Year 8

Year8

Sacred Heart Mission and Arts Excursion

- During Term 2 all of the Year 8’s went on an excursion to the Sacred Heart Mission, and to the National Gallery of Victoria. We were able to have an ‘inside look’ at how the Sacred Heart Mission helps people in need, and on the same day, we were also fortunate to have a look at some amazing artworks that were created in the Renaissance period.

The Bush Dance

In Term 3 all of the Year 8 students got the chance to attend a “bush dance” at Presentation College. We learnt some great new, made some new friends moves and had a great time. It was an all-round good day.

Ashton Agar

Year 8 Camp

Phillip Island was the setting for this year’s camp. The boys participated in a variety of fun activities which included surfing, bike riding, raft making and charter boat fishing just to name a few. The boys also undertook many outdoor education studies in the surrounding areas which included the Nobbies and Seal Rocks. A FANTASTIC time was had by everyone. Each term, two Year 8 Homerooms had the opportunity to get involved and organise a Year 8 liturgy. The topics that were reflected on in the liturgies were Lent, Leadership, Friendship and the celebration of St John Baptist De La Salle. Ashton Agar

Cricket

Recess and lunchtime in summer was for cricket — even Mr Riordan would join in!

Money Raised For Sacred Heart

On the Year 8 Sacred Heart Mission excursion, some Year 8 boys realized that the Sacred Heart building only had one small T.V. Their idea was that if every boy in Year 8 raised a little bit of money each, we could buy the Mission a new T.V. And that is what happened. Each boy in Year 8 was asked to raise $10 which would add up to a total of $2000. This enabled us to buy the Mission a brand new plasma television. I was fortunate enough to be chosen to present it to a Sacred Heart Mission Official at the Sacred Heart Mass. It was a great feeling to know that Year 8 boys could give up one of their favourite things for 10 days to raise the money. Ashton Agar

ACC Sport

For the first time at De La Salle, Year 8 students were involved in the ACC Sport Competition. An overwhelming majority of students supported this initiative by making themselves available for selection and representation. The boys competed with spirit and verve throughout the year.

Rock & Water

All Year 8 students participated in the Rock & Water program this year. The program assisted the students to learn self control through a variety of engaging activities. The program climaxed with the students breaking their own piece of wood at the Malvern Karate Centre.

Year 8 Dunstan

Back Row: Juke CampbellBeschorner, Mark Goy, John Moneir, Liam Wilson, Cary Spanopoulos, Jack Forbes, James Neilson, Ryan Goodman, Laurent Chung Second Row: James CampbellTennant, Daniel Austen, Bob Carracher, Nicholas Guemene, Christopher Brezzi, Cameron Rizio, Liam Sharp, Matthew Hamilton, Clancy Scanlan Seated: William Sullivan, John Nguyen, Thomas Callahan, Oliver Purton-Smith, Jackson Adams, Cameron Foots, Michael Bellmunt, Nicholas Pane Mr David Happ. Back Row: Mitchell Fletcher, Philip Taranto, Angus Cramp, Peter Natale, Lazarus Chrisomalidis, Samuel Carson, Sam Remfry, Nathan Robinson, Tim Jiang, John Bohan Second Row: Corey Bodin, Grant Curnow, Dean Georgiou, Michael Tomlinson, Andrew Nguyen, Peter Vuong, Anthony Anastasio, Sean Nankervis, Dylan Jones Seated: Alex Freeman, Nathan Johnstone, Matthew Taranto, Danny Bollas, Paul Darras, Ricky Kyriazopoulos, Thomas Farley, Nicholas Mowbray Teacher: Mr Andrew Murrell.

Year 8 Jerome

Back Row: Vinay Ounbounheuang, Jackson Cormick, James Cleary, James Paterson, Sebastian Mackay, Jackson Shaw, Daniel Slavin, Kenny Paek, Aston Khanthakaew, Guy Pepe Second Row: Christopher Monger, Mitchell Humphries, Daniel Currie, Patrick Hanney, Thomas Hanney, Simon Hearn, Joshua Attard, Samuel Barone Seated: Joseph Smith, Alexander Pelly, Thomasin Vanzella-Riggio, Alexander Sly, Joshua Delgorge, Joshua Taylor, Luke Dell’orso, Michael Galgani Mrs Carmel Dwyer. Back Row: Nathan Contin, Harry Haley, Anthony de Bono, Michael Stizza, Dennis Kastanis, Timothy Gibson, Nicolas Bouwmeester, Kieran Enright, Lukas Bartsch Second Row: Xavier Leonard, Joel Clarke, Alexander Chaplin, James McCaffrey, Peter Petros, Ashton Agar, Matthew Daly, Edward Howe, Aidan Crellin Seated: Andrew Clark, Patrick O’Connell, James Rizio, Mitchell Lane, Connor Tolson, Matthew Karlson, Stuart Maddocks, Ramy Farjou Ms Amy Surkitt.

The Year 8

Bush Dance!

Year 8 Roland

Back Row: Phillip Stevens, Joshua Beckman, Lachlan King, Ryan Lack, Nicholas Smith, Ethan Rocke, John Birchall, Jack O’Shannessy Second Row: Jack Cooper, Jake Cowan, Samuel Jeanes, Mitchell Halliwell, Sam Wittman, Daniel Janka, Sam Annett, Liam Wood Seated: Jonathon Kartadinata, Jesse Tavitian, James Brunskill, Sebastian Gotch, Benjamin Doree, James Wilkinson, Nik Lukic, William Bowes Absent: Dylan Jones, Alexander Sidarta Mr Ian Oliver. Back Row: Ryan Neeson, Jarrod Wall, Jayden Guerrieri, Patrick Cotter, Fletcher Roberts, Alexander Roney, Daniel Heath, Joshua Penzes, Anthony Soriano, Daniel Vass Second Row: Mario Papotto, Aaron Anderson, Mark Premier, Liam Burke, Matthew Pennacchia, Jacob Curtis, Zack Licciardo, Jake Wise Seated: Jackson Munday, Jacob Williams, Joseph Morina, Conrad Lucas, Patrick Gallagher, Matthew Allars, Lincoln Edwards, Anthony Kouch Mr Michael Naughton.

Year 8 Vincent

Back Row: Patrick Orlando, Nicholas Holmes, Jordan Smith, Ryan Hynes, Matthew Harvey, Patrick Fitzgerald, Andrew O’Connor, Anthony Moumar, Taron Naoroji Second Row: David Grant, Roman Alberti, Thomas Benson, Alex Otten, Steven Ryan, Rory Stedman, Alexander Holloway, Alexander Kelada, Alexander Ross Seated: Scott Miller, Dimitri Damianos, Justin Anagnostopoulos, James Wilson, George Katheklakis, Andrew D’Arcy, Lucas Forato, John Farrugia Mr Bryan Smith. Back Row: Luke Gersbeck, Jordan Bull, Patrick Shannon, Joseph Regan, Samuel Sabbatucci, Patrick Hatch, Jonathan McGivern, Cameron Mason, Timothy Shallue Second Row: William Pirrie, Thomas Peterson, Mitchell Hurley, Darcy Wood, Matthew Anderson, Calvin Wu, Michael Bruce, William Nash, Mitchell Kaye Seated: Carlo Tjahjadi, Michael Selwood, Christopher De Grazia, Michael Hogan, Nicholas Sullivan, Robert McCarthy, Matthew McBride, Zachary High Br Gerry.

Standing: Sean Nankervis, John Nguyen, Mitchell Humphries, Lucas Forato, James McCaffrey, Michael Hogan, Danny Bollas, Joshua Attard, John Farrugia, Anthony Kouch, Sebastian Gotch Seated: Mark Premier, Xavier Leonard, James Neilson, Ethan Rocke, Daniel Heath, Mr Shane Mackintosh, Daniel Slavin, John Moneir, Patrick Orlando, Nicholas Guemene, Tim Shallue Absent: Harry Haley, Corlo Tjahjadi, Ryan Hynes, Patrick Fitzgerald, Laz Chrisomalidis, Mark Goy, Ashton Agar, Joe Smith, Fletcher Roberts, James Wilkinson, Alex Sadarta, Zac High

Year 8 2007

“Be true to yourself, your peers and your education”. This was the motto that all Year 8 students embraced from the beginning of the year and was a constant goal for the students to strive towards for the entire year. Whether it was academic or co-curricular, the boys were encouraged to get involved in as many aspects of school life as possible. Once again it has been a very busy year for all concerned in the Year 8 community. There have been many new initiatives and activities that students have taken part with much enthusiasm. For the first time ACC Sport was introduced, with students representing the College against other ACC schools. Over the course of the year there was plenty of sporting and academic rivalry between Year 8 Homerooms. Some of the activities included the debating competition, before-school basketball and indoor soccer competitions, all of which raised money for Mission Action Day. For the first time this year Effort Awards were awarded at Monday morning assemblies to students who had displayed dedication towards their schooling. During the course of the year, teachers nominated over 700 certificates to be received by Year 8 students. This number shows how highly teachers have valued this Year Level and the quality of work they produced. In Term 2, students visited the Sacred Heart Mission and surrounding environs in St Kilda. This provided the boys with an insight into how local welfare groups provide much support and care for those who are in need of help. In another new initiative for Year 8, after visiting the Sacred Heart Mission, the students from Year 8 donated $2,000 to purchase a Plasma TV for the Mission. The TV was presented to a representative of the Sacred Heart Mission at the Social Justice Mass, held during term three. A fantastic effort by all who donated! During Term 3, a highlight for the boys was an open air bush dance with Presentation College, Windsor. After the initial nerves had passed, the boys and girls enthusiastically displayed some fancy foot-work and, by all reports, enjoyed the day immensely. The Outdoor Education camps were held at Phillip Island during Term 4 and saw the students participate in a wide range of fun outdoor activities, such as bike riding, raft making, surfing and fishing. The camps foster strong personal development, encouraging individual responsibility, cooperative group work and knowledge of the outdoor environment. As the boys look forward to their summer break and the opportunities that Year 9 will bring, I would like to thank the students of Year 8 for their efforts this year. I have enjoyed our journey together, and getting to know each and every one of you. I would also like to thank the Year 8 Homeroom teachers for the dedication and effort they have all made this year.

Mr Shane Mackintosh Year 8 Coordinator