Year 7

Year7

7 Dunstan

Back Row: Alexander Kelada, Samuel Carson, Joshua Beckman, Patrick Cotter, Taron Naoroji, Liam Wilson, Juke Campbell-Beschorner Third Row: Cameron Rizio, Zack Licciardo, Conrad Lucas, Darcy Wood, Luke Gersbeck, David Grant Second Row: John Farrugia, Alexander Ross, Mitchell Hurley, Thomas Peterson, Nicholas Guemene, Rory Stedman Seated: Thomas Farley, Dimitri Damianos, Joshua Delgorge, Jackson Adams, Luke Dell’orso, Anthony Kouch Teacher: Ms Karen Harding Back Row: Kenny Paek, James Neilson, Aston Khanthakaew, Cary Spanopoulos, Zachary Barnetby, Jack Makin Third Row: Harry Haley, Nathan Robinson, Mitchell Fletcher, Vinay Ounbounheuang, James McCaffrey, Edward Howe, John Bohan Second Row: Dean Georgiou, Aidan Crellin, Luke Bruce, Alexander Chaplin, Joshua Attard, Xavier Leonard, Cameron Foots Seated: Alex Freeman, Alexander Pelly, Sean Young, Joel Clarke, Peter Vuong,Patrick O’Connell, Corey Bodin, Danny Bollas Teacher: Ms Dianne Byers

Year 6 to Year 7 at De La

Many things have changed since we have arrived from Year 6 to Year 7, and I’m here to tell you about them. We had to take public transport to school for the very first time – when I was in primary school I did not have to consider trains or trams! Friends have changed since my primary days, as we now head off to different secondary schools. We have made new friends, which is great! We have had to adapt to the homework we now get, which can be a struggle at times. Going from St Benedict’s Primary School to De La Salle College was a big step, but a step worth taking. I love the variety of teachers and subjects, particularly sport and science. Now that I’m in high school everything has changed and changed for the better. Daniel Currie

Challenges and Changes

At my old school it was actually pretty ‘samey’ a lot like ‘Ground Hog Day”. We did the same things over and over until Friday at 3.30, and then we went home. At De La Salle there is a variety of choices: Science, Geography, History, Tech, Music, and more. There are also heaps of things to join. I joined Rock Ed, which is a lot of fun (but a lot of hard work), and I joined the weightlifting squad because I thought it was the greatest sport I had ever seen, and it is fun. At my old school we never got much homework and even if we got it, it would have only been a page of maths or spelling. Now we get stacks of homework from English to Geography. I have made many new friends and I’m fitting in pretty well with school and I find it enjoyable. Public transport means I have to wake up at 7.00 and get ready by 7.30, catch the bus to the train station to Malvern and get on a tram at Glenferrie Road. It takes about 45 minutes to get from my house to school which, all in all, is pretty good. I think public transport was possibly the biggest challenge I faced when making the transition to De La Salle but, on the whole, De La is a good school and I look forward to the challenges which await in Year 8! Jonathan McGivern There are so many differences between my old school and De La Salle. The big, big difference between De La Salle College and my primary school is that there are just over 160 students at my primary school and at De La Salle there are over 1100 boys! The subjects are completely different. Once we had English, Maths, Art, Music, RE and Italian. But here, there are so many more subjects like Maths, Science, Health, RE, Technology, Drama, Art, History, Geography, Music, Instrument, Library and English. It makes for a busy day! Transport is another consideration, because last year it was an easy walk home – probably 10 minutes, now at De La, I have to catch a bus and walk – which takes over 40 minutes in total. Talk about the uniform! Last year I wore a T-shirt, pants or shorts and runners or shoes. At De La Salle during winter we wear pants, shirt, tie, black shoes, and black socks, jumper (if you want to) and a blazer. With our summer uniform, we wear shorts, a T-shirt with the emblem on it, blazer (if you want to) and black shoes and socks. Even though there are differences between my primary school and De La Salle, they are in many ways the same in that I have a place I can call ‘home’, and I have really enjoyed going to both schools. I’m looking forward to the challenges ahead in Year 8, but I am very happy with the way things have started at De La.

Joseph Morina

My transition into De La Salle was very smooth. De La is very different from my old school though because there is a lot more people – teachers and students and we do a lot more work due to having many teachers and many subjects. We study technology, geography, history, science, art, drama, PE, maths, religion, health and heaps more! I love sport the most. The travelling to school is also a lot different because now I travel from Williamstown to Malvern – quite a hike compared to last year. Overall I love being apart of De La. I look forward to my future years here, its just a shame there are no girls!!!!!!

Anthony de Bono

I can’t explain the transition between grade 6 to year 7. One day you are at the top of the school and settled in with not a lot of work. The next you are snowed under at the other end of the school with so much work your bag weighs a tonne. The teachers expect more from you as you are getting older. You have days where you wish you were sitting in the primary classroom. I’m really busy with balancing school tasks but I have achieved so much. I scored a high score (second highest in Yr 7) for the Science Test, sadly beaten by one of my mates! Life is great at De La. The variety, challenges and friends makes it a great place to be (Even better if we didn’t get homework)!!!!!!!!! Seb Mackay

THE SNAKE MAN!!! Crikey! What a day we had with the Raymond the snake man! Personally he was the most amazing person with reptiles I’ve ever seen! Some of the things he showed us and demonstrated were absolutely amazing, scary and brilliant. Have you ever held one of the five deadliest snakes in the world? The De La Year 7s did. Did you know that tortoises are sore losers? That’s no typo either: we watched two tortoises have a race to flip themselves over (which they did with their heads — it was incredible) and the losing tortoises tried to jump off the edge of the table! Wow, I never knew that tortoises were suicidal creatures! Crocodiles look huge full-grown, but when all of us got to hold a twenty-month old one, it was barely the size of our hand. But still, I’ve got to hand it to them, — they’re nasty little guys. One of them, Joshua, had to have a rubber band around his mouth to stop him biting! We also got to see and hold a whole bunch of different types of lizards, and it hurt like crazy when they scratched! All in all everyone had a great time and we’re all grateful to Miss Surkitt and the other science teachers who organized the day. Andrew O’Connor

7 Jerome

Back Row: Gaetano Pepe, Cameron Mason, John Moneir, Nicolas Bouwmesster, Nicholas Holmes, Nathan Contin, Steven Ryan, Tim Jiang Second Row: Lucas Forato, Peter Petros, James Endrody, Matthew Daly, Daniel Austen, James Rizio, Clancy Scanlan, Grant Curnow Seated: Zachary High, Matthew Taranto, Mitchell Kaye, Dylan Jones, Andrew D’arcy, Joshua Taylor, Jesse Tavitian, William Sullivan Absent: Samuel Wittman Teacher: Mr Andrew Wozencroft Back Row: Christopher Kirk-Williams, Jackson Cormick, Lachlan King, Daniel Heath, Jack Forbes, Joshua Penzes Third Row: Angus Cramp, Ryan Goodman, Mark Goy, Alexander Holloway, James Cleary, Kieran Enright, James Annett Second Row: Liam Wood, Timothy Carlin, Laurent Tsang, Liam Sharp, Michael Tomlinson, Mitchell Humphries, Nicholas Mowbray Seated: Jackson Munday, James CampbellTennant, Ramy Farjou, Matthew Karlson, Sean Nankervis, Thomas Callahan, Simon Hearn, Nathan Johnstone Teacher: Mr Simon McDonald

7 Roland

Back Row: Jordan Smith, Joseph Regan, Samuel Sabbatucci, Fletcher Roberts, Patrick Fitzgerald, Andrew O’Connor, Timothy Gibson, Patrick Hatch, Timothy Shallue Second Row: Benjamin Doree, Matthew Pennacchia, Philip Taranto, Alex Otten, Mark Premier, Calvin Wu, Michael Bruce, Michael Hogan Seated: Jacob Williams, Michael Selwood, Stuart Maddocks, Matthew McBride, Robert McCarthy, Nik Lukic, Connor Tolson, Ricky Kyriazopoulos Teacher: Mr David Hale Back Row: Ashton Agar, Daniel Slavin, Lazarus Chrisomalidis, Matthew Harvey, Jackson Shaw, Ryan Hynes, Anthony Moumar, Patrick Orlando, Peter DiNatale Second Row: William Pirrie, Matthew Hamilton, Timothy Carracher, Roman Alberti, Alexander Sly, Sebastian Gotch, Oliver Purton-Smith Seated: Thomasin Vanzella-Riggio, Christopher DeGrazia, Anthony Anastasio, James Wilkinson, Joseph Smith, Paul Darras, Andrew Clark, Nicholas Pane Absent: Thomas Murphy Teacher: Mr Shaun Buckley

7 Vincent

Back Row: Jordan Bull, Daniel Janka, Jayden Guerrieri, Ethan Rocke, Nicholas Smith, Ryan Lack, Nicholas Hall, Patrick Shannon, Jarrod WilsonWall, Fernanda Sidarta Second Row: Carlo Tjahjadi, James Wilson, Liam Burke, Ryan Neeson, Phillip Stevens, Jake Wise, Jack O’Shannessy, Jack Cooper, Justin Anagnostopoulos Seated: Mitchell Halliwell, Lincoln Edwards, Patrick Gallagher, Matthew Allars, Nicholas Sullivan, Jonathon Kartadinata, Scott Miller, William Bowes Teacher: Mr Larry Evans Back Row: Dennis Kastanis, Michael Stizza, Anthony deBono, Alexander Roney, Dylan Jones, Sebastian Mackay, Jonathan McGivern, Sam Remfry, Samuel Jeanes Second Row: Jake Cowan, Christopher Brezzi, Samuel Barone, John Birchall, Jacob Curtis, Daniel Vass, Anthony Soriano, Mario Papotto Seated: Michael Galgani, Joseph Morina, William Nash, Thomas Benson, Mitchell Lane, James Brunskill, Daniel Currie, Michael Bellmunt Teacher: Ms Amy Surkitt

It always amazes me how quickly the year goes. It doesn’t seem that long ago I was addressing the Year 7 boys for the first time about the start of their secondary school life at De La Salle. The sense of nervous excitement was almost palpable. For some, the prospect was quite daunting, while others were ready to leap enthusiastically into this new adventure. The start of Year 7 is a great challenge for most boys. A new school, new subjects and teachers and the task of making new friends can be quite intimidating. Of course, it is a different group of young men I see at the conclusion of the year, and it has been an absolute pleasure watching this shy, nervous group of boys grow into a confident and relaxed group of students ready for the challenges of Year 8 next year. This year has had many highlights. I’m sure that the students will look back fondly and remember the Outdoor Education camps to Jan Juc during Term 1. Great weather, a fantastic environment, and some sensational surfing kicked off the school year on a very positive note. Other memorable events include the sport rally days, the Homeroom Indoor Soccer competition, anti-bullying days, music concerts and of course, the annual Football Lightning Premiership! I would like to congratulate the boys on their willingness to become involved in the extra-curricular activities of the College and would encourage them to challenge themselves more often next year to fully benefit from what this great school has to offer. The Year 7s of 2006 have been very fortunate to have been guided by a dedicated and caring group of Homeroom teachers – Ms Dianne Byers, Ms Karen Harding, Mr Andrew Wozencroft, Mr Chris Martin, Mr Shaun Buckley, Mr David Hale, Ms Amy Surkitt and Mr Larry Evans. I thank them all for their efforts throughout the year. Their patience and genuine care and concern for the boys has made my job so much easier and their hard work has laid a solid foundation for these students for future years at De La Salle. It has been a pleasure to be involved with the Year 7 class of 2006. I hope they look back at the year with great memories and are just as excited and enthusiastic about beginning Year 8 next year. Mr Michael Naughton

Mr M. Naughton, Nik Lukic, Patrick O’Connor, Tim Jiang, Nicholas Holmes, Aston Khanthakaew, John Farrugia, Dimitri Damianos Seated: Simon Hearn, Patrick Fitzgerald, Sebastion Mackay, Anthony de Bono, Angus Cramp, Patrick Gallagher Absent: Matthew Harvey, Anthony Moumar, Lincoln Edwards