Cover: Jack Johnson (Year 12) received the Principal’s Choice Award at the annual Visual Art Exhibition for his series of portraits illustrating the effects of Alzheimers. Photo by Keane Bourke (Year 11). More of Keane’s photos of the exhibition opening can be found in the Newsroom.
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From the Principal A week of events Last Friday evening the College conducted the Graduation Mass and Ceremony for the Class of 2015. This was a very poignant occasion which provided each of our graduates and their families with the opportunity to reflect upon the journey they had undertaken while members of the CBC Fremantle community. During my address on the evening I spoke about the importance of our graduates always striving to be their best and not being discouraged by the inevitable disappointments which they will encounter. The following short excerpt paraphrases the aspirations that were expressed for them in this regard: When you jump to see how high you can get, don’t worry too much if you hit your head on the occasional barrier
or obstacle. You have heard me say on a number of occasions over recent years that very little that is worthwhile in life comes without some form of accompanying difficulty or hard work. Don’t fail to jump higher, thinking you are doing all you can do. In the future, I hope you will always strive to realise the full and wonderful potential that you each hold. As part of the ceremony, the College Captain, Calogero Martelli, was joined by Michael Norman and Jackson Sidery in providing reflections on their time at CBC, and these were certainly a feature of the evening. In a sign of great maturity these boys were able to look back on their experiences at school and discern those which were most powerful and