In Fide - Whitefriars College · In Fide Newsletter Issue 2 13 February 2015 Whitefriars College...

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In FideFrom the Principal Mr John Finn

Principal

Issue 3 27 February 2015

I had the opportunity to visit the Year 7 students on their camps at Manyung in Mornington. It was the changeover day between the two House cohorts with one group finishing a series of beach activities and the other beginning their ropes courses, initiative exercises and group aquatics. There was clearly an air of happiness and goodwill throughout all of the above. Our boys returned with an expanded friendship group and a sense of accomplishment.

Whitefriars recently hosted a visiting group of Thai Principals. Our guests were from across Thailand and represented a significant number of schools and students. Some of these Principals led schools where the student population was in excess of 5000. In addition to listening to our student leaders speaking about the College, this group were most interested in our Information Technology and visited classrooms to that end. We received lovely feedback on our students and the nature of the welcome given by our community.

We are now in the latter part of the enrolment application stage for 2016. There has been considerable interest to date and we have been delighted by the responses to our Open Mornings and Twilight evening. It is the desire of the College to try and accommodate as many applicants as possible within our enrolment criteria. As always, our students give the most useful informal information to prospective families.

On March 18 the College will undergo the first stage of the membership process for Council of International School Accreditation. This is a significant step for the College. If the College is successful in gaining initial membership then a thorough 18 month process of school review will begin. This will culminate in a full panel review by a large group of educators who come from overseas, interstate and locally. If Whitefriars is able to show that it can benchmark at international educational standards then it will gain the accreditation; this would be a significant achievement. The Community will be kept up to date as we move through this exciting opportunity.

I have begun meeting with the Year 12 students through a series of morning teas. I am always interested to hear of their journey through Whitefriars, their suggestions for improvement and what aspirations they may have for the future. We are blessed to have such a well-mannered, polite and aspirational group of young men.

Congratulations to our swimming team who have retained the ACC Swimming Championship. Swimming can be quite a hidden sport as it is often not as obvious as those sports which take place on a field or hard court. Any observer on the night would have remarked on the enthusiastic support of team mates for one another and the pride that they exhibit in competing for the College. The gathering at the Blue Room afterwards was a great sign of the family nature of Whitefriars. Well done to all of our parents who have taxied these boys back and forth over many early mornings.

A special word of thanks to Mr Shane Cotter, Fr Noel Kierce and Mr Wes Smith for their guidance of the team. Continued over page...

Environment GroupACC Swimming Champions ASX Sharemarket Game English News Immunisation Program

Outdoor Education Science Club Year 8 Father & Son Night Year 10 Study Program Academic Enrichment

Haemoglobin Heros Library News Performing Arts College Calendar Community News

Careers News

Sport/ACC Results

International Mentors

In Fide Newsletter Issue 2 13 February 2015



The House Mass and Dinners for Year 7 families have begun. We are experiencing a very high response rate for these evenings and it has been a pleasure to speak with so many of the boys in the presence of their families. The badge presentation also gives the students a chance to be formally welcomed into their house.

Mr Ray Condon is to complete his time at Whitefriars this week. Mr Condon has been leading a team who look after our grounds and maintenance. He has been a great servant who has meticulously attended to a host of buildings and grounds initiatives as well as being responsible for so many of our emergency and occupational health procedures. We wish him every blessing for the next stage of his life.

Almae In Fide Parentis - In the Care of a Loving Mother.

Principal’s report continued...

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2015 School Immunisation ProgramImmunisation Cards must be returned by Thursday 5 March Immunisation packs were sent home to all year 7, 8, 9, and 10 Students this week. The Immunisation cards are due back at the College by Thursday 5 March at Student Reception. It is important that ALL students return the consent card filled in, regardless of if they will be receiving their immunisation at school or not.

We hope that you understand that immunisations are an important part of keeping everyone safe and healthy. To ensure efficiency of the program on the day we rely on the students and parents completing and returning the cards by the due date. Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

If you have any concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me. Mrs Lindsey Booth, First Aid Manager (Tues/Wed/Thursday) 9872 8311 [email protected]

Year 10 Study ProgramOn Wednesday 25 February, Whitefriars College began the Year 10 After School Study Program that operated in the school’s library. This program will continue to run every Wednesday during the school term from 3.30-5pm.

All Year 10 boys are invited to use this program on a Wednesday afternoon to complete homework, to prepare for tests/exams, and to work collaboratively with other students to reinforce key concepts learnt in the Year 10 curriculum.

The After School Study Program aims to provide students with the opportunity to study in a supervised environment that is structured for them to work at their optimum. The purpose of the program is to also further develop their study skills required for their VCE years.

The program will encourage cooperation between students in a collaborative environment which will hopefully lead to better outcomes as leading scholars have found.

“In extensive meta-analyses across hundreds of studies, cooperative arrangements were found superior to either competitive or individualistic structures on a variety of outcome measures, generally showing higher achievement, higher-level reasoning, more frequent generation of new ideas and solutions, and greater transfer of what is learned from one situation to another.” (Barkley, Elizabeth F. et. al. (2005). Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Fransisco: Jossey- Bass).

Students will be required to sign in and sign out when they attend the program. They may leave before 5pm and must find their own form of transport home. If you would like further information about the After School Study Program, please contact me on 9872 8200 or at [email protected]. Mrs Anita Kay-Taylor, Senior Years Coordinator

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TIME & SPACE FOR

STEPPING UPYear 8 Father & Son Night

Wednesday 11 March 2015McPhee Gymnasium

6.45pm for a 7.00pm Start finish by 9.15pm

Whitefriars College is delighted to offer you an opportunity to experience a lifetime memory with your son at the inaugural

‘Father & Son’ Night.

This innovative single evening program is an event we have planned especially for our Year 8 students and their fathers (or male mentors). We think that this is a great time to bring

you together.

Click Here for full details relating to this event.

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ACC Swimming 2015 - Swim team wins ‘back to back’ titles

On Friday 20 February, the Whitefriars swimming team competed for the title in the ACC championships at MSAC.

It was a very exciting night with our team displaying an amazing effort to completely blitz the opposition and lead throughout the carnival. After the medley relays had been completed the team had lost only 1 race and set the scene for a sensational carnival.

One of the main highlights was the first race in which Liam Donohue (Year 9) was competing in the Senior 200mts. He was aiming for a na-tional time and only just missed it, but in the process of trying to achieve this, actually won the race. In all the years I have been looking after the team, this has never happened before. He has the opportunity of swimming this race for the next three years and surely will get close to breaking the record.

Speaking of records, our U/15 freestyle relay team (L.Donohue, D.Knight, L.Makarushkin, S.Ma) broke the record that had stood for over ten years. This is an indication of how strong the middle age groups are which goes well for the future.

The junior age groups led by Nathan Tran (U/13) and Nate Te (U/14) performed to a high level winning nearly every race these age groups competed in. Nate was involved in six victories and showed to everyone how talented he is. Others who supported these boys were Joel Trudgeon, Marcus Agnos, James Key and Jack Gurrie.

The upper age groups led by Daniel Te (U/16), Max Warrick (U/17) and Rudi Hunt (Senior) were fantastic all through the carnival. They faced some strong opposition from Mazenod and De La Salle but stuck to the task and contributed to the overall dominant performance by the team.

The margin at the end of the carnival of just on seventy points was the biggest win in over ten years. This was due not only to the swimmers but also to our coach Mr Bob Edwards (Nunawading Swim Club). At the end of last year’s carnival, he identified our weaknesses and devised training around addressing these. The skills displayed by the boys reflected the hard work that Bob had done with them. A big thanks must go to him.

My thanks must also go to Mr Wes Smith who has joined the coaching group and has been a great support to the team with his knowledge and expertise. We have been lucky to have Wes come to our College with a wealth of information. Fr Kierce does a lot of work behind the scenes that often goes unnoticed. He is always there for the boys giving advice and encouragement. I couldn’t do this job if I didn’t have this help.

My senior age led by Rudi Hunt and Jack Young have now completed their time swimming for the team. Finishing after six years with these titles must be very satisfying for them. I always believe that the team comes together if led from the front and the leaders (Rudi and Jack) really lived up to my expectations. They were at training encouraging the juniors and getting the chants happening. Well done on a great season.

Finally, I would like to thank the parents who get their sons’ to the pool for training. As I said at the team function, there would be no team without the parents support. The College really appreciates this.

Next year is a new challenge for us. We will be the hunted by other schools especially after the result this year. The team has an opportunity to extend this run like the early years when we joined the ACC.

Enjoy the title and thanks for the season. Click Here for All the results. Mr Shane Cotter, (Swim Manager)


2015 ACC Swimming Champions

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Athletics Training CampaignThese sessions are open to all students with no previous experience in Athletics necessary. All students will be transported back to school in time for Pastoral Care. Below you will find the schedule for term 1. Captains and Staff are looking forward to seeing you there! Any questions please ensure you see myself or Mr Kellar or your Athletics Captains Thomas Knapper and Nicholas Florio. Ms Sarah Bell

Day and Date Time VenueTuesday 3/3/2015 7am-8am Doncaster Athletics track Rieschiecks Reserve, Victoria Street

Doncaster East

Thursday 5/3/2015 No Training House Athletics - Doncaster Athletics track

Tuesday 10/3/2015 7am-8am Ringwood Athletics Track (A C Robertson Athletics Track at Proclamation Park, Sylvia Grove, Ringwood)

Thursday 12/3/2015 7am-8am Ringwood Athletics Track

Tuesday 17/3/2015 7am-8am Ringwood Athletics Track

Thursday 19/3/2015 7am-8am Doncaster Athletics Track

Tuesday 24/3/2015 7am-8am No training Team meeting and breakfast at the College

Wednesday 25/3/2015 8.30am-4.30pm ACC Athletics Lakeside Drive Albert Park


U/15 freestyle relay team Sam Ma, Liam Donohue, Lev Makarushkin, (Jack Young Vice Captain and Rudi Hunt Captain) and Dylan Knight broke the record that had stood for over ten years.




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Commerce the 2015 ASX Sharemarket GameStudents, do you want to test your financial skills against your mates?

What can you do with $50,000?

Want to learn more about the awesome opportunities presented by the Stock market?

This year, the Commerce Learning area is offering the chance for students of all year levels and teachers to get involved in the Sharemarket Game on the Australian Stock Exchange website.

Participants will get a virtual 50,000 dollars to use in trading on the Sharemarket using the actual live share prices. Students in the game get the chance to win some awesome prizes such as cash rewards and in-school rewards. Students can participate as individuals or in a group of 2-4 people (a syndicate).

All students have been sent an email with details of how to get involved. So any student who wants to be participate needs to send an email to Liam Smith by the 6 March. In your email give the names of the students in your syndicate (up to 4) and we will then register your syndicate and send you your login details so that you will be ready to begin trading when Gem 1 begins on 12 March.

For more information go to https://game.asx.com.au/game/info/school/about-the-game - this is a link to info about the game (students can’t register for the game on the ASX site – you can only do that by letting us know that you want to be involved). Or go to http://www.asx.com.au/ for the full ASX website.

We will also be running some information sessions to help increase student knowledge and understanding of how the Sharemarket works – so get involved to learn and win.

Liam Smith, Commerce Captain


Environment Group - Happy Clean up Schools DayDid you know that Australia is one of the highest waste producers in the world? Australia’s love affair of the plastic bag means that if each bag was tied together, the line of plastic bags would go around the Earth 24 times! Each Australian family contributes enough rubbish each year to fill a three bedroom house from floor to ceiling.

Whitefriars College participated in Clean Up Schools today. The Environment Group cleaned up the surrounding bushland and creek area during lunchtime. During Thursday pastoral care group the students were shown a short video on waste (http://www.coolaustralia.org/ca_topic/waste). It’s about a plastic bags journey from the supermarket trolley to the Pacific Ocean, narrated by David Attenborough. Students then discussed ways to reduce their waste. This also could be a point of discussion around the dinner table. Consider:

1. A waste free lunch. Avoid plastic bags or cling wrap where possible. There are many good alternatives in the shops for a “Nude food”, i.e. no wrappers or waste.

2. Have a drink bottle, instead of purchasing many plastic bottles.

3. Recycle paper and cans where possible.

4. Compost any food scraps.

5. Celebrate and respect the amazing College environment.

Sustainability was the topic when the Peer Support Soreth students meet with one Year 7 Soreth class last week. It was a good chance for the students to consider sustainability by individually looking at their carbon footprint and consider the way they live. An interesting exercise that created much discussion. The lesson was completed by the group building solar cars and racing them. Thank you to the Senior Boys for their help and guidance with our junior students.

Ash Wednesday was celebrated last Wednesday. This period of fasting and sacrifice is upon us and can be completed in various ways. The Lenten Carbon Fast 2015 Calendar may be of interest to some: http//www.sosj.org.au/_uploads/_cknw/files/CLRI(NSW)%20Lenten%20Carbon%20Fast%20Calendar%202015.pdf Ms Jo Anne Menzies


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English NewsIntroducing Joshu Faye-Chauhan, English Captain 2015

Just some quick facts about myself for you all to get to know me better; My favourite novels include Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 and George Orwell’s 1984. My favourite film is Tim Burton’s Big Fish. I’ve travelled to over twenty countries and I’m an avid supporter of the Carlton Blues. If you see me around the school I’m always open for a chat, so come and introduce yourself Looking forward to a great year ahead! Joshu

Summer reading ideas and writing opportunities Looking for some fresh reading/viewing ideas for those hot summer nights? Why not join Whitefriars’ English, English Literature and English as an Additional Language (EAL) students on their reading and viewing journey in 2015? Our list appears below.Looking forward to your feedback at Parent/Teacher interviews! If your sons are looking for some additional reading, our library has a wonderful selection of books, magazines and e-books. The following websites also contain some terrific suggested reading titles for young adults:Reading Australia (new website designed to promote Australian literature)CBCA (Children’s Book Council Australia)Inside a Dog Inky Awards (State Library Victoria)

Writing opportunities for keen and emerging writers!The 2015 School Writing Competition: Write4Fun is now open! This competition is open to all years, which means Year 7-12s have a great opportunity to create something wonderful and win great prizes!First prize: $500 for student and $500 for school and many more terrific prizes including an X-Box. Entry is free, students can write on any topic and in any style. (Prose or poetry.) The website even contains sentence starters to inspire those who might be suffering from writer’s block.All details (including further information about prizes) can be found at: www.write4fun.netEveryone is encouraged to enter because you never know….All entries must be submitted via the Write4Fun website by Sunday 29 March 2015. Click Here For more reading suggestions

VCE Outdoor Education 3/4 Indigenous Resources Trail @ The Royal Botanic Gardens

Connecting to Country On Thursday 19 February, the VCE Outdoor & Environmental Studies students visited the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, a traditionally significant camping and meeting place for the local custodians of the area - Boonerung and Woiwurrung of the Kulin Nation.

The students, as part of the “Connecting to Country” tour, were shown a variety of products native to the area which the indigenous population made use of prior to European settlement.

They explored the sensory quality of some of numerous species of plants used by Aboriginal people for food, medicines, dyes, fibre and fire making. Some ochre-grinding, mixing and painting gave students the opportunity to experience traditional painting methods whilst understanding the significance of communication in Aboriginal culture. They also used indigenous plants such as cumbungi to make a simple 2-ply string.

The highlight however, was the Tanderrum or traditional Wurundjeri “welcome to country” ceremony during which the boys placed eucalyptus leaves on the ceremonial fire.

An informative afternoon was had by all and thanks must go to Ms Alessandra Akers for her assistance with this valuable experience.

Mr Paul Dietzsch, Outdoor Education

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Academic EnrichmentMr Ashley Payne

Academic Enrichment Coordinator

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The Mathematics Faculty is again running the annual Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition, formally Informatics, in 2015. Selected students from Years7-9 will participate in the CAT Competition on Tuesday 24 March– more details about this to be released shortly.

What is CAT? It is the science underlying computing, communication and the Internet. It is the study of the structure and behaviour of natural and artificial systems that generate, process, store, and communicate information. Students competing in CAT learn the basic algorithms,

data structures and computational techniques that underlie information and communication, and demonstrate the learning through computer programming tasks.

All students in Years 7-9 have been emailed about CAT – should your son be interested in CAT please contact Mrs Liz Moloney (Maths Enrichment) as soon as possible.

Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition – CAT 2015

This year WFC will be offering Chess tutorage for interested students in term 1 for Year 7 students. These sessions will be run by our Chess Captain, Joshu Faye-Chauhan, and Mr Bill Teggelove, Chess Convenor. These classes will involve Joshu and Mr Teggelove working with the boys on their general chess play, in particular, basic rules, concepts, plays, strategy and knowledge and skills. These classes will run every Tuesday at lunchtimes in Duncan Centre. Our third session will take place on Tuesday 3 March.

I encourage any student who has an interest in Chess, and more broadly, card game strategy, to get involved in Chess this year. The Chess Club will run sessions every Monday (Undercroft), Tuesday (Duncan Centre) and Thursday (Undercroft) at lunchtimes. I look forward to your involvement in Chess this year.

Chess Programming 2015 - Year 7

Science ClubScience club started with a bang this week with explosive demonstrations and students engaging in fire writing. This involved painting a pattern on paper with Potassium nitrate and touching a glowing wick to the end of the pattern. A trail of glowing sparks then burnt the pattern into the paper. It was good to see new and old students very engaged and enjoying science club.

This week we will have more exciting demonstrations and be making Flubber slime. Science club runs on Friday lunchtime in the Chemistry lab.

More information about science club and other science enrichment activities can be obtained from Dr Goodall ([email protected])




Careers News Mrs Anna GaspariniCareers Adviser

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Careers, Courses and Study InformationCareers, Courses and Study Information

Parents of year 10 students are reminded that if they wish their child to participate in the ‘Career Wise’ Vocational testing program they must return their payment to the Kierce centre by Friday March 13. Click here for details and a copy of the payment slip.

Click here to view the following articles included in Newsletter3term1 and Newsletter4term1


How to get away with becoming a Haemoglobin Hero! - blood donating in 2015

Welcome to Blood Donating 2015!

We go to the Ringwood Donor Centre (opposite Costco and Target). A shuttle bus takes you there and can bring you back to school, usually in time for the afternoon buses, or you can be dismissed from the venue after your donation; it is not far from Ringwood Station and Eastland.

Our regular donation day this year is Thursday period 4 but if you want a different day please see me to organise that, or you can attend any Centre on your own and then email me to say you have done so, so you can be credited.

Most importantly you save an average of 3 lives with each donation (and it doesn’t hurt!) – but you do also get free refreshments afterwards, 50 House points and a great feeling of satisfaction! You will have become a Haemoglobin Hero!

Please note: The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has some restrictions in its youth donation policy:

If you are 18 or over, please read here:

You may donate as before, every 12 weeks

If you are 16 or 17 and are a previous donor, please read here:

You may only donate once during a 12 month period, and this is retrospective. This means that you can donate once in 2015, and it has to be 12 months since your 2014 donation. I have a list of these so if you can’t remember when you last donated, please email me. Once you turn 18 you may donate every 12 weeks.

If you are 16 or 17 and have not donated before please read here:

You may donate once during 2015. Once you turn 18 you may donate every 12 weeks.

Because of these restrictions, it means most students are no longer able to do repeat donations during the year, which reduces the number of donations we can make as a school and the number of lives we can save. We could also only get two time slots for term 1 because there is no shuttle availability on the other dates.

Therefore we need lots of donors, both staff and students! Donation dates for 2015 – all are for Thursday period 4, leaving school at 1.30pm:Term 1 19 March, 26 March

Term 2 16 April, 23 April, 30 April, 7 May, 14 May, 21 May, 28 May Year 12 only, 4 June Year 12 only

Term 3 16 July, 23 July, 30 July, 6 August, 13 August, 20 August, 27 August, 3 September, 10 September

Term 4 8 October, 15 October, 22 October, 29 October

Please consider donating; it doesn’t hurt, and both you and the recipients are left feeling good! Just email me with the date of your choice; groups are welcome but it is fine to come on your own too. You may book for any date in the year; if you book ahead, I will send you a reminder email closer to your date. We only have 7 bookings for each date so get in early!

Any questions? Just email me or ring the Blood Bank on 13 14 95.

Give blood – it’s the gift that keeps on giving!

Haemoglobin Heros Mrs Penny Crossman

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2015 International Student MentorsInternational Student Mentors and their Mentees Congratulations to the following Year 11 students who will be supporting the new International students during this year.

The International Student Mentoring Program started last year when Year 10s volunteered to become mentors and participate in a one hour training session on the last day of school. During the training session the soon to be mentors were informed where all the International Students have come from and what their role as International Student Mentors will be.

Adrian Busacca I started the Program when I met all the new International Students during a get together period. I was assigned my partner alongside my fellow mentors. I met Ben and we talked about our backgrounds, our interests and many other facets of our lives. After we had gotten to know each other and had become friends, we went outside with everyone and we took some photos in the Reflective Garden. We met again during a celebration meeting where all the International Student mentors were given their badges and congratulated by Mr Finn, Mr Bird, Mrs Fields and all the International Students. Being part of this program has given me an insight into the lives of every International Student and I am thankful that I have been given the ability to share in their schooling experience.

Benjamin Lee I am a new International Student this year and my name is Benjamin Lee from Hong Kong. I am in Year 10, class L3. I am new to this school so I felt a bit nervous after Mrs Fields mentioned that we needed to meet some ‘buddies’. When I met Adrian, we talked a lot about our hobbies, favourite subjects and food. I found out that Adrian is a talkative and gentle person so we become friends after the buddies meeting. When all the international students met in the functions room and had a little celebration with Mr Finn, Mr Bird and Mrs Fields. I was really pleased, because I had never thought I could celebrate the Luna New Year in Australia. I felt very lucky that I am part of this program.

We wish the mentors and mentees a very enjoyable year.

Mentors Mentees

Joshua KRAL Corsini Elvis WANG Corsini

Patrick LIPINSKI Corsini Chaohang LIN Brandsma

Max MATTIOLI Corsini Sam MA Avila

Thomas MERCURI Corsini Robin HU Avila

Leyton TAYLOR Corsini Aaron ZHOU Avila

Mark USATOV Corsini Heng FANG Avila

Matthew WATKINSON Corsini Bowen WANG Corsini

Jackson DRUMMOND Edith Stein Aaron LIU Edith Stein

Aaron CANIL Edith Stein Patrick LIU Trinity

Pat MASON Edith Stein Benson YAO Trinity

Adrian BUSACCA Lisieux Benjamin LEE Lisieux

Jack ROUGHSEDGE Lisieux Karsten CHAN Lisieux

Jake HESTER Mantua Ray TAN Mantua

Thomas BATTISTA Soreth Cater CHEN Soreth

Harrison WHITE Soreth Tony LI Soreth



The Year 7 English classes have now spent some time in the Library as part of the Wider Reading Program. Many of the students have borrowed books and kindles or downloaded titles through the Wheelers electronic lending facility. All students are reminded to check the library blog for suggestions and reviews. They are encouraged to submit their own reviews to be included in the blog – students enjoy hearing from their peers. On the Library page are some fantastic websites that are written by teenagers for teenagers. These blogs are a great reference tool when wanting to know what to read or to find out who else writes like their favourite author. Read more about these blogs here.

Some new fiction titles to our collection: The Teacher Librarians will continue to regularly meet with the English classes throughout the year to assist the students with their reading selections and alert them to what is new. The Premier’s Reading Challenge will be launched soon and all Year 7s will be taking part in this program. More information will follow.

Library News Ms Simone PollockTeacher - Librarian

Monday - Thursday8am - 4.15pmFriday: 8am - 3.30pmContact Phone: 9872 [email protected]

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Performing Arts News Ms Nathalie Fox Learning Leader - Performing Arts

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Big Band Sunsets Festival The 21 February was a scorching hot day, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the Stage Band as they performed once again at the annual Big Band Sunset Festival held at Hazel Pearce Park in Mordialloc. The crowd of jazz enthusiasts were very encouraging, applauding strongly and several people got up to dance which is always a good sign at a jazz gig. The performance by the Stage Band was excellent, particularly considering the short time frame for rehearsal and preparation. All credit goes to the boys in the Stage Band and their Director, Mr Stuart Collidge who have worked hard to produce a result of which the school can be proud.

Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School fete Rock Bands Wednesday LTs and The Contenders played to the visitors at the above fete last Saturday.

As always their performance was outstanding and well received and we thank the boys along with Mr Stuart Collidge for their musicianship and willingness to dedicate some of their weekend.

Instrumental Music A reminder to parents that Instrumental lessons have commenced for the year. Most of these lessons are significantly discounted for Years 7 and 8 to encourage students to try an instrument, develop a new skill and enhance their academic prowess.

For details contact Sandra Kennedy [email protected]

House Music Festival Preparations are underway for the annual House Music festivities. House Captains met with the organisers this week and all houses are expected to field entrants in all three categories – Group Performance, Solo Performance and Lipsynch. We are very excited to see what each of the houses can produce and we encourage students to contact their House Captain and have a go.

Upcoming Events

6-13 March – House Music Festival

15 March – St. Anne’s Strawberry Fair

25-26 March – Believe In Music concerts.




Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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2 Open Morning Tour

9-10.30am

-Lisieux House Mass and Dinner 6.30 - 8.30pm-

3 Year 12 Parent Information

Evening 7-8pm

4 Edith Stein House Mass and

Dinner 6.30 - 8.30pm

5 House Athletics Carnival, Doncaster Athletics Track George Street, Doncaster.

6 House Music Festival, Healy

Wilson Theatre 1 - 2pm

- Class of 2013 Reunion 6- 8 pm Cameron Centre

9 Labour Day - Public

Holiday WFC Closed

10 Mathematics Week

-House Music Festival

-Year 12 Parent Study Skills Support Workshop 7 - 9pm

Healy Wilson Theatre

11 Mathematics Week


-Year 8 Father & Son

Evening 7 - 10pm

12 Mathematics Week


-Corsini House Mass and


13 Mathematics Week


16 Trinity House Mass and


17 Tablet Information

Evening for Year 7 parents and Guardians Healy

Wilson Theatre 7 - 8.30pm

18 Corsini House Feast Day

19 Mantua House Mass and

Dinner 6.30-8.30pm

-Year 7 & 10 Immunisations

20 Classes of 1983 - 1985 30

year Reunion

23 Brandsma House Mass and

Dinner 6.30- 8.30pm

24 25 Believe in Music Concerts

-Senior Years Parent

Teacher Interviews 4 - 9pm

26 Believe in Music Concerts

-Senior Years Parent

Teacher Interviews 4 - 9pm

- Last Day of Term 1. Students resume classes on

Monday 13 April, First Day of Term 2.

27 Pre-Easter Faith and Staff

Spirituality Day

- Student Free Day

College Calendar

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Saturday 14 March

Year 7 2016 Enrolment Interviews

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College Services Mrs Marie CameronCollege Services Coordinator

Uniform Exchange

Open Tuesdays 12.30 - 2pm

Bob Stewart Shop

Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.30 -2pm

Uniform Exchange: All White shirts can be dropped at my office and will eventually be sent to the Orphanage at East Timor.

All Brown and Grey jumpers are now $10 each, Tracksuit tops $50 each and Grey trousers $10 each.

We are in need of Brown jumpers and Blazers in all sizes. Please drop these off to my office if you have any for sale.

Lost Property: During the year students are welcome to come to my office Tuesday to Thursday to check for lost property or to see Mrs Murphy in the Canteen on the other days.

Canteen and College Services: All the College Service Rosters and the Canteen Rosters have been forwarded to parent helpers. I would like to remind you all to mark your dates on your Calendar’s and if you are unable to attend on your Rostered Day please try and arrange a swap.

Canteen helpers are asked to arrive about 9.30am if possible. College Service helpers should phone the day before 98728307 to check if there is work to do. Thank you all for offering to assist your help is invaluable.

Your key Parents Association contacts for 2015 are: Max Connors 0400 576242 Don Chesterman 0408 345766 Lynda Connors 0412 175458 Monika Bredhauer 0438 220361 Marisa Smeed 0425 730876

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Sal Ciardulli, Secretary Whitefriars Old Collegians FC Mobile +61 458 484 465 email [email protected]

Friars Golf Day Click here for all the news on the Golf Day held recently at Eastern Golf Club.

Community Walk for Timor-Leste Sunday 19 April 2015 - Whitefriars College, Donvale

Our purpose for this walk is to raise funds for various educational opportunities to aid the people of Timor-Leste including:

• Helping fund Whitefriars students going to Timor-Leste, who will tutor the Timorese people in English and com-puter skills

• Support a scholarship program which enables Timorese boys and girls to educational opportunities they cannot afford without outside funding

• Support the Timorese men studying to be Carmelite priests and brothers

• Fund sending medical and other needed supplies to Timor-Leste

Sunday 19 April 2015 Starting at 10am

Whitefriars College, 156 Park Road Donvale VIC 3111 Our target is for each walker to raise $100 in sponsorship.

For more information contact: Sean Keefe 9872 8238 [email protected] 100% of the money raised goes to support the people of Timor-Leste. Click Here for Sponsorship form

Confirmation Program 2015 Registrations for Confirmation Preparation Classes for children at Catholic or State High Schools will take place on Monday 2 March at 7pm in the Friars Room at St Francis Xavier, 1087 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill. Confirmation is on Sunday 3 May at 2.30pm. Enquiries: [email protected] or 9890 2231.

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Sports Report Mr Gavin KellarFaculty Head - Sport

“Whitefriars have done it again! Back to back champions in the pool at the ACC Swimming Carnival on Friday 20 February. The boys had been training early hours on both Tuesday and Thursday mornings for term 4 of 2014 and since the start of term 1 in 2015 and through the results it’s obvious that these hard hours in the pool have really paid off!

Kicking off the night Whitefriars won the first 5 events which not only sparked the cheer squad but also ignited the swimmers to swim to their maximum ability with the goal of bringing home the title again. Special mention to Liam Donohue, who is a Year 9 student, who won the senior 200 freestyle. A great effort. Liam is just one boy who shows significant promise for the swim team in the future!

The Friars boys continued on their way to win the first 6 individual events of the nights also, which makes me draw attention to just how good our junior age group (under 13s) were on the night! They dazzled the rest of the squad with their amazing ability to win race after race, only finishing out of the top 3 on one occasion, with 6 wins, one second one third and one fourth! Congratulations boys on your year level achievement. To win so convincingly like that within an age group is something that you should all be very proud of! The success of the Under 14s, 15s, 16s, 17s and seniors finishing on the podium strengthened the team overall.

Special mentions to the senior boys who came out to support us. You guys did an amazing job egging on the boys and making them compete at their very best, and according to many parents on the night it was “the best cheer squad we’ve ever had” so thank you!!

Collectively as a group I’d like to thank all the boys for a great seasons swimming and I hope that Whitefriars will continue on their winning ways well into the future!” Rudi Hunt, Swimming Captain 2015

“The ACC Volleyball squad travelled out to St Bedes College in Mentone for Round 4 of the senior volleyball season. The division 1 side started off well looking for back to back wins but the competitive St Bedes did very well to continue to scrap points and stay in the game. Through some immaculate hitting, Whitefriars College were able to take out the first set, but to the credit of St Bedes they were able to win the second set and level the game one set all. In a topsy-turvy affair with the consistent pressure of St Bedes, Whitefriars were able to take the next two sets, with both games going down to the wire.

The division two side played particularly well in all facets of the game convincingly defeating St Bedes 3 sets to 0. Some excellent team play and powerful hits were the reason behind a fantastic win. Both games were played in great spirits showing great sportsmanship, your dedication and demeanor is a true representation of the ‘Gentle-Men’ at Whitefriars College.” Riley Fyffe, Volleyball Captain 2015

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Good Sport NominationsEach week we have many students who excel in Sport, whether it is in ACC Sport or Non-ACC Sport. Each week staff members are asked to nominate students who have demonstrated excellence via their performances, participation, sportsmanship, cooperation and teamwork. The following students have been nominated as Good Sports for this week:

Year 11: Ben Roughsedge Seamus Bolton

Year 12: Rudi Hunt Frank Anderson Karim Faltas Jack Young Ryan Young Nicholas Florio Tom Knapper Nathaniel I’Anson Sam Weideman Joseph Primerano Jaye Witnish Evan Smeed

For ACC Fixtures I have included the venue and the Estimated Return Time (ERT) to Whitefriars to assist parents collecting students.

“On Wednesday the 25 February, the top senior Whitefriars tennis squad took on 2nd place St Bedes in what would prove to be a crucial game for the season. Coming into the game off a loss to Mazenod last week, the boys were highly motivated and keen to bounce back from last week’s game.

A great display of tennis from the boys saw Whitefriars defeat a strong St Bedes outfit 9 sets to 3. Huge credit must go out to the boys for fighting for each point throughout the day to seal the wins, with some games going down to the wire. Tom Jacotine, in his 2nd consecutive game going the distance, reversed the score line from last week recording a 9-7 win, in gutsy come from behind win.

The singles scores were as follows:

1. Mike Chen - 8-3 2. Riley Tubbs - 5-8 3. Joseph Bisignano - 6-8 4. Tom Jacotine - 9-7 5. Marcus Young - 8-2 6. Josh Butler - 8-3 7. Mike Holland - 8-6 8. Nick Soon - 2-8 In doubles, teamwork was on display at its finest with all 4 doubles partnerships recording solid victories.

On top of this great result, we now sit 2nd on the ladder chasing down Mazenod for bragging rights of top spot.

Next week, we will look to continue our fine form against Emmanuel College to set ourselves up in a great position for the upcoming finals series.” Joseph Bisignano, Tennis Captain 2015

If your son has been selected in any state or national sides please feel free to let me know via my email address [email protected] so that I can give them recognition in this report. For any information regarding the ACC including Results and Ladders and Updated Fixtures/Venues go to www.accmelb.com.au


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Sports News ACC Match Results

ACC Match Results

Cricket

Senior 1st XI: Whitefriars 10 for 102 def. Parade 10 for 88

Senior 2nd XI: Whitefriars 8 for 141 def. St Bedes 10 for 34

Tennis

Senior: Whitefriars 9 matches 86 sets def. St Bedes 3 matches 58 sets

Volleyball

Senior A: Whitefriars 3 sets 98 pints def. St Bedes 1 set 86 points

Senior B: Whitefriars 3 sets 75 points def. St Bedes 0 sets 46 points


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Sports Report ACC Fixtures Next Week For ACC Fixtures I have included the venue and the Estimated Return Time (ERT) to Whitefriars to assist parents collecting students.

Wednesday 4 March Senior Sport

Senior Cricket 1st XII – Round 6 v. De La Salle At St Josephs College Geelong, Aphrasia St Newton (11.30am start, 7pm return)

Senior Cricket 2nd XII – Round 6 v. De La Salle At Whitefriars College, Main Oval

Senior ACC Tennis – Round 6 v. Emmanuel At Altona Tennis Club, Fresno St, Altona (ERT 5.15pm)

Senior ACC Volleyball – Round 5 v. Simmonds At Whitefriars College, McPhee Gym

Thursday 5 March

Whitefriars College House Athletics Carnival At Doncaster Athletics Track (8.15am – 3.15pm)

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