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Mt Sion Brophy Report Brophy picked up from where it left off in 2019 and enjoyed another fruitful year in all facets of College life in 2020. Although there were many challenges throughout the year, the Brophy cohort approached these adversities with the upmost resilience and determination and I could not be more proud of how our students conducted themselves. Led by our brilliant captains, Jack Farrow and Henry Van Til, our students displayed true heart and determination throughout the year and always found a positive amongst the many negatives. Acknowledgement must also go to Brophy’s amazing Homeroom team of Jason O’Connell, Cassandra Coogan, Adam Noble, Joanne Board, Michelle McRae, Belinda Milverton, Kate Gibbs, Tom Cashin and Huon Bertino who supported and guided their students throughout 2020. Although we lost many of our annual College events and traditions were cancelled in 2020, in the time we were in school, the Brophy crew certainly made the most of the opportunities that were presented. Although our Swimming Carnival result (4th place) wasn’t what he had hoped for, our attendance rate and the attitude displayed by all participants was second to none and I was extremely proud of the way we went about it. True to the character, the Brophy boys bounced back in the Athletics Carnival and went back to back, taking out the title with a resounding 300 point victory. It was an exceptional effort by all students involved and one that will build a platform for years to come. Brophy students have always displayed exceptional leadership skills and this was evident during the 2021 student leadership announcements. It was extremely pleasing to have five Brophy students awarded positions from the 11 available. Congratulations goes to the following students, Oscar Morrison (College Captain), William Baum (Deputy College Captain), Jack Doyle (Touchstone Prefect), Alex Con Foo (Touchstone Prefect) and Connor O’Sullivan (Touchstone Prefect). In relation to who will lead the Brophy students, Luke Bartolo and Campbell Burns have been announced as the House Captains for 2021, and Matt Tripodi and Josh Reissinger the Vice-Captains. On behalf of the Brophy cohort we are all proud of your achievements and confident that you’ll all do a fantastic job in your respective roles. Well done boys! After the challenges of 2020, it is hoped 2021 will give us all some normality and the Brophy cohort can keep moving
forward in a positive trend. I am extremely excited about what the future holds for our team and I look forward to continuing to work with the Brophy boys next year. #TheHive. Matt Walsh Butler Report What a year 2020 has been! I want to start by acknowledging that this would not have been the year that anyone would have envisaged or hoped for. However, I have been really pleased and proud of the way that the Butler boys have tackled the difficulties we have faced. They have shown tremendous resilience. I particularly want to highlight the way that our Year 12s have managed to get on with the job. This year may not have been as fun as it would otherwise have been, but you can be proud of your efforts and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. I also want to acknowledge the incredible contributions of the Butler Homeroom teachers.There has never been a more difficult year to be a Homeroom teacher. The job went far beyond simple organization and was more about motivating and supporting than ever before. Lukas Capicchiano, Darryl Wedding, Rachel Ivey, Nelson Gnaccarini, Sam Hughes, Leah Irving, Peter Adams, Rebecca Spark, Michelle Cameron, Danny Maltese, Wei Zhang and Michael McMahon were all fully dedicated to the care of their Homeroom students. Their compassion, enthusiasm and dedication shone through, even as the year’s events no doubt took an emotional toll on them as well. I want to thank them all from the bottom of my heart. In the second year of the new vertical system in the senior school, the aim was to build on the positive culture of Butler House. Named after one of St Joseph’s earliest Headmasters and with decades of associated history, we built a strong foundation in 2019. We continued on this year with our motto “Sweep the Sheds”. This is about taking care of the small details so that the bigger picture things take care of themselves. Our House Captains Jesse Sorgiovanni and Quinn Taylor led from the front with this and took every opportunity to support the young men in our house. I want to thank them for their stellar efforts during a very difficult year to be a leader. As a house, we participated in many activities this year, including the Swimming Carnival (which we won) and the Athletics Carnival, plus a variety of house competitions and
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