St Spyridon November News 17

VOLUME XXVII No 17 19th November, 2010

PRINCIPAL, SENIOR SCHOOL

DATES TO REMEMBER

PREPARING FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND HSC COURSES 2011/2012 Address to Year 10, 2010

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Musical showcase JS 1.30pm Church Hall

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Year 10 Dinner

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Yearly Reports to Parents JS Year 7 2011 Orientation Day SS

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Parent Teacher Interviews JS

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Parent Teacher Interviews JS

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Education is the lifelong process of intelligently dealing with the experiences of life, of learning to manage with these experiences and after reflection both upon the experiences themselves and our attempts to cope with them, learning to cope better. It is about using the talents or gifts that God has given us, developing them to their fullest, and sharing our gifts with others so as to bring joy, goodness and peace to all.

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Divine Liturgy

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JS Awards Presentation Morning in Church Year 6 Graduation Evening Dinner 6.30pm-10.30pm

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Speech and Prize Giving Afternoon 12.30pm K-6 Carols in the afternoon 2.00pm Term ends for students

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Here at St Spyridon College we talk about “Educating the Whole Person”. The development of the whole person involves the intellectual, social, psychological, ethical, moral, spiritual, physical, cultural and aesthetic.

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Education from an Orthodox perspective is not an isolated process but an activity which involves persons and their relationship with each other. Education does not just happen to persons; a person actively participates in the process and in fact learns among other things to be a person. Να είναι άνθρωπος.

According to St John Chrysostom, whose feast we celebrated on the 13th November, the acquisition of knowledge should not be the main goal of education because it is more difficult to act than to talk, and words are easier than deeds.

FEBRUARY Years 8 – 10 commence Kindergarten commence

We often hear that children do not behave like they used to. In 4000BC Socrates is said to have stated: “Our youths love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect for their elders, and love to chatter in place of exercise.

Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They contradict their parents chatter before company, gobble up food and tyrannise their Teachers.” So, what’s new? Nothing has changed!

Our challenge is to provide the best learning environment and to motivate you so that you may fulfil your potential.

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you know? Look at the person next to you…these are the qualities of an ideal St Spyridon College student.

This is your challenge.

We live in a society where to be well educated is a necessity. Modern life demands that our citizens have the greatest possible range and depth of knowledge and skills. We are a ‘learning society’ - increasingly reliant on the creation of knowledge, the acquisition of new skills and the communication of information.

So how do you manage all of the above? In a great part through good routines, discipline and the wearing of your uniform with proper pride.

We must never stop learning; never stop asking questions. Knowledge creatively derived and thoughtfully used, with God’s help, is our best defence against defeatism and despair and with love we can transform knowledge into wisdom. Without love knowledge can be arrogant and selfish.

Mrs A. Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

“A good education is about living with quite a bit of happiness; welcoming change; character, quality of days - and with God’s grace achieving things we thought or suspected were beyond us.”

The Ancient Greeks believed that happiness (ευδαιµονία) was not a passive state but rather an activity. Virtue Αρετή, means be excellent or outstanding. In the Ancient Greek mind happiness meant the act of living in accord with excellence…µε αρετές... with virtues.

A term that you will hear throughout this program is “Stepping Up”. We expect you to step up, take your mark and run a good race. You need to extend your own abilities and make an effort. You cannot do this completely on your own, you need each other and in particular you need your Teachers.

Your best allies over the next two years are your Teachers. Teaching has a long and proud tradition of service to children, young people and to society. Many can recall a Teacher who changed their life for the better by broadening their horizons and giving them new understandings about their potential as a human being. Over the decades, people have chosen teaching as their life’s work because they genuinely believed that they could make a difference to the lives of children and adolescents…some of you may become Teachers.

Aristotle taught that the ideal citizen is καλόψυχος (great-souled). They are prudent, brave, open minded, and reasonable. They are just, truthful, thankful, witty and good tempered. They are generous and civilised.

Friendship is very important to them. These are their virtues. Today we would also add that they possess humility and compassion. Does this sound like anyone

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SPORTS PRESENTATION EVENING

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PREPARING FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND HSC COURSES 2010 STUDENTS’ BRAINSTORM OF WORDS OF GREEK ORIGIN

A Acrobat Acrophobia Agoraphobia Agyrophobia Aichmophobia Algebra Analogy Anarchy Anthrophobia Anthropology Antimatter Apology Arachnophobia Archnemesis Archaeology Archbishop Archdiocese Architecture Astraphobia Asexual Astrology Astronaut Astronomy Atom Audiology B Bicycle Biology Bisexual C Cardiology Chemistry Cinematography Claustrophobia Cryophobia

Heterozygous Hexagon Histology History Homo erectus Homo sapiens Homochromatic Homogenous Homophobia Homosexual Hypocrisy

D Decagon Democracy Dendrophilia Dendrophobia Dermatology Dodecagon E Economy Ecology Education Egyptology Electron Emetophobia Encyclopaedia Ergophobia Etymology Eulogy Euphemism Euro Eureka European Erotophobia Euthanasia

M Mathematics Mechanophobia Meteorology Microbiology Music Mythology N Neural Neurologist Neurology Neutron Nonagon

G Genealogy Geography Geology Gynaecology

O Oceanography Octagon Olympic Oncology Optometrist

H Haemoglobin Haemophilia Hellenic Heptagon Heterochromatic Heterosexual

P Paediatrician Palaeontology Panphobia

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Pantheology Patriarch Pentagon Philanthropy Photosynthesis Phobia Phrenology Physics Physiology Podiatrist Proton Psychology S Scientology Sphere Sympathy Symphony Synagogue Synchronise Syndicate Syndrome Synergy Synonym Synonymous Syntax Synthesis Synthetic T Taxonomy Technology Telephone Thalassaemia Theatre Theology Thesaurus

K-12 NEWS UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be opened before school reopens for Term 1 2011 on Wednesday, 19th January 2011 and Monday, 24th January 2011.

Mrs H. Simicos

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On the 10th and 17th of November we welcomed our Kindergarten students for 2011. The children were eager to enter the classrooms and were disappointed that they could not stay for the whole day. The interactive whiteboards proved a hit as the children quickly mastered their operation. Much fun was had by all.

COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM Thank you to all the students, parents and friends of the College who contributed vouchers. We are pleased to announce that over 70 000 vouchers were collected by students of the Junior School.

Special congratulations go to Anaston Baltazis 1E, Peter Petrides 1E, Ariana Baltazis 3A, Peter Tsoukalas 3S and Jennifer Petrides 4C for collecting more than 2000 vouchers each. Our champion however was James Cardamis from KR who collected 4 673 vouchers.

Our thanks are also extended to our secretaries, parents and Year Six students who assisted with the counting as we could not have done this without them. Well done to 2A as they were the only class where everybody contributed vouchers. All children will be rewarded with maples or wacky doos for participating.

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CONGRATULATIONS

12 Years Boys Panos Armenakas.

12 Years Girls Anastasia Barton.

Boys Open 100m Champion Mitchell Knight.

Girls Open 100m Champion Nicole Adam.

To all of the students who were honoured for their sporting achievements at the Sports Presentation Evening on Tuesday night.

Representing ASISSA at the CIS Athletics Carnival:

St. Spyridon Swimming Carnival 2010

1) Stephanie Augoustis.

Age Champions 8 Years Boys John Dalakiaris.

8 Years Girls Desi Kapodistrias.

9 Years Boys Nathan Adam.

9 Years Girls Carissa Frazis.

10 Years Boys Michael Constantopedos.

10 Years Girls Sophia Micos.

11 Years Boys George Contominas.

11 Years Girls Keira Kipriotis.

12 Years Boys Elias Hatzon.

12 Years Girls Anastasia Barton.

Boys Open 100m Champion Nicholas Frazis.

Girls Open 100m Champion Sophia Micos.

Boys Open 200m Champion Nicholas Frazis.

Girls Open 200m Champion Lia Albanakis.

• Girls 8 Year Olds 100metre Dash.

2) Christina Vlahos.

• Girls 9 Year Olds 100metre Dash.

3) Dominic Augoustis.

• Boys 8-10 Long Jump.

4) Mitchell Knight.

• Boys 11 Year Olds 100metre Dash.

• Boys 11 Year Olds 200metre Dash.

• Boys 11 Year Olds Long Jump.

5) Lia Albanakis.

• Girls 12-13 Year Olds Discus Throw Senior.

6) Nicole Adam.

• Girls 11 Year Olds Discus Throw.

• Girls 11 Year Olds Shot Put. • Girls 11 Year Olds 800metre Run. 7) Nicole Stramotas.

• Girls 8-10 Year Olds Shot Put. 8) Panos Armenakas.

• Boys 12-13 Year Olds 800metre Run.

St Spyridon Athletics Carnival 2010 Age Champions 8 Years Boys Jordan Frazis.

8 Years Girls Stephanie Augoustis.

9 Years Boys Nicholas Kollias.

9 Years Girls Christina Vlahos.

10 Years Boys Dominic Augoustis.

10 Years Girls Nicole Stramotas.

11 Years Boys Mitchell Knight.

Representing ASISSA at the CIS Cross Country Carnival: 1)Jordan Frazis.

• BOYS 8-9 YEAR OLDS. 2)Adam Nicole.

• GIRLS 11 YEAR OLDS. 3)Mitchell Knight.

• BOYS 11 YEAR OLDS. 4)Alexander Nissirios.

• BOYS 10 YEARS OLD.

Representation Representing ASISSA at the CIS Swimming Carnival: 1) Michael Constantopedos • Boys 10 Years 50metre Freestyle Relay • Boys Junior Relay Freestyle 2) Dominic Augoustis • Boys Junior Relay Freestyle 3) Nicholas Frazis • Boys Junior Relay Freestyle 4) George Contominas • Boys Junior Relay Freestyle 5) Dean Albanakis • Boys Junior Relay Freestyle 6) Anastasia Barton • Girls 12 Years 50metre Butterfly 11 Years Girls Nicole Adam.

Representing ASISSA at the CIS Netball Gala Day: 1)Natasha Karagiannis.

2)Nicole Adam.

Representing ASISSA at the CIS Football(Soccer)Carnival: 1) Jordan Makridopolus.

2) Michael Hatzon.

3) Mitchell Knight.

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fraction or as an exact decimal with a finite number of decimal places.

4) Panos Armenakas.(Captain) & ALSO Representing CIS at the PSSA Football(Soccer) Championships. (CAPTAIN ONCE AGAIN)

Pi is a transcendental number, meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating! With the use of computers today, pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal point!

We thank Mr Volas for his tireless efforts in securing sporting opportunities for our students and for his encouragement of the Junior School sports program.

One of the days Pi is celebrated on is March 14, because of the Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes’ first rough approximation of π as being 3.14. However, 22 is actually a closer approximation

FAMILY FIRST AID COURSE REMINDER If you are interested in attending a St. John’s Ambulance Family First Aid Course next year, could you leave your name at the office.

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of π than 3.14. Thus, a more “accurate” Pi day is on July 22.

KALANTA

We, at St Spyridon College, chose to celebrate Pi on November 10, being the 314th day of the year. We celebrated this day by selling hot, delicious Pi’s! There were apple Pi’s, chocolate Pi’s, Choc-caramel Pi’s and blueberry Pi’s and all these were served with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. This day was such a fun and successful day for the whole school community. It was fantastic to see students being so aware and excited about the “humble Pi.”

Kalanta will be held from the 13th – 16th of December from 5:00 – 8:30pm. If you would like to join us, we would be most pleased. Please leave you name at the Junior School Office.

MUSICAL SHOWCASE K - 6 will be presenting some musical pieces for your entertainment on Tuesday 23rd November at 1:30pm in the hall. We hope you can join us.

Also, in promotion of this day, all of Year 7-9 Maths classes spent a couple of lessons researching and investigating this great number. Some students were able to recite over 15 decimal places of Pi!!

Mrs A. Synesios Acting Principal Junior School

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On behalf of the Mathematics team, we would like to thank all the teachers that donated Pi’s, ice cream, chocolate sauces, serviettes, plates and spoons.

Without your generosity this day would not have been successful.

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

This article is about Mathematics. Wait! Don’t turn the page.

We, as a school community raised over $450 in that mad rush at recess. Money raised will go towards purchasing a ‘state of the art’ overhead projector for our school.

It’s about a special number called ‘pi.’

Pi sounds like pie and is approximately equal to 3.1415926...and is one of the most important constants in Mathematics. It represents the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. The Greek letter π, often spelled out as ‘pi,’ was adopted as a symbol for the number from the Greek word perimeter, περίµετρος.

This amazing number helps us calculate circumference and area of circles and volume of any sphere or cone.

A special thank you to all the teachers and Year 12 students who helped in the kitchen on the day.

In ‘rounding up,’ I’ll leave you with a couple of interesting facts: 1.

A British man named Daniel Tammet once rattled off Pi up to 22, 514 digits from memory in just five hours! (Which landed him on the David Letterman show a few years ago).

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The ‘humble Pi’ manages to have 5,333 friends on Facebook so far...

So why is this number celebrated on particular days of the year, all over the world?

So many of us Maths enthusiasts all over the world, are fascinated by this number π. It is an irrational number, that is, it cannot be written as a simple

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Till next year, “HAPPY Pi DAY!!

Topic: Write an email to your best friend describing your new home where your family just moved in.

Describe also your room and explain if you like it or not and why. Γεια σου Σταύρο, Πώς είσαι; Εγώ είµαι ξετρελαµένη! Τώρα µένω σε µια καινούρια µονοκατοικία µε όλη την οικογένειά µου. Το σπίτι µας είναι πολύ µεγάλο και είναι στο ανατολικό προάστιο που ονοµάζεται Κίνγκσφορντ. Το σπίτι µας έχει τρία υπνοδωµάτια, ένα σαλόνι, µια τραπεζαρία, µια κουζίνα, το πλυσταριό και δύο µπάνια. Μπαίνοντας, είναι µια µικρή είσοδος, δηλαδή, ένα χωλ. Στη δεξιά µεριά αυτού του χωλ είναι δυο υπνοδωµάτια που έχουν κρεβάτια, κοµοδίνα, εντοιχισµένες ντουλάπες και τουαλέτα µε συρτάρια. Το δωµάτιό µου έχει και βιβλιοθήκη και γραφείο. Είναι µεγάλο δωµάτιο µε πολλά παράθυρα. Ανάµεσα στα δυο υπνοδωµάτια είναι ένα µπάνιο, που έχει νιπτήρα, µπανιέρα και ντουζιέρα. Το µπάνιο είναι επενδυµένο µε πλακάκια. Αριστερά είναι το σαλόνι. Το σαλόνι έχει καναπέ, δυο πολυθρόνες, τραπεζάκι σαλονιού και µια µεγάλη τηλεόραση από πλάσµα. Το δωµάτιο αυτό τελειώνει σε µια τραπεζαρία. Από εκεί µπαίνεις στην κουζίνα που είναι µικρή, αλλά µε όλες τις ανέσεις. Έχει διπλό, µεταλλικό νεροχύτη, τραπέζι, καρέκλες και άσπρα ντουλάπια. Έχει και διάφορες ηλεκτρικές συσκευές όπως το ψυγείο, το πλυντήριο πιάτων, την ηλεκτρική κουζίνα και το φούρνο µικροκυµάτων. Από την κουζίνα βγαίνεις στην αυλή.

Ms Kalithrakas Maths Team

Στο πίσω µέρος του σπιτιού είναι ένας µικρός διάδροµος που σε πηγαίνει στο µικρότερο υπνοδωµάτιο, σ’ ένα άλλο µπάνιο και στο πλυσταριό.

Mrs A. Katsogiannis Principal Senior School

Αυτό, λοιπόν, είναι το καινούριο σπίτι µας. Το αγαπώ πάρα πολύ! Τώρα έχω το δικό µου δωµάτιο και έχουµε µια µεγάλη πισίνα όπου µπορούµε να πάµε για κολύµπι όταν το θέλουµε. Είµαι ευτυχισµένη που το πήραµε και µου αρέσει πάρα πολύ που θα µεγαλώσω σε τέτοιο ωραίο σπίτι!

GREEK NEWS Αγαπητοί γονείς και φίλοι, Στην έκδοση αυτή δηµοσιεύουµε δύο εργασίες µαθητών της Α’ Γυµνασίου. Και οι δύο εργασίες αποτελούν µέρος των διαγωνισµών του Β’ εξαµήνου. Οι µαθητές είχαν να επιλέξουν ανάµεσα σε δύο θέµατα και παρακάτω παραθέτουµε ένα δείγµα και από τα δύο θέµατα του διαγωνισµού µας. Καλή ανάγνωση! κ. Μ. Φαλέτα

Maria Bletsas Year 7 Write an email to your best friend telling him/her what he/she missed today in regards to homework given and describing what happened in one of your classes.

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second issue was “The Head of State – who, how and what should they do?”

Γεια σου Αγγελική,

We started the day off with registration where we were allocated groups in which we would discuss the issues.

Following this all 72 students from schools all across NSW assembled in the Legislative Assembly where we were spoken to by Associate Professor Anne Twomey from the University of Sydney Law School.

Professor Twomey assisted us in building a deeper understanding about the issues and left us with questions to discuss further in our group.

Πώς πας; Ελπίζω ότι είσαι καλά και µπορείς να έρθεις στο σχολείο αύριο. Η κυρία Κιτρινάκη µου είπε να σου στείλω την εργασία. Όπως ξέρεις σήµερα ήταν Τρίτη στην εβδοµάδα Β. ∆υστυχώς, έχουµε εργασία από όλα τα µαθήµατα. Η εργασία από το µάθηµα των Εικαστικών Τεχνών είναι ότι πρέπει να βρεις εικόνες από ένα ζώο που νοµίζεις ότι είσαι. Αυτό δεν είναι τόσο δύσκολο, αλλά να περιµένεις µέχρι να ακούσεις την εργασία που πήραµε για τα Αγγλικά. Πρέπει να γράψουµε έκθεση παίρνοντας τη θέση ενός από τους χαρακτήρες του µυθιστορήµατος που διαβάζουµε.

After a wonderful morning tea in the ‘Strangers’ Lounge’, we separated into our groups and began discussions. I was appointed the role of chairman, which meant being responsible for introducing various points for discussion, and coordinating the form for the debates that were to occur.

Για την Τεχνολογία πρέπει να τελειώσουµε την ανατιθέµενη εργασία µας για το ασβέστιο.

After a lengthy debate regarding the first issue we came to an agreement that the powers of the Commonwealth Parliament, as indicated in sections 51 and 52 of the Australian Constitution do not describe what is currently happening in Australia’s society.

Furthermore, we agreed that there should be a reallocation of powers through the Constitution between the Commonwealth and the States. Some powers should be fully transferred to the Commonwealth and some should be fully transferred to the States, whilst others become or remain as shared powers. We agreed that powers such as trade and defence should remain within the Commonwealth jurisdiction and powers such as education and health should only be considered as part of the State jurisdiction. The next point of discussion was “Do we still need States? Would a regional system be better?”

The group came to an agreement that the States are an essential part of the Australian government and that we do still need a national government would experience difficulty in governing such a large population.

Για τα Μαθηµατικά έχουµε όλη την άσκηση 10 να κάνουµε και για τα Ελληνικά έχουµε την άσκηση Β. Ξέρω ότι είναι πολλά, αλλά τι να κάνουµε! Τέλος πάντων, καλή τύχη µε τη δουλειά και περαστικά σου. Α! σχεδόν το ξέχασα. ∆εν θα το πιστέψεις! Στα Ελληνικά, η κυρία Μαυρή έφυγε από την αίθουσα να κάνει µια έξτρα φωτοτυπία το µάθηµα. Οι ανεµιστήρες µας πήγαιναν γύρω – γύρω όπως πάνε συνήθως. Ο ∆ηµήτρης αποφάσισε να κάνει την τρέλα του και πέταξε το παπούτσι του στον ανεµιστήρα. Με ένα µεγάλο θόρυβο, ο ανεµιστήρας έσπασε και κρεµόταν σπασµένος από το ταβάνι. Όταν η κυρία Μαυρή ήρθε πίσω, είδε τον ανεµιστήρα και το πρόσωπό της έγινε άσπρο! Εµείς πάλι σκάσαµε στα γέλια! Λοιπόν αυτά. Περαστικά σου και πάλι. Ο φίλος σου ο Χρήστος Christos Kollias Year 7

Issue two created an intense debate within the group in regards to their views regarding Monarch vs. Republic.

At present the Australian Head of State is the Queen by definition and is represented by the GovernorGeneral in Australia. All the students in my group agreed that we should have a Head of State or a President who would have like roles to the current Head of State. Views began to vary when the discussion regarding the election appointment or dismissal of the Head of State in a Monarchy or Republic. The Monarchists wanted continuance of the current situation where the Head of State is appointed

LISTENING TO OUR STUDENTS On Monday the 8th of November I was privileged to be able to attend the 2010 NSW Schools Constitutional Convention at the NSW Parliament House. The day was filled with great debates within small groups regarding the two issues that were given to each student prior to the event. The first issue was “Federalism – how should the power be divided between the States and the Commonwealth” and the

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by the Queen and referred to her by the Prime Minister. The Republican point of view, which held the majority, favoured a community election. The final point of discussion was “Should the powers of the Head of State be spelt out in the Constitution?”

The response to this was yes they should be further outlined and clearly stated in the Constitution. This concluded our first group discussion.

Following lunch in the Jubilee Room we assembled once again in our groups for the second group discussion. In this session we completed and reviewed the group presentation for the plenary session that was to follow. We then had a vote to select the six delegates from our group to attend the National Convention. Once this was completed all the students gathered back in the Legislative Assembly to report and present the findings of their groups. This was followed by a general ballot vote on two propositions.

The two propositions were the following:

Evangelia Balayannis.

Year 12

YEAR 3 CAMP On Thursday 11th November, all of Year 3 left school at 8:30am for camp.

1. That, now more than a century after its introduction, section 51 in the Australian constitution listing the powers of the Commonwealth Parliament should be revised.

When we arrived at Deer Park we were holding our bags and went into the hall. The leaders were Samar, Jonno, Paul and Mindy. They told us all about Deer Park. Our teachers told us our cabin groups and numbers then we went to unpack and get ready for our fist activity.

2. That the method of appointing the Australian Head of State should not be changed until Australia becomes a republic.

The vote, which held majority for both propositions, was ‘yes’. The voting was followed by a soapbox where anybody could state his or her opinion regarding any political topic. By this stage the Constitutional Convention was coming to an end.

Certificates were presented to all students who participated and the delegates for the National Convention at Parliament House in Canberra were announced. I was thrilled and proud to be chosen as one of the six delegates from my group.

The first activity was the waterslide, which was 85 metres long! Everyone picked up a blue mat, climbed up the long staircase to get to the top, then sat and splashed their way down. When we finished on the waterslide, Group A went to the kitchen as they were on Kitchen Patrol! For lunch we ate a sausage roll can corn and drank lots and lots of cordial and water!

The second activity was the mangroves (for groups A and B) and Pool Rafting (for groups C and D). Groups A and B arrived to the mangroves by boat. Our instructor Jonno told us all about the mangroves, and we even saw oysters in the water! After that out groups swapped activities and it was our turn for pool rafting. We had to build a raft using a wooden frame, empty barrels and rope. Luckily we were taught how to tie nice strong knots! Our first challenge was a race, the second was to carry someone on the raft while holding a tissue. The group with the driest tissue won.

My group won the challenges and we got free time in the pool!

Overall, it was an amazing experience that I will remember for many years to come. Attending this event gave me the opportunity to voice my opinion, expand my knowledge about the issues and also meet new people with similar interests. I was particularly inspired by one of the participants in my group who was blind yet she had a positive attitude and showed dedication in the discussions.

Thank you to Ms Kokinelis and Mrs Katsogiannis for this wonderful opportunity. I am looking forward to the three day National Convention in March next year.

When we got back to camp we had afternoon tea, then had some free time in our cabins. At 5:45 pm groups B

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and C were on dinner duty. We had to set the table with cutlery, glasses, water jugs and a bread basket.

When it was dinner time, the large bell rang and everyone met together to say grace. On the menu was butter chicken with rice and vegetables. We even got some ice-cream for dessert (even though it was a little melted from the hot weather).

After dinner, we went for a night walk with our torches. After that we were very tired, so we put on our pyjamas, brushed our teeth and went to bed.

Suddenly we heard a siren! It was the fire alarm! We all ran to the meeting place where we found out it was just a mistake. Then I got to go to bed, I fell asleep very quickly.

The next morning we had breakfast. Our final activity was another turn on the waterslide! It was then time to clean our rooms, pack our bags and get ready to come home. It was sad to say goodbye to our leaders, and to Deer Park because we all had such a fun time there!

George Leondios

On Thursday the 11th of November, we left to go to camp. On the way to camp I thought it was so far but this was because I was excited. When I saw everything around me I thought it was absolutely beautiful. After a little while, I arrived at Deer Park.

Firstly, we went into the hall to meet the instructors and learn the rules. Then the teacher told us who we were in the cabins with. I was upset because I was not with my friends but I was with one close friend.

The first activity was morning tea. When we had finished morning tea all of year three went to their cabins to put on their swimming gear. Our fun activity was the Waterslide! It was so much fun! It was also fun because you could go with a partner. It went very quickly, well as they say time flies when you’re

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having fun. If we weren’t having fun you would think it’s long. When we had finished the waterslide we had lunch that was a sausage, yummy!! After a while we moved on to our next activity, pool rafting. It was sort of hard. The fun part was we got to go in the pool. It was also very exciting to win all the races. Sadly we finished that activity and went to the mangroves. We all went on a boat to get there and had to lick a leaf, it was alright. When we got back from the mangroves, everyone in my cabin had a shower. Then we were off to dinner. My group was on kitchen duty. I volunteered to help put the food out. I had to wear a hair net, how embarrassing. The food was yummy.

Our next activity was a ‘night hike’. It was really good but very muddy and wet we saw and animal when we crossed over the bid rock and it was amazing. After we went back to our cabins, it had been a long day. All of a sudden the fire alarm went off. This was because some boys in year four sprayed Aeroguard on the fire alarm because there was a moth. Everyone got very scared and started screaming. After a while we went back to our cabins.

The next day we had breakfast, we had cereal and pancakes. The sad part was that we didn’t get to go to bush cooking, you cook sausages. The good part was we got to go on the waterslide instead, woohoo.

The waterslide went very fast but also the day went fast. Sadly the waterslide was over. Next we had Christian Discovery and learnt a song about Jesus and saw a play. When it was over we packed our bags and waited for the instructors to check our rooms, this was called a room inspection.

YEAR 4 – MEMORIES OF CAMP

Thank goodness we had free time until the bus came it went quick though. The bus arrived after about one hour so we got on the bus. On the way home the air conditioner was not working so Mr Barrington-Higgs opened the window at the top of the bus.

On Wednesday 10th October, Year 4 went to Deer Park for camp. We planned to stay there for two nights.

Year 4 were so excited and couldn’t wait to go!

When we arrive at school, we waited for our mums.

Now I want to go back. I think my favourite part was the waterslide; of course it was every ones.

After an hour and a half bus drive, we finally arrived.

We were so happy we all wanted to start our activities and see our cabin. The instructors introduced themselves to us and the leader was Scotty B. Year 4 will definitely remember their last year at Deer Park as we did so many wonderful things.

Mariana Ioannou

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Year 4 travelled to the sandbar by boat. It took about 10 minutes and we enjoyed the lovely view and the sunny day. The sandbar was just like a little island and we made sand castles near the shore and swam in the clear water.

The waterslide at Deer Park was spectacular. It was curvy and very long. At the end of the slide you get splashed with water! I had so many turns on the slide with my friends. One word to describe this activity was fantastic!

George Makris

Nikki Cardamis At Deer Park the boys were able to play sports such as cricket, soccer and frisby. Most of the girls played basketball and skipping. My favourite sport was cricket because you were able to do a lot of running in the game. Near where we played soccer was a little turtle living in the water and rocks. We made sure he didn’t get hurt with the ball.

We walked up into the bush for bush cooking. Our instructor told us to collect three different types of sticks, small, medium and large. He put them in the area where we would be doing our cooking. Next we were required to find even larger sticks. Once we had found these, we twisted a piece of damper on to our stick. Our instructor took a match and lit the fire. After that we placed our damper over the fire so it could cook. We had to be very patient as it cooked slowly.

Once the damper had been cooked nicely we got to eat it with maple syrup. Delicious and great fun!

Lucas Dedes Most of the time we were involved in activities but we also had some free time to ‘chill out’ or play. There was hoop, basketball and cricket on the oval for us to be involved in. There was a big box of sports equipment to play with. Skipping ropes and balls were very popular. I had a turn at skipping and got 71 jumps followed by Felicity who got 49. Overall camp was fantastic and I can’t wait until next year!

Bianca Frazis Initiatives was my favourite activity because we practised communicating and trusting our friends. In the first game, our instructor held up a blanket and on either side were two teams. One person had to step up to the blanket from each team and the blanket was dropped. The first person to say the other person’s name won. The second game required boys and girls to stand opposite each other in one line with fingertips touching. When it was your turn, you ran or walked through with out stopping and trusted your friends to move out of the way! In another game we were given half a pipe and we had to join them together and make a tennis ball roll into a bucket which was far away.

There was a gap between the end of the pipe and the bucket. Somehow we had to figure out how to solve the problem. Initiatives were so much fun and I truly wish I was still at camp.

Alexandros Gousetis Kitchen Duty was fun because we got to help prepare meals for our friends. One of the meals was chicken burgers – it got messy! We also had a dinner group and a breakfast group who helped. It was a lot of fun because I used the vacuum they called R2D2.

Anna-Maria Borean At the Treasure Hunt activity we were split into two groups. We were given maps of Deer Park and which had either blue dots or red dots. We had to use the maps to find the pieces for the next clue and solve the puzzle which would help us find the keys and the Treasure Chest. The boys solved the puzzle quickly but the girls struggled. We ran to the BBQ area to find the keys and then to the meeting room to find more keys and the Treasure Chest. The treasure was lollies.

Yum!

Sophia Micos Rock Climbing was a fabulous experience. To do this activity we had to trust each other, when children were holding you up when climbing. Communication was an important part of a successful climb so when we were climbing we knew what was happening. We also had to listen! Of course the most important thing to know were the safety rules. There were numerous walls to choose from which were complicated or simple. We had to grip the narrow, tall, walls as we climbed. This activity was great because if children were afraid of heights they could overcome their fear and we had to use teamwork. Awesome!

Erin Giaras Movie Night was on the first night of camp but it wasn’t just about movies. We wore our pyjamas and took our pillows to the meeting room where we played some games before settling down to watch the movie.

We watched ‘The Tooth Fairy’ and were looking forward to lying down with our pillows and enjoying

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the film. Mr Arnott seemed to like it a lot. I thought Movie Night was the highlight of the camp.

Jesse Bowler On the second night of camp we went on a night bushwalk. We met in the courtyard with our torches and insect repellent, t-shirts, pants, sensible shoes and a drink bottle. We walked through the park to see the flora and fauna. It was fantastic fun and we were all exhausted by the time we returned.

Mariana Ioannou The end of camp was the saddest part. Although we are going home to see our family, we will miss everything we have done at camp. We had to say goodbye to everything and pack our bags. The fun part is while you are packing you can share your experience with your cabin.

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SPORTS REPORT Recipients of the 2010 St Spyridon College Senior School Sports Awards These Awards are given to players who have excelled in their chosen sport: JUNIOR AWARDS Junior Girls Basketballer of the Year Nansia Koukounaris Junior Boys Basketballer of the Year Luca Kasalovic Junior Netballer of the Year Yianna Criticos Junior Boys Soccer Player of the Year Dylan Kontos Junior Boys/Girls Athlete of the Year Christos Kollias, Cassandra Georgiou Junior Boys/Girls Swimmer of the Year Martha Spilioti, George Malomitis INTERMEDIATE AWARDS Intermediate Girls Basketballer of the Year Erin Criticos Intermediate Boys Basketballer of the Year Kosta Baratsas Intermediate Netballer of the Year Kayla Want Intermediate Soccer Player of the Year Peter Kolistasis Intermediate Boys/Girls Athlete of the Year Niko Fotopoulos, Kayla Want Intermediate Boys/Girls Swimmer of the Year Niko Fotopoulos, Maria Mio & Ellen Fotopoulos.

Senior Boys Basketballer of the Year Nicholas Piperidis Senior Netballer of the Year – Cassandra Georgiou Senior Soccer Player of the Year Nicholas Piperidis Senior Boys/Girl Athlete of the Year Alex Georgiou, Patrice Calopedos Senior Boys/Girls Swimmer of the Year Alex Vatiliotis, Makrina Spilioti JUNIOR SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Martha Spilioti JUNIOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Panayioti Kapodistrias INTERMEDIATE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Erin Criticos INTERMEDIATE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Niko Fotopoulos COLLEGE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Connie Bouhoutsos COLLEGE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Nicholas Piperidis

Ms K. O’Shea Girls Sport Mr A. Condous Boys Sport

SENIOR AWARDS Senior Girls Basketballer of the Year – Nicole Kalofonos

Angelina Flokis Pierre de Coubertin winner

17 AND WOMEN OF 2010 COLLEGE SPORTS MEN

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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

Following the annual anticipation of this continuing series of talks on Orthodoxy since 1989

‘A SHORT COURSE IN ORTHODOX STUDIES’ is again being organized as an initiative of ‘St Spyridon’ Parish of South‐East Sydney in collaboration with ‘St Andrew’s’ Theological College, Sydney

This year’s series will be held each TUESDAY evening in ENGLISH as always from November 2nd till December 8th, 2010, 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. at St Spyridon Parish Hall, 72‐76 Gardeners Road, Kingsford, Sydney

Tuesday 2nd November THE CROSS – A THERAPEUTIC PROVOCATION TO OUR LIVES

By Father (Dr) Dimitri Kokkinos, (M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.) Parish Priest at ‘St John’s’ Church, Parramatta, Visiting Medical Officer in Neurology at Bankstown Hospital, and Conjoint Lecturer in Neurology at the University of New South Wales

Tuesday 9 November ST. GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN ‐ A BRUTALLY HONEST BISHOP

By Philip Kariatlis, (B.A., B.Th., M.Th., Ph.D.) Graduate of St Andrew’s Theological College, Lecturer in Dogmatic Theology and Academic Secretary at St Andrew’s Theological College th

Tuesday 16th November A JOURNEY IN CHURCH HISTORY ‐ THE AUTHENTICITY OF ORTHODOXY

By Associate Professor Angelo Karantonis, (B.Ec., M.Comm., B.Th.) School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney, Founding Chairman of St Spyridon College Board of Governors and Graduate of St Andrew’s Theological College

Tuesday 23rd November OBEDIENCE ‐ A WILLING SURRENDER

By Professor Nicholas Manolios, (M.B.B.S., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.P.A.) Director of Rheumatology – Westmead Hospital, Professor in Medicine, University of Sydney, and Member of St Spyridon Fellowship.

Tuesday 30th November ORTHODOX LEADERSHIP AND THEOLOGY ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

By Father (Deacon) George Liangas (B.Sc. (Med.) (Hons.), MB.BS., DCH.) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Associate Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney Wednesday 8th December GOOD AND FAITHFUL PARISHIONER ‐ GOOD AND FAITHFUL PRIEST

By Father Konstantinos Skoumbourdis (B.Th.) Graduate of St Andrew’s Theological College, Parish Priest at St Andrew’s Church, Noarlanga, Adelaide, Chaplain of St Basil’s Homes, South Australia and Religious Educator at St George College, Adelaide

NO FEES – JUST TURN UP – THIS IS THE 21ST YEAR OF THE ‘SHORT COURSE’ SERIES

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