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RENEWAL

On 18 and 19 August, Year 10 participated in a Renewal. This Renewal experience was specifically tailored to our age group, focusing on driving, safe partying and our transition into adulthood. The program was split into two days, with half the students attending seminars staged at school, and the other half travelling to the racecourse for a more ‘spiritual’ experience.

The sessions at school were broken into three parts. The road to acquiring our learners permit, a presentation by John Maher on the consequences of hazardous driving and finally the importance of safe partying. The first speaker was a representative from Vicroads who came to speak about the process of gaining a licence and how to properly prepare for driving. This presentation was extremely enlightening as the majority of the Year Level was either getting their licence or already had one. The second presenter was John

Maher, who told us of the loss of his daughter. He pelted us with raw emotion when he described his daughter’s death. He made us realize that the consequences of unsafe driving are catastrophic.

Finally, we had a session on safe partying, which is essential for people of our age. At the racecourse, our casual clothes added an atmosphere of levity that made us eager for the day to come. Indigenous speaker and musician Scott Darlow, talked to us for most of the time about the welfare of indigenous Australians. The day also comprised of little activities like meditation, which helped get us in touch with our ‘inner’ selves. This Renewal helped the Year 10s to understand what it takes to be an adult.

Isaac Travers-Hucker

CAREERS WEEK

In the last week of Term 2, Year 10 students took part in Careers Week. With the focus being that boys start to look towards Year 11 and 12, as well as a potential future they wish to pursue. The week consisted of teachers outlining the potential pathways in the Senior Years of school (VCAL, VET and VCE), guest speakers, seminars and small activities. This helped students who knew what they wanted to do, so that they could further explore and look into all pathways. It was, however, also beneficial for the students who didn’t know what they wanted to do, as they were able to have the chance to learn and explore all things as future and potential pathways. Everything that boys had a chance to participate in, enabled them to get an understanding of the real-life work force and the problems they may encounter, as well as finding out what was required of them for that particular career. Overall, it was a great informative experiences that allowed all the boys to gain a better understanding of what’s required in the future.

James Dillon FOOTY AND SOCCER

Year 10 boys were introduced to competitive interschool sport for the first time this year, in the form of Year 10 football and soccer. This involved either playing at home or travelling to Melbourne on a Tuesday to play against other schools. Playing for the teams was a huge commitment from all the boys, missing up to four periods of lessons a week, to represent the school in their representative sport. Both teams had a successful season, with the football team narrowly losing to St Bede’s College in their grand final, showing great character and fight. The soccer team were introduced to the fierce competition of the ACC, losing 3 of their 4 games, with the highlight coming in the 5-0 win against Simonds College. A big thank you to all the teachers who were involved with both teams, sacrificing their time to coach and support the boys!

Hugh McMahon THE SOCIAL

During Term 3, Clonard, Sacred Heart and St Joseph’s Year 10s, joined together for the annual Social, designed to build relationships with peers from other schools. Three schools, a few fedoras and a one Dance floor to rule them all. Early ‘pre-game’ nerves were present with a few guys rehearsing conversation starters in the corner…Okay maybe it was just me, but regardless, it looked like division barracks out there. But, with the flick of the lights and some music beats courtesy of DJ Mitch, the invisible barricades faded off into the night and the festivities truly began. All the girls looked magnificent and the lads scrubbed up nicely as well. However, something was missing - someone to pull out one of their classic

dance moves and to show everyone how it’s done. And, in a Wizard like fashion, there appeared an ‘Afroteric’ (yes, new word) shuffling maestro in the form of John Bertucci. He set the room alight and was admired by all in a clear “best on” performance. Even though it was a chilly winter night, it certainly wasn’t cold on the dance floor - quite the opposite in fact with all having a rave and bob during the night. There was diversity in many forms, ranging from backgrounds, dress colours to dance moves and all came together nicely as one. A great night was shared by all, with “can we have another Formal this year?!” being a frequently asked question after the lights came on. A lot of friendships were made on the night and catching up with old mates who you hadn’t seen since you were a “Ginormous Grade 6er” was also a blast.

A massive thanks must go to the staff who helped organise and chaperone the night. To the Joey’s faithful, the young fellas did us proud. Bravo Lads!

Andrew McNeel

COMMUNITY SERVICE

One thing St Joseph’s College is renowned for, is its involvement in the wider community, and in keeping with that this year, all of the students from Year 10 participated in a program that ran for 4 weeks, taking them out to an Aged Care home to spend some time with the residents. During these visits, the boys got very involved in the daily routine of the residents - a normal day included games of bingo and poker, seated Tai-chi and visits from family members. Bingo was very popular with the boys and the games got quite competitive. It was great to follow the nuances that many of the residents practised, where your counters had to be specifically placed on the board and that absolute silence was needed for maximum luck! If we weren’t playing bingo or practicing Tai-chi, we had a great opportunity to talk to the residents about their childhoods. It was amazing how vivid their memory was of High School or where they grew up, or even who their best friends were. Just to spend time with these ‘wells of wisdom’ was a great experience for all who took part and I don’t think it’s something any of us will be forgetting any time soon.

Finbar Kinna

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE (A PERSONAL ACCOUNT)

My placement for Work Experience was at a small Catholic Primary School called St Roberts in Newtown. I commenced on a Monday morning at 8:30 am accompanied by another student, and was allocated to work with the prep class. During the day, I assisted in the maths class as well as religion and show time. On the Tuesday and Wednesday, I was required to assist the Year 2s and 3s with IT in the class room, and a variety of projects including PowerPoint and Prezi. On Thursday and Friday, I was involved in assisting the students with physical education class where we played netball and football.

This was a great experience that provided me with some insight into the role of a Catholic Primary School Teacher. I was able to engage with the staff and ask questions as well as building rapport with the students. I really benefited from this experience and would enjoy doing this again if I had the opportunity.

Jack Kammermann

Jonathan Holt

10A

Ben Arcoraci Jacob Bakker Jack Brogden Zachary Carew Bayley Cockerill Rory Cogan Darcy Cooper

Thomas Douglas Brayden Ham Xandar Harrison Jack Hodgson Owen Hollmer Sam Hyde Charlie Lang Harry McMahon Logan Mitchell

Kaelan Morrison Blake Nicholls Jack Purcell William Rowe Dalton Sharp Thomas Smith Benjamin Thomas Michael Walker Joshua Widdison

Chris Lynch

10B

Oliver Andrews Keaun Anwari Ethan Belleville Conor Bromley Joshua Cammarere Eamon Carnie Max Costa

Joshua Czerkiewicz Liam De Bono Christian Del Giudice Adrian Foti Michael Gulle Joshua Hassett Joshua Hirt Jordan Imbrogno Kyle Jones Anthony Knezevic

10C

Peter Alesios Thomas Baensch John Bertucci Sanden Breust Jake Brooks Jordan Caccamo Jack Canny Glenn Kemp

Patrick Cunningham Joshua Garipoli Matthew Haste Oliver Huby Jeremy Hurley-Paul Bryan Innis Christopher Jurkovic Matthew Ling Jacob Loughnan Cooper McCormack

Angus McKinnon Lucas O’Connor Lucas Pante Thomas Richards Nathan Rivalland Luke Roberts Zachary Rushbrook Jacob Talbot Jesse Williams Miles Wood-Scorpo

10D

Dean-Paolo Adante Tomas Azzopardi Harry Bateman Matthew Bolger Darcy Bourke Samuel Christensen Joshua Clissold Vin Brown

Rory Crosbie Jack Gill Lachlan Greig Antoraj Irudayaraj Jack Maas Oliver Monteith William Morrison Tom O’Callaghan Harley Pearce Jordan Petrie

Cassandra Gleeson

10E

Jackson Armstrong William Beattie Michael Bongiorno Patrick Brice Joshua Ferrer Thomas Ford Joshua Forsyth Andrew Foti

Anthony Gagliardi Aedan Green Mitchell Grima Aaron Grose Bowen Jaques Kristian Lucignani Angus McGinn Thomas Mirarchi Tristan Moreland

Connor Morrison James Nicholls Denzel Rabino Max Richards Declan Robertson Benjamin Semmler Thomas Soraghan Jasper Stojanovski Brandon Stokes

ABSENT: Jermaine Bonnici, Jayden Grigsby

Ashlee Andraesen

10F

Christopher Bogacki Charles Breen Samuel Buckley Jake Corliss Petar Delac Max Eddy Ayden Gras

David Handley Connor Harvey Joseph Kavenagh Nicholas Loughnan Harrison Mahoney Brandon Marnell Jazariah Marrkula Ben Raimondo

10G

Connor Bennett Thomas Bourke Charlie Britton Mackenzie Buchanan Mitchell Collins Maxwell Cook Mathew Garvey Mathew Ghin John Harmon

Daniel Huynh Xavier Koch Justin Kozina James Larkins Jack McDermott Joseph McDonald Callum McGough Riley Moore Samuel Morrison

Sebastian Mortarotti Connor O’Keefe Austin Perrott Hugh Stocks Jack Tregenza Dylan Wackett Zachary Walter Mitchell Whelan Joshua Williamson

ABSENT: Rody Spoormakers

10H

Michael Antonello Lachlan Barnett Joshua Byron Lachlan Clifford Henry Collins William Coventry Sean Doherty Joel Downie SImon Jovic

Flynn Draper Charlie Johnson Lachlan Jones Joel Lay Andrew McCorkell Campbell Norton Alexander Osborne Daniel Reed-Sharry William Richards Michael Rimmer

Simon Taylor

10I

James Bowers Patrick Cannard Rhys Collard Jackson Conway Jake Cook William Devine James Dillon Patrick Fierka

David Higginbottom Thomas Hoare Michael Hussell Jack Kammermann Maxwell Kelly Liam Keogh Finbar Kinna Jackson Kos Luke McCullough

Hugh McMahon Andrew McNeel Patrick O’BrienHenderson Kobi Pelletier Lachlan Robinson Thomas Ryan Matheus Santana Mendes Isaac Travers-Hucker

Darryl Wedding

10J

Jonah Ahearn Sebastian Brown Nathan Casperson Patrick Consedine Joel Gray Ryan Harris Lachlan Hill Jackson Hobbs

Benjamin Hovey William Jones Michael Kavenagh Jack Keating Patrick Kelly Nathan Kerger Daniel Kolotelo Jye McEwan