Year 11

Alex Powell

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience ” in which you really stop to look fear in the face….You must do the thing you think you cannot do

Eleanor Roosevelt

Owning the Responsibility is the theme for Year 11 which is extremely relevant as they start to navigate the first year of senior studies. It is always exciting to see the boys return in their white shirts and the increased expectations that are synonymous with such a change. Year 11 is a challenging year as students must juggle greater depths of study, work, hobbies and social commitments. Many of these students will also be experiencing greater levels of independence as they can finally get behind the wheel of a car. Combining all these factors together can seem like an impossible task at times, especially when you throw in a global pandemic for the second time. However, I have been delighted with the way this group of young men have gone about their studies for Year 11, the resilience and determination they have displayed despite once again, having so many restrictions placed upon them.

Retreat

One of the highlights of Year 11 is the Social Justice retreat to Sydney. This is an amazing experience which provides a valuable insight into the lives of those less fortunate. The boys get to listen and talk with a variety of organisations who are doing some incredible work within society. Due to COVID-19, only half of the year group attended however, I am pleased to say that the boys who missed out will get the opportunity in early Term 1 in 2022.

Max Potential

Max Potential is a leadership program open to Year 11 students. This year we had four boys who were successful in gaining a place on this course. This program runs over six months and is designed to connect emerging leaders from schools with community leaders from all walks of life. This culminates in a community service pitch which is designed to meet the needs of their community. I had the pleasure of attending the online final celebrations and must extend congratulations to Luke Richards, Louis Whyatt, Jett Heaney and Cooper Lord for their outstanding contribution to this program.

Year 11

Student Voice

This was a new initiative introduced this year. Students had to submit an application form outlining their reasons for applying to become a member of the Year 11 Student Representative Council. The quality of applicants was outstanding. Under the guidance of Mr Sutton and Mr English the boys had to explore contemporary issues which were affecting the community and raise awareness of how these issues can have a negative impact on young men. I would like to thank and congratulate Owen Bradstreet, Michael Holmes, Louis Whyatt, Cooper Lord, Ronan Grattan, Noah Hamilton, Nicholas Green and Wilheim Hieber for the great work they produced within this initiative.

Prefect Body

At the time of writing this report, we have just inducted the Prefects during an Investiture Mass held at St Patrick’s Church. This was a wonderful occasion as we were able to invite parents to celebrate their son’s success and congratulate them on the start of their Prefect leadership journey. I am very much looking forward to working with these outstanding young men over the course of the next 12 months and can’t wait to see how they lead the St Edward’s community. Congratulations to Michael Holmes, College Captain; Owen Bradstreet, College Vice Captain; Luke Richards, College Vice Captain and College Prefects: Ronan Gratten, Nicholas Green, Ryan Green, Noah Hamilton, Jai Heaney, Jett Heaney, Wilheim Hieber, Cooper Lord, Cameron Shaw, Louis Whyatt.

Edmund Rice Honours 2021

Year 11 also sees the completion of the compulsory component of the Waterford Project which the boys have been involved with since Year 8. Many boys will continue to serving the needs of the community and helping those less fortunate and I congratulate them for the work they will undertake. A special mention to the following boys who have all gained Edmund Rice Honours for 2021, which means they have participated in over 100 hours of community service: Shaun Turnbull (Edmund Rice Honours With Distinction), Scott Donnett (Edmund Rice Honours First Class), Luke Richards (Edmund Rice Honours First Class), Louis Whyatt (Edmund Rice Honours First Class), Owen Bradstreet (Edmund Rice Honours) , Jeremy Innes (Edmund Rice Honours), Jai Heaney (Edmund Rice Honours), Jett Heaney (Edmund Rice Honours)

As boys are about to enter their final year of high school, we will be farewelling some who are moving on to alternate pathways and I wish these young men the very best for their future. For those boys who are returning in Year 12, I am excited to be able to work with you and look forward to seeing the successes that you are all capable of.

Michael Holmes College Captain

Owen Bradstreet College Vice Captain Luke Richards College Vice Captain

2022 Prefects

Year 11

Alcorn, Kyle Allan, Nicholas Allen, Jagger Avvenevole, Angus Beavis, Taine Best-Minto, Blake

Beverley, Hamish Blackman, Aiden Bradstreet, Owen Brame, Harrison Breakwell, James Brooks, Nicholas

Butler, Nathan Butlin, Edward Byrnes, Max Cartwright, Charles Caulfield, Blair Cleverly, Ethan

Clydesdale, Fergus Collings, Ryan Crawford, Denzel Crouch, Thomas Cullen, Malachy Dawkings, Kai

D’Bras, Stirling Dickson, Aiden Donnet, Scott Eastham, Lachlan Ella, Mitchell Engelbrecht, Jacques

Year 11

Gillings, Kit Glasson, Thomas Gosper, Bailey Grady, Zane Grattan, Ronan Green, Ryan

Green, Nicholas Grilk, Samuel Gupte, Jordi Hamilton, Noah Hamilton, Aymn Hamilton, Angus

Hardy, Mackenzie Hautrive, Lucas Heaney, Jai Heaney, Jett Hickey, Brayden Hieber, Wilheim

Hill, Aidan Holmes, Michael Hughes, Blake Innes, Jeremy Irvine, Nathan Ivashov, Ilya

Jamieson, Jack Joseph, Noah Kearton, Parker Kelly, James Kemp, Christopher Kirkman, Zane

Year 11

Mackie, Kaleb Macpherson, Angus Maher, Hayden Mangan, Ethan Marquart, Jed Matthews, Finn

McBride, Lachlan McDonald, Bailey McHale, Tom McLoughlin, Daniel Medley, Hamish Missak, John

Morgan, James Murray, Christopher Mussared, Jake Newell, Reuben Newport, Jacob Nicholls, Emmet

Nicholls, Nathan Nisbett, Xavier-John O’Brien, Regan O’Connell, Francis O’Grady-Cousins, Bryn Peters, Thomas

Pink, Mitchell Plaister, Sebastian Prazauskas, Matthew Pritchard, Billy Richards, Luke Robinson, Parker

Year 11

Ryan, Jackson Saul, Kynan Selwood, Cody Shaw, Cameron Shedden, Lachlan Shepherd, Oscar

Shereb, Joel Slattery, Cooper Sparacino, Christian Sparks, Nicholas Spokes, Connor Stiffle, James

Stuart, Gabriel Sweeney, Mark Tidy, Jett Towle, Darcy Tredwell, Reece Turnbull, Shaun

Walters, Alec Ward, Patrick Warwick, Alec Wells, Jarrah Whitehead, Callum Whyatt, Louis

Wilkins, Rafferty Williams, Jett Willmott, Kai Winnicott, Jack Yarnold, Cruz Zammit, Cooper

Absent: Lachlan Darnley, Oliver Debus, Charlie Entwistle, Ben Higgins, Jack Legge, Antonio Pancia, Baden Scott, Daniel Stinson