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<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews<br />
Dear <strong>Marist</strong> Family<br />
Many would have seen the sculpture of Mary and the teenage Jesus in the reception of the Senior School. Br<br />
Terence Heinrich (Headmaster from 1983 to 1988) asked the sculptor to create a work which went beyond<br />
the traditional in that it would be Mary with the teenage Jesus. It’s a very beautiful and powerful work. A<br />
leaflet is available entitled ‘Mother & Son’ and it explains the significance of the work.<br />
See how he stands, straight limbed, healthy, strong, looking<br />
beyond Mary, eager to face his future, to start his public life. His<br />
love and respect for his mother is seen in the gentle right hand<br />
on Mary’s shoulder. His left hand caries the T-square, symbolic<br />
of his trade, but his attention and eagerness and concentration<br />
are drawn away from his mother to the world beyond. Like any<br />
person, he has a life to make, a destiny to fulfil. With him he will<br />
take the love and the values built into his life by those who have<br />
cared for him.<br />
As for Mary? See how still she is. The time is near for Jesus, still<br />
loving her, to look beyond him. She has done all she can, and<br />
soon it will be time to let him go to do his Father’s work. She<br />
recognises this in her stillness. Look at her hands – how quietly<br />
composed they are. She does not touch Jesus. Look at the soft<br />
and peaceful folds of her gown. She is at peace, and yet how<br />
strong is the love she bears her son.<br />
See how she lifts her head towards him. She looks at him with<br />
such love – a gentle gaze, full of confidence in him, eyes open<br />
to the truth and promise of the boy she has helped to mould.<br />
Her mouth, too, is gentle; there is almost a smile; she approves<br />
of what she sees.<br />
(Mother & Son leaflet)<br />
Together, in competition<br />
In recent editions of Enews the focus has been on Mary as<br />
model for Christian people. In this reflection the emphasis<br />
is on the relationship between Mary and Jesus. This<br />
sculpture is about us. It’s a symbol of our faith in Jesus<br />
who was once an adolescent, like our students are or will<br />
become. It’s a symbol of our faith in Mary who models for<br />
us trust in God. It’s about ‘potentiality’ too: about mothers<br />
and sons as they grow in love and understanding of<br />
themselves and each other.<br />
_______________________________<br />
Our Year 5, 7 & 9 boys are sitting NAPLAN tests this week<br />
in literacy and numeracy. These tests are meant to be a<br />
measure of a schools’ overall performance in these areas. It<br />
is also a means by which parents and boys can gauge how<br />
they are progressing in comparison to their peers across<br />
the nation. Well done to the boys for their cooperation<br />
during these test sessions.<br />
Year 8 camps are being held this week and the Year 6 camp<br />
was held last week. These are exciting events for the boys<br />
and I trust they will bring many benefits to the boys as<br />
they continue to grow and develop in the years ahead.<br />
Many thanks to Mr Rugala for his organization of the Year<br />
8 camps and thanks as well to the Year 6 teachers and the<br />
senior teachers who have accompanied the boys. These<br />
opportunities can only be provided through the generous<br />
involvement of our staff.<br />
A survey on the recent Parent Teacher Interviews for boys<br />
in Years 7 to 12 has been sent electronically to a sample<br />
set of parents. Please take time to respond (only a few<br />
minutes are required) as your views help us discern the<br />
most effective means by which teachers can communicate<br />
with you.<br />
Finally, please keep Br Cletus in your prayers. Br Cletus has<br />
recently undergone major surgery and will be in hospital<br />
for some time. Brother is well known to many boys and<br />
families and has long been a wonderful support and<br />
presence to boys and staff in the <strong>College</strong>, especially in the<br />
Junior School.<br />
<strong>May</strong> St Marcellin continue to watch over our boys and their<br />
families.<br />
Mr Richard Sidorko<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
Headmaster’s Report<br />
General News<br />
Community Service<br />
Youth Ministry<br />
Sports News<br />
Junior School Happenings<br />
IMPORTANT DATES<br />
14 -<strong>16</strong> <strong>May</strong><br />
Year 8 camp CO, CR, DA, HA<br />
D of E Parent Information Night at Merici <strong>College</strong><br />
15 – 18 <strong>May</strong><br />
NAPLAN Years 5, 7 and 9<br />
<strong>16</strong> – 18 <strong>May</strong><br />
Year 8 camp MA, MC, OT, PA<br />
18 <strong>May</strong><br />
Blue & Blue Ball<br />
22 <strong>May</strong><br />
Year 12 AST Trial<br />
Year 10 Reflection & Community Service Day<br />
23 <strong>May</strong><br />
Junior School Photo Day<br />
25 <strong>May</strong><br />
Mark House Day<br />
27 <strong>May</strong> – 3 June<br />
Reconciliation Week<br />
29 <strong>May</strong><br />
Year 11 2013 Information Evening<br />
30 – 2 June<br />
<strong>College</strong> Drama Performance<br />
31 <strong>May</strong><br />
End of Enrolment Period<br />
MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
The <strong>2012</strong> <strong>College</strong> inter-house Cross Country titles were held on a perfect<br />
autumn afternoon. The event was held over the iconic Mt Taylor courses,.<br />
The 12 through 15 years contested the 4.0km course whilst the <strong>16</strong>’s and<br />
seniors completed the arduous 5.6 km course.<br />
It was great to see so many boys engaged in strenuous physical activity<br />
throughout the event and this is a tremendous reflection on the <strong>Marist</strong><br />
culture, the house spirit and the work ethic of the <strong>College</strong> population. This<br />
year saw five of the eight Houses come away with age champion category<br />
trophy winners. But by the end of the day, McMahon was announced as<br />
overall Champion House for the second year running. The outstanding<br />
individual performance belonged to Patrick Jackson in the <strong>16</strong> years, with<br />
a time of 19.26. This fell just 6 seconds short of the <strong>College</strong> record.<br />
Thank you must go to all staff and parents who made the day possible.<br />
Also congratulations to the boys on their enthusiasm and sportsmanship<br />
which helped to make the day a very enjoyable experience for everyone<br />
involved.<br />
Running continues to be a strength of <strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong>!<br />
<strong>College</strong> Cross Country coaches Wayne McAuliffe and Russ Johnson have<br />
commenced conditioning the squad of over 60 boys for the ASC titles to<br />
be held on <strong>May</strong> 24, followed by the ACT titles in June.<br />
Wayne McAuliffe - Carnivals Convenor<br />
Lisa Corrigan, Olympic Athlete (2008 Beijing) presenting the winning Cross Country Shield<br />
to Joe Powell, McMahon Sports Captain.<br />
1st place runners:<br />
12 Yrs Peter Nuttall McMahon 17.19<br />
13 Yrs Kieran Reilly Mark <strong>16</strong>.48<br />
14 Yrs James Toohey Conway <strong>16</strong>.23<br />
15 Yrs John Ashleigh Crispin 15.22<br />
<strong>16</strong> Yrs Patrick Jackson Darlinghurst 19.26<br />
Seniors Tom Styman Crispin 20.12<br />
CC <strong>2012</strong> 12 Yrs 13 Yrs 14 Yrs 15 Yrs <strong>16</strong> Yrs Senior Overall<br />
Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Pl<br />
Conway 266 2 1501 2 <strong>16</strong>38 1 1189 1125 1863 7582 2<br />
Crispin 153 1201 1592 2 1448 1 1070 1412 6876 4<br />
Darlinghurst 156 1414 3 1185 854 1376 2 1409 6394 7<br />
Haydon 61 626 1032 1369 3 1360 3 2551 2 6999 3<br />
Mark 280 1 1095 1042 974 1142 2133 3 6666 5<br />
McMahon 218 3 1237 826 1427 2 1527 1 2991 1 8226 1<br />
Othmar 100 1504 1 1006 1136 1182 1269 6197 8<br />
Patrick 208 1313 1466 3 1049 908 <strong>16</strong>87 6631 6<br />
<strong>College</strong> Inter-house<br />
Cross Country Titles
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
DEADLINE THURSDAY 31 MAY<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Canberra<br />
Foundation<br />
We look with great pride at the developments<br />
CAPITAL APPEAL, MARCELLIN HALL<br />
in plant and facilities at our old school.<br />
Marcellin Hall will add hugely to these facilities<br />
and I commend the appeal to all Old Boys.<br />
I urge you to help in any way you can.<br />
deadline thursday 31 may<br />
(Grant Slater, President <strong>Marist</strong> Canberra<br />
One of the aims of the Foundation is to assist<br />
with capital works at the <strong>College</strong>. We look upon<br />
this appeal as part of that aim and we hope that<br />
you will be as generous here as you have been<br />
with the Bursary Fund. (Brett Freebody,<br />
Chair of the <strong>College</strong> Foundation)<br />
For those of you are contemplating donating to the Capital Appeal for the Marcellin Hall, please note:-<br />
• The Official Opening is to be held on Friday the 27 July.<br />
• The Cocktail Party is to be held on the 25 July, where all Donors will be invited to attend and tour the facility.<br />
• In order to be eligible for inclusion on the Bollards and Honour Boards for the opening cocktail party (25th July) and<br />
official opening on the 27th July, we will need to have your donations paid by the 31st <strong>May</strong>.<br />
• In the meantime should you have questions or wish to immediately make a commitment please contact Brendan Ryan,<br />
Phone 0262987280 or email brendanryan@mcc.act.edu.au<br />
• ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.<br />
After the printing of the brochures our bank account details have changed. The new details are as follows:-<br />
BSB# 062919<br />
ACC# 10349394<br />
NAME <strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Canberra Foundation<br />
REFERENCE yournameCA<br />
Old Boys Association)<br />
For any further information contact Brendan Ryan, Development Officer, on 0262987280 or brendanryan@mcc.act.edu.au<br />
Congratulations to:<br />
Capital appeal Marcellin Hall<br />
Tyler Hamon and Mitchell Walton-Brown, who have<br />
been awarded with a Defence Technical Scholarship<br />
for <strong>2012</strong>. Over 2300 students nationwide applied for<br />
the scholarship. The DTS rewards technically-savvy<br />
students for staying on at school and enrolling in<br />
specific subjects. Congratulations Tyler and Mitchell!<br />
I thank the <strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Foundation for its<br />
work in providing tuition fees for disadvantaged<br />
families and I commend them for this initiative.<br />
(Richard Sidorko, Headmaster <strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
Canberra)<br />
<strong>2012</strong>/2013 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Canberra Football Club has Entertainment Books for sale.<br />
MCFC receives $11.00 for every book sold.<br />
They will be on sale in our canteen from this Saturday. You can<br />
also contact Judy Hall at maristfootball@maristfootball.com.au<br />
or you can buy your book online<br />
If you wish to take a look at this year’s book, please click here to<br />
view it online.
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Mothers’ Mass<br />
Thank you to all those who attended the<br />
Mass last Thursday and who enjoyed<br />
the morning tea afterwards. We thank<br />
Fr Brian for his words of encouragement<br />
to the mothers and acknowledging<br />
the special part they play in families<br />
and our <strong>Marist</strong> community. The Mass<br />
ended beautifully with a power point<br />
presentation from Mr Dave Moore and<br />
his class giving an A-Z list of quotes<br />
dedicated to their mothers. It was<br />
great to see so many mothers enjoy<br />
the day.
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Please pray for our sick and recently departed members of<br />
the <strong>Marist</strong> Family.<br />
Our thoughts and prayers go out to:<br />
Brother Cletus, who is recovering from surgery.<br />
The family of Brendan Dorman on his recent passing. Brendan was<br />
a great supporter and sponsor of the MAFC through the Eastlake Football<br />
Club. Brendan was brother of Chris Dorman, Felicity Cusack, Uncle of Reg<br />
Dorman (2010), Luke Cusack (2009), Tom Cusack (2011) and cousin of Cathy,<br />
Angus (9Mc) and Tom Dryburgh (2010).<br />
The family of Mr Gino Piccoli, maternal grandfather of Danny Supple (9Da)<br />
and Isaac Supple (8Da). Mr Piccoli is in a critical condition in Intensive Care,<br />
and the Supple family would appreciate your thoughts and prayers.<br />
Conway House<br />
Charity Appeal <strong>2012</strong><br />
As many people may know, Conway House has had The<br />
Canberra Blind Society as its major charity organisation<br />
for several years. The House values the contribution<br />
that CBS continues to provide in the ACT area. The<br />
Canberra Blind Society depends solely on the three<br />
collection days in early <strong>May</strong>. This year, 26 Year 8 and<br />
9 Conway boys braved the cold to collect at Woden<br />
Plaza and Mawson Southlands shopping centres on<br />
Thursday 3 and Friday 4 <strong>May</strong> in two hour sessions.<br />
Last year, 2011, the boys collected just over $1,500<br />
for the CBS. This year the boys managed to collect<br />
$2, 417.10 which was a wonderful effort and greatly<br />
appreciated by the Canberra Blind Society.<br />
Pictured are a few of the boys displaying the sum<br />
collected.<br />
Andy Lofthouse - Conway House Dean<br />
Gifted and Talented<br />
Conference <strong>2012</strong><br />
On Tuesday 15 <strong>May</strong>, <strong>Marist</strong> hosted the ACT Gifted and Talented Conference for<br />
approximately two hundred students from many schools across the ACT. The<br />
conference caters to the Gifted and Talented programs in schools by offering<br />
university styled lectures from guest speakers on various philosophical topics<br />
and current debates.<br />
Julie Arliss presented a series of seminars on theoretical concerns such as<br />
the physical and psychological perception of time, the question of what is<br />
consciousness and the philosophy of love and relations in contemporary<br />
society. Julie lectures at King’s <strong>College</strong>, London, and works in close association<br />
with Oxford and Exeter Universities, and is principal examiner at Cambridge<br />
setting questions for the Philosophy Department. Her extensive knowledge and<br />
exquisite oratory skills provided a highly engaging and challenging discussion.<br />
Jeffery Hodges delivered a lecture on the ideas of resilience and self-esteem<br />
to the symposium. His talk focused on how adolescents can develop skills<br />
required to cope with stress and adversity in this high pressured modern world.<br />
Jeffery is a performance consultant who manages elite athletes to achieve their<br />
goals in Queensland.<br />
The day was an enormous success culminating in an open debate amongst the<br />
students. All participants seemed to value the diverse content and ideology<br />
offered, finding the intellectual experience inspiring.<br />
John O’Kane
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
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presents the <strong>2012</strong> movie fundraiser<br />
Academy Award winning film<br />
The Lives of Others<br />
Margaret David<br />
WINNER BEST FOREIGN FILM<br />
6pm Friday 25th <strong>May</strong><br />
Keynote speaker CLYDE RATHBONE, EX WALLABY & BRUMBY<br />
Welcome address SIR WILLIAM DEANE, HOME PATRON<br />
AUCTION: EXCLUSIVE LADY GAGA PACKAGE<br />
• 4 tickets to her 23 June Sydney concert<br />
• Corporate box seating<br />
• 5-star hotel accommodation<br />
• Use of an Audi to travel to and from Sydney<br />
Tickets: $65<br />
Pre movie drinks & hot<br />
food, entry to the movie<br />
and post movie drinks &<br />
cheese platters<br />
Buy tickets from<br />
www.theq.net.au or from<br />
The Q Box Office<br />
TEL: (02) 6285 6290<br />
Thanks to our supporters • Audi Centre Canberra • Curtis Glass Art • Queanbeyan City Council<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Parents & Friends Association<br />
Celebrating 44 Years<br />
Invites all <strong>Marist</strong> parents and friends to<br />
The <strong>2012</strong><br />
Blue & Blue<br />
WITH A TOUCH OF GOLD<br />
dinner dance<br />
FRIDAY 18 MAY <strong>2012</strong> – 7PM<br />
CORINNA BALLROOM<br />
CANBERRA SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB – WODEN<br />
$65 per person or $600 per table of 10<br />
2 courses and drinks<br />
Dress: Dinner Wear<br />
Entertainment: Casual Sets<br />
A raffl e will be held and drawn on the night<br />
Tables of 10 or book individually and seating will be arranged<br />
Bookings can ONLY be made with payment<br />
There will be NO entry tickets – a seating plan will be on display<br />
at entrance<br />
A Booking/Payment form is attached. Preferred payment is EFT to:<br />
‘<strong>Marist</strong> P&F’ BSB: 062905, Acc No: 10020413 (Sorry – No BPay)<br />
Please write your Surname and fi rst Initial in Payer/Remitter<br />
details, ‘B&B Dinner’ in description and attach a copy of your<br />
transaction statement to your booking form.<br />
For further information or to request special dietary<br />
requirements please email Janine Clark on<br />
mccp&f@mcc.act.edu.au<br />
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR BOOKING FORM<br />
These changes come into effect on<br />
the 28/05/<strong>2012</strong><br />
Please check Action’s website for further information on<br />
time or route description changes for the following routes.<br />
These changes are being made by Action for operational<br />
requirements.<br />
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629 - Time change. This service departs 5 minutes later<br />
632 - Time change. This service departs 5 minutes later<br />
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669 - Time and description change. This service departs<br />
5 minutes later<br />
Bus Timetable<br />
Changes<br />
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If you have any queries regarding these changes please<br />
do not hesitate to contact ACTION buses Service<br />
Manager Greg Paciorek on 6207 7800.<br />
<strong>Marist</strong><br />
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sizes 9-12 and 12-14 available<br />
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<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Year 9 Service Day<br />
The day started with an excellent presentation on Service by<br />
the Radford Service Coordinator George Huitiker, followed<br />
by Gus McManus (<strong>College</strong> Service Captain). Gus did a great<br />
job with his presentation about Service at <strong>Marist</strong> and how<br />
Year 9 fits into his vision for Service. After Recess each of the<br />
Service Captains met with the Year 9’s in their House to talk<br />
about Service involvement and to brainstorm new ideas<br />
of how Year 9 students can get involved in Direct Service<br />
Initiatives. Each of the eight Service Captains did really well<br />
with their Service learning activities that they designed<br />
and implemented. The Footsteps staff were outstanding,<br />
and by the end of the day they had coordinated their Year 9<br />
students into teams to produce a presentation about their<br />
House Charity and ideas for new direct service initiatives.<br />
My highlight for the day was watching the role plays put on<br />
by the other Houses and it gave me an insight into what other<br />
peoples service passions are. I hope to get more involved by<br />
grasping any opportunities I can and do more service outside<br />
school. I like seeing someone smile and when someone says<br />
thank you and they mean it. “H” was and still is a great guy<br />
and he helped make an idea a reality and made a huge<br />
difference to a small number of peoples lives and made them<br />
just that much better. Gus McManus used his own experience<br />
to show how he became the Service Captain through hard<br />
work and keeping the <strong>Marist</strong> service sprit alive. I found out all<br />
of the opportunities for service in Year 9 and how I can partake<br />
in more direct interaction with people who need a bit of help.<br />
This was the part of the day where I got to know my House<br />
Group more and we brought all our ideas on service and how<br />
to reach out. I can do more then help at school, I can help<br />
outside in the community.<br />
James Agius, Year 9 Crispin<br />
Thanks to everyone who helped prepare for the day<br />
especially Simon Rugala, George Huitiker and the Service<br />
Captains who gave up time to come and present. Two<br />
Year 9 students were so inspired by the presentations that<br />
they would like to start a sports program for students with<br />
special needs at Malkara.<br />
ACTIV8<br />
Sign up is this Friday 18 <strong>May</strong>, at lunchtime in the Forum. See<br />
Page 5 of this Enews for the advert!<br />
The Year 10 Christian Leadership class excelled in their<br />
Youth Ministry role, presenting on the <strong>Marist</strong> themes of<br />
Simplicity and Presence. In small and large groups, they<br />
engaged the Year 8 students through personal sharing,<br />
dramas, multimedia clips, music and creative liturgy. This<br />
set the mood for the rest of the day which saw the Year<br />
8 students living out the Gospel message of service to<br />
love their neighbours. The second part of the Brothers<br />
Together day was the Service Learning component,<br />
led by Erica Drewsen. This involved various guest<br />
presentations, from Gus McManus (<strong>College</strong> Service<br />
Captain), Debbie Kensey (Operation Christmas Child),<br />
Will Downing and Liam Highmore (Solomon Islands<br />
Immersion participants). The boys were challenged to<br />
discover who their ‘neighbours in need’ are and what<br />
they can do about supporting them in practical ways.<br />
This led them into the hands on service activity which<br />
involved the boys working on the ‘Clackers 4 Kids’ project,<br />
whereby each Year 8 student created a clacker for a child<br />
in a developing nation to receive at Christmas this year.<br />
The Year 5 students in the Junior School will also be<br />
The CSYMA National Conference was held last<br />
Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 <strong>May</strong> in Canberra with 190<br />
staff and students from around Australia in attendance.<br />
The aim of the Conference was to inform, inspire and<br />
send teachers and students back to their schools with<br />
a renewed energy for Youth Ministry. The keynote<br />
speakers included Sister Hilda Scott, OSB ‘Finding<br />
the God… who is looking for you’ Fr Ken Barker, MGL<br />
‘Presenting the Gospel Message: 101’, Stephen Lawrence<br />
‘The New Evangelisation’ and Fr Steve Fletcher, MGL<br />
‘Opening our hearts to more of God’. This was followed by<br />
a liturgy including the Sacrament of Reconciliation and<br />
Adoration. The following day we were given a choice<br />
of workshops to attend on various aspects of ministry<br />
in Catholic schools such as; developing engaging<br />
school liturgy, project web sharing, new youth ministry<br />
resources, indigenous Youth Ministry and immersions.<br />
The students were also treated to a variety of workshops<br />
on using drama, music and testimony in Youth Ministry<br />
projects. Kathy Haseler and I took away many new<br />
ideas for <strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Canberra, and had a great time<br />
networking with Youth Ministers from around Australia.<br />
From humble beginnings at St Edmunds <strong>College</strong> and<br />
a few other <strong>College</strong>s in Canberra, including <strong>Marist</strong>,<br />
CSYMA has now grown to 48 schools around Australia<br />
and continues to draw in more each year. <strong>Marist</strong> has<br />
Year 8 Brothers Together<br />
working on this project and will assist with painting of<br />
the clackers.<br />
Student comments: Awesome! We had a great day, and<br />
want to do it more often – how about every week? Thanks<br />
heaps for putting this on. The Year 10’s did a great job<br />
putting on the Youth Ministry session and I got a lot out of<br />
it, especially the personal sharing.<br />
We believe this day compliments the Year 8 camp week<br />
by giving the boys some time for reflection, learning<br />
and action in the service of others. All Year 8 students<br />
participating in the Brothers Together day receive MATES<br />
hours for their Service, and are encouraged to find other<br />
ways to continue serving the community. Thank you<br />
to all involved in the day, especially Erica Drewsen and<br />
Luke Croker who put a lot of effort into the day. We look<br />
forward to the second half of Year 8 participating in the<br />
Brothers Together program on Friday this week. Look<br />
forward to more photos in the Enews next week.<br />
CSYMA National Conference<br />
had a long involvement with CSYMA (beginning<br />
with Br Greg McDonald), and has been critical in the<br />
development and formation of many of our students<br />
who’ve participated in the courses and Youth Ministry<br />
teams that we’ve implemented at <strong>Marist</strong> in the CYSMA<br />
model. It was inspiring to see our Year 12 students<br />
presenting to everyone at the Conference about <strong>Marist</strong><br />
Youth Ministry; how it’s developed, the effect it has had<br />
on our <strong>College</strong> community and what it has given them<br />
in their faith journey. This group of students will form<br />
part of a new ‘Core Group’ in <strong>Marist</strong> Youth Ministry, with<br />
the task of directing and coordinating the mission of<br />
MYM. It is exciting to see their passion and commitment<br />
to MYM and I look forward to supporting them in this<br />
new role.<br />
The CSYMA conference was a truly amazing experience<br />
for everyone involved. The conference helped to shape<br />
a core group which will further enhance the MYM team<br />
moving forward. This core group learnt much about how<br />
other schools go about Youth Ministry within their schools<br />
and in the wider community and the boys will use some of<br />
what they have learned and put it into practice in future<br />
youth ministry events.<br />
Matt Clark, Year 12 Conway
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Canberra<br />
Football Club<br />
www.maristfootball.com.au<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Hockey Club Report<br />
We had another beautiful and busy<br />
day for Round 2 with 17 home games.<br />
The Canteen was kept very busy<br />
and the UK Tour boys are doing a<br />
wonderful job cooking sausages and<br />
serving drinks and food. The club is<br />
also selling Entertainment books and<br />
merchandise from the canteen.<br />
PREMIER LEAGUE<br />
Our U<strong>16</strong> and U18 Premier teams<br />
played Canberra FC last weekend and<br />
The cold weather has arrived and hockey parents frantically searched their<br />
wardrobes for the winter hockey woollies. Round 2 saw some very pleasing<br />
results - from both the sideline fashion and hockey perspectives!<br />
U13 Blue<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> 6 - Wests 2. Our first game for the season saw Jesse Absolom peak a<br />
little early and score the goal of the season. This was a really pleasing result<br />
given the new make-up of the team and the fact that most of the boys had only<br />
just returned from Year 6 camp. The boys worked extremely well together and<br />
dominated the match with some well-crafted attacks on goal. Special thanks to<br />
Isaac for racing straight from the camp bus to the match to make sure we had<br />
a full team.<br />
U15/1<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> 3 - Daramalan 1. The game was extremely close with the scores tied at nil<br />
all at half time. However, in the second half, <strong>Marist</strong> lifted and was quickly in the<br />
lead 3 - 0. Daramalan had a late surge but it wasn’t enough to take the lead. Goal<br />
scorers, Alex and Jacob. A big thank you to Albert, Charlie and Toby for playing<br />
with the team.<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Australian Football Club<br />
Mixed results again this week however, I hope you all<br />
spoilt your Mums on Mothers Day.<br />
At <strong>Marist</strong> on Lindwall Oval it was a sea of Pink to raise<br />
awareness for Breast Cancer. Thank you to all those<br />
who made the day possible from the Canteen to the<br />
decorations that made the day special. Thank you also<br />
to those who have donated online by visiting this page.<br />
The link will remain up for a few weeks so everyone gets<br />
a chance to visit the webpage set specially for <strong>Marist</strong> AFL<br />
Club.<br />
This week’s games of the Junior fixture.<br />
Home – At Lindwall this week are:<br />
19 <strong>May</strong>, Round 3: U12s Div 1 at 9:15am, U14 Div 2B at<br />
10:45am then U14 Div 2A at 1pm.<br />
20 <strong>May</strong>, Round 9: U18s <strong>Marist</strong> Vs Gungahlin 9:30am.<br />
Come down and watch a game and have a hot coffee, bacon<br />
and egg rolls, pies – it’s all there!<br />
Away – U10s Qbyn Vs <strong>Marist</strong> 9:15am (Halloran Drive);<br />
U11s Gungahlin Jets Vs <strong>Marist</strong> 10:45am (Amaroo 102);<br />
U14 Div 1 Tuggeranong Hawks Vs <strong>Marist</strong> 9:15am (Gordon<br />
102); U<strong>16</strong> Div 2 Tuggeranong Hawks Vs <strong>Marist</strong> 11:05am<br />
(Gordon 102); U<strong>16</strong> Div 1 Tuggeranong Hawks Vs <strong>Marist</strong><br />
1pm (Gordon 102).<br />
both teams played very well but went<br />
down 2-3 in the U18’s and our U<strong>16</strong><br />
Premiers lost 2-4. They are placed 7th<br />
and 5th on their respective ladders.<br />
This week they have another tough<br />
opponent in Belconnen at Belconnen<br />
who are sitting 2nd place in both<br />
divisions<br />
KANGA CUP<br />
Kanga Cup nominations close 31st<br />
<strong>May</strong>. This year’s tournament will run<br />
Peter Moon - Secretary<br />
from 8 July – 13 July. If you wish to<br />
enter a team, please let the club know.<br />
The club will pay the nomination fee<br />
of $200.00<br />
GOAL KEEPER TRAINING<br />
Don’t forget Goal Keeper training for<br />
any <strong>Marist</strong> goal keeper on Thursdays<br />
between 3.30 – 5.00pm on Oval 3.<br />
Matt Selems - President<br />
U15/2<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> 1 - North Canberra 1. A cold Friday night at Lyneham saw the team show<br />
great commitment to hold their opposition to a draw. Aidan Goodwin chased<br />
down every ball, despite an injury early in the first half. Matthew Barton was<br />
solid in defence and was helped by some good tackling from Andrew Simpson.<br />
With the sides still locked at one all into the second half, it took some dynamic<br />
energy from Yuri Arnould on the forward line and a controlled shot from Stefhan<br />
Meyer, to open the scoring. With North Canberra coming back to score a few<br />
minutes from the final whistle, the boys had to dig deep to keep out waves of<br />
attack from the opposition and Josh Trevor worked tirelessly in defence. All in all<br />
a fantastic effort from the boys without substitutes to provide any relief during<br />
the game.<br />
U18/1<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> 6 – Canberra Grammar 0. After losing narrowly to St.Pats (1-2) in round<br />
1, the First XI had a handsome win over Grammar. <strong>Marist</strong> dominated right<br />
from the beginning and the attempts on goal flowed like clockwork. It wasn’t<br />
long before the boys opened the encounter with a goal from a short corner<br />
(second of two) in the 6th minute from John Blake. They followed up with three<br />
more goals to John Dufty, Sean Baker and Jeremy Hopkins. The second half was<br />
littered by nearly double the shots on goal but yielding only 2 goals to Jamie<br />
Hawke and again John Dufty. Grammar rarely ventured into our D with most of<br />
the game being played in their half.<br />
U18 Sky<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> 3 – Daramalan 1. After a very sloppy start (including tackling our own<br />
players) we held our game in the first half and it was nice to see we had subs<br />
on the side line. It was a much different game in the second half with small talk<br />
from the coach and Natural snake lollies boosting the boys’ running on the field.<br />
Daramalan had no idea what hit them with Patrick moving to centre half and<br />
taking it to Darra scoring our fist goal. Not long after Marlon managed to get a<br />
sitter and scored next to the post. A short corner game Mitchell the chance to<br />
hit the backboard and put us further ahead. Not to be out done, Darra managed<br />
to put one in our net.<br />
The <strong>Marist</strong> Australian Football Club would like to pass on our<br />
condolences and deepest sympathy to the family and friends<br />
of Brendan Dorman, who passed away this week after a long<br />
battle with illness and who will be sorely missed by all who<br />
knew him at the Eastlake Football Club, <strong>Marist</strong> and the AFL<br />
Canberra communities.<br />
Brendan was Chairman of Football at the Eastlake Football<br />
Club, Committee member, Coach, past player and life member<br />
of the EFC and through the EFC a great supporter and sponsor<br />
of AFL at <strong>Marist</strong>. Through Brendan’s support there have been<br />
and are now many ex-<strong>Marist</strong> players playing across all grades<br />
of the EFC, including Dean Roulstone, past MAFC Player and<br />
100+ game player at EFC, who lead the EFC Club tribute<br />
at the weekend wearing his and Brendan’s No32 guernsey.<br />
Brendan is an uncle to Reg Dorman(2010), Luke(2009) and Tom<br />
Cusack(<strong>2012</strong>) and brother to Chris Dorman, MAFC member and<br />
coach of many <strong>Marist</strong> AFL teams over past years.<br />
President MAFC
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Junior School Happenings<br />
Dear <strong>Marist</strong> Families,<br />
Easter Sunday seems to have been such a<br />
long time ago. What is easily forgotten in<br />
the business of life though is that we are<br />
still in the season of Easter. This time, when<br />
we celebrate the reality of Jesus living<br />
among us, will come to an end on Sunday<br />
at the feast of the Ascension. The following<br />
Sunday is an even more significant feast<br />
in the Church. The last Sunday of this<br />
month (the 27th) gives us the opportunity<br />
to celebrate a very special birthday; the<br />
birthday of the Church.<br />
The feast of Pentecost celebrates the<br />
coming of the Spirit to the followers of<br />
Jesus (Act 2), after which, the disciples went out and enthusiastically proclaimed<br />
the Good News of Jesus. These frightened disciples were transformed into bold<br />
preachers by the power of the Holy Spirit.<br />
The Holy Spirit is a consoling companion in our efforts to live out the values of the<br />
Gospel. We hope that in our faith journeys we learn to listen to the voice of the<br />
Spirit, which speaks to us from many sources. Students in Year 6 are busy preparing<br />
for the Sacrament of Confirmation in their classes at School and with their Parish<br />
community. As they prepare for this step in their lives we pray they will be able<br />
to ‘hear’ the Spirit speaking in their lives. Please keep all the Year 6 boys in your<br />
prayers as they reflect and learn about the Holy Spirit.<br />
Send your Holy Spirit upon them to be their helper and guide.<br />
Give them a spirit of wisdom and understanding,<br />
the spirit of right judgement and courage,<br />
the spirit of knowledge and reverence.<br />
Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence.<br />
We ask this through Christ our Lord.<br />
Amen<br />
Sport News<br />
Congratulations to the following boys who were selected in the South Weston PSSA AFL<br />
team;<br />
Nelson Dunphy Luke Palisi Ethan Hart Thomas Green<br />
Sam Brearley Ted Maher<br />
Congratulations Luke Palisi, Nelson Dunphy and Sam Brearley who have been selected in the ACT<br />
PSSA AFL team.<br />
Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected in the South Weston PSSA<br />
soccer team;<br />
Jordan wood Jordan Cachia Matt king Josh Merkel<br />
Kyle Hancock Anthony Macarlino<br />
Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected in the South Weston PSSA<br />
touch football team;<br />
Bryce Keane Brayden Robertson Joshua Miller Zac Ross<br />
Jackson Ricotta Toby Callaughan<br />
Congratulations to the following boys on being selected in the South Weston PSSA<br />
Softball team;<br />
Nick Morrison Ben O’Rourke Daniel Hartwell<br />
Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected in the South Weston PSSA<br />
Rugby League team;<br />
Adam McAuliffe Zac Ross Brayden Robertson Ethan Rokura<br />
Tyler Peters Jackson Ricotta Toby Callaughan Braeden Spencer<br />
Jack Williams Liam Howard Lachie Eveston Matthew Dragisic<br />
Chris Dennis Bryce Keane Liam Maguire Thomas McLean<br />
Liam Shaw<br />
After School Training<br />
The supervision of children at school here requires that we have in place policies<br />
and procedures that ensure, as best as is possible, the safety of the boys; keeping<br />
in mind that we also wish to encourage physical activity and socialisation. <strong>Marist</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> is fortunate in that it has grounds that allow all boys to kick a ball, run and<br />
enjoy the sunshine. Our after-school sports training is also well catered for through<br />
the grounds of the <strong>College</strong> and surrounding ovals.<br />
All the volunteers who take after-school sports training sessions continue, in a very<br />
real way, the supervision of students. I am sure that on these cool autumn (soon<br />
to be cold winter) evenings their efforts are greatly appreciated. These coaching<br />
sessions finish no later than 5pm; however, I am aware that there are occasions<br />
where boys are not picked-up until much later. It should be realised that many<br />
coaches feel a strong obligation to remain with the younger boys until collected<br />
and have, on occasion, waited at school until near 6pm. While realising that the<br />
unexpected can occur, I ask that all parents please collect boys at the time training<br />
concludes.<br />
A Timely Reminder Before Photos<br />
I think a few boys have decided to use their own hair to keep themselves<br />
warm during winter. However, may I please remind all families of the following<br />
requirements as printed in the <strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Canberra Junior School Parent<br />
Handbook. Hair should be neat, tidy, above the collar, of natural colour, of even grade<br />
and all extremes avoided.<br />
Year 6 Camp<br />
I take this opportunity to thank the staff who attended camp last week. Mrs Maree<br />
Rolfe, Mrs Michele Izzard, Mrs Katherine Dickson, Mrs Gabi Nulley, Mr Laurie Hicks<br />
and Mr Michael Lloyd all gave of their time so the boys could experience the<br />
enjoyment and challenges of their final Junior School camp.<br />
Peace be with you<br />
Matthew Egan-Richards<br />
Head of Junior School<br />
JUNIOR SCHOOL PHOTO DAY<br />
Wednesday 25 <strong>May</strong><br />
Photo order/payment envelopes will be sent home this week. 4M will not be<br />
having their photo taken next Wednesday. It will be rescheduled for a date<br />
in August yet to be confirmed.<br />
Year 5 NAPLAN<br />
DATE Test Starting Time<br />
for Year 5<br />
Length of test<br />
Tuesday 15th <strong>May</strong> Language Conventions 9am 40 minutes<br />
Tuesday 15th <strong>May</strong> Writing 11.20am 40 minutes<br />
Wednesday <strong>16</strong>th <strong>May</strong> Reading 9am 50 minutes<br />
Thursday 17th <strong>May</strong> Numeracy 9am 50 minutes<br />
MAPS Lenten Appeal Success<br />
Well done boys of the Junior School<br />
This Friday, 18th <strong>May</strong> all boys from the Junior School can wear mufti clothes (sensible<br />
clothes to participate in sport please) to school. The boys of the Junior School did a<br />
terrific job raising much needed funds to support the MAPS Lenten Appeal.
<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Junior School Happenings<br />
Year 6 Camp<br />
Our Adventure to Narrabeen<br />
We arrived at <strong>Marist</strong> early Tuesday morning, packed our bags onto the bus and we left for our<br />
adventure to Narrabeen. Arriving in Sydney, hamburgers were waiting for us! After lunch we<br />
launched straight into activities. Our class headed to the indoor pool for water safety activities,<br />
followed by team building initiatives. Shower time was 4:30pm then dinner - beef stroganoff<br />
and chocolate mousse. Night show the first night included various challenging coordination and<br />
strength activities.<br />
Day Two began with an early start. After breakfast we were keen to head for the morning’s activities.<br />
We were looking forward to cruising down the Flying Fox and hitting a few bulls-eyes at Archery.<br />
After a scrumptious lunch of Burritos, we headed for the climbing walls to Abseil down then Rock<br />
Climb up! It was the best day (three ‘peak’ activities in one day – awesome!) By the end of the day<br />
we were exhausted. The night show was Trivia and after supper we were keen to hit the hay.<br />
On Thursday we were tired (and some of us a little homesick) but the warm toast and fruits<br />
warmed our hearts and we were ready for the first of the day’s activity – the High Ropes course.<br />
We challenged our fears and felt a great sense of achievement when completing the course. After<br />
lunch we finally headed to the activity we were looking forward to the most; canoeing. First we<br />
geared up with lifejackets and then came the canoes. We paddled around for two hours. It was<br />
hard work but a lot of fun. There were a few stiff arms and sore hands but we pushed through the<br />
pain – even though we didn’t all come first over the finish line, we were all winners. After a delicious<br />
dinner of Roast Chicken, jelly and ice-cream, we headed to the Futsal Court for tabloid activities.<br />
That night we fell exhausted into bed, sleeping soundly till morning light.<br />
Our last day was spent at the beach – the water was refreshing and it felt good to have the sand<br />
squishing between our toes. The morning went by so quickly and before we knew it, we were<br />
having sandwiches for lunch, and then loading our bags onto the bus for our trip back home.<br />
The trip home was relaxing, everyone was tired but happy. The camp had been awesome but it was<br />
great to see our families again.<br />
The Great Book Swap Challenge<br />
The Great Book Swap Challenge is not only an easy way<br />
to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources<br />
for Indigenous children living in remote communities,<br />
but also an opportunity to make students in our school aware of<br />
both the benefits and joy of being able to read and enjoy books.<br />
How does it work?<br />
All students are encouraged to donate a book they have read and<br />
enjoyed. Ideally books should be not just an unwanted item but<br />
a book that they think someone else would love as much as they<br />
did. All these pre-loved books need to be brought into the library<br />
during Week 4 (there will be a reminder in next week’s newsletter).<br />
On the 28th and 29th <strong>May</strong> (Week 5), students can exchange a gold<br />
coin for a ‘new’ book.<br />
For more information about the Indigenous Literacy Foundation,<br />
you can watch a short video by clicking here.<br />
by Nelson Dunphy and Joshua Merkel 6I<br />
Library News - by Karen Collins, Teacher Librarian – Junior School<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Olympic Reading Challenge<br />
This week, we are launching the <strong>Marist</strong> Olympic Reading Challenge. This is a competition<br />
that encourages all boys to challenge themselves to read a greater amount and more<br />
widely than they have in the past. Students will earn points for reading books, which can<br />
be exchanged for special privileges and rewards.<br />
The Challenge will run from 21st <strong>May</strong> to 17th August.<br />
This challenge will only work with your help. Your son(s) will bring home an event sheet for each set of<br />
books that they complete. Each sheet needs a parent/guardian signature to prove that they have indeed<br />
read those books.<br />
If your child is a struggling or reluctant reader they do not have to complete this alone. Students can read<br />
to you or have someone read to them. The amount of pages per event are a guideline and if your son is<br />
struggling to achieve it, we are happy to modify it to suit his needs.<br />
A note containing further information about this challenge will be sent home this week. I look forward to<br />
working with you in encouraging your son to develop a greater enthusiasm for reading.