Issue9 sjcnews2014

Compassion Innovation Integrity

THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES OF THE

EDMUND RICE NETWORKOF SCHOOLS

135 Aphrasia StreetNewtown Victoria 3220

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News & EventsThursday 5 June 2014 - Issue No 9

Dear Parents, Students and Friends of the College,Attached to this week’s newsletter is a brochure entitled “Thank you to the families of the Edmund Rice Network of Schools”. Last year our community contributed in excess of $100,000 to work hand in hand with the Edmund Rice Foundation to liberate lives in Australia, the Philippines, East Timor, PNG, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, South Sudan and Sierra Leone. Thank you for your support of those most in need.

As a consequence of Ms Claire Brown’s retirement at the end of this year, the search has been underway Nationally to find a suitable replacement.

I am pleased to announce that Mrs Michelle Brodrick has been appointed to this position for the next five years.

Michelle has had extensive teaching and leadership experience in Catholic education since graduating from Australian Catholic University. She has worked in a variety of educational settings including country Victoria, interstate and overseas before moving to Geelong. Michelle has held numerous senior positions of leadership in the areas of pastoral wellbeing and curriculum including Year Level Coordinator, VCE Coordinator and Senior School Leader. She held the position of Assistant Principal at Clonard College prior to moving to St Joseph’s College in 2012, as Director of Curriculum.

I am delighted Michelle has accepted the position and look forward to working with her into the future.

I will be taking three weeks of long service leave commencing Friday 6 June. Mr Paul Clohesy will be the acting Principal in my absence.

Paul Tobias - Principal

Principal’s Report

St Joseph’s College Geelong

Calendar of Events

Queen’s Birthday Public HolidayGATYear 11 exams startYear 8, 9, 10 exams startP&F meetingReport writing - student free daySenior years parent information eveningCareers weekWestcourt ExpoFinal day Term 2

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News from the Deputies

RECONCILIATION ACTIVITIESWe would like to congratulate all students for the way they have embraced the recent reconciliation activities held across the school. Celebration of this important week on the calendar began with the contest for the senior football Reconciliation Shield, awarded to the winners of the match between St Joseph’s and St Bernard’s College in Essendon. Following a moving pre-game ceremony, the match was played in tremendous spirit with St Joseph’s holding on to the shield following a hard fought victory.Other activities have included a full school Reconciliation Assembly. A highlight of this event was the traditional dance performed by our remote Indigenous students, Raven Marika, Dion Wunungmurra, Jerol Wunungmurra and Mabo Mununggurritj. The Identity and Mission Team at St Joseph’s organised a variety of other activities for our students to take part in, all drawing attention to the issue of reconciliation.EXAMSExaminations will be taking place for all students in years 8 – 11 in the coming weeks. Our motto at St Joseph’s is Ad Alta Virtute or to strive for the highest. This motto applies to every endeavour undertaken and is an expectation we have of every student when doing exams. While we don’t expect all boys to achieve a particular grade or percentage, we do expect them to prepare for their exams and to apply their best effort when completing them.Any student who either behaves inappropriately during an exam or who is adjudged by his subject teacher not to have made sufficient effort in completing the exam, will be required to undertake a redemption exam. The redemption exams will take place on Monday June 23 which is a student free day. Letters for students required to sit a redemption exam will be sent out and will include details about what exam, when and where it will take place. Now is the perfect time for students to begin incorporating examination study into their homework regimes to ensure they are adequately prepared to give each exam their best effort.

WESTCOURT EXPOJust to let the whole College community know, Westcourt is holding its first EXPO on June 26 from 10.00am to 1.00pm. This showcasing of the Year 9 students’ work for Semester 1 is being organised and run by the students. The boys and staff, the ‘trailblazers’, have made a great start to the year. We hope the Year 9 parents enjoy celebrating their sons’ achievements.Claire Brown & Paul Clohesy - Deputy Principals

Careers News

CAREERS WEEKLY NEWSLETTERA weekly careers newsletter is listed on the Careers Blog every week. Students in Years 10 – 12 should be reading this newsletter. It provides a lot of information about careers, competitions, work, pathways into higher education as well as upcoming events, scholarships and more. To view the latest careers newsletter, please click on the following link:http://blogs.sjcgeelong.catholic.edu.au/careers/category/careers/careers-news-bulletin/ UMAT TESTING – YEAR 12 STUDENTSDo you need to undertake the UMAT for the University Course you are applying for in 2015. An example is Physiotherapy at Monash. If so, you must apply to sit the UMAT by 5pm, 6 June. To find out more, type UMAT into the search box on the Careers Blog.CONNECT TO THE CAREERS BLOG VIA TWITTERThe best way to stay up to date with what is happening in Careers is via Twitter. If you connect to the Careers Blog Twitter feed you will get a ‘Tweet‘ every time we ‘Post‘ information and updates on the Blog. Click on the ‘number’ attached to the Twitter feed you are interested in, and it will take you to the post it refers to.To connect to our Twitter Feed, go to: https://twitter.com/SJCCareersBlogKaren Shum - Careers Coordinator

St Joseph’s College has financed a number of new buildings and facilities through the ongoing financial support of parents donating to the College Building Fund. The contribution we ask from each family is $450 per annum. All donations are tax deductible and a tax receipt will be issued. As the end of the 2013/2014 financial year is approaching, you may wish to finalise the annual donation in time to include your receipt with your 2013/2014 tax return. Payment may be made to St Joseph’s College Geelong via cash, cheque or credit card. Credit card payments may be made by phoning Holly McIntosh on 5226 8111. Thank you for your ongoing support. Zara Walter - Office Manager

College Building Fund Donation

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What’s Happening at Westcourt?

It has been a busy start to the year and as we approach the end of term, there have been some significant achievements in a number of the boys’ CHALLENGE classes at Westcourt. • The Brand Unlimited class have been working

frantically to begin the production of the first Westcourt t-shirt. They were designed by student Campbell Norton and will be screen printed by the students using equipment made by students. All proceeds will be donated to Anam Cara House Geelong. Anam Cara House is a community funded organisation that provides overnight respite and palliative care, as well as day hospice services, to the Geelong community. To find out more about Anam Cara House visit www.achg.org.au

• Both Adventure Race classes will finalise their training and compete in the combined class Adventure Race at Torquay next Thursday 12 June, 2014. This race includes a 4km run, 8 km mountain bike ride, 500m swim and 1200m ocean kayak. We are also fortunate enough to have the expertise of the Media Crew for the day who will record the experience for the boys. The event will take place at the Torquay Yacht Club.

• Foot Sloggers completed their 21km half marathon last week. All goals set at the beginning of the semester were achieved and it is clear this was an outstanding effort by all who participated.

• Planet Green students are completing their Mini Projects which include: a fire pit, fish ponds, tyre planters and chicken coop. The boys have also prepared all vegetable patches full of winter vegetables for the students of Westcourt.

• A number of boys from the DIY Guitar class have constructed their own guitars from recycled timber using traditional luthier skills. Three student’s guitars are now fully operational.

A reminder about the Student Expo at Westcourt on the 26 June, 2014. This is a great opportunity for parents to celebrate their son’s achievements. Enrolment for workshops can be made via the College website.Michael Timms - Head of Campus (Westcourt)


At this time of year students are preparing for their examinations. Exams are conducted for all students in Years 8 to 11. Year 11 exams commence on Thursday 12 June and Year 8-10 exams start in the following week on Tuesday 17 June. EXAM ADVICEYouth Central is the Victorian Government’s website for young people aged 12-25. It offers advice on study and exam preparation as well as practical advice such as battling the Year 12, tips for stress free study and on-line study resources. For study tips visit:http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/Studying+%26+Training/Studying+Tips+%26+Resources/Top+ten+exam+tips/ Examinations are designed to assess a student’s understanding of the semester’s work. In classes students will be given help with revision and guidelines from their teachers. If students are feeling anxious about exams they should discuss their concerns with their subject teacher or homeroom teacher. Conversely if students are not studying or prioritising their exams, parents are encouraged to email their teachers so that the teacher is able to help set priorities and schedule study time. The exams allow students to develop their skills in revising and demonstrating their understanding of concepts within a set time. This is extremely valuable preparation for VCE. PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS FOR SENIOR STUDENTS STUDYING A UNIT 3/4 VCE SUBJECT Parent Teacher Interviews for senior students studying a Unit 3 subject will take place on Tuesday 10 June from 4-7pm. This is an important time as Year 12 students head into the final part of their school year as well as Year 11 and 10 students studying a Unit 3 subject. An email was sent to parents/carers last week outlining a new on-line booking system using the Parent Access Module. Please log on to PAM to make bookings.Parent Teacher Interviews for Years 7-11 will take place in Term 3 on Thursday 28 August (4-7pm) and Friday 29 August (9-12noon).YEAR 10 INTO SENIOR YEARS 2015All parents/carers of Year 10 students are invited to the Senior Year Parent Information evening on Tuesday 24 June. Information will be provided on studying for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) as well as Vocational Educational and Training (VET) subjects on offer. Parent Information Evenings for other year levels will be held in Term 3 prior to subject selections. Year 10 students

Curriculum News

will also have scheduled interviews to discuss their VCE or VCAL program. Parent and students are invited to attend these interviews on 30 and 31 July.

Photo/Video Permission Forms

Due to recent changes in privacy legislation we now require a signed permission form for every student in order to use their photo for College-related material. This includes the College newsletter, website, SJC Facebook page, Virtus (College end of year magazine) etc. These permission forms were distributed via homeroom teachers and were due back last week. However, there are still many forms yet to be returned. WHAT WILL IT MEAN IF THE FORM IS NOT RETURNED? Your son’s photo will NOT appear:• anywhere in the Virtus (College Yearbook), including

class and individual photos, sporting groups, event photos, i.e. Edmund Rice Day, camps, assemblies etc.

• in the newsletter• on Facebook/twitter• on the St Joseph’s College website• in any end of year DVDs or slide shows• in the College production program.

As has always been the case, all images will be used appropriately and students have the right to inform the photographer if they don’t want their photo taken at any given time. We have so much to be proud of at St Joseph’s College and wish to continue using photographs of our students as mentioned above. We ask that you please assist us in this by ensuring your son returns his signed permission form asap.Zara Walter - Office Manager

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PAMPAMPARENT ACCESS MODULE AND SEMESTER REPORTSSemester reports will be available through PAM at the end of the semester. These reports are a summary of results including percentage results from assessment tasks, an indication of achievement against the AusVELS standard and work habits and behaviour. Current information on all assessment is available through Learning Areas on the Parent Access Module.Michelle Brodrick - Director of Curriculum

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Chess Report

On Friday 23 May, 11 Students from St Joseph’s College travelled to Oberon to compete in a chess tournament. All the students went into the Oberon Library and after instructions, it was time to dig into some chess games. The tournament began. There were a total of 7 matches against 5 different schools (Oberon, Werribee, Western Heights, Emmanuel College and of course us, St Joseph’s College). However, there were 10 teams in the middle year division. We came 4th out of the 10 teams, which was a good effort by St Josephs. I’m sure everyone who went to compete in the chess tournament was satisfied.Chris Conroy

Senior Soccer

The SJC Senior Soccer team will travel to Darebin on Wednesday 4 June to battle Salesian College for a place in the ACC Grand Final, 2 weeks later.The soccer team has had an outstanding season this year, winning all their games in the home and away section. Only one team in the modern ACC has had a perfect season, and that was us in 2009. Another sign of great teams is the ability to go back-to-back, which we accomplished in 2005-2006. Both teams are held in the highest regard in SJC sporting history. But there are claims that if we could win it again this year, it will be recognised as the finest SJC team of all time.For many of our Year 12 boys in the side, success this year could complete an unprecedented run.1. Premierships in Years 10, 11 & 122. Go Back-to-Back in Senior Soccer3. Have a Perfect Season.History beckons. Will we answer the call?Jason O’ConnellROUND 5 - SJC v WHITEFRIARSWhitefriars 2 v SJC 8 (Half-time 5-1)Goals: Munoz 3, Taravillo 2, Milinkovic 2, KozdraBest: Team effort, Coach Trupkovic

In Sympathy

CONGRATULATIONS

To Josh and Rebecca Westwood (staff member) on the birth of their gorgeous baby boy, Max John Westwood.

Star Search Music Success

Year 12 Student Ryan Bentley received an encouragement Award at the Star Search Music Finals on Friday 30 May. He performed very well and deserved his financial prize in a high quality field of young performers from the region.Jessica Nelson, an SJC VCE Music student also performed to a high standard.Joeys was well represented with John Shawcross and Michael Wilding accompanying many students, while Michael also performed with his Saxophone Quartet as an extra item. Well done all!David Gallaher - Director of Music Performance

Year 10 ACC Football


I was a stranger and you welcomed me

(Matthew 25:35)

Justice and Peace on our Doorstep

Today I write this article with a heavy heart. As many of you will be aware, over the weekend a young man, living in Newtown, died a despairing death. As a Tamil asylum seeker, he was despairing of ever being given a visa to stay in Australia. As a Tamil, he was desperate to avoid the persecution that awaited him if he was returned to Sri Lanka – which according to current Government policies was the likely scenario.

As a Catholic community we mourn the loss of life that Leo’s death is. And we mourn the despair that he felt about a hopeless future. In a cruel irony, Leo was a registered organ donor on the Australian Donor Registry. So while we were unable to give him a life, he was willing to save some of ours.

Justice and Peace is one of the touchstones that we measure ourselves up against to authenticate that we’re a Catholic Boys’ School in the Edmund Rice Tradition. According to the Australian Catholic Bishops, recent policies on refugees from both Liberal and Labor parties have lacked any real sense of justice and peace for these people seeking a safe shore. The Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office has produced a document that outlines the Church’s teaching on migration and refugees. You can read it online at:

http://www.acmro.catholic .org.au/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=421&Itemid=30

Disappointingly, Australia currently falls far short of this approach.

As a school community it often seems that we can do very little to bring about change. However, you can learn about the Church teachings. You can express your sadness and despair at this injustice publicly and privately. And you can tell Leo’s story.

Jo Hart - Director of Identity

Canberra Music Tour Review

The Senior Band, Stage Band and Intermediate Band returned from Canberra, tired but very happy with their few days in the Capital. Beautiful unseasonally warm weather accompanied our visit. We were very well looked after by our hosts at Camp Cottermouth. Meals were great and food was plentiful. The staff were continually amazed with the amount of food that the boys tucked away.We were able to rehearse at the camp and combine our attendance at The Australian National Eisteddfod with visiting Canberra’s principal attractions. Visits to the impressive National War Memorial Museum and both the old and new Houses of Parliament provided an excellent educational opportunity for our boys. Many were able to find a relative on the Roll of Honour. Poppies were placed beside the relatives’ names.The Parliamentary tours were very informative. Perhaps the highlight was the Conscription debate in the House of Representatives in the Old Parliament. Starring roles from Messrs Bentley, Conway, Howell and Jelley lead the boys in a robust and animated debate. There is much dramatic talent among these musicians. Sam Ford played a starring hand for the Opposition although in his final speech, he sided with the Government.In the Eisteddfod the three bands performed extremely well. The Stage Band, directed by John Shawcross, performed strongly in their set and was rightly awarded Gold for their effort. The rhythm section came in for special praise from the adjudicator. Consistency throughout all sections and confidence in delivering the well-prepared charts was on show for all in what was the standout performance in the B Grade Stage Band Section.On Saturday it was the turn of the Concert Bands. The Intermediate Concert Band performed with energy and purpose under the baton of Michael Wilding in the Under 16 C Grade Section. All the extra hard work in rehearsals paid off. The boys were delighted to receive a Gold Award for their performance. A long delay to the next performance by the Senior Band necessitated a visit to the movies. Godzilla, won the day for some, while others slept through!The Senior Band appeared in the A Grade Section of Concert Bands. The boys performed well on challenging repertoire and were happy to have been awarded a Silver Award. A pleasing result considering that this was the first time a

St Joseph’s Ensemble has appeared in the Senior Section. A long 12 hour day of bus and train travel delivered the party of 52 boys safely home, tired but very satisfied with all the effort that produced such excellent results. Many benefits flow through from these events, as well as the obvious advancement in performance levels. Thanks are due to John Shawcross for all the tour arrangements. Already the boys are talking about the next expedition…David Gallaher

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The beauty of teaching at Westcourt is the freedom to engage students in a variety of ways. A case in point is the new topic we are teaching in Science: Sustainability.The importance of understanding how we use the world’s resources and how we can change our lifestyles to ensure there is a healthy world for future generations cannot be understated.At Westcourt, we encourage our students to look after their environment, by ensuring the homerooms are vacuumed regularly by the boys, and the variety of waste is identified and recycled where possible.We teach subjects like Planet Green, Biology on the Move and Sustainability to enhance our students’ understanding of the world they inhabit, their precious and special environments, like the Barwon River and the resources they use.And now, we have the opportunity to engage the students in the Sustainability subject with the introduction of Bike Generator units. They enable the students to generate electrical power by pedalling the bikes. This power is then stored as energy in a large battery or can be used to power a range of electrical devices.

The bikes arrived on Tuesday, and the technician, Gary, from Future Spark set up the bikes and was ably assisted by Joe McDonald, Connor Bennett, Jackson Hobbs and Mitchell Wheelan from 9I. The boys learnt how the system was assembled, how the bikes worked and also filmed the set up for Media Crew. They also provided lots of energy to ensure the system was working correctly.Further assistance was given by students from the Biology on the Move class.

Sustainability At Westcourt

If the enthusiasm shown by these boys is anything to go by, all the students will find this topic exciting and relevant to their lives. It affords students a ‘hands on’ understanding of how much work is required to generate enough electricity to power small household items such as a fan or lights. We also expect that this will change the way they view, and use, the world’s limited resources!It is very exciting that SJC is leading the way in fostering a greener approach in students of the Geelong area to the use of resources in our world and it is hoped that students from the main campus will also embrace the opportunity to utilise the bikes.

The Sustainability Project has been developed to enable the students to tap in to their particular intelligence specialties, to produce a variety of work that will help them appreciate the need for a change in the way they utilise the world’s resources. They will calculate their environmental footprint and then look at a variety of projects, which suit their individual interests, capabilities and which are relevant to themselves and their lifestyles. These can include such things as logging the waste collected at the school through bin audits to creating a game that will teach young people the importance of using the world’s resources carefully and how they can implement this in their daily lives. They can build a compost or write a letter to the Geelong Football Club to propose ideas for the waste that is produced on Game Day.This exciting initiative would not have been possible without the ideas man, Ashwin Pillai and the enthusiasm of Kelly Jenkins to see this project through. It also required the willingness of Paul Tobias and Terry Fowler to see that this idea had merit. Special thanks go out to Michael Timms who has worked tirelessly to ensure a safe environment for the boys when riding the bikes. And, of course, to the teachers who will present this project to the boys, Lukas Cappicchiano, Damian Harrington, Ashlee Milne and John Stephensen. I extend my gratitude for their willingness to embrace such a unique and stimulating way to present this important and relevant topic. This is a very exciting and innovative teaching application to which SJC is committed, and it can only benefit our students and the greater community of Geelong.Liz O’Connell - Westcourt

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SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR 2014!With our Year 7 Sustainability Leaders being appointed this week, it is with great pleasure that I announce the complete Sustainability Leadership Team for 2014.

“GET IT IN THE RIGHT BIN” CAMPAIGNWith the “get it in the right bin” campaign commencing this term, it has been a busy month. Junior levels also participated in our first REDcycling Competition and ‘Cut the Wrap’ day for the year.

YEAR 7 & 8 REDCYCLING COMPETITION RESULTS!!The REDcycling competition brought out some fierce Year 7 competitors, as students searched near and far for soft plastics wrappers and plastic bags to place in their REDCycling bins. Collectively, students diverted 5.793kg of soft plastics from landfill. Congratulations to 7D, who were the winners of this competition, with a collection of 2.844kg of soft plastic, followed by 7G with a weight of 869g.CUT THE WRAP DAYOur first CUT THE WRAP day was conducted last Wednesday 28 May. On the success of the REDcycling competition, Year 7 students in particular, displayed wonderful support of the day, with the majority of students

bringing a plastic wrap free lunch to school. I would like to congratulate 7D once again for 100% participation on the day!!!

NEXT “CUT THE WRAP” DAYWith our next CUT THE WRAP day on Wednesday 25 June, I encourage Year 8 and 9 students to follow the Year 7 lead and aim for 100% participation.CUT THE WRAP RAP, now on ClickviewJack Callahan’s CUT THE WRAP RAP; “I Like Waste Free Lunches” is now available for all students to access on Clickview, in the Sustainability folder.WASTE AUDITS AT WESTCOURTWith the aim to further educate students regarding what constitutes a “commingled” item, and Year 9 classes have commenced undertaking waste audits of the various types of bins at their campus. To date, 9C and 9D have participated in conducting an audit and it is anticipated that each class will take a turn during the next ten week cycle.SJC WATER BOTTLES AND ENVIRO WRAPS FOR SALE AT OUR CANTEENSFor your convenience, SJC water bottles and Enviro Wraps may be purchased from the canteens at a cost of $7.20 each.FUTURE SPARK GENERATORSOn Tuesday 27 May, there was great excitement at Westcourt, as our Future Spark generators arrived. Gary from Future Spark, assisted students from Liz O’Connell’s class (9I) in setting up the generators to the four new Future Spark bikes. In anticipation, the boys filmed their tutorial to enable them to set them up independently in the future. Students from the Biology on the Move class were keen to test the bikes out and immediately gained a better appreciation of how much energy is required to create electricity, as they ironically powered a fan to cool themselves down as they pedalled !!!Kelly Jenkins - Sustainability Coordinator

Sustainability Matters


THE FIGHT FOR THE ORBWilliam woke to the sound of approaching footsteps.“There he is, get him!”William got up and started running, toppling over the thick trunks of trees he has used as a hideaway. The voices were closing in.“Guards!” he muttered angrily to himself. “Of course.”William drew his sword as he ran towards a thick tree. He launched at it, kicked off and flipped over the guards. With swift flashes of his sword, they were dead.“Let this be a message to King Darkness” he said. “You haven’t won yet.”William was 15 years old, with blonde hair and bright green eyes. He wore a black cloak and a sword holder on his back and right now he was trying to make his way back to his base camp, within the King’s Forest. William was the leader of the Resistance, whose main goal was to bring down King Darkness, formerly known as King Frank. Frank had recently stolen an item known as the Darkness Orb, but as soon as he came into contact with the orb, its evil power overwhelmed him and he became King DarknessWilliam approached a rocky cave and knocked on a hidden door. It slowly slid open and William walked inside. All up there were 20 members in the Resistance, including William’s two best friends, Jillian and Alfred. Jillian was the same height as William, with long brown hair and blue eyes. Alfred, on the other hand, was a little shorter, with black hair and brown eyes. Jillian was an elemental sorcerer and Alfred was a skilled archer. Jillian walked up to William.“We found it” she said hopefully. “The Light Orb.”“Where is it!?” William asked frantically.She hesitated, nervously replying “Darkness Manor.”Down went the wooden gate as the Resistance started their smash and grab on Darkness Manor, King Darkness’ residence. William and Alfred led the attack.“So what’s so great about this orb anyway?” Alfred yelled over the bang of metal against metal.“It has the power to destroy the Darkness Orb” William replied. “How, I’m not exactly sure…”“So you just thought we could get the orb and that’s that?” Alfred asked, looking worried.“Pretty much” said William, with a huge grin on his face.They had fought their way to the main hall, but when they got there, King Darkness was sitting on a tall purple throne at the other end of the hall. He had a purple crown on top

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of his head, matted hair and a hollow face, but what put the most fear into William’s heart were his red, flaming eyes, blazing with pure fury. He was holding the Darkness Orb in his hands, when all of a sudden, purple vapour flowed out of the orb and formed three ogres. The middle one charged at Alfred, who was frozen in fear. He found his courage and drew his bow, but it was too late. With one hit to the stomach, Alfred was dead.Out of nowhere, Jillian appeared in a ball of fire. Her hands were glowing gold as she absorbed the fire, then shot it at the three ogres, obliterating them. William saw the Light Orb behind King Darkness and grabbed it as King Darkness tried to summon more monsters. Instantly, William absorbed the power of the Orb, his sword ablaze with golden flames. As he ran, he yelled:“Your evil ends today! The power of the light will always prevail!”He struck the centre of the Darkness Orb, smashing it to pieces. King Darkness slumped to the floor.Life soon returned to the land and William was made the new ruler. King Darkness was jailed for life along with his guards. William named the land ‘The Land of Light’ and renamed the King’s Forest, ‘Alfred’s Forest’. The power of good would always defeat evil with William as the ruler. No harm would come to the land again.By Xavier Dowd- Year 8

First XVIII Senior Football

THANK YOU

Edmund Rice Network of Schools: working hand in hand with Edmund Rice Foundation to liberate lives in Australia, the Philippines, East Timor, PNG, Kenya,

South Africa, Tanzania, South Sudan and Sierra Leone.

Thank you for putting the smile on the face of these people.

MESSAGE FROM THE EDMUND RICE FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA

People tell us that they want to be a part of the community of life, part of something which makes their own life better and makes the lives of others better.

Individuals want to know they can be involved in bringing the smile to the face of others, a smile that says “its great to be alive”, a smile that they can feel themselves. People need and want to celebrate life.

Edmund Rice Foundation is the conduit between this desire to connect and make lives better and the lives of the disempowered and impoverished.Thank you for helping the Edmund Rice Foundation to make connection between this desire to make lives better for the most disempowered and impoverished people in the world.

P.O. Box 819 Parkville, Victoria 3052EMAIL [email protected] PH 03 8359 0115 FAX 03 8359 0137

www.erf.org.au

TO THE FAMILIES OF THEEDMUND RICE NETWORKOF SCHOOLS

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NEW LIFE AFTER KNOWING OUR STATUSI am Samira Nanjekho and a mother of four. I have been HIV + for the past five years. Due to my health status, I have encountered difficulties with my neighbors and relatives.

Over the past five years I have been forced to move from one residential place to another in search of welcoming place for my children. The support from the Edmund Rice Network of schools has finally provided our family a true haven in the Education for life program in Eldoret.

From left: Aisha, Zainabu, Sarah and Samira

MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRUGGLING YOUTHThrough participation on an Edmund Rice Camp in Brisbane, two brothers were given a positive role-model and mentor for a week on camp. After camp ERC received feedback from their mother expressing her gratitude as she has noticed improved self-esteem, confidence and both boys are acting more positively towards each other. She was delighted that her sons were proud of themselves and their achievements.

Thank you for your assistance in creating these wonderful moments!!

THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SCHOOLEdmund Rice Foundation Australia sponsors schools as a pathway out of subsistence living for many people in Timor Leste. Recently, we were notified that a number of children, from the poorest families, were not attending school because they had no uniform to wear. They were also without books, pencils, schoolbags and other equipment. We visited one such family where triplets, aged six years, were in this situation. The three children are now happily attending school at Edmund Rice School, Deleco. Now they are growing in confidence and learning many new skills.

In 2013 your contribution helped liberate lives in our partner projects around the world.

Your support helped liberate people in these three of

our many projects.

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Reconciliation Week

11.30 for 12 noon start at SJF and NC Clubrooms

M.C. ... Ben Casanelia (K Rock Football and past player)

Reuniting the players from ...1974 First Senior win 1974 First U/18 Premiership1984 Senior Premiership 1984 U/18 Premiership1989 Senior Premiership 1994 U/18 Premiership1994 U/15 Premiership 1999 Reserves Premiership2004 Reserves Premiership

Saturday 7 June

Three course Lunch with drinks included ... $40 per personTables of eight can be booked in advance through Alex Semianiw 0409 352 852 or John McKinnon 0499 296 355

Major Draw PrizeFlights and three nights accommodation for two on the Goldcoast

plus two reserved tickets to Geelong vs Goldcoast June 21 Metricon StadiumSupported by Hello World Travel, Waurn Ponds

St Joseph’s Past Players and Officials

Annual Luncheon 2014Premiership Event

Contact Information 1974 First Senior win Alex Semianiw 0409 352 852 [email protected]

1974 First U/18 Premiership Bill Fitzgerald 0418 992 848 [email protected]

1984 Senior Premiership John McKinnon 0499 296 355 [email protected]

1984 U/18 Premiership Rob Threlfall 0418 485 458 [email protected]

1989 Senior Premiership Dom Podbury 0407 292 138 [email protected]

1994 U/15 Premiership David Morgan 0412 929 067 [email protected]

1994 U/18 Premiership Nick Madden 0401 055 287 [email protected]

1999 Reserves Premiership Todd Devine 0418 337 505 [email protected]

2004 Reserves Premiership Greg Cracknell 0418 554 929 [email protected]

You are invited to

“THE TALK” - LIVE WITH NELLY THOMASABOUT: Based on Nelly Thomas’s ground-breaking sexual health and ethics DVD “The Talk”

Nelly goes into school communities and talks to parents about how to have The Talk with their kids. The presentation is fun, informative and light-hearted and goes for 30-40mins, followed by a Q&A

with Nelly, a local panel and the parents. A great way to get the parents involved in their kids’ health.

WHEN: July 30 / TIME: 7 – 9pm / WHERE: Geelong, Venue TBC

COST: Free / REGISTRATION: Required for admission to this event

PANEL: TBC / AUDIENCE: Parents of High School students

TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THIS EVENT PLEASE CONTACT:Julie Arnall, headspace Geelong, [email protected] or 5222 6690

EVENT ENQUIRIES: Cath Mayes, WHWBSW, [email protected] or 5227 4011

www.womenshealthbsw.org.au

R (RELATIONSHIP) DAYCatholicCare Marriage Enrichment ProgramSaturday 14 June Relax, Renew, Recall, Romance, Revisit, Revitalize, Rejuvenate and Rejoice! This one day workshop for couples is based on the 7 Principles of a Sound Relationship House developed by relationship expert Dr John Gottman. During the workshop you will explore ideas for deepening connection, friendship and intimacy in your relationship. Educators from CatholicCare’s Marriage and Relationship Education Team will run the workshop.Contact: 92875516 or email [email protected]

CANTEEN ROSTER

THE TERM 2 CANTEEN MENU IS AVAILABLE ON THE COLLEGE WEBSITE WWW.SJC.VIC.EDU.AU

UNDER THE MENU “STUDENT WELLBEING” IT ALSO IS POSTED ON

OUR COLLEGE APP

2014 ENTREPRENEURIAL CHALLENGE

UPSTART IS BACK! Information on website or contact DAVID FORMOSA: [email protected] Ph: 5226 8120

Does your child have a medical condition?The MedicAlert® in Schools program is designed to help students living

Here is a way to protect your child and help your school community!

www.medicalert.org.au

Your unique school code is STJYW8.

View our full range at www.medicalert.org.au

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