Caritas Centenary Year 1902 - 2002 by Catholic Ladies' College

WELCOMETO NEW STAFFTHIS YEAR:

one of its most

Susan Maher - Maths

David Alcock - Business Manager

Ross McDonald - Property Officer

leaving

Colquhoun.

position

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scorn

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at Ave

Maria

Girls Secondary College be greatly missed for his

retiring to Tasmania.

teaching skills and his

Len began his teaching career in the primary

generous support of students and staff in his

sphere and in the mid 1960's, moved into the

roles

secondary system in Victoria, Tasmania and in the International school in PNG.

co-ordinator, faculty head and fellow staff

The story of how CLC secured Len's services is

During his time at CLC Marshall honed his talents as a musician, beginning with the role of

best explained in his own words"The Age advertised for a Teacher of English for 1986 at CLC Eltham , to be a relief teacher for two members taking consecutive long service leave. One year "temping" led to 16 years of enjoyable teaching of English and some History, some Congratulations Stephanie and Andrew Evans on the arrival of a baby girl "Briony" a little sister for Liam .

his

in Essendon. Marshall will

appointments Len is

Carey Martin - English

Sue Horsman - Admin Office

Leonard (Len)

After 42 years of teaching

Laura Farchione - Science

despite

anything west of Sydney Rd., Marshall Toohey is

respected teachers,

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Anne Fookes -Admin Office

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experienced and

Annemarie Borg - INT

David Bradshaw - Economics

ews

After 9 years at CLC, and

This year CLC farwells

early involvement in drama productions and

homeroom

teacher,

year

level

member.

Vince Fontaine in the school production of Grease and developing into a guitarist/singer/songwriter extraordinaire . He has enhanced many a staff celebration and student lunchtime with his music. Our loss will be Ave Maria's gain. There will no

eight years running Debating. Finishing my

doubt be a well worn path to his office door with

career this year (2002) with five of the most co-

groups of students wanting to talk or heat up

operative, eager and diligent classes I have ever

their lunches, the booming voice clearing the

had was a significant 'high note, as was, in quite

corridors in time for morning homeroom and

a different sphere, my being elected union Staff

Marshall the marshal with his Marshall t-shirt

Representative for the CLC branch of the

rounding up students for their events at the

Victorian lndependentTeachers Union ."

athletics and swimming sports .

Len has enriched th e learning community at CLC

We wish him all the best and thank him for his

and it is with fondness, respect and sadness that we bid our colleague and friend farewell

contribution to our school.

We are pleased to welcome the arrival of baby "Grace" a daughter to Lorriane Connell and John Tobin .

Au revoir Len .

We farwell Mrs. Rosalba Morabito who is resigning to care for her twin boys Christiano and Franco. We wish Rosalba and her family well.

Gina Di Luzio and John Fothergill are happy to announce the arrival of a baby boy "Harrison ."

and wish him a most fulfilling retirement.

Welcome to "lsobella Victoria" a baby daughter for staff member Erin May and Jim Norman , a little sister for Harry.

She doesn't believe that just because we are young and haven't lived as long as her, we don't understand or we don't care . She knows that we worry about the state of the world too. Such an affirming attitude is hard for a lot of older people to achieve, which is why Sr. Judith is one of the most popular faces around CLC. Sr. Judith is one of those rare people who cares about everyone . If someone is sick or having problems, Sr. Judith feels the need to go to their homes to help in whatever way she can and be there for people and their families. This action shows that she really understands and isn't just doing her 'job'. When asked, Sr. Judith stated that her job is "to help people " and that's what she does. There are a lot of older people who are scared or just too closed minded to become computer literate. However, not Judith! When asked what she thought were the main differences in education today compared to when she went to school, she said it was definitely technology, especially computers. She likes to use them so that she can stay ' in touch' with what is happening in the world around her. On the other hand, though, she worries that they might be " time wasters''.

Although she is not directly involved in the school's Social Justice group, she believes in what they do and is happy to help out in whatever way she can. Judith is not unrealistic, however; she knows that not everyone is greatly passionate about giving to charity and that som e people don't care about their own environment. This does upset Judith, but she understands that not everyone feels the same way about these things . As students of CLC, one of the ways we have shown how much Sr. Judith means to us was to have a 70th Birthday party for her. We managed to keep it a secret (which was very hard, as Sr. Judith always knows everything that is going on in the school). We got her out of the school for an hour and managed to assemble all the students in the gym and keep them quiet. This was a huge shock for her as every one of the students was there. We gave up our lunchtime to show this amazing woman just how much she means to all of us. Afterwards she told us that she thought that it was quite strange there was no one around when she drove in, but she didn't think any more of it. Judith has a very large family and she is very important to all of them. She has a lot of nieces and nephews whom she adores and would do anything for. They love her greatly and have realised, as we have, just what a special and unique person Judith Peart really is. So Sr. Judith remains one of the students' and the teachers' favourite people at CLC . She teaches us about ourselves, about how what we do can affect others and how lucky we really are . But most importantly, she sets us the example that everyone has something to offer and everyone is important. JESSICA QUILTY YEAR 11

School Leaders 1937

School Captain and Vice Captain Teresa Cosgriff and Leah Strauch

spraying . Overall, we were able to raise over $1500, which is a fantastic amount for our first attempt! Later on in the year we staged a Red Nose Day with a difference - the girls were invited to dress in red, as well as buy the usual noses, pens and badges. All the money from this day went to SIDS for Kids, and it was wonderful to see so many girls enthusiastically displaying their red noses! The Anti -Cancer Council 's "World 's Biggest Morning Tea" was the next focus, w ith many thanks to Andrea Kelly for her unwavering dedication to the project. With her guidance, this day became a " Mad Hatter's Tea Party" shared by the year sevens and their year twelve buddies, with the rest of the school being able to buy doughnuts and hot chocolates.

SRC NEWS AND EVENTS 2002 has been an enormous year, and not only because of the many events celebrating our centenary. Alongside these celebrations have been the many SRC-organ ised happenings, raising funds for deserving charities throughout the year. The SRC's first major project for 2002 was CLC's first ever "Shave for a Cure " day. This day, run Australia-wide, is in support of the Leukaemia Foundation. Shaving off all the hair on your head is a big sacrifice, but thankfully we were able to find three volunteers - Mr Marshall Toohey, Mr Brian Pearce and Mr David Bradshaw (not that Mr Pearce and Mr Toohey had all that much to lose anyway!). The students were invited to sponsor these brave men, and on the day there was also a BBQ and coloured hair-

In the middle of term three, CLC's Popstars were launched in style, at a concert held to raise funds for the teenagers we sponsor in Papua New Guinea. As the original members were picked last year, there was a vacancy for a year seven Popstar, and competition for the place was fierce. The competition was so fierce and the talent so fantastic, in fact, that a group of year seven Popstars was formed . Both groups performed at the concert, along with the ever-wonderful Mr Pearce and Mr Toohey doing Chris Isaak, Enrique and Crowded House with the help of Teresa Cosgriff. Thanks also to our other performers Laura Nikolopolous and the year eight dance group. The large audience was fantastic, singing along to songs and really getting into the day, and we raised $450. The most recent event has been the Annual SRC Footy Day, held on September the 13th. All girls were encouraged to wear their team colours on the day, and then show their support for the year twelves, who battled it out in a showcase match on the oval at lunch. This year Water's Warriors (blue) took on Bradshaw's Braincrushers (yellow) in a game that, (crazy costumes, squealing and broken nails aside). wasn't that bad. In the end , the Braincrushers romped it in, winning 3.1.19 to 0.0.0. A BBQ was also held, with all sausages donated by the generous people at Lenard's Chicken. All funds raised from the day went to the Oxfam appeal. This year's SRC has been one of the most wonderful , dedicated, enthusiastic and inspiring

All the girls proudly did themselves and the school justice in the sporting department this year for the very memorable Centenary year. Commitment, persistence and determination w ere always demonstrated at the girls 'ultimate', achieving outstanding results in a number of competitions. Not only was it the dedication of the students but also the constant enthusiasm and support of the rest of the school community, w ho we re always there to cheer and motivate t heir fe llow students. Kicki ng off this wonderful year was the fun -filled Inter-House Swimming Carnival , which was a tru e team effort. Superb costumes continued CLC's tradition of bright colours and original collaborations . An abundance of help from the se nior year levels combined with co-operation fro m everyone involved resulted in a perfect day; great weather, a fun-loving environment and an all round enjoyable event. Each month brought about new and exciting chall eng es. In March the Inter-School Tennis and Sw im ming competitions were held; and a fa ntastic effort from all the members of the Sw imm ing Team as our school won the co mpetition for the very first time. In May our ba sketba ll teams proved tough competitors in th e Inter-School Basketball at Albert Park. CrossCo untry and Hockey were held in June, Volleyball

and Soccer in August, Netball and Athletics kept the team spirit alive and kicking in September. A terrific effort from all those who were involved in the Inter-School Athletics team too, with C.L.C coming second place overall. Each event displayed the wonderful talent and efforts of every girl who participated . Th ere was an overwhelming and much appreciated support from the school community. Our Inter-House Athletics Carnival once again revived the girls creativity and record -breaking efforts. Our senior girls in potato sacks were truly a sight to be seen! Overall, this year could not have been as successful or memorable without the continual efforts of all those involved. A special thank you must go to the P.E staff for their keen support, organisation and tireless efforts, and also to the House Captains whose commitment and eagerness ensured the smooth running of all our school sporting events . The 2002 Centenary year in sport has truly been one to be remembered and we were both proud and honoured to have been a part of it. Good luck in 2003 girls, and good luck to the next year's Sports Captains; we know you will make it just as special and fantastic as this year has been for us. FAHY PHAN KARLA BUNNEY SPORTS CAPTAIN; VICE SPORTS CAPTAIN

Vice Sports Captain and Sports Captain Karla Bunney and Fahy Phan

AIKEN HEAD Georgina Audley (Senior Captain) Jessica Cooper (Senior Vice-Captain) L-R Celeste Wilkinson (Senior Vice-Captain) Stephanie Audley (Intermediate Vice Captain) Jessica Bearzatto (Intermediate Captain)

L-R

Amy Neilson (Senior Vice Captain) Sarah Millis (Senior Vice Captain) Joanne Bolton (Intermediate Vice Capt) Meagan Walsh (Intermediate Vice Captain) Siobhan McGuinness (Senior Captain) Katie O'Neill (Intermediate Captain)

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING TEAM SUCCESS On Thursday

21st March the interschool swimming team went to th e Division 2 SCSA Swimming and Diving Carn ival at the Melbourne Sports and Aquati c Centre along with eight other

others tried their best. It was time for the tally! We were in second place but only by a few

schools .

anxious to find out the results .

Showing their school spirit, the girls were dressed in blue and yellow capes, banners and

With many victori es in th e relays, the races came to an end . A few people representing each

As the night went on lots won races and the

points: At this stage we were all exhausted and

mini skirts . Everyone was really nervous but

school assembled beside the pool holding the ir

ready for a night of fun .

school banners .

Finally the results were announced :

was not long before everyth ing was happening , Mrs. O' Neill was passing out CLC caps, Ms Keogh had the digital camera ready to roll , the team were warming up and the cheer squad was putting up the famous 2002 centenary banner. Before w e knew it the siren went off. They were racing! Loud cheering was heard as each school tried to power ove r the others . The

In first place for the Junior Division - Catholic Ladies'College In first place for Intermed iate Division - Catholic Ladies 'College In first place for Senior Division - Avilia

noise was a sign of a long night to come .

The overall winners for the night are .... Catholic Lad ies'College

We had to go to the marshalling room where the competitors for the next ten races were lined up. Mrs. Willoughby put us in place, wished us luck

A victory by a mere two points! A big group

and, before we knew it, we were on the pool deck ready to ra ce.

photo and a lap of hono r concluded a fantastic night.

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING TEAM 4t h Row l-R

3rd Row L-R

2nd Row L-R

Fro nt Row L-R

Court ney McRed m ond Celeste Wil kinson Step hani e Au d ley Geo rg ina Audl ey ln eke Wall er Nata lie Swaby Nata lie Barto lotto Ta ra Ke nny Kat elyn Henwood Laure n McGettiga n Joa nn e Bo lto n Eli zabeth Fij alski Tara Petropou los Hayley O'Connor Kate Van Nu gte ren Sarah Ca rda m o ne Vict oria Fija lski Kare n M urphy Step hanie O'Co nn o r Ge mm a Cosgriff El izabeth Lam ers Cou rt ney Smith Ebo ny Craven Jess ica De Barto li Lisa-M arie O'Conno r Meaga n McOu ade Em m a Lane Laure n Beck Ki rsty Mitchell Katie O'Neill Lau ra Swaby M arita Sni pe Cassie Nort hrop Miriam Aiashi Emm a Gl yn n Lauren Deeth Ashl eig h Heffern an Ashl ea Gawn e Am y Pet ro po ul os Bri ttany M ac l aren M o ni ca Ca ddy Emil y Chri st o u Sara h Davis

INTERHOUSE ATHLETICS SPORTS DAY On Wednesday 8th May on a beautiful Autumn Day the Centenerary House Athletics Sports were held at Doncaster Athletics track. The venue proved to be excellent with plenty of shaded areas as well as an outstanding all

Jacinta Emslie - Loyola, Yr 12 50m , 7.05 sec (old record K O' Rourke 7.10 sec in 1982)

weather track .

Amy Murray - Vincentia, Yr 7 Tripe Jump, 9.58 (old record S Chiocci 9.15m in 2001)

A big thank you to P.E . staff - Mrs Debbie Willoughby, Ms Annette Keogh, Mr David Waters and Ms Therese Smyth who worked tirelessly to prepare for the day and also to all the Staff who helped out in various jobs on the day. Also a big thank you to parents Peter Murray, Suzi Doherty, Angie Beck, Danielle McStay, Sharon Northdrop and Kathryn Woodhead who offered their assistance to run events. Once again we were fortunate enough to have the services of Dr J. Williams to coordinate First Aid . We thank her for her assistance and appreciate her expertise. A special thank you to Mrs Margaret Cross, retired P.E . Staff member, who once again gave up her time to coordinate the Field Events. Her

Amy Murray -Vincentia, Yr 7 80m Hurdles, 14.10 sec (old record A Thomas 15.30 sec in 1986)

Brooke Doherty - Marita , 800m Junior, 2:42.44 (old record M Williams 2:44.70 in 1987) Amy Murray - Vincentia, Yr 7 Long Jump, 4.3m (old record M Phan 4.17m in 1995)

YEAR LEVEL CHAMPIONS Emily Milwain -Year 7 (Marita) Emma Walsh- Year8 (Vincentia) Brianna Lacy-Year 9 (Loyola) Marliesse Alexander- Year10 (Marita) Georgina Audley- Year 11 (Aikenhead) Teresa Cosgriff- Year 12(Aikenhead)

efforts were invaluable. There were many outstanding performances on the day, the results are listed below.

TEAM AGGREGATE

RECORDS SET THIS CARNIVAL: Emily Milwain - Marita, Yr 7 50m, 7.00sec (old record M Phan 7.30 sec in 1995) Victoria Fijalski - Loyola, Yr 8 100m, 12.64 sec (old record CWilson 13.10 sec in 1980)

TRACK

FIELD

OTHER

TOTAL

Aikenhead

808 .0

372.0

104

1,284

Marita

834.5

344.5

1,264

Vincentia

823 .5

326.5

1,239

Loyola

686.0

296.0

1,068

HOUSE

PERFORMING ARTS CAPTAINS AND DANCE, DRAMA, ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR CAPTAINS Anne Genio (Performing Arts Captain) Holly Veale (Drama Captain) Catherine Gaffney (Orchestra Captain) Rosalie Bonarrigo (Dance Captain) Michelle Collins (Choir Captain)

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On Friday 23 August 2002 Catholic Ladies College held its Centenary Concert at Dallas Brooks Hall, East Melbourne, close to the original site of the College. In preparing the program for the concert we were fortunate to have access to some performance programs from 1902 - 1930. Thus the decision was made to include as much as the past as possible into the concert format. The concert began with a Brass Fanfare composed especially for the night's performance. Students from Year 7 and the College Choir then welcomed the audience with Riawanna, a traditional native chant. The song had a mood of continually rotating circles, much like the cycle of life and reflected the celebration of the growth of our College over the past 100 years. We then moved to the past with a medley by the original cast of the musical 'Sisters, Sailors, Convicts, Jailors - a musical written about the Sisters of Charity for the College. A physical culture display by students 7C, a chamber choir singing pieces performed by CLC in 1906 and 1925, and verse speaking by students from 7D sent us further back in time. Small ensembles have always been a feature of Performing Arts at the College over the past 100 years - and this was showcased with a flute quartet, chamber ensemble and VCE vocal duet. This was followed by " Knowledge &Virtue " a dance spectacular that involved 120 students then erupted onto the stage. Celebrating the learning areas through dance it followed the life of a new student as she entered the gates of the College and was presented with the different learning areas. After interval the College Orchestra performed three pieces to an exceptional standard. The final number

in their repertoire was the Rossamunde Overture by Schubert. First performed by students at CLC in 1902. The College Choir then followed with thre e numbers including 'Danny Boy' which wa s celebration of the Irish heritage of the Sisters of Charity. Musical Productions have been a strong focus of the Performing Arts at Catholic Ladies College over the last 50 years. In 'Tribute to the Musicals' a smal l excerpt from various productions showcased th e talents of past and present students . Accompanied by orchestra and choir the various soloists celebrated 'The Sound of Music', 'Godspell ', 'Th e Boyfriend ', 'Fame - The Musical ', 'The Wiz', 'Fiddl er on the Roof', and 'Tread the Boards'. All Year 7 & 8 students plus cast participated in the Massed Singing finale of four Australian Folk Songs including 'Australia for Me' and 'I am Australian '. Accompanied by the orchestra the site and sound of over 340 girls singing was a spectacular ending. The audience was then invited to stand and sing th e College Song - this was also coupled with a fire works display and a balloon drop. Thankyou to the following people who compered at the concert. Sr Una McAllister, Mr Christopher Dalton, Miss Patriicia Ryan, Mrs Magaret McKenna and Ms Catherine McClements. Thankyou also to all of the staff who assisted in making the concert such a success . In particular I would like to thank Mrs. Julie Boyle, Mrs Ilona von Moller, Mrs Marianne Roberts, Mr. Cain McDonald, Mrs Anne Maynes, Mr Steven Boyle, Sr. Judith Peart, Mrs Debbie Willouhby and Ms. Annemarie Borg . With 100 years in the making the Concert was truly a celebration of Catholic Ladies College. SARAH GILL PERFORMING ARTS COORDINATOR

The year began with the enthusiastic Year 12's moving up to Cu rrajeen to begin their final year in the most peaceful of surroundings. It wasn't long before the Year 12 retreat time arrived with half of the group going to Marysville and the other to Mount Macedon. This is always a special time for the girls and allowed them to learn a little more about themselves, their teachers and peers. As the year progressed the students were involved in sporting activities, some excelling in the areas of swimming and athletics. Assemblies allowed the students to be introduced to a range of speakers who spoke on arrange of topics from their rights and responsibilities as young Australian citizens to the work done by the Marist Community in Europe. Careers decisions played an with the visit to the role important Careers Conference at La Trobe University and the combined Parade College-CLC Careers night in late

and

future

June. At the end of the first semester the Year 12's held their Formal at the Veneto Club and a wonderful night was had by all. With many of the year 12 students involved in a number of

extra

curricular

act1v1t1es,

particularly

our

spectacular Centenary Concert, the year has been a busy one whilst studying to complete their years work successfully. I wish all the Year 12 girls all the very best for the future whatever life has in store for them. MRS. C. PASCALIS YEAR 12 CO-ORDINATOR

Arts Captain: News JUNIOR YEARS VISUAL ARTS

VISUAL ARTS REPORT What a years it's been! As a year twelve Visual Communication and Design student, I'm speaking on behalf of all the VCE Visual Art students when I say that it has been a wonderful year in terms of art in the school. Complet ion of our final folios proved to be a test of strength for each and every student and the hard work most ce rtainly paid off. The display of final pieces at the Visual Arts exhibition gave each of us the opportunity to have our work admired . Thank you to all the girls who showed constant commitment throughout the year. You should be proud of yourselves .

2002 has been an exciting year for 'The Visual Arts '. at CLC . The youngest members of our school have had the opportunity to delve into many aspects of art, including painting, drawing, ceramics , design and most excitingly 30 construction . While some classes produced 'Crazy Chickens', others made amazing dolls, pinch pots , clay houses or cush ions . Each creat ion reflected the personality of that individual student . The displays around our school this year have been a visual treat for all to behold. Congratulations to all the junior girls for their effort and fantastic results!

-Phe Junior

Year~

BONNIE STEPHENS VISUAL ARTS CAPTAIN

' niforms across the century for students & nuns - dolls created by our year 8 students

MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS The Middle School visual arts program is always exciting : with students having a choice of specializing in ceramics , painting/photography, fashion design or graphic communication . This year, however, 95 students (from year 8, 9 and 10) were lucky enough to experience working with our artist in residence Beatrice Magalotti. Beatrice is a practicing sculptor and the girls were challenged to move beyond the parameters of the classroom to create the large-scale centenary sculptures that now grace our school grounds. It was exciting to see our Middle School girls in particular, experimenting with tools and materials th ey had never used before and working in 'teams' to produce great results.

VCE VISUAL ARTS Our

senior

students

were

enthusiastic group and worked hard to produ ce some outstanding results . From designing DVD covers or fashion canvas creating to story-boards

Sarah Millis, Emily Mosca, Jacqui Pasinis, Mandy Quinlan, Nadia Robinson, Julia Rubira , Yolanda Severi, Stacey Skirnik, Stimpson , Stephens , Danni Bonnie Megan Whighton , Daniella Wilson and

paintings or packaging body parts - all our senior visual arts students had something to offer and we celebrated

Tabitha Ziino .

their achievements by having a year 12 art show. October 17th saw close family

A special congratulations to our visual arts

and friends of our year 12s gather in the college hall where the exhibition was

Academic Excellence Award Art:

officially opened by our Visual Arts Captain: Bonnie Stephens. Congratulations to all the year 12 visual arts students : Ails Bressanutti, Stella Carmody, Brooke Clealand, Stephanie Easton , Anne Genia, Kirstie Haddock, Sarah Kalifatidis, Christie McVeigh,

award winners :

Sharlie Wise Academic Excellence Award Design:

Kate Hewson Endeavor Award Art:

Belinda Azzaro Endeavor Award Design:

Olivia Howard

VCESTUDENT AWARDS

VISUAL

ACADEMIC ENDEAVOUR AWARDS - UNITS 1 & 2 First Surname Subject Accounting Accounting Art Biology Chemistry Orama Economics English English English English English Food And Technology Geography History Legal Studies Legal Studies Literature Literature German Italian Indonesian General Mathematics (further) General Mathematics (further) General Mathematics (specialist) Mathematical Methods Mathematical Methods Mathematical Methods Office Administration Office Administration Physical Education Physics Psychology Psychology Religion & Society (unit One) Religion & Society (unit Two) Religion & Society (unit Two) Religion & Soci ety (unit Two) Religion & Society (unit Two) Visual Communication And Design

Allison Jacqueline Rachael Elizabeth Adele Penelope Emilia Jillian Chelsea Stacey Marilina Leigh-Ann Jacqueline Jessica Laura Jacqueline Kate Rosemarie Ashleigh Lauren Cara Susan Carmel

Newton Machuca Humphrey Blackwood Cheing Phillips Babic Worrall De Vos Micallef Violi Billingham Davis Frangos Poole Taylor Holbery Stafford Warner O'sullivan Cortese Alexander Cooper

Karina

Barca

Siobhan

Mckenna

Amanda Jessica Michele Kelly Kirsty Jacinda Cherie Kelly Bianca Rebecca

Brodie D'a ntonio Hervatin Williams Novak Milczakowsky Micallef Moloney Iacono Urquhart

Victoria

Dove

Janelle

Geisler

Chloe

Collins

Samantha

Smith

Jessica

Bal lock

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS • UNITS 1 & 2 Surname First Subject Dalgleish Burford Mcguinness

Mcguinness Dove Smith Patje a tor

ACADEMIC ENDEAVOUR AWARDS - UNITS 3 & 4 Surname First Subject Accounting Accounting Art Biology Biology Chemistry Drama Economics English English English English English Food And Technology Food And Technology Geography Health And Human Development Information Processing And Management History Legal Studies Literature German Italian Indonesian Further Mathematics Further Mathematics Further Mathematics Mathematical Methods Mathematical Methods Specialist Mathematics Music Performance: Solo Office Administration Office Administration Physics Psychology Psychology Texts And Traditions Visual Communication And Design

Vanessa Caroline Belinda Sharlie Stefanie Catherine Ebony Sofia Ebony Andrea Katherine Amy Michelle Megan Sarah Elise Rebecca

Zaccaria Miller Azzaro Wise Panaccio Gaffney Wise Campi no Hogan Kelly Crea O'brien Collins Wighton Kalifatidis Buckley Urquhart

Amanda

Quinlan

Julia Erin Deanna Kate Amy Ellen Stacey Fiona Simone Belinda Amber Leah Patricia Amy Kelly Eliza Jessica Jacinta Claire Olivia

Hunter Keegan Trento Hewson Shaw Rankin Skurnik Lorenz ini Elmore Cavallin Witten Strauch Moses Neilsen Burton Wiltsh ire De Angel is Ems lie Fen by Howard

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS - UNITS 3 & 4 Surname First Subject Accounting Art Biology Chemistry Drama Economics English Food And Technology Geograghv

Health nd Human Development Information Processing And Management Hilt<> dies a

Laura Sharlie Joanne Teresa Holly Loretta Leah

Angela Lauren Joanne

Nikolopoulos Wise Logiusto Cosgriff Veale Cotter Strauch Enri~ht

O'su livan Logiusto

Some wit once defined a committee as "a group

order to generate money to help upgrade

salutations were created by the students and the

of the unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the

facilities at the College: every dollar raised by the

standard was very impressive: we certainly have

unnecessary''. Obviously, he had no knowledge

Association goes directly into the provision of

some very talented students in our midst.

of our CLC Parents' Association!This small group

resources for our daughters.

of parents plays a vital role in the life of the College and does so with such vigour and enthusiasm that any lack of expertise is more than compensated for!

This year

being

our Centenary year,

Through the Association, parents can become the

involved in the life of the College.

Again and

Association has been particularly active. A major

again, research data has shown that student

highlight was the Centenary Ball held at the

success is strongly correlated with parental

beautiful Ballara Receptions. All who attended

involvement: the more involved you are with

enjoyed a fabulous night, with many people

your daughter and with your daughter's school,

around three distinct areas. Firstly, it provides a

suggesting that we shouldn't wait for 100 years

the more likely it is that she will reach her full

variety of services to staff, students and parents

to have another Ball!

potential.

The functions of the Association are centered

including the very popular monthly BBQ, second hand uniform shop and end-of-year book sale. Our regular Working Bees also serve to keep the grounds looking their best. Secondly, it aims to build a sense of community, and of belonging, through the running of social functions . Finally, the Association organizes fundraising events in

Another initiative undertaken by the Association to mark our Centenary year was the production of our own Christmas cards. Artwork and

YEAR 11 CO-ORDINATORS REPORT This has been an exciting year for all of us at Year 11; w e have seen challenges, change and celebration, and at times wondered what might come up next to test our resolve . The academic rigors of Year 11 have certainly meant many students have had to stretch themselves further than they may have realised was possible , but this in turn has given each of them the satisfaction of achieving well in the first year of the sometimes grue ling VCE . For over 50 of our Year 11 's this includes completing a VCE Unit 3 & 4 study along side their Unit 1 & 2 com mitments, complete with SACs, exams and GATs. Amo ng the challenges of this year we ca n also look back on the Work Experience week in term one . Every student sought out an appropriate placeme nt, and set off to work in child ca re centres, legal offices and resea rch labs around Melbourne, to name just a few. The girls were out of their comfort zone yet aga in but took on the challenges programs like this ca n present, with open minds and a preparedness to le arn . For most it was an extremely positive experie nce, but for some it was more difficult. Yet for all of the girls the experience was certainly one of growth and development, adding to the varied possibilities that are available to young women at Catholic Ladies' College . 2002 hasn' t only been about work and VCE results; there have been a few other things going on too that have given us cause for celebration and fun. At the top of this list would undoubtedly be the Formal! One Friday in July, whilst the staff were hard at work in Professional Development forums, the students were also hard at it in the salons around Eltham primping and preening, getting ready for the excitement of the Year 11 Formal. A small band of dedicated "event planners" put together a fantastic evening at Lincoln of Toorak, complete with speeches and awards, with everyone resplendent in their finery and determined to make the even ing a night to remember.

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Teachers l-R

Lee-Anne Valerio Stacey Christodoulou Laura Colautti Samantha Smith Vanessa Zaccaria Carly Haysom Laura Smyth Jacqueline Machuca Chloe Cobb Sarah Fabbri Jaclyn Pasquini Elizabeth Fijalski Lauren Peteh Caterina Dattoli Martine Marchio Hayley Cartwright Lauren Clayton Rebecca Lucas Ashleigh Bawden Celeste Wilkinson Josephine Iuliano Amanda O' Keeffe Sarah Dosser A Keogh S Fortini

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Monique Doyle Rebecca Urquhart Carmel Cooper Chelsea De Vos Emilia Babic Stephanie Walton Kate Lister Victoria Dove Jacinda Milczakowsky Kate Jordan Kirsty Novak Clare Jakovac Karina Barca Leah Busuttil Susan Alexander Belinda Wood Celeste Da-Costa Bianca Iacono Leigh-Ann Billingham Jacqueline Crow Marilina Violi Sarah Woon Lora Barber A Keogh P Kirley

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Amanda Brodi e Lauren O'Sullivan Jessi ca Cooper Amy-Louise Graham Geo rgin a Audley Rachell e Tyl er Tani a Soccio Cherie Mi ca ll ef Rachae l Humphrey Lau ra Pea rson Kelly Willi ams Jessica D'Antonio Jessica Quilty Kate Ho lbery Jessica Frangos Jillian Worrall Juliette De Feli ce Nikita Wals h Juli a Celotti Edwina Murphy Siobhan Renny Chl oe Co llin s Sarah Wi ckham Siobhan M cG uinn ess A Keogh R M civo r

Life is a challenge ... meet it Life is a gift ... accept it Life is an adventure ... share it Life is a sorrow ... overco me it Life is a trag edy ... face it

Life is a duty ... perform it Life is a game ... play it Life is a mystery ... unfold it Life is a song ... sing it Life is an opportunity ... take it Life is a journ ey.. . comp lete it

Life is a promise ... fulfill it Life is a beauty .. . praise it Life is a struggl e... fight it Life is a goal ... achieve it Life is a puzzle ... so lve it Li ve is a love... love it

SOSE 2002 has seen the joining of the Commerce and

As always students and teachers have had a

Humanities faculties as SOSE - Studies of

busy but rewarding year in their English classes.

Society and the Environment. Each subject has continued to focus on student centred learning and the further implementation of technology into the curriculum. The centenary celebrations have also at times provided a focus, particularly in History classes . 2002 has also seen the consolidation of the Year 8 City Experience Program and a greater focus on Australian Geography in Humanities to support student learning. Th is program has produced some wonderful results and parents have enjoyed participating in the presentation nights and viewing their daughters ' web sites. The Civics and Citizenship week for the Year 10 students in term 2 was particularly successful with opportunities for students to learn more

The focus of the English Department in 2002 has been on encouraging reading and writing for pleasure. Students have been given exciting opportunities to read beyond just the set texts. Each year level has engaged in an extensive wider reading program with a combination of directed and free choice of texts. Students have also been presented with many opportunities to write in a range of different styles, particularly in personal narratives and creative settings. In our busy task orientated world such styles are often neglected and undervalued. Enjoy

some

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creativity in this magazine.

about their city, Australian history and our

The centenary concert and English Week are yet

electoral system . Excursions to the M .C.G .,

to come as I write this piece but both of these

Melbourne Museum and the Aquarium proved

events will in part celebrate our fascinating

valuable learning experiences . Students also

language and literacy heritage.

participated in a mock election run by The

The introduction of V.C.E Literature into the Year

Australian Electoral Commission and reflected

10 elective program has enabled students to

on Australia's involvement in war.

extend their interest and talent in English. The

Other highlights across the year included :

response from the class has been fantastic.

mummy making at Year 7, The Share Market

These students are about to participate in the

Game in Economics, a prison and law court visits

Melbourne Writers' Festival as part of their study.

for Legal Studies and the Canteen For a Day

Our Year Eleven's and Twelve's have been to the

Project in Introductory Accounting. Visits from

M.T.C productions of 'Macbeth' and 'Medea' as

past students have also been very valuable for

part of their literature units and found the

VCE students contemplating future courses and

experience stimulating.

career paths . The Centenary of C.L.C and the associated events have provided us all with opportunities, to reflect on how 'education' has changed in 100 years. It has also enabled us to see the essential constant the joy of reading. Make time for a good book'

MIDDLE SCHOOL BUSINESS Middle school Business, Economics and Marketing students are currently competing in the Australian Stock Exchange Sharemarket Game. Working in syndicates of 2 - 4, students select a portfolio of shares, starting with $50,000. The game attempts to simulate share investment as realistically as possible, and so the sale and purchase of shares will incur brokerage fees . The game offers a national prize of $2,000 for the syndicate with the highest portfolio worth by 18th October, 2002 . Students must purchase shares from companies.

at least 4 of the 100 listed

It was a week many students had anticipated before it arrived (especially those who were less organized in arranging their placements and were encouraged and guided by Mrs. Hendry in the early weeks of the beginning of the school year). As in years past, Year Eleven students were given the valuable opportunity of a week at work experience from the 18th-22nd March , 2002 . Placements varied from primary schools, to hospitals, to offices with students pursuing their hopes and dreams for poss ible future career paths. By the completion of a week in the work place environment, some students caught a promising glimpse of how they hope to see their futures while others were discouraged, needing perhaps to re-consider different career options that may interest them . I attended a publishing house called 'Jesuit Publications ' where I was exposed to the many occupations of people who contribute to the composition and production of magazines which includes ' Madonna', 'Eureka Street' and 'Australian Catholics '. My eyes were opened to broader career paths from journalism (my preferred career-hope) to editorial, marketing, production and even the circulation responsib ilities (public exposure) of the magazines. The main tasks I took part in included editing pieces of writing, preparing and mailing copies of magazines to different people and organizations and as basic computer and office work. It was a worthwhile experience and an opportunity for future Year Eleven students to enjoy, appreciate and learn some valuable lessons. BY KATHRYN PAGE

Work experience, which took place in March this year, is a highlight of the year 10 and 11 careers program . The students begin the planning , letter writing and phone calls in Septembe r of th e previous year and by the beginning of February most students have found suitable placements. This year students worked in wide variety of settings including child care centres, schools, hospitals, veterinary surgeries , hairdressers, legal firms, newspaper offices, State Parliament and a television station. On the whole, the girls welcomed the opportunity of exploring a particular career area at first hand and tackled the tasks they were given with enthusiasm and efficiency. CLC staff visited the students in the workplace and were impressed by the positive comments from their employers . Back at school , students were asked to share their experiences with their classmates and teachers in short oral presentations and to complete work experience journals. The ir comments were overwhelmingly positive with two thirds of the group rating the experience as 8 out of 10 or above . 'It was even better than I expected . I've definitely decided now that I want to work with children.' 'I loved being treated as an adult and given real responsibility.' 'Some of the work was a bit boring but I was also given some interesting things to do. I suppose that's probably what real work is like.' 'I was worried before I went about how I'd cope with really sick people but I discovered that I was able to handle that sort of environment quite well. Work experience gave me a good idea of what it would be like to work in this field .' 'Getting up early and working long hours was tiring at times but it was fun exploring what it was like to work in the city.'

CLC CENTENARY YEAR 2002 CENTENARY DAY CELEBRATIONS AT ST. PATRICK$ CATHEDRAL AND FITZROY GARDENS ON 20TH MARCH, 2002

AN ENJOYABLE EVENING WAS HAD BY ALL ATTHE PAST AND PRESENT STAFF COCKTAIL.PARTY

CLC CENTENARY YEAR 2002 CLC REUNION AND CLC HISTORY BOOK LAUNCH

THE CHANGING FACE OF CLC

CLC CENTENARY YEAR 2002 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CENTENARY MASS CELEBRATED AT ST. PATRICKS CATHEDRAL

FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATIONS INCLUDED A CONCERT PERFORMED BY STUDENTS FROM ST COLUMBUS COLLEGE, ESSENDON, FOODVANS AND POLICE BAND

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Leah Frisby Kaitlin McMahon Natalie Batsanis Natalie Bortolotto Jaclyn Austin Joanne Bolton Lucy Jongebloed Laura Dash Carrie Zaharakis Stephanie Darman Courtney McRedmond Anita Gaffney Breanna Kilmartin Laura Gilmartin Lisa-Marie O'Co nnor Rich elle Pinto Miriam Ai ashi Moniqu e Bates Kim Jennison Jen na Bullen Casey Gist Georgia Roch ester Christina Heffernan Jessica Saunders Michel e Hervatin Patricia Rigby M D'Alessandro L Greenwood

Ciara Shaw Sarah Horsfall Courtney 3rd Row l:R Robinson Natasha Raleigh Cara Pretto Marliese Alexander Emily Crosbie Ashleigh Warner Olivia Vangeli Olivia Bury Jessica Roach Kyla Stone Natalia Frantal 2nd Row L-R Jessica Turner Sarah Lorenzini Priscilla Ko Molly Warburton Meghan Tan key Sarah Saldaneri Mary-Diana Rajan Front Row L-R Renee Lapira Samantha King Megan Snell Kerry Wescott Julianna McKinley Amanda Saliba Stephanie Vick Sarah Falzon

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M ariaTrinh Rebecca Rosto li s Mi chell e loa nn ouTa ra Kenny Stephanie Boyce Tama ra De Graaff Jacq uelin e Ryan Erin ConnellyTahlia Hoege l Emm a Ru shen Georgia Gunn Linda De Lu cia Jessica Slade Cla ire Taranto Heidi Petropoulos M on ica Pali se Sarah Basi le Emm a Dri scoll Rebecca M ahe r Mi che ll e M aje r Karlie Antoniades Stephanie Pettolino Amanda M av rikis M elanie Tozer Jacqueline Grech Lauren Burn s Kylie Bezzina Ni co le Lacey M D'A lessandro J Boy le

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Bianca Lombardo Samantha Ziino Erin Norton Lauren McGettigan Julia Koo Amanda Alleblas Shea Barclay Katie O'Neill Amanda Berkley Sarah Cardamone Erin Siberas Ashlea Busuttil Erin Mason Stephanie Peteh Suzanne Stafford Alana Worrall Elise Somerset Elizabeth Lucas Carla De Kreiser Marguerite Crea Stephanie Smeriglio Ebony Craven Rebecca Mingon Laura Cain Ashlee Aldred Stephanie Ridley Laura Watling Rebecca Anderson Ashlea Bisignano M Toohey D Willoughby

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Kara Lapadula Imogen Christou Julia Meehan Laura Clinch Courtney Ashworth Stephany Chamieh Jessie Herbert Gemma Hanley Olivia Marshall Karen Murphy Jasmine Baini Jaime Fitzpatrick Maryanne Deeming Vanessa Jones Laura Bertolin Anna Strauch AllanaTranter Corinne Maher Francine Italiano Charlotte Virgo Amanda Cauchi Danielle Mason Stephanie O'Connor Laura lacona Kathryn Jewson Lauren Parmenter Charlene Xerri Denise Buhagiar Catherine Rigby Mr MToohey Mr B Pearce

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We walked past the old school site which had been renovated into a hotel. At St Patrick's Cathedral across the road, we participated in a liturgy to commemorate the history of CLC .

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CENTENARY DAY PICNIC This year we have done many things regarding the Centenary celebrations of our school. One of these activities was the Centenary Day Picnic at the Fitzroy Gardens. Beforehand , we had had a small liturgy at St Patrick's Cathedral. At the park, we shared lunch with our friends . Afterwards, we split up into our year levels and played games. The Year 10 Level had sack races. Later on in the day, we received bubble pens and sang the around Birthday" "Happy Centenary Cake. All in all, it was a fun and enjoyable day. RACHEL GARRIGA 10 D

Afterwards we had lunch at the Fitzroy Gardens where Mrs McKenna and Mr Dalton cut a huge birthday cake with "100 years of CLC" written in icing . We were then given yellow bubble blowers with the CLC emblem printed in blue on the cap. While wearing our decorative badges and blowing bubbles, we participated in a range of fun filled games including "tug of war" and potato sack racing. Overall it was a very interesting and exciting day. KRISTY STEVENS 10 D

Celebrating 100 years Ever evolving Now andThen The coming together of past and present students Extinct, that's what the "brown cows" are . Nuns are no longer A new beginning for the next 100 years Reshaping our school Yellow and blue is what we wear. Moulding our future Attention to our history Speaking of the past Showing where we came from. ALEX LEEDS 10 D

2002 was the centenary year at Catholic Ladies' College . To celebrate Catholic Ladies' College's 100 years we held a centenary mass and we had a whole school picnic, where every student received a Catholic Ladies' College badge with a Catholic Ladies' College bubble pen . Our school made a special calendar for all the students which had some pictures of past and present students. ALANA GOODISON 10 D

The CLC picnic was a celebration for the 100 year anniversary of our school. All students were invited to join in and understand what this year 2002 means to th e sisters of Charity. We had a fifteen minute liturgy and then walked to the Fitzroy Gardens for the major picnic to occur. All students received a bubble pen and a badge which represented how special the year was for the students as well as the staff. After all the celebrations we were able to have a great picnic among our friends and enjoy the grounds of the Fitzroy Gardens.

I feel really privileged to be part of this magnificent celebration. Being in year 7 is special enough on its own , but being in year 7 in the Centenary year makes the ye ar so much more special. Along with the once in a lifetime events such as the Centenary mass, picnic and concert, that I have taken part in I'm learning so much more about the Colleges ' history and the Sisters of Charity than I'd ever imagined . I hope that I can be back in fifty years to celebrate C.L.C's 150th anniv ersary.

Celebrating 100 years Eltham is our new home. N othing can stop us Together we will grow Everything is going well N othing can come close to this Everybody is coming Relying on each other. Yesterday was great but tomorrow's looking better Y early celebrations Every year counts as one A ll of them together Reflecting on 100 years , this grand celebration

CATHOLIC LADIES' COLLEGE The school of virtue and knowledge Are celebrating their 100th birthday! In March '71 The first classes began In beautiful North-Eastern Eltham! Who would have thought

This year we celebrate 100 years . Hip, Hip, Hu; ray! ! Give this school three cheers! "Catholic Ladies' College, That's the place!" So pack your bags without a trace, And join the girls in Blue, Gold and White. We are the school that could mould, with Its motto oft told. With Knowledge and Virtue united!!

Of all the girls CLC taught, they Would ever say

JASMINE LUCKMAN 70

"Congratulations, it's your 100th birthday!" KARENE CORBANI 70

Catholic Ladies College began 100 years ago . Everyone was very strict. New CLC was made and opened in 1971 The 24th of February was the centenary mass Everyone and lots of fun at CLC No one wanted CLC to close in the 1970s Arranged to move to Eltham in the 1960s Ribbons won at the Swimming and Athletics carnivals. Yellow, White and Blue are the official colours of our school. Year 1902 is when CLC began Even teachers went to CLC Aikenhead, Mary was the founder of CLC Red, Blue, Green and Yellow are the house colours of CLC On March 20th we had a picnic at the Fitzroy Gardens For everyone will make great friends. Colourful ribbons in girls' hair Ladies wouldn't dare take off their blazers . Centenary Year for CLC and everyone is glad to be part of the celebrations . It was the year 1902, when the school started, Then in 1971, the school parted, Left the church, St Patrick's behind And moved into Eltham for the meantime. So that's where C.L.C stayed 'til this day. Blue, Gold and White . That's certainly right! We are by far the best looking things in sight! We are the girls of C.L.C .

100 years ago C.L.C was made. In East Melbourne they decided it to be laid, Many girls attended this college, And they still stand by the saying "virtue and knowledge" In lines of two the girls would stand, Until the nun would command, The girls to be seated as young ladies. Then ... In 1971 the head nun said "A move to Eltham would be the best" So as you see in the 21st century C.L.C is still here Welcoming New Year 7s year by year!

Before C.L.C came to Eltham it was a school in East Melbourne. It moved to Eltham in 1971 and now is celebrating its 100th Birthday. Ribbons and badges were given out to help celebrate this big event. The whole school went to East Melbourne for a picnic on the 20th of March. Having fun in Fitzroy Gardens Dining on yummy cake and icy poles and blowing bubble pens. Absolutely everyone had a fun, fantastic time so Year and year we hope you will never forget the memories of this happy centenary year.

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Kristen Brendish Emma Walsh Mikhaila Mossuto Elena Mena Annette Colautti Ta lei Lewis Emma Gebert Rhiannon Nu nan Natalie Vickers Aimee Burton Mia McKenzie Carli Page Chantal Donovan Whitney Spataro Amelia Sully Leah Keating Elizabeth Dove Philippa Walton Kate Sheather Brooke Anderson Eliza Woodhead Joanne Monteleone Ashlea Constance

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Lucia Cucuzzella, Laura Munforte, Natalie Kourlinis, Jessica Zaharakis, Melanie Brown, Jenna Ansell, Jessica McKenzie, Stephanie Caffin, Emma Grigoruk Sinead McHugh, Colleen Jeffery, Stephanie Chiocci, Emma McFerran, Grace Angel, Kirsty Michell, LuisaTardion, Carla Hillsley, Kaitlin Smith Jacynta laquinto, Sioban Donovan , Megan Alexander, Alexis Agostino, Louise Gelling, Rhiannon Foster, Joanne Fitzmaurice, Anika Jenkinson, Ashleigh Ferraro Julia Madigan K.McKiterick, L.Farchione

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Those who were announced as Peer Support Leaders in Year 9 attended a two-day training program where the students were learning from the teachers. The teachers were acting like the leader and we were the group. They showed us what types of activities we could use and how to go about recognising issues within the group. We then received groups and organised if we were a partnership leader or single leader. I was partnered with Olivia Jones. Once back at school in Year 10 we had our first session with our group and met everyone. The girls were so enthusiastic and seemed to enjoy it immensely. We played games, learnt social skills and used our group guidelines throughout the semester. I had a lot of fun being Peer Support Leader and would recommend it to everyone. It is very rewarding . GEMMA COSGRIFF

PEER SUPPORT LEADERS Kim Jennison Sarita Capan Laura Doupe 4th Row L-R Lauren Piko Lauren Jeffery Saunders Jacqui Ryan Natasha Raleigh 3rd Row l-R Olivia Bury Jessica Doherty Gemma Cosgriff Olivia Jones Michelle Majer Jessica Reardon Monique Bates Anita Gaffney Lisa-Marie O'Connor Natalie Batsanis 2nd Row l-R Natalie Bortolotto Natalia Franta! Jenna Bullen Breanna Kilmartin Amanda Sal.iba A lana Goodison Front Row L-R Caitlin Caldwell Heidi Petropoulos Ashley Bigaran Lauren Burns Courtney Robinson Absent Melanie Tozer

FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING Future Probtem Solving in 2002 saw two teams entering from C.L.C. OurYear 10Team comprised Patricia Buck, Jane Walker and Athena Peters and year 12, Amy O'Brien, Michelle Collins, Laura Jenkinson and myself. In case you haven't heard of it before , Future Problem Solving is an international competition which involves students being given a number of future scenarios over the year. It is up to us to brainstorm a range of problems and present creative and effective solutions using a problem solving methodology. These skills can be applied throughout your life. This year our three future scenarios were related to the issues of alternative energy, equality in the education system and organ donations and transplants .

TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS

Congratulations Michelle Collins, Deanna Trento, Laura Jeninson, Amy O'Brien

Being involved in Tournament of the Minds these past few years has been a challenging but definitely rewarding experience . The program is

2002 Macquire Bank Future Problem Solving National Finalist

a great way to get to know people around the school from other year levels and learn to work

NORTH EASTERN ENRICHMENT CLUSTER GROUP

together as a team. The day was started with a spontaneous problem, which put our teamwork to the test. We had to come up with a creative problem solution on the spot listening to each othe r and respecting each other 's ideas. Then came the long-term problem , one we'd been working on for several months. We were to perform our solution to the problem to a panel of judges, in a ten minute time frame. Although it

Severa l workshops were organized by the cluster group- Catholic Ladies'College , Marcellin College, Santa Maria College and Loyola . An afternoon was spent at Marcellin College with eight Year 9 students and members of the Age Education Unit looking at Critical Issues in several different papers, discussing journalism and journalistic styles.

was sad to know this would be our last time in the tournament, we've many memories to reflect on , and the experience has been thoroughly en joyable. We've learnt many new skills , and

Another activity involved seven Year 8 students who attended a workshop exploring Egyptian

for med

documents.

new friendsh ips and the ove rall ex perience is one that we'd definitely recommend other students to take part in.

arachaeology (life at a dig) and related fields such as linguistics in interpreting ancient

A great experience for all the students selected . MRS. ALEX MCKAY

TARA KENNY AND LUCY JONGEBLOED

This year was my sixth and final year of Future Problem Solving and I definitely wouldn't have stuck with it for this long had I not enjoyed it. I've been lucky enough to work with a variety of people and have learnt from all of them . Our team has been invited to the Australia wide finals two years in a row where we've met other Future Problem Solvers from all over the country. Future Problem Solving is definitely a great extra-curricular activity for anyone who has a craving to develop their imagination and work with lots of interesting people. Who knows, if your team makes the finals you could even get the chance to travel interstate or overseas . DEANNA TREANTO Tournament of Minds - Team 1

The sixty six members of the Social Justice

in countries where landmines are a constant

Group have again been involved in a variety of

threat to their life and well-being . This inspired

thought-provoking activities this year.

many members and other college students and staff to participate in the 40 Hour Famine. One of

To start off the year, some of the members and their families went to see "Rabbit Proof Fence" at Northland . Other activities outside the College included going to the Rod Laver Arena to hear the Dalai Lama; attending three Peace Rallies for Refugees with thousands of other Melburnians in the city and visiting Sr Felicia at

the most important activities undertaken this year has been the writing to the embassies of those countries who have not yet signed th e Landmine Ban Treaty. This year we were again able to help co-ordinate and then to sort and pack the 2,300+ grocery items donated for the Caring & Sharing Can

the Stables in Kew. This visit involved helping to pack "Mother and Baby" packages which will be

Appeal. This food was sent to the Sacred Heart

sent to women in Papua New Guinea and

Mission in St. Kilda, the Food Share Locker at

various countries in Africa . We have also

Broadmeadows and the St. Vincent de Paul

enjoyed sewing nappies and baby clothes which

Society, Eltham .

Some

A large amount of stationery (particularly

members attended the Amnesty International

coloured pencils) was collected and sent to the

will

be included

in these bundles.

Conference held at Loyola College along with

missions in East Timor. Clean bedding was

members from fifteen Catholic schools from the

collected and donated to the Blue Cross Animal

eastern region.

Refuge at Wonga Park.

Fundraising was a major undertaking again this

Thank you everyone for your support of all our

year with ongoing support for: the research

activities.

work of the Deafness Foundation by the selling of butterfly badges, the missions in Papua New Guinea by the holding of a bar-b-que which enabled us to buy T-shirts and other clothing to send there and Amnesty International Candle Day by the selling of badges. We had a guest speaker from World Vision who spoke to us about the plight of people who live

Whilst debating has always been a popular activity here at CLC we were proud this year to have 60 students ranging from years 9 - 12. It was great to see so many girls wishing to participate. We were able to enter nine teams this year with all teams debating at a high standard . For the Year 9s it was the first year of inter school debating and they did a tremendous job. All the year 9 debaters should be commended for their excellent efforts. The four D Grades Teams finished fifth, sixth and seventh. One of our year 9 teams were so successful that they not only finished on top of their regional ladder but they also competed in the state wide final series of the DAV schools competition. These girls were faced with some tough opposition from the best teams in the state. The team consisting of Amanda Cauchi, Kara Lapadula, Courtney Smith, Kelly Ann Stella, Amanda Thompson and Lauren Wilkins reached the Octofinal, where they did an excellent job in representing the school and only narrowly missing out, but they should be extremely proud of their achievements. This was the second year of debating for the Year 10's and they competed to an excellent standard in their first advised topic and performed to a high standard as usual. The year 10 students completed an admirable season with both teams finishing equal third .

CLC BOOK CLUB The CLC Book Club has been active for several years and gives students who love to read a chance to meet together and talk about books. The club meets once a fortnight in the lunch hour. This year students have engaged in activities such as quizzes, setting up displays, listening to bookshop reps talk about the latest books, purchasing new books for the library and ideas for writing . In third term a major activity is preparing for Book Week. This is held in August when the Australian Children's Book Awards are announced. This year the girls worked

around

the

theme

" Book week : book feast" I enjoy the opportunity to get to know the girls and to hear from them what books they would recommend to others . LIZ SEOW

CLC SCHOOL SPIRIT AWARD The CLC School Spirit Award is sponsored by the Old Collegians, and is presented to Annalee Brook, the Year 12 student of 2002 who has displayed a great commitment to the college by her

own

participation,

well

her

encouragement of others in all areas of school life. Annalee has proven her dedication to our school

and

us as a community,

and we

congratulate her on her receiving the CLC School Spirit Award. Congratulation Annalee!

LATROBE UNIVERSITY ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD Biology - Siobhan McGuiness

CALTEX ALL ROUNDER AWARD This award is presented to the senior student of 2002 who has demonstrated excellence in all areas of school life . She is seen to have participated in a great many events across the different fields, and who is truly a grounded role

Chemistry - Siobhan McGuiness Mathematics - Adele Cheing Physics - Adele Cheing These awards are presented to Year 11 students who have demonstrated a love and flare for these various subjects. Congratulations girls on this achievement - continue your good work and display of strong dedication .

model for the student body. By contributing to the life of the college, Teresa Cosgriff has earned this award. Congratulations Teresa!

THE COLLEEN SMITH AWARD Colleen was a student of CLC who was much loved and admired for her dedication and co mmitment to her school ing life while fighting against her long suffered illness, cystic fibrosis. Colleen passed away at the young age of 23 due to this illness, yet she inspired so many in the time that she was apart of CLC. This award is presented to Jacqueline Davis, who has shown ' Commitment Challenge'. Jacqueline!

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PATRICIA RYAN LOVE OF LEARNING AWARD This award is dedicated to the student who demonstrates what this award suggests, a 'Love of Learning'. This award, sponsored by Ms Patricia Ryan who was the principal of CLC from 1987 to 2000, is presented to this year's winner, Amber Witten. Good work, Amber!

This year, our students have participated in a number of activities: The Goethe German Poetry Recital Competition ; the Dante Alighieri Italian Poetry Recital Competition , Indonesian mask making, German Puppetry, Yodeling , an excursion to the Cuckoo Restaurant in the Dandenongs for Year 9 German students, an Indonesian Restaurant night in our school hal l, an excursion to the Immigration Museum , playing Host Sisters to German exchange students, and work shops at Year 12 level for exam preparation . In August, sixty-eight of our Year 8 and Year 9 students participated in th e ACER Australian Language Certificates program . Students who entered the Dante Alighieri Italian Poetry Recital Competition

Time flies when you 're having fun . It's hard to believe the end of the school year is in sight and that means winding down and not losing sight of the big picture. Finalmente! 2002 has been an exciting one for the L.O.T.E. Department. We extended a warm welcome at the beginning of the year to Ms Pauline Khoo (returning after maternity leave). Mrs Lindsay Hendry, Mrs lllona Von Moller and our newly appointed German Teacher, Mrs. Andrea Henderson . We look forward to exploiting their talents (for the benefit of our students, of course!) . As a faculty we are constantly involved in the process of encouraging our students to develop an interest in the wider cultural aspects of language learning by providing cultural and language based activities in our L.O.T.E. program, where we offer studies in German , Indonesian and Italian.

The focus of many Professional Development Programs undertaken by our Department has been on using Learning Technologies in our language classes . As a team , we are and projects collaborative incorporating interactive programs into th e curriculum wh ich present the students with another motivating and exciting way to learn a second language. There is no good news without some sad news. One of our many talented German teachers, Ms Erin May, left us at the end of term three to welcome her beautiful baby daughter into the world and enjoy the company of her adorable son, Harry and husband, Jim. Erin's great sense of humour, enthusiasm and work ethic made her an excellent colleague and friend . ' Frau May' will be sadly missed by the L.O.T.E . Department and her students. Finally, I would like to thank all the L.O .T.E . staff for their ongoing commitment to the teaching of languages at C.L.C. MS SONIA FORTINI L.O.T.E.COORDINATOR

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Cynthia Nguyen (year 10) rece1vmg a High Distinction in the Austrailian Maths competition

YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS On Wednesday 24 July, a group of Year 8 students attended a Maths Games Day at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar in Keilor. The girls were Linda Newton, Lisa Smoorenburg, Cassandra Northrop, Megan Byrne, Kate Sheather, Eliza Woodhead , Viet-My Bui and Shea Spitty. The students were a credit to CLC and are to be congratulated on their enthusiasm and participation . MRS SUSAN MAHER MATHEMATICS TEACHER

During our day at P.E.G .S we played three strategic games and sweated over two problem solving booklets. Our first game was called 'Nim' and we went pretty well. Our second and probably more interesting game was ' Fox and Hound '. The rules were simple : four hounds and one fox . Hounds trap to win . We played against a team of boys and I can't say we went very well. We experienced one draw and three losses, but we tried! Our final game was 'dot to dot' where we drew a line from one dot to another in turns and whoever drew the last line lost. Although we lost this round as well , we got along really well with the girls in the other team. We also completed two books of 25 problems which, I have to admit, we all found pretty challenging . We were given half an hour for each and after answering nearly half the questions we were proud of ourselves. The day was tough for all of us but we had fun and met some pretty cool people. What started as a very cloudy and cold day turned out to be very promising as the car containing our students along with another car pulled into P.E .G.S where the Maths games day was going to be held. LINDA NEWTON YE AR 8 STU DE NT

After f inding our way to their gym, with the help of some people directing, we sat down at a table and looked around . What a sight! There must have been at least 600Year 8 students there from 80 different schools .

Lunch was held on their oval and we got such a surprise because there were hot dog and fruit tables with waiter-like people, and it was even topped off with a band for our entertainment. Coming back in was quite confusing because we had to move seats again, but after everything was sorted out we played another game and had another problem-solving exercise to complete . While the results were being counted up the band came inside and played songs, with a teacher singing ABBA songs . Some students were called up the front to dance, and the prize was a calculator. When the final results were given out we don't know what the CLC result was). there was a presentation, and then we walked back to the car with the massive crowd .

Following this was a series of talks given by graduate mathematicians from the university on directions mathematics had led them and their future directions. They were as diverse and varied as studying soil to working in a beer manufacturing company and gave us an enlightening insight into an as yet undiscovered world of maths. The day ended w ith the presentation of the Challenge solutions from the four finalists. (At least we had some aspects of what was presented!)The finale of the day was the Juggling Mathematician who entertained us with his skill and the maths involved - very entertaining!

I thought the day would be really hard work, but I didn't realize just how much fun we would have. LISA SMOORENBURG YEAR 8 STUDENT

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SCIENCE This year has been significant for Science at CLC for a number of reasons . Our recently refurbished laboratories have meant a lot of packing and unpacking, but the result was well worth it. The new rooms look terrific.

Anna Strauch receiving a High Distinction plus award for CLC's best achieving students in Australian maths competition

MATHS IN ACTION On June 19th Siobhan Mc Guinness, Siobhan Mc Kenna, Adele Cheing and Vicki Dove ventured unaccompanied into the University of Melbourne to participate in the MIT Challenge. Following Ms Swanson 's words of advice, "if you get lost, just follow the other school uniforms!" we arrived just as registrations were closing. After a riveting lecture on careers involving mathematics we were issued with the challenge. Our task was a problem involving statistics and probability, which we worked on studiously for 2 hours.

The Science staff room was converted to a lecture/demonstration room which has been particularly useful for senior science classes and has become home to our new axolytls (better known as Mexican walking fish) bred in captivity, in our own laboratories! The Science staff are planning to take up residence in the new building at the end of this year, all going well. Our preparatory room has also turned out to be a highlight of the remodelling that has taken place. It has a stateof-the-art chemical storage area and students can see our laboratory technician at work as they pass by. Other significant events have included Science and Technology Week. At a DNA workshop in Melbourne earlier this year, our Year 12 Biology students were fortunate to have Colleen Elso, a former CLC student to act as their demonstrator for the day. This was both a highlight for Colleen and the students.

Outdoor Education has continued to provide valuable life experience s, challenges and opportuniti es for students throughout 2002. New to the program this year, has been the inception of activities conducted outside of school hours. Over 50 students have had the opportunity to participate in Indoor Rockclimbi ng over a number of Friday nights. This program is due to be extended in 2003, offering a wider range of activities in the outdoors. Again, the outdoor education program has consisted of the Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 camps, run in conjunction and consultatio n with the experience d staff from the Outdoor Education Group. The Year 9 students were lucky to get 4 beautiful days of weather while they bushwalked and camped throughout Eildon and its surrounds. Students were also challenged in rock-climbi ng and abseiling, as well as water-base d activities such as raft building. The students were eager and thoroughly involved in all activities. The Year 8 students were also blessed with a thick covering of snow at Lake Mountain . Both an camps provided the students with fall ski, try cross-coun to how learn to opportunity and 'get-up' again, jump, twist and turn. Most of the trails provided excellent skiing conditions, especially some fast downhill runs. The Year 7 camp also added a great end to the year. Buxton provided the ideal setting for some high rope activities, canoeing and bushwalkin g. The students were able to get some time to relax and sit back in the comfort of their tents! Finally an enormous thank you to all the staff who have participated in outdoor education activities this year. Our camps and extra activities would not be possible without the willingness of the staff to participate and help organise the program .

MR CAIN MCDONALD OUTDOOR EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Year 9 ca mp, some would say a courageous experience, others wou ld ca ll it a never ending headache. From th e word "go·; everyone knew that camp would be challenging - an experience not to be forgotten . Before we eve n left everyone had a different tale to tell of the dreaded Year 9 camp. Some of it was true. Every muscle in your body ached as you took another step up the fearful mountain. Your back was sore aft er carrying at least 10 kilos as you climbed the mountain . But th ere were some things they didn't tell us. The reward for our hard work was abso lutely breathtaking . Th ere is nothing like having lunch while taking in views that can not be described. We could see the wo rld go on forever and how different life looked from a higher viewpoint. As day blossomed in to night. we the "happy" campers retreated back to our campsite for the evening's meal. Food was l11111ted ancl took some time to prepare. but as we took our first bite and looked up into the clear sky. stars graced us with their presence and great emot1011s took over our bocl1es. It was something we had not seen before. It was living in the bush. Whether 1t was cl1mb1ng up a steep and tall mountain. or going on bush walks that lasted forever and sapped all our energy which challenged us. everyone was exerted to see the buses arrive to take us home. You have never seen so many girls run for a bus. The ride home was very quiet. Lots of girls could not wart to have a hot shower. watch TV or listen to music. eat a home cooked meal ancl even flush the toilet. Looking back at camp now. rt would have to be one of the bes t experience s I have ever had Year 9 camp pushed us beyond our comfort zone and made us come alive. The previously dreadecl Year 9 camp was one riot to be rrnssed ancl clelrverecl great rewards.

2002 MCDONALD'$ CHAMPION SCHOOL OF VICTORIA, INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Catholic Ladies College has won the Victorian title for the last five consecutive years and will go on the represent the College in the National Schools Basketball Tournament in Ballarat from December26.Congratulations and good luck girls!

SPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (Yr 11 Medals)

Jess Cooper (assistant coach), Katie O'Neill, Steph Audley, Jess Bearzatto (Co-captain), Karlie Antoniades, Marliese Alexander (Co-captain), Debbie O'Neill (coach). Bridgette Ioannidis, Phoebe Spalding, Leearna Shaw, Nicole Pace, Siobhan McGuiness

Georgina Audley Lauren Clayton Meaghan Clayton Jessica Cooper Jessica D'Antonio Elizabeth Fijalski Jacinda Milzakowsky Siobhan McGuinness Sarah Wickham Celeste Wilkinson (Yr 12 Medals) Teresa Cosgriff Amanda Quinlan

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It is both a pleasure and privilege to welcome each of you here this evening and to address our graduating Year 12 students for the final time. Tonight we are celebrating one of the big transition moments in the lives of these young women . As they move on, with excitement from the safe haven of secondary school to a new world full of new experiences, new choices and new decisions. It is a time when we are made to confront the truth of who we are and who we are becoming . Tonight also gives us the opportunity to look back, with grateful memory, on the things of the past, on the friendships, the shared laughter, the excitement of discovery and the new learning, to remember too the sad times and to realize perhaps what growth and hidden blessings there are in those times of gri ef, loss and disappointment. For you as parents it is a time of reflection and recollection of important milestones, wonder at the speed of the years and great pride in the young woman your daughter has become . Whilst the focus of the evening is on each graduating student, I would also like to acknowledge the support, encouragement and 24 hour "back-up" you have given your daughter to ensure her success. Thank you for entrusting her education to us over these past six years. For the staff here at CLC it has been a privilege to share part of the journey with you . For our graduating class 2002 has been a year rich in memories and experiences. As a school community we have shared the College Centenary, we have celebrated the past and taken time to explore and understand the many ways previous generations have contributed to the College we know so well today. As a nation we have watched our politicians respond to the complex needs of refugees, we have reflected on the tragic loss of life of so many young Australians in Bali. Our world is fragile with many unanswered questions. As we take time to consider the messages of this memorable year, we will also be struck by the enormous generosity of so many people. In Bali, I recall the heroic deeds of strangers helping strangers, the resilience of the human spirit. We read in our media of people who are passionately supporting those experiencing difficulties and oppression.

The College Centenary Year has seen all within our community respond in most generous, selfless and committed ways. The way so many people have given of their time, talents and expertise without consideration of any thing in return. What then does this mean to a group of Australian, Catholic young women leaving school in 2002? In the next few weeks you will all receive your VCE results, early next year many of you will be offered tertiary places, some have chosen specific pathways in the world of work. Whilst your teachers, together with your parents would always want the best for you and have certainly supported your learning and endeavors throughout the year.

I think we also have a sense that the personal choices you make and the values you carry with you in life are by far the most important step towards your adult life and your place in Australian society. You are leaving school at a time of social and economic discontinuity, you can therefore make more of an impact than might have been possible when things were more stable and settled. Strange as it may seem your choice of a particular job will probably not be the main thing that determines the quality of the contribution you make to Australian life. Regardless of the job you happen to choose, you will find yourself having to relate to colleagues or customers or clients, and it is the way you treat these people - taking each of them as seriously as you would like them to take you that you will exert your most powerful influence on the character of this society. Whatever job you choose you will continue to be daughters, sisters, friends, some of you in the future will become wives and mothers, you will always be someone's next door neighbor and you will continue to be supported by your own circle of

friends. In all those settings - home and family, friends, local neighborhood, your workplace - the energy you invest in maintaining cordial relations, especially with people you don't particularly like, is actually an investment in Australia's future as a harmonious society. Your influence will be powerful; you have the capacity for that to be a positive and significant contribution to Australian Society. Morag Fraser, editor of Eureka Street said of girls' education at the CLC History book launch earlier this year. "I can think of few things more valuable than the education of young women for their own intellectual and spiritual enlightenment, for the influence they will have on others and for the good of us all:' This evening marks the conc lusion of 6 years at Catholic Ladies College. As graduating students of a Catholic school, I hope these years have given you strong Christian values. I hope you continue to be women of faith, integrity, individuality and compassion and that your life decisions are always guided by gospel values. I pray for each of you that you may continue to learn and grow all the days of your life, that you never cease to believe in the grace of your own giftedness, that you discover the profound truth at the heart of Christ's teaching, that we only find ourselves by giving ourselves to others. My last words to you are a Celtic Blessing May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence. May you receive encouragement when new frontiers beckon May you respond to the call of your own gift and find the courage to follow its path . May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention? And may you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder. MARGARET MCKENNA PRIN CIPAL

What a wonderful year it has been! So much reflecting on days gone by, so much fun enjoying the special activities and so many opportunities to commemorat e and celebrate the occasion of our hundredth year. It has also been a very busy time to be producing the Caritas magazine with many exciting things happening . We felt that th is edition needed to be something special, that you would be prou d to keep as a record of this memorable year. We believe tha t we have achieved that goal. The Caritas magazine is a long standing tradition at our Col lege with its first edition in 1937. It was produced by a group of enthusiastic students who wanted to have a lasting memory of their time at CLC . The tradition continues and Caritas has been Editorial Committee

produced almost every year since . Being a member of t he Magazine Committee in this important year has been a hug e and challenging responsibility but a very rewarding one . A special thanks to all those students who participated in the writing and Visual Arts competition. As is usually th e case, choosing a winner is difficult. However, we are sure you will agree with the judges ' choices this year. Thank you to the English an d Art Faculties for donating the competition prizes We would also like to thank all those who so generousl y contributed to and supported the magazine . At a time when life is hectic and school can be very demand ing for students and staff, to take time to write an article or take some photos can be a re al effort. Those efforts are greatly appreciated by the Magazin e Committee and ultimately all Caritas readers. We hope that yo u enjoy this special edition format and the extra Centenary even t pages. Congratulatio ns Catholic Ladies' College on your Centenary Year ! MRS. LYNN MASON ON BEHALF OFTHE CARITAS MAGAZINE COMMITTEE

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