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LOQUAX LUDI 2021

St Mary’s College

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Editor: Director of Development Elaine Doyle

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PRINCIPAL

In this second year of COVID with its extended periods of remote learning, we have continued to foster the kind of spirit we might normally see, but it has happened in a different way. For example, we could not have envisaged the extraordinary cast of the Musical, so full of spirit continuing to rehearse online.

In amongst the challenges of lockdowns and learning remotely in 2021 we have had the joy of becoming a truly co-educational school. We can now say that St Mary’s College is inner Melbourne’s only Catholic co-educational secondary school, where girls and boys share their educational journeys together. In collaboration our students have shared in the joy of learning together and developing mutual respect and trust for one another. We believe that there are many advantages in this model where gender equality is promoted, in both academic and co-curricular activities, and for the social and emotional development of our young people. This learning environment ultimately reflects the world beyond the classroom.

We have put numerous steps in place to support our current and growing cohort of girls, while working towards balancing female/male enrolment numbers. To support our co-educational College, we have welcomed Leanne Higham from the Latrobe University Education Department. Leanne is a lecturer and researcher in gender education and has been a great source of knowledge for us.

No doubt history will recognise our staff and students for their amazing 263 days of resilience and endurance throughout two years permeated with lockdowns and online learning. So many of the rituals and formalities of our school did not eventuate in 2021. The Walkathon, school Masses and Assemblies and the College Production unable to be conducted due to COVID. We were fortunate however to conduct numerous ACC and SCSA sports events, Years 7, 8 and 9 Camps, the Year 12 Formal and Foundation Day. In spite of the dreadful weather, we hosted over 800 people at our annual Open Day. The richness of a school like ours has rituals at its core that in so many ways help to shape the character of our students. We hope and pray that we are able to put lockdowns behind us in the future and confidently participate fully in the life of our College.

At the end of 2021 we will sadly say farewell to two long standing servants of the school. Director of Music, or the ‘Bandmeister’ as he is affectionately known, Mr David O’Meara who has announced his retirement. David, who like his father is an old boy of CBC commenced in 2009 and has led and grown the Music Department since then. We are so lucky to have had such a passionate and talented leader and we wish David every blessing in his well-earned retirement.

After 35 years of dedicated service Mr Les Tomazi will retire at the conclusion of the 2021 school year. Les has truly been an outstanding contributor to the school, teaching a myriad of subjects including Chemistry, Biology, Science, Maths, Religious Education and Product Design. Along with this Les has been a major contributor to the extra-curricular life of the College, in particular in ACC. Again we wish every blessing to Les after an amazing career.

We say farewell also to the Graduating class of 2021. What an extraordinary two years they have had and what extraordinary resilience they have shown. I am constantly amazed to think that they have continued to adapt, to ‘get back on the horse’ and get on with things with such good spirit. In one year, they have embraced the vision of our co-educational school and set the foundations for the future. What remarkable young people they have proven to be.

It could be said that due to COVID, 2021 was not a year of celebration. On reflection, I believe we have reason to celebrate the incredible resilience and enduring spirit of our community. Celebrate our committed and dedicated staff have worked tirelessly to engage and ensure as normal a year as possible for our students under very challenging circumstances. Celebrate our heroic parents who have walked beside us and their daughters and sons right through the journey. Celebrate our students who have shown endless capacity to adapt and persevere.

As we look to what 2022 might bring, we celebrate this great community and pray for a future filled with celebration and growth.

TERRY BLIZZARD Principal

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

ST MARY’S COLLEGE

COLLEGE Advisory Council

2021 has been an eventful year as we transitioned to a co-educational College. In recognition of this significant step, we adopted the name St Mary’s College, further reinforcing our 140-year association with the St Mary’s Parish. With an eye to the future and the support and encouragement of EREA we also incorporated the Presentation Windsor Campus into our College.

As a result of receiving a Commonwealth Government Grant we will soon commence construction work on a new stair and lift at the southern end of the McCartney wing. This will deliver an attractive facelift to the building as well as meeting essential access requirements. The works will also incorporate an upgrade to the College offices entrance. This will be the first of a number of capital works to be undertaken as we look to continually upgrade our educational facilities and provide for the requirements of a coeducational College.

In anticipation of an ongoing program of capital works, we have again established a Building Committee which is being headed up by Brian McAdam. Brian has over 30 years of experience in the building industry and is a senior executive in one of Australia’s largest construction companies. Brian will also be joining the Advisory Council. Additionally, we have been fortunate enough to secure the services of two Old Collegians onto the Committee, Dom Chahine and Chris Priftis. Both have extensive Project Management experience. The collective skills of this group will be of great assistance to our College as we pursue our Capital Program. We thank them for giving their time so generously.

I would also like to acknowledge and thank our Business Manager, Andrew O’Brien and his team for their tireless efforts not only in managing the College’s finances but also in applying for and securing Government Grants and overseeing the administration of the building works.

Similarly, I want acknowledge the incredible work undertaken by Glenys Taylor. Glenys has overseen the significant compliance requirements associated with our transition to a co-educational College. We are extremely grateful for her efforts.

As we look optimistically to the future, we cannot overlook the tremendous challenges that the past two years have presented. To our Principal Terry Blizzard, Deputy Shaun Lancashire and all their staff, we greatly appreciate your extraordinary efforts through these difficult times. I can assure all of the St Mary’s College community that the leadership of our College is in good hands.

I would also like to thank all the members of the School Advisory Council for their dedication and commitment to St Mary’s College. We are blessed with an incredibly a supportive and collegiate group that are a pleasure to work with. In particular, I would like to thank Bill Jolley, who is leaving us after six years of service. Bill is a passionate Old Collegian who brought his unique perspective and experience to the Council.

Lastly, I encourage the Alumni of both CBC and Presentation College to engage with St Mary’s College and be a part of our exciting future. Although we are a new College our culture and values are inherently linked to those great institutions.

PHILIP SOUMILAS College Advisory Council

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

IDENTITY

Many of the annual activities that enliven the Catholic Identity of our College were cancelled in 2021 due to COVID however before and after lockdown we offered

• Two Schools one community Mass for all staff of the College and St Mary’s Primary school followed by a shared morning tea.

• EREA and Blessed Edmund Rice staff formation day.

• Year 7 Retreat Day followed by the Welcome to our Community Mass held at St Mary’s Parish Church.

• Whole school opening College Mass held in Logue Hall co-celebrated by Melbourne’s Archbishop Peter Comensoli and Fr Jerome Santamaria.

• Whole school Easter liturgy, The Last Supper was presented by a class of Year 12 students accompanied by the Year 12 Music RE class.

Social Justice events such as the Easter Egg Raffle and Footy Colours Day to raise funds for Caritas.

• The Year 12 Retreat with Sam Clear. Sam spent 568 days and some 15,600kms walking around the world praying for unity.

• The Year 8 Retreat. Students explored the Jewish context of Jesus and visited the Jewish Museum in St Kilda.

• The celebration of Blessed Edmund Rice. Our whole school gathered for a prayer liturgy followed by a community fun day for the Feast Day, 5 May.

FATHER Jerome

One of the gospels I keep coming back to this year is the story of Jesus asleep in the storm (Mark 4:35-41). It captures many of the feelings of this year.

First, the sense of turbulence. Though lockdown might have been quiet and strangely familiar, I found this year harder than last year. It was hard to know which way was up. What did success look like? Second, and part of the first, there was a sense of flailing about, simultaneous with not really being sure what the flailing was supposed to accomplish. Was I trying to get attention? Was I trying to hold onto something? Was I trying to make sure that whatever happened to me, other people experienced it too?

All of these are present in the story of Jesus asleep in the storm. The disciples as experienced fishermen knew the danger. As experienced fishermen, they probably know that Jesus cannot add much to what they are doing humanly. But, at the same time, there is a dawning belief that Jesus can do something. Mark in his telling brilliantly adds the tiny detail that Jesus was asleep on a cushion. Not only would the apostles be flustered by the story, they probably were annoyed at his lack of reaction, and felt the cushion was rubbing their noses in it. But they still can’t bring themselves to believe that they are already safe.

Well, where was God this year? Indeed, where is God now? We see our society struggling to deal with the pandemic. We see the pandemic revealing certain tensions already present in our culture. We see these tensions being played out and amplified in other areas. We also see that desire that someone, anyone, actually recognise the difficulty we have lived through. We also, though, struggle to find people who can do this with credibility. This is perhaps the biggest example of the

• We acknowledged National Reconciliation Week with a whole school assembly, Indigenous cooking, a Marngrook game and Indigenous ribbons. A highlight was a guest speaker, Noongar woman, Courtney Ugle, the current Vice Captain of the Essendon Bombers Women’s VFL team.

All Souls Day prayer service in the Presentation Chapel.

• End of year Advent liturgies.

Schools are cold, lifeless places without the vibrant energy of our students. We missed them during remote learning and hope 2021 will see the end of cancelled events and Zoom gatherings. Over the school holidays I pray we all get the chance to reconnect with family, friends and activities that have brought us much joy in the past. When Pope Francis spoke to high school students in Rome who were heading off on Christmas holidays, he reminded them about the importance of leisure and dreams, which bring “oxygen to the soul.” May everyone’s soul be oxygen filled by the time school resumes in 2022.

Peace and blessings to all.

KATE JOHNSTON Director of Identity

failure of authority that is being played out in much of the West.

This is why it is so important not to lose sight of the other equally important data that, while perhaps not supplying all the solutions, can give reason for hope. Our school community has worked so hard to make the best of a difficult time. I know firsthand how the staff have gone above and beyond to be there for their classes. I heard at our Year 12 graduation liturgy how students have supported each other. I know just how much work parents have put into supporting their children. This too is going on.

One writer on Jesus in the storm asks why do the Apostles seek to drag Jesus into the storm, rather than asking him to save them into his peace. One of my teachers used to say, “You can either curse the darkness or light a candle”. There have been many candles lit this year. They may seem small against the darkness, but we know the darkness cannot overcome lights like these, because they are in the image of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World. Let’s pray then that our school can maintain this faith and so continue as a much needed beacon of hope in a world thirsty for meaning.

FR JEROME SANTAMARIA College Chaplain

St Mary’s College Prayer

Jesus our Father, Mary our Mother, Pour out your spirit upon the students, staff and families who make up the St Mary’s College community.

Teach us to show your love to others so that everyone is welcomed, and hope filled.

Guided by the spirit of Blessed Edmund Rice, we strive to live out our values of respect, justice, compassion, inclusivity and courage in all we do.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen

Blessed Edmund Rice... pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts... forever.

DEPUTY Principal

As I sit and reflect on the year just passed, our first year as St Mary’s College, it is fair to say that it was very different to what we all could ever have imagined. At the start of 2021 there was a strong belief that the difficulties we encountered in 2020 were now behind us, and, aside from a short lockdown or two (referenced at the time as an adjustment period; coming to terms with living with COVID), this year would be undeterred, a chance to get back on track. The desire was to build our new school slowly and to carefully consider the input of all stakeholders in the process. Whilst we now know that this was not possible as we might have liked, I am drawn to what we did do, and what our achievements say about us as a Catholic school community in the Edmund Rice Tradition in 2021.

The start of the new school year was the scene of great change and involved lots of ‘navigation’. Whether it was students navigating a new campus, or the more familiar process of new classes and teachers, all St Mary’s College students were faced with great change at the commencement of 2021. The binding force that saw the school community through that initial period was the relationships – staff, student, and parent relationships – built on mutual respect and a desire for our new school to support one another.

Term 1 was fast paced and full of opportunities to participate in College life, with the awesome power of House spirit at our Swimming and Athletics Carnivals on display very early in the year. We were blessed as a school community to welcome the Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli, to celebrate our first Mass as St Mary’s College.

Archbishop Peter took the opportunity to bring all Year 12 students to the front of our hall during Mass to deliver a very personal message of hope, love, and care for fellow classmates throughout the year. This message stuck with our Year 12s throughout the year and was regularly revisited. Another highlight of Term 1 was the largest Open Day event we have ever held. The forecast was for rain, and oh did it rain! Incredibly, around one thousand people still attended our open day, with staff and students placing our two campuses and our learning environments on display brilliantly.

As Term 1 ended and Term 2 began, the planning and promotion of our annual Social Justice Walkathon was in full swing. Students began collecting donations, student leaders began planning the walk and the Parents & Friends committee, as well as the staff, were mentally preparing for a longer walk than they might normally encounter on a leisurely Saturday morning. Our wonderfully generous community raised nearly $30,000 even though the walk, for a second year running, was not able to take place. Congratulations to us all!

In the early weeks of weekend rehearsals for our 2021 musical – a St Mary’s production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – I was witness to a passionate group of students that were committed to delivering a stage production to be remembered. As production week was rescheduled, rehearsals went online, and the resolve of the cast was tested. Led by our retiring and very enthusiastic director of music, Mr David O’Meara, this group of young people worked tirelessly to support one another and keep the flame of Charlie Bucket alive! I know they will all be back in 2022 – thankyou to you all for keeping the spirits of the whole school community high this year.

Towards the end of the year, all attention turned to providing our graduating Year 12 students with as much academic support and as many ‘rites of passage’ events as possible. A real highlight of the year was the Year 12 formal, held on the night prior to the extended 2021 lockdown. The looming loss of social freedom had a recognisable impact on those in attendance, with the Year level taking time to interact with classmates beyond their normal friendship groups. Soon enough courses were finished and September holiday trial exams, once again online, were held in preparation for the real thing. Fortunately, VCE exams all took place with minimal interruption at the timetabled time, with all students in attendance. Whilst this outcome is an expectation in other years, in 2021, it is quite an achievement. Congratulations to all students and the teachers that have worked with our Year 12 cohort over six years of secondary education. Congratulations also to all VCAL students for the successful completion of their intermediate or senior certificate in 2021.

In a year where the terms ‘primary close contact’, ‘self-isolating’ and ‘double vaccination’ replaced ‘work experience’, ‘science experiment’ and ‘oral presentation’ as the dominant terminology at school, we are very fortunate to end the year just as connected and committed to growing our school as we were at the start of 2021.

I am very proud to be the Deputy Principal of St Mary’s College, an inner city Catholic coeducational school in the Edmund Rice tradition, for all the reasons described here and for all that lay ahead for this great school.

SHAUN LANCASHIRE Deputy Principal

BUSINESS Manager

2021 has been an action-packed year for change at St Mary’s College. We commenced the year by transitioning from a boys’ college known as CBC St Kilda to a new co-educational college with a new name and welcoming female students for the first time in the history of the College. As a result of this transition and our new registration as a co-educational college, we were required to make a number of adjustments to both our Edmund Rice Campus and our new Presentation Campus.

Some of these changes included the following

• Repainting the classrooms, library and reception areas of the Edmund Rice Campus

Installation of new signage including new way finder signs, monument signs and building signs throughout Edmund Rice Campus and Presentation Campus. The new signage is backlit and provides easy identification of St Mary’s College whether you are traversing Dandenong Road or walking through Alma Park

• Purchase of furniture and equipment, including a 24-seat bus, to facilitate the operation of the College on the Presentation Campus

• Purchase of 12 new ovens to enable our students to enjoy participating in the Food Technology curriculum

Installation of over 50 new security cameras throughout Edmund Rice Campus and Presentation Campus to enhance child safety and provide additional security on Campus Complete replacement of the entire Wi-Fi network including new routers and new switches throughout Edmund Rice Campus and Presentation Campus

Installation of 160m of 3.6m high chain wire fence together with various gates, bollards and other fencing required to establish a child safe environment on Presentation Campus as required as part of our registration as a co-educational college

• Floor repolishing in the Presentation Campus Hall as well as Logue Hall on Edmund Rice Campus

• Installation of artificial grass on the Edmund Rice Campus courtyard to provide a more amenable environment for staff, students and visitors to meet, play and hold events

St Mary’s College looks forward to further enhancing facilities as enrolments grow and more funding becomes available.

ANDREW O’BRIEN Business Manager

STUDENT Leaders

DARCY LYNCH

GOWLAND

NGUYEN

Captain

Captain

TIA BUNDE

LACHLAN STEDMAN

CAMPBELL OLDHAM

ZAYNE GALEA

CHELSEA LE HUNT

MANON SABOURAUD

LEO ZABARAUSKAS

COLLEGE Captains

My experience in being the female College Captain of St Mary’s College for 2021 has been one that I am not likely to ever forget. This role has brought on many challenges, but more importantly, countless opportunities. Opportunities in making connections with those around me, opportunities to grow and opportunities to lead the College in its very first year of existence.

This year has been not at all what I imagined due to unpredictable lockdowns preventing us from properly spending our first year together. However, we as a school have done the absolute best we could with the time we did have. The event that brought to my mind what I think truly exemplifies our St Mary’s spirit, is our Edmund Rice Day.

Edmund Rice Day was a day where we could all come together and celebrate our school for the first time. The talent show demonstrated the diverse talents we possess within our one community, and it was so amazing to see the whole College supporting those possibly going

out of their comfort zone and performing for the large crowd.

This inaugural year for our College has been amazing, making so many special memories and having the chance to lead St Mary’s College has been such a privilege. I will never forget my time at this College and am grateful to everyone that has made it so enjoyable.

DARCY LYNCH & CAMPBELL OLDHAM College Captains

STUDENT Wellbeing

Like the previous year, 2021 can be neatly partitioned into two categories: learning at school and learning from home. I am pleased to report the majority of our students thrived in the former setting – giving effort in the classroom and forming good relationships with staff and peers. Further, our students, in large measure, persevered through remote learning and created consistent structures and routines. In this way, remote learning, no doubt an unwanted intrusion into the hum and flow of regular school life, may well be the making of many of our students. With the modern workforce changing and a greater premium placed on being autonomous and self-directed, remote learning may well have been a harbinger of, and springboard towards, these important traits becoming consistent action.

Throughout the year, the College undertook a number of initiatives to support our students. In remote learning, the Wellbeing Traffic Light system was once again a feature. This provided students with the opportunity to let their Pastoral Leader know how they were faring and for the Pastoral Leader to provide support structures and strategies in accordance with the individual communication from the student. This process was augmented with the introduction of the Pulse Wellbeing Data Service at Years 8 and 9. Again, students checked-in weekly via this application and the College was able to tailor wellbeing support accordingly. Pulse also allows students to send each other, and teachers, messages of gratitude and affirmation. Pleasingly, this became a vehicle, which several Year 8 and 9s utilised. Pulse will be rolled out across the whole school in 2022. It is a tangible way we seek to support the wellbeing of our students, so they are ready to give their best at their studies and, crucially, really enjoy their time at the College.

In April, the College became a Respectful Relationships partner school. Accordingly, we are now in the process of implementing the Whole School Approach to Respectful Relationships. Chief amongst this process is the introduction of Respectful Relationships Pastoral lessons. These lessons are engaging, thought-provoking and relevant to the realities and issues faced at specific age groups. Topics included: Gender and Identity, Safe Socialising, Study Skills, Help Seeking Behaviour and Stress Management. Thanks to the Pastoral Leaders for creating interesting lessons and to the Pastoral Teachers for delivering the lessons with passion and commitment. These lessons will be an important feature of 2022. We look forward to bringing in guest speakers to really flesh out key ideas held within the program.

In remote learning, Pastoral Period was also used for personal wellbeing. Catherine McMahon prepared a publication, ‘The Wellbeing Owl.’ This housed many practical strategies around positive thinking, communication, socialisation, routine and physical fitness and activity. These were well received by our students. I thank Catherine for her tremendous work in this area.

The College also implemented a new student leadership structure. Four Campus Leaders were elected – Audrey Smart and Raj Johnston (Campus Captains) and Maddie Leroi and Nick Howard (Vice Captains). Peer mentors were also put in place. Whilst COVID hampered the scope of our work, Peer Mentors were able to meet with Year 7s and the team did put on some Campus Breakfasts in Terms 1 & 2. I thank all involved for their efforts in this area. Student participation/voice is a key area for next year and I expect some great work will be undertaken in this area.

Indeed, 2021 prophesized that a challenge is an opportunity. Further, when one successfully meets a challenge, the good times are even more resonant and normality that little more inspiring. We have met the challenge of remote learning and, strengthened, we move forward.

Next year, hopefully, we are not impinged upon by lockdown and remote learning. This will provide an opportunity for the implementation of the policies and practices to realise the Student Wellbeing Vision, as is depicted below.

I thank all Pastoral Leaders and Pastoral Teachers for the support of our students this year. I thank our families and students for remaining optimistic and resilient.

CHRIS PYE Director of Students

STUDENT

Once every three weeks, a number of students from Years 7 to 12, meet in the Board Room at the Edmund Rice campus. They assemble to discuss student safety issues within the school community. This group is known as the Student Voice Committee. This Committee has been in existence for five years, but this is its first year as part of the St Mary’s College community.

The Student Voice Committee has been formed in keeping with the Child Safe Standards, especially Child Safe Standard Seven which states that schools must give students a mechanism to raise safety issues. The members of Student Voice represent each year level. We also have a representative for our International Student group.

The meetings are formally run with minutes and an agenda for each meeting. Each meeting is entirely student run and progressively chaired by a representative of each level as the meetings progress through the year. You might wonder what students discuss at our meetings? According to the guidelines laid out by the Child Safe Standards, issues around physical safety, safety for culturally diverse groups, safety for students with disabilities or other needs, emotional safety and digital safety are all part of the brief.

Students from each year level bring their safety concerns to the table. There is often lively discussion in a quest to explain their issues. Sometimes such issues are of concern across all year levels. Apart from raising their concerns, the boys and girls are encouraged to seek solutions to address these issues.

As well as discussing safety issues around the College, this year, the students were involved in running Bullying No Way! Day on 19 March. Anti-bullying messages were read to the students during Pastoral Care in the morning. Anti-bullying posters were placed around the entire college and stalls were set up at each campus promoting antibullying messages. Students received a Bullying No Way! Day wrist band. The students did a wonderful job in promoting this very important message.

The Student Voice Committee is a vibrant student run group in the school. Special thanks go to Mr Chris Pye and Mr Mohsen Afkari who consistently support the students and attend each Student Voice meeting.

CATHERINE MCMAHON Student Counsellor and Convenor of Student Voice

SOCIAL Justice

STUDENT REFLECTION

At St Mary’s College, Social Justice is important to us because we can help promote equality and understanding in the world. Although we had a bit of a different year this year due to COVID and remote learning, the St Mary’s College Social Justice team still tried to better the school and wider community in as many ways as we could.

Term 1 was all about raising money for the Caritas Lenten appeal. We started off with a Year 8 initiative, Footy Colours Day. This meant that for a gold coin you had the opportunity to wear socks, jumpers, and scarves in support of your favourite footy team. The Easter Raffle was promoted by Year 11. Thank you to all the generous students and families who donated Easter eggs, it allowed for us to have over 30 prizes. Throughout Term 1 St Mary’s College raised over $1000 for the Caritas.

In Term 2 the Social Justice team focused on a way to make sure students didn’t go to class hungry! Breakfast club ran every Wednesday morning at alternating campuses and offered students toast with either vegemite or jam and a milo before homeroom.

Due to COVID restrictions and being locked down many Social Justice initiatives sadly didn’t go ahead. This included the winter sleepout which would have offered students a chance to experience what it is like to be homeless.

That’s a wrap on Social Justice for 2021 but all are welcome to join the team or propose your ideas in 2022!

MANDELA Service Awards

The trophy is awarded to the house that volunteers the most number of hours to service in the community.

GIANFRANCO FORTI Year 11 Student

Jackson Garforth as Tevlin House Captain holding the Mandela Service Trophy.

2021 Year 11 recipients of the Mandela Service Award Medals.

The Mandela Service Awards and the Mandela Trophy was introduced this year to recognise the amazing students who volunteer their time to help others.

WALKATHON

This year, our amazing College community raised $ 28, 543 for those near and far who are most in need. We walk as a sign of solidarity with those who are living mostly on the margins of society.

In what would have been our 53rd annual Walkathon we were faced with another challenging year. We didn’t even get to walk together and still the generosity of our community is astounding. A wholehearted thank you to all who donated to improve the lives of others. Funds will be distributed to the Fr Bob Foundation and the communities in India we have been supporting for over 50 years.

House Tallies By Year Level

1st

Absent: William Dundon, Chelsea Dunstan, Ryan Hoang, Jordan Hopkins, Zirui Zhang

TruongFront Row: Bianca Calderone, Aurelia Topolska, Sebastian Urrutia, Patrick Gowland, Darcy Lynch, Shaun Lancashire, Terry Blizzard, Alex Luscombe, Campbell Oldham, Chelsea Le Hunt, Laura Lancellotti, Kiana Stanley, Alvin Nguyen

MorganteRow 2: Manon Sabouraud, Lachlan Stedman, Khoi Nguyen, Christine Georgas, Annecy Homberg, Tia Bunde, Simeon Koskos, Perran Silveira, Chloe Arcaro, Leo Zabarauskas, Hugo Tang, Christian D’Rozario, Matthew Luxford, Phuoc

Row 3: Finn Craig, Dominic Azzopardi, Zhi Li, Georgios Giannarakis, Amber Andronaco, Zac Zborovsky, James Tsakonas, Jaden Mu, Archie Fraser, Jack Mercieca, William Fenech, George Baxas, Hao Wei Lim, Maximo Spiteri, Luca

12

Row 4: Spencer Bodin, Ethan Slight, Benjamin Shirkey, Christian Razmovski, Ryder Davenport, Massimo Canale, Oliver Rheeder, Thomas Hasker, Kyle Sullivan, Samuel Read, Calvyn Vicino, Alexander Tyris, Orion Sparrow-Cooper

Row 5: Oscar Linden, Ryan Livens, Nicholas Christodoulou, William Sofoulis, Noah Portelli, Trent Micheli, Luke Destito, Neven Apiti-Civcic, Bailey Robinson, Kevin Le Yianni Drossos, Joseph Harrison, Alexander Kendrick

Bozinovic Dodemaide

Row 6: Theodore Rallis, Byron Dellas, Joseph Aberline-Ferguson, Alexander Palombi, Jude Wilson, Tyler Lazzaro, Ethan Eames, Angus McLean, Finn Kilgour, Matthew Handoko, Ned Sayers, Zane Greenham, Jesse Zborovsky, Tom

Class of 2021

Row 7: Jordan Boglis, Max Simoni, Samuel Lijalem, William Phan, Joel Machado, Sam Paradisis, Max Van Doorn, Jack McMahon, Callum Hobson, Liam Hall, Kevin Tran, James Tran, Graeme Gouws

Row 8: Rachel Montalto, Niki Makris, Liam McColl, Matt Ahmetoglu, Zayne Galea, Aidan Williams, Mason Williams, Montague Harper, Sam Macafee

YEAR 12

Class of 2021,

I genuinely believed when we embarked on the 2021 campaign (like I am sure a lot of you did as well) that this was going to be a return to a normal year – no online classes, no Teams meetings, no wellbeing traffic light surveys, no morning SIMON check-ins followed up by a barrage of emails to see that you are awake…..

How wrong I was. How wrong we all were.

In the years since schooling began in Australia, you would be hardpressed to find too many other cohorts that have faced as many challenges as you all have over the last 24 months.

I’d like to begin by acknowledging the girls in our year level, your challenges often get forgotten in the hysteria of COVID. When you began 2019 at Presentation College Windsor, you were approaching Year 10 thinking that the next three years were going to be tough. Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 – the three toughest years of anyone’s high school career. But you were probably comforted in the fact that many Presentation girls (as well as many friends and family) had done the same thing in years before you, and if they could do it, so could you.

But little did you know that five months later your 146-year old school was closing its doors.

Little did you know that almost all your teachers would no longer be there by the time you reached Year 12. And little did you know that most of your Year level would no longer be there at the end of it all.

These are challenges that very few people in our world ever have to face. The fact that you are here today at the completion of your final day at school is such an achievement within itself. Be so, so proud of what that means. It may get overlooked at times due to our COVID world, but it definitely hasn’t been lost on me how amazing you guys have been. It has been such a great pleasure getting to know you all this year. You will always be remembered as the first St Mary’s College girls to graduate, a path that has been forged for many more to follow.

To the boys. I was thinking the other day about where this journey all began.

The year was 2017, it was Year 9 Orientation Day down at Balaclava. It was day one of my first role as Year 9 Program Leader, and it was recess.

I walked out onto the basketball court to soak it all up. Of the 116 students that were there that day I think 100 of you were out in this area. It was overridden with Year 8s going into Year 9, full of beans and full of life.

In the corner of my eye, I noticed a student swinging from the basketball ring. I made my way towards this young man, a large shadow cast upon me. Here I was, a fully grown 30-year old man looking up at a 14 year old boy who was taller than any staff members we had. No moment could be more symbolic than this one as I embarked on the next 12 months of my program leading adventure with the group.

You are a Year level that share such a deep-rooted bond between each other, forged over six years of your high school education. There are so many stories that you have all been a part of, from the beginning to the end – camps, ACC, Walkathons, house events, formals, train trips, bus trips and so many of those that have come and gone along the way.

STUDENT REFLECTION

Year 12 in 2021 has been a relatively unpredictable journey to say the least. From in and out of lockdowns to online SACs to 18th birthday celebrations being cancelled time and time again, people could say, we are considered to be the unlucky, unfortunate generation of our time, or one could say it has been a relatively similar experience to those of the Year 12s of 2020. However, the students of 2021 differ to those of that previous year, in which this was the year of sheer perseverance and will for the students armed with the knowledge of last year’s events, to pave the way in the era of ‘living through COVID’.

Many of us, myself included, took it as an opportunity to improve ourselves and use the time to not only help us get through the year but to be stronger and better than before. An increased exercise routine, many walks around the neighbourhood, and countless video group calls every day helped bolster my resilience and increased my perseverance. We learned the lesson to cherish the inperson moments with our friends even more than before. Of course, events like these can leave their mark on people, some for the better, and some for the worst. However, I am glad to say I am one of those people who worked through the pandemic positively with the mark left behind by the pandemic on me being minimal.

TOM HASKER Year 12 Student

At the end of this year, you will all follow different paths. Some will disappear from your lives and rarely be seen again, some will disappear and make a spectacular return, and some will be there from start to finish. Never forget those that you have walked this path with, you have a bond for life. This school will always a have a place for you, as I am sure you will always have a place for it. Go out there and begin your next adventure, because life awaits.

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

ALEX LUSCOMBE Year 12 Pastoral Leader

“THE FACT THAT YOU ARE HERE TODAY AT THE COMPLETION OF YOUR FINAL DAY AT SCHOOL IS SUCH AN ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN ITSELF. BE SO, SO PROUD OF WHAT THAT MEANS..”

YEAR 12

12 CARROLL

Joseph Aberline-Ferguson

Alexander Kendrick Angus McLean

Kevin Tran

Spencer Bodin

Simeon Koskos Khoi Nguyen

Phuoc Truong

Massimo Canale Tyler Lazzaro Bailey Robinson

Jude Wilson

Patrick Gowland Ryan Livens Ned Sayers

Jesse Zborovsky

Liam Hall Sam Macafee Benjamin Shirkey

Montague Harper

Joel Machado Maximo Spiteri

Ryan Hoang Liam McColl Kyle Sullivan

NIKI HALVATZIS Pastoral Care Teacher

YEAR 12

12 RYAN

THINK, LEARN,

Amber Andronaco

Ethan Eames

Jaden Mu Hugo Tang

Jordan Boglis Archie Fraser Sam Paradisis Sebastian Urrutia

Tia Bunde Christine Georgas Noah Portelli

Calvyn Vicino

Nicholas Christodoulou

Thomas Hasker

Samuel Read Zac Zborovsky

Ryder Davenport

Laura Lancellotti

Perran Silveira

Zirui Zhang

William Dundon Matthew Luxford Ethan Slight

Chelsea Dunstan Trent Micheli Kiana Stanley

RACHEL MONTALTO Pastoral Care Teacher

12

12 TREACY

Matt Ahmetoglu

Luke Destito Chelsea Le Hunt

Christian Razmovski

Chloe Arcaro

Yianni Drossos

Zhi Li Manon Sabouraud

George Baxas Georgios Giannarakis Oscar Linden Aurelia Topolska

Tom Bozinovic Dodemaide Matthew Handoko Darcy Lynch Max Van Doorn

Bianca Calderone Callum Hobson

Campbell Oldham Mason Williams

Christian D’Rozario

Annecy Homberg William Phan

Byron Dellas Finn Kilgour Theodore Rallis

ROSARIO GENOVESE Pastoral Care Teacher

YEAR 12

12 WALSH

Neven Apiti-Civci

Joseph Harrison

Alvin Nguyen James Tsakonas

Dominic Azzopardi

Kevin Le Alexander Palombi Alexander Tyris

Finn Craig Samuel Lijalem Max Simoni Aidan Williams

William Fenech

Hao Wei Lim William Sofoulis Leo Zabarauskas

Zayne Galea

Jack McMahon Orion Sparrow-Cooper

Graeme Gouws Jack Mercieca

Lachlan Stedman

Zane Greenham

Luca Morgante

James Tran

NAOMI CHEN Pastoral Care Teacher

YEAR 12 Graduation

The Class of 2021 Graduation commenced with liturgy and presentation of the College candle for each of the four Pastoral groups. Held at the Presentation Chapel with Fr Jerome, Principal Mr Blizzard, Deputy Principal Mr Lancashire, Director of Identity Kate Johnston and the respective Pastoral Teachers. Due to COVID restrictions parents were not allowed to attend, the services were filmed and shared with our Year 12 families.

A celebration dinner was held in the evening at The Park convention rooms in Albert Park. As the sun set over Albert Park Lake, this beautiful event was bathed in a golden glow, a fitting finale and recognition of the first graduating class of St Mary’s College. The night included delicious food, speeches, presentation of Graduation Certificates and College scarf, enjoyed by parents, students and some staff.

PRAYER FOR YEAR 12

My prayer for this Graduating class today is that you take what you have been given at St Mary’s College and walk courageously into the future. You have every reason to be confident. More than that, you have every reason to hope. Because the God who created you, the God who keeps all things in being, is the one who invites you into that future.

You are made to be loved. You are made to love. Your true destiny then is to become saints. Know this. Hold onto this. Glory in this. Be liberated by this.

The truth will set you free, and once you are free, you are free to give yourselves away in love for the life of the world. This is the real destiny of all humanity.

God bless.

FATHER JEROME College Chaplain

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

YEAR 12 Formal

STUDENT REFLECTION

The Year 12 Formal was an event that many of us had been looking forward to since our junior years. Throughout the uncertainty of COVID-19 in 2021, our hopes of gathering as a cohort for formal felt slim, but we managed to celebrate the night before Victoria entered its fifth lockdown. Despite the many rescheduled hair and makeup appointments, and the rushing home before 11.59pm, the formal remained one of the most memorable events for the Class of ‘21.

STUDENT REFLECTION

With Victoria entering its 5th lockdown once the clock struck midnight on Thursday night, fortunately Year 12’s were able to celebrate our last year together as a group at our Formal. An enjoyable night for all students and staff, where valuable memories were made that will undeniably be cherished forever. The Formal ensued feelings of elation and euphoria for us all, as we danced, sung, took photobooth photos and felt closer than ever.

GEORGIOS GIANNARAKIS

CHLOE ARCARO

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

MARY’S COLLEGE LOQUAX LUDI 2021

YEAR 11

I remember reading at the start of the year that the coronavirus is so small that if you had collected all of the virus circulating in the world at that time it would have been equivalent in volume to 160 millilitres or roughly half a can of Coke. It’s astonishing to think that all the trouble, the disruption, the hardship, and the challenges that have resulted over the past two years could be caused by something so small.

It does however show us that small things can have big impacts, be they positive or negative. We could choose to focus on the little virus that caused us all a lot of distress, but I prefer to think back on some of the small things Year 11 students worked on this year that made a big difference in a positive way. Small things such as caring enough to be on time, representing the College with pride, contributing to the Walkathon and social justice, forming respectful relationships and connections with each other and teachers and growing into kind, resilient and considerate student leaders of the College.

When our Year 11 students return to school next year in January, they will return as Year 12 students beginning their final year of secondary school. Interestingly, the month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. The Ancient Romans had many gods and Janus was their god of doors and gateways, of beginnings and endings and has two faces, looking in opposite directions.

As we end the year, like Janus, we too should look both backwards and forwards. We should look back upon the things, be they big or small, that worked well and take them forward with us. Equally, we should also be honest enough to reflect back on the things that didn’t work

and actively leave these mistakes and poor choices behind. What’s more, we should entrust these missteps into God’s hands with the knowledge of his mercy.

We can think of next year as a beginning to what we choose to do in the future. We can look forward to new opportunities and again working on the small things that will help us to continue moving forward as individuals, as a cohort and as a College community. Thank you, Year 11, for all the small things. Congratulations on the challenging year that has now past and I wish the very best for the year that lays ahead.

KEVIN WANTRYCH Year 11 Pastoral Leader

“WE SHOULD LOOK BACK UPON THE THINGS, BE THEY BIG OR SMALL THAT WORKED WELL AND TAKE THEM WITH US”

LOQUAX

Ali Al-Hawli

Ryan Farrar

Sang Nguyen

Paris Cowan Victoria Giannakopoulos

Tran

Joshua Davies-Carson

Eliza Kelly Monica Vu

Angelo Attard Michaela Ganavas Samuel O’Brien

Isabella D’Orio Christian Grawe Jordan Truong

Hugo Doria Elisa Leyva McEnroe Lucas Weinbach

Rex Chard Jackson Garforth Owen Pepper

Isaac Dale Susannah Green Marika Tsourekis

Ricardo Esposito

Patrick McNerney Patrick Woods

Dominic Albrighton

Ethan Greasley

Alyssa Reinoga

Cano-Salas

Liew

Sposato

Giles

Pacheco

Tueli McGrath

Athanasopoulos

Kulesza

Serdaris

Carboni Luigi Verde

Tappy

Gionfriddo

Pearson Macy Vicino

Hugh Bradley Louis Larkin Harmehar Singh

James Curran Henry Nguyen Charli Trainor

Gouws Alaska Rees

Vlahos

JUDY VANDRINE Pastoral Care Teacher

EDY CAVOLO Pastoral Care Teacher

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

Joshua Bayly

Adut

Lee

Harvey

Plarisan

Phan

Cappola

Davis

Patrick McLean

Kruger

Maxwell Tucker

Taifernopoulos

Emery

Forti

Nguyen

Nolan

Brody Worrell

Wilcox

Beveridge

Burke

Manley

Kingston

Sfatantes

Russo

Desisa

Doherty

Mortellaro

Muir-Stephens

Turnbull

Thaddeus

Jack Hatty

Fratzeskos

Nolan

O’Donnell

Yannas

Braid

Damman

McCartin

Kolinac

Sianos

Siddell

Dwyer

Edwards

Archie Munro

Mullane

James Ward

Warrak

Kuver

Gray

Benjamin O’Mahony

Panetta

PAT KAUFMAN Pastoral Care Teacher

GRANT GODBOLD Pastoral Care Teacher

YEAR 10

2021 heralded in a new era as St Mary’s College ushered in its first year as a fully co-educational school.

The Year 10 student cohort was a proactive and enthusiastic group who welcomed the opportunity to work together and achieve remarkable things. This spirit of positive energy and commitment was exemplified by our Year 10 Captains Audrey Smart and Raj Johnston. These two students provided strong leadership throughout this year, and I am grateful for their outstanding service.

The energy of this group was evident in several activities that Year 10 students engaged in. We had great representation in the Swimming and Athletics carnivals, and this provided the opportunity for male and female students to forge close bonds and declare their House allegiances. The Year 10 girls went on to represent St Mary’s in several sporting tournaments with distinction. Special mention must go out to the following students who represented St Mary’s in a wide range of sporting activities, Maddie Leroi, Hannah O’Brien, Brigette Jackson, Yar Kuek, Samreen Khan, Sabrina Lehpamer, Merielle Bautista, Janella Manalo and Adelaide Taylor.

Not to be overshadowed, the boys acquitted themselves well in ACC sport especially in Soccer and Australian Rules Football in which they achieved a premiership and a runner up position, respectively.

While subsequent periods of extended remote learning deprived students of many opportunities to become involved in extracurricular activities, there were always many students ready to engage positively in any activity in which they were asked to participate.

A notable example of this was the Peer Mentoring program that the Year 10 students provided to Year 7 students.

I also take this opportunity to thank Christine Sodaitis, David Joyce, Justin Paul, Terry Sweet and David O`Meara, the wonderful team of pastoral teachers who supported our Year 10 students through a difficult year. My thanks also to all the Year 10 students, parents and teachers who bought into and positively supported the education of all our students in unique and often challenging circumstances. Finally, thanks to Ms. Deirdre O`Doherty for replacing me during my long service leave. I knew the students would be well looked after.

We all did our absolute best to make 2021 a memorable and successful year.

STUDENT REFLECTION

Our community adapted to the challenges of lockdowns and restrictions, supported each other, and still celebrated events throughout lockdowns such as the college Walkathon. Additionally, extracurricular opportunities such as SCSA and ACC sport, the college choirs and bands, and student-led initiatives, such as our first Year 10 peer mentoring group, enriched our school community and allowed for all students to showcase their talents and passions.

Overall, 2021 has been an amazing year for our college that all should be incredibly proud of. We cannot thank the school community enough and look forward to 2022!

LEARN,

AUDREY SMART Year 10 Student

LOQUAX

Wil Baker Nebal Hilal

Keira Mullett

Elliot Bodin Brigette Jackson

Mylo Piacquadio

William Freeman Sabrina Lehpamer Thomas Seeliger

Callum Bennett Finnbar Hobson Bailey Noonan

Lucas Bonaccurso Samreen Khan Barbara Pitatzis

Sonny Galvez Madeleine Leroi Jack Treloar

Joshua Berlingeri Nicholas Howard Hannah O’Brien

Vance Dinh Yar Kuek Harley Schuurmans

Samuel Haddad

Stella McCormack Noah Zemunik

Benjamin Baker

John Giglas Benjamin Mitchell

Richard Cao Andy Hoang Charles Purtell

Alexander Fatouros

Patrick Ly Dale Waine

Zac Ballarin Marcus Grosso Charlie Molinaro

Jackson Daley Noah Hopkins-Smith

Rogers

Sebastian Fish Liam Machado

Gabriele Beaini

Healy

Oyston

Connor Dowler Raj Johnston Alexander Scharper

Matthew Fitzgerald Jack McDonald

CHRIS SODAITIS Pastoral Care Teacher

TERRY SWEET Pastoral Care Teacher

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

Merrielle Bautista

Arhontis

Leftheri Drossos

Cade Galea

Manalo

Loi

Christodoulou

Brizuela

Holmes

Graham

Roberts

Nicholas

Liam Denys

Cook

Lennartz-Kelly

Hasker

Stavroulakis

Smith

Bigham

Rook Barry

Dunham

Gantzos

Ayden McCarroll

Moss

Curran

Bunde

Hoskin

Greasley

Sim

Siles

Dinnadge

Dalby

Linden

Kilgour

Xanthopoulos

Smith

Campbell

Borg

Haywood

Georgakakis

Monaghan

Nguyen

Denning

Canyu Chen

Benjamin Krikis

Hammond

Audrey Smart

Slaney

Christian Doukas

Dimovski

Macafee

Leeds

Wei

JUSTIN PAUL Pastoral Care Teacher

DAVID JOYCE Pastoral Care Teacher

STUDENT REFLECTION

2021 was a wild ride for everyone at St Mary’s College. It all began with the coming together of girls from PCW, boys from CBC and new starters to form the St Mary’s College Year 9 brigade! We navigated new numbered buildings, new teachers, a new environment and set about making new friends. As much as this year has been fun and exciting it was difficult for teachers and students with COVID-19 disruptions and tackling online learning. Fortunately, we were able to come together and spend the last few weeks of Term 4 at school. A few highlights from this year would have to be the Athletics and Swimming carnival, the ACC and SCSA sport competitions and the Year 9 camp to Mitchell River. It will be a year we will never forget and as a cohort, we are ready to take on whatever challenges us next!

CHARLOTTE RICHARDS Year 9 Student

COLLEGE LOQUAX LUDI 2021

YEAR 9

In his last major work of fiction published in his lifetime, The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway wrote,

The last couple of years have asked much of young people and it is important to recognise the adaptability, creativity, and resilience that most of our students have shown during this time in their learning. They have become well-versed at ‘doing what they can with what there is’.

I would like to recognise the incredible work of the Pastoral Care Teachers this year, Avril Martinelli, John Mills, Lina Trnacek and Sam Walden. Their patience, guidance, and care will leave an indelible mark on this group for years to come. There have been many key events over the past year that have defined our Year 9 students. Ms Martinelli recalls the students who gave their own time and energy to put their Food Technology skills to use cooking meals for the ‘Reach Out in the Inner West’ organisation working to help people experiencing homelessness. Mr Walden was particularly impressed with one student group who wrote and delivered an exceptional Reconciliation Assembly to the entire College about Indigenous issues and the pathway forward towards healing and action. Ms Trnacek appreciated the opportunity to host the mid-year Learning Conferences and found it enlightening to hear students talk so articulately about their learning and areas for improvement. Mr Mills was most impressed with our students’ ability to adapt to the rigors of online learning.

If I have a wish for this group in the future, it is to see them throw themselves into every opportunity that presents itself in their time remaining at the College. They now have an uninterrupted Senior School pathway that lies ahead, and the challenge is for them to grasp at everything to enrich their final years here.

Next year is another chance to think of what you can do with all that there is.

SAM WALDON Year 9 Program Leader

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

“NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO THINK OF WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE. THINK OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH WHAT THERE IS.”

Ernest Hemingway

COLLEGE LOQUAX LUDI 2021

YEAR 9 Camp

As restrictions finally eased it was fantastic to be back out on the Mitchell River in Gippsland. We were able to run two camps which meant that half of our Year 9 Students were able to experience our classic adventure.

We were blessed with high water levels, making for fun runs down the major rapids of the Ampitheatre, Slalom, Den of Nargun and Final Fling.

DAVID JOYCE Outdoor Education Leader

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

Nicholas Aiton

Desisa

Mercieca

Cahill

Guevarra

Reinoga

Connors

Kalyvas Harrison Strubel

Anastasopoulos

Di Giusto

Miljevic- Makris

Calderone

Hager

Bernice Salgado

Cotter

Kerr

Vasilevski

Baxter

Dinnadge

Panetta

Cockerell

Harvey

Smaragdas

Hugh Craig Daniel Krizek

Vlahos Tyra Williams

Kingston

Richards

Collins

Conlan

Gionfriddo

Power

Tran

Bourke

Sayers

Douglas

Morrell

Stedman

Gia-Han Ha

Prentice-Evans

AVRIL MARTINELLI Pastoral Care Teacher

SAM WALDEN Pastoral Care Teacher

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

Biddle

Angel

Hagiwara

Chilvers

Bolger

McMahon

Kingston

Emmanuel Tzamouranis

Serafin

Edwards

Gallagher

Roe

Martin

Tuddenham

Charallam

Kulesza

Greenwood

Hugo Speldewinde

Persichelli

Lachlan Clegg

Ellis

Mukumba

Lloyd-Smith

Yusuf

Sharpe

Ellis

Gallagher

Sheridan

McNamara

Vu

Charlesworth

Balta

Logan

Tran

Pipke

Dor

Evans

Plarisan

Lyu

Snell

Ferreri

Gibbins

Hugo Siddell

Morris

JOHN MILLS Pastoral Care Teacher

LINA TRNACEK Pastoral Care Teacher

YEAR 8

When I first started this Year 8 Pastoral Leader role at the beginning of the year, I was wondering what my role would be. It didn’t take me long to realise that in 2020 I had already built solid connections with many of these students and that 2021 would be no different. I’m extremely grateful of our Year 8 students and immensely proud of what they achieved this year in difficult circumstances.

We knew 2021 would be a new chapter for the school, embracing a co-educational setting, which the boys adapted brilliantly to. As our girls were welcomed with open arms, the students were challenged with developing relationships as well as respect for one another. Throughout the year we have had weekly Community Meetings as a cohort to share time together and promote a positive culture that is well-disciplined. We were fortunate to have Pastoral periods fortnightly taught by our Pastoral Care teachers to build and strengthen those relationships and educate our students to become

resilient members of the school community. Our Father-Child night as well as our Year 8 Camp in Blores Hill allowed us to develop strong connections, seek new perspectives and overcome new obstacles. Most importantly, it was great to see many of our Year 8s represent our new school in weekly ACC and SCSA Sport, which they missed for the most part of last year.

To empower students and promote positive reinforcement for events similar to these, it has been great recognising those who contribute to our College optimistically with prizes, certificates and our new badges, which they should strive for in their future years at the College.

During our period of remote learning in the winter, students were faced with many challenges, like technology distractions, teacher emails, power outages, all the way up to earthquakes! They had to develop their own self-discipline, organisation and problem solving. In more recent times, back on-site, students were dedicated to their subjects with their classroom teachers and grateful for this opportunity to spend time with their friends at recess and lunch.

When I was 14, I was discovering who I wanted to be in school and it took me a whole year to figure out what my interests and identity was. These students have faced many barriers and interruptions that have affected their lives and I truly hope they have found their ‘place’. I feel like on this journey, I’ve grown just as much as they have, and we have learnt so much together.

Thanks to the students and Pastoral Care teachers for making it a year to remember and I wish this cohort the best for their future years at the College.

SIMON HAWKINS Year 8 Pastoral Leader

“THESE STUDENTS HAVE FACED MANY BARRIERS AND INTERRUPTIONS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THEIR LIVES AND I TRULY HOPE THEY HAVE FOUND THEIR ‘PLACE’.”

STUDENT REFLECTION

Year 8 was an eventful year. It had everything, ranging from the Father Child evening in Term 1, where we got to spend the evening talking and spending time with our dads. It was great to have the time to sit down and speak to them in the very busy world we live in these days. We also got to participate in something called the ‘Ultimate Scavenger Hunt’ in Term 4 when we were coming out of lockdown. It was an activity where we got to race around the streets of our neighbourhood in HPE taking photos of everything we needed to find.

There were many different things that happened in 2021 compared to usual. We had our first year of being a coeducational school which was a fun experience for all involved. We also can’t forget the fun week to week things like the community meetings we would have in the Ward theatre every Tuesday morning run by Mr Hawkins. It was good getting to choose our electives this year for the first time ever. We had plenty of great options to choose from including Food Tech, Visual Art and Design, Woodwork, Music, Drama, Textiles, and languages. We also did our compulsory subject of English which we will have to do until the end of Year 12. We got to study two books and a movie. Our books were The Runner and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and our movie was Ride like a Girl. It was great fun to study the books and movies this year.

All in all, 2021 was a great, we got through the ups and downs of it and made it to the end in one piece. It was definitely not an ordinary year and made each day different and interesting and we are stronger for it.

GED GIBNEY

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE –

Care Teacher

SUSAN LOPEZ

GREG DAVIES Pastoral Care Teacher

Charles Andrews

Noah Kirkwood Jackson Williams

Amelia Giglas

Pallos Suphan Yuan

Judd Greenham John Skordakis

Davis

Leroi Callum Woods

Helena Giglas Christian Simmonds

Liam Harrison Tomasz Tamowicz

Lincoln Dinh Jasper Martello Isaac Wynd

Madeline Gournas Kabir Singh

Jonathan Msapenda Mayen Thou

Lachlan Cameron

Jowan Getulio

Charlie Rossi

Harper Colvey Jude Fitzgerald

Matthew Dellas Daniel Nguyen

Marco Canale Hector Gillard

Rafi Sayar

Jasper Corke Gilbert Maclatchy

Joel Farrar

Maximus Piritidis

Gai Chol Edison Ho Will Stone

Thomas Cusack Charles Maritz

Juliano Garcia Ivor Roberts

YEAR 8

8 WALSH

JEANETTE CLINCH Pastoral Care Teacher

Lucas Aboung

Xavier Hoare William Scothern

Alexander Cannard Campbell Lavender Billy Wigmore

Patrick Cullen Christo Muorkor

Oliver Benns Elijah Jess Nicholas Spijker

Oliver Clothier Jake Lehpamer

Gerard Gibney Shane Park

Colby Bryan

Jude Kolinac

Sebastien Ulehla

Nicholas Cook Cooper Mangos

Victor Ha Cody Rowan

STUDENT REFLECTION

In Term 2 this year the whole of Year 8 went the Blores Hill Campground for our annual camp. This was for four days and three nights with our respective homerooms. In this camp we could cover a range of activities, from hiking, to mountain biking, to doing the dishes. When we arrived, we would be split into two groups, seeing each other again when the camp was finished.

Our first activity was mountain biking, which had tracks ranging from green (the easiest) and double black diamond (which was for experienced riders only). Later in the day, we set up our tents with our partners and had our dinner of sausages in bread with kangaroo steak and fruit cake for dessert.

After a jam packed first day and a rough sleep, we packed our hiking bags and set off on a walk towards our second camping spot. After the 4km walk we laid out our supplies in our bags and set up our tents again before collecting filtered water, having dinner and playing games.

The next day without a doubt was the hardest with an 8km walk and an early start at 7am along the Avon River. After having lunch and a quick swim, we continued our walk with our pace getting slower and our packs feeling heavier. We finally got to our last campsite, Huggets Crossing and with tired legs we set up our tents for the last time and hungrily ate dinner before getting a good rest.

The next morning, we packed up our tents and were taken to our original site where we would meet the second group and start the journey back to school. We learnt many new independence skills at this camp including setting up our tents, orienteering while hiking, and waterproofing our equipment and clothes. Thanks to Mr Joyce and the other camp leaders for giving us this new experience.

LAVENDER

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

Year 7 has always been about fresh beginnings and forming new connections, and this has run true more than ever in 2021. Our first year level of St Mary’s College Year 7s entered our school with enthusiasm and confidence. It was clear they were a cohort of diverse, welcoming and entertaining young men and women.

Camp at Anglesea offered the opportunity for homerooms to deepen their connections with their peers through adventurous activities like surfing and mountain bike riding. The highlight for all of the students I have spoken to though, was sitting around camp in a big circle and just ‘hanging out’. A true testament to our new St Mary’s College identity of being a ‘school for all’.

Though lockdown offered its obvious challenges, it was heart-warming to still come together as a community every Friday to pray, catch up and see everyone’s smiling faces. Year 7 and Year 8s were involved in virtual activities like team Kahoots and cooking classes online. Though it was a long slog, a great deal of resilience, positivity and growth was mustered by the year 7s.

The Mother and Child night was a heart-warming event, where students were offered the opportunity to honour a significant woman in their lives. Some great feedback from students was that they were able to see their mothers in a different light, and better understand the challenges that come with being a parent. Seeing mothers and sons giving each other a big hug at the end made it clear just how special it was for everyone involved.

It has been great to see friendships forming amongst all year levels and genders at St Mary’s College, which was nurtured through the Peer Mentoring program with the Year 10s. Walking through the school yard, seeing Year 10s kicking the soccer ball with the Year 7s, and the Year 10 girls offering up advice and guidance to younger year levels. This is something that has driven the Year 7’s understanding of what makes up the St Mary’s College identity, and I look forward to them offering up the same guidance to the new year 7s in 2022.

I would like to make special mention to Dervla Murtagh, who acted as Co-ordinator until her daughter Willow entered the world, and the fabulous homeroom teachers Vince Orlando and Chris Rogerson for making 2022 a successful year.

STUDENT REFLECTION

This year has been a special introduction to St Mary’s College, and even though our year has been interrupted, we still got to do a lot of great things.

Firstly, we had so much fun at camp this year. We went surfing, mountain biking and lots more things like night walks and late nights with your friends, just talking and laughing. Having fun with your friends and meeting new people was probably my favourite part. The reason camp was so exciting is being with people that you didn’t really know and making new friends. Camp is at the start of the year, and after that we all knew each other super well.

ACC Sport is one of the best things at school because you are playing a sport that you like and spending time with your mates doing something you love. I was able to play for St Mary’s College in the Junior Football team and my friends had a great time playing other sports like soccer, basketball and loads more.

Swimming Day was the first thing that we did as a school. It was so fun, crazy and loud. All the Year 12s dressed up in goofy outfits for what House they are in, like green, red, yellow and blue, which was funny to see.

My favourite part of Year 7 is at recess and lunch when you can go on the oval or in the yard with your friends and play a sport or a game or sit down and just talk. You would think making new friends is hard, but it is so much easier than you would think. I found friends on public transport and in the yard, and I am so grateful for St Mary’s College to have brought those people into my life.

HUGH MCMAHON

TORI WHITTEN

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

CHRIS ROGERSON Pastoral Care Teacher

VINCE ORLANDO Pastoral Care Teacher

Gianatti

Elmore

Manalo

Lucas Warrick

Bysterveld

Grivicic

Pearson

Chen Oliver Jordan Maya Taifernopoulos

Barton Joshua Fraser

Mendoza

Cappola

Miller

Pyster

Dimiropoulos

Korfiatis

Waghorne

Basu

Gallagher

Panetta

Che Maya Jess

Sampson

Douglas

Le Hunt

Beard

Oskar Granberg

Nguyen

Borg Christopher Kemp Louis Rogers

Dullard Hugh McMahon Aidan Smith

Bennett Cameron Hoad Jack Prentice-Evans

Charlesworth

Mathieson

Serafin

Fantini Ted McMahon Justin Truong

Lucas Bigmore-D’Amico Mitchell Houareau

Quach

Collett

McKinnis

John-Paul Siles

Graf Ramsey Montalto-Donlen

Lewis Vasilevski

Camp

COLLEGE LOQUAX

STUDENT REFLECTION

When I went to Year 7 camp in Anglesea, I was nervous but mostly excited because I knew that it would be a great way to make friendships and bond closer with the friends I have already made. My homeroom went second so I had heard that others had such a fun time going on the camp and would do it again in a heartbeat, and I can tell you now, I feel the same way. It was so fun, exciting, adventurous and an overall happy and funny experience.

We had the bike ride on the first day with Gareth, surfing and the hike to the fresh-water lake on the second day. It was fun when we as a homeroom all sat around in a circle eating the meals, talking, and having a such great time. We had all the girls in a tent that was made for four people but was way too squishy to sleep with four people. Maya and I looked up in the tent at the fairy lights she brought and just talked until we were both talking about the strangest things half asleep.

In the MasterChef game we had to cook for our group and see who had made the best; and had to find our own food on a map to make a dish from that food was really fun. We then had to cook pasta with a camp cooking stove and learnt how to use that as well.

The main thing I got out of camp is the friendships I have today. Before camp, I could talk to everyone and had one friend I was super close with, but after camp I now am closer with a bunch more people. Camp helped me find and bond the friendships I have now, and I would go again in a heartbeat not only for the experience but to make more friends.

GEORGIA LE HUNT

LEARN, COLLABORATE

EDMUND RICE Feast Day

The feast day of Blessed Edmund Rice takes place every year on 5 May. This is the most significant day in the calendar for all Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) schools as it provides the whole school community the opportunity to reflect upon the life of Edmund, his work and the way his charism continues to influence and permeate all that we do at St. Mary’s College. This school operates over 175 years after the death of Edmund, yet his passion and drive to provide an equal education to all, with a preference for the marginalised, has a deep connection to our school values today. It is therefore a day of celebration. Celebrating who we are, who Edmund was and to give thanks for the foundations upon which St. Mary’s College has been established. As a new school, a new co-educational school, Edmund Rice Feast day this year was a fantastic opportunity to bring the newest members of our community into the EREA family and up to speed with Edmund’s story.

The day commenced with a liturgy in Logue Hall at the appropriately ‘newly named’ Edmund Rice Campus. The liturgy was a wonderful way to involve students and staff in telling the story of Edmund, reflecting on his legacy, and praying together to commence this significant day for our College.

Following the liturgy and a short break, all students returned to Logue Hall to witness or take part in a carefully unscripted talent show. This show saw all forms of ability, such as musical and dance performances, acknowledged and celebrated, and was a fantastic expression of our inclusive community. We congratulate Year 12 student, Aiden Lim, who ‘stole the show’ and took out first prize for his incredible and interactive dance routine.

Following the talent show, students had a couple of hours to roam the grounds of the Edmund Rice Campus, take part in some high octane activities such as bubble soccer, or more passive activities, such as plaster fun house painting. There was even a dunk tank where students lined up for as long as the eye could see for a chance to dunk the Principal, Deputy Principal and a number of other staff.

The day finished a little earlier than a normal school day and as students left for the day, many remarked of the fun they had, the great time spent together, the sense of community the day was. I know these are all related to the way the day started, praying together as a Catholic school community in the Edmund Rice Tradition.

SHAUN LANCASHIRE & KATE JOHNSTON Deputy Principal | Director of Identity

STUDENT REFLECTION

St Mary’s College celebrated Edmund Rice Feast Day on Wednesday 5 May 2021.

All students went to Logue Hall to have our school Mass with Father Jerome. The next event was the talent show. There were some great performances including singing, acting, dancing and hip-hop. It was judged by three members of staff. Aiden from year 12 won the talent show by singing a pop song and dancing around the hall, impressing people with his talent. It was very entertaining for the students watching the show.

We had lots of special food provided by the school for lunch, with many different types of pizza. We had rides available for the students including Bubble Soccer and Dunk Tank. We also tried out archery which was fun and a little bit different.

There was a student vs staff game of Ultimate Frisbee. The students won. The day ran excellently, with students enjoying it. We had plenty of fun and different activities hosted at the Edmund Rice Campus.

It was one of the best memories of my Year 12 at St Mary’s College. Students were able to wear casual clothes on the day, which is always popular. The school day finished early at 2:30 having students going home happy.

EDMUND RICE Feast Day

LOQUAX

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

HOUSE Swimming Carnival

As our first year as a co-educational school, it was necessary to trial two separate swimming carnivals to maximise participation from both the boys and girls. Both were great days for the St Mary’s College community, where students’ House spirit shined through with high enthusiasm and proud representation for their respective Houses. We held our regular Annual House Swimming Carnival on Friday the 5 February at Prahran Aquatic Centre. Boys had their compulsory events, and the girls were given the option to participate.

Congratulations to McMahon House for taking home the glory! Our Girls Swimming Carnival was held in the Edmund Rice Campus pool on the 11 February. We had a great turn out from both the students and parents. Well done to Tevlin for winning this event, closely followed by McMahon! Thanks to our staff and student helpers for making these events run so effortlessly.

SIMON HAWKINS

HOUSE Athletics Carnival

After being postponed due to COVID safety requirements, our St Mary’s College Athletics Carnival took place on the 18 March for both boys and girls to participate in. Boys would have their normal events and compulsory events to compete in whilst girls were trying out new events such as Javelin. It was great to witness the competitiveness between the Houses on the day, where students represented them proudly.

Thanks to the House Captains for all their hard work in preparing for and helping to promote participation on the day!

Congratulations to Tevlin House and House Captains Ned Sayers and Amber Andronaco for taking out both Athletics Carnival and Swimming Carnival Trophies!

SIMON HAWKINS

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

ANZAC Day

During my lifetime ANZAC Day has become more than a commemoration of those fateful events on the beaches of Gallipoli, becoming a time of national reflection to give thanks for the many sacrifices made in all conflicts and wars Australians have participated in.

At St Mary’s College we marked this day on Friday 23 April by undertaking a Remembrance Service in Logue Hall. This has become an important annual event for us. This year we were delighted to be joined by Ms Trish Hodda, a 32-year veteran of the Royal Australian Air Force, having attained the rank of Flight Sergeant. We were privileged to have this pioneering woman of the Australian armed services address our students and staff at our ANZAC Remembrance Service. Ms Hodda reflected on the history of ANZAC and shared first-hand experiences of her career in the Air Force; her words connected our past, with our present and our future.

I am proud of our College Band whose performance at the ANZAC Remembrance Service captured the significance and left us with moving and lasting memories of the event. Under the guidance of Mr David O’Meara, our Concert Band also performed with pride on behalf of St Mary’s College, at the Caulfield RSL ANZAC Day Dawn Service.

This College event holds significance for us because it brings together the old and the new, in special recognition of the ANZAC spirit. As has been the case in the past, this year, Old Collegian veterans joined us to participate in this important event. Over morning tea, they shared powerful reminiscences as if the events they described only happened yesterday. We took the opportunity to hear from Ms Hodda who addressed this group.

We are constantly reminded of the critical role we play in the formation of our young men and women and are acutely aware of the need to take a great deal of care with our ANZAC Day celebrations to make certain we are delivering the right message to our students.

We give thanks for the great deeds of past students of the College, and hope the current incumbents hear the message of the need to influence events in their world, and that whether it be small or large they choose peace and joy as their default.

TERRY BLIZZARD Principal

LIKE MANY AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES, THE COLLEGE PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN OUR NATIONAL CALENDAR, THE COMMEMORATION OF ANZAC DAY, A MOST IMPORTANT CELEBRATION OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY.

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

STUDENT Awards 2020

Subject Awards

SUBJECT

NAME

Year 7 Religious Education Lincoln Dinh

Year 7 English Alex Cannard

Year 7 Health and Physical Education Ged Gibney

Year 7 Humanities Lincoln Dinh

Year 7 Mathematics Campbell Lavender

Year 7 Science Alexander Cannard

Year 7 Japanese Ged Gibney

Year 7 Italian Campbell Lavender

Year 7 VAPA Lincoln Dinh

Year 7 Digital Technologies Callum Woods

Year 8 Religious Education Xavier Morrell

Year 8 English Patrick Phan

Year 8 Health and Physical Education Christian Calderone

Year 8 Humanities Luke Cannard

Year 8 Mathematics Phan Patrick

Year 8 Science Patrick Phan

Year 8 Japanese Phan Patrick

Year 8 Italian Nicholas Aiton

Year 8 Visual Communication Design Hugh Craig

Year 8 Art/Media Luke Cannard

Year 8 Digital Technologies Hugh Craig

Year 9 Religious Education Raj Johnston

Year 9 Quest Arthur Georgakakis

Year 9 Fit for Life Liam Denys

Year 9 Body in Motion Jaikyn Hammond

Year 9 Humanities Arthur Georgakakis

Year 9 Mathematics Luc Bunde

Year 9 Science Dale Waine

Year 9 Italian Arthur Georgakakis

Year 9 Japanese Danh Nguyen

Year 9 VAPA Ethan Oyston

Unit 1 Religion and Society Maxwell Tucker

Year 10 English Noah Liew

Year 10 Health and Physical Education Levi Dwyer

Year 10 Humanities Thomas Kruger

Year 10 Mathematics Levi Dwyer

Year 10 Science Levi Dwyer

SUBJECT NAME

Year 10 Italian Benjamin Mortellaro

Year 10 Design Technology Wood Bryce Emery

Year 10 Media

Thomas Kruger

Year 10 Photography Xavier Davis Unit 1 and 2 Accounting Darcy Lynch Unit 1 and 2 Applied Computing Benjamin O'Mahony Unit 1 and 2 Business Management Darcy Lynch Unit 1 and 2 Economics Byron Dellas Unit 1 and 2 English Campbell Oldham Unit 1 and 2 General Mathematics Kevin Tran Unit 1 and 2 Italian Campbell Oldham Unit 1 and 2 Japanese Jaden Mu Unit 1 and 2 Legal Studies

Joseph Aberline-Ferguson Unit 1 and 2 Mathematical Methods Khoi Nguyen Unit 1 and 2 Media

Bailey Robinson Unit 1 and 2 Physical Education Tom Bozinovic Dodemaide Unit 1 and 2 Physics Harry Zhang Unit 1 and 2 Product Design and Technology Kyle Sullivan Unit 2 Religion and Society Lachlan Stedman Unit 1 and 2 Specialist Mathematics Jesse Zborovsky Unit 1 and 2 Visual Communication Design Khoi Nguyen

Dux Awards

AWARD

NAME

Year 7 Lincoln Dinh

Year 8 Luke Cannard

Year 8 Patrick Phan

Year 9 Richard Cao

Year 10 Levi Dwyer

Pat Brown Awards

YEAR NAME

Levi Dwyer

Benjamin Mortellaro Year

Thomas Kruger

Jack Hatty Year

Luca Carboni

Lachlan Serdaris

Richard Cao

Phi Dinh

Ethan Oyston

Patrick Ly

Danh Nguyen

Dylan Smith

Samuel Haddad

Arthur Georgakakis

Alexander De Jong

Raj Johnston

Luc Bunde

John Giglas

Dale Waine

Wil Baker

Xavier Morrell

Adam Tran

Timothy Harvey

Hugh Craig

Lincoln Dinh

Campbell Lavender

Kabir Singh

Mayen Thou

Zac Wynd

Ged Gibney

Farrar

CO-EDUCATION

STUDENT REFLECTION

Co-educational learning was something that the Class of 2021 had some practice with, as we had experienced the joint PCW/ CBC VCE program in 2020. Despite this, the introduction of St Mary’s College still managed to feel a little bit daunting. As a lifelong student of PCW, not having an entirely female environment to return to felt foreign, however, the new learning experiences and perspectives that came with an entirely co-educational setting had significant advantages. It has realistically prepared us for entering the world as young adults.

CHLOE ARCARO

LEARNING & Teaching

Starting our new co-educational St Mary’s College, we were full of hope and excitement that this year would bring with it a sense of freedom from lock down and new experience. We had been preparing to expand into two campuses and have girls in our classes. We had spent many hours collaboratively planning lessons, tasks and assessments that would engage and interest our new students.

Sporadic lock downs during Terms 1 and 2 and eventually the whole of Term 3, saw us back in remote and online learning. While we had all the necessary technology and structures in place, we were disappointed that we were not able to have our classes on-site to build our new community. As always, we were able to learn some very important lessons through the extended lock downs and have been working on the types of assessment that are more conducive to remote learning. There has also been a focus on a Whole-School Literacy plan and VCE improvement strategies.

STUDENT REFLECTION

I along with the rest of the Class of 2021 were very fortunate this year to be the first Year 12’s with this new school for all. We were the leaders of the College, so it was our job to welcome all the new girls into the school. With all classes across the whole school becoming co-educational, it allowed for both boys and girls across all year levels to learn together. I along with so many other boys in my year level made some great friendships with the PCW girls and really enjoyed our last year of secondary school with them. They taught us a thing or two about resilience and we made them feel at home.

GEORGIOS GIANNARAKIS

The Awards Ceremony to celebrate our academic awards for 2020 was not able to be held at the end of 2020 due to COVID restrictions. These awards were presented at the beginning of 2021 where we celebrated the College Dux from 2019, Kelman Chen and from 2020 Marcus Chow, as well as our VCE students who achieved an ATAR of above 90; Jacob Lavender who also achieved a perfect score of 50 for Further Mathematics, Daniel Fayme and Stephen Zavitsanos.

Once again due to lockdowns, we were unable to have the awards ceremony for the 2021 academic awards and these will be presented early in 2022.

BEV PETTIT Director of Learning & Teaching

Year 12 Student

Year 12 Student

RELIGION

Similarly to other curriculum areas, Religious Education needed to adapt to remote learning yet again this year. Unfortunately, this meant that several excursions that were planned had to be cancelled. But as always, our students rose to the challenge, and we were there to support all the boys and girls in their transition back to online learning.

Year 7 learned about our College identity, the person of Jesus, stories of the Bible and the Liturgical year. They expertly moved from the classroom to online and made every effort to engage with their teachers and their schoolwork.

Year 8 looked at living in the times of Jesus, St Paul, the parables, and Catholic Social Teaching. It is wonderful to see students begin to consider our responsibility of being a good neighbour and steward of the planet.

In Year 9 we explored prayer, the history of Catholicism in Australia, modern and Biblical prophets, and the idea of good and evil. A great year of preparation for undertaking Unit 1 VCE next year.

Year 10 committed themselves to studying Unit 1 Religion and Society at VCE. This was many students’ first experience of VCE, and they

robustly accepted the challenge. Part of the course involved looking at aspects of different religions and we were welcomed by Temple Beth Israel to learn more about the Jewish faith. An interactive and enlightening experience.

Year 11 continued their VCE study with Unit 2 Religion and Society. They focused heavily on ethics and the philosophies associated with moral decision making. With the excellent guidance of their teachers, they explored this course with interest.

In Year 12 our students branched off to pursue different avenues of Religious Education. This helped students to switch off from the academic pressures of Year 12 and grow in their personal and spiritual development.

A huge thanks and congratulations to all our students and teachers who made this difficult year a success in so many ways. We look forward to next year, embracing all the opportunities for excursions and experiences that we can!

LISA O’CALLAGHAN Learning Leader - Religion

The year started well – we were back at school in the classroom and teaching and learning all about characters, themes, and issues. We visited the library, we analysed media articles and we wrote essays. We discussed our ideas, we interacted and … then lock down 4, 5 and 6 hit us. We had to cancel guest speakers and play performances but when the going gets tough, the tough keep teaching and learning online!

I think the hardest thing for all of us working from home was the constant distractions around us – family, electronics, the basketball hoop in the backyard, the nearby kitchen that provided the temptation of snacks or perhaps a window with a view. Remote learning fatigue meant that we all had difficulty staying motivated to teach and to learn. VCE students had to complete SACs online and then prepare for exams without being able to meet with their teachers face-toface. Years 7 to 10 students also had to complete and submit work through the avenue of their computers.

On the plus side many of our students have been challenged to be far more active in their own learning. Sometimes they had to work things out on their own. English teachers planned lessons that would engage students and we too were challenged to use technology effectively. All of us: students, teachers and parents were challenged to go beyond imposed limitations – and we did!

In the end, exams came and went, assessments and assignments were completed, and reports uploaded. We did get a few weeks of Term 4 at school, and we enjoyed every minute of it!

I would like to thank all the St Mary’s students, English teachers, and parents for the effort they put in to make 2021 an effective teaching and learning year. Let’s hope that 2022 is a year of very few disruptions!

JUDITH VANDRINE Learning Leader - English

“WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH KEEP TEACHING AND LEARNING ONLINE!”

MORRIS WEST Awards

Morris West was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil’s Advocate and The Shoes of the Fisherman (Both were adapted into films).

He wrote 27 novels and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. He was born in St Kilda and attended CBC. He worked as a teacher in NSW and Victoria and was Prime Minister Billy Hughes’ Secretary.

THE MORRIS WEST CREATIVE WRITING AWARD

Awarded each year students write an original narrative or poem, maximum of 1000 words. This year’s theme was ‘Old Worlds, New World, Other Worlds’

Morris West Award 2021 winners

Noah Liew - Year 11

“The ideologies of materialism and consumerism plague our society. Our human nature to constantly drive for more, overpowers our other human nature to love, nurture and sustain. Why is it that we must have more? The whole idea behind consumerism is what drives today’s people. The idea that we must acquire ever-increasing volumes of goods and services. And what do we do with these mountains of possessions we acquire? We treat them like some magical item that suddenly turns from gold to garbage the minute we’re bored.”

Louis Larkin - Year 11

‘New worlds, Old worlds, Other worlds’ A reflection on his Russian born grandfather’s life, his life the differences and similarities.

“I found that it was a lot easier to talk to my other grandparents since they were all English speaking and had no difficulties communicating with me. In contrast to them, my grandad spoke very broken English and had never had things like headphones, phones and computers which are the things I’m interested in. He was more comfortable in a garden attending to his plants.”

‘The Now World’ A commentary on consumerism, a wake up to its devastating effect on our world

HEALTH & Physical Education

The beginning of 2021 had us filled with exciting prospects in Health and Physical Education (HPE), particularly in our new reimagined school following a challenging year for everyone in our community. Our teaching staff were excited to build upon our previous programs and develop an even more inclusive offering for St Mary’s College students, welcoming the girls and boys into all our classrooms in 2021.

Alongside our previous curriculum of health, practical activities and regular swimming classes, the reimagined St Mary’s College invited us to consider what a truly inclusive HPE curriculum looked like. In 2021 we have made promising progress and we will continue this important work from 2022 onwards.

One of our commitments to an inclusive HPE program was the focus on the development and implementation of the Respectful Relationships curriculum through our Year 7-10 HPE classes. This program aims at educating our students to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours and building healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. Aligned to our College values, the Respectful Relationships curriculum has been wellreceived by all in our community and will continue to evolve.

One of the most popular parts of our HPE offerings is the Year 9 Fit for Life program which is built on engaging with physical activity opportunities in our local community. In 2021, however, this program suffered a lot of challenges due to restrictions. However, much to the delight of our Year 9 students and their teachers, we did manage some excursions to Gymnastics Victoria, 12RND Fitness, and YMCA St Kilda, to name a few. Here is hoping that 2022 enables a return to off-site learning activities that are so valuable to the Fit for Life curriculum.

Although there were glimpses of a return to online learning at the start of the year, Term 3 brought the challenge of teaching HPE from a screen back to feeling normal. However, as with 2020, the adversity provided opportunities to reimagine what teaching and learning looked like for HPE. Theory lessons were easily managed, but it was the practical side of this subject that required the most creativity.

highlights HPE Week Video

Fortunately, we have some exceptional HPE teachers who continued to adapt their teaching and created engaging and exciting online practical lessons for our students.

Finally, HPE Week was held in Term 4 as our students returned to campus from the extended lockdown. The focus of this week was team-based physical activity with basketball, volleyball and soccer providing some great opportunities to reconnect with friends, and the always favourite Longest Kick competition was also included. Thank you to everyone who contributed time and effort to organising these activities.

We look forward with enthusiasm to 2022, excited to build on our programs and to deliver an inclusive and liberating learning experience through Health and Physical Education.

PHIL O’CONNOR Learning Leader – Health and Physical Education

OUTDOOR Education

It would be easy to focus on the negatives of 2021. It has been another challenging year and our students have once again had to contend with COVID-19, lockdowns and home schooling. We could think of what we have missed and the time spent stuck in doors. But that is not how I choose to live, particularly in a year when we achieved so much and have many positives to focus on. As we rolled in and out of lockdowns, we were able to run most of our scheduled Outdoor Education for 2021. This included

• All of our Year 7 Camps in Term 1 All of our Year 8 Camps in Term 2 Camps for our Year 9s in Term 4 with half of the cohort able to attend

VET Certificate Outdoor Recreation Camps and day trips for both the 2020 class group and the 2021 class A bonus Year 10 Camp to make up for 2020

• And our annual Mount Buller Ski Trip (in the middle of the five days that Melbourne was open between lockdowns 5.0 and 6.0!)

In the end we only missed out on a few trips. We were able to offer learning experiences and challenges for a range of students in a range of environments, from local adventures through to wilderness expeditions. In a time when children and adolescents have been stuck inside and suffering from a nature deficit any experiences in the outdoors have been vital and it has been a pleasure to facilitate these.

As we wind down for 2021, I am certainly focussing on the positives of this year. Rather than the time at home I’m going to remember the amazing surfing sessions with our Year 7s in Term 1, laughing with joy while we swam with seals with Year 10s, gazing over the mountains and gushing with enthusiasm about Jim’s Bike Trail on the Year 8 Camps, blue bird skies and fresh snow on our Ski Trip and high water and great rapids on our Year 9 Camps.

To see our students engage with our beautiful natural environments while building lifelong friends is a wonderful thing and I can’t wait for 2022 to do it all again.

DAVID JOYCE Outdoor Education Leader

HUMANITIES

Humanities this year has been full of surprises and learning curves for teachers and students. Throughout Years 7-10, the use of technology in different ways has enabled us to have in depth conversations about topics such as World War II impact, liveability of our cities and many more. Being able to relate to the Coronavirus again and its impact on the economy, society, liveability, and environment gave real world learning context.

A highlight of Year 10 Humanities classes this year was the presentation based on the Vietnam War. The story tellers from Troubie presented to our students experiences their fathers had during the Vietnam War. In an inventive way, they used music and elements of drama to recollect some of the memories and words from their fathers. The students really enjoyed listening to the impact on these individuals and getting involved with parts of the presentation.

In VCE, students have been able to adapt using online methods for all aspects of learning including their assessments, engagement with content and revision methods. There were many opportunities where students were able to engage with businesses and watch clips based on their area of study.

Students in the Year 12 Business Management classes had the pleasure of having a virtual tour with the Yakult Factory in Dandenong. Here, they were able to see the operations system of how they make Yakult and the variety of strategies they use when it comes to quality, technology, materials, and waste minimisation. Students enjoyed the way in which their assembly lines would use a computer aided manufacturing system whereby it would stop the whole line if there was no more ink left to print the labels.

Overall, our students overcome many obstacles to engage with the different topics and with their classmates. I thank all staff and students in Humanities for being adaptable and giving everything a go.

2022 is the year where we can learn from our past and implement future needs and ideas. I look forward to seeing what we can come up with in the year 2022.

NIKI HALVATZIS

Learning Leader – Humanities

“2022 IS THE YEAR WHERE WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR PAST AND IMPLEMENT FUTURE NEEDS”

LANGUAGES

The 2021 school year was obviously another challenging one. Going in and out of lockdown meant that we had to pivot and adjust to the realities of teaching from different locations. The online platform was extremely important as it gave us the ability to continue communicating in the target language with our students and maintain positive working relationships. I would like to thank the language staff who worked diligently to provide students with every opportunity to learn and excel in an online setting. My sincere thanks go to Sal Lima, Ananda Perera, Julie Chen, Chiara Vittoria and Chikako Maruya. Thanks also to the students involved, for their courage and commitment. It is in challenging times that we learn the most about ourselves.

Despite the many challenges, preparing our students for life beyond the classroom continued to be a focus in the Language classroom. The option of living in Japan or Italy, being able to use the language in real life situations and simply the love of speaking another language and learning about different cultures continues to make language learning a great choice.

Our sister school relationship with Liceo Malpighi in Bologna continues to be strong and we look forward to hosting a group from Bologna in 2022. Our Sister School relationship with Taisei University High School in Japan also continues to provide both schools with great linguistic and cultural opportunities.

Unfortunately, we were unable to travel overseas on study tours this year due to the pandemic. We look forward to this recommencing in the near future.

ROSARIO GENOVESE Learning Leader - Languages

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

“THANKS ALSO TO THE STUDENTS INVOLVED, FOR THEIR COURAGE AND COMMITMENT. IT IS IN CHALLENGING TIMES THAT WE LEARN THE MOST ABOUT OURSELVES.”

MATHEMATICS

What was great about 2021? Being in class with students, working together, sharing strategies, talking about maths, having those wonderful ‘aha!’ moments when learning clicks. More challenging was remote learning, and all involved are to be commended for meeting this challenge.

In classrooms the focus is on students understanding mathematical concepts and then practicing and learning these concepts and the necessary skills. Using Learning Intentions and Success Criteria helps students know what they need to be able to do, and regular formative assessment helps their teachers know if they have got there. Diagnostic assessment, such as the Waypoints program, allows students to target areas they have not yet mastered, and set relevant learning goals.

In the classroom students continue to learn in a variety of ways. In some lessons we use manipulatives, including dice, spinners, algebra tiles, fraction walls, or geoboards to build conceptual understanding. In other lessons teachers provide explicit instruction for new skills, and quality maths tasks to extend student thinking.

Support after school is offered each week for those that want some extra help, or may like to do their homework before they go home. Research tells us that high achievers like to spend time learning with like-minded students, and extension groups offer challenges to these students. Some of our extension and support programs were interrupted by remote learning this year but will continue in 2022.

2021 was a challenging year for all of us, and particularly for our students. It was wonderful to see them in classes at different times

throughout the term, when we were able to build relationships and share learning together. Well done to everyone, especially VCE students and teachers, for persevering and giving of your best through challenging times. And a special thank you to all those parents and family members who supported our young men and women on their learning journey.

CATHRYN QUIGLEY Learning Leader - Mathematics

MUSIC

The first year of St Mary’s College our students showed great commitment and resilience in the pursuit of their music studies adapting well to the mixture of live and online classes. Despite the lack of live concerts and the disruptions this year they still managed to produce some outstanding results.

We started in Semester 1 with the Year 7 Classroom Band program allowing all Year 7 students to learn a musical instrument. This program has been the foundation for the success of the College’s music program as we have consistently retained 25% of Y7 students in the music program. This year again many students elected to continue individual instrumental and vocal lessons into Semester 2.

Year 12 RE Music this year was another delight as students prepared music for College Liturgies. This class performed admirably at the College’s Opening Mass and the Easter Liturgy.

Two students enrolled for VCE Music Investigation - Contemporary Voice:

Perran Silveira - ‘Performing Practices and Techniques of Contemporary Musical Theatre Lead Roles from 2000 to Present’

Archie Fraser - ‘Performing Practices and Techniques of Traditional Songs of the Sea from 1700 and their Contemporary Counterparts.’

Both students researched their topics preparing vocal programs to demonstrate their knowledge of the performance practices and techniques of these two areas. These programs were then performed before a panel of examiners from VCAA. Both students did well in their preparation despite the inconvenience of lockdowns. Well done, Perran and Archie!

Four students undertook VCE Performance in semester one: Christian Grawe and Jack Edwards - electric guitar, Patrick Woods – electric bass and Ethan Taifernopoulos – Drums. There were four areas of study for this course: 1. Performance 2. Preparing for Performance 3. Music Language and 4. Creative Organisation of Sound. All students did extremely well continuing their lessons online and maintaining their commitment and instrumental practice. Well done, Year 11!

In Semester 2 Year 8 Music Performance, and Year 10 Music Performance classes commenced. These classes had assessments in

Ensemble Performance, Music History and interactive Music Theory exercises. Both classes had large enrolments of boys and girls with many students keen to develop their music knowledge and music skills. The future for Music at St Mary’s College is looking good!

Mr Leigh Williams developed an excellent Year 9 Music course where students studied Digital Production using the programs Garageband, Musescore and the College’s recording studio facilities. This involved: creating a radio show, use of microphones, song writing, recording voiceovers and developing an electronic press kit. They learned the form of the 12 Bar Blues and performed this structure as a class ensemble. Well done Mr Williams and Year 9!

Our excellent Instrumental teachers continued to engage our students giving live and online lessons throughout the year. My sincere gratitude and thanks to:

Mr Charlie Rooke – guitar/electric bass/strings

Mr Christopher Smith – piano

Ms Sara Calia – woodwinds

Maddison Carter – drums

Ms Phoebe Papatheodorou – voice contemporary/choir

Mr Daniel Brinsmead – voice classical/choir

As I sign off on my final yearbook report after 13 years at CBC and St Mary’s College, I would like to thank all staff and parents for the support and encouragement they always offered. I especially thank all those students who responded to my call throughout the years to take up a musical instrument to enrich their lives and the lives of others.

As I always say: ‘Never underestimate the power music has to change lives’

THINK, LEARN,

DAVID O’MEARA Director of Music

“NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER MUSIC HAS TO CHANGE LIVES”

SCIENCE

Never has a truer word been spoken regarding our times. After having learnt so much about this virus last year, it felt we are going back to square one in 2021, when trying to combat it and make our lives return to normal. Well, some kind of normal? I don’t think things will ever be the same.

Again, this has been a perfect opportunity for science teachers to explain the facts to our students regarding this virus and its mutations. 2021 has certainly been a different and at times a very challenging year for everyone AGAIN! I believe the students were able to approach remote learning in a more positive way. Our online science program STILE involves many activities that students can do at home. It includes reading, interactive activities where students communicate answers and discussions online.

The new Presentation Campus, affording us fully equipped science labs at both campuses, has meant adapting the way we teach science and how students approach their learning.

I would like to thank Ms Trnacek, Mr Afkari, Mr Kaufman, Mr Davies, Mr Whitlock, Mr Williams, Mr Walden, Mr O’Connor and Mr Tomazi who worked tirelessly to provide a learning program that was interesting and relevant for our students. I would also like to welcome back Ms Rogerson who has come back from overseas and has made our science labs at Presentation Campus come alive for our students.

Sadly, we say farewell to three staff members. Mr Davies who started with us this year, Mr Tomazi who has been a CBC Staff member for 35 years and Mr O’Connor. We wish them well on their future endeavours.

The students have appreciated the amount of work and effort to make their experience of science interesting and enjoyable in 2021.

PEGGY BLASSIS Learning Leader - Science

“NOTHING IN LIFE IS TO BE FEARED, IT IS ONLY TO BE UNDERSTOOD. NOW IS THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND MORE, SO THAT WE MAY FEAR LESS.”

Marie Curie

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CO-EDUCATION

VISUAL & Performing Arts

Lockdowns have given us the opportunity to creatively explore the importance of our relationships and the broader themes and issues of isolation and social connection.

Year 11 Media students responded by creating short films and media productions that dealt with issues ranging from loneliness and friendship through to more abstract, slightly surreal fictional responses. Some students found ways to work collaboratively. Other students,created a film that embraced the importance of catching up with a friend to kick a football and share a simple moment. The addictive impact of gaming and technology was explored by one student. Some film students pushed themselves to play multiple acting roles. They therefore adapted to the restrictions posed by 5km zones and were able to overcome the difficulty of not being able to connect with potential cast members.

Design students adapted by creating multi page digital folios. These digital documents provide a great record of their design process and development. These can now be used in design course interviews and as a digital record of their work. Year 12 VCD Students presented their folio work in small groups over Teams. All students took this task seriously and the focus, interest and support for each other was clearly evident.

Motivated Visual Arts and Studio Arts students explored their home environment as subject matter. One student completed a study of her cat as subject matter, another explored signage and billboards and another experimented by photographing elements of his local area. Junior students focussed on observational drawing of domestic objects. Lockdown meant that students had to be more observant and resourceful finding meaning in the little things often considered mundane. Senior Studio arts students explored online gallery spaces and developed skills in creating digital artworks and presenting in a digital format.

Adversity is not always negative, it provides us with other creative opportunities that we previously may not have considered. To learn new skills, to consider what is important to us and, to respond creatively to our situation. These experiences, new skills and alternative ways of looking at our environment and our individual situations should not be forgotten or abandoned.

As lockdown saw us adapt and change, 2022 also brings many changes for our department. I’d like to thank the following staff who are leaving, for their wonderful contribution. David O’Meara has run a highly professional and engaging music program which has seen great success through his passion and involvement. We are also farewelling Les Tomazi, who has worked closely with Year 9 students in Design Technology over many years. Les has provided a safe and stimulating environment where he has taught students a range of wood joinery techniques through practical and creative projects. Finally, we also farewell Sam Hill, who has provided students the opportunity to develop their acting skills and to explore their interest in theatre and Drama. These three staff members have approached their positions with a high level of professionalism and collegiality. They will be missed by both students and staff and we wish them the best. Thanks also to Susan Lopez, John Murphy, Avril Martinelli, Terry Sweet, Leigh Williams, Kevin Wantrych, Paul Vassiliou, Kate Johnson, Nick Whitlock, Sandie Saundry and Michael Essing for their teaching and contribution to the VAPA department throughout this year.

RAOUL CHAPMAN Learning Leader - VAPA

Food Technology

Thank you for the overwhelming support and enthusiasm the Food Technology team has received from students, families, staff and the Parents & Friends Association in this first year of St Mary’s College. Because of this community effort we are able to focus on what we have achieved together, and get enthused by the possibilities for 2022 rather than what we have missed out on during this very challenging year.

We started the year with the very generous donation from the Parents & Friends Association of 12 new stoves for the Food Tech learning area. These rooms, now well-equipped, have enabled full classes of students from Year 7 to 10 to get busy investigating, designing, planning, creating and evaluating nutritious food solutions to the complex challenges of ethical and sustainable patterns of living.

During Semester 1 enterprising students engaged in the planning, catering, and serving of food for Open Day and the Year 9 Learning Exhibition Evening giving relevance and authenticity to their learning experience.

The Wednesday lunchtime volunteer roster was always full with Year 9 students willingly giving their time and efforts to provide 50 meals a week to the charity Reaching Out in the Inner West. The student enthusiasm for this task has been overwhelming with the Senior School students coming forward to create their own cooking support group wanting to help those in need.

The challenge of continuing meaningful learning experiences during COVID lockdown was met with solid support from families and guardians who shared their kitchens and were willing to taste test and evaluate dishes planned and prepared by our amazing students.

Students also investigated and reported on their cultural heritages and traditional celebrations through the food they prepared and enjoyed together as families and communities of faiths.

This year Sandie Saundry and I have witnessed the very best of individual students in the classroom and experienced the strength of our new community. We are enthused by the future possibilities of Food Technology, and we are delighted to have a Year 11 Food Studies class for 2022. We have several new activities planned for our department and look forward to watching the students embrace these opportunities and continue to flourish.

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AVRIL MARTINELLI & SANDIE SAUNDRY Food Technology Teachers

Drama

This year, Drama was a core subject for all Year 7 students, and offered as an elective for Years 8, 9, and 10. At the VCE level, we had a very talented Theatre Studies class.

Across all year levels, students refined their expressive skills in voice, movement, gesture, and facial expressions, while learning about comedy and the Italian theatre style of Commedia Dell’arte. Students learned how to read and write scripts, and throughout online learning they mastered the art of the solo performance!

The Theatre Studies class began 2021 with an intensive production process, as they collaborated on a full-scale performance of The Bald Soprano. They undertook a range of production roles - directing, set design, costume, makeup, sound, lighting, and acting – to produce the show for an audience of family, friends, and the school community. It was a massive undertaking, as they completed the whole process in approximately eight weeks.

In Term 3, the Unit 4 students worked tirelessly on their monologue performances, despite the difficulties of remote learning. Students were required to direct themselves in a 6-minute solo performance, and to prepare a speech outlining their dramatic choices to present to a panel of external examiners. The whole class did a fantastic job of preparing and rehearsing during lockdown, and then performed wonderfully at the Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin.

Students were also able to attend professional theatre productions in the first half of the year. We saw the award-winning Australian musical Fangirls at the Arts Centre, and the Hamlet-inspired, immersive production Because the Night at the Malthouse. I hope that next year brings with it a whole variety of productions for students at all year levels to see.

It has been a whirlwind year for this new Drama department, and a credit to all of the students for embracing the performing arts with such enthusiasm.

SAMANTHA HILL Drama Teacher

Textiles

This year quite a few of the students in Years 7 to 10 developed new hands-on skills in Textiles for the first time. They were introduced to the anatomy of a sewing machine with all its moving parts and complex components. Having proved their calm control over the machine through practice and sample work they moved forward to pattern cutting and garment construction.

For Year 7 and Year 8 students these new skills were brought together to create aprons and pyjama pants. Students in Year 9 worked through the design cycle to create an end user profile and client brief to define a need or problem. They then applied the formal design process to create a solution. Year 10 students investigated how an item of clothing, a hoodie, can become an icon across cultures and social classes. They brought their findings and understanding together to design and create their own hoodies and drawstring duffel bags.

Year 11 students were challenged to integrate ecological concerns in their process by analysing an existing product, a pair of denim overalls, and redesigned them with their knowledge of the three pillars of sustainability. In Unit 2 the focus is on collaborative teamwork. Students brought their technical and creative skills together to create garments inspired by their chosen design movement.

In this year full of stops and starts due to COVID, there are hems on skirts that are a little crooked and seams on pyjamas that could have been straighter but the overall effort and focus of our students has been remarkable.

SANDIE SAUNDRY, KATE JOHNSTON & AVRIL MARTINELLI The Textile Team

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Product Design & Technology

LOQUAX

Media

Row 1-right: Year 11 Media Camera shot - Isabella D’Orio

Row 2-left: Year 12 Media - Byron Dellas

Row 2-right: Year 12 Media - Monty Harper

Visual Arts

Top left: Year 9 Visual Arts - Charlotte Richards

Bottom left: Year 9 Visual Arts - Teerawee Sitthirangsan

Top right: Year 9 - Athena Anastasopo

Bottom right: Year 9 Visual Arts - Shayne Salgado

Studio Arts

Row 1-left: Year 11 Studio Arts - Isabella D’Orio

Row 1-middle: Year 12 Studio Arts - Aiden Lim

Row 1-right: Year 11 Studio Arts - Susannah Green

Row 2-left: Year 12 Studio Arts - Kevin Le

Row 2-right: Year 12 Studio Arts - Darren Handoko

Row 3-left: Year 12 Studio Arts Abstraction - Oscar Linden

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Image Credit: Year 12 Studio Arts - Aiden Lim

Visual Communication Design

VCAL

VCAL Students this year were faced with some challenging hurdles to overcome. Many days of remote learning, VET course interruptions and changes to their work placement meant that students had to remain flexible and be open minded. Although much of the hands-on work had to be adapted, we were still able to have some key highlights such as the Old Melbourne Gaol Excursion, the Uoo Uoo City Tour, and the visit to the Queen Victoria Market. Students were also able to complete a Food Safety Certificate and a Responsible Service of Alcohol course on site at school. Students were exposed to disability service visitors from SCOPE and became aware of what life would be like for those living with a disability and how we can assist others.

The Year 12 class completed some amazing artworks this year and since completing their year at school so many of them have already found apprenticeships and full-time employment. This is testament to their strong work ethic and determination through their time in VCAL which has set them up for a secure pathway into their futures.

I look forward to a new year free of COVID-19 interruptions and hope to continue to hear from our outgoing VCAL cohort with all the wonderful news of future success they will no doubt achieve.

GRANT GODBOLD VCAL Co-Ordinator

STUDENT REFLECTION

The two years in VCAL have been an exciting journey. We have done many fun and beneficial things from excursions to completing certificates. We were given countless opportunities to prepare us for our careers and gained valuable experience.

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JACK MCMAHON Year 12 VCAL Student

CAREERS

After a second year of disruption to normality, it is useful to reflect on the losses and gains that have come with the various adjustments in the careers program.

Work Experience is still a rite of passage and an important turning point for students in their career journey. Sadly, for the Year 10 students, Work Experience was once again postponed and then cancelled. However, a few determined young people did manage to have their week of real-world experience after their school year ended. Many VCAL students did continue in their School Based Apprenticeships, some at Reece even being paid when they were unable to work! At this senior level, work placements have translated into ongoing apprenticeships or part-time work as they have finished Year 12.

Once again, we were not able to hold a Careers and Subject Expo. Whilst there were many online offerings available to assist those keen to gain an insight into future study and work opportunities, there is nothing like having the whole array on-site in your own school! The

opportunity to see all the jobs and courses you did not know about and to ask questions of the experts is invaluable and we hope to hold this exciting event in 2022.

Subject choice and careers counselling meetings certainly continued, face-to-face when possible but also online. The advantage of Teams meeting is that often one or both parents were able to attend too, which no doubt assisted in the decision-making process for all. Year 12 were able to be reassured that all the processes put in place by VTAC to assist them transition to their tertiary place will work in their favour.

Many parents and students also found the fortnightly newsletter, Directions, a useful resource to inform them of all the events, employment opportunities, scholarships and tertiary institution news over the year. It is emailed to all senior students and parents, but can be found by anyone else on the St Mary’s College Careers webpage through the link on Simon.

MANDY ELWOOD Careers Counsellor

LEARNING Diversity

2021 was always going to be a year of change for St Mary’s College. Little did we know that the opportunities presented to us with the opening of our new co-educational school would be impacted by the resurgence of the pandemic. Yet, as happened in 2020, our community banded together to support each other and ensure all members were safe and cared for. The ‘new normal’ we have all been forced to face has drawn deeply on our faith and compassion and together we have answered the call.

Amid changes to our Learning Diversity staff throughout the year, we have continued to keep the needs of our students and families as the driving force behind our work. In these difficult times of uncertainty, providing stability, particularly for our more vulnerable students as well as those who find learning a challenge at the best of times, is of paramount importance. My heartfelt thanks go to the Learning Support Officers and other staff who were always available to help with supervision in the Markillie Library during lockdowns. Their patience and adaptability have been highly

beneficial in reassuring our students, and in modelling important life-skills of persistence and resilience. The trusting relationships developed with the students is further evidence of the important role they have in the College.

Many thanks, too, to the parents who have worked with us to ensure the best outcomes for their children. The combined efforts of students, families, and the College are so important in student growth and achievement. In the Learning Diversity area, this is essential. Thank you for entrusting your children to our care and congratulations on making it through another crazy year.

To those staff and students who are leaving our community, best wishes for the next chapter; it has been a privilege to share a small part of your journey.

CHRIS SODAITIS Learning Diversity Leader

LIBRARY

This year St Mary’s College expanded our collection to two full-sized libraries across our two campuses: the Markillie Library (Edmund Rice campus) and the Aquinas Library (Presentation campus). This enabled the Library team to refocus our activities, collections and study hubs to cater to the different year levels utilising the libraries.

At the Markillie Library, students in Year 7 and 8 participated in our reading program, which has been a great success, with students selecting and reading books in genres that they may not necessarily choose. We have also set up a Manga room in the Markillie Library which has been very well received.

At the Aquinas Library, students used the whiteboards to run informal study groups, while also taking the opportunity to complete many jigsaw puzzles and target word puzzles during recess and lunchtime.

On 19 May, we celebrated National Simultaneous Storytime Day with St Mary’s Primary School students in both of our Libraries. The grade 3 and 4 students visited to watch a reading of Give me some space

by Philip Bunting, read by Astronaut Shannon Walker, live from the International Space Station. We then all made cosmic playdough, with great help from Year 8 and 9 students.

This year again due to COVID the Library had to transform and adapt to an online space to cater to all our students in lockdown. Students were also able to borrow books and continue to read using e-platform, our online book app.

We look forward to a bigger and better celebration of reading, literature, and creative activities in 2022!

RACHEL MONTALTO Librarian

COLLEGE Production

STUDENT REFLECTION

Looking back on my years of doing musicals like Grease and Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, I remember all the fun times I had performing, practising and hanging out with my friends during rehearsals and after shows. This year, unfortunately, we were not able to perform Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but we were still able to rehearse the show. I found that even with our smaller, but still incredible cast, we were all able to create strong bonds and have a show that would have been perfect to perform.

Knowing this year was my final chance to perform at school I came in with 110% and I wanted the show to be perfect. Unfortunately, we got hit with lockdown after lockdown with no one knowing when it would end, or when we would get another one. Each time we came back, I felt like we all were inspired, and we got closer, each return brought us new hope. It has been a difficult year, but it’s been one of the best years of my life. To everyone in the cast, you’ve been amazing and it’s my honour to pass the musical baton to you.

And throughout the last few weeks of the school year we worked on a little 2021 souvenir for all of us in the cast so our amazing efforts hadn’t gone to waste. We created a virtual choir recording of Candyman led by Geremy Baxas, and created by the outstanding Ms Papatheodorou, who was our vocal director for the musical. Though it wasn’t exactly what we all hoped for, it came together beautifully, and it sounds amazing.

Cast List

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Musical Director Mr David O’Meara Director Ms Emily Wheaton Assistant Director Ms Christine Sodaitis

Vocal Coach Ms Phoebe Papatheodorou Choreographer Anouk Thaddeus Dance Captain Maddy Gournas Image Designer Hope Frantzeskos Scenery Painters Mr Cameron Hoad & Hope Frantzeskos Set Construction Mr John Murphy & Mr Kevin Wantrych

LEADS

Charlie Bucket James Cappola Willy Wonka Geremy Baxas Grandpa Joe Perran Silveira

Mrs. Bucket Maddie Leroi Violet Beauregarde Kate Damman Mr. Beauregarde Gianfranco Forti Augustus Gloop Mitchell Hoskin Mrs. Gloop Allanah Hager Mike Teavee Noah Douglas Mrs. Teavee Audrey Smart Veruca Salt Aiden Lim Mr. Salt Archie Fraser Grandma Josephine Audrey Guevarra Grandma Georgina Georgia Le Hunt Grandpa George Spencer Slaney

Jerry Nic Harvey

Cherry Hannah O’Brien

Mrs. Green Maddy Gournas Ensemble John Arhontis, Mathew Dellas, Ted McMahon, Maya Taifernopoulos, Tomasz Tamowicz, Alex Scharper.

BANDS

There were few opportunities for band performances this year but when our students did perform their performances were impressive and memorable.

ST MARY’S COLLEGE CONCERT BAND

The senior concert band began the year with thirty members attending 8am rehearsals on Wednesday mornings in preparation for Anzac Day services. During the College’s Open Day the band held an open rehearsal in the Edmund Rice campus band room before a large crowd. They then performed at two Anzac events: St Mary’s College Anzac Memorial and the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Caulfield RSL. At the Dawn Service our band drum corps marched the veterans to the RSL and the band performed marches and hymns throughout the service. Year 10 students Maddie Leroi and Mitchell Hoskin were our talented singers performing hymns and national anthems accompanied by the band at both events. The band sounded wonderful, and I received many compliments from members of the public on their performance. Well done, St Mary’s College Concert Band!

In 2021 we say farewell to these Year 12 students who gave so much over the years: Christian D’Rozario, Yianni Drossos, Tom Hasker, Khoi Nguyen, Orion Sparrow-Cooper, Chelsea Le Hunt, Manon Sabouraud. Thank you for your years of service to the Band Program and we wish you all well for the future.

ROCK GROUPS AT OPEN DAY

We currently hold the shield for ACC ‘Battle of the Bands’ Champions and our student rock groups continue to inspire and achieve. On Open Day the Year 9 rock group performed at the Presentation campus and the Year 8 rock group at the Edmund Rice campus. Reports from staff were many members of the public were stunned at the high performance standard of our students. The Year 9 Rock group played a program including: Fortunate Son and the INXS classic Never Tear Us Apart. The Year 9 rock band members were: Noah Douglas - vocals, Hunter MacNamara – keyboards/guitar, Jack Gallagher – electric guitar, Marcus Kruger – electric bass, Thomas Stedman – saxophone, Hugh Craig – drums. The Year 8 group’s program included: Walk Don’t Run and Black Night and its members were: Nicholas Spijker – electric bass, Nicholas Cook – electric guitar and guest artist Year 11 student Ethan Taifernopoulos – drums. Thanks to St Mary’s College Rock group coach, Mr Charlie Rooke, for his excellent work in preparing these students for their performances.

INTERMEDIATE CONCERT BAND

This year due to pandemic disruptions I combined the Year 7 High Achievers’ Medallion Concert Band and the Year 8 Intermediate Concert Band into one ensemble. These students rehearsed at lunchtimes and learned a contrasting repertoire including: Seven Nation Army, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and Majestic March. It was unfortunate this band didn’t have the opportunity to perform but their enthusiasm and commitment to rehearsing was a joy to experience. Many of these students will join the ranks of the St Mary’s College Concert Band in 2022.

DAVID O’MEARA Director of Music

SENIOR BAND

Row 2: David O’Meara (Conductor),

Front Row: Geremy Baxas,

INTERMEDIATE CONCERT BAND

Row

Front

JUNIOR ROCK BAND

YEAR 9 ROCK BAND

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Left

Nicholas Spijker, Nicholas Cook, Ethan Taifernopoulos

Left - Right: Charlie Rooke (Conductor), Jack Gallagher Noah Douglas Hunter McNamara Thomas Stedman

CHOIRS

CHAMBER CHOIR

Despite the disruption of various COVID lockdowns, St Mary’s College Tuesday morning Chamber Choir continues to grow from strength to strength. The choir has learnt a wide variety of repertoire in 2021 consisting of pop, folk, spiritual, gospel and musical theatre arrangements. Highlights include singing Beatles classics such as Here Comes the Sun and feeling the rhythm and energy of traditional spirituals such as Elijah Rock and the folk songs, Scarborough Fair and Great Mornin. Private singing students developed their singing skills exploring various genres from classical art songs to Broadway standards. Aside from the joy (and challenge!) of singing in up to three parts; choir is about community, fun and friendship. I am excited to be introducing even more new music to the choir in 2022 and I, and the choir members, invite anyone and everyone along for this unique and friendly experience.

DANIEL BRINSMEAD Chamber Choir Director/Singing teacher

GOSPEL CHOIR

What a wonderful year of singing we’ve had at St Mary’s College! In this, my first year at the College, it was my privilege to create the contemporary ‘Gospel Choir’. Centered around contemporary arrangements of soul, pop, RNB and music theatre genres, students have developed a stronger understanding of harmony and singing as an ensemble. Despite the challenges of online learning and being unable to sing together as a group for much of the year, the singing students made fantastic progress and developed their singing skills and musicality.

The private singing students have studied a range of genres including: jazz, pop, music theatre and RNB. Singing students have explored writing and recording their own music, preparing for auditions in productions both in and out of the school community, and expanding their technique with improvisation. We studied 4-part SATB arrangements of Be Our Guest (Beauty and The Beast), Find Someone Like You, and Joy To The World. The Gospel Choir members were also in the musical cast this year and performed wonderful ‘Virtual Choir’ videos of Candy Man and Joy To The World. I’m very proud of the progress and fantastic skills the singing students have developed this year. The number of singing students has grown well, with even more growth to the program expected next year. Well done, everyone and I look forward to an even bigger and better 2022!

PHOEBE PAPATHEODOROU Gospel Choir Director/Singing teacher

CHOIR

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Paula Papatheodorou (Conductor), Noah Douglas, Geremy Baxas, Audrey Smart, Gianfranco Forti, Mitchell Hoskin, Patrick Woods, Allanah Hager

Row: Matthew Dellas, Hannah O’Brien, Maya Taifernopoulos, Abbey Wilcox, Madeline Gournas, Georgia Le Hunt, James Cappola,

SPORTS

Associations

Another topsy turvy year with COVID challenges thrown our way but our coaches and teams were ready to play when restrictions allowed it. Our weekly sport in the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC) managed to play almost complete fixtures in Term 2, but our Galas and Carnivals in SCSA were impacted hard.

We saw success in Term 1: The Senior T20 Division 2 Cricket team took out the title again under the outstanding coaching of Edy Cavolo. Luke Destito (Captain) was named as ACC Division 2 Most Outstanding Performer and in the ACC Team of the Year along with Matt Luxford. Harry Charlesworth and brother Joe were selected to represent the ACC in VSAC swimming based on their ACC carnival performances representing the college. The Year 8 (under 14) athletics team took out the ACC Division 2 title despite not competing in 2020. The SCSA indoor cricket team were just pipped in the Grand final with Coach Justin Paul and the Triathlon team also took out the title at the ACC Triathlon with Mr Simon Hawkins.

Coach Cavolo dominated again in term 2, this time coaching the Senior Division 2 Football team. This group of players were extremely special and after going unbeaten in the ACC Year 9 Division 2 comp in 2018 played in the Year 10 Division 1 in 2019. Aidan Williams (also named as Division 2 Most Outstanding Performer) and Ned Sayers were selected for ACC Team of the Year for Football. The Senior soccer team went back-to-back (2019 Year 10 Division 2 Soccer

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Premiership) ‘bagging the W’ at the Veneto Club and Yianni Drossos named in the ACC Soccer Team of the Year. Mr Rosario Genovese also going back-to-back coaching Senior Soccer premierships in 2019 and 2021. Mr Russell Wynne racked up the same achievement as the Intermediate Team took out the Year 10 Division 2 title again. Mr Alex Luscombe and the Intermediate Division 2 football team made the Grand Final but couldn’t push back St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully.

Our girls thrived in SCSA basketball narrowly missing out in a Grand Final spot in the Senior grade with Adelaide Taylor as a standout performer. Destiny (Yar) Kuek was a notable performer in the SCSA athletics carnival along with Elisa Leyva-McEnroe. The Girls Football team (formed from year 7-12 girls) competed in the inaugural St Kilda City Northern Lightning premiership with Darcy Lynch as captain. The girls played at Trevor Barker oval under the expert instruction of Coach Paul, with Macy Vicino dominating and clearly Best on Ground.

Unfortunately, COVID put the blockers on the rest of the sporting events for the year, but we are primed and ready to go for 2022 from week 2 with our House Athletics Carnival.

LUCY MCKEOWN Director of Sport

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Row 2: Rosario Genovese, Justin Paul, Charlie Roberts, Greg Davies Front Row: Lucy McKeown, Simon Hawkins, Shaun Lancashire, Lisa O’Callaghan

ACC JUNIOR FOOTBALL

Row 3: Joe Charlesworth, Hugh McMahon, Elijah Jess, Patrick Cullen, Gai Chol, Will Stone

Row 2: William Scothern, Billy Wigmore, Christopher Kemp, Joshua Fraser, Judd Greenham, Gerard Gibney

Front Row: Jude Kolinac, Damon Bennett, Jasper Martello, Jay Dullard, Jasper Corke, Mitchell Houareau, Jagger Serafin

AFL

JUNIOR AFL

During Term 2, our boys Junior Footy team consisted of Year 7 and Year 8 students and for most students, it was their first time representing the College in the ACC format. Our weekly trainings brought us closer together, helping us play team-first footy. We played five games across the season and finished with a record of three wins and two narrow losses, finishing sixth on the ladder. I was very proud of the boys during the season. They played with grit, courage, and determination each game and took on a range of challenges thrown their way!

Well done to Finn Davis on winning our Best and Fairest Award (15 votes) closely followed by Billy Wigmore (13 votes). Will Stone was awarded the Hawkins Medal for most courageous. Judd Greenham was awarded the Paul Medal for most goals in the season.

These boys certainly have a bright future ahead of them and have potential to go the distance! Thanks to the boys for making it a memorable season.

SIMON HAWKINS

Junior AFL Coach

ACC INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL

Row 3: Finnbar Hobson, Kane Sexton, Archie Campbell, Joshua Kingston, Ayden McCarroll, Jake Smith, Jackson Daley, Benjamin Mitchell

Row 2: Hugo Speldewinde, Harley Schuurmans, Boadie Leeds, Stefan Holmes, Michael Macafee, Cade Galea, Rook Barry, Thomas Seeliger

Front Row: Anthony Power, Harvey Bigham, Wil Baker, Samuel Haddad, Tom McMahon, Callum Bennett, Jack Kilgour, Hunter Graham

INTERMEDIATE AFL

What a terrific season it was for our Middle School Football team.

In my years of coaching at the school, I cannot remember a team with such an even spread of contributors across the board.

Our lead up games allowed the group to come together as a team. Amongst the members of our squad we had students that played for a number of different local clubs on the weekends, often against each other in the same league. So finding a way to get the group to come together as a team was going to be paramount to our success.

We had strong wins against Whitefriars, St Bernard’s, Emmanuel, Parade and St Bede’s, often in very trying weather conditions. Our main competition for the flag looked like being Salesian and St Joseph’s FTG, who we matched up with very evenly.

When Lockdown 2.0 struck in 2021 we were second on the ladder. This came as a blessing for us, because when the season resumed six weeks later, we were ushered straight into the Grand Final to play St Joseph’s FTG at their home ground.

When we arrived at Ferntree Gully, we were full of optimism. The ground was covered in mud, and the conditions suited our game-plan, which was built around a war of attrition.

We made a great start in the first quarter and just missed a couple of chances to get a good lead on them. In the second quarter, St. Joseph’s gained the ascendancy and kicked away to a five-goal lead, which they were able to hold until early in the last quarter.

Our moment came in the last quarter. Some massive goals from our talismanic forward Jackson Daley and some big moments won by our midfield. All of a sudden, we were within a goal.

The most nail biting finish had Cade Galea snapping towards goal from the boundary with a minute to play. The ball bounced, and bounced towards goals only to land in a puddle of mud right on the goal line and be rushed across by an opposition defender. On any other ground it would have gone through!

St Joseph’s were able to hold on and win by a goal. It was heartbreaking for the group, an opportunity missed.

However, the boys should be so, so proud of their efforts this season. The ‘never say die’ mentality of the group held true from start to finish, and I was so impressed with the grit and determination this group had. They have set themselves up well for another big year in 2022.

ALEX LUSCOMBE Intermediate AFL Coach

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SENIOR AFL

2021 Senior Football turned into a very successful season, with “the best coach at Saints” Mr Edy Cavolo leading us to premiership glory at Elsternwick Park in June.

We, the players came into the season with the idea that playing in Division 2 would see us run through the competition after so many other successes with this team. Cav was the only one to think otherwise. And he was right (of course) because we lost our first game against Parade at Parade.

Looking for redemption in Round 2, Cav brought in his infamous game style and played players in their best positions possible. In the next game we applied Cav’s pressure cooker tactics and dominated Mazenod by over 230 points.

Our biggest challenge came against Whitefriars at Whitefriars, playing in front of their whole school for the second half of the game. The

pressure was on us to perform, we needed the W to put us second on the ladder, which would solidify our finals position. We won by 12 points due to a massive game by Aidan Williams, but the bus ride on the way home was almost just as good with us all chanting “Cavolo’s on fire” after our best win of the year and creating memories we will never forget.

The way Cav pulled this side through COVID-19 and being the underdogs this year will never be forgotten. This will no doubt be the first of many Senior Football premierships for St Mary’s College. It comes down to the amazing performance of the players on the day but also the work put in behind the scenes from Mr Cavolo, taking time out of his work and home life to coach this side. We can’t thank him enough.

Row 2: Samuel O’Brien, Alisdair Nolan, Brody Worrell, Rex Chard, Isaac Dale Front Row: Sebastian Turnbull, Lucas Weinbach, Oscar Siddell, Ethan Taifernopoulos, Darcy McCartin, Oliver Russo

NED SAYERS Year 12 Student, Senior Football Captain

SCSA FOOTBALL

Row 2: Michaela Ganavas, Macy Vicino, Mackenzie Prentice-Evans, Madeleine Leroi, Destiny Kuek, Adelaide Taylor, Brigette Jackson, Anouk Thaddeus, Elina Tran

Front Row: Victoria Giannakopoulos, Maya Taifernopoulos, Susannah Green, Sabrina Lehpamer, Zoe Haywood, Janella Manalo, Maya Jess, Georgia Le Hunt, Monica Vu

SCSA AFL

2021 Senior Football turned into a very successful season, which saw the first ever St Mary’s College Women’s football team take to the field.

Due to COVID restrictions we had a limited pre-season but were able to get together for two training sessions and one practice match. This allowed 24 girls to come together to form a team. Again, due to COVID we were only able to play in a one-day round robin competition at Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham.

In our first game against Sienna College our girls played with lots of spirit and intensity despite never playing together before. Defeated by five goals the girls were not disheartened and really enjoyed the experience.

In our second game against Mentone Girls’ Grammar things really clicked

for us as we started to play as a team unit. Our girls used handpasses and short kicks to find teammates in space and ran in waves to create lots of attacking options. We scored a couple of cracking goals and we celebrated them enthusiastically.

Mentone were able to snatch victory from us in the end. It was a great first effort from the St Mary’s College girls taking on the longer established team of Mentone Girls Grammar. The experience was invaluable and no doubt our girls will be an AFL force to be reckoned with next year.

It was a great pleasure to coach this team. I look forward to getting the girls back together in season 2022.

JUSTIN PAUL Girls AFL Coach

CRICKET

ACC SENIOR CRICKET

The Inaugural St Mary’s College Senior Cricket team kick started what was a successful and memorable year for the school’s establishment as we took out the T20 Division 2 premiership. The team’s bond was ultimately what lead to this success, with everyone doing their job when it was required and asked of them. Playing a total of six games out of a possible seven, with one called off due to weather, the team remained undefeated. A valiant effort from the team gave us the upper hand leading into the finals, with the confidence that we could win it all. The first task was to beat St Bernard’s on our home deck which was one that wouldn’t come easy. However, after bowling first, we kept them to exactly 100 runs, and made those runs with a fair bit of ease. Then, onto the big dance it was.

Playing against St Bede’s, we batted first and put up a total of 93 runs. Although it was very tricky to bat in those conditions, we were confident that we would be able to defend that total. After a slow start with the ball, we found our feet and clawed it back with the game going down to the wire. On the last over of the game, St Bede’s needed 6 runs to win with Khoi Nguyen being the bowler. Little did we know, Khoi would be the hattrick hero as he would take three wickets in the last three balls of the game to see St Mary’s take away the premiership.

It was an absolute honour and privilege to be named the captain of the first St Mary’s College Senior Cricket team and I couldn’t have asked for a better bunch of lads to lead out onto the field each week.

LUKE DESTITO Year 12 Student, Senior Cricket Captain

Left - Right: Alisdair Nolan, Darcy McCartin, Jack Hatty, Dominic Albrighton, Raj Kuver, Matthew Nolan

Row 2: Michaela Ganavas, Macy Vicino, Mackenzie Prentice-Evans, Madeleine Leroi, Destiny Kuek, Adelaide Taylor, Brigette Jackson, Anouk Thaddeus, Elina Tran

Front Row: Victoria Giannakopoulos, Maya Taifernopoulos, Susannah Green, Sabrina Lehpamer, Zoe Haywood, Janella Manalo, Maya Jess, Georgia Le Hunt, Monica Vu

SCSA INDOOR CRICKET

In 2021, St Mary’s College competed in the SCSA Indoor cricket Championships.

After some training sessions in the nets where we dusted off the cobwebs, we put together two teams comprising of girls from Year 12 all the way down to Year 7.

It was a great day where girls from ten colleges came together to play. We entered a team in the Senior Competition and another team in the Intermediate Competition. Both of our teams played five games for the day.

It was great to see how well the St Mary’s College girls in both teams gelled together and played with great spirit, representing a brand-new school.

Our Intermediate team played really well, just missing out on the finals. The St Mary’s Senior team played brilliantly and made it all the way through to the Grand Final. In a thrilling game, our girls finished runner up for the day. This was a fantastic effort, singing joyously all the way home on the bus.

I would like to thank all of the girls who represented St Mary’s College and I hope to see lots of you back next year.

JUSTIN PAUL Indoor Cricket Coach

ATHLETICS

ACC ATHLETICS

Row 2: Hugo Speldewinde, Oscar Siddell, Ben Kulesza, Ayden McCarroll, Samuel O’Brien, Ethan Taifernopoulos, Emmanuel Tzamouranis

Front Row: Gerard Gibney, Rafi Sayar, Will Stone, Charlie Rossi, Harry Charlesworth, Panagiotis Katiforis, Victor Ha, Alexandar Grivicic

ACC ATHLETICS

On Thursday 25 February at Lakeside Stadium St Mary’s College participated in the annual ACC Athletics Carnival and came a creditable third. The team did very well in defeating Mazenod, Emmanuel and Simmonds and finished just behind St Joseph’s Geelong and the winning team De La Salle. It was our first time competing as St Mary’s College and for the under 13s and under 14s it was their first ever ACC competition.

The under 14 team were amazing winning nearly every event. Victor Ha won the 100m by .01 seconds. De La Salle were so shocked not to win, and desperate for every point, they paid the fee to have the photo finish checked, but Victor was still victorious. In the 200m he won by nearly two whole seconds. Charlie Rossi won the 400m, (he even competed at 400m and discus at the state championships), Ged Gibney won the 800m, Finn Davis won the high jump and triple jump and then Victor, Charlie, Finn and Will Stone combined to win the relay by 1.5 seconds.

Other winners were Daniel Snell in the under 15 high jump, Sam O’Brien in the under 17 1500 after coming second in the open 3000m, and Bryce Emery became St Mary’s College’s first ever ACC winner taking out the under 17 triple jump.

For the record, the fastest runner in the school for 2021 was Owen Pepper just ahead of Ryder Davenport and Liam Denys. The best distance runner was Aidan Williams and best thrower Liam McColl.

PAT KAUFMAN Athletics Coach

SCSA ATHLETICS

Row 2: Janella Manalo, Macy Vicino, Mackenzie Prentice-Evans, Cleopatra Sparrow-Cooper, Destiny Kuek, Adelaide Taylor, Jaeda Thornhill, Zoe Haywood, Charlotte Richards

Front Row: Maya Taifernopoulos, Susannah Green, Alexandra Dimiropoulos, Maya Jess, Michaela Ganavas, Elly Liew, Madeline Gournas, Dana Gionfriddo, Georgia Le Hunt

SCSA ATHLETICS

On Friday 14 May at Lakeside Stadium St Mary’s College participated in the annual SCSA Athletics Carnival Division 3 against Mount St Josephs, Clonard, OLSH and Academy. The team performed well, and many girls set a new personal best. However, our inaugural St Mary’s College team, being small, were not able to have a competitor in every event. For the events we did compete in, the girls were outstanding and we achieved many first places.

Yar Kuek was our fastest runner winning her Year 10 100m in 13.86seconds. Janella Manalo also won her heat with 14.05 seconds with Sabrina Lehpalmer and Brigette Jackson not far behind in 14.59 seconds.

Fastest in Year 9 was Dana Gionfriddo running 100m in 14.22 seconds and Tyra Williams was fastest in the 200m with 31.16 seconds. The Year 9 team proved to be our strongest team winning the Triple Jump, Tyra: 8.75m, the Discus, MacKenzie Prentice Evans: 18.87m and coming 3rd in the Javelin, MacKenzie again with 17.77m.

St Mary’s College also won the Senior 200m, Anouk Thaddeus: 31.05 seconds, 3rd in Senior Shot, Annecy Homberg: 7.22m, and 3rd in the 1100m Walk Amber Andronaco in 7:52.94.

PAT KAUFMAN Athletics Coach

SENIOR VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL

SENIOR VOLLEYBALL

In 2021 the Senior Volleyball team fought out each match and had a lot of fun along the way. Regardless of whether we were leading a game or not, the boys always showed grit and determination, something our ACC teams are known for.

We ended the season with one win and three losses. Our Round 1 game versus the archrival in De La Salle was our best game of the year. I would like to congratulate both squads for their enthusiasm, team first approach and commitment.

ROSARIO GENOVESE Volleyball Coach

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

Left to Right: Sam O’Brien, Ali Al-Hawli, Ethan Taifernopoulos, Oscar Siddell, Sebastian Turnbull, Isaac Dale

Lunchtime volleyball games during HPE week

SOCCER

ACC JUNIOR SOCCER

Row 2: Mayen Thou, Victor Ha, Ted McMahon, Charlie Rossi, Colby Bryan, Jake Lehpamer, Alexandar Grivicic, Lucas Warrick

Front Row: Noah Korfiatis, Andy Quach, Rafi Sayar, Marco Canale, Justin Manalo, Justin Truong, Nicholas Cook, Lucas Bigmore-Damico

ACC JUNIOR SOCCER

In another non-conventional year for Interschool sport, it was pleasing to play most of the ACC Junior Soccer competition in during Term 2. Although we only got four rounds of games, the players in the squad developed and built a strong team as the season progressed in a tough Year 8 Division 1 competition.

In Round 1, we were defeated 6-0 by the strongest team in the competition, Parade, who came up with the premiership in the end. Even though the goal difference seemed significant on paper, the players from St Mary’s College played a consistent game with solid defence throughout most of the game.

In Round 2, St Mary’s College found our form and built on what we learnt in the previous round, putting away fourv goals as we defeated Whitefriars at Alma Park. With this boost in morale, we were ready to take on the rest of the season.

Unfortunately, even with the form of the previous week, Round 3 proved too tough as we came up against a strong Emmanuel squad. However, we came back with force in Round 4 with a 9-0 win over St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully.

We had a bye in Round 5 and unfortunately our season was cut short when the Round 6 match was abandoned due to COVID restrictions, resulting in not being able to play out the rest of the ACC Soccer season.

Overall, St Mary’s College finished 6th (out of 11) in Year 8 Division 1 for 2021. Congratulations to the players for their enthusiasm and development throughout the season and a big thank you to Liam Fothergill (Old Collegian) for his assistance with the coaching.

PHIL O’CONNOR ACC Junior Soccer Coach

ACC INTERMEDIATE SOCCER

Row 2: Thomas Christodoulou, Arthur Georgakakis, Leftheri Drossos, Marcus Grosso, Liam Denys, Ben Kulesza, William Freeman

Front Row: Sonny Galvez, Emmanuel Tzamouranis, Jacob Mukumba, Jay Lennartz-Kelly, Luc Bunde, Panagiotis Katiforis, Angus Denning

ACC INTERMEDIATE SOCCER

This year’s season began with high hopes on a dismal winter day at St Bernard’s where we took on the behemoth of the north in a do or die struggle for supremacy. In the pouring rain and despite a serious injury, that sidelined one of our stars, Noah Zemunik for the rest of the season, we held St Bernard’s to a draw, the season had begun.

We followed this up with a massive victory on a bright sunny pitch against Mazenod 6-0 with goals to Denys (4), Drossos and Kulesza. All day, our defence of Grosso, Balta , Galvez and Christodoulou held firm against the attacks by the opposition. Round 3 was a tougher game altogether against a champion opposition in De La Salle, who were spoiling for a fight. At halftime the two sides were evenly poised with St Mary’s College holding a 2-1 advantage. However, with brilliant team play and strikes by Denys, Drossos, Kulesza , Katiforis and Freeman, we were able to coast to a 5-2 victory. In the next match we were able to account for Simmonds, 11-4 in a percentage boosting win. Dennys, Christodoulou, Grosso, and Makumba were the stars in this battle. In the penultimate clash we were able to account for our traditional nemesis, St Bede’s 13-1. This was a significant win as it built confidence for the finals campaign ahead.

The whole team was now gelling together nicely, and each player knew the strengths and weaknesses of their teammates. It was uncanny how each bonded with the team of St Mary’s College. Players like Lennartz-Kelly, Bunde and Georkakakis were emerging from the shadows to play vital roles and add support to the genuine stars of the side. Emmanuel was beginning to make his mark in the goals and was playing a pivotal role. Denys, Drossos, Christodoulou and Katifores were starring week in week out. Galvez, Grosso, Kulesza, Angel, Makumba, Balta and Freeman were sensational in support. Furthermore, who could forget our resident linesman and defender, Nibal Hilal who also played a key morale-boosting role in the team’s success?

And so, to the finals. The team played a magnificent finals campaign firstly trouncing our old enemy, St Bede’s and then accounting for an enthusiastic De La Salle. Hats off to the boys who were boxing far above their weight against schools whose numbers far and away eclipsed our alma mater. This season’s was an inspired team performance from day one, and the enthusiasm and camaraderie of the team never waned.

RUSSELL WYNNE ACC Intermediate Soccer Coach

ACC SENIOR SOCCER

I would like to congratulate all squad members for their dedication, hard work, team spirit and desire to work together towards achieving a common goal in 2021. In our first team meeting before Round 1, we set ourselves the goal of writing our own story and knew that the ultimate success would only come to fruition if we played selflessly, for one another. Well, what a successful season it was. The team was undefeated all year and finished on top of the table. While it was extremely satisfying to win back to back Grand Finals, it was just as satisfying seeing these boys attack each and every game with tenacity and team spirit. We made some errors, learned a lot about ourselves along the way, played some outstanding football and had lots of fun doing it all. This was a special group of young men.

Thanks to each and every one of these boys for making this season unforgettable.

SENIOR TEAM

SENIOR SOCCER GRAND FINAL

ST MARY’S COLLEGE V DE LA SALLE 3-1

In 2021, the top two teams met at the Veneto Club in what would be an enthralling grand final. The early stages of the match were tense. Grand finals are not easy to make and both teams were desperate to start well. Thanks to an unlucky back pass which saw the ball travel over the head of the De La Salle goalkeeper, St Mary’s took a 1-0 lead into halftime. Complacency is always a danger when leading at the break and sure enough, De La Salle found an equalizer after some dubious play in the box. 1-1 after 55 minutes with plenty of work to do. There were many positional changes during the match as St Mary’s College tried to find the formula to not only break down DLS forays forward, but also counterattack in an aggressive manner. Zac Zborovsky skilfully worked his way around a couple of opponents, crossed the ball into the box and Matt Luxford broke the deadlock with some beautiful footwork and ball control, leaving two defenders and the goalkeeper scratching their heads. Minutes later, Sam Paradisis got on the end of a beautiful pass by Yianni Drossos and the premiership was sealed.

Back to back Grand Final victories!

LEARN,

ROSARIO GENOVESE Senior Soccer Coach

SWIMMING

ACC SWIMMING

Row 3: Sebastian Cano-Salas Liam Gouws Alisdair Nolan Joshua Kingston Samuel O’Brien Harry Charlesworth

Row 2: Luc Bunde Colby Bryan Matthew Nolan Ayden McCarroll Callum Muir-Stephens Ethan Taifernopoulos Daniel Nguyen

Front Row: Rafi Sayar Jack Prentice-Evans Joe Charlesworth Hugh McMahon Charlie Rossi James Lloyd-Smith Will Stone Christian Simmonds

ACC SWIMMING

On Wednesday 31 March at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, St Mary’s College competed in the ACC Division 2 Swimming Championships. The first ever St Mary’s College Swimming Team did us proud, finishing runner up to St Josephs’s College Geelong and defeating the experience teams of Mazenod, St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully, Emmanuel College and Simmonds College.

There were many outstanding performances, but the following deserve a special mention:

Dominic Azzopardi swam all six events and was fastest for St Mary’s College at breaststroke with a time of 37.41. He has been a most prolific point scorer in swimming for the school over the years.

Ayden McCarroll Under 16, swam the open 200m Freestyle, with a time of 2.37.42.

Stephan Holmes Under 16, 1st place in 50m backstroke with a time of 31.98 a new school record.

Harry Charlesworth Under 15, butterfly with an incredible 28.73, a new school record. Harry’s time for the freestyle was 27.26 which was the fastest for St Mary’s College.

Charlie Rossi Under 14, 1st place in 50m freestyle with a time of 29.29.

Joseph Charlesworth Under 13, 1st place in 50m freestyle with a time of 32.09.

Under 16 Medley Relay Team: 1st place with a new school record of 2:08.89, (Stefan, Jake Smith, Harry and Sebastian Cano-Salas)

Under 16 Freestyle Relay Team: 1st place 1:57.75, (Sebastian, Luc Bunde, Jake and Stefan)

PAT KAUFMAN Swimming Coach

SCSA SWIMMING

Row 2: Keira Mullett Eliza Kelly Madeleine Leroi Adelaide Taylor Cleopatra Sparrow-Cooper Grace Kingston Zoe Haywood

Front Row: Tyra Williams Dana Gionfriddo Zara Xanthopoulos Anouk Thaddeus Monica Vu Janella Manalo

SCSA SWIMMING

On Wednesday 10 March at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre St Mary’s College competed in the SCSA Division 3 Swimming Championships. We placed an amazing 3rd narrowly defeated by St Columba’s College and St Aloysius College. This was our first ever St Mary’s College swimming team in SCSA.

There were many excellent performances on the night and most girls achieved new personal best times in their race. The following girls deserve a special mention for achieving a first place and/or an inaugural St Mary’s College swimming record.

RECORDS:

Tyra Williams 50 Freestyle year 9 37.76 and 50 backstroke 45.63 Dana Gionfriddo 50 Breaststroke year 9 53.88

Adelaide Taylor 50 Freestyle year 10 34.84, 50 Backstroke year 10 41.60, 50 breaststroke year 10 49.60 and 100 freestyle year 10 1:19.83

Maddie Leroi 50 butterfly year 10 46.11 Monica Vu 50 freestyle year 11 36.02, 50 butterfly year 11 38.82 and 100 freestyle year 11 1:28 49

FIRST IN SCSA

Adelaide Taylor 50 backstroke senior Tyra Williams year 9 50m freestyle

Zara Xanthopoulos year 10 50m freestyle (A) Janella Manalo year 10 50m freestyle (B) Zoe Haywood year 10 50m freestyle (C)

Swimming Coach

PAT KAUFMAN

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

CO–CURRICULAR

SCSA TENNIS

Row 2: Brigette Jackson, Eliza Kelly, Adelaide Taylor, Zara Xanthopoulos

Front Row: Tyra Williams, Zoe Haywood, Sabrina Lehpamer, Dana Gionfriddo

TENNIS

SCSA TENNIS

After some early bus confusion our group of excited tennis players pulled into the Boroondara Tennis Centre to take part in the SCSA Tennis Competition.

We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day and the early indication was that we were there to enjoy each other’s company as well as play to win, but most importantly, we were going to do so by having fun. As the games rolled through the fixture that had been set for the day it was becoming clear that the Junior and Intermediate teams were trying their best but were being outplayed. They valiantly fought on and achieved some small wins along the way. Tyra Williams and Dana Gionfriddo of Year 9, Zara Xanthopoulos, Zoe Haywood and Sabrina Lehpamer of Year 10 all played magnificently well.

In a controversial end to the day, we ended being defeated in the Senior Final.

All day long our senior contingent of Tia Bunde, Annecy Homberg, Adelaide Taylor, Eliza Kelly, and Monica Vu represented St Mary’s College in a positive manner and challenged right to the end.

Many thanks to all our students who contributed to a wonderful day of competition.

LEIGH WILLIAMS Tennis Coach

ACC OPEN GOLF

Row 2: Matthew Nolan, Ayden McCarroll, Alisdair Nolan Front Row: Bailey Noonan, Liam Gouws, Louis Larkin, Luca Carboni

GOLF

In 2021, the St Mary’s College boys golf team competed in the ACC Open Championships at Northern Golf Club early in Term 2.

The day turned out to be hugely successful with our boys winning the ACC Division 2 Pennants.

This was a great reward for our boys who played brilliantly during the day and all tried their hardest for their team mates.

This was a stroke event where the best four players’ scores from each team were combined for the team’s total shots.

As well as great team success, our Captain, Luca Carboni was awarded the Champion Individual Player on the day for his score of 73.

It was a great pleasure to coach this team and I look forward to getting the team back together next season.

JUSTIN PAUL Golf Coach

Final Team Scores

Mary’s

Bernard’s

Joseph’s

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

HOCKEY

JUNIOR HOCKEY

The ACC Junior Hockey Team were unable to play their scheduled competition this year due to COVID restrictions.

INTERMEDIATE HOCKEY

Sport and co-curricular opportunities for our girls are numerous. Our Girls complete in the SCSA a girls only competition but this year were able to compete in the ACC competition which has historically been a boys only competition.

Our first three girls to represent St Mary’s College in ACC Intermediate Hockey Team were Mackenzie Prentice-Evans, Charlotte Richards and Cleo Sparrow-Cooper. After the few initial nerves subsided, they proved to be a valuable part of the Hockey Team.

Due to COVID restrictions the Intermediate Hockey season was cut short but we look forward to seeing these enthusiastic players compete again in 2022.

SENIOR HOCKEY

In an interrupted season, the Senior Hockey team managed to play only two games, one loss and one draw. Led by Sam O’Brien as captain, we never got a chance to get out of first gear and enjoy any momentum due to the restrictions of the pandemic and lockdowns.

Despite this, the usual St Mary’s College spirit was present in each game. Highlights of the season were having the girls join our squad and our 2-2 draw with Emmanuel. To our team’s credit, we fought our hearts out and never gave up and can be very proud of our efforts. I would like to thank the following players for the passion with which they played, and the brilliant way in which they represented the St Mary’s College community.

SENIOR TEAM

Darcy McCartin Hugh Bradley Griffin Beveridge

Davis

Aurelia Topolska Monica Vu

ROSARIO GENOVESE Senior Hockey Coach

EDY CAVOLO

Intermediate Hockey Coach

Noah Liew Sam O’Brien Matt Luxford Leo Zabarauskas Ben O’Mahony Ben Shirkey Chelsea Le Hunt

Siddell

Nolan

Nguyen

Taifernopoulos

ACC JUNIOR HOCKEY

SENIOR HOCKEY

BASKETBALL

ACC JUNIOR BASKETBALL

Row 2: Hugh McMahon, Lucas Aboung, Patrick Cullen, Elijah Jess, Christo Muorkor, Gai Chol, Billy Wigmore

Front Row: Jagger Serafin, Marco Canale, Jasper Corke, Mayen Thou, Finley Panetta, Judd Greenham, Jude Fitzgerald, Damon Bennett

JUNIOR BASKETBALL

ACC Junior Basketball Team were unable to play their scheduled competition this year due to COVID restrictions.

ACC SENIOR BASKETBALL

Row 3: Jack Hatty, Rex Chard, Oliver Russo, Ali Al-Hawli, Lucas Weinbach

SENIOR BASKETBALL

A season that promised to be a swish from the logo ended up being an airball from the top of the key. Not through any fault of our own of course – COVID played lockdown defence and reduced us to one game rather than an extensive, exhaustive championship campaign we hoped to embark upon. Let me explain.

We’d had our training camp with players working on all facets of their games. Okay, it wasn’t exactly an NBA style training camp – I am taking a bit of poetic license here – but we had run some sessions at recess and lunchtimes, and we were firing. Our teams were then selected and ready to go for Round 1, which would be against Emmanuel College at the rather obtuse location of Ashburton Leisure Centre.

In the As, we started well. Sam Macafee was a force on the defensive end and Finn Kilgour had begun to light it up from the outside. Matt Ahmetoglu made a turn-around jump shot in the lane that Kevin Durant would have been proud of. However, Emmanuel stuck to their sets and eventually ground out a close victory. We walked off the court disappointed but comforted by the knowledge that we would reach another gear as the season wore on.

ACC INTERMEDIATE BASKETBALL

Row 3: Benjamin Mitchell, Cade Galea, Michael Macafee, Ayden McCarroll, Stefan Holmes, Boadie Leeds, Rook Barry

Row 2: Samuel Haddad, Mylo Piacquadio, Kane Sexton, Jake Smith, Archie Campbell, Jackson Daley, Thomas Seeliger, Wil Baker

Front Row: Sebastian Brizuela, Taine Bolger, Hunter Graham, Angus Denning, Finnbar Hobson, Mobei Ma, Indi Serafin, Christian Calderone

Our B side then took the court. After being jumped at the start of the game, our high-octane offense kicked into gear, and we took the lead with two minutes on the clock. Ali Al-Hawli, aka the human bucket, was giving Camelo Anthony a run for his money with his ability to generate, and make, shots. However, amidst this offensive onslaught, Emmanuel produced their own scoring pyrotechnics to snatch a close victory. It was a sensational game and, we thought, a harbinger for more exciting contests as the season continued. Sadly, this wasn’t to be the case.

Thank you to everyone for your efforts in our season. In the game we played, students enjoyed themselves, played hard and conducted themselves the right way. Looking forward to next season where this time, collectively, we will pull up from three, set out feet and wait for that crisp sound of the ball hitting the cords of the net.

CHRIS PYE Senior Basketball Coach

SCSA BASKETBALL

Row 2: Janella Manalo, Macy Vicino, Mackenzie

Prentice-Evans, Cleopatra Sparrow-Cooper, Destiny Kuek, Adelaide Taylor, Jaeda Thornhill, Zoe Haywood, Charlotte Richards

Front Row: Maya Taifernopoulos, Susannah Green, Alexandra Dimiropoulos, Maya Jess, Michaela Ganavas, Elly Liew, Madeline Gournas, Dana Gionfriddo, Georgia Le Hunt

SCSA JUNIORS

On Wednesday 26 May, with the threat of lockdown looming, the 2021 SCSA basketball tournament went ahead at MSAC. It was my pleasure to coach the small but determined Junior team. The team consisting of Alexandra Dimiropoulos, Maya Jess, Georgia Le Hunt, Saoirse Gallagher and Maya Taifernopoulos trained 4 times. Having only five players and no “talls” it was always going to be a challenge to get a win. But win they did! Twice!

Game 1: loss to Clonard Game 2 WIN against St Aloysius Game 3 loss to Mercy Game 4 WIN to Marion (by just 1 point).

Well done girls and I look forward to next year.

JUNIOR TEAM

Alexandra Dimiropoulos

Maya Jess Georgia Le Hunt Saoirse Gallagher Maya Taifernopoulos

PAT KAUFMAN

SCSA Basketball Coach

SCSA SENIORS

The seniors were a team of ten strong players, and they proved very difficult to defeat. They clouted Clonard, smashed St Aloysius and made minced meat of Marion and Mercy.

Everyone played well but Adelaide Taylor topped the scoring, rebounds and assists to become MVP. Unfortunately, a 1-point loss in the semi-final meant missing a coveted spot in the Grand Final. The team were nearly all Year 11s so they will be even harder to beat next year.

A special mention to one of our most talented players, Aliya Gray who couldn’t play but became our super-coach. Thanks Aliya and well done to the team!

SENIOR TEAM

Adelaide Taylor

Perry Burke Hope Fratzekos

Susannah Green

Alyssa Reinoga

Macy Vicino Chelsea Le Hunt Maia Giles Rose Tappy Michaela Gavanas.

PAT KAUFMAN

SCSA Basketball Coach

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

ACC OPEN BADMINTON

Row 3: Thomas Cusack, Dale Waine, Jowan Getulio, Maximus Piritidis, Thanh Nguyen, Richard Cao Row 2: Campbell Lavender, Luke Nicholas, Patrick Ly, Kyle Pearson, Juliano Garcia, Noah Liew

Front Row: Hannah O’Brien, Lachlan Cameron, Sabrina Lehpamer, Xavier Hoare, Tyra Williams, Abbey Wilcox, Rohin Basu

BADMINTON

St Mary’s College made its debut performance at the ACC Badminton tournaments this year, bringing along excitement for the other schools as we fielded a co-educational team. It was an honour for our teams to be the first of the co-educational teams competing in ACC competitions, and the girls fought hard in their matches against the boys’ schools. Our team members represented the College to the best of their abilities and enjoyed some exciting matches.

The Senior team started the season with strong battles against the other ACC schools. Commendations go to Massimo Cannale and Leo Zabarauskas for their strong performances. Congratulations go to Max Tucker for taking out the MVP for the Seniors.

The Intermediate Team fielded the largest number of girls, and they took great pleasure in taking matches off the boys’ schools. Strong matches were fought, and congratulations go to Tyra Williams and Sabrina Lephamer for their strong performances. We had a tie the MVP for the Intermediate team: well done to Pat Gantzos and Ethan Oyston.

The Junior team also fought hard and stepped onto the court for each match with enthusiasm and a desire to give it everything they had.

Commendations go to Shane Park for his efforts. Congratulations go to Campbell Lavender for taking out the MVP for the Junior team.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our students for their excellent sportsmanship and efforts in all three divisions. Thanks also go to Finn Craig for his leadership of the squad as our illustrious Captain.

NICK WHITLOCK Badminton Coach

AEROBICS

Row 3: Zara Xanthopoulos, Adelaide Taylor, Grace Kingston, Zoe Haywood

Row 2: Georgia Le Hunt, Alexandra Dimiropoulos, Maya Jess, Dana Gionfriddo, Maya Taifernopoulos

Front Row: Keira Mullett, Anouk Thaddeus

AEROBICS

The SCSA Aerobics squad had an eventful year to say the least. We began practice in Term 2 with a very enthusiastic bunch of girls. The routine was challenging with a lot of ground-work and fast transition moves but lucky for us we had two fantastic ex-PCW aerobics experts to help us practice.

Unfortunately, we went into lockdown and the fate of our competition was unknown. Luckily, the competition was re-opened, and a new date had been set but instead of competing in person we had to put together a video of our team’s entries. We hastily got back to practice, and the entries were submitted on 26 November for judging.

Although this wasn’t the ideal way to participate in aerobics, the girls who were still able to take part were keen to practice at lunch and have fun with their friends. It was a very enjoyable and a positive experience to look back on in what was a difficult year in many ways. Once again, the resilience of our students at St Mary’s College was evident and I can’t wait to see what this group can do next year when (hopefully) we will participate in the event normally!

LISA O’CALLAGHAN Aerobics Coach

TRIATHLON

Row 2: Matthew Nolan, Alisdair Nolan, Samuel O’Brien

Front Row: Nicholas Cook, Charlie Rossi, Ethan Taifernopoulos, Gerard Gibney

TRIATHLON

In Term 1, our students participated in the 2XU Triathlon Series. We had students partake in three races: Elwood (Race 3), Brighton (Race 4) and St Kilda (Race 5). Some students completed the fun-tri distances (250m swim, 10km bike, 2km run) and others completed the sprint events (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) throughout the series. This great preparation put us in good stead for the final Victorian Schools Triathlon Championship (Race 5). This was a distance of 300m swim/13km bike/3km run.

The scoring system is calculated by adding the four students fastest times for each school. Out of the four ACC Schools that participated our school finished 1st by a small time of 3 minutes.

Congratulations to Sam O’Brien who finished 2nd out of all the ACC Schools. We also thank Year 12s Leo Z, Campbell O and Kyle S for their dedication over the years as they have completed their last Triathlon for the school. Thanks boys!

I am very proud of the students and the way they competed and trained. Well done!

SIMON HAWKINS Triathlon Coach

Score Board

1st Place St Mary’s College 03:03:21

2nd Place Salesian College 03:06:24

3rd Place St Joseph’s College FTG 03:32:44

4th Place St Bernard’s College 03:34:23

ACC OPEN LAWN BOWLS

LAWN BOWLS

St. Mary’s College had three teams take part in the ACC Lawn Bowls tournament in 2021. We trained in the weeks leading up to the event and formed a strong team, mainly consisting of Year 8 and Year 11 students. It was once again a very warm and sunny March afternoon at the MCC bowling club in Kew. There were strong teams of experienced bowlers representing each of the ACC schools and our students took it right up to them.

We didn’t end up making it through to the finals, though there were many tight ends and lots of little wins along the way. There was a great spirit of camaraderie amongst the St Mary’s College team and the other ACC schools present.

Congratulations to all members of the 2021 ACC lawn bowls team for the wonderful spirit displayed at training and on the day of competition.

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE –

SHAUN LANCASHIRE ACC Lawn Bowls Coach

Row 2: Shaun Lancashire, Louis Larkin, Maximus Piritidis, Billy Wigmore

Front Row: Jude Kolinac, Noah Liew, Sebastian Cano-Salas, Jasper Corke

ACC OPEN CHESS

CHESS

In a year of new beginnings but so many restricted activities, Chess was one of a few ACC activities that was able to be enjoyed in friendly competition albeit, remotely from the homes of students at ACC colleges. With so much to adjust to as a new College, students at both St Mary’s College campuses and the ins and outs of lockdowns, there wasn’t much time to meet and play each other as a Chess team. Despite this, there was a healthy interest in participating in the ACC Open Chess tournament. We were represented by eighteen students in two teams.

The tournament went well, and we were coming second in the penultimate round of seven matches but capitulated in the last round to come fifth, but only one and a half points behind the winning team, Parade.

All of the students enjoyed the tournament, but a real highlight was Khoi Nguyen being awarded the prestigious top ranked player from the tournament in our division, winning six of his seven games against the top ranked players of other colleges. A special mention should also be made for Lachlan Stedman who also won six of his seven games, an impressive feat amongst such competition.

The Junior and Intermediate tournament was held in the first week of Term 4 with the College still under lockdown. We participated remotely with a smaller team of six students from Years 8 and 9. Unfortunately we came last in our division this time despite the brave performance of Adam Tran who managed to win five of his seven games.

I hope next year will be a more normal year where we can have more face-to-face games at the College and in competitions, and further develop our chess enthusiasts in this great game.

LES TOMAZI Chess Coach

Row 2: Audrey Smart, Nicholas Aiton, Thanh Nguyen, James Lloyd-Smith, Alexandar Grivicic Front Row: Hannah O’Brien, Shane Park, Adam Tran, Xavier Hoare

ACC INTERMEDIATE DEBATING

DEBATING

ACC MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATING.

Due to lock down this year’s debating competition was held online. It was different but the debates were still lively and heated! Our debaters: Audrey Smart, Luc Bunde, Adelaide Taylor, Geremy Baxas and James Loyd-Smith performed exceptionally well – winning two out of three debates. All bar one student, were first time debaters so they are to be commended for their preparation and outstanding efforts on the day. We placed second overall by the smallest of margins!

The Debate topics were

• That voting should not be compulsory in Australian Federal Elections That the AFL Grand Final venue should rotate around Australia

• That everyone should be a vegetarian

It was a pleasure to work with students who demonstrated so much talent! I would also like to thank Ms Elaine Doyle for her valuable knowledge and assistance in helping our debating team.

JUDITH VANDRINE Debating Coach

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

Left - Right: Geremy Baxas, Adelaide Taylor, Luc Bunde, Audrey Smart, James Lloyd-Smith

SKI Trip

The ski trip was awesome. Before this, I had never skied before, but that didn’t stop me from having an amazing time. After our small ski lesson from Mr Joyce, we practiced at the magic carpet to experience some real snow in a small and fairly flat area, and once we felt comfortable it was time to hit the big slopes. I picked everything up pretty quickly and was able to challenge myself over both days on some blue runs which were loads of fun.

Overall the trip was an amazing time spent with friends and teachers and I am looking forward to making the trip next year, or going back to the snow in my own time.

THOMAS KRUGER

PARENTS & Friends

Wow what a year 2021 has been for all of us. However, despite all the lockdowns and restrictions, our P & F team have managed to have a very busy and productive year.

Who can forget the beginning of the year when we managed our famous Open Day BBQ consecutively over two sites? Our team of volunteers kept all fed and hydrated and were happy to answer any questions our prospective parents had for them.

Even though we were unable to organise and host our major fundraising events, through the support of our P & F recycled uniform shop and the volunteers who give their time to support this, we managed to purchase and fund major items for the students, some of which are listed here:

• Food Technology ovens upgraded Library chairs replaced

Art rooms tables and chairs replaced

• New outdoor settings at the Edmund Rice campus

• Year 12 student Care Packs and cards of support

• New Blazer pockets for 2022 Year 12 Prefects and Year 7 students

New P & F logos and banners designed and purchased for use at various College events

P & F Volunteer Sign-up process implemented Sustainable School Shop registration purchased for all College families

We have been planning our events for 2022 to further support our community focus, where all going well, we will do even more than we were able to this year. Some of the new events on the cards are a Social Event, Bunnings BBQ, Family Golf Day, while we continue to support the College with the Open Day, Mother’s events, Father’s events, Year 7 Transition Club and welcome events, etc.

We are a small and inclusive group and are always looking to welcome more parents to join in. We also thank and acknowledge the support and camaraderie of the families who will be leaving us at the end of 2021. We wish them and their students all the very best for the future.

“What an absolute honour it has been to not only watch my own sons, but their friends mature and grow into fine young men. Whilst we as parents have had an enormous influence it has also been the guidance of the school and its wonderful teachers. Thank you for an amazing ten years”

THINK,

JANE LEROI President of Parents & Friends

Bev, Year 12 family

ALUMNI

At this year’s College Graduation celebrations, we felt pride as the Class of 2021, became the first Alumni group of St Mary’s College. As our College is built on almost 150 years of history, those who came before us, Old Collegians, the men of CBC St Kilda and the women of Presentation College Windsor make us who we are today.

This year we formed the St Mary’s College Alumni Network. This group is intended to keep connection between St Mary’s College and its Alumni and former students of CBC and PCW. To start this network this year we Created a logo to identify the group Created a St Mary’s College Alumni Network web page that provides Information on events

- News

- Allows Alumni to provide up to date contact details

- Read the Liberations magazine https://www.stmaryscollege.vic.edu.au/community/alumni

• Launched the Liberations magazine. This magazine tells the current St Mary’s College story and stories of our Alumni Network. Online copies can be found on the Alumni Network web page

Assisted with the establishment of the PCW Heritage Centre at the Presentation Campus Created and shared Alumni stories.

We had hoped to hold a St Mary’s College Alumni Network launch event this year, but unfortunately were unable to, due to COVID restrictions. We are planning to hold this event in 2022 and will email all registered Alumni with an invitation. Year Level Reunions organised by Year Level groups, were also affected by lockdowns with very few groups being able to meet in person this year.

ELAINE DOYLE

STAFF Farewells

LES TOMAZI

After 35 years of dedicated service Mr Les Tomazi retired at the conclusion of the 2021 school year. Les has truly been an outstanding contributor to the College, teaching a myriad of subjects including Chemistry, Biology, Science, Maths, Religious Education and Product Design. Along with this Les has been a major contributor to the extra-curricular life of the College, in particular in ACC. Again, we wish every blessing to Les after an amazing career.

We also thank for their outstanding service:

SAM HILL

PHIL O’CONNOR GREG DAVIES

TATUM ASHLEY HANNAH GODING

MARK MORATH EMILY VISKOVIC

Director of Music, or the ‘Bandmeister’ as he is affectionately known, Mr David O’Meara announced his retirement at the end of 2021. David, who like his father is an old boy of CBC commenced in 2009 and has led and grown the Music Department for all that time. We are so lucky to have had such a passionate and talented leader and we wish David every blessing in his well-earned retirement.

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

DAVID O’MEARA

Les Tomazi and David O’Meara at the College retirement function, December 2021

MARY’S COLLEGE LOQUAX LUDI 2021

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE – CO-EDUCATION

LOQUAX

2021

Maluk Adut

George Baxas

Lisa Boyle Mohsen Afkari Peggy Blassis

Xavier Browning-Murphy

Jane Balme Terry Blizzard Nick Burgess

Pat Kaufman

Declan Lawrence Alex Luscombe Shiran Koran Sal Lima Avril Martinelli Shaun Lancashire Susan Lopez Leah Mason

Raoul Chapman Jeanette Clinch

Mandy Ellwood Julie Chen Mai Dinh Michael Essing Naomi Chen Elaine Doyle Donna McGindle

John Mills Dervla Murtagh Lucy McKeown Rachel Montalto Andrew O’Brien Catherine McMahon John Murphy Phil O’Connor

Amy Fitzpatrick

Niki Halvatzis Anna Huntley

Rosario Genovese Simon Hawkin Kate Johnston Grant Godbold Sam Hill David Joyce

David O’Meara

Bev Pettit Chris Pye Sylvia Pastore Jake Powell Cathryn Quigley Justin Paul Charles Prejean Sandie Saundry Anastas Sidiropoulos

Terry Sweet Les Tomazi Marianne Smith Glenys Taylor Lina Trnacek Chris Sodaitis Jesse Teichelmen

Judy Vandrine Paul Vassiliou

Nick Whitlock Amanda Wood Sam Walden Tori Whitten Russell Wynne Kevin Wantrych Leigh Williams

STUDENTS

Aberline-Ferguson, Joseph Year 12

Aboung, Lucas Year 8

Adut, Teresa Year 11

Ahmetoglu, Matt Year 12

Aiton, Nick Year 9

Albrighton, Dominic Year 11

Al-Hawli, Ali Year 11

Anastasopoulos, Athena Year 9

Andrews, Charlie Year 8

Andronaco, Amber Year 12 Angel, Zaki Year 9

Angelopoulos, Ari Year 9

Apiti-Civcic, Neven Year 12

Arcaro, Chloe Year 12

Arhontis, John Year 10

Athanasopoulos, Nikola Year 11

Attard, Angelo Year 11

Audit, Student Year 11

Azzopardi, Dominic Year 12

Baker, Ben Year 10 Baker, Wil Year 10

Ballarin, Zac Year 10 Balta, Ante Year 9 Banks, Charlie Year 9 Barry, Rook Year 10 Barton, Asher Year 7

Basu, Rohin Year 7

Bautista, Merrielle Year 10

Baxas, Geremy Year 9

Baxas, Geordy Year 12 Baxter, Li Year 9

Bayly, Joshua Year 11

Beaini, Gabriele Year 10

Beard, Hamish Year 7 Bennett, Damon Year 7 Bennett, Callum Year 10

Benns, Oliver Year 8

Beveridge, Griffin Year 11

Biddle, Dexter Year 9

Bigham, Harvey Year 10

Bigmore-D'Amico, Lucas Year 7 Bird, Maddi Year 9

Bodin, Spencer Year 12

Bodin, Elliot Year 10

Boglis, Jordan Year 12 Bolger, Taine Year 9

Bonaccurso, Lucas Year 10 Borg, Riley Year 7 Borg, Brayden Year 10

Bourke, Matilda Year 9

Bozinovic Dodemaide, Tom Year 12

Bradley, Hugh Year 11

Braid, Xavier Year 11

Brizuela, Sebastian Year 10

Bryan, Colby Year 8

Bunde, Tia Year 12

Bunde, Luc Year 10 Burke, Perri Year 11

Cahill, Jack Year 9

Calderone, Christian Year 9

Calderone, Bianca Year 12 Cameron, Lachy Year 8 Campbell, Archie Year 10 Canale, Marco Year 8

Canale, Massimo Year 12

Cano-Salas, Sebastian Year 11

Cao, Richard Year 10

Cappola, James Year 7 Cappola, Alex Year 11

Carboni, Luca Year 11 Charallam, Carlos Year 9 Chard, Rex Year 11

Charlesworth, Harry Year 9 Charlesworth, Joe Year 7 Che, Plato Year 7 Chen, Richard Year 7 Chen, Alex Year 10

Chilvers, Alex Year 9 Chol, Gai Year 8

Christodoulou, Nicholas Year 12 Christodoulou, Thomas Year 10 Clegg, Lachlan Year 9 Clothier, Oliver Year 8 Cockerell, Robbie Year 9 Collett, Dylan Year 7 Collins, Mannie Year 9 Conlan, Josh Year 9 Connors, Jake Year 9 Cook, Nicholas Year 8 Cook, Alex Year 10 Corke, Jasper Year 8

Cotter, Tara Year 9 Craig, Hugh Year 9 Craig, Finn Year 12 Cullen, Patrick Year 8 Curran, Liam Year 10 Cusack, Tom Year 8

Dalby, Jake Year 10 Dale, Isaac Year 11

Daley, Jackson Year 10 Damman, Kate Year 11 Davenport, Ryder Year 12

Davies-Carson, Joshua Year 11 Davis, Charlotte Year 9 Davis, Finn Year 8 Davis, Xavier Year 11 De Jong, Alexander Year 10 Dellas, Matthew Year 8 Dellas, Byron Year 12 Denning, Angus Year 10

Denys, Liam Year 10 Desisa, Dag Year 9 Desisa, Abenezer Year 11 Destito, Luke Year 12

Di Giusto, Morgan Year 9

Dimiropoulos, Alexandra Year 7 Dimovski, James Year 10 Dinh, Lincoln Year 8 Dinh, Phi Year 10

Dinnadge, Sophia Year 9

Dinnadge, Amelia Year 10

Doherty, Nicholas Year 11 Dor, Nyuak Year 9 Dor, Gamar Year 11 Doria, Hugo Year 11

D'Orio, Isabella Year 11 Douglas, Noah Year 9 Douglas, William Year 7 Doukas, Christian Year 10 Dowler, Connor Year 10 Drossos, Yianni Year 12

Drossos, Leftheri Year 10

D'Rozario, Christian Year 12 Duffield, Sheamas Year 9

Dullard, Jay Year 7 Dundon, Will Year 12 Dunham, Sid Year 10 Dunstan, Chelsea Year 12 Dwyer, Levi Year 11 Eames, Ethan Year 12 Edwards, Harrison Year 9 Edwards, Jack Year 11 Ellis, Luke Year 9 Ellis, Nathan Year 9 Emery, Bryce Year 11 Esposito, Ricardo Year 11 Evans, Ava Year 9 Evans, Sam Year 9 Fantini, Oscar Year 7 Farrar, Joel Year 8 Farrar, Ryan Year 11 Fatouros, Alexander Year 10 Fenech, William Year 12 Ferreri, Luca Year 9 Fitzgerald, Jude Year 8 Fitzgerald, Matthew Year 10 Forti, Gianfranco Year 11 Fraser, Joshua Year 7 Fraser, Archie Year 12 Fratzeskos, Hope Year 11 Freeman, William Year 10 Galea, Zayne Year 12 Galea, Cade Year 10 Gallagher, Cillian Year 9 Gallagher, Jack Year 9 Gallagher, Saóirse Year 7 Galvez, Sonny Year 10 Ganavas, Michaela Year 11 Gantzos, Patrick Year 10 Garcia, Juliano Year 8 Garforth, Jackson Year 11 Georgakakis, Arthur Year 10 Georgas, Christine Year 12 Getulio, Jowan Year 8 Gianatti, Amy Year 7 Giannakopoulos, Victoria Year 11 Giannarakis, Georgios Year 12 Gibbins, Jacob Year 9 Gibney, Ged Year 8 Giglas, Amelia Year 8 Giglas, Helena Year 8 Giglas, John Year 10 Giles, Maia Year 11 Gionfriddo, Dana Year 9 Gionfriddo, Aden Year 11 Gomedi, Melvin Year 9 Gournas, Maddy Year 8 Gouws, Graeme Year 12 Gouws, Liam Year 11 Gowland, Patrick Year 12 Graham, Hunter Year 10 Grawe, Christian Year 11 Gray, Aliya Year 11 Greasley, Ethan Year 11 Greasley, Noah Year 10 Green, Susannah Year 11 Greenham, Judd Year 8 Greenham, Zane Year 12 Greenwood, Ronan Year 9 Grivicic, Alexandar Year 7 Grosso, Marcus Year 10 Guevarra, Audrey Year 9

Gunesekera, Samuel Year 11 Ha, Vanessa Year 9 Ha, Victor Year 8 Haddad, Samuel Year 10 Hager, Allanah Year 9 Hagiwara, Isaiah Year 9 Hall, Liam Year 12 Hammond, Jaikyn Year 10 Handoko, Darren Year 12 Harper, Monty Year 12 Harrison, Liam Year 8 Harrison, Joseph Year 12 Harvey, Timothy Year 9 Harvey, Nick Year 11 Hasker, Tom Year 12 Hasker, Edward Year 10 Hatty, Jack Year 11 Haywood, Zoe Year 10 Healy, Samuel Year 10 Hilal, Nebal Year 10 Ho, Edison Year 8 Hoad, Cameron Year 7 Hoang, Ryan Year 12 Hoang, Andy Year 10 Hoare, Xavier Year 8 Hobson, Callum Year 12 Hobson, Finnbar Year 10 Holmes, Stefan Year 10 Homberg, Annecy Year 12 Hopkins, Jordan Year 12 Hopkins-Smith, Noah Year 10 Hoskin, Mitchell Year 10 Houareau, Mitchell Year 7 Howard, Nicholas Year 10 Jackson, Brigette Year 10 Jess, Elijah Year 8 Jess, Maya Year 7 Johnston, Raj Year 10 Jordan, Oliver Year 7 Kalyvas, Steffie Year 9 Katiforis, Peter Year 9 Kelly, Eliza Year 11 Kemp, Christopher Year 7 Kendrick, Alex Year 12 Kerr, Hamish Year 9 Khan, Samreen Year 10 Kilgour, Finn Year 12 Kilgour, Jack Year 10 Kingston, Grace Year 9 Kingston, Josh Year 9 Kingston, Emily Year 11 Kirkwood, Noah Year 8 Kolinac, Jude Year 8 Kolinac, Angas Year 11 Kolong, Yel Year 10 Korfiatis, Noah Year 7 Koskos, Simeon Year 12 Krikis, Ben Year 10 Krizek, Daniel Year 9 Kruger, Marcus Year 9 Kruger, Thomas Year 11 Kuek, Yar Year 10 Kuhl, Millar Year 11 Kulesza, Ben Year 9 Kulesza, Lucas Year 11 Kuver, Raj Year 11 Lancellotti, Laura Year 12 Larkin, Louis Year 11

THINK, LEARN, COLLABORATE

CO-EDUCATION

STUDENTS

Lavender, Campbell Year 8

Lawrie, Alyssa Year 9

Lazzaro, Tyler Year 12

Le, Kevin Year 12

Le Hunt, Georgia Year 7

Le Hunt, Chelsea Year 12 Lee, Jamie Year 11 Leeds, Boadie Year 10

Lehpamer, Jake Year 8

Lehpamer, Sabrina Year 10

Lennartz-Kelly, Jay Year 10

Leroi, Isabella Year 8

Leroi, Maddie Year 10

Leyva McEnroe, Elisa Year 11

Li, Lambert Year 12

Liew, Elly Year 9

Liew, Noah Year 11

Lijalem, Samuel Year 12

Lim, Aiden Year 12

Linden, Oscar Year 12

Linden, Elijah Year 10 Link, Jasmine Year 10

Livens, Ryan Year 12

Lloyd-Smith, James Year 9 Logan, Cooper Year 9

Loi, Andrew Year 10

Luxford, Matthew Year 12

Ly, Patrick Year 10 Lynch, Darcy Year 12

Lyu, Jerry Year 9 Ma, Cooper Year 9

Macafee, Sam Year 12

Macafee, Michael Year 10

Machado, Joel Year 12

Machado, Liam Year 10

Maclatchy, Gilbert Year 8

Manalo, Justin Year 7

Manalo, Janella Year 10

Mangos, Cooper Year 8

Manley, Tommy Year 11

Maritz, Charlie Year 8

Martello, Jasper Year 8 Martin, Max Year 9

Mathieson, Luca Year 7

McCarroll, Ayden Year 10

McCartin, Darcy Year 11

McColl, Liam Year 12

McCormack, Stella Year 10 McDonald, Jack Year 10

McKinnis, Lachlan Year 7

McLean, Angus Year 12

McLean, Patrick Year 11 McMahon, Tom Year 9 McMahon, Hugh Year 7 McMahon, Ted Year 7

McMahon, Jack Year 12

McNamara, Hunter Year 9

McNerney, Patrick Year 11

Mendoza, Alex Year 7

Mercieca, Jack Year 12

Micheli, Trent Year 12 Miller, Jade Year 7 Mitchell, Benjamin Year 10

Molinaro, Charlie Year 10 Monaghan, Matthew Year 10

Montalto-Donlen, Ramsey Year 7

Morabito, Maya Year 9 Morgante, Luca Year 12 Morrell, Xavier Year 9 Morris, William Year 9

Mortellaro, Ben Year 11 Moss, Jackson Year 10

Msapenda, Jonathan Year 8 Mu, Jaden Year 12

Muir-Stephens, Callum Year 11

Mukumba, Jacob Year 9

Mullane, Hudson Year 11 Mullett, Keira Year 10

Munro, Archie Year 11

Muorkor, Christo Year 8

Muorkor, Michael Year 11

Nagnda, Nasir Year 9 Nagnda, Kan Year 11 Nguyen, Daniel Year 8 Nguyen, Vinh Year 7 Nguyen, Alvin Year 12 Nguyen, Khoi Year 12 Nguyen, Henry Year 11 Nguyen, Justin Year 11 Nguyen, Sang Year 11 Nguyen, Danh Year 10

Nicholas, Luke Year 10 Nolan, Alisdair Year 11 Nolan, Matt Year 11 Noonan, Bailey Year 10

O'Brien, Sam Year 11

O'Brien, Hannah Year 10

O'Donnell, Rowan Year 11

Oldham, Campbell Year 12

O'Mahony, Ben Year 11 Oyston, Ethan Year 10

Pach, Leroy Year 9

Pacheco, Felix Year 11 Pallos, Aliz Year 8

Palombi, Alexander Year 12

Panetta, Finley Year 7

Paradisis, Sam Year 12 Park, Shane Year 8 Pearson, Brodie Year 7

Pearson, Kyle Year 11 Pepper, Owen Year 11

Persichelli, Christian Year 9

Phan, William Year 12

Phan, Timothy Year 11

Piacquadio, Mylo Year 10

Pipke, Oliver Year 9

Piritidis, Max Year 8

Pitatzis, Barbara Year 10

Plarisan, Patrick Year 9

Plarisan, John Year 11

Portelli, Noah Year 12

Power, Anthony Year 9

Prentice-Evans, Mackenzie Year 9

Prentice-Evans, Jack Year 7

Purtell, Charlie Year 10

Pyster, Cayden Year 7

Quach, Andy Year 7

Rallis, Theodore Year 12

Razmovski, Christian Year 12 Read, Samuel Year 12

Rees, Alaska Year 11

Reinoga, Alyssa Year 11

Rheeder, Oliver Year 12 Richards, Charlotte Year 9 Roberts, Ivor Year 8

Roberts, Nellie-May Year 10 Robinson, Bailey Year 12 Roe, Callum Year 9 Rogers, Louis Year 7 Rogers, Giacomo Year 10 Rossi, Charlie Year 8 Rowan, Cody Year 8 Russo, Oliver Year 11 Sabouraud, Manon Year 12 Salgado, Shaynne Bernice Year 9 Sampson, Ciena Year 9 Sampson, Cassius Year 7 Sayar, Rafi Year 8

Sayers, Thomas Year 9

Sayers, Ned Year 12

Scharper, Alex Year 10

Schuurmans, Harley Year 10 Scothern, William Year 8

Seeliger, Thomas Year 10

Serafin, Indi Year 9

Serafin, Jagger Year 7

Serdaris, Lachlan Year 11

Sexton, Kane Year 9

Sfatantes, Yianni Year 11 Sharpe, Hamish Year 9 Sheridan, Joel Year 9 Shirkey, Ben Year 12

Sianos, Barney Year 11 Siddell, Oscar Year 11

Siles, John-Paul Year 7 Siles, Christian Year 10 Silveira, Perran Year 12 Sim, Victor Year 10

Simmonds, Christian Year 8 Simoni, Max Year 12 Singh, Kabir Year 8 Singh, Mehar Year 11

Sitthirangsan, Teerawee Year 9 Skordakis, John Year 8

Slaney, Spencer Year 10

Slight, Ethan Year 12

Smaragdas, Oliver Year 9 Smart, Audrey Year 10 Smith, Aidan Year 7 Smith, Dylan Year 10 Smith, Jake Year 10

Snell, Daniel Year 9

Sofoulis, Will Year 12

Sparrow-Cooper, Cleopatra Year 9

Sparrow-Cooper, Orion Year 12 Speldewinde, Hugo Year 9

Spijker, Nicholas Year 8

Spiteri, Max Year 12

Sposato, Jack Year 11 Stanley, Kiana Year 12

Stavroulakis, Chrisoula Year 10

Stedman, Thomas Year 9

Stedman, Lachlan Year 12 Stone, Will Year 8 Sullivan, Kyle Year 12

Taifernopoulos, Maya Year 7 Taifernopoulos, Ethan Year 11 Tamowicz, Tomasz Year 8

Tang, Hugo Year 12

Tappy, Rose Year 11 Taylor, Adelaide Year 10 test, test Year 10

Thaddeus, Anouk Year 11

Thornhill, Jaeda Year 9 Thou, Mayen Year 8

Topolska, Aurelia Year 12

Trainor, Charli Year 11

Tran, Adam Year 9

Tran, Cardin Year 9

Tran, James Year 12

Tran, Kevin Year 12

Tran, Elina Year 11

Treloar, Jack Year 10

Truong, Justin Year 7

Truong, Kenny Year 12

Truong, Jordan Year 11

Tsakonas, James Year 12

Tsourekis, Marika Year 11

Tucker, Max Year 11

Tuddenham, Charlie Year 9

Tueli McGrath, Tasmyn Year 11 Turnbull, Sebastian Year 11 Tyris, Alexander Year 12

Tzamouranis, Emmanuel Year 9

Ulehla, Sebastien Year 8

Urrutia, Sebastian Year 12 van Doorn, Max Year 12

Vasilevski, Will Year 9

Vasilevski, Lewis Year 7

Verde, Luka Year 9

Verde, Luigi Year 11

Vicino, Calvyn Year 12

Vicino, Macy Year 11

Vlahos, Ava Year 9

Vlahos, Milla Year 11 Vu, Henry Year 9 Vu, Monica Year 11

Waghorne, Jasper Year 7 Waine, Dale Year 10 Ward, James Year 11 Warrak, Jennifer Year 11 Warrick, Lucas Year 7 Wei, Jason Year 10

Weinbach, Lucas Year 11 Weldemichael, Yonas Year 8

Wigmore, Billy Year 8

Wigmore, Max Year 10 Wilcox, Abbey Year 11 Williams, Tyra Year 9 Williams, Jackson Year 8 Williams, Aidan Year 12 Williams, Mason Year 12 Wilson, Jude Year 12 Woods, Callum Year 8 Woods, Patrick Year 11 Worrell, Brody Year 11 Wynd, Zac Year 8

Xanthopoulos, Zara Year 10

Yannas, Zara Year 11 Yuan, Suphan Year 8 Yusuf, Adam Year 9

Zabarauskas, Leo Year 12

Zborovsky, Jesse Year 12

Zborovsky, Zac Year 12

Zemunik, Noah Year 10 Zhang, Harry Year 12

WISHES FROM The Class of 2021

the opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

Finn Craig No pressure, No diamonds.

wish for the Class of 2021 is to be able to succeed even with the circumstances we’ve been through the past couple of years.

can and I will, Watch me.

wish the very best for the future for all the Year 12s.

luck for the future!

vibes and good times.

Good fortune and a successful future for everybody.

Drossos Have a great summer! We did it :)

Georgas Well that went faster than expected.

the best to everyone in the years to come!

Stanley

be able to travel internationally.

keep going and you’ll be fine.

Trent Micheli

Sebastian Urrutia

Lynch

Homberg

Christian D’Rozario

Le Hunt

Destito