

ATAR

Francisco Cruzado

Jayden Craven

English ATAR

Jack Carroll

Nicholas Dart

Zacharie Boglio

Physical Education Studies

Joseph Davis

VOCATIONAL PATHWAY

English General

General

Liam Davis

Zak Kaddour

Daniel Mirco

Zachary Evans

Geography ATAR

Physics ATAR

Ahmad Fallah

Oliver Edmonds

Ben Leavy

Eben Fourie

Riley Lawrence

Human Biology ATAR

Politics & Law ATAR

Christian Gentile

Rosario Sapienza

William Burfoot

Jeremy Gribble

SUBJECT PRIZES

Integrated Science General

Religion & Life ATAR

Oscar Holden

Kaden Cordisco

Jackson Young

Sean Ivester

Italian Second Language ATAR

Religion & Life General

Archer Larwood

Sebastian Catalano

Riley Lawrence

Ben Leavy

Literature ATAR

Visual Arts ATAR

Thomas Maycock-Hansen

Heron Carson

Jackson Young

Patrick McClelland

Materials Design & Technology

Visual Arts General

Luca McNaughton

Wood General

Charlie Bell

Matthew Medin

ATAR PATHWAY Dux Ben Leavy Proxime Accessit

Dux Luke McGowan Proxime Accessit

Accounting & Finance ATAR Oliver Edmonds Biology ATAR Jayden Craven Business Management & Enterprise General Nicholas Dart Cert II Engineering Pathways Samuel Nicholas Cert II Outdoor Education Rhys Harvey Cert III Information, Digital Media & Technology Zak Kaddour Chemistry ATAR Jayden Craven

Daniel Mirco

Ben Mitchell

Mathematics Applications

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

ATAR

Lucas Benino

Adam Mucciacciaro

Zacharie Boglio

Zacharie Boglio

Rosario Sapienza

Mathematics Essentials

James Bourne

Jeroen Sugunasingam

General

Jonas Brown

Callum Wauhop

Jayden Camarda

William Burfoot

Isaac Wieser

Mathematics Methods ATAR

Jack Carroll

Jackson Young

Jayden Craven

Heron Carson

William Yurak

Mathematics Specialist ATAR

Sebastian Catalano

Morgan Montes

Ben Leavy

CBC JOURNEY 2020

87

YEAR 11 AWARDS Drama General

Mathematics Specialist

Charlie Cronin

ATAR

Economics ATAR

Liam Pintaudi

James Richards

Media Production & Analysis

Edward Astill

English ATAR

ATAR

James Richards

Hugo Pollard

VOCATIONAL PATHWAY

English General

Modern History ATAR

Charlie Cronin

Alexander Richards

Geography ATAR

Music General

Alexander Richards

Brayden Pounder

Antonino Galati

Human Biology ATAR

Physical Education Studies

Aaron Ricciardi

ATAR

SUBJECT PRIZES

Integrated Science General

Aaron Ricciardi

Jack Cameron

Physical Education Studies

Italian Second Language

General

ATAR

Charles Green

Griffin Williams

Physics ATAR

Literature ATAR

Liam Pintaudi

Thomas Stevenson

Religion & Life ATAR

Materials Design &

Alexander Richards

Technology

Religion & Life General

Wood General

Willem Di Prinzio

Dante Heinzle

Visual Arts ATAR

Mathematics Applications

Aston Culnane

ATAR

Hugo Pollard

James Chiappini

Visual Arts General

Mathematics Essentials

Angus Haigh

ATAR PATHWAY Dux Liam Pintaudi Proxime Accessit

Dux Noah Lawson Proxime Accessit

Accounting & Finance ATAR Eric Chapman Applied Information Technology ATAR Jacob Mondi Biology ATAR James Nelson Business Management & Enterprise General Dylan McHugh Cert II Engineering Pathways Marcus Hayden Cert II Outdoor Education Caleb Pope Chemistry ATAR Liam Pintaudi Drama ATAR James Rock

88

General Noah Lawson Mathematics Methods ATAR Edward Astill

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE Eric Chapman Charlie Cronin Dylan Earl Andrew Elliott Harrison Gee Marcus Hayden Dante Heinzle Toby Horton Patrick Ivester Sebastien Letizia Declan Martin Nicholas Mazzone Raphael McCrackan Patrick McPhail James Nelson Hugo Pollard James Richards Alexander Richards Shane Rooney Archie Tither Griffin Williams Thomas Wilson

YEAR 10 AWARDS ACADEMIC AWARDS Dux Oliver Wood Proxime Accessit

Materials Technology Wood Oliviero Muletta Mathematics Oliver Wood

James Robartson

Media Arts

SUBJECT PRIZES

Music

Design Technology Catering Noah Milsom Digital Technology Oliver Bell Drama Jake Walsh English Oliver Wood Health Education Charlie Warren Humanities & Social Sciences Oliver Wood Italian Austin Lamond Materials Technology Metal Anthony De Castro

Luca Cubelic Oliver Wood Outdoor Education Luke Kenny Physical Education Tristan Jensen Religion & Life James Robartson Science Oliver Wood Sport Science Tristan Jensen Technical Graphics Archie Davis Visual Arts Seth Galipo Oliver Renton

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE Leroy Balk Oliver Bell Ayden Blair Ryan Boswell Luke Collins Lucas Contera Thomas Cormack Devlin Cronin Liam Cunningham Archie Davis Anthony De Castro John Delmadoros Bailey De’Pannone Luke Kenny Austin Lamond Ryan Marrington Noah Milsom Jacob Pillinger James Place Jed Stafford Jake Walsh Charlie Warren Ryner Westerhout Oliver Wood

BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Eric Chapman with Mr Hart; Thomas Stevenson and Mr Hart; Noah Lawson and Antonino Galati; Liam Pintaudi with Mr Hart; Mrs Burd with Luke Kenny; Oliver Wood and James Robartson; Year 10 award winners.

Dylan Young

CBC JOURNEY 2020

89

YEAR 9 AWARDS Music

Isaac Culnane

Adrian Campana

James Davis

Joel Folley

Thomas Dowling

Outdoor Education

Luke Farinola

Samuel Pittard

Ethan Walters

Joel Folley

Physical Education

Jake Godwin

SUBJECT PRIZES

Vincent Robertson

Owen Goodwin

Jack Sullivan

Ky Hehir

Religion & Life

Aiden Herold

Vincent Robertson

Ronald Ipapo

Science

Juhn Ipapo

Harrison Ricci

Samuel Johnston

Sport Science

Cooper McManus

Jack Prelevich

Sam Meade

Sport Science (Merit)

Ethan Mura

Vincent Robertson

Samuel Pittard

Technical Graphics

Alessio Pizzo

Kabir Bajwa

Jack Prelevich

Technical Graphics (Merit)

Harrison Ricci

Jarrod Hazell

Noah Rijs

Visual Arts

Vincent Robertson

Jack Prelevich

Oliver Ruocchio

ACADEMIC AWARDS Dux Harrison Ricci Proxime Accessit

Design Technology Catering Blake Prince Digital Technology Flynn Brooks Drama Luke Farinola Harrison Ricci English Harrison Ricci Health Education Jake Godwin Humanities & Social Sciences Harrison Ricci Italian Harrison Ricci Materials Technology Metal Aiden Herold Juhn Ipapo Materials Technology Wood Matthew Sapienza Material Technology Wood (Merit) Thomas Allen Mathematics Jack Sullivan Media Arts Blake Prince

90

Matthew Sapienza

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Linus Schad

Kabir Bajwa

Thomas Stipinovic

Luka Bleus

Jack Sullivan

Matthew Borserini

Reef Thomas

Cael Brooks

Henry Turner

Flynn Brooks

Luca Vykopal

Xavier Brun

Angus Wauhop

Adrian Campana

Hayden White

Ethan Crifo

Cai Williams Riley Woods

YEAR 8 AWARDS ACADEMIC AWARDS

Physical Education

William Maddeford

Dux Andreas Piotrowski

Jake Stanley

Pitiluca Matassa

Practical Engineering

Jackson Mithen

Proxime Accessit Alexander Harris

Liam Elliott

Tanner Naughton

Religion & Life

Jamie Neesham

Alexander Harris

Elliott Neesham

Science

Charlie Neesham

Alexander Harris

Todd Nelson

Sport Science

Ryder O’Meara

Jake Stanley

Adam Osbourne

Visual Arts

Rylan Paatsch

Micah Renton

Jai Pavlovic

SUBJECT PRIZES Design Technology Catering Jake Stanley Digital Technology Tobiasz Blaszczynski Drama Kalen Pintaudi English Andreas Piotrowski Health Education Andreas Piotrowski Humanities & Social Sciences Noah Preston Jake Stanley Italian Andreas Piotrowski John Tayag Materials Technology Tobiasz Blaszczynski Joel Dobra Mathematics Preston Cherry-Bayles Media Arts Cian Bushe-Jones Thomas Woodrow Music Finn Robinson Outdoor Education Noah Preston

Kalen Pintaudi

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Andreas Piotrowski

Tobiasz Blaszczynski

Michael Pittorino

Cian Bushe-Jones

Noah Preston

Oscar Cannata

Declan Rees

Harry Clayden

Hunta Reid

Nicholas Collins

William Renton

Harry Cox

Micah Renton

Martae Cupic

Taj Reynolds

Jay Elliott-Tideman

Finn Robinson

Angus Evans

Johnathan Saunders

Xavier Fitzpatrick

Joseph Spadaccini

Jack Fogden

Luka Spanjic

Riley Foster

Jake Stanley

Oliver Garvey

Hamish Szymanski

Alexander Harris

John Tayag

Matthew Hart

Elliot Tither

Luke Henderson

Rafajel Tomasich

Rupert Holden

Samuel Washington

Oscar Holohan

Thomas Woodrow

Angus Horton

Nathan Yau

Torin Lamond Tiernan Lyne

LEFT TO RIGHT Executive Director CEWA Dr Sayce with Jack Prelevich; Harrison Ricci and Samuel Pittard; Dr Sayce with Luke Farinola; Year 9 award winners; Andreas Piotrowski and Alexander Harris; Mr Nick Bienkowski (‘66) with Kalen Pintaudi; Mr Bienkowski with Joel Dobra.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

91

YEAR 7 AWARDS Music

Samuel Henderson-Kelly

Caleb Tandy

Noah Kenworthy

Physical Education

Blayd McMillan

Finlay Yeo

James Middleton

Noah Kenworthy

Religion & Life

Finn Nancarrow

Mackenzie Fleming

Zack Palandri

SUBJECT PRIZES

Science

Marco Pizzo

Design Technology Catering

Samuel Henderson-Kelly

James Renouf-Sanderson

Bailey Austin

Visual Arts

Guy Ridge

Massimo Bonini

Alex Vincenti

Lawson Rijs

ACADEMIC AWARDS Dux Samuel Henderson-Kelly Proxime Accessit

Jacob Rowland

Noah Kenworthy

92

Design Technology Materials

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Daniel Sansom

Leo Algar

Toby Alford

Ewan Stirling

Riley Barkla

Sam Alford

Lucca Stocco

James Watson

Bailey Austin

Jude Strachan

Digital Technology

Matthew Bosco

William Stronach

Oscar Doye

Baxter Bourne

Marcus Visser

Drama

Hugh Burger

Beau Walker

Oscar Doye

Matthew Collins

Matthew Walker

English

Alexander Covich

Noah Kenworthy

Harvey Cresswell

Health Education

Charlie Davis

Liam O’Sullivan

Oscar Doye

Humanities & Social Sciences

Campbell Duke

Samuel Henderson-Kelly

Maximillian Endersby

Italian

Alexander Epis

Mackenzie Fleming

Xavier Finlay-Collins

Mathematics

Mackenzie Fleming

Lucca Stocco

Keegan Hall

Media Arts

Frederick Harris

Oscar Doye

Tyce Hatton

BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Mr Greg Bruce with Mackenzie Fleming; Mr Bruce with Oscar Doye; Samuel Henderson-Kelly and Noah Kenworthy; Mr Bruce with Caleb Tandy. NEXT PAGE TOP LEFT TO RIGHT CBC musicians performing at Awards Evening; Sports awards winners. MIDDLE Mrs Burd with Tristan Jensen; Year 11 Award winners; Willem Di Prinzio. BOTTOM Mr Campana and Isaac Wieser; music students performing.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

93

Max Blain and Jonas Kessey in Year 7 Maths.

94

Learning Areas

CBC JOURNEY 2020

95

MR DANIEL BATEMAN HEAD OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Religion

AND LIFE As the first learning area in every Catholic school, Religious Education is an integral part of the formation of students in the image of Christ. At CBC Fremantle, Religion and Life operates as part of a ‘ Head, Heart and Hands’ approach to an education, reflecting the lives and values of Jesus Christ and our patron, Blessed Edmund Rice.

In Year 7, students were introduced to the concept of community, in particular, what it means to be a member of a Catholic community, as well as learning about the life of Jesus, the sacraments and Catholic social justice teachings. With students joining CBC from both Catholic and nonCatholic primary schools, these learnings allow all students to feel a sense of belonging and welcome. A special thanks must go to Mr Matthew Silveira, who organised a collection of stationery and other school supplies to be donated to East Fremantle Primary School as a way to put into action working toward ‘The Common Good’.

Our youngest students gathered an

96

amazing amount of supplies for those in need and should be congratulated for their charity and compassion.

The remaining middle school years provided students with the opportunity to further develop their understanding on the core principles of the Catholic faith, the life and values of Jesus Christ and the ways in which the life of Blessed Edmund Rice can act as a guide and an inspiration for our own journey. Complementing the amazing work of the other areas of ministry in the College (Retreats, Liturgies and Christian Service Learning) and guided by the newly updated College Evangelisation Plan, the middle school Religious Education challenged students to develop both spiritually and intellectually.

Both General and ATAR pathway senior students considered the ways in which religion interplays with people and society and the various roles it can assume. In doing so, students developed valuable 21st century skills such as critical thinking, communication and character education. Many of our Year 12 general students were also given the opportunity to engage in ‘Alpha Youth’,

a 13-week programme designed to give young people the opportunity to discuss, share and engage in a community of conversation about faith.

I would like to take this opportunity to express thanks for the wonderful work of all the Religion and Life staff in 2020. In a year that presented education with challenges like never before, my colleagues worked tirelessly to ensure that the students of CBC Fremantle were able to continually access and engage in their religious studies, giving them the best opportunity to succeed. We are all looking forward to a wonderful 2021 and the opportunity to further enhance the opportunities offered in the Religion and Life learning area.

ABOVE Miss Speranza and Mr Bateman in the Chapel.

LEFT TO RIGHT Year 8 Retreat; Tyler Firth and Oscar Holohan at Opening Mass; Mr Silveira at Ash Wednesday liturgy; Zak Kaddour and Miss Lynn; Ben Shales, Rhys Doig, Asher Hwight and Mr Dix at the Year 12 Retreat. RIGHT ABOVE Students in the Chapel.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

97

MS MARILYN SCHMIDT ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME (AEP) COORDINATOR

In pursuit of

excellence The Academic Excellence Programme aims to recognise, support, encourage, challenge and celebrate our exceptional gifted and talented students. Our AEP activities focus on collaboration, research, innovation, creativity, problem solving, design, communication and excellence.

Many of our usual competitions and programmes were affected this year; however, we were grateful for our health and safety during this time. The school-based activities that could continue were the Literature & Media Group, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths), the Robotics Group, the Radio Club and one round of Debating.

Students are selected into the AEP based on their academic performance during the previous semester. For a student to qualify into the programme he must achieve above the 85th percentile in at least three of the five core subjects (RE, English, Maths, Science or HASS).

The boys who were invited to be part of AEP this year were: Year 8 Tobiasz Blaszczynski, Preston CherryBayles, Harry Clayden, Nicholas Collins, Martae Cupic, Hugh Farquhar, Jack Fogden,

98

“AEP activities focus on collaboration, research, innovation, creativity, problem solving, design, communication and excellence.”

Alexander Harris, Matthew Hart, Luke Henderson, Oscar Holohan, Angus Horton, William Maddeford, Jackson Mithen, Elliott Neesham, Jamie Neesham, Rylan Paatsch, Kalen Pintaudi, Andreas Piotrowski, Noah Preston, Hunta Reid, Micah Renton, William Renton, Finn Robinson, Luka Spanjic, John Tayag, Jacob Woods and Nathan Yau.

Year 11 Edward Astill, Ryan Bowater, Willem Di Prinzio, Dylan Earl, Lachlan Klingberg, Declan Martin, Nicholas Mazzone, James Nelson, Connor Page, Liam Pintaudi, Hugo Pollard, Aaron Ricciardi, Alexander Richards, James Richards, Joseph Vykopal, Griffin Williams and Samuel Yau.

Year 9 Luka Adams, Kabir Bajwa, Adrian Campana, Aaron Clarke, Samuel Cruzado, Xavier Curr, Joel Folley, Owen Goodwin, Aiden Herold, Aidan Nigli, Darcy Osborne, Samuel Pittard, Jack Prelevich, Blake Prince, Harrison Ricci, Noah Rijs, Vincent Robertson, Thomas Stipinovic, Jack Sullivan, Seth Telling, Henry Turner, Hayden White, Cai Williams and Riley Woods.

The Year 7 boys were invited after Semester 1, which gave them some time to settle in and find their feet in their new school environment.

They were:

Year 10 Jonah Auriemma, Leroy Balk, Nio Ciampini, Luke Collins, Lucas Contera, Luca Cubelic, Archie Davis, Daniel Jackson, Tristan Jensen, Austin Lamond, Aidan Legge, Ryan Marrington, Jacob Pillinger, James Place, James Robartson, Jed Stafford, Jake Walsh, Charlie Warren, Oliver Wood and Luke Wyatt.

Year 7 Sam Alford, Toby Alford, Bailey Austin, Jed Blackshaw, Massimo Bonini, Baxter Bourne, Hugh Burger, Matthew Collins, Alexander Covich, Charlie Davis, Oscar Doye, Alexander Epis, Xavier Finlay-Collins, Mackenzie Fleming, Keegan Hall, Tyce Hatton, Samuel Henderson-Kelly, Pyrs Jeffery, Mathew Johnson, Noah Kenworthy, Adam Murray-Smith, Liam O’Sullivan, Marco Pizzo, Jacob Rowland, Ewan Stirling, Lucca Stocco and Finlay Yeo.

LEFT Jake Walsh at the Athletics Carnival. BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Aidan Nigli and Jack Prelevich; Year 7 class; Mr Binet in STEM; Maths & Engineering; In STEM; Academic Captain Ben Leavy assisting Maths & Engineering students; Mackenzie Fleming and Hugh Burger in Maths & Engineering. ABOVE Students in Maths & Engineering. BELOW Year 8 Inquiry-Based Project.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

99

MS MARRIANN O’ NEILL DEBATING COORDINATOR

debating This year CBC Fremantle fielded four teams of keen, articulate and quickthinking gentlemen ready to dazzle teams with their ‘matter, method and manner ’, the three criteria that the West Australian Debating League use to adjudicate the debates. With solid numbers in each team we had a planned rotation for the upcoming events. They were ably backed up by four coaches and a diet of morning training and muff ins.

ROUND 1

Our Year 7 team had a first-up win and were very impressive for first timers.

Congratulations to Jude, Kieran, Marco and Clancy. They were thrilled (so was their coach)!

Our Junior 1 team of Giacomo, Xavier, Aidan and Hayden scored a first-round win using a new format with points of information which the boys mastered deftly.

Junior 2 had a forfeit, but congratulations to Xavier Brun who continued on for practice only and debated all three parts.

Our Senior 1 gentlemen of James, Hugo, Alex, Thomas and Griffin had a narrow one point loss, but handled the new, longer format with style and substance, showing a lot of promise.

Then Debating was cancelled due to COVID-19, temporarily at first with the tantalising prospect of restarting and ‘please watch this space’. Every week one of the boys would ask, ‘Have you heard anything about Debating, Miss?’

100

Their commitment and enthusiasm was strong, but unfortunately the season did not proceed.

I wish to thanks the boys and their parents, the coaches and Mrs Marilyn Schmidt for their enthusiasm, skills and time.

The British Parliamentary debating did go ahead later in the year, and Year 11 students James Nelson and Thomas Stevenson participated in a series of political debates.

As can be seen from their words below, they found it a wonderful experience.

CBC DEBATING TEAMS

James said: “The experience was unlike anything we had done before. It was a new way to get out of our comfort zone, and challenge us to think on the spot – with not only our rebuttals, but developing arguments and writing a seven-minute speech in only half an hour. One of our topics was about ‘cancel culture’ and how the affirmative team regrets its rise. It is topics such as this that really give you an insight to how different people’s views are. I think if any student was given the chance to partake in this experience, they should seize that opportunity because they will not regret it.”

Thomas commented: “BP debating was fantastic! It was a really interesting challenge doing debating this way, it’s a very new experience compared to the classic threeversus-three debating I was used to. The debating organisers chose some extremely interesting and current topics. One that stood out to me was ‘Should HECS debt only be granted to students who pass university?’

It made me really think outside the box, and since we only have a relatively short time to prepare it really helped my ability to think on the spot. Anyone who is already doing WADL debating should definitely give it a shot if they have the chance.”

NOVICE 1 Jude Burdle Kieran Legge Marco Pizzo Clancy Ryan Coach: Ms Marriann O’Neill JUNIOR 1 Giacomo Biagioni Xavier Curr Aidan Nigli Hayden White Coach: Miss Lisa Speranza JUNIOR 2 Kabir Bajwa Benjamin Bates Xavier Brun Coach: Ms Barnes SENIOR 1 James Nelson Hugo Pollard Alexander Richards Thomas Stevenson Griffin Williams Coach: Mrs Danielle MacDonald

ABOVE Benjamin Bates, Kabir Bajwa and Xavier Brun.

MS LARRISA DODSWORTH & MISS LANA DE PALMA AEP LITERATURE & MEDIA GROUP COORDINATORS

PLOT TWIST

Pilot

BELOW Tony Kolic and Yamato Yap interviewing Mr Bailey at the Athletics; MIDDLE LEFT Yamato Yap behind the camera; Jonas Kessey at the House Swimming Carnival.

BOTTOM Photographers at the Swimming Carnival.

“ When something goes wrong in your life, you just yell plot twist!” What a plot twist 2020 has been for the Lit and Media crew! The year threw a spanner in many of our usual opportunities, but it also opened a collection of doors for our chaps they may well have walked past 12 months ago.

In 2020 the Lit and Media boys were invited to film and record key College events. During this year of being online, opportunities to be involved in live streams have been abundant – from assemblies to Mass and Year 12 Graduation. Our small but talented crew have been ably assisted by Mr Keane Bourke to present online as many events as possible in a professional manner.

Working with a condensed team and time frame for the Graduation Video, the boys rose to the occasion, taking time from their studies to produce another entertaining and professional production.

If you have been following us on the College’s social media channels, you will have seen the work of our keenest members. Particular mention must go to Yamato Yap, Bruce Lothian, Theo De Campi, Thomas Wilson, Aston Culnane and Jake Walsh for always putting their hands up to get involved, and producing some really great media that captured our College perfectly.

Our budding writers relished the one chance they had to visit the Fremantle Literature Centre to work with published authors on their writing craft. Students had the opportunity to work in a creative environment with published authors Brian Falkner and Barry Jonsberg, along with students from other schools from around Western Australia.

The boys are richer for the experience and have picked up some great skills to get them ready to ace their compositions in upper school ATAR English. After a COVID-19 hiatus, we went online in Term 4, and spent our day working through pre-prepared sessions from eastern-states authors.

Thanks to all the boys for their enthusiasm and commitment throughout 2020.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

101

MR JOHN HORTENSE AEP ROBOTICS COORDINATOR

ROBOT FUN

Thanks to the enthusiastic participation of students, the Robotics club has been operating after school at CBC for decades.

These CBC aces are so passionately immersed in the creative process of designing their robots that they often forget the clock and stay well over the allocated time to make their robots do amazing tricks, including evading obstacles and racing through the corridor.

In spite of the difficulties that the pandemic has imposed this year, the Robotics group has produced some amazing machines thanks to the tenacity of boys who enjoy the challenges of designing and programming.

I would like to pay homage in particular to Flynn Brooks, Alexander Epis, Justin Billington and newcomer Harrison Rainbird. Their collective passion has been inspirational and makes our sessions a lot of fun.

ABOVE Alex Vincenti and Alexander Epis. RIGHT The Robtics end of year celebration.

102

MS TREVANNA COOPER AEP RADIO COORDINATOR

CBC ON AIR It ’s been a big year in Radio! In 2020, 11 radio teams broadcast regular shows on 89. 2FM CBC Radio. Fifty-five boys, including 16 new Year 7 inductees, have enthusiastically learned the skills involved in delivering professional radio shows, working with Year 9 producers and technicians.

A team of Year 11 students, led by Finn Newcombe, staged a comeback – having left after Year 9 – and showed the way by delivering a string of live interviews with teachers such as Mr Neil Alweyn, Mr Matthew Silveira, Mr John Hortense and Mrs Silvia Romagnoli.

ABOVE Radio students in the Library. ABOVE LEFT Marco Pizzo, Luka Bleus, Luca Bertolini, Dakota Lamers, Ms Dodsworth and Kirby Jukes. LEFT Dakota Lamers, Kirby Jukes, Marco Pizzo, Luca Bertolini and Luka Bleus.

LEFT BELOW Mr Alweyn being interviewed in the Radio studio with Luca Bertolini and Liam Purcell.

BELOW Jarrod Hazell.

An endearing feature of CBC Radio is the strong teamwork. There are no staff involved in the actual broadcast – the boys do it all themselves. More experienced boys will help newcomers write interview questions and reports and, should a producer, announcer or technician be absent on the day of a show, there is no shortage of generous volunteers to fill the position.

This will be Ms Cooper’s last year of being in charge of the Radio programme, having instigated it eight years ago – in 2021 Mr Aaron Brunskill and Mr Evgeny Bespalov will be taking over the running of theairwaves broadcasting studio.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

103

MS MARILYN SCHMIDT AEP COORDINATOR

STEM

Challenge Our AEP STEM group meets every Tuesday afternoon. Focussing on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, the boys are challenged and encouraged to gain the skills required to succeed in today ’s world, including the ability to think critically and creatively, and to solve complex problems. Our major project this year involved coding micro:bits in both MakeCode and Python.

Some of the challenges included: • Make your micro:bit happy by programming it to say hello and smile.

• Make your micro:bit count your steps.

• Make a rock, paper, scissors game for two micro:bits to play against each other.

• Make a stopwatch.

• Teleport a duck from one micro:bit to another.

• Make some music.

• Alarm your micro:bit to stop it being stolen.

• Make a sensor to measure moisture levels in a plant.

Another project, which ran for a few weeks, was to design, build and finally race their own solar-powered cars. Fortunately, on the day of the race, the sun shone brilliantly and cars sped across the Cloisters.

The boys have also had some light-hearted afternoons involved in various activities. This included building using sticky tape and two sheets of newspaper to build the longest bridge, with the winner running the length of a classroom! Ben Leavy, our Academic Captain, and some of the Year 12 leaders organised a quiz, which proved fiercely contested. A special thank you to Ben, who helped the junior boys most weeks and was an exceptional role model.

Thank you to the following teachers for their incredible enthusiasm, expertise and knowledge: Mr Ian Binet, Mr Andre Leicester, Mr Chris Sellings and Mr Evgeny Bespalov.

104

TOP Ben Leavy with Ewan Stirling and Lucca Stocco.

MIDDLE LEFT Collaborating in STEM. MIDDLE RIGHT Mr Bespalov with Hayden White. BELOW Nicholas Collins and Jamie Neesham.

MS MARILYN SCHMIDT YEAR 8 LEARNING PROJECT COORDINATOR

YEAR 8 LEARNING PROJECT

Encouraging a love of learning and highlighting the role of creativity in the process was the aim of the 2020 Year 8 inquiry-based programme, which ran for five weeks during Term 3.

The programme provided Year 8 students with the opportunity to develop critical 21st-century skills while solving some of the world’s biggest problems.

Throughout the group project, boys heard from teachers and other professionals who shared their own stories to inspire tomorrow’s innovators. The boys also kept in touch with Notre Dame University mentors – a group of secondary teaching students who helped guide and support students throughout the project.

The students prepared their findings to share with the CBC community, proposing everything from a more entertaining approach to aged care, affordable care packs that could make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing homelessness, and artificial reefs that could prevent the further erosion of Port Beach.

In Term 4 the Year 8 cohort were able to apply their developing acumen to real-life business and world problems much closer to home.

Ms Schmidt invited alumni of the College to provide information about obstacles and challenges they experience in their own working lives, and the enthusiasm from both past and present students for the project was overwhelming.

TOP Year 8 Inquiry-Based Project evening. MIDDLE LEFT Inquiry-Based Project presentation. MIDDLE RIGHT Mr McTernan presenting to students.

BELOW Mrs Richmond with students in the classroom.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

105

MR SHANE MANCUSO HEAD OF THE ARTS

The Arts numbers. It was pleasing to see our musicians and actors have an opportunity to perform and for our artists’ works to be on display and viewed by our community.

The Arts learning area consists of Drama, Media, Music and Visual Art. Students participate in all four areas throughout Years 7 and 8 with the aim to specialise in specific areas in Years 9 and 10. In the upper school curriculum, the opportunity to study as either an ATAR or General student is dependent on their pathway for the future.

Due to COVID-19, our Arts activities were severely reduced from the usual camps, concerts, festivals, competitions, liturgies and exhibitions throughout the year. Our students continued to pursue their craft and hone their skills in the hope that activities could resume once school life returned to normal. Some of our highlights for the year included our Visual Art students exhibiting in the Angelico Art Exhibition and Oliver Renton receiving an award for his works on display.

Thankfully our CBC Music Festival, Visual Art exhibition and Senior Drama Night were able to run this year, but with limited

Mr Kim Delury has started preparations and rehearsals for the next College Drama production. We’re looking forward to seeing Roald Dahl’s The Witches in Term 1, 2021.

I would like to thank our core staff of Mrs Emma Tandy, Ms Zoe Francis, Mrs Stephanie Hantzis, Mr Kim Delury and Miss Lana De Palma. Mrs Shayni Nelson and Mrs Catherine Fry-Walker helped to support and be involved in running our Year 8 Drama classes.

I would also like to recognise the hard work by our Arts Administration Technician, Ms Michelle Timms. Her expertise and organisation assist our department in so many ways and we are grateful to the College for supporting us in this area.

We look forward to more opportunities to challenge and guide our students through the Arts learning area and encourage families to help us celebrate the talents and skills of our CBC gentlemen.

Mr Mancuso at the Festival of Light.

106

MR KIM DELURY DRAMA TEACHER

DRAMATIC PAUSE Despite the limitations imposed by the pandemic, 2020 has certainly been a busy and fulfilling year for Drama at CBC. Year 7 students enjoyed a one-term taster unit in Drama, focussing on the elements of drama and the presentational style of ritual theatre. Students created their own self-devised group performances, and took part in an incursion from Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in which they experienced puppet making and performance.

Our Year 8 Drama students enjoyed a semester-long course focussing on Greek theatre and mythology, creating masks and costumes for their performances.

Showing their versatility, they also crafted engaging characters in their realism scenework. Mrs Rosalba Jeffreys ran popular Theatresports workshops to help develop the students’ skills in improvisation, spontaneity and comedy.

The weekly Drama Club, held at lunchtime in the Arts Learning Area, was a hit amongst students in Years 7 and 8. Organised by Mr Delury and Mrs Fry Walker, this dedicated group of students eagerly embraced a range of drama activities and games to help develop skills in improvisation, acting and play-building.

The students in Year 9 and 10 Drama spent the year focusing on comedy and clowning, realism, youth theatre, Commedia dell’arte and Theatre of the Absurd. Australian and world texts played an integral part in their studies, giving students a valuable insight into quality works across a range of styles. Engaging workshops with specialist Commedia dell’arte mask company Into the Mask gave Year 9 students the opportunity to engage with this highly energetic and entertaining performance style.

Our Year 11 Drama students flourished in 2020 through the exploration of representational and presentational drama and a close study of Australian and world texts, such as The One Day of the Year by

Alan Seymour and The Caucasian Chalk Circle

by Bertolt Brecht. The course allowed them to view quality theatre performances and write a theatre review on productions such as Tricycle Theatre’s True West, by Sam Shepard, and the National Theatre’s Private Lives, by Noel Coward.

Our Year 12 Drama students worked with a range of inspiring drama texts, including Antigone by Sophocles, When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell, and Zen Zen Zo’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Students were challenged to create their own interpretations and self-devised work, including their original solo performances and scripted monologues for their practical Drama examinations. Year 11 and 12 students were inspired by physical theatre incursions from Into the Mask and The Open Lid Ensemble.

Another highlight of the year was our 2020 CBC Senior Drama Night. The night showcased a range of witty and thoughtprovoking performances from Year 11 and 12 Drama students, with support from selected Year 9 boys. Enjoyed by an audience of family and friends, the event also provided the opportunity for Year 12 students to perform their original solo performances and scripted monologues to an audience ahead of their WACE practical Drama examination.

Congratulations to the staff and students who provided technical support for this wonderful evening of theatre.

In Term 3, enthusiastic rehearsals commenced for the College Drama production of The Witches, a stage adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl. The production, involving students from Years 7 to 12 and directed by Mr Delury, will perform to selected primary schools and the general public over three nights.

Congratulations to all students who have gained a role and we look forward to their performances.

TOP TO BOTTOM Mr Delury; Ben Mitchell and Charlie Cronin.

We would like to thank Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Into the Mask and The Open Lid Ensemble – these artists and companies helped us to inspire a passion for the performing arts in our students.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

107

MS ZOE FRANCIS & MRS STEPHANIE HANTZIS VISUAL ART TEACHERS

IN THE STUDIO For the Visual Arts course, 2020 has been a year full of accomplishments and challenges. Art students from Years 7 to 12 have worked hard to develop a diverse range of visual inspirations from the studio areas of drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and mixed-media artworks.

In 2020, CBC entered the Annual Angelico Art Exhibition. This event is an opportunity for all Catholic schools from around the state to exhibit artworks completed in Semester 1. Each school has the opportunity to exhibit only six works in total across Years 7 to 12, including group entries. Once again, we were honoured by the achievements of our students and we celebrate their exceptional accomplishments. A special mention goes to Year 10 student Oliver Renton, who received a Highly Commended award in the 2D section of the exhibition.

On the evening of Wednesday 28 October, the CBC community attended the annual official opening of the College Visual Arts Exhibition. The Year 7 students showcased their bright and punchy prints and mixed media designs based on iconic Australian artist Howard Arkley and contemporary Gold Coast designer Britty Em. The Year 8 students had worked on a variety of drawing mediums before developing Eric Abel-based prints in Semester 1, and in Semester 2 students created ceramic pots inspired by people’s faces and comic gestures.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Dylan Davis; Seth Galipo; Ben Mitchell; Oliver Renton, Charlie Bell; Malachi McCrackan and Yusef Hourani (‘16).

108

Year 9 students created a series of works and designs inspired by Frida Kahlo, skulls and Day of the Dead themes, which were then transferred onto the surface area of a skateboard deck and sculptural skull. They next moved on to create a realistic tonal study of either a cowboy or American Indian character, and finally a landscape art appropriating the painting techniques of the famous Brett Whiteley.

Year 10 boys furthered their exploratory drawing skills working with charcoal, graphite and silk ink mediums. They produced a large-scale acrylic study mimicking the works of Britty Em and her animal-based themes, and in Semester 2 were introduced to the world of Moroccan interiors through the medium of oil paints.

Both pieces were challenging to create and the boys should be very proud of their successes.

This year in Visual Art saw the implementation of an Artist in Residence programme. Boys completing the Year 11 Visual Arts course participated and worked with Old Boy Yusef Hourani

(‘16) who is currently studying Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. We were fortunate enough that Yusef was willing to share techniques he has perfected whilst studying abroad.

He taught the boys how to create repeat motif designs and layering of oil paints, guiding them through these classes using similar techniques to those once used by the great masters.

The senior students were once again the highlight of the Visual Arts Exhibition, with Year 11 and 12 artists producing a variety of works based around the themes of ‘Cactus and Cowboys’, ‘People and Places’ and ‘Tribal Totems’.

Congratulations to Year 12 student Christian Gentile for taking out the Principal’s Choice Award, and also to Jackson Young (Year 12) and Jack Prelevich (Year 9) who were awarded an Honourable Mention. A large number of boys received Excellence in Art Awards on the night for their commitment and dedication to the programme in 2020.

Congratulations to all the boys who participated enthusiastically in Visual Arts – we thank you. Your work and attitude have been exemplary and you have allowed your strengths to shine.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

109

MISS LANA DE PALMA MEDIA ARTS TEACHER

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! This year has been full of enthusiasm with more students than ever choosing Media Arts at CBC. Students were excited about learning new technologies and exploring diff erent types of media.

Despite the challenges that we faced this year, Media Arts students from Years 7 to 11 were able to complete their productions, practicing and developing their skills in photography, cinematography and editing.

Year 7 students had their first taste of Media Arts by learning about the world of claymation – specifically, everyone’s childhood favourite, Wallace & Gromit.

Students couldn’t believe that films produced

by Aardman Productions are in fact solely made up of photographs. They then had their first experience with editing software as they scripted and produced their own dialogue to a Wallace & Gromit scene of their choice.

During a semester’s study of Media Arts, Year 8 boys explored photography and advertising. Students learned what representations were and took on the challenge of producing a series of photographs that best depicted who they were, without being in the photographs.

However, the major production for this year group is the fun and highly anticipated advertisement production. Working in groups, students explored their creative side by coming up with a 30-second commercial for a major brand. Following on from a current campaign, ‘Did someone say KFC?’ was heard regularly!

110

ALL LEFT Media students in action. ALL RIGHT Jackson Mithen, Thomas Woodrow, Aiden Grier and Oliver Gribble capturing their lives as part of Media Arts photography.

The students in Years 9 and 10 were the most affected by the pandemic, missing out on a couple of productions. But that didn’t stop them from learning and developing skills in film, including documentaries and genre.

Year 9 students explored documentaries, writing a film review for He Named Me Malala before moving on to produce their own minidocumentary about CBC Fremantle.

Students were then able to choose a film genre and produce their own film poster.

The Year 10 gentlemen were excited to jump in to exploring the horror genre. Students showed no fear as they produced their own film scene, adding in clichés that we all know and love to be scared of. Students also explored documentaries, analysing and breaking down the award-winning sports-doping documentary ICARUS before producing their own documentary trailers.

This was also the inaugural year for Year 11 ATAR Media Production and Analysis and what an amazing group of young men we have. They flourished in the Semester 1 examination of popular culture. It was no surprise that their major production of music videos were all standouts. Semester 2 focused on journalism. Students explored different news media outlets from around Australia and were even lucky enough to spend time via a Teams meeting with Mathew Woolfrey, a senior journalist at A Current Affair in Sydney. Students were intrigued about the day-to-day life of a journalist and learned about the current position of the industry in Australia.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

111

MR SHANE MANCUSO HEAD OF THE ARTS

MUSICAL NOTES

Our Music students were preparing for a busy 2020 until COVID-19 arrived and interrupted our year. We were very grateful that, while learning moved online for a short time, our students were able to continue their instrumental lessons with their teachers using Teams.

It was approximately halfway through Term 2 that all of our bands, choirs and ensembles were able to start rehearsing again. Unfortunately, many of our performances and our annual camp had to be cancelled. With all of this interruption, we were thank ful to be able to hold the CBC Music Festival.

This allowed our performers to appear on stage and entertain our families and friends.

Our instrumental programme is supported by our classroom learning. Students in Year 7 gain experience in composing electronic music using computer software, discovering the basic language of music and also how sound is captured for film. Our Year 8 boys gain valuable skills to develop music language through the study of the piano and guitar and in numerous classroom activities.

The importance of listening is a highlight and helps our students to become better listeners and learners. The fundamentals of music study help our students in social settings, as we aim to develop confidence and resilience in unfamiliar settings. In Years

112

9 and 10 our students consolidate their theory and aural skills whilst also developing their confidence in performing. Our Year 11 General Music students gain valuable skills by completing tasks in listening, composing and performance.

A special initiative in 2019 was the decision to try to participate in Generations in Jazz in 2020. This amazing festival, held in Mt Gambier, brings more than 5,000 students from across the country together to compete in bands and choirs. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, CBC was unable to participate, but we eagerly wait for the future when we can travel again and engage in such incredible opportunities.

Thank you to our peripatetic Music teachers: Mrs Emma Tandy, Mrs Gemma Farrell, Mr Kim Anning, Mr Alex Borthwick, Mr Luciano Trebse, Mr Tim Woolley, Mr Manoli Vouyoucalos, Ms Catherine Noblet, Mr Robert Bresland and Mr Harrison Mitchell.

Your talents and passion for educating our Music students is greatly appreciated.

Lastly, thank you to our Music Parent Group, whose support for the programme and events is invaluable. This hard-working group of parents enables our musicians to have meaningful performance experiences and creates opportunities for all of our families to enjoy seeing their sons on the stage.

LEFT Bailey De’Pannone and Brayden Pounder.

BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT Josh Burke, Oliver and Jimmy McKenzie; Harrison Ricci, Cian Bushe-Jones, Daniel Purser and Archie Larwood; Mrs Timms; Oscar Waters, Jacob Carrello and Cai Williams; David Tugwell, Bailey De’Pannone and Mr Mancuso; James Robartson; Mrs Tandy. LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Joshua Ranallo; the Junior Band; Luka Spanjic and William Brown. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Guitar Ensemble 2; College Choir.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

113

BRASS ENSEMBLE BACK ROW Rohan Groves, Patrick McClelland, Harrison Stapleton FRONT ROW Jasper Jeffery, Jacob Carrello, Oscar Waters, Archer Larwood ABSENT Charlie Bell, Ms Catherine Noblet

guitar ensemble 1 BACK ROW Josh Burke, Mr Kim Anning, Jeroen Sugunasingam FRONT ROW Edward Astill, Adrian Campana, Aidan Legge, Xavier Curr

GUITAR ENSEMBLE 2 BACK ROW Mr Alex Borthwick, Rafajel Tomasich, Kaiden Boult, Kieran Legge, Luka Spanjic, Clancy Ryan FRONT ROW Hugh Farquhar, Tomas Ryan, Hamish Szymanski, William Brown, Noah Preston, Finn Robinson ABSENT Matthew Walker

114

ROCK BAND BACK ROW Mr Manuel Vouyoucalos, Ryner Westerhout, James Robartson, Jude Burdle FRONT ROW Josh Burke, Jimmy McKenzie, Oliver McKenzie, Luca Gabbiani

vocal ensemble BACK ROW Archer Larwood, Cian Bushe-Jones, Griffin Williams, Kyan Mathews, Roy Woodcock FRONT ROW William Cotter, Daniel Purser, Mrs Emma Tandy, Aiden Grier, Harrison Ricci

MUSIC MINISTRY LEFT TO RIGHT Mr Shane Mancuso, Ryner Westerhout, William Brown, Brayden Pounder ABSENT Miss Lana De Palma

CBC JOURNEY 2020

115

big band BACK ROW Micah Renton, Fergus Schipf-Randell, Harrison Ricci, Ryner Westerhout, Finlay Brophy, Vincent Neesham MIDDLE ROW Seth Telling, Jasper Jeffery, Lachlan Coates, Ms Gemma Farrell, Matthew Sapienza, Ari McKay, Joshua Ranallo FRONT ROW Joseph Spadaccini, Joel Dobra, Angus Horton, Aiden Grier, Macsen Williams, Luka Spanjic, Hamish Szymanski ABSENT Adrian Menner

junior band BACK ROW Mr Shane Mancuso, Emerik Klobas, Finn Neville, William Ryan, Xavier Finlay-Collins, Caleb Tandy, Maximillian Endersby FRONT ROW Luca Gabbiani, Jude Strachan, Leo Algar, Adam Groves, Noah Wood, Lucca Stocco, Harper Copp

116

JAZZ ORCHESTRA BACK ROW Rohan Groves, Fynnian Copp, Patrick McClelland, Oscar Waters, Harrison Stapleton, Cai Williams, Archer Larwood MIDDLE ROW Joel Folley, Jayden Galati, Bailey De’Pannone, Ben Leavy, Oliver Wood, Brayden Pounder, James Robartson, William Cotter FRONT ROW William Brown, Adrian Campana, Jacob Carrello, Mr Shane Mancuso, David Tugwell, Edward Astill, Josh Burke ABSENT Charlie Bell

college choir BACK ROW Kieran Legge, Archer Larwood, Cian Bushe-Jones, Patrick McClelland, Griffin Williams, Fynnian Copp, Kyan Mathews, Oliver Wood, Roy Woodcock, Cai Williams THIRD ROW Ari McKay, Samuel Irving, Jacob Carrello, Macsen Williams, Adrian Campana, Aidan Nigli, Daniel Purser, Brayden Pounder, Aiden Grier, Clancy Ryan, Oliver Garvey SECOND ROW Jude Burdle, Luca Bertolini, Seth Telling, Harrison Ricci, Joel Folley, William Ryan, Tomas Ryan, Peter Sturrock, Noah Preston, Finn Neville, Vincent Neesham FRONT ROW Harper Copp, Luca Gabbiani, Craig Dodd, Noah Wood, Caleb Tandy, Mrs Emma Tandy, Maximillian Endersby, Leo Algar, William Cotter, Jude Strachan, Lucca Stocco ABSENT Raphael McCrackan, Adrian Menner

CBC JOURNEY 2020

117

MISS EMILY BOWRAN HEAD OF ENGLISH

For the love of

language

The English department certainly had a wild ride in 2020, as students and staff navigated the new frontier of online learning.

The year kicked off with a bang with Mrs Shayni Nelson – HOLA for Term 1 and the College’s Literacy Coordinator – leading the Year 7 teachers and students through the Talk for Writing programme. A key feature of this style of learning is internalising the language structures needed to write through ‘talking the text’, as well as close reading.

Activities included drawing symbols in place of words and using gestures and actions to memorise paragraphs.

Unfortunately, COVID 19 hit shortly after the launch of this new style of learning.

This presented new challenges for staff and students across all year groups,

118

but as is always the case with this community, everyone rose to the occasion. Soon the Year 12 Literature class was presenting their Australian poetry orals via Microsoft Teams, Kahoot was being used to measure student engagement and everyone navigated how to have spirited debates about films, novels and documentaries without muting themselves.

In Term 2 there was a return to some normalcy, and thankfully we were able to slip right back into the year as planned, minus a few excursions here and there.

The highlight of 2020 was certainly English and Languages Week, where staff and students were treated to a variety of events and activities. There were movie lunches, word games, gelato and pizza on offer, and even an Italian band in the Cloisters. Students also participated in Mentor quizzes, and

Year 7 boys wrote pen-pal letters to seniors in local nursing homes. The climax of the week came on the Friday when staff and, for the first time, Year 12 students, were invited to dress up as their favourite characters. The English department came as characters from Roald Dahl texts, and were joined by The Addams Family, Cruella De Vil and her dalmatians, the Life of Pi, V for Vendetta and many, many other famous faces.

While the year has definitely been a unique one that required everyone to think outside the box, the English staff’s dedication and commitment was matched by the boys and they faced every challenge with open minds and enthusiasm, allowing for some fantastic English results across all courses and classes.

MRS SHAYNI NELSON LITERACY COORDINATOR

LITERACY FOCUS Despite COVID-19 aff ecting many aspects of school life in 2020, we implemented many new initiatives to build on our boys’ writing abilities, aiming to develop the skills of our students so they can be confident communicators when they leave the College and begin their adult lives.

This year, Miss Mai Barnes started a Creative Writing club, which has seen regular attendance by a small group of boys on Tuesday afternoons. During the weekly sessions, the boys are given short writing activities that focus on improving an aspect of creative writing such as imagery, characterisation, or mood and atmosphere.

On Friday mornings, Mrs Nelson has been running a Writing Surgery clinic where students get a chance to go back to writing basics: learning about the different types of writing that are used for different purposes, the parts of speech, and also grammar and punctuation rules.

During staff meetings and on PD Days, staff have been practising their own writing skills.

At each meeting, Mrs Nelson runs through a

presentation about a particular punctuation mark or writing concept and then the staff are encouraged to complete a quick quiz at the end. Many staff have commented on how they are now consciously trying to write better in emails and when modelling writing on the board to their students.

Next year marks the 120-year anniversary of the Christian Brothers arriving in Fremantle.

To help celebrate, our budding writers will have the opportunity to have their own pieces published while telling the autobiographical stories of amazing alumni. The ‘CBC Boys Who Dare to Be Different‘ writing project will give interested writers the opportunity to research or interview past students who have been innovators in their own ways. Then they will write a brief biographical text modelled on Ben Brooks’ Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different to include in a published anthology.

At this stage the anthology publication date is to coincide with next year’s Alumni Association Over 60s’ Morning Tea. It is an exciting initiative that has the added prospect of highlighting the longevity of our College and the place our boys have in its history.

TOP LEFT TO RIGHT Languages quiz; Mr McDonnell and Dr Holohan at the spaghetti eating content; V for Vendetta costumes; Oscar Waters, Jayden Craven, Zachary Comerford and Sebastian Catalano; Rylan Paatsch with Brian Falkner; Domenic De Gennaro and James Bourne; at the Young Writers’ Programme. BELOW Year 12 students in costume.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

119

MR ALEXANDER HALL HEAD OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE

thearound worldus The Humanities department at CBC Fremantle aims to instill in students a deep curiosity about the world around them and a respect for the rich diversity of people and places both now and in the past. Humanities subjects require students to develop critical thinking skills, inquiry methods and research practices that will meet their needs as aware and active citizens in the future.

The range of subject areas – including Economics, Civics and Citizenship, Geography and History – allow students to focus their interest and begin pathways to further study.

The core curriculum for Years 7 to 10 has been updated to incorporate a range of Indigenous case studies and the integration of more ICT, in particular VR headsets. The headsets have allowed the students to visit ancient Roman sites and explore a range of Biomes.

COVID-19 and its subsequent restrictions have had a large impact on the diversity of what we offer as a department; however, we still facilitated an array of excursions and activities in 2020.

Activities in Years 7 and 8 included the Year 7 students offering Roman games to the rest of the school, which included chariot racing

TOP LEFT Nathan Yeo and Ryder O’Meara; MIDDLE LEFT Harrison Wood, Jake)b Antonio and Tanner Naughton.

MIDDLE RIGHT Luke Figliomeni, Angus Evans, Tirik Cordisco and Noah Marks.

RIGHT Austin Woods, Joe Elder, Jake Stanley and Zach Carlino. NEXT PAGE TOP LEFT Mr Hall at the World Fair. TOP RIGHT Students representing England at the World Fair. NEXT PAGE BOTTOM Mrs Hookway with Mexicans at the World Fair.

120

and Roman dodgeball. The Year 8 students participated in the World Fair during the same week, where they chose a country from around the world to celebrate by producing information – as well as food – from that nation.

In Years 9 and 10, students focused on the Industrial Revolution, WW1 and WW2, our democratic rights, and Australia’s place in a rapidly globalising and interconnected world, as well as environmental change and living standards. The Year 10 students visited Rottnest to complete a range of activities focused on all four disciplines within the HASS area. They also received a talk from the Australian Tax Office relating to key money and taxation liabilities they may face in the future, such as overdrafts and loans.

Years 11 and 12 students were given the opportunity to select a range of HASS courses, including Politics and Law, Geography, Modern History, Economics, Business Management and Enterprise and Accounting/Finance. During the year, Business, Management and Enterprise and Economics students were given the opportunity to participate in the ASX Share Challenge, and Geography students visited John Hughes car sales and Alcoa. During HASS week some of our student leaders arranged a debate where students from Years 11 and 12 competed on a topical subject area.

The entire Humanities department has worked tirelessly to minimise disruption while at the same time enhancing the educational experience of the CBC boys in 2020. We have guided the students to become well-rounded, active citizens, and we have set down the foundations for an even more successful year in 2021.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

121

MRS SILVIA ROMAGNOLI ITALIAN TEACHER

italian feast Despite COVID-19, students in 2020 were exposed to many diverse activities in the Italian classroom, both in person and virtually. The Year 12 ATAR students displayed resilience and an incredible ability to embrace unexpected challenges. In the first part of the year, Italian students had the chance to dabble in innovative ways of learning Italian through One Note, Education Perfect and Microsoft Teams.

Language Week was a major highlight of the school year. We had an Italian feast as the College Cloisters was transformed into a piazza. The boys had the opportunity to immerse themselves in il Belpaese in a variety of ways. They practiced their language skills by ordering authentic Italian food – pizza, bomboloni and gelato. Lorenzo, our pizzaiolo and chef, woke up at the crack of dawn to prepare the dough for the bomboloni (filled Italian donuts) and commence the slow fermentation process required to make traditional pizza dough, which he then cooked for us in his beautiful woodfired oven while we were serenaded by the traditional band, Anninora. To top it all off, the boys were challenged by the CBC Education Perfect Italian Cup. We finished the week

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Mrs Romagnoli; pizza at English and Languages Week; Mrs Romagnoli, Lucas Cikara, Lucas Benino and Sebastian Catalano at camp; Matthew Medin and Axel Damitz enjoying English and Languages Week; Italian camp; Rupert Holden, Torin Lamond and Kirby Vaughn; Gelati for all.

122

on a high note with a thrilling spaghettieating competition. We triumphed over travel restrictions to bring a little slice of Italy to us!

The Year 7 students displayed a passion for learning the bella lingua, blitzing the easy tasks, such as learning the alphabet and basic conversation skills, and working extra hard on some more difficult components of the language.

The Year 8 boys improved their linguistic skills, speaking about travelling and sightseeing within their city and becoming expert appreciators of landmarks and monuments. Their learning continued through the topic Andiamo a mangiare (let’s eat!) – the cherry on top of their Italian learning was roleplaying Al Ristorante.

Year 9 boys further broadened their skills by delving into more difficult content and grammar. In term three, they were able to celebrate their dedication with a class pizza party as a well-deserved reward for winning the College Italian Education Perfect competition.

Year 10 boys embraced new topics and writing and speaking challenges. The

concepts discussed in class became more complex and the tasks became more difficult, but the boys challenged themselves and demonstrated their commitment to their Italian studies.

Year 11 boys focused on their ATAR course: in Semester 1 they focussed on new language related to their relationships with family and friends. The content in Semester 2 was dedicated to travelling: the boys experienced a deep learning immersion of Italy and its attractions and also practiced skills like booking hotels.

The Year 12 Italian students are now experienced speakers of the language.

They embarked on a three-day language immersion journey through the Italian camp, where they practised their Italian through activities and games and grew their friendships with students from another school. They are to be congratulated on their dedication and commitment to their studies, and we wish them well for their future.

Buona fortuna!

CBC JOURNEY 2020

123

MS TREVANNA COOPER LIBRARIAN

the idea Shop In 2020 the Idea Shop came into its own. The year started smoothly, with the new Year 7 students showing so much enthusiasm for our Robots Friday session that we continued it for the rest of the year.

Our busy Term 1 saw the start of the Small Business Centre, offering job ads and touchscreen access to career pathways and university course information to promote the creation of personal small business ventures.

During House Week we ran the Codebreaker Challenge, posing riddles about our school history – won this year by Morgan Montes (Senior) and Noah Samson, Leo Algar and Sam Henderson-Kelly (Junior).

Term 2 was equally exciting. We purchased a full-colour 3D printer, which has been immensely popular with the boys. Building on this, we’ve seen an emerging trend for students wanting to showcase their own ideas. Ms Eades is receiving more studentgenerated content to use in her weekly advertisements for the library televisions.

Also in Term 2, we ran 3D Movie Monday and, during HASS week, students used virtual reality to experience natural disasters and visit Pompeii, Ancient Rome, Greece and China.

During the interruptions that COVID-19 brought, the Idea Shop staff worked as normal. We were open for the boys still at school. When boys felt lost without their friends we started large lunchtime jigsaw puzzles. We sent book parcels home for boys doing the Reading Support programme, and we collated online resources to help with assignments.

124

Miss Indigo Kuhaupt joined the library team in Term 3 and ably took over the development of the Small Business Centre website and the running of Hot Chocolate Tuesday, which has attracted up to 30 silent readers a week! Our virtual reality headsets came out again during Science Week, when students experienced Antarctica, coral reefs and a shark feeding frenzy.

Jacob Cormack also became only the second person in 10 years to solve the cryptic puzzle over the library desk. Well done, Jacob!

Term 4 was abuzz with excitement over our (very cool) flight simulator, with practically everyone – students and staff – wanting a turn. Huge thanks to Mr Lachlan Byrd for persevering with it, and Mr Chris Sellings and the Year 10 Practical Engineering and Design class for creating the cockpit. Also in Term 4, we made school history available on a touchscreen for parents to browse, and introduced boys to the head-and-shoulder body scanner, which allows them to print plastic facsimiles of themselves.

While 2020 was challenging, we can look back with pride at full library sessions, excited and stimulated students, great innovations and lots of fun. It has been a good year.

LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Ms Cooper as Traffic Controller in the Library; Leo Algar, Noah Kenworthy and Samuel Henderson-Kelly; Jacob Cormack; Luca Gabbiani and William Stronach in the Library. THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP In the Library; David Portelli and Leo Algar in the Flight Sim; Morgan Montes; the Library Remembrance Day handmade poppies display; Tobiasz Blaszczynski making poppies; Lawson Rijs in the Library; Jasper Jeffrey.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

125

126

MR ANDRE LEICESTER HEAD OF MATHEMATICS

The measure of

MATHEMATICS It goes without saying that 2020 has proven to be a year of unprecedented challenges. The switch to remote learning during Term 1 was instructive and teachers and students quickly adapted to a new normal of web-based lessons and activities. The abstract nature of mathematics allowed us to smoothly switch from whiteboard lessons to video instructions, and all of our resources were uploaded as normal.

The main disadvantage during the remote learning period was the absence of the spontaneous queries and learning conversations that occur naturally in a classroom setting. Responding to student’s questions in class always opens up opportunities for further clarification and discussion. On the other hand, we were able to observe on the online forums that students were cooperative with each other when it came to answering queries, and were also more resourceful when looking for additional explanations, videos and further practice exercises. So, it goes to show that when we work collectively and cooperatively we can overcome adversities and find quick and practical solutions to the hurdles that come our way.

MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONS

CBC Fremantle participates every year in the Have Sum Fun maths competition organised by the Mathematical Association of WA (MAWA) and the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) organised by AMSI. The competition was cancelled due to the restrictions imposed on public gatherings, and the subsequent shift of the curriculum content into Terms 2 and 3 meant that we could no longer fit it into our new jam-packed schedule. We look forward to participating in these again next year, and we will now look for additional activities to add or replace these competitions. Please stay tuned.

127

PERSONAL VELOCITY

Once upon a time, the language used by teachers to describe the progress of students in mathematics revolved around labels of ability, and therefore could potentially pigeonhole their educational opportunities. This is no longer the correct approach to describe their progress in mathematics, as it is not constructive and respectful of the integrity of the student.

We all have gifts and talents which sometimes do not align with our interests. Although debatably there is a correlation between the gift of intellect and mathematical results, the marks obtained in mathematics for a student cannot be used as a measure of ‘intelligence’.

We have observed in our classrooms that students who put work into their notes, have a consistent approach to their study time and ask lots of questions will always achieve good marks despite the student’s ‘natural giftedness’.

It is said that ‘success is 90% hard work and 10% smarts.’

The speed at which a student absorbs and retains mathematics differs in each individual, and it depends on several factors. Those who have an excellent working memory, make regular time to study and, more importantly, enjoy the subject will get through the content quickly and look for problems that challenge his learning. These students are placed in the Maths Extension classes, and as a group they exhibit a healthy competition that makes them strive for excellence. However, for other boys the speed at which they learn the content is not the same, and to put them in a fast-paced programme can eventually discourage them from pursuing further education involving mathematics.

To assist students with their ‘personal velocity’ we place them in three mathematical pathways or streams where the curriculum is differentiated. They are still taught the complete curriculum content, but the quantity

and style of questions and context used changes from class to class. Students are constantly challenged by their classroom teacher to strive for better results, and yet these marks are specific to their pathway.

The mathematics assessments are tailored to give every boy an opportunity to demonstrate what they have understood and what they remember, and every assessment has one question that will push the boundaries of their pathway into a lateral-thinking environment.

Students are constantly changing pathways throughout the year based on their progress, and therefore they are never pigeon-holed into an inflexible course.

MATHS HELP

Maths Help is a free tutoring service provided

by CBC Fremantle’s teachers after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It gives students, irrespective of year group or maths pathway, the opportunity to have individual help for two hours every week. Students make excellent use of this service which is confirmed by the high numbers that attend.

During these sessions some of our senior students step in to help the junior boys when all teachers are busy. It is with great pride that we observe the camaraderie between boys of different years helping each other – peer learning is an important component of the teaching and learning process, and it is great to see this as part of our academic culture.

LEFT AND ABOVE Mr Bespalov taking Year 7 Maths to the Cloisters.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

127

MR CHRISTOPHER DIX , MR JUSTIN LEECH AND MR BEN SHAW OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEACHERS

THE

Great Outdoors Outdoor Education continued to off er a rich and diverse range of activities this year and the success of the boys’ practical and classroom learning is a testament to their courage and determination in the pursuit of personal excellence.

The Year 8 programme encouraged the boys to develop their team-building skills through a wide range of activities. We incorporated both land and water-based activities in an attempt to remove participants from their comfort zones. Throughout each semester it was rewarding to see students take charge of certain activities as their individual development into young leaders began.

Mr Ben Shaw The Year 9 programme at CBC Fremantle offered students a small insight into upper school Outdoor Education. It aimed to provide experiential learning in the outdoors within a safe and controlled environment. This year, students had the opportunity to learn valuable skills in surf rescue, mountain biking, body boarding and rock climbing. Students in Year 9 also participated in the inaugural Kalamunda Mountain Biking Camp – a thoroughly enjoyable experience!

Mr Justin Leech Year 10 Outdoor Education students experienced an extremely busy and challenging year, with activities ranging from snorkelling, canoeing and fishing to team-building challenges and indoor rock climbing. Throughout the year it was extremely gratifying to see the boys work together to achieve common goals as they navigated their way through the year’s ever-changing landscape. All the boys

128

involved in the programme developed, and responded to the challenges with maturity, displaying determination and grit well beyond their years.

Mr Ben Shaw The upper school Outdoor Education programme was redesigned for 2020 with Years 11 and 12 both participating in a Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation. To be awarded this certification, students must successfully complete 11 units of competency.

The Year 11 practical focus was snorkelling, culminating with a three-day camp on Rottnest Island. During Term 2 the boys attended the Department of Transport Marine Education Boatshed, where they completed three units of competency and the Recreational Skippers’ Ticket. This was followed by canoeing in Term 3, where the students further developed their canoeing and teamwork skills before spending a day paddling in the moving water of the Murray River in Dwellingup.

The Year 12 programme focussed on developing the skills, knowledge and confidence to work in the area of outdoor recreation. Students worked on their leadership and organisational skills along with snorkelling, canoeing, bushwalking and navigation through theory and practical sessions in the classroom, the workplace and on a camp. The year ended with a canoeing and navigation camp in Dwellingup where the skills and abilities learnt over the years were put into action as we ventured down the Murray River. In a challenging year it was great to see the students’ dedication towards the completion of their Outdoor Education journey at CBC. Mr Christopher Dix

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Canoeing in Dwellingup, tackling the rapids in Dwellingup; practising putting up a tent; Oscar Cannata, Scott Pinzone and Justin Billington; canoeing on the Murray River; bicycle maintenance; unloading the canoes at Dwellingup.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

129

MR ADRYAN WINNAN HEAD OF PHYSICAL AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION

A WEALTH OFHealth Our subject and department faced numerous challenges this year, and we had to modif y our content and delivery to adapt. But due to the dynamic nature of our team these trials have prompted new ideas for future programmes.

This year at CBC we aimed to deliver physical activity through gameplay where possible. This allowed our students to develop key components – such as core skills, game understanding, effective communication, teamwork and sportsmanship – while simultaneously providing a sense of enjoyment and accomplishment.

Our upper school General and ATAR Physical Education Studies programmes continued to improve. This was evident when we were recognised as being in the top 10% of the state for ATAR results. One of the most recent additions to the ATAR programme was the biomechanics paddle-boarding excursion. This activity allowed our students to kinesthetically experience biomechanical principles and subsequently be able to apply their knowledge to varying sporting contexts.

SPORTS SCIENCE

Sports Science continued to provide students with a deeper understanding of both the theoretical and the practical facets of sport.

The programme in Years 8 to 10 provided a solid foundation for the General and ATAR students in the senior years. in upper school.

Areas of study included exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning and coaching, sports psychology, technology in sport and

130

the history of sport in Australia. Our aim was to make all aspects as contextual to the lives of our students as possible, enabling them to apply information from the classroom into their own sporting endeavours.

Health Education continued to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to make informed decisions and act on them. The boys were provided with copious opportunities to strengthen their sense of personal identity and autonomy, build resilience, manage risk and develop satisfying, respectful relationships.

We encouraged our students to critically analyse physical activity and health practices and use inquiry skills to research factors that influence the health, safety, wellbeing,

and physical activity patterns of themselves, individuals, groups and communities.

One of the highlights of the Health programme every year is ‘Keys for Life’, which provides invaluable information to help our boys navigate their adolescence. This year the programme culminated with the students having the opportunity to attain their learner’s driving permit. Needless to say, this test is the one test that they all want to revise for!

Furthermore, we maintained our obligation to child safety through implementing the Keep Safe Child Protection Curriculum.

This curriculum is prevalent throughout all of our subjects and emphasises the child’s right to feel safe and belong within the community.

LEFT Riley Marraffa.

ABOVE Max Lynn and Angus Tinley. RIGHT Mr Shaw with Year 9 PE students.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

131

MR IAN BINET AND MRS JENNIFER LAWLOR CO-HEADS OF SCIENCE

Sensational

science Some may understandably be under the illusion that COVID-19 slowed things down for Science this year – quite the contrary. If anything, COVID inspired us to try an incredible array of new teaching and learning techniques. There were many challenges but also a great many successes during the time spent at home learning; however, the Science staff were keen to get the boys back in the labs!

The year started smoothly, with Jed Stafford and Ryan Farr participating in the Conoco Philips Science Experience that ran over the summer break. Jed commented: “The Conoco Phillips Science Experience was a great course. We explored the university campus, met with experts in their fields, participated in experiments and, most importantly, made ice cream with dry ice. My favourite part of the experience was meeting with professors and industry experts as it gave me an insight into work and careers that really interest me. I made a lot of friends who shared my interest in science and academics – we also competed against each other in our final presentations. We met with Curtin professors and saw their workplaces, talked to some of their colleagues, and on the final day we were able to present a PowerPoint based on our experience to the whole auditorium of students and Curtin staff. Fortunately, my group ended up winning.

132

“It is the dream of all of the wonderful teachers in the Science department, that the boys walk away from classes with still more questions to challenge all of us and extend our critical thinking beyond the walls of the classroom.”

The experience allowed me to see exactly what goes on inside the lives of professionals working in science and has made me even more determined to keep up science in upper school and into my future.”

As COVID restrictions relaxed for Western Australia, the department was once again able to highlight our passion when celebrating National Science Week. The theme for 2020 was ‘Deep Blue: innovation for the future of our oceans’. Mrs Wiltschut spent hours preparing an amazing deep blue classroom complete with interactive displays, information and creative structures; there were virtual reality experiences each recess with turtles, sharks and coral reefs.

Dr Holohan presented his explosive show, At Risk; Mrs Richmond showed she was not just a cool teacher but a cool chemist with a liquid nitrogen display; Mr Miller enjoyed time spent with the students creating motors; and there were diverse incursions, from reptiles to chemists.

We were fortunate that our Year 11 and 12 Human Biology and Biology students were able to attend a day at the Harry Perkins Institute, renowned for its cutting-edge research. It was a great privilege to observe experimental and analytical techniques that provide a context for our learning. Senior Physics boys visited the Discovery Centre, Human Biology students went to the zoo,

and Year 11 Biology enjoyed an amazing camp to Rottnest in Term 4. Years 8 and 9 boys had a new incursion from Earth Science of Western Australia presenters, where students looked at rock identification and tectonic plate movement.

There will always be many concepts in science that continue to blow my mind – theories around a fourth dimension; the intricacies of our DNA and what makes us unique; and the magnetic poles of the earth changing periodically as seen in geological patterns, just to name a few. On occasion we revisit these in Year 10 Physics, Year 8 Chemistry or Year 9 Earth Science. This encourages me to continuing reading, trying, calculating and experimenting. It is the dream of all of the wonderful teachers in the Science department that the boys walk away from classes with still more questions to challenge all of us and extend our critical thinking beyond the walls of the classroom.

We are blessed to have dedicated, knowledgeable, experienced and kind-hearted staff: Mrs Clara Booth, Mrs Jenefer Wiltschut, Dr Aidan Holohan, Miss Ali Connell, Mrs Angelina Sawyer, Mr Louis Miller, Mrs Amelia Andrew, Mrs Petrina Richmond, Mrs Megan Musson, Mrs Nirmala Narayanann and Mr John Hortense. Without them and the students, 2020 would not have been as enjoyable as it was. Thank you!

LEFT ABOVE Year 8 students at the Science Week reptile display.

BOTTOM LEFT TO RIGHT Science Week chemistry display; Rylan Paatsch at the reptile display; Dr Holohan at Science Week; fingerprinting in forensics; Year 8 Science; Year 11 Integrated Science; Samuel Grey in Year 7 Science. ABOVE Charles Green in Year 11 Integrated Science; Year 8 lung experiment.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

133

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

sport

Report

134

“We believe that sport plays a key role in developing more than just those pertinent skills but can also develop confidence, friendships and leadership qualities that can be taken into all areas of school and life.”

At CBC we continue to off er diverse opportunities for as many students as possible to represent the College at a variety of levels, from participationbased events through to highly competitive carnivals and weekly competitions. We believe that sport plays a key role in developing more than just those pertinent skills but can also develop confidence, friendships and leadership qualities that can be taken into all areas of school and life.

We started 2020 thinking that it would be by far the busiest in recent years, with CBC joining the SASJ (Southern Associated Schools Junior) competition across Terms 2 and 3 in addition to the sports we already had on offer. We got off to a fast start but were quickly put on hold as the pandemic postponed all sport throughout much of Terms 1 and 2. We did, however, make up for the majority of the missed events in Term 3 where we had an unprecedented number of events rescheduled into the calendar, finally allowing our eager athletes the opportunity to once again proudly represent CBC. The ACC Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country carnivals are the College’s biggest sporting events with large numbers of boys selected to represent us in the former two.

It was unfortunate that the swimmers put in so many hours of preparation only to have their opportunity to compete cancelled a week before their event. Likewise, our Cross Country runners could only compete at our House competition this year and we look forward to them being able to test themselves against other schools again in 2021.

LEFT Noah Andrews at the ACC Athletics.

RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Camden Dargie at long jump; Ky Hehir; Camden Dargie and Aiden Herold.

We had some outstanding individual performances across the year with many students achieving ACC All Star status and Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle receiving the highest honour possible from the ACC, a Letterman Award. Our enthusiastic Year 7 group showed that our future looks bright, with exceptional performances across all carnivals. The CBC spirit was strong with senior students and coaches leading the way. We had many quality hours put in from coaches preparing our athletes for these events and we thank them all for their tireless effort and commitment to the team.

We were also part of revamped Years 7, 8 and 9 ACC Lightning Carnivals this year and some additional sports were held early in Term 4 with all students competing in Rugby, Aussie Rules, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee and Basketball. More than 450 students represented CBC over the two carnival days and it was great to see so many boys not only displaying a high level of skill but also setting such excellent standards in sportsmanship.

One of the most impressive things about these days were the 64 senior students who coached and umpired all the matches.

Congratulations to the following students who were formally recognised at the awards evening for their commitment to sport in 2020: • • • • • •

Athletics – Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle Cross Country – Kale Arena Swimming – Craig Pittson Sports Service – Joe Elliot-Tideman Junior Sportsman – Ky Hehir Senior Sportsman – Kelly Rawlings

CBC JOURNEY 2020

135

MR JOHN BLACK AFL FOOTBALL COACH

AFL Football

136

This year the First XVIII football team certainly had its trying moments. After spending Term 4 last year running tryouts and all of the first term in training, this year ’s scheduled and highly anticipated Football Tour to Melbourne had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.

Sport was also subsequently postponed this year and it looked like the Year 12 footballers wouldn’t be able to have one last run in the College colours. However, through some last-minute organisation, the West Australian Football Commission put out expressions of interest to schools who wanted to compete this year and CBC once again nominated to be part of WA’s top school competition.

Through various injuries and availability issues, we were unable to get our best team on the park this year but the boys never gave up and gave their all in the games they played. Opportunity often comes in the form of misfortune and through this a record number of Year 10 boys played in the First XVIII and will benefit greatly from the experience. A special mention must go to Jared Filmer (Year 10), Rhys Doig (Year 12) and Captain Jonas Brown (Year 12) on consistently outstanding performances this season.

I would also like to thank Mr Scott McDonnell for coaching the side this year, as well as, Miss Chloe Lynn and Mr Daniel Kennedy for volunteering to come to Melbourne on tour even with the unfortunate outcome. I would also like to thank all the Year 12 boys for putting time and effort to the football team over the years.

LEFT Jared Filmer. BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Axel Damitz and Rhys Doig; Zack Palandri; Bailey Austin; Zachariah Martin; Year 7A Eagles Cup final footballers; Year 10 ACC Carnival; Taj Longmuir. ABOVE LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Samuel Otto; Angus Fuller; Hudson Graham; Lincoln Kerspien.

ABOVE RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Jack Grose; Zac Godwin; Jake Richards.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

137

afl FIRST XVIII AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Indy Imbuldeniya, Kyle Vegvary, Aidan Legge, Luke Bowyer, Mason Irving, Samuel Otto, Joseph Vykopal, Joshua Louthean THIRD ROW Lincoln Kerspien, Jared Filmer, Daniel Jackson, Mark Dropulich, Levi McKay, Eric Chapman, Joe Elliott-Tideman, Taj Perer SECOND ROW Mr Scott McDonnell, Matthew Medin, Kelly Rawlings, Owen Pratt, Rhys Doig, Samuel Nicholas, Aidan Davison, Brandon Shepherd, Mr John Black FRONT ROW Ned Phillips, BJ Cunningham, Benjamin Shales, Ryan Lobban, Patrick Hart, Axel Damitz, Levi Cosgriff, Jake Italiano, Aaron Ricciardi

YEAR 10 AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Aidan Legge, Lawson Stanley, Anthony Macri, Matthew Denny, Luke Bowyer, Samuel Otto, Lucas O’Keeffe THIRD ROW Jared Filmer, Samuel Walters, Joshua Louthean, Kyle Vegvary, Angus Bell, Nicolas Cicanese, Daniel Jackson, Darcy Black SECOND ROW Mr Daniel Kennedy, Austin Green, Oscar Austin, Khye Bailey, Mr Zachary Preston, Noah Perse, Fraser Hickling, Justin Tomas, Ms Liusaidh Gilchrist FRONT ROW Brennan Berardis, Jake Nicholas, Samuel Shales, Joshua Bellini, Ned Phillips, Daniel Price, Nicholas De Bari ABSENT Ellis Grant, Luke Kenny, Noah Petrilli

138

YEAR 8/9A AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Samuel Johnston, Aidan Nigli, Cai Williams, Benjamin Bates, Aidan Harvey, Noah Cattalini, Cohen Cook, Riley Woods, Thomas Dowling MIDDLE ROW Mr Troy Mollica, Bailey Collinson, Luca Vykopal, Caleb Moore, Max Lynn, Jack Prelevich, Samuel Irving, Samuel Jones, Mr John Black FRONT ROW Preston Cherry-Bayles, Jack Anderson, Oliver Ruocchio, Luke Figliomeni, Ky Hehir, Kaiden Summerell, Jack Sullivan, Luke Johnston, Kale Arena ABSENT Jake Austin, Camden Dargie

YEAR 8/9B AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Jonte Lambert-Fletcher, Elias Guidera, Aidan Nigli, Cian Bushe-Jones, Jay Elliott-Tideman, Robert Dropulich, Macsen Williams, Jake Godwin MIDDLE ROW Mr Scott McDonnell, Darcy McDermott, Luka Adams, Byron Johnstone, Noah Rees-Turner, Anthony Humes, Jasper Henson, Noah Preston FRONT ROW Micah Renton, Tyson Elward, William Renton, Adam Osbourne, Zac Spark, Taj Reynolds, Austin Trezise, Harry Cox ABSENT Angus Fuller, Noah Marks, Jaiden Palladino, Darcy Rogan, Jamen Wain, Miss Chloe Lynn

CBC JOURNEY 2020

139

YEAR 7A AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Macklin Kelly, Tomas Ryan, Luke Macri, Eric Taylor, Harper Cook, Alexander Powderly, Oliver Turner, Max Thomas MIDDLE ROW Mr Justin Leech, Kai Edwards, Luke Bellini, Lucas Bridger, Oliver Pike, Hudson Graham, Zachariah Martin, Bailey Austin, Mr John Black FRONT ROW Zac Godwin, Jake Richards, Guy Ridge, Taj Longmuir, Oliver McManus, Finlay Yeo, Liam Purcell, Cian Parkinson, Mathew Johnson

YEAR 7B AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Finn Nancarrow, Osten Caceres, Toby Alford, Sam Alford, Rocco McCarthy-Cave, Alexander Curr, Valerio Manfredi MIDDLE ROW Mr Patrick Ryan, Rhys Bailey, Tyce Hatton, Ashton Kilvington, James Middleton, Trent Nardi, Riley Barkla FRONT ROW Jacob Rowland, Kade Baker, Jack Grose, Zane Larner, Finnlay Kerr, Jaspar Ranson, Zack Ming Fung Dallas

YEAR 7C AFL FOOTBALL BACK ROW Baxter Bourne, Max Blain, Clancy Ryan, Kieran Legge, Emerik Klobas, William Ryan, James Renouf-Sanderson MIDDLE ROW Hamish Morris, Tyler Palladino, Cael Olivari-Brown, Zack Palandri, Vincent Neesham, Harrison Grose, Samuel Henderson-Kelly FRONT ROW Blayd McMillan, Benjamin Gatti, Finlay Kastropil, Matthew De Bueger, Matthew Walker, Thomas McCafferty, Beau Walker ABSENT Jed Blackshaw, Xavier Tapp, Miss Chloe Lynn

140

RIGHT Year 7 Eagles Cup winners.

RIGHT BELOW Axel Damitz in First XVIII. BELOW LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Mr Leech with Year 7 in the Eagles Cup; Jacob Rowland and James Middleton; Jamen Wain and Mr Black.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

141

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

AThletics 2020 HOUSE ATHLETICS

After having to postpone our 2020 Athletics Carnival due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were finally lucky enough to hold it at HBF Stadium in Week 2 of Term 3. This proved to be one of the best ideas of the year as the weather was sensational, setting the scene for some amazing performances.

There was great competitive spirit on display during the day, through all age groups and events. Every student challenged themselves and gave their best in every event.

The final results for the House Athletics Carnival were as follows: • Morgan 33,230 • Rice 33,053 • Kelly 32,839 • Samson 32,698 • Patrick 32,490 • O’Connor 30,163 A big thank you to all the staff who assisted throughout the day, especially the set-up crew who arrived at 7.30am to prepare the venue for the day. Thanks also to the parents who came down to support and cheer on the boys, providing a great atmosphere for the competitors.

Congratulations to the following boys, who were champions for their age group: Year 7 Lucas Bridger Max Thomas Tomas Ryan Matthew Bosco Sam Alford

142

484 452 448 446 446

Year 8 Angus Evans Kale Arena Thomas Woodrow Macsen Williams Elliot Tither

582 556 506 504 496

Year 9 Ky Hehir Vincent Robertson Samuel Johnston Elias Guidera Jack Henderson

634 530 518 510 508

Year 10 Zac Stevenson Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle Samuel Walters Daniel Jackson Anthony De Castro

720 676 664 650 606

Year 11 Kelly Rawlings Joshua Bates Samuel Moreno Griffin Williams BJ Cunningham

740 680 678 580 514

Year 12 Damon Brun Rhys Harvey Craig Pittson Benjamin Shales Zachary Evans

664 652 620 592 588

THIS PAGE TOP TO BOTTOM Kaden Cordisco; Daniel Mirco; Leo Rifici, Oliver Anderson, Thomas Rivers and Jack Cocksey; Sean Ivester and Ben Shales; Leroy Balk.

NEXT PAGE TOP Ty Channells.

BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Noah Preston, Kale Arena and Ky Hehir; Luke Bowyer; Zac Stevenson.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

143

ACC A DIVISION ATHLETICS The 2020 Athletics season commenced a little later than normal, in Week 4 of Term 3. This year we had more than 120 athletes competing for a spot in the ACC A Division team. Sessions were held each Monday throughout the term across all throwing, jumping and running events leading into the ACC carnival at HBF Stadium.

We had many standout performances across the day, and five athletes achieved selection into the ACC All Stars team: Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle (Javelin and 100m), Zac Stevenson (100m), Ky Hehir (400m), Kaiden Summerell (Shot Put) and Finn Nancarrow (High Jump).

We had many other outstanding individual results for the day, with more than 40 students finishing in the top three in their events. Alejandro showed that he was consistent across the day with an overall second placing in the Under 16s, and Ky Hehir did the same, placing fourth in his age group.

Overall, CBC finished eighth in the junior boys division and fourth in the senior boys. This resulted in placing eighth overall for the day.

This may not have been the result we were after but every athlete gave their best, and this is all we can ever ask of them.

ABOVE Jed Stafford at the ACC Athletics. MIDDLE LEFT Toby Alford. MIDDLE RIGHT Warming up at the Athletics. BOTTOM LEFT Tomas Ryan. BOTTOM RIGHT Ky Hehir and Alejandro LarranagaBoyle.

144

A huge thank you goes out to all the competitors, coaches and parents who made this day possible. The biggest thank you must go to the staff who assisted with training on Monday afternoons: Mr Daniel Kennedy, Miss Ali Connell, Mr Zachary Preston, Mr Ben Shaw, Mrs Silvia Romagnoli, Mr Adryan Winnan, Miss Lucy Gilchrist, Miss Lana De Palma, Miss Emily Bowran and Mr Chris Dix.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

145

BACK ROW Samuel Walters, Anthony De Castro, Jakeb Garces, Liam Jaeger, Angus Bell, Kyle Vegvary, Thomas Rivers, Zachary Comerford, Ty Channells, Joshua Louthean, Griffin Williams, Cooper Martin, Alejandro Larranaga-Boyle, Benjamin Bates, Daniel Jackson FIFTH ROW Jack Clutterbuck, Riley Woods, Oliver Renton, Damon Brun, Oscar Holden, Mitchell Stedman, George Stefanatos, Luke Macri, Aidan Harvey, Rhys Harvey, Zachary Evans, Thomas Woodrow, Cai Williams, Aidan Nigli, Kelly Rawlings, Aiden Herold FOURTH ROW Tristan Massimi, Oliver Ruocchio, Angus Evans, Marcus Sucur, Lachlan Sofield, Johann Szymanski, Vincent Robertson, Joshua Bates, Craig Pittson, Jacob Woods, Macsen Williams, Samuel Johnston, Elias Guidera, Max Lynn, Sam Alford, Jasper Henry-Johnson, Aalin Mungit-Houston, Luca Vykopal THIRD ROW Noah Preston, Jack Henderson, Max Blain, Tomas Ryan, Noah Rees-Turner, Curtis Carrello, Ky Hehir, Hunter Burrows, Kaiden Summerell, Samuel Jones, Emerik Klobas, Aaron Ricciardi, Matthew Bernaciak, Luke Henderson, Zane Knight, James Renouf-Sanderson, Lucas Bridger SECOND ROW Max Thomas, Finn Nancarrow, Zac Stevenson, Mr Daniel Kennedy, Mr Adryan Winnan, Mr Zachary Preston, Mr Ben Shaw, Ms Ali Connell, Mr Troy Mollica, Mr John Black, Miss Lana De Palma, Mrs Silvia Romagnoli, Ms Liusaidh Gilchrist, Caleb Moore, Ashton Kilvington, Kale Arena FRONT ROW Guy Ridge, Jacob Rowland, Liam Purcell, Cian Parkinson, William Balk, Bailey Austin, Hugh Farquhar, Oliver McManus, Matthew Bosco, Sonny Marciano, Elliot Tither, Finlay Yeo

ACC ATHLETICS 2020

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

BASKETBALL SENIOR BASKETBALL

The 2020 Senior Basketball team was full of talented basketball players from a number of different year groups. With a new season came a new opportunity to build on a somewhat disappointing 2019 campaign.

Throughout the competition, CBC Fremantle battled away in a number of close encounters against extremely strong opposition schools.

To ours boys’ credit, each member of the team demonstrated maturity and a level of game sense beyond their years to come away with a number of close-fought victories.

Our most impressive performance of the year came against Irene McCormack Catholic College in a knockout quarter final on their home court. After travelling to the end of the freeway, our boys arrived excited and quietly confident we could get a positive result. The boys played hard throughout the first half and held a three-point lead at the long break. Early in the second half the boys kicked into gear to end up runaway winners with a 30-point victory. It was a firsthand experience of how our boys can band together to produce an outstanding level of performance when it matters most.

Unfortunately, the following week’s semi-final did not go to plan as the boys squandered an early eight-point lead midway through the second quarter. The boys did not let up, forcing the game down to the last play.

Regrettably, we ended up going down by three points as we missed a shot to hit the front with just seconds to play. Although the boys were extremely disappointed with the loss, the year remained a huge success, with a number of exceptional individual performers being unearthed through the season. A special mention has to be made of Kaiden Burd, Oliver Anderson and Ty Channells, who all made magnificent contributions in every game they represented the College in for 2020.

146

We wish all of the departing Year 12 students the best for their future endeavours and thank them for their outstanding contributions to the College.

YEAR 10 BASKETBALL

The Year 10 SASJ Competition was tough for us in Term 1. We rotated a squad of 15 boys through the games and then the season was cut short after just three matches. We started well against Seton, but eventually went down by a small margin after a hard-fought battle.

We then travelled out to Emmanuel to play and found ourselves in a tough contest.

We were once again unlucky but the boys represented themselves extremely well. Our final match was at home against Kennedy – we were in the contest for the first half before we were eventually outworked after half-time.

Unfortunately, all interschool sport was stopped the following week and we didn’t get to play any more matches from this point.

This is a shame as the boys displayed great promise across the three matches and were starting to show signs of improvement in both their skill and teamwork.

YEAR 9 BASKETBALL

In Term 1, the CBC Year 9 boys played in the inaugural ACC Junior Championship. The boys began their campaign on Wednesday 4 March at Bendat Basketball Stadium. They went undefeated throughout the day with some very impressive performances. It came down to an extremely tight final against Mercy College, with much of the game being shot for shot. Eventually we broke away and won the final by seven points, to be crowned champions of the south division.

We then moved onto the knockout phase of the competition, but we would have to wait until early in Term 3 before we could continue. The boys waited patiently and

finally got their chance to play against Irene McCormack in the semi-finals away in Butler. Unfortunately we were down some key personnel for the match; however, the boys fought valiantly for the whole match only to fall 48-34 in the final stages.

Thank you to Mr Ben Shaw for coaching the group and the parents for all their support. The boys have learnt so much that will allow them to be an integral part of the senior team in the coming years.

YEAR 8 BASKETBALL

The Year 8 boys began late in Term 2 with a trial of over 25 boys. The final squad of 12 was selected to take part in the SASJ competition in Term 3. The team started the competition well with a big win over Kennedy away. This was a great team effort and an impressive start to the season. This big win was followed by some very tough games for these boys, with three losses to finish the season. However, the boys’ effort could never be questioned and they learnt a lot that they can take into the 2021 competition. Thank you to Mr Ben Shaw, Mr Zachary Preston and Mr John Black for coaching the group across the season, and also to all the parents who supported their sons and the coaches throughout the season.

YEAR 7 BASKETBALL

The Year 7 Basketball team started with over 50 boys wanting the make the team; unfortunately, we had to cut this down to 12 players in the final squad.

The boys were outstanding across the whole five-week competition, remaining undefeated through the four-game season. They had a tough test against Emmanuel, but Beau Walker hit the sealer with just under a minute left to take us to victory. Corpus also gave the team a good run, but we eventually overpowered them to come away comfortable winners.

As the top-placing school in the ACC Southern Association Schools Junior (SASJ) west competition, we were required to travel out to St Norbert’s for the final as they were the winner of the east division. This was our toughest test of the year – a tightly contested game right through to the final moments.

It was a great team effort to stay in the game, but Taj Longmuir hit a big threepoint shot with just over a minute left to guarantee victory.

A huge thank you to all of the boys, some of whom had to miss out on games so we could rotate the squad and give as many players as possible the chance to be part of it. Thank you also to Mr Ben Shaw for assisting with the trials and much of the behind-the-scenes work. And of course, thank you to the many parents who came along to the games and supported the boys.

THIS PAGE Year 8 SASJ tryouts

CBC JOURNEY 2020

147

OPEN BASKETBALL BACK ROW Mr Ben Shaw, Griffin Williams, Bronson Cirulis, Kaidyn Burd, Ty Channells, Remy Ferguson, Mr John Black FRONT ROW Ned Phillips, Chase Karafil, Oliver Anderson, Jared Filmer, Shaye Karafil

year 10 basketball BACK ROW Mr Troy Mollica, Joshua Louthean, Kyle Vegvary, Matthew Denny, Thomas Cormack, Darcy Black, Daniel Purser FRONT ROW Justin Tomas, Archie Ivancich, Daniel Jackson, Cooper Arndt, Noah Perse, Jack Martin, Joshua Bellini

year 9 basketball BACK ROW Mr Ben Shaw, Samuel Johnston, Aiden Herold, Luke Strahan, David Tugwell, Mr Troy Mollica FRONT ROW Jake Godwin, Ethan Crifo, Luca Vykopal, Oliver Ruocchio, Ky Hehir

148

year 8 basketball BACK ROW Mr Ben Shaw, Noah Rees-Turner, Macsen Williams, Brodie Rees, Harry Sheppard, Hunta Reid, Samuel Irving, Noah Marks, Mr Troy Mollica FRONT ROW Preston Cherry-Bayles, Jake Austin, Samuel Jones, Luke Figliomeni, Leopold Hulm, Curtis Carrello, Adam Osbourne

year 7 basketball BACK ROW Mr Ben Shaw, Toby Alford, Sam Alford, Luke Macri, Noah Andrews, Finn Nancarrow, Mr Troy Mollica FRONT ROW Beau Walker, Noah Kenworthy, Hudson Graham, Taj Longmuir, Zachariah Martin, Adam Murray-Smith, Finlay Yeo

CBC JOURNEY 2020

149

MR DANIEL KENNEDY AND MR TROY MOLLICA CRICKET COACH AND HEAD OF SPORT

Cricket FIRST XI CRICKET

Going into the 2020 First XI Cricket season there were many doubts about how the young squad would cope against some of the best cricketers in the local area. We knew that we had a team that was brimming with ability, but for us to be competitive this year it would be as a result of consistent team performances.

The season started with a 40-run win against Corpus Christi. However, it was not all smooth sailing for the boys from CBC, as the loss of early wickets from poor stroke-making led to an uphill battle. That was until Levi McKay strode to the crease and showed the rest of the competition his ability to orchestrate an innings of power and patience, resulting in an impressive 54. The bowlers toiled hard and restricted Corpus to 95, with Taj Perer, Tristan Jensen, Levi McKay, Nathan Banks and Riley Camarda all picking up a wicket each.

Round 2 of the fixtures saw CBC take on Willetton. Three wickets each to the devastatingly fast Tristan Jensen and Levi McKay limited Willetton to 100, along with Jayden Camarda, who bowled with flight and control, finishing with 3/20. The batsmen got to work in reply as Jayden Camarda and Taj Perer made 51 and 41 respectively and batted with finesse, eventually seeing the boys over the line.

Round 3 of the competition led to a comprehensive win over Emmanuel. The game started with Taj Perer taking 3/12 with his handy tweakers along with a strong all-

150

round fielding effort from the boys. Emmanuel finished their 20 overs on 9/83 and CBC were able to chase that down in 12 overs after staggering at the start and losing two wickets from the first two balls of their innings. Taj Perer capped off a remarkable season with 40 and Daniel Mirco showed fight and determination to guide the boys home with 18 not out.

The boys finished the season with three wins from three games but were unfortunately restricted from entering the finals due to COVID. The boys showed outstanding positivity, camaraderie and commitment to the First XI Cricket team and should be commended for their efforts. Well done to the debutants George Carson, Tristan Jensen, Riley Camarda, Jack Brookes, Asher Hwight and Daniel Mirco.

A massive thanks to Mr Preston for his unwavering dedication, which goes a long way in upholding the standards of the First XI Cricket team. Lastly, the support of Mr Peris and Mr Black was tremendous as they were able to assist wherever needed.

Mr Daniel Kennedy

YEAR 8/9 CRICKET

The Year 8/9 boys began very early in Term 1 with trials with more than 40 boys. The final squad of 12 was selected to take part in the SASJ competition for 2020.

The team started the competition well, with a big win over Seton away. This was a great team effort with many players scoring big

with the bat, and the fielding was also of top quality. This big win was followed by two narrow losses against Emmanuel also away and then Kennedy at home.

Unfortunately, Round 4 did not proceed and the competition was cancelled for the year.

This was a great shame for the group as they were beginning to show some promising signs and would have improved their results had they played their final games.

Thank you to Mr Justin Leech for coaching the group and also to all the parents who supported the boys through the season.

YEAR 7 CRICKET

More than 30 boys wanted to be part of the Year 7 team – we eventually settled on a squad of 12 to take on the other schools in SASJ east, with the remainder of the squad playing some games here at Fremantle Park against each other.

The team performed extremely well, defeating Seton, Emmanuel and then Kennedy in their final match. Many of these games were closely contested, but the boys had enough class and skill to get over the line.

Unfortunately, the competition was suspended after Round 3 and did not resume. However, CBC was awarded the trophy as we were the only undefeated team in the competition to this point – so we finished on top of the table. Thank you to Mr Gary Bailey for coaching the team and Mr Daniel Bateman for assisting him.

Mr Troy Mollica

first XI cricket BACK ROW Daniel Mirco, Levi McKay, Tony Kolic, Nathan Banks, George Carson, Taj Perer, Matthew Medin FRONT ROW Tristan Jensen, Jayden Camarda, Mr Zachary Preston, Mr Daniel Kennedy, Mr John Black, Asher Hwight, Jack Brookes ABSENT Riley Camarda, Michael Gaynor, Jake Italiano, Mr Jeremy Peris

year 7 cricket BACK ROW Mr Gary Bailey, Oliver Pike, Macklin Kelly, Baxter Bourne, Hudson Graham FRONT ROW Zac Godwin, Zachariah Martin, James Middleton, Kai Edwards

CBC JOURNEY 2020

151

152

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

cross country The 2020 Cross Country Season was cut short, but we were extremely lucky to hold our House Carnival at Fremantle Park on Wednesday 11 March.

It was a glorious day – probably a bit warmer than expected, but the scene was set for some high-level competition. The students didn’t disappoint and many races were extremely close across the day with plenty of fun along the way.

The day was all about challenge, and most athletes took this on, whether it was winning the race, coming in the top 20 runners or just running the whole course without stopping.

There were some fantastic times in each age group and the top five for each are below: Year 7 1st Matthew Bosco 2nd Jacob Rowland 3rd Oliver McManus 4th Oliver Pike 5th Noah Kenworthy

14.54 14.59 15.16 15.26 16.02

Year 8 1st Elliot Tither 2nd Kale Arena 3rd Charlie Neesham 4th Angus Evans 5th Jacob Woods

13.29 14.25 14.47 15.06 15.12

Year 11 1st Brandon Shepherd 2nd Kelly Rawlings 3rd Joshua Bates 4th James Rock 5th Eric Chapman

12.50 13.29 13.30 15.00

Year 9 1st Ky Hehir 2nd Luke Strahan 3rd Samuel Johnston 4th Thomas Stipinovic 5th Matthew Biancuzzo

13.27 13.50 14.15 14.56 15.00

Year 12 1st Thomas Maycock-Hansen 2nd Asher Hwight 3rd Zacharie Boglio 4th Finn Hussey 5th Sean Ivester

13.07 13.44 13.48 14.06 14.06

Year 10 1st Joahann Szymanski 2nd Samuel Otto 3rd Luke Bowyer 4th Zac Stevenson 5th Mitchell Stedman

13.31 13.54 14.13 14.13 14.15

In lieu of the traditional annual event, ACC instead held a virtual Cross Country carnival to select their All Star team. This could be done by either using the Strava app or by attending one of their weekend events.

Congratulations to Kale Arena for winning the Under 14 division with a time of 14.05 over 4km – a full eight seconds ahead of his closest rival.

LEFT Matthew Biancuzzo and Samuel Johnston.

BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Mitchell Farmer and Ruben Cunningham; Flynn Brooks and Joseph Scarvaci; Isaac Culnane, Cael Brooks, Jonte Fletcher-Lambert and Liam Jaeger; Zak Kaddour, Mr Alweyn and Thomas Maycock-Hansen; Archer Larwood; Oliver McManus and Mr Alweyn; Joshua Stedman.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

153

hockey BACK ROW Mrs Shayni Nelson, Jayden Johnson, Zacharie Boglio, Nicholas Dart, Finn Newcombe, Cooper Martin, Joseph Bunn FRONT ROW Finn Robinson, Jacob Woods, Asher Hwight, Mitchell Farmer, Jason Dowie, Xavier Fitzpatrick

154

MS SHAYNI NELSON HOCKEY COACH

hockey Like everything else in our lives in 2020, COVID aff ected some of the Hockey playing opportunities for our boys. But we did not let this dampen our enthusiasm when we did get to don our mouth guards and shin pads and play.

Unfortunately, Hockey WA did not run the 7-a-side hockey competition for Years 7 and 8 that it started last year. However, these boys did get to play in the Ross Meadows Shield at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Thursday 29 October. The championship gave us the opportunity to blood new Year 7 players Archie Randall, James Middleton, Max Endersby and Lucas Bridger. They joined a strong cohort of Year 8 boys and a few novice recruits.

The team managed to progress through to the second stage of the carnival after a very inconsistent pool stage of the competition: one win, one draw and one loss. The team then managed to win their crossover quarter final against the Como Ducks thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Noah Preston. After the game finished in a one-all draw, Noah was

faced with the task of defending the CBC goal against five 1-on-1 penalties. Despite never donning goalkeeping gear before, Noah intimidated his opposition into making mistakes and won the battle 2–1 in the shoot-out.

The CBC team came tumbling back to reality in the first semi-final when we were beaten 4–nil by Como A. The same Como team went on to win the carnival 2–nil over Narrogin.

In the play-off for third and fourth, the boys played another nil-all draw before being beaten in another lot of one-on-ones.

The new breed of CBC Hockey players will need to progress quickly if they are to cover the significant losses of this year’s Year 12 players. Hockey Captain Zac Boglio, who doesn’t leave an ounce of energy in the tank at carnivals, will be a huge loss to the Hockey programme. Zac has been the stand-out

player in the entire ACC competition for a number of years now. He began in the College First XI team in Year 7, matching it with the older players on debut. During his time in the programme he experienced some significant injuries that kept him on the sidelines. He showed resilience to overcome them and get back to playing some very good Hockey at school and on weekends for his club side, Westside Wolves.

The Senior boys represented the College with pride at the David Bell Hockey Championship in Term 3. The ACC Sports Association made the disappointing decision not to run a carnival this year, despite running every other sporting carnival on their annual calendar.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the departing Year 12 gentlemen for their commitment to CBC Hockey during their time at the College.

2020 HOCKEY Year 12 Hockey Zacharie Boglio (Captain) Nicholas Dart (GK) Asher Hwight Zachary Evans Matthew Winner (departed) Rohan Groves

David Bell Cup Zacharie Boglio (Captain) Nicholas Dart (GK) Asher Hwight Zachary Evans Cooper Martin (VC) Joseph Bunn Finn Newcombe Mitchell Farmer Jayden Johnson Jason Dowie Bruce Lothian Jacob Woods Xavier Fitzpatrick

Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Year 12 Year 11 Year 11 Year 11 Year 11 Year 11 Year 10 Year 10 Year 8 Year 8

Ross Meadows Cup Jacob Woods (Captain) Xavier Fitzpatrick (VC) Elliot Kane Finn Robinson Alistair Sparks-McDonald Samuel Beeson Archie Randall James Middleton Maximillian Endersby Lucas Bridger Harrison Wood Jake Stanley Joe Elder Noah Preston

Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 7 Year 7 Year 7 Year 7 Year 8 Year 8 Year 8 Year 8

ABOVE LEFT Zacharie Boglio at Perth Hockey Stadium. FAR LEFT Zachary Evans. LEFT Training at Fremantle Park.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

155

MR NEIL ALWEYN AND MR ALEX HALL SOCCER COACHES

SOCCER SENIOR SOCCER

It was a strange year for the CBC Fremantle Senior Boys’ Soccer team. The boys were entered into the School Sport WA Soccer competition, but once the COVID-19 pandemic hit our state, there was genuine fear the competition could be lost for the year. Thankfully, a revised format of the competition was played in Term 3, and once again our boys performed exceptionally well.

The round-robin stage of the competition was held as a one-day carnival format, with the team playing games against Ursula Frayne (2–0 win), St Norbert’s (2–1 win) and Corpus Christi (3–0 win). Going through the round-robin stages undefeated meant the team qualified for the finals round of the competition, which involved the best 16 teams in the state.

We were pitted against Kingsway Christian College in the round of 16 final – the team that knocked us out of the 2019 competition.

In a very polished performance on a difficult pitch, the boys dished out some payback by winning the game 2–1. We then were drawn to play South Coast Baptist College in the quarter final – a soccer specialist school and the winner of the 2019 School Sport WA competition. Despite starting reasonably well against a very professional outfit, the boys failed to take some early chances and found themselves 2–0 down at half-time. The quest for goals after the break saw our defence get exposed and unfortunately the end result of a 6–0 defeat did not reflect large portions of the game.

Big thanks to Nathan Banks and Christian Gentile, our Captains, and the rest of our Year 12 players, who have represented our College so proudly over their time at CBC: James Bourne, Damon Brun, Francisco Cruzado, Zac Harris-Walker, Oscar Holden, Tomas Holohan, Asher Hwight, Ben Leavy, Tae Merenda, Jackson Young, Thomas Maycock-Hansen, Ashton Muir and Zavier Schock. Finally, a huge thank you to my co-coach Mr Gary Bailey, and Miss Maria Garbin, our team manager extraordinaire.

156

YEAR 8/9 SOCCER

The Year 8/9 soccer team had an outstanding season in 2020. They remained undefeated in all four games in the west region group stage, winning three and drawing one. They reached the final playoff against the winners of the east region, Carey Baptist, where they were beaten 2–1 in a very close game.

Throughout the season the players demonstrated excellent teamwork, determination, spirit and organisation.

In the games against Seton and Emmanuel in particular they demonstrated their superior ability by winning comprehensively.

Throughout the season the boys exhibited poise, cooperation and school spirit.

Each individual played their part, however, stand out players included: Caleb Moore, due to his commitment, adaptability and ability to beat his man; Andreas Piotrowski, due to his pace and positive attitude; and Liam Jaegar, due to his consistent displays and excellent distribution from the back.

The boys were an absolute pleasure to coach. I would like to thank everyone who assisted the team throughout the season, in particular Mr Bateman, Miss Speranza and Mr Wadsworth.

Overall, the boys were excellent ambassadors for the College and I wish them luck in their future sporting competitions.

TOP TO BOTTOM Thomas MaycockHansen; Zachary Harris-Walker; Damon Brun; James Bourne; Asher Hwight.

SENIOR SOCCER BACK ROW Ms Maria Garbin, Mr Gary Bailey, Anthony De Castro, Christian Gentile, Nathan Banks, James Bourne, Damon Brun, Oscar Holden, Mr Neil Alweyn FRONT ROW Michael Scafetta, Tyrell De Alvis, Zavier Schock, Asher Hwight, Tomás Holohan, Francisco Cruzado, Ben Leavy, Owen Cowman, Thomas Maycock-Hansen ABSENT Zachary Harris-Walker, Tae Merenda

YEAR 8/9 SOCCER BACK ROW Noah Preston, Jack Henderson, Ethan Mura, Caleb Moore, Luca Letizia, Declan Cannington MIDDLE ROW Kale Arena, Antony Teixeira, Thomas Rich, Jasper Henry-Johnson, Pitiluca Matassa, Leonardo Vicoli, Matthew Hart FRONT ROW Charlie Neesham, Mr Owen Wadsworth, Mr Alexander Hall, Liam Jaeger, Mr Daniel Bateman, Miss Lisa Speranza, Andreas Piotrowski ABSENT Matthew Biancuzzo, Dean Stirling

YEAR 7 SOCCER BACK ROW Mr Gary Bailey, Kade Baker, Harvey Cresswell, Jacob Pether, Cael Olivari-Brown, Matthew Bosco, Liam Purcell FRONT ROW Lucca Stocco, Brock Hansen, William Balk, James Renouf-Sanderson, Samuel Henderson-Kelly, Noah Kenworthy, Sonny Marciano ABSENT Frederick Harris

CBC JOURNEY 2020

157

surfing

RIGHT Ethan Walters. BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT Johann Szymanski, Flynn Irwin and Noah Masters.

158

MR CHRIS SELLINGS SURFING COACH

Surfing With so much interest in Surfing at CBC this year and an unusual calendar of events and adjustments, 2020 was an opportunity to focus on supporting the CBC Surfing team to achieve new heights.

Led by Mr Chris Dix, Mr Chris Sellings and Mr David von Felten, a regular dozen eager surfers arrived at the College and set off into the dark, chilly mornings. They spent the mornings surfing Scarborough’s Brighton Beach, Helipads at Floreat (Mr von Felten sacrificing his board for the cause and snapping it early in the season), Leighton and a local secret spot. Bodyboarders and surfers put wetsuits on and ran out to the beach, often before first light, and waited for

Mr Dix to give the all clear. Spirits were high in the water as the boys charged into waves, whooping at each other and sharing their encouragement and tips.

On competition day the Year 12 students were in charge of drawing up heats, judging and sharing their knowledge with the younger boys. As the heats progressed the competition got tougher, and with it the boys’ resilience and determination grew. Conditions altered throughout the day which made the boys constantly rethink their position and change tactics. A visit from Mr Bourke doubled our photography efforts, with young Ellis Grant in Year 10 capturing the boys in

action as the boys shredded the waves with extra vigour.

The last surf contest at Scarborough saw an old favourite and mentor, Mr Frank McTernan, out in the water. Mr McTernan came over to congratulate the boys in their efforts and persistence and the day concluded with a shared meal with a view.

The sport continues to thrive at CBC and the boys recognise the privilege and blessing of being able to start a day with the majesty of our ocean playground. Their enthusiasm translates to a fantastic effort every time they enter the water.

surfing BACK ROW Archie Davis, Austin Lamond, Jayden Johnson, Cooper Martin, Joe Elliott-Tideman, Finn Hussey MIDDLE ROW Mr David von Felten, George Astill, Noah Masters, Mr Chris Sellings, Aaron Clarke, Kale Arena, Mr Christopher Dix FRONT ROW Jack Sullivan, Ethan Walters, Vincent Robertson, Kelly Rawlings, Johann Szymanski, Finbar Holohan, Elliot Kane ABSENT Harrison Alliss, Ellis Grant, Flynn Irwin, Scott Sparkes-Macdonald

CBC JOURNEY 2020

159

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

THIS PAGE House Swimming Carnival.

NEXT PAGE TOP TO BOTTOM Top boogieboarders; Samuel Walters with Mr Burgio; Oliver Gribble; Isaac Wieser.

160

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

swimming The 2020 swimming season started out with big numbers at Tuesday and Thursday training, with students seeking to improve their fitness and technique in the pool. The team was shaping up well for the ACC Carnival but unfortunately, due to restrictions, the team didn’ t get the chance to compete.

HOUSE SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The House swimming carnival was held on Friday 28 February at HBF Stadium. There was an increased opportunity this year with more events added, allowing more students to compete for their House. As always we had some competitive events and some with more of a fun element, including the water displacement competition taking centre stage just before the relays.

Patrick House made history by breaking a 22-year Carnival drought and taking out the title – much to the delight of Miss Garbin and her team. It was a hard-fought contest all day, with last year’s winner, Rice, falling just short of back-to-back victories.

There were some outstanding individual performances across the day, with four of our boys achieving ACC All Star team selection in the virtual interschool carnival based on their times from our House Carnival. They were as follows: • Harrison Alliss Year 9 50m Breaststroke • Charlie Davis Year 7 Freestyle Relay • Declan Mould Year 8 Backstroke • Kelly Rawlings Year 11 Backstroke CARNIVAL RESULTS Patrick House 9662 Rice House 9608 Morgan House 9380 Kelly House 8977 Samson House 8968 O’Connor House 8866

YEAR CHAMPIONS Year 7 1st Zack Palandri 2nd Charlie Davis 3rd Matthew Collins 4th Cian Parkinson 5th Tomas Ryan Year 8 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Kale Arena Declan Mould Nicholas Collins George Stefanatos Thomas Woodrow

Year 9 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Harrison Alliss Thomas Stipinovic Luke Strahan Darcy Osborne Cai Williams

Year 10 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Archie Davis Johann Szymanski Samuel Walters Tremayne Mould Anthony Macri

Year 11 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Mark Dropulich Kelly Rawlings Campbell Hughes Caleb Pope Samuel Yau

Year 12 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Craig Pittson Zachary Evans Finn Hussey Nicholas Dart Oliver Edmonds

CBC JOURNEY 2020

161

QUAD MEET The Quad Meet was held on Thursday 5 March at HBF Stadium. This is an opportunity for CBC to test themselves against the top PSA schools – Hale School, Guildford Grammar and Aquinas College – and turned out to be our team’s only chance to compete this season.

It was a quick turnaround from the House Carnival with very limited time to select the squad for the twilight carnival. The CBC boys competed well, showing a strong performance across the evening.

It was a dominant Hale who won the meet but CBC finished third overall, very close to Aquinas in second position. Declan Mould was the standout performer of the evening, setting a new Quad Meet record in the 50m Backstroke of 32.43 seconds. This also sets a new CBC record for this event, which has been held since 1986.

Thank you to all of the staff who made the 2020 season possible, none more so than Mr John Rear as the head Swimming coach, and Mr Garry Hart and Mr Ben Shaw who once again led the team through both their training sessions and the Quad Meet carnival.

THIS PAGE TOP LEFT Being marshalled. TOP RIGHT Declan Mould.

BELOW At the Quad Meet.

162

CBC JOURNEY 2020

163

BACK ROW Samuel Walters, Darcy Osborne, Jason Mack, Remy Ferguson, Aidan Harvey, Anthony Macri, Lawson Stanley, Nicholas Dart, Mason Irving, Joshua Stedman, Angus Tinley, George Stefanatos, Rhys Harvey, Oliver Edmonds THIRD ROW Xavier Curr, Luke Strahan, Nicholas Collins, Finn Hussey, Cai Williams, Thomas Woodrow, Clancy Dewar, Noah Perse, Archie Davis, Mark Dropulich, Kelly Rawlings, Samuel Yau, Macsen Williams, Robert Dropulich, Jack Prelevich SECOND ROW Lachlan Burt, Charlie Davis, Matthew Collins, Zac Stevenson, Johann Szymanski, Thomas Stipinovic, Linus Schad, Lachlan Janes, Archie Randall, Daniel Price, Harrison Alliss, Tomas Ryan FRONT ROW Cian Parkinson, Kale Arena, Elliot Kane, Cael Olivari-Brown, Mr Garry Hart, Mr John Rear, Craig Pittson, Zachary Evans, Campbell Hughes, Mr Troy Mollica, Mr Ben Shaw, Finn Nancarrow, Zack Palandri, Liam O’Sullivan, Austin Trezise

ACC SWIMMING SQUAD

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

Tennis

The CBC tennis team trained throughout Term 1 with Years 10 to 12 students training on Wednesdays and the younger boys training on Friday morning at the Fremantle Tennis Club.

did not go ahead this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. We hope to be back again as normal in 2021, giving these boys the opportunity to represent the College in their chosen sport.

Big numbers attended the sessions, making it rather difficult to select our final teams.

Congratulations to all the boys selected in the final squads; unfortunately both carnivals

Thank you to our coaches for the year who were led by Miss Ali Connell and ably assisted by Mr Ben Shaw and Mr Chris Dix.

tennis BACK ROW Asher Hwight, Jake Stanley, James Nelson, Luke Bowyer, Brock Caldwell, James Davis MIDDLE ROW Miss Ali Connell, Noah Rees-Turner, Jacob Mondi, Dylan Davis, Jake Italiano, Ky Hehir, Mr Christopher Dix FRONT ROW Bailey Austin, Joe Elder, Angus Wauhop, Oliver Garvey, Noah Preston, Matthew Bernaciak ABSENT Daniel Browning, Hugh Farquhar, Riley Foster, Travis Strahan, Alistair Sparkes-Macdonald, Luke Strahan

164

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

TOUCH RUBGY The Year 8/9 Touch groups made some huge improvements this year, with many students playing Touch for the first time.

Due to the shortened season they played only three matches but learnt so much to take into next year ’s competition, whether that be in the ACC Southern Associated Schools Junior (SASJ) or at the Sport School WA (SSWA) carnival in Term 3.

The season started with a very close match against Seton, where CBC tried valiantly all game but fell just short at the end of the match. The Week 2 match against Emmanuel was not quite as close but the boys can

hold their heads up high that they showed tremendous sportsmanship and had some very impressive plays. It was extremely pleasing to see that in their final round they displayed their most complete performance, finishing in a draw against Kennedy. It was clear that if the boys had played out their remaining games they would have improved further, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be.

Thank you to Mr Adryan Winnan who coached the team through so many valuable lessons across the term. Thank you also to all the parents who supported both him and their sons along the way.

year 8/9 touch rugby LEFT TO RIGHT Mr Adryan Winnan, Jack Sullivan, Luka Adams, Hunter Burrows, Vincent Robertson, Joe Elder, Noah Preston, Cooper Black ABSENT George Astill, Darcy McDermott, Angus Tinley

CBC JOURNEY 2020

165

MS TAVIA PURSELL VOLLEYBALL COACH

volleyball This year we had a team of Year 9 students only playing in the Year 9/10 combined Volleyball SASJ Tournament.

Unfortunately, we did not have much success early on against Kennedy and Emmanuel as we were unable to win any sets. Both of those teams were quite tough and seemed to have majority Year 10 players with few Year 9 boys.

We definitely scored some points and had some good rallies, and everyone enjoyed the fun of the game.

However, in Round 4 we triumphed with a hard-won final set against Corpus, and again in Round 5 we managed to win a competitive middle set against Seton. Though we did not win either of these games, the boys really pushed themselves to commit to the ball and show good sportsmanship towards their own players and their opponents. Disappointingly,

we did not end the season with any games won, but I think all the players will agree that they finished the season much more strongly than they started.

We had a small team of five to start but ended with nine players in the final game. A few special mentions must be made for: • building of team morale – Luke Farinola, who was always energetic and urging the boys on, especially after a slump; • skill development – Matthew Sapienza and Tyson Elward, who both joined us later in the competition but certainly picked up the game quickly and helped with some excellent point scoring; and • commitment and persistence – Fergus Schipf-Randell, Jacob Wearing and Lewis Anson, who always put their bodies on the line no matter the shot.

A big thanks to Mr Troy Mollica for organising the team buses and for Miss Ali Connell for her support as the team scorer and assistant coach, and for accompanying us to every match. Thanks also to those parents who came down to support our team at the Indoor Beach Volleyball Centre in O’Connor. It was great to see some mums and dads at the venue to cheer the boys on.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM LIST • Lewis Anson • Tyson Elward • Luke Farinola • Lachlan Higgs • Sam Meade • Matthew Sapienza • Fergus Schipf-Randell • Benjamin Sutherland • Jacob Wearing

VOLLEYBALL BACK ROW Ms Tavia Pursell, Jacob Wearing, Lewis Anson, Lachlan Higgs, Miss Ali Connell FRONT ROW Luke Farinola, Matthew Sapienza, Fergus Schipf-Randell, Tyson Elward ABSENT Sam Meade, Benjamin Sutherland

166

MR TROY MOLLICA HEAD OF SPORT

Water Polo

The Year 9/10 Water Polo was held late in Term 3 this year at HBF Stadium. CBC entered two teams, one from Year 9 and one from Year 10.

The Year 9 team fought hard all day and were successful in some of their matches, but the Year 10 team made it to the final against John XXIII College. Unfortunately, they went down after an extremely hard-fought contest.

The Year 7/8 carnival was held in Term 4 and both the Year 7 and Year 8 teams went through the day undefeated, winning their respective divisions with CBC taking out two trophies for the day.

Well done to all the boys involved in both carnivals. Thank you to all of our coaches for 2020 – Mr Ben Shaw, Miss Danielle McDonald, Mr John Black and Mr Chris DiSabato, who assisted with the trials.

RIGHT Anthony Macri at the Year 9/10 carnival. ALL TOP Year 9/10 Water Polo carnival.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

167

MR CRAIG JORDAN HEAD OF TECHNOLOGIES

TECHNOLOGIES It was certainly a diff erent year for Technologies subjects, in particular Terms 1 and 2. Technologies staff and students met the challenges head on, making our classes as productive as possible, even with significant workshop time lost during our remote learning period. We have continued refurbishments to the Technologies building, making aesthetic and functional upgrades to some of our rooms. The quality of work produced by the students in the new rooms room has significantly improved, as has the appearance and functionality of the rooms.

Technologies Week this year was bigger than ever before, with activities and displays happening each day. Mentor groups put their knowledge to the test by participating in our daily quiz. Students put their nailhitting abilities on the line in the woodwork challenge, Year 7s tried out their handmade Table Tennis bats by competing in a competition in which students used only the bat they had made in Materials class. The Cloisters was filled with demonstrations, with drones and CO2 dragsters on display, and the entire school was treated to delicious treats made by Year 10 Catering students.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Blake Prince and Cai Williams; Taj GregetO’Dea; Lleyton Terranova; Jake Richards; Zachary Harris-Walker; George Astill.

168

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Digital Technologies is a constantly changing area, so students are continually updating and up-skilling as technologies become available.

The Year 7 students spent much of their first term working through the apps available to them on the Office 365 platform. From Sway to Teams, the boys explored how using these apps correctly can greatly enhance their organisation as they transition to high school.

In Term 2 the boys delved into 3D modelling and mixed reality. The semester culminated with the students using Adobe Animate to create animations.

The Year 8 students went back to their primary school lessons with the use of the Scratch block coding program. They used it to send a drone on a mission to paint a scaled down soccer pitch outline. Continuing with the coding theme, Python was introduced and students were given introductory tutorials to learn this powerful programming language.

The focus then shifted to video editing, with an emphasis on using video effects to enhance or rectify raw footage using Premier

Pro. The boys mastered this challenging package, using green screen technology, colour correction, shading and masking to produce some stunning visual work.

Year 9 Digital Technology students took the first steps towards creating their own apps for mobile devices and began to understand the intricacies involved in this area of technology.

Other activities included using Photoshop to create or manipulate digital images for use in Adobe InDesign. The students also built on their Adobe Animate skills from Year 7, with the introduction of advanced animation techniques and the use of scripting to enhance these animations.

The Year 10 course takes a project-based approach. The year began with advanced special effects using Adobe After Effects.

Building on their skills with tutorials, they created a compilation of special effects and used their Year 8 video editing skills to put together some visual extravaganzas.

In Term 2 the boys created their own computer games using the Unity Platform – the standard of game produced by each student was remarkable given their limited experience with this type of software.

This was a great opportunity for the students to get an idea of how modern games are created.

There was also the opportunity for the students to create a website purely from HTML, CSS and Scripting. The boys excelled in this area, which was a remarkable feat given they had almost no prior knowledge of webpage coding prior to beginning their website.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

169

In Term 3 another high-end software package was explored – Blender is a 3D modelling program that can create lifelike 3D models.

Many of our staff could not believe some of the models created were, in fact, not real!

The year ended with the boys given the opportunity to showcase their Digital Technology talents. They had an open task where they created a digital product using any of the skills they developed from Years 7 to 10, or technology they had learned outside the school system. The design processes integrated into this task gave excellent background for the Year 11 ATAR Applied Information Technology subject.

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY – CATERING

Catering continues to be popular at CBC, with record numbers of students choosing the subject this year. The Catering room has been bursting with students eager to learn how to create (and, more importantly, consume) delicious food from many different cultures.

With the large numbers of students and classes, Mr Chris Sellings stepped up to help with the Years 7 and 8 classes, and the room rarely had a class-free moment. During the COVID-19 remote learning period, Ms Angela Calanni made her own cooking videos that were available for the entire CBC community to enjoy – these received rave reviews!

The Year 7 focus is always on workflow and safety in the kitchen, with students given the opportunity to make smoothies, Anzac biscuits, apple turnovers and fried rice, and to design and cook their own healthy breakfast.

Year 8 classes enjoyed two terms of cooking healthy and sustainable foods such as muesli slice, pizza scrolls, muffins and rocky road.

The Year 9 boys’ focus was on two cooking styles – Asian and Western – and Year 10 on international cuisine. Students were also given

170

various design challenges where they could create their own culinary masterpieces.

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY – MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Our Materials and Engineering classes this year have seen eager young minds using our fully upgraded facilities to design, prototype, and make products for themselves, their families, and the community. Year 10 Technical Graphics completed the flight simulator in the library for all students to enjoy, problem-solved, created new products and manufactured F1 cars. Year 9 students designed and built their own CO2 dragsters and learned about conforming to project specifications. They were also involved in making a 1:8 scale fantasy skate park designed to fit in the CBC Cloisters.

Metalwork subjects have made use of the new lathes and have made a number of projects where metal turning has been required. The students have loved working with the new machines and benefiting from the extreme accuracy that they are able to produce. Metalwork projects this year have included tool boxes, hammers, markingout tools, clamps and vices, scrap metal sculptures, wall art and garden sculptures.

This has seen record numbers of students choose metalwork subjects in 2021, and two classes of Certificate 2 Engineering Pathways for the first time since I have been at the College.

Woodwork classes have once again enjoyed using the exceptional quality machines and tools that have been acquired over the last few years. Year 7 students were given taster experiences in woodwork, where they learned the basics of product design and made their own table tennis bats. Year 8 boys picked up where the Year 7 course finished, learning

LEFT Harrison Garbin with Mr von Felten; Jake Godwin and Thomas Allen; Jed Stafford and Tristan Jensen; Lincoln Kerspien with his river table.

about more materials and processes in the woodwork room. Students made a model car called a swamp buggy, and designed and made their own chopping board using various timbers, resin art, and the laser cutter.

Year 9 students moved more into the world of power tools by being introduced to larger woodwork plant machinery – including table routers and mitre saws – and made projects such as small maze-game boxes, tablet holders, stools and knife blocks. The Year 10 course equips students for upper school by increasing the demands of design work.

Students worked through the process of designing a timber clock throughout the year, to be manufactured in Term 4. The quality of some of the clocks designed and built was amazing, and students enjoyed seeing their hard work in the design room come to life.

Other projects made included a jarrah mallet and a folding stool.

The Year 11 and 12 classes had a high design focus. Year 11 was dedicated to students following a complete design process twice throughout the year, with the reward of two beautiful handmade tables. Students were led through the first design process and built a jarrah occasional table. They then put their newfound design skills to the test by designing their own table for Semester 2. Final tables included side, hall and coffee tables with inlays and drawers.

Year 12 students were given open scope to choose their own major project for their final woodwork project, and some beautiful works were created. These masterpieces included a marri river table, entertainment cabinets, side and coffee tables, shoe racks and a surfboard.

It was wonderful to see all students so proud of their work as they showed it to their family and friends on completion.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

171

MR JOHN REAR HEAD OF E-LEARNING

E-LEARNING

The year began with a great deal of excitement about what we could achieve with Technology in the classroom at CBC – then came Covid-19! As e-Learning Coordinator, my focus rapidly changed from classroom support to remote learning facilitator. We tried to use our existing frameworks – SEQTA, OneNote and Off ice 365 – to allow the boys to work from home.

After accepting wonderful feedback from the College community, we decided to forge ahead with Microsoft Teams as our faceto-face collaboration tool. This platform has some great features that enhance the contact between staff and students when they are not in the same physical location. The College also had to seek guidance from Catholic Education WA (CEWA) as to the best practice use of Teams. Once all clarifications from CEWA were obtained, Teams was off and running at CBC. Shifting our teaching methodology so rapidly created many challenges but, to

172

our credit, the entire community worked hard to continue the teaching-learning programmes, albeit in a very different way.

Since our COVID restrictions have been lifted and school life has almost returned to normal, we find that we continue to use Teams for collaboration. All classes still have Teams ready to use for remote learning should we need. Staff and students are now quite comfortable with using this platform.

In the classroom, more staff are integrating technology into their teaching programmes.

Students are encouraged to, where they see a need, use their devices and related applications to consume or produce content.

The Year 7 boys have had a “deep dive” into Office 365 and are now competent in using the tools provided to organise themselves, and share and collaborate with others. This immersion of Year 7 students with technology will hopefully filter through the College as they complete their CBC journey.

MR GARRY HART HEAD OF VET

VET AND workplace learning As every student ventured on their CBC Fremantle journey in 2020, the staff in VET explored each boy ’s aspirations and mapped an individual and flexible pathway towards entering the world of work . No goal or dream is impossible, it just takes enthusiasm, creativity and hard work .

In 2020, 32 senior students obtained apprenticeships, with the fields of electrical, construction and plumbing being the major employers. Some of these thriving businesses belong to Old Boys of CBC, and it is with great pride that our graduands became employees of successful tradesmen who developed their skills in the same College workshops.

An incredible 112 TAFE WA Certificates were awarded to our students in 2020, providing a fantastic launching pad for our graduates in whatever field of endeavour they decide to pursue.

Every student from Years 8 to 12 had the option of participating in work experience.

Even with the interruptions brought on by COVID-19 our students still experienced 3,582 hours in the work force.

I would like to express my appreciation to the CBC Fremantle community for their support of our vocational programmes. With the support of CBC alumni, parents, families, the TAFE organisations providing certificate courses, and the local businesses that have employed our apprentices in 2020 ,we have been able to change the lives of our young men and make the world a better place.

LEFT TOP TO BOTTOM Max Houlahan; Mitchell Farmer; Thomas Dawson and Nathan Dean. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM Blake Kennedy; Jack Otranto; Bryce Dundas.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

173

Tobiasz Blaszcsynski, Mrs Bowler, Mrs Nelson, Leroy Balk, Mrs van Lohuizen, Jonathan Saunders, Damon Brun, William Burfoot and Mrs Denny.

174

justice and Solidarity

We are committed to justice and peace for all, grounded in a spirtuality of action and reflection that calls us to stand in solidarity with those who are marginalised and the earth itself.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

175

Shortcuts JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY

TERM TWO

30 JUNE Our Year 7A AFL team put on a brilliant performance at Hamer Park today, winning all three of their games to raise the Eagles Cup. Congratulations to the team, and everyone involved in helping them to this great achievement.

29 APRIL Welcome to Term 2 everyone. It’s been wonderful to see everyone back at school – whether in person or online – ready to learn and get back to work.

21 MAY 30 APRIL To keep connected with boys’ learning both online and on campus, our Mentor teachers took a few minutes to check in with their boys, as well as giving gentlemen the opportunity to catch up with each other after the school holidays.

1 MAY

A group of outstanding CBC boys represented the College at yesterday’s EREA for Change online conference, which focussed on bringing Pope Francis’ inspirational encyclical, Laudato Si meaning ‘our common home’, to life on its fifth anniversary.

To break up their days at school, boys in Years 7 to 10 have had the opportunity to attend some of Ms Calanni’s legendary catering classes, whipping up some delicious treats to enjoy during the day.

2 JULY

13 MAY Before and after photos from boys raising money for the World’s Greatest Shave!

176

Ms Schmidt’s Year 10 class had a little bit of a different lesson this week, participating in an innovative research project being conducted by past College Captain, Andrew O’Connell (‘94), at Curtin University. Andrew’s research is focused on education pedagogy, and how drama can be brought into the classroom to help engage students – and by all accounts, it works wonders.

10 FEBRUARY Ms Calanni provided a brilliant behind-the-scenes look at how her Year 9 class was able to prepare hundreds of pieces of damper for students to try as part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations yesterday.

6 MAY It’s back to normal for most of our students from today, with face-to-face learning resuming for students this morning.

15 JUNE Congratulations to these three champions who were crowned the top pilots at this year’s annual Year 7 paper plane competition.

The event is held each year as part of boys’ study of procedural texts, with plenty of different designs taking flight.

25 MAY Our Year 8 Materials Technology classes finished constructing their own chopping boards, and they look great! The boys first produced their own designs for the boards, before creating them from scratch, and finishing them off with polish and even some resin designs.

27 MAY Boys love a challenge, and when Mr Alweyn saw a group of boys competing to see who could catch the most leaves from the College’s plane tree, he knew there was only one thing to do – join in and make it an official championship!

Congratulations to Harry Wood (Year 8) who mastered both patience and speed to take out this year’s inaugural competition.

22 JUNE Our House Councillors have been hard at work lately, meeting to discuss their plans for the rest of the year. We can’t wait to see you put the plans into action gentlemen.

14 MAY The Library’s brand new flight simulator is looking awesome and will soon be ready for students to book flights in. Woodwork students have designed and produced each stage of the simulator, which is fully equipped to allow two pilots to fly anywhere in the world.

25 MAY Mr Shaw’s Year 8 Outdoor Ed class might not be heading off-campus anytime soon, but that didn’t stop them from honing their skills. The boys spent their class on Friday learning how to properly setup and pack up their tents, so they’ll be able to do it almost blindfolded when they’re next on camp.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

177

EBEN FOURIE YEAR 12 GRADUATION ADDRESS

symbols journey of our

178

Keen Drama student Eben Fourie presented a speech at Graduation using the symbol of a drama script to represent his journey at the College.

Good evening parents, teachers, special guests and the gentlemen from the class of 2020. Tonight, I’m going to be talking to you about a symbol that ’s helped me throughout my journey at CBC. The one thing that was always there – since Year 7, all the way through to now – is my passion for Drama.

It started off as an interest, but as time passed it developed into a skill. And given it has been with me from the very start all the way through to the very end, I thought it was fitting for my symbol to be a drama script. As I thought of it on a metaphoric level, I began to see the similarities between my journey here at CBC and a drama script, and how back then I didn’t know it would change my life.

So where does the drama script fit into my journey at CBC? Every script has a beginning. It sets the scene and the characters, and it gives us an idea of what the journey is going to look like.

In Year 7, we all walked through those front gate – and it’s daunting. The school tries to show its best parts, but it can’t actually show you its best parts – the parts where you make that first friend, and like a wildfire, it spreads to two, then four, and by the time you’re at six you wonder how you got there. The parts where you get that first good test mark back, and you think “maybe this won’t be so bad”.

The parts where you get in the sport team, or have the opportunity to go and perform in the arts. The school can’t show you those best moments just in Year 7, or the beginning of the play. But they hint at what’s to come, and ask you to be patient. That gave me hope in my journey.

Auditions: you walk into a room where you compete for a role in a performance.

Once you land that role, you are acting as a different person. You’re putting on a mask, because you’re not yourself. For two years, I was showing people what they wanted to see. I thought that’s how I ‘fit in’ and be like everyone else. But it wasn’t me; I had to find myself in Year 9. When I say “find myself” I mean determine what kind of man I want to be when I am older. Do I want to blend in?

Be part of what the world asks me to be, do what the world tells me to do? Or do I want to stand out? Be my own man? Do I want to be a man who decides what he thinks is important, or a man who is told? By the end of Year 9, I wanted to be the main character of my own script and live my own life. That gave me direction.

Characters change – they grow and develop.

In Year 9, I had the pleasure of having Mr Alweyn as my Right Journey teacher, and I’ll never forget the most impactful lesson during that year. It was Period 6 on a Monday, from 2.25 to 3.15. Mr Alweyn drew a table on the board, and split it into two sections.

On the left were the qualities you aspire to have by the time you leave this College. And on the right were the qualities that society expects you to have. I remember sitting there by the time the activity was done, and just sat, and stared. Stared in amazement, confusion, and something that I didn’t expect – I stared in pride. I was so proud that I was becoming a man against what society wanted me to become. Because just staring at those qualities, the ones that I wanted to develop and grow, were the ones on the left. That gave me a vison.

Conflict: every script has it. The larger the conflict, the more dramatic tension.

The character can either accept the fact that they are at rock bottom, or they can overcome it and use it as a strength. Year 9 was the year I finally decided I’d had enough of my stutter. I was no longer going to allow

my stutter to control me; I was going to control my stutter. And indirectly, you guys gave me that urge to pursue that. Every time that a challenge presented itself, and I had difficulty saying a word, you waited.

As frustrating as it was, you waited. I didn’t want people having to wait for me anymore.

So I pursued it. Once that obstacle of fear was out way, I could finally see what one talent of mine was – confidence. Once my fear was taken out of the way, all that was left was my passion for performing, and I used it. I ended up speaking to hundreds of people up on a stage in Sydney, in the Gold Coast and here in Perth. Later on, I was given the opportunity to give a speech to Year 8 boys at their retreat last year. I was given the opportunity to inspire them with the one thing that controlled me with fear once. My character came out stronger after this conflict. That gave me resilience.

The conflict in my script taught me to get back up, and that no matter what challenge comes my way from this point forward, I have the skills, tools and people around me – the characters – to meet the challenge head on, and that I’m never alone. My faith is in people.

I now not only see the flaws of a person but I also accept them, because that’s what makes us human. Challenge strengthens you, competition makes you better, and setbacks make you wiser.

Gentlemen, we’ve reached the end of our script, but this is just the origin story. Go out there and write your own sequel. This, this moment right here, this is the start if your sequel. Go and set your scene. Be the main character of your sequel. Give people an idea of what your script is going to be like. It’s going to have its conflicts and tension, but it will also have its resolutions. By the time you reach the end of your play, make sure you have no regrets when the curtain falls.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

179

JOSHUA STEDMAN YEAR 12 GRADUATION ADDRESS

symbols of our journey A deep respect for the ocean prompted Joshua Stedman to choose water as the symbol of his journey at CBC.

Good evening parents, teachers, special guests, and the graduating class of 2020.

Tonight, I am honoured to be speaking to you all about a symbol that represents my CBC journey. I honestly had a lot of trouble choosing a symbol that could accurately define my high school experience – it was diff icult to find something that could cover all the aspects of my journey, my ups and my downs. But I believe the symbol of water sums it up pretty well.

Water is something that can be described as many things. It can be calm, but it can also be rough; it can be healing, but it can also be damaging; it can be used for fun or for sport, but it can also be daunting if underestimated.

All of these things tie into my high school experience because at some stage I felt pretty much all of them. Sometimes I felt calm, and sometimes I felt scared, sometimes I was excited, and sometimes I was nervous. I’d be wrong in saying we haven’t all felt at least one of those things, but these are all the reasons why we are here tonight.

We have all been tasked with immense challenges, whether it has been academics, sports, or the arts, we have all had our own personal areas where we have exceeded expectations, and where we might have failed. But we have two choices: we can run from our mistakes and ignore them, or we can learn from them and move forward. It’s like being dumped by 20-foot waves up at Scarborough beach – you may be having sand for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but

180

from that you are able to learn that it is probably best to face the consequences and choose the best option, which is to just go under them.

The first day of Year 7, we all walked through that big scary hallway of Year 12 young men, seeing a bunch of new faces, and having absolutely no idea what was coming next. It truly is a scary feeling starting new chapters of our lives, but it is inevitable – we all have to take that next step eventually. It’s how we get through these times that reflect who we really are.

We all use water for different purposes.

We may use it for swimming, surfing, wakeboarding, washing your car, cleaning the dishes, or simply just making a nice cup of coffee – but no matter what, water will always be the same thing. What I’m trying to say is that every single one of you boys sitting in front of me has had a different journey to the gentleman sitting next to you. Some of us have been here from the very start, and some of us have joined part-way through; some of us have excelled in academics or sports or art or service, and some of us have excelled in other areas. But no matter how different our journey has been, we all have the same common goal, sitting here tonight, graduating.

Our differences do not separate us from being

CBC gentlemen – they unite us. All of us have been swept up by the terrifying wave that they call ‘high school’ but, like attempting the surf at Scarborough, we have survived and thrived.

CBC has taught me many things: to tackle life head on, and to always strive to be my best self. We must all aim to do this, because there certainly isn’t anyone else who can do it for us.

When we were little, our parents watched us bobble up and down in the water attempting something called swimming (although it may not have looked like it) – we had our parents right there to help us learn. But boys, we’ve left the shallow end of the kids’ pool and we’re out in the ocean now. We must learn to read the currents, adjust our swimming stroke, float and tread water at appropriate times, because if we don’t, the responsibilities of adulthood may start to pull us down. But I believe CBC has given us all the tools to thrive in our own lives. Gentlemen – aside from maths equations and English theory, what you have been learning here at CBC is resilience, accountability, selflessness, Gospel Values and how to be a good man. This is our life jacket, our PFD, the hand reaching out for us when times get tough. We can all draw on these attributes – the characteristics

of the CBC gentleman – and we are bound to succeed in whatever path we take.

I’d like to share with you a quote by a famous Turkish writer, Mehmet Murat Ildan: ‘Water is the most perfect traveller because when it travels, it becomes the path itself’. I chose to include this quote because I believe it translates to our CBC journey perfectly.

As we have progressed through high school, we have attempted to shape the path for emerging CBC gentlemen. We may not even know it, but any one of us may be a role model in the eyes of one of the boys in any of the younger years. To me that is really special because the youth are our future.

Any single act of kindness, service, justice or integrity is enough to be considered a role model, and I know that every single one of you boys has it in you to do just that.

Gentlemen, we have laid out the lane ropes for this very long pool called high school, and we have given everything we have got to get to the other end. It may have seemed like a very long, tiring, exhausting swim.

But we can be proud of our efforts and our integrity. We made it – congratulations and best wishes.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

181

College

Ball

After missing out on celebrations earlier in the year, CBC Fremantle’s Year 12 students and their partners had an evening to remember in Term 3.

Traditionally held in April, COVID-19 restrictions made the affair impossible at the usual time and it was uncertain if the Class of 2020 would be able to celebrate this important rite of passage.

Luck was with us – and good community planning too – but for many it still didn’t feel real until they were standing outside the doors of the Southern Cross Gala Ballroom at Fremantle’s Esplanade Hotel ready for the big night with their friends.

The fine young men of CBC walked the red carpet, introducing their partners to College

182

Captain and Vice-Captain, Will Burfoot and Nic Dart, as well as Principal Mr Domenic Burgio and his wife Antonella.

a brief speech where he reflected on the evening’s significance for the Class of 2020, before Nic led the gathering in prayer.

The Moroccan-themed ballroom they stepped into was a lavish feast for the eyes, complete with one of Western Australia’s largest ballroom dance floors.

Before the dance floor became the place to be, many gentlemen and their partners caught up with friends and reminisced about their years-long friendships.

From the very beginning the young men were perfect examples of gentlemen, making sure their partners enjoyed one of the most special events in a young person’s life.

Soon though, it was time for the dance floor to host two dancing brackets, led by teachers Mrs Keely Laing and Miss Emily Bowran.

The young men and women impressed everyone present with the skills they’d been polishing during after-school lessons.

After plenty of time for compliments and catching up, it was time for the evening to formally begin.

Will opened the event with an Acknowledgement of Country and

At the end of the evening, the limousines were back to whisk the gentlemen and their partners into the night, providing a fitting end to a perfect night.

THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE William Burfoot; Owen Pratt and Leo Rifici; Morgan Montes, Aiden Lewis and Eben Fourie; Jason Mack. NEXT PAGE CLOCKWISE On the dance floor, Lucas Cikara; Isaac Wieser, Levi Cosgriff, Zacharie Boglio and Axel Damitz; the ballroom; Indy Imbuldeniya, Damon Brun, Domenic De Gennaro and Matthew Henderson-Kelly; Jayden Camarda, Matthew Medin, Levi Cosgriff and Michael Gaynor.

CBC JOURNEY 2020

183

valete

Ante Abou-Youssef

Oliver Anderson

Nathan Banks

Charlie Bell

Lucas Benino

Zacharie Boglio

James Bourne

Jonas Brown

Damon Brun

Kaidyn Burd

William Burfoot

Jayden Camarda

Riley Camarda

Jack Carroll

Heron Carson

Sebastian Catalano

PATRICK 2

PATRICK 6

SAMSON 4

PATRICK 3

184

RICE 1

O’CONNOR 1

KELLY 1

SAMSON 3

PATRICK 1

SAMSON 3

KELLY 3

MORGAN 1

SAMSON 1

O’CONNOR 6

MORGAN 1

PATRICK 4

Tomas Chapman

Lucas Cikara

Jack Cocksey

Zachary Comerford

Fynnian Copp

Kaden Cordisco

Levi Cosgriff

Jayden Craven

Francisco Cruzado

Axel Damitz

Nicholas Dart

Joseph Davis

RICE 4

O’CONNOR 2

RICE 2

Liam Davis

O’CONNOR 4

SAMSON 4

SAMSON 1

O’CONNOR 6

Domenic De Gennaro MORGAN 4

MORGAN 4

MORGAN 6

O’CONNOR 5

Leon Del Rosso PATRICK 4

MORGAN 1

MORGAN 2

PATRICK 3

Benjamin Derepas MORGAN 6

CBC JOURNEY 2020

185

Rhys Doig

Lachlan Donaldson

Oliver Edmonds

Zachary Evans

Ahmad Fallah

Remy Ferguson

Eben Fourie

Mackenzie Fox

Alex Fraser

Jayden Galati

Michael Gaynor

Christian Gentile

Jeremy Gribble

Oliver Groucott

Rohan Groves

Zachary Harris-Walker

Patrick Hart

Rhys Harvey

Matthew Henderson-Kelly

Lawson Hinton

MORGAN 3

SAMSON 2

SAMSON 5

SAMSON 6

SAMSON 6

186

KELLY 1

PATRICK 5

PATRICK 6

SAMSON 3

RICE 1

RICE 3

RICE 3

KELLY 2

PATRICK 1

SAMSON 3

SAMSON 1

PATRICK 1

RICE 6

MORGAN 4

MORGAN 4

Oscar Holden

Tomás Holohan

Michael Hudson

Finn Hussey

Asher Hwight

Indy Imbuldeniya

Flynn Irwin

Sean Ivester

Mason Johnson

Zak Kaddour

Chase Karafil

Shaye Karafil

Blake Kennedy

Lincoln Kerspien

Grayson King

Archer Larwood

Riley Lawrence

Ben Leavy

Aiden Lewis

Ryan Lobban

KELLY 2

MORGAN 3

RICE 5

PATRICK 2

KELLY 6

O’CONNOR 4

PATRICK 6

RICE 4

O’CONNOR 1

KELLY 4

PATRICK 2

RICE 5

MORGAN 2

MORGAN 1

SAMSON 2

RICE 4

KELLY 2

MORGAN 2

PATRICK 2

MORGAN 1

CBC JOURNEY 2020

187

Jason Mack

Noah Masters

Thomas Maycock-Hansen

Patrick McClelland

Luke McGowan

Jimmy McKenzie

Matthew McLoughney

Luca McNaughton

Matthew Medin

Tae Merenda

Daniel Mirco

Ryan Mirco

Ben Mitchell

Morgan Montes

Adam Mucciacciaro

Ashton Muir

Samuel Nicholas

James Oliveri

Noah Pengilly

RICE 2

KELLY 2

SAMSON 4

KELLY 1

SAMSON 5

188

SAMSON 2

RICE 5

O’CONNOR 5

SAMSON 5

KELLY 1

RICE 6

KELLY 6

KELLY 3

KELLY 3

SAMSON 6

MORGAN 6

RICE 3

PATRICK 4

MORGAN 3

Taj Perer

O’CONNOR 2

Owen Pratt RICE 4

O’CONNOR 1

Thomas Rivers

Rosario Sapienza

Zavier Schock

Benjamin Shales

Joshua Stedman

Jeroen Sugunasingam

Kye Sullivan

Lleyton Terranova

Samuel Wardle

Oscar Waters

Archie Wauhop

Callum Wauhop

Isaac Wieser

Adam Wyatt

Jackson Young

William Yurak

O’CONNOR 4

O’CONNOR 2

SAMSON 3

PATRICK 2

O’CONNOR 6

O’CONNOR 5

RICE 1

KELLY 6

SAMSON 4

Angus Rees

Leo Rifici

Craig Pittson

SAMSON 4

SAMSON 1

MORGAN 5

O’CONNOR 3

KELLY 1

MORGAN 3

MORGAN 2

PATRICK 6

PATRICK 1

CBC JOURNEY 2020

189

roll call 2020 YEAR 7

Epis, Alexander

M2

Legge, Kieran

M3

Alford, Sam

K1

Finlay-Collins, Xavier

O3

Longmuir, Taj

R4

Alford, Toby

K1

Fleming, Mackenzie

O2

Macintyre , Bodhi

R2

Algar, Leo

S3

Foley, Larry

P4

Macri, Luke

O5

Andrews, Noah

K3

Franklyn, Luka

P5

Manfredi, Valerio

P2

Austin, Bailey

R6

Gabbiani, Luca

S2

Manucci, Jethro

O6

Bailey, Rhys

R1

Gatti, Benjamin

P2

Marangoni, Cohen

O1

Baker, Kade

K5

Glover, Finn

R2

Marciano, Sonny

O1

Balk, William

S1

Godwin, Zac

M5

Martin, Zachariah

K5

Barkla, Riley

K1

Golik, Benjamin

R3

McCafferty, Thomas

O5

Bellini, Luke

P3

Graham, Hudson

P5

McCarthy-Cave, Rocco

M4

Bernaciak, Matthew

K4

Granville, Jack

S4

McManus, Oliver

P6

Blackshaw, Jed

P3

Gray, Samuel

M5

McMillan Blayd

K5

P1

Grieve, Noah

M1

Middleton, James

R6

Grose, Harrison

S6

Morris, Hamish

O4

M3

Muletta, Flynn

O5

Blain, Max Bonini, Massimo

190

M5

Bosco, Matthew

P1

Grose, Jack

Bourne, Baxter

R2

Groves, Adam

P1

Murphy, Alexander

S6

Branley, Theo

M6

Hall, Keegan

K3

Murray-Smith, Adam

P4

Bridger, Lucas

M4

Hansen, Brock

P3

Nancarrow, Finn

R4

Burdle, Jude

M1

Harris, Frederick

O4

Nardi, Trent

K6

Burger, Hugh

K2

Hatton, Tyce

S1

Naylor, Max

S4

Burt, Lachlan

O1

Hay, Hamish

S5

Neesham, Vincent

M3

Byers, Banjo

O6

Hellewell, James

O3

Neville, Finn

R5

Byrne, Jedd

M1

Henderson-Kelly, Samuel

S3

Newcombe, Gus

P3

Caceres, Osten

P5

Higham, William

R3

Olivari-Brown, Cael

K5

Cikara, Alec

S4

Hollyock, Noah

K6

O’Sullivan, Liam

M5

Collins, Matthew

S6

Ierino, Ben

S2

Palandri, Zack

P4

Cook, Harper

O4

Jeffery, Pyrs

K2

Palladino Tyler

O5

Copp, Harper

O2

Johnson, Blake

K4

Parkinson , Cian

M6

Cotter, Ruairi

M1

Johnson, Mathew

S1

Pereira, Isaac

S5

Covich, Alexander

M2

Jukes, Kirby

S1

Perna, Jacob

K3

R4

Pether, Jacob

M6

Cresswell, Harvey

P1

Kastropil, Finlay

Curr, Alexander

R5

Kelly, Macklin

M4

Pike, Oliver

K6

Dallas, Zack Ming Fung

R1

Kenworthy, Noah

S3

Pilmer, Henry

K3

Davis, Charlie

S6

Kerr, Finnlay

S1

Pizzo, Marco

R3

Dawkins, Jaxon

P2

Kessey, Jonas

K2

Portelli, David

O4

De Bueger, Matthew

O6

Kilvington , Ashton

O4

Potter, Cooper

M2

Dhillon, Jai

M4

Klobas, Emerik

P3

Powderly, Alexander

M6

Dodd, Craig

R2

Knight, Zane

P4

Purcell, Liam

O6

Doye, Oscar

S3

Kolic, Eric

M2

Randall, Archie

R3

Duke, Campbell

K5

Lamers, Noah

O1

Ranson, Jaspar

O3

Edwards, Kai

M3

Larner, Zane

R5

Renouf-Sanderson, James

S6

Endersby, Maximillian

P5

Leahy, Patrick

S5

Richards, Cody

R1

Hart, Matthew

O3

P2

Brown, Will

R5

Ridge, Guy

R4

Browning, Daniel

K3

Henderson, Luke

P5

Riemann Cooper

R6

Burrows, Hunter

K1

Henry-Johnson, Jasper

R4

Richards Jake

Rijs, Lawson

S2

Bushe-Jones, Cian

M2

Holden, Rupert

K2

Rowland, Jacob

R6

Cannata, Oscar

O1

Holohan, Oscar

O4

Ryan, Clancy

P6

Carlino, Zac

P2

Horton, Angus

O5

Ryan, Tomas

P6

Carrello, Curtis

M3

Hulm, Leopold

S6

Ryan, William

P6

Carrello, Samuel

O2

Humes, Anthony

S5

Sambrailo, Leo

O2

Carson, Frederick

M1

Irving, Samuel

P3

Sansom, Daniel

K4

Cattalini, Lucas

P2

Janes, Lachlan

R2

Stirling, Ewan

K1

Cherry-Bayles, Preston

R2

Jardim, Aidan

M4

Stocco, Lucca

M4

Cirulis, Daniel

S2

Jennings, Taite

M2

Strachan, Jude

O1

Clayden, Harry

S3

Jones, Samuel

S4

Stronach, William

K4

Collins, Nicholas

S6

Joyce, Jack

K3

Sturrock, Peter

K2

Connolly, Samson

O1

Kane, Elliot

M6

Sucur, Marcus

P1

Cordisco, Tirik

S1

Kirby, Vaughn

O4

Tandy, Caleb

K6

Cormack, Jacob

K6

Lamond, Torin

M6

Tapp. Xavier

S2

Cowman, Dylan

S5

Lanzon, Jaiden

P1

Taylor, Eric

R3

Cox, Harry

K3

Lewis, Spencer

R3

Theobald, Aiden

R1

Cupic, Martae

R5

Locke, Oscar

O6

Thomas, Max

S5

Dobra, Joel

M3

Lyne, Tiernan

S3

Timothy, Samuel

R6

Elder, Joe

K4

Maddeford, William

S4

Turner, Oliver

R5

Elliott, Liam

O3

Marks, Noah

M2

Vincenti, Alex

M6

Elliott-Tideman, Jay

R1

Marshall, Jake

O2

Visser, Marcus

M2

Endicott, Jed

P4

Matassa, Pitiluca

R5

Walker, Beau

O2

Evans, Angus

O3

McCarthy , Cohen

P2

Walker, Matthew

P6

Everkrans-Smith, Ryan

S6

McGunnigle, Jack

R1

Watson, James

R2

Fallis, Owen

R4

McKay, Ari

R4

Wearing, Dylan

K1

Farquhar, Hugh

K5

Merendino, Alex

K6

O3

Feizaks, Joshua

R3

Metcalfe-Gibson, Finlay

R6

Figliomeni, Luke

S4

Mitchell, Ethan

K5 M3

Yeo, Finlay

YEAR 8

Fitzpatrick, Xavier

R3

Mitchell-Bathgate, Jarran

Allen, Oscar

M1

Fogden, Jack

K4

Mithen, Jackson

Antonio, Jakeb

O1

Foster, Riley

M6

Monsoon, Clancy

P4

Arena, Kale

P1

Fuller, Angus

K5

Mould, Declan

M1

Astill, George

P4

Garvey, Oliver

O4

Muirson, Lennex

M3

Austin, Jake

P2

Godfrey, Lachlan

P3

Naughton, Tanner

K6

Beeson, Samuel

S2

Gribble, Oliver

S6

Naylor, Samuel

P5

Bellini, Trentan

P3

Grier, Aiden

P6

Neesham, Charlie

P6

Billington, Justin

K6

Grose, Coen

R6

Neesham, Elliott

P6

Black, Cooper

S2

Hamilton, Jack

R3

Neesham, Jamie

P6

Blaszczynski, Tobiasz

O5

Harding, Jett

K1

Nelson, Todd

R1

Brophy, Finlay

S3

Harris, Alexander

O’Keeffe, Darcy

O2

M5

K1

CBC JOURNEY 2020

191

ROLL CALL 2020

O’Meara, Ryder

Tither, Elliot

M1

Cook, Cohen

O4

S1

Osbourne , Adam

O1

Tomasich, Rafajel

Cotter, William

M1

Paatsch, Rylan

R2

Tracey, Daniel

O2

Crifo, Ethan

R2

Pavlovic, Jai

O6

Trezise, Austin

K2

Cruzado, Samuel

R2

Pintaudi, Kalen

S5

Vetrone, Jack

P2

Culnane, Isaac

O2

Pinzone, Scott

R6

Vicoli, Leonardo

K1

Cunningham, Levi

K6

Piotrowski, Andreas

K2

Wain, Jamen

S5

Curr, Xavier

R5

Pittorino, Michael

M4

Washington, Samuel

M5

Dalton, James

K5

Preston, Noah

P5

Webb, Elliott

M5

Dargie, Camden

M3

Quinn, Benjamin

S6

Williams, Macsen

M2

Davis, James

P3

Ranallo, Joshua

P3

Wills, Lachlan

O3

Del Rosso, Kade

P4

Randall, Jamie

R3

Wood, Harrison

K6

Dowling, Thomas

O5

Rath, Taylor

P1

Wood, Noah

P1

Dropulich, Robert

R3

Rees, Brodie

K2

Woodcock, Roy

K6

Elward, Tyson

S5

Rees, Declan

O1

Woodrow, Thomas

R3

Farinola, Luke

M6

Rees-Turner, Noah

O6

Woods, Austin

O6

Finlayson, Timothy

P1

Reid, Hunta

M3

Woods, Jacob

R6

Firth, Tyler

R6

Renton, Micah

M4

Yau, Nathan

K3

Folley, Joel

S6

Renton, William

M4

Younge, Ben

S3

Fourie, Ettiene

R3

Reynolds, Taj

M6

Ricci, Thomas

S4

YEAR 9

Ricciardi, Jacob

O3

Adams, Luka

Rich, Thomas

O4

Allen, Thomas

Robartson, Samuel

S1

Roberts, Jordy

R4

Robinson, Finn Rogan, Darcy

Garbin, Fenton

P3

Garces, Jakeb

O1

M1

Godwin, Jake

M5

S4

Goodwin, Owen

R4

Alliss, Harrison

S2

Grant, Caleb

S6

Anderson , Jack

K4

Green, Harrison

K5

S3

Anson, Lewis

O3

Gregory, Kai

K2

R4

Bajwa, Kabir

S1

Guidera, Elias

S4

Samson, Lucas

S5

Bates, Benjamin

P1

Harvey, Aidan

R1

Sanderson-Brown, Henry

O5

Battams, Oakley

M4

Hay, Darcy

S5

Saunders, Johnathan

M5

Bertolini, Luca

O1

Hayden, Hamish

M3

Biagioni, Giacomo

M2

Hazell, Jarrod

R5

Sgro, Daniel

S1

Sheppard, Harry

P5

Biancuzzo, Matthew

P2

Hehir, Ky

K3

Sloan, Harry

K4

Bleus, Luka

P5

Hender, Brennan

O6

Sofield, Lachlan

R5

Borserini, Matthew

P5

Henderson, Jack

P5

Spadaccini, Joseph

S2

Bosco, Peter

P1

Henson, Jasper

O5

Spanjic, Luka

O6

Boult, Kaiden

P4

Herold, Aiden

K6

Spark, Zac

O5

Brooks, Cael

O2

Higgs, Lachlan

O6

Sparkes-Macdonald, Alistair

P5

Brooks, Flynn

R4

Ipapo, Juhn

M5

Stallard-Johnson, Zachary

M5

Brun, Xavier

S4

Ipapo, Ronald

M5

Stanley, Jake

R3

Buckland, William

M4

Jaeger, Liam

S4

Stefanatos, George

P4

Cadman, Lee

O6

Johnston, Luke

R6

K1

Cameron, Charlie

P6

Johnston, Samuel

P2

Stone, Luke

M2

Campana, Adrian

S3

Johnstone, Byron

R2

Stirling, Dean

192

K5

Strahan, Travis

R6

Cannington, Declan

K3

Kloosterman, Ryan

M5

Summerell, Kaiden

S6

Cattalini, Noah

O3

Lacey-Searles, Senna

S3

Szymanski, Hamish

M4

Clark, Ethan

P4

Lambert-Fletcher, Jonte

K5

Tayag, John

P1

Clarke, Aaron

R4

Lamers, Dakota

O1

Teixeira, Antony

K5

Coates, Lachlan

S5

Letizia, Luca

S6

Thompson, Cody

R1

Collinson, Bailey

K4

Lourie, Oscar

K1

Wauhop, Angus

P6

De Castro, Anthony

S5

Wearing, Jacob

K1

Del Casale, Charlie

P2

White, Hayden

K3

Delmadoros, John

S4

M2

Denny, Matthew

M5

S6

De’Pannone, Bailey

P2

Wood, Samuel

K6

Dowie, Jason

K3

Woods, Riley

O6

Farr, Ryan

S2

Zaza, Ziggy

S6

Filmer, Jared

R2

Foley, Cassius

P4

Lynn, Max

K2

Maclean, Karus

O5

Marden, Daniel

K1

Marraffa, Riley

M1

Williams, Cai

Mathews, Kyan

R2

Wohlsein, Tyler

McCafferty, Daniel

O5

McDermott, Darcy

M4

McManus, Cooper

P6

Meade, Sam

O3

Mirco, Anton

K5

YEAR 10

Mirco, Noah

P4

Allen, Max

Forzatti, Cooper

S2

M1

Fox, Jackson

P1

Moore, Caleb

K6

Arndt, Cooper

S3

Galipo, Seth

K1

Morolla, Adam

S2

Auriemma, Jonah

M2

Garbin, Harrison

P3

Mura, Ethan

R4

Austin, Oscar

P2

Gatti, Levi

P5

Nigli, Aidan

O1

Bailey, Khye

R1

Grant, Ellis

S1

Nugent, Finley

P2

Balk, Leroy

S1

Green, Austin

R2

Osborne, Darcy

K4

Bell, Angus

R5

Grose, Peter

M3

Oxford, David Palladino, Jaiden

S1 O5

Bell, Oliver

S1

Hickling, Fraser

K3

Bellini, Joshua

P3

Holohan, Finbar

O4

Palumbo De Oliveira, Rafael

P4

Berardis, Brennan

O6

Hwight, Ziggy

M3

Paratore, James

P5

Black, Darcy

S2

Ivancich, Archie

S6

Pittard, Samuel

O2

Blair, Ayden

M1

Jackson, Daniel

R5

Pittson, Darcy

O4

Boswell, Ryan

M5

Jeffery, Jasper

K2

Pizzo, Alessio

R3

Bowler, Harrison

S2

Jensen, Tristan

M2

Prelevich, Jack

S3

Bowyer, Luke

K2

Johnson, Jack

R4

Prince, Blake

K3

Brookes, Jack

S3

Jordan, Daniel

M5

Regan, Jett

R6

Brown, William

R6

Kenny, Luke

K4

Ricci, Harrison

K1

Burke, Josh

M6

Kerlin, Jed

R5

Rijs, Noah

S2

Carrello, Jacob

S4

Kerr, Maximus

P5

Robertson, Vincent

R4

Carson, George

M1

Lamond, Austin

M6

Ruocchio, Oliver

P5

Channells , Ty

R1

Lang, Thomas

P6

Sapienza, Matthew

O3

Ciampini, Nio

M2

Larranaga-Boyle, Alejandro

M6

Scarvaci, Joseph

R6

Cicanese, Nicolas

P5

Lavin, Aidan

O3

R1

Clark, Nicholas

K6

Lavin, James

O3

M6

Clutterbuck, Jack

R2

Legge, Aidan

M3

Simons, Tate

P2

Cobb, Flynn

K4

Letizia, Samuel

O2

Spence, Jack

R2

Cole, Novak

R3

Locke, Thomas

R1

Stipinovic, Thomas

P3

Collins, Luke

S6

Lothian, Bruce

K3

Strahan, Luke

R6

Connolly, Che

O1

Lourie, Max

K1

Sullivan, Jack

M4

Contera, Lucas

O1

Louthean, Joshua

K5

Sutherland, Benjamin

M6

Cormack, Thomas

K6

Low, Max

K5

Telling, Seth

M3

Correia, Mason

O4

Macri, Anthony

O5

Thomas, Reef

S5

Cowman, Owen

S5

Marangoni, Ethan

O1

Schad, Linus Schipf-Randell, Fergus

Tinley, Angus

K2

Cronin, Devlin

O4

Marden, Campbell

K1

Tugwell, David

M2

Cubelic, Luca

M5

Marrington, Ryan

O2

Turner, Henry

R5

Cunningham, Liam

K4

Martella, Jed

K2

Vasta, Nathan

P6

Davie, Will

O2

Martin, Jack

K5

Vykopal, Luca

R1

Davis, Archie

S6

Martin, Thomas

K5

Walters, Ethan

S1

De Bari, Nicholas

S4

McCafferty, Aidan

O5

CBC JOURNEY 2020

193

ROLL CALL 2020

194

Walters, Samuel

K5

Harley, Jake

O6

Warren, Charlie

O2

Hay, Clancy

S5

R5

Westerhout, Ryner

R6

Hayden, Marcus

M3

McNamara, Riley

R4

Wilkinson, Coby

P2

Heinzle, Dante

O4

McNaughton, Evan

R3

Wood, Oliver

P1

Hooker, John

K6

Menner, Adrian

P4

Wyatt, Luke

S4

Horton, Toby

O5

Milsom, Noah

M2

Yerkovich, Ethan

O4

Houlahan, Max

M6

Young, Dylan

P3

Hughes, Campbell

S2

Irving, Mason

R1

McDermott, Liam

M4

McDowall, Zac McKenzie, Oliver

Mingay, Jye

K1

Mitchell, Campbell

K6

Montagu, Lachlan

O3

YEAR 11

Mould, Tremayne

M1

Astill, Edward

Mulcahy, James

M6

Bates, Joshua

Muletta, Oliviero

O5

Battams, Saxon

O3

Italiano, Jake

P3

P4

Ivester, Patrick

K2

P1

Johnson, Jayden

S1

M4

Klingberg, Lachlan

S3

Nguyen, Kieren

R6

Bowater, Ryan

P3

Kolic, Tony

M2

Nicholas, Jake

S5

Brown, Thomas

R6

Lawson, Noah

K4

O’Keeffe, Lucas

O2

Bunn, Joseph

S1

Letizia, Sebastien

S6

Otto, Samuel

K4

Butt, Rorie

S2

Marcon, Lorenzo

R5

Panizza, Charles

R3

Caldwell, Brock

M2

Martin, Cooper

O3

Perse, Noah

P4

Cameron, Jack

P6

Martin, Declan

P2

Pesich, Blake

M5

Chapman , Alexander

O4

Massimi, Tristan

K1

Petrilli, Noah

P5

Chapman , Eric

M1

Mazzone, Nicholas

S6

Phillips, Ned

R1

Chiappini, James

R2

McCrackan, Malachi

P1

Pillinger, Jacob

P6

Cirulis, Bronson

S2

McCrackan, Raphael

P1

Place, James

O6

Cronin, Charlie

M2

McHugh, Dylan

P2

Price, Daniel

K3

Culnane, Aston

O2

McKay, Levi

R4

Purser, Jack

S5

Cunningham, BJ

K4

McPhail, Patrick

R5

Rainbird, Harrison

P6

Cunningham, Ruben

K6

Mondi, Jacob

O6

Renton, Oliver

M4

Dark, Thomas

R2

Moreno, Samuel

K3

Rifici, Domenic

O5

Davis, Dylan

O4

Morolla, Marc

S2

Robartson, James

S1

Davison, Aidan

O2

Mungit-Houston, Aalin

M1

Rodeghiero, Anton

P3

Dawson, Thomas

K6

Murphy, Lachlan

S3

Rooney, Owen

O6

De Alvis, Tyrell

K2

Nelson, James

S4

Scafetta, Michael

R4

De Campi, Theo

M5

Newcombe, Finn

P3

Shales, Samuel

M3

Dean, Nathan

O6

O’Donnell, Sam

R3

Smith, James

R6

Dewar, Clancy

P3

Orso, Daniel

K1

Sparkes-Macdonald, Scott

P5

Di Prinzio, Willem

O1

Osborne, Finlay

K5

Stafford, Jed

K2

Donaldson, Liam

K1

Otranto, Jack

K1

Stanley, Lawson

R3

Dropulich, Mark

R3

Page, Connor

O4

Stedman, Mitchell

S3

Dundas, Bryce

O3

Paparella, Christopher

S4

Stevenson, Zac

K2

Earl, Dylan

P3

Parker, Jack

O1

Szymanski, Johann

M4

Elliott, Andrew

O3

Pavlovic, Taj

O6

Toledo, Mason

P4

Elliott-Tideman, Joe

R1

Pintaudi, Liam

S5

Tomas, Justin

S3

Farmer, Mitchell

K4

Pollard, Hugo

M5

Vearing, Jake

R2

Galati, Antonino

P5

Pope, Caleb

P5

Vegvary, Kyle

K5

Gee, Harrison

O5

Pounder, Brayden

P2

Walker, George

P1

Green, Charles

K5

Rawlings, Kelly

R6

Walker, Lachlan

P6

Greget O’Dea, Taj

O5

Ricciardi, Aaron

S4

Walsh, Art

R4

Gribble, Xavier

S6

Richards, Alexander

M6

Walsh, Jake

S4

Haigh, Angus

P4

Richards, James

M6

Riley, Kaelan

O3

Cosgriff, Levi

M6

Lobban, Ryan

M1

Rock, James

P4

Craven, Jayden

M2

Mack, Jason

R2

Rogers, Jack

S1

Cruzado, Francisco

R2

Masters, Noah

S2

Rooney, Shane

R1

Damitz, Axel

O6

Maycock-Hansen, Thomas

R6

Rossi, Lucas

S1

Dart, Nicholas

O5

McClelland, Patrick

M6

Sax, Corey

S5

Davis, Joseph

P3

McGowan, Luke

K2

Scaramella, Elio

M4

Davis, Liam

O4

McKenzie, Jimmy

R5

Shepherd, Brandon

K5

De Gennaro, Domenic

M4

McLoughney, Matthew

K6

Stafford, Noah

K2

Del Rosso, Leon

P4

McNaughton, Luca

R3

Stapleton, Harrison

O1

Derepas, Benjamin

M6

Medin, Matthew

S4

Stevenson, Thomas

R3

Doig, Rhys

M3

Merenda, Tae

O5

Symington, Jordan

K4

Donaldson, Lachlan

K1

Mirco, Daniel

K3

Teixeira, Joseph

K5

Edmonds, Oliver

R3

Mirco, Ryan

P4

Tither, Archie

M1

Evans, Zachary

S1

Mitchell, Ben

K1

Tracey, Dylan

O2

Fallah, Ahmad

S2

Montes, Morgan

S5

Van Den Hurk, Kyle

M4

Ferguson, Remy

P5

Mucciacciaro, Adam

K3

Vasta, Matthew

P6

Fourie, Eben

R3

Muir, Ashton

M3

Vogler, Sebastian

K1

Fox, Mackenzie

P1

Nicholas, Samuel

S5

Vykopal, Joseph

R1

Fraser, Alex

S5

Oliveri, James

K1

Williams, Griffin

M2

Galati, Jayden

P6

Pengilly, Noah

S6

Wilson, Max

O5

Gaynor, Michael

K2

Perer, Taj

O2

Wilson, Thomas

R3

Gentile, Christian

R6

Pittson, Craig

O4

Woodland, Jack

S4

Gribble, Jeremy

S6

Pratt, Owen

R4

Yap, Yamato

R6

Groucott, Oliver

S3

Rees, Angus

O1

Yau, Samuel

K3

Groves, Rohan

P1

Rifici, Leo

K1

YEAR 12

Harris-Walker, Zachary

M4

Rivers, Thomas

O2

Hart, Patrick

S6

Sapienza, Rosario

O5

Abou-Youssef, Ante

P2

Harvey, Rhys

R1

Schock, Zavier

S4

Anderson, Oliver

R1

Henderson-Kelly, Matthew

S3

Shales, Benjamin

M3

Banks, Nathan

P1

Hinton, Lawson

M4

Stedman, Joshua

S3

Bell, Charlie

S1

Holden, Oscar

K2

Sugunasingam, Jeroen

R1

Benino, Lucas

P6

Holohan, Tomás

O4

Sullivan, Kye

Boglio, Zacharie

O1

Hudson, Michael

P2

Terranova, Lleyton

S1 M2

Bourne, James

S3

Hussey, Finn

R4

Wardle, Samuel

P2

Brown, Jonas

O6

Hwight, Asher

M3

Waters, Oscar

K6

Brun, Damon

S4

Imbuldeniya, Indy

P6

Wauhop, Archie

M5

Burd, Kaidyn

K1

Irwin, Flynn

R5

Wauhop, Callum

P6

Burfoot, William

K3

Ivester, Sean

K2

Wieser, Isaac

O6

Camarda, Jayden

M1

Johnson, Mason

R5

Wyatt, Adam

S4

Camarda, Riley

P3

Kaddour, Zak

R4

Young, Jackson

O3

Carroll, Jack

S3

Karafil, Chase

M2

Yurak, William

P1

Carson, Heron

M1

Karafil, Shaye

M2

Catalano, Sebastian

P4

Kennedy, Blake

P2

Chapman , Tomas

R4

Kerspien, Lincoln

O1

Cikara, Lucas

S4

King, Grayson

M1

Cocksey, Jack

M4

Larwood, Archer

P2

Comerford, Zachary

M1

Lawrence, Riley

K6

Copp, Fynnian

O2

Leavy, Ben

K4

Lewis, Aiden

S2

Cordisco, Kaden

S1

CBC JOURNEY 2020

195

196

CBC FREMANTLE YEAR 12 2020

BACK ROW Jonas Brown, Lucas Cikara, Oscar Waters, Domenic De Gennaro, Morgan Montes, Lawson Hinton, Oliver Anderson, Luke McGowan, Kaidyn Burd, Nathan Banks, Zachary Comerford, Remy Ferguson, Jimmy McKenzie, Ante Abou-Youssef, Liam Davis, Eben Fourie, Adam Mucciacciaro, Jack Carroll FIFTH ROW Christian Gentile, Jack Cocksey, Callum Wauhop, Archer Larwood, Ahmad Fallah, Jason Mack, Tomás Holohan, Kaden Cordisco, Fynnian Copp, Indy Imbuldeniya, Zak Kaddour, Damon Brun, Joseph Davis, Mackenzie Fox, William Yurak, Lachlan Donaldson, Lincoln Kerspien, Isaac Wieser, James Bourne FOURTH ROW Zacharie Boglio, Blake Kennedy, Luca McNaughton, Zachary Evans, Zavier Schock, Tomas Chapman, Ben Leavy, Matthew Henderson-Kelly, Jeremy Gribble, Chase Karafil, Shaye Karafil, Oliver Edmonds, Noah Masters, Archie Wauhop, Michael Gaynor, Ashton Muir, Oscar Holden, Heron Carson, Noah Pengilly, Rohan Groves THIRD ROW Asher Hwight, Alex Fraser, Owen Pratt, Matthew Medin, Zachary Harris-Walker, Jayden Galati, Lleyton Terranova, Patrick Hart, Craig Pittson, Aiden Lewis, Samuel Nicholas, Mason Johnson, Ryan Mirco, Finn Hussey, Charlie Bell, Riley Lawrence, Rhys Doig, Leo Rifici, Ryan Lobban, Axel Damitz, Jayden Camarda SECOND ROW Flynn Irwin, Riley Camarda, Lucas Benino, Taj Perer, Michael Hudson, Patrick McClelland, Joshua Stedman, Daniel Mirco, Oliver Groucott, Grayson King, Kye Sullivan, Benjamin Shales FRONT ROW Tae Merenda, Adam Wyatt, Jayden Craven, Jeroen Sugunasingam, Sean Ivester, James Oliveri, Mrs Carol Denny, Mr Jeremy Peris, Ms Maria Garbin, Mr Domenic Burgio, William Burfoot, Nicholas Dart, Mr Neil Alweyn, Mr Patrick Ryan, Ms Pauline Van Lohuizen, Mr Justin Leech, Francisco Cruzado, Levi Cosgriff, Ben Mitchell, Leon Del Rosso, Thomas Maycock-Hansen, Sebastian Catalano ABSENT Benjamin Derepas, Rhys Harvey, Matthew McLoughney, Angus Rees, Thomas Rivers, Rosario Sapienza, Brandon Walsh, Samuel Wardle, Jackson Young

197

CBC JOURNEY 2020

A CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN THE EDMUND RICE TRADITION

51 Ellen Street Fremantle Western Australia 6160 PO Box 1345 Fremantle Western Australia 6959 T 08 9336 2700 www.cbcfremantle.wa.edu.au

Today’s boys...tomorrow’s gentlemen

198