Mazenodian 2022

PRINCIPAL’S REport

As educators, we are profoundly optimistic about the potential and intrinsic God given goodness and value of each young person with whom we have the privilege to work. On behalf of the staff at Mazenod College, I sincerely thank all parents and carers for the opportunity to be part of your son’s education. I would also like to thank the College Advisory Council, led by Dr Eugene Fredericks as Chair, for their full support in implementing the College’s vision and mission.

We are a Catholic school in the St Eugene de Mazenod tradition. As a Catholic school, we are part of the Church, a place of faith, hope and love. You and your son should experience Gospel values in word and action in everything that we do here. St Eugene founded the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to work with the poor and marginalised. We aim to have each student recognise those in need and understand that a St Eugene de Mazenod education compels them to respond.

Our College is governed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) and along with several other schools in Victoria we follow a shared mission and vision. Working Together in Mission: Charter for parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne provides a clear statement of the Church’s mission to educate the children and young people of our families, and its parishes or associations of parishes.

The essential message of the statement is a call and a challenge for us to provide the best possible Catholic education for our young people as they embark on their life journey as a fruit of the gospel. (Archbishop Peter A Comensoli, Working Together in Mission).

Faith and Oblate Charism Formation experiences are invaluable in providing opportunities

to experience the sacred in our daily lives. The formation of students and staff will be an integral element of the strategic plan in coming years. Integrating the Oblate charism, social justice experiences and the Religious Education curriculum, has formed the foundation of many initiatives to date. This includes giving priority to staff and students who engage with immersion experiences, justice and solidarity initiatives and celebration of year level liturgies and the Eucharist.

Thank you to our College Rector, Fr Harry Dyer OMI, College Chaplain Fr Kevin Davine OMI, Dean of Faith and Mission John Tighe and the Faith and Oblate Charism team of Tina Giacco, Joshua Hunter, Cristiano Grosso, and the Oblate Youth Ministry who offer outstanding leadership in this area of College life.

Student Wellbeing

Catholic schools have a moral, legal and mission-driven responsibility to create nurturing school environments where children and young people are respected, their voices are heard and they are safe and feel safe. Recent legislative requirements within the state of Victoria, including the specific requirements of the Victorian Child Safe Standards as set out in Ministerial Order No. 1359, documents this safety and wellbeing for students, families and staff. At Mazenod College, we create a child-safe and childfriendly environment where students are free to enjoy life to the full without any concern for their safety. Particular attention is paid to the most vulnerable students.

I thank all staff for the gift of right relationship that they bring to Mazenod. Thank you to the Deputy Principal of Students Tim Ford, Pier Bourne our Dean of Senior School, Jamie Davin Dean of Junior School, the Year Level Coordinators and Assistants, and our student

psychologist team of David Munro, Andrew Steer, Rosemary Kucan and Rebecca Ferrarotto.

Learning

Educational leadership, with an emphasis on High Impact Teaching Strategies, is a key component of an evidence-based teaching philosophy at Mazenod. The quality of teachers has been shown to have a significant impact on student learning. Data tracking and analysis and establishing well-researched pedagogy are critical for school improvement. The continuation of academic awards and public recognition of academic success creates a foundation of a love of learning at Mazenod to be built upon. The allocation and organisation of teacher duties and establishing a timetable team to plan strategically for smooth implementation is an important aspect of this work.

Thanks to our Deputy Principal of Learning and Teaching Matt Fyfield, Deputy Principal of Curriculum and Staffing Noel Jenkinson, the Heads of Faculty and subject teachers for their dedication and commitment.

Learning Diversity Learning is a sequential, developmental process. Attainment of skills, understanding in different domains of knowledge, and strategies for solving problems are all acquired gradually, and in sequences that are predictable. There are substantial differences in learning status and learning rates among individuals of any given age. Individual differences characterise both the rate of development and the acquisition of specific skills such as reading, and even in the earliest years of school we can note a remarkable spread of achievement in reading or number skills among children in the same class.

A huge thank you to all staff and the Learning Diversity Team, led by Anne Johnson, for the support and documentation of adjustments for

our students. Special thanks to Edna Flanagan and Athena Beshir for their assistance with the moderation of student information and evidence –a complex and time-consuming task. Thank you to the Learning Support Officers and to Nathalie Comty the Dean of Learning Diversity, Suzana Cunha the Learning Diversity Psychologist and Dimi Pitsas the Learning Diversity Administrator who were new additions to the team this year.

Operations and Compliance Team

The College structure includes an Operations and Compliance Team responsible for governance, risk, compliance and management of events. This has been an extremely busy year for the team, particularly after two years of events mostly occurring online. I would like to thank Deputy Principal of Operations and Compliance Tony Rolfe, Lynne Hawksworth, Michelle Symss and Marc Johnson for the way in which they have fulfilled their roles in a professional manner.

Early in the year, a decision was made to outsource Governance, Risk and Compliance to Moore Australia. They provide risk assurance services from their specialist school governance and risk advisory team. Moore Australia has a zero tolerance approach to child safety and apply this to all advisory work. Their team

have worked extensively in school policy, risk and compliance. In 2023, Mazenod College will be audited by the VRQA. Engaging with Moore Australia this year will ensure we are prepared for this area of compliance.

Evidence-based Teaching

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Evidence-based teaching and learning strategies has included the development of a comprehensive transition plan that incorporates diagnostic testing of Year 6 students who have accepted enrolment at Mazenod.

Since the introduction of national testing in 2008, schools have increasingly expressed the need for diagnostic information for Years 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 students to supplement NAPLAN data and provide a more indepth understanding of the skill development of students. Aptitude testing provides additional valuable insights into student potential and capability, and is carried out with the highest level of reliability, validity and integrity.

Students complete a range of diagnostic assessments that will provide the College with data on:

• Aptitude: General, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning

• Achievement: Mathematics; Reading; Comprehension; Spelling; Writing

• Identification of gifted and talented students

• Social and emotional wellbeing of students.

Student individual needs are identified by the following means: contact with feeder schools to ascertain a level of literacy, numeracy, social and emotional skills; identification of country of birth of parents and students; interviews with students and families and referral to outside agencies for assistance as required.

Support Staff

The smooth operation of the College is only as good as the support staff who are employed in specific roles. Joanne Noone (Dean of Staff), Sue Matthews (Business Manager), June Stewart (Finance Manager), Ashley Voight (ICT Manager), Kyle Hoad (Dean of Data, Systems and Analysis), Aylene Robinson and Kate Oberg (Executive Assistant to Principal), Alison Alberico (Registrar) and Greg Pargeter (Human Resources Manager) ensure the effective running of the College. I would like to thank them for the vigilant way in which they and all support staff are involved in the full life of the College community.

Dr Paul Shannon

RECTOR’S REport

2022 was certainly a start our Year 7 students will remember as they literally experienced a ‘baptism’ into the life of our College with their first day finishing in torrential rain and thunderstorms. Their departure as drenched students was in stark contrast to their arrival in pristine uniforms. However, the College was not so lucky with areas being flooded and ceilings collapsing.

On a brighter note, we welcomed Dr Paul Shannon, the second lay Principal in the history of Mazenod College. With some relaxed COVID restrictions, Dr Shannon and I were able to welcome the parents of our new Year 7 cohort on their first day and then, throughout the year, meet with various Year 12 students to hear their thoughts on various aspects of their time at Mazenod.

We again celebrated our Inaugural Mass in the Provence Centre in the presence of the Year 7 and 12 cohorts due to COVID regulations. A highlight of the liturgy was the official induction of Dr Paul Shannon. It was also a day to remember for our 2022 College Leaders who were installed in their various roles: Nathanial Louey (College Captain), Jacob Luu (Vice Captain), Noah Beck (Vice Captain), Daniel Grano (Vice Captain), Ashen Perera (Head prefect), Jason Fernandes (Head Prefect). It was also a pleasure to welcome our Oblate Provincial, Fr Christian Fini OMI, as our main celebrant. Whilst not the ideal way to celebrate our Inaugural Mass it was heart-warming to welcome so many College families via our live streaming.

Throughout the year the College community continued to enjoy various activities: camps, reflection days, athletic and swimming carnivals, sport, debating, chess, drama, music, and many other activities that are offered to our students. This year’s musical production of ‘Shrek’, in conjunction with Avila College, was entertaining

and an enjoyable experience for all.

One of the enjoyable features of Year 7 this year was the initiative of Mr Nick Redfern and Ms Cherrin Morrissey to hold Homeroom morning teas to enable the students to create a sense of community and to get to know staff members.

On top of these activities, I have also enjoyed visiting various classrooms to appreciate student accomplishments and mixing with them at sporting competitions.

As a nation we were relieved when we began to experience some relaxed COVID restrictions, however, just when we thought life was looking brighter our world was thrown into disarray and an uncertain future when a self-serving tyrant unnecessarily ordered his troops to invade Ukraine. Like most of humanity we continue to pray for peace over any war for any reason because of the pain and suffering it causes to the innocent people. We never seem to learn from history.

‘Be Brave. Make Change’ was the theme for National Reconciliation Week promoting the importance of developing respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples. Students and staff were invited to sign a banner as their pledge to the theme.

Sacramentally, we strive to ensure that the faith life of our students and staff is not just academic, but experiential. This was achieved through the offering of daily Mass in the College Chapel, preparing approximately 53 classes spiritually for Easter through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, celebrating Ash Wednesday, retreat and reflection days and celebrating other major Church and Oblate Feast Days. I would like to thank and acknowledge the local priests and Oblates who generously assisted Fr Kevin and I to ensure that the

Sacrament of Reconciliation could be celebrated at the College and on our Year 12 retreats.

On March 16 to 19 teachers and student leaders from our Oblate Colleges gathered to exchange on the uniqueness of their individual College and share thoughts on various topics including how they embrace the Oblate spirit and charism.

We finished Term 1 by enjoying our annual Mission Action Day. Belonging to Mazenod College means that we are automatically connected to the wider De Mazenod Family which carries with it the responsibility to assist our brothers and sisters to have access to some of the basics of life like fresh water, health care and education.

The Oblates thank you all for your ongoing support and generosity with over $55,000.00 being raised. The final day of Term also witnessed Aylene Robinson who, after 16 years as Personal Assistant to the Principal and Rector, retired. Although I only had the opportunity to work with Aylene for 18 months, I found her to be an invaluable asset to the College and the Oblates. I wish Aylene and her husband Tim good health as together they embark on the next stage of their lives.

Our Mulgrave Oblate Community, Fr Kevin Davine OMI and I, continue to provide pastoral care to all who call Mazenod home. During the year members of our community received new appointments: Fr Giancarlo Illo OMI to Immaculate Heart of Mary and St Kieran’s parish, Newborough/Moe and then St Patrick’s, Fremantle, WA; Fr Eric Alleaume OMI, PP of St John Vianney to Provincial Administration as Bursar. We welcomed Fr David Raj Francis OMI to our community as the administrator of St John Vianney Parish, Springvale North.

In September Fr Casmir Arul OMI was appointed assistant priest of St John Vianney whilst residing in the Mazenod community. Deacon Joshua Nash OMI also joined our community after his Diaconate Ordination in St David’s Oblate Parish, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia. The Australian Oblate Province joyously celebrated the priestly ordination of Deacon Joshua on July 22 by Bishop Mark Edwards OMI, Bishop of Wagga Wagga and a former student and teacher at Mazenod. Congratulations Fr Joshua Nash OMI!

After a two year break due to COVID the De Mazenod Family Education Network Oblate Staff Conference was hosted by Mazenod, Victoria at the Catholic Leadership Centre from August 6 to 9. I thank the following staff members who generously represented our College: Dr Paul Shannon, Eleshia Hill, Athena Beshir, Tim Ford, Tina Giacco and John Tighe. A special thanks also to Brandon Paul (Year 11), Aston Pham (Year 12), Luca D’Angelo (Year 11), Linda Lin and Doug Leutchford for providing some classical music at the conference and the celebration of the Eucharist on Sunday afternoon at the Oblate Provincial House, Camberwell.

I express my deep admiration and appreciation to the teachers and staff, with a special mention to those who are retiring. There is no doubting their dedication and generous commitment to the holistic education and welfare of your children.

Finally, I pray every blessing for our 2022 graduating students. I know they will hold their time here as a treasure of memories and friendships made, a faith lived, an education gained, all of which will last well beyond their graduation. I pray that all their dreams and hopes will be realised. Remember, once a Mazenod student, always a Mazenod student.

Let us pray that we can come to a deeper understanding of the words of St Eugene: “Know who you are in the eyes of God”.

Fr Harry Dyer OMI Rector

CAPTAIN’S REport

Being Mazenod’s College Captain has been a privilege where I have cherished every minute. Mazenod has provided me with so much over these past six years; having the opportunity to give back to this community has been an honour that I will treasure forever.

This year, as a leadership team, we have run many new initiatives, which we hope will only continue to grow at Mazenod. 2022 marked the first year that Mazenod celebrated Men’s Health Week in June, raising awareness of the barriers surrounding the way men interact with their physical, psychological and spiritual health. Mazenod’s first ever student-led subject selection forum was a resounding success, enabling students from Year 9 to Year 11 to draw upon the experiences of Year 12 students to make informed decisions about their future studies.

Mental health is a key concern amongst our generation and has likewise been a central focus of our leadership. Mazenod joined the Blue Tree Project this year, with students from all year levels invited to paint a blue handprint upon the tree as a physical reminder of the College’s duty to help break down the stigmas surrounding mental health, whilst also sparking conversations about this key issue. We also expanded RUOK? Day to run for an entire week, encapsulating that the importance of checking up on our mates cannot be confined to one day.

In my first address as College Captain, I invited the entire College to join me on this leadership journey. Consequently, as a leadership team we have strived to support the initiatives of the broader school community. Whether it has been providing the Mazenod Ukrainian Fundraising Committee, a Year 7 initiative, the chance to speak before the Senior School, or supporting the Sustainability Teams in running their forums, we have endeavoured to nurture leadership at all levels in the College. St Eugene de Mazenod calls us to be united in the love of Christ, as leaders we have sought to bring these words to life through empowering the community, promoting that leadership is something in which everyone can partake.

The highlight of my experience as College Captain was undoubtedly working with Jacob Luu, Noah Beck, Daniel Grano, Jason Fernandes and Ashen Perera. I cannot speak highly enough of their leadership and genuine care for the Mazenod community. I could not be more grateful for all of the joy and support they provided throughout a challenging year, and for the bonds that have grown between us.

Mazenod has taught me so much about myself. From a winless, yet persistent, hockey team to a debating team ranked in the top 1% of the state, I have experienced both the highest highs and lowest lows of College life and have enjoyed every second of both of these binaries. My hope is that I have enriched this amazing culture through my time as College Captain, so that others too may have such an experience and, as always, leave nothing undared for the Kingdom of God.

Nathanial Louey

PREFECTS

College Life Portfolio

After two monotonous years of lockdowns and online learning, it was great to see the spirit of Mazenod reinvigorated this year. The College Life prefectsJithendra Perea, Benjamin Harris, Anthony Pham and Will Setjadiningrat - have run a number of initiatives to try to revive the culture that all students have come to cherish. Our College Life Kahoot, run in September, was a great opportunity for students from all year levels to come together for some healthy competition, helping build important relationships across different cohorts. Whilst a nascent initiative, we have also endeavoured to raise the visible presence of Mazenod’s connection to the Bunurong people, with plans underway for Bunurong art to be incorporated in a College cap.

Ultimately, the work of such a portfolio is pointless without the engagement of the community; we thank all students and staff for truly leaving nothing undared and making Mazenod’s life one that is vibrant and supportive.

Nathanial

Louey

Nodder Spirit and Sport Portfolio

In 2022, sporting events have picked up right where they left off. ACC Sport made a major comeback with Tennis, Volleyball and Cricket being played in Term 1 or Term 4, Footy and Soccer in Term 2 and Basketball, Hockey and Table Tennis in Term 3. A major thank you to the Senior students for their sporting contributions over their six years, finishing with finals wins in Cricket and Volleyball. The Sport leaders ran a teachers versus students footy game in late Term 1 to bolster the support gathering around Mission Action Day, which saw the students narrowly defeating the teachers in a very tight match. In Term 4, the sport portfolio prefects also ran an online submission competition with students submitting videos of fun and creative trickshots. Myself and the sport portfolio team look forward to seeing how Mazenod

“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything” (Thomas Sowell)

continues its pursuit of excellence through sport in the coming years.

Jason Fernandes

Student Wellbeing and Peer Support Portfolio

Though it was fantastic to see Mazenod back in full swing this year, two years of remote learning has undoubtedly taken a toll on our mental wellbeing. Through various activities and weekly Homeroom visits, the Year 11 Peer Support leaders have substantially assisted Year 7 students in their transition to secondary school.

Alongside Men’s Health Week in June, the Student Wellbeing Portfolio, comprising Krsto Pincic, Finian Ewe and Hunter Hains, decided to extend the annual RUOK? Day to a full week in September, raising awareness for the need to check on our mates and prioritise our physical and mental wellbeing. Moreover, students raised over $1,700 on Change for Change Day, with the donations directed to TopBlokes, a foundation that works to improve young men’s health, whilst the Mazenod Blue Tree Project will serve as a visual reminder to never be afraid to start conversations about our wellbeing.

Jacob Luu

Academics Portfolio

This year, our main focus was assisting younger year levels by ameliorating the process of subject selection, furthering the involvement of VCAL students in academic initiatives and motivating Year 12 students through their last stretch of secondary school.

Through the contribution and efforts of the VCAL and Academics team, Jaiden Ferdinands, Raeden Fernandez, Kellen Sutiono and Revan Rajahmoney, all our goals were able to come to fruition. One of our efficacious initiatives was Mazenod College’s first ever ‘Subject Selection Expo’, conducted on July 29. With the help of over 70 volunteers for every single VCE, VET and VCAL subject, younger students were able to ask their questions, concerns or fears about certain subjects. The large reception and enthusiasm from younger students

not only nurtured the brotherhood within Mazenod, but also instituted the expo as an annual event. Our final initiative was collating tips and advice from previous successful students, to guide Year 12 students through SWOT VAC and hopefully through their final exams!

Noah Beck

Faith and Mission Portfolio

Being physically back at school this year was great as we were able to reunite once again as a Christian community. Having year level Mass every morning was a tradition which Mazenod was not able to fully continue last year, but thanks be to God that we have had this tradition back in 2022. It is a real reminder to not take the Oblates and their service to the school for granted.

One reason Mazenod is great from a religious point of view is that although we are a Catholic school, we have students from other religions and Christian denominations. Due to the number of these students at Mazenod, we held a lunchtime session with Junior students from Orthodox Christian denominations, creating an opportunity for them to pray together and ask questions about and compare their denomination with Catholicism. It was a great learning experience for us all as we were able to appreciate the differences and many similarities between the Apostolic denominations which make up our school.

Daniel Grano

Music and Performing Arts Portfolio

This year, the first “COVID-normal” year, allowed for the Music and Performing Arts department to be back in business with all of Mazenod’s finest talents. Students who played an instrument had the opportunity to be in bands of different genres such as orchestra, jazz, strings and vocals. Despite the cancellation of one of the biggest events Mazenod contributes to, the “Generations in Jazz Music Festival”, we were still able to continue other events such as the “Victorian Schools Music Festival” as well as the Music Gala night, the first since 2019! The Mazenod and Avila musical was also another event which was fortunately added back onto the calendar, in which students performed “Shrek the Musical”, showcasing the gifts and collaboration of both schools.

With the contributions of the Music and Performing Arts leaders, Matthew Bray, James Russo and Daveen Ferdinand, we were able to revive some of our annual events such as “Mazenod’s Got Talent” which provided a lively atmosphere on Mission Action Day as well as displaying the true talents present in the students here at Mazenod. Furthermore, the Performing Arts Festival was also back up and running, allowing all students to put their creativity and passion on display.

Ashen Perera

Albert Einstein once said ‘I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they learn.’ Pandemic-related conditions have shaken infrastructure and Mazenod transitioned from the remote classroom to Kernot Avenue requiring contingency planning, good health and the discretionary effort of staff. We were fortunate to keep every year level on campus, despite challenges associated with staff illness and mandatory isolation requirements. What would Einstein make of these conditions?

The year began with the appointment of our new Principal, Dr Paul Shannon and the gathering of the College Executive Leadership Team. David Sutton facilitated the annual Executive Conference, assuming the new role of Director of Leadership and Coaching in Term 3. In Term 2, we welcomed Kate Oberg to the role of the Executive Assistant to the Principal.

Student learning diversity was prioritised as a restructure of the Learning Diversity team aimed to accommodate the growing individual needs of students. Anne Johnson was promoted to the position of Director of Learning Diversity, replaced by Natalie Comty, in the role of Dean and Dimi Pitsas was commissioned to provide administrative support, being joined by new Learning Diversity Psychologist Suzana Cunha. The team welcomed Learning Support Officers Jeynelle Molinaro, Elizabeth O’Connor, Ruby Ford and Fletcher Ford. In addition, they were joined by Nives Milanovic, Natalie Ilievski and Szeyu Chen as part of a new initiative, the Monash Residency Program.

With the return of the College Instrumental Music Program, we welcomed Alex Keser, Ashton Vaz, Eugenie Lyons and Solvei Jankowski. The Science faculty recruited well, appointing Laura Fisher, Hayley Smith and the ever-

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versatile Hayden Young, while fellow new Maths teachers included Wajiha Tariq and Jarrod Benjamin. Mark Bowden joined Commerce, Carolyn Gekas joined Digital Technologies, Ray Ellwood was welcomed to Religious Education and Tanya Noorani joined the English faculty. The Information Technology team was enhanced by the arrival of Sai Pan and Peter McTier, supported by Data Analyst Raj Naik.

Mazenod welcomed several Old Boys including Art Assistant Joshua Bouloukis, AFL Trainee Patrick Corfee and Gym Supervisor Blake Beatty. Faith and Charism was supported by Youth Ministers Anthony Yong, Kyle Truong and Mateo Acosta Fernandez. The tutor program included graduate teachers Alex Colasante and Matthew Foo, along with Kyriaki Toumasiou. Additional support was welcomed with Scott Antidormi in Design and Technology, whilst the Languages faculty was grateful for Intern Yue Nakajima, Assistant Azusa Ueno and former teacher Pina Parisi.

Wellbeing remained a priority with College Psychologist Rosemary Kucan, Health Centre nurse Kim Marruso and Dominique Maclou who joined the Canteen. Furthermore, volunteers in the Staff Social Club and Staff Wellbeing Committee ensured morale remained prioritised. The maintenance team skilfully juggled the challenges of College renovations, with the opening of the new staffroom bearing the fruits of their labour. It would be remiss not to show appreciation of our College Daily Organiser Chris Windley and his army of Casual Relief Teachers, keeping the College fully operational.

We congratulate Ayesha Comerford, who married Brayden Hackling following three pandemic postponements. Congratulations also to Rebecca Ferrarotto and

Michael Griffin on the birth of their baby boy Seán Philip Griffin. Andrew Steer and Monique welcomed their second son Chester in March. James Convery and Jess became proud parents upon the birth of their son Patrick Michael. Patrice Stevens and Ben were pleased to announce the safe arrival of their second son Oliver William Stevens. We were also pleased to welcome back from parental leave Frances Sharrock, Rachel Horne, Christina Schumann and Rebecca Ferrarotto.

It was with great sadness that we mourned the loss of our former member of both the College staff and College Board, Tommy Devoy who passed into eternal life on April 3rd. Tommy’s connection to the College spread across decades, having worked as a Learning Support Officer in the Learning Diversity team for sixteen years and educating four of her six children at the College. May her soul rest in peace.

Throughout the year, we farewelled several staff members including Chaths Sumanasinghe, Claire Bugeja, Sylvia Winfield, Linda Lin, Denise Tan, Michael MacNeill, Callum Branagan, Dan Kelly, Corey Martino, Merline Carmelus, Ben Benke, Liz Plumridge, Noel McGarry, Michelle Symss, Camilla Elliott, Alan McAlister, Sharon O’Shannassy and Rob Mann. We thank them for their contribution to the College and wish them well in their future endeavours.

Finally, the collective effort of our 205 staff members provided the conditions in which our students could learn and thrive. We thank each member of our staff for their commitment during a difficult period. Their dedication and discretionary effort ensured the conditions remained conducive to effective learning, making Mazenod College a much-loved community.

Joanne Noone

2022 Musical

The school musical each year is undeniably one of the biggest events in the Mazenod calendar and our performance of Shrek marked the eagerly anticipated return of a MATCO production after three years of waiting. Not only did it bring students from both Mazenod and Avila together to create a two hour show, but it also gave us the amazing opportunity to create new, strong and long lasting friendships. The connections that all of us have shared over the five months of rehearsals have become incredibly special, valuable and memorable.

After three years of not being able to give an audience a musical, this

year was particularly exciting as we got to perform all five shows without a hitch. As each night went on, the crowd got louder and so we would give them everything that we had to truly make this a fantastic return to the stage, not just for us but also for the audience to remember too.

The musical each year becomes such a rewarding experience and even though there were certainly challenges and risks that came about, successfully getting through it all and showcasing our efforts, talents and pure joy on stage made it worth the long wait.

I would like to thank every single

Mazenod and Avila staff member as well as the wonderful talents of the students onstage, backstage and behind the scenes that were able to make this show possible and as immaculate as it ended up being.

Even though this is the end of the musical journey for Year 12 students, the strong communal essence of those involved with Shrek was unforgettable. Everyone that was a part of the production will remember it fondly and I am sure that it will become some of the most treasured memories that we have when looking back at our time at Mazenod.

Kieran Rahilly (Pinocchio), Year

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Alan McAlister

In 1960, Robert Bolt penned his masterpiece A Man for all Seasons, telling of Thomas More whose behaviour and contingency is appropriate to every occasion. But what does More, a man of integrity standing up to the demands of King Henry XIII, have to do with Alan? Let me start at the beginning!

Alan joined Mazenod in 1989 after working successfully in the financial world. He was brought up in Gippsland with country town values. A sense of community, love of sport, positive social interaction, dedication to helping your neighbour, an appreciation of hard work and the rewards that honest toil can bring – all attributes that drew him to a vocation helping young men find their way.

Alan has taught many subjects in 34 years, instructing in the principles of Accounting, Economics and Business Management. He has lectured at the School for Excellence and assisted the VCAA in their assessment of student work. Alan was an innovative and visionary Commerce Coordinator and the faculty numbers grew substantially.

One of his great initiatives was Business Week, giving Year 11 students the welcome opportunity to explore the corporate world. In groups, students nominated Chief Executive Officers, Advertising Directors, salesmen, spruikers and manufacturers of delicious food. Alan tapped into the Old Boy network to invite international chefs, Nike executives, managers of vehicle chains and the like, to share the secrets of corporate success. Students competed enthusiastically, strategising how to convey their message, studying the share market and scheduling trade days, with profits going to Oblate missions. There was enormous pedagogical value, long before cross-curriculum teaching became an educational trend.

Alan moved from the administrivia of curriculum, embarking upon the challenges of student wellbeing. He was appointed Year 12 Assistant and

then later Coordinator, promoting an atmosphere of trust and collective responsibility. Alan valued knowing his students and scheduled weekly morning teas to listen to stories and concerns. The range of dietary options surprised students, being tempted with tomatoes and in season produce from his veggie garden! Alan had exacting standards, demanding respect and returning respect with excellent communication, often consulting with families and medical professionals, ensuring the optimal environment to thrive. He immersed himself in students’ academic, cultural, and sporting lives. He attended debates, drama nights, art shows and musical performances; in awe of diverse abilities and always looking for an opportunity for affirmation.

The highlight of Year 12 camp was always the Trivia Night – not your usual trivia night, but one where students created paper planes, blew bubble gum, lip synced to obscure heavy metal bands and named Teletubbies! He ensured that high standards were maintained for the Year 12 formal and that the Valedictory dinner was a fitting occasion so that the entire community could celebrate the magnificent achievements of their final year.

Alan has been a generous contributor to the social fabric of the staff. He was a hard-working member of the Social Club, coordinating the footy tipping, Supercoach, bike riding, coffee mornings, wine tasting, trivia and the end of term restaurant outings. His care however goes deeper than that – those that know Alan are aware that he has had some challenging encounters with cancer. He has always been positive when faced with these trials and this has enabled him to walk empathetically with other staff facing the same condition. I, for one, am grateful for the care and support he has afforded me as I battled a cancer journey several years ago.

Alan can be well pleased with his legacy and we wish he and his lovely wife Deb good health in the next stage of their lives. May Alan enjoy the extra grandparent time, improve his golf game and see his beloved Bombers

rise to become a force again. I think you can agree that Alan is certainly a man for all seasons!

Alan, may God continue to bless you and your family.

Mark Rolfe

Aylene Robinson

Aylene’s loyalty to the College has been extraordinary. During the routine activities of College life, her sense of humour and amazing work ethic provided extraordinary support and energy. During complex moments Aylene’s eye for detail, directness and clarity, provided incredible support to leadership and most importantly, to families and staff. Thank you for your generosity, sense of fun and friendship.

Tony Coghlan

As someone who lives through his diary, I was fortunate to have Aylene’s experience, wisdom and precise coordination to guide me. I admire Aylene’s hard work and dedication and amongst the seriousness of our roles, there was always time for a laugh, often at my expense, generally regarding a mess I had created. This was exemplified one stressful morning, when I found a missing folder and yelled with joy, “I found it mum!”. While this was embarrassing, it was a spontaneous reflection on Aylene’s care and her great sense of loyalty and kindness.

Fr Christian Fini OMI

Aylene’s wise counsel and ability to guide with goodwill, integrity, confidentiality and honesty are my clearest recollections, bringing reassurance and support. If left to my own devices, I would triple or even quadruple book myself, so managing my diary was no mean feat. I am indebted to her wise counsel on some of my email communications, offering a tempered and considered response. This was deeply appreciated as I could always trust her care, honesty and kindness. I give thanks for the role that Aylene played, she is a genuine treasure of the community.

Fr Michael Twigg OMI

One can occasionally allow oneself a gentle pat on the back in recognition

of a wise decision made in the past! There are not too many such moments of grace in my life, but I am happy to think that my hiring of Aylene was one such event. I must acknowledge that her generosity, forbearance, efficiency, and natural good humour were the essential characteristics that epitomised her years as an essential part of the College’s administration. I am deeply appreciative of her dedication to both staff and students. Aylene faced the challenge of being the Rector Assistant, but also the challenging vagaries of working with quite different personalities. Thank you for all you generously contributed to the life of Mazenod, much of which must be left unsaid.

On behalf of all the Principals and Rectors of Mazenod, good luck with your transition to retirement. Enjoy all your plans and projects and while you will certainly be missed in these changing times, you go with our best wishes that you and Tim have a blessed retirement. Thank you.

Fr Patrick Moroney OMI

Daniel Kelly

Daniel is an Old Collegian (1995) and prior to teaching at Mazenod he entered the Pre-novitiate with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, discerning a call to the priesthood. While he was with them he returned to Mazenod in 2001 for pastoral work, before returning as a teacher in 2006. Daniel’s involvement in the life of the school also included fifteen years with the Mazenod Old Collegians Football Club. Believe it or not, his actual connection to the College is thirty-two years and growing!

Daniel was involved in a staggering seven different faculties. In Religious Education, Daniel taught practically every class, from Year 7 all the way to Religion and Society Units 3 and 4. Daniel’s skills extended to stints in Humanities, Mathematics, English, Commerce, VCAL and even Junior PE. Daniel also shared his dedication to the school in practical leadership as Assistant Year 8 Coordinator and Year 7 Co-Coordinator. He regularly shared his passion for sport by coaching footy, cricket, basketball, table tennis, athletics, and table tennis teams.

Daniel’s contributions went far beyond the classroom as part of the organising committee for the

International Oblate Youth Encounter, welcoming 800 pilgrims to an Oblate Youth event, before escorting fifty students to Sydney to participate in World Youth Day. Daniel also led an immersion experience in China, taking students to experience the mission of the Oblates in Beijing. Daniel was instrumental in partnering with local specialist schools, as well as residents at Monash Gardens in the community service projects at Year 10.

Daniel will be sorely missed as he remains committed to his family, his faith, his parish, and his service to the Church, all qualities we hope to inspire in every student who comes to Mazenod College. May God bless him and his family for many years to come

Kyle Hoad

Camilla Elliott

Camilla Elliott started at the College in 2010 after many years working In Mildura and Lilydale. She took on the role of Head of Library and Head of e-Learning with enthusiasm. Camilla has led the Library team through many changes over the years – always with the goal of creating great outcomes and opportunities for students.

Camilla has overseen a major renovation which saw the opening up of a small dark room to a bright and welcoming space where students could read, study, play chess and socialise, it is truly a flexible and userfriendly Learning Commons.

Camilla has always encouraged innovation in students and staff – she established what was then known as the iSupport team, to support students in furthering their confidence and skills in Information Technology. This group has always been very popular and Camilla has nurtured a fabulous rapport with these students.

Camilla has always been an advocate for learning, both for staff and students. She loves a good event, organising many Election and Budget breakfasts over the years, as well as instituting the Mazenod Literature Festival, when we celebrate the reading culture of the College.

We will remember fondly her great coffee, her attention to detail, her compassion, and her dedication to empowering us all to be the best that we can be.

Jessica Neville

Michael MacNeill

It is with great sadness we farewell Michael MacNeill from Mazenod College after 12 years of service. Michael’s journey at Mazenod started as a student and continued as an elite and passionate educator. Michael always displayed inspirational educator and leader qualities. He was committed to improving educational and school systems. He was passionate about enabling Mazenod to become a better place for students to learn and for teachers to work. He was a transformational leader and challenged students and staff to work at the optimum. He has a gift of innovative thinking, a visionary, and the articulacy required to successfully lead meaningful educational reform, particularly in his teaching fields, Mathematics and Physics.

Michael has decided to undertake a role at the VCAA as “Mathematics Curriculum Manager for Victoria”. He will be applying his curriculum expertise and leadership in the review, development, and implementation of Mathematics curricula. We wish Michael the very best in his new role.

George Stoforidis

Rob Mann

As a proud Old Boy (2007), Rob was recruited to re-join the College as a graduate teacher in 2013, making a significant contribution to the College. In the classroom, Rob has played a central role in the Humanities faculty’s VCE successes. Working alongside his mentor, Joe Moore, Rob has taken the VCE History Revolutions baton and run with it, with consistently high VCE results. I am sure his many classes will never forget the hoax he orchestrated with Alan McAlister whereby he led them to believe their formal was cancelled so as to enable them to better empathise with the plight of American colonists.

It was a pleasure to share many an Outdoor Education camp with Rob, where he gave generously of his time and earned a reputation for his handling of stick-shift buses! As a passionate Nodder, Rob fulfilled a lifelong ambition of coaching the College First XVIII to some famous victories. Indeed, he has a deep knowledge of balls of all shapes and sizes, as he also coached teams to a plethora of ACC Table Tennis and Tennis titles.

Off the footy oval, Rob’s calm and personable manner has led to him being an outstanding leader of young men. He has held several pastoral leadership roles, including Social Justice Coordinator, Year 10 Coordinator and most recently Year 12 Coordinator. He has made numerous innovations in these roles and possesses a rare thirst for new learning. Indeed, Rob has subsequently carved out quite the reputation as an expert on the use of data in schools, not something commonly associated with historians!

Rob is also renowned for his gregarious nature, which was visible in his role as President of the Staff Association; he certainly led from the front at all celebrations!

Rob will be much missed as a generous, humble (being a longsuffering supporter of North Melbourne will have helped with this!) and valued colleague by staff, and as a warm, compassionate, and gifted educator by his students. We wish him every success as he continues his leadership journey at Melbourne Grammar School, and with his upcoming nuptials.

Nicholas Young

Sharon O’Shannassy

Sharon commenced her tenure at Mazenod College nine years ago as a Literacy Support teacher. Her career in education includes 30 years with the Education Department, including 12 years in a specialist unit, as well as several appointments in Catholic schools.

Sharon exemplifies energy, enthusiasm and dedication to her work. She has a wonderful sense of humour and has developed strong relationships in all areas of her work.

Sharon has been an open and honest Learning Diversity team member, supporting students with additional needs and her input has been appreciated.

Sharon’s family have recently welcomed a darling granddaughter Elsie, to enrich their lives, with plenty of grandmother time. Plus more time to fully focus on planning new travel adventures with family and friends. Sharon will be missed. We wish her every blessing in this new phase of her story. We are grateful to have been part of her journey.

“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in our hearts.” Mahatma Gandhi Anne Johnson

Ben Benke

Ben has been a passionate and enthusiastic member of our community since he commenced teaching at Mazenod in 2016. Pastoral, intelligent, witty and engaging, his genuine love for his faith and for sharing it with his students really shone through. Ben, in his dedication to his students, his witness amongst his colleagues and through his warm presence has left an indelible mark on the College.

Thank you Ben for your collegiality, friendship and for the positive difference you left in the lives of all the students in your care. You will be dearly missed. We ask God to continue to bless you and we wish Ben, Laura and their growing family all the very best in this new and exciting chapter of their lives.

Joanne Caird and Cristiano Grosso

Merline Carmelus

Merline worked at Mazenod College as a data analyst from 2018 to 2022, the first data analyst that the school employed. With a background in business IT and analytics, she worked closely with the IT team to create solutions that bridged the gap between the data the school had and the teachers and leadership staff who needed that information.

Initially, her expertise was assisting the school in migrating the Student Information System (SIS) from Maze to Synergetic. This was a timely change as it led to the implementation of the school’s new Learning Management System. In 2021 and 2022 Merline joined the specialist data team and was instrumental in implementing the school’s academic data platform TrackOne, which allowed for consistent student monitoring across multiple years. Her efforts in establishing and maintaining TrackOne have meant that school leaders can use systems like these in their progress interviews, scholarship applications, and subject reviews. Meline expertly managed data in subject selections, awards, reporting for Accelerus, and enhancement programs.

Merline even helped out remotely to cover the gaps before a new data

analyst could be found when she moved back to Chennai, to be close to family. We wish her all the best.

Kyle Hoad

Michelle Symss

Michelle commenced her employment at Mazenod in 2020, right amid the pandemic. To her credit, Michelle threw herself into the Development Manager role, ensuring that the Mazenod brand was at the forefront in every event. Her contributions can be seen in the updated staff uniforms, giving those in administration a fresh, modern look. She also ensured that the Mazenod crest was present at all events through the creation of Mazenod media boards.

Michelle, through her experience as a mother of a Mazenod student, invested in the College and her pride in every achievement was obvious on the variety of social media platforms to which Mazenod subscribes.

Michelle worked tirelessly to ensure that the ‘Mazenod look’ was one that was contemporary and corporate.

As a staff member, Michelle was the life of the party. Her happy disposition, her ability to make others laugh and the class that she brought to everything that she did, was always appreciated. She was, and is, the consummate professional.

Michelle has been lured back to the corporate world and Forest Hill Chase’s gain is certainly Mazenod’s loss. Michelle will always be welcome back to Mazenod, she has certainly established many friendships here, both on staff, and within the parents’ groups that she coordinated. We wish Michelle all the best for her future.

Tony Rolfe

Noel McGarry

Noel McGarry joined us in the midst of the 2020 lockdown teaching Religion and History. His passionate and witty approach to his teaching quickly won students over and all of his efforts have been greatly appreciated by the Mazenod community. We wish him and his family all the best back home in Ireland and hopefully his golf game can continue improving.

Liam Coulter

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Advisory committEE

Mazenod College is operated and governed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS), the Board of which has the responsibility for the strategic direction and oversight of College operations and management. The role of the College Advisory Council is to support the governance of the school and to “give consideration to, and advice on, important matters in order to support the principal and the strategic interest of the school” (School Advisory Council Terms of Reference – Secondary Schools –v1.0 – 2021, pg1).

The members of the Advisory Council for 2022 were: Michael Curtis (Deputy Chair), Jane Cowan, Herb Fischbacher, Laurie Langford, and Brendan Welsford, who brought vast experience across education, finance, law, engineering, construction, OH&S, risk and compliance, and project management. The ex officio Council members were Dr Paul Shannon (Principal), Rev Fr Harry Dyer (Rector), June Stewart (Finance Manager), Michelle Symss (Development Manager), Joanne Noone (Dean of Staff), and in the Executive Assistant role this year were Aylene Robinson and Kate Oberg. Providing wise counsel to the Council in 2022 was Fr Christian Fini, who in his role as Provincial represented the Oblates. We also welcomed Fr David Raj (St John Vianney’s) as the Canonical Representative. I thank all members of the Council for their hard work, dedication, and support this year.

The Council enjoyed working with Dr Shannon in his first year at the helm of the College and went to work on providing support and advice on several new MACS documents and policies including: a Communications Policy, Child Safe Standards Policy, School Fee Collection Policy, and Staff Diversity and Inclusion Policy. In July, the new National Child Safe Standards came into effect, with 11 new standards replacing the previous seven Victorian standards and principles. These impart new requirements:

• To involve families and communities in organisations’ efforts to keep children and young people safe

• For a greater focus on safety for Aboriginal children and young people

• To manage the risk of child abuse in online environments

• For greater clarity on the governance, systems, and processes to keep children and young people safe

The new Standards provide greater clarity for organisations on the actions required to meet minimum standards. The Council provided feedback to consultants from Moore Australia who are assisting the College with developing policies to meet these new compliance standards. These and other policies are all now available on the new College website. In addition, Moore Australia conducted National Child Safe Standards Awareness and Training for Council members during the year.

For much of the year, parts of the College have been construction sites due to the commencement of Building Works Stage 1 and 2. This includes works for new RE Classrooms, new Canteen, Dining Hall, Staff Lounge, Work Area and Deck, and a footbridge. Stages 3 to 6 are also in development, so the College is being renewed and refreshed before our very eyes. It is a worthwhile and necessary investment that will help the College maintain its current high standards for both students and staff. The College Council has been engaged with many aspects of the capital works program, from the development last year to the commencement of construction this year.

Although 2022 was only the second year of operation for the revamped College Advisory Council, it was important for the further development of the Council’s team dynamics. Working together now for two years has allowed the Council to better provide the College with the different perspectives that we bring as Mazenod parents, community members, and professionals from a variety of disciplines and industries. This is important because the Council provides a forum where parent voice and community perspective are available to inform and support the decisions made by the Principal and College leadership team.

Dr Eugene B. Fredericks

PARENTS & FRIENDS

Fathers Committee

With two years of unpredictable lockdowns, social events were abandoned, since it was too difficult to plan ahead. In addition, new COVID procedures related to food handling at social gatherings, meant volunteer activity was replaced by pre-organised catering. As a result, some of our usual food related gatherings, such as barbeques were cancelled.

The College has a wide variety of social activities aimed at supporting the boys to bring the community together. Fathers and Male Caregivers came out in large numbers to support the students and the College in the Annual Sleep Out night. Similarly, the annual Father’s Day Mass and Breakfast was well attended. Finally, many enjoyed the Family Night, with guest speaker David Schwarz.

Our appreciation and thanks to Tony Coghlan, Michelle Symss, Tony Rolf and Tim Ford for their ongoing support of the parent groups in general. Their input to our planning and activities underpins what we do.

Keep an eye out for more details about our End of Year Barbeque and the Car Sticker fundraiser. We also have a special event called ‘Time and Space’ with a guest speaker, scheduled for 2023, with further details to be listed in the College Newsletter.

Thank you to the Dads and Male Caregivers for attending our (mostly) monthly meetings. I encourage you to support the Fathers Committee in 2023 and reap the benefits of getting involved in your son’s school.

Gavin Hopper

Friends Association

A wonderful annual event we hold is the Mothers’ Day Dinner. This year saw us celebrating at the Mulgrave Country Club and the event was well attended by Mothers past and present.

This event has proven to be very successul over the past couple of years providing the oportunity for mothers to get together for a meal and a catch-up.

The Parents and Friends Association thank Michelle Symss for all her hard work over the past 3 years. It has been a pleasure. We wish you every success in your future endeavours.

MOCA

After two years of circumstances which have curtailed our ability to meet in person, this year has seen the resumption of many of our usual Mazenod Old Collegians’ Association events. When these opportunities have occurred, it has been great to catch up in person with Old Boys and their families.

Many Old Boys have attended College Open Days. In fact, many Old Boys have sons, and even grandsons, who have either graduated from the College, or who are still students at Mazenod. This year, we welcomed many Old Boys at the Father’s Day Mass and breakfast, as well as at the ParentSon Mass and Evening. Each week this year, we witnessed a number of our newest Old Boys supporting our young people as trainers, coaches, mentors and as players for our Old Collegians’ sporting teams.

In October this year, we held the annual Steven Tynan Memorial Assembly, and we welcomed back our Old Boys who are part of our Emergency Services. This year, we listened to Old Boy, Liam Ryan (Class of 2017), as he shared his journey from being a Mazenod student to a Constable with the Victoria Police. We loved listening to Liam, and in turn, he described the Assembly as “awesome” and “a very proud moment” in which to have participated. Just recently, in November, we resumed the Old

Boy reunions. The two evenings began in the Chapel at Mazenod College, where we welcomed Old Boys back to the College and joined in a short liturgy with them. One of the most moving parts of this night was reading and praying for Old Boys who died from the year levels of those involved in their reunions. We then gave tours of the College, prior to gathering for an evening of friendships, food, laughs, fun and memories in abundance!

It was extremely precious to gather in person once again and join families as we prayed for the Holy Souls of deceased Old Boys in our annual November Remembrance Mass. During supper after the Mass, many memories were shared. As Catholics, this Mass firmly reminds us of our fundamental belief that deceased loved ones are with Almighty God, and that together, we are all part of the “Communion of Saints”. What a comforting belief!

Without doubt, one of the greatest joys I experience as the Mazenod College Staff Liaison for MOCA is the wonderful opportunity that I enjoy in sharing in the lives of our Mazenod Old Boys. I fervently believe that Old Boys are a fundamental part of our College; they are definitively part of the community for life. Irrespective of the situation, Old Boys are always welcome to contact me and to be in touch with MOCA. I encourage Old Boys and their families to telephone,

write or visit us. I wish to remind Old Boys of our friendship, assistance, or willingness to be there to share a laugh and reminiscence about old times, as we tour the College together.

This year, I have had the immense blessing and privilege of catching up with our Old Boys. For many, this often involves providing references for employment, offering connections with tradespeople, business, or career opportunities. It is delightful to hear about exciting, happy events and one of the greatest privileges that I derive from working with Old Boys and their families is that I am often invited to share in some of the most significant life experiences. These include being present with them, and journeying with them throughout their studies; career choices; the births of their children; Baptisms and Weddings. At other times, there are the difficulties of personal or family illnesses, tragedies, deaths and funerals. MOCA seeks to embrace and to accompany our Old Boys though their lives.

My heartfelt and sincere thanks to the MOCA Committee, and to all Old Boys and their families for the profound blessing of being able to share in their lives. As our Mazenod College anthem exhorts us, may “our friendships formed here ever flourish and grow.”

Tina Giacco

Sustainability

“We are not faced with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather one complex crisis which is both social and environmental.” Pope Francis

Member schools of the De Mazenod Family Education Network, which includes Mazenod College Western Australia, Iona College Queensland, St Eugene College Queensland and Mazenod College Victoria, established Sustainability Teams that gathered online throughout the year, to share ideas on how they can reduce waste, reduce the consumption of energy and protect biodiversity in their respective communities. The inaugural GoGreen Student Voice Sustainability Summit was held at the end of August and several other schools, organisations and corporate entities provided resources and information, explaining how they are developing projects to promote sustainability in their communities.

The number of students and initiatives grew as the year progressed. The curriculum was audited; our Year 11 Japanese class worked with Daisho Gakeun College from Osaka when they did their oral presentations on Sustainability; we debated Mt Lilydale Mercy College; we re-joined the Resource Smart School Programme; developed a resource and tile on MazCom; presented at assemblies and met regularly to investigate ways of

reducing our carbon footprint as a school and as individuals. We are very grateful to all the staff and students who contributed to make our community more aware of how we can be sustainable locally and globally. Their leadership and commitment to our Sustainability Teams has been impressive and we look forward to a greater impact on reducing waste and energy consumption in 2023.

Tony Coghlan

This year, we have started becoming more sustainable as a school. We have created many projects and initiatives, as well as conducted research into our school. Through forums and summits, we have shared and received ideas from other schools as well. As Mark Twain said, “the secret to making progress is to get started.”

Andrew Warren Samuel

Having joined the Student Sustainability Team from the beginning, I am proud to see how much it has grown. Starting from just an idea, it has expanded to a multi school and corporate movement. In just a year, we have run a summit, made changes to our canteen, and have made sustainability an issue that the entire school is going to address in 2023 across the curriculum. Later in Term 4, we will work on other changes, like tree planting and working on correct bin use.

Chibby Anyadoro

Our Sustainability Teams:

Senior School Team

Cameron Boey

Antonio Di Giovine

Roberto Di Giovine

Bradley Le Brandon Paul Ryan Peiris Nikhil Perera Miguel Prado Andrew Warren Samuel

Junior School Team

Chibby Anyadoro

Daniel Ayass

Lucky Castromayor Rahul De Silva Senuka De Silva Emmanueel Guirgis Lester Harvey Sobash Mallawa Arachchige Joshua Morin Zain Muscat

Ajeeve Nitharshan Benjamin Rafferty Isindu Rajapakshe Saranta Sharma Jeremy Singh Jamie Wilton

Kendrick Young

Staff Support Team

Ms Bourne

Mr Coghlan

Mr Davin

Mr De Fanti

Mr De La Zilwa

Ms Elliott

Ms Hawksworth

Mr Hunter

Ms Morgan

Mr T Rolfe

Ms Russo

Ms Symss

Ms Takamatsu

Mr Tighe

dEbating AND public spEaking

Debating has been an integral part of our time here at Mazenod, with 2022 being no exception. After two years of online tournaments, Mazenod has maintained a steady and stoic presence in the face of many new changes.

Continuing an ongoing tradition, the almighty Year 12 team advanced to the final of the Debating Association of Victora’s Schools Competition, competing against top tier schools in Victoria. A true testament to the success, Year 12 debater Nathanial Louey was awarded the ‘Swannie Award’, recognising him as one of the State’s top speakers.

Mazenod’s success continued throughout the year levels with the Year 10 team taking home another ACC championship, with two Year 10 debaters, Aditya Krishna Moorthy and Avinda Wickramaratne competing in the Plain English Speaking Award, being some of the youngest in the competition, they truly left their mark.

Similarly, we saw a new level of

passion and dedication expressed throughout the year levels with Year 9 students joining the Year 10 students at the Model United Nations. In addition to this the Year

11 debaters displaying true mateship and teamwork throughout their hard work, joining the Year 9 students in Mazenod’s debut at the EVATT Cup. The teams represented us well and we look forward to this continuing in years to come.

Success continued in the junior levels with both Year 7 and 8 debaters getting a taste for Junior Secondary Program debating late this year at Brentwood, a great start on a long debating journey. Additionally, Year 7 student Abel Joshy progressed through to public speaking finals after an impressive performance in the Glen Waverley region.

Moreover, the Year 12 Mazenod team fiercely debated Avila at their school as part of a return of an annual tradition between both schools. The topic of debate, ‘That Avila and Mazenod should combine

to become a co-ed school’ allowed for insightful, yet comedic rebuttals.

It has been an incredible year under the leadership of Mx Maggie Georgopolos, our Debating Coordinator. As we end our time at Mazenod we would like to say a big thank you to the incredible staff who have supported Mazenod’s debating program. In particular we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mrs Joanne Caird for your years of dedication and sacrifice to the entire Mazenod Debating community. We would also like to thank Mateo Acosta-Fernandez, Mr James Convery, Ms Tina Giacco and Ms Jacinta Girolami for their support and assistance throughout the year.

As we conclude, a huge congratulations and thank you to everyone for your dedication throughout this year. It has been a true pleasure to be your debating captains for 2022.

Gajindu Rajapakshe and Gavin Pan (Debating Co-Captians), Thisal Pasqual (Debating Vice Captain)

Faith and mission

Welcome to the Faith and Charism team as we reflect on a full year of normal school and what a great experience to be able to attend face to face. I would like to welcome our new College Principal, Dr Shannon and wish him every success in his new role as he leads our community into the future. I would also like to welcome Joshua Hunter onto our Faith and Charism team as the new Coordinator of Social Justice. It also gives me great pleasure to welcome our new youth ministers for 2022, Anthony Yong, Mateo Acosta Fernandez and Kyle Truong. I would like to wish Fr Giancarlo every success as he leaves us to take up his new Parish role in Perth.

The Faith and Charism team worked hard to bring an array of faith events and enhance the experiences of our staff and students during the 2022 school year. Our Year 12 students had a successful retreat in March when they accompanied their Coordinators and Homeroom teachers to different venues for the two-day event. The voluntary Year 11 retreat was also a very enjoyable experience. Twenty of our Year 10 students travelled to the Ignite Conference in Brisbane which took place from Thursday September 22nd to Sunday 25th September. The students and staff returned feeling a little tired but spiritually fulfilled. Thanks to all who made this retreat possible.

Throughout the year there were several liturgies, and it was a delight to see the return of faceto-face Mother’s and Father’s Day Masses. Other liturgies included the Founder’s Day Mass and the many other great Liturgies we celebrated together. The school also celebrated our daily year level Masses and a big thank you to all the Homerooms and staff who helped prepare these Masses. It was also nice to see some parents able to join us for morning Mass. It was also pleasing to see Adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation taking place in the school in normal circumstances.

This year we celebrated our Mission Action Day at the end of Term 1, which is a fundraiser and awareness day for Oblate missions in different parts of the world. I would like to thank all those involved in organising this exciting school event including the Year 12 student leaders.

It was also exciting to see the return of the Building Bridges program, where students and staff got the opportunity to meet students of other faiths and discuss their traditions.

I would like to extend a huge gratitude to the team in the Faith and Charism office, Cristiano Grosso (Staff and Student faith formation), Tina Giacco (Liturgy) and Joshua Hunter (Social Justice). I would also like to express thanks to the Youth

Ministry Team who worked so well to foster all aspects of faith for the students and staff. I also wish to thank all the year level conveners who work so hard to oversee the curriculum.

I would like to recognise the dedication and hard work of staff who voluntarily give of their time to conduct faith youth groups. To Robert Zaar who coordinates MAYO, to Lydia St Ange who coordinates ALPHA, to the youth ministers who coordinate the Senior and Junior Oblate Youth Groups and the many teachers who volunteer to supervise for these groups.

Our dynamic Religious Education curriculum serves our students with a deep academic understanding of our faith, beliefs and develops the charism of our school community. We are continually reviewing our curriculum through our teaching teams.

On September 16 the school celebrated our staff retreat hosted by Fr Rob Galea. A huge thanks to all who helped organise this successful event.

Thanks to all the staff, students and all in our community who continually support our work.

May God Bless you all John Tighe

rEtrEats AND staff formation

This year, we were very excited to have our Retreat Programme back up and running again at full speed! Our Year 7 to 12 students experienced a variety of reflection days and retreats throughout the year, including our Senior and Junior voluntary Retreats, our Oblate Youth Group events and the very popular Ignite Conference in Brisbane. With guest presenters like Josh and Steve Angrisano, David and Katie Kobler, the Gen Bryant Team, the Youth Mission Team Melbourne and more, our students were given the opportunity to explore, deepen and nurture their faith in the Oblate spirit. Our staff were able to enjoy for the first time post-lockdown, a wonderful day of friendship, faith and formation at our Staff Retreat led by Fr Rob Galea and FRG Ministry. Our parents from the Junior School also

appreciated an informative evening online on the topic, “Raising Teens in a Hyper-sexualised Society” with the magnificent team from YourChoicez.

A wonderful highlight of 2022 for our students was the Year 12 Retreat.

“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete – as complete as God’s knowledge of me” ~ 1 Corinthians 13: 11-13

Guided by their retreat leaders and Homeroom teachers, our students were able to set aside some time

to stop and take a break from the busyness of Year 12, to reflect on their lives, who they are becoming and their personal relationships with self, family, friends and God. The retreat provided students with a meaningful experience of faith meeting everyday life, and spoke to the issues facing young people today, challenging our young men to become good godly people of value, character and integrity.

A big thank you to everyone who helped make all these days possible. What a great feeling to be able to hold these events again and what a privilege to be able to journey with our young men in their personal and spiritual development.

Cristiano Grosso

social justicE

We were overwhelmed by the incredible support of the Mazenod family for our Winter Appeal. We received a wonderful amount of goods to donate to our local Parish charities who serve the most needy and marginalised in our community. At our Year 10 Reflection Day, the students learned about the issue of homelessness and were challenged to look for Jesus in the faces of the poor and marginalised, to care for our brothers and sisters in need. Our Year 10 students, with these generous donations, put together care packages and wrote prayers and messages of hope to send out to those in need. Following the appeal, we dropped over 20 bags of food to St Leonard’s Parish Glen Waverley for their food bank, a van full of clothes and toys to St Vincent De Paul in Springvale and an amazing amount of tea, coffee and toiletries to our Rosies Oblate Mission. Every item is going to those who need them most, particularly those in our local community. The charities upon receiving these were blown away by the amount of donations and shared

with us their deep appreciation and continued need for support. A huge thank you to all our students, parents and staff who supported this important effort, a wonderful gesture of de Mazenod spirit.

This year Mazenod has once again been involved in the Building Bridges program. We started the year with a small group of Year 10 and 11 students, and it was great to see that group grow over the year. One of our Year 11 participants, Nikhil Perera, has kindly shared his experience below:

Over the course of the year, I have had the pleasure of being a member of the Building Bridges program, which was an opportunity to meet with others of different faiths and get to know them. In our sessions together, hosted by either Mazenod, Mt. Hira College, Killester College, Kilbreda College, King David School, or Nazareth College, we each had a tour of the respective schools, as well as a presentation on the history of the school, before delving into

group discussions. It truly was an amazing experience, of different faiths that are usually very separate from each other, coming together, and sharing a meal.

In our final session together on September 2, we were invited by the Bunurong Land Council to a community day, where we were taken on a tour of Shoreham, and the Mount Martha foreshores. There, we were taught about the different uses of plants in the area and given the opportunity to take part in the restoration of native plant life. We ended the day with a trip to the beach, where we visited an archaeological site, and learned about the different applications of stone, before taking part in a smoking ceremony.

To any Year 10 or 11 students considering the program next year, I would highly recommend it to you. At worst, it is a day out with your mates. At best? Who knows? My challenge to you is to come find out for yourself and try something new.

Joshua Hunter

prayEr and liturgy

With immense thanks to Almighty God, this year returned to a sense of normality after the past two years of lockdown. With everyone back at school, each morning this year has begun with our community invited to pray the Rosary in the Chapel. This was followed by year level Masses, and then with prayer in each Homeroom.

In February this year, we celebrated Inaugural Mass, which heralds the commencement of our year. During Mass, celebrated in the Provence Centre, we invoked Almighty God’s blessings upon our school year and upon our entire community. During this Mass, Provincial Fr Christian Fini OMI, commissioned College Principal, Dr Paul Shannon, as well as College leaders for this year.

At the start of Lent, we celebrated Ash Wednesday with Liturgy Prefects attending Mass, during which Lenten ashes were blessed. Then, Liturgy Prefects were commissioned to go to their classrooms, conduct a liturgy, and distribute the blessed ashes to each student.

With immense joy, we organised

major liturgical celebrations. We celebrated the feast day of St Eugene de Mazenod and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Having been privileged to attend Fr Joshua Nash’s Ordination and his Mass of Thanksgiving, it was great to see him celebrate Assumption Day Mass for the community. During Mass we acknowledged our multicultural community by having the Prayers of the Faithful prayed in some of the languages of our families. Students also participated in a week of meditating upon the Mysteries of the Rosary, in which we invoked our Blessed Mother’s intercession in our lives.

Personally, my highlight was the Mass which celebrated the de Mazenod Family Education Network. Held in the Chapel of the Oblate community in Camberwell, we were joined by the entire Camberwell community, and by representatives from each of our four Oblate colleges in Australia.

Having participated in the first Oblate Education Conference in 1996, and then in others over the years, this Mass certainly epitomised St Eugene de Mazenod’s legacy and Charism

throughout the world.

We also celebrated a joyous Eucharist in honour of Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and for the Parent and Son Evening. It has been overwhelming to receive so many messages affirming the importance of these Masses in the lives of students and their families. I sincerely thank our Oblates of Mary Immaculate, students, families, and staff for their generosity in agreeing to participate in the readings, Prayers of the Faithful and music for these Masses.

As we support one another in prayer and in liturgies, we remind ourselves that we all form the body of Christ on earth. We extend thanks to our Oblate Fathers for the gift of their priestly ministry to us all and the community for sharing in our desire to worship, and give praise and thanks to our loving God.

Praised be Jesus Christ and Mary Immaculate. May St Eugene de Mazenod intercede for us all.

Tina Giacco

CommErcE

This year has been an exciting year for the Commerce department. Student numbers undertaking a Commerce subject this year continued to grow, and subject selection numbers for 2023 show a continuing trend for future growth. The ongoing interest in Commerce based subjects has seen the College add two new subjects in 2022. VET Small Business and Enhanced Business Management were both highly successful and helped lift projected numbers in VCE for 2023.

In other news around the faculty, our Year 11 Business Students have experienced a real life business simulation programme as part of a revamped Business Week to support their Business Management Unit 1 and 2 studies. Business Week was part of all Year 11 activities for many years and was much loved by students and teachers alike. It

was fantastic to see the programme relaunched in 2022 as an important part of Business Management studies. Students have experienced manufacturing a product, marketing and selling a product, and managing an organisation in a virtual environment. Students also present their business case and showcase their results as part of the handson nature of the project. Hopefully the revamped Business Week is again going to be a part of Business Management in future years.

It is sad to announce the pending retirement of one of our Commerce mainstays, Alan McAlister at the end of this year. Alan has had a highly distinguished 34 year career at Mazenod, commencing in 1989. From a Commerce perspective, Alan was responsible for introducing Business Week back in 1997, an activity that exposed all Year 11

students to business and marketing, developing both their Commerce knowledge and teamwork skills. Alan is also a VCAA Assessor, was the Treasurer of the Staff Association for 30 years and was Commerce Coordinator for 12 years. Congratulations Alan on a magnificent teaching career.

Finally, it would be remiss of me not to comment on the growth and success of Year 12 Business Management in 2022. The subject achieved 14 scores of 40 or above across its four classes, and one of its students, Jacob Luu scored a perfect study score of 50. Congratulations Jacob. We are all confident that last year’s results can be replicated with this year’s cohort. Good luck gentlemen!

Chris Windley

DEsign and TEchnology

Firstly, I would like to thank all the Design and Technology staff members for their hard work this year. It was refreshing to have a clear run at face-to-face learning and to have the students back in the workshops and kitchens.

This year we welcomed ex-student Scott Antidormi to the team as a staff member, supporting the Design and Technology faculty. Scott has assisted and mentored students in Year 8 and 9 Design and Technology, and in VET and VCE Engineering.

Students in Year 8 and 9 Design and Technology had the opportunity to design and manufacture a range of different projects this year from

both wood and metal. Using online design software, they were able to create a range of original designs, and with the help of the CNC Laser Cutter, they produced their own logos and name tags to improve the aesthetics of their projects.

Design and Technology had the opportunity to host the Year 9 STEM Enhancement program. Students were given a design brief to design an Arcade Machine. This project challenged the students to create an original design, determine a manufacturing sequence and fabricate the project.

Students used a raspberry pi operating system to emulate the games through the machine. Big

thank you to Information Technology teacher Carolyn Gekas and STEM Technician Pete Saaksjarvi for running the program.

Lachlan Gray

It has been wonderful to see impressive growth in skills and knowledge of students in Food Technology with the return to school-based learning. Year 8 students dazzled observers with their creatively decorated chocolate cakes, and they embraced the opportunity to pick their choice of herbs from the Edible Garden for their pizzas. Year 9 students demonstrated their zest by tossing pancakes, homemade pizza dough and salads while continuing to learn how to prepare nutritional, family

meals. Year 10 students applied their skills to planning and presenting a staff morning tea for their exam, and after learning the art of making coffee, managed a coffee cafe for staff. Some students in Year 11 and

12 have enjoyed furthering their hospitality training at TAFE, and a highly capable team of Year 11 students, Dominic Kaka, Alexander Tsipos, Patrick Bunning and Charles Van Rest, admirably represented

Mazenod at the ACC Culinary Competition. Congratulations to all maz_chefs!

Kate Sanford

digital TEchnology

Unit 3 and 4 Software Development

In 3 and 4 Software Development

we were challenged to learn the ins and outs of developing software to solve real world problems. The year consisted of learning the theory behind developing software to solve programs, which culminated in us being able to put this in practice and solve real life issues. This arduous process involved analysing problems, designing a program, developing a program through code and finally evaluating the program, with Mr Steel ready to help us at any step. No matter how complex the course work may be, the staff here will always be our in-person databases for any questions I have.

Hugo Le

Year 10 Software Development

Year 10 Software Development has definitely been one of my favourite classes this year. In Semester 1, Ms Chen introduced us to Microsoft Visual Studio. We started simply by programming using the Visual Basic

language to create applications such as a calculator by learning the fundamentals of coding such as the various data types and structure of Visual Basic. This Semester, we got the opportunity to create our own text based adventure game by utilising all the theory we had learned in class. Overall, I have really enjoyed Year 10 Software Development as I have learned how to create programs in Visual Studio and had fun along the way testing my applications with my friends. I am looking forward to Unit 3 and 4 Software Development next year and the opportunities it will provide me after school.

Benjamin Wickham

Year 8 Enhancement STEM

In Term 1, the Enhancement STEM class learnt about drones. They learnt how to program them and got them to move around the room. They presented visiting future Mazenodians with a drone showcase. Throughout Terms 2 and

3, the class worked to create several tabletop Arcade Machines. These machines utilise the power of the Raspberry Pi and monitors to display several arcade games. Students have improved their ability to cut wood, 3D design machines, code in Python and work constructively in a team environment. STEM is an amazing subject where we learn all about technology and how it functions in the real world.

Chibby Anyodoro

Year 7 Digital Technology

Digital Technology is a great and interesting subject to learn at Mazenod College. Digital Technology teaches us about the digital world and how it works. Choosing and learning more about this subject will not only allow you to learn, but will set you up for the future. Digital Technology is a fun subject where you can learn about how the digital world works as well as have lots of fun.

Jash Goodluck

English

Year 7 and 8 English at Mazenod introduced us to new aspects of English classes that our cohort had never before experienced. In Year 7, the enthralling Pankration revealed to us the fascinating aspects of ancient Greece, followed by the confronting yet impactful Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, which was a rewarding point of learning for us all. Year 8 saw us study the compelling and thought provoking novel, The Giver, as well as The Dons. Ultimately, analysing and exploring these distinct texts paved the way for our future learning by providing us with a formidable base to build upon.

For never was a story of more woe than this of Year 9 and Year 10 English, in which I mean the despair of having to leave these classes. From the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet, to the moving masterpiece that is To Kill A Mockingbird, middle school English was arguably the most enjoyable years of the subject. Being able to delve deep into timeless classics such as The Godfather and Stand By Me meant there was something for everyone.

For example, this year’s formal saw every boy on their feet singing in unison to the song Stand By Me, a reflection of the impact these classes have had on us, if not for their actual English lessons, the bonding experience we have had going through them. The memories of these classes will be some of my fondest in my life after Mazenod.

Year 11 English saw us engage in the depressing stories of Macbeth and Willy Loman during the equally joyless period of online learning. However, such an experience has only enabled us to better appreciate Year 12 English. Having studied both English and Literature, the best English subjects offered by VCAA, I can say that both classes have been very rewarding and enjoyable. English has been a deeply engaging juxtaposition of the joy of Heardle and the gloom of crime and decaying societies. The study of In Cold Blood and The Crucible saw us deeply examine the inner workings of society, enabling a riveting consideration of what happens to communities during crises. The Dressmaker was

also studied; I do not think many will mourn the exclusion of Rosalie Ham’s masterpiece from future study designs. Literature students have enjoyed weekly morning teas while discussing the absolutely thrilling story of a woman who stays in the same room for over 300 pages.

In all, both Literature and English have been fantastic subjects. As the most popular VCE subject, English truly unites the year level in a way that is unparalleled, with classes bringing together students who may only have English as a common subject. As a class consisting of five students, Literature students have likewise been able to develop strong bonds, making the class one that every student cherishes.

We thank all of the English teachers who have helped to shape our journey over our six years. The commitment and dedication of all of the English faculty members has been much appreciated.

Joseph Beyrooti, Ben Harris, Nathanial Louey

EnhancEmEnt

Our Enhancement students annually undertake an enormous range of challenges aimed at stretching their critical and lateral thinking, in a variety of fields. We ask a great deal of them, in order to immerse them in high-end academic pursuits and to prepare them for accelerated courses, as they enter Senior School. In 2022 they have responded with the vigour, excellence and aplomb we have come to expect from our cohort. In that context, it is no way an exaggeration to say that this year has been a continuation of last year’s cavalcade of great change. We have seen new subjects become available for selection; from Enhancement English and STEM in the Junior School, to Enhancement Business Management and PE in Middle School. New and modified curricula have been implemented to provide for the needs of our students across the board. We have also seen numerous personnel changes, both

incoming and outgoing. We thank Mr Noel McGarry for his exemplary service in Enhancement History and we welcome Dr Matt Fyfield to the fold, who will no doubt provide a rich vein of experience and pedagogical aptitude to our team. Mr Tranter’s well-deserved leave in Term 4 will allow Ms Noorani to take the helm and make her mark on Enhancement English.

It also behoves us to recognise a selection of the many wonderful experiences of our Enhancement students. Mr Moore and Mr McGarry have put together entirely new units for our Year 7 Enhancement History students for Semester 2, exposing them to civically minded inquiry questions centred on migration. Ms Gekas’ Year 8 Enhancement STEM group has been able to adroitly, expertly and safely handle drone operation and coding, while the Year 9 students busy themselves with

operating solar-powered vehicles. Our English Enhancement students have been busy creating remarkable book trailers in Year 7 (and learning about pathos and appeals to emotion!), while Mr Tranter’s Year 8 and Year 9 group have undertaken exploration of World Wonders and a Gattaca film study, respectively. Amidst this frenzied work, we have also accepted a large number of successful candidates into accelerated courses for next year, as their Enhancement journeys culminate. We wish them the best of luck in their burgeoning academic careers. Next year will no doubt bring new challenges and opportunities, in equal measure. We have no doubt that Mazenod’s Enhancement students will be up to the task; ready to aspire, endeavour and excel.

Mladen Spasic

HEalth and physical Education

It has been an exciting year in Health and Physical Education (HPE), with the inclusion of three new courses. The student recounts provide a great insight into some of the HPE courses offered at Mazenod.

Year 8 Health & Physical Education

What I loved about Year 8 was the inclusive sports and the support from classmates and your teacher to strive for more. Theory lessons included learning about nutrients and what the body needs to be healthy, and we also learnt about the negatives of illegal drugs, cigarettes and vapes.

Gabe Bisbal

Year 9 PE: Sports Science

Working in the gym was new for many in Year 9. We learnt the correct technique to propel ourselves in getting the best results. The RAMP concept demonstrated the importance of warming our muscles up properly before exercise. The training program assignment was a great insight into topics covered in Senior PE.

Ronit Verma

Year 10 Health and Fitness

One of my favourite lessons was the International Rules practical with GPS trackers. It was a great way of learning different fitness components while having fun with your mates. The data showed I ran

4.67km with a top speed of 6.7m/s. I loved engaging in different fitness training method practicals, both at school and off campus.

Max Addison

Year 10 Enhancement Physical Education: Sports Science

We have enjoyed learning how and why the body moves, with a focus on establishing knowledge and understanding of the energy systems, as well as biomechanics and the muscular and skeletal systems. This course has offered a great insight for VCE PE, with the opportunity of studying Units 3 and 4 in Year 11.

Liam Grima

VCE Units 1 and 2 Health and Human Development

A couple of my favourite topics studied included ‘Youth Health and Wellbeing’ which highlighted factors such as mental health and wellbeing as well as community values and expectations. Additionally, I enjoyed the area of study on ‘Health and Nutrition’, where we focused on the

impacts of nutrients on our body and what types of foods go into a balanced diet.

Nicholas Corfee

VCE Units 3 and 4 Physical Education

Using the GPS trackers in our practical lessons gave us an in depth understanding of what we were

studying in class. Our pracs were a great outlet to get away from the stresses of Year 12 and enjoy playing sports with our mates in our last year. This subject will help several of us with our tertiary education, especially those electing courses relating to the human body.

Jake Martin

It has been heartening to return to a semblance of normality after two years of scholastic life less ordinary. Along with the return of field trips in Geography and History, notable Humanities highlights from the last twelve months include:

• Another year of superb VCE performances by our students, with all three of our VCE subjects (History Revolutions, Global Politics and Geography) ranking in the top twelve schools in Victoria for the number of students placed in the top 9% of their cohort. Indeed, Mazenod was the only school in the state to feature in the top dozen for all three Humanities subjects

• Cameron McEwan being recognised for his outstanding VCE Geography result by winning the College’s only Premier’s Award

• Mazenod College mentioned in Federal Parliament (and ergo, Hansard) by the now Minister for Home Affairs, Clare O’Neil, Federal Member for Hotham, congratulating one of our outgoing Year 12 students, Rion Morgan, for winning the Hotham Writing Prize. Our VCE Politics class also got to enjoy a 45

HUMAnitiEs

minute Q&A session with the MP

• Nathanial Louey in Year 12 winning the Monash University Social Sciences Essay Competition for his Politics essay entitled: “Australia - A Middle Power with Great Responsibility

On a bittersweet note, the faculty bids a fond farewell to Mr Rob Mann. Rob has been an exceptional teacher of History, with his VCE Revolutions students attaining continually outstanding results. He will be sorely missed, and we wish him every success in his new leadership role at Melbourne Grammar School.

Nick Young

VCE Global Politics Student Reflection

No other subject provides a better insight into the real world than Global Politics. Having studied the subject since Year 9, the content in each year level has been contemporary and fascinating to study, ranging from corruption in sport and Australia’s political system, to terrorism, climate change and global conflicts. Politics is such a dynamic and enjoyable subject that has an abundance of real world benefits. Despite its nickname as ‘the Specialist Maths of the Humanities’,

studying Global Politics is genuinely one of the favourite things about my entire time at Mazenod; I cannot wait to take all the knowledge I have gained from it into my life beyond school.

Ben Harris

Year 12 VCE Geography: Fieldtrip Report

In March this year, the Year 12 Geography class travelled to Knox to research Lake Knox. With a proposal to fill in the lake with dirt as part of a new residential development, we undertook an investigation to determine how the community felt about this and the various impacts. The day involved exploring the nearby streets to investigate the surrounding environment. We counted cars, measured trees, and were particularly on the lookout for the famous blue-billed duck. Overall, it was a great day, with the whole class getting to apply their knowledge of real life contexts.

Jack Baptist

Year 8 History Enhancement Student Reflection

Richard the Lionheart, King of England, leader of the Third Crusade: a holy warrior of God or an evil satanic tyrant? That was the question that we sought to answer in Enhancement History. Our class, led

by Mr Moore, scoured the internet to prepare ourselves for a final court trial to determine if Richard really was a blessed man or a wicked being. During this time, we debated in forums to see whose opinion was the best. We then came together to

do the final trial. We questioned the witnesses and even Richard himself as we defended Richard’s just title (even though I did not agree!). In the end, our group narrowly won the debate with ex-Mazenod and current Melbourne University student

Felix Zhou, as judge, making the final adjudication. On reflection, we learned so much, and improved our ability to debate and think critically. Minhsan Nguyen

LEarning DivErsity

All students regardless of race, age or gender, by virtue of their dignity as human persons, have a right to an education that is suited to their particular needs and adapted to their ability. (Pope Paul VI 1965)

The transition back to school after the COVID lockdowns of the last two years, has been most welcomed by all areas of the community. The opportunity to engage with students has been particularly gratifying for the Learning Diversity Team.

The Learning Diversity area is included in the capital works currently being undertaken at the College. This has meant that, during the 2022 academic year, the team has been moved to two different locations across the school as we await our new “home.” The character strengths of courage, teamwork, perspective, and open-mindedness have been most visible during this time. The dedication of the whole team has ensured that the students have remained a focus of attention. The students have also displayed patience and good humour during

the disruptions. Despite these inconveniences, the support programs have continued to run, ensuring that the students received the support and assistance they required to be fully active members of their school community.

In addition to the creation of a new space, the Learning Diversity team has undergone a significant restructure with the foresight of our incumbent Principal, Dr Paul Shannon. This restructure involves a substantial commitment of resources – both personnel and material. It is a very exciting time for the team as planning for 2023 has commenced.

As part of the restructure, we welcomed the following staff members in Semester: Nathalie Comty as the Dean of Learning Diversity, Dimi Pitsas (Administrative Assistant) and Suzana Cunha (Learning Diversity Psychologist).

And with the close of the academic year, we also farewell valued team members. Athena Beshir, while still

working at Mazenod, will now focus on utilising her extensive teaching skills across a range of mainstream classes and subjects in 2023. Her support for students, particularly in the Senior years has been admirable.

We also farewell Brinda Manogaran. Her contributions as a Learning Support Officer have been greatly appreciated and we wish her well as she commences her teaching career in 2023.

Sharon O’Shannassy has been a valued and dedicated member of the Learning Diversity team for nine years. Her expertise and joy for teaching, have left an indelible mark on the work being done to support students with additional needs, particularly in the Literacy Support groups. We wish her well for 2023 and beyond.

2023 will bring new and exciting endeavours for the Learning Diversity Team. Bring it on!

Anne Johnson

languagEs

We had a most successful year in Languages 2022. We participated in more competitions with great success, hosted our Japanese sister school, began an intern program with Meiji Gakuen University in Yokohama and shared many valuable language and cultural experiences. Our dedicated staff, enthusiastic students, and generous families of the Mazenod community made it all possible.

Yolanda Bonica

Chinese Reading Competition

On August 6th, Ciaran Ellwood and Jeremy Singh competed in the Chinese Language Teachers annual reading competition. Jeremy won first place in the Year 9 category.

Year 10 Italian Networking Evening

Lunedi il primo agosto, abbiamo passato una bella serata con le studentesse d’italiano a Sacro Cuore, Oakleigh. Ecco alcuni commenti:

• Mi è piaciuto giocare a Scopa perchè ho vinto! Nel passato giocavo molto spesso con i miei nonni anziani. Lucas Mitchell.

• Mi è piaciuto ascoltare la canzone e giocare a Scopa con i miei amici. Mi è piaciuto anche conoscere nuove persone. James Montano

• Soprattutto mi è piaciuto mangiare la pizza capricciosa perchè il sapore era buono e salato.

Nicolas Atkins

Daisho Gakuen High School: Sister School Visit

The Japanese Exchange Program with our sister school in Japan has been a real blessing for me. The experience allowed me to improve my Japanese study and also gave us the chance to make new friends. It was enjoyable to spend time with the Japanese exchange students during the activities throughout the week. What began from peer pressure by my friends and teacher,

turned into something I would have regretted not doing. Hopefully as restrictions ease, we will be able to go to Japan the following year and have more interactions to enjoy. Eldrich Kiswardi

Year 10 Chinese Excursion

We really enjoyed our Chinese excursion on 09 Aug 2022 at the Dunhuang Arts Academy, where the Year 10 Chinese cohort were introduced to some basic Kung Fu and learned how to play a traditional Chinese instrument called the Guzheng. Versed in martial arts, our Kung Fu Master kindly guided us through the history of Kung Fu as well as varying Kung Fu stances, which we tried our best to replicate. Joshua Ngieng and David Ing

Japanese Intern: Yue Senpai

Ms Yue Nakajima came from Yokohama in April to assist in our Japanese classes and to practise her own English skills. She was hosted by Ms Yolanda Bonica, Ms Nadine Forder and Ms Wendy Liu and their families. Yue encouraged our students to speak Japanese in class and to discuss similarities and differences between our two cultures.

We thank her and the host families very much and we look forward to continuing this relationship with Meiji Gakuen University for many years to come.

Year 11 Japanese Speech Contest

On August 28, Luca D’Angelo and I had the opportunity to partake in the 52nd Japanese Speech Contest Victoria, an event where we were able to develop our Japanese writing and speaking skills. Listening to speeches on various topics from students around Victoria was both a humbling and inspirational experience. Although we did not make the top three, Luca and I were able to take home the ‘Best Story’ and ‘Best Research’ awards respectively.

Steven Phan

Year 8 Japanese Calligraphy Competition

My experiences with Yue San during Calligraphy were amazing. This was the first time I had ever attempted calligraphy and it was peaceful, helped me to become more in control of myself and taught me to slow down.

I also learnt from the Kanji drawings about what they mean. The whole experience was the best thing outside of regular classwork and I would wish to continue improving my skills.

Nathan Ngo

Year 12 Italian

The study of Unit 3 and 4 Italian this year has been a rewarding experience in which we have been able to develop a profound understanding and appreciation for Italian culture and language. Our learning this year has been facilitated by a variety of excursions and incursions, such as a dinner with students from Sacred Heart College. Having the opportunity to immerse ourselves further, we were able to travel to Melbourne and watch the films ‘Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo’ and ‘Maledetta Primavera’ .

Our experience speaking with Holocaust survivor Guta Goldstein was yet another occasion for us to practice our language skills as well as deepen our knowledge of important historic moments. Overall, studying Italian has been a thrilling experience.

Alexander Tsipos

library and digital lEaRning

After two years of COVID disruption, the return to regular routine has been welcomed. Year 7 students had largely completed the final two years of primary school from the isolation of home with contact via Google Meet. They commenced the 2022 school year sharing the hopes of all of us and looking forward to a routine school year. Thankfully, although not totally free of disruptions, we have had a wonderful year.

The library plays an important role in the induction of new students of all year levels as they settle into their online learning resources, laptops and the lunchtime social activities such as chess and various other clubs. The induction of new staff also supports teachers as they navigate the complexity of learning resources and access. Knowing your learning space is an essential ingredient of success.

Resourcing in schools has developed to be analogous to the familiar description of an iceberg. The resources you see within the physical library space are

only a fraction of those available. Our integrated digital presence, which was our salvation over the pandemic, has continued to grow in use this year.

Statistics indicate that Mazenod students are borrowing more and more books from our Sora library, whilst hardcopy loans are still popular. Encouraging students to contribute suggestions for purchasing is a contributing factor in this regard. Students come to the Library to meet, share and learn with their friends and use the recording and other facilities. Online databases, study guides and instruction organised through the Library homepage lead to the discovery of that ‘iceberg’ of information.

Although reading classes continued online last year, the regular routine of classes in the comfort of the library is popular. This year we have been pleased to resume ‘in-person’ author visits and regular events such as the Federal Election Breakfast, Literature Festival and CBCA Book Week celebrations.

The support of Senior students is also assisted through the systematic integration of library resources within MazCom, making them accessible and visible. Introduction of the MyConnect platform has also simplified access to digital textbooks in 2022.

This year, I retire from the role of Head of Library and Digital Learning at Mazenod College after 13 years. During this time, I have been blessed with the support of successive Principals and a professional library team. They have all contributed to a collective vision of growing a school library appropriate to the complexity of today’s society. Thank you all.

Our Vision

To be a launching place for learning. A place where cultural, social and intellectual exchanges occur, often mediated by, but not limited to, the resources of the library collection; a space defined by the social mood, cultural and civic expression and the intellection values of the school community.

Camilla Elliott

mathEmatics

After two long years of remote learning, this year has brought with it a much-needed respite. But resistance has paved the way for persistence, and we all have come out of the hardship much stronger. 2022 has seen a novel approach to teaching. The lines of normalcy have shifted, and technology has embedded itself as an inherent part of the teaching process. What has not changed, however, is the dedication of our staff who are always willing to support our young men to achieve success. We are honoured and privileged to be a part of our fantastic Mathematics team at Mazenod. We would like to thank each member of our team for their hard work, commitment, and dedication.

In August this year, our students sat the Australian Mathematics Competition. It is an engaging competition which answers the most frequently asked question in the mathematics classrooms: “How is this relevant to the real world?”

The problem-solving questions in the competition demonstrate how Mathematics is both important and relevant in our everyday lives. Mazenod had some fantastic results across the year levels that competed in the competition; 5 High Distinctions, 48 Distinctions and 124 Credit certificates. An amazing effort given this was our first time completing the competition online, well done to all award recipients.

Divya Shangari and Liam Coulter

What a journey Maths has been! In Year 7 we were just finding our feet, learning simple concepts like areas, fractions and probability. As we progressed into the middle years it started to become a bit trickier and I think many of us began to realise where our strengths lie. It was great to see how the foundations we learnt in the earlier years could then be applied to slightly more complex topics. As we come to the final year of learning Maths it has been a great opportunity to reflect on how far we have come, to see questions that a

few years ago would have been too difficult to understand, to now being able to master them. Maths can certainly be frustrating at times, but it sure is rewarding when you get it right!

Jack Baptist

Specialist Mathematics this year has been a dense journey, covering a range of concepts from the abstractions of the complex world, to the physical and applicable in statics and vectors. To many, just the name of the subject commands a quiver. However, the dedicated staff turn the convolution into one of the more interesting and enjoyable subjects at school. As such, I find that the maths studied in Specialist Mathematics is far more interesting than that in any other stream of Mathematics. Yes, it is difficult, but if you are willing to work just a little harder for a subject you enjoy, it makes it even more worthwhile.

Charles Van Rest

music

2022 was a tremendously busy year for Mazenod’s musicians.

Term 1 saw our students prepare for the Mission Action Day concert, to raise funds for the Oblate Missions abroad. The concert was a wonderful evening of music making that featured the debut of two new ensembles – “The Drumline” and the “Coghlan Quartet.” Special mention must go to Huey Ng, who performed a fiercely difficult flute solo in front of the large audience. Term 1 also included a Year 7 excursion into the city to hear the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall – an experience many students will never forget!

Term 2 opened with our annual Mazenod/Avila orchestra workshop, held at Avila College. As always, this event emphasised the social connections that come with creating music together, with students rehearsing in a combined orchestra of over 200 musicians and enjoying a pizza dinner together.

Other highlights of Term 2 included competing at the Victorian All State Jazz Festival, Victorian Flute Guild Festival, the Ringwood Eisteddfod, and individual student performances at Year 8, 9, 10 and VCE recital nights. Congratulations to all participants.

Term 3 means musical! This year, the Mazenod and Avila students put on a tremendous performance of “Shrek – The Musical.” Congratulations to the several student musicians who performed in the Orchestra Pit this year. Daniel Liu (Year 8, Horn), Saville Zhang (Year 8, Cello), Brandon Paul (Year 11, Violin), Aston Pham (Year 12, Violin), Deni Trkulja (Year 11, Flute) and Huey Ng (Year 10, Drums) all played exceptionally well and helped make the show a great success.

Also held in Term 3, were the Victorian Band’s League Solo competitions and the Victorian Schools Music Festival. At the solos, Mazenod scored 12 first places and had two students claim the title of “Champion of Champions”, with Deni Trkulja taking out the Junior

section and Oliver Wyllie winning the Juvenile section. At the VSMF our ensembles played very well and were awarded three Silver Shields and one Bronze.

Term 3 concluded with the “ACCent on Music” concert at Hamer Hall, where over 600 students from all ACC schools came together to perform in Melbourne’s premier concert hall. It was a terrific event and our Mazenod students did themselves and the College proud, with the combined finale of “You’re the Voice” being a highlight of the year for many.

Well done to all our musicians throughout the year. It’s been very busy, but very rewarding.

Finally, thank you to our wonderful instrumental music teachers and administration staff. Their tireless work and dedication ensure that our musicians experience what is best about music.

Douglas Leutchford and George Melitsis

outdoor Education

2022 has been another busy year of Outdoor Education activities for Year 7 to 10 students. The activities provided new and challenging experiences which catered for all ages and levels of experience.

In Term 1, Year 8 students were taken on a snorkelling adventure to Port Phillip Bay where they observed the vast marine life around Pope’s Eye, which lies between Portsea and Queenscliff. They were also able to interact with the playful seals that have taken up residence at Chinaman’s Hat. In Term 4, these same students went to ‘The Ranch’ in Cape Schanck where they tried horse riding and mountain boarding. They even got to test their nerve with the ‘Leap of Faith’.

For the Year 9 cohort, an overnight surf camp was held at the start of the year. Students were taught open water safety and basic surfing skills from qualified instructors. They then enjoyed some time putting these skills into practice with two surf sessions. City Days followed for these students in Term 3, allowing them the opportunity to navigate Melbourne’s CBD, thus fostering their independence. The final Outdoor Education experience for Year 9 was a two-day activity program. Students could choose from rafting, mountain bike riding, abseiling, rock-climbing or river sledding.

Year 10 students completed a 4-day program in Term 1. This consisted of a two-day adventure camp, off-

site driver education training, and a personal development day within the College. The adventure activities gave some students a chance to perfect skills learnt from previous camps and others an opportunity to try their hand at new skills. Students could choose from surfing and stand-up paddle boarding in Inverloch, surfing and mountain bike riding at Phillip Island or caving and river sledding in Warburton.

These activities cannot run without the generosity of so many staff members who give up time from home to supervise students. For that, we are very thankful.

Dee McDonald and Michael Pearson

pErforming arts

There is no doubt that this year has seen the much anticipated return of so many Performing Arts events to Mazenod. It has been an absolute joy to see students coming to rehearsals, spruiking their shows and standing on the stage performing.

Once again the Drama department had the honour of VCAA Top Class, with two of our 2021 graduates receiving invitations to perform for the Season of Excellence. Anthony Yong and Nicholas Tod both achieved an A+ for their Drama solo, which places them in the top level of state results for this examination. Further to this Anthony was also invited to perform at VCAA Top Acts – this is an event which showcases the cream of the crop across all of the Performing Arts subjects. I would like to congratulate the boys for this fantastic accomplishment.

After getting so close to putting the musical on stage in the past two years only to miss out at the last minute, there was definitely a sense of nervousness throughout rehearsals as to whether the show

would get to the stage. However, it was with so much pride that the Musical team was able to present Shrek – The Musical to appreciative audiences. For many of the students involved it was their first experience of being in the College musical so the learning curve was enormous, but the huge smiles on their faces after each performance was a clear sign of their joy. The flood of congratulatory messages sent to the College after each performance allowed us to know that we had definitely achieved our goal in presenting a musical production that made both Mazenod and Avila very proud. The Drama and Music departments both played major roles in the development and presentation of the musical and I would like to particularly thank the staff from these departments for all of those extra hours given to make our dream come true.

The annual Performing Arts Festival has become a highlight in the school year and this year’s effort certainly did not disappoint in maintaining a high standard. For this event the staff are the helpers, as the senior

Performing Arts students take the reins of leadership from the first conceptual meeting to the final bow of performance. With last year’s festival having to be an online event, it was so wonderful to see the students performing live on stage again. The Performing Arts Festival showcased a wide range of student talents, including music, song, dance and drama. The absolute joy both on stage and in the audience was all that was needed to show that the event was both a terrific night of entertainment and a brilliant experience for the young men involved. It has been a very busy year overall for the Drama department, with ever-growing numbers of boys choosing to undertake the Drama electives, solid involvement in the annual College musical and a wide range of co-curricular events taking place in the Drama room on a regular basis, it is clear to see that the Performing Arts culture in the school is indeed alive and well. It will be exciting to see how the journey will continue next year.

Felicity Kamevaar

sciEncE

“The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder” - Albert Einstein.

It has been delightful to see our Science department in full operation in 2022. We congratulate our students for the way they have embraced being back in the Science classroom and laboratories. A special thanks to our devoted Science teachers and laboratory technicians for the way in which they have continued to adapt to technological and procedural challenges to deliver the curriculum to a high standard. It is through the collective effort of the entire Science faculty that has allowed students to explore, think critically, question and continually wonder “what if”.

Ms. Jennifer Vissenjoux and Mr. George Stoforidis

The Science program at Mazenod enables students to delve into the scientific sphere in a tangible way. From the outset, Junior Science proved to be highly engaging with the initiation into Mazenod being marked by the attainment of our bunsen burner licence. Biological studies introduced students to the complexities of the human body,

including the controversial notion that mitochondria is the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell. Chemistry underpins understanding and progress in almost every sphere of science and industry. By learning the chemical processes in which industries employ, students were provided with a diverse understanding of the practical applications of chemistry in our daily lives. Along with the excursion to Luna Park, and practicals such as bomb calorimetry, Year 12 Science subjects allow students to engage and apply their knowledge in meaningful ways. Various tools assisted us in grasping the complexities of these subjects, including the almighty physic formula sheet containing all the answers of the universe. In the words of Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie, “The actual state of our knowledge is always provisional”, constantly expanding and eager to learn.

Duleesha Gunaratne and Nigel Perera

In Year 9 Science, we focus on aspects of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Geography. Some practicals that stood out to me were the dissection of a lamb’s brain

and heart and the acid reactions experiment. Year 9 Science was smooth sailing for many as the Science faculty made sure that it was easy to understand.

Thien Bui

The highlight for me in Science this year included dissecting a cow eye and mixing chemicals in Chemistry. The cow eye experiment brought out my inner doctor as you had to secure it down and make careful incisions. In general, Science is a fun and integral part of the Mazenod experience that should be enjoyed and appreciated by all!

Chibuikem Anyadoro

In Year 8 Science, we have explored and discovered a variety of interesting topics including Chemistry, Geology and Biology. I have found all these branches exciting and interesting, but highlights of the year for me were the digestive system practical and the eye dissection. These were very interesting and fulfilling to me and I learned many new things through the processes of these practicals.

Daniel Ayass

vcal and vEt

What a busy year it has been for both the VET and VCAL faculties. We have seen new staff coming into the faculties with new programs and students completing the last VCAL certificate, ever!

From 2023 VCAL has been upgraded to VCE Vocational Major, one VCE certificate and enhanced subjects that reflect modern practices and fantastic real world resources.

Sometimes we forget as educators that the primary reason for both VET and VCAL is the successful journey that a student undertakes, sometimes against the advice of families and friends. We staff can see the students who would traditionally have struggled in Senior School for whatever reason, flourish and complete their schooling with meaningful outcomes. This is especially true of the Year 12 students, who are now waiting to transition into an apprenticeship or further study at TAFE. Take for instance a student who last year swore black and blue he wanted to be an electrician and would have been a very successful one, now looking at further study in Sports Administration through an Advanced Diploma! Or another student who wanted to be a carpenter, will be studying Sound Engineering next

year. Not your traditional VCAL student, but with the experience in the workplace and completing PreApprenticeship courses at TAFE on a weekly basis, have decided to pursue other career options. For me, that proves VCAL and VET works.

Students are great at providing feedback and should do so often. They are the direct end user of the courses we offer and without them, programs would cease to exist. So, asking for feedback on what they experienced or discovered across their three or two-year journey, you will read unedited:

Leigh Harris

“I found VCAL really interesting this year, I learnt good skills to help me once I leave Mazenod.”

Ben Timothy

“VCAL was a good course and it helped me get into the desired industry I wanted to get into. It was easy to get help due to the constant guidance and support of all the teachers.”

Colby Valenzuela

“I found VCAL helpful as I was able to translate my knowledge into hands-on practical work, which is what I prefer.”

Rhys Dakin

“VCAL is good and I have gained new skills from doing it.”

Josh Standen

“I found VCAL to be very beneficial for me because of the easy workload and the different opportunities I can take after Mazenod.”

Dylan Dassaye

“VCAL has been helpful for me as it has led me to experience work life, find my job and set me up for life outside of school.”

James Zapedowski

“VCAL has been beneficial for me as it has provided an easier workload, which has helped me with my type of learning.”

William Daniels

“I have found that VCAL really helped me finish school and helped me focus on my chosen pathway.”

Dominic Gargiso

“I found VCAL to be less stressful and more compatible with my style of learning.”

Sebastian Rojas

“VCAL did me good”

Jason Harbis

What an eventful and exciting time 2022 has been. It has been our first official year back after two years of lockdown and so much has happened. The plans for the new Visual Arts wing are in full swing and we are so excited to welcome students next year to brand new facilities and classrooms. I have no doubt they will continue to thrive and grow in their learning, surrounded by new equipment and resources.

We would like to congratulate James Kwan who had his short

visual arts

film exhibited at the Monash Youth Film Festival titled “Four’s a crowd”. “Four’s A Crowd” was made in the Year 10 Art class under the guidance of Mr Emmett and is a love letter and passion project by James to the Sergei Leone spaghetti western films such as “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” The video is a hyper stylized trailer which harkens back to the 60’s with the intention of the film to parody the western genre.

There have been many excursions this year to Top Arts, Top Design

and the National Gallery Victoria. Students across Year 9 to 12 Visual Arts have been able to experience and immerse themselves in the gallery spaces that Melbourne is so well known for. The love and passion our students have for the Visual Arts has prompted an interstate study tour to Tasmania in 2023. We are very excited for this and cannot wait to share the experience with the VCE Visual Arts students next year.

Rimma Campos

mission action day

March Madness, consisting of events such as Funky Friday and the Great Debate, meant that excitement was already high for a much anticipated return to Mission Action Day. There was an array of new activities, such as virtual reality games and a churros stall, whilst ongoing renovations at the College meant that the Year 7 area was given a new role as the heart of the action. Thanks to the work of countless teachers, students and support from local sponsors, a great time was had by all. We were proud to raise a significant amount of money, contributing to the important work of the Oblates in helping the most vulnerable.

Nathanial Louey

Mission Action Day. A day of donation. A day of selflessness. From the smell of souvlaki floating around the Year 7 area to the performance from the talented staff and students of Mazenod, it was

truly a special experience. It was exhilarating, fun and something to remember. With the large variety of games and entertainment, it allowed for Mazenod students to come together to support a worthy cause. The donations that we gave to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate does not support just one person nor one family, but the whole community. It was a great day of socialising, spending, eating and participating in the cause that helps others thrive to the fullest extent. For me, it will be an eagerly anticipated day on my calendar every year.

Paco Wong

Mission Action Day changed the school into a festival environment. There was lots to do and I did not even manage to get around to every event. The entertainment did not fail and provided hours of fun for all students. Mission Action Day gathered some of the best foods inspired by countries

around the world—Indian, Japanese and European. If I had to put my experience into one word it would be “full”.

Isaac Asadurian

After the walk, my friends and I split up to find some food and we would reconvene later. But of course, as is the nature of the event, we lost each other and spent about 30 minutes trying to locate one another. As I was wandering, I found that the “Rosies” truck was handing out free tea, so I decided I might treat myself and grab a cuppa. The rest of the day was spent trying out some of the different foods, searching every corner of the school for our missing classmates and laying back while our food settled so we could get back into action. By the end of the day, all of us were exhausted and still recovering from the eight kilometre walk at the start of the day. What a great event!

Ciaran Ellwood

Coordinator Nick Redfern Assistant Coordinator Cherrin Morrissey

Year 7 students commenced their time at the College with a great sense of anticipation and excitement. After a couple of years of uncertainty and constant change due to COVID, there was renewed hope that 2022 would bring about a year of stability and a chance to return to some of the highlight events associated with Year 7.

The first day for our Year 7 students was anything but ordinary. Our Year 7 families arrived at the College during a morning of sweltering heat. Students were welcomed by our new College Principal, Coordinators and Homeroom teachers, before beginning the traditional first day activities. School photos in the Provence were certainly a challenge due to the heat, but it was hard to take the smiles off the faces of our immaculately presented students. The day concluded with torrential rain and hail which turned Kernot Avenue into a makeshift river.

It did not take long for our Year 7 students to lay some impressive foundations, with many staff members commenting on their positive attitude and caring nature. It was pleasing to see that students were beginning to actively contribute to our year level identity, which called upon each student to look after one another, always give their best effort, and leave nothing

undared for the kingdom of God. The support of Year 13 students was invaluable during the first month of the year, role modelling expectations and lending a hand to our dedicated teaching staff.

There were a range of opportunities for students to build a sense of community throughout the early stages of the year. Each Homeroom held a morning tea throughout Term 1 which opened lines of communication between College Executive, Oblate Fathers, Year 7 staff and students, as well as getting to share some delicious treats together. Students engaged fully in the Catholic life and ethos of the College and were able to connect with their faith on a daily basis. Year 7 Mass returned to Monday mornings in the Chapel, adoration days were scheduled, and students participated in whole school Masses.

As academic requirements increased, students engaged in a ‘check in chat’ initiative with Homeroom teachers and the College Executive. The check in chats built upon the goals that students set earlier in the year as part of our pastoral reporting and provided students with an opportunity to reflect upon areas such as academic performance, wellbeing badges acquired and co-curricular events in which they had engaged. Students

also turned towards the guidance of their Year 11 Peer Support leaders who were keen to lend a hand with advice and encouragement.

It was a proud moment to read out the names of many students who were acknowledged at the Awards Ceremony at the end of Semester 1. There were so many fine examples of personal excellence, whether that be as an SRC or Social Justice Captain, learner in the classroom, sportsman on the sporting field, or as a music performer. The commitment and perseverance of our students is clearly evident.

The final week of the year saw students travel in their Homeroom groups to the Year 7 camp at Rawson Village. Camp provided a fantastic opportunity to reflect upon the memories of the year and turn attention towards progression into Year 8.

I would like to acknowledge our Homeroom teachers, Assistant Year Level Coordinator, Oblate Fathers, and the College Executive for their ongoing support of our Year 7 students. Their tireless effort, patience, and dedication towards improving student outcomes cannot be underestimated.

Nick Redfern

Harrison Akeroyd

Andre Antoun

Alvaro Blasco Herrera

Luke Cowan Lucas Crawford Andy Doan

Aarav Gajjar Ying Ju Hung Elijah Jimenez Oswin Kovatt Declan Le Richard Lee

Joseph Lloyd Anthikat Jayden Lu Andre Magagna Darcy McNamara Rafael Morales Xavier Nahas

Timothy Nguyen

Dyon Perera Huy Minh Pham

Gavin Rajahmoney

Gabriel Rezk Frankie Tan

Gavin Thirimanne

David Trinh

Gianluca Vescio

Marcus Yap

Robert Boyle Raffaele Casciere

Rahul De Silva Senuka De Silva Sajan Deol Adam D’Souza

Kevin Duong Carson Eugenio Callum Forster Russell Giam Joshua Henkul Harjas Kaile

Alexander Kwan

Oscar Le Ryan Alexander Ly Sobash Mallawa Arachchige Isaac Masci Justin Ng

Dominic Olak

Benjamin Rafferty Ben Redford

Jayden Rodrigo Ryan Sahni Louie Tiong

Caelan Vinh

Kenny Vu

Robert Williams

Jasper Wong

Rohan

Kai Brown Luke Bui

Vincent Curcio

Lester Harvey Diyen Hettiarachchi Max Kovacevic

Damian L’etang Bejohn Louis Akshar Maragani

Philopater Matta Jayden Nguyen Long Hoang Nguyen

Matthew Nguyen Anthony Ortika Alexander Papalexiou Orlando Perez Jayden Pham Rushil Ravi

Roshan Joshua Raymond

Patrick Ryan Charlie Sofocleous Ethan Tran Jaydan Tran Jimmy Tran

Sung Yu Tsoi

Jamison Tucker

Josh Varma

Aaron Weerapperumage Don

Sasa Andjelic

Vicente Ayala

Roman Bakes

Andrew Carmona Brendan Casella Martin Chiem

Carl Di Ciero James Dinh Jonathan Dirckze Samuel Duckett Jack Dwyer Huynh Luke

Leo Ipradjian Jadushan Jayanthan Daniel Juma John-Paul Kim Aiden Lee Reikken Lydra

Joshua Martinez Nam Nguyen

Shawn Nguyen

Ryan Peou

Ethige Silva Hugo Tea

Dylan Tran

Hunter Tran

Daniel Tsan

Jayden Vuong

Alex Angel Mitchell Brodie

Heath Carroll Max Cavallo

Hankyeol Choi Noah Dimitrakopoulos

William Faria John Gubatanga Benjamin Hall Justin Hoang Mitchell Jarvie Alex Joseph

Abel Joshy Rafael Juma Luke Locaso Mason Mastromanno Dimitri Moretti Yashane Mudalige

Steven Ngo

Kevin Nguyen

Luca Orlando William Pham

Ethan Rizkalla Gabriel Saba

Elroy Salian

Rahal Samarasinghe

Yugeeth Sumanasinghe

Tobi van den Bosch

Kavin Bhavananthakumar Lukas Christodoulou

Kobe Chy

Jackson Costabile Abiel Di Benedetto Ryan Hall

Vinley Hodgson Adrian James Darcy Jean Michael Kakouri Lachlan Macumber Kael Mahon

Cooper McKeon Rafael Morin Immanuel Mullapudi Jaxon Nagy Kayden Nguyen Justin Nguyen-Vu

Stephan Raux

Aaron Shenfield

Daniel Smith

Adrian Theophilus

Tyler Trinh Frank Vu

Seth Warnakulasooriya Fernando

Savi Weerasinghe

Jack Williams

Luke Zak

Chris Antony

Marcus Ball

Christopher Baselyous

Jack Bird

Jordan Chan Isaac Chirangara

George Citera Domenic Farronato Aleczandros Gigis Jash Goodluck Nitin Gurukhal Sebastian Hart

Nicholas

Lachlan Thai

Sanchit Venkatesh

Samuel Vougas

Oliver Wickham

Methul Atapattu Arachchi

Aiden Barel

Leon Bell Vishnu Bhimaraju Sadeesha Dahanayake Michael Luca D’Ambrosio

Thomas David Gian Falconieri Pierre Fayek Joren Flores Lucas Gan Mason Greco

Emmanueel Guirgis Matthew Haywood

Allan He

Jonathan Hoang Branden Le Archie Matthews

Matthew McDonald

Charlie Morrissey

Andy Nguyen

Kevin Nguyen Jaz O’Donoughue

Anthony Porzi

Mingyi Shi

Brian Tran

Luca Worladge

Michael Zhang

Rex Tsoi

Rushil Ravi

Lorenzo Yu

Louis Salopek

Jasper Wong Harris Mayah John George Alistair Edward

Lucas Bratek

Jayden Rodrigo Ben Redford

Dominic Olak

Darcy Jean

Adrian Theophilus

Justin Nguyen

Louis Salopek

Orson Parish

Gabriel Rezk

Jordan Chan

Marcus Ball

Dhiva Vivehananthan

Jash Goodluck

Adrian Theophilus

Daniel Tsan

Nam Nguyen

Rohit Pious

Dyon Perera

Vicente Ayala

Ethan Tran

Patrick Ryan

Alistair Edward

Sobash Mallawa Arachchige Ryan Ly

Alvaro Blasco

Michael Kakouri

Sanuk Herath

Callum Forster

Anton Fortino

Alex Kwan

Joshua Henkul

Aaron Shenfield

Luke Zak

Frank Vu

Tyler Trinh

Samuel Duckett

Tyler Trinh

Orlando Perez

Coordinator Chris Lee Assistant Coordinator Ayesha Comerford

The 2022 Year 8 journey effectively began in the final weeks of 2021 as students participated in transition classes with the aim of familiarising them with the curriculum of the coming year. A hectic fortnight of camp, new teachers and new classmates gave students a glimpse of the required level of organisation and the expectations demanded of them as Year 8 students. It reminded them that they were not the new boys anymore, they were young men of Mazenod.

The most important factor in successfully transitioning to Year 8 is always the work of our dedicated Homeroom teachers. Their pastoral care, support and welcoming smile every morning is vital to the success and wellbeing of every student. They are in my opinion the most important staff members in the College and on behalf of all students and parents, I thank all of our Homeroom teachers for their tireless work in supporting our young men.

Our cohort has persevered through the long and challenging process of moving across the road and blending with the wider Mazenod Community, as well as experiencing the first full year of classes since they were in primary school. They have shown a great deal of courage and determination in facing the academic

challenges of the year, including a first taste of the examination process. The difficulties in navigating the ongoing public health situation obviously played a significant role in disruptions to learning this year, but I have continued to be impressed with the way in which all students conducted themselves and negotiated the challenges presented to them. All of these experiences, academic and social, require us to find ways of managing these challenges in a way that suits our own unique needs and strengths. This is an ongoing process which I hope students continue to adapt to and reflect on as they move to Year 9.

Mission Action Day is always the highlight of Term 1 and this year proved to be another great success for all involved. From a Year 8 perspective, I always hope that this experience is an enjoyable one, but that it also provides students with inspiration, challenging them to start thinking about how they will run their own Mission Action Day in 2026.

Outdoor Education is often the highlight for many students and our snorkeling adventures in Portsea proved to be a great learning experience for us all. Not only did we have the opportunity to learn about the historical significance of many places in the Port Phillip region, we

also had a chance to learn about ourselves and how we respond to challenges as we literally jumped into the deep to snorkel with wild animals! Horse riding in Term 4 is also an immensely enjoyable and relaxing activity where students witness the power and majesty of some of nature’s most impressive animals up close. Once again, students were presented with the opportunity to learn more about themselves as they undertook new and challenging experiences.

Unfortunately due to the extensive building works that have taken place during the course of the year, Grandparents and Special Persons Day was unable to proceed. Our hope is to provide this opportunity for students in the coming years to help celebrate and thank the special people in their lives.

My final thanks go to Ayesha Comerford for work as Assistant Coordinator and to Jamie Davin for his support as Dean of Junior School. All staff and students have benefited greatly from their dedication, experience and expertise this year.

I wish the Year 8 cohort and their families all the best as they continue on their journey through Mazenod.

Christopher Lee

Let us be united in the love of Jesus Christ

Brihan Pathiraja

Jonathan Citino

Matthew Costanzo

Luke D’Lima

Thomas Fabris

Gian Luca Florio Xavier Harris

Lachlan Henshaw Brayden Joseph Alvin Lee Steven Lianos

Zach Martins Christian Meddis

Leo Saba

Anthony Tran

Oliver Wyllie

Brandon Yeo

Joshua Bakof

Samuel Campbell Angus Chung-Chai Chan Joshua Chong Francesco Citera

Oscar Abbott

Prathamesh

Murthy

Colin Ng Chit Wing

Sam Nguyen

Akila Perera

Lewis Purdie Saastha Kovidha Ramesh

Chibuikem Anyadoro

Daniel Ayass

Milo Bourke

Ashton Bouwmeester

Lucas Buckley Leroy Chen

Atreya Das Aaron David Luke Di Somma Achileas Dimos Angelo Fernandesz Max Hauser

Tazakur Hussain Aaran Joseph Oneill Martin Francisco Morales Imeth Mudannayaka Alex Nguyen

Tri Nguyen Lucas Pham Ashene Piyaratne

Ashain Rajapaksha

Kevin Robin Rhys Rodrigues

Viet Tran

Dinh Phan Truong

Xavier Welsh

Mark Youanas

Kevin Bui Alastair Caciolo

Matthew Chan Christopher Ciamarra Daniel Famularo Francis Gonzales

Nathan Gov Jordan Haddad Kurt Hung Trevon Jayakody Arachchige Jayden Johnson Cian Jones

Johnnoel Kaka

Richard Lau Vincent Ly Yael Maclou Phoenix Monteiro-Sua

Alan Nguyen

Andrew Nguyen

Tam Dang Tran Nguyen Brihan Pathiraja

William Rodgers

Oliver Sakellaridis Brooklyn Sisouw

Rohan Thomas Noah Vissenjoux

Daniel Yi

Gabriel Bisbal Matthew Bradfield

Robert Chen Rory Dal Ben John Danchenko Aydan Edward

Isaac Feeney Seth Francis Gabriel Hipolito Matthew Karaula Ren Lai Andy Le

Peter Le Jaden Lian Aiden Natoli Rafael Nguyen Ryan Nguyen Maximus Papadopoulos

Maximus Pereira Minh-Tam Pham

Andy Quang

Flynn Roberts

Alan Samuel Oliver Shalders

Leon Sklepic

Anley Tran

Markel Walmaggia

Yi Zhe Zhang

Lucas Asadurian

Anthony Biondo

Daniel Bobby Luke Collins Gavin Dang Kal-El Devereux

Michael Di Scala Cristopher Ferreira Vieira Tyla Gajdobranski Dion Galappatti Luca Ipradjian Jordan Labutte

Daniel Lu William Mahmoud Oliver Mangoni Armaan Moharana Ryan Murali Seth Ong

Lucas

Oro

Tyler Powell Joshua Tawadrous

Jason Tran

Oliver Tran Noah Traplin

Dean Tzortzoukas

Costa Voursoukis

William Woolmore

Nicholas Youhorn

Ethan Atkinson Jai Bartlett

Anthony Belaniso

Noah Bernardo

Charles Bloomfield Nathaniel Coyne

Ashton Delahunty Raphael Dimian Jacob Elias-Szabo Ciaran Ellwood Matthew Hoang Juan Jinu Jose

Noah Lee Eamon Liang Mel Mabitad Joshua Morin Aden Nguyen Minhsan Nguyen

Ethan Paul Abel Pereppadan Samuel Quattrocchi

Michael Sarris Mark Sassine Phoenix Simos

Robert Simpson

Jake Thomas

Pranam Upadyaya

Emmanuel Woo

Sebastian Buehler

Lucky Castromayor

Joshua Del Papa

Gabriel D’Souza

Alan Du Alexander Ho

Stephen MacFarlane

Jonathan Mendis Nathan Nabaty Miles Newman Nathan Ngo Adam Nguyen

Sanjay Karthesan Hon Khoi Yiu Fung Kwok Edison Le Yungshin Lim Daniel Liu

Andy Nguyen Adonis Pereira

Charlie Rice

Giovanni Rodriguez

Ethan Samar Tishan Satheesh

Stevin Shijo

Brodie Sunkanawong

Tyrone Van Ravenstein

Vinh Hoang Vu

Nikael Athanasopoulos

Ben Cheng Alexander Commarmond - Michel

Dominic Dubois Nethan Fernando Xuanyi He

Sharbel Hingston Aaryan Jose Ajish Mohammad Karimi Diresh Karun Julian Lefebure Damian Ly

Riley Mac Phoenix Marateo Christopher Negrepontis Justin Nguyen Tony Nguyen Travis Nguyen

Michael Park Savinu Perera

Xavier Pham

Brandon Scurville Saranta Sharma Aaron Shino

Matthew Tutu

Milan Velona

Jerome Vithayathil

Sebastian Watkins

Vincent Bago Rahul Bhardwaj Daniel Bortoli Isaac Bunney Luca Caruso

Joedan Davis

Glen D’Souza Braeden Farrugia Joshua Gunawardana Nathan Huynh Myung-Jun Kim Daniel Le

Kyle Le Zain Muscat Brendon Naeem Alex Ouyang Khayaal Patil Zachary Prattis

Benjamin Rogers Christian Salerno

Joseph Scheepers

Shannon Silva

Christopher Smirnis-Parra Ryan Standen

Massimo Stellato

William Tran

Landon Vo

Nicola Witham

Chibuikem Anyadoro

Leroy Chen

Anthony Belaniso

Viet Tran

Shannon Silva

Juan Jinu Jose

Joedan Davis

Joshua Gunawardana

Noah Bernardo

Ben Rogers

Matthew Hoang

Tony Nguyen

Leon Sklepic

Ciaran Ellwood

Zain Muscat

Landon Vo

Glen D’Souza

Michael Sarris

Akila Perera

Kit Khoi

Luke D’Lima

Michael Di Scala

Christian Meddis

Dean Tzortzoukas

Charlie Rice

Brandon Scurville

Leo Saba

Sam Campbell

Alex Ho

Tyler Powell

Ryan Nguyen

Isaac Feeney

Ren Lai

Saville Zhang

Eamon Liang Minh-Tam Pham Minhsan Nguyen

Aydan Edward

Aydan Edward

Nicholas Youhorn

Aydan Edward

Ciaran Ellwood

Lucas Pham

Ashton Delahunty

Luke Di Somma

Isaac Feeney

Matthew Karaula

Max Papadopoulos

Aiden Natoli

Charlie Rice

Milo Bourke

Armaan Moharana

Ren Lai

Oscar Abbott

Christian Meddis

Sanjay Karthesan

Shin Lim

Matthew Chan

Alex Ho

Lucky Castromayor

Christian Meddis

Ryan Nguyen

Brayden Joseph

Daniel Liu

Trevon Jaykody Arachchige Julian Lefebure

Christopher Ciamarra

Richard Lau

Phoenix Monteiro-Sua

Brandon Yeo

Sam Nguyen

Anley Tran

Tazakur Hussain

Lachlan Henshaw

Jaden Lian

Dean Tzortzoukas

Miles Newman

Coordinator Dave May Assistant Coordinator Paul Harrup

Wehavebutoneheart,onesoul

Year 9 at Mazenod College was certainly a large jump from everything that we had previously experienced. Starting with greater confidence of consistently being at school after the last two years was comforting. Being around our friends, laughing, sharing our struggles and stories was a highlight. With the exception of Term 1 in Year 7, the numerous opportunities and the busyness of the school was something we had not experienced and it was a welcome shock. It was scary not really knowing what was around the corner, but exciting at the same time. Increased work loads, higher expectations and greater independence in our own journey confronted us and as the year progressed, it became ever more obvious we were now starting to make our own decisions for the future.

In the first months of the school year, we got to experience Surf Camp, a completely new experience and perspective of the outdoors for most of us. It was a great opportunity to bond with friends who we had not seen as much as we had liked, learn how to surf with lots of different people, and stay overnight in tents. For many of us, this was our first

opportunity to both surf and sleep in a tent. These new experiences challenged us, and we did things that we had not done before, but ultimately, surf camp provided us with as much fun as possible and new opportunities that we will not forget.

In addition, students also had the opportunity to select from multiple electives for the first time, which provided us with our first sense of direction into life outside of school. These electives included multiple languages, arts, branches of science, technology development, sports, and construction. Among these experiences, our faith, camps, exams, and our first opportunity to properly represent our school in ACC sport were the basis of our school life this year.

Our first time to properly represent our school in the ACC competition was a highlight of the year for many students. All throughout the year, we had the opportunity to try our best in the hope of claiming the title of premiers across all the schools. The Year 9 teams were lucky to have success in a variety of sports.

Despite being part of Mission Action Day, camp, ACC sports, the return of the musical and various other fun experiences, we ultimately had to face the idea of our first set of proper exams. Our last ever NAPLAN was followed by seven Semester 1 exams, which was daunting for most, but as the days went on they became easier to get used to. In essence, this was a valuable experience to prepare us for our Semester 2 and future exams.

It has been a great year in so many ways. It has been challenging both socially and academically after recent years of the pandemic. We have looked at setting our short and longterm goals and perhaps the time during the pandemic lockdowns has opened our eyes to the importance of those around us and what they mean. Plus we have new knowledge on how supported we are, something that perhaps we once took for granted. The importance of taking on new challenges and that we are more capable and independent than what we realised are key lessons we take with us into the future.

Ciamarra

Joshua

Liem Truong

Riley Berry Dean Bonaddio

Benjamin Boudreau

Marcus Boyce

Aleksander Csatlos Ethan De Cruze

Anton De Rose Anish Gokulnath Bradley Grasso Harry Haebich Justin Inn Theophil Ivan

Patrick Klonis Mason Kovacevic Yannick Kumarage

Nathan Le Charlie Lord Khanh-Thinh Nguyen

Jules Perang

Louis Pham

Tuan Pham-Huu

Sebastian Saba

Benjamin Skofic

Justin Tang

Sean Thavarajah

Isaiah Thom

John Tran

Jamie Wilton

Tyrese Bourne

Lochie Dal Ben Jordan Del Villar

Jesse Doherty

Jack Feeley

Thushan Hendalage Jordan Khou Jordan Lee

Anh-Tai Mai Dante Mammino

Yohan Matty Vincent Ngo Daniel Nguyen

Tyreece Nichols Anthony Quang

Jonathan Salib Jeoff Sebastian Benjamin Seeger

Aryan Sharma James Stisnijovski

Aariya

Thanabalasingham

Daniel Viavattene

Matthew Vuong

Lukas Warkus

Antonio Zelada

James Do

Viron Fernando Marcel Go Joshua Goh Evan Hart

Khang

Viruja Kalalpitiye Gedara

Vincent

Chris Boey

Alvin Bouchereau

Anthony Danchenko

Sebastian De Francesco

Noah Barbis Kian Yong Chan Andre Christo

Ethan Dirckze

Zaki Girgis Thevinu Gunatilaka

Angus Hayes Jayden Kan Alexander Kham William Leslie Derrick Ma Kevin Martin

Noah Masci Sebastian Mirenda Jason Nguyen Hayden Pham Marcos Quinoneza James Ramalinga

Kristian Rezk Jeremy Rodrigues Matthew Setjadiningrat

Sahaan Sutharsan

Paul Tan Kyson Tea

Daniel Tran

Dylan Tran

Hilton Vo

Lachlan Williams

Luka Andjelic

Harley Aow Christian Barthelot

Samuel Boyle Keenan Chy Nethaka Dissanayaka

Hugh Fagan Alexander Fischbacher Kamau Gatumbi Antonio Giampa Alexander Kinski Shanthanu Kotha

Jun Jae Lee Hamish Menon Binh-Nam Nguyen Kevin Nhan Jaidan Nicosia Nikolas Pincic

Dante Sedita

Adriano Speranza

Luca Stamatelos

Shane Thomas Thanh To

Oscar Torcasio

Alex Tran

Oliver Turner

Joshua Ward

Winston Zou

Samuel Crozier

Tarique De Mel Tyrhys De Zylva Mitchell Fredericks Ethan Hernandez Trevin Hewawasam

Adrian Lomas Matthew Lorback Oscar Matthews Addison McFarland Chad Miranda Duy Nguyen

Angelo Perera Nicholas Pierides Levi Pitsas Brady Reid Yonatan Sirkis Bristo Stephen

Brandon Battaglia

Tomas Boribon

Daniel Brodie

Thomas Chahla Ethan Collins Luca Christo

Antonio Tarallo

Duan Thomas

Mohan Wadia

Seth Weerasinghe

David Tran

Ronit Verma

William Wirawan

Kendrick Young

Adrian Benno

Tristan Boissezon

Lachlan Buchan

Jude Davies Jack Emerson Armen Gilhooly

Jensen Greco Hudson Heath Sammy Ho Brendan Lee Joshua Leftley Nathan Lo

Jonathan Loupatatzis

Sanuk Maddumage Brodie Mutthumani

Cardin Ky An Nguyen Tristan Nguyen Ryan Oh

Jack Porcino

Fares Raydan Bailey Sanders Jack Sarris

Franciscu Silva Jeremy Singh

Joaquin Tandoc

Liem Van Truong

Abisha Abhayaratne

Thomas Atkins Dominic Avdihodzic

Thien Bui

Thomas Casse Joshua Ciamarra

Angelo Colalillo Riley Cooray Keshaune De Silva Aaron D’Souza Arun Earuva Nathan Fernandes

Michael Ibrahim Issac Kollaramalil

Simon Luu

Leonardo Macaro Leander McFarland Ryder Morgan

Jordan Palermo Isaac Pereira Evaan Rajapakse Sullivan Robey

Aiden Ryan Joshua Scaranto

Arjun Swarooprao

Roko Tustonjic

George Van Rest

Andrew Witchell

Antonio Giampa

Sebastian Mirenda

Daniel Nguyen

Abisha Abhayaratne

Ajeeve Nitharshan

Benjamin Boudreau

Anh-Tai Mai

Liem Truong

Vincent Tran

Marcus Boyce

Ajeeve Nitharshan

Joaquin Tandoc

Bradley Grasso

Cristo Stephen

Trevin Hewawasam

Cristo Stephen

Aryan Sharma

Sebastian Saba

Adrian Benno

David Tran

Liem Truong

Armen Gilhooly

Aryan Sharma

Harley Aow

Lucas Harrak

Thanh To

Thevinu Gunatilaka

Daniel Viavattene

Sam Boyle

Tyrhys De Zylva Liem Truong

Thomas McCluskey

Antonio Zelada

Aryan Sharma

Thevinu Gunatilaka

Kristian Rezk

Nicholas Pierides

Oscar Matthews

James Do

Hudson Heath

Seth Weerasinghe

Antonio Giampa

Tyrese Bourne

Thevinu Gunatilaka

Jeoff Sebastian

Hudson Heath

Thushan Hendalage

Oscar Matthews

Jordan Palermo

Trevin Hewawasam

Joshua Ward

Daniel Tran

Daniel Viavattene

Seth Weerasinghe

Noah Barbis

Kevin Nhan

Nam Nguyen

Oscar Matthews

Tyrhys De Zylva

Antonio Zelada

Oliver Turner

Savitha Rajapakshage

Ryan Le

Alexander Kinski

Winston Zou

Dayna Hale Assistant Coordinator Michael Miller

2022 has seen the return to a full year of school and the Year 10 cohort have been able to take advantage of a breadth of activities.

A week of Outdoor Education activities were enjoyed in Term 1. This included a day of driving lessons, Personal Development sessions and two days of camping. The students enjoyed the opportunity to interact in a less formal environment and catch up on some socialising they had missed out on for the past two years.

‘The Year 10 camp and activity week in March was a highlight of the school year for us. In Warburton and Warrandyte, students were crawling and sliding through tight cave systems, gliding across rivers on a board, or paddling across the Yarra. Those who went to Phillip Island experienced the adrenaline rush of speedily descending hills on bikes, and surfing across rough waves showing who had the most skill. A lucky few also had the rare opportunity of watching a submarine surface and dive during their trip. Finally, those who went to Inverloch were treated to a relaxing day on the water, paddle boarding along the coastline, as well as surfing the waves. Coupled with camp, many students were also treated to their first experience driving with METEC Driving Education at Kilsyth.’

Antonio Di Giovine

Term 2 saw the end of Semester 1

with many Year 10 students looking forward to their mid-year holidays. The end of exams was eagerly awaited as work experience week preceded the holidays. However I am not sure the students realised what they were getting themselves into.

‘Work experience occurred in the last week of Semester and gave us an insight into working environments. Many of us were ecstatic to explore the work environment, however others not so much. Whether tossing burgers or changing bedpans in a hospital, work experience definitely provided the overwhelming reality of the working environment to students in Year 10. Personally, after a week of walking kilometres for letter drops, work experience definitely cured my desire to dive straight into work.’

Roberto Di Giovine

The focus of Semester 2 was on subject selections for VCE. Students had meetings with a Career Counsellor about their career options and possible VCE pathways in Term 2. Then in Term 3 each student had a one-on-one meeting with a subject counsellor to discuss specific subject choices before submitting their selections.

There was also time found to explore the challenges and causes of homelessness during our Reflection Day. Students were introduced to guest speakers who both support those in need and were once

homeless themselves. They were also able to get involved by packing care packages with items donated by the Mazenod community.

Term 4 always goes quickly, with all eyes on final exams. All too soon, transition into Year 11 begins and students get a small taste of each of their chosen subjects from subject selection.

I wish every Year 10 student all the best in their last two years at Mazenod and look forward to a friendly greeting in the hallways.

Hale

Dayna

Coordinator

Beaburningflame,notasmoulderingwick

Neeb Samuel Dayanidhi

Alan Abraham Atul Chelackal

Ethan Chrisicos

Nicholas Cusmano

Alec de Robillard Adam Di Domenico

Phillip Dinh Christian Gallo Nathan Gomatos Rafael Gonzales John Haddad Jesse Haslam

Henry Hoang Dante Iazzolino

Jonathan James Noah Kogan James Kotsirilos

Aditya Krishna Moorthy

Nathanael Kuek

Ivan Leap

Nicholas Madunic Jackson Marchese

Jacob Melhem Simon Pham

Fraser Ritter

Avinda Wickramaratne

Cedric William

Raiden Bergman

James Borg

David Chau

Joseph Chen

Joshua Cherukara-Mathew

Roberto Di Giovine Peter Hajduk

Sean Iyer Eldrich Kiswardi Duy Le

Bradley Lopez Jordan Luttick Livil Mathew Paul Milonakos Andre Moss

Alan Nguyen

Vincent Nguyen Sebastian Ong

Luke Poppeliers Miguel Prado

Lachlan Shalders

Maksymillien Suwara

Daniel Tran

Hoang Truong

Kayne White

Austin

Dynan Attanayake

Noel Bobby Harrison Canning

Austin Climant

Matthew Cook Noah Dawson

Jehan Fernando Keanu Francke Nicholas Gurevich Cohen Kewming Marvin Ly Feagaimaali’i Maliko

Nigel Munasinghe Artur Myszko Lachlan Newman Ethan Nguyen Evan Nguyen Tristan Passagne

Dissanayakage Perera

Damian Ramirez

Jordan Samawi

Neeb

Samuel Dayanidhi

Hemant Sharma Kosta Sotiriadis

Martin Tran

Nam Vu

Zachary Zimmer

Joseph Andrews Jackson Barnwell

Jeremy Chen

Nicholas Chong Jaden Roy Devaney

Marcus Fernandes Thomas Heverin Sean Kelly Mark Liu Luke Livingston Ayden Locaso

Vincent

Ashwin Saravanapavaan

Tehan Taylor-Blackwell

Martin Vu

Benjamin Wickham

Lucas Yap

Peter Adamopoulos Max Addison

Oscar Azemat

Jake Burgess Ben Chaia Nikolas Christodoulou

Oliver Fabris Bailey Fanton Yanick Felix Sebastian Gie Luke Hall Aaron Hicks

Benjamin Huynh

David Ing Timothy Lucas Will Maiden Jordan Nguyen Thisal Pasqual

Ryan Peters Ian Scully Leo Tang

Raymond Thong

Peter Tran Lucas Valenzuela

Bruce Vuu

Rodney Watson

Eugene Calalang

George Charbine

Lucas Dell’arciprete Adyn Duong

Aaric Fonseca Liam Grima

Daniel Huggins

Tomas Jacob Oliver Katsaros Andreas Kostic Dylan Le Alan Mai

Connor McQuienn Oliver Nahas Glen Nguyen Simon Nguyen Zack Parker Julian Roland

Kai Russell

Zachary Seal

Marco Speranza

Nathan Tan

Thomas Thai Alfred Tran Lee

Christopher Trinh

Louis Tuck

Tyler Walther

Bradly Bettiol

Angus Cassidy Callum Craig

Matthew Curran

Jake D’Rozario Aiden French

Thomas Giles Miles Hart Manuel Juma Martin Le Veasnoka Ly Addison Mai

Henry McCracken-Matthews

Visal Sejan Karunase Nagassenage Jeen Huey Ng Andy Nguyen Frawley Nguyen Layton Nguyen-Truong

Jonathan Nigro

Xavier Petti

Joshua Rodrigo Eshaandeep Saini

Kyle Salih Andy Tran

Michael Trinh

Thien Trinh

Binu Warnakulasuriya

SIMONDS

Abishek Alexander

Edmund Chea Nethaka Cooray

Antonio Di Giovine

Thomas Fewings Julian Gargiso

Marc Gleadhill Zac Hall Steve Huynh Wyatt Jean Dihain Karu Yuan Jie Li

Nathan Ma Nathan Menezes Cameron Nicolas Matthew Palleschi

Joseph Paulas Ryan Peiris

William Rice

Andrew Warren Samuel Didier Savrimoutou

Shawn Simon

William Tan-Son Antony Thabesan

David Tran

John Tran

Thanh Truong

Andre Moss

Lucas Valenzuela

Sebastial Gie

Andre Moss

Nathanael Kuek Dihain Karu

Neeb Samuel Dayanidhi

Ayden Locaso

Daniel Park

William Rice

Andre Moss

Neeb Samuel Dayanidhi

Ayden Locaso

Lucas Valenzuela

Nathanael Kuek

Daniel Park

Peter Adamopolous

Dihain Karu

William Rice

Miles Hart

Liam Grima

William Rice

Nathanael Kuek

Adam Di Dominico

Ethan Le Sebastian Ong Simon Pham

Peter Adamopoulos Peter Tran Jehan Fernando Ayden Locaso

Shawn Simon Neeb Samuel Dayanidhi Paco Wong Jeremy Chen

Abishek Alexander

Andreas Kostic

Lachlan Newman

Jordan Samawi

Liam Grima

Adity Krishna Moorthy

Paco Wong

Nicholas Chong

Adam Di Domenico

Sebastian Ong

Simon Pham

Alan Nguyen

Julian Roland

Robert McEwan

Shamika Eriyawala

Aditya Krishna Moorthy

Neeb Samuel Dayanidhi

Jehan Fernando Aditya Krishna Moorthy

Andreas Kostic

Frawley Nguyen

Noah Dawson

Dante Iazzolino

Nam Vu

Julian Gargiso

Layton Nguyen-Truong

Adam Di Domenico

Ayden Locaso

Coordinator

Anastasia Skourides

Assistant Coordinator Joanne Caird

LearnwhoyouareintheeyesofGod

In the penultimate year of Senior School education, Year 11 has been a chance to participate in various activities and leadership roles. The Year 11 led initiative Peer Support, allows Year 11 leaders to assist the Year 7 students, in their first year of school, by guiding them into Mazenod life. With success in Badminton, Volleyball and Table Tennis, Year 11 students have continued to participate in ACC Sport. Connecting with God and deepening their friendships, the Year 11 Retreat took the place of the annual camp. Ultimately, Year 11 at Mazenod prepares students for Year 12 and its struggles, whilst allowing students to develop their strengths as leaders and relationships with friends.

Peer Support Year 7 can be both a challenging and exciting time for many of the students who begin their journey at Mazenod. However, Peer Support, an initiative led by Year 11 students, aims to alleviate some of these challenges and anxiety which may come with Year 7, through establishing a relationship between the students in Year 7 and Year 11. With this the Peer Support leaders visit their Year 7 Homerooms twice a week holding competitions such as “Guess the Song” and trivia between the nine different Homerooms, in addition to other activities outside of Homeroom. Peer Support fosters mateship in Year 7, which will be carried through the rest of their time

at Mazenod, whilst also ensuring that new students feel welcomed and comfortable.

ACC and House Sport

Mazenod’s Senior Sport teams set out to be a powerhouse of the ACC sporting competition this year. Term 1 saw fantastic results, with both Volleyball teams and the Cricket A team winning premierships. Term 2 saw our Football and two Soccer squads competing in difficult pools, with both the Soccer B team and Football squad bowing out in hardfought semi final defeats. This season gave the Year 11 students the chance to learn and improve across various sports, from both the coaches and the Year 12 students. Mazenod has been able to thrive this year, and hopefully we can reach even greater heights next year.

Careers and Wellbeing Program

As the final years at Mazenod come rapidly approaching it is important for us to start looking into our future career pathways. This event consisted of two days, one day for exploring careers and the second day focused on wellbeing. The Year 11 students got to visit a university from a selection of RMIT, Melbourne University and ACU (Australian Catholic University) and other activities such as Tunnel Tours and a tour with Engineers Australia.

During the second day a group called Man Cave came in to discuss healthy relationships, such as family

relationships and relationships with friends or even significant others. We learnt what makes a healthy relationship and how you should act towards others in a relationship. Throughout this day I felt much closer towards my classmates as I no longer saw them as just peers but more as friends.

Year 11 Retreat

The Year 11 Retreat at Pallotti College will be a time I will remember for years to come. I look back fondly on the delicious home-cooked meals, the fun games, and the time spent with mates. Most importantly, I cherish the time I got to spend speaking with God, sharing my thoughts and experiences, my concerns and joys, and the opportunity for incredible peace. To anyone considering a retreat, give it a shot. At worst, it will be a chance to create some new, and perhaps lasting friendships. At best, who knows? My challenge to you is to try something new.

Gabriel Chen, Joshua Wilton, Herbie Fischbacher, Nicholas Caciolo, Nikhil Perera

Andre Almodiel

James Afferi

Dante Caputo

Luca D’Angelo

Dante De Palma

Don Dhammanarachchi

Dominic Dinh

Aaron D’Mello

Trent Do Michael Ebejer Jarrod Fonti Noa Jayawardena James Kwan

Quentin Lam Bradley Le Zachary McLellan

Kevin Ngo Austin Nguyen David Nguyen

Presley Prince

Benjamin Raymond Kaden Savannah

Benjamin Sawaya

Patrick Schmitt

Justin Tran

Max Vassallo

Walter Wright

Russell Yeo

Georwin Bijo

Dylan Bingham Lucas Bonaddio

Nicholas Caciolo Christian Campagnolo Christian Cavallo

Daniel Harrak Roshan Joby Alen Jomon Dominic Kaka Terron King Andrew Kokab

Antonio La Verde Cheyn Lastra Matthew Lopez Alexander Loupatatzis Alvin Mackenzie An Nguyen

Steven Phan

Savio Pirotta Beck Robey

Maximos Sarris Jarred Thomas

Charles Van Rest

Stanley Vu

Joshua Wilton

Christo Anchani

Samuel Aprile

Filip Boudreau

Gabriel Chen Antonio Del Papa Declan Fernandes

Herbert Fischbacher Gianluca Gismondi Anthony Huynh Emanuel Ishak Nathan Jago Harry Jaison

Juwan Joseph Alexander Le Nickolas Lianos Vinh Luong Luca Maio Lionel Martin

Zane Mendes

Xavier Montoya Aaron Nguyen

Christian Nheu

Andrew Plowman

Reuben Rosario

Jordan Stamatelos

Alexander Tsipos

Patrick Tutu

Thomas Pham

Nicholas

Stanislaus Simanto

Luke Vanderwert

SIMONDS

Nathan Ah-Sen

Zeth Athanasopoulos

Johnny Chau Damian Ghobrial

Daniel Giuliano Samuel Hazim

Ramael Juma Andrew Kakouri Nathanael Khor Matthew Lavery Matthew Lee James Leslie

Calvin Nguyen Jacob Perera Luca Pezzimenti Nathan Pham

Rajit Prasad Joshua Quinn

Paul Rahilly Harrison Ritter Jake Sassine

Kevin Sebastian Brandon Sunkanawong Ethan Valenzuela

Matthew Wiran

John Yanko

Diogo Ferreira

Luca D’Angelo

Vincenzo Cerra Brendon Dutton

Vincenzo Cerra

Roshan Hans

Paul Rahilly

Reuben Rosario

Joshua Phon

Noah Hernandez

Constantine Gigis

Jamie Aivaliotis

Joey Roland

Lionel Martin

Joseph Dinh

Filip Boudreau

Lionel Martin

Joseph Dinh

Diogo Ferreira

Paul Rahilly

Roshan Hans

Andre Almodiel

Aaron Dhammanarachchi

Jamie Aivaliotis

Joey Roland

Joshua Phon

Luca D’Angelo

Constantine Gigis

Luca D’Angelo

Andre Almodiel

Antonio La Verde

Vincenzo Cerra

Andre Almodiel

Dominic Kaka

Abel Benny

Dominic Dinh

Roshan Hans

Liam Cuce

Samuel Hazim

Lionel Martin

Joseph Dinh

Gianluca Gismondi

Binh-An Nguyen

Noah Hernandez

James Kwan

Filip Boudreau

Filip Boudreau

Nathan Ah-Sen

Gianluca Gismondi

Dominic Kaka

Jamie Aivaliotis

Joseph Dinh

Andre Almodiel

James Kwan

Paul Rahilly

Joshua Phon

Matthew Lopez

Derain Cramer

Dominic Dinh

Abel Benny

Coordinator Rob Mann Assistant Coordinator Maggie Georgopoulos

EntertoLearn,LeavetoServe

The Class of 2022 should be remembered as the cohort who brought many of the College traditions back to life after two years of COVID disruptions. 2022 saw Year 12 students return to a ‘normal’ program with weekly sport fixtures, Mission Action Day, Rosies and the Formal.

Our Year 12 students enjoyed a wonderful retreat in March. They were given the time and space in their busy year to reflect on their journey to adulthood and thank their family members for the contributions they have made. They also did a wonderful job in the organisation of Mission Action Day. Their ability to innovate and work together to reimagine aspects of Mission Action Day and to manage the demands of COVID and construction works at the College was remarkable.

Furthermore, the students enjoyed a wonderful formal in July. The first since 2019, the boys, their partners and some staff very much made the most of the opportunity to reacquaint themselves with the “d-floor”.

Furthermore, the Year 12 students re-engaged with the everyday rhythms of College life. The ups and downs of classes, SACs, excursions, triumphs and disappointments. The students have displayed a wonderful amount of growth and maturity this year. Below are some reflections from our four School Leaders who explore this journey.

The Year 12 retreat in March was undoubtedly a highlight of the year. Before the rigour of the year began to truly materialise, we were able to enjoy an overnight experience in either Lysterfield, Safety Beach, Yellingbo or Lower Plenty. The retreat encouraged us to think deeply about the relationships of our lives, whether with our masculinity, friends, family or faith. Learning about the significance of these relationships and the strength that can be derived from them proved to be an invaluable lesson, whereby the challenging nature of Year 12 makes these support networks even more important. Everyone endeavoured to make the most of this opportunity, well aware that this would be the last camp we would have together as a year level.

Nathanial Louey (School Captain)

It has been fantastic to see Mazenod back in full swing with Mission Action Day, whole-school assemblies and, above all, face-to-face learning. Year 12 has been a whirlwind experience for everyone, and I think it is fair to say that this year has flown like never before. As a cohort, we are grateful to have been provided with opportunities that have not been enjoyed for the past two years, granting us a great sense of finality as we finish our days in high school.

Jacob Luu (Vice Captain)

In Year 12, we were offered the opportunity to participate in Rosies Oblate Youth Mission. Each Friday night, students volunteered to

offer support and friendship to our friends on the streets. Participating in Rosies allowed us to gain an extra layer of understanding in the emotional and social conditions of the homeless community. By simply providing a listening ear, their stories engendered a greater appreciation for our circumstances and nurtured our sense of compassion for those less fortunate.

Noah Beck (Vice Captain)

Coming to the end of the year, it is really sad to think that I am leaving behind Mazenod. This school has become my family and I know I am going to miss waking up every morning thinking how lucky I am to get to come here. Mazenod has given me so many opportunities to grow and to learn, and most importantly, to leave nothing undared. Every time I had the opportunity to lead school tours, I did not find it hard to promote this place because I have such a love for Mazenod. I thank God for the many valuable lessons and experiences I have gained from being a part of our wonderful community.

Daniel Grano (Vice Captain)

I wish our graduating Class of 2022 the very best as they begin their next chapter in life. I hope they continue to live by the values they learnt here at Mazenod and seek out opportunities to engage in this wonderful community as Old Boys. Remember “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve”.

Rob Mann

Jason Nguyen

Eddie Azar Jack Baptist

Arjun Bhardwaj

Christopher Carosin

Patrick Chong Luca Coco

Fulton Dang James De Filippis Ryan Doan Sonny Doherty

Daveen Ferdinand Jonah Guergues

Hunter Hains Jason Harbis Nicholas Harman

Leroy Jean Sheon Jomy

Tarkyn Longley-Pakeman

Warnakulasuriya

Lowe

Jacob Luu

Rahul Mendonsa

Antonio Nava

Trent Rogers

Alan Sebastian

Kellen Sutiono

Andrew Trifilo

Timothy Truong

Daniel Abadjian

Liam Doherty

Zachary Frisch

Aaryan Handa

Thomas Hockley Martin Jones

George Kayapurathu

Travis Lam Frank Lee Thomas Lie Aaron Luu Andrew Michael

Danny Montalto Damian Nguyen Jordan Nguyen Khanh-Nam Nguyen Vinh Nguyen Rayhon Omar

James Paulas

Krsto Pincic

Samuel Quirk

Anthony Selwanes

Dean Simos Josh Standen

Michael Tran

Jackson Traplin

Troy

Benjamin

David

Vincent Tran

Mitchell Withington

Noah Beck Michael Carbone Naveen Chandradasa Edmund Chau Matthew Di Ciero Fabian Di Domenico

Tristan D’Souza Michael Fajardo Noah Faria James Harris Yusef Hernandez Tony Hoang

Sean Hong Andrew Lee Zeyuan Li Abhijoy Mukhopadhyay Khoa Nguyen Lucas Nguyen

Dissanayakage Perera

Anthony Pham

Andrew Samawi

Alexander Setjadiningrat

Liam Tamara

Evin Thirimanne

Daniel Bartelt

Daniel Basadur

Mitchell Boyce

Jared Bratoi

Aaron Fenerdjian Jason Fernandes

Duleesha Gunaratne Ryan Gunawan

Callan Johnston

Michael Kim Adrian Kladouris Brice L’etang

Michael Livingston Daniel Martino Cooper Mastos

Bevan Muthukuda Arachchige

Russell Ng Christopher Nguyen

Kha Nguyen

Zachary Pierides Sebastian Rojas

Ayden Rubino

Dante Schizzerotto

Aaron Shoji

Leon Simon

Alex Tang

Alan Vu

Jerald Anchani

Oscar Del Vecchio

Mark Kihara Jason Nguyen

William Daniels Kei Hopper Alexander Moretto

Joseph Beyrooti Jordan Farias

Rhys Dakin

Benjamin Harris

Nathanial Louey

Thomas Phillipos

James Yiannios

James Russo

James Russo

James Russo James Russo

Michael Livingston

Michael Livingston

Michael Livingston

Michael Livingston

Calvin Coburn

Daniel Bartelt

Dante Schizzerotto

Eddie Azar

Jack Baptist

Jason Nguyen

Jonah Guergues

Mark Kihara

Matthew Christie

Zach Belbin

Zachary Frisch

Damian Nguyen

Dante Schizzerotto

Eddie Azar

Jack Baptist

Jonah Guergues

Mark Kihara

Matthew Christie

Zachary Frisch

Daniel Bartelt

YEar 12

Back Row: Hunter Hains, James Harris, Oscar Del Vecchio, Aaron Fenerdjian, Jonah Guergues, Joshua Mastromanno, Aaron Thomas, Isaac Katsaros, Michael Livingston, Conrad Van Ravenstein, Angus Roberts, Sonny Doherty, Paul Lyell, James Zapedowski, Rhys Dakin, Mitchell Withington, Dean Simos, Joseph Beyrooti, Andrew Michael, Elliott Goss, Arjun Bhardwaj, Andrew Samawi, Ryan Jayamanne, Zachary Belbin, Adrian D’Mello, Jackson McCluskey, Jonathan Hendricks, Daniel Bartelt, William Daniels

Seventh Row: Daniel Abadjian, James Paulas, Ishaan Bhowmick, Kei Hopper, Jackson Traplin, Zachary Bugeja, Anthony Signorelli, Lucas Bonato, Louis Parker, Ashton Felix, Julian D’Angelo, Justin Zsolt, Mark Kihara, Antony Limeira-Beaton, Matthew Bray, Nicholas Leach, Aaron Shoji, Zachary Pierides, James De Filippis, Cooper Mastos, Lachlan Rice, Frank Lee, Zac Fogo, Adrian Kladouris, Max Moretti, Cooper Tanti, Noah Faria, Daniel Cassera, Eddie Azar

Sixth Row: John Huynh, Gavin Pan, Revan Rajahmoney, James Yiannios, Liam Tamara, Dominic Gargiso, Sebastian Rojas, Alan Sebastian, Bexley D’Rozario, Michael Carbone, Rion Morgan, Christian Locaso, Raedan Fernandez, Jithendra Perera, Justin McCusker, Douglas Moffat, Mark Baselyous, Hugo Le, Andrew Lee, Aston Pham, Alan Vu, Thomas Phillipos, Kieran Rahilly, Aaron Luu, Jared Bratoi

Fifth Row: George Kayapurathu, Ryan Illipparampil, Tarkyn Longley-Pakeman, Brice L’etang, Tyson Mormile, Thomas Lie, Cristian Mazzeo, Krsto Pincic, James Russo, Benjamin Harris, Jordan Librizzi, Matthew Di Ciero, Jake Martin, Daveen Ferdinand, Alexander Setjadiningrat, Joshua Paino, Samuel Quirk, Thomas Hockley, Callan Johnston, Jordan Bakomihalis, Ayden Rubino, Thomas Johnstone, Martin Jones, Austin Thorne, Liam Doherty, David Zakary Jared Bratoi

Fourth Row: Herschelle Fernandes, Kha Nguyen, Luke Bassilious, Calvin Coburn, Vinh Nguyen, Tony Hoang, Jordan Farias, Christopher Nguyen, Evin Thirimanne, Sean Hong, Eugene Lee, Jayden Marcelline, Michael Fajardo, Khoa Nguyen, Ethan Nguyen, Vincent Tran, Son Dang, Danny Montalto, Michael Tran, Jerald Anchani, Christopher Carosin, Leroy Jean, Scott Nguyen, Michael Kim, Zachary Frisch, Alexander Moretto, Zeyuan Li

Second

Third Row: Sheon Jomy, Raymond Luu, Anthony Pham, Austin Roy, Leon Simon, Sebastian Poh, Luke Mahon, Michael Porcino, Naveen Chandradasa, Benjamin Timothy, Jacob Hennett, Alex Tang, Aaryan Handa, Timothy Truong, Bevan Muthukuda Arachchige, Edmund Chau, Terry Stabelos, Rayhon Omar, Anthony Selwanes, Fabian Di Domenico, Antonio Nava, Thomas Lewis, Ryan Gunawan, Fulton Dang, Jason Nguyen, Liam Weninger

Row: Selith Dassanayake, Travis Lam, Samuel Princi, Kurt Clado, Abhijoy Mukhopadhyay, Damian Nguyen, Jason Vaz, Adrian Virginie, Michael Lanzone, Jason Harbis, Anthony Pham, Andrew Trifilo, Zachary Nuroo, Colby Valenzuela, Duleesha Gunaratne, Dissanayakage Perera, Tristan D’Souza, Jack Baptist, Danny Ho, Lohith Karthesan, Patrick Chong, Adam Bologna, Ryan Dang, Kevin Tran, Troy Bartuccio, Yusef Hernandez, Liam Tork

Seated Row: Kellen Sutiono, Finian Ewe, Mark Bowden, Maggie Georgopoulos, Mark Rolfe, Pier Bourne, Tim Ford, Ashen Perera, Jason Fernandes, Daniel Grano, Fr Kevin Davine OMI, Paul Shannon, Fr Harry Dyer OMI, Nathanial Louey, Noah Beck, Jacob Luu, Rob Mann, Mladen Spasic, Nick Young, Jacinta Girolami, George Stoforidis, Tina Giacco, Rachael Horne, Jaiden Ferdinands

Absent: Gajindu Rajapakshe, Blake Ure, Talon Roberts, Daniel Truong, Andrew Vincent, Trent Rogers, Nicholas Harman, Dante Schizzerotto, Emman Theodorou, Michael Taylor, Josh Standen, Khanh-Nam Nguyen, Matthew Christie, Luca Coco, Yohan D’Lima, Daniel Basadur, Mitchell Boyce, Matthew Boccari, Dylan Dassaye, Jordan Nguyen, Daniel Martino, Daniel Martino, Lucas Nguyen, Phillip Nguyen, Andy Nguyen, Russell Ng, Rahul Mendonsa, Nikolas Kosavic, Warnakulasuriya Lowe, Ryan Doan

CHEss

College Chess Captain

Duleesha Gunaratne

ACC Captain (9-10) Ryan Peiris

ACC Captain (7-8) Yungshin Lim

Mazenod Chess Captains 2022: Open (7-12) Duleesha Gunaratne Intermediate (9-10) Jackie Li Junior (7-8) Abel Joshy & Rahul De Silva

Middle Years ChessKids Captain (7-9) Chris Boey

Mazenod Chess Champions 2022: Years 7-8 Charlebois Years 9-10 Cebula Years 11-12 Cebula College Champion Cebula

Mazenod House Champions 2022:

ACC & States MVP Deni Trkulja

ACC Results:

Open Rising Star Ryan Peiris

Mazenod Chess Annual Trophy Winners 2022: Open Division 1 1st 9-10 Division 1 1st 7-8 Division 1 1st

Junior Rising Star Sanuk Herath

Middle Year (7-9) State Championships

State and National Results for 2019 - 2022: 2019 2020 2021 2022

Middle Year (7-9) National Championships Open State Championships Open National Championships

1st 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 1st TBA TBA TBA TBA

Mazenod’s 2022 Chess team has performed impressively throughout the year, living up to its prestigious reputation. The team dominated the Open ACC tournament, comfortably securing first place in Division 1 for the nineteenth consecutive year. Moreover, the top three individual players were Mazenodians: Duleesha Gunaratne (first), Deni Trkulja (second) and Christopher Hermawan (third). Mazenod’s chess simply spoke for itself. The team also competed for the Junior and Intermediate ACC tournament (finishing first), as well as the Open State Finals to qualify for the National Finals which will be held later in the year.

Accompanying interschool tournaments, Mazenod also hosts an annual tournament to bolster the competitive spirit that invigorates players. Welcoming all year levels to participate provides the perfect opportunity for less experienced members to engage and learn from more accomplished ones. The trophies were awarded to Duleesha Gunaratne as Open Champion, Jackie Li in the Middle Years competition and Junior winners were Abel Joshy and Rahul De Silva. Along with individual performances, the House trophies were awarded to Charlebois for the Junior division and Cebula for Middle, Senior and Open.

Mazenod’s success is built upon its efficient and well organised Chess program, allowing players to constantly expand their skills and knowledge. Weekly coaching is available to all students, assisting them to develop a more concrete and refined understanding of the game’s various complexities. The team is very grateful to Mr Jenkinson not just for organising the program but for providing players with these structures to encourage and achieve constant improvement.

To the future generation of chess players, I wish you all the best. Garnering knowledge and experience through practice and tournaments will surely continue Mazenod’s legacy of success. Duleesha Gunaratne

Year 7

Rahul De Silva

Abel Joshy

Sanuk Herath

Martin Flaherty

Dyon Perera

Vincent Curcio

Akshar Maragani

Aidan Na

Diyen Hettiarachchi

Orson Parrish

Lester Harvey Savi Weerasinghe

John George Alex Joseph

Dimitri Moretti

Charlie Morrissey Ryan Alexander Ly

Daniel Smith

Jayden Vuong

Aarav Gajjar

Aaron Abraham Adam D’Souza

Philopater Matta Aiden Lee

Thomas David Aleczander Gigis Nitin Gurukhal

Year 8

Dinh-Phan Truong

Dean Tzortzoukas

Pranam Upadyaya

Aydan Edward

Minhsan Nguyen

Michael Park Ryan Nguyen Nethan Fernando Nathaniel Coyne Seth Ong Matthew Chan Xavier Harris

Leroy Chen Richard Lau Aaryan Jose Ajish Abel Pereppadan Isaac Bunney Glen D’Souza

Ciaran Ellwood Isaac Feeney Alexander Ho Mohammad Karimi Yungshin Lim Riley Mac Jonathan Mendis Aden Nguyen Akila Perera

Year 9

Chris Boey

Michael Ma

Patrick Klonis

Hy Viet Nguyen

Alexander Fischbacher

Anish Gokulnath

Ajeeve Nitharshan

Aariya Thanabalasingham William Wirawan

Hugh Fagan Joshua Goh Simon Luu Ronit Verma

Year 10

Ryan Peiris

Luke Poppeliers

Jaden Roy Devaney Bradley Lopez

Year 11

Christopher Hermawan

Deni Trkulja

Zane Mendes

Nikhil Perera

James Kwan

Quoc (Andy) Mai Rajit Prasad

Year 12

Duleesha Gunaratne

Kevin Tran

Sheon Jomy Aston Pham Michael Kim Jack Baptist Ryan Dang

HousE athlEtics

During Term 1, the House Athletics Carnival was held at the Knox Athletics Track. There was plenty of anticipation leading up to the day. Would Anthony make it back-toback carnivals? Or would Gerard regain the title after winning six of the last seven carnivals? Who would take out the title of the Fastest Nodder in the Mazenod Gift? Which records would be broken on the day?

The day was filled with plenty of colour, House spirit and enthusiasm amongst the participants. There were many outstanding performances of the day and all students should be congratulated on their attitude and participation. Competition was fierce and it was tight between all Houses for most of the day. However, points from participation saw Grandin win their first Athletics Carnival since 2005.

Overall results were as follows:

Place House Points

1st Grandin 2356.5

2nd Albini 2273.6

3rd Gerard 2260.0

4th Anthony 2062.0

5th Charlebois 1999.0

6th Cebula 1973.8

7th Chisholm 1901.3

8th MacKillop 1864.1

There were many outstanding individual performances on the day. Congratulations to the following Year Level Champions:

Year Name Events

7

Louis Salopek 6 8 Luke Collins 9 9 Patrick Klonis 8 10 Harrison Canning 5 11 Lucas Henkul 5 12 Russell Ng 5

The fourth instalment of the Mazenod Gift, which included each of the year level winners of the 100 metre event, was a close affair with Year 10 student Daniel Huggins taking home the honours. The Mazenod Sports department would like to thank both students and staff for their efforts on the day, which led to the running of a successful carnival.

Ben Phibbs

HousE cross COUNTrY

On Monday 22nd August, the annual Mazenod House Cross Country was held in and around the College grounds. The event is an integral part of the school calendar and gives students a chance to demonstrate House pride as well as participating in physical activity. For students in Years 7, 8 and 9 the event involved completing a 3 kilometre course, while the Senior students tackled a 4.5 kilometre course. With the rain holding off, the Senior students were first and with a high calibre field, including many students who have formed the backbone of the ACC Cross Country team previously, the competition was fierce for podium finishes. The Year 8 students eagerly followed, with many students pushing themselves to complete the course as quickly as possible. The Year 9 students followed suit, with competition tight and a close finish between the final runners up Kernot Avenue took place. The Year 7 students were the final group to hit the track and displayed enthusiasm and desire to get the best out of themselves. It was pleasing to see the many colours of the Houses on display as well as a high participation level amongst all year levels. Congratulations to all the students involved and we look forward to a bigger and better Cross Country in 2023.

Overall results were as follows:

Place House Points

Ben Phibbs

housE swimming

During Term 1, the House Swimming Carnival was held at the Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre. There was plenty of anticipation leading up to the day in regard to whether Grandin could do the double and take out both the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals.

The day was filled with plenty of colour, House spirit and enthusiasm amongst the participants. There were many outstanding performances of the day and all students should be congratulated on their attitude and participation on the day.

Competition was fierce and it was tight between all the Houses for most of the day. In the end, Anthony were far too strong, streaking away to win the title from Grandin, winning their first title since 2000.

Overall results were as follows:

Place House Points

1st Anthony 814

2nd Grandin 709

3rd Albini 574 4th MacKillop 563 5th Gerard 560 6th Cebula 556

7th Chisholm 506 8th Charlebois 437

There were many outstanding individual performances on the day. Congratulations to the following Year Level Champions:

Year Name Events 7 Dyon Perera 3 8 Tyrone Van Ravenstein 4 9 William Wirawan 3 10 Eldrich Kiswardi 3

Also, congratulations to Oliver Turner, Yannick Kumarage, Hudson Heath and Thomas McCluskey who took out the inaugural Intermediate Biathlon team event, which consisted of 2 x 50 metre freestyle swims and 2 x 1 kilometre runs. The swim team used the event as preparation for the ACC Swimming Carnival, which was held later in the term. The Mazenod Sports department would like to thank both students and staff for their efforts on the day, which led to the running of a successful carnival.

Ben Phibbs

vollEyball

After an unfortunate couple years due to COVID quarantines, the Volleyball program was excited to get the year underway to hopefully win some medals. Training looked solid from the beginning of the year, which translated into ACC championships for both the Senior A and B sides, both teams beating Parade in the final to bring home the trophy. Joseph Beyrooti was awarded MVP for the A team and congratulations as well to Micah Tennent, Conrad Van Ravenstein, Andrew Michael, Dominic Kaka and Joseph Beyrooti for being selected in the ACC team of the year for their efforts.

Disappointingly, teams were not able to participate and show their skills in

the Warrnambool tournament due to COVID restrictions, but all year levels still displayed an eagerness and enthusiasm in their training to prepare for the next tournament.

It is clear that there is great talent and skill among us in the volleyball cohort, despite setbacks throughout previous years, and this was finally on display at the Volleyball Victoria Schools Cup, spanning five days at the State Volleyball Centre. Mazenod played exceptionally well, with gold medal results in Year 8 Division 1, and Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 Boys Honours. The Open Boys Honours came close, finishing with a silver medal. The tournament was a perfect opportunity for all students

of various skill and experience to play volleyball, and see the Mazenod spirit on display with support shown between year levels for each match.

Teams are now working hard to refine their abilities in preparation for the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup up at the Gold Coast, which should hopefully be an enjoyable and successful time for Mazenod to bring home more medals. Massive thanks to Mr Cowan, Mr Moore and all staff involved for making the Volleyball program so successful.

Joseph Beyrooti

Senior Volleyball

ACC badminton

Back Row: Lachlan Rice, Arjun Bhardwaj, Xavier Montoya, Hunter Hains, Eshaandeep Saini, Harrison Canning, Patrick Bunning, Andrew Michael, Peter Adamopoulos, Yanick Felix, Feagaimaali’i Maliko, Kyle Carboon, Rahal Samarasinghe

Third Row: Revan Rajahmoney, Louis Salopek, Thisal Pasqual, Oliver Mangoni, Chris Boey, Zachary Bugeja, James Borg, Justin McCusker, Daniel Huggins, Paul Milonakos, Samuel Hazim, Milo Bourke, Thomas Fewings

Second Row: Luke Collins, Alexander Kinski, Sebastian Saba, Christopher Negrepontis, Joedan Davis, Hugh Fagan, Alexander Kham, Lucas Valenzuela, Ryan Oh, Joshua Morin, Sanat Parte, Christian Gallo

Seated Row: Declan Le, Sobash Mallawa Arachchige, Gavin Rajahmoney, Heath Carroll, Joshua Gunawardana, Sonny Doherty, Ishaan Bhowmick, Nathanial Louey, Reikken Lydra, Aaron David, Shevin Hettiarachchi

Back Row: Naullage Perera, Cardin Ky An Nguyen, Andrew Lee, Benjamin Huynh, Chris Boey, Anthony Quang, David Nguyen, Christopher Nguyen

Third Row: Martin Vu, Dylan Le, Finian Ewe, Atul Chelackal, Isaac Nguyen, Jeen Huey Ng, Thanh Truong, Danny Ho, Jordan Nguyen

Second Row: Matthew Hoang, Gavin Dang, Allan He, Minh-Tam Pham, Edison Le, Reikken Lydra, Rafael Nguyen, Justin Tang, Alex Tran, Dimitri Moretti

Seated Row: Andy Quang, Alex Nguyen, Daniel Nguyen, Raphael Lydra, Hayden Young, Frank Lee, Nicholas Pham, Jasper Wong, Gabriel Hipolito

ACC SwImmInG

L-R: Herbert Fischbacher, Dominic Gargiso, Jackson Traplin, Nathan Jago, Milo Bourke

Back Row: Dyon Perera, Bradley Lopez, Antonio Di Giovine, Noah Morin, Xavier Montoya, Conrad Van Ravenstein, Hunter Hains, Callum Craig, Ryan Oh, Eldrich Kiswardi

Seated Row: Saville Zhang, Tyrone Van Ravenstein, Alvaro Blasco Herrera, Ryan Nguyen, Vincent Bago, Kobe Chy, Oliver Wyllie, Leon Sklepic, Jaden Oh

statE vollEyball

Back

Third

Second

Seated

sons of old boys

Back

Third

Second

Seated

Row: Dylan Bingham, Harrison Couttie, Sonny Doherty, Patrick Bunning, Andrew Michael, Jacob Melhem, Robert McEwan, Charles Van Rest

Row:Alexander Fischbacher, Samuel Rodney, Daniel Chan, Noah Barbis, Paco Wong, George Van Rest, Max Moretti

Row: William Wirawan, Chris Boey, Lucas Henkul, David Chau, Hugh Fagan, Dante Mammino Bao Nguyen, Micah Tennent, Callum Craig, Jack Feeley

Row: Patrick Klonis, Kai Russell, Austin Nguyen, Conrad Van Ravenstein, Joseph Beyrooti, Jacob Luu, Isaac Nguyen, Danny Ho, Austin Alvarez

Row: Alexander Fischbacher, Matthew Bartelt, Nathan Jago, Xavier Petti, Daniel Bartelt, Terron King, Herbert Fischbacher, Julian Gargiso, James De Filippis, Lachlan Rice, Xavier Montoya

Row: Michael Ebejer, Daniel Huggins, Justin McCusker, Jackson Traplin, Matthew Bray, Dominic Gargiso, James Russo, Bexley D’Rozario, Dante De Palma, Christian Cavallo

Row: Jamie Wilton, Caelan Vinh, Harley Aow, Kai Russell, Lewis Purdie, Charlie Rice, Joshua Ward, Daniel Calderon, Joshua Wilton, Sebastian Watkins, Nicholas Cusmano

Row: Jackson Costabile, Oliver Wyllie, Zachary Prattis, Jonathan Nigro, Fr Harry Dyer OMI, Tina Giacco, Christian Salerno, Noah Traplin, Luke Zak, Jack Williams

chEss club - sEnior

chEss club - yEar 7

Back Row: Naullage Perera, Deni Trkulja, Luke Poppeliers, Christopher Hermawan, Aston Pham

Seated Row: Layton Nguyen-Truong, Cameron Boey, Mr Noel Jenkinson (Manager), Duleesha Gunaratne, Alan Abraham, Zane Mendes

Back Row: Orson Parrish, Nitin Gurukhal, Akshar Maragani, Sanuk Herath, Dyon Perera, Philopater Matta, Rahul De Silva, Abel Joshy

Seated Row, Aidan Na, Vincent Curcio, Alex Joseph, Noel Jenkinson (Manager), Lester Harvey, Aleczander Gigis, Steven Ngo

chEss club - yEar 8

chEss club - yEar 9

Back Row: Leroy Chen, Ryan Nguyen, Flynn Roberts, Isaac Feeney, Mohammad Karimi, Mr Noel Jenkinson (Manager) Seated Row: Dinh Phan Truong, Riley Mac, Nethan Fernando, Akila Perera, Alex Ho

Back Row: Hugh Fagan, Alexander Fischbacher, Mr Noel Jenkinson (Manager)

Seated Row: Aariya Thanabalasingham, Chris Boey, Hy Nguyen, Joshua Goh

dEbating Evatt cup

dEbating - yEar 7

Back Row: Dante De Palma, Terron King, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach) Seated Row: Michael Ebejer, Jayden Loi, Nicholas Caciolo, James Allous Absent: Rylan Peiris, Kendrick Young

L-R: Vicente Ayala, Philopater Matta, Sobash Mallawa Arachchige, Rahul De Silva, Isindu Rajapakshe , Rohit Pious, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach)

dEbating - yEar 8

dEbating - yEar 9

L-R: Zain Muscat, Alex Ouyang, Chibuikem Anyadoro, Myung-Jun Kim, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach)

L-R: Jamie Wilton, Isaiah Thom, Hy Nguyen, Nathan Fernandes, William Wirawan, Rylan Peiris, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach)

dEbating - yEar 10

dEbating - yEar 11

Back Row: Natina Giacco (Coach), Ryan Perera, Antonio Di Giovine, Roberto Di Giovine, Thisal Pasqual, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach) Seated Row: Aditya Krishna Moorthy, Adyn Duong , Vincent Nguyen, Avinda Wickramaratne

Back Row: Walter Wright, Terron King, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach)

Seated Row: Joshua Wilton, Jayden Loi, Nicholas Caciolo, James Allous

dEbating - yEar 12

studEnt tEch tEam

L-R: James Convery (Coach), Hugo Le, Gavin Pan, Nathanial Louey, Benjamin Harris, Maggie Georgopoulos (Coach)

Back Row: Zach Martins, Lucas Bainbridge, Marcos Quinoneza, Chris Boey, Chibuikem Anyadoro, George Kahrimanis, Lucas Pham, Prathamesh Murthy, Joseph Morrissey

Second Row: Chrystom Thalappillil, Philopater Matta, Andrew Witchell, Aaron Abraham, Adrian Becker, Thushan Hendalage, Max Hauser, Angus Chan, Joshua Chong

Seated Row: Diyen Hettiarachchi, Michael Di Scala, Joel Vydelingum, Paul Rahilly, Constantine Gigis, Sung Yu Tsoi, Savinu Perera, Aidan Na

lEadErs & prEfEcts

Third

Second

Seated

L-R: Adrian Virginie, Zachary Belbin, Justin McCusker, Zachary Frisch

Back Row: Douglas Moffat, Hugo Le, Ishaan Bhowmick, Matthew Bray, Max Moretti, Cooper Tanti, Joseph Beyrooti, Michael Livingston, Hunter Hains, Lachlan Rice, Thomas Phillipos, Alan Vu

Row: Tarkyn Longley-Pakeman, Alexander Setjadiningrat, Krsto Pincic, Gavin Pan, Benjamin Harris, James Russo, Jithendra Perera, Thomas Hockley, Revan Rajahmoney, Raedan Fernandez, Finian Ewe

Row: Jaiden Ferdinands, Lohith Karthesan, Jack Baptist, Aaryan Handa, Troy Bartuccio, Anthony Pham, Scott Nguyen, Sebastian Poh, Daveen Ferdinand, Kellen Sutiono

Row: Jason Fernandes, Daniel Grano, Noah Beck, Paul Shannon, Fr Harry Dyer OMI, Pier Bourne, Nathanial Louey, Jacob Luu, Ashen Perera

ACC athlEtics

Knox Athletics Track once again played host to the Mazenod Interhouse Athletics Carnival. The culture of participation and competition was on show, with all students getting involved in at least one event whether that was a 100 metre run, shot put or even the dreaded 1500 metre run. Grandin brought it home, outclassing the other seven Houses. A big thank you to all of the staff who helped out in a variety of ways, creating a vastly successful day.

The Interhouse Carnival was a prelude to the 2022 ACC Athletics Carnival, which was once again held at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park. Although the end result was not what we wanted, throughout

the day there were several outstanding performances by Mazenod athletes and great shows of sportsmanship as all students proudly represented the College.

Event winners on the day were James Borg in the under 16 division of the long jump, Luke Collins and Miguel Gonzales in the under 14 division for discus and shot put respectively and Christopher Negrepontis secured victory in the 100 metre dash. In the under 13 division, Sobash Mallawa won the shot put and discus, Gavin Rajahmoney took home first place in the 400 metre and Louis Salopek smashed the 1500 metre run. Andrew Samawi destroyed the under 17

division in long jump and Michael Taylor won the discus in the under 18 division. Congratulations to the under 13 and 14 relay runners for achieving first place.

Once again a massive thank you goes to Mr Montoya and the rest of the Sports department for organising the day and making sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. While currency staying in Division 2, it would be great to see some improvement in the next few years which would see Mazenod climb our way back up to Division 1.

Sonny Doherty

ACC cross country

On September 8th, Mazenod’s fittest athletes made their way down to Bundoora Park to compete in the ACC Cross Country competition. After a few years away, our athletes were prepared and more ready than ever.

Months of hard training and Friday morning breakfasts helped push ourselves to our limits. Our young and upcoming runners in the Under 13 and Under 14 age groups were Champions of the Division, showing promising results and bringing home the Junior Division 2 cup. There were outstanding results from Louis Salopek and Shevin Hettiarachchi, finishing in the top three

of the Under 13 race and Luca Ipradjian and Oliver Mangoni dominated, placing first and second in the Under 14 race.

Our Under 15 and 16 students put up a great fight, finishing third in the Intermediate age group led by Taj Kinder placing third in the Under 15 competition, giving them great momentum coming into our Senior team. Our Senior side put up a great fight led by our finest captains, Tarkyn LongleyPakeman and Sonny Doherty, ultimately leading the Senior team to second place in their age group in Division 2 with the great Mark Kihara finishing sixth and Sam Hazim destroying the Under 17

competition taking home first place.

A few notable performances were Sajan Deol finishing 4th and Heath Carroll finishing sixth in the Under 13 race. Jack Emerson finished sixth and Luke Collins placed seventh in the Under 14 event and in the Under 17 event Kyle Carboon finished ninth.

All in all it was a wonderful day that would not have been possible without the Cross Country super coach Mr Pearson.

Sonny Doherty

ACC Cross Country

ACC Cross Country

ACC baskEtball

Year 7

Well done to everyone that participated in Year 7 ACC Basketball 2022. There were many great and unforgettable memories, whether it was travelling to other schools on the bus, visiting the different stadiums and school gymnasiums or even just having a good time with your mates playing sports together. The A team finished the year with three wins and three losses, the C team won two and lost five, while the D team had one win. Well done to the B team with five wins and a Semi Final appearance. Although our success rate was not too high, it is the experience that counts and the learning opportunities for the boys. I would like to thank our coaches Mr Fox and Mr Phibbs. Thank you for the guidance and opportunity you have provided for us, and we hope to see you again in Year 8.

Gavin Thirimanne

Year 8

Basketball for the 2022 Year 8 students was challenging but rewarding. The Division 1 A and B teams both recorded two wins and considering we had no training, we were able to deliver a challenge to our opponents. Some hard fought games were played out by the Division 2 teams, in a tough competition.

On behalf of the Year 8 basketballers, I would like to thank Mr Convery and Mr Ford for coaching and making this season possible. I would also like to thank all the players who tried out and encouraged their teammates to show resilience and

try their hardest despite how good the competition was each week.

Lachlan

Year 9

Henshaw

ACC Basketball 2022 was an amazing experience as our 2021 season and 2020 season got cut short due to COVID. Throughout Term 3 I had plenty of fun playing with my teammates and it was enjoyable even though we did not make the finals, ending our season with three wins and three losses. The importance of teamwork slowly developed with every game we played as everyone cooperated and worked together as a team to achieve our wins. I would like to congratulate Bailey Sanders and Yannick Kumarage for their outstanding performance throughout the season. Thank you Mr Convery for coaching the team and everyone else who played with me throughout the season. I had lots of fun and really enjoyed this experience.

Isaiah Thom

Year 10

After two years of an interrupted basketball season, it was great to get back on court. The Year 10 A team had a rocky season, but the coaching of Mr Fox and Eddie made the season a memorable one. It was unfortunate that the final score never seemed to go their way, but the boys persevered and brought the same energy to every game, until the final siren. Even after their game had finished, the team was always cheering

their lungs out for the B team. The B team found more success, almost every game coming down to a close margin, but just narrowly missing out on a few more wins. A particularly great moment was in the second round of the season where the team won 39 to 28 to St Bernard’s in a very competitive game. The teams, with the help of Mr Fox, always gave their all in each and every play, knowing that we would leave each stadium having given our best.

Sean Iyer

Senior

The Senior A basketball team experienced limited success in the ACC competition. Despite beating the eventual champions Parade College we missed out on finals by merely percentage. Winning three games and losing two, we were just edged out of finals by St Bede’s. Pleasingly, the B team were able to make it to the final four of the ACC competition however lost to the eventual champions Parade.

The A team played in the School Champions Cup at Knox State Centre and having played Rowville 2, we had a narrow draw and then beat Cheltenham. Going into our last game against Box Hill 1, it was a must win game and unfortunately we fell short by one point, just falling out of the elite eight and not making it to the next round.

Dean Simos

ACC Year 8 Basketball

ACC Year 9 Basketball

ACC badminton

The Badminton season culminated in Mazenod achieving the title of State Champions! Our wonderful team of six defeated highly rated schools and academies to claim our first ever Title. The winning team consisted of Raphael Lydra (Year 11), Nicholas Pham (Year 11), Isaac Nguyen (Year 11), Reikken Lydra (Year 7), Anthony Quang (Year 9) and Justin Tang (Year 9). We defeated Haileybury College, Nossal, John Monash, Melbourne High and Maribyrnong Sports College on our way to victory. We won the final three to two, defeating highly rated Maribyrnong. Raphael Lydra was outstanding in the final defeating the under 17 National Champion to set up our victory. Special mention to James Chen for coaching and Mr Hayden Young for his support throughout the ACC Carnivals.

Senior

On the 11th of May, fourteen of Mazenod’s best badminton students competed in the ACC Open Badminton title. After many hours of practice afterschool, the team was confident going into the championships. The day started smoothly with three relatively straightforward wins for the boys. In the final group stage game, Mazenod faced their first challenge against their biggest rivals, Salesian. Mazenod prevailed despite dropping a few games and the team were confident going into the knockout stage. The Nodders cruised through their semi final match and set up a second battle with Salesian, in the final of the championship. After many close matches, singles finished all square at 3–3, and the doubles at 1–1 leaving it all down to the final doubles match to decide who took home the title. With the score at 20–19 to Mazenod, everyone watched nervously on the sidelines. When Mazenod won the final point, the boys went crazy and ran on court, relieved to end their four year title drought. The 2022 Mazenod Open Badminton team would like to thank coaches Mr Hayden Young and James Chen for their help with all the after school training and coaching on the day, as well as the sports department and particularly Mr Montoya for their continued support of the badminton program.

Raphael Lydra

Intermediate Receiving news that both the Junior and Senior divisions won their ACC titles, the Intermediate team travelled to Glen Waverley Badminton Centre with hopes of bringing back Mazenod’s third and final title. Our day started with a victory, however this was sadly short lived as we came across the strongest opponent, Whitefriars. It was hard fought by both sides, and the scores were neck and neck, with four wins by both sides. Consequently, we fell short by six points in comparison to Whitefriars overall score, ending in our first defeat of the day. The atmosphere was dismal, knowing that we lost the title at such an early stage, but we still persisted, ironically hoping that our rivals Salesian could beat Whitefriars. We followed our defeat with a streak of wins against several schools including beating Salesian, a formidable opponent. As the day came to a close, the small hope that Salesian would beat Whitefriars was proven false, as Whitefriars came away with the title, and Mazenod followed in second place. A big thanks to Mr Young and James Chen for accompanying and coaching us on the day.

Benjamin Huynh

Junior

The ACC Junior Badminton title was up for grabs and with the disappointment of last year’s shortcomings, the team was determined to succeed. Emphatic victories over Parade, Whitefriars, St Bede’s, St Mary’s, St Joseph’s, St Bernard’s, and a defaulted win over De La Salle meant that Mazenod was up against Salesian for the championship. Due to previous results on the day, the team needed a 4–4 draw against Salesian to win and a close finish felt inevitable. Against Salesian, we fell to a disappointing 2–0 deficit in singles, however the team persevered and with two strong singles games we were tied 2–2. In the doubles games, each pair went back and forth until we were up 4–3 in games, before one last game which ended in a 21–17 loss. However, Mazenod had won more sets and points on a countback, so despite both schools finishing on 129 points, the final result was a thrilling victory for the team. Big thanks to Mr Young and former student, James Chen, who guided the Junior team to an intense victory.

Alex Nguyen

ACC Badminton

ACC crickEt

The Senior First Eleven team was fortunate to reach the ultimate goal of winning the ACC premiership cup. It was a very proud moment to achieve Mazenod’s second ever Division 1 cricket title, and a memory that all the boys will cherish for a lifetime. As a pretty passionate person that loves winning, the team’s ultimate goal was always the flag, but at the same time enjoy our last year with playing with our mates and also the opportunity to play with the Year 11 students.

The team faced many challenges during the year, but what really separated this group from the rest was the resilience we showed. In many of our games we

were completely gone for all money, but managed to scrape our way back and come away with a win. This was evident in our grand final where the opposition in St Joseph’s had the game by the scruff of the neck until the final five overs, but the boys managed to hang in there and eventually the tide turned our way and we were able to fight back and win from a position where victory had seemed almost impossible. We wish the Junior and Intermediate cricketers all the best as they compete later in the year for similar glory.

We would like to congratulate Fabian Di Domenico, Andrew Trifilo and Nathan Jago on making the ‘ACC Team of the

Year’, this is a huge achievement for the boys, and they were major factors in our success this year. We would also like to thank our two coaches in Mr Muling and Lachlan McDonnell who not only improved us as cricketers but as people as well.

Finally, the Year 12 students would like to thank all our coaches over the years who have devoted their time and efforts so that we could play the game we love. We all thoroughly enjoyed our time here at Mazenod and wish the best to the boys that represent the College in future years.

Jake Martin

ACC Senior Cricket

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ACC football

Year 7

The 2022 Year 7 footy season started stronger than ever. Playing our first game together, and with a quick goal from Luke Zak, we dominated De La Salle and secured an 86 to 32 win. Round 2 was a closer game, but under great pressure from a screaming St Bernard’s crowd, we had a 32 to 14 win and a jubilant bus ride home. We secured a close win against Emmanuel, but then suffered two losses with illness, injury and poor weather ravaging the team. We sadly lost the semi final against Emmanuel but take great pride in knowing that we made it further than any Year 7 team Mazenod had seen in many years. There were amazing performances from the likes of Louis Salopek, Mason Mastromanno, Charlie Sofocleous, Ben Redford, Ben Hall, and Gianluca Vescio. The team played a stunning season and hopefully brings further success in the future.

Come on Nodders!

Gianluca Vescio

Year 8

This year was a rollercoaster of a ride! The wet game at Emmanuel that left us all soaked, the harsh winds in St Mary’s that nearly blew away Mr Muling, and the two minutes of silence at St Bede’s to then gain our first victory by four points. We developed strong friendships and trust throughout our season. Having more draws than wins was a hard thing to overcome although the laughs we had at half time made it all worth it. 2022 was not our year although it was a season of courage, friendship and lots of bravery, where we persisted as a team to try our best during wet games and against strong opposition.

Lucky Castromayor

Year 9

The first game of our season was a rough

start, losing by 50 points. We had not played together due to years of cancelled seasons, so we had not yet gotten acquainted with each other’s abilities. Our team rallied to defeat Salesian in the second game by 33 points. We played the game exceptionally well, utilising one another and maintaining effective communication. Being on the road at the Salesian home field, it was wonderful to watch us rejoice as a team and end with the team song. After a couple of big losses, we did start to pick up towards the end of the season, with an amazing comeback win against St Joseph’s by seven points. We had momentum going into our must win last game of the season where we had a chance of finals. We came up against De La Salle who we were embarrassed by after a loss of 72 points. This time it was redemption and all of the boys put together our best game of the season. We did not end up getting the result we wanted but you can tell on everyone’s faces how much it meant for all of us. The improvement throughout the season working as a strong team brought us closer together and we cannot wait to see what the 2023 season has in store for us.

Thomas McCluskey

Year 10

The Year 10 ACC footy squad have not had an easy run in previous years, but this year we were there to bring home the flag. During the season we had four wins and one loss with some key highlights from Thomas Fewings winning the Founder’s Day medal and the Best and Fairest award. Other mentions go to Julian Roland and Raiden Bergman for being the runner up Best and Fairest as well as Max Addison for being named the Best Team Man. The team made it all the way to the grand final, beating Salesian in the semi final, but we came up short

to St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully when it mattered the most. It was an unfortunate finish, but a memorable season for all the Year 10 players.

Kai Russell

Senior ACC Football this year was an enjoyable season. We battled against talented football schools, but had strong contests and were able to grab two wins out of six, to make the semi final stage. We struggled against Salesian in a hardfought loss, before putting on a show against St Mary’s. Andrew Trifilo showed Jack Ginnivan-like skills, earning a free kick within the first 30 seconds of the game and putting the ball straight through the big sticks, leading to a 52-point win. We were pumped to play against Emmanuel College and every single player who stepped foot on the Johnson Oval performed a pivotal role, leading to a great winning margin of 125 points and ruckman Sonny Doherty taking home the Founders Day medal. We finished the season with road trips against De La Salle, who were by far the best opponent, before sadly suffering a rough loss in the pouring rain against St Joseph’s, which meant that the boys would be playing in a final against De La Salle. At their home ground, the Mazenod boys were ready to play, with a fiery Mitchell Boyce revved up before the bounce, but unfortunately Mazenod could not defeat the eventual premiers of the 2022 season. While it was a disappointing result, we had a great season with plenty of excellent football skills on display.

On behalf of all the ACC Football teams, we thank all the amazing coaches, support staff and parents who have supported our journey this year.

Ayden Rubino

ACC Year 10 Football

ACC Senior Football

ACC hockEy

Year 7

In Term 3, the Year 7 ACC Hockey began. A majority of us had not played Hockey before so it was a very new experience. Mr Gray, our hockey coach, taught us some basic rules and we started playing, but a major problem was that we did not have much experience. Our first game against St Bede’s was not great as we lost 14 goals to nil. But over time we improved and we understood our roles. By the end of the season we won one game, drew one game and lost four games, but we all improved. Some standout performances were George our goalkeeper and Raffaele Casciere, but we all tried our best.

Vishnu Bhimaraju

Year 8

The Year 8 ACC Hockey team experienced resounding success. We had a shaky start to the year losing to Whitefriars in the second round and drawing with De La Salle, however after this we bounced back, not dropping a game for the rest of the season. The run ended though in the first round of the Finals, after a valiant effort from the boys we lost to first placed Salesian by one point. Overall our season was a triumph, and at the end of the day for a team with not a single club level player, Mr Summons and all the boys could not be any prouder of our achievements. A big congratulations is also due to Cameron, our assistant, for helping all year long and always being

there to raise our spirits. With Luke Collins banging in goals and Oliver Mangoni running for the team, we can all hold our heads high and be proud of the way in which we represented Mazenod College. Well done boys!

Milo Bourke

Year 9

The Year 9 Hockey team started with 13 players at try out, which was just enough for our first game. In the first game none of us really knew what was going to happen, we had one very good hockey player and the rest of us had never touched a stick in our lives. We won our first game and ended up going on a winning streak of four games. We finished the season with two losses and a draw. Going into the semi final we were playing a team we had never seen before, and we were expecting to lose. In the end the game went to penalties, and we lost three to one. Overall, our season was a massive success considering most of us were newbies to hockey.

Oscar Matthews

Year 10

The Year 10 Hockey team started the season hopefully at the beginning of Term 3. However, after a total of six matches, we finished the season without any wins. Nevertheless, we consider the experience all about the journey and not the destination, and are thankful for the opportunity to play after the pause

to such activities for the past two years. The two best memories from this season were both our strong contested matches that went down to the wire against Emmanuel and Whitefriars. Additionally, all the players and coaches supported and encouraged each other. We would like to thank Mr Pearson for coaching us, and Kai Russell for being our captain and leading us.

Max Addison

Senior

The Senior Hockey team was led by Daniel Grano in 2022, but we sadly fell short of the finals, finishing ninth. After a well fought six rounds the team managed only to get one win under our belt against Emmanuel. It might not have been the season we were hoping for, but it still came with plenty of highlights. One of the biggest highlights of the season was Daveen Ferdinand scoring his first goal in the six years of playing hockey for Mazenod. It came on the back of a beautiful team move that highlighted the growth of the team throughout the season. The backline is not to be forgotten, as they had a challenging season having to deal with fierce attacking opposition. They were often a wall that kept it competitive for huge periods of the game. So although the season finished with only a few points, there were many victories to celebrate.

Zachary Belbin

ACC lawn bowls

With no prior training, Mazenod entered the ACC Lawn Bowls competition as underdogs looking to win the championship. Our first bowl was no less than an hour before the first game, but fortunately we had our secret weapon, coach Mr Maurice Lee, arguably the greatest lawn bowls player to grace Mazenod College. We knew we were all capable of winning with our skills, whether it be the elite precision from myself, Justin McCusker, the delicate finesse of Zach Belbin, or the team spirit and camaraderie from both Adrian Virginie and Zach Frisch.

Our first game was against St Bede’s who, like us, had never played lawn bowls before and both teams slowly came to understand the rules. It came down to the consistency of Mazenod as we won 5 to 3 in a close, fair battle.

The second game came against Simonds. They fought hard as we headed into the last round with a narrow lead. They managed to win the round, but Mazenod were called the winners as we had won the most rounds for the match. The scoresheet read 3–3 which placed us at the top of the table.

Heading into the final group stage game, we faced Emmanuel, a team who looked very young but were threatening to our position. Not only was this team strong, they also had a state player amongst them. We quickly saw ourselves fall behind to this young team. In true Mazenod spirit, we fought back and stole the show once again. A few clutch shots coming from myself helped secure the win in our hardest game yet. The score ended 6 to 3 in favour of Mazenod which gave us top spot heading into the semi

ACC swimming

On March 30, Mazenod swimmers represented the College at the ACC Swimming Carnival at MSAC. Every swimmer should feel proud of the way they performed with many personal best times on the night. Unfortunately it was not our night, with our team finishing third in Division 2. However, a number of students demonstrated their great swimming skills swimming in a higher age group, giving everyone in the squad the opportunity to swim as we invest for future years. We congratulate Salesian on winning the Division 2 Cup and St Bede’s as the Division 1 champions. On the night we had three first-place

finishes, 16 second placings and 15 third placings. I would like to congratulate Ryan Oh for winning both the 50 metre breaststroke and freestyle and Eldrich Kiswardi for winning the 50 metre backstroke.

Special thanks goes to Mr Montoya, Mr Connolly and Mr Pearson for their assistance and organisation and to all the staff who supported the squad throughout the day. Also, what often goes unmentioned is the contribution that each parent makes to the swimming program in regards to getting their son out of bed and into the pool. Thanks also

final stage.

The first semi final was going to be very hard. We were up against the previous champions, St Bernard’s, who were a massive threat as they had state players. We had won the first round in a game that consisted of only three rounds. This round was won on the back of my own clutch shot in the final bowl. However, the hard work could not help us win the title. St Bernard’s came from behind to secure the win and the game finished with a score of 1 to 5.

We would like to thank Mr Lee for coaching us on the day and the school for allowing us to compete for glory. Hopefully the trophy may come back to Mazenod in the near future.

Justin McCusker

to the Sport and Recreation class that assisted and supported the squad on the day.

Finally, to my fellow senior swimmers, it has been a pleasure swimming with you. Special acknowledgement goes to Sonny Doherty, Hunter Hains and myself who have represented Mazenod for the last six years. Our appreciation goes to all other students in our swim team, we cannot thank you enough for your commitment.

Conrad Van Ravenstein

ACC soccEr

Year 7

This year there have been some great results for the Year 7 ACC Soccer team. The A team had a rough start to the season losing a few games, including losing their first home game 0–1, which was unfortunate. But they slowly improved their game with more teamwork and better communication on the field. The A team won two out of six games they played, which was not enough to qualify for the semi finals, but the performance on the field was extraordinary for the first year. The B team had won four out of seven games and were able to play in the finals. They started well, winning games with enormous goal counts for the season. Although having difficulties throughout the way, the performance was remarkable within the season.

Vincent Curcio

Year 8

The A team started their season with a comfortable 5–0 win against Simonds at home. Unfortunately, the next two games were tight losses before bouncing back and beating Emmanuel 5–1. The last two games were both very close victories, with a 1–0 win against St Bede’s and a 2–1 win against our rivals, Salesian. After finishing third on the ladder, the semi final was against St Bernard’s and the boys were hoping to get revenge after their loss in round two. After a difficult game, St Bernard’s won 2–1 and knocked Mazenod out of the finals. Overall, the team had a fantastic season with the Most Valuable Player being awarded to Christopher Smirnis-Parra, Vinny Bago and Luca Ipradjian and the Best Team Man was Jerome Kim.

The Year 8 B team had a solid start to their season with a 3–1 win against St

Bede’s and then a 4–0 win against St Bernard’s. This streak ended with an unfortunate 2–4 loss to Salesian. In their next game against Parade they won 3–1 and then beat them again in the semi final 4–1. It was time for the final and after an early goal in the second half, things were looking good for Mazenod, but then Salesian scored three goals to make them champions. It was a great season for the team, with special congratulations to Rhys Rodrigues for being awarded Most Consistent and Minh-Tam Pham for being the Best Team Man.

Christopher Smirnis-Parra

Year 9

For Year 9 ACC soccer, students had to trial for all of Term 1 and try their best to make it to the team. The start of Term 2 marked the beginning of a series of games against other schools that also fought to try and make it to the final. The A team ended the season with three wins and four losses and were fifth on the ladder. Ryan Oh was the winner of the Most Consistent award and Thomas Chahla was the Best Team Man. The B team had one win and four losses and lost to Parade in the semifinals. The Most Consistent player was Jamie Wilton and the Best Team Man was James Ramalinga. The Founders Day Medal went to Thomas Chahla for the A team and Lochie Dal Ben for the B team. Although neither team won the competition, we definitely had a lot of fun and it was a great experience.

Thomas Chahla

Year 10

The squads were eager to get back into the Mazenod sporting spirit after going through two years of restrictions. Getting back into the sport after two years is

not easy, but the Year 10 students were not fazed and played exceptionally well. Both teams fought really well in their respective divisions to receive the best results possible and are to be congratulated on their great efforts. The A team had a great season, falling just short in the semi finals. Special mention to the award winners from the 10 B squad in Nathan Menezes as Most Consistent and Joshua Cherukara-Mathew as Best Team Man. Congratulations to the award winners from the A squad in Christian Gallo as Best and Fairest, Kayne White as the runner up and Robert McEwan who was the Best Team Man.

Christian Gallo

Senior

This was a year with both highs and lows for the two Senior ACC Soccer teams. The Senior A team, led by Mr Montoya, had a difficult year finishing on the bottom of the ladder, but there were still outstanding efforts from players such as Joshua Wilton and Matteo Cantavenera. The Senior B team, led by Mr Liam Coulter had a successful season, but fell short of the grand final by one game. Special mentions go to Liam Doherty, who was awarded Most Consistent player and Christopher Carosin, who was awarded Best Team Man.

On behalf of all the ACC Soccer teams, we thank all the amazing coaches, support staff and parents who have supported our journey this year.

Mark Kihara

ACC tablE tEnnis

Year 7

ACC Year 7 Table Tennis was an experience the Division 1 and 2 teams will never forget! Each player was able to improve and make precious memories. These included making friendships and improving at table tennis. In addition, the Division 1 team was able to win the premiership, while the Division 2 team made it to the finals and emerged as runner ups! For the Division 1 team, the Best Team Man was Sadeesha Dahanayake. For the Division 2 team, the Best Team Man was Darcy Jean. Furthermore, the Most Valuable Player for the Division 1 team was Immanuel Mullapudi, while the Division 2 team winner was Sobash Mallawa Arachchige. Lastly, a special thanks to the amazing coaches, Mr Riley and Ms St Ange, none of us could have done it without them. They taught us, supported us, made sure we gave our best, and truly worked tirelessly. Congratulations to both teams for an exceptional season!!

Immanuel Mullapudi

Year 8

The Year 8 ACC Table Tennis teams had a great and competitive season. Thank you to Ms Comerford and Mr Clement for their passionate coaching, great enthusiasm and reliable bus driving, which helped spur us on to our victories. Our two Year 8 Mazenod teams this year competed very well. We played with hunger to win, maximum effort and great sportsmanship… mostly. We challenged for the premiership with all our might and, for half of us, we did succeed. Mazenod’s Division 1 was placed in a group with eleven other schools! During this tough group stage, our team managed to secure steady wins, which put us into third position and into the semi finals. Our team travelled to the opposition ground and faced Simonds in a tough match. It was razor thin but sadly we came out on the losing end. However, not all hope was lost for Mazenod, as

our Division 2 team had broken into the finals. Previously, Mazenod’s Division 2 team had progressed through the group stages with a record of four wins and only one loss. Now in the final, our underdogs carried the hopes and dreams of the Year 8 cohort to win the prized premiership. They arrived to find a confident St Bernard’s team but with the Mazenod spirit, they showed up big time and won the premiership. With both teams finishing at great stages in the competition, it can truly be said that our two Year 8 ACC teams had a highly impressive and successful season.

Minh-Tam Pham

Year 9

Throughout Term 3, a select handful of Year 9 students had the opportunity to represent Mazenod at the ACC Table Tennis competition of 2022. For most of us, this was the first time that we got the chance to represent our school since our previous opportunities got cancelled due to COVID. It was a great experience for all of us, winning all but one game when we had a depleted team, and eventually taking home the ACC championship title for 2022. We thank our coach, Mr Becker, and all of the students who helped partake in the competition. It was a successful tournament, and we hope to be back in that position next year! Joshua

Ciamarra

Year 10

After a long three years of waiting, ACC Table Tennis made a huge return with the Year 10 boys. The boys had a fiery spirit to represent their College, training every Monday, playing most lunchtimes knowing we were major competitors for the title. When the season started, we dominated every school we faced and comfortably reached the semi finals, where we versed De La Salle for the second time. It ended in another comfortable win with a scoreline of ten to five. This meant we were in the finals

and were going to drive to MSAC the next week to face Parade, who also had a dominant season. It was extremely close with the championship coming down to one deciding game. Both teams were crowding around the table where the two fierce competitors were playing. Nerves could be seen on the faces of both opponents. Both players played an enticing game but unfortunately for us Parade took the win ultimately winning the title eight to seven. We were gutted to lose the final, but we will come back with the same fiery spirit and hopefully bring it home next year.

This experience would not be possible without Ms McDonald who was our guide and made sure we came to training, players such as George who kept our team together and motivated us throughout the whole tournament to push for our best and for all the boys trying their best throughout the season giving it their all for every point. It was a privilege to participate in this tournament.

Tomas Jacob

Senior

This year the Senior Table Tennis team did an outstanding job making it to the finals with mostly Year 11 students, a few Year 12 students and with Daniel Truong as our Captain. We had a great start to the season by beating Salesian and Emmanuel but fell short to St Bede’s with a nine to six loss. We then brought the winning streak back again, by beating Parade and Whitefriars but we had our second and final loss of the season against De La Salle. We made it to the semi finals but unfortunately we lost eight to seven against Simonds, ending our season. Thank you to all those who participated or were volunteered into playing and representing the College. Big thanks to David Nguyen who was awarded the Most Valuable Player and to our coaches.

Jordan Stamatelos

ACC tEnnis

2022 was a year of high ambition for our ACC Senior Tennis squad. Week in and week out, every team member displayed great enthusiasm and a desire to improve on the court in order to help achieve a championship. However, while our squad did not make the highly coveted final series, it was still an enjoyable season. All the boys were giving their best efforts regardless of the circumstances, epitomised in our final ‘friendly’ encounter with Salesian. Ultimately, upon reflection, the squad can hold their heads high for a season mostly well played against solid opposition.

At times, our tennis season presented hurdles whilst playing, testing everyone’s ability to remain composed and fight back at crucial points when the momentum was against us. The continued and ongoing will of the squad to keep striving for wins was a great demonstration of character, creating a solid team environment amongst all members of the team. It was a noteworthy performance from everyone involved, dedicated to representing the College, their teammates and themselves with pride.

Most importantly, the whole team would

like to thank Mr May for his unfailing dedication in guiding the team and transporting us to the various venues across the ACC. His role in ensuring we performed to the best of our ability throughout the campaign is a crucial aspect of the appropriate attitude, enthusiasm and sportsmanship that Mazenod serves each year. Hopefully the Junior and Intermediate teams can claim an ACC Tennis title later in the year.

Eddie Azar

ACC Senior Tennis

boylE strings

chambEr strings

Back Row: Alvin Lee, Myung-Jun Kim, Lucas Pham, Jordan Lee, Jonah Lu, Joshua Weyermayr, Hy Nguyen, Issac Kollaramalil, Raphael Dimian, Timothy Lee

Second Row: Anthony Belaniso, Leroy Chen, Phoenix Monteiro-Sua, Jaydan Tran, Riley Mac, Matthew Chan, Francesco Citera, Linal Fernando, Andrew Nguyen, Jaden Lian

Seated Row: Pranam Upadyaya, Anley Tran, Damian Ly, Luke Huynh, Minhsan Nguyen, Tam Nguyen, Kevin Robin, Joshua Goh

Back Row: Jonah Lu, Leroy Chen, Luca D’Angelo, Brandon Paul, Aston Pham, Nathanael Kuek, Johnny Chau, Thien-An Luu, Chris Boey

Seated Row: Avinda Wickramaratne, Jun Jae Lee, Anthony Huynh, Aaron Luu, Jared Wigley, Marc Gleadhill, Viruja Kalalpitiye Gedara, Saville Zhang

coghlan quartEt

dorsEy big band

L-R: Aston Pham, Saville Zhang, Luca D’Angelo, Brandon Paul

Back Row: Minh-Tam Pham, Stephen MacFarlane, Daniel Yong Chan, Ryan Nguyen, Luke Collins

Second Row: , Lucky Castromayor , Jordan Chan, Dyon Perera, Leander McFarland, Matthew Hoang, Anthony Belaniso

Seated Row: Luke Bui, Kavin Bhavananthakumar, Easeo Kim, Ethige Silva, Vicente Ayala

flutE EnsEmblE

L-R: Zachary Seal, Damien D’Cunha, Daniel Harrak, Aaron D’Souza, Huey Ng, Aditya Krishna Moorthy, Oscar Azemat, Kellen Sutiono

L-R: Eldrich Kiswardi, Christopher Hermawan , Deni Trkulja, Jaden Roy Devaney , Huey Ng

foundErs EnsEmblE

Seated

mEars wind band

Back Row: Michael Carbone, Daniel Harrak, Michael Livingston, Roberto Di Giovine, Luke Poppeliers, Oscar Azemat, Oscar Del Vecchio, Deni Trkulja, Christopher Hermawan, Avinda Wickramaratne

Third Row: Huey Ng, Antonio Di Giovine, Douglas Moffat, Walter Wright, John Yanko, Timothy Lucas, Liam Cuce, Andreas Kostic, Jaden Roy Devaney, Naullage Perera, Raphael Lydra

Second Row: Reikken Lydra, Aditya Krishna Moorthy, Zachary Seal, Jithendra Perera, Zane Mendes, Lucas Yap, Peter Hajduk, Mark Liu, Eldrich Kiswardi, Paul Tan, Nicholas Chong, Jamie Wilton, Damien D’Cunha

Row: Ashen Perera, Kellen Sutiono, Daniel Liu, William Wirawan, Winston Zou, Mr Doug Leutchford (Conductor), Jeremy Singh, Leander McFarland, Derrick Ma, Mohan Wadia, Daveen Ferdinand

Back Row: Xuanyi He, Milo Bourke, Daniel Chan, Lucas Pham, Alex Ouyang, Johnnoel Kaka, Dyon Perera, Jordan Chan, Maximus Pereira, Rohan Thomas

Third Row: Benjamin Rogers, William Tran, Stephen MacFarlane, Kit Khoi, Luke Collins, Benjamin Boudreau, Brandon Scurville, Daniel Yi Darryll Yeo

Second Row: Max Hauser, Lucky Castromayor, Vincent Ly Easeo Kim, Daniel Brodie, Alexander Kwan, Ciaran Ellwood, Viron Fernando

Seated Row: Kavin Bhavananthakumar, Dominic Dubois, Thomas Nguyen, Jonathan Mendis, George Melitsis, Vicente Ayala, Shannon Silva, Oliver Wyllie, Maximus Pereira

monk band

stagE band

Back Row: Ciaran Ellwood, Jaden Lian, Jordan Lee, Aaron D’Souza, Callum Craig, Oliver Wyllie, George Melitsis (Musical Director) Seated Row: William Wirawan, Jonathan Mendis, Matthew Curran, Milo Bourke, Dominic Dubois

Back Row: Joseph Beyrooti, Douglas Moffat, Walter Wright, Jeen Huey Ng, Oscar Del Vecchio, Raphael Lydra, John Yanko, George Melitsis (Musical Director)

Seated Row: Daveen Ferdinand, Naullage Perera, Zane Mendes, Liam Cuce, Nicholas Chong, Ashen Perera

swing band

Back Row: Leroy Chen, Ryan Nguyen, Flynn Roberts, Isaac Feeney, Mohammad Karimi, Mr George Melitsis (Manager)

Seated Row: Dinh Phan Truong, Riley Mac, Nethan Fernando, Akila Perera, Alex Ho

symphony orchEstra

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Third Row: Johnny Chau, Mohan Wadia, Aditya Krishna Moorthy, Tomas Jacob, Avinda Wickramaratne, Paul Tan, Winston Zou, Abisha Abhayaratne, Thien-An Luu

Second Row: Jared Wigley, Saville Zhang, Nathanael Khor, Leroy Chen, Hy Nguyen, Marc Gleadhill, Anthony Huynh, Zane Mendes, Chris Boey, Jehan Fernando

Seated Row: David Greensmith, Jun Jae Lee, Daniel Liu, Kellen Sutiono, Mr Doug Leutchford (Conductor), Jeremy Singh, Derrick Ma, Viruja Kalalpitiye Gedara, Aaron Luu

Row: Huey Ng, Aston Pham, Luca D’Angelo, Walter Wright, Oscar Del Vecchio, Deni Trkulja, Brandon Paul, Joshua Weyermayr, Jonah Lu, Nathanael Kuek, Andreas Kostic

SEnior award winnErs

Jackson Traplin Senior VCAL student of the Year

Nathanial Louey Noonan Debating Award

Noah Beck ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award

Jack Baptist Spirit of Oblate Award

Matthew Boccari Spirit of Oblate Award

John Huynh Spirit of Oblate Award

Ashen Perera Spirit of Oblate Award

Conrad Van Ravenstein Spirit of Oblate Award

Matthew Bray Chris Devoy Memorial Award for the Best Performance in the Musical Shrek

SEnior award winnErs

Douglas Moffat Musician of the Year Award

Raphael Lydra Outstanding performance in Brass - Senior

Deni Trkulja

Outstanding performance in Woodwind - Senior

Brandon Paul Outstanding performance in Strings - Senior

Aditya Krishna Moorthy Outstanding performance in Percussion - Senior

John Yanko Outstanding performance in Vocal -Senior

Sonny Doherty Senior Sportsman of the Year

2022

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from thE Editors

The last two years have seen the Mazenodian consumed with stories about adaptations, struggles, cancellations, pivots and new-found resilience. Classrooms were flipped and houses became literal and metaphorical prisons. Grace Tame suggests that “we all go through pain as human beings … but that suffering can be turned into incredible, unstoppable positivity.” Thankfully, both in Australia and on a smaller scale, in the Mazenod community, we have ridden the bumps and turned to optimism in this edition of the Mazenodian. Australia wide, 2022 has proven to be a welcome return to the country as we knew it pre-pandemic. Meanwhile, in a Mazenod context, the brand new four square courts are buzzing with competition, the orchestra are back in the rehearsal room, the Chess Club are vying for glory, the sporting teams have all returned to the field and the ‘tap and go’ technology in the cafeteria has thrived.

On behalf of the Editorial team, we extend our thanks to the many people who have assisted in the 2022 publication. Our appreciation goes to Tony Rolfe and Merry De La Zilwa, who are always in the right place at the right time to capture the perfect photo. With such a large staff there is always plenty of movement and we thank Jo Noone for coordinating the staff farewells, while administration support was gratefully provided by Eleshia Hill and Wendy Liu. Congratulations to Nathanial Louey who collated the student leadership reports and we appreciate the efforts of Mark Kihara who continued the tradition of students designing the front cover. We also give thanks to all the students who contributed to writing a majority of the Mazenodian reports. Our Art students have again produced beautiful pieces and we thank the Visual Arts faculty for their assistance with collation, layout and design.

As we bid farewell to 2022 at Mazenod, we look forward to continuing the “incredible, unstoppable positivity” in 2023.

Adrian De Fanti and Clare Caldwell

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