Events

GRADUATION BREAKFAST FOR THE CLASS OF 2021

The morning started with a little rain so there was a quick change of location from Centenary Park to Carrigg Court but that didn’t dampen the spirit and excitement of our soon-to-be 2021 Old Boys, as our Year 12s celebrated their final day as students at the College.

As breakfast came to an end, the Year 12s were directed to the Sports Centre for the TOBA Assembly, with the boys seated in their pastoral care groups surrounded by their families and loved ones. TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87), then warmly welcomed the graduating Class of 2021 to the Trinity-Terrace Old Boys’ Association. We were fortunate to have Olympian, Jack Cleary (‘12) as our guest speaker. Jack thanked Trinity College and his teachers as he believes that coming to TC has given him the opportunity to succeed – which is one of the greatest gifts he has been given. Jack also put great emphasis on being Men for Others, to ask for help because ‘it’s okay not to be okay’ and to simply live life as a good person and be kind and compassionate to each other. Thank you to TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87) for his warm and amusing introduction as well as to Jack Cleary (‘12) and his welcoming the Graduating Class of 2021 to TOBA. To the Trinity College Auxiliary President, Nicola Gosatti and all the team, well done and thank you! It was a challenging start for you all with the quick change of location but your breakfast of pastries, coffee and tea was amazing. Thank you to everyone who assisted on the day, including TOBA Committee: Adrian Di Carlo (‘89), Brendan Molony (‘65), Jude Celedin (‘91) and Gianni Redolatti (‘91). Thank you also to the endless commitment from Trinity College Auxiliary and Mr Ross Beatson, Mr Dayne Whalan and team. Special mention goes to Mr Andrew Jenkin for this outstanding commitment to the 2021 graduating class.

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1. Nicholas Biundo with his family 2. Jordan Martelli with family 3. Harry Smith with his father, TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87) and Guest Speaker, Jack Cleary (‘12) 4. Jackson Finnie with his parents 5. Jaxon Fong, Lachlan Rainer, Carlos Torre, Lachlan Moroney 6. Lachlan Moroney with his family 7. 2021 Graduates 8. Kurt Arthur with his family

The highly anticipated TOBA Sportsmen’s Lunch took place at the Duxton Hotel (old CBC Perth site) on Friday 11 June.

Old Boys (250 in total), current and past parents, friends, work colleagues and a handful of Old Boys from other PSA schools gathered in the foyer of the Duxton Hotel for a quick catch up before being seated in the ballroom. The formalities began with a Welcome to Country by Lachie Sibosado (‘19) before TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87) welcomed attendees to the sell-out event. Dion made mention of the 70-year age span of attendees, the youngest being Zane Meleca (‘20) and the oldest Kevin Hogan (‘50). He congratulated the Classes of 1987 and 1989 for the equal highest number of attendees representing their year group. These year groups will be the first to be engraved on a perpetual trophy to acknowledge the strongest year group at the Sportsmen’s Lunch each year. Dion also mentioned a planned Trinity College Hall of Fame to be launched in 2022, a TOBA wine fundraiser and new TOBA polo shirts and vests before inviting attendees to raise a glass and toast to absent friends. MC extraordinaire, Mark Readings (‘87) took to the mic and introduced Trinity College Director of Sport, Brett Silver, for a Q&A of all things PSA sport. There was a moving and fitting tribute to rowing legend and TC Director of Rowing, Phil Jurjevich (‘85), with a condensed history and video footage which included personal acknowledgments from Rohan James (‘16) and Alex Rossi (‘19) whose lives have been touched by Phil’s commitment, passion and unique perspective. Thanks to Deputy Principal, Mission and Engagement, Anthony Byrne for saying ‘Grace’. Guest speaker, Mick Collis, was thoroughly entertaining with his hilarious tales of his dream to wear the green and gold and represent Australia. After trying numerous different sports, from rugby to lawn bowls, he finally achieved his dream – just not in the conventional way. The audience was in stitches with tears rolling down their faces as Mick described his attempts to secure a position on an Australian team. Following Mick’s highly entertaining address, Mark Readings (‘87) turned it up a notch auctioning some very special items. Thank you to those that attended and supported this event – what a great day for this incredible community! Your generosity will assist the sons and grandsons of Old Boys who cannot attend this wonderful College due to financial hardship.

A sincere thank you goes to those that donated items and all involved for their enormous efforts bringing this event together, with special mention to Adrian Di Carlo (‘89), Luke Cruskall (‘95), Paul Higgins (‘82) and Mike Cartwright. Also, our highly entertaining and outstanding raffle ticket sellers: Richie (‘87) and Dave (‘86) Mackiewicz and, of course our incredible MC, the one and only Mark Readings (‘87). A huge thank you goes to our sponsors for their generosity: • Mark Blayney – Geraldton Brick Pty Ltd • Matt Brennan (‘86) – Smartline • the Brockwell Family • Michael Cassidy (‘88) – BDO Australia • Charles (‘63), David (‘89) and Rob (‘92)

Foti – Charles Foti Business Services • Jeremy Nicoletto (‘91) – Burns Sieber • Gianni Redolatti (‘91) and Joe

Rapanaro (‘91) – SVN Finally, to TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87), thank you for your motivation and passion surrounding this event. Thank you for your company – we look forward to seeing you all at the 2022 TOBA Sportsmen’s Lunch.

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1. Mark Readings (‘87) with guest speaker, Mick Collis 2. Michael Tassone (‘20) with Marco Tassone (‘89) 3. Richie Mackiewicz (‘87) 4. Class of 2010 (back) James Cumming, Luke Randazzo (front) Sam McMeikan, Harry Massey, Kurt Lisani and James Hughes 5. Class of 2020, Aiden Ogg, Zane Meleca, Jason Landon and Michael Tassone 6. Kevin Hogan (‘50) with guest speaker, Mick Collis 7. Stephen Spiers (‘85), Chris Brockwell (‘67) and Mack Spiers (‘18) 8. Jude (‘91), Bruno and Carl (‘90) Celedin 9. Des Hardiman (‘74) with Jean-Marc Rousset (‘69) 10. Former TC Headmaster, Tony Curtis (‘56) with TC Chairman of the Board, Stephen Moloney 11. Ash Day (‘94) with TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87) 12. Mike Valmadre (‘87) with Peter Torre (‘89) 13. Michael Brennan (‘82), Frank Mulligan (‘76) and Matt Brennan (‘86)

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The blustery weather and predicted downpours didn’t dampen the TC Spirit and enthusiasm as players and supporters turned up to the TOBA Winter Sports Day.

For the first time unfortunately, the cup’s namesake, Brendan Ryan (‘91), was unable to attend. Everyone was delighted to find current parent, Evan Damianopoulos, and his coffee van ‘Capx’ in attendance to kick start the day. TOBA won the day, with wins across all five sports; cross country, football, hockey, rugby and soccer, with Matt Brennan (‘86) accepting the ‘Brendan Ryan Cup’ on TOBA’s behalf. The medal for TC Spirit was presented to Troy Zafer (‘91) by the inaugural winner, Bryan Breheny (‘04). Troy is a true stalwart and long-time contributor to TC and TOBA. He has coordinated the football team for this event for as long as its existence. The TOBA football team played in honour of Old Boys, Justin Little (‘92) and Tristan Berentzen (‘91) who are no longer with us but were consistent players at this event – we have no doubt they were both there in spirit. It seemed fitting for the TOBA team to take out the win. A big thank you goes to: • TC Director of Sport, Mr Brett Silver and captains, coaches, managers, umpires and referees of both TOBA and TC teams • St John Ambulance • Tom Campbell, Total Sports Photography • Brendan Molony (‘65) and Frank Mulligan (‘76), for their expertise on the barbecue • Mr Dayne Whalan and his team for their assistance and maintaining

Trinity’s impeccable grounds • Richie Mackiewicz (‘87) for presenting awards. Thank you to everyone who attended on this wet, but most enjoyable day for our community!

SCORES: Cross Country

TOBA 8 / TC 11 — winner TOBA TC winner — Francis Moschilla (12.1) Overall and TOBA winner — MacKenzie Spiers (‘18) Thank you to Mr Geoff Jamieson, Ms Adelaide Garland, Francis Moschilla (12.1) and Mr Phil Jurjevich (‘85).

Football

TOBA 38 / TC 32 — winner TOBA TC Best Player – Zach Dancewicz (12.4) TOBA Best Player – Andrew Eyres (‘13) Thank you to Mrs Lisa Webb, Mr Andrew Jenkin, Lex Homsany (12.2), Troy Zafer (‘91), Seamus Rafferty (‘91) and Matt Brennan (‘86).

Hockey

TOBA 8 / TC 6 — winner TOBA TC Best Player — Jeremy Mayne (12.3) TOBA Best Player — Fraser Hay (‘13) Thank you to Mr Rod Rainer, Mr Damien Hansen, Mitch McGrath (12.4), Harrison Pell (‘18) and Cameron Pell (‘20).

Rugby

TOBA 51 / TC 32 — winner TOBA TC Best Player — Tex Gorski (12.7) TOBA Best Player — Bryan Breheny (‘04) Thank you to Miss Claire Wilson, Mr Tim Carslaw, Charlie Stops (12.4), Lachie Sibosado (‘19) and JP Starkie (‘19).

Soccer

TOBA 7 / TC 1 — winner TOBA TC Best Player — Dan Matuszkiewicz (11.4) TOBA Best Player — Matthew Mustica (‘18) Thank you to Mr Ben Kriszyk, Andrea Di Ciano (12.2) and Joshua Marocchi (‘07).

Photography: Tom Campbell, Total Sports Photography 1. TOBA Committee members, Richie Mackiewicz (‘87) and Frank Mulligan (‘76) with TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87) 2. Winner of the TC Spirit medal Troy Zafer (‘91) with inaugural winner Bryan Breheny (‘04) 3. Michael Brennan (‘82) accepting the ‘Brendan Ryan Cup’ on behalf of TOBA

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Approximately 45 Golden Heritage Club members ranging from the Class of 1947 to the Class of 1971 were invited ‘Back to the Classroom’ to be interviewed by Year 6 students.

As in previous years, our Old Boys were delighted and proud to share their stories and experiences from ‘back in the day’, with some of them bringing old photos and memorabilia to show the young boys. It is always wonderful to see the natural TC bond between our ‘older’ Old Boys and the young students. The young boys were transfixed – and sometimes astonished – hearing what school was like 50 years ago and Old Boys were astounded at the endless opportunities available to students at Trinity College in the current day. After the interviews, students walked with their new buddies to Gibney Hall, where the conversation continued over lunch before the commencement of the Junior School assembly. Following the award presentation, special guest Peter Torre (‘89) spoke about the history of this great College and the meaning of each crest that hangs on the walls in Gibney Hall and how they have evolved over the years. Peter then guided students, Old Boys and parents in the following… “Let’s bow our heads in silence for one minute to think about the names that line the honour boards of this great hall, to think about the thousands of Old Boys that have gone before you, to think about the friends of our Golden Heritage Old Boys who have passed on before them, and to transmit all our energy and TC Spirit to Mr Le Tessier who is fighting with strength and vigour. He’s being as stalwart as a tree and he’s facing the utmost rigour – in Nomine Domini.”

Aris Barlogiannis-Geange (6G), Max Secker (6G) and Frank Zhang (6G) with former Olympian, John Goodman (‘55) Students then walked the House flags: Chanel, Campion, Queens and Xavier to the stage before Old Boys were invited to the stage to get ‘high-fived’ as they walked through the crowd of students. All this was topped off with a war cry, which brought the house down! When the Old Boys headed home, the Year 6 boys set about writing to their new ‘old’ friends, thanking them for the time spent with them. Here are some excerpts from their letters: “You taught me a lot about what the school was like before I came to Trinity. You said that polio was a terrible disease going around that caused the school to vaccinate all the students.” Glen Kennedy (6B) “Thank you for reminding us about how grateful we should be for the things we have. Through you, we now know that anybody can be a Man for Others, because all that matters is what is in your heart.” Alphons Joseph (6GD) “Two things I found interesting was that you said that the teachers were very strict when you were at school. You also said that the punishments were like a big whack.” Frank Zhang (6G) “Going upstairs to Gibney Hall and looking at the stained-glass window that was lost for 30 years and found in a restaurant was so fascinating.” Samuel Keys (6G) “My favourite story you told me was that you were in the 1956 Olympic Games in running and that you came in fourth place.” Max Secker (6G) “You went on a trolley bus to get to school, but you would stop at the cathedral to say a quick prayer before school.” Xavier Allison (6B) “It was inspiring to know you were in the cadets and had a rifle that you took home but left the loading bolt at school.” James Felsner (6GD) I found out that there was no swimming pool, so you had to swim in the river. I was very proud and happy that I got you for Golden Heritage. You were the best. Luca Gardiner (6W) “My favourite story you told was how you had 54 children in each class! It still boggles my mind.” Henry Bennetts (6G) Below is a message received after the event from Golden Heritage Club attendee, Jean-Michel Merven (‘68) “A few brief words to say how much I enjoyed spending time with ‘my’ three boys: namely, Blake, Cameron and Luca. They were delightful little fellows, wellpresented, well-prepared, inquisitive, motivated, polite and entertaining – real little gentlemen – a credit to their parents, to their teachers and to their school. Please be sure to pass on my sincere congratulations to the boys themselves, as well to their respective families. I hope and trust they all enjoy their remaining years at the College and wish them every success in their future endeavours.” We sincerely thank our wonderful Old Boys for ‘returning to the classroom’. Also, thank you to our Year 6 students; Head of Junior School, Mr Martin Tucker; Junior School teachers, Ms Evelyn Temmen, Mr Jason O’Malley, Mr Rueben Brennan, Mrs Joanne du Toit and the entire Junior School staff for embracing this most enjoyable event. We also thank all Trinity staff and the College Auxiliary who assisted and volunteered with this event.

Marley Marshall (6G), Adrian Faraone (6G) and Juwane Miller (6G) with John O’Connell (‘49)

Head of Junior School, Martin Tucker (‘87) with Gerry Chesson (‘47), Graham Rose (‘58) and John Featherstone (‘49)

Bernie Lawrence (‘60) with grandsons, James Felsner (6GD) and Xavier Collins (6G)

Tim Cremin (‘70) with Henry Bennetts (6G) and Reef Brendon (6G)

History becomes even the more real when one can sit down and speak to a person who was part of that history.

In August, Our Year 12 History students listened to the personal stories behind four of Trinity’s Old Boys, who also happen to be Vietnam veterans: Graham Edwards (‘64), Peter Manucci (‘64), John Misztal (‘63) and Chris Rampant (‘56). For those Australians who lived through the era of the Vietnam War, it was a turbulent time in Australia’s history. From 1962 to 1973 more than 60,000 Australian men and women served in the Vietnam War – 521 Australians died and around 3,000 were wounded. For today’s students, it might be difficult to imagine, but it was the first conflict since the introduction of television, which allowed Australians ‘at home’ to see news stories from Vietnam ‘in their own lounge rooms’ on a nightly basis – something not possible in previous conflicts. Whilst our soldiers fought the conflict raging in Vietnam, there was growing opposition in Australia to our involvement in Vietnam as well as conscription – causing much conflict in cities and towns around Australia. This was an opportunity the students were looking forward to and they probably had lots of questions for these Vietnam veterans. Once the initial introductions were over, small groups of students sat with each Old Boy to ask questions, have discussions and hear first-hand their very personal experiences around that conflict. The students and Old Boys then enjoyed lunch together and it was great to see them chatting further over lunch. We thank these gentlemen wholeheartedly. We are very grateful to them for their time, sharing their incredible stories and bringing in tangible things for the boys to see, such as maps, books and other items. Thank you to the boys’ History teacher, Mr Anthony Lunt, for supporting this most interesting gathering.

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1. John Misztal (‘63) sharing the locations of the conflict 2. Vietnam Veterans (L-R) John Misztal (‘63), Peter Manucci (‘64), Chris Rampant (‘56) with Graham Edwards (‘64) (front)

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What another fantastic day it was at the TOBA Summer Sports Day on Sunday 10 October, with the teams playing hard in their quest to win the Steve Leahy (‘78) Cup. TOBA was victorious overall winning basketball, rowing, tennis and volleyball with TC picking up the win for cricket.

Congratulations to Dave Mackiewicz (‘86), who competed in tennis on the day and was honoured with the award for being the oldest TOBA Old Boy on the day – great work, Dave! A big thank you goes to: • TC Director of Sport, Mr Brett

Silver and captains, coaches, managers, umpires and referees of both TOBA and TC teams • first aid officer, Blair Bayens (‘07)

• committee members, John Hansen (‘58),

Frank Mulligan (‘76) and Dave Tobin (‘87), for their expertise on the barbecue • TOBA President, Dion Smith (‘87), for presenting the awards along with the coaches of both TC and TOBA teams • Mr Dayne Whalan and his team for their assistance and maintaining

Trinity’s impeccable grounds. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this such an enjoyable day for our community. If you’re interested in playing in any of these sports in the future, we’d love to hear from you. Please email toba@trinity. wa.edu.au to register your interest.