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Year 8
Year Eight
The new school year always sees an influx of young faces showing a mix of nerves, excitement, fear and trepidation all at once. Year 8 is a time when boys graduate into the Middle School and there are many individual new challenges for each and every student
Mr Bobby Emmanuel Head of Year 8 to overcome. The Year 8 cohort, although hesitant at first, managed to adapt well to the new demands placed on them with a keen resolve. Many boys found that the key to survival lay in being well organised and taking personal responsibility for their lives at the College. Being at the College gives students great opportunities to partake in the numerous activities offered. From sports, dance, debating, music, as well as all the various subjects offered, the choice is endless. It is pleasing to see the number of boys getting involved in College activities and the relative increased growth in their physical, emotional and social selves over the year. The first major opportunity to showcase their new maturity was at the ‘Grandparents Day’. An invitation was extended to all grandparents to visit the College with their grandsons acting as tour guides and to also relate some of their College experiences. A morning tea followed with some musical entertainment by select Year 8 students. Many pleasing comments were made about the outstanding level of performances and the maturity showed by all boys involved in the day. At the end of Term 1, all Year 8s attended Camp Kelly in Dwellingup for a three day Orientation Camp with their pastoral care teachers. The boys were involved in abseiling, orienteering, hiking, boat building, and spent time in the great outdoors with their peers. Socially, this was a great opportunity to develop new and interesting friendships. Many of the bonds created at the camp will last for years to come and will be a source of strength and support at the College. From their new experiences at Camp Kelly, each pastoral care group was asked to elect two student representatives. These students were expected to be the best leaders and role models in the group whenever events required organising within the cohort. The student representative body provided great support to their pastoral care teachers and I encourage more boys to seek out and develop leadership roles next year.
There were many events over the year that the boys participated in, including the high standard of attention and behaviour at College assemblies and the enthusiastic support of the swimming and athletics carnivals. In particular I would like to mention the support and effort for the College Fun Run and Un-Fair Day. The effort and level of enthusiasm put into these events were outstanding and the Year 8 cohort were by far the leaders in both of these fundraising events.
The highlight of the year would have to be the Trinity/ Mercedes ‘Green & Gold’ social. The Year 8 students appeared en masse, in a whirlwind of green and gold tones. The night got off with some icebreakers and as the music became more upbeat, courage swelled in the ranks and some highly energetic dance moves were spotted around Gibney Hall. I must congratulate the boys on their mature and good spirited participation at this social and at Penrhos College earlier in the year.
In conclusion I would like to offer my deepest gratitude to the Year 8 pastoral care teachers, Ms Karu, Ms Wheeler, Ms Lodge, Mr Winters, Mr Rousset, Mr Taylor and Ms Allen. On behalf of the Year 8 students thank you for your hard work, commitment, generosity and compassion over the year.
Mr Bobby Emmanuel
Head of Year 8
YEAR 8 STUDENT COUNCIL
Back Row: Mr Bobby Emmanuel (Head of Year 8), Nathan Butler, Roberto Di Giovanni, Adrian Pizzata, Danny Lam, Paris Buti, Lawrence Page, Mrs Kerrie Fraser (Head of Middle School) Front Row: Christopher Gray, Brandon Willington, Matthew Locantro, Anthony Dang, Alwyn Chan, Sean Mariotti, Matthew Washbourne, Jordan De Leo
Year Eight Awards
Christopher Bryan Fitness and Health
Awards Paris Buti Communication and Performance Jeremy Ciccarelli Mathematics Problem Solving Elliott Cooper Aquatics Anthony Dang Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 8.6 Matthew Davies Athletics – U/14 Age Champion Cricket Old Boys’ Award Highest Points Athletics Inters Physical and Health Education Roberto di Giovanni Art Hockey Michael Duan Academic Achievement Mathematics Academic Achievement Science Design & Technology: Design & Communication Thomas Flematti Football Awards Jason Fogg Astronomy
Brynn Joyce Design & Technology: Systems Outdoor Education
Joshua Lee Music Sean Mariotti Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 8.1
Vinh Nguyen Head of Year Award Harley Orr Soccer Michael O’Sullivan Tennis Lawrence Page Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 8.7 Adrian Pizzata Academic Achievement English Academic Achievement Society & Environment Creative Writing Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 8.2 Stephen Pope Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 8.3 Timothy Ronchi Rugby William Sanders Graphics Marco Santalucia Italian Logan Sellman Edmund Rice Award for Religious Education 8.4
Stephen Sertorio Design & Technology: Materials
Joshua Wallace Basketball
Year Eight
YEAR 8.1
Back Row: Christian Bignell, William Di Fulvio, William Elias Perez, Thomas Manley, Matthew Dixon Third Row: Jesse Ipsaro-Passione, James Christian, Matthew Ulrich, Laurent Shervington, Anthony Rebello, Matthew Davies Second Row: Mr Bobby Emmanuel (Head of Year 8), Benjamin Pocock, Conrad Burke, Paris Buti, Eddison Baroni, Stephen Sertorio, Dakota Gear, Ashish Salaskar Front Row: Jakeb McKinley, Christopher Shaw, Xavier Clarke, Henry Hollingworth, Marc Mather, Sean Mariotti, Alessandro Di Bucci, Joe Woodin Absent: Ms Medhavi Karu, Callum Foo
YEAR 8.2
Back Row: Austin Connelly, Andrew Dewar, Adrian Pizzata, John Davis, Kable D’Orazio Third Row: Linford Smith, Benjamin Harris, Michael Duan, Taylor Wellstead, Nathan Butler, Aidan Hobbs Second Row: Mrs Colleen Wheeler, Nathan Menage, Matthew Tallon, Nicolas Erskine, Luke Mulholland, Hedley Smith, Nathan Geldenhuys, Patrick Di Nardo Front Row: Thomas Kopaczewskyj, Elliott Cooper, Alexander Murphy, Thomas Rees, Matthew Hortin, Braeden Caddy, Marcus Callus-Gannon, Rhys Weaver
Year Eight
YEAR 8.3
Back Row: Jeremy Ciccarelli, Brynn Joyce, Vinh Nguyen, Jack Rogers, Phillip Stirling Third Row: Joshua Clayton, Jack Cleary, Damon Hortle, Thomas Flematti, Rhys Fox, Peter Parsons Carter Second Row: Ms Rhiannon Lodge, Matthew Hawgood, Sean Grogan, Adam Whitworth, Marco Santalucia, Jacob Rees, Jack Dawes Front Row: Jordan De Leo, Matthew Locantro, Cameron Glass, Joshua Di Grandi, Henry Prior, David Ferrari, Joshua Lyra, Oscar Taylor Absent: Antonios Spanos
YEAR 8.4
Back Row: Rowan Withers, Luke Warlik, Cameron Yukich, Timothy Ronchi, Eliott Iustini Third Row: Gavin Lane, Nathan Demarte, Logan Viskovich, Logan Sellman, Michael Di Michele, Joshua Collier Second Row: Mr Jean-Marc Rousset, Craig Martins, Sebastian Gatt-Lodding, Jaron De Klerk, Jason Fogg, Oliver Hopkins, Jayden Marciano Front Row: Ashley Teo, Christian Phang, Christopher Bryan, Anthony Dang, Michael Arthur, Hugh Pilgrim, Christopher Gray, Anthony Moretta Absent: Jordan Richards
Year Eight
YEAR 8.5
Back Row: James Dawson, Alexander Ridley, Brandon Periera, Caleb Gilroy, Jordan Bozich, Joshua Wallace Third Row: Rhys Morich, Thomas Fairclough, Liam Parsons, Harry McInnes, Frank Thai, Patrick McDonald Second Row: Mr Christopher Winters, George Hobbs, David Gileno, Christian Hunter, Jake Bergman, Thomas Boyle, Stephen Pope, Samuel Davies Front Row: Charles Roberts, Callum Browne, Blair Stroud, Louis Jago, Thomas Bradford, Brandon Willington, Matthew Washbourne, Bradley Russell
YEAR 8.6
Back Row: Danny Lam, Tomas Hovane, Joshua Addenbrooke, Jamie Andrawes, Clement Lynch Third Row: James Toncich, James Drewett, Jason Rocca, Tristan Kealy, Hamish Goddard-Jones, Louis Pesce Second Row: Mr Bobby Emmanuel (Head of Year 8), Jaryd Blakiston, John Della Gatta, Nathan Ruggiero, Liam Green, Connor Cribben, Jeremy Ryan Front Row: Jordan Randazzo, Adam Norman, Benjamin Azzopardi, Kyle Hambley, Alwyn Chan, Joseph Miocevich, Mitchell Dudgeon, Michael O’Sullivan Absent: Mr John Taylor, Jordan Sta Maria
Year Eight
YEAR 8.7
Back Row: Harris Barclay, Luke Marsala, Michael Potts, Jackson Gunning, Mitchell Scott-Rogan Third Row: John Paul Mondelo, Matthew Dondas, Jackson MacLaren, Roberto di Giovanni, Joel Bahemia, Michael Arangio Second Row: Mrs Lea Wilson, Harley Orr, Katyn Culbong, Lawrence Page, Luke Moorby, Mark Bolton, Rawdon Hume Front Row: David Coutinho, Joshua Lee, Joshua Harris, Jack Townsend, Stephen Loughnan, William Sanders, Adam Fanchi, Adam Taylor Absent: Austin Rogers, Conor Spence
Year Eight
Junior School
