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T E R M 3 W E E K 4 – 1 4 A U G U S T 2 0 1 3 – I S S U E 4 / 1 3

Dear St Michael’s College Community,

YOUNG WRITERS AWARD Congratulations to Stephanie Laden who last week won the Category 5 Division of Prose for the Young Writers Award. This award attracts thousands of entries from primary and secondary schools around the State and is sponsored by The South Australian English Teachers Association. Stephanie’s winning entry of 1,000 words titled, “The Community Tree” was judged first from over 500 entries in her division, a truly outstanding effort. The chief judge was Janeen Brian, an award winning South Australian author who spoke in glowing terms regarding the quality of the entries. Ms Bev Coleman who teaches English stated, ‘Stephanie is one of the most independent, focused learners I have encountered in all of my years of teaching. She is responsible, purposeful and self-directed in her approach to English, shows a maturity way beyond her years, and she displays an extremely high level of creativity and sensitivity in both her written and spoken expression.’ Well done Stephanie!

SUBJECT SELECTIONS As many of you would know, from the commencement of Term 3, the Subject Selection Process was underway, particularly for Years 10 and 11 students. Thank you for your involvement in this very important process as students engage in choices that determine their future pathways. All families of Year 10 and 11 students have been provided with a timeline of important dates for reference. Reminders also appear weekly in our newsletter. WHOLE CAMPUS MASS Many families have had the chance to be a part of major events or celebrations in the new Founders Hall. This week we celebrated a whole secondary School Mass to commemorate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is on August 15. The Primary celebration of the Feast was held on Thursday morning and I know Mr Foley was most impressed by the way the boys presented themselves and participated in this most important celebration.

Regards

Alan Crierie

Deputy Principal - Curriculum

C A L E N D A R

TERM 3 (Subject to change)

AUGUST 15 Whole Campus Mass 9:05am (P) 19-22 Book Week (P) 21 Yr 9 & 10 (2014) Assembly & Subject Selection Procedures Parent/Teacher Intrvws /Early Dismissal 1:05pm (S) 22 Yrs 8-10 Class/Individual Photos 23 Book Week Assembly (P) Yr 8 Retreat Yr 9 Geography Excursion 26 Yr 11 (2014) Counselling 9:00am - 8:30pm No Yr 10 classes 28 Boys and Dads Night (P) 29 Music Night – Pulse VI (S)

SEPTEMBER 1 Fathers Day 2 Yr 10 Asian Studies Excursion (Grp 1) 3 Yr 12 (2014) Counselling 9-8:30pm No Year 11 Classes Yr 10 Asian Studies Excursion (Grp 2) 4 Yr 10 Breakfast 5 Yr 11 Formal Yr 11-12 Class & Individual Photos 6 Staff Professional Development No Student Attendance 8 Family Mass 9am (P) 9 Yr 8 (2015) Enrolment Interviews Special Sport Photos (P) Senior Soccer Presentation Night 11 Yr 9 & Yr 11 Breakfast Senior Basketball Presentation Night 12 Science/Italian Zoo Excursion (Girls) 13 Caica Cup (S) 16 Yr 11 History : Holocaust Guest Speaker 16-19 Yr 7 Canberra Trip 17 Remember the Holocaust Video Launch Open Classroom Yrs 2, 5, 6 4pm-5:30pm 18 Yr 8 Breakfast Yr 9/11 Drama Excursion 20-22 Pedal Prix Race Murray Bridge 23 Portfolio Conference Evening 3:30-6:30pm (P) 23-26 Catholic Schools Music Festival 23-27 Business Week (S) 24 Student Memorial Prayer Service 25 Yr 8 Program Achieve Portfolio Conference Evening 3:30-6:30pm (P) Senior Football Presentation Night 26 Achilles Cup(S) 27 De La Salle Day Early Dismissal 12:45pm (P) & (S)

MASS

Parents and parishioners are warmly invited to attend Mass at either Campus each week during

school time. Please do not hesitate to contact the College with any queries.

PRIMARY: Thursday at 9:05am SECONDARY: Wednesday 9:00am

MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION, 15 AUGUST

It is easy to get a distorted idea of Mary when we look at paintings and sculptures. She looks ‘other worldly’ and unreal. We can forget that she was just an ordinary woman who was called to do the extraordinary. Mary was a woman of rural Galilee, more than 2000 years ago. She lived as they did, in a small family house of stone and mud-brick. She worked like any young girl, grinding wheat and barley into flour, preparing dishes of beans, vegetables, eggs, fruits, nuts, and occasional chunks of mutton. Wool had to be made into clothing. Bread had to be baked. A few chickens and a donkey had to be fed. And in the village, small as it was, there were always little children to care for.

Almost daily she carried a large jar of water from the town well for washing and cooking (the well still supplies modern Nazareth today and is called "Mary's Well"). Early on, the Jews found that cleanliness prevented disease, so frequent washing -- an important chore of women -- became part of their religious practice. The well also was a favourite spot where women talked and traded bits of everyday news.

Jesus’ long years at Nazareth are called his "hidden life," the years he grew in "wisdom and age and grace," his years with Mary and Joseph. Nazareth was his first and only school; Mary and Joseph his principal teachers. From them, the Son of God made-man learned to speak his first words, in the accent of Galilee. They acquainted him with the ways of the village and the ways of the human heart. Before anyone else, he listened to and learned from Joseph and Mary.

They taught him to appreciate familiar things from the Galilean hills -- the sower, the shepherd and his sheep, the vineyard, the fig tree. These images later conveyed his deepest thoughts. Ordinary experiences, like watching Mary place a small measure of yeast into flour before baking and seeing it rise, gave him earthy images to describe the remarkable ways the kingdom of God touches all things. He learned the skills of carpentry and the discipline of hard work at Joseph's side.

Joseph, Mary and Jesus seldom went beyond their village and the neighbouring fields. Their home was one simple room, used for work by day and as a bedroom by night. In the limestone floor were small openings into grain silos, carved for storage out of the rock below floor level. On the wall, a niche for an oil lamp, the only light in the windowless room. On summer days, a shelter of branches shaded the flat roof above.

We can hardly guess how Mary experienced the tragic days when they arrested and crucified her Son. Tradition says she stood on the road as Jesus passed by carrying his cross. When all his disciples fled, she remained with him. Helpless to do anything else, she watched her dying Son and offered her love. When he died, they took him down from the cross and placed him in her arms. She held him gently, her child of long ago. Any mother who has lost a child can identify with her.

Mary accepted the call from God to be the mother of his Son. She had no idea of what this would mean. Simeon, in the Temple had told her that a sword would pierce her heart – she would suffer. She saw and heard her Son disparaged and rejected. She had to live among the people who did this, which would not have been easy. Parents can understand the pain of hearing their children criticised by others, whether justly or not.

We can identify with Mary in so many ways, as we too, do not know what is ahead of us in our life’s journey. We, too, find that there is always the rough with the smooth.

Mary knew what it was to be a refugee in fear for her life and the life of her child when she and Joseph had to escape from Bethlehem and Herod’s soldiers. She was cook, housewife, spouse, mother, daughter, neighbour – all the things that we are called to be.

On 15 August we celebrate her assumption into heaven. We believe that her body was not left to become corrupt but that she was taken body and soul into heaven.

Let us pray that, like Mary, we will live out our calling in life, whether that of employer/employee, spouse, son/daughter, parent, grandparent, neighbor or friend.

Mary, help of Christians, pray for us.

P R I M A R Y C A M P U S

SUNDAY FAMILY MASS Please note the Family Mass for Junior Primary Families is Sunday, 8 September at 9:00 am in the Beverley Chapel.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES In our modern world the range and array of electronic devices is almost endless. A simple rule of thumb is that unless specifically required for educational purposes then they are best left at home. Mobile phones should be presented to Administration for safe keeping prior to the start of the school day and collected at the end. DE LA SALLE DAY Parents are advised that De La Salle Day, a Whole of College Event, will be held at the Henley Campus on the last day of Term 3, September 27 concluding at 12.45pm. Information will be forthcoming as the event approaches.

Mr Kym Clark, Director of Lasallian Mission

S E C O N D A R Y C A M P U S

YEAR 8 PARENTS DINNER AND CATCH UP Come along and enjoy a meal and catch up with other Year 8 parents on Wednesday 4 September 2013 at The Lakes Resort Hotel at 7:00 pm. RSVP your reply to Sharon May at gmay2@bigpond.com or call 0414 228 577. All Year 8 parents are welcome. YEAR 9 MUMS DINNER Come along and enjoy a meal and catch up with other Year 9 Mums on Monday 16 September 2013 at The Lakes Bistro, The Lakes Resort Hotel, at 7:00 pm. RSVP your reply to either Jenny Williams on 0402 222164 or email richardwilliams@senet.com.au, Amanda James on 0403 951 414 or email gajames@senet.com.au no later than Friday 13 September. It will be great to see you all again.

LOST PROPERTY For all Lost Property enquiries, parents are advised to call the Bookroom. Unfortunately, many items which include clothing, jewelry, school bags and stationery are unnamed. Students are also encouraged to visit the bookroom if they have lost items. If items are named, a note will be sent via the classroom for students to collect from the Bookroom. LOST SCHOOL UNIFORM ITEMS: Hats, Jumpers, Spray Jackets, Polo tops, White school shirts, basketball shorts, blue shorts, track pants (year 10), sports bags, soccer boots, school shoes, and lab coats. OTHER Items includes jumpers, socks, sandshoes, gloves and assorted keys, jewelry, a watch, drink bottles, USBs, glasses and glass cases, towels , hats/caps and 1 red display folder.

Mrs Paula Rogers, Bookroom Manager

STUDY SUPPORT FOR YEAR 12s As the year enters its critical phase, we are pleased to announce some services which are intended to help support our current Year 12 students in their studies. • YEAR 12 HOMEWORK HELP Past students are volunteering to come and support current Year 12 students with study. The weekly session is from 2:30 pm-4:30 pm on MONDAYS in Room 3 commencing from 19 August. Silent study is also ongoing and available every TUESDAY and THURSDAY from 3:20 pm-4:30 pm, also in Room 1. • ACE YOUR EXAMS SKILLS SESSION Presented by Elevate Education on 19 September in Mary MacKillop Centre from 9:15 am-10:45 am. This excellent session offers practical advice for exam preparation strategies and was extremely well received by students last year. Students will be issued with a registration form in the near future.

Mr Sam Kitschke, Year 12 Director

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NEWS: ARCHIE FUSILLO VISIT Award winning Australian author Archimede Fusillo visited St Michael’s recently, speaking to all Year 9 students about his life, the writing process and his novels. While referring to a range of his own titles including “Sparring with Shadows”, “The Dons”, “Bruises” and “Last of the Braves”, he encouraged students to read as widely as possible – commending involvement in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. When speaking about writing, he regaled his audience with amusing anecdotes about his childhood in Melbourne, his close relationship with his parents and grandparents, as well as his friends – clearly making the point that we all have interesting and significant stories to tell. Archie also conducted two writing workshops for 50 students during the course of his day long visit, providing further insights as to how a professional develops plot, conflicts and characters. The real significance of the drafting and editing process emerged, especially when he mentioned that a 100,000 word novel may be the product of years of labour! Year 9 students have indicated that they found Archie’s visit entertaining and inspiring. His day at the College concludes the programme of author visits sponsored by the English Department throughout 2013 which has seen Michael Gerard Bauer, Monty Pryor and Geoff Goodfellow speaking to Years 8, 10 and 11 respectively.

Mr Michael Kulesza, Head of Department – English

“PULSE VI”~ Annual Music Department Showcase ~ SMC Founders Hall

Thursday 29 August, 7.00pm It’s that time again! The “Pulse” Concerts have become a fantastic tradition for the SMC Music Department over the years, and this year promises to be the best yet! Last year our new “cabaret” style format including BYO food and drinks, was warmly received by our audience, and we will be continuing with the same format this year. Please note that this year’s showcase will be held in the new Founders Hall. We will trial the new hall for this year, and welcome your feedback on the change of venue. Big Band 1 will be headlining the evening, along with our other excellent ensembles, including Big Band 2, Chamber Ensemble, Motown Band, Guitar Band, SMC Choir and Jazz Band. A number of senior music students will also be performing as soloists.

Once again this year, we are very excited to have the bands from Star of the Sea School and SMC Beverley as our guests for the concert. The "Pulse" concerts are a great way for the music families of all 3 school campuses to meet together to share our love of music, and we look forward to this again for Pulse VI.

Bookings can be made for tables of 10. There is no limit on numbers of tables this year, thanks to the size of Founders Hall. Separate seating on the ‘drop-down’ seats will also be available. Bookings of both tables and individual seats can be made through Pauline Cutt in the Music Office, on 8356 5966, or via email on pauline.cutt@smc.sa.edu.au. Please note there is no

charge, but bookings are still essential. BYO drinks and nibbles.

If you have any enquiries about the event, please contact either Mr Tim Donovan (Music Performance Coordinator) or Mr James Musci (Music Coordinator).

Mr Tim Donovan (Music Performance Coordinator) or Mr James Musci (Music Coordinator)

THE PORT YOUTH ART FESTIVAL The Port Youth Art Festival is held each year to encourage and promote the efforts of secondary school artists. This year 20 of our Year 11 works were selected by organisers for display, with four students receiving merit certificates and prizes. Congratulations to the prize winners, Murtaza Hussaini, Melissa Clothier, Dylan Minchenberg and Siobhan Magill. (Pictured are paintings by Dominique Tragos (L) and Murtaza Hussaini (R))

SECONDARY SUBJECT COUNSELLING INFORMATION Term 3 is when students and parents make important decisions regarding subject choices in preparation for future career pathways. These choices should be guided by student interest and success in preparatory subjects. Students in Year 10 have completed, or will be completing in Semester 2, the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) as the first stage of their SACE certificate. This is designed to assist students to identify possible career paths. Various parent information nights are designed to explain the subject selection process and SACE certificate requirements and I urge parents to attend these if at all possible. Mr Anthony Vizaniaris and Ms Rose Coorey are available for Careers Counselling and Mr Kevin Woolford is available for advice on VET courses. Appointments can be made by contacting Student Services. Critical dates for various stages of the subject selection process are listed below. Due dates for the return of various forms will be published on the forms. Your support in this important process is greatly appreciated and I can be contacted through Student Services to clarify any issues arising.

Ms Bron Kemp, Director of Teaching & Learning SUBJECT COUNSELLING PROCESS

YEAR 11

Tuesday 3 September - Resource Centre

(9.00am – 8.30pm)

Subject Selection Counselling Day. No Year 11 lessons. Current Year 11 students and parents

required to attend prearranged interviews.

YEAR 10

Monday 26 August - Resource Centre

(9.00am – 8.30pm)

Subject Selection Counselling Day. No Year 10 lessons. Current Year 10 students and parents

required to attend prearranged interviews.

YEAR 8 & 9

Wednesday 21 August Pastoral Care Student subject selection procedures assembly. Attendance compulsory: Current Year 8 and 9

students.

TERM 3 PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS 21 August, 2013 Parent Teacher interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 21 August between 1:52 pm and 8:30 pm. Information was mailed home last week in relation to the booking process. Please note that school finishes at lunch time on this day. Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to talk with their child’s teachers about any issues of concern that may have arisen during the year to date. To make the most of the opportunity it is important to be prepared. Before your interview, plan specific questions you wish to ask and identify factors of which teachers need to be aware. The interview process should be seen as an opportunity for two way discussion where the interests of your child are important considerations for both parties. We also strongly encourage all students to attend so as to enhance the conversation and to hear constructive feedback firsthand. After the interview it is important for parents to follow up on matters discussed at the meeting with their son or daughter. Acknowledge strengths, identify areas where improvements can be made and encourage your child to take responsibility for his/her own learning. We look forward to seeing you and your child on the day. SUMMARY OF DATES /TIMES: • Monday 12 August, 4:00 pm Access to Edval Parent/Teaching Interviewer Scheduler. • Friday 16 August, 9:00 am Program closed for processing. • Friday 16 August, 4:00 pm Program reopened at which time schedules can be viewed and printed. • Monday 19 August, 9:00 am Program closed for final time. No further appointments can be made after this date. Please remember to print your schedule and bring it with you on the day.

Ms Bron Kemp, Director of Teaching and Learning

C O L L E G E I N F O R M A T I O N

DOBSONS UNIFORM SHOP 1 Lawrie Street, Henley Beach

Trading Hours ~ Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ~ 8:00am – 4:15pm

Please contact Mary or Margaret on 8150 2306 to arrange an appointment.

Specials are now on offer on selected items to all parents until the end of October

Ms Mary Firth, Manager, Dobsons Uniform Shop

SPORTS CENTRE SCHOOL WEAR

For supplies of co-curricular uniforms. 142 Port Road, Hindmarsh

www.sportscentre.com.au Telephone: 8346 3411

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS ONLINE SELLING & BUYING

Please refer to the College website: http://www.smc.sa.edu.au/uniform/where-to-buy-our-uniform

for information relating to the sale of second hand uniform items.

AURECON BRIDGE BUILDING COMPETITION Earlier this term interested students were asked to apply to be a part of an exciting competition, the Aurecon Bridge Building Competition which was judged at The Art Gallery on North Terrace. The aim of this competition was to provide students with an insight into the design and construction of engineering structures. Three Teams were selected in a Gifted and Talented initiative to represent the College: TEAM A: Nicholas Lopresti (8CA), Dion McNamee (8CA), Franky Lu (8CA) TEAM B: Benjamin Fitzgerald (8PR), Kenny Cao (8SP), Sebastian Fortuna (8FL) TEAM C: Michael Luppino (9DE), Jessey Nguyen (9BE) Elio Arruzza (9FA)

The students’ brief was to design and construct a bridge using only balsa wood, a cardboard tube, a tube of epoxy glue and 1 piece of 5m string. This bridge building project involved research, planning, teamwork, decision making, problem solving, creative thinking and innovation with the result being an efficient design. I am pleased to report that St Michael’s College was more than ready for the challenge that awaited them and finished 4th on the day. All the bridges were evaluated according to the maximum load supported, the aesthetics, the workmanship and creativity of the design. Team A’s bridge was able to withstand 12.3 kg, while the bridge built by Team B held an impressive 24.1 kg. A lot was riding on the outcome of the bridge built by Team C and although their bridge was able to carry and an incredible weight of 29.9 kgs - a new school record - sadly it was just a few kilograms short of taking out third prize. All of the students were thrilled with the winning result and had a fun time. This is evident in the reflections of the event, below:

Kenny Cao, Sebastian Fortuna and I built a model bridge out of specified materials for the Aurecon Bridge Building Competition 2013. We built a fairly basic Truss Bridge out of glue, string and balsa wood. We spent our lunchtimes over a 4 week period constructing our bridge and I personally think our bridge was quite impressive. On 1 August, the competition was held in the South Australian Art Gallery. There were about 30 groups and bridges competing, for a first prize of $1,500. Two other groups from our school entered the competition as well. In the block of bridge testing before lunch, our bridges were tested, based on appeal and strength. Team A’s bridge withstood a weight of 12 kilograms, and ours (Team B) held 24 before it tilted sideways and broke. We were a bit disappointed that our bridge didn't last longer, as it was very strong, but the weight was slightly off centre, and the bridge collapsed sideways. Team C’s bridge was tested in the period after lunch, and withstood a massive 29 kilograms! During the course of this competition I learnt quite a bit about teamwork and of course about bridge structures and designs. On the day I most enjoyed seeing the bridges collapse, even ours. Benjamin Fitzgerald (8PR) The Aurecon bridge building challenge was fun and really put our minds to the test. After 4 weeks of

planning and building it all came down to this one day. Our bridge did really well, holding a total of 24.1 kg which broke the St Michael’s record by 0.1kg, this record was soon broken again by St Michael’s Team C, whose bridge held 29.9 kg. Overall the day was great, and we learnt a lot about effective bridge designs. Sebastian Fortuna (8FL) Towards the end of Term 2, I was fortunate enough to participate in the Aurecon Bridge Building Competition. This competition was both challenging and exciting as I was able to test my engineering skills using only cardboard, balsa wood, string and glue which was provided in the kit we received. With my team’s bridge, we had many disagreements, such as the initial design, but were able to pull through together as a team and get the results we were after. Although my group’s bridge only held 12.3kg we were just happy that it did not break when the starting weight of 2.75kg was placed on it. The other schools involved had many enthusiastic engineers with some great bridge ideas. The day was a great show of knowledge and goes to prove you can achieve so much with only limited materials provided. Nicholas Lopresti (8CA) I’d like to congratulate the boys on not only a wonderful achievement but also for the way in which they represented the College. Secondly, a special thanks to Mr Pezos for his invaluable advice and assisting the teams with their designs.

Mr Stratos Karnas, Gifted and Talented Coordinator

S T U D E N T S E R V I C E S

YR 12 SATAC APPLICATIONS We can see on the SATAC Website over 20 students have successfully registered for a minimum of one SATAC preference for 2014. We are encouraging all interested students to register with a minimum of one preference well before the 27 September Deadline. They will then be in a position where they can add, delete and change the order of preferences right through to 6 January 2014. There are a few courses with early closing dates that cannot be added after the 27 September closing dates. A reminder also that students interested in Music Courses at the University of Adelaide Elder Conservatorium need to book in for an audition before 30 August. Students who will be 18 by the 1 February 2014 can also apply to sit for the Special Tertiary Admissions Test STAT. The main STAT Sitting is on 24 November (please note that there is a possibility that this may be the Sunday of Schoolies). If you want to avoid this you may need to book an earlier session at the SATAC Offices. Remember to check section 4 of the SATAC Guide to make sure your course(s) of interest accept the STAT. There is still no information about 2014 TAFE courses available and unlikely to be LIVE until late September. There will be no hardcopy information, only the website. This makes it somewhat difficult for current Year 10 and Year 11 students choosing 2014 subjects. We advise you to base decisions on current offerings but be aware things may change. Both the recent Year 12 Parent SATAC Talk and SATAC PowerPoint presentations can be accessed on the College Internet page. UniSA have a fantastic video explaining all aspects of the actual SATAC Application process See: unisa.edu.au/school-leavers Applying to SATAC, we encourage all families to view this.

Students were asked to email Mr Vizaniaris if they wished to sit the Flinders Uni Test by yesterday. If your son or daughter has let this deadline slip, please ensure they make contact with him urgently. THIS WEEKEND ~ TERTIARY OPEN WEEK for Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 Families Please be sure to check out the Universities Open Day Programs so you know where to go and at what time to hear the right talk this weekend. • TAFE Arts Sunday 18 August http://www.tafesa.edu.au/adelaide-college-of-the-arts/ac-arts-events/2013/07/30/open-day

(TAFESA will have a booth at each of the three Universities during their scheduled Open Days) • University of Adelaide: Sunday 18 August http://www.adelaide.edu.au/openday/ • UniSA: City West Campus Sunday 18 August http://www.unisa.edu.au/openday/ • Flinders University: Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August http://www.flinders.edu.au/opendays2013/

KEY CAREER PLANNING DATES • 17 August: CDW Studios, Level 3, The Myer Centre, Rundle Mall, Adelaide. If students are interested in the digital arts sector, please

click here for more information regarding the CDW Studio School of visual effects and entertainment design. • 30 August: Motor Trade Association Automotive Career Expo Day MTA Training and Employment Centre, 3 Frederick Rd Royal Park.

Bookings essential – book by phone 8241 0522 or e-mail tbuckley@mta-sa.asn.au. • 30 August: Deadline for Audition applications relating to Uni Adelaide Music courses

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/publications/pdfs/pil_mus.pdf • 31 August: Amy Navy Air Force Defence Forces Expo Torrens Parade Grounds

http://cesa.webtemplate.com.au/sites/2771/__files/f/9382/ADF%20Career%20Expo%20Flyer.pdf • 13 September close of applications for ATNEST TEST as alternative entry to many Engineering courses at UniSA (Yr 11 students too)

http://www.acer.edu.au/tests/atnest • 15 September: UniSA Health http://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/Health-The-Inside-View/ • 15 September: Built Environ Info Sessions http://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/Built-Environment-Preview-Day/ • 17 September: Taste of Business and Law Careers UniSA http://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/Taste-of-Business-and-Law-Careers/ • 18 September: Twilight at Magill UniSA Magill Courses:

http://www.unisa.edu.au/Education-Arts-and-Social-Sciences/Undergraduate-September-Information-Events/Magill-Twilight/ • 19 September: Switch on Mawson Lakes UniSA http://www.unisa.edu.au/Calendar/Switch-On-Mawson-Lakes/ • 24 September: SA Police Next info session with vacancy. Book as soon as possible see

http://www.achievemore.com.au/officer/register-for-seminar.html • 28 September: Most applications for University close (Late fee applies after this date) Medicine Dentistry Optometry Final deadline

plus others. http://www.satac.edu.au/pages/key-dates

WESTERN FUTURES INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY CAREER ADVICE EVENT A complimentary two course dinner is on offer at the Lakes Resort Hotel, 141 Brebner Drive, West Lakes on Tuesday 3 September 2013 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Please RSVP your attendance to Kirsty Wilding by emailing: admin@westernfutures.com.au or calling 8354 4214 by Friday 23 August.

CAREER COUNSELLING APPOINTMENTS We welcome appointments with students and have set up a more structured process this year to ensure a more effective use of the 30 minute appointment time. Students are asked to do some preparation using information in their Subject Selection Bag and on the Internet. Once they have completed the relevant sections on their “Appointment Preparation Sheet”, they can bring this to Student Services at recess or lunch to make an appointment. Spare Appointment Preparation Sheets are available from Student Services. Students who do not bring this sheet to their scheduled appointment will have their appointment rescheduled to another time. We thank parents for their support in sharing the Subject Selection journey.

Ms Rose Coorey & Mr Anthony Vizaniaris, Careers

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S T O …

If your son or daughter has been selected into a sporting representative team or has sporting achievements that you would like to share with the SMC community please email kellie.casserly@smc.sa.edu.au or jessica.fanto@smc.sa.edu.au

Christian Verbi (9FA) who has been selected to be part of the Joey’s squad of 20 players that are competing in a tournament in

Myanmar from the 16 August - 4 September. Christian is one of two players who were selected from SA. We wish them well in their upcoming Joey’s tour.

Adele Demasi (10MC) who co-captained the U15 State School girls’ netball team. The team played in Launceston, Tasmania in Week 2 of Term 3, and the team finished 5th place overall. Well done Adele.

Madeline Turner (12BU) who won ‘Rookie of the Year’ and ‘GK in Team of the Year’ in the Subway Cup Premier League Netball competition last week. Madeleine also played in the Premier League Grand Final on Friday August 9 for Contax who defeated Matrics 34-33. Well done Maddy!

Maddison Stegmeyer (9LU), Mia Troncone (9SE) and Mia Voulgarakis (9RU) who have made the U15 Combined Australian Netball Association (CANA) State Team who will travel to Queensland this year in September. We wish you all the best for your tournament.

The Year 8/9 Football teams who finished their season with a win. Well done! Thank you to everyone involved in ensuring the season ran smoothly. The students will be acknowledged for their involvement in the sport program at a co-curricular assembly in Week 10.

C O M M U N I T Y I N F O R M A T I O N

Caregivers need to make their own enquiries and assessments about the suitability of these events and services for their needs and those of their children.

MANAGING MEDIA IN FAMILIES: Dr Michael Carr-Gregg presents Managing Media in Families on Monday 19 August 2013 at Immanuel College Auditorium Cost of tickets $27.50. For bookings go to: http://www.trybooking.com/DBVU. For more details contact admin@youngmedia.org.au or phone 08 8376 2111.

CENTACARE COURSES: Centacare Adelaide is running a number of courses such as Understanding Teen Boys, Understanding Teen Girls and Getting a Grip on Grandparenting from September through to November. All courses will be held at Centacare, 33 Wakefield Street, Adelaide for a gold coin donation. Bookings are essential, please contact Centacare on 8210 8200 or email your details to registrations@centacare.org.au.

CITY OF CHARLES STURT COUNCIL: Bring your bikes on Friday 30 August, 5:00pm – 7:30pm to Youth Central, 65 Woodville Road, Woodville. Get help with minor repairs to bicycles (e.g. inner tubes, tyres, brake and gear cables and chains), for young people aged 12-25 and families living in the City of Charles Sturt Council region. Free snacks available. There is a limit of one bike per person/family. Registration is FREE but essential, limited places available! To register please call Deb on 8408 1316. http://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=226&t=uList&ulistId=0&c=11648.

RIDE AGAINST STIGMA: Help create awareness around suicide prevention and join in on this family friendly bike ride. Sunday 8 September 2013. Free entertainment and information 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Henley Square. Unable to ride. You can walk, run, skate or just meet at Henley Square. Register online at http://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/rideagainststigma. For more information please contact Melissa on 84081315 or via email youthcentral@charlessturt.sa.gov.au. AMBLE FOR AUSTRALIAN REFUGEE ASSOCIATION ~ Sunday 15 September 2013: Help raise funds and Support the Australian Refugee Association, be part of Adelaide’s largest fun run at the Sunday Mail City to Bay on Sunday 15th September 2013. To register, contact the Australian Refugee Association fundraising team via fundraising@ausref.net or 83542951. For more details click here.

C O - C U R R I C U L A R R E S U L T S

Students can access fixture information via the College intranet: http://www.smc.sa.edu.au/news-information/current-sports-fixtures All enquiries to Jessica.Fanto@smc.sa.edu.au / Kellie.Casserly@smc.sa.edu.au / Lachlan.Bartlett@smc.sa.edu.au

PRIMARY CAMPUS

FOOTBALL PRIMARY A SMC 13.13 v CAB 1.3; Goals: J McCann 4, E Marchioro 2, J Mansell 2, D Vassallo, C Patterson, C Minchenberg, M Jurkovic, M Plamenac 1;

Best: D Vasallo, J McCann, M Ware, M Jurkovic YEAR 4/5 SMC 15.7 v SIC 5.3; Goals: C Davis 7, M Cubelic 3, W Foley, J Balkwill 2, A Neilsen, K Hubert, A Della Pace 1; Best: C Davis, A Della Pace, P

Hellmanns, K Hubert, M Weir, J Eustice, P White YEAR 2/3 Year 2/3 SMC 11.3 V Fulham North Blue 2.2; Goals: L Cox 3, J Dametto 2, M Maraia 2, A Karnas 1, L Muller 1, F Higham 1, D Carnie 1, J White 1;

Best: L Cox, F Higham, C Barnard SECONDARY CAMPUS - BOYS BASKETBALL OPEN A SMC 53 v SC 29; Goals: A Maiorana 15, L Young 10, A Mudronja 9; Best: A Maiorana, A Mudronja OPEN B SMC 55 v SC 37; Goals: M Boulton 15, D Colwill 9, J Murphy 9; Best: M Boulton, J Stewart SOCCER 1st XI SMC 3 v IC 2; C Kayumba 2, A Impedovo 1; Best C Kayumba, A Impedovo, T Pappas, V Marafioti 10A SMC 10 v GHS 0; Goals: D Scorsonelli 3, H Anderson 2, C Hoban 1, S Tadic 1, T Marinoff 1, S Bellini 1, N Moutzouris 1 Y10B SMC 1 v RC 6; Goals: R Dienoff; Best: D Bosco, Z Spencer, C Marcheson 9A(1) SMC 1 v NAZ 1; Goals: N Davis 1; Best: G Caridi, N McCarthy, T Labrosciano 9A(2) SMC 8 v SHC 2; Goals: J Stavrides 3, M Talladira 2, J Bingham 1, A Johnston 1, J Vivian 1; Best: J Stavrides 3, M Talladira 2, A Karagiannakis 1

8GOLD SMC 7 v TC 2; Goals: Polli 3, Carpenter 2, Scambiatterra 1, Panuccio 1; Best: Polli, Abadia, Violi 8MAROON BYE FOOTBALL 1st XVIII BYE 2nd XVIII SMC 17.12 v CBC 6.5; Goals: Rafanelli 5, Marchioro 3, Hosie 3, Rugari 2; Best: Rafanelli, Rullo, May, Handrick, Paparella, Burgess, Marchioro,

Phillips, Hammond 10A SMC 17.20 v SPC 3.4; Goals: B Currie 5, A Georgeson 4, S Phillips 3, I Johnson 2, J Jackson 1, W Creeper 1, J Calabro 1; Best: N Kartas, B

Currie, A Georgeson, D Ginever, F Marafioti, L Zille, D Cardone, E Miller, W Creeper 9A SMC 13.10 v RC 4.4; Goals: J Smith 8,T Scambiatterra, L D'Souza 2, L Toohey 1; Best: C Gaffney, J Smith, D James-Boylan, C Muirhead, J

Guidera, S Bates 8A SMC 8.5 v PAC 8.2; Goals: S Yiannicou 3, C McLeod 2, J Butterfield 1, C Potter 1, T Wegener 1 8B SMC 6.8 v WSC 8.13; Best: Rugari, Bevan, Esca TABLE TENNIS JUNIOR BYE OPEN A/B SMC 17 v BPS 6 Open C/D BYE SECONDARY CAMPUS - GIRLS BADMINTON JUNIOR B SMC4 v SI 2 SENIOR B SMC5 v NAZ 1 NETBALL 8 A (SMC1) SMC 51 v CAB 9; Best: G Ramsey-Martin, A Jenko, M Taylor, G May 8B1 (SMC2) SMC2 26 v CAR 17 8B2( SMC3) SMC3 19 MMK2 27 8B2 (SMC4) SMC4 21 v MHS2 34 8C1 (SMC5) SMC5 8 v LOR 18; Best: A Trolio, O Groat, C Jefferies 9A (SMC1) SMC1 17 v CAB 29; Best: M Stegmeyer 9B1 (SMC2) SMC 16 v CAR 23; Best: Dawes, Economou, Petrovski 9B1 (SMC3) SMC3 24 v CAR2 29; Best: C Rogers, K Barilla, E Fulford 9B (SMC4) SMC 20 v OLSH 11; Goals: S Clark 10, J Wood 6, C Brown 4; Best: S Clark, D Pernini, G Plunkett 9C1 (SMC5) SMC 34 v ST DOMS 15; Best: A Tam, T Ryke 9C2 (SMC6) SMC6 21 v SIC 23; Best: S Victory, A Conlon, T Strube 10A (SMC1) SMC 31 v LOR 11; Best: C Sleczka, E Foley, C Wilson 10B1 (SMC2) SMC2 11 v CAR2 37; Best: H Parkinson, A Svetlichny, S Patching 10 C2 (SMC3) SMC3 17 v KC 21; Best: C Adami, C Fox 10C2 (SMC4) SMC4 15 v NAZ2 18; Best: G D'Aloia OPEN A1 SMC1 49 v SIC1 24 OPEN A2 SMC2 18 v SHCS 31; Best: C Kralik, C Reed, F Cox OPEN B1 SMC3 29 v SHCS7 31 OPEN C2 (SMC5) SMC5 21 v LOR 0; Best: A Gorcilov, J Richards C2 (SMC6) SMC6 23 v MHS 28; Best: S Parker, L Milde, J Simms SOCCER SENIOR A SMC 0 v SIC 4 JUNIOR A SMC 6 v CAB 0

There are many schools joining the Amble for ARA Team this year – is yours?

As part of the ‘Amble for ARA’ team, you will receive:• A FREE celebration BBQ at the finish line• A FREE massage post-race for those who have raised over $50 for ARA• Weekly e-newsletters to help you with your training and nutrition• Other prizes for highest fundraisers• Other prizes for highest fundraisers

Sunday 15th September 2013

Be part of Adelaide’s largest fun run at the Sunday Mail City to Bay on Sunday 15th September 2013.

This is your chance to get active with ‘Team ARA’ and help raise funds to support tomorrow’s Australians today.

ARA’s mission is to support people from refugee ARA’s mission is to support people from refugee backgrounds become settled and participating citizens of Australia. ARA believes in the capacity and desire of former refugees to be productive citizens through contributing to the social, cultural and economic life in Australia.

You can either run or take a leisurely walk over 12km, You can either run or take a leisurely walk over 12km, 6km or 3km and finish up at Glenelg.

To register, contact the ARA fundraising team via fundraising@ausref.net or 8354 2951

AUSTRALIAN REFUGEE ASSOCATION