Blue and Gold 2009

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Farewell Br Bill Brother Bill Firman took up the position of Principal of De La Salle College at the beginning of 2005. As a former student and College Captain, he brought with him more than 40 years experience and knowledge in education and administration. His extraordinary energy and enthusiasm was immediately evident. During his tenure, Br Bill’s expansive brush swept through all aspects of the College — ethos, academic standards, staff welfare, financial management, as well as maintenance and capital works. We all came to recognise Br Bill as a big thinker who was also able to focus on the detail. He expanded the College motto to include Deo Duce, ‘Doctrina Lux’ — ‘learning is our light’. His vocation of service to those in need was seen through the expansion of the Mary MacKillop Enhancement Centre, which provides additional education support for students. We will all remember Br Bill’s unique public addresses, always peppered with Latin quotations, drawing on the collective wisdom of the great thinkers of the world. Br Bill always looked for the goodness in others revealing much about the man — a Brother, educator, leader, financier, builder, entrepreneur, philosopher and protector of the prophets. His door was open to everyone. When he started at the College he gave up a large office to enable a boardroom to be established. In a much smaller space behind the reception, Br Bill set up his office. A door opened onto the playground and during recess students were free to wander in and have a chat or

get a ball to play with. Many important discussions with the Principal were interrupted by a student anxious to retrieve a tennis ball from his desk. During his time at the College it was evident that Br Bill was very committed to social justice, and he dedicated his time, College resources, and his exceptional energy to educating our young men in the service of others. It is in this latter area that his mark as a true “Lasallian” educator will be indelibly imprinted on the hearts of those who have learnt under his administration, and those who have worked with him. Brother Bill’s willingness to volunteer himself to work in a volatile area such as Sudan highlights his unquestioning faith at this point in his life, and mirrors the commitment of the early brothers under St John Baptist de la Salle who, in the face of adversity, believed in the providence of God. Br Bill is now based in Sudan, where he is establishing a teachers’ training college. Mrs Joan Ferguson College Chaplain 3


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Rest In Peace

2min
page 152

Djarindjin-Lombardina Cultural Exchange Tour

2min
page 147

Parents’ Network

3min
page 151

Social Services / “Destination Keesara” — Coolies 2008

3min
page 148

La Salle Greenhills Visits De La

7min
pages 149-150

Social Services/ Papua New Guinea

2min
page 146

Sport Reports and Teams

55min
pages 118-144

St Vincent de Paul Society

2min
page 145

Media

2min
page 117

Senior Music in Performance

1min
page 116

Lord of the Flies

1min
pages 114-115

Economics/ Business Studies/ VCAL

5min
pages 104-105

Mary MacKillop Enhancement Centre

3min
page 103

College Staff 102` Careers/ Administation Staff

8min
pages 98-102

Year 10 Camp “Reef and Rainforest”

2min
pages 92-93

Year 10 2009

3min
pages 94-95

Year 10 Homerooms

1min
pages 90-91

Music

2min
pages 88-89

Year 12 2009/ Geography

4min
pages 77-79

Debating

2min
page 87

Year 11 in Review

9min
pages 80-86

Year 12 Homerooms

1min
pages 74-76

Kinnoull Campus 2009

3min
page 73

Senior Awards

1min
page 65

Farewell Br Denis/ Free-Wheeling James

4min
pages 63-64

Languages at De La Salle

6min
pages 54-55

Student Representative Council

2min
page 48

Design, Creativity and Technology

1min
page 49

Rock Eisteddfod

1min
pages 50-51

Year 9 on Camp

6min
pages 44-47

Year 9

2min
pages 40-43

Year 8

10min
pages 31-38

The House Gig Competition

1min
page 39

Wellbeing at De La Salle

1min
page 20

The Primaries 20` “River”

5min
pages 16-19

Year 7

11min
pages 21-29

College Libraries/RICRAC

2min
page 30

Religious Education/ Faith Development

3min
page 8

College Principal’s Report

3min
page 2

New Beginnings

2min
pages 6-7

Farewell Br Bill

2min
page 3

Deputy Principal/ Tiverton Campus ’09

7min
pages 10-11

Curriculum

2min
page 5

College Leaders

3min
page 4

From the Chaplain’s Desk

2min
page 9
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