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Year 8 has required the boys to work on becoming independent learners. Taking on responsibility, seeking out answers for themselves and taking charge of their learning. The boys have been lead well this year by a fine group of student leaders and I congratulate them for their enthusiasm in their role. I encourage all boys to continue to strive for their very best. The boys have participated in many great and varied experiences.

During Year 8 the boys have grown enormously both in their physical development and social/emotional development. This has seen them develop into fine young men and I have had the pleasure of building a strong respectful relationship with the boys. I would also like to thank the Year 8 Homeroom teachers for the commitment they have shown throughout the year. I will miss seeing the boys around the college and look forward to their return to the college in 2017.

I wish the current Year 8 boys all the very best for your future years at St Joseph’s College.

Claire Wrigley - Year 8 Coordinator

Several Year 8 boys have reflected on the various activities they have been involved in this year…..

YEAR 8 RENEWALS

Earlier in the year we undertook a renewals day to learn more about ourselves and have a fresh start. We had a guest speaker Travis Dempsey from the band ‘The Living End’ come to talk to us about his childhood. He came from not such a good background and ended up being a world famous drummer, he seemed to of achieved so much during his life. As one of the activities for the day, in our group he gave us a drumming lesson. Overall it was a great day, and I can’t wait till the next one.

Finn Dripps – 8B ACC BASKETBALL

The first round of the ACC basketball was held at MSAC, the junior team played well but lost the grand final, which meant they would advance. In the second round the team won their first game 43-5 which helped to boost their confidence. The team lost their second game but won in a thrilling quarter-final which went into overtime. The junior team lost in the semi-final to finish as the third best team in Division 1. Whilst not the finish they wanted, the boys proved that they could play against the stronger basketball schools.

Matthew Teale – 8B PROJECT BASED LEARNING

In Term 3, several religion classes were able to participate in a new learning program known as ‘Project Based Learning’. The focal point of this style of learning is group work and collaboration skills. Experts say that traditional styles of learning in where the teacher stands at the front of the room and tells students what to do doesn’t prepare them for the real world. The PBL that I participated in for Religion, started with each of the chosen classes being divided into five groups, each given a non-profit food organisation and a driving question about ‘how can we as Catholic School students mobilise our local community to meet the need for food assistance’. Throughout the term each group compiled a list of ‘knows’ and ‘need to knows’, participated in benchmarks and finally performed a Culminating Task by presenting an exhibition of all the work the group had completed over the term and ways to help those in need. The feedback varied during the process of reflection with several students said they really enjoyed it while the majority stated that it wasn’t their preferred learning style.

Nathan Fox- 8C WINTER SLEEP OUT

Many boys participated in the winter sleep out which was an event to help raise awareness for homelessness. It was a great insight and was an experience to remember.

Thomas Bucki-Smith – 8E MCG TOUR

In activities week we went to the MCG. We went on a tour of the ground and found out a lot of interesting facts. After the tour we went to the sports museum were we got to watch grand final highlights, listen to inspirational stories from legends off different games. The most exciting part of the experience was when we got to play games like soccer where we had penalty shots and cricket to see how quick you can throw the ball to get the batsman out.

Bailey Patton – 8J OLD MELBOURNE GOAL

The Old Melbourne Gaol was a great place to visit. It was a dark and quiet place, but full of history. We learnt about Ned Kelly’s story, and how it led to his execution inside the Gaol.

Patrick Sweet- 8H

ACTIVITIES WEEK – URBAN EXPERIENCE

The Melbourne Experience saw all Year 8 students travel via buses and trains to see some of Melbourne’s most historic and culturally significant places. We learned about the long history of Australian film making at the ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image), we visited the Melbourne Museum and the spectacular Eureka Skydeck. We heard about how our country became culturally diverse at The Immigration Museum. We visited the spooky Melbourne Goal and the mighty MCG!

Jai Iacovella – 8J URBAN EXPERIENCE

During the Melbourne urban experience trip 2015, the Year 8 students went to the Eureka tower. The skyscraper is the largest building in Melbourne. For myself and many others this was the highlight of the trip. We travelled to the 88th floor and from there got a fantastic view of all the sporting venues and other huge buildings. A small group of us went out on the skydeck, a small glass box that slides out of the tower. This was an amazing experience being able to see Melbourne from below. At the same time this was very scary as we only had glass below us. Overall this part of the trip was great and a real highlight 2015.

Charlie Mahar - 8F COMMUNITY SERVICE

As a part of my 2 hours of community service, I went to the breakfast program. This is a program that runs at some schools providing kids with breakfast on certain days by parents and volunteers. When I participated in the program, I really enjoyed doing it as there was lots to do like making toast and putting butter or jam on them, pouring drinks at the drink station and then packing up (doing the dishes, putting the tables away etc.). I really enjoyed the breakfast program because I was able to experience helping others in our community, making breakfast for the kids but also because all the kids were very grateful, had very good manners and were very kind.

Connor Fopiani – 8A WESTCOURT EXPO

The Westcourt Expo was an interesting and fantastic. First, we met Travis Demsey the former drummer of popular Australian band, The Living End. Travis gave us a fascinating insight on his life as a rebellious teenager to a global rock star and then a youth worker. His main message was to follow your dreams, no matter what obstacles may arise. We also did other cool interactive activities like boxing, food tech, bongo playing and many more! Also, we were given an extensive tour of the exciting facilities at the Campus. It was all in all a great success and just a taste of what lies ahead at Westcourt.

Max Tagliabue - 8K THURSDAY MORNING GATHERINGS

Every Thursday morning all of the Year 8 Homerooms combined for a whole year level gathering. Every week one of the Homeroom groups had the chance to read the prayer, bulletin and achievements in front of all the boys. It is a great way for boys to improve their public speaking skills and share each other’s achievements. It is also a good way for Mrs Wrigley to get out any important information to all the boys.

Matthew Keast -8I

8A

Ethan Blythe Ryan Brach Jeremy Brice Salvatore Cilmi Mitchell Clark Luke Coppe Connor Fopiani

Homeroom Teacher

Mark Rayson

Flynn Hardiman Oskar Helmore Daniel Herceg Cooper Jessen Gordon Kustera Jacob Lobodarz Tyler Manuales Will McLeish Thomas O’BrienHenderson

Louisa Biviano

8B

Max Aitken Louis Beale Jack Benstead Kristian Bihar Tyler Black Christopher Bortoletto Jackson Bourke Thomas Brittain

Jesse Clark Patrick Clissold George Devine Finn Dripps Liam Fitzpatrick Drew Green Charlie Harris Ryan Holroyd Lachlan Johnston

Benjamin Minge Michael Moreno Joshua Norman Connor Pickett Michael Rotiroti William Ryan Leif Stojanovski Lachlan Taylor Patrick Tucci

Jo Hart

8C

ABSENT: Jay Dahlhaus

Thomas Anderson Sean Bindokas Alexander Bisinella Samuel Bourke Ned Calnon Harry Carter Joseph Christensen Romayne Ciuffetelli

Will Dawson Jordan Fama Nathan Fox Joshua Gasperic Callum Gray Levi Irving Michael La Spada Oscar Mazaraki Harry McFarlane

8D

James Anderson-Joyce Jonathan Augello Joshua Besei Patrick Bongiorno Archie Bowers Thomas Chapple Murphy Clifford Thomas Courtney Adam Colak

Darcy Crucitti Ruairi Donnellan William Farrow Aaron Green Matthew Harvey Joel Hutchinson Finn Jens Jack Kelly Fraser Mackus Callum McCarthy

Fynn Moran Andy Nguyen Thomas Pehar Daniel Robinson Jack Royce Charlie Scanlon Benjamin Soppitt Dominic Strbac Charlie Travers Bryce Watkins

8E

Fletcher Adams Lachlan Baker Thomas Biggs Thomas Bucki-Smith Jake Burgess Matthew Davie Brad Edwards Riley Eggleton Christopher Jansen

Zachary Fisher Casey Fox Chae Goldsworthy Ivan Grubisic Dylan Hart Gabriel Hayes Harry Hudson-Collins Jonty Lawson

Claire Wrigley

8F

Thomas Bakker Benjamin Bernardo Ryan Birthisel Darcy Chirgwin Samuel Hazelman Bradley Jepson Jacob Jepson-Raby Michael Juric

Alex Keating Adam King Oliver Loughnan William Magher Charlie Mahar Marach Marach Harrison Marks Callum McDermott Charlie McEvoy

Benjamin McMahon Fraser Miller Ethan Near Nicholas Nugent Ralph O’Donnell Antonio Pirrottina Wil Spence Jake Stephens Nicholas Williams

ABSENT: Harrison Blackney

Cassandra Coogan

8G

William Arblaster Garet Barker Jack Buttigieg William Carter Harry Connell Thomas Esteban Angus Evans Joshua Gummer

Benjamin Hough Max Jedynak Patrick McKenna Ben Miller William Mirabile Jett Mitchell Jordan Muhor Hugh Nelson Noa Northam

8H

Oliver Bennett Alex Bisinella Colby Bruce William Caddy Iestyn Cornelius Zachary Finn Max Fitzgerald Jarvis Gleeson John Mitchell

Daniel Gulli Tom Hardiman Josiah Howard Jacob Javni Donovan Karlich Liam Kelly Lachlan Kent Liam McIntyre Gerard O’Connor

Jordan Parker Alexander Petkovski Matthew Shelley Patrick Sweet Jayden Trajcevski Xavier Walsh Jake Warren Max Whiting Aidan Wong

ABSENT: Owen Agius-Mikin, Joel Lewis

8I

Dakota-Kai Alcorace Oscar Anderson Noah Ansell Jamie Benedet Niko Besant Daniel Bindokas William Davies Seth Garcia Ange Baker

Kobe Greenhalgh Jeremy Guljas Rhys Huglin Ethan Jellett Matthew Keast Charlie Lever Rory Monteith Riley O’Connor Bayley Repcak Dougal Sims

Caterina Giacommazzo

8J

Will Batson Riley Berg Riley Boddington Keam Chan Jackson Cone Byron Dillon Chad Grossman

Sebastian Heath Jai Iacovella Haydn King Gabriel Majic Devlin Mason Brayden Maurer William Owen Bailey Patton Charlie Roache

Jesse Sammut Rhys Svetnik Joel Thornburgh Zac Tucak Shaun Vigor-Smith Jye Watkins Angus Wiese Thomas Wood Jordan Zekic

ABSENT: Mackenzie Brogan

Angela Gionis

8K

Blair Adamko Charles Andrews Thomas Brockway Joshua Caruso Zed Freeman William Gowans Isaac Graham

Lachlan Guinane Ryan Huglin Benjamin Jones Leroy Kelly Oscar Lane Daniel Martyn Nicholas Morton Kaleb Owen Oliver Poole