Year 7

from Blue and Gold 2004

College Alumni

Rock Eisteddfod Boy, did we have fun! We performed at Vodafone Arena. Vodafone is very big, but the changing rooms are so small! Our theme was ‘Heroes’ and we won nearly all the awards. Mrs Finn and Mr Happ were awesome and so dedicated. All of the Primaries would like to thank them for all the work and time they put in in Year 4,5 & 6! Senior Constable Lindsay Senior Constable Lindsay comes in every second week and talks about graffitti, alcohol, smoking, medicines and other police matters. We always have fun with Senior Constable Lindsay. He once bought these two pairs of goggles in and when you put them on it made you feel and act like a drunk. Senior Constable Lindsay is always great to have teaching us. David Windley

Bike Ed. Bike Ed. was awesome. The scooting was hard at first but we all got the hang of it. Alex and Andrew won the bike gloves, but everyone did a great job. Charlie, David, Costa and Joseph all came runners-up and won a five dollar lunch voucher from the canteen. All of the 4s, 5s and 6s competed in the bike ed. competition. We all had a great time and it was the best thing we did all year (except for camp!). The main thing is we learned while we had fun. Charlie Haley Polly Woodside We went to visit the Polly Woodside at Melbourne's Maritime museum. We started by touring the ship, (which could have done with some improvements). The captain's room was really fancy. After that we visited the museum and took a water taxi ride along the Yarra. Ben Stott

The Zoo! The Melbourne Zoo was a highlight for the Primaries. We saw animals from all over the world - monkeys, the big cats, bears from everywhere, seals, all sorts of snakes as well as wild horses. We were split into groups of three with parents who had volunteered to join us. There were sheets to fill in all the information the zoo provided. Mr Wadley made up the sheets for us and he said it would take all day to do them, and it did! When the day ended we all went to the souvenir shop. I bought a frog. Everyone had a great time and we all think we should go there again! Adam Okurowski The Helicopter The helicopter landed at Kinnoull oval. There were about 200 people watching this giant helicopter land. It circled Kinnoull three times before it actually landed. It was SO LOUD and the wind that came from it blew a bin right across the oval. Once it landed a few lucky people got to go inside. It looked as if there were a hundred buttons in the cockpit. James Lolicato Year 5 2004 The Grade 5s have done some amazing things this year. The things that we do are very different to the other classes, like playing skittle ball. We try to fit in a game or two on Thursdays with the Grade 4s. On Fridays our teacher Mr C. rewards all the people who have finished their work by giving them some free time. In Term 1 we got a good introduction into Grade 5 and how the system worked. It was very different to Grade 4 but we knew by the first week that we were in for a great year. As quick as a flash 10 weeks had passed! It had been a great term with Bike Ed right at the end of term. Term 2 started off well with our mini projects and our even littler speeches followed by our rockets that all Grade 5s constructed with their bare hands. Some people were rewarded with a DANGER FREE launch but some of the others made HUGE mistakes with the technology in their rockets — for example Harry Haley, whose rocket got smashed into oblivion. That was the highlight for most of the Grade 5s second term, and indeed the year! Term 3 finished off with the Grade 5 Camp at Woorabinda. It was a very long drive but when we got there it was all worth while. The camp had the best entertainments that Grade 5 had ever seen. There was the zip wire, games room, as well as archery and ‘the sling’. This term we worked on our projects on the computers. Just to wrap it up it has been a great year all round whether it was the row points competition or all the fun and games that the Grade 5s have had. Mr C. has been a great teacher and we’re just hoping that Grade 6 will be as good as Grade 5.

Justin Anagnostopoulos Edited with James Annett and John Farrugia

Year7

7 Dunstan

Back Row : Jack Gray, Vincent Ho, Stephen Byrne, Michael Lee Third Row: James Steel, Lachlan O'Connell, Patrick Tumale, Joshua Quinn, Paul Saunders, Tahe Antas, Samuel Watkins Second Row: Rohan Johnson, Benjamin Kneebone, Anthony Boghdadi, George Kucukbali-Katsifolis, James Chaplin, Daniel Nguyen, Trent Bainbridge Seated: Jack Lewis, Nicholas Bolt, Matthew Kelada, Simon Lam, Matthew O'Connor, Nicholas Enright, Darcy O'Brien Ms Adrianne Harrowfield Back Row : Matthew Marshall, Marcus Nonnis, James France, Lawrence Martin, Jeremy Karitzis, Kane Roberts, Guilliano Muratore Third Row: Matthew Nolan, Lachlan Simpson, James Patterson, Stefan Nowak, Luke Terella, James Van Der Wolde Second Row: Barry Tjahjadi, Jack Gialamatzis, James Joo, Bradley Dobney, Dean Dragonetti, Liam Perea Seated: Matthew Bertucci, David Hutchinson, Nicholas Hulston, Paul Hussey, Samuel Stamos, Andrew McDonough Mrs Carmel Dwyer

The Hatchet A touch of rust lay on the sharp silver tip, As sparks flew when the hatchet Smashed away at the rock, Roughly hacking away at the bark. Chiselling sharply at the pointed arrow, The sun light reflected off the silver, With its tough black leathery grip handle. It cut into his wrists when all hope was lost The hatchet was all he had, The hatchet was everything. Andrew Lombardo

The Darkness of Night The darkness of night spreads overhead, I hear a growl beside my bed, While listening to screams inside my head. At this moment I decide to flee, From the creature inside of me. At once I sweating inside my bed, Discovering it was a dream instead... Andrew Lombardo The Darkness The darkness surrounded me. Cold wind blew sharply at my face. Slowly the group grew smaller. One by one people began to disappear down the windy stone track. A scream pierced the air and died down with the rustling of leaves. It was my turn. I slowly tiptoed down the path, breathing heavily, my heart about to stop. I took one last look at the group and then turned away and disappeared into the wilderness. The shadows danced in the moonlight, flickering through the trees. There was silence. I crept down the path until I had to push away tree branches to sneak through the narrow space. I came to a small bridge with creepy overhanging trees. I hesitated for a moment then not knowing what was ahead. I peered across... The trees above me exploded in an almighty rustling of leaves, loose branches fell to the ground around me, noises like cats being strangled cut into me like a knife and then everything froze. My legs seized up and wouldn't move, my hands were stuck covering my mouth and my heart was beating faster and faster... nothing would work. l was stuck..! I drew in a loud wheezing breath and everything began to move again. I didn't want to know who or what was in the trees — I just wanted to Ieave! Without a second thought my legs began to move. I was running, running, running. Without turning back I ran and ran, through the trees and over bushes, my feet slipping on small stones. 'Was I being followed?' I thought 'Was it behind me?' Never tiring or weakening, I darted through the trees. 'How much further?' I thought. 'Am I lost?' Then I heard the whispers. Like children in the trees. They seemed to be panicking. But still I ran and yet the voices grew louder. I can't remember how long I ran for, never turning back, no longer bothering to be quiet. I came to a clearing. Long ferns surrounded me. I kept asking myself, 'Am I safe?' The whispers grew louder until I could make out a conversation. 'What is it?' I thought. But then l recognized the voices. I ran around a bend and there was the class! I sprawled myself on the grass and the others surrounded me. Finally I was out of therel Then I heard someone say, 'Let's go back in!'...

Damien Gould

My flrst year at De La Salle — Two Reflections In my flrst year at De La Salle I have been asked many challenging questions, been given truckloads of homework, and have been involved in many life changing experiences. On the first day I was very nervous. Everyone stood outside in the yard waiting for the signal to enter the school. I stood with my parents glancing around at familiar and unfamiliar faces. I had made a promise to myself on that first day that I would get involved in any extra-curricular activities that interested me. I have kept this promise by participating in the '2004 Rock Eisteddfod Challenge', and by not trying to get out of sporting events (which is something that I would have done in primary school). I believe I have learnt more this year than in all my years of primary school, and I have formed lifetime friendships with so many people in such a small amount of time. I do sometimes miss my old friends and I feel bad for not staying in touch but that is just a fact that we all have to come to terms with. My goal for Year 8 is to stay involved in extra-curricular activities and to be much more organized with my homework. But most of all staying true to myself and the person that I am. Everyone some time in their life wishes they could go back and change something that they had done. This is the same for me, but one thing I wouldn't change is coming to De La Salle College.

Tom Parsons When I was young, I imagined secondary school to be a huge place where older people went, and came home everyday with heaps of homework. When I was in Grade 4, I imagined secondary school to be a huge place where you have really mean teachers and come home everyday with heaps of homework. When I was in Grade 6, I imagined secondary school to be a huge place where you have really mean teachers, heaps of homework and to get there everyday you need to take a long, perilous journey on public transport, where you are bound to get lost on the way. Now I am in Year 7. Finally at secondary school. Now, I think that secondary school is a place where you come to get an education, make a whole lot of new friends, (have some mean teachers), have heaps of homework (which was supposed to have been done that lesson) and getting there is pretty easy once you've done it the first time. It really wasn't as bad as what I thought it would be. Starting school in a class with complete strangers was new to me, but I was surprised at how quickly I got to know everyone and I made some great friends. Year 7 camp was great. We all got to relax and have time off all the new school stuff and got to go surfing. That was a good chance to find out more about my classmates. The teachers made us feel welcome by trying to learn our names, although some still get us mixed up! The transition from primary school to secondary school was easy and everyone at De La made us feel welcome. The opportunities that I was given were endless and I tried to get involved as much as I could. Everything had changed, and in most ways it was for the better. I worked hard, had fun and most of all, I had a go. Damien Gould I Wish I Wasn’t Dreaming. Plectrum running down the strings, Fingers moving fast, Sound pumping through the amplifier, Lead running to the guitar, I hear the thunder of the crowd, All the bright fights shinning down, I hear the rock music running through my head, Suddenly I realise I’m lying in bed, I see my bedroom light beaming, I wish this wasn’t a dream, I wish I wasn’t dreaming. James Bough