MARIST CATHOLIC COLLEGE PENSHURST

Friday 16 December - Number 20

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL MARIST CATHOLIC COLLEGE PESNHURST – HSC 2016 ‘Aspire to be Inspired’

Marist Catholic College Penshurst has achieved outstanding HSC results for 2016. The first HSC cohort in the College’s history has set a very high benchmark for subsequent year groups to aspire to. A remarkable 25 of 27 subjects are above state average, this means that 93% of subjects studied for the HSC are above the State. Individually there are 87 Band 6 & E4 (Band 6 equivalent) results. Further to this, 51% of all subject results are either a Band 5 or Band 6, this equates to more than half of all results above 80/100. Jacky He achieved the highest ATAR of 99.7.

Engineering Studies AwardYear 12 Engineering Studies involves the study of four modules: Civil Structures, Personal and Public Transport, Telecommunications Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering. As part of their school based assessment, students must complete an engineering report in two of the four modules. The top two students from each school around the state are encouraged to enter The University of Wollongong’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences’ annual NSW Year 12 Engineering Studies High Schools Competition. Jacky He entered both his Civil Structures and Aeronautical Engineering reports in the competition. Jacky was awarded second place for both reports in their respective categories, receiving certificates and a cash prize from the university for each. Congratulations to Jacky on his outstanding work.

I would like to wish our Marist Catholic College Penshurst community a very happy and Holy Christmas. We look forward to working with you in 2017.

Mr Ray MartinPrincipal

It is with a heavy heart that I write my last newsletter to the community of MCCP. Life is about opportunity and sometimes it comes around when you least expect it. The community of MCCP is truly a unique community with such passion and enthusiasm for all aspects of college life.

The College is an exceptional place with hard working and dedicated staff, amazing contemporary learning spaces and a belief by the students that they can achieve. The First HSC results were absolutely outstanding and this was not by chance. I am sure the current students will emulate this success in partnership with the outstanding staff.

I sincerely thank the Leadership team, the Leaders of Wellbeing, the KLA Coordinators and the teaching and support staff for all that they do and know that the students of MCCP are in good hands.

As I take on my position of Head of School at Santa Sabina College Strathfield I will always hold dear in my heart the students and their families and know that it has been an honour to be the Assistant Principal at this College for the past 5 years.

I wish you all the success in the future. I pray for your good health and happiness and a relaxing Christmas and New Year.

God BlessMrs Carmelina Eussen - Assistant Principal

FROM ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

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HSC 2016The BOSTES Merit List highlights those students who have achieved outstanding results for the HSC. The Merit List comprises of two categories:

1. All Rounders Students who have achieved the equivalent of a Band 6 result for all units that count towards their ATAR. The College has three students on the list this year: Jacky He, Jesse Mullen and Chris Spyrou – a great achievement.

Jacky He, Chris Spyrou, Jesse Mullen

2. Distinguished AchieversStudents who received a Band 6 or E4 (Band 6 equivalent) result in one or more subjects. The following students from the College are Distinguished Achievers:

Adam Airey

Design & TechnologyStudies of Religion I

David Finneran

Design and Technology

Elijah Assaly

BiologyStudies of Religion II

Christopher Fong

Mathematics

Jackson Barker

Mathematics General 2PDHPE

Michael Fuller

Studies of Religion I

Andre Bella

Information Processses &Technology

John Gatt

Design and Technology

Alex Berger

Ancient HistoryMathematics General 2History ExtensionStudies of Religion I

Gerry Georgiou

Studies of Religion I

Scott Britcher

GeographyInformation Processes and TechnologyStudies of Religion II

Dimitar Gliguroski

Engineering StudiesPhysics

Tomas Chen

MathematicsStudies of Religion I

Matthew Hampson

PDHPE

Arthur Demasi

Mathematics Yisheng He

ChemistryEngineering StudiesEnglish (Advanced)Mathematics Extension 1Mathematics Extension 2PhysicsStudies of Religion I

Thomas Dibdin

BiologyEnglish (Advanced)Music 1 PDHPEStudies of Religion I

Eustratios Karahalias

Design and Technology

Alexander Dimovski

Business Studies, Legal Studies, Mathematics General 2, PDHPE, Studies of Religion I

Kyle Karras Studies of Religion II

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Brian Kong

Mathematics Shannon Randell

Business StudiesEnglish (Advanced)PDHPEStudies of Religion II

Callum Liasides

Information Processes and TechnologyMathematics

Joshua Relph

Biology

Ryan Lupevski

Mathematics Michael Rizoski

Senior Science

Michael Martinovic

Design and Technology Rory Robinson

English (Advanced)Legal StudiesStudies of Religion I

James Masakovski

Senior ScienceStudies of Religion I

Rubin Roy

English (Advanced)Information Processes and TechnologyMathematicsPhysicsStudies of Religion I

Sam Mattheos

Studies of Religion I Evan Shelley

Studies of Religion II

Ryan Morgan

Information Processes andTechnology Studies of Religion I

Ching Hei Tves So

English (Advanced)Senior Science

Jesse Mullen

Business StudiesEconomicsEnglish (Advanced)Legal StudiesStudies of Religion II

Chris Spyrou

Business StudiesEnglish (Advanced)GeographyMathematics General 2Studies of Religion II

Adrian Natoli

Music 1 Michael Thornton

History Extension

James Pelosi

Business StudiesStudies of Religion II

Blake Zenere

Mathematics General 2

Peter Popovski

Mathematics

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YEAR 71ST PLACE SUBJECTCharlotte BulmerCharlotte BulmerCharlotte BulmerSienna De MarcellisAmelia GiovenaliAmelia GiovenaliEliza MallardLara NikolovskiRachel RiceMarcus Riger-BregovicGabriela Shashati

MusicTechnology MandatoryEnglishReligionMathematicsHistoryMusicGeographyPDHPEMusicScience

YEAR 81ST PLACE SUBJECTZale Briscoe-HoughSabina De LeonSabina De LeonJoseph FabrelloRakel GunaidiJacinta GunawanRiana HingRiana HingLyric ParcareyKatie SchwarzelKatie SchwarzelNicholas StathakisNicholas Stathakis

ScienceHistoryLOTEEnglishHistoryReligionTechnology MandatoryVisual ArtHistoryHistoryPDHPEGeographyMathematics

YEAR 7 SPECIALIST AWARDSCharlotte BulmerIsabella CondonAmelia GiovenaliJoshua Keedle-OrtizIsabella LogozzoJacob MomiTali NemrMarcus Riger-BregovicMia Szczepanik

Caitlin O’ConnellZoe PitkethleyAngus RiitanoCharlotte Bulmer

Aspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration Award

Marist PenshurstSportswoman of the YearSportsman of the YearHigh Achiever Award

YEAR 8 SPECIALIST AWARDSZale Briscoe-HoughSabina De LeonRakel GunaidiRiana HingMitchell KingAlicia LangleyJia LiLyric ParcareyMia Sunk

Charlotte RileyJoseph SartorAlicia LangleyRakel Gunaidi

Aspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration Award

Marist Penshurst AwardSportsman of the YearSportswoman of the YearHigh Achiever Award

YEAR 7 - 10 ACADEMIC AWARDS

YEAR 8 ASPIRATION AWARD WINNERSYEAR 7 ASPIRATION AWARD WINNERS

MARIST PENSHURST AWARD WINNERSHIGH ACHIEVER AWARD WINNERS

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YEAR 91ST PLACE SUBJECTLance CrawfordEdward El-JalkhEdward El-JalkhEdward El-JalkhEdward El-JalkhTravis GiannarakisRoss GreenRoss GreenMatthew HarteJohn HefkaPak Sing HoPak Sing HoPatrick JelinicTalan MahonyAlex PellegritiAlex PellegritiMarcus Timsans

Industrial Technology - TimberCommerceEnglishGeographyScienceHistoryEnglishInformation & Software TechnologyGraphics TechnologyVisual ArtMusicMathematicsPASSIndustrial Technology - MultimediaReligionFood TechnologyPDHPE

YEAR 101ST PLACE SUBJECTNicholas CondyliosNicholas CondyliosRyan EconomouNathan HarrisChristopher Kesoglou

Timothy LissonTimothy LissonElias MeresLawrence Ng

Zachary Pitkethley

Zachary PitkethleyZachary PitkethleyZachary PitkethleyMax ScaloneJames TzortzatosJames TzortzatosDaniel Widders

ReligionGeographyPASSMathematicsInformation & Software TechnologyFood TechnologyIndustrial Technology - TimberVisual Art2 Unit Mathematics - Preliminary CourseIndustrial Technology - MultimediaEnglishScienceHistoryLOTEGraphics TechnologyCommercePDHPE

YEAR 10 SPECIALIST AWARDSChristopher BelokozovskiZachary ChristofasJames HarrisonWilliam HoStefan KlimoskiJack RigbyChristopher Trajkovski

Tyler HullAndrew TangMark SpiteriChristopher KesoglouJacob MerlinoZachary PitkethleyZachary Pitkethley

Aspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration Award

Sportsman of the YearKieran Dyson AwardLong Tan AwardReuben F ScarfMarist Penshurst AwardPat Mullane AwardHigh Achiever Award

YEAR 9 SPECIALIST AWARDSMark CzajkaEdward El-JalkhRoss GreenMatthew HartePak Sing HoDaniel HoangPatrick JelinicJoshua KardumTalan MahonyMarcus Timsans

Mark CzajkaAaron BorgJamie LawlerEdward El-Jalkh

Aspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration AwardAspiration Award

Ben Cunneen AwardMarist Penshurst AwardSportsman of the YearHigh Achiever Award

YEAR 9 ASPIRATION AWARD WINNERS

YEAR 10 ASPIRATION AWARD WINNERS

PAT MULLANE AWARD - ZAC PITKETHLEY

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWSADVENTThis week’s Mass the Catholic Church celebrated the start of the third week of Advent, a time of waiting. It is a time where we begin to prepare for the coming of Christ, not only celebrating His birth but also making our hearts ready to receive him. On the wreath we have 3 purple candles, one rose candle and one white candle. The colours come from the traditional Church colours that are used during Advent. This week we light the third candle, the rose candle, and our focus this week is on the Joy of the coming Christ. We prepare this week by feeling the joy. We move through this week feeling a part of the waiting world that rejoices because our longing has prepared us to believe the reign of God is close at hand. And so we consciously ask:

Prepare our hearts O Lord and remove the sadnessthat hinders us from feeling the joy and hope

which Jesus’ presence will bestow. Amen

SYDNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS RELIGION TESTThis week we also received our Year 8 and Year 10 Sydney Catholic Schools RE Test Results. This test is a state wide Religious Literacy Test that examines everything that the students have learnt in Year 7 and 8 and Year 9 and 10 respectively. We had 8 students who received a High Distinction- which means they are in the top 5% of the state for this exam! Congratulations to the following students: Daniel Widders, Zale Briscoe-Hough, Alanso Thomas, Sabina De Leon, Thomas O’Brien, Mitchell King, Connor McSweeney & Julian Astone.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY On Monday, before our academic awards ceremony, Ms Thornton’s Year 8 Religion class and Mrs De Andrade’s school Choir led the College community in the re-telling of the Christmas Story from Matthew’s Gospel. It was a simple, but powerful liturgy celebrating the coming of Jesus in the stables at Bethlehem over 2000 years ago. Thank you also to Ms Elhage and Mr DiTerlizzi for their support in preparing the students for the Liturgy.

CHRISTMAS APPEALAs we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, we pause to focus on what is really important during this special time of the year. This season is more about giving than receiving, it is more about being selfless, than selfish. This was clearly evident in our Christmas appeal led by Ms Elhage and Ms Thornton, but supported by the whole school community. As you can see from this picture the College Community collected over 30 baskets of gifts for St Vincent DePaul and Catholic Care. These hampers will be donated to families in the St George area, who without our support may not have received anything this Christmas. Thank you for your support. Both charities were extremely grateful and overwhelmed by our communities’ generosity.

Thank you to all our families, students and staff for your support this year. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe new year.

Mr Declan Donohue - Religious Education Coordinator

‘SCHOOLIES’ IN THE PHILIPPINESOur schoolies break was spent volunteering 2 weeks in Manila and Legazpi. Our group bonded very well and enjoyed many amazing experiences.

We spent 2 days at the Kuya Center in Manila, interacting with street children and going out on the streets to see the confronting reality of poverty in the city. We also travelled to the regional city of Legazpi in Bicol to live in a village with Filipino families for 3 days! There were so many other wonderful places we visited, and we were amazed by the resilience of these people.

Scott Britcher, James Pelosi & Brady Muriwai

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SCC SPORTSemi-Final MCCP 8 def Bethany 3

A close first innings saw our team down 2-1 but the girls managed to steady their nerves and focus on getting the basics right. From the second innings our girls took charge with some excellent batting, scoring the maximum 7 runs thanks to some clever base running. Erika Mazevski was awarded player of the match for some great pitching and fielding.

Grand Final MCCP 7 def Rosebank 4

The grand final was a tight contest with the game drawn at 3-3 at the bottom of the second innings but some terrific batting in the third and final innings (including a home run from Chiara Mascolo) saw us go into the field needing to hold Rosebank to three runs or less. The girls showed tremendous determination as they fielded the best I have seen all season and were rewarded with the win and premiership 7-4. I would like to thank all the supporters who came and supported our team it was much appreciated. Well done for a terrific season - Undefeated, Minor Premiers and Premiers for 2016!

Mr Jon Cullerton - Coach

YEAR 11 PDHPE REPORT

Our Year 11 PDHPE students have undertaken their Provide First Aid Course presented by Surf Lifesaving Australia recently as part of the Preliminary HSC course.

The Provide First Aid Certificate is a nationally accredited course that employers see as a valuable qualification in the workplace.

The course also supplemented knowledge for our first HSC Option : Sports Medicine which we have just completed.We look forward to again providing this opportunity for next year’s cohort in 2017.

Mr Martin ShipleyPDHPE Coordinator

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2017 DATESMon 23 Jan College Office Opens

Wed 25 Jan Uniform Shop Opened 8am - 11.30am

Friday 27 Jan Uniform Shop Opened 1pm - 3.30pm

Mon 30 Jan Year 7 Commence Term 1 9am - 1pm Full College Summer Uniform

Tues 31 Jan Years 8 - 12 Commence Term 1 Full College Summer Uniform

Wed 8 Feb College Swimming Carnivals Years 7-9 Roselands Pool Years 9-12 Enfield Pool