2021 Blue & Gold

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BLUE AND GOLD 2021

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2021

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Contents Leadership 1

2022 STUDENT COLLEGE LEADERS

2022 TERM DATES FOR STUDENTS

Identity and Mission

College Captain: Peter Orlando

TERM 1

College Vice Captain: Ralph Howard

START: Tuesday 1 February All students return.

Wellbeing and Development

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College Vice Captain: Sean MacNamara

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Learning and Teaching

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– Tiverton Campus

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2022 HOUSE CAPTAINS ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE

TERM 2

House Captain: William Richards

START: Wednesday 27 April

– Holy Eucharist Campus

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House Vice Captain: Dylan Carver

– Kinnoull Campus

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House Arts Captain: Benjamin Selkirk

Remote Learning

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Staff

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Community 48 The House System

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Sport 62 Music and Arts

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College Roll

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Class of 2021

105

FINISH: Friday 8 April

House Sports Captain: Max Miller House Lasallian Captain: J. Roch Dargan ST EDWIN’S HOUSE

FINISH: Friday 24 June TERM 3 START: Wednesday 13 July FINISH: Friday 16 September

House Captain: Benjamin King

Front Cover: The Planter Cross was created at the Holy Eucharist Campus. A collaboration with Chris Church and students together with Chris Martin’s Year 9 WISE Independence Class. The project was a class showcasing the safe and independent use of power tools in the creation of vertical garden planter boxes.

Photography by James McPherson Photography Publication and Design Dee Houlihan De La Salle Marketing and Communications Manager Production and Editing Assistant

Sarah Pudelko De La Salle Marketing and Communications Officer

Photography

James McPherson Photography

National Photography

Associated Catholic Colleges

Warren Bardsley

Sarah Pudelko

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House Vice Captain: Thomas Childs

TERM 4

House Sports Captain: Andre Di Medio

START: Monday 3 October

House Arts Captain: Jeremy Grigg House Lasallian Captain: Benjamin Wayman ST LEO’S HOUSE House Captain: Daniel Van den Berg House Vice Captain: Benjamin McLisky House Sports Captain: Lucas McNamara House Arts Captain: Abraham Pearce House Lasallian Captain: William Orton ST MARK’S HOUSE House Captain: Agitha Abeyagoonasekera House Vice Captain: Reeve Yogendran House Sports Captain: Hugh Ford House Arts Captain: Justin Nguyen House Lasallian Captain: Peter Pearse

FINISH: Wednesday 7 December

Leadership

From the

Principal We quickly built a solid reputation for delivering very effective remote learning, for the monitoring of students’ progression and even more critically, as the weeks wore on, their mental health and general wellbeing.

Peter Houlihan

When we resumed school at the end of January, it was with a driving sense of optimism. The trials and travails of dealing with COVID-19 in 2020 were behind us. The VCE results were outstanding in spite of the challenges and we thought we would all be onsite at school all of this year and all the valuable lessons from last year would be put to great use in 2021. Sadly, but possibly predictably, this year saw us work through our sixth lockdown, so our sixth round of remote learning and COVID-19 dominated the second half of 2021, just like last year.

However, despite the challenges, inconveniences and frustrations, there has been much to acknowledge and celebrate at De La Salle College in 2021. What is also of significance is just how much the challenges of dealing with COVID-19 have altered, if not completely changed, the way we operate in so many areas of school life.

With a second academic year dominated by lockdown, remote learning and the effects thereof, many cancelled and postponed activities and events, De La Salle College has – like most organisations – had to literally reimagine how we operate. Supporting our students, parents and staff required almost weekly revision of what we do and how we best do it under the challenging circumstances.

We quickly built a solid reputation for delivering very effective remote learning, for the monitoring of students’ progression and even more critically, as the weeks wore on, their mental health and general wellbeing. Proactive measures were put in place and interventions developed to support students and indeed their families when and as required. We managed to not just cope, but flourish in dramatically changed circumstances.

Supporting each other to be adaptable, to build resilience, to remain positive and look forward with optimism and build a trust that things will improve and our school year will turn out OK is definitely a new part of life in a school! I can only praise our staff’s resilience, innovation and most importantly, their dedication to keeping our young men on track in all aspects of their 2021 school year.

We ran a major marketing campaign in 2021, with the intention of maintaining and building enrolments in an increasingly competitive market. Significant growth in the Primary school enrolments has been one positive return. Our main message is that De La Salle College is a Lasallian community with a place and pathway for all and continues its 109-year tradition of turning out great young men of quality, respect and empathy.

This year we launched a pilot High Performance Sports Program for football, soccer, basketball, cricket, swimming and athletics, with plans to expand this in 2022 and beyond. Year 7 and 8 students have been invited to join the Kennedy Club for Football, the Agar Academy for Cricket, the Sean Macdonald Basketball Squad, the De La Salle Soccer program and the DLS Torpedoes Swim team. Football, soccer, basketball and swimming were just underway in July before lockdown interrupted, with cricket and athletics set for launching later in the year.

Significant capital works on the Tiverton Campus have brightened the learning and recreational spaces for students. The Murdoch Building’s complete refurbishment gave tired old spaces a contemporary feel. A new weights/cardio room has been completed, and new signage in the gymnasium, coupled with various astroturf installations in the yard have really added to Tiverton’s appearance and functionality. The Duffy Building is also undergoing a refurbishment including large light filled spaces and breakout areas.

I must also thank the College Board Chair, Richard Mullaly, and the Directors for their vision, governance and leadership this year and acknowledge their ongoing support and direction.

The College Executive, supported as ever by Sandy Wreford, PA to the Principal, has been superb in truly leading our community through another difficult year.

I wish all in our Lasallian community a safe, happy and holy Christmas and a more predictable 2022.

Peter Houlihan – Principal 2

From the

Board Chair

Like 2020, 2021 has been a demanding, taxing and challenging period for all – students and their families, teachers and staff.

On behalf of the Directors, I would like to recognise the efforts and sacrifices made by students and families. It has been a tough academic year but it has demonstrated the students’ and families’ ability to learn, to live and to lead.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Richard Mullaly (Chair) Allison Shannon (Deputy Chair)

The Board would like to acknowledge Principal, Peter Houlihan, his talented and dedicated Executive Team, and every De La Salle College staff member for their efforts this year. All have led, performed and taught with graciousness and enormous generosity. As always, the students’ needs were to the fore.

I am fortunate to lead a diverse, experienced and dedicated Board of Directors, who work to ensure good governance of the College, set strategy and ensure the College is financially secure, so securing future expansion. The College remains in a solid financial position, in large part to planning and strategic thinking of Peter Houlihan, his Executive Team and the Board. We are currently working to plan new capital works which will place De La Salle College at the forefront of Catholic education in South East Melbourne.

My thanks to the Board and particularly the previous Chair, Tony Morwood. A well performing school succeeds in part, due to a stable and supportive governance group.

While 2022 will bring new tests and difficulties, I have a deep conviction that the staff, students and their families will adapt and succeed, drawing strength from the Lasallian ethos and identity. I hope for a future out of COVID-19 and return to a version of normalcy.

Richard Mullaly – Chair of Board

Tony Morwood Richard Halasa Br Patrick Lynch Mark Parker Paul Shannon Libby Barnes

The College

Executive

The College Executive Team were again challenged in 2021 to provide the best learning experiences for students whilst dealing with rolling COVID-19 lockdowns. They have demonstrated exemplary leadership skills for all staff and worked tirelessly to ensure all students have been catered for in the academic, wellbeing and spiritual spheres.

Jessica Alger, Deputy Principal Students led the Wellbeing team by exhibiting strong, strategic and compassionate leadership.

The ongoing remote learning challenges required the Wellbeing team to adapt, innovate and ensure all students were supported.

Mark Gustincic, Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching again shouldered the lion’s share of ensuring our remote learning experience continued to provide effective, engaging, targeted curriculum to all students. The high quality and reliable technical systems required

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to deliver remote learning is constantly being monitored and updated by the curriculum team, led by Mark, with clarity of purpose and direction.

Rana’s online presence, caring nature and capacity to reach out to staff and students in need was invaluable during lockdown.

Tom Ryan, Deputy Principal Staff and Operations provided pastoral support to all staff during this tumultuous year. The continuing lockdowns challenge many areas of Tom’s sphere, including staff mental health and wellbeing, timetabling complications and sourcing replacement teachers and ensuring the College’s operations are maintained, all whilst working remotely. Developing a staffing model and timetable for 2022 while in lockdown has also been taxing but attended to very efficiently by Tom.

Joe Gehrig, Business Manager joined the team in 2021. Joe has an extensive background in financial management including the education sector. He joins us from St Patrick’s, Wellington, New Zealand. Working remotely for most of the year, Joe has supported many families whilst maintaining the College finances.

I am indebted to the team for their service in 2021’s remarkable circumstances.

Peter Houlihan – Principal

Rana Brogan, Deputy Principal - Identity and Mission has worked with the Religious Education team and Lasallian Youth Ministers to nurture the spiritual life of our students through the Year 12 Retreat, whole school liturgies, Lasallian reflections and prayers.

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College Captain’s

Report

And just as we thought that 2020 was ‘The Pandemic Year’! Alas!

Little did we know that infections, COVID-19 and lockdowns would yet again haunt our 2021. However, as all amoral, opportunists contend, “every disaster is an opportunity you must seize” and the Lasallian community has undoubtedly seized the opportunities COVID-19 has produced… without being “amoral opportunists” of course haha!

We all began the 2021 year with such luminous hope and irrepressible optimism.

The year started magnificently. All seemed fine and well until an iceberg, akin to what brought down the Titanic, maliciously emerged like a black swan, interrupting our plans and hopes.

Thomas Seddon

Despite the hardship it brings, the pandemic can be somewhat interpreted to be a ‘blessing in disguise’ in terms of its pedagogical value and the fact that it teaches us lessons.

Nonetheless, one of the many lessons we would have extracted from the ravages of the pandemic that kept impinging on our 2021 is that we all must “just, keep swimming” as the astute fish Dory from ‘Finding Nemo’ once said. When 2021 threw multiple curve balls to us in the form of more lockdowns, De La Salle College pupils didn’t meekly retreat from it but rather recognised the harsh reality of an erratic ball movement and smashed it out of the metaphorical ballpark.

Despite the hardship it brings, the pandemic can be somewhat interpreted to be a ‘blessing in disguise’ in terms of its pedagogical value and the fact that it teaches us lessons. But to be less facetious, the chief lesson I grasped was that the source of true happiness comes from within, to paraphrase Rousseau. Let us make no mistake that relying upon external conditions as a generator of happiness is rather shaky. Instead, when contentment is derived from within, nothing can stop us from being happy! If you accept Shakespeare’s belief that “there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” and by extension, that we are capable of interpreting a seemingly ‘bad’ situation (e.g. COVID-19) as ‘good’, we become the masters of our lives regardless of circumstances.

Nonetheless, I, and many others, are so profoundly grateful to De La Salle College for the superb support it provides to students, fostering an environment conducive to happiness and success. From the beginning of my Lasallian journey from Year 4 to now, I have developed so much and seen all my friends mature into decent, down-to-earth gentlemen excited for the future. Such a result can only be attributed to the hard work of truly wonderful teachers and the overall “vibe” (Dennis Denuto) of the great school of De La Salle College. One I am so proud to have gone to!

Thomas Seddon – College Captain

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College Vice Captain’s

Reports

To think we would find ourselves in a similar positon to last year certainly wasn’t expected. Reflecting on the year that has been, I can say without doubt that it has still provided us with many opportunities which certainly won’t pass unnoticed. The experiences I’ve had with this leadership group and our cohort, and the engagement we’ve seen within the broader school certainly defines our ability to make the most out of the moments we are given.

Whilst these lockdowns and restrictions don’t come with ease, challenging us emotionally and mentally, our ability to connect with those around us and appreciate the support we are given by the College during these times, seems to become more prevalent.

Peter Bohan

It certainly hasn’t been the normal ‘Year 12 Experience’, having unfortunately missed various events in the latter half of the year. However, what we lost in our physical presence at the College, we gained through our connections to peers, and grew stronger together. We are all proud of each and every one of you.

Peter Bohan – College Vice Captain

It would be remiss to disregard the uncertainties of 2021. Indeed, there were peaks and troughs - the thought of impending lockdowns, remote learning, and the physical distance between us and those within our College community. However, I cannot help but feel immensely proud and grateful for what we achieved in 2021.

As a College community, if there is one lesson we derived from 2021, it is the importance of focusing on what we can control, finding gratitude where you can and enjoying the small wins. The Athletics and Swimming Carnivals brought excitement to all. Additionally, who would have thought 12 months ago we would be able to make an actionable difference to people’s livelihoods through Mission Action Day? William Dwyer

Seeing our community values in action, not only this year, but throughout my entire College experience has been truly inspiring. I implore you all embrace the opportunities available at this most wonderful school, I truly mean it – look back at these years with fondness, without regret and ultimately with pride in what you are a part of. I certainly will.

William Dwyer – College Vice Captain

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Identity and Mission

Deputy

Principal

– IDENTITY AND MISSION

Rana Brogan

I applaud the remarkable way that our staff and students have risen in each moment and showed outstanding resilience, adaptability, tenacity, strength of character and faith in themselves and each other to simply just get through it.

Once again, I find myself reflecting over all that has transpired in the Identity and Mission sphere throughout 2021. This year turned out to be another unpredictable year and I applaud the remarkable way that our staff and students have risen in each moment and showed outstanding resilience, adaptability, tenacity, strength of character and faith in themselves and each other to simply just get through it.

It has been so evident that the mission and message of our founder, St John Baptist de La Salle, is very much thriving. As a Lasallian school, at the heart of our mission is the way we connect with young people and how we offer support to help them nurture and grow in faith and develop a true sense and understanding of the rights of the poor and social justice.

Despite all of the interruptions this year with the COVID-19 lockdowns, our students were extraordinary in the commitment they showed towards Mission Action Day in Term 1, the Term 2 St Vincent de Paul Winter Warmers collection, and despite the biggest lockdown interruption of all in Term 3, our Charitable Food Drive for Sacred Heart Mission, St Joseph’s Outreach and Malvern Emergency Food Program.

I have been a witness to the Lasallian spirit in many ways, and one which has continuously demonstrated a passion for Christ and for social justice. Additionally, the senior students who have continued in various ways through the encouragement and support of their House Coordinators, raised awareness through various advocacy initiatives and fundraisers for their House Charities: St Austin’s House – Melbourne Catholic Migrant and Refugee Centre, St Edwin’s House – St Vincent de Paul Society, St Leo’s House – Caritas Australia, and St Mark’s House – Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Melbourne/Opening the Doors Foundation.

I conclude by praying that God remains always present with us, that our hearts and the hearts of all our students and families are opened to the realities that are ever unfolding and evolving before us. Like our founder, St John Baptist de La Salle, who also lived in a time of confusion and uncertainty, I pray that as Lasallians, we too find within us a deep faith, zeal for God and trust in the hope that better days await us.

Rana Brogan – Deputy Principal, Identity and Mission

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Welcome

Mass

This year our College Opening and Welcome Mass took on a different look and feel to its traditional setting at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in places of worship, we celebrated in the Br James Taylor Gymnasium at the Tiverton Campus. However, it did not hinder the sense of community and family spirit in welcoming members to our De La Salle College family, the Year 7 students, as well as, acknowledging our newly inducted College Captains into their leadership positions.

We were also graced with the presence of former old Collegian, Monsignor Stuart Hall, celebrating the Mass.

Rana Brogan – Deputy Principal, Identity and Mission

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Mission Action

Day

On Thursday 1 April 2021, we celebrated ‘Mission Action Day’, our signature College fundraising event.

The key motivation of this campaign is to provide support, both locally and internationally, to Lasallian projects in need of financial aid. In recent years, over $100,000 annually has been raised and distributed to mission projects.

Staff, students, parents and sponsors worked closely together to once again make the event a success. Students walked approximately 13km along the Gardiner’s Creek Trail between Ashburton and Kooyong to validate the wonderful work done in raising close to $50,000, an amazing total in a challenging post COVID-19 environment.

Our 2021 total was distributed to key Lasallian mission projects and local charities we support annually. Visit our Mission Action Day page on the College website to view the MAD Fundraising Top 10 Tally and our 2021 sponsors.

Thank you to the many school suppliers who donated to our 2021 effort, their generosity is very much appreciated.

We also thank Stonnington Council and Gardiner’s Creek Trail public users for their support for our cause.

Planning for Mission Action Day 2022 has been underway since August 2021. We look forward to going M.A.D. and continuing to do what we can for those in need.

Chris Martin – Mission Action Day Coordinator

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Founder’s

10

Day

Being

Lasallian

A Lasallian Youth Minister’s role is to build community and promote our Lasallian values in all aspects of College life.

In 2021, we have been challenged to be dynamic in our role, moving between on-campus and remote forms of Ministry. Finding ways to connect with students continues to change, whether that be on the Year 12 and Year 7 Retreats in Term 1, or in our weekly classroom visits and ‘Teams’ meetings.

It has been a pleasure to form and develop relationships with the De La Salle College community, and to continue helping students to be the best versions of themselves.

We have enjoyed the challenges and joys that this year has brought, and we are extremely grateful for all the support we have received.

We can’t do the work we do without the support of our fantastic community and we are so blessed to work here at De La Salle College.

Josh Paul and James Biviano – Lasallian Youth Ministers

2021 will be a standout year during my time at De La Salle College. COVID-19 continues to show us how important mental health is. The year has been a mixture of emotions, with many ups and downs.

I am honoured to represent St Austin’s House and have loved being alongside the students in the St Austin’s House community. The Swimming and Athletics Carnivals represented the real St Austin’s House spirit through the participation of many students.

This year has been amazing, even though it has been chaotic at times, I have enjoyed every second of it.

Andrew Andaloro – St Austin’s House Lasallian Captain I was privileged to be St Edwin’s House Lasallian Captain for 2021. Although our year had highs and lows with lockdowns and disruptions due to COVID-19, we also experienced many positive moments. Winning the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals provided me with some of my best memories of this year.

Having a leadership role has taught me my strengths and weaknesses and how to lead a team even during tough times. Working alongside a group of St Edwin’s House Leaders, I was able to display integrity, determination and confidence in St Edwin’s House’s ability to win the 2021 House Cup. I have been fortunate with my leadership role in the mighty St Edwin’s House and I hope that the 2021 leaders have left a mark on the younger Year Levels and inspired them to achieve greatness.

Bradley Abraham – St Edwin’s House Lasallian Captain This year demonstrated the unpredictability in life. Like 2020, many challenges arose and yet at every step of the way, my fellow leaders, teachers and cohort remained hopeful and optimistic with tenacity in every sense.

This ideology has been a constant, a message present within the 200 Year Anniversary Mass of Catholic Education in Australia – we have “200 reasons to sing” about how lucky and privileged we are and our accomplishments this year. From Founder’s Day to MAD and the St Leo’s House sausage sizzle raising awareness and funds for Caritas Australia, De La Salle College has not only celebrated its rich history but also assisted those less fortunate than us. This is the meaning of being a Lasallian – a legacy I hope inspires faith in the future.

Emmett McCann – St Leo’s House Lasallian Captain 2021 has taken another step towards a new normal. It started with us re-embracing the De La Salle College culture which was forgotten in 2020. One of the best things that came from this year was Mission Action Day. It reminded us of the amazing memories we had, helped us make new ones, and showed us the difference we can make in this world. As we move into 2022 and beyond, I hope we can all thrive to achieve success and help make a difference.

Het Pancholi – St Mark’s House Lasallian Captain

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Wellbeing and Development

Deputy – STUDENTS

Principal

Jessica Alger

De La Salle College showed its heart as a community in which students, staff and parents care for each other, and have kept connected in order to ensure we are all doing well and feeling well.

As Deputy Principal – Students, it has been my privilege to witness the growth and development of all students across De La Salle College, in yet another unusual year. 2021 has been a year of challenge and change, as well as community and connection.

As we look back on the year, it is easy to recall the difficulties, lockdowns, missing friends and family, lack of sport and other activities and generally wishing things were ‘normal’. However, what is more important is that we take the time to reflect on the ways De La Salle College showed its heart as a community in which students, staff and parents care for each other, and have kept connected in order to ensure we are all doing well and feeling well.

I would like to recognise the work done by Classroom Teachers, Mentor Teachers, Year Level and House Coordinators, Health Centre Staff, Psychologists, Directors of Students and Heads of Campus to ensure that the students and families in their care were listened to, supported, kept up to date, commended and celebrated.

The College’s Wellbeing team has worked tirelessly to make certain that each student has been guided, assisted and had someone to check in with each day.

The multitude of Teams meetings, assemblies, phone calls, emails are testament to their efforts!

As Deputy Principal – Students, I would also like to acknowledge our students.

They have showed themselves to be mature, resilient, hopeful and kind, all while dealing with life changing circumstances. I know that they will be able to achieve anything they set their minds to.

Jessica Alger – Deputy Principal, Students

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The Wellbeing

Anthony Freeman

Team

Frances Kospetas

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” 2021 presented many challenges to the De La Salle College students, yet also offered a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their incredible resilience, inner strength, and compassion towards both themselves and others.

Building resilience is not something that happens overnight, in fact, it takes time and develops gradually as we experience the everyday ups and downs – and this year certainly presented many of those. Resilience does not mean we avoid the tough moments (as much as we would like to), but it allows for the development of skills and tools to adapt to change, learning how to manage disappointments and losses, and still come out the other side thriving. The students of De La Salle College persevered throughout a very difficult and taxing year, and despite undoubtedly feeling disheartened by lockdowns, craving social interactions and overwhelmed with the constant change thrust upon them, they continued to adapt and kept trying – and this is the key to building resilience.

Anthony Freeman – College Psychologist Frances Kospetas – College Psychologist

GROW 2021 has seen De La Salle College embrace a new wellbeing program for all students – GROW (Growing Responsibility for my Own Wellbeing). The program has been developed by De La Salle College staff and the program is tailored to suit the wellbeing needs of each Year Level. It is targeted at students’ level of emotional, social and psychological development.

GROW is a program that encompasses Positive Psychology and Respectful Relationships, as well as vital aspects of Cyber Safety, Study Skills, Consent and Sexuality Education and Mental Health. The program has been shaped by student voice and creates a sense of community and connection across the College. GROW promotes and develops the qualities of resilience, openness, reflectiveness, growth mindset, positivity and purpose, and ensures that the De La Salle College students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to understand themselves, the world around them and their place in it.

Jessica Alger – Deputy Principal, Students

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Learning and Teaching

Deputy

Principal

– LEARNING AND TEACHING

Mark Gustincic

Learning is about much more than acquiring knowledge, and it’s the social element of learning that has not easily been replicated through the periods of remote learning that have characterised this academic year.

Young people learn so much from one another when occupying the same physical space. Humans are social beings and take cues in all sorts of subtle ways about what is and isn’t appropriate, valuable, worthwhile or crucial. It is such an important part of the learning process and the growth of youngsters. They find validation and critique in the body language and little offhanded comments of their peers, which helps them build a sense of self and their place in the world. Learning is about much more than acquiring knowledge, and it’s the social element of learning that has not easily been replicated through the periods of remote learning that have characterised this academic year.

Having said that, a rich, stable and universally accessible online environment for learning has enabled the setting and completion of highly effective learning tasks at De La Salle College. Consistent conventions between Year Levels, subjects and teachers, has allowed for meaningful engagement between teachers and students.

With several movements into remote learning over the past eighteen months, teachers have been forced to adapt their programs and teaching to varying degrees.

This has depended largely upon the subject area. For many teachers, video-based learning and teaching, coupled with our already sophisticated online learning management system and digital tools, has allowed learning to continue with little need for radical modification or reinvention.

Subjects with a heavy practical component, however, have had to be very creative.

I have witnessed teachers developing novel activities for students using everyday household items. The product of these tasks has been fascinating, with student works reflecting the intimacy and introspection of what has been a life dominated by interior spaces throughout the year.

This year’s multiple occasions of lockdown and face-to-face learning is a scenario that we’d trained to become proficient in throughout 2020. It has been a year besotted with challenges, however, learning continuity for students has been strong. The strength of the collective expertise and dedication of our staff and the responsiveness and resilience of our students has enabled us to navigate the year with our heads held high.

Mark Gustincic​– Deputy Principal, Learning and Teaching

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Science Staff and students have been full of excitement in both areas of ICT and integrating the incredible world of Science in the community. Incorporating both environments of onsite and remote learning, teachers have worked tirelessly both as subject groups and individuals working above and beyond to achieve high quality lessons and assessments for the young men at De La Salle College.

Staff and students found themselves in a familiar environment and have continued to rise to the challenge of communication, organisation and regular review. Whilst the Science department did take a huge hit with practical activities being unavailable onsite, staff rose to the challenge of developing new inquiry ideas and even adapting existing experimental procedures which students could do safely at home.

The Science department was able to host an incredible Science Week event remotely, this was huge success with College-wide involvement. Over the week we had thousands of visits to the Science Week OLLIE page, 926 entries in the daily quizzes, and 40 students enter the competitions. I would like to thank all the students who participated and made entries in the Science Week competitions.

As Learning Area Team Leader - Science, I am extremely proud and honoured to work with my colleagues and our students during this time. Both staff and students have persevered, supported one another and adapted to change.

Justin Bourke – Learning Area Team Leader – Science

Technology The Technology department has acquired a 3D Router and another 3D printer to help with the changing focus of Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing. This will allow students to learn new ways to design and produce outcomes that are becoming more relevant in further education and work. Computing and Software Development students also used the Computer Aided Design to explore and use the software as part of their studies.

Another challenging year in Technology and lessons learnt from previous lockdowns, Technology subjects turned their focus to new and emerging technology so students could produce outcomes to meet the curriculum. This sits alongside the traditional skills and knowledge of subject areas in Design and Technology Year 7 to 10, Product Design and Technology VCE Units 1-4, STEM Year 10 and Systems Engineering Year 10 and VCE Units 1-4.

It has been a challenging year and I would like to thank the Technology staff for their input and professionalism and the students for their patience and engagement.

Warren Walker – Learning Area Team Leader – Technology

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English In September, Australia’s national catalogue of words, the Macquarie Dictionary, celebrated its fortieth birthday, and will soon announce a new “Word of the Year”. In 2020, the short list included “cottagecore”, “karen” and “doomscrolling”. The winning word ended up being, understandably, “rona”.

I asked students what their “Word of 2021” was. “Pick-me” (someone seeking attention) impressed, while proper noun “Teams” became an action verb (“let’s Teams about this”).

Given the age group, “maskne” (acne caused by wearing a mask) was unsurprising.

Our students continue to make inventive use of language despite the “groundhog” shape of 2021, reminding us of the importance of sharing the written and spoken word in our English classes. We’ve also provided opportunities outside the classroom, in events such as Write a Book in a Day, debating and public speaking competitions, the new Book Club and Writers’ Collective.

A “poggers” and “based” year for the English faculty!

Melissa Walsh – Learning Area Team Leader – English

Tom Hobbins (Year 12), from the Write a Book in a Day competition.

Mathematics As we reflect on 2021, we showcase the Mathematics program at De La Salle College. The College understands the importance of Mathematical education for our pupils and we aim to provide excellent resources and create opportunities for our students to grow.

Year 7 students are introduced to Cambridge Go, an online learning system where they completed questions, watched video tutorials, used interactive lessons and played scorches live.

Year 8 students completed projects on Data and Measurement reflecting real life problems. Students utilised Google Maps when calculating areas, perimeters, distances, and located iconic landmarks and objects from around the world. Students interpreted their findings by data analysis.

Year 9 students experienced taking their own fingerprints. Fingerprinting provides a scientific and mathematical link to Term 1’s theme of Identity, which is woven through all Holy Eucharist Campus’ subjects. Mathematical elements include ensuring correct water temperature in the water bath, measuring the time required for an adequate fuming of the fingerprints, and statistical analysis of the class versus the general population.

The Year 10 Enrichment Maths class travelled to the city and The Shrine of Remembrance. Teachers, Janet Holden and Elizabeth O’Connell, conducted a unique experience by taking the students on a Maths Path through the city and studied the architecture and its mathematical influence on The Shrine of Remembrance. This experience was part of the elective course created for students to apply real world knowledge and thinking.

Mathematics is a popular subject at De La Salle College. Wherever possible, we incorporate extra-curricular activities to both support and extend the Mathematics taught in our classrooms. These include the Australian Mathematics Competition, Maths Help after school and the Gifted and Talented Education program.

Congratulations to students who participated in the programs mentioned above and the staff who dedicated their time in supporting our students. I look forward to another year full of activities and achievements.

Thomas Le – Learning Area Team Leader – Mathematics

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Humanities Humanities challenges students to think analytically and creatively about societal issues and encourages students to discover solutions and strategies for the future. Despite another year where learning was interrupted due to COVID-19, the Humanities Learning Area has continued to present our young men with challenging curriculum and tasks to encourage them to think, analyse, evaluate and create solutions to issues raised in each of the areas of History, Geography, Legal Studies and Australian and Global Politics.

Below are some reflections from the Humanities teachers: Year 7 Geography: “Year 7 students have become resilient learners which are able to apply the skills they have honed while at home; time management, organisation and resourcefulness.”

Year 7 and 8 History: “Well done to the Year 7 and 8 History students, they have engaged with the big ideas and formed their understanding of historical events, societies and individuals.”

Year 8 and 12 Geography: “In Semester One, both the Year 8 and Year 12 Geography classes were able to successfully complete their fieldwork. This provided an opportunity to practice fieldwork techniques, analyse data and present their findings in both written and visual form.”

Year 9 Alliance: “The Year 9 students have adapted to remote learning and supported each other. If a student has difficulty with the internet or accessing lessons, all members of the class rally around each other and offer support. Truly Lasallian.”

Year 12 History Revolutions: “Year 12 Revolutions students have seamlessly continued their learning. Their good humor and banter has continued to lift all our spirits. A desire to improve their responses as we march towards the exam impresses me greatly.”

Year 12 Legal Studies: “A terrific bunch of young men who have done me proud as they passionately set out to achieve their personal best with each task and never give up.”

Thank you to the Humanities staff for their enthusiasm, collegiality and determination to make the daily lessons and tasks innovative and enjoyable for students in this second year of long periods of remote learning. To the young men in our classes, thank you for your willingness to adapt to the remote learning environment and in so doing, continue to develop your knowledge and skills.

Christine Thompson – Learning Area Team Leader – Humanities

Languages The Languages department made sure that another year of lockdowns wouldn’t affect the fun of learning another language. From Year 5 to VCE, students in Language classes have been busy presenting, acting out role-plays and practicing their language skills.

In Term 1, Year 10 – 12 French students went on an excursion to see the movie ‘Un Vrai Bonhomme’ (Moving On!) as part of the French Film Festival hosted by the Alliance Française.

Also in Term 1, Holy Eucharist officially launched its French Club. Every Thursday during lunchtime, the entirely student-led club, delivers a variety of cultural activities.

So far, students have played French games, leaders hosted Crêpes Day and students participated in virtual cooking classes.

Our VCE students were involved in online poetry competitions, oral exam practice and SACs. I thank our students for their excellent participation and for continuing to love learning another language. This could not have been achieved without the efforts of the amazing Languages team - Kath Marino, Thierry Moran, Vanessa Marolda, Lil Russo, Marjorie Bon and Marta Webster, who found new and creative ways to present the curriculum in a virtual space.

Grazie mille e merci beaucoup!

Grace Giudice – Learning Area Team Leader – Languages

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Religious

Education

2021 presented wonderful opportunities in the Religious Education department. For our new Year 7 students this year, it was a warm welcome to the De La Salle Salle College community with themes such as Prayer, Community and Belonging. Year 8 students investigated key themes of Social Justice, Courage, Rites of Passage and Early Christian Communities. Year 9 Encounter students unpacked Luadato si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on Caring for God’s Creation among other interesting topics.

On the senior campus, Year 10 students enjoyed their four elective units on Jesus, Church History, Religion in Art and Music, and The Gospel Code. Year 11 students embraced Unit 1 or 2 Religion in Society areas of study. Several inspirational speakers were involved in the Year 12 Seminar Program including Old Collegian and De La Salle Brother, Bill Firman, Sam Clear, Sonja Karras and Matt Wilesmith.

These highlights of the 2021 Religious Education program enhanced the holistic education of our students at De La Salle College.

Kathryn Holewa – Learning Area Team Leader – Religious Education

Brother Bill Firman

Sam Clear

Health and Physical

Sonja Karras

Education

Our Health and Physical Education program plays a major role in not only the physical development of our students at De La Salle College but also on the development of their mental, emotional, social and spiritual health and wellbeing. As well as developing fundamental motor skills, our curriculum encourages, challenges and enables our students to be physically active through experiential learning to develop healthy lifestyles from junior years through to VCE and even beyond the students’ schooling lives.

This year for Health and Physical Education began a lot smoother than a large portion of 2020. Students engaged in exciting lessons involving athletics, gymnastics, invasion games, striking/fielding games, net/wall sports and were even being introduced to the upgraded high-performance weights room at the College. With another extended lockdown and students re-visiting remote learning, the core aim for students was to be setting physical activity goals to meet the National Physical Activity Guidelines every day and therefore have an active approach to looking after all aspects of their health and wellbeing.

We look forward to returning to campus for Health and Physical Education lessons.

Matthew Whitty – Learning Area Team Leader – Health and Physical Education

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Commerce Flexibility, uncertainty and complex are words used to describe 2021’s educational environment. However, in 2021, the Commerce department celebrates the way we have seamlessly adapted with each lockdown.

With the establishment of OneNote, OLLIE and online note systems, we were able to switch from onsite learning to remote learning with ease and provide our students with continuity of learning.

This year, the Year 10 Prices, Markets and Finance course took steps toward developing and maintaining links between the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise course in Year 9. The Year 10 course introduced the Online Social Enterprise Business (OSEB) Project enabling students to develop a business idea and create their own business plan that consisted of the Operations Plan, Human Resources Plan, Marketing Plan and Finance Plan. This rigorous, yet challenging project, allows students to develop critical 21st century skills whilst acquiring curriculum knowledge and applying it to their own business idea. The Commerce Team are excited by this new project and will continue to adapt it in line with student expectations and interests.

As the Learning Area Team Leader - Commerce, I am proud of the way my team continue to develop rich and interesting learning and teaching opportunities. I am grateful for the team I have been leading over the past two years as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ashleigh Hoogendoorn – Learning Area Team Leader – Commerce

Legal

Studies

Legal Studies is a non-stop roller coaster ride through our legal system from 1900 to the present. It is always evolving and a true exploration of the law in our daily lives. 2021 saw students tackle a range of legal conundrums.

We explored referendums and landmark rulings, grasped how the states, despite our constitution, can slam the borders shut, and evaluated the role of protests and social media on instigating change.

With the courts closed and excursions cancelled, students participated in a brilliant Zoom presentation by County Court Judge, Chris O’Neill. Both onsite and remotely, students learned about how the principals of justice underpin our democratic rights.

Students investigated and evaluated the courts and parliamentary system, and the importance of accessibility for our most vulnerable members of society, in particular, Indigenous Australians. Year 12s also picked up some handy tips on staying out of jail, how to successfully sue for negligence and get their money back on a dodgy pair of sneakers.

Here are some insights from the 2021 Year 12 Legal Studies Class: Legal Studies gives us insight into understanding the legal system through current and relevant cases. In addition to recognising how the law impacts us, we also begin to understand Parliament itself and its role in society. Hugh Lucas.

Legal Studies is fantastic as you learn all the intricacies about the foundational document that underpins our great political and legal system, and the way in which it functions to uphold our parliamentary democracy. Thomas Seddon During Term 2, the Year 12 students delivered impressive oral presentations on civil reforms. We all gained valuable insight on why reforms are needed in the civil justice system. Stephen Healy You know you are in a Legal Studies classroom when you hear “you’ve got $3.80, each word is worth 10 cents”*. Legal Studies is always full of surprises, students writing responses entirely in Latin, people going into debt or making profit. Daniel Pertile *this is revision tip you will learn, available exclusively for enrolled Legal students.

Sarah Brooks – Classroom Teacher

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Debating Debating! What a sport! If one is interested in exploring intellectually challenging topics that bestride public discourse whilst also attempting to articulate complicated ideas and arguments in a competitive albeit emboldening environment. Debating is the way to go!

Because of the oscillation between freedom and lockdown, the season at the Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) was disrupted.

Starting the year with a bye for the tantalisingly interesting topic: ‘That Victoria should abandon the Belt and Road deal with China’, we eventually began preparing for the next debate ‘That we regret the rise of cancel culture’. In doing so, all team members met up at lunchtime to examine the merits and demerits of such a social phenomenon that hits the very foundational cornerstones of our civilisation.

Ultimately, the year was a successful one that we all undeniably enjoyed. We would like to express our profound gratitude for the best Debating coaches ever: Georgina Dwyer and Christine Thompson.

Thomas Seddon – Debating Captain

Library The role of De La Salle College’s libraries is to support students and teachers in reading and research. Library staff have worked hard at all levels of study from Primary to VCE to assist the learning needs of students.

The year started with a Tiverton reading competition. Students could add “a spine” of every title they had read to the wall display. The heated competition resulted in Year 6, Year 7R and Year 8H announced as top readers. This was a fantastic way to start the year of reading!

Teacher librarians worked with English teachers to present fortnightly themed reading classes at Tiverton and Holy Eucharist. We worked with senior teachers by presenting research tools including the journal databases and bibliography tools.

Weekly library-based activities such as Book Club, Chess, Maths Help and late study in Kinnoull Library are the regular ebb and flow of library life. Sadly, these activities were missed during the lockdowns. At this point we focused on online library resources. Reading classes continued online and Tiverton students took part in the De La Salle Reads! activity.

As in 2020, the library staff mailed a book home to all Year 7s so that the Term 4 Lit Circle program in English could continue as scheduled.

Book Week activities were postponed and took place when students returned to campus in Term 4. The annual Literary Quiz attracted a full house. Bernard Caleo ran a virtual workshop with Year 5 and 6 students about how to draw comics.

Students were able to use Virtual Reality to visit literary locations.

The De La Salle College Library embraces the idea of imagination, in reading and in finding ways to serve the needs of students and staff wherever they may be.

Catherine Ryan – Library Team Leader

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Gifted and Talented Education

Programs

2021 marked the sixth year of our Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. More than 100 students across the College greatly benefitted from opportunities that allowed them to strain their brains and open their minds to develop new skills or showcase existing talents.

Even though multiple events/competitions known to cater for our talented students were again cancelled this year, we still managed to pursue events such as the Australian Mathematics Competition, RoboCup Junior Challenge and ASX Stock Market Game. We continue to strive to find and develop new opportunities to challenge and grow our students in areas beyond the normal curriculum.

A special thank you to all the teachers who have supported these activities through either active supervision and guidance or background assistance with excursion and incursion preparations.

Stephen Brick – GATE Coordinator, Kinnoull Chris Church – GATE Coordinator, Tiverton

Education

Support

Throughout 2021, the Education Support Team, consisting of both teachers and Learning Support Officers, has continued to work with the wider College community to guide the planning and implementation of inclusive educational practices for students across the full range of abilities. We have established partnerships with students, families and teachers to ensure coordinated support for the student’s academic, social, emotional, behavioural, cultural, health and wellbeing needs.

This year, 285 students were included in the College’s Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) list. The NCCD is an annual collection that counts: the number of school students receiving an adjustment or ‘help’ due to disability, and the level of adjustment they are receiving to access education on the same basis as their peers. The team worked collaboratively with teachers and families to develop Personalised Learning and Adjustment Plans for more than half of these students, outlining a range of strategies to support students with their learning and wellbeing.

I wish to thank my team for their compassion, resilience and continued support of students across the College.

Georgie Skinner – Education Support Coordinator

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Experiential

Learning

As the 2021 school year began, the Experiential Learning teachers were excited about the opportunities the new year would bring. Having put 2020 behind them, the Arts, Physical Education, Drama, Music, Technology, VET and VCAL teachers had great plans to provide students the “hands-on” learning the Experiential Learning area is known for.

Throughout Semester One, despite two brief periods of remote learning, our students had some wonderful experiences. Art and Technology classes enjoyed the benefits of working in our art rooms and workshops. Year 7 and 8 Music classes eagerly engaged in learning their new instrument. The Senior VCAL students worked on their garden project. The Visual Communication Design students visited the Top Designs and ACC Art Exhibitions, and the Physical Education students relished the opportunity to participate in classes both onsite and at specialist facilities.

Our students were enjoying all the things they’d missed most during 2020.

BEFORE

AFTER

However, early Term 3, remote learning was thrust upon us once again. Despite this, our Experiential Learning teachers again adapted to the remote learning environment and continued to provide our students with engaging and challenging learning experiences. They’ve once again done a wonderful job in challenging circumstances, but I’m sure they’re looking forward to 2022 with hope that remote learning will finally be behind us!

Jodie McLaren – Director of Learning and Development – Experiential Learning

Digital Learning and

Reporting

In another year where students, staff and families faced the challenges of remote learning. It has been pleasing to note that De La Salle College’s ability to deliver and interact with students and families through our digital platforms has allowed for continued delivery of curriculum, student support and communication with families.

Our 1:1 notebook program has empowered students to continue to develop their digital literacy, collaboration and problem solving skills. De La Salle College’s ability to track student progression through OLLIE has enabled us to be proactive when dealing with student’s needs. While we would all much rather face to face onsite learning with no interruptions, you can be reassured knowing that our remote learning and 1:1 notebook program is the envy of many schools.

Rob Bonnici – Director of Learning and Development – Digital Learning & Reporting Coordinator

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Curricular

Programs

The world of assessment and reporting at De La Salle is one of vibrancy, forward thinking and best practice strategies.

This year has seen excellent progress in the College’s commitment to continuous reporting practices where parents and students receive regular notification of results for assignments, essays and tests. Our online learning platform, OLLIE, has ensured that parents do not need to wait for End-of-Semester Reports before discovering how their son is progressing.

With remote learning being a significant aspect of schooling this year, it is a blessing that we are so well-equipped to deliver curricular programs online.

The De La Salle College teaching staff have also embraced the use of rubrics for major assessments, allowing students to see their standard of achievement and the steps required to progress. These rubrics are in-line with the latest research about effective feedback and have been readily adopted across the College.

Ben Williamson – Director of Learning and Development – Curricular Programs

Data and Student

Progression

This year has been busy in the progression space at De La Salle College.

After a break in 2020, we successfully completed NAPLAN online with Years 5, 7 and 9.

Our NAPLAN results show excellent growth over the past two years for our Year 9 students, seeing them produce above average results for Reading, Writing and Numeracy. In addition, the Year 10 students completed Allwell Academic Testing which gives them an insight into their strengths and weaknesses so that they can choose their best possible pathway heading into their final years at the College.

At De La Salle College, we have a lot of valuable data available to us. Teachers have been analysing each student’s report data, Allwell or NAPLAN data and pastoral care data to identify and highlight students within their class who may need extra support in their learning or need to be challenged. From there, teachers have been able to support students each lesson with personalised classroom intervention, offer assistance outside of class or assign students to study sessions where they work on study habits and techniques.

Emma Fairclough – Progression Coordinator

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Tiverton Campus

Director of – MIDDLE YEARS

Students

Martin Gibbs

All Tiverton students worked with Elephant Ed on a range of modules from Body Image, Choices and Embracing Change.

The Year 5 - 8 Tiverton Campus gladly welcomed the new GROW wellbeing program with a range of special events that challenged our students to think more deeply and to prioritise their own wellbeing.

We began this journey with Dr Eoin Killackey from Orygen Youth Health, who presented at our Parent Information Evenings on the topics of the adolescent brain, the importance of positive reinforcement, and labelling emotions.

The Year 8 students worked with Project Rockit about the importance of speaking up and using your strengths to ensure you know who you are and what you can do to make a positive difference. The Year 5 students listened to a presentation by Reuben Cullen, author of A Hero Born, focussing on positive emotions, and how to be the best version of yourself.

All Tiverton students worked with Elephant Ed on a range of modules from Body Image, Choices and Embracing Change. The Year 8 students specifically focused on respectful language and the dangers of labelling students and how we can become more inclusive.

We also had Australia’s leading cybercop, Susan McLean, present to the students regarding online activities and their digital footprint. Her clear message of making good choices, being kind and being brave resonated with all who attended.

Student’s leadership qualities were the focus throughout the various College Camps at Lord Somers Camp (Year 8), Ace High Horse-riding Camp (Year 7), Phillip Island Adventure Resort (Year 6) and Sovereign Hill (Year 5). The Young Lasallian Leadership Day and the Play to your Strengths program with the St Kilda Football Club were also activities embraced by the students.

All Year 5 - 8 students were also encouraged to apply for the newly created High Performance Sports Programs. The students accepted into this program work with current and retired sporting stars and resources include a strength and conditioning coach and motivational and engaging presentations regarding nutrition, recovery and performance.

In 2021, Tiverton has been upgraded with a new gym and weights room, synthetic turf in the Primary School playground, bright and newly refurbished classrooms in the Murdoch and Duffy Buildings, new gardens, and a freshly painted canteen.

Despite the pandemic setbacks, the Tiverton Campus has continued to grow and flourish throughout 2021.

Martin Gibbs – Director of Students, (Middle Years)

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Tiverton

Leaders

2021 has been a productive year for De La Salle College and the Tiverton Campus. Despite multiple lockdowns and remote learning, our community continued to thrive and find ways to be resilient, patient and motivated throughout the year.

In Semester One, the College was able to raise nearly $50,000 towards Lasallian projects across the globe through Mission Action Day. Throughout the year, we gathered multiple times as a community to compete in events such as the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals and House lunchtime competitions. Students have also been able to compete in some ACC sports and other activities including eSports, Debating and preparing for the College musicals.

This year we emphasised mental wellbeing, and although we are in unprecedented times with lockdown and quarantine, we have been able to continue this focus when it has been needed the most. We kept this focus through class communication, at home House competitions and Wellbeing Wednesdays. Nonetheless, through challenging times and hardship, De La Salle College has been able to thrive and once again prove that it is more than possible to continue through difficulty when united as a community.

Luca Yannas – Tiverton Campus Captain (Year 8)

This year has been a long journey with many ups and downs and an abundance of learning experiences. Throughout the year, I have been lucky enough to participate in many activities De La Salle College has offered through face-to-face, as well as remote learning.

One highlight was participating in the interschool sports. I had lots of fun playing in the soccer team, while others were part of the netball team. I loved playing sport with my friends and competing against different schools. I also enjoyed visiting Scienceworks where we tested the equipment and learned more about science.

Sadly, we went into lockdown after only a few months of school. Since then I have learnt to adapt to the restrictions and became more resilient and independent.

Even though we don’t like lockdown and remote learning, my teachers have made it fun. I have enjoyed the potato Olympics where we used real potatoes and hand drew faces on them to make them come to life! We then did fun activities with them, such as rolling, swimming, gymnastics and weightlifting.

I have really enjoyed this year and can’t wait for Year 7.

Ben Marchesani – Primary Captain (Year 6)

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2021 HIGGINS MEDAL

The De La Salle College Year 6 nominee for the 2021 Higgins Medal is Evangelos Fabiatos.

Evangelos joined the College in 2021 and has made an immediate impact. Voted in by his peers as Primary Vice Captain, he has conducted a range of school tours, primary information mornings and has been a vocal and productive voice in our student leadership team meetings. A highlight was his keynote speech at our annual Primary Parents International Women’s Day Assembly.

Evangelos is also a very hard worker and continues to excel in his studies. He is strong at both literacy and numeracy and is constantly seeking extension activities, especially with his reading and writing. We expect him to transition well into Year 7 and continue his exceptional work habits and his thirst for leadership opportunities moving forward.

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Holy Eucharist Campus

Year 9 Head of – HOLY EUCHARIST

Campus

David Alexander

The Year 9s have showcased a remarkable ability to navigate the uncertainties with their schooling, show a willingness to adapt and ultimately just get on with business.

The ongoing evolution of De La Salle’s Holy Eucharist Campus continues to have wide-reaching benefits for both students and staff.

The curriculum that is intentionally designed to be distinctive to Year 9 students, continues to evolve. On a daily basis this is brought to life by an outstanding team of Year 9 specialist teachers and Education Support Officers. Their portrayal of cohesion, stability and empowerment has gone a long way in anchoring this successful change.

The accomplishment of the Year 9 movement was evidenced within the 2021 Year 9 Review with both current and former students labelling the campus a huge success (82%). Maintaining regular contact with the same teacher and being able to garner more ownership over their learning experiences were reported as two key factors that have led to an improved independence in a Year 9 student’s learning journey.

In 2021, born out of a teenager’s aspiration to see progressive self-improvement, saw the inception of the Year 9 WISE Program. This concept involves a goal-orientated task for Wellness, Independence, Service and Expedition.

The program continues to engage and empower our young men through active participation and resilience building.

This year, the Year 9 program saw many successful ventures – a city experience, House activities, a lightning premiership, social justice initiatives, fundraising barbeques, rock band, the Man Cave, record numbers at Friday run club, and importantly the galvanisation of a group of young men destined for great things.

You will note that until now this article has not mentioned the disruption to schooling due to government-imposed restrictions. But it must be said, the Year 9s have showcased a remarkable ability to navigate the uncertainties with their schooling, show a willingness to adapt and ultimately just get on with business. In this tricky world that we live, our students should be applauded on this – a true marker of resilience.

David Alexander – Year 9 Head of Campus

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Holy Eucharist

Leaders

This year another group of students joined us eager to take up the opportunities that a special year at the Holy Eucharist Campus provides.

Now in its third year, students are starting to enter the gates of the Year 9 Campus with plenty of stories and questions; born from the tales of older siblings or friends that have come before them.

Harnessing the students’ enthusiasm and encouraging them to step up to challenges, we have seen record numbers of Year 9s put themselves forward academically and stretch their learning in different ways. From participation in the ACC Debating team, Chess competitions, Music Tour or signing up for extra Maths or Literacy classes, Year 9 students have found their niche at Holy Eucharist. We may not have been able to provide every experience as planned, but the Alliance city learning and personal development workshops were participated in with gusto, developing our learners into empathetic and engaged young men.

Lauren Anderson – Year 9 Learning & Teaching Leader

This year I had the great honour to serve as the Holy Eucharist Campus Captain. During this time, I enjoyed the opportunity to strengthen bonds with my cohort and form collaborative relationships with the Holy Eucharist staff.

Much like last year, this year had its fair share of struggles, especially with the constant back and forth transition from remote to face-to-face learning. However, as a cohort we have been able to build on our experience from last year to overcome these adversities and make the most of our time at Holy Eucharist.

As Captain, it has been rewarding to see the development of our cohort through the Year 9 program. Personally, I have been able to form much closer friendships with my peers because of the close-knit community at the Holy Eucharist Campus.

During this year, being isolated from the other campuses, we were given a terrific opportunity to grow, mature and prepare ourselves for whatever the future holds.

2021 HIGGINS MEDAL

The De La Salle College Year 9 nominee for the 2021 Higgins Medal is James McLisky.

James is a stand-out performer at the Holy Eucharist Campus.

He has shown a steadfast commitment to his studies and maturity in being able to transition to and from remote learning conditions. James was recognised in the Semester One Awards for Media and Physical Education.

He is commended on his work ethic which sets a fine example for his peers.

James is a talented sportsman and has dealt with interruptions to his football and basketball seasons.

He will also represent the school in ACC cricket, a sport he plays at a very high level.

James’ maturity, commitment and resilience makes him most deserving of this Higgins Award.

We encourage James to use his Year 9 year as a platform to pursuing future leadership opportunities at the College.

Skyler Sahely – Holy Eucharist Captain

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Kinnoull Campus

Director of – SENIOR YEARS

Students

Shane Mackintosh

The vertical wellbeing House system enabled the senior students to lead by example whilst continuing to cultivate a positive climate within each House.

Despite the many challenges in 2021, one can only have admiration for the grit displayed by all the senior students and staff this year. With great expectations that the events of 2020 were well behind us, unfortunately, remote learning permeated our landscape once again this year. Students and staff were required to adapt quickly, drawing on experiences from last year in managing the constant state of uncertainty.

Despite the stop-start presence of onsite learning, students displayed a positive mindset towards their studies throughout the year. Whether being onsite or during remote learning, the Mentors were instrumental in supporting the students by maintaining those all-important connections and relationships. The vertical wellbeing House system enabled the senior students to lead by example whilst continuing to cultivate a positive climate within each House.

The exciting launch and implementation of the College reimaged personal development (GROW) took place this year. Guided by the Mentors, the bespoke program has been tailored to meet the specific wellbeing needs of the students.

Whilst drawing on current research and best practices from Australia and around the world, the nuanced program focused on a range of topics that has equipped our students with the tools and resources to support their ongoing wellbeing needs. Our students have shown tremendous personal growth throughout the past twelve months and will no doubt reflect on this year as another pivotal step in their personal development.

Finally, to the Kinnoull staff who have supported the students so tirelessly throughout the year – a huge thank you. The students and College are very fortunate to have such a wonderful and dedicated group of professionals supporting the needs of the young men in our care.

Wishing you all a very safe and relaxing summer break.

Shane Mackintosh – Director of Students, (Senior Years)

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VCE The 2021 VCE students are to be commended for their resilience, commitment and dedication. It has been a challenging year but the graduating students of De La Salle College are indeed worthy of congratulating.

Various media articles have stated that up to three whole Terms have been spent in remote learning in the past 24 months. In 2021, the GAT was delayed five times before finally taking place after 10 weeks off campus.

We would like to thank the College Directors, Executive Team, Director of Students and 2021 VCE staff and acknowledge the creative dedication with which they have approached the learning and teaching of our VCE students. At every challenge, there was an innovative solution. Working as a team we ensured all students have had the opportunity to achieve personal best outcomes. All VCE staff were able to participate in Professional Development and we also had school partnerships in Unit 3/4 Drama and Applied Computing: Software Development.

The College had 160 Year 12 students and many Year 11 students who completed a range of subjects across the Unit 3/4 VCE curriculum, offering choices in all subject domains. VCE VET subjects are a growth area and students are very keen on Sport/Recreation and Building/Construction. Students completing practical subjects were introduced to the many amazing digital and virtual platforms that allowed assignments to be completed. We also had three students studying a Higher Education subject at the University of Melbourne. They have each achieved excellent results and have thoroughly enjoyed their experience.

In 2021, students were introduced to online SAC assessment. Students mastered this quickly and it allowed us to stay on track and meet all the external Study Design Assessments.

We take this opportunity to thank the external supervisors who manage our examinations, led superbly by our Chief Supervisor, Lesley Freeland.

We wish all students the very best of luck in their exams and in life beyond the school gates.

James Gigacz and Fiona Sayner – VCE Coordinators 2021

VET 2021 saw a number of De La Salle College students undertake both internal and external Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects.

The College once again had students study Building and Construction (Carpentry) and Sport and Recreation internally. The delivery of both of these subjects was severely hampered by the various lockdowns throughout the year and some of the practical components of the course were modified in order for students to successfully complete their certificates in these subjects.

Several students once again chose to study certificates externally and the variety of subjects chosen is a great example of why choosing a VET subject is a good option for many students. We had three Year 12 students complete a Certificate II in Aviation and all three have partially completed their pilot’s licences. Other Year 12 students completed certificates in areas including Animal Studies, Hospitality, Electrical, Plumbing, Screen and Media, Acting, Musical Performance and Musical Production.

In a sign of the times, 2021 saw two of our Year 11 students undertake studies in Cybersecurity, an area in which I am sure their acquired skills will certainly be sought after in the job market post school.

In what has been a very difficult year for the delivery of practical subjects, De La Salle College students are to be congratulated on the way they adapted to completing course requirements online. I trust that they will have opportunities in the future to complete some of the tasks that simply were not possible due to lockdowns.

Jon Edgar – VET Coordinator

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VCAL VCAL 2021 commenced with our headstart program in November 2020, a bumper crop of De La Salle College’s finest, producing a capacity Year 11 Intermediate and Year 12 Senior class. Our Intermediate and Senior students were excited with the prospect of a new beginning, fuelling expectations of new pathways that will take them to their dream occupations.

Previously our Senior Enterprise students had secured a Government grant of $12,000 for a school improvement garden project.

Students wasted no time in rolling up their sleeves designing, quoting, determining suitable and appropriate materials to create their own Garden of Eden under the very capable direction and assurance of Dave Murray, Andrew Kearns and Jodie McLaren.

Intermediate students embarked on their own new and wondrous experience, The Little Kitchen That Could, a VET Hospitality program integrating the VCAL strand of Industry Specific and Personal Development, maturing an understanding of hygiene with the finer points of culinary consciousness, bringing out the MasterChef within. They produced delectable delights!

The Senior and Intermediate students assume responsibility for their onsite work placement, with many students gaining School Based Apprenticeships in Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical, Refrigeration, while others secured Structured Workplace Learning opportunities as Motor Mechanic, Landscaping, Film, Music and Acting with numerous students working in the Building industry. This provides students with the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of their selected pathway and creates an advantage over others to secure employment.

It has been a challenging, yet successful year for staff and students, as usual the VCAL team showed resilience and comradeship to carry us through for a very positive 2021. Congratulations to all and thank you for your dedication and hard work.

Tim Hogan – VCAL Coordinator

Careers This year, many have found it difficult to look too far into the future, let alone make projections. However, our De La Salle College students have embraced this challenge, made plans and became excited about their future possibilities.

The Year 9 Choices Program launched with an interview from an Old Collegian who embraced both life and learning experiences which led him on an overseas study and sport trajectory. This stimulated many students to look at possible career and subject selections with an enhanced vigour.

Year 10 students were involved in an online interactive workshop from Shape Your Destiny which then segued into completing the Morrisby Report. The data gathered allowed students to critically review their strengths and see what industries these skills could be best utilised in.

Year 11 students were able to confirm their subject choices for their final VCE year of study, using research to guide them into making informed decisions which included both their passions and course prerequisites.

Year 12 students embraced their VTAC Course Preferences and became genuinely excited about their post-secondary study and employment opportunities.

It is always a privilege to work alongside the De La Salle College students and assist them in their explorations. 2021 has been no exception.

Caroline Fitzpatrick – Careers Advisor

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REMOTE LEARNING A FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AT TIVERTON With scattered lockdowns across the year, particularly in Semester Two, the Tiverton Wellbeing Team placed great emphasis on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our Year 5 - 8s this year. With restrictions having a profound effect on all facets of life, it was imperative to provide strategies and assistance for students to look after themselves during this difficult time.

The GROW program has provided numerous opportunities to partake in a wide variety of research-driven programs, such as the Berry Street model, the Resilience Project, Elephant Ed and Braingrow. Students also participated in activities for R U OK? Day and World Mental Health Month.

In Semester Two, many of the Year 8’s worked with the Black Dog Institute to participate in the Future Proofing Study – a world first study to identify the benefits of using a mental health support app. This also involved the use of the Biteback program which provided challenges to improve individual mental fitness.

In Year 7, students took part in the Braingrow program which comprises of a developmental specific and inclusive approach to how the brain develops from biological, psychological, social and spiritual perspectives. Building on from the Braingrow program, Year 7 students were given the challenge to personalise their own wellbeing by identifying different ways to improve their mental health in the areas of Body, Mind, Spirit, People, Place and Plant to create their own Wellbeing Wheel.

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TIVERTON SUPER MARIO KARTS TOURNAMENT

With limited access to physical competitions in 2021, Tiverton staff wanted to find a way to create some fun competition during our scheduled inter-school competition time. With this in mind we revived a lockdown tradition, Super Mario Kart Thursday!

Games are played using a private shared group code and students chat live in Teams. Teachers and students are both vying to be the fastest dodgem driver whilst Toadettes and Mini-Marios drift around set courses slinging banana skins and mushrooms at each other to gain advantage.

Jarrod Shelley – Learning Support Officer

TECHNOLOGY

This year, Technology teachers demonstrated their ability to adapt to online learning. The majority of course content at Year 7-10 had to be adjusted and this was an enormous task and a credit to the Technology teachers who spent countless hours in preparing every lesson to meet curriculum outcomes.

This included simulating practical tasks where possible, however, this was not possible for all practical work and most practical tasks were impacted in some way.

One area that remote learning allowed students to explore in greater detail was Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM).

This is now integrated into VCE and Tertiary studies along with the traditional methods of design and manufacture, so it was beneficial students had the chance to develop their skills in these areas.

Warren Walker – Learning Area Team Leader – Technology

VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN

2021 was by far a very memorable year for many.

Our students navigated through these waters, producing some spectacular design work, regardless of how challenging this year was.

From Peter Bohan’s model creation for a Singapore Skyscraper, to Kelvin Hocevar’s skateboard designs, both the Year 12 and Year 11s created some of their best work during lockdown. Those of you who know Andrea Calabro, would probably complain about the fact that he won’t stop drawing in your class. He certainly turned that drawing into a spectacular comic!

Ethan Sanders used traditional skills to create a beautiful album cover design, while Oscar Di Tella went for a more digital design method.

These students have showcased just a fraction of the talented works that have surfaced throughout lockdown.

I am so proud of all the Visual Communication Design students. They have accomplished designing a range of designs that look professional and are works that all students should be very proud of.

Christine Bassili – Classroom Teacher

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NATIONAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION DAY On Wednesday 1 September, we ran National Health and Physical Education Day. Unfortunately, remote learning put a halt to some exciting activities, however 12 alternate online activities and challenges were organised to engage the students to act on their Physical MESS (Physical Mental Emotional Social and Spiritual health and wellbeing). It was fantastic to see buy-in from all Year Levels across the College.

Many great entries were received, with the following students taking out the most detailed and impressive challenges completed: Primary: John Likopoulos Year 7: Ramon Ladson Year 8: Digby Shevlin Year 9: Zac Barling Year 10: Joshua Bell Senior: Denzell Prezens Well done to all who participated in the challenges. Keep active and healthy!

Matthew Whitty – Learning Area Team Leader – Health and Physical Education

LEARNING AND TEACHING IN LOCKDOWN As we conclude the year, I would like to extend my thanks to the College staff for the mighty effort in adjusting and readjusting to the demands imposed upon us with the recent lockdowns. Similarly, it has been most pleasing to see the efforts of the students in making the best of the disruptions to normal routines and patterns.

Wherever possible, continuity of learning has been maintained, with widespread reports about pleasing levels of engagement and progress by students across all Year Levels.

Mark Gustincic – Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching

REMOTE STEPS CHALLENGE Throughout remote learning, the Mentors and House Coordinators continued to encourage their students to engage in something meaningful outside of study that supports good health and wellbeing. In Term 3, Kinnoull staff and students participated in a House based steps challenge. It was extremely encouraging to see large participation rates across both staff and students. Congratulations to St Edwin’s House Coordinator, Jess Stevenson and St Edwin’s House who in total walked/ran the most steps for the challenge.

Here are the results of the competition:

1st St Edwin’s House – 519,483 steps.

Top performer: Xavier Geddes – 65,389 steps

2nd St Austin’s House – 362,695 steps.

Top Performer: Dominic Shelley – 42,783 steps

3rd St Leo’s House – 293,940 steps.

Top Performer: Levi Wardle – 25,128 steps

4th St Mark’s House – 233,760 steps.

Top performer: Tom Seddon – 32,757 steps.

HOLY EUCHARIST FRENCH CLUB

Across the whole College, there were 1,409,878 steps completed which is a great effort for everyone involved.

Shane Mackintosh – Director of Students, (Senior School)

The Holy Eucharist French Club merges curriculum and culture with experiential learning.

In some cases, remote learning has broadened the opportunities for this learning to happen within the home.

Niki Rayzman: “As part of the French club we decided to make crepes from the comfort of our homes!! We last did this at school in Term 2 and it was a massive success, so we thought, why should the lockdown stop us?”

Ronin Lew: “Creating crepes was really fun and we got to learn all about it.

All my family had a taste of the great recipe. Merci!”

I’m impressed by these young French chefs who spend their Tuesday afternoons on Teams with their teacher who only speaks French during these sessions. A fantastic way to learn about French cultural practices while reaping the culinary benefits!

Marjorie Bon – Year 9 French Teacher

DE LA SALLE READS! With limited ability to run author events due to lockdown, the library participated in the national Australia Reads! event which encourages readers to read for one hour on one day. Australia Reads! is a national program, championing reading, promoting the many mental health and lifestyle benefits of reading.

We called it De La Salle Reads! and, once again, the library tapped into the competitive nature of students. We ran a reading tally scoreboard and clocked up 207 hours of reading in one day. There was an accompanying photo competition in which students posted photos of their favourite place to read. Year 5s photoshopped themselves into their favourite travel destinations.

Modelling and peer recommendation are two proven ways to encourage readers. Reading together, talking about reading and striving to read more is a great way to get De La Salle College Reading!

Catherine Ryan – Library Team Leader

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Staff

Deputy

Principal

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Tom Ryan

Nevertheless, the College continued to strive for excellence in Learning and Teaching as well as the Wellbeing programs across all Year Levels.

From an operational perspective, 2021 has proven to be another challenging year. After the second lockdown of 2020, we commenced the year with great optimism and the College was largely able to conduct scheduled operations without interruption. While some restrictions remained, the College was able to participate in ACC sports, camps, performing arts activities and large school gatherings including parent events. Despite a ‘hiccup’ with a short lockdown in February, in so many ways 2020 was feeling like a very normal year, despite the global pandemic continuing to cause havoc across the world.

However, things changed quickly and dramatically towards the end of Semester One. The emergence of the COVID-19 Delta variant and the quick responses by the State Government brought immediate impact. The College was certainly well placed to shift to remote learning after the lessons learnt and the enormous amount of work done by staff in 2020. This transition throughout lockdowns 4, 5 and 6 was smooth, measured and efficient.

Unfortunately, many events had to be rescheduled, modified or cancelled. Uncertainty became the new norm for College operations. Constant re-planning and revision of event schedules and the continual communication with students, staff and parents became part of everyday College operations. Sadly, with many decisions resting on a situation and guidelines beyond the College’s control, for a second year in a row so many of our liturgical, academic, sports and cultural events were affected. The greatest real impact of course was on the students, staff, parents and wider community.

Nevertheless, the College continued to strive for excellence in Learning and Teaching as well as the Wellbeing programs across all Year Levels. As a College, we often turn to our faith in God and the comforting, encouraging words of the Founder, St John Baptist de La Salle, who in his own time faced great adversity; “Do not be disheartened by the difficulties you experience.” (Letter 90). It is with this spirit that De La Salle College carries on and looks forward to certainty in College life that perhaps until now, we took for granted.

Tom Ryan – Deputy Principal, Staff and Operations

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De La Salle College

Staff 2021

MAD Coordinator

Chris Martin

St Mark’s House

Principal

Peter Houlihan

Business Manager (Term 1-2) (From Term 3)

Sharon O’Neill Joe Gehrig

Deputy Principal – Staff and Operations

Progression Coordinator Emma Fairclough

Ashleigh Hoogendoorn

Tom Ryan

VCE Coordinator

Fiona Sayner / James Gigacz

Catherine Loft

Deputy Principal – Students

Jessica Alger

VET Coordinator

Jon Edgar

VCAL Coordinator

Tim Hogan

Deputy Principal – Learning and Teaching Mark Gustincic Deputy Principal – Identity and Mission

Rana Brogan

ACC Sports Coordinator Peter Harrington

Andrew Devlin

House Sports Coordinator Peter Harrington

David Ellul

Drama Coordinator

Janet Holden

Jennifer Bonnici

School Psychologist Kinnoull

Anthony Freeman

Warren Walker Kinnoull Teaching Staff John Baratta Christine Bassili

School Psychologist Tiverton

Frances Kospetas

Sarah Brooks

Director of Students – Middle Years

Martin Gibbs

KINNOULL CAMPUS

Linden Erlichman-Gross

Director of Students – Senior Years

Shane Mackintosh

St Austin’s House Coordinator

Angela Runci

DLD Experiential Learning Jodie McLaren

St Edwin’s House Coordinator

Jessica Stevenson

DLD Data and Student Progression (Term 1-2) Shardul Kaneria (Term 3-4) Mark Gustincic / Jodie McLaren DLD Curricular Programs Ben Williamson DLD Digital Learning

Rob Bonnici

LATL English

Melissa Walsh

LATL Commerce

Ashleigh Hoogendoorn

St Leo’s House Coordinator

Michael Watty St Mark’s House Coordinator

Andrew Wozencroft

HOUSE MENTORS St Austin’s House Thomas Le

LATL Health and Physical Education (Term 1) Michael

Chippendale (Term 2-4) Matthew Whitty

Liz O’Connell

LATL Humanities Christine Thompson

Marta Webster

LATL Languages

Grace Giudice

LATL Mathematics

Thomas Le

LATL Religious Education (Term 1-3) Kathryn Holewa (Term 4) Rana Brogan LATL Technology

Warren Walker

LATL Science

Justin Bourke

LATL Visual Arts

Ryan Hayward

Careers Advisor

Halid Takimoglu Jamie Walles

Ben Williamson St Edwin’s House Justin Bourke Pepe Di Ciccio Georgina Dwyer Clare Kennedy-Curtis Jonathan Pertile

Stephanie Chen (Term 3)

Jon Hewett Kerry Martin Liz Phibbs

HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS Year 9 Head of Campus

David Alexander Year 9 Learning and Teaching Leader

Lauren Anderson Holy Eucharist Teaching Staff Warren Bardsley Marjorie Bon Chris Church David Happ Matthew Jones Madison Kaczalska (Term 3) Nicola Mairs Vanessa Marolda Chris Martin Andrew Murrell (Term 1, 2 and 4) Ryan McDonough Michael Ryan

Ken Stokes

TIVERTON CAMPUS

Caroline Fitzpatrick

St Leo’s House

Year 7 Coordinator

Patrizia Ferrara

College Organiser (Term 2)

James Gigacz Emma Fairclough

Ebony Doherty

Year 8 Coordinator

Susan Kiernan

College Timetabler

Marty Rhoden

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Jon Edgar Emma Fairclough Tim Hogan Kath Marino Christine Thompson

Primary Teachers Year 5

Jane Michael

Year 6 (Term 1-2) (Term 3-4)

Andrew Kearns Terry Atkins Claire Papaluca

Class Mentors

EDUCATION SUPPORT

7 Benilde Jaymee Lee / Grace Giudice

Education Support Coordinator

Georgie Skinner

7 Dunstan

Cate McIlroy / Kathryn Holewa

7 Hegarty

Catherine Ryan

Education Support Teacher

Ebony Doherty /

Jo Green

7 Jerome (Term 1)

Matt McLellan Matthew Whitty

7 Roland

Thomas Chalkley

7 Solomon Kim Nguyen / Cate McIlroy 8 Benilde

Ryan Hayward

8 Dunstan

Joanne Graham

8 Hegarty Gerard Barns / Judith Noonan

Learning Support Officers Mairead Dullard

Kylie Upton

Melanie Livera

Registrar

Rachael Harmer

Eve McLellan

Assistant Registrar

Tanya Claudius

Geordie Nagle (Term 1-2)

Marketing and Communications Manager

Dee Houlihan

Alessandro Santamaria (Term 3-4)

8 Solomon (Term 1)

(Term 2-4)

Michael Chippendale Matthew Whitty

Jarrod Shelley

Luke Kenealy

Library Team Leader

Catherine Ryan

Teacher Librarian Clare Kennedy-Curtis

Liliana Russo Jacinta Ryan

Alumni and Events Officer (Term 3-4) Kirsten Eabry Marian Jenkinson

Lasallian Youth Minister

ICT Manager

Alex Zolkover

James Biviano / Josh Paul

Music Coordinator

Luke Serrano

Ensemble Coordinator

Jaymee Lee

Lucas Clayton

St Austin’s House

Sharon Richards

Paul Coyle (Term 1)

St Edwin’s House

Clare Kennedy-Curtis

Frank Fabris

St Leo’s House

Emma Fairclough

St Mark’s House

Andy Devlin

ICT Senior Systems Administrator (Operations) (Term 1-2) Stefan Wadds (Term 3-4) Prince Fonseka ICT Database Systems Developer (Operations)

Ian Zhou ICT Applications Infrastructure Support Officer (Term 1-3) Prince Fonseka (Term 4) Saj Edirisuriya

Claire Block

House Assistants

Alumni and VASS Officer (Term 1-2) Pam Leeding

College Archivist (Term 3-4)

Music Teachers

Matt Vecchio (Term 3-4)

Education Support Officer – Marketing and Communications

Sarah Pudelko

Library Technician Marie Anderson / Letitia Mandile

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Thierry Moran

Reception Holy Eucharist Patricia D’Arcy

First Aid Officer

Georgie Skinner

Clinton Hutchinson

Monique Wasa

Carolyn Green

8 Roland

Chris Fleming

Reception Tiverton

Susan Jost

Sharon Richards

Peter Crellin (Term 1-2)

Executive Support Identity and Mission and Students Chris Mundy

Music Administrator

Emily Geraghty

Melissa Walsh

Shaun Buckley

Executive Support Learning and Teaching

Madalaine Jaskiewicz

Reception Kinnoull Stephanie Barras

Thomas Edwards

8 Jerome

Tiverton Teaching Staff

Administration Services Manager

Mary Georges

ICT Client Services Technician

Peter Whittenbury ICT Client Services Technician

Jeremy Kemp

Rick Freeman Penny Karahalios

EdAssist Tutors

Jarrod McCluskey

Laboratory Technician

Holly Emslie (Term 1-2)

David Newdick

Sport Assistant

Vera Hudson

David Reichman

Lachlan Kafer

Daniel Tedford

VCAL Technology Assistant

David Murray

Louise McKavanagh (Term 1-2) Thomas Simpson (Term 3-4) Matt Vecchio Aimee Xavier

Matthew Lewin (Term 1-2)

Joel Lagastes

ADMINISTRATION

VET and Product Design Assistant

Kevin Reid

Personal Assistant to the Principal

Sandy Wreford

Product Design and Technology Assistant

Chas Thompson

Human Resources Coordinator

Nicole Paino-Green

Visual Art Technician

Finance Manager

Lorraine Parisi

Finance Officer (Family Accounts)

Ellenor Harris Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) (Term 1-3) Lilly Wu Finance Officer (Payroll) DE LA SALLE COLLEGE | Blue and Gold 2021

Joelene Dight-Smith / Danka Orlowski

Kay Zhang

Travis MacDonald

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT Property Manager

Michael Bohan

Maintenance Staff

Rob Oldershaw

Steve Broughill

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David Alexander

Lauren Anderson

Marie Andersen Terence Atkins

John Baratta

Gerard Barns

Stephanie Barras

Christine Bassili James Biviano

Claire Block

Michael Bohan

Marjorie Bon

Jennifer Bonnici Rob Bonnici

Justin Bourke

Stephen Brick

Rana Brogan

Sarah Brooks

Steven Broughill

Shaun Buckley

Thomas Chalkley

Michael Chippendale

Tanya Claudius

Paul Coyle

Patricia D’Arcy

Andrew Devlin

Joseph Di Ciccio

Joelene Dight-Smith

Ebony Doherty

Mairead Dullard Georgina Dwyer

Kirsten Eabry

Jonathan Edgar

Saj Edirisuriya

Thomas Edwards

David Ellul

Linden Emma Erlichman-Gross Fairclough

Patrizia Ferrara

Caroline Fitzpatrick

Chris Fleming

Prince Fonseka

Anthony Freeman

Rick Freeman

Joe Gehrig

Mary Georges

Emily Geraghty

Martin Gibbs

James Gigacz

Grace Giudice

Joanne Graham

Carolyn Green

Jo Green

Mark Gustincic

David Happ

Rachael Harmer

Peter Harrington

Clinton Harris

Ellenor Harris

Ryan Hayward

Jonathan Hewett

Tim Hogan

Janet Holden

Kathryn Holewa

Ashleigh Hoogendoorn

Dee Houlihan

Peter Houlihan

Vera Hudson

Clint Hutchinson

Madalaine Jaskiewicz

Marian Jenkinson

Matthew Jones Susan Jost

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Jessica Alger

Shardul Kaneria Penny Karahalios

Warren Bardsley

Chris Church

Andrew Kearns Jeremy Kemp

Luke Kenealy

Clare Susan Kiernan Kennedy-Curtis

Frances Kopetas

Joel Lagastes

Thomas Le

Jaymee Lee

Pam Leeding

Melanie Livera

Catherine Loft

Shane Mackintosh

Nicola Mairs

Letitia Mandile

Kath Marino

Vanessa Marolda

Chris Martin

Kerry Martin

Ryan McDonough

Cate McIlroy

Jodie McLaren

Eve McLellan

Matt McLellan

Jane Michael

Thierry Moran

Chris Mundy

David Murray

Andrew Murrell

Geordie Nagle

David Newdick

Kim Nguyen

Judith Noonan

Elizabeth O’Connell

Robert Oldershaw

Danka Orlowski Nicole Paino-Green

Claire Papaluca Lorraine Parisi

Josh Paul

Jonathan Pertile

Liz Phibbs

Sarah Pudelko

Kevin Reid

Marty Rhoden

Sharon Richards

Angela Runci

Lil Russo

Catherine Ryan Jacinta Ryan

Michael Ryan

Thomas Ryan

Alessandro Santamaria

Fiona Sayner

Luke Serrano

Jarrod Shelley

Georgina Skinner

Jessica Stevenson

Kenneth Stokes

Halid Takimoglu Daniel Tedford

Charles Thompson

Christine Thompson

Kylie Upton

Matt Vecchio

Warren Walker

Jamie Walles

Melissa Walsh

Monique Wasa

Michael Watty

Marta Webster

Peter Whittenbury

Matthew Whitty Benjamin Williamson

Sandy Wreford

Lilly Wu

Aimee Xavier

Kay Zhang

Ian Zhou

Alex Zolkover

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Parent

Network

The De La Salle College 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 school life. Through a variety of events and activities, we once again delivered these opportunities.

The First Day Morning Tea was a great opportunity for the College and the Parent Network to welcome new and returning families alike. The Gym was full of excitement and anticipation for the year ahead.

The Year 7 Welcome Evening is now a highly anticipated event on the Parent Network Calendar, bringing Year 7 parents together in the first few weeks of the school year. Over 100 people attended this year’s event, creating a fantastic atmosphere at The Peppercorn Café. A few weeks later, the Primary Welcome BBQ saw almost 100 Primary parents, students and teachers enjoy a great evening of games, BBQ food and socialising to start the school year.

March marked the final welcome event for 2021, bringing together almost 200 people for the Parent Social Evening. The Gym was transformed into an elegant space, lit with fairy lights and balloons. Parents were treated to canapes and drinks and entertained by musicians James Pavlou (Year 12, 2020) and Kallista Selkirk.

Our Term 2 Mother’s Day Breakfast sold out in a record four and a half hours. 500 people celebrated the special relationship between mother and son. This year’s highlight was the ‘My Mum’ reflections delivered by a selection of students about their mothers. There were a few teary eyes around the room.

Unfortunately, Term 3’s events were unable to proceed as planned and both the Father’s Day Breakfast and the Trivia Night were cancelled due to Government restrictions. We look forward to bringing these much-anticipated events back in 2022.

The Parent Network Committee and Year Level Representatives have continued to regularly meet throughout the year, with meetings moving from the Tiverton Boardroom to Zoom. Our regular contact provided an opportunity for parents across Year Levels to remain connected with each other and the College Executive Team.

Thank you to all who helped with the many successful 2021 Parent Network events: the 2021 Parent Network Committee, the Year Level Representatives, all parent volunteers and College staff. Your enthusiasm, energy and hard work has ensured that the Parent Network continues to build a sense of community.

Mrs Meagan Selkirk – President, De La Salle College Parent Network

2021 Parent Network Committee Members with sons.

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MOTHER’S DAY

Breakfast

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Alumni –

Old Collegians

This year’s series of lockdowns have impacted on the usual schedule of Old Collegian reunions. More than half of the planned reunions could not go ahead because of lockdowns.

Fortunately, for the Classes of 1970 and 1971, 1980 and 1981,1990 and 1991 their reunions went ahead, and Roll Call reported on them in the May and September issues. The Racecourse Hotel hosted all this year’s reunions, except for the 1970 and 1971 reunions, which turned out to be the largest gatherings in recent history and were moved to a bigger venue at the Glasshouse Caulfield.

While the pandemic has hit the pause button for many large gatherings over the last 18 months, Old Collegians will no doubt be out in force as soon as life gets back to normal. In the meantime, the College is reaching out to Old Collegians through its social media platforms to update contact details of past students. Good luck to the Class of 2021. We look forward to your involvement in your Old Collegians network and catching up with you through your alumni magazine, Roll Call, or at your reunions.

Kerry Martin – Roll Call Editor

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40 YEARS

REUNIONS

50 YEARS

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OldCOLLEGIANS Reconnect with the De La Salle College community and your College cohort by ensuring we have your current contact details.

This allows you to receive our Alumni Magazine, Roll Call, and invitations to College reunions. oldcolls@delasalle.vic.edu.au delasalle.vic.edu.au/community/old-collegians (03) 9508 2337

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MOFS

MOTHERS OF FORMER STUDENTS An invitation to join a community of De La Salle College Mothers of Former Students.

Find out more:

oldcolls@delasalle.vic.edu.au (03) 9508 2337

You’re invited to join the Parent Network.

2022 will be a wonderful year of activity and planning and we would love you to take this opportunity to further immerse yourselves in the College community and have some fun!

We welcome all levels of contribution, from Committee Member volunteers through to helping on one or more Parent Network events during the year.

Contact: parentnetwork@delasalle.vic.edu.au or Kirsten Eabry on (03) 9508 2337 to find out how you can be involved.

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TIVERTON

Refurbishments

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Marketing

Report

The last 18 months has forced us all to advance our technical skills and knowledge at warp speed and this has led to new frontiers in science and entrepreneurship. It has also been the rebirth of being more flexible and resilient and De La Salle College Marketing, like all schools, has certainly experienced that.

Due to lockdown, many elements of the marketing plan were unable to be implemented, however, it gave us the opportunity to rescope and revise the 2021/2022 plan into a fully multi-channel marketing strategy, that would cope and still reach and engage our market and our community.

The main priority was to quickly create an engaging Virtual Tour video that allowed parents to experience the College and meet the staff without having the ability to be onsite. We added a targeted radio campaign across three commercial stations over the last 16 months that also includes audioboom across podcasts and digital radio.

Our successful cinema advertising was suspended when cinemas closed, so this year we focused on a range of large-scale outdoor billboards with great feedback. Supersite locations included Bayside and Yarraville and digital signage includes Cheltenham, Armadale and Kew regions.

A tagline of “De La Salle College, Be your Best” together with a fresh new campaign featuring current students (and Principal) has broadened the appeal and is also featured across 25m length of signage on the High Street fence, Tiverton.

Geo targeted digital solutions include a Google Ads campaign, social media marketing and digital leaderboards and ads across Newscorp and educational magazines and news.

The De La Salle College website has been optimised and there are plans for a new website in the next 12 months. We have also digitised our publications into flipbooks including the Parent Information and Uniform Handbooks, Roll Call and the Blue and Gold Yearbook. The Duce was migrated to a new look and new platform at the beginning of this year, so it is now a mobile friendly newsletter.

We kept in touch throughout the year, with students, parents and community with regular communications including vlogs, newsletters and social media and our Facebook and Instagram community increased during this time.

We hope you enjoy the 2021 Blue and Gold Yearbook – a Yearbook that celebrates the resilience of our students, our staff and our community.

Dee Houlihan – Marketing and Communications Manager

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Dedication and Memorial

Ceremony

Dr Katie Allen MP

After considerable consultation, the College has responded appropriately regarding historical sexual abuse. Working closely with past survivors and IGFF (In Good Faith Foundation), a charity providing advocacy and support for survivors of abuse, the College Board, the Brothers and the De La Salle College Community, past and present, held a Dedication and Memorial Day in March 2021.

Two sculptures were commissioned and installed at Tiverton and Kinnoull, accompanied by plaques with appropriate messages.

The common theme from survivors was simply “wanting to be heard” and their circumstances formally acknowledged and recognised by the College.

The College acknowledges the devastating and lifelong impact of abuse. We commit ourselves to creating a safer environment and culture in the future. Let this never happen again.

The De La Salle College Board and The Trustees of the De La Salle Brothers.

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The House System

St Austin’s

House

Our 2021 St Austin’s House moto was ‘Get involved St Austin’s House’. Students answered this call with impressive participation and showed amazing St Austin’s House pride at assemblies, House challenges and campus events.

As St Austin’s House Coordinator, my absolute highlight this year was watching the entire House’s reaction to coming second in the House Athletics Carnival – all in yellow, all so proud, cheering their hearts out. Happy tears were shed indeed. This was backed up by a second-place score in the Swimming Carnival. What an achievement!

Without a doubt, our success is certainly attributed to the superb leadership of our team of St Austin’s House Captain, the ever positive Jack Forer, cheerful Vice Captain, Will Byrne-Jones, Sports Captain, Jake Miller, who always had a kind word to say about all the St Austin’s House students, Lasallian Captain, Andrew Andaloro, who spurred everyone along, and Arts Captain, Cormac Fleming who worked seamlessly to ensure that students across all three campuses felt included in our House. Thanks also to our Year 10 and 11 leaders, Liam Greening, Zane O’Keeffe, Will Richards and Dylan Carver.

I express my gratitude to our St Austin’s House Mentors, Ben Williamson, Liz O’Connell, Halid Takimoglu, Marta Webster, Jamie Walles and Thomas Le and House Assistants, Sharon Richards and Mel Livera who cared for our St Austin’s House students in the best possible way each and every day and showed up in yellow any time I suggested it.

We are St Austin’s House – and I couldn’t be prouder to lead such a fine House.

Angela Runci – St Austin’s House Coordinator

I had the honour of working amongst a confident and inspired leadership team which created a supportive environment allowing every student to achieve their best in St Austin’s House. During our weekly assembly, we included a ‘shout out’ segment acknowledging and celebrating the diversity of talents that spread throughout St Austin’s House. The Athletics and Swimming Carnival saw our House spirit flourish, with an abundance of musicians creating an exciting atmosphere.

Thank you to the Year 10 and 11 St Austin’s House leaders who were unwavering in their support, helping to coordinate the House Carnivals and promoting participation, which was instrumental to our success in 2021.

Throughout lockdown, we stayed connected through weekly House challenges, assemblies and homeroom competitions.

It demonstrated our love and support for our blue and gold family. St Austin’s House is tremendously lucky to be led by Angela Runci and supported by the House Mentors.

Jack Forer – St Austin’s House Captain Starting off the year, it was clear that the students of St Austin’s House were eager for something new, something entertaining and something challenging. Unable to do our traditional ‘House Competitions’ in 2020 and big shoes to fill for myself and the other St Austin’s House Captains, we got to work straight away. We came up with new ways to engage all Year Levels in activities to cater for students with a variety of skills and interests. Being Vice Captain of St Austin’s House has required persistence and comradery. The students of St Austin’s House have always held their head high to any challenge they have faced this year. Because of their efforts for the House and themselves, I have strived to do my best for the students.

William Byrne-Jones – St Austin’s House Vice Captain

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St Edwin’s

House

In St Edwin’s House we have many talents.

We are made up of chess players, singers, dancers, footballers, swimmers, gamers, extroverts, introverts, VCE and VCAL students.

In St Edwin’s House there is a place for everyone.

2021 was full of highs for St Edwin’s House and we give thanks for the opportunities that we have been fortunate to be part of. In February, we were lucky to come together as a House at the Athletics Carnival. Mere hours away from another lockdown, the students in green ran, hurdled and high-jumped their way to our first House Athletics win in six years. Our House pride was again evident at the Swimming Carnival as students swam, played water polo and chanted their way to a win for the second year in a row. Amongst these carnivals were Friday House Competitions where students from Year 7 - 12 competed in a range of activities, including the famous tug of war, 50m sprint and dodgeball.

Carnivals aside, what gives me the greatest sense of pride is seeing how students have handled themselves during a year of many unknowns. Our St Edwin’s House students were able to learn remotely, stay connected and maintain a sense of House pride, while being disconnected from each other for a long stretch of time. These moments make me grateful for our St Edwin’s House family.

To the Mentors – Georgina Dwyer, Ken Stokes, Jonathan Pertile, Justin Bourke, Clare Kennedy-Curtis, Caroline Fitzpatrick and Peppe Di Ciccio – there will never be the right words to thank you for the incredible work you do with our students.

To our 2021 Leaders – Sam McNidder, Xavier Geddes, Bradley Abraham, Albert Lee, Seb Hadaway and Will Dwyer – thank you for sharing my passion and enthusiasm for our House. Onsite and remotely, your leadership of our House is something that I am truly grateful for.

Ever and Onwards Edwinners.

Jess Stevenson – St Edwin’s House Coordinator

It has been an absolute honour to lead St Edwin’s House in 2021. It was truly a year of many achievements for the House.

This was heavily driven by the involvement and comradery by our leadership team, our St Edwin’s House teachers and St Edwin’s House students. Without this we wouldn’t have be able to achieve what we have done this year; winning the House Athletics Carnival, ending the St Leo’s House five-year winning streak. This day not only showed our dominance but proved our House spirit and culture with so many St Edwin’s House students getting involved. We achieved 100% involvement rating in all track and field events.

We also won the House Swimming Carnival, steps challenge and many House lunch time activities. My favourite moment this year was when the other three Houses ganged up and chanted against us. We then all rallied up and chanted even louder than the other three Houses. This symbolises the culture we have at St Edwin’s House.

“Ever and Onwards” Sam McNidder – St Edwin’s House Captain This year I had the privilege of working with a great leadership group which continued to build a legacy of compassion, resilience and resourcefulness across De La Salle College.

Despite multiple setbacks, including lockdowns, event cancellations and COVID-19 protocols, we strove to create a better culture for those that follow. A culture of engagement, no matter your ability or Year Level. This was only possible with the assistance of Peter Houlihan, Jessica Alger, Shane Mackintosh, the four House Coordinators and the support of students across all Year Levels. St Edwin’s House has triumphed in so many of the activities because we put engagement first. This provides a blueprint for the mighty green going forward for continued dominance in everything.

Follow the example of this year’s leaders, ‘Obstacles are put in our way to see if what we want is worth fighting for’.

Xavier Geddes – St Edwin’s House Vice Captain

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St Leo’s

House

It has been fantastic to witness the determined and enthusiastic manner in which the St Leo’s House students approached another challenging year.

When onsite, it was great to witness the comradery between the students in their Mentor groups and in the hallways of the St Leo’s House building.

Congratulations to our 2021 leaders: Austin Kelly, James Suffolk, Lachie Doyle, Blair Hunter, Emmett McCann, Sean MacNamara, Lucas McNamara, Bailey Hunter and Luke Lowe. These leaders did a great job continuing to build the unique culture within St Leo’s House. This was particularly evident during the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals we were lucky enough to hold early in the year.

Whilst the overall results may not have gone our way this year, the way students carried themselves in their events and the way they encouraged each other to step up to fill in was fantastic to see. The contributions to the remote weekly challenges have also been great, showing a willingness to contribute to the House regardless of the circumstances. There have been some exceptional distances covered, amazing photos taken and impressive displays of general knowledge.

Thank you to our amazing Mentors, Christine Thompson, Emma Fairclough, Kath Marino, Ebony Doherty, Jon Edgar and Tim Hogan. The Mentors have done a remarkable job supporting the students through another demanding year. They have helped create friendly and supportive connections within the students and have managed to sustain these connections throughout the periods of remote learning. Through their engaging online Mentor time sessions, they provided important opportunities for the St Leo’s House students to have an academic break and connect socially to their peers.

I’m sure all the St Leo’s House students have learned a lot about themselves this year, and what they are capable of when faced with new and challenging circumstances.

I hope that they take on board those learnings and apply it to a successful, and hopefully less interrupted 2022.

Michael Watty – St Leo’s House Coordinator

A year of turbulence did not hinder the brotherhood of St Leo’s House. It has been an honour to represent this House and its students, watching our students become more adaptive than ever, taking every challenge and obstacle thrown at them in their stride. Whether at home or at school, our innate sense of comradery has never diminished, it is a true testament to St Leo’s House.

With our year interrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, resilience was key to upholding the ‘Strength and Honour’ of the House. We saw great House participation when we were lucky enough to compete in our Athletics and Swimming Carnivals, as well as our remote learning challenges such as Science Week.

St Leo’s House students continue to strive for excellence, and I am continually amazed by the outstanding students and culture in our House. The future holds great things for St Leo’s House in 2022 and beyond, something I am immensely proud to be a part of.

Austin Kelly – St Leo’s House Captain Similar to last year, 2021 has experienced numerous lockdowns, interruptions and cancellations of College activities. This has in no way dampened our enthusiasm to do well, support one another and have pride in St Leo’s House. I have been a member of the House since commencing in Year 4 and St Leo’s House is certainly known for their success. We are a House that prides itself in having a strong sense of comradery and inclusiveness. Mr Watty and my fellow House Captains have worked together with the cohort to continue to build on this culture. Hopefully this will continue to grow with more success in House competitions, activities and personal achievements awaiting all students.

James Suffolk – St Leo’s House Vice Captain

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St Mark’s

House

The year started well with House Athletics and Swimming Carnivals taking place. We all appreciated getting back together as a community and it was great to see the levels of participation at both the carnivals across all Houses. St Mark’s House students came out in force and got involved. Places rapidly changed throughout the day and although St Mark’s House were unable to improve their last year’s overall placing, it was clear that improved participation in both carnivals saw a much closer competition between all four Houses.

This year saw points added for Academic Awards, St Mark’s House finished just behind St Edwin’s House in the final count. We saw academic strength within the House both in Achievement and Endeavour Awards.

St Mark’s House fielded a strong Chess team, taking out the House Cup with many St Mark’s House students going on to represent the College in the ACC competition.

Equally, the eSports team was well represented by St Mark’s House students who won the state championship and as I write are headed to the nationals.

It once again has been a challenging year as we navigate remote learning. Thank you to the St Mark’s House students for their involvement in the various remote House challenges. I want to thank each of the Year 12 House Captains, Mackenzie Rowbotham (House Captain), Cooper Johnstone (House Vice Captain), Thomas Andrewartha (House Arts Captain), Het Pancholi (House Lasallian Captain) and Thomas Welling (House Sports Captain). I am grateful for their efforts in finding ways to support the House during 2021. Equally I pay tribute to the St Mark’s House Mentors, Janet Holden, Warren Walker, David Ellul, Andrew Devlin, Catherine Loft and Ashleigh Hoogendoorn. Each of these Mentors has played a pivotal role in supporting St Mark’s House students throughout 2021.

Andrew Wozencroft – St Mark’s House Coordinator

It has been an absolute privilege being part of St Mark’s House.

2021 has seen both comradery and House spirit flourish. In a year filled with hindrances and hurdles, the St Mark’s House steadfastness proved our adaptability and resilience as a House.

The St Mark’s House spirit sang and chanted loudly at each House carnival event where students opted to ‘Be the Change’.

St Mark’s House saw outstanding levels of participation across all Year Levels in multiple events and sports. Our senior school students spent their lunchtimes spectating younger Marksmen competing in lunchtime activities and I observed younger students take pride in belonging to St Mark’s House as they chanted alongside their peers.

2021 displayed the innate sense of brotherhood and unity behind our House and through our academic endeavours and sporting goals. We Marksmen can rest assured of the bright future of this group.

Mackenzie Rowbotham – St Mark’s House Captain All thoughts of 2021 were approached with a sense of redemption as we entered this year of schooling. The screams of passion at the Athletics Carnival and the robust commitment of each person in their studies and their support of others, illustrates why De La Salle College is a special community.

For the departing Year 12’s, we have had a chance to embrace school life and entertain every opportunity. For returning and new students, they have enjoyed the consistent support of great staff with hope for a future of normality but being resilient enough to persevere regardless of the circumstances presented.

Cooper Johnstone – St Marks House Vice Captain

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Sport

House

Sport Just like 2020, the 2021 House Sports Competitions looked different than previous years’, but all students should be proud of the way they showed their House spirit and got involved in the many and varied competitions that were on offer this year.

For the first time in two years, we were able to run the House Athletics Carnival.

Lakeside Stadium was the setting for a fierce day of competition. St Edwin’s House took the title away from St Leo’s House who won the Carnival in 2019 and St Edwin’s House Coordinator, Jessica Stevenson, and her House were quite rightly very excited to win.

Peter Harrington

Our Swimming Carnival was held at Oakleigh Recreation Centre on a very warm day in March. Again, St Edwin’s House went ‘back-to-back’ with a hard-fought victory over St Austin’s House. Congratulations to Jessica Stevenson and all the St Edwin’s House staff and students on two wonderful victories in the major carnivals.

The continuation of the ‘House Sport Challenges’ which were mainly based from home, presented some really creative and amazing photos submitted for the House Photo Challenge. Congratulations to Ben Miller from St Austin’s House for winning the House Photo Challenge this year.

Ultimately, the De La Salle College House Sports Competition has been different but overall still enjoyable and fair competition. We give full credit to the students for making such a conscious effort to stay involved whilst being at home and maintaining a strong competitive spirit and culture.

Special thanks must go to House Coordinators, Angela Runci, Jessica Stevenson, Michael Watty and Andrew Wozencroft and all the House staff for their efforts in promoting involvement in the House Sport Program this year. Here’s to finally getting away from lockdowns in 2022 and getting back to some real House competition throughout the year.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support during my time as House Sport Coordinator. I would like to wish Ryan McDonough all the best in the role moving forward.

Peter Harrington – House Sport Coordinator

House Sport – House Photo Challenge Winner – Ben Miller.

Image – Viewing a sunset through a hollow tree.

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Swimming

Carnival

On Friday 12 March, our College held the annual Swimming Carnival at Oakleigh Recreation Centre.

With St Edwin’s House winning the Athletics Carnival, the other three Houses wanted some revenge. Although it was a half day carnival, the teams provided double the spirit and fought hard for every race.

St Edwin’s House came out glorious again and St Austin’s House had another close second finish.

The results were:

1st St Edwin’s House 2nd St Austin’s House 3rd St Leo’s House 4th St Mark’s House These were followed with some tremendous individual efforts and notably the Year Level champions were: Primary – Harvey Venturini Year 7 – Henry Dwyer Year 8 – James Orton Year 9 – Alex Hadaway Year 10 – Ryo Hayashi Year 11 – Seb Bunnik Year 12 – Seb Hadaway Congratulations to St Edwin’s House on winning again and congratulations to the individual Year Level champions.

Joel Lagastes – Sports Assistant

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Athletics

Carnival

On Friday 12 February, De La Salle College held a very successful Athletics Carnival at MSAC. All students fought hard to win. The results were:

1st St Edwin’s House 2nd St Austin’s House 3rd St Leo’s House 4th St Mark’s House The Year Level Champions were: Year 7 – Jonathan Mackintosh-Dixon Year 8 – Aidan Stewart Year 9 – Zac Barling Year 10 – Hugo Cornell Year 11 – Andre Di Medio Year 12 – Jack Forer Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved and to Peter Harrington who worked hard to bring this event together.

Joel Lagastes – Sports Assistant

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ACC Sport

Report

The 2021 De La Salle College ACC Sport program was cut short this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, we were able to play most of the senior and junior sports early in Term 1 and 2 and complete in both the annual ACC Swimming and Athletics Carnivals.

All senior sport teams were a little below the level needed to make finals apart from the First XI Cricket Team. Disappointingly, they lost the final by three runs to a very strong St Bernard’s team. Although no silverware was forthcoming, coaches were extremely impressed with all players’ commitment and high level of performance.

Our ACC Swimming team finished second in the overall championship. To finish behind winners, St. Bede’s, by only 15 points spoke volumes for the whole squad. Standout performances included Year 12 students and co-captains, Seb Hadaway and John Beddoe, Ryo Hayashi (Year 10), Seb Bunnik (Year 10) and Damon Lyu (Year 8). Thank you to all coaches and staff for their commitment to our swimming program.

This year’s highlight was De La Salle College’s Division 2 win in the ACC Athletics Championships promoting us back to Division 1! Our team managed to beat St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully by a single point to record a memorable win. Special congratulations to co-captains, Seb Hadaway and Jack Forer and Andre Di Medio (Year 11) who managed personal best times/ distances and qualified for the National Athletics Championships. Other notable performances included James Harper (Year 11), Hugo Cornell (Year 10) and Ellis Ashe (Year 10). Special thanks to all the coaches and staff members who helped make the team such a successful one.

In Term 2 sport, all ACC football and soccer teams were able to represent the College after no participation in 2020. The Senior Soccer team led by Peppe Di Ciccio were the standouts making the Grand Final only to be outclassed by a very strong St Mary’s team. Other notable performances from our football and soccer squads included Peter Crellin’s Year 7B footballers who narrowly missed a grand final appearance on percentage and Chris Martin’s Year 9A and Matt McLellan’s Year 10 soccer teams who only missed finals appearances because of COVID-19 restrictions. Many thanks to all coaches and players for their commitment to training and games.

Overall, we were disappointed that COVID-19 had stopped us from partaking in many ACC competitions this year, especially in Term 3, but strongly encourage all students to get involved again and move forward into a strong 2022 ACC Sport year.

Peter Harrington – ACC Coordinator

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Chess

At De La Salle College we are blessed with some fine sportsmen in our Chess Club, showing consistent practice and enjoyment every Monday and Friday lunchtime.

It all started on the chessboard at the beginning of this year with students grouping together in Chess rooms and College libraries. As the year progressed, we found ourselves moving from the physical chessboard to the virtual remote experience.

Using Tornello Tournaments (provided by Kids Unlimited) we were able to keep our traditions going and due to limitless availability of boards, we grew as a club. Our College Chess Captain, Lachlan Wong (3rd year in a row) has shown great initiative to support all Chess enthusiasts to be able to get involved. Thomas Edwards and I are the coaches behind the scenes making sure inclusiveness and fun are the key to this game.

This year we are fortunate to have been involved in some online ACC Tournaments including the Open, Intermediate and Junior events. De La Salle College had great success in ACC Open Chess Tournament where 130 students competed against each other. Highlights of this included: • 1st Place in the Frankston Regionals (Open Division) • 2nd Place in the ACC Open (Division 1) • Qualifying for Nationals • Placing 4th in States (Open Division) • Placing 7th in States (Middle Division) Chess students never give up and will have once again the opportunity to represent De La Salle College at State Championships, and just like last year hopefully we will once again thrive and make Nationals.

Justin Bourke – Chess Coordinator

eSports

eSports at De La Salle College had some explosive growth in 2021 under the leadership of Chris and James Seeman (Year 12). The squad now consists of 13 teams across three games. Our teams had several successes throughout the year with two Rocket League teams finishing equal 5th in the State and our League of Legends team winning the Victorian Championships. The League of Legends team went on to represent Victoria in the National Competition and at the time of writing, were secure in 4th place and only two wins away from the Grand Final.

Due to their success, the team was also able to participate in the Monash University Arcade Expo competing against Monash University students.

The community the students have built around the eSports Squads is its strength, there were several teams with students from every campus and it was commendable to see how they worked together. Students also supported House Competitions, bringing an electric atmosphere to the events. These students have shown comradery, teamwork, resilience, respect and quality communication during these trying times and have represented De La Salle College in high esteem.

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Sporting

Achievements Competed at the 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships (Nationals) held on the Gold Coast in April.

Ryo Hayashi (Year 10)

Andre Di Medio (Year 11)

James Harper (Year 11) Competed in the 2021 Victorian State Athletics Championships for Shot Put, Discus and Javelin for Glenhuntly Athletics Club. He medalled in all three events and qualified for Nationals in Sydney.

Jack Forer (Year 12) Awarded a Silver medal in the Under 20s 800m State Athletics Championships and received a qualifying time for the Nationals in April.

on Gold in the Men’s U18 Pole Vault at the Australian National Athletic Track W and Field Championships in Sydney and at the Victorian State Championships.

I have been swimming for 13 years and swim at Firbank Aquastars. My favourite strokes are the 200m/400m individual medley and 200m butterfly. I love swimming because it is very comforting to be in the water and it puts a smile on my face whether training is hard or not. I enjoy the feeling of being behind the starting blocks before a race as it is a combination of total confidence and nervousness.

Throughout my swimming journey I have many achievements that I’m very proud of and they mean the world to me. It reminds me that hard work always pays off and the harder you work, the more success you will have.

De La Salle College has supported me as a swimmer and a student from day one. They’ve taught me the quality values you need as a person in and out of the pool.

Ryo Hayashi (Year 10) I have been in the athletics field for 13 years and never looked back! I recently joined the Athletics Victoria division.

My favorite race growing up was the 400 meters, yes, the death event! But I was well suited to it. More recently, my favourite event would be the 200 meters and pole vault.

The thrill of it makes me ecstatic. I love the ability to connect and strive to do better. I think of my achievements as stepping stones on a path to represent Australia.

De La Salle College plays a big part in my athletics and athletic decisions. The College provides support through extensions to assignments or general tasks and supports me in my ACC Athletics competitions, providing funding for the National Championships in my chosen sport, pole vault.

I cannot thank the College enough for always having my back.

They have molded me into the man and athlete I am today.

I am forever in their debt.

Andre Di Medio (Year 11)

I’ve participated in athletics since I was five years old. I joined the On-Track Program at Caulfield Little Athletics because my sisters were doing athletics and my parents thought I’d enjoy it.

I received the Caulfield Little Athletics Long Service Award for attending 11 years in a row. I’m now a member of Glenhuntly Athletics Club and have been for four years.

I have represented Victoria four times in my favourite event, javelin, but I compete in shot put, discus, high jump and 400m for fun. I missed the 2020 Australian Athletics Championships due to COVID-19, however, I was lucky to compete in Sydney in April 2021 coming 5th overall in the U18 Age Group with a throw of 53.64 metres.

Athletics is a great way to hang out with mates and to keep fit.

My family supports me by driving me to training and all over Melbourne to compete in the summer AV competitions.

De La Salle College supports all students who want to participate in athletics, or any other sport offered. Students participate in House athletics where we can go on to represent the College in ACC and the All Schools Athletics Competitions.

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has really impacted these events over the past two years. Hopefully next year we will be able to compete in these competitions.

James Harper (Year 11) I have been competing in athletics for the past 6 years. As a Year 7, I was extremely lucky to be involved in ACC Athletics, a year in which De La Salle College won. The leaders created such an enjoyable environment and culture, this cemented my involvement in the sport.

My preferred events are the 800m and 1500m. However, my favourite experience was winning the 4x400m in my final year with some of my closest mates including Seb Hadaway.

Through my training, I was able to progress onto the State Championships in which I placed second in the 800m.

From there, I was given the opportunity to represent Victoria at the National Championships 2021 in Sydney earlier this year.

I will always be thankful for the contribution of De La Salle College in supporting their students’ sporting endeavours.

Thank you to Kevin Mannix and Peter Harrington, who have both been unwavering in their support and guidance.

Jack Forer (Year 12)

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Sport Captains’

Dinner

I was privileged to be selected as St Austin’s House Sports Captain for 2021. I am extremely proud of everyone’s efforts throughout the year, especially in the House Carnivals where we narrowly came second both times. A tremendous improvement from following years. It was awesome to see students across all Year Levels involved in the events and chanting. This carried on throughout the year in the lunchtime activities, including the Kinnoull sprints where we won and edged ever closer to knocking St Edwin’s House off the top spot.

I am lucky to be involved in such a great House working alongside the four St Austin’s House leaders who have shown admiration, optimism and determination and built a positive House culture. Hopefully this year’s momentum in St Austin’s House can be continued with the help of our magnificent House Coordinator, Angela Runci, and next year’s leaders.

GO AUSTINS!!

Jake Miller – St Austin’s House Sports Captain 2021 has been another great year of sport in St Edwin’s House. After the changes to the House Sport calendar in 2020, we were hungry to once again prove who should be on top. St Edwin’s House came out and won both the House Athletics and Swimming Carnivals, and have currently won all of the available weekly Lockdown House Challenges.

Never did I think that we would have to endure another year of COVID-19. De La Salle College was lucky enough to run a few key events that we didn’t get to see last year, such as the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. We saw such great participation around the St Leo’s House cohort in all College-run activities.

Being part of the leadership team, we saw many students in St Leo’s House and De La Salle College show a boundless amount of strength and resilience in a year that was so difficult once again.

Lachlan Doyle – St Leo’s House Sports Captain After a year without any major House events, St Mark’s House set out striving for success in 2021. In Term 1 we had a very successful Athletics Carnival, with the students of St Mark’s House making their voices heard, with high levels of participation and support from all. In addition to Athletics, the Swimming Carnival was also held in Term 1, and that was met the same high spirits and competition.

Throughout this year there have been multiple weekly House competitions and it has been great to see so much commitment to these events with every student embracing the House culture by competing to win as well as supporting one another.

Thomas Welling – St Mark’s House Sports Captain

In St Edwin’s House we have a culture which places great importance on participation, which has served us well in being able to get every point possible by ensuring we have entered a student in each event. The House Leaders are very proud of the way the Edwinners have quickly adapted to House Sport and tried their best in every activity.

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Music and Arts

Music

Report Despite again being heavily disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, 2021 was a successful, fruitful and memorable year for Music at De La Salle College.

Without doubt this year’s highlight was the long-awaited Music Tour of the Southern Grampians, which was miraculously able to proceed, sandwiched between lockdowns #4 and #5. Throughout the tour, our musicians demonstrated superb teamwork, communication skills and true Lasallian spirit as they entertained hundreds of schoolchildren over five concerts.

Luke Serrano

I wish to thank the 2021 Music Ensemble Captains for their dedicated service: Choir: Lucas Cozzi Junior Concert Band: Spencer Tull Intermediate Concert Band: Orlando Wong Senior Concert Band: Adam Car Stage Band: Cormac Fleming Brass Ensemble: Henry Deam Guitar Ensemble: Max Kovacevic Percussion Ensemble: Justin Nguyen

Recently, the Music department sought to expand their connection with the local community. The Music students and staff contributed significantly to the Survivors Ceremony in March, performing three beautiful items which set the tone for this historic event. The next day De La Salle College played host to an ACC Music workshop for the very first time; the highly successful Jazz Workshop was the only ACC workshop able to be delivered in 2021 due to COVID-19 constraints. In May, our senior students performed wonderful solo recitals at Deakin Edge as part of the ACC Arts and Technology Exhibition.

Notably, a new partnership has been forged with Siena College, a promising musical collaboration for the future. In May, a series of concert band workshops was capped with an entertaining concert.

Congratulations and thanks to the 2021 VCE Music class consisting of Cormac Fleming (Music Award), Max Kovacevic, Lucas Cozzi, Thomas Andrewartha and Tom Hobbins for taking their studies of Music to the highest level and for their student ambassadorship of the Music program over many years.

2021 Music Captain, Thomas Andrewartha, is thanked for his dedicated efforts throughout the year as a positive role model and generator of fine ideas from a fresh perspective. His input into our recent creation of an Old Collegians’ Music Association will be a fine legacy.

The hard-working Music staff have endeavoured throughout 2021 to keep the spirit strong with our ensembles in and out of lockdowns. April’s Autumn Concert was one of the finest in many years.

Despite private instrumental lessons taking place remotely for much of the year, once again in Term 4 we were able to present a wonderful demonstration of the talent to be found within our musical fraternity in a series of online pre-recorded concerts replacing the annual Soirée showcase event.

Saxophone Ensemble: Mitchell Barnett

In 2021, the Music department incorporated the online SmartMusic platform into its educational approach, thereby greatly facilitating Music learning across all Year Levels, and making thousands of published musical scores accessible to us as a learning community for the first time.

String Ensemble: Peter Orlando

2021 also saw the reintroduction of a Primary Strings Program at the College, led by new staff member, Daniel Tedford and Claire Block.

Year 9 Band: Niki Rayzman

De La Salle College is blessed with a fine group of dedicated and talented Music education professionals who collaborate closely as a creative and highly effective team.

Together, we thank the College community for their support of the Music program in 2021.

We look forward to an exciting, dynamic and enriching 2022.

Woodwind Ensemble: Emmett McCann

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Luke Serrano – Music Coordinator

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Music Captain’s

Report

Every week, many dedicated musicians at the College find the willpower to get themselves out of bed an hour earlier than they would prefer, to be one of the first students on campus. Nevertheless, when we arrive at 7.30am to the Performing Arts Centre and band rehearsal begins, the entire struggle was worthwhile.

Being part of the Music department in some form at De La Salle College is truly an enriching experience unlike any other, whether it be as an instrumentalist in one of our many Ensembles, or as a vocalist in the Choir, or even a rock guitarist in a student-led band. The level of fun, creativity and raw passion is unmatched.

Despite the setbacks of the last year, Music has flourished at De La Salle College in 2021. Many resilient musicians have pushed themselves and each other to achieve the very best we can. We have delivered many amazing performances spanning from the Autumn Concert to a combined Ensemble performance with new partner school, Siena College, to playing for the Southern Grampian communities during Music Tour.

After six years of personally witnessing the joy that performing and creating Music can bring to so many, I implore every student to come forward and be part of this in some form or another.

Thomas Andrewartha – Music Captain / St Mark’s House Arts Captain

Ensembles Students made the most of the scarce time we had to rehearse together in 2021, even braving the outdoors to comply with guidelines for safely holding rehearsals. Not even the spitting rain was enough to dampen their resolve to make music collectively. With the introduction of an online music practice platform, Ensembles have been able to remain active throughout remote learning, preparing music in advance for the resumption of in-person rehearsals.

We were fortunate to hold our Autumn Ensembles Concert in April, providing all Ensembles their first genuine performance opportunity in 12 months. Despite interrupted preparations, the Senior Concert Band collaborated with Siena College for a wonderful evening of high-quality music, The Zutistes were victorious in the Battle of the Bands and the Year 9 Band debuted on Music Tour to enraptured audiences, sparking the penny-drop moment of how it feels to have your music enjoyed by the screaming masses.

Jaymee Lee – Music Ensemble Coordinator

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Drama 2021 has proved itself to be yet another challenging year for our Drama students. Things started well with the VCE students able to attend an impressive performance of Man Up! by Fab Nods Theatre. This engaging performance stimulated much discussion about themes of masculinity and vulnerability, enabling connections across the curriculum and within their own theatrical explorations.

Our Semester One performance assessment evening scraped in by mere hours (albeit without a live audience) prior to our first lockdown of the year. The VCE students presented their self-devised ensemble works in our ‘Night to Remember’ alongside the talented and creative monologue pieces that were carefully crafted and performed by the Year 9 students.

Unfortunately, despite our hopeful and enthusiastic approach to staged musical productions, our planned senior productions of High School Musical, with OLSH College and Mamma Mia, with Sacré Cœur were unable to meet the stage. This is certainly not a reflection of the many hours of dedicated rehearsal and hard work that all the students poured into this endeavor. The junior production with SAC met a similar fate. However, we move forward knowing that next year is a new year, and each of this year’s missed opportunities will be presented again in 2022. Although COVID-19 has taken away the opportunity for our students to perform, what it can never take is the comradery and friendships that they have built by being a part of these vibrant productions.

Jennifer Bonnici – Drama Coordinator

Media Media is an integral subject in the twenty-first century. It is current, topical, and students are invested as it relates to them. In particular, the Year 12 VCE Media class have been exploring the Australian state government’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and how this has been conveyed in the media.

The benefits of Media also occur through the students’ pre-productions, productions, and post-productions. Students consider sources of inspiration with examples including directors and content creators. Students also develop key skills such as collaboration and time management. They build their confidence in approaching tasks and learn the importance of problem-solving to navigate any challenges which may arise during the folio work. There are many different media forms that students can explore, offering plenty of creative possibilities in the digital age. Advancements are continually being made to media technologies and platforms, further inspiring students to know more about Media.

Best Cinematography – Sean Anderson.

Awarded for Sean’s creative use of cinematic techniques, voiceover, and mystery in his short noir film, ‘Memories of a Murder’.

Jonathan Pertile – Classroom Teacher

Best Editing and/or Visual Effects – Angus Sheedy. Awarded for Angus’ eye-catching editing and dramatic short film, ‘The Colours of the Mind’.

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Best Original Concept and/or Story – Sam McNidder. Awarded for Sam’s short film entitled ‘Negative Thoughts’, exploring how it is important to seek help regarding mental health.

Best Use of Music and/or Sound – Lucas Cozzi.

Awarded for Lucas’ engaging and comedic music track, entitled ‘Priorities!’

Arts

Report 2021 saw the return of more lockdowns and remote learning. Teaching creative practical based subjects online came with a raft of challenges that emerged as the year progressed. The Art department had to rise to the occasion and redesign our learning and teaching programs to suit remote learning. Similarly to last year, our students performed extremely well under the circumstances and quality of the work being produced was of high standard.

Ryan Hayward

Working as a team we redesigned our remote learning activities to cater for online learning. Our junior students worked on a whole range of art activities. We explored a range of drawing and collage-based activities, working with materials found around the home and getting creative with our resources. The work produced was fun, innovative and resourceful. Our senior students once again had the task of managing the stress of VCE with remote learning. I was incredibly impressed with the way they persevered through these difficult times and were able to produce high quality work.

Earlier in the year, we were lucky enough to participate in the ACC Art and Technology Biennial Exhibition which was cancelled last year due to restrictions. Year 12 student, Emmett McCann, was able to scoop the prize for the ‘People’s Choice Award’ for his photorealist portrait of the late actor, Chadwick Boseman. It is such a great acknowledgment of the hours of hard work that went into creating this piece.

The Arts have helped our students through this pandemic, they learned to adapt and use creative thinking in a completely new way. I would like to take the opportunity to thank our dedicated Arts team; Christine Bassili, Mark Gustincic, Jonathan Hewett, Kerry Martin, David Happ, Warren Bardsley, Lauren Anderson, Jonathan Pertile, Shane Mackintosh and Travis McDonald.

Ryan Hayward – Learning Area Team Leader – Visual Arts

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Reflection

VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN As I sit here to write this, we are currently in lockdown 6.

What was intended to be a one-week lockdown, has quite rapidly become three weeks and counting.

Our Visual Communication Design students have once again shown the upmost resilience, particularly our VCE Year 12 students. Together as a team, we have seen some fantastic work begin to unfold. From designing skateboards, creating architectural models, designing sports apparel and creating magnificent car concepts, our students are doing it all and with great motivation. It is so inspirational to witness these works unfold and to watch our Year 11 students create amazing album designs, our Year 10s create beautiful package designs, and our architecture students, create wonderful models; all of this during lockdown!

I am very proud of all our students and I congratulate their efforts. We celebrate their work in our end of year exhibition book and our 2021 Blue and Gold Yearbook.

Christine Bassili – Classroom Teacher

ART AT HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS The Year 9 Art course has centered around the work and impact of Pablo Picasso, with a focus on skill and technique development. Picasso was inspired by African masks that he viewed, and students used this as a starting point to explore carving by creating and producing a ‘Mask’ in balsa wood.

Students further explored Picasso with the design and creation of a ‘Picasso Portrait’ of someone in their life using acrylic paint. With Picasso being a reference for these paintings, the pressure of making it look realistic was removed and we could concentrate on painting and colour bleeding techniques.

David Alexander and Thomas Edwards couldn’t help but be inspired to produce their own Picasso Portraits!

With remote learning a big factor in Semester Two, students investigated drawing instead of painting. Picasso was again the reference as we explored differing techniques and application of materials.

David Happ – Classroom Teacher

PHOTOGRAPHY Unfortunately, the year was truncated by the COVID-19 virus, however, our students produced work of the finest quality.

Despite the lack of contact with the studio, students battled manfully to create a fabulous body of art which I hope you will enjoy. I’m always amazed at the ability of young men to create imaginative works, pursue their computer skills and to create works of art that express their individuality even during lockdown.

The Photography students have been a credit to De La Salle College and I wish them well for their future pursuits in the arts in what I hope will be an uninterrupted 2022.

Jonathan Hewett – Classroom Teacher

Leading St Austin’s House in the Arts throughout 2021 has meant making the most of our opportunities amidst trials and disappointments, with the valued support of our Music, Art and Drama teachers. A highlight was the Music Tour. We were lucky to get this opportunity, as the day after we returned to Melbourne a lockdown was declared.

Personally, I’ve had the honour to front the rock band (The Zutistes). We won this year’s Founder’s Day competition, and soon we hope to crush the ACC inter-school competition too. Our musicians have loudly spurred on the St Austin’s House teams at the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals as well as numerous weekly competitions. It’s been an honour to have been part of this leadership team and see St Austin’s House grow together throughout this year.

Cormac Fleming – St Austin’s House Arts Captain Completing Year 12 through 2021 has been quite fascinating and incredibly remarkable. With the support of the brilliant staff and students at De La Salle College, our Year 12 cohort was able to push through to achieve their best results and to discover their potential.

As St Edwin’s House Arts Captain, I have witnessed the great achievements by the students in all four Houses. I saw these great young men work hard during the 2021 Music Tour where we made hundreds of young children smile and dance to the sound of music. The College raises us to be fine young men, both musically and academically.

Thank you to all the teachers and students for helping myself and everyone else push through a year of hardship; it would have been much harder without you.

Albert Lee – St Edwin’s House Arts Captain This year the St Leo’s House students showed their grit and determination to keep up the chase for the notorious House Cup. After a disappointing loss on the athletics track, a first in a long time, the St Leo’s House cohort kept their heads held high and continued to keep their participation to an all-time high, even against the trying conditions, fuelled of course by a very successful sausage sizzle for the House charity, Caritas Australia. From all the leaders within St Leo’s House, we extend our warmest congratulations and celebrations to all for their efforts this year.

Blair Hunter – St Leo’s House Arts Captain Throughout 2021, the St Mark’s House students have thoroughly engaged in all aspects of House life, acting upon the strong sense of community and House spirit we have grown to be recognised by as our participation has continued to skyrocket.

A key area of involvement for the St Mark’s House has been in the Arts. St Mark’s House students enjoy partaking in various Music, Drama and other creative ventures. Hence enabling our House to truly display its innovative side and unveil a different type of passion amongst our students, a force that will certainly remain for years to come.

Thomas Andrewartha – St Mark’s House Arts Captain

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College Roll

Year 5

Tiverton

Ansh Bahukhandi

Archie Brophy

Cooper Cromer

Thomas Fabiatos

Lochlan Fitzgerald

William Fitzsimmons

Darcy Flood

Malakhai Foote

Leonardo Galanis

Levi Goulding

Nicholas Green

Charlie Griffiths

Joshua Harris

William Harris

Sullivan Jennings

Max Jones

John Likopoulos

Myles Martin

William McMaster

Lachlan Newman

Nicholas Pappas

Nicolas Psirris

Jackson Schneider

Noah Schneider

Joel Tubb

ABSENT: Agustin Marquez Gi Hwan Yang

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Jane Michael

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Year 6

Tiverton

Jackson Bednarz

William Brasch

Sebastian Chrystie

Luca Dalal

Rupert Dooley

Evangelos Fabiatos

Harrison Fryar

Jack Hamilton

Ned Hegan

Charlie Hill

Jack Hobson

Tadhg Hogan

William House

Jorge Kalliontzis

Benjamin Marchesani

Callum Morley

Diesel Murphy

Lachlan Newman

Matthew Oh

Jack Pearson

Julian Perri

Judd Pietsch

Lachlan Pietsch

Bastien Salinas-Byrne

Benjamin Sandow

William Taylor

Harry Van Echteld

Terry Atkins

Andrew Kearns

Claire Papaluca

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YEAR 7 BENILDE

Samuel Barclay

Alexander Bekos

Jonathan Burkitt

Thomas Carrick

Xavier Cataldo

Quinlan Cooke

Andrew Cotton

Harper Dowsett

Owen Doyle

Jye Flood

Joshua Hegan

Adrian Jackson

Ned Lovegrove

Jonathan Mackintosh-Dixon

Brandon Maillet

Aryan Mian

Armaan Mulcahy

Joshua Murray

Lincoln Patten

Kristian Ristevski

Daniel Shine

ABSENT: Ziyuan Xia

Luca Sokolich

Ford Thompson

Benjamin Tribe

Jaymee Lee

YEAR 7 DUNSTAN

Ashton Dcouto

Joseph Dee

Patrick Ferrier

William Fuller

Lincoln Higginbotham Dean Howard

Angus Jackson

Timothy Kalapoutis

Carter Kessling

Lachlan McLisky

Julian Munro

Joshua Nolan

Noah Ockwell

Conor Paris

Dylan Pfahl

Louis Playne

Mitchell Robb

Leo Saville

Massimo Signorelli

James Tan

Tyson Tsiavis

Harry Vella

Kerrek Walker

Kathryn Holewa

Zachary Berton

Jaxon Best

Evan Gujinovic

Peter Chalikouras

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YEAR 7 HEGARTY

Will Bird

Alastair Cavey

Marcus Cristiano

Conor Cursio

Oliver Fleming

Lucas Fletcher

Michael Fonias

Luca Gugliucciello

Alexander Hatzis

Matthew Heaney

Mitchell Highmore

Samuel Hoy

William Hynes

Lachlan Julier

Thomas Krup

Thomas Larkin

Jackson Lewis

Luka Ljubicic

Ciaran Main

James Merida

Jake Mollica

Lachlan Morgan

William O’Shannessy Marco Paroli

Nolan Santoso

Finn Shaw

Catherine Ryan

YEAR 7 JEROME

Benjamin Bates

Anthony Borradale

Xavier Cheong

Sebastien Colliver

Oliver Corrie

Caspar D’arcy-Fox

Jack Davidson

Franklin Dunn

Benjamin Easton

William Edmonds

John Gaitanis

Raphael Gauci

Lewis Goudie

James Harris

Thomas Harrison

Archie Hassett

Matthew Hayes

Mitchell Joy

Luke Mahimarajan

Alexander Pearse

Fraser Stewart

Christian Tiganis

Xavier Tran

Jasper Tudor

Jeremy Wan Kee Cheung

William Wood

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Matt McLellan

YEAR 7 ROLAND

Harrison Aughey

Jed Bird

William Bird

Xavier Brandham

Lucas Chiriano

Finn Cromie

Max Dorey

Henry Dwyer

Cole Fitzsimmons

Maximus Giannopoulos

Thomas Gurvich

Aston Henry

Owen Howard

Finlay Howells

Joe Jackson

Thomas James

Liam Justus

Ramon Ladson

Liam McGrath

Cruz Papanotas

Levi Richards

Harry Stuart

Harry Trbanc

Morgan Vong

Barkly Webster

Adam Wong

Massimo Wong

Tom Chalkley

YEAR 7 SOLOMON

Oliver Alexopoulos

William Apted

Fletcher Ballantyne

Nicholas Crabtree

Taj Davey

Thomas Dinh

Hamish Farmer

Oliver Fazio

Lachlan Frazer

Archer Girling

Louis Gordon

Cooper Holbrook

Hamish Kenny

Thomas Martin

Luca Mazzone

Joshua McLaren

Mitchell Newman

Cian O’Flynn

Jack Ogilvie

Zac Penkar

Domenic Puopolo

ABSENT: Ross Cochrane Dante Kurtov

Adam Sagiadellis

Michael Vukic

Charlie Welling

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Christopher Wilson

Kim Nguyen

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YEAR 8 BENILDE

Oliver Anthony

Isaac Brown

Rory Burrows

Luca Carcelli

Samuel Colebatch

Thomas Coutts

Lucas Cromer

Lucas Exell

Wyatt Fulkerson

You Qiao Li

Samuel Lopez

Reuben Miller

Simon Moon

Charles Morris

Oscar Napolitano

Charles Necoski

William O’Haire

Rocco Panzera

Antony Persi

Oliver Pietsch

Brody Rossney

Tom Satterley

Aidan Stewart

Victor Sweeney

Konstantinos Theodoropoulos

Dashiel Todd

Luca Yannas

Ryan Hayward

ABSENT: Seth Leary

YEAR 8 DUNSTAN

Daniel Affinita

Noah Armenio

Sebastian Fong

Eamon Gardiner

Angus Grainger

Hudsen Gray

James Higgins

Max Jones

Oliver Jurac

Nicholas Karavangelis

Callum Kennedy

Riley Langkau

Sam Lowe

Royston Martin

Lachlan Pope

Benjamin Randabel

Marcus Santilli

Digby Shevlin

Tom Skaro

Benjamin Spruth

Paddy Sullivan

Harrison Thompson

Stanley Trilsbach

Oliver Tsang

Justin Wall

Patrick Walsh

Christo Ziourkos

Joanne Graham

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YEAR 8 HEGARTY

ABSENT: Andre Maniatis

Donantony Boulter

Jack Bucci

Struan Buick

Archer Cannington

Zac Chapman

Ethan Chau

Oliver Cowen

Harrison Dinh

Edouard Dromey

Kade Eardley

Angus Emons

Jack Fraser

Nicolas Frias

Thomas Hegan

Jonathon Kocolis

Tianxia Lan

Bailey Logan

Evan McVey

Archie Philpot

Alexander Roach

Tomas Rogers

Abishal Sam

Alexander Simpson

Thomas Skillington

Oscar Smith

Jacques Villanueva

Rui En Wang

Judith Noonan

YEAR 8 JEROME

Daniel Coshutt

Luca D’Angelo

Hugh Davies

Xavier Edmonds

Luke Foley

Jacob Hong-Dunnett Ari Hopkins

Alexander Iacono

Flynn Kenworthy

Aaron Lau

Craig Monopoli

Oscar Morgan

Mitchell Morley

Tyler Nicholas

Luka Nomikoudis

Jack O’Donnell

Aidan O’Flynn

Christian Petrides

Raphael Pickering

Felix Sanderson

Luca Schiavo

Henry Sewell

Harrison Shaw

Xin Shen

Anthony Sidiropoulos Jordan Yuen

Samuel Zappulla

Melissa Walsh

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YEAR 8 RONALD

Zander Avgeridis

Mark Bosnich

William Carrick

Benjamin Coutts

Archer Filopoulos

Emmanuel Ganas

Steven Gao

Leo Glenane

Ethan Gullifer

Ike Gustincic

Oliver Hillemacher

Christian Howard

Fredric Howard

Joshua Latimer

Will Malota

Liam Matheson

Joshua McLoughlin

Benjamin Miller

Hamish Morgan

Christian Nikitas

Sean Park

Patrick Razga

Charlie Robinson

Jay Tatulaschwili

Samuel Trbanc

Jackson Voce

Riley Woods

Georgie Skinner

ABSENT: Lincoln Hill

YEAR 8 SOLOMON

Callum Cain

Indie Chrystie

Nicholas Cifone

Luke Cochrane

Joshua Cuolahan

Judson Domantay

Jerry Dong

Ethan Eustace

Thomas Evanson

Charlie Hurd

Xavier Jones

Yihan (Damon) Lyu

Cahill Mardling

Hugh Moscardo

Oliver Murphy

Hamish O’Dwyer

James Orton

Nicholas Paris

Noah Pearce

Tri Pham

Jamie Pierides

Miles Ristevski

Daniel Scillio

Zachariah Sidiropoulos

Jonathan Theoharidis Jack Thompson

Geordie Tsirigotis

Matthew Whitty

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YEAR 9 BLACKWELL

HOLY EUCHARIST

Richmond Bagnall

James Baldwin

Jonah Biviano

Laurence Dell

Jordan Filopoulos

Alexander Hadaway

Mack Higginbotham

Adam Jakicic

Lachlan Mackie

Conor MacNamara

James McKean

James McLisky

Dillon Molino

Liam Murphy

Henry Newton

Joseph Noronha

Daniel O’Kane

Zachary O’Leary

Lucas Oh

Aaron Ryan

Sebastian Timpano

Oliver Vickers-Murphy Michael Wilson

Noah Yze

Warren Bardsley

YEAR 9 CARMODY

James Ahern

Thomas Allen

Harrison Borthwick

Liam Campitelli

Anton Declerck

Henry Docherty

Thomas Eyles

Hugh Florance

Sam Gordon

Jake Gurrie

Otto John-Claus

Samuel Jowett

Ashley Margerison

Jack McGrath

William Nguyen

Joseph O’Shannessy Michael Pashoulia

Luka Peterson

Nicholas Petrone

Archie Reid-Drought

Benjamin Rogan

Cason Schutz

Sebastian Walker

Charles Wood

Fraser Westhorpe

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YEAR 9 CUSACK

HOLY EUCHARIST

Jordan Anasta

Zachary Barling

James Bloore

Spencer Davey

Charles Doyle

Jake Filia

Lucas Foldi

Alexander Gadzinski

Charles Gardiner

Oliver Greenleaf

Mack Harris

Samuel Hillemacher

Ari Kateb

Salvatore La Torre

Dylan Mayne

Charles McLaughlin

Giles Mercer

Leo Moutsidis

Thomas Newell

Emilio Piscioneri

Daniel Pullenayegam

ABSENT: Christian Karatzas

Josh Sacco

Hunter Todd

William Tripodis

Jayden Yan

Jinxuan Zhang

Oscar Ballantyne

James Burke

Simone Celon

Sebastien Chettibi

Jeremy Costabir

Angus Gill

Maximilian Girling

Nicholas Goddard

Joshua Henderson

James Hillemacher

Noah Hullin

Joel Hunt

Jack Kowalczyk

Liam Laidlaw

Kai Lucas

Friedrich Markwick

Julian Marolda

Alessandro Paroli

Cooper Partridge

Andrew Skarlatos

Jack Slevison

Spencer Tull

Oliver Walsh-Dummett Oisin Wardlaw

Chris Church

YEAR 9 DUFFY

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Nicola Mairs

HOLY EUCHARIST

YEAR 9 DRUMM

James Alateras

Felipe Bragagnolo

Ryon Bullard

Leon Dominic

Sean Eldering

Jordan Genovese

Mikhail Itkine

Fidel Kallis

Ethan Karamitos

Wesley Kim

Benjamin Ley

Petar Ljubicic

Zane Maillard

Thomas Moore

Jonathan Paola

Patrick Pawlak-Bloch Andrew Poole

Edward Rao

Noah Raudys

Hunter Rowe

Skyler Sahely

ABSENT: Orlando Thomas

Hugo Sheedy

Xiang Wang

Vanessa Marolda

YEAR 9 RUMMERY

Louis Breguet

Nikola Caon

Alexander Chiriano

Thomas Connellan

Francesco Cuscuna

Liam Fay

Patrick Gamba

Jed Gheller

Samuel Gleeson

Liam Golding

Lachlan Grey

Rowland Hill

Daniel Humphrey

Samuel James

Ronin Lew

Oliver Maher

Harland McColough

Michael Napolitano

Oscar Newton

Aiden O’Callaghan

Samuel Pearson

ABSENT: Cameron Cochrane Thomas Elmore

Riley Suffolk

Zac Vella

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David Happ

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HOLY EUCHARIST

YEAR 9 TAYLOR

Matthew Hamilton

William Hey

Ewan Marson-Thomas Thomas Martin

Lucas McGrath

Gabriel Moses

Ryan Salmon

Henry Solanikow

Joshua Summers

Ty Andrews

Nicholas Cernusak

Lucas Earle

Tadyn Flood

Finn Hopkins

James Jonsen

Corey Mackie

Valentino Panzera

Rolando Phillips Michael Nikolai Rayzman

Daniel Graskoski

Benjamin Scheloske

ABSENT: Xavier Corrie

Jim Tobin

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Joseph Valcanas

Chris Martin

ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE: 01

KINNOULL

Hugo Alves

Aiden Bird

Brett Boscacci

William Byrne-Jones

Patrick Cain

Cooper De Cinque

Henry Deam

Cormac Fleming

Yianni Iramiyan

Angus Kenny

Sullivan Mardling

Jacob Miller

Max Miller

Miles Munro

ABSENT: Matteo Campana

Patrick Russell

Benjamin Selkirk

Joshua Stewart

William Tucek

Samuel Way

Benjamin Williamson

ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE: 02

Andrew Andaloro

Alexandro Axaris

Mason Berzins

James Bonso

Varick Boyd

Dylan Carver

Adrian Chiera

Samuel Cross

Aiden D’Andrea

Gabriel Gauci

Liam Guiliano

James Harper

Oliver Kerr

Hugh Lucas

James Mazur

Rene-Alberto Mora

Er Sheng Ni

James Pratis

Lachlan Rowe

Ethan Sanders

Andre Santilli

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ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE: 03

KINNOULL

Elliot Anderson

Kieran Barnes

William Bruce

Xavier Campbell

Curtis Cheney

Campbell Corrigan

Luca Ficarra

Jack Forer

Matthew Haberfield

Luke Healy

George Jackman

Peter Kartsaklis

Beniamino Macarone Denzell Prezens

Max Rossitto

Mitchell Simmons

Ethan Sinnott

Adrian Skutela

Callum Thompson

William Walker

Michael Yuen

Halid Takimoglu

ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE: 04

Christian Alexandropoulos

Alexander Angelopoulos

Aidan Aquilina

Luke Bosnich

Liam Cain

Giacomo Candotti

Edward Cavey

Daniel Curnow

Aidan Dragovic

James Hill

Samuel Kecskes

Sebastian Lester

George Mitsas

Jack Pickles

ABSENT: Evan Ferentinos

William Richards

Ryan Tymms

Sean Walsh

Marta Webster

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ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE: 05

KINNOULL

Louis Coyle

Elijah Bazley

Benjamin Borgese

Harry Brady

Sebastian Camara

Lachlan Connolly

Lachlan Dragovic

Michael Gashi

Liam Greening

Lachlan Hartung

Alexander Krekoukias Benjamin Mazur

Joshua Pfitzner

Thomas Purcell

Max Stephenson

Ryan Tatlis

James Dargan

Joshua O’Leary

Jamie Walles

ST AUSTIN’S HOUSE: 06

Jordan Atamian

James Borgese

Nicholas Carr-Mackenzie

Noah Caruso

Lucas Cozzi

Joseph Fisicaro

Samuel Goh

Jack Gullifer

Lucas Hatzikourtis

Benjamin Hewitt

Thomas Hobbins

Nathan Kennedy

Angus Kerr

Liam Lorandi

Jacques Ludekens

Zane O’Keeffe

Daniel Pertile

Khai Pham

William Roker

Daniel Safonov

Dominic Shelley

Ashton Teo

Oliver Williams

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ST EDWIN’S HOUSE: 01

KINNOULL

Patrick Baker

Ryan Barr

George Bitzios

Kobi Bloomfield

Luca Colombo

Flynn Davies

Jackson Dind

Tyson Dyer

Connor Goumas

Jeremy Grigg

Freddie Harding

Patrick Hassett

Samuel Hogan

Jack Larkin

Samuel McNidder

Michael Michaelides

James Simpson

George Strong

Finn Sullivan

James Valcanas

Benjamin Wayman

Georgina Dwyer

ST EDWIN’S HOUSE: 02

Bradley Abraham

Tristan Campbell

Cooper Chapman

Andre Di Medio

Jyden Domantay

William Edgell

Angus Galvans

Duncan Gardiner

Patrick Gerrand

William Green

Jordan Grigg

Ned Kateb

Benjamin King

Andre Mackie

Sebastian Marsilli

Andreas Martinez

Mitchell Martinz

James McHugh

Lucas Pegoli

Harrison Pietsch

Dyron Sauer

Ken Stokes

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ST EDWIN’S HOUSE: 03

KINNOULL

Mitchell Barnett

Thomas Childs

Bowen Clarke

Samuel Crough

Kennedy Dang

Benjamin Gallo

James Gorman

David Hickey

Samuel Johnston-Ruzicka

Ethan Jones

Jonathan Keramidas

Orlando Mancini

Christian McMahon

Joshua Miles

Charles Newell

Jack Orrell

Harrison Robinson

Kaimana Teohaere

Hamish Webb

Jonathan Pertile

ST EDWIN’S HOUSE: 04

Isaac Cataldo

Dylan Chau

Hugo Cornell

William Davidson

Jacob Dee

William Dwyer

Xavier Fernandez

Vincent Fiorello

James Ganas

Max Giorlando

Benjamin Hallas

Samuel Heine

Kelvin Hocevar

Jack Howells

Anthony Hrelja

Gerald Kelaart

Charlie McGann

Cohen Pedruco

William Regan

Alexander Tocchetto

Aden Veitch

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ST EDWIN’S HOUSE: 05

KINNOULL

Andrew Battista

Tully Baxter-Spinks

Freddy Butt

Lachlan Cook

Christian D’amelio

Ryan Eldering

Alistair Fitzgerald

Xavier Geddes

Constantine Georgos

Oscar Harding

Evan Hermus

Albert Lee

Shaun Leong

Brooklyn Marinelli

Ashley McKenzie

Jonathan Neamontis Austin Osborne

Liam Robertson

Ezekiel Said

Christopher Stramotas

Andrew Yaksich

Clare Kennedy-Curtis

Caroline Fitzpatrick

ST EDWIN’S HOUSE: 06

Miller Campbell

Harris Carlin

Jackson Cauchi

Matteo Celon

Edward Dean-Pritchard

Sebastian Fernandez Sebastian Hadaway

Samuel Herdman

William Khan

Max Kolpin

Jack Lanigan

Gabriel Marsilli

Jack Meehan

Aidan Murray

Andreas Pastras

Jayden Rodrigues

Ronan Shaw

Jeremy Vatta

Eric Vo

Joshua Webb

Orlando Wong

Joseph Di Ciccio

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ST LEO’S HOUSE: 01

KINNOULL

Kurt Abeyesekera

Max Begley

Adam Car

Jarrad Crook

James Francis

Nicholas Haralambopoulos

Ralph Howard

Andrew Kim

Anthony Liakakos

Luke Lowe

Emmett McCann

Angus McLaughlin

Nicholas Mouzakis

Cody Mulholland

Samuel Murphy

Will Nichols

Coby O’Hara

Abraham Pearce

Lachlan Richter

Jon Velonis

Levi Wardle

Christine Thompson

ST LEO’S HOUSE: 02

Sean Anderson

Spencer Ballantyne

Joshua Bell

Joshua Compton

Oliver Deir

Harrison Fazio

Conor Haigh

Noah Henderson

Samuel Iovino

Casey Knights

Chad Koronowicz

Ethan Macbeth

Harry McInneny

Benjamin McLisky

Oliver McNeany

Michael Papillo

Ethan Rados

Angus Sheedy

Scott Sisson

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Taliesin Bernardi

Oscar Boulter

Zachary Cumberlidge

Ethan Dattilo

Lachlan Doyle

Blair Hunter

Charlie Jones

Harry Kostarakis

Jacob Leigh

Noah Ling

Jason Mallampati

Lucas McNamara

William Orton

Antoine Paruit

Elliott Pickering

David Sesuraj

Liam Stacey

Lucas Tomaras

Samuel Wells

Kath Marino

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Nicholas Anastasiadis

James Anthony

Charlie Besnard

Sebastian Bunnik

Luke Ellem

William Flynn

Bailey Hunter

Emmett John

Lucas Liakakos

Kyle Loughnan

Daniel Martin

Thomas Martin

Christian Melissinos

Conor O’Meara

Daniel Park

Sebastian Pickering

Nicholas Ranzolin

Dominic Spicuglia

Joshua Stacey

Daniel Tucker

Luka Zivanic

Ebony Doherty

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John Beddoe

Benjamin Blanco

Cameron Clarke

Thomas D’Amelio

Joseph Hanrahan

Raphael Johansen

Jacob Kane

Maxwell Kovacevic

Luke Lloyd

Luke Lyngberg

Callum McInerney

Henry Moloney

Samuel Mulholland

Aiden Pethick

Ben Poliness

Charles Sheehan

James Suffolk

Ben Torcasio

Daniel Van den Berg

Jonah Zitzen

Jon Edgar

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George Batziakas

Jack Besnard

Edward Brown

Julian Bunnik

James D’Amelio

Liam Digby

Jackson Healey

Darshan Jangir

Austin Kelly

Sean MacNamara

Thomas Martin

Damian Moon

Darcy Mulholland

Anthony Puopolo

Mateo Rossi

William Russell

Jamie Shaw

James Sheedy

Leo Torcasio

Samuel Valeri

Noah Willoughby-Rotstein

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James Arthur

Henry Ashton

Miguel Bragagnolo

Denis Brodskiy

Oliver Corbett

Thomas Crossley

Nicholas Giannini

Luke Harris

Ethan Hele

Yohji James

Harry King

Adrian Luu

Thomas Mann

Koby Maurice

Joel Newman

Thomas Seddon

James Semaan

Samuel Tully

Samuel Wagland

Thomas Welling

Janet Holden

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Ellis Ashe

Peter Bohan

Luca Di Tella

Rory Finestone

Ramon Garcia

Tai Guillemain

Ryo Hayashi

Stephen Healy

Nikita Kocolis

Harry Lanigan

Anthony Lew

Jon Litsas

Hugh McIntosh

Peter Orlando

Jude Pabst

Carlos Palmer

Kane Rossiter

Cooper Ryan

Lachlan Wong

Steve Zervas

Warren Walker

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Kristos Barba

Samuel Birch

Richard Bland

Pavlos Blassis

Nicholas Catis

Edward Dunlop

Jamie Finestone

Max Getley

Hamish Golding

Patrick Healy

Charlton Henry

Dean Kaminaris

George Kocolis

Edward McMahon

Dean Neaves

James Pascal-Therios Amiral Piran

Cooper Smithe

Angus Sutherland

Joel Tyquin

ABSENT: Anderson Kung

David Ellul

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Thomas Andrewartha

Isaiah Barton

Tyson De Campo

Matthew Dell’Oro

Oscar Di Tella

Maxwell Greenleaf

Lucas Kennedy

Jack King

Charlie Kopczowski

Christopher Marcou

Will McCormack

Harry McGindle

Peter Pearse

Giordano Russo

Jack Ryan

Josh Salmon

Nathan Scollo

Max Smulders

Samuel Thomson

James Thorne

Oscar Tyrrell

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Ahangama Abeyagoonasekera

Harrison Baum

Andrea Calabro

Declan Chippindall

Frederick Fox

Hiroki Hayashi

Cooper Johnstone

Farbod Khaeiz

Wesley Li

Taylor McConville

William McEniry

Henry Moore

George Moutsidis

Angus O’Donnell

Het Pancholi

Mackenzie Rowbotham

Nicholas Sdralis

Christopher Semaan Sam Tormey

Timothy Ward

Reeve Yogendran

Catherine Loft

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Max Finlayson

Hugh Ford

Oliver Alessandro

Willem Ashton

Elijah Brasher

Hugo Chand

Rafael Di Nardo

Max Higginbotham

Corey Karamitos

Benjamin King

Conor Kneebone

Augustine Kopczowski Rohan Lim

Hamish McGindle

Bennett Miller

Henry Miller

Justin Nguyen

Justin Pinto

George Podeu

Matthew Vyshenkov

Kai Xie

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Year 12

Students

Bradley Abraham

Nicholas Anastasiadis

Andrew Andaloro

Elliot Anderson

Sean Anderson

Thomas Andrewartha

Alexander Angelopoulos

James Anthony

Aidan Aquilina

Willem Ashton

Mitchell Barnett

George Batziakas

John Beddoe

Mason Berzins

Samuel Birch

Richard Bland

Peter Bohan

James Bonso

Benjamin Borgese

Brett Boscacci

Miguel Bragagnolo

Edward Brown

William Byrne-Jones

Liam Cain

Andrea Calabro

Adam Car

Harris Carlin

Edward Cavey

Curtis Cheney

Adrian Chiera

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Lachlan Connolly

Lachlan Cook

Oliver Corbett

Campbell Corrigan

Lucas Cozzi

Samuel Crough

Zachary Cumberlidge

Christian D’amelio

James D’Amelio

Aiden D’Andrea

Kennedy Dang

Ethan Dattilo

Liam Digby

Lachlan Doyle

Lachlan Dragovic

William Dwyer

Luke Ellem

Harrison Fazio

Evan Ferentinos

Xavier Fernandez

Jamie Finestone

Max Finlayson

Alistair Fitzgerald

Cormac Fleming

Jack Forer

James Francis

Ramon Garcia

Duncan Gardiner

Xavier Geddes

Max Getley

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Nicholas Giannini

Max Giorlando

Samuel Goh

Connor Goumas

Maxwell Greenleaf

Jordan Grigg

Sebastian Hadaway

Oscar Harding

Patrick Hassett

Hiroki Hayashi

Stephen Healy

Ethan Hele

Benjamin Hewitt

David Hickey

Thomas Hobbins

Kelvin Hocevar

Samuel Hogan

Jack Howells

Blair Hunter

Emmett John

Cooper Johnstone

Dean Kaminaris

Jacob Kane

Samuel Kecskes

Austin Kelly

Jonathan Keramidas

William Khan

Andrew Kim

Conor Kneebone

Casey Knights

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Nikita Kocolis

Augustine Kopczowski

Maxwell Kovacevic

Alexander Krekoukias

Albert Lee

Anthony Lew

Lucas Liakakos

Liam Lorandi

Hugh Lucas

Jacques Ludekens

Andre Mackie

Thomas Mann

Sebastian Marsilli

Thomas Martin

Emmett McCann

Hamish McGindle

Harry McInneny

Edward McMahon

Samuel McNidder

Christian Melissinos

Michael Michaelides

Henry Miller

Jake Miller

Rene-Alberto Mora

George Moutsidis

Samuel Mulholland

Miles Munro

Aidan Murray

Dean Neaves

Charles Newell

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Will Nichols

Coby O’Hara

Jack Orrell

Carlos Palmer

Het Pancholi

Michael Papillo

Antoine Paruit

James Pascal-Therios

Andreas Pastras

Lucas Pegoli

Daniel Pertile

Joshua Pfitzner

Khai Pham

Sebastian Pickering

Harrison Pietsch

Ben Poliness

James Pratis

William Regan

Liam Robertson

Kane Rossiter

Mackenzie Rowbotham

William Russell

Cooper Ryan

Josh Salmon

Dyron Sauer

Nathan Scollo

Thomas Seddon

Christopher Semaan

James Semaan

Angus Sheedy

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Mitchell Simmons

Ethan Sinnott

Cooper Smithe

Joshua Stacey

Max Stephenson

Christopher Stramotas

James Suffolk

Finn Sullivan

Callum Thompson

Patrick Thompson

James Thorne

Leo Torcasio

Oscar Tyrrell

Aden Veitch

Samuel Wagland

Joseph Walsh

Sean Walsh

Timothy Ward

Levi Wardle

Daniel Warner

Samuel Way

Thomas Welling

Samuel Wells

Oliver Williams

Noah Willoughby-Rotstein

Lachlan Wong

Kai Xie

Andrew Yaksich

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Year 12 Valedictory

Awards

De La Salle College Brother Damien Harvey Award In recognition of Leadership and Service as College Captain 2021

Thomas Seddon

De La Salle College Leadership Award College Vice-Captain 2021

William Dwyer

De La Salle College Leadership Award College Vice-Captain 2021

Peter Bohan

De La Salle College Saint John Baptist de La Salle Lasallian Award 2021

Samuel McNidder

De La Salle College Father Les Troy Service Award 2021 In recognition of service to the College and the wider community

Peter Bohan

De La Salle College Hilary Hayes Outstanding Student Award 2021 For outstanding academic results, service to the College and beyond, a significant involvement in College life, a positive role model to his peers and the younger students at De La Salle.

Lachlan Doyle

De La Salle College Brother Gerard Rummery Arts Award 2021 In recognition of outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in The Arts.

Emmett McCann

De La Salle College Brother James Taylor De La Salle Old Collegians Football Club Sportsman of the Year 2021 For achievement by a student in ACC sports combined with a positive approach to his studies.

John Beddoe

De La Salle College Anthony Molan Athlete of the Year Award 2021 In recognition of a student who has shown leadership in the sporting arena combined with excellence in academia.

Sebastian Hadaway

Australian Defence Force Long Tan Award for Leadership 2021 In recognition of a student who has shown excellent leadership skills throughout his time in Year 12.

James Suffolk

Australian Defence Futures Innovators Award 2021 In recognition of a student who has demonstrated motivation and innovation in the areas of STEM within their school, and who display strong personal ethical values, such as doing one’s best.

Josh Salmon

Ampol Best All Rounder Award 2021 A student who has displayed scholastic achievement across a range of subjects; shown a willingness to assist others; made selfless contributions and has been committed to excellence in all activities.

William Dwyer

De La Salle College Outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in the Performing Arts 2021

Lucas Cozzi

De La Salle College John Lloyd Award For outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in Music 2021

Cormac Fleming

De La Salle College Outstanding contribution to the life of the College through his involvement in the Visual Arts 2021

Thomas Hobbins

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Athletics

Jack Forer Sebastian Hadaway

De La Salle College Captain’s Award 2021: ACC Basketball

Mitchell Simmons

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Chess

Lachlan Wong

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Cricket

Thomas Welling

De La Salle College Captain’s Award 2021: ACC Cross Country

Jack Forer Joshua Stacey

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Football

Nathan Scollo

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Golf

Levi Wardle

De La Salle College Captain’s Award 2021: ACC Hockey

Xavier Fernandez

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Soccer

Sebastian Hadaway

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Swimming

Sebastian Hadaway

De La Salle College Captain’s Award 2021: ACC Table Tennis

George Batziakas

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Tennis

George Batziakas

De La Salle College Outstanding Contribution 2021: ACC Volleyball

Joseph Walsh

De La Salle College Captain’s Award 2021: ACC Weightlifting

Samuel Crough

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Valedictory

The time to farewell our Year 12 Class of 2021 is upon us. This year has certainly been a year like no other Year 12 class has experienced in the history of the College. They will go down in the archives, as a resilient, hopeful and adaptable cohort of students.

While a number of events and activities could not go ahead in 2021, this group of Valedictorians has demonstrated outstanding dedication and support for each other. We are very proud of them and we look forward to recognising and celebrating their individual and collective achievements of 2021.

Jessica Alger – Deputy Principal, Students

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Year 12 Celebration Day

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De La Salle College Veterans -

Students who commenced at the College in Year 4, 2013.

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Mitchell Barnett

Adam Car

Lachlan Cook

Lucas Cozzi

Dean Kaminaris

Jacques Ludekens

Edward McMahon

Liam Robertson

Thomas Seddon

Ethan Sinnott

Christopher Stramotas

James Suffolk

Callum Thompson

Patrick Thompson

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Year 12

Reflection

Elliot Anderson, St Austin’s House What is your favourite memory from your time at De La Salle College?

Making an amazing number of friends and having a great time with teachers.

Alexander Angelopoulos, St Austin’s House What will you miss most about De La Salle College?

Seeing my mates and just enjoying the teenage life, but as they say, don’t hold onto the past too much, always look towards what the future holds.

Christian Melissinos, St Leo’s House What are your plans for 2022?

The plan for 2022 is going to university to study Building Design and completing my hours so I can get a licence and a car. By then hopefully COVID-19 settles down so I can go out and catch up with friends and family.

James Suffolk, St Leo’s House What makes De La Salle College special?

The culture is so enjoyable to be a part of and that is exemplified by the amazing teachers and involvement from students in events and everyday College life.

Thomas Seddon, St Mark’s House Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Amongst all the wonderful teachers I have had, Mr Chris Fleming was my favourite teacher, if not Mentor, insofar that he opened my eyes to the vast world of books.

Curtis Cheney, St Austin’s House Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Mr Ashleigh Hoogendoorn. The amount of effort that he puts in to ensure the best for his students goes unmatched. He made a very difficult year much easier.

Liam Digby, St Leo’s House What will you miss most about De La Salle College?

The connection with my mates and the inexplicably prodigious vibe through the hallowed halls.

George Batziakas, St Leo’s House Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Either Mr Tim Hogan or Ms Jessica Stevenson. Both show such enthusiasm in their work and care a great lot about the students.

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Oscar Harding, St Edwin’s House What makes De La Salle College special?

William Byrne-Jones, St Austin’s House What are your plans for 2022?

The culture we have is like a brotherhood and we all have a great connection compared to other schools.

There is a great culture here and I’ve met so many mates. I really enjoyed all the times we came together as a school for ACC sports.

Cooper Johnstone, St Mark’s House What makes De La Salle College special?

Thomas Andrewartha, St Mark’s House What is your favourite memory from your time at De La Salle College?

Some of my most treasured memories from my time at De La Salle College span from the many music performances I have been involved in, playing in the band for several College musicals to rocking out with my mates in the Battle of the Bands, to the time myself and three of my friends managed to cram into one shared locker in Year 9.

Dyron Sage Sauer, St Edwin’s House What is your favourite memory from your time at De La Salle College?

My favourite memory was the Year 12 Camp. It allowed me to find out more about myself and others.

Ethan Dattilo, St Leo’s House Who was your favourite teacher and why?

I liked different teachers for different reasons. I guess if I had to put them in a group, I’d say my remote learning teachers. Simply because during lockdown many shared their lives on a more personal level and it was a really nice time to connect with teachers and peers despite the circumstances.

Either way, there are many that I will remember and will be looking forward to seeing in the upcoming reunions.

Max Getley, St Mark’s House What makes De La Salle College special?

De La Salle College is such an epic place to go at school because it is purely driven by brotherhood.

Guys just get around each other and are super supportive of each other, whether that be studies, exams or sports.

Ethan Sinnott, St Austin’s House What is your favourite memory from your time at De La Salle College?

This year’s House Athletics Carnival was very enjoyable as everyone was involved and participating in all events.

The cheering by all Houses, especially from St Austin’s House, created a positive vibe for the day.

To do a course in Games Programming or in Acting.

The teachers that make it such a comfortable place as well as the funny and hardworking students.

Finn Sullivan, St Edwin’s House Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Mrs Georgina Dwyer. I was lucky enough to be in her Homeroom and I am extremely grateful for her support since Year 10. I believe that she is the hardest working teacher at De La Salle College. This is because she gives up her time to help Geography students after school, gives you heaps of feedback to improve and always checks in to see if you require help.

James Francis, St Leo’s House What makes De La Salle College special?

School always felt like a home away from home. My mates and teachers were like my second family. We all worked together, striving to get the best out of ourselves, no matter what level of ability. Everyone feels important at De La Salle College.

Sam Way, St Austin’s House Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Mr Peter Harrington was my favorite teacher because he was always up for a laugh and was so easy to talk to.

Mitchell Barnett, St Edwin’s House What will you miss most about De La Salle College?

I am going to miss going through school with my mates. If it is kicking the footy at lunch or even studying together, I understand now that De La Salle College offers a unique experience that you can only find at this school. I am so glad I got to go through it with this cohort.

Hiroki Hayashi, St Mark’s House What will you miss most about De La Salle College?

I will miss all the teachers and the College events (sports, Athletics and Swimming Carnivals, camps etc).

Het Pancholi, St Mark’s House What is your favourite memory from your time at De La Salle College?

There are many memories that I have made here, but the one that stands out the most is our city experience in Year 9, I think that was very fun.

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Prayer for our

Class of 2021

HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE BE WITH OUR STUDENTS AS THEY GO WHERE THEY DO NOT KNOW. AS THEY SEEK TO GROW IN KNOWLEDGE, WE ASK THAT THEY GROW IN FAITH. AS THEY START TO CONQUER THE WORLD, WE HOPE THAT THEY CONQUER THEIR FEARS. AS THEY STRIVE TO CONQUER THEIR PLACE, WE PRAY THEY FIND YOU. PLEASE GO WITH THEM WHERE WE CANNOT, PROTECT THEM WHEN WE CANNOT AND BRING THEM ALWAYS, SAFELY HOME. ST JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE – PRAY FOR US LOVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS – FOREVER.

From a collection of prayers sourced by Rana Brogan – Deputy Principal, Identity and Mission.

Contents Leadership 1

2022 STUDENT COLLEGE LEADERS

2022 TERM DATES FOR STUDENTS

Identity and Mission

College Captain: Peter Orlando

TERM 1

College Vice Captain: Ralph Howard

START: Tuesday 1 February All students return.

Wellbeing and Development

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College Vice Captain: Sean MacNamara

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Learning and Teaching

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– Tiverton Campus

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House Captain: William Richards

START: Wednesday 27 April

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House Vice Captain: Dylan Carver

– Kinnoull Campus

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House Arts Captain: Benjamin Selkirk

Remote Learning

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Staff

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Community 48 The House System

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Sport 62 Music and Arts

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FINISH: Friday 8 April

House Sports Captain: Max Miller House Lasallian Captain: J. Roch Dargan ST EDWIN’S HOUSE

FINISH: Friday 24 June TERM 3 START: Wednesday 13 July FINISH: Friday 16 September

House Captain: Benjamin King

Front Cover: The Planter Cross was created at the Holy Eucharist Campus. A collaboration with Chris Church and students together with Chris Martin’s Year 9 WISE Independence Class. The project was a class showcasing the safe and independent use of power tools in the creation of vertical garden planter boxes.

Photography by James McPherson Photography Publication and Design Dee Houlihan De La Salle Marketing and Communications Manager Production and Editing Assistant

Sarah Pudelko De La Salle Marketing and Communications Officer

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James McPherson Photography

National Photography

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House Vice Captain: Thomas Childs

TERM 4

House Sports Captain: Andre Di Medio

START: Monday 3 October

House Arts Captain: Jeremy Grigg House Lasallian Captain: Benjamin Wayman ST LEO’S HOUSE House Captain: Daniel Van den Berg House Vice Captain: Benjamin McLisky House Sports Captain: Lucas McNamara House Arts Captain: Abraham Pearce House Lasallian Captain: William Orton ST MARK’S HOUSE House Captain: Agitha Abeyagoonasekera House Vice Captain: Reeve Yogendran House Sports Captain: Hugh Ford House Arts Captain: Justin Nguyen House Lasallian Captain: Peter Pearse

FINISH: Wednesday 7 December

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HOLY EUCHARIST CAMPUS 1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East

KINNOULL CAMPUS 9 Northbrook Avenue, Malvern

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