Issue No. 11 - May 20, 2011 - Whitefriars

Belong. Believe. Become.
All Schools Cross Country
Relays
Mr Shane Cotter
Cross Country Manager
Last Saturday, there were seven teams that represented Whitefriars College in the opening carnival of the season at
Jells Park. It was a very promising start with some great times posted. All boys ran well in what were very heavy
conditions on the day.
Under 13 and 14 runners ready for the race
Our Junior team (no. 1) , led by Rob Suller and Callum Thorburn recorded a Top 4 placing and gained valuable points
for the College. They were in a sprint to the finish and just missed out on a medal. As can be seen in the results
attached below, all our boys finished close together in times and they should have a good season ahead. Well done to
all Junior runners on their first carnival running for the Whitefriars.
Our Under 16 division produced some fine performances, notably that of Luke McKeown, Jackson Deane and Daniel
Harkin. They were ably supported by Lucas Beninca and Gil Hassall. Our middle division age groups are now starting to
develop some depth and are consequently becoming stronger.
Our Seniors led by Cameron Hunter, Pat Dineen, Kirk and Nico Thomson all ran very well and were able to match it
with some of the top schools during the race. When you consider that most schools that we are competing against
started their season in Term 1, it shows that our boys are on track to do well as we progress through the year. Our
overall placing was 7th in the state. A list of all times and school rankings is included in the link below.
A big thanks to the parents who transported their sons’ to the carnival and the Sport staff who organised the teams
with numbers and supplied times on the day. I hope everyone enjoyed the experience and had a sausage to eat that
was well cooked by Mr Collins. It doesn’t happen without all your support.
Our next carnival comes up with the Road Relays this year being at Albert Park on Saturday 25 June. We are starting our
training on Thursday 26 May at 7.15am-8.15am.
Our goal for this year is to finish in the Top 3 placings in the ACC and there will be a meeting at lunchtime in the gym
next Monday to give out information on the upcoming season.
Well done to all.
For individual results please click here.
For overall results please click here.
International Student Excursion
On Tuesday 4 May, we went on an excursion to Healesville Sanctuary. In the morning the weather was cloudy. I
thought that the trip was going to be uninteresting. When I arrived at school many of the local boys asked me “Why
are you in casual clothes” I replied that I am going to the zoo. Some laughed when I said that, because most people
think that zoos are just for kids. I thought the same as them, but the trip was better than I had expected.
International Students at Healesville
Sanctuary
The zoo wasn’t very big. Not too many animals. Out of all the events, I liked “The spirits of the sky” best because it was
my first time to see a bird show. I got to know many interesting facts about birds and how we are harming them by
destroying trees in the forest. I was amazed by how the birds react to the bird trainers as if they could understand
English.
I began to think that everyone of us is also an animal but we are using up the materials which were the habitats of
many other animals. It is too greedy for us humans to dominate the world. There are many animals that are already
extinct because of us. So are we going to sustain the population of other types of animals, or are we too greedy to
share the land that we have taken from them
Richie Hongladaromp
S7
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