Friday, 22 June Issue 12/18 THE RECTOR - St Aloysius

For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of 

Friday, 22 June Issue 12/18 

our Lord Jesus Christ. - St Ignatius Loyola SJ, Letter to his brother, Martin (1532) 

THE RECTOR 

This week we celebrated Refugee Week, 

from Sunday 17 June to Saturday 

23 June. This coincided with World 

Refugee Day (20 June) which recognises 

the positive contributions made by 

refugees to Australian society and the 

ongoing plight of people living in 

necessitous circumstances around the 

world. The theme for Refugee Week 

2012 is Restoring Hope. Let us remember 

refugees and asylum seekers especially 

those whose hope has been diminished 

by xenophobia and meanness. 

On Thursday, 21 June we came 

together as a school community to 

celebrate the feast of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-91). Namesake of 

our College, he was a caregiver to plague victims, and is the patron 

saint of young people, students and those who have AIDS. Aloysius 

is a wonderful reminder of compassion and care for those who are 

suffering and finding life difficult. His story shows how one person‟s 

love for God grew into a generous hospitality and wide-ranging love 

of others. Aloysius was something of a rebel, who gave up a life of 

privilege to become a Jesuit and serve the poor. Born into nobility, he 

sought a truer nobleness, following Christ with an undivided heart. 

We are reminded of the transformation in his life through the statues 

of Saint Aloysius here at the College. One stands in Wyalla under the 

trees, and another lies in the Reception area. The first has Aloysius as 

a young page at court discerning his vocation. The second is as a 

young Jesuit caring for a victim of the plague. The revolution was 

complete. Both statues look with 

caring gaze over all who pass through 

our school. They invite us to follow in 

Aloysius‟ footsteps and call on his 

help and intercession. Aloysius is our 

companion, standing with and among 

us especially as we wonder what to do 

in our lives and as we serve others. It 

is his spirit which has guided this 

school for 133 years and the 

generations of students, staff and 

families who have come here. Despite 

the passing of over four hundred 

years, a 16th century Mantuan still 

matters in Milsons Point. 

Several elements of Aloysius‟ story make him a model for the 

transformation we can experience when we let ourselves be drawn 

into God‟s embrace. Aloysius lived a full life. Born into the influential 

Gonzaga family, his father was Don Ferrante Gonzaga, Marquis of 

Castiglione, lord of many lands in Italy. Aloysius at a young age was 

invited into his father‟s military and courtly life. It would be 

equivalent to being the heir to a large international company today. 

Aloysius was prayerful - open to the Spirit in his life from a young 

age. It was at the age of seven that he awakened to the spiritual life. 

Taking prayers his mother taught him, he would recite a daily exercise 

and he loved the psalms. By age eleven he was conversing about the 

faith with needy children. Aloysius knew the privileges of wealth and 

power, but he did not see them as fulfilling. Aloysius was disturbed 

by the fraud and corruption of much of the courtly lifestyle. It soon 

became clear to him that power, deception and backstabbing were 

corrupting the courts of Europe. Independently minded, he began to 

see worldly desires for honour as misplaced, and ways of taking 

wealth from the poor as wicked. Led by the grace of God, he opted 

for a simple life. 

Being the eldest son, his career had been decided. He had received a 

classical education at the courts of Florence, Mantua and Madrid, 

where he served the Spanish king. His father saw Aloysius as an ideal 

statesman, filled with calm intelligence, strength and self-possession. 

Aloysius, however, was already considering religious life, telling his 

mother of the desires of his heart. His attraction to God saw him say 

it is better to be God‟s servant than the whole world‟s king. Aloysius asked for 

God‟s guidance. He struggled to find his way to where God was 

leading. Month after month he prayed to God Lord, direct me for the 

best. He discovered a book by the Jesuit, Peter Canisius SJ, with 

meditations for the everyday, and was filled with the joy of prayer 

and the grace of communion. Aloysius was determined, always 

seeking to praise, reverence and serve God. While he had walked at his 

father‟s side on military campaigns, such a life had not captured his 

imagination. A book about Jesuit missionaries in India did. It 

suggested to him the idea of entering the Society of Jesus. 

This caused conflict with his father, who wanted his son to follow in 

his footsteps. Becoming a Jesuit would mean giving up all rights to 

his inheritance. When presented with that choice, he exclaimed that 

he was ad majora natus – born for greater things. Ad majora natus, our 

College motto, helps us understand how to make choices when faced 

with the fundamental options of life. Aloysius held firm, his father 

relented, and he was received into the Jesuit novitiate in Rome. His 

father wrote that he was giving up the dearest thing I possess in the world, 

saying Go where you wish… I give you my blessing. As a nineteen year old, 

he took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 

Aloysius was a man of great desires. In 1591, plague broke out in 

Rome and the Jesuits opened a hospital. Aloysius begged alms for the 

sick and physically carried those he found in the streets to a hospital 

where he washed and fed them, and prepared them for the 

sacraments. He told his spiritual director, Robert Bellarmine SJ that 

he had a premonition he would die soon. All the same, he said I feel 

such an extraordinary desire to work and serve God. Aloysius sought to 

serve those most in need. He carried a man who happened to be 

infected with the plague, and caught the disease himself. He was only 

twenty-three when he died. Pre-eminent among all who were inspired 

by his example, was his confessor, Robert Bellarmine. The impact 

must have been profound indeed, for Bellarmine asked that upon his 

own death, that he be buried at the feet of his young protégé.

We have heard this story over the years and may wonder whether 

Saint Aloysius and his message are still relevant today. We believe it is 

and see it every day amongst those who walk the corridors of this 

College - young men who strive for the magis. The willingness of so 

many to participate in a variety of social justice and service 

opportunities bears testimony to Aloysius‟ example. Whether they are 

the Faith in Service programme, Philippines Immersions, Cardoner 

Project Service Year in Vietnam, the Arrupe Outreach in the Junior 

School, St Vincent de Paul or Benenson Societies, all are witness to the 

relevance of the life and service of St Aloysius, still present in our 

lives today. This week we presented the Richard Walker-Powell 

award to Sebastian Robertson (SAC 2003) in recognition of the work 

he has done with young people and mental health through the 

establishment of Batyr. May I also commend the following Year 12s 

who have volunteered to undertake a service year in 2013. Alexander 

Smith and James Sinclair will work in Chuuk, Micronesia, while 

James Crouch, James Evans, Andrew France and John Booth 

will work in villages in Vinh Province, Vietnam. 

Last Sunday we had the Annual Cadet Ceremonial Parade at the 

College Oval and Year 12 Dining-In Night in the Great Hall. These 

are always such wonderful occasions that afford us the opportunity 

to farewell our Year 12 Cadets and acknowledge the achievements of 

others. We were privileged to have Lieutenant Colonel Kitchin as our 

Reviewing Officer and Peter Kaye as our guest speaker. Inter alia, they 

spoke of the value of generosity and service. A Jesuit education is 

committed to educating the whole person – intellectually, socially, 

physically, spiritually, emotionally. It aims to form men and women 

for others, to develop people who understand servant leadership. 

Relationships are at the heart of our formation. We seek to draw out 

all that is good in the individual and place that competence, 

conscience and compassionate commitment at the service of others. 

We want our graduates to do this as Saint Aloysius did, with humility 

and compassion rather than for careerism or vanity. 

May I offer an example. The Senior Boarding House at Riverview 

built in 2000 is named after Kevin Fagan. Born in 1909 in Tasmania, 

he won a scholarship to Saint Ignatius‟ College when he was 

fourteen. He did well at school in sport and drama, and was Dux in 

1926. He received a scholarship to study medicine at Sydney 

University. He practiced as a surgeon for some years before enlisting 

in the Army in 1940. While this is impressive, it is what he did with 

these talents that count. At the age of 33 years, he became a Prisoner 

of War and ended up in Changi. Working as a doctor, his courage 

and endurance were an inspiration to others. Many spoke of his 

concern and gentleness as he operated on the wounded. He never 

spared himself - nor would he while he was needed. Many survived because of 

his efforts. 

After the war, he was Chief Surgeon at Prince Henry hospital and a 

specialist surgeon in various Sydney hospitals. Yet he still found time 

to be President of the Old Ignatian Union. Weary Dunlop wrote to 

Dr Fagan‟s widow on his death in 1992: I retained an enduring memory of 

his remarkable dedication, a quality of saintly humility, a steely devotion to duty, 

and above all a deep kindly affinity with suffering men. There remained with me 

the picture of this gentle, self-effacing man and it was always very moving to meet 

him in later years. His whole life was distinguished, honourable, gentle, and 

marked by devotion to his fellows. It may have been the family bonds that 

nurtured his early life in Tasmania, his medical peers, the love of his 

wife, the situation which suffering evoked, and perhaps his time in a 

Jesuit school that laid the foundation for the remarkable character 

that was Dr Kevin Fagan. Schools shape character. Saint Aloysius 

answered the call to accompany and advocate for people in the 

margins - those who were ignored or excluded by the rest of society. 

Today we are invited to pray with Aloysius, Lord, direct me for the best 

and to give of our lives in generous service. 

Peter Hosking SJ 

THE PRINCIPAL 

Last Sunday, the 70th Annual Cadet Ceremonial Parade was held at 

the College Oval. The Unit was reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel 

Matthew Kitchin of the 17th Signal Regiment, and was accompanied 

by the Manly Warringah Pipe band. Awards were presented to 

members of the Unit for various contributions during the year. 

Under SUO Alexander Smith, his Adjutant, Matthew Holland, 

and the RSM, Tim Wheatley – ably assisted by all the Year 12 

members of the Unit – our cadets can be proud of their part in the 

parade. The award winners included: 

Alexander Smith (Brigadier Fitzpatrick Sword of Honour) 

Timothy Wheatley (Regimental Sergeant Major‟s Shield) 

Matthew Holland (Old Collegian‟s Efficiency Award) 

Kiernan Tafft (McCaffrey Cup for Outstanding Cadetship) 

Zac Sweeney (L J Skewes Cup for Outstanding Platoon 

Performance) 

Liam Thomson (Peter Murray Memorial Prize for a Senior NCO) 

Alex Ryrie (WO1 Robert Hilton Award for Survival Skills) 

James Dainton (Principal‟s Award for Efficiency as a Junior NCO) 

Alex Graham (Principal‟s Award for Efficiency as a Senior Cadet) 

Josh Moran (Principal‟s Award for Efficiency as a Junior Cadet) 

Chris Ducklin (Kirribilli Club Award for Drill) 

Dominic Canturi (Kirribilli Club Award for Leadership) 

Tom Raeside (Kirribilli Club Award for Medics) 

Thomas D’Netto (Kirribilli Club Award for Signals) 

Terence Kwan (Alpha Company Best Platoon Award) 

Matthew Holland also received a special Commanders 

Commendation from LTCOL David Major, Commander NSW 

Brigade Australian Army Cadets, for his outstanding contribution to 

the Unit. 

Later that Sunday night, twenty-eight Year 12 Cadets were farewelled 

at a formal dinner with their families and guests. In their white mess 

jackets, the boys cut a striking picture. The guest of honour was 

Mr Peter Kaye, the National Director of the Duke of Edinburgh 

Award. Altogether, it was a fitting finale for the Year Twelves who 

have served the Unit so well: 

Nicholas Alexandrou, Mitchell Arnold, John Booth, Dominik 

Breznik, Nathan Caccamo, Brandon Chin, Ellis Cooper-Frater, 

James Courtenay, Sam Diamant, Thomas Diamant, Roman 

Eymont, Andrew France, Matthew Holland, Tim Humphreys, 

Gabe Koumarelas, Kevin Lee, Ryan Mitchell, Tim Morgan, 

Tory Moscaritolo, Chris Mullarkey, Lewis Pointing, Daniel 

Raisin, Dominic Scarf, Alexander Smith, Eliot Stuntz, Brendan 

Suffield, Daniel Sutanto and Tim Wheatley 

The dinner was also an opportunity to acknowledge and thank Major 

David Clancy, along with the Unit officers – Old Boys and members of 

staff, parents and past parents – who work so generously for the Unit. 

Former staff member, Mr Philip Farmer, and past parent, Mr Edison 

Yeung, were presented by Major Clancy with Certificates of Centenary 

Fellowship for their contributions to cadets over many years. The 

support of a group of fathers, led by Malcolm France, who assist at the 

camps – especially in feeding up to 250 – is also critical to the success 

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of the Unit. The fact that an all-volunteer Unit can operate so 

successfully is a credit to the officers and volunteers, as well as to the 

student leaders, who give their time and energy to the Unit. 

In the mid-1970s, at a time when many school Cadet Units were 

phased out, St Aloysius‟ opted to continue the tradition. At the time 

the vision for Cadets was expressed thus: “We seek to develop leadership 

among the boys, giving them a sense of care and concern for others, and expose 

them to a lifestyle different from suburban living”. 

In this its 99th year, our vision for the Unit, as an integral and valued 

part of the College‟s co-curricular programme, continues to be 

expressed in these terms. The Unit seeks to provide formative 

experiences in personal development, teamwork and leadership from 

the end of Year 7 to our Senior year, and to provide experiences of the 

outdoors in which these skills can be exercised and where some sense 

of this land, with its tough beauty and fragility, can be appreciated. 

The experience of leadership is central to the cadet experience. I was 

delighted to affirm on Sunday night that this group of Year Twelve 

leaders have indeed exercised such leadership. It is no small thing – 

they have been entrusted with a share in the care of younger cadets, 

sometimes away from home, and often in rather rough conditions. 

There has been no hint of hazing or any exploitation of those 

younger boys entrusted to their care. Younger cadets have trusted 

them and learnt from them. The generous service and commitment 

of this group of young men is evident and commands respect. 

The recent adverse publicity surrounding both ADFA and the 

Military and issues of sexual abuse, issues that the Church and 

schools have also struggled with, remind us too, that values and 

integrity must be elements of leadership in any environment. 

This group of Seniors has vindicated, to my mind, our belief that the 

culture of this school, and the values it seeks to uphold – generosity 

and service, acceptance of difference and respect for the gifts of 

others, treating each as an individual while building community – that 

these values continue to underpin the Unit and will help shape the 

lives of these young men, as they begin to make their mark on the 

world. The Cadet unit is part of our commitment to form men for 

others. Our trust as a school is that the good work continues. 

Leadership though generous service and commitment, making full use 

of our gifts, is a College ideal. It finds numerous outlets for expression: 

older boys acting as mentors for younger boys, our Prefects and the 

SRC, Year 6 in the Junior School, leaders in all our co-curricular 

activities, and those who set the pace in the class room. I hope it is a 

way of looking at the exercise of leadership that goes beyond any badge 

or honour, and which we nourish by the way we approach using 

authority and being leaders. It is the way of the young St Aloysius‟ who 

would lay down his life in the service of those with the plague. 

Following the Cadet Passing-out Parade on Sunday, I was able to 

attend the State final of the Theatresports Intermediate competition 

at the Enmore Theatre. Three years ago, in our first appearance at the 

Finals, our present Year Twelves came equal first, while last year our 

team medalled. On Sunday, the team of James Agius, Tom 

Mendes, Jackson Pierce, Nicholas Slaven and Patrick 

Sunderland came first after four rounds of competition between the 

eight finalists. Congratulations to the boys on an outstanding 

performance and to their mentor, Mrs Heidi Quinn. 

The vitality of Drama in the school was also on display on 

Wednesday night when our Seventeen HSC drama students 

performed in the Year Twelve HSC Drama Showcase. The boys 

presented the Group Devised Performances and Individual 

Performances that will be their major works in the HSC. At times 

confronting, and always engaging and entertaining, the boys showed 

the depth of talent in this group who over the years have contributed 

so much to Drama in the College. 

In Saturday sport, there were some real highlights. In Football, the 

First XI came up against a top-of-the-table Trinity team. In a quality 

game the Firsts won 1-0, thanks to a cracking goal by Tom Craven. 

Captain, Dom Thomson, was everywhere on the pitch, while goalie 

Oliver Gibson made a couple of great saves. The team repeated this 

excellent performance with a 3-0 win in the third round of the 

Independent Schools‟ cup on Monday, with an in-form Tom Craven 

scoring a hat-trick! Great performances are always tied to victory, and 

I was immensely proud of the First XV who went within a whisker of 

also upsetting defending CAS premiers, Trinity. The score-line of 19- 

26 told the story, with Harrison Williams, Tom Booth and Eliot 

Stuntz scoring tries. Late breaks by Mitchell Baumgart and Eliot 

Stuntz saw Aloys press the Trinity line in vain for the try to tie up 

the game. With a couple of key players missing, and in trying 

conditions the team acquitted themselves so well. Anyone who saw 

the First XV and First XI play against quality opposition on Saturday 

would have come away from the day proud of their efforts. 

In the younger years, the wins by the three 15s team in Rugby and 

the 2-1 win by the 10As were the highlights. The win over Waverley 

by the Prep First XV, 14-12, was also a highlight, for a team that has 

showed real polish and expertise on the field so far this season. In 

Chess, our Senior team of Fred Giannone, Miles Llewellyn, Josh 

Pierre and Zac Dang, had a 4-0 win over SCEGGS Redlands. 

Congratulations to Lachlan Fitzgerald (Year 11) (pictured) on 

winning the Senior Epée event at the National Fencing 

Championships last weekend. 

The String Recital Evening in the College chapel on Tuesday night 

was very well attended and provided a showcase for our Years 3&4 

Strings programme, with their four Class orchestras playing, while a 

number of ensembles and orchestras from the Junior and Senior 

School also performed. Three solo items were performed by Marco 

De Vera (Year 11), Jeremy Kendy (Year 8) and Vincent Tsang 

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(Year 11). My thanks to Mrs Virginia Blunt, the Director of Strings, 

and the Strings Faculty, on the standard of Music played. 

On Wednesday, the inaugural St Aloysius‟ 2012 Football Lunch was 

held at Doltone in Pyrmont. The lunch was organised by MIC 

Mr Antony Sindone and the College‟s Football Committee of Nick 

Agosta, John Bartolotta, Stephen Hughes, Carl Jepson, Joe 

Mastrangelo, Enzo Marchione, Jeremy Morgan, Paul Nicolaou, Frank 

Peronace and Chris Rowbotham, assisted by the staff of the College 

Foundation. The MC was Old Boy, Adam Spencer (SAC 1986) and 

the guest panel was made up of Mr Ben Buckley, CEO of the 

Football Federation of Australia, former Socceroo goalie, Mr Mark 

Bosnich, „Mr Football‟, Mr Les Murray, and Mr Kyle Patterson of the 

Football Federation of Australia. We were also grateful for the 

support of Sydney FC and Mr Stefan Kamasz. It was a great 

gathering of the Aloysius‟ Football community, and I suspect marks 

the beginning of a tradition at the school. 

Finally, we farewell this week our four Polish students, Katarzyna, 

Jan, Paulina and Pawel, who have spent the last four weeks with us. 

This ongoing connection with our Jesuit school in Poland is an 

expression of links that bind a network of Jesuit schools around the 

world. My thanks, too, to our Aloys‟ families, who so generously took 

them in during their stay in Australia. While we do not presume it, 

the ease with which we are able to find so many families who host 

various students for Jesuit carnivals, exchanges and sporting tours has 

long been a distinctive characteristic of parental support at the 

school. It is much appreciated. 

Chris Middleton SJ 

Oremus 

Let us pray 

For those who have died: 

Cathie Oatley, sister of Margaret Thompson (Past Parent) 

and aunt of Philip (SAC 2002), Stuart (SAC 2002) and Will 

(SAC 2010) 

Fiona Ferris, cousin of Melinda Meyer (SAC Staff) 

Ask and you shall receive … knock and the door 

will be opened unto you.” (Matt 7:7) 

If you would like someone to be prayed for by the College community 

(even anonymously), please pass the details to the Rector 

WHAT’S COMING UP 

22 June Term 2 concludes 

SACOBU Annual Dinner & Mass 

23 June-14 July Philippines Immersion 

23-27 June Cadet Promotion Courses 

25-28 June Kairos Retreat 

1-3 July Jesuit Debating 

1-5 July Jesuit Football 

17 July Term 3 commences 

18 July Year 9 Parent/Teacher Interviews 

22 July Year 8 Mass & Morning Tea 

THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL 

Application for Exemption from Attendance at School (for 

reasons other than general illness): In response to the national 

agenda and changes to the NSW Education Act 1990, resulting from 

the Wood Royal Commission and the adoption of the new school 

leaving age, there have been significant changes to requirements for 

school processes and practices around student attendance. Under the 

Act, schools are required to ensure that individual students meet 

attendance standards, including mandatory attendance for students 

under 17 years of age, unless exemptions are applicable. 

All NSW schools are now required to use the mandated new state 

attendance codes to record student attendance on their official school 

roll. In introducing the new attendance codes from January 2012, the 

NSW Minister for Education has delegated the power to grant or 

cancel Exemption Certificates to non-government school principals, 

within strict guidelines. This delegated authority ensures that 

independent school principals have the same level of authority as 

principals in government schools. It allows principals to provide an 

Exemption Certificate for students to be exempt from attending 

school for up to 50 days in a year, or an exemption to leave school 

following the completion of Year 10 to undertake an apprenticeship 

or traineeship. 

Principals need to adhere to the processes and conditions outlined in 

the Exemption Guidelines in order to legally apply the exemption. 

The process for considering an Application for Exemption at 

Aloysius‟ from Term 3 will be: 

• The application form is provided by the College on its intranet 

(Manresa), to be completed, signed and submitted by the student‟s 

parent/guardian; 

• The College Principal reviews the application against the criteria 

provided; 

• If the application is approved, a Certificate of Exemption from 

School Attendance is issued; 

• The original application and a copy of the certificate are included 

in the student‟s file. 

It should be noted that the current expectations and procedures for 

general daily absences for matters of illness, appointments or family 

issues (such as funerals) still apply. For those type of recurring 

general absences, parents need only provide a letter of explanation 

with the child upon his return to school, or prior to in the case of a 

pre-planned family matter. The new procedure should be followed 

for all other projected absences of one day duration or more. 

Sam Di Sano (sam.disano@staloysius.nsw.edu.au) 

THE HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL 

The Olympics story of the week takes us to the Olympic swimming 

pool in Seoul, South Korea. It was the television moment, replayed 

over and over, causing cringes and gasps the world over. In the 

preliminary rounds of the 1988 

games in Seoul, American diver 

Greg Louganis bounded off the 

springboard into a reverse 2½ 

pike, only to hit the back of his 

head on the board and flop 

into the water. Everyone 

watching was shocked as the 

athlete was helped out of the 

water. Then, in a stunning turn 

of events, Louganis, though suffering from a concussion, finished the 

preliminaries and went on to repeat the same dive in the finals. He 

earned near-perfect scores, the gold medal and the admiration of the 

world for his guts and coolness under pressure. Louganis continues 

to be a memorable Olympics athlete, showing that nothing can stop 

someone determined to win. 

Earlier this week, we had the finals of the Year 6 Art of Speech 

competition, with three finalists from each class vying for the 2012 

North Shore Historical Society Prize for public speaking. The three to 

four-minute prepared speeches covered the significant contribution 

made by well-renowned Australian citizens in the service of their fellow 

citizens. The boys had to convince their audience that their chosen 

subject was a worthy candidate for the Order of Australia Award. 

Subjects ranged from reconstructive plastic surgeon Dr Fiona Wood, 

to author Bryce Courtney, to sportsman Adam Goodes and Film 

Director Peter Weir. Congratulations to the finalists: Fergus Abbott, 

Reeve Bhartiya, William Crellin, Chris Curulli, Brendan Daly, 

Jason Djafar, Sebastian Judge, Oliver Knight, Jacob Manu, Rhys 

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Michelis Finn Spalding and Tallon Zahra. Jason Djafar‟s speech on 

Dr Charlie Teo was declared the winner, after a close call between 

Jason and the runner up Chris Curulli, with Fergus Abbott and Tallon 

Zahra clinching an equal third place. 

escape to another world, go back in time, change the world, be 

understood, to relax. If you have reluctant readers in your family, 

perhaps some of the reasons above could engage them to try some 

different genre that might stimulate a real interest in reading. 

Next term, we will be celebrating Book Week in Week 6. We will 

also be running our annual Readathon for Jesuit Mission, where I 

hope to particularly engage boys in reading Australian authors and to 

try reading different genre and for different reasons as listed above. 

We will have a visiting author, Mark Greenwood in Week 6 followed 

by a play based on winning CBCA books for 2012. Mark Greenwood 

will be engaging the boys in a presentation entitled „Breathing Life into 

Myths and Legends”. 

I hope everyone will find a time and place for some relaxing reading 

in our three week winter break. 

Caroline Byrne 

Teacher Librarian 

PASTORAL NEWS 

Art of Speech 2012 Final Four: Fergus, Jason, Chris & Tallon 

Congratulations to Nicholas Powell in 5.2 who celebrated the 

Sacrament First Communion on Wednesday this week, together with 

his family and classmates, at a Mass in the Junior School Chapel. 

Our congratulations this week go to the following boys who are 

celebrating their birthdays during the rest of this month: 

18 June Christian Kyle 

19 June Austin Ward 

21 June Brendan Daly 

22 June Jack Callanan 

24 June Luke Ingram 

25 June Tom MacDonnell, Nathan Roach 

26 June Oliver Knight 

28 June Adam Correa, Patrick Fernie 

29 June Reilly King 

Thank you as always for the opportunity to work with you and learn 

with your boys for yet another term. Enjoy your time together as 

family and the break from the usual school routine. I look forward to 

welcoming the boys back on 17 July to commence Term 3. 

Martin Lobo 

CURRICULUM NEWS 

JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY 

Once again, we have had a very busy and productive term in the 

library. Could I ask please that parents check for any overdue books 

at home and also to make sure that the books borrowed for the 

holidays are returned in the first week. Books that are not 

returned to the library and recorded as lost will incur a fine and/or 

replacement cost, as is the practice in the Senior School. 

Some dates for next term include the National Reading Hour on 

25 August. Like Earth Hour, the National Year of Reading will ask 

everyone across Australia to read for one hour. The benefit of 

students reading for leisure, for pleasure, for research and learning 

cannot be underestimated, even in this digital world. 

Early next term, all classes will be doing a reading survey online in 

their computer lesson so we can graph and celebrate our „reading 

profile‟. Perhaps the results will highlight what we enjoy and do well, 

and what challenges are ahead for libraries, printed media and the 

literature genres in the bigger picture. Year 6 mathematicians have 

prepared these surveys for each grade, and will graph the results and 

provide us with a summary of our reading practices. 

One of the last questions in the survey suggests twelve good 

reasons to read: to laugh, be entertained, to walk in someone else‟s 

shoes, be moved, make a new friend, learn, go on an adventure, 

THE DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL SERVICES 

Magar Etmekdjian led us in prayer, with the Hymn of Love by 

St Francis Xavier, at the last staff meeting. The prayer has been 

translated by Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ. St Francis Xavier was a 

missionary and close companion of St Ignatius. 

O God I love thee, I love thee- 

Not out of hope of heaven for me 

Nor fearing not to love and be 

In the everlasting burning. 

Thou, thou, my Jesus, after me 

Didst reach thine arms out dying, 

For my sake sufferest nails, and lance, 

Mocked and marred countenance, 

Sorrows passing number, 

Sweat and care and cumber, 

Yea and death, and this for me, 

And thou couldst see me sinning: 

Then I, why should not I love thee, 

Jesu, so much in love with me? 

Not for heaven‟s sake; 

not to be out of hell by loving thee; 

Not for any gains I see; 

But just the way that thou didst me 

I do love and I will love thee: 

What must I love thee, Lord, for then? 

For being my king and God. 

Amen 

Jesuit Educational Ministry Conference: At the end of the Term 2 

holidays, the Jesuit Educational Ministry Conference will take place 

simultaneously at five different locations around Australia. Locations 

include Xavier College, Melbourne, John XXIII, Perth, St Ignatius‟ 

Adelaide, and Saint Ignatius‟ and Saint Aloysius‟ Colleges in Sydney. 

At each site there will be a number of delegates from all the Jesuit 

and Companion Schools. We are looking forward to hosting 25 

delegates here at St Aloysius‟ College. Concepts we will be looking at 

are: How well do our activities for service and justice interact with 

our commitment to religious faith formation? How well do we form 

„men and women for others, as well as, men and women of the church‟? The aim 

of the Conference is to: 

• Develop relationships amongst the Jesuit and partner schools. 

• Enliven Ignatian and Jesuit identity among our schools 

• Encourage shared responsibility for an education system that 

strongly reflects the characteristics of Jesuit education 

• Create an extended agenda 

We hope and pray that all delegates will be encouraged to be A Fire 

That Enkindles Other Fires Building Relationships. Hopefully, the 

relationships formed will be continued long after the Conference ends. 

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Philippines and East Timor Immersions: We hope that the 

fifteen Immersionistas, together with Fr Peter Hosking, Mr Sam 

Di Sano and SAC Old Boy James Ashton-Maxwell, are enriched by 

the many varied experiences in the Philippines, and we pray that their 

hearts may be open to all they encounter. Similarly, we wish the two 

Year 11 students a meaningful and enjoyable time in East Timor. I 

am sure they will build on the great relationships that exist between 

our fellow Jesuit and Companion Schools. 

Positive Letter from Buddies Day: Ms Emily Moran, the School 

Counsellor and Co-ordinator of the St Vincent de Paul Society here at 

St Aloysius‟, received a beautiful letter from the St Vincent de Paul 

community after the school‟s recent involvement in Buddies Day. Also, 

at a recent St Vincent de Paul meeting at Lewisham, Paul Longobardi, 

the Youth and Young Adult Co-ordinator, came up to Emily 

congratulating her on how wonderful Buddies Day was. On the day, 

St Aloysius‟ College hosted some 26 disadvantaged children, aged 5-13, 

for a day at Luna Park, and a fish and chips lunch. Paul expressed his 

great admiration for our students, their maturity and sense of 

responsibility. Paul went on to say that the co-ordinator of the event, 

from Vinnies, was so impressed she sent him an email commending 

our students on the way they conducted themselves, especially in the 

very thoughtful way they looked after the children. She also 

commented that she had been a part of previous Buddies Days, involving 

St Aloysius‟ students that were as equally successful. Paul stated that he 

was also very impressed with the students‟ level of pastoral and social 

awareness, along with their genuine desire to be involved in Vinnies, 

when the team came to conduct training. It is so affirming to receive 

such wonderful feedback about our students being true men for others. 

CONTACT DETAILS 

Chairman Phillip Cornwell 0414 223 765 

President Bryan Jenkins 0414 355 255 

Vice-President Merin Boyd 0419 969 111 

Vice-President/Pastoral Care Michael Morgan 0419 679 591 

Secretaries Ann & Alex Paton 0412 250 551 

Assistant Secretary Jacqui Stene 0408 969 766 

Treasurers Cate & Greg Russell 0405 100 463 

Assistant Treasurers Marie and Chris D‟Cruz 0413 255 400 

Logistics Co-ordinator (JS) Jo Marchione 0488 230 198 

Logistics Co-ordinator (SS) Catherine Verschuer 0404 050 673 

Oval Canteen Co-ordinator Bruno Moscaritolo 0414 365 511 

Prayer Group Co-ordinator Edwin Lapitan 0410 463 517 

THE SENIOR SCHOOL CANTEEN 

The following parents have kindly offered their services in the Senior 

School Canteen for the week commencing 16 July: 

Tuesday Theresa Tyacke, Caitlin Douglas, Margaret Wachnik 

Wednesday Margot Duncan, Margie Gillespie, Sarah Janssen, 

Cathryn Thomson, Elizabeth Laukka 

Thursday Rhonda Crisanti, Karineh Sahagian, Tjandra Wari 

Tilla Dewi, Mary Williams 

Friday Kylie Diamond, Rosemary Marks, Caroline Pierce, 

Kathy Sweeney, Elizabeth Tydd 

Nadia Lorenzutta 

Canteen Manager 

CO-CURRICULAR NEWS 

THE DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULA 

Chris Gould 

THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY 

THE PARENTS’ & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION 

Well, the school holidays are now upon us. It will be a time for the 

boys to recharge their batteries, particularly for those who are gearing 

up for the HSC. No doubt, it will also be a time for parents to have a 

break from the usual cycle of drop offs, pick-ups, making lunches, 

washing uniforms and arguing about whether homework has been 

completed. Hostilities will resume in a couple of weeks. However, 

let‟s all spare a thought for our wonderful teachers, who will be 

receiving a well-earned holiday. We look forward to seeing everyone 

back safe and well at the start of Term 3 in mid-July. 

Something to ponder from acclaimed British author J B Priestly: “A 

good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than 

yours.” 

Bryan Jenkins 

President 

DIARY DATES 

The following functions are scheduled shortly: 

22 July Year 8 Mass & Morning Tea: 10.00am [Boys‟ Chapel & 

Canisius Room] 

28 July Year 11 Parent Function: 7.00pm [Juana Mateo Room] 

The highlights of the weekend in co-curricula included the win by the 

Intermediate Theatresports team in the State Grand Final, the 

outstanding display put on by cadets at the Annual Passing Out 

Parade and the 1sts football 1-0 win over Trinity in CAS competition. 

The 1sts rugby team was unlucky to go down 19-26 to Trinity at 

Trinity. The team started very well, dominating the first twenty-five 

minutes of play. Harrison Williams scored from a lineout drive early in 

the game. Trinity scored a length of the field try against the run of play, 

after we were penalised for a scrum infringement when pressing their 

line. From being 5-0 up, we went to the break 5-14 after Trinity 

responded with another try immediately before half-time. A brilliantly 

engineered try from the Trinity fullback, Henry Clunies-Ross (who 

proved to be the difference between the two teams), saw Trinity 

further extend their lead to 19-5. However, our 1sts bounced back with 

two tries to both Tom Booth and Eliot Stuntz, and we looked certain 

to score again but lost the ball over the Trinity try line. Trinity reacted 

quickly again and scored another length of the field try to win the game 

26-19. Best players for the 1sts included forwards Harrison Williams, 

Mitchell Wood and Tom Booth, who improves with every game. The 

2nds put in a much-improved performance this week, despite losing 

10-22. Trinity won the other Opens matches quite comfortably. 

The 16As, without many key players, did well to only lose 8-10. The 

16Bs squandered a big lead to lose 17-26 in their fixture. The 15s‟ age 

group was our most successful. The 15As played with great control 

and discipline to shut Trinity out of the game and win 27-0. 

Congratulations to the 15Bs (27-7) and 15Cs (36-10) on their wins. 

The 14As, like the 16As, were weakened by the absence of a number 

of important players and consequently went down 5-33. The As lost 

only 12-17 in the first round. The 14Bs and 14Cs‟ matches were 

called off. In the 13s, we won the Cs (49-7) and Ds (46-7). The 13As 

were competitive despite their 5-36 loss. Trinity was far too strong in 

the 13Bs‟ match. 

Our 1sts football team had a fantastic 1-0 win over Trinity on their 

synthetic playing surface last Saturday. The team played solidly 

throughout the match and fully deserved the win over the competition 

leaders. Tom Craven scored a fine individual goal in the first half and 

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played strongly, along with Mason Yates, Matt Thomson and Oliver 

Gibson. The win now puts the team within striking distance of the 

leading schools in the CAS 1sts competition. On Monday, the team 

won their third round Independent Schools‟ Cup match, defeating St 

Euphemia College Bankstown, 3-0. Tom Craven scored all three goals!! 

The 2nds went down 0-2 against a strong Trinity team. The 3rds, who 

are having a successful season, drew their match 1-1. Well done to the 

5ths on their 1-0 victory. The 10As recorded a terrific 2-1 win. All 

other 10s and 9s‟ matches were washed out. The 8As lost narrowly 0-1 

at the College Oval. The 8Bs (0-0) and 8Cs (2-2) managed to secure 

draws in their games. Both the 8Ds and 7As lost their games 0-2. All 

other 7s‟ matches were called off. 

Many of the tennis fixtures against Trinity Grammar were washed 

out on Saturday. The Opens, however, played their games. Trinity 

won the 1sts fixture 5-3 on sets. Both Tom Goh and Scott Murray 

won their singles matches. The 1sts are still holding down third 

position on CAS competition table. Trinity was too strong in other 

games in this age group and the 9s, which were the only other age 

group to play on the day. 

Trinity won the two volleyball matches at Trinity. Trinity is currently 

undefeated in both 1sts and 2nds, and was too strong in both games. 

In the 1sts, Jean-Luc Vrisakis and Oliver Gibson stood out. 

Our cadet unit put on a wonderful display of marching and drill at 

the Annual Cadet Passing Out Parade last Sunday, under sunny skies 

at the College Oval. Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Kitchin was our 

Reviewing Officer for the occasion and he commended the cadets 

for their contribution to this fine co-curriculum. Our cadet leaders, 

SUO Alex Smith and Regimental Sergeant Tim Wheatley, were 

superb on parade with their orders and presence. CUO Matthew 

Holland received an award not presented for the last five years – a 

Commander‟s Commendation from LTCOL David Major, 

Commander NSW Brigade Australian Army Cadets. Many of the 

cadets received award on the day. Congratulations to all those 

recipients. They will be announced again at the Winter Co-Curricula 

Prize Day and their names will appear in The Gonzagan of that week. 

At the parade, we farewelled twenty-eight Year 12 students. In the 

evening at the Cadet Dinner, Peter Kay, the National Director of the 

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in Australia, addressed Year 12 

cadets and parents on the importance of community service for 

others. Ex-staff member Philip Farmer and ex-parent Edison Yeung 

were presented by Major Clancy with certificates of Centennary 

Fellowship, for their contributions to cadets over many years. 

My thanks extend to ex-parents Major David Clancy and 2IC Captain 

Phil Halter, and all other parents who prepared the cadets so well for 

the parade. I would also like to commend staff members Simon 

Turner, John Williams, James Lister and Mark Coventry for their 

significant contribution they make to cadets. 

In Secondary Schools‟ chess results last Friday, our Seniors won all 

four matches against SCEGS Redlands. Juniors won three matches 

but forfeited one against St Pius‟ College. Shore School was too good 

in Intermediates. 

Our Intermediate Theatresports team won the Grand Final last Sunday 

at the Enmore Theatre. The team was as equally as impressive in the 

grand final as they were in the semi-final. The team was captained by 

Pat Sunderland and included James Agius, Tom Mendes, Nic Slaven 

and Jackson Pierce. Well done, boys, and also to staff member Heidi 

Quinn for preparing the team so well for the competition. 

Congratulations to Year 11 student Lachlan Fitzgerald who won the 

Senior Epée event at the National Fencing Championships last 

weekend. Congratulations also to Kiernan Taft (Year 8) on winning a 

bronze medal at the National Judo Titles two weeks ago. 

For all rugby enthusiasts, a Rugby Lunch will be held on 

10 August at the Hilton Hotel Ballroom. Old Boys and current 

Super 15 players Tom Kingston and Patrick McCabe have 

confirmed their attendance and will be speaking. Cost is $125 

per ticket which includes two courses and three hours of drink. 

Like football, all funds raised will be directed to the renovation 

of the pavilion at the College Oval and to the sport itself. A flier 

on this function appears later in the newsletter. 

During the holiday period, our 1sts Football and 1sts Debating team 

will be taking part in the Australian Jesuit Football and Debating 

Carnivals. Loyola Senior High School is hosting football games in the 

second week of the holidays. Both the 1sts football team and 1sts 

debating teams are hoping to reach finals again, and go one step 

better this year. Good luck to both teams in competition. 

On the last Saturday of the holidays (14 July), both rugby and football 

teams at 1sts level, and 2nds level in football and A level in all other 

age groups, will be playing their traditional matches against Sydney 

Grammar. There will be one training in the last week of the holidays 

at the College Oval for all teams playing. This year it is Sydney 

Grammar‟s turn to host all matches. The schedule of matches 

appears later in the newsletter. 

Paul Rowland 

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTSMASTER 

CIS Cross Country: On 14 June, eight Aloysius‟ boys went out to 

Eastern Creek for the CIS cross country. After so many days of rain, 

we were grateful to have a clear day. However, the track was very wet 

so we had to run the whole course on the road. Kieran Gorman and 

Lachlan Roughly ran in the U10s‟ race. They both ran a magnificent 

race, with Kieran placing 5th which sees him now progress to State 

Cross Country to be run in July. Lachlan finished 28th. 

The U11s were next to compete, with Daniel Rasmussen and Felix 

Scott running exceptionally well together. Both boys pushed each 

other all the way through to the finish line, with Felix coming 18th 

and Daniel coming 19th. The last event of the day was the U12s 

which involved Tom Gillis, Tallon Zahra, Flynn Jowitt and myself. 

All boys ran a spectacular race, with myself placing 8th and now a 

reserve for the CIS team. Tom came 16th, Tallon came 21st and 

Flynn came 53rd. 

All the boys are to be commended on their performance at cross 

country, as everyone tried their best. We wish Kieran Gorman the 

best of luck as he proceeds to State next term. I would also like to 

thank all the parents who came out to Eastern Creek, for their 

support and encouragement on the day. 

Liam Gorman 

Captain of Cross Country 

Mosman Mini-Marathon: Congratulations to the following boys 

who ran in the Mosman Mini Marathon on Sunday. Kieran Gorman 

came 3rd overall in the 2km, Flynn Jowitt finished the 10km run, 

Lachlan Roughley came 8th in the 2km run, Rory O Shea came 10th 

in the 2km run, Felix Scott came 2nd overall in the 2km run, Sean 

Marning came 7th in the 2km along with his brother Jack, who 

placed in the 2km run also. Louis Santo Paolo ran in the boys‟ 5km 

run, with Will Hyde placing 21st in the 2km and Daniel Rasmussen 

placing 4th in the 2km run. 

Special mention must be made of the following boys who won the 

schools team event – Felix Scott, Liam Gorman and Daniel 

Rasmussen, in the 10-11 years‟ school team event. 

Junior School Rugby: Another term of Junior 

School rugby comes to an end; they seem to go by 

faster with each year! What I have seen this term is a 

rugby section (of players and coaches) that is 

improving with each week that goes by. So, I must 

congratulate all the players for wanting to develop 

their skill set, and coaches who are keen to give their best to help the 

players improve. 

I sat down before the beginning of the season with Greg Austin 

(Director of Rugby, Senior School) and we discussed how we wanted 

to progress the Junior School rugby programme. We decided, as with 

the Senior School, that we needed to concentrate on the core skills of 

catch and pass, tackle, rucking/counter rucking and support play at 

training, and keep „drumming‟ them into the boys with drills and 

games so it became second nature to them. 

I think that anyone who has watched the games this year would agree 

with me, that there has been a vast improvement in these facets of the 

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game, which will only get better and better throughout the rest of the 

season and beyond into next year – which is a good thing for both the 

Junior School and for when the boys enter the Senior School. 

On the results front, the U9s and 10s are undefeated this term, which 

is a great achievement to all involved. The U11s‟ section have vastly 

improved their skill set, especially at the tackle and rucking, and we 

saw a perfect example of this last week when the As demolished 

Trinity at the breakdown in a 70-5 victory. Again, the Prep‟s section 

have been working hard on their core skills and this shows, as all the 

teams have been winning games, none more so than the 1sts who 

have only lost one game this term (by two points)and have had great 

wins against Riverview and Waverley over the last few weekends. 

Speaking of the Preps, this coming Friday and Saturday, the 7s team 

play in the NSW Primary School Finals against other winning schools 

from around the State. The motivation to come either first or second 

in their group is massive, as the top four sides will get to play on the 

Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon at the Wallabies vs 

Wales match. What an opportunity, and we wish the side good luck. 

On the subject of the Wallabies, it‟s great to see old Aloys‟ boy, Pat 

McCabe doing so well for the team these last two weekends. Parents, 

you can get a chance to meet and chat to him at the Aloys‟ Rugby 

Luncheon on 10 August at The Hilton Ballroom at 12.30pm.This event 

is to celebrate all the things that are great about Aloys‟ Rugby, so it 

would be good to see as many of you there as possible. Tickets can be 

bought online at www.trybooking.com/BLWW, by 3 August. See the 

flyer later in this issue. 

We still have four rounds to go on our return from the holidays, so 

there is a lot of training and playing left in the season for the boys to 

improve and develop in. Can I wish everyone a good holiday and see 

you all for some cracking games in the new term. 

Andy Connors 

Junior School Director of Rugby 

Junior School Football: I came to the role of 

Director of Football for the Junior School not 

knowing what to expect. I have been pleasantly 

surprised by the coaches, in their willingness to take 

on new understanding of formations, defensive 

strategy and the importance of individual technique. 

Also, it is so important to have the support of the school and their 

administration – without this, the football program would fail. Last, but 

not least, we come to the most important people – the players. Their 

enthusiasm and willingness to try new skills, formations and positions 

with a positive attitude makes our job as coaches so enjoyable. 

With regard to the program, so far we have concentrated on pure 

development above results. This includes individual technique and 

positional understanding and basic game awareness. How many times 

have you heard the calls “far foot”, “stay connected”, “defenders 

move up”, “mids hold the midfield”? Also, we have worked hard on 

winning possession using 1st and 2nd defenders. We have improved 

in all these areas and the coaches deserve a large pat on the back for 

their efforts. With our emphasis on development and playing good 

football, the results speak for themselves. 

Next term, we will be starting work on “better decision making”. This 

leads to better possession and more opportunities to score. This may 

sound easy, but is far more difficult to achieve. I will be sending some 

drills and phase plays to the coaches and will back them up at training. 

Finally, to the players: I challenge you – to be the best that you can 

be. Be proud to represent your school, and enjoy your football. Enjoy 

the break and see you all next term. 

Eric Daly 

Junior School Director of Football 

Football ‘Make Up’ Clinic: This clinic is open to all the Junior 

School boys who attended April‟s school clinic that was cancelled on 

Days 2 & 3 due to wet weather. A small number of places is also 

available for boys who did not attend the April school holiday camp. 

It is an intensive clinic run by our newly appointed Director of JS 

Football, Mr Eric Daly, along with Junior School coaches, who will 

focus on skill development and overall game play. It is an ideal 

environment for all players who want to improve skill and overall 

football development. Passing, dribbling, shooting, goal keeping, 

positional awareness game principles along with speed and general 

fitness will be the focus over the two days. 

The clinic will be held at the College Oval (for Years 3-6) on 12 & 

13 July, from 8.30am-12.30pm. We will assume that your son will 

attend if he was registered for the April clinic. If your son is not 

available to attend, please let me know ASAP so his place can be 

offered to another boy. 

No payment is required for those boys who have paid previously for 

the April school holiday clinic. New boys are required to pay $100 for 

the two days make up clinic. Cheques (made payable to St Aloysius‟ 

College) or cash (in envelope along with Medical and Registration 

forms) need to be returned to the Junior School marked to my 

(Trevor Dunne) attention. Funds generated will be used specifically 

to improve and develop Junior School football. See me for 

registration forms. The camp contact will be Eric Daly (Director of 

Junior School football). 

To all boys and parents, thank you for your efforts with Winter sport 

this term. Enjoy your break and we will pick up where we left off on 

Day 1 Term 3, with training resuming 17 July. 

Trevor Dunne 

Round 1 

FOOTBALL 

Opponent Result 

9A small sided games Grammar Ives 8-3 

9B small sided games 10-2 

RUGBY 

Opponent Result 

12A Waverley 14-12 

9A Grammar Ives 40-20 

Trevor Dunne 

TENNIS 

Year 9 vs Trinity: With wet weather again on Saturday, the Year 9 

team bravely fought off the drizzling rain only to go down to Trinity 

College 0-6, 0-6. Unfortunately, the boys didn‟t get the scores they 

were hoping for, however, their matchplay was marked by both 

teams playing with consistency and determination, even though the 

score was against them. 

Again the Irving brothers, Sean and Liam, combined to provide a 

very tense doubles match where both boys played consistently to 

keep the Trinity Team on its toes. In the other A team, Adrian Testa 

and James Morel played well as a doubles team, with James serving 

well, with at least one ace, and Adrian keeping his forehand shots low 

and deep to the baseline. In the boys‟ singles, they again 

demonstrated their ability to keep the pressure on their opponents 

and to keep the ball in play, making the Trinity players earn every 

point that came their way! 

The B1 team, comprising Matthew Rush and James Tian, 

unfortunately, found themselves up against a very polished team. 

However, full credit to them, they actually played very well in both 

their singles matches. Matthew demonstrated his careful, calculated 

approach when it came to serving and volleying, while James 

continued to show the strength of his return shots, pushing his 

opponent back to the baseline on occasion. Ryan and Christian, in 

the B2 team, while dealing with some setbacks, put up a good fight. 

However, a steaming serve from the Trinity opponent for both our 

players, proved too good to overcome. 

Again, the boys conducted themselves with sportsmanship and true 

Aloysian spirit! May the next term‟s tennis bring opportunities to 

refine our skills and teamwork, whilst enjoying the sport! 

Mary Diggins & Angela Walters 

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PUBLIC SPEAKING 

vir eloquens 

DRAMA 

The Art of Speech Competition: This competition was inaugurated 

in 1947. Previous winners include Mark Simkin (ABC Reporter), 

Adam Spencer (The Breakfast Show) and Julian Morrow (The Chaser). 

All students in Years 7-10 compete and the better speakers from each 

Year will speak at the Grand Finals. It is optional for students in 

Years 11&12; however, the better speakers are strongly encouraged 

to enter. 

The formation of articulate and talented young men has always been 

central to Jesuit education, and its importance has been reinforced 

within the context of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm. Alongside 

this formation, however, is the religious formation which gives what 

is said a moral and social purpose. 

In 1982, we were fortunate in having a generous parent donate a 

trophy for this competition. The Richard Hockey Trophy for 

Public Speaking is awarded to the best speaker overall. 

The topics for 2011 are as follows: 

Newsflash 

Cracks under the surface 

Too much of a good thing 

Waiting for the day when… 

I am the voice 

Freedom 

The best of times, the worst of times 

Go forward 

Second hand 

One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name 

I must follow them, for I am their leader 

He thinks too much – such men are dangerous 

Lyposuction 

Away 

A little learning is a dangerous thing 

Dates and times for the competition are as follows: 

Year 7 13 August (Day 6), Periods 4 & 5 




Years 11 & 12 17 August (Day 10), lunchtime 

All Year Finals will be held in The Bellarmino. The Grand Final will 

be held on 24 August, from 8.00pm in The Bellarmino. 

Magar Etmekdjian 

2012 Intermediate Theatresports Competition: On 17 June, our 

Intermediate Theatresports team performed in the Schools‟ 

Theatresports Grand Final at Enmore Theatre. Patrick Sunderland 

(Captain), James Agius, Tom Mendes, Jackson Pierce and Nick 

Slaven (pictured) improvised in four sections and won by a 

convincing six points. St Aloysius‟ College is now the first school to 

have their name on the trophy twice. Congratulations to all of the 

performers. 

Heidi Quinn 

Head of Drama 

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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS RESULTS, TRIALS & TRAININGS 

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FIRST EUCHARIST 

ST AUGUSTINE’S, BALMAIN 

The First Eucharist celebration is rapidly approaching. Could 

those families who have children in state/independent schools, and who 

wish their children to make First Communion, please contact the Parish office on 

9810 1157 for more information, before the end of June. 

The parent reflection/information night will be held on 18 July at 7.00pm. 

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LINDFIELD PARISH YOUTH GROUPS 

24 JUNE 2012 

Our next monthly Y0uth get together is on Sunday, 24 June. 

There are three age groups that meet on the Sunday afternoon & evening at the end of 

each month. The Sunday night Mass is very relaxed and the youth night creates a great 

atmosphere that everyone seems to enjoy, before the start of a new week. 

We have an enthusiastic group of Years 4-6, who will meet in the school next door 

to the Lindfield church, at 4.00pm, for lots of fun, friends and PIZZA, 

followed by 6.00pm Mass. 

Our Years 7&8 will also meet in the school, following the 7.00pm Mass, until 8.30pm 

and, of course, there will be PIZZA. 

Our Year 9 & above meet separately in the school, following the 7.00pm Mass, until 

8.30pm, and, again, PIZZA is on the menu. 

We hope you can join us on 24 June. 

If you would like to know more, contact Sharon Piech 

at spiech@live.com.au or phone 9415 6581 (AH) 

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