Blue and Gold 2005

De La Salle College Community — 2005 Jordan Adams William Adianto Benjamin Ahern Shane Ah-Kan Matthew Alderuccio Joshua Alfred Matthew Allan Timothy Allan Joshua Allen William Allen Craig Almeida Ryan Altamura Michael Altidis Patsy Amaradasa James Amerena Justin Anagnostopoulos Daniel Anastasio Peter Angelopoulos James Annett Benjamin Anstey Nathan Anstey Tahe Antas Peter Apostolopoulos Emmanuel Arapis Timothy Arbon Wills Arnost Ravi Arora Vincent Arthur Amir Asady James Ash Izak Atkin David Atkins Terence Atkins Zachary Attard Joshua Attard-Dickson Timothy Austin Samuel Ayre Michael Badrock Stephen Badrock Blaize Bainbridge Trent Bainbridge Michael Baines Andrew Baker Dominic Baker Jeremy Baker Thomas Baker-Lovell Andrew Ball Julian Balthazaar Tristan Balthazaar Trent Balthazaar Simon Banfield Alexander Barker Dominic Barker Alan Barnard James Barnden Gerard Barns Scott Barnsley Gerald Barrett Callum Barry-Murphy James Barsoum Gregory Bartling Andrew Batley Joshua Battersby Michael Bazeley Nathan Beaumont Harry Beech Jack Beech Mitchell Belden Paul Beliga Matthew Bellion Jonathan Benco Daniel Bendinelli Sam Bennetts David Bentley Nathan Berenger Shane Berlangieri John Bernardone Matthew Bertucci Joy Bew Joseph Billings Stephen Bird Michael Blakebrough David Bliss Thomas Bloom Joel Boardman Anthony Boghdadi Michael Bohan Nicholas Bolger Alexander Bolt Nicholas Bolt Adam Bonaddio Nicholas Borgia James Bough Andrew Bou-Ghosn Romeo Bou-Ghosn Daniel Boulos Jason Boulos Nicholas Bourmas Steven Bourmas David Brace Jordan Braim Jack Brammer Nicholas Brammer Mark Breda Matthew Breen Alex Bressan Roger Breust Matthew Briglia Thomas Briglia Jack Broadhead Christopher Brodie Timothy Brodrick Samuel Brooks Hugh Brophy Steven Broughill Andrew Brown James Brown Jesse Brown Jordan Brown Keiran Brown Simon Brown Heath Browning David Bruce John Bruce Thomas Brunskill Christopher Bryant Matthew Bryant James Buckley Richard Buckley Shaun Buckley Michael Bugeja Thomas Buick Sally Buick Lachlan Bull Ashley Burian Kieran Burke Matthew Burns Nathan Burns Kylie Busk Dianne Byers Stephen Byrne Antonio Cafasso Justin Calache John Caldwell Scott Callahan Thomas Callahan Daniel Calman-Orr Anthony Calo John Camilleri Andrew Campbell Lachlan Campbell Juke Campbell-Beschorner Kristian Campbell-Tennant Daniel Campbell-Tennant James Campbell-Tennant Adrian Cannizzaro Daniel Cannizzaro Andrew Cardamone Nicholas Cardamone Thomas Cardwell William Carey James Carland Matthew Carland Liam Carolan Brendan Carr Benjamin Carracher Joshua Caruso Redmond Casey Thomas Casha Joshua Cassar Simon Cassar Charles Cattermole Matthew Chai Timothy Chalmers James Chaplin Mike Chen Neil Chen Simon Chen Mackinley Cheng Nicholas Cheung Justin Chin Simon Chiodo Brendan Chung Martin Chung Alan Clark David Clark Mitchell Clarke-Smith James Cleary Thomas Cleary Marc Cleland Declan Clifford Liam Clifford Daniel Clinch Edward Clinch Timothy Clinch Brendan Close Joshua Close Nathan Coffey David Collins Matthew Collins Mark Collins Stephen Collins Sean Collis Lawrence Colman David Colmanet James Comerford Kieran Conlon Rohan Conlon David Convery Peter Convery Shane Convery Daniel Conway Lachlan Cook Lachlan Cook John Cooper Matthew Corallo Sean Corcoran Henry Corcoran James Corkill Anthony Cormick Nathan Correale Andrew Corteling Shane Cosgrave Monica Costa Liam Costello Sebastian Coulson Thomas Coultas Matthew Coutts Haydn Cowan Adam Cox Beau Coyle John Creedon Eamonn Crellin Peter Crellin Andrew Crimson Adrian Crisafi James Croce Stefano Crocilla Michael Crosbie Matthew Crosbie Patrick Cross James Crowe Timothy Crowe Fabian Culican Paul Culliver Liam Cummins Tim Curran Matthew Curry Tom Curry Andrew Cuttler Hayden Czwarno Adam D’Addazio Fabian D’Addazio Athan Dalamagas Glenda Daley Matthew Daly Emmanuel Damianos Michael D’Amico Chris Danckert Carmel D’Andrea Damion Dankowski Markos Danoudis Geoffrey Davey Nathan Davey Kieran Davies Nicholas Davies Blake Davis Michael Davis Timothy Davison Benjamin Dax Christopher Day Michael DeCorrado Steven DeCorrado Charles DeFazio David DeFazio Anthony DeGirolamo Joseph DeGirolamo Paolo DeGuzman Adam DeLuca David DeLuca Michael DeLuca Andrew DeMesa Luke Deacon Adam DelPizzo Bryce Desira Nathanial Desmond Joseph DiCiccio Andrew DiCosmo Marisa DiGiacomo Alexander DiMedio John DiNatale Jozef Dickinson Zachary Dickinson Sean Dillane William Dillane Samuel Dillon Christopher Dimattina Leigh Dimitropoulos Adam Dioguardi Bradley Dobney Nathaniel Dobson Thomas Dobson Michael Doherty Thomas Doherty Tiernan Doherty Matthew Donaghey Nicholas Donaghey Thomas Donaghey Luke Donald Andrew Donegan Myles Donegan James Doohan Kieran Doohan David Dordevic Edward Dorian Damon Douglas Todd Dover Charles Dowling Dominic Dowling Samuel Dowling Sean Doyle Michael Draga Dean Dragonetti Jack Driscoll Sam Driscoll Slaven Drnda Jeffrey D’Souza Matthew Ducentino Jared Dudley James Duggan Michael Dungan Christopher Dunn Kevin Duong Benjamin Dwyer Georgina Dwyer Carmel Dwyer Adam Dykes Jonathan Dykes Daniel East Timothy East Jonathan Edgar Lincoln Edwards Nathanial Edwards Jill Edwards Jacob Egan Anthony Eid Danny Eid Woodrow Eke Jake Ellis Kieran Ellis Liam Ellis Matthew Ellis Ryan Ellis Sean Ellis Benjamin Ellul David Ellul Murray Enniss Edward Ennor Nicholas Enright Jaan Erkan Andrew Errington Doug Esler Christopher Espino Daniel Esposito James Esposito David Evans Jake Evans Nathan Evans Lawrence Evans Paul-John Evenden Peter Fabris James Fagan Sam Fairbrother Paul Fairlie David Falduto Iryoung Fan Sam Faneco George Farah Benjamin Farnell Jamie Farnell Benedict Farrell Linton Farrell Dominic Farrell John Farrugia Jason Fatone Ross Fattore Paul Fegan Joshua Ferguson Nathan Ferguson David Ferguson Joan Ferguson Simon Finlay Mary Finn Simon Finnigan Bill Firman James Fischer-Myall Joshua Fisher Luke Fisher Thomas Fisher James Fitzgerald Xavier Fitzgerald Chris Fleming Jarred Fletcher Joshua Fletcher Timothy Florentzou Kathleen Flynn Nicole Flynn-Jones Michael Fogarty Conor Foley Cameron Foots Jared Foots Antony Forato Thomas Forbes Timothy Ford Peter Forehan Alessandro Formica Ben Forrest Benjamin Forrester Timothy Foster Simon Francazio James France Aaron Francis James Francis Trent Francis Benjamin Francischelli Christopher Frangoulis Stephen Frangoulis Simon Frazer Luke Frazzetto Declan Freeman Ben Fricke Cindy Frost Rachele Furnari Cameron Fyfe Dale Fyfe Brenton Fyfield Nicolas Fyfield David Gadsden Ryan Gallagher Thomas Gallagher Lloyd Gallery Manuel Garginian James Gates Sam Gates Alexander Gattuso Thomas Gaylor Justin Geaney Michael Geaney Sean Geaney Michael Gemanel Dean Georgiou Thomas Gheller Matthew Ghersi Maria Giacomantonio Jack Gialamatzis Nicholas Gill Peter Gill Jonathon Gillette Mitchell Gilmour Damian Giorgini Joe Giorgini Luke Giulieri Sandra Glazebrook Christopher Gleeson Nicholas Gleeson Corey Glenister Matthew Glico Mark Gomizel David Gonzales Vladimir Gorbik Daniel Gordon Frank Goricanec Jacob Gotch Xavier Gotch Damien Gould Peter Gourgoulis Alexander Gow Lachlan Graf Ryan Graf Kieran Grafen Joanne Graham Kieran Grant James Gray Jack Gray Nathan Gray Liam Grech Nicholas Green John Greene Benjamin Griffin Daniel Griffin Kristiaan Griffin Shane Griffin Stuart Griffin Paul Grigoriou Gerard Grindlay Aaron Gross Peter Grouios Daniel Guemene Nathan Guerrieri Sebastien Haberli Oliver Hagen Anthony Hale Damien Hale David Hale Charles Haley Harry Haley Stefan Hambleton Michael Hamblin James Hansen David Happ Paul Harding Karen Harding Dominic Harkins Xavier Harkins James Harrington Matthew Harrington Patrick Harrington Jordan Harris Joshua Harris Nathan Harris Ryan Harris Timothy Harris Evan Harris Clinton Harris Ellenor Harris Adam Harrison Patrick Harrison Stuart Harrison Adrianne Harrowfield Nicholas Hart Tristan Hart Peter Harte William Hassall Harry Hatzis Benjamin Hausler Tony Havelock Alexander Hay Alexander Hay Matthew Hay Brian Hayes Benjamin Healy Matthew Hearn Samuel Heatley Timothy Heffernan Max Helsing Patrick Helsing Thomas Hemming Jennifer Henderson Ryan Hendry Christopher Hennessy Luke Hennessy Matthew Henricus Luke Henriques-Gomes Fraser Henry Matthew Herbstreit Charles Herd Jonathan Hewett Simon Hewitson Andrew Hibbins Michael Higginbotham Nikolas Higgins Rory Higgins Beau Hill Samuel Hillier Anthony Hindle Julian Hirst Martin Ho Vincent Ho Matt Hocking Luke Hogan Michael Hogan Nicholas Hogan Patrick Hogan Steven Hogan Robert Hoich Alexander Holden Alexander Holmes Oliver Holmes Patrick Holmes Stephen Holmes Nicholas Hooker Aaron House Christopher Howard Timothy Howard Callum Howarth Ignatius Howe Dylan Howell Jesse Howell Mitchell Howieson Samuel Howieson Keith Hoy Jack Hubbard Hamish Hudson Macauley Hughes Adrian Hulston Nicholas Hulston Nicole Humphrey Simon Hunt Tyson Hunt Toby Hunt David Hunter Kevin Hunter Ruth Hunter Michael Husek Nicholas Husek Paul Hussey David Hutchinson Christopher Hyland Nicholas Hyland Stewart Hyslop Daniel Iacovangelo Rosario Iannucci Nicholas Ibarra Leanne Ickeringill Patrick Ioannidis Harry Irvine Sean Irving Callum Jackson Jennifer Jackson Gerard Jackson Damon Jacobs Michael James Thomas Jane Bryce Jansz Dylan Jansz Benjamin Jeffery William Johns Phillip Johnson Rohan Johnson Thomas Johnson Kate Johnston Jonathon Johnstone Benjamin Jones Rhys Jones James Joo Jack Jopling Susan Jost Joshua Junkeer Patrick Jurd Jake Kakouros Anthony Kanellopoulos Michael Kanellopoulos Michael Kann Penny Karahalios Jeremy Karitzis John Karpavicius Christopher Kaul Michael Keating Michael Keegan Thomas Keegan Michael Keenan William Keeney Alexander Kelada Matthew Kelada Robert Kemp Peter Kennedy Clare Kennedy-Curtis William Kennish Nicholas Kent Timothy Kershaw Michael Kharsas Ashod Kherlopian Sevag Kherlopian James Khong Aidan King Catherine King John Kitchen Paul Kitchen Thomas Kitson Christopher Klidaras Aaron Kneebone Benjamin Kneebone Christopher Koh Richard Komiazyk Lawrance Koo Justin Koob Shaun Koob Michael Kortum Konrad Korzen Declan Kostos Aristidis Kounoupis Adam Kovarik Luke Kowalski Jake Krelle Timothy Krezel Jack Kroussoratis Carl Kruger Christopher Kuan George Kucukbalci-Katsifolis Alex Kydd Eric Kydd Marc Kydd Nicholas Kyriazis David LaChina Joseph LaDelfa Joshua Ladigus-Grange Peter Lagaris Daniel Lagastes Luke Lally Simon Lam Nicholas Lam Michael Lane Fabian Lange Graeme Lawler Daniel Lawlor Michael Lawson Aaron Lazarus John Le Timothy Leary Jakub Lecki Christopher Lee Michael Lee Tom Lee Nicholas Lees James Leonard James Leone Sean Leoszko Andre Lew Jack Lewis Aaron Li Damian Li Ron Licen Mitchell Liels Sam Lielups Karl Linden Daniel Liston Patrick Lloyd Catlin Lo Samuel Loader

Christopher Lobo Steven Loft Denis Loft James Logan Anthony Lolicato Tony Lolicato Gianfranco Lolicato James Lolicato Sebastian Lolicato Rocky Lomacchio Mitchell Lomas Andrew Lombardo Daniel Lombardo Johnnie Lombardo Perry Lo-Ngok Matthew Lowe Simon Lowe Owen Luby William Luby James Ly Alexander Lyell Mitchell Lyons Joseph Maccora Christopher Macdonald Jarrod MacDonald Benjamin Mackie Timothy Mackie Shane Mackintosh Daniel Madafferi Roger Madafferi Timothy Maddocks David Madigan Brendan Maher Jacob Maher Joe Maher Martin Mahy LongNhat Mai Kushan Managey Costa Manaveris Kristian Mandaran Matthew Manning Joseph Mannix Bernice Manuell Steven Maraschiello James Marasco Jamal Marbani Marcel Marbani Christopher Marchese Peter Marinis Alessandro Marino Giancarlo Marino Kathy Marino Matthew Marshall John Marshall Paul Marshall Alexander Martin Daniel Martin Lawrence Martin Kerry Martin Chris Martin Geoff Martin Luke Martin Yuriy Martirosian James Mason Simon Mason Adrian Matarazzo Jonathon Matthews Thomas Mattmann Paul Maxted Timothy Maya Ryan Mayell Toby Mayell Corey Maynard Trent McBride Darcy McCaffrey Luke McCandless Charles McCart Matthew McCart Patrick McCluskey Stephen McConnell Ryan McCormick Timothy McCurdy Brenton McDonald Bradley McDonald Benjamin McDonald Peter McDonald Andrew McDonough Garrett McDonough Ryan McDonough Alex McEwan Hugh McGauran Liam McGivern Steven McGlade Patrick McGrath-Campbell Eamon McGuire Aidan McInerney Kieran McInerney Simon McInerney Angus McInnes Michael McKay David McKenna Nicholas McKenna Timothy McKenna Hayden McKertish Aaron McLay Eve McLellan Mary McLellan Ross McLeod Jackson McMahon James McMahon Lachlan McMahon Patrick McNamara Erin McNamara Bryan McNaughtan Margaret McPhee Luke McShane James Meade Simon Meade Vincent Meager Aaron Medoro Dominic Meehan Daniel Meehan William Meehan Jarrod Menke Christopher Mercuri Daniel Mercuri Christopher Merrey Julian Meyer Markus Meyer Adam Michaelides Nikolas Michalik Lachlan Miles Thomas Miles David Millar Paul Millar Adam Miller Scott Miller Nicholas Mills Thomas Mills Alexander Minicz Samuel Minogue Matthew Mitchell Jamil Molinaro Shadee Molinaro Jack Molloy Tom Molloy James Moloney Patrick Monaghan Richard Monaghan Stephen Monteleone James Moor-Bird John Moore Mitchell Moore Tristan Moore Adrienne Moran Thierry Moran Leo Morgan Alastair Moroney Sean Morrison Marcus Mortale Jack Morwood Travis Moseley Charles Mottram Lewis Mottram Thomas Mottram Isaac Moulton James Mreulje Nathan Mufale David Mulhall John Mulholland Pauline Mulholland James Muling Marvin Mullany Stephen Muller Cameron Munday Jackson Munday Guilliano Muratore David Murphy Edward Murphy James Murphy Rory Murphy Xavier Murphy Harrison Murray Jack Murray Michael Murray Peter Murray Phillip Murton Vincent Musco James Musster Demian Myers Joseph Myers Saady Myers Yana Myhill-Byron Matthew Nagy Daniel Nakos Steven Nakos Thomas Naughtin Michael Naughton Richard Naylor Christopher Nayna Matthew Nayna Mark Nazzari Clare Needham Fraser Nelson Mitchell Nelson Ben Nethersole Samuel Nethersole Daniel Newell John Newell Julian Newington Anthony Newlands Marshal Newman Andrew Nguyen Daniel Nguyen Henry Nguyen Kevin Nguyen Kenny Nguyen Minh Nguyen Peter Nicholls Hugh Nicholson Mason Nicola Jacob Nicolin James Nicoll John Nicolopoulos Daniel Nikakis Jonathan Nikakis Alexander Nikoloudis Luke Noakes Dean Noble James Noble Jack Noble Samuel Noble Andrew Nolan Gerard Nolan Michael Nolan Matthew Nolan Thomas Nolan Marcus Nonnis Charles Noonan Mark Nowak Stefan Nowak Ryan Noye Peter Nucara Benjamin Nugent Callum Nugent Adrian O’Connor Quentin O’Halloran Kate O’Meara Peter O’Reilly Gabriel O’Shea Darcy O’Brien Daragh O’Brien Kyle O’Brien William O’Brien Joseph O’Connell James O’Connell Luke O’Connell Lachlan O’Connell Luke O’Connor Matthew O’Connor Sam O’Donnell James O’Donnell Matthew O’Donnell Benjamin O’Dwyer James O’Gorman Jack O’Halloran Jeremy O’Halloran Darcy O’Kane Emmanuel O’Keefe Adam Okurowski Robert Oldershaw Lachlan Oliver Sebastian Oliver Ian Oliver Arnold Omanyo Martin O’Meara Benjamin O’Neill Danka Orlowski Liam O’Rourke Michael Osekowski Ryan Osekowski Joshua O’Shannassy Jack O’Shannessy Xavier O’Shannessy Anthony O’Shea Matthew O’Shea Sheldon Oski Anthony O’Toole Edward O’Toole Martin Paczkowski Patrick Paczkowski Robert Paczkowski Alexander Pagonis Sean Palmington John Palombi Kristian Palumbo Adrian Papamiltiades Dominic Pappaluca Joel Parianos Tyson Parker Thomas Parsons Nicholas Parton Kostantinos Paspaliaris Ross Pastras Michael Patane Nicholas Patane Fraser Paterson Corey Patterson Andrew Pattison Xavier Pattison Ryan Paturzo-Polson Tomas Paturzo-Polson Nigel Paul Benjamin Payne Thomas Payne Dominic Paynter Luke Pearson Benjamin Peck Matthew Pecora Anton Pejic Luke Pelly Patrick Pelly Andrew Penny Andre Pentifallo Adam Pentifallo Simon Pentifallo Liam Perea Michael Pereira Nigel Pereira Luigi Perri Timothy Perri Alexandre Perron Jack Peterson Matthew Peterson Dean Petras Peter Petros Michael Petruccelli Lachlan Pezet PhuDat Pham Patricia Phelan Alexander Phillipos Joseph Phillipos Joel Phillips Jeremy Phillips Ryan Phillips Samuel Pickett Dylan Picone Michael Pierce Simon Pintado Nicholas Place Jacques Plompen Achilles Ploutos Jordan Pollard Joel Pollard Arthur Ponte Joshua Porozny Jordan Porozny Liam Poulton Rino Precilla Stephen Premier Albert PrendergastKruger Josephine Prestia Daniel Price Stephen Price Zachary Priest Christopher Pritchard Paul Pritchard-Cseh Xavier Pritchard-Cseh Kale Pryor Leigh Pryor David Quamil Mark Quamil Michael Quigley Xavier Quigley Joshua Quinn Daniel Rabel William Radita Steven Raffa Daniel Ralph Joshua Ramsay Joseph Ramsden Giuseppe Ranieri Andrew Rappos Thomas Rappos Simon Rawlins Blake Raymond Matthew Raymond Michael Raymond Tyler Raymond David Re James Re Joseph Regan Daniel Reid Hugh Rennie Hayden Renshaw Shane Renshaw Jonathon Resciniti Mitchell Reyment Callum Richards Adam Rickard Simas Rickevicius Luke Riley Kamal Riman William Riman Peter Riordan Guy Ripepi Vincent Ripepi Haimish Rix Cameron Rizio Emily Roach Alexander Roberts Kane Roberts Nathan Roberts Spencer Roberts Patrick Roberts Nicholas Roberts Mitchell Robertson Jane Robertson Susan Robertson Michael Robinson Aaron Robinson-Bodin Corey Robinson-Bodin Andrew Robson Benjamin Robson Matthew Rodgers Craig Rodriques Daniel Rodway Jordan Rogers Joshua Rowland Daniel Rowse Kelvin Rudd Betty Rudin Belinda Russell Adam Russo James Russo Liliana Russo Daniel Ryan Michael Ryan Michael Ryan Paul Ryan Jacinta Ryan Michael Ryan Philip Ryan Barry Rydar Julian Rydar Tomas Sabbatucci Rhyard Sahely James Salanitri Robert Saliba Joshua SanMartin Andrew Sanders Anthony Sansalone Paul Sansalone George Santaltzis Benjamin Sarena Thomas Sargeant Mitchell Sarpi Michael Sauer Jack Saunders Paul Saunders Thomas Savage Lucas Scammell Courtney Scanlan Clancy Scanlan Ryan Scanlan Seamus Scanlon Marcus Schrampf Adam Schultz Joshua Schultz Nicholas Schultz Joshua Scipione Dylan Scolyer Andrew Scott Genie Scott James Scoutas Nicholas Seel Mitchell Sellman Peter Selwood Jake Semmel Luke Semmel Ryan Semmel Nicholas Sestak Rita Shallies James Shannon Patrick Shannon William Shannon Liam Sharp Christopher Shaw Lachlan Shearer Dominic Sheehy Michael Shelton Benjamin Shipperd James Siakavelis Paul Siarabalos Anthony Silcock Alejandro Silva Timothy Sim David Simon Lachlan Simpson Michael Sinclair Jason Sing Ben Siragusano Lena Sirianni Adam Sison Gerardo Sison Darren Sisouw Mark Sita Robert Sita Mark Skillington Jesse Slatter Timothy Slavin Shane Slavin Adam Smith Christopher Smith Christopher Smith Declan Smith David Smith Dominic Smith Francis Smith Lachlan Smith Lindon Smith Mitchell Smith Matthew Smith Michael Smith Nicholas Smith Patrick Smith Samuel Smith Thomas Smith Bryan Smith Ian Smith Alexander Smyth Carlos Sojo Christopher Soumplis Timothy Soumplis Dimitri Spanos Adam Speirs Daniel Speirs Andrew Spencer Nicholas Spencer Richard Spillane Marcus Spyrou Christopher Squire Anthony Stabelos Jonathan Stamatelos Parris Stamos Samuel Stamos Jay Stanford Daniel Stavrevski Alan Stedman Vaughan Stedman David Steel James Steel Dominic Stephens James Stevens Jake Stewart Matthew Stewart Nathan Stewart Timothy Stewart Norman Stewart Ken Stokes Joshua Storai Alexander Stott Benjamin Stott Daniel Stow Thomas Stubbings Christopher Stubenrauch Nathan Stubenrauch Patrick Suhodobnik Christopher Sullivan Jack Sullivan Ami Surkitt Craig Sutton Luke Sutton Sean Sutton Shane Suzuki Oscar Szalc Benjamin Tarpey Mark Tate Jack Taylor Max Taylor Ricky Taylor Samuel Taylor Suzanne Taylor Adrian Terech Luke Terella Jason Terrell James Terrenzani Benjamin Tesoriero Paul Tesoriero Nicholas Thanos James Theodoridis Ashley Thomas Mary Thomas Glenn Thompson Charles Thompson Christine Thompson Peter Tiberi Karen Tillotson Clement Tiong Jason Tiso Tristan Tiso Barry Tjahjadi Carlo Tjahjadi Elvin Tjioe Christopher Todisco James Tolson Steven Tomadin Evan Toms James Toniolo Marcus Topp Michael Torrisi Paul Torrisi Julian Trantino Nicholas Trevorah Sandra Troise Tomasz Trojak Matthew Tropeano John Truong John Tsaousidis George Tsaousis Maxwell Tucker Matthew Tucker Jarrod Tuma Patrick Tumale Edward Turner Shaun Twentyman Jason Twirdy Lawrence Twirdy Eugene Twomey Gerard Twomey Joshua Tyrer Samuel Tyrer Alexander Tyrrell Elaine Tyrrell Cameron VanDeLaarschot John VanDeVen James VanDerWolde Shane VanEvery Marceline VanRennes Max Vandeligt Anthony Vanzella Callum Vass Jean-Rene Vauzelle Mark Vella Patrick Vella Sandra Venneri Darcy Vitacca Joshua Vitacca Bill Vlahos Andrej Vodstrcil VanHung Vong Brett Wadley Thomas Wakefield James Walker Kevin Walker Matthew Wall Stephen Wall Euan Walmsley Diane Walsh Hilary Walsh Matthew Warr Christopher Waters Mitchell Waters Carey Watkins Samuel Watkins James Watson Scott Watson Adrian Watson Cameron Watts Marta Webster Robert Weir Thierry Weiss Nicholas Weller David West 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2 College Headmaster’s Report 4 College Captain’s Report 5 College Leaders 2005 6 Curriculum 7 The Class of 2004 8 Tiverton Campus Report 9 Tiverton 2005 10 Mission Action Day 12 Year 7 Lightning Premiership 13 Year 7 Sports 14 Outdoor Education 15 Primary Rock Eisteddfod 16 Primary Life 17 Primary Classes 22 Year 7 30 Science and Mathematics 31 Year 8 40 Year 9 48 S.R.C. 2005 49 The Canberra Tour 50 Senior Rock Eisteddfod 52 Founder’s Day 54 Music Night 56 Kinnoull 2005 58 The Blue and Gold Ball 60 The Year 12 Formal 62 The Year 12 Mass and

Valedictory Dinner 64 The Year 12 Final Assembly 65 Senior Awards 66 Year 12 Portraits 72 Year 12 2005 73 Kinnoull 2005 74 Year 12 Homerooms 80 Year 11 88 Year 10 96 College Staff

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102 Mary McKillop Enhancement Centre 105 Art 108 Visual Communication and Design 110 Oedipus Rex / Drama 112 Studio Arts 114 Music 116 Technology 118 LOTE 120 Sport Reports and Teams 146 De La Salle Visits Green Hills 147 Parents’ Association 148 College Libraries 149 St Vincent de Paul Society 150 VCAL/ Careers 151 College Alumni 152 Rest In Peace

College Headmaster’s Report The psychologist Abraham Maslow (1908 - 1970) once wrote: “A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be.”

If Maslow were writing today, I am sure he would be more careful to use inclusive language, but for a boys’ school, his words are just fine: “What a man can be, he must be” — if he is to be “at peace with himself”.

As I come towards the end of my first year as Headmaster of the school that I attended as a boy, I find myself challenged by, and still gazing in wonderment at, the incredible opportunities this College creates for boys to develop their talents in so many diverse areas. De La Salle provides a wide range of opportunities for boys to become the men they can be — good leaders, academics, life long learners, musicians, artists, tradesmen, sportsmen and so on.

Above all, De La Salle provides an environment wherein boys grow to be caring men, at peace with themselves. This is the same caring school I knew as a boy, the school I attended with incredible pride and in which I grew to become the man I knew I must be.

Yet it is also a very different school.

Whereas once the only music was provided by very good choirs, there is now a full range of orchestral and popular instruments - and still a choir. Whereas

once “art” was painting only, De La Salle now offers ceramics, photography, robotics, claymation, electrotechnology, drama, Rock Eisteddfod and many more creative and artistic pursuits in which students may develop their talents.

Whereas once the simple choice was between the “Tech Drawing stream” and the “Latin & French stream”, there is now a bewildering array of subjects and an extraordinary breadth of choice, especially at senior levels. The problem is not lack of choice but understanding what the multitude of choices actually offers!

Underpinning all of this, is the relentless Information and Communication Technological revolution which generally has made access to knowledge easier but also creates other challenges.

The constant listening to music on ipods has the potential to alienate students from one another. I have read of bullying by SMS messaging, but have yet to witness it in any serious way. Plagiarism is now a practice that has become all too common.

One Year 11 student asked me a bemusing question during the year that made me realise the subtle dependency the internet is creating. Quite unabashedly he said: “You write a lot. Do you write it yourself or get it off the internet?”

Just as mental arithmetic gave way to calculators, one would hope that the ability to express oneself is not replaced by internet searching and downloading. In the press recently, one person was publicised for making a business of selling student essays for a few dollars. Unfortunately that person is only one among many.

“What a man can be, he must be” said Maslow. I can’t be what someone else is. I

cannot fake who I am. I have a unique life journey to undertake.

During the year, when discussing morality with Year 12 students, I asked the question: “Why be moral?”

They gave me the answer, after some discussion: “Because you have to live with yourself.”

We talked a lot about integrity and liking who we are.

There is no more important pride for an individual than the satisfaction of knowing oneself to be a good person.

Within the De La Salle community of parents, teachers and students, there is a precious climate of mutual respect and confidence in which the boys relate to adults not only as mentors but as friends. The social service activities of the College, the Mission Action Day, the Social Justice Mass are some of the important events that remind us that good people care for others.

The major potential problem that I see today at De La Salle, with its vast array of opportunities and activities and wide range of sports and other co-cur-

Mr Matthew Breen, Seamus Scanlan, Tim McKenna, Jonathon Matthews, Br Bill

The Class of ’04 ricular events, is that some students may not focus enough on the academic purpose of the school.

Very good students experience great satisfaction in what they achieve academically. Some do not reach such heights and struggle to be serious about learning. It is a key area in which we must always seek to improve.

I am very grateful for the loyal support of the Deputy Headmaster, Peter Riordan, who has a wonderful rapport with staff and boys. With the diligent assistance of Brother Adrian, Peter manages the day-to-day conduct of the College with great generosity and competence. I thank all the staff for their magnificent contribution to the College in various positions of responsibility and in the regular routine of good teaching.

I regret that I do not yet know the boys as well as I would like but I have been very impressed by the quality leadership provided by College Captain, Tim McKenna, Vice-Captains, Jonathon Matthews and Seamus Scanlon, and the rest of the Year 12 Leadership team. They carried out their responsibilities with great enthusiasm, commitment and commonsense.

This short report is notable for omitting many people deserving of special thanks or congratulations. The pages of this Blue & Gold, put together so artistically by Jonathan Hewett, hopefully offer a more complete compendium of the wonderful opportunities provided at De La Salle and the contributions of so many people.

I think you will find this magazine to be a joyful, pictorial tale of enthusiastic boys becoming the men they must be, standing proudly in the Lasallian tradition and making their unique marks in the history of this great school. Enjoy their story.

Br Bill

To the students of Year 12 in 2004, we offer our sincere congratulations!

The 197 students who completed Year 12 were all successful in gaining their VCE

The College Dux for 2004 was Peter Hamblin.

The Proxime Accessit was Tim Kovess.

Back Row: Steven Vidovic, Chris Leong, Peter Li Ting Second Row: Max Boulat, Daniele Giovannoni, Nicholas Kovess, Matt Wilkinson, Anthony Cerra Third Row: Thomas Dillane, Thomas Leary, Martin Crimson, Anthony Barca, Carl Russo, Jack Noonan Fourth Row: Nick Dunn, Michael Herkess, William Sullivan, Sam Wilkinson Front Row: Br Bill, Timothy Kovess, Peter Hamblin, Daniel Rana, Nghia Nguyen, Mr Peter Riordan

College Leaders 2005

Row 3: Peter Murray, Nathan Harris, Alex Gow, Alex Tyrrell, Craig Almeida, Row 2: Mr Matthew Breen, David Bentley, Stephen Badrock, David McKenna, Adam Cox, Br Adrian, Br Bill Row 1: Mr Peter Riordan, Seamus Scanlon, Tim McKenna, Jonathon Matthews, Ben Shipperd, Mr Richard Komiazyk

This year I was given the unique opportunity to be College Captain, an honour beyond my most optimistic dreams. With 12 other College Leaders of 2005 I set my sights on helping make the year enjoyable and memorable for all. The theme for the Class of 2005 was ‘Finding a Balance’, no straightforward goal considering the demands placed on year 12 students in their final year. Yet the student involvement in College activities this year shows how successfully a balance was struck throughout 2005.

All College Leaders were actively involved in the creation of College events. ‘Kinnoull Week’, sets out to create a strong bond between senior students involving live bands and other shared activities. The De La Salle Community once again gave generously to the Mission Action Day, in excess of $60,000 to worthy mission causes.

Having now experienced my last Founder’s Day, I appreciate it is a day embracing the true spirit and tradition of De La Salle, Malvern, that will continue to be valued by all.

I would like to thank each member of our leadership group for showing patience, intelligence and generosity of spirit; you truly did make this year one to remember. To Jonathon Matthews and Seamus Scanlon, our Vice-Captains, I thank you for your friendship, your tireless work and your constant good humour and camaraderie.

On behalf of all the Leaders, we owe a debt of gratitude to Mr Breen, a fine example for any leader and a true mentor to his students. His experience and expertise impressed all of us.

Our thanks are extended to Mr Komiazyk, Br Adrian and Br Bill for their constant support of our endeavours. All were voices of reason and sound judgment, keeping us directed and task-oriented with never a criticism of our ideas; their doors were always open to us.

To Mrs Bew, whose organisational skills and kindness of spirit is acknowledged by all, we give thanks. Our deepest appreciation goes to all our teachers who, amidst the frenzy of — sometimes— misguided energy, gently and constantly reminded us that we were studying in our most important academic year. Their commitment was an inspiration to us all.

To our parents, (in particular my mum and dad), our Year 12 group shares with me an undying respect for you all. You have encouraged us when we have faltered and reminded us that we are members of loving and caring families.

Finally, to each of my fellow De La students: I have been sustained by your friendship and support.

Each of you has made a unique contribution to the Class of 2005 and ensured, through your individual talents, that our final year remains an indelible memory for all.

Tim McKenna College Captain

A Tribute to Brother Quentin “Greatness is not found in possessions, power, postion or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service and character”.

The above quote is a feeble attempt to sum up some of the outstanding qualities to be found in Brother Quentin O’Halloran. He is a man blessed with many skills, positively touching people’s lives and making each person feel extraordinarily special. He is universally well liked, self-effacing, highly respected and admired.

He is a gifted and talented teacher who, through his quiet and unassuming presence, is able to inspire his colleagues and students. His love of literature is obvious to anyone who has listened to his sensitive and uplifting morning reflections or discussed a literature text with him. He has an uncanny ability to quote from a variety of classical texts and to interpret the essence of a text. The English Faculty has been fortunate to have him as a member of the Department and has been enriched by his vast knowledge, gentle counsel, pragmatism, innate wisdom and experience.

The word “integrity” epitomises Brother Quentin. He is everyone’s confidant without ever seeking this role.

Staff and students alike recognise that he is a person with whom they can share their innermost thoughts, hopes and dreams with the full knowledge that they will never be judged. His innate understanding of the needs of adolescent boys and his daily pastoral care of all students is an example he leaves for all of us to follow. Staff and students are drawn to his innate goodness and gentleness of spirit.

Brother Quentin’s extraordinary experiences as Provincial of the Brothers, Headmaster of three Colleges, and teacher at many more, are juxtaposed to his humility and gentle demeanour.

He takes his life as a De La Salle

Brother very seriously and this is demonstrated in his selflessness and willingness to be of service to others. On many occasions he is to be found tutoring students, at lunchtimes and during the holiday breaks, and this generosity is an integral aspect of his character.

Brother Quentin’s equanimity is obvious to all those he meets. He remains in close contact with many past students and staff. He is the first to contact people in times of a crisis. What better testimonial is there to demonstrate Brother Quentin’s ability to “touch hearts”?

Brother Quentin has a deep and unwavering faith.

His abilities and impressive communication skills will help to ensure that his mission is not yet over. He will continue to make a difference wherever this new phase of his life takes him.

Brother Quentin can be heartened with the knowledge that those he leaves behind at De La Salle College extend their love, gratitude, profound respect and best wishes for no doubt what will continue to be a rich, rewarding, meaningful and happy future.

Thank you Brother Quentin for sharing yourself and your gifts with us.

On behalf of the staff, may I say it has been a privilege to have worked with you.

Ms Margaret McPhee

From the Student Body When Br Quentin retires from teaching this year it will be a sad day indeed, not only for De La Salle as a whole but for the young men who will have missed out on his guidance. The years we spend at high school, particularly the last few are, I believe, our most formative. We finally grow into our bodies, minds and hearts, establishing the paths we will follow for the rest of our lives. In this sense I am, and will forever be, grateful that I had the pleasure, honour and good fortune of seeing through my last two years with Br Q. as a teacher and friend.

Br Quentin’s teaching inspired in me a passion for learning, for looking deeper. I will always remember his classroom as an intellectually stimulating place with admonishment coming not in a raised voice, but in a soft sigh, as if to say, ‘think harder, push yourselves, don’t settle.’

However more than the buzz of his classroom, I will remember Br Quentin’s grace, generosity and patience as being examples of virtues that I will spend my life attempting to live out. Br Quentin is a man of extraordinary wisdom, intellect and faith and has inspired in thousands of others and myself a similar faith: in God or in our fellow human beings.

For this I will be forever indebted.

Thank you Br Q. Matthew Clancy (College Captain ­— 2001)

Curriculum The best I can be…….

“Although I’m your teacher, I’m also your friend. We will work together and learn together, and make our classes fun.” (Cunxin: Mao’s Last Dance, 2004, p183) Remember, that to achieve your best, first you have to dare to try! Nothing is impossible as long as you’re not afraid to achieve it. I don’t want you to be the best in your class: I want you to be the best you can be. (Cunxin 2004) Earlier this year my eight year old spent some evenings during the holidays teaching her dad Italian.

She borrowed a learning pack from the library which had flashcards and diagrams. It also contained a picture book and audio tape. While I hadn’t really paid much attention to them, this one particular night she had him producing a poster about the book. I asked her why she wasn’t concentrating on teaching him the words – remember this is an eaight year old – to which she replied, “Mum don’t you know that I have to make sure he understands the story first and then we can read it in Italian.” It’s really scary when you realise that you are actually influencing children all the time…..even though you don’t mean to.

I’d hate to think what else they pick up……

In 2005 we added to our already growing knowledge and application of Learning Styles: a fourth strand.

In much of the literature the Tactile learner is usually catered for within the realm of the Kinesthetic learner.

While this is adequate we decided that the boys may benefit from a more explicit teaching of the learning style. This type of learner likes to manipulate objects that assist him to learn, like making the game which

he later plays to learn more about a topic studied in class. Flash cards, construction of models, puzzles and card games are also a good way for ‘tactiles’ to connect with the learning. We have distinguished it thus from the Kinesthetic, which has to do with body movement. The Tactile Learning Style concentrates on the hands.

Many of us have experienced the statement, “Hey mum/dad guess what? We have to make a model for Science!” Some of us hear (lower the voice and add negative undertones), “We have to make a working model of a Ferris wheel!” The former student, obviously a tactile learner is keen to begin, while the latter waits till the night before and sometimes does not even complete the project due to lack of interest.

The same can be said of any of the styles we use in our teaching and learning programs. The key is to keep engaging the boys in the use of their preferred learning styles, while encouraging them to expand their learning repertoire by engaging the use of other styles, so that they may benefit in the long run.

We, as teachers and learners, have continued to audit our existing programs and implement work tasks and activities in ways which suit all learning styles. The introduction of the new Victorian Essential Learning Standards will further encourage our teachers to adopt such programs and ensure our boys are equipped with thinking skills and problem solving skills they can adopt once out in the community.

This is not to say that we did not engage our boys previously, but our aim is to make the learning more explicit so that boys can continue to understand why some activities work better for them when they are engaged in new learning. Boys may be able to display understandings in other forms but the continued importance placed on final exams deters many from experimenting with new ways of presenting knowledge. It is our hope that the junior boys can benefit from this teaching of thinking and skill development

and be able to adopt it as they move up the school and into post-compulsory years.

This year the boys were given many opportunities, some new, some old, to experience Tactile based activities. Year 7 Mathematics students enjoyed a ‘hands on’ problem solving/group activity, while in Science they were given the opportunity to handle snakes and lizards. LOTE boys have experimented with making their own flash cards in order to learn their vocab and verbs, and have cooked and served up an Italian feast.

The areas of Technology and Arts have always catered for these groups exceptionally well, given the nature of the subjects, and this year was no exception with Middle School boys making props and clay figures for their animation projects, drama boys making and performing plays with calico puppets, and painting and sculpture students working with different media and materials.

Other learning styles have been catered for in student “Speak Off”, Debating, Sports, character dress up and performance, Theatre Sports, Rock Eisteddfod, Rock and Water and a myriad of other learnings throughout the year.

As we continue to work with the ever changing curriculum, manipulating and refining it to cater to the needs of our boys, and as we continue to offer our boys a variety of pathways, including very successful VET and VCAL programs, we maintain our vision, as a Catholic School, to develop the whole person and ensure our boys are ready to take on the world beyond our walls.

I extend a warm thank you to all the teaching staff for their continued commitment to the holistic education of all of our boys.

Ms Jo Prestia Curriculum Coordinator

Religious Education 2005 will be remembered for many memorable events – both tragic and joyous - in our universal Catholic Church. First, was the death of Pope John Paul 11 who died on 2 April after a long struggle with a debilitating illness. Second, was the smooth transition from Pope John Paul’s pontificate to that of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate. Third, was the resounding success of the 20th World Youth Day Pilgrimage in Cologne. Fourthly, we drew to a close the Year of the Eucharist. This gave us a deeper appreciation for the constancy of Christ’s Eucharist presence in the world. Finally, the tragic and destructive effects of the natural disasters in the USA, Central America and South Asia reminding us all of the fragility of life and the importance of generosity and service to our neighbour.

In this turbulent modern context, Religious Education at De La Salle College continues to promote strongly in the college community an atmosphere of faith, and charity; formation in Christian principles and values; and basic Christian witness and service to all in the La Sallian tradition.

In 2005, the role of the Religious Education Coordinator (REC) has become an increasingly complex and demanding one. Nevertheless, the primary concern of the REC is the curriculum. And in his leadership role as REC, Ian Smith, has ably led the Religious Education (RE) faculty, which involved about 30 teachers.

The highlights of 2005 in the RE programme have been many. First, the Year 7 teachers have been exploring topics on the New Testament, and moral decision making on the College’s intranet. This provided an opportunity for the boys to learn collaboratively with their peers.

Second, at Year 8 during Term 2, each class visited the city and participated in the Urban Seeds programme operated by Tim Costello. This gave students an opportunity to examine the life of homeless people and what they do to survive. It was a practical way to raise the boys’ awareness of the significance of social justice in RE and its connection to our MAD fundraising. During Term 3, the boys had an opportu-

nity to learn about the Australian Catholic Church with a guided tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Third, students in Years 9 and 10, participated in the RE Reflection Days facilitated by Catholic Youth Ministry. In a dynamic program of drama, music, talks and small group discussion, a team of young people gave witness to challenge and joy of living a Christian life. The Year 9 students explored the Christian vision of sexuality and the Year 10 students explored Christian vocation.

Fourthly, at Year 11, teachers have continued to develop the Aboriginal social justice unit with visits from the Scott Darlow Show (an indigenous band) and Aboriginal Catholic Ministry. A unit on Catholic Social Services has also been developed this year.

Finally, at Year 12, students have continued to grapple with biblical, theological, ethical and personal development issues in Ethics, School-based RE, and Texts and Traditions classes.

Special thanks to Ami Surkitt and Br.Gerry Barrett, for their welcome contributions in compiling this report.

Mr Phil Ryan Religious Education Assistant (KLAA for RE).

Year 7 Hegarty line up alongside their contributions to the Sacred Heart Mission

Tiverton Campus As you would expect, the Tiverton Campus has been a place of much activity throughout 2005. It is a challenging task to capture the many varied and diverse co-curricular activities that have taken place throughout the course of the year.

I continue to observe a strong sense of community amongst the students, parents and staff on a daily basis on the Tiverton Campus. The relationship between these groups is based on respect from which open, honest, caring and genuine relationships continue to develop even further, and consequently enhance the learning environment for all students.

The continued support of parents in regard to the education of their sons has been greatly appreciated by the College throughout the year.

This year the traditional Sports Houses have been re-introduced for our House Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country Carnivals. The four Houses — St Edwin’s, St Austin’s, St Leo’s and St Mark’s — have been embraced by the staff and students, which I am sure will further add to the fine atmosphere of the respective carnivals in the future. It is hoped that this initiative will be a starting point to help maintain and build on the tradition of the Sports Houses that have been such an important aspect of De La Salle over the years.

The Student Representative Council has again been extremely active on the Tiverton campus. Under the excellent guidance of Ms. Dianne Byers the students met regularly and worked very well together on fundraising activities, the Social Justice Mass and various other College activities. I thank those students who represented their peers on the SRC this year in such a positive manner.

The generous spirit of all members of De La Salle College continues to be quite extraordinary. The hundreds of Christmas presents donated to the St Vincent de Paul Society, the $60,000 raised on Mission Action Day and the thousands of food items

Peer Support distributed to the Sacred Heart Mission are all very practical examples of this enormous generosity and a means of helping those less fortunate than ourselves.

In my role as Deputy Headmaster/Head of Tiverton Campus, I am very grateful for the support given to me by a number of people. I particularly thank Br Bill for his fine leadership of the College and his much valued support throughout the year. I sincerely thank the other members of the Leadership Team, the Year Level and Primary Coordinators, the Homeroom Teachers, the Campus Counsellor, Subject Teachers, the Daily Organiser, Key Learning Coordinators, Director of Sport and ancillary staff for their loyalty, dedication and commitment to De La Salle throughout 2005. I would also thank my Executive Assistant, Mrs Joan Ferguson and the office/administrative staff for their much appreciated assistance this year.

De La Salle College is a school of many different facets. These facets can be of a spiritual, academic, cultural, sporting or social dimension which greatly influences the very positive environment which underpins the Tiverton Campus and the wider College community. I congratulate and thank all members of the De La Salle community who have contributed to the life of the College in 2005 in such a positive manner.

Mr Peter Riordan Deputy Headmaster/Head of Tiverton Campus

Earlier in the year, students from Year 9 were asked to submit applications for the positions of leadership in the College in the Peer Support Programme. The response was overwhelming! Some 65 boys took a two-day intensive training programme where the boys learnt skills they would need to run peer support sessions with Year 7 students. The sessions were an extension of the current Personal Development course which is a vital part of the school curriculum.

One of the advantages of the programme is that senior students can relate their own personal experiences to younger students to help them through an often trying period of transition in their lives. Year 9 students were often able to deal with issues the younger boys felt more comfortable discussing with students rather than a teacher. The feedback from both year levels was very positive. After having a great deal of contact with the Year 9 students involved in this programme, I would like to extend sincere congratulations to these boys. They were dedicated in their endeavours, striving to give their very best at all times. Their enthusiasm and commitment to the programme can only be commended.

Thank-you to Mr Harte, who helped with the training days as well as ensuring that the boys were organised.

Thanks also to the teachers who supported the programme.

Ms Dianne Byers

T I V E R T O N

Mission Action Day

At the end of Term 1 the entire De La Salle community came together to raise money for those less fortunate than themselves in Lasallian Mission works throughout Australia and Papua New Guinea. As always it was a happy day with all contributing to the spirit of generosity and goodwill. Credit should go to Mr Ian Oliver, Mr Chris Martin and the MAD organizing committee for their great work behind the scenes.

Students promised close to $61,000, an extraordinary amount.

Lightning Premiership

The Swimming Sports

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Outdoor Education

As always the Outdoor Education team has had a busy year. Successful programs have been run in various parts of Victoria, their chief focus to encourage boys to respect themselves, others and, of course, nature.

The 7s have experience the Surf Coast of Victoria in various ways including surfing, bushwalking and snorkelling.

A new and exciting program for the Year 9 level was held at the Grampians where the boys tested their nerve on a 50 metre abseil, their courage on a mountain bike ride and their endurance on a two-day overnight bushwalk.

The Year 10s returned to the Cathedral ranges where they were faced with frosty conditions on Mt Sugarloaf before abseiling down cliffs, wriggling through caves, walking over crags and mountain biking for 30 kilometres.

Year 8 returned to the same location of the You Yangs and Lorne where they spend 3 nights out in tents for the first time in the De La Salle camping program.

We must not to forget the Primary levels, the snow sports and the VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies students, who had a great variety of experiences in the short time frame of the year.

Unfortunately the Outdoor Education department loses its two trainees Dom Farrell and Timothy Sim at the end of 2005. I would like to thank them for their tireless efforts.

I would like to thank all students and staff for participating with so much enthusiasm and energy this year.

David Atkins Outdoor Education Coordinator

The Primary Rock Eisteddfod

Primaries

YEAR 4 Back Row: Alexander Di Medio, Alexander Pagonis, Nathanial Edwards, Andre Lew, Harry Beech, Brendan Maher, Isaac Moulton, Richard Buckley Third Row: Callum Howarth, Matthew Crosbie, Thomas Fisher, Adam Pentifallo, Joe Giorgini, Peter Lagaris, Aaron Li Second Row: Mrs M Thomas, Nathan Evans, Nicholas Donaghey, Lachlan Smith, Mitchell Clarke-Smith, William Johns, Daniel Anastasio, Seated: Nicholas Cheung, Lawrence Twirdy, Scott Callahan, Andrew Cardamone, Matthew Ghersi, Andrew Cuttler, Joshua Caruso Mr Terry Atkins

YEAR 5 Back Row: Kevin Duong, Fraser Nelson, Joshua Vitacca, Jake Krelle, Adam Okurowski, Marcus Spyrou, Jackson Wheeler, Jordan Wilson Third Row: Jack Kroussoratis, Lachlan Miles, James Buckley, Rhyard Sahely, Costa Manaveris, David Steel Second Row: Jordan Porozny, Daniel Ryan, Rosario Iannucci, Alexander Stott, Mike Chen, Hayden McKertish Seated: Andrew Rappos, Justin Yuan, Charles Haley, Joseph Maccora, Aaron Gross, Patrick Vella Mr Tim Curran

YEAR 6 Back Row: Matthew Daly, Juke CampbellBeschorner, Harry Haley, Nicholas Smith, Joseph Regan, Patrick Shannon, James Annett, Jack O’Shannessy Third Row: Thomas Callahan, Cameron Rizio, Liam Sharp, Justin Anagnostopoulos, Corey Robinson-Bodin, Lincoln Edwards Second Row: Jackson Munday, Jacob Williams, Dean Georgiou, Peter Petros, Nicholas Cardamone, James CampbellTennant Seated: Carlo Tjahjadi, Scott Miller, John Farrugia, Calvin Wu, Cameron Foots, Clancy Scanlan Mr Brett Wadley Congratulations to Academic Achievement Award winners Semester 1: Richard Buckley 4, Andre Lew 4, Joseph Maccora 5, Alexander Stott 5, Nicholas Cardamone 6, Lincoln Ed-

Primary Life 2005 Once again the Primary students have completed a diverse. challenging and enjoyable year. The Year 4 boys, who come to us from a diversity of educational backgrounds, have moulded into a cooperative, energetic class of keen students ready to move on to the higher grades in Primary.

The boys have received excellent tuition in Music and Instrumental Music; Library, Drama, Art, Italian, Information Technology, Liturgy and Physical Education. The Outdoor Education staff have organised and led the camping program which has seen the Year 4 boys going to Phillip Island for a sea/beach camp; the Year 5 boys going to Yallourn North for a bushcraft and canoing camp; and the Year 6 boys going to Glenmaggie for a camping, rafting, climbing camp. The Sports program has seen the students involved in swimming and athletics as well as lacrosse, cricket, T-Ball and interschool sports in Australian Rules, netball, football and softball.

All the Primary boys were included in the Junior Rock Eistedffod which culminated in an excellent performance at Melbourne Park.

To all the staff involved in Primary education including my colleagues, Mr Tim Curran and Mr Terry Atkins, I extend my sincere thanks and appreciation.

Mr Brett Wadley Primary Coordinator

Rock/ed Rock/ed was the most fun that I’ve had at De La Salle College. We got to compete against other schools and met people from other schools who were also competing.

Primary performed The Streets. There were builders, thrillers, bananas in pyjamas, schoolboys, rappers, robots, and the lonely pe ople. We wore different costumes which were colourful and looked fantastic especially with make up.

We won an award for the best soundtrack.

We really hope that we can do it again next year Lachy and Joshua

Athletics: At the Duncan McKinnon athletics track 30 kids competed in events and 1 got into the zone competition and now only 5 are into the regionals. The athletes who made it to the regions were Jacob Williams (U/12), Patrick Vella (U/11), William Johns (U/11), Joseph Giorgini (U/10) and Isaac Moulton (U10). The Zones relay teams are LJ Edwards, Dean Giorgio, William Johns and Patrick Vella in the U/11s and in the U10s Joseph Giorgini, Nathan Evans, Alexander Di Medio and Isaac Moulton.

The Netball Tournament We hopped on buses to go to the courts to compete. In our team were Adam, Tom, Will , Nick C, Andrew Cuttler, Joe, Callum, Isaac and Matt C. In the first game we struggled a little bit. By the second game we were improving a lot and won by 8 points. Our great coach ‘Robbo’ was our inspiration and he coached us with patience and skill. We got into the grand final but were thrashed by 7 points. We tried to defeat the stronger side but they were too good for us Year 4s.

At the end we were left with a runners-up flag. It was a great day.

Joe, Isaac, Adam and Callum

Year 4 Camp Before we went on camp we had to bring our Teddy Bears to school for a test cuddle and chose the food we wanted to eat.

On the way to Phillip Island Mr. A kept on strangling people on the bus!

We unpacked the bus and found our rooms. The camp was right by the ocean and had plenty of room to play. On camp we saw penguins, went boogie boarding and surfing and made forts in the sand. At night we watched a video.

On the last day we went to Grumpy’s and went down the water slide and played mini golf. Then we had pies, pasties or sausage rolls, which were magnificent!

Two years ago Ravi (aka Mr A) the bus driver left the doors of the trailer open and all the luggage was strewn along the main street of Cowes. Last year he left the jockey wheel down on the trailer and it wore off on the way home!

Overall the Year 4 camp was great!

Justin Yuan and Jackson Wheeler (for this Year’s Year 4s)

Mr A When we first met our teacher Mr Atkins, we felt very nervous and worried. But after a week or two we found out that Mr Atkins is just plum crazy!

Psycho teacher Atkins calls us names, kills us with work all day, plays silly games with us, tells us funny jokes, reads good silly stories and eats smelly food.

He goes for bike rides and runs while we have recess and lunch and periods when we don’t have him.

Mr Atkins’ friend bought his motorbike into the classroom and let Matthew Crosbie rev it up It made a LOT of noise.

St Patrick’s Day at Fitzroy Gardens

Rockets In Year 5 we make rockets. Mr C. orders the rocket parts for us and then we build them. We start with sanding the nose cones down to proper shape. Then we begin to assemble the rockets and once we finish that, we paint them We went to Caulfield Racecourse to launch our rockets.

Fraser launched his first. WOW! THEY’RE AWESOME!!

They go really high but don’t always come down straight.

When they get a couple of hundred metres high the parachute pops out and they start to descend slowly.

(Unfortunately a couple of people’s rockets went in the lake) They were really cool and people painted them in bright colours and designs. Overall the rockets were awesome fun and we had a great time.

Daniel Ryan and Rhyard Sahely.

De La Salle was well represented in this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Staff and student representatives were present at the Mass at the Cathedral while the 2004 Primary Rock Eisteddfod production of ‘Snags’ was reprised for the post-Mass celebrations held in the Fitzroy Gardens.

The Primary boys gave up lunch and after school time to practise their dance steps. Our boys received numerous compliments for their performance as well as a commendation for their behaviour and for their support of the other acts.

Mr David Happ

Year 7

7 Benilde Back Row: Michael Higginbotham, Nicholas Gleeson, Anthony O’Toole, Antony Forato, Daniel Nakos, Linton Farrell, Daniel Martin Third Row: James Logan, Daniel Clinch, James Leone, James Mreulje, Simon Cassar, Scott Barnsley Second Row: Adam Russo, Benjamin Stott, Harry Hatzis, Joshua Schultz, Leo Morgan, Dylan Scolyer Seated: Aaron Medoro, Vaughan Wise, Fabian D’Addazio, Ben Forrest, Daniel Boulos, Hugh Nicholson Mrs Carmel Dwyer

7 Dunstan Back Row: Vincent Arthur, Patrick Harrington, Sean Ellis, Aidan King, Liam Grech Third Row: Michael Crosbie, Liam Ellis, Nathan Coffey, Jack Beech, Sean Geaney, James Walker, Ryan Ellis Second Row: Patrick Harrison, Timothy Foster, Cailin Wrigley, Dominic Sheehy, Mitchell Sarpi, Declan Clifford Seated: Dominic Barker, Fraser Henry, Benjamin Peck, Lachlan Cook, William Kennish, Joshua Fisher Ms Karen Harding

Making Lots of Dough!

7 Solomon really enjoyed making bread (brioche) with our expert helper Mr. Vauzelle, father of Jean -Rene. Dough flew in all directions as the boys tried to master the art of bread making.

They realised the difficulty of mixing the right amount of ingredients together as well as the many muscles required to knead the dough. In the end our bread tasted delicious and we gave Miss O’Meara the duty of cleaning up! This ‘hands on’ experience linked in with our study of the novel ‘Boy Overboard’ in which the main character makes bread aboard a smuggler’s boat to Australia.

Friends Sometimes The ones that drop the bombshell Sometimes.

The ones that hold their own Sometimes Sheep in the lion’s den Sometimes.

There to pick you up There for you when you need it Sometimes.

Helping you out of a hunter’s trap.

Sticking around just for you Vines to swing on Sometimes Branches to hold on to The Rabbit being hunted Sometimes The hunter Always wanted Sometimes red Sometimes brown Sometimes blue Always needed and wanted Ben Stott

‘Snake Busters’ Mr Raymond Hoser from ‘Snake Busters’ came to De La Salle to show us some real animals. He taught us about reptiles and their habitats and showed us how to classify reptiles into their genus and species groupings. He also showed us tips on how to survive if you are bitten by a snake. We were able to hold a variety of snakes — the Red Belly Black, the Brown, the Death Adder, the Tiger and an 8-foot long Python aptly named ‘Cuddles’. We held other reptiles and amphibians such as turtles, frogs, lizards and a placid baby crocodile named Bruce.

As well as teaching us about reptiles, Raymond also let us to get up close and personal with all the creatures. In a safe environment we were able to handle these reptiles without the fear of death! Although scary at first, all reptiles were very kind and friendly to all of us.

It was an exciting experience and I would love to do it again.

Simon Windley

Year 7 Instrumental Program The year 7 compulsory instrumental program focuses on giving every student the opportunity to learn an orchestral instrument. Each Homeroom group is set up as a concert band consisting of clarinets, flutes, saxophones, trumpets, trombones and percussion. Rehearsals run from period one through to period eight each Wednesday, allowing each Homeroom to work with their conductor for one period. A total of 8 homeroom bands perform twice; July and late November. The first concert covers performance etiquette while the second showcases the notable development in musical fluency.

We look forward to advancing the current Year 7 program into Year 8 next year. Students will be invited to continue as part of our newly formed Intermediate Band. The aim of this ensemble is to prepare musicians for promotion into Concert and Jazz Bands. This opportunity will also be given to Year 7 string players. A year 8 String Group will train cello, violin, viola and double bass players for the College String Ensemble.

All students participating in the College Concert Band, Jazz Band, Saxophone Ensemble, Flute Ensemble And Vocal Ensemble will share their talents with schools around regional Victoria in July.

We are very excited to announce this tour and invite the De La Salle Community to preview the performance program prior to our departure in June.

Adrienne Moran Director of Music

Year 7 Donations Each year in mid-August the young men are encouraged to bring food items to donate to those in need. The response is always very generous. The food items collected on the Kinnoull campus go to the Malvern Emergency Food Bank, while those from the Tiverton campus go to the Sacred Heart Mission in St Kilda. The excellent amount of goods donated is due to the hard work of Mr David Hale and his volunteers on Tiverton campus and Mr Graeme Lawler and the St Vincent de Paul group on the Kinnoull campus.

Mr Pa trick Jurd

7 Hegarty Back Row: Jack Broadhead, Lachlan Shearer, Simon Woodcock, Achilles Ploutos, Jason Terrell, Myles Donegan Third Row: David Re, James Scoutas, Thomas Brunskill, Alan Clark, Michael Quigley, Jack Jopling, Haydn Cowan Second Row: Bryce Jansz, Liam Cummins, David De Fazio, Luke Riley, John Camilleri, Samuel Noble Seated: Samuel Smith, Vincent Musco, Christopher Todisco, Benjamin Ahern, Jack Brammer, Alessandro Formica Ms Dianne Byers

7 Jerome Back Row: Oscar Szalc, Daniel Stavrevski, Adrian Crisafi, Samuel Brooks, Mitchell Nelson, Ross Pastras, Joshua San Martin Third Row: Kostantinos Paspaliaris, Paul Grigoriou, Michael Badrock, Darcy McCaffrey, Thomas Gaylor, Dimitri Spanos Second Row: Jordan Brown, Alexander Holden, Dominic Pappaluca, Daniel Bendinelli, Ryan Osekowski, Nicholas Husek Seated: Rhys Jones, Peter Angelopoulos, Sebastian Lolicato, James Lolicato, Iryoung Fan, Christopher Frangoulis Mr Andrew Wozencroft

7 Miguel Back Row: Joshua Ramsay, Daniel Iacovangelo, David Windley, Sean Dillane, Lachlan Cook, Timothy Howard, Henry Nguyen, Xavier Quigley Third Row: Thomas Hemming, Michael Kharsas, Mitchell Sellman, Lee White, Jacob Maher, Ben Siragusano Second Row: Alexander Hay, Patrick Helsing, Luke Henriques-Gomes, Alex McEwan, Craig Sutton, Jacob Nicolin Seated: Nicholas Bolger, William Allen, Matthew Tucker, David Brace, Jamie Farnell, Danny Eid Mr Shaun Buckley

7 Roland Back Row: Michael Keegan, Callum Nugent, James Amerena, Todd Dover, Jonathan Nikakis, Luke Frazzetto, James Re Third Row: Joseph De Girolamo, Matthew Tropeano, Vincent Ripepi, Shadee Molinaro, Daniel Lagastes, Ross Fattore Second Row: Aristidis Kounoupis, Nicholas Schultz, Jake Kakouros, Emmanuel Arapis, Jordan Braim, Peter Gill Seated: Sebastian Oliver, Thomas Rappos, Tom Molloy, Thomas Payne, Albert Prendergast-Kruger, Nicholas Spencer Mr David Hale

7 Solomon Back Row: Joshua Battersby, Michael Keenan, Sean Collis, Eugene Twomey, Simon Windley, David Convery, Michael Doherty Third Row: Marcus Topp, Declan Freeman, Blake Davis, Brenton McDonald, Jeremy O’Halloran, Sam Gates Second Row: James McMahon, Benjamin Sarena, Nicholas Borgia, Nicholas Kent, JeanRene Vauzelle, Anthony Sansalone, Ms A Surkitt Seated: Phu-Dat Pham, Christopher Kuan, Luke Hogan, Garrett McDonough, Harry Irvine, Daniel Guemene Ms Ami Surkitt

7 Vincent Back Row: Declan Kostos, Michael Bohan, Adam Harrison, Romeo Bou-Ghosn, Nathan Beaumont, Shannon White, Matthew Bellion Third Row: David Simon, Alexander Minicz, Stuart Griffin, Nicholas Place, Charles Mottram, Robert Weir, Lachlan Pezet Second Row: Thomas Doherty, Joseph Myers, Stefan Hambleton, Benjamin Jeffery, Christopher Smith Seated: Paul Pritchard-Cseh, Damian Li, Bryce Desira, Hayden Renshaw, Cameron Fyfe, Hamish Hudson Mr Larry Evans

Year 7 Coordinator’s Report At the beginning of this year, 200 boys from 58 primary schools gathered for their first day of secondary education at De La Salle. Perhaps not quite knowing what to expect, the first few weeks of Year 7 would see these boys deal with the numerous challenges that present themselves in a new and much bigger school environment. Controlling nerves, making friends, meeting a greater variety of teachers, coping with a wider range of subjects, dealing with a new timetable, finding new rooms, managing musical instruments, mastering locks and computer codes, rising earlier in the morning, travelling on public transport and meeting increased demands on organisation and independence are just some examples of what the boys confronted. Having been taken beyond the familiar surroundings that they had become accustomed to over seven years of primary schooling, it is no wonder that these first few weeks were possibly an anxious and bewildering experience for both students and parents.

However, the staff and I have had the privilege of witnessing these boys not only meet and conquer the challenges of those early days, but also grow and develop into a talented, vibrant, friendly and united year level. Their sense of expectation and excitement, their natural enthusiasm, their generosity and their willingness to embrace new experiences and opportunities has enabled this group to display and share a tremendous spirit of which they (and you as parents), can be justifiably proud.

In reviewing the many, varied activities that have occurred throughout the year, a notable constant emerges – the endeavour of the Year Level as a whole to involve themselves in the life of the College and to grasp with both hands the opportunities that come their way. Whether trying to do their best in daily classes, completing homework and assignment tasks, responding to advice or taking part in the many cultural, sporting, academic, spiritual and social pursuits available, the goodwill, cooperation and enthusiasm shown by the vast majority of boys deserves recognition.

Hopefully, they can maintain this positive attitude as they continue to make their way through their secondary schooling.

To all Year 7 staff, I would like to offer my congratulations and appreciation for the care, professionalism, support and tireless effort you have given throughout the year. As well as giving time and talent to many special events that

Year 7 Leaders

Standing: Mr Chris Martin, Garret McDonough, Simon Windley, David Windley, Jack Broadhead, Sean Dillane, Michael Bohan, Vincent Ripepi, Declan Clifford Seated: Michael Keegan, Hugh Nicholson, Simon Cassar, Ryan Ellis, Bruce Jansz, Darcy McCaffery, Michael Badrock Absent: Chris Smith

Congratulations to Academic Achievement Award winners Semester 1: Scott Barnsley 7B, Fabian D’Addazio 7B, Michael Higginbotham 7B, Daniel Martin 7B, Hugh Nicholson 7B, Benjamin Stott 7B, Vaughan Wise 7B, David De Fazio 7H, Jack Jopling 7H, Alexander Holden 7J, Darcy McCaffrey 7J, Lachlan Cook 7M, Luke Frazzetto 7R, Matthew Tropeano 7R, Nicholas Kent 7S, Brenton McDonald 7S, Garrett McDonough 7S, Marcus Topp 7S, Michael Bohan 7V, Lachlan Pezet 7V have taken place (e.g. Rally Days, Rock Eisteddfod, Camps, Reading Club, Chess, Weightlifting, Personal Development Programs, Competitions, Peer Support, Excursions, Coaching, Music and Drama Nights to name just a few), I would particularly like to recognise your day-to-day work which lies at the heart of the care given to the boys. It has also been my privilege to work with a fine group of Homeroom teachers - Mrs.Carmel Dwyer, Miss Karen Harding, Ms. Dianne Byers, Mr Andrew Wozencroft, Mr Shaun Buckley, Mr David Hale, Miss Ami Surkitt and Mr Larry Evans - whose friendship, support, openness, guidance, sense of humour, patience, encourage-

ment, frankness and concern for the students in their care has been inspirational.

Finally, on behalf of myself and Year 7 staff, I would like to extend heartfelt thanks to you, the parents, for your wonderful support through the ‘ups and downs’ of the school year. Without your interest, cooperation, understanding and feedback, we cannot be as effective as possible in our task as co-educators of your sons. We wish you and your families a happy, holy and safe festive season and wish your sons every success as they tackle a new set of challenges in Year 8.

Mr Chris Martin

Science Talent Searching Science is a tremendous area of study. It provides a great way of responding to the many questions people asks themselves in the midst of his everyday living. It furnishes a logic of thinking and an analytical approach to situations, as well as providing a sound factual base to the understanding of various phenomena.

At De La Salle, the Science key learning area has long understood the value of student engagement in their learning, catering to a range of learning styles, and incorporating a high level of ‘hands-on’ involvement in its student courses. This is enhanced with on-going developments in information technology.

In order to further enhance science appreciation and learning, De La has long offered opportunities to students to take part in the annual Science Teachers Association of Victoria’s ‘Science Talent Search’.

Talented and motivated students enter this competition in a variety of different ways to help ‘share the knowledge’ to the broader community.

2005 saw De La Salle revitalised with greater numbers of student participation. We ran our own version of the S.T.S. for all our Year 7s and then formally submitted the best of these entries into the ‘genuine’ competition. We also ‘targeted’ students in years 8 and 9 who demonstrated scientific talent.

Students can enter the competition through a broad range of expressions such as Creative Writing, Experimental Reports,

Scientific Posters, Computer Programs, Photographic Displays Working Models & Inventions.

Our students responded beyond our wildest dreams to deliver some very impressive pieces of work.

The Year 7s obviously enjoyed the broad range of options. Entries at Year 8 and 9 were admirable. 18 official entries were made winning 3 Major Bursaries, 3 Minor Bursaries, 6 Merits & 7 Acknowledgements.

All the official entrants attended the STS Exhibition & Presentation Day where they were able to view the best entries from the entire competition.

We look forward to continued growth of participation in the next couple of years as ‘word of mouth’ regarding the fun and achievement involved has got around.

Mr Larry Evans.

STS Coordinator.

Mathematics In Maths we have tried to encourage students to enjoy and become actively involved with their studies. There have been a number of opportunities for students to engage further in their interest and development in this subject.

Early in the year, the PAC was converted into a small ‘World of Maths’. When the Year 7 students stepped inside, they were amazed by the variety of activities and games available to them. The boys enjoyed the stimulation of thinking laterally to solve problems, with many of the activities being very “hands on”.

The Westpac Maths Competition was held on the 4th of August and the results were excellent. In Year 7, there were 66 Credits, 11 Distinctions and 1 High Distinction; in Year 8 there were 45 Credits, 10 Distinctions and 1 High Distinction; and in Year 9 there were 51 Credits and 11 Distinctions. Top scores in the school were achieved by Eugene Twomey, Lachlan Cook, Cailin Wrigley, Matthew Herbstreit, Ryan Gallagher, Vincent Ho, Jack Murray, Justin Calache, Matthew Warr, and Xavier Pattison. An outstanding effort!

Two teams, coached by Mrs Manuel, went to Penleigh Essendon Grammar to compete against many other schools in a day of problem solving. The boys – Anthony Bogbadi, Vincent Ho, James Chaplin, George KK, Adrian Pappamiltides, Joel Boardman, Jack Gialamatzis and Alex Kydd– enjoyed the day immensely and returned to school with some new problem solving strategies to try in class.

During Maths week the quiz questions in the daily bulletin had many students puzzling over possible solutions and vying for prizes.

Lachlan Pezet, Sam Heatley

and Michael Draga were successful. Well done – a terrific effort. Also during Maths week, Ms Graham and I ran the De La Maths Challenge. It was an afternoon of mind teasing, brain-stretching activities. Eight teams, each consisting of 2 Year 7s, 2 Year 8s and 2 Year 9s from each homeroom competed against each other. The winning team was from Jerome, with the Hegarty boys being very close behind with a difference of only half a point. The Jerome team consisted of Darcy O’Brien, Nick Husek, Anthony Boghadi, Tom Donaghey and Chris Dunne. Congratulations!

All boys who participated deserve to be commended on their enthusiastic and eager approach to the challenge offered to them. It was tremendous to see the boys working cooperatively; sharing their ideas and encouraging and supporting each other in order to come to a solution as a team together.

Year 7 students were involved in a poster competition. Many students designed and produced colourful and creative posters with some interesting information about maths in the everyday world. Fantastic work from these boys, especially David De Fazio, Ari Kanoupis, Lachlan Cook, Luke Henrique Gomes, Tim Howard, Craig Sutton, Lee White and Alessandro Formica.

Ms Dianne Byers Maths Coordinator

Angus McInnes — Our Mathemagician!

The product of a ‘natural ability to explore numerical ideas’ has helped Angus, a current Year 10 student, to achieve an Academic Award in Year 12 Mathematical Methods this year.

The sum of his work in Mathematics this year adds to his earlier prize and ‘High Distinction’ in the Australian Westpac Mathematics Competition and his ‘Credit’ in the Australian Mathematical Olympiad.

During the Term 1 break, Angus was also invited to attend the Australian Infomatics Team Selection Trials in Canberra. The sum of all this work equates to an enriching experience as Angus competes mathematically against others in both Australian and South East Asia.

We congratulate Angus on all his achievements and wish him continued success with his studies.

Mr Frank Goricanec Mathematics Coordinator (Kinnoull Campus)

Year 8

Year 8 Camp 2005

Rock and Water

In October, 8 Miguel set off to camp. We were headed to Allenvale camp site, near Lorne.

Our first stop was the You Yangs. Matt, Dom and Mr Atkins showed us how to abseil and rockclimb with harnesses and ropes on the big, rocky, cliffs. That was really fun. The rock climbing was a challenge but enjoyable.

Then it was on to the Great Ocean Road to Allenvale camping ground.

Tired and hungry, we dragged our bags and equipment to the camping and set up the tents and tarps. When it reached nightfall, we had just started cooking dinner.

The second day was bushwalks. Group 1 walked to Phantom Falls, where a few people (including myself) were brave enough to swim in the waterfall WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY FREEZING! At night, we all drove to Erskine falls to see the waterfall and glow worms. That night, in the tents, it bucketed down with rain and some people got wet that night.

The next day we went surfing in the morning at Eastern View beach.

Matt took us for a drive down the coast after and showed us some cool campsites.

We met up with group 2 at Lorne and had a B.B.Q. The night was fun because we mucked around in the skatepark and had an awesome game of ‘markers up’. At night, we walked along the rocks to the pier and went rock pooling. Everyone was completely exhausted by the time we got back to camp. When everyone finally settled down, everyone snored. VERY LOUDLY! The 4th day was at Camp Wilkin to do the High Ropes course. It was pretty hard but great fun, especially the ‘Leap of Faith’.

The Rock and Water Program is built on three foundation stones: self-control, where boys learn to control and focus their energy; self reflection and evaluation where boys are challenged to think about their own acts and their impact; finally, self-confidence which flows from the prior foundation stones when, hopefully, the boys can say “I know what I am capable of and what I want”.

The physical nature of the program directly appeals to boys’ boundless energy. It taps into this force in a way that makes them aware of the power they have to influence and direct events around them.

Rock and Water teaches boys to listen both to their ‘inner voice’ and to the opinions of others. It teaches boys to manage effectively the peer pressure with which they are continuously confronted.

In short, it presents them with ways to know themselves and fulfill their true potential, to feel good about who they are and to create positive, worthwhile goals for themselves.

Mr David Hale and Mr Paul Fegan

Year 8 camp was heaps of fun and I’m looking forward to next year where we have to abseil 50 metres.

Owen Luby

8 Benilde Back Row: Corey Maynard, Stephen Byrne, Shane Suzuki, Kane Roberts, Dean White, Michael Lee, Simas Rickevicius Third Row: Hugh Brophy, Simon Lam, Nicholas Hulston, Lachlan Simpson, Matthew Nolan, David Bruce Second Row: David Hutchinson, Jared Dudley, Paul Hussey, Kieran McInerney, Benjamin Kneebone, Trent Bainbridge Seated: Blake Raymond, Daniel Stow, Stefan Nowak, Thomas Mattmann, Samuel Watkins, Rohan Johnson Mr Jon Edgar

8 Dunstan Back Row: Darcy Vitacca, Spencer Roberts, Ryan Graf, Timothy East, Anthony O’Shea, John Bernardone, Liam Perea Third Row: Damien Gould, Samuel Stamos, Patrick Cross, James Joo, Luke Terella, Samuel Ayre Second Row: Dean Petras, James Brown, James Russo, Brendan Close, Michael Altidis, Matthew Briglia Seated: Luke McCandless, Christopher Day, Andrew McDonough, Daniel Newell, Timothy Florentzou, James Doohan Mr David Happ

8 Hegarty Back Row: Roger Madafferi, Declan Smith, Andrew Brown, Andrew Lombardo, Michael Osekowski, Christopher Klidaras, Patrick McNamara Third Row: Thomas Parsons, Matthew Chai, Peter Marinis, Tyler Raymond, Joseph Phillipos, Patrick Holmes Second Row: Jake Evans, Ignatius Howe, Jonathan Dykes, Adam Michaelides, Stephen McConnell, Christopher Smith Seated: Xavier Murphy, Macauley Hughes, Thomas Cardwell, James Harrington, James Leonard, Nicholas Hyland Mr Phil Murton

8 Jerome Back Row: Emmanuel O’Keefe, Zohaib Zaman, Matthew Pecora, Samuel Heatley, Vincent Ho, Joshua Quinn, Courtney Scanlan Third Row: Michael Patane, Matthew Burns, Michael Fogarty, Marc Kydd, Victor Wong, Andrew Robson Second Row: Jonathon Gillette, Andrew Crimson, Tahe Antas, Anthony Boghdadi, James Carland Seated: Bryan McNaughtan, Jacques Plompen, James Chaplin, George Kucukbalci-Katsifolis, Thomas Wakefield, Michael Draga Mrs Bernice Manuell

Year 8 2005 We weren’t the ‘young ones’ any more. Leaving Year 7 stripped us of the excuse that we could continue to make mistakes through ignorance or lack of experience. We were left facing the bigger world of De La Salle as Year 8s and each of us had to adjust. So come rain, hail or unreliable public transport, we made our way to College each day. We knew whilst wandering down this — suspiciously — smooth road that we would encounter speedbumps, but ‘failure’ wasn’t an idea any of us entertained.

Rock Eisteddfod rehearsals started early in the year and Mr Bryan Smith was the Year 8 choreographer.

The theme, ‘How to Woo Women’ is sure to go down as one of Mary Finn, David Happ and Nicole Muling’s finest works.

Midyear, the homework and strain was definitely showing but many of us were keen to run off the pressure in Cross Country. Many people on that day surprised themselves at how fit they were, and thanks to this experience have decided they will run next year.

The excitement level went up when the Bushdance was announced. The really exciting news was that we would be dancing with Windsor Students. Every girl was dressed in their newest, most exotic clothes. The guys were partnered up with the girl and, after observing some enthusiastic demonstrations by the instructors, the dancing began. At the closing of the Nutbush, Macarena and, of course, the Chicken Dance, words (and phone numbers) were exchanged over lunch, until we left, the all-girl school becoming a faded image behind a bus window.

The end of this unpredictable road grows nearer, and few could say it was a ‘dull’ experience. So as we leave behind the classrooms and the responsibility of Year 9 beckons I cannot help but wonder whether all the drama, the friendships and the chaos of the year was just an indicator of what was to come.

We’ll just to wait and see...

Jake Stewart

8 Miguel Back Row: Patrick Tumale, Hugh McGauran, Michael Dungan, Thomas Cleary, Thomas Kitson, Paul Saunders, Jake Wilson Third Row: Matthew Kelada, Benjamin Ellul, Michael Ryan, Jonathan Stamatelos, Benjamin Francischelli, Marcus Mortale Second Row: Darcy O’Brien, Ryan Gallagher, Daniel Nguyen, Benjamin Tesoriero, Jordan Rogers Seated: Robert Paczkowski, James Bough, Nicholas Enright, Owen Luby, Charlie Wolstenholme, Toby Mayell Mrs Joanne Graham

8 Roland Back Row: Guilliano Muratore, Michael James, Daniel East, Andrew Pattison, Jake Stewart, Lawrence Martin, Xavier Fitzgerald Third Row: Edward Ennor, Corey Patterson, James O’Donnell, Kieran Winter, Matthew O’Donnell, James Van Der Wolde Second Row: Matthew Bertucci, Gianfranco Lolicato, Thomas Stubbings, Andrew Di Cosmo, Nicholas Green Seated: Xavier Pritchard-Cseh, Edward Turner, Liam O’Rourke, Dean Dragonetti, Jack Taylor, Barry Tjahjadi Absent: Matthew Herbstreit Mr Ian Oliver

8 Solomon Back Row: Haimish Rix, James Steel, Jack Gray, Sam Driscoll, Nathan Berenger, Tristan Moore, James Salanitri Third Row: Michael Sauer, Thomas Miles, Matthew O’Connor, Dominic Baker, Aaron Robinson-Bodin, Luke McShane Second Row: Paul Siarabalos, Patrick Hogan, Kevin Nguyen, Ryan Harris, James Fagan, Jack Lewis Seated: Darcy O’Kane, Daragh O’Brien, Alexander Nikoloudis, Lachlan O’Connell, Sean Corcoran, Nicholas Bolt Br Gerry Barrett

8 Vincent Back Row: Alex Kydd, Marcus Nonnis, James France, Jeremy Karitzis, Adrian Papamiltiades, Michael Husek, Matthew Marshall Third Row: James Theodoridis, Vladimir Gorbik, Shane Cosgrave, Bradley Dobney, Daniel Calman-Orr, Jack Gialamatzis Second Row: Robert Sita, Michael Blakebrough, Alejandro Silva, Jackson McMahon, Joshua Ladigus-Grange, Nicholas Ibarra Seated: Timothy Soumplis, Nicholas Thanos, John Cooper, Maxwell Tucker, Joel Boardman, Anthony Cormick Mr Brian Smith

Year 8 Coordinator's Report

Making The Most of Our Opportunities The Year 8 class of 2005 was challenged all year to make the most of their opportunities available at De La Salle. Year 8 is a challenging year for adolescents as they begin to grapple with the many distractions that compete for their attention. ‘Getting involved’ and ‘Having a go’ at new and interesting pursuits can help soothe the ride and make school a happy place.

Many students took up the challenge and involved themselves in new activities. New faces appeared in the Rock Eisteddfod, athletics and cross country teams. Students found they had talent in public speaking or football on the Lightning Premiership day, while others discovered how smooth they were on the dance floor with girls from Presentation College, Windsor.

Year 8 students enjoyed representing the school at the Rally Day and La Salle Cup, their Homerooms during the Basketball Competition and supporting their mates during their Indoor Soccer Competition. The introduction of the House system added a new dimension to school involvement through the Athletics Cross Country and Swimming Carnival.

The students took time out to think of others less fortunate visiting the Urban Seed Centre in the city, raising money for Mission Action Day, and providing donations to the Sacred Heart Missions in the lead-up to the social justice mass.

Students had the opportunity for personal development through the Rock and Water program, the Reach Day and Rethinking Drinking programs. The culmination of the year saw all students participate in a four-day camp based at Lorne.

I hope the boys will remember Year 8 with fondness and continue to make the most of their opportunities in the future.

Many thanks to the Homeroom teachers for their care and patience of the students during the year and to Mr Peter Riordan, Damon Jacobs and Geoff Martin for their support of the Year 8’s.

Mr Tim Ford

Year 8 Leaders

Standing: Mr Tim Ford, John Cooper, Mark Kydd, Adrian Papamiltiades, Sam Heatley, Haimish Rix, Joel Boardman, Michael Hussek Seated: Nicholas Hyland, Jack Lewis, Dean Petras, Ben Francischelli, Matthew Chai, Darcy O’Brien, Xavier Fitzgerald

Congratulations to Academic Achievement Award winners Semester 1 Roger Madafferi 8H, Stephen McConnell 8H, Michael Osekowski 8H, Anthony Boghdadi 8J, Vincent Ho 8J, Benjamin Ellul 8M, Ryan Gallagher 8M, Jonathan Stamatelos 8M, Andrew Di Cosmo 8R, Patrick Hogan 8S, Luke McShane 8S, Haimish Rix 8S, John Cooper 8V, Jeremy Karitzis 8V, Adrian Papamiltiades 8V

Year 9 on Camp

9 Benilde Back Row: Patrick Lloyd, Kieran Burke, Steven Nakos, Justin Geaney, Tyson Hunt, Samuel Hillier, Anton Pejic Third Row: Benjamin Hausler, Martin Paczkowski, Damien Hale, Shane Griffin, Nathan Gray, Marc Cleland Second Row: Luke Williams, Jarrod MacDonald, Dylan Jansz, Jeremy Baker, Andre Yu, Sam O’Donnell Seated: Anthony Kanellopoulos, Mitchell Wheeler, Joshua Wilkinson, Brenton Fyfield, Joseph Mannix, Nicholas Hogan Mr Peppe Di Ciccio

9 Dunstan Back Row: Christopher Kaul, Xavier O’Shannessy, Shane Berlangieri, Adam Bonaddio, Stephen Muller, Mark Breda, Steven Tomadin Third Row: Jack O’Halloran, Timothy Austin, Nathan Ferguson, Thomas Jane, Oliver Holmes, Thomas Willis Second Row: Benjamin Carracher, Brendan Wilson, Timothy Mackie, Daniel Nikakis, Ben Nethersole, Xavier Gotch Seated: Francis Smith, Thomas Keegan, Joshua Tyrer, John Greene, Jack Driscoll, Izak Atkin Ms Sandra Troise

9 Hegarty Back Row: Benjamin O’Dwyer, Christopher Windley, James Croce, Alastair Moroney, Joshua Porozny, Samuel Howieson, James Stevens Third Row: Mark Collins, Benjamin Payne, Martin O’Meara, Michael Raymond, Benedict Farrell, David Murphy Second Row: Timothy Perri, Cameron Munday, Matthew Hay, James Gray, Kamal Riman Seated: Peter Gourgoulis, Sebastien Haberli, Adam Schultz, Andrew Yarde, Matthew Ellis, Karl Linden Mr Chris Danckert

9 Jerome Back Row: Thomas Donaghey, John Nicolopoulos, James Corkill, Adam De Luca, Lindon Smith, Benjamin Jones, Christopher Dunn Third Row: Joshua Rowland, Adam Del Pizzo, Xavier Harkins, Ryan McCormick, James Shannon, Kale Pryor Second Row: Simon Francazio, Emmanuel Damianos, Matthew Harrington, James FischerMyall, Thomas Williams, Max Helsing Seated: Andrew Spencer, Damian Giorgini, Nathan Mufale, Steven De Corrado, Adrian Cannizzaro, Jack Molloy Mr Ian Smith

The Year 9 Social

Year 9, 2005 Year 9, 2005, was a year of challenge and leadership, with our theme being ‘We are all Leaders’ and the goal to involve ourselves in at least one extra curricular activity.

The year was relatively different to Years 7 and 8, as we now were introduced to elective subjects, Tuesday Sport (Including ACC sport), being the oldest year level on campus and, of course, the horror of the Dreaded Exams.

Term 1 started relatively smoothly, as we settled into our new Homerooms and new subjects.

The school swimming carnival was a huge success, with everybody giving it their best. We no longer competed in Homerooms but in Houses, named Austin’s, Leo’s, Edwin’s and Mark’s.

The ACC athletics at Olympic Park was a great event, where schools from all over Melbourne compete in a wide range of running and distance events. Years 7 and 9 were lucky enough to go to the venue and support our school.

At the end of Term 1, the whole College made their way down to Kooyong, for the annual Mission Action Day. The 14 km walk is a tradition at De La – and other Lasallian schools – to raise money for needy children in Papua New Guinea. At the end of the walk there was a sausage sizzle and the students had raised close to $61,000 dollars.

Term 2 had a busy atmosphere. Amidst all the preparations for mid-year exams, our Year Level still had time to attend camps at the Grampians National Park.

Activities on this four day experience included bush walking, camping out and abseiling.

The Lightning Premiership was a day of fierce competition, football skill, lots of talent and sudden but deep rivalry between friends. The day was one of the highlights of the term, and at the end of the day Dunstan, led by their fierce coach Ms Troise, finished triumphant.

Term 2 also saw De La Salle defeat St Bernard’s at ‘Dairy Bell Stadium’ in East Malvern to claim the title of

Year 9 ACC Football Premiers, 2005’ with 59 boys participating in at least one game during the season.

Then the day almost every student had been wishing would never come: EXAMS!! All the hard work and effort we had put into the term would finally pay when we completed these exams. We all tried our best. Some excelled, and all realised how much harder we were going to have to work harder during preparation for the final year exams.

Term 3 saw the Rock Eisteddfod team again reach the finals. The boys who were involved in this had been practising with Mrs Finn since early Term 1. Their theme this year was ‘How To Woo Women’ and with the reputation of being the only all-boys school in the Statewide competition, De La had extremely high hopes for the finals in September at Rod Laver Arena.

In August the annual Social Justice Can Collection began where boys from every year level collected cans, food items and groceries for the less fortunate were distributed by the Sacred Heart Mission in St Kilda, and the Malvern Emergency Food Bank.

The Mass was celebrated by Fr Keane, the Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart Mission.

The Year 9 Social was held. Year 9 boys, dressed, waxed and gelled, arriving with girlfriends for a night of fun, socialising, dancing and music provided by a professional DJ. This great night concluded around 10:30 and, judging by the feedback, was enjoyed by everybody.

Towards the end of Term 3, the Year 9s had an R.E. reflection day at the Phoenix Park Community Centre. The day was hosted by the N.E.T Youth to Youth association, and our theme for the day was ‘sexuality.’ The day was not what I expected. Usually these days are dull but on this day we communicated through games, and activities. The day lasted from about 9:00 am until about 3:00 pm.

During the term, Ms Martin

and Mr Buckley, along with approx 15 Year 9 students, started a Year 9 newspaper, consisting of current events in the Year Level, comics, sports reports, movie reviews and recipes.

The term ended with Founder’s Day, a day which celebrates the life of Saint John Baptist De La Salle. The day began with a celebratory Mass, which was followed by 2-3 hours of festivities, food, refreshments and excitement as teachers and students relaxed after a hard term’s work.

Term 4 started off with a bang with the students just back at school, spending a week at a chosen destination for Lasallian Service Week. Students went to retirement homes, disability centres, soup kitchens and charity venues to help the community in the spirit of giving to the less fortunate.

The end of year exams were something many of us were not looking forward to. Still, on the bright side, once these were over, the hard work would pay off, and we could relax until the end of the year.

Special thanks should be given to the following people who helped Year 9 students during the year: Mr Harte, Br Bill, Mr Riordan, all the Homeroom teachers who do such a great job, and of course all the Year 9 subject teachers who put in their tireless effort to help us learn and mature during the year. They have done a great job educating us.

Luke Sutton

Year 9 Leaders Year 9 Coordinator's Report Having been Year 7 Coordinator in 2003, I eagerly awaited the beginning of this year to renew acquaintances with the Year 9 class of 2005. I viewed it as a real advantage to know already the students in my care so that our relationship could grow and be further enriched, as the year progressed.

Our theme for this year was “lead to make a difference” and the students embraced this theme with enthusiasm and attempted to lead with maturity and respect. I have been very impressed with the manner in which the boys have involved themselves in all aspects of the school life. For example, they have been very generous raising money for various charities. The many boys involved in the Rock Eisteddfod were passionate about their performances and helped create a marvellous performance.

Nearly 70 students volunteered to become Peer Support leaders. They attended several training days and worked hard to acquire the necessary skills to successfully run some excellent sessions with Year 7 boys.

Lasallian Service in Term 4 was a very positive experience for the boys who spoke excitedly about the interesting people they had met, and the duties they performed during the course of the week. Their supervisors spoke glowingly about their students and the contributions that they made.

The Social this year was also a huge success. The boys and the young ladies who were invited enjoyed themselves immensely and their maturity guaranteed a great night for all.

The entire Year 9 student body should be very appreciative of the time and effort given them by all Year 9 teaching staff. They were always supported and encouraged by a dedicated group of Homeroom teachers: Mr Peppe Di Ciccio, Mr Shane Slavin, Mr

Standing: Mr Peter Harte, Kale Pryor, Mark Breda (Campus Captain) Oliver Holmes, Steven McGlade, Edward Clinch, Christopher Windley, Christopher Nayna, Thomas Donaghey Seated: Trent Balthazar, Andrew Yard, Samuel Hillier, MIchael Pierce, Shane Griffin (Campus Vice-Captain), Zachary Dickinson, Kieran Ellis

Congratulations to Academic Achievement Award winners Semester 1: Andre Yu 9B, John Di Natale 9M, Guy Ripepi 9M, Justin Calache 9R, Sebastian Coulson 9R, Mitchell Robertson 9S, Andrew Scott 9S, Daniel Esposito 9V, John Palombi 9V Ian Smith, Mr Chris Danckert, Ms Sandra Troise, Ms Carmel D’Andrea, Ms Kerry Martin and Mr Chris Fleming.

This year has given me the opportunity to see my ‘Year 7 Crew’ grow into young men. This group of students can be proud of their contribution to De La Salle as members of Tiverton campus. I wish them well in 2006 and beyond as they enter the next phase of their Lasallian experience on the Kinnoull campus.

Mr Peter Harte Year 9 Coordinator

9 Miguel Back Row: Michael De Corrado, Timothy Kershaw, Kieran Grant, Timothy Allan, Andrew Sanders, Jordan Harris, Kieran Ellis Third Row: Daniel Mercuri, Robert Kemp, John Di Natale, Steven McGlade, Marcus Schrampf, Tristan Tiso Second Row: Nicholas Seel, Guy Ripepi, Michael De Luca, Nicolas Fyfield, Matthew Henricus Seated: Stefano Crocilla, Lachlan Campbell, Jake Semmel, Thomas Gheller, Daniel Campbell-Tennant, Julian Balthazaar Absent: Jack Peterson Ms Kerry Martin

9 Roland Back Row: Christopher Dimattina, Callum BarryMurphy, Keiran Brown, Paul Torrisi, Simon Lowe, Jack Murray, Tomas Sabbatucci Third Row: Luke O’Connor, Redmond Casey, Geoffrey Davey, Shane Renshaw, Christopher Nayna, Ben Fricke Second Row: Jack Sullivan, Justin Calache, Sebastian Coulson, Tomas Paturzo-Polson, Jack Noble Seated: Jack Hubbard, Vincent Meager, Michael Hogan, Shaun Koob, Xavier Pattison, Thomas Forbes Ms Carmel D’Andrea

9 Solomon Back Row: Nicholas Hart, Andrew Hibbins, Alexander Zaia, Cameron Watts, Bill Vlahos, Daniel Speirs, Mitchell Robertson Third Row: Joseph La Delfa, Andrew Scott, Kushan Managey, Michael Pierce, Thomas Dobson, Richard Naylor Second Row: Trent Balthazaar, Luke Sutton, Christopher Mercuri, Callum Jackson, Thomas Smith, Ryan Paturzo-PolsonSeated: Patrick Ioannidis, Christopher Waters, Justin Chin, Luigi Perri, Joshua Storai, Nicholas Woodgate Absent: Jesse Howell Mr Shane Slavin

9 Vincent Back Row: Edward O’Toole, Mark Nazzari, Paul Millar, Zachary Dickinson, Peter Selwood, John Palombi, Vaughan Stedman Third Row: Daniel Esposito, Sheldon Oski, Richard Spillane, Joshua Scipione, Samuel Minogue, Patrick Pelly Second Row: William Riman, Edward Clinch, David Gonzales, Nicholas Kyriazis, Jordan Pollard, Seated: Simon Pentifallo, Adam Dioguardi, Richard Monaghan, Travis Moseley, Michael Baines, James Siakavelis Mr Chris Fleming

Student Representative Council

Stepping up from Year 8, where one didn’t have much status to Year 9, where you now were at the ‘top end’ of the Tiverton Campus was a huge jump.

It was tough getting used to at first, but as De La students always do, the Year 9s welcomed this challenge with open arms. As the year progressed they were able to show that everyone is capable of leadership.

Leadership skills weren’t only evident in Year 9.

Students from years 4 to 8 also ‘stepped up to the plate’. This was evident in the many S.R.C meetings held regularly during the year, where many juniors displayed an ability to voice their opinions and ideas in order to improve the school in any way possible.

Throughout the year the S.R.C. were able to put forward a number of suggestions to help the College environment.

One initiative was to put forward the introduction of Food Technology into De La Salle. It is hoped that in the future it will become a subject in the school curriculum.

The SRC also organised and ran fundraisers which went to worthy causes. We encouraged students to reach the College goal of $60,000 for Mission Action Day, which the College successfully achieved. A new College record was the result!

There was the food drive for the Social Justice Mass and Sacred Heart Mission.

Another record from the De La boys! It was amazing to see Year 7 Hegarty’s line of cans that stretched from their classroom in the Duffy Building, to the green basketball court and back. Great job boys!

2005 was also a time of change. We saw the appointment of our new College Headmaster. A former pupil of De La Salle College and School Captain in Year 12, Br Bill took over the leadership role from Brother Tim this year. We wish Br Tim all the best on his new journey.

2005 was a time for triumphs in the sporting arena, especially for the Year 9’s. Both Football and Basketball teams won their ACC Premierships in super fashion. A full house at “Dairy Bell Stadium” witnessed De La defeat two-time premiers St Bernard’s, by four points. The Basketball

A and B teams also achieved their highest goal by defeating undefeated Whitefriars. It was the first time in the history of any De La sport that both A and B teams went ‘all the way’. Congratulations to all the boys involved.

2005 was a fantastic year for the Tiverton Campus. I’d like to thank Ms Byers for all the hard work she has put into the S.R.C. program and the Peer Support program, all the teachers who helped out during the year, letting the students attend meetings during class time. Thanks also to Mr. Riordan for his guidance and encouragement, and the rest of the Student Representative Council members, especially the Year 9s who contributed to running meetings and taking minutes. Last but not least, I’d like to thank my side-kick, ViceCaptain Shane Griffin for his assistance, laughs and wisdom.

Good luck to all SRC leaders chosen to lead the Tiverton Campus next year.

Mark Breda Tiverton Campus Captain 2005 The Student Representative Council (SRC) is elected by students in Term 1. The students who have been elected are chosen because they are responsible, reliable, honest, good communicators and well able to represent the views of their classmates. They have had the chance to have a voice in raising issues that are important to the students as well as raising funds for various charities, such as RecLink and Sacred Heart Mission. It has been a privilege to work with Mark Breda and Shane Griffin this year as leaders of the Tiverton Campus. They have been enthusiastic, conscientious in carrying out their duties, always dependable, and able to show initiative when necessary. I congratulate them on the job they have performed this year and for being excellent role models to the rest of the student body.

Ms Dianne Byers SRC Coordinator.

Drama

The Schools Theatre Festival at Monash University began in 1996 as a drama competition but over the years has evolved into a festival. It aims to provide Year 9 and 10 students with a positive experience of the performance process. There were two outstanding benefits from participating in the festival. The first was that we were able to make a piece of theatre about important issues. Our piece, ‘Self-ish or -less’, gave us an opportunity to make a performance about greed and the desire for wealth and status that have swelled to epidemic proportions in contemporary society. Good theatre often does contain a strong social message. The other benefit was for the boys developing a work from inception through to performance. They were supported by the technical elements of a professional venue and performed with energy and relish on the evening. They really enjoyed the opportunity of performing in the Alexander Theatre. Not only were they able to perform to a supportive and encouraging audience, they were also able to view the work of other schools, seeing how they had interpreted and responded to the stimulus material.

Mr Bryan Smith

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Year 9 Sculpture

During the year three Year 9 Sculpture classes visited the city to develop their art appreciation whilst viewing a variety of sculptures located around the CBD of Melbourne. Students were encouraged to enhance their learning by visually analysing many sculptural pieces and, where appropriate, engage with the sculptures in a tactile and kinesthetic manner. A very enjoyable learning experience was had by all.

Mr Shane Mackintosh

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Throughout the dynamic history of the Rock Eisteddfod, one sex has confidently occupied the theatrical peninsula, quickly putting to rout any possible invasions — male resistance to female dance domination has occurred in splinter cameo troops but no significant consolidated force has threatened their reign of choreography and rhythm.

But, in 2005, under De La Salle’s joint commanders in chief, Muling, Happ, McCoy and Smyth, formidable waves of highly trained and motivated volunteers landed mid-morning on the 9th August. Their objectives were peacefully achieved. An earlier reconnaissance primary force of 80 new recruits had previously disembarked at the chosen site on the 3rd August and without any collateral damage, acquitted themselves bravely and brilliantly under the thematic banner of The Streets. With dancing and dramatic skill outweighing their tender years, they secured the audience’s hearts and respect and justly earned a V.C. and D.S.M. — “Vivacious Choreography” and “Danced So Momentously”.

The secondary, more experienced force audaciously marched under the provocative flag of “How To Woo Women” and took no prisoners with their characteristic humour, chutzpah, and admirable fighting spirit.

Behind enemy lines, under the cover of darkness, draped in dramatic camouflage, De La Salle declared war on the bastion of sequins, spirit fingers and shimmies. An epic struggle ensued.

Heroic deeds in the line of duty had an attrition rate of 2% casualties requiring triage at local field hospitals (statistics on friendly fire are yet to be released).

The thespian army returned victoriously to General Headquarters at 1318 High Street, well decorated for their sortie. Awards for Stage Crew, Visual Enhancement, Concept, Costume Character, Set Design, Performance Skill, Entertainment, Drama and Soundtrack.

Respect between rivals is often an unintended battle benefit and once again the men from De La Salle have taken a by-partisan crowd hostage. Acknowledging that truth is the first casualty of war, intelligence has infiltrated the performance propaganda, addressing weaknesses, and regrouping to fight another day. With a strong conviction in their cause, the Lasallian Legion is currently physically and psychologically preparing to mobilise its strongest force ever in the supreme conflict of the Melbourne Grand Final.

D-Day is the 13th September and armed with scaffolding, satin and style our premier division warriors intend to make this our finest Rock Eisteddfod hour (or, more accurately, 7 minutes 59 seconds!)

Mrs Mary Finn, Daniele Giovannoni and Joshua Cassar

The ‘05 Rock Eisteddfod

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Founder’s Day

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The Bogong High Plains Was this a dream finally realized? Optimism ran high amongst some of De La Salle’s finest young men as they finalized preparations for their 5-day expedition across the snow-capped terrain of the Bogong High Plains. Full of expectation they set off on an intrepid journey into a wilderness of unknown challenges, to conquer all that lay ahead.

At 6:30 a.m. each day, they crawled out of their warm tents and stood in amazement as the sunlight beamed brightly upon the pristine landscape, revealing breath-taking views of the high country.

Throughout the day they were inspired by their passion and determination to test their powers of endurance and survival. However, by 4:30 p.m. their first sensation was one of relief — relief that the long grind for the day was over; that the summit and campsite had been reached. For these young men, it was a feat comparable to landing on the Moon. They were seized by a real sense of euphoria. Feeling somehow light and relaxed, they gallantly exchanged stories of personal conquests and dreamed of the new dawn.

As the final hours of the journey drew to an end they quietly reflected on the trials and tribulations of their week.

In their minds was such a sight as they had never had before and would never see again – wild, wonderful and totally exhilarating.

Nobody would be going home disappointed because they had established memories and friendships to last a lifetime.

Mr David Clark

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Music in Performance

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Kinnoull

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Retreats

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The Blue & Gold Ball Earlier this year, Years 11 and 12 De La Salle students were given the opportunity to participate in the Blue & Gold Presentation Ball.

With a large amount of general interest, many were unable to resist the temptation to be a part of an event steeped in tradition.

And so it was that we converged on the College Gymnasium on a cold Sunday morning to our first “training session”. Here it was that we first met the “coach” and were introduced to the rest of the “team”.

After the initial head-first plunge into the dancing world, the weeks flew by until, finally, the big day arrived. The ‘Grand Final’.

Each debutante and partner made a stunning appearance. The ladies were breathtaking, sweeping into the Springvale City Hall with grace and poise. The guys didn’t scrub up too badly themselves, each of us wearing a tux and enjoying the feeling. Time was running out, we were reminded, so we squeezed in one final rehearsal to iron out some last minute 'moves'. The general hustle and bustle outside alerted us to the arrival of the guests and we were all whisked away out of sight to await the big moment. We waited, bundles of nerves as our guests settled themselves in their places then, with no time for mistakes or second thoughts, took to the field. Each member of the team performing expertly, dancing as if we were born to it.

The night flashed by surprisingly fast, with barely enough time to enjoy it to the full but all were left with many memories and an experience we would treasure.

Peter Nicholls

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The Year 12 Formal De La Salle’s equivalent to the Oscars is the Year 12 Formal. On a cold night in June, the Formal presented an opportunity for the Year 12s to unwind, relax and enjoy the company of close friends. A buzz of excitement filled the foyer as students and their partners arrived. Our young socialites presented themselves well and impressed the staff with their etiquette when they enthusiastically introduced their partners. Fashion was on show for both the young men and young women. During the evening, the young men and their partners relished the opportunity to dance and socialize.

Approximately thirty staff attended the Formal and they enjoyed the atmosphere, excitement and enthusiasm shown by all. We can take pride in knowing that our students know how to present themselves when it matters.

Mr Richard Komiazyk

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The Year 12 Mass and Valedictory Dinner

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The Final Assembly

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Awards

Joshua Attard-Dickson, VCAL - Numeracy David Bentley, Physics Mitchell Belden, Studio Arts David Bentley, Specialist Mathematics Christopher Brodie (Yr 11 student), Business Management Matthew Corallo, LOTE - Italian Shane Convery, VET - Information Technology Matthew Corallo, Mathematical Methods James Crowe, VCAL - Literacy Mitchell Howieson, Industry & Enterprise Studies George Farah, LOTE - French Mitchell Howieson, VET - Hospitality Ryan Hendry, VET - Building & Construction Peter McDonald, Further Mathematics Anthony Hindle, Media Peter McDonald, Music Simon Hunt, Legal Studies Peter Kennedy, LOTE - Indonesian as a Second Language Steven Raffa, Art Steven Raffa, Outdoor & Environmental Studies Lawrance Koo, Information Processing & Management Christopher Stubenrauch, Literature Daniel Lombardo, Religion (school-based) Christopher Stubenrauch, Religion (school-based) Christopher Macdonald, Information Systems Samuel Tyrer, English Angus McInnes (Yr 10 student), Mathematical Methods Samuel Tyrer, History (Renaissance) Charles Noonan, English Luke O’Connell, Economics Samuel Tyrer, Political Studies.

Nigel Pereira, Chemistry Michael Robinson, Design & Technology aAwards Seamus Scanlon, Psychology Timothy McKenna, College Captain Benjamin Shipperd, Biology Jonathon Matthews, College Vice Captain Mitchell Smith (Yr 11 student), History (Revolutions) Seamus Scanlon, College Vice Captain Christopher Squire, Religion & Society (Ethics) Alexander Tyrrell, Caltex Award for Best AllTimothy Stewart, Visual Communication & Design Rounder Elvin Tjioe, LOTE - Indonesian Alexander Tyrrell, The Anthony Molan Athlete of the Kevin Walker (Yr 11 student), Physical Education Year Award James Weston, Systems & Technology Peter McDonald (Music Captain 2005), Bradley Wood (Yr 11 student), Texts & Traditions Outstanding Contribution to the Life of the College through William Adianto, Accounting Music William Adianto, Further Mathematics Joshua Attard-Dickson, VCAL - Work Related Skills 65

Academic Excellence Awards

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David Bentley, Outstanding Contribution to the Life of the College through Performing Arts Liam Poulton, Outstanding Contribution to the Life of the College through Visual Arts Jonathon Matthews, Outstanding Contribution to the Life of the College in his Role as President of the De La Salle St Vincent De Paul Society Committee Jonathon Matthews, Outstanding Contribution to ACC Sport Benjamin Shipperd, Headmaster’s Award Stephen Badrock, Brother James Taylor Award Adam Cox, Brother Damien Harvey Award Paul Tesoriero, Lasallian Award.

Sports Awards

Athletics, Jonathon Matthews Basketball, Luke Deacon Chess, Matthew Bryant Cricket, Dominic Paynter Cross-Country, Jonathon Matthews Football, Adam Cox Golf, Timothy McKenna Hockey, Alexander Tyrrell Lacrosse, Jacob Egan Soccer, Martin Ho Swimming, Daniel Liston Table Tennis, Alexander Kelada Tennis, Samuel Nethersole Volleyball, Luke Deacon.

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William Adianto

Joshua Alfred

Craig Almeida

Benjamin Anstey

Nathan Anstey

Wills Arnost

Amir Asady

Joshua AttardDickson

Stephen Badrock

Blaize Bainbridge

Simon Banfield

James Barsoum

Mitchell Belden

David Bentley

Alexander Bolt

Jason Boulos

Matthew Bryant

Lachlan Bull

Ashley Burian

Nathan Burns

Anthony Calo

Daniel Cannizzaro

Brendan Carr

Simon Chen

Martin Chung

Liam Clifford

Stephen Collins

Rohan Conlon

Shane Convery

Matthew Corallo

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Adam Cox

James Crowe

Fabian Culican

Matthew Curry

Michael D’Amico

Timothy Davison

Benjamin Dax

Luke Deacon

Jozef Dickinson

Charles Dowling

James Duggan

Jacob Egan

Jaan Erkan

David Evans

Peter Fabris

George Farah

Joshua Ferguson

James Fitzgerald

Jarred Fletcher

Joshua Fletcher

Dale Fyfe

David Gadsden

Michael Geaney

Luke Giulieri

Christopher Gleeson

Alexander Gow

Daniel Griffin

Kristiaan Griffin

Gerard Grindlay

James Hansen

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Paul Harding

Nathan Harris

Timothy Harris

Alexander Hay

Timothy Heffernan

Ryan Hendry

Christopher Hennessy

Nikolas Higgins

Anthony Hindle

Martin Ho

Matt Hocking

Alexander Holmes

Stephen Holmes

Aaron House

Mitchell Howieson

Simon Hunt

Toby Hunt

Stewart Hyslop

Jonathon Johnstone

Phillip Johnson

John Karpavicius

William Keeney

Alexander Kelada

Peter Kennedy

James Khong

John Kitchen

Justin Koob

Lawrance Koo

Konrad Korzen

Timothy Krezel

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Michael Lawson

Aaron Lazarus

John Le

Daniel Liston

Catlin Lo

Steven Loft

Anthony Lolicato

Tony Lolicato

Mitchell Lomas

Daniel Lombardo

Perry LoNgok

Christopher Macdonald

Benjamin Mackie

Christopher Marchese

Yuriy Martirosian

James Mason

Simon Mason

Jonathon Matthews

Charles McCart

Patrick McCluskey

Bradley McDonald

Peter McDonald

David McKenna

Timothy McKenna

Ross McLeod

Lachlan McMahon

Daniel Meehan

Julian Meyer

Markus Meyer

Nikolas Michalik

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Nicholas Mills

James Moor-Bird

Thomas Mottram

David Mulhall

James Muling

James Murphy

Harrison Murray

Peter Murray

Matthew Nagy

Matthew Nayna

Samuel Nethersole

Julian Newington

Andrew Nguyen

Dean Noble

Andrew Nolan

Thomas Nolan

Charles Noonan

Ryan Noye

Peter Nucara

Kyle O’Brien

Luke O’Connell

Sean Palmington

Kristian Palumbo

Nicholas Patane

Dominic Paynter

Nigel Pereira

Alexandre Perron

Jeremy Phillips

Dylan Picone

Arthur Ponte

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Liam Poulton

Rino Precilla

Stephen Price

Zachary Priest

Daniel Rabel

William Radita

Steven Raffa

Simon Rawlins

Jonathon Resciniti

Michael Robinson

Patrick Roberts

Daniel Rowse

Thomas Savage

Lucas Scammell

Seamus Scanlon

Ryan Semmel

William Shannon

Michael Shelton

Benjamin Shipperd

Anthony Silcock

Michael Sinclair

Jason Sing

Adam Sison

Darren Sisouw

David Smith

Michael Smith

Carlos Sojo

Christopher Squire

Timothy Stewart

Christopher Stubenrauch

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Christopher Sullivan

Sean Sutton

Benjamin Tarpey

Adrian Terech

Paul Tesoriero

Glenn Thompson

Peter Tiberi

Elvin Tjioe

James Toniolo

Nicholas Trevorah

Shaun Twentyman

Samuel Tyrer

Alexander Tyrrell

Jack Van De Ven

Andrej Vodstrcil

Van Hung Vong

James Weston

Ricki White

Lachlan Williams

Gerard Winter

Patrick Youens

Griffin Zakharov

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Kinnoull 2005 Unlike some more recent years, Kinnoull has not had building projects or major changes to the organization of the Campus. It could be characterized as a year of consolidation, when adjustments made to cater for Year 10 on Kinnoull Campus were reviewed and refined. It was also a year when some major changes in the timetable structure and use of space on the Campus were proposed. Additional land adjacent to Kinnoull Campus has been purchased by the De La Salle Brothers to provide extra recreation space and this has been a very welcome development.

One notable area in which substantial changes and development have occurred has been in the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). The VCAL Coordinator, Mr Paul Fairlie, ably assisted by

some dedicated members of the teaching staff, has developed a program for students in Years 11 and 12 which has worked well and has met the needs of the students involved. The Building and Construction course taught by Mr Chris Danckert has been a welcome addition to the subject offerings in Years 11 and 12, and some of the fruits of this course have been seen in the courtyard tables. The VCAL students have contributed to the beautification of the Tiverton Campus with the construction of a garden near the tennis courts.

At the first College Assembly held in February, Peter Hamblin was named College Dux for 2004, and Timothy Kovess was named Proxime Accessit. Peter gained an ENTER score of 98.8 and Tim gained an ENTER score of 98.4. A total of 23 students from the Year 12 Class of 2004 were recognized for gaining an ENTER score of 90 or higher.

The College Leaders have been involved in the traditional activities of Mission Action Day, Founder’s Day and St Vincent de Paul. Sixteen students accompanied by Brother Adrian, Mr Matthew Breen

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and Tom McIlroy went to Cologne in August for World Youth Day where they joined over one million young people who had gathered to celebrate and learn more about their faith. Some students were fortunate to participate in a European tour led by former teacher Mr Kevin Gibson during the Christmas holidays, and others participated in a French Language tour to New Caledonia.

The year was not marked by any outstanding successes on the sporting field by Kinnoull students. In ACC competitions in which Kinnoull students participated, Swimming (2nd), Basketball A and B (2nd), Hockey (2nd) and Cross Country (2nd) were the main areas where teams achieved success. Most other teams performed creditably but did not manage to reach the Finals.

Mr Richard Komiazyk took over as Year 12 Coordinator this year, and together with Ms Sally Buick (Year 11) and Mr David Madigan (Year 10), they have provided a strong pastoral care program for the students under their care. New staff members to Kinnoull this year were Gerard Barns, David Ellul, Adrianne Harrowfield, Simon Hewitson, and Michael Naughton from Tiverton Row 4: Matt Hocking, Jeff Weston, Campus, while Mr Brian Long joined the Harrison Murray, Peter Karavatis, teaching staff mid-year in a long-term Thanh Truong. relieving capacity.

Row 3: Anthony Silcock, James Brother Quentin is retiring from teaching Mason, Toby Hunt, Anthony Lolicato, Chris Squire, William Radita, William after many years of dedicated service, Duncan, Simon Mason but we hope that he will still keep some Row 2: Ashley Taylor, Timothy Grant, contact with the Campus. Mr Paul Fairlie James Murphy, Andrew Ibrahim, is moving to the South Coast of NSW Glenn Thompson, Alex Holmes, Griffin where he will be taking up a position Zakharov, Peter McDonald. as Assistant Principal of Lumen Christi Row 1: Stephen Badrock, David Catholic High School in Pambula. Mr McKenna, John Kitchen, Michael Tony Havelock is also retiring. To all of Sinclair, Kyle O’Brien, Joshua Alfred, these teachers, we extend our thanks Tim McKenna, Rohan Edgley. for their contribution at Kinnoull and wish Absent: Richard Woodford, Christopher them well in their future endeavours.

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12 Benilde Back Row: Andrew Nolan, Daniel Cannizzaro, Benjamin Dax, Luke Deacon, Shane Convery, Anthony Hindle, Timothy Davison Middle Row: Kristiaan Griffin, James Toniolo, Luke Giulieri, Matthew Nagy, Matthew Bryant, Charles McCart, Daniel Rabel Seated: Ricki White, Thomas Savage, Simon Chen, Peter Murray, Arthur Ponte, Benjamin Tarpey, Jonathon Johnstone Br Denis

12 Dunstan Back Row: Thierry Weiss, David Evans, James Weston, Samuel Nethersole, Matthew Nayna, Michael Robinson, Ross McLeod Middle Row: Mrs J Henderson, John Karpavicius, Matthew Corallo, Nicholas Trevorah, Joshua Alfred, Christopher Macdonald Seated: William Keeney, Elvin Tjioe, Lucas Scammell, George Farah, Matt Hocking, Dale Fyfe, Benjamin Shipperd Absent: Amir Asady Mrs Jenny Henderson

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12 Foley Back Row: James Murphy, Daniel Griffin, Kyle O’Brien, David McKenna, Zachary Priest, Alexander Holmes, Glenn Thompson Middle Row: James Moor-Bird, Yuriy Martirosian, Simon Mason, Tony Lolicato, Michael Geaney, Alexander Bolt, Patrick McCluskey, James Fitzgerald Seated: Craig Almeida, Peter McDonald, Nigel Pereira, Jeremy Phillips, Anthony Calo, Jonathon Resciniti, Harrison Murray Ms Glenda Daley

12 Gehrig Back Row: Seamus Scanlon, Nikolas Higgins, Julian Meyer, Peter Nucara, Aaron Lazarus, Stephen Price, Peter Fabris Middle Row: Van Hung Vong, Perry Lo-Ngok, Michael Sinclair, Daniel Rowse, Charles Noonan, James Duggan, Sean Palmington Seated: Timothy Stewart, Sean Sutton, Christopher Stubenrauch, Shaun Twentyman, Anthony Silcock, Catlin Lo, Liam Poulton Ms Kylie Busk

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12 Hegarty Back Row: Jason Boulos, Nathan Burns, Jonathon Matthews, Ashley Burian, James Muling, Daniel Lombardo, Mitchell Howieson Middle Row: Simon Rawlins, Dylan Picone, Christopher Marchese, William Radita, Adrian Terech, Alexander Kelada Seated: Griffin Zakharov, Mitchell Belden, Anthony Lolicato, Toby Hunt, Nathan Harris, Jarred Fletcher, Christopher Sullivan Mr Paul Maxted

12 Jerome Back Row: Jack Van De Ven, Dean Noble, Konrad Korzen, James Crowe, Michael Smith, Daniel Meehan, Gerard Winter, Andrew Nguyen Middle Row: Adam Cox, Simon Hunt, Wills Arnost, David Mulhall, Adam Sison, James Barsoum Seated: Paul Tesoriero, Michael D’Amico, Justin Koob, Gerard Grindlay, John Kitchen, Timothy McKenna Mr Stuart Harrison

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The Class of 2005 During 2005, the Year 12 students were reminded to focus on ‘finding a balance’ in whatever they do and the challenges they face. While many were able to ‘find a balance’, some found the process difficult. I trust the experience has provided all with a foundation in future decision-making.

The ‘Class of 2005’ had unique characteristics and qualities. They are a group of young men who enjoy the simple things in life. They were content to sit and simply chat, they enjoyed their sport, and enjoyed one another’s company. The group is made up of many different social groups, each with their own characteristics and interests. Whilst occupying different ‘teritories’ within the school, at the same time, they were closely bound as a year level. They have, as a group, been very supportive and cooperative.

The ‘Class of 2005’ comprises 203 students in ten Homerooms, 23 of whom have been with us since Grade 4. Thirty-nine students have joined us since Year 7, many coming from St James at the end of Year 10.

During the year, the Year 12 students participated with enthusiam in a number of events. The leadership team organised a very successful ‘Kinnoull Week’ at the beginning of the year, and ably assisted in Mission Action Day fundraising. The Year 12 Formal and Founder’s Day celebrations were notable for their zest and good humour. The VCAL students spread their wings in TAFE courses and work placements during the year.

While success may not have been achieved in all sporting events, it is the lessons learnt from participation which help to develop the character of our young men. Our talent was brilliantly showcased in the College production of Breaker Morant as well as the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, and students who this year studied Studio Arts, Media and Visual Communication & Design showed their flair at the

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celebration of ‘Art Week’. They can be very proud of their work on display at the annual Visual Arts Exhibition. Members of the St Vincent De Paul group reminded us of the need to be aware of the plight of those who are in need of support.

The ‘Class of 2005’ have a sense of occasion. At the Formal, Graduation Mass, Valedictory Dinner and Farewell Assembly, they presented themselves impeccably. They were not only proud of who they are and what they had achieved, but were proud to be part of the De La Salle community and to be Lasallians.

In my first year of coordinating Year 12, I have been blessed with the wonderful experience of interacting with so many different personalities. To the parents, Homeroom teachers and staff I say ‘thank you’.

To the ‘Class of 2005’, I wish you the very best in your future endeavours and hope you will return to share your stories and experiences with us.

Richard Komiazyk Year 12 Coordinator

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12 Miguel Back Row: David Smith, William Shannon, Thomas Mottram, Michael Shelton, David Gadsden, Kristian Palumbo, Bradley McDonald Middle Row: Joshua Ferguson, Patrick Roberts, William Adianto, Alexandre Perron, Lachlan Williams, James Hansen, Steven Raffa Seated: Dominic Paynter, Stephen Holmes, Alexander Tyrrell, Nicholas Patane, Joshua Fletcher, Martin Ho, Jeffrian Weston Br Quentin

12 Roland Back Row: Darren Sisouw, James Khong, Lawrance Koo, Nicholas Mills, Benjamin Mackie, Lachlan McMahon, Stewart Hyslop, Julian Newington Middle Row: Lachlan Bull, Jozef Dickinson, Fabian Culican, Mitchell Lomas, Peter Tiberi, Timothy Krezel Seated: Rohan Conlon, Michael Lawson, Christopher Hennessy, Paul Harding, Stephen Badrock, Jacob Egan Ms Adrianne Harrowfield

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12 Solomon Back Row: David Bentley, Benjamin Anstey, James Mason, Christopher Squire, Joshua Attard-Dickson, Peter Kennedy, Carlos Sojo Middle Row: Luke O’Connell, Alexander Hay, Ryan Semmel, Stephen Collins, Aaron House, Seated: Markus Meyer, Patrick Youens, Ryan Hendry, Jason Sing, Blaize Bainbridge, Andrej Vodstrcil, Phillip Johnson Mr Martin Mahy

12 Vincent Back Row: Martin Chung, Liam Clifford, Ryan Noye, Christopher Gleeson, Charles Dowling, Brendan Carr, Samuel Tyrer Middle Row: Nathan Anstey, Matthew Curry, Thomas Nolan, Steven Loft, Timothy Heffernan, Daniel Liston Seated: John Le, Nikolas Michalik, Simon Banfield, Timothy Harris, Alexander Gow, Jaan Erkan, Rino Precilla Mr Graeme Lawler

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The Year 11 Social

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11 Benilde Back Row: James Marasco, Sam Fairbrother, Liam Costello, Lloyd Gallery, Nathan Roberts, Dominic Harkins, Jack Morwood Middle Row: Jesse Brown, Nathan Stewart, Simon Brown, Thomas Coultas, Steven Hogan, Samuel Pickett, Benjamin Robson Seated: Nicholas Davies, Simon Frazer, Thomas Buick, Mark Gomizel, David De Luca, Ryan Scanlan, Matthew Peterson Mr Matthew Breen

11 Dunstan Back Row: Athan Dalamagas, Anthony Hale, Alex Bressan, Mitchell Smith, Jay Stanford, Samuel Dowling, Mitchell Gilmour Middle Row: Thomas Sargeant, Christopher Shaw, Michael Keating, Callum Vass, Matthew Collins Seated: Luke Pelly, Tomasz Trojak, Adrian Hulston, John Creedon, Anthony Stabelos, Mackinley Cheng, Samuel Williams Absent: Mason Nicola Mr Luke Martin

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11 Foley Back Row: Sam Faneco, Bradley Wood, Damon Douglas, Andrew Ball, Carey Watkins, Sean Leoszko, Alexander Roberts Middle Row: Dominic Smith, Yana Myhill-Byron, Jakub Lecki, Michael Petruccelli, Rory Higgins, Paul Sansalone Seated: Patrick Monaghan, Sean Morrison, Andrew Corteling, Timothy Clinch, Fraser Paterson, Nicholas Gill, Nicholas Hooker Absent: Robert Saliba Mr Gerard Barns

11 Gehrig Back Row: Paul-John Evenden, Jake Ellis, Edward Dorian, Nicholas Weller, Kieran Davies, Patrick Suhodobnik, Mark Quamil, David Hunter Middle Row: Michael Davis, Samuel Dillon, Gerardo Sison, Christian Zuanetti, Alessandro Marino, Dominic Stephens Seated: Daniel Gordon, Michael Torrisi, Dylan Howell, Joel Pollard, Christopher Pritchard, Steven Zoumis Mrs Clare Kennedy-Curtis

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11 Hegarty Back Row: Christopher Brodie, Christopher Soumplis, Alan Stedman, Stephen Wall, Jack Saunders, Charles Herd, Eric Kydd Middle Row: Christopher Howard, James Meade, Peter Nicholls, Stephen Monteleone, Kristian Campbell-Tennant, James Esposito, Timothy McCurdy Seated: James Moloney, Patrick Paczkowski, Jacob Gotch, Adam Speirs, Jason Tiso, James Cleary, Slaven Drnda Mr Robert Hoich

11 Jerome Back Row: Simon Finlay, Christopher Merrey, Andrew Donegan, Andre Pentifallo, Christopher Hyland, Matthew Allan, Jonathan Benco Middle Row: Jamil Molinaro, Joshua Cassar, Beau Coyle, James Tolson, Lawrence Colman Seated: Paul Ryan, Kevin Walker, Daniel Conway, Michael Kann, Long Nhat Mai, John Truong, Adam Smith Absent: Benjamin Dwyer Ms Margaret McPhee

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11 Miguel Back Row: Leigh Dimitropoulos, Demian Myers, John Moore, George Santaltzis, Nicholas Parton, Jordan Adams, Andrew Campbell Middle Row: Andrew Bou-Ghosn, Christopher Koh, Daniel Reid, Thomas Baker-Lovell, Mark Nowak, Thomas Briglia Seated: Christopher Espino, Joe Maher, Luke Semmel, James Ly, Craig Rodriques, Timothy Maddocks, Brendan Chung Mr Frank Goricanec,

11 Roland Back Row: James Watson, Jeffrey D’Souza, Gerard Nolan, Corey Glenister, Joshua Junkeer, Cameron Van De Laarschot, Rocky Lomacchio Middle Row: Ravi Arora, Ashley Thomas, Michael Lane, Charles Cattermole, James Comerford Seated: Sean Irving, Joseph O’Connell, Shane Ah-Kan, Jason Fatone, Michael Gemanel, Leigh Pryor, Andrew De Mesa Absent: Anthony Newlands Ms Susan Robertson

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Back Row: Hugh Rennie, Christopher Lobo, Daniel Lawlor, Aaron McLay, Adam Kovarik, Thomas Bloom, Michael Ryan Middle Row: Luke Lally, Neil Chen, James Francis, Julian Hirst, Aidan McInerney Seated: Ron Licen, Kenny Nguyen, Minh Nguyen, William Carey, Fabian Lange, Benjamin O’Neill, Daniel Price Mr Euan Walmsley

11 Vincent Back Row: Andrew Batley, Lachlan Graf, Liam Carolan, Timothy Arbon, David Millar, Patrick Smith Middle Row: Adam Miller, Callum Richards, Peter Apostolopoulos, Alexander Phillipos, Alexander Smyth, Joel Phillips Seated: John Tsaousidis, James Nicoll, Luke Pearson, Peter Grouios, Mitchell Lyons, Christopher Bryant, David Quamil Absent: Anthony Vanzella Mr Norm Stewart,

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Year 11 2005 The year started much as l expect it to end, with Jacob Gotch at the microphone in one of our assemblies in Morgan Hall. In fact Morgan Hall has seen much of the Year 11 group this year, they of course sit studiously and in silence for study periods but there has also been much laughter and sharing of stories. Glenn Manton was the first of our guest appearances for the year, his inspirational ideas focussed around the need for ‘quality of thought’ and ‘being part of the process’ and provided the students with much food for thought as we reflected about the world beyond school.

Retreats were the next item on the agenda for Year 11’s and they proved to be a very valuable and worthwhile experience for all students involved. The opportunity to form lasting friendships in homeroom groups is a chance that many other schools don’t offer their students, and the bonds formed on these retreats can often form the basis for friendships that last well beyond the final days of Year 12. Whilst undoubtedly not a lot of sleep was had (and there were some mysterious cow stories) staff and students thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was during this term that we welcomed the talents of Scott Barlow and his band who entertained us with great music and at the same time informed us of the plight facing Aboriginal communities across Australia. I doubt however that they will again witness the talents displayed by Corto as he sang, danced and hugged his way into all our hearts.

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As the year progressed many of our students began to unlock the mystery of Unit 3 and 4 studies, as over 60 Year 11 students completed a Year 12 subject.

Much credit must go to these students for tackling such an onerous task; they have done so with distinction and great enthusiasm. It was a great recognition of the achievements of these students when Mitchell Smith, Chris Brodie, Bradley Wood, James Meade and Adam Smith received the award for academic excellence in their chosen study.

The World Youth Day contingent headed off for a whirlwind tour of Europe and regaled us with tales of marvellous places visited and awesome people met. Adrian Hulston and Sam Williams were selected to represent the College at the World Day Youth Convention and although I have serious doubts about the banana in pyjama outfits, they assure me they were great ambassadors for the school.

The pressure mounted for a social and the Year 11 Business class ably led by Ms Busk, undertook the organising of the evening. Attended by girls from schools including Star Of The Sea, OLSH, and Windsor, the social proved to be a great success and our students handled themselves with great decorum and confidence. We were also fortunate enough to be invited by OLSH to participate with them in a Christian Leadership day at Bayview Conference Centre. The workshops run by the Reach organisation and our host for the day Mark Dobson, provided not only great entertainment but also many strategies for dealing with the issues facing young people today.

The singing of our students was a wonderful thing to watch!

The sporting prowess of this year level has again proven itself to be second to none, competing only with the extraordinary variety in hair

colour (Mark’s smurf look was one to be applauded for its courage). Whilst not one of our teams actually won a grand final this year there were many moments to celebrate, my personal favourite being the assembly that recognised these achievements.

Who could forget Mr Wadley’s tales of Twinkle Toes Pentifallo in the soccer, or Mr Barns’ extraordinary recount of the year that was in ACC footy. Mr Walmsely managed the Hockey team who made the grand final only to be denied a win by a disallowed goal. Not only denying the team of bragging rights, but thankfully denying all of us having to hear about it from Fairs for the rest of the year.

The second half of the year has flown by in a blur, with a few moments offered to reflect upon why so many students need to rest in the shade of the containers on Kinnoull oval or why Anthony Hale’s sports bag was so appealing to the ‘dim-simmers’. This year level is a delightful blend of young men from all walks of life with an extraordinary variety of inter-

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Year 11 Leaders ests. This is exemplified in the way all of our students (be they the Camberwell boys, the soccer lads, the jocks, the card players, the Harvey Building court-yarders, the hackey-sackers (whose merge with the Mt Waverley boys seems to have gone smoothly) the RockEders, the Europeans and The Wanderers) can blend harmoniously when the need arises. I have been very proud of the ways in which the boys have offered unwavering support and friendship to each other over the course of the year as some of our students face incredibly difficult times.

The votes have been tallied for the leaders of 2006 and congratulations must go to all students who participated in the process. I am confident that all Year 12 students in 2006 will be a fine example for the rest of the school, be they elected leaders or not. It has been both a privilege and a pleasure to be so involved in the lives of the Year 11 students in 2005. I wish them the best of luck as they move into the final year of their schooling at De La Salle.

Mrs Sally Buick Year 11 Coordinator

Recipients Of Year 11 Study Awards Semester 1, 2005 Physical Education Christopher Brodie French Andrew Campbell Physical Education Eamonn Crellin (Year 10) Physics Kieran Davies Art DamonDouglas VCAL – Building & Construction SamuelDowling Italian Slaven Drnda VCAL - Intermediate (work-related skills) Dominic Harkins Economics Matthew Hearn (Year 10) Charles Herd Sport & Recreation Industry & Enterprise Studies Steven Hogan

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Standing: Craig Rogriguez, Gerard Nolan, Nathan Roberts, Alex Phillapos, Ming Nuen, Sally Buick, Seated: Kevin Walker, Chris Brodie, Patrick Suhodobonik, Alex Roberts, Samuel Williams, Carey Watkins

Legal Studies Christopher Howard Legal Studies Adrian Hulston Physical Education Michael Keating Visual Communication & Design Eric Kydd Daniel Lawlor English General Mathematics (Specialist) Ron Licen English Timothy Maddacks Media Studies Joe Maher Information Technology Eamon McGuire (Year 10) Mathematical Methods James Meade Business Management Christopher Pritchard Geography Timothy Slavin (Year 10) General Mathematics (Specialist) Adam Smith

Psychology Dominic Smith Accounting Max Taylor (Year 10) Texts and Traditions Michael Torrisi Religious Education (school-based) John Truong John Tsaousidis Design & Technology Studio Arts Anthony Vanzella General Mathematics (Methods) Kevin Walker Samuel Williams English English Christopher Bryant Media Studies Christopher Bryant General Mathematics (Specialist) Matthew Mitchell (Year 10) Mathematical Methods Matthew Mitchell (Year 10)

Foundation Mathematics Jack Morwood Outdoor & Environmental Studies Jack Morwood Chemistry Peter Nicholls Religious Education (school-based) Peter Nicholls Biology Michael Petruccelli English Michael Petruccelli Craig Rodriques English Economics Craig Rodriques English Sean Irving Literature Sean Irving Legal Studies Sean Irving General Mathematics (Further) Luke Pearson History Luke Pearson Music (Solo Performance) Luke Pearson

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10 Benilde Back Row: Steven Maraschiello, Dominic Meehan, Lewis Mottram, Joseph Billings, Benjamin Nugent, Luke Kowalski, Beau Hill Third Row: Steven Bourmas, Trent Francis, Matthew McCart, Nathan Guerrieri, Nicholas Lees, Sam Bennetts Second Row: Nicholas Sestak, Zac White, Mitchell Liels, Daniel Madafferi, Gerard Twomey, Jamal Marbani Seated: William Meehan, Anthony De Girolamo, Michael Nolan, Jared Foots, Michael Bugeja, George Tsaousis Mr Phil Ryan

10 Dunstan Back Row: Matthew Alderuccio, Matthew Lowe, Nicholas Brammer, Matthew O’Shea, Markos Danoudis, James Gates, Rory Murphy Third Row: Ashod Kherlopian, Stephen Frangoulis, Eamonn Crellin, Timothy Crowe, Ryan Phillips, Luke Noakes Second Row: Tyson Parker, Kieran Doohan, Matthew Coutts, Timothy Slavin, Jarrod Tuma, Michael Kanellopoulos Seated: Matthew Ducentino, Matthew Manning, Kieran Conlon, James Musster, Paul Culliver, Aaron Kneebone Mr Tim Brodrick

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10 Hegarty Back Row: Matthew Mitchell, Nathaniel Dobson, James Terrenzani, Alexander Martin, Benjamin Healy, Christopher Lee, Oliver Hagen Third Row: Tristan Balthazaar, Daniel Zacutti, Luke Donald, Benjamin Forrester, Matthew Hearn, David Bliss Second Row: John Bruce, Roger Breust, Daniel Ralph, Manuel Garginian, Angus McInnes, Nathan Stubenrauch Seated: Joshua Close, Benjamin McDonald, Stephen Premier, Tristan Hart, Sam Lielups, Max Taylor Mr Simon Hewitson

10 Jerome Back Row: Giancarlo Marino, Paul Beliga, Jarrod Menke, Andrew Errington, Nathan Correale Third Row: Simon Pintado, Joel Parianos, Nathan Davey, James Ash, David Dordevic, Matthew Wall Second Row: John Newell, Simon McInerney, Conor Foley, Timothy Chalmers, Andrew Penny, Paolo De Guzman Seated: Mark Sita, Samuel Taylor, Timothy Maya, Antonio Cafasso, Clement Tiong, Joshua Allen Absent: Thomas Johnson. Liam McGivern Ms Kath Flynn

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Year 10 Scientists Reinvent the Mousetrap!

Everyone knows that mousetraps are designed to trap mice. However, this year in Science I learnt that they can also trap chicks. As winner of The Great Mousetrap Challenge for 2005 my life has changed.

The aim of the project was to build and power a car as far as possible solely by the stored energy in the spring of a mousetrap. My mousetrap car was designed to achieve a lightweight chassis with tall gearing that would drive the vehicle for a long period of time. The chassis of the car was made of light yet sturdy balsa wood (from my sister’s dollhouse… shhh). The gearing was made up of a large rearwheel which was also made from balsa wood, and a large rod attached to the bar of the mousetrap. The axles were made from 3mm spring steel (nicked from Dad’s shed) so that they had no chance to warp or bend. Both the front and rear axles ran in homemade bushes(copper tube). The front wheels were CD’s which were also cut out using a dremel to reduce their weight. The rod attached to the mousetrap arm was stolen from an umbrella – thanks Auntie Joyce, which was crimped onto the mousetrap bar using pliers.

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set up my car on the start line and waited for the signal. The gun fired, well actually Mr Martin just shouted out “Go!”, and I released my car. My car achieved a massive two and a half laps of the gym (72m), setting a new school record and quite possibly a world record — probably not though.

Now I find that I am noticed wherever I go and I am never short of female attention. Science is a subject definitely worth studying!

Year 10 Science students (With help from Mr Luke Martin)

Computers and Information Technology De La Salle is taking significant steps to develop an ICT plan that supports student learning. A number of initiatives over the last two years have seen the development of a stable and robust Intranet that provides opportunities for teachers and students to use technology in the classroom and at home.

In 2006 the College is making a significant investment to continue the ongoing support of providing technology for its staff and students into the future.

The expansion of computing PODS will occur at year eight. PODS allow teachers to provide students with technological assets in proximity to their classroom, ensuring the relationship between the teacher, learning goals and technology can occur in the pedagogy of individual subjects.

Additional labs will be built on the Kinnoull campus allowing senior students greater opportunity to have technological tools at hand when required for class and individual learning.

In 2006 we are beginning a program to include a Data Projector and Computer in our classrooms to ensure teachers developing learning materials in a digital format have the ability to use their resources in front of their students.

The College is embarking on a program that will allow teachers to acquire computing hardware providing them with the assets required to develop and implement learning objects for their classroom.

The College is committed to the ideal of effective learning centred around the teacher and supporting them with the technology assets required to achieve the broad and diverse goals across our curriculum.

Mr Shaun Buckley.

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10 Miguel Back Row: Daniel Rodway, William Luby, Nicholas McKenna, Michael McKay, Ricky Taylor, Luke Fisher Third Row: Giuseppe Ranieri, Marvin Mullany, David Falduto, Sevag Kherlopian, Ross Wheeler Second Row: Edward Murphy, Charles De Fazio, James Noble, Callum Zakharov, Nicholas Bourmas, David Colmanet Seated: Alexander Lyell, Julian Trantino, Mitchell Moore, Shervin Willatgamuwa, Adam Dykes, David La China Mr Kieren Grafen

10 Roland Back Row: Matthew Raymond, Kelvin Rudd, Andrew Baker, William O’Brien, James O’Connell, Patrick McGrath-Campbell, Ryan Mayell Third Row: Damion Dankowski, Alexander Barker, Mitchell Waters, Adam Rickard, Marshal Newman, Johnnie Lombardo Second Row: Joshua Harris, Max Vandeligt, Matthew Rodgers, Evan Toms, Aaron Francis, Kristian Mandaran Seated: Ryan Altamura, Mark Vella, Thomas Casha, Ryan McDonough, Zachary Attard, Matthew Carland Mr Adrian O’Connor

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Dancing Class

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10 Solomon Back Row: Thomas Gallagher, Tom Curry, Benjamin Griffin, James Barnden, Joseph Ramsden, Thomas Naughtin, Luke Hennessy Third Row: Heath Browning, Scott Watson, Anthony Eid, David Collins, David West, Joshua O’Shannassy Second Row: Saady Myers, Timothy Leary, Jason Twirdy, Michael Hamblin, Trent McBride, Lachlan Oliver Seated: Stephen Bird, Arnold Omanyo, Eamon McGuire, Matthew Smith, Alexander Gattuso, Mitchell Reyment Mr David Ellul

10 Vincent Back Row: Matthew Windley, Jesse Slatter, Shane Van Every, Hayden Czwarno, William Hassall, Sean Doyle, Gregory Bartling Third Row: Tristan Williams, Peter Convery, Dominic Dowling, Simon Meade, Paul Kitchen, Adam D’Addazio Second Row: Marcel Marbani, Matthew Donaghey, Michael Kortum, Nathanial Desmond, Michael Pereira, Samuel Loader Seated: Woodrow Eke, John Mulholland, Thomas Mills, William Dillane, Michael Murray, James O’Gorman Mr Carl Kruger

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Year 10 Coordinator’s Report The Year 10 group of 2005 have undertaken a busy year. Many have made the most of the opportunities De La Salle College has to offer. For those young men, in particular, 2005 has been a challenging and rewarding year.

At the start of the year the boys were challenged to ‘Step Up’. This referred to: Taking greater responsibility, for learning, for behaviour, for attitude and for effort. Making a positive difference, in their own lives, to the Year level and in the lives of our De La Salle community. Being involved in De La Salle, in activities and events, in sport and culture, in community and academic life. Striving for improvement in all the things that we do.

For our young men, at a time of their schooling where many feel disconnected, this provided a focus for the year and criteria for measuring their progress. Most made a real effort to work by this theme.

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For many the first step was a Quickstep, Cha Cha and progressive moves with the girls from Star of the Sea. Around 50 students were involved in the dance classes and really enjoyed the experience.

The boys have competed in a wide range of ACC sports and been involved in a number of other competitions such as Lacrosse. Thanks to the staff that have given up their time to train and coach these teams. A number of Year 10 boys devoted considerable time to the Rock Eisteddfod as performers and backstage crew. Congratulations go to these students and also to those who appeared in the performance of “Breaker Morant”.

Each student has undertaken a personal development program during Homeroom periods and through the Inside-Out program run

by Stonnington Youth Services.

A number of boys also took part in student leadership seminars run by Reach and Lord Somers Camp. In Term 2 the boys also participated in RE reflection days. Thanks go to Mr Ian Smith for his organisation of these days and to Mr David Hale for his assistance and support with the PD program.

In Term 2 the students spent time out in the workplace. Work Experience remains a valuable program for young men faced with some important decisions later in the year. Those boys who invested some time

in sourcing an interesting position really enjoyed the week. The work of Trish Woodman and Sue Taylor is appreciated in the difficult task of administering work experience.

Congratulations go to the boys of 10 Solomon, who were 2005 football Lightning Premiership winners. I never had any doubt they would win, as they were superbly drilled by Mr Ellul.

At the beginning of Term 3 the boys participated in Outdoor Education camps in the Cathedral Ranges.

This challenging camp involved mountain bike riding, climbing, abseiling and the day-to-day management of the campsites. For those who stepped up, you are to be congratulated. You worked fantastically well together and thanks go to David Atkins and the Outdoor Education crew who ran these camps.

Towards the end of Term 3 the Year 10’s were involved in subject selection interviews and making their choices for next year. Some have chosen a traditional VCE program, others are leaving to take up apprenticeships, some are undertaking VET course and others VCAL. To Mr Paul Fairlie, a special thanks on behalf of myself and the many young men for whom he has been so generous with his time.

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Year 10 Leaders excellent advice and administered the subject selection process so well.

Congratulations got to Matt Hearn who was the winner of the Year 10 Public Speaking Competition. Matt also represented the College in public speaking and performed excellently.

Special thanks to the Homeroom Teachers at Year 10 who themselves have had to make some significant adjustments, and who have guided their students wonderfully. No Year Level asks more of its Homeroom teachers than Year 10. They are patient, understanding and give generously of their time. Simon Hewitson, Kieran Grafen, Kath Flynn, Phil Ryan, Carl Kruger, David Ellul, Adrian O’Connor and Tim Brodrick have been dedicated pastoral leaders to these young men and we are grateful to them.

Mr David Madigan Year 10 Coordinator

Recipients Of Year 10 Study Awards Semester 1, 2005

Science Joshua Allen Commerce Andrew Baker Religious Education Joseph Billings Antonio Cafasso English Eamonn Crellin Physical Education Religious Education Adam D’addazio Religious Education Charles De Fazio Visual Communication & Design Dominic Dowling Physical Education Andrew Errington Luke Fisher English Thomas Gallagher Commerce Physical Education Manuel Garginian History Oliver Hagen

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Technology Systems English Physical Education Mathematics Applied Robotics Media Religious Education Science Photography History Physical Education Drama Multimedia Mathematics Physical Education Italian Mathematics

Standing: A.Kneebone, J.Musster, J.Mulholland, N.Lees, T.Curry, T.Naughtin, M.Rodgers, T.Leary, W.Eke, Seated: M.McKay, T.Maya, S.Pintado, D.Rodway, T.Parker, N.Sestak, T.Francis

Tristan Hart Matthew Hearn Luke Hennessy Sevag Kherlopian Paul Kitchen Ryan McDonough Simon Mcinerney Angus Mcinnes Nicholas Mckenna Matthew Mitchell Edward Murph Rory Murphy Saady Myers Timothy Slavin Max Taylor Julian Trantino Gerard Twomey

Mathematics Physical Education English Religious Education Science Science – Mysteries English History Science Geography Indonesian Painting Religious Education English Religious Education Science

Shane Van Every Matthew Windley Zachary Attard Zachary Attard Stephen Bird Stephen Bird Steven Maraschiello Steven Maraschiello Matthew McCart Matthew McCart Tristan Balthazaar Tristan Balthazaar Tristan Balthazaar Paul Culliver Paul Culliver Paul Culliver

Italian Michael Hamblin Mathematics Michael Hamblin Physical Education Michael Hamblin Eamon McGuire Religious Education English Eamon McGuire Photography Eamon McGuire Michael Mckay Commerce Science Michael McKay Materials And Technology Michael McKay Commerce Tristan Williams Tristan Williams English Science Tristan Williams Science James O’Connell French James O’Connell James O’Connell Literature Mathematics James O’Connell

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College Staff 2005 Principal: Br Bill Firman Fsc Deputy Principal & Head Of Campus — Tiverton: Mr Peter Riordan Head Of Campus — Kinnoull: Br Adrian Watson Fsc Curriculum Coordinator: Mrs Jo Prestia Professional Development Coordinator: Mrs Christine Thompson Faith Development Coordinator: Mr Patrick Jurd School Officer: Mr Murray Enniss General Manager: Mr John Marshall Registrar: Mrs Elaine Tyrrell Student Counsellors: Mr Geoff Martin (Tiverton) Mr Paul Marshall (Kinnoull) Careers Counsellor: Ms Sue Taylor Principal’s/Deputy Principal’s Executive Assistant: Mrs Joan Ferguson Receptionist: Mrs Pat Phelan Development: Br Gabriel O’shea Alumni Officer: Mrs Genie Scott Key Learning Area Coordinators: English: (Kinnoull Campus) Mr Tim Brodrick English: (Tiverton Campus) Ms Sandra Troise Mathematics: (Kinnoull Campus)Mr Frank Goricanec (Tiverton Campus) Ms Dianne Byers Religious Education: Mr Ian Smith Science: Mr Peppe Di Ciccio Technology: Mr Keith Hoy Learning Technologies Coordinator Mr Shaun Buckley Studies of Society & Environment Humanities: Mr Chris Fleming Studies of Society & Environment Business: Ms Kylie Busk The Arts: Mr David Happ Languages Other Than English: Mr Thierry Moran Health & Physical Education: Mr Peter Crellin Director of Sport: Mr Phillip Murton College Librarian: Ms Susan Jost

Key Learning Area Assistants: Science: Ms Adrianne Harrowfield Technology: Mr Tony Havelock Religious Education: (Year 11) Mr Philip Ryan Studies of Society & Environment (Humanities) Ms Joanne Graham Visual Arts: Ms Monica Costa Performing Arts: (Music) Ms Adrienne Moran Outdoor Education Coordinator: Mr David Atkins MMEC Coordinator: Mr Damon Jacobs Personal Development Coordinator: Mr David Hale College Timetabler: Mr Kevin Hunter KINNOULL CAMPUS: Head of Campus: Br Adrian Watson FSC Year 12 Coordinator: Mr Richard Komiazyk Year 11 Coordinator: Ms Sally Buick Year 10 Coordin ator: Mr David Madigan VCE Coordinator/VASS Administrator: Mr Peter Forehan VET/VCAL Coordinator: Mr Paul Fairlie College Leaders: Mr Matthew Breen Daily Organiser: Mr Doug Esler HOMEROOM GROUPS FOR YEAR 10 Benilde Mr Philip Ryan Dunstan Mr Tim Brodrick Hegarty Mr Simon Hewitson Jerome Ms Kathleen Flynn Miguel Mr Kieran Grafen Roland Mr Adrian O’Connor Solomon Mr David Ellul Vincent Mr Carl Kruger HOMEROOM GROUPS FOR YEAR 11 Benilde Mr Matthew Breen Dunstan Mr Luke Martin Foley Mr Gerard Barns Gehrig Ms Clare Kennedy-Curtis Hegarty Mr Rob Hoich Jerome Ms Margaret McPhee

Miguel Mr Frank Goricanec Roland Ms Susan Robertson Solomon Mr Euan Walmsley Vincent Mr Norman Stewart HOMEROOM GROUPS FOR YEAR 12 Benilde Br Denis Loft, FSC Dunstan Mrs Jennifer Henderson Foley Ms Glenda Daley Gehrig Ms Kylie Busk Hegarty Mr Paul Maxted Jerome Mr Stuart Harrison Miguel Br Quentin O’Halloran, FSC Roland Ms Adrianne Harrowfield Solomon Mr Martin Mahy Vincent Mr Graeme Lawler Mr Brian Hayes, Mr Adrian Matarazzo, Mr Michael Naughton, Mrs Christine Thompson, Ms Di Walsh, Ms Sandra Venneri TIVERTON CAMPUS: Head of Campus: Mr Peter Riordan Daily Organizer: Mr John Caldwell Coordinators: Primary: Mr Brett Wadley Year 7: Mr Chris Martin Year 8: Mr Tim Ford Year 9: Mr Peter Harte HOMEROOM GROUPS FOR YEARS 4 - 9 Year 4: Mr Terry Atkins Year 5: Mr Tim Curran Year 6: Mr Brett Wadley YEAR 7 HOMEROOMS Benilde Mrs Carmel Dwyer Dunstan Miss Karen Harding Hegarty Ms Dianne Byers Jerome Mr Andrew Wozencroft Miguel Mr Shaun Buckley Roland Mr David Hale Solomon Ms Ami Surkitt Vincent Mr Larry Evans

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YEAR 8 HOMEROOMS Benilde Mr Jonathan Edgar Dunstan Mr David Happ Hegarty Mr Phillip Murton Jerome Ms Bernice Manuell Miguel Ms Joanne Graham Roland Mr Ian Oliver Solomon Br Gerald Barrett FSC Vincent Mr Bryan Smith YEAR 9 HOMEROOMS Benilde Mr Peppe Di Ciccio Dunstan Ms Sandra Troise Hegarty Mr Chris Danckert Jerome Mr Ian Smith Miguel Ms Kerry Martin Roland Miss Carmel D’Andrea Solomon Mr Shane Slavin Vincent Mr Chris Fleming Mrs Patsy Amaradasa, Mr Henry Corcoran, Ms Marisa Di Giacomo,Mr Paul Fegan, Mrs Rachele Furnari, Mr Kevin Hunter, Ms Kath Marino, Mrs Ruth Hunter, Ms Kate O’Meara, Ms Belinda Russell, Mrs Liliana Russo, Mr Shane Mackintosh, Mr Charles Thompson, Ms Monika Narula The Arts Mr David Happ (Coordinator) Ms Monica Costa Mr Jonathan Hewett Ms Marceline Van Rennes Mrs Mary Finn Ms Cindy Frost Ms Jo Prestia Ms Adrienne Moran Technology Mr Keith Hoy (Coordinator) Mr Michael Bazeley Mr Tony Havelock

Mary MacKillop Enhancement Centre Mr Damon Jacobs (Co-ordinator) Mrs Mary Thomas Mrs Karen Tillotson Ms nicole Flynn-Jones Mrs Jacinta Ryan Mrs Eve McLellan Mrs Maria Zanelli Laboratory Manager: Mrs Jill Edwards Laboratory Technician: Mrs Danka Orlowski Library Staff Ms Susan Jost (College Librarian) Mrs Clare Kennedy-Curtis Miss Leanne Ickeringill Miss Pauline Mulholland (Audio-Visual) Mrs Betty Rudin Mrs Jennifer Jackson Mr David Ferguson Ms Nicole Humphrey Outdoor Education Mr David Atkins (Coordinator) Mr Simon Finnigan Mr Dominic Farrell (Assistant) Mr Timothy Sim (Assistant) Sport Mr Phillip Murton (Director of Sport) Mr Ken Stokes (Sport Assistant -Tiverton) Mr Michael Naughton (Sport Assistant. - Kinnoull) Physical Education Mr Peter Crellin (Coordinator) Mr Tim Ford Mr Michael Ryan Mr Peter Harte Mr Gerard Jackson Mr David Clark Recreation Officers Mr Nicholas Roberts (AFL Trainee) Mr Ben Woodland (AFL Trainee)

Instrumental & Visiting Music Teachers: Messrs Simon Chiodo, Evan Harris, Nicholas Lam, Tom Lee, Peter O’Reilly, Jane Robertson, Mark Skillington, Daniel West, Edward York, Val Railey, Ms Penny Karahalios, Ms Erin McNamara, Mrs Catherine King, Mrs Rita Shallies, Ms Kelly Williams ADMINISTRATION: Computer Systems Manager: Mr Alan Barnard Payroll Officer: Ms Donna Yorgey Accounts Officer: Ms Ellenor Harris Tiverton Campus: Mrs Maria Giacomantonio, Mrs Mary McLellan, Mrs Pat Phelan Kinnoull Campus: Mrs Joy Bew (Campus Secretary), Mrs Sandra Glazebrook, Mrs Anne Lawler Attendance Officer: Br Gabriel O’Shea FSC (Tiverton), Br Hilary Walsh FSC (Kinnoull) Computer Technician: Mr Peter Whittenbury Community Coordinator : Mrs Trish Woodman Maintenance: Messrs Rob Oldershaw, Clinton Harris & Steven Broughill Cleaners: Messrs Barry Rydar & Julian Rydar Sharing the Mission Volunteer: Ben Shore From the Editor I would like to thank all who contributed to Blue and Gold 2005. When I survey the pages I am always impressed by the boundless energy of the boys and the commitment of those who teach them. A special thanks to Br Quentin, Murray Enniss, Peter Riordan, Kerry Martin, Ian Oliver, the Outdoor Education team, and Br Bill, whose fine photographs inspired many a page in this production.

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Tiverton Staff

Top Row: Br Gerry Barrett, Nick Roberts, Shane Mackintosh, Chris Danckert, Jon Edgar, Tim Ford, Karen Harding, Brian Woodland, Michael Ryan Row 4: Kevin Hunter, Phil Murton, Damon Jacobs, Brett Wadley, Eve McLellan, Marcelline Van Rennes, David Atkins, Terry Atkins, Shaun Buckley, Dianne Byers, Row:3: Peppe di Ciccio, Peter Harte, Thierry Moran, Shane Slavin, D Farrell, Timothy Sim, Andrew Wozencroft, Larry Evans, Geoff Martin, David Clark, Cindy Frost, Row 2: David Happ, Joanne Graham, Henry Corcoran, Ian Oliver, Ken Stokes, Simon Finnigan, Michael Bazely, Keith Hoy, Kate O’Meara, Adrienne Moran, Row 1: Br Gabriel O’Shea, Murray Enniss, Charles Thompson, Carmel D’Andrea, Susan Jost, Kerry Martin, Chris Fleming, Sandra Troise, Carmel Dwyer, Jonathan Hewett, Chris Martin, Jo Prestia, John Caldwell Seated: Leanne Ickeringill, Rachele Furnari, Ruth Hunter, Mary Thomas, Ami Surkitt, Peter Riordan, Br Bill Firman, Bernice Manuell, Jacinta Ryan, Pauline Mulholland, Karen Tillotson, Patsy Amaradasa, Betty Rudin 100

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Kinnoull Staff

Row 3: Norman Stewart, Peter Forehan, Euan Walmsley, Michael Naughton, Brother Denis Loft, Patrick Jurd, Graeme Lawler, Frank Goricanec, Timothy Brodrick, Martin Mahy, Douglas Esler, Matthew Breen Row 2: Stuart Harrison, Philip Ryan, Anthony Havelock, Jennifer Henderson, Robert Hoich, Kieran Grafen, Margaret McPhee, Paul Marshall, David Ellul, Adrian O’Connor, Luke Martin, Jill Edwards, Diane Walsh, Carl Kruger, Brother Hilary Walsh Row 1: Nicole Humphrey, Adrienne Harrowfield, Jennifer Jackson, Kylie Busk, Clare Kennedy-Curtis, Adrian Matarazzo, Paul Maxted, Sandra Venneri, Susan Robertson, Glenda Daley, Suzanne Taylor, Kathleen Flynn Seated: Monica Costa, Simon Hewitson, Richard Komiazyk, Sally Buick, Peter Riordan, Brother Bill Firman, Brother Adrian Watson, Brother Quentin O’Halloran, David Madigan, Paul Fairlie, Christine Thompson 101

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Administration Staff

Maintenance Staff

Clinton Harris, Steven Broughill and Robert Oldershaw esq.

Recreation Officers

Standing: Br Gabriel O'Shea, Peter Riordan, Genie Scott, Anne Lawler, Trish Woodman, Joan Ferguson, Br Bill Firman, John Marshall Seated: Sandra Glazebrook, Donna Yorgey, Mary McLellan, Elaine Tyrrell, Pat Phelan, Joy Bew, Maria Giacomantonio Absent: Mrs Ellenor Harris Ben Woodland and Nick Roberts

Canteen Staff

Kris Bebbibngton, Kerry Thomas-Roscrow and Bruce Trappett

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Outdoor Education Staff

Simon Finnigan, Domonic Farrell and David Atkins

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Mary MacKillop Learning Enhancement Centre In 2005, the focus of the Mary MacKillop Learning Enhancement Centre [MMEC] has been on Integration and Special Needs Students.

This year the MMEC team members includes Integration – aides: Mrs Karen Tillotson (Mrs T), Mrs Eve Mc Lellan, Mrs Mary Thomas (Scully), Mr Ben Shore and Clare Needham. Our teaching staff includes: Mrs Jacinta Ryan, Mrs Maria Zanelli and Mrs Nicole Flynn-Jones. Each member endeavours to work with students, parents and College staff in looking after the individual educational needs of this diverse range of students as well as developing and implementing programs that reflect these needs.

Intrinsic to the work of the MMEC is the support of parents. Regular Program Support Meetings [PSG’s] with students, parents and College staff help to discuss academic programming and other on-going issues to ensure that College life is as fulfilling and supportive as possible.

Foremost in the work the MMEC attend to, is the individual and small group support for students who have been identified as requiring assistance in classrooms, study periods and before school. In 2005, the MMEC programming witnessed the introduction of the Year 7 Literacy Support Group classes to complement Jacinta’s work in the Year 8 Literacy Support Group. In 2006, we will be expanding the Literacy Support Group classes to support Year 9 and 10 students.

MMEC staff work with students across all year levels including primary classes, in particular with students who exhibit severe language, intellectual or emotional needs. They also liaise with staff and support students who require individual and small group work.

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Mrs Mary Thomas, Mrs Karen Tillotson, Ms Clare Needham, Mr Damon Jacobs, Mrs Nicole Flynn-Jones, Mrs Jacinta Ryan and Mrs Maria Zanelli Absent: Mrs Eve McLellan and Mr Ben Shore

Again, the Mary Mc Killop Learning Enhancement Centre staff have attended Year 4 & 7 Entrance Test mornings, spoken at Year level information nights, Year 7 school transition meetings, attended Catholic Education Office student support network meetings, Student Services Conference 2005 and various other professional development opportunities to further develop their skills and knowledge in these areas.

An integral part of the work done through the MMEC is the belief that all students can be successful when outcomes set are based upon realistic and achievable goals. This certainly is inspired by our patron Blessed Mother Mary MacKillop in her work for those who were less able to look after themselves. The words of Mary MacKillop echo the attitude and reflect

commitment of the MMEC staff : “We must teach more by example than by word” (Mary MacKillop — 1867).

Finally, thanks to the De La Salle College community, especially Headmaster, Brother Bill Firman, Deputy Headmaster Mr Peter Riordan and Kinnoull Campus Head, Brother Adrian Watson, level coordinators and all staff for their support and encouragement throughout 2005. I wish to thank Karen, Eve, Mary, Jacinta, Maria, Clare and Nicole for their work ethic, professionalism and care for the students at De La Salle College.

Mr Damon Jacobs Coordinator

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Canberra Study Tour The four-day study tour to our nation’s capital in March was an integral part of the Year 12 Legal Studies and Political Studies students’ academic year. Our itinerary was packed with visits to key institutions and places of interest that enhanced the students’ knowledge and understanding of how our legal and political systems operate, and more importantly, their role within them.

Our visit to Old Parliament House gave the boys an insight into the historical development of our Federal Parliament. Sitting in the chamber and re-enacting key events that have shaped our parliament, helped everyone appreciate the uniqueness of the Australian legislature. The opportunity to play “dress ups”, brought out the would-be actors within the group.

The contrast with the ‘new’ Parliament House on Capital Hill prompted many discussions about security, expense and just how fit and geographically savvy the politicians are/should be, to manoeuvre the kilometres of corridors. We were particularly fortunate to be able to meet privately with Mr Peter Costello, Member for Higgins, Mr Simon Crean, Member for Hotham, Mr Daryl Melham, Member for Banks, (a De La Old Boy from Benilde High School, Bankstown) and Mrs Anne Corcoran, Member for Isaacs. Our “questions without notice”, relating to topics such as, leadership aspirations, party politics, the role of the Senate, the challenges of being in Opposition and “life” in Canberra, did not seem to faze our panel of pollies.

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Exploring the Australian War Memorial gave students the chance to reflect on Australia’s involvement in conflicts, pay their respects in the Hall of Memory and at the Roll of Honour, and be mesmerised by the light and sound displays in ANZAC Hall.

Visiting the High Court of Australia, helped make sense of the significance of our Constitution and our judicial system.

To cap off our hectic schedule, we were able to test ourselves against the achievements of Australia’s elite athletes at the Australian Institute of Sport, then return home more enlightened citizens.

Ms Sandra Venneri VCE Legal Studies Teacher

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Mackinley Cheng

Art James Barden

Jack Noble

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Oliver Hagen

Ned Murphy

Ben Gray

Matthew Collins

Sam Heatley

11 Bronze Casting

Art

Damon Douglas

Chris Shaw

Alessandro Marino

Matthew Hocking Ben Farrell Michael Geaney

Jack Noble

Zachary Dickinson

Steven Tomadin

Nathan Mufale

Mackinley Cheng

Alan Steadman

Michael Keating

Eric Kydd

Eric Kydd Adam Cox

Adam Cox

Mitchell Lyons

Matthew Collins

Aaron House

Michael Kann

Chris Shaw

Michael Mahle

Jamil Molinaro

Aaron House

Visual Communication and Design Tim Stewart

Sam Williams James Toniolo

John Le Matthew Nagy

Konrad Korzen

Breaker Morant was an obvious choice to direct with students from Years 12 and 10 as the play is currently being studied by all Year 12 English students.

The students have enthusiastically committed themselves to after-school, holiday and weekend rehearsals. There have been two unforgettable moments throughout the rehearsal process. One involved the visit of the three Army reserves who taught the boys how to march, stand, stand easy, sit, hold a gun and salute superior officers. The other highlight occurred when the cast first donned their costumes. ‘Puttees’ and ‘bandoliers’ were no longer unfamiliar words — they now had meaning.

The cast was very fortunate to have two past students as cast members, Daniele Giovannoni and Tom McLean who, along with the Year 12’s, were wonderful mentors for the Year 10’s.

Brother Denis Loft’s characterisation was an excellent casting choice and the cast will forever smile as they remember his utterance of the word “poppycock”.

Stagecraft is a crucial component of any play and Bryan Smith’s technical expertise and operation of the lights was truly outstanding. Mr David Happ and Mr Michael Bazely’s assistance with the set was appreciated.

The cast is to be congratulated for their endeavours in undertaking a difficult play. Lastly, on behalf of the cast I would like to thank Brother Bill Firman for his support of the Arts and his recognition that it is an important part of the College.

Ms Margaret McPhee

BREAKER MORANT

S T U D I O A R T S

Mitchell Belden Michael Geaney Alessandro Marino

Steven Holmes

Patrick Youens

Alex Gow

Tim Stewart

Anthony Lolicato

Ben Tankey

James Moor-Bird

Dean Noble

Music

The Music Camp

Phillip Island Adventure Resort hosted 65 of De La Salle’s finest musicians for a three day music camp in July. Students were invited to attend based on their commitment to ‘before school’ ensemble rehearsals throughout the year. Jazz Band, Concert Band, String Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble and Flute Ensemble made productive use of the opportunity to consolidate skills. The focus of this year’s camp was to perform as a unit rather than many musicians playing at the same time! It was a pleasure to watch this evolve over the short period away. All staff worked extremely hard to tutor students individually outside scheduled sessions in order to refine the overall sound. Students also enjoyed the Songwriting Workshop facilitated by Cindy Frost. We have many

budding songwriters keen to develop this within the curriculum offered in Year 9 and 10.

Many parents in attendance at the Annual Music Evening in August commented on the sense of unity each ensemble displayed while performing. I would like to thank the following staff for leading the students and achieving this goal: Mr Simon Chiodo — Band Director, Miss Penny Karahalios — Sax/Clarinet, Miss Kelly Williams — Flute, Mr Val Railey — Strings, Mr Nic Lam — Guitar, Mr Mark Skillington — Brass and Miss Cindy Frost — Vocals.

Another highlight was the inclusion of students involved in our co-production with Sacre Coeur — “Anything Goes”. Students used their time on camp to perfect scripts and solo singing.

Ms Adrienne Moran Director Of Music.

Saxophone Ensemble

James Russo, Markos Danoudis, Eamon McGuire Seated: Jack Murray, Rhys Jones

Concert Band

Vocal Ensemble

Back Row: Tristan Williams, Ben Hausler, Markos Danoudis, Chris Windley, Woody Eke Middle Row: Owen Luby, Chris Stubenrauch, Paul Culliver, Eamon McGuire, Jack Murray, Luke McShane, John Cooper, Saady Meyers Front Row: Rhys Jones, Nick Bolt, Darcey O’Kane, Alex Holden, Simon Lam, Nathan Stubenrauch, Jarrod Tuma

Back Row: Jack Murray, Kristiaan Griffin, Alastair Moroney, Chris Kaul, Antonio Cafasso Middle Row: Cindy Frost (teacher), Harry Irvine, Luke McShane, David Windley, Simon Windley, Micheal Bohan Front Row: Hayden McKertish, Paul Pritchard, Xavier Pritchard, Marcus Topp

String Ensemble

Jazz Band

Back Row: Peter Gourgolis, Domonic Baker, Joshua Tyrer, Joe Phillipos Middle Row: Alejandro Silva, Kevin Nguyen, Fraser Nelson Seated: Marcus Topp, Andrew Rappos, Xavier Pritchard, Alex Stott

Back Row: Paul Culliver, Janes Russo, Alastair Moroney, Woody Eke Middle Row: Tristan Williams, Markos Danoudis, Eamon McGuire, Will Luby Front Row: Declan Freeman, Darcey O’Kane, Simon Lam, Jack Murray, Luke McShane

Technology

Design and Technology

Technology has grown over the past years with the inclusion of VET Building and Construction and VET Electrotechnology in 2006. These courses will provide the student body more vocational choices that will prepare them for the world of work.

Br Bill has allocated a substantial amount of money to develop a new Technology wing on the senior campus.

This will cater for the strong demand for VET/VCAL programs on offer to senior students. This year as a faculty we have witnessed our best overall results in senior VCE Materials and Design. The high standard of folios and production outcomes are a credit to Mr Tony Havelock.

Tony has nurtured this particular group of students from Year 10. He has encouraged them to take risks, to develop outstanding solutions to design problems.

The images and overall quality shown by senior projects on these pages do not do justice to the skills and expertise demonstrated by Tony’s Year 12 group. Tony Havelock is to retire next year after a long association with the college. Tony was given the task of setting up a technology program 18 years ago and has developed and maintained the current workshops to such a high standard that visiting teachers marvel at the level of equipment and functionality of the technology wing. Tony, we as a faculty will miss you. We thank you for your dedication in providing quality technology programs and facilities for all students who have passed through the center, past and present.

Mr Keith Hoy

Year 9 Animation Animation is now in its second year at De La Salle and students have produced 32 stop-motion animated short films along the way. In mid-November of this year the first ‘film night’ was held to showcase the high standard achieved by Year 9 animation students. Students experience the entire film-making process, coming up with initial scripts, story boards, set building and, finally, the shooting of their films.

A number of the groups have been able to create films of up to three minutes of animated film. This is quite an achievement due to very tight time lines involved in project work. Animation draws heavily on areas such as English in the development of ideas and writing of scripts, and many of the skills developed in Technology are put into practice along the way.

VCAL Building and Construction

In 2005 a new course was introduced to De La Salle — Building and Construction, which is part of the VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) study program, which prepares students for apprenticeships in the building industry. Mr Chris Danckert introduced the new subjects to students at levels 11 and 12. The students are trained in skills needed in the building industry.

A number of students have the opportunity to work in industry whilst still completing a study program at De La Salle. The new area of study has already provided opportunities for students to take up apprenticeships in the building industry.

Mr Michael Bazeley

Languages Other Than English New Caledonia This year, a group of our French students between the ages of 14 to 18 took part in a language study tour to New Caledonia. The aim of this initiative by the Language KLA was to allow our students to experience all the implications associated with the learning of the language in a real situation. The success of this tour can be measured by the following responses.

After many meetings, two travel agents and a lost passport, the French language trip was finally underway.

Ten students from Year Levels 8 to 12 flew to New Caledonia for a week-long experience of the French way of life.

We touched down on the tropical island and drove to the hotel with four other girls schools. De La Salle was the only boys school (which was a highlight of our trip!).

For the majority of the time we stayed in home stays with French speaking families in pairs. We spoke French to our families and locals and absorbed the French culture. This was difficult at times but we all overcame any language barriers. On three of the mornings we

took part in lessons at a French school near the city. This was very challenging for some but proved invaluable for our learning.

On the Saturday we caught the boat to Amedee Island, a tiny tropical paradise 45 minutes from the central island.

We couldn’t have asked for better weather on the day.

The island was a tourist hot-spot surrounded by a coral reef. A lighthouse towered over the small beach and all the boys climbed it. A glass boat took tourists out onto the reef to view the sealife below and snorkel with the fishes and a sharks. At lunch tribal dancing was performed by the islanders. People from the audience were chosen to dance with the girls, which was very amusing.

For many the day was the highlight of the trip, as it was an invaluable opportunity to experience the culture of the natives.

During many of the afternoons the boys went shopping at the market and in the town centre and bought many Caledonian souvenirs. This was a great chance to improve our French and to provide humour for the locals.

We were disappointed to leave but happy to see our families after a week abroad.

The trip was a fantastic experience for everyone.

Sam Loader and Gerard Twomey

Il Pranzo The Italian luncheon for Year 8s this year was an exciting and interesting experience because we got to really look and taste Italian food that was different to the regular spaghetti and pizza.

Our lunch included a ciabata roll with meat and salad fillings, an Italian fizzy drink, pizzelle, which we made ourselves and a gelato. Before the day we made placemats which were laminated and the PAC was decorated with round tables and red, green and white napkins.

We also played games like Tombola (bingo), and had a fun quiz, and crossword puzzle to complete while we waited to be called into the kitchen to mix and cook up pizzelle with Mrs Furnari. (Luke) Here are some comments from the boys at the luncheon: “Italians eat their food sitting down and make a big deal of it. I even skip lunch sometimes.” (Stefan) “I enjoyed playing Tombola and the fizzy drink, because I won tombola and got some Italian lollies and the drink was delicious!” (Giacomo)

Geography “Usually I just have a vegemite sandwich, they (Italians) go to great detail and make it very enjoyable and nice. All in all the day was a huge success!”

(Xavier 8H) “The luncheon was a great experience to discover the Italian culture and their foods. Molto buono!”

(Simos) “The luncheon was brilliant. Very unique smells filled the PAC. We had a good time eating and chatting in Italian.” (Victor) So how is an Italian luncheon different Michael? It’s bigger!!!

Ms Jo Prestia

In the past twelve months we have witnessed a series of natural disasters which have caused great loss of life and damage to human and natural environments. It all began with the massive earthquake and resultant tsunami which struck South-east Asia in December 2004. Since then we have seen Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastate New Orleans and the coastline of Louisiana and Texas, the powerful earthquakes which occurred in northern Sumatra

and northern Pakistan, severe drought in Malawi and major flooding in Europe and South America.

The impact of these phenomena on human life is devastating and a study of one or all of these events reveals the awesome power of our natural environment. It is sobering to think that humans can do little to prevent the occurrence of natural disasters, but we can study them in order to try to understand their

causes and how their impact on human life can be minimised.

Students undertaking geographical studies at De La Salle have an excellent opportunity to learn about these monumental events. In Years 7-10 students study the atmosphere, weather and climate, and natural disasters. In Year 11 the V.C.E. geographers study, amongst other topics, coastlines and the role of oceans in affecting human activity along the coast, and climate change and how it might affect, for instance, the occurrence of tropical cyclones. In Year 12, the V.C.E. geographers study plate tectonics, its links to earthquakes and how people respond to earthquakes, and global water issues including the cause and impact of water shortages, such as droughts.

We must also remember that people are capable of inflicting great change on our natural environment, not always for the good. Studies of land degradation and deforestation help us to understand the need for people to act as careful custodians of the environment.

Geography offers much for students to study about our natural and built environments. It is an integral component of our curriculum. The variety of themes, many of them dramatic and imposing in scale, make it an exciting subject for all who undertake it.

Mr Doug Esler

ACC Athletics

Year 7/8 Athletics

Back Row: S.Roberts, L.O’Connell, A.Lombardo, D.White, A.Brown, R.Harris Middle Row: Mr P.Murton, S.Barnsley, X.Murphy, L.Simpson, H.Rix, K.McInery, N.Hogan Seated: H.Nicholson, S.Stamus, D.Stow, M.Higginbotham, A.Forato, N.Hyland, W.Kennish

Year 9/10 Athletics

Back Row: M.Kanellopoulos, M.McCart, J.Barnden, B.Griffin, J.O’ Connell, B.Hill Row 3: L.Williams, J.Harris, T.Leary, L.Oliver, M.Raymond, M.Rodgers, D.Murphy, J.MacDonald Row 2: D.Giorgini, A.Kanellopoulos, B.Farrell, S.Griffon, S.Hillier, C.Windley, M.Collins, T.Donaghey, J.Mannix, Mr.G Barns Seated: C.Watts, S.Howieson, D.Dordevic, J.Musster, L.Fisher, S.McInerney, D.Hale

The De La Salle ACC Athletics Team again battled it out against the other ACC schools for the coveted ACC Athletics Shield. The boys had been put through a solid campaign of training and lead-up carnivals under the watchful eye of Coordinator Mr Jon Edgar and coaches Messers Ford, Slavin, Mackintosh, C. Martin, Wozencroft, Barns and Miss Harding. While we were optimistic about our chances, both Salesian and St Bernard’s had proved very strong in athletics for the past two years and it would take an almighty effort to topple them. The day saw all boys represent the College with distinction and produce some fine individual performances. Some of these include.

James Barnden winning the Under 16 400m and running an amazing final leg in the open 4x400m relay.

Josh Harris missing out on an ACC record by a whisker in winning the Under 16 Hurdles.

Athletics stalwart Tim Stewart winning the senior triple jump Dean White winning the Under 14 High Jump Adrian Papamilitiadies’ new school record in the Under 14 Shot Put Ben Farrell wining both the Under 15 Discus and Shot Put. James O’Connell courageously competing with a broken arm.

Chris Lee competing in 6 events on the day, and Captain Jono Matthews efforts in winning the 800 and 1500m open double. In the end the battle for third was closely contested by ourselves, Mazenod and St Bede’s. Unfortunately we had to be content with finishing 5th, with only a few points separating all three teams. All boys should be proud of their efforts and the spirit in which they competed.

Back Row: J.Stanford, S.Scanlon, A.Hale, D.Millar, N.Roberts, J.Morwood, D.Lawlor, S.Pickett Special mention must go to all boys who trained with the squad in the lead-up to Middle Row: Mr J.Edgar, S.Willams, A.Cox, L.Bull, P.Suhodobnik, D.Griffin, J.Hansen, C.Brodie, M.Lawson, the carnival and to the coaches who gave of their time before and after school.

T.Davidson, Mr Phil Murton Seated: M.Gomizel, S.Dillon, S.Hislop, K.Walker, J.Matthew, S.Brown, A.Tyrell, A.Phillipos, R.Noye

Senior Athletics

Weightlifting

Year 9 Tennis

Back Row: S.Renshaw, K.Davies, M.Nayna, C.Merrey, M.Torissi, Middle Row: Mr D.Hale, Mr K.Stokes, S.Francazio, C.Barry-Murphy, J.Hubbard, C.Munday, R.Bou Ghosh, Mr A.Dove Seated: J.Brammer, V.Musco, S.O’Connell, M.Peterson, P.Gill, V.Megher, A.Formica

The De La Salle Weightlifting Team has been growing from strength to strength. The participation of boys from all year levels has been encouraging and anyone interested in taking part are more than welcome. This year for the first time we introduced two teams instead of one to compete in all competitions due to the greater number of participants.

De La Salle hosted the Sport and Recreation Cup in our College gymnasium, and it was a huge success. All boys lifted extremely well and the teams were only pipped at the post by 4 points — Mt Lilydale 93 to De La Salle 89.

De La Salle won both of the remaining competitions — the School League Competition and the Victorian School Championships

Standing: L.Williams, J.Tyrer, M.Henriques, Mr M.Ryan (Coach) .

Seated: J.Storai, K.Grant, D.Murphy.

Year 10 Tennis

I would like to acknowledge the leadership of both Senior Captain, Chris Merry, and Junior Captain, Simon Francazio. I would also like to thank all teachers involved in training and coaching our team, in particular Mr David Hale and Mr Phillip Murton, and especially Mr Anthony Dove for his coaching prowess and willingness to spend time with the boys.

Mr Kenneth Stokes Weightlifting Coordinator

Awards for 2005

Best Lifter Most Improved Coach’s Award Most Consistent Lifter

Steve McConnell Simon Francazio Jack Hubbard Callum Barry-Murphy

Mr D.Jacobs, L.Fisher, M.Hamblin, S.Bourmas, E.Crellin Seated: W.Dillane, D.Madafferi, M.Nolan, A.Dykes, W.Ekev 122

ACC Swimming The De La Salle Championship night held at the Prahran Pool has become a significant fixture in the preparation of our swimmers for the ACC Championships which are held in February at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. The 2005 Squad has been the strongest De La Salle has produced for many years and the College’s second placing was a credit to all swimmers, many of whom produced personal best performances.

The U/13 age group finished winners, which bodes well for future years, and I look forward to a great effort from the boys to help set De La on its way to an even more successful campaign in 2006.

The overall results were: 1st Whitefriars Donvale 540 points, 2nd De La Salle 508 points, 3rd St Bernards 500 points and 4th St Bedes 476 points.

A special mention for Nathanial Edwards (Mark Edward’s son) for winning the Grade 4 Best Swimmer title and special thanks to Stewart Nicoll (1973) for his untiring support of the squad over the past years.

Grade 4 — Nat Edwards/ Isaac Moulton Grade 5 — Alex Stott Grade 6 — Jake Williams Under 13 — Lachlan Shearer Under 14 — Haimish Rix Under 15 — Simon Meade Under 16 — Oliver Hagen Under 17 — Demian Myers Senior — Steven Collins Mark Edwards Memorial Swimmer of the Meet

— Simon Meade Old Collegians Invitational Winner — Leigh Sherman Mr Gerard Jackson

Back Row: O.Hagen, S.Collins (capt.), T.Curry, N.Davey, B.Carr, D.Meyers, T.Coults, S.Lowe, J.Muling, W.Hassall Row 3: M.Deluca, J.Pollard, J.Soupione, O.Holmes, C.Windley, A.Deluca, Z.Dickinson, S.McGlade, D.Liston (capt.), T.Donaghy, S.Meade Row 2: J.Cooper, L.Shearer, J.Nicoll, C.Kildaris, D.Murphy, S.Myers, M.Chai, S.Ak-han, J.Ledelfa, B.Ellul, Mr.G.Jackson Seated: J.Rodgers, R.Ellis, T.Howard, M.Sarpi, J.Chaplin, B.Frickie, S.Stamos, T.Brunskill, J.Taylor

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1st Cricket XI

2nd Cricket XI

Back Row: J.Dickinson, A.Holston, S.Roberts, S.Brown Middle Row: T.Bloom, D.Quamil, A.Hale, M.Quamil, A.Hulston, Mr G.Barns Seated: B.Shipperd, M.Curry, T.McKenna, P.Roberts, S.Scanlan, C.Sullivan

Standing: Mr E.Walmsley, S.Brown, S.Fairbrother, T.Arbon, N.Higgins, M.Curry, N.Harris Seated: N.Gill, D.Quamil, D.Paynter, (capt.), P.Youens (capt.), A.Tyrrell, D.Hale

First Xl Cricket Many people say that cricket is a test of character.

Gideon Haigh believes that the game may tend to both curtail and evince our tendencies to vanity and self-pity. Though the First Xl did not win a game this year the players handled themsleves with great dignity. They offered respect for their opponents and tried hard.

In three games the team was very competitive; in the other games players would agree that we did not play to our potential. Over the season, few players reached near their potential. The co-captains, Pat Youens and Dom Paynter set high standards of both behaviour and attitude.

Sixteen players were given a chance during the season, and four Year 11 players showed that they should provide a strong backbone for the team next year: Nick Gill in his free flowing batting, Tim Arbon

as a tight off-spinner and competent batsman, Sam Fairbrother was a strong driver of the new ball and bowled well in short spells and David Quamil as both wicket keeper and pugnacious batsman.

Our greatest problem was shot selection: after being tied down, our batsmen tended to choose the wrong shot or the wrong ball to play a lavish shot. At times we were unlucky with narrow runouts, with opposition fielders taking difficult catches.

On a wet pitch, Whitefriar’s reached 9 for 78 and De La Salle was all out for 77, when James Crowe was narrowly run out. Sam Fairbrother took 3 for 9 and Nick Gill scored a lusty 40. At St Bede’s we scored 9 for 184, with Dom Paynter reaching 71 and Nick Gill 38 but St Bede’s slashed 3 for 188. Perhaps the most embarrassing game was against Salesian when we scored only 55 against an accurate medium pace attack. Salesian reached 1 for 57 comfortably.

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Against St Bernard’s the game finished with only a few balls left. De La Salle reached 7 for 123 with Sam Fairbrother scoring 40, Nick Gill making 31. St Bernard’s was 5 for 129 with Pat Youens taking 1 for 10 from six overs and Nikolas Higgins 2 for 21.

At St Joseph’s Geelong, the game was close again, with St Joseph’s reaching our modest score with a couple of overs to go. De La Salle all out for 100; Jarred Fletcher 30 and Pat Youens 2 for 20. St Joseph’s reached 4 for 102.

Against Mazenod the home team scored 4 for 166 with Blaize Bainbridge taking 1 for 18 and Pat Youens 1 for 17. Again our batsmen tended to panic when scoring was restricted and we were all out for 60.

Mr Euan Walmsley Coach

2nd XI Cricket.

Year 10 Cricket

The 2nd XI represented De La Salle with commitment, courage and panache throughout the 2005 ACC season. All of the players were wonderful young men who were a joy to coach. I thoroughly enjoyed spending Wednesday afternoons with them, encouraging and cajoling the boys to feats worthy of a De La Salle cricketer.

There were many epic moments during the season. The following are examples of those fine moments: Seamus Scanlon’s bludgeonStanding: J.Mulholland, A.D’Addazio, T.Parker, T.Casha, M.Windley, ing of the Mazenod bowling attack; Adrian Seated: L T.Naughton, J.O’Connell, T.Curry, A.Kneebone, R.McDonough.

Hulston’s and Michael Keating’s memorable and swashbuckling 140 runs opening partnership against St Paul’s and Simon Brown’s menacing and fearsome bowling throughout the competition.

Patrick Roberts’s captaincy was astute and he made good use of the talented players who served under him. Pat was the all-rounder in the side and he was able to steady the ship in choppy waters when required with either the bat or ball.

The team was successful in that they won more games than they lost and they only just missed out on a spot in the play off for the premiership.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank wholeheartedly the team manager and assistant coach Ms Kylie Busk. Ms Busk was outstanding in her role. She exuded calm and good humour and performed the organisational tasks with thoroughness and perspicacity. Ms Busk possesses a great enthusiasm for the glorious and often eccentric game of cricket.

Finally, thank you to all the members of the second XI for their humour, goodwill and love of cricket.

Standing: K.Ellis, S.Haberli, B.Nethersole, S.Muller, A.Sanders, Z.Dickinson, T.Singelton, Mr Gerard Barns.

Mr S.Buckley (Coach)

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Seated: C.Watts, N.Grey, D.Hale, D.Jansz, X.Gotch, A. Zaia

Junior Golf

Senior Golf

Standing: A.Schultz, B.Nethersole, K.Ellis, Mr P.Crellin Seated: Z.Dickinson, J.Mulholland, J.Vitacca, J.Mannix, N.Woodgate

Standing: J.Vittaca, T.Bloom, J.Mason, A.Schultz Seated: S.Mason, T.McKenna, D.McKenna, J.Dickenson

De La Senior Golf Masters 2005 On Monday 4th April the sixth annual De La Masters Golf Tournament was held at Southern Golf Club. A strong field of 22 competitors from Years 5–12 competed for the coveted trophy and the right to claim the title as the best golfer at De La Salle College.

Excellent playing conditions welcomed golfers and there was no doubt scoring would be of a high standard and low rounds would be recorded. The tournament was the final selection trial for the ACC Championship to be held at Kingswood Golf Club on the 28th April.

At the conclusion of play it was recognised that the College Captain Tim McKenna was victorious, shooting a flashy round of 80 including the nearest the pin on the 16th hole. Tim narrowly missed the De La Salle course record by 1 shot.

The net winner was Sam Nethersole with net 74 off a handicap of 20.

The final scores were as follows — 80 T McKenna 84 D McKenna

89 J Mulholland 91 S Mason 92 J Mason 94 S Nethersole 95 N Woodgate 97 A Schultz, J Dickinson 98 T Parker, J Vitacca 101 M Reyment 103 G Thompson 104 S Williams 110 D Dowling 111 P McClusky J Mannix, J Pollard Congratulations to all who completed and many thanks to the parents who supported their sons on the day. We thank Mr Stewart for organising the tournament and encouraging us with golf.

David McKenna ACC Golf Captain

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ACC Junior Golf Our ACC Junior golf team, comprised of students from Primary to Year 10, were led by Mitchell Reyment in our quest for the ACC Champion school.

The ACC Junior Tournament was held at Werribee golf Course in fine conditions. Our team finished in fourth position with St Bede’s College again winning the title.

Congratulations to the boys who made the team, and I commend them for their behaviour and sportsmanship on the day.

We will have a great chance next year as we will retain most of our team players.

The team needs to reduce our 18 hole nett scores to below 90 shots.

I must make mention of Joshua Vitacca, who is our first primary student to make the team.

Adam Schultz 82 Nick Woodgate 83 John Mulholland 87 Joshua Vitacca 90 Zac Dickinson 98 Kieran Ellis 101 Mitchell Reyment 103 Joe Mannix 104 Ben Nethersole (Emergency) Mr Peter Crellin

Lacrosse Team

As the youngest member of the Glen Waverley Golf Club, 11-year-old Josh Vitacca, of Burwood, said he receives plenty of encouragement from his senior players.

But it’s still a shock when the young gun wins the Saturday competitions, which he has done four times since joining last year.

“They’re not too happy about it,” Josh joked, of the times he has beaten men more than five times his age.

But Josh has also started proving himself against his peers, finishing second in the Victorian Primary Schools golf championBack Row: C.Van De Laarschot, D.Meehan, R.Conlan, A.Errington, J.Egan, L.Graf, P.Smith ship last month.

Front Row: C.Foley, R.Scanlan, J.Maher, J.Maloney, J.Watson, P.McGrath-Campbell, Mrs S.Buick He missed victory by just one stroke after getting a birdie on the last hole.

“I hit it on the green for one and just missed it (the putt) for an eagle,” Josh explained.

But that didn’t stop him making the Victorian team of eight which travelled to Sydney on November 13 to play New South Wales in the national titles.

Josh hopes to play golf professionally one day and is prepared to do the work to get there.

After all he gives up his weekend sleep-in every Saturday to be on the tee at 8.30am.

Year 9 Volleyball

Standing: Mr J.Edgar, S.Howieson , A.Bonaddio, P.Millar, B.Payne , M.Breda, T.Allan, N.Ferguson.

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Senior Volleyball Senior Volleyball

Standing: M.Allen, S.Wall, L.Deacon, J.Marasco, M.Davis, A.Phillipos, Mr P.Murton Seated: G.Sisouw, L.Semmell, S.Dillon, D. De Luca, P.Monaghan, L.Pryor, A.Stabelos

Year 10 Volleyball

Standing: Mr P.Murton, J.Trantino, N.Lees, M.McCart, N.Sestak, J.Ramsden, B.Hill, J.Harris Seated: T.Leary, M.Murray, M.Rodgers, J.Musster, E.Murphy, P.Stamos

The senior volleyball team had a frustrating year, with some fine performances among others that were not quite so noteworthy. The season started away to Salesian and resulted in a loss to the A’s and a solid win for the B’s. In what was a close encounter some poor serving and simple mistakes cost us in the A game. Against his old school Pat Monaghan was great in the B game.

Week 2 saw us travel down to the beach to take on fellow Lasallians, St Bede’s, and in a game of high quality we played to our potential and recorded a strong win in both grades. This performance against St Bede’s left us with high optimism for the remainder of the season and our chances of troubling all teams we played.

What followed in the A’s were two weeks away at CBC and Samaritan that saw very listless performances, resulting in losing both games in 5 sets. We didn’t come to play with the required effort and spirit either week and the results were very disappointing. The B’s continued their strong performances with Michael “Spike” Davis, James Marasco and Leigh Prior all among the consistent performers.

We looked to bounce back at home to the undefeated St Bernard’s and put in our best performance of the year, going down narrowly in 5 sets. Luke Deacon was great all game, and Chris Brodie continued to display a fine all-round game. The B team continued their fine performances of recent weeks and a good win set them up for a shot at getting into the Grand Final. Our semi final saw the A’s v St Paul’s Altona and the B’s v ACC Volleyball powerhouse Mazenod, in a playoff for a spot in the Grand Final. The A team put in a solid, if unspectacular performance and came away with a comfortable victory. Playing off for 7th and 8th spot wasn’t a true indication of our ability and we handled the opposition comfortably. Adam Sison and Dave De Luca played fine games. The B team saw us come from 2 sets to nil down to almost pull off a huge upset. Sam Dillon, Alan Stedman, Mitch Smith and Alex Phillipos all worked tirelessly, only to lose narrowly in 5 sets. The following week saw the B team record a solid win over St Joseph’s North Melbourne to finish a fine season in third place.

While the season was very enjoyable - if at times frustrating - all boys represented the College with distinction and should be proud of their efforts.

Mr Phillip Murton Coach

De La Salle Basketball Club

Once again the De La Basketball Club has had a successful year with about 300 boys playing in 40 teams for the 2004-05 Summer season and 260-plus playing in the 2005 Winter Season.

With boys being able to choose to play with their friends is the biggest attraction as well as the social aspect of the game.

Depending on the season and what other sports are being played sees the ins and outs of player participation.

Before the season report I wish to offer thanks, on behalf of the boys and parents to two long serving members of the committee who have recently retired. Tony Campbell served for several years as President and until work commitments caught up with him was always seen at the Friday night games. Peter Davies retires as treasurer and has been a well organised and diligent keeper of the books. To both these men we offer our gratitude.

The 2004-05 Summer season was very successful with 18 teams reaching the semi finals upon completion of the domestic side of the season. With 8 Divisions being available we played in 4 of these divisions and had to come up with a winner as we were playing each other.

Results were: Under 14 Div 2: Nets(DL) defeated The Jets(DL) Under 16 Div 2: B-Unit(DL) defeated Wizards(DL) Under 16 Div 3: Heaters(DL) defeated The Paras(DL) Under 16 Div 4: G.O.A.T(DL) defeated Wildcatz(DL) In the 2005 Winter season we had 34 teams and once again we were successful with 21 teams making it through to the end of season playoffs. There were 10 teams left to play on Grand Final night with the following results.

Under 10 Div 1: Crazyhawks(DL) defeated Thunderbirds(DL) Under 14 Div 1: Sunnysonics(DL) defeated Raptors(DL) Under 14 Div 2: EDible Jamacians(DL) defeated Nets(DL) Under 14 Div 3: And 1.5 (DL) defeated Zephyrs(DL) Under 16 Div 1: Dirty Dog Ahh(DL) went down to Ashwood Under 18 Div 1: Boom Kablamoes(DL) went down to Ashwood.

The Summer season for 2005-06 is shaping up well with 30-plus teams entered for the new season. It also brings us to main committee changes with Alan Badrock filling the President’s shoes and Angela Bodin the new Treasurer. May it be another enjoyable season and when this College magazine is printed, may you have a happy and Holy Christmas.

Br Gerry

1st XVIII 2005

1st XVIII

The 1st XVIII season this year took some time to gain momentum with some close results that went against De La early in the season. As a result, any chance of an ACC title disappeared very early on. It was up to the players to show determination and salvage something from the year. The boys responded and played some great football in the latter part of the season. We enjoyed some memorable wins over St Bede’s and St Joseph’s, Geelong who were both playing for places in the ACC final.

The turning point in our form was when the players began to play a more committed and direct style of football. Their attack of the ball improved dramatically and we learnt the importance of moving the ball quickly. It was a great testament to the boys’ character that they were able to finish the season so strongly when only pride was at stake. The turnaround was led by our inspirational captain Adam Cox who showed his team-mates what straight-running football was all about. The return from a long term injury of vice captain Nathan Harris in round 2 also helped lift our efforts in this area. Nathan should be recognised for his passion and commitment when representing the College.

A number of Year 12 boys played great football at various stages. Ryan Semmel showed he was a much improved player and always looked dangerous when going forward.

Sam Nethersole played the key forward role well all year and was supported by the hard-running Lachlan Bull and Back Row: T.Davidson, C.Dowling, N.Roberts, S.Nethersole, S.Fairbrother, S.Scanlon Row 3: S.Pickett, D.Reid, R.Noye, J.Hansen, C.Gleeson, D.Griffin, J.Gotch.

Ryan Noye. Tim Davidson and Seamus Scanlon were Row 2: Mr J.Edgar, M.Gomizel, R.Semmel, J.Fitzgerald, P.McCluskey, D.De Luca S.Dillon, Mr K.Stokes disciplined and hardworking defensive players and cerSeated: A.Hale, L.Bull, N.Harris, Captain: A.Cox, J.Phillips, J.Crowe, D.Paynter tainly made the younger players in the team stand that little bit taller.

The future looks bright as De La played a number of promising Year 11 students and this experience should see some become dominant players in season 2006.

Jacob Gotch and Sam Pickett played the year predominately in the midfield and the experience should see them become key members of our team in 2006. Nathan Roberts rucked tirelessly throughout all games and his encouragement of those around him was fantastic. Others who should be key players next year included Sam Fairbrother, Joel Phillips, David DeLuca and Sam Dillon.

All the boys can be very proud of the way they represented the College. It was a pleasure to coach such a fine team of young footballers.

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2nd XVIII 2nd XVIII Football

Back Row: A.Roberts, S.Hogan, S.Brown, J.Morwood, T.Arbon, S.Wall, A.Kovarik, J.Marasco Row 3: B.Woodland (Runner), M.Quamil, T.Bloom, J.Matthews, C.Gleeson, C.Lobo, J.Hansen, B.Coyle Row 2: Mr P.Fairlie (Manager), J.Newington, L.Semmell, P.Roberts, D.Griffin, M.Davis, B.Dwyer, J.Creedon, Mr G.Barns (Coach) Seated: N.Gill, D.Quamil, C.Sullivan, M.Curry, P.Monaghan, S.Williams, K.Walker

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The Second XVIII team played the 2005 season in true and appropriate style. There were moments of sheer brilliance. There were moments of utter incredulity as to how and why a passage of play had occurred. And there were moments of hilarity. In other words, it was all great fun.

The season was successful in terms of the number of matches won and the manner in which those matches were played. There were some notable victories throughout the season.

The game against Salesian is one that springs to mind. The highlights were many but Jack Morwood’s goal kicking and marking were magnificent. It was also the match where Luke Pelly kicked a goal under enormous pressure to seal the game in the dying moments. Other highlights were: Beau Coyle’s hair raising runs down the wing, Simon Brown’s footy card handballs, Tim Arbon’s demonic performances in the ruck and Sam William’s astute and inspiring captaincy.

I would like to thank Paul Fairlie for his marvellous work as assistant coach and team manager. For a South Australian, he displayed an uncanny and balanced insight into the nuances of the game. I would also like to thank Mick Quamil for his wise observations uttered from the back of the coach’s box.

Mr Gerard Barns.

Coach

Year 10 ACC Football This season proved to be a real mixed bag in terms of results. The team recorded excellent wins against Whitefriars by two goals in round one and against Mazenod by a massive 27 goals in round 3.

However, the match against St Bede’s away at Mentone was a disappointing 10 goal loss. We played gamely but went down to Parade by 5 goals and lost twice to St Bernards, once at home and once away by 7 and 5 goals.

Some of the more notable efforts came from Tom Curry, Josh Harris and Kelvin Rudd who played well in each game. Beau Hill, Matt Raymond and Matt Lowe each played some very good games in defence. Ryan Phillips who, when available, showed great run out of the backline. Matt Wall, Mitch Reyment, Tim Leary, Luke Hennessy, Jason Twirdy and Ned Murphy are all players that show plenty of potential and a willingness to work hard and improve. Nathan Davey, Hayden Czwarno, Will Hassall and James O’Connell are tall, athletic and will also continue to improve as players.

Of the many other boys that played this year there are plenty that will press for selection in senior teams in the coming years. It is always rewarding to work with a group of young men that work for and respect each other. They approached their football with enthusiasm and discipline. Many of the boys that represented the College in the Year 10 team will make an impact in the First XVIII next year.

I hope all of them continue to be involved in some aspect of De La Salle football.

Special thanks to Nick Roberts and Phil Murton for their support this season.

Mr David Madigan Coach

Year 10 XVIII

Top Row: M.McCart, S.Doyle, T.Naughtin, N.Davey, H.Czwarno, W.Hassall, M.Raymond Row 3: K.Rudd, R.Phillips, B.Hill, T.Curr, M.Lowe, J.O’Connell, G.Bartling Row 2: N.Roberts, J.Twirdy, L.Hennessy, M.Rayment, L.Oliver, M.Wall, M.Rogers, Mr G.Barnes Seated: T.Maya, J.Harris, D.Dordivic, T.Leary, T.Chalmers, J.Musster, H.Browning

Year 9 XVIII

Back Row: P.Selwood, T.Kershaw, S.Hillier, T.Allan, Z.Dickinson, O.Holmes, S.Muller, M.Breda, A.Bonaddio, S.Tomadin, T.Hunt, S.Lowe, C.Watts, K.Pryor.

Row 2: K.Ellis, S.McGlade, M.Hay, M.Ellis, N.Gray, J.Storai, A.Zaia, D.Hale, X.Harkins, J.Scipione, M.Cleland, S.O’Donnell, S.Haberli, M.Hogan, E.Clinch, T.Sabbaatucci.

Row 1: Mr. P.Harte, B.Nethersole, J.MacDonald, N.Fyfield, J.Siakavelis, M.De Corrado, M.De Luca, B.O’Dwyer, J.Mannix, J.Gray, D.Mercuri, M.Collins, G.Ripepi, T.Paturzo-Polson, Mr. T.Ford.

Seated: J.Pollar, P.Ioannidis, B.Carracher, T.Smith, D.Murphy, B.Wilson, S.Griffin, N.Seel, N.Hogan, L.Williams.

After seven straight victories with an average winning margin of 176 points, our very talented Year 9 ACC football team qualified for a home Grand Final at “Dairy Bell Stadium”, East Malvern. Our opposition was St. Bernard’s whom we had defeated by 62 points in Round Two. We entered the match confident that we had a genuine winning chance. After five minutes play, we were two goals down and the boys knew then that St. Bernard’s must have been really stung by their first loss in three years of ACC competition in Round Two. Fortunately, our boys answered the early challenge and went into quarter time with a three goal advan-

tage. In a very tight and high standard match, we managed to extend the margin to 24 points at the last change.

Kicking into a fairly stiff breeze in the final quarter, we were able to kick the first goal of the quarter and we were hoping that we may have ended the brave St. Bernard’s challenge. After four consecutive St. Bernard’s goals, this hope was very short lived! With five minutes remaining, we were well and truly under siege clinging to a slender four point lead.

Having never been challenged like this before, the fighting qualities of this team were now tested. In the final frantic moments these De La warriors proved 133

that they were truly a champion team. We kicked a goal with just two minutes remaining and recorded a thrilling 10 point victory, much to the delight of the De La crowd and to the considerable relief of the coaching staff.

Congratulations to the 22 members of the premiership team for a magnificent win. One of the other highlights of our season was that 59 members of our squad were able to play at least one match throughout the season. Every squad member should feel very proud to be part of such a successful and memorable season!

Mr Peter Harte and Mr Tim Ford Coaches

Senior Soccer De La is sure to have a great team next year, and we will expect to have a much better season with everyone improving, thanks to supercoach Wadley and Fitness guru ‘Mr T’ Atkins.

Congratulations to Anthony Stabelos who won player of the year, and to Jason Tiso who top-scored. We wish our Year 12’s Martin and Willy good luck in the future, and we thank anyone who helped out throughout the season.

Watch out for us in ’06.

Liam Carolan.

Year 10 Soccer

Standing: Mr T.Atkins, J.Tiso, P.Apostolopoulos, L.Carolan, G.Sison, R.Lomacchio Seated: J.O’Connell, A.Vanzella, T.Buick, J.Molinaro, A.Stabelos, M.Ho

Senior Soccer

Before I continue writing this report, I would like to point out that winning is not everything. The season brought on a lot of unexpected events: own goals, a brawl, a promise of ice cream that wasn’t delivered, and almost-a-win on three occasions.

After a solid pre-season on the track, the boys took to the pitch against cross-town rivals CBC in a friendly. It was a promising performance despite the scoreline, which unfortunately indicated that work needed to be done before we brought on the season.

Unfortunately, as most of the boys played club soccer, we were unable to train during the season proper, so our chances of success relied on our prematch preparation. To the lads’ credit, the lead-up to the games was relaxed and focused.

Despite our position on the table, our young and

inexperienced team led by captain courageous Martin Ho (who is also a killer linesman) went into every game hopeful and we always put on a good show for our erstwhile travelling supporter: Andy Campbell’s dad.

The most bitter day of the season was not losing to Whitefriars to a goal in extra time after equalizing late on – thanks to a cameo Andre goal – but drawing against the top-of-the-table and old foe Salesian.

After De La went 1-up, thanks to a Jason Tiso finish early on, we managed to hold on and even have a goal disallowed from the ever-present ‘big man’, Andre. We then went down to a wonder goal – 30 metres out – that had Bressan beaten all ends up. It was a lucky escape for the shell-shocked Salesian outfit, who boasted some of the best talent in the ACC competition.

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The Year 10 ACC Soccer Team dramatically improved on its disappointing season last year. With soccer newcomer Mr Riordan and his assistants in charge of a new-look team compared to the previous year, some success was achieved. The Year 10 soccer team managed to comfortably win two matches against Parade College, and was unlucky in some other games not to take the three points, such as that first-up unforgettable clash with St. Bede’s that will never be forgotten.

After leading 2-0 against St Bede’s from goals to Steve Bourmas and David La China, a St Bede’s player noticed that we had twelve players on the field, one too many.

Mr Riordan and his assistants had made a mistake when selecting the starting eleven. The referee had not hesitation in taking our two goals away, and we ended up losing 2-1 to a dodgy penalty that was awarded to St. Bede’s. It wasn’t the best way to start a season!

However, the boys didn’t take this loss to heart and continued to play attacking soccer, even when we were losing. Careless mistakes in defence, lack of discipline at times and bad organisation cost us goals, but changing positions and formations proved to be the reason as to why we easily beat Parade twice. Overall, there was a much better improvement from last season and special thanks should be given to Mr Riordan for giving up his time to coach the team and achieve some impressive results. The team’s attitude was always fantastic through-

Year 10 Soccer

Year 9 Soccer

Top Row: Mr P.Riordan, N.Correale, G.Marino, S.Frangoulis, C.DeFazio, D.Falduto Seated: M.Marbani, J.Trantino, D.Colmanet, P.Stamos.D.LaChina

out the season, and as the team has been together for two years, next year we will surely improve and hopefully bring a large winner’s pennant back to school.

Julian Trantino

Awards and Achievements Best and Fairest: Julian Trantino Runner-up Best and Fairest: David Colmanet Coaches Award: Parris Stamos Top Goalscorer: Steve Bourmas

Year 9 Soccer The 2005 soccer season provided many challenges for our intrepid Year 9 team. The competition this year was once again very strong and De La Salle was tested every week.

Back Row: M.Pierce, A.Pejic, S.Nakos, M.Paczkowski, M.Schrampf Middle Row: T.Tiso, M.Henricus, D.Giorgini, T.Dobson, J.Di Natale, N.Woodgate.

Seated: K.Riman, L.Campbell, E.Damianos, A.Kanellopoulos, W.Riman

It was very much a season of “if only...”. In many of our matches we allowed the opposition to dominate the first half of each game, only to be equally competitive in the second half but unable to score the required number of goals to prove our worth on the scoresheet.

Anton Pejic, Anthony Kanellopoulos and Tristan Tiso were outstanding individual players for the ACC team. Their commitment, determination and leadership ensured De La Salle was competitive and were the real drive behind our possessions.

Emmanuel Damianos was a resolute goalkeeper saving many goals more than the opposition was allowed to score.

Once again the De La Salle students represented their College with great pride, self-control and due

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respect for themselves and others. Congratulations on an enjoyable season.

Mr Shaun Buckley Coach

Senior Basketball

Senior Basketball

Standing: Mr M.Naughton, D.Meyers, N.Roberts, J.Koob Seated: J.D’Souza, S.Mason, A.Phillipos, J.Mason

Standing: Mr G.Barns, M.Allan, N.Stewart, D,Gadsden, Mr M.Naughton Seated: D.Millar, L.Deacon, S.Hunt, J.Kitchen

Senior Basketball

There was a buzz around Kinnoull. “Breeny is coming out of retirement!”

After years of solid but unremarkable Senior Basketball results, the Sport Department turned to the man responsible for De La’s last ACC Basketball Premiership in 1991 to attempt to bring us home a flag in 2005.

The response to the announcement was immediate – over 40 young men at the first try-outs all eager to impress the master coach. When the final squad was announced a week later, some hearts were broken and a few ego’s bruised, but the coaching staff were confident they had the right mix.

After three rounds,

both the “A” and the “B” teams were undefeated and team moral was high. Then came the news that Breeny was going overseas for three weeks and the mood changed somewhat. To their credit, both teams lifted another notch when it was required.

Superbly led by captains Luke Deacon and Alex Phillipos, the boys battled on to some hard fought victories and upon his arrival back at Tullamarine, the super-coach was greeted with the news that both teams had made it to the Grand Finals.

Unfortunately the fairy tale was not to be with the “A’s” losing to a well drilled Whitefriars and the “B’s” who were undefeated all season, going down to a very strong Parade unit by 6.

It was a fabulous effort boys despite illness, injury and replacement coaches!

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2005 Results ROUND A TEAM B TEAM 1. MAZENOD WON 45-21 WON 39-33 2..CBC WON 47-41 WON 58-16 3. SAMARITAN WON 98-28 WON 83-15 4. WHITEFRIARS LOST 35-41 WON 48-28 5. ST BEDES WON 43-38 WON 41-33 SEMI PARADE ST BERNARDS WON 51-42 WON 44-28 FINAL WHITEFRIARS PARADE LOST 36-48 LOST 39-45

Year 9 ACC Basketball Premiers 2005 In ACC Basketball you need talent, commitment and luck to have a successful season on the scoreboard.

The squad certainly had all those ingredients and managed to win both the A and B Grand Final held at Waverley Basketball Stadium at the end of term 3. The squad set their season up with a come from behind victory over Parade at Bundoora no easy feat out there and a close 4pt victory over St.Bede’s.

Both the A and B team remained undefeated until

Year 9 Basketball

Year 10 Basketball

Top Row: S.Tomadin, C.Dunn, S.Muller, P.Torrisi, J.Croce Top Row: S.Marachello, M.Mckay, H.Czwarno, W.Hassal, M.McCart Middle Row: Coach Tim Ford, D.Spiers, T.Donaghey, O.Holmes, T.Allan, B.Farrell, J.Storai, Br.Gerry Middle Row: Mr B.Woodland, R.Altimuro, M.Murray, N.Lees, A.Kherlopian, M.Saheli, Mr G.Barns Seated: Balthazaar, X.Harkins, A.Bonaddio, K.Pryor, M.Breda, A.Kannellopoulos, Balthazaar.

Seated: T.Maya, B.Hill, S.Pintado, M.Kanolopoulos, P.DiGuzman, R.McDonough

they journeyed out to Whitefriars who put a stop to our winning streak. The pressure was on, both the A and B team needed to win the remaining games to finish 2nd on the ladder and a chance to play Whitefriars in a Grand Final.

The squad got the job done and gained confidence with each game and worked hard to training to follow the team game plan. The final training session focussed on how to combat the height and skill of Whitefriars who were unbeaten in 3 years of competition. Both A and B team carried out this in magnificent fashion. The A team got off to great start through some fantastic team work and defensive pressure and managed to shut down key Whitefriars players to go on and record an 11pt victory.

The B team played well until the final 10 mins when Whitefriars got their noses in front. Enter James Croce, 2.6 sec on the clock fouled and has 2 shots.

The team was 1pt down. James made the first.

Scores are level. James made the 2nd shot to win the game for D.L.S. and provide a remarkable double victory for D.L.S.

Congratulations to all the 22 students who represented DLS during the season and who were a part of a sensational season in DLS Basketball History.

Thank you to Br.Gerry for his assistance and coaching of the basketball squad.

AWARDS Most Valuable Player A Team Mark Breda.

Most Valuable Player B Team James Croce ACC PREMIERS: A TEAM - B TEAM Mr Tim Ford Coach

Year 10 ACC Basketball The 2005 ACC Basketball season was a thoroughly enjoyable one with more successes than losses.

Both the A and B teams played with enthusiasm and sportsmanship. There were many highlights throughout the year. While limited space and time does not allow me to dwell on all of them, I would like to mention some one or two. Michael Murray’s performance both defensively and offensively against Samaritan

College was simply outstanding. He appeared to be ubiquitous as he was involved in every facet of play. Paola Di Guzman was impressive in his game against Parade College shooting a trio of three pointers in succession. Wonderful stuff!

There were many other excellent performers including Hayden Czwarno, Michael Kanolopoulos, Simon Pintado and Nick Lees all of whom were members of the A team. Tim Maya was a magnificent contributor in the B’s and for someone who physically does not fit the basketball prototype, he was a prolific points scorer.

Thanks must go to Ben Woodland who coached the B’s with vigour and enthusiasm.

Mr Gerard Barns Coach

Senior Hockey St Bernard’s won the grand-final in dramatic circumstances. At the end of the game and twenty minutes extra time the score was 3 all.

Daniel Lombardo was struck by a ball deflected into his eyebrow early in the game. That left Daniel holding an ice pack above his closures and bandages but intent on watching. He was left shaken and it left the team a little disoriented for some minutes.

The game was lost on penalty strokes but only three minutes prior to full time, a brilliant back-stick goal by Sam Fairbrother was disallowed by the umpire. Jubilation turned to disappointment.

What distinguished the team this year was their skills and teamwork, and just as importantly, their good humour and sportsmanship.

Mr Euan Walmsley Coach

Top Row: T.Sargeant, S.Fairbrother, B.Carr, A.Donegan Middle Row: Mr E.Walmsley, M.Robinson, D.Lombardo, N.Harris, M.Belden Seated: N.Anstey, T.Bloom, A.Tyrrell (captain), B.Anstey, C.Almeida

Senior Hockey In the games leading to the finals the team played in patches of irresistible hockey, stringing successive passes from the backline to moving forwards to set up goal scoring opportunities. In those games 34 goals were scored and only 2 goals scored by our opponents. St Bede’s played well and were unlucky to lose 5-1.

Our semi-final against Salesian was tightly contested and we were somewhat flattered by the score at the end: 8-1.

Nevertheless the defence was superb in keeping out 6 successive corners.

For perhaps two thirds of the game we constructed our forward moves and goal scoring chances more fluently.

Year 10 Hockey

Year 9 Hockey

Top Row: M.Rodgers, N.Dobson, B.Griffin, N.Davey, T.Naughtin, M.Raymond, S.Meade Middle Row: Mr P.Murton, M.Vella, R.Phillips, E.Murphy, O.Hagen, J.O’Gorman, S.Watson Seated: L.Oliver.S.Doyle, S.Bird, T.Leary, J.Harris

Year 10 ACC Hockey The season started out with plenty of optimism, but not much expectation. Our Round 5 game v Whitefriars was moved forward to the first day back at school and the move proved costly for us, going down 4-0. We then headed away to Samaritan and performed much better, notching a 5-0 win in the process, with Sean Doyle claiming a hat trick and Stephen Bird and Matt Alderuccio the playmakers. Matt Raymond and Ollie Hagen showed poise in defence and we went into our next game v St Bede’s full of hope. A windy, raining day met us at Keysborough and our side had been pillaged

by Year 10 camps. The boys tried hard but without the influence of key players our scoring opportuni-

Standing: J.Wilkinson, J.O’Halloran, P.Selwood, C.Windley, A.DeLuca, J.Corkhill, M.Collins, R.Paturzo-Pulson, Mr K.Stokes Seated: A.Spencer, J.Siakavelis, J.Pollard, B.Carracher, D.Murphy, F.Smith

ties were limited and we went down 7-0. We then headed north to Plenty and amongst the horses and cows we put in an average performance to lose 2-0 to a Parade side that took the most of their chances. A couple of poor defensive errors gave them some short corners and some quality finishes by their better players gave them the points. Previous results suggested our home game v Mazenod was always going to be a tough ask. Our performance, however, was again disappointing and resulted in an 11-1 hammering. Ned Murphy stood in goal for the day only to be peppered continuously. In our semi final, we had a solid 4-0 victory over Parade 2, with Bird, Leary, Watson and Meade amongst the goals.

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Samaritan. Stephen Bird capped off his fine season with 4 goals. Alderuccio and Doyle were the other scorers and Ben Griffin finished the season with a monster black eye! So while the final tally of 3 wins and 4 losses was a little disappointing, with many of the boys having little or no previous experience in Hockey we improved considerably as the season went on. All boys should be thanked for their efforts in what was an often difficult season with Year 10 camps ensuring plenty of changes to the line up each week.

Mr Phil Murton Coach

Year 9 and 10 Cross Country Cross Country This year, the cross-country squad has continued to grow in numbers with ranks swelling to approximately 130 boys in total. Every Thursday morning, as well as, one lunchtime a week, the boys met with their coaches to train in preparation for the ACC Carnival.

Enthusiasm, great team spirit and dedication motivated the students to battle the often-inclement Melbourne weather to clock up the kilometres.

Teams participated in several trial carnivals leading up to the Championship Day. Firstly, there was Jells Park in Glen Waverley, secondly a beach run at Mentone and then finally, Bundoora Park in Bundoora. Trevor Vincent, a former Commonwealth Games medalist and Olympian, and Brendan Woodman, a past student spoke to the team about the highs and lows of distance running. They described the required grit and determination basic to training as well as race tactics.

By the last week of term 3, the ACC team was selected according to times from the trial carnivals and regular attendance at training.

The day of the Carnival arrived and 2 buses transported the very energized students to the venue. The students competing were given tremendous support by their teammates who were keen to encourage them to reach their very best. De La Salle won the Under 15 Section and the Intermediate Cup as well as attaining second place overall to St Bernard’s. However, it is not just the talent that is to be admired in the team but the great sportsmanship that was clearly evident on the day.

Congratulations to Jonno Matthews who has been an amazing Senior Captain this year.

Congratulations also to Luke Hennessy Captain of the Intermediates and John Cooper, Captain of the Juniors. These young men are great athletes and have truly led by example to help guide the De La teams to victory. Mr Harte who has coordinated the Cross Country for the last 6 years also deserves congratulations. His faith in the students and his continued encouragement of all students to be involved is to be commended He has a positive attitude and is dedicated to helping all students to attain their personal bests.

Thanks to coaches, Mr Fegan, Mr Crellin, Ms Harding, Mr Slavin, Mr Mclntosh, Mr Grafen, Mr Edgar, Mr Ford, Mr Murton and Mr Jackson.

Ms Dianne Byers Assistant Cross Country Coordinator

Back Row: J.O’Connell, J.Barnden, S.Meade, S.Hillier, J.Gates, B.Griffen, X. O’Shannessy, J.Geary, A.Pejic, C.Windley, L.Oliver Row 3: B.Hill, J.Macdonald, J.Gray, J.Palombi, Z.Dicknson, C.Watts, D.Hale, J.Scipione, N.Gray, M.McCart Row 2: Mr.P Harte, A.Kanellopoulos, B.Fricke, T.Smith, C.Mercuri, J.Corkill, M.Pierce, D.Mercuri, M.Henricus, N.Seel, D.Murphy.

Seated: W.Riman, M.Kanellopoulos, T.Leary, L.Fisher, L.Hennessy (intermediate captain), M.Rodgers, J.Musster, P.Ioannidis, L.Williams

Senior Cross Country

Back Row: A.Hale, L.Deacon, N.Roberts, D.Lawlor, E.Dorian.

Row 3: J.Fitzgerald, S.Dowling, J.Stanford, T.Davison, J.Crowe, A.Phillipos, Ms.D Byers Row 2: Mr.P Harte, A.Hulston, S.Williams, C.Pritchard, P.Suhodobnik, D.Griffin, N.Harris, P.McCluskey, Mr.P Murton Seated: S.Dillon, S.Hyslop, K.Walker, L.Bull, J.Matthews (captain), A.Tyrrell, J.Hansen, R.Noye

Year 8 Cross Country

Back Row: T.Raymond, A.Brown, L.O’Connell, T.East, S.Byrne, A.O’Shea.

Row 3: J.Rix, M.O’Donnell, M.Cleland, D.Vitacca, J.Bernadone, J.Chaplin, J.Cooper (Junior Captain), Ms. D.Byers.

Row 2 Mr. T.Ford, K.McInerney, D.Bruce, M.Nolan, B.Ellul, B.Dobney, A.Robinson-Bodin, T.Miles, D.O’Kane, Mr. P.Harte.

Seated: M.Herbstreit, N.Hogan, X.Murphy, S.Ayre, T.Wakefield, M.Draga, D.Stow, B.Raymond.

U/13 Cross Country

Back Row:E.Arapis, L.Shearer, S.Roberts, D.Windley, N.Beaument, D.Lagastes, S.Windely Middle Row: Mr P.Harte, L.Cummins, G.McDonough, J.Battersby, J.Maher, J.Rogers, A.Prendergast, L.Henriques-Gomes Front Row: B.Jansz, S.Gates, S.Oliver, B.Siragusano, A.Hay, N.Spencer, H.Nicholson

Junior Chess ACC Chess ACC Chess continues to develop. We now have two Championships in the year: the Open event in Term 3 and the Junior event in Term 4. The same format is used for either, a team of 8, playing in ranked order against the other teams in round-robin play. Chess clocks were used this year allowing the tournament to move away from its ‘10-second beeper’. This means we are back to ‘real’ chess (albeit rapid play), with no need for the modified rules of previous years.

Some of the ACC schools are treating their chess very seriously with the use of professional chess coaches and rigorous training programs. Here, at De La, a more relaxed approach prevails with teams springing from the interest groups that attend the lunchtime play that is offered on each of the campuses.

De La has many talented students, but for some it clashes with other interests, some think they are not good enough, some even suffer from the myth that chess is mostly an intellectual pursuit for ‘egg-heads’. Codswallop! Chess is a fun game.

Chess increases IQ scores, increases abilities with problem solving, reading, memory, language, maths, critical, creative, logical and lateral thinking, and decision making.

Chess is one of the most effective teaching tools to prepare children for the Great World.

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Back Row: J.Murray, A.McInnes, M.Warr, Mr L.Evans Front: D.Martin, K.Nguyen, J.Allen, D.Li Absent: A. Minicz

Year 10 Table Tennis

Senior Tennis

Standing: Mr M.Mahy, D.Rowse, J.Kitchen, B.Coyle, G.Sison Seated: A.Smith, S.Nethersole, D.Gleeson, T.McKenna

Top Row: A.Rickard, N.Davies, J.Noble, M.Vandelight Middle Row: M.Danoudis, R.Mayell, C.Mandaran, M.Mitchell, N.Stubenrauch Seated: J.Musster, S.Myers, J.Twirdy, L.Fisher, T.Chalmers

Year 9 Table Tennis

The ACC Tennis team fought valiantly against strong competition this year and eventually gurgled down to sixth place out of ten. We lacked a “gun” at No. 1 in this team, but Tim McKenna held down the position creditably, winning three matches, including his singles in the final against Whitefriars, when we only won three sets overall.

Apart from Whitefriars, the other teams to outplay us were St Bede’s and St Bernard’s. We won all other matches under the inspiring captainship of “Big Sam” Nethersole, including a close battle against Salesian in the first round.

Players worthy of special mention include Beau Coyle who raced up the list, based on sensational training and match form, and Adam Smith who fought his way into the side with his dedication to training.

The whole team deserves commendation for their consistent training this year.

The practice courts at Sth Camberwell got a thrashing. John Kitchen was a fine example to all players who are battling to hold a place in a side. Be at every training and show you’re keen! The coach will notice.

Mr Marty Mahy Coach

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Top Row: M.Glico, J.Tyrer, M.Nazzara, B.Hausler, Middle Row: Ms S.Troise, R.Kemp, J.Fischer-Myall, S.De Currado, S.Gheller Seated: A.Scott, D.Gonzales, D.Hale, M.De Luca, J.MacDonald, J.Chin

Senior Table Tennis

Standing: Mr D.Esler, A.Smith, D.Stevens, T.Arbon, C.Gleeson, L.Pearson Seated: M.Petrocelli, A.Hulston, R.Semmel, L.Semmel, Long Nhat Mai

Senior Chess

Mr M.Mahy, N.Chen, B.Wood, D.Hunter, M.Lane, K.Nguyen Seated: D.Bentley, M.Ryan, M.Bryant, M.Nguyen, B.Chung Absent : Jack

The 2005 season was a tough one for our enthusiastic table tennis team. It was also a tough one for the coach who had to select the team from a group which was of remarkably even ability. In the end, all the squad members had the pleasure of representing De La several times throughout the season.

Once again, De La was drawn in the Blue Group for the home and away matches, and found it to be a group of high quality. Our first match was against the 2004 premiers, Mazenod, and our season opened with a resounding defeat by a very talented team.

We backed up against traditional rivals, CBC St Kilda, for the usual close tussle.

Unfortunately, this year, it was a losing cause.

The most exciting contest for the year was our match against Samaritan, which went down to the last set of the last game. Unfortunately (again!) the ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ were pointed our way and the vital set was lost 13-11. There followed a recuperative win over Whitefriars then a brace of losses to St Bede’s and Parade.

In the end, De La finished well down the ladder, humbled but not disgraced. As usual, the team members were fine ambassadors for De La Salle, displaying wonderful sportsmanship throughout the season …modest in victory and magnanimous in defeat.

It is great to see the ACC Table Tennis competition flourishing. Standards are improving every year and the enthusiasm of players from all schools is marvelous. All budding table tennis players are encouraged to start practising now…De La needs YOU! Mr Doug Esler Coach Due to several of our “guns” having multiple SACs scheduled, we struggled to get the minimum team onto the bus. Congratulations to Solomon Alhaj and Adam Miller who jumped onto the interchange bench to make up the team. Solomon ended up with two valuable points for the team. Our board 1 player Kevin Nguyen hadn’t received his notice and didn’t even know it was on! After dragging him out of Year 8 class by the hair, (this is quite difficult with a number 2 haircut) we finally had a quorum and set off.

The next disaster was Mr Mahy missing the turnoff on the freeway and ending up in Essendon, which is just short of Alice Springs.

Then the disasters really started! Just kidding — we actually won six and a half out of eight — a good start. But in round 3 we came up against a brick wall in the shape of CBC St Kilda. They pondered us then pummeled us, pounded us and ‘prejasperated’ us and when the smoke cleared the only winner was Neil Chen at board 2. Our dreams of a Chess flag lay ‘defongerated’ on the floor. A special mention for team captain Matt Bryant who nailed a number of unsuspecting board seven and eighters with his slick four move checkmate.

To cut a long story short, De La did what Moses did, thousands of years ago and came forth! Next year we’ll do what the other schools do — ban SACs on ACC Chess day!

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Hong Kong Homestayers

Media

For two weeks in July, the College community played host to students from La Salle College, Hong Kong.

The six boys, together with their teacher, Mr Peter Ball (staff member 1984-97), launched themselves into the typical school life of De La Salle, Malvern.

Well, perhaps not entirely typical. Each of the students did attend some regular classes with their homestay buddies in Years 7 to 9.

These ranged from an Art excursion with Year 7 students to cross country training on Tuesday afternoon with ACC Squad members.

More often, however, our guests experienced a modified curriculum, introducing the history, geography and culture of Australia. Lessons were designed to assist the students to develop both their knowledge and understanding of our country while mastering

Whether we like it or not the media makes a profound impact on our daily lives. Our experiences of life are shaped and influenced by the newspapers and magazines we read, the film and television programs we watch, the radio we listen to and the websites we surf.

Media students in Years 9-12 are encouraged to explore the influences of the media in their lives. Students view, listen, read, research, analyse and discuss the media, taking into consideration how people, events and issues are represented. They also create, produce and present their own works in a variety of different media forms including radio, print, photography and video.

The video production components of the courses at Years 10-12 prove most popular with students. Using digital video cameras they film their videos (following the pre-production processes) and edit their footage on Apple Mac computers using the iMovie and Final Cut Express programs. Students can also create their own original music using Garageband to accompany their movies and manipulate photographs using Photoshop.

Media is a versatile subject and suits a variety of career paths. Students have continued on into university and TAFE courses including journalism, communications, media, video and sound production, advertising, photography, multimedia, digital media, drama and the arts.

Ms Glenda Daley

the intricacies of “Aussie English.”

Much of the learning took place outside the classroom. From the Cathedral Ranges to Telstra Dome, from Sovereign Hill to the Penguin Parade, from Healesville Sanctuary to Chadstone Shopping Centre the boys looked and listened and climbed and cheered and slept.

Of course an integral part of the visit was to live with a De La family. This provided an enriching and novel time for all concerned. The challenge of adapting to family routines, customs, food preferences and personalities was embraced by the boys.

The boys were impressed with the warmth and hospitality of the host families.

The fortnight ended with the exchange of gifts ceremony and promises to maintain new friendships.

Peter Ball is keen to develop stronger ties between our two schools. This was just the beginning.

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St Vincent De Paul Society The year for the St Vincent De Paul group started on a very enthusiastic note with well over 15 members from Years 10, 11 and 12 attending. The group met weekly through most of the year in Room 402. The group generated many ideas and this gave us hope and an insight into what the year to come would be like. The general aim of the group this year was to promote the values and ideals of the Society and to give as many people as we could the opportunity to become actively involved.

Early on in the year the group decided to place an emphasis on volunteering at the Collingwood Soup Van which is organised by St Vincent De Paul and based in the Senior Citizens centre at the back of the Collingwood Town Hall. Students have been attending on Sunday nights in pairs or threes and sometimes with parents and friends.

The De La presence has been appreciated with approximately 20 members attending one or more times through the year while another 10 students have also attended. Some students have attended more frequently which has been commendable.

For most volunteers, the Sunday evening has been a real eye-opener into the lives of those living in the Collingwood area and the High Rise accommodation. It gave each one a chance to make a difference.

Along with awareness raising, fundraising was a major priority. The group has raised most of its funds through the sale of photographs from the Yr 12 Formal. A half-court basketball challenge was fun to watch but did not raise much money. Other proposals ran into difficulties.

In May six Year 12s and one Yr 11 student attended the annual St Vincent de Paul student conference held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Bentleigh.

Lectures and many workshops gave us a keen

insight into what work was done by a fulltime volunteer as well as with many ideas in helping to fight poverty in our community and around the world.

As well as promoting greater involvement in Mission Action Day, St Vincent de Paul also prepared posters for the Malvern Emergency Food appeal and spoke at assemblies in support of the appeal which Kinnoull campus has contributed to over the Back Row: Timothy Krezel, Ben Anstey, Patrick Roberts, Craig Almeida, Mr Graeme Lawler past decade. More than 1300 items were Middle Row: Danny Lawlor, Seamus Scanlon, Jonathon Mathews, Alex Phillipos, donated along with Carey Watkins a cheque for $240.

Front Row: Sam Williams, Adrian Hulston, Kevin Walker, Ben Dwyer, Patrick Suhodobnik, The food packages Nathan Harris are prepared by another volunteer committee and are distributed to the financial matters when they arose.I would also needy couples and young people with disabilities in like to thank Mr Lawler for always providing support Malvern and adjacent suburbs. As in previous years and help in whatever venture the group undertook. the College community came together and gave Without him the year would surely have been a generously. struggle.

My sincere thanks are extended to the members With many of the 2005 group being Year 11 students, who have worked consistently and with dedication.

I am sure that they will continue to assist the Their help and support has been nothing short community in 2006. Finally, I would like to encourage of fantastic. Special thanks to our committee all students to join the work of St Vincent De Paul. members: Craig Almeida, our vice-president, for It is a great cause and everyone’s effort will help to his enthusiastic support; Seamus Scanlon, our make a real difference. secretary, who was always organised and willing Jonathon Matthews, President to help; Adrian Hulston, our treasurer, for handling

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Faith Development Each year in mid-August the young men are encouraged to bring food items to donate to those in need.

The response is always very generous. The food items collected on the Kinnoull campus go to the Malvern Emergency Food Bank, while those from the Tiverton campus go to the Sacred Heart Mission in St Kilda. The excellent supply of goods donated is due to the hard work of Mr David Hale and his volunteers on Tiverton campus and Mr Graeme Lawler and the St Vincent de Paul group on the Kinnoull campus. The Mass was a success, due in no small part to the celebrant, the Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart Mission, Fr Terry Kean, who has a wonderful pastoral manner and gave an excellent homily.

Thanks to all the staff and students who helped as readers or as Special Ministers. It was also good to hear of the work done by students in St Vincent de Paul by Jonathon Matthews (12H) and Sam Williams (11D). The Mass and the collection are a good opportunity to remember what Jesus said and put it into practice: “Whenever you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” (Matt 25:40).

Sacraments of Initiation and Reconciliation at the College During 2006, students from Years 4 to 8 have taken up the opportunity to prepare for Sacraments of Initiation and Reconciliation at the College. Second term saw a small group of students receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time with Father Tiernan Doherty, in the College Chapel.

Third term a group of boys received Eucharist for the first time and more recently, twenty-eight students from Years 6 to Year 8 were Confirmed by Bishop Prowse at St Joseph’s Parish Church in Malvern.

The boys were very attentive and enthusiastic as they prepared for their Sacraments, and had a very special excursion as part of their Confirmation preparation when they spent a day visiting St Francis (for Reconciliation and to see how the Blessed Sacrament Fathers serve in the Church); the Cathedral where they investigated the history, the crypt and the chapels; St Anthony’s in Hawthorn (where a number of boys found reference to their Italian family heritage). They also visited two religious houses, the Missionary Sisters of Charity and the Carmelite Monastery, to learn more about various ways of service in the Church.

Mrs Joan Ferguson

Lasallian Youth Service

Back Row: Tim Arbon, Mr Patrick Jurd, Nathan Roberts, Simon Brown Middle Row: Stephen Wall, John Moore, Ben Robson, Alex Phillipos, Adrian Hulston Front Row: Patrick Suhodobnik, Patrick Smith, Steven Hogan, Domonic Stephens, Joe Maher

Following the example set in other Lasallian schools of the District, a group of young men from Years 10 and 11 volunteered in February to help their fellow students. After undertaking training sessions during Term 1, pairs of young men helped to facilitate the Year 7 AntiBullying Days during Term 2. The beginning of Term 3 saw Reflection Days for each of the Primary classes. While Br Mark McKeon from Lasallian Youth Ministry oversaw the days, the Lasallian Youth Service volunteers really ran proceedings.

Such cross-age ministry is good for all concerned.

Hopefully, the group and its activities will expand in years to come.

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De La Salle Libraries 2005 2005 has been a year of “settling in” after the many changes last year. Following the move of the Year 10s to the Kinnoull campus, the collections on each campus have been further examined and refined to ensure that we are providing the best quality, most relevant resources for our students and staff, within our budget constraints. We have continued to maintain our excellent collections with the addition of as many new acquisitions as possible, and the regular replacement of older, extremely well used titles. The floor plan of the Kinnoull Library remains as it was in 2004, with areas for non-fiction books, fiction reading and new journals, the back-issue journal room, the newspaper room, and 18 computers for student use. The staff areas also remain the same with a two-room audio-visual area, and staff workroom. The maintenance and improvement of the Kinnoull fiction collection has again been a priority this year, and loans have increased by more than 50% on 2004 figures.

In the Tiverton Library, some changes have occurred. The book stacks have been moved closer together, and the New Book stand relocated to the end of the 900s. This has resulted in a greater feeling of space. Excess furniture in both the Library and corridor outside has been removed, and a newer display cabinet has been acquired.

These moves have resulted in a much airier and more open feel to the Library.

We have also reduced the number of large tables in the Research area, moving one down to the space near the PCs, and also received two new large tables for that area. As a result we have more seats, but with a less cluttered feel. The soft chairs in the Fiction area have also been assessed, and several replaced with chairs in better condition.

The College reading club RIC RAC (Reading Is Cool, Readers Are Clever)

was established in 2002 by our Literature Librarian, Mrs Rudin, and, due to popular demand, has been extended yet again this year, this time to include the Year 10s at Kinnoull.

Sessions for the Years 7, 8 and 9s continue to be run weekly each Friday, and the Year 10 RIC RAC group meets every second Wednesday lunch-time in Morgan Hall. RIC-RAC now has over 70 members, which is due to the extraordinary efforts and enthusiasm of Mrs Rudin.

Book Week: Reading Rocks 2005. As a special “prequel” to Book Week, Christopher Milne, author of the “Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls” series, entertained our Primary students. Book Week proper was started with a well-attended Book Week Breakfast for RIC RAC members. The Fourth Annual Book Week Literary Quiz was held in the gym, and was well supported by over 90 boys and staff. The Daily Bulletin quiz again drew much interest. All entries went into a draw for the major Book Week prize of a copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This year’s lucky winner was Emmanuel

Arapis from 7R, and Mr Riordan presented his prize at the Friday assembly of that week. Participation certificates for all members of RIC RAC were also presented at this assembly, as well as a parade of book characters. In a break from tradition, the week finished with afternoon tea for staff, with drinks and our famous book raffle in the Tiverton Library which was well-attended by over 50 staff. Sincere thanks again to Mrs Rudin for another great Book Week.

The Library continues to focus on the provision of the best, most relevant electronic resources for our students and staff. All of our resources are available from school and home, with the exception of our Catalogue, which is only available from computers on the College network. Some streamlining has occurred this year, with the cancellation of our lesser-used resources (Encyclopedia Britannica Online, LinksPlus and Austguide). However this has freed up funds to continue access both from school and remotely to World Book Online, Electric Library, Mediascan, ANZRC, and The Source. These are accessible from home by visiting the College’s web page at www.delasalle.melb.catholic.edu.au, and clicking on Staff/Students to log in to the College’s intranet. The Library is strongly committed to the provision of these resources, which make access to information available without having to necessarily visit the Library.

De La Salle Parents’ Association Now that the Year 10s have settled into their new location at Kinnoull, the focus for 2005 has been to maintain the number of quality resources in all curriculum areas to ensure that the print information needs of all students and staff are adequately met. New print resources purchased in 2005 for Kinnoull included around 350 fiction titles and around 75 non-fiction titles. The Faculties purchased a further 300 non-fiction titles for the Kinnoull Library. This is a significant reduction on 2004, but the purchase of good quality, relevant titles for the collection remains a priority. Subject areas for particular focus in 2005 included issues relted to Renaissance Italy, World War 2, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Iraqi War. The Tiverton collection gained around 500 fiction titles and 350 non-fiction titles. The Faculties purchased a further 100 non-fiction titles for the Tiverton Library. Particular focus was on Bible stories, religions, alternative energy, Aboriginal dreamtime stories, insects, animals, transport, art, fishing, the Australia-Pacific region, and Australian history.

Major audio-visual purchases this year included two Multi-Media on Wheels units, one for each campus.

These metal trolleys each house a data projector, amplifier, speakers, DVD and video players, and a place for an optional laptop computer. These have proved to be very popular with staff as they allow convenient, portable access to these valuable digital resources. New CD players have also been purchased for the LOTE faculty, and a new portable PA for the Kinnoull campus. The Science faculty has acquired two DVD players at Kinnoull, and four data projectors (two for Tiverton and two for Kinnoull). A data projector has also been installed in Room 423, one of the computer laboratories at Kinnoull, and four DVD players were also purchased for Building 4.

At the end of 2004, we farewelled Ms Kylie Busk (Teacher-Librarian) who left the Library to pursue classroom teaching. Thank you to Ms Nicole Humphrey for replacing her for 2005.

Ms Susan Jost College Librarian

Our Parents’ Association committee looked forward to a busy year with some new ventures as well as our regular functions for all families of the College.

We hoped to offer a range of different types of functions to accommodate our large and varied school community and thanks to your help and participation we feel we have achieved this goal.

The Trivia Night theme this year was ‘Keep Your Hat On’ and there was a creative and colourful array of hats to be seen on the evening. Committee member Sharon Polson organised a great night of entertainment. Parents and staff relaxed and joined in the fun of singing and dancing as well as being challenged by a complex selection of questions in the quiz.

The silent auction provided many guests with great rewards and the evening was voted a triumph both socially and financially.

The Sportsmens’ Breakfast, with special guests, Trent Croad (1997), Paul Salmon and Nick Green, was a widely acclaimed success. Gerard Whateley (ABC sports commentator) hosted the morning and used his extensive knowledge of all sports to draw out some interesting stories from our guests.

A great aspect of the morning was the sight of so many fathers and sons enjoying breakfast together.

Special thanks needs to go to Ken Wilson (1971) for initiating and organising such a successful occasion.

Barb Gross, Trish Woodman, Liz Kortum, Ann Manning and Catherine Menke

This year the Fashion Parade, coordinated by Liz Kortum (Parents’ Association President) with an enthusiastic committee of mothers and a talented group of models (most with day jobs in our classrooms and administration office) skilfully presented a ‘new look’ event. Guests could have imagined they were viewing ‘haute couture’ by a catwalk in Paris, instead of the De La Salle PAC. Gone were the round tables and in their place were rows of chairs lining a longer catwalk. This move, reflecting fashion parades conducted in the European style, was a great innovation and very successful. The evening was complemented as usual with lots of champagne and a delicious supper.

We look forward to another year of being part of the De La Salle College community, working to bring parents together in friendship and supporting our sons’ school with the proceeds of our fundraising.

Mrs Liz Kortum President

VET and VCAL VCAL Gets the (Green) Thumbs Up Following the successful introduction of the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) in 2004, the program was expanded in 2005. This new senior qualification in Victorian schools is rapidly gaining recognition across the state and the model set up at De La Salle is becoming widely regarded. After a pioneering group of six students in 2004, the cohort for 2005 included 17 Senior and 24 Intermediate VCAL students, with numbers expected to grow in 2006.

The flexibility of the VCAL allows a student’s program to be tailored to suit his individual needs. Included in the model offered for De La Salle students are VCE units and VET (Vocational Education and Training) courses which allow students to attain a nationally recognised qualification in a chosen vocational field.

In 2005, De La Salle senior students have accessed the following VET courses as part of their VCE or VCAL course: Certificate II in Automotive, Certificate II in Business Administration, Certificate II in Broadcasting, Certificate II in Building and Construction, Certificate II in Engineering, Certificate II in Horticulture, Certificate II in Hospitality, Certificate III in Information Technology, Certificate II in Multimedia, Certificate II in Music Production and Certificate II in Sport and Recreation. VCAL students have also committed to School Based New Apprenticeships in Hospitality and Automotive.

The Literacy, Numeracy, Work Related and Personal Development strands of VCAL have been developed and delivered at De La Salle throughout the year.

The introduction of VET Building and Construction has been a great innovation and De La Salle is one of few Victorian schools delivering this course. From 2006 De La Salle is delivering VET Multimedia and VET Electrotechnology. The introduction of these courses will further establish De La’s reputation as a trailblazer of innovation in regard to VET and VCAL. Importantly, these programs are catering for the indi-

Careers

vidual needs of the students and giving ‘hands-on learners’ hands-on options.

One feature of the Senior VCAL program has been the VCAL Tiverton Garden Project. The idea sprouted during a Senior Numeracy class and after much collaboration with the College administration, a site was selected, cleared and developed. While it wasn’t quite a Backyard Blitz, the results are excellent and the learning involved in the project for both students and staff has been amazing.

As VCAL grows at De La Salle, more students will be able to develop skills and at the same time gain TAFE recognised qualifications that will lead to apprenticeships, traineeships, work and further studies at TAFE immediately after graduating from the College.

Many thanks must go to the staff involved in developing and delivering VCAL; Simon Hewitson (Numeracy), Gerard Barns (Literacy), Kylie Busk (Work Related Skills) and Chris Danckert who with Keith Hoy has been responsible for delivering the Building and Construction course.

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In Terms 1 and 2 this year, all Year 10 students completed the “Career Builder” Vocational Assessment in the Careers Centre. Tom McIlroy, an ex De La Salle student attending Melbourne University, was of great assistance and we managed to see all Year 10’s in groups of 3 or 4. The process was an individual one and gave students the opportunity to talk about career options, the appropriate study or training possibilities and, importantly, the range and structure of various VCE programs.

Students in Year 10 completed Work Experience in June. The range of work places chosen was interesting and varied. The feedback from both employers and students was very positive and highlighted the value of student’s experience in industry.

One of our Year 12 students, Lachlan Williams, has worked tirelessly for the past 2 years developing, maintaining and upgrading the Careers web site. It is an extremely important resource for all students and one they need to become familiar with as this will be the major means of providing career information.

Students can also ask questions of me via the web site.

This year there was a “Tertiary Information Night” in August for the parents of Year 12 students planning to apply for University or TAFE in 2006.

This proved to be very popular especially for parents of firsttime users of the VTAC system.

Ms Sue Taylor Careers Counsellor

College Alumni Our new College Principal, Br Bill Firman, attended all the reunions and functions on the Alumni Calendar in his first year back at De La Salle College. The events included the five years, ten years, twenty years, thirty years, forty years, forty five years and fifty years reunions; the ‘Year 12 Revisited’ get-together for the newest Old Collegians from 2004; the annual MOFS (Mothers of Former Students) gathering at the ‘Gables’ in Malvern East; the Morning Tea for the Pre-1960 Old Colls and the annual “Combined De La Salle Colleges’ Mass and Dinner” in Canberra.

At one of these reunions, an Old Collegian asked him, “Do the current boys still feel as strongly about their school as we did?”

He replied that it was impossible to generalise but that he thought so. He gave the example of when three of the present Year 12 students were in his office and the topic came up about their friends in other privileged schools. One of them said: “Our mates think they attend good schools but how

come they are not passionate about their schools the way we are about De La Salle?”

Br Bill went on to say that he believed the present boys share that same loyalty and commitment to De La Salle shown by former students who had attended the series of reunions, in such good numbers. In his words: “As an Old Collegian myself, and former teacher at De La Salle, it has been a privilege to meet so many men who are proud of the education they received here. The Lasallian fundamentals of that education continue today - mutual respect based on a faith conviction that all people are precious to God, that all other people are our ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’. Some may be younger, or in less advantaged circumstances, but they are just as important as we are before God.” During the year we were fortunate to have three former College Principals attend our reunions along with present and past teaching Brothers and College staff. Br Stanislaus 151

Carmody was present at the forty-five and fifty years reunions and Br Garry Coyte attended the ten years reunion. Br Tim Peter was welcomed back on several occasions, being present at the five years reunion, the ‘Year 12 Revisited’ reunion and as a special guest at the Graduation Mass where he presented each of the graduating students with a book of daily reflections and prayers.

2006 marks the centenary of the presence of the De La Salle Brothers in Australia and to commemorate this great milestone with them, there will be several celebrations in both Sydney and Melbourne.

Every Old Collegian, present students and their families as well as past and present staff members of our College will receive invitations to these functions at the beginning of the new year. Please mark these dates in your calendar for 2006: 11 May 2006 Centenary Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral 1 July 2006 Centenary Gala Dinner at Crown Towers Mrs Genie Scott

Rest In Peace Mary Casha, grandmother of Thomas (10R) Rocco Schiavello, grandfather of Rocky Lomachio (11R) George Pritchard-Cseh, father of Paul (7V) and Xavier (8R) Sister Maureen Minahan, CSB Pauline Jukes, aunt of Michael (10V), Matthew (‘03) and Stuart Kortum (‘01) John Di Derardino, grandfather of Peter Apostolopoulos (11V) Gwen Hart, grandmother of Nicholas (9S) Thomas Bennett, grandfather of Christopher Howard (11H) Ben Fitzgerald, Old Collegian (’92) Chris Poskitt, Old Collegian (‘89) Darryl Gallery, father of Lloyd (11B) Christopher Austin, brother of Tim (9D) Sheila Opray, wife of Leo Opray (Old Collegian ‘39), mother of Chris (Old Collegian ‘78) and grandmother of Jacob (6), Luke (9B) and Samuel Williams (11D) Bruce Chamberlain, College Captain 1957 Keith Davis, grandfather of Michael (11G) Fontini Christakopoulos, great aunt of George Kucukbalci-Katsifolis (8J) Philip Taylor, brother of Bernice Manuell (staff member) George Hoy, father of Keith (staff member) John Ferguson, grandfather of Nathan Ferguson (9D) John (Jack) Dalton, Old Collegian ’42, father of James (’80) and Francis (’73) Ina Cuffley, former Business Manager at St Bede’s College, grandmother of Old Collegians, Tim Doyle (’93) and Patrick Doyle (College Vice-Captain ’96) Angela Byrne, mother of Stephen Byrne and Cahal Byrne (‘02)

Irene Stella Laird, grandmother of Old Collegians Patrick Dell (‘91) and Laurence Dell (‘98) Felix Russo (Old Collegian ‘44), grandfather of Dominic Paynter (12M) Bartolo Fonti, grandfather of Christopher Marchese (12H) Genevieve Ryan, niece of Mary Finn (Staff Member) Brenda Crespin, grandmother of Christopher Styring (Old Collegian ‘90) and mother of Helen Styring (Cook to the De La Salle Brothers) Leanne Jones, aunt of Michael (8H) and Ryan Osekowski (7J) Elizabeth Bolger, grandmother of Jake (8H) and Nathan (4) Evans Jeff Miller, uncle of Nicholas Borgia (7S) Salvatore De Corrado, great grandfather of Michael (9M) and Steven (9J) John Claxton, grandfather of Francis (9D) and Patrick Smith (11V) Lady Sheila Dillon, mother of John (Old Col ‘55), Fr Brendan (Old Col ‘58) and Fr Kevin (Old Col ‘61) Hugh Slattery, Old Col (‘29) Olive Beech, gandmother of Jack (7D) and Harry (4) Richard McMahon, grandfather of David Happ (Staff Member) Ercole Cester, father of Liliana Russo (staff member) and grandfather of Old Collegians, Carl (‘04) and Alexander (‘02).

Eric Kersley, grandfather of Thomas Casha (10V) Patrick Ryan, grandfather of Sam Noble (7H) and Jack Noble (9R) Kathleen Ryan, grandmother of Daniel Ryan (5) Paul O’Shea (Old Collegian 1937) Sheila Scott, grandmother of Andrew S (9S) Manfred Labour, grandfather of David S (7V) Elva Squire, grandmother of Christopher (12S) Terry Hopkins, step-brother of David Happ (staff member) Fr Maurice West, Old Collegian ‘47

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