Year 12

Year Twelve 12

Mr Alan McAlister Year 12 Coordinator

As a man in my mid 60s I am familiar with many poignant losses during life, however, one does not usually associate these experiences with young men in their final year of secondary school. Due to the global pandemic our students, like many others in Victoria, have lost the opportunity to enjoy the Year 12 Formal, Mission Action Day, Speech Night, school assemblies, reflection days, excursions, ACC events, the school musical, morning Mass and numerous other community interactions throughout the year. In spite of these lost experiences, the culture and camaraderie is still intact and the Mazenod man will survive. I was impressed with the way students continued to engage in their classes online and all the evidence is that the majority of students have been effective learners in this unique educational environment. We had a few memorable moments during the year and the Year 12 introduction at Camp Rumbug was a highlight of the year for me. I love seeing young men embracing nature, testing themselves physically, enjoying one another’s company and working collaboratively to solve problems.

As this is my last year as Year 12 Coordinator, I can confidently say that I enjoyed this group of young men as much as any other in the past 10 years. Although my contact has been less face to face with the students, it has nonetheless been a wonderful journey witnessing their personal growth and maturity over the course of this demanding year.

I hope every Year 12 student of 2020 enjoys a full, joyful and productive life. Independence with integrity is my wish for you all.

Alan McAlister

Wowsers! What an awesome year! Who would have thought a virus was going to be the thing that would suck all the fun out of Year 12 and not Mazenod? We probably have bigger problems facing us, however, than being fixated over not being allowed to wear costumes to Athletics Day.

Going into this year we never thought we would be saying “I’m sick of wearing casuals,” with a beard, moping around at home, but that is exactly what has happened. We also did not think that being 18 for the first time in our lives would constitute being at home most weekends of the year, but here we are.

Clearly it has been an odd year, but now that we have had our sook, time to look back at some of the things that have made this year, and our overall time at Mazenod, for the most part, great.

Whether it was watching the Australian Open final on the big screen during camp or having a slice of pizza and a can during that one RE Day, we definitely tried to make the most of the short run we had at a “normal” last year, fostering an early indomitable and unifying Nodder spirit. Though this might not fully make up for missing out on key school events like Mission Action Day and the formal, most of us can agree that we will not miss another three-hour-long Speech Night.

In terms of an overall Mazenod journey, sharing it with a legendary cohort of boys has made it an experience we will cherish in the years to come. That is not to say that everyone always got along and our classes were sunshine and rainbows, but if one had to describe the Year 12 class of 2020 in a phrase, “larger than life” would be poignant. We are ultimately a very capable group of students, each with our own skill-sets, gladly not all academic, but rather a wide range. For instance, in Year 10, the genius decision of one brave student to use the brand new power-points in our lockers not as a place to charge one’s laptop, but to toast one’s sandwich. This story encapsulates the essence of this year’s level of boys. We think outside the square. We test the rules. We are unorthodox. But undoubtedly we can make you smile. In a world where society wants us to be cardboard copy cut-outs who go about our lives in a politically correct fashion, the youthful exuberance of these boys is refreshing. Honestly, we believe that this larrikin spirit, guided by the lessons Mazenod has instilled in each and every one of us, is capable of making a difference. Good luck fellas in your future endeavours. Make the class of 2020 proud.

12 COGHLAN

12 GAVIN

12 LOMBARD

12 RYAN

Ricky Boccari

Mikkel Goldenberg Luke Heiden Tomas Hickey

Ricky Boccari

Andrew Kovac Adrian Di Ciero

Aniket Moharana

Gilberto Fraga

David Tan David Tan

Micah Browne

Huy Pham

Aniket Moharana David Tan

Huy Pham

Year 12 2020

2020

Back Row: Paraskeva Semertzidis, Lachlan Stewart, Lucas Vincent, Daniel O’Driscoll, Luke Peters, Hayden Boyce, Ned Charlton, Nathan Shane, James Craig, Zachary Maiden, Joseph Locandro, Jack Cincotta-Caspersz, Bryce Curtis, Joshua Seeger, Samir Talj, Luka Kirov, Dylan Mastos, Benjamin Marsicano, Luke Blangiardo, Ethan Sherlock, Sean Kilgower, Thomas SimosEleventh Row: Micah Browne, Patrick Arthur, Benjamin McCloud, Vuk Vukovic, Simon Deriu, Kurt Tellis, Dylan Ranatunga, Kehan Ranasinghe, Lachlan McNamara, Adrian Cappello, Nicholas Hillman, Hayden Cain, Raoul Mascarenhas, Alex Sofronidis, Sean O’Connor, Chris Neemia, Adrian Di Ciero, Liam Acosta-Harvey, Anirudh Gururaj, Kurt TchiaTenth Row: Andre Soff, Shukry Tutu, Kevin Truong, Stanley Sy, Jason Dalamagas, Harry Minack, Francesco Mandarino, Nicholas Parker, Theodore Raja, Noah Edwards, Thomas Haddad, Sebastian Formoso, Andrew Kovac, Marcus Cardamone, Domenic Folino, Cristian Gissara, Matthew Deriu, Marc Pascuzzi, Jarrod Conte, Brayden Johnston, Adithya GururajNinth Row: Scott Antidormi, Quinn Tennent, Samuel Buttigieg, Jaeden Mutthumani, Sean Yandle, Liem Tran, Matthew Paczkowski, Matthew Maiolo, Joshua Hall, Carl Mariette, Thomas Raymond, Jacob McLean, Jordan Tranter, Francis Seal, Xavier Hains, James Cowan, Jaryd Martenstyn, Liam Heverin, Timothy Russo, Matthew Girolami, Koby UptonEighth Row: Francis Zaar, Huy Pham, Daniel Mancini, Adam Saward, Michael Olak, Joshua Gomatos, Trent Symss, Thomas Sullivan, Jordan McDonnell, Joel Mascioli, Caleb Jones, Telis Ioannou, Seth Samarasekera, Mikkel Goldenberg, Marc Pereira, Dale Perera, Riveen Perera, Matthew Hettiarachchi, Cameron MirandaSeventh Row: Minh Truong, Campbell Woods, Tomas Hickey, Iglesias Fernandes, Royal Farias, Denzel Sithibourn, Rishi Nagpal, Shevon Fernando, Alan Dang, Matthew Lewis, Kevin Cardoza, Ross Thomas, James Gatto, Michael Battista, Noah Andrews, Thomas Dimitrakopoulos, Noah Di Teodoro, Daniel A’HearnSixth Row: Luca Palermo, Thomas Yong, Dylan Baptist, Gavin Liyanage, Adrian Faria, Luke Heiden, Brandon Lipenski, Noah Alwyn, Gilberto Fraga, Benjamin Heller, Jesse Grigg, Mitchell Firth, Edwin Gao, Jordan Lyons, Krispin Martin, Ashley Trinh, Jeen Sean Ng, Joseph BurkeFifth Row: Matthew Albrecht, Mitchell McCarthy, Aniket Moharana, Mihindukulasuri Fernando, Brian Sylvester, Eric Li, Anthony Pham, Jason Weerasinghe, John Nguyen, Jonathan D’Rozario, Cedric Virginie, Will Collins, Christian Ma, Anthony Kladouris, Daniel Fasano, Nicholas Siow, Caelan Chicas, Andrew Saliba, Jerome LabutteFourth Row: Mr Dominic Santos, Philip Pham, Noah Pitsas, Karan Bais, Thierry Bosquet-Meyepa, Jean Bignoux, Benjamin Dirckze, Ricky Boccari, Kosta Phokion, Harry Grech, Piear Baselyous, Daniel McCusker, Oscar Mahon, Anthony Nguyen, Jason Nguyen, David Tan, Maneth Nagodavithana, Mr Jamie DavinThird Row: Mr Mark Rolfe, Ms Cherrin Morrissey, Tristan Lai, Bishnu Purushothamakaimal, Jardel Nheu, Thien Pham, Jaedyn Truong, Seán D’souza, Lachlan Dang, Raymond Lam, Louis Nguyen, Lance De Vera, Michael Ferracane, Jayden Truong, Loc Thai, Andrew Fajardo, Kim Le, Joshua McGrath, Mr Adrian De Fanti, Mr Nicholas RedfernSecond Row: Ms Natina Giacco, Amalesh Mamachan, Francis Flores, Ricky Taweel, Richard Tran, Hoa Vu, Dylan Ly, Vinh Nguyen, Vincent Pham, Daniel Phan, Quoc Ngo, Jarrod Franchi, Jarrod Pirotta, Christian Kohler, Luvinda Jayawardena, Clyde Alferez, Kelvin Dam, Ms Jacinta GirolamiSeated Row: Steven Hadiwidjaja, Andrew Do, Nathan Hall, Roque Rosario, Ronan Fernandez, Amos Duckett, Mr Paul Harrup, Mr Timothy Ford, Mr Anthony Coghlan, Fr Kevin Davine OMI, Mrs Pier Bourne, Mr Alan McAlister, Dylan Peiris, Terrence A’hearn, David Botros, Noah Crasto, Drue LopezAbsent: Anthony Johnson, Joel O’Loghlan DP SCHOOL PHOTOS

Year 12 - 2020

Liam Acosta-Harvey Scott Antidormi “Get ready, loosen those vocals up tubs, here it comes...” Luke Blangiardo Samuel Buttigieg Jack Cincotta-Caspersz Bryce Curtis Daniel A’Hearn

“You’re such an inspiration for the ways that I will never ever choose to be.” Patrick Arthur Ricky Boccari “Is mayonnaise an instrument?” - Patrick Star Hayden Cain “It’s hard” Will Collins “I’m done” Jason Dalamagas Terrence A’Hearn

“JRE #1255 3:24:43” Karan Bais “Remember, London was and always will be Blue.” Thierry Bosquet-Meyepa Adrian Cappello Jarrod Conte Kelvin Dam Matthew Albrecht

“I did it for jed mcshed!” Dylan Baptist “We didn’t realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” David Botros Marcus Cardamone “Noi re” - Luka Kirov Julian Costanzo Alan Dang “School is like riding a bike, but way harder.” Clyde Alferez

“Everything’s a yearbook quote when you think about it.” Piear Baselyous Hayden Boyce Kevin Cardoza James Cowan “rangas lives matter” Lachlan Dang “sus btopping” Noah Alwyn

“no hesitation” Michael Battista “I came here a kid and left as an even bigger one” Micah Browne As Tim Allen would say “Nothing is funny unless it’s offensive” Ned Charlton James Craig “Just do VCAL” Lance de Vera

Noah Andrews Jean Bignoux

“kotoamatsukami” Joseph Burke

“Oh, we got both kinds. We got Country

AND Western!”

Caelan Chicas

Noah Crasto Matthew Deriu

Year 12 - 2020

Simon Deriu Sean D’souza “Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching.” Iglesias Fernandes “Live life on the edge.” Domenic Folino Cristian Gissara “It’s been six years and carlton still haven’t made a final.” Thomas Haddad

Adrian Di Ciero Amos Duckett “What next?” Ronan Fernandez “Reality continues to ruin my life” Calvin and Hobbes Sebastian Formoso Mikkel Goldenberg “live and direct” Steven Hadiwidjaja Noah Di Teodoro Noah Edwards Mihindukulasuri Fernando Gilberto Fraga Joshua Gomatos Xavier Hains

Thomas Dimitrakopoulos Andrew Fajardo “I’m not like any other Asian” Shevon Fernando Jarrod Franchi “I’m like an off brand Nike, I just kinda wanna do it ya know?” Harry Grech Joshua Hall

Benjamin Dirckze Adrian Faria “Don’t lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.” Michael Ferracane “Even with an ID I can’t get alcohol.” Edwin Gao “Couldn’t think of anything clever to write.” Jesse Grigg “Can I get a refund?” Nathan Hall Andrew Do

Stein Gates; Episode 15, 16:40 Royal Farias “Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men” John F. Kennedy Mitchell Firth James Gatto Adithya Gururaj “Imagine not being a twin.” Luke Heiden

Jonathan D’Rozario

Daniel Fasano Francis Flores

“Be humble, sit down”

Matthew Girolami

Anirudh Gururaj Benjamin Heller

Year 12 - 2020

Matthew Hettiarachchi

“Mr De Fanti, Simos threw the apple.” Brayden Johnston Andrew Kovac Brandon Lipenski Oscar Mahon Benjamin Marsicano Liam Heverin

“Passed with flying colors.” Caleb Jones Jerome Labutte “Noi Jezza’s mix @ soundcloud.” Gavin Liyanage Zachary Maiden Krispin Martin ‘’Real men drive Golfs.”

Tomas Hickey “Completed it mate!” Bishnu Kaimal “It is what it is.” Tristan Lai “Imagine experiencing a global pandemic before your first kiss.” Joseph Locandro Matthew Maiolo “Can everyone stop asking how year 12 is going during a Global Pandemic” Raoul Mascarenhas Nicholas Hillman

“Time has Defeated Us.” Sean Kilgower Raymond Lam “Hey, you. You’re finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right?” Drue Lopez Amalesh Mamachan “C’g u molpcpil. Qy’ly u xscha vlyyx. 20” Joel Mascioli Telis Ioannou

Futurama: Season 6, Episode 6, Minute 0:05 Luka Kirov Kim Le Dylan Ly “I can’t lie that I’m leaving now can I?” Daniel Mancini “Stuck between I don’t know and I don’t care.” Dylan Mastos Luvinda Jayawardena “Shawty a lil baddie” Anthony Kladouris Matthew Lewis “Blood, Sweat and Respect. The first two you give, the last one you earn” - Dwayne Johnson Jordan Lyons ‘’Get On The Cruisers.’’ Francesco Mandarino “Stop worrying where you’re going. Move on.” - Stephen Sondheim Mitchell McCarthy South Park Season 3: Episode:12 Minute:12:47

Anthony Johnson Christian Kohler

“I spent 50,000+ hours of my life for a piece of paper and a

handshake.”

Eric Li

Christian Ma Carl Mariette “Watch out for

murderers.“ Benjamin McLoud

Year 12 - 2020

Daniel McCusker Aniket Moharana Andy Ngo Hmmm “Hindsight is always twenty-twenty” Billy Wilden “It all began with bread” Figes Jardel Nheu Marc Pascuzzi “6 Years for a Piece of Paper and Number. Seems Fair” Huy Pham Jordan McDonnell Jaeden Mutthumani Anthony Nguyen Sean O’Connor “I am Miguel.” Dylan Peiris “Once a Nodder, always a Nodder!” Philip Pham

Joshua McGrath Maneth Nagodavithana “I won’t get a 90, I won’t have fame, but at least I have god in my last name” Jason Nguyen Daniel O’Driscoll Marc Pereira “Never gonna give you up...” Thien Pham “we are essington.”

Jacob McLean “My face when.” Jaryd Martenstyn “I am gonna make like Miley, because I can’t stop and I won’t stop.” John Nguyen “yeah bro its got a burger, 3 wicked wings,gravy, chips and a can for $11.45” Michael Olak “Excuse my bluntness,that’s just how I roll” Dale Perera “Never gonna let you down...” Vincent Pham “I jaswant to graduate.”

Lachlan McNamara Rishi Nagpal “4,745 days of my life I won’t ever get back.” Louis Nguyen “Don’t be a fool, keep up with school!” Matthew Paczkowski Riveen Perera “Never gonna run around and desert you” Daniel Phan

Harry Minack “We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when.” Chris Neemia “I’d be looking backwards if I had nothing 2 look forward 2..” - By UNKNOWN74x75 Vinh Nguyen “The result is irrelevant because the effort was there.” - Félix Lengyel Luca Palermo “Sometimes win sometimes loss. Sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe [not good].” - Gennaro Gattuso Luke Peters “No, I don’t play basketball.” Kosta Phokion “As of 11:59pm Tomorrow........”

Cameron Miranda “If there is one thing that the year of 2020 taught me, it’s that the

impossible is achievable” Jeen Sean Ng

“Sometimes you’ve gotta just lick the stamp and send it.” -

Daniel Ricciardo Eric Nguyen-Truong

“Efficiency” Nicholas Parker “I’m just here so I

don’t get fined.” Anthony Pham

“Goneski.” Jarrod Pirotta

Year 12 - 2020

Noah Pitsas

“And I am Tulio.” Andrew Saliba Ethan Sherlock Thomas Sullivan Kurt Tchia Jordan Tranter

Theodore Raja Seth Samarasekera “I remember back in the day, you used to see people with a bag full of flutes, nobody really does dat anymore. I’m a real birdo, I love birds.” Thomas Simos Stanley Sy “I didn’t change, I just found myself.” Kurt Tellis “I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” - Michael Scott Ashley Trinh

Kehan Ranasinghe “You could dump me in the middle of the ocean, I’m still comin’ out dry.” Adam Saward “Are you going to that saucon convention?” Nicholas Siow “That’s what all the people say; you’re riding high in April, shot down in May.” Brian Sylvester Quinn Tennent Jaedyn Truong

Duylan Ranatunga “Mai-San Skida!” Francis Seal Me and my homies live by one rule 1. There are no rules 1a. Don’t run with scissors Denzel Sithibourn Trent Symss James Thai “2020 is like Melbourne weather. I don’t actually know what’s going on.” Jayden Truong

Raymond Thomas “Look at Terry A’Hearn.” Joshua Seeger Andre Soff “A friend of an opp is an opp” Martin Luther King, Jr. Samir Talj “I survived COVID during 2020.” Ross Thomas Panathinaikos Gate 13 Kevin Truong

Roque Rosario “Is Roke here?” Paraskeva Semertzidis “Sometimes all you got is pride.” Alex Sofronidis David Tan “Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” Liem Tran “Every 60 seconds that pass, a minute is wasted.” Kyle Truong

Timothy Russo

Nathan Shane

Lachie Stewart

Ricky Taweel “ Hey Ash - How many mexicans does it take to change a

lightbulb?”

Richard Tran Shukry Tutu

Year 12 - 2020

Koby Upton Aden Wylie “When angels fall, they also rise” Linda Martin

Lucas Vincent “Sorry Watchmojo but I do not agree with your decisions.” Sean Yandle

Cedric Virginie “The most productive i’ve been this year was when i was completing my seas application.” Thomas Yong

Hoa Vu Francis Zaar “Yes, my Dad is teacher” Vuk Vukovic Jason Weerasinghe “Is it too late to do VCAL?”

Campbell Woods “Jeremy spoke in class

today.”

Mr Alan McAlister Year 12 Coordinator

Mr Paul Harrup Assistant Year 12 Coordinator

Mr Jamie Davin Homeroom Teacher 12 Ryan

Mr Adrian De Fanti Homeroom Teacher 12 Simonds

Ms Natina Giacco Homeroom Teacher 12 Lombard Mrs Jacinta Girolami Homeroom Teacher 12 Gavin Ms Cherrin Morrissey Homeroom Teacher 12 Foynes