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an expansion of ervices both in school and at the education offi e. The 1987 deficit represented three per cent over exp nditure on the total bu g t and in th e terms a re very ve three to five 'ea n be undertaken, he said.
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certain inadequacie in the sy tern of financial and management reporting." "Th e must be put right," he added. 'I giv my p onal a urance that there vill be a complete review of the whole management stru ture and that rigorou tandards will be required in th future.'
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A Publication of the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
November 1988
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A Catholic university in Western Australia would have a beneficial impact on Catholic schools according to the Head oft e <Jmversity P anning Office, Father John Neill. and Theology. In fact Philosophy and Th ology ould be basic r quirements for all gradu tes.
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Children's Week
Scholarship entrants had to complete a test on safety and present a poster, essay, poem or graphic design on a safety theme. Each student who entered the 1988 program will receive a certificate of participation.
Seventeen excited children from Western Australian Catholic schools earlier this month learned that they had won primary school scholar· ships offered this year by Catholic Church Insurance Limited and CCI Insurances Limited. Among the proud winners was ear 6 student Anita Commisso of St Anne's School, Harvey.
Country Winners
Students from eight schools are country among this year's scholar· ship winner . The 17 nners are: Alicia Owen, St Thomas School, Claremont; Di nelle St Fitzgerald, Dominic's School, Inna· loo; Shiane Ludwig, Liv.. ra C tholic Prim, ry S hool, Green ood.AshI , D . T rini , Coll Ea t P rth; inh
Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate; Marvyn Hendricks, St John's School, Scarborough; Diane Nuich, St Brigid's School. Midland; Agnie· szka Sawicki, St Munch in' s School, Gosnells; Elizabeth Shinnick, St Francis Xavier School. Armadale; Emma-Beth Chamber· lain, Assumption Catholic Primary School. Mandurah; Patricia Ferraro, St Joseph's School. Warona; Anita Co misso, St nne's Primary School, Harve ·,; Faye Girvan, St Joseph's School, Boulder, tthe Lee on, Sacred He rt School Goornalling; Rebecca Hodder, St Jo ph's School. ·ng · new; Hop gu n. Law ence' s S hool. Blu
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catholic Church Insurances Limited and CCI Insurances Limited would like to thank alls uden s who participated and commend he hig standard of the works bmit ed. we would also like o extend our appreciation o all Primary Principals and Year 6 teachers for giving their st den s the opportunity to be par of the Scholarship Scheme .
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RING FOR THE PREMIUM PEOPLE
The Minister for Education, Dr Carmen Lawrence has held the portfolio since the beginning of this year. In that time there have been public debates over the introduction of Unit Curriculum, the establishment of a national curriculum and the education of young children. n this interview with Intercom, Dr Lawrence explains her views on these and other educational issues. Dawkins (Federal Min· ister for Education), about the establishment of a national curriculum. What are your thoughts on that? The curriculum in i
age of exit is different, the ay the curriculum is broken up in o unit is different o tha I don't underestimate the difficulties. But I think the d elopm ntal-rela ed cur· riculum can b coordinated throughout u tralia. Do you see this apply· ing only to the core curriculum or across the board? lnitiall ·11 concentrate on core curriculum becau I think th op · ons and additional ubj cts udi d ar o aried ha tha · s h re ou do ge enormou ri lion. In core curriculum. Engli h ocial S udi s. athema ics and Science there is actuall a fair d gree of similari . Would ou favour a na lonal testing program? o I don' e an virtue in that. I ould only
benchmark, if ou like, for a child of that age - hat do e n ed o do to en ure that the child is a that level. Unit Curriculum was introduced in lower sec· ondary schools this year - has it been success· fut? e on' reall be able to tell in educational terms un ·1 at leas three ars are up and e ha e had a cohort o ear 8 student compl le it. en I firstc m inth re as qui lo of di quie abou Uni Curriculum in
Conference of Bishops and Council of Re igious Institute Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia
embers tp Vacancy Nominations are sought from Catholic teachers to ill a vacancy that ill occur from the beginning of 1989 on the Cat olic Education Commission of Western Australia in the LA YTEACHER REPRESENTATIVE category. Criteria The criteria for membership of this category are: • ability to reflect a nowledge and understanding of the practical aspects of Catholic education particularly with respect to classroom practice and needs. including the needs of students. • ability to understand and ork for the total Catholic education effort. (Nominees do not represent or work for a parf cular school or group of schools or particular sections of the community). • ability to devote the necessary time and at ention to Commission business (attendance at one meeting per mon h of approximately four hours duration, commencing at 12.30pm on the first Friday of each month, and membership of various sub-committees and ork-par ies would be required).
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omin tion Teachers ho consider that they satisfy the criteria for membership (as given above) ay nominate themselves. T is they do by indicating clearly the qualif cations and ills that hey possess and t at they estimate ill contribute to the success of the wor of the CECWA on b half of all Catholic chools and their communities; giving an assurance that they ill be able to attend meetings and make a useful contribution to deliberations and devote a proportion of their time to Commission business between meetings; securing an endorsement of their nomination by a person of some status (e.g. a principal) in the school community. •
duca·on da 'ng th ir numera and litera kills in th choolin s tern. What i the importance of Pr ·prima education? Th Pre-prima ear is an integral part of e tern and need to b ed do I .h
Membership is for a period of up to three years of reappointment for another term.
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Enquiries about nominations should he directed to Sr Joan Buckham, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Education Commission on 381 5444. Clo ing Date Nominations for membership must be received by FRIDAY 2 DECE BER 1988and should be addressed to:
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The Truth will set you free The family should be the first source of faith nourishment a child experiences
ewRe iqlous Ed catio Guidelines One of the most significant events of the 1980's for Western Australian Catholic schools has been the development of the new Religious Education Guidelines. This project began in 1982 as a result of requests from all sectors of the Ca holic community. It will have far-reaching effects on Catholic schools as ell as the wider Church in estem Australia. er six years o re earch. writing and preparation of teachers. the Guidelines will b implemen ed in all school in 1989.
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Th· theme of the per. on l need for h · tian al ation ten cro he e tire Gu· eline proqr m
The Guidelines include all th tradi lonal topics the T n Commandments. the n Sacramen . the Church. the Scriptur s Catholic teachings on moral issues. the Sabbath ass obligation. sin and oon. However. they include man other topics as well because students need much more than these topic to kno wha it m ans to Ii e as a disciple of Chris in the modem orld. O er the thirteen years of Catholic schooling the content of the Guidelines includes e ke teach· ings of the Church's Magis erium from the Second Vatican Council as II a te chings on contemporary· es such as ial iustice, In Vitro
How much tim is in pent on Catholic chool toda? Th r ar man religi· ous tiviti s 'thin th Ii of Catholic school . Th e include as s. r rea . paraliturgies. pra r and arious forms of works of mer . Th se ar necessa if chools are to help stud· ents leamhowtointegrate faith and life. In addition to these activities. there is the s stematic presentation of religious teaching and this is wha the Education Religious Guidelines are concerned with. There is a considerable ariation in the time schools alloca e for this. ranging up to thr and a half hour per eek.
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education program varies be n the prima and econda ears. The pre-prima and first years are required to allocate a minimum of fifteen minutes each da . From years two to se en the minimum time is thirty minutes per day. During the secondary ears. the ve minimum time is o hours and forty minutes. preferabl broken into four periods per k. This may not seem a lot to people iho don't teach in school . but wh n ou consider that the other religious activi les refer· red to earlier are in addi "on to the formal religious education pro· gram, you can see th o erall r ligious thrus in a Catholic school is ry significant indeed.
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The Religious Educalion teacher faces man challenges. In addition to those associated 'th the teaching of any subject area, there are challenges hich are more specific to religious education. First. there is the reali that rithin most udent groups. there is an enormous range of belief. partial belief and unbelief. Previous I '· the fa mil helped children relate to life. but this seems no longer to be common prac ice and it cannot be assumed b a RE teacher that all s udents come from a practising and Ii ed Catholic background. Second, ho "ng ho , the Gospel r la e o an lncrea ingly compl
989 marks new era world and society is not s . The fundam ntal teaching has not changed, but the contemporary issu to hich it needs to be appli d can be ery complicated indeed. Third thecommuni 's pectations of religious education achers can be quite unrealistic. 0 en for example, parents expect schools to deal "th i u the are a raid to plain to their children themsel s - especially in areas of sexuali . n implicitly m o pect religious education to ubstitu for the family and pari h. Thi is mot c r n 1 1 blamed or young peopl a th ming to lee o aith. ml r lig"ou
Religious knowledge alone does not suffice either. Religious education needs to deal also with alues, judgements, concerns and many of the other factors that rela e to religion. This means that the methodology of RE toda needs to be much more than simply imparting information and having students memorise it Many parents rernernber the old catechism and the practice that de loped o simply learning its teachings b heart.
another matter. As with any memorisation, this will depend on their motiation and attitude - and these are shaped toa very large extent by influences be ond the control of the RE teacher.
Is RE in the classroom all that is needed?
Is there any place today in RE for memorising materia? morisation i irnportant toda in religion a r - thi has no changed. Ho
What will be the effect of the implementation of the Guidelines?
Some schools which are already using the Guidelines have reported on ho the ne Guideline are improving the standard of their RE as ell as making teachers' tasks easier. E en at this early stage, teachers are reporting that tudents are responding well to its strategy and approaches. As "th an major educational change. howe er, the full implementa· lion of the Guidelines program ·11 take time. I will take ime for teachers to becom fully familiar ithth con n ,a llas for the full foundation o the ond Guidelin to be laid d ring the
There are many religious activities within the lives of Catholic schools. These include Masses retreats paraliturgies, prayer and various forms of works of mercy.
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SERVITE COLLEGE Tuart Hill ''It's a great place to be''
The Servants of Mary, or Servile Order was founded in Florence in 1233 by seven men who worked together in a hospice and who had a particular devotion to Mary. The establishment of the Order by a group rather than an individual was indicative of the community aspect which remains a strong part of its ethos. The Order spread throughout Europe. England and America quickly, but came to Australia only 35 years ago at the invitation of Archbishop Prendiville. Servile College has adopted the Order's crest as its own and has as its motto Commit thy work to God.
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The Department of Practical and Crea· live Arts at Servite offers something for every student.
Fr Liam Mackle, President and Chaplain of Se1V1te College has had a long association with the school. Originally he came to the school, still known as St Philip"sHighSchoolatthebme.asateacherspecialising in chemistry and science. In 1968 Fr Mackle became Pnncipal. a position he Wll,l-ilit..1 held for seven years. It was during Fr Mackle"s principalship that the school became coeducational. absorbing St Kieran Girts' School and changing its name to Servile College. After further study in the United States and parish work fortheOrder, F rMackle returned to ServiteCollege m 1981 In 1983hebecametheCollege'sfirstchaplain, providing pastoral counselling for students and staff, and facilitating retreats. He is chairperson of the College's Pastoral Care committee.
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fines Practical and Creal· ive Arts as encompassing those activities which require the use of imag1ria· uon and the ability to translate ideas into pracucal objects. The boys certainly know how to cook up a storm in the To meet this definition · Home Economics class. Pictured (from left) are the department includes Clayton Vladich. Stephen Thomas. Francois Orge fine arts. metalwork and and Tony Vitale with teacher Bella Biagioni. woodwork. clothing and fabric, cooking, technical drawing, business studies and computrng. 'There is a lot of support for lhe arts withm th, school saidMrPage
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'Ifs a great place to be,' is how pnncipal Barry Harv1e administers the college, but adds that there are irnintroduced the Servile College Art Award The descnbes Servile College. portant tasks which the pnncipel must carry out. It is a caring school. The students are very friendly 'In this school the development of community ,s an Award is open to any and relaxed and at ease with themselves. They seem to important aspect of the task of the principal. If you can students m years I 0. I I 12 be a little less affected by the pressures many other develop this 1tistoeveryone'sadvantageandchildren and -Anymediummay be used and the subject is teenagers seem to have to cope with in today's world. will grow They really need a supportive environment in That is a tribute to all theServite people who have gone which to grow and for rnenychudrenthesedeystheonly a matter of the artist's before and the work they have done in setbng up that stable environment they have rs the school. choice. sort of environment "1he development of the wider community, the The winning entry, set The staff are an amaz,ngly committed group of parent community, is also an important aspect of the ected by a panel of judges. is displayed in the school people. They will always walk the extra mile. They show principe! s role. 1 wonder sometimes if parents are not as part of the Servite particular concern for each student as an individual feeling1solatedfromthesecondaryeducationsectorat rather than treating themasaclassoryeargroupandare the moment because theydont really understand what College collection. ,s going on. We must get parents back into The winner receives a supportive of the students and each other The staff almost always opt for meetings to be held understanding v.t-at secondary educabon is all about" prize of s200. out of school hours rather than take bmeawayfrom the Mr Page said the award Barry added that another aspect was toensurethatall students. he said. was introduced to focus children. "'here possible. had a style of education wider attennon on art and Barry Harvie has been pnncipel of Servite Colleqefor appropnate to them. For this reasonServ1teCollegehas three years. He believes that he is of a.:....;..:..__....:...:......::.=::.:.::.:.:.:.:::::.:.::::::..:::.::!:::.:::::.!'.:�::::.:.::::.. team which introduced a number of special programs. to give students a worthy .__....;.. _:_part __ .J goal to work towards. "The prestige associated with this award rs equal to that of any other award in the school ·· "Precucel and creatrve arts are an important part Plans for "Operation oftheschoolcurnculum. Facelift" are evidence of he said the enthusiastic and dedi-
The quality of the pieces produced in the wood work class is outstanding. Teacher Wilf Russell gives year I I student Adrian Demattia some tips on finishing his table.
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Move from humanities Mr Page has noticed a recent decline m 1nte!'eSt n hurnanitiesbystudents, particularly those in the upper school. He blames this decline on the economic climate. "Parents are directing their children more towards science and tech nology studies and away from the humeruues. · he said. However. he has faith that the trend ..,11 rever m urne.
Human Biology teacher Bob Zarzycki with year 12 students Paula Alach, Troy Nunn and Melissa Standen. Servite's outstanding academic record is evidenced by Staff decision the 1987 TEE results when two students won Subject Exhibition awards. "It was a whole staff decision to introduce Unit
There are unique elements to teaching Relig, CXJS EducatJon at Servile College according to RE Coordinator, Fr Leo Spicer. Formerly a teacher Ill Servite, Fr Leo returned to the College this year after I Oyeersin Rome and Melbourne. Religious "Through Education. the charism of the Servite Order, the community spint engen· dered by the founders rs nculcated through the staff and students. Fr Leo said "The teaching of devotion to Mary has a lot of emphasis. We also have an obligation to hand on to the students an expen· eoce of their Catholic culture so they are aware they are part of a faith dimension which has been expenenced for 20 centun ' Tradition is very rmportant It is a good link
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own Mass and receives Reconciliation As an on· grnng memorial to the Marian Year the school is setbng up a prayer room to provide an oasis of quiet for staff and students. Concept of God Fr Leo's dream is that all students leaving Servite College will have a concept of God. know God loves them. and commit themselves to God.
Daily prayers The school day at Servlte College begins with prayers. broadcast throughout the school on the pubhc address system and observed by staff and students wherever they happen to be A weekly Mass is held which all sll.dents may attend and each class arranges its
In keeping with the Servile ethos of serving the community, the College runs programs for children with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and for deaf children. In the Special Educe- to find work experience boo unit for intellectually and work placements for disabled children. teacher these special children," Barry Olivier. with help said Barry Olivier. from teacher assistant At present the Special Sally Ryan and teacher Education unit retains aide, Terry Spencer, is students only unltl year prepanng 14 students for I 0. "Usually by then they their transition from are old enough to leave school to work school and there is no way The students spend they can cope with year muchoftheirday,ntegrat· 11." Barry said. However, some of the 1ng .,,th other students in mainstream classes - students who complete retum1ng to the special year 10 lack matunty, and educatronun,tforbackup. to overcome this the Their regular lime 1n the College rs planning an unit Includes tuiuon in extended program. This reading. spelling and cur· program. scheduled to sive wnbng bed in with begin next year, wlll allow living skills to equip them year IO students to reto go out into the world. main in the school for an Years 9and I Ostudents extra six months to a year are involved in work ex· while they gain extra work penence.Yltrs a challenge experience.
Katie Dimitrovski is one of the dedicated artists at the College.
Curriculum and the school approached it posibvelyand with a clear understanding of what lay ahead." said Mr Melton. ··we have retained curriculum elements which previously had been successful and have used Unit Cumculum to suit our own needs. Successful changes rest m the school' s ability to work as a body while allowing teachers to use their own imuauve and flexibility to integrate what Unit Curnculum rs offering. in pursuit of academic excellence. "Our basic goal rs to develop the whole person. We have a responsibihty to encourage students to realise their potenbal - not only for the workforce but also to face a changing society", he said. The flavour of the school, thewbole Servtte ethos ol serving and being part of a community prepares the students well for later life .:
Strength Fr Mackle believes Servite's strength is m its associabon with the Servile Order. "ft is important to foster the spirit and charism of the Order in the school. The strong community spirit is one of the b,g things in the school and in lhe Order, and serviceisanother.WealsohaveagreatdevobontoMary. That' s part of the Servite spirit
wtth the past," said Fr Leo. 'The students need to know where the Church has come from to appreciate where they are now." Of the 18 teachers involved in the Colleqe's RE program. Fr Leo says. "They are our great est resource. They each help to maintain the threefold thrust Christian. Catholic and Servile, which is unique to the College. As teachers we must always say with our lips what we believe in our hearts."
The Future
Unit curriculum Coordinating the Cuniculum for Servite's 850 students is the duty of deputy principal Egmont Melton. It's a duty which has expanded considerably since the introduction of cuniculum changes initiated by the Beazley Committee. Servile College is one of the Catholic secondary schools which this year have introduced Unit Curriculum to years 8, 9 and IO. Mr Melton believes that the thinking behind Unit Curnculum is good, although 1n practice it has deviated from the original intenbons. "Putbng theory into practice has problems m terms of transition and practtcal implementation.· he said
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College Principal, Barry Harvie is a member of the Taskforce which is developing a blueprint for future development of the College.
An overall master plan for the future of Servile is
being developed by a group representing all sectors of College life. pnnt for development Areas under invesuqa over the next ten years will lion include physical faci be presented at Speech ht1es. the ethos and inN,ght on 5 December. dependence of the Col· lege, sports. enrolment Parent P<>iic1es and the academic involvement nature of the College. Mrs Pat de Gruchy. one Subm1ss1ons from all of the parent representa· ITlembers of the com· lives on the Taskforce. tnurutywere welcomed by said ,t ,s great that parents the Taskforce dunng its have an opportunity to be deliberatrons on the Col· involved ,n decisions lege·s future. affecttng the future direcThe resulbng blue· bon of the College.
Maintaining the ethos 'The Order would like the school's witness value to continue through the years. We are committed to '-----------��------� maintaining the ethos of friendliness, service and Father Liam Mackle enjoys a game of volleyball with community and we want to produce students who will take that with them when they leave." students.
Special programs for special children
Pictured above is Special Education teacher Barry Oliver with student Patricia Barbieri. Below is Julia Davis, head of the Deaf Education Unit. Deaf Unit As 1t rs in the Special Education Unit. emphasis m the Deaf Education Unit is placed on having the students integrate as much as possible with mainstream students. Teacher Julia Davis said that depending on their ability the children are integrated mtovarymq
classes.
The eight severe to profoundly deaf students in the unit are taught cued speech. a type of lip reading with hand signals to indicate nuances of sound. Within the unit each student works at language and reading mathematics, training, social studies and science. Computers play a major role in the students' learmnq program.
Julia Davis said the language and academic levels of each child rs taken into account when the education program is developed. "Teaching is individualised to each child' s needs." Other Programs Students who need extra assistance m some academic areas are able to take advantage of the College's remedial program. Gifted and talented children are placed in a which will program stretch them a little further than the normal ecaderruc program and a music program has recently been introduced. Principal Barry Harvie said that by the introduction of such a wide vanety of programs the College hopes to cater for each child" s needs.
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Variety at Entertainment
Mime and melodrama, operatta and martial arts interspersed with choral items were all part of the varied program offered by Year 7 students from St Joseph's School, Queens Park at their annual Entertainment Nights held at the end of last term. Every student was in· olved inatleastoneofthe items presented to par· ents and friend of the school during the o performance at St or· b rt College's Xanten Centre. The stud nts presented a shortened version o the
Gilbert and Sulli an operetta HMS Pina ore, the play Rinse The Blood Off My Toga, a Mime play on the Life of Our Lord and a demonstration of Ju rate. The program was co· ordinated by Year 7 t acher Mr John Smith,
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Why have school camps? is the question asked by many parents faced with the prospect of their children spending up to a week away from home and school, often at considerable cost. Well the teachers at St Maria Goretti's Catholic Primary School, Redcliffe and Lockridge Catholic Primary School believe they have the answer to that question. Each ear for the past four year the o chools ha e joined together to take their year 7 tudents on a eek-long camp at Rottnest. Parents and local prie ts are invited to participate to tr. nglhen the bond of the school communi '· Principals Ian Pearce and Jim Smith sa the
and cooperate "th rules and regulations. " ost importantly. camp teaches us to Ii e 'th others in a true community sense. Set yourself a goal each da and displa a real Christian approach b trying to qiue rather than e peel· ing to take and e are sure ou ·11 be a better per on if ou do." For the 32 children participa ·ng in this ear's Rottne camp the five da packed ith
Because of recent surgery on his knees, Lockridge student Michael Hey was unable to ride a bike on the island. His friends took turns in pedalling Michael about on a specially made tricycle loaned by inmates of Bartons Mill prison who had built it. Above: Michael is being 'chauffeured" by classmate Delon Jansze.
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Triumphant renewal of Santa Clara School
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The completion of the first stage of redevelopment of Santa Clara School. Bentley was a triumphant renewal for the Dominican Sisters said Minister for Defence. Mr Kim Beazley. at the official opening of the six new classrooms at a special ceremony in September. Prior to the opening the buildings were ble ed b Auxiliary Bishop Robert Healy. Crucifixes blessed b th Bishop re then placed in each classroom. Bishop Healy paid tribute to all the people o had been a sociated ith the school ince i opened in 1952. and in particular to th pari h pri and th Dominican Si ers or th ir igni rcan rol sin its d lopmen
needs of the students, as ell as their spiritual needs. Parents can have enormous confidence in what goes on here, con· fidence that is represented in the spirit and heart as II as in bricks and mortar," said Mr Beazle . The classrooms open· ed by the Minister are the first stage in a red elopment program for the school. Panning is al· re d underwa or stage o and three hich ·11 another o compri clas rooms, an drnlnitra Ion bock and a lib· rary.
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The first intake of Kolbe Catholic College students inspected their new school at Rocking· ham in October. Year 7 students from Star of the Sea School, Rockingham. Assumption Catholic Primary School. Mandurah. St Vincent's School. Medina and St Jerome's School. Munster. were joined by parents and teachers in their visit to the nearly completed buildings. The visit was organised b the Acting Principal of Star of the Sea Mrs Wendy Dobra, as part of the school's Uni ersal Children's Day celebralions. Mr Laurie Smith. Chair· man of Kolbe Catholic College Interim School Board, guided the group through the classrooms library and administration area. This first stage of the building program cost almo $ J .5 million. The College ·11 enrol appro · · mately 130 s udents in ear 8 en i open in 1989. Smith a ured the students that con true· tion proceeding according to schedul and that on th ir firs da o chool all ork. lncluding the I nd c ping, uld be comp! d.
ings reflect the catholicity of the College" said Mr Smith. A warm pink and grey theme as chosen for the carpets and interior fur· bishings. Skylights in all rooms ensure na ural lighting, even on overcast da s. During the visit the students asked ques · ons about provislons for bi· cycle parking, playing areas and the compu er facili ·e . One of the parents rs joined the group, Paulin \ atters said he a delighted "th the building. "I like th de ign and appearance - it is cool and a racti ". said rs Wa rs.
Pictured abo e are Amanda Powell and evil Henderson who will be among the first students to attend Kolbe Catho ic College. The modelled the Kolb uniform for · iting tudents and
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The Associated Catholic Colleges 1988 sports year concluded last month with the annual athletics carnivals held at Peny Lakes stadium. For the first time four division carnivals were held, following the introduction of D division for several country and smaller Perth schools. Sparkling weather, colourful cheer squads and noisy supporters created an exciting atmosphere which encouraged the competitors to give of their best. Five records tumbled during the four days of competition, four in A Division and one in C Division. A Division Aggregate combined
Results over the past few ears had set the ene for a lin honours battle between John XXIII wman College and College in th A Divi ion competition. Th du I be o coll 186rhn th g hip rom for pr lo rs. ithJohn ining th troph in 7 lo ont
Mazenod/St Brigid's College team. Third pl ce in the ggregate wen to Santa Maria Colleg and CBC Fr mantl 'th a total o 154 poin . John XXIII Colleg s fourth 'th 1535 Only 60 points d th ond nd m.
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That is just one reason why ong ing adult religiou education nd piritual renewal are con idered so important in today's Church.
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Imelda Agnes Mulcahy died last e just short of her 81 st birthday.
to the Sacred Heart, Our Lady, Holy Spirit and t Jude for p aye an wered. Ever rat ful. Mariann .
It as still an improvement on 30 yea earlier en her parents wal ed the family 25 miles for the privilege of Ea ter ass at Kellerberrin. leeping in the open ovemig t.
Her parents had been pioneer farmers in the Yorkrakine district and with an aunt already in the Josephite order, she welcomed first the establishment of their convent at Kellerberr"n and later her secondary schooling at St Columba's South Perth. In tum her five children were educated by the Josephite isters at Trayning and ome of them later at Ne orcia. ughton becam a lly porting prominent local
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identity. For a decade The Record carried notes of her presence a the country e Catholic Tennis tournaments played on the lush grass courts of South Perth Zoo in contrast to the rolled termite earth of the wheatbelt. She as also a hockey player. She read 'dely and never missed a dance at a neig bouring farm. travelling usually on a bench seat lashed to the tray of a true The ass was he centre of the Naughton househo d nd at their Glen Rose property th e ening ro ry a mandatory for a I · i o from Archbi hop
Prendiville down to itinerant shearers. illy too her devotion nd faith to her ne home · h ed Mulcahy as they developed an extensive eat and sheep farm on a property dubbed "Poverty Point" at the depth of the Depression. They fa ed until ed's death in 1967. They re strong uppo ers of the Benedictine parish priests of the area a d O m Gregory and Dom Paul re amon the prie ts o joined Father Sor han for the Requiem a at Our lady of Vi ori church mb ey.
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from Gordon EDWARDS Karawara Sir, I would a my h rty support to t g n ral thrust of Paul Donnelly's lett r {Th R cord, Novem r 19).
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