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21 September 201821 September 2018

From the Principal: Daniel Delmage

As our Year 12 students prepare tograduate, I often reflect on what they willgrow to be in the years ahead and whatimpact they will have on our world. After sixyears of Catholic Education and for manyothers it is actually thirteen years, whatimpact will this have on their lives? We atTrinity are committed to our dual moral

purpose of making Jesus known and loved, while at the sametime ensuring that every student receives the very besteducation possible. These two core values underpin all that wedo; education alone does not make for a good person, buteducation in the context of a Catholic faith brings with it acommitment to justice, equity, fairness and service. The Israelieducational psychologist Haim Ginott writes about a letter thatteachers would receive from their Principal each year:

“I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes sawwhat no person should witness: gas chambers built bylearned engineers. Children poisoned by educatedphysicians. Infants killed by trained nurses. Women andbabies shot by high school and college graduates.

So, I am suspicious of education.

My request is this: Help your children become human.Your efforts must never produce learned monsters,skilled psychopaths or educated Eichmanns. Reading,writing, and arithmetic are important only if they serve tomake our children more human.”

It is my great hope that our Trinity graduatesbecome more than educational successstories, I hope that through their years inCatholic Education that they will reachbeyond their potential in every area ofendeavour and at the heart of their lives willbe a deep desire to make a difference in our

world and to the people they meet, in the prophetic words ofSt. Teresa of Calcutta;

“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomaswe have received, how much money we have made, how

many great things we have done.We will be judged by, "I was hungry, and you gave me

something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I washomeless, and you took me in.”

HSC Best Wishes and Revision Opportunities

As our Year 12 students prepare to graduate next week, Iwould like to assure them of my prayers and best wishes fortheir study and HSC examinations over the coming weeks. Iam very proud of each and every member of Year 12 andtremendously impressed by their commitment to their personalbest and to helping each other to achieve their best too. Thisgroup of young people care deeply for each other and for thegood of others, they demonstrate what it is to be a young manor woman of Trinity Catholic College, and we have every faith intheir determination to prepare for their exams with dedication, ahealthy balance and in collaboration with others.

I would also like to advise parents that the College StudyCentre will be open each week day throughout the holidays togive our HSC students an opportunity for supervised personalstudy. In addition, many teachers will be offering HSC revisionclasses as well. I encourage our Year 12 students to takeadvantage of these wonderful opportunities and sincerely thankthe staff who are able to volunteer their time to these programsfor their generous support.

Preparing for Term 4

School resumes on Tuesday, October 16, the staff will resumeon Monday and will be involved in a Staff Development Day onmaximising learning growth for every student in their care.

Students are to return to school in full summer uniform.

That these holidays are only short and students MUST complywith College rules and expectations in regard to hair, uniform,nails etc. from day one of the new Term. Any student who failsto present in this way will be sent home and the learning time

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lost will need to be made up by the student after school. I havedirected our Campus Coordinators and Pastoral Coordinatorsnot to return calls and emails from parents who wish tochallenge this direction.

In setting high standards, we have the overwhelming supportof the parent body, who continually tell us that one of thereasons that they sent their child to Trinity was because ofour high standards and expectations. With the interests of yourchildren and the Trinity community at heart, we will maintainthese expectations and high standards.

Semester 2 Wet & Wild Day (Years 9 & 10)

We know from research and experience that school attendanceis a critical factor to doing well at school. As simple strategywe use at Trinity to encourage school attendance is to takestudents from Years 9 and 10 with “0” absences to Wet andWild as a reward, and students with an attendance rate of 97% and above will also go into a draw for available spaces.

Trinity High Flyers Award

We are always looking to opportunities to acknowledgestudents and along with our recently launched Awards system,we have developed a Trinity High Flyer Award to recognisestudents who achieve great things, both within and outsideof school. We would like to do this to recognise and build on aculture of high standards and achievement in all aspects of ayoung person’s life.

If your child has attained a significant achievement, pleaseemail erin.cardeno@syd.catholic.edu.au with a brief overviewof your child’s achievement so that it can be acknowledgedand celebrated in our Newsletter.

I thank everyone for a wonderful term and look forward to agreat Term 4.

God Bless,Daniel Delmage

Summer Uniform to be worn in Term 4Students Return to school on Tuesday October 11

From the Assistant Principal: DonnaMcLaughlin

2018 Archbishop Awards

Congratulations to Sesilia Anasi for receiving the 2018Archbishop’s Award for Student Excellence.

Sesilia’s leadership and contribution to the Religious life ofTrinity Catholic College was recognised by Archbishop Fisherand the Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools, DrDan White at this beautiful ceremony, in the company of MrDelmage, her parents and several school friends..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdRq0ipJqzE

Congratulations also to Paul Arcilla, Alyssa Tungul, Lara Belliniand Abigail Adriano for being selected to perform a song at the2018 Archbishop Awards ceremony!

Under the excellent leadership of Mr Keane, Paul, Alyssa, Laraand Abigail represented Trinity Catholic College with dignity andpride – we are all proud of them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19_F-lkQYqc

Year 12 Formal

A marvellous evening was enjoyed by the students and over 60teachers present. Thank you to all involved.

Marist Oratory

Marist Oratory has been an annual feature for our MaristSchools for more than a quarter of a century. This year wecongratulate the following student orators:

A special congratulations to Dominic Saliba of Year 8 whoplaced 3rd in his division!

• Year 7: Emily Ralph

• Year 8: Dominic Saliba

• Year 9: Andrew Farlow

• Year 10: Solosolo Faitua

• Senior: John Tuipulotu

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From the Leader of Learning andInnovation: Erin Healey

19th International Microscopy Congress

The Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society (AMMS)held their International Microscopy Congress, IMC19 in Sydneythis year.

As part of the Congress, they delivered a highly engagingOutreach Program. Selected students from Year 7 -10attended the Outreach Program on Monday 10th September atthe International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour.

The program aligned with STEM education outcomes andprovided a unique learning experience for our students. TheOutreach Program was a once in a generation opportunityfor our students, where they viewed and interacted with thelatest and most advanced microscope and 3D visualisationinstruments.

Year 7: Litter Everywhere Program

On Tuesday 11th September, Year 7 students were involved ina program to educate them about the importance of 'KnowingWaste'. The day involved several workshops that taught thestudents about sustainable patterns of living that can beimplemented at school and at home.

From the Sports Coordinator: LaurenHadchiti

NSW Ten Pin Bowling Opens Champion

We are so proud that our Year 12 student, Jordan Dinham, haswon the NSW Opens Ten Pin Bowling Championship!

The NSW Open is one of the most prestigious national adultstenpin bowling competitions in Australia. Its competitors includestate champions, Australian representatives to internationaltenpin bowling events and the current World #1 tenpin bowler.

At just 17, Jordan is the youngest winner ever in 36 yearshistory of the competition. Part of his prize as a winner is anentry to the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Masterswhich will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2019. He willbe bowling against the top PBA players and he is very excitedabout this upcoming experience.

Jordan is an outstanding young man who is well respected byall of his peers. He is a very talented, modest and fair sportsmanwho is great role model to his fellow students.

We wish Jordan the very best for his future success and lookforward to reading of his achievements in the years to come.

http://www.tenpin.org.au/index.php?id=760&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=2258&cHash=3c3bf4b04f

CGSSSA Dance

Our team performed in the CGSSSA Dance Competition lastWednesday 12th September at Monte Sant Angelo in NorthSydney. They competed in the Hip-Hop category. It was a longday, meeting at school at 6am and travelling on the bus whilethe girls did their hair and makeup. Unfortunately they did notplace, however they performed fantastically, the choreographersaid it was ‘the best hip hop group we’ve ever had’. The girlscannot wait to show off their routine at both the Regents Parkend of term assembly and the Year 12 Farewell.

Congratulations girls and to proud coach, Mrs Alisha Chalmers.

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MCCS Basketball

MCS Touch Football

From the Assistant Creative ArtsCoordinator: Fintan Keane

On Monday, 17th September, the Year 10 Music students heldtheir Twilight Concert at the Auburn Campus. With stellar vocal,piano and guitar performances, the Year 10's rocked the Musicroom performing songs from The Beatles, Post Malone, CallumScott and Ariana Grande plus many more.

The Twilight Concert is a great way for our talented students toperform for their teachers, family and friends. Thank you to allwho attended and supported our talented Year 10's.

I look forward to seeing you at the Year 9 Twilight Concert inTerm 4.

From the Technology and AppliedSciences Coordinator: Ben James

Year 11 Hospitality had their ‘Food Truck’ task today and chosea Mexican theme, naming their truck ‘La Fiesta’. They made150 portions of food and sold out in five minutes! Dishesincluded churros, loaded fries, nachos and burrito bowls.

From the HSIE Coordinator: Terry Shore

Elective History Excursion

All Year Elective History students attended the JewishHolocaust Museum to learn more about the experiences ofJewish people during World War Two.

It was an extremely informative and reflective day for thestudents.

From the Literacy Coordinator: ManithaBadasie

Literacy Initiative

Please encourage your child (YEAR 8 ) to participate in thisinitiative.

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From the Business Manager: PeterChiandotto

In advance, we thank parents for paying punctually. Schoolfees and levies allow the school to provide the rich and variedprograms, resources and excursions the children benefit fromenormously and it is important that school fees are paidconsistently. School fees are required to be paid in full foreach year and finalised by end of Term 3. Thank you to theconsiderable number of parents who have already paid theirannual fees in full. We recommend that parents make regularand ongoing payments (either weekly, fortnightly or monthly) toavoid school debt becoming large and unwieldy.

Please note, that payment plans can be arranged for eachindividual family, to ensure that school fees are completed ontime. Further, we urge families to contact the school if you areever experiencing genuine financial hardship. To discuss yourschool fees further, please contact Ms Adam at our Auburnoffice on 9749 1919 or mobile number 0402 991 026.

From the Uniform Shop

Please note that the uniform shop will be open on Monday15th October (Staff Development Day) from 8am – 4pm for lastminute summer purchases.

If you need to contact the uniform shop please call 9749 7291.

From the Counsellor, Regents Park

As a counsellor at Trinity Catholic College I have been arepresentative at the meetings of the Child and Family Servicesin the Cumberland area. I would like to share these services andthe work they do with you and how you can contact them if youso wish.

Br. Tony Vaughan (School Counsellor)

From Sydney Catholic Schools

Sydney Catholic Schools would like to inform you that a numberof students of Sydney Catholic Schools have been impacted bythe recent contamination of fruit.

The students uncovered metal objects in an apple andstrawberries, which they had brought to school from home.Thankfully, no students have been injured.

The health and safety of every member of our schoolcommunity is and always will be our top priority. Parents andcarers may want to consider cutting up all fruit beforeconsuming or sending to school.

For additional information or developments around this issueplease see the following links:

If you have any questions please feel free to contact SydneyCatholic Schools or the College.

• NSW Food Authority

• NSW Police

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