From the Principal

Last week we learned of the death of Br Bill Greening who

was Principal of the College from 1968 to 1973, the first

Principal on the new Bundoora site. His funeral took place

on Monday in Sydney, where he returned to after his time at

Parade. A fuller account of his life and ministry is included in

this Newsletter. We held a Eucharistic celebration last

Friday morning in his memory, which was attended by a

good number of Old Paradians from the era. May he rest in

peace.

We have now completed the examinations and assessments

for the first semester and reports will be available

electronically from this Thursday. I hope parents will discuss

the reports with their sons, both to commend their successes

and to ensure that some strategies are developed in

response to weaker areas.

There will be an opportunity for progress reviews for VCE

and VCAL (Years 10 to 12) students and parents on

Thursday 20 July from 4.00pm to 9.00pm. Bookings can be

made on line in the usual way.

This is the final Newsletter for the term. Classes resume for

Term 3 on Monday 17 July. We wish all our students a safe

and relaxing winter break.

Dr Denis J Moore cfc

Principal

No. 11 28 June 2017

Parade College & Mercy College

Year 10 Dancing Classes

Year 10 students from both Mercy College and Parade

College will once again have the opportunity to “trip the

light fantastic” and learn how to do the old-time dances.

Classes will take place in August and September at

Parade’s Bundoora campus on Thursday afternoons from

3.30pm to 4.30pm, finishing with a Ball at The Centre in

Ivanhoe on Friday 15 September.

Strictly limited to only 70 places

Information about the classes, how to apply, and how to

make the payment for the classes and the Ball, will be

emailed to families in the afternoon of 17 July. Families

should follow the instructions in the email to complete the

application process via CareMonkey.

Any Year 10 Parade students who are interested in

participating in the classes and the Ball, should check

their parents’ email on Monday 17 July.

Applications close Friday 22 July at 5.00pm

Vale Br Greening, Bundoora’s First Principal

Br Bill Greening, Parade College Bundoora’s Principal in its

historic inaugural year of 1968, has died in Sydney five days

after his 90th birthday.

Br Greening died in Lewisham Hospital on Sunday morning

(18 June). Though he had been in ill health for some time,

Br Tim Barnes, himself an Old Paradian, was a constant

source of care and support.

News of Br Greening’s passing was conveyed by Gary

Henshall (1971) who, with fellow members of his final year

class, had kept in regular contact with a “courteous, fair and

consultative man” who oversaw the operations of the “new”

Parade.

“Br Bill worked tirelessly to bridge the gap between those

from East Melbourne and Alphington into the new settings.

After all, we were in the middle of nowhere,” Gary said.

“He truly was one of the good ones [and] he was in many

ways ahead of his time.

“He suggested in the 1971 Annual Report that maybe young

men were leaving school to enter a probable corrupt society

and he was concerned of the consequences.

“With Br Bill you got a religious man who loved music, who

respected his students and treated them as young men. He

tried to prepare them for the next step.

He listened, he consulted, he cajoled them, he heard and he

decided, fairly. If he felt there was bias or overuse of

authority by other staff members he was willing to listen to

students and parent’s points of view and intervene.”

Gary added that Br Greening not only enjoyed teaching

students in the classroom but also found time to coach on

the sports field – and who can forget that baggy tracksuit he

wore as he trained potential hurdlers”.

On what was the 100th anniversary of the educational

complex set in motion by the pioneers in 1868, Br Greening,

a Senior English Master for one year at the “Old Bluestone

Pile” and later Supervisor of teaching staffs of the Christian

Brothers, was appointed to oversee the running of the

fledgling Bundoora campus, formally opened by the then

Governor of Victoria Sir Rohan Delacombe on Sunday, 4

February, 1968.

Eighteen teachers - thirteen of them Brothers, including Vice

Principal Br Edwards and Senior Master Br Moloney,

together with laymen like Neville Colvin, Len Foster, Martin

Hickey, Alban Pisani and the Old Paradian Spence Williams

- officiated in that year, along with six assistant teachers.

In his annual report for the 1968 edition of The Paradian, Br

Greening reflected on the monumental move to Bundoora.

“A hundred years on, the magnificent project at Bundoora

appears to be somewhat spectacular and venturesome;

nevertheless it is completely consistent with the spirit of

Brother Treacy and his fellow pioneers,” he wrote.

“In so many ways the new college is in direct line with the

old; the dedicated staff, boys with similar social

backgrounds to the boys of yesteryear, highly academic

courses of study, sound spiritual formation, emphasis on

self-discipline, and so on.

Honour rolls and photographic records dating back to 1871

blend beautifully into a building which, by a triumph of

architecture, bridges the time barrier between past and

present-future.

In other words, a conscious effort has been made by the Old

Paradian design team and by the principals of the college to

uphold the motto: tenete traditiones as shown by the history

of the college.”

By way of Matthew Williams, who profiled the lives of a

number of Christian Brothers who profoundly impacted on

the education system in Australia, Br Greening’s story is as

follows;

William Greening was born on 13 June, 1927, the youngest

of four sons to Albert John Greening and Iona Gabriel (nee

Hall) in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Bill gained an early education at the Sisters of St Joseph at

Granville in Sydney and then CBC Burwood where he

completed his Intermediate Certificate in 1941.

He briefly attended CBC Lewisham before entering the

Juniorate at Strathfield in 1942 where he completed his

Leaving Certificate.

Bill received the Habit on 11 February 1944, and

commenced his novitiate year. Such was his promise shown

that he was relocated to Melbourne to teach at CBC

Yarraville (St Augustine’s) while still in his Scholasticate

year in 1945.

Whilst at Yarraville he taught primary and secondary

classes until the end of 1953, by which time he had also

completed his B.A. at the University of Melbourne.

A five-year period to 1958 found Br Greening at Rostrevor

College in Adelaide where he served as Boarding House

Master and also Senior Humanities Master. His versatility

was further demonstrated through his roles as OC of

Cadets, sports-master and choirmaster.

Transferred to the Brothers Victorian Juniorate in Bundoora

in 1959, Br Greening taught classics, humanities and music,

and from 1963 to 1966 also served as Juniorate Director. As

such, he created a less stuffy and rigid atmosphere for his

young charges than had been customary.

In 1968, having completed a year as Educational Supervisor

for the St Patrick’s (Southern) Province, Br Greening was

appointed Principal of Parade College. As Principal of the

new Bundoora campus for what would be a six-year term,

he fostered the various abilities of his staff and allowed them

to be innovative.

In chronicling Br Greening’s life for a series of stories

involving Brothers who have had influence on the education

system in Australia, Matthew Williams explained that the

man’s artistic talents were put to good use at Parade.

“Br Greening himself was outstanding as an English teacher

where not only his knowledge but also his acting abilities

and feel for the dramatic arts enabled him to bring literature

to life for his students,” Matthew noted. “He (also) found

time to complete a B.Ed. with first class honours, winning

the Harold Cohen Prize in Education”.

In 1974, Br Greening transferred to the New South Wales St

Mary’s Province, assuming the role of Deputy Principal of St

Patrick’s Strathfield and the following year Principal until

1980.

During this time, he commenced work on his Masters of

Education thesis dealing with the first mission of the

Christian Brothers to Sydney from 1843 to 1847.

He was awarded his Masters with honours in 1981 allowing

him to commence doctorate studies. He gained his Ph.D for

his thesis on the adaptation of the Irish Christian Brothers

educational system to Australian conditions in the 19th

Century.

During the 1980s, after some study leave at Vaughan

College, Marsfield, Br Greening joined the staff of Mountt St

Mary’s Strathfield Teachers’ College - firstly as a part-time

lecturer in sociology, educational psychology and the

History and Philosophy of Education, and later as Campus

Director.

These were exciting times as the Teachers’ College was

expanding considerably and had a reputation for producing

fine young exponents of the teaching craft. Ultimately the

college developed into a campus of the Australian Catholic

University.

In 1992, Br Greening accepted an invitation to Notre Dame

University in Fremantle as rector to the American students,

during which time he also briefly acted as registrar.

Back in Sydney in the mid-1990s, Br Greening worked as

Province archivist and also secretary to the Province’s

Edmund Rice Beatification Committee.

From 1995 until 2003, Br Greening resided at Waterford

House at Waverley in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, while he

assisted the Principal and the College in various capacities -

chiefly representing the Principal at meetings of the Old

Boys Association but also as a Board member and Archivist.

He retired to Edmund House at the Charingfield Hostel in

2004.

“Bill has been active in many educational circles, and served

on many committees over the years too many to name here,

Matthew noted.

“Many of them reflect his interest in the teaching of English;

he was for instance made an honorary life-member of the

2013 Br Greening at Lewisham

playing his mandolin

Victorian Association for the teaching of English. School

leadership has been another area of interest for he has

served as a member of the Executive of the NSW

Association for Independent Schools and as a member of

the National Standing Committee for School Evaluation, to

name just two of several such committees.

“Bill, with his gregarious personality, friendliness and sense

of hospitality have enabled him to be at ease in society and

professional circles. He has always been someone who

enjoys the big occasion. Many of his activities and interest

have been curtailed in recent years by poor health but his

geniality was still evident.”

Mr Tony De Bolfo

Old Paradians’ Association CEO

From the Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning

Semester One Reports

Throughout the term students are given ongoing feedback on their learning. The end of Semester Reports provide an overview of

your son’s academic progress. These semester reports, alongside the March Parent/Teacher Interviews and Interim Reports, form

part of the formal process of reporting on student progress throughout the first half of the school year.

Semester Reports will be released online via the Parent Portal on Thursday 29 June at 3.30pm (Year 9 ExCEL will be available on

Friday 28 July). Reports from Years 7 to 10 comply with the requirements of the Victorian Curriculum and consequently include

details on achievement and strategies for improvement. I am confident that the Semester Reports will offer a clear and concise

overview of your son’s achievements, effort and progress. They can also form the basis for further improvements in Semester Two.

Student Progress Interviews

Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held in Term Three; please take note of the following dates in your diaries:

Thursday 20 July 4.00pm to 9.00 pm

NB: Only Students completing VCE (Units 1, 2 or 3), VET, Year10 ERPP, Year 11 and 12 VCAL

Bookings will open for the 20 July Interviews on Thursday 29 June at 4.00 pm via the Parent Portal. They will close at 12.00pm

on Thursday 20 July.

Advanced Warning:

Monday 11 September 4.00pm to 9.00 pm

Year 7 to 12

Bookings will open for the 11 September Interviews on Monday 21 August at 4.00 pm via the Parent Portal. They will close at

9.00am on Tuesday 11 September.

Precise venues/table numbers are listed on the Portal. Please print your schedule of Teacher Interviews once you have made

your bookings, so attending the interviews is straight forward for you.

Pay attention to the prefix/first letter:

‘G’ with a number means the interview is in the Greening Auditorium at Bundoora Campus

‘M’ with a number means the interview is in the Mackillop Centre at the Preston Campus

Semester Two Timetables

Students have begun their second semester timetables. At Parade, our timetable is focused on students, not teachers. When our

boys make their elective choices, we maximise their choices and build the timetable around them. This means that at the end of a

Semester, students change their electives and to accommodate these changes there are many boys who also have a change for

some of their year long (two Semester subjects). Teachers will assist students in making this transition, and as students progress

through the school, they will find as they can choose electives more and more, this change becomes more common.

All students are encouraged to take time during the upcoming semester break to have a rest in preparation for the new term and to

celebrate all that they have achieved. Senior students will have homework and study tasks to focus on that help them to appreciate

the times of rest all the more.

2018 Subject Selection Information

The process for choosing subjects for elective units in 2018 begins with Year level assemblies to students in Years 7, 8 and 11 on

Friday 28 July. Year 9 and 10 students and families will receive important subject selection information on the afternoon and

evening of Thursday 3 August.

Please note the following key dates:

August 3 Compulsory Subject Selection Information evening for Year 9 (2017) into 10 (2018) and Year 10 (2017)

into 11 (2018).

The information will be presented on two occasions. Current Year 9 & 10 families should select one

session to attend.

Year 9 students who have indicated their preference for the Edmund Rice Pathways Program (ERPP) in

2018 need not attend. Students undertaking the Edmund Rice Pathways Program or Victorian

Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) in 2018, subject selection is processed by Mr John Nicholls

through the interview process currently underway.

Please note 2017 Pathways students’ subject selection/VET selections are also processed by Mr Nicholls.

NB: Current Year 11 and 12 students are invited to attend the Tertiary Expo from 4.30–5.15pm on 3 August 3.

TIME PROGRAM

4.00–4.30 pm Learning Area & Tertiary Expo

College Hall

4.30–5.15pm Year 10 into 11 presentation

Rivergum Theatre Year 9 into 10 presentation

The Atrium

5.15–5.45pm Careering Ahead Presentation Year 10 Parents and Students

Rivergum Theatre

6.15-7.00pm Staff dinner break

6.15–7.00pm Year 10 into 11 presentation

Rivergum Theatre Year 9 into 10 presentation

The Atrium

7.00–8.00 pm Learning Area and Tertiary Expo

College Hall

August 4 Subject Selection workshop in Tutor period (current Years 7,8,11)

August 9 Subject Selection online submission due for Year 7 to 8, Year 8 to 9 and Year 11 to 12. Printed Web

Preferences receipt forms due to tutor August 10.

August 11 Subject Selection workshop in Tutor period (current Years 9,10)

August 16 Subject Selection online submission due for Year 9 into 10 and Year 10 into 11. Printed Web

Preferences receipt forms due to tutor August 17.

Please note that, except for ERPP and VCAL students, every current student will receive a personalised Subject

Selection email. Years 7, 8 and 11 students will receive their email on 28 July, Years 9 and 10 students on 4 August.

The email contains your son’s individualised details for Web Preferences, with instructions and a link for accessing subject details

on the Subject Selection section of the Parent Portal. The Subject Selection assemblies and evening address all of the subject

offerings, prerequisites, completion of the online form etc. The sessions are most important as it is imperative that your son

chooses his subjects wisely. We ask all parents of Year 9 and 10 students to attend the evening with their son(s).

At the Subject Selection evening on 3 August, College staff will be available before and after each session to answer any queries

that may arise about 2018 Year 10 and Year 11 courses. They will be arranged into Learning Areas in the College Hall, and will

be able to assist with any matters that may need clarification.

Representatives from tertiary institutions will be present and available to Year 9 to 12 families. While the formal presentations in

Rivergum Theatre and The Atrium are aimed at current Year 9 and 10 families,

Year 11 and 12 families, while not required to attend this evening, are encouraged to make the most of the opportunity to

discuss courses with tertiary representatives exclusively from 4.30pm to 5.15pm.

At 5.15pm, Year 10 parents and students are invited to attend a Careering Ahead presentation in Rivergum Theatre. The

remaining times are designated for current Year 9 and 10 families.

We look forward to meeting with Year 9 and 10 parents at the Subject Selection Evening on 3 August.

Mr Andy Kuppe

Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning

From the Assistant Principal - Organisation

Immunisations Information - Year 7

Year 7 students at the Bundoora Campus will be having their

HPV2 and Chicken Pox immunisation on Wednesday 28

June.

Year 10, 11 and 12 Meningococcal ACWY

Secondary School Vaccine Program

The Secondary School Vaccine Program offers free vaccines

to help make sure students and communities are protected

from diseases. The Minister for Health announced the

Meningococcal ACWY Program for all Year 10, 11 and 12

students would be made available in 2017.

Adolescents are at increased risk of meningococcal disease.

Although uncommon, it can become life-threatening, very

quickly. There are different strains of meningococcal bacteria

known by letters of the alphabet, including meningococcal A,

B, C, W and Y. In recent years, the meningococcal W strain

has increased across Australia, with Victoria experiencing

eleven cases to date in 2017 and forty-eight cases in 2016,

compared to seventeen cases in 2015, four in 2014 and one

in 2013. It is now the predominant strain in Victoria.

Immunisations will be held on the following dates

Preston Campus 25 July

Bundoora Campus 8 August

The College distributed consent cards to all Year 10, 11 and

12 students last week via their Tutor Group Leader. Your son

should have brought home an immunisation consent card for

you to sign and return to their Tutor Teacher before 30 June.

Please note, if you do not want your son to have this

immunisation, the card still needs to be ticked NO, signed and

returned to school.

All consent cards must be returned to the College no later

than 30 June in order for them to be returned to the Council to

order Vaccines.

Enquiries and for vaccinations outside the school period

parents should contact their local Council directly.

Every day vaccination saves lives and makes it possible for

Victorians to live free from the illness and disability caused

by many infectious diseases. All Year 10, 11 and 12

Victorian secondary students can receive this vaccine for

free.

For further information please go to the following links:

http://www.immunehero.health.vic.gov.au/parents

Using mobile phones during the school day

Students are reminded that mobile phones should be stored

in their lockers between 8.35am and 3.15pm.

Some students have been contacting their parents/guardians

directly and making arrangements to be picked up if they are

sick or injured during school hours.

If your son is not well can you please remind him that he

must attend the First Aid office where he will be assessed

and a decision made as to whether to contact a parent/

guardian and for the student to be picked up or returned to

class.

This is correct procedure and does ensure that your son is

cared for in the most appropriate way.

CareMonkey – The Health Care System at the

College

CareMonkey is an innovative parent controlled electronic

medical form for schools that have a duty of care

responsibility. It is an electronic version of the paper based

forms that you have previously been required to fill in for

excursions and camps etc. It also provides parents with the

opportunity to update medical information promptly and

accurately while providing the school with instant access to

the emergency information provided by you. All excursion

permission letters will then be emailed to parents/guardians

using this system. You will be able to grant approval for your

son to attend these activities. All students participating in

activities off the college premises must have an accurate and

live CareMonkey profile and must have provided written

consent on the authorised permission form prior to attending.

Parents are reminded to update their CareMonkey profile as

soon as information changes with your son. Please ensure

that the email address linked to the account is your regular

address and the easiest one for you to receive

communications.

2018 Term Dates and Students Holiday Absence

Please note below the 2018 term dates. Parents are asked to

consider carefully holidays or events that withdraw students

from the College and their studies during the term.

If you wish to withdraw your son during the school term,

please notify the college by contacting your sons House

leader prior to the event and advising the College Principal by

writing to Mr Callanan, Assistant Principal Organisation.

2018 Term Dates

Term 1

Wednesday 31 January Years 7, 11 & 12 commence

Thursday 1 February Years 8, 9, & 10 commence

Monday 12 March Labour Day Public Holiday

Thursday 29 March Term 1 finishes

30 March to 2 April Easter

Term 2

Tuesday 16 April Term 2 commences

Wednesday 25 April Anzac Day Public Holiday

Monday 11 June Queen’s Birthday Holiday

Friday 29 June Term 2 finishes

Term 3

Monday 16 July Term 3 commences

Friday 21 September Term 3 finishes

Term 4

Monday 8 October Term 4 commences

Tuesday 6 November Melbourne Cup Day

Friday 7 December Term 4 students finish

Thursday 20 December College Offices close

Mr Michael Callanan

Assistant Principal - Organisation

From the Registrar

Year 7 2019 Enrolments close Friday 25 August

2017

Applications for Year 7 2019 are now being accepted and

interviews will commence in the next couple of months.

If you have a son currently at the College you are still

required to submit an application for any younger siblings.

Please contact me on 9468-3304 or email

registrar@parade.vic.edu.au to obtain a Prospectus and

application form.

Uniform Shop

A reminder that the Uniform Shop will be closed at both

campuses during the school holidays. Families can order

uniform items online by following the instructions below:

1. Simply go to www.academyuniforms.com.au

2. Select ORDER ON-LINE

3. Choose Parade College then enter the password

Bundoora

Mrs Angela O’Connor

Registrar

From the Director of Ministry

It so happened that when I heard of the death of Br Bill

Greening (see Tony De Bolfo’s obituary in this edition), I had

just read the Mass Readings for the day, and had planned

to write a short reflection on those readings for this College

Newsletter. However, after reading Br Bill’s obituary they

took on a new significance – they seemed providential. This

is the opening sentence from the First Reading:

Do not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the

more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should

give what he has decided in his own mind, not

grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a

cheerful giver. And there is no limit to the blessings

which God can send you – he will make sure that you

will always have all you need for yourselves in every

possible circumstance, and still have something to

spare for all sorts of good works. As scripture says:

He was free in almsgiving, and gave to the poor: his

good deeds will never be forgotten. (2 Corinthians

9:6-7)

Then the Psalm says of the upright person: “He is a light in

the darkness for the upright: he is generous, merciful and

just … Open-handed, he gives to the poor; his justice stands

firm for ever. His head will be raised in glory.” (Psalm 111)

But the Gospel contains a warning for the person who gives

to others:

“Be careful not to parade your good deeds before

men to attract their notice; by doing this you will lose

all reward from your Father in heaven. So when you

give alms, do not have it trumpeted before you; this

is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in

the streets to win men’s admiration. I tell you

solemnly, they have had their reward. But when you

give alms, your left hand must not know what your

right is doing; your almsgiving must be secret, and

your Father who sees all that is done in secret will

reward you.” (Matthew 6:1-3)

When you read Br Bill’s obituary, it is clear that he was a

man of passion and vision, a man who invested himself

wholeheartedly in whatever apostolate he was asked to lead.

Something of his generosity of spirit shines through. His life

is a testament to the difference one person can make.

I believe profoundly that every effort any person makes to

fashion a better future and a more whole and sustainable

world, makes a profound difference – even if that difference

cannot be seen or measured. I am thinking of all those

people (students and staff) who have donated a pyjamas, or

a toothbrush, or a packet of colouring pencils to Digby

Morrell’s drive for Eddie’s Backpacks; or, those who will

donate a coat to Anne-Marie Morello’s Winter Coat Appeal

from St Vinnies; or, those who will buy an extra pair of socks

for Kylie Kuppe’s drive for the homeless.

All these efforts make a profound difference – in fact, they

transform our world. It was Bernard of Chartres who said,

“we are like dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants, so

that we can see more than they”. We have giants like Br Bill

Greening to thank for our identity and spirit at Parade – a

spirit of justice, of service and of giving to those in need. So,

let us continue to give to all those who need our help.

Just remember, “God loves the cheerful giver”!

Dr Michael Loughnane

Director of Ministry

Eddie’s Backpacks

In 2017 over 3500 children will be placed in foster care for a

number of reasons. Most importantly, not one of these

reasons is due to anything they have done. Imagine if one

(or a number) of your children had to encounter any of these

challenges:

Go into a house to live with complete strangers

Trust in people you know nothing about

Live with the constant threat of being ‘moved on’ to a

new family – new strangers

This is what foster kids face day to day. How can I, how can

we, how can all of us make that time calmer and more

reassuring?

THIS IS HOW! Twenty Parade boys have stood up to

make a change. They are putting together backpacks for

children who go into a new foster care environment, filled

with goodies that will go some way to helping them

transition into a new house – and, hopefully, new home.

We have worked closely with foster carers and foster kids to

put these packs together. We are aiming high! We are

trying to fill 600 backpacks before the end of September.

I must say what a wonderful amount of support we have

received so far from within the Parade community and from

external people to our school. Thank you!

Our packs are coming together well but we are still chasing

support in the following areas (0-16 years of age):

Nightlights, teddy bears and small toys (matchbox

cars, barbies, any little toy for ages 0-6)

Playing cards, small games, Rubics cubes, etc

Small AM/FM radios/gadgets

Finger spinners

Down balls

Maybe over these school holidays when you are out

shopping you could throw in a ‘something extra’ for Eddie’s

Backpacks

If you can help in anyway please contact me at

Digby.Morrell@parade.vic.edu.au

Mr Digby Morrell

Eddies Backpack Team

Community Action Report

The cold weather has not dampened spirits in the

Community Action Centre and we are seeing higher

numbers of students involved in our programs.

The Junior Committee has begun the annual ‘Winter Coat’

Collection (see advertisement) and plans are in the works

for Term 3 initiatives.

The Waterford Garden is flourishing under the care of

Andrew Walker and his working crew of Year 7 and 8

students.

It is a mini oasis in the middle of the Bundoora grounds,

where chickens can be found scratching away at the soil,

snow peas are climbing their stakes and green thumbs are

at work!

We encourage any student who may be interested in

assisting at lunchtimes to see Mr Walker.

Eddy’s Brekky Van has regular student volunteers each

week and we have seen an increase in patronage on a

Tuesday morning at Olympic Village.

We invite our Parade Community to volunteer and be part of

the Brekky Van program on a Tuesday morning. We also

are very appreciative of any donations of fruit, bread, sweets

and sausages for the breakfast. Contact me either by

calling the College on 9688-3300 or via email anne-

marie.morello@parade.vic.edu.au if you are able to assist.

A number of our Year 9 Students have recently been

involved in the St Alban’s Tutoring program and they have

formed some positive relationships with the primary school

students that attend.

The June Greensborough Community Lunch saw five of our

students give up their school free day to volunteer, and I

received a lovely email form the Coordinator, Moira Wilkins,

praising the students for their efforts.

“As the coordinators of the community meal at All Saint’s

Church yesterday, Colin and I wanted to express our delight

about the group of Parade students who volunteered their

own time to come and help us. Kam, Anthony, Allen,

Valentino and Christian were extremely polite, amiable,

eager to work and they kept up with the pace of events very

well.

The fact that they gave up their day off to help us and with

so much enthusiasm is a credit to them and a reflection of

the ethos your school community obviously makes a great

effort to develop in them” Moira Wilkins.

One Students Experience at the Community

Lunch

As a member of the Community Action team, I found this

experience one to remember. The day started off by setting

up the free grocery donation for the local families in need.

We put our culinary skills to the test by helping to prepare

the lunch.

My favourite part of the day was serving the meals and

meeting the many colorful guests that arrived. I highly

recommend this experience to any Year 11’s looking to fulfill

“Service Learning hours”.

Anthony Fernando Year 11 H08

Pictured above: Parade College students: Anthony Fernando Yr 11

H08, Christian Morabito Yr 11 H06, Francesco Morabito Yr 11 H07,

Kamalakar Ravi Yr 11 H06, and Allen Sunny Yr 11 T07, with the

Community Lunch Coordinators Moira and Colin Wilkins.

Any student wishing to help at the Community Lunch, or

with any other community initiative, can drop into the

Community Action Centre at lunchtimes.

Ms Anne-Marie Morello

Community Action Convenor

Parents of Parade (POP)

Save the Date

PoP Trivia Night to be held

Friday 13 October 2017…..

Watch this space for more

details…

POP Meeting - All Welcome!!!

Our next meeting will be held Wednesday 19 July at 7.30pm

in the Boardroom at the Bundoora campus.

Please consider attending this meeting to learn more about

POP, find out about future events and enjoy the friendship

of a hard-working group of parents.

If you would like further information please contact Jeff

Warke, President Parents of Parade on 0409 174 208 or

email: pop@parade.vIc.edu.au

Keep up to date with POP events and activities 

Download the POP app >> Apple iOS Android

Please take note of details in this newsletter if you can come

along and help and download the POP app; which is always

up to date with our events.

Jeff Warke

President Parents of Parade

0409 174 208

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Careers @ Parade

Parade Careers Website

http://www.paradecollegecareers.com.au

The Parade Careers website has a myriad of useful

information. You can access using the link above or through

the school’s portal. One important source of up to date

information is the Newsletter section (Important Info >

Careers Newsletter). In this week’s newsletter information

about all the Law courses available in Victoria is in one table.

In last weeks it was a table of information about Engineering.

Many others are available in the newsletter titled Course

Matrix.

3 August – Careers and Subject Selection Expo

All students in Years 12, 11 and 10 are expected to attend

the Expo on 3 August. The Subject Selection evening is

important for students to get an opportunity to speak with all

the tertiary providers as well as faculty leaders in relation to

subjects. Year 12 students should attend immediately after

school and Year 10 and 11 students will be able to access

the expo before and after their information sessions.

Year 12 – Program Term 3

Year 12 will be in their final semester and so look out for the

VTAC briefing session that will tell you all you need to know

about applying for courses in Victoria. We will also talk

about interstate and international applications. The list of

things Year 12 students should be attentive to include the

following:

Attending Open Days in August. These happen most

Sundays and are very important.

Beginning your VTAC application. Sessions will be

run in tutor groups and Year 12 meetings.

Applying for scholarships. These are awarded to a

wide range of students, not just high achievers.

Applying for SEAS. It is important to become aware of

what circumstances may give a score bonus.

Attend at least 1 interview with Ms. Harvey or Mr

Delahunty

All Year 11 students should see the Career Advisors in

relation to their subject selection. We can help in a number

of ways, but most importantly in relation to prerequisite

subjects for tertiary courses.

Year 10 – Program Term 3

The subject selection night on 3 August is important for all

Year 10 students as you get an opportunity to speak with

all the tertiary providers as well as faculty. The information

session will clarify much of what you need to know about

the requirements of VCE and VCAL.

Work Experience is getting closer. Careers Class teachers

have a copy of the names of some previous employers. If

you have not yet found work experience please talk to your

Careers Teacher. Forms must be in before the end of

Term 3.

Year 9 – Program Term 3

The ExCEL program takes on a Career focus in Term 3

with students visiting universities and TAFE’s to get a bit of

an understanding about study and training after secondary

school. We are also trialling a program called TRIPOD

with one group. This exciting program will build team work

and entrepreneurial skills.

Contact Mr Delahunty. Tom.Delahunty@parade.vic.edu.au

or Ms Harvey Sarah.Harvey@parade.vic.edu

Mr Tom Delahunty

Careers Advisor

Update Your Contact Details

It is important that we have the most up to date

contact details for parents at all times.

If you are moving or you change your telephone

number, mobile number or email address please

ring our Registrar, Mrs O’Connor, on 9468 3304

or email registrar@parade.vic.edu.au to update

your details

From the Director of High Performance Sport

Senior Rugby Union

The Parade Senior Rugby Union team compete in the

Annual Rugby Union Gala Day, organised by the Melbourne

Rebels and played at Albert Park on Wednesday 21 June.

A team of fifteen students of varied rugby experience took to

the field against a number of seasoned rugby teams. Whilst

the Parade team received a ‘walkover’ in Round 1, two solid

wins against Kurunjung and St Albans in the following

encounters resulted in Parade winning our ‘pool’ and a spot

in the semi-finals.

Although the team continued to play well, Parade were

defeated by Sunshine College in the semi-final; however,

the boys rallied to defeat the strong Keysborough College

team in the ‘play-off’ for third.

Congratulations to all students on the manner in which they

played the game.

Whilst the competition was ferocious throughout the entire

day, it was a delight to witness the level of respect for fellow

competitors and officials from all teams.

Finally, I’d like to thank Mr Adrian Grace for coaching and

guiding the boys at training and in competition.

Victorian All Schools State Cross Country

The Victorian All Schools State Cross Country was held on

Saturday 17 June at Bundoora Park. Congratulations to two

Parade students, William Dynes Yr 9 T18, who finished 46th

of 109 runners in the U/16 4 kilometre event, and William

Conlon Yr 10 H02 who placed 29th of 79 athletes in the U/17

6 kilometre run.

Above L-R William Dynes and William Conlon

ACC Cross Country

A reminder that the ACC Cross Country will be held at

Bundoora Park on Wednesday 13 September at Bundoora

Park. Training will commence early in Term 3.

Students wishing to be involved should see Mr Gaut

(Bundoora Campus) and Mr Watson (Preston Campus) for

further details.

Term 2 Sport Photos

The Parade ACC Sports Team photos for Term 2 sports will

be developed from the students’ individual portrait photo

taken at the beginning of the year.

To ensure all students who represent the College in a

specific team are truly acknowledged, students are asked to

check team lists which are posted on the Sports

Noticeboard above the Senior Canteen (Bundoora Campus)

and on the Sports Noticeboard (Preston Campus).

If a student represented a team, but their name is not

included on the team list, then they must see Mr Gaut

(Bundoora) or Mr Watson (Preston) by Friday 30 June.

Teams posted are as follows –

ACC Football – Years 7 to 12

ACC Soccer – Years 7 to 12

ACC Badminton – Years 7 to 12

ACC Senior Golf

Senior Rugby Union

South East Zone Clay Target Championships

The South East Zone Clay Target Shooting Championships

will be held on Thursday 3 August at the Frankston

Australian Clay Target Club, Carrum Downs.

This competition is open to students from Years 7 to 12 who

have a current Firearms Licence and have their own firearm.

If you’d like your son to be involved in the Championships,

please ask him to see Mr Gaut (Bundoora Campus) or Mr

Watson (Preston Campus) for further details.

Parade Student to Represent Victoria

Congratulations to Year 9 student, Ben Major (L17), who

has been selected to represent Victoria in the U/15

Australian AFL Schoolboys Championships which are being

held in Perth and Mandurah between 22 and 29 July.

This is an outstanding achievement by Ben who also

represented Victoria in the same team in 2016 as an

underage player.

Mr Phillip Gaut

Director of High Performance Sport

Term 2 ACC Sports Wrap

The Grand Final’s for both football and soccer have now

been played with some mixed results.

On Tuesday 13 June our Year 10 soccer team travelled to

Mazenod College for the Grand Final. In a closely fought

contest, the boys tried hard but were no match for Mazenod

going down three goals to one. In the football, it was our

combined Year 9 and 10 team who took on Emmanuel

College at the Garvey Oval. The team got off to a flyer,

leading by five goals early before Emmanuel worked their

way back into the game. The game remained close until half

time before our boys piled on the goals to eventually run out

eleven goal winners. A great effort!

Year 9/10 Football Premiers

On the following Thursday 15 June, both the Year 7A and

7B teams were playing away Grand Finals. The A’s were

playing at Salesian College and the B’s at St Bernard’s

College.

In the A game, both sides scored early and the match lived

up to expectations in a very standard contest. It wasn’t until

after half-time where the Parade boys were able to get on

top, eventually pulling away to run out six to two winners!

In the B’s it was a much closer contest. With scores locked

at one all and not long left in regular time, it would prove

heart-breaking for the boys as St Bernard’s managed to put

one in the net with minutes remaining. Well done to both

Year 7A Soccer Premiers

sides on representing the College proudly and passionately.

A great achievement and hopefully a sign of things to come.

And finally, our Year 9 football team would make the trek to

St Bede’s College Mentone for the Grand Final. The St

Bede’s trip has proven to be a challenging experience for

the students over time but this year we hoped to “buck the

trend”.

Kicking with a strong breeze in the first quarter, the boys

piled on five goals to one to hold a four goal lead at quarter

time. Not knowing the true effect of the breeze until half

time, our guys defended manfully throughout the second

quarter to maintain our lead at half-time. Despite losing

momentum slightly in the last quarter, the boys were

excellent across the four quarters to run out eighteen point

winners, making it back to back premierships for many of

these students.

Year 9 Football Premiers

Well done to all students who competed in both sports

throughout Term 2. We have approximately 400 students

represent the College in football whilst a further 220

represent us in soccer across both campuses. We now look

ahead to Term 3 sports with the hope building on the

success we achieved this term.

Term 3 Sport Update

As we close the door on another season of football and

soccer, our focus now shifts to our Term 3 sports and the

current status of those teams.

Our senior basketball and table tennis teams have

commenced training in preparation for the coming season.

Please see Mr Gaut or Mr Turner if you wish to know any

further information regarding these two sports. Our hockey

team has a practice match on the Wednesday of the last

week of term, if you wish to play you need to speak with Mr

Bowie.

Our Year 9 and 10 teams will commence their training/trials

during their High Performance classes. The training is only

open to students who currently have High Performance on

their Term 3 timetable or you are a student on the Preston

Campus.

The Year 8 trials/training for the coming Term 3 sports will

commence in High Performance this week and like the Year

9 and 10 teams, is only available to those students listed as

High Performance students.

Finally, the Year 7 trials for all sports have been running

across this term with the view to have some of these squads

finalised before the holiday break as the season

commences for some teams in week 1.

Should there be any queries for students on the Bundoora

Campus regarding trials, trainings and team selection,

please see either Mr Gaut in E44 or Mr Turner in E45.

Mr Ben Turner

Sports Coordinator

Delivery of Messages and Unplanned Departure of Students

Parents and Guardians are reminded that timely

delivery of messages and/or personal items is not

possible due to constant student movement in a

Secondary School.

Whilst every reasonable attempt will be made to

deliver important messages only, parents are

advised that we cannot guarantee timely delivery.

Parents/Guardians arriving unexpectedly

requesting to collect students for urgent

appointments may face a delay of up to 45

minutes. Please ensure you allow sufficient time

prior to the appointment.

From The Old Paradians

OP’s McRohan and O’Meara awarded OAM’s

Two Old Paradians – Paul McCrohan (1963) and the

College Captain Michael O’Meara (1965) – have been

recognised for their achievements in the most recent

Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Mike (pictured top left) was recognised with an Order of

Australia Medal (OAM) in the General Division for service to

veterans and their families, and to the community of Kilsyth

of which he is part. Paul (pictured bottom left) was similarly

awarded an OAM in the General Division for service to the

community through a range of roles.

Notwithstanding their wider contributions, both men have

been dedicated supporters of the Old Paradians cause, as

members of a sub-committee dedicated to the interests of

Old Paradians in active service – a sub-committee of which

David Stevens (1979) and long-serving former Parade

College teacher and Honorary Old Paradian John Joss are

part.

By way of that sub-committee, Paul and Mike assisted with

the planning of the 2014 Annual Dinner which

acknowledged all Old Paradians who served in conflict; and

continue to help convene yearly gatherings of the College’s

Vietnam veterans.

Mike, was also able to help the Association secure a grant

from the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund an Honor

Board, now hanging in the Hickey Foyer, which carries the

names of the 1078 Old Paradians known to have served

their country through the course of the Second World War.

Both Mike and Paul were unavailable for comment at the

time of publication, but the Old Paradians’ Association

wishes to extend its heartiest congratulations to them on

being so honoured with the OAM.

Order of Australia Medal

Old Paradian Dandies at Royal Ascot

Recently pictured at Royal Ascot are three men about town -

the Old Paradians Bill Gibbins (1963), Gerard Walsh (1973)

and Dale McCann (1979).

Gibbins, the recently retired transport tycoon, Walsh, the

corporate bookmaking highflyer, and McCann, the

Managing Director and founder of an aged and disability

organisation, made the flight from Melbourne to be part of

Great Britain’s most valuable race meeting, at which the

finest racehorses this year competed for more than

£6.58million in prizemoney.

Also in tow was the tuna king Tony Santic, owner of the

three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva.

It’s fair to say that the normally modest McCann rather

enjoyed the opportunity to namedrop when reflecting on his

whirlwind visit to the famed horsey locale.

“I had a short chat with Tom Jones at the bar at The

Dorchester on the Sunday night after I arrived. Alas, no

photo,” Dale said. “As for Ascot, this was an amazing

experience, particularly due to the Queen’s arrival and the

minute’s silence in respect of the recent events in London.”

Dale noted that three course records were shattered on the

opening day “as these horses are absolutely the best in the

world”.

“And while the crowds may not be as large as those for the

Melbourne Spring Carnival, the atmosphere at Royal Ascot

was extraordinary.”

To top it off, Bill, Gerry and Dale all “backed a winner or two”

on day one (presumably to pay off the monkey suits) from

the comfort of an on-course corporate box. “We didn’t leave

the box either, as it was the hottest day in London for 40

years.”

40 Years On, Class of 77 Reconvenes

Thirty-five members of the final year class of 1977 recently

returned to Parade’s Bundoora Campus for what was a

boisterous 40-year reunion in the Hickey Foyer (and later

the Frank Mount Social Room).

Amongst them was the College Captain of that year, John

Dinan, who has also accepted an invitation to join the Old

Paradians’ Association committee.

One of three Old Paradians to take out Australia’s richest

footrace the Stawell Gift (in his instance, 1980), John took

time to reflect on his years at Parade

“Forty years ago is a long time ago . . . but we all had a

great time in ’77. The HSC was a very hard year, but we

achieved a lot,” John said.

“The memories that stay with me relate to the athletics

team, the football team and my studies, along with the

friends I continued with – and there’s quite a few of them.”

Recalling the long-gone lake and the since-demolished

library as part of the Bundoora backdrop he remembered,

John said that when he recently returned to the College’s

Open Day “I literally didn’t recognise the place, which made

me realise how small the school was back then”.

“Parade means a lot because it’s given me and the boys

here a lot. It’s part of our history, it’s the place that did the

right thing by us and gave us the right values to go on with,”

said John, pictured second from the left with old classmates

Tony Exton, John Murphy and Brendan Wing.

Sixteen apologies were accepted from former students,

including Peter Chisholm, now the Director and Chief

Operating Officer of Morgans Financial Limited in Brisbane.

In a message to old classmates, Peter wrote: “Getting a

note to attend a 40-year reunion kind of stops you in your

tracks - wow where did all that time go? I trust the night is a

success and not too rowdy - we were, from my memory at

the time, a fairly tough and unruly mob in 1977!”.

Those who attended the 1977 Reunion were: Peter

Beriman, Steven Berizzi, Mark Buttifant, Tony Casey, Brett

Chadwick, Ron Coon, Gerard Crockford, John Dinan, Tony

Exton, John Fleming, Paul Gleeson, Martin Grogan, Brian

Hamill, John Hempenstall, John Love, Dale McGough, Paul

Mitchell, John Murphy, Paul Neeson, Eric Norton, Tony

O’Neil, John Plowman, Mark Quinlan, Roger Rassool, John

Rayner, Ennio Rebellato, Alex Rossimel, Stephen Schmidt,

Gerard Schoofs, Fabian Tasca, Ken Thompson, Anthony

Treppo, Marcel Vanderslik, Robert Viney and Brendan

Wing.

A special mention to Stephen Schmidt, who completed a

1600-kilometre round trip from his home in Kambah, New

South Wales to be there on the night.

Perhaps John spoke for them all when he wrote in The

Paradian of the 1977: “The students of HSC ’77 are a credit

to the College. They have given excellent leadership to the

rest of the school, and kept the spirit of the school at its

highest level.

If the College takes this lead, then I am positive that

everyone will be happier and more at ease. I hope that the

lead is followed”.

To view the image gallery, go to www.oldparadians.com.au

Mr Tony De Bolfo

Old Paradians’ Association CEO

Upcoming Events

12 July OPA Monthly Luncheon

21 July 1987 Reunion Drinks

9 August OPA Monthly Luncheon

24 August OPA Business Breakfast

13 September OPA Monthly Luncheon

15 September 1997 Reunion Drinks

11 October OPA Monthly Luncheon

27 October OPA High Tea

For more information

http://www.oldparadians.com.au/events

Calendar

The following important dates in the College calendar

can also be found on our website under the ‘News’ tab

29 June * Year 7 to 12 Reports released online to

parents at 3.30pm

30 June * House Activities

* Term 2 Ends

2-9 July * NAIDOC Week

3 July * St Thomas the Apostle

12 July * Old Paradians Luncheon, RACV Club

17 July * Term 3 Commences

* Old Paradians Executive Meeting,

7.30pm Boardroom

18 July * 2018 Prefect Preparation Program

commences

* Year 9/10 Sport

* Homework Club 3.15pm-4.30pm

19 July * VCAL Ministry Retreat

* Homework Club 3.15pm-4.30pm

* Parents of Parade Meeting, 7.30pm

Boardroom

20 July * VCAL Ministry Retreat

* ACC Year 7/8 Sport

* Student Progress Interviews 4.00-

9.00pm for VCE, Yr10 ERP, Year 11 &

Year 12

21 July * OPA 1987 Reunion, Hickey Foyer

22 July * Saturday Detention

24 July * School Family Tour Bundoora Campus

* Year 7 RE Play, Bundoora P1&2,

Preston P3&4

25 July * Preston Year 10,11,12 Meningococcal

Immunisation

* ACC Year 9/10 Sport

* Homework Club 3.15pm-4.30pm

26 July * ACC Senior Sport

* Herald Sun Shield Semi-Final

* Homework Club 3.15pm-4.30pm

27 July * ACC Year 7/8 Sport

28 July * Subject Selection Assembly for 2017 for

current Year 7, 8 & 11 students

* Student Safety Survey Year 9 & 10

* Year 12 Assembly

31 July * School Family Tour Preston Campus

* Finance Committee Meeting, 7.30pm

Boardroom

1 August * ACC Year 9/10 Sport

* Homework Club 3.15pm-4.30pm

2 August * VCAL Ministry Retreat

* ACC Senior Sport

* School Family Tour Bundoora Campus

* Homework Club 3.15pm-4.30pm

3 August * VCAL Ministry Retreat

* ACC Year 7/8 Sport

* Subject Selection Evening for 2018, 4.00-

8.00pm (see page 6 of this Newsletter)

5 August * Saturday Detention

* Science Talent Search Judging Day,

Preston 9.00am-1.00pm

* Herald Sun Shield (TBC)

6 August * Transfiguration of the Lord

* Hiroshima Day

7 August * ACC Culinary Competition, 9.00am-

1.00pm, Holmesglen Waverley

* Board Meeting, 7.15pm Boardroom

In memory of Br Bill Greening

1927 - 2017

Rest In Peace