Roll Call - May 2003

LasaLLian RoLL CaLL

A PublicAtion for the De lA SAlle college community — mAlvern

2003

Principal’s Report

“We are all inspirational people — in a community of hope”. This year I have urged staff and students to grasp every opportunity to support and help others; to set goals and strive to achieve their best; to give generously of their time and most of all enjoy the journey — in the knowledge that each individual’s attitude will help shape the lives of others.

The VCE class of 2002 has once again achieved excellent results with 32 students gaining an ENTER score of 90 or above and 47% of the students achieving a score of 80 and above. We congratulate Michael Nicholls our College Dux who achieved an ENTER score of 99.85, closely followed by Thomas Sullivan with an ENTER score of 99.80. Tom also received a Premier’s VCE Award for Legal Studies.

I would like to thank all the Old Collegians who helped celebrate the 90th Anniversary last year. The reunions of 2002 celebrated tradition, wisdom and inspiration. The De La spirit is still very much alive today, building on the gifts and talents of its Old Collegians.

First stage of master plan is underway…

In the late 1990s, detailed discussion and research took place involving the Lasallian community (staff, students, parents, Old Collegians and community representatives) to review the curriculum needs and the structures that would be needed to provide the ideal physical environment, to promote best practice in education and to take the school into the next

decade.

It was decided to transfer Year 10 students from the Tiverton Campus on High Street to the Kinnoull Campus on Northbrook Avenue in order to make the best use of existing space and facilities. We also recognized the pressing educational needs both for smaller classes and students’ access to acceleration classes at VCE level.

The College’s goal of reducing maximum class sizes to 24 students at all Year levels will hopefully enhance our Lasallian culture. As a Lasallian College, nonselective in its enrolment policy we have a rich blend of abilities and interests among our students.

With class sizes of 24, teachers will have a better opportunity to develop a closer relationship with their students. A more caring, pastoral approach will result in an improved spirit of cooperation in the classroom. Individual needs can be met with greater flexibility in teaching styles, improving students’ sense of self worth and the College’s academic culture.

2003 begins a new era for the College with the Kinnoull stage of the College Master Plan underway. At present a two-storey block is being constructed connecting the Br Adrian Fitzgerald Building or ‘Chapel building’ to the Br Damian Morgan Building or ‘administration building’ along the boundary of the oval.

Plan for Kinnoull — Senior Campus

A Year 10–12 campus providing greater opportunities for all students, especially in the accelerated and vocational (TAFE) areas.

New building containing 8 classrooms.

Two new science rooms.

Improved pastoral care facilities.

Extension to library and career areas.

Extension of administration facilities.

Increased area for teaching staff facilities.

Increase in off-street parking.

Resurface of recreation area. Tiverton Campus — Years 4–9

Eight present Year 10 classrooms now available for smaller 24 student classes.

Increased teaching areas for the visual and performing arts.

Tiverton Chapel to be relocated.

Extension of recreation /playing areas.

LASALLIAN ROLL CALL COMMITTEE

Executive Officer:

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College at:

High Street,

Re-locating/upgrading science rooms. To achieve our goals, extensive borrowing is required together with a fundraising campaign through present parents and Old Collegians.

Cover photograph:

Larry Evans with Year 8 students

Taylor and Simon Pintado

Br Tim with students Matt Kortum, Stuart Shelton and David Peters.

Building Under Construction

Old Collegians

All Old Collegians will be offered the opportunity to keep De La Salle as a Leader in Education by contributing to the College Building Fund.

Brochures detailing the planned extensions will be sent to all Old Collegians. Your financial support will ensure its success

Artist’s impression of completed Kinnoull extensions.

Patrick Davis - College Captain

Patrick is from Ferntree Gully and is in his sixth year at the College. In Year 10 he was the president of the Student Representative Council on the Tiverton Campus and was a Year 7 class leader. Patrick has represented the College in volleyball, football and was involved with the Rock Eisteddfod in 2002. He attended the World Youth Day in Toronto last year.

Patrick’s goal is to excel and to enjoy his last year at De La Salle.

William Dwyer — College Vice-Captain

William is from East Malvern and has been at the College for four years. He was a leader in Year 10 and received the Adrian Nyel Award in 2001. William has represented the College in cricket, football, crosscountry, athletics, and hockey and plays for the Sandringham Dragons. He hopes to study journalism, physiotherapy or industrial relations/law.

Tom McIlroy — College Vice-Captain

Tom is from Kew and is in his ninth year at the College. Tom has represented the College in debating and cross-country and in the Rock Eisteddfod. He attended the World Youth Day in Toronto in 2002. He was campus secretary of the Student Representative Council at Tiverton.His main aim is to reach his goals and to encourage others to reach theirs.

Michael Brown

Michael is from East Malvern and has been at the College for nine years. He has represented the College in football, swimming, athletics, cross-country and plays for the Sandringham Dragons. He would like to win the ACC football this year and do his best in his schoolwork.

James Casey

James is from Camberwell and is in his sixth year at the College. Since Year 7 he has represented the College in athletics, basketball, cross-country, football, soccer and volleyball. He attended the 2002 World Youth Day in Toronto, Canada and aspires to travel through Europe in the near future.

Daniel Colman

Daniel is from East Hawthorn and this is his sixth year at the College. He has been involved in football and athletics. He received the Adrian Nyel Award in 2001 and was a class leader in Year 9. Daniel is the Leaders’ Representative on the College Council. He aims to have a successful year at school.

Diamantis Hamalis

Diamantis is from East Malvern. This is his second year at the College, coming to us from St James, East Bentleigh. He has represented the College in tennis, and has also been junior captain of the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Diamantis aims to be the best that he can be and enjoy his last year at the College.

Michael Kormas

Michael commenced at the College in 1998 and comes from Blackburn North. He aims to have a successful VCE year and participate in all aspects of College life. Michael hopes to study business/ commerce next year.

Adrian Lane

Adrian is from Brighton and is in his ninth year at the College. Adrian has been involved with Mission Action since Year 4 and considers himself to be a friendly and honest person.

Standing: Mr Matthew Breen, Alex Rodgers, Adrian Lane, Justin McKenzie, Diamantis Hamalis, Michael Brown, James Casey, Br Tim Peter Sitting: Adam Serena, Daniel Colman, Matthew Wilson, Tom McIlroy (College Vice Captain), Patrick Davis, (College Captain), Billy Dwyer (College Vice Captain), Michael Kormas, Peter Mercoulia, Maurice Melillo.

Justin McKenzie

Justin is from Glen Iris and is in his ninth year at the College. He was a leader in Years 7 and 10 and he has represented the College in football, swimming, basketball and athletics. In Year 11 he helped to organize a trip to Italy where he had been an exchange student in 2001. Justin aims to do his best in his Year 12 studies.

Maurice Melillo

Maurice is from Brunswick and is in his ninth year at the College. He has been involved in College soccer and cricket teams. In 2001 he was a Year 10 leader. He would like to remain consistent with his schoolwork and finish the year on a high note.

Peter Mercoulia

Peter is from Glen Iris and is in his ninth year at the College. He was a leader in Years 6, 8 and 10, and has represented the College in football and cricket. He aims to play a strong part in the leadership team.

Alex Rodgers

Alex is from Bentleigh and this is his sixth year at the College. Alex is a keen sportsman and has represented the College in cross-country, golf, athletics and inter school skiing. He aims to put 100% effort into anything he takes on and to make the most of the year.

Adam Serena

Adam has been at the College for six years and lives in East Malvern. He was on the Student Representative Council at Tiverton in Years 9 and 10. Adam aims to involve himself in many co-curricular activities and do his best in his studies in 2003.

Matthew Wilson

Matthew is from Sandringham and is in his sixth year at the College. He was a leader in Years 7 and 10 and has represented the College in football, hockey, athletics and cross-country. His aim is to do his best and finish De La Salle without any regrets.

Dux of the College 2002

Michael Nicholls, Dux of the College in 2002, received an ENTER score of 99.85 allowing him to get into his first preference of Physiotherapy, at Melbourne University.

Michael attended De La Salle from Year 7 and in his final year he studied Maths Methods, Specialist Maths, Physics, Chemistry and English. While in Year 11 he completed PE 3 & 4. Ever since Year 7, Michael had aspired to pursue a career in physiotherapy. Michael said that his work experience in Year 10 with physiotherapist Barry Richardson only strengthened this dream. He is confident he will enjoy his course and his time at university, despite the heavy workload. With the relatively small number of about 100 students doing physio he hopes to get to know a lot of new people, as well as keeping in touch with the friends he made at De La. Michael hopes that when he has completed his fouryear course, he will work in hospitals and clinics, and his eventual long-term goal is to set up his own private practice. We congratulate Michael on his fine results and wish him every success in his chosen career.

Old Collegians’ Annual Mass

The College invites you to celebrate our 91st Year at our Annual Mass and Morning Tea to be held on Sunday 25th May 2003 at 10am in the Performing Arts Centre De La Salle College High Street, Malvern

Tom McIlroy, Mr Matthew Breen, Patrick Davis and Billy Dwyer.

2002 VCE Results

De La Salle College again achieved outstanding VCE results with thirty students gaining an ENTER score above 90, with three students in the top 1% of the State with an ENTER score above 99.

Congratulations to all the 196 students who completed Year 12 in 2002 and who were successful in achieving their VCE!

As well as excellent overall results, many students achieved their personal best results for their subjects.

The three top scoring students were: Michael Nicholls 99.85

Physiotherapy (Melbourne University)

Tom Sullivan 99.80 Medicine (Melbourne University) Laughlin Nicholls 99.40 Commerce/Law (Melbourne University)

For the 160 students who received a tertiary placement, 127 chose to accept their offers at university, TAFE or a private provider, while 33 students chose to reject or defer their placements at this stage. The remaining students are seeking employment, apprenticeships or following other pursuits such as travel.

The chart indicates that courses related to business, engineering and arts are most popular with our students.

The College staff joins me in wishing the students from Year 12, 2002 great success and fulfilment in their future careers.

Ms Sue Taylor Careers Counsellor/VET Coordinator

Students from

Back: James Rodda, Anthony Hillier, Tom Sullivan, Michael Stinear, Mark Darmanin

Fifth row: Evan Curwood, James Buchanan, Dominic Ellis, Gary Johnstone

Fourth row: Paul Healy, Norman Sutanto, Tim Noble, Laughlin Nicholls

Third row: Alex Russo, Michael Nicholls, Ben Koh, Sean Cheng Second row: Eugene Hyland, Edric Taing, Brendan Atkin

Front row: Brad Walton, Pascal Heeraman (represented here by his brother Jean-Sebastien) Damian Clancy with College Principal, Br Tim Peter.

of Students in 2003

University TAFE Defer Other

TAFEUniversity

Premier’s Award

We congratulate Tom Sullivan on receiving a prestigious Premier’s Award. In 2002, only five Awards in VCE Legal Studies were presented throughout Victoria. Tom achieved a ‘perfect study score’ of 50 in Legal Studies.

Defer

Reject

Private Courses

College Captain’s Address Award Winners for 2002

Excerpts from College Captain Patrick Davis’ address at the Leaders’ Investiture in February.

Henry Bergson, a famous French teacher, was an old man when War World 2 came around. When the Germans over-ran Paris all Jews were obliged to wear the yellow Star of David on their sleeve and to line up each morning in the street to buy their bread and milk, their bare necessities. Many people going past would ridicule them and push them around.

Although not a Jew, Bergson put on the yellow Star of David and joined the queues. For this he too faced persecution. His friends couldn’t understand his actions. His foolish ways could have had him killed, and they kept asking him why he was doing it. His answer was always that it was the only way he could support oppressed people, fight for justice and most importantly be true to his own ideals and stand up for what he believed.

Following the example of Henry Bergson, I implore each of you to be fearless. You gain strength, courage and confidence with every experience when you look fear in the face. Never undermine your own worth by comparing yourself unfavourably to others. You are you, and there is nothing in the world purer and more special than this.

But, remember, we are not fighting our battles alone. Just as Bergson showed his moral support and solidarity to the Jews, so we should for each other.

Another famous French teacher Albert Camus, whose work we are studying in Year 12 this year, once said of friendship:

“Do not walk in front of me — I may not follow. Do not walk behind me — I may not lead. Just walk beside me — and be my friend.”

Realize the importance of belonging. We are De La boys, we are mates and we are brothers in arms. Be passionate about what you belong to and be inspired by each other.

As well as action and support, dreams also play a vital role. In the pursuit of success and excellence, remember that you are limitless; there is nothing that you cannot achieve. Our way is not always on soft grass — it is made of rocks and challenges going upward, ever upward. Follow your dreams, let no one either stand in your way or let any obstacle distract you, however great it may seem. Bergson followed his dream. So too did our own Founder, who gave up wealth and position to do so. By their example help us to realize that sometimes sacrifices have to be made, but at the peak is freedom. Self-belief cannot be over-estimated. Let us all have the courage of our convictions. Grab the moment and scale the mountain top.

The following awards were presented to students in recognition of their academic excellence, sporting achievements, contribution to the Arts, community services, College leadership and special achievement. The recipients of these awards in October 2002 were: Headmaster’s Award — in recognition of a student with outstanding talent who shared his gifts generously — Thomas Sullivan College Captain’s Award — Michael Stinear College Vice-Captains’ Awards – Richard O’Brien and Thomas Sullivan Br Damien Harvey Award — in recognition of a student who has applied himself with diligence and enthusiasm to all aspects of his education at De La Salle — Richard O’Brien Br James Taylor Award — in recognition of a student who has given generously of his talents, been a source of encouragement to his peers and enhanced the College by his commitment to the Lasallian traditions — Michael Stinear Lasallian Award — in recognition of a student who has pursued excellence in developing his talents, shown a Christian concern for his fellow students, made De La Salle a better place by his commitment to its ideals — Timothy Whittaker Outstanding contribution to the College for his role in promoting “The Arts” — Benjamin Wiggans Outstanding contribution to the College through his leadership of the St Vincent de Paul Society — Dominic Farrell Outstanding contribution to ACC Sport — Ryan Sherman Student Athletes of the Year — Dean Dobric and Michael Stinear Outstanding contribution to the College’s Student Newspaper (Kinnoull Campus) — Timothy Whittaker Caltex Best All Rounder Award — Michael Nicholls

The Brinsley Best Cultural Award was presented at the 2003 Leaders Investiture to Nicholas Lam for Performing Arts and to Callan Reid for Visual Arts. Through the generous sponsorship of Old Collegian Brinsley Best (1957), these annual awards of $250 are presented to two Year 11 students who have shown enthusiasm in pursuing their cultural talents and are actively committed to life in the College.

Pat Davis with his family and Br Tim at the Leaders’ Investiture

A Personal Reflection

Mr Mark Easton taught for ten years at De La Salle before family commitments compelled him to teach in a school closer to his home.

The door flies open and bangs against the wall. Two students charge in fresh from a wrestle up the stairs. As I fight back the urge to roll my eyes, slowly the room begins to fill with 14 year old boys. They gather near their lockers at the back of the room to plan their next move.

While the thought of spending the next 80 minutes of their lives with 32 hormone-driven, sometimes desultory, reluctant 14 year old boys turns many away from teaching, it tends to pull me closer. This is my world and I love it. I have come to the somewhat frightening conclusion that I actually make a difference.

There is probably no more impressionable and therefore vulnerable group in our society than these boys. They are like iron filings searching for a magnet. Anything that gives them a sense of belonging will do. This of course can cause them to make poor decisions about alcohol and drugs, while a facade of lethargy can bring immediate acceptance by other boys.

This is where the teacher can come in — guiding, counselling, advising. For in amongst those lessons on the Eureka Rebellion, the Jewish Holocaust, coastal erosion and global living conditions come the golden opportunities to help a young man in crisis. This may take the form of giving him structure where he has none, giving him an opportunity to succeed when he feels like a failure, telling him he’s a great bloke when he hears only criticism, or giving him a positive experience when he has felt only negativity.

There are times on the long drive home when I’ve wondered whether these boys deserved all of my emotional energy.

But the rewards, when they come, are like finding gold nuggets on the beach. When a 21 year old walks confidently up to me, shakes my hand and says, “Remember me?” and I only remember a struggling, shy 14 year old, I know that it was all worthwhile. “I get it now” says a Year 7 boy working on cross-sections; “I’ll give you a hand” says the Year 11 student counting community facilities on a map; “Did you see that?” yells the Year 9 boy scoring a goal at lunchtime soccer. These are the moments that fill the emotional tank.

De La has been my home for 10 years and its residents — staff and students — have been my family. Like all families, we’ve had our good times and our bad. Be aware that De La is a very special place. It certainly isn’t perfect, but that doesn’t make it less special. First and foremost, it’s special because it cares.

Thank you De La for 10 special years.

Bequests to the College

If you feel that De La Salle College contributed to your position in life today, then through your support you can help us prepare the De La Salle Collegians of tomorrow.

Contact: Br Kevin Moloney (our Bequest Officer) through the College.

Mr Mark Easton, with his Year 10 Hegarty students, on the summit of Mt Buller in 1998.

Mr Mark Easton on the sidelines of the Athletics Carnival in 2002.

Vocal Ensemble

Our Vocal Ensemble represented the College magnificently at the opening of Catholic Education Week at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in this year’s St Patrick’s Day Mass.

In the opening song, ‘Anthem to St. Patrick’, Celtic pipers led the procession of school banners through the Cathedral. Tom McIlroy (Y12) featured as a soloist along with representatives from Sacred Heart College Geelong.

Andrew Moroney (Y11) shared the lead for the opening hymn and then was joined by Simon Windley (Y5) to lead the singing of the Lord Have Mercy.

Andrew carried the main theme with the congregation, as the choir sang in Latin. Simon’s ringing voice filled the cathedral with a soprano descant line. The combination of these three musical elements added an inspirational atmosphere to the celebration.

Marcus Topp (Y5) led the Lamb of God with another beautiful soprano tone.

Closed circuit television cameras relayed close-up images of the vocalists to the congregation via multiple screens placed down the aisles. We were extremely proud of the wonderful singing and the exemplary conduct of the boys. This was evident during an impromptu rendition of John Farnham’s ‘You’re the Voice’ as Archbishop Hart departed. The enthusiasm on their faces beamed on the screens reflecting the feeling shared by the congregation.

Congratulations to the boys on a fine effort.

Ms Adrienne Moran Coordinator of Music

Congratulations to Marcus Topp (Y5) who has been offered a role in The Little Sweep with Opera Victoria. Our best wishes also go to Simon Windley (Y5) and Zachary Attard (Y8) on their forthcoming tour to Europe with The Australian Youth Choir. The boys will perform in Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, London and Munich.

Investigation is the Key in Science Classes

In both the accompanying photo and our magazine cover, you can see Year 8 students with Mr Larry Evans (Old Collegian from 1975) performing the “Flame Colours” test. In this test, students investigate a variety of different compounds to see what colours they emit when they are burnt in the blue flame of the Bunsen burner. As you can imagine, students love this activity — the chance to burn anything is always popular!

Luckily, the colours emitted by these compounds also serve a purpose. After recording the colours produced from all the compounds they receive, students then burn eggshells. It is then their job to try and determine the chemical components of eggshells by comparing colours. This is not the end, however. The next part of the investigation also fires up student interest because they get a chance to see how a variety of compounds, including eggshells, react with acid — not as good as burning something but still dangerous and therefore fun! By the end of this prac they can tell Mr Evans what elements can be found in eggshells. Do you know what elements can be found in eggshells?

Science is all about investigating, and we are always encouraging students to ask why and how. In Year 7 students investigate the boiling point of water in Melbourne and compare it to the boiling point of water in many other cities around the world. In Year 9 students have just finished comparing different colas as an example of a subjective test (drinking cola in class is high on their fun list right below burning and acid) and finally, in Year 10, students have learnt that with care and patience, DNA can be “spooled” out of the nucleus of an onion atom.

Mr Peppe Di Ciccio Senior Science Teacher

The College’s Vocal Ensemble at St Patrick’s Cathedral

Year 8 science students performing the ‘Flame Colours’ test.

A Challenge in the Outback

When I first approached Br Tim about doing Mission work, I had no idea of where I wanted to go. He said the De La Salle Brothers had schools in Papua New Guinea and Balgo Hills in WA. I decided I would go to Balgo. After driving almost 11 hours along a red dusty road from Alice Springs, I arrived in the remote aboriginal desert community of approximately 450 people.

I joined the staff of Luurnpa Catholic School which has approximately 126 K – Year 10 students. My library duties include organising literacy “backpacks” which consist of novels, magazines, pencils and colouring pages for students and their families. One of my more unusual office jobs is to take daily weather readings for the Bureau of Meteorology.

A typical school day starts at 7:30am when the bell goes to let students know that lessons will commence in 25 minutes, though some students may have been in the school ground well before 7:00am. Each class teacher has an Aboriginal TA (Teacher Assistant). At 10:20am the school provides Mangarri (morning tea). At 11:00am the students go to an Assembly for an address by Br Bernie Cooper or another staff member or visitors. Lessons resume in the classrooms until home time at 1:40pm. Swimming is included in the lesson time and as a bonus at the end of the week, students have access to go-carts and bicycles. On Open Days a barbeque is provided for students and their parents.

There are lots of camp dogs at the school that wait for the children to finish each day. Occasionally wild horses come into the school ground and graze on the grass that is very limited in the desert

It is a great challenge working in such a remote part of Australia, but at the same time a rewarding dream being fulfilled.

Pauline Mulholland

SALT

In November 2002, five De La Salle students attended a Social Justice retreat at Narooma. They were unprepared for the impact the four days would have on their lives and returned to school with a determination to create a Lasallian - focused Social Action group for senior students at the College. From this, Social Action in the Lasallian Tradition (SALT) was born.

From these humble beginnings SALT now has a

focus should be on three key areas: action, fundraising and raising awareness of those in need. Every Tuesday night these students are involved in tutoring English to Vietnamese refugees in support of an initiative run by the Lasallian Youth Ministry. The group also decided to raise funds and awareness for our brother and sister schools in Papua New Guinea. SALT has researched the amount of money required to send students to school in PNG over a 12-month period and they are in the process of committing funds to cover several students’ tuition. Fundraising for this project will begin in Term 2. SALT is also committed to ensuring that all De La Salle students are conscious of the way life in PNG differs from ours.

Our congratulations go to SALT’s original steering committee of Tom O’Sullivan, Adrian Lane, Perrin Brown, Jackson Enright and James Casey for their encouraging achievements in such a short time. We look forward to seeing its success continue. SALT is an inspiration to all in the Lasallian community.

Sally Buick Head of English

Courteny Mandijarra and Kunga Lee with Pauline Mulholland in the pool at Balgo

Tom O’Sullivan, Adrian Lane, Perrin Brown, James Casey and Jackson Enright

Sport in the Primary School

There’s one thing we never have to worry about when it comes to our Primary students — generating enthusiasm!

Our Grade 4, 5 and 6 students will have a go at just about anything and it’s no surprise that they love their Friday Sport afternoon.

In addition to a comprehensive Physical Education program that concentrates on developing fundamental motor skills and personal fitness levels, all students are involved in Sport once a week where they can apply the skills learnt in PE to game situations.

During Term One we take advantage of the beautiful weather and play a modified version of cricket called Kanga Cricket. Each boy gets the opportunity to bat, bowl and field during the Sport session, with the eight teams being named after Test playing nations. We had plenty of big hits, classic catches, loud appeals and disputed run outs that had to be referred to the third umpire! The good news for the English side was they may have lost the real thing this year, but the Poms were dominant in our competition!

With assistance from Malvern Lacrosse Club we were then able to run Lacrosse Clinics for three weeks. It’s

school and the volunteers did a great job. Our boys learnt all of the skills and rules of the game and were given the opportunity to participate in the Junior Gymkhana on Saturday March 29th.

Term One is also interschool swimming time for our primary boys. Those selected in the swimming squad competed in the South Yarra District Carnival held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. There were many personal bests swum, and all students enjoyed the opportunity to represent De La.

Term Two signals the start of interschool football and netball. Each Friday we send out two football teams and four netball teams to play against other Catholic Primary Schools in our area. The end of each season is marked by Lightning Premierships in both Sports. An exciting time ahead for all those involved in Primary

Michael Naughton Physical Education Department

Swimming

Thirty-one students competing over six age groups (U13–Seniors), represented De La Salle College at the 2003 ACC Swimming Carnival. De La fielded one of the smallest teams with some boys competing in five events but their performance was outstanding! The level of competition in the ACC Swimming has greatly increased in recent years. Whitefriars have won every championship since their introduction to ACC Swimming in 1998 and they won again this year. In true fashion our team has set about re-establishing itself as a competitive force in ACC Swimming and at the Carnival their efforts began to pay off. With each race worth 15 points and 54 events on the program, our team finished in equal fourth position only five points behind third.

The strength of the team lies in the ability of the students to continue to swim personal best times each time they compete. On the night, 27 of the 31 competitors achieved this aim. Of the 54 races De La Salle had 22 ‘podium finishes’ (top three in each race) including victories in the U13 B Breast-stroke — Zac Dickenson, U15 A Breast-stroke — Damien Meyers, and Senior B Breast-stroke — Michael Brown. In addition, the team finished third or better in eight of the ten relay finals, an outstanding effort. Our senior team with Captain Michael Brown and Vice Captain

Gareth Davies deserve special mention for their excellent leadership.

We are very proud of the efforts of our swimming squad who have shown dedication and commitment in a very challenging sport. We now have a really solid foundation for future success. Roll on 2004!

Mr Andrew Cooper ACC Swimming Squad Coordinator

Cricket

In 2003, De La Salle First XI Cricket team had a very successful season under the guidance of coach Mr Euan Walmsley. We easily accounted for all of our opposition teams in the home and away games. Our closest game was our Round 1 encounter with the eventual premiers, Whitefriars’ College. We were able to win in the second last over.

The team was evenly balanced with some fine performances from our Year 12 students—Tim Hynes, James Gaynor and Peter Mercoulia. We were also bolstered by the arrival in Year 11 of

Jarrod Fletcher and Michael Harold from St. James. With some fine bowling from Fletcher Henry, the boys formed a strong outfit.

Sadly we lost a thrilling grand final in which our bowlers were impressive but, unfortunately our batsmen who had done so well during the season did not perform to expectations.

Whitefriars’ College 9-104 defeated De La Salle 88 (all out).

Gerard Jackson ACC Cricket Coach

Promising junior swimmers from Year 6, Back: Hamish Rix, Joseph Phillipos, Kevin Nguyen, Benjamin Tesoriers, Vincent Ho, and Andrew Brown. Front: Roger Madafferi and Christopher Klidaras

First XI Captain Tim Hynes (Y12) batting

Chris Nazzari

bowls while Peter Mercoulia

fields.

Athletics

We have a proud and successful tradition in ACC athletics, winning nine out of the past ten championships through a strong work ethic and tremendous depth. This year has been no exception with a squad of over 200 athletes from Years 4–12. Over the past ten weeks, the commitment and enthusiasm from all involved has been fantastic. There is no doubt that our team of approximately 60 athletes will be trained to the minute when they represent the College at the ACC Carnival on Thursday April 3rd.

Our Team Captain for this year is Nick Cross (Y12), ably supported by his Vice-captain, Brendan Woodman (Y12). Brendan has already inspired his teammates with a magnificent 3,000 metres performance at the De La Salle Championship Carnival clocking 8 minutes 58 seconds, slicing a whopping 21 seconds off the De La record. Nick and Brendan have set a fine example to the team with their great dedication to training. Nick will shoulder much responsibility with his schedule of events being the Under 17 100, 200, 400 and 4 x 100 metres relay at the ACC Carnival.

At the ACC Junior Carnival (Under 13 & 14) in March, there were some outstanding solo performances within a solid team effort. James O’Connell (8M) won the Under 13 Triple Jump, breaking both the De La record and ACC record with a massive hop, step and jump of 11.21 metres. Ben

Farrell (7S) won the Under 13 Discus and finished second in the Shot Put, breaking De La records in both events. Well done to James and Ben!

As is the case each year, regardless of our athletic talent, the trademark De La spirit will be evident for all to see at Olympic Park. The great support and encouragement from all De La supporters, including all of the dedicated staff coaches, always inspires our athletes to do their very best for the team and the College. Congratulations and good luck to all team members as we “have a real crack for back to back!”

Peter Harte ACC Athletics Coordinator

Stop Press

De La Salle came a close second behind St Bernard’s, followed by Salesians and Mazenod. Well done team!

Sport Program

De La Salle students in Years 9–12 have a regular sports program in addition to having the opportunity to represent the College in the many ACC competitions and carnivals. Students choose from a great variety of sporting activities that take place on Tuesday afternoons for Years 9 and 10 and on Wednesdays for Years 11 and 12.

The activities vary in range and type with the aim of the program being to expose students to sports and activities that they may take up in their leisure time in the future. The program utilises the expertise of College staff, outside instructors and coaches using local facilities. Among the choices open to students are tennis, squash, tenpin bowling, volleyball, martial arts, weight training, indoors cricket/soccer, boxacise and roller hockey.

Tim Ford Director of Sport

De La Salle volleyball team at home to St Joseph’s North Melbourne

Brendan Woodman (Y 12) broke the 3000 metre record.

Years 8 students take off at the College Athletics Championships

Scott Watson (Y8) leads the field

Year 10 Leadership Day

The commencement of the Second Term sees the start of our Peer Support Program linking the Year 10 and Year 7 students. The key concepts of the Peer Support Program are to improve the sense of community in the College and to provide our Year 7s with a more sharing and caring environment. To prepare our Year 10 students as Peer leaders, we recently conducted a training day. The response was overwhelming, with over 80 positive and enthusiastic students volunteering for the program. Activities were presented to encourage the older students to develop leadership skills and they were shown ways to encourage the younger students to enhance their selfawareness and self-esteem in a comfortable, fun

Highlights of the day included learning a variety of ‘ice–breakers’, which included the game ‘knots’ shown in the photo on this page. These activities helped to get the younger boys to relax and open-up.

The History of Kinnoull

watched a video on the Peer Support Program. A large part of the day centred on the preparation, planning and conducting of small group activities. Themes included friendships, people’s space, listening, group identity, peer pressure and bullying. Thanks must go out to the boys for the enthusiasm and creativity they brought to the day.

Mr David Hale Personal Development Co-ordinator

Archives

Kinnoull, originally known as Nerrena meaning ‘a distant view’, was a seven-roomed brick home built for Charles Forwood in 1865 on twelve acres of land that stretched between Haverbrack Ave, Spring Road, High Street and Barkly Road, now known as Glenferrie Road.

In 1953, the Brothers acquired Kinnoull at a cost of £25,500 from developer Herbert Lippold. The house comprised over fifteen rooms, a coach house, stables and out buildings. The original allotment had been reduced in size over the years to a little over two acres with the entrance off Northbrook Avenue. The property featured extensive gardens with many mature trees.

Archbishop Mannix blessed and opened Kinnoull, the preparatory school for the College, in March 1954. A student guard of honour lined the driveway and was reportedly the ‘most splendid’ that the Archbishop had ever seen. The plaque commemorating the day is stored in the Heritage Centre.

In 1959 the gardens were levelled and the first oval for the College was created. In 1964 the Br Adrian Fitzgerald

Building was built and in 1967 the original house, Kinnoull, was demolished to make way for the main campus building, Morgan Hall. Between 1976 and 1980, Kinnoull campus was greatly expanded. Stage One consisted of the staff study/lounge area followed by Stage Two which involved the construction of the Br Damian Morgan Library on top. The extensions were blessed and opened in October 1979 by Fr Les Troy C.M. The most recent construction, the Br Damien Harvey Building, was blessed and opened by Archbishop Frank Little in 1990. The latest addition to Kinnoull, the new senior school class-rooms (featured

Mr David Hale with Year 10

Peer Support students

Parents’ Association

The Parents’ Association continued the tradition of marking the commencement and end of the school year with a Mass. At the end of 2002, Fr Tony Cox from the Columban Missions celebrated the Mass. Harry Mullany, father of Marvin (7M), provided delightful piano music. We opened the 2003 year also with a Mass, celebrated by Fr Leo Conlon CM from St Joseph’s. The proceeds from the occasion went to the Country Fire Authority to assist in the fight against bush-fires.

These Masses are relaxed, family occasions and are fitting ways to start and finish each year.

The PA held a most successful Secondhand Book Sale in December, followed soon after with our New Book Sale in January.

to the warm, welcoming community that is De La. The group of mothers who attended the Mothers’ Weekend, at Jan-Juc in March, enjoyed a happy, relaxed weekend. If you would like to experience getting to know other mothers in a peaceful environment at the beach, join our second Mothers’ Weekend for the year on the 18th and 19th of October.

We sincerely welcome all parents to join us at Parents’ Association events during the year:

17th May: Trivia Night

9th August: Wine Night

10th September: Fashion Parade

Mrs Andrea Smith Parents’ Association Committee

De La Cuisine

The Parents’ Association is proud to present a wonderful cookbook De La Cuisine with over 150 favourite family recipes, sourced from the De La community. These attractive recipe books are available from the College at a cost of $10:00 each. All proceeds from the sales will go to the College Please contact Trish Woodman (03 9509 3011) for your copy

Mothers on the beach at Jan Juc

Families at the Parents Association Mass in February

Alumni

Canberra Reunion

The De La Salle Old Boys Canberra Reunion (Old Boys from all Australian De La Salle schools) held in October 2002 was another successful get-together. Although it was a bitterly cold night, the Canberran residents arrived in force to attend the Mass and Dinner. The Mass was held at the St Thomas More Church and was celebrated by Fr Kevin Flynn.

The dinner was held at the Canberra Yacht Club under the care of host and MC, John Hogan (1965) who made everyone feel very welcome. Provincial, Br David Hawke, in his address gave a clear picture of the Brothers’ plans for their future and the future of their schools. He emphasised the importance of the role of the Lasallian partners in the schools, and he answered numerous questions put to him on a range of school-related subjects.

There was an extraordinarily strong common bond among the attendees that made them feel that they were part of the same family. It is that same Lasallian bond that drew men together in the late 1970s when the De La Salle Old Boys Canberra Group was formed with the support of Br Aloysius Carmody (1932), who was then the Director of the Federal Catholic Education Office in Canberra. The first guest speaker was De La Salle Old Collegian, Kevin Kelly (1927), formerly the Ambassador to Argentina.

Since then, regular reunion Masses and dinners have been held. Some of the recent guest speakers have been Paul Keating, Br Paul Smith (1963), Br Tim Peter (our College Principal) and other old boys from Australian De La Salle schools.

James Ingram — A Generous Diplomat

James Ingram AO (1944), a senior Australian diplomat with the United Nations, is a fine ex-student of De La Salle Malvern.

Jim was born in Warragul in 1928 and moved to Ormond as a young boy with his brother Gerard (1954) and their family. Two scholarships allowed him to complete his secondary studies at De La Salle College. In 1945, after World War II, he was one of nine selected from 600 applicants to take up a Cadetship in the Australian Diplomatic Service. Jim says: “That was the turning point in my life”.

After an intensive two-year course at Canberra University College (then an extension of the University of Melbourne) his diplomatic career began in 1948. In 1950 he was posted to Israel. He married Odette, an official with Canberra’s French Legation, the day before leaving Australia. He was just 22.

His long and successful career has taken him to many countries around the world, including the post of

Ambassador to the Philippines, and High Commissioner to Canada and the Caribbean. In 1982 Jim became the first and only Australian to lead a United Nations operational agency, in this case, the World Food Program and is credited with shaping the way the WFP now functions. In 1984 Jim was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contribution to international diplomacy.

In 1992 Jim won Brown University’s Alan Feinstein World Hunger Award of $25,000. This prompted Jim and his wife, Odette, to generously provide $100,000 to establish The Ingram Fund for International Law and Development to support the study and teaching of law at the University of NSW.

“I always said I would give it back one way or another, but I wanted to find a way to make an enduring contribution to improved world order.”

We salute Jim Ingram, an outstanding product of De La Salle, and one who has clearly practised the philosophies of our Founder to the full.

Standing: John Hogan, Terry Maidment, Michael Busch and Jack Kelliher

Seated: Michael Cleary, Brian Shine and Max Barham

Br Frank Brophy, Br Stanislaus Carmody, Br David Hawke, Br John Mitchell and Br Tim Peter

European Liaisons

Early this year, historian Dr Edward Duyker (1973) spent three fascinating months in Europe, based in Paris and visiting other European cultural centres. Edward is one of many Australian writers, artists and musicians who, over the years, has stayed in the Cité Internationale des Arts in the heart of Paris together with artists from around the world.

Edward was surprised to discover that the very first Australian resident in “the Cité” (established in 1965) was another De La Salle alumnus, outstanding pianist Stephen McIntyre (1958), who is currently Associate Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne.

Edward is researching a biography of Francois Peron, the naturalist on Nicolas Baudin’s expedition to Australian waters between 1801 and 1803. Edward’s research took him to Reims where he enlisted the help of two French De La Salle Brothers who live in the ancient house in which St Jean Baptist de La Salle was born in 1651.

Edward travelled to Oxford University for a meeting of the Linnean Society of London of which he is a fellow. This group, founded in 1788, is the world’s oldest biological society and is a leading forum for contemporary discussions on genetics, natural history, biology and zoology.

Edward’s research then took him to Saint-Malo, France and The Hague, Netherlands before returning home in late March.

In Paris Edward met with former De La Salle College Captain, Brinsley Best, (1957) who has lived in France for over 30 years. Edward was interested to learn that Brinsley is currently engaged in a reconstruction project in Bosnia. The two men were photographed in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is five minutes walk from Edward’s studio.

Professor Peter Drake AO

We congratulate Professor Peter Drake (1949) on being awarded the Order of Australia in the 2003 New Year’s Honours List “for service to education, especially through leadership of the Australian Catholic University, to the study of economics, and to overseas aid delivery”.

Peter graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from the University of Melbourne in 1962 and a Ph. D from the Australian National University in 1967.

Peter held a series of academic appointments in the Universities of New England and Melbourne and was awarded a Nuffield Fellowship in the University of London and a Simon Fellowship in the University of Manchester.

Peter was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University from 1991 to 1998.

Peter’s expertise in international economic development has led to roles as ❒ foundation member of the Board of Management of the Asian and Pacific Development Centre, Kuala Lumpur

❒ a member of the steering committee of the ASEAN-

Australian Joint Research Project

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Manager of Australia’s $15 million Project of Assistance to Institut Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia.

Peter has been a consultant to the World Bank, AUSAID, various governments and universities in the Asia/ Pacific region, and has been a board member of both IDP Education Australia and International Education Media, and chairman of the Australian Education Office, North America.

A loyal Old Collegian, Peter has served on the Association’s committee for many years and maintained strong links with his College alumni. The De La Salle Brothers in Sydney have also enjoyed a long and close association with Peter, particularly during the time the Catholic University used the Brothers’ former Novitiate buildings at Castle Hill for students’ lectures.

In 2001, Peter launched “For Youth and the Poor”, the story of the De La Salle Brothers in Australia, NZ and PNG.

Professor Peter Drake is a truly remarkable De La old boy and humanitarian who has made a lasting impact in education, economics and international aid.

Brinsley Best with Edward Duyker outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Paul Hogan – Star of TV’s “Joe Millionaire”

Old Collegian Paul Hogan, has shot to international fame in recent months for his role as ‘the Butler’ in the USA produced TV reality show, “Joe Millionaire”.

Paul who completed school at De La in 1968 is the youngest brother of Allan (1963) and John (1965).

On leaving school, Paul joined the Australian Diplomatic Service, then shortly after, served two years in National Service with the Australian Army. He returned to the diplomatic service where he was posted to Ottawa. Over the next 20 years Paul served in Yugoslavia, the Caribbean, Los Angeles (as Australian Consul) and Argentina. Paul’s specialization was management of embassies, and as Consul, caring for fellow Australians in need of assistance abroad.

On retirement from the diplomatic service Paul realized that his skills were well matched to the role of butler and since then he has worked in Aspen, Houston, London, New York and the Bahamas.

Paul was recruited to run the chateau in France where “Joe Millionaire”, a high-rating reality TV program was staged and filmed. “Joe Millionaire” is a modern-day dating game with 20 women competing for the heart of a dashing millionaire.

Paul was employed in a truly ‘hands on’ position, responsible for the domestic and household management of the chateau with only minor and incidental ‘on screen’ appearances. However, as production commenced, the producers began to notice Paul’s relaxed manner in front of cameras, his dry wit and confidence, and quickly realized they had found a ‘natural’. So the humble butler found himself the host and presenter of the show.

Currently Paul Hogan is gracing magazine covers, has his own web-site, a Hollywood agent, and has gained some revenge on his famous namesake for years of ribbing after the huge success of Crocodile Dundee.

Paul, the father of two teenage children, is unchanged by his success and remains very fond of, and interested in, the people and activities of De La Salle Malvern.

‘Old Colls’ in South East Asia

Old Collegians. Gavan Smith, Glenn McLeod, Mark George, Andrew Pereira, Brad Rayson and Andrew Woodman, from the Class of 2000, visited Thailand during the 2002/3 universities summer holidays. They met up with Julian Farrell who had been travelling

through Europe after working in America and England. While in Thailand the De La boys travelled extensively by boat, train, bus and taxi (tuk-tuk) to reach their destinations of Phuket, Phi-Phi Island, Ko Phang Ngan and the resort beach of Ko Samui. They stayed in a variety of hotels, hostels, resorts and in Bangkok a ‘box with a fan’!

They experienced a variety of local Thai cuisines, drank Sam Song, the local beer, and enjoyed fresh fruits especially coconuts. They had fun purchasing cheap ‘authentic merchandise’, while Thai boxing and visiting many beautiful beaches were fascinating experiences.

For these seven mates the three-week holiday was no ordinary trip, it was an opportunity to indulge in a different culture and to enjoy an experience of a lifetime!

Behind the scene of Cirque du Soleil

Simon O’Farrell (1989) is the Logistics Director of the Canadian Cirque du Soleil’s show ‘Alegria,’ currently touring in the USA and Mexico. Alegria also toured in Australia, Asia and New Zealand.

Simon is responsible for the logistics, maintenance and movement of the show’s 800 or so tons of equipment - including tents, cranes, generators, air-conditioning systems, plumbing and welding departments, and bleacher seating (2500 capacity)which packs into 74 shipping containers. Simon has worked for Cirque du Soleil since 1997. They recruited him while he was travelling in Europe.

Simon says that unpacking and setting up Cirque du Soleil is an event in its own right. Over 8 days, the 40 technical crew and 100-150 local

assistants transform 16,000 square metres of ground into a totally self-sufficient village. Apart from the landmark Big Top, the Cirque du Soleil village includes a 100 seat kitchen/ dining room (serving 300 meals a day, 6 days a week), school, gymnasium, physiotherapy clinic, warehouses, offices, and commercialgrade laundry. They even have their own filtered water supply.

Whenever they move sites, constant liaison with authorities about compliance with local regulations is necessary well before the circus comes to a new town. “Every city is a little different, every city has slightly different regulations,” comments Simon “and of course we observe a rigorous ‘safety first’ approach.”

Simon has thoroughly enjoyed the opportunities provided by Cirque du Soleil. However, after touring for nearly 7 years through 40 different cities around the world, Simon, his wife Sophie and new daughter Maya, are now looking to return to Melbourne.

Pro Tennis Star

Since leaving De La, David McNamara (1994) has achieved great success in the USA initially as a professional tennis player and more recently as a tennis coach.

David won a sports scholarship to attend Middle Tennessee State University and represented their “Blue Raiders” tennis team in regional and national competition in 1997 and 1998.

Career highlights include winning the All-American Hardcourt Championships (doubles) in 1998 in Texas and winning 13 doubles titles over four years on the ATP (international) tennis world tour. David played in the 2000 Australian Open and won an international singles title at Bath, England in 2001.

David is currently an Assistant Tennis Coach at MTSU and is completing a Degree in Exercise Science with plans to undertake a Master’s degree.

David’s sister, Laura, is also an accomplished scholarship-winning tennis player, representing MTSU’s “Lady Raiders” team. David and Laura’s father, David, is also a tennis coach, here in Melbourne. David also has two brothers: John Paul, who works in tennis court construction in Melbourne and Scott (Y 11) who is continuing the family tradition playing great tennis for De La. He is proud to have his name along with David’s on the same tennis sports honour board at the College.

English Channel Swimmer

Jonathan Hayward (1986) is a Melbourne-based graphic artist who recently realised a long-term goal by successfully swimming the English Channel. It was a huge thrill, as you can see from his comments:

“In July 2001 I arrived in England feeling reasonably confident about swimming the Channel. I had a really good preparation with 15 months of training, swimming 50–60 km per week.

My swim started off in almost perfect weather conditions. I was required to have a boat, a pilot, a co-pilot, and an official observer from the Channel Swimming Association plus a support crew to help with food and drinks.

Channel swimmers are allowed food breaks but are not allowed to touch the boat at any time and the food has to be passed out on a stick. I kept my breaks to about 30 seconds every 30–40 minutes to keep up my energy levels.

The first 6 hours of my swim went well. I was feeling good and maintained a steady stroke rate. However over the next few hours I started to feel the effects of hypothermia.

After 9 hours, with the French coast in sight and about 500 metres to swim, I encountered another problem. The tide had begun to change. These tides are extremely strong and almost impossible to swim against.

I was semi-conscious with hypothermia and was dragged off Cape Blanc Nez (my target) into the adjacent bay where I eventually made the French

coast 4 hours later.

It was an amazing experience to finish the swim and I wouldn’t have made it without my support crew who kept me going through the 13 hours’ crossing.

Currently I am very excited as I am planning another crossing in July 2003.

I’m taking a really good support crew including Damien Dambrossi, my old Grade 4 classmate from De La. Damien is a MICA paramedic with the Melbourne Ambulance Service and I know I’m going to be in good hands as he is a consummate professional.

Although I swam the channel two years ago there are no guarantees this time around. The success rate for swimming the Channel is only about 10%. Whether I make it or not, it’s definitely going to be something to remember!”

APLEC

The 5th Asia Pacific Lasallian Educator’s Conference (APLEC) held in December 2002, was attended by three members of the Malvern Lasallian community, Marie Hardwick, Joan Ferguson and Murray Ennis. The conference was held in Penang, Malaysia, to coincide with the 150 years’ anniversary of the Brothers’ presence in that region.

The theme of the conference was ‘Lasallian Spirituality in a Multi-Faith Society’. The basic

— Does Lasallian spirituality have any relevance to those who live in multi-faith societies in the AsiaPacific region?

— Can the spirituality of a man who lived 300 years ago in France be meaningful today? The first day saw us grappling with the elements of a Lasallian education.

Gradually we began to understand the difference between religion and spirituality, and the external manifestations of our faith and the inner strength that sustain us. We learnt more about the different national groups in our region and the problems and tensions they face. God in his providence is calling people of all faiths to become part of the Lasallian mission for the education of the poor.

At the conference’s conclusion we felt we had gone through a process of sharing, listening and reflecting and we had come to a greater awareness and understanding of spirituality in multi-faith communities. We had foundations now for our ongoing and future mission. We also affirmed that the basic elements of Lasallian spirituality are Faith, Service and Community.

Mr Murray Enniss Lasallian Facilitator

Br David Hawke (DLS Provincial) and Australian Delegates at the APLEC conference

This year presents another great challenge to our Club. Having been relegated only on percentage difference we are determined to make our stay in B Grade a short one. Last year was an important phase for the Club as we realised what we could achieve if we applied relentless pressure in important A Grade matches. By season’s end we had beaten both grand finalists from the previous year and won four of our last five games, showing the enormous strides our senior team had taken. 2003 will be an exciting year off the field, too. We are currently — in the planning application phase for our grounds lighting upgrade — launching our Past Players and Officials Group — entering an Under 16 team in addition to the Under 17’s we successfully introduced two seasons ago — developing an ‘Auskick’ program

— about to enjoy a year that is jam packed with activities and events — planning for our 50th birthday in 2004!

Preparation for 2003 is proceeding well despite the severe problems encountered with lack of access to training venues. Players are showing the benefits of the off-season use of the gym which opened in late 2001. Robbie Bonnici, Andrew McKenzie and Andrew Coffey are continuing their fine 2002 form. Ryan Sherman, Rohan Walmsley, Peter Bowden, Aaron Skinns and recruit, Leigh Harrison, are all displaying skills that make them strong contenders for places in the team for the first game. Leigh returns from a stint with the Western Bulldogs. Patrick O’Callaghan is making a comeback and was outstanding in the first practice match. Shane (2002 Best & Fairest) and Dale Hyland and Ben Corin are amongst others to impress.

On the down side, players who will be missing this year are Phil Murton, now playing with Noble Park, Chris Browne and Captain, Andy Evans travelling overseas and our 241 game player, Damian Toohey, who has retired.

Committee for 2003:

Patrick McConville — President John Corin — Vice President Colin Glover — Secretary Loretta Crowe — Treasurer Committee members:

Re elected members — John Bowden, Ben Corin,

Damian O’Brien, Martin Shields, and Greg Spithill. New members — Troy Buntine (Socials), Sophie Elliott (Handbook), Cam Johnstone (Sponsorship) and Pat Maher (Past Players).

Old Collegian and College representatives are Br Mark Murphy and Br Jack Kidd.

Coaching Appointments

Tony Miller who has successfully coached the VAFA Under 19 teams has been appointed as Senior coach for season 2003.Other new appointments are Mark Donovan (Assistant Senior), Michael Hegan (Reserves), Danny Neary (Under 17) and former player Peter Harley (Under 16),

Our re-appointed coaches are Mark Williamson (Warriors), Denis Bilston (Under 19 Blues) and Robin Smith (Under 19 Golds). Noel Jenkinson has been ‘promoted’ to Chairman of Selectors.

Old Collegians & College Staff Luncheon

This popular function will be held on Saturday August 23rd 2003 (from 12:30 pm). We will be playing at home against Hampton Rovers. We warmly invite all Old Collegians, College staff and friends to join us. Please book through Martin Shields on 0407 688 489.

Visit our web site

Remember you can keep abreast of your Old Collegians’ footy club by visiting the web site at www. delafootball.com.au where you can register your E-mail address and receive weekly editions of the De La Footballer produced by Old Collegian “Shippa” Hoy.

Vale Peter McDonald

‘Little Peter’ who was a member of our first A grade premiership team in 1977 passed away in March this year after a long illness. His passing had a resounding impact on the Club which remembers his courage and skill in his short but exhilarating footy career.

Mr Colin Glover Secretary

New Senior coach Tony Miller addresses the players at pre season training at Waverley Park with Assistant Coach Mark Donovan.

Did You Know?

Damien Dambrossi (1986) has been a MICA paramedic with the Melbourne Ambulance Service for over 10 years and hopes to move into the Air Ambulance in the near future.

Gerard Ingram (1954) and his brother James (1944) both live in Canberra. Gerard is a dermatologist and has his own practice there.

Anthony Quin (1995) a physiotherapist, worked at Royal Melbourne Hospital before travelling through the Middle East on a working holiday to the UK. He is currently working in a London Hospital. His brother Ben (1997) worked and travelled through Europe for a year after graduating with a Bachelor of Accounting from Monash University. Since returning he has joined an accounting firm Pitcher Partners and is studying for his Chartered Accounting Professional Year qualification. Michael (1999) has returned from a semester of study in Leiden University in the Netherlands, to complete an Honours year of his Arts degree at Monash University. Michael works part-time as a customer service officer at the Melbourne Museum and hopes to return to Europe in 2004 to meet up with the friends he made at Leiden.

then 10 years as headmaster of two large country schools. Within a few weeks he was in demand and has returned to teaching on a part-time basis.

Roger Barrow (1983) has taught in both the Catholic and Independent school systems and is currently teaching in the junior school of Carey Grammar’s Donvale campus. Roger has been married to his wife Lucy for 10 years and they have a young daughter, Hayley.

Alex Lekkas (1998) joined Year 11 in 1997 as an exchange student from Switzerland. Since then he has maintained a strong bond with his De La class mates. At the end of their first year out of school Mark Tesoriero, Ben Evans, Andrew Corrigan and Tim Walker travelled to Europe and stayed with Alex’s family in Zurich for part of their European tour. In February this year, Alex made his long-promised return journey to his host family and friends. Josh Quinn, Rohan Obat, Ben Dean and Luke Mulchay joined the group who entertained Alex during his visit. Alex also visited his teachers at the College during his three-weeks holiday.

Christopher Larkin (1993) has moved to Thailand where he is working for the Thai government in Bangkok as an economist setting up projects within the Asean countries.

Peter Wright (1958) retired from Monash University’s Mathematics department in 1996 and now devotes most of his time to jazz and lawn bowls. Jazz-buffs in the De La community can hear Peter when he presents a jazz program on 98.7 FM on Tuesday nights from 9pm.

Hanny Calache (1973) is a paediatric dentist who coordinates the Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene programs at the University of Melbourne’s School of Dentistry. The focus of his work is to alleviate children’s fears of going to the dentist.

Anthony (1995) and Michael (1999) Quin on Christmas Eve 2002 in Amsterdam. This photo, taken late in the late afternoon with a disposable camera on a self-timer, refects the talent these boys have inherited from their father Nicholas (1963). Nick claims that Br Dominic encouraged him while still at De La (taking photos for the Blue and Gold) to pursue a career in photography. After more than 30 years in fashion photography, Nick’s business branched into ‘College Profiles’ for publishing school prospectuses and in 2001 he produced the De La Salle College’s current impressive prospectus.

Brian O’Halloran (1957) has found it hard to retire from the classroom. He retired after a career of teaching in both primary and special schools, and

Peter Forbes (1963) has his own business specialising in signed limited editions of Australian aviation, military and army nursing prints. He has met some wonderfully brave Australians through his work including Mary Wake and Vivian Bullwinkle.

Scott Reid (1980) taught religious education at a London high school for seven years, while researching for a Ph.D in theology at King’s College in the University of London. Scott has since made simple profession to St Michaels’s Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Farnborough, England. He is now known as Rev. Dom Alcuin Reid and among his responsibilities he works on publications for the Abbey’s Press.

Dean Mooney (1998) is working for Airnorth Regional, a privately owned airline in Darwin, where he has spent most of his career. Dean and his wife,

Fiona, have a one-year-old son, Oscar. Mark Tesoriero (1998) has graduated from Monash University with an Arts Honours degree and hopes to be accepted into a postgraduate journalism course next year. At present Mark is gaining work experience writing short articles and sports reports for the local papers.

Matt Clancy (2001) is on a working holiday in the UK and Ireland. At present he is working in the Lakes District and at the end of the year will return to his studies.

Mick Willans (2000) celebrated his engagement at Christmas and has moved to Alice Springs with his fiancée, Sally. Nick will be greatly missed by the Rock Eisteddfod crew. His efforts over the last few years have been outstanding. This year, fellow classmates, Will Jolley and Sean Alexander, will lead the new support crew of 10–12 former rock eisteddfod performers. Will is studying engineering at Monash while Sean is at RMIT studying marketing.

Tim Fisher (1997) completed a property and construction management degree at the University of Melbourne in 2002 and is now working for commercial construction company, Kane Constructions. He is currently playing football for DLSOCFC and plans to travel to Europe in early 2004 and spend the year working in the UK.

Richard Ford (1997) has just returned from a three and a half-month working/skiing/ travelling holiday around the USA, based at Heavenly Ski resort in Lake Tahoe, California. He graduated from RMIT with a degree in Property (2002) and has worked as a valuer with Hay Property Consultants. Richard will resume playing football for DLSOCFC.

Nick Brasher (1997) is currently completing his fifth and final year of an Osteopathy degree at RMIT University with plans to work in Melbourne next year. Nick has returned from working for 4 months as a ski instructor at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Nick is also playing football at DLSOCFC where he has been a regular player since leaving school.

Year 12 Philanthropic Trend Continues

The College expresses sincere thanks to the following generous donors whose sons completed their schooling at De La Salle in 2001 and 2002. Their generous contributions have gone towards the College Library Fund, which has an ongoing need for funding, with the trend towards computer-based learning and research.

Parents are invited to leave a gift to the College as a generous parting gesture of appreciation.

Mr & Mrs A Facciolo

Mr & Mrs D Clancy

Mr & Mrs T Molony

Mr & Mrs D Hunter

Mr & Mrs P Walton

Mr & Mrs A Fernan

Mr & Mrs D Mitchell

Mr & Mrs K Trinh

Mr & Mrs B Greatorex

Mrs M Wilsdon

Mr & Mrs J Grundy

Mr & Mrs H Dhondy

Mr & Mrs D Hewett

Mr & Mrs T Hyland

Mrs M Nailon

Mr & Mrs J Dyson

Mr & Mrs C Vocale

Mr & Mrs S Koh

Mr & Mrs J Sheehan

Mr & Mrs G Heeraman

Mr & Mrs N Cavell

Anonymous — 3 Donors

Rest In Peace

Harold Richardson 1925 Bruce McDonald 1948 John Whithead 1944 James Rochford 1934 Kevin Dunn 1942

Peter Beasley 1959 James Will 1961 Kevin Streefkerk 1948 Julian Pellegrini 1954

Condolences and prayers of support from the Lasallian Community are offered to their families

College Dates to Remember

May 17th Trivia night

August 9th Wine night

September 10th Fashion Parade

Old Collegians Dates for 2003

May 21st Reunion Morning Tea for all pre-1960 Alumni

May 25th Old Collegians’ Mass and Morning Tea

June 6th Reunion for 1963 Alumni

June 20th Reunion for 1973 Alumni

June 27th Reunion for 1983 Alumni

July 18th Reunion for 1993 Alumni

August 1st ‘Year 12 Revisited’ — Alumni 2002

Mothers of Former Students

July 31st Luncheon for all mothers of Alumni

Vocal Ensemble at the statue of Archbishop D. Mannix outside St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne.