Year 9

Year Nine often proves to be one of the more difficult years of any student's time at high school. It is a year of challenges - physical, intellectual and personal ones, a year when social development leaps ahead for many students and a year when a number of boys will need to start considering both their path in life, and the effect that their behaviour might have upon that path.

Such life decisions are not things to be taken lightly, and the degree of maturity with which the year nine class of 2002 have approached the various challenges placed before them has, on the whole, been admirable. Anumber of students, too many to list, have achieved excellent results in a range of pursuits, from the academic, to selection in state sporting teams. Year nine support for both the curricular and extracurricular aspects of college life has likewise been exemplary. Many students who may not have achieved spectacular results are nonetheless worthy of mention for the way in which they have striven at all times to give their all.

During the course of the year, notable activities would include the social program conducted with Mercedes College, which included the annual bush dance in term one, and the formal dance lessons and social during term two. I was pleased with the way all the boys approached these social opportunities in a spirit of participation, which led to a positive experience for all involved. The staff at Gilkinson's dance studio spoke very highly of the boy's attitude and participation throughout.

I must extend my thanks at this point to the seven staff members who have supported the year nines this year. Mr Rod Rainer, Mr Greg Hill, Mrs Nicole Love, Ms Sandra Vallini, Mr Graeme Porter, Mr Jeremy Baker and Mr Ed Clarke have lent their support throughout the year in a wide range of areas from pastoral administration through to supervising socials during their evenings. The positive and professional way in which they have done so should not go without recognition.

My hope for this year's nines as they move into the senior part of their high school education is that they continue to develop and maintain the strength to think for themselves, to act only after consideration of the impact of their actions on others, to see through much of the superficial bravado that can govern the life of young men, and to stand against this sort of behavior within their society. In doing this, they shall truly be able to become, in the words of Edmund Rice, Men for others. I wish them all well.

Mr Anthony Eaton Head of Year 9

YEAR 9 STUDENT COUNCIL

Back: Matt Fitzgibbon, Matthew Fitzsimons, Christopher Monterosso, Adamo Russo, Luke Rogers, Mr Anthony Eaton Front: Samuel Reid, Christopher Chiari, Adam Parker, Brian Nimbalker, Stuart Dyer, David Sorgiovanni

Year 9 Awards

Nathan Colli Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 9.1

Money Matters

Thomas Cox Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 9.2

Academic AchievementScience Merit Award Mathematics Merit Award Society & Environment

Benjamin Creighton Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 9.3 Matthew Chidlow Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 9.4

Media Studies

Joshua D’Souza Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 9.5 Adam Simonette Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 9.6

Joshua Bauer Merit Award Science Astronomy Matthew Bouwman Merit Award Society & Environment Merit Award Science Douglas Bowen Football Zane Cardwell Merit Award Science Electronics Brennan Cummuskey Swimming – U/14 Age Champion Aquatics Cross Country – Middle School Leigh Dawson Merit Award Mathematics Merit Award English Merit Award Society & Environment Italian Shaun Dee Merit Award English David Dooley Merit Award Mathematics Lee Ferguson Merit Award Science Thomas Filipek Art Matt Fitzgibbon Merit Award Society & Environment Design and Communication Matthew Fitzsimons Rugby Athletics – U/14 Age Champion Jacob Foley Cricket Benjamin Golightly Academic Achievement Mathematics Andrew Hislop Music Thomas Hood Outdoor Education Garth Jeffrey Materials Technology Jemin Jo Merit Award Science Internet: Theory and Practice Adam Knedler Merit Award English Dane Lazarus Physical Education Justin Leong Merit Award English Gerald Lillywhite Hockey Rick Lynsdale-de Santos Fitness and Health Basket Ball Matthew McVeigh Merit Award English Melvinderjeet Mohar Merit Award Society & Environment Matthew Morgan Merit Award Mathematics Jeremy Mulligan Merit Award English Merit Award Mathematics Multimedia Fundamentals

Joshua Ng

Merit Award Mathematics Long Pham Academic Achievement English Mathematics Enrichment Speech and Drama Samuel Reid Merit Award English Academic Achievement Society & Environment Indonesian Steven Rimmer Rowing – Year 9 Oarsman Adamo Russo Merit Award Society & Environment Joseph Ryan Pipes & Drums (Outstanding Contribution) Christopher Sabatini Merit Award Mathematics Tennis Matthew Slack-Smith Merit Award Science Andrea Terni Soccer

YEAR 9.1

Back: Adam Knedler, Jacob Foley, Philip Murray, Steven Rimmer, Franco Arto, Antony Marmino, Matt Fitzgibbon Third Row: Eugene Marshall, Daniel Tan, Jeremy Mulligan, Garth Jeffery, Michael Bichler, Herarn Perera, Cahal Di Gregorio Second Row: Elliot Horlatsch, David Parkinson, Stefan Paduano, Daniel Pignatiello, Michael Okely, Jemin Jo, Sheldon Waddell, Mr Rod Rainer Front: Joel Bisschops, Nathan Colli, Brendan Packard, Kristopher Gale, Long Pham, David Sorgiovanni, Andrew Tomich, Joseph Mullaney Absent: Matthew Morgan

YEAR 9.2

Back: David Hart, Tomas Filipek, Anthony Gartner, Samuel Bolland, Janek O’Toole, Carl Hodson-Thomas, Adam Hooker, Matthew Fitzsimons Second Row: Sean Govan, Shamis Bin Sali, Joseph Ryan, Thomas Hood, William Skevington, Michael Harrison, Daniel O’Connell, Mr Greg Hill Front Row: Erik Bell, Jason Teuber, Zane Cardwell, Longli Loei, Warren Raymond, Bradley Parnham, Samuel Reid, Benjamin Wisbey Absent: Thomas Cox, Joseph D’Alessandro, Marcin Kiszko, Robert Sampi, James Sarantos

YEAR 9.3

Back: David Napier, Jarryd Bird, Christopher Monterosso, Andrew Constable, Benjamin Creighton Third Row: Brendan Foley, Shane Gonsalves, Tom Betti, Oliver Hay, Brennan Cummuskey, Matthew Crock Second Row: Matthew Chong, Andrew Hislop, Trent Martinz, Brian Nimbalker, Samuel Gill, Adam Scuderi, David Gardiner, Ms Nicole Love Front: Justin Leong, Benjamin Golightly, Luke Joyce, Christopher Sabatini, Jack Miller, David Bostelman, Tristan Forsey, Matthew Bouwman Absent: Giles Graham, Daniel Ricciardello

YEAR 9.4

Back: Matthew Lally, William Hawtin, Stephen Martin, Rick Lynsdale-de Santos, Matthew Slack-Smith Third Row: Alexander Rees, Jason Geldenhuys, Dane Lazarus, Thomas Gee, Adamo Russo, Timothy Mather, Hiroshi Ransom Second Row: Matthew Birrell, Sharrod Wellingham, Daniel Goodman, Damien Hilton, Matthew McVeigh, Justin Naidu, Stuart Dyer, Mr Jeremy Baker Front: Brett Roelofs, Robert Mueller, Paul Karolczak, Andrea Terni, Christopher Fabbro, Daniel Scivolo, Jonathan Fry, Matthew Chidlow

YEAR 9.5

Back: Peter Zambotti, David Brabin, Gianni Di Giovanni, Shaun Dee, Douglas Winsor, Luke Baker Third Row: Zachary Sinagra, Luke Rogers, Jack Mitchell, Alexander Massey, Melvinderjeet Mohar, Adam Parker, Brendan Longman Second Row: James Mills, Scott Miller, Christopher Chiari, Michael Maynard, Matthew Marsland, Stephen Morris, Joshua D’Souza, Mr Graeme Porter Front: Casimiro Matarazzo, Peter Nguyen, Matthew Magain, Joshua Bauer, Joshua Morey, Shaun Wyn-Jones, Andrew Wilkinson, Karlin Courtney

YEAR 9.6

Back: Matthew Pitcher, Matthew Scott, Daniel Wojcik, David Dooley, Simon Nguyen, Gerard Caporn, Adam Simonette, Matthew Cain, Gerald Lillywhite Second Row: Stephen Morphett, Alexander Miasi, Sebastian Royer, Leigh Dawson, Luke Janeczko, Lee Ferguson, Christian Catalano, Mr Ed Clark Front: Suren Perera, Matthew Venditti, Benjamin Hayes, Sheldon Lo, Douglas Bowen, Bodhan Dowsing, Eric Martino, Samuell Pages-Oliver