Newsletter 205 16 2018

VOLUME XXXV Nº 16 9th November 2018

FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE

NOVEMBER Kindergarten 2019 transition

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JS Disco Dance

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JS Showcase

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Divine Liturgy JS

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Orientation day Year 7 2019

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Year 4 depart for Camp

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Year 3 depart for Camp

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Years 3 & 4 return from Camp Years 5 & 6 depart for Camp Divine Liturgy SS

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Years 5 & 6 return from Camp Reports to Parents

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DECEMBER JS Parent/ Teacher Interviews K-3 & 5

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Year 6 Graduation Dinner

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JS Parent/ Teacher Interviews K-4 & 6

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Term ends for students Academic Excellence and Student Leadership Assembly Years 3-12 St Spyridon Day

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Sunday, 11th November 2018 – 100 year anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War.

Mrs E. Stefanou-Haag

P&F SPRING FAIR 2018 – PHOTO GALLERY

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K-12 NEWS CONGRATULATIONS Year 10 (Year 11, 2020) Two scholarships for the two top Year 10 students will receive their tuition fees paid for two years.

Congratulations to Sofija Belajcic (HSC 2012), our Serbian Teacher Mrs Belajcic’s daughter, who graduated in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Distinction.

Closing date for applications is Monday, 4th February, 2019.

ACER scholarship examinations will be held on Saturday, 23rd February, 2019.

You may register now online: www.stspyridon.nsw.edu.au follow the links to ACER Online Scholarship Application.

GERRIC STUDENT PROGRAMS Dates: Monday 21st to Wednesday 23rd January, 2019 Daily times: 8:45am - 3:30pm Venue: Rooms at UNSW Kensington Campus Cost: $365 - $385 per child The GERRIC Student Programs provides students in Years 3-10 at school with the opportunity to explore an interest for 3 days during the school holidays at the UNSW Kensington campus. Workshops are offered in a huge range of topics, from art to engineering, with everything in between! Giving gifted students an avenue to explore their passions helps extend their thinking and reignite a passion for learning in a supportive environment.

For Program details check the GERRIC website: https://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/aboutus/gerric/ Scholarship and Equity Applications Open: 29 October 2018, 7:00am

SCHOLARSHIPS Applications are now invited from new and continuing students to sit for the following ACER Examination Scholarship:

Scholarship and Equity Applications Close: 16 November 2018, 11pm Regular Registrations Open: 3 December 2018, 7am

Year 6 (Year 7, 2020) A Year 6 Scholarship for the top Year 6 student applying for St Spyridon College will receive their tuition fees paid for four years from Year 7 to Year 10.

Please note that no applications for scholarships or equity consideration can be taken after 16 November 2018. After this date, regular registration procedures will be in place.

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P&F NEWS When it came to writing this newsletter, I thought another P&F member Angela Vergotis expressed my sentiments perfectly on Facebook, so Angela, I am paraphrasing you today.

It has been an epic year of fundraising and the Spring Fair was our very pleasing grand finale. We all loved that it returned to the Senior School this year after a decade. The grounds are more conducive to this kind of event and it meant more participation from both campuses.

The greatest thing to experience is how the P&F brings together our students, parents, extended family members, community, the College teaching staff and Heads of College, our clergy and supportive sponsors as well as the parents who just turn up every time – volunteering, helping, attending and supporting our efforts. This was definitely a highlight and feel good moment of belonging to St Spyridon Parish and School.

We raised $32,500 in profits with this event. Our biggest ever from a single event! There were 78 volunteers over the weekend not including stall holders and professional staff. We had no wastage in the P&F food stalls (we donated excess drinks and water to the Senior School Sports Program and to the Junior School Disco) and the Senior School was back to normal for Monday classes.

Thank you everyone for supporting us in 2018.

Don’t forget Estee Lauder Shopping Night (see flyer). Next newsletter I will share a tally of the final figures for the year. Stay tuned - it will be mega!

Desma Spyridopoulos P&F Assistant Secretary

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JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION Every year Primary students are invited to participate in the above competition. It is a demanding, yet enjoyable competition which has a large focus on problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Students compete against other students from Australia and surrounding countries. Below are the students who have made us proud by achieving Credit and Distinction Awards.

CREDIT Year 3 John Nikolaos Oliver Julian Sotiris Noah

Pascalis Dovellos Borean Stathis Nicotera Kiriakos

Year 4 Michael George Vakina George

Boutsalis Antonas Cilmi Georgantzakos

Year 5 George Peter Amali Alster Peter

Alexandratos Winnel Roumanous Dhamari Baroutis

Year 6 Dimitra Andrew Catherine Elizabeth Ellie Gabriella Holly

Kasmas Dalessis Coutts Notaras Tsoukalas Gouveros Durrant

DISTINCTION Year 3 Nicholas Soumilas

Year 4 Emmanuel Zac Peter Michaela

Moros Boutsalis Soumilas Deftereos

Year 6 Alexandra Bizannes CONGRATULATIONS Alicia Phair-Tello and Eleni Yatman, in Year 3, both competed in the Pan Pacific International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Jiu Jitsu Championship in Melbourne on Saturday, 27 October 2018.

Alicia and Eleni each won their first 3 fights which landed them both in the finals where they went up against each other. They both put exhibited exceptional skill and tenacity, and in the end Eleni was awarded first and Alicia was awarded second.

This is an excellent result for the girls who competed at the Pan Pacific International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Jiu Jitsu Championship against entrants from Japan, Australia, Canada, United States, Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, China, Cook Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, New Zealand, Oman, Palau, Peru, Philippines and Thailand.

Congratulations to both Alicia and Eleni on an outstanding achievement.

Wednesday 21st November – Showtime!

JUNIOR SCHOOL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

K – 6 students are expected to arrive at the Senior School dressed in costume at 6pm.

Students to meet teachers in the quadrangle area.

Parents, we ask that you collect your child/ children from the meeting area at the end of the performance.

Please read and check all dates in this newsletter to keep you informed for up-coming events over the next few weeks until end of term.

DISCO Friday 16th November

CAMP Monday 26th November Year 4 departs School 8:00am for Camp

K-2 Disco in Hall 2pm-3pm K-2 to come to school in Mufti Tickets can be purchased online via Flexischools.

Years 3-6 Disco in Hall 6pm-8pm. Mufti at night. School Uniform to be worn during the school day for Years 3-6.

Tuesday 27th November Year 3 departs school at 8:00am for Camp Wednesday 28th November Year 3 returns from Camp 3:20pm Year 4 returns from Camp 3:20pm Year 5 departs for Hill End 7:15am Year 6 departs for Canberra 6:15am Kindy Incursion at School

SHOWCASE Tuesday 13th November - Showcase Grade Rehearsals

Friday 30th November Year 5 Returns from Camp 5:00pm Year 6 Returns from Camp 5:30pm

Junior School students are to come to school as normal in the morning. They will be bused up to the Senior Campus for staging and technical rehearsals as required and then returned to the Junior School for pick up in the afternoon.

YEAR 6 Monday 3rd December Year 6 Parents (Graduation) to set up Hall during the day: tables, chairs, decorations etc.

Tuesday 20th November - Showcase Grade Rehearsals

Tuesday 4th December Year 6 students leave early approximately 12pm Year 6 Graduation Church Hall 6pm – 10:30pm

Junior School students are to come to school as normal in the morning. They will be bused to the Senior Campus for staging and technical rehearsals as required and then returned to the Junior School for pick up in the afternoon.

Wednesday 5th December Year 6 Botany Pool 9:30am-1:30pm

Wednesday 21st November K-6 Full Dress Rehearsal at Senior School

Tuesday 11th December Academic Assembly 3-6 to Senior School SPACE. All students from Years 3-6 are to be taken direct to the Senior School in the morning.

Parents to collect students at the end of the assembly. K-2 at Junior School. More details to follow.

Parents are to drop off all students at the Senior School between 8:30am-8:45am.

Please note: No Before School Care or After School Care on this day. All students must bring own recess, lunch, water bottle. Parents are to collect students at 2pm from the Senior School Campus. Private bus students will be supervised by teacher until bus picks up approx. 3:10pm Tickets must be pre-purchased online via Flexischools. Please present your tickets at the door for entry to the Concert.

CHRISTMAS KALANTA Wednesday 12th, Thursday 13th and Friday 14th December Christmas Kalanta 5pm - 8:30pm Mr A. Dookie Acting Principal Junior School 9

SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT OHI DAY COMMEMORATIONS How we celebrated the 28th October: (a) On Friday 26th October: Students spoke about the meaning of this day and recited their poems at the Senior School morning assembly. (b) On Sunday 28th October: (i) Mrs Faletas was MC at the celebrations at the Archdiocese. Year 11 representatives with Mrs Kefalouros along with Mr Picardi, who laid the wreath, and Katerina Dimitrakopoulos (Year 6) and Mihalis Dovellos (Year 9) recited a poem. (ii) Junior School Representatives and students in Year 8 and 9 attended St Spyridon Church with their Year Advisers and Home Room Teachers. Ioanna Panayi (Year 6), Anastasia Gikas and Demi Micos (Year 9) recited a poem.

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HSC 2018 The HSC exams ended today. HSC final Assessment ranks are now available to students via Students Online.

The HSC results will be released on 13th December 2018.

Good Luck to all Year 12 students.

EXCURSION TO THE WAR MEMORIAL On Friday 26th October, Year 9 attended the War Memorial in Hyde Park, along with Mr Vassiliadis, Mr Mouhtaris and Miss Vardas. The students participated in a new history learning program, presented by the War Memorial, to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the Armistice as part of the Centenary of Anzac.

The purpose of the excursion was to engage students with the corresponding topic that has been taught in History classes during Term 3 and Term 4, ‘Australians at War’ and their involvement in World War I. The students began the day by listening to a monologue presented by an actor who impersonated the experience of a soldier during World War I. The monologue, written by renowned author Morris Gleitzman, reflected the incredible act of bravery by many of the troopers, which had never been officially recognised. The students were fortunate enough to meet Mr Gleitzman who spoke about all the memoirs and letters by World War I officers that he used to produce the monologue piece. The performance allowed students to feel immersed in the emotion and raw experience of the war. The students also actively participated in the analysis of war poetry, which allowed them to gain an understanding of different perspectives of the war. Finally, the students were shown artefacts from World War I, which further enriched their learning experience.

Ms S. Vardas HSIE Teacher Mrs A. Katsogiannis Principal Senior School Deputy Head of College

The students thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Memorial!

A special thanks goes to Mrs Koutsoukis for organising the excursion.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT

YEARLY EXAMINATIONS Middle School students sat for their Yearly Examinations this week and I am happy to say survived the pressures of their preparations. Any student who missed an exam will have opportunity to complete them next week. Year Adviser will communicate to those students all further details.

YEAR 4 TRANSITION VISIT On Monday 5th November, Year 4 had their first of four transition visits to the Senior School, thus beginning the build-up of knowledge and familiarization with the campus and processes followed here. Students enjoyed their experiences in Visual Art, Theatre Sports, Geography and learned about the Sports offered at the Senior School.

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OHI DAY Last week Years 8 and 9 attended the OHI Day commemoration at St Spyridon Church on Sunday 28th October. Well done to all who attended and supported this important occasion.

It is very moving to see the seemingly endless columns of students enter the church as shows our Colleges strength and unity. Additionally it was wonderful to have so many students past and present support the magnificent P&F Spring Fair at the Senior School. The sense of community was very apparent. Well done everyone.

SOUP KITCHEN Last week the first of our Year 9’s for the term finally got the opportunity to help out at the Soup Kitchen again after some interruptions to our routine last term and the 2 week holiday period. Rida Chowdhury, Dimi Katsidis and Nicoletta Fatouros were eager for the experience but a little apprehensive. However, Father Nektarios and his team of volunteers were very appreciative on seeing us arrive. The girls carried out their tasks efficiently and with big welcoming bright smiles! They left feeling good about their experience and expressed the hope they would like to do it again sometime.

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PEER SUPPORT LEADERS & PREFECTS SELECTIONS YEAR 9 PEER SUPPORT LEADERSHIP TRAINING DAY

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Recently Year 9 enthusiastically participated in a Peer Support and Leadership Training Day, giving all the opportunity to better understand the role of a leader and decide if they would like to become PSL’s. Everyone was focused and engaged in all the interactive activities and looked with interest at the inspiring messages that were shown.

It is always impressive to see that a large number of Year 9 students value opportunities to step up as they make the move from the Middle to Upper School by applying to become Peer Support Leaders of the incoming Year 7 cohort.

This year we have 40 applicants who are eager to be selected. That is over half of Year 9!

Unfortunately not all will be offered a role, as places are limited, but dealing with such a disappointment needs to be viewed realistically and positively. It is important to remember that tomorrow is another day with more activities and events on offer that all can be a part of.

Taking up future opportunities and making one’s presence felt is part of the key to distinguishing oneself and building leadership skills.

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Attending SRC’s are reminded to meet at the corner of Garden St and Maroubra Rd, Maroubra at 10.15am for the processional march to the memorial. Parents are welcome to attend.

Students will be dismissed at the conclusion of formalities and will be expected to make their own way home.

PREFECT SELECTIONS Following Year 12 Prefect applicant’s speeches to their peers and another round in front of the entire Senior School teaching staff, a second vote was undertaken. This resulted in the selection of the group that will move forward to the interview stage. Congratulations to all who have succeeded to this point!

TECH TALK FRIDAY New SNAP CHAT feature caution: SNAP MAP!

In preparation for interviews before the panel made up of Mrs Katsogiannis, Ms Kokinelis and Mrs Kefalouros, students will be busy putting together their portfolio of achievements. We wish all students moving on to the final determining stage good luck.

ABSENCE EXPLANATION PROCEDURES If a student is absent a note of explanation now needs to be provided either by email (preferred) or via letter. While we appreciate calls made advising the school of a student’s inability to attend, this still should be followed up with a written explanation and supported with documentation from a health professional if more than two days have been missed/or if an assessment task was not sat/submitted on time.

Last year Snapchat introduced Snap Map, a cartoon-looking map with Bitmojis of users positioned at their real-life locations. At first, some thought this would not catch on because kids would know that sharing their location widely is not safe. Unfortunately this is not the case. The Snap Map function is used by most teens that use the app.

REMEMBRANCE DAY

It goes one step further than just showing where the child is, it also can virtually show what they are actually doing. A Bitmoji is selected by Snapchat to represent what the user is doing. If they are at a concert or listening to music, the Bitmoji might have headphones on. If they are at the gym or exercising, their Bitmoji might have exercise clothes and sneakers. If they are asleep, it shows them with little zzz’s or in a bed.

There’s also a function called Map Explore that allows you to scroll through the map to see where your friends are headed. These updates are generated by Snapchat users moving around rather than typing in their locations. You can actually watch as your friend moves from one place to another.

This Sunday, the 11th November marks the 100 year anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War (1914-1918). Each year on this day, Australians celebrate and commemorate all the soldiers who fought, suffered and died in conflict. 15 Representatives from the SRC will attend the Maroubra RSL Remembrance Day March and service. Stella Ktenas from Year 11 will have the honour of reciting the poem in Flanders Field at this special event and student representatives will lay a wreath on behalf of our College.

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The positive way to look at this is that some children use the map to find their friends to meet up with them in real life, and encouraging reallife interaction is often a good thing.

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But, there is also great concern brewing as so many of younger children and teens are pinpointing people’s exact location, including home addresses and street names. This raises a lot of red flags. As we know, the word “friend” can mean anything from a true bestie to a complete stranger.

What positives do think there are with Snap Map? What negatives do you think there are?

How is safety compromised if someone can see where you are and what you are doing? If someone can determine your home address?

Ms G. Kokinelis Dean of Middle School

Keeping our children safe online is no easy task and Snap Map makes it even harder. It not only compromises the privacy and security of the child using it, but it can also exacerbate feelings of being left out. Imagine you are at home using Snapchat and you see a group of your friends at someone else’s house on Snap Map. “Why wasn’t I invited,” you think. Whether it was intentional or not, the feeling of being left out is an immediate blow.

When you first activate Snap Map, you are asked if you want to share your location with all of your friends, some of your friends or remain private in Ghost Mode. If they have already started using Snap Map, they can change their privacy setting to Ghost Mode by going to the photo taking mode and pinching their screen to get to Snap Map. Once there, they click on the settings wheel and select Ghost Mode to turn off location sharing. They will be able to see where other people are but no one will see them.

Many learned adults believe that Snap Map has more downsides than upsides. The challenge is that many youths do use it. Therefore, when talking with your young children and teens about this, it may be a good idea to enter into the conversation from a place of curiosity rather than a place of heavy-handedness. This will increase the chance that they come to understand that the downsides outweigh any upsides. It might be that you create a rule specifying Ghost Mode even if they disagree with it.

Here are some questions to get you started:

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GREEK COLUMN Αγαπητοί γονείς και φίλοι,

finish the battle in two weeks to mimic Hitler’s military success. The Greek army fought back and pushed them back into Albania.

Στην έκδοση αυτή θα ήθελα πρώτα απ’όλα να συγχαρώ τον μαθητή Δημήτριο Μπλέτσα, ο οποίος μίλησε στη συγκέντρωση του σχολείου μας για την εθνική μας επέτειο της 28ης Οκτωβρίου 1940 και τους μαθητές και μαθήτριες που απήγγειλαν ποιήματα για την γιορτή μας αυτή. Συγκεκριμένα ο μαθητής της Γ΄ Γυμνασίου Μιχάλης Ντόβελλος απήγγειλε ποίημα στην Ιερά μας Αρχιεπισκοπή, οι μαθήτριες της Γ΄ Γυμνασίου επίσης, Δήμητρα Μιχοπούλου και Αναστασία Γκίκα στην εκκλησία του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα και όλοι, μαζί καθώς και οι μαθητές της Α΄ Λυκείου Μιχάλης Βλαχάκης και Σταύρος Μανγκαφάς στη γιορτή του Ελληνικού Κέντρου Προνοίας και βέβαια στη μαθητική μας συγκέντρωση (School assembly)

Στις τρεις το πρωί, της 28ης Οκτωβρίου του 1940, ο Έλληνας πρωθυπουργός Ιωάννης Μεταξάς παρέλαβε τελεσίγραφο να αφήσει ελεύθερη την διέλευση του Ιταλικού στρατού από την Ελληνοαλβανική μεθόριο προκειμένου στη συνέχεια να καταλάβει κάποια στρατηγικά σημεία της Ελλάδας. Μετά την ανάγνωση του κειμένου, ο Μεταξάς απάντησε στα γαλλικά: «Λοιπόν, αυτό σημαίνει πόλεμος». Ο Μεταξάς εκείνη την στιγμή είχε εκφράσει το ελληνικό, λαΙκό συναίσθημα,, το «¨Οχι!» Στις πέντε και μισή τα ξημερώματα ξεκίνησε ο Ελληνο Ῑταλικός πόλεμος και η είσοδος της Ελλάδας στον Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο.

The Greco – Italian war was waged in the snowcovered mountains of Epirus, near the GreekAlbanian border. The Greeks showed better adaptation to the extreme cold environment and superior skills in mountain warfare, forcing the Italians back into Albania.

Eventually, Mussolini returned beaten and humiliated to Rome. Not only was the Greek army victorious in its struggle against Italy, but by invading Albanian territory, also liberated Northern Epirus.

Συγχαρητήρια σε όλα τα παιδιά μας! Παρακάτω παραθέτουμε τον λόγο (Αγγικά & Ελληνικά) του Δημήτρη Μπλέτσα και το γραπτό μαθητή που προετοιμάζεται να καθίσει σε λίγο για τις πολιτειακές του εξετάσεις, το λεγόμενο HSC. Καλή ανάγνωση κα Μ. Φαλέτα

Greece’s heroic victory against the Italian army was due to General Metaxas, the awarded general and prime minister who led the resistance. Metaxas’ skills on military strategy allowed him to be one of the greatest defensive tacticians. Metaxas is credited for having projected a powerful spirit of patriotism, heroism and sacrifice to his fellow Greeks. It was the Greeks’ dedicated and uncompromised will to defend their country that was their greatest strength. The Italian invasion brought the Greeks together as never before.

Greco-Italian War

Greece’s victory over Italy was the first victory on the Allies’ side in the Second World War. The Greek victory contributed decisively to the final Allied victory against the Axis not only military but also morally. Inspired by these military successes, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, declared that “today we say

The Greco-Italian War took place between Italy and Greece from 28th of October 1940 to 23rd of April 1941. This war began the Balkans Campaign of WWII between the Axis powers and the Allies. It turned into the Battle of Greece when British and German ground forces intervened early in 1941. Mussolini wanted to 17

Μα πιο πολύ απ’ όλα θα θυμάμαι τους καθηγητές μας και την προσπάθειά τους να μας μάθουν πέντε πράγματα, να μας βοηθήσουν να βρούμε τα ταλέντα μας και να τα αξιοποιήσουμε. Τα χτυποκάρδια μου στο θρανίο όταν δεν ήμουν προετοιμασμένος για μάθημα ή για τα διαγωνίσματα. Το κουδούνι και οι φιλίες που έκανα...

that Greeks fight like heroes, from now on we will say that heroes fight like Greeks”.

Stephen Bletsas (Year 12) Topic: You have come across an old school photo which brings back a lot of memories.

Write a diary entry in which you reflect on this period of your life and what feelings it evokes.

(Past HSC Exam)

Όλ’ αυτά ξαναζωντάνεψαν μέσα μου βλέποντας μια παλιά, σχολική μου φωτογραφία κι έγινα για λίγο και πάλι μαθητής...!

Αγαπητό μου ημερολόγιο, Πάλι εσένα εμπιστεύομαι για να εκφράσω τα συναισθήματά μου. Τις προάλλες, έψαχνα σε κάτι παλιά άλμπουμ φωτογραφιών που βρήκα στο ντουλάπι μου. Καθώς τα ξεφύλλιζα, βρήκα μια παλιά φωτογραφία από την σχολική μου εποχή. Φυσικά, φορούσα την σχολική μου στολή.

Εδώ σ’ αφήνω. Θα τα ξαναπούμε σύντομα. Μάρκος Mark Grillakis (Year 11 – Modern Greek Year 12)

Νομίζω ότι την έχω ακόμα, αλλά δεν μου κάνει πια! Έτσι θυμήθηκα ξαφνικά πώς μας καμάρωνε ο κόσμος όταν φορούσαμε την στολή μας όπως έπρεπε, δηλαδή, καθαρό και σιδερωμένο πουκάμισο, κοντά μαλλιά, γυαλισμένα παπούτσια, γραβάτα και σακάκι. Πολλές ωραίες αναμνήσεις άρχισαν να έρχονται στη σκέψη μου από τα σχολικά μου χρόνια, πολλά πράγματα που μου έμειναν αξέχαστα στο πέρασμα του χρόνου! Πρώτα –πρώτα οι εκδρομές και οι κατασκηνώσεις που κάναμε. Ήταν μοναδική εμπειρία να επιζήσεις μέσα στη φύση έχοντας μόνο μερικά βασικά πράγματα, για παράδειγμα να κοιμάσαι σε σκηνή, να πρέπει να μαγειρέψεις μόνος σου ένα πολύ απλό γεύμα για σένα και για τους άλλους ή να καθαρίσεις την κουζίνα στο τέλος του φαγητού, αλλά πιο πολύ το μπιρ, μπιρ, μπιρ, το βράδυ που πέφταμε για ύπνο όλοι μαζί, και τα αστεία μας. Το ταξίδι που κάναμε στην Ελλάδα με το σχολείο μας και όλες τις εμπειρίες που έχει ένα ταξίδι τόσο μακρινό χωρίς γονείς. Οι διάφορες εξωσχολικές μας δραστηριότητες όπως οι θεατρικές μας παραστάσεις, οι μουσικές βραδιές, οι αθλητικοί μας αγώνες, οι κοπάνες και τα σκονάκια... οι πλάκες μεταξύ μας και με μερικούς καθηγητές.

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SPORTS COLUMN SPORTS PRESENTATION EVENING 2018 Last night, 8th November 2018, students were honored for their Sports achievements.

Congratulations to the students, Teachers and coaches.

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GIRLS SPORTS Round 2 Girls Basketball TEAM OPEN B

ISA Summer season has commenced and this year with a total of 5 Girls Basketball teams. All teams with the exception of the Intermediate team have been selected based on ability and across year groups to allow the best possible opportunity for both development and success throughout the season. This allows the girls an excellent opportunity to foster friendships with team members from other year groups and will no doubt benefit the girls’ basketball program for years to come. Well done to all the girls on a great start to the season with some pleasing results and more importantly excellent sportsmanship.

OPEN D INTER MEDIA TE JUNIOR B JUNIOR C

OPEN D INTERMEDIATE

JUNIOR B

JUNIOR C

Central Coast Grammar School Blue Mountains Grammar School Chevalier

RESULT 36-15 WIN

MVP Christina Vlahos

24-12 WIN 20-3 LOST

Georgia Varvaritis Alexia Costa

69-18 WIN

Adriana Drakoulis

22-16 LOST

Anastasia Lambrou

MVP Desi Kapodistrias Vivienne Hatzigiakoumis Carolyn Makridopoulos

Central Coast Grammar School Central Coast Grammar School

34-14 WIN 34-4 LOST

Natalia Constantinidis Jennifer Pyliotis

This 2018/19 inaugural season of Girls Touch football in the ISA competition took place with a Gala Day in Bathurst. With over 32 teams across a number of ISA schools in the first season justifies the inclusion of touch football as an ISA sport. The St Spyridon girls have embraced this new Sport with a positive approach, learning much of the rules and fundamental skills from the beginning level. The girls travelled to Scots All Saints College in Bathurst for their first match and their performances were to be commended. Whilst they did not win they were very competitive. The girls defence was most certainly their strength and any weaknesses they displayed allowed them to learn and correct in their next match. Sophia Karatasos was the first try scorer for the inaugural St Spyridon Touch football team followed by Sienna Tsoukalas as the second.

Round 1 OPPONENT Central Coast Grammar School Oakhill

RESULT 21-8 LOST 21-14 LOST 22-3 LOST

Girls Touch Football

Below is a summary of the results and each week the coaches’ award 3, 2, 1 points which will be tallied to determine the Most Valuable Player to be awarded at 2019 Sports Presentation evening.

TEAM OPEN B

OPPONENT St Andrews Cathedral School St Andrews Cathedral School Blue Mountains Grammar School

Both Cassandra their coach and myself confidently believe that these girls will continue to improve this week and we are both extremely proud of their efforts thus far.

Congratulations to the history making Inaugural Girls touch football team.

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The Opens, 17s and 13s were not able to secure their first win of the season they did however manage to reduce the deficit from the trial fixtures against Redfield the week before.

Below is a summary of the results and each week the coaches’ award 3, 2, 1 points which will be tallied to determine the Most Valuable Player to be awarded at 2019 Sports Presentation evening.

For our year 7 boys this was their first game in ISA Basketball and it is already clear that they have made excellent progress based on the training undertaken at the school. The boys showed a real spirited effort and while they never took the ascendancy in the game they did produce a very respectable effort. Their general organisational play is improving as is their awareness on the court. They are slowly developing an understanding of how to play the game and will be better for the experience in playing in one of the toughest competitions in the ISA.

Round 1 Gala Day TEAM Junior

Junior

OPPONENT St Andrews Cathedral School All Saints Scots Bathurst

RESULT MVP 4-0 Alexandra LOST Constantine 4-2 LOST

Sophia Karatasos

Round 2 TEAM Junior

OPPONENT RESULT MVP St Andrews 5-1 Alexandra Cathedral LOST Constantine School

Ms K. O’Shea Girls Sports

Round 2 v St Stanislaus College Traditionally a difficult proposition for any school to have to travel for over 3hours to play basketball, our boys’ teams were ready and prepared as they best could be for their upcoming road trip to Bathurst.

BOYS SPORTS ISA Boys Basketball Round 1 v Redfield College Opening round of the Basketball season was a successful day for the College community. The boys teams competed against Redfield College at the school. We had mixed results on the day with the U14 and U15 boys both victorious in convincing performances.

The Opens, 17s and 13s were all looking to secure their first win of the season, however found their opposition too clinical. The 13s were very tidy in their shooting, scoring some very well planned and organised baskets, what let them down was the transitional play and not being able to win their fair share of the rebounds. The boys will endeavour to look at both these areas in the coming weeks.

The Opens had another tough game and have really had a tough beginning to the season. That

said, the boys did show a real sense of urgency in the first and second quarter to stay close to their opponents on the score board. Despite this the game slipped away in the third quarter and the boys were beaten convincingly in the end.

The 17s were very unlucky not to notch up their first win going down to St Stanislaus in a close game. The team is close to securing their first victory and this may very well transpire in their home fixture next week against Chevalier College played at the school.

the advantage of training regularly on their playing pitch.

Our boys really struggled to contain their batting strengths and in the heat of the day, it definitely took a lot out of the team physically and psychologically. The boys would not be able to apply the necessary pressure to mount a serious threat against their bowling attack and in the end the boys were all out in quick time.

Highlights:

The U14s continued their good form from last week consolidating on the team confidence that has helped them bounce to a 2 wins from 2 for the start of the season. The team are now looking to go three up when they meet Chevalier College for the first time.

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Spiros Zafiropoulos 3- 19 off 10 overs

For the team this was a setback, however a welcomed one and relieving one knowing that it was only round 1. Upon reflection the team knows what needs to be done to correct their performance for next week and beyond.

Feature U15 basketball report: We got off to a rocky start but brought the game back by half time. We were unlucky though because the opposition had the physical advantage over us and were a better team overall.

On a more celebratory note we congratulate both Chad Bteddini and James Bletsas for making their debut in Cricket. The boys were awarded their baggy blue and whites by the captain of the team Spiros Zafiropoulos. This season will definitely help to strengthen their skills and knowledge of the game which will definitely have benefits for next season.

Spencer Shalhoub led the team in total points and was a part of the reason why we were still in the game. We can work on our communication on defence and our ability to complete our set plays Anthony Hatzigiakoumis – Year 9 First XI Cricket This is the second season of cricket at the college and the beginning of a new season is always exciting .The team have been training weekly in order to prepare for a season where the team goal for season 2018-19 is to be involved the semi-finals.

Round 1 v Blue Mountains Grammar Round 1 the teams’ opponent was Blue Mountains Grammar. Last season when the team travelled to BMGS our team struggled with a pitch that favoured the bowlers and did no favours for the batting team. This season would prove to be the same with BMGS posting a commanding total of 180 runs a result of having 24

when to let balls go to the keeper and not take unnecessary risk. Spiros played some beautiful shots throughout his 100 and this included his favoured Hook shot, pull shot and straight drive. This is another milestone for the College in Cricket with Spiros being the first to post a 100 total for the school.

At the end of play in the first innings the boys posted a total of 198. In reply our bowlers were buoyed by the teams batting performance and the bowlers took advantage of the added rest and really came steaming in to have the chevalier team all out for 28.

This victory sets up an interesting game next week against St Patricks College and an opportunity for the team to take advantage of the bonus point earnt this week.

Round 2 v Chevalier 2nds After last week’s defeat the boys needed to apply themselves and secure a victory to get their season underway. This was the beginning of 5 home games in a row for the team. The boys won the toss and elected to bat. After last week’s batting collapse the team really needed to bring a more focussed and driven approach to increase confidence and help our batters get into form.

Spiros Zafiropoulos (C) and Connor Giavis opened the batting and started well however Connor fell early in the 5th over and Christian Jenkins soon followed after misjudging a ball that took out the wickets. With the top order collapse, posting a respectable total would be a challenge. The score card read 3 – 22 off 8 overs before Spiros looked settled and was playing some good shots with Steven Stamoulis at the crease playing a traditional partner role by rotating the strike and staying on with Spiros to forge a partnership of 71 helping the school to an improved total of 4 -93.

Highlights Bowling

Despite the top order collapse Spiros notched up his 50 with excellent assistance from Steven.

Once Spiros reached his 50 he looked set and ready to go on to post a ton. Spiros eventually got his way and he played a wonderful innings that lasted over three hours. It was a real captain’s knock, he played a well measured game choosing when to take the bowlers on and 25

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Christian Jenkins 2- 9 off 4 overs

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Brendan Borodyansky 3-3 off 2 overs

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Nicholas Lisgaris 2-0 off 2 overs which included a caught and bowled

Batting 

Spiros Zafiropoulos 100

Upcoming Events    

Round 3 Boys Basketball v Chevalier @ Sports and Performing arts centre (Team photo day) Round 3 First XI Cricket v St Patricks College @ Coral Sea Park, Maroubra Round 4 Boys Basketball v Oakhill College @ Sports and Performing Arts centre Round 5 First XI Cricket v Redfield @Coral Sea Park, Maroubra

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