Trinity News Magazine - Summer 2022/23

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From the Principal

WELCOME TO THE SUMMER EDITION OF TRINITY NEWS

What a year! It didn’t quite start out as planned but we certainly finished it off in the way we had hoped it might have started. As this edition of Trinity News is going to print, I take the time to extend my best wishes for 2023. May the year bring happiness, wonderful opportunities and new hope for peace in our world. I sincerely thank everyone who contributed their time and energy to our College in 2022. Without your hard work, dedication and willingness to contribute to our community, our College simply would not be what it is today. As I have said on numerous occasions, the spirit of our community is like no other and I thank you all for continuously living and breathing our remarkable TC Spirit.

EREA SCHOOL RENEWAL PROCESS

As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, Trinity College embraces the four guiding Touchstones as outlined in the Charter of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). The four Touchstones (as outlined below) perpetuate the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers, and set out to capture the character and culture of all EREA schools. As part of our many liturgical celebrations, Religious Education curriculum, Formation programmes, College events and communications, the presence and understanding of these Touchstones are explored with a view to identifying how we can live them out in the context of today.

As a school, we are required to undergo a regular and detailed process of Renewal. For Trinity College, this formal School Renewal Process was conducted in 2021 and included the analysis of comprehensive student survey data, the provision of reports that addressed particular areas of the EREA Charter and included a series of meetings held by the visiting EREA School Renewal Team with a wide range of representative groups from across our College. The final School Renewal Report for Trinity College highlighted our strong sense of mission and identity, acknowledged our significant strategic improvement in recent years and hinted at the need to focus on more capital planning in the future.

At Trinity College, the Touchstones lay at the heart of our Mission – to offer innovative learning opportunities

in a safe and nurturing environment which empowers our young men to realise their potential. As a Catholic College founded on the traditions of the Blessed Edmund Rice, his example of solidarity with all people challenges us to live out the message of care and inclusion. In partnership with parents, we hold high expectations for the young men in our care and we seek to provide a breadth of learning opportunities in a safe and caring environment, enabling academic growth, pride in their College and a commitment to serve others, both now and in the future.

An education at Trinity should challenge our students to be independent thinkers with the courage and persistence to confront injustice in our society. It should challenge them to stand against the mediocrity so often prevalent in popular culture and encourage our young men to discover what has true worth in this world and to place real and ongoing value upon it. This is a reference to a deeper sense of formation. To foster this development, the College encourages a culture of critical thinking, resilience, selflessness, accountability, inclusivity and awareness of their role in stewardship, concepts that are clearly articulated in the Touchstones.

To be effective in the formation of Men for Others, the Touchstones are designed to be active values with a view to becoming more deeply embedded in each student’s understanding of their own self and identity. That is, the Touchstones are engaging and dynamic which, when placed within an environment that is nurturing and supportive, encourages students to develop the confidence to immerse themselves into a way of being and thinking that seeks the good for others and, ultimately, themselves. Such experience can often be challenging and sometimes confronting, but the inevitable outcome is a deeper understanding and more authentic compassion and empathy for ‘the other’.

THE TOUCHSTONES:

LIBERATING EDUCATION

We open hearts and minds, through quality teaching and learning experiences so that, through critical reflection and engagement, each person is hope filled and free to build a better world for all.

The Touchstone of Liberating Education builds awareness of injustice and marginalisation at a community and global level and seeks to enable students to challenge dominant cultural values. Skills such as critical reflection and independent thinking encourage confidence to confront injustice and the tenacity to persevere when challenged. In action, Christian Service Learning provides a particularly tangible commitment to this Touchstone, with students being able to engage in activities that assist members of their own communities and the wider society. Developing empathy for the marginalised cultivates an appreciation of privilege and a commitment to building a better world for all. Engaging in service gives students a true sense of integrity and purpose.

GOSPEL SPIRITUALITY

We invite all people into the story of Jesus and strive to make his message of compassion, justice and peace a living reality within our community. At Trinity College, we believe that Gospel values are immutable and may be embraced equally by people of all faiths. The teachings of Jesus promote the inherent dignity of all, while encouraging empathy and a commitment to action.

Spirituality is considered to be a way of living that is open to and energised by a connection to the sacred love of God. By equipping students with a passion for justice, a heart for compassion and desire for peace as modelled by Christ, our students will be challenged to live with a spirit of gratitude and joy that respects the sacredness of all things and all people – to be Men for Others!

Gospel Spirituality is honoured through the College’s Liturgical celebrations that affirm our faith tradition and strong community spirit. Developing skills of reflective practice, prayer and discernment allows space for self-awareness and personal growth.

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committed to the common good. Building a better society begins with building positive relationships within our own College community. Nurturing the dignity of every member encourages open and honest connection which strengthens understanding. However, as stated earlier, this can be counter-cultural and may even challenge some of our own pre-conceived or acquired personal ideas. While such an approach can be unsettling and confronting, it can also offer the greatest opportunities for real growth. In the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice, who was committed to breaking down barriers that perpetuate the social divisions of an unjust world, we should recognise and celebrate that, for well over a hundred years, Trinity College has sought to offer accessible education and an extensive range of opportunities that provide students with the best possible environment to realise their potential, regardless of their background.

The College honours this commitment at all levels, with pastoral programmes, service opportunities and wellbeing and behavioural policies that nurture healthy relationships. Positive role-modelling and leadership from staff and senior students contribute to a climate of respect and friendship where students learn to appreciate their own role in building a welcoming and accepting community.

JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY

We are committed to justice and peace for all, grounded in a spirituality of action and reflection that calls us to stand in solidarity with those who are marginalised and the earth itself.

As a faith community, Trinity College is inspired by the deep humanity modelled by Jesus Christ who advocated for the marginalised and spoke out against all forms of injustice. In the light of the teachings of Jesus, we understand that God’s love extends to all of creation and we are called to live in respectful harmony with the Earth – to be good stewards.

Trinity’s faith formation and religious identity brings authenticity to the College’s justice and service programmes that provide countless opportunities for our students to open their hearts and minds to the plight of people in need in our community and beyond. Likewise, our outreach activities and various Immersion experiences encourage the building of deep relationships of solidarity and a lasting commitment to justice and peace. It is wonderful that many of our young men have access to such opportunities.

As outlined earlier, as a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, the rich message, mature learnings and ongoing challenge provided by the guiding Touchstones, should remain firmly in our vision.

I look forward to meeting up with all our new and current students and their families to our College throughout the year and look forward to what will, no doubt, be an exciting and busy year for our College. Live Jesus in our hearts.

Mr Darren O’Neill Principal

...the spirit of our community is like no other and I thank you all for continuously living and breathing our remarkable TC Spirit...

Farewell Class of 2022

YEAR 12 GRADUATION

Congratulations to Trinity College’s newest graduates, the Class of 2022. While the impending WACE exams sat in the minds of many of our Year 12s, for one day they could put all the study guides away and join our College community at the farewell and celebration of the Leaving Class of 2022. The celebrations commenced in Centenary Park with the traditional Trinity Old Boys’ Association (TOBA) Breakfast that was attended by our graduating class along with their families. The boys then gathered in the Sports Centre for one last time where they heard Old Boy and Essendon footballer, Nic Martin (’18) speak of the strong sense of brotherhood developed through Trinity, commenting on the friendships made, memories shared, support offered and the responsibility of upholding values. For their final farewell assembly, Head Prefect, James Watson gave his final reflection, encouraging all students to ‘write their own story of personal excellence’. He reminded the boys to make the most of the many opportunities that Trinity provides and encouraged his fellow graduates to continue to strive to be Men for Others and to make a difference as they move beyond the gates of Trinity College.

The boys were then piped out of the Sports Centre and walked through the traditional guard of honour formed by their parents and families to join their peers for one last TC Rumble as students in Centenary Park. Later in the evening, the Graduation Mass and Dinner were held. Joined by family and friends, the students participated in a very special Eucharistic celebration followed by the presentation of graduation certificates. There were many wonderful highlights; the introduction of Head of Year, PCG teacher gifts from students, reflections by staff, students and parents, the mother/ son dance and the touching exchange of letters to parents which were written when the boys first joined Trinity College. It was a special evening where students, families and staff shared stories and wished each other well for the future.

On behalf of the College community, we formally congratulate our 2022 Graduating Class and thank them for being such wonderful and humble young men. We trust that as they leave our College, they do so with pride and as people of integrity, with a real sense of self-worth and purpose. Thank you for all the memories.

On behalf of the College community, we formally congratulate our 2022 Graduating Class and thank them for being such wonderful and humble young men.

Teacher Spotlight

AMANDA MAROCCHI

The College’s 2022 Head of Year 12, Ms Amanda Marocchi, made Trinity history this year when she became the first Head of Year since the system was introduced to follow her year group all the way through from their first day on Wednesday 1 February 2017 to their graduation on Thursday 20 October 2022. In the words of 2022 Head Prefect, James Watson (12.2), “though we will do our best to thank you, this will never do justice as to how you have changed us and the impact you will have forever on the Class of 2022 as we embark on new chapters in our lives”. In this edition of Trinity News, we share the final words Amanda shared with her graduating class and their parents.

Parents, you are probably wondering where the years have gone? As you marvel at your sons’ accomplishments, no doubt it doesn’t seem that long ago when these young adults we honour tonight were toddling off to start primary school. Thank you for your generous support of the College. Schools like TC depend on not only the fees you pay, but the time and effort you put into supporting school activities. The hours are countless but without such help school life would be the poorer. I congratulate you on the milestone of getting your son through secondary school. I am aware that at times it has not been easy, so tonight it is definitely worth celebrating. Your sons have always shown themselves to be young men with generous hearts who are friendly and warm in their dealings with others. Such qualities stem from the home. I am fortunate to have been surrounded by families who are supportive of me in my role as a Head of Year and your sons are so fortunate to have you as their parents. But the people we are here to celebrate the most are the boys sitting here before us. Gents, congratulations on making it here tonight, it sure has been quite the ride. I’ll be honest – at times I wasn’t sure if I would make it. I think back to Year 7 camp, the first real eye-opener to the year group you have been gifted, and it’s fair to say it was a long week. From a non-camper, I’ll be honest it felt like a month. We dropped the hire cars off and returned to school on the Friday afternoon looking forward to a nice cold drink. I remember sitting in the staff lounge with Mr Miskiewcisz debriefing about the week that was. As the staff began to join us, Ms Warner asked the simple question, “how was it?” Before she could even finish, I just burst into tears – I was completely overwhelmed with emotions. I was petrified, excited, exhausted – I had no idea what I was in for, but it was at that point that I made a commitment to myself and the Class of 2022, that I would be fully invested to be the possible leader for the young men sitting here before me. Gentleman – may I commence by paying tribute to each and every one of you. The achievements of this class have been many. There are some outstanding musicians, sportsmen and scholars among today’s graduates. However, my pride in the Class of 2022 is not because of their outstanding achievements but because of the values you demonstrated in your decisions to participate in the life of the College. It’s the choices we make today that determine the character of tomorrow.

Thanks to COVID-19, teaching and learning, as we knew it, changed rapidly with different online formats being introduced. However, you managed to show the adaptability and perseverance that our times demand in the reach for your goal. Perhaps many of you have not yet realised that these are historical moments, and you, in your own unique way, have made history. But this is not the end; it is rather the beginning of a new, perhaps even more exciting, and unpredictable journey that will lead you to the next step. Know that the results you receive at the end of the year do not define or limit you. Your true vocation in life is too sacred to be determined by exam results or qualifications. Most people’s lives bear witness to the fact that how we fare at school is not necessarily how we fare in life. So, what really matters, what really counts, is not your success at school. But it is how you live your life now. It is the choices you make as a graduate from Trinity College, that really matters.

Also, it is not just about big decisions of life, it’s more to do with the seemingly small things in life. The way you greet people, the way you affirm and speak to them, the way you care for other people and encourage them. Understand that a truly meaningful life is made up of a series of daily small acts of decency and kindness, which, ironically, add up to something truly great over the course of a lifetime.

During the pandemic, you all realised how fragile normality is; that in the blink of an eye the whole world can turn around and what you had previously ‘taken for granted’ simply does not apply anymore. Be grateful for what you have achieved. Be grateful for what you have experienced. Be grateful for the support you have been given. Be grateful for the friends you have made.

If I can offer any advice, it would be to slow down and be mindful of the small things.

You will remember days – days like this one. You’ll remember the day you started your first job; the day you left your last job; the day you got your driver’s license; the day you fell in love; the day you won the grand final. You’ll remember the day your child was born or the day you lost someone you loved. But the days you remember are created by all the days you don’t. Every day deserves all of you. Each day you wake up I challenge you to be the best version of yourself no matter what that day might hold. Living in the present is something I admittedly find difficult, and I was always looking forward to the next big event or the next holiday. But it is something that I have been working on and I can promise you that by mastering the ability to be present will pay dividends in your life. Days are important, days are manageable, they are bite size and they all add up to a big picture. And remember, you can do anything for a day! So take things each day as they come, show up and be the best version of yourself each and every day. Who knows what tomorrow may bring to us all? Who can even predict what normality will look like in the near future?

These uncertainties should not be a personal impediment but rather an opportunity to modify your way of thinking, to be creative in your own ideas and redefine your approaches to problem management and solution.

You now know what it takes to achieve the targets that you set and we all hope that we have provided the right ammunition that will make these become a reality.

To the Class of 2022, THANK YOU! Thank you for making me a better teacher. Thank you for making me a better leader, but most importantly thank you for making me a better person. Gents, it has been an absolute pleasure.

Fletcher Cosby (7.1)

Felix Properjohn (8.4) Head of Year 8 Award

Finn Stenning Alexander (9.1) Head of Year 9 Award

Jamie D’Agostino (10.7) Head of Year 10 Award

Liam Stojan (11.8) Head of Year 11 Award

Max Beros (12.1) Head of Year 12 Award

Myles Brown (12.5) ADF Long Tan Leadership Award

Jack Hansen-Knarhoi (10.3) ADF Long Tan Leadership Award

Luca Gosatti (12.7) Old Boys’ Prize

James Watson (12.2) Head Prefect – The Christian Brothers’ Medal

James Watson (12.2) JP Ilich Award

Biork Alia (12.7) Proxime Accessit

Myles Brown (12.5) Dux of College

Christian Marchesani (12.6) Archbishop’s Prize for Christian Leadership

Myles Brown (12.5) Pinder Boor Medal

Luca Gosatti (12.7) Pinder Boor Medal

Christian Marchesani (12.6) Pinder Boor Medal

Kiran Thambiran (12.3) Pinder Boor Medal

James Watson (12.2) Pinder Boor Medal

Presentation Night

A NIGHT THAT IS NEVER DISAPPOINTING, PRESENTATION NIGHT 2022 WAS AN EVENING FULL OF WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES AND A CELEBRATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

On Tuesday 18 October, Perth Concert Hall set the scene for what was to be a superb Presentation Night 2022. Showcasing the immense talent of our Performing Arts students, the audience was captivated at the sight of the Massed Choir as they took to the stage and stalls. Within moments, the boys had the audience tapping their feet as they performed The Nights by Avicii. Glass, performed by the Trinity/Mercedes College Wind Orchestra was an original composition by Domenic Lamattina (11.6) and was an emotionally charged and beautiful performance that left the audience captivated. Another highlight of the evening featured a collaboration between our senior dance group, Imperium XXII with the Boorloo Boys. Showcasing the diversity and unity between them, the highly creative performance started with the boys on film that eventually extended into a live performance. Other amazing performances from Swing Band One and the Senior Chorale all highlighted the brilliant and diverse range of our Performing Arts students throughout the evening. During the night, respective year level awards were presented to students in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the areas of Academic Studies, Christian Service, Sport and Performing Arts for the year. This year, the

Pinder Boor Medal was introduced which recognises the Year 12 students who have achieved a Pinder Boor Certificate of Excellence in every semester report in Years 7–12. We were honoured to be joined by Ms Delia Parker and Mr Alaric Parker to present the inaugural medals to the five recipients. The evening also allowed our College community to formally acknowledge our student leaders for 2022 and 2023 with the announcement of Joel Carcich as the 2022 Head Prefect and Adam De Masi announced as Deputy Head Prefect. During the ceremony, Head Prefect, James Watson, and Deputy Head Prefect, Luca Gosatti, handed over the mantle of leadership to Joel and Adam, presenting them and the 2023 Prefects with three important symbols that serve as powerful reminders of important truths and are at the very heart of Trinity College – the Book of Gospels, the Candle and the Trinity College flag. Following an incredible performance from the Trinity Pipes and Drums, in Presentation Night tradition, lone piper, Damien Lawrence (12.4), took to the choir stalls and played Abide with Me, which drew another memorable Presentation Night to a close. A special mention of thanks goes to the staff and students who were involved in the event and a special thank you to our community for celebrating with us.

...a special thank you to our Trinity community for celebrating with us...

The Legacy of Alaric Pinder Boor

The Pinder Boor Medal was struck in honour of Alaric Pinder Boor (1892-1917), one of our College’s most notable and highly respected scholars. Trinity College was deeply honoured to have Ms Delia Parker and Mr Alaric Parker, the great-niece and great-nephew of Alaric Pinder Boor, present the inaugural Pinder Boor Medal at this year’s 2022 Presentation Night. Alaric Pinder Boor’s life and accomplishments are recorded with pride in the pages of our history. He was the only son of five children born to Emily and John Boor and began his education at Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) Perth, our foundation school, in 1901. He was revered by staff and students alike and impressed everyone he met with his endeavour and dedication to excellence in all aspects of life. During his school days, Alaric Pinder Boor made the most of the opportunity to learn and contribute to the College to the fullest, claiming academic and sports’ honours in equal measure. Alaric was a CBC Prefect from 1909 and Head Prefect in 1912. He captained the 1st XVIII Football in 1911 and 1912, captained the 1st XI Cricket in 1912, was a member of the 1st VIII Rowing crew, was Champion boxer of the College in 1912, Champion gymnast in 1909–1912 and was a member of both the College swimming team and College athletic team where he was the high jump champion. He also played five games of league football for Subiaco Football Club in 1910 and 15 games of league football for East Perth Football Club 1911–1913 where his name is engraved on their Board of Honour. In 1912, Alaric was recipient of the Durack Medal for Dux of CBC Perth. He was also the winner of the Sir John Forrest special prize for allround proficiency and the winner of an Ormond Scholarship in Classics at Melbourne University.

In December 1912, it was announced that Alaric Pinder Boor had been awarded the honour of a Rhodes Scholarship and, in September 1913, he began at Oxford University where he studied the arts before taking up medicine. Whilst a student at Brasenose College, he represented Oxford University in the swimming team and was elected Captain of the gymnastics team. The following year, just ten months after arriving at Oxford, war broke out. In September 1914, Alaric cabled his parents for permission to enlist and the ‘desired authority’ was received the following day. He joined the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a Lieutenant and was in France by the end of the year. In 1917 he completed a short flying course which qualified him to serve in the 113th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, a service area of very short life expectancy. Sadly, when returning from a mission over Beersheba on the morning of the Battle of Beersheba in Palestine on 31 October 1917, Lieutenant Alaric Pinder Boor’s RE8 bi-plane crashed and he died of his injuries. He was laid to rest at El Imara in Egypt. He was 25 years old.

A notice from his ‘loving parents and sisters’ finished with the words:

Rest in Peace

“To memory ever dear”

When notice of his death was posted at CBC, “a gloom was cast over-all”.

Recorded in the 1917 annual are these words from the Requiem Mass for Pinder Boor, ‘He shed lustre during his life on the College of the Christian Brothers, where he was a distinguished student, ‘he was a great power of good’. His death, though so noble was yet inexpressibly sad – he was so young, so very young.’

So great was Pinder Boors influence amongst his peers that, on hearing of his death, Rev Br Nunan, CBC Headmaster, received this letter from the Head Prefect of Scotch College.

To The Rev Brother Nunan, Headmaster, Christian Brothers College.

Dear Sir,

We learnt with great regret to-day of the death, while on active service, of one of your late Scholars, Pinder Boor, and I wish to express, on behalf of the boys of Scotch College, our most sincere sorrow.

As a scholar and athlete, he proved himself by winning the Rhodes, and, as an opponent, he was regarded with affection and respect by all who came in contact with him and was looked upon as one of the best sportsmen in the true meaning of the term. We desire to express, both to his parents, and to his old school, our deepest sympathy in the great loss they have sustained.

I am, dear sir, yours faithfully

K A Barker, Head Prefect, Scotch College

The legacy left by Pinder Boor is one of ensuring that

INAUGURAL PRESENTATION OF THE PINDER BOOR MEDAL

Left: 2022 inaugural Pinder Boor Medal

Prayer book presented to Alaric Pinder Boor in 1910 for 1st Prize Higher Christian Doctorate

At Trinity College, the Pinder Boor Certificates of Excellence are awarded each semester to those students who display excellence in their student work attributes by achieving an Attribute Point Average of 4.50 or greater across all subjects studied.

The Pinder Boor Medal is awarded to Year 12 students who have achieved a Pinder Boor Certificate of Excellence in every semester report from Year 7 to Year 12 – eleven consecutive reporting periods. Inscribed on the medal, each boy will receive are the words ‘a great power for good’ – the very words used by the Christian Brothers of CBC Perth to describe Alaric Pinder Boor.

These young men embody the spirit of excellence exemplified in the short but glorious life of Alaric Pinder Boor and we look forward to witnessing their impact in the broader community in future years.

The inaugural recipients of the Pinder Boor medal are Myles Brown, Luca Gosatti, Christian Marchesani, Kiran Thambiran and James Watson.

Mr Julian Fritz Deputy Principal –Student Wellbeing

Mrs Robyn Jennison College Archives

Alaric Pinder Boor – circa 1912

2022 Presentation of Pinder Boor Medal – Ms Delia Parker, James Watson, Kiran Thambiran, Christian Marchesani, Luca Gosatti, Myles Brown and Mr Alaric Parker

“He shed lustre during his life.” ... He was “a great power of good.”

Around the Junior School

YEAR 6 PRESENTATION NIGHT

The 2022 Junior School Presentation Night, held on 25 November, proved to be a very entertaining night filled with wonderful performances by our Junior School boys. Amongst the performances, a range of awards were also presented to students who had been identified by their teachers for a consistent year as a Christian leader, or as a student who worked to their capacity, receiving an Endeavour Award, and a range of special subject awards for our Year 6 students, acknowledging their academic excellence. The 2023 Prefects were presented to the community and the Head Boy and Deputy Head Boys announced.

A huge thank you goes to all involved, especially the Music and Junior School teaching staff for their work preparing the boys in leading up to the evening and behind the scenes on the night.

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

The Father’s Day Breakfast is always a highlight on the Junior School calendar. It was wonderful to see so many dads, grandads and other father-figures attend this special morning. There was plenty of friendly rivalry going on with everyone wearing their favourite team colours with Matthew Spencer (’02), father of James (6B) and Harry (4W) giving a wonderful and insightful talk on his experience as a dad.

BOOK WEEK

Who doesn’t love Book Week? This year was no exception when the boys (and staff) excitedly dressed up in some creative and wonderful outfits for the Book Week parade that celebrated the wonder of books.

Did you know that the first CBCA Book Week was first introduced in 1945? At that time, there was a scarcity of children’s literature in the country, with very few Australian authors writing for this genre. Thanks to the establishment of Book Week, children’s books and authors were given a platform – and the rest is history!

Here are a few other highlights from the Junior School in Semester 2:

• Year 6s were visited by the Golden Heritage Club men (Old Boys of Trinity or CBC Terrace who left the College more than 50 years ago).

• Year 4 boys received their First Holy Communion.

• The Junior School raised $2,500 for the Cancer Council during Daffodil Day, giving hope to those experiencing cancer.

• Year 6 boys from the Gifted and Talented programme held their annual Evening of Eminence.

• We welcomed new students and families for 2023 at the New Student Orientation Morning and the Have a Go music days.

• Some of our Year 6 boys proudly represented Trinity in the annual KatichMoody Shield cricket match and, following a wonderful effort, took home the shield.

• Five of our Year 6 boys competed against 24 top schools through Australasia in the Junior School Ethics Olympiad and walked away with the gold medal. This was a pretty amazing feat considering it was the first time our Junior School had entered this competition.

Year 6 Graduation

The Year 6 boys celebrated the end of their journey through the Junior School on Friday 2 December. For most, it had been three years, others one or two, and it represented a significant milestone for our boys. The boys celebrated a very poignant Mass, led by Fra Oscar, and they were supported by their younger TC brothers who sang so beautifully as part of the new Junior Vocal Ensemble, thanks to Mrs Ann Clarke. Thank you also to Mr Bernard Le Tessier, Mr Alex Paljetak (’03), Mrs Michelle Rogers, Mrs Johanna Stalley and Mr Callum Walley who prepared the boys and the Mass.

The Mass was followed by a lovely parent and son lunch. Gibney Hall was beautifully decorated by a dedicated team of Year 5 parents. For some families it marked the end of their time in the Junior School. It was an emotional day for many parents who have supported, guided and encouraged their sons to get them to this point. Their teachers, too, were proud of these boys who have come so far. They will no doubt follow the next chapter of their journey as they embark on their secondary school journey. We thank all the families for their involvement, support and friendship over their Junior School journey.

2023 Student Leadership Team

JUNIOR SCHOOL PREFECTS

Front row L – R Gabe Little, Flynn Gant, Albert Joseph, Adam Patrascu, Liam Borck

Back row L – R Head Boy Metha Skulmanayeunyong, Henry Martin, Matthew Teo, Luca Marocchi, Deputy Head Boy Otis Brescacin, Aidan Tyson

Absent: Ryley Parnham

The TC Spirit Lives on through Generations

In 2022, we welcomed many new students and staff to Trinity College. Two of these were Year 4 student, Harry Spencer, the next generation of the Spencer family to continue the tradition of a Trinity education and Alex Paljetak (’03) who, after graduating in 2003, has returned to our College in the Junior School as the teacher of Year 6 Blue.

Alex

WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE RETURNING TO TRINITY COLLEGE IN 2022? WAS IT ALWAYS IN YOUR PLANS TO COME BACK?

It has been incredible to return to Trinity College in 2022. The school has changed so much since I’ve been here. I hadn’t really been back to Trinity since I graduated in 2003, so in some ways, it was almost like I was back at a new school; however, seeing some of the old buildings and staff that were still here when I graduated quickly brought back some familiarity.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST CHANGE/S YOU HAVE NOTICED AT THE COLLEGE FROM WHEN YOU WERE A STUDENT HERE?

The access that the boys have to worldclass facilities. The Music building and new Sports Centre are amazing. I think the access to strength and conditioning coaches for various sports also means we are setting boys up for success after school. There are also a lot more programmes in place now to support student wellbeing, which I think is so important for young men living in the society we do today.

WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES OF WHEN YOU WERE A STUDENT AT TC?

I was heavily involved in the rowing programme, so the rowing camps in summer, training, regattas and the relationships I was able to build from that are my fondest memories.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE TC MOMENT OF 2022?

I’ll go with two. One is the Junior School Podcasting Club and being able to witness the boys interviewing some TC icons.

I was also lucky enough to be involved in the Katich-Moody cricket game as a coach. The game was a great experience for the boys and a high-quality game of cricket.

HarryWHO ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY HAS COME TO TRINITY COLLEGE?

My dad and my big brother James who is in Year 6. My little brother may come too and my mum and grandma also work here.

BEFORE YOU CAME TO TC, WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS YOUR DAD AND BIG BROTHER WOULD TELL YOU ABOUT TRINITY?

I remember my big brother telling me about all the cross country and the interschool events. My dad told me that he was a captain for his Trinity footy team and he then had the opportunity to play AFL.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT TRINITY COLLEGE SO FAR?

This is a hard one – meeting new friends and getting better relationships with them. Also, going to the zoo was pretty cool.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THE BOYS STARTING IN YEAR 4 IN 2023?

Just do your best and behave. Also try all the new opportunities. In Year 6 I might try soccer – I have never played before but I want to try. My dad played and likes AFL but he watches too much soccer and loves soccer.

WHAT DOES THE TC SPIRIT MEAN TO YOU?

For me it means kindness, leadership and responsibility.

On the Junior School Sporting Field

Student Leadership

INTRODUCING THE 2023 PREFECTS

HEAD BOY, JOEL CARCICH:

Joel is a hardworking, articulate, and compassionate young man, Joel demonstrates outstanding leadership across every Pillar of the College. With the ability to relate with all students across every year group, Joel will work hard to unite all boys at the College and make it a better school for future students.

PREFECTS – FAITH PILLAR

• Marcus James

• James McCague

• Thomas Blayney

• Harry Hansen-Knarhoi

The Faith Prefects are looking to build on and ensure that all students are presented with as many Christian Service and religious opportunities as possible, especially in the Middle School, but also making sure that these opportunities continue into their senior years.

Goals for 2023:

• look to develop ways to offer greater service options throughout the College, especially in the Middle School, ranging from Years 4–12

• building a greater appreciation and participation in Christian traditions through Masses and Religious Education classes.

PREFECTS – ACADEMIC

• Joel Carcich

• Matthew Maine

• Nicholas Gordon

• Thomas McGrath

As members of the Academic Pillar, in 2023 we are looking forward to:

• improving the culture of academics at the College especially in the subject areas of Religion and English

• better recognising and embracing General pathway students at the College

• helping other students achieve their academic goals and endeavours through support programmes.

Furthermore, as an Academic Pillar we are determined to focus and implement two main goals:

• continue and build on the work of the 2022 Prefect body by better preparing the Year 10 cohort with their subject selections and completion of subject videos

• developing study groups that are interactive and relevant to the core subjects at the College.

DEPUTY HEAD BOY, ADAM DE MASI:

Adam is a natural leader among his peers and works hard to ensure that he builds relationships with every student he interacts with. Demonstrating strong character and Christian values, Adam is a role model to all at the College and is looking forward to using these qualities to continue to unite all students at Trinity College.

PREFECTS – CULTURAL

• John Van Beek

• Liam Stojan

• Kaleb Rodriguez

• Fraser Perkins

In 2023 the Cultural Pillar will split into two different focus areas.

Liam Stojan and John Van Beek will represent the Performing Arts and Music aspect of the Pillar and will:

• continue to work with the Performing Arts and Music Departments, to continue the strong success we have had in these areas over many years

• further highlight the Arts and Music in the College community.

Fraser Perkins and Kaleb Rodriguez will focus on the wellbeing sector by:

• removing the stigma of mental health and be active leaders in demonstrating to the younger students the importance of speaking out when necessary

• engaging the College psychologists and making them a greater presence in the students’ day-to-day lives

• continuing to educate the College community about the importance of cultural diversity and the role it plays in our community.

PREFECTS – SPORT PILLAR

• Adam De Masi

• Sachin Tana

• Isaac Parker

• Liam Gearon

As Sport Prefects, we are looking forward to working with Trinity’s current sporting teams and coaches across all age groups to produce both improved results onfield and stronger off-field culture. We will develop a greater sense of pride and commitment for Trinity sports teams, from Years 4–12.

Goals for 2023:

• continue to garner greater support in the whole College sporting events, swimming and athletics

• develop a greater club mentality where sports are followed and supported by all students across the College

• integrate 1st players into the Junior School through training and coaching to develop the connection across the entire school.

FAITH PILLAR

Marcus James

James McCague

Thomas Blayney

Harry Hansen-Knarhoi

Joel Carcich

Matthew Maine

Nicholas Gordon

Thomas McGrath

John Van Beek

Liam Stojan

Kaleb Rodriguez Fraser Perkins

Adam De Masi

Sachin Tana

Isaac Parker Liam Gearon

At Trinity College, we see that mentoring is important, not only because of the knowledge and skills students can learn from their mentors, but also because mentoring provides personal support to facilitate success in school and beyond.

Being True Men for Others

Our Senior Mentor Team (SMT) play a pivotal role in guiding the Year 7 transition process and throughout their first years of secondary school. The Year 11 mentors offer unconditional support to the students in their care and will continue to be active and present in their mentee’s lives. Whether it be helping their Year 7 mentees find their locker or support them through a devastating loss on the handball court, their mentors will be there for it all.

But don’t just take our word for it... let’s hear from some of our mentors and mentees on what this programme has truly meant to them over the past year.

JOSEPH DI CIANO (7.8)

WHAT WERE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT WHEN COMING TO YEAR 7 @ TC?

I was most excited about the selection of sports. I ended up taking rowing and soccer and I have thoroughly enjoyed rowing with my mates and winning the league in the 7A soccer team. I was also excited about making many new friends as I was the only boy who came from my primary school. I have made lots of good friends that I believe will be life-long friends.

DID YOU HAVE ANY FEARS, WORRIES OR CONCERNS STARTING YEAR 7 SUCH AS MAKING FRIENDS, FINDING YOUR CLASS, LOCKER?

At the start of the year I had trouble trying to find my classes but my peer mentors were a great help and guided me to the right class. Also, I had trouble with opening my locker, such as forgetting the code, having trouble unlocking the lock. I knew nobody coming to Trinity and nothing about the school.

HOW DID HAVING A SENIOR MENTOR OVERCOME ANY CHALLENGES OR FEARS YOU HAD?

My senior mentor has helped me throughout the whole year with all school-related stuff and has made my first year of Trinity College a very memorable one.

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORIES OF YOUR SENIOR MENTOR?

My favourite memory of my senior mentor was when I flipped a single scull and he was in the dinghy helping me get back in the boat. It was quite embarrassing at the time but then grew as a funny memory.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL WORDS FOR YOUR SENIOR MENTOR?

Thank you for being a great support and guide through my time in Year 7. It has been a memorable year for me and all the Year 7s. I wish you all the best for your last year of high school.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS/FEELINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH HAVING A SENIOR MENTOR?

I think that it was an intelligent idea to introduce senior mentors so that they can help new Year 7s who may not know anybody at the school (like me) and kids who had trouble transitioning from primary school through to high school.

JEREMIAH SANTELLI (7.6)

WHAT WERE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT WHEN COMING TO YEAR 7 @ TC?

I was so excited for all the opportunities that Trinity had to offer us throughout the whole year, meeting new people joining the school and being able to talk to more boys. The sport at Trinity College was a massive thing I was looking forward to since Orientation Day, finding out that each Friday we would compete against a PSA school with a chosen sport of our own.

DID YOU HAVE ANY FEARS, WORRIES OR CONCERNS STARTING YEAR 7 SUCH AS MAKING FRIENDS, FINDING YOUR CLASS, LOCKER?

The transition from Junior School to Secondary School wasn’t too bad as I knew many of the boys continuing from the Trinity Junior School, but one thing that was quite difficult was finding each class for the first couple of weeks in Term 1 but not long after that, I could easily get to each of my classes on time.

HOW DID HAVING A SENIOR MENTOR OVERCOME ANY CHALLENGES OR FEARS YOU HAD?

At the start of the year when we first met our senior mentors, I didn’t think they would be around us and helping us transition from Junior School to Secondary School but they helped me and my peers so much throughout the whole year. Each morning when we got to school we would go to our lockers and get ready for the day, our senior mentors had their lockers next to us so they would always help us when we needed a hand with something. My senior mentors were always there for me and always looked out for all of us. They were very committed to being with us the whole year and I thought that was an amazing thing for them to do for us.

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORIES OF YOUR SENIOR MENTOR?

There were so many memories that I shared with my senior mentors but the one time that had a massive effect on me was early in Term 1 when we had our Year 7 camp but it got cancelled because of COVID-19 so instead of going to Camp Kelly we did mini activities in our Pastoral Care Group. On the second day of the small camp, we went on a walk around Heirisson Island to explore the history. On the walk to the island we got to talk to all our friends, but it wasn’t just our friends who we did all the activities with, our senior mentors came along to support us and get to know us more as we had only met them a few weeks earlier. On the way, I remember talking to Luke Perlini (11.3) who I hadn’t known that much but we bonded well as we both loved watching the footy each weekend and supported the same team. When we got to Heirisson Island we explored the island and got to know each other more. We decided to play a massive soccer game which our PCG teacher, Mr Jesson, allowed us to do. It was Year 11s vs Year 7s and everyone was excited. As the soccer game went on, I could see that everyone was enjoying the time and that we would have lots more fun times with our senior mentors.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL WORDS FOR YOUR SENIOR MENTOR?

Thank you for putting in the effort and commitment to make our year so much better. It was such a great opportunity and experience to have a role model at the school like you guys. Thanks for always being there for us whenever we needed it.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS/FEELINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH HAVING A SENIOR MENTOR?

My mentors did an awesome job and have been massive role models to me and my peers the whole year. I would like to give back to Trinity and, hopefully, become a senior mentor myself when I get to Year 11.

Senior School Winter Sport Wrap

Italian Week

It was another beautiful celebration of the Italian language and culture during the College’s annual Italian Week. Each day PCGs competed against each other to see who could win the Italian quiz each morning. From Tuesday to Thursday at lunch, Tino from Amico Café brought his gelato cart and many boys took advantage of the fresh and authentic gelato on offer. The Years 4 and 5 classes had a visit from Daniele Foti-Cuzzola, co-author of Arriverà la Befana a Fremantle? (Is the Befana coming to Fremantle?). He shared the story of the Befana, the Italian Christmas witch and talked about the tradition of Epiphany in Italy. Tuesday, four Year 11s, Nathan Tobin (11.8), Adam de Masi (11.7), Javier Chadinha (11.4) and Oscar Palermo (11.7), took on Mr Nick Kros, Mr Chris Mayne, Mr James Jesson and Mr Matthew Riley, competing in the staff versus students Giro d’Italia scooter race. It was a hotly contested event with the students taking the lead early, but Mr Mayne put the teachers in the lead at the final changeover. Unfortunately, Mr Kros hit the deck and the students won for the first time since its inception!

Thursday turned out to be a beautiful day with many Italian cars on display in Centenary Park. The boys enjoyed chatting to the owners about the cars and finding out more about them. The Ferrari was certainly a big hit. Many boys enjoyed beautiful slices of pizza from Cicciobello. Mrs Eliza Knapman and Ms Melissa Ierace dressed as Mario and Luigi for the day and we have to say that the 7th Italian Week at Trinity College was a fantastic event.

WE HAVE TO SAY THAT THE 7TH ITALIAN WEEK AT TRINITY COLLEGE WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT.

Immersed in the Kimberley

In 2022, eighteen Year 11 students; Thomas Blayney, Joel Carcich, Oshay Calgaret, Matthew Crock, Alvarez Dharma, Nicholas Gordon, Pierce Edmonds, Harry Hansen-Knarhoi, Jehan Hopkins, Matthew Maine, Thomas McGrath, Thomas Murray, Xavier Nicoletto, Fraser Perkins, Luke Perlini, Nicholas Siciliano, Ted Smith, and Nathan Tobin spent 14 days in the Kimberley, immersed in a world which is very different to their own. They assisted in community primary schools with classroom activities, played football and basketball, went on outings with the students and learnt from cultural presentations about the rich and diverse culture of the people.

Oshay Calgaret, Alvarez Dharma, Harry Hansen-Knarhoi, Thomas McGrath, Fraser Perkins and Ted Smith spent time in the primary school classrooms of the Halls Creek District High School. They also visited the home of Sister Alma, a Sister of St Joseph, who runs an op shop and helps people in need. The boys learnt a lot from her about the life of Aboriginal people here as she spoke about her experiences of working in the Kimberley for over 20 years, ten of those in Halls Creek.

Wyndham is the northern most town in Western Australia and often also the hottest place during September. The group of six students, Joel Carcich, Pierce Edmonds, Jehan Hopkins, Thomas Murray, Luke Perlini and Nathan Tobin, accompanied by Mr Peter Oliver and Ms Gabrielle Ietto had many adventures during their visit based at St Joseph’s School. Even though they were a little apprehensive in the beginning, they soon felt at ease in the classrooms. They joined the 5/6 class for an on-country experience at El Questro Station and enjoyed hikes through and swimming at places like Zebedee Springs and Emma Gorge. Nan Jan, a local Elder, gave a Welcome to Country and the children told the boys many stories. The boys developed

some wonderful relationships with the children and thoroughly enjoyed their final activity for the day which was a game of dodgeball named Call of Duty with the teachers.

The Lombadina group, flew direct to Broome and then drove to Lombadina which was their base for the week. From there each day, they split into two groups which travelled to Sacred Heart, Beagle Bay (Matthew Maine, Xavier Nicoletto and Nicholas Siciliano and Ms Garland) or One Arm Point School (Thomas Blayney, Matthew Crock, Nicholas Gordon and Mr O’Malley).

The boys who went to Beagle Bay loved the morning fitness activity and time in the classrooms with the children. It was definitely a two-way experience with the boys being challenged to go beyond their comfort zones, and at the same time, encouraging the local students to be more vocal and sociable with their peers. Nicholas Gordon writes about the experiences at One Arm Point:

On our first day, we were treated to a cultural tour of One Arm Point, visiting different landmarks around the community and the local fish breeding site where we saw lots of local sea creatures including fish, squid and turtles. Over the days at school, we rotated between classes helping with numeracy and literacy, physical education, health lessons and at recess and lunch we played games with the students. On Wednesday we helped with an excursion for the 3/4 class and an end of term celebration for the high school students. We swam, played volleyball, and had a barbecue with the community. We were also privileged to see a turtle prepared traditionally and cooked on an open fire for the group. On the public holiday we were taken out fishing by one of the teachers at One Arm Point, who was a former WAFL player coached by Mr O’Malley. We went to Hunter’s Creek and then on to

Cygnet Bay to have a swim and lunch to celebrate Matthew Crock’s birthday. On Friday we joined the 5/6 class for a cultural experience learning from traditional owners about their life on country which included mud-crabbing. The experiences of this week will last forever. The second week in Broome was a mixture of educational and Christian Service activities with some time to relax and enjoy the environment. Each day students explored the history of Broome and the Yawuru and Bardi people, visiting the Broome Historical Museum, the St John of God Heritage Exhibition and Goollari Media Radio Station. They experienced the amazing Astro Tour, exploring the night sky, a tour of the Crocodile Park led by an Aboriginal ranger, a presentation on pearling at Cygnet Bay Pearls and an Aboriginal Cultural experience of food, story and dance. They participated in Sunday Mass at Broome Cathedral and assisted with serving people who are homeless or marginalised at the Parish Sunday lunch. Other Christian Service activities involved students, in small groups, in the Feed the Little Children programme, the breakfast for people in need at the McMahon Caring Centre, and the PCYC afternoon sports programme. We managed to fit in several swims at Cable Beach and Coconut Wells, walks along Redell Beach and a visit to view the Dinosaur Footprints at Gantheaume Point. Finally, some delicious and nutritious meals were created by the boys for all to enjoy and our nightly reflections, on the experiences of each day, were always very meaningful and heartfelt responses to the many issues that arose during the Immersion.

Thanks must go to the wonderful team of staff who accompanied the students; Mr Anthony Byrne, Ms Adelaide Garland, Ms Gabrielle Ietto, Mr Peter Oliver, Mr Jason O’Malley and Mr Joshua Weymouth.

Mrs Marya Stewart Director of Christian Service

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2022 ON THEIR WACE RESULTS

87.3 MEDIAN ATAR

5 ACHIEVED AN ATAR OF 1%

99 OR ABOVE PLACING THEM IN THE TOP NATIONALLY

9 MADE THE ‘97 CLUB’ STUDENTS WHO GAINED ENTRY TO THE ‘97 CLUB’ ACHIEVING AN ATAR OF 97 OR HIGHER

37% ATAR CANDIDATES ACHIEVED AN ATAR ABOVE 90

41%

ATAR CANDIDATES ACHIEVED AN ATAR OF BETWEEN 80 AND 90

Edmund Rice Day Celebrations

Trinity College celebrates the Founder of the Christian Brothers, Blessed Edmund Rice, and embraces the four guiding Touchstones which perpetuate his legacy – Liberating Education, Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive Community and Justice and Solidarity.

From the Archives

TRINITY’S FIRST PSA ATHLETICS WIN – 50TH ANNIVERSARY

In the Trinity College 1972 Annual, the following was very proudly documented … ‘Five Year Plan (1968 – 1972) ends with Total Success’ –Trinity’s first win in the Public Schools Association Athletics. It is true to say every individual gave of their best and to those closely connected with the team this success was not a surprise.

This success began in 1968 when Trinity participated in its first Public Schools Association (PSA) competition, the Interschool Athletics Carnival. Trinity was welcomed on the day to the competition with the announcer expressing the hope “that the College would have the ability to carry the high tradition of sport that the association had established”. From the start, to the surprise of the other teams, Trinity athletes were outstanding with Geoff Meyer (‘69), hurdling at his best, winning the first track event of the day. This was followed with more Trinity success on the day and the College achieving second place overall. We had arrived on the scene!

The mastermind to Trinity’s success was Brother Patrick Cronin who had prepared the College’s entry into its first PSA competition with his ‘typical foresight’ and with a plan for greater success. This plan is recalled in a letter Brother Cronin wrote to Trinity many years later:

In 1968, when Trinity first competed in the Public Schools Association Athletics Carnival, we had a five-year plan to win in 1972, and we did! We started the distance team

to run all the cross country seasons for the five years. That gave grounding to the meeting for the 3000m, 1500m and 800m, in which we became dominant. Aquinas had a similar strategy under Brother Basil Worner. Veteran Kieran Lane (‘72) was captain in 1972 and Tony Hilton (‘72) vice-captain. Kieran was awarded the Trinity Old Boys’ Trophy for most points won on the day. All athletes were magnificent in their striving for the first three places.

Winning the 1972 Athletics Competition was a cause of massive jubilation. We had a barbecue on the oval at Trinity. Second was Aquinas, and in true sportsmanship, their captain and vice-captain came to the barbecue and wished us the best. The 1972 athletics win was celebrated equally by the athletes and the dedicated coaching staff including the Brothers and outstanding Old Boy sportsmen. Victory was in our grasp and we clinched it!

Mrs Robyn Jennison Trinity College Archives

Back Row: R. Pecker, J. Schmitz, D. Longo, M. Knuiman, J. Cahill, M. Schon-Hegrad, A. Franz, D. Tippett, D. Casey, A. Harper, P. Le Roy, K. Ferguson, P. Lewis, P. Westaway, S. Gelle, G. Stinton, G. Gilfillan.

Third Row: P. Clement, A. Jones, G. Turkich, R. Seman, J. Martin, M. Kerr, M. Stinton, G. Darrigan, P. Lane, P. Wood, P. Douglas, D. Merven, M. Taylor, D. Macale, D. Steinepreis, G. Steinepreis.

Second Row: W. Chapman, S. Sochacki, P. O’Connell, T. Luttrell, M. De Kerloy, C. Rowe, S. Boyle, P. Edmiston, S. Heary, P. Watson, J. Caminiti, P. Della, J. Van Der Ende, P. James, P. Beekink, P. Armour, K. Sparks.

Front Row: M. Boyle, D. Hennessy, K. Kealley, M. Davis, R. Steens, C. Stevens, A. Hilton (Vice Captain), Br. Cronin (Manager), K. Lane (Captain), T. O’Neill, R. Hocek, P. Wilson, B. Jones, G. Jones, G. Rich.

“Victory was in our grasp and we clinched it!”

1972 TRINITY COLLEGE’S INAUGURAL WINNING PSA ATHLETICS TEAM

L-R: Trinity’s Anthony Hilton, Kieran Lane and Damian Casey

I am pleased to say 2022 has been a busy year, with the return to a full schedule of events and the addition of one new event that I hope becomes a regular feature of the TOBA calendar. There were some great highlights and a continuation of record attendances at popular events this year. We saw some fantastic competition, with the bonus of lot of fun, at the Winter and Summer Sports Days. Our Alumni were triumphant 4-1 with wins in soccer, rugby, hockey, and cross country, though the students won the football for the first time since 2012. Adrian Di Carlo (‘89) was the proud winner of the TC Spirit award. In the Summer Sports Day, the students proved that tennis is a young man’s sport, although, once again, the Old Boys triumphed overall 5-1, with Trent Langer (‘84) winning the TC Spirit award as well as being the oldest Alumni competitor. Thank you to everyone who arranged teams, umpired, cooked a snagger or just came along to have a laugh. The TOBA Sportsmen’s Lunch was held in May, as usual, on the site of the old CBC Terrace, now the Duxton Hotel. This event sold out in two days, with Mark Readings (‘87) as MC and auctioneer, with funds raised going towards our bursary scholarships. At the lunch we launched the TOBA sporting Hall of Fame with our first four inductees, John O’Connell (‘49) for football, Julian Pearce (‘56) for hockey, Shaun Murphy (‘87) for soccer and Simon Katich (‘92) for cricket. The gentlemen honoured were warmly received by those in attendance. The festivities concluded with comedian, Peter Rowsthorn, entertaining the Old Boys.

In September, TOBA launched our first R U OK? Day event at the College with a choice of a personal training session or a walk around the bridges offered to alumni and staff. This was followed by guest speaker, Marie Scott from Assure who gave us valuable insight into the ways we can support our colleagues, friends and families in terms of their mental health. We intend to expand this initiative by launching a support programme for Alumni and their families in 2023. We welcomed 142 new Old Boys into the TOBA family at the 2022 Graduation Breakfast. This year, Nic Martin (‘18) was our guest speaker. Nic is a current member of the Essendon Football Club, having been awarded a nomination for NAB Rising Star on his debut game against Geelong in Round One at the MCG, with 27 touches, ten marks and five goals. We always close out the social calendar with the annual sundowner where we thank all those involved with, or supportive, of TOBA. The event was well attended and a personal highlight is seeing the diversity in age amongst the Old Boys that have served on the committee or supported the Alumni spirit over the year.

TOBA continues to support the College as much as possible. The Association was able to contribute financially to the Building Fund campaign and continues to support many College associations and sporting teams as possible. As always, we continue to endeavour to support our Alumni professionally, socially and emotionally as much as we can.

At this time of the year, I publicly thank the TOBA Committee for their work throughout the past year. The 17 committee members have selflessly dedicated hours of their own time to the wide variety of events we sponsor and host. They cook hundreds of sausages, dress up as Father Christmas, attend assemblies and Masses as well as lots of other thankless tasks. We also offer a warm thank you to the College Principal, Mr Darren O’Neill and the Leadership Team for their ongoing and continued support of TOBA by granting access to the College facilities and having great patience with our passionate Alumni.

My final thanks for the year go to Ms Aleisha Dows and Ms Di Millar – the undeniable backbone of TOBA. Di is now in her 14th year with TOBA and continues to do an incredible job, always with a wealth of patience. We are fortunate to have Aleisha providing valuable support during major events or when Di takes her well-deserved annual leave throughout the year. On behalf of the Old Boys, I thank them both for their constant and continued hard work – as well as their strong belief in TOBA and the TC Spirit.

I’d like to take a moment to remember and honour the Old Boys in our community that have passed this year. The underlying energy and love that these men had for our school is what drives us. They were strong advocates, ambassadors and stalwarts who have each contributed to this incredible community and will remain in our hearts.

We are looking forward to running another full calendar of events in 2023, plus the usual milestone reunions.

And of course, we will continue our involvement with the current young men of Trinity so that we, as Old Boys, can Keep the Spirit Alive. I wish you and your loved ones a relaxing time over the summer holidays. Keep safe and we look forward to seeing you all in 2023.

Dion Smith (‘87) President Trinity-Terrace Old Boys’ Association

TC Principal, Darren O’Neill, guest speaker Nic Martin (’18) and TOBA President, Dion Smith (’87) at the TOBA Graduation Breakfast

Events

GRADUATION BREAKFAST

The Trinity-Terrace Old Boys’ Association (TOBA) welcomed the Class of 2022 into its community on the morning of Thursday 20 October.

The day commenced with an informal breakfast held on Centenary Park where Year 12 students, their families and loved ones gathered to celebrate this significant milestone. Following breakfast, formalities took place in the Sports Centre. TOBA President, Dion Smith (’87) officially welcomed the Class of 2022 to the TOBA community and, as is tradition, asked graduating students to stand and face their parents before he said these words on their behalf:

Mum and Dad – thank you for every parent involvement of my schooling journey, every early morning drop off, late night pickup, making recess and lunches that sometimes didn’t get eaten, constantly paying and replacing lost uniforms and sporting items, helping with homework until Year 11 (when the content got a little too hard for you), for watching me at weekend sport, for your financial sacrifices for school fees and various interstate and overseas trips and your unconditional love and support.

Graduating students and all in attendance applauded these very special parents.

Dion spoke about how they now join 14,500 other Old Boys who have worn the same uniform, competed against the same sporting rivals, sung the same war cries and had hundreds of other shared experiences. It is our hope to see them remain involved and connected to this incredible community and the many ways to achieve this.

Dion then introduced guest speaker, Nic Martin, from the Class of 2018.

Nic’s teachers describe him as determined, disciplined and humble. Everyone that knows Nic speaks highly of his work ethic, resilience, never giving up on his dreams, his fight and determination and asking for constructive feedback and embracing that feedback and going to work!

Nic’s history and achievements in football are impressive with far too many to list in this article but this year alone, he debuted with Essendon in round one, playing against Geelong, kicking five goals, gathering 27 disposal and ten marks – achieving the NAB AFL rising star nomination. He’s just completed his first year in the AFL playing 21 games and kicking 19 goals.

Nic addressed graduating students and their families:

It’s an absolute honour and a privilege to be invited here today as a guest speaker on a truly special day. When I was in Year 12, the Class of 2022 would have been in Year 8

which, quite frankly makes me feel quite old. I remember when Old Boys used to come in and speak to my year, I always used to think here we go again, so I’ll keep this short and sharp.

I was asked to do this speech about two months ago, and as I sat down last night thinking what am I going to say, I couldn’t help but reflect on my own Graduation Day. The first thought I had was the fact that I went through all of high school not knowing how to do a tie until the morning of my Graduation Day. I thought there was something quite symbolic about me tying my own TOBA tie, so I learnt that morning.

Second thought was after graduation I told my parents I was going to the library to study, instead I went and got a kebab with my mates. Funnily enough, it is one of the fondest memories I have. In Year 12 it is quite hard to really appreciate a milestone; however, during this moment we took the time to reflect and appreciate our high school journey and share some stories of our time at Trinity over a kebab. I do understand exams are coming up and it is a very stressful time –teachers and parents block your ears, but students – go get that kebab.

Paul (‘89) and Lachlan Spencer (‘22)

TOBA Executive Committee members, Gianni Redolatti (‘91), Chris Jones (‘97) and Paul Higgins (‘82)

Akash, Nikhil (9.5), Rohan (’22), Avani and Hina Bisnath

The friendships you have made right here will last a lifetime; it is such a special bond you create. A proud and special memory I have is when it was announced I was making my AFL debut. I messaged the group chat and without hesitation they all replied saying they will make the trip over. Two of them had a stopover in Brisbane to get to Melbourne – they didn’t sleep for two days. To share such a special moment in my life with my best friends, it truly took me back and just reinforces the bond we have created through Trinity that will last a lifetime.

One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received was just before my AFL debut and it was as simple as ‘just be present and soak it all up’. Walking onto the MCG can be daunting; however, embracing the challenge helped me be the best version of myself. I believe you can take this advice anywhere you go. Whether special moments or big events, really take it in and practise being present., especially on a day like today it is a perfect opportunity to practise it. With plenty of distractions around such as exams in the back of your mind it may be hard to appreciate today; however, this day will be one of the proudest memories you will have.

Today you become an Old Boy of Trinity. To be an Old Boy at Trinity you get a sense of lifelong belonging. Old Boys, we look after each other. I have two older brothers; one who graduated in 2005 and the other in 2016 who preach the same message. This is a lifelong bond we all develop with each other as we enter the world as men.

As you leave this chapter of your life, continue to be yourself and jump into whatever challenge that awaits you. Good luck with all future endeavours and all the best and please look after each other in the Rumble!

A huge thank you goes to the Trinity College Auxiliary for their efforts in providing a wonderful breakfast for families.

Thank you also to everyone who assisted on the day: Dayne Whalan and the grounds and maintenance team and TOBA Executive Committee members; Chris Jones (‘97), Gianni

for cooking up a storm.

A special mention goes to Ms Amanda Marocchi for her outstanding contribution, commitment and dedication and care of the graduating Class of 2022 and their journey.

CLASS OF 2022 –SAVE THE DATE

On Friday, 17 November 2023

we invite the Class of 2022 to meet at The Shoe Bar in Yagan Square (owned by Paul Higgins, Class of 1982). This will be your first anniversary reunion, so look for the TOBA flag at the bar and the first round will be on TOBA.

Redolatti (‘91), Adrian Di Carlo (’89), Paul Higgins (‘82) and Brendan Molony (’65)

Gabrielle Neveldsen, Simon Waters, Zach (’22) and Bec Neveldsen

Alistair Williams (’22)

Zachary (9.1), Carlo (’89), Luca (‘22), Nicola, Levi (9.2) and Ethan Gosatti (’19)

PAUL WOOD RECEIVES OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD

Professor Paul Wood

AO FTSE (Class of 1972) wins the prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers.

In a ceremony in Sydney in August at the Australian Museum, Professor Wood received this award for his vision and leadership in establishing the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS). The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes honour research and innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science and are presented annually.

Professor Wood has been a research scientist throughout his career, including at universities, the CSIRO, CSL Ltd and Pfizer. He now helps academic groups work with industry and has already received several awards, including the CSIRO Medal and the Clunies Ross Award.

“This award recognises me and my co-founders of IMNIS and is also a tribute to the hundreds of mentors across Australia who volunteer in the programme,” Prof Wood said.

IMNIS is the premier Australian mentoring programme for PhD and early career postdocs in STEM with over 400 individuals being mentored each year by industry professionals. Over 20 universities and research organisations participate in IMNIS and there are 1700 alumni who have completed the programme.

IMNIS continues to expand and is now a highprofile programme within the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (ATSE) and part of the new Elevate programme, which recently received $41 million in funding from the Federal Government to boost women in STEM.

The success of IMNIS is a credit to Prof Wood’s vision, leadership and tenacity to bring together a small team to design and implement a mentoring programme that could be scaled across Australia to make a real impact on the future careers of thousands of young researchers.

Four WA universities (UWA, Curtain, Edith Cowan, Murdoch) participated in the IMNIS pilot programme in 2015/16 with support from Engineers Australia and AusBiotech and continue to be strong supporters.

FIRST PREMIERSHIP WIN IN 1972 FORMS AN UNBREAKABLE BOND

Fifty years ago, the Trinity Old Boys (TOBA) Football Club, now known as Trinity-Aquinas (TAs) won their first premiership in the Western Australian Amateur Football Association (now the State Amateur League).

Players from the team, including Geoff Clifford (’67), Brian Bradley (’64), Brian Hair (’67), Mike McDonnell (’67) and Rob Daniel (’64) have been catching up for 50 years to relive the momentous moment.

Opposed to TOBA in their ground-breaking grand final win was a team representing CBC Fremantle Old Boys.

The match, played at Fremantle Oval on 9 September 1972 resulted in a resounding 57-point win for the two blues of TOBA. Final scores were TOBA 14.16 (100) to CBC Fremantle 5.13 (43).

Trinity finished the first quarter with a slender lead. A dominant second quarter saw them outscore the opposition by 33 points to set up a match-winning lead and was not seriously challenged for the remainder of the match.

Goal scorers on the day were: Br Brian Clery – 3, Neil Waters (’71) – 2, Brian Hair (’67) – 2, Randall Foote (’70) – 2, Peter Messer (’68) – 2, Br Basil Hickey (’52) – 1, Rob Daniel (’64) – 1 and Bruce Watt (’69) – 1.

The strong running game of Geoff Meyer (’69) was a key to the win. The strength of Neil Hawtin (’65) (dec) and Br Mark Sweeney (dec) in the packs and the aerial work of Richard Pawluk (’69) was a standout in what was described as a well-balanced team effort.

In the early days of the history of the club, the Christian Brothers lent their support in many ways with several them being important members of the playing group.

On Grand Final day, Br Clery, at full forward, was opposed by his younger brother representing CBC Fremantle playing at full back. This resulted in the large Clery family contingent march from one end of Fremantle Oval to the other at the start of each quarter in support of each of the opposing brothers. This TOBA team lined up as follows:

Backs: Kerry Monaghan (’66), Richard Pawluk (’69), Br Mark Sweeney

Half Backs: Mark Beeson (’69), Dirk Van Kessell (’63), Mike McDonnell (’67)

Centre: Geoff Clifford (’67), Geoff Meyer (’69), Garry O’Connell (’70)

Half Forwards: Br Basil Hickey (’52), Brian Hair (’67), Peter Messer (’68)

Forwards: Neil Waters (’71), Br Brian Clery, Randall Foote (’70)

Rucks: Rob Daniel (’64), Neil Hawtin (’65) and Bruce Watt (’69)

Reserves: Philip Carney (’61), Leon Flanagan

Emergency: Brian Bradley (’64)

Ronnie and Paul Wood, two of the founders of IMNIS at the Eureka Prize night

Paul talking at an IMNIS event

Geoff Clifford (’67), Brian Bradley (’64), Brian Hair (’67), Mike McDonnell (’67) and Rob Daniel (’64)

FATE – AND HOW I ENDED UP AT CBC TERRACE FRANK BATINI (CLASS OF 1958)

I was born in 1941, at home, in a small coal mining village, some 150 kms south of Trieste, in the Italian peninsula known as Istria. My four grandparents had different nationalities: Italian, Austrian, Slovenian and Croatian. Both my father and grandfather were mining engineers and my future was probably to follow them underground. Then came World War II. We lost our home and our possessions, Istria became part of Marshal Tito’s Jugoslavia and we found ourselves in Trieste, living in a two bedroom apartment with my maternal grandfather (a widower) and my uncle. As displaced persons we were entitled to migrate under the United Nation’s International Refugee Organisation’s programme that resettled millions of people who could not return to their former homes. We had three choices: Canada, Argentina and Australia. My parents chose Australia and in June 1950 we travelled from Naples, in a former troop-carrier (SS Oxfordshire), via the Suez Canal, Aden, Colombo and arrived in Fremantle 31 days later. We were taken to the former army camp near Northam and lived in the Nissan huts, with hung blankets separating each family’s ‘room’. This period is welldescribed in Dr Nonja Peters’ book, Milk and Honey – but no Gold. Eventually we moved to the ‘Holden camp’ within walking distance of Northam and had our own bedroom. My brother, Peter, was born in Northam. The men were sent to work at various jobs some distance away during the week and usually returned every weekend. In 1951 we moved to a rental in Havelock Street in West Perth and I attended St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School just across the road. At the end of the year my parents decided that I should attend Perth Modern School, which was just a short distance away.

When the Mercy nuns, that had taught me heard of this, they approached the Headmaster at CBC Perth (Brother Quilligan) and asked if I could be given a ‘disadvantage scholarship’. The Brothers agreed to waive school fees and I started in Year 5 in 1952 and continued at CBC for seven years, graduating in 1958. As far as I am aware, this generous arrangement by the Christian Brothers was never formalised in writing or made public. I enjoyed my time at CBC, scholastically, socially and on the sporting field. I became a Prefect, a CUO in the Army Cadets and represented the school in hockey (Captain), cricket (Vice-captain), tennis, football (only just) and the rifle team. I achieved good results in Year 12 and was able to attend The University of Western Australia, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, a Diploma in Forestry (Australian Forestry School, Canberra) and later a Master of Science from Oxford University (UK). I also made a number of good friends and we still meet regularly for a coffee and chat 64 years later.

When my mother died, as executor of her will, money was gifted to the Christian Brothers, to allow their generous financial support for other disadvantaged students to continue at Trinity College. On reflection, I realise how much my life has been affected by a number of random events – war, migration, choosing Australia, arriving in Perth (rather than Melbourne or Sydney), the Mercy nuns and the Christian Brothers. If I had attended Perth Modern School as planned my life path would have been very different. It is most unlikely that I would have ever met my wife, Irene, (at a Catholic dance)... or our children... or grandchildren. For that, I send a big thank you to the Brothers and to the Terrace.

Frank, aged nine, a few months before departure

Frank, 15, in Junior year (Year 10)

Frank at the recent Golden Heritage Club Back to the Classroom event

Events

WINTER SPORTS DAY – BRENDAN RYAN (‘91) CUP

The forecast for heavy rain didn’t discourage the commitment and enthusiasm of stalwarts as players and supporters turned up to the Winter Sports Day on 17 July.

We were delighted to see the trophy’s namesake, Brendan Ryan (’91), arrive to catch up with mates and assist with presentations.

TOBA was triumphant overall, with wins in cross country, hockey, rugby and soccer. TC won the football for the first time since 2012.

The medal for TC Spirit was presented to Adrian Di Carlo (’89) by the inaugural winner, Bryan Breheny (‘04). Adrian is a true TC stalwart –an Old Boy, current parent, TOBA Executive Committee Secretary and long-time contributor to TC and TOBA. Adrian competed in the TOBA soccer team against his son, Anton.

A special mention goes to Adrian Cantwell (’84) who was TOBA’s oldest competitor on the day, competing in the cross country.

The TOBA football team remembered their mates, Justin Little (’92) and Tristan Berentzen (’91) who are no longer with us but loved playing at this day.

A big thank you goes to:

• Brendan Ryan (’91), the trophy’s namesake

• TC Director of Sport, Ryan Lockyer, and captains, coaches, managers, umpires and referees of both TOBA and TC teams

• Dayne Whalan, Rhys Spedding, Max Blair (’19) and team for their assistance and maintaining Trinity’s impeccable grounds

• St John Ambulance

• Tom Campbell, Total Sports Photography

• Alan Van Nieuwburg, Caffeine Machine

• Brendan Molony (’65), David Tobin (’87), Rob Daniel (’64) and Rob Jurjevich (’90) for their expertise on the barbecue and selling merchandise

Thank you to everyone who attended this wet, but most enjoyable day for our community!

SCORES:

Cross Country

TOBA 45/TC 60 – winner TOBA

TC winner – Kobee Bec (11.5)

Overall and TOBA winner – Dave Scott (’10)

Thank you to Phil Jurjevich (’85), Geoff Jamieson, Will Day (12.4) and Sam O’Connell (’09).

Football

TOBA 57/TC 91 – winner TC

TC Best Player – Josh Strohmeier (12.5)

TOBA Best Player – Travis Austen (’16)

Thank you to Troy Zafer (’91), Scott Moore, Julian Fritz and Jett O’Rourke (12.2).

Hockey

TOBA 6/TC 5 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player – Michael Lamborn (12.1)

TOBA Best Player – Nicholas Caddy (’20)

Thank you to Harrison Pell (’18), Cameron Pell (’20), Dylan Martin, James Jesson and Lleyton Ardagh (12.4).

Rugby

TOBA 55/TC 10 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player – Lachie Versace (12.4)

TOBA Best Player – Bryan Breheny (’04)

Thank you to Lachie Sibosado (’19), Claire Wilson, Tim Carslaw, Alex Stajka and Dion Primerano (12.3).

Soccer

TOBA 3/TC 1 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player – Josh Gonzalez (10.1)

TOBA Best Player – Kristian Despotovski (’17)

Thank you to Joshua Marocchi (’07), Trent Piccicacco (’16), Lawrence Lewis, Ben Kriszyk and Daniel Matuszkiewicz (12.4).

Photography: Tom Campbell, Total Sports Photography

Brendan Molony (‘65) and David Tobin (‘87)

TC Spirit Award winner, Adrian Di Carlo (‘89)

Cross Country

TOBA wins the ‘Brendan Ryan Cup’. (back) Brendan Molony (’65), Dion Smith (’87), Bryan Breheny (’04), (front) Brendan Ryan (’91)

Rugby teams

Bryan Breheny (’04)

Soccer teams

Football teams

OLD BOYS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM

Approximately 40 Golden Heritage Club members ranging from the Class of 1949 to the Class of 1971 went ‘Back to the Classroom’ to be interviewed by Year 6 students. This gathering is always a highlight on the Junior School calendar and a wonderful opportunity for Old Boys to share personal stories of their school days, even if slightly embellished for the occasion, with some bringing old photos and memorabilia to show students. In turn, Year 6s enthusiastically told the older gents what life is like in classrooms today.

A bond between Old Boys and the young students was established easily as they engaged in conversation. Year 6s were delighted and astonished hearing what school was like 50 years ago and Old Boys were astounded at the endless opportunities available to students at Trinity College today.

After the interviews, students walked with their new buddies to Gibney Hall, where the conversation continued over lunch before the commencement of the Junior School assembly. Following the award presentation, special guest Peter Torre (’89) spoke about the history of this great College and the meaning of each crest that hangs on the walls in Gibney Hall and how they have evolved over the years.

Students then walked the House flags: Chanel, Campion, Queens and Xavier to the stage before Old Boys were invited to the stage to get ‘high-fived’ as they walked through the crowd of students. All this was topped off with a war cry, which brought the house down!

When the Old Boys headed home, the Year 6 boys set about writing to their new ‘old’ friends, thanking them for the time spent with them. Here are some excerpts from their letters: I learnt that you didn’t have computers, you had black boards and paper.

Luis Randall (6W)

You showed me what buildings were like at Trinity when it was new, compared to what it looks like now. It was cool seeing how much bigger Trinity got over 60 years.

Kobe-Jackson Peppin (6G)

I found it super interesting that you were in the Navy cadets.

Archie Blatchley (6G)

I was absolutely shocked about how much information you were able to give me about TC in the past. I remember you saying that you used to do shooting practice and marching practice, also how you were able to bring back your gun on the bus. The main thing that I am still shocked about to this day is how you didn’t need a gun license.

Tace Rankin (6B)

I learnt that during the war people would carry rifles on the bus and be dressed up in army clothes. Your graduating year was 1958 and mine will be 2028.

Will Bavington (6G)

It is fascinating that just 70 years ago people were riding horses to school.

Gabriel Sceresini (6W)

You wore a safari helmet during summer and shorts, long socks and a grey blazer. You also had a punishment that was the strap and you had 65 students in one class.

Chase Barnett (6W)

We sincerely thank our wonderful Old Boys for ‘returning to the classroom’. Also, thank you to our Year 6 students; Acting Head of Junior School, Ms Evelyn Temmen; Junior School teachers, Mr Bernard Le Tessier, Mr Alex Paljetak (’03), Mr Luke Thompson, Mrs Michelle Rogers, Ms Johanna Stalley and the entire Junior School staff. Also, a huge thanks goes to Peter Torre (’89) for his commitment and dedication in teaching our young men the history of this great College – we all appreciate the depth of your TC Spirit. We also thank all Trinity staff who assisted with this event.

It is always wonderful to see the natural TC bond between our ‘older’ Old Boys and the young students...

R U OK? Day

TOBA has long wanted to initiate a suitable event for members and TC staff for R U OK? Day. The inaugural event started early with attendees meeting at the Sports Centre with the option of a personal training session with Megan White or guided walk with Ann Clarke. Most opted for the walk and were blessed with blue skies and sunshine. The brave few put themselves through their paces in the PT session and felt suitably accomplished at the end.

A brief break with coffee and snacks followed before guest speaker, Marie Scott from Assure Programs spoke to the group about mental health and the R U OK? message.

Marie has over 13 years’ experience working across private and public sector organisations in the management of mental health and wellbeing services across Australia and internationally.

Thank you to everyone who was involved and enjoyed the morning. Congratulations to the Class of 2021 for taking out the ‘Come with Strength and Vigour’ trophy for the highest attendance at a TOBA event.

A special thank you goes to Megan White (personal trainer), Marie Scott (guest speaker), Ann Clarke (walking guide), Alan (caffeine machine), Mike Cartwright (PK Fresh IGA), TC Grounds, Maintenance, IT staff and everyone who participated and were involved in the morning.

R U OK? Day is a wonderful reminder to reach out to former classmates, fellow Alumni, friends and loved ones and just check in – any day is a good day to ask R U OK?

There’s an abundance of resources on the R U OK? website at https://www.ruok.org.au/

John Dunn (‘61), Luis Randall (6W) and Oscar Carpenter (6W)

Jean-Michel Merven (‘68), Samson Birt (6B) and Henry Charles (6B)

Frank Batini (‘58) greeted by Thusheivan Pirabananthan (6G)

Terry Francais (‘63), Archie Blatchley (6G) and Kobe-Jackson Peppin (6G)

Basil Conti (‘64), Jasper Morris-Luck (6W) and Spencer Hathril (6W)

John O’Rourke (‘55), Russell Hodder (‘65) and Neil Clements (‘65)

2021 Leavers, Harley Jennings, Josh Kirkaldy, Luke Alderslade, Harry Smith and John Slater

Events

SUMMER SPORTS DAY – STEVE LEAHY (’78) CUP

The TOBA Summers Sports Day is always a great day for our community. This year there was a fantastic turn out of both Old Boys and students. There was some strong competition as Old Boy teams challenged current students in basketball, cricket, rowing, tennis, volleyball and water polo in the quest to win the Steve Leahy (’78) Cup.

TOBA was triumphant overall winning basketball, cricket, rowing, volleyball and water polo while TC won the tennis.

We were very fortunate to have Olympic medallist in rowing, Jack Cleary (’12) join the TOBA ranks in the rowing – no wonder TOBA won overall! Also spotted was former West Coast Eagles player, Fraser McInnes (’10) playing in the TOBA basketball team – Fraser stands at 1.96 metres, so definitely helped give TOBA the advantage. We’re very grateful for the support received to make this event happen, so huge thanks to everyone involved, especially:

• TC Director of Sport, Mr Ryan Lockyer and all captains, coaches, managers, umpires, referees and players of both TOBA and TC teams

• First Aid Officers from St John Ambulance

• Committee Members: Rob Daniel (’64), Brendan Molony (’65), David Thomas (’85), Dave Tobin (’87) and Adrian di Carlo (‘89) for their expertise on the barbecue

• Mr Dayne Whalan and his team for their assistance and maintaining Trinity’s impeccable grounds. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this such an enjoyable day for our community.

If you’re interested in playing in the future, we’d love to hear from you. Please email toba@trinity.wa.edu.au to register your interest.

SCORES:

Basketball

TOBA 140/TC 57 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player Marcus Cassidy (10.1)

TOBA Best Player Jhonny Lutula (’16)

Thank you to Aaron Trahair, Amanda Marocchi and Jack Wagner (’14)

Cricket (20/20 format)

TOBA 161/TC 157 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player Adam De Masi (11.7)

TOBA Best Player Nathan Butler (’12)

Thank you to Corey Miskiewicz, Jason O’Malley and Givenchy Langer (’91)

Rowing

TOBA 1/TC 0 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player Rocco Fowler (10.7)

TOBA Best Player Tom Fairclough (’12)

Thank you to Phil Jurjevich (’85)

Tennis

TOBA 44/TC 58 – winner TC

TC Best Player Daniel Miller (’10.4)

TOBA Best Player Chadd Kerrigan (’20)

Thank you to Brandon Picaro, Geoff Jamieson and Josh Martelli (’18)

Volleyball

TOBA 3/TC 1 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player Callum Huppatz (10.2)

TOBA Best Player Cody Versteeg (’11)

Thank you to Peter Fitzgerald (’13), Craig Adams, Sean Carroll and Craig Butler

Water Polo

TOBA 12/TC 5 – winner TOBA

TC Best Player Lachie Toomath (11.7)

TOBA Best Player Michael Braut (’14)

Thank you to Greg Jones, Sonia Scordo and Josh Horgan (’21)

Photography: Tom Campbell, Total Sports Photography

Rowing teams

Tennis teams

Jack Cleary (’12) and Connor Cleary (’15)

Volleyball teams

Basketball teams

Cricket teams

Reunions

OLD BOYS IN MELBOURNE

A cohesive group attended a gathering at the iconic Savage Club in Melbourne on 12 August. Attendees included Old Boys living in Melbourne, some that had travelled from New South Wales and WA and, for the first time, we were delighted to have TC past and current fathers come along to the event, including Mike Cartwright and Greg Hortle. The Old Boys year groups were from the Class of 1958 (Michael Gartland) to the Class of 2021 (Rafael Sitorus) and it was clear very early in the evening that a 63-year age difference is no barrier when you have a shared connection of Trinity College and CBC Perth.

The group commenced with refreshments followed by an address by TOBA President, Dion Smith (’87). Dion updated the group on the progress of the College and all things TC/TOBA.

The conversation and laughter flowed freely and, sadly, the evening slipped away rapidly.

It was heart-warming to see classmates from the Class of 1969; Terry Nolan, Tibor Puhl and Frank Veltman surprised and delighted to reunite at the event.

The ‘Come with Strength and Vigour’ trophy for the highest attendance at a TOBA event goes to the Class of 1987 with five attendees. Several members of the group continued at a nearby venue for a nightcap and late-night banter. We sincerely thank those that travelled interstate to attend this event. We love your commitment! Special mention goes to stalwart, Gerard Whitely (’80) for attending all the Melbourne reunions to date – you are a legend! Huge thanks also to Steven Yovich (’75) for referring us to The Savage Club. It was a wonderful night shared by a unique and terrific bunch of men.

Below: Greg Hortle and Dion Smith (‘87)

Bottom: Class of 1980 attendees – Gerard Whitely and David O’Connell

Melbourne Reunion attendees

OLD BOYS FROM 1947 AND 1952 CELEBRATE MILESTONE REUNIONS

A very special luncheon was held to celebrate the anniversary of the Leaving classes of 1947 and 1952 and to acknowledge their 75th and 70th years since leaving their beloved CBC, Perth.

It was fitting that the celebration was held at the Firewater Grille, Duxton Hotel on the old CBC Perth site.

Max Stidworthy and Br Basil Hickey from the Class of 1952 and Gerry Chesson from the Class of 1947 shared many memories of their school days. Pretty much everything was talked about –from war time, to sport, teachers, mates and some of the mischief they got up to at school.

It was a most enjoyable afternoon with three very special gentlemen.

Max Stidworthy (’52), Gerry Chesson (’47) and Br Basil Hickey (’52)

Frank Veltman (‘69), Craig McManus (‘76), Tibor Puhl (‘69), Des Hardiman (‘74) and Kim White (‘75)

Class of 1969 Tibor Puhl, Terry Nolan and Frank Veltman

Andrew Sanders (‘87), Paul O’Connell (‘84), Mike Cartwright, Rafael Sitorus (‘21) and Michael Tassone (‘20)

Class of 1987 Andrew Sanders, Hamish Fitzsimmons, Dion Smith, Rob Gatti and Michael McGuire

Kieran Woods (‘63), Paul Wood (‘72), Terry Nolan (‘69) and Michael Gartland (‘58)

Reunions

TRINITY-TERRACE OLD BOYS’ SPRING LUNCH

An enthusiastic group of CBC Old Boys and their partners caught up at the CBC Spring Lunch at Kailis Bros Restaurant in Leederville on Wednesday 26 October 2022. This is a unique and cohesive group where conversation flows freely and stories of school days are never far from the discussion – it is very clear that the affection for their old school has not waned over the years. Glasses were raised to toast and remember absent friends and then stories continued throughout a very lovely lunch.

Thank you to John O’Connell (’49) and Kevin Hogan (’50) for driving this event and ‘Keeping the Spirit Alive’. Special mention goes to Noel Kelly (‘49) who regularly travels from New South Wales to attend the gathering. Once again, we thank the very attentive Kailis staff for looking after us and always making us feel so welcome.

Beryl and Clarence (‘51) Carpene

Dan Carney (’51)

John (‘49) and Lyn Gibbons

Frank Pownall (’51)

Frank O’Connell (’51)

John Turner (‘51), John O’Connell (‘49) and Ronnie Hogan

THE LAST CLASS AT CBC TERRACE CELEBRATE THEIR 61ST REUNION

It must be a good luck sign when the Class of 1961 get together to celebrate their 61st Anniversary since leaving school. In 1961, it was the final year of CBC Terrace before the College relocated to East Perth and renamed Trinity College. Many of our classmates have maintained and enjoyed a close relationship since 1961 and attendances at our luncheons remain strong. Once again, La Casetta restaurant in Wembley hosted our lunch on Wednesday 13 October.

This year there were 24 attendees, plus another two invited guests (Bob Tyers from the Class of 1959 and John Keane – ex Aquinian) with ten apologies. Festivities commenced at 12.00 noon with an excellent three-course meal and rounded off by farewell drinks into the early evening. Whilst we acknowledged the passing of four of our classmates in the past year, the highlight of the reunion was to welcome back Frank Johnston who had been erroneously reported as deceased. We ascertained that two of our classmates were responsible for this misinformation and it had been reported that one of them attended the funeral, subsequently denied.

We can assure you that Frank was in attendance, looked in peak condition and was very appreciative when we nominated him for our inaugural Bowra & O’Dea Survival Award.

In summary, it was a most enjoyable day and the resounding opinion was that an annual luncheon be held with a date in May 2023 is our aim.

We sincerely thank Ms Diane Millar, Executive Officer of the Trinity-Terrace Old Boys’ Association, for her assistance in early arrangements for this function.

John Devine (’61)

Frank Johnston and Leon Dusci

Brian Bartrop, Kevin Sale and John Kilkenny

Front left, Arthur Hinds

CLASS OF 1962 – 60TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

The Class of 1962 celebrated its 60th Anniversary Reunion on Friday 30 September in the front bar of the Duxton Hotel where the old CBC Terrace stood. Tim Delaney, as Head Boy, welcomed the group and Peter Nisbet toasted absent friends.

This group of Old Boys is a special group, as they are the first ‘Class of’ to graduate from the newly named Trinity ‘by the river’. They were the boys from the Leaving class of 1962 to see the basic buildings which included the wonderful Chapel, the Brothers’ accommodation, the main three-storey teaching wing, the handball court and sand – and more sand.

As the first Year 12 class in the new school, the attendees remain privileged to be part of the enduring history of the CBC Terrace /Trinity College, now past 125 years. Brother Kelly was Headmaster. Other notable Brothers included Br Carrigg and Seaman. All three have left a wonderful mark of wisdom, care and friendship that has endured a lifetime. Many stories were told about school day antics with classmate, Colin ‘Cookie’ Cook, featuring in more than a few (who unfortunately couldn’t attend the gathering). It was a fabulous gathering of classmates. Special mention goes to Paul Coronel who flew from Melbourne for the event. A huge thank you is extended to Chris Lalor and David Clarke for coordinated the gathering.

Class of 1962 – 60th Reunion attendees

CLASS OF 1977 – 45TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

A reunion of 31 old chums caught up at The Shoe Bar on Sunday afternoon 30 October 2022 – there were those who regularly catch up and a few we haven’t seen for many years. There was a great atmosphere in the room with a general vibe of mateship and appreciation for the opportunity to catch up after so many years and it took no time for everyone to compare life notes. Amongst all the banter, we toasted some very special people: our parents, who were wise enough to give us a great education, and absent friends – those living in other places and the few that had passed away. It was a great day and we sincerely thank Old Boy Paul Higgins (’82) and his special team at The Shoe Bar who looked after us so well. Our next ‘big one’ to celebrate – our 50th is in five years’ time and everyone agreed to find a few more mates to bring along to this big event.

Evan Salt

Peter Nisbet, Martin Wilcock and Chris Lalor

Errol Sporer, Trevor Canning, Martin Pardoe and Graeme Wishart

David Clarke and Chris Lalor

Peter Nisbet, John Gasiorowski, David Clarke, Tim Delaney and Paul Coronel

Malcolm Weir, Chris Lalor, John Allanson and John Burrell

Reunions

GOLDEN JUBILEE REUNION

THE CLASS OF 1972

Several of us caught up late in 2021 as a prelude to this year’s big event. We have all travelled different paths since high school and reconnecting with classmates one hasn’t seen for 50 years evoked a number of mixed thoughts. Although our faces have changed, most were quickly recognisable. Names started popping back and we started reminiscing of what transpired all those years ago. Most of us caught the bus to school and enjoyed the long walk alongside the WACA and Gloucester Park trotting grounds before entering the school gates. Now mostly retired, we talked about the things we had gone through since our school years such as career, marriage, children and faith. There were the tell-tale signs of ageing, the silver hair that glistened in the sunlight – for those still fortunate enough to have it!

In a way, it was like entering a time warp, finding oneself transported back in time while still very much living in the present. We grew up together as boys and now we are older men. We shared important milestones in our young lives over a long period of time: learning, meals, sports, cadets, school dances. These shared events formed a bond with one other that remains today.

After all this time apart there remained an inexplicable friendship, a shared journey through a very impressionable time of our childhood. Here we were, school mates turned lawyer, accountant, doctor, dentist, engineers, university professor, financial advisor, banker, judge, teacher – the list is endless. How fortunate that we are able to generously appreciate each other for our differences, eccentricities, talents and passions. Reliving these old times and sharing jokes and laughs with high school friends was a very rewarding time.

The lunchtime event took place at The Camfield, across the river from our old school. Those who were unable to attend would like a second chance, so it won’t be another 50 years before we meet again. The ‘stayers’, who shall remain nameless, were still there at 9.00pm. I couldn’t help thinking about the deep impression the reunion left upon me. As one of our cohort commented the morning after last year’s lunch, “this morning I only fully appreciated an important gap that has existed in my life for the last 50 odd years”.

Huge thanks to Wayne Leggett for coordinating the group and Keeping the Spirit Alive.

Gavin Wilkinson

50 Years since we left Trinity!

Mark Kendle and Domenic Longo

John Truschel, Steve Bossong, Stephen Wood and Phil Gray

Greg Hill, David Tippett, Chas Sheridan and Gavin Wilkinson

Wayne Leggett, Trevor Hunt, Brian Koch, Kevin Yuen and Alden Halse

Mark Kendle and Steve Gelle

Damien Casey and Steve Coote

CLASS OF 1982 –40TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

On Sunday 28 August 2022 the Trinity College Class of 1982 met up at The Shoe in Yagan Square to celebrate 40 years since leaving the familiar banks of the Swan River in East Perth.

A record was broken for attendances and some great stories were shared over the afternoon and into the evening which was preceded by an Acknowledgment of Country. Our Head Boy of that year, Tim Leahy, led a Vale with one-minute reflection dedicated to our classmates who had passed away.

Our MC for the afternoon, Simon Joyner, provided an outstanding welcome and introduction. Simon handpicked three Old Boys to take the stage to cover four key questions:

1. key memories of their time at TC

2. a teacher or coach from TC that influenced them and why

3. what life has looked like for them since leaving TC

4. what they are up to now and what’s coming up in the next chapter.

Old Boys, Stephen Walters, Michael Brennan and Chris Paul, gave a very light-hearted summary of their fond memories at Trinity, their varied careers to date, successes and aspirations – all of which provided fellow TC classmates with a terrific snapshot of the past four decades and the next few ahead!

The day would not have been a success without so many attending so a big thank you goes to the men who came along especially those that travelled considerable distance. As always, we are hugely grateful for the generosity of fellow classmate, Paul and Jo Higgins as The Baby Shoe was the ideal venue and environment for such an occasion. Special thanks go to Ms Di Millar and the TOBA team for providing the necessary links and communication to the Old Boys and to Chris Batini, Gary Steinepreis, Simon Joyner, Duncan Gilbert and Michael Brennan for giving up their valuable time in the planning of the event and, especially, Chris Batini who spent considerable time putting together a wonderful presentation of old photos and annuals which ran on the digital screens throughout the afternoon.

Paul Colreavy

Reunions

Gary Steinepreis, Simon McKirdy, Shane Wallace, Aldo Kiamtia, Jon Callus and Chris Paul

Rob Gotti, Rob Birighitti and Justin McGinnity

Aldo Kiamtia, Jon Callus, Paul Bendotti and Rob Gotti

Chris Paul, Rod Francis and Warren Giddens

Robert Warren, Tony Hopkins and Michael Brennan

1982 Reunion attendees

CLASS OF 1992 – 30TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

After 30 years since we left Trinity, it was great to have a few ‘newbies’ come along to their first reunion with the marvellous Class of 1992 on Saturday 3 December. We are also hugely thankful to those that travelled long distances to attend.

The men from 1992 met up at Juanita’s in Subiaco for a night of legendary story-telling of sports and music tours, teachers, Sheila’s Cafe, school balls and cars, interspersed with family updates. Whether someone was there at the start of Year 4, or they joined in 1992, it did not matter – the tales and names from yesteryear were relived with strength, vigour and many, many laughs.

Harking back to his school debating days, Tim Hammond provided an inspirational toast to us all and to our fallen friends that we remember so fondly. Whilst the hair may be changing in colour and thickness, none could deny that the older we get, the better we were (thanks Tim for the quote). It was an excellent night and we thank those that sent messages from afar where work kept them from attending. Well done to Damien Watts for finding and wearing his blazer and inspiring more of us to find and wear it at the next one. We thank Anthony Princi and his team at Juanita’s for hosting us and Rob Foti and I thoroughly enjoyed organising this fantastic group to gather and celebrate a unique bond that continues to grow. There will be many more.

Andrew Dwyer (‘92)

1. Simon Katich, Patrick Carney, Grant Paterson, Lukas Sijka and Sarjith Jayamaha

2. Anthony Princi, Jason Carvey, Andrew Dwyer, Lukas Sijka and Damien Watts

3. Tim Hammond, Jason Young, Tim McMillian and Rob Foti

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Reunions

CLASS OF 2012 – TEN YEARS ON

The Class of 2012, which was the year Trinity College’s celebrated its 50th anniversary, recently met up for their tenyear reunion. It was held in the function room (The Baby Shoe) of The Shoe in Yagan Square. With 50+ of the boys attending, the Trinity spirit was on full display. The boys were moving from conversation to conversation catching up and discussing the many different paths we’ve all taken, some living interstate, others married, several dominating their fields of work and many other exciting stories from the past ten years. We were lucky enough to also be joined by our 2012 Head of Year, Andrew Osnain, and it was

a pleasure to catch up with ‘Oz’ and reminisce on the school years. There was a real buzz throughout the night, evident by the 40 or so lads still around at closing time, then carrying on the conversations out the front of The Shoe in the city, much like the many years spent in those areas catching the buses to and from school.

I hugely thank the past students and Mr Osnain for attending and making the evening something special. A huge thank you also goes to TOBA, Paul Higgins (’82) and The Shoe for supporting the coordination and running of the night. Personally, it was an absolute privilege to be surrounded by my classmates again and see the boys chat with such genuine interest about one another’s lives. It’s exciting to forever be part of the Class of 2012.

Jordan Randazzo

CLASS OF 2017 –5TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

There is an old saying, ‘time flies when you are having fun’. Five years has definitely crept up and the Class of 2017 was keen to get together to celebrate five years since graduating from Trinity.

On Saturday 29 October, over 40 Old Boys met at The Shoe Bar to reminisce about the ‘good old’ Trinity days. We especially thank Old Boy, Paul Higgins (’82), at The Shoe Bar for hosting the event and Nicholas Ellison (’17) for assisting with the organisation. The boys are already talking about the 10 year reunion.

1. Luke Scarfone and Nicholas Ellison

2. Dom Driscoll, Matthew Green and Alex Coleman

3. Matthew Vereker and Tom Breust

4. Sam Moffatt and Matthew Fynn

5. James Miocevich and d’Artagnan Boylan

6. David Slater, Luca Incani, Ben Pagano and Kevin Khuu

7. Dom Driscoll, Matthew Fynn and Tyron Torre

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CLASS OF 2021 –1ST ANNIVERSARY REUNION

In a stark reminder of how quickly the year had gone, the Class of ’21 celebrated its one-year reunion at the Shoe Bar on Friday 18 November.

Throughout Year 12, I remember our Head of Year, Andrew Jenkin, reminding us to cherish the last few moments shared together as a cohort, moments we would never have again.

This evening could not have been a better reminder of this, but despite many boys being overseas or working, there was still a strong turnout. Catching up with old classmates and regaling in fond memories was very special and brought back much nostalgia. During the night we were treated to Chase Ridley’s ‘Roaming Brian’ style interviews, a copious amount of insight into the US political system from Joe Macri, and, to cap it off, an eclectic taste of music from Dante Holdsworth and Andrea Di Ciano, ranging from church hymns to cohort favourite, Viva la Vida.

A big thank you goes to Paul Higgins (’82) and all staff working at the Shoe Bar for putting on a memorable evening. Paul’s hospitality and enthusiasm demonstrated how important these reunions are in keeping the TC Spirit alive. No matter where we are we’ll always share that Trinity connection, a unique brotherhood of blue and green.

The number of boys that attended this function reinforced how special this connection is.

Ben Tucker

TOBA Library

TOBA’s Old Scholars’ Library includes a collection of donated books authored, edited or illustrated by former students of Trinity College and CBC Terrace. This collection of books showcases the diversity of our Old Boy community. We would love to receive donations from our Old Boys who have either edited, authored or illustrated a book. Each book donated to the TOBA Library will receive recognition and a brief review in the Trinity News magazine.

For further information, please contact Diane Millar in the TOBA Office on 9219 1132 or toba@trinity.wa.edu.au

THANK YOU

TOBA sincerely thanks Raymond Frederick Lowe (’64) for kindly donating his book to the TOBA Library with a personal inscription: Presented to the TOBA Library in acknowledgment of the education received at CBC Perth/Trinity College 1955–1964.

MY NYUL NYUL HERITAGE

FOREWORD:

Before my wife asked me to write the story of her grandparents George and Maggie Kelly, I had a sketchy knowledge about them and the family. This had been gleaned from what my mother-in-law had told me, what other family members had related and from having chatted with both George and Maggie when they were alive. What I didn’t know was the richness of their story, their contribution to family, to society and to the communities in which they lived. Nor was I aware of the very fact of their part in history in the Kimberley and the Pilbara regions of Western Australia, how the coming of white settlement, the pastoralists, the miners, government legislation and control as well as the role of the church, would impact upon them as members of the Indigenous people, the traditional custodians of the land. The Japanese attacks in the north of Australia would also have a huge effect. The commencement of the mining boom in the Pilbara in the 1960s would all become part of this story. This story in fact, is one that many people from the Kimberley would find familiar.

Fortunately for me, well-kept government and church records of the family have helped fill in bits and pieces of their story.

In addition, the accompanying bibliography is an indication of the scholarship relating to the region, already completed. Not least of all the ability to walk the land and breathe in its spirit is a lasting inspiration.

Ray Lowe (‘64)

Ray Lowe (’64)

Keep in Touch

TOBA WEBSITE www.toba.net.au

ALL CBC Perth and TC Old Boys are eligible to register on the TOBA members’ website. This will ensure you receive information regarding reunions and upcoming events. To register or login, please visit: www.toba.net.au

Past staff are also welcome to join the TOBA website – just email your name, date of birth and years spent at TC to toba@trinity.wa.edu.au

Join the TOBA group by searching: TOBA –Trinity College Old Boys’ Association or www.facebook.com/groups/TrinityOldBoys/

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To ensure that you continue to receive your copy of the Trinity News magazine, please advise us of any change to your address.

Email: toba@trinity.wa.edu.au Phone: 08 9219 1132

TOBA AND TRINITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY APP

All TOBA members and the Trinity College community are invited to download the ‘COZ App’ (for free) onto smartphones and support TOBA and TC businesses, as well as receive offers from our valued sponsors. This platform allows you to browse and support businesses that support the College. If you would like to place your business on this Business Directory and be connected to our database of 10,000+ Old Boys, their families and the TC community, please visit www.cozapp.com.au/sponsors and click ‘Add My Business’. Please feel free to contact Joe Georgiades on 0407 849 984 or joe@cozmarketing.com.au to discuss how COZ APP can help connect you to our community.

Vale

TOBA has learnt of the deaths of some of our Old Boys, listed below. We offer our sincere condolences to their families and friends.

Harry Ehlers (’47)

Donald Leunig (’47)

Romano Catoni (’49)

Nicholas Delides (’49)

Rex McGrade (’50)

Stephen Radojkovich (’50)

Kenneth Tate (’50)

Kevin Power (’52)

Kevin Rowe (’52)

Sincero Garbellini (’54)

Peter Heagney (’55)

Reginald (Reg) Cribb (’56)

Kevin Gatti (’58)

Barry West (’58)

Terence Elphick (’59)

Graeme Plummer (‘60)

Terence Flynn (’61)

David McGowan (’61) notified by John Kilkenny (’61)

Tony Holmes (’63)

Gaetano (Guy) Vinciguerra (’65)

Serge Tampalini (’67)

Christopher Waddell (’67)

Gary Hilton (’71)

Stephen Milosz (’72)

Mark Harford (’82)

Duncan Pugh (’92)

Anthony Parise (’95)

Cy Allanson (’97)

Adam D’Aloia (’97)

Jordan Caine (’04)

TOBA would appreciate being informed of the passing of former staff, Old Boys and their loved ones. Please contact the TOBA Office on 08 9219 1132 or toba@trinity.wa.edu.au.

VALE PETER HEAGNEY

Peter Heagney, who was Head Prefect at The Terrace in 1955, died on October 28. He was aged 84. Peter was an outstanding all-rounder and made a strong contribution to College life.

In addition to being referred to as a ‘thorough gentleman’ in Headmaster Brother A D Collopy’s Annual Report, Peter was a House Captain, President of the St Vincent de Paul Society and a committee member of the Sodality of Our Lady. He was also a prominent sportsman. He excelled in athletics, captained the Terrace team and was Under 18 state schoolboys’ high jump champion, as well as being a strong contributor in the 1st XI cricket team and Vicecaptain of the 1st XVIII football side. In fact, while studying dentistry at the University of WA in 1959, Peter debuted in the WAFL with the Claremont Football Club. He was also a prolific goal-kicker for University in the Amateur Football Competition. After graduating, Peter was a partner in a dental practice in Cottesloe before specialising to become one of Perth’s leading orthodontists.

Trinity College and the Trinity-Terrace Old Boys’ Association extends its sincere sympathy to Peter’s wife, Pixie, and their family on their sad loss.

Peter Kennedy (‘59)

Our vision:

TO BE THE LEADER OF BOYS’ EDUCATION AND IN THE FORMATION OF YOUNG MEN FOR OTHERS

Our vision is enduring and declares our core purpose as a College. It serves as the standard against which we consider our actions and our decisions.

Our mission:

TO OFFER INNOVATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHICH EMPOWERS OUR YOUNG MEN TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL.

As a Catholic College founded on the traditions of the Blessed Edmund Rice, his example of solidarity with all people challenges us to live out the message of care and inclusion. In partnership with parents, we hold high expectations for the young men in our care and seek to provide a breadth of learning opportunities in a safe and caring environment, enabling academic growth, pride in their College and a commitment to serve others both now and in the future.

Our ambitions:

The ‘TC Spirit’ is widely acknowledged and celebrated as a unique part of the College community. In reference to the ‘TC Spirit’, our ambitions below underpin our mission and are a daily reminder of the way we should approach our teaching and learning. We are called to show a:

SPIRIT OF FAITH – to be a proud faith community where gospel values are known, lived and celebrated

SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE – to provide engaging teaching and learning practices that support wellbeing and inspire personal excellence amongst students to reach their full potential

SPIRIT OF SERVICE – to form young men with the ‘TC Spirit’ who are authentic, active and outstanding role models in their outreach

SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY – to be an inclusive and welcoming community that supports wellbeing and learning for every student

SPIRIT OF STEWARDSHIP – to seek a real commitment to providing accessibility for all and to building a sustainable future

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