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from the senior school (cont'd) Drs John Kramer and Brendan Nelson (Past Parent) at the 2020 Summit. more people will die or be seriously injured remains to be seen! (On my arrival home I checked the local papers to find that yet another semi-trailer accident had blocked the Highway for most of Saturday morning!) In more general terms rural infrastructure was seen as of crucial importance. An enhanced railway network to open up the north of Australia, which may have to take on the role of the “Food Basket of Asia”, was strongly supported, together with a significantly enhanced road network in those regions. The use of traditional lands for water storage and agriculture would clearly have to be negotiated with their indigenous occupants. A detailed analysis of soil conditions and water storage opportunities would be mandatory as a first step. I argued for a national system of registration for doctors and other health workers. This would make our health workforce much more flexible and thus be better able to respond to changing circumstances as well as crises. I stressed the need for the relevant colleges, such as the RACGP, to continue to determine the standards which would apply. Medical boards would still deal with situations where standards were not being met. A further issue discussed was the concept of the “Rural Health Obligation”. This picks up on material recently prepared by the RDAA. It was strongly supported. It would define a minimum standard of health services that a rural community might expect. The body responsible for those services would then have to deliver. We were all asked to deliver our “Big Idea” in our groups. This was difficult as most of us had a number of big ideas. In the end I drew on my own clinical frustrations of trying to help families of children with significant learning and behavioural disorders. These are the children with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, ODD and so forth, perhaps 10% of all children in Australia. I advocated for a comprehensive assessment of learning and behaviour in the year prior to commencing school, that is, from ages four to five years. This would be in addition to the current assessments of hearing, vision and dentition. To me it makes much more sense to identify these children with special needs before they enter the school system, in order to provide the necessary interventions to ameliorate these conditions. Undiagnosed and untreated these children represent a high risk in an education system with major learning and behavioural deficits. That in turn places them at high risk of not fulfilling their potential in life. They are overrepresented in the ranks of the unemployed, underemployed, and prison population: a disaster which could be avoided by early recognition of difficulties combined with appropriate interventions. Whilst this is not a purely rural issue, it is worse in the country due to the lack of many allied health and specialist services, not to mention GPs. Despite discussing such major concerns, the mood was one of great optimism. We sensed that the doors of our Federal Government have been thrown open and we are being asked for advice. One can but hope this situation lasts indefinitely. The proof of the Government’s good intentions will be in the results. For the moment we should stay engaged and be ready to offer further advice when the realities of government, budgets and competing concerns intrude. Meanwhile it’s a case of “Watch this space”. John Kramer (SAC 1971) New Jesuit on Staff The Aloysian Family warmly welcomes Fr Jack McLain SJ to the staff of St Aloysius’ College. Fr McLain is a Jesuit who has served as a chaplain in the US Army, as a superior of a Jesuit community, a development officer (fund raiser), and a pastoral assistant in a large Jesuit parish. He grew up about an hour west of Seattle, Washington in the US. He has lived in New England, the southern part of the US and all over the world. As a chaplain, he served in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) which included tours all over western Africa, Kosovo, and two tours of Afghanistan. He enjoys finding God in all things, but especially in nature skiing, surfing, hunting, fishing, mountain biking and rock climbing. He also is an unrepentant gadget and computer nut. He has come to love the stars of the Southern Cross and country Australia and likes to see both every chance he gets. Father McLain, who will be on staff for at least the next two years, is teaching RE and is also involved in the College Cadet Fr Jack McLain SJ Unit. St Aloysius’ College A Jesuit School for Boys _ Founded 1879 aloysiad / page 24
senior school sport Summer Season Review, 2007-2008 Basketball The First V finished a creditable fourth in the CAS Competition under Coach and MIC Michael Turton. The Team did very well in home games in Magis Term, defeating Knox Grammar School, Waverley College and Trinity Grammar School. Michael Suffield (Year 12) was selected for the CAS First V. The College successfully hosted its first Australian Jesuit Schools Basketball Carnival. The Team defeated St Ignatius’ College Riverview in the early rounds. Two players, Michael Suffield (Year 12) and Mitchell Axam (Year 12), were selected in the Australian Jesuit Schools Team. The best performing teams this season included the 9Bs, coached by staff member and Old Boy Nicholas Penn (SAC 1992 ),and the 7As ,who were undefeated in Magis Term. In other basketball developments, Mr John Hoyle was appointed as Director of Basketball. John has a strong background in basketball and is also the FIBA Oceania Development Manager. John’s immediate impact was obvious, especially with our younger teams. Cricket Like its basketball counterparts, the First XI also finished fourth in the CAS Competition with two wins over Waverley College and Cranbrook School. Captain Joseph Jenkins (Year 12) was selected in the CAS First XI and was appointed the Team Captain. Staff member Mr Andrew Quinane took over the coaching position from Mr Michael Rogan whilst staff member Mrs Caroline Linschoten handled the scoring responsibilities. At the Australian Jesuit Schools Carnival at Riverview, the team managed only to win one game against St Ignatius’ College Adelaide. However, two of our younger cricketers, Andrew Devaraj (Year 10) and Patrick Francis (Year 11), were both selected in the Australian Jesuit Schools Team. The best performing teams included the 8As, who have remained undefeated in the Senior School after two seasons of cricket (2006-2007 and 2007-2008). The 7Bs were undefeated in Magis Term. They were coached by Old Boy Angus Ryan (SAC 2005). Swimming The College Swim Team had a very successful season under new MIC and staff member Miss Erin Hogan and Head Coach Mr Graeme Brewer. In the lead up to the CAS Championships, the team along with Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College, won the annual SCECGS Redlands Carnival and thus reclaimed the trophy won last year. The team was also runner up at the St Patrick’s Strathfield, Oakhill College and our own invitational carnival. At the CAS Championships, the College performed superbly to finish fourth after pushing Knox Grammar School and Barker College for second spot right through the evening. The team was only thirty-eight points behind second placed Knox Grammar School. Both Waverley College and Cranbrook School were over one hundred points behind us on the score board. Many boys recorded personal bests and a large number of achieved placings in championship and division races. Our Year 12 swimmers led by example with Luke Veverka (Captain), Adam Pasfield (Vice Captain), Stefan Prendergast and John Carroll all standing out on the night. Luke Veverka broke the College record in the 50 m Freestyle with a time of 24.97. Two other College records were broken including Mark Sindone (Year 11), 16 years Breastroke (32.37) and Matthew Jepson (Year 8), 14 years 100 Freestyle (55.77). Matthew Jepson added to his list of CAS records with a new record in the 100 Freestyle. Winners on the night included Matthew Jepson (50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 50 Butterfly), Elliot Long (Year 9) in the 50 Freestyle and 50 Butterfly and Chris Sudarmana (Year 11) in the 100 Backstroke. Individually, Matthew Jepson had a magnificent season. Matthew won the 200 Individual Medley at Nationals along with placing third in the 200 Freestyle. He also won three Gold Medals and two Silver Medals at the NSW All Schools Championships and has qualified to represent NSW at the Pan Pacific Games in December. Elliot Long also competed at Nationals finishing fifth in the 50 m Freestyle. Twelve students represented CAS at the CIS Championships. Captain Luke Veverka won the 50 Freestyle and was later placed fifth at NSW All Schools. The College for the first time fielded a swim team in the Head of the Harbour Two Kilometre Swim. This event was open to all categories, clubs, businesses and schools Our swim team of Matthew Jepson (Year 8), Elliot Long (Year 9), Ben Klarich (Year 11) and Marcus Anderson (Year 9) beat home all other teams. Matt Jepson was individually placed third in the event. Miss Hogan and Mr Brewer are to be congratulated on their outstanding efforts throughout the season in organising and preparing the Team for each carnival and for ensuring that the season was so successful. My thanks also extend to staff members Mr Damian Corrigan (SAC 1971) and Mrs Marie Taylor, along with the Parent Swim Committee for their invaluable support Tennis The First IV won the CAS Premiership this season, losing only one match in the entire season. The Team included Alexander Patten (Year 12) (Captain), Nicolas Fuentes (Year 10), Harry Kelleher (Year 9) and Aaron Roberts (Year 11). Alex was later selected in the CAS First IV and Nic and Harry in the CAS Second IV. Harry was also selected in the CIS Under 15s. The Team performed extremely well at the Australian Jesuit Carnival at Riverview in December. The boys beat Xavier College for the first time and were not far off wining their first ever Jesuit Carnival. With such a young squad and with so much talent available, the boys have their sights set St Aloysius’ College A Jesuit School for Boys _ Founded 1879 aloysiad / page 25
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