News 129 11a 2014

DATES TO REMEMBER

VOLUME XXXI No 11 7th August, 2014

FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE AUGUST Specialty Photos JS K2015 Interviews ICAS Maths JS

The Dormition of the Theotokos

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15th August

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The Dormition of the Theotokos School closed

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K2015 Interviews

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K2015 Interviews

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ASISSA Athletics Carnival JS

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SEPTEMBER HSC Success Program begins K2015 Interviews

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Cybersafety Parents Years 4 - 8

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Maths Cup JS

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Father’s Day

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Greek Orthodox Athletics Carnival JS

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ISA Athletics SS

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CIS Athletics JS

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Year 12 Farewell Assembly

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K-12 Doxology Debating Gala Day JS

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Year 12 Formal Dinner

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Sports Presentation Evening

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Εν τη Γεννήσει την παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, εν τη Κοιμήσει τον κόσμον ου κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε. Μετέστης προς την ζωήν, μήτηρ υπάρχουσα της ζωής· και ταις πρεσβείαις ταις σαις λυτρουμένη, εκ θανάτου τας ψυχάς ημών.

Term ends for students OPEN DAY JS

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OCTOBER Public Holiday

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In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, Theotokos. As mother of Life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions.

No School Staff Development Day

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Students return

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OHI Day Celebrations Church Years 7 – 9 Spring Fair at JS

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NEWS

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THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS Friday, 15th August School will be closed on Friday, 15th August.

UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be stocking Reversible Raincoats as from October. Size 4-14, cost $39.00.

JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT The interviews for Kindergarten 2015 have commenced and will run for the next three weeks.

The children have been delightful and the parents supportive and committed to the ethos of the College.

If you have forgotten to enrol your child please see Mrs Kerameas at the Office.

YEAR 5 LITURGY Our class liturgies recommenced last Thursday with Year 5. It was a great blessing to be able to share this experience with our children and with great pride I witnessed the strength and faith that this unique experience provides. Some of our most quiet and reserved children willingly came forward to chant and read verses whilst Father Steven lovingly nurtured and encouraged all of us to partake of this most sacred mystery. I encourage all of you to join us for the next service for Year 4 on the 21st of August.

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How much fruit and vegetables they eat How much time they spend being active How much time they spend watching TV/computers The amount of ‘sometimes’ foods they are eating.

Once your child completes the passport each day, we ask that you sign it off to show that it’s accurate.

Infant students may need their parents to help them fill in their passport.

All students receive a certificate at the end of the two-weeks (Gold, Silver or Bronze) depending on the amount of points they accumulate over the twoweeks.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL After close competition, the Corinthians won the Junior School Athletics Carnival. I congratulate all the students who had a go and thank Mr Dookie, Mr Volas, the teachers and, parent and student volunteers for ensuring the smooth running of the day.

The challenge will commence on Monday 18th August and will be completed on Sunday 31st August 2014. Please look out for your passport which will be sent home the week prior to the challenge. We thank Miss Bletsogiannis for this wonderful initiative.

For more information see www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/ Let the challenge begin!

This school is ready.

Is your child ready to…

Live Outside the Box?

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE 2014

Miss Bletsogiannis has kindly enrolled our children in a fun challenge called Live Outside the Box. This challenge is a chance for everyone to learn about aspects of our daily lives that can help us all maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.

Thank you to all those students who have submitted their forms for the Reading Challenge.

This is a reminder that ALL forms need to be handed in to Mrs Bartlett by Friday 22nd August 2014. As the website is closed to everyone on the 1st September and I cannot take any latecomers.

Live Outside the Box aims to promote practical ideas for including more daily physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviours such as watching TV and developing healthy eating and drinking habits.

Certificates will be sent to the College during the last two weeks of Term Four.

Over two weeks, students will be recording the following details into their Live Outside the Box passports:  Their healthy breakfast  How much water they drink

Happy Reading Mrs C. Bartlett Mrs A. Synesios Principal Junior School

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SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT HSC DRAMA SHOWCASE On Thursday evening the 24th July, the Year 12 Drama students presented their Group Devised performances and Individual projects at the HSC Drama Showcase in the SPACe. This showcase served as the Trial Examination of the practical component of the Drama course. We were very fortunate to have three external markers come and examine these students. All the students excelled on this occasion, displaying their outstanding performances, skills, creativity and collaboration.

Special thanks to the teachers, parents and friends who came along to support the HSC Drama class of 2014. We wish them all the very best in the lead up to their Practical HSC Examination in a couple of weeks.

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Mrs L. McCoy Drama Teacher

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FROM THE ART ROOM Over the year, Year 9 has been exploring different sculptural practices. They have learnt about assemblage, modelling, different methods of mould making for casting and carving. These photos are from a casting task, where the students had to image themselves in the places of their ancestors. The resulting ‘Self Portrait as Ancient Greek’ was first moulded in clay. A latex and plaster mould was constructed and the final works were cast in plaster.

Presently, the students are polishing the works that they have carved from soapstone. Polishing usually takes longer than the actual carving, but the results can be stunning.

Clay Models

Demetrios Avdalis Steffie Papadopoulos

Harry Gavalas Constantinos Kollias Ms M. Pringle Visual Arts Teacher

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MIDDLE REPORT

JEANS for GENES DAY 2014

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LACEITUP CAMPAIGN Congratulations everyone for the $1881 collected last Friday in support of the Children’s Medical Research Institute. $770 was collected here at school by SRC and another $1,111 by Year 10 volunteers: Nicole Adam, Chrystal Christie, Mariah Stavrou, Kristen Mournehis, Lia Albanakis, Georgia Koukounaris, Elias Hatzon, James Stathis, Manuel Margelis, Sebastian Zois, Alexander P Cardamis and Zac Prineas . These students sold Jeans for Genes merchandise at Pacific Square Shopping Centre over a 6 hour period during the day.

Well done everyone!

For those of you who may not know, this week….. from the 4th-10th August is officially Homeless Persons’ Week.

As part of Year 9’s Community Awareness focus in Pastoral Care, quite a bit of time is spent learning about the hardships faced by many people in our community & world. These include poverty and homelessness, in particular youth homelessness.

We thank Ms Kokinelis for co-ordinating this event and Ms Gambriell for her support of Year 10 students.

More than 47,000 young people under the age of 25 are homeless in Australia today. Often they are forced to make the tough decision to leave home when their safety is threatened and take their chances by trying to survive on their own and on the streets.

As you can imagine, this can be very scary and dangerous.

Not everyone has the luxury of taking off their shoes at the end of a long day, especially homeless youth sleeping with their shoes on is one of the many discomfort they have to endure...

You may ask yourself WHY this is the CASE???

Well - Homeless youth use shoelaces to secure their shoes to their feet for protection against the cold night air and to ensure their shoes aren’t stolen while they sleep. They have to actually make sure they are tied on and around their feet so that they still have them when they wake up.

There is currently a campaign run by Father Chris O’Reilly, who heads an organization called ‘YOUTH OF THE STREETS”. It’s called LACE IT UP. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and funds for Homeless Youth. Here at St Spyridon we pride ourselves in getting behind worthy causes like this that aim to improve the lives of others.

Mrs A. Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

From next week and throughout August, SRC’s & Year 9 volunteers will be selling special lace it up BLUE shoelaces which can be worn with your uniforms…either as ribbons for girls hair, on your

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runners and even on your school shoes, TEACHERS you are also welcome to buy them!

The cost of each pair is $5. Please get behind the lace it up campaign, get your SPIRIT ON and help us stamp out Youth Homelessness by doing something as simple as buying a pair of specially marked BLUE SHOELACES You can find out more by going to #laceitup and by also checking out the laceitup FB page. St Spyridon also has a supporter page which can be reached by going to https://laceitup.everydayhero.com/au/st-spyridoncollege > It will be active until November, if you would like to make a direct donation.

THE STUDENT COUNCIL (SRC)

PREVENT ALCOHOL AND RELATED TRAUMA IN YOUTH (P.A.R.T.Y) PROGRAM.

RISK

On Thursday 31st July, Year 11 students were involved in a full day excursion to The Royal North Shore Hospital to take part in the “Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y) Program. On this day students listened to presentations by specialist hospital staff involved with trauma patients, as well as trauma survivors and family members who spoke about the impact that risk related trauma has had on their lives. Students then rotated through various critical care areas of the hospital e.g., Emergency, ICU and rehabilitation areas such as Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy. The entire day was very confronting and sobering. It gave students a greater insight into what can happen when even the smallest risk and seemingly insignificant action, can lead to disastrous circumstances and situations.

REPRESENTATIVE

Last year’s SRC set out a number of targets and I am very happy to now report that these have all been fulfilled. At the start of this Term of an electronic noticeboard (monitor) was installed in the library corridor. This monitor displays weekly messages about events and reminders that need to be passed on and photographs of students’ activities. An additional monitor has been installed in the SPACe from monies raised through Sport. The SRC of 2014 are in the process of negotiating their targets.

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https://scholarships.online.unsw.edu.au/scholarship/s c_al_search_detail.display_scholarship_details?p_sch edule_id=2386&p_scholarship_specific_id=125 https://scholarships.online.unsw.edu.au/scholarship/s c_al_search_detail.display_scholarship_details?p_sch edule_id=2032&p_scholarship_specific_id=106 St Andrew’s College at Sydney University has also notified us of their available scholarships and bursaries, worth up to $1 million.

The Australian Veterans Childrens Assistance Trust has scholarships available for children and grandchildren of War Veterans. The AVCAT website address is www.avcat.org.au and email address is avcat@dva.gov.au Applications for scholarships and early offers to University have opened for most of the participating institutions. See individual websites for more details most have online applications, and students can also register their interest to receive reminders and updates.

Students are reminded to discuss their applications with me and ask me for assistance if necessary, before submitting them.

Ms G. Kokinelis Dean of Middle School

CAREERS

LUNCHTIME SPEAKER FROM UNSW CO-OP

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Students in Years 12 and 11 are encouraged to come to a lunchtime talk next Tuesday, 12th August, by a representative from the UNSW Co-op Scholarship Program. This should prove to be an invaluable opportunity to hear about the program from a successful scholarship applicant and to receive some useful tips for applying.

UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS THROUGH UAC Applications for University courses in 2015 open on 6th August. Year 12 students have each received an individual copy of the UAC guide and information on how to use it successfully. I will be holding another session with Year 12 after their trial HSC examinations, to explain the process for online applications for UAC.

SCHOLARSHIP AND APPLICATIONS

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APPLYING FOR USA COLLEGES There is an online course to help with this process.

The course starts on Aug 3 (US time). You can find out more and register at: https://www.coursera.org/course/usuniversities The NCAA has also provided information for athletes applying to USA Colleges. See http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/ CBSA15.pdf

OFFER

The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship (St Spyridon College) scholarship at UNSW (worth $5000 for one year) is specifically offered for St Spyridon College students. Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to apply. A second scholarship, The Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship is also available and is worth $6000 per year for the duration of the course. Further information can be obtained from these links:

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OPEN DAYS AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS There are several events important coming up in the near future which students and parents will find useful and interesting: New South Wales Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Southern Cross University (SCU)

Rozelle campuses)

(nursing and paramedic)

University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Campus September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield)

University of Western Sydney (UWS)

August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Parramatta Campus

University of Wollongong (UOW)

August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW Open Day August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus)

Dates September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (North Sydney Campus) September 13th 2014 (Saturday) (Strathfield campus) December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs Harbour campus) December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) (Lismore campus) December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast)

NSW TAFE & Colleges ACPE Academy

AFTRS Australian Film September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Television and Radio School

University of Newcastle August 7th 2014 (NEWCASTLE) (Thursday) (Port Macquarie campus) August 16th 2014 (Saturday) (Central Coast campus) August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) (Newcastle campus) University of New England (UNE)

May 2nd 2014 (Friday) Open Day

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

September 6th 2014 (Saturday) (Kensington campus)

University of Notre Dame (UNDA)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney 9am-3pm

University of Sydney (SYDNEY)

August 30th 2014 (Saturday)

University of Tasmania (UTAS) (Darlinghurst and

August 23rd (Saturday) Darlinghurst (nursing) August 24th (Sunday) Rozelle

September 8th 2014 (Monday) Olympic Park Sydney: 10am - Midday

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School

August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Leura - 10am-1pm

ICMS International August 17th 2014 (Sunday) College of Management, Sydney William Angliss Institute

September 13th 2014 (Saturday) Surry Hills 10am2pm

Sydney TAFE (Ultimo) August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Ultimo Campus

YEAR 10 MYCAREERMATCH Most Year 10 students have now completed their online questionnaire with mycareermatch and should have received the emailed report. This is a very useful document and I encourage all Year 10 students to read the report and share it with parents. I also remind them to bring the report along to school so it can be further studied in careers sessions as well as during interviews with me.

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Springtime Flowers In the spring, the flowers sprout, In the morning, they better watch out!

By the afternoon, they are safe and sound But by night, oh what a fright When the bees come inside, to suck pollen from their eyes.

Sometimes they’re sad, but sometimes they’re happy.

It depends.

UNSW ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY Students in Years 10 and 11 who excel at Maths or Science are encouraged to see me as soon as possible to register to attend this day at UNSW, on Thursday 30th October. It will involve hands-on activities related to several areas of engineering.

Also, any girls in Years 10 or 11 who would like to attend the UNSW Women in Engineering Summer Camp in January, 2015, should see me to register their interest.

Mia Paras 3A When Winter Comes In winter, my family and I go for a feast, And every winter, we head to the East.

In the morning, we wake up, We get some water, and a cup.

By noon, I have lunch, My water I sip, my apple I crunch.

By afternoon, I get back home, But then I stay there all alone.

At pink sunset, I have dinner, And then I play with my pink spinner.

At nightfall, I go up the stairs creeping, Then I go to bed and start sleeping.

POLICE CAREERS Students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in policing as a future career have the opportunity to undertake some work experience in early November.

Two students have already registered their interest in this. Any other interested students should see me as soon as possible.

MEET THE BUSINESS LEADER EVENT This event is for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in a career in the business world. It is being held on Tuesday, 19th August from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm at Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ, level 1, 33 Erskine St in the city (near Wynyard Station) register at: www.charteredaccountants.com.au/MTBLNSW

Christian Lynch 3A In Winter In winter, it will snow, What do you think the people will know?

With my sister I will play, Again and again, on a summer day.

At night, I will sleep, But maybe have a little peep.

Maybe I will see at noon, A very pretty, shining moon.

Ms G Hakos Careers Adviser

LISTENING TO OUR STUDENTS Adverb Advert!

Natalia Constantinides 3A

In class, 3A were learning about adverbial phrases.

An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb, giving more information about a verb, or other adverb in a sentence. The adverbial phrase answers the same questions as a regular adverb: how/how much, when, or where.

The Ants Late in the afternoon, All the ants look at the moon.

The ants look for food in the sun, And that’s where the fun has begun.

In the night, They go out and fight.

And in the midday they are crazy, And they are lazy.

Our lesson’s super challenge was to create a poem using adverbial phrases!

Here are some examples from the students. Enjoy!

Nikolas Dimaris 3A

Miss Bletsogiannis 3A

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CSIRO Visit Year 4 have been learning about “Smooth Moves” in Science. It’s about all different types of forces. We were lucky enough to have the CSIRO come to visit us at school to explain to us about different forces and what they do. A scientist named Paul came to the school do this. He was our instructor for the afternoon.

Some of the activities Paul set for us were to show the force of ‘push’ and ‘pull’ and he explained Sir Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion. One of the laws was about when an object is in motion it will maintain in motion until something obstructs it. All the experiments that Paul brought with him were extremely fun and enjoyable!

Michael Antoniou 4C This term Year 4 are learning about “Smooth Moves”. It is our Science topic for the term and it is about forces.

Today one of the instructors from the CSIRO came and showed us different types of experiments to do with forces. My favourite experiment was the disc attached to a piece of string. You spin the disc and when you move the piece of string the disc just keeps on spinning! He also told us about Sir Isaac Newton’s 3 laws of motion. The types of forces he taught us about were friction, gravity, tension and push and pull.

IMAX - Jerusalem Review Jerusalem is an amazing movie documentary that speaks about three cultures living in Jerusalem; Muslims, the Jewish and Christians.

Produced by National Geographic, the story followed an interview format. Three women, one from each culture, were interviewed to ‘show and tell’ visually how Jerusalem is cut into sections, like a pizza. It identified how most of the people living in Jerusalem are from different cultural backgrounds, live in close proximity to each other but barely speak to each other. The film also explains about the history of Jerusalem that makes it the ‘Holy City’ for all three traditions.

He also explained and showed us how to pick up a ball sitting on a table without using your hands. He used a jar to pick up the squash ball and when he spun the jar, friction was used to pick up the ball and made the ball stay in the jar.

I had a really enjoyable time and can’t wait to try some of these experiments at home.

William Iliopoulos 4C

I think it is an amazing documentary and I recommend it!

Thomas Mouratidis 6P

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besides food. A lot of people want to kill them for the money. But think how much money you can make from tourism businesses instead of selling whale meat. You can earn money from entertaining humans while saving whales. I hope I have convinced you that whales are more valuable alive than dead.

I know I have said that whaling is bad but, on the other hand, whaling can be Don’t kill the whales beneficial when conducted for cultural reasons; which is often more humane and maintains ecosystem balance. You must understand that the number of whales whaled is actually decreasing .It’s the Alaskan Inuit, Japanese and the New Zealand Maori that hunt very few whales for cultural reasons.

Whaling can be traditional in some countries and, even though they may not like to kill whales generally for sport or for profit, their ancestors did it and now sits there turn to pass on the tradition. I ask though: Is this practice even necessary? Is it outdated?

SAVE THE WHALES Whaling is cruel and a horrible thing to do. I believe that whales are an important mammal to human life. I don’t accept the fact that they are harpooned just to be eaten. Just think of how much pain they are feeling getting dragged to shore and how much they have to suffer. Some of those whales that are getting killed are baby whales exploring the ocean. Whaling is disgusting and definitely inhumane. I think that the issue for stopping whaling is a great idea. Whaling should be stopped. I am strongly against whaling.

I am concerned about the number of whales that are endangered and for those about to be slaughtered; soon to cease to exist in our seas. In fact over 50% of whale species are endangered. Whale populations are decreasing in the blink of an eye. I strongly believe that ‘subsistence whaling’ is unnecessary and should be stopped as soon as possible. Poor whales are being harpooned. It’s not only that whale’s die, but that they die suffering by drowning in their own blood, from suffocation or from a torturous heart attack. It seems to me that whaling is only done for the money; so I am strongly against it. I hope people agree with me.

In conclusion, whaling is horrible and inhumane. I don’t accept the fact that whales are killed at all. I accept whaling more when it’s a traditional or cultural reason. But generally, people just can’t help themselves- They NEED to whale. I hope I have convinced you that whaling is to be stopped! Let’s work together to stop whaling for good.

Stop whaling now and forever……..

Acknowledge whales, don’t kill them Very few whales are left in the ocean Extinction is near! Save the whales….

I feel that whaling is affecting our ecosystem. If we keep whaling, it will affect our earth in general.

Actually, it will not only affect earth, it will soon affect the oxygen we breathe. Whales keep the balance in our oceans. Whales are killed and their left-overs are left either on the street or in the water.

Whales are beautiful mammals but when killed; it spreads a lot more pollution than you think. The air (oxygen) we breathe will soon be poor quality from all the pollution uncleaned by whales who keep our oceans producing clean air. I know people will agree with me if the cost was their own lives.

Set whales free

Save the WHALES!!!!!

An equally important point to consider is that whales are more valuable alive than dead. Think about how many people love to whale watch. That’s not hurting whales. Whales can be used for so many good things

Alyssa Alas 6M

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SPORTS

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Juval Mikail 5I Thank you to all the staff, parent helpers, students from the Senior School and our School Canteen for their assistance on the day.

SPORTS REPORT JUNIOR SCHOOL 2014 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Friday 1st August 2014

UPCOMING EVENTS:  Thursday 28th August ASISSA Athletics Carnival  Monday 8th September Combined Greek Orthodox Carnival  Wednesday 10th September CIS Athletics Carnival  Wednesday 17th September Sports Presentation Evening

RESULTS HOUSE CHAMPIONS 1st Corinthians 112.5 Points 2nd Delphians 108.5 Points 3rd Olynpians 100.5 Points 4th Nemeans 73.5 Points AGE CHAMPIONS Girls: 8 Years Christie Kalis 3S

Mr J. Volas Sports Coordinator

9 Years Nicole Frangoulis 4C 10 Years Athena Demetriou 5I and Taylysse Knight 4C 11 Years Efthimia Kollias 6P and Katherine Tsingos 6P 12 Years Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys: 8 Years Stephen Varvaritis 2C 9 Years Hudson Rallis 3A 10 Years Paul Giavis 4C 11 Years Juval Mikhail 5I 12 Years Jordan Frazis CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 100m: 8 - 12 Yrs Old Girls: Anastasia Reeve 6M Boys:

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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT BOYS ISA FOOTBALL

runner up placing. To do so will mean the boys will have to play their best next week and follow that up with a strong performance in the semi-finals.

After 9 rounds of the 2014 Boys Football season many of our boys’ teams are now only one round away from playing Semi Final football.

Like last season, all of our A grade teams look as though they will be featuring in this year’s semifinals. This is despite a very difficult season, a result of missed games because of weather and student absences because of the Parish Trip to Greece. Our boys have rallied behind the school and have made every effort to perform at their best. This was no more evident than this past week against Blue Mountains Grammar school, Redfield and Oxley.

Although our U13 Blue team have not won a game this season, the boys have enjoyed the training at school and have shown improvement in their competitive games. The boys are always eager at training and always willing to learn. With one game remaining for the boys I would like to commend them all for their positive effort and sportsmanlike behaviour and passion and enjoyment of sport.

The U15 White team have set the bench mark in the competition. That said all the other schools have strengthened as the season has progressed. Despite their hard fought win over BMG (1-0) the boys will need to step up again in order to secure another finals appearance. Despite being the only team in the competition to yet lose a game, the boys will need to remain focussed to keep that record intact.

The U15 Blue team like all the boys teams have enjoyed their football and the opportunity to play in a competitive competition. Their weekly efforts and positive approach to all games is a real credit to the boys’ passion and desire to represent the College.

Our U13 White team had a heart stopping draw on the weekend against BMG 1-1. After creating many opportunities our boys were unable to consolidate and score. Unfortunately BMG took the lead late in the first half but not before Spiros Zafiropoulos pulled off three remarkable saves. Despite being behind in the first half the boys pushed forward in the second half and Connor Giavis scored a remarkable goal from a free kick outside the 18 yard box. The team now look certain to make the semi-finals, however, they will need to play at an away venue as they will not finish in the top 2 positions in order to host the semi at Heffron Park.

After 9 rounds of the competition the U17 boys’ team seem to be playing better every week. This week the boys were again exceptional winning comfortably 71 against BMG. Michael Hatzon’s presence helped the boys comfortably cruise to victory. The team now must maintain this great form heading into the semi-finals.

The U14 boys’ team were superb in front of goal as they have been all season defeating BMG 9-0. The team effort all year has helped the boys achieve excellent results throughout the season. The boys will be looking to hopefully go one better than last year’s

The Open Boys secured a draw against a gutsy BMG team 1-1. Although our boys had more opportunities we were unable to consolidate in front of goal and as

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a result the game ended in a draw. The real positive of the game was to watch all the Year 12 boys attend despite being in the middle of their Trial Examinations. Standout performance and spectacular goal from Dane Ivanovic of Year 12 helped the team secure this result. Our U17 boys must also be commended for backing up for our First Grade team, their presence on the field helped to make the difference. Our boys now need to either draw or win next week against CCGS in order to secure a spot in the semi-finals for season 2014.

In the much anticipated traditional Champion of Champions race Christina Vlachos of Year 7 was victorious in the girls 100m sprint in a time of 13:83.

This is an outstanding effort for a Year 7 student to win such a prestigious race. Simeon Keremeas from Year 11 in the boys won in a time of 12:22 a little slower than his record breaking heat but nevertheless an amazing race.

Thank you to all the parents and friends who have supported boys sport this season. Thank you also to Mr Zafiropoulos, Mr Meintanis and Ms O’ Shea who looked after boys sport in my absence.

RECORDS BROKEN

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL SENIOR SCHOOL

The following school records were broken at the meet:

On Tuesday 22nd July the Senior School had their annual Athletics Carnival at Hensley Athletics Field.

The students participated with enthusiasm and determination in an effort to qualify for the St Spyridon Athletics Team to represent the school at the ISA Carnival against the other 18 schools in the ISA competition in September.

Spiros Zafiropoulos 12yrs Shot Put 11.32m Nicholas Kollias 13yrs Discus- 27.15m Jordan Bond 14yrs 400m – 1:02.83 Lena Nesterenko 17yrs Long jump- 4.03m 17yr High Jump – Equalled 1.30 Panayoiti Kapodistrias 17yrs High Jump – Equalled 1.70m Simeon Kerameas 17 yrs 100m 12.10 Christina Vlahos Triple Jump 12-14 girls- 8.26m

With strong participation from all students this year’s house competition proved to be closest results we have seen in years, particularly in the Middle school.

The Nemeans proved to be that little bit stronger which was due to the efforts of the Upper School particularly Cassandra Georgiou, Natalie Michos and Yianna Criticos who participated in most events for the 18 years girls events. Results from the carnival are as follows: Middle School Upper School Nemeans 570 Nemeans 260 Corinthians 564 Olympians 182 Olympians 548 Corinthians 151 Delphians 514 Delphians 143

Congratulations to the following students who achieved the most individual points on the day, which resulted in them receiving Age Champions. These students will be acknowledged at the sports presentation evening later this term.

Overall Champion Nemeans

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AGE CHAMPIONS 12yrs 13yrs 14yrs 15yrs 16yrs 17yrs 18yrs

Christian Jenkins Nicholas Kollias Alexandros Gousetis George Andrianakos Christos Kollias Simeon Kerameas Nikolas Baratsas

George Contominas George Mandilis James Kourtis Jennifer Contominas Jordan Bond Katie Thimakis Kyriacou Kladakis Lia Albanakis Luka Stevanovic Michael Savic Natalie Michos Nicholas Frangos

Desi Kapodistrias Christina Vlahos Felicity Ginis Larissa Andrianakos Lia Albanakis Lena Nesterenko Cassandra Georgiou

Thank you to all the teachers on the day for their support and encouragement for all our students. To the Year 11 House Captains who organised their teams efficiently for relays and encouraged all to participate leading up to the day.

George Malomitis Ivana Bogojevic James Panayiotakis John Trovas Katherine Raptis KristianKontakos Larissa Andrianakos Luka Kasalovic Melanie Bounatsos Milos Arsenic Nathan Adam Nicholas Kollias

Nicholas Makridopolus Nicole Adam Nicholas Xeras Nikolas Baratsas Nikolja Jovanovic Panayioti Kapodistrias

Panos Bounos Rhea Tsimboukis Simeon Kerameas Sophia Rizzo

Peter Contominas Sandra Milisavljevic Sonya Paradisis Spiros Zafiropoulos

Steffie Papadopoulos Themis Giaris Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Yianna Criticos Yovana Stosic Yvette Stemitsiotis Zac Prelec

ISA ATHLETICS TEAM Congratulations to the following students who have qualified to represent St Spyridon College at the ISA Athletics Carnival to be held Tuesday 9th September 2014 at Sydney Athletics Centre Olympic Park from 8.30pm- 5.00pm. Further information was given to students in regard to their events. Training commenced this week and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.00pm leading into the Carnival.

Adonis Tsoustas Alexander P Cardamis Alexandros Gousetis Anastasia Gousetis Anthea Condous Aron Paul Kostantakis Cassandra Georgiou Christiana Kilias Christopher Kumar Constantinos Kollias Emmanuel Tsanakes George Andrianakos

Alex Vij Alexia Rizzo Andrew Toras Anja Djukic Anthony Pascalis Billy Retsas Christian Jenkins Christina Vlahos Christos Kollias Chrystal Christie Elaine Andrew Gabriel Cassimatis 17

PREFECT PROFILE NAME: Cassandra Georgiou AGE: 17 YEAR: 12 NUMBER OF YEARS AT ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE: 6 years SUBJECTS CURRENTLY STUDYING: Standard English, General Maths, PD/H/PE, Geography, Legal Studies HOBBIES: Netball, oztag, anything outdoor FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM: Sydney Roosters and Liverpool FC FAVOURITE QUOTE: “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. –Bill Cosby ACHIEVEMENTS: -Being a part of the Australian Schoolgirls Netball team in Year 6 -Being a part of the NSWCIS Netball team in Year 11 -Elected School Captain in Year 6 -Elected Sports Captain in Year 12 -Captaining the Opens Netball team ASPIRATIONS: Go to university, become a PD/H/PE teacher or do something in the field of sports management ROLE MODELS: Mother, Brothers, Ms O’Shea, Teachers

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ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE

2015 DATES

TERM 1 Monday 26th January 2015 th

Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 27 January 2015 Wednesday 28th January 2015 Thursday 29th January 2015 Friday 30th January 2015

Staff Development Day Staff Development Day Years 1 to 7, 11 & 12 commence Kindergarten and Years 8 – 10 commence

Wednesday 25th March 2015

Annunciation. School Closed

Thursday 2nd April 2015

Term ends

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Friday 3 April 2015 Monday 6th April 2015

Western Good Friday - Public Holiday Western Easter - Public Holiday

Friday 10th April 2015 Sunday 12th April 2015

Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox Easter

TERM 2 Monday 20th April 2015 Tuesday 21st April 2015

Staff Development Day Students return

Monday 8th June 2015

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Friday 19th June 2015

Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 3 Monday 13th July 2015 Tuesday 14th July 2015

Staff Development Day Students return

Friday 18th September 2015

Term ends for Staff and students

TERM 4 Monday 5th October 2015 th

Public Holiday

Tuesday 6 October 2015 Wednesday 7th October 2015

Staff Development day Students return

Thursday 3rd December 2015 Friday 4th December 2015

Term ends for students Staff Development day

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