Year 8

Robert Speziale

In what was undoubtedly a demanding and challenging year, many successes were achieved both within and outside the school community.

• James Gbel-Cook participated in the Homeless Sleepout earning hours towards the College’s

Waterford Project. In doing so, not only did James achieve Waterford hours he raised $1400 for Coast Shelter. • Harry Cockerton competed in a Region 14 GKR Karate Tournament. In the Under 13 brown belt division in Kumite, Harry placed 2nd and was awarded a silver medal. • Luke Harrison and James Winiata were selected to play in the Central Coast Cricket representative team for the Under 14’s Graeme Malcolm Memorial Shield Carnival held in

Newcastle this year.

This year saw the introduction in Years 8 to 11 of a student leadership program titled, “Be the Voice”. Students were invited to apply for a leadership role within their respective year groups. By application Harper Turner, William Lynch, Harvey Olsen, Lachlan Herd, Lachlan Renton, James Winiata, Cohen Sutton and Max Oteiwi were the successful applicants.

The pilot program is a student-centred program in partnership with Central Coast Health, Blackdog Institute and the Centre for Inspired Leadership. The modules contained within the program were: Defining Leadership, the Behaviours and Characteristics of Leaders, the Role of the Student Leader, Leadership Beyond School, Managing Friendships, Peers and Leadership and How to Manage Time and Achieve More as a Leader. The process was to guide our Year 8

Return to College Back from Lockdown

Year 8 Leadership Group

student leadership group to research, design and implement ideas under the themes of healthy eating, physical activity, risky behaviour and mental wellbeing.

As a result of the interruptions to this year, the Student Leadership Group was unable to fully recognise their potential and develop the program in its entirety. I had the opportunity to work with them during the course as limited as it was, yet saw in them their leadership potential, both as a group and as individuals; and in doing so, observed the level maturity that comes with the responsibilities associated with such a role. They have great potential and I look forward to seeing them seek further leadership opportunities at the College.

Home Based Learning bought with it many new challenges for Year 8 but I can say with great sincerity how proud I am of the whole year group, in the way they managed and engaged in Home Based Learning. This is reflected in the merits received and the awards given.

According to the number of merits received, students had the opportunity to achieve three awards during the course of the year. They were the Pastoral Leader’s Award, twenty to thirtynine merits, the Director of Pastoral Care’s Award forty to fifty-nine merits and the Principal’s Award sixty plus merits. Below are the names of the students who received a Principal’s Award. Special mention must go to Ryan Bullot and Kieran Campbell who at the time of writing this report had received their second Pastoral Leader’s Award and are well on their way to receiving their second Director’s Award.

A thought-provoking and arduous year, but a year to be very proud of your sons.

Principal’s Awards Orsen Bailey, Aiden Balshaw, Sebatian Bull, Ryan Bullott, Lachlan Bunney, Kieran Campbell, Henri Cleary, Harry Cockerton, Maximilian Corrigan, Noah Cox, Luca Fairley, Joshua Foster, James Gbel-Cook, Ashton Hayes, Tristan Jackson, Ryder Kasun, Thomas Nicholls, Lisitoa Paea, Oliver Pringle, Flynn Tkac, Lawrence Ure, Deakin Wright, Ethan Wuest

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Armstrong, Nate Aygun, Joseph Bailey, Orsen Balshaw, Aiden Barlow, Logan Bayss, Maxwell

Behrnes, Zack Bell, Owen Benz, Alexander Best-Minto, Noah Bevan, Jed Biankin, Adrian

Blunt, William Bosnjak, Lucas Brady, Owen Brazier, Corey Briggs, Cooper Britt, Charles

Broadhead, Oscar Brown, Joshua Bull, Sebastian Bullot, Ryan Bunney, Lachlan Camilleri, Jet

Campbell, Kiernan Carpenter, Archie Carson, Flynn Cassar, Callum Clarke, James Cleary, Henri

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Corrigan, Maximilian Cox, Noah Cullen, Eoin Dawson, Charlie de Vries, Darcy Dimech, Luca

Doyle, Sonny Duncan, Connor Fairley, Luca Farraway, Emerson Finn, Tyson Fishenden, Ryan

Fisher, Brayden Flakus, Samuel Flynn, Thomas Foster, Joshua French, Geoffrey Gagliardi, Ethan

Gale, Kalan Gallagher, Noah Gbel-Cook, James Gooley, Jette Gould Sumner, Kylan Gregory, Euan

Gupte, Stefan Gurr, Arlo Hajje, Logan Ham, Cooper Hammond, Thomas Hanger, Bohdi

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Hieber, Kaine Hill, Atticus Hiscoe, Kalan Holliday, Mason Hore, Liam Howes, Jake

Hubbard, Cooper Hughan, Jesse Hughes, Jamie Hughes, James Jack, Alexander Jackson, Mackay

Jackson, Tristan Jamieson, Cooper Johnston, Kynan Jones, Cooper Josling, Archie Judd, Max

Kasun, Ryder Katsande, Chikomborero Kearney, Nicholas Kemp, Jesse Kirkland, Matthew Knott, Aidan

Lawrence, Jack Limpkin, Mathis Loaney, Isaac Logan, Samuel Luci, Charlie Lynch, William

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Mathews, Kevin May, Riley McArdle, Thomas McCann, Dylan McCoombe-Lopez, Alex McGilvery, Thomas

McGilvray, Damian McKeon, Jake McMahon, Cruz Mesritz, Archer Mills, Jonah Morrison, Lopez

Mullins, Jack Nguyen, Anthony Nicholls, Thomas Nicoll, Chayse Nicotra, Maximus Old, Kaden

Olsen, Harvey O’Malley, Hamish Oteiwi, Max Paea, Lisitoa Peers, Liam Pegler, Cooper

Peterson, Caleb Piepers, Ryan Price, Archie Pringle, Oliver Quitadamo, Luca Renton, Lachlan

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Shereb, Luke Sikuka, Michael Sinclair, Ryan Smith, Aamon Smith, Thomas Sommerville, Fletcher

Spinks, Logan Spinks, Cooper Stockings, Harry Sultana, Christian Sutton, Cohen Talbot, Rowan

Thomas, Albert Thompson, Neo Tkac, Flynn Tracey, Samuel Tredwell, Marcus Turner, Riley

Turner, Harper Turton, Darcy Ure, Lawrence Vassallo, Christian Ware, Cooper Watson, Hamish

Weisbaum, Samuel Wengi, Bailey Wheelock, Cooper White, Kieran White, Ryan Wicks, Jonte

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Wright, Deakin Wuest, Ethan Young, Jarvis Young, Saxon Zhang, Easun

Absent: Thomas Bagot-Hayes, Cead Conway, Harrison Page-Walker, Logan Tremble