Rice

CAREWRICE Year 9

FRONT ROW: Izach Campbell, Hayde Munro, Ethan Sampson, Bailey Westhorp, Marshall Scott, Mitchel Waldon, Archie Allen, Jake Brewer, Rami Peltonen SECOND ROW: Jake Reinders, Ryan Sutton, Jackson Lemmon, Jaikyn O'Connor-Poore, Ben Walker, Benjamin McDougall, Brody Lejarraga, Samuel Keir THIRD ROW: Liam Sutton, Luke Craperi, Benjamin Donlon, Jack Bragg, William Fuller, Marcus Bell, Flynn Scott TEACHERS: Mr P. Marano, Mr G. Cook (Absent)

FRONT ROW: Sean Young, Lachlan Hardy, Howard Keyes, Allen Wharton, Harry Bowman, Riley Gibson, Finn Anderson, Brayden Pemmelaar SECOND ROW: Liam McDonald, Jackson Waldon, Jesse Blake, Christian Payne, Harry Coleman, Lachlan Hawkins, Zachary Bannister THIRD ROW: Mitchell Brown, Declan Hart, George Abednego, Joshua Gill, Jamal Shibasaki, Luke Fenton TEACHERS: Mrs M. Kenyon, Mr J. Alloway (Absent)

Year 10

FRONT ROW: Matthew Gilboy, Ashley Mayocchi, Lewis Roberts, Zac Brunetto, Emmon Davis, Darcy Keir, Jake Scherff, Jayden McMinn SECOND ROW: Benjamin Dixon, Cooper Chislett, Damon Marshall, Jordan Batley, Levi Buchanan, Nathan Weis, Braydon Bin Doraho, Lucas Dummett THIRD ROW: Lachlan Symss, Samuel Salvador, Louis Jackson, Harrison Fuller, Orlando Clark, Thomas Duffy, Jaidyn Wilkins TEACHER: Mrs S. O'Melia

FRONT ROW: Angus Hawkins, Julian Fusco-Wright, Harrison Keir, Liam Dickson, Rishabh Bawa, Ethan Pemmelaar, Maverick Pegoraro SECOND ROW: Benjamin Herrero, Diego Urdanivia, Edward Hampson, Alexander Dietrich, Isaac Truett, Kai Simmons, Kaleb Parrish THIRD ROW: Yanni Collocott, Lachlan Whereat, Lewis Minns, Cooper Scott, Fionn O'Seighin, Kieran Truett TEACHER: Mr C. Brown

Year 12

CAREWRICE Rice Report

Following in the footsteps of past Seniors, we knew the exact type of men we wanted to become in order to be role models for the younger boys. Our biggest goal was to teach the younger Rice boys about what it really means to be a part of the Rice House - following traditions and setting clear expectations. As the year began, the mighty Rice House welcomed some new faces with the addition of the Year 7s and a couple of new boys scattered through the older grades. High school can be a frightening transition or even attending a brand-new school and we hope that we made their transition into the College an easy one. Coming out of our Leadership Camp, we knew that we wanted to continue the traditions that are unique to the Rice House, yet also create a few of our own. As a result, new war-cries were started and old classics like Rum-Stick-a-Bubble were belted out with passion. The creation of the Viking Clap followed on from the Rice House Battle Horn which was introduced by the 2019 Seniors. The Viking Clap is a loud, triumphant war-cry which brought all the boys together as one. We hope this will continue for years to come. Our Swimming Carnival as Seniors finally arrived and we were absolutely pumped to lead our first carnival. We told the boys our vision and expectations within the House and they responded by putting in a massive effort on the day. As a House, we wanted to build upon the tremendous culture that our previous leaders had established by showing determination, having a dig and giving it our all. Although we aimed to achieve to the best of our abilities, our main goal was to have fun and ensure everyone participated and gave it a crack. A lasting memory for the entire House on this day was being crowned the inaugural ‘Brother Jon Hansen Spirit Shield’ winners. Second place overall was an afterthought to the unbelievable energy, passion, and camaraderie that we displayed on this day. Although us boys had big plans this for this year, the spread of Coronavirus dared to stop us in our tracks. While being thrown into the new world of online learning, us Rice men did our best to stay connected through the wonders of technology. House Assemblies turned into pre-recorded podcasts, thanks to Mr Groves. He managed to organise interviews to help us stay connected while the Captains created talent videos to show off our new skills learned in isolation. Once back at school, the boys reconnected quickly and are grateful for all the support we have received. Against all odds, the Iggy Park Athletics Carnival went ahead despite COVID-19 fears. However, a redesigned carnival allowed us to all be socially distant - a first for an Iggy Park Carnival! Even though we were spread across the field, this didn’t stop our Rice House spirit. Being a College of tradition, we decided to continue the pink theme for the carnival. In support of breast cancer research, we once again donated $5 each towards this very worthy cause. In a dominant display, the Rice House secured eight of a possible fourteen age championships and was crowned 2020 Overall Athletics Champions. Finally, to top off ‘carnival’ season, we picked up another first placing in the Interhouse Cross Country event at the end of Term 3. To finish, we would like to pass on a few things we have learned over the past six years… What does it mean to be a Rice man? Being in this House is not about being a person who sees themselves in the limelight, it’s not about being the best player on the handball court, not about being the funniest kid and it’s certainly not about being the smartest. To the boys still at the College: you may not have the answer yet either. But, it’s something that will come in time, I promise you. For us, as the Senior group, to be a part of something that is so special like the Rice House, we can at least truly give some crucial advice before

we depart and we want all the boys to read this. The only thing we want from the future, men, is to listen. This is not listening to the sounds you may be hearing right now. What we are talking about here is to listen to the people you have in your life and when you’re at this College and in this House – there will always be people to guide you. Our former Homeroom Teacher, Miss McLaughlin, deserves a mention for being not only a role model for us boys, but also a ‘mother’ figure none of us thought would be possible. For those of you who do not know Miss McLaughlin, she had been our Homeroom teacher since Year 8 and took us by her side every morning. From listening to Benny Herrero’s acoustics to having a deep, one-on-one conversation with a brother who was struggling and watching on as Dicko tried to figure out which tool belonged where, she always knew ‘how’ to listen. Miss McLaughlin had an opportunity to move on at the end of 2019 and we have had to figure out this ‘how’ for ourselves. It was hard and tears were shed. But, we had all realised something, which was to understand this Rice Homeroom had been the culture Mr Groves, Mr Logan and Mr Brown had been hinting to us about through all these years. It was this final year when us boys took a step back to appreciate every single moment we have spent together. Nothing was wasted. We as Captains love the Rice House, and we hope 2020 has instilled this love into the future young men as well. Winning both the Br Jon Hansen Spirit Shield and the Paddy Carew Shield is an achievement that the Seniors of 2020 will look back on with great pride in years to come. Up the Crocs!

Maverick Pegoraro | Rice House Captain

FRONT ROW: Tobi Duggin, Koby Kyle-Little, Joseph Holland, McCallum Kennedy, Travis Church, Brady Campbell, Cooper Cheyne, Malique Lewis-Grant SECOND ROW: Angus Knowles, Ryan Nguyen, Cody Chanthagoon, Logyn-John Webster, Cooper Crooks, Cayden Balnaves, Euan Roberts, Jobi Jackson THIRD ROW: Ethan Jeffery, Jasper Flintoff, Gordon Richards, Wiki Kelemete, Jake Newman, Andre Johnson, Ashley Hudson FOURTH ROW: Jack Montgomery, Leslie Trimmer, Kallen Wallace-Carr, Ronan Richter, Isaac Whelan, Elliot Gilmore TEACHERS: Mr A. Keane, Mrs L. Shucksmith

FRONT ROW: Oliver Carr-Pauline, Brody Fredericks, Darcy Fredericks, Campbell Bryan, Corey Lambert, Kayne Rennie, Edward Cox, Thomas Reeves, Adam Sievers SECOND ROW: Reuben Hilbourne, Elliot Hoskins, Keelin Hookey, Carter Cole, Kynan Purdy, Pio Kelemete, Kaleb Norton-Bern, Baxter Woosnam THIRD ROW: Drew Gilmore, Reagan Knowles, Logan Robertson, Kynan McMahon, Lachlan Williams, Harrison Barrett, Hamish Keyes-West, Steven Tom ABSENT: Jayden Ryan TEACHERS: Mrs S. Hughes, Mr M. Lunn

Year 8