2019 Blue & Gold

DE LA SALLE COLLEGE

TIVERTON CAMPUS 1318 High Street, Malvern

HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS 1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East

KINNOULL CAMPUS Northbrook Avenue, Malvern

BLUE AND GOLD 2019

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2019 BLUE AND GOLD

Contents Leadership 1 Faith and Mission

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Social Justice

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Wellbeing and Development

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The House System

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Learning and Teaching – Tiverton Campus – Holy Eucharist Campus – Kinnoull Campus

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Staff

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Community 62 The Arts

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Sports 81 College Roll

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Class of 2019

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Thank you to the following students for their contribution to the 2019 Blue and Gold:

Publication and Design

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McDonell Will

Ashe Ellis

McGann Charles

Avgeridis Jonathan

McGaw Andrew

Barnard Jack

McInenny Harry

Bekos Alexander

Morffew Morgan

Bird Harry

Napoli Michael

Dwyer William

Orlando Peter

Exell Lucas

Pabst Jude

Fleming Cormac

Pashoulia Michael

Freeman Campbell

Pearce Abraham

Gallo Benjamin

Pearse Peter

Ganas James

Peterson Luka

Gatti Harrison

Prezens Denzel

Hunter Bailey

Rayzman Nikolai

Jakicic Adam

Rogers Tomas

Jenkins Liam

Seddon Thomas

Krogh Taine

Thompson Joel

Copywriting and Content Mrs Kirsty Chick

Lagastes Joel

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Front cover photo by Mr Warren Bardsley Photo of Varick Boyd Year 9

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Leadership

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From the

Principal

Mr Peter Houlihan

faith and social justice initiatives – to name just a few – have again demonstrated the quality of the students we are privileged to work with at De La Salle.

Dear Members of the De La Salle Community, Welcome to the 2019 edition of the Blue and Gold.

We have adopted a fresh format and design this year, which I am sure you will embrace as families have for the past 106 years! A special thank you to all who have been involved in the production of this year’s magazine and of course the many contributors. As ever, this year’s Blue and Gold remains a fine acknowledgement and record of our wonderful school’s many achievements over the past year.

While 2018 produced our best VCE results for many years, work continued apace in 2019 to ensure that learning at all levels was supported by innovative, challenging and engaging classes. New, collaborative initiatives continue to develop and improve the quality of classroom teaching and assessment.

Staff teams have devoted much effort and expertise to developing improved approaches at Years 9 – 12 in recent years and in 2019 the focus turned to increasing the rigour and relevance at Year 7 and 8.

A Staff Working Group have consulted across the community to develop the 2020 – 2023 Strategic Plan, setting the agenda for the required progress, development and improvement for the next four years. This has enabled us to diagnose the competitive challenges, develop policies to address these challenges and establish coherent actions to implement the Plan.

This is of course due to the devoted staff at De La Salle to whom I extend a special acknowledgement to for their valuable contribution in supporting our students and making a genuine difference in their lives.

The opening and development of the Year 9 Campus at Holy Eucharist, Malvern East has been the success story of the year.

Staff and students have worked very hard to make the campus their own and ensure its success. Terrific relationships, support for all, a challenging and engaging curriculum, independence and responsibility and pride in being the pioneers have been central to Holy Eucharist’s 2019 accomplishments.

A good deal of the year has been dedicated to celebrating the Tercentenary of the death of our Founder, St John Baptist de La Salle. It is heartening to see staff, students and parents embrace the legacy of the Founder and continue to live out his Catholic values and ethos in our daily work. The Lasallian ethos and the spirit of so many Brothers and lay partners at Malvern before us is evident in all we do, but primarily in the positive relationships between students and staff.

Student Wellbeing and Child Safety/Protection continue to be key priorities, with teams working across the College to develop students’ resilience, build mental health supports and equip our young men to deal with the myriad of contemporary

As is the case each year, our students have achieved so much and made the College very proud. Strong and at times, dominant performances in academia, the arts, debating, sport, 2

From the

The highlight for 2019 saw the opening of our Year 9 Holy Eucharist Campus in Malvern East. Our congratulations to Mr David Alexander on his appointment as Head of Campus.

We know with the support from Principal Mr Peter Houlihan and his fellow colleagues, David will lead this bespoke program with aplomb, enhancing students’ development in an advanced learning environment.

Board Chair

Together with the Principal, the Board continues to work on the Master Plan development for the College. This has taken longer than first anticipated as we navigate through concepts, town planning and funding. We will update the community as soon as we finalise proposals.

My congratulations to all students who are completing Year 12 in 2019. We sincerely hope your time at De La will be remembered for your personal development and lifelong friendships formed with students and staff. The road ahead is just the beginning. Enjoy the journey.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Maureen Salter, who stepped down from the Board in 2019. Maureen devoted many years to the College, playing a significant role as a Director, including being a member of the Policy and Finance sub-Committees.

Front L to R: Mr Peter Houlihan (Principal), Ms Maureen Salter, Mr Tony Morwood, Ms Allison Shannon

Many thanks go out to my Co-Directors – Mr Paul Shannon (Finance Chair), Mr Richard Halasa, Sir Br Pat Lynch, Ms Allison Shannon, Mr Mark Parker and Mr Richard Mullaly.

We could not operate efficiently without the support of the Principal’s PA, Ms Sandy Wreford. Thank you Sandy.

Back L to R: Mr Richard Mullaly, Mr Mark Parker, Mr Paul Shannon, Mr Richard Halasa

We are enthusiastic and excited for the future of De La Salle College. Thank you to Mr Peter Houlihan and his staff for the wonderful role they continue to play in educating our young Lasallians.

Mr Tony Morwood Chair of the Board

Our Wellbeing Team and Mentor system develops further each year to support our focus of building boys into great young men.

adolescent challenges. Our Wellbeing Team and Mentor system develops further each year to support our focus of building boys into great young men. In February, we were found to comply with all the Australian Childhood Foundation Standards as the final step in our accreditation process. The Accreditation Panel was very complimentary in their assessment of how the College handled the process and developed policies, protocols and practice, around Child Safety.

THE COLLEGE EXECUTIVE

The 2019 Parent Network Committee have contributed greatly to our Lasallian community this year – their major event being the Christmas in July dinner. It was a resounding success as were the annual Mother’s and Father’s Day Breakfasts.

A special thank you to the College Executive, supported as ever by Mrs Sandy Wreford, PA to the Principal, for their dedication and creativity in navigating the College through 2019 and into next year.

I must also thank the College Board Chair, Tony Morwood and the College Board of Directors whose voluntary dedication to the school, setting direction, managing risk and governing fiscal responsibilities is integral to our success.

In closing, De La Salle remains a very special place and I would like to thank all in our College for your involvement in making our school the stimulating environment we all love.

Front L to R: Mrs Rana Brogan, Mr Peter Houlihan (Principal), Ms Jessica Alger

Mr Peter Houlihan Principal

Back L to R: Mr Mark Gustincic, Ms Lyn McGuinness, Mr Tom Ryan 3

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College Captain’s

Report

2019 was a year of significant milestones and achievements for De La Salle. A year when our College would expand its horizons and showcase the talents embedded within the school.

The much-anticipated House carnivals, as always, didn’t disappoint. With House rivalries reignited and spirits flourishing, the days were filled with incredible atmosphere and impressive performances, strengthening the cross-campus connections within the College.

It was the year in which we made the historic transition from two to three campuses, welcoming the opening of the impressive Year 9 Holy Eucharist campus. Together with other worldwide Lasallian colleges, we commemorated the Tercentenary of the death of our Founder, St John Baptist de La Salle. It is his teaching of living in the presence of God and being of service to others that defines who we are as Lasallians.

I would like to especially thank the 22 other leaders for their incredible, and sometimes unrecognised, work behind the scenes. Together, we have shared some unforgettable highlights, all strung together by our love and devotion to our College. I can certainly say that you have all lived up to our leadership motto of “Inspire to Lead, Lead to Inspire”, through your support for the cohort and the vision you have instilled in those who seek to follow your path.

This Lasallian spirit was in full display again with the fundraising efforts undertaken throughout 2019 by the student body.

Continued support of our House charities, social justice projects, Lasallian service program, overseas immersion experiences and of course, our annual Mission Action Day, were just a few of the examples undertaken by students to demonstrate our community outreach initiatives. We proudly raised funds for charitable organisations that require our assistance.

I would also like to acknowledge and thank Ms Alger, Mr McAlroy and Ms Brogan for their ongoing support throughout this year, especially to the leaders. Your continuous guidance and advice amongst the rigours of Year 12 has been invaluable and is truly appreciated by all who have been impacted.

Our creative arts students excelled in 2019. Their exceptional talents in drama, art and music all came together to produce a number of productions during the year including two notable musical performances, Mary Poppins and Godspell. The variety of performances, art pieces and media presentations showed off the incredible calibre of creative arts skills possessed by the students at the College.

Finally I would like to thank the College for the opportunities I have been given in 2019, and the support and care provided by the school to the students who are moving on next year.

We are all eternally grateful and appreciative for the love and care that De La Salle has given us over the years. The College has taken us on an incredible journey of entering the school gates as young boys and now leaving as young men, as we face a new chapter of our lives. As we embark on this journey, we leave with that small part of De La Salle embedded internally in each of us, filled with fond memories and a brotherhood bond that will stay with us for all the years to come.

Our sporting prowess continued to be displayed this year in the College’s ACC commitments. A major achievement came early in the year with the school backing up last year’s heroics, retaining the ACC swimming carnival title. Additionally the senior hockey team won its premiership, capping off an incredible run, winning five out of six premierships during the cohort’s time at the College.

Liam Jenkins College Captain 4

Faith and

Mission

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Deputy Principal

Faith and Mission

Mrs Rana Brogan

While in Manila, I worked with fellow delegates, energised by the dialogue, allowing the spirit to guide our reflections, thoughts and sharing. Hopeful, knowing that the Lasallian Institute will continue to achieve greater things if we remain, and are always, “together and by association”.

This year, the Lasallian Principle of ‘Quality Education’ has been chosen as our College theme. And it is fitting, that in the 2019 year of the Tercentenary, this principle was chosen, as it recognises the deep aspirations that St John Baptist de La Salle had for his Lasallian communities.

This year, I was fortunate to graduate from my third and final year, at the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies at Manhattan College in New York. Each day began as we entered into very meaningful and intentional community prayer, reflection and learning. We received wisdom and insight from the Brothers, practicum lecturers, fellow classmates, and the texts and meditations of St John Baptist de La Salle. Words such as “you have been entrusted with this mission” inspired and reminded me that through this experience of Buttimer, there is a responsibility to return to and continue the work of St John Baptist de La Salle and the Lasallian Institute.

2019 is a special year, as we commemorate the Tercentenary of our Founder, St John Baptist de La Salle. As Lasallians, we recognised that this year was an important milestone in the life of the Lasallian Institute – the 300th anniversary of the death of the Founder. The Tercentenary year provided us with the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate our past as well as to continue to create a future that is filled with hope, while living in the present moment of the presence of God.

The opportunity to study at the Buttimer Institute has been both a blessing and a privilege that has reminded me that at the heart of being Lasallian is learning, prayer, building community, caring for those who are entrusted to us and working for those on the periphery. On my return from this experience, my prayer for us as a community at De La Salle College is that we always remember the ones entrusted to us and that we build our community on the virtues and principles that St John Baptist de La Salle modelled with the first Brothers.

I was privileged this year to also accept the invitation which came from Brother Visitor David Hawke FSC and Merv McCormack, (Executive Director, Lasallian Mission Council), to be the Australian delegate to take part in the first PARC Mission Assembly. The Assembly brought together 12 representatives from different districts/delegation of PARC with Visitors and Auxiliary Visitors among us. We were also humbled, by the presence of Superior General Br Robert Schieler FSC throughout the Assembly. We gathered over several days in August in Manila, Philippines, as the preparatory committee for the 3rd International Assembly of the Lasallian Education Mission (AIMEL 2020) scheduled to take place in Rome 2020.

Mrs Rana Brogan Deputy Principal – Faith and Mission 6

The Tercentenary year provided us with the opportunity to reflect on and celebrate our past as well as to continue to create a future that is filled with hope, while living in the present moment of the presence of God.

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Welcome

Mass

The Opening and Welcome Mass is truly another example of a proud and respected Lasallian tradition at De La Salle College ...

In recent years, it has become a tradition to commence the new school year with the Opening and Welcome Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral.

We take the opportunity to gather in this spectacular setting, the home of the Catholic Church in Melbourne, and welcome our newest members to our De La Salle community.

It also offers an opportunity for our broader community, families and guests to recognise the importance of prayer life for us as Lasallians. Prayer life being the centrality of faith to our mission and what we are called to do as a Christian community, when we gather in prayer to celebrate and acknowledge the holy presence of God. The Opening and Welcome Mass is truly another example of a proud and respected Lasallian tradition at De La Salle College where living out and giving witness to the spirit and zeal of our founder St John Baptist de La Salle thrives in the day-to-day life of the College.

Mrs Rana Brogan Deputy Principal – Faith and Mission 8

Founder’s

Tercentenary

ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE

and even family home to create a community that remains to this day — The Brothers of Christian Schools.

BEING LASALLIAN AT DE LA SALLE 2019 marks 300 years since the death of St John Baptist de La Salle.

Taine Krogh, St Leo’s House Lasallian Captain 2019 St John Baptist de La Salle was a man who was absolutely devoted to his faith and mission. He dedicated his life to helping those in need, particularly the poorer children living in his community.

His actions have since inspired many and led to the eponymous Lasallian core values that we as a College strive to follow each day.

The legacy of our Founder, St John Baptist de La Salle runs deeply through De La Salle College. As the patron saint of Teachers, founder of the De La Salle brotherhood and author of many missives on the philosophy of teaching, St John Baptist de La Salle is a living presence for all of us here at the College.

Jack Barnard, St Austin’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

What is the most Lasallian thing we do here at De La Salle?

Lasallian Captains Taine Krogh, St Leo’s House and Jack Barnard, St Austin’s House share their reflection on the legacy of St John Baptist de La Salle on the occasion of the Tercentenary (#300 years) since his death.

I think the most Lasallian thing we do at De La Salle would be Mission Action Day, in raising awareness for our disadvantaged Lasallian brothers and sisters. The whole idea of Mission Action Day promotes some of the finest Lasallian core principles, including respect and concern for the poor. The idea of not only raising awareness but also taking action for those in conditions worse than our own is what it means to be Lasallian.

Each senior House has a student Lasallian Captain. These leaders have a special connection to the Lasallian nature of their education, but what does it mean to be Lasallian? What does the person of the Founder mean to our students in 2019?

Who is St John Baptist de La Salle?

Jack Barnard, St Austin’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

St John Baptist de La Salle, patron Saint of Christian teachers, wasn’t always destined to create a legacy in education. He started off a son of wealthy parents and became a Canon in the Rheims Cathedral. During his time few were privileged enough to live in luxury with most being extremely poor and unable to afford a basic education. St John saw the plight of the poor and sacrificed everything to be able to help them find salvation through education by renouncing his wealth, position

Every day we go to school we are doing the most ‘Lasallian thing’ that we can. By coming together as a united group of teachers and students we are living out the legacy of St John Baptist de La Salle without even realising it. “One Heart, One Commitment, One Life”; this is the theme for the Lasallian tercentenary and De La Salle always has and will continue to represent this through the core Lasallian principles of 9

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I think the most Lasallian thing we do at De La Salle would be Mission Action Day, in raising awareness for our disadvantaged Lasallian brothers and sisters.

Respect, Quality Education, Inclusiveness, Social Justice and Faith, as set forth by St John and shown through De La Salle College students each and every day.

Taine Krogh, St Leo’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

What is your favourite story of St John Baptist de La Salle’s life?

What does the role of Lasallian Captain entail?

Like all the Student Leaders, the Lasallian Captains serve to support the inclusion of the five core Lasallian principles into everyday life at De La Salle. This year however we were extremely fortunate to be able to attend the Lasallian Youth Gathering and thanks to this we have developed a deeper understanding of what it means to be a Lasallian and how we can support the same inclusive feeling into school.

We saw that it meant within our roles we had to ensure that the work of St John carries on well into the future so that all that come after us can experience the power of being a part of a Lasallian College.

My favourite story from St John’s life was when he met Adrian Nyel purely by chance. The reason I like this is because, although it was such a small event at the time, in the grand scheme of things, it set St John on a life‐changing course.

It’s the thought of having such a great impact by doing so little that I love most about the story.

Jack Barnard, St Austin’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

Being a Lasallian Captain means I am very much a part of the Faith aspect of De La Salle. I am often asked to assist with readings at our occasional College Masses and am tasked with helping organise Mission Action Day. Another opportunity that this role presented me with this year was the chance to attend the 2019 Lasallian Youth Gathering with other Lasallian students from around the Asia‐Pacific district. The event was an incredible experience and helped me gain a better understanding of the Lasallian organisation around the world.

My favourite story from St John’s life is the story of where it all started. St John’s close friend Nicholas Roland had passed away and in his will, he asked St John to oversee a group of nuns within the poorer part of the city. One day on his way to the convent he was stopped by Adrian Nyel who asked for help in providing education to boys on the streets in Reims. St John agreed and gradually, without being aware of it, he found himself drawn into an unknown world of poverty. Inspired by their plight he took the further step of establishing a community of Brothers to educate the poor.

St John at times was very weary on his journey, but had he not taken the risk and put in the effort, the network would not exist today, showing us all that sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zone to move forward.

Jack Barnard, St Austin’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

Taine Krogh, St Leo’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

Taine Krogh, St Leo’s House Lasallian Captain 2019

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Social

Justice

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Mission Action

Day

The annual Mission Action Day is an event that the collective De La Salle community look forward to each year. The entire student body get involved in the walk-a-thon to raise money for the poor and marginalised, supporting the many Lasallian missions in the regions where the De La Salle Brothers are working. De La Salle College has a long-standing reputation for outstanding fundraising, and have added a further $90,000 for this year’s MAD efforts.

housing and helping these poorer communities. The College has a particular relationship with Sri Lanka where students have the opportunity to visit and engage in construction work to help the local communities. None of these projects would be possible without the funds that events such as Mission Action Day provide and the outstanding effort of the students in the lead up to the day.

Special mention must be made of the 24 staff members and our four Lasallian Captains for volunteering their time and talents on the Mission Action Day committee, to enable the smooth running of yet another memorable walkathon along the Gardiners Creek Trail.

This money will be distributed among De La Salle missionary aid projects in countries throughout Asia and Papua New Guinea. Most of these programs are about educating, feeding,

Mr Chris Martin MAD Coordinator 12

Social Justice

Mass

In the lead up to our Social Justice Mass we are all challenged to think of others and to work together to make a difference to those most in need ...

Each year in Term 3, we recognise that when we are agents of change, we can make a difference in the lives of all those who matter.

We dedicate the term by collecting and donating nonperishable food items and toiletries, and at the conclusion of our Social Justice Mass on the last day of Term 3, we donate everything to three local charities.

As Lasallians, understanding our responsibility to reach out to the poor and marginalised, both at the local and global level, is central to the way we recognise the opportunities God has gifted us with to contribute and make a difference.

St John Baptist de La Salle’s dream was that social justice, and a concern for the poor, was a shared concern.

His dream becomes realised through genuine experiences of solidarity and it is through our shared generosity that the community at De La Salle College makes a difference in the lives of the needy and vulnerable in our community.

In the lead up to our Social Justice Mass we are all challenged to think of others and to work together to make a difference to those most in need, because as Lasallians, St John Baptist de La Salle reminds us that “God calls us to do his work”.

Mrs Rana Brogan Deputy Principal – Faith and Mission 13

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St Edwin’s

Winter Sleepout 2019

Being able to speak to a real homeless person can really change your perspective on the issue and Neil alerted us to ways we could help those less fortunate than us.

On Friday 16 August, St Edwin’s House once again hosted the annual St Vinnies Winter Sleepout in which students sleep out in the cold to get a feel for how it is to be sleeping rough.

Being able to speak to a real homeless person can really change your perspective on the issue and Neil alerted us to ways we could help those less fortunate than us.

After Neil’s amazing speech, we moved on to get dinner which was soup and noodles, just as the soup van would provide to those that require their services.

The night started off with a moving twilight liturgy. This heartfelt hour was spent reflecting on our own lives and others that may be living in poverty and are in need of our prayers. The liturgy, run by the Edwin’s House leaders was a sacred moment which touched each and every one of us in the room.

Overall, it was an amazing night where we all learnt so much and took so much from the night. The tireless work by Ms Stevenson, Ms Alger and Mrs Brogan has again created another great night for us students to learn and experience poverty and rough sleeping.

Next up was listening to Neil, a man who had been through rough sleeping. His speech was a once in a lifetime opportunity in which we heard stories of events not witnessed by many people. We all had many questions to ask him to which he responded with such grace we were all left in awe.

Joel Lagastes St Edwin’s House Lasallian Captain 14

Wilcannia 2019

While at the school the VCAL students got involved with the local kids — playing soccer with them at lunch break and conducting a PE class. We spent an afternoon at the local park with all of the kids, we had lunch, played tee‐ball and cricket, and taught them how to kick and handball an AFL ball.

The Year 12 VCAL students met at 6:30am on Tuesday 30 July and left on our way to Wilcannia NSW for the annual Year 12 VCAL social justice trip.

We packed up, left Wilcannia on Wednesday 7 August, and headed back to Mildura, staying on the Murray for one night, and then finishing the drive back to De La Salle on Thursday.

The drive was almost seven hours to Mildura where we all stayed in the caravan park for one night before finishing the drive to Wilcannia, another five and a half hours including stopping off in Broken Hill for lunch.

This trip was a good opportunity to see outback Australia.

We went to a national park for a BBQ which was good.

We got to see new places and environments.

On arrival at Wilcannia, we all got settled in our rooms and went off to sleep to be ready for an early start.

Will McDonell, Year 12 VCAL

The town of Wilcannia was very small and didn’t consist of many shops, only a service station, general store and a pub. The town seemed empty as most residents lived on the outskirts.

We were lucky enough to have Tom and Jeremy volunteer and come along for the trip to cook lunches and dinners for us. The meals they prepared were great.

The next six days consisted of waking up in the morning and going straight to the local community school to do a couple of hours of work before having lunch and then a couple more hours of work.

The work mainly consisted of landscaping jobs such as garden beds, brick paths, mulching and other random jobs.

Rory, the St Therese Community School Principal, showed us what needed to be done around the school.

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Poppies at Holy Eucharist

The concept of a permanent wreath evolved with 51 poppies, each one representing one of ‘our fallen boys’.

Setting up a new campus is an exciting prospect.

Through the year, obstacles and opportunities have presented themselves. One of these opportunities was the absence at Holy Eucharist of a Memorial to Former Collegians who gave their lives in conflict overseas.

On Remembrance Day, as Mr Chris Martin and Mr Ryan McDonough (Collegians) read the honour role, a student placed a poppy on the wreath. These poppies as well as the ‘ribbon’ made from an old College Blazer will form part of a permanent Memorial at Holy Eucharist in 2020.

The concept of a permanent wreath evolved with 51 poppies, each one representing one of ‘our fallen boys’. The students at Holy Eucharist assisted with the construction of the wreath.

The poppies were made from old VFL Footballs; one could not thing of a more Australian or Quintessentially Melbournian symbol than a ‘Footy’.

Mr David Happ Encounter Teacher – Holy Eucharist Campus

2018 Year 12 “Yaluwo” Lasallian Immersion to Sri Lanka On Thursday the 22nd November, 2018 the Yaluwo group prepared to depart for their immersion experience to Sri Lanka. Having just completed their VCE exams, they were about to embark on a social justice experience of a life time, spending almost one month away from home. To those who are new to our De La Salle College community, Yaluwo means “Friends” in Sinhalese, the native Sri Lankan language and the friendship certainly continued to grow and flourish in the most authentic ways as we arrived and settled at Diyagala Boys’Town.

It was heartening to witness our students fully immerse themselves in the work and the community at Diyagala, recognising the importance that being involved in an immersion experience is about understanding that service is a process of building relationships with others, not just doing something for others. An immersion experience involves a recognition not only of the needs of others but also their gifts.

Such service can enable those who are voiceless, devalued or forgotten in our society to become heard, valued and seen. Our Lasallian charism that enables us to recognise that all lives are important, as gifts from God and we can nurture our own gift by being of service to those in need: it is through our listening, our compassion and our service that we bring hope for the future to others.

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Wellbeing and

Development

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Deputy Principal

Students

Ms Jess Alger

In my role as Deputy Principal – Students, I am passionate about ensuring that young people are able to achieve success in all facets of life. Here at De La Salle, I am very lucky to work with colleagues who, every single day, create an environment in which each student is recognised, has a voice, is valued and belongs.

This year has been my first year in the role of Deputy Principal – Students at the College, and what an amazing year it has been! 2019 has been a year of growth, change and positivity for De La Salle College as a community, and for me personally.

Far from the stereotype of young people being self-interested and disrespectful, from Year 5 to Year 12, the young men of De La Salle have demonstrated that they will capably lead future generations with kindness and intelligence.

Firstly, I would like to thank the students, staff and families of De La Salle for making me feel so welcome. Coming into a school for the first time is always slightly nerve-wracking, but the warmth, care, love and compassion from the community here has made the transition an easy and happy one.

From classroom teachers, mentor teachers, Year Level and House Coordinators, Health Centre staff, Psychologists, Directors of Students and Heads of Campus, the Wellbeing Team at the College ensure that each student is respected and treated with dignity and kindness.

Working particularly with the students of the College in my role has meant that I have been privileged to witness the way the students conduct themselves with respect, pride and thoughtfulness. I have been invited to join downball games (and played badly!), have witnessed flurries of shirts being tucked in upon my approach, and been asked genuinely on more than one occasion ‘How are you, Miss?’ from students that are interested in the wellbeing of those around them.

The staff at De La Salle know that it is important for young people to learn within a culture that supports them to learn from mistakes made, to work to overcome challenges and to utilise the support structures around them. Development and growth are not always easy processes, but if young people are supported through them, they will grow as capable, resilient adults, and learn to flourish.

This year, I too have been supported in my growth as I attended the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies in Riverdale, NY. I was able to spend two weeks immersed in the life and works of the founder of the Lasallian schools – St John Baptist de La Salle. My time at Buttimer helped me to focus on my vocation as an educator, and to take up St John Baptist de La Salle’s exhortation to support ‘the last, the least and the lost’ through the wellbeing sphere at De La Salle College. This year I also hope to complete my Graduate Certificate in Catholic Studies through ACU, which further enriches my understanding of schools as faith communities, and allows me to support students on their faith journey.

Ms Jessica Alger Deputy Principal – Students 18

The

Wellbeing Team

Mr Anthony Freeman

Ms Karina Dubroja

We hope to continue to focus on prevention of poor mental health and promote the importance and awareness of looking after individual and whole school mental and emotional wellbeing.

Our key business remains working with our students and their families. We do this in a number of ways. These include working with individual students, continuously liaising with Year Level Coordinators and House Coordinators on a formal and informal level as well as consulting with House Mentors and Home Room Teachers.

School Psychology services plays a key role in supporting whole-school approaches to optimising the students’ experience at the College including: • Focusing on positive relationships • Mental Health Promotion Activities such as RUOK DAY

Student wellbeing features strongly in the fabric of school life at De La Salle. We pride ourselves in developing strengths in our young men that prepare them to be leaders. Our work is student-centered however we are mindful that all our students live in a variety of systems – family, school, peer and external groups and associations. Our team is made up of Karina Dubroja, based on the Tiverton Campus and Anthony Freeman, based on the Kinnoull Campus.

We are both fully registered and bound by the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics and rules of confidentiality. The majority of our work is in supporting students, across all campuses, with their emotional and mental health.

• Individual counselling • Assisting teachers and Learning Support staff in their interactions with the students • Meeting with parents • Referrals to external agencies when necessary We hope to continue to focus on prevention of poor mental health and promote the importance and awareness of looking after individual and whole school mental and emotional wellbeing.

We encourage anyone to come past and say hello, make an appointment, in person, via email or telephone. We are available to speak to all members of our College community.

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Chaplain’s

Report

Mrs Joan Ferguson

Year 9 Holy Eucharist students reaching out to those in need and the way they took on preparing and presenting liturgies during the year, as trailblazers on a new campus, is one great example.

Reaching into the depth of spirituality that exists in great richness in our students is the challenge that faces us in our present time. It is thrilling to be able to offer our young people opportunities to stretch their consciousness, explore their spirituality and help them express that in positive social action. They can create in our Lasallian environment a more equitable future for those who don’t share their own privileges.

We see that in many ways at De La Salle College. Year 9 Holy Eucharist students reaching out to those in need and the way they took on preparing and presenting liturgies during the year, as trailblazers on a new campus, is one great example.

In many ways we offered opportunities for our students to embrace their Lasallian heritage and the Catholic tradition.

Sacraments are the gifts that Jesus gave to His people to allow them to remain engaged and supportive of each other. This year several students from Year 6 to Year 8 chose to be Confirmed (12 September), participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (27 August) and First Communion (27 October) to cap off the year.

Our College motto is Deo Duce – God is our Leader. So, at the most significant moments of celebrating College life, we gather in prayer for either Mass or Liturgy. So it is that as we welcome families to De La Salle, we introduce all by a series of classes and homeroom Masses before our major liturgical welcome at St Patrick’s Cathedral.

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Holy Eucharist

Wellbeing

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S INTERNATIONAL AWARD Within the Year 9 Discovery ribbon is the Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) Award.

This internationally recognised award aims to further build metacognition and agency within the Year 9 students. To successfully gain the award students are required to partake in Lasallian Service, build a skill, engage in physical recreation, and complete both a practice journey and a student-led adventurous journey.

These journeys took place along the picturesque Surf Coast and Mornington Peninsula. The camps tested the Year 9 students both physically and mentally.

A 40km hike, camp craft and an array of team building activities promoted grit and resilience. Many thanks to Mr Ryan McDonough who was the driving force behind the success of these journeys.

Mr David Alexander Director of Holy Eucharist Campus

Polished Man Movement

When I found out about this, through social media and TV shows such as The Block, I thought that bringing this global fundraiser to our College would be a great idea.

We successfully raised over $40.

On Monday the 20th of October, teachers and students gathered before school, at recess and lunchtime to get their nails painted, to commemorate the Polished Man movement.

One child dies every five minutes as a result of violence within the home. 100% of the proceeds raised, go towards helping kids in need. Because it shouldn’t hurt to be a child.

Polished Man is an organisation, that collects and donates money towards the prevention and after-care for sufferers of domestic violence through organisations such as, Australian Childhood Foundation, SAMSN, Hagar Australia, New York Centre for Children and ygap.

Charlie McGann, Year 9

The blue nail polish represents, the CEO of ygap, Elliot Costello’s, blue nails that were coloured in by a young girl named Thea.

While visiting Cambodia for work, Elliot Costello met Thea, whom coloured in his nails blue. The next day, he learnt that her primary care giver in her orphanage had been abusing and raping her every day for two years.

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Welcome and BBQ

Mass

On Sunday 24 February, Year 9 students and their families joined in the celebration of Mass with the Holy Eucharist congregation. This was followed by a tour of the new Campus and a BBQ hosted by the Parent Network. Thanks to Mr David Alexander for taking on the idea of a celebratory introduction to the new campus and making it such a successful event.

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Rites of

Passage

One of the most important things you can teach your son is that privileges come with responsibilities.

Throughout 2019, Year 9 students have been privy to workshops run by the Rites of Passage Institute.

These workshops have been deliberately designed around our campus themes – Identity, Stewardship, Futures and Legacy. Themes we believe are incredibly important at Year 9 as we support students in their transition into young men.

And whilst parents should decide what is fair and reasonable for sons Billy and Lenny’s age, wherever possible, adolescent men must be involved in the decision making process.

As your son grows older these decisions will become more serious.

Borrowing your car when he gets his licence, for example.

Again, as the privilege increases so too should the responsibility.

These workshops have provided Year 9 students with a vehicle to open up about issues that are important to them and connect with families, friends and community who can provide vital support in these formative years.

When done properly this empowers young men because they are made to feel like they are owning the decision process within a framework they have helped construct.

De La Salle College has been fortunate to have The Rites of Passage Institute lead two successful evenings in the Year 9 calendar. The Institute was founded by Arne Rubinstein, an expert in adolescent development who has personally overseen our events. The programs, seminars and workshops have been attended by well over 100,000 people globally and were well received by our parents and students.

Relationships with your son will invariably change as your son grows older. In some cases it may appear to happen overnight.

Research suggests that maintaining a relationship with your son through his early teens will be the most challenging. Gradually giving more responsibility to your son is an important part of transitioning to adulthood, if done correctly, it will also go a long way to strengthening your relationship with him.

I myself, am a father of two beautiful, young, mischievous boys – Billy 5 and Lenny 3. They are at an age where they are still, universally referred to as beautiful… just. Whilst I am a proud Dad, I am hardly positioned to give adolescent-parenting advice. I am struggling enough with the patience and anxieties associated with toilet training.

We all certainly still have much to learn and understand about relationships and the complex dynamic that exists between young men and their communities; what we do know is that there is infinite power in a listening ear, robust conversation and the sharing of responsibility.

However, if you are seeking advice, in Arne’s book The Making of Men, he writes that one of the most important things you can teach your son is that privileges come with responsibilities.

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The House

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St Austin’s

House

Starting the year off in fine form, we showed our House spirit and what it means to be in St Austin’s, with a fantastic effort in the athletics carnival. Full of enthusiasm, effort and tremendous House spirit, the athletics foreshadowed the thrilling and exciting events that we would share together as a family.

and Refugee Office who are an agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, primarily concerned with the pastoral care of migrants and refugees in parishes.

On behalf of everyone in St Austin’s House, we would like to send a special thank you to all of the House Mentors.

To Ms Bassili, Ms O’Connell, Mr Williamson, Mr Maxted, Ms Dickson, Ms Webster and Ms D’Cruz, the assistance, respect and support you have provided for us this year is something we all cherish and are forever grateful for.

We thank you sincerely for the contributions you have made to St Austin’s House.

The ‘Welcome Liturgy’ was our first major event as a House, where the St Austin’s cohort greeted the new students and their families who are now part of the St Austin’s bond for life.

The Welcome Liturgy allowed not only the new students to connect, but also the wonderful mentors and Mr Mackintosh to formally meet everyone. The camaraderie of the House would continue to grow throughout 2019 and was on display every Friday morning at our weekly House breakfasts – a feast of food, drinks, music and some tough Kahoot battles.

The entire House celebrated together at the annual St Austin’s feast day, held in May.

Last but certainly not least, an enormous thank you to our spectacular House Coordinator, Mr Mackintosh. He runs the entire operation, is never without a smile and is always treating every student with utmost respect. The drive and passion Mr Mackintosh has for guiding this wonderful House is something to behold. Once again, thank you Mr Mackintosh for the support, the respect and mentorship you have provided for every single student in St Austin’s House.

Continuing on the exceptional work performed by the leaders that have come before us, this year’s leadership group, guided and supported by Mr Mackintosh, chose to continue the tradition of raising awareness for the Melbourne Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office as our House charity. We raised well over $1000 through our commitment to raise awareness and support for people in need, during a successful ‘Refugee Week’. A truly gratifying effort by all involved, especially those behind the scenes who do not have their names in the spotlight, your work does not go unnoticed. The combined effort highlighted the work of the Melbourne Catholic Migrant

The departing leadership group have great faith in the outstanding leaders that have been chosen to lead the House forward into 2020. Good luck lads, we wish you well and are always just a call away.

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St Edwin’s

House

HOUSE CUP SHARED WINNERS – WITH ST LEO’S 2019

It has been an absolute privilege to be a part of the 2019 Edwin’s cohort. The comradery and connection that we have developed has been an honour to watch.

This year we made history at De La Salle by being the first ever House to be awarded the House Spirit Award. Guided by my fellow Edwin’s Leaders, Kai, Josh, Joel and Ollie, and College Captain Liam and Vice-Captain Morgan, we have been able to set an upbeat vibe and culture within the corridors of our House. With the support of Miss Stevenson and all House Mentors, Edwin’s House has become stronger every day. Whether in sporting events, academically or within the arts, the support given by our six mentor teachers and House Coordinator has always been a thriving factor as to why our House is so special.

Once again we were able to run our ‘St Vinnies’ Winter Sleep Out in support of our House charity St Vincent de Paul Society, to raise awareness for the homeless and unprivileged within Melbourne. Our Edwin’s House motto is ‘Ever and Onward’ and I believe and hope as the House Captain of 2019 that everyone who will continue to come through the House system will always do the House proud. Go Edwin’s!

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St Leo’s

House

St Leo’s House continued its rich culture of consistent student involvement, which leads to overall successes within House competitions.

It is no secret that St Leo’s House prides itself on its camaraderie and brotherhood. 2019 has been no exception, building on the legacy of the 2018 Leadership Team, and those teams before them.

In a similar fashion, St Leo’s House continued its rich culture of consistent student involvement, which leads to overall successes within House competitions. One thing that makes St Leo’s so special is the motto ‘Strength and Honour’, which is vigorously applied by each student who enters the Leo’s doors.

which was won a few months prior, thanks to Stefan Skarlatos for playing an important role and winning Year 11 Swimming Champion Title. The overwhelming participation does not go unnoticed, so thanks to all who helped out across the board, it’s greatly appreciated.

Thanks to the man who makes it all possible, Mr Michael Watty, the rock of the House. He keeps everything together, and helps to unite the House through engaging activities, such as footy tipping and the weekly Kahoots. The footy tipping, this year was taken out by Dillon Henriques-Gomes, with a close second and third from Alex Mihalidis and Daniel Pierias.

The weekly Kahoots ensured continued attendance on Friday morning, with the chance of taking home the prestigious prize – a Mars Bar!

Whilst success shone in the athletic fields, the large amount of work done in The Arts does not go unnoticed. Congratulations to Eli Te Moni and Harry McInney for playing leads in the production Mary Poppins. This was followed by stellar performances by Keegan Eardley and Tom Quinn, for their leads in Godspell.

It’s great to see the creative side of St Leo’s on display.

It has been a privilege and an honour to lead and serve St Leo’s House in 2019, and to leave having empowered others to continue the great culture and traditions created.

Good luck to the 2020 Leadership Team!

Of course, a massive thank you to the continued support of the House Mentors, Mrs Thompson, Mr Galam, Ms Marino, Mr Larsen, Mr Hoskin, Mr Lawler and Mr Hogan. Having such enthusiastic mentors ensures a great start to the day for all, and leaves us with a smile at the end of each day.

St Leo’s House Captain – Joel May St Leo’s House Vice Captain – Dillon Henriques-Gomes St Leo’s House Vice Captain – Joe Lloyd St Leo’s House Lasallian Captain – Taine Krogh St Leo’s House Arts Captain – Eli Te Moni

Once again, success was struck on Athletics Day, when, despite fierce competition late into the day, the Athletics Cup returned, for the fourth time running, to blue surroundings.

Congratulations to Joe Lloyd, taking out Year 12 Athletics Champion. This followed another Swimming Carnival Cup,

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St Mark’s

House

This year has been somewhat of a rollercoaster year for St Mark’s House with a transition of House Coordinators. The ‘pun master’, Mr Paul Harrup was replaced by the ‘master of uniform inspection’ Mr Andrew Wozencroft, who has been a fantastic addition and role model to us ‘Marksmen’. Of course, this House wouldn’t be complete if it weren’t for what many consider to be the six greatest House Mentors at the College.

all with the purpose of raising awareness to the St Mark’s House Charity, Opening the Doors Foundation. The Foundation strives to provide Aboriginal children with further educational opportunities and resources to further pursue their educational aspirations – a worthy cause to raise funds for. The day involved wearing a footy jumper or sports colours, a longest kick competition (with Amedeo providing some comedic relief on the megaphone) and a classic food stall. It was a fantastic day supporting a great cause and ever since the reintroduction of the House system, this has probably been the greatest effort made by the House, surpassing $1000 in fundraising.

Starting off from Mark’s 1 to 3 we have our lovely Ms Holden, our true blue Mr Walker and the ‘undisputed’ maths guru Mr Ellul. Rounding off the House from Mark’s 4 to 6 we have the loveable Mr Devlin, the backbone of Mark’s House, Ms Loft, the calm and collected Mr Hall and a jubilant Ms Fitzpatrick who arrived mid-year. Having such incredible mentors really gives us the motivation to have a great start to our day leading to productive work in the classrooms.

Another highlight of the year that we are very proud of was the fantastic performances from Lasallian Captain Michael O’Dwyer, Vice Captain Anthony Ryan and Music Captain Joel Thompson in the musical adaptation of Mary Poppins. A very entertaining and eventful production in which they performed their parts exceptionally well – a fantastic effort indeed and well worth the viewing.

Unlike every year that has preceded us, we unfortunately weren’t able to have a Year 12 retreat due to the unfortunate bushfires and the retreat centre being used as an emergency shelter. A reflection day was organised at the start of the year instead, which really brought all of us closer and more connected. A real sense of camaraderie emerged.

Overall, 2019 has been quite the year for the Year 12 students and the Mark’s House community. It has been busy, eventful, enjoyable and most importantly, a highlight of our time at the College. The Mark’s House culture undoubtedly continues to thrive and enhance the De La Salle experience. It has been a pleasure to get to work with the amazing group of 2019 Mark’s House Leaders and we wish the best for those who will take over our positions in 2020.

In terms of fundraising, our Year 12 House Leaders, along with Mr Wozencroft, changed it up a little, introducing a ‘Pop-up store’ selling Zooper Doopers. This was followed up beautifully in September with the ‘Sports Colours Day’,

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Deputy Principal

Learning and Teaching

Through the many positive changes over the past six and a half years, one of the highlights for me has been the establishment of the Holy Eucharist Campus. Incredible thought, research, effort and vision (as well as some luck!) have resulted in a wonderful addition to the College.

Mr Mark Gustincic

A 2019 highlight for me has been working on new arrangements for assessment and reporting that moves us more deeply into the Digital Age. All schools have journeyed down this pathway differently, with many complexities to contend with. We are very lucky to have such excellent ICT systems and infrastructure to support this endeavour. Finding ways forward in online, continuous reporting has taken time, but persistence has led to clear solutions for our College community.

The way that the teachers and students there have taken on the challenge of making a brand new curriculum and learning environment a success, has been inspiring to see.

This year marks my 20th year in Catholic education. Despite the milestone attracting no commemorative medallion, cake or even a certificate, I feel very proud about the service I’ve been able to provide in educating young people over that time.

I can’t fail to mention the enjoyment I’ve drawn from teaching Year 10 Media Genre – Horror, for the first time this year.

The subject is fantastic! The students and I have plumbed the darker side of the human psyche and how master filmmakers have been able to manipulate audiences into feeling fear, tension, suspense and shock in classic horror films. I’ve particularly enjoyed watching the creative efforts of the students who have produced one of their own short horror films.

De La Salle College is my second school. I started my career at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, a large, multi-campus school in the inner-western suburb of Braybrook. There, I started as a Visual Arts teacher, with a Year 9 Homeroom in my first year of teaching. In the years after, I took on Year Level Coordination, Learning Technologies Coordination, then went on to become Deputy Principal - Learning and Teaching.

Again this year, I have been lucky to work with an outstanding Learning and Teaching Leadership Team, the Directors of Learning and Development, Learning Area Team Leaders and others. Through their work, positive changes in what is being taught and learned, is making such a difference to the experiences of students at De La Salle. Their support and guidance of the excellent teaching staff warrant a medallion, cake or certificate every working day of the year!

With a young family at the time (one son and another on the way), and having recently moved to Malvern East, the prospect of taking up a role at De La Salle College was an exciting one. I took up duties in 2013, having been hired by the then principal, Br Paul Rogers.

In a similar way to Caroline Chisholm, De La Salle has gone through a transformation. Through the many positive changes over the past six and a half years, one of the highlights for me has been the establishment of the Holy Eucharist Campus.

Incredible thought, research, effort and vision (as well as some luck) have resulted in a wonderful addition to the College.

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Director of Students,

Middle Years Our new Year 7 cohort very much embraced everything the College offered – from participating in ACC sports, House carnivals and activities at lunchtime, to forming bands in their mentor groups with their musical instruments, to listening to cyber-cop Susan McLean regarding the importance of their digital footprint and undertaking a mother and son personal development experience to strengthen their family bonds and their own sense of community. A highlight for many of the Year 7 cohort was their Ace High horse-riding camp in Term 2 and their activities week that included yoga, personal training and study skills to ensure friendships were commenced, developed and strengthened throughout this time.

Year 7 students also undertook a 12 week neuroscience student-wellbeing program called Braingrow that focuses on the students becoming more optimistic, resilient and grateful through using their thinking and not emotional parts of their brain. I look forward to them using this information and experiences to further develop leadership skills as campus leaders next year.

Mr Martin Gibbs

I congratulate the Year 8 students for working with staff in a harmonious way most of the time, and I wish them well as they move on to their next stage of education ...

Taking up the new role of Director of Students, Middle Years, has been an exciting and rewarding experience on many levels. The Tiverton Campus is an exciting and vibrant place to work with dedicated staff and terrific students. The students have learnt many skills throughout 2019 and have consistently managed to work cooperatively and respectfully with each other and staff alike. The students have embraced College life on many levels, from music to sport to debating and robotics and coding, and have been great ambassadors for the College, both within our grounds and in the wider community.

The Year 8 students also had a variety of opportunities through 2019 to expand their horizons and become excellent role models and leaders for the rest of the campus. With a clear focus on becoming more respectful, organised and positive, the Year 8 students listened to the importance of Metro Trains and behaviour on public transport in the wider community, as well as looking at world history and religions at the Jewish Museum. They have also undertaken a range of Retreat Days with our Religious Education teachers exploring spirituality, and had a lead role in organising RUOK day at the Tiverton Campus. Many thanks to the Year 8 Student Leaders for organising a basketball 3-on-3 competition that raised important funds for the Sacred Heart Mission in Term 2. The Year 8 Leaders also worked collaboratively with staff to deliver Breakfast Club during the winter months for all students from Years 5-8.

There have been many highlights during the year and, in particular, the enormous contribution all students made to Mission Action Day in both participation and fundraising throughout Term 1. It is a day students genuinely look forward to each year. Thanks to Year Level Coordinators Mr Stephen Brick and Dr Melissa Walsh for their tireless efforts.

I congratulate the Year 8 students for working with staff in a harmonious way most of the time, and I wish them well as they move on to their next stage of education at the Holy Eucharist Year 9 campus in 2020.

The Primary Year 5 and Year 6 students had a range of engaging activities throughout the year including celebrating International Women’s Day with their mums, a leadership day with the Melbourne Football Club and excursions to Taskworks, Healesville Sanctuary, the MCG, Glen Eira Wetlands, and St Kilda beach. The academic results in ICAS English Competition and the Australian Maths Competition indicated the students have sound foundations before moving into the Middle School Years at the Tiverton Campus.

I would like to thank all the Tiverton staff, especially the Student Wellbeing Team of Ms Georgie Skinner (Educational Support Coordinator), Ms Kylie Upton (Health Care Centre), Dr Melissa Walsh (Year 7 Coordinator), Mr Stephen Brick (Year 8 Coordinator), and Ms Karina Dubroja (Psychologist) for their commitment, involvement and endless energy in the myriad of activities presented to our students. It would not be possible without the dedication of such a committed staff body. We look forward to driving more positive change within 2020 and beyond to the Tiverton Campus, as we continue to seek to challenge, extend and improve the learning experiences for all students at the Tiverton campus. We will continue to Live, Learn and Lead.

The camps to Cave Hill Creek and Sovereign Hill were a highlight for many of the students and some are still talking about activities they did or saw on the camp that will stay with them as they journey through the College. Many thanks to classroom teachers Mr Ben Ahern, Mr Andrew Kearns and Mr Terry Atkins for their leadership on these trips.

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When visiting the Year 5 primary school classroom it was always full of energy, colour and life with the students consistently engaged and having fun at school.

The Year 5 students have undertaken a variety of curriculum and extracurricular activities this year to keep developing their literacy and numeracy skills, expand their love of learning in art, music and sport, and encourage them to develop life-long skills in Personal Development, Inquiry and Religion.

YEAR 5 LEADER REPORT

When visiting the Year 5 Primary School classroom it was always full of energy, colour and life, with the students consistently engaged and having fun at school. The Year 5 students have had a terrific 2019 school year under the guidance of their teacher Mr Ben Ahern, and have undertaken a range of inquiry-based excursions to the Port Phillip Eco Centre, Taskworks and Healesville Sanctuary. They, like the Year 6 students, have had a strong focus on leadership through participating in an excursion with the Melbourne Football Club and both classes competed in the inaugural De La Salle Primary School Debating Competition in Term 3. The students also commented that the Year 5 camp to Sovereign Hill was a highlight in Term 1, and loved competing in House Athletics and Swimming carnivals, Dendy Sports competitions and Hoop Time at MSAC in Term 3.

In Term 1, we went to Sovereign Hill in Ballarat for a three-day camp to learn all about the Gold Rush.

In Term 2 we started our winter sports tournaments, and got to play either football or netball. Unfortunately we kept getting washed out, and only got to play one game, but Mr Ahern and Mr Atkins would take us out to play scratch matches. We also participated in lightning premierships for football and netball. We went on two excursions, one to the MCG, and one to Port Phillip Bay to learn about litter in the ocean and how to protect native species.

In Term 3, we had Hoop Time Basketball at MSAC, as well as Dendy Athletics at Duncan Mackinnon. We also had excursions to Healesville Sanctuary and Taskworks for our science inquiry unit. In Term 4 we had a Twenty20 blast tournament and had inter-school swimming.

We have had a lot of fun this year!

We are looking forward to working with these students again as they continue to progress through their academic journey at De La Salle.

Mr Martin Gibbs Director of Students, Middle Years

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PERSONAL REFLECTION On my first day of school at De La Salle, I felt very welcomed by staff and students. I have exceeded my learning goals in all subjects and that could not have happened without the help of my lovely teachers and from all the support of classmates. One thing that really stands out at De La Salle is the sport and extra activities we get to enjoy. My highlight of the year was camp. We went out to the mountains and enjoyed fun activities such as canoeing and hiking, which was a great experience for everyone.

I also enjoyed time spent playing footy and hoop time.

They were really fun because it included everyone and encouraged team work, Thanks to the coaching from Mr Ahern, Mr Kearns and of course the greatest of them all, Mr Gibbs. De La Salle has just been the perfect school for me and I love it. My whole year has been amazing.

Tom Rogers

The students have been good all year, even from the first day of the year.

YEAR 6 LEADER REPORT

The Year 6 Primary School students have also had a rewarding 2019 school year under the guidance of Year 6 teachers Mr Andrew Kearns and Mr Terry Atkins. Mr Atkins claims “the students have been good all year, even from the first day of the year”. The key focus in the classroom has been to develop students’ confidence in all areas of learning, whether it be literacy or numeracy, personal development or music, to ensure they have a smooth academic transition into the Middle School of the College in 2020.

From the first day of the new school year, the Year 6 students formed new friendships and got to know each other like we had been mates for years. It was great to see many people put their effort in to applying for the new leadership positions and congratulations to House Captains Jordan Yuen and Tom Rodgers, Aidan O’Flynn and Johnny Kocolis, Ethan Eustace and Alex Simpson, and Harrison Shaw and Raphie Pickering.

A highlight of Term 1 was the greatest camp of all time at Cave Hill Creek. We enjoyed three days in our glamping tents, where the nights were cold and the days were spent with fun activities such as canoeing, raft building, bush walking and marshmallows around the

The students, as a result, have also undertaken a range of inquirybased excursions to the Port Phillip Eco Centre, Taskworks, and the Glen Eira Wetlands for some tree planting to expand their horizons. They have also had a strong focus on leadership through participating in an excursion with the Melbourne Football Club and both classes competing in the inaugural De La Salle Primary School debating competition in Term 3.

Unfortunately in Term 2, we had to say goodbye to legendary teacher Mr Atkins who went on long service leave. We think he is one of the greatest teachers ever, despite the horrible jokes and planking he made us do each day!

They have also undertaken the important Personal Development program with our school Psychologist Ms Karina Durobja called Resilience and Friends to assist them in navigating their own friendships, and how to develop new ones in preparation for Year 7 transition next year.

Late in Term 3 about half of our class were confirmed at St Anthony’s Church. Thanks to Ms Ferguson who organised everything. We were able to go on an excursion that took us to soup kitchens, St Patrick’s Cathedral and a lot of other churches to prepare for our Confirmation.

Many of the Year 6 students enjoyed participating in the Dendy sports carnivals and they represented the College superbly in cricket, football, netball, basketball and cross country.

It was my pleasure to coach the elite basketball Hoop Time team at MSAC in Term 3 and at Waverley Basketball Stadium in Term 4. The team only missed out representing De La Salle at the state championships by percentage. Outstanding performances by all involved, but special mention to Year 6 students Lucas Exell, Primary and Basketball Team Captain, Tom Rodgers, Jordan Uyen and especially Aiden Stewart, who shot 18 points in 12 minutes of basketball in one amazing game.

Students also enjoyed an excursion to Tasks Works where there were a lot of things to do with mechanics, including dissembling and reassembling a robot and a train.

The day came when we had the Hoop Time tournament at MSAC where most of the Primary School participated.

The ‘Elite’ team, along with the legendary coaching of Mr Gibbs, made it to the grand final. Hoop Time was a fabulous day out.

We are all so excited to finish off the year strong and graduate Primary School. Bring on Year 7!

Mr Martin Gibbs Director of Students, Middle Years

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Year 7

Growth.

What better word to capture the essence of Year 7 in 2019?

I’m not talking about their height – although that has increased! This year the students have grown as learners, as members of the De La Salle community, and as young people with confidence and initiative.

YEAR 7 LEADER REPORT

Not only have students learnt a musical instrument, started new languages, dissected fish, built robots, solved maths problems, mapped waterways, designed computer games and toured an art gallery, they have read hundreds of books, written numerous essays and still found the energy to play seemingly non-stop games of basketball.

This year has been a very eventful year as we shared many great memories, made new friends and had plenty of fun along the way. It also helps when we had the most awesome group of Year 7 students in the history of De La Salle!

For those coming through to De La Salle from the primary years, a monumental chapter in our lives began in February. We all did our best to show the ‘De La Spirit’, behaving on public transport, showing respect to the public, and most importantly, to our peers. The way that the students of many different schools all united so seamlessly is something not seen much in this modern society.

The funds raised for Mission Action Day, and students’ enthusiasm for competing in the storm-interrupted House Swimming Carnival, demonstrated how a sense of belonging to the De La Salle community had grown. Nurtured by the example of John Baptist de La Salle, the ‘De La Spirit’ showed itself in many ways. From the camaraderie shown in the junior production Mink and Sam, to the generosity of those who volunteered to help with school events, our College values were made visible time and again.

One of the main highlights of this year was camp. We all had a lively adventure and behaved well (unlike the horses).

The food was good, and it was a great time all round.

We also had fun activities such as the Da Vinci Decathlon – an old but large event celebrating the many different ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci. We also have had many different ACC sports throughout the year. These Year 7 students showed skill and sportsmanship, proudly wearing the ‘blue and gold’.

From the nervous excitement – and plain old nerves – of starting secondary school, students also grew in confidence. This was amply illustrated on the camp at Ace-Hi Ranch, where so many had their first experience of horse riding. This growth was also evident when the students came up with ideas and took the initiative: the Just Dance mornings in Vincent, the Magic the Gathering competition, the lunchtime basketball commentary and timekeeping, to the efforts of the Class Captains to represent their classmates. And now, thanks to Dr Dave, our ‘Braingrow guru’, the students also have a brainy vocab to keep growing their resilience and capacity to take on new challenges.

As always, De La Salle was able to give back to people who may not share the same opportunities as us. Mission Action Day was the highlight for many students. We all tried to raise as much money as we could, eventually raising in excess of $20,000 – the most of any year level in the College.

I would like to thank all the Mentors and the teachers for their care and patience with the students this year. I encourage each Year 7 to recognise and celebrate how much they have grown in 2019, and be proud of what they have learnt, the connections they have made and the confidence they have shown.

The Year 7 students all had an amazing year and a great start to our journey in ‘big boy school’.

Our year couldn’t have been as good as it was without our teachers, staff, and students. Thank you!

Dr Melissa Walsh Year 7 Coordinator

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Students took part in activities such as raft building to challenge their communication and collaboration skills, and The Giant Swing and Surfing challenged a number of students’ comfort zones.

YEAR 8 LEADER REPORT

The Year 8 students of 2019 have experienced a challenging and vibrant year. As the senior year level on Tiverton Campus, they have risen to the challenge of being the Junior College Leaders.

We have had an excellent mix of College and student led excursions, activities and programs.

What a year! Through all the highs and lows, 2019 has been a great year for Year 8. We have had so many great successes, whether through academics, sport, leadership or social justice.

Sport is a major part of the culture of Year 8, and our results show this, with wins in the ACC Swimming Carnival early in the year, as well as the dominant hockey team. We also had successes in soccer, basketball and footy, each which fell just short of their respective titles.

In Year 8 this year we focused on the Lasallian Principle of Respect. Students explored the aspects of Respect for Oneself, Respect for Others and Respect for the Environment.

This theme was reflected in the Year 8 personal development classes and the student led programs.

The most notable student led initiative in 2019 was the RUOK Day Students versus Teachers Basketball Fundraiser. The Year 8 Leaders worked with the Year 7 students and primary students to organise an excellent day to highlight the importance of mental health. Other notable student led initiatives include the lunchtime fundraiser in Term 3 and 4, led by Noah Henderson, and Mission Action Day year level goals and staff challenges.

Social justice was also a great success in our year level, having had multiple students in the top 10 for amount of money raised by an individual for Mission Action Day. Our Super Smash Bros tournament also supported this cause, and RUOK Day was an important event on our calendar. Many thanks to Mr Gibbs for organising ‘staff vs students’ basketball and our psychologist Ms Karina Dubroja for organising the barbeque and spreading awareness about this important topic.

In November the whole year level attended a three-day camp at Phillip Island Resort. This camp marked the beginning of their transition to the Holy Eucharist Campus, where the students were able to put into practice a range of skills. Students took part in activities such as raft building to challenge their communication and collaboration skills, and The Giant Swing and surfing challenged a number of students’ comfort zones.

Members of staff from the Holy Eucharist Campus were also present and ran a transition program for the students introducing them to the program at Holy Eucharist.

A number of our students also had great success in multiple academic competitions through the GATE program. Many of the Year 8 House Leaders have certainly embraced the challenge and the chance to lead the Year 5-8 students on the Tiverton Campus, with the departure of the Year 9 students to Holy Eucharist. A significant event for us personally was the Leadership Development Day in Term 2, which helped us improve not just our leadership skills, but helped us work on how to be a better person as a whole. Thank you to Mr Brick and Mr Gibbs for organising this on our behalf.

I would like to thank all of the Year 8 Mentors for their work and commitment towards the wellbeing of all the Year 8 students in our care.

2019 sure was a great year, but 2020 in Year 9 will undoubtedly be just as incredible!

James Ganas – Tiverton Captain Ellis Ashe & Joshua Miles – Tiverton Vice-Captains

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Director of Holy Eucharist

Campus

This year a ‘2014 dream’ became a ‘2019 reality’ as De La Salle made history in opening a third campus.

Dubbed ‘the jewel in our Lasallian crown’ Holy Eucharist campus Malvern East became home to our Year 9 students – the first Lasallian cohort in the world to be schooled in a standalone Year 9 campus.

I take great homage in the saying “You give me the right people, and I don’t much care what organisation you give me… good thinks will happen.” Handpicking a close-knit team of contemporary staff, passionate about teaching at the formative years was critical.

Mr David Alexander and Ms Lauren Anderson

These teaching and support staff have worked tirelessly in designing and delivering a robust, studentcentred curriculum.

Ms Lauren Anderson

Mr Matthew Jones

Mr Warren Bardsley

Ms Nicola Mairs

Mrs Jennifer Bonnici

Mrs Vanessa Marolda

Mr Michael Chippendale Mr Chris Martin Mr Chris Church

Mrs Uma Muthia

Mrs Patricia D’Arcy

Mr Ryan McDonough

Mrs Joan Ferguson

Ms Dasha Vorobieva

Mrs Carolyn Green

Ms Carly Walsh

Mr David Happ These teaching and support staff have worked tirelessly in designing and delivering a robust, student-centred curriculum.

The immediate success of this new program should be attributed to these fine people.

Students have embraced the opportunity to learn through project based learning. The environment is fresh, with large classrooms allowing a strong collaborative focus. Students are far more engaged, empowered and self-motivated. Many students have insisted that the Holy Eucharist Campus has provided a platform for their best year of schooling to date.

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Year 9, 2019 Student Leaders: Peter Orlando (Vice‐Captain), Reeve Yogendran (Campus Captain), Mr David Alexander (Head of Year 9 Campus) Sean MacNamara (Vice‐Captain).

The team of teachers bring a great mix of energy, experience and innovation. Together our vision is to promote an environment where students are more empowered and self‐motivated.

This environment was evident as soon as timetabled classes for the year began.

On Thursday 31 January 2019 De La Salle College created history with the opening of our dedicated Year 9 Campus in Malvern East. The Holy Eucharist Campus is De La Salle’s third campus and establishes the College as the first Lasallian school to have a self‐ sufficient, standalone campus for Year 9 students.

An intensive program of renovation and refurbishment has turned the previous Holy Eucharist Primary School into a modern learning environment.

There was unbridled excitement — from teachers, staff and parents alike. Some students even suggested they felt like Year 7 students again, entering a new school.

Mr David Alexander Head of Year 9 Campus – Holy Eucharist

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Learning Program The creation of the Holy Eucharist Campus, a space specifically designed for our Year 9 students, presented a great opportunity to design a curriculum that considers students’ needs for engagement along with the demands of 21st century skills. Staff at the campus in 2019 have worked tirelessly to ensure that students understand the fundamentals necessary for learning but also have the space and scope to have choice and a voice in their learning.

With our core themes of stewardship and legacy, the Lasallian service program was a chance for every young man to engage with his community and give back to others who might need assistance. Every Year 9 student made their own way to local kindergartens, schools and aged care facilities to support other local organisations and much was learnt about interpersonal communication and the needs of others through this experience.

Through the wide variety of learning experiences at Holy Eucharist we are hopeful that every student leaves us with a greater understanding of how they learn, a voice that can articulate their learning needs and a stronger sense of their place in our College and local communities.

Pivotal to this was the shift towards student led conferences.

Replacing the traditional parent teacher interview, these conferences required the active participation of the student, placing the parent and teacher as part of the team that supports learning. By second semester students found themselves sharing their work and learning confidently, as well as being able to reflect on their strengths and areas for future improvement.

Ms Lauren Anderson Year 9 Learning and Teaching Leader

Our Expo nights at the end of both semesters have also played an important role in showcasing the abilities of our young men when they are given the opportunity to direct their own learning. Projects were completed based on the inquiry model and each student chose to explore an area of learning in a deeper way. Many displayed their creativity, designing exhibits that provided a visual representation of their conclusions.

Taking students outside the classroom to enhance their learning was also an important element of the Holy Eucharist curriculum.

This year, students undertook fieldtrips to the National Gallery to look at representations of Australia as impetus for creative writing, the Big Issue Magazine to investigate homelessness and Melbourne Museum and IMAX to complement studies on Natural Disasters and Microbes. My thanks to the Holy Eucharist staff for designing these days and the corresponding learning, ensuring students got the most out of these experiences.

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Pathways

Careers A key function of our role in Careers Education at De La Salle College is to prepare our students to transition successfully toward a future career path.

This involves providing curriculum opportunities to build students’ general capabilities, support their interests and aspirations, and support them to make informed decisions about their subject choices and pathways.

To begin our curriculum programs this year, we kicked off with our My Futures program at our Year 9, Holy Eucharist Campus. We began with our keynote speaker Mark George – a College Alumni from the class of 1983 – who shared his remarkable story of extreme sporting adventures to the theme of ‘Anything is Possible’. This resonated strongly with our students as they began to navigate through the possibilities for their own futures in the following weeks’ activities.

Our Year 10 students started their time at Kinnoull by undertaking a series of psychometric tests called the Morrisby Report. The Morrisby Report forms a valuable resource outlining each student’s strengths and interests relating to future occupations and is used for careers advice and guidance. The students also participated in Shape Your Destiny from Success Integrated, which provided the impetus for the students to have some time for personal reflection about what they want for themselves in the future.

In 2019, the students of Kinnoull Campus embraced diversity, showed compassion, encouraged diligence and celebrated success. VCE and VCAL students focused on achieving their academic best whilst also reaching out to those in need, both near and far.

Our Year 11 students are involved in the Careers Passport, which is a program linked to their Personal Development Program.

The transition to the Kinnoull Senior Campus brings new opportunities to our students where they are encouraged to take initiative and stretch themselves in their academic and co-curricular pursuits.

Valuable skills included, how best to plan and prepare, how to value individual skills and identify transferable skills, and how best to present their folio ...

To support students in choosing which pathways will best meet their skills, interests and future ambitions, Student Monitoring occurs on a holistic level and Academic Testing takes place prior to starting Year 5 or Year 7, and again in Year 8 and Year 10. The Academic Testing allows the identification of students who may need support and we can tailor lessons and programs to both extend and challenge students that need it. This can include entrance to our Gifted and Talented Education Program and Accelerated Learning Programs at VCE. Of course these results sit alongside NAPLAN results and they are also used to help inform when reviewing student performance.

Many of our Year 12 students benefited from a workshop on how to present themselves for an interview. Valuable skills included, how best to plan and prepare, how to value individual skills and identify transferable skills, and how best to present their folio and folio ideas in a course selection interview. This is also part of the one-on-one interviews that the Year 12 students undertake to support them with their University choices and the array of selection criteria they need to fulfil leading to University course applications.

In Term 3, the Progression and Wellbeing Teams begin to reflect on Term 1 while also looking forward to support students in choosing their programs and classes for the future academic year. Guidance and support from House Coordinators, subject teachers and Mentors all assist in helping individual students of Year 9, 10 and 11 make informed decisions, in consultation with parents, about their final years of schooling.

A report, commissioned by Graduate Careers Australia, found that having a University degree is still a good passport to a job – 32 per cent of positions require a bachelor’s degree or higher qualification. About half of the estimated 800,000 jobs to be created in the next five years are expected to require a degree. While keeping this data in mind, on Tuesdays during Term 2, we conduct our University lunch-time visits, which is a great opportunity for students to access information about different Universities and what they have to offer.

Programs such as the Year 9 Futures Program, Subject Selection assemblies, Subject Selection Day and VCE/VCAL add Information Evenings exist to support students through important decisions about their future direction. The Director of Learning and Development and Careers Counsellor work in close consultation, educating and supporting students to explore these pathways.

The Careers Centre is an important resource for students to access information so they can make confident and informed decisions for their futures. It is an absolute privilege to be part of their post-secondary planning.

Mrs Lucy Russell Director of Learning and Development: Student Progression

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Year 10

YEAR 10 PHYSICS

INDUSTRY AND ENTERPRISE

The students who opted to follow a Year 10 course in Physical Science exhibited great enthusiasm for the course this year, which was very pleasing for their teachers Mr Bourke, Ms Fitzpatrick and Mr Hall.

This year’s Industry and Enterprise students experienced a range of hands-on work experiences. The semester-long elective, which is actually a VCE Unit 1 study, is a timely addition to the College’s Year 10 program. It allows students to investigate work and its place in work settings, industries and society, at a time when they are looking at career preferences and subject choices.

The course was in two parts. Initially Newton’s Laws of Motion were investigated in the guise of ‘Road Science’, which also looked in detail at the numerous ways in which the safety of the motor vehicle has improved during the last 70 years.

The highlight of this part of the course was the Mousetrap Car Challenge wherein students were challenged to plan and construct a vehicle powered only by the force of a single standard mousetrap. The students learned a lot about friction and mechanical advantage from this hands-on experience.

Many students produced very merit-worthy vehicles. James D’Amelio, Josh Salmon, Will B-J, Will Dwyer, (appropriately) Adam Car and others constructed very elaborate cars and had clearly expended a great deal of effort (and probably commandeered the kitchen table for some time!) Meanwhile other students (Luke!) utilised much simpler designs which outstripped their more technically superior relatives. James Bonso was credited with the longest travel, recording a distance of 22m unaided. All in all, a great deal of fun was had and hopefully some physics was learned along the way.

Throughout the Industry and Enterprise course, students explore the vocational, economic, social and cultural aspects of work, in both a theoretical and practical setting.

Each student chooses a career option drawn from data provided by online career testing and the Morrisby Report, which all De La Salle students compete in Year 10. Their career choice provides a framework to explore trends and patterns in Australian workplaces and industries as well as significant issues affecting Australian industries and analyse industry responses to these issues.

As part of the study, students experienced a range of different workplaces and vocational settings including the Port of Melbourne, HMAS Cerberus, Melbourne Polytechnic and Holmesglen TAFE. A unique component of the Industry and Enterprise program is the 35-hour structured workplace learning component which every student undertakes. This year’s students worked in a variety of work places; including architectural and accounting firms, hospitals, research laboratories, retail outlets and construction. Students are able to apply the skills and knowledge in a real work setting and the overwhelming feedback from employers and students alike was extremely positive.

The latter half of the course looked at “Our Universe” and the students learned about the vast distances in space and the various celestial bodies to be found therein. Although practical exercises are not easily performed on this topic, the students were able to get some sense of the spatial relationships of the planets by constructing a scale model of the solar system out on the College oval.

Ms Kerry Martin Industry and Enterprise Teacher

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Science

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offer external opportunities such as Reptile Encounters (Year 7), Melbourne Imax Museum (Year 9), Melbourne Zoo (VCE Biology) and Sleep Lab (VCE Psychology).

2019, like every year before, has been composed of the same key ingredients that have made Science such a success at De La Salle College: curious minds, passionate teachers and contemporary facilities.

A wonderfully talented, enthusiastic and attentive group of students who try to achieve their best in this subject, make our job relatively easier. Last year, 85% students who achieved an ATAR Score of 90 or more pursued at least one VCE science subject. To know that science played such an important role in helping these students succeed is a real thrill to us all.

At De La Salle, we believe that science must be discovered through curiosity. Critical understanding of scientific concepts and phenomenon through scientific inquiry is the mainstay of our philosophy. By nurturing a spirit of inquiry and bringing current, relevant and real-world science into the classroom, we actively prepare our students to become educated citizens capable of not just understanding global issues but also problem solving them. In 2019, an incredible team of talented, generous and enthusiastic teachers and lab technicians have worked tirelessly to ensure students get opportunities to be as hands-on as possible during their science lessons and also

Every day, amazing new developments are being seen through science and at De La Salle College, we are excited by the opportunity to educate tomorrow’s scientists who will make this world an even better place.

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Religious

Psychology

Education

YEAR 11 PSYCHOLOGY GUEST SPEAKER

In good news for our senior Religious Education (RE) students, this year has seen the introduction of four new Year 10 RE units.

Year 11 Psychology students were lucky enough to have Dr Catherine Wilmott from Monash University come and speak with them about head injury and recent research being conducted in conjunction with the AFL in head injury prevention.

They are:

The visit was timed to coincide with coursework relating to brain trauma and plasticity, so Dr Wilmott was able to provide students with some real‐life evidence to assist with their studies!

• Jesus — Why is He So Special?

• The Gospel Code • The Influence of Religion on Art and Music

Ms Jessica Stevenson

• The Church — Past Present and Future Students have been novices in these courses and enjoyed the fruits of the Year 10 teachers’ labours to flesh out engaging lessons.

For example, students explore the unique words, actions and ministry of Jesus in “Jesus — Why is He So Special?”

How was He so different from others of his time and era to the extent that actors have risked precariously hanging from a cross to depict his life, death and resurrection on the Hollywood set? If Jesus lived next door, what impact would He have on you, and your neighbourhood? How would the community be influenced by his presence and actions?

Interesting thoughts to ponder!

“The Gospel Code” unlocks the ‘secrets’ behind the author’s intent of the Gospels. Writing in such an era AD, the audience was far different, with a different lifestyle culture, and outlook on life, a time capsule removed from an audience of today. This unit steps back in time to unlock the hidden socio‐cultural influences on the texts, looking also at themes the author emphasised.

Michelangelo could “see the figures” inside the marble before he sculpted it. Devout Christian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is heavenly at its best, full of passion and poise. Indeed, the artists and musicians of history through to today’s inspirational painters such as Sieger Koder and modern Christian musicians including evangelical rappers, all have influenced the rich tapestry of art and music and blessed us with their work. “The Influence of Religion on Art and Music” was taken on by creatively minded men and their comrades who were interested in dipping into this unit for its colour and beat.

The fourth unit, “The Church: Past Present and Future”, explores the early Church (its rifts, splits and reformations), the current branches of the Church in a state of flux and reform, and thirdly, students projecting their own voice, vision and contribution toward a future Church.

In additional good news, Year 10 students will have a choice in Year 11, Units 1 and 2 Religion and Society. Unit 1 explores Australian Indigenous spirituality, from the beginning, and the introduction of other religions into Australia. The current Year 11 Unit 2 Religion and Society has a strong ethics theme weaving through it. Year 12 students will have a combined Seminar Program and Community Engagement (Ministry Options) Program launched next year also.

YEAR 12 PSYCHOLOGY INCURSION On 21 August, the Year 12 Psychology students were lucky enough to have the Epworth Laboratory come out and run an incursion. This incursion allowed the students to gain real life exposure to how a sleep laboratory works and why people attend. This ties in with their Unit 4 studies on ‘States of Consciousness and Sleep’. Highlights included monitoring a student while he attempted to sleep, watching some real life footage of sleep study patients and testing the latest equipment used for sleep disorders.

How privileged we are to serve our senior young men a holistic curriculum, fuelling their intellectual, physical and spiritual enrichment here at De La Salle!

Ms Joanna Dickson and Ms Jessica Stevenson

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English The machinations of the English program at De La Salle College this year saw a varied and engaging range of events take place.

A large number of students represented the College at the Debating Association of Victoria’s debating program, with some outstanding performances from a number of teams.

Particularly impressive was our Year 10 team, which made it all the way to the top four in the state. This is a fantastic effort from our debaters and brings great credit to themselves and their coaching staff.

Public speaking was similarly on the cards for those who represented the College at the ACC Debating and Public Speaking competitions, including Morgan Morffew of Year 12 who won his category with an outstanding display of public speaking.

YEAR 10 DEBATING

The Model United Nations event took place at our Kinnoull Campus again this year, with 103 students from nine schools engaged in discussion, debate and the complexities of world affairs. Participants were challenged to look at several different perspectives regarding political and social problems, and to recognise the importance of nuance and context within the pursuit of justice and truth.

We began our debating year with a mixture of emotions, including those of avidity and humility, as we justifiably thought we were the underdog. Little did we know that we would maintain a winning streak of 14 that would grant us a position in the semi-finals against Melbourne Grammar.

Being a member of a debating team entails the discovery of the beauty of cooperation and dialogue. Personally, the best part of debating is that of the preparation conducted during lunch and recess. This is the true splendour of debating. It was the topic ‘That we should abolish political parties’ that allowed a myriad of debaters to derogate from accepted liberal politics into the abyss of Russian collectivism. A month later after rigorous internal debate, we succumbed to the political dogma of democracy and rejected the idea of arguing for a one-party state in order not to confound the opposing side of such unorthodoxy.

Although this internal discussion about advocating for fascism was a long process that turned out to be superfluous, it enabled us to talk together as a group cooperatively and contributed immensely to the unity of our team and future success.

VCE students in English should be pleased with their diligence and focus this year.

Our VCE English students availed themselves of a number of revision lectures held in the St Miguel Theatre prior to each major assessment, not just to bolster their personal preparation for the assessments, but also to allow them a taste of things to come if they choose a university pathway. VCE students in English should be pleased with their diligence and focus this year.

Student writing has also been a particular highlight this year, with several students contributing pieces for the Shared Stories publication, a yearly anthology of student writing and art from a range of Catholic schools. We also ran our in-school Writing Competition throughout Term 3 and 4, with this year’s topic being ‘The Power of Gratitude’. Students wrote wonderfully well, with a range of interpretations relating to gratitude and thankfulness, demonstrating great empathy and compassion.

Another topic that was debated was ‘That welfare payments should be in the form of vouchers’, which is quite relevant and current when considering the Australians Government’s proposition of the cashless debit card for welfare recipients.

This topic encouraged us to dig deeper into its underlying motivations and the inherent paternalism of such a system championed by populists.

At Year 7 and 8, our students have been reading more than ever, with Literature Circles providing students with a broad range of quality novels at Year 7, and a comprehensive library program being undertaken for Year 8 students. We are all immensely pleased to see a significant upswing in young people’s engagement with books, borrowing trends from the library and the standard of student writing. The Literature Circles in particularly provide a student-led approach to their reading experiences and the subsequent learning attached.

We additionally debated about whether ‘Children should be allowed to protest’, which was fascinating as it impelled us to research about the efficacy and importance in consolidating accountability for a representative democracy.

Although we lost the semi-final debate against Melbourne Grammar, we concluded our season with an overall win when taking into account our final ranking of being in the top four in Victoria out of over 800 teams and the relationships we gained. Lachlan Wong, Thomas Seddon, Lachlan Connolly, Olly Williams, Leo Torcasio, Daniel Pertile and Ethan Dattilo collectively thank the hard work done by Ms Georgina Dwyer and Ms Christine Thompson in coaching the debating team.

The English program at De La Salle College continues to flourish and grow, and we commend all students and staff who read, wrote, spoke and thought deeply throughout the year.

Tom Seddon, Year 10

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Languages

We went to the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. We threw coins into the fountain, wishing one day we would return to Italy!

Language students in Years 5 to 12 are exposed to the world through learning about and engaging in a broad range of topics with their Italian and French studies, from art and history to social structures and technology.

Orvieto was amazing, from its chilly caves to hot summer nights. Orvieto easily had the best food we ate while in Italy.

Every day we were doing something whether that was school and talking to the locals or playing a soccer match against each other or even cooking with an amazing chef.

In 2019, the French students who hosted our students on their tour in 2018 have spent time at De La Salle College, living with our French students who participated in the exchange last year.

Peter Orlando, Year 9

This year in September, a group of 13 students and three staff headed to Italy to experience their chosen subject in real‐time.

The final stop on our trip was Rome. We visited Cinnecita’, The Spanish Steps and Vatican City. Highlights included The Sistine Chapel, St Peters Basilica and Castel Sant’Angelo.

We went to the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. We threw coins into the fountain, wishing one day we would return to Italy! Finally, The Colosseum! The 2019 Italy Trip was the holiday of a lifetime for us, and I would truly recommend it to all Italian students in the future.

STUDENT REFLECTIONS ON ITALY TOUR After the long flights to get to Venice we took a boat from the airport that dropped us off directly in front of our hotel.

Some sights we saw during our stay include San Marco Square, the Doge’s Palace, St Marks Basilica and my personal favourite the Venice Biennale. The Biennale is the world’s oldest and most prestigious biennale of international contemporary art. Each country had a pavilion and most had something to do with the country’s past or related to their futures. Overall our time in Venice was marvellous and the food was too!

Ben Gallo, Year 9

POETRY COMPETITIONS Students also enter the Berthe Mouchette Competition (French) and the Dante Alighieri Poetry Competition (Italian).

In 2019 we had two finalists in the Dante Alighieri and three finalists for the Berthe Mouchette.

Daniel Van Den Berg, Year 9 Our second stop in Italy was the gorgeous Florence. There we learnt about the history of the Medici family and the history of Florence through its art and architecture. We saw the statue of David by Michelangelo. Florence was definitely one of my favourite places I have been.

We encourage our students to keep up their language studies and immerse themselves in other cultures.

Ms Grace Giudice Learning Area Team Leader — Languages

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Humanities

SHARED STORIES

The vision of the Humanities’ Learning Area is to provide a curriculum which will allow our young men to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals who are both active and informed citizens. Humanities encompasses the separate disciplines of History, Geography, Legal Studies and Politics. Our studies in Humanities took place both inside and outside the classroom, with some exciting activities to highlight these vital topics.

Each year, De La Salle College participates in the Shared Stories Anthology along with other Catholic schools across Melbourne. Shared Stories is designed to foster student creativity and encourage self-expression. It allows students to submit either a visual or a written piece they feel to be special enough to share with others. This extracurricular activity is a fantastic opportunity for students to interact and engage in some internal dialogue within their brain and to organise their deliberations in the form of art.

It promotes students to express their thoughts, opinions and interpretations of a theme that consequently gives them a sense of satisfaction and pride. The 2019 theme was ‘Gratitude.’ 22 De La Salle students have the honour and recognition of being newly published writers.

HISTORY

Tom Seddon, Year 10

Senior History in 2019 has challenged our young men to develop an interest in, and enjoyment of, learning about key events in world history in the 20th century. Along the way, they develop skills in the analysis and use of sources, as well as the explanation and communication of arguments.

The Australian History Competition was an attractive challenge for some of our Year 7-9 students who undertook a timed multiple choice test on Australian History, as well as their analysis and interpretation skills.

The Year 10 Jewish Holocaust Centre Visit is always both sobering and uplifting for your young men. To have the privilege to hear from one of the dwindling number of survivors is something we hope the students never forget. The tales of struggle, torture and resilience in the face of pure evil leave the young men with the knowledge that the human spirit is undeniably strong and that, in spite of all the survivors experienced, their message is one of hope, tolerance and acceptance.

The Vietnam Veteran presentation to our Year 11 20th century History students presents them with the realities of the Vietnam War from the perspective of an Australian soldier. The effects of the war on all involved, as well as the initial reaction of certain sectors of the public and the Australian Government is something which the students need to hear.

MODEL UN CONFERENCE In October, De La Salle College hosted its fifth Model United Nations Conference – a highly anticipated event on the students’ calendar. The topic for this year was, ‘Planet Oceans: Protecting the World’s Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources’.

GEOGRAPHY In Term 1, the Year 12 Geography cohort travelled to Fishermans Bend to evaluate the positive and negative impacts of the change from industrial land use to primarily residential and mixed land use. Students revisited the South Melbourne Ferrars St Primary School, which was completed in January 2018.

This year, 103 Year 10-12 students participated from nine different schools – the largest group of delegations to date.

Year 10 Geography students visited the Docklands to contextualise their subject Changing Urban Environments.

The information collected on the day was used to complete a report addressing the changing use of the Docklands and how effectively and sustainably it is being developed and managed.

The debates across the day were consistently intense, well-researched and eloquently spoken by all mock delegations. The final resolution was a testament to the abilities of the students involved to cooperate, put aside differences and hone their skills of diplomacy in order to make the world, albeit a fictional one, a better place.

In Year 11 Geography, students investigated the impact on and subsequent management of the environment in Kingslake and the surrounding region since the devastating Black Saturday Bushfires in 2009. In Unit 2, students investigated the premier tourist destination that is the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct. The students come to an understanding of the region and how it is being managed to ensure that it continues to evolve to serve the needs of Melbourne and its visitors for years to come.

As the host, De La Salle had a very strong cohort of 29 students that participated on the day – a number of whom are now veterans of the diplomatic battlefield.

The students are all to be congratulated on how well they represented the College – their knowledge of their allocated country’s position and history regarding marine conservation and resources was impressive, and allowed for genuine critical engagement with other delegates during negotiations and moderated caucuses.

Humanities creates a culture of learning, linking the past and the present to forge citizens capable of contributing in the future.

Miss Olivia Wenzcel Director of Learning and Development: Curricula Programs

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VCE special year it was for them. They have enjoyed success, have generously supported others near and far, and have accepted the challenge to make themselves better. These students toiled well into the evening and on weekends in the library, Science and Systems labs, Vis Com, Media and Art areas, classrooms, Drama and Music spaces, and the Building Workshop to ensure that their work was the best they could make it. Whenever I went into the library it was to see a student in conference with their teacher. The VCAL students generously took their skills and talents to Wilcannia to help out a community. Some of the graduates will spend their ‘schoolies’ in PNG working to help make the life of others just that little bit better. And all of this is just the tip of the iceberg in what this fine group has achieved.

What an exciting year it has been!

The members of the graduating Class of 2019 are, I believe, something very special and unique. Not only do they count amongst themselves inspirational leaders, conscientious scholars, great sportsman, talented actors, amazing musicians and inspiring artists, but they also bring to the table generosity, inclusivity, diligence, humour, integrity and grit. They have been led by a young man, Liam Jenkins, who has the intestinal fortitude to not only graciously receive accolades when things are successful, but who will lead from the front when the situation is challenging. His Co-Vice Captains and the various Captains of the Houses, Sport, the Arts and Social Justice have, in this 300th year of our founder’s passing, truly lived St John Baptist de La Salle’s prayer of “God set my heart aflame with love for you and my neighbour”.

From my office, I have watched the boys of Year 12 become men who will soon leave the College and embrace whatever adventures their futures hold. It has been my privilege to work with, and get to know them in a multitude of ways. I am sure that they will look back on this year and understand what a

All the very best gentlemen, with whatever life adventures you pursue.

Ms Liz O’Connell VCE Coordinator

VET To say that Vocational Education and Training at De La Salle College has been busy this year is an understatement. A full class of VCE VET Building and Construction students, both in the VCE and VCAL, as well as a class of Sport and Recreation after a year’s hiatus, made for another challenging and exciting year for our VET students.

District Athletics Finals at Duncan McKinnon Reserve, and the numerous coaching courses in football, cricket, soccer and tennis.

As usual, the Building and Construction students were busy making their tables and cubby houses with some brilliant designs and craftsmanship coming to the fore. Similarly, the Sport and Recreation students were kept busy with both the De La Salle College and Dendy District Football and Soccer Lightning Premierships, marshals and coaches for the Dendy

Thanks to all teachers and the support staff for making the VET program a vibrant one and I hope that 2020 continues to see the VET programs at the College prosper.

Throw into this mix the 34 external VET students who made their way offsite to pursue their passion. Courses that were studied this year ranged from Acting to Screen and Media, and from Aviation to Plumbing. Many thanks must go towards the great work that our many providers do for our students, including Holmesglen, Kangan and Swinburne Senior Secondary College.

Mr Peter Larsen VET Coordinator

VCAL Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning in 2019 has been a very exciting year with high rates of School Based Apprenticeships and ongoing employment for our students.

We have designed and successfully introduced a new VCAL Uniform suited to a hands-on learning environment.

The construction of a new VCAL area on the Kinnoull Campus has further enhanced learning opportunity for all Year 11 and 12 VCAL students.

Camps such as the Headstart Program for Year 11 and 12, the Year 12 indigenous community experience, Hospitality and Student chosen VET Programs helped to expand our student’s outlook and enhances their ability to work in a team situation while recognising the needs of others, have been invaluable to our students.

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Mathematics The Mathematics Learning Area has been committed to helping all our students experience success in Mathematics through tailoring their learning to individual needs. We ran a parent and student Maths Information Evening for all our Year 7 students and their parents to learn about Maths at De La Salle. This is using a blended model of explicit teaching and individualised learning to support student learning.

In addition, ten students across Year 7 and Year 8 took part in a 16-week Maths Enrichment Challenge which tests the most able Mathematicians in their problem solving. Congratulations to Max Zhu (8 Dunstan) and Adrian Luu (8 Jerome) for achieving a Credit in this very challenging competition.

The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Competition is becoming increasingly popular. Congratulations to all students who took part, in particular to Geordie Wain, Robert Clemow, Alexander Hadaway, Benjamin Blanco, Jack Larkin, Marcus Herman and Anthony Lew who all achieved a Distinction Certificate.

We had 134 students take part in the Australian Maths Competition with very positive results; 58 students received a Proficiency Certificate, 43 students received a Credit Certificate and 15 received a Distinction. In addition, special mention goes to the following who received a High Distinction and are in the top 3% of the State; Luka Peterson (7 Vincent), Sullivan Mardling (8 Roland) and Mark Sesuraj (8 Benilde).

Weekly Maths Help continues after school on Tuesday and Thursdays at Kinnoull and Wednesdays at Tiverton.

I encourage all students to take up this opportunity and I thank all the teachers involved in running these sessions.

Ms Lucy Russell Learning Area Team Leader – Mathematics

Legal Studies

LEGAL STUDIES POLICE VISIT During Term 3, Year 11 Legal Studies students experienced a first‐hand account of the role police perform in enforcing and upholding the law.

VCE UNITS 3 AND 4

As part of their Unit 2 studies, students had been investigating their personal rights when dealing with the police and were able to gain an even greater understanding of their obligations with recent changes to the law regarding DNA and other sample collections.

DANDENONG LAW COURTS EXCURSION Year 11 Legal Studies students witnessed two approaches to sanctioning, during an excursion to the Dandenong Magistrates and Drug Court. Students had the opportunity to observe defendants who are to undertake a program aimed at rehabilitation, breaking the cycle of crime that is underpinned by their drug use.

The three officers from Malvern Police Station were able to help the class understand a range of sanctions and discuss the appropriateness of sentences. Students had the opportunity to ask the officers about their work, including their frustrations and challenges, together with the reasons why they joined the force. In return, the officers shared with them stories of scary encounters with the unexpected, the camaraderie of the job, and its moments of joy and satisfaction.

The students were also shown a problem‐solving approach where the Magistrate takes a key role in helping the offenders to avoid jail and work towards abstinence and a clean record devoid of reoffending. This system has a 40% success rate of offenders cleaning up their act and staying out of jail. The presiding Magistrate spoke to the students about his role and explained how this is a more effective way of dealing with drugs and mental health issues rather than the traditional methods of imprisonment.

Students also got to hear the perspective from a Drug Treatment Order Participant, who said he felt accountable and supported. The Magistrate concluded by emphasising the destructive nature of drugs on young lives, their relationships and the community as a whole.

Consequently, our students gained valuable insight into the role of the police, from crime prevention to problem‐ solving. Students were amazed to hear the honest responses of the officers and it was an absolute pleasure to witness as they conversed with confidence and developed a wonderful rapport with our guests.

Mrs Sarah Blaschak Year 11 Legal Studies Teacher

Finally, the students moved on to the more traditional, adversarial side of the court process. Students witnessed the reality of the custodial process of bail, contesting charges, remand, whilst also hearing the manner in which Magistrates balance the rights of the victims, rules of evidence and other factors they take into consideration when sentencing offenders.

Overall, the court visit allowed all students to see the way the legal system touches the lives of so many and how it is not as glamorous and smooth as it is represented on American crime dramas.

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Program

The ambition of our Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program is to ensure that De La Salle College, in its Lasallian tradition, sees every student as an individual and considers and supports exceptional abilities of its students using an acceptable model of curricular and pastoral support.

‘Robocup Junior was a fantastic experience; challenging but rewarding. We, as the owners of ‘Coding Coconut’ look forward to representing the College again next year with bigger and better ambitions and would encourage other students to take up the exhilarating opportunities offered under the GATE Program.

Nikolai Rayzman, Harrison Gatti, Ronin Lew and Michael Pashoulia, 7 Benilde

A significant component of this program is the opportunities offered by the College that allow students with exceptional potential to experience positive educational experiences which will enable them to discover and fulfil their own capacities and capabilities. In 2019, the GATE Program supported multiple students by offering them an opportunity to develop and showcase their talents.

...students debated on the concept of ‘I’ from a neuroscientific, psychological, anthropocentric, spiritual and religious point of view.

Year 7 students participated in the Da Vinci Decathlon at St Leonard’s College where they teamed up to complete challenges in Mathematics, Science, Literature, Art, Drama, Philosophy, Code Breaking and Engineering. Year 7 and Year 9 students represented the College in the Victorian RoboCup Junior Competition where they showcased their Robotics and Programming skills while competing against teams from dozens of schools. Our Year 7 Team ‘Coding Coconuts’ comprising of Nikolai Rayzman, Harrison Gatti, Ronin Lew and Michael Pashoulia, who was the standout entry, missing the state finals by just 15 points.

Harrison Borthwick and Rayan Master (all Year 7) was adjudged as one of the best five entries in their category in the country.

Students across Years 7-9 also participated in the Mathematics Enrichment Challenges to showcase their exceptional mathematical ability. The year was capped off by, 37 high achieving Year 7 students participating in the Ignite Seminar. During the seminar, students debated on the concept of ‘I’ from a neuroscientific, psychological, anthropocentric, spiritual and religious point of view.

With additional opportunities being added to the list next year, I sincerely hope that our students continue to pursue intellectual opportunities that assist their unique learning needs and allow them to showcase their unique talents.

Students across Years 7-9 also sat the Big Science Competition and the Australian History Competition. Under the guidance of Mr Stephen Brick, our participants did extremely well in the ACER STEM Video Game Challenge with all teams reaching the third round and the game created by ‘The Three Musketeers’ comprising of Dylan Mayne, Petar Ljubicic,

Education

Mr Shardul Kaneria Gifted and Talented Education Program Coordinator

Support For students identified with specific learning difficulties the ES team works together to create Personalised Learning Plans, conduct Program Support Group Meetings, coordinate special provisions for assessment tasks including SACs and exams; and communicate regularly with parents and carers.

The Education Support Team (ES Team) has had an enormous year providing support and pastoral care to students across the College. While the ES Team has undergone structural changes, what has remained the same is our dedication to the students and the ongoing support of teaching staff.

The ES Team has worked together to meet the needs of all students in many different ways. This is achieved through working in partnership with teachers to support student learning, providing in-class support, working one-on-one or with small groups of students, attending to the care of the students, supporting their organisation skills, preparedness for class and access to the curriculum. In addition to supporting students academically, our team continually care for the students’ wellbeing and mental health.

2019 was the second year of the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) funding model. The NCCD counts the number of students who receive additional adjustments or ‘help’ at school because of a disability. The ES Team works with teachers to identify students eligible for inclusion on the NCCD list. In order to be included, students must be provided with adjustments to address a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. This year, 263 students were identified as receiving support and included in the funding submission.

The ES Team includes Learning Support Officers and Education Support Teachers, all of whom are passionate about helping all students, especially those with additional needs, to experience success at school and achieve their personal goals.

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Staff and Operations Fostering a sense of pride and connection amongst all members of our College community in De La Salle is personally and professionally important to me.

Mr Tom Ryan

The partnership that exists between students, staff and parents is a feature of De La Salle College.

Guided by the imperative of St John Baptist de La Salle to work in association with young people, we as staff members strive to promote personal excellence for each student at the College, as well as concern for others.

As the Deputy Principal – Staff and Operations, I have the privilege of working with staff across all facets of College life and organising many of the specialist teams to deliver our diverse range of College events.

For me, leadership in this role is about being authentic. I am naturally an optimistic person, who tries to see the positives in every situation. In working with staff it is important to listen, be sensitive and respectful to each person’s situation and, when necessary, challenge staff to bring out the best in themselves. I think it is vital to be “present” in the College community. For me this means teaching Geography, coaching ACC sports like table tennis and cricket, enthusiastically attending camps and being a contributor on various College Committees, and participating in College events. Fostering a sense of pride and connection amongst all members of our College community in De La Salle is personally and professionally important to me.

The College has been able to offer students so many rich opportunities to grow as young men and develop a deep sense of pride in the College. Some examples this year have been the numbers involved in ACC sports and the success of our champion swimming, hockey, soccer and golf teams.

Our Performing Arts Program continues to grow. Our Music Program involving over 100 students in a variety of bands and ensembles involved many outstanding performances, and events such as the Autumn and Winter Concerts, Music Tour and a number of engaging soirees.

Part of the Strategic Plan for the College moving forward is to build our community. We are blessed to have a vibrant and generous Parent Network who work closely with the College to bring parents, students and staff together by organising social occasions and events. Amongst the many activities organised and supported by the Parent Network, the Mother’s Day Breakfast and Father’s Day Breakfast and the “Christmas In July Dinner” were outstanding examples of our School Community coming together with great solidarity.

Our Mission Action Day Program in Term 1, culminating in a “whole College” walk-a-thon on the last day of term, demonstrated the strong bond existing between staff and students as they combined to take action to support those in need.

The year has provided many highlights and wonderful opportunities for the connections between students, staff and parents to flourish. Our various liturgical celebrations, such as the Opening College Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Investiture Assembly, Semester Academic Awards and Assemblies, numerous Parent Information Evenings and Personal Development Evenings, brought our College community together in a special way.

Overall 2019 has been yet another wonderful year of growth for the College. Thank you to students, staff and parents for their involvement in “College Life” and I look forward to the promise that 2020 holds for all of us.

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Staff 2019 LATL Religious Education

Ms Kathryn Holewa

LATL Technology

Mr Warren Walker

LATL Science

Mr Shardul Kaneria

LATL Visual Arts

Mr Ryan Hayward

Careers Advisor

Ms Caroline Fitzpatrick

College Organiser

Mr James Gigacz

College Timetabler

Mr Marty Rhoden

Reporting Coordinator (Terms 1-2)

Mrs Sarah Blaschak

Reporting Coordinator (Terms 3-4)

Mr Rob Bonnici

Principal

Mr Peter Houlihan

Deputy Principal – Staff and Operations

Mr Tom Ryan

Deputy Principal – Students

Ms Jessica Alger

Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching

Mr Mark Gustincic

Deputy Principal – Faith and Mission

Mrs Rana Brogan

Director of Finance and Administration

Ms Lyn McGuinness

Gifted and Talented Education Coordinator

Mr Shardul Kaneria

Acting Principal (Part Term 3 and 4)

MAD Coordinator

Mr Chris Martin

Mr Tom Ryan

Personal Development Coordinator Ms Liz Phibbs

Acting Deputy Principal – Staff and Operations (Part Term 3 and 4)

Mr Rob Bonnici

ACC Sports Coordinator

Mr Peter Larsen

House Sports Coordinator

Mr Peter Larsen

Drama Coordinator

Mr Andrew Murrell

Progression Coordinator

Mrs Emma D’Angelo

VCE Coordinator

Ms Elizabeth O’Connell

VET Coordinator

Mr Peter Larsen

Director of Students – Middle Years

Mr Martin Gibbs

Director of Students – Senior Years (Terms 1-3)

Mr John McAlroy

Director of Students – Senior Years (Term 4)

VCAL Coordinator

Mr Tim Hogan

Mr Shane Mackintosh

School Psychologist Kinnoull

Mr Anthony Freeman

DLD Experiential Learning

Ms Jodie McLaren

School Psychologist Tiverton

Ms Karina Dubroja

DLD Data and Student

Mrs Lucy Russell

DLD Curricula Programs

Miss Olivia Wenczel

KINNOULL CAMPUS

DLD Digital Learning

Mr Rob Bonnici

Acting DLD Digital Learning (Part Term 3 and 4)

St Austin’s House Coordinator (Terms 1-3)

Mr Shane Mackintosh

Mr Ben Williamson

St Austin’s House Coordinator (Term 4)

Ms Angela Runci

LATL English

Mr Ben Williamson

St Edwin’s House Coordinator

Ms Jessica Stevenson

Acting LATL English (Part Term 3 and 4)

Mr Andy Devlin

St Leo’s House Coordinator

Mr Michael Watty

LATL Commerce

Miss Olivia Wenczel

St Mark’s House Coordinator

Mr Andrew Wozencroft

HOUSE MENTORS

LATL Health and Physical Education (Terms 2-4)

Ms Liz Phibbs

LATL Health and Physical Education (Term 1)

Mr Michael Wilson

LATL Humanities

St Austin’s

Mr Ben Williamson

Ms Elizabeth O’Connell

Ms Prema D’Cruz

Mrs Christine Thompson

Ms Joanna Dickson / Mrs Marta Webster

LATL Languages

Ms Grace Giudice

Mr Paul Maxted

LATL Mathematics

Mrs Lucy Russell

Mrs Christine BassilIi

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St Edwin’s

Mrs Georgina Dwyer

TIVERTON CAMPUS

Mr Ken Stokes / Mr Matthew Whitty

Year 7 Coordinator

Dr Melissa Walsh

Ms Eliza Meallin

Year 8 Coordinator

Mr Stephen Brick

Mr Justin Bourke

Primary Teachers

Mrs Clare Kennedy

Year 5

Mr Ben Ahern

Mr Peppe Di Ciccio

Year 6

Mr Terry Atkins / Mr Andrew Kearns

St Leo’s

Mrs Christine Thompson

Mr Henrick Galam

Ms Kath Marino

7 Benilde

Mr Luke Kenealy / Ms Courtney Walton

Mr Graeme Lawler / Ms Angela Runci

7 Dunstan

Mr Jon Hewett / Ms Kerry Martin

Mr Rodger Hoskin

7 Hegarty

Mr Adam Jacobs

Mr Tim Hogan

7 Jerome

Ms Kathryn Holewa

St Mark’s

Ms Janet Holden

7 Roland

Mrs Emma D’Angelo

Mr Warren Walker

7 Solomon

Mr Clint Hutchinson

Mr David Ellul

7 Vincent

Mr Andrew Clements

Mr Andy Devlin

8 Benilde

Ms Emma Fairclough

Mrs Catherine Loft

8 Dunstan

Ms Patrizia Ferrara

Mr Melvyn Hall

8 Hegarty

Mr Shaun Buckley

Kinnoull Teaching Staff

Mr Mark Sweeney

8 Jerome

Mr Jon Edgar

8 Roland

Mr Thierry Moran

8 Solomon

Ms Dale Orders

8 Vincent

Mr Nigel Yates / Ms Isabella Kottek

Tiverton Teaching Staff

Mr Gerard Barns

Mr Peter Crellin

Mr Chris Fleming

Ms Joanne Graham

Mr Lachlan O’Connell

Ms Anette Phillips

Mrs Liliana Russo

Ms Jacinta Ryan

Mr Michael Ryan

Dr Jenni Spence

Class Mentors

HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS Holy Eucharist Head of Campus

Mr David Alexander

Year 9 Learning and Teaching Leader

Ms Lauren Anderson

Holy Eucharist Teaching Staff

Mr Chris Martin

Mr Warren Bardsley

Mr Michael Chippendale

Mr David Happ

Ms Jen Bonnici

Mrs Vanessa Marolda

Ms Uma Muthia

Mr Chris Church

Mr Ryan McDonough

Mr Matthew Jones

House Assistants

Ms Nicola Mairs

St Austin’s

Ms Sharon Richards

Ms Dasha Vorobieva

St Edwin’s

Mrs Sarah Blaschak

St Leo’s

Mrs Emma D’Angelo

St Mark’s

Mr Andy Devlin

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Finance Officer (Payroll)

Ms Kay Zhang

Education Support Coordinator

Ms Georgie Skinner

College Archivist

Ms Jessica Attard

Education Support Teacher

Mrs Eve Mclellan

Administration Services Manager

Ms Mary Georges

Mrs Robyn Miller

Exec Support S and O

Ms Angela Carlino

Education Support Officers

Ms Tamara Anasal

Exec Support L and T

Ms Di Nikolakopoulos

Mrs Carolyn Green

Mr Thomas Edwards

Exec Support F and M and Students

Mrs Chris Mundy

Mrs Melanie Livera

Reception Tiverton

Ms Monique Wasa

Mr Nic Nicolou

Reception Holy Eucharist

Mrs Patricia D’Arcy

Ms Sharon Richards

Reception Kinnoull

Ms Madalaine Jaskiewicz

Mr Jarrod Shelly

Music Administrator

Ms Susan Jost

Ms Carly Walsh

First Aid Officer

Mrs Kylie Upton

Ms Muriel West

Ms Kerrie Harman

Registrar

Mrs Rachael Harmer / Ms Rachel Cicala

Ms Jackie McKinnon

Marketing and Communication Coordinator

Ms Dee Houlihan

Ms Michele O’Mahoney

Assistant Registrar

Ms Tanya Claudius

Library Team Leader

Ms Catherine Ryan

Library Resources

Mrs Clare Kennedy

Education Support Officer – Communications

Ms Hermione Gilchrist

Ms Diane Saugy

Alumni and VASS Officer

Ms Pam Leeding

Ms April Tate

ICT Manager

Mr Alex Zolkover

College Chaplain

Mrs Joan Ferguson

Lasallian Youth Minister

Mr James Biviano

ICT Senior Systems Administrator (Operations)

Mr Stefan Wadds

ICT Database Systems Developer (Operations)

Mr Ian Zhou

MUSIC DEPARTMENT Music Coordinator

Mr Luke Serrano

ICT Applications Infrastructure Support Officer

Mr Prince Fonseka

Ensemble Coordinator

Mr Jaymee Lee

ICT Client Services Technician

Mr Peter Whittenbury

Music Teachers

Ms Heidi Ching

ICT Client Services Technician

Mr Jeremy Kemp

Mr Lucas Clayton

Laboratory Technician

Ms Danka Orlowski

Mr Paul Coyle

Ms Joelene Dight-Smith

Mr Frank Fabris

Sport Assistant

Mr Geordie Nagle

Mr Rick Freeman

VCAL Technology Assistant

Mr David Murray

Ms Penny Karahalios

VET and Product Design Assistant

Mr Kevin Reid

Mr Matthew Lewin

Ms Serena Thean

Product Design and Technology Assistant

Mr Chas Thompson

Ms Claire Block

Art Assistant

Ms Carolyn Hawkins

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTRATION Personal Assistant to the Principal Ms Sandy Wreford

Property Manager

Mr Michael Bohan

Human Resources Coordinator

Mrs Nicole Paino-Green

Maintenance Staff

Mr Rob Oldershaw

Finance Manager

Ms Lorraine Parisi

Mr Steve Broughill

Mr Clinton Harris

Finance Officer (Family Accounts) Ms Ellenor Harris Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) Mr Ben Ong /

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Parent

Network

Thank you to all of the people who have helped make the Parent Network events run smoothly throughout 2019; the 2019 Parent Network Committee, the Year Level Representatives, all parent volunteers and staff from across the College.

The Parent Network’s aim is to encourage a sense of community throughout the College by providing regular opportunities for parents to socialise, connect and participate in College activities.

In 2019 the Parent Network once again delivered these opportunities through a variety of events and activities.

First term brought a number of opportunities to welcome new families to the College and welcome back returning families, starting with the First Day Morning Tea. A few weeks later the Year 7 Welcome Evening brought together almost 200 Year 7 parents, along with Year 7 teaching and other College staff, for an enjoyable evening at The Peppercorn Café. This was followed by the Primary Welcome BBQ and the Year 9 Holy Eucharist Campus Mass and BBQ, both of which were extremely well attended. The Years 8 to 12 Welcome Evening held at Sagra Restaurant was attended by almost 100 parents and rounded out the term’s events.

The annual Parent Network General Meeting was held in Term 4, with new Committee members joining for 2020. Thank you to retiring members Mr Nick Drossos, Ms Maria La Torre, Mr Anthony Muir, Mr Anest Nicolaou and Mrs Cate Robertson for their dedication and hard work with the Parent Network over many years.

In Term 2 the Parent Network held the sixth Mother’s Day Breakfast. This event was once again a great success, selling out in record time and attended by 530 mothers and their sons.

Thank you to all of the people who have helped make the Parent Network events run smoothly throughout 2019; the 2019 Parent Network Committee, the Year Level Representatives, all parent volunteers and staff from across the College. Your efforts and enthusiasm have helped the Parent Network to continue to build a sense of community.

During Term 3 Merrimu Receptions in Murrumbeena was transformed into a Christmas wonderland for a very festive “Christmas in July” Dinner. Guests enjoyed excellent food and danced the night away to the sounds of the De La Salle College Jazz Band and Lady and The Tramp. In late August the Father’s Day Breakfast also sold out in record time, bringing together almost 500 dads and their sons.

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On 27 July, 120 parents and staff pulled on their dancing shoes to celebrate “Christmas in July”. Guests were greeted by De La Salle College’s very talented student jazz band who set the scene with their Christmas-themed music to accompany the pre‐dinner drinks and canapés.

A highlight of the night was a trip to the “sweet table”, dripping with delicacies including gingerbread houses, brownies, rocky road, chocolates, marshmallows... and more! Many thanks to our talented bakers Sam Pickering, Cate Robertson, Jo McAuliffe, Sharon Herdman, Lou Harris and Michelle Peterson for providing a delicious selection of treats to top off the meal.

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Mother’s Day

Breakfast

On 8 May, De La Salle held our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast which was again an enormous success and a great celebration of our mothers and female carers and the important role that they play in the lives of our students.

A big thank you to all of the volunteers who helped to make this event possible; transforming the Gym into a beautiful dining room, arriving early to serve and cleaning up after over 530 people had enjoyed the morning’s festivities. A special thank you to Michelle Petersen and Lou Harris for their many hours of hard work coordinating this very successful event.

Thank you also to Anna Di Medio for sharing with us her experiences as ‘a De La Mum’ over the past 16 years.

College Captain Liam Jenkins’ speech touched on the importance of relationships, family, resilience, and of course, a mother’s love.

“Our mothers have all sacrificed a great deal for our benefit, to give us the best possible opportunities to succeed in life.

The lengths that they go to, for fulfilling our needs, does not go unnoticed nor is it underestimated, it is truly appreciated by your sons and we are all very thankful for it”, said Liam.

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Father’s Day

Breakfast

On 22 August, 500 fathers and sons sat down to breakfast in the College gymnasium. The 2019 Father’s Day Breakfast was a great celebration of the important role that dads and male carers play in the lives of our students.

Angela Carlino for providing fabulous administrative support, guest speaker, Mark George, the College Leaders who led the event in a very professional manner, the College Maintenance Team for their assistance in setting up and packing up the gym, all of the volunteers who helped to set‐up, serve and clean up afterwards and everyone who made this event such a success.

College Captain Liam Jenkins delivered a moving speech, and our guest speaker, Old Collegian Mr Mark George (Class of 1983), spoke of how the relationship with his father and their shared love for the outdoors has led him to conquer incredible journeys to the remotest parts of the world.

Particular thanks to Letecya Stacey for her amazing job in coordinating the breakfast, James McEniry for arranging an incredible array of great prizes for the raffle, Michelle Peterson and Lou Harris for their super creative table decorations,

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Alumni

Report

The College has also embraced sustainability and made an environmental decision to move to a paperless, online version of Roll Call.

2019 proved to be another great year for the De La Salle Alumni with strong support for Old Collegian events and the bi-annual Roll Call publication being distributed across our subscribers.

The College has also embraced sustainability and made an environmental decision to move to a paperless, online version of Roll Call. Roll Call is currently produced as hard copy and online and we have reached 70% paperless, eventually transitioning to a target of 90% online over the next 12 months. The advantage of the interactive PDF is that it can also be increased in size to help the readability of each article or photo.

In total we celebrated seven Reunions and held our Mothers of Former Students High Tea. The Reunions held in 2019 were Old Colls years: 2018, 2009, 1999, 1989, 1979, 1969 and plus 50 years.

The majority or Reunions were held at the Racecourse Hotel, Malvern East due to the enthusiastic response and attendance of each year. The Mothers of Former Students was once again held at The Gables and the guest speaker was Ms Jessica Alger, Deputy Principal, Students, De La Salle.

Old Coll Reunions 2020 are currently being planned and the school events calendar will reflect the dates once scheduling is confirmed. If you have any questions, please contact us: oldcolls@delasalle.vic.edu.au.

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Senior Musical

Mary Poppins

Our fifth Senior School Musical, staged in May at the Alexander Theatre Monash, was the Our Lady Sacred Heart (OLSH) and De La Salle production of Mary Poppins. A timeless classic that audiences of all ages can enjoy, its messages are still as relevant today as they were when PL Travers wrote her novel in 1934. The students worked exceptionally hard to deliver a quality production worthy of Broadway, formed new friendships and created memories they will cherish.

OLSH’s Ms Julie Forsythe-Smith directed with her colleagues Ms Tasha Esteves as choreographer and Ms Kellie Mentlikowski as Vocal Coach/Musical Director.

The latter role was shared with our own Mr Luke Serrano who led the orchestra.

De La Salle’s Mr Andrew Murrell produced and was responsible for building a magical set. The Crew Manager, Mr Bryan Smith from OLSH, ensured the backstage crew were as professional as always.

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Senior Musical

Godspell

The exuberant cast worked their way through the uplifting music, well-known parables and strong characters with ensemble energy that gave the audience a show to enjoy and remember.

Every two years, we find ourselves in the lucky position of having a second Musical for the year.

Run by Ms Kate Dillon and her team at Sacre Coeur’s (SAC), they audition, cast and rehearse for a two-show run at the Alexander Theatre, Monash.

This year in September, it was Godspell.

This production was wonderful! The latest adaption, based on a 2012 Steven Schwatz Broadway revival, captures the imagination of a contemporary audience. It celebrates the classic songs, in a more upbeat and modern way, telling the same stories told within a 2000’s context.

The exuberant cast worked their way through the uplifting music, well-known parables and strong characters with ensemble energy that gave the audience a show to enjoy and remember. Ms Dillon, Ms Long, the Musicians and other staff at SAC are to be commended and congratulated on a wonderful musical and a deep and important memory they have given the students.

We look forward to the next show and the wonderful opportunity it gives our students in 2021!

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Senior Drama

Two Weeks with the Queen Continuing our partnership with Our Lady Sacred Heart, the Senior Play for this year was adapted from Morris Gleitzman’s novel by Mary Morris. Two Weeks with the Queen is a heart-warming play filled with humour, while tackling issues of how we remain resilient. Young Colin Mudford, played expertly by Steve Christodoulakis, reminded us of the importance of relationships and determination. The energetic and enthusiastic cast dedicated their time and energy to make this show a great success and an enjoyable audience experience.

Mr Andrew Murrell Drama Coordinator

Junior Musical

Mink and Sam

Two adolescents become adrift in their lives and need some help. They meet each other under strange circumstances and the rest…well, that’s the show!

With Mr Murrell’s script and Mr Lee’s re-imagining of the songs, this was a rollicking show for our Year 7 and Year 8 students from De La Salle College and Sacré Coeur.

Produced by Anette Phillips, it had fabulous choreography from Ms Bonnici and Ms Stevenson, amazing costumes from Miss Graham and Miss Runci and marvellous creative input from Mr Edwards and his crew. And the students? They had the best time!

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2019 has been an energised and joyous year of activity for the Music community at De La Salle College. Whether out in public in performance, or behind the scenes in class, the ultimate aim of the Music Department is to share the refreshment of the spirit, and the cognitive and emotional benefits that music affords with all in our community.

to complement the festivities of the Christmas Concert.

The excellent Year 7 Music Program produced two fabulously entertaining Year 7 Music concerts.

2019 saw the establishment of the Soiree as the Instrumental Program’s featured night, with four concerts being held on one evening in September, showcasing the talents of over 115 soloists.

Our Music students are always keen to take this spirit on the road, and in 2019 the annual Music Tour was held in the Murrindindi Shire, with seven concerts performed across the four days. 2019 saw strong involvement from our ensembles in the Victorian School Bands Festival, with a particularly stirring performance from our next generation Junior Concert Band.

The musicals in collaboration with Our Lady Sacred Heart and SacrĂŠ Coeur also gave our finest instrumentalists the opportunity to further hone their skills in the pit. The general consensus was that the largely student-based orchestra for Mary Poppins was amongst the finest pit orchestras in our music theatre history.

Congratulations and thanks to the 2019 VCE Music class of Joel Thompson (Music Captain), Ben Gibson, Ben Coonan, Anthony Ryan, Nathan Barrow and Eli Te Moni who demonstrated exemplary student leadership throughout the year, with special mentions also to Dom Gehrig and Ollie Barr.

De La Salle is blessed with a fine group of dedicated and talented music education professionals who work as a team, with the best interests of the students always front of mind.

In 2019 the music staff were Mr Luke Serrano, Mr Jaymee Lee, Ms Penny Karahalios, Mr Paul Coyle, Mr Rick Freeman, Ms Claire Block, Mr David Reichman, Mr Matt Lewin, Mr Lucas Clayton, Mr Jarrod McCluskey, Mr Frank Fabris, Ms Heidi Ching, Ms Serena Thean, Ms Susan Jost, Ms Claire Block, Mr David Reichman and Mr Jarrod McCluskey.

Within the school grounds, 2019 has seen an explosion of musical performance, with the fortnightly Lunchtime Concert Series a great innovation, and the Arts Assembly a demonstration of our musical diversity. Staff and students have collaborated on numerous occasions for Faith and Mission ceremonies and assemblies, with a highlight being the performance of the Lasallian Tercentenary song One Heart One Commitment One Life. 2019 also saw the introduction of two ensemble concerts, the Autumn and Winter Concerts,

We thank the school community for their support of music at De La Salle.

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Music Captain

Music at De La Salle is an extremely enriching experience that you can take in any direction you see fit, whether that be playing in a rock band, singing in a choir or learning an instrument on your own.

Reflection

Sometimes I question myself as I awake early in the morning, often before the sun has risen, in order to arrive at school for a 7:30 rehearsal. Being the first one at school is never a good thing for my sleep schedule, but as soon as we are set up and playing, my doubts are erased. The brilliance of playing challenging music with peers from all year levels and Houses never fails to bring a smile to my face.

Music at De La Salle is an extremely enriching experience that you can take in any direction you see fit, whether that be playing in a rock band, singing in a choir or learning an instrument on your own. The range of musical capabilities and interests present at our College combine to form the plethora of passion us musicians see on display every day.

The opportunities I have been presented with at De La Salle have enabled me to grow as a musician throughout the past six years.

I implore anyone who wishes to become involved to do just that.

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ACC Battle of the

Bands My name is Harry McInneny, and I am a member of Stage Band, Intermediate Band and Choir. As well as this, I was recently involved in the Musical, Mary Poppins. With all of these ensembles and experiences, I’ve learnt to better understand the music that I play, and continue to improve my playing and note reading skills.

Through the College music program, some friends and I formed a band, because of this, we had the chance to perform at the Year 10 Formal. As the singer of the band, I was nervous at first because it was my first time performing in front of an audience, but it turned out to be a lot of fun, and it was a great confidence booster.

“I walked ‘round Malvern till I wore out my shoes, And I saw the blood of a lamb on every door…”

Harry McInenny Year 10

Not too far from the gates of De La Salle College, a housing development has recently been approved – to the outcry of a certain resident’s group, who proudly proclaim with signs on their fences:

YEAR 10 DANCE AND SOCIAL Over a six‐week period, the students of Star of the Sea College and De La Salle College participated in a ballroom dancing program. The aim of the activity was to enjoy learning several different dance routines whilst getting to know people from other schools.

“We strongly oppose the 22 Winter Street Development!”

Such a struggle between community and capitalism is ripe material for artistic inspiration, and inspiration did strike myself, Cormac Fleming, and my fellow members of the band ‘Cormac and the Bruh Moments’, Harry McInneny (vocals), Will Dwyer (guitar), Tom Hobbins (guitar), Max Kovacevic (bass) and Kelvin Hocevar (drums). The song we wrote, titled Winter Street, sets an epic tale of capitalism, schizophrenia, bourgeois politics and revolutionary spirit to a twelve-eight Hendrix-style blues number, laced thick with irony.

After weeks of practice, the night finally arrived. The students of both colleges headed out to our gymnasium for a night of dancing. The evening began with socialising, followed by the student favourite “fireball”, a funky line dance. The night’s festivities then proceeded to the students performing various different ballroom dances that we had learnt over the past six weeks.

The Year 10 students from both De La Salle College, as well as Star of the Sea College, would like to thank Mrs Joy Bew, Terry and the dance team for showing great helpfulness over the whole program and enabling to make it enjoyable for everybody. We would also like to thank the staff from De La Salle College and Star of the Sea College for supervising our rehearsals every week.

We got a chance to perform this song at the ACC Battle of the Bands, which was held at CBC on the 16th of September.

The day featured some masterclasses from experienced musicians on how to improve our tone and stylistic decisions on our instruments in the morning, before the much-anticipated Battle of the Bands took place in the afternoon.

Will Dwyer Year 10

Sadly we did not manage to take home the shield, but we were awarded second place and given some very favourable commentary from the judges. The true victory was getting an original composition, and one with an impassioned message about inappropriate development, onto the stage and out in the world for people to hear. You can be sure that Cormac and the Bruh Moments will continue writing, playing and performing for a long while yet!

We would like to especially thank our music teacher, Mr Serrano, who accompanied us on the excursion and encouraged us to take part in the competition. We also have to acknowledge the inspiration of the older students of the music department, some in Year 12 and some who have already left the College, who set an example of what high quality music driven by the students could look like.

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Media

Report

Media Studies is one of the powerhouse learning areas of the College. 2019 has been a year of achievement, innovation and unique creation both in and out of the classroom.

In its inaugural year, the College AV Club has provided an opportunity for students to work on their practical skills and develop their interest in film, TV, photography and media production. Open to Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students, members have challenged themselves to create mini promo videos, photography posters and feature photographs of College events and activities.

an overwhelming success with students and parents coming together to enjoy a range of brilliant and unique cinematic masterpieces. The major award winners for the night were as follows: • Best Editing and/or Visual Effects – Jackson Tyrrell for his music video clip ‘Death Grips – Streaky’

Media in the classroom starts at Year 9. This year of course, the new Holy Eucharist Campus has meant a new set of facilities and approach to media. Year 10 splits into Horror and Newsroom streams, each with a different focus. Some particular highlights this year were some of the Year 10 horror films, which were truly frightening to behold.

• Best Use of Music and/or Sound – Dylan Minack for his horror/comedy, ‘Sickie’ • Best Original Concept and/or Story – Oliver John for his comedy film, ‘Australia High’

Our VCE students continued this year to create imaginative content. Media Awards Night, a prestigious night on the De La Salle Media calendar was a highlight for Year 12 Media students who had the opportunity to showcase their media products from the year. Presented by the wonderful Stephen ‘Spielberg’ Maglis and Michael ‘Bay’ Fabian, the night was

• Best Cinematography – Charlie Eagger-Saunders for his intense drama entitled, ‘I’m Fine’ Ms Eliza Meallin Media Teacher 77

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Arts, Design and Visual

It was another busy year for the Art Department.

This year saw a change of venue for the annual Art and Design exhibition as we moved from the PAC to the Saint Miguel Theatre. This created a more intimate environment to showcase the work of our Creative Arts students. We had work on display from Primary all the way to Year 12.

Communication

It was also a big year for our Holy Eucharist Visual Arts Team.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our Holy Eucharist team – Ms Lauren Anderson, Mr Warren Bardsley, Mr David Happ and Ms Nicola Mairs.

We had the pleasure of welcoming a new member to the Visual Arts Team this year, Ms Eliza Meallin who joined the team as our VCE Media teacher. Ms Meallin has excelled in her position and developed a great relationship with her students.

She has created the AV Club which allows students interested in film and television to pursue extracurricular activities outside of class time to further develop their skills and have an outlet for their creative and technical skills. Ms Meallin has quickly become a vital member of this department and has worked tirelessly throughout the year to support our students. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Isabella Kottek who joined the team to replace Mr Nigel Yates. Ms Kottek is becoming a familiar face around the College and we hope to work with her again in the future.

The department has worked diligently over the past six months in preparation for the show. It is important to acknowledge the fantastic contribution from all of our team members and the hard work of our talented students.

The evening was opened by Arts Captain, Connor Fitzharris, who spoke of the value of an Arts education and praised the students for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.

As Acting Principal, Mr Tom Ryan then had the difficult task of choosing the 2019 ‘Principal’s Choice Award’. The award was given to Year 11 Studio Arts student Peter Alexandropoulos.

Peter’s series of photographs ‘The Cactus Garden’ were taken in the Nevada desert on a family holiday. Peter accepted the award and discussed his body of work for the viewers. The show was a great night attended by many staff members, family members and even some former Arts students. We now shift our focus to the 4th Biennial ACC Art and Technology Exhibition at Federation Square in 2020. The exhibition will display works from all schools in the ACC network.

I would also like to thank our hard working visual arts teaching and support staff – Ms Christine Bassili, Ms Emma D’Angelo, Mr Nigel Yates, Mr Shane Mackintosh, Mr David Happ, Mr Johnathan Hewett, Mr Kerry Martin, Ms Eliza Meallin, Ms Lauren Anderson, Ms Nicola Mairs, Mr Warren Bardsley, Ms Isabella Kottek, Ms Carolyn Hawkins and Mr Mark Gustincic.

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Wow, what a massive year in ACC and House Sport!

Whilst there were many highlights and outstanding individual performances, the one thing that stood out was the way in which we competed in every sport.

Our willingness to win was matched by our sportsmanship and fair play. Well done gentlemen!

2019 started with a bang with De La Salle College going back-to-back in the ACC Swimming Carnival held at MSAC in February with a narrow victory over Whitefriars by 2.5 points.

To say that every point counts in Carnivals is an understatement as the whole result rested in the last relay. We won the Junior and Senior Cups with some terrific individual performances from Morgan Morffew, John Beddoe, Jing Li and Ryo Hayashi sealing victory. The ACC Athletics Team were unfortunately relegated to Division 2 in a struggle at the bottom with St Bede’s at Lakeside Stadium in March. I’m sure they are keen to win Division 2 in 2020 and get back to the top. Special thanks must go to Kevin Mannix for his work with the Athletics Team in 2019.

Our willingness to win was matched by our sportsmanship and fair play.

Well done gentlemen!

Another highlight for the year included our first ACC Senior Hockey Premiership in almost 35 years with a convincing win over Mazenod. Congratulations to Kieran Yeates, Declan Edwards and our Captain, Elias Fernandez, for making the ACC Senior Hockey Team of the Year. Also, our Senior Golf Team won the ACC pennant at Northern Golf Club for the third time in five years. Well done to Kristoff Soliven who scored the lowest round of the day.

ACC ATHLETICS De La Salle College will compete in Division 2 in the ACC Athletics Carnival in 2020 after being relegated in 2019.

Whilst this is very disappointing, it was a really close finish near St. Bede’s with only three points separating the two colleges.

Salesian College will now step up to Division 1 in 2020.

Other notable performances included our Senior Soccer Team making the semi-final, our Year 8A Basketball Team finishing the year second on the ladder, our Chess Team who had some outstanding performances throughout the year, our Weightlifting Team who again had some really ‘strong’ results in three competitions and our Debating Team who won the Intermediate Division at the ACC competition.

Despite the lackluster overall result, there were some particularly impressive individual efforts throughout the carnival.

Winners included James Harper for the Under 15 discus and second in the shot put, Jack Forer for the Under 16 800m and 1500m, Jo Lloyd for the open discus and Seb Hadaway for the Under 16 400m. Well done gents!

When Mr Michael Wilson decided to pursue his lifelong dream of joining the Melbourne Fire Brigade in March, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as the new ACC Sports Coordinator.

I want to thank everyone who has made my job a little easier.

This includes all of the students who have given everything they have for the Blue and Gold in every sport or event, all of the ACC coaches who have shown an incredible amount of care and dedication to their job and last, but certainly not least, Sports Assistant Mr Geordie Nagle. Without the massive contribution from Geordie, the Sports Department would not have run as smoothly or been as well organised.

Other notable performances included Oscar Schwab for second in the Under 17 110m hurdles, Chris Menara for second in the Under 17 triple jump, Will Bitmead for second in the open high jump, Tom Childs for second in the Under 15 100m hurdles, Seb Hadaway for second in the Under 16 100m and 200m and Hugh Ford for second in the Under 14 triple jump. A special mention must also go to Henry Dwyer who competed as a Year 5 in the Under 13 1500m – a fantastic effort!

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Being relegated is not the end of the world and with some strong training performances leading into the 2020 carnival, I’m confident we can bounce back and give Division 1 a real shake. Special thanks must go to the ACC Athletics coaches including Mr Kevin Mannix who worked really hard in getting our middle distance runners ready, Mr Ben Ahearn, Mr Lachie O’Connell, Mr Roger Hoskin, Mr Dale Orders and Mr Geordie Nagle.

It was a disappointing year for Senior Cricket, with both teams not registering a win. For the first time in ten years, the 1st XI missed the finals. This was due to a combination of factors with two hard-fought losses and two losses due to unplayable pitches. The 2nd XI in the T20 competition fared a little better with four of their five losses coming via very close results.

Although 2019 proved to be a tough year for De La Salle Cricket, we are still the most successful Cricket College in the ACC. I’m confident if we can get some off-field things right, 2020 will prove to be a better year.

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VICTORIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS There have been some terrific performances from our students in the All Schools Victorian Athletics Championships.

Seb Hadaway finished 5th in the 100m final and 2nd in the 400m final with a .3 sec personal best time.

Seb will now compete in the All Schools National Finals in Perth in December and at the Club Nationals in March next year.

Jack Forer finished 8th in his 1500m event and has his 800m final still to come at the time of writing.

Keagan Hillemacher is also racing in the same event.

Andre Di Medio and James Harper are also competing in field events with Andre in the Pole Vault and James in the discus.

Mr Peter Larsen House Sports Coordinator

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ACC Basketball

YEAR 7 The Year 7 Basketball Team this year was really fun to play in.

Every week I was proud to represent De La Salle and the games were always exciting. We had many ups and downs, wins and losses, but always had so much fun! Especially winning on our home court.

Each week we were the smallest team on the court, which meant we had to use our skill, speed and determination.

We had a strong team and it didn’t matter if you were in the A Team or B Team, because a challenge was guaranteed. In the A team we all got better and better the further through the season we went.

Thanks to Coach Clements and Mr Simon Hawkins for helping halfway through the season, for teaching us more things to work on and for being great leaders. At the end of the season we had a MVP award. Jack McGrath and Chris Rigas came third, Roland Hill second and Noah Yze took out the MVP for the season.

Noah Yze

YEAR 10

YEAR 9

Well done to the Year 10 students that represented the College so well during Term 3. The Year 10 Basketball A Team side won two games against Mazenod and Simonds and the Year 10 Basketball B Team side won three games against St Bedes, Mazenod and Simonds.

The 2019 ACC basketball season had a hectic start with most students preparing for both basketball and crosscountry training on a Tuesday and Friday morning. Coach McDonough wanted to ensure the group was ready and in shape physically to play a quick style, run games out and gain an advantage in the anticipation of a tight competition.

I was really impressed with the team’s spirit and everyone’s endeavour to do their best each week, highlighted by the change in game style to play more team-orientated basketball.

I enjoyed everyone’s company each week and wish them all the best with their basketball.

The opening round of the season was a classic nail-biting game that came down to the wire – a trend which continued for the A’s entire season. We were undersized against St Bernard’s but in true De La Salle College spirit we showed real courage. Unfortunately a few things went against us, only to lose by a single point. Similarly in round two we forced the game into overtime and in a tight finish we came up just short. After round two, with both A Team and B Team losing by single figures in all games, the squad needed to regroup and understand what it would take to bounce back, enjoy the game and have the successful season we all wanted.

Congratulations to Nathan Scollo who was the 10 A Captain and Miguel Bragagnolo 10 B Captain.

Mr Peter Crellin Year 10 ACC Basketball Coach

TEAM MEMBERS Christian Algeri Sebastian Anderson Sean Anderson Brett Boscacci Miguel Bragagnolo Curtis Cheney Zachary Cumberlidge Lachlan Doyle Jack Forer Xavier Geddes Oscar Harding Kelvin Hocevar

The A Team won the next two games showing they had the fight and talent to still put themselves in a winning position.

The season was extremely challenging with the A Team winning two games, although four out of their five losses were by single figures. The B Team highlighted their season in the last round playing team basketball and putting in the effort at training to secure a great win against Salesian.

A huge thank you to Mr McDonough for your time and real emotional investment in each and every one of us!

Samuel Hynes Dean Kaminaris Andrew Kim Lucas Liakakos Hugh Lucas Samuel McNidder Rene-Alberto Mora Samuel Mulholland Dyron Sauer Nathan Scollo Mitchell Simmo

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ACC Cricket

The students in the A Team put in their all and bowled very tight all game. We had some strong partnerships and were able to finish off the season well with a win.

YEAR 9 CRICKET In the Year 9 Cricket A Team for 2019, there were highs and lows. First off, on a cold and windy game away, we took an early loss to St Bede’s College.

It did not help that more than 400 people from their school were supporting them on the short boundaries during lunchtime. In the second game, we travelled to Parade College and took another big loss. We ended up only making 70, which they matched in just under ten overs!

We then followed up this win by bowling out the De La Salle B Team for only 27. Ralph Howard and Dylan Carver claimed three wickets each. We managed to win the game easily in five overs.

In the following game, we made only 55 runs against Whitefriars College. They then ended up beating us with two strong partnerships to cruise to victory after we took two early wickets.

In the last game of the season, we played Mazenod College on a nice turf wicket. The students in the A Team put in their all and bowled very tight all game. We had some strong partnerships and were able to finish off the season well with a win.

We were a bit down, before a home-game win against Salesian College brought our hopes back up. Our top order batsmen were able to chase down 98, the partnership between Daniel Curnow and Phoenix Maillard crucial in achieving this, both finishing on 40 not out.

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Cross Country

2019

As well as a great team effort, there were some fantastic individual results on the day. Seb Fernandez finished 8th, Alex Axaris finished 12th and Ethan McBeth finished 13th overall in the Under 14 race, Seb Bunnik finished 4th in the Under 15 race, and Jack Forer finished 2nd and Josh Stacey finished 12th in the Under 16 race. Well done to these students on brilliant performances.

De La Salle College has finished 5th overall in the 2019 ACC Cross Country Carnival at Bundoora Park. All runners that competed for the College performed extremely well in what were windy and challenging conditions for the event. Some runners went above and beyond the call of duty, competing in an age group above. A special mention should go to Liam Stacey who competed against runners who were two years older. This is a magnificent effort that typified the attitude and resilience that all of our athletes showed on the day.

Well done to all of the 2019 Cross Country squad for all of your efforts in getting ready for this year’s carnival. Special thanks should also go to Mr Kevin Mannix who trained the team two mornings a week for three months leading up to the carnival.

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ACC Chess

Weightlifting

De La Salle Chess is a great place for aspiring chess players to come and extend their ability and skills, whilst having fun with friends. Training has been vigorous, every Monday and Thursday lunch times, with as high as 40 students to participate in the ACC Tournaments.

Throughout the year De La Salle College has competed in multiple tournaments including our internal tournament.

The lunch time tournaments had many participants with Marcus Herman coming out victorious and William Nguyen prevailing at Tiverton Campus. This tournament ran very successfully and allowed for great practice and development of skills leading into inter-school competitions.

The captain of the De La Salle Weightlifting Team, Matthew Damches, proudly represented the College at the 2019 School Championships and Sport and Recreation Cup held in September. This was the Year 12 student’s last competition representing the College, capping off an outstanding array of personal and team achievements and successes.

Our first tournament of the year was the ACC open tournament allowing all ages to participate. Our A Team in Division 1 put in a great effort placing 5th overall, with Prince Thomas winning 5/7. The B Team in Division 2, led by Paddy Hassett took out the division honours.

Matthew put on a solid performance at Round 3, breaking an impressive number of records on the day:

The ACC Junior/Intermediate tournament saw the Tunior Team play very well despite being unsuccessful on the day. The B Team played incredibly well, finishing a close second overall.

Joshua Stacey scored an amazing 6/7 wins, coming second place in the division. Finally, our A Team did a fantastic job coming second overall and qualifying for State Finals. Great job to the highest scorers on the day, Lachlan Wong, Kevin Xie, Daniel Pertile and James Hill, who allowed De La Salle to return to State for the second year running.

• Victorian Junior snatch – (103kg) • Victorian Junior total – (223kg) • Australian Junior snatch – (103kg) • Australian Junior total – (223kg) • Australian Under 23 snatch – (103kg) • Australian Under 23 total – (223kg)

At the State Middle Years Chess Tournament, De La Salle performed extremely well placing 11th, just two points shy of qualifying for Nationals. The team consisting of William Nguyen, James Hill, Damian Moon, Kurt Abeyesekera and Dylan Chau, did a spectacular job representing the College.

Look forward to seeing more students getting involved in Chess in 2020.

Matthew also took out the award of Best Male Lifter, honouring the dedication of the athlete that he is.

The De La Salle tradition of elite weightlifters is upheld with the support of teachers and individual weightlifters partaking in this wonderful Olympic sport.

Mr Michael Watty St Leo’s House Coordinator

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ACC Soccer

Interest in the 2019 ACC Soccer Team was high with close to 40 students generously signing up for trials. After the selection process was complete, 20 regular and two extra players proudly and enthusiastically represented De La Salle College in a five-round season. We registered two wins from our five games, against Parade College and St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully, and fell short against St Bede’s College, St Bernard’s Essendon and Salesian College.

It was a privilege to be associated with the Year 9 Soccer Team who are to be commended on the spirit of encouragement, advice, support and perseverance they displayed individually and as a team.

Congratulations to the following award winners: BEST AND FAIREST AWARD – Dominic Shelley BEST TEAM PLAYER – Jude Pabst ‘PUSKAS’ GOAL OF THE YEAR – Christian Psirris TEAM LEADERSHIP – Sean McNamara

In all games, whether winning or not, the students maintained an outstanding work ethic and attitude and never ‘threw in the towel’, a quality that eventually gained them success, alongside their talent and teamwork.

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ACC Senior Golf DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS

Team

L to R: Will Purdie, Ethan Manakis, Kai Teohaere, Michael Yuen, Kristoff Soliven, Seb Fernandez, Josh Webb, Levi Wardle, Mr Ken Stokes.

I would encourage all golfers at the College to try out for next year’s team and I look forward to trying to go back to back in 2020.

The De La Salle Senior Golf Team won Division 1 in the ACC Open Golf Championship at the Northern Golf Club. The team has performed extremely well over many years and it was great to win again after coming so close last year where we finished second by only five strokes.

The Division 1 title was a tightly fought contest with only four shots separating first and second. Parade finished second with a score of 322 followed by St Bede’s, St Joseph’s and Whitefriars all equal on 342.

The team consisted of eight players (listed below), with the top four scores from each team combined to form a final team score, De La Salle’s score was 318.

The team had some fantastic individual performances on the day. Kristoff Soliven (77), Josh Webb (79), Levi Wardle and Michael Yuen both on (81), all had great rounds.

TEAM RESULTS

I would like to congratulate the team on not only another fantastic performance but also on the way they conducted themselves throughout the day. I would encourage all golfers at the College to try out for next year’s team and I look forward to trying to go back to back in 2020.

1/ Kristoff Soliven (Year 12 Captain) 77 2/ Josh Webb (Year 12) 79 3/ Levi Wardle (Year 10) 81

Finally, thank you to Kristoff Soliven who captained the team extremely well this year. Kristoff, Joshua Webb and Sebastian Fernandez, who are also in Year 12, always lead by example.

They conduct themselves in a very mature manner and show great sportsmanship on the golf course. I would like to wish them all the very best in their future sporting endeavours.

4/ Michael Yuen (Year 9) 81 5/ Seb Fernandez (Year 12) 89 6/ Kai Teohaere (Year 9) 93 7/ Will Purdie (Year11) 97

Mr Ken Stokes Senior Golf Coach

8/ Ethan Manakis (Year 11) 105 89

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ACC Hockey

DE LA SALLE TAKES THE GRAND FINAL Mr Jon Edgar once said, “why wouldn’t a teacher want to take an ACC team if it’s offered to them?

You get to spend the time with a good group of kids.

You coach and watch sport and spend time getting to know them outside of the formal school environment”.

YEAR 8 HOCKEY REPORT The Year 8 ACC Hockey Team came into the season with much excitement and high hopes after winning the premiership last year. However, we were soon in shock when the other teams pushed back at us, trying to throw us from the top. With our sharpened skill set, we needed to fight back hard. We developed our team structurally, which enabled us to find an edge over the opposing teams.

I pondered these words as I trudged along to Southern Cross Station and thought to myself, ne’er has truer word been spoken. Certainly the 2019 Grand Final was a testament to those words; in fact, the whole term of hockey was a testament to these sentiments.

With back-to-back wins, we went into the finals undefeated against the dreaded St Bede’s. With our need for a better defensive structure, St Bede’s were up in the first half.

After an inspirational speech from Coach Mackintosh, the students went out into the second half fired up, and in the end, we came away with the win after a wellfought game. The students were able to develop amazing teamwork and leadership amongst themselves and we are looking forward to another amazing year in 2020.

Let’s see if we can make it a hat-trick!

De La Salle didn’t change their approach during the Grand Final; why would you when it has worked so successfully? The hockey was worthy of a Grand Final, with a nail‐biting 2-2 at half time.

Both teams were fast, ferociously competitive and highly skilled.

It’s always interesting to watch how players react to this kind of environment. Sometimes the quiet and unobtrusive performers come to the fore; Luke Simcocks was outstanding in defence and took on Mazenod’s key players and frequently forced them into errors. Ollie O’Brien, was superb playing a number of defensive roles.

Bailey Hunter

‘The Big Three’, Fernandez, Yeates and Edwards were their usual dominant, yet self‐sacrificing selves. Kieran Yeates presents an imposing, muscular and charismatic figure on the pitch.

YEAR 9 HOCKEY REPORT The 2019 Year 9 Hockey Season provided 20 players with the chance to represent De La Salle College at ACC level in hockey. With a record of 6 wins and 2 losses, it was a successful campaign, one that saw us progress to the Grand Final (the first for a team from Holy Eucharist Campus), against St Bede’s College.

Both teams were fast, ferociously competitive and highly skilled.

It’s always interesting to watch how players react to this kind of environment.

With De La Salle possessing the best defensive record of any team coming into the final, it was set up to be a captivating battle against the best offensive team in the competition in St Bede’s. De La Salle had most of the play and spent more time than St Bede’s in the attacking half of the pitch.

When Yeates (who also appears to be on a first‐name basis with the hockey umpiring fraternity), came off late in the match, the sweat was dripping off him and it wasn’t an overly warm day.

He had worked tirelessly in both attack and defence. Fernandez again demonstrated his willingness to do the tough and team‐ oriented tasks, placing himself in defence to repel attack after attack from the Mazenod contingent, and Declan Edwards, presented his usual cool, calm and collected focus up forward.

Unfortunately, St Bede’s were too strong defensively, thwarting attack upon attack and when they did counterattack, it was done in a sharp and incisive manner, prevailing 6-1.

The most pleasing aspect was seeing the development of players with little or no hockey experience, developing their hockey skills and gameplay to a high standard.

This was the result of dedicated training attendance by the squad involving catching public transport from Tiverton Campus back to Holy Eucharist Campus or to other training venues after school hours. Special thanks must go to Toorak East Malvern Hockey Club which allowed us to train for three sessions at the end of the season utilising their high standard facilities.

Who will forget the performance of Joel “The Crab” May? Dragged early in the first half, in a brilliant coaching move, he was brought back on and repositioned on the wing where he perched himself in the D on his own, received a pass to, then calmly shot it past the excellent Mazenod goalkeeper.

De La Salle 6 defeated Mazenod 2.

Again, thanks so much to everyone for a very enjoyable term. It really has been a pleasure to spend time with you.

You represented De La Salle superbly.

Mr Matthew Jones Year 9 Hockey Coach

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ACC Senior Hockey Senior Volleyball The Senior Volleyball Teams both started off the season slowly.

Although often up after the first set, the team found it hard to keep a lead. However both teams found their stride midseason with both the A Team and B Team finishing the season strong, with the addition of Captain Joe Tutty to the squad making a big impact. Although there were no banners to put up this year, the signs show that there are exciting times for volleyball in the years to come.

More importantly, the students were a credit to the De La Salle sporting ethos.

They played with zest and a desire to win.

Andrew McGaw, Year 11

YEAR 7 VOLLEYBALL The volleyball season is in Term 4 and there are very few players who have played the game in a competitive sense.

The squad is selected in Term 1, based on those with an interest in the game and who have an overall sporting talent. Part way through the season, we have shown considerable potential having gone very close to Mazenod College, often the benchmark in volleyball, and defeated St Bernard’s. Player’s will improve in future years where they can commit to training to develop the skills of the new sport before them.

The 2019 Senior ACC Hockey squad will be remembered as one of the most successful teams De La Salle has ever produced. It was a star-studded squad, with many of its members having already played in at least three ACC Hockey Teams at the junior and intermediate level. More importantly, the students were a credit to the De La Salle sporting ethos. They played with zest and a desire to win. Conversely, they were scrupulously fair and sportsmanlike in their on-field demeanour, regularly winning plaudits from opposing coaches for their conduct.

Mr Michael Ryan Year 7 Volleyball Coach

Senior Tennis

Fast and furious with a wall-like defence summarises the 2019 style of play. The team completed the season with an imposing record; no losses were recorded, 72 goals were scored and only 13 goals were scored against. Remarkable.

There were a number of matches where De La Salle was behind on the scoreboard, only to place the foot firmly on the accelerator and drive straight ahead at full speed and win the match convincingly. The elimination final against the very good Emmanuel College was an example of this approach.

Season 2019 of Senior Tennis was a season of mixed results. We won two and lost three of our rubbers. There were spirited wins against Salesian and Emmanuel and some struggles against the likes of St Bernard’s, St Bede’s and Whitefriars.

Regardless of the result, we had a group of dedicated players who always tried their best and did the College proud.

Every member of the squad contributed to the premiership season. Whether it was Joel May’s marvellous Grand Final goal or Elias Fernandez’s outrageous talent, there were many fine individual performances throughout the season. A tight deadline and limited space does not permit the mentioning of every player’s contribution to this wonderful season, however the weekly match reports regularly highlighted many of the individual efforts.

There was one special highlight in which Jack Bruce-Smith was elected into the ACC Team of the Year. Jack’s talent saw him undefeated in both singles and doubles all season, affording him the prestigious honour into the ACC Team – a team of only 10 selected across all ACC schools.

A special thank you to the students who participated and let’s hope to do even better in 2020.

Above all, this team carried itself with humility and graciousness throughout the competition. A truly superb representative of De La Salle College.

Finally, a note of gratitude must go to Mr Edgar, who was not only the chief tactician, but also transported us to matches all over Melbourne, and Elias Fernandez for his on-field leadership which was always modest and dignified.

The 2019 Tennis Squad: Jack Bruce-Smith (Captain), Ted McCarthy (Vice Captain), Brock Augustynski, Thomas Quin, Dylan Christodoulopoulos, Jacab Nikitas, Antony Valcanas, Hayden Reed, Noah Wooldridge, Morgan Bicknell, Chris Menara, Michael O’Dwyer, Manny Gashi, Michael Fabrian, Emmanuel Iramiyan, John Kartsaklis

Mr Gerard Barns Senior Hockey Coach

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ACC Swimming

Champions

On Friday 22 February our swim team successfully defended their title and claimed the 2019 ACC Division 1 Swimming Championship!

In what was an extremely close swim meet, our defiant team held on to overcome Whitefriars College by 2.5 points. With such close scores for the entirety of the night, it was a true team performance where there was a lot riding on every race; every finishing place really counted.

Just as impressive as the final scores, was the team’s attitude both inside and outside of the pool; the team truly looked out for each other and the senior students embraced the next generation of swimmers coming through.

All 2019 swim team members, led by their Captains, Campbell Freeman and Morgan Morffew, are to be congratulated on their efforts and their contribution to this great success. Swimming requires many dedicated early mornings and these students reaped the rewards of their unwavering commitment.

Some stand out swimmers on the night were: Campbell Freeman

• Open 50m Breast Division 1A Winner

• Open 50m Back Division 1A Winner

* Campbell also broke the previous ACC Open 50m Free Division 1 record but finished in second place.

Morgan Morffew

• Open 50m Free Division 1B Winner

• Open 50m Back Division 1B Winner John Beddoe

• U16 50M Free Division 1B Winner Will Orton

• U15 50M Breast Division 1B Winner Ryo Hayashi

• U13 50M Breast Division 1A Winner

What a night!

Wesley Li

• U13 50M Breast Division 1B Winner Morgan Morffew, Campbell Freeman, Liam Jenkins and Paolo Cugliari

• Open Medley Relay Team Winners

• Open Free Relay Team Winners

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To finish our swimming careers at the College with such an electrifying competition, is a testimony to all of the hard work and dedication put in by the students. It was a constant tug-of-war for us with St Bede’s and Whitefriars College, which ultimately got decided in the last event of the evening, resulting in a 2.5-point win over Whitefriars College

Hiroki Hayashi, Sean Kelliher, Stefan Skarlatos and Harry McLean

• U17 Medley Relay Team Winners Jeremy Grigg, Cameron Clarke, Daniel Park, Alex MacFarlane

• U14 Free Relay Team Winners

Furthermore, we would like to finish by saying thank you to; Mr Michael Wilson, for all of his dedication towards the smooth running of the Swimming season, organising squad training and for his extensive preparation in the lead up for the Championship night for the students. Coach Eylon, for his tireless hours through illness and health to make sure the students were fully trained and confident for the competition and lastly cheers to Angus Mclean, for all of his help behind the scenes.

De La Salle College also won the Junior and Senior Swimming Cup titles on the night.

Praise is due to Coach Eylon who brings out the competitive edge in all of the swimmers. His dedication to our team over the past few years has been outstanding. This year Guy has been ably assisted by former Swim Captain, Angus McLean (Class of 2018) whose continued willingness to be involved in the De La Salle community sets a fine example for our younger swimmers.

Campbell Freeman and Morgan Morffew De La Salle Swim Team Captains

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Football

Report

YEAR 9 FOOTBALL REPORT The College footy season in Year 9 was a season of enjoyment, good banter and fun – because of this we really gelled as a team. Our training started mid-way through Term 1, which showed all of us that that the coaches were as keen as we were to experience success.

Collectively we had a lot of potential.

When you are young or striving to be better, optimism is a legitimate response to failure, and we should be optimistic provided we want to do the work.

The teams had some outstanding individual performances throughout the season. In the A Team the likes of Denzel Prezens, George Wardlaw, and Max Gruzewski were all reliable players, and in the B Team we had Patrick Baker, James Harper and Izaak Yiannakou putting in great seasons. The best part of the season was knocking off St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully on our home turf in a hard-fought win. I really enjoyed the Year 9 footy season and the culture at our campus.

Footy is definitely one of many highlights of our year at Holy Eucharist. I would like to thank the coaching staff – Mr David Alexander, Mr Michael Chippendale, Mr Ryan McDonough and Mr Matthew Jones on their ongoing support throughout the season and the strong footy culture they have helped build with us at Year 9.

Former AFL Coach, Peter Schwab was a marquee recruit for the Football Department in 2019. Here’s how the star-coach saw his first season.

The 2019 Season was for many of our teams a mixture of some credible performances, intermingled with some heavy defeats. This revealed the strength of several ACC schools and the attitude and commitment they bring to their football which is a good example to De La Salle as to what is required to be better.

This should not be seen as a negative. When you are young or striving to be better, optimism is a legitimate response to failure, and we should be optimistic provided we want to do the work.

Harry Bird Year 9 Football Captain

In my first coaching year, the school football program was always going to be a year of assessing closely our performances and the competition, as well as training facilities.

The 2019 season has been the commencement of a long-term commitment to building a football program at De La Salle that is an important co-curricular activity within the College.

ACC 2ND XVIII FOOTBALL To represent De La Salle is a privilege. Throughout De La Salle’s history, Australian Rules Football has held a special place. We have produced many VFL/AFL champions – John Kennedy senior and junior from the 20th century, Trent Croad and Andrew Carazzo in the recent past, and current Collingwood star, Brayden Maynard. So, even to play in the Senior 2nd XVIII gains a student kudos amongst his peers.

I was very encouraged when watching the Year 7 and Year 8 trials this year. To observe how many of our students at this level want to play football and want to commit and improve, is a great sign for the future. The trials are a difficult process, as we are trying to select two squads from large numbers.

I hope to provide training in Term 1, as well as the trials, to give the Year 7 and 8 students further opportunities to develop their skills.

A quick perusal of the 2019 ACC Senior Football Division Two results would find De La Salle experiencing a difficult season. The team only managed to win a single game (and that was by the barest of margins, namely, one point) over Salesian College. However, like all statistics and data, it doesn’t tell the whole story. For example, the competition premiers, St Bernard’s, defeated us by only 34 points.

St Bernard’s then went on to defeat St Bede’s by a similar margin. In other words, for the most part we were competitive throughout the season.

Nonetheless, both Year 7 teams managed five wins and a draw this season. The Year 8 Team put in a strong showing, with the A-Grade team playing off for third and the B-Grade team winning five matches. I believe our younger students can develop over the next few years to be competitive against any ACC team.

I was proud of our senior team in 2019. In many ways it was a year of missed opportunities. I believe we could have won at least a couple more games other than our stirring first game of the season win against St Joseph’s Geelong. The students never gave up in any of their matches and almost every game we were a chance to win.

Individually, there were some fine performances throughout the competition. There were the stars, such as Hayden Reed and Joel King. They were in the best five players every week.

Beau Bullard was a stout defender who fought grimly every week, often as the last line of defence. Nathan Martinz was another who was hard at the ball and his opponent.

Aiden Yates was a focal point in attack with his strong contested marking. Travis Shannon was a difficult player for the opposition to contain.

Our Year 10 Team battled hard in every game and showed grit and determination and I am encouraged this group, with more training, will improve. They achieved just one win but there were a few credible performances. The Year 9 Team replicated the Year 10 Team with a similar season.

My plans for 2020 are to start training sessions in Term 4 and Term 1 with a strong focus on developing individual skills and then embedding a De La way of playing. We also hope to run a camp for our senior students in Term 1 and day football camps for all our other levels at the beginning of the school year.

Finally, Mr Andrew Clements needs to be commended for his tactical nous and strategy. The team was able to increase its knowledge of the game via his vast playing and coaching experience.

Mr Gerard Barns Senior 2nd XVIII Football Coach

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TEAM 8A

YEAR 7 FOOTBALL The Year 7 Football Team, under the coaching of Mr Michael Ryan and Mr Shaun Buckley, put in a promising season. The level of commitment was evident on Tuesday nights as the team strived to improve their skill levels, often playing in new positions and learning the playing styles of teammates. Every game saw De La Salle playing competitive football and a strong win against Mazenod College, decided in the last minute, proved to be very exciting for all involved. The team appreciated the determination and leadership shown by key players Jack McGrath, Noah Yze and others. Team members have frequently said how much they enjoyed their initial season and look forward to the future.

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2019 Senior Table Tennis Season

Wrap-Up

It was a frantic start to the season with the possibility that only eight players were going to be ready for Round 1. Luckily, after some last minute advertising in Year 12 Chemistry class, the lesson before the game, elite table tennis Coach Ciccio was able to get James Giuliani and Pascal Traczewski to join the team.

YEAR 7 TABLE TENNIS The Table Tennis Team consisted of an enthusiastic group of players. They enjoyed their initial experience in the ACC competition. However, the level of talent was beyond the scope of most of our players. Whilst many of our encounters saw exciting games, we were unable to match the skill level of the opposition. Our only win was against St Joseph’s, Ferntree Gully in the final round of the season.

The first game of the season was played against St Bernard’s at our home ground, the PAC. The match went quite well with us winning 11 out of the 15 possible sets, an excellent effort.

Mr Michael Ryan Year 7 Table Tennis Coach

Although Round 2 was up against Mazenod, our spirits were still high from winning the previous week. However, the sight of their table tennis room paired with Hayden alerting us to the fact that Emmanuel had only won two games against them in the previous week was enough to snap us back to reality and realise that they were probably pretty good. The match against Mazenod was quite tough and we only won a total of 4 games and 0 sets! Fortunately, it showed that we did put up a better fight against Mazenod than Emmanuel!

Coming off a brutal smashing against Mazenod, it was time to cruise over to Salesian where although most of the matches were close, it just wasn’t our day with the final scores being 1 set to their 14. Following two away games and two losses, it was finally time to return back to home turf. Round 4 against St Joseph’s started badly and resulted in us having to win at least 4 of the 5 doubles sets to win overall. After a huge doubles effort we were able to just scrape through for the win with the final scores being 8 sets 38 games to St Joseph’s 7 sets 37 games; our closest game so far. We were now two wins and two losses and there was still a chance of playing finals.

The next week we put up a tough fight against Parade who are usually pretty good. Sadly, our efforts were just not enough to win but did force a close loss of 6 sets to 9 which was much closer than previous years. After a couple of close games it was time to travel over to Altona to play Emmanuel.

We knew that we were going to be similarly matched to them, so we were going to have to play well and all day it remained pretty even. Thankfully, we just managing to pull through in the final doubles set to snatch the win. This left us with 3 wins and 3 losses and 6th place at the end of the season, a very solid effort considering that the 3 losses were all to teams in the top 4 spots on the ladder.

YEAR 9 TABLE TENNIS Both on the backhand and forehand, the De La Salle Year 9 Table Tennis Team 2019 had a very strong season, finishing in fourth place with four wins from seven rounds next to our name. Living by the immortal words ‘In topspin we trust’ spoken by Coach Chippendale, the team of 16 Year 9 Lasallians gave it their all throughout the season, both at home and away.

The season was highlighted by three key principles shown by each one of us: representing the Blue and Gold with pride, respecting our opponents and having a good time doing it. It wasn’t purely our belief in our talent, which won us matches, but our attitude towards each game we played. Although we wanted to win, we would enjoy playing too.

Aaron May Table Tennis Team Captain

TEAM MEMBERS Aaron May (Captain)

James Giuliani

Anthony Ryan

John Kartsaklis

Antonios Valcanas

Justin Oh

Christopher Menara

Nicholas Trusler

Dylan Christodoulopoulos

Noah Wooldridge

Emmanuel Iramiyan

Pascal Traczewski

Number 1 seed for the third year in a row, Michael Yuen, was superb yet again this year. Anthony Puopolo had to be this year’s rising star, making it to our number 2 seed.

I would like to thank Coach Chippendale, who guided us throughout the season and brought out the best in us, both on and off the table.

Jude Pabst

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New Zealand Adventure

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YEAR 10 NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2019

A highlight of the trip is always white-water rafting. The group participated in an action-filled day on the Kawarau River. Although the water was freezing, the experience was unforgettable.

To complete the tour, the group had the chance to travel on the Skyline Queenstown gondola to take in the amazing views over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu and enjoy some traditional Maori culture and hospitality.

A sense of adventure was in the air for an intrepid group of students and staff, who travelled to Queenstown, New Zealand as part of the Year 10 Adventure Tour in the June/July school holidays. The first activity was skiing and snowboarding at the beautiful Remarkables Ski Area. Students of all ability levels did very well dealing with the terrain and weather conditions.

The next day a journey to the Dart River in the Mt Aspiring National Park provided the setting for the exhilaration of jet-boating and the quiet pleasure of “fun-yaking” through the wilderness.

Next it was back to the ski fields; this time Coronet Peak for more skiing and snowboarding and the chance to “show-off” the skills learned earlier in the week.

Student Sporting

This was a wonderful trip. Students grew not only in confidence and skills, but also strengthened friendships through sharing the challenging experiences. Our staff did a terrific job supporting them. Thanks to Mr Andrew Clements (Tour Organiser), Mr Clinton Hutchinson, Mr Andrew Kearns and Ms Carly Walsh who accompanied the group.

Snapshots 2019

James Hillemacher, 7 Jerome was selected to represent Victoria in the in the U13 State Hockey Team at the Australian U13 Hockey Carnival in Hobart between the 2 and 8 October 2019.

Ryo Hayashi, Year 8 Benilde, competed in the Victorian Swimming Age Short Course Championships held at MSAC between 30 August and 1 September.

Ryo won a silver medal in the Boys 13 years old 100m Individual Medley (IM) and two bronze medals for 200m IM and 100m Breaststroke. He was also in the top ten for 100 m/200m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke.

Daniel Graskoski, 7 Dunstan, represented Victoria at the National Football Federation Australia (FFA) Youth Championships in Coffs Harbour, NSW over the Term 3 break.

The U13 boys Victoria team was crowned the U13 boys FFA National Youth Champions and Daniel was awarded the FFA Goalkeeper of the Youth Championships in that category.

At the Championships Daniel was also selected to participate in the FFA Youth development camp in the ACT. At the Australian School Sports Soccer championship in the Capital Territory, Daniel’s team won the championship and Daniel did not concede one goal throughout the championship.

The Di Medio family have a history of athletic achievement, and as the youngest of four brothers to attend De La Salle College, Andre Di Medio, Year 9, has faced a bar set high, quite literally!

Competing in the pole vault, Andre secured first place in the Under 16 boys category at the 2019 Victorian State Athletic Championships.

On 1 April, Andre followed that by achieving second place and a Silver medal in the National Athletic Championships in Sydney.

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ESports

ESports is a competition sport involving video games. ESports often takes the form of organised multiplayer video game competitions between either individuals or teams and is known worldwide as the competition that the professional players apply for to gain a career in gaming, however at De La Salle it was completely different. At De La Salle, a group of students were given the opportunity to experience the feel of a competitive experience relating directly to what they know and love, video games.

Our second tournament went a little different, the DLS Knights (name credit to Mr Brick), had organised a full day excursion to College far up North called Hazel Glen College, this college held a moderate tournament consisting of the following games, Fortnite, Overwatch and League of Legends. The DLS Knights competed against nine other teams in Overwatch (a Team Based First Person shooter) where each game went for around 20-30 minutes, each team was placed in a tournament bracket where if you win, you simply move to the next stage. The DLS Knights had competed all the way through to even win the tournament with (James Semaan) as captain.

This opportunity was given to the students by two amazing teachers, Mr Bourke and Mr Brick, who devoted an immense amount of time to planning and organising both competitions we have entered so far, so on behalf of our team, (James Semaan, Christopher Semaan, Jack Orrell, Lachie Doyle, Andreas Pastras and James Pascal-Therios) we would like to thank them for all the support they have given us.

Prior to these tournaments little specific practice was conducted, the only practice that was done was just the usual day-to-day gaming, having no practice as a team, it became a surprise that we won the H.3 tournament, it was quite literally the first time we all had played as one team, so as a team we look back and think wow, we actually were able to win a first live tournament.

ESports is growing dramatically throughout schools in Australia, luckily De La Salle is beginning to be one of them, although it is small now, all original team members of the DLS Knights, including, Mr Bourke and Mr Brick, are excited for what’s to come in the near future, so if anyone is interested in joining the De La Salle ESports committee in the near future, please speak to either of the teachers and they will explain in much more detail about what is happening with the future of ESports.

Over the duration of the year we have competed in two tournaments, both the META High School ESports competition and the H.3 Tournament at Hazel Glen College.

In the META High School ESports there were three games to choose from, NBA 2K19, Rocket League and League of Legends, our team decided to compete in Rocket League.

31 teams competed in this tournament which spanned over six weeks where the matches would began at 5pm local time once a week, each game went for roughly around 30-60 minutes depending on the scores and how close the match would be.

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After a well-fought Swimming Carnival in 2018, where St Leo’s took the honours, the stage was set for another spirited carnival in 2019.

However, the weather had other ideas, with the potential catastrophic outcome of having lightning around, drawing an untimely end to the carnival. Full credit to the staff who were absolutely tremendous in their roles on the day, whether it was making the tough call to cancel, on transport duty, driving buses or simply trying to get students to events on time.

The carnival ran for three hours of hard fought races and due to the fact that we only got a quarter of the way through the program, it has been decided that no overall winner could be concluded. Although Leo’s were leading comfortably, I can’t be accused of bias (since I’m a Leo’s man), no House points could be allocated. So the best to hope for is decent weather next time and for Leo’s to hold up the cup rightfully and fairly!

Mr Peter Larsen House Sports Coordinator

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College

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Year 5 COOPER ATTANA ALEXANDER BEKOS ANTHONY BORRADALE EVAN CHEN ROBERT CLEMOW MAX DOREY HENRY DWYER BENJAMIN EASTON JAMES HARRIS THOMAS HARRISON ARCHIE HASSETT

LINCOLN HIGGINBOTHAM THOMAS JAMES TIMOTHY KALAPOUTIS CARTER KESSLING AYAAN PENKAR ADAM SAGIADELLIS JEREMY THAI GEORDAN WAIN CHARLIE WELLING CHRISTOPHER WILSON

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Year 6 STRUAN BUICK JUNWEI CAO LUCA CARCELLI WILLIAM CARRICK RIO CHIRNSIDE JACK COONAN ETHAN EUSTACE LUCAS EXELL RICK FOLEY ETHAN GULLIFER OLIVER HILLEMACHER FLYNN KENWORTHY JONATHON KOCOLIS BAILEY LOGAN LIAM MATHESON

SIMON MOON CHRISTIAN NIKITAS HAMISH O’DWYER AIDAN O’FLYNN RAPHAEL PICKERING CHARLIE ROBINSON TOMAS ROGERS HARRISON SHAW XIN SHEN ALEXANDER SIMPSON TOM SKARO BENJAMIN SPRUTH AIDAN STEWART PADDY SULLIVAN JORDAN YUEN

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TIVERTON YEAR 7 7 BENIDLE THOMAS ALLEN HARRISON BORTHWICK LOUIS BREGUET SEBASTIEN CHETTIBI XAVIER CORRIE LIAM FAY JAKE FILIA TADYN FLOOD HUGH FLORANCE HARRISON GATTI MATTHEW HUGHES JOEL HUNT PHOENIX HUSSEY CAPRIOLI RONIN LEW COREY MACKIE CONOR MACNAMARA THOMAS MARTIN GILES MERCER MICHAEL PASHOULIA NOAH RAUDYS NIKOLAI RAYZMAN JOSHUA SUMMERS JIM TOBIN WILLIAM TRIPODIS SPENCER TULL OLIVER VICKERS-MURPHY 7 DUNSTAN RICHMOND BAGNALL JAMES BALDWIN JAMES BURKE ALEXANDER CHIRIANO WILLIAM DICKSON LEON DOMINIC SEAN ELDERING ALEXANDER GADZINSKI CHARLES GARDINER

DANIEL GRASKOSKI ALEXANDER HADAWAY WILLIAM HEY XAVIER HIGGINS OTTO JOHN-CLAUS OSCAR NEWTON ZACHARY O’LEARY VALENTINO PANZERA OSCAR RANDERSON ARCHIE REID-DROUGHT CHRISTOPHER RIGAS JAMES RIGHETTI CASON SCHUTZ ANDREW SKARLATOS JACK SLEVISON MARCUS VISCOVICH FRASER WESTHORPE 7 HEGARTY JAMES AHERN THOMAS CONNELLAN JEREMY COSTABIR LAURENCE DELL THOMAS EYLES LUCAS FOLDI JORDAN GENOVESE OLIVER GREENLEAF MACK HIGGINBOTHAM ROWLAND HILL SAMUEL HILLEMACHER JACK KOWALCZYK BENJAMIN LEY LACHLAN MACKIE OLIVER MAHER ASHLEY MARGERISON THOMAS MCAULIFFE GABRIEL MOSES JONATHAN PAOLA EDWARD RAO RYAN SALMON

GED SAUNDERS SEBASTIAN TIMPANO ZAC VELLA OLIVER WALSH-DUMMETT MICHAEL WILSON 7 JEROME JORDAN ANASTA OSCAR BALLANTYNE ZACHARY BARLING JONAH BIVIANO NICHOLAS CERNUSAK SPENCER DAVEY ANTON DECLERCK PATRICK GAMBA JED GHELLER SAMUEL GLEESON JAMES HILLEMACHER JAMES JONSEN LIAM LAIDLAW PETAR LJUBICIC EWAN MARSON-THOMAS DYLAN MAYNE LUCAS MCGRATH WILLIAM NGUYEN LUCAS OH PATRICK PAWLAK-BLOCH DANIEL PULLENAYEGAM AARON RYAN HUNTER TODD XIANG WANG OISIN WARDLAW 7 ROLAND FELIPE BRAGAGNOLO RYON BULLARD LIAM CAMPITELLI TOBY CARMICHAEL SIMONE CELON HENRY DOCHERTY

LUCAS EARLE JORDAN FILOPOULOS JOSHUA HENDERSON ETHAN KARAMITOS ARI KATEB IVAN LEON HUGO LIKAR FRIEDRICH MARKWICK JULIAN MAROLDA JACK MCGRATH JAMES MCKEAN CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN THOMAS MOORE LIAM MURPHY AIDEN O’CALLAGHAN SAMUEL PEARSON EMILIO PISCIONERI HUNTER ROWE HUGO SHEEDY RILEY SUFFOLK JOSEPH VALCANAS 7 SOLOMON TY ANDREWS JAMES BLOORE FRANCESCO CUSCUNA JUSTIN DE SOUZA CHARLES DOYLE NICHOLAS GODDARD LACHLAN GREY FINN HOPKINS SAMUEL JOWETT FIDEL KALLIS SALVATORE LA TORRE ANDY LIU DILLON MOLINO LEO MOUTSIDIS MICHAEL NAPOLITANO THOMAS NEWELL HENRY NEWTON

JOSEPH NORONHA JOSEPH O’SHANNESSY RYAN PHAM ROLANDO PHILLIPS MICHAEL JOSH SACCO SKYLER SAHELY BENJAMIN SCHELOSKE HENRY SOLANIKOW AAYAN WAKIL SEBASTIAN WALKER 7 VINCENT NIKOLA CAON ANGUS GILL MAXIMILIAN GIRLING LIAM GOLDING SAM GORDON JAKE GURRIE MATTHEW HAMILTON MACK HARRIS NOAH HULLIN DANIEL HUMPHREY MIKHAIL ITKINE ADAM JAKICIC SAMUEL JAMES KAI LUCAS ZANE MAILLARD HARLAND MCCOLOUGH JAMES MCLISKY DANIEL O’KANE ALESSANDRO PAROLI COOPER PARTRIDGE LUKA PETERSON NICHOLAS PETRONE ANDREW POOLE BENJAMIN ROGAN CHARLES WOOD JAYDEN YAN NOAH YZE

TIVERTON YEAR 8 8 BENIDLE OLIVER ALESSANDRO ALEXANDRO AXARIS CHARLIE BESNARD PATRICK BOOTHEY PATRICK CAIN XAVIER CAMPBELL NOAH CARUSO JOSHUA COMPTON COOPER DE CINQUE AIDAN FITZGERALD JAMES GORMAN MATTHEW HABERFIELD RYO HAYASHI GABRIEL MARSILLI WILLIAM MCENIRY HARRY MCGINDLE GEORGE MITSAS JOEL NEWMAN THOMAS PURCELL DANIEL SAFONOV EZEKIEL SAID DAVID SESURAJ MARK SESURAJ SCOTT SISSON LIAM STACEY RYAN TATLIS WILLIAM WALKER 8 DUNSTAN ROOK BARRY ANDREW BATTISTA ELIJAH BAZLEY AIDEN BIRD DECLAN CHIPPINDALL SAMUEL CROSS SEBASTIAN FERNANDEZ WILLIAM FLYNN NOAH HENDERSON YOHJI JAMES

SAMUEL JOHNSTON-RUZICKA PETER KARTSAKLIS GEORGE KOCOLIS JASON MALLAMPATI BROOKLYN MARINELLI HUGH MCINTOSH DARCY MULHOLLAND ELLIOTT PICKERING NATHAN RAMAGNANO JAMES SHEEDY DOMINIC SPICUGLIA ASHTON TEO NATHAN TZANLIS JAMES VALCANAS STEVE ZERVAS TIANYU ZHU 8 HEGARTY ELLIS ASHE KIERAN BARNES RYAN BARR HARRISON BAUM JOSHUA BELL TALIESIN BERNARDI LUKE BOSNICH JACKSON CAUCHI MATTEO CELON JARRAD CROOK WILLIAM EDGELL GABRIEL GAUCI JOSEPH HANRAHAN FREDERIK HARDING EVAN HERMUS NED KATEB CHARLIE KOPCZOWSKI CHAD KORONOWICZ JACK LANIGAN JING LI ETHAN MACBETH ALEXANDER MACFARLANE MITCHELL MARTINZ

CALLUM MCINERNEY NICHOLAS RANZOLIN OSCAR SAHIN RONAN SHAW SAM TORMEY 8 JEROME HUGO ALVES HARRY BRADY ELIJAH BRASHER JULIAN BUNNIK LACHLAN BURNETT HUGO CORNELL WILLIAM DAVIDSON PATRICK GERRAND LUKE HEALY SAMUEL HOPKINS BAILEY HUNTER LUCAS JOHNSTON GERALD KELAART HARRY LANIGAN JACK LARKIN ROHAN LIM LUKE LLOYD LUKE LOWE ADRIAN LUU DANIEL MARTIN FRANCISCO MARTINEZ CODY MULHOLLAND JACK RYAN ANGUS SUTHERLAND JEREMY VATTA 8 ROLAND HENRY ASHTON ISAIAH BARTON JAMES BORGESE CAMERON CLARKE THOMAS D’AMELIO TYSON DE CAMPO RORY FINESTONE

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BEN TORCASIO RYAN TYMMS SAMUEL VALERI SAMUEL VAYENAS JON VELONIS HAMISH WEBB ORLANDO WONG LUIS ZELJKO 8 VINCENT KRISTOS BARBA BENJAMIN BLANCO DENIS BRODSKIY TRISTAN CAMPBELL GIACOMO CANDOTTI FLYNN DAVIES ANGUS GALVANS JAMES GANAS MICHAEL GASHI CONSTANTINE GEORGOS BENJAMIN HALLAS LUKE HARRIS CHARLTON HENRY MAX HIGGINBOTHAM ETHAN JONES NATHAN KENNEDY BENJAMIN MAZUR WILL MCCORMACK JOSHUA MILES JONATHAN NEAMONTIS ANGUS O’DONNELL HARRISON ROBINSON JAYDEN RODRIGUES PATRICK RUSSELL LEONARD SCILLIO WILLIAM TUCEK LUKA ZIVANIC

Holy Eucharist Year 9

AHANGAMA ABEYAGOONASEKERA HENRY DEAM

KURT ABEYESEKERA CHRISTIAN ALEXANDROPOULOS JAMES ARTHUR JORDAN ATAMIAN PATRICK BAKER SPENCER BALLANTYNE TULLY BAXTER-SPINKS JACK BESNARD HARRISON BIRD OSCAR BOULTER VARICK BOYD WILLIAM BRUCE SEBASTIAN BUNNIK SEBASTIAN CAMARA MATTEO CAMPANA MILLER CAMPBELL NICHOLAS CARR-MACKENZIE DYLAN CARVER ISAAC CATALDO NICHOLAS CATIS HUGO CHAND DYLAN CHAU THOMAS CHILDS LUCA COLOMBO HARRY COONAN LUKE CORNELL LOUIS COYLE THOMAS CROSSLEY HARRY CUNNINGHAM DANIEL CURNOW JAMES DARGAN

EDWARD DEAN-PRITCHARD JACOB DEE MATTHEW DELL’ORO ANDRE DI MEDIO LUCA DI TELLA OSCAR DI TELLA JYDEN DOMANTAY EDWARD DUNLOP TYSON DYER COOPER EATON RYAN ELDERING LUCA FICARRA VINCENT FIORELLO HUGH FORD CHARLIE GAIARDO BENJAMIN GALLO HAMISH GOLDING WILLIAM GREEN BRADLEY GREEN JEREMY GRIGG MAX GRUZEWSKI TAI GUILLEMAIN JACK GULLIFER CONOR HAIGH JAMES HARPER LACHLAN HARTUNG JACKSON HEALEY SAMUEL HERDMAN JAMES HILL RALPH HOWARD ANTHONY HRELJA

CHRISTIAN INTERDONATO SAMUEL IOVINO YIANNI IRAMIYAN GEORGE JACKMAN COREY KARAMITOS CHRISTOPHER KATSOGIANNIS LUCAS KENNEDY OLIVER KERR ANGUS KERR FARBOD KHAEIZ BENJAMIN KING HARRY KING BENJAMIN KING JACK KING MAX KOLPIN HARRY KOSTARAKIS SHAUN LEONG SEBASTIAN LESTER ANTHONY LIAKAKOS KYLE LOUGHNAN LUKE LYNGBERG BENIAMINO MACARONE SEAN MACNAMARA PHOENIX MAILLARD ORLANDO MANCINI CHRISTOPHER MARCOU THOMAS MARTIN KOBY MAURICE CHARLIE MCGANN ASHLEY MCKENZIE ANGUS MCLAUGHLIN BENJAMIN MCLISKY

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CHRISTIAN MCMAHON LUCAS MCNAMARA OLIVER MCNEANY JACK MEEHAN MICHAEL MERCURI BENNETT MILLER MAX MILLER HENRY MOLONEY DAMIAN MOON HENRY MOORE NICHOLAS MOUZAKIS JUSTIN NGUYEN ER SHENG NI JOSHUA O’LEARY CONOR O’MEARA RYUNOSUKE OKUBO PETER ORLANDO WILLIAM ORTON AUSTIN OSBORNE JUDE PABST DANIEL PARK ABRAHAM PEARCE PETER PEARSE AIDEN PETHICK JUSTIN PINTO HARRY PODEU DENZELL PREZENS MAXWELL PREZENS CHRISTIAN PSIRRIS ANTHONY PUOPOLO BRODIE PURDUE WILLIAM RICHARDS

LACHLAN RICHTER WILLIAM ROKER LACHLAN ROWE ETHAN SANDERS NICHOLAS SDRALIS BENJAMIN SELKIRK JAMIE SHAW CHARLES SHEEHAN DOMINIC SHELLEY JAMES SIMPSON MAX SMULDERS MICHAEL STEEN KAIMANA TEOHAERE ALEXANDER TOCCHETTO LUCAS TOMARAS DANIEL TUCKER SAMUEL TULLY JOEL TYQUIN DANIEL VAN DEN BERG ERIC VO GEORGE WARDLAW BENJAMIN WAYMAN IZAAK YIANNAKOU REEVE YOGENDRAN MICHAEL YUEN JONAH ZITZEN

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St Austin’s

House

LUKE ACCIARRESI JAMES ADAMOPOULOS CHARLES AHEARN PETER ALEXANDROPOULOS ETHAN ALEXOPOULOS ANDREW ANDALORO ELLIOT ANDERSON ALEXANDER ANGELOPOULOS AIDAN AQUILINA SPIRODON ARAHOVITIS JONATHAN AVGERIDIS JOHN BACON NICHOLAS BAILEY LACHLAN BAINBRIDGE MATTHEW BARNARD JACK BARNARD OSCAR BATES PATRICK BATES MASON BERZINS WILLIAM BITMEAD DANIEL BIVIANO BENJAMIN BIZZARRI JAMES BONSO LUKE BONSO SAMUEL BORGESE

BENJAMIN BORGESE BRETT BOSCACCI JAMES BOSNICH ANTONIOS BOUSDOUKAS FERGUS BOYD JACK BRUCE-SMITH HENRY BURGESS SEAN BUTLER WILLIAM BYRNE-JONES LIAM CAIN JAMES CANNING EDWARD CARRICK NICHOLAS CARUSO HARRISON CARVER MATTHEW CATALFAMO EDWARD CAVEY CURTIS CHENEY ADRIAN CHIERA STEVEN CHRISTODOULAKIS JON CHUI LACHLAN CONNOLLY PATRICK COOK BENJAMIN COONAN CAMPBELL CORRIGAN WILLIAM CORRIGAN

DANIEL COSSARI THOMAS COYLE LUCAS COZZI ELAN CROWE AIDEN D’ANDREA HAMILTON DEAM OLIVER DEAM CHRISTIAN DIB JOSHUA DOMENICA LACHLAN DRAGOVIC DEAN DROSSOS DECLAN EDWARDS EVAN FERENTINOS CORMAC FLEMING JACK FORER MANUEL GASHI SAMUEL GOH JONAH HABERFIELD MITCHELL HARDIMAN ALBY HART BENJAMIN HEWITT BRADLEY HIGGINS THOMAS HOBBINS SPENCER HULLIN EMMANUEL IRAMIYAN

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DARCY JEMMETT JOHN KARTSAKLIS SAMUEL KECSKES SPENCER KERR ALEXANDER KREKOUKIAS PATRICK LANDY ISAAC LEWIS LIAM LORANDI HUGH LUCAS JACQUES LUDEKENS BENJAMIN MAHER ETHAN MANAKIS ALESSANDRO MARTELLO EDWARD MCCARTHY ANDREW MCGAW JACOB MILLER RENE-ALBERTO MORA ANDREW MUIR MILES MUNRO BENJAMIN O’HAIRE FINN O’KANE DANIEL PERTILE JOSHUA PFITZNER KHAI PHAM WILLIAM PURDIE

THOMAS RICHARDS CHERWYN RODRIQUES LUKE ROSSITTO CURTIS SAYERS TRAVIS SHANNON LUKE SHELLEY MITCHELL SIMMONS ETHAN SINNOTT MAX STEPHENSON PATRICK THOMPSON CALLUM THOMPSON JACK TOPP PASCAL TRACZEWSKI DANIEL VENTURONI OSCAR VIRGO NIKOLAS VISCOVICH ILIAS VLAHOS SEAN WALSH MATTHEW WARDLAW OSGAR WARDLAW SAMUEL WAY OLIVER WILLIAMS REX WOOD KIERAN YEATES

St Edwin’s

House

BRADLEY ABRAHAM MITCHELL BARNETT OLIVER BARR EWAN BAULCH RUPERT BEDE KAI BLOOMFIELD LAINE BRAMLEY MASIMILIANO BRUNO NICHOLAS BUFALO BEAU BULLARD FINN CAMPBELL HARRIS CARLIN ALEXANDER CARTER LUKE CATALDO DYLAN CHRISTODOULOPOULOS MATTHEW CIAVARELLA DYLAN CLARKE LUKE COMEADOW LACHLAN COOK AARON COSTA SAMUEL CROUGH LIAM CUBBON PAOLO CUGLIARI CHRISTIAN D’AMELIO KENNEDY DANG MARCEL DAVEY

OWEN DAVIES THOMAS DEANE-JOHNS ALEXANDER DEVEREUX BENJAMIN DOOLAN WILLIAM DUNCAN WILLIAM DWYER CHARLES EAGGER-SAUNDERS THOMAS EASTON KOSTA EMMANUEL MICHAEL FABIAN ALEXANDER FEOLA SEBASTIAN FERNANDEZ XAVIER FERNANDEZ ELIAS FERNANDEZ ALISTAIR FITZGERALD DECLAN FOLEY CONNOR FRANES SPENCER FRANES CAMPBELL FREEMAN DUNCAN GARDINER TRAVIS GAUGHAN XAVIER GEDDES BYRON GELAGIN MITCHELL GERNY MAX GIORLANDO NATHAN GIORLANDO

WILLIAM GORMAN CONNOR GOUMAS JAYDEN GRASKOSKI SEBASTIAN HADAWAY AARON HALFORD OSCAR HARDING PATRICK HASSETT CURTIS HAYASHI BENJAMIN HERDMAN MARCUS HERMAN DAVID HICKEY KEAGAN HILLEMACHER KEVIN HOANG KELVIN HOCEVAR SAMUEL HOGAN WILLIAM HOGAN JACK HOWELLS ALEXANDER HY VICTOR HY SAMUEL HYNES LIAM JENKINS DIMITRI KATSANAKIS BILLY KATSIANOS SEAN KELLIHER JONATHAN KERAMIDAS WILLIAM KHAN

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JOEL KING FINLEY KNOWLES JOEL LAGASTES SAM LANIGAN ALBERT LEE JACOB LEWIS ANDRE MACKIE SEBASTIAN MARSILLI NATHAN MARTINZ LOUIS MCCAUGHEY WILLIAM MCDONELL SAMUEL MCNIDDER MICHAEL MICHAELIDES ALOYSIUS MOORE MORGAN MORFFEW AIDAN MURRAY CHARLES NEWELL JACOB OAKES THOMAS OLSEN JACK ORRELL ANDREAS PASTRAS JAMES PAVLOU KAIDEN PEDRUCO LUCAS PEGOLI HARRISON PIETSCH BENJAMIN RADLOW

WILLIAM REGAN LIAM ROBERTSON BENJAMIN ROGERS WILLIAM SAFFERY DYRON SAUER THOMAS SIMPSON PATRICK STANHOPE CHRISTOPHER STRAMOTAS FINN SULLIVAN MICHAEL TAGARIS MATTHEW TOKATLIDIS ANTONIOS VALCANAS ADEN VEITCH JOSEPH WALSH PATRICK WALSH JOSHUA WEBB MATTHEW WOLLHEIM ANDREW YAKSICH AIDAN YATES STEFANO ZAMPOGNA

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St Leo’s

House

CHRISTIAN ALGERI NICHOLAS ANASTASIADIS SEAN ANDERSON SEBASTIAN ANDERSON JAMES ANTHONY BROCK AUGUSTYNSKI HARRISON BARBER TRISTAN BARONE NATHAN BARROW GEORGE BATZIAKAS JOHN BEDDOE MAX BESNARD ADAM CAR REMUS CARE-PARISI JOSH CAVALLIN ZACHARY CUMBERLIDGE JAMES D’AMELIO MATTHEW DAMCHES ETHAN DATTILO ANGUS DIGBY LIAM DIGBY LACHLAN DOYLE KEEGAN EARDLEY LUKE ELLEM HARRISON FAZIO JAMES FRANCIS DARCY FRAZER

KYLE GARDINER DOMINIC GEHRIG LUKAS GEHRIG BENJAMIN GIBSON LOUIS GRAFFEO HARRISON HAWKER DILLON HENRIQUES-GOMES JULIAN HOPKINS NATHANIEL HUNTER BLAIR HUNTER HUGO JACK OLIVER JOHN EMMETT JOHN JACOB KANE TOM KELLY AUSTIN KELLY ANDREW KIM CASEY KNIGHTS MAXWELL KOVACEVIC TAINE KROGH MICHAEL KRZYWNIAK JACK LAWLESS MAXWELL LAY SAMUEL LAZAR LUCAS LIAKAKOS JOSEPH LLOYD TIMOTHY LOUGHNAN

BRYCE LOUGHNAN THOMAS LYNGBERG THOMAS MACFARLANE FINLEY MACKENZIE JACOB MACKINNON HARRY MAHON RYAN MALLAMPATI COSTA MANAVERIS THOMAS MARTIN SAMUEL MARTIN WILLIAM MARTIN THOMAS MARTIN AARON MAY JOEL MAY EMMETT MCCANN SHAMUS MCDONOUGH HARRY MCINNENY JACK MCNEANY CHRISTIAN MELISSINOS CHRISTOPHER MENARA WESLEY MENDES BAILEY METZELING ALEXANDER MIHAILIDIS GEORGE MIHAILIDIS DYLAN MINACK WILLIAM MOLONEY-MORTON JOSHUA MULDEARY

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SAMUEL MULHOLLAND PATRICK MULING THIEN-KHOI NGUYEN-VU WILL NICHOLS NICHOLAS NICOLAOU OLIVER O’BRIEN COBY O’HARA COOPER O’NEILL JUSTIN OH MICHAEL PAPILLO AIDAN PARISH ANTOINE PARUIT NICHOLAS PHO SEBASTIAN PICKERING DANIEL PIERIAS JARED PISCIONERI BEN POLINESS THOMAS QUIN JAKE QUINN DANIEL QUITT ADRIAN RANZOLIN JAMIE RANZOLIN JOSHUA REES TOM ROBINSON ETHAN ROWLAND WILLIAM RUSSELL OLIVER RYAN

HARRY SAGIADELLIS BENJAMIN SAHIN ANGUS SHEEDY WILLIAM SIDJI LUKE SIMCOCKS STEFAN SKARLATOS WILLIAM SKEHAN MICHAEL SKEHAN JOSHUA STACEY JAMES SUFFOLK ELI TE MONI PRINCE THOMAS LEO TORCASIO SANTINO TRIMBOLI NICHOLAS TRUSLER LEVI WARDLE LUCA WATERSTONE SAMUEL WELLS NOAH WILLOUGHBY-ROTSTEIN CONNOR WOODSSCAMPORLINO CHRISTOPHER ZHANG

St Mark’s

House

THOMAS ANDREWARTHA WILLEM ASHTON MORGAN BICKNELL SAMUEL BIRCH RICHARD BLAND PETER BOHAN HARRISON BOOTHEY MIGUEL BRAGAGNOLO FLYNN BULMAN PATRICK BURROWS ANDREA CALABRO SOLOMON CAMPBELL LACHLAN COOMBS OLIVER CORBETT ZACHARY CRIPPS SEAN DERIU THOMAS DOCHERTY SAMUEL DUNLOP JAMIE FINESTONE JACK FINLAYSON MAX FINLAYSON CONNOR FITZHARRIS RAMON GARCIA MAX GETLEY JAMES GIULIANI MAXWELL GREENLEAF SAMUEL GROVES

HIROKI HAYASHI LUKE HEALEY STEPHEN HEALY JAMES HERIOT SHANE HO HARRISON HOLZER NED HOULIHAN TARO HU COOPER JOHNSTONE DEAN KAMINARIS CONOR KNEEBONE NIKITA KOCOLIS ARKI KONSTANDAKOPOULOS AUGUSTINE KOPCZOWSKI CLIFF KRISTIANTO SEAN L’HUILLIER ANTHONY LEW ANGUS LEWIS STAN LYKOURINOS LACHLAN MACKINTOSH STEPHEN MAGLIS THOMAS MANN HAMISH MCGINDLE HARRY MCLEAN EDWARD MCMAHON HENRY MILLER COSTANDINOS MILONAS

THOMAS MILOPTERIS CONNOR MISQUITTA DILLON MONOPOLI HARRY MOORE GEORGE MOUTSIDIS JACOB MUNDY BENJAMIN NASON DEAN NEAVES JING YAO NG JEREMY NG KWIK TUNG JACOB NIKITAS SAM O’CONNOR FINNEGAN O’DONNELL MICHAEL O’DWYER SAMUEL PAINE HET PANCHOLI MATTHEW PAPALEO JAMES PASCAL-THERIOS AMEDEO PERRI BENJAMIN PHILLIPS JAYDEN PINTO MASON POWELL BRODIE REED HAYDEN REED KANE ROSSITER MACKENZIE ROWBOTHAM SAMUEL RUSS

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ALOSHY VALAMPARAMPIL JOSE ANTHONY VAN PAUL VIERA BENJAMIN VIRGIN SAMUEL WAGLAND JOSEPH WARD TIMOTHY WARD DANIEL WARNER MARCUS WATSON THOMAS WELLING JAMES WHITELAW JYE WIEDEMANN THOMAS WILLIAMSON JONTY WISEMAN LACHLAN WONG NOAH WOOLDRIDGE KAI XIE SEAN YUAN CHRISTOPHER ZAGO NADAL ZEINI JING CHENG ZHA

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Year 12 Retreat

Day

Due to ongoing bushfires and hazards in the area surrounding our booked Year 12 Retreat site, the decision had to be made this year to not take Year 12 students offsite. As can be understood, the safety and wellbeing of our students and staff is our absolute priority. To compensate to some extent, a Year 12 Retreat Day was scheduled for Monday 18 March.

The day allowed them to question who they are called to become and to explore how our traditions can support us on our life journey.

I would like to acknowledge and congratulate the Year 12 students on the way they entered into the experience given the changed environment and slight amendment to the program.

members, to reflect on influences that have shaped them, their faith, family, relationships and journey so far. The day allowed them to question who they are called to become and to explore how our traditions can support us on our life journey. In true De La Salle tradition, our students accepted these challenges with integrity through their honest reflections on how they can grow to become the best versions of themselves.

The Retreat Day was an important opportunity for students to develop their relationships with staff and their fellow House

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Final Assembly

Awards

Congratulations

Outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in Visual Arts 2019 Stephen Maglis

Brother James Taylor De La Salle Old Collegians Football Club Sportsman of the Year 2019

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Basketball

Joseph Lloyd

Thomas Lyngberg

Father Les Troy Service Award 2019 in recognition of service to the College and the wider community

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Cross Country

William Hogan

Joseph Lloyd

Hilary Hayes Outstanding Student Award 2019

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Athletics

Dominic Gehrig

Joseph Lloyd

Brother Gerard Rummery Arts Award 2019 In recognition of outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in The Arts

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Soccer

Oliver Barr

Jonathan Avgeridis

Saint John Baptist de La Salle Senior Lasallian Award 2019

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Hockey

Michael Fabian

Elias Fernandez

Brother Damien Harvey Award In recognition of Leadership and Service as College Captain 2019

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Tennis

Liam Jenkins

Jack Bruce-Smith

Leadership Award College Vice-Captain 2019

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Volleyball

Morgan Morffew

James Adamopoulos

Leadership Award College Vice-Captain 2019 Amedeo Perri

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Football

The Anthony Molan Athlete of the Year Award 2019

Thomas Deane-Johns

Liam Jenkins Australian Defence Force Award for Leadership

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Cricket

Jack Barnard

Tom Kelly

Caltex Best All-Rounder Award

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Swimming

Joel May

Campbell Freeman

Outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in the Performing Arts 2019 Eli Te Moni

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Weightlifting

John Lloyd Award for outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in Music 2019

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2019 ACC Golf

Benjamin Gibson

Kristoff Soliven

Matthew Damches

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Valedictory

Mass

So many parents and students I spoke to appreciated the beautiful way we were able to farewell the 2019 cohort in such a respectful and inclusive way.

The 2019 Valedictory Mass and Dinner were outstanding events. They are the culmination of hours of work by our talented and generous staff.

So many parents and students I spoke to appreciated the beautiful way we were able to farewell the 2019 cohort in such a respectful and inclusive way.

Thank you to Mrs Rana Brogan for the organisation of the Valedictory Mass and the staff who supported, by volunteering for a range of tasks, in particular Mrs Joan Ferguson and Mrs Trish D’Arcy. Fr John Sherman celebrated Mass and we were honoured to have Br David Hawke and Br Peter Smyth sharing the occasion with us.

Mr Luke Serrano led the music. Thanks Luke for your work preparing the students in the band and choir. The quality of the music added so much richness and celebration to the Mass.

Mr Rob Bonnici did a magnificent job as MC and thanks to Mr Chas Thompson for transporting the students and choir.

Many staff were able to attend the Mass and this really added to the community feel. Your presence was really appreciated by the parents and students. Our House Coordinators did a wonderful job guiding the students. Thanks Ms Jessica Stevenson, Mr Shane Mackintosh, Mr Michael Watty and Ms Janet Holden.

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Valedictory

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After Mass the procession of Blue and Gold down Spring Street to the Sofitel was a powerful statement of the solidarity we share as a Lasallian community.

The Valedictory Dinner was so professionally organised and conducted. Thank you to Mrs Angela Carlino for the hours of work you put in to make sure everything was perfect.

Mr Shane Mackintosh delivered a very polished display as MC for the night and Ms Jessica Alger prepared, guided and mentored the students. Thank you to both of you.

Ms Mary Martin (mother of Tom and Will Martin, Year 11) presented the Parents Address and Morgan Morfew and Amedeo Perri gave moving VC speeches.

Last but not least, thank you to the staff who attended the dinner, it meant a lot to so many students and their parents seeing you there.

Finally, reflecting on such an important occasion in the life of the College and in particular the lives of our Valedictorians and their families, it is clear that the work every person at the College does contributes to the experience of our young men and is so much appreciated by their families. It is the people at De La Salle College that in the end make such a difference.

We should all be proud of this as we farewell the 107th group of men to leave De La Salle.

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... it is clear that the work every person at the College does contributes to the experience of our young men and is so much appreciated by their families.

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Year 12

James Adamopoulos

Charles Ahearn

Ethan Alexopoulos

Spirodon Arahovitis

Jonathan Avgeridis

Lachlan Bainbridge

Jack Barnard

Oliver Barr

Nathan Barrow

William Bitmead

Daniel Biviano

Benjamin Bizzarri

Kai Bloomfield

Luke Bonso

James Bosnich

Antonios Bousdoukas

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Laine Bramley

Jack Bruce-Smith

Masimiliano Bruno

Nicholas Bufalo

Henry Burgess

Sean Butler

Remus Care-Parisi

Nicholas Caruso

Matthew Catalfamo

Steven Christodoulakis

Matthew Ciavarella

Luke Comeadow

Lachlan Coombs

Benjamin Coonan

William Corrigan

Daniel Cossari

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Aaron Costa

Thomas Coyle

Paolo Cugliari

Matthew Damches

Hamilton Deam

Thomas Deane-Johns

Alexander Devereux

Christian Dib

Angus Digby

Charles Eagger-Saunders

Declan Edwards

Kosta Emmanuel

Michael Fabian

Alexander Feola

Elias Fernandez

Sebastian Fernandez

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Connor Fitzharris

Declan Foley

Campbell Freeman

Manuel Gashi

Travis Gaughan

Dominic Gehrig

Lukas Gehrig

Byron Gelagin

Mitchell Gerny

Benjamin Gibson

Nathan Giorlando

James Giuliani

Alby Hart

Curtis Hayashi

Dillon Henriques-Gomes

Benjamin Herdman

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William Hogan

Julian Hopkins

Taro Hu

Alexander Hy

Victor Hy

Liam Jenkins

Oliver John

Billy Katsianos

Tom Kelly

Finley Knowles

Arki Konstandakopoulos

Cliff Kristianto

Taine Krogh

Joel Lagastes

Maxwell Lay

Samuel Lazar

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Joseph Lloyd

Bryce Loughnan

Timothy Loughnan

Stan Lykourinos

Thomas Lyngberg

Finley Mackenzie

Stephen Maglis

Costa Manaveris

Thomas Martin

Joel May

William McDonell

Shamus McDonough

Jack McNeany

Wesley Mendes

Bailey Metzeling

George Mihailidis

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Costandinos Milonas

Thomas Milopteris

Dylan Minack

Connor Misquitta

William Moloney-Morton

Morgan Morffew

Joshua Muldeary

Patrick Muling

Jacob Mundy

Benjamin Nason

Jeremy Ng Kwik Tung

Nicholas Nicolaou

Sam O’Connor

Michael O’Dwyer

Samuel Paine

Aidan Parish

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Kaiden Pedruco

Amedeo Perri

Benjamin Phillips

Nicholas Pho

Daniel Pierias

Jayden Pinto

Jared Piscioneri

Mason Powell

Jake Quinn

Joshua Rees

Cherwyn Rodriques

Samuel Russ

Anthony Ryan

Oliver Ryan

Nathan Salmon

Curtis Sayers

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Jonathan Scott

James Sezenias

Travis Shannon

William Sidji

Aristotle Sioukas

Michael Skehan

Kristoff Soliven

Patrick Stanhope

Gabriel Strain-King

Seamus Synnott

Eli Te Moni

Jackson Thoeun

Joel Thompson

Pascal Traczewski

Nathaniel Tsihrintzis

Mackenzie Turley

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Joseph Tutty

Jackson Tyrrell

Magnus Urban

Aloshy Valamparampil Jose

Daniel Venturoni

Benjamin Virgin

Patrick Walsh

Joseph Ward

Matthew Wardlaw

Joshua Webb

Thomas Williamson

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Contents Leadership 1 Faith and Mission

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Social Justice

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Wellbeing and Development

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The House System

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Learning and Teaching – Tiverton Campus – Holy Eucharist Campus – Kinnoull Campus

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Staff

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Community 62 The Arts

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Sports 81 College Roll

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Thank you to the following students for their contribution to the 2019 Blue and Gold:

Publication and Design

Alexandropoulos Christian

McDonell Will

Ashe Ellis

McGann Charles

Avgeridis Jonathan

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Barnard Jack

McInenny Harry

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Morffew Morgan

Bird Harry

Napoli Michael

Dwyer William

Orlando Peter

Exell Lucas

Pabst Jude

Fleming Cormac

Pashoulia Michael

Freeman Campbell

Pearce Abraham

Gallo Benjamin

Pearse Peter

Ganas James

Peterson Luka

Gatti Harrison

Prezens Denzel

Hunter Bailey

Rayzman Nikolai

Jakicic Adam

Rogers Tomas

Jenkins Liam

Seddon Thomas

Krogh Taine

Thompson Joel

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