16 May 2012 - Marist College

Marist College Enews 

Dear Marist Family 

Many would have seen the sculpture of Mary and the teenage Jesus in the reception of the Senior School. Br 

Terence Heinrich (Headmaster from 1983 to 1988) asked the sculptor to create a work which went beyond 

the traditional in that it would be Mary with the teenage Jesus. It’s a very beautiful and powerful work. A 

leaflet is available entitled ‘Mother & Son’ and it explains the significance of the work. 

See how he stands, straight limbed, healthy, strong, looking 

beyond Mary, eager to face his future, to start his public life. His 

love and respect for his mother is seen in the gentle right hand 

on Mary’s shoulder. His left hand caries the T-square, symbolic 

of his trade, but his attention and eagerness and concentration 

are drawn away from his mother to the world beyond. Like any 

person, he has a life to make, a destiny to fulfil. With him he will 

take the love and the values built into his life by those who have 

cared for him. 

As for Mary? See how still she is. The time is near for Jesus, still 

loving her, to look beyond him. She has done all she can, and 

soon it will be time to let him go to do his Father’s work. She 

recognises this in her stillness. Look at her hands – how quietly 

composed they are. She does not touch Jesus. Look at the soft 

and peaceful folds of her gown. She is at peace, and yet how 

strong is the love she bears her son. 

See how she lifts her head towards him. She looks at him with 

such love – a gentle gaze, full of confidence in him, eyes open 

to the truth and promise of the boy she has helped to mould. 

Her mouth, too, is gentle; there is almost a smile; she approves 

of what she sees. 

(Mother & Son leaflet) 

Together, in competition 

In recent editions of Enews the focus has been on Mary as 

model for Christian people. In this reflection the emphasis 

is on the relationship between Mary and Jesus. This 

sculpture is about us. It’s a symbol of our faith in Jesus 

who was once an adolescent, like our students are or will 

become. It’s a symbol of our faith in Mary who models for 

us trust in God. It’s about ‘potentiality’ too: about mothers 

and sons as they grow in love and understanding of 

themselves and each other. 

_______________________________ 

Our Year 5, 7 & 9 boys are sitting NAPLAN tests this week 

in literacy and numeracy. These tests are meant to be a 

measure of a schools’ overall performance in these areas. It 

is also a means by which parents and boys can gauge how 

they are progressing in comparison to their peers across 

the nation. Well done to the boys for their cooperation 

during these test sessions. 

Year 8 camps are being held this week and the Year 6 camp 

was held last week. These are exciting events for the boys 

and I trust they will bring many benefits to the boys as 

they continue to grow and develop in the years ahead. 

Many thanks to Mr Rugala for his organization of the Year 

8 camps and thanks as well to the Year 6 teachers and the 

senior teachers who have accompanied the boys. These 

opportunities can only be provided through the generous 

involvement of our staff. 

A survey on the recent Parent Teacher Interviews for boys 

in Years 7 to 12 has been sent electronically to a sample 

set of parents. Please take time to respond (only a few 

minutes are required) as your views help us discern the 

most effective means by which teachers can communicate 

with you. 

Finally, please keep Br Cletus in your prayers. Br Cletus has 

recently undergone major surgery and will be in hospital 

for some time. Brother is well known to many boys and 

families and has long been a wonderful support and 

presence to boys and staff in the College, especially in the 

Junior School. 

May St Marcellin continue to watch over our boys and their 

families. 

Mr Richard Sidorko 

IN THIS ISSUE 

Headmaster’s Report 

General News 

Community Service 

Youth Ministry 

Sports News 

Junior School Happenings 

IMPORTANT DATES 

14 -16 May 

Year 8 camp CO, CR, DA, HA 

D of E Parent Information Night at Merici College 

15 – 18 May 

NAPLAN Years 5, 7 and 9 

16 – 18 May 

Year 8 camp MA, MC, OT, PA 

18 May 

Blue & Blue Ball 


Year 12 AST Trial 

Year 10 Reflection & Community Service Day 


Junior School Photo Day 


Mark House Day 

27 May – 3 June 

Reconciliation Week 


Year 11 2013 Information Evening 

30 – 2 June 

College Drama Performance 


End of Enrolment Period 

MAY 16, 2012

Marist College Enews MAY 16, 2012 

The 2012 College inter-house Cross Country titles were held on a perfect 

autumn afternoon. The event was held over the iconic Mt Taylor courses,. 

The 12 through 15 years contested the 4.0km course whilst the 16’s and 

seniors completed the arduous 5.6 km course. 

It was great to see so many boys engaged in strenuous physical activity 

throughout the event and this is a tremendous reflection on the Marist 

culture, the house spirit and the work ethic of the College population. This 

year saw five of the eight Houses come away with age champion category 

trophy winners. But by the end of the day, McMahon was announced as 

overall Champion House for the second year running. The outstanding 

individual performance belonged to Patrick Jackson in the 16 years, with 

a time of 19.26. This fell just 6 seconds short of the College record. 

Thank you must go to all staff and parents who made the day possible. 

Also congratulations to the boys on their enthusiasm and sportsmanship 

which helped to make the day a very enjoyable experience for everyone 

involved. 

Running continues to be a strength of Marist College! 

College Cross Country coaches Wayne McAuliffe and Russ Johnson have 

commenced conditioning the squad of over 60 boys for the ASC titles to 

be held on May 24, followed by the ACT titles in June. 

Wayne McAuliffe - Carnivals Convenor 

Lisa Corrigan, Olympic Athlete (2008 Beijing) presenting the winning Cross Country Shield 

to Joe Powell, McMahon Sports Captain. 

1st place runners: 

12 Yrs Peter Nuttall McMahon 17.19 

13 Yrs Kieran Reilly Mark 16.48 

14 Yrs James Toohey Conway 16.23 

15 Yrs John Ashleigh Crispin 15.22 

16 Yrs Patrick Jackson Darlinghurst 19.26 

Seniors Tom Styman Crispin 20.12 

CC 2012 12 Yrs 13 Yrs 14 Yrs 15 Yrs 16 Yrs Senior Overall 

Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Points Pl Pl 

Conway 266 2 1501 2 1638 1 1189 1125 1863 7582 2 

Crispin 153 1201 1592 2 1448 1 1070 1412 6876 4 

Darlinghurst 156 1414 3 1185 854 1376 2 1409 6394 7 

Haydon 61 626 1032 1369 3 1360 3 2551 2 6999 3 

Mark 280 1 1095 1042 974 1142 2133 3 6666 5 

McMahon 218 3 1237 826 1427 2 1527 1 2991 1 8226 1 

Othmar 100 1504 1 1006 1136 1182 1269 6197 8 

Patrick 208 1313 1466 3 1049 908 1687 6631 6 

College Inter-house 

Cross Country Titles


DEADLINE THURSDAY 31 MAY 

Marist College Canberra 

Foundation 

We look with great pride at the developments 

CAPITAL APPEAL, MARCELLIN HALL 

in plant and facilities at our old school. 

Marcellin Hall will add hugely to these facilities 

and I commend the appeal to all Old Boys. 

I urge you to help in any way you can. 

deadline thursday 31 may 

(Grant Slater, President Marist Canberra 

One of the aims of the Foundation is to assist 

with capital works at the College. We look upon 

this appeal as part of that aim and we hope that 

you will be as generous here as you have been 

with the Bursary Fund. (Brett Freebody, 

Chair of the College Foundation) 

For those of you are contemplating donating to the Capital Appeal for the Marcellin Hall, please note:- 

• The Official Opening is to be held on Friday the 27 July. 

• The Cocktail Party is to be held on the 25 July, where all Donors will be invited to attend and tour the facility. 

• In order to be eligible for inclusion on the Bollards and Honour Boards for the opening cocktail party (25th July) and 

official opening on the 27th July, we will need to have your donations paid by the 31st May. 

• In the meantime should you have questions or wish to immediately make a commitment please contact Brendan Ryan, 

Phone 0262987280 or email brendanryan@mcc.act.edu.au 

• ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. 

After the printing of the brochures our bank account details have changed. The new details are as follows:- 

BSB# 062919 

ACC# 10349394 

NAME Marist College Canberra Foundation 

REFERENCE yournameCA 

Old Boys Association) 

For any further information contact Brendan Ryan, Development Officer, on 0262987280 or brendanryan@mcc.act.edu.au 

Congratulations to: 

Capital appeal Marcellin Hall 

Tyler Hamon and Mitchell Walton-Brown, who have 

been awarded with a Defence Technical Scholarship 

for 2012. Over 2300 students nationwide applied for 

the scholarship. The DTS rewards technically-savvy 

students for staying on at school and enrolling in 

specific subjects. Congratulations Tyler and Mitchell! 

I thank the Marist College Foundation for its 

work in providing tuition fees for disadvantaged 

families and I commend them for this initiative. 

(Richard Sidorko, Headmaster Marist College 

Canberra) 

2012/2013 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS 

Marist Canberra Football Club has Entertainment Books for sale. 

MCFC receives $11.00 for every book sold. 

They will be on sale in our canteen from this Saturday. You can 

also contact Judy Hall at maristfootball@maristfootball.com.au 

or you can buy your book online 

If you wish to take a look at this year’s book, please click here to 

view it online.


Marist Mothers’ Mass 

Thank you to all those who attended the 

Mass last Thursday and who enjoyed 

the morning tea afterwards. We thank 

Fr Brian for his words of encouragement 

to the mothers and acknowledging 

the special part they play in families 

and our Marist community. The Mass 

ended beautifully with a power point 

presentation from Mr Dave Moore and 

his class giving an A-Z list of quotes 

dedicated to their mothers. It was 

great to see so many mothers enjoy 

the day.


Please pray for our sick and recently departed members of 

the Marist Family. 

Our thoughts and prayers go out to: 

Brother Cletus, who is recovering from surgery. 

The family of Brendan Dorman on his recent passing. Brendan was 

a great supporter and sponsor of the MAFC through the Eastlake Football 

Club. Brendan was brother of Chris Dorman, Felicity Cusack, Uncle of Reg 

Dorman (2010), Luke Cusack (2009), Tom Cusack (2011) and cousin of Cathy, 

Angus (9Mc) and Tom Dryburgh (2010). 

The family of Mr Gino Piccoli, maternal grandfather of Danny Supple (9Da) 

and Isaac Supple (8Da). Mr Piccoli is in a critical condition in Intensive Care, 

and the Supple family would appreciate your thoughts and prayers. 

Conway House 

Charity Appeal 2012 

As many people may know, Conway House has had The 

Canberra Blind Society as its major charity organisation 

for several years. The House values the contribution 

that CBS continues to provide in the ACT area. The 

Canberra Blind Society depends solely on the three 

collection days in early May. This year, 26 Year 8 and 

9 Conway boys braved the cold to collect at Woden 

Plaza and Mawson Southlands shopping centres on 

Thursday 3 and Friday 4 May in two hour sessions. 

Last year, 2011, the boys collected just over $1,500 

for the CBS. This year the boys managed to collect 

$2, 417.10 which was a wonderful effort and greatly 

appreciated by the Canberra Blind Society. 

Pictured are a few of the boys displaying the sum 

collected. 

Andy Lofthouse - Conway House Dean 

Gifted and Talented 

Conference 2012 

On Tuesday 15 May, Marist hosted the ACT Gifted and Talented Conference for 

approximately two hundred students from many schools across the ACT. The 

conference caters to the Gifted and Talented programs in schools by offering 

university styled lectures from guest speakers on various philosophical topics 

and current debates. 

Julie Arliss presented a series of seminars on theoretical concerns such as 

the physical and psychological perception of time, the question of what is 

consciousness and the philosophy of love and relations in contemporary 

society. Julie lectures at King’s College, London, and works in close association 

with Oxford and Exeter Universities, and is principal examiner at Cambridge 

setting questions for the Philosophy Department. Her extensive knowledge and 

exquisite oratory skills provided a highly engaging and challenging discussion. 

Jeffery Hodges delivered a lecture on the ideas of resilience and self-esteem 

to the symposium. His talk focused on how adolescents can develop skills 

required to cope with stress and adversity in this high pressured modern world. 

Jeffery is a performance consultant who manages elite athletes to achieve their 

goals in Queensland. 

The day was an enormous success culminating in an open debate amongst the 

students. All participants seemed to value the diverse content and ideology 

offered, finding the intellectual experience inspiring. 

John O’Kane


ww.homeinqueanbeyan.org 

Where 

The Q Theatre 

253 Crawford Street 

Queanbeyan 

HOME in Queanbeyan 

presents the 2012 movie fundraiser 

Academy Award winning film 

The Lives of Others 

Margaret David 

WINNER BEST FOREIGN FILM 

6pm Friday 25th May 

Keynote speaker CLYDE RATHBONE, EX WALLABY & BRUMBY 

Welcome address SIR WILLIAM DEANE, HOME PATRON 

AUCTION: EXCLUSIVE LADY GAGA PACKAGE 

• 4 tickets to her 23 June Sydney concert 

• Corporate box seating 

• 5-star hotel accommodation 

• Use of an Audi to travel to and from Sydney 

Tickets: $65 

Pre movie drinks & hot 

food, entry to the movie 

and post movie drinks & 

cheese platters 

Buy tickets from 

www.theq.net.au or from 

The Q Box Office 

TEL: (02) 6285 6290 

Thanks to our supporters • Audi Centre Canberra • Curtis Glass Art • Queanbeyan City Council 

Marist College Parents & Friends Association 

Celebrating 44 Years 

Invites all Marist parents and friends to 

The 2012 

Blue & Blue 

WITH A TOUCH OF GOLD 

dinner dance 

FRIDAY 18 MAY 2012 – 7PM 

CORINNA BALLROOM 

CANBERRA SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB – WODEN 

$65 per person or $600 per table of 10 

2 courses and drinks 

Dress: Dinner Wear 

Entertainment: Casual Sets 

A raffl e will be held and drawn on the night 

Tables of 10 or book individually and seating will be arranged 

Bookings can ONLY be made with payment 

There will be NO entry tickets – a seating plan will be on display 

at entrance 

A Booking/Payment form is attached. Preferred payment is EFT to: 

‘Marist P&F’ BSB: 062905, Acc No: 10020413 (Sorry – No BPay) 

Please write your Surname and fi rst Initial in Payer/Remitter 

details, ‘B&B Dinner’ in description and attach a copy of your 

transaction statement to your booking form. 

For further information or to request special dietary 

requirements please email Janine Clark on 

mccp&f@mcc.act.edu.au 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR BOOKING FORM 

These changes come into effect on 

the 28/05/2012 

Please check Action’s website for further information on 

time or route description changes for the following routes. 

These changes are being made by Action for operational 

requirements. 

540 - Time change. This service departs 5 minutes later 



635 - Description change 

669 - Time and description change. This service departs 

5 minutes later 

Bus Timetable 

Changes 


If you have any queries regarding these changes please 

do not hesitate to contact ACTION buses Service 

Manager Greg Paciorek on 6207 7800. 

Marist 

Uniform 

Shop 

FREE 

Cotton footy socks – 

sizes 9-12 and 12-14 available 

Long grey Junior School socks – 

sizes 9-2, 2-7, 8-11, 12-14 available 

Volunteers 

urgently required 

Tuesdays 3-5.30pm 

Alternate Thursdays 3-5.30pm 

Please contact Jo - 

6298 7263 during opening hours


Year 9 Service Day 

The day started with an excellent presentation on Service by 

the Radford Service Coordinator George Huitiker, followed 

by Gus McManus (College Service Captain). Gus did a great 

job with his presentation about Service at Marist and how 

Year 9 fits into his vision for Service. After Recess each of the 

Service Captains met with the Year 9’s in their House to talk 

about Service involvement and to brainstorm new ideas 

of how Year 9 students can get involved in Direct Service 

Initiatives. Each of the eight Service Captains did really well 

with their Service learning activities that they designed 

and implemented. The Footsteps staff were outstanding, 

and by the end of the day they had coordinated their Year 9 

students into teams to produce a presentation about their 

House Charity and ideas for new direct service initiatives. 

My highlight for the day was watching the role plays put on 

by the other Houses and it gave me an insight into what other 

peoples service passions are. I hope to get more involved by 

grasping any opportunities I can and do more service outside 

school. I like seeing someone smile and when someone says 

thank you and they mean it. “H” was and still is a great guy 

and he helped make an idea a reality and made a huge 

difference to a small number of peoples lives and made them 

just that much better. Gus McManus used his own experience 

to show how he became the Service Captain through hard 

work and keeping the Marist service sprit alive. I found out all 

of the opportunities for service in Year 9 and how I can partake 

in more direct interaction with people who need a bit of help. 

This was the part of the day where I got to know my House 

Group more and we brought all our ideas on service and how 

to reach out. I can do more then help at school, I can help 

outside in the community. 

James Agius, Year 9 Crispin 

Thanks to everyone who helped prepare for the day 

especially Simon Rugala, George Huitiker and the Service 

Captains who gave up time to come and present. Two 

Year 9 students were so inspired by the presentations that 

they would like to start a sports program for students with 

special needs at Malkara. 

ACTIV8 

Sign up is this Friday 18 May, at lunchtime in the Forum. See 

Page 5 of this Enews for the advert! 

The Year 10 Christian Leadership class excelled in their 

Youth Ministry role, presenting on the Marist themes of 

Simplicity and Presence. In small and large groups, they 

engaged the Year 8 students through personal sharing, 

dramas, multimedia clips, music and creative liturgy. This 

set the mood for the rest of the day which saw the Year 

8 students living out the Gospel message of service to 

love their neighbours. The second part of the Brothers 

Together day was the Service Learning component, 

led by Erica Drewsen. This involved various guest 

presentations, from Gus McManus (College Service 

Captain), Debbie Kensey (Operation Christmas Child), 

Will Downing and Liam Highmore (Solomon Islands 

Immersion participants). The boys were challenged to 

discover who their ‘neighbours in need’ are and what 

they can do about supporting them in practical ways. 

This led them into the hands on service activity which 

involved the boys working on the ‘Clackers 4 Kids’ project, 

whereby each Year 8 student created a clacker for a child 

in a developing nation to receive at Christmas this year. 

The Year 5 students in the Junior School will also be 

The CSYMA National Conference was held last 

Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 May in Canberra with 190 

staff and students from around Australia in attendance. 

The aim of the Conference was to inform, inspire and 

send teachers and students back to their schools with 

a renewed energy for Youth Ministry. The keynote 

speakers included Sister Hilda Scott, OSB ‘Finding 

the God… who is looking for you’ Fr Ken Barker, MGL 

‘Presenting the Gospel Message: 101’, Stephen Lawrence 

‘The New Evangelisation’ and Fr Steve Fletcher, MGL 

‘Opening our hearts to more of God’. This was followed by 

a liturgy including the Sacrament of Reconciliation and 

Adoration. The following day we were given a choice 

of workshops to attend on various aspects of ministry 

in Catholic schools such as; developing engaging 

school liturgy, project web sharing, new youth ministry 

resources, indigenous Youth Ministry and immersions. 

The students were also treated to a variety of workshops 

on using drama, music and testimony in Youth Ministry 

projects. Kathy Haseler and I took away many new 

ideas for Marist College Canberra, and had a great time 

networking with Youth Ministers from around Australia. 

From humble beginnings at St Edmunds College and 

a few other Colleges in Canberra, including Marist, 

CSYMA has now grown to 48 schools around Australia 

and continues to draw in more each year. Marist has 

Year 8 Brothers Together 

working on this project and will assist with painting of 

the clackers. 

Student comments: Awesome! We had a great day, and 

want to do it more often – how about every week? Thanks 

heaps for putting this on. The Year 10’s did a great job 

putting on the Youth Ministry session and I got a lot out of 

it, especially the personal sharing. 

We believe this day compliments the Year 8 camp week 

by giving the boys some time for reflection, learning 

and action in the service of others. All Year 8 students 

participating in the Brothers Together day receive MATES 

hours for their Service, and are encouraged to find other 

ways to continue serving the community. Thank you 

to all involved in the day, especially Erica Drewsen and 

Luke Croker who put a lot of effort into the day. We look 

forward to the second half of Year 8 participating in the 

Brothers Together program on Friday this week. Look 

forward to more photos in the Enews next week. 

CSYMA National Conference 

had a long involvement with CSYMA (beginning 

with Br Greg McDonald), and has been critical in the 

development and formation of many of our students 

who’ve participated in the courses and Youth Ministry 

teams that we’ve implemented at Marist in the CYSMA 

model. It was inspiring to see our Year 12 students 

presenting to everyone at the Conference about Marist 

Youth Ministry; how it’s developed, the effect it has had 

on our College community and what it has given them 

in their faith journey. This group of students will form 

part of a new ‘Core Group’ in Marist Youth Ministry, with 

the task of directing and coordinating the mission of 

MYM. It is exciting to see their passion and commitment 

to MYM and I look forward to supporting them in this 

new role. 

The CSYMA conference was a truly amazing experience 

for everyone involved. The conference helped to shape 

a core group which will further enhance the MYM team 

moving forward. This core group learnt much about how 

other schools go about Youth Ministry within their schools 

and in the wider community and the boys will use some of 

what they have learned and put it into practice in future 

youth ministry events. 

Matt Clark, Year 12 Conway


Marist Canberra 

Football Club 

www.maristfootball.com.au 

Marist Hockey Club Report 

We had another beautiful and busy 

day for Round 2 with 17 home games. 

The Canteen was kept very busy 

and the UK Tour boys are doing a 

wonderful job cooking sausages and 

serving drinks and food. The club is 

also selling Entertainment books and 

merchandise from the canteen. 

PREMIER LEAGUE 

Our U16 and U18 Premier teams 

played Canberra FC last weekend and 

The cold weather has arrived and hockey parents frantically searched their 

wardrobes for the winter hockey woollies. Round 2 saw some very pleasing 

results - from both the sideline fashion and hockey perspectives! 

U13 Blue 

Marist 6 - Wests 2. Our first game for the season saw Jesse Absolom peak a 

little early and score the goal of the season. This was a really pleasing result 

given the new make-up of the team and the fact that most of the boys had only 

just returned from Year 6 camp. The boys worked extremely well together and 

dominated the match with some well-crafted attacks on goal. Special thanks to 

Isaac for racing straight from the camp bus to the match to make sure we had 

a full team. 

U15/1 

Marist 3 - Daramalan 1. The game was extremely close with the scores tied at nil 

all at half time. However, in the second half, Marist lifted and was quickly in the 

lead 3 - 0. Daramalan had a late surge but it wasn’t enough to take the lead. Goal 

scorers, Alex and Jacob. A big thank you to Albert, Charlie and Toby for playing 

with the team. 

Marist Australian Football Club 

Mixed results again this week however, I hope you all 

spoilt your Mums on Mothers Day. 

At Marist on Lindwall Oval it was a sea of Pink to raise 

awareness for Breast Cancer. Thank you to all those 

who made the day possible from the Canteen to the 

decorations that made the day special. Thank you also 

to those who have donated online by visiting this page. 

The link will remain up for a few weeks so everyone gets 

a chance to visit the webpage set specially for Marist AFL 

Club. 

This week’s games of the Junior fixture. 

Home – At Lindwall this week are: 

19 May, Round 3: U12s Div 1 at 9:15am, U14 Div 2B at 

10:45am then U14 Div 2A at 1pm. 

20 May, Round 9: U18s Marist Vs Gungahlin 9:30am. 

Come down and watch a game and have a hot coffee, bacon 

and egg rolls, pies – it’s all there! 

Away – U10s Qbyn Vs Marist 9:15am (Halloran Drive); 

U11s Gungahlin Jets Vs Marist 10:45am (Amaroo 102); 

U14 Div 1 Tuggeranong Hawks Vs Marist 9:15am (Gordon 

102); U16 Div 2 Tuggeranong Hawks Vs Marist 11:05am 

(Gordon 102); U16 Div 1 Tuggeranong Hawks Vs Marist 

1pm (Gordon 102). 

both teams played very well but went 

down 2-3 in the U18’s and our U16 

Premiers lost 2-4. They are placed 7th 

and 5th on their respective ladders. 

This week they have another tough 

opponent in Belconnen at Belconnen 

who are sitting 2nd place in both 

divisions 

KANGA CUP 

Kanga Cup nominations close 31st 

May. This year’s tournament will run 

Peter Moon - Secretary 

from 8 July – 13 July. If you wish to 

enter a team, please let the club know. 

The club will pay the nomination fee 

of $200.00 

GOAL KEEPER TRAINING 

Don’t forget Goal Keeper training for 

any Marist goal keeper on Thursdays 

between 3.30 – 5.00pm on Oval 3. 

Matt Selems - President 

U15/2 

Marist 1 - North Canberra 1. A cold Friday night at Lyneham saw the team show 

great commitment to hold their opposition to a draw. Aidan Goodwin chased 

down every ball, despite an injury early in the first half. Matthew Barton was 

solid in defence and was helped by some good tackling from Andrew Simpson. 

With the sides still locked at one all into the second half, it took some dynamic 

energy from Yuri Arnould on the forward line and a controlled shot from Stefhan 

Meyer, to open the scoring. With North Canberra coming back to score a few 

minutes from the final whistle, the boys had to dig deep to keep out waves of 

attack from the opposition and Josh Trevor worked tirelessly in defence. All in all 

a fantastic effort from the boys without substitutes to provide any relief during 

the game. 

U18/1 

Marist 6 – Canberra Grammar 0. After losing narrowly to St.Pats (1-2) in round 

1, the First XI had a handsome win over Grammar. Marist dominated right 

from the beginning and the attempts on goal flowed like clockwork. It wasn’t 

long before the boys opened the encounter with a goal from a short corner 

(second of two) in the 6th minute from John Blake. They followed up with three 

more goals to John Dufty, Sean Baker and Jeremy Hopkins. The second half was 

littered by nearly double the shots on goal but yielding only 2 goals to Jamie 

Hawke and again John Dufty. Grammar rarely ventured into our D with most of 

the game being played in their half. 

U18 Sky 

Marist 3 – Daramalan 1. After a very sloppy start (including tackling our own 

players) we held our game in the first half and it was nice to see we had subs 

on the side line. It was a much different game in the second half with small talk 

from the coach and Natural snake lollies boosting the boys’ running on the field. 

Daramalan had no idea what hit them with Patrick moving to centre half and 

taking it to Darra scoring our fist goal. Not long after Marlon managed to get a 

sitter and scored next to the post. A short corner game Mitchell the chance to 

hit the backboard and put us further ahead. Not to be out done, Darra managed 

to put one in our net. 

The Marist Australian Football Club would like to pass on our 

condolences and deepest sympathy to the family and friends 

of Brendan Dorman, who passed away this week after a long 

battle with illness and who will be sorely missed by all who 

knew him at the Eastlake Football Club, Marist and the AFL 

Canberra communities. 

Brendan was Chairman of Football at the Eastlake Football 

Club, Committee member, Coach, past player and life member 

of the EFC and through the EFC a great supporter and sponsor 

of AFL at Marist. Through Brendan’s support there have been 

and are now many ex-Marist players playing across all grades 

of the EFC, including Dean Roulstone, past MAFC Player and 

100+ game player at EFC, who lead the EFC Club tribute 

at the weekend wearing his and Brendan’s No32 guernsey. 

Brendan is an uncle to Reg Dorman(2010), Luke(2009) and Tom 

Cusack(2012) and brother to Chris Dorman, MAFC member and 

coach of many Marist AFL teams over past years. 

President MAFC



Dear Marist Families, 

Easter Sunday seems to have been such a 

long time ago. What is easily forgotten in 

the business of life though is that we are 

still in the season of Easter. This time, when 

we celebrate the reality of Jesus living 

among us, will come to an end on Sunday 

at the feast of the Ascension. The following 

Sunday is an even more significant feast 

in the Church. The last Sunday of this 

month (the 27th) gives us the opportunity 

to celebrate a very special birthday; the 

birthday of the Church. 

The feast of Pentecost celebrates the 

coming of the Spirit to the followers of 

Jesus (Act 2), after which, the disciples went out and enthusiastically proclaimed 

the Good News of Jesus. These frightened disciples were transformed into bold 

preachers by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

The Holy Spirit is a consoling companion in our efforts to live out the values of the 

Gospel. We hope that in our faith journeys we learn to listen to the voice of the 

Spirit, which speaks to us from many sources. Students in Year 6 are busy preparing 

for the Sacrament of Confirmation in their classes at School and with their Parish 

community. As they prepare for this step in their lives we pray they will be able 

to ‘hear’ the Spirit speaking in their lives. Please keep all the Year 6 boys in your 

prayers as they reflect and learn about the Holy Spirit. 

Send your Holy Spirit upon them to be their helper and guide. 

Give them a spirit of wisdom and understanding, 

the spirit of right judgement and courage, 

the spirit of knowledge and reverence. 

Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen 

Sport News 

Congratulations to the following boys who were selected in the South Weston PSSA AFL 

team; 

Nelson Dunphy Luke Palisi Ethan Hart Thomas Green 

Sam Brearley Ted Maher 

Congratulations Luke Palisi, Nelson Dunphy and Sam Brearley who have been selected in the ACT 

PSSA AFL team. 

Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected in the South Weston PSSA 

soccer team; 

Jordan wood Jordan Cachia Matt king Josh Merkel 

Kyle Hancock Anthony Macarlino 


touch football team; 

Bryce Keane Brayden Robertson Joshua Miller Zac Ross 

Jackson Ricotta Toby Callaughan 

Congratulations to the following boys on being selected in the South Weston PSSA 

Softball team; 

Nick Morrison Ben O’Rourke Daniel Hartwell 


Rugby League team; 

Adam McAuliffe Zac Ross Brayden Robertson Ethan Rokura 

Tyler Peters Jackson Ricotta Toby Callaughan Braeden Spencer 

Jack Williams Liam Howard Lachie Eveston Matthew Dragisic 

Chris Dennis Bryce Keane Liam Maguire Thomas McLean 

Liam Shaw 

After School Training 

The supervision of children at school here requires that we have in place policies 

and procedures that ensure, as best as is possible, the safety of the boys; keeping 

in mind that we also wish to encourage physical activity and socialisation. Marist 

College is fortunate in that it has grounds that allow all boys to kick a ball, run and 

enjoy the sunshine. Our after-school sports training is also well catered for through 

the grounds of the College and surrounding ovals. 

All the volunteers who take after-school sports training sessions continue, in a very 

real way, the supervision of students. I am sure that on these cool autumn (soon 

to be cold winter) evenings their efforts are greatly appreciated. These coaching 

sessions finish no later than 5pm; however, I am aware that there are occasions 

where boys are not picked-up until much later. It should be realised that many 

coaches feel a strong obligation to remain with the younger boys until collected 

and have, on occasion, waited at school until near 6pm. While realising that the 

unexpected can occur, I ask that all parents please collect boys at the time training 

concludes. 

A Timely Reminder Before Photos 

I think a few boys have decided to use their own hair to keep themselves 

warm during winter. However, may I please remind all families of the following 

requirements as printed in the Marist College Canberra Junior School Parent 

Handbook. Hair should be neat, tidy, above the collar, of natural colour, of even grade 

and all extremes avoided. 

Year 6 Camp 

I take this opportunity to thank the staff who attended camp last week. Mrs Maree 

Rolfe, Mrs Michele Izzard, Mrs Katherine Dickson, Mrs Gabi Nulley, Mr Laurie Hicks 

and Mr Michael Lloyd all gave of their time so the boys could experience the 

enjoyment and challenges of their final Junior School camp. 

Peace be with you 

Matthew Egan-Richards 

Head of Junior School 

JUNIOR SCHOOL PHOTO DAY 

Wednesday 25 May 

Photo order/payment envelopes will be sent home this week. 4M will not be 

having their photo taken next Wednesday. It will be rescheduled for a date 

in August yet to be confirmed. 

Year 5 NAPLAN 

DATE Test Starting Time 

for Year 5 

Length of test 

Tuesday 15th May Language Conventions 9am 40 minutes 

Tuesday 15th May Writing 11.20am 40 minutes 

Wednesday 16th May Reading 9am 50 minutes 

Thursday 17th May Numeracy 9am 50 minutes 

MAPS Lenten Appeal Success 

Well done boys of the Junior School 

This Friday, 18th May all boys from the Junior School can wear mufti clothes (sensible 

clothes to participate in sport please) to school. The boys of the Junior School did a 

terrific job raising much needed funds to support the MAPS Lenten Appeal.



Year 6 Camp 

Our Adventure to Narrabeen 

We arrived at Marist early Tuesday morning, packed our bags onto the bus and we left for our 

adventure to Narrabeen. Arriving in Sydney, hamburgers were waiting for us! After lunch we 

launched straight into activities. Our class headed to the indoor pool for water safety activities, 

followed by team building initiatives. Shower time was 4:30pm then dinner - beef stroganoff 

and chocolate mousse. Night show the first night included various challenging coordination and 

strength activities. 

Day Two began with an early start. After breakfast we were keen to head for the morning’s activities. 

We were looking forward to cruising down the Flying Fox and hitting a few bulls-eyes at Archery. 

After a scrumptious lunch of Burritos, we headed for the climbing walls to Abseil down then Rock 

Climb up! It was the best day (three ‘peak’ activities in one day – awesome!) By the end of the day 

we were exhausted. The night show was Trivia and after supper we were keen to hit the hay. 

On Thursday we were tired (and some of us a little homesick) but the warm toast and fruits 

warmed our hearts and we were ready for the first of the day’s activity – the High Ropes course. 

We challenged our fears and felt a great sense of achievement when completing the course. After 

lunch we finally headed to the activity we were looking forward to the most; canoeing. First we 

geared up with lifejackets and then came the canoes. We paddled around for two hours. It was 

hard work but a lot of fun. There were a few stiff arms and sore hands but we pushed through the 

pain – even though we didn’t all come first over the finish line, we were all winners. After a delicious 

dinner of Roast Chicken, jelly and ice-cream, we headed to the Futsal Court for tabloid activities. 

That night we fell exhausted into bed, sleeping soundly till morning light. 

Our last day was spent at the beach – the water was refreshing and it felt good to have the sand 

squishing between our toes. The morning went by so quickly and before we knew it, we were 

having sandwiches for lunch, and then loading our bags onto the bus for our trip back home. 

The trip home was relaxing, everyone was tired but happy. The camp had been awesome but it was 

great to see our families again. 

The Great Book Swap Challenge 

The Great Book Swap Challenge is not only an easy way 

to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources 

for Indigenous children living in remote communities, 

but also an opportunity to make students in our school aware of 

both the benefits and joy of being able to read and enjoy books. 

How does it work? 

All students are encouraged to donate a book they have read and 

enjoyed. Ideally books should be not just an unwanted item but 

a book that they think someone else would love as much as they 

did. All these pre-loved books need to be brought into the library 

during Week 4 (there will be a reminder in next week’s newsletter). 

On the 28th and 29th May (Week 5), students can exchange a gold 

coin for a ‘new’ book. 

For more information about the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, 

you can watch a short video by clicking here. 

by Nelson Dunphy and Joshua Merkel 6I 

Library News - by Karen Collins, Teacher Librarian – Junior School 

Marist Olympic Reading Challenge 

This week, we are launching the Marist Olympic Reading Challenge. This is a competition 

that encourages all boys to challenge themselves to read a greater amount and more 

widely than they have in the past. Students will earn points for reading books, which can 

be exchanged for special privileges and rewards. 

The Challenge will run from 21st May to 17th August. 

This challenge will only work with your help. Your son(s) will bring home an event sheet for each set of 

books that they complete. Each sheet needs a parent/guardian signature to prove that they have indeed 

read those books. 

If your child is a struggling or reluctant reader they do not have to complete this alone. Students can read 

to you or have someone read to them. The amount of pages per event are a guideline and if your son is 

struggling to achieve it, we are happy to modify it to suit his needs. 

A note containing further information about this challenge will be sent home this week. I look forward to 

working with you in encouraging your son to develop a greater enthusiasm for reading.

16 May 2012 - Marist College

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